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4 NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1856. ° —————— with the i market, was cov | has made exertion to raise all of our rates NEW YORK HERALD. sidered ee oe ee of petty aurt that has been re- JAMES GORDON BENNEPW, | yester’ gy embraced about 1,000 81,900 dale@ | baka by the united voice of the press and DITOR AND PROPRIBTOR, prices losing frm. The canals being about closed, tye country, and by every vote in the House of vrn0s N. W. COARSER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS, =e a” fi as amen to eee Representatives except thirty-eix or thirty-eeven. o tions ie not for the want of proportions, but be> } cause, at present rates, negro labor limite iteelf, and in the South, machinery is very costy and rarely managed with skill. If it is desired to ex- pand the production of sugar in the United States by legislative enactment, the only Wasmmeron, Deo. 4, 1856. Mr. Councyns, of Delaware, appointed to dill the vacan- cy occasioned by the death of Mr. Olayten, appeared and VERMB cosh & advo: i In omissions he has not recommended or carried took hie seat. Tun or Reg To ee a ei yy a a ee ane aa out one single great measure of reform. Hecame| ove that hes the least chance of ac-| The credentials of Mr. Foot, eloctod by the Vermont asta Gross Srv, or €8 0 ony part ef the Cmiinent expected to be quite moderate, holders stood out for | into the department when it was ina most flour | complinhing anything is the one proposed by | Ieailstore for-six years, were presented by Mr. Colla: a Line a a ssonDENCR, containing import | firmer prices, ‘Transactions in both wore more | ishing state, and he leavee it with its yearly re- | Governor Adams of South Carolina; namely, the me, PN ETRE by OHO pane at? Dy cited freon any quarier of th, world seers at _g | freely made, closing buoyant, at about the previous | ceipts ‘reduced to an increase of ® little ever | re-opening of the slave trade, and the reduction | 744 potion to print 16,000 extra copies of the Prest- B: rsa iediiieas vo Case 215 ‘xD day’s sales, Indian cern was firmer, with moderate | three per cent per annum, while the gain was | of the price of negroes from $1,000 to $100 per | gents message and accompanying documents was then | sles, at Then We for agate Tis. Be formerly from fourteen to twenty per cert, and | head. we me ‘asia at teas Foimame XI Toss sesseaceevsseee®@ , BBS | yellow, amd 75c.076c. for prime wi while every description of business has advanced | From all signs, unless the sorghum should be ir, Firerarmion, (dom.) ot Alabama, y = realy Northe! 7 : mitted in similar cases, He had ero THIS EVENING sold. & ais Oe, far peripag eae heat peg in a like ratio. He seems to ferget that increased | cultivated with better euccess than there is any ahr series hacen pc 6 authyapses Pred ee ee bine fore on Rg oy also | #¢commedations beget increased revenue, Hehas | strong reason to expect at present, or new Machi- | 329 wag pained to see this oovasion selzed upon to arraign . >, Feurteent? #'.—"24) gw Oren. | Sugar was quiet an G : F : “ eee ahs wits quiet, with sales of 800 bags Bahia, at 9jc., four tried to embarrase and curtail the esean mail | nery should succeed in producing at a moderate | the President for the manner in which he bad performed £YBLO'S GARDEX, Brosiway—K. Dv Tewer—hem Bose fare lwo dsanv Pos Nace WWE LAY THEATRE, Bowery—PiS .arm-Bson Ever ren cost a finer article than has yet been made from the beet or the maple, we are led to believe that the price of sugar will not fall below its present figure for some time to come. The production may be stimulated hereafter in Cuba and Central America by political contingencies; and there isa faint possibility that coolie labor may to some slight extent revive the productive capacities of the British Islands and other tropical regions. But these prospects are vague and distant. The clearest thing that can be seen in the future is that we ehall continue to pay evormous prices for our sugar perhaps for years to come; and that these enormous prices will be still further in- creased by a tax of thirty per cent to the govern- ment £0 long as the duty is retained. Under these circumstances we hope and trust bisjconstitutional duty of communicating to Congress. from time to time, such facts and suggestions as ho might deem necessary or expedient, te believed the message contained a truthful account of the circumstan: oes connected with the freee rr of po Minewers oom. romise and the subsequent events growing out oe If the President had failed to do this, he would bave been derelict to his duty, There were proper oos- bis opivions” as, expremed “in” that’ document, be jones as ORY jocal » AB gape their views with great ety, but this was not a suitable oocasion to renew this agita upg ¢iecustion, Since, however, thoso who are in a minority in this body bad scen prover to lauuch their tu vectives against the chief magistrate, and had takeo this ‘tunity to do so, he felt 1 to be his duty as the mover of this crder to print, to say something in reply. The South bad ro disposition to interfere witn the institutions of the Nortb, they would ag little tolerate any inter. ference by ibe © of the North with their institutions, What was to be gi by re-opening this agitation under these circumstances? The Senators. on the other side, avow they are all deeply devoted to the Union. He was delighted to hear that declaration. One of them ( Wilson) bad drawn a re of the dark banvers of dieanion months, end 100 mate of Java, at ldjc. Preights to | Service, while the contracts and pay for trans- English ports were eaiser, with fair engagements. | porting the foreign mails has been ® measure of — the navy department. His last meve has been RNeportof the Postmaster General. to curtail the service or abridge the pay, and The annual report of the Postmaster General | this has been accompanied by a regret that will well repay perusal. It gives gares of | +9 much money bas been paid for ocean steam arithmetic to a large extent, but few figures of | service from the port of New York. We can rhetoric, It is curt, brief and to the point, and | , uggest but one remedy for this cause of mental for ail these favors may we be truly thankful. | . wfering to our Pennsylvania Postmaster Gene- There are few reflections on the past, and fewer | ral. It would be to have Congress pass a law still of predictions as to the future. The condi- | setting New York one side; making it not ion of the department is evidently not very *a-| the firet or principal commercial port of tisfactory to the Postmaster General, and we | ibe country, but the second, third or fourth. presume it will be less so to the comatry at large. | Perhaps it might do to take a Philadelphia barge The number of post offices is 25,565, and the | or steamtug, hitch on to Manhattan island, tow mails are transported over 239,012 miles of post | it round into the Delaware, anchor it off Red routes. In four years the transportation of mails | Bank, and bring Philadelphia into its plac § BURTON'S KEW THEATRE, 317 at wag.oppesite Bond Breet—Pusnrow —sice See WAMLAW'S TILEATED, Brev Qway—OQroun asp Son ome Pwes 1 LAWRA SEE AE'S THEST'AR, G6 Breadway—Youne few Youn--Our nous Case. GHAMBERS STREET THEATRE, (ove Derion’s).—Om0n, wes Oc) Ck. gen bie Wiep Svtas. BABNUM 6 AXERIC#N MUSEUM, Brosdway—After- we Row: gee unuen Durrcuiry—Mx Neicapows Wive, veaiug~ PF perecrion—4mLD OF Tab Recimert—Daros or DexeDivs Were. WRONT prAy VARISTIES, 472 Broe¢way.—Pucrvon , ee ee ee ame 8 rERIeTY & WO we B porur Sauronms sore BS Browiway —Brmo/tan 3 MINSTRELS, 444 Broad HB OLD CLedx, sec floating over \he entire South, and covering ii as with ew anni by railway has increased from 10,146 to 20,343 | Quakerdom might then rejoice in proximity to | that the Committee of Congress will see fit to re- | Puck Gouds. | Now he (Pispairick) lived in the South, par FEL, EA Nome ees | miles, ‘The steamboat transportation bas de- | tho shores of Europe. Very likely it migtt | pair Mr. Gutbric’s omission by adding engar tothe | mitted to pursue their own course unm ‘ere eS —————————————— | creased: but for the cause of that decrease the | answer the purpose if, by a special act, Phi- | new free list. of flaga at the North with only sixteen stars on them, but Postmaster General does not inform us. The | ladelphia, Saccarap, or Pocotaligo were made Congressional records, however, throw some | to possess superior natural and acquired advan- light on the subject. By anact of Congress | tages, Until that time arrives New York will the Postmaster General was directed to put in| be the great port of the country; the outlet operation a steamboat service on the Mississippi | and entrepot of more than one-half of our ex- river from New Orleans to St. Louis. A con- | porte, imports and foreign mails; and this, too, tract was made with Glover & Mather, but | whether James Campbell fully appreciates the that contract was broken by the Postmaster | fact or not. General, without cause or reasonable ee PR excuse. They came down on the government for * ll * egssipt 4 xcellent Report on the Vi- damages, and Congress ratified their claim, by Ph dynein ae pure metallic ch aha ordering the Comptroller to assess and pay over may be set down as impracticable under our con- asum not to exceed $200,000, The Comptroller stitution and our laws, to eay nothing of the awarded it all, and the statement is made that sentiment of our people.” The reason is that when they get all that is their due the sum will the States cannot be expected to ‘surrender te amount to at least $400,000. All this time five Congress the power of” chartering banks, and, or six millions of people in the Mississippi valley further, that the existing 1,398 chartered banks paige — ata saconvemicnce | could not, during the pendency of their charters, for want of a mall service. . | he deprived of the right of issuing small notes. In reference to this contract and its violation, We apprehend that what Mr. Guthrie here calls Mr. Bright of Indi an impossibility will, when examined, prove to (can oempesersbeeraner oy had beard of no such flag at the South. He did not hold Goop News From Wueattanv.—We publish those disunion this morning a very interesting letter from Lan- caster, (near Wheatland,) Pa., on the Cabinet, and the foreign and domestic policy of Mr. Buchanan. Our correspondent tells us, among a variety of other things, that Mr. Buchanan will not depart for Washington till about the first of February— that in the interval nothing definite is known of the Cabinet of ’57, except that it is to be entire- Jy new—that the foreign policy of Mr. Buchanan will be at once expansive and conciliatory—that he will make an effort to “wrest the island of Cuba from Spain, if we have the power’—not, however, with Bombs, gunt, drums ard batteriee, but with California gold, or its equivalent in treasury bonds. We are further informed that the Kansas policy of Mr. Buchanan will be an honest enfercement of the organic law of the sovereignty of the Lona fide people of the Terri- tory againet all intruders, all bogus lawa, bogus writs and bogus marshals, to the contrary not- withstanding, North or South—that Mr. Bu- chanan feels satisfied that this policy will make Kaneas a free State, and that with the law and this result before him he feels perfectly easy that this Northern and Sonthern Kansas excitement will die a natural death. Our correspondent touches upon many other interesting topics and hopeful individuals, and his specifications and speculations are interesting throughout. The inaugural and the Cabinet of Mr. Buchanan we predict will fully justify the promises of this Lancaster letter of a conservative and pacific, and yet active and progressive administration. The sky over Wheatland looks bright and auapi- cious of better times. Malls for the Pacitic. Wow TOKK HSRALD—CALIPFORNIA EDITION. Wme United Staves mail steamship Lilwois, Capt. Boger, pte weve thie port this aternoon, st two o'clock, for Meptews!). ‘Yee mails fcr California aed otber parw of the Facifie ‘wel obowe ot one « clock, ‘Wee Nev Youa Waecty Hemarn—Oalifernia edition— remietoing tho | sworla, «ii! be pobliened at ten o’clook im the morning. Single copier, » erappers, ready for mailing, sixpence. genta w')) plense send in their orders as early ae poe wibte were here and there a few ex‘remeists, No men could be more devoted to the Union than the people of the Sou,h, as a body, and they will do nothing to disrupt the go- vernment. But did not these Sepators know they were advocating doctsines which, if carried out, would lead to that result? the Union, won by the common biood and common treasure of the North and South, was now claimed to belong to the North exctusively, and all the advantages to be derived irom it are endeavored to be seized by them. He bad hoped there would have been harmony and feeling for s session at least, but it seemed as if was a persistent attempt to Bae pacsicn sball subside, and ‘ahes tee country shali ar ih Tevert to the scenes through which we have just the verdict of posterity and cf ail true award honor and praise to the present ont eS a a caine have been per- formes Mr. Wave (rep.), of Ohio, said if the deba’o haa been suilered to drop where {i was left the other bn 4) be would bot bave uttered @ word upon the sui — but sinco the Sepator from Alabama (Fitzpatrick) thought proper this morning, jot disposed eed agitation, he never shrunk from it when com- poed by others. He bad no objection to agitation, be- cause he thought that it was likely to tbrow light upon the subjects discursed, and he believed that ligut would advance the side of the question which he advocated; therefore, he did not deprecate discussion. The Senator f ‘abama bad expressed his eurprise and regre} that jot shou.d have been discussed upon this occa- siov, and considerea this an improper time to take it up. But It it was a legitimate and constitutional question, and = proper to dl submitted by = President in bis = noal mesrage, then it was cepecially a proper question for Ceres wwe The ~g was, thereto, re- sponsibie for the commencement of 1 "tame was to be cast vpon a pearly one balf of his message is taken up with the dis- Cursivn of the subject of slavery. Mr. Wate to charge the President with ha upon & large majority Of the people ibe motives of one hundrea and men who cast their vous / € 5 Presidential clection. Were be assalied the Executive meneicn simply ge they had Peep it to discharge their duty in a manoer diferent from that which the President po aye Was he to ‘hield bi if behind what be called bis constitutional lender, traduce ani sbuse a large majority of more than one haif the States of the bad cbarged them with adopting principles whiob, if carried out, would iead to civil war, the disrup- tion of the government and dissolution of the Union, Thet charge came witb an til grace from the President, who was the arologist and supporter of those who have fitted the mort The News. ‘The Senate yesterday resumed the discussion of ‘@e alavery question and the objects of the republi- an party, having the President's Message se a ‘text. Messrs. Wade and Fessenden spoke oa the sepublican side, and Messrs. Fitzpatrick, Rusk and Butler defenced the Presiden:’s positions. In the ‘Mouse the standing commiitees were reperted by We Hpenker. With some uvimportaat alteration, ‘hey remain as at the last session. The Waittied ease remains as be'ore. @or specisl despatch from Wasbisgton mentions # vovel movement at Richmond. The Virginia ele> toral college, which met on Wednesdsy iaet, after performing their leg:timate duties, united in recom- mending Governor Floyd for a place in Mr. Bu- ebanan’s cabinet Governor Wise seems to have been entirely in favor of, if he did not originate, this ateempt to nead off the President elec: im the selec- thon of Lis constitutional advisers. ‘Phe Albany Evening Journal of yesterday saye:— Jack Frost on Tuesday night laid an injunction wpon the cavals, and suspended navigation for the seacon. We bear of a large number of boats, laden ‘with produce and provisions, Leiag ie boand at va: sious points between this city and Syracuse. Most @f this property will be transferred to cars and brought down by railroad, se soon a+ the work can be accomplished.” & regular meeting of the democratic Genera @ommittce wax heid last evening at Tammany Hall, bat wo business of any public importance was trans acted. The venal monthiy meeting of the New York Bible Society was beld last evening at their rooms, Astor P ace. The principal feature of the evening's proceedings was the installation of the new officers 4 na, in his speech im the Se- bave apc‘ THE LATEST NEWS, BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Bucbapan ‘an endorrement af bis admiaistration. Did be not know the democra'ic party did not dare to renominate bim on account of his complicity with these Kapeas affaire? If the avowal had been open y mate be- fore the election, as it was now by the Senator from Vir- ginia (Mason) that the South ciaiins the right of expan- en Gr ten clic tex! he free toe North would have givea an almoz Unanimous verdict againet that party election was nate, remazked:— be only a measure of ordinary difficulty. There serted by (he House ot Representatives. Uador tai: act, | is no doubt whatever that it was the intention of Mr. Whitvlerey, the Comptroller of the Treasar, ——— the constitution to inhibit as well the chartering 6 Ty poesiole embsrrassi dew ateaoe naee suing of State bills: the framers of the constita- Wanting to take testimony. Having vexed and barrawe2 | tion certainly did not intend to allow the States bis immeciate ewployés, who were engage? i mane sce te tes Grsenion ae to themselves, This is equally shown by the lan- montbe, by delsying the ement that ho i the i Sears rha cr zelwenvtan Yasir Sata tas | Oungvel Gen crnelintion ant ty the cbvions tained 'n th iso of the Honse, # * © Ee ji i rolution- ine agreement eniered into with the partisa wh> are | “stresses which had accompanied the revolation. cated ng : te ur awe various issnes of State notes; it was to pre- = and ae Seti onanane “rom ine | to secure to trade the benefit of @ uniform and por tu Py cieary poeta! service of te counir, E conte perforaa: Rial acto i aes " were draughted and embodied in the constitution. ing off in the mail ser by steamboats An- | usurpations of the States, which, from an early other case quite as glaring was the contrast riod in the history of the confederacy, asserted pe wy y: vice to California hy way of Vera Craz and | effort being made by the general government or Acapuleo. The contract was made by | Congresste repress the encroachment, the abuse The provieo Kmiting the smoun. to $200,070, was in- ai threw every, ponibie emibarre of banks of circulation by the States as the is from Pitteburg to New Orleans, under tae preveace o' bis immediate omplay és who were sogaged in tiing toe to delegate to others a power which was denied feated ai} action by the Comptrolicr of the been bed which gives to the contrastore the Hi mit von motive of the restriction. Much of the flaancial nis extension ia good fait, and re let the service | ary struggle, was due to the ill regulated and Cilice Departmezt | yent a recurrence of such mischiefs and neceeeity of deily importun ties tor specia' logisia oa, 9 | eocure currency that the paragraphs in queation Here we see the great canso of a fall- | This aim was subsequently frustrated by the with Ramsay & Cramick, for the mail ser- | the right of chartering banks of issue; and no Postmaster General Hubbard, with the | became fortified by time, and is now an outward- Interesting from Washington. THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE—SINGULAR CONDUCT OF THE VIRGINIA ELECTOR AL COLLEGE—GOVERNOR FLOYD KECOMMENDED FOR A CABINET A®POINT. : “ provito ut they must wai! f. 3 appro- | ly unquestioned institution. MFNT— STUPENDOUS SPOLIATION SCHEMES ON e i ™ . * " bus carried by shrewé and"adroit man oa. and the weniews soma, Parca 4 4 pria om Cougress before they ed their | Such being the facta, should we say with Mr.| #007, Ere. con ing before the clection what ls wow stowed, Is some Hon. Toomss Patler King delivered sn address ve Postmaster Generel bet!) | Guthrie—“We ki pa but it is too 1 Wasuinotom, Dee 4. 1856. States it was claimed that Mr. Buchansn was the most re- weyon the Pacific railroad last evening before the | Pay: W Postmaster General (Campbe! zat rie—We know it is wrong, itis too late | The Senate is at sen on tho slavery question, with the | linbie canci¢ate to wcure the freedom of and @cograpbical Society. We cive a report elsewhers abrogated the contr and gave the par- | to mend it?” President's Message as thoir chart, aad an angry discas- Bree ties no damages, and neglected to subm't the This is quite the way of the defenders of matter te Congress in any way whatever antil | abuses in Europe. Jt exists, therefore it is good, his attention was called to it by the Post Offive | or at least not bad enough to alter it—is their Committee: and w he bad deaied any know- | stereotyped argument in defence of all the ledge of the snhject—houestly denied, no doubt | absurdities of the Cireumlocution office. Me. (we)—it was shown that he had notice that | Guthrie is hardly true to himself when he assi- these parties were going on to execute the con- | milates himself to such fossil conservatives, tract, and had established the fact that the If the currency rystem be wrong, as we appre- rervice could be done with economy and with | bend there can be no question tt is; if the States despatch by them. The contract was abroga‘ed, | usurped without color of anthority the right of and the parties were left to suffer low.” And | chartering banks; and if these banks are not in tion bas occupied the day The motion to priat the Mes sage lies over to give way for (aie running fight over Riggers. Mr. Feseenden charged Provident Pierco with wilfelly attempting to blind the people by presenting a false argument in his Message and {tentifying the ition and repubiican parties—parties that he well knew Were separate and disticct. He charged the object of the President to have been to widen the breach which now existed between the slave and the free States, BH» con- tidered the prosent slavory oxcitement a+ attributable solely to Fresident Pierce and tho Kantay Nobraska bill, ach feoling, replied tha) the agitation ot the agitators took up the Kansas bill ass better text. Mr. Fessenten explained at great Im the Board of Aldermen lat evening the old Joreph Walker affair was revived by Alderman Veorhis, who offered a resolution calling for infor- mation os to whether or not Mayor Wood has re- funded the money guaranteed by him for the re- meval of said vessel. It appears that dering the pendancy of the Walker question, Mr. Wood avowed iis readinees to make good any sums the city might Iece through any axsomption of responsibility by him. The Board quickly disposed of this wonder- ful effort of Alderman Voorbis’ by laying the reso Bution on the table. The street cleaning contract jiscussed and again laid on the table. agaiost bim was pi ted, a man who had opposed that bil’, iach by inch. The former was overwhelmingly defeated. a re- Domination of the present chief magistrate would have ‘ed to 8 similar result. Mr. Butian, (dem ) of 8 C., observed he came to the Serate at this seesion with the determination not to allow bimeelf to be wo iuto the discussiw of any subject excepting much as ieghamenety bei to tho busiaers of Congress. He, bowover, felt cal upon w utters few words in roply to the remarks which foll from the Senator from Ohio (Wade), aod he gaya i} aa his deliber- ate opinion that although the south were, as a body, as Joyal to the Union as muy otber portion ot ——— con wae again what reasons or excuses were given by the Post | reality the use they ought to be, but, on the fongth and With Such te ho Sh « Le dachpd oy vafrenmed ‘pe aeuabio Ween ‘tee Norta- Taie subject afforde members a capital opportunity | master General for this outrage? Why, “in the | contrary, do mischief from time to time, injure the republican party. Be Pronger Bnd ‘onsen poling ofp SR over the fer making electioneering speeches, and di* | first piace,” he “considers the route impracti- | trade, bring discredit on the financial credit of | gousbera Senators, and the questions and answers be crormmment' spe geaiibeed susereet arom eremen playing a commendable regard for the labor ers who do the street cleaning, and our veport shows that they make good use of it. The sesolation from the Cocncilmen, giving the pre adding officers of (he Common Couneil five hundred dollars each for their services as members of the Board of Health Commissioners, was concurred in. ‘The report in favor of changing the exterior line of the city on the East river side wae made the pecial order for Thursday next. The Chamber of Commerce held an interesting meeting yesterday. The offer of the Dudley Obser- cable for mail purposes,” when they bad proved | the country, afford sharpers an opportuuity of to the « . “In the second place, the sams | defrauding the public, and complicate very ma- of meney yearly drawn from the Tr for the | terially our domestic exchanges, why not try to transportation of the mails between the At- | mend the case? lantic and Pacific coasts are very considerable!” It is natural to expect that the States would Indeed! Comment on ti © quite unnecessary. | resist an attempt to strip them of their usurped The contractors are to be peld full damages for | prerogative; and it is certain that the banks all the low they have sustained; aad this will | would fight hard for their isuea But why probably be four hundred or five handred | should these dangers frighten us? When the thousand dollars—perhay< more. case is fairly put before the mercantile commu- The great regrete—the constant troubles of the | nity, and they are called upon to decide between came earnest and deeply iuterestng. Tae determined tones of several distinguished Sontborn leaders told too Plainly of the feeling the dobate engondored in Southern bosoms. This irregular contest wil! probably continue during the coming week. The end s not yet, A Dumber of executive documents were received in the Senate, bat none of genera! interost. In the Houte the farce of yesterday was re enacted, tho democrats refusing & vote on the Kansas question until there was a ‘ull voto, and the repub! cans trying to force it through by arresting a)! legwlation until the question is inposed of. Important despatches were rocelved by the last steam- ‘ 2 estecneal article which appeared in the Edinburg Review of Ovto- watery at Albany to give correct ast — — Postmaster General—seem to be that the mail | a currency issued om sound general principles | ¢f from the Pacific region, containing, among other things, | ber i. villfyieg. the. SoUw, nad tad bore the war to the city of New York was endorsed, and an inte ances oti The Aaa endatl - if charter th eral ‘© request from General Woo! to be relieved from his p-s- | marks of having been writien in this ovuntry. The aho- pesting statement by Professor Bache on the sab- | “T¥!ce comts money, ee under uniform # from the gen govern | sent command. lveniate bad br into their service oo pam press jeot was read. It wae resolved to agitate anew the | Of general interest is that for abolishing frank- | ment, on the one side, and our present hotero-| 4 gentioman who arrived here to-day from Richmosd pbs TF IO Eee = fA wabject of the repeal of the asary laws by the State | ing, and in this he simply echoes the voice of the | gencous medley of banks, under different char- | disclosed some matters which bas caused great excico- Mr. Bexsawin (dem ) of La., stated it was written by « Legislature. An interesting statement relative to | country. The only measure of relief proposed is | ters and different eystems, with notes of all | mest among the Virginiant in both houres of Congress. | S¢zieman in New York, , The Electora! College, which met yesterday at Itishmond, flor casting their vote for Buchanan aod Breckinridge, ¢oclared thelr preferences for a Cabinet office under Mr. Bochasan. Twelve ou! of the Giteon olectoral yo. ame Goversor Floyd, and wero backed up by Governor ‘Wise. They alto recommented Faolkner, in order to ‘the obstruction and damages cansed by the Diamond Reef was aleo made by two of the members. The proceedings were onusually ‘nteresting. Justice Connolly yesterday decided to hold Corne- hus W. Van Voorbis, chairman of the Inepectors of Biection in the Third district of the Twelfth ward, a mail service to California by way of Nicaragua, | kinds and all values, on the other, they would which will make a weekly service to the Pacific | hardly persist for any length of time in pre- coast. Of all the reforms so urgently called for | ferring the latter. Security is the firet thing the by the country there is not one word. And why | merchant requires of his bank; that will never is Judge Campbell not complete and consistent | be secured so thoroughly as with a bank char- i { in his measures of economy! A year and a half | tered by Congress and inhibited from ling | Tt him, as thelr choice for Governor in 1869, of the Union, He thought the Union would and ou in the cum of five hundred dollars, to anewer for the | i ge mv ciiaia a sate pb th talaht rea time fo ee The friends of Angustus Crear Dodgo are urging him | be seed as ong aa gave caus! Tah ol pects alleged frands committed in said district during the | *€° be opposed ou ‘ ® for tho Interior Department, aa be is desirous of return. | ° the country; but whenever its rights and priviloges election on the 4th ult. We publish the opinion of | extra pay to the mail contractors on | battle; but it could be won; the length of the | ing nome on account of the hosith of hie family, poy hy ~ hy Justice Connolly in another column. the Salt Lake and Santa Fe routes, This | contest ought not to deter us from engaging in| 1 ts reported boro that several Southern and Western Mr, Free DEM rep.) of Ms, in hd Mr. Batior, In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Pat | year, when called on for his opinion as tothe | it, If it had no other advantage, it wonld | rallrosd companice have combined together and will soon | Sid. If be were i a sarvem teen on te Union erie hed wick Reeves was indicted for assaulting Wm. 0'Con- | propriety of paying more than double the con- | afford politicians a safe eubject to divide upon, | MmPt 1 get through Coogross & bill, the result of | ing rectional candidates for the Preeidemcy and Vice Pre. ner with an axe, intending to do him bodily barm. | tract price ($22,000 a year, in place of a little joa aE duasetpiis unas pomiponngpc: ~ ir aoe. presen S. would bo the Saws seein Cactee At the hour of the adjournment the jory bad BO | over $10,000) to Jacob Hall, for the service be- Tr Svean Doty.—For reasons best known to pendest of the Peotte raitrond “a ot a pee e on ‘referetee Yo ofc records x would bo ‘saree upon a verdiet. Another case of @ similar | tween Independence, Mo, and Santa Fé, he is | himself Mr. Guthrie doce not recommend the re- | pubute domain will soon be entirely absorbed by specaie. | is vote’ for renulariy’ connotes” coamdcien ne natare was diepored of, and the prisoner sent to the ; 3 z z i Z 3 quite neutral; and that after a full pre-emption | moval of the duty on sugar. This we conocive to | tore, and tho new settler be compoiled to pry prices for penitentiary for six months. 7 ‘ ton be a serious and unfortunate omiesion, land three and four times that extablishot by the gorers. | Save States, and generally for one of ber own citizens. The trial of the case of Saltas against Genin & co bb yes Bo om id — bites guia 4 It is doubtfal whether any revolution that has | ™¢At Sixteen milions of scros wore given away to sepebeeen are Kase wah i) front ‘trom the Seeaser Lockwood, which has created considerable taik | miles, for over & parc of road; @ grant worth 5 inthe pelee of the ot of Life | PMTORd speculators at the Ine: session. whieh made the among Wall street stock operators for some time | at least half a million dollars, and which he | occurred in the price eneyrtrspiped © | the Recretary of the Interior has informed the Senate non thee SO Wee coveemea Boman, past, was commenced in the Superior Court yester- | himself, in conversation, onee characterized as a | within the prosent generation has led to more ge- | that one thousand and forty-five officers is the probab'y jad, therstore they’ wore day. We give a report elsewhere. “ great outrage.” We sometimes hear of things | neral inconvenience and distress than the rise in | number to be provided for by the bill passed Inst goesi sa - ‘ in G can At :¢ ry ‘ House and ponding in the Senate, relative to the On Tuesday morning last Captain George Wea | being “ made pleasant” in order to allay official | the price of engars. It is an actual fact that poor | by the 5 voles of the free ., ; ‘ tye a " of revolutionary off 4 thei and repeated, when the Prosident made the ver, of the schooner Caroline Holmes, of Philadel- | pormplos, though, of course, we do not charge it | families of the present time are obliged to do | 7 peer y Aromypot ppt og Ppt a “A wes wihor phis,and bound for New York, resisted James L. Adams in the performance of his duty as inspector of the port of Alexandria, Va. The captain not only ordered the inspector ashore, but immediately made sail for the port of his destination. A propel- ler was instantly chartered, ond a posse started in pursuit, overhauled the vesse!,and bronght her back to Alexandria. Captain Weaver was then arrested, and, after a hearing before the Mayor, was held to dail in the sum of $200. The schooner, at last ac- counts, remained in charge of Inspector Adams, wanting the bond for the payment of a fine of #09 in this case. without sugat because they cannot afford to pay In the four years’ administration of the Post | 55 and 60 pet cent more for it than they did Office Department we make this summary. Mr. | twenty months ago. And it is shameful that Postmaster Campbell has raised letter postages | thirty per cent of this aggravated price should be between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, from six | paid to the United States government, which does to ten cents. He bas broken two contracts of | not know what to do with its money. great importance, and mulcted the nation in Sugar, in Louisiana, is already grown as large damages probably to the amount of nearly one | ly as the supply and price of negroes will per- million dollars, He has, by breaking these con- | mit. Economically managed, sugar estates are tracte, cansed vast inconvenience to millions of | certain to be lucrative; and at anything like the people. He has had a registry law passed that | present prices, the loss of the duty would not be allowance. Tho establishment of & morning ponny paper, as @ tender to Mr. Buchanan's official organ, is contemplated by certain parties intercetod in eecuring the advortising patronage of the government. —— Intelligence from Kansas. Cnrcago, Deo, 3, 1956, We have Kansas dates to the 20th of November. Gov. Geary intends retaking the prisoners who recently oe. caped from Lesompton if they can be found. Too Grand Jory bave found bills of indictment against several pro- slavery men. feces hod bese bets tn conneq Mr. Buryamey said, after the Prosidential clection I felt Whe the schoolboy at vacation, after studying the classics; “thank God,’ he exclaimed, “I have got (hrough the Greeks Romans,’ and I thanked God I got = ing through the Presidential canvass, (Laughter) Other Bevators, however, havo diferent tastes, and in order that they may have time to prepare tor dtp, nove thet ve beast 5 juestion as that now , move Renate adjourn. penéing, | move that the Bevate a4 k jolation of the General rma djourned till Mon’ay incurred by the vi msi aoa used all ule letters to be pointed out, | felt to the undue detriment of the planter. The | sn¢ Serverer Generel imkonn, ehairman, hed den a Under our maritime head may be found a state. | ¥a* caused all valuable letters to be pointed out, ped yh fe pg Ok rth on ete tae, House of Representatt vee. #0 that they could be conveniently stolen—a | duty has now lasted long enough, im all con- direction appropriately known as ‘the thief’s | science, to “build up” that branch of agriculture; guide-board.”” it certainly cannot need further fostering. The These agty are what be has agcomplished. He | repeon why it besnot extended to larger propor- Col. Titan gives notice that ait Lene to Noaragoe to rendezvoue at 8. Louis om the 20th eg from whence @ free paseng* Will be furnished to them. Afver the rettiemert of Central Americon aGgirs the per. pore ip to attend to Cube. ment of the exports of sugar and molasses from Matanrae to the United Statee from the 24th to the 27th ult., both Inclusive. The E copeap news by the Avabia, ip compe;tion _ Ey Wasmverom, Doo. 4, 1966, The Speaker announced the standing committoes, Thoy are nearly the rame ae thowe of the first soesion, The only changes 'n the princ'pal committees are Mr. Oliver, a Yn theese snare of Mirsouri, on elections, instead of Mr. Savage; Mr. Howard, on ways and means, instead of Mr. Billighurst: Wr. Fuller, of Maine, on commerce, instead of Mr. McQueen, Messrs. Garnett aud McQuoen on Revolutionary claims, instead of Messrs, Smith, of Virginia, and Fuller, f Maine; Mr. Ailev, instead of Mr. Bell, on agriculture; erers ‘Sherman and Cadwallader. on forcign. instead of Messrs. Bayley an’ Matterou; Mr. Smith, Vi on ‘Territories, instead of Mr. Kichardaon; Mr. on roads and capals, inetexa of Mr. Hughstom, Mr. Matte- son bas been appointed chairman of the Committee om the District of Columbia, vice Mr. Meacham, deceased. ‘TUB CARE OF THY DELBUATE FROM KANSAS. pe. h geeetion « Mr. Waiedeia's admission as delegate om nsas bi een resumed, cies ayn eee ana see consideration of fubject be » when it sball be formally scte? on, and no motion there- afler relative to it to be in order, Mr. Gxanomn, (rep.) of N. Y., wished to offer a resolu tion im ting: jet Walco aa Chaplain, Mr. Prmys (dem) of Mo., suggested that mombero should forthwith proceed to draw fur the choice of seats. Mr. Gaow, (rep.) of Pa., and his friends tusieted on proceeding the Whiitiet cane, ‘Tho yeas and pays were ‘ruquently taken on motions, mado by Whitflold’s advocate to adjourn, ‘or acall of the bry fay ain their desire being to stave off present ac- ‘con. Mr. Homrpxwy Mapsnari, (K. N.) of Ky., claimed bie coratitutional right to have the President's annual mes- fage read, but ‘Speaker overruled his demand on the ground that Whitilojd’s case had priority. Mr. Marshall. sppealed rom the Speaker's decison, pending which the Huuse adjourned. See United States Supreme Court. Wastinaton, Dec, 4, 1856. No, 11.—Romelius L. Baker et al. ve, Joshua Nach~ trieb.— Argument commences by M. Stan! for appe:- an and continued by Siwin M. Stanton the ap- pellee, Official Vote of Wisconsin. The following is the offiviai vote of Wisconsin for Prest- dent:—Fremont, 66,092; Buotianan, 64,786; Fillmore, 679.: The Vote of Missouri. Sr. Louis, Dec. 2, 1856. The Repudlican gives the vote of Missouri a: follows:—> Buchanen, 68,160; Fillmore, 48,521. The Boston Slave Case. Dame stated by Negret, in bis examination at Boston, bao tailed from Wilmington The Sumac Mili aud a large dwel were deslroyed by fire in Alexandria last ight. Loss $11,000. ‘The Alleged Scarcity at Lake re Borvato, Deo. 4, 1856. Advices from Lake Suprior say the statements which have recently appeared in the papers to the effect that the inhabitants of tha! region were short of supplice and likely to suffer severely during the winter, are un- true. They have supplies sufficient to last until the open- ing of navigation, and a good stock of powder for mining operations. From Buffalo. STORMY WEATHER—NAVIGATION, SPC. BuFFALO, Dec. 4, 1856. re bad @ succession of severe snow siorme here 1g the week. The weaiter !s now very cold, capa) vavigation js conridcred clozed for the season. Owing to the storm of yertrday it is feared thata num- ber of veerels on the lakes, downward bave met with disasters. As are inaured, the loa: 4 Grain 8hi; ents from Chicago. 38 Ciicaco, Des. 3, 1866. Navigation is genersily closed. The ship- ments of grain have been made this season :—Wheat 5,000. e 900,000 do toother ports. Corn—7 700.000 b Bufialo; 2,000,(00 do. to Onwego, una 900,000 do, to other fi Oate— 600.000 burbels to Bullulo; 64,000 do. te ef, and 900,000 do to other ports. Flour—100,000: Darrels to Buflalo, and 43,000 do. to other porte. Loas of the Schooner N. G. Walten, &e. oT Dec. 3, 1866. During & tovere etorm bere last night the schooner N. G, Walton, of Chicago, an o'd veasel, was wrecked. lives were lort. erable damage was alto done to ‘he littnois Centra) break water. Marine Disasters. PuiLapELenia, Dac, 4, 1856. ‘The scbooner Lydia B. Cowperthwaiie, of Coarleston,| for New York, went ashore yesterday at Absecom. ‘vesze: is in good order and yb on the beach. Provincetows, Des. 4, 1856. The berk Elmwood, Capiain Ulark, from Val Boston, went ashore rear Race Fotnt light cor! heavy blow Inzt pight, Sbe is om the sou! on her side, in a litle above low water making a complete breach over hor. She os Titel Water a yet, but will havo to discharge bofore gettin, oft. ‘The brig Morning Star, from Goston for the Saudw se Navigation of the Ohio. bad beavy rains 4) Rowen od nary ne A e uring ¥ acd las: ite now cool and cou vith eaight tele! eube ™ PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. vintapetrm@a, Dec, 4, 1866. Stocks frm. Peansyivazta 6’, $4; Reading Matlroad 42);; Moria Canal, 1634; Long ‘Island Ratiroad, 124, Penwsylvania Railroad, 43 Dec. 4—7 P.M. Oewrao, Wheat is doll. Saler 6,000 bushels at $1 44a $1 47 white Capadian and Indiana, and $1 26 for club. Jake importe—600 dbis. four and 56,623 bushe! wheat. Canal exporte—38 b»la. Sour and 3,000 bush wheat, Jn the twenty forr hours up to noon to- fi 4,960 Duapels teed 10,520 oats, porte18 707 bushels wheat, 2,600 bushels corn ie is noice in the caval Some shipments to the in ‘Trauerne at Nomo’s Gary M. The lberg’s elevent! ocncert tom place at Nibio’s Garden last eveniog. Th change from the saloon to the spacious and well ven! ted theatre was enpecially gratetul to the pudiic, and wa) fully appreciated, The hoose was crowded to the uppe gvliery, and the enemive of the audience was very fine ‘The programme was as follows :— Pant Finer, 1.—Overture, “Jubel’’,.. ees speeeee we Orehentra, 2.—Aria, “Lucia di Lammermoor’ Signor Mi: 7—Overture, “Fra Diayolo’ *-Pantesi, bes ery Dust, “Bardiere of bevilla” nent: Malame L'Angri and Signor Si 13— Wedding March, .. os os eee The Orchestra. The orchestra, an excellent one, led by Mr. Pergmacr ccoupied the stage, while the plano was placed upon platform extending into the parquotte, This srrangy| ceived with much enthusiasm, and Mme d’Angri splendid voice and artistic execution made es perfect f ror, Without doubt these are the finest concerie ev: given in thie city. The next conoert takes pi ‘8 Garden on Toes¢ay, when—om dd—Mme 4 Any ‘will give @ scene from Romeo, supported by ber riste Mlle Mathilde, as Jolietts, From the European rep tation of @’Amgri a «lyric sctrass we exprct rom (hing grand, Crawrers Staxyt Trearre—A New Locat leawa. Mr. Bddy bas struck a vein im the new loos! draw “Orion, the Gold Beater,” which has been played ever Bight this week to fai) houses. Tt is an adaptation from novel of (he thrilling schoc!, and the plot shows gr tventive talent, It bas been pkilfully propared for tt stage by Mr. T. W. Meighan Tho local scenery ie exce jept and the acting genera'ly food. The leading chera tore aro exceedingly well piayed by Mr. Eddy and Jobaston, “Orion’’ promises to have « long ran. ‘Treatnne, &c.—See the amusement directory at ti bead of the fourtd page for a list of the atiractions ofe ed to night. Our special notices of the various estabiis ments are unavoidably crowded ont. Court of Common Pleas. Before Hon. Jodge Ingraham. PAREXTS TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN. | Dae, 4 — Soloman Belas, Ad ninistrator, vs. the New To and Harlem Railroad Company —Thia wae ane” againet the defendants for damages for having caured t death of a obild of the piaintifl, two and @ half yours age it eppeared from the evidence thet the chil! w mitted to piny about the public street, withoct inees attendance of an adult, and that ia Coetre etres |i w run over by the defendant's cars and killed, On motio the Court beld that the parents coa'd not recover, ae tl accident wae tho remult of iheir own negligence. 1 int wee therefore ¢emeved,