The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1859, Page 4

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New York Herald—California Edition. ‘The mail steamship Northern Light, Capt. Tinklepaugh, wil! loave this port to-morrow afternoon, at two o'clock, for Aspinwall. 4 ‘Toe mails for California and other parts of the Pacific ‘Will civse at one o’clock to-morrow afternoon. ‘Tho New Yore Waugty Hrrarp—Culifornia edition— @ontaining the latest intelligence from all parts of the World, will be publisheu at ctowen a’alock in the morning. Singio copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, six cents. Ageuts will please send in their orders as early as pos- Bible The News. ‘The various factions at Washington were ac- tively engaged yesterday in arranging their plans for organizing the House of Repregentatives. The | outh Americans held a caucus and nominated | John A. Gilmer, of North Carolina, for Speaker, | and resolved to support some member of their | party for that office under all circumstances. The | anti-Lecompton democrats met in conference, and | ‘Sgreed to support Horace F. Clark, of this city, for Speaker. A -conference of republican mem- bers was held, which voted down a proposition for ® general caucus of the members of that party, and adjourned without taking any action with reference to the Speakership. The republicans will present Ho caucus candidate for Speaker. The democratic Caucus was held last evening, and resulted in the Domination of Thomas 8. Bocock, of Virginia, for Bpeaker, but no nominations for other offices were Diade. We have advices from Havana to the 30th ult» put they contain no general news of interest. The ugar market was firm. ‘The new Captain General of Cuba fonnd, on his ar- rival on the island, the sum of one hundred thousand Gollars standing to his credit in the bank where it ‘was placed by the uncle of his wife in his capacity of agent of her sugar estates. We are informed that the military and political departments of the City government of Havana have been separated. Additional advices from Venezuela, dated at Ca- Facas on the 10th ult, say:—The general election is Over for President, Vice President, Senators and Deputies to Congress. The result, as far as heard from, gives Manuel Felipe Tovar a large majority for President, and Doctor Pedro Gual for Vice Pre- Bident. They will undoubtedly be elected. The jails wf Caracas and Leguayra are crowded with pri- Boners ‘and others daily arriving, and the hospital filled with the sick and wounded. There ia consi @erable sickness prevailing in Caracas and La- ®uayra. The United States Consul at Laguayra, A. J. Smith, has lost his three eldest children, a son Bnd two daughters, with yellow fever; all died with- in a few days of each other. By the arrival of the bark Ariel and the brig Bal. fimore we have papers dated at Port au Prince, November 12. They contain no news of impor- tance. We experienced quite a radical change in the atmosphere yesterday, when contrasted to the Bpring-like weather of the two days previous. About midnight on Friday the mercury in the ther- Mometer began to fall, and continued to do BO up to yesterday afternoon, when a light hail Btorm came over the city, which towards dark furned into a drizzly rain. Everybody was com- Plaining of the too sudden change, lest it might perate disadvantageously to the general health. ‘The atmosphere is too cold for rain. A large number of our Swiss residents assembled ‘yesterday evening et Delmonico’s to hear the ad ministrative return of their benevolent society, and Elect its officers for, the ensning year. After busi’ Beas was transacted, they joined in o social ban- Quet. Our report is crowded out this morning. The steamship Vigo, which sailed from this port for Liverpool yesterday, carried ont 201 passengers Bnd $280,000 in specie. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday were confined to 200 or ‘300 bales on the spot, and 1,800 in transit, closing with More steadiness for the former at 1l¢/ for middling up- Aands. Flour was steady for Western and State brands, Rnd in tolerably good request, while good to extra grades Were firm. Southern flour was also steady and in fair Gomand. Wheat was less buoyant and activo. Holders ‘Baked prices above the views of purchasers. Sales wore Moderate and closed at prices given in another column. ‘Dorn was quict and sales limited, while prices were with Dut change of moment, Pork was firmer and in fair de- ae’ a Sales of mess at $1612% m $16 26, (the Her figure for small lots), fand prime sold” at B11 bo. Sugars were quiet and gales limited, While prices were unchanged. Many persons in the trade seemed to have been much ‘engaged in discuss. Ang tue Mayoralty election. This excitement, with un- Mavorablo weather in the afternoon, seemed to have Se coked sales, Coffee was alto quiet and sales limites There was a speculative movement in Yataga frult, and Ralve of 20,000 boxes of raisins wore maty here iit re ar ive, ata slight improvement in prices. Freights were Gru, with a fair amount of movements for Liverpool and Loudon. With the exception of some engagements for Go war, freights for the Continent were qrict and rates pacuanged, NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY,- DECEMBER 4, 1859. The South and Southern Safety—A New | the nomination for Mayor to a man pledged to Presidential Programme. We are informed from Washingten that the failure of the South to secure a law at this ses- sica of Congress for the better protection and security of Southern institutions and Southern society will not be considered as the direct signal for disunion, but that still another effort will be made to secure the South, within the Unicon, against the abolition incendiaries and movements of the North. This effort, it is pre- dicted, will be something in the shape of a Pre- tidential ticket or platform, or beth, from a caucus or convention of Southern members of Congress, the authorized and legally constitut- ed representatives of the Southern people. In other words, this programme contemplates the nomination of a Presidential ticket, on the part of the South, without regard to the Charleston Convention, or for the purpose of superseding that gathering of irresponsible po- litical gamblers. Upon this point, the opinions of Mr. Calhoun against these national party conventions, when the democratic was a na- tional party, are very much to the purpose. We give his views, therefore, as elaborated by the Charleston Mercury, in its article, which we transfer to these columns. Thus it will be seen how easy a matter it will be for the responsible representatives of the South in Congress to su- persede the Charleston Convention, and to bring the North, upon a new Presidential test, to the nice alternative of Southern safety with- in the Union, or the separation of the South trom the Union. The present grievances of the South, inflicted upon them by the North, are too serious to ad- mit of any further trifling. By twos and | national and conservative principles. Now it opposes the same man and his principles, and goes fora man of anti slayery principles, em- ploying as its organ, to abuse its former stand- ard bearer and support its present candidate, the New York Times, a republican journal, which is in favor of Seward and his “irropressi- ble conflict.” Its other organ is the Journal of Commerce, established.by Arthur Tappan to propagate anti-slavery ideas. There are two anti-slavery candidates: Tammany Hall nomi- nates one of them, and opposes the national democracy and the man who was its own cagdl- date two years ago. It isa curious fact that Tammany has thus become officered by anti- slavery leaders ; but how far the rank and file will obey thom remains to be seen. Havemeyer’s Anti-Slavery Antecedents. As Mr. Havemeyer is claiming democratic support in a contest which, from passing events, has assumed a national complexion, it is neces- sary for all who profess the democratic fuith to look to his antecedents, in order that they may know something of the political history of the man put forward as the joint candidate of Tommany Hall and the black republicans. 'The first element of discord in the democra- tic ranks grew out of the Mexican war, whic commenced in the spring of 1846. The anti: slavery faction in the democracy took that op- portunity of showing its hand, and procluin- ing its views. Towards the close of the ses- sion of Congress in 1846 the President applied for two millions of dollars, to be used in his discretion for the conclusion of a peace. It was known that in case of a treaty belag y threes, and tens and twenties, the slaves of the , agreed upon, a considerable slice of Mexican border slave States are spirited away on the H territory would be ceded to the United States; { “underground railroad,” of which there are * several organized lines from Maryland, Vir- ginia and Kentucky, to the Canadian frontiers, Of itself this system of kidnapping is an in- tolerable nuisance, and a seurce of constant losses, alarms and dangers to the border slave States. Secondly, abolition incendiaries, in various disguises, and in various ways, in the North and in the South, are more active than ever heretofore in sowing the seeds of servile stampedes and in insurrectionary conspiracies. The Harper’s Ferry raid is suggestive of another or a dozen other abolition outbreaks of the same kind, all along the Northern line of slave States, at any moment, and without a moment's warning. And if Northern philan- thropists and Puritanical preachers of the Gos- pel are found, with the orators and organs of the republican party, glorifying Old Brown as a saint and martyr, is not the danger very much increased of a repetition, from time to time, of these bloody Harper's Ferry forays? Above all, with such injerpreters of Mr. Seward’s “irrepressible conflict” as Old Brown, and Hinton Rowan Helper, who secks to instigate the Southern slave States to a servile revolt, uira-4ha Jaboring white class of the South to an agrarian rewettien, is it not abundantly manifest that this terrible abolition crusade against thé institutions and society of the South has been pushed to the last extremi- | ty of forbearance? If there existed a political party in the North to which Southern men conld look with the smallest confidence, the case would be different. But no such party exists. The all powerful North, from Maine to Minnesota, stands in hostile array against slavery and the “slave oligarchy.” Possibly there may be s way whereby the conservative people of the central States may be brought to the rescue of the Union. 4 Atall events, let this Southern Congressional Presidential movement be tried upon the touch- stone of the Union, and we shall not despair of reclaiming such States as New Jersey, Penn- sylvania, Indiana and Illinois. We say nothing for the present of New York, because the Albany Regency and Tammany Hall have so debauched and divided the democratic party with the abolition crotchets of the Buffalo platform, thateven the hitherto impregnable national city of New York may go by the board. It is only now through the bold and decisive action ot the Southern members of Congress, acting for the South, that the North can be brought to realize the perils and the value of the Union. Tue SawpaTarian CanDipaTes ror Mayor.— The puritanical advocates of strong Sunday laws to restrict our meat and drink on one day of the week are strongly pushing their re- spective candidates for Mayor. That old” blanket sheet, the Journal of Commerce, found- ed as an abolition organ, and ever since its birth the advocate of fanatical restrictions upon the people, is strenuous in its advocacy of Havemeyer, as is also the hypocritical black republican organ, our quadrilateral co- temporary. who once got lost among the elbows of the Mincio. The malicious free soil abolition sheet, the Zvening Post, is doing something in a small way for Havemeyer also, while the Tribune advocates Opdyke on the pure ground of his Sunday-go-to-meeting sym- pathy for John Brown and the Sabbatarians. We advise all the friends of rational legislation, for Sunday as well as every other day in the week, to bear this in mind on Tuesday next, and to see that they vote for the only man who is in favor of equal rights for every day in the week, and for the laboring man as well asthe rich one; and that man is Fernando Wood. Havemerer’s Prius or Pvrtricatios.—We stated yesterday that Havemeyer’s ticket of candidates for the Common Council is headed by the names of two criminals—one of them under indictment, the other convicted, but the sentence suspended in order to permit him to follow his thieving vocation. These are the Pious Hnavemeyer’s pills of purification by which the Corporation is to be reformed and public and private virtue promoted among us. By intelligence elsewhere in this morning's Hz- RALD, it will be seen that he has lost another of his potent and efficacious pills, One of his candidates for re-election tothe Common Coun- cil was committed, yesterday, to the Tombs, on a charge of murder. Doctor Havemeyer must lose no time in substituting another™ precious pill in place of that which has been so unceremoniously scarried off to the Tombs, There isno doubt that with the aid of his patent medicine he will effectually cure the city of every ailment, provided he administers it in a sufficiently large dose. Tawmany Hatt ax AntiStavery Ivsritv- ‘TioN.—The history of Tammany Hall is a curiosi- ty in politics. Two yearsago it wascongervative and national. Two years ago it was opposed to the anti slavery policy. Two years ago it gave aud the question whether slavery should he prohibited therein was immediately agitated. This question having been presented to Con- gress in the shape of a proviso attached to the bili making the appropriation asked for by the President, it received the name of the mover, David Wilmot, a democratic member from Pennsylvania, and was thenceforth known as the Wilmot Proviso. It was made a party test question in the elec- tions of this State, and became the wedge which split the democratic party in two, and has never since permitted it to reunite. In 1848 the question assumed national propor- tions, when we find Mr. Havemeyer taking an active part in the conflict. The Democratic National Convention was held at Baltimore in May of that year. There were two sets of delegates from New York State—one the barn- burners or free soilers, the other the.hunkers or nationalists. The barnburner delegates went pledged to support the Wilmot Proviso, the hunkers pledged to oppose it, and to let every new State be the judge of its own insti- tutions. Both sets of delegates were admitted. The hunkers took their seats, though they de- clined voting; the barnburners returned home inabody. Lewis Cass, of Michigan, and Wil- ilturO Rutler, of Kentucky, were nominated. The whigs nominutea Zachary Taylor and Mil- lard Filmore. . The free soil element in this State, determined te defeat the national democratic ticket, held a convention at Buffalo in August of the same year; Charles F, Adams, of Massachusett- son of Jobn Quincy Adams, presided. Amon: ic delegates were Benjamin F. Butler, P King, and most of the leading: abol': A series of resolutions, adopting the r~ aci, of the Wilmot Proviso, were d::wn up by Tilden, the Tammany candiiate for Corporation Counsel. Joshua R. Giddings, Salmon P. Chase, and Fred. Douglass, now a fugitive from justice, implicated as an acces- sory in the Harper’s Ferry insurrection. In these resolutions “the slave power” is de- nounced, a second resolution is proclaimed after “the example of our fathers in the days of the first Declaration of Independence,” and it is declared that there shall be “no more slave States, and no slave territory.” They were triumphantly carried, and haye been ever since known as the Buffalo Platform. Martin Yan Buren was nominated for President, and Charles F. Adams, a well known aboli- tionist, for Vice President. John P. Hale, of New Hampshire, who had been previously nominated as the liberty or abolition candi- date, withdrew in favor of Mr. Van Buren. The friends of these nominations adopted the party name of “free soilers,” and electoral tickets friendly to their cause were adopted in six- teen different States. The following was the Van Buren and Adams electoral ticket in this State:— FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, > AT LARGE. Robert Emmett, James 8. Wadsworth. FOR DISTRICT. ‘ 1. Thos. A. Jackson. 18. Richard Hulburt. 2. Hirani Barney. 19. H. Bloecker. 8. Samuel Waterbury. 20. Jas. 8. 4. Bernard J. Meserole. 21. Elikim B. Ford. 5. Thos B. Tappen. 22. Tracy Robinson. 6. WM. F. HAVEMEYER. 23. Jas. 3. 7. Samuel B Ferris. 24. Samuel Robbins. 8. Thos. Tabor. 26. Artemus Cady. 9. Nathaniel Jones, 26. Henry B. Hartwell. 10. Abram A. Deyo. 27. Henry B. Stanton. 11. Jobn P. Beekman. 28. Freeman Edson. 12. Riley Loomis. 29. John Dixon. 13. Wm. B. Farlin. 30. Otto F. Marshall. 14. John Gilchrist. 31. Wm. H. Tew. 15. Walter Booth. 32. Oliver Patch. 16. Andrew Doig. 83. Theodore C. Peters. 17. Chas. B. Hoard. 34, Jas. Van Loom. Here, then, we find the name of the present Tammany and black republican candidate for Mayor standing sixth on the free soil ticket in 1848, The result sf that contest is well known. The traitorous revolt of this fac- tion defeated the democratic party. The votes were as follows:—Taylor received 218,000, Cass 114,000, Van Buren 120,000. It will be thus seen that had the two wings of the de- mocracy been united, their votes would have been 234,000, against 218,000—giving a majority of 16,000 over the whig candidate. But the Wil- mot Proviso was the potent element of discord, and it has so continued to this day. Have- meyer voted for the free soil Presidential can- didate in 1856, and subscribed his money to sustain him; and now, true to his antecedents, he again gives the black free soil flag to the breeze, and Tammany Hall, once hunker and national, has become so rotten, so corrupt and so thoroughly abolitionized, that this ‘political renegade is its fitting candidate, being a bird of the same feather and from the same nest as those who direct the councils of the filthy Wig- wam, and whose motto is “rule or ruin.” It is worthy of remark that the Kings of New York, and the Adamses, of Massachusetts, so well known as pretended friends of the blacks, have been always opposed to the rights and liberties of white men, if they happened to be of foreign birth. The fraternization of Tam- many Holl with men of such prin- ciples accounts for the secession of the German and Irish naturalized citizens, The Tammany army Is, therefore, now all officers and no soldiers—not so much as 8 corporal’s guard. Ita chief.strength lay in the German population and the Irish; but they have all de- serted it, particularly the Hibernians, who never can be brought to swallow abolition. The musio of the “sweet Irish brogue” is, therefore, no longer heard in the Old Wigwam since it has become abolitionized. ™ eatigenceg Somer Now ‘as mute on Tamman; y's walle Asif soul were fled. Tho wealthy citizens of native birth who for- merly belonged to Tammany, when it was the rendervous of nationality in this city, have also abandoned it—men who are able and willing to spend one Hundred thousand dollars on this election, rather than let the fatal announcement go forth to the world on the wings of the press that New York has fallen into the hands of the anti-slavery party. All classes are flying from Tammany; even rats desert a sinking ship. Those who remain on board must go with it to the bottom. It is evident, therefore, that Tam- many cannot save Havemeyer from his fate, and his chief reliance is on the black republi- oan boat; but even that will fail to rescue him from a watery grave. The 6th of December will be the last of Havemeyer. Rerusrics tas Troe Patrons or Art—Tue Centrat Parx.—We have always steadily set our faces against the legislative encroachments by which, under one pretence or another, the black republicans have contrived to rob us of our municipal rights. When the projects of the various commissions by which the powers of the city government have been usurped were started, we raised our voices in warning against the corrupt objects that they concealed. The deprivation of the right of self-government was, we felt, buta preliminary to a wholesale system of spoliation and robbery, to be carried out through the instrumentality of these com- missions. How these anticipations have been realfzed it is scarcely necessary for us to re- peat. With a municipal organization which renders the election for Mayor a contemptible farce so far as the real wants and interests of the city are concerned, we have, as the inevita- ble result of that officer’s helplessness, an ag- gregate of taxation which is more than double what it was when the black republicans came into power. In the deplorable retrospect presented by the doings of the political gamblers and trick- sters composing this party there is but one consolatory reflection. Their system has not worked out all the mischief that was intended, nor defeated entirely the efforts of honest men to correct its evil tendencies. Thus, though their commissions have for the most part been blisters, hard to bear, and productive of a vast amount of annoyance, suffering and irritation, there is one that with all their good will they have not been able to convertinto an instru- ment of rascality. We allude to that of the Central Park, which, it must be admitted, has done its work entirely to the satistaction of the public. The gentlemen composing this com- mission have, fortunately for our interests, been enimated by & conscientious spirit, and a full sense of the responsibility which they had in- curred, not merely towards the present, but towards future generations. The consequence is that they are already exhibiting results the merit of which no eulogiums that we can use can be said to exaggerate. As the Park is being developed under their auspices, it pro- mises to be one of the grandest works that has been attempted by modern enterprise. There is not one of the great European Parks—not even the far famed Bois de Boulogne, with all its recent improve- mente—that can for amoment compare in gran- deur and picturesque beauty with the natural and artificial features that will be embraced within its limits. Commanding a view of two rivers, with a surface diversified, as it were, expressly to suit its present application, the prodigality with which art is lavishing its re- sources upon it cannot fail to render it one of the most enchanting and delightful spots in the world. In no public garden or park that we have seen abroad have taste and mo- ney succeeded in doing so much to develope the natural beauties and resources of the site. In this respect our people yield to none in the liberality of their expenditure and in their ap- preciation of the really beautiful. It is a fact worthy of note that no class of persons are more passionately fond of landscape garden- ing, or spend larger sums of money in that way, than our rich merchants and capitalists who have sprung from nothing. It was the same in the early Greek and Roman communi- ties, which owed their rise to commerce, and in the Middle Ages we know that there were no more munificent patrons of decorative art than the merchant princes of Florence, Venice and Genoa. Judging by the partial results already achieved, we are justified im saying that the Central Park will in time be rendered one of the noblest works that has ever borne evidence to the genius and taste of a people. Tus TriaNcuLaR Front ror THa Mayorat- tx.—The pending Mayoralty election is about the most perplexing affair that ever took place in this city. Itis almost impossible to specu- late upon its issue, upon any safe basis, from one day to another. The chances of the three prominent candidates seem momentarily chang- ing; but one thing is certain—that the corrup- tions, trickeries and general degradation of Tammany and all its associations have disgust- ed the public. From Tammany, it is believed, the corruptions of our Common Council origi- nated. Tammany is looked upon as the nurse- ry of that political demoralization which per- vades all official stations and all parties, and it is universally supposed that the great body of the democratic party have cut themselves off entirely from that filthy nest. To what.extent this defection may have reached cannot be known until Mr. Havemeyer’s vote is counted. But the varying prospects of the Mayoralty candidates are something curious to contem- plate. Havemeyer, who was the strongest the day after his nomination, has been apparently decreasing in strength ever since; while Op- dyke, who was the weakest candidate when he was nominated, is increasing. As to Wood, there is a mystery abouthim, and has been from the beginning, which probably increases the alarm with which he is viewed by the friends of both the other candidates, Nobody appears to know his exact strength, but that he com- mands a powerful organization is universally admitted. Never, perhaps, was there more desperate energy exerted in a contest for the Mayoralty. The organs of.the dif- ferent factions are full of advertisements, two or three columns long, glorifying the nomi- nees of one party, and abusing those of the others. On the whole, this election exceeds in intensity of interest, perplexity and mystery, the famous reform contest of 1856, when Wood was dethroned by a combination of all parties, and Tiemann was elevated to his place. The contest has become so complicated that for the last three or four days it is impossible to make any calculation as to tho result; but the general opinion would seem to be that the struggle is narrowing into a fight between Wood and Opdyke. Singular enough, the only organ Tammany has is the 7'imes, originally black republican abolition paper, and the virtuous republicans, disgusted at its advocacy of the falling fortunes of that abominable institution, are cutting off their subscriptions by wholesale. As affairs stand now, it seems idle to predict any issue to the Mayoralty election. We must only wait until the votes are counted on Tues- day night next to discover the result. Tue Reviciovs Parers 1s Favor or Have- mxYER.—The Journal of Commerce, one of the two anti-slavery organs of Havemeyer, congrat- ulates its readers that the religious press is in favor of the candidate of the corrupt old harlot, Tammany Hall, who sells her favors to the highest bidder. This is very true. The reli- gious press is anti-slavery, including the Mree- man’s Journal, which is of no account. The religious journals, with one or two exceptions who are not in favor of the Tammany Hall can- didate, are Sabbatarian, like Havemeyer, who lately protested ar*’ t funerals on Sunday. He and they and the Journal of Commerce be- long to the Puritanical sect of stiff-necked, straight-laced fanatics, who would turn Sunday into a day of sorrow and gloom, and deprive the population of this great city of that inno- cent recreation which is so necessary to the health of body and mind, and is the best pre- servative against vice and crime. Should Have- meyer be elected, the citizens of New York may expect to be made prisoners in their own houses every Sunday during his term. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. The ‘ Crib” in the South—Resolation Among Southern Men to Have a Definite Under- standirg with the North—Southern Presl- dential Programme—The Charleston Con- vention and All the Other Old Party Move- ments to be Ignored—The Organization of the House---Party Caucuses and their Nomi- nations for the Speakership, *« ———- ‘Waammcrox, Dec. 3, 1859. Tho broadsides of the fenarn in suppoit of Southern rights (in connection with its special information on the views and purposes of leading Southern mon concerning the Northern abolitionists) are working well in this quar- ter, Among the leading spirits of the South you hear no thing more of a temporizing policy with the Northern revo- lutionary agitators, while Northern conservative men aro beginning freely to admit that there is danger ahead With the first available opening after the organization of Congress, a bill will be introduced providing such means of coomsity ty the Soumern slave States against abolition incendiaries, emisearies, &c., a8 will afford some satisfac” tory guarantees of safety to the people of the South here- after, In the event of the rejection of such measures of protection (and all such propositions will certainly be re- jected by the present anti-slavery House), you may anti: cipate a Southern manifesto calling a meeting of Southern members of Congress, without distinction of party, to de- liberate upon some decisive line of action for Southern se curity. Once in session, the Southern progressional meeting, or caucus, will first, I understand, take up the Presidential question. Should they do so, they will not stop short of some bold and decisive programme. It will most probably be the nomination of an independent Presidential ticket upon @ constitutional platform asa peace offeringifo the North and as an ultimatum from the responsible and official representatives of the South to the irresponsible huckster- ing spoilsmen of the Charleston Convention. This movement may lead to the most happy results to the South within the Union; but should it fail to arrest apd turn aside Mr. Seward’s “ irrepressible conflict,”’ then the road which will lead the South out of the Union by the most feasible route will almost certainly be adopted. With all the recent aggressive abolition move- ments and revelations before them, Southern men can no longer hesitate. They must be protected or protect them- selves. ‘The Hxratp’s conservative policy is producing a good effect at this crisis. ‘THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSR. ‘This has been a busy day with the various cliques and factions of republicans, South’ Americans and anti-Le- compton democrats. The Mogulg of the republican party—Greeley, Weed, Chevalier Webb and others—are here in state of great activity. ‘THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS NOMINATION OF THOMAS 8. 0- COCK, OF VIRGINIA, POR SPEAKER. ‘The democratic caucus met to-night in the Hall of the Houre of Bepresentatives at half past seven o'clock, by calling Geo. S. Houston, of Alabama,to the chatr, an? ap- pointing Saml. S. Cox, of Ohio, aud John V. Wright, of ‘Tennessee, socretaries. Some sixty two members were preeent. Mr. Vallandigham, of Ohio, moved that the caucus Proceed, véva voce, to nominate a candidate for Speaker, omitting all other officers. Mr, Clark, of Missouri, opposed the mation at some length, and was in favor of going into the House without any nominations. He moyed to lay the motion oa the table, but withdrew it at the request of Mr. Burnett, of Kontucky, who moved to amend Mr. Vallandigham’s motion by adding Clerk, Sergeant-at- Arms, Doorkeeper, Postmaster and Printer. He wanted ‘a full ticket. « Mr. Garnett, of Virginia, maintained the importance of making a nomination, and said it woutd never do to give up the practice under the old system, but he would con- fine the nomination to the Speakership, that office being in the highest degree important. Mr. Burnett withdrew his motion. Mr. Leake, of Virginia, opposed the policy of nomiua- tions at this time at some Jength, and moved to postpone the subject indefinitely, but withdrew it at the roquest of Mr. Cochrane, of Now-York, who spoke in an cloquent manner insupport of Mr. Vallandigham’s motion, aad in reply to Mr. Clark and Mr. Loake, He was strongly in favor of nomination, but only of Speaker. ‘The motion was then put, and carried by a largo ma- jority; and thereupon, after an informal ballot, tho result of which was not announced, on motion of Mr. Clark, of Missouri, Thomas 8. Bocock, of Virginia, was nominated by acclamation the candidate for Speaker. Mr. Winslow, of North Carolina, moved that a commit- tee of five be appointed, including the Chairman, to call meetings when necessary. This was carried. Mr. Burnett renewed the motion to proceed to the nomi- nation of other candidates, for Clerk, &c., but, on motion of Mr. Davidson, of Louisiana, the caucus adjourned. The meeting was altogether harmonious. The refusal to nominate other officers, it 1s said, is be- cause they wished to leave the subject open for a coali- ‘tion with the anti-Lecompton democrats and South Ame- ricans, in the event that the opposition do not unite in or- ganizing the House. All tho Ilinois members were present; also, Mosers. Florence, Dimmick and Montgomery, from Ponnsylvania; Messrs. Sickles, Haskin, Reynolds and Horace F. Clark, of New York, were absent; also, Mr. Davis, of Indiana. Messrs. F. Joy Morris and Millward, aud other North Americans were present. It is understood that Messrs Adrain, Riggs and Davis, of Indiana, and other anti-Lecompton democrats, will sup- port Mr. Bocock for the Speakership. CAUCUS OF THE REPUBLICANS. A caucus of about one bundred republican members ‘was held to-day, under a cal) issued by the Ohio mem- ey Stanton, of Ohio, offered a resolution for an o'pposi- tion caucus, and it was voted down by a largo myjority, Mr, Covode, of Penasylyania, thot move’ a resolution ko. ‘ ene fo." @ consultation of all those opposed to the administra- tomy It was also voted down by about ten majority, ‘This call, coming from the Ohio members, was cou- Bidered aherman movement. The friends of Sherman seem disaatia ed with ‘the reault, but Grow’s frleads ée not object. COMFERENCE OF THE OPPOSITION. Under the following call the opposition members of met to-day at one o'clock, in conference, te the Bumber of eighty, including nearly all their leading mem, Oe their action in organizing the House:-— tonal administration are invited to mee te purpose pe relative to the organization of the House ef Mr. Pettit, of Indians, was chosen Chairman, and Mr. McPherson, of Pennsylvania, Secretary, Ammotion was made requesting a caucus to be hold this evening of all the opposition members of Congress. ‘This was debated at considerable length, and the mo- tion was lost by yeas $4, nays 42. ‘Then a motion was made to adjourn, and carried bra large majority. ‘The discussion, which was harmonious, lasted oge er two hours. Some of the most radical republicans ex- preased their willingness to vote for an Amorican or antl- Lecompton Clerk, if a republican Speaker was elected. Tt was finally decided not to call an opposition or a straight- ouf republican caucus, but that every member should ge into the House and vote for his choice, as was done four years ago. 45 a consequence of there being no republican nomi- nations for Speaker or other officers, their vote in the ‘House at first will be scattering, but will be given prin- cipally for Sherman and Grow. Sherman will undoubted- ly lead from the first. There has been a good deal of conversation botween the Northern opposition and South Americans yosterday, last night and this morriing, to effect a concert of action. ‘This was particularly the caso with the ‘people's party” of Pennsylvania, who are rather inclined to the South Americans than the radical republicans, In fact, the Pennsylvania “people's party” manifested great anxiety to unite with the South Americans, there being principles in common between them on the tariff question. This question being the first one with them, and the nigger question being ignored or subordinate, hence the defeat of the radical republicans, much to their chagrin, and the result of the conference, which leaves the question of ‘pre- posing a Speaker open in Congress. While there aresome of the “‘people’s party” warmly attached to Forney, there are others who do not think it necessary to insist upom him being Clerk. Ho has not all the delegation from Pennsylvania. Many of the Pennsylvania opposition are apprehensive of the South Americans going in the end with the democrats, CAUCUS OF THE SOUTH AMERICANS—NOMINATION FOR SPEAKER. The South Americans,met in caucus to-day, and, after a eomewhat protracted conference, nominated Mr. Johm A. Gilmer, of North Carolina, as their candidate for Speaker. They adopted strong resolutions in favor of the Union and the constitution, and to vote for no republican or democrat for Speaker, but to stand by and adhere to one of their own party for that position. I understand that they communicated thoir action to the republicans, and informed them that they were ready to coalesce, provided they, the republicans, would accept a South American for Speaker. The republicans, it is said, refused to have anything to do with it. CONFERENCE OF THE ANTI-LECOMPTOSITER, ‘Tho anti Lecompton tnen hada conference to-day, and agreed for the present to cast their votes for Horace F. Clark for Speaker. The republicans have submitted vart- ous propositions to the anti-Lecomptonites, with a view to secure their votes. ‘The entire republican party, with the exception of a few from Pennsylvania—and these it is believed will be forced fo come in—haye agreed to support Forney for Clerk, provided the anti-Lecomptonites will cast their voto for a republican Speaker. The matter is now under advisement, and it will probably be decided between this and Monday. Forney has been telegraphed to come on immediately. 3 this arrangement is carried out an organization may be effected on Monday. ‘THE CONTEST FOR PRINTER. Thurlow Weed and Greeley arrived this morning, and have been very active allday. They are determined to make Forney Clerk if they can, in order to get him out of the way for Printer. Matteson and Bowles, of the Massa- chusetts Springfield Republican, are said to be in the Weed and Wendell programme for the printing. SENATOR WILSON IN RAD ODOR. Senator Wilson was in Philatelphia yesterday. Thia morning he entered the arena for Forney and Sherman, and denounces men who are in favor of Grow. His course ig severely commented upon by tho leading re- ublicans for interfering in the organization of the Rouse. He is counted in the Weed and Wendell interest. RETURN OF THE RICHMOND VOLUNTEERS. Between three and four hundred Virginian volunteers, from the execution, pasted through here this afternooa for Richmond, THE BOSTON HARBOR COMMISSION, The Boaton Committee, composed of the Mayor and oth- er citizens, had an interview with the President to-day. ‘The Prerident granted their request, and bas accordingly instructed the Secretaries of War and Navy to appoint General Totten, Professor Bache and Captain Davis, who are to compose the Commission to examine Boston Harbor. ‘These gentlemen will shortly proceed to Boston , for the Purpose of accomplishing the duty assigned them. The Execution of John Brown. THE BODY OF JOHN BROWN. Bammore, Dec. 3, 1859: Captain Brown’s body passed through here this morn- ing, and was taken on by the early train for Philadelphia. Puitapetruta, Dec. 8, 1859. The body of John Brown left here at two o'clock this afternoon for New York. Very fow persons witnessed its arrival or departure. SYMPATHY MERTING AT ROCHESTER: Rocugarsr, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1859. A large meeting was hold at Corinthian Hall last even- ing, to signalize the execution of John Brown. Abram Pryne and Parker Pillsbury delivered addresses, which were listened to with profound interest. SYMPATHY MEETING AT CLEVELAND. CiEvErann, Ohic, Dec. 2, 1859. A meeting waa held here to-night in commemoration of the execution of John Brown. Over 6,000 people wera present. Able addresses were made by D, R. Tilden, RB P. Spaulding, C. H. Langston, A. G. Riddle, and Reverends Messrs. J. C. White, W. H. Brewster Crooks and J H. W. Toohey. Strong resolutions were adopted, and the ad- dresses were able. The hall was dressed in mourning. PRAYERS FOR JOHN BROWN AT MONTREAL. Mostrrat,, Dec. 8, 1859. A meeting took place at Bonaventure Hall, in this city, yesterday forenoon, to ofr up prayers in bebalf-of John Brown, The meeting wis numerously attended, mostly by colored people, A se: ion was then preached by Rev. A, T. Wood, a colored clergyman, after which a collection was taken up for the beneiit of Brown’s family. Another meeting was also held atthe same place last night, at which speeches were made by Dr. Howe, of Boston, and others. A resolution was passed expressing sympathy for the family of John Brown. News from Havana. New Ontzans, Dec. 3, 1650, Havana dates of the 30th ult. are received. Sugar was firm. Molasses was scarce and the market quiet. Lard was declining; sales at 17c.a 18c. Exchange on London ‘was 16 per cont premium, and on New York 5 por cent. ‘The steamshipSeverance, and not the Savanna, was ashore on the beach. ————— ‘Weather Reports. Mowrneat, Dec. 3, 1860: ‘We were visited with a snow storm yesterday. The weather is cold and clear to-day. Thermometer 2 deg. below wero. All steamers, with the exception of tha ferry boats, have gone into winter quarters, ‘ Kinaetox, U. C,, Dec. 8, 1860. ‘Weather fine and frosty this morning. Six inches of snow fell last night. Presoora, Doc. 3, 21880. ‘Weather clear and frosty to-day, Last night eouside- rable snow fell. Taran Rivers, Dac. 3, 1880. Weather clear and cold. Some snow fell Yyoutervay af- ternoon, Quase0, Deo. 8, 1850. ‘Weather cloar and cold. Snow storm last night. Rivor full of ice. The Canada Outward Bound. Haurax (via Sackville), Deo. 8, 1860. ‘Tho steamship Canada arrived from Boston at nine this morning, having been delayod by a dense fag. sailed for Liverpool shortly afterwards. Discovery of Lead Mines—Iowa cratic State Convention. Dvsvgun, Iowa, Deo. 8, ‘Within the past week large and rich doposite