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4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDIDOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OP NASSAU AND FULTON Brs memnnnnncnenneneroee TERMS, cash in advance, Me PR in pyr his» fomey went by mast will be at the ontage mange wat received as mineription ro THE DAILY TERALD too cont anmem. THE WEEKLY HORALD woery batsrdey, wl eke tone every cone eopy, oF ® per annum; the Eurepean Editio: Geary Wetnendey, six cents per ropy, $A per annum to rt of (ireus m $6 to any part “of the Continent both ee tacts the Corfornia Elition on the &th and With of each a az cone TP yi MEY aba copy, or $2 per annum, ia ane ee No. 357 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Fourteenth street.—Trasaiv Orrna’ Bevan, NIBLO’S GARDEN, GiapiavoRs—Baous. Broadway. —Vivaworme—Tanee Afterncon—BaNra Cavs: #000 _NATORKD GENTLE: NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1859. the eum of $20,000 for “Printing for Departments,” | not authorized y the Street Department. Alder | by the Redeemer to a rabble, any member of | Fsom the succession of exciting everts which men Adams and trady apoke agaiast the motion, and Aldermen Boo'e and Pook in favor of it. The motion was eventually carried by a vote of 8 to 4. Alderman Bradley moved to reconsider the quos- tion, which was carried. Alderman Genet then moved that the Board adkere to ita former action. This wae lost—ayes 6, noes 7. Alderman ft yvle re- newed bis mution to concur. Alderman Peck moved to luy the paper on the table. The motion was carried, and the Board then adjouraed to Tues- dag evening next. In the House of Representatives yesterday, the discussion on political affairs was reenmed, and at times became quite lively. Mr. Smith, of Virginia, referred to # conversation with Senatcr Seward, in which the latter said that his party bad had a greas Geal of trouble with Irish voters, as they would take their money and then vote against thom. Seward preferred colored voters, as taey had no such troubie with them. Mr. Smith eadeavored to elicit from the republican candidate for Spoaker a ‘ture im the treason lecture of William Lloyd disclaimer of bis endorsement of the Helper book, but was unsuccessful. The House ballotted for the twenty-first time for Speaker, without effecting a choice, and then adjourned till Monday. : ‘The special committee of the Senate appoicted to inquire into all the facts connected with Joho a. KEENE'S THEATRE, 62 Broadway.—Distant | Brown's foray, are busily enpaged in their work. According to our correspondent they have already ay dae a subpenaed Judge Aray, of Kansas; Mr. Gonway, Gowey Koc—sersvige. Evening— Congressman elect from Kansas; Augnstas Wat- tles, editor of the Kansas Herald of Fregdom; WINTER GARDEN, rime opposite Road street. — Ocroxoon— A {ernoon and eve: WALLACKIS THRATRE, Broadway.—Evarrnopy’s Fatsxb—KNocas axp Noses, — Aftorno0on—Myr RR GOOSK aNd TAK wog—LITLe Devn—! Goose axd Tux GoLven Koc —Swiss Swan FRENCH THEATRE, 895 Rrondway.—Cowms.'s Musical MA TERTAINMENT— Afternoon and evening. RARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broatway.—After- noch—ALabix. Kvening—Jous Jowss—ALADiN. BRY ANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway— aheus 2 and evening —SURLESQUES, Sones, Dances, ke.— Bornes at Pratons. TBLO'B SALOON, Broadway.—Gro, Curistr's Mrv- poets ts Songs, Daxces, Burixsques, “Afternoon and Evening— Buack Statur. WOOD'S MINSTREWS, 444 Broadway. —Etiorian Soxes, | D:xexs, ke —New Yeaw Cats. CHATHAM AMPHITHEATRE:—Kavestaran Penroex- Ayces—Afernoon and Eveniog—iioms anp Tus Homeuess, New York, Sunday, December 25,1859. | The News. The steamship Baltic arrived at this port yester- day forenoon from Aspinwall, with $1,408,234 in treasure, and the passengers that left San Fran- cisco on board the Golden Gate on the Sth inst. The trip between San Francisco and New York was performed in eighteen days and twenty hours, the quickest ever made between the two ports. The Baltic brings news from California, Oregon, British Columbia, Central America, New Granada and the South Pacific republics. The Ariel, with the Pacific mails and passengers, arrived last evening. The news from California is unimportant. The Baa Francisco Court of Sessions had denied the motion to transfer the indictment found against Judge Terry for fighting a duel with Senator Bro- derick to the Fourth District Court for trial, and an Spplication was to be made to the Supreme Court to compel the transfer. John Conness, late anti- Lecompton candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and a warm friend of the late Senator Broderick, has been chosen member of the Le gislature by a large majority in El Dorado county. His success is regarded as a tribute of public respect to the memory of Broderick. Eldridge F. Paige, author of Dow, Jr.'s Patent Sermons, and BE. Hamot St. Leger, formerly an officer of the French army, had committed suicide. The rate of fare be- tween San Francisco and New York by the steamers which left the first named port on the 5th ranged from $157 to $52. Complete details of the news, together with a record of the marriages and deaths, and a review of the markets, may be found in another part of to-day’s paper. } The dates from Portland, Oregon, are to Nov. 25. | It is authoritatively stated that the election of Mr. Stout to Congress will not be conteated. The Democratic State Convention met on the iéth, but split at the start on the question of appointing delegates to the Charleston Convention. Tie repre- sentatives of eleven of the nineteen counties repre- sented appointed delegates and expressed their | preference for Senator Lane for the Presidency, The bolters did not choose delegates, but agreed to support the democratic nominees. The accounts from British Columbia are devoid of general interest. Affairs in that region appear to be progressing peaceably and satisfactorily. The news from Central America is unimportant. } den theatre, for an injnaction to restrain the plain- | tits from performing the drama of the “Octoroon,” | in the United States Circuit Court. ing of a vast number of affidavits aud letters of a conflicting nature, the Court adjourned the farther hearing, but refused, under the circumstances, to granta preliminary injunction. So for the pre- sent the “Octoroon” will be nightly produced until otherwise ordered by the Court. Captain Montgomery, one of the Kansas free State berder ruffian leaders; G. P: Lowrey, at one time Adjutant General of the free State forces of Kan- sas, Dr. Howe, of Boston; Mr. Sanborn, of New Hampshire; and Gerrit Smith. They wilt doubtless also subpoena Henry C. Wright, whose confession to a knowledge of Old Brown's designs has already been published in the Hxeaun, together with Sum- | ver, Forbes, Greeley and other abolitionists. The case of Dion Bonrcicault, the dramatic an- thor and actor, against Mr. Wield, Public Adminis- and Mr. Staart, lessee of the Winter Gar- or, was brought on yesterday before Judge Iogersoll, After the read- ‘Tho sales of cotton yesterday embraced 6,000 bales, in- cluding 3,200 in transit, The market closed steady on the basis of lle. per Ib. for middling uplands. held with more firmneas, and for common grades. of Flour was State and Western an advance of 5c. a 10c. was demanded, and the market closed with increased buoyancy. Southern flour was unchanged, while sales were fair. Wheat was quite firm, and the views of holdors being above that of buyers, the sales were moderate. Cora quict, and prices irregular: uew yellow Jersey and Southera rauged from ‘S4c. to 85c. for the former, and Shc. a S6c. for the latter; old was searce and nominal. Pork was firm, with sales of mess at $16 124 a $16 20, and of prime at $11 623¢a $11 75. Sogars were firm but quiet; sales were confindd to 250 bhds. refining goods at 7:0. Coffee was quiet and gales limited: 400 bags Maracaibo were gold at 12c., aud a small lot Jamaica atthe same figure. Freights were firm, with a few engagements for Liverpco! and London, Our Christmas Sermon. With the best, the mest cordial and the heartiest Christmas greetings to all our readers, wheresoever these lines may be wafted, on ship or shore, we salute, ‘as minute men among the reserve of millions,” the great Christian holi- great joy, aa they saw the Star in the East. but grand truths put forward in the dispen- This solicitation may seem at the first glance to be like calling attention to a twice-told tale. Almost every one will say it is the old story. acquainted with its gentle lessons, its humani- ‘Mr. Clarke, United States Minister in Guatemala, hhad protested against the recent treaty of that country with England, as being a clear and palpa- ble violation of the letter, spirit and provisions of | thing like cant, and sham, and humbug. All | be merged in the one idea of rescuing this con- vor: its dignified but severe rebuke of every- day—the day of our Saviour’s birth—the day | State in the Union, except, possibly, California.” when the wise men rejoiced, with exceeding | Knowing that Seward is hated at the ¢onth, It has seemed to us especially fitting to this | they can, in order to exasperate the hy ol occasion, when, if ever, the hearts of all men | of the South to the point of. s should be open to the reception of the simple | Garrison, afler quoting Seward’s s; sation of Christ, to reproduce his “Sermon on | a clearer statement, a more palpable icuth ut- the Mount,” which we print in full in the | tered; and it is only saying that elements which Herat of to-day, and to which the attention | are in the nature of things eternally hostile can | of all onr readers is earnestly solicited. We know that the Sermon on the Mount pro- | abolitionized republican party, and upon that claims in terse and epigrammatic language the | issue they intend to go to the polls in 1860. fundamental truths of Christianity. We are | With this fact staring them in the face, the tarian teachings; its pure, pious and holy fer- | no time in making their preparations for the church, can ever match the sermon presehed which would be hooted out of Beecher’s or Che ever’s church. We are not quite sure that our Saviour himself, who ateadily Supported the ex isting order of things, and thereby recog- pized arrvile labor, would not be denied by the new ligt’ts, as he was by Peter. We coarmend, then, the Sermon on the Mount to all part’es, aud to people of no party what- ever. No afer political or moral code can be found extamt, And the prieets have gone wrong exactly in proportion to their deviation fcom it. And that is our Christmas sermon, whick has a lesaon for all. Sawarp Nominars® vor tar Presmency px THe AROLTTIONISTS.—Fhe most inpertant fea- Garrison, which we published yeaterday, was his nomination for the Presidency of William H. Seward. Garrison is the acknowledged leader, for thirty years, of the out-and-out abo- litionists of the North, and what he says is, and always bas been, law to the party. Formerly the abolitionista thought Seward did not go far enough for them, and they started other candidates for the Presidency. But ever since his Rochester manifesto, the thorough paced abolitionists are well satisfied with him, and Garrison, their chief, interpreting “the irrepresi- ble cenflict” by the light which flashed from John Brown's rifles and pikes at Harper's Ferry, declares that “the man who so grandly represents the Empire State in the Senate of the United States” is the only man for Presi- dent, and the North ought to nominate him on his own issue, that “either slavery must rule the whole country, or liberty must drive slavery out of existence.” This demonstrates how republicanism has progressed in revolu- tionary ideas. By his speech at Rochester the apostle of the “higher law” took the wind out of the sails of Gerrit Smith, and placed the republicans on the same platform exactly as that which was occupied by the abolitionists up till that time. Under the influence of this pronunciamiento by the republican chief—a manifeto of revolution and of war against the South to the bitter end—Mr. Morgan was elected Governor of this State, and from that moment the republicans advanced a step, and became abolitionized. By John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry they advanced the next step; so that with Seward’s higher law text, and Brown’s commentary, the nature of the bloody issue of the republican party in the Presidential campaign ef 1860 is made plain to the dullest understanding. The plat- form is Seward’s Rochester speech, and the ticket is announced to be— FOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM H. SEWARD. FOR VICK PRESIDENT, CHARLES SUMNER, No other man, says Garrison, is so feared by the South, because no other man has such power at the North, as William H. Seward, and the man most feared and most hated in the next degree is Charles Sumner. So that the highest recommendation of a candidate, with Garrison and the abolitionists, is that he is hated at the South, and deserves its hatred. This ticket, he says, “would sweep every free the abolitionists will run him, and elect hb « if ion. sch at Rochester, goes on to say that “there n+ or was never coalesce and be at peace.’ Ergo, con- cludes Garrison, “there is no Union, and it is time for us to separate.” Dissolution of the Union, therefore, is the aim and object of the Union and conservative masses ought to lose contlict. All old party feelings ought now to Bwr1axt Prosrzors op American Ant.— hawe oecurred here within the last few months im conncetion with art, it is evident that we are entering npon one of those great historic eras which mark the strides of a nation ia civiliza- tion and reOnement. In painting, in scalpture, aad in decorative art, native genius has proved in that short time its ability to cast aside the shaekles of conventional prejudices, and to assert its own claims to originality. We have, in fact, arrived in-all tree at the seme stage of independence which, in sculpture, enabled Praxiteles, Apeltes and Lysippus to depart from what is called the grand style,.and to de- vote themselves to the cultivation of the beau- tiful. Our sculptors, rejeeting the purely clas- } sical models as guides, are seeking to create } the best features of Greek art, shall yet pre- sent a character entirely distinct fcom it. Our paintars, equally patriotic in their aspira- sey are alae laboring to arrive at the forma- lon their of the French and@ German scheols. In-architecture, in landscape gardening, and in decorative art generally, are to be detected the same evidences of independence. We are de- veloping, in short, all the elements which eater into-the constitution of great national schools, and-in this we are aided by the free character of our institutions, our disregard of examples, our tendency towards skepticism, and, lastly, the peculiaritios of our climate, which um doubtedly exercise a powerful. influence in do- termining our tastes. There is another cause still to which may be ascribed the boldness and originality of the creations that are obtaining for American sculpture and painting this strong character of individuality. Jn Greece art owed its origin to- religion, and its refinement to hero worship, In Italy it firet degenerated into the admiration. of brute force, and: was then impressed into the service of religion, borrowing. the stiff and un- gainly forms in which the conceptions of the early Christian epoch were clothed. It was not until the time of the mediwval republics, when. independence of thought and: action was en- couraged by political influences and by com- mercial intercourse with the rest of the world, that the artistic genius of Italy emancipated: itself from these restrainta and attained its highest point of intellectual developement. Still Catholic traditions and forms continued to exercise over it a certain amount of control, imparting to it much that was conventional, and much that was false in taste. From all these influences art is fortunately free in this country. We are neither idol wor- shippers nor hero worshippers, and no particu- lar creed imposes onus its antiquated forms and prejudices. Where such unbounded liberty exists for the imagination of the artist, his in- spirations naturally assume a bolder and more original character than those which would oc- cur to him under different circumstances. It is to this latitude that we unquestionably owe the remarkable developement that is now manifest- ing itself in every branch of native art. There is but one thing required to impart to the progress that we have indicated all the im- pulsion necessary to conduct it to great results. Art can effect but little without patronage; for while the artist labors he must live. As the merchant princes of the Italian republics fos- tered the artistic genius of their country into intellectual life and strength, so must our own merchants constitute themselves the protectors and encouragers of native talent. They may rest assured that the favors they confer on it will be more than repaid by the credit that it will reflect back upon them. To be amongst the first to assist in the foundation of a great national eeheol of art isan honor for which monarchs have striven, and for which men who have made fortunes in trade may make an effort without derogating from their own self- esteem, Hetrer on Born Sipes ov rae Fexce—It appears that that notorious abolitionist, Hinton the treaty between Great Britain and the United | this we know, and have been taught from the | federacy of States from the destruction to which | 8. Helper, is quite a new convert to abolition- States, dated July 5, 1950, and commonly known a3 knees of our mothers. it is devoted by the revolutionists; and the best the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Minister Dimetry had Then comes the question, as we think, how | and only practical way in which that can be does your daily life accord with your early | accomplished is by the adoption of the ticket arrived at Realejo, but was ill with fever. Ex-Pre- Bident Mora was about to land in Costa Rica, where, it was said, he would be well received by the peo- ple. SirGore Ouseley, the British Minister, was expected at Panama. Our Panama correspondent, dating on the 16th inst., states that the federal troops at Barrangquila were likely to capitulate to the insurgents. The provinces were still a good deal disturbed. The Dnited States ship Lancaster had arrived at Pana- ma from Valparaiso, and wasin port with the Sara- nac and Levant. The following men died on board the Lancaster during the voyage:—Eneas McGre- gor, marine, Patrick Fitzgerald, fireman, and Robert Cooley. teachings? On which side are you arrayed during the commencement of what Mr. Seward calls the irrepressible conflict between the North and the South? That is a question which must be met calmly and quietly. The Sermon en the Mount teaches forbearance, fraternity, faith. The Beechers and Cheevers of to-day, who have stolen Heaven's livery wherein to serve Satan, preach insurrection, murder, of the great Union meeting of New York:— ¥OR PRESIDENT, WINFIELD SCOTT. YOY. VIC. PRESIDENT, SAM HOUSTON. This ticket, we venture to say, notwithstand- ing the confident prediction of Garrison, would whip the republican ticket with a signal de- feat, and sweep the country with a revolution atthe polls unprecedented in the annals of treason and rapine. Like the Devil, they can | American history. quote Scripture to serve their purpose. We shall find them all full of Bible texts; but do From the South Pacific our advices are datea | ey ever think that they are forbidden to blow Valparaiso the 16th, Callao the 26th of November, and Guayaquil the 2d inst. General Castilla, of their trumpets in the streets that they may have glory among men? Or do they remem- Peru, had invaded Ecuador with six thousand } ber that they are commanded to first cast the troops. He was encamped near Gasyaquil, and had had two conferences with General Franco, in command of the Ecuadorian troops, but nothing was effected. France, it was thought, would inter- fore, but her government was disliked by the peo- ple. Chile was qnict and trade hod improved. The mining reports are also favorable. About $127,000 worth of property hadbeen lost by the fire in Valparaiso. Bolivia had a large military force in hostile attitude on the frontier of Pera, An American named Cotton had been condemned to death by a court martial in Pern as a revyolu- tionist. The frigate Merrimac had sailed trom ‘Valparaiso for the United States. The life and history of Henry Law, the Wall street forger, together with his late movements in Spain and Turkey, will be found in another column. beam out of their own eyes before they at- tempt to pull out the motes from the eyes of their brothers’ To those fanatics who, like John Brown, Henry Ward Beecher, George B. Cheever, Henry Wilson, William Lloyd Garrison and William H. Seward, are prone to select biblical texts bere and there in order to mistify their treasonable speeches and acts, we recommend a careful perusal of the Sermon on the Mount. It shonld be read from every pulpit, North, South, East and West, on this Christmas morn- ing of eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. It teaches peace, harmony and forbearance, as opposed to strife, evil speaking ‘The story of Law's operations in this country and and disunion. It speaks to all people speaking Europe is replete with romance, and surpasses tales of fiction in point of interest. the same tongue, sheltered under the same flag, owing fealty to the same laws, “with the The notorious slave yacht Wanderer arrived at | voice of one having authority, not as the Boston yesterday, where she has been placed in | scribes.” It teaches us that this Union, like the charge of the United States Marshal, and hercrew | Church, should be founded upon the Rock of Tue Pratisnine Trave,—One of the London journals recently put forth am assertion that the condition of the publishing trade in this country was generally unsound, and that most of our leading houses were in a state bordering on bankruptcy. There can be no better refu- tation of this statement than the fact that in the {| More expensive classes of publications, which require a large capital to bring out, our pub- lishers are embarking as extensively as those of London and Paris. It is only recently that the London Athenaumn took occasion to state that, in the elegance of their typography, their paper and their embellishments, American works were outstripping European publica- tions. We need only point to the superb Christmas works issued by our leading houses for confirmation of this admission. None of the imported publications that we have seen can at all compete with them in the extrava- gance of their illustrations and binding. It is obvious that where purchasers are to be found for such works, the state of the publishing trade cannot be what it is represented. No houses would be mad enough to embark in such heavy speculations unless their business committed to prison to await an investigation. | Paith: that then the tain may come and the | 2°2¢rally was in a prosperous condition. From an account published among our telegraphic tem despatches, it appears that she sailed from Savan- nah on the 20th of October last, under command of Capt. Lincoln Patten, who forcibly compelled a portion of the crew to work the vessel, it pest may rage about it, but neither of them shall prevail against it. It tells us to beware of false propbets—the Beechers and the Chee- vers of the day; they are the workers of iniqui- to shoot them if they refused. When she reached } ty, to whom our Saviour will say on the last Flores, one of the Azores, or Western Islands, the captain went on shore, and the mate, named Wel- ton, who had made the voyage under coercion, took advantage of his absence, weighed anchor, and steered for the United States The affiir is rather a curious one, and some interesting revela- ‘tions may be expected when the investigation takes place. A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was day, “I know you not.” These are the doctrines of Christianity, pure and simple. These are the words which Christ spoke to a great Union mass meeting in Judea, almost nineteen centuries ago, but whic! are as appropriate to all of us to-day as wh a they fell from the inspired lips of our Saviour and terrified the Scribes and Pharisees of his time. W. HL Sewarn’s Testitosy Concernsive Arnica.—In the extracts from some letters of W. iH. Seward, published in the Albany Jour- nal, giving his observations as a traveller abroad, we perceive that he exclaims, on Jeav- ing Egypt for the Holy Land:—Farewell, Fgypt! long sought for, seen at last, Fare- well, Africa! the only region in the world which Providence seems to have fortified against civilization.” And why fortified? Is it on account of the African soil or climate, or the African race? The subject is an interest- ing one, and we hope that Mr. Seward, on his called for two o'clock yesterday afternoon, to take | ‘‘ Words fitly spoken are as apples of gold in } return home, will avail himself of the first oc- into consideration the propriety of concurring with | pictures of silver,” and certainly no wordsthat | casion to explain why he thinks Africa “the the Board of Councilmen, who have added to the ®ppropriations already made for the current year, ever proceeded from the most powerful preach- er, in the most sumptuous and fashionable only region in the world which Providence seems to have fortified against civilization.” ism; that as late as 1855 he was a strong pro- slavery man; that in that year a book of his on California, entitled “The Land of Gold—Reali- ty ve. Fiotion,”” was published in Baltimore, in which these extracts may be found:— Nicaragua can n¢yer fulfll its destiny uot it Itroduces negro slavery. ‘othing but slavo labor can ever subdue ita foresta or cultivate its untimbered lands. ‘White men live upon its soil with an umbrella in one hand and a in the other; but they can nover un- fold or develope its resources. May we not safely conclude that negro slavery will be introduced into this country be- fore the lapse of ‘many years? We think so. The ten- dency of events fully warrants this inferenco. In another place he speaks of the slaves of California as tampered with, and “enticed by meddling abolitionists.” Is it any wonder that the republican Congressional members, in taking this fellow into their confidence, have got more than they bargained for’ Ges. Grorce Wasntyeron BowMan AND ‘THE | Sen Printixe.—A democratic caucus, it ap- pears, has resolved to give the Senate printing to Gen. Bowman, the nominal proprictor of the Washington Constitution. We say nominal, because it turns out that Wendell, in selling the concern to Bowman, instead of receiving } anything forit, agreed to pay Bowman a bonus of twenty thousand dollars to take posseasion of it, In the way of reciprocity, we calculate that Wendell will be the real printer to the Senate should Bowman be elected, as in the case of Steedman. Lastly, we presume that the republican programme for the House print- ing comprehends some such dickering for the benefit of Thurlow Weed. Could anything in the way of lobby jobbing be more disgraceful than these bargains and sales, for the relief of old party hacks, of the printing jobs of Con- gress? And is there no man of sufficient inde- pendence in either House of Congress to take the place of Mr. Taylor, of New York, in behalf ofa thorough reformation of these printing abuses? We should like to know. MovemENTs ror SouTHERN InpEPrENpENcE.— The people of Virginia seem to be actively moving for the encouragement of domestic manufactures, direct trade with Europe, and commercial non-intercourse with the North. At alate Southern rights meeting in Frede- ricksburg it was, among other things, resolved that “we pledge ourselves as 4 community to abstain from purchasing any merchandise or manufactures brought from the North, so far as that course can be adopted without injury to onr fellow citizens who have on hand stocks of such merchandise;” “that we will, as soon a8 practicable, refuse to make any purchases of such merchandise, and that we will bear any burdens or inconveniences which may be ne- types for themselves, which, whilst they retain | ceseary to promote the important changes which we advocate,” &e. This movement re- minds us of the ota Boston tea party, and wears something of the same revolutionary complexion. It is a Southern feature of the “irrepressible conflict,” which looke more hike & resolute purpose and systematic action in behalf of the practical independence of the Southern States, either within or without the Union, than anything which has yet been pro- duced in this terrible sectional agitation. When men of business thus resolve “to bear any burdens or ineonveniences which may be neceseary to promote the impertart changes” which they advocate, we may rest assured that they are in earnest. In a word, Union or disunion, the South now demands a clear un- derstanding with the North, anditis for the |) North to say whether it shall be peace or war. Dovsrs-racen Mempers or Concaxss.—The } eneaking attempts of members of Coagress, in the debate ‘on the Speakership, to explain away their endorsement of Helper’s book, are only in keeping with the course of all the republi- can leaders, who say one thing in the North and another when they go to Washington. Like Senator Wilson, they have one face for their constituents and for abolition gatherings everywhere, and another for the men of the South in the halls of Congress. In the little villages throughoxt their different States they hold the language of Helper's beok, and paint the South in colors of the darkest hue. In Washington, when they meet Southern gentte- men face to face, they show the white feather, and their language is constitutional and civil. If they are called to aceount about what they say outside, they either deny it in toto, or modi- fy it, or explain it away. Thus these cowards, like Janus, have tvro faces—one is for war, and that is turned towards the fanatics of the North; the other is for peaee; and that is turned towards the Southern members of Congress. They: fear personal consequences, and dare not say ‘in the Senate chamber or in the House of Representatives what they say everywhere else. John Brown remarked, on reading a passage in Beecher’s sermon, which he thought very good, “Why don’t he come on and preach this at the South?” Well may their constituents ask the republican members of Congress, “Why don’t you stand up to your fight like men, and say to the faces of the slaveholders in Congress what you say behind their backs, in Ohio, and Mas- sachusetts, and New York?” According to Horace F. Clark, an abolition- ist is a rara avis—as great a curiosity as a black swan. But the majority of the republi- can party, in Congress and out of. it, are aboli- tionists, and alt the leaders of the Seward section are abolitionists dyed in the wool. What Northern members find it convenient to say in the presence of Southern men is no evidence of their real sentiments. At home they abolitionize the people, and feed the flame of fanaticism which burns so fiercely in every Northern State. They lend their names and subscribe their money to circy- late a hundred thousand copies of Helper’s book, whose tendency, whose avowed object, is to produce civil convulsion in the country, and to subvert the institutions of the Southern States by a bloody revolution and a universal throat-cutting of the slave owners. After a careful perusal of the work, the supreme chief of the republican party—the man whom it is their intention to nominate for the Presidency— pronounces it a paragon of books, and sends around his confidential man—Morgan—to pro- cure endorsements and aid in its circulation. Will Mr. Seward stand by this book when he makes his appearance in the Senate chamber ? We shall see. Tur Atpany Recency Dows ar tae Hert.— The business of electing by Congressional dis- tricts a democratic delegation to the Charles- ton Convention against the packed delegation of the Albany Regency is actively progressing. There can no longer be any doubt of a com- plete anti-Regency set of delegates fresh from the people; nor can there be any doubt, in view of recent events, of the recognition of these delegates at Charleston as the legitimate Tepresentatives of the New York democracy. The Albany curiosity ehop of Richmond, Cag- ger. Cassidy & Co., and the Tammany wigwam, have had their day. a New York on Skates. Tho skating season was inaugurated yesterday. The +] Present cold snap has done for New York what it has been most anxiously wishing for, i. ¢ , put the Central Park skating pond into a condition to be used by the citi- zens for this exhilarating and healthful exercise. Yesterday morning the city railroads running to the Park had displayed on each of their cars a white flag bear- ing the inecription, “Skating at Contra! Park.” ‘This, no doubt, was the means of drawing quite a little crowd to the pond. Young men, and boys home from school for the holidays, might be seen wending their way towards the Central Park, while from their pockets might be seen protruding @ pair of skates, Even some old gontlemen, who were evidently ashamed to carry them in this man- ner, had neat little bundles under their arms, which, from their form, the initiated knew contained—skates. At about 12 o'clock the signal was pnt up to inform thoge intercated that they might venture on the ico though, had there beon a great crowd present, it would have been anything but a safe undertaking, as the frost has not been long enough or severe enough to admit a crowd to press upon the newly made ice. Our reporter visited the Park at about two o'clock, at which time there were quite a number amusing them. selves, notwithstanding the severe coldne int bluster- ing condition of the weather. The ‘ Caledonia Curling Ciub’’ had possession of the lower end of the pond, where they were playing, bat it was blowing go that it one of the sweepers laid his broom outof hts hand for a moment he had quite a chase to regain it ani the skaters going against the wind bad (o exert themselves in order wo make re perp while those going with it flew over the surface of the pond like gulls. As we before observed, bad there been a greuter crowd present than those there congregated, it would have been dangerous, as when haifa dozen, even, came together, you could plainly sce and hear the ice giving way beneath thom, while at a number of points the wayning, “Danger,” ‘was conspicuously displayed. There were about 206 or 300 persons scattered over the Pond, representing all clastes, from the Fifth avenue bean, crossed in the latest aud the most expensive style, down to the ragged little bors of the neighborhaod, who figured on one dilapidated looking skate. Old men, for- getting for the time being, the stiffness of their joints, might be seen cnrveting on the ice, until a sudden fall would bring to their recolicction that they wore not as they used to be. At was tho intention of the managers of the lark not to Jet any ono on the pond until Monday, when the ice would be strong enough to bear any weight that might be put upon it, which, had {t been carried out, would have been excollent. As it ia at present, tho ieo is cracked all over the surface of the pond, and it requires a httle time to knit and strongther properly. ‘The pond itself and the borders are in splendid condi- tion, and should we have # continuance of the present weather, we predict glorious times at the Central fark during the holidays. Tho Population of Arizona. 10 THE RIITOR OF TRY DERALD, ‘The Washington despatch of yesterday's Herr. that “Col, Tonnevillo, late commiander of : partment of Now Mexico, tary of War, of a tour of inepe that the American population la the Mexicnn population about tlir Piease do me the favor to ay tha Jong made ony such statement, Th satistaction of the War Departme oss, that his report 1s absurdly orrone The evidence cannot ‘bo refuted that my estimate of jast yonr, vin:—That Art- zona contains a population of ten thousand gouls, (A exclusive of Indiant—ts corroct. The Valley of La Ja alone contains more people than Col. Bonneville givgn to the whole Territory. SYLVESTER MOWRY. New Yous Horm, Dec. %, 1809, States Bonneville the entire ee NEWS FROM WASRINGTON. THE HARPER'S PERRY FORAY IXMA'STICATION Names of Witnesses Subpemaed by the ems Lively Discussion on Potitical Affairs in the House. Seward’s Opinion of Irish and Wogeo Voters, ANOTHER UNSUCCESSFUL BALLOT FOR SPEAKER, to, aa, &, |, Our Special Washingtom Deapatoh. Wasuumarox, Doo. 24, 1860. THe SPRAKMREENY, ‘The ballot for Speaker to-day developes nothing differeas: from thowe of the previous fow days. There ts a dispeat- tion on the part of some Southern men, Americans and democrats, to make any sort of combination that will beat Mr. Shorman; but the class of men who are willing to do this aro not tho men who find it possible to eater into, combination. Northern democrats can never vote in earnest for a Know Nothing, and enough Americans te defeat an election say they will never vote for a Lecomp- tomdemocrat. The same is true of the and Lecompten, Douglas and Vanderbilt democrats, ‘Some of the domocrats are getting 80 tired of the com- teat that they expross themselves rather inclined te vote for the plurality rule. The refusal of the Opposition te adjourn over to Tucsday will have a’ tendency to weakem some of the backs of those who stand out oguinat am er- ganization. H. F. Clark leaves for home on Monday, Having with som@ difficulty effected a pair witha republican, Mer. Stanton, of Ohio. ‘THE (ARVER'S FERRY INVASION INVESTIGATION—-NAMS OF TB : WITNESS, The officers of the Brown Raid Investigating Committee are busy obtaining witnesses. Today the Sergeant-at- Arms of the Senate subponed Judge Arpy, of Kansas, with whom it is supposed John Brown left some papers of value. It is said that they related wholly to his fnanoial affairs, snd had nothing to do with Brown’s.raid. Arax refused to receive them and be responsible for them, ané@ they were loft with Mr. Conway, Congressman elect bes fore Brown left Kansas, and Mr. Conway put them in hie safo. Mr. Conway, who is on his return te-Kansas, will’ be sent for to testify. Augustus Wattles, formerly one oft the editors of the Herald of Freedom, at Lawrenco, Kansas,, will be subpenaed. He is the author of a letter found im: Brown’s bag. Captain Montgomery, one of Brown’s com- panions in driving Hamilton from southern Kansas, will also be brought here. Hamilton hag since died in Arizona, G. P. Towrey, Adjutant General of the free State forces under Governor Reeder, now practicing law in William street, New York, will be sent for. As chairman of the. Committee of Safety at the time the treaty of peace was made between Robinson and Governor Shannon, General ‘Lowrey causod Brown to be arrested for attempting te. stir up the people against any attempt on the part of the freo State men to make peace with the pro-slavery party. Dr. Bowe, of Boston, and Mr. Sanborn, of New Hamp- shire, who figured conspicuously in Brown's correspoa- dence, will be subpcnsed, if they can be found; alse Gerrit Smith, if his health will warrant bis coming. THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. House of Representatives, Wastuncton, Dec. 24, 1859: Mr. Boxnam, (dem.) of S. C., gave notice that after the speech of Mr. Smith, of Virginia, who was entitled te the floor, he would endeavor to obtain en opportunity te move that the House proceed to ballot faithfully for a Speaker throughout this day, and, failing in that, he would make an effort to offer a resolution that from.after to-day no vote for Speaker shall be taken before the heur of 12 M. on Wednesday, 4th of January, and that when the House adjourn to-day that it bo until that day. Mr. Fousr, (dem.) of 111, Mr. Smith giving way, re- plied to the remarks of Mr. Farnsworth, who had com- mented on the course of Senator Douglas. His colleague (ifr. Farnsworth) had declared, in substance, that he would rather see any other manthan Douglas elected to the Presidency. The republican hatred of Mr. Douglas is deep seated, and well it may be, for he has given them many heavy blows. Mr. Douglas stands on the Cincin- nati platform, and destres nothing else than its adoption t the Charleston Convontion.. He (Mr. Fouke) would upport the nominee of that convention in good faith, ang 80 will the democrats of Illinois. They havo buried the differences of the past, and consider that every ono whe bides by the democratic organizatian is a democrat. Mr. Farxswortm, (rep.) of Il.—Will Mr. Dougias sup- port the nominee of the Charleston Convention on a plat- form on which he will not stand himaelf? Will he sustain @ platform which does not recognise his (Dougias’) doo- trine that the people in tho Territories have the right to legislate on slavery ? . Fourk would toll the North and South that Mr, Dongs will support the nomineo of the Charlestom Con- Mir. Farxsworma—On an; Mr. Fouxm replied that Mr. Doug! give pert against the republicans. He then proceeded to show that tho Stato Convention of Illinois had declared they Would sustain the nominee of the Charleston Convention. The Douglas men will stand botween the extremes of the North and South. He (Fouke) considered John Wentworth as the embodiment of the republican party in Dlinois, and yet hie organ expresgod sympathy with John Brown, and showed conclusively that such were the Spt the party cee None of the republican party de. nounced John Wentworth for his incendiary sontiments, and therofore that party is abolitionized. Men who en- dorse John Brown deserve the same fate he suffered. Ho would ask Mr. Farnsworth whether he endorsed or ropu- diated the sentiments of Wentworth? Mr. Farnsworrn repliod that so far as Mr. Wentworth Tuns a paraliel between Southern fillbusters orslave trade pirates and John Brown, I endorse him. So far ashe endorses the act of Brown in an incursion into oe I do not endorse him. Ho asked Mr. Fouke whethor South- ern slave trade pirates wore not as bed as Brown, and de- served the same punishmont, Mr. Fouxy—Try them by the law of the land and punish Pirates or anybody olse, North or South, Fast or Weat, upon the high cas and everywhere, who violate tholaws, T stand by the constitution and tho laws of the iand. John Brown is dead, but his acts live. It is with those who en- dorse those acts that we have now to deal. He denounced the acts of Brown in Kaneas in severe terms. His gang were maranders, who preyed on people of both parties, india- criminately. Mr. Sherman, while chairman of the Kan- sas Investigating Committec, refused to receive testimony respecting the murder committed by John Brown, on the technical objection that it was done after tho comuittee was appointed. The candidate for Speaker is a partisan of Brown, as well as the endorser of Helpor’s infamous doctrines. He maintained that the republicans would sign the death warrant of the country, and loave the time of the exceution to the executioner himself. Tho republican party of ilinois has been absorbed by the abolition party, and cannot escapo the _irre- preseible conflict doctrines of Seward. Mr. Fouke proceeded to state that the republican party had no sym- pathy with foreigners, but have deluded them, and as Foon &8 they baye done with them they will not only put them upon on equality with the negro, but will go farther, and ignore them altogether in their political action. He then referred to aconversation between Governor Seward. of New York, and Gov. Smith, of Virginia, in 1847 and 1843, as reported in the Ooneressional Globe. Mr. Swen, (dom.) of Va., narrated the convereation as woil as he could roeoliect it. Tho subecance of it was, that while he (Smith) was Governor of Virgiuia, he was sitting in the Council Chamber one day, whone stranger entered and announced himsolf as Mr. Seward, of Now York. A conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr. Soward remarked that they were going to allow all to vote in New York, ney aa well ne white, To that he (Smith) had replied, that if they had no objection to {ree negroes in New York they would send them a certain number in every packet from Virginia. Mr. Seward said that he bad no objection to that-—that they would receive them with pleasure; that they had much trouble with the Irishmen and tho Irish yote; that a groat deal of money had to be used at clection times to secure them, and that the ragcals would take their money and then Vote against them, but that they had no such trouble with the colored ople. In reply to that he (Smitt) had then told him that he would be very happy to receive an equal rted German and Irishmen for all the neproes that were sent to New York. i Kyl am obliged to the gentleraan, Mr. Finseworm—Loes the gentleman recoilect who wert presenti Mr. Sxrmi—Y Mr. Lawson, Clerk to the Council. (terwurds that he nad w laugh with Mr. Foot told Mr. Seward about it. Mr. Faryeworm inquired whether Mr. Smith had a Jaugh with the Senator (Reward) about it. Mr, Swm—No, sir; wo talked ax strangers upon Breat questions, aud of couree there was uo laugh: tor. Mr. Fourr (resuming) grid tho. republican party wows not yet ready to engraft that creed upon New York, As they were not yet done with the foreigu popalation. Nir, Surru, of Va obtained the door, but yielded for fifteen minutes to Mr. Farnsworth, that’ ho might ¢ply to hig coltenguo. Mr. Farsewortn eaid that John Brown was deol, and they made no iseue about the recent affair at Ltper’s Ferry, which the republican party nowhere otorsed. so fur ag the republican party were concerned hey did not believe in the lor potiveal equaltt, r MEET O, OF aDy othe! “4 50 far 66 Tinos was gdcerned. i State of rT 7 huitted bo and fo cottted te vte'bot a very Ue How, Gxt “Joba Nee rrr —s—“‘—s—s—i‘“‘<“‘s