The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1858, Page 8

wines, * fire Double Execation tn Pittsburg. jomndy MAN AND WOMAN HUNG-—HENRY FIFE AND CHAR | wore ont sae 2 farewell. I truet in God and LOTTE JONKS ON THE GALLOWS FOR tas MURDER Brown then wpa teeing ant OF GRUNGE WILSON AND BLIZA8sTH M MASTERS. prayer, duet + at <8 he Pie both va pee) eet Rorrthte wae yesterday wrought to the highest pilcb OF Me exeoutton of Henry Mie and Chariette Jones, convicted ‘bf the murder of George Wisson and Eliza’eth McMusters 1 Wife was the over and paramour of Casrlotte, aud tbe | ‘@wo victims her uncle and eupt ‘essombled around the Court House yard, with the vain © een the exeoution. proner dyecretion, ar SIN? Soave eopunn of the eoelael concerned inthe these, with the ewco! ba aged avery few others, inciting the physicians, m!- we 8 ‘(From the Pittsburg Post, Feb. 13 j ‘Tie wtrwnge, unnatural taste of the public mind for the At amearly hour, about 9 o'clock, an imuncase crowd of seeing some vessige of the appendages of ‘The Sherfff had, with issued cards to ninters of the gospel, &o, were all that were admitted to scene. A large ievober of tekete had been issued by the Com- mission@ra>, the >ounty to persons, admitting them to tne Court House, mary of tae windows of which oyeriook the aide of the jarl yard where theexecation took place These tuckets, however, were refused at the avenues of entrance, and cozeidera die ciisterbance arose on that agcount. The Deputy Sherif at the juncture went to Hon Cherles Stmaler, Exq., and obtaived from him a writen epinren as to Gre right of tae Commissioners to aimit spectators. Ju@ge Shaler war of opinwm that the Commissioners bad be uuthority over the public greands anc premises on thi orcasion, amd rence the tickets of thas Board were rejeat- #V ana the holders of them exciuded. Three of the military companies of tire city were im at- tendance, and rentmels were appolumed to patrol whe os ana guard the gates. The dispay was Mehiy @recitable and the officers-and men demeaned themes! ves like sol@ters and geptilemen. About half-paet one o'clock a Toll wes called in the office of the jailor of those who were properly authorized to be etit at the lastact These were ‘hen ‘conducted into a ‘yard, wirere the ecaifold wae erected. This instra- ‘weent of ceath was completely and artistically constructe 1, "Woe ropes ware madete ran on puilies. The drop wes elrawn by a falling lever place about'tifteen feet w he the scaffold, and copnected with by ropes AB soon xs the spectators were Rémitted, fenry Fife apd Charlotte Jones, accompanied by three clerical gentiemen, epproacked and astended, After as- cending the scaffold, Fifesmia hehad written out a'state ‘ment which he wished to'read. He began, and baiting a little in the reading, said % was belly writen There ‘were two chairs op the scaffola, on one of whreh’Charione was seated AS Fife reed page efter pace ofthe magu- ~seript he laid itapon Ghaclotte’s lap. We give the state. ment as read by Fife:— GENTLEMEN—ip a few short moments of time I shall have answered ‘with my life for the terrible orime'l‘have committed. and which I pave elready freely confessed. ft must not be «upposed'from what has oeen published in the newspapers here from timre to time fimce my arrest, ‘Wat | am inofferentor carelese about the ewrul tare Lag now to suffer; nor nrust it be sapposed thet I bave suffer- ed no compunction of conscience for ten dee tnat hag Drought me to a felon’s death. Oh, no! I have siready andergone more torcure of soul than @ thousard deaths, | and ob hew often Thave wished I could resure George ‘Wilron and bis sister back to life! Vein thought! Mad. dened wrth a thirs: for gold, and etimetated ty drink, 7 gave them the fatal blow that rebbed them of fife ‘and sent their sovis, without warning, to the dar of Ged. My fervest prayer now is, and long has been, that thes ave been made happy by my wickedness, end that their immortal souls are smong the redeemed of Christ, and’! pray Almighty Cod for His pardon, end that | may be per: mitted to hope that im toe world of spirits | may be there, apd then beg to be forgiven. Stuce my arrest, touch has been done in which] Beve a right to complain; pot thet I was arrested, tried und convicted, becugse that $4 & just penalty for my crime, bet | do complain of some of the means dred against me before my trial cam: on. The pablic‘press had so positively condemned ure that it ‘was next to impossible to get e fair and ‘mpartial heering of my case, and one of the papers, the very dey before the jury wes to be empannelied, published nearly two columns of az articie upon me, in which it charged that was guilty beyond a doubt. Hew is it post c ere © get ap impartial jury ifthey are to frst be tried and ively condemped by the newspapers? It ougnt to sufficient for a prisoner : a@oswer for Pe yl toan dm court and ji he prisoner ed within the walls ofthis ce. has Be opportunity to deed Limseif from these attacks, aud if it Continued the »nevent will suffer with theguilty. Ide mot compiaio of thejury that tried my case; | bel eve they did their daty consueatious. ly. Durimg the eleven or twelve days I was on trial, my counsel took a great many exeeptions to the opiaion of the Court on the acmission of evidence, and when the case wee reported from the Supreme Court | observed noue of Ahuwe exce pions had beee: ted or argued, but I in- quired ofimy counsel about this aad he told me’ they had ‘Deen lost out of the Clerk’e office and could not be found. There was a large nomber ef theee exceptions. Who car riedthem of I will uot charge that Mr Slorner, the Clerk of the Court, had avything to do withther beng taken away. Ibeieve ie 16 ah Lonest man. 1 Jo net bdelieve the District attorwey bed avy kuowledge of what became of them, and I betieve that my counsel bas in all Unings acted in good faith towards me. Let the guilty party, whoever be may be, however high in power, ac- ewer it torhis own conscience and his God. There will be & judgment hereafter, net only for the poor prizoner, but for some-of these eugaged in judging kim. Ove of the Witnesses at the trial swore tomy singing @ certain song, fo the eel! a the Mayor's office, in which | was made to fay that | killed George Wilson and iis sister. is my duty to mysei! and the people that | leave b solemnly declare that { never sung tbat sox have @ conversation with Charlotte among Tv tugs | said to Stewart justice: and with toe last breath that God give world, 1 will redeem my promise to bim I 2 charged with the marder of Waite, in coune ‘tion with others. Of bis murder J am entirely innece ri peat what I stated to Mr Pa bever saw Wm. J of White. and © m taken two, per: But I bap» three hey were all One was worse than tt mit tne murder, bu But 1 ) ty 40d to forgive them have been iw kindness by sheriff Pattersoa, aad God will rewai for bis goodness of beart, even if it should extend a bumave sympathy to me. 89 unfortunate as wo become his prisoner, Ax to Jatior Pail o has Ways treated me Kindly. | In thx respect I hav 0 af: But be choulo de content to oners dd pottry w get Com! Ageinet them op their trial © rouse Of Duty, Aad Rot out of malice ward any one, [am © no situation © indulge in words of hacred or reverge, butrather ip those of repentance and sorrow During ny confinement] have suffered more in mind & 4 times, for the crime f have committed, than the fear of this deaie that is 80 rapidly approaching. Hare ia the fata! rope, the scaffold, and the baad that ia to send my eoul into etervity; but | do not fear; 1 have made my pease with ali the world, and J trust in God. And now, before these witbetses, and in the preeence of *imighty before whom in a moment of time I expec’ o appear with wie last broach that I ain 7 on earth, with a fe! ki my acovuntability, 1 solemnly protest aut deciare +) Monaree Stewart {e entirely nuocent of the murd George Wilson and his sister. The deed wa. planned perpetrated by myself and Charlotte Jonee. without an» ther human being to.plan, aid or assist us. For our erime he bas suffered along imprisonment, hat I pray God that the last words of a dying man, With bo hope oF motive to deciare anything but tue trath, while the just punishment of God weuld be visited by falsehood, will be taken and Teatore bm to that liberty of which he has been s0 long In whatever was honest he wax my friend, but He has suffered mucn from deprived no partner of mine ip crim my crime aod | beg bi The statement of Cha Williamson, one of the clergymen present We give thie Starement io fall — I bow nave but a few moments to live, and 1 with to make a statement of the ¢ruth. Since mg arrest J have been represented as prison hardened, and desttate of feeling, and without penitence for the crime in which I have ‘been engaged. Any statements that I was Bot sorry are untrue, because | bave suffered coptinualy since the perpetration of that oSence —more than wy cap twil—and i 1 bad the power to retreen me steps wed reetore my uncle and aunt w live, there lk coubing J wouid wot be willing to do te ao omopiish it. The reason why l did chic was the yroat love | bad for Keory Fife, and in arder to get meney to > \ bourekeeping with bum: A short time before shis crime was committed, Rie left me, against iy earnest wish— &iving me, as a temson for leaving me, that he was to poor (0 support me, and that ke was compelled to leave me and go and hum work. He did leave me, and! wae some apprehension whether he would return. During bis absence ¢ suffered ® great deal, and | would have done anything world to be with When Ioext saw hun, it wee Wastington, county, 1 was not willing ave me again, and T went with bim—he going to McKeesport and | to my uncle's, Then, whew {was at my uncle's bovse, J first formed the idea of committing the crime in order ve ‘the money #0 that! could live with Fife, « | was auliaf de would leave me again. | Toe Stewart wae trying te get fore | hat agrent dislike for deed was pea. | hed and executed as] bawe stated in my con‘ession to Mr. Philips, and the statement of the murrier, ani gave it vo ‘Mr. itilpe, i@ correct, all but thie i etated that { started to Washington te get tie poison, but concluded w stop in Movongabela City ant get tt, and that [ tried there and failed to get it; but J also stated what ir. Philipe did not take down, that! got another per 00 lo go for We puison, and Chie person stated that thee iron could mee be got without swearing what it was for God act ap for & myself, and never intended to be eo un Gertie. 1 wished t say in making my confession that | Oi¢ expect from what Mr. Philips sad that | would have Deen eared and Wiken af a Withee for the common wealth , end Ue reason tat 1 pot Steward in, was that I did not dike hima, becaure { Believed he tried to get Fife w leave me, aod ( wae afraid that the morning after the murcer was rqnmmilted he umght have seen and beea ised as a wHtoeks agmiont Fite and myself. e ihave been in jail here | bave always boon well treated by herd Patterson aad Mr. Philips. Now | expect to Ge, and bave tried to make my peace with every ody, and { hope to be forgiven by Ged for my eine. 1 know the awful situation in which i am placed, and know at thie time | hail tell nothing but the truth, eocause 1 fuliy believe Wat | shall be secountabie hereafter for what | say. With thie tull odge 1 am willing to state, before man and befwe , that Monroe Stewart is not guilty of the murder em y- anole or sont, and | believe him t be entirely innoosnt. | am eorry that I ever put bim in the eftuation that he is now jn. Thave been vigited by clergymen aud other religious ‘and | feel as though! am prepared to die. I fully confess My crime and admit that my punishment ts just. Tn re gard wo the murder of Mr. White, in Wasiington county, tt ie my with to say that I do vot know anything about it ife ever saw my vrother, Will , Was the mext evening after W nse, M. Howard, leq, | desire to feiarh my slucere thanks for be services. He tas done 0 there a verything for mé@ that ®” pangel could do. I now bid whe | S| [Trapslated from EJ Comercio de Cadiz, Jan. 12, for the Perera Fite drank Mi cinee tho game ‘Wao'ewallowed the remainder. ( hertotte #; be was willing to dio, and it was a wooder he Dad wt ied ing, now addressing her minister, the jailor, and the eho itt. y | they are not as fully devoted to our peculiar inter- ~ etvently repeating every word that was ut Twos! seen liquor were then Drougat for the grven to him, ‘agoite merely tasted bermand then hapded it to File, Another Fife then kisred Charlotte affectionately. . Belt hich Fife ant | ¢ prams oo ste op Wz Oey Aen cae ite onid ning to end, as I had the misfortune to do, in spite of fo many Levey suaieornrs and pleasant things to ae peruse in the rich contemporaneous bd of ie etatemert once filled up almest to the obstruc pry In the said big document, which to others oD wl OO. affectionately Wissed each other. He looked eomewhat pale, snd curing the read- Charlotte, after ihe last pray er, cried aloud, now pray | © She saia eho was willing to die with the man she loved cearer than hfe, and this she repeated severa! umes, Fife requested the Deputy District Atuorney to take his written statement, and called several persous up to bid themaoteu. Ho then told the Sheriff he wished to bid bands with bim mournfully. varrels in suit Lake City, and the mercantile system of the United States, might be considered a8_a compensati some task of perusing it; and itis that which c’ eee ivaeell, wo tof thoe tahoe | SOS ‘Aes he. model republic. This pa rewell, wheretipon inmost 6 present sho: Spain au em republic. ® 2 oan the most serious consideration of @eruph NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 958, h View of @ War with the United Perey awics ana the Fate of New York Herald.] We find in the London ice of the £rtado (ministerial journal of Madd) the following lines:— The first message of Mr. Buchanan, the new Pre- sident of the United States to the general Congress of that nation, ix a document of such gigantic ae. portions that it requires a very deep con’ ‘the iction of tities of a correspondent to read it from begin- literature of this ry interesting things with regard to the sally ansas, the excensen of the Rormona in 1 found onl, raph that y panies Bn ter the toil- al state of the relations bet Jn A wretel Je creatare, with a calico mask, then co! = Mt states- come forward from tho Joi and “ascended the scsi, wi, heen eed the whe” ‘policy of with strips of long muslin to pinion the convicts’ arms. | the Uni Mae leteee or the: _,A@ording to As soon as Fife saw bim he drew back his fistas if tostrike | Mr. Buchanan, the re! he ales: with Spain him a blow. The Sheriff interpoeed aud sad a word, | ure far from presenting # eatiafuc’ O40. 0 0t” There whereupon remained quiet until the rope was adjusted | are a number of rec ion’ | ‘ding, which he by the * masked man” He then exclaimed: Gentie- | proposes to himself to rettle "gt Wesding, witch he men, I die game’ The scaffold; the Sheriff, with a high and praise worthy sense 0: bis duty, stepped with hte back to tha prisoners, from the steps of the scaffold, upon the small lever, (which, like the double trigger ‘of @ rifle, set off the who'e mecbivery) the drop fell, and the creatures were suspended in the air. Just before the drop fell, the usual long caps were drawa down over the faces of the mow deceased. The iast words of Fite were, “Remember, gentlemen, I dite game.” Tue last ‘wores of Charlotte were a prayer to God for ber salvation and a declaration of love for Fife, with whom sue was willing to die. Fife was dressed in bis eruinary clothes. Osarlotie hed on @ white vambric dress. Fife did not ‘move a muscle after he was swung off. Charlotte instant- ‘her hands, which remaineé clasped, ard gave ‘convulsive struggles. Notwithstanding this, Fife swung te and fro for several mhrates, while Chariotte hung ey. The prisoners fell at ten minutes past two o'clock. ‘Ia kalf an hour afterwards they were pronoune’ ad dead, t#ken down and placed in coffins. The neck of ‘nei- ther of them was brokoa. AY) “the prisoners om the ‘site of the jail on wivich the execution took place, had Brroured pieces of “a'rrors, and “aolding them out of cell windews, could see what was going on. Wher the lead were about to be takon down, an ungainly looking creature came forward, and, one after the-oiner, lifted them aif the ropes. safter tbe culprits wérepiaced in their cettin: some gen- ‘éman stood upom the ‘scaffold and road a paper, to the ‘eect that the jerors of the Sherif’ veing prezent, and baving heard the dying ¢eclarations of Charlotte aut Fife, ‘a which they acquit roe Stewert, hereby signify, wita their pames: nded, their belief im the said Stewart's iupocence of the ‘allegations against him, and pray the Governor to pardon or respite him umtf there are further developements. Ove South ‘Carolina Correspondence. Co.umpra, 3. C., Feb. 12, 1858, State Poktics awd Political Leaders— Onion Princi- ples and Party Seclusion— Isolation of the Demo- cratic Party--Creed and Views of the Newspapers —WDistinctive Names for the Democrats — The Keneas and Nicaragua Questions — Senator Douglas and his Position, §c. Simce the-ceath of Mr. Calhoun the people of the State, though thoroughly democratic in sentiment, have net acted on any political question with that unanimity which characterized them during his life. Ia the secession and co-operation struggle of 1853 we ‘beheld, for the first time since the days of nullif- cation, two distinct and widely separated parties, each:headed by promsinent.poiiticians wao bad pre- viously stood side by side ‘in every campaign. The co-operation party, aided by the unionists of Green- ville and of Charleston, triumphed by @ large ma- jority. It havimg been decided that South Carolina should remain in the Union, another question shortly afterwards arose, and even now divides the State, It is simply this: Shall the democracy of South Carolina act with the party throughout the Union or not? Jt is notorious that our State has had Jess sympa- ‘thy, less regard for her sisters of the confederacy, ‘than any other in the Union. One party in our midst desires to keep up, to strengthen the “Chinese wall” which bas divided us from our neighbors; while the other would overthrow it. One would re- fuse all co-operation—even where great questionsare | at stake—with the democrats of the North, because | ests as we are; the other would cheerfully forget minor differences and unite with those professing the ame cardinal points of faith in order to defeat a | common enemy. The isolationists style themselves | “State Rights Democrats,” aud the others, “National Democrats,’ though the latter term is to some extent a misnomer, as many of the so-called national demo- crats are strongly State rights in thetr opinions. Col. Orr, now the Speaker of the House, in Con- gress, may be regarded as the Jeader of the national democrats. Throughout his » political career le has exhibited a pationality, a comprebensiveness ot cegard tor political allies, no matter fe they be, that has endeared hima to one portion of the pecple and rendered him unpepular with another. Major B. F. Perry (the only Unionist editor in the secession controversy), Hon. F. W. Pickens and W. W. Boyce are the three most apes “national- ists” besides Col. Orr, although many leading mén, such os J. 5. Preston, Jas. Chestnut, Jr., Judge Ma- grath ond others, lean towards the party, and when the issue hetween the two parties is boldly de- | | veloped they will go over to the national | demoera ir. Boyce, whom we have alluded to, ix the representative in Congress from this district and bide fair to become more distinguished than he now is. Hon. R. B. Rhett may be considered the exponent of the “State rights party.” Next to iim come Adams, Keitt, McQueen, Gregg, and a host of others who in 1853 headed the secession party. The Charleston Mercury is the organ of these gentle- the Coluinbia Carotinan that of the others. ion «f Mr. Hammond to the United Senate did not turn apon this issue. No par- two unfortunate | cession ready ata violent may as, theyalways keep open a certain num- ropes being fixed, a!l left the | if possible ; but the tone * th Prich ‘Grain treata his connie peste a ee eo signification thelr iniquitous r ag Oni States do not give up ‘ef obtaining at any cost the ‘uba; and in orderto be ever the ir jg Yen mément for achieving their end by ber of 3, questions, of which to avail themeelt ex Hyigtving them an undue importance as 8000 9 3 Europe shall offer the wished Re cppeaniy is ‘netexsary to not lose sight, even for a mo- me’at, of this, unless ish nation t, ‘pass for the least patriotic and the ‘most tmbecile in the world. Sooner or ldter‘a war between the United States and Spain ‘will'be inevitable, if we do not take the utmost care to give our policy a wholesome direction, proceed- ing at the same time with the Highest pradence and the test energy and resolution. In order to avoid that war, we, above all things, must not rely in the least on the assistance which France and England may furnish us for the preservation of our Island of Cuba, which is the true object of the struggle. France alone, with her best wishes for us, is unable to give us, under the circu ces, any more than her sympathies. England, in uence of her mercantile interests, fears the United States, and although she would bellow with rage on seeing the Island of Cuba aee from our ‘ion into that of the United ites, she would not burn a single cartridge to 1 habeas such a contingency. This is the truth, and we would be very simple, and would deserve our misfortune, if we had illusion on this point. No, the preservation of the Island of Cuba must be our work alone and exclu- sively, and from this time forward we must stand Peopared for whatever eventualities may threaten our rights. In the first place, in order to arrive at our end it js necessary to set aside the Mexican question and to i rd the senseless provocations of those who by ignorance or bad faith might wish to precipitate us into a disastrous war for which we are not prepared. Comonfort is but an instrument in the hands of the United States, and will do his utmost to engage us to declare waron him. No sooner will we be implicated lulged in any States, secretly aided by the government of the Union, will provide Mexico with whatever soldiers, ee eee may be in need of, and under the Mexican flag they will fit out ge Cuba pi- ratical expeditions by the dozen. ey will ask for and obtain as many privateer commissions as they may want, and seine our merchant ships where- soever they may findthem. Andif that were not suf- ficient, the Anglo American government, Tope by our distressed circumstances, will avail itself of one of those pending questions, and, joining Mexico, de- clare war on us. Whilst we would be prevented, by ‘a sense of honor, from acceding to their humiliating propane. would make a last effort to seize oki of Cuba. Such would be the consequence of a war with Mexico. To conceal it would be the same as to put our intellect on a level with that of the os- trich, which, whilst hiding his head in the sand of the desert, believes that it is not seen by the hunt- ers, because he does not see himself. In the second place, we must, by all possible means, strengthen ‘he ties which bind us to Cuba; and this may be attained by multiplying the means of communication and by increasing our commercial relations by considerably reducing the duties on co- lonial products. e third place, it is necessary to submit to all nasi ble sacrifices in order to augment our naval forces. donot pretend that we should fit out a squadron like that we were in possession of in the times of Charles Ill. ; for many reasons I cannot develope here, I do not deem it convenient for us to venture upon a pitched battle at sea. But I should wish to see Spain in the possession of at least fifty screw steamers of different forces, and of a fair number of large frigates, in the style of the Niagara, destined for cruising in the Mediterranean, in the Sea of the Antilles, and in the Pacific Ovean, where they might find support in the Philippine Islands, and be capa- ble of sweeping from the surface of the ocean the 25,000 merchant ships of the United States, one of the groundworks of their prosperity. ‘Sach a naval force would supply us with a sufficient number of privateers, recruited by our adrira- ble mariners of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the coast of Cantabi and in this manner the hanglitiness of the United States would soon be copsiderably lessened. 1 should not wish to see our men of war engage in battle with theirs, save in those cases where the honor of the national flag would render it indispensable; but I should wish to see them incessantly pursue and destroy their maritime commerce, which, to them, is the heel of Achilles; intercept their steamers freighted with the gold of California, and seize the rich cargoes which proceed from the coasts of China. This is no illu sion. We are in possession of means enough for achieving this plan if we act with prudence, activity and energy, and if we know how to preserve our domestic pened and how to develope all onr re- sources. It would vay much advance this purpose if we were to establish in the Archipelago of the Philippines three or four points well chteen and strongly fortified, from ‘whence our privateers and cruisers might start,and where they might find per- fect shelter. tnade in the election, and Mr. Hammond | Was chesen more on account of his reputation shroad, and a desire to have hin return to public life, than from his position asa State rigute demo- erat. He has so long retired from public and politi- cal view that we know not on w platform he #tands—but he is claimed by the State rights party. The newspapers of the State generally profess the State ey creed. They contend that South Caro- lina will do better by acting independently then b: co-operation with the democracy abroad—that it will be foreign to her past experience and co to her rinciples for her representatives to meet those of New York and Massachusetts upon a common plat- form, and consult upon the cammon interests of the Union. They hate the Union with a hearty hatred and pray for its overthrow. A few journal® on the other side maintain the position that as jong as we are in the Union we should unite with our friends abroad, who, in many instances, have beer defeated eolely for their faithful attachment to democratic yrinciples—that there is nothing dishonorable in whting under the same hanner with the descend ants of men by whose side our forefathers contended ‘in the days ef the Revolution. ®Suoh, in short,are the arguments used by either side. he State rights party comprises, undoubtedly, a Majority of the politicians and of the low-country people, exoept in the city of Charleston, where the other party probably has@ majority. In the middle and upper districts ‘the ists, we believe, are the stronger, theogh no decisive test has ever been made anywhere ot the relative strength of the two ties. We predict that the day is not far distant hen South Carolina will be, not only in name ut in reality, one of the strongest democratic States in the Union—and that she will heartily uaite with her sisters in counselling together for the success of the ners A or the safety of the republic. The two Walkers—he of Kansas, and “the grey wi man’ of destiny, alias Nic: ua Walker —are the all engrossing topic of conversation in politieal circles. In relation to Kansas our people are deeply interested. No Southern State furnished more men and money to colonize that Territory than South Caroling, av] no one is more concerned at the result. We all think that Senator Douglas has acted very in- consistently, and many begin to doubt his loyalty to the South and his fidelity to the democratic party. It ie idle and absurd to suppose, as some of the Northern journals seem to iaoly, that Benator Douglas will be called to a personal account by any of our delegation for his delinquencies. This is no time for ities. Routh Carolina expects her delega- tion to be active and vigilant—ready on the fleld or in debate. No resort to violence should be, or will be had, until ail argument be exhansted. No compromise is to be made which will cause the to yield a single right; and at th mere ractions are not to interfere with mutual concessions to both sections of the Union. Snch is. the tone and temper of our people, so far as we can judge, and we have exccllent opportunities for as | 51 do. certaining. Brtren Seip Lerren Poeracr.We are re quested to state*that the Britich rate of postage upon let deepatched (ron or brovgbt vo any port in the United jom by a private ship, whether steamer or eailing has bern reduced to @ unitorm rate of six ponce nts) the half ounce. All letters, therefore, mailed hited States and transmitted to Great Briiain for ance thence by private ship to any British a2 in the thirty Uhree cente the gingle rate of ha'f an ounce or i under etime | 34 do. 4th . Ist quarter of 1956, 2a do. ‘ As regards the Island of Cuba, the whole rer of the United States would not be suflicient for taking the Cabana and the Moro forts, if we are resolved to defend them; and I think that even in the open field, in particular if we increase our cavalry—an arm in which the invaders cannot have preponderance—our veterans will be able to give the Yankees a lesson by which may learn the difference between the soldiers Castile and hose enemies with whom tili now they have mea- sured swords. By these means, and perhaps by ex: tending our system of fortification in Cuba and Puerto Rioo, and above all by making the whole world undertand that we are prepared for the last sacrifices, and even, should it be necessary, for arm- ing, m extremis, the . who hate the Yankees, so that if Cuba should lost for us, she should be lost for everybody, and thst what we so often re- peated might be realized—that Cuba shall be either ss or African, bat never Anglo- Americ: we shall be able to avoid that war, for which we shat! be prepared, and we shall be more respected than ‘we are to-day, and permitted to live in peace. Army Intelligence. Orders bave been issued from the headquarters of the army, directing a draftof three hundred reeruita wo be went, on the 24th instant, from Governor's Ialaud to Joffor- sop barracks, Missouri, thereto be aavigued tothe 7th regi. ment of infantry, after which, that regiment shall take up ite line of:march for Fort Leavenworth, The detachment Will be conducted to their destination by Major Backus, 84 tafantry, who has bece specially enjoined by the Gene ral-in-Chief to look out and provide for the comforts of his command during their masch. Those recruite appear to be an iotelligent and weil disciplined boty of men, being Principally mechanics who nave been compelied to join the army from the great epression in all kinds of busi- Dees this winter. They seem content and happy, and look forward with pleasure at the peoapects of a new life. It is expected that another large draft will immediately ‘be organized to proceed to the same deatination, to be new igned to herr respective regiments, now at Fort Laaven- worth. The War Department has directed a Hoard of Officers to aseomble At the Washington Arsenel, for the examination of “Colts” arias, with breech attachinent, ant pistol car bine; they are also directed to make a detailed and minwle report, nod to give an opinion as to the fitness of these ‘weapons for our eavalry, THE ARMY IN KANSAS. The following statement, showing the number of troops stationed in Kaneas for each quarter from Ist of January, 1865, down to Sist of December, 1867, has been furnished by the Seerctary of War, in reply to a resolution of the Qua’ Int quarter of 1865 24 60, do. in those hostilities, than the filibusters of the United | much interett. It will be found that ir fe. A of Aerenibare there is « defciency in e Pama every article, and in some the defl- appearance a extended a week beyanc the time allowed other 50 as to prevent surprise, but in other re- . bbe Cn isiove of the bill do pot alter existing laws or modify they practice in ordinary suits. In preserving the business rectitude of the Commonwealth and between private individuals, the law as it stands affords a speedy remedy; but when the contest i: between an individual and & municipality or corporation, the power and weatth of the latter sometimes pre} erate against the speedy 1 has & good pareere. and ld pass it. " the decrease in $63, a rhe article which canals during the mM years 1656, 1856 and 1857. 85 . Haaareeanare oan protech i (ram soene, shan 1855. 185g. 1857. | if the Legislature can protec § Furandpeltry,ibs.. 46,713 "Hove ‘6,600 | As will readily be inferred from ita provisions, it aims :0 Products of wood— : bring defaulting cities and counties a little more in the Bas. and ect’, feet...421,776,759 388,680,400 380,167,900 | power of their creditors. Now, the holders of the oats Shingles, M.. . 71 338 67,160 89,474 | of the cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny, an . of severat of ‘Timber, cubit f 3,130,446 3,891,700 _2,880,841 | the counties of the Commonwealth, residing in toe money Stavee, Ibs... .....199,787 266 166,506,000 258,009,400 | lenuing counties of Berks ana Lancaster, and toatgomery Wood, cords, . 10,199 9,804 9,688 | and Coster, are eshioehad 10.108 erga Seacoreclance, shes, 5 12,075 60, 244 | in every default of interest, of MOR arate + | eines of miles in order to obtain the aid of the laws Products of animals— of the Commonwealth in the collectian of their s:aims, Poak, DOIG... 6.0066 60,422, 81,018 10,787 | and then are often met with all the petty vexations 7, 47,030 10,381 | that a ful corporation can ©» readily commaad, 867 6,858,000 2,120,000 | The bil, we understand, is to be presented in the Legisla- 6,152,000 000 | ture early in the coming week. birt 1,118,000 | “ ‘The Boston Traveller of the 19th inst. contains ba'000 '908,000 2,328,400 1,686,000 6,726,000 the foliowing in sclation to the stock market of that city:— The stock market is very strong, and prices continue firm for railroad and bank etocke, without many shares hands. The principal activity is ia copper nevota is strong at 12734 bid, and for Pittsburg 250 1 bid, without any stock offered; Rockland bas ad- vapced to 38, and is scarce; Superior is in demaad at 844; Isle Royale is steady at 414, and Pewabic at 674 to 635. ‘The advance in copper and the low price of labor gives the young mines an opportunity of making money Tne superintendent of the Isle of Royale estimates that he cag ‘work the mine pr Ny at 20 cents. Company stock has advanced to 914, and is ia demand at the quctation; this stock has sold Jately as low as $3, but the real value is probably earer $30. The Post says in regard to it:— The only lien upon the whole property is $45,000, the remains of the original mortgage. Of this, $25,000 is due next month, and money is on hand to pay it. Toe ‘small balance will be extinguished long before its mata- rity, by the per centage arising from jand sales. (ther than this mortgage, the Cary owes nothing, but hae on _ 832 hang well gecured aescts, equal to shout {3 per sare, al & cake, Iba. The landed property, e lowest figure, is w Oiimeat & cake, Vbs. 115143467 10 cents per foot, eay $3,500 per acre for 359 acres, or $20 mor ae per share, This'is 2 rough calculation, but ft is within tbe truth. The average price realized for the iarge quaatity of Jand actually sold during the last three or four years, is bearer 12 than 8 cents per foot. Rutland bonds are scarce at 313; bid; Ogdensburg se- copds are inquired for at 114;; Vermont Central firsts are dull at 20 bid. Mr. Cook, Superintendent of the Banking De- partment, bas transmitted to the House the annual report of the business of all the banks for savings in the State. Under the old Jaw these reports were transmitted to the Senate, but the Legislature last winter directed that hereafter they should be made to the Department. The benefit of this change is collens, 113,760 000 135,670,000 bs 1,822,000 —_ 3,102,000 | seen in the prompt, compact and precise form in berg 28,160,000 | which we have the desired information. We give 1816 | 1806 43,262,000 186,418,000 | the aggregates: in tons, vnuler the divisions Savines Bayes Stare or New Yor«. 12966. 1857. | Ronde and mortgages : 7 Ms 8 ani tae te eee 855,771 798,986 | Estimated value of mortgaged premises. 1,023,417 561,894 | Stock investments. . 50,4 55,611 14,073 16,987 176,754 183,709 Total... + .2+0+40041,922, 2,123,409 1,617,187 Statement # ik catmalod valus’ of tach article whssh came to the Hudaum river, on all the canals, during ths 4 years 1855, 1856 and 1857:— ' = , Amount of cash not included under either of 1866. 1856, 18st. the above hends ... . Furand peltry..... $16,827 $117,910 $7,800 | yfigcellaneous resources gant pa mga ‘Add tor cents, Bids and scantling,, 7,634,769 6,400,617 5,497,680 Shing! 283,808 216,734 = '312/284 | Tota, Timber, + 646,322 680) 402,732 ‘ . ~: , Miscellaneous liat@ities Ashes, pots & p'ls... Bago 2177 870 607,320 | Excess of assets over Ii Lr dd for cents. Product of Animals:— meshed ; 1,703,427 218,761. | gotal...., $22,101 183;316 | Number of 686,497 222,600 | 1568, was 203,804. 563,558 369,240 | avernge of $203 24 for 126,497 326,426 | amount deposited during the year Amount withc rawn during the year. .., boon Bh 4 ‘Amount received for interest daring the year. on ay Amount placed to credit of de Jur! 112,194 227,000 ioemme partod...«.« sevoueploertag 2,070,851 12,685,082 8,881,904 5,456,115 « 11,602,977 20,517,169 8,687,486 Stock Exchange. OTLIT 1,002,716 "100,992 Satexpay, Feb. 20, 1858, 9,126,671 —6)231'999 4407/98 | $1000 US 6", 1867., 115 300 shs Erie Railroad 8214 22h 92,486 a1 | 1200 U3 6s, 1868. 115 200 iy ces serve 2479423 1,408,127 | 000 III Int Imp, '47. 50 We .sise 2,485,018 1,667,313 | C00 Indiana 6" 155 Hadeou Riv RR ‘280,160 | 500 Tenn 6's, 121/503 | 500 Nerth Car 16000 Missouri 6’ 23000 275 Hart RK pret.os0 24 “a ‘5000 00 16 do . 23% 2000 Virgi . 27 Cleve,Col&Cin RR 96 1060 N 6 25 dO...244.-. 96% ba : 312,750 293,149 168,480 | 1000N YCRR 7's. 1390 ReadingRailrosd 62 Hemp ‘. §2'207 6.588 10,720 | 2000 ERR 2d mt b’s3 100 do. .. BIO 6214 | Clover & grass seed. 38,287 16,173 48/820 | 4€CO ERR con bs ‘71 | Flax seed.......... 13,742 234 37,620 | 115¢0 Tl Cen RR bs. . | Hops ... 50,1 2000 do... 7000 1.Cr&Mil bg bits S000 HR RR 2d m slo 10000 do, 3d m 53 7000 Har RR 2u mig 6000 Read RR bs '58, Domestic epirite,... Oil meal e’k, ; | Leather... Furniture... 200 Canton Co, 2 do, Live cattle, hogs, ee) 12,628 23,100 Stone, lime, clay!!! 1,020,728 167649 208,508 ey + "27,810 2,644 4,653 195,307 70,400 419/609 2,176,980 3,497,101 3,728,380 Statement showing the value of the property which came (2 the Htaon sheer on. ail We candle? dating the yrars 1866, 1854, and 1867, under the division’ as specified in the above (athe. 1865. 1856. E88 32] $33 6,206,978 Total... .....:.876,061,271 74,986,784 61,100,018 wai sof Statement showing the aggregate quantity and wale of the » 1s Property which went up the duritg 1966 ond "0st 17000 Tenn 6's, '90.. $6 cto 4 lesz, | W00TACAMIg hs. 34 Tons. 650,943 430,007 | 1000 a Value tf: +++ $134,131,707 71,016,241 | 2000 a Statement showing the aggregate quantity ant value of the wa ti and the canals di the gears fiteane ion tii! 2 1856, 1847. 6 «29746 412 2,047 564 8 . $208,418,441 122,706 250 1836 i886... 726,628 6 $96,212,182 wy FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. 5 MONEY MARKET. Hy Sarvnpay, Feb. 206 P.M. By 4 The stock market was not quite #0 bnoyant this Sys OMe Mie RR... 90 morning, and the operations were more limited. At REPORTED SALKS OF BONDS AND sTOC: - " the first board Milwaukie and Mississippi 2d Londs ed By A. H. Nieday. AVOTION $12,000 Milwaukie and Beloit 8's... 4,000 New York end Harlem R. KR. Te 1,000 Mrooklyn City 6's... 6,000 Milwaukie and Horioon R. 1,000 New York and Erie R. R. "Ne Oity by aad Orleans 6's, ‘heen Great Westera Insurance sertp 18 shares Hanover Bavk 5 Market Bank,.... ., . 5 Metropolitan Fire Insurance ¢ 20 St. Mark's Fire Ineurance Co, 20 Rutgers’ Fire Insurance Co, 20 Irving Fire insurance Go... By A. H. Muller. ‘20 shares Importers and Tradera’ Bank 100 St. Mark's Fire Insurance Co . 15 Metropolitan Fire Insurance Go Also the following: — vanced 2 percent; Canton Co.,1; Pennsylvania Coal 2; Brie, j; Harlem preferred, 4; Cleveland, Colum" bus and Cincinnati, $; Milwaukie and Mississippi, $5 La Crosse aud Milwaukie, j. Illinois Central bonds declined "1 per cent; Cumberland Coal, $; New York Central Railroad, j; Hodson River Railroad, *: Michigan Southern Railroad, 4; Galena and Chica- : Chicago and Rock Island, 1j. There was more activity in Cumberland to-day than we have noticed for eome time, and the operations to-day were at bet- ter prices. At the second board the market was ac- tive, and better prices refed. La Crosse land grant bonds advanced 4 per cent; Pacific Steamship Co., 1; New York Central, j; Brie, 19; Hudson River Railroad, 9; Harlem, 4; Panama, j; La Crosse and Milwaukie, 4; Milwaukie and Missisaippi, 3. Prices were very firm after the board, and closed with a decided upward tendency. The Assistant Treasurer reports today as fol- lowe:— §. COOPER, Adjatant General. AIWUTANT GrNERAL'S Orrick, Jan, 20, 1868, Tar St. Lawnexce—This river is now com- or foreign country beyond sea, must be prepaid | pletely closed by ice between the American and ‘anadian shores. Bt leave Cape Vincent regu- larly twice a day, for ingston, on the ice. The receipts to-day include $76,000 from customs, The traneactions at the Clearing House to-day were as follows: Total exchanges. 2,285,408 73 Total balances........ + 686,816 93 The Philadelphia Ledger of the 20th inst. says: We bave been shown, by © prominent legal gentieman of this city, the draft of # bill 0 be submitted to the Le- Bar, pig load 1000 GalkCb 2d mt b Pig lrou..... ‘ 1000 Han &StI BR bs 25° | Bloom and bar iron. 1000 Chie KRIRK bs 9236 | Cartings and irom 11 D & Hud Can Co 118% ‘ RY 76 do. +1 | Domesti> woollens. 5000 La Cr . Domestic cottons. . 6000 MikM2cmb b1O 75 ‘| Domestis salt, 10 ebs Naseau Bank 98 6 | Foreign elt... 1,054 145 10 Market Bank .... 100 | Merchandise . 6,297,738 6,620,930 | 2 imp&Tr Bank,, 99 Other articles — ae emall and bg M Soe market firm ith sales ‘in - er, wit 10, busbels white at 70c. a7lc., abd some cg fe Bey oe. Pork was easier, with gales o7 about 300 bois. at $16: 60. It closed, however rather more trmly—$i6 66° having becu offered acd refused, while $16 76 wan aakod. 1 Seen ener aae pric # unchanged, with sales of “Winskry was heavy, with sales of about 200 bole. Jerse; and prison at 22}g0 @ 2uc. vl “MABITIOB UNPRLLIGRACE, rk 28th. o New York Lamy arriving at uvane 17 and New Orivans 1Mb. From New Orleans Zth. phd arriving at New York 34 PRiLaDeLrmis— From New York 17th. arriving at Havana, 22d, and New Orleans 2th. From New Orleans 5th, Havana. Sth, arriving at New York 19h Brace W. From New York Zita, a Sd. fork at Havana. a New Orleans 1! Havana rlestop 4th and I! due at Havana Sib. sn a, From Mavans Wand ish duet New York 10s ‘When the above dates fall on Suuday, the steamers eal on Menday, except from New Orleans. ie iano vO ‘1UGS --THIB Oa). ison 14g 18 -morn 42| wen morn ‘Port ot New York, Pebraary 20, 1858, CLEARED ene Star of the West, Gray, Aspinwall—M O Row g Siea A . Woodhull. Savannab—# L Mitehill. BEEING SSG, We SA ah Rn Bieamahip Jamestown, Parrish, Norfolk. &o—Lndiam & rr Ship Minnehaha, Beauchamp, Melbourne—R W Cameron. Ship Guttenburg (Ham), Meyer, Hamburg—L E smsinck. g BATE St Michael (Bar), Cichero, Laguna, &e—domez, Walle Bark B Colcord, Coleord, Cardenas—R P Buck & Co. iw) Wo John B Thompson Has experwenced very heavy W on the ona, been 12 days N of Hat'eras, aud part ofthe crear are frostbitten. Was boarded by pilot boat A. Neilson. Noy 31 on the 19th, Sandy Hook bea’ og NW by W 10) miles dia tant, No date, iat 19 8 lon 34.40, mgnalized clipper aio Ruseell toering’s: alno no date, at 1338-8, lon 84a W, maw | mip. @ #’Patien, neeriog W. Norma. Merritt, brigantine Beach, with mdse from ship Flying Dutchman ‘aahore. § eatcbester, Clark, Provic! Steamer Petrel. Arev, Providence Steamer Chas Oren. Smuin. Norwich Ship Resolute, McKenzie from Amoy and Foo chow foo, Oct 2. SATLED t na Savannah; Atalanta, Charleston; it " q ’ ‘ een Es we snow; @t meridian -he same; ~) Miscellaneous and Disasters. by The steamship North Star which was to have left this pert! yesterday for Southampton and Bremen, will not sail umtité the 20th of March, She !s to un jergo some necessary repairs,’ The steamebip Star of the Weut, with the California passsn~y fers and mails, is to mail this forenoon, The mails will c!oae,, At 9o'elock AM. The steamship Columbia, for Charleston, will sail this morn ing, at 9 o'clock For burning of ship Diamond State, at Philadelphia, ae* news colnmns. ‘ Jaxe Dotex, of Bath, which foundered Jan Tne Cape Henlopen, whtie oa 1 Bow nd Steamshipa A Jamestown Nort ‘rom Philadelphia 4 iawared tor B00 Provideace, © a ’ Sewn B Coox, MeDax.- + hence Lith inst for Virginia, wen.* ashore on Watcbaprague iin "row all saved. Partles haves from this city for the purpose of saving t 10) (where from oF ty Inst reported (zr | of Plate 3 mos | ders, Matt, clean. ney, NB, otl not known Athet rn ¥ spoke on R. a, Bragg, NB» which had been dismasted, but a! that time bad got up-2p > ‘Masts nad stump topgeliantmssis [It will pe recollected tha the Caravan was last reyorted io April, 1867, off Fox Islands | dismaetet and leaking. 8, \, he. watow via Batavia for Ha® ire City, at New Oriana? | _ Ship Ohailen Yana, Feb Brown, from Hong Kong Nov 7 for fia, a ao iit Flash, Wilson, from NYork for Via Cruz, Feb 9, ia} “, Belir Uai'lo, Ketney (late Marston died at Jac t Jnemel for Baton, woanecn Reh, iat B21. lon sh ee ho? 5 Schr Jobo Brown, of Fall River, for Apalaeitole, Bob {- ‘Wat 32 8, lon 72 a Foreign Ports. ’ Genoa, Jan 2—In port shiv Danube, Golding, from NO 5 ee Vith, diag; bark Issac R Lavia Heed, from doar, Jac 34 In port echrs BF Sparks Athine, for Bor ® lon 2 days: East "ind, Lombard, for do 3; Quickstep, Bust ® | from Boston wer 2 Line Jan i3—Ip port ir bark Native, Prask for Bi by esee! John. for NVYork ao 0, Jan 22—[n port barka Hamilton, Werey * from Boston arr Dec 22. for eaie or ext Imperador. Hund from Philadelphia arr Jan 1, wg. Reindeer, Simmons frot Richmond arr Jax 18, brig Volant, Botafor’, from fava & Ayren, ldg, to sail In few daye, St Agnes (Br | Boston arr Jan 10, for St Thomar 24h, Ketch Commerce, fr 5 | Philadelphia ir Juu 21, ding Sid 13h, barks Rain ow, Ke | lis (from Richmond), Bahia, 2b, Henrietta, Ellis (from Ba Uimgore), Tele Janelro: ‘ ‘one av Prince, Jan 23—In port brig *Mltp Larrabee, Hal ( from WW: ton, NC, di te yA ‘ . Dee 17 (Pack date)—In port ship Taland Quev Rugsles, from beter ee it ‘ampbell, fro ¢ 5 ‘ork next day: brig M. wig freight, schr Justian Bandele - ; TORKS Istanne, Feb 2 2} freee fit4nne, Feb 3—In port brig Jerome Knight, Kis! } BOSTON, Feb 19— bison, She raon, ' for m bark. Cid ships Sea Rereen. Hprerpoots —— hard, Sal Phe 4 an Javetre: beta Viator, Bille: Cardenan; soh Humacoa and mkt; J W Maitland, Speed, 5 ARES ONE Boston; wind NW in the forenoon, Inter part * } Wb—Arr (hy tel bark RH Ki Stephen Hotchkiss Munson, Paletine. Het from BOriea teri ent ne. BUCKSPORT, Feb 16—S1d a rower Kilburn, aS QM Partritge Dorr, Halimore, Wigew Wadnian, Brewer ' ip hin HOLME HOLE, Feb 15, PM—Arr brig Enoch Benr f eadcartaren ia Maa We toiete me Join—Arr briga Alvatross Dow Matanzas for Boston; Far folk tor Poriemouth Rebeces (Br) Merriam, N walls, Ne: schrs Lucy White, Arey, Sm; Del, for Be tem: John Mashow, nwatt Tangier for Boston; Bhon Herbe. | Salem, Louisa, Yenton. NYork fy x «| eld sehr Minnesota, ' Vilh-Arr achrw CW Dyer, Brown, and Kmtna © Latha tal Tangier or Boston, Lacy Ames, Bridges, New Ye ist) No arrival. Sid schre Jobo Mashow, © W Dyer, a: & Fina € Lat In port atl0 AM, wind NW. parka Hadie brigs Kainbdin, J W Drisko Knoch Benner, rose, Fai tina, Chas Heaib, and Rebecca (Br); sobre ert 1 shower, Kedron, A & Keila Alfred Barret), U 1). Nor ind, Filan WWriab, john Filet, Hydrangea, Lucy White, ri and Lucy Amen. Raw bone be AM sia Honduras, tend! Breese, N At Flying Fi Racer, Maerk Hine Witkon, and all vera defo het uw ' reported detained by bead wind. In port sloop Kicasi Ire | York. Wind Ny light a reo ag PHILADELPHIA, Feb 2—Sid (in tow) brig Nathan, F + FHT RRIS 6 Yord, Sid brig Bel PhoviNceroWwN, 1 ship George 1 it, (from Norienns), Boston; bark RH Knight, Meana(tvom « enns). 1 In port brig Thoma Conner, York, ton fois Ave Forreet, Meteora, pea ouesonaa for Be ' Francis, snd Radiant, trom Orrington for Ric en Arr steamer Pelican, Aldrich, * mt Bay, a ache joned to be 1 Grace Darling. from N York ¥ gericksburg via MYork. The Rae eheh oie fi ‘ for Cardenas, : i To Dutch Taland Harbor 18h, PM, im, 3} re schra Jobn Fi ker, from Provider en for. Piiinael rym, 1 Fall River for -Alexaadriny aud ‘Bi Dorado; of Nor! RICHMOND, Feb 18—Arr sehre Harber’ Manton, Lomba soe Mona, NYork, id ecbr © K Vander A Feb 16—Arr steamabip Flor! Crowe Wallace, Lage, Wiece mets bhig dH Rent, Wend, ae’ Reb Rialto, Foy Benrape ef ip Lombar i ark litant, bigebee, NYork: brig # ' ‘ i , t ’ AFTROLOGY, ' 110 SPRING STREET—CLATRVOYANCE.—MRS, BF MOTT. the most agecccfal medical and byisine elm ant in A Caney! shone of Samoan, @ ohne lende. oat property, Ae. and maliefrction or no ps Gray bait restored to ite origionl color wi'herat fail.