The New York Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1861, Page 8

‘ 4 ythe coun! tarred, feathered, ridden on | FF &00.'s Bart’s es- | oF of the Untted Btates, at any time the said Waren, tmytbe county, Va, tarred, fathored,rddenco | THE GREAT FRES ART ON THE HUDSOY. | 2,3 etiarertiedeta ci, | fag tryed by the ietcans ws bayer committed mani bu contain nothing but empty barrels, 80 that n0 | authorized, or consented to, or uoquiesoed in the delivery SLAVE RETURNED Bows. mse Amor Joes will be sustained, Of said bond to the United States of America, or to er for Aree pane, tee 2 ee soe | At Albany—? cae got Z Destrezed | “We are informed that the loss in the lumber distri te | their wee, know or havo Dotioo that the ssid laao ¥. Lyrehburg, Va. whe otto Baston soversl months a ‘ae > Tok - | trifting—nothing beyond the destruction of two or three Howler was a defeulter to the government of the United since, volunt rel master ards, Alban: a small offices. States? Answer—Yee. 1 ‘ ‘Deen reduced almost tarve: | The warm, f oggy weather off the past few days, to ‘Headlam & Sons’ yard rater street, is damaged ‘Proper officers Post Office «hare imple Ja grap pga) ia parton bees, rodeo eeneh to a poe ot © gether with that fll on Monday, ned our oe ae tee verb oway sad periment, oro Te osiel ales, ot Are wen Ber by wri. Hs," joweyers di bo oo hs coleagues Sie Asser i vot Thareaay. mapas pal- | on ni , Sak Sines whe eaped y ying near | Eovecaible wo reach the yard To asoertain ths extent of | fendante to have executed aid bond, mow or have notiog fe the river Vook e' precaution UATE AB@iOBE Csciion: thet ‘le Fe defaulter Cox—b rend fore it was published, wotto fag wes bolted on 7, ght near 8. “Anne's | She result proves that they did not act an hour to» moon erie iiarever, mtnstenens we might to do- ee eee Be eres ee hetero ton the Ua op cer | "atau mate's | are naan Sheen pened. ns | A De opr fer fhe fn ee Depa Feeding th » reply, but he aid not stay tll it was all road. \edhesday ‘morning, they hauled it down rnd tore tha | Cer) {hing like, merchandise in the warehouses, we re- | Dortion of our city that is submerged, we would fail to | ment, or of the United States, at any time when the said enn Wx Tee guned, saying, be had go lds that afr. ‘ae es picoca, The stars and sty’spea are guod oe ts Nonna ors vi ce 7. Sopreer to on readies of ine anything approaching peta yep ek peg dba geyey em ry Te ay"to dae Hutabine, When hie ne ur ex ough for the Union men of ing Tuesday and Tuesday night gang mew wore horthern section the water in several of the streets run the delivery of said bénd to the United of Ame- Bute’ sips) talked about “dirty linen,” he ft tbe epee oe re b - Lp ad feuy and’ by deptratk, | BiDg parallel with the river is several feet high, an or to *PEECH OF THE VICE PRESWDENT OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDYRACY. wue retood that he (Mr. Cox) had been the #1 of ex raordiaery attacks here and at home. Mr. Gidd acs t was thought by everybody that whien the anticipated {reehet came it would find less destructible property © vseleraly attacked him in the last Congress, His su: bate, and prov from thus REMARKS OF HON, ALEXANDER B., STEPAENS IN THE | |" ‘case “qcmnor began the attack the other day. have always of bia ir, Branch wore sere sree GEORGIA STATE CONVENTION, ON FRIDAY, JANUARY | fi" he tery pad ed gee to eeuemaeen Someeh he spokam en the aefensiveatways, and defended mysolf r. Dawes eaid that Mr. Branch had, by a course hith- | 18, THK RESOLUTIONS OF MB. NISBET, OF BiDB, AND | 'Y*"5)" worst; but, unfortunately, the greatest damage | Communication with the o fom attack. I am ready to do what I Pave said and written, Why don’t my colleag ie find Ault with bis colieagne (Mr. Hutchins) for ¢nsertiag bis ‘aph, to which mine was ouly writter at his re quest in reply? My remarks were'ealled forth by the quesvions concermiig the report of the Committee of Thirty-three. They were intended to be for the purpose of urging remedial legislation, ft is strange that there. ows, while Wey are so quick tv praiee the Seutkern ion Paen (Messrs. Etheridge and Clemens), burl thei always. Tstand by succeeded ingetting before the Bouse a ‘leman from making re- P he (Mr. Dawes) could hold the foar, and he magei to lay the'resolution on the table. He again asked By what sort of provess Mr. Branch was evabled to manufecture a minority report out of the mayority’ report; there*was a-majority report, and the genthommen says he comctrs tn it, Mr MR. JOMNSON, OF JEFBRSOY., BEING UNDER CONSID- EKATFON. Mr. Prasipmye:—The motion of the honorable delegate from the coumy of Seem, ee H. V. Johnson) is frst to trike out the pending reselution offered by the bouor- able delegate from Bib county, (Hon. E. A. Nisbet) aud to ineert m lieu thereof, the propositions he has subm.t usually 80 for 80 late in the season) as to give the impres ted by way of substitute: and then, in the second piswe, | sion that it was capable of withstanding for a day or two to refer or commit both these propositions toa committee | longer, at least, any pressure that the ice from above has eeulted to a clase of property that, on similar occa- sions, escaped with little or no injury. Tuesday night the water rose slowly but steadily, and morning @ portion of the docks were submerged. suil, there Were few who had any idea that the ice would move during the day. It was so thick and strong (up- way the city, a distance of a mile, the street is navigable near- ly the ertire length small boats, and many of them for removing , furniture and families. It may ole. in raced the'eatice business portion of the city east of Broadway ts inundated, and yusiness is entirel . All the stores from Hud- sop street to the South ferry are flooded, but the water merchants from No. On being interrogated by the Judge, the jury said they all ee the a arreta : ‘The District Attorney asked the Judge when he would be ready to hear the argument in the case. t , Dkaxen said ‘his only objection was thi, the report | o; tweety-one. The pending question is on the motion w*} might tax ic with, The rs for the trains leaving nH he " srteotics at Northern Union men, who are democrs's. It | did not go far esough. As no conspiracy existed he asked, | refer to such committee. The objet, Ltake it, ia not to | fast Albany at eeven O'clock crossed over in_ perfect se. saving tbetr a scar staxtiys ASprenn snes eee ee ts 'bevause they yeofer their platform to the Uni in his resolu ‘tiem,'that the federal troops bowomeved irom | obstract or delwy the action of the Convention. It is | curity on sighs, and even half an hour later as many Mir, Wanersk, (opp.) of Md., roge to @ que:tion of thlege, concerning some Tugitive slave case in Carlisle, & veaniog ‘of. vessrs Stevens and Jankin in rep): THE PACVNC RAILROAT BILL. ‘The Send&e’s amendment to the Pacitic Ratlroad was *tonsideroé until (. epiration of the morning hour. The Howse #t nt, by 95 against 61, that part of the *Proporition tha: ‘uy Central read shall go via Fort Riley from the mouth of fhe Kausas river. * Phe'Pyport of the Committee ef Thirty-thres came. THE CRIRS. ‘Mz. ‘Campreit, (rep.) of Ps , alluded to the mt eondition of aifwirs. Uf comciiiation tails they ebould danger in the face and act as becomes men. If Wee who beve seized tke forts, areenals, and other tic property , surrendere? them, he would hea: their plaints, afid’if well fourded furnish the mearures of pefites, What reason have the enemtes of the Wnion to -eppowe thie peaceful inaugoration of Mr. Lincotm;*rho was clected strictly according ‘to the forms of the: constitn ‘ciom. ‘Thomgh the veasetof State was now dasbed about, @ pilot-wift presently be found. He argued tai our gov ernment 43 a grand navton of peop'e and met of States Mis, supreme, and ‘the heresy of secession ean ohke no iméweseion on reasom#bie minis. Beeeesion is rebellion. In the seceded Stats there ar men trto to the government, and who preserve their alll. ates 34 %he Union. louor and humanity demand that they’%» protected. “any other couree would sink tne vow nen} to perdition. Any foverkmen? not protect Big mem from pereccution, coofiscation end death is not ‘wertty of that name. There are no grievances which eanw i be redressed in the Union. He wes willing to do sonieshing for Maryland, Kentucky, Tennesse and other Btak 3 and for loyal citizens in Georjia aad Alabama who req? ire acsistance. He argued that Mr. Crittenden’s pro. pds\zion in effect*was condemued in the last: Presidential election by an overwhelming majority, In the language of Clay no earthly power should induce him to vote for a ap cific measure for the introduction of slavery where it did not betore exiet, whether south or north of the parallel of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes. The prope sirion of the Select Committee met his approval. He was ia 1avor of the paseage of their resolution recommendiny the repeal of the Personal Liberty laws and of the bill amendatory of the Fugitive Slave act. It was in the power Of the slave States to quiet this agitation by aban- doning extreme views, giving up the Crittenden mea- sore and other impcssibilities, and combining on the ad- mbsion of New Mexico as a’State inthe Union. This would settle the chief question of difficulty, namely, that ting to the Territortes. Should conciliatory maasurce fail, he would advocate the calling of a National Convention. At all events, Pennsylvania will stand by the Union a8 it is. THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY AT THR CAPITAL. -Mr.;Howann, (rep.) of Mich., from the Seleet Com- mittce of Five, made the following report, under the re- solution ‘instructing them to report as ‘to the alleged conspiracy : The cowmitteeentered upon the investigation under Adeep reuse of the importance and the tntrinsic aitfl evity of the inquiry. To p © ‘existence of a secret ‘Orgauization, having for its ob the resistance to and the »verthrow of the: government, would, in the very ature of the cage, be a cifficult task, 1f such an orga. Bivation really existed, on the other hand, ina time of high excitement, consequent upon the revolationary events transpiring all around us, and the very air filled with romors, and indivicuais inculging in most extrava: gant expressions of fears and threats, it might well be thought diilicult to elicit such clear proof as would enab! the committee to pronounce authoriiatively that no such e@rganiastion existed, and thus contribute to the quiet of the public mind and the peace ef the country. The committee have pursued their labors with a determination on their part , to ascertain the real facts, so far as possible, and *f semetimes they have permitted inquiries and admitted testimony not strictly within the rules of dence, or within the scope of the resolutions, it is to be attributed to their great anxiety to elicit the real facts, and toremove unfounded apprehensions. The extraordi- nary excitement existing prior to the late Presidential election led disaffected persons, of high and low positions, after the result of that election became known, to con sult together on the question of submitting to’ that ro- sult, and also upon various modes of resistance; arnong @the'r modes, resistance to the counting of the ballots and to the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, the seizure of the Gpitoi and the District of Columbia, were discussed formally in this city and elsewhere; but too much diver- sity of ypinion seems to have existed to admit of the adoption of any well organized plan until some of the States commenced to reduce their theories cf secession to practice. Since then persons thus disaffected seem to have adopted the idea that all re: sistance to the government, if there is to be any, abould have at least the color of SM&ate authority. ‘If the purpose wasat any time entertained of formi an organization, in secret or open, to seize the District Columbia, attack the Capitol or preveut the inauguration of Mr.’ Lincoln, it seems to bave been rendered contin- gent upon the’ secession of either Maryland or Virginia, ‘or both, und the eanction of one of these Sta‘es. Certain tions in this District and in Maryiand, that prior ‘to the Presidential election seem to have been ‘openly po- litical clubs, have since meget ioe of ‘mil tary organizations, are now enga, ir and ex- % to" provide themselves with arms, some from the Beste authorities, and others from private subscriptions. But so far as the committee were able to learn their pur- Gees hile, they sympathized strongly with secession, no t they intend to attack either the Capitol or the MPrict of Columbia, unless the surrender sbould be demanded by a Btate to'which they profees a high degree of allegiance. Some :f these com- panies in Baltimore professed to be drilling for the sole purpose of preventing other military companies from passing through the State of Maryland. Whether theso Fepreasntatious of the purposes of these companies be Correct or not, the.committee have failed to discover any satisfactory evidence that they have any purpose what- ever, as@ mere mob, without the sanction of State au- thority, to attack the Capitol or any other public property 4n this District, or to seize the District, If it should be nirposes, 4Abey are in po proper erefore, uch a8 contemplated in the resolution of the House. The committee are uusuimously of the opinion that the evideago produced before them does not prove the exist- ence of @ secret organization here or elsewhere hostile to the gavermment, that has for its object, upon te own re- Sponeninty, ap attack — the Capitol © say other the lie perty here, or an iuterruption of any ae hy ® government. — The wommittec submit herewith all the testimony taken upon the subject, and ask that the same and this report be ted, and the committee be discharged from th» fur Tier cogstderation of ue subjcet, Mr. Braxen, (opp.) of N.C., from the same commit. See, prevented Lis views, as follows:— That he concurs entirely with the majority of the @ommittee that the testimony does not establish the /xistence of a conspiracy, or combination, or a purpose ‘ou the part of any persons to seize the public property in Ghe District of Columbia or to interfere with the regular operations of the government. He thinks it has been actablished, notwithstanding the difficulty of proving a tive, that no such conspiracy doce exiat, either in District or elsewh: it appears from the testi among of Lieutenant Ge Scott that seven companies y of Suppers and Miners of been ordered here, and are qpartered in the city in close vicinity to ‘the Capt under the mistaken belief thut the public operty in the District was or would be in ger, and the committee being unanimously of the Opinion that no combination, or conspiracy, of purpose hostile to the governcempt or {te property exists, the un- dersigned would ask tM® passage of the following resolu regular army nartering of t) ‘That the ‘cops of the regular army in thts District and around the Capitol, when not nevessary for their otection from a hostile enemy, and during the session of Bengrese, is impolitie and offeneive, and, if permitted, may ‘Decome destructive of civil liberty; and in the opinion of this Honwe the regular troops now in it ought to be forthwith re smoved (herefrom, ir Reancn demanded the previous question. in, Seanmcaienieea tor t made by him to be wh \nimous. He was not aware that the committee had the *whJect matter of the resolution before them. At all even “; had been no opportunity afforded the Com- mitie it. He did not understand how the gentler 7 could make a minority repert under the cir- Curran, C8 Mr. ua ‘NeW Sail that be did not present the resolution $8 the veo, ** Of the Coramittes, but ae a minority report. ‘The Comm) ‘ee dui t; but he entertained the Hope that an inbere of the committee would yote for it in the fh Ove ‘The Srmannse , "70 “empore (Me. 5 Qbat the report's {the maj irit had been receiver.’ | that the resolutio jure a2 Beancn paid tat thronghout the 4 the committes there ». 1 been the t Kindneer. Bo far as t waa proud to ray ove exbibited the utmost cana ” to ruppress the truth or ma, was hot 0. Mir. Dawes, (rep.) of Maze., Was recognized ng cntitled p the floor a Mr. Branch reminded the Chair that he bad demande fhe previous question on hie resolution Mr. Dawns wanted to know how, if the major rz. of Minois), said Mr. Branch ‘of verations of nd hod ith n0 desire ¢ Appear ws truls that which wry nimourly agreed, there could be a minority report My, McCumxasp, (opp.) of Il, wanted bim to yield + bbe floor. Mr. Dawes replied, that after so much trouble to get it Jar eould wot relinquith it Mr, Brancw claimed the right to make a perronal ox atin. Dawns pad thi le to prove y the ¢ of troops prevented thy , n,end th son Ww nittee had not conspiracy t the presence Washington, Mr. Jour, Qoenmsxe, (opp ) of N. Y., claimed the atton- tion of the Ohair, nnd obtained the feor-ealy on the con dition © gected' Sy Mr. Dawes, that ye, Mr. Cochrane, would ‘remew tho ‘motion te lay ¢he esotution on the table ‘wich ‘the fatter had thade. ‘Mr. Cochrane said that be dnpreested as much as Me. Branch or any other lover of sctvi! ane religious liberty the gathering of an armed force whsre the Cupitol is Kaowted and the Legisla- ture mesembledyend where free spesch sbould not only be taleratet but sustained. He disliked, a8 much as the gentloizan the notes of the military being heard in the morkyg airyond the exhibition of the bayonet im the glittering sun, and a force near the Cupitol—leaving the impression’ shat the impress of power was bronght to bear on free legistation. The evidence submitted to- day showed conclusively that although there was now no organization threatening the Dist ict of Columbia aud the federal power, yet that at one period of time there was such canger, and rumors and-reports Joading the breez, and waking pregnant the atmoepbere, and attracting the attention of all; ard under the of these rumors precautionary measures wore adopted to have a protec ting force of militia in the District; for, if he remom bered aright, the question pout to the leader of the fede- ral force was whether reliance should be place’ on the regular forces rather than-ou the militia, when his reply indicated that in the foe of the threateving events it would be more wiso and prudent for an experienced leaver to rely on the regular forces in the presence of a mob than on the militia, amd these rensons influenced the committee, Mr. Kusker, (opp.) of Md., desired to ask Mr. Coch rane whetber Mr. Grow, who offered the resolution in- Structing the committe to inquire as to the ullextd conspiracy, was befere that committee, and whether he stated on whst authority and information he thought he would tring the subject before the com. mittee. He (Mr. Kunkel) was satisfied that the whole inqui sition criginated with the War Department or with the Lieutenant Geaeral of the army, at whose recommenda- tion the military power was assembled here, He believed that the object of the inguisition was to furnish to the country some plaueible pretext for a concentration of the military forces of the nation at the capital, and to give a color of justification to their action, or else the Governor of Maryland or some other emissary had superinduced the movement, because he was the only man who has tho aucacity or the temerity to assert that such a combina tion exists in the State, of which he is the uuworthy Chief Magistrate. Mr. Hasxiy, (rep.) of N. Y., thought that euch re- marks were out of place, as the Governor of Maryland was not here to.speak for himself. Mr. SuerMay, (rep.) of Ohio, moved to go into com mittee of the whole on the Post Office bill. Mr. Dawes boped not until the question now before the Houre was disposed of, Mr. Wensrex hoped his colleague (Mr. Kunkel) would on fin order that he might have an opportiinity to wer bim. He added that Goy. Hicks had acted from rioti> motives. and that his conduct was approved by two-thirds of the people of that State. Mr. Cocnnane resumed the floor, and in reaponse to Mr, Kunkel’s question in reference to the pile of evidence, he was understood to say it did not show that Grow was before the committee. “ Mr. Cochrane, in compliance with a p-omise to Mr. Dawes, moved to lay Mr, Branch’s resolution on the table. Mr. Hvanes, (opp.) of Md., wanted to speak a solitary moment. He was loudly called to order from the repub- lican side, but, notwitlistanding, spoke, meanwhile ear. pestly gesticulating. ‘The question was taken on the resolution, and tabled, 125 to 36, as follows:— Ynas —Merers. Adams of Mase. Allen, Alley, Anderson of Ky., Asi ham, ‘Blair, Bla ant, Briggs, Bristow, game, Butterfield, Campbell, Carter, Case, Coburn, Jobn C rane, Colfax, ikling, Connay, Covad Cox, Curtis, Davis of Md. Lavisof Ind., Dawes, Duell, Duan} Fagerton, Blot, Ely, Etheridge, Farnsworth,’ Fenton, Fer: ris, Fost Fouke, Frank, French, Gilmer, Gooch, le, Hall, Haskin, Hatton, Hoard, Holman, dame of Ky. Aldrich, Babbit, Beall, Blo, ay Burl f N.Y. uutlins Olan Grabam, Humphier, Hutchins, Irvine, Jurkin, Kel Mich,, Kellogg of Il’, Kenyon, Kilgore, Larrabee, Leach of Mich’; Lee, Logan, Longnecker, joy, Mallory, Marsiom®, 'McClernard, McKean, MeKenty, McKnight, McPberson, Millson, 'Moere of Ky, Moorl ‘Mor rill, Morris, of Penn., Morris of ii, Morse, Nol- son, Niblack, Nixon, Falmer, Perry, Porter, ‘Potter, Votile, E.R, Reynolds, Rice, Robinson of R. I., 'Robinson of Il, terantou, Sedgwick, Sherman, Sickles, Spaulding, Spinner, Stevens, Stewart of Pa, Stokes, Stratton, Tappan Lheaker, Tompkins Train, Vandever, Yan Wyck, Wade, Waldron, Walton, Washburn of Wis, Washburns of Ill., Webster, Wells, Wilson and Woodruff—125, Avs.—-Mesara. Avery, Barr, Barrett, Bocock, Boteler, Bou: ligny, Brabson, Brench,'Burch, Burnett, Clark’ of Mo., Craige ot N.C., Dejarnette. English, Florence, Garnett, Harris of Va., Hindman, Hug! unkel, Maclay, Martin of Va. May. eard, Peyton, Phelps, Bryor, Quarles, Hast, Scott, Smith of 4. C., Stevenson, Thomas, Whiteley, Winslow and Wright—35. Adjow ned. SOUTH CAROLINA VIEWS OF THE S@UTH- ERN CONFEDERACY. [From the Charlsston Mercury, Feb. 12.] THE PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, Our readers will perceive that the United States oon- stitution, with a few emendations, has been adopted, and also, by A Sweeping enactment, the United States laws, for the temporary government of the seceding States confederated at Montgomery. ‘We regret that any provisional government was formed atall,and in one or two important particulars confess to disappointment and surprise at the government and laws enacted. It seems that the United States Protec- tive Tariff of "57 has been adopted, and that a positive condemnation of the institution of slavery, through the lave trade, has been inserted into the conati- tution itself. Neither of these did we expect. We did not su] ¢ that any Southern government, whother for a month or a eet Would sanction the policy of pro- tective taritix. ¢ tariff of '57 is odious and oppressive in its discriminations. It was made to favor Northern enterprise at the expense of the people of the South—a huge free list for them—the burden of taxation for us to bear, and we maintain is adverse to revenue, unjust in prisct le and oppressive in practice. Whether this is rought about by a partial remission of dutics or a par- tial imposition, it is still the same in effect, We enter our proteat against the scheme and policy, both as re. gards ourselves and in the results, so far as foreign na tions are concerned and their friendship, at this time nable to us. ch respect free trade is the true policy of the Confederate States. ‘We deem it also unfortunate and mal apropos that the stigma of illegitimacy and illegality should be placed upon the institution of slavery by @ fundamental law against the slave trade, In our opinion it is a matter of policy, and not of principle, to be decided now and here- after, from sound views of the necessities and safety of our peoples. We think it a proper subject of legislation. We are willing to prohibit it by legal enactment, like any other topic of legislation. But while England imports her thousands of coolie slaves, and France hers, under the farcical appellation of “apprentices”—while they are striving by these means to compete with us and super- sede us in producing the tropical productions of slave la bor—while we have within our reach a largo scope of fertile territory uncultivated in Texas, and may have ere ‘iver mines of Arizona, and the teeming States to populate and reduce to agricultural pro- ness—it seems to us shortsighted, weak and son- timental to preclude forever, by fundamental enactment, the adoption of a policy that may become essential to our appropriate growth and expansion, and to our su cessful competition with the hypocritisal notions of Europe. But the constitution as afopted, is only provisional and temporary, and may, therefore, be excusable on that account. “We hope the permanent government will be made and established speedily, and without reference to anything going on outside of the Confederate Staves These bave complete success within their grasp, if they will only act fearlessly and with the confidence of men who aré competent to control their destinies. Too great a deference and delay for the border States still in the Union, will only encourage their dilatoriness and prolong their stay. Let the confederate States but perform their whole duty to themselves irreepect! the others, and will answer for the result ina final confederacy of alf the slave States, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. PXIT YANCY. Willlam 1. Yane! leader of the disunfoniets, hav 4 to stand aside by the Southern Congress, hak announced his inten tion to retire from the fleld of politica. PITCHING INTO KF} The Springfleld Journal, Mr. 1) aking of the Hon. William Kellogg, of Miinoie, saya:— jen may sit in the halls of Congress and betray’ republi may go over to the camp of the enemy ani exalt ery over freedom, but we will not do it. What woe advocated during tho last campaign we will stick to through every trial. Woe, woe, betite the renegade and traitor, who deserta freedom in this, ber trial hour, Chicage Democrat thinks it would be funny if it should turn out that Kellogg has been acting by wuthority. It further says that Kellogg has the reputation of always knowing what be is about. THR KOUGH EDGES TO BE TAKEN OFF A PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL. committee of the Legislature of Masa under consideration the subject of the iberty laws, will report in a day or two, There © reports, a mivority of three being opposed to bet the majority, consisting of seven mom Are Said tow claratory act, to exclude any cc batruction of the s which shall contravene the cops tution of the United States or law! - ance thereof, ‘ed States or laws passed in pursu enter anil ronal | ve t will MORE COTTON, One of the Mempbie ate Wednesday with thirty-nine t f cotton rather to present in the most direct manner a test ques. tion between those who are for immediate secession aud these who prefer .be adoption of rome other remedy , 1ook- ing tow redress of existing Wrongs in the Union and ander the constitution, belore taking this last reiort. The first of the resolutions of the houcrable delegate from Biob, that one which is now uncer consideration, declares it W be the right aud the duty of the State to secede from the Union, It is true this resolution, a8 stated by the honor- able mever, core not in expres terms declare 1: to be the duty ofthe State to secede now, nor would it o! itselt commit any one who might vote for it to immediate se: cession. But that is evidently the object of the resulu tion. It is to commit the State to immediate secession; and I am frank tosay, that if we are to secede for existing causes, without any further effort to secure our 1g der the constitution, in the Uniun—if a majority of this Con- vention have lost all hope, and look upon secession as the only remedy left—in my opinion, the sooner we secede the better. Delay can fect po good. How his Conven- tion stands upon that question; I do not know. Son claim a large majority for Immediate and uncondi- tional secession, while others think there is a ma- jority still looking with hope to redress and conci- lation. 1, for one, am very desirous of having this pout settled and put to rest in good feeling and harmony amongst ourselves by @ test vote. My action hereafter shall be influenced by that vote. If a majority ‘express thomselves for secession for existing causes, and without further effurt, I shall forbear from pressing upon the consideration of this body apy plan or measures, or even individual views or opinions calculated to embarrass, obstruct, delay or hinder speedy action upon the resolve of the majority. It could only tena to divide and distract our counsels which ought above every other con- sideration to be harmonious in the final result if p.ssible. It is weil known that my judgment is against secession for existing causes. I have not Wst hope of securing our rights in the Urvon and under the constwution ; that judg: ment op this point is as unshaken as it was when this Conventien was called, I do not now iutead to go into any argument on the subject. No gcod could be eflecied by it. ‘That was fully considered in the Jate canvass, and I doubt not every delegate’s mind is mace up upon the question. I have thought and stili think that we should uot take this extreme step befere some positive aggression upou ous rights by the general government, which may never occur, or failure after eflort made, to get a faithful performance of their constitutional obligations on the part of those confederate States whieh now stand so derelict in their pighted faith, Ihave been apd am still opposed to secession as a remedy against anticipated aggressions on the part of the federal Executive or Congress, I have held and do now hold that tbe pomt of resistance should be the polat of aggression, I would not anticipate—I would not be the first to strike. Pardon me, Mr. President, for trespassing upon your time but fora moment. J have ever believed and do nnw believe that it is (0 the interest of all the States to be and re- main united under the consitution of the United States, with @ faithful performance by each of all its constitutional’ obli- gations—af the Union cnild be maintained on this basis, and ‘on these principles, I Uhinle it would be the best for the security , the lileriy, happiness and common prosperity of all. 1 dofur- ther ‘eel confident if Georgia would now stand firm, aod unite with the border Statee, as they are called, inanéffurt to obtain a redress of those grievances on the part of some their Norihern confecerates whereof they have such just cause to complain, that complete success would attend the eifort, our just and reasovable demands would be grant- ed. In thié opinion I may be mistaken, but I feel almost ay covtident of itas I d0of my existence. Hence upon this tcet vote, which I trust will be made upon the mno- tion now pending, to refer both the propositions before us to a committee of twenty-one, a majority ehall yote to commit them. I shall do all { can to perfect the plan of united Southern co-operation submitted by the honorable delegate from Jefferson, and put it in such siape as will in the opinion of the Convention best secare its object— that object, as 1 understand it, does not look to secession by the 16th of February or the 4th of March, if redresa should not be obtained by that time. In my opinion it cannot be obtained by the 16th of February, or even the 4thof March. But by the 16th of February we can see who- ther the border States and other non-seceding Southern States will respond to our call for the propoked Congress or Convention at Atlanta. If they do, as I trust they vould then have that body 0 composed of repre- by delegates and commissioners as contem- plated from the whole of the slaveholding States, could and would, 1 doubt not, adopt either our plan or’ some other which would fully secure our rights with ampie guarantees, and thus preserve and maintain the ultimate peace and Union of the country... Whatever plaa of peace- Tul adjustment at be adopted by such a Conress, I feel contident would be acceded to by the people of every Northern State, This could not bo done ina month or two months, or perhaps short of twelve months. Time would necertarily have to be allowed for a consideration of the question submitted to the people of the Northern Stater, and for their deliberate action on them in view of all their interests, present and future. How long a time should be allowed would be @ proper question for that Congress to determine. Mean- while this Convention could continuo its existence by adjourning over to hear and decide upon the ulti- mate result of this patriotic effort. This is but a sketch, an outline of the policy I shall fayor and endeavor to get adopted. Mr. President, if upon the test vote, it shall be found that a majority are not in favor of secession for existing causes, and without further effort in the way of procuring an adjustment. If, however, on the test vote a majority ehall be against the line of policy I indi. cate, then, sir, upon the point of immediate secession or postponement to some 4th of March, Jam clearly can come fr futile and delusive to indulge in any hope of the present Con- grees colng anything. of of any redress of wrongs boing eflected before the 4th of March next; that I look upon as impossible. And as I said before, if & majority then are for secession for existing causes,’ the sooner we secede the better. If that is the lino of policy to be adopted be- twoen this and the 4th of March, whatever is to be dono “4f it were well dono when it is done, ’twere well that it were done quickly.”” ‘This is my view on that point. My Judgment, as is well known, is against the policy. It cannot receive the sanction of my vote; but if the judgment of a majority of this Convention, embodying as it docs the sovereignty of Georgia, be against mine—if a majority of her delegates in this Convention shall, by their votes, dissslve the compact of Union which has connected her 80 long with her confederate States, and to which I have been Fo ardently attached, and have made such efforts to continue and perpetuate upon the principles on which it was founded—I shall bow in submission to that decision Thave looked and do look upon our present as the test in the world. This with tno is @ strong conviction. I have acted upon itas a great truth. But another great truth also presents itself to my mind, and that is, that no government is a goed one for any people who do not 9 con- rider it. The wisdom of all governments consist. mainty in their adaptation to the halits, the tastes, the feelings, wants and affection of the people. The best system of government for our people might be the worse for another. If, there- fore, the deliberate judgment of the sovereiguty of Georgia shall be pronounced that our present govern- ment is a bad one, and shall be changed for some other better suited to our people, more promotive of our peace, sceurity, happiness and prosperity, while my individual judgment shali be recorded against it my action ball conform to the decision made. Nay, more, sir, the cause of the State shall be my cause, her destiny sali be my destiny To her support, defence and maintain ance ail that | have and am ehall be pledged. And how ever widely we of this Convention as well as the people of the State may have dit or may now differ, as to policy to be pursued at this juncture Will be but one feeling and one sentiment here and throughout our limite after tho policy shall be adopted, let that be whi may. The cause of Georgia whether for weal or woo, must and will bo the cause of usall, Her safety, rights, interests and honor, whatever fortunes await ber, must and will be cherished in all our hearts, and defended, if need be, by all our hands, GEORGIA REGULAR ARMY APPOINTMENTS. First Regiment—Colonel, Wm. J. Hardee; Lieutenant i Majors, Lafayette MeLaws and a ptain, W. D. Smith, with a light battery Colonel, a civ civihan; First ( of artillery Second Kegiment-—Coione Colonel, a ely nig. ma Wm Win Ih, T. Walker; Liewenant M. Gurduer aud Alfred ¢ Depariment boc appolnted Chief rer . The officers whove 1 bere 5 A were a recently officers in the me 1 Bates Army, and will bring an eularged experienee great amount of miliary Lieutenant 1", R. Departs Boggs has G ekill apd kbowiedge to the service of their State. ANOTHER ABOLITION JUDGE ON TREASON. ndge Williame, of the United States District Court of recent charge to a grand jury, eaid:—The who fary ov the artisan ‘ele to a rebellions portion manufacturer who delivers kets pursuant to contract, or the mer- ¢ mite to order the clothing for a rebel: 1 Jiory, thus gives practical aid and comfort, and is tinenable to the penalty of the law, Arrivals and Departures, ATHIVALS. SoctTHAMPTON—Steamship * York—Carl ky, Mise Pruderet— ¥ Werner Meyer, Von 8ulko nd steerng cond cabin Recnwoxn Aowhie P Dilworth, Mre Fisher and child, 11 JL Carman, Thow J 8 Togue M Ryan, Kya M Hess, B Howe, lady and chi berg, JE Newman and lady, Miss M Paxon, M and 27 in steerage, DEPARTURES, Liveroot—Fteamebip Behemian, Donegan, Mr MeP'at 4 } nore, New York: P By riage and wile, @ 8 Movulk Williams, ¢ ani » Monireal as fifty leaded teams were to be seen at different points crossing to and fro. But a few moments after that hour ail was changed, and the Hudson, instead of lying placidly under a heavy sheet of ice, presented a fearful scene as its ewelling Waters rushed violently along, cruehing the ice into pieces and sweeping away everything moveable (hut jay ip ats course along the docks on both sides of the river. During Tuesday night information was received here that the Mohawk river had broken up and that it was rash ing nto the Hudson with fearful rapidity. At a later hovr intelligence was brought that the river was rising at Trey, and that the docks there were submerged. Auout midnight it was ascertained that the ice Hind moved at Troy but was again stopped; that this stop: page had thrown the water back, and that the river ‘was rising there at the rate of four feet an hour. Early yesterday morning the ice again etarted off in the vi cinity of Troy, and coming down banked up just above Path, forming an immense dam, which extended from shore to shore, and over the island in front of the lum. ber district. For two or three hours this barrier with- stood an immense pressure from above—the river at that point being several feet higher than it was at Bath, aithough the water found a vent through some narrow pasres of the land. But about ten minutes past eight o'clock this barrier yielded with a terrible crash, and When opposite the Boston de- winter formed ® roadway to the railroad depot. stoppage caused the water to rush through the Cut op. posite Maiven Mme and over the upper pier, with such force as to carry all the craft in the Middle basin with it, greatly damaging boats and bridges, and thus caus- ing the loss of a lurge amount of property. ‘The barrier opposite the city now speedily yielded to the pressure, ani this no doubt saved the storehouses on the pier from being demolished, for experienced river men aseert that at that time had the water been one toot higher, no power on earth could have prevented the moving of the steamtugs, barges and canal boate down the river. They would have necessarily come in col- lision with the buildings on the pier, which could not have resisted the pressure of the ice and water and boats. Within twenty minutes after the ice moved in front of the city the water rose four feet, and within sixt) minutes six feet. Coming up at thie fearful rate, oiti- zens occupying basements on Broadway had little time to remove their goods and furniture, and we koow of many who have lost articles of more or less value, which, in the aggregate, must reach scveral thousand dollars. ‘The ice is dammed up to an immense height three miles below the city. About ten o’clock a barrier formed at jolly Jeland, a mile below the city, but before noon the water found an outlet behind the island in front of the Abbey, thence along the dyke near Van Wie’s Point, and on the opposite shore through the Schodack creek. Below Van’ Wie's Point and to the Nine Mile Tree the ice in the river is very thick, and as the principal barriers to river naviga- tion are between these places, doubts are entertained of there being a suilicient fieshet now to carry it over them. The damage is immense, and comes at a time when our citizens are but iliy able to bear it. Some estimate that the loss will not fall short of one hundred thousand dol- Jars, but it te utterly impossible at ths present time to form any correct idea of the actual loss. Nor will it be known until the flood has entirely subsided. The Pier Company is a heavy loser by the destruction of the bi idges, and the owners of the several lots will have to sustain a heavy tax for their reconstruction. the Basin, between the Columbia and Hamilton street bridges, has been, during the winter, completely filled up with river and canal craft, most of which have under- gone repaire and were in ‘readiness for the opening of spring business. Soon after the ice moved the steamers, barges and boats presented a deplorable looking sight jammed ynto each other and carried upon the dock and the abutments of the bridges. It appears that by the rueh of water and ice through the Cut the vessels were carried it the State street bridge, when the super. structures of the bridge gave way. This caused the ves. sels from above to break from their moorings, and a general crash ensued. ‘The State street bridge is a perfect wreck. Some of the vessels stranded on the abutments may be rescued; others, however, will be lost, as they are now in a sink: ing condition. The same may be said of the vessels driven on the dock, some of which are laden with produce and merchandise. Some of the boats were not only loaded with mer- chandise, it being impecsible to find storage for their cargoes last fall when they were laid up, but on several of them families had lived during the winter, and in these the masters had also wintered their horses, Tho inundation came too soon to admit of removing either their families or horses, and the people were compelled to remain on board for hours after, without much danger, however, after the first tcrash. Up to last evening we could pot learn whether aoy of the its having pro- duce on board were injured to an extent sufficient to jeopardize their cargoes, but it is more than probable Cohumibte treet riage ta Irroparsbt damaged. W lumbia street bridge is in ly |. Were it not for the loss that the Pier Gomapaxy sustains by the general disaster few would regret this fact. It has long been in a miserably dilapidated condition, and has, time and again, we believe, been presented by grand juries as anuisance. Its two principal spans, which rested on stone and earth foundations, were carried away. State street bridge, a fine structure of iron, resting on iron piers, euffered most damage. Indeed, it is doubtful whether any portion of it, save the piers, remains. It seems that these piers never afforded a substantial foun- cation. During the great inundation of 1867 it was con- siderably damaged by the ice crowding away its abut- ts. ments. Hamilton street bridge was a comparatively small afluir. It’ bad a swing span of iron, and this has been carried off. The canal line of steamtugs and barges snffor consido- rably. Two of their steamtugs wore in the basin—the Austin and Ohio—and were whirled around at a frightful rate during the crash. The latter is reported to have been drawn gon a sunken boat, and is considerably da. maged, but the former is not ’materially injured. Be- sides theso they have some barges in the dasin, consist- ing of the Marshall, Monticth, John Adams, Tompkins, Lowis Roberts, Clinton nnd Outario. Four’ or five of these were forced npon the dock, and two of them into the freight house recently erected by the Central Rail- read, between Columbie street and Maiden lane, Between Maiden lane wad State street four canal boats are on the deck, one of which was forced against the brick warchouse occupied by Mr. Lee Chamborlin, on the cor- ner of Exchange street, with euch violence as to carry away a portion of the southeast corner of the building, in which there is stored a large amount of property. The extent of the damage to the building i not fully known, but it is thought to be in a very dangerous condition, The steamtug L. D. Collins was carried upon one of the abutments of the State street bridge, where she lay in imminent danger of being broken in two, Payne's tnud machine and thi four canal bouts were also forced upon the abutments. One of the canal boate contained three mules,and the boat being likely to be destroyed, the owner attempted to got them off. Two of thom were safely Ianded upon the unbroken ico, aud the third was amet out of the water, ‘the razeed ferry boat Transit, from Brooklyn, which was being converted into a barge for the transportation of merchandise between this city and New York, was foreed upon one of the abutments of the bridge, where she lies in a critical condition. The fronts of the buildings occupied by the canal line, on the pier, were forced in by the ice, but as they are hot valued the loss will be trifling. The front wall of Panshon’s machine shop, on the quay, was forced in by the bow of a lake boat. ‘The boat was crowded through the wall and on to the first floor, and the jar thus causod forced out the frent wall of the second story. Central Railroad yard is under water, ht house facing the basin No delay of ‘entral traing ix occasioned by the freshet, though for a. short dietance on Montgomery Btreet the water it absut two feet over the track, causing rome little trouble with the engine fires when’ « train passes through, Dut no delay of any consequenoe. The larger freight depots are situated oa the cornor of Quacvenhueh and Water streets. These were crowded to the root with produce of every description, but ail has Leon removed to piaces of safety, and we cxnot learn the company has lost a dollar by damage to freight c stem of the Hudson River Railroad ferry bout was knceked off to the water's edge, The Boston Railroad ferry boat ercaped without sustaining any material in Ne Several barges belonging to tho Troy Line were forced upon the dock, Between State and Hamilton stroote there were forced dock MeClure's floating elevator, the stoum tug Wm, H. Taylor, the barge Mayfiowor and the canal boats Champion and Tariff of 1842 iow Hamilton street iho steamer Jobn Tracey was lying in a critical condition, but {t was thought that ahe would get off with out gerione demage the groat freehet of 1867 Cheon & Son rors. were great For the past year work has been suspended ond most if hot ail of the valuable machiaory Yesterday that portion of the baiid ther has been removed ing facing ov the barin was carried away. At Burt's brewery, corner of Lumber and Montgomory , bo damage’ was done, Tho collars filled with ale in caeks which wore securely fastened down lust night with ropes and timbers. In the cooling vats, which are in the cetiar, there was about one hundred palions of which was dipped out, and carried to tu segond ftory yesterday morning. At Taylor's brew at the comage ton on the river eide woe torn tont# of South ferry 4 from it eator to thy imilar apparat extensive main building In the southern section scores of families have bee rendered homeless. But a few miautes before the breaking up of the river party consisting of some six or elght persons left the Boston depot for this city. They reached the piers, when they separated; four of them ran and barely got over the State street bridge before it was swept from its foundations, while the other two started down the pier for the Ham- iiton street bridge. Just as they reached that bridge the crogh commenced, and in an instant they were surround- ed by water which swept them off the bridge. Finding themselves hemmed in, they ran upon the ice which had been used a8 a skating park (Tompkins) and on it they were conveyed down the river. The ice being very strong and the current towards the western shore, they ran against the South ferry slip and were rescued. ‘THE FRESUET IN TROY, According to the Troy Times the ted damage dove in Troy will not probably e: 10,000, Though the basements of the on River street, the foundries and iron works in the lower part of the city, have been more or lees submerged, such was tho preparation made by nearly everybody, that the loss in vidual cases reaches $100 only in very few instances. In the upper part of the city the principal sufferers were Dunn & Kennedy, brewers, on River street, who lose about $600 worth’ Of beer, destroyed in the ‘vats. The works at the State Dam suffer very little. Centre Island is entirely submerged, and Starbuck Brothers loge sbout $300 in the partial destruction of a temporary building uged as a boiler shop. The south- east corner of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad de- pot, on Green Island, bas been knocked out, but this loss is small. Wm. Taylor’s lumber yard and planing mill, upon the pier west of the Troy and Greenbush Railroad depot, is badly inundated, and a considerable quantity of lumber has been carried away. The ice also stove ina portion of the works, and the loss of Mr. Taylor will be conside- reble, The lumber yards on the east side of the river have not suffered as “heavily this year as usual in times of high water. In fact, very little lumber, either in Troy or in West Troy, has been carried away. In the lower section of the city the loss is more exten- sive. Most of the manufacturing concerns, including the foundries, Renegelacr Iron Works, Troy and Greenbush Ratircad engine house, were more or lesa submerged in the lower story. ‘The Poegenkill overflowed a largs portion of the flats, and many houses were inundated to about three or four fect over the first floors, The inmates of these submerg- cd ‘bulldings were ‘rescued by means of boats. Upon Ida, Jefferson, Monroe and othr streets the water has driven the people out of their houses. A good many of the inhabitants living on these streets were poor peoplo, who kept cows and pigs, many of the latter being drowned. ‘The Troy and Greenbush and Albany northern trains are prevented from running.@the Hudson River Railroad trains are run over the Hudson and Berkshire Railroad track to Chatham Four Corners, and then over the West- ern road to Albany, owing to the freshest in the Stockport creek. In West Troy C. Wright's stock of groceries in his store on Broad street was badly damaged—probably to the ex- tent of $500. James Brady’s store on the same street was also overflowed. His loss will not be over $200. Mr. J. Pla't’s reeidence on the same street was flooded, but a timely removal saved him from auy loss. Marsh & Dau- chy lost about $£00 worth of timber, which was carried off, and Smith & Craig lose about the same amount. The ico in the Hoosick river commenced moving Tues- day morning. The river continued to rise rapidly, the ice moving in immense blocks and carrying away’ two small bi idges above Hoosick Falls. About four o'clock the timbers of these bridges, with large quantities of ice, came down like an avalancho, striking the large bridge which connects Hoosick Falls with the manufacturing establishments. At the time there were several perzons on the bridge, attempting to save the structure by pushing off the masses of ice from the abut- ments, About one-quarter of the structure fell, some six or seven persons going down with it. Five of them were soon rescued, but Mr. Horatio Hull, a gentleman somo Arty years of ‘age, could not ‘be reached, and he passed rapidly down the river until he floated ‘under a railroad bridge, where he seized a bush that he was able to reach, and then by the aid of long lines he was finall; rescued from his perilous position. A boy named Gaffney, sup- poeed to have gone down with the bridge, is missing, and it is feared that he is lost. Two bridges over the Tomhannock stream, in the town of Schaghticoke, were carried away on Tuesday, The lope to the town is about $800. LANSINGRURG.—Mr. E. a bfewer, lost a barge, which was moored to the dock in Lansingburg, last even: ing, and which was carried down stream. shanties on the edge of the river were also carried off. Receding of the Freshet. Atnany, Feb. 14, 1961. During the night the water fell seventeen inches, but is still high. The weather last night was frosty, and the probabilities are that the river is closing again. Aas, Feb. 14—Noon, ‘The river is falling rapidly. The New York Central Railroad Company will deliver down freight across the river to-morrow. The Late Post Office Defalcations. VERDIOT OF THE JURY IN FAVOR OF LAW AND CONOVER—THAT FOWLER WAS A DEFAULTER &T THE TIME THE BOND WAS SIGNED, AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT KNEW IT. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Before Hon. Judge Betts. Fen. 14.—George Law and Gustavus A. Conover vs. the United States of America.—This morning the jury render- od a sealed verdict giving the following answers to the issues submitted to them:— 1. Did the compiainant, George Law, ever deliver, au- thorize, or assent to, or acquiesce in, the delivery to the United States, or to or for their use of, the bond in the penalty of seventy five thousand dollars in the complaint mentioned, without its being also executed by Oliver Char- lick? Answer—No, 2. Did the complainant, Gustavus A. Conover, ever de liver, or authorize, or assent to, or acquiesce in, the de- livery of the said bond to the United States of America, or to or for their use, without ite being executed by the eaid Oliver Charlick? Answer—No. =~ 3. Did the said George Law, prior to the 10th day of May, 1860, know or have reason to believe that the said bond bad been delivered to, or was held by the obligees, or for their use, without its having been executed by the said Oliver Charlick? Answer—No. 4. Did the said Gustavus A. Conover, prior to the 10th day of ny 1860, know or have reason to believe that the said bond had been delivered to, or held by the obligecs, or for their use, without its having been exeeuted by the said Oliver Charlick? Answer—No. 5. Did the said George Law and Gustavus A. Conover, or cither of them, and if 80, which of them, ever, and if £0 when for the first time, inform the government of tho United States that they, or either of them, would not be bound by the aforesaid bond uniess the said Charlick be- came a co surety therein with them. Answer—No. 6. Did the said George Law and Gustavus A. Conover, or either of them, and if so, which of them, ever, and if 80, when’ for the first time, inform the government of the United States that they, or either of them would not be bound by said in consequence of the said Oliver Charlick omitting to be- come a co-surety therein with them. Answer—No. 7. Was Isaac V. Fowler, Depaty Postmaster at the city of New York, at the time when said Georgo Law and Gus- tavus A. Conover executed the said bond, a defaulter to the United States of America for, or in'respect to, the moneys which he bad received as Deputy Postmaster, and if eo in what amount? Answer—Yes; $60,000 an upwards. 8. W the said Isaac V. Fowler, Postmaster at the city of New York,‘at any time when the said George Law is alleged by the defendants to have delivered or autho- rized the delivery, or consented to or acquiesced in the de- ivery ef said boad to the United States, or to or for their use, @ defaultor to the United States, for or in respect to the moneys which he had received as Deputy Postmas- ter; and if so, in what amount? Answor—Yes; $50,000 and upwards, 9, Was the said Isaac V. Fowler, Deputy Postmaster at the city of New York, at any timo when the said Gus- faves A. Conover is alleged by the defendants to have delivered, or nuthorized, or consented to, or acquiesced in the delivery of said bond to the United States, or to or for their use, a defaulter td the United States for or in respect to the moneys which he had received as Deputy loetmaster; and if so, in what amount? Answor— Yes; $60,000 and upwards. 10. Did the said George Law at any time when he is alleged by the defendants to have executed, or autho rived, or neented to, or acquiesced in the delivery of said bond to the United States of America, of to or for their use, know or have notice, or have reason to beliove that the said Isaac V. Fowler was a defauiter to the go- vernment of the United States? Answor—No, 11, Did the sald Gustavus A.{Conever, at any time when ho is alleged by the defendants to havo executed of dalivered, or authorized or aequieeoed in’ the delivery of said bond to the United States of America, or for their ure, know or have notice, or have reason to ‘believe that tho said eaac ¥. Fowler was a defaulter to the govern ment of the United States? Anawor—No. 12. Did the proper ofiera of the Post Office Department, or of the United State, at the time when the said George Taw te alleged by the defendants to have executed said tier, that the eal ileane V. Fowlor government of the United States rb to th tw United States Commissioner's Office, Before Commissioner Geo. F. Betts. IN THE MATTER OF THE STEAMSHIP KANGAROO—IM+ PORTANT DECISION RELATIVE TO THE PASSENGER: AcT OF 1855, ‘This was a proceeding to enforce a penalty of fifty dol- lars each for two hundred passengers, amounting to ten. thousand dollars, against the master of the steamship. Kangaroo, for an alleged excess of that number allowed by the above law to be carried according to the meagure- ment of the veesel. The proceeding was instituted on the information of one Dillon, formerly in the employ of the steamship company, anda number of similar informations were threatened. nese oe Beg it Breer company by him, unless com- fore the Commissioner for the last fortnight, for the Eupled by passengers, were. appropriated to portiosa of claime e few sieves for hair uso. aa ‘Mr. Casserly, for | eae at Castle Garden, who was examined before the ce roo tes eine eee rs on the com| general arrange- Bente for ‘helt sccommodation and comfort. After the testimony for the prosecution was closed, Mr. J. W. Gerard, Jr., counsel for the company, with: out going into testimony for the defence, moved the dis. charge of the accused on the that the law, although it had enacted a prohibition, and might have in- tended to inflict a penalty, had not done so in cases of thia description, where the vessel was foreign and the alleged offence was not committed within the jurisdiction of the United States, and that such penalty could not be inferred from the statute—the British government having strin- gent laws to regulate their own vessels, ‘The ground was also taken that vessels of this country are not subject to examination and penalties of a similar nature in Great Britain, and that Congress, therefore; could never have intended to legislate in this particular against the British vessels. 3 ca arta on behalf of the government, argued in: opposition. ir. Commissioner Betts rendered hig decision, dis- charging the accused, ‘as follows:— ‘This is a criminal complaint against the captain of the British steamship Kangaroo, for violation of the act of Congress, March 8, 1855 715), in bringing from Liverpool ers than allowed Goa appromei of the space of it a criminal offence in the master of a ship to bring pas- sengers from a foreign port to this country, without ap- propriating for their use the spaces mentioned in section ene of that act. This section provides ‘That no master of any vessel (even a owned wy eereent) shall take on board such vessel, at any foreign port or place, other than foreign contiguous territory of the United States, a greater number of ngers than in proportion of one to every two tons of euch vessel.” Here occurs a full period, and the section then proceeds to enact, ‘That the s appropriated for the use of —- ae shall be in the follows viz: the main and poop decks or platfo the deck houses, one passenger for each senger for eighteen tent to bring such passenger to the United States, and shall leave such stated place, and -bring the same oe aay number thereof within the jurisdiction of the U: ‘States; or if any such master of any vessel shall take on board bis vessel at any port or place within the Soe een aon Sere ee in the proport said, or to the tonnage aforesaid, with intent to carry tho tame to any foreign port or place, every such master shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,” &o. connection with the assignment of the penalty, has refe- rence onl ers taken on board within the United States to be carried to a forei The ques- tion, and if 80, to which. By the section no duty whatever is imposed on the: master in reference to the of proper spaces. to passengers on vessels bound foreign porte to the: The master is bound not to carry more than one ene oe ee ee in vessels bound’ ig os e port States. This provision boon ‘Violated in this case Bs H 5 i : z : : if HE = 3 Be Hi F hs if ef fH #58 The complaint must therefore be dismissed. A Challenge to Skaters. ‘We have heard of skating matches to come off in thie. neighborhood as soon as the ice is in good order; but the most decided shallenge yet offered is one from Mr. H. O, Carr, of Union Springs, in this State, This gentleman has challenged the whole world for a trial of speed on- skates. He wasat Auburn last week, and on the lake there in company with a party of young gentlemen gave’ © specimen of his skill. The Advertiser thus speaks of hie performances — After secing the gentleman on the ice, and witnessing some of his tremendous bursts of speed, we are ready believe that, under favorable circumstances, with Food ice and st steady wind, he can do mile in two minutes. His strides, when under full mo tion, are about twenty-two fect, and he our best skaters ns easil} te “Flora” ‘Temple, would me ow friend in secnlvin’s mai? wagon, One fair and square jump, clear from measured eighteen feet and ry inches; and De othead to bet twenty-five dollars he could add three feet to that length, with no takers. Mr. Carr also came out for the purpose of accommodating the man who offered to bet one hundred dollars, through the Union, several days , that he could run eight rods on the’ ico, w ates, faster than any person could skate the ‘ance, It is reported that Mr. Carr’# challenge hae beon ac. ted by a gentioman at Rochester; but still there is sufficient time for others resident in this neighborhood to send in their if they feel williny and the Inspector of the Central Park Would willing? cause ice to be reserved for the match. li SrPREME Cot e.. ‘mie U icon Fe —0n URT OF INITED STATER, Fe 5 tion of Mr. Attorney General Stanton, Hon Wilan Moe ard and Hon. Williim Allen, of Obio, were admitted at- torneys and econseliors of thi Court motion of Hon. Trusten Polk, Jobn D. of Missouri, was admitted an attorney ant een thle Court 10, 08. Lessee of Robert W. Smith error, vt. William MeCann.—The se th — was continued by Mr. J. Mason Campbell for the defend- ant in error, and concluded by Mr. H. Winter Davis for the plaintiffs in error. R. Tn cases of Small-pox, Feartet Sore Throat, Diptheria, © RBADY ithe and REGU 0, no danger ne apprehended. ane ts of dhe Keer, = . fo tone of the Pills Salil remove reetige of the Veloce feller, vox sense if used when the first He, and $1 per bottle, Pile Bo. my J RADWAY & 00., No. % John street, Bold by drugglete and sorekeopors every where,