The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, ARMS, cash in eas saies SS pe wy, $47 de postage; the ‘and 2lst of each month, ut siz ing important cule a te used, will be / r. Bar Our Fonwan ( PONDENTS ane ARTICULARLY R&QUESTRD TO Skal Ala LETTERS AND Pack § SENT US. NO NOTICE take fed comin Cn ISEMENTS renewed every day; advertisements in 6 WeexLY Hynatp, Famity HkvaLp, and in the md Buropean Editions, NTING executed with neatness, cheapness and de- ? } onymous correspondence, We do not ...No, 357 NUBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway,—Kicuaxy LL WINTER GARDEN, Broadway, opposite Bond street. Riv Vax Winkte~Markind Rage. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Srauowxa & Roget's Ecomamuy TRoury~Monsrer OF St. Micteast. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway —Fast Mex oF tue OxoeN Thee, LAURA EBENE'S THEATRE, BeVvEN Sisters. NEW fowrEry 1 Bxvoetex's Davaurex— No, 624 Broadway.— 'RE, _Bowery~Rooxwoor— ig Hai BARNUM’S AMERICAN Bvening—Tur sek oF Custosirixs, £6. MUSEUM, Broadway.—Day and lou—AgtRe OMtL0KEN—LIVGNG BRYANTS’ MINSTRE Way.—-BORLesquRs, SONG hanies’ Hall, 472. Broad. 8, &c.—Ricnanp TIL, HOOLRY & GAMPBELL'S MINSTRELS, Niblo's Saloon, Browlway.—Kriloriax Sona’, Dancxs, BURLESQUES, &0.— Dicwe’ Law. CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL, 663 Broadway.—Sonas, Dances, BURLESQOKS, Ac. MELODEON, No. 689 Broadway.—Sonas, Dances, Bun- Lesgons, &0, New Vork, Sunday, December 23, 1860. Our reports from the South are of an important and alarming character. Senators Davis and Wig fll yesterday received telegraphic despatches from Charleston stating that the forts in the har- Dor of that city would be captured by the secea- sionists in less than twenty-four hours. This intel- ligence was immediately communicated to the ‘President. A Cabinet council was summoned forthwith, and several Southern Senators took part in the deliberations. What determinatign wasteached is, of course, not positively known, but it was considered as highly probable that a fleet would be despatched to Charleston without delay. Althongh this in- formation is derived from sources entitled to the highest consideration, yet the latest Charleston papers, in alluding to the subject of the capture of the forta, indignantly scout the imputation that such an act would be the work of the populace; neither does there appear at present any desire on the part of the authorities of South Carolina to demand the surrender of the forts. Messrs. Barn- well, Adanis and Orr, the Commissioners appoint- ed to visit Washington, are expected to arrive in that city on Tuéeday next, The principal object of their mission is said to be to treat with the fede- yal government for a surrender of the forts. The Senate Committee of Thirteen met yester- day, and resumed the consideration of Mr. Critten- den's propositions for an adjustment of the dispute Detween the North and the South. These propo: sitions include a revival of the Missouri compro- mise line, a denial of the right of Congress to h slavery in the dockyards and arsenals, a ial of the right of Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, an acknowledg- it of the right of transit of slaves through laveholding States, and payment for fagi- »alaves rescued from officers by mobs. The rule adopted by the committee is, that no propo- sition shall be recommended that has not received a majority of both the republican and democratic members. Under this rule all of the propositions of Mr. Crittenden were rejected. Mr. Toombs of- fered a series of resolutions embracing the princi- ples of the Breckinridge platform. No action ‘was taken on them, and the committee adjourned aill Monday. The South Carolina Convention yesterday daly accredited the commission appointed to proceed to Washington. In secret session a report re- specting the property of the United States within ‘the limits of South Carolina was discussed. It is believed that with regard to postal matters and the customs a report will be made that the reve- nue laws of the United States be adopted, and that the postal aystem remain undisturbed. the afrival of the City of Manchester off Cape yesterday morning, we have one day's later news from Burope. The political intelligence is unimportant. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on the 12th were ten thousand bales. The market closed quiet and steady. Breadstuffs were firm, with au advancing tendency, while provisions rere doll, The City of Manchester has $35,000 m specie. The California overland pony express, with San Francisco dates to the Sth inst., arrived at Fort Kearny on Friday. There is no general news of unportance. The accounts of the secession move- ments in the South excited bat comparatively lit- tio interest. Trade continued dull. A sensation was caused yesterday in fashionable circlea by the announcement that Mayor Wood had ome more taken unto himself a wife. The announcement, so often before made by sensation paragraphists without the slightest foundation, is this time a fixed fact. The ceremony was duly performed by the Rey. Dr. Spring, at the resi- dence of the bride's father, No. 23 Fifth avenue. ‘The fortanate lady is Miss Alice Penner, daughter of Mr. Drake Mills. The bridal party was small and select, and immediately after the coremony the couple took their departare for Philadelphia, In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday Alfred Buchanan, who is under indictment for the murder of Mra, Sarah Shaacks, at No, 22 Twelfth street, was arraigned, and pleaded not guilty to the charge. ‘Tho steamship Vigo sailed from this port yester- day for Liverpool with ninety-six pastongers, and the New York sailed for Bremen with fifty-four passengers. The complaint made against A. H. Hager and 1. B. Hoswy, charging them with complicity in the Boone County (indians) Bank frauds, was with. drawn on the 1éth instant, and they were honer- ably discharged, there being no evidence to sus- tain the accusations. The New England Society of this city cele- brated its fifty-fifth anniversary by » banquet at the Astor House last evening. Many interesting speeshes were made, almost ell of then touching more a less directly on the great and absorbing question of the day, At s late period of the rrening, the Vice President elect of the United Atates, How. Hannibal Hamlin, was fntrodaced, and was the anbject of a hearty greeting. He mate © short speech, acknowledging the w+ done him, but avoided all allusion to polities. j Dulelnear midnight @ still more distinguished pet made his appearance—no less than Senator » S ward, who had just arrived on his way from \v burn to Waskington. He made a speech which | vpled three-quarters of aa hour in delivery, | a» in which he discussed, in a style half amusing and half serious, the question of secession, He counselled mild, quiet, fraternal forbearance, and , predicted that as the secession feeling had been erowlog weaker ever since the 6th of November lust, so within sixty days more the whole trouble will have passed away. We will publish a report to-morrow, he cotter market was {irmer yesterday. The st Dong reduced prices were higher, and closed at an ad- vance of about tc. per Ib, We now quote average lots of middling uplands at 1e., which is near about the highest figure of the season, The lowest point it reached, ox copt for forced cash sales, was 03¢0, for middling uplands, which shows that the recovery has reached 1c Ib. or equal to $5 62% per bale. There are probably about | 8,000,000 bales in the Southern States unsold, the above ! on which would be about $16,875,000 in value. This «vance about counterbalances the whole depression | produced by the panic. The flour market was firmer, | and elegod nt an ntvance of Se, &10>., and in some cases } as mueh as 15e., induced mainly by the favorable ni frown Furope, Wheat was held at an advance of 3e. per bushel, which checked sales for export. or advance 5c. Corn was firmer but less active, with sales of Western mixed at in store and afloat. The enhanced views of to check operations, Pork was heavy minal at $15-60-for old and $16 for new moss; old at $10 2, and new do. at $11 %5 a $12. Sugars were firm; and the whole-advance on the week's sales has | been fully 'ye. a 3c. per IS. “The sales yesterday reach. ¢d 660 a 700 bhds. Cuba, chiofly for refining, at full prices, and 7,000 bags were sold on private terms Cof feo was steady, but quiet. Freights exhibited more buoyancy, While engagements were to a fair extent, Abe. a 66c. ‘The Sensation Preachers of the North and Our Natlonal Crisi: The events of the past week have forced upon us the realization of the long threatened dissolution of the Union—the dismemberment of this confederacy of States—the union and pros- perity of which have made t& one of the first na- tions of the habitable world. It is a befitting time upon this, the first Sabbath morning after one of the original thirteen States that formed the nuclens or small beginning from which we had grown in less than a century to a powerful combination of thirty-three prosperous States has repudiated the compact and declared that she will no longer be considered a member of that family of States, for our business men to pause before crossing the door sills of those buildings consecrated to divine worship, and consider how much those reverend gentlemen from whom they have been receiving their spiritual food, and who have derived their support from annual contributions out of their profits, have contributed to being us to this erisis of political and commercial affairs, the want and suffering in our midst, and the train of evils that must of nature follow in the wake ofa permanent breaking up of this confede- racy. No class of men have done more to force the ship of State into the perilous waters where it is now to be found, in danger of being dashed to pieces at any moment, than the Northern anti-slavery ministers who, under the garb of preaching “Christ and Him crucified,” have been, step by step, inflaming the public mind of the North against the institutions of the South, and those laws that have been enacted by our national legislature for the protection of the rights of the citizens of the Southern half of oar repub- lic. Tustead of following the example set them by Jesus Christ and the founders of the church, or the teachings of that book which they pre- tend to follow, they have, whilst clothed in their Ministerial robes, aud With os aly OF Banc- tity, put a new interpretation upon the Scrip- tures, and taught their followers that an observ- ance of those laws which recognise slavery is a heineus sin, and that the requirements of the “higher law” demanded from all believers in the Bible their violation. Our church-going people who have been in the habit of sitting every Sunday in those churches where the anti- slavery ministers hold forth have been com- pelled to listen to harangues better suited for stump speeches of partisan politicians, and to have their consciences stirred up with the suf- ferings of the slave, the horrors of the capture of fugitives, colored with descriptions drawn from their own imaginations too revolting for haman nature to bear. In short, nullification, rebellion and treason have })cen the fruits of the teachings of these pretended ex»ounders of the Bible. Ap- pealing as they have for the last thirty years to the religious sentiment: of the masses, is it to be wondered that we are uow upon the verge of civil war, to the horrors of which the imaginary snfferings of the negro at the South, or the re- volting barbarism of the rod republicans of France, bear no comparison. Their course in this respect hos been contrary *to the teachings of Christ and the Apostles, who on all occasions instructed their followers that obedience to the law of the land was one of their chief duties; and in the effort of the persecutors of the Saviour to fasten upon him some treasonable act, his prompt reply was, render unto Cesar the things which are Cesar’s, aod unto God the things which are God's. If we follow the progress of religion down to the rise of the Roman empire, we still find that those who guided the councils and were the spiritual advisers of the people still maintained in all their teachings that the strict allegiance to the government under which they lived was one of their first duties. Still later, when the political revolution divided the empire into an eastern and western division, the bishops and clergy within the territory of each government sustained their respective rulers, holding that | human life was too sacred to be tampered with | in preaching rebellion, and that disloyalty, even to earthly monarchs, was sin in the sight of God. It remained for the ministers of the Gospel in the nineteenth century, and in the northern por- tion of the United States of America—where freedom of speech, the pross, religious tole- rance and the liberties of the people exceed by & thousandfold anything that bistory records as having been before enjoyed by mortals since the foundation of the world—tg inouloate ia the minds of their flocks the that in re- fasing to comply with the laws passed by the proper authorities is serving Heaven. It was left for the lucid minds of our Beechers, our NEW roading on of the people by their spiritual euldes, finally brought their fruits in driving our model republic to a dissolution av iv the verge of civil war, if we are extrieuted from which, it will be the work of Providence in- deed, There is a striking contrast between the course of Beecher and Cheever and that of A-ch- bishop Hughes and the Catholic clergy gene- rally. We are informed that the Arebbishop has received numerous letiers ‘rom she pries's of the Catholic faith in the Southern State ing what they shall do in view of the comp! ca tion of affairs, and his advice has invariably been conciliatory and urging obedience to the laws of the United States, Such is also the tenor of the pastoral letters that have been sent forth from several of the diocesses. Let our people look around them and see which of the divines who now occupy pulpiis in the North are leading their flocks in pursui of false gods, and immediately, and before it s too late, take such steps as will assist in meni- ing the wrongs already consummated by wo~ shipping the negro instead of the God of tie Dible. The times are fraught with great peril, and no one knows what a day or an hour my bring forth. If our citizens would avert the storm that is now hovering over us, and pro- mises to destroy our commercial prosperity, let them commence at one of the roots of the evil: reform their sensation ministers, and exere’se towards our Southera brethren the spirit taught by the Holy Scriptures, and exemplified by the acts of Christ and the Apostles. Lot them meet the inhabitants of the Sonth in that con- ciliatory spirit that follows the teachings of true Christianity, and the dark clouds may yet be seattered, and sunshine, joy and happiness be seen upon the countenances of thousands of discharged workmen in the North, as well as all lovers of the Union from one end of the coun- try to the other. ‘The Decision in the Toronto Fugitive Slave Case. We have received full reports of the opinion of the judges in the celebrated case of the slave Anderson, whose extradition from Canada is demanded by the United States au- thorities under the Ashburton treaty. The final judgment in this case was rendered by Sir J. B. Robinson, Bart., Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench, sitting at Toronto, December 15. The learned Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Burns, a majority of the court, decided that the case of Anderson comes within the provisions of the treaty, and that he must be sent back. The counsel for the prisoner asked for the pri- vilege of appeal to the Court of Errors and Ap- peals. Pending the decision of the Court as to whether or not the case was a proper one for appeal, the prisoner was remanded till Satur- day, 22d instant. The colored population of Toronto was naturally much excited in re- gard to this case, and the authorities made every preparation to put down any attempt to rescue the prisoner. A large body of regular troops were marched to within five minutes’ walk of the place where the court sat. The police were armed with bayoneted rifles and eleven rounds of ball cartridge to each man. These proceed- ings show a determination to uphold the ma- jesty of the law, which might be imitated with profit upon this side of the border. We have already alluded to the facts in thisin- teresting case, and cite them again in order that our readers may fully understand its merits. The slaye Anderson was owned by one Moses Burton, of Howard county, Missouri. in September, 1863, Burton sold Anderson to a man named McDonald, who lived some thirty miles away. By this operation Anderson was separated from his wife, and he resolved to run away, hoping that she would be able to join him in Canada, Anderson, while endeavoring to effect his escape, was encountered by a planter named Digges, who had a clear right to arrest any negro without a pass, and Ander- son was in that case. Driven into a corner, Anderson turned upon Digges and stabbed him. Digges tried to run away from the negro, but stumbled and fell to the ground. While lying there, Anderson stabbed Digges in the back, and from that wound he died. Anderson escaped to Canada, where he was recognized and apprehended in 1860, The evidence being clear against him, Anderson was committed to jail upon the warrant of three magistrates of Brantford, and has there remained since the 28th of September last. On the 20th of Novem- ber the Court of Queen’s Bench granted a writ of habeas corpus, and it was attempted to be shown that Anderson was illegally de- tained—first, on account of the deficiency of evi- dence that he was guilty of the murder of Digges; and, second, that if the act had been committed in Canada it would have been a justifiable one, on that principle of common law which provides that a man may use all neces- sary foree to preserve his life and liberty when they are illegally put in jeopardy. The Chief Justice held that the Court was bound by the treaty to respect the law of Missouri, and that the proof was sufficient for the finding of an indictment against the prisoner. In the course of a very lucid exposition of the law and the facts, the Chief Justice declared that the Judges “must conform to what the law requires, and are not at liberty to act upon considerations of policy, or even of compassion, where a duty is prescribed.” Mr. Justice Burns said that while it was the fact that the moment a slave put his foot upon Canadian soil he was free, yet “the British government never contemplated that he should also be free from the charges of murder, piracy or arson, though the crime was committed in the endeavor to obtain freedom.” Mr. Justice McLean dissented from these views. ‘This case is an important one in many re- epects. It proves that the Canadians them- selves are not so extreme in their anti-slavery feelings as many of the radical abolitionists of New England, who hold that it is the duty of the slaves to rise and slay their masters, and that white men are bound to protect them, law or no law, in so doing. The Canadian Judges might easily have evaded the question as to whether or not the case came within the provisions of the treaty on its merits, by agreeing that the evidence, part of which wag gontained in affidavits sworn on informa tion and belief, was not sufficient to warrant the putting of the accused on his trial for murder. But they did their whole duty, met the facts firmly, and decided the case fairly. ‘The decision is, of course, unpalatable to many of Toronto; but it was received YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1860. - would be nothing without it, and the Canadiens begin to see that the increase of ther black population is a very serious evil, tha! the negroes are much better off in a state de, and that contiguity with them de- moralizes and debases the poor whites. It is more than probable that at no very distant day Canada will be compelled to adopt measures ent fugitive slaves from crossing her frontier. The civilized world is rapidly ap- proximating to the liberal Southern view that slavery is a humane and beneScent institution for the negro, and that as a rule the very worst gift that can be offered to him is his freedom. of = to | Tux Orera tn New York—Waat Wr Tux SrocxuoLpeRs Do?—The associated artists, who have been giving operatic performances in Phi- ludelphia and Baltimore, closed their provincial campaign last night, and will return to New York for the holiday season. No arrangements have yet been made for the appearance of this troupe in the metropolis, although it is under- stood that jhe directors of the Academy are anxious that the house should be occupied for its legitimate purposes. It is not probable thag this laudable desire will be satisfied unless the directors offer to the artis's better terms than they have yet tendered to any Hitapager or asso- ciation of managers. The New York public demands first class artists, a grand orchestra, full choruses and proper theatrical accessories. Untess this demand is complied with the public lets the Opera alone. More than all this, the public finds that there is a privileged class in the Academy audience, that the stock- holders take all the front seats in the house and nearly all the proscenium boxes. We do not attempt to deny the right of the Academy pro- prietors to do what they please with their own property; but we believe that we are justified in saying that unless they make some arrange- ments whereby the Opera can be given they practically nullify their charter. They were incorporated as an association for the advance- ment of the musical taste of the community, amd it is their plain duty to take all possible steps to carry out the intention of the Legisla- ture. Our friends across the river have given the Academy people a good lesson. When the Brooklyn Academy of Music was chartered it was intended that subscribers holding five hun- dred dollars worth of stock should have the privilege of one secured seat. But the Board of Directors, seeing how disastrously this arrangement worked in other cities, have re- cently rescinded the rule, and now the Brooklyn stockholders are placed on the same footing as the general public, with the sole exception that they have the right of enirée free. It is well to notice, in this connection, that the heaviest shareholders, Messrs. Lowe, Chittenden and Pierrepont, who represent five thousand dollars of stock each, were the most strenuous oppo- nents of the privileged seat proposition. We desire to have it distinctly understood that we appear in this matter as the represen- tatives of the general public, and that while we do not purpose to dictate to the magnates of Irving place as to the course which they shall adopt, we do not intend that the position of the artists shall be misrepresented. They have so far managed their affairs in a faithful, business- like manner. The press in other cities compli- ments them upon their fidelity to the public, as well as upon the general excellence of their representations. They have proved that Italian artists can hold together, just as Garibaldi and Victor Emanuel have ghown thet ff it mot imposstpie for Italian politicians and soldiers to unite their forces in the accomplishment of a great pur- pose. The fddet that the Yeading artists receive no pay until all other demands have been satis- fied stills the old cry that the Opera could not be made to pay because of the exorbitant de- mands of the singers. Now the artists demand nothing. They simply ask to be guaranteed against the possible contingency of being obliged to pay for the privilege of singing to the stockholders. The proprietors of the Aca- demy are men of mark and responsibility. They have a direct interest in fostering all at- tempts to relieve the public mind by refining amusements, such as the Italian Opera; and it is their duty, as it should be their pride and pleasure, to assist the artists, by using their personal influence to raise a moderate sub- scription, and by making the rent of the theatre contingent upon the profits, They might be satisfied with one-half the best seats and boxes. If the stockholders give the ar- tists proper encouragement, we have no doubt that the public will sustain a short opera season; otherwise the singers will be compelled to return to the provinces without appearing in New York. Mops tx Norruern Crrues.—A very erroneous opinion exists abroad, in the present excited state of the South and of the country generally, about the danger of mob violence in New York and other Northern cities, and a variety of ru- mors are circulated upon that subject, which !t is impossible to restrain, and very difficult sometimes to correct. For instance, we see in some of the Southern and Western papers re- porte about a great riot here and burning down of the Astor House and the Tribune office, and so forth. All this arises from the fact that an idea prevails in the country towns and villages all through the land that it is impossible to control the people of a great city like New York; that everything here is demoralized, cor- rupt and wicked; people seem to think that be- cause our Aldermen are sunk in demoraliza- tion, every one who contributes to swell the mass on Broadway and to conduct all kinds of business is a dangerous, wicked and depraved character. Now it happens that that portion of the city wheraa great noise and tumult perpetually exists,.as in many Other cities—whero a danger of riot’ and disorder may be feared—is no- where; there is not in the whole city a turbu- lent neighborhood, a disturbed quartier, where one might look for an outbreak of popular pas- sion, or mob law. There is not in the whole world more peaceful people than the solid, basiness loving people of New York; and as to any riot breaking out here, there is not the slightest danger of it, The last riot we had was about @ theatrical quarrel, and a single company of soldiers, with guns on their shoul- dors and cartouch boxes filled, put that down; and 80 it would be to-morrow if a similar event should occur. There is far more danger of mob violence in a small country town than in this or any other large Northern city. One of the most powerful agencies in Keeping the peace in this metropolis is Tt t always on the thing that is going on, anticip, tng danger and warding it of Nor is it only Wy the test of past years we can judge of the effiex*ucy of the press in this regard. At the present moment it is manife*ted in the prevention and detwction of crime. Ifa murder or a robbery is commit- ted, the ¢»'ly press, with its vigilant reporters and colla}rateurs, does more to trace it out and arrest the perpetrator than all the police and all the » overnment put together. Again, we have a uniformed and disciplined military pow: v here, comprising seven thousand men, who ere ready at any moment to turn out, armed cap-a-, '’, and shoot down the rioters in the stree!s at ‘he first approach of mob vio- lence. Our m'' ‘ia would soon putastop to any riot or burning own of buildings, and this fact is very well known. Within an hour after the first display of «uy riotous disposition on the part ot amob, seven thousand armed men would be under the conumand of their officers, and they would make short work of the rioters. No, we will have no mobs nor burnings in New York. While we have an active daily press, and a faithful militia, made up of respectable citizens, whose interest it is to preserve peace and protect life and property, there is very lit- tie danger to be apprehended from the lawless passions of a mere mob. Hox. W. H. Sewarp snp His Posrriox iv ‘nts Crists.—Of all men in Congress Senator Seward is most conspicuously identified with the “irrepressible conflict” between the North slavery. Of all the republican stump orators of the late Presidential campaign, Mr. Seward ly to the South depicted the de- cisive consequences of Mr. Lincoln’s election against this vital Southern institution of slay- ery. In the very outset of his tour from Massachusetts to Kansas he predicted that “Lincoln’s election will be the downfall of slavery.” But he never dreamed of the up- rising of this awful Southern spectre of dis- union. His incredulity upon that subject was apparently immovable, but at length he is doubiless undeceived. He must be as well aware as Mr. Lincoln unquestionably is of the imminent dangers of dissolution, yet Mr. Seward, like Mr. Lincoln, opens not his mouth, and has ceased his correspondence on public affairs. It appears, however, that on Saturday last Mr. Seward entered the city of Albany, and that he re- mained there till Monday noon, “doubtless affording ample opportunity for consultation with his life-long and sagacious friend, the senior editor of the Journal,” Thurlow Weed. By what the younger Weller would call “a werry singular coincidence” in this connec- tion, the Albany Journal of Monday reproduced its propositions of compromise, including a choice between popular sovereignty in the Ter- ritories and the Missouri compromise line. It is supposed, in a word, that Mr. Weed in these propositions has spoken according to the coun- sels of Mr. Seward, and the Albany Atlas- Argus, upon the faith of this interpretation, considers this curious coincidence an en- couraging sign in behalf of the Union. But why should Mr. Seward go all the way from Washington to Albany at this inclement season to employ his friend Thurlow Weed as a feeler of the republican pulse of New York, when a speech from our cautious Senator, from his place in the Senate, would a thousand times better answer the purpose? If Mr. Seward is disposed to act upon the compromise proposi- tions put forth through the Albany Journal, let him come out in a good stiff Union speech in the Senate, taking ‘back bis “irrepressible conflict,” and advancing half way to the South with his olive branch of peace. Senator Hale has spoken, and the best that he has offered the’ dis- unionists is a war of subjugation. Senator Wade substantially says that he has no com- promises to make, and that if the secessionists want war, they can have it to their hearts’ content. What has Senator Seward to say? Is he ready to abandon his Rochester platform, but afraid to come out? Let him speak, by all means, if inclined to the compromises put for- ward by his friend Weed, for thus he may bring even “ Honest Abe Lincoln” to the reseue. Or is Mr. Seward waiting for Mr. Lincoln to lead off? If so, let him wait no longer, but show by his example what Mr. Lincoln ought to do. In the meantime, until Mr. Seward shall have spoken for himself to the contrary, the country will regard him as still sticking to his Rochester platform. Mr. Weed’s propositions of compro- mise are from Thurlow Weed, sad he has been brought to them from a patriotic desire to have a good and prosperous time in the White House kitehen under Mr. Lincoln’s administration. Weed has been using the nigger only as a lobby agent. Seward, we dare say, rejoices in the ptesent aspects of his “irrepressible conflict.” Tae Onevacren Wreory tx vue Hanwess Aoatx.—While we are hard at work endeavor- ing to reconcile the differences which have caused a breach between the Northern and Southern sections of the republic, it is as well to recollect that our difficulties are not without interest to the leading Evropean Powers, and more particularly to the British government. Lord Palmerston, it is said, has more than one agent in this country at the present time, and it is believed that the Em- peror of the French is fully advised as to the state of our affairs. We hear it hinted that prominent American writers, politicians and diplomats are employed to transmit to Downing street and the Tuileries accurate statements of the exact condition of American affairs. One of these agents, it is said, is the Chevalier Wikoff, who, it is reprosented, has settled up his little difficulties with the British Premier, and who bas always been hand-in- glove with Louis Nepoleon. It is well known that Palmerston sent Wikoff over to Paris just after the revolution of 1848, and it is not im- probable that the Chevalier is here now upon a similar mission, and that he is employed by the French and Faglish Cabinets to inform them as to the extent and probable consequences of the secession movement. The Chevalier’s intimate acquaintance with the political systems both of —$—$—— ‘The Canadian Fugitive Slave Case. ‘Tonowno, Dec. 22, 1880. In the case of the fugitive slave Anderson bis counsel, in the Court of Queen's Bench, to-day gave notice of his intantion to appeal from the decision of the Court. Chief Justice Robinson sald that there was no rule upon which ‘An appeal could be claimed, but if the Court of Appeals chore to entertain the matter the Court of Queen's Bench sould offic ne opposition. The prisoner remains, in the meantime, at the disposal of the government, and will not bo surrendered util al legal meang bave (Caled. <a neanteneenen ash senate? News from the Pacific. ARRIVAL OF THE CALIFORNIA PONY EXPRESG, Forr Kearwny, Dec. 22, 1860. ‘The pony express passed here at ten A. M., yeaterday, but owing t the prostration of the telegraph lines the following summary of news had to be detained until to- day. r San Francisco, Dee. 8, 3.40 P, M. Arrived, 5th, ship Sunshine, from New York; bark Karly Bird, from Wong Kong; 6th, steamer Uncle Sam, from Panama; 7th, ship Fair Wind from New York; bark Withelmina, from Rio de Janeiro. Sailed, Sth, bark Christina, for ——~; 8th, ship John Howland, on a wha ling cruise. ‘ ‘There is little or aothing doing in imports. Trade is dull with the country, and operations for other accounts are retarded by the complexion of the pews from the Atlantic side. Prices hawe a downward tendency gene- rally , it being surmised that importers will be anxious te realize for the relief of their connections abroad. is growing stringent, and loans are being called in. Re- oeiptes of wheat continue light. A speculative demand hag ariven and is pushing prices up. Good shipping is quotable: at $1 65891 70. The buyers in the market are mostly competing for cargoes, but many Orders have been with- drawn. Rates are sustained by the firmness of the far mers, those holding back being the wealthier class, who do not want money. The course of the market will ereatly depend upon future advices. Several shije are wanted to carry cargoes already purchased The Ocean Fay ree gos to Baker’s Island for guano at fifteen doliars per ton, The Fair Wind has £3 10s. pee ton offered to Loudon throughout. In January the rates ‘will probably become easier. There is scarcely an item of news worth sending abroad. ‘The pony express, with St. Louis dates to the 24th ult., arrived here on the 7th inst. ‘The sensation news from the Southern States has lost much of its interest here, since each new account from that quarter seems but a modification of the first. William H. Weeks has been chosen by the republican electors to go to Washington with the electoral vote of California. ‘The bark Early Bird brings dates from Hong Kong to the 18th ot October, The ship Fleet Wing was to sail from Hong Kong for Boston October 26. The ship Star King sailed the same day for Manila, to load for New York with sugar at $9 per ton. The ‘ship Ann sailed from AmOy for New York Octo- ber 9. It was reported that an American bark bad gone ashore at Woosung and that ali bands had beem murdered. The Pardon of Colonel Rudiler. Caariuston, Dec, 22, 1860, ‘The Courier’s special despatch from New Orleans says that Col. Rudler was positively pardoned by the authori- ties of Honduras. ; Railroad Accident. Boston, Dec. 22, 1860. Several cars were smashed and the baggage master badly injured, of the Shore route train from New York last night. The accident occurred near Kingston, R. 1, * and was caused by the breaking of the axle of the loce- motive. 7 Counterfelts on the Merchants’ Bank at St, Lonis. Prevanure, Dec. 22, 1800. Lare’s National Bank Note Reporter cautions the public against mew counterfeit fives on the Merchants’ Bank, St. Louis, having a vignette of negroes rolling a hogshead in the lower right corner, and a girl’s head in the lower left corner. The genuine fives have the same vignette on the upper left corner, and boy’s portrait on the right end. The plate is altered from couaterfeit tens on the same bank recently issued. The Great Western Railway. ‘Toronto, Dec. 22, 1860. ‘The great Western Railway traffic for the week ending yesterday, amounts to $36,800, being but a slight increase over the corresponding week of last year. The North Briton Outward Bound. Portianp, Me., Dec, 22, 1960. ‘The steamship North Briton sailed at three o'clock this afternoon for Liverpool, taking out a full freight and twenty-one passengel Ken y Versus Ohio. Wasmmyorox, Dec. 22, 1860. ‘The matter of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, by the Governor and executive authority thereof, against the Governor of the State of Ohio, was taken up in the ‘Supreme Court to-day. Mr. Monroe having read the petition and exhibits, and having moved the court for a writ of mandamus, or for a rule to show cause, pursuant to the terms of said peti- tion, it was ordered that the motion be set down for argument on the 11th of January, and it was further ordered: that the Clerk of the Court forthwith send a copy of this order, and of the petition and exhibits filed there- in, to be served on his Excellency William Dennison, Governor of the State of Ohio. Suicide at Manchester, N. H. Mancunstm, N. H., Dec, 22, 1860. Mrs. Elizabeth Fitch, and her daughter, three years old, were found dead to-day in bed, Mrs. F. having probably committed suicide by prussic acid. Her husband, a lawyer in a good business, and a child, recently died, which pro- bably caused insanity, and led her to poison her remain- ing child and herself. The Fire at Adams, N. Y. . Apams, N. ¥., Deo. 22, 1860. As far an heard from, the losses by the fire in this piace are insured as follows:—Charter Oak company, of Hart- ford, $8,600; Atna, of Hartford, $5,500; Now England, Of Hartford, $600; Massasoit, of Spring Seid, $2,000; Unity, of New London, $2,000; Phosnix, of Brooklyn, $1, Phomix, of Hartford, $1,000; Western, of Oswego, $1,000; Park, of New York, $4,800; Hartford, of Hartford, $3,000; Commonwealth, of New York, $4,000. Fire at Oswego. Oswno, Dec, 22, 1960. Coazens’ block in this city was partially destroyed by fire this morning. It was occupied as follows:—Pool, bookstore, damaged by water $1,200, insured for $2,200; Ford, jowoller, loss $600, insured; Beckwith, druggiat, loss $1,000 to $1,600, insured; White, daguer- reotypist, loss $1,000, insured. Dr. Everts and Dr. Smith, and other occupants had their property more or jeas damaged, but were all insured. The loss on the building is $2,000, and it is itthured for $8,000. “ Fire at Saratoga. Sanatooa, N. Y., Deo. 22, 1860, A fre broke out at seven o'clock this evening in the Goment building, 92 Broadway, which destroyed that and the adjoining building, belonging to Abraham Cox. The building north of the Clement building, occupied by Fire at Zancavitle, Ohio. Zanwevn.ix, Deo. 22, 1860. car shope of the Central Ohio Railroad at West ‘Taxcavilie wero destroyed by fire last night. Loss $15,000. Fire in Newark. Newark, N. J., Deo. 22, 1860. A portion of the New Jersey Zinc Works in this was destroyed by fire inst night. [ose about $8,000, Markets. $1 28. Corn quiet at 64c., new S60. 1,000 bags Rio at 11K 0. a 1dsge. Whiskey firm at 18. DEPARTURES, Lave, SS Vigo—Mre '