The New York Herald Newspaper, October 2, 1856, Page 1

y THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7338, MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1856. — GRAND DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION AT POUGHKEEPSIE. ‘The Bachananites of tho River Counties in Mass Convention, GREAT SPEECH OF SENATOR HUNTER, OF VA Meamboats—Excursion Trains—Musie—Ban- ners—Big Gans, ko, x., ke. For some time past exteasive preparations have been im progress for the pu vase of giving great eclat and effect to the macs convention of demoorats announced to be holden at Poughkerp-ie on the Ist of October, (yester- day). S0 far as banners and musio and stands and hicko- Py poles and big guns and tire crackers eould be used to at- {wat an immense crow: , noching was wanted. Distinguish- ed democrats were invited trom all parts ofthe Union. Some @ight or ton steamboats wore chartered to carry the great unterrified of New York city to the rendezvous. As Many more probably were chartered to start from inter- modiate points between tniscity and Albany. The Em- pire Club engaged two cars on the Hudson River Railroad for the special convenience of leading members and of distinguished democrats trom abroad, In one of those ears wo noticed the following gentiomen:—Sena- tor Toucey, of Connecticut; Senator Hunter, of Vir- ginia ; Senator Stide!!, of Louisiana ; Mr. I’reston, ex-M, C., of Kentucky; Gen. Walbridge, ex and fature M. C., of N. Y¥.; James Glancy Jones, M. C., of Pa.; John Kelly, M. C., of N. ¥.; Mr. Caruthers, of Ma.; Judge Morton, of N. Y.; Daniel B. Taylor and the indo- mitable Bynders; Col. Burnett, of the New York Volun- teers, ko. Senator Yulee, of Fla., was understood to be nthe other car. These cars were gaily decorated with flags, atripes of bunting, Buchanan and Breckinridge ‘banners, and pennons of motley device. ‘The ride to Ponghkeepsie, some eighty miles from this sity, was a pleasant and exciting one. After leaving the Palisades behind us, we overtook, ever and anon, one or ether «{ the many excursion steamers that had started an hour or two before us, wiih co'ors flying and upper decks gully decorated; then we are abreast of the South Ame- rica, with twelve hundred members of the Empire Club oo board, and a band of thirty pieces. Of course the in- evitabie brass six pounder is there, aud she salutes us as ‘we pase. The discharge is inaudible to us at the distance, but we mark it by the light cload of biue smoke that rises from the deck. Eight of these excursion steamers carry, perbaps, eight to ten thousand Buchananites from New York and Brooklyn, and two others bring along the con- tangents of Staten Ieland and Jersey City. The old gray mountains around Poughkeepsie will be startied by this wonted gathering of the clans. Approaching West Point we pars, ata narrow gorge of the river, the Tom Powell, Metropolitan and Josephine, all carrying their thousands to the rendezvous, They are abreast. They have all pieces of artillery oa board, and from their adamautine lips toey salute our train as it daatice by. ‘This time we are near enough to hear the discharge and to see the waving of fla. and bandkerchiets in greetivg, Tho ealute is responded to by the whistle of ‘our locomotive and by the waving of pennous from the ‘of the care. Toe company ure in good spirits, and Captain Rynders wageistly proposes to take a vows tor President. The joke ™ carried no further, however. ‘The train reachea Poughkeepsie about noou. There was @ mound guard in waitug to escort the vistters to ‘Wagoas were on band, which con- veyed the guetta wi the Empire Club to the Poughkeeprie House. There they met Jacge Parker, the democratic eandidate for Governor of this State, Augustus Schell add others. ‘The democracy war tn i's normal couditiwn of hunger, apd % accordingly proceeded to iuncbeon, where some eatables and wines wore provided for it. Toasts ‘were drunk to our fuwwre Governor and Lieutesant Gor General Walbdricye also proposed a toast to the distinguished deraccrats frore abroad who were y After some time picas vty and profitably speat ia the retectioa room, the company feti {nto line, and, headed by the Committee of Arrangomeuts, marched to t It ig within the Limite o) we town—a vort of town par! garden that is to be—andé was liberally provided wich stands, dooths, flags, banners and muric. There were ‘not at thia time over » huudred spectators in the ticid y they wore waiting for the arrival of the boats ‘eecort of the bunds of music ‘bo main siand was at the sonthera cad of the field, at ‘agently slopme acciivity. There all ihe big una of the democracy were conducte: It was hand- woed by tho natioual bunting, and over it float. ‘and stripes. "clock before the clans commenced to make i rance. They were marahaliet by the Pough- keepsie Club, and accompanied by several banda of mn sio, lage and batuore. “ome of the devices were unique. ‘One of (hem represent horse. astride of a tal! rat rack, with the moto — sammie tr aaa an animal, hail donkey, bait bis wil attached to « cora ioe OF NOWHIER! ALAS! TOOR WOOLLY ! Save me trom my Friends, Greeley, Weed, leecher & Uo AOR OOLD OE RE LOOTOETE OCLC COA TPOILEDE DELL DEDE LORE The cemocracy of Cold Spring followed, but in rather scanty numbers, considerng the propinquity of the ‘The Newburg deputation saccrods two marahals bear acess 3 ing pikostals beaded with antier®, decorMoed with blue ribbe Among thor boonere a likenors of a coatinent ‘al soldier with the mote We keep step to the masic of tbe Union. PP PPOPOE RE DDOETEEE: OLOOOL OLE PETE PEO LEEE: Then cemes the Rondout, which gets three cheers. Richmond county was simiterly honored as a county that would give the democrat'c cauaidate 1,000 majority. The deputation of the hy of Albany got tour cheers ‘They carried & Danner with the motio:-—— a ry PPMOOPIODOLOLELELE LE LE LE LOLELOLEOELDLEIE PETE 1000 D ENDL \HOLTNONENTS 3 SHADL Nor RULE AMRIICA 3 PL eLOOROROOO RELI DEE LOOOOELOMLTIDPOELELEDE LED HOLE D Colvmabia county got six choers—the member risihg in connection with the position of their oarival. One fat old gentioman a 4 om the platform & white bat, volumiaong: choker and biack kid gloves, caning en a rifle aad sword, aed wD two huge rusty pistols in a girdle. Wedon't know whether be was intended to ed © @ motte jwt above him, reflecting on er's rile uy At ibis ime, ball wv the Geld presented 4 very Uvely appearance Foere were thousants present, among them 1907 ladies, alte: ‘be New Yorkers hat aot ar- riaed ‘The meoting was at (he me called to orler by Capt. Rynders, who somicak! a+ President of the 7 Bon. Vavid L. Seymeer. of Troy. The nominatiod was epths astically carr og Mr Revsove, coming ‘orward, retarned thants for honor conferred upen him. The was no common occa- sion The day and pisee cboeen for tho moesing had pe culiar propriety in (verse vos, and recommended thom selves by their astoemiens. Sixty-nine years ago the Fathers of the repcblc signed the constitution of the United States, aud they were here toany, as par- ticipants ja that gloreus imheritange, to pledge their devotion to tho ecorsievon. The place was also appropriate in mary reepects. Ua the banks ‘of ihe Audgoa many of the moet fateresting scenes of the Revolution transpiree General Washington bad his hendquarters here. I woe bere that Arnold sought to ‘de a traitor to bie co y. Net a mountain peak sor green valley near ther bet wae necociated with Revow- tlomary incidents. He welcomed tee demonrate com would bear us day from Cynnecticut, Tea Sateen, Keotes pipia, and hie clatinod for their neawer, Kentuoky aad *) represeatatives @ Warr HB! athumastic reception ‘A number of pereoar were then nominated and ap vung, and & serios of resolu 1 adopte resolutions the ted officers of the Cions were alro reporter During the reading Fopire Club Kept uv « discharge of ther piece and no Irish citizen ia the crowd, rejoicing tp & mvck damaged countenance, shouted «Liberty, liberty. inperty. The Hom. 1. MT. Fy Caned States Menetor trom ‘Virginia, waa then into drted to, and midressed the MF arise the delivery of My, Hunter's epoegh there wore from oue stand, Fy ocches from othePs, and masic, Marching, and cannoaacng ail over the fleid, The de tious from the rovers! wards of New York and n the same perch. AL were probanly ene-eixth of the n period, lym also arrived wt the some time later apts h all the deputations. {!« 15,600 persons—lete (ts! “So M.T Heavies, of Virginia, was introduc the asseusbly, amid lou! cheers. Be enid Follow citi: nein reaponse to your wvitation | appear beloro you this day, to address, {0° tue Sret time in my life, a popu lar assembly without the borders of my own State, Rave retrained beretohre, pet from amy want of interest in whatever concerned & i#er State, but from the feal ing that it might seem ec intrusion in me to ofler counsel to ibese who had so many better advieers at home. But the present is no ordvary cocation, Wo have reached 40 my opinion, a eolemr crew In public allars. hax boon made which © oy Mmvolve the fate of the Uaion fteelt = ‘The public mir) may b¢ burried to coaclusions which tay prove 1 the inet degree mischievous and dangerous to al! the American patriots ond statesmen have been sooustome | to hold dear, Coder theme ctreum stance | bad felt Lot was a duty which the State thie Uniom Owe to cach other, to interabange opinions, folly, (raskly and coodiely. For one, sir | should mo: be airaid to bruet th fou of amy ¢ 1 Cou ly retented to th e fully seyuainted Wii the real simte of th ia 9 the peo An iseue | to the imprevement aad happiness Be ere* may be too late forever. I wish, as @ solemn duty not only to you but to my self, to epeak out fully, truly and frankly. If, ia speak ing of this great qoustion, I shoula handle to; id I must touch th+em—which are delicate, aud id per- chance say anything that ts unpalatable, | hope that much will be pardoned fur the great cause I appoar before you to advocate | trust that no man will do me the injus- tice to astert that anything which I may say will be said im any other but a spirit of perfect respect aud ktu taess to you all. Now, sirs,1 neod not say that this great issue t# arising out of the disturbed question of African siavery vpon this continent, Bat bow, and by whom it has been formed, is & matter of curious inquiry. {+ com. menced, tir, a lopg time ago. It made its first appear- ance in 1820, when tie question arose in regard to the ad- mission of Missouri as a State into this Union. We ere all acquainted with the results of that dispute; but bow ana by whom these results wore brought about has been 2 matter of much differeace of statement and repre reptation. (At this juncture of his address, the speaker was interrupted by a musical individual, who was minis- te ing the pleasure of some democrats near the stand.) ‘The Chairman interposed and said they wanted-speaking, not singing. Mr. Honrek, resuming—As I was about to say, fellow citizens, the mode tn which these results were brought about has furnished matter of much contradictory state- ment. It was settled upon two ameudments which were sent down from the Senate, one of which ‘proposed that Missouri should be admitted by striking out the anti-slavery restriction, upon which condition alone it had been proposed to admit hor as a@ State; and the other amendmest proposed to apply this anti- slavery rertriction to the territory north of 36 20, which had been acquired from the State of Louisiana, Upon the first amendment in regard to striking out the restriction, ‘tbe North voted more than five to one against it; while the South voted in solid column for it. Upon the other amendment, the North voted ninety-five to five in favor; so that it appears that the North did not vote for the ad- mission of Missouri in 1820 without this restrictioa, Yet it has been represented that in 1820 there was a compromise formed vetween the North and the South, by which the North consented to admit ber upon the conottion that it should ve applied to thg Territories; yet the record shows that the North did net vote for any such admission at all. To show that the North has never been coasidered exclusive triends ot that we find that in 1821, when the question came up for the admission of Missouri, that Mr. Mallory, of Vermont, proposed that they should have this anti-slavery restric. tion as the condition of the admission of Missouri. Toe North voted twelve w one in favor, and upon,tae final vote for its admission the North voted agsinst it, thus showing that there is nothing in the representation by the leaders of this new party that the Sou had violated a compro- mise, because the facts show that it never voted for the sdmission of Missouri without this restriction, for in 1830 the North made this compromise, and in 1821 it clearly violated it and proposed to impose this restriction upon its admission. But tC you take it upon the true represen- tation, which doubtiess bas been made to you babre by the democratic party, that they voted for ii as an ordi- nary actof legislation, this vote of 1821 was consistent ‘with tbat of 1820, and no charge of breach of faith can be brought against it. To maintain that they had made aby such compromise tn 1820, as those who ciaim to be their parveular friends confessed, would be to fix upon them the charge of bad taith, when in the of 1821 they departed from any such compromise, if it hat beea made. But in truth uo such charge can ‘be fairly mado ogainst them. They never did make such a compro mise; they voted for it as an act of ordinary legis- iation. iow citizens—for [ sm endesyoring to thow you how this issue up—the poxt thing which occurred in tue sequence of events was the annexation ot Texas. That can hardly bave beon oopeldered as any sectional measure when we come to look at the bistory, because ihe votes were given to it of the confederacy—North, South, East wud West—and it i to be remarked, aad I refer to it in that connection, that when it was apnexed by the votes of allgsections of the Unied Stutes, a provision was made the line of 36:50 to tt; whem shortly alterwards the question came up ia rejation to the annexation of the torritory acquired by txem from Mexico, men propored to extend ai line. The question heret fore b) this manner of computa- were willing ihat it should aiso be appited Mexico. But the North re- stract principle, that Congress would oot jnierfere with the Territories.” The North excluded slavery, and it had no right to do #0; becce the South felt usel! to have veon aggrieved by au adjustment which practically excluded ihem from the whole of the Territory, and which gavo them nothing in exchange but this abstract declaration. Alter it had acaniesced ia by the whole couatry then the Kansas aud Nebraska Terrional question came cp. We, the South, said, whatever rule you apply ought ty be uniform. We are willing to extemd the line to the Pacific. If it ts right im regacd to the Mexican territory, it ie also right io relation to the Nebraska question. Make your action consistent and uniform. If it be wrong, ax you assert, to oxclude 8 Southern icatitution from the Union by a law of gress, here is a case in which Congress has passed gach tlaw. To de consistent, you must repeal it; ia other words, that the principle of the settiemeat of 1950 and 1861 should be applied to this Nebraska sot. The moment this principle was adopted it wae denounced by the lewiere of the sew perty as & ewindle upoo the North, It was said that the South had violated a compromise with the North: and not contented with that, they denounced there Dobie Northern men whe chose to stand up in the vindication. c. the constitution and the couatry—the men woo vindicated your reputation for justice aud good faith; who were not doing less in sustaining yOUR interest than they were in sustaining the consti- iotion itself, Those men were dénounced among you a8 being doughfaces and traitors, Statosmen, wire, and pitriots were they all, and history will yet’ do thom Juatice, and it will do justice to the great demooratic party in having come forward to apply the principles of jaxtice and (ho constitution to the settlement of these exciting questions. (Cheers) #ir, the day will come when the fi- ture student of American history will look with amaze- ment wpon the fact that they tal ever been charged with departure from « compromi or. reach of faith in regard to these questia and be will rank it along witn other popular delusions: The journals of the two houses show that the North voted tor the anti-slavery condition, whch was sad to be the condiven of the compact. But they have object im mah ipg ths charge against the south avd against the der we party of the North. They wish to excite odi inet the South and onr oppon toat under the fire’ef (iat excitement they might divert the attention of the peo ple (rom the monstrous cousequences ot the principles by whieh the North was arrayed against the South, tas towing the seeds of bitterarss between thom. I wish to interchange sentiment and opiaion with you in regard to them, because you may rely upon it that oat of 1 will grow consequences whichgwilt seriously ailect thie Union It was in the debate of tbat one of the leaders of that party declared, in regard to the slavery ques- ven, there was a law of higher gation than the constitution ,which proscribed {t, and which mast be obeyed, iB preference tothe constitution, thus virtually Ceciaring that, eo far as the South and its insti- tutions were ' concerned, they could not be pro tecied by Any constitutional government, by any wemies or understanding = detwoen =—men, bo cause were by thie higher jaw, and plesed without the pale of human cympatay; thus proclaiming that *o far as (he south was concerne:, there couid be 06 union between the {tee smd the slave States om this subject. They could net enjoy the govern. ment of law—they woukl bold their comestic peave aud propety ouly *o long as they bad force todo it; that wey wonla hold it only «0 long as the government might Bot this is not all, for a doctrine monsirovs aw this conld got bave obtained bt fore moment in avy -ection of the communtiy an thoy could succeed tm taking one section of the Ucion oxtioun to the other, To do that they commence by de rouncing sins eholders of tbe South, by calling them an oligarchy, and holding them up ‘to public comtompt. ‘The tact that slave property, liko any other property, was unequally distrinuted, was used to get up this exoitemon snd odium assinet them of the utter prostration of those institutions, for the destruction of their internal yeacoand trarqmitity. Now, sire, what could they expact the power wee placed in the honds of such a aarte, and they wore to get po-session of the patronage and:in of the federal geverument’ Chie w us not ail, These holders were Genourced as Cnemiee of the ham: nd ranked as pt an world. lellow he we whole world. to ect aside the constitution and all pobdiic laws treaties, « doctrine ander which tor ne to clam the protection of the constitutio Pot obvious, gente that to administer the go mont of the country pom apy such principles as ( would be virtrally to dissolve thy Union, because it has exclided the South from all the benelt of the conetitn- tion—it would be to proclaim that no troaty or understand. ingteowld Le made with them, this higher law of obliga ion making {t ovll and void, | know that it may be sail that these are the doctrines and tenets of a rect which are smal} and extremely wild in their opinions; but, axior \onately, we fave seen tances of the practice and theory of this principle. It wae but the very last session that they applied this doctrine when they proposed (o let in Kaneasas a State upon the Topeka constitution. A Convention assembled at Topeka, not only withont the authority of the existing government, but in dedance of it. It had not the anthority of the Territorial | egisiature nor the Congress of the United States, and undertook to an } ply for admission as a Staie upon the constitution whice they presented, which, upon its face, was to be repealod for ton years. This Convention, which was not assembled nocording to law or with the assent of the government of Kauear— Convention in regard to whore const trent: wo bave never been able to ascertain the nomber. A con. permit them to do. ro race Your owa p to the odjum of tne Outlawed under this higher law, which i and t would be impossible le it a ftituton wae formed and proposed to be rocogn zed with tho oame party; and thas to admit the State that ie to take ‘ua State—and give it a constitution, not by their own sotion, but by an nct of the constitution wien | should be renealed by the State for mine or tee you | ramp ing Upoe all polions Of A my ' a8 A@PYorcient wad treading into tae ground that favorite (den that tie People of each Blate bad a right to establish their stitutions; apd requesting © recognize the so tion of a in a State, regardices of the government, and pot subject to amendment by the people for wn years. Could an. have attempted this, had thoy at Supposed that monstrous wenoes of these dvo- tives would be forgotten im the and slavery excitement? ‘The fact that those had adopted an aatislivery constitution must have recognized withous thus trampling [4 all the favorite potions of popular sove- reiguty. would be the eifect of that principle ‘upon the South in connection with those dengerous aad alarming ¢octrines they have promulgated’ Accordiag to that precedent they might assemole aoywhe ¢ in a Southern State and = an anti slavery cone itution, if the majority wore in favor of it, but they woud recognize ‘tag a State if the majority undertook to resist and put it down. (Here the speaker wee agaia inwrrupted by a Procession ef one of the olubs, but he jocosely remarke! that he was wiilis g to be interrupted by the musio of the Union.) To resume the thread of my discourse, you will Jerceive that under these doctrines waich they propose to adopt, that a convention could be called in any of the States it it cCappen to suit the advocates of toe higher law doo- trine, and overturn the existiug goverament. Waeca you come to take these things in their cunasction, there could not have been a more fearful precedent. T show how determined this sectional party were to carry out Pprivoipies —_ —_ pentionee eur property aod od turb our domestic peace and tranquillity, they peminated 8 candidate on the secuonal’ piatform. Fremont's letter of acceptance shows makes dis- understood that, because he aubject of this difference, in whica own in tinet allusion to the they have endeavored to get up civil strife in the bosom of the slavo States themselvos, merely because that 6p9- cles of cause was unequally distributed, 60 that we have & right to expect, if this party should get into power—we would baye u right to expect trom their administration the whole power of this party would be used to get up srrife within the Southern States, not merely to set the viack man against the white, but sow seods of dissoa- tion among whito men themecives. Wo know that tn the slave States they cannot effect any such purpose, for white mon undersiand the vitalinteresta of the white race to preserve the existing relations ot things. But this party would be willing to use their power, it it should be given them, to eflect such a resalt. Suppose were to clect 4 President upon such principles, and taut they were to administer the government in that way, where would the South be placed? Do you suppose that they would agree to sacrifice their copstitutional rights ! Do you suppose that they would remain in the Union’ Weill did Mr. Fillmore ask ot the citizens of the whether tuey wouid evfler the govornment to be admwistered tn any such a way. [twas an appeal made to the senso of justice of ten millions of people in these United States“ Could the South consent to remain in the Unicu in which the constiiution was to betreaied as pall and void, as far as they were concerned’ It 1s ut- terly impossible that the ernment should be admin- istered upon such principles without to the destruction of cis Union. [want to ask you, Northera men, whether there can be any consideration in the elec ton of @ sectional President, such as Fremont, to justify the North ia imperil ing suck institutions as materially, politically and gocially affect the preservation of the Union? Hefore doing that, permit me to show you those doctrines vpon which they are the public mind and seeking to subyert the social syetem of the South would be es destructive at the North as at the South, 1 will show you that these doctrines caa lead to nothing but anarchy everywhere. This bi law proscribes the inatitutioa of slavery and nullifies the protection of the constitution, because it violates unat car- Gisal political maxim, that ail men were created equally. We all know in European society there is a sect which has been agitating bP gear the possession of all property was a t, and that the institution of perty itsel! wes against the higher law. They have said it destroys the equality amongst men; they bave charged it with leading to the very evils which have been ascribed iu this country to the ia- stitution of slavery, If you once agree that the institu- tions of society are vo be overturned in this way, l ask, of property sir, what institution is safe? The institution Leven be the next thing in danger. Let no man of ideas in the old world is to be between the s cial and iadivdual government. This institution of property Jeads to @ great deal more good than harm. Without it, the poor would be poorer taan they are, and civilize’ so cety itseli mus! be dissolved. We know from Bri- usb experience, i the attompt should be made w diaeolve the bond of Union, the elivet wili be to drive the white man ont, and leave it entirely to the black rave, or else we expore black race to the contest for subsistence with a superior race. ‘The evile which have been attribated to the institution of ory bave originated trom the fact of the natural disparity between those two races, growing out of the eir- cumstanee thet races 89 nal strugale jor ther sub ftstenco upon the same soil, The tustitution of { not aggravate them, ut rather modified aad gaced them. Stwoe the carly bistory of mau, not a nation of modern times did pot recognize it by law util recent!y, Nearly hull the States in this confederacy recognizo ala lery by their lawe; the constitution of the United States iteel’ recognizes it. If such an institution is to be pro scribed by higher law what government is safe? What institution is eafe? There are no men save those who live ‘on their property, that do not sell their time and lavor for ® limited time. And once admiting that, it fol there must be involuntary servitude, 10 ita attenced by evils, the evils attending African slavery. Bat would they, on that account, allow men oo get up a crusade against labor! And yet that is what aboittioniste do in regard to the © decreed by Invine Providence that man the eweat ot his brow, and the box that governments cau do i6 to make the moet of eiroumatances. 1! the Sonth, by the inst) ution of slavery, mases the mort of circumstances, were they to be de- nounced and pursued as tyrants; (No, No.) The same Principle appLed to the free Suates, aa weil ae to the slave Braces. An avenging Nemesis would return tae cap to the lips o’ those who had brewed the poison Suppose things were driven to that pace that tuere would be @. dissotution of the Union, what wou'd the North lowe’ Twill examine, frst, te pecuniary risk, and them 18 political and social risk. The expenditures of his revernwent reach some $60,000,000, Cf this, nearly seven cighths of (be disbursements go w the Northern States, This, of coureo, was Dut an Approximate estimate, The North contvibutes turteen parte ont of twonty two, Ive Contribution is Home thirgy mullons, Lt therefore re coives thirteen midlions more than it eoutributes, bere tw romething like five millions of tonnage belonging to the United Sates. If this toonage were Oistriou fed by States, the North would get not three millions, while, iv proportion to the population, wt sh ald bave four milloas. Ite necbanical aot mana- facturing productions were €1,000,000,000, bat if all that Part of the trade for which it is dependent on the Soath ‘Were 10 go South, ite production would be only $510,000, - 060; ana the North wourd thereiore lore in this item $200,000, 000 of income, which i+ clearly due to the Crion, Bot i bave not dene yet. We all know that thr cotton trade basis of system of crediis and exchanges, \¢ ¢ im the history of commerce, Nothing but de such ® basis of an extensive ay: exchanges, 80 that a cotton bale may be «aid iversal Dama ot exchange. The same cannot bo said of any other article except specie. Now, to compato the amount of Ube creaits beset upon this would be be- yond my powers, becanse | have aot the necessary data; but we all Know that it mast be immence, because wi know that the cotton crop te immense, Where do th benedits of that eyrtem ot credits gor Why, mowtiy to your own great city, which is the American venwe of rade apd exchange, and which @ dewtined, if ths Union lasts, to become Whe centre of trade and bango commerce of the whole w c Appia you are acked to str that um merely for the geting candidate elected to roskieocy. Now, fellow citizens, in ths computing the value of the Union to you, I bave, with many #triking considerations, taid noting (f the general prastration of commerce which the diswolution of the Uston would occasion. nothing of the events which may aceompany it. I put it on the most favorable suppesition that there would De a peaceable abd itiendty cisgotation Ihave shows you the immense joss that t would entail. 11 would be hard to estimate tbe mere lewe Of tbe right ef free mtercourse botween all the States of thit confederacy. But in order to see how those material advantages to which i have re erred to igure. You bave only to consider the fact that the census etatce the whole property of the United states, real and personalto, be $700,000,000, When you come to see how large a proportion of that is due to What the Union contributes to the North, # « not obvtong (hat you bave to strike down more than any people ever dx! #tr.ke down before, fork consideration 80 utterty wortdleasr !ut Wal do they atk you to los in point of political power # things now etand, (he Nortb nag poatical power, She bar now & walority ih ihe Senate; abe bas & inrge inh jority im the Bow Repres«otauves and ip tie bu ctora’ College: she hae the power to contro! every branen of the © jong Ae she chooses to Wiek! it jastty ip thus wielding the power w ! err ment, Strong, nor merely by her own but strong by the strength of ber ¢mneotion with tho Union, In the event of separation, she certainly would, to that extent, lose politicnl power. If the separation were hosti ¢ apd adverse, the joss to the North would be still mo 1 know, fellow citizens, that some of the adv orse party, knawiag very well that trany of their riends and followers would be startied at the imomensity of the rlak 10 which they were called upon to expore the North, for the sake of electing a sectional President; that the South eould pot restet: and iat if the South did tei she would be put down and conqaered, Now, tellow cit the South numbored, « 6: the Jast censure ten millions of a population, she bably now numbers twelve millions, They cover . 000 equare miles of compact territory. Not a State of thatcoafederacy but can Mind tte nearest route to the coean through & sister State: and is it to be «apposed that * people © placed cannot maintain « existence Against oppression’ 1g theae @ portion of our perpie ny where that could not do it? No, sir. The kind of stuit of whicd ibe American je is made prectudes the iea thal, m ouch an event, they conld not maintain a sepa Fite condition. Rut let oe @ that these men are right, anc that the South cammot resist! [et as suppose that the Northern States, knowing they have the power, na being determined to use it, want to force the S nth to pase onder the yokel Amd enppose they 1, then, sir, where would you ber Yon eon i your constitution for ruling dependent provines, you would form of government, you would have to alter tion, Bat suppose you did do Whit, and make that change Tor that purpose —wlat sand the two races, sido by site on day | Abge Yo were wit tha! There a Lae TWO CENTS. PRICK same am! emequal ic condition, met om aged a Would you do with the bisck reco? ‘ould you tara both races loose together. the Weet ladies pera ss got fun of jest Indies. you si ‘What in that gon iuon ‘things the white man woud etay in the South 9) be on ou equaity with the negro, when by steppiag over the law be could be equal to you? Why, you would reduce the whole Southern ‘tases to one Jamaioa—one mighty Negritla—the great ot where the forests civitized men returaggto a stae of barbarism What would, then, become of the great commerae whic vow contributes 40° much to your wealth aud power? Gone, sir, gone, And with it would goat of those eva tages to which I have been referring as things waica would be jost in the event of a separmion. Thoy woul! 6°, not by separation but by extinctioa, for you mould extiwguish the circumetances on wittel this commerce had oninted, What would become of your vast msau factories which now exist on ths raw ramterial of coon, when you had thus dried up the chief source of po duction of that great fabricf Aad how would it afike: your political power: Why, instead of wisiaiag a gv- Verpment stroug by the strength of ead Stace of the Union, you would only bave the power which your own States give you, aud whict would have to be sacrificed to whatever was necessary to keep the South tn that degrajed ion, = But there has been another result consit as possible It bas been said that it this republican party were to go into power and administer the goverumons oo this princt feast rum Lt as a ae is ey ned treats them ‘a8 outlaws, which gought to get up dissensioes ta the bosom <f Southern society itself—that the South would still submit, and not make even an ationws to resiat Let us suppose, for argument sake, that to 0e go, al- though it is very contrary to my own opinion. That sup- ition would ocnstrain a section which hae power in ‘hig government—vearly one-half of the Senate aud a little less than one third in the Louse of Representatives apd in the Eiectora!l Coliege—and do you believe that when the South dirst discovers that the ‘goverament is to be made an instrument of oppression and disgrace, she would scek to strengthen the bands of that govero ment? Would she not naturally week to destroy (t? How do you suppose that, with obsiaoice o’thia kit d inthe way, our representative government could continue, even through a period of four years? Tho first effect of thus using sectional power would be « moral dissolution of the Union. It would dissolve those bonas of atfection by which the States are held together. It would destroy the principlea of that constitution on which the Union was formed. fhe effect would be—whether tho South resisted or not—that tbe boad apd free would fret vnemselves asunder. Now jor the moral end consequence of ail this argumont is that the North bas an twmense power in this government; ‘Ubet that power is constantly tncreasing, and will cont nve to increaee, if 1% be ‘with moderation eud justice; ‘but that you cannot abuse it for purposes of injustice and Wrong witbout diminishing your politisal power, aud exposing the of ibe whole couniry. Fellow citizens, on what consideration is iv that you are asked thus to the Union ani the Constitation to those great risks? It is not for the purpose of giving the patronage of government and the spoils of ollico to certain mea. That is too poor a view to take of such a subject ax that. No; it would be for ths purpose of bringing in Kaasas asa tree State. What is thero in the pregent condition of thivgs to which the North should object? The principle of,the Kapsas-Nebraska btil les it fair questiva of colonizaion between tae North the South, is the North afraid to test it in that way Has it not at least an equal chance with the South, and is not that fair? No one wants to force eiavory into Kan. fas, Dut a great many boast thatthey will force slat out of Ksnsas. Bat in point ot fact, sofaras the ques ven of Nortrern power is concerned, the admission of Kaneas, etthor as a free or slave State, cao hardly affect Northern power. It haga relative euperiority now, aud it Inereases with each copsus. Look at the Territories, come in now as free States. Look ipereases more annually from the mmmigration than the whole amount of the addition to the negro population of the Union. Now, under euch circumstances, is it not ob ‘vious that the present superiority—ia point of political power—of the North in the government must continue to werease tf things are allowed to stand as they are? If the constitution and the Uaion continue, this superior. ty of political power must comuinue. It is perfecty certain et can interrupt it or prevent ut. Nothing can shake it except (hese attempts to use your power for seo- Hons! and unjust purposes, Pat that une of power may, im the end, endanger the whole—and I tell you, if par: stated im, it may destroy the Union itself. Why, you could pot hold ten miliions of people in subjection #oywhere iv the United States under auch terms as theso, Ovr foredaihers were not three millioas of people—aad consisting for the most part of -laveboldtac communities nt that—and they resisted the power of tac Aritiad crown. You may rely upon it that no nation will flad tise capa: bie of raling » people ot that strength, placed as the Sothern people are placed, if bey choose to resist, and nado js patent toevery man who understancs human natare, who knows re the feeling of an American free man wherever you him ail over the Union, Sonth or North, East or West. (Applause.} But. follo | wish this matter to be impressed open yon that if the North pursues the plan propored of standing by the constitution and the Union ax is urged upoa you by the great demoeratic party whica holds its residence ali over this vast coptederacy, thon your advance in power i8 certain and sure, Tne oaly thing that can risk or endanger it js to follow the counsew of those men who claim to be the peeuliar friend of the North, and the opponents of slavery; but who would imperil, d perbape destroy, the Unioa’ Is the Sate of New rk to be asl to expose herself to such risk as tr What state in the Union bat so mighty interest to its preservation and continuance’ Look your own great city, rising as it does from the Abores of yonder beutiul bay, reaching one hand to the ocean aad the other to the lakes, and gnthering wealth with both. Not ® wind can biow toast dove vot bear the rich tribute of commerce to that oy City of the New World, {rom some chime or from some neighboring Stace, Even the snows of heaven, walca beeumo the arm of im avery cleewhere, opena w9 (or ber the wealth of hyper- borean regions. and unfocks the Arctic and Antartis stores tor ber use, Ikmew nothing tu the dead cities of the Past—Lothing in the splendors that were the rich creation imoree=-nothing i the bistory of present ho ol! world oF in the new, that equals whar | will be the future commerce of that city, this Union and thu country shall endure \prdacse These are the things which you aro asked to stake om the result of this election. Fellow citizens, | declare to you that when | look at the conseqnences of the mind action to which you are urged, 1m filled with anxlety—not because I do not believe that the Southern States could wid would protect them ++ Iveajif the sad, pecessityfshould be forced upon them, bat bceause | hope to save the great Union, and wish to pre feerve this mighiy scheme of haman government and hu. tan bappiness; because Lam unwilling to see anything unnecessarily Jone to perl and jeopardize both. My countrymen—‘or you are suli my countrymon—those et believe or men ‘have aot” yet obtained the power to ow nw me and to exciude me as a pirate from the commonion aed (riendsbip of the citizens Cf the United States. (A voice, “They newer shalt "?) it \® Duta few months since the last anniversary of our In cc pendence rolled over our beads. The sun of that morn- ing rove upom tweaty three millions of people who uait- ‘@ with) themecives ss many of the elements of soe greatness and private happiners as were ever combimed in the same number , of people. The country was adorned with the fich Lepuments of oor induriry, whieh would seem to have been direct a by & kill ond ewergy almost evperhuman. aur tow tately cities arose on the banks of yoar river® apd on hores of your seat. The land «miled with happy homesteads which seat their emoke vp as in crnee to heaven from millions the land, lighted on seerated to Ine busbandman went fort) bie tree, in the full contidenc oye. feed aad plant that be or hee descendants that a man child was born to the ¥, becsnse she Foew that when be arrived at discretion he t take at pleasure any ove of a thousaud roads in i lead bim to wealth and was willing to close his to we grave in perce, the confidence that hie obiidren and their devcendants would enjoy the {air scene which he wa leaving ax & perpevunl inberitance fur themeelves. On what, fir, wae this great rcheme of human ha ypines it reeted om thie—that our people were living, find bad continned to lier. under the consiituuion of the United States, sed under the equal laws which it engen dered. We reeted 0 the confidence reposet in the hixit coling 9nd venre of jurtice of each other. But the eer. pent has crept into the land of delight. (A voice We'll sruand bis head!) We aif understand the seerot of this eicetion, The serpent knows that to scatter roxy be mas testrey Confidence, and he hat bees busy at bis work Bow tong te mutual confidenke which our people repoes im each other may suetein these repeated wcaults 1 know wot; but what 1 do know 1 when that com@dence shall livapp ar thi erent framework of a society will go with it ‘The skeleton opting may iffeed remain; hot tte barineai ous coloring will fade away, The bewoty of ite proportions will be Jont; ie grace of motion and ite charm ef fife wil t where wil! (hore y , that can cause those y beceme extinet, power, shor Y power divi Wy bones to I know not. Rut thik I do know. ¥ regeneration for nations sooinl systome that hare be an history has not recorded it Now, . It is im Your power, it ix in the power of pire State to save tne country from ail (ese portis, (Voicce— We'll do it") Is it not time tual impelied by & sense of common danger the good conservative men of all parties had nalied po euch vpton as that can cuti# ba, the democrats of this Umpire 3 work. can do the To accomplish that glorious task, gool and (rue ike at ones, and strike togethior. They their equares, they most re (orm ther od they must do this at once. Let thom | rally roand the flag of tne count -y—not ruat » ne ich bas been diamembe ed % nearly te etart the fing of our fathers and of State still finds ite srmblem, ver which every heart should bound. (Chee-s,) this wean to ncoomplish this glorious tack there 4 core division among tiem. 1 will aut dot a ow army. We will aot do for vas v but boi the Union, where evi and Put look deewe from ® bill white the otBer i: dotug battio on the plam. [ care not whetuer fsbius com? wo or whetner Memucius come to Favius— the Roman army must mot, for the sake of Ime fteelf, be eulfered to have ciscomsloi (Sbeer.) Feliow-citixens, the great closing struggiv of tas evolu. wer wok at Yorktow: and, far as her galisat Sohtod will heer the sturdy trad the great democratic party of the coumiry, b’ Pind up to gover and to aid her. (Appiauro.) ow citizens, in the battle of the ramids, Napoicou told his troopa that forty centuries of the past loomed down upon their ceeds in arms. | comnot say how macy centuries, that now jie biddes ia the tevigibie depihs of Woe fowre, may have t look bsok with prabc aad gratitude to the happy result of this oivil contest, Sir, there havo been ar well fought tielas, whore the conflict con- tinved they were flouded wit human gore. Toore have been hard fought batthes—Dbutilas so hard fought that whole armies have perished in thom: and yet they bave been followed by consequences wut balf so important ag tho-e which may follow gnis civil struggle—dioodiess, as yet, though it ve. It d to ba a time honored custom im WhetBritish army to allow exch regiment that bas di-tinguixhed itseif to insoribe on ite flag the name and date of tbe bettie. May tt be the glory of the democratic column of this Empire State to iaxoribe on its banner the cate of the first Monday in Norember, 1856, im commemoration of the fact that itemerged (rom the btorm and smoke of battle bearing in iw arms the sacred ark of the constitution and Union. Follow citizens, [know not what the result will be, but ( will not permit bosom to harbor ono thoug it of fear. [place my trust in the great conservative dem- erate oye of the Union—(applause)—in that party which bas shown its capuc.ty aud Olevated itsei( suf- ciently high to take in the waole horizon of a sectional —— > party which ae hares of trial and ificulty and danger to thefrount ever interposed, and been always true to tbe Union. I kuow that there bave been cocasions when it has been defesiod. J havo myeet! seen it return trom the Held sometimes with Broken squares and banners lorn, And themselves Baie tossed and worn. But | bowe ae oe brokea in spirit as yt nor bas it ever been eo broken jn ranks but thas it coul and did rally to the charge in time to save the country. The peril may not yei be inevitable; and if at the app:oaching election, on which a9 much depends, the ship of State can weather tho storm, sbe will again ride many 4 bditiow, and wii be ready to take hor world wide voyage to epread Amer can institutions to distant lands, and vy the mere influence and force of a goot exemple give + new impulse to the advancement of the human race. Can it be that for the sake of pall consid srations and private views wo ebould fail to fullli our destuny, to por- form our mighty mission, aud leave tis woudrous tale of uuman greatness all untold’ Sir, in tue revolutiouary war there Wes bo purpose to which ‘Washington adnered with so much tenacity as to that of noidiag on to the ‘High 80 ae to the line of Hudson, It was @ great strategint tine by which he could communicate with toe whole country; aad certainly be spared vo pains to hold and maintaia it, He planted it thick with bayonets, and crowned tte heights, wherever he covid do so, with cannon. If the British seized a whioh threatened io endanger the liae, he ‘sent Antheny to storm it If the British attempted to seize another point throngh treachery, he hung the spy turovgh whom the ellort wae made. Lf he teared thoso who were manning Wie Hae were relaxtag in their eurrgy ane waichfulness, he seat atnam to take care of them, well knowing that he would keep all wide awake, if they organized an expedition to the Nerthern vinces to take the line in the reverse fhe was wi'ling 10 havard the last man to rotein i. Amid the darkat bours of the Revoluiton—amidst its deepest ditlicuities and disastere—he always kept possession of that lice. Felllow-ctivens, in this civil contest it may be stil a great st point. ft may be atll the lime of the Union (Cheors.) When 1 get back to the “Old Dominion,” [ball be asket the news frow the great Empire state. What chaii ( say to them? Shell I ray that J left the democracy in posses- son ot the and that they mean to hold on to that the Union’ Shall I say thet they mean to de! tend posat seion of it for purposes as high and holy es these whici induced Washington to: stick to \t with #0 much tepacity! When I tell them thi: you there will be unseen hands, which, if th: y more, will be lifted lke those of the prophe dlewven, asking for @ diersing Oa your eilurts. Wes there a time in whica so much depended right tcoling, just conduct and conservative principles of tbe Northern section of the cunsederasy af the North choose to concentrate it, they have t ‘The question with them is, whether they sro concentrate it for the purpore of using that powor tor sectional purpases, at such bazards ax { have described, ieee eee | oat believe i¢ As i said beiore, + put my trust conservative crib Wieut under Provitence democratic party , 1 pat my trast io the people. Some way or other they have come out right, and they will do £0 again. Pollo vops, 1 felt tbat there was so much thet ongat to be said and What I wes unable to say, that ! tear I have beon lod gk, macy nrow toto idle repetition in the edort to way those thin c{ whieh T feel are yet unsaid. Bai { must no ony aoy turtber oa your ime ant, wil! couciade by ths you for the kipiiness and attention with which you bave listened to mo. ‘The meeting was further addressed at the m: by Mr. Preston of Ky., Mr. Cuurcuwell, of It members of Congress, and Judge Amata Park Cratic nominees for Governor. At one of the otber stands Gem. Walbridge addressed a large audtence. He was greetodgwith hearty cheers, as a democratic candiaate for Congress from New \ alter the cheer ing bad subsided, General W. spoke oriefly. saying va iC ever there wae a period in the history of the couutry requiring ail trve national men to stand firm, that period was tho present—not, said he, from any fear, | entertain ©F the dissolution of sovereign States, or the over throw of this glorivas Uniea, HCe the adoption of (no constitution there pever has beca an hoor whee, the in tu crity of our political existence af 2 goverament, hes ben in apy real peril, but we want repose, we want wo avoid fl agitation, and the comntry ehoalt be permitted to move harmosiously onward in. {a uaperaileie? carcer of greetaers uDLl it has offected all the great and beavicoat odjecis (or which our.Union was formed, 1 believe, Raid ba, that can onty be effectad by the aucooss of our princi. plea at tbe approaching clection — (Great applaare,) Gon, W, stated that be hoped mil looal questions, woul be adjusted in New York, and that we woud present a united party in the coming contest, He said be should bave many opportunition between gow and the election of meeung the cemocrate of the city of New York, for he vhould canvass the divteict most thoroughly, as be desired no man’s vote except alter too faliest investiga thos of the principles be chershed, aad bis cumiidence ia the mannor in Woich those principles would be opucit As the General left the stand three cheers were piven bim as the poxt Congressman from tho Third district; chore sbouting, “There goea the p *# choic The company began « disperss adout fiveo'ciok. A great crowd came back to New York uy the train, whicn arrived about eleven o'clock, bet a much larger force came by the boats. There was no disorder of diaturls ance throughout the day. Some piokpsckata wore at work, and relieved a good many of the wnterribed of their loove change Arrival of the Vandalia, OU NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE. Pownce, S. H., Sept. 29, 1856, Cruces of the United States Sloop of War Vandatia—San ing from Philadelphia and Arrival in Japan—Serctes on that Coast—Trip 0 China— Appreciation of her Coun mander— Homeward Bound —Cru ght ino Galo Three Years? Duty—Deotht ond Diverse on Beard—Povts Tes ited. The United States sloop of war Vandalia, Thomas R, Rootes commander, arrived at iho Navy Yard ths day (haneez) forty two days from &. Melens. ‘The Vandalia wae Sted cat at the Philadephia Nevy Yard, and went in commission on the Mth of Februar jer Jobs Sope, io join the Fast India, Onan wu J pan equadrom, March 6, ip the same year. Not arriving on the station fh time to secompauy Com. Perry of bis ard Mispiesippt, the former bearing te Commodore Perry Alter exebangivg salutes, the Vanda back to Hong Kong, the Commostore nm cowPARy with The stoope-o. war Pi Lo €eltvering the letter containieg the proposition o” the nt of the Unite’ Sates fo (he Emperor of Japan, nod giving them a rpecitied time to ceboerate epee the nuawer The wht squadron baring concentrated in the bay of Nepya, Grand Loo Choo Isiand, the Macedouten end Yardaile started for Japan on the ‘tet of Jaguary, 1864, conveying (be stermehips Letingioe and Southampton, ‘The lOur easels suiled in company tor nine days, when they Were separated in & violent storm, during whien the Vandalia Was stenek by a very beary tea nearly foam dering her, apd mnoh wnaiety was lel for the late of the storestipe, Sbey being both very Renvily Inder Winte mailing aiong the land ib Cones bay, om the 11th | of February, the Macedonina struck upoe’ a coral reef | nimidehipe, and ater icttering her a great deal, apd fe | syite of ail the asetetance renoored her wilh men, beats, | Redges and haweers from the Vandalia, she renamed ftatienary ontil {he next day, when the steamers Pow. Datian. Mivelasippi and Suequehanwa bove in sight, Rav. the Lexington in tow. The Miseieaipp: immediately went to (be assistance of the Macedonian, te ber of road penpant of wat ordered witbont least difficulty or apparent injury to the lat ter aft hich cach stearrer made (ast to sailing vee se), ana towed them up Ledds bay to the American aw chornge The Vancalin was ceputed to convey Captain Adams and suite to Oregwa, to comand the answer fo the Presi. before; and on the benor o ton y. faluve Wee firee, ag the committee lef the ahi < After (he ratification of tha treaty the Van sated frotm Vakedadi, bound for ae, at which port «he « mouths, The city then being fn a state of singe, lish, Fremoh and American seamen aod titloned ashore, to prevent the tl wed (aepertad tueur gente tw and imperial forces, Pope wa? provented pe Shmeroun merch! and eilsone ‘with’ unastve aver tea set, ag a token of their ion Of the unst-ing: by bim tm watohing ever the welfare and safety of the settiomont. in Devember, 1560, Capt. Pope wok chargrof the Mae donian, im place of her recently deccased comman ter, Capt. Abbott, leaving the Vanidaite ia charge of dom wancer (late First Liewtenaat) Rootre. The Vandalia leit Hong Kong, homewar® bound, oe the 3d of , 1866, encounteriag on her passage around the cape of Good ed @ violent storm of fourteen days’ duration, daring which{s number of vocscis Coan dered or Were Uinmasied. ‘The Vanda in wee three yoars, never monthr aod ste tern days ip commission, aod in thistine saw more aot service than aby vessel om the station, maving [oat trom her original crew twenty men by death, and co mang more invalided heme. she visited successively ‘uning the cruise the ports of Rio de Janeiro, Mow bay, Sivga: Maceo, Hong Kory, Wuampra, Lee omy Naja ang, American anchorage, Samodi, Urequa, Yokoatma, oda0i, Shargbae, Gualiam, Foo Caow, Amoy, Manta. | Angier, Point and St. Heieca Investigation inte the ~tpartement ef Re- paies and Sapy lem ‘The Committee of Mepairs and Suppties of the Board ot Aldermen met in My. Valonting’s office: City Hail, 6 P. M.,on Wedareday, Alderman Tacker im tho omer, ‘The investigation into tbe manayement of tne Departamam of Rppairs apd Supplice was further continued. Nothani |S Seian, Commissioner of Repairs and Sep- plies, being sworn, testified—! have genorally selected ‘be persons who do work in this department for the Gar- poration; | selected Mr. Long, the glazier, Q. Who selected Mr. Switty A. AsT understand i, £ ain to be examined upon she bilis before you, aud anlems Mr. Swift has get bill there, [decline answoring te- question, Q Ro you refuee to agswer the question? (No aa- swer Chairmaa'—In this investigation there will be ue ques- tons ssmed but what it wil! be perfvetiy right for you to> answer. Jf tho affairs of the department have beea cam- ducted as they should be, if you refuse to answer: 16 will show upon the iace of tt more than by any easwor you can make. Q. Who selected Mr. MoCarty, the plumber? A. I aid. Johnson and Read T elected Douovi ; . Did you seleet Mr. Rese, who furnizhos the bill of orrpets, &o’ A. I cannot oxactiy answer the q in the first place I selected auother man, and then { Mr. Kose orders to do it. The man I first selected was ry Donald; 1 did give some orders to Wm. H. Rese Q. Was McCarty a practical plumber? A. You hawe MoCarty subpeonsed: you can ask him; he wil! eoswer oy to your satisfaction, as { don’t know what badness 16 bas been in lately. Q Was he in the plumbing business when you selected: bim? A. not, that | know of. Q_ In making selection of these different mechanies, Cor thelr several duties. wore they selected with referonoe te ‘the best intereste of the city, or for some other conaiders- Uonst A. Ido not kuow what you mean by some other cousiderations. Q Well, did you seloct them. because those persone were best able to do the particular work for vee oe wore selected? A. 1 selectod them because i those men. “Q. Toen you selected them without any reference se the interests of the city’ A. I thought they could get aloug with the work ag wei! 28 any persons, Q. You have signed and sworn tu thee bills as being correct: by wbat means did you ascertain that they were vot correct? A I examined some of the work aftr @& wae dove, snd others examined some of it and testiied in relation to it 4 Can you state @ single case where you examined the work yourself? A. I can't remember. Q. Can you pot remember a single cage? A. Yes, the engine house corner of Chambers and Centre streets; alee toe Second, Fourdh, Highth and Thirteenth ward ‘stetiem oures. Q. After looking at the places and work done, om. Sidered the bills correct? A. I did. se at Is — = with these parties whe far Dish materials for he Corporation as to what per centage they shali charge’ A. There is none with me; | cammet. anewer jor other persons; | know none who have. Q. Sy one «f those bille was rendered at dowkde the amount itis now, would you know it was not right ot eat A. Alter gotag and iooking at the work, { would. Q. Can you toll, by looking at a jeb of plumb: what would be a correct price jor it® A That kind ol werk would be harder to estimate than anytning else, as part ‘of it is geporally wrderground. Q. Could you tell the price of tun roiling’ A. ! suppose I could by meaauring it a ‘What ie the price for tin roofing per foot? A. { dew’s D ow Q. What is the price charged the city for sock wart A. (can't tell; | could by woking at the bills, ( What becomes of the old materials, ‘such a9 Copper, lead, trou, Ke.’ A. They are generally taken 40 the pab- lic yard, in Ludlow street; come copper has tatciy been stolen from Essex market. ©. Was there not a large amount of materials takem ou. and -eplaced at Washingion market’ A. Not to know ledge he & Here (9 & !arge bill for stover; can state where they were purchased’ A | presume Mr. Deaovan kaw furnished the bill for stoves eince [ was here. © ‘There is a large bill for taking down end A. Lbave seen them in Ludiow street: there area good many taken but not out of the ball stoves; where are there stoves now | tot of dames Irving, Superintendent of Repairs and Supplies, sworn — 4. When yon first entered upom the duties of your coffee, were vou not furnished with a comdensed cory of ve Ordinances by tbe bureau! A, Tdon't think [ wae; @ 9 MY practice to examine work after it is done, | ave corsulted with Mr, Selah and eked diferent pernons be. ane Job Wax commenced, (© see what it would be worth. &. The mojority o€ these bills are for two or thres hum dred doliare: did You male an estimate of the the Work was Gone? A. | ceneraily asked the they could do \t for, aud if lees tham $250 told themte ahead: I did cot gt that. ©. Cen you state one caso where you emumate the coat ef aiobr A. Yor sir, 1 can on Catheripe market; the work on the Court, cra: $2,000: but | would do one Jeage wonld want another and another done; 1° Called 090m me, I would do ag much as ho o: TL hept telling hum each job world be the last, (. You certi'ed that the bill of repairs on the rt = a correst, bow did you know it A. Lexamine iN! for the tinaers’ werk, and thought Ut Was pot Overalvearred. ~ & Wat & the price of tia per square? A. Ibin $10, Hew masy fyteree were there’ A. i don’t keow. «What if 9 yearvsabie prive for copper gutter? a. ( don't know, Chairroan-—') @ very evidest many of these bills ane ‘wrorrect ether uy mistake or design. Winese—The bills im this departmen’ aro mach less than they were last year al ©. Ta the tin roof ou engine bouve 88 a new roof? chink net. > a you examine \t (ter the work om it was deme? Cheurmen—The bill for tat roof is $258. [ have mea- sored the roof, amd i it bad all beem made new, it would: Dave covet belt that scm. Now | want to know hew im that you could certify that that bill was correct ? (Ne wor or work on Trenty-eocond ward jon houre after it was done? A. | don't 1 You signed that Dill ax correct: by whas you get at it to know that it was correct? (No answer.) Witnesa—Part of the roof was mace now, \. [td you see 1 do you know that! A, No, sir. \. Hew cowl! you coruty for the Dill, suppose it had bere S00 A would hare and looked at it, aed nL eoeaaa © wae 2ete | weit pave tenes ©. Alderman | dimer—le you kaow wi the row om the Twenty recoud ward sation house is or «© not a sew ree’ AL Ede not, itmer—-1 heve been on the roo! and examined it; PERE ave thirteet Rew sheets of ly, nineteen holes tol- cored, and three amd ® bal leet of sree inch leader. $200 w the Dill ebarged (4 be yoo Knew @ your own knowledge that wae done on Dramkiin market A. I Bever saw it; bub the root lewked, aod wae topped: | gave Mr. Long orders to @o glazing the only way | knew the price ©... Lemnmined the books of inet year, and find hulls tem per cont lees ™ my gode fer charges; cere for materiale and whee things are Bought toy my beer, mod i the bills pondered eonend with there entries I dent pay peer ne eave Where they did aot © ponevan to €0 work: Ident sew wheter, Y yoreeae Lemptoyed were carrying om that kind of hese elore F employed thew Or Bot: yes, one Cory. Tnever nad any credit green me for old saateriae, owed 2 copper, Ac. Donovan never returned nay copper ores (. Ave you aware that it your termi: A. | think ft is the duty of Mr. my seit. (y Rero is ® dill of $173 for your own es A Dill is comrect ! : att yLongiedt tt tH eday