The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1860, Page 3

Btteropted an ineerrection on the 6th vit. , bat ware sup. | without doug any we lite or ty. Gloweland and no: poe toRev. W. tt Day Ri -) Were aly sapeanee (so they confess) by one sbeve a and @ man byt ier, a Ua ina nt iceary Onova, a Yanko § birth. Mir. Davidson's nogrons, instant, i that thoy intended ve kilt hinged al ‘the white * steled Unat their intentions were, on Tues- én ‘whi the men were gone to the polls, to kil all the studi ried Woueu snd ebikiren, But wo keep the young women for their wives, Ac., and kill the mea en’ their return bome, Their emissaries have boom at work on every plunta- tion in Crawford county, aid many in the surrounding . For the past twelve months their operations were romewhet more extended, but my informant, Mr. W., Uyive due bo inore particulars. He sates that after announcement of the ebeve fucts in Knoxville, the citizens mounted their pamoont made for their own fire-sides, and there were sew men who felt an interest, in the face of iheabove facts, in Knoxville to count out the yoies. ‘The partioe—twe white men and the negroes men- Doned—are in custody, SECESSION IN THE METROPOLIS. ANOTHER RUMPUS AMONG THE MEDICAL STUDENTS TWE UNIVERSITY—TEE SOUTHERNERS TO ‘DK AND JOIN THE COLLEGE IN CHARLES- VEY THEM HOME, KTC., ETC. ‘The irrepressible, exciting amd omuipresont subject 67 seegssion, which is just now agitating the whole eoun- try, has ones more intruded itself into the usually quiet Dalls of medical study in this city, and seems destined Ibis Lime to assume quite a serious aspect. Ever eines election — of Findents, whe patronize the aumerous colleges im this city have wrerrtainty as to how they ought to act under the cir- the Dy the first mews of the republican trinmph, many of the students expressed themselves in favor of imme- diately going heme to tho South to join their friends in whatever course might bo adopted. Moderate counsels, however, prevailed, and it was resolved to remain in the North until some decided action should be taken by their Ftates, or until some “overt act’? of violence would be aiiempied by the hostile administration. Hence the moetings ealled by a few of the more ultra, hotheaded Southerners, with a view to immediate secession, turned wut to be mere fizales. But an event occurred yesterday ai the New York University Medical Gollege, in Feur- | tcoth street, which has given a new turn to affairs, and which seems likely to terminate in the withdrawal of | Pay of the Southern students fom the institution. Be core saverting to this cause we may as well premise, be (hat our readers may the better understand what foi- Rows, that Dr. P. Aylette is, or haz been, attached to the Fourteenth street college, not as a regulap professor, but | As a private instructor to Southern students, with the es- FPrcial sanction of the faculty, De Aylette, thongh blind, his enjoyed considerable reputation ag a teacher of cer- Yin branches of medivite, and, hailing from the South, Was naturally extremely poplar among stedents frou thot section of the country. Tt is said that his cluss Dawbers annually over one hundred members. Early yexerduy morning Dr. Aylotte received a private ktter “trom Professor Johu W. Draper, the respoctet President of the Fourteenth street college, charging him, amoug other things, With amporing with the Southern students, hy advieing Uiem not to take out their tickets Tor the ‘course, but to repair to a medical college at Charleston,” South Carolina, Tho letter also, Ht ix stated, accused Dr. Aylette of — practising ' certoin dishonorable aety, which it is unnecessary to men tion, towards the etadents of his class. This letter, it sinod, greatly excited its recipient, who mide ein the amphitheatre of the college yester- i essor Bedford's lecture, and ad before all the etuden mbled. Tn an excited manner Dr. Ayteti called upon the stadents to meet bim in the lecture ro {three o'clock to take action on the mat dinary interruption ewused quite a sensation, bid the subject was pretty vel talked of by the tio for the assembage of the inesiing. Ad hall-past three o'clock the crowd of Southern and Northern students filled the lecture room, and considerable exeaterment was exhibited, Dr, Ayuat®, who Was present, arose to address she sv idenis, ant Was received with a storm of applause. ty % nervous aut feverish manner he related the story of bi 7 aces, stating thathe had been treated most on. ully by the faculty of the college, with theexception Bedford and Paine, aha whom he ha to utter. He upon his his character from the sspers' db) the President of the rt. “The charges were un- Wholly aud entirely, and he defied auy man to sub- tiate any of che unworthy accusations charged against He could no longer remain in connection with the ersity, aud in conclusion desired to say, that if his from the South wished to depart with him for ston, &@., he would Mefray all their epenses, ant ji cure them diplomas from the institution with which he Inteaded to associate himself in that city. He would, he tor them diplomas for five dollars a piece. tle’s remarks were enthusiastically applauded nod a Lommmittes of live were appointed to draft resolu expressive of the feelings of the mesting. On mo nadjoarnment then took place until half-past five lock, when the committee would be expected to re ue th w the meeting reassembled. Dr. cra was ened to the cade, andl on ascending. Us m exhorted those present to observe order fons cast upon proceedings. Ayuntin Said be had no desire to kick up a big row or to destroy the University of New = Neither did he wish to injure Professor Draper. But he ihat he had been ly insulted by President and by intended to settle the matter quietly ‘appealing to Lis pupils, but Draper sary oppor tonity. ie sent ® message morning by Mr, Poblman, the janitor, stating ‘ould iko to have am interview at tea o'clock. © per sent back wo that it would be 1 nicate with hua at that bour, He (the speaker), thea ¢ Mr. Pohiman to say that he would wait antil twelve ck for anJnterview with the President, and if denied the prey ‘lege then he would go publicly oer the ete ents and expose his (Draper's) raseality. ) Tom gett ed ¢ —_ a pate a ain more » act quietly an iy. been beaped upon ould have torn Draper limb from limb, or he ould retract his falsehoods. wey and hooting.) feen yeare ago L told Draper ht not to listen to all sorts of Pas -y at aye Gy hoa nen disparagingly of the college. (the er ” 7 tr od of the Siew at a ‘and had even gone out way, 5 opinions of pane of his dearest, fr! pare ten Sheaing Be southern students together and preventing them of in the heat of, polities! excitement, the & moro keenly. Ps or fog Teh grated erview he cought, ss eee ¥ the colar and force hin Ho retracts or ele hie rishing a cane fiereely in bis right hand) would b wed to pleces Over his head. ny! hissing intermingled). But Draper refused the inter- view, et ait. ‘a pablic exposure waa demanded, Acain “4 bis proposal to go to South Carolina, tee no he to the last cont was al the disposal “ke several other ak, bat no one persons were londly exiled pon to sectned partionlarly aixtons te The Cran*aw stated that the Committee on Resolutions Tad wot qaite tinted thetr labore, but would be resdy ta a ‘delay of abot twenty minates the oom made thelr runce, sud the Chairman, Dr. 1. f North Cacotina, read the resolutions, which 4 the letter of Profesenr Draper, and Dr. acoinst the charges preferred against him, The wie quieily 5 © stndents moved thet the letter of Dr. ther with the recolntions, be pablieted in 1 wid be opriety of publica tn. tn folded to no one. r ne cherac be thought pubsication would be improper now, while they we Laver! under excitement, and without per time for prudent deliberation. ? tr. Avurtee said there wae as mach proepeet of oil and lng as there was of a reeonettiation. Hf» wookl f longer in the University, whieh he Bet ved for Cighteen years, with so ungratefal a return. v« determited, and Charleston, & C.. was his He wae ready to go anywhere—to the devil frem this place. opty stadents ander him, and deriret to hem faithfully. It War neesesry, action to be taken imume-iiately: ‘at publication should be given % or Draper's letter, bat he thought the resoluti to be printed. further diseveston the motion to publish tions, withowt the letter was adopted, {three was appointed to evry the motion reaction: bat Uhis eaggestion only - med to be Shout (hree-twarthe of, autne present sequently adjourned without ‘Our reporter learned, however, that about fift Southern stadents intend to seeede on next We i¢ Doing their intention to charter a steamer aut into efeet. All present were then invited to attach their ® The meeting eh { proceed iret to Charleston, 8 C., aeeompanied by their pectowor, Dr. P. Ae Aylette Bi REACTION IN sta hy NEW ENGLAND. ROTTOR OF THE MERALD. New York, Deo. 13, 1860. Teed Tresidential election=-the = election New Bedford, the hovbed tig Is the vote fey city, both aud for May city eleotion took place ous mes va Were than than the SresMdential eleetion, ca sone eresiul candidate rs ‘Taber) is, and alwas* baa been, } si moorat of the o { sehool:— PRESTUENTLAL RECTION, By . neoh Aifothers.. ow “ jn one inonth, of 401 voter, no city shere th ‘the whole numlser of votes polled Is only 1.000. ‘That will de Iineo the Southern medical beon in @ stato of great mstanees. In the beat of excitement engendered soakeitte te ‘to com~ lette) aid | _— He “had over one | he effect of cansing the withdrawal of | upon aay decitet 1 ot you omftted to notice in your article of thie |v. ning —alinding 4 the recent municipal and town elec- | tions which hove cecurred in Massachusetts singe the ot agra. December NEW YORK HERALD ATURDAY, DECEMBER 15. i8ed. -TRIPLE SHEET THE CRISIS AND THE TAILORS. ° | Tem Thousand Operatives Out ot Employment | im New York and Viewity—Great Falling OM im the Sale of Clotbing— A Visi to the Dwelling of One of the saffering Ope- ratives—The Effects ef the (rhbs Brenght Home te the Family of the Working Man- The Slavery of Panperized ! ae, Kee, H ew ol ‘here is perhaps no ather class of traleswe already, and whe Will be so seriously, ai critia ax those employed in thy imanulacture of and boys’ clothing. Thero, are in New Yo hundred and twenty houses engaged iu | clothing bysiness, the great bulk of wh are dow: South and out Weat, and who give cecupation Wo about Aftven thovewd persons. If ty these wo ad the numbers who are employed by the retail clothing stores, or who do business on their own whole force of tailors in our city and vicinity little short of twenty thousand. We say in the of New York; for all these operatives do uot live in our city, a large proportion of them residing in Rrovklyn, Jorgey City, Newark and other places within a cf twenty miles of the metropolis. Of thes» twenty sand about one-third are women, and of th: nearly the same proportion are supplied with chines. The value of the goods manufactured by th, | mense armny of operatives is estimated at the yearly onv of twenty-five millions of dollars, The sim paid in w averaging the weekly amount of each porson in reg: and constant cuployment at fix dollars per wok, about six millions of dollars per year. oa one-half of the whole mutober of oper i men and women, are out of work, the loss in wage dur | ing the present season will be nearly two millions of dol | Jars—that is, the workmen ond workwomen wil! h thou Ww, a2 that amount, aud will bave to fall back upon thelr own little savings for support, sell their clothes and furnitare and, in the last resort, throw themselves opon the chart ty of the commmnity. If the present tration conti | nues, this lees in wages to the operative will of conrse, be still farther increased, while the grocers | and others who are partially dependent upon them ranst satter to the extent to which their customers ore af- A review of these figures gives ns whe result, whieh wo preseut in tabniar form Number of tailore, moi and women sp fected. otlowing ni out of em upon their jaw to ench fa the husband . engaged et U en, women and chil hendr that thre ih i t time affected by the evisis fa of the pres ition of ' olute pauperism. ‘they are =| not, ae ents of New York, bot it bs 1 apon New the m of living, and { apon New York thy will be throw: when they 1 are reduced to the laet necessiiy. i of could be given i pertic j » wholes | are making to got rid of the kn stock which } hue been Jeft ou their bi are offered | Hless than cost pri lang ag: i} ertisers, wt “ag lintonse sacrifice; amd poet { | 4 pe ¥ sproking, was over D It, you the amounl the first alors grneraily of clothing to about two willl upply the defle which t6 expen Irv { orderz—thnt is, Fonthern about Oat meet further demands after the first aud principal } supply of goods bax been exbaurted. Those two millions | worth, or rather the cost of manufacturing Uaat amount, | may be © Aue virtually lost, It would b | require i a well, | however, if he trouble stopped at this point; but this is the least serious part of the difticulty, The workmen aud women vt of employment in consequence of a nearly total digeont ir unnce at this seosou of th a the orders from the South, which year are always sent to our whole sale oxtablisuinents. ‘These orders are for the supply of spring and summer goods, the manufscture of which | | gives employment to the operatives from the mouth of November till that of February. These orders amount in the aggregate to at least seven millions of dollars, and on i this eum the falling off is already equal to four millions. ; This falling off will be rendered still greater before | the Ist of February, when the sales of the spring and | awmmer gocds will commence. The amount paid | for the labor of manufacturing these goods is | about two millions, which, a# we have said, will | be lost to the operatives, While upon this part of the subject, we inay state that one establishinent, that of | Messrs. Devlin, Hudson & Company, intend, as a moans | of alleviating the distress of those dependent upon them for wHiveliiwod, to sell out their winter clothing at lees than the first cost, and having thas cleared off all the stock on band, they will pat ou as many hands a» they eon | to manufacture spring and summer goods, inviting cath buyers to parehase them at reduced rates. They will ; thus be enabled to put on a large number of hands who are now actually vuffering for want of work. It ix a | iaumane jatention, and deserving of imitation by ail whe can afford to apply it in their own eases, By the adep- tiou of some eneh plan, those who are now out of em | ployment may be enabled to push through the winter and a great deal of privation and destitution may be prevented. ‘The facte whieh we have given above refer m | particularly to the Southern trade; bat the Wi Sn ie also greatiy affected by the crisie, thoy ‘nh & Somewhat different manner. In addition to che general ciepression caused by the present po- | \itieal condition of the country, or rather growing out of t, the heavy discount on Western bills, amounting to ten ind fificen per cant, hax produced a suepension of the trade from thie part of the Valen. We may state in this connection that we have heard ef one house which loses shout fifty dottars day on discounting bills, The benevolent industrial institntious are already suf: fering from the depression, and as a large number are de- pendent npou them solely for support it, is feared that some of them may be broken up atingether, pastionlarly as we have not yet approached the most irying part of the eristr—what may literally be termed the starvation point. The poor inmates of these fnetitntions, whe, troly speaking, know no North and 10 South, greatly puzaled to under: tand the cane of the trouble, and will in the next owo or three months learn more Usroagh hard adve abont the polities of the country than ever the: vefore, They are al! praying hard for the porpetwnr he Union, and their proyers will doubth more ave the country than the politicians who are now wrangling and dis in Washi while tone of howeande of +0 Xorthern worknuen are on the | erye of deat iaution ond panperiem Jothiers. who bet « few months age we | Yoing a heavy Nueines«. ond whose stoves were crowded sith porch now a diferent clue of wpplt tomers, their vieiters are tradeamen wment, amt in many inetanoos thelr Telters are more nmerous, while is needless to dd, that they cidediy far lees agreeable. n one catabiiehment alene no fees than four | hundred Dayo bera thrown ont of employment, or we should rather say, Uhey have not been taken on, ae there sn work for them. ‘The news whieh they recetve from de Sonth ie not of che moet encouraging deeeription; and & we lave Deen permitied to nuke ase of some of the privete letiore, we shall gives few extracts from somo which we b fren, Oar, received a few 4 Tear, war one #tar. The lollowing i an extreet from it: You will sea by (his letter that ‘Texas hes resumed ter elt motion, the lone ster. She ie an tate, and will pot submit to the rule of the black repab- feat, She ones gained her independener and governed nereotf with credit. ‘That #tock #ll remains here. From auuther i tior we make the following extract: Our. trade bas fallen of fifty per cent, Bx. chor ae New York will very svon bo | four ct hve per cunt. Collections will be delayed by the | action ¢ stow Stole Legistatnres some twelve or fourteen on ales of the woret morenenta connected with the erieie, and Which will Be must rainous to our Northern establiah- ments i it should be carried out to amy great extent, te the trans ‘er of artere from the Nort manufactarers to Furopenn Gnes, [1 J# useless to chow the effects of each a comnee, oe they be before thie Deon con sidered by our whoteoute extebielanente, Mut It fe fone. ful to contemmmlate the disastrous cour quences whieh f poltey 9 the working Pas i pears to be no other prospect but that extreme dostitn | tion which, without charitable interposition, must end in We have altuded in esiaet terme to the aimed? which this jarge portion of the working classes are threatened during (he present winter, in consequence of the crisis which has been proc'pitated upon the country’ by the election of Lincoln aud the attitude assumed by the black republicans. It is only, however, by going into partioulers that the public can be made aware of the digasteons effects which will full upon the operative tailors in ecmmon With their fellow tradesmen im other departinents, It ik only by mingling with them, and Jearniny their present etate and future prospecta from thauselyes, thot ouything like tree conception ean be Formed of the olorming condition into whieh sosiety in general will be thrown during the winter now upou ad whieh threatens te be none of the inildest, AL ube best of times the working teilors of our elty are not overstocked with » spply world’s goods. tm fact, the great majority of em live frou, woe week on their wager, which vary, according to thy of work they are able to perform, from four to nine and ten dollars. ‘They have mostly all families, tho number of members in whieh vary Crom two to seven, and, as generally happens, the greater portion of these are wnable to provide for themselves. It they are two or thyee weeks without work, the only capital—if capitel it cam be called—upon which they ean fall back is Uaeie furml- ture, and when that fails, their clothes, which are dep» sited with the pawnbrokers until better times enable them to release them at # usurious rate of interest. ‘These money lenders are, we auderstand, aireaty doing a thriving business, and are anticipating an abundant harvest just at this particular time. As an illustration of the actual present condition to which thourands of tal lors, and the still larger number dependent upon them, are rednead, we shail give the result of our visit to the home of,oue who is now suftering from the effets of the crisis, and far whom and his family there cortainly ap starvation, We wonld willingly believe that his ease ia an fsolated one did we not know to the contrary, and ea our readers are already aware from the frets presentot in the beginning of this orticle, We have. os we suid, Visited bis residenes that we might jndge for ourselves, | and that the public might have the benetit of our obser vations, The place in question is a tenement house in Mott street, near Grand, one of thos» buge barracks which have been erected in diffrent ports of New York for the benefit of the working classes | as philanthropieally stated, but which aro solely and exelusively built for the profit of the landlord. “Five stories cp brought us to the ream in which the object of our inquiries lived, with his wife and three ehil-* dren. His appearance was (hat of an overtasked, aver worked man, and jt certoinig did not require a second look at bis face t6 confirm is statement that he was even then under medical treatment, His sickly expres- sion of countenanee hore evidence of that, ‘The little rocm, which im point of size was the most practical dis. courte thet ould be proached on the ceonomy of space, was about ten by twelve or fifteen feot, besites whieh there was what might hy extreme coortesy be called a bedehamber, which was about half the dimen. sions of the first named apartment. ‘The prineipal apart- ment, which served all the purposes of a sitting room ond o kitehen, wes furnished with a stove, three or four chairs, 0 table and n beneh— part of whieh served asa temporary bed; while on the mantelpiece wore several medicine bottles and a few ornaments, On the wall above theae bung a comnopeian, and on either side of this wore pictures, ‘Thy bedroom could boast of only ons Ci furmiture, and that wos indispensable to its In fact it was already n@ fall with ic as it could ti well be end allow tig ocapants snfticient spice im which to move. The inmates of thie part of the tenoment house were the wife of the man whom we have a introduced to our rew whe w was arns, fv nine mo: cet Deon engaged at the wash tub, and siting with ber sick infant in ber endeavoring to tull it to. steep, child w suffrirg frem intlemmation on the and the mother's time was divided between it ax work at which she assisted her hushond. Latterly , how. ever, the work beesme #0 slack that she could amore of her time toler peor, sickly infant—a privilege the posscesion ef which conld hardly, under such circum- pew vainly stanecs, be called an advantage, when it was attended with leas to all. Having explained the object of our visit ae delicately 4s we could, the poor man at once entered tuto conver- sation with us, expressing the hope that any information whieh he could give might be attended with some bene- fit to binuself and his fellow tradesmen. He told us that be had been ten years in the country, and during ail that time he had never known it so hard to procure em- ployment. “Do you know of any who are ont of work beside yourself aud family?” es," he replied, “more than half of my acquain tances in the trade are out of employment. There is not a day T go ont to look fer work that Ide not meet some ‘on the same errand. This morning I saw over a dozen applying at the stores where I called myself.” “Well, did they get any?” “Not ope of them had succeeded, and they were out looking for work all the morning. Every place they ‘went into to look for a job they #aid they could not give it even to their own bands.” “What did these you met say about their prospects?” “They were complaining about the hard times, and told me, what I knew was partly true inmy own case, that they could not get @ job in places for whieh they were formerly in the habit of working—and all of them With families depending upon them.” How iueh ore you able to make every week when you ean get regmlar employment; that is, in good times?” J eas mach ae eight dollars and a half, my- self and wy wife working hard and stexdy—that is, from six ia the morning ti ten or eleven at night. But some- times we haven't made more then five dollars a week just according as the work wae of a good or inferior de- scription, and there wae a plentiful or poor supply of it, Fight doliars and s half is the most we have nade any week for ® year past. Then we could wake out pretty comfortable and bave something over; but when @ poor week came we leet all we gained in the good times.”” Here he showed ts his book accounts with some of the stores for which he worked, and which bore full tosti- mony to the trath of hie stetement ax to the amount of hiv earnings. neked, “did you turn im your last job?” * he replied, “was on Mouday; and net been able to get anything to do before this morning.” © Well, T suppese you will harry up with that, #0 as to the pay for ier” No, #ir; thore’s no hurry for it for couple of weeks, although the man J work for i very kind (0 me, and will pay me for it whenever it is finished, but be toid me he Aid not want It before wo weeks.” “Pour dota a half a week is a rather small aut to support a 4, sir; and when you tal month for rent very little for fee aud am fowr dollars and a holla that fond Tight aud Ar, it heaves What do y nee Of this seareity of work?” They aay it Is ell canted by the tranble hetween the North and the South, but for my own port 1 don't know mech about it, Al T know is that we can't get work, and if we dum't get it ovrreives = and our foritier wit starve; and we ar t for from thet now. Although T never aeked a tan for anything before, without working for it, for 1 haven't the face to do it, 1 took balf a dollar a por ave me ye lenday to buy provisions for my furnily.”” In peeof of this he rhowed us two puckager—one enn. taining four and the ether Indian meal—both of whieh he wubsequently informed ua, correcting bis first #tu mont, he had preeared through the menus of a ticket or elvek given him by # gentieman on a provision store, » yon ever rewl the papers? we lngnired. ‘To tell you the truth,” he replied, “(we don't have arly time to read the papers, although when an odd one ecmes iuto my hands 1 sometimes read it, Boaides, my wife hae been sick, and T have been sick, and when we are well we couldn't ypare the timne.”” it i hardly worth your while,’ we suggested, © to work ot telloring, when other ocewpations would pay you “1 world willingly," #hid he, give ft ep. if 1 eauta ) thing else to dey but T con't, the timer are 86 Bard.’ “ What co they sayat the stores, when you mek for why"? “Thave been to he less than four to-day, and as T tel you, I got only ene job, which neotn't be turuol In for a fortnight. Thave been oot tho whole week, and I have deco to over 4 hundred plaece since Monday, and eookin't fet anything to.de, Wherever I went they hed all the Semme snewer: work ewee to cor own banda.’ And wherever wen, | 16th inst We haven't pot anything to do: we emt } 1 saw a ied Sally ech who went ‘there forthe eaihe purpose ae my xelf.” “How do you get along when you can’t get any work 7 “We have todo tho best we cap, We are obliged to Put seme of Our clothes and furniture in pledge at the pawnbroker’e. My silver wateh and some goad clothes I fad are gone some time ago, besides a fow articles of clothing of my wife's, There's not much left now on which we ean get anything, ond if the work fails alto | gether, as T hear it ie likely to do, Idon’t know what we shall de. As iL is we have had bard work 60 far wo keop | Ourselves alive.” The case was certalafy a sad one, sad tn times of ordinary dearth of work, out painfully so when it is can. sidered how many thore are in this poor fellow's conti tion, He was, like (howsands of others, altnost whoily ignormut of the causes which affeeted him tosucha fearful | extent, and whieh threatened ere tong to leave him | and his children in a state of actual starvation; his | was ihe slavery of poverty and destitution, from which there appeared to be no escape, and, | if things continue as they are at present, or become | worse, as they promise to do, he, with tens of thousands | of others, will be thrown upon the charity of a communi. | ty sunk in all the helplessness of general bankruptcy. | Fut we bave given the facts as they were presented to | ue, leaving the public to draw their own conclusions therefrom. UmiOn MOVEMENTS 18 MEW YORK, aod of Merchants and Others to Sus- tain the Rights of the South. ‘There have been Union movements in New Jersey and Piiladelphia, and thore are several Union movements going fo ward here now. The Mayor has held two private meetings ot his office, with some of the most lufluentin: men of the city, on tho condition of the Union. 0: was on Monde her on Thursday. Ta tl avd the Boord of Alderven a roeolution was offerod on Thurs day evening the Mayor to call ai | puntie om eon the disturbed con. | dition. oF tween the North and the South, an ly to express 4m opinion | on the compromise submitied to the Hous seu tatives by the New York delegation. Th Deing the suiject of uatinely jokes at length referred to a © certain the ex- pense, the chject of the te Aldermen evidently | being to prevent any expression of public opinion in this erat comune city. } ond a secret meeting « ‘The object ts, in the © f its promoters is tod nt of a seo ¢sion of the er move: 1 influential i idewt Van Buren | veferrod to it a few daya | ed in dhe Mager, A Ling of tw leading | “nh sent loa large ‘The consultation ie necessarily contined to. the ep invited, bi eedings will be, gentlemen will and ex-President Fi ago us stated ina di ‘cal! hus heen private geptiemen of this State, and bas | number. xenile published. Subjoined is the call, which we are permitted to publiel t New Yous, Doc. 10, 1860. PrAR Sub—‘he undersigned, deeming it the duty of al! a erin like the present, 10 do what | palamities | already upon us—re tpretfnlly “request ¥« mea, to whem this Kuebard Lathers, 2 on Saturday, the ) 2 OW clock, for cousaliation aud mutual connsel, with & View to the adoption of such measnres, if any ean be devised, "s will tend to heal the present | ivsebsions, and restore our once happy country te peac ful and harmonious relations. The answers to the enclose: letters will be read at the meeting. Very respectfully, Watts Sherman Wiliam B. As Hunt, Loekport: A Angustas e ‘ { stewart Brown, | Gerard Halieek, Seo. F. Raldwin, | mex W. Beekman, H Richard inher. } Strong letters have been addressed from this city to gentlemen of Charleston and other parts of the South, | exhorting them against secession, ant holding eat the Wilson «G. Hant James T. Souter, preepect of redress within the Union, THE COCKADES OF THE SOUTH, ‘We have been favored with a view of some of the cock ades of the South, brovght to this city by a gentieman recently from the “seat of war,’ and we give a short deseription of each of them, for the beneit of our readers. SOUTH CAROLINA. This cockade is made of three layers of very dark bine cloth, notched at the edges and fastened together by a gilt bution, on whieh the following appears in reliel— In the centre is the “Palmetto,” with two arrows (croas- ed), and fastoved together at the point of cromsing with a bow-knot of ribbon, The following is the motto around the Dutton :——Animie qpilusve perali— Ready with our minds and means.’ VIRGINIA. This consists of a double resette of bine silk, with a pendant of lemon color, the whole fastened togother by a gilt button, on which appears ip relief the arms of Vir- ginis, with the name of the State and ite motto eneireling it, ‘The motto is:—Sie semper tyrannis MARYLAND. ‘Thir cockade is formed of & double rosette of bine eilk, with blue pendants, and fastened the same as that of Vir- ginia, with the State button, with the s{uple word “Mary. lund” beneath the arms, THE UNION COCKADE. This le also a double rosette, the centre one being of red silk, the inner one of white silk, an! the pendants of Dine, The gilt button that fuetens the whole together shows the eagle of Amerie, surroundet by the stare of | the United Stuter, REY. R. J. BRECKINRIDGE ON THE POLITE | CAL ORISIS, Daneruue, Ky. , 1860. your letter with deep interest but the lean ¢o ckinridge may attest. that stand in my lot, look the future steadily im dhe face, atl abide whatever may come. If the North insiste on tain, the national government to put down slavery —o South insists on using It to porpet and slavery—in either ease the continns bie, In other words, na tere a exeopt by force or on equal | terms. For nearly nincty years—from 1775 to 1860— | the public idea of the netitation of slavery has | found it compatible with the union of colonies ond of States. It ie no longer so. The opinions of men must change, and thelr passious moat moderate, or we mnst | not only divide, hut must afterwards draw the «word, | and, if possible, destroy each of Tf God has forsaken Ue, Our country is wrecked. If God fe Rtifl gracious to us, wey will be found to extr iecte it from impending revo. | Tuten. "At presont tho bvman tweans of deliverance soem | to ane to eonelet me these two gre avictions, | Which, after all, are ee te en men every Where—pemely t Jk the dissolution of the Union, and that there ard bie biessings in ite presei vation. — T de not see conyietions are to make themselves eMfctually manifest but neither do 1400 it to be impossible that they should Ty we can escape immediate convulsions what will ceour, in my opinion, will be the gradual eonsolida tion of the entire South in ene opinion, and upon oue man (probably Mr. Breckinridge) by 1864; and the permanent trictoph of the demeeratic party im 1864, by means ef the npited Souris, and a certain portion more or less considerable, of the Northern States, This is the Dest result Tee to be possible: and I who say thie am an old fashioned republican .of the school of 179% Clay w oly oe how Kething—ond never yet voted fe bn ©. Breckinridge, though he has stood towards me nearly in the relation of & son since his orphanage in very tender infarey: it ts haidiy worth while to cay that Kentacky is, and always has been, thoronghi: Tnion, and thet no man in it i more devote ir. Breekinril himeelt. Nay, he te one fow eminent pablic men from whee lips not even a hypothetical cane of jus. tifable umeorton was ever heard. ot the @ny teay come when the recompense to his ‘country for the terriote abuse tay shed on him ag a traitor to iC will be the sub june exereise of bis grest, wise amd daantiess natare in the preservation of thet very Union whieh the passione a nen and tho violence of parties have put inso much | HT Save dorartie from my almost her ted amend hee | apy notice of your jong, earnest and derply aifweting | ter. Accept what T have said eg @ proof of my ayrny | with the potriotie spirit, your torr breathes, tuken of my tft Consideration rt aera views prevented in it as Feem Wg friend and servant, Rh TREK INDOR MARYLAND. i SO EXTRA SESKION OF THE LEGTEL ATONE. ‘The Baltimore Datrie p sitively contradicts the romor thet the Governor of Merylod has reconsidered his de- | lorusinating hed resetem So | rewder thy f thik tote hoa firmly resolved not to moton of the General Acoombh bolt exist anol a state of t w mit of no other bwin) erner of ‘hor Nirrordloary © hiv State, ontesm ther (ond conti it ex iets) tomrdy. Preryboay wt Bory cud brewed + goal ia executing the | impaired by the lapse of time, and the President, having | will ab held today, | f | Gen, Scott, who is now he | concerning th Ab the session of the Committee of States to- day, usinese of ‘importance was trans | acted, wh the debates were suimated. The seal of se@resy was placed upon the lips of the members OUR DESPATCHES FROM WASHINGTON. The Resignation of Secretary Cass. ippoimt- ment of a Day of National Fasting and Prayer—-Judge Deugias’ Wews on Seeession- The Proceeding: of the (ride = Committee, Wantiisanon, Dee. it, 1860, Parly this afternoon the national capital was etartled vy a rumor that the Secretary of State, following close ‘pon similay action on the partof the Secretary of the Treceury, hed resigned his seat in the Cubinet of Presi- “evt Buchanan. Ax the report spread tho members of Congress, the diplomatic corps and citizens generally, by their couversstion and private and earnest gatherings, bowed (hat #n event of anement bad oceorred in the ma tion's history. Indue Lime the report was fully confirmed, and (he United States are now without head to transact the fenctions of the mest important department in the government, ‘ihe Assistant Secretary, Mr. Trescott, having alvo resigned, the diseharge of the material du tee Of the oilice will devolve upon Mr, Wm. J. Hunter, MMief Clork, who has evinced great ability and untiring isinicsé Of big burcan, Gen, Cass wag a member of Gen. Jacksort’s Cabluct, as Secretary of War, and the Old Hero's course in the mat , ter of nullification was fully endorsed by Gen. Case, Tt is " supposed that the views he then entertaine: arding the right of State revolution, bave not been changed nor declined enforcing the federal power by svecoring the fortifications in Charleston harbor in this erisis, he has felt obliged to withdraw frou the ebief couneil of the ma- tion, His resignation will precipitate events in the South, and, it ig believed in Uhe highest quarters, will render certain of # revolutionary tendevey which were hitherto in doubt, ‘The President is deeply exereived aud griev departure of bis cli and valued friend Gen, Cees from | among the coter bs of Wisp ate advisors. Bathe bas teken a stand ager in which he is sus. tained by Ul Army and Navy, and Jw the is preparing a letter to the President, in which he will explain his reasons for Lat the n. Cass has had in contempla resigning his seat in the Cabinet, tween himself and the tion for #eme to di tin regard to tt eof « y of tending additions nee bid boon fully arid deliberately agreed upon b; the members of the Cabinet, with the additional e« ei's of that wise, digereet patriot and » and who sttonde? the Cabi set meoting to-day The Cabinet thot it would be not nil in the present disturbed and excited state of th people, to send additional force to Fort Moultrie, but that it Would cortoinly resi@t tno collision between the State the wn my wimous in uw ise and f Scott, it is understuod, coin- cides wit Mis, Aud) eof Major Anderson, in command at Fort Moultrie, has called upon the Pres ysand demanded that he or she will take hie 1 al and wicked snerifice of he lares, will ne in its defence, nt within a few | the forve at that ag an intention. In the Senate on Monday by resolution upon the jent for information fort ifles a, aud the | instructions that have heen given to the ollieers in com mand. ‘The Presid n republiewn wil | ¢ A,in view of the alarming crisis in our national aflaire, bas determined to recommend the obser- vance of o day of humiliation, fasting and prayer. ‘The day appoluted is the dthof Janwery, 1861. This ie in compliance with the urgent request of many associations and private citizens, The Governor of Missiesippi has appointed Seeretury ‘Thompson @ Commissioner on the part of that State North Carolina, ‘The President bas given his consent v his weting in that capacity, and he will leave at ones ‘The object of this is to get the Southern States to eo operate together Judge Donglas bas been preparing for some days past ‘an elaborate and set speech on the pending crisis, It is understood he will take the position that secession means war, and that it is the duty of the government to use its entire power, not only to execute the awe and colket the revenue, but to held the federal Property at all hazards, thas coercing tho States into sub- mission. This speech will, it is understood, be delivered on Monday or Tuesday next. This position of Judge D. lls the friends of the Union with the gloomiest appre- hensions as to the future—at a time, loo, when every: effort is being made to bring about an adjustment. Great sympathy is expressed by the Southern and cau. fervative members of Congress for the suffering of the mercantile and working classes of the North. Private letters to members from New York say that over one hundred and sixty good firms and names went to protest during the last two days, and that hundreds of honest and industrious laborers are almost at the starving point, Similar disastrous intelligence comes from the cities West, North and Fast, mingled with fears of an outbreak from the uasees, which will prove de- structive of property and life. ‘Ube muttering of the storm is beginning to be heard from New Fnglond. New England mon feel that they are not responsible for this state of affairs. They declare them- selves ready to aceept terms of justice and equality of the States, Letiers are pouring in from al! parts of New Fogland in praise of Senator Dixon's manly course. Mr. Humphrey, of New York, voted with the mem | vers from New Kugland in the Committee of Thirty three. His vote hat surprised conservative men herey and will bé denounced by New York, both city and } country, Tt was wise in the city mombere ty instrnct him, and unwise in ir not to heed them, If he eon tinnes to uberdinate the Union to his party, he will be reprobated by all patriotic citizens, and may expect the denunciations of the eutire State of New York. Lat him look to it that bis yote be found for the Union. ‘The committee of republicans who came here from New York on a mission of pacification, will probably re- turn without effectifg any salutary change in the exist- ing temper of things. ‘They would have gone to-day, but the hope that something might be done for the safuty of the Union has induced them to remain over until Moo day. But they say the derands of the South are eo ex cessive they haye no hope of reconciliation. but it is not unlikely some of the proceedings will leak out. Covervor Corwin, the chairman, je hopeful that some mode of scitlement may yet be conecived. Meanwhile, the work of the seeeders ie progressing ae cording to the programme furnished the itm night. In addition to the namee attoched to t festo, whieh ie now regarded as a declaration of Southern independence, are to be mentioned those of Senators Wig fell and Hemphill, of Texas; Senator A. G. Brown, of Miesiexippi; Senator Jeff. Davis, of Mississippi; Senator Slidell, of Loaisiana; Hon. Jobn H. Reagan, of Texas: Hon, John M. Landram, of Louisiana; Hone Mf. 1. Bon ham, W. P. Miler, John MeQueen, and Jobin D. Ashmore of South Carolina. Ishould he understood that the manifesto was con stracted without reverence to the action of the Committee of States, but entirely Independent thercof Hon. A. 1. Handy, Jndge of the Supreme Court of Mis- * sufficient population for sieeippl, arrived to night, as Commissioner to the State of Maryland, respecting her co-operation in the seceasion movement. Ife leaves for Baltimore te morrow, and is tonight ip private consultation with leading seces- sioniste. Co M. BL Mi Mickan, Of Miseiseippt, aleo arrived to nigiit, commirsicned by the sutheritics of his State to porchase arms fur her defence, ‘The publication of the manifesto of the Foathern mem bert bas produced a depressing effect among the con | Rervativer, who say they are now sativied the former are opposed to any poliiical compromise or necommed ten whatever It is no doubt correctly reported that the tobsen States are wi to Heten to the terme the repobiicans have to and if at all favorable will give them the mos | Getiberate consideration before leaving the confederacy ‘The republicans Lave it in their power to domncel to pee Vent the approuchiog catastrophe, and if they had taken the initiative and dw of comprouige them relver, there would net at thie tin 80 Vivlent and geforal a fejitg in the South for euaneipation frew fettetal thralicr There is bat litle, if any, cont Jones by the aesvaue Mhat foul Corelina wilt wot ceaknt the federal authorities: during the administration of President Boehanan, They’ are regarded ae mere promises ty quiet’ apprehensions in an official qimrte Lieutenant General Sect he» © pressed the opinion that additional foree should be sent to South Carolina for the protection of the public pr ‘The Prosident, hows ever, is still opposed to such increase for prudoutt! rea sors, being apprehensive Ghat it would but avvment the present eseitement, Sovator Witsen’s letter, addrescet to O.ich Cushing, will appear in tomorrow's ational Republinen, ‘Ike Warhington Rifles (Germans) and the Worbington oh) \udaniry have declared by resolution their tiem ad- mee, uider all el stances, to the Union; and the Fronklin Fire Company of this eity have revolved, mith Carona or apy other State shail secede from the confederacy, they will threw to the breege all the American tags in their possession, and plodge their lives to defend the Union. learn that seme ot the timid republicans, whe fear i soon 9s (iat Senator Wade will make « warlike speech om Monday, propose (o vend # deputation to bim to request him to deste. It is understood: iat Mr. Wade will adyine the republicans to stand firmly to their gups, and wot allow the siave power to dietate uy teros to them whetever, He will ake his position, squarely ppon the Chicazo pluform, and will oppose the: right of peaceful secession. Revi rdy Johnson made a seeeh in the Supreme Court y m the Albany bridge case, and iucideutally al- juding ( the present national crisis, remarked that it is Prepecteoous to suppose that any State can absolve iteelf trom the allegiance due Wo the federal government. It ia said bis remarks Were powerful, and produced a marked sensation. PROCEEDINGS OF Hk HOU MITTEE. Wastanuton, Dec. 14, 1360, ‘The Perilous Committee of Thirty-three were in see- sion to-day from twelve to four o'clock P.M. At the re- quest of the chairman, Mir. Morrill, of Vermont, 4 the chair. Mr. Bs uth Carolina, and Mr, Haw- kins, of Florida, Mr. Corwin made a jong speeel: of a conciliatory ebar- acter. He expressed the belief that the present excitement has mainly grown out of the Presidential election, and for that reason he thought the Presidential term of office onght to be extended, but he did not state how long. Ha gres# has the same control over slavery inthe CRISIS COM- 6 ubsent. that a Stato has over affairs within ite own limits. He said these were his convictions, and be could not avoid an expression of (hem, He defended the position of Mr. Lincoln as impregnable, He could not seo unything in Mr. Tiueoln’s speeches to warrant the that bas been insde upon him, nor in the man- which the recent campaign had been car- ried on by the republicava, He said he thoagbt there would be no trouble in arranging the Fugitive Slave law according to the plan suggested by H. Winter Davie, requiring Marehals to deliver fugitives to the District Julgo im the district escaped from, and guaranteeing ® jury trial of identity, this to be in liew of Personal Liberty bills, and to guard against kidnapping. Mr. Corwin expressed the desire that this preposition would be taken np first on Monday next, and dispoeed of, in order to remove it from the field of discussion, In closing, Mr. Corwin submitted bis propesition, in substa follows:—That the of each Territory in the United States shall, by constité- tional law, have entire control over all subjects, inde. peudent of Congress, ond as soon as it comes to have one representative in Congress, shall be admitted as a State, with or without slavery, aa the people may indicate in their constitution, which shall be duly submitted to the people for their ratification, Mr. Rust, of Arkansas, submitted an amendment, that during their Territorial condition slavery shall be. pro- tected within the Territories. Mr. Davir, of Missiseippl, was opposed to tinkering up the Fugitive Slave luw ond Personal Liberty bills in the committee, a8 they eouk! be regulated by Congress. Mr. Kellogg, of Miinets, submitted a plan, as follows:— First—The speedy organization of all the Territories of the United States, Second—Ihe election by the people within the Terci- tories of all their Territorial oftcera. Thire—The on of one hundred and sixty acres of to each wel settlor Fourth —The delegation of legislative power over all subjects not inconsistent with the constitution of the United States. Fifth.—Whenever there shall be a suficient number of iphabitunis to form « Siaie government, Ubey shall be ad- mitted as a Siate, with or without slavery, as the people may decide by a majority vote, fairly taken, provided their constitution is republican in form, Mr. Kellogg spoke at some length in support of his pro- position, and then proceeded to defend Mr. Lincoln's policy. He declared him to be opposed to any inter- ference with slavery in the States where it existe under the constitution; that Mr. Lincoln’s wish is to bring back: the question where the fathers had placed it ; that be was in favor of an efficient Pugitive Slave law. Mr. Kel- loga argued thnt the fathers of the country were opposed tothe further spread of the institution of slavery, and so is Mr. Tincoln, He eaid the “irrepressibie conflict”? doc- trine frequently charged upon Mr. Lineoln was the result of the opposing forces on the subject within the slavo States themselves, the systems of free and slave labor being antagonistic. Mr. Kellogg anstained is positions by copious quotations from Mr. Lincoln's published epecches, and his remarks were frequently interrupted by Southern members, who questioned Mr. Kellogg relative to Mr. Lincoln's views. Remark» were made by others, but to no important point ‘The comunittee adjourned to Monday next. Besides the question of #ecostiwn, the committer de- voted 9 large portion of ite time in discussing the import- ent fact a8 to how the New Yous Hmrau obtained ite re- port of their doings, This fact was not fully settled when your correspondent last heard. THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN UNION OF BOSTON. Dostow, Dee. 14, 1860, A epecial meeting of the Young Men's Christian Union wae held last might in Tremont Temple, for prayer for the preservation of the Unien of the States. Bishop Bast- burn made an address. There was a large attendance, ond @ deep fecling was manifested. APPREHENDED POPULAR OUTBREAK IN BOSTON Bowros, Dee. 14, 1900, Wendel Phillips will speak om Sanday at Mosic Hall on Mobe and Edwcation.” It is talked of mobbing bim in the street, THE ATLAS AND ARGU CRISIS. Annex, Deo. 14, 1860, ‘The Atlas amd Argus of tomorrow morning pablishes an elaborate article on “Our Gruntry's Dangers and the Remedy,” in whieh it is propored that Mr. Lineoin’s ad- ministration ehall eoyuicses in the emetruction of the constitution substantially settled by the Sapreme Court of the United States, which puts Southorn property upon an equality with Northern property in the Territories, and that the following amendmont be made to the con. stitution of the United States: — ‘The Congress may establish governments for the Terri- tories of the United States: and. an: rTerrtory dons ON THE DISUNION — equal to the const! of one member of rere, and ba’ ag eaented by @ vote of the of the United States resident therein @ constitution repa con in form, tusy be admitted by the Congress Ineo Uist Thion ae a State; and neither the Congress nor the of a Territory, during the Lerritorial eandition, Jegwlation or otherwise, ennul or impair right of proper ty recognized by the laws of any of the States, NORTH CAROLINA. 0 < TO SOUTH CAROLINA. How Reatord Brown hat intradaced in the North Caro- lina Tegielature « bill appointing four commissioners ‘clambia, and appeal to South Carolina to rue. proce end any action by which secession may sea to. await a conimon ronsultat ton tneoughh a couven: tion of wil the Southern States, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. FOULURES OF ae ie SHOR MANUPAC- We reeret, to seer Fare of aet Saty of Milfo © Tapiey, of of vereport; Ta Woodbary, of South Nai the Beton — trade, sian ent Leother Be MANUFACTURES a Al ra ‘The Boston Commercial Rulletin Jills, fo commequence of the oneertain ing short time, running oniv See sor) amual account makes sp favorably, the og ins: been $100,000 utter nak hy tran est, and estimating roperty The question of a wh ire pw pe ny oF petponed debt, which it tony ber nit ‘The ¢ Cannone: ware. 1 Bans Whey fos stab Onay we tht