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maxim, that ‘The Bisse is the voice of God.” They were liv! in the mi of these great representatives of the people, ery body ‘upon whom had devolved the great responsibility of either settling the ditlurences which distracted country, or of giving an additional impulse to that passive dissent which was rushing thom ‘wo ruin. He had listened with no approbation, but with some little gu , to the gentleman from Tennessee (Ar. Brheridge), who held that this Congress was not respon ible in this great crisis, because of their inability to do anything to heal the’ troubles of the. times. He ed with the gentleman (a cele, and declared that the verdict of impartial history would be—and, nearer and quicker than that, the verdict of the Ameri- ean people, when once they are fully arouse! to the exi- ey of the danger will be—that 80 great a responsi. Fee ene tar ivation or national perditien Tested upon them, the representatives of the people t Con; assembled, He addressed them individually wnd collec- tively, a8 men who held in their hands, to -agreat ox- tent, iP not entirely, the safety er the ruin of the country. He would not discuss past events in their political his- tory, as between this party aud that, or whe first began ‘the agitation of the great questions which had brought the country to this great peril. He deemed it worse than idle for representatives at this time to be talking here, in the halls of the people, by whom and upon whom the responsibilities were brought about, and whom they reat. What mattered it to-day whother the lust of power, and the unscrupulous ambition ef the old demo- cratic party, who were induced to stir up the agitation ‘of the slavery question that they might catch the popular ear, and win the popular vote, and to gain the political power of the country—what mattered it whether the re- publican party, placing tteclt upon this issue before it, ‘and availing iteelf of the various existing questions which ‘aroee successively and upon which it had swollen to the andeur of its present numerical strength and power in fie" country—what mattered it whether the sin rested upon the democratic or republican party? ‘The great ques- ‘ton was, not upon whom the responsibility originally rested, but the question with the country was upon whom ‘the more terrible responsibility of the future shall rest. And that responsibility will fall surely and with crushing weight upon that party or set of mem who would not rise above the miserable degradation of mere party passidus and prejudices, and come to the considerations of how the nation may be-saved. (Applause.) What amazed him was, that while all these evils threatened the coun- try, gentlemen on thitt foor entered day after day into a discussion, conducted with o nicety ef epeculation and philosophical inquiry which would do them credit on another aubject, how much of the responsibility rested ‘on the shoulders of their party, and how much must be visited on tbe shoulders of the opposite party. As well might it be suppoeed that a traveller im.some Alpine pass would, at the moment he heard the premonitory erash of the coming avalanche, pause upon some narrow Yodge, from which he might be momentarily hurled into the yawning abyss below, to spesulate philosophically on the causes in nature which first started the ponderous mace of ice and snow from its resting place for ages, as to think that the American people will stop now to con- sider the causes which threaten them with ruin. He re- esented a. people who were too near the scene of imme- jate danger to afford time to deal with those niceties. He for ove declared that the responsibility of this whole grave matter rested upon Congress in the first degree, and with appropriate weight that responsibility rested, irrespective of party, on the Southern portion of the confederacy; and & beboved them, when they ‘applied to Northern men to do what was just under the circumstances. to do what was right on their own part themselves. He bad no desire to lift the blame from the Sboulders of men of his section of the country, who had done infinite mischief to the stability of American insti- ‘ations. He would not, therefore, lift from their shoul- ders the load of responsibility which properly rested mpon them. AsaSouthern man, he would frankly ad- mit, in the face of the country, that far too much of the mischief which had come upon the country had sprung from an over ardent desire of some politicians in the South to create a new political sphere, in which they hoped to rise to a greater eminence’ than they could to aspire to unser the present system. He admitted that too. much of the mischief now haunting the couatry sprung from the un- holy passions and ambition of the Southern people, and he feared that much of the aggravation which had roused ‘the epirit of resistance in the North had fed as with fuel the flame, and which had awakened the fire of sectional prejudices and opposition, bad been ministered to by his own fellow citizens of the South. But while he made that admission, he would ay 1 to the frankness of Northern gentlemen, and challenge them to deny that far to> much provocation had been given by the con- stituents they represent, and their own conduct as representatives on tbat floor. ‘That far too much provocation had been giveu to that spirit in the South which always stood ready to seize with avidity the slightest offering to the ions they desired to create. Thus the country wi hold both sections re- sponsible for the evils which now threatened the country, ‘and, therefore, he considered this crimination and recri- mination was ‘neither necessary or desirable under the ‘circumstances. He had heard Northern gentlemen say, ‘and he saw the same published in the Northern papers, ‘that it was against the honor and dignity of the North to yield anything to the demand of the South, because the @emandj was made in tones of menace; andthe South either rejected all compromises, and instead had taken up ‘arms against the federal government. He would say here, however, that the movement of the Southern States, which had now grown into tremendous significance, i not to the disruption of the Union, that the secession of all the States gone out of the confederacy met with none of his sy mpatty, and had no particle of his approval. He ‘had a right to speak on this subject and to state his feel- ings frankly, for he was a Southern man, and his State a Bouthern State, standing at that hour on the brink of a precipice which they regarded as leading to inevitable ruin, because of their intemperance and use Of unnecessary and unjustifiable action of the extreme Southern Siates in this matter of secession. Mr. Heones, (opp.) of Md., said that in this matter the gentieman must not be ‘regarded as speaking the sentiment of Maryland. At allevents, he was uot repre- tenting the fecling of his diatriet. Mr. Harsis repeated the Geclatation that at that mo- ment, to the best of his honest and well informed judg- Ment on the subject, the doctrine of secession could not raise in Maryland to-day a man—(the continuation of the sentence wasdost in a burst of applause)—and he trusted Rever would. If his friend (Mr. Hughes) assumed that the element characterized as the secossion element had more power than the sentiment which he.bad given ut- terance to, he would have an opportunity to say #0. As for himself, he would repeat that he had no sympathy ‘with secession. In the first place, he believed that secession had no foundation in oonstitutional right. He believed that no single State of the confederacy had the right of its own motion, the right to break up the federal compact, on the absurd and forced idea of inherent sovereignty. If he had read the history of his country aright, those which had se ceded had not drawn a just distinction between what they conceived to be State rights and federal rights, Dut that because of certain State rights they were absolved from their akegiance to the foderal govern ment. He did not believe that the States cams into the Union as States invested with all the authority and abr ip of sovereiga States, but that as colonies they in ed the federation which Composed the Statés. Pean sylvanin was then, so to speak, a chattel of Wil liam Penn's, and Georkia formed the estate of Oglethorpe. But as to secession as a constitutional right, he denied it; and he trusied that when that anfor- tunate event should come, as come it might in the pre sent moment of events, when Maryland should be called to assert her rights as One of the States of the confede. racy, that his ears would be greeted throug@eut the length and breadth of that good old State with no talk about the constitutional right of seceesion, but that when Maryland had once made up her mind that the stubborn, obstinate, dppressive North, would no longer give them such rights as under the constitution they were entitled to, that they would call the thing they meant to do revo- tution, and stand upon that; and that they, when the time for rebeldion comes, if come it must,'will call it by its pame, without hedging it round with abstract jeas of constitutional rights and abstract notions of con stitutional abstractions. Secession {s revolution, and the right of a people to revolution was sanctioned alike by the constitution, by nature and by nature’s God. And whenever the people of any State within the country foci that they are oppressed, then they ought to revolt, a far as Maryland was concerned, he knew that s oo. In reply to Mr. Hughes, Mr. Harris resurm sentiment of the people of Maryland is entirely against the doctrine and practice of secession (Ap plause.) He would say that, just in proportion as North ern.men reprobated the action of the ecceting States, just in that, proportion they should be unanimous to Preserve tbe remaining States of the Union from falling into the same gulf by adopting conciliatory mea ures. «He stood as the representative of a border State— ‘a State which had all the sympathies of blood, of kindred, of geographical position, of trade and interests with the Southern States of the confederation. Maryland had up to thie time maintained an attitude of absolute calmness, of perfect dignity and tranquility, and had to the best of ber ability striven to arrest the tide ion. If they believed it was within their at i¢ was the inclination ef Maryland much held ie that position—if they believed that ok wes still to pass ower the heads of Con nthe way of cofMervative legislation y believed that they could sit and taik about beineiples end the abstractions of secession aud that hi State, one of the most conser- { the Dorder States, could be held in that 0 io@gmaintained, he would tell ly, that they had misread the Hie remarks here applied with equal force to the other er Sta There was Tenpessce, trembling on. the setbatlon was alas Keuty » North Ca and ey su in 4 sinia, the area, OX or of 6 seCoRsiort MOVE ing headway hour and all Lecous they iad done nothing in the w ere inci tion, And once again he » ae eee s the on wervative clement which larylan.4 was the dominant eentit people of the of the people would de honor, and surrender anything ‘a reason continue their States as States of this hither public. Yet there was ander alj tis conservative &emouldering fre that will break out perhaps suddenly, and with 80 tremendous a force as to burl even Maryland from her moorings, aul Bwep her into the current aad drift of disunion hey propored to do anything in tho way of legisiation, | he wonld gdyise it to be t \ iatory paryre Let it rise above the ives and dictates of party, and ‘yote a perpetual ent of the question upon some ‘igh, statesmanlike and satisfactory baris, that will keep the remaining States fast anchored within the circle of the pepeiie, saa effect a more that structing on a desis the whole structure now almost utterly overthrown confederacy. of the (Ap- oe ‘They wanted no more speaking, but they wanted 1 a pete Rebel gory A that patriot. jem of ac! which would preserve the whole tler of States from the rus! current which now threatened to precipitate them into disunion. They wanted to know whether the Northeru representatives, who held the power of salvation of the Union in their hands, were disposed to do anything on a basis that would be conciliatory and satisfactory to all. He their action would be liberal in spirit, and he prayed them to enter upon it at once. If they only offered them the Crittenden proposition, in their representative oa- pacity, which he was delighted tosay so many thousands throughout the free States in their individual capacity were anxious for, they would do infinitely more to strengthen and build up the republican party than they would ever do from any effort that would result from a pon. pasification off troubles. This was a time in the history of parties when persons get a clearer conception of the” difficulties und which surround them than politicians were willing to give them credit for, and he was gud to indication of ’ this in vartous — sections of the North, that the poople were bdeginn' to recognise the fact that the country was imperilied, and that the politicians were not acting as they ought in the emergency. He was gled to find, from the mass meeting of mechanics, artisans and laborers held tn Phila- delphia tbe other evening, and other similar meetings reprinte action, that there was a returning sense of justice and reason beginning to evidence in the North. Ho wee glad to find that Peunsylvania and (oai- ana have done what they could through their Legisla- tures to stay the march of revolt in repealing the lerso- nal Léberty bills, and that ether States were ing to carry out that good and salutary work. It was necessary to say, before concluding, that “no matter kow much the poopie of the South who are yet in the Union may depre- cate the action of the seceding States, it was a not to be disguised that if some wholesome legisiation was not given in reasonable time to prevent the entire di- yision of tbe country toto geographical lines, he feared the worst results; and what his own State might do fa such an emergency ho was not prepared to say. He did know, however, that the sentiments of his State to-day was stromg for the Union, and it was the de- termination of a majority of ker people to remain in the Union as long as they could. But in ‘the event of Vir- givia leaving the Union, he would not say but that Mary- land, for various reasons, would not join hands with that illustrious sovereignty. ‘She would not, however, join a confederacy which would be-open to disruption ‘at any moment. The promises of the present were delusive, and those who trusted in@hem would find them Dead Sea fruits, which tempt the eye but turn to ashes on tho lips. All the “gorgeous palaces and cloud-capped tow- ers”’ this seceesion presented to the dazzled gaze of tho vain and ambitious, were but as the treacherous mi before the oversteained vision “of the weary traveller in the desert. Let not my ears be greeted with the music of the Marseliaise, that stirs no pulse of my Ame- rican Ddlood. Plant not before my eyes the flag of a divided nationality, that excites no emotions in my American ; but let'mo and my people, I pray you, go down to our graves with the consecrated melo- dies of our nation ringing im our ears, while waves over us the flag of the American Cnion, glorious with all its consecrated stars and proud remembrances. (Applause.) SPEECH OF MR. WINSLOW ON THE CRISIS, Mr, Wissiow, (opp.) of N. C., spokeof Northern ag- gressions, High sonnding words, he said, will not save the Union, nor could the piece of bunting with the stars and stripes upon it. He reviewed the proceedings of the Committee of Thirty-three, showing that a great deal of time was spent in debate, when it was obvious the mind of no man was to be changed in any important respect. He remarked that it was gratifying to Southern men to find, with a single exception, thoy were all agreed on the proposition presented by the ‘gentleman from Ar. kansas (Mr. Rust), and were particularly ploased to find that simultaneously the same proposition, cubstantially, was presented in the Senate by the venerable Senator from Kentucky. These propositions presented protection to Seuthern institutions, and with nothing leas than what they contained could the South be satisfied. But the Northern members refused this reasonable measure of peace. In further discussion of the subject, be said, that the North propose finally to aboliah slavery under cor- tain constructions of constitutional law, with which the South do not agree. It could not be, that’ the South would remain in the Union without further safeguards. He was against coerciop,” By coercion the Union could not Blave bors be held toget sat could only be done by mutual jus- tice and aitettion;-~ a SPEECH OF MR, “VAN WYCK ON THE CRISIS, Mr. Van Wyck, (rep.) of N. Y., sald:—This day is the anniversary of one of the moet exciting scenes witnessed in the American Congress. On the 26th day of January, 1842, John Quincy Adame introduced the petition of forty- five citizens of Haverhill, Massachusetts, praying for a peaceable dissolution of the Union. That the whole North and South were then opposed to dissolution—that the strong agitation was then deeper and more intenso—stil the madness of abolitionists did not force the South into treason against God and man. Did you then propose 4 great National Committee to bargain a truce with trai. tore by a betrayal of principle: Why did you then deny the power in Congress on the States to dissolve this Union’ Since 1842 you have gained in territory, numbers and power. Why then do we find political incen diaries, who would trample on the flag and burn the temple of freedom. Mr. Van Wyck gave a history of the debate, which followed the introduction of the petition, quoting from many Southern men, Messrs. Hopkins, Wise and Gilmer, of Virgin’ Mertweather, of Georgia: Meesrs. Campbell, Rhett and others, of South Carolina, Messrs. Marshall and Underwoed, of Kentucky; all denying the power of Congress or the States to effect a dissolution, and claiming that a dissolution of the Union was a disselution of slavery. You say 4 removal of the cause of di r will produce e. Granted. But that cause is not in the agitation, but in slavery itself. We ask you not to remove, but to cease your determination to spread it. The condition of all the Territories we now own is settled, and we had hoped the inordinate desire to plunder our weak neighbors was subdued; but the Vice President, in a late letter to the Governor of Kentacky, aid:— “The Southern States cannot afford to be shut off from all possibility of expansion to the tropics by the hostile ac- tion of the federal government.’ is Key unlocks the Southern mind and passions. Dreams of Cuba, Mexico, the Central and South American States, festoog the bloody machinations of Southern traitors, as they rendered gorgeous the unholy echemes of Burr and his confederates. While groaning of your burthens, you are boasting of the great power of cotton. We have now to deal with facts, not with fancies; reali- ties, not theories. Have we & government, and shall free white men regulate its action and control ite des. tiny? Grant, if you please. that slavery is right; you insist ‘that he Territories eloug to the whole country, shall not the sovereign people of the whole republic control them? — ‘The majority, constitutionally expressed, must gover What do you mean when you talk of the brute force of majorities, which is manifested without force and ex ereised without violence’ Yon are not excluded ffom the Territories; of your 8,000,000 scarcely 300,000 are owners of slaves. “The hearthstones of many’ solitary cabins, far away towards the light of the setting cheered by the songs which the emigrant in his Southern homes. A fair proportion of the population in California are from the South. The policy of the dominant party must prevail. In 1820 it said that slavery should not go north of 36 degrees 20 minutes. In 1854 it reve policy, and said free labor or slave labor should be bap- tized in blood on the plaivs of Kansas. From 1856 the Treasury and the sword were used to subdue us, and afterwards New Mexico was surrendered to sla submitted to the brute force of majoritic We wave ne ruflian’s threat or braggart’s boast. We are only waiting for another expression of the will of the American people. We are told we must submit, because we have been mis represented at home and abroad: Wo neither created nor contributed to your ignorance. You have created this storm, row bend before its fury or break. You have been shorn of your strength by your own Deliab, and now in your blindness would wrap your arms around the pillars of the republic and perish in its ruin This hour slavery, in the language of the highwayman, ia demanding our money or our life. Our government or our principles. He commented on the demands of the South, that free speech and free press should be curtail ed; and on the remark of Mr. Douglas, that Mr. Lincoln dare not go by the graves of his fathers in Kentucky. ‘Then he referred to the power of the American flag to protect Martin Koezta in the Mediterranean, and wisned its aid for Abraham Lincoln and every citizen in the re- public. You ask us to compromise. What have we to con- cede? We bavo done you no wrong, and propose none, You have been compromising for years; the ovly finality we had was at the ballot box in November last. You have proposed no cotnpromixe which does not involve a surrender on our part. You want the constitution amended; how would that avail you if your present position is correct, that one State, however insigaificant sho may be, can deatroy the whole fabric? You, who have violated the ‘constitution, and set the laws at deflance, are demanding constitutional guaranties that we will do neither? Do you propose any conceseion to the North? Any security to liberty and life of the Northern men in the slave States, of property in books, of the freedom of speech and press as already #0: cured by the constitution? You say, that you concede to freedom the Territory north of ; we have a double title to that already first by pu and then by conquest; we bought it when’ we took Missouri into the Union as a slave State, and then we conquered it in the strife of a civil war. All our future acquisitions must be in the direction of the troy nd you demand ite uncondi tional surrender to slavery? You want us to surrender to men, who themselves are compromise breakers. You have been telling us for years that all geographical lines were sectional and dangerous, In 1820 you estab: lished the Missouri line to save the Union; in 1864 you destroyed it to gave the ~Uoion; and now you cam see the salvation of the republic only through ‘its re-establiahment and perpetuity, with the new and startling condition tonexed that slavery must be forever protected in all our future acquisitions. Be- lieve not in reconstruction. The compromises of the pre eent constitution once lost you never can regain. Think you that ¢ Benate can be formed wherein Florida and Delaware can equal Naw York and Pennsylvania’ You are opposed to army and navy because you boldly assert that an enforcement of the laws means a coercion of States; but you were willing to sead troops 2,000 miles over prairie and desert to everce our brethren in Utah; you sent the army iato Kansac, you have used federal troops to enforee the Fugitive Slave law and to rescue the arsenal at Harper's Ferry from John Brown he camp had no terrors for you then, but pow you ) vere coercion: yet by force of armed men you © the forts and navy yarda, and ¢rample the stars and Stripe 6 In the ¢ We do not mean to be driven from the Pn on by force. Do vou desire a peaceable seodesion! A Conver Woh of all the Siates would possibly bid yor de part inp Mr the slay th home in Centre’ Van W in favor of purehasiny i fort ing the a roying the last home of the oppressed ‘of freemen, because some men’ believed ib universal liberty, and that the time of ree aan co anenaing jersics wie cone. You may destroy, te Union, bu: the holiest associations of ages to ore will gather around and garnish its ruins. ‘You may breek, you may shatter the vase, if youw'A, | But the scent of the roses will hang round it stilb. | Peter faltered in the path of duty and fell. Christ re- fused to compromise and estab! his divinity, Like Peter we are 3 duce us would be to strike the altar over of our common hberties with noble patriots at the South and on this floor, who, feeling that they have a countey to save and a God to serve, rebuked disunion an branded treason. That when the finger @ the Almignty was ev on the troubled waters, men and nations will dd but little in warring ageimst ‘Tis decrees, and ia compromising His judgment. hat when the Catalines of the pation were conspiriog in the Capitol, while treagon been flaunting in the departments of the administration, and our pround ensign bas been in- sulted and defied. - You ask ‘us to treat with rebels with cannon pointed at us, stolea from the national areenals. That some of the stare on our glittering fold may dart off into a come?’s wandering or a meteor’s Sight, but they will whine not so brightly in any constellation. In the of the hour ou discar@ the ‘Star Tombia.”” ‘but beware while you sing the more incendiary ‘‘Marseillaige”’ to your slaves, they may learn to act its poctry. That, the time would again come when all could gather under the same starry folds, and all say, ‘Be justice the war shout, and dastard is he, Who would scruple to die ‘neath the flag of the free. Adjourned, MORE OF THE REACTION. THE ABOLITION CONVENTION AT SYRA- CUSE BROKEN UP BY THE CITIZENS, ., ETC. a Syracusx, Jan. 29, 1661. The abolition Convention, under the lead of Sagan B. Anthony, Rey. Samuel J. May, Beriah Green and others of that class, appointed te be held in this city te-day, did not come off according to the programme. , Before two o'clock, the hour appointed for opening the- Convention in Convention Hall, several hundred of the ‘most influential inhabitants of Syracuse made their ap- pearance in front of the building, and from ali the streots and avenues of the city laboring men, lawyers, mechanics, merchants, and representatives of all classes of the commu- nity, were seen wending their way to the place of meet- ing. A number of the smaller dealers closed thetr places of Dusinees to take part in the proceedings, and all were in- spired with a determination that this central city, which had been disgraced by the Jerry rescue, and cclebrated for its abolition fanaticism, should not to-day be again disgraced. The watchword of the crowd was, “Syracuse must redeem its reputation.” ‘Tho hall rapidly filled up, and several hundred persons were not able ts obtain admigsiou. The crowd within ‘was ulmost suffocating, and not an inch of room was left unoccupied. At a quarter past two, on motion of Ezra Douver, D. A. Orcutt, Fsq., was unanimously chosen Chairman, and James Iedell and Edwin Pierson were ap- pointed to conduct him to his seat. Mr. Orcutt ascended the platform amid vociferous cheering, and when order was restored made an effective speech. He alluded to the fact that Syracuse has beon trampeld upon for years by abolitionists, and he was happy to see the people now rise in thgir might to | crush out treason in their midst, and mani- fest a disposition to eave the Central City from further disgrace. He trusted that ° the Union might yet be preserved, and_ that his Southern brethren would receive these conservative demonstra- tions as the oiive branches from the North, and be will- ing to restore the loved and lost in the bright galaxy of States. ‘Mr. Orcutt’s remarks were received with the wildest enthusiasm by the dense crowd of people before him. On motion M. O'Grady was chosen Secretary. At this juncture, Rev. Samuel J. May, Key. M. E. Strieby, Susan B, Anthony, and several other leading abolitionists, appeared in front of the platiorm, and each of the masculine agitators in turn attempted to be heard. Mr. May commenced with:—Mr. President, a conven- tion was called to assemble in this hall by — Storms of hisses and applause broke out all over the house. Mr. May—I arose— Cries of “Put him out,” “We want no abolitionists hore,”’ foliowed with hisses, clapping of hands, and the greatest excitement. Mr. May attempted again to speak, but was received with such overwhelming and continued bursts of ap- plause, with shouts of “ louder,” “hear,” and a call for the “ Star Spangl%d Banner,” that his voice was drown- ed, and he at length subsided. Rey. Mr, Strieby next attempted to address the Con- vention, but with no better success than his predeces- cessor: Ruesell R. Lowell said that Mr. Strieby desired to say afew words, but was answered with ‘ No, no, no; abo- litioniats are played out in this city.”” Mr. Srursy continued—Is this freedom of ——? (Voi- cos and hisses, with cries of “ Put the nigger out.””) Mr. Sruxay inquired—Mr. President, have I the floor? ‘The Camm decided that Mr. Strieby was entitled to the floor. Mr. Joun C. Heyt desired to present a series of resolu- tions. Mr. Srriewy said if resolutions wore offered they were debateable, and he having the floor desired to debate them. Great exeitement ensued, people rising in their seats, as some of the colored brethren entered the hall. Cries of “Put the nigger out.”’ Two sete of resolutions were introduced, them the following :-— Whereas, our glorious confederacy is crumbling to pieces, and civil war is staring ux in the face, and the chief cause thereof has emenated from unscrupulous abo- litionists at the North, who for years past have been preaching treason against the United States government, and malicvantly denouncing the constitutional institu tions of the South, and branding our Southern brethren as pirates, instead of cultivating with them friendship ana brotherly love; and whereas, Syracuse has long been the rendezvous of Jerry rescue traitors, headed by Fred. Douglass, and the depot underground railroad, marshalled by negro Coguen; and whereas, our city has often been, disgraced by treasomable meetings instituted by these dangerous men and their followers, in which meetings plots have been formed for sowing the seeds of abolition- ism and disunionism abroad, which, in common with the action ef other abolition meetings held at the North, gave rise to the bloody raid at Harper's Ferry; and whereas, it is the duty of all good citizens of theee United States, without distinction of party, to cultivate amicable feelings with aud amongst each other, rather than to promote discord and to excite hatred, and believing that at this particular juncture of national affairs it is unwise, unjust and unpatriotic to agi- tate the question of the abolition of involuntary servi tude, and while we are not for abridging the constitu- tional right of freedom of speech, but on the contrary de- sire it, and wishing hereby to give by freedom of speech and of the press an expression of the sentiments of @ large majority of the citizens of this city; therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the almost universally expressed sentiment of this community that they will not im any way assist, abet or engourage, the attempts of a fow per- sous in our miist to str up strife between the Northern and Southern portion of our common country, and that they will frown upon, discourage, and by all propor means resist, their attempts to override, annul and evade any portion of the provisions of the coustitution and the laws Kesolved, That we brand all such “persons as fanatical rebels, disloyal to the American flag, tho Constitution, the Union and the laws, and we believe them unworthy of a country which cherishes and reveres the memory of Washington, Jeflerson, Jackson, Webster and Clay, and they should not be allowed to hold insurrectionary meet ings in our midst olved, That we hereby tender and accord to our Soushprn brethren all their constitutional rights, beth in the Stater and in the Territories, d, That in memory of the past, we will use our dest endeavors and all honorable moans of securing hap- piness and prosperity for ourselves and our posterity, hid firmly believing in the capabilitice of man'for sell: government, wo hepe that the sunshine will soon, in un dimmed splendor, break through the clouds that now hang darkly over us, and that our national tlag, envelope ing in its cwpacious folds the palmetto and’ all othor State flage, for pr » Will be greeted with applause in all portions of the Vhion, and that that beautiful national air, the «Star Spangled Banner,” will again and and among « again be sung by a joytul and happy people, with emotions of pride and pleasure, from every hill top and eavanneh, frem every mountain, plain and valley of our beloved country Mr. Strieby attempted to speak to the resolutions, but: the uproar was #0 great that he could not be heard. A motion to adopt the resolutions was then put and carried by acclamation without @ dissenting yolce, and with repeated cheers. Loud calls were then made for B. Davis Noxon, Jr., who came forward, ascended the platform, and mada an eloquent speech, commencing aa follows:— “How long, 0! Cataline, wilt thou abuse our patience; and how long, O! Xantippe, wilt thou vex our philoso: phers!"—Fellow citizens, 1’ deprecate the necessity for culling a public meeting at (his time to express our diaap proval of the acts and Say ings of the fanatios who infest our country, while at the « ime | rejoice to know the coneervative clement ip our midst in getting aroused from ids leth when its final awakening shall bave been accomplished, wo betide the political dema. gogue who attempts to stem ite irroeiatible torrent, For many yearé wo have been patient, our townemen liave remained paesive spectators of the frequent gatheriage in our city whore the lessons of treason and disunion havo been favght to paving audiences, ant inetiiled into the minde of infants and sucking babes. Again Task “How long, ob, Cataliue, wilt thou abuse our We You have have onded n ondistarbed protect *areened from your just deserts by our clemency. fogs bere, shis particular may ty ational affiirs, cri our tantecues what we term Je docteines, and mos’ uni ou ects eae minority, many of ye you come here |, demagogues and tical policy of this country, the brightest the sun ever sbone upon? Or, does free speech mran D this community the use of language tempered with @ proper respect to individuals, to communities, and to the whole nation? Free speech don’t mean ualimited language. Whi'e the abolitionists denounce our constitu- tion asa league with hell, they still claim under the league free speech. during his remarks. Heritag Mr. Noxon ws loudly applauded H, 8. Green, abolitionist, of Cortlandt, endeavored to address the Convention, but was silenced by and bieses, and cries of “Put out the nigger” —“Go on, stranger, only talk about our dismembered Union.” Moet of the abolitionists then seceded from the Con- vention. ‘The police foree here entered the room, and General Richardson, the republican Chief of Police, being loudly called for, took the stand, and said:— Gentlemé n, persons in the street summoned me here to keep the peace; but I see no trouble—overything is quiet, and nothing of mobocracy ia in your midst. It is Bot my purpose to disturb your deliberations, as I see Pines but the strictest order and universal good feeling this body of my feliow citizens. ‘The Chief was loudly applauded. A motion was put to adjourn, and in the confusion the chairman declared it carried, and left his seat. ‘Thereu some of the abolitionists who had been left on guard made demonstrations towards or; a meeting, when a motion was made and carried that Mr. O'Grady, the secretary, preside, and the were continued. me were made for “Hicks,” “McGurk” and “Hart.” Moees E. Hart came forward, and spoke briefly, claim- ing to be a republican, but in’ favor of the Union. Hesaid the abolitionists had long held sway in Syracuse, but their race was run. As Susan was reported to have made some money out” of the admissions to a previous meeting, the Convention concludec to ppoint Amos B. Hough, a democrat, to re- ceive the change at the door for the evening session aif — the amount among the suffering mechanics and orers. 'm. W. Green made a patriotic speech, nearly two hours in length, during which a negro charged him with lying, and the negro was quietly passed through an aper- ture in the wall mto the street. x Mr. Green —_ followed by Reese ae and Maggpd md ‘enney in eloquent and conservative i r which the meeting adjourned to seven’ A “apa At seven o’clock this evening an immense concourse of people assembled in front of vention Hall; but after being assured by the owner of the building that no at- temp? to hold a session of the Abolition Convention dur- ing the evening and that the hall would not be opened, the crowd adjourned to eight o’clock to-morrow morning, and quietly dispersed. The excitement in the city is most intense, and under no circumstances can an abolition convention be held here. No local police or military power can secure the fanatics a bearing should they attempt an organization to-morrow. THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. HAReusworc, Jan. 28, 1861. In the Senate to day Mr. Smith, of Philadelphia, offered a bill authorizing suits tobe brought against cities and counties where fugitive slaves may be rescued by mobs with violence—the cities and counties to recover a penal- ty inflicted by themselves from the individuals aiding in the reecue, The individuals shall be punishable with a fine of $1,000, solitary imprisonment for three years, or either penalty. ‘The same gentleman offered a resolution authorizing the Governor to appoint five Commissioners to meet the Vir- ginia and Maryland Commissioners at Washington on the 4th of February. The resolutions will be called up to- morrow. In the House a resolution was offered by Mr. Randall for the appointment of seven Commissioners to Washington. It was discussed and made the special order for to-mor- It will probably pags. ‘The rey of the last half of the ninety-fifth section of code will also probabl . The select committee of the Senate to night agreed to teport Mr. Smith’s Dill relative to compensation to owners of rescued fugitive slaves to-morrow moraing. THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE. The following: correspondence between the Hon. D. Ashmore, the representative from the Fifth Congressional district of South Carolina, and the acting Postmaster General, will convey to our readers information impor- ant at this time to the Southern States claiming to have withdrawn from the Union:— ‘ANpERaow, (8. C.) Jan. 24, 1961. My Dear Sin: T haye in my jon some’1,000 to 1,200 volumes of “public documents,” being my propor- tion of the eame as a member of the Fhirty-eixth Congress, ‘They were forwarded me in mail sacks and are now lying in my en Since the date of the ordinance of seces- sion (December 20, 1860,) of South Carolina I have not used the frankin; ilege, nor will I attempt to do so without the speci ion of the d t. To pay the postage on these books, &c., would cost me a large sum and one that I am not to expend. books are of no use tome, but might be to my constitu- ents, for whom they were intended, if ributed amongst them. Have I the right to frank and distribute them under rae If 80, please inform me. Having said that I have not‘used the ing privilege since the 20th December, I need hardly add that I shall not do so, even on a ‘public document,” unless you au- thorise i Tam, with great respeet, tfuly and sincerely, yours, ¥. D. ASEMORE. Hon. Horatio Kina, Acting Postmaster General. Poer Orrick DeraRTMENT, Jan. 28, 1861. Sm—In answer to your letter of the 20th instant, ask- ing if you have the right, ‘ under existing relations,” to ffank and distribute certain public documents, I have the honor to state that the theowy of the administration is that the relations of South Carolina to the general government have been in nothing ohanged by her recent act of seces- sion; and this being so, you are of course entitled to the franking privilege until tne first Monday in December next. If, however, as I learn is the case, you sincerely and de- cidedly entertain the conviction that by that act South Carolina ceased to be a member of the confederacy and is now a foreign State, it will be for you to determine how far you can conscientiously exercise a privilegé the exercise of which assumes that ‘own conviciion is erroneous, and plainly deflares that South Carolina is still in the Union and that we are atill a member of the Con- gress of the United States, Iam, very respectfully, your obedient servant, HORATIO KING, Acting Postmaster General. Hon. Jony D. Astwors, Anderson, South Carolina, SENATOR CAMERON ON THE CRISIS, (From the Philadelphia Ledger, Jan, 28. Mr. Cameron arrived in this city on Saturday and took quarters at the Girard House. A large number of bis friends tendered him the compliment of a sere- nade, and proceeded to his hotel ata late hour. After several patriotic airs by the band, Mr. Cameron made his appearance and spoke as follows:— Fruow Crrizess oF Pit.apeuriia—I thank demonstration. ‘ou for this Tam not vain enough to believe that it is because of any merit in myself. 1 keow it arises from the deep interest you take in the unfortunate condition of public affairs. Philadelphia is the metropo. lis of our State, in which every Pennsylvanian takes a great pride. The labor of her workinginen and me. chanics bas not only built up and embellished this great city, but has dev the resources and power of our commonwealtb. uu believe that, in all things, T have sympathized and acted with you, and, therefore, you honor me with your presence. ‘It has, indeed, been ever my pride to have at heart, and to promote to the extent of my feeble’ ability, the interest of the laboring clases. My own carly life was employed in manuel labor, and in after life, in every public station which I have occupied, my mind and en- ergies bave been devoted to the interests of the working- man and the development of the resources of the country. Your appearance hero convinces mo that my coureo is appreciated and approved by you. But you ask me to speak of the Union, It is in danger. Misguided men in ¢ South, actirg under imaginary wrongs, have controll ed public opinion there against the Union. The calm, ser sible and patriotic men there are prevented from ex ercising the ipiiuence which is d epublic ‘The mob ne to thelr positions for it reigns triamphant, out of the Union. been organized and Our forte and our arsenals attitude of war. put in the have been seized and the public property of the country bas been forei ly taken possersion ot by men who set the constitution and lawa of the country at de fiance. To stay the progress of this rebellion and to preserve the integrity of the border slave states which bave, as yet, maintained their fdelity to the Union, something is required to be done on our part to strengthen the power and ths influence of the Union joving men of thoee States, In Maryland, such mon as the heroic Hicks, the fearless Davis aud the learned and patriotic Reverdy Johnson; in Wim. €. Rives, Sherrard Clemen Barbour and otfiers; in Kentuck puch, ( 0, Powell, V1 and their like: a. iheirted Andrew Johnson, John Bell, Nelson an a host of others; in North Carolina, such os Morehead, Graham, Badger, Gilmer and many others like them jo all the Southern States, deserve and cominend themselves to our kinditest aympathies. The conduct of these noble spirita appeals to us for emulation of their own seli-sacrificing spirit, Shall we, my fellow citizens, be leet generous than they prove themselves tobe? ‘Unless the torder eave States adhere in thir in- tprity, the Union will be at an end. It wo but afford tore men ground to stant upon, to maintain. themselves io resisting the mad spirit of secession which surrounds them, the integrity of those States will be maintained and the Union be preserved. Shall Pennsylvania, herself late, hesitate in this emergency to extend to sympathy and her support in their efforts to o? J am. one of those who supported the nd monn to enstain the administration of Mr. rdially and faithfully, npon the principles laid down in the Chieag form. ‘But Tam willing to make any re able cor not favolving ® vital print past ple, to eave thie great country from anarchy dnd blood- shed, and to prereree the proud position which it oceu. pirs before the world, We may have material prosperity ina Northern republic, but @ separation brings with it of all jpfinence upon the destinies of the world. Mis not necescnry ty lale a dep barkwwarde in supporting the reriution of Mr. rutemlen, whirh seema to meet the full approbation of the yey ty. if be amended so a8 pit te extend to t h ” and fo vem ithe foor ni protest incorporate into You | the constitution the doctrine of NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1861. The City Democracy. MO7ART HALL DEMOCRACY AND THE DEMOCRATIO TATE CONVENTION--HARMONIOUS AND ENTHUSI- the Dred Sout decision. constitution on that sub- the 1 prefer to leave peer Pecos ject as made by your fathers, assumed her proper sway over the pablic mind. Io ABTIC PROCEEDINGS. ether words, 1 trendy ad = that the Mistoor! | the delegates of the Mozart Hall déthocracy to the comehed to the orgapization of the republican party. Upon | Democratic State Convention, to be held at Albany to thes question it gained its and secured if —. morrow, (Thursday), assembled in large nambers yester” ry. If now our Union loving brethren of the slave bor- | 4 41 inoir head-quartors sixty-six of the sixty-eight der States shall be willing to unite with us in its restora tion, and accept that as the basis of settlement of exist- | members being in attendance. The Hom. Gilbert Duer ing ‘diculties, wby should we hesitate thus to meot | wag called to the chair, and Judge Alexander C, Morton NS deka Oe 1B, Field, Faq., were appointed secretaries. place in the Senate of the United States. and Muneel . , rare: te ‘aid bot mit to endorse al] the sentiments ‘The object of the assemblage of the delegates at Mozart expressed by my colleague, Mr. aon ef oly T Mall was fully explained by his Honor Mayor Woon, it be- meant press n pc en HR recor af the’ Union which he | %g to make preliminafy arrangemen's for the democratic delegates of the city assembling in State Convention at Albapy, on the Slst instant. His Honor stated that efforts bad been made, as must have been seen by the proceedings of the Tammany Hull commit- tee, to set up that Wefucct or paralytic political interest as the true representative of the ¢ of this city, but it was scarcely necessary fur him to point out the falsity of so impudent an assertion. Tho wever, express my willingness to erg AO AP tion if that would support and vote for his tatisfy the violent men of South, and bring them back to their duty. His proposition is simply to sub- mit the Crittenden amendments toa vote of the people of the States for their adoption or rejection, As a last , when Congress shall incompetent to aijust pri ‘iificultics, ond when the Les iam of the Union raleractes shall become inev peclenteg* tone Bod tof every election for the last two years was a suf appeal to the people to take | Tesult of every wo yoars Pin Sng ah iar in ee: and determine it in pereoding 4 pees Smee Proposition; especially jas the their own way, a8 they may deem best. For a testes, pore - hererthe oh ———— I have never’ yet seen public opinion wrong, formed | Pivcloe eas 6 Niet tnt est, and when, on the test vote of after full deliberation and reflection. This is a gqgern- ment not of States, but of the people of the States, and they will pot sufler this glorious confederacy to be des- troyed at the dictation of selflgh agitators, who may be governed by pergonal ambition. Failing in all efforts, the strength of the two interests, that of pegeier, James Lynch, the Mozart candidate, beat M. T. Breunan, the ‘Tammany Hall candidate, nearly eight thousand votes, (Applause.) Yet this Tammany clique, beaten out of trial of strength, @ party ready to either in Congress or by action on the part of the people be Ry on va publicanism to accomplish ite self- themselves, to restore concord and harmony, and civil | f°" tims, claima to be tho sole ropreseata- strife must come upon us, 1 shall be among the sone of Pepnsylvania, in defence of her soil, her principles and her interests. At the conclusion of his speech, which was ap- lauded, the party went into the hotel and ved i ‘the conservative course he has pursued since the opening of Congress. ir, Cameron on Important from Havana and Key West. ARRIVAL OF THE QUAKER CITY—LARGE COMMER- CIAL FAILURE IN HAVANA—ANXIETY IN REGARD TO THE SUGAR CROP—MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN THE GULF STATES—THE INHABITANTS OF KEY tive of the intelligent and lion-hearted democracy of this city, and even threaten, yes, gentlemen, threaten tor eave the Convention me other delegates are admitted! I scarcely know how to ‘acterize Buch heroic impu- dence, All I can gay is that the resolutions of these Tam- many leaders will have little weight with the members, of the Convention, that large numbers selected as their own delegates jate them, and if the leaders of tho Tammany cabal Ww they donbtleas will have an opportunity of carrying their resolves into effect. We care not wins that faction may resolve—we go to Albany at the instance of the State Committee, as the true representatives of the New ‘WEST AND THE BAHAMAS LEAVING, ETC., ETC. York SS san teeete “a > - sentatives, our ol ‘secure , if possi- Tuo steamer Quaker City, Capt. R. W. Shufelit, ar- | presentati eens) ce, If possi. rived yesterday afternoon from Havana, having left there last Friday, 26th inst., at one P. M. ‘The Quaker City reports the health of Havana good. The weather was fine and clear, but in the interior of the island much anxiety was felt as to the probable fu- ture results of the sugar crop, there being a prospect of deficit, thecane having suffered from drought in the timely conciliation and concession preserve the Union of these States, and restore the country once more to those fraternal feelings between the two sections which alone give the Union any value. a Pinney, Hon. Wm. A. Walker, Judge Maston, \d other gentlemen also made some very appropriate re- marks, when the following resolutions were presented ‘and unanimously adoptea:— pig magia ag Whereas, the Democratic State Centfal Committen ba reco aneratic electors of the The failure in Havana of tho ble houso of | New York should meet in their respeétive Assembly districts Stetmer & Co. for two million two hundred thousand dol- | 27',hiect delegates to represent thea in a Binte Courention lars, had created a great sensation among the merchants | appointed to meet in mie on the 3ist day of January inst., there, particularly on the discovery of the frauts upon | to deliberate on the national crisis and propose measures for the sugar merchants by false warehouse, certificates, | {on Seredauoa, the delegation wus sleted in fee various As: which were deposited by this house with the Bank of | commendation, this delegation, was elected, in the Havana. The United States steamer Mohawk, Capt. Craven, wes at Tortugas conn & military officers. iyo Bran- nop, of the artillery, garrisoned the fort at Key hoe der the authority selected by such society, and t theoe oftcees are maid to have displayed great zoal and | faion ive out thatthe} claim grata in the Convention, and discretion, owing to which the government property at | doce not recognise thelr” pretended and’ bogus. cla Tortugas and Key West is reported as being perfectly | founded solely on the past popularity of the T: So- secure. It is also rumored at the latter place that a Cn on the voice of the of New force from New Orleans has chartered the steamer (em- | York’, und whereas, those, who corruptly control the eyed by the federal government. to the mails) | aad Tammany Soctely, which, under ite auspices, eeps for the purpoce of getting possession of those forts, in | HRs dangerous split in the democracy, are tn, the, intarest of consequence of wi many people were leaving Key { ly voted with that party en for tts mi national, Btate Weat, particularly the natives of the Bahamas, sevoral | hd municipal and wherras, the consttuency of this delegs schoducr londs having already gone, being in great dread | {Hon, Known ae the pai city of | Net of the filibusters, as these Southern volunteers aro called | York, have shown large | muajority of (the ace in that island. ; Just complaints were made at Koy West at the non-ar- | Yous, ax was evinced In the eleedon or, Massie Weeds Key rival ofthe mails from Pensacola andfother ports. No in-.| gan,Ward and ¢, all nominees of the uational de- formation could be obtained from this place, either by | inaseay to Congreet thefefore, be it’ |” ON Mt letter or on board of the mail steamer. As these vesse ofved, 7 lelegatio .{hemselves are under government contract it would be as well, por- the Central Committees that it abl nd to e Central Ce i, sees no reaso: decist Ine last n, which re. haps, to see if they are acting for or against the party | review jon of ry ? which employs them. It 1s probablo that an investiga- | Cognized the national democracy of this cite ty conte reas tion would justify the te withdrawal of the go- | majority of the democratic electors, and therefore entitled to vernment patronage. represent by their ies the elty tn sald Convention; and quotations are as follows :—No. 12 at 734 rials | that they unhesltating’y appeal tech nytt F arrobe—stock on hand here and in Matanzas 68,000 | {ens delegation which would cinta seats a thie bods ier ie fiance of the democracy “eit which 48,000 are of the pew crop; muscovados, of the city of New York, 534 a b3¢ rials per arrobe; fair, 6% @ 6% do. do. Stock | "Various committees were then appointed, and a moti beat one ports 10,000 hhds. Molasses—Clayed, | made and adopted that the calegwas tues at Compra Fraiche ‘ans. wall womainsd; wien a probability of a | Dawa tans Smale tet meet oo further advance :—United trates, per box, 60c.; hhds. |. th ned o throughout. $3; do. molasses, $1 50. The following is the list of delegates elected:— hanges First District. —John C. heavy and little demand:—London, 60 days, inst ‘allaban, Crom . was Der cent premium: Paria, rx days, 1 digcount at | yah W. Lockwood, Jobn B. Borst. ~ shen lo.; New York an i, 8, 34 ; New Second District.—Richard Barry, John Baulc! Orleans, 8 a 10 do. . Fi Garrick, Felix Murphy. ss saising NDENCE. District.—James E. Kerr W. Hen: Cook, OUR HAVANA commer ‘ a ae Rabert Beatty, ir Jon Ta jm essey , Jan. 25, 1861. ‘Sixth District. —Nel Lynch, Cornel Movementsof Vessls of War Crusader, Mohawk and Wyan. | Corson, James MoAlamey yt? Ae en i th District.—John Galvin, Peter McKnight, Wm. H. |, James W. Crossman. The United States steamer Crusader arrived this morn- ing from Tortugas; all well, The Crusader sails in the morning for a cruise to the eastward. The United States steamer Mohawk was at the Tortugas on January 23. It is reported that the United States steamer W; lot has gone to New York, with tho families of the officers captured by the forces of General Chase, when the Navy ‘Yard and forts at Pensacola were taken, Ninth District—James Wadsworth, Elijah Ward, Peter Piet Device Joka Cochrane, George ©. Genet, Lake ¥ Runenth Distrlop_Wiltines A, Walker, P. G. saa 6 P. Schermerhorn, A. C. eng aaah ’ “ William Turnbull, James Marshall. Trireenth DedricDenjamin P. Fairchild, Thomas W. " OUR KEY WEST CORRESPONDENCE. McMahon, Ambrose L. Pinney, James. % Key West, Jan. 24, 1961. Fifteenth, District Peter i. Jackson, ‘Gilbert Deda.’ | Movements of the Crusader and Mohawk—Well Prepared Char ‘nidet, John C. Anderson. phen og Fklgr: ds, a eenth District—Robert Earl, Ransom C. Parke, Rage: ‘The steamer Crusader sails this morning for Havana. ‘The steamer Mohawk is at Fort Jefferton, Tortugas. The steamer Joseph Whitney arrived there, and landed the Size Dowling, John MoGuire. ‘Seventeenth Swackhamer, Sidney P, ju- ‘Dagget Hunt. gram, Thaddeas P. Mott, J. ird District—Harri t, Michael J. Kelly, James Nowlen, Christian B, Woodeat’ - heavy ordnance sent from Fort Taylor, The guns are now in position. ‘With the agsiatance of the Mobawk the | p_Atih Putra Benjamin Wood, Ignatius Flynn, Law place is well able to sustain a seige. ‘There has been no change in the condition of things*at the fort since our last d | except that the defences are in a more perfect ition. No wreck. District—Eaward J. Hamilton, Morgan 1. Har ris, William J. Van Arsdale, Henry K. Blauvelt. Fourteenth District—Isane’C. Deleplain, Jobn K. Esc. kett, Theodore B. Voorheese, Maunsell B.’Ficld. . City Intelligence. . Tur New Propuce Excuance Bripivc is rapidly ad vancing towards completion. The walls have beer run New York County Medical Society, RESUSCITATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. ‘A special meeting of the New York County Medical Society was bold in the lecture room of the College of | TELty tor teceivtag” ti tout, ‘ibe strustare it fs the Physicians and Surgeons, corner of Fourth avenue and gon style, and is built of Philadelphia brick, with New ‘Twenty-third street, last evening. jersey stone caps and sills. It will be remembered that the d purchased as a sight occupies the block bounded by Whitehall, Water, Pearl and Moore streets, having a front of 108 feet and a depth of some pone | feet. It is expected that the building expenses alone will foot up cloge on $90,000. The second story will be used/ for the purposes of the Produce Association, while the first floor will be divided into offices for kawyers, breakers, &c. REMARKABLE CARR OF INCENDIARISM—ARREST oP TYEE Gentry Party.—On Wednesday night, the 23d of January , & fire occurred in the second etory of the five story build. ing, No. 381 Pearl street. It was discovered by officer Petty, of the Fourth precinct, and that officer, aided by officer Clark, promptly extinguished the fire. 7 where the fire occurred was occupied by Dr. A. 4 Practical chemist. Fire Marshal er was notified, aud at once went into an investigation, The facts and cir- cumstances elicited by that officer showed that property had been stolen, and suspicion rested against a young man" named George Richter, formerly in Dr. Parta’ emn- ploy. Accordingly the whereabouts of Richter was as. certained, and early yesterday morning Fire Marshal Beker, accompanied by Dr. Partz and officer Petty, vi- sited Richter, whom they found at No, 109 Orchard street The apartment occupied by Richter was searched, but no trace found of the stolen property. On searching Rich ter’s person, among other articles was a small piece of folded paper, and when this paper was unfolded the im- ession or drawing of the wards of two keys were ex ibited. These impressions proved to be exact im pressions of the keys of Dr. Partz’ premises. This wa one of the strong facts in the case. Richte then directly accused of being the guilty party He became alarmed, and at once confessed hi guilt, and implored Dr. Partz to forgive him. The misery, property was subsequently obtained by the Marshal a the house of the washwoman of the accused in Chrysti street, where it had been kept concealed in a valive sinc About twenty members of the society were preseut— the President, Dr. H. D. Bulkley, in the chair. The audience consisted of a number of the students of the college, who loafed in to while away an evening, and make sport of the real M.D.’s. The usual preliminaries being over, the President, Dr. Bixixy, said that for the first time in many years this society had met for some other purpose than to elect officers. He thought it time that this society should re- new its efficiency, and this was the first es for that purpose. society numbers one-third the profession in the State, and owed a duty to the State. He was aware that formerly this society had been the arena for angry and personal discussion, and had for years been totally useless for any good. The society was formed in 1806, Its powers were gradually enlarged and no physician could practice without its license. Not until 1844 were all bounds, swept away and licenses abro- ated. Practitioners, therefore, no longer sought the benefits of this society, and consequently it numbers now only half as many members as if 1843. It is claimed, however, that the law referred to does pot deprive the society or its officers of any privilege or duty, and does not lessen the obligation of physicians to unite with it. Only members of county societies can be legally practi- tioners, and none can become mombers except after hav- ing passed a certain ordeal of study. Mere dabbling in roots, herbs or minerals does not make one a practitioner legally. This sGbject, however, may be left to a committee. In any view, however, we have our duty. If our rights aro intact, our duties remain in full foree. If, on the other hand we are disfranchised of our rights, if we are all laced in one common herd with motley charlatans, do We not need union to regain our rights? But who suffers most from this, the profession or the public? Who are called upon for aid in our public institutions? Is it ignorant pretenders, who use herbs’ without fee or re. ward, or well trained scientific men? Let us, then, again raise our standard of excellence as before. If we have | the fre? The accused was asked why he set the premise no legal, we have, at least, moral duties in the premises, | on fire. His reply was, ‘That he did it with the hop The first step towards effciency will be the holding of | that burning the building would destroy all evidence « stated meetings, at which committees, well selocted, | the robbery.’’ The prisoner was taken dustic Osborne, who committed him to the Tombs for trial. Fravp at mm Ccsrom Hovse.—The authorities at th: Custom House have just stumbled upon a fraud, raid t have been c»mmivied some time last September. To: nature of the offence consists in forging permits, by which goods were fraudul ly obtained from the Cus tom House, A diligent investigation is being prowecuted Rev. Dr. Hasuiy will commence a course of three lec tures this evening, at Clinton Hall, on the polftical, so cial and religious condition of Turkey, where ha has re sided for the past twenty-two years. Tur Feserat ov Cartaty Reip.—Tho funeral services o the late Captain Samuel C, Reid will take place at Trinity church to-morrow (Thursday) afternoon, at two o'clock. should report; and at least one paper should be read. In conclusion, the President briefly recapitulated the objects of the present meeting, and concluded amid applause. The Library Committee reported that the library con tained one hundred and forty bound volumes and a great er of pamphlets; and the thanks of the society voted to the City Inspector for donations of books. ‘The committee to prepare lists of the deceased physicians reported progress. Dr. Wm. H. Thompeon then read an exceedingly in- teresting paper upon the ‘Pathology of Tetanus.” The Doctor held that tetanus (lock jaw) was the result of the sotion of the animal vires upon @e nervous system, af guing from the pathological andlogies between tetanus ond hycrophobia, from the tetanical symptoms of strych- nine, aud from the phenomena of nervous diseases. The thanks of the society were voted to Dr. Thompson, and a copy of the paper requested for preservation. \ committee of five to revise the by-laws of the go ciety, and a committee of three to confer with com- mittees from other associations in regard to the inspec tion of drugs. Py vote, Dr. Thompson wag requested to continne bis researches in regard to tetanus, and report further. Dr. Wood called for the names of the delegates to the State Medical Society, and wished to know if they intenced to attend, The State Society was in a most Couristng condition, and members ought to be present at ite meetings. ‘Tho Presiden (Chairman of the delegation) promised to have a full representation this year. Drs. Smith, Poss and Percy wore appointed the committee for conference upon drug inspection. The meeting then adjourned for ove month, Personal Intelligence, Capt. James H. Kennedy, of the steamship kina: 1 Randall, and J. N. Robertaon, of the United States Army and L. H. Tucker, of Albany, are stopping at the Everet House. N. Wheeler and wife, of Bridgeport, Conn,, A Var Allen, of Stuyvesant, N. 'Y.; W. M. Swain, of Haltimore and P. Monieith, of Albany, are stopping at the, Nich James A. Nimmo and wife, of Now York: Goorg Duke and family of Chicago; David Rdmond, of Virginiw and S. L, Stanley and wife, of San Fraaciseo, aro stoppin, at the Lafarge House. Rey. Jobn Lord, of Stamford; Nathan Appleton, Jr. J. 8. Levering and 8, G. Snelling, of Boston, and 8. 5 Smalley, of Vermont, are stopping at the Brevoort Hoase J. M. Farmsworth, of Springfield, [il ; Thomas Todd an: wife, of Boston; F.’Armatrong and James Atwoll, Jr, 0 Philadelphia, and H. B. Goodyear, of New Haven, ar stopping at the Union Place Hotel. Jadge Helfensteno, of Peansylvania; Col. F. Anderson of the United States Army: J. Fe Pen “ of Balti more; G. W. Homer, of Texas; F. 8. Wood, of South Carc Tina, and @. B. Hubbard and wife, of Butlaio, are stoppin, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Court Calendar--This Day. Common Piura. —Part 1—Adjourned for the term. Part 2, Friday, Feb, 1—Nos. 74, 29, 42, 44, 40. Surnewk Courr—Cuammns,—That the following mo- tions belonging to the preferred claases will be called on Thursday, Jan. 31, at twelve o’olocK M.:—Nos. 148 to 152 (both inclustve), 156, 158, 160, 161, 163 to 170 (both inclu, sive), 219, 207, 208, being motions to piace causes on special Cireuit calendar, 173, 174, 176, 177 (both inclusive), being motions to change venue. 186 to 195 (both inclu- five), 198, 200, 314, being motions for m reference; 214, 215, 217, 218, Boing motions for judgments in mor! ‘Thomas F. Tweedy, of Danbu of New York | ad pr case: , 121, 131, 220, 221, 293, 224, ; ly, of Danbury; A. Block, of Ne f 2 aan, 990, I a8 tre eb (ocis faaladive) 263) | John W. Gsborne, of Birmingham; W. P. eof 3 264, 267, 27 582 264, 907, 089. If the above’ mo: | Haven; F. awards, of Now Loudon, and Mise 8 J tions are not moved oh when called, they will be marked | Brown, ef Boston, are stopping at the .\ivermar! Hotel. Hon. Amés Kendall, of Washington; Dr. W. M. Page and M. Woodward, of the United States Navy; Captait Potter, of the ship Annie Bu i Om Theodore Parker, of Boston, and Dr, Foreyth, of are stopping at the Astor House, off the calendar. Uniren Staves Diernict Covrr—Nos, 53 to 84. —Orrevrr,—Part L—Adjourned to Thurs. p@. 272, 274, 280, 195, 187, 191, 192, 197, 219, 247, 290, 204, 302, 22 249, 259, 261, 263,