The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW. YORK. HERALD NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES IRDON KENNETT, EMBOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFPICK N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS Voiuas XXV AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING, Se. for new yellow Jo R6c. a bic jand white Jersey and Suathere at 82e a ST Pork was beavy aud easier, with sales of moss at $16 124 & $1656, and prime at SIL O27 a G1 79 Sugars ware quiet Bot drm: sales of 400 & 699 bhds. Cita worn made xc fall prices, Oollve was flem, with axles of 2,090 | bags Pio ou private terms, Freight were sweaty, with a fair amonot offering for London and Liverpool. Por th | daiter port about 6.000 wis. four were eogaget et is at | #23. By @ table given ta another columu, it will by sen that the itnportations of foreign wines aud |i | largely exceeded those iu the two preceding ye in 859 Ta we eke Dut Wouan’s Wanus~ menvasvous, °F | articles imported also bure higher prices thas usual. Th» table te calculated to ast Ah tet te. Tae ius WINTER GARDEN, Brow , opposite Lond street.— | portations of champagne alone rea: about 175.0. OcroRoOR, WALLACK'S iu, Brosdway.—Hoesasm to Oxprn—fnisu oer. LAURA KEENK’S THEATRE, 624 Broadway.—Jaame Deans. NEW BOWRRY TOEATRE, Vowery—Loxn or rue Isues—Hanur Bunwiam THRATRS FRANCAIS, 886 Broadway.—Le Fra Na. rene: RARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSRUM, Broadway. atce nove aod byening-TGRT Kore ASVENSION~ReD Kincua, BRYANT® MINSTRELS, Meodanics’ tall, 472 Broadway— Bowcesques, Somos, Daxces, £0.-Uauon anv fytiiad RiBLO'S RALOON, Kroaaway—Gro. Cancer's Mex. frees us Sonus, Daxow, Buuiasques, &¢-—Mus, Dar's Naw Yeas Oats rou 1860. POLYTECOMO INSTITUTE, Brooklyn. —Drarror's Par- Lok UPERAs—SEROR OLIVIER. PLYMOUTH CBURCH, Brooklyn.—Da. Soupper’s Lxo- FUeE on THe atuiErEs ak” JoaGimus OF Hinpostay, NEWARK THEATRE, Nowark.—Wooo’s Minstaris rv Brasoriax boxes, D. do.—PsteR Piven Parree Foose, The News. On the first page of today’s HanaLp we publish complete details of the terrible catastropho that happened at Lawrence, Mass.,on Tuesday evening. Ttis stated that the Pemberton Mills, a brick build- { ing, covering an acre and & half of ground, and five stories ip heght, while in fail operation, crum- | bled to the earth, burying in its ruins nearly eight | hundred human beings. To add to the horror of } the disaster, while every effort was being made to © ate the sufferers from the ruias, the mass of Tubbish took fire, ana the poor vistims were literal- ty roasted alive, Itis estimated that 115 persons @re dead apd missing, and that 165 have been | Saved, the recovered being shockingly mutilated, but the extent of the loss of life cannot yet be cor. rectly ascertained. The Pemberton factory was Started in 3854 by John Jowell, Samuel Lawrence, and others, with « capital of $800,000, but soon alter the panic of 1857 it passed into the hands of Messrs. David Nevins and George Howe, who pur- chased it for $300,000, _ The proceedings of Congress yesterday, though teresting to politicians, present no feature of yeneral importatice. In the Senate, Messrs. Green and Pagh discussed the squatter sovereiguty ques- tion, while the House consumed the day in windy disputations, and in unsuccessful ballottings for a Speaker. ik Among our Washington despatches may be found a full list of the a pointments recently con- firmed by the Senate. ‘The proceedings of the Legislature are getting | interesting. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Gardner introduced a bill in effect nullifying the powers of the New York Common Council ia regard to rail- road franchises. Some discussion ensaed on the subject of its reference ,and it was finally referred to the Committee on Cities and Villages. A bill was introduced to ascertain and collect the damages caused by the destruction of the Quarantine build- | ings. In Committee of the Whole the Governor's Dressage was discussed. Quite a number of bills | were introduced in the House, among them a Pro Rata Freight bill, and a bill to legalize the action of | the New York Common Council in regard to the grading of Fifty-fourth street, between Sixth and @eventh avenues. Notice was given of bills for | railroads through Grand etreet and avenue D. ‘The State Senate yesterday confirmed the nomi- | nation of William Barnes as Superintendent of the Insurance Department. Our despatches from Albany announce that at | the request of the Counsel to the Corporation, all | proceedings relative to the sale of the West W ington Market property have been stayed for the present. Mr. Bronson will no doubt keep a sharp | eye on this little scheme of selling the market pro- perty, worth a million dollars, for a quarter of that | sum. The Board of Education organized for the pre sent year, last evening. by the electi f Curtis for President, and the ro clec Boese for Clerk. Cartis is a d opposed to the by-law requiring the r of the | Scriptures in th nools. Mr. Boose has occupied his present position for several years, and is re ganied as an jent officer of the Board. The standing committees clected by the Board were then ballotted for, and the names of those elected may be found in our report. Bt came up immediately after the organ resolution offered by Mr. V sury to pay the unpaid teachers, but after considerable cross fring the Board adjourned, after a close contest, without having accomplished anything in regard to that renowned difficulty. An apparently well organized band of counter felters attempted last evening to pas qa. otity of what purported be two d of the Kent Bank of Ludingtonville, Ne upon shepkeepers in various parts of the city police authorities, however, received intelligence of the designs of the counterfeiters, and laid their traps with such skill that during the eveaing seven persons were captured while endeavoring to pass the worthless paper. In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday, | Judge Ingraham granted the motion to remit tke case of James Sheppard, the incendiary, to the Court of Sessions for trial. The Commissioners of Emigration held their | usual meeting yesterday, but no business coming before them, they adjourned. The number of emt | grants landed in the city since the last weekly re- port was 873. The overdraft against the Commis | gion now amounts to $10,585 16. The North Star arrived here yesterday cvening from Aspinwall, with the mails and passengers trom California. She sailed on the th inst, and brings some news items and shipping reports later than those received by the Atlantic. Our Barbadoes correspondent, dating at Bridge town on the Lith ult., says:—The canes are under a vigorous growth, and require rain for six weeks, if they get which, under the present favorable prospects, the crop will be a very large one. The planting of the next year’s crop has commenced under pleasing auspices. Sugar ships are begia- ning to arrive from Europe. There have been several arrivals from the United States with bread stuffs, with which the market is well supplied, and an increasing demand for them on account of the diminished supply of native produce. Flour, $5 94; cora meal, $5 50a $5 nd beg bread, $! 75 a $4 OM. The market for beef cattle yesterday was very dull and heavy, and prices tended downwards. Cows were in request at fall prices. Veals were siso active at full rates. Sheep and lambs were moderately active at previous prices, Swine were 3. per pound higher; sales at 5jc.to Sic. There were on sale 2,860 beeves, 97 cows, 101 reals and 9,853 sheep and Jambs. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 1,000 bales. The market closed with seadiness ou the basis of 11x60. for middling uplands. Common grates of State nd Western flour were heavy, and closed about 5c. per Dbl. lower. Extra brands, however, wore firm, and extra Ohio was somewhat bettor. Wheat was heavy, but with more doing, including sales of choice Milwaukee club at $1 9%, red State delivered at $1 25, and Chicago spring at #2 & Cora was dull and lower, wna Moderate sales ay at, aod Daskets, of 12 bottics ench—the vaine at the low @gure of $1 per bottle, would am’ large sum of $2,106,000. More of the Effects of Northern Incen- diarism at tho Seuta, Tn another page we publish a statement which appeared yesterday in the leading incen- diary print of the North, sbowing how an Irshmun named Crangale, a dry goods clerk, after residing two or three years at the South, and even holding a public office, was seized at Augusta, Georgia, by the Vigilance Committee, thruwn into prison, tried. narrowly escaped be- ing hanged, and finally was banished the piace, after the expenses of bis arrest and imprisou- ment were paid for him by his counsel. He now comes @ack to the North and reports bim- self at the head treason shop in Spruce street, New York. lt appears that the man was either an aboli- tion propagandist, or suspected of being one, which, in the present temper of the public mind at the South, amounts to the same thing. Cran gale himself protested his innocence, and de | clared that he came to Augusta from Columbia, ; in South Carolina, for no other purpose than to collect a judgment against his employers, Messrs, Gray & Turley, dry goods merchants, having establishments in both cities, He was j engaged by this firm at the North, aha induced to go South, and at first was j employed in the house at Augusta, and then at the house in Columbia, where they dismissed him. He brought an action for salary or breach of engagement, and was suc- cessful. But, as he alleges, he could not get any of the authorities to levy the judgment. At last he proceeded to Angusta himself, and when he was thereat the hotel he Was arrested, falsely imprisoned, and otherwise maltreated, on the ground of his being an incendiary, He | says the whole affair was the result of a plot against him by the defendants in the suit, in order to evade the payment of the judgment debt. Now, whether this part of his story is true or not makes no difference. The main part of it is probably true; and whether he is an emis- sary of abolitionism is of small importance, though we must confess that his coming with his tale to the chief organ of Northern incen- ciariem, which fully endorses him, looks rather suspicious. If he does tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth—if he is not an abolition- ist, and if the firm of Gray & Turley invented a falsehood against him in orderto get rid of their liability—then this indicates au extraordinary, a highly dangerous state of the public mind at the South; it shows that such a preju- dice can be instantly excited aguinst any Northern man, or even any Southern man, if he has not been born at the South, that though perfectly innocent of abolitioniam, he may be tarred and feathered, sent riding on a rai, or hanged by the neck to the first tree till he is dead, if he does not make his speedy exit in obedience to the “popular sovereignty,” or the orders of a vigilance committee. In all the Southern cities, and particularly in Augusta, citizens of Irish birth abound, and it is notorious that no class of native citizens are more at- tached to the institutions of the South, or more loyal to the Union and the constitution, than the Irish, Yet even against some of them is spicton now excited; and all this is owing to ha Brown's raid and to Helper’s “Impending risis” being so extensively endorsed at the | North. From the same cause many Nortbern teachers have been recently compelled to return from the South under the terror of Lynch law, though never ex- pressing any sympathy with the anti-slavery sentiment. Nor is this extreme course to be ascribed to the planters or elavebolders, It is the action of the non-slaveholding white popu- lation, which Helper pretends is hostile to slavery; and in a recent case, the planters were the only friends of two ostracised teachers, and protested against their banishment in a strong card. The main design of Helper’s book, and of Northern incendiarism in gencral, is to create division and enmity between the planters and the non-slaveholding whites; but how com- pletely this propagandism has failed may be seen in the tale which we reprint from the Tribune, and in every indication of popular opinion at the South, On the subject of slavery or meddling with their institutions, the Southern people are united as one man. The incendiaries and the organs of incendiarism have only succeeded in one thing, and that is, | in alienating the South completely from the North, even to the extent of non-intercourse; and if this be continued much longer it will amount to a practical, substantial severance of the Union, rendering the future secession of the Southern States a mere matter of form. CowMENCEMENT OF THE ProestentiaL Can- vass.—From our correspondence, and other re- liable sources, we learn that preliminary ope- rations for the canvass of 1860 have already been commenced. The bloody black repub- licans are flooding Pennsylvania, Ilinois, Wisconsin and New Jersey with their docu- ments, such as the infamous Helper book. They hope by means of these publications to secure the doubtful States, and elect Seward or some one of the same stripe of politics. It is part of their plan, that while the circulation of their documents is increased and kept up with un- remitting vigor, their leaders in Congress shall be utterly silent. Their committee has the work to do, and is doing it with a degree of in- dustry worthy of a better cause, Before next spring, all the Central States will be flooded with abolition documents. In the meantime the democrats hereabouts are doing nothing. They are evjoying the federal and municipal spoils, and seem to think that they will last forever. They are as drunken men, gorged with the fleshpots of Egypt, and offering an easy prey to the enemy. They walk on the edge of a precipice as coolly as they would promenade iz Broadway. It is not dificult to | foresee the result of such a state of things as this, and the only bope for the gountry is the conservative vote, which is beyond and above the infinence of trading politicians, under what- ever party banner they may be enlisted. tm Middie N Solved y tr sete Ever since Lie peace of Villafranca all Ya rape hus heen puzzling twelf trying to solve the enigma of Louis Napoleon. iu which he aa \ved to make Ttaly free, trom the Alps to the Adriatic, ceme time he maintained the This paradox bas exer c ty of the whofe Beitish press, froin the Thoves to Punch, but none bas explained the mystery. [a his manifesto, which we published on Monday —~ one of the gblest political papers ever gived to the world--he ig himyelt the first to solve his own enigma. This document is not signed by his name, but itis writen by the same band which penned the pamphlet “Italy aad Napo leon ILL” before the lraliaa war, in which the whole plan of the Emperor was foreshadowed, The first manifesto is known to be from his in spiration—the second is evideatly from the same source, for no other man could penetrate the heart of bis mystery or wnravel his design. That this purpose was in his mind from the beginning, is not ooly apparent from the ia ternal evidence of his oracular addresses and responses when in Italy, but from oveuts aod circumstances which occurred-after his return io France. One of these is the following: - About three monthsago Senator Seward, who was making the tour of Europe, called on the Ewperor, who happened to be at Compiegae, The Senator was sbown into aa aute chamber, and Napoleon soon made his appearance. After the usual salutation, und taking his position, standing with his back to the fire, he offered the Senator a segar, and commenced smoking another himself. He asked hia all about New York and Colonel Webb, and then asked hin about his visit to Lurope, and whom and what he saw. Mr. Seward, among other objects of interest, said he bad seen the Pope. “Oh, yes, the Pope,” respoaded Napoleon; “tell me all about him. What do you think of the Pope?’ The New York Senator hesitgted a moment; but notwithstanding bis characteristic caution, the Emperor wormed out his opinion, and Seward said, “I confess} think him much more of @ priest than a states- man.” “ Precisely so,” rejoined the Emperor; “you have just bit the nail on the head. That, too, is my opinion.” This anecdote, which we have on excellent authority, shows that the manifesto which is now given to the public, was then working in his brain. The Pope he re- gards as only fit to be a priest, and he will con- fine him to his high vocation. He will still call him a temporal sovereign, to conciliate the Pon- tiffs pride and make the matter smooth to those who might be hostile, and he will even consent to his being the Sovercign of Rome, but not with Swiss for his body guard, nor even his own Romans, but with troops of the Italian Confe- deration. One party in Europe demanded the abolition of the temporal sovereignty of the Pope—another insisted on his temporal sove- reignty being upheld. Napoleon has heppily reconciled both ideas in his admirable plao, which suits the transition state of the pope- dom, and will please all parties. He thus proves himself a profound philosopher, a great statesman who comprehends the spirit of the age, and is himself its foremost representative in Europe. The temporal sovercignty conferred on the Pope by “the eldest son of the charch,” Charlemagne, in the interest of civilization, more than a thousand years ago, is now vir- tually taken away by his heir, the modern Charlemagne, in the interest of the same civili- zation. The church which persecuted Galileo for asserting that the world moved, must now itself move with the world, and henceforth rule by opinion and in the hearts of men, in- stead of by physical force. It will still be a great moral Power, a conservator of law and order, an agent of civilization, but presenting anew phase to the world. Its legitimate ip- fluence will be increased, instead of being lessened, and the scandal, the stumbling block, of two Popes in one; a temporal prince op- pressing his unwilling subjects and setting a bad example to other princes~—a spiritual ruler, whoge lofty mission it is to denounce oppression in high places as well as in low, will cease to exist, and Catholics will no longer ask, “Which Pope anf I to obey?” Though a Hildebrand, making and unmaking the kings of the earth, is henceforth impossible, the moral and religious sway of the Pope un- contaminated by the defilement of polities will be greater than ever. Such is the revolution to be wrought in the Catholic Church by the far seeing mind of Napoleon. The political revolution which he has accomplished in Europe is equally wonderful. His manifesto is a masterpiece of State poli- cy—one of those strokes of the same sagacious yet daring political genius which planned and executed the covp d'état, made England his ally, dragged her into the Crimean war—where he knew she would pay the cost and his legions would reap all the glory—-and thea made peace anda friend of bis enemy without consulting her, as he afterwards waged war with Austria, and when he accomplished his object suddenly coacladed a peace, and made Francis Joseph his friend without consulting any of the Powers of Europe, or even his ally, Victor Emanuel, at the very moment that the whole world regard-. ed the war as hardly commenced, and aa likely to involve every nation of Europe in its flames. And now he takes the lead of every Euro- pean Power in pointing out a satisfactory solution of the Italian question, which the peace of Villafranca appeared to have only half settled, but had fully settled in the depths ef the astute mind of Napoleon II]. Ie designedly left the liberty of the Italians in abeyance, that he might be assailed by the English journals and English statesmen for not going far enough, though none of them has been able to show how he could go any further wilhout risking the fortunes of France, and a general Buropean war. While they indulged from day to day in their vituperation of him, and clamored for Ita- lian freedom, for which they cared nothing, they were unconsciously preparing the way for the full developement of hisdesign; and now the very papers which attacked him with the most bitter malignity are compelled to express their admiration of his wisdom, and to give him cre- dit for good motives and noble intentions fn the Italian war. “The whole public opinion of England is now with him, and the British go- vernment and the other Powers of Europe will have to endoree his policy. His design in getting up a Congress is merely to induce those Powers to give a sanction tohis acts, that he may have the satisfaction of seeing them formally undo the treaty of | Vienna, to Whick they were parties, but which he has virtually nullified himself by secending the noanced that he was re: He at the gnty of the Pope i , THURSDAY, JANUARY, 12,” 1960, / throme of rane of Europe to acknowledge bis title. He has further toro the treaty of Vienna to pieces on the plains of Italy, and he will compel them to ackoowledge the validity of that actin the Con- And the beauty of all this is thut they believe, or affect to believe, that they are playing a voluntary and independent part, when they are all mere puppets in the bands of the Diotutor of Europe, who is as great a con- quevor in diplomacy as was his uncle in arms. The Frightful Massacre at Lawrence= Ineecarity ef Modern Architectare, The fearful catastrophe which has just oc- curred in Massachusetts, and by which two hundred people have lost their lives, brings np again the necessity of energetic legislation to insure security in the coustruction of buildings Ont of the mauy cases of recklessness in this regard to which we have had occasion to trace similar casualties, we du not recollect one which has been marked by such a wilful and wicked disregard of consequences. When these miils were hastily run up, some seven or eight years ago, a general impression prevailed as to their insecurity, and before the machi- nery was put into them we are told that the walls spread to such an extent that about twenty-two tons of iron plates had to be insert- ed to save them from falling by their own weight. Whatisto be thought of the humanity aud pradence of men who, with such facts staring them in the face, persisted in devoting this shakey structure to its intended purpose, and crowding into it close upon a thousand buman beings. They must have kuown, from the precautions which it was found necessary to adopt, the full extent of the risk and respon- sibility which they incurred. Had they been men of the least heart or conscience, the judg- ment of no single architect, nor of half a dozen architects, could haye induced them to expose the lives of their fellow creatures to such hazards. They would bave reflected that scientific opi- uions are often fallible, and that there was suf- ficient in the circumstances of the case to postify & continued distrust of the building, eyen after the steps that were taken to strength- se say unwesitatingly, then, that if ever there were men whe have fairly brought them- selves within the grasp of the criminal law by their cupidity and recklessness, it is the mem- bere of the corporation by whon? these mills were erected. Public policy and private griefs alike demand that they shall be at once placed upon their trial for murder, for certainly no similar sacrifice of human life that we can recollect has been more cruelly wanton, or can have less extenuation offered for it. We are thus earnest in our denunciations of the authors of this calamity, becanse we see the same reckless disregard of consequences prevailing in the construction of stores'and pub- lic edifices all over our own State. The recent accident in Broad street, by which a respectable citizen lost his life, is am exemplification not only of the little attention which is paid to the adaptation of the strength of buildings to their uses, but to the warnings which are re- ceived when their insecurity becomes manifest. There are, we believe, in this city hundreds of stores, and even private dwelliags, which are erected in eo flimsy a manner that the pressure of any slight additional weight would imme- diately bring them to the ground. As regards our public buildings, the falling in of the roof of the State Arsenal, eighteen months ago, and a similar accident to the roof of the Union Rail- road depot at Troy, within the last few weeks, show that either our architects are imperfectly educated, or that economy in construction is but too generally consulted at the expense of safety. There is but one remedy for this state of things. We may indict and punish property owners for their sins of omission, but it will not place us in any greater condition of secu- rity. Accidents like that which has just taken place at Lawrence are not of daily occurrence, and there will be plenty to be found who, for the sake of sparing the expense, will willingly incur the risk of them. Nothing but a rigorous supervision, and ihe enforcement of penalties for the infraction of the rules laid down by the law, will compel such persons to pay attention to the dictates of humanity. In Great Britain, in France, and in European countries generally. accidents of this kind are rarely heard of, and that only in the case of very old byildings. Their exemption from them is owing to the stringency of inspection which is exercised over building operations by the authorities. In every large city there is a re- gularly appointed public officer, whose duty it is to watch over and report to the magistrates every violation of the laws in regard to such matters. No building can be commenced or prosecuted through its different stages without notice being formally served upon the inspec- tor by the owner. The duties entrusted to our Fire Wardens correspond somewhat to those of this officer, but only toasmall extent. The former examine buildings merely in reference to the precautions necessary to secure them against fire, whereas the latter is called upon to see that provisions are made against every other possible casualty. Seeing the evils to which the laxity which prevails amongst us in this respect is leading, it is clearly the duty of the Legislature to provide such a remedy for them as is indicated by the experience and ex- ample of other communities If it can spare time from the elaboration of the corrupt schemes and jobs which are to be brought be- fore it during the present session, we think the passage of a new building act and the appoint- ment of inspectors are matters that ought to ¢ aim come small share of its attention. Coxprtion oF THE Srreets.—Searcely ever were thestreeis, at any time in the history of New York, in a more deplorable condition than they are just now, with the exception of Broadway and one or two other leading thoroughfares. Many of the side streets, through which, of course, vehicles have to pass, as well as Broad- way, are nearly impassable from immense pits worn inthem for want ofrepair. Yet never was the city mulcted by such an amount of taxation. it seems that it is in the inverse proportion of what the citizens of New York pay for their gov- ernment that they are remunerated by public services, We call the attention of Mayor Wood to the subject, and hope he will bring the mat- ter before the Common Council. All thestreets ought to be paved like Broadway, with square blocks of stone, like the Russ or Belgian pave- ment. This durable work would be the cheap- est in the end, besides giving us constantly good streets, instead of having them, as they are now, out of repair all of the time, ever mending, but never growing any better. are now in a most scandalous condition, gress of Paris, sad compelling the sovercigns Sew Decertion Amoxa Opsotere Pow tictans.—Mr. Haskin does not like to be called urepublican, and insists, on the floor of Coa- grers, that he shall be considered uader some other political classitication, He is not alone in this respect. ‘There are 4 Bumber of other members elect to Congress who insist upon adheriug to certaia broken up political organizations, and clinging to some old and obsolete ideas. Such are the members who claim to belong to the American or Know Nothing party,a few who aspire to be con- sidered as whigs, and two or three who, like Mr. Haskin, wish to be considered as anti- Lecompton men. All of these forget that the issues brought up by the Kaow Nothings, those upon which the whigs stood years ago, and the question of the Leoompton constitution, have all been swept down by the inexorable scythe of time. They do not seem to be capable of realizing the true position of affairs in which they are mingling, nor to comprehend the greatpess of the new question on which they vote nearly every day. That question, and the only one before Congress aud the country at this moment, is whether the constitution or abolition shall prevail. Their own acts and votes class the several members, and their professions have nothing to do with it. They may atill believe that they belong to’a living party; but as the great battle advances, they will find themselved sooner or later absorbed in one or the other of the contending parties. In the present struggle no man can vote with the republicans for Mr. Sherman, and afterwards redeem himself from affiliation with the doctrines he has recommended and. en- dorsed. He has not purged himself of the incendiary and revolutionary teachings of the Helper book. That book, with his endorse- meut to it, and that of thirty-nine other mem. bers elect of the present Congress, is being widely circulated by the republican party in the Central and Western States, The republi- con journals sajoige in its being advertised by Congress, the demagogical leaders adhere to is teachlnge and still endorsé them, and the fanatical elements that now rule that party glory in the attacks on Sherman, the accession of Haskin, and the martyrdom of John Brown. It does not belong to the present Southern op- position, whig and anti-Lecompton members elect to class themselves in party organizations; the world classes them according to their acts; and as the conflict developes itself they will find themselves fighting either on the side of the constitution or with the abolitionized re- publican party, no matter where they may think they now stand. The contest for Speaker is but the opening scene of the fight, and if Sherman is elected it will wax hotter and hotter till the constitution or the abolitionists prevail. TREATMENT OF THE OPERATIVES aT THE NorTH anp Sovra—A Conrrasr.—The shocking ca- tastrophe which occurred at the manufac- tering town of Lawrence, Massachusetts, by the falling of the Pemberton Mills on Tuesday, will strike every humane mind with horror. Thero is a circumstance in connection with calamities of this kind which at once suggests itself as illustra- tive of the difference between the labor system at the North and South. No such accident as this, with its appalling and reckless sacrifice of human life, ever oceurs at the South. There the lives and comforts of the colored operatives are sacredly cared for, while in the manufac- turing towns of the North the poor white ope- ratives are ruthlessly exposed to dangers and misfortunes of all kinds. The stockholders of our Northern manufacturing companies have no consideration for their operatives except to get the most work they can out of them: and they care not whether they are hurried to a frightful death by the falling of an insecure building, or whether they perish miserably and forlorn in a poorhouse when they can no longer be rendered valuable in the factory. Probably the lately destroyed mills at Law- rence were insured; if so, what matters it to the company that some hundreds of unfortu- nate white operatives met a cruel death, and hundreds more are maimed and mutilated for life? They can get plenty more hands to work their mills when they are reconstructed. Such is the heartless system of our Northern manu- facturing towns. But in the South, how different the condition of the colored operatives! Na one ever fears of six or seven hundred of them being exposed to the danger of a horrible death. in an unsafe building, by their masters; their lives are too precious and their labor too valuable. They are well cared for in their helpless youth, well fed and clothed, and their health scrupulously attended to in their maturity, and kindly nou- rished in their old age and decrepitude, thus presenting a strong contrast to the fate of the poor white operatives in the Eastern and North- ern States, for whom their masters never enter- tain the commonest feelings of humanity. Yet to just such a fate our fanatics and false phi- lanthropiste of the North would reduce the co- lored operatives of the Southern plantations. Exp or tHe Civ. War m Beexos Avrs.—- We have received advices which show that the victory of General Urquiza at Cepeda has re- sulted in the submission of Buenos Ayres and the return of that seceding State to the Argen- tine Confederation. - General Urquiza has exhibited great mode- ration in his victory, as he did in his proposi- tions for an amicable arrangement before the effusion of blood; and all his antecedents com bine to make him one of the most prominent men in the Spanish States of South America. When our difficulties occurred with Para- gnay he volunteered to bring about an amicable arrangement, and by his efforts con- tributed greatly to that result. During the re- cent troubles between the Confederation, of which he is President, and Buenos Ayres, he cordially accepted the proposed mediation of our Minister, Mr. Yancy, but the blind animo- sity of the Buenos Ayres Commissioners pre- vented asettlement. After the forcing of ihe passage of Martin Garcia by his ficet, it was evident on which side the preponderance laid, and the victory of Cepeda ended the war. Urquiza marched at once upon Buenos Ayres, proclaimed an act of oblivion for past political offences, and, the rest of the State joining him, the city capitulated at once on honorable terms. We hope this result is the beginning of a new era for that region, so long devastated by civil war. Personal Inteligerce, It is stated in the St. Louls Hert? thnt Hon. Frank P. Bisir, Jr., aesisted Fleiper in makiog tho infamong book which bears his name. A troop of cavalry bas been organized at Boyston, Va., Geb Tbs. D. Geers, captalay NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Debate on the Squatter Sovereignty Question in the Senate, More Unsuccessful Ballottings for Speaker of the House. LST OF APPOINTHENTS CONFIRMED, do, &, &o. Our Special Washington Despateh, Waanixaton, Jaa. 11, 1668, Tok APHARKRAHY. ‘Two ballots to-day, and Hamilton fell from cighty-vighty the ballot of Monday, to cighty-one, and then, dowm te Seventy-five, Under the effect of a stirring appeal te the Sovth Amoricans by Mr. Harria, of Maryland, they re- tarned: to their drst love, Mr. Gilmer, and say they will ‘Dever again attempt to help a party who cannot consell- date their own vote on one of their own men, and whe deciare that they never will vote for a national conserva- tive man, the largest slaveholder in the House, upon the Protext that some of the people's party of Pennsylvania: and New Jersey voted for him, and that he is thereby damaged. aa isthe declaration of the democrats towares Mr. Gitmer, The effort made to elect Hamilton is com- sidered tho last struggle of the democracy to obtain = Speaker, Ma. Clark's attempt to nominate Mr. Etheridge, with- out consulting the other member of his party, Mr. Ad- rain; called out a rebuke from Mr. Adrain for breaking from the ranks of the anti-Lecomptouites In nomtantiog: Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Ciark said he could not vote for Mr. Gilmer because the tatter voted for the English Dill. Thigy with ancther remark of Mr. Clark’s, that it was certaim that a Lecompton democrat could never be elected ‘Speek- er of the House, was taxen as an indication that if the settlement came to him he would vote for Mr. Sherman. Again, in nominating Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Clark said he di@ 60 because Ether idge voted against the Kansaa-Nebraska bill and the repeal of the Missouri compromise. ‘This expres- sion created a sensation, from the fact that Mr. Clark pre- fesses to be & warm friend and supporter of Mr. Douglas, the author of that messure. Mr. Clark's course has made him almost the laughing stock of tho House, and it is fre- quently remarked that he appears in the attitude ef a man attempting to ride two horses going in ep- posite directions. ‘The common gossip in and out of the House is that Mr. Glirk’s father-in-law pea !arge majl contracts, and it is supposed ang he is influensed thereby in bis course. It is also quite ag plainly talked that Mr. Vanderbilt bolds the House at « dead lock Jand some go so far ag to express the belief thas Mr. Vanderbilt bas the power to organize it at any time. Others say Mr. Clark ia standing out becanse he waals te be Speaker himself. ir. Sherman's friends all returned to him to-day, aad he bad bis relative vote, lacking three of an election. Teey” will adhere to him to the last, ualess it is ascertained thas Mr. Hicktman can secure three votes more than Mr. Sher- man, together with the friends of Mr. Shermam, Mr. Carter’s rebuke to the democracy to-day for koep- ing the House in @ disorganized state, aad his retars te Mr. Sherman, encouraged the republicans and irritated the democracy. Mr. Corwin declares he will vote for Mr. Sherman Ul the crack of doom. Mr. Penvington says Mr. Shormam niust not be taken down, and Mr. Hickman says be wild never leave him while there is a reg left to the ship. Tho republicans aro very sanguine of effecting an or- ganization this week. They do not state how it is te be done, but the impression prevails that they intend te withdraw Sherman and present anew man. Who it will be has not yet been determined upon. They will nos move until they are positively cortain of clecting on the first ballot. Many of the reptblicans dislike the idea of withdrawing Mr. Sherman while Mr. Clark's reae- lution is pending. If the resolution could be withdrawn or modified, they would not object to Sherman’s leaving the field. In the House to-day, on the second vote for a Speaker, Messrs. Briggs and Morris of Penvsylvania, voted wite the Southern Opposition for Mr. Gilmer, Mr. Davis ef Indiana, received the votes of Allan, Barr, Coopers, Cams, Howard, Montgomery, Morris of Hlinois, and Riggs; an@ Mr. Winclow got those of Mesers, Dimmick and Maclay, ‘Mr. Davis of Mississippi voted for Mr. Bocook, Mr. Clark. of New York for Mr. Adrian, and Mr. Adrian for Mr. Rey- nolds, TRE SENTIMENTS OF THE PUGH FAMILY. ‘The Pugh family have dbmonstrated to the country im ‘both houses to-day. In the Senate Ohio Pugh was egainst dissolution and for Douglas. The House Alaba- ma Pugh was in favor of dissolution and against Doug~ las. Douglas has a record for both. When he was fight” ing Lecompton ho was bitter in his denunciations of the fire eaters, who wore avowed dissolutioniats, Now he is courting the loudest diesolutionists, to secure the Charies- ton nomination. JUDGE DOUGLAS’ POSITION. T learn from a private source that Judge Douglas in- tends to reply, in a day or two, to Sendtor Green, who, in discussing Douglas’ record, has made the exact points to which Douglas desires to reply in paving his way te Chariceton, where, it is understood, he will indicate hie willingness to swallow whatever the Southorn firc-eaters: may-demand of him. THE CLAMOR OF THR MAIL CONTRACTORS, > The mail contractors continue to throw up their com- tracts, finding it impossible to continue the service through the failure of Congress to make appropriations. TBE NATIONAL AGRICULTORAL MEBTINGS, Twenty-two States and Territories are represented at the natioral agricultural moe ings now held at the Smith- sonian Institution. The irrepressible nigger has found: his way into the society, President Tilghman, a Maryland: mau, taking occasion in his farewell address to-day, te lecture the North. Preeident Buchanan accepts an invitation to attend te- morrow, and will be presented with an elegant diploma of honorary membership. An address will be delivered to-morrow by Mr. Kennedy, Superjntendent of the Com- sus, om Agricuitural Statistics. CC MPLAINTS ABOUT THR POST ORFICE DEPARTMENT. Letters are daily received here, by members of Com- gress and others, from various sections of the country, complaining of the conduct of the Post Office Department: in not distributing the new stamp envelope among the. country post offices. THB VACANCY IN THR COURT OF CLAIM. The President bas nominated to the Senate ex-Con- gressman Hughes, of Indiana, to fill the vacancy on the bench of the Court of Ciaims. UST OF APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED. ‘The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed tho fol- lowing United States Comsuis:—W. L. Patterson, of Missisr sippi, to Genoa; P. Moran, to Valencia; R. 8. Newbold, o® Pennsylvania, to the Island of Trinidad; J. Winston, of Kansas, to Kingston, Jamaica; W. G. Webb, of Massacha- setta, to Zanzibar; M. W. Smith, of Mississippi, Consul General at Constantinople; R. Runnells, of Texas, to San Juan del Sur; J. W. Magill, of Ilimois, to Savan‘lla; I. Dent, of California, to Guaymas; L. W. Talbot, of New York, to Dublin; ¥. B. Wells, of New York, to Bermuda; T. H. Persse, of New York, to Galway; J. W. Quiggle, of Pennsylvania, to Antwerp; C. H. Morgan, of Kentucky, to Messina; H. Martin, of Dolaware, to Matanzas; E. L. Mix, of New York, to Lambazeque; T. W. Fox, to My- mouth, England; G. H. Leavenworth, of New York, to Bay Islands; J. Cunningham, to Sevilio, Spaia; J. J. Springer, of Pennsylvania, to Dresden; L. Gulls, to Santander, Spain; J. J. Barclay, of Virginia, to Cyprus; Y. L. Goubernour, of Maryland, to Foochoo; W. T. Wright, of Maryland, to Santos. ‘The following Surveyors were confirmed:—J. A. Austin, Providence, R. 1; F. Stuart, Columbus, Ky.; W. J. Wor- don, Troy, N. J. Depour, St. Marys, Ga.; R. W. Davis, Detroit, Mich.; ©. W. Tibbals, Fric, Pa. Also the following:—A. B. Greenwood, Commissioner of Indian Affaire; E.R. Geary, Superintendent of Indien Agairs in Oregon and Washington Territories; B. 8. Schoonover, of Ponn., Indian Agent, Upper Missouri Agen- cy; S. P. Kendrick, of Miss., Indian Agent for New Mexico; D. Newcomb, Indian Agent for Oregon; W. E. Moore, In-~ dian Agent for the Agency. The following Postmasters were conirmed:—J. Jobn- son, Wooster, Ohio; A. G. Holden, Cairo, Tli.; B. W. Den- nia, oT lit; J. Ryan, Decatur, UL; E. Green, Gal- lati, '”.; H, Mf. Walker, Detroit, Mich. e ‘Aso, W. F, Presson, Collector’ of Yorktown, Va., ang Tf. Hancock, Collector of San Diego, Cal. Our Washington Co7 respondence. Wastuxcrox, Jan, 9, 1860, The Specgeetslip—The Democratic Andrew Jackson Hamil: tom Movement—The Panic Among the Republicans—A Flash in the Pan—Stale and Temper of the Seceral Par- fies and Factions—Appearance of the House—The Souths Americans—Senator Brown's Notice for q BM Eslablish a Government Printing Office, dz, dc, ‘The pudnighed qondition gf thy Capltos imo is yory Can ti ata ging i ld eit aichneee aenanees niente é . ¢ .~ \ 2 ee See t ‘ oe