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doliberately upon these factious and unpriacipled part. fans & detcrmmsuvu wo culo bie democratic party or rot it, What was done in 1863 was go like what was done agoin m 1859, dat it seems appropriate bere vo quiowe from an addrées issioa by tbo sy aud pre: Pared by Mr, Ewe F FORE, Ae ceription: of sdcurrengih pre 8, in whieh tore tlyurs. Like the ppeal tothe people arawst Mwamany Hatl wd: ‘The delegstes were assembling inanorderly add in the neusl manooe, Many of them bad assembled. a ebort time bef ire 12 of fighting men, various y #6 Y 10 seventy live. rusted up the staircase, ed the hall iy & tumuliuous, aud fo wiolgnt manner, aud in a foroed their way to the pi the Chsiraian of the state 0 ‘and sone other delegat Among (Oso rudtians of suitolk, Speaker of tha Jawt Assembly; Surveyor Co Postnasier Fowler aud dachem Dunlop, They gurried wward the platform (aud some CC them mounte Ly), maay of the fxhing men also jumped oa the platform oct woom had Le aNiaviy to seas bold of Mr. otroug, but was quickiy shaken olf by him. A soeue of iudescribable confusion eusued. Yells, hooting and clamor of every kind were neard Whew ordor had been temporarily restored, Mr. Strong eall- ed the Convention vo order, and proposed Mr. dares of Obe- ange, aA temporary chairinan. atthe same lastaui Mr Mad- | dew vamed Mr Skinner, € Wyoming. Hoth vut the question, | And both #clared the motion carried, and each aitempted to take the chair. ‘Tbe fighting men burried Mr. Skiauer apou & ‘bai, and Mr’ Cuswidy, of the Alpauy Atlas (vow bewer kaown, £8 Confidence Cassidy), with a view of unseating Mr. Barnes, Imocked the seat from under him. Gen. Ward, of Wesichen’ tee, distinguished tor bis n With the democcacy of te Binte, ang reepe ted for his victories, strove to yet a hearing, ‘Anu implored pereoas not delegates to retire to we further oud Of the room, Two of those lightug men stood uext big, one 2 either side, prepared ~ for bey were armed—io repeat the Ssameoperation Ou him that had previously been auempied oa the Casirman of the New York General Committee, but no sig- nal was given, and they forebore the assault. Mr. Cagger’s interruption was finally brought to a close ‘by ap unfortunate incident. Cornelius Woods, the Custom House employé and @ Tammany man, in his zeal to assist bus friends (a8 he admits in ap exculpatory statement | published by himself), mistakenly tumbled oif the plat- form Mr. Stryker, Mr. Cagger’s chairman, whom he mis- took for Mr. Alvord, having intended to unaeat the latter, according 10 instructions; although Mr. Stryker was at. that very moment engaged in an inexcusable plot to dis. turb or break up the Convention, and was thus, as it may be said, acting im bis own wrong’ The assault’ upon him caused a protound sensation, aud terminated the violence of the boar, He was fount, however, not to be at all | hurt, and-he withdrew with Mr. Cagger and his pagihstic | frienes, leaving Mr, Alvord in possession of the cuair, | The Convention, relieved of the preseuco of these violent men, proceeded with its business, althuugh in an excited and disturbed condition. A committee on organization | had been appoiuted, which reported the name of Mc. Alvord tor permaveut President of the Convention, with eight secretaries. ‘The foliowing resolution was aiso’ gffors | ed and acopted with toud acclatuation, and the Convyntion | then took # recess — | Rewilved, Tht earnestly desirous of maintainiy’y the integri- ty of the organization of the demveartic party, + yee fre on © te peovle of the several Congressional dU” ct tne right. vf electing their own delegates to the Nation (U8 he right of | otpiuation of candidates to be suppory _'Bh Coasention far) be Gj for Veeeident and View Freaidens 21 3 the deocrs te several Congressional aistricta are by 38 were esd aint two deveguies ta repreamnt tho TebY Fequested to wp- | And the de'efates so selected wil x ia the said Voovention, | on the trat Monday of febrnay fet in the city of Byracuse, organization and seleoting thee | -¥ bert, far the purpose ut | the State im the National Cop | sleantes at large * During the recess the regular Convention the Hall heaibpragpe > kA seceders who returned to it, Me. | ry ker taking (he © air. A secoud organization was then | etkoted by Wes secoders by placing Mr. Ludlow ia the | Roorpsl fee rf shen, according to Weir Own statements, I ateaggr s motion to concur with the Alvord Conven- won iv PA" poning the choise of Presidential delegates. | vnod we Y soubt that such @ motion was made and ue- | cived © ‘be lost mm the Ludiow Convention, but no list of | spon it has ever been pubiished, and those who the tally of the vote have been challeuged in vain, ugh the public press, to give it to the world, Itis be: ‘4 that ths motion to postpoue was reaily carried, and e mystery which attaches Ww the matter 18 indicative of | the irreguiarty and scanty numbers of the Ludlow Con- vention, and of the geueraily indefinite manner in which | it was conducted. Having declared this motion lost, Mr. | Ladlow adjourned his Convention for the day ‘Tho Aivord Convention (which we maintain to have been the only regular one), finding the hall occupied at | the end of 18 recess, and declining to imitate the example | ot Messrs. Cagger and Stryker by forcing th and intruding upon those there in session, re another place. It nommated a full State ticket and passed. | a seria of resolutions, declaring the fidelity of our part to the constituuon as construed by the United States Su- prome Court, asserting the rights of citizens to the pro- tection of both their persons aud their property in the | Territories, denouncing the incendiary doctriues of Sew- ard: claiming the duty of government to protect natural. ized citizens abroad, and heartily endorsing the adminis. tration of Mr. Bucbavan. It also aaopted the following:— | ‘That the State Central Committee have the power t enotne & commamen in each Congressional district, whose | uty 1 sball be to call a convention i said Congressional dis- ot for the appoiaimect of delegstes wo the Charieston Con- | “ihe Alvord Convention having thus completed its busi- ness, ajjourned sine die the same evening. The Ludlow organization copunued its session the next day, adopted the State licket already nominated at the Alvord Conven- tion, aud adjourned after reappointing Messrs. Ricumond ; and Cagger a State committee, and namie § 1. aolega. tion {0 aitend the Charleston Cony couog” “This doiega- tion was selected DY @ retiring committee of which afr. Cagger was, Of odurse, the Chairman, and Mr. Ricumond $38 ©") unimportant persons constituted the remain- der, This delegation is heaved, of course, by Mr. Rich- | mond, and is entirely coutrolled by that gentleman and Mr. Cagger ‘ : | The Ludlow Convention directed this delegation to vote (if admitted) at Charleston as a unit, and directed the | expuigron from it of any of its members who might accept | of any election ag delegute from 4 Congressional district. | ‘The entire delegation Was Mave up without reference to tho distrtoig, and im some cases the expressed preferences and demands Of lovslities were utterly disregarded. In | drief, tt was packed to order. We bave, the fullest confidence and the most absolute | seurauce fiat the memoers of this delegacion will never | ulfered t6 occupy the seats they aspire t6 ay Charles- A delegation chosen by the people—by the dena” cratic niagses—of men with clean records, coming not | with credentials from a corrupt Central Regency, but with | certificates of home strength, pledged tO no man, par- | chased by n, owned by LO man, and for sale to no | man, will be welcomed with prompinees and satisfaction. | Upon Richmond and Cagger, with their tools, the re. | sponsibility” for the misconduct of the late disastrous cam- | paigh, to win 2b Our State ticket was defeated, must devolve, ‘Tbe State Com, Mitteo which now addresses you made all exections im .3'8 power. Deprived of the contribations of ali the ederal a 14 State offices, it raised what funds it Could get together, », "PO!Rted public speakers to address | the people, and,” ten,” discouragemnt should ro- ut (rom the schism bre “Wht about by the double organt- vation at Syracuse, it refm 004 from’ any apy ingle district ,“Sétem till after the Sould bave passed. In th cousiste nat.the pres key id the is Siace from the begin.” ‘atiog of the Presigen ampnigs Of UL 1850 wen - == me oe “> muse ul * worst ap . vas given mournful confirma, a “ieket, prefensins, The defeat of the democrauc State wo 2 and the last dnd signal triampb of Seward in the Swte or, Now York, is due to those democrats who furced the queg- | tion of the’ Presidency into the late campaign. The Na- { tional Convention of the democracy will terribly rebuke m for their selfisbuess and faction. A The length of this document appears to preclude the Jiscussion of @ yet greater question of vital importance | ho democracy ot the State and the nation. We allude to the stupendous national issues now being agitated. | Upon the delegates now to be selected by the people will rest the whole power of democratic representation. ‘The true national democracy of New York has no retlection in tical character and antecedents of the Richmond. Csgger delegation. That piebald production of an un- principled coalition is as void of the first principle of tioality a8 it was the creation of fraud and corrup bg our authority, deploring, yet ready to eucountel tability for the division cu of the party which Mr. y wher bs iuterruptea the proceedings of a State Conven- lion, we, the undersigned, constituting the regular and only Democratic State Committee of the State of New ‘York, do hereby inyite the democracy of the several Con- greseioal districts in this State to elect delegates to the several Congress Instrict Convertions uuder tue call of the following named district committees, aud to choose from each Congress district two delegates to represent them tn the Charleston Convention, there to nominate for President and Vice President ot the United Stave: ol st for the purpose of securing to the people of Hot eaimal: cists © inc renrenatiton eo ibe sale a Convention, and of preser xelusive authority to determine any contest fat ma . tae ald Congressioral Committee herein named shall certify wo the returns of the election of dclegsies, and in oase of disoute or ‘majority of the Congressional Vommitiee shal aeter- cr—~Counties of Suffolk, Queens, Richnond, city of fa there B, Smith, Smitatown, Scnbik “county; Lenjamin T. Hatehinson, Miidie' island, su! foik county: ‘kita Je Queens cone Joshua G."Lam- berteon, Queens county; Clark, Richmond county: 4 Secon Dernict Firat and wall, wards, of the city Bel! Brookiy n, Kings cot vamuel D. Morris, Kings ty; Joseph Wilson, Kings coun! i » First, , Third, Fifth and hth watint meme Now York—John #'Wnright, New Yor‘: nt . Willlaras, New York, Put Sea eam New York, Benjamin uy, New York, Fovrts Distrier—fourws, Sith, Tenth and fourteenth wards of the olty of New York—Kugene shine, Ricbard Harry, Charlies Francis, James Lynch, Patrick Garrick, all of New Sore. ; yraicr—Seventh and Thirteenth wards of New 3rd eninecat Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth of the city of Brookiyn—Willism Marsball and Dan ieee, Blogs, county, Joho Russel, James Bagley and ‘Th . ‘, New Yor} Aire Distmer—bleventh, Fifteenth and Seventeenth wards of the sity of New York—Willam Gage, New York; Morgan L. Harris, Rew York; Josephs. Brownloy, New York; George T. Levines, New York; ‘Searew Mulligan, New York. Se. gNTH pIsTRict—Ninth, Sixteenth aud Twentleth wards of the of New Yoru—William Biauvelt, New York; Pa- trick ‘Gul New York; P. G. ee fee York; Alex, Ming, New York; Daniel Young, New Yor! Kicntu Disteicr—Twelfth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty- Girst and Twenty-second wards of the city of New York—Tnoa. yen York; James G. meey. pd By Jobn McGrath, New York; James 0, Barnnam, lew Nuxta District—Countles of Westchester, Rockland and Futnam—yJaceb (ell, Tarrytown, Westchester county; Dr. 8. yuck, Rockland oust Frases Matick” Pome s oat yunty; Francis Burd rewater'a, Pat: fle coety; Richard ‘3, New Rochelle, Weatehester ‘Tawea Disreicr—Countles of —— and Sullivan.—Gilbert ay - Sar Rineaams dh Brooklyn—David M, Chauncey, Jas county. E.avenra Dierrictr—Counties of Ulster and Green.— ‘Samuel Kingston; David Hasbrouck, Tnthill; W: SADA Rimville; Hoary Baker, Comnilr sylvan ean: Disrrict—Countles of Ackert, Pine Plains, ai “Danke 'D. (alarenaca, Dutchess county; 6. B. Oa- county; Riohara 'T. Cinrx, H. Overnizer, Hariemviile, Barnes, Canaan, Columbia ~—County of Rensselacr—First | Redfield, Be | Allegeny.—F vick Follett, Genesee, yin a hes i lett. Wyoming, Wyoming county ; x. § feid, Wyoming o sane Corfu, Allegany county; | puaiated and condemned by | they recognige no imporjant issues before tho country, | | to injure him in his property. persuaded of the righteousness of our canse. not | cificulties which may ensue, and washing our huuds | trick Nolan, New York; New York; Roger Dolan, | rm Jamaoee Gutsy Mot Dimmick, Monticello, Sullivan | Jobs Moran, Levi Smite, Troy, Rensselaer county. Saord | istrice—Chas J. Wilbur, Inne T Geant ccetaanane, Kenssolaer county. bird’ district—Geerge Vi oe, | Schobare, Reuseelser ov oe eTeRNUN NISTEICT—( tr + of Albany—James Brady, Tro, albany county; bikin Perry, albauy, Jasin bard! “Albay; Joho McEvoy, albauy, Jobh i shear, | Coeyen aunty |. hier Panu ton ap Jobn Jounties of Washington, Saratoga, : Joon Ford, Saratoga, Saratoga county Waterford Saratoga ocualy; Ger IL, Lay lor, Wanbingtun county; David Rice, Fort Aone, Wesbington cous; Hiram sobéris, Giea Pally Warren at Were eonnty currerntH District —Connties of Pesex, Clinton and Frank- Keeseviile, Basex county; a. B. Waldo, tam Flatt, Piadteourg, Cluatou 1, Franks couuty, W. CO, Wate ~—Counties of St Lawreace and Her. ever Miner, St Lawrence feounty; William H. Sawyer, St. Lawrence county; Joseph Lee, Lidle Pails, der khwer county; E. W. Hopking, Litde Falls Herkimer county; bo Waters, Lie Falls, erkimer county. Kienirextn Wisturcr.—Covnties of Pulton, Mootgomery, Schenuctidy and Schoharie —Witlet Fergusoa, Mon Fredenes W. poftman, scbenectaty Jaowb J.’ Radolitte, Am: sterdamj «bram ‘Lbompson, Jounsiown; 1. B. Hall, Sehonarie, coat FTRENTN DisTRict— Counties of Visego and Lielawara— 4 very different footing from that of the other individuals who bave been sentenced, He informs me that he is a youth of about twenty-three years of age, and that he had borne an unexcepuonable character up to the time of this difficulty, ‘There aro. preseat bere in our lobby soveral members of tho Society of Friends, who have. an intimate knowledge of this man since he wag seven years of ago. He wns sn orphan at the age of Six, and was placed in chi of one of these gentenwo, where be bad remained untit he astaimeit the axe of sixteen, This gentleman then removed from te State of Obio to the State of lowa, and he was placed ia charge of anotber member ol the Society of Friends, with whom he remained until August Last. ge geailomon inform me that he was their trusted agent in the morcover, that young man, while he was in the en’ gine bouse at Harper’s Ferry, was means of saving the lives of the prisoners who were captured by the Jobu F. Bott, Cooper \, Ulsego county; Lelos Deas, marauders; that ho frequently remonstrated with them Jones gE Dewey, Unasry Nai Gu county, Orria W, | about the exposure of their persons, and pointed out ee Delaware county; Greene Moore, Delhi, Dela- | places of safety, which he insisted they should occupy, gr Ee ad erty, of Gualla Tabs A Sree. | tho atrert by somo of his tswecatn. I Know noiing ot county; Norman Matily, Vernou, Oneida county; David Wa- | tbe facts myself, sad I give them you as they avo ger, ibis, Oneids county; David Moulton, Floyd, Oneida ween Gem sig hte — caeaae beens oped county. exccut action ‘wiry -rinar Distaict—Coanties of Cortland, Broomeand | hat aioe ike ‘Tavevouis ralerence to the en will be {Chenango —Joba F. Van oeslo, vortiand county; Wiliam &: | Courts uf Justice, ford, Cherango county; Anihony Freer, Corand that the committee county; Binith’Bcemith Sd Charles Davie ‘county. PR rere eos we meot at four ENTY SECOND DisriioT—Coupbe Madl- luck tewonside 3 son Willam H Rhumiweg, Peter Lappin, Wiltn We Grose, | ° Mr. Wickiiam-—I bad. supposed that all mel Oswego coumy; John J. Walrous, GiRtatang, Sad Saat ring to the Harper's Ferry alfair were to be sent to the i Francis Varsons, Cazenovia, Madison county; James Beebe, | Joint Committee already appoluited to consider the several | Sullivan, Madison county. matiers connected with invasion. Would it not be ‘TWENTY-THIRD LsTKICT—Counties of. and lt to that destination to - [zener H; Brown, Waleriown, Jefferson county; Jamon Bt. | Well give dust pre. veland, Adams, Jeflerson % Yoater, rig? Lewis county; “Alek. Heuwa, Carte Seven coneter le Mr. Sruart—This is a matter peculiarly belonging to tho Commiuce of Courts of Jt TWENTY rouatn wistRicT—County of john. 7 of —I desire Runt, Syracuse; KE. B. Griewold, Syracuse, Myron Fay- ae moa hook prefer Freeroll mace entevilie, county; Chas. H, Tucker, Jordap, Unoa- part, 0 “4 act it in Commitee of the Whole, for it seems county, J. A. Dunham, Cicero, Onondaga county. weary Furi Distkict—Counties of Wayne and Oaguga, to me there is something in it which requires that it be —Wo. H. Clyier, Palmyra, Wayne county; well, } taken out of the regular course of legislative proceeding. Mendian, Wayse county; Jobn’ FM args) Fairhaven, } It is essentially necessary that we should have full in. Wayne county; Elijah 5 Drake, Jordon P. 0., 'Y} | formation on this subject, and that the Governor himsolf ef oe a nr Seneca and | Should appear before ub to give whatever facts he may Yatea—James W. Falmer, Canandaigua, Ontario county; | bave m regard toa matter of so much importance as George N. Clark, Waterloo, Seneca county; J. T. Raplee, | this is. Penn Yanp, Yates county, Peter McKey, Rock Stream, Yates Mr. Srvart—I had the F COUrEO county; Cornelius Pos, Jr , Milo, Yates county. would be to commit the memorial to the Commitwo of ‘Twaery-Sevents Liste .—Counties of ins, mung, Schuyler and Tioga,—L. L. Tremans, Ithaca, Tompkins ‘comty; J. Grant, ithaca, ‘Yorpkins county; C. W. Rave de wtiee atid Jobn J. Van Allen, HAM ‘“QWENTY EIGHTH AsTKicT—Connties of Steuben and ston —L. © Whiung, tae Steuben courty; F. C. Dioniog, Addis ow, Steuben co ; K. L. Brundage, ‘Usville, Steu- ten county; J. a. Vanderlip Densville, Livingston county; ‘Themas Brown, Caleconia, Livingston county. AWEATY-NINTH LisTKicr—Counly of Monroe.—George B. , Monn e county, Mathew flgney, Ioches ter, Monroe county; Joseph Sibley, West Rush, Monroe eounty J Clinton Fauersie, brockport,' Monroe county; Hiram Smith, Pitsford, #onroe county. THtTiNTH Dismact-tounties of Genesee, Wyoming and fied, Wyouing county ‘ ..N. Alward, Allegany county. i ‘Tarery rust Distx1ct—Connties of Orleans and Niagara Elijah Mather, Midd.eport, Niagara county; Robert Duniap, Lockport, Niagara county; Reuben H. Boughton, Lewistoa, Niagara county; Jermiah Brown. Jeddo, Orleans couuty} Lewis Warner, Aibion, Orleans county, ‘Tuvery sxcokb nstaict —County of, Frie— Michael Hogan, Butlalo, Erie county; Thomas C. Keyburn, Builalo, kris coury, Samuel Bly, Butlalo, Kris eounty: Ira Regleston,’ Buf: talo, Brie coumy; Hiram Chambers, Buff.lo, Erie eounsy. Tinury-tamp Distnicr—Counties of Chautauque and Cat- tarangne—Jobn Carrpenter rere ae ey vpkirk Cattaraugus county; Di io ran % rot . ‘Chamberlain, East Randolph, at A committee of the whole house, I presume, would large to examine into all the details of thi question, while the Commitice of Courts of Justice, from the nature of its constitution, would have more facilities. to. obtain all ne ceseary information and examine the subject more fully. The report of that committee would carry with it that weight which would induce the Senate toact upon it as they would upon any other grave question. I trust tho memor al will be permitted which I have indicated, upon it a8 speedily as the mecessity of the case demands. Towa, respectiully represents Of that Stata is now inthe lat Charlowtewn Sotrton ty. Virginia, under sentence of death Inte deplorable allair at Harper's Ferry. Your memorlalist ‘would most respecttully aak your honorable body to commute ferenco with the Governor, and summon, before them Tiving- | those gentlemen from distant States who are now present. be too to take tho destination and that the committee will act Mr. Tuomas called for the reading of the memorial. ‘The Cierk then proceeded with the reading of it, as fol- lows:— MEMORIAL FOR THE COMMUTATION OF THR SENTENCE OF COPPIE. ‘To the Senate and House of Delegates of the Common of Virgiria, convened in General assembly:— citizen of the State of dwin Coppie, a citizen ‘conn- for his paruicipation in the The memortul of the uadecsigneds arangus county; B. F. the said sentence to nprionment ia the penitentiary, and, in taraugun county; Augustus F-Allen, Jamestown, Ohatauque support of said request bege leave to submit the Ollowing county. facts Y JOHN A. GREEN, Jr, Onondaga, Chairman, Edwin Copple was left an orphan at the early age of six MATTHEW McMAHUN, Albany, Secretary, years, He is quite a young man, no} having yet attained his OBVILLE OLARK, Washington, twenty-fourth year, and has heretofore sustained an ex- JOHN CRAM MOR. celient reputanion.' Your memorialist has been well ao- WILLIAM RADFORU, Westchester. quainled wita him duriog the last nine years, and can traiy C. P. SCHERMERHORN, New York. bear testimony that up to the period of ‘most unfortunate BENJAMIN RAY, New York. WILLIAM BALDWIN, Oswego, JOHN KOHLBR, Cortland. GKOKGE P. EDDY, Niagara, Commitice, acquainiarce with John brown, be was an honest, industrious, truthful and law abiding person ‘Your memorinlist would farther represent that the acquaint- aoce of Kdwin At ie with John Brown is of very recent date, apd what- ever ip Kansas. Yourmemorialist show inet Lawn Goncle trae tot cep teciot Soke i we in Coppie was not: ly ap) Gesigns, that he bad zoiutention whatever to com aitelther trea- son or murter, and that, ae noone bands. that be had no knowledge of or acquaintance with him would; refer to turtles which goes to Brown's fell by his The Georgia Democracy and the Charles | ,,)0%" memoriailet would also respeot{ully refer to the evi. ton Convention. towards the prisoners Ghom Brawn bell at Hetpers A large number of delegates, consisting mainly of members of the Legislature, assembled in the Repre- sentative Hall at Milledgeville on 8th inst. Mr. Spoaker Irvin was chosen Presiaent, and F. H. West and Geo. Hillyer were appointed Secretaries. Mr. Seward, of ‘Thomas, offered sundry resolutions, which were referred \ a committee of twenty-one, of which Mr. 8. was chsir- map, to report business for tho action of the Convention. Durig the absence of the committee from the hall, Messre. Lochrane and Tatum addressed the Convention: The latter gave Way to the committec, from whom Mr. was marked w.rov; town, conduct dence entirely unexoe, hout by a kindly feeling, aud a desire fre- ty expressed that they should place thimselves. in, pos 8 where iBey would bes from injury, as he did not Your memorialist would further urge,om behalf of this his imprisonment in the jail at Charles- ‘commendable, and his correspon: Commmtized; and that there ia wish to see any of them bi Mapes Jor the w at Harper's Ferry and (eter the facts are known, ‘& general desire that his sentence sideration of his meritorious ald be commuted, in con- treatment of Brown’s prisoners. hich might be otfered, Seward rem red the following resolutions:— aunts oriisn bases eee to your Beane body on Recoitéd, That we will send delogates to the National Con- | beluif of Mdwin Coppie, and trusts that in the exercise of & iSong a hep Bat Cone Son econ | Set mederatin, St win cae ere rs enh support of the nom! vent condi- 2 N, ‘hak it determines the States, Bicumon, Va., Dec. 10, 1859, the equality of viola mt on it to maintain the rights of the Soutb; that we will yiel ior the sakeot harmony, but will demanda firm, strict, ME Tuomas—I_ do not know that I shall object to the ieoceanion adhesion to The doctrines and ciples on | Course indicated by the Senator from Augusta (Mr.Stuart), the subject of slavery and the rin m4 ‘of the in the com- | inasmuch as the memorial presents some spa gen mon Territories of the Union which have ogen recently de- | certainly, of alleviation in tho case of Coppie. It woul clazed by the Supreme Conrt of the United States. be better, perbaps, that the examination should be m~ Kesoltea, The 8 GéoFglans we are proud of our distin. | py the Committee for Courts of Justice. It wou!” ae Sulsbed fellow citizen, the Fon, Howell Cobb, phe presentable | cessary, however, in order that that commit? « De ne- fd efi a om of price and cation 10 us {0 preseat his name to the Con form efiiciently the important duty impr -0e may pel that they should have power to sen“ addition to the motion to refor mittee for Courts of Justica, Peek ‘thew, + «for persons - if necessary, and 1 make a thet beh i in the memorial to the Com- elied ia aotion excevt as | of a candi- ~ Gate representing the principles indicated in the irat resolu Pye Hane were" ce0d to, ‘esate, That we recommend that the Convention elect | House Delegates by yee vas presented in the four delegates State at large, each Congres- | wip - vy Mr. Barbour, of thonal district present the pamnes. of wo persona sadelenat~, soferred to the mitten of Courts of Justee et ee ee ae toeee hee cause vat Bee resetiation, then convention proceed t5 gjecy Rates for the ‘unrepresented district, dele- The resolutions, Seiig read at were unanimously adopted. The & recees until nine o'clock P. M., to meet again in the hall, to complete its business by the selection of delegates to the next National Democratic Convention. the Secretary'# table, Convention then ‘00k Florida Resolutions on Federal Rela-= ‘ te! ‘The following joint regolutions are now before the Legis- | lature of Floriua:— Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida, in general assembly convened, | That the resolutions as'to the Wilmot Proviso, approved | December 30, 1847, be and the same are hereby ro- | Pealed, and that the doctrines.thercin enmnelated, be! aed. | same are hereby calmly, deliberated, aod utterly re- | " the Legislature as illegal, un- Constitutional and subversive of this joint and cocqual rights of the Southern States and citizens. Resolved, That in the approaching Presidential election, but those raised upon the subject of slavery, which 1n. volves Northern aggression upon Southern’ rights and Som," Tesistauee to Northern assaula, Keaolren, That slaves are property, and that the Sonth- erter ia a (rd Ameripan citizen, having the indisputable right to migraté with his family and his property to any portion of the oomain of the republic; and that no power on earth, whether by virtue of mob'violence, territorial legislation, or territorial non-legisiation, has the legal right Resolved, That Territorial government is the creature of | Congress, to which, merely for convenience, Congress delegates’ the privilege of making Jaws for its inhabitants, which otherwise it would be the duty of Congress to por? | form; and that, af it is beyond the power of Congress, the | creator, to legislate to the exclusion of slavery from the ‘Territories, it is therefore absurd and unconstitutional to | claim such power for the more creature, the Territorial Legisiatare. Resolved, That whosoever advocates contrary doctrines is arevolutionist, and in violation of constitntional obliga- | tions, seeks to overthrow the institations of the South to make her provincial to the North. | Regvived, That it is the duty of Congress, whenever a Territorial Legislature, either by legislation or non-legisla | tion, makes laws that operate to the exclusion of slavery | therein, or refuses to legislate to the protection of the | righta of tho slaveholder in guch Territory, that then it | assumes to despoil the citizen of his property in opposi- | tion to the gnarantee of protection which is afforded him | by the constitution of the United States, and them it be- comes its solemn constitutional duty to interpose, and to | pass such lawsfor the government of that Territory ax shall protect the Southerner as well as the Northerner. |, Resolved, That Stephen A. Douglas having declared that a ‘Territorial Legislature may, by lawful moans, ex- | clude slavery froma Territory before it becomes a State,’” | thereby places himeel’, from choice, in antagonism to the | Cincinnati platform, the Compromise of 1850, the decision | of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case, the | doctrines of the democratic party and the ‘con- | | stitution of the United States, and thereby enunciates | | a treagonable doctrine, worse in ita disastrous bearings | upon the South, her honor, her equality and her rights, | than the Wilmot’ Proviao; and more to bo dreaded by the | South than the doctrines of the black republican party ; and that in proclaiming such treason, be has forfeited the confidence of the democratic party, and proven himself a dangerous de e. Resolved, That bis nornination for the Presidency at the Charleston Convention should be the signal for tho | | breaking up of the democratic party, and the rallying of all men of all parties at the South upon a Southern man | for the Presidency, upon high Southern grounds. = j _ Resolved, That the cleetion of a black republican Presi- dent, under any circumstances, world be the consumma- | tion of that fulnoss of Northern fanaticism, which has for | ita upboiy purpose the overthrow of slavery in the South, that would loudly call upon the South to take her fatore into her own keeping, outside of a Union in which her pence, ber safety aud her honor, would no longer haye a | recognition. | HE EXECUTIONS TO-MoRROW. The Appreaching Executions at Charlese town. NEGRO TESTIMONY, Mr. Wrspnax Re UERTSON, Of this city, offered i lowing resolution in the House of Delegates to peg os Resolved, That it bo referred to the committee on the allairs or rinr}¢r's Ferry to ses into the expediency of co modifying thé existing law as to make negroes nape Witnesses in all cases of conspiracy with or indung slaves to rebel, or make insurrection, or circu- lating written or printed matter designed to that end, of Stealing or carrying off slaves, or of advising slaves to abscond, that may arise wader existing laws, or under any jnwe ‘hat shall hereafter be passed to punish these or like offencee; and aatthe same committoo further inquire what measures can and nisy be taken by this State to counter- vail the hostile and unconstitutionat legislation of those States which have passed laws designed to defeat tho execution or impair the efliciency of the laws of the United States for the surrender of fugitivo slaves, or have otherwise violated the rights of owners of saves, or of the slavehoiding States. ‘The reesolution was adopted. ‘The question of taxing oysters, in conformity with the suggestion of Governor Wise, was to-day referred to a select committee. ood, the agent for the Eclectic Magazine, passed through here a day or two on his way North, alter being releaged from the clutches of the law in Charlottes He swears, { understand, he will nover attempt to Sell @ book again south of Mason and Dixun’s line. Northern agents, peddlers and drummers have entirely disappeared from this latitude. A druggist in this city told the, one or two days ago, that agaiust am average of twenty-live calls a week heretofore made by persons of this class, not one month is now mude. Business men lock upon this as a decided advantage, for those fellows were intolerable peats. They seem to have realized a prorer appreciation of the state of fecling in the South when they co wisely determine to remain away. Their Passage through Virginia now, or any part of the South, would be a very thorny one, and they would do well to kcep that conviction before their minds for the future. I was informed on yesterday that a brother of the no- torious Helper is passing in disguise through Virginia, or at least bas been very recentiy, distributing the “{m- pending Crisis.” He passes, I understand, under the guise of @ pension agent looking up claims. If he suc- ceeds in propagating these documents, it must be in some #trictly private manner, for their character is now so well and 80 generally known as to prevent thoir being gotten off as counterfeits. If this tellow is apprehended, that will be the end of nim, 1 imagine. Both committees to whom the memorial in favor of Cop- pie was referred met this evening for the purpoe of con- sidering it. Governor Wise was summonod bofore them to state what he knew regarding Coppie’s course in the Harper's Ferry affair. He gave a full detail of all he had ascertained from the prisoners taken by Rrown—Colonel Washington and others—and stated that had not Copple been convicted of treason, and therefore placed beyond his jorisdiction, he would have commuted his sentence if every man in tho State was oppored to it. He gaid that Coppie should not be plied in the same category with Brown, Stevens and the others now under sentence. The committee agreed to report in favor of a commutation of | his sentence to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. The Harper's Ferry Affair. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM JOHN FE. COOK. (From the Cleveland, Olio, Leador-] Chartestown Jai, Va., Dec. 9, 1859, The statements that have becn Mmade’in regatd to my companions and myself, are totally falae. There bas not been one single tpstance in which I have felt or shown any signs of fear or nervousness since I have been hore, Neither has my comrade Coppie, since he has occupied cell with me, shown any such weakness, or dread of th. We dislike the mode of death to which we haye been doomed. But notwithstanding, we are chvorfull and calmly awaiting our fate, and trust we chal! sein & ike men. I will frankly admit that on one or two occasions I have been agitated by the recoption of touching letters from my wile and other relatives, whose happiness are dearer to me than my life. The doom that awaits me bas not in the least aifected my appetito, nor has it occasioned any logs of rest. I sieep ag calmly here as t would if in’ my hood bome, ° have just read in one of the papers published at this place, an account of the farewoll scone between Captain Brown, Coppie and myself, To show the false. hood of these Yeports, 1 will just state. whay at this farewell interview. Captain Brown came in smiling, and shook both Conpie and myself warm by the band. He asked kindly after our health. We | OUR RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE. | Ricumoxy, Va., Dec. 12, 1859. | Petition to the Legislature for the Commutation of the Sen- | uence of Edwin Coppic—Negro Testimony—Heaper's Bro- | ther im Virginia—he Agent for the Hevetic Magazine Released from Prism, de. | In the Senate of Virginia to-day, Hon. A. H. H. Srvarr arose and said:—Mr. Proeident, ] was called upon by a | gentleman from a distant State, who entrusted to me a | Memorial, at the request of the Governor, to be presented Dutchess and Columbia. this body, in behalf of Copple, now nnder sentence of fio a good cause, and not to deny it now, death at Charlestown. 1 called to see the Governor, and he authorizes me to say that, from his personal know- then said to mo that he was sorry that I had madea statement that was not truo, as I would only gain con tempt by it. l asked him what I had said that was un- true. He told me that it was the statement which I had made, ‘‘that Le had gent me to the Ferry.” ‘I told him he most certainly did tell mo to go there. Ho said he had no recollection of anything of the kind, bat that ho remem- dered distinctly of telling me notto'go there. Ireplied that Thad a good memory, and had not the, glightest reoollec- tian of anything of the kind. Ho femarked that he thought that my memory must be treachorous then, but it would done good to talk about that; but that, if we had to dic, to meet our fate like men, that wo tes — on turned to Coppie, and raid that he had heard that he had made some false statements, but was glad to learn tha those reports were untrue. He then asked if he could do ledge, and from information gathered by him during his | anything for us. Wo onawered in tho negative. Ho gave igt— | tay at Charlestown, the case of this man stands upon Coppie fly cents, remarking that, as he owed C.’s brother NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1859. $40, which he did not know a8 would evor be paid, th a Htife change might Go him some good. He then pressed our bands warm|y, Abd bade us a last farewell. Ther: Was bo One present exeeptCapt Avis, Capt Brown, Coppie and myself. Capt. Avis will, I thiuk, youch for the truth of this statement, as will Mr. Coppie. Cook and His Mother.in-Law. Mrs, Kennodty, tho wother-indaw of Cook, visited him mm his celt‘on Monday. Upon ber approach they embraced aff cuonately, recogniivg each other as mother und vou. She remarked he was looking thin, He replied he was well, ut least as well a8 be could be under the circam stances, After @ et conversation, she said, “Fad I only koown your business at Harper's Ferry, you would not tiave boen here, Join.” “1 kuow that very well; you kwew nothing of i,” Ia the conversation, Mrs. K! said she bad gone down into the Ferry to find him twice on the morning of the 17th, and roforred to the narrow escape of a cdi friend, who came near being killed by Cook’s fire from pleasure at this, but said nothing in referonce to othor parties who were in range of his rifle. In speak!ng of his arrest, he eaid, “iad I got possession of my pistoi { would not bave been here.” Mrs. K replied, «Perhaps, Joho, itis better than if you hed used it” After his arrest Mr. Logan, under promise of absolute secresy, obtained from jum his name, and also his commiseion a8 fo John Brown’s forces, and Cook bitterly com gulity of betr: him. He in terms of eulogy of bis prey dees they had their whole duty, tha hole evidence bein, him. wi and direct He read a pertion ry fereae Frome bis in-law, notifying bim of the 6 opposite side of tha river. Ho oxpressed hia | trict, this Board of Cy Canvasaors bis 4 ere of this Board to canvass, or reject cccurted. ‘This led to a debate. Alderman Stevens then ofered the following resolution adoption : Resolved, That the Ce tion Counsel be requested to fur- eb (his Board with bis opinion as tothe powers and juriadie- tion of the Board of Ganvassers in relation to viletlag the election im amy district or districts where the returna gree ta the bands of the district xnvassors wad the olor of tae oan- vacsers, and where the orrors are mercly clerigaL. Roth of these resolukous were adopted after long and eontinued debating, On motion, the matter was laid over and made @ spe- cial order three o'clock to-day, w give all parties time to preparo for for the contest, aad w got legal ad- vive in the matter. ‘The Board continued with tho canvassing ef this dis- and adjourned about nine o’clock P. M. Court of General Sessions. Before Reoorder Barnard. Duc. 14.—Several cases were disposed of teday, but the majority of the accused parties were remanded for that he was | #emtence, A POLITIOAL ROW, Cornelius Woods and Charles Blerfield wore jointly in- dicted for assaulting Joha Carpenter, an employé in the tid, “he (the brother i-law) already looked guilty dass reas eenénaos; the il by a own son.” tl peer bolo bus ome, Rsgdh py! atid J leaving, ex “ Tell me all you kmow.”” Cook » *Thave Syracuso Convention was the cauac of the dispute between ties. It appeared that Car- further to ‘I have told you all 1 know of it.” ter while Ne oibhis by Bier. for * alie in the newspapers about him.” Board of City Camvassers. SERIOUS GHARGES ALDERMANIO DISTRICT. ‘This Board was called to order yestorday morning at tem o'clock, by the Chairman, when Alderman Boots stated that he was ready to 0 on and canvass the Eighth Aldermanic district. At this time the lobby of the Council Chamber was per- | Hine months. Snow admitted that he was fectly crowded, somo standing on the back’ of the seats, and every place was occupied from which a convenient view could be got of the canvassers. The fact of sucha number of persons being present may be accounted for on tent the ground that a report has been circulated for some entry ty Tfesastieaeis Geta Ts ‘out the city, Russe! to the degree of the offence, and was sent to kwell’s Isiaud for guilty of the third degre’ forgery, and he was sentenced to the peni- tentiary i. .wo years and four months. ‘Wm. Stetson, against whom were two indictments for forgery in the second degre, having passed counterfeit bills on the Morchants’ Bank of New York, with in- to defraud Samue! Koch, pleaded guilty to the fourth grade of that crime. His sentence was postponed till the ‘ume back that frauds had been committed in certain elec- | third Saturday of the term. tion districts of the Eighth Aldermanic district. The de- bating during the day was very strong, and great interest was manifested by the spectators. Alderman Apams commenced by stating that he would ae pe of hs nf read the returns from the Seventh election district of the Seventh ward, and moved to adopt a resolution that | the act of when any diserepancies appeared on the face of the re- turns, to make the canvassers come here and correct the same. Ashort debate ensued here between Alderman Bocle and Alderman Genet; but it was decided to send the re- turns back to the district canvassers when any discre- panoy occurred. Alderman Apaua, in canvassing the returns in one of the districts, found one vote entered on the returns for Almshouse Governor with the name of Mr. Havemeyer for Mayor. He called upon his legal friend, Alderman Genet, to give his opinion on this question,as he should like to have the vote given to Mr. Havemeyer. Alderman Gxxgr rose and raid that they were not to know the mind of the voler. Mr. Havemeyer, he said, might have been running in that district for the office of Almshouse Governor; aud, what was more, he migut, in the opinion of the voter, have been more capable o1 filling that office than he would the office of Mayor. It hype ge by the iia ae the vote should not by ven to Mr. Havemeyer, and it was consequently entere mong the votes given for Almshouse Governor. During the canvassing of the returns, twe of them were laid over, The districts were the Eleventh and Fourth. It was in these districts that it was supposed the trauds had been committed. ‘The noise was so great at this stage of the proecodings that the Sergeant-at Arms was calied upon to preserve order Ashort debate ensued here betyeen Alderman Genet and Alderman Boole, which engtd in the Chairman call- ing the Jatter to order. A discrepancy of eight vates was found in the Third | the other district of the Fleventh ward, and a motion was mado and carried that the canvassers appear before the Board | gop and state the manner in which the discrepanoy ocourred. ‘The discrepancy wag between the poll list aud tho ro: turns. A debate arose hore between Alderman Lyons ap. Al. derman Adams, on the returns of th distiict it did mot amount to anything, sabeve alate, bub } Two important clerical errors “¢ore found in the returns pro of the Second district of the qpireonth ward, and a mo- tion wos mado and carried, chat the gapyassers be sont for to make the proper cor dleer dear: wer CO” rection, as the Board had not the dp ie Fifth dir“seict of the Thirtoonth ward the returns it only * _«¢ WD%ie number of votes given was 364, but rie? ota up 841. A motion was made and car- ‘Hint the canvassers be sent for to give the necessary smformation 28 to the cause of the discrepancy, and to cor, the mi ec. **fvdorman Apaws then stated he had affida.; parties in the districts where the suj Hs 0a Ue Derk Mad. auido for be Hic $0 Dave javite, the Public to see how the late election was carried on in those districts, as‘it was worse than anything that over Wag witnessed in the Sixth ward in its palmiest days. ee Alderman Brapixy objected to this, and said he wis! tohave ‘N°#ctusne gent back for correction where any error was discovered. , Alderman Apaws said that he ithe. aifidavite that there had been illogd! voting. Alderman Brapy said that in almost Gate ‘ed the city, there was more or less informalities. He Win. to have them goon and read the returns, and if thé? found anything wrong, to act upon it in a proper mant- ner, as the guilty parties were amenable to the law. ‘sed fraud was com- objection, he hey District Attorney, and to have the guilty parties sent to prison, and thereby make an example of them. Alderman Peck was in favor of sending the papers to the District Attorney. Ho said that if the law was wort) anything it should ;be enforced; if thero was anything wrong or improper, or apything which would lay any party or parties liablo tothe law, let the papors go before the District Attorney. Alderman Gxver said that ho believed the object in send- ing these affidavits, was to see if there was any fraud committed. Alderman Braprey said it was the duty of Alderman Adams, if there was any fraud committed, to take the returns to the District Attorney ‘him- self, He wished them to go on with the matter the eame as they would in any other case, and if there waa fraud shown to have been committed, Alder: | derman Adams could go and have the guilty parties indict- | ed before the Grand Jury. He said that if these papers were read, Alderman Adams laid himself open to libel. Alderman ApaMs replied by saying it was his duty to | stow testimony that fraud had been committed, and | strongly advocated the reading of the affidavits. A long debate ensued here—soma of tBe Aldermen wish- ing tohave the matter go before the Distriet Attorney, Others thinking it best to have the Board investigate the matter themselyes. One or two were in favor of first having the papers read before the Board, and afterwards to let them go before the District Attorney. An attempt was made to have the respective partios heard by counsel, but it did not succeed. Alderman Apams thought it best to bring the matter be- fore tho members of the Board themselves; aad, more- over, he objected to the parties being heard by counsel, for bo did not want to be talked to death. Alderman Gxwxr called for the opinion of the Chairman (Alterman Boole) on the question. Alderman Boork said that if the two returns agreed they were right, even tbough the evidence was as black as the ace of spades, Alderman Brapisy, Alderman Geyer and several others gave their views on the subject, when a motion was made to have the brief of the affidavits read, and the ayes and nays wero called for. The motion was carried—seyen votes belng in the alfirmative and threo in tho noga- * to show by these | Obediah C. Gibson, af Gs ~ward in | Tneys and counsellors of tht oj Alderman Apams wanted to have the papers sentto the | tive. The Clerk then procevied to read tho affidavits which stated that thero had been a great deal of illogal ‘Voting in the Fourth and Eleventh districts of the Seventh ward, and charged canvassers with intoxication. Tho af- fidavits were quite numerous and were very lengthy in- deed, They were made by John F. Edmonds, the ser- geant of police in the Seventh ward; officer Home, of tho samo ward; George E. Evans, a canvasser in the Eleventh district of the ward, and several others. In them it was stated that persons had voted in the respective districts mentioned who had not been registered according to law; and, moreover, that they were not residents; that sailors ‘and boatmen, who bi acknowledged that they had io gee in Boston, had voted without being vouched for by householders, as the law directod; that in the Fleventh district one of the three inspectors who had been legally appointed left during the clec- tion day, and a man named Mooney had been substituted in his place; tl this man had performed his duty without being duly sworn; that in the Fourth dis- trict the vote exceeded by more than one hundred votes that which was cast last year for Tiemann, although there had been no increase in the population of the district; and that three bontmen and several others who were not 'ro-i- dents of the district had voted; that six or sevon respecta- bie citizens of the Fighth Aldermanic district had recan- vaseed the ward since the election, and reported that there wore between sixty and eeventy votes Jess than were re- ported by the canvassers, and that they had taken tho numbers of aifterent houses, and had taken the affidavits of the residents, and that no such as some of those who had voted could be found in these houses, and that the people declared that nae resided thero, and that they had resided in them for some time back; that some of tnd voters were from Brown and Bell's shipyards, that some whose names were used were abeent at sca; that some came from No. 54 Rivingtom street, which was not in the district; that some of the canvassers were intoxicated; that beer and liquor were brought in to them while the canvass was progressing; that tickets were knocked off tho table en to the floor, and picked up and put back by porsona who ‘were not canvassors, and that toe canvassers had been given to understand that the whole result of the election depended on their district. Aman, pamed McLoughlin, in the Fourth district of the Eleventh ward, was designated as one of tho intoxi- cated canvassers. Before the reading of the affidavits was gono through with, a motion was made to mako the matter a special order for three o'clock. This motion was carried, after a long and protracted debato by all the members of the Board generally. ‘The d then took a recees until three o'clock, when the mattor wus again taken up. Immediately after tho Board was called to order, Alderman Adams moved the subject be made a special order for to day. ‘This motion was strongly opposed, and led to another Jong debate. Alderman Apams offered the following resolution: — Resolved, That the District Attorney be requested to give to Mathew Dui pleaded guilty of an attempt at grand lar- Copy, and was: remanded for sentence. HIGHWAY ROBBRRIKS. Clarkson Voorhies, indicted for rovbery in the first de- to an assault with intent to rob, On 4th of November an unknown man ugsaulted John Walford, the complainant, while he was in going, from a store in Thomas street, at which time Voorhies forcibly abstracted $4 in money from his t. The Recorder sent Voorhies to the Stato prison for three years and four months. Elizabeth Rodney, alias Brown (a colored woman), pleaded guilty to keeping @ disorderly house, and was re. manded for sentence. She was indicted last January, RECKIVING STOLEN GOODS. Hugh McGinty, who was charged with receiving $10 worth of brass’ articles, knowing them to have boon stolen by Wm. Welch and others, from the promises of Alexander McGuire, at tho foot of Weat Thirty-oighth street, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods. He will be sentenced on the last day of the term, AN ALLEGED RAPE, Thomas Curtis, a respectable looking young man, was charged with committing a rape on Hannah Lenuchap, but the evidence for the defence showed that tho accused Was not present when the alleged offence was committed, ‘and his good character baving been clearly shown, the Jury instaptaneously rendered a Verdict of wot guilty. The Grand Jury came into conrt in the afternoon with a large batch of indictments for various offences, to which 1 lane on being arraigned at the bar pleaded not guilty. TWO POLICKMEN CHARGER WITH A GROSS ASSAULT UPON & KEEPER OF A HOUSK OF ILL FAME. Among the accused parties were two Metropolitan po- licemen named Woodward and Belknap Bowers, of the Third ward, indicted far cowtnitiang an aggravated assault and battery on Jane McOord, » keeper of a house of ill fame in Houston street, on the 15th of November. It is alleged that ttagge etncers visited her house, and be- cause she %o let them gratity their improper de- the inmates, thoy beat hor in & shocking JP ey wore brought up at the Special Sessions uay and convicted of the offence, but were re- “a for sentence on motion of General Nye, who > vnded them. In the meantime the Grand Jury -ound an indictment them for the same offence, and they were arraigned this afternoon. Woodward ‘stated to the Court the above facts relative to the pro- ceedings in the Special Sessions, but as an indictment ‘was presented, there was no othor alternative than to or- m to find bail each in $500 to answer. It appears the Police Commissioners dealt very leniently with officers Woodward and Bowers, for after listening to the particulars of this inhuman assault and battery, they only Suspended these men for one month. The complainant tried at the ‘Special Sesions; bat perceiving that thoy tried at 5 pereeiving ey ‘were not gentenced on the spot, she concluded that justioe wor'a be meted out tothem more expeditiously in tho Gencral Sessions, and appeared before the Grand aay, iving her testimony, foun Te eee camivade or alle pabiiorpesne)t Kiieieotes Sires upon one »5¢ manner. man ‘18 from both | ble however, that Woodward and Bowors will be son. tenced on Thureday morning by the Justices of the Special Seesions. Legal Intelligence. Scrrems Court oy tas Unsirgp States, Dec. 9.— On motion of Hon. J. 8. Biack, Attorney General of th, Unitec States, Samuel Tyler, Esq., of Maryland, © as a4, mitted an attorney and counsellor of this court On motion of aged oe er MoDonald and J o, wero admitted * N. 3. Dalton vs. Ur‘ ure. ee amevem Btates; No. 2. Puen! . Cnited States; No, ai. Palmer vs. Uniied Same” Nor 62. Tae wu” States vs. Tesehmaker and fitty-four other cases, all of thent being appeals from the district courts of California, The motion of Mr. *-="90 Gage. ral Black for a rule on the counsel of the claimant in each of these cases to file his warrant of attorney was resisted by Mesers. Gilbert, Crittenden, Biair and Catlisle, in be- half of the c.aimants, and was advocated by Mr. Attorney Seneral Black. No. Pd Charles Mp tulyda) ay, of lasotif<o error, vs. Francis Foreman, surviving partner Ff Christin” ‘Keller. The argument ‘of this eae commenced by Mr. Phelps for the plaintiff in error. Adjourned, Scrxxwm Covert OF THR Unrrep Srates.—Dec. 12.—On motion of Hon. ‘J, R. Doolittle, Hon. Experience Esta brook, of Nebraska. Was admitted an attorney and coun. sellor of this Court. No. 3. Dalton vs. Unites! States. No. 21. Fuentes vi United States. No, 41. Palaor vs. United States. No. 6: ‘The United States Teschnrker; and fifty-four other cases, all of them being appeals from the District Courts of California. The motion of Mr, Attorney General Black for a‘ruleon the counsel of eadh claimant in each of Alice Flowers, isthese’ cases, to file his warrant of attorney, wes over- ruled. No. 32, The American Bransportatiou Company, claim- ant of the propeller Oriental, &c., appoliants, vs. John Volk ct al. Appeal from the Circuit Court United States for the Northern district of California. The matterain con- intake 2 in this cause having been agreed and settled be- tween the parties, it was, on motion of Mr. Hoyne, order- ood tat this appeal be dismisced a: the cost of the appel- sant Ne. 140. Christian Ott, appellant, vs. James G. Son- lard. Appeal from the Circuit Court United states for the district of Missouri. The matters in controversy in this cause having been agreed and settled betweon tho par- ties, it was, on motion of Mr. Blair, ordered that this ap- Peal be dismissed at the cost of the appellant. No. 78. The United States va. Robert F. Stockton.—Ap- Peal from ‘ict Court United States for the Northorn. district of fornia. On motion of Mr. Attorney General Black, this appeal was ordered to be dismissed. No. 111. The United States, appellants, vs. Elizabeth do Zaldo.—Appeal trom the District Court United States for tho rier. yes Of California. On motion of Mr. i Biack, this appeal was ordered to be mi No. 13. Charles Flowers, survivor of Alice Flowers, plaintifis in crror, v8. Francis Foreman, surviving part- ner of Christian Keller. The argument of this cause was continued by Mr.G. W. Brown for the defendant in error, and concluded by Mr, Brent for the plainuill’ in error. No. 14. Eber B. Ward, survivor, of himself and Samuel Ward, deceased, owner of the steamboat Detroit, appol- lant, ve. George P. Dixon and John C. Griffiths, executors of Churles Thompson, deceased. ‘This cause was submitied to tho consideration of the Cours on the record and printed argument by Mr. Newberry for the appellant. No. 6, Original action. “The State of Alabama, com- plainant vs. the State of Georgia, The argument Of this cause was commenced by Mr. Phillips for the complain- ant. Adjourned. The Free Negro Bill In Mi (From tho Jackson (Miss.) Eagle of the South, Nov. 7.] ‘The House bill to amend the laws in relation to froe negroes and mulattoes, passed the House of Representa- tives yesterday evening, almost unanimously. ‘The bill provides that it shall not be lawful for any free. negro or mulatto to reside in this State withont tho special license of the Tegisiature; and if any such free negro shall be found in the Stato without such license, after tho first of July next, he or she shall be apprehended and sold into slavery for fe. ‘Tho bill further provides that they shall havo until the Ist of July next to select a master, the master to pay two-thirds of the appraised value of the negro, when saia negro shall be the slave of such selected maeter for life, It provides that a fine of ‘not leas than one, nor more than five thousand dollars, and imprison- ment in the county jal! or penitentiary, as the court may direct, for not less than six montha nor more than two years, shall be imposed on any person who shall hold any free negro in nominal servitude to evade tho eal sions of this act, By the provisions of the bill con- viction is made speedy and almost certain. All fines and the net proceeds of the sales of alleged slaves shall bo ea abe under direction of the Boards of Police to school purposes in the county where- in the indictment was preferred or the sales made. Anether section of the bill les for the more speedy and certain administration of tho law in relation to mas- ters pertaitting alayes to goat large and hire their own time. / Taken ther, it ia a very stringent law. It passed the Houde with only five votes against it, and we have no doubt but that it will pass the Senate and moct with the approval of tho Governor, and bocome tho law of the State; and if properly enforced, ns we have no doubt it will be, the evils of which we have heard such loud com- plaint will congo to exist, ‘As a matter of policy there can be no donbt of its boing a good law; and, upon principle, wo think such a law ab- solutely néceseary in order to place the institution of slavery upon proper grounds. Wo uphold and dofend the institution of elavery as the normal and happiest condition for the African race-—that slavery is a blessing to master and slave. The laws of our State place the race ia thet condition, the fedvral conatituuoa spreads ite broad Over it, and the suthority of God sanctions it we permitone single African or 6 Temain to the State as 8 froem gi professions. Then let us not ouly defend the tut om Of Slavery in ite entirety through the prose and om the: mp, ‘but lot us uphold it with the Btrang arin of legulla- © power, Soouan Carmina or mm On “Wurrs."—The old stage Proprictors, agente ana arivere, who, twenty years 6» the Nanks OF the Connecticut, first commended to. lage aside tho ‘whip and horn,” to make rooin for the “bell Again in Springtield, Mass., om ber, wnd purtake of an old fashioned apd whistle,” are to moot the 21st of Becem! blage supper. ; PRRSUNAL, A. C.—-PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR CLD FRIBWD. Ae oT YOUR OLD FEInED, a a POR ADOPTION Any PRRGOW oF WIkHOWe to adopt, ved bar own * one nls Sa NS ia ea, Mplonae no dreas A. 0} Hetald oflce, alren up abentecoty, = Sereda ANTED FOB ADOPTION — BY A FAMILY or female Chil; ‘means, wits ee one to two, years; am ———— ANTED—INFORMATION OF CATMARINE LIGH® WwW feat ond Resales of ‘Aloraades vee Lone te re Little, Sun Franciace, SPROLAL NOTICES. OHURO® articles ity street, in aid tee Mission ¢ hij to Sharh of ether ‘Ubristmas variety, and at mederate prices. er OTIOR.—ALL PERSONS ARK HEREBY CAUTIONS .2eaitet trusting any of the crow of the British brig V nfatn Gechy, a8 no debts of thelr contracting will be or. = H.L ROUTH Bont 45 William street. _Nnw Your, Dee. 14, 185%, Aeon ——————— NOTES COLORED, SABBATH SCHOOL, No. 87, AP tached to the First Colored Con, al Church,’ new worshipping in the pelh eorner of Third avenue and Twelfte ill give their 23) anniv wi ‘ereary this (Thursday) e 15, at Binyveeant institute, 659 Hroadway, Dee. i, isis rerun iulinte day. leeks AMMANY SOCIRTY OR COLUMBIAN ORDER— Brothers, the regular meeting of the institution will be held oo Lies evening. the 16th instant, at half an hour after the setting of the sun, in the council the Grom Wigwam” By order of ISAAC V. FOWLER, Grand Saohewn. Casper €. Citys, Secretary. Manhatian, Season of ime Jith mona, 2 cea iBentery 868, of independanas the ae a of the Butidtag the Incaraation, will be found ia 1 and of the Lnstite ___.__. POLITICAL. EMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMER. tee —The members of anend a meeting at Tammany Dee, 15, at half past 7 o’cloca. Atrren Cuanceiion M.A. Gucanist, NEW LECTURE, Never batore delivered, HENRY warp BEECHER, as th e Brosdway Tabernacle, Corner of Broadway and Thirty-fourth strest, THURSDAY RVENING, DEC. 15, at Bo" Subject—"Tow to Save the Union.”? ‘Tickets 25 cents, R. G. VANDENHOFF READS FROM SHAKSPRER ‘and Iiickens, Tuesday and Thureday, 13th and L6th inet, at Loaworth’s Hall, Broadway. Next week at Cambridge Lg coum, Mesa es £V. DR, CAHILL WILL LECTURE AT THE ACAD- emy of Music, for the bepetit of the Staters of Mercy, om bunday evening, Deo. 18 Subject—The Inauiliciency of Haman. Re to Christian Faith, Lecture to commence at 7 Admission itty conta Tickets can be hed at Kooms of the Catholic Library As and of the Sezione of the several churches in the city. thawhe a ow reins (teed eile vg the j ‘ev Dr. Bondy, uraday, Deo. 3 . ‘itute. Sabjest: i f the juctiog | ec gt of the Vorper of the remple—Inser- jullding by the Samaritans. Tickets at the door admissions $2, (ArTIQN—Nore Logr.—Ti® PUBLIC ABE OAG- tioned against negotiating « note drawn by W. s. Lanter, to the order of Berlin & Bon, dated Jew Orleans, r 13, BBSLIN & SUN, 37 South William street, and 10 Platt st. IAMOND RROOCH LOST, ON TUESDAY a way stage, oF between Ob, iareet, The tinder will be liberally rewarded Sy ‘eaving i ‘with Win. Osborn, No. 3 Chambers suet, secon? ‘story. OUND—ON SUNDAY, 4TH INST. Eig Weigesse ek notin rel eet r Yon ars inquire of BEN BZA! MLLER, Wrecking eaters Place, Le 1. OST—SET WEEN JUARE AND CANAL ST. Li Path atl vacrtatieas ine owner's oe eum of Mey in a purse mar! Dame. “The Swer wi be rewarded on leaving it at Letey'ay 9 sroadws), pabicin ns C8ST—ON TUESDAY LAST, A eee between Second and Fit wenues, and Ts and a ‘weltth streets. The finder will be suitably rewarded by the same at 15 Bank street, OST -BETWEEN DRAYTON’S OPERA AND TWENTY- bth sireet, a pair of steel “pectacies, gold washed. A ret ‘will be paid if delivered at Barnum’s Museum. v ‘THE 13TH INST., NEAR THE CORNER OF * Chatham ats., two pairs o one > eae wold sod ousiver.. BLOWN & MAKSTUS, vv. f Spectacles, bie reward will be given by eiers, 112 Cha:ham street. + at about 6 o'clock P. M., om the Lith inét ; ® black Horse, tail acd mane, hitebed to « black buggy “8g00. leather top harness silver mounted; maker's name on tas AR9R, J Falmer. Avy person returning the above to, V. kouay & Co., corner of North Moore and West streets: or to Waa, Se Fayne, 160 West Thirty third airect, New York, will be sal- an GTRAYED ROM NORTH MOORK AND > ~ST STREBTS, long REWARDS. $. REWARD —LOST, A SHIPPING RECRIPT BOOK, marked on back D). & Co. i'n doll $10 BEWARD.—Lost, ON TUESDAY MORNING, 6c. 13. w large black and white Newt i hoever will return him to the South Amenicaa Hotel, 86 Houw:on street, will receive the abovereward. $15 REWARD.—STOLEN FROM A WAGON STAND ©) ing in Brondway, between Twenty-first and Twenty - second strees on the evening of the 12th tost. fancy Kerecy horee Blanket, light-colored, trimmed with bine, and marked, J.8. 8. in German text, & Jight whalebone Whip, a gra; Lap- robe. and a shaggy Overcoat The above reward will bo pad for their return to Moutegue's stables, 66 West Twenty-third street, or a proportionate part fur either of the articles. 2.5 REWARD.—LOST, AT THE COOPER INSTITUTR, eF on Saturday night, Dec 3, a hunting anchor, No. S0e4, made by Orlando ‘The above reward will bo paid if left at a. Jewelry store, 25 Bowery, and no ques'lons asked. ¢ KEWARD.—STOLEN, FROM No. $3) street, on'the night of the fre, a ‘Gona nhunting pate & detached Had on back the initials from W. G. Bas tour lock floes chatelaive chath. All guorstneeecs sant hereby not ‘tnavion NEDO agatwst buying #, and to give inf eas it, lve infor: at above number amd. Sennen —=—— NEWSPAPERS. ny ae, FAIR. A NEW ILLUSTRATE: HUMOROUS AND SATIRICAL JOURNAT, CALLED VANUIY FAIR, Wits. mE issn Ox WEDNESDAY. DECAMBRR 21. ‘The time having arrived when n publication of this sort, ploying the best dterary and artistic talent in Amertos Stak, peratively demauded by the people, the undersigned hae en deavored to satis'y that demand in the most complete and agree able manner. ro this end he bas engaged writers and artiats of the highest order of talent, to combine in produolt g the moat relined, witty, ie—if need he—and altogether readable WEKKLY JOUKNAL OF HUMOR ever published in tals coutry. VaNITY FAIR ya, be Mae Se ee! party or PH paid ‘ fearless position with regard to cliques, socte! and classem, in both Chareh and state sa DEFENDING THK RIGHT, AND ASSATLING THE WRONG, wherever they may be found, without reference to the tender spo1a of any person or persons. 1t# aim will be to interest anu amuse the public, while oom. veying sharp sermove and pungent lessons on ‘all sorts of Hem, to all sorta of people. Hieving that thia plan will meet with niversal approba. tion, the publisher takes pleasure in announcing the issue of the first number of ITY FAIR van on WEDNESRAY, DkG? 21, when it will be for as Hewamen, and at the ofiice of publication, meta by, NASSAU SIRRRT, New York. but will assume a Né& J. THOMPSON, Publisher aad Proprittor. _SEW_ PUBLICATIONS, ‘UST PUBLISHED—ON SINGLE AND MARRIED LIP, oJ ects teatro iarriage, by tipi Bd, dpe . Price 35 f Tabi a Gor lis'Nasau soot Re 113 Nasaat RESTAURANTS. ExCuIsH souks AND ENGLISH MOTTON 4 KICHARDSON & MoLEOD, 106 Mniden Inne, cor, Powe: Hend for our new prige list of Provisions, er anrmnnnepnppen tenner ee oti pba 0. $. M, CAN MEET THE SONS OF APOLLO AT F. Staryes, the General's, 90 Prince street, every Friday, at M. ll ihe best amateurs and professionals will be there. lane, cor. Peart. imported English and Sootala DENTISTRY. RYIFLOTAL BONE FILLING FOR DRCAYED TRRTEL Putin dof, requiring no ad ring nO teeth or mere shells can bo filed with I Reems ig discoverer, corner of Brondway and Thirty frat strest, notice.—famplo sent by * RTIFICIAL THETH.—DR. DURKIN CONTINUES TO ‘extract Teeth in two seconds, without the slightest palm. Teeth net over sinmpa. No extra charge for ta La 4 & where artificial Teeth are inserted. Dr. Be WEIN, 5/3 Canal street, one door from Laurea,