The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BESNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIE .OR. OFFICE NM. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STB. ‘BRMS, cash tm advance, Monay sent by mail will be at the sad of the sonore” Nome ‘bud Bank Dilla current én Now York taken ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street.—lialian Opera— JEWwrsS. HIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Macnera. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway, opposite Bond street.— Brcuamy 111 BOWEKY THEATER, Bowery.—Sraivina & Boosn's Bqvertniax TROUFE. tei WA.LACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway.—Movenx Hrro outs LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, No. €% Broadway.— Bavan Bisrens. NeW BOWERY THKATKE, Bowery.—Porsau—Wan Look or THE GLEN, BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Day and Brening— Rose Simee—Arreo Cuinpeex—Livina Cuniosi- rms, SRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 473 Broadway.— Bonixsgos, Sones, Danoms, £o.—Usap Ur. HOOLBY & CAMPBBLL’'S MINST Niblo’s Baloon, Fronfway.—#tutortax Boxes, Dances, BuRLusaues, Ac — Argicamus Bannum-o. CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL, 663 Brosdway.—Sonas, Dances, Bur.esquas £0. INSTITUTE Be Aron — ©, Fustoume’s Lecross ” Our accoupts of the state of public feeling at the ‘The banks | South indicate no change of sentiment. of Savannah suspended yesterday. Nothing spe- cial occurred in the proceedings of the South Caro- lina Legislature, beyond the fact that the prepara- tions for ion ere going on actively, and that stringent laws in relation to Northern commercial ents, &c., are in contemplation. Many Southern canbers of Cc ss have arrived at Washington, considerable excitement prevails in public cir- Mr. Douglas arrived there last evening. He number of his friends, him a serenade. Mr. Douglas acknow- 1 speech evincing strong sentiments, cles. was waited on by a large who pave ledged the compliment U n and conserve Fitteen negroes and one white man are reported to have been hung for un attempt t» create an n surrection in Burks’ , Kentucky. The details have not reached the pre Our reports from tie West, this morning, show that great alarm exists in the border counties of Missouri, through dread of the lawless proceedings of Montgomery, and that the roads leading east- ward were crowded with wagons and families a dan- doning their homes in Kansas. Many Migsourians on the border had Leen compelled to leave their property and take refuge in more secure local 5 Meetings were being held and measures of public safety concerted in the border counties. In Ben- ton ¢ounty a volunteer company was enrolled and resolutions passed approving the course of Gover- nor Stewar: and President Bachanan for their prompt action in endeavoring to avert the threat- ened danger. News from Asancion, Paraguay, is to September 20. Improvements of various kiads were progress- ing. Houses are going up in all directions, the streets are well lighted, several workshops have been added to the arsenal, the railroad is ad- vancing to completion, and there isa new steamer on the stucks, built entirely by Paraguayana. ‘There is every confidence that the United States claims will be settled with strict justice, but the re- lations with Great Britain are not so satisfactory, that Power refusing to abate one jot from her ori- ginal demands. Bariness has not been so brisk, owing to the short tobacco crop. Exports for July and August amounted to $430,000, and imports to onfy $180,000. Doubloons are worth fourteen hard silver dollars, and the dollar is worth $1 25 Ameri- can currency. The brig Julia Ford, Captain Swett, from Guada- loupe October 31, via Turk’s Island November 15, arrived yesterday. The crops are reported as look- ing well. Health of the city and island good. The Denver City express of the ult reports nothing new from the mines at Pike’s Peak. The er was clear and cold. Both houses of the weal Levislature had adjourned to Golden City Captain Anderson returned to Fort Kearny on the 30th ult., after an unsuccessful attempt to hold 4n interview with the hostile Indians who now in- fest the trail leading to Denver City. Some eight or ten thousand savages were inthe vicinity of Cottonwood Springs. Apprehensions were enter- tained of the breaking out of a general war. William Mulligan was yesterday sentenced to the Btate a for four years and six mouths for a fe- loneous on an offlcer. His counsel made Strenuous efforts to hav» the sentence postponed antil an argument could be heard by the Supreme Court for a new trial, but the Judge did not think Proper to grant the application. The Coroner's inquest into the circumstances attending the murder of Kelly, by McCauley, at Brooklyn, on Thanksgiving night, was commenced before Coroner Horton yesterday. The principal | evidence was that of the medical men, who made ct thata ntly a dirk knife, had been driven rt, causing death. The in. quest is adjourned to Wednesday next. McCauley gave himself up last evening and confessed the trime, stating that he had been concealed since the occurrence in a lumber yard at the foot of Gold street. Several persona came very near losing their lives at the fire in Canal street, on Saturday morning, by suffocation. A Mr. Wuest became so much alarmed at his perilous situation that he sprang from a third story window to the sidewalk, falling with so much violence as to render his subsequent removal to the City Hospital necessary. The thirtieth anniversary of the struggle fer Polish independence was celebrated last eveuing at the Cooper Institute. Addresses were deliver. ed and reso'wtions passed for the formation of a Polish national society. The meetiag was well at tended and the procesdings enthusiastic. The will of James N. Wells has been admitted to probate. The testator was a millionaire, and one of the old Knickerboekers of New York. His estate was principally in the Sixteenth ward, and itis exclasively distributed among the family and | relatives of the deceased. are indebted to Harnden's express for Phila delphia papers in advance of the mail. ‘The sales of cotton yeaterday embraced about 1,200 ales, which were made chiefly to sptaners, The market was irregular, and closed nominal, at previogs quotations. ‘The Correetoras of the telegraph'c despateh amnouncing Seay decline in New Orleans wae doubted by some per- «oom, Spinwers being the chief operstors im this market probably ton ted to samtate prices better than would other- have been the case. Exporters also have, during the Work, taken a fair amount for shipment as about Kd. to 0-984. per Id. freight. Flour wa: heavy, aed common aod Western grades were lower, while snlee were to & moderate xten!. Wheat was heavy — and fei! off aboot two cente per bushel. Corn was heavy i and rather cheaper, while sales were fair. Pork one hoary at $16 15 for mess, and at $11 for prime. ‘Angers the post mortem examination, to the weapon, evid throngh the victin's he | that the attempt must not be made.” NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1860. : Can the South Sustatn Itelf by Its Own Resourvia! One of the argaments of Helper’s book against the practicability of the independence of the Southern States is the pove y of those States, and the alleged fact that ey do not produce food in sufficient quantity o be self- sustaining; and those who believe i the gospel according to Helper are now putting forward the same argument, since secession has become imminent and a Southera confederacy seems inevitable. But nothing can be weaker or more fallacious than such an argu- ; ment, The Southern States, including Vir- | ginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennes-ee, North | Carolina and most of South Carolina, are the finest grain growing countries in the worid, and were not cotton, tobacco and rice more profitable, those Scates might export corn, wheat and other cereals in large quantities The slopes of the Alleghantes on both sides are as fertile and as well suited for the produc- tion of breadstuffs of all kinds as any lands ia the country. They are covered with beautiful farms, the soil and the climate are alike favor- able, and it is the height of absurdity to talk of the poverty of the Southern States, Tv som extent at present they cultivate other crops, which they exchange for food, because they | can do so with advantage to themselves; but throw them on their own resources, and out them off from Northern and Western supplies, and they can produce not only enongk for | themselves, but compete with the North in ex- | portation, to the cerious damage of its intereate. * In the interior of the Southern States almos: every description of food abounds, and is far cheaper than in the Northern and Eustero States. Itis only a atrip of the seaboard that forms the exception to the rule, and there the production of cotton and rice amply compensates for the deficiensy of the cereals. It is ouly be- cause the conveyance by sea of food to the South- ern ports from the North is cheaper than the car- riage by railroad from the interior of the | Southern States that wheat, cora and other | grain are shipped to any extent from the North in exchange for cotton, tobacco and rive | But if the policy of non intercourse should pre- vail, the dewand at the Southern seaboard would soon produce the necessary supply trow the interior. In the event of secession and separate confeceracies, however, the North would ouly be too glad to send its surplus food to the seaporte of the South for cash, or for those productions of the South which the North does not yield, and which are better than gold to the Northern States. To use a homely proverh, the North will not always cut off its nose to vex its face, as it is now doing; and the great danger will be that the South will wholly with- draw its trade and its exchanges from the North, and transfer them to England, France and other European countries. But, after all, it is a very emall proportion of the breadstuffs and other food consumed by the Southern seaboard that comes from the North. For instance, Mobile derives its chief supplies from New Orleans—one of the cheapest markets in the United States. According to the most recent quotations, the prices at New Orleans, Savannah. Charleston and New York compare thue:— a, orwans, | Savannah, | Charleston,| New York, Pe Now Now, 2. Nor. 2 Flour CW aT WIE a7 HER aT 2s Whest. - i - Oo ate vorn T5e 85 wo Bi Giga Gy Fi tatoes jibe —j1 50 to al@ Bacoo i¢ 8 —| be i) oe Butter | Sa » Bl Ma DD Ob: . Se is) Wah wea ly} walt applen..| 10850 | 1We ~ 1378160 Here, then, it will be seen that the average cost of these essential articles of food is leas at New Orleans than it is at New York, and from New Orleans, which is supplied by the Missis- sippi, all parts of the cotton Gulf States are ac cessible either by water or by railroad. The Atlantic cotton States are also connected with the interior Southern States, both by water and railroad communication, At Charleston, it will be observed, corn is nearly as cheap as at New York; and at Savannah, notwithstanding the short crop, owing to drought, the price ie very little higher thaa at the great emporium of the North, where almost daily sales of North Carolina corn and wheat contribute to keep down the prices. Tavs the whole argument founded on the power of the North to starve the South vanishes juto thin air, and, like the baseless fabric of vision, leaves not a wreck bebind. Then, the South produces food of better qua- lity than the North. Southern flour, for in- stance, commands the highest price in the market of New York. The average dally sales of Southern flour in this market are from 1,200 to 1500 barrels; and if we take into account the quantity of flour and other brewdatutfs sent here from Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis- souri, North Carolina and other slave States perhaps the balance against the South oa the score of food would be exceedingly «mail. The South, moreover, excels the North in ite water power, and teems with coal and other minerals. It has cheaper labor and a better climaje, aud therefore can succestully com- pete with the North in manufactures. Owing to the mildness of the weather in winter, its factories can work all the year round, and the | South requires less clothing and less fuel for ite population (two main items in the expendi- ture of the Northern mechanic), and therefore a bigher degree of comfort can be obtained for the same labor at the South than at the North. In a word, the South porsesses all the ele men's and resources of a great nation, and can prosper perfectly independent of the North if | a wall of brass were reared between them to the ekies, As for coercion on the part ef the’ North, that is out of the question. Even the Tribune admita the absurdity of such an idea. In yesterday's number it “insists that the cotton States cannot be prevented from seceding, and And it goes on to say:— Five millions of dom inant race, of ay more then haif ‘Were comparatively quiet, and sales confined to email lote Of Cubase, with about 600 bores. Coffee was dull, with e tendency W lower rates, Froighte were steady, with rather more offering (or shipment. Among the engage. monte were flour to Liverpool at Se. 84. 0 30. 64; corn 4 1144. im bulk, and wheat, im ship's Dage, et 124. To Lomdoa about 30,000 bumhels of wheat were taken, in Dalk, Ob LAA. & 18), and 16,000 im chip's bags at 144, aud bis myrmidon+ failed in subd voy cheer qgislious of the eame race more than ure quar Jers of & Ceutury Ago, ‘That the South, therefore, can maintain ber indepencence and sustain herself by her own Tescurces does not admit of a doubt, aud we fear thatthe North will too soon realize the truth by sad experience, Tue Encuisu Press vron Tae Prince’s Vistt.— We are very glad to see that the English aews- papers of ul} classes, political and literary, take a just ord liberal view of the circumstances atrendant npon the journey of Albert Edward through the United States. The view which our cousine acroar the water take of this matter ie precisely our view. The highly interesting sccounte of the Prince of Wales at the tomb of Warbington, and the reports of his interview with « veteran who ehouldered his musket and jevned the American forces on the occaston of the m-morable encounter at Bunker’s Hill, are mde the subjects of the most cordial and agree able editorial comments, At the same time the Britieb nation in congratulated upon the fact that the sovereign bas been go wise and so pru- dent as to send cut the heir apparent to see & litle of the great world, and, by mingling with all wapner of mep, to prepare himself for the great trust which be will one day, Providence permisting be called upon to undertake. These utterances of the English journalists are 60 frauk, 60 bearty and eo upanimons that we cannot donbt they are the genuine expres sions of the opinions of the great body of the British people, Jobn Bull begins to uncer- stand Jonathan as be really is, and it is to be sincerely hoped that the entente cordiale be tween Great Britain and the United States, he feeling of smity and good will cemented by the Prince's visit, will never be disturbed. We are personally very much delighted at heing abe to express our gratification at the very liberal tone of the Eoglish press, as we have bad occasion to animadvert: in terms which were perbaps somewhat severe, but, it reeme tous, perfectly justifiable,fapon the igno- rance, stupidity and malice of the London Times’ special correspondent. His libels, how- ever, fell flat upon the British public, and the /imes bas no adherent among the journalists. Swe cap afford to lsugh at that episode. We +e, however, that some of the British journals rave been hoaxed by the Richmond Roorback, and that they continue to comment upon it, avd to draw from it conclusions eminently uofair to the South, As the statements of the London Times were altogether untrue, it is to be hoped that the proverbial love of Britons for fair play will induce the journals who have circulated the rumor to arrest ite progress at once. TrerLow Weep Convincen at Last.—Tourlow Weed is at last eeriousty alarmed abuut the Union and the epoils of the kitchen under “ Honest Abe Lincoln.” He fears that they are all elipping through bis fiogers. He has been round)y taken to task by various members and newspapers of bis party for proposing terms of compromise to the South which would “ legis late the people of the free States into slave eatcbers;” but still he holds his new grouud with the tenacity of what he would have termed, a month ego, “a Northern dougbface ” He says “ there is imminent danger of @ diss» Intton of the Union,” and that the danger can only be averted by such moderation and for bearance as will draw out, strengthen and com bine the Union sentiment of the whole country.” Next he goes on to show that ‘the disunion rentiment i¢ paramount in at lesst seven States while it divides and distracta as many more” And 60, before @ resort to war, be “ would like to ree a convention of the people, consisting of delegates appcinted by the Srates.”” Is not this strange music from the Albany Journal? Down to Mr. Liaco!n’s election it ridt culed, defied, laughed at and denonnoed, in every shape and form. the warnicgs of the Uuioo conservatives of the North of the “impending crieis’ to the Union. They were but the oid tricks, the old expedient of bullying the Nort the old wornout ery of “wolf, wolf,” when there was no wolf. But now the wolf is at the door, vad thie valiaut ebompion of “freedom” aod che “free North’ agatost the “slave power” trembles in the presense of the mouster. This incredulous map, Weed, ia ready now to recog nite the constitutional rights of the South. He does not cry out any longer, “no more slave States, no more slave Territories, free speech free soil, free men,” ke. He backs dowa from bis endorsement of the Helper Book, and pleads the plea of ignorance of its contents fle is ready even to catch runaway niggers, or to pay for them, if they get off to Canada; yea, he will divide the Territories with the “slave power” to aave the Union and the epoils of the House kitchen. Such is the record of a party newspaper leader, who for thirty years or more bas la- bored to push the South to the extremity of disnnion. At this crisis we should cheerfully consent to his having a free ran of ‘Oid Abe's” kiteben if we could save the Union. Bat we fear that the repentance of Weed and o:her re- publican organs comes too late. “Seeing is believing.” Tue Sexrexce or Wat, Motuican—A Severe Fxanria —It will be seen from our law report to day that Wm. Mulligan, whose name has become somewhat notorious in the community, was sentenced, in the Court of Oyer and Ter- miner yesterday, to incarceration in the State prieon for four years and a-balf. The crime of which he waa convicted was threateniog to shoot & policeman while in the discharge of his daty, and the lowest degree of punishment which the law preecribes for thie offence is two years’ imprisonment; but the Judge, it avpears. tir it to be bie duty to impoee a heavier penairy in consideration of the nature of the offence, tne frequency of areaulting with pistols aod knives and porsibly with reference, aleo, tothe class to whieh the prisoner belonge, in order that bir punishment may serve as a waruing and an exaw ple to otbera, Mulligan interrupted the Court, while sen- tence was being passed, to ark permimion to make an affidavit that the whole charge was a conspiracy to get him out of the way, as he wae an important witness in a case of forgery cou- nected with the will of the late Senator Bro derick; but the Judge refused to bear any ar coment with reference to matters onteide thé case before him, and proceeded with the een- tence, the severity of which, wa trust, wii! have the effect of checking those displays of violence and the use of deadly weapons, now eo common in this community, and among no clase of men more than that to which the prisoner in this case is alleged to belong. The Municipal Eiccttoa— Who Shall Be the Custodians of §600,000,000 uf Pro- perty? We publish elsewhere a few of the antece- dents of the candidates placed ia nomination by the different parties for members ot the Board of Counciimen in the several districts in this city. A perron would think, from the sketch referred to, that tbe nominating comamit- tees had been raking some of the gutters and cesepools for many of the candidates brought forword. There are afew good names pre- sented, but they are few and fur between. The nominating conventions of all parties eeem to be almost wholly in the hands of the barroom politicians, and if by any chance an honest and upright person fods his way into the next Common Council it will be through the blunder of the nominating cliques in taking up 4 man who will not be coutrolled by them; for we believe that there is hardly an exception to the gereral rule that the machinery of the primaries is in the hands of those who have no regard whatever for public opin- ion or Common honesty, snd if @ worthy mao is elected it will be one ot those events that will take place in epits of their efforts to pre- vent it—an act of Providence, indeed. We are now within two days of an important local election—an eleciion of officers who are to have control of ten to twelve millions of money, raised by taxes upon the eix hundred millions of property of the inhabitants of this city; yet, in spite of this, there is every prospect of the election going by default, by allowing the trading politicians to do as they please. There is every prospect that the pothouse politicians will receive full authority to carry on their ne- farious business at the City Hall for another year, and cur municipsl legisiature continue to be simply the headquarters of mercenary bands, who meet for the purpose of carrying on their businers without the least regard to the rights of the people. We bad hoped that tbe cliqnes that bave had everything their own way 80 long would be cleaned out at this election, and a new order of things, or “rings” put in power; but we contre hat it is almost noping against hope espectiily in the lower branch of our municipal legislature. These philosophers have become 80 thorongbly rooted, that « removal is like at tempting to pu'la forest of pines of a centu- ry’s grawth up by the roots. There are a few honest men nominated for both Aldermen and Counciimean, and it is the daty of every voter, every merchant, mechanic, property holder, every citizen, in fact, who de- sires an honest goverument, to repudiate all party claims and select from the list those whose post careers furnish the best proot that they will not be found engaged in every cor rupt scheme at the City Hall. It is almosta chuice of evils; but make a selection, we be- seech you, fellow citizens. Some of the daily press are attempting to rally the people on party issues. What impu dence! Negro worshippiog or saving the Union bas nothing whatever to do with this election. There are no parties in the field. They are all smashed, as they ought to be. The public bave simply to decide whether they wiil have an honest government or continue to be disgraced by a municipal legislative body like that which bas held forth at the City Hall for some time past, Let every voter deposit his vote on Tuesday accordingly. Are not six buodred millions of property worth looki: g u'ter? Os not every merchant seek honest vlerks to take care of his individual interests! Why vot be as carefal of those who are to look after the euurmous Com- bined interests of thie wrest city? Sometersa Goon ror Beornen Beroner— WarrkrinLp ON Staveny.—Toe irreprersible African owes a good deal of hie popularity at the North to the pulpit The Beech>rs, Onee vers and others, instead of presuming the Gos pel of Cbriet and Him crucified, devo their ime to the exaltation of the wlmighty uigger; opd when @ sixth rate parson wishes to preach a sepeation sermon, and cannot find the ma teria) in bis own brain, he rehashes our of Toro dore Parker's revolutionary barangues. Toe antiriavery cause owes much to the pulpit. In New England people are accustomed to take both the law and the Gospel from their ypiritual advisers; and the faith of the old Pari aps was pot etronger than that of their de- -cendants. So the popular preacher is nothing more than a political stump orator. Im the South, where the clergy pay some attention to tbe proprieties, political sermons are very rare, nd ministers generally atiend to their own 6ffairs. The religious union be- ween the North and the South, except so far as the Roman and Anglican churches are concerned, was dissolved long ago, because of the irreconcilable differences between the clergy of eitber section as to the “peculiar in- stitution.” This dispute is no new thing; it commenced a century ago— and, apropos to that fact, we print in another column a letter from the celebrated Whitefield, the most eloquent pulpit orator of bis day, upon this same subject Mr. Whitefield’s letter was written ninety-nine years since; but his opinions upon the question of slavery are those held by the vast majority of the peuple of the United States at the pres- eptdny. Itis interesting to see also how ea gacivus were bis predictions as to Georgia, then a emall colony, but now, by means of slave la- bor, made the Empire State of the South. Mr. Whiretield’s letter is not so long as those which the politicians and parsons of this latter day are fond of writing, and our readers will find it ull of mental nourishment. In the present «tate of the country it would be well if the po- litical parsons would read thie letter from their pulpits. Every word of it is true, and it is quite ++ appropriate to the present day as tothe time when it was first written. The sensation preach- re bave done barm enough. They might now ive a view of the other side of the question. Tar Horss or tue Parat Dicewma —The pamphlet which has just made its appearance in Paris, under the title of “Pape et Empereur,” is suggestive of another effort at the solution of the Papal difficuity by Louis Napoleon It recommends the appointment of a Patriarch for France, the establishment of a general council of the French Episcopacy, the election to ecclesiastical offices by the clergy by means of universal suffrage, the suppression of con- Cordats and the civil conatitation of the clergy. Is Louis Napoleon emalous of imitstiog the example of Constantine, and of dividing the Latin cburch, by creatiag another pontifical see in opposition to that of Rome? Or is be merely putting the screw on the Holy Father by menacing him with a divided epicitual alle- giance on the part of France! Between these imperial pamphlets and the Italian revolution- feta, the poor old Pope is reduced to a state of sore perplexity. Be is probably of opinion now that it would have been better for him to have come to terms with_that sacrilegious fili- buster, Victor Emanuel, than to trust to the filial solicitude of “the eldest son of the church.” Tue Pustic Domatn—Tue Ricuts or Tae Ma- soniry.~-Our despatches from Washington, pub- lished in the Henan of yesterday, stated that the report which the Land Office is about to present to Congress this session will be the fullest and most important ever compiled. It will show tbat the public domain—that is, the land which belongs to the people—is equal to two-thirds of the entire area comprised within the territory of the United States, Now, the whole area of the United States is nearly three millions of equare miles (2,936,166); the public domain therefore embraces very nearly two millions of tquare miles, to which tke people of all the States and Territories have an equal right. At the end of the fiscal year 1852 we find that there remained unsold in the Land Office over a thousand millions of acres of public lands, and this bas not been considerably diminished within the past eight years, All this vast tract, then, is the property equal- ly of the people throughout the entire Union, South as well as North; and how absurd it is for the leaders of the republican party—Seward, Wilson, Sumner, Chase and the rest of them—to declare that the election of Mr. Lincoln settles forever the question of the extension of slavery into the Territories and States organized and yet to be organized. Have not the people of the fifteen Southern States the same claim to and the séme rights upon these two millions of equare miles as the people of the eighteen Northern States? And if they have, how can they be constitutionally excluded from exercising their rights of property there? Accoréing to the process by which the Pre- sident is elected, Mr. Lincoln has susceeded in getting a plurality of the electoral coliege, it is trune—and that vote he obtains exclusively in the Northern States—Dut there is a majority of a million against him on the popwar vote. He received a vote of, say some one million s*ven hundred and fifty thousand, while a vote of two millions seven hundred and fifty thousand was cast against him. Are the rights and title of this immense majority to the public domain to be ignored or overridden by the fact that he ob- tained a majority vote of the elecioral college sufficient to elect bim? We opine that they cannot and sbould not be; nor can it be so readily taken for granted that the accession of the republican administration will settle the ques- tion of slavery extension in the Territories as the republican politicians would have us believe. Popular majorities are not to be overridden, nor the equal rights of the whole people to the public lands ignored, by the chance triumph of a cardidate who represents only one-third of the voters of the Union. It will not be dis- puted that the people of the fifteen Southern States have equal claims with those people of the North who voted for Lincola upon these two million equare miles of public domain, comprising within its area some of the most fertile laud on the face of the globe—the richest in mineral products and agricultural resources; and how can these just claims be satisfied upon an equal basis if the capital and property of the South are to he forever excluded therefrom and the public domain is to be left open to the capital and property of the North, which are to fnd full recognition and ample protection there? This is a question which it would take an abler statesman than “ Old Abe Lincoln” to solve. Tne Fotry or Courcion.—Some of our repub lican organs are still ventilating, in the original fighting spirit of Chevalier Webb, the absurd idea that a seceding State or States must and will be whipped back into the Union. But the National Anti-Slavery Standard ot this city, the central organ of the abolitioni«t- pure and imple, takee a more common sense view of this totly of coercion. It eays that “ the idea of a State being kept in the Union by main force is ® political abeurdity of the very first water;” that “euch an attempt would array against it the majority ef men in the Northern States themeelves;” and tbat in the event of the seces- tion of any State or States, “ notwithstanding the bullyings of some of the republican presses and orators, there will not be a cannon, a mnus- ket or pistol, or squibs fired off to binder their exodus. The thing ts an impossibility.” No rational mind, we think, can entertain any other idea than tbat the attempt to coerce a seceding State back into the Union “ would be a political absurdity;” but still it may be attempted, and that is the danger most to be feared. We hope it may be avoided, for coer- cion means nothing lees than a civil war, which can only widen the breach we may thus attempt to heal. When this Union cannot be main- tained without the employment of the bayonet against its members, it had better be abandoned. The despotiem of Austria bas its Venice; but what to Austria is Venice worth, that province in which every Italian, though kept under by the bayonet, is still a conspirator against the Anstrian? And shall we attempt to make a Venice of South Carolina? What will the State be worth if its people are against us? Onaxer Ovrracks IN Inetaxp.—The London papers contain an account of a scandalous acene which occurred in Belfast a few weeks since at 4 meeting of the Society for the Propagatioa of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Ae soon asthe Bishop of Down and Connor, accompanied by a number of ladies and a deputation from the Mis tion Society, ascended the platform, they were assailed with cries of “Put out the Popish Bishop,” “ No Paseyite Bishop here,” “No sur- render,” “To hell with the Pope.” The excite- ment of the Orangemen, by whom the hall was packed, finally became so menacing that his lordship, yielding to the persuasions of those by whom he was surrounded, retired from the chair, and the meeting broke up in confasion, without accomplishing the business for which it had been convened. And what, it will be asked, was the motive that led to this gross insult to one of the most Christian-minded and benevolent of the Pro- teetant hierarchy of Ireland! Simply because he had inbibited » clergyman of his diocess from preaching in the Belfast Cathedral an Orange eermon, on one of those auniver- aries which are annually made a pretext for disturbing the public peace and shedding Catholic blood. In retiring before the storm by whioh he was grested,on an occasion on wbich be expected nothing but peaceable and hindly co-operation, the venerable eoolesiastic could not help thus giving expression to his feelings. “You required,” he said, “but one thing more to ruin you, and you have got it” The subject is to be brought before Parlia- ment early in February, and it is probable that the session will not close without some- thing being done to prevent these outbreaks. ——__. W asmmarom, Des. 1, 1868. Cams AND THE 4L.'D rowmns. ‘The impression ia very genera: | ore that our Minister {ae little premature in the annou «ment of the treaty of peace between Engiand and Fraore and Obima. His despatches are daicd Sbanghal, Sepember 20; which te between seve and eight huadred miles from the mouth of the Pethe, It is believed by the government here that Eogland would have heard of it at least twe weeks before it could have reached here. Our Minister states that affairs ot Shanghai wore as- wuming & better aspect. ‘THE OHIRIQUI EXPEDITION. ‘The officere of the Chiriqui survey had a long and inte- resting intorview to day with the Secretary of the Navy. The prelimipary reports were given in. The subjest seemed of euch importance that a room in the depart- ment bad been assigned them for drawing out maps and charts and completing the detailed reports. SHORT OF FUNDS. Some members of the lower house are ic astew. Mr. Cobb refuses to advance money for thoir mileage, as the treasury 'e not in a condition to pay until replenished by legiaiation. We may look, therefore, for some carly movement towards raising ands. Republicecs wit! insist on remodelling the tariff, while demoorats will talk of a loan oF relesuing treasary notes. TATE OF THE PULUC FINANCES. Senator Hunter bad along iaterview with Sooretary Cobb to-day in regard to the present financial condition) of the Treasury. Mr. Hanter, who is at the head of the Finance Senate Committee, will probably bring forward measures immediately on eonvening Uongress for relief of the Tressury. THE TROUBLES IN KANSAS, Important News from Misouri in Rela-\. tion to the Operations of Montgomery. Warsaw, Mo., Nov. 30, 1860. A meeting of the people of Beutou county was hela yea- terday at the Court House. A committe was formed for enrolling @ voluuteer coupany, Eighty-five members were reported, The following resolutions were adopted :— Resolved, That we, {a common with the of the border countien, bail with feelings of the Paresh Brn faction the prompt and energetic actioa of Goverver Stewart ty eending troops to defend the homes aud tire- sides of the border equatters at a time when we were ‘wholly uoable to do a0 ourscives for want of anns aud munitions. Resoived, That we regard it the duty of law abiding citizen who feels @ proper reapoot for the supre- macy Of the jaws and ri for tudividual rignis, pot only to hold himself in readiness to tara out a} & mo mont’s warning, but give ali the ad and assistance t) the troops now im the deld for cur protection. Resolved, That when the country (8 tarcatened, as thie is, by a ban of bloodthirsty vitiaine, who boldly claim their jateption, not ouly ty forcibly and illegal take our property, but who actually hang up in daylight, in view of their a ‘sud helplens farat- lies, for po ofleuce under heaven, our very best cib\zeus, and with rewly furnished arms from Northern factories, shipped ciapdestinely to Kansas, roam over the ovua- try breakiog up all the pesoseful relations of whole setilements, burning cut government officers and sheriffs, and chasing away all law abiding citizens, that we feel proud of the course of our Governor, aud alee proud to claim the citizen soldiery of St Louis, Boonevilte and Jefferson, and other military organizations of our ‘State, ae the bul vark of our safety in time of need. Regolved, That we are glad that Mr. Buchansa bas at last seemed to arrive at « seoure of his duty by despatching Geverai Harney to Southerm Kansas with in- miructions to take Montgomery dead or alive. fansaw, Mo , Dec. 1, 1860. A epecial messenger ‘arrived here to nigbt brings ‘the following important intelligence from the West. It is from a reliable source, and therefore full confidence can be placed in it:— |, Hasnr Co , Des. 1 Custom, That the public mind may uot be mistufor: aad Tuoripg to and 0 through the ovuntry” east of4aie rope’ ke the , one place os we are infermnsa, ana to jontity tose have the dark desigus of the abolition marauders be potorious Capt Montgomery iu Kansas and on the border, leave to etate the following facts, in addition te tnore wo 'ore given: derven operations ln Woar von sod tyast vocatie, Kansas, ‘70D counties, hooting dowa and ariving from the: Territory’ alt md who bave ditaporoved of their robbing auc murdering, aod who bave ected in any manner 4) sustain the iawe. The roads leading eastward from the Territory have been crowded with wagons and persons, male aad fe- male, ceraping from there fer’'s In one jortanc’ # mothe: gave b. tb to an infant on the road near Mo piogseiie, iu thie pint, Juring the fight of the fanciiy On Monday of this week @ Mr. Bishop who lives on the Orage riv:+, about twoive miles vorth of Fort Scott, bay- Pg heen aroused by @ poise im the night, upon going to the cuor torre what was thy matter, was’ insiantly shot down and killed. His body was found to bave been "re bave toca bere forthe pest fow 4 loadea ‘e bave teen bere past fow pis pose hetes, oe piaee ta from the territory, bat from Westport, im this State, and otber places within the lice. Femilies living ov and pear the old Jackson piace, with- in this State, bave been notified to leave their homes, these outlaws, and bavivg no moans of de'ence, bave to Butler and places in the interior for security, leaving their homes aad effects bebind them, unprotected. Yes terday, slaves owned by those living op the line, some twensy ve m'les or more within the State, arrived here for sale keeping ‘Thus bave the citizens of Rates sud Vernon counties, tinee the commescement of tbis ingurrection, beea threatened wich dee ruction of life and Property, without adequale meane of dofeare or provection. p to thu Hime this etate of things Las contioued Capt, Doak, of Batler, bot arrised bere, on bis way for arms, and sinusision, eed ald, from whom wo have learned Rome of the abuye lacte D C Stone, B.R. Quorie, W A Depean, John. A & XK Marre, B Hanad, Nias, mH Doak, Joseph Davis, B.G Boone,” M. Couie, @ H. Worth, Joreph Bond. Captain Doak rtates that the citizens of Westport, fear. tpg a0 atiack fom Sapiain Montgonory acd hs band of Jay Hawkers, beld a meoting «few days ago, and directed ‘tbat a call be made on the Sheri! of Bates county to rauwse 8 force for the protection of the border. Capt. Doak, who is Deputy Sheriff of Bates county, ‘upon this Ceapatched forty muskets to Une citizous thure, who stand apon guard every night to prevent & surprise, This i also the case at Poppings, ‘ville and all the border towns. large meeting of the citizens of thie county (Hoary county) was heid to day to take into cousideraiion she border trocbies. G. H. Worth was choson President and Joseph C. Alexander Seoretary Speeches were made by Colonel J. 0. Davis, Colonel Tutt, Jadge Willems, R.R Murrell and « number of otbers Earmings of the Great Western Ratlway. Tononto, Deo 1, 1860, ‘The Great Weetern Railway earnings for the week end- tug yerterday amount to $40,500, an increase over the correspoo:ling week last year of $2,000. The Pixe’s Pes' Kxuprese. Fort Kaarwy, Nov. 30, 1860, ‘The Caii‘ornia overland coach aod Pike's Peak exproms coach, from Denver 27th, pagsed at noon, with six pumon- cere and $4,000 in dust. No news ‘rom the mines. Captain Anderson, with his eompany of dragoons, re- turned at noon to day, without being able to hold an ta- terview with the Indians to quiet the apprehensions of settiors, expreas riders and mail agenta along the Platte At the hostile attitude the Indians bave assumed. The commanding officer here bas ordered Captain Stosle, wias his company of Second tofastry, to leave to-morrow orn- ing for Cottonwoo! Springs, where, it is reported, whole ance of Arrapahoes, Cheyennes and Sioux are encamped, to the number of ton or fifteen thousand. From Denver City. Foer Kriawsy, Nov. 20, 1800. ‘The coach from Denver City, Nov 23, passed here for Omaha yerter*.y afternoon, with sight passengers, the United State male and the express meonsongor, wit® 912,690 in dust. ‘The weather waa clear and the nights cold, sad the mow was melting in the daytime. Both horses of the provisional Lagisiature adjourned from Denver to Golden Clty on the Sth inst, The re mainder of the seasion will be held at that piace Fifty.two freight wagons belonging + Alsxandor Ma- oft arrived on the evening of the 946. ‘Large nombers fare leaving for the San Juap mines, aad 8,000 are report- ed to bo retarning disppointed This rumor aseds con-