The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 16, 1865, Page 1

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Cede eth en meet FOF tinny ee ek on Oe OO tem tener “ 1 nw Oe ware “nee ew ’ / ° a Sa ERS the Pgs | pA peg i ee ee ea t Are the Efleota of BD | are Om He pote Crert o00 tng © metheNE Crit fond Comandone Crore guilty (9 0 46 L we? ’ 4 perme. dl aie od he heres prt! A Ao fod ew aaoutive Pardon pd tot Io Mg (FO POPE POR Cie of de henge im nme Manta than “harget 46 “Sword of Gideon” Cute the Knot. - ACCUSED RELEASED, important from Virgiota, ’ ¢ tistry Law Necided Constitational i HVERAL POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, [race of Governors for Georgia yesh Spirit im Virginia and Kentucky, 1 If the p @iten of the gentionen waa Correns Jaedge Magrath, whe pare rengne plete \yrth Inangarated Governor 1m | sige or toe travis (hy both Caroiinm bot Whe toot partia the rebellion, will remored North Carolina, ie., &e.. &e. Waeninarom, Dee 16 (. United Mates Hupreme Court Room wee 1 wedey with lawyers, including some of nal distinction from verious perte of the 17, heer the argument on the question ea ether a pardon by the President restores the fatto a « rights of citizenship, which he 1 previons 9 to the rebellion Hl, Carpenter Feq. of Wisconsin, sad he ms applied to by A. MH Garland, of Arkan- » mibinit ® motion to the Court, and to ask consideration Ho sald he resided in an oe Northwestern Atete, and hed favored all eamures to mupprese the rebellion, but was reparet to extend toe mght hand of fellow. rhs reconstricted brother: and eacur flag from the Atlantic to the Pacific, after four ol tern civil. war, this is the time to fix od strong the landmarks of Constiiuiional The peculiar case of the petitioner, Mr, !, ee well as Mr. Marr, of Loulsian: out of the late rebellion, in which part. He has submitted himeelf to the entirely sufficient, granted 68 = full pardon, be re-simitted ae a counsellor as the bar, met in this endeavor by the act of Congress, in 185. This low requires attorneys to oath that they have not participated wil- hs the rebellion, and to render allegience and ‘nee to the Governmen:s, This Court bas held ry legis'ation is vold which imposes burdens ndere rights secured by the Constitution » The members of this Court, for instance, Mice for \ife, or during good behavior; and sre it would not be competent for Conyress vide (hat they should not preside beyond a tame. Toke the Case of assault and battery, niahed by a fine, but is not followed by isqualification, Buppose an attorney com- assault and battery and is fined, and sup- at Congress bad passed » law requiring swear that be bad never commined the would not that be unconstitutional ? What result of the law, of which cov plains is First, considering the petitioner of treason be might have heen 4 wita death; but the Presidens Ny parioned him, and the effect of to resvore him to bis mghss, civil aad politi- d the holding of office as fully as if hehad ommitted the offence, Engaging in she Mo subiteved bom to forfeiture, bus the par- stored him to hisrights, yet the act of Con- esa perpetual bar t his bolding of office, in drect opposition to the pardon. Vhe ins said by his pardon, you shall not be trom practicing in tie Supreme Court, be act of Congress he ts disqualified. The ibis trying to pardon and tue Congress to the former is Wiped out by the lation, The 4b may pardon for all offences, tion ja sustained by the Fede thorities, includiug former justices of the oS. Court, The language in the Constitution ne President the power to grant reprieves M.ous must be Construed accor ing to the The power was uuderstood in Eugland at 6 a.option of that iasirumeut, Le Con- js the same b-day a6 it wasut iLe + was dd, Those who stood by the t in the rose of doubtful power in Luld see shat the Constitution is not abora wer in peace, Tx entieman referred to 7 1 to show What ls meant by a \echarges not only the pun- but also the guilt of the otfence itself eof the law the person js as innocent as { never committer she offence, Iu other makes bim anew man, The parson will w Wo prosecute for bel any one Who may ‘a traitor ors feloa Lt regenerates and im, and to call bin a traitor isto vy to ution vi Bogland, and to ceny the power sng 10 inwke Lind ew 0 Tow Bu- itbas similarly decided, Prosiceut ised tbe powcr in behalf of iho pestioner, ake i} impossitve to infiles any punis n bim jor the crime of treason, but the ‘ngress docs iatict puwmehmens — It bim trom ole, This is the effect because bav ug COWmitied the oa. Capuol sear be vever hus jual.fee bin trom bojuing any | Au American | vluvely Luise @ punsowmens, so tb auke he can oby2 4D cilce Leheves @uer tuiugs W.lve gives Ube wim, Woew aces the CousAbuwOl OsUuies a6 away | ) parks vs (he COUR Waere ite opera | cecu suspe Ged, Tue iessned peule- varus wuscoriby Lo BLO" bab ding sail Pure puUbibsleuisy ADU LOW Lo V.m.bed Y suave Leen guil.y of otfeuces | Toe Promdeut saye bo toe you sball mot ve dis hoy acoount OF #By reason You bave com- yut Congress #eyS bo Litu “You shail “ep the courts Unless you take an oath ever committed tue otlence, and if you Me.y you bell be punished. When eo pranied the recipient caunor be de he restoration of bie rights, because it \jorbiduen by she Constitution of the Shier Justice Maravall says be ” . 0 the Omer darter’ the ergumemt, hat gentenen ve! men tenet het while In rebellion erent the | witet Sen My Cont, Wh et aradh right tt @@ he bet t nee moon ent hot prewriie toner errey ordenvored & demeroy thie Cour, bat the Govern foent eel, aud thereby ceeset to be on offers Conld not the power thet mais the office denroy w bie position when Premden, reer: bin ond offvers of the army end very, *ho participet | regiewation lew, which excludes from voting those 1 lo the rebellion tended thet @ pardon would restore & them thew again thas Congress could prescribe the qualifica- tons conferring them, and the duties may from time | Biate author ty. to time be cosuged, alty in the law; it is @ qualification. er ® qualification ts » penalty depends on the stand twenty-one years shal! vot vote, or thas he shall not vou unless he porerases « cas ‘sing at its bar must and thet in the highest Court of bis State, He would depre- cate any sch which would prevent reunion, but, at the same time be would such laws a¢ would keep out ot high places tuose | bue duly o toe Court t cuurace. | argument Mr, Spee. Bald be wanted all tue pow: | OAT C00, ond enernrege | - ? ‘ How onee f ol COMMOVORE CRAVEN CAGED | 07 ptperey Ley get toe llamas ober § * nore ented a " 7 re Oe MUDDLED VeamCT. | yet Ate ve fw he gt ond thon NO pend * me ree Fret Monee God Ha oot Oren 0 OpnF ‘ On ar ty Hew owe wed Ohne @ O70 . | yarn of were beving heen the ganerone 4 of popmer Werte in Ae mot om prenena re oe TOOT oF CRTNIET weTEt at Crane Ationnay enands tyeed eat) ba rayieed G8 meh whe set jo etiveset me | “rh het peare Kee ogein reternet Aahe Carpenter, Getent #00 a on Morr a he y (Om Wie Mr Apret wet ee wea a ime oan Congreee ed sa teavons fot eee The pew hemert’ with these whe fet oly pre oe = There he \@ perdone! by the Fut the perden @ould got certainly Ths eae the case of postmneastors 1. carteiniy Would not be coo treason, Mr, Garland did not fortelt hia ofiee; and \t 8 inwleved thet ae attorney on office, offices es there are pubhe end tons, and there are offices estab! situsion and tle by lew, Attorney © private or # public office vate property! the ber lor gress bee said thes the Court may eetab|.*h rules, | suffrage and the abolition of slavery aud in 178% the qualification for the place wee | designed to render the Union indissoluble, by framed 0 it now mands, Other qualifications me be required, eneh es the exemination, by « Ik of the eppicante for admission, comtroverved the other propositions ot Mr. Carpen- ter. but what wae the tenure? When he accepted the offce, did be not know the Court could preseribe | the war such rules a6 would deprive him of the office? The power of Congress knowo thie court ho ite Now there ere puble sod private wate sorpors- in the Gon- tion of en Ia \t his pri- An stiorney ie not edimitted Lo ¢ purpose of xiving him office, Con Te the Mr. i iben The place heli by an attorney wae an ‘ over the qualiSeation was to him when he enwred upon it, The decision hed been made over and over Offices are beld as the will of the power There is nothing like « pen- Ast) whew. point, A State may say ® persoa under property qualif- sey thet s mau prac- ve = fair charsceer, actised for three yoars ; and thie Court ma: he hes ire Congress w pass who have not been faithtul to their country in the The Lag ie oomeing: Pet we cannot eared vet with Mr, Carpenter, shat peace reigns. e President has not yet so declared. Those who held office under the Government, but who went {nio rebellion, did not so bethve as to entitle selves to recccupancy, Was there anything in the spirit of the Constitution, wee tt so framed that « srreste the arm of justice? A pardon vreveuts the infliction of nishment, but + is mot s key to enable the party to unlock the offices of government, The pardon was an iron clad, eo to speak, for the purpose of de- fence, The gentleman remarked that while the rdon says the reeipient stall not be punished, the eek of Congress sayehe shall; but the President does not say the peiitioner sball practice in this Court, Tue President only gives him the nght of every other citizen, Ibis the party's own fault if he caunot take the oath. Is is simply to give as surance to the Court that they wili not admit to practices party who has been in the rebellion, Lhere is in the oath a statement of a fact that the arty bes not been io rebellion against the Jnited Biates, If so, be cannot appear in th «, aud other legal tribunals, Ibis, he repeated a fact, and pote test. It bas been decided by suthorines which he quoted, that while s pardon ts @ protec: tion againes all assaults for the thing done, it can be the foundation tor a claim, If Mr. Gar fice was forfeited, when he becaine a public ia he not combug before the Cours wiih the enue) President's pardou and making 4 the fou: dation ofaclaium! Thateannot bedone, It te a simple rovection, Not ® Weapon of defense, not a ey by which offlce cau be opened, Mr, Speed admitted that to call ® man who has received » “traitorl’’ or a ‘elon’ is actionable, bus suppom it ie said, “you were @ traitor ® felon, this is bot actionable, A pardon does not wipe os It still remains, May not Congress aay . aro disqualifi ations, Is is pot competeus for Co gross to easy 8 mur-erer shall pot stand here ! not th fair character? Canis be said thate ian b fair character who comes here after he ) ° tempted to destroy the government? Des not thas disqualify bim in thie Court? ls it not competent for Congreasto say the pardon shall not qualify aman for practice in this Cour, and cannot ihe people of « B.ste delegated authority, that « man Is mbraced in the words of the rule: Uf ° Las comm ted @ homicide suali never vote or hold office? Wot ¢ powe: @ the people in Conveutiou than Congress has under ine Constitution? Corvousions can prescribe the qualifications of ceaddates for off.e, Congress bas power just as plenary. Mr, Bpeet malutuned ten that the qashB vation in tue lay is uote pepaliy He look d upon |b as soineshing Which Congress may wake it A‘ er -uriber ere ul b6@ Guverumens exercised for the pur- pose of Lribging # ous peace. No Govern ment bad ever beiore jumexi shrugs iedy iricls a8 Our OWn wishin the last our years, q sium-veriug poWers of the Uousiiutou Ween the war commenced were found as adequate for gl | Weewern (agree of 74 Oe ree me FO Ctra a Heat y ceplanel by he fibrwine nee The @¢ e~veet fe epewiet fonrn om eere yer we fee feere When he ened of ee Cort eee ememinel eo the fermen, of he Bere, Wee om te he Premitene OO henry tote, proting onthe regularity Gn innene Gen. 1 he proscadings. wn He centenee, ont fonelntes fy cnying He the Cort eamrmed he power of wm igetnd pun Gement The Comet et mee roriet 4 etm, Write ot Male fepart in more ten! wicel lengiany foent Commeore Craven getlty of he cherae hat peeeet open bom (he eeme sentence af before Tha venerable Renvevery of the Mery then wend wrth, end wrote a ach looger eter, wherein he erp y oftlaes and reviews the ection of the Court Martial | orien end convicwe the eerneet, and fede by cations ails the procaetings of the Court, ond relieving Commmodare Themes T Craven from errest «The eccueed and hie (ends eppeer to be garters 7 eatiefied with the reeult, a Maryland. The Megtery Law Constitationnt. Baltimore, Dee, ih. Chief Justin Now'e, in bie the constitetorelty of the foer @ the teat oath presente! in the offices aod regalis, The proposition le thet ty bie new Conmitution, eave Hon mut be reergnired a@ the Tea chief charscteriasics, e 4 organic \ew of she Mtate In contrad etinetion to the ore @ leclarstion of the thet every citizen of the Gilegiance to the Conettution and Government of the Unived Mates, and je not bound by any \aw or ordinaece of the Mate in contravention of gubver- Siow thereof in ite Incorporation with the uae + wee excluding from the jolle and offices of the Mtate all who ectively engaged tn the rebellion, or gave it @id and comfort If the prevalence of the doctrine of secession is to be accepted in exvenus- tion of those thue engaged in the rebellion, the sokiiers of = Siuert and had continued, might he’ - ed the right of euffrage unchanged. The Tenth Section of Article Ist of te Federal Coneti- tution does not Hinit the power of of a Biate to fix, ebange or modify the qualifications of voters; the right of a Biate to regulate the elective iranchiee is sbeolute and unqual fied, and Is the foundation of To this power the right of « people to participate in the | lature ie mubordin- aie; cit zonship and suffrage are not inseparabie, the latter not being # universal or inalienable right with which men @ dowed by their creat or, but ie altogether conventions!. Ibis question of mere civil policy, to be arranged on such @ besie asthe majority may deem bea geo with relerence to the moral, pee and intellectual condition of the jarticular State. A lege! voter iscertainiy he who hae the right to vote, but the law apponts @ means whereby to decide such right, Limitations of thie character are ip opera- ton in other states. The jealousy of Foderal in- fluence excluded those in actual service from par- ticipating in elections, Is would be an snomaiy if the sworn ouemies of the government should be preferred to its friends in this state, The sare power which disqualified free co.ored men in 1501, who prior to that year were entitlod te vote, ena- bled she convention of 1864 to disq sality all who bad been in armed hostility to the United Btates. Every verument should contain in itself the nieans of |e OWD preservation, and for that reason the regulation of the right of sutfrage was reserved by the etates, POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, Virginia. Richmond, Dee, 15.--The Legislature has paseed a bill reorganizing the Public Guerd, « military company formerly employed to guard public build. ings. The Legislature has also adopted « resolu- tion recommending the pardon of Jeff. Davis and other political prisoners, and the restoration of the privilege of the habeas corpus, North Carolina Raleigh, Dee. 15.—Gov, Worth took the oath of office to-day before the members of the two houses of the Legislature and s number of clilvens, Tue Governor ‘lect delivesed asbort and modest ad- dresé on the occasion, claiming that the people of North Carolina desired the restoration of the Union, The Legislature will adjourn on Momday mornjog at aix o'clock Kentucky. Frankfort, Ky. Dee, 14,--The Btate Benate to- day, by a vote of 223 to 12, passed the House bill removing the dieabilities in regard to the persous engaged in the rebellion, The House, by @ vote of 57 to 34, passed the judiciary bill, pardoning all who Lave committed | treason against the commonwealth. The House also voted to repeal the act approved February 21, to provide @ civil remedy for ‘ojuries done | by disloyal persons, not, however, to affect peud- ing actions, Georgia. The Provisional Governor has sent to the Legus~ lature the following dispatch : Wasureaton, Dec. 11 J. Johnaon. Provisional Gover or | The Governor-eect will (e inaugurated, which wil notiutertere with he P oy mous! Governor, You will recave instructions ins few Gaye with regard to being relieveu, y can't you elect e Senawr? I would issue no cor ions t) mem- vers of Congress; leave thai ¢ incom.ng Governor, We are uncer .b! > you lor the noble, effcier t and patr.o:ic ron whieh you bave discharged the dubes of Provisional Governor, and you will be pustaine! by the Gov- domestic as forforeign war, Mr Garlanu did, by reason Of bis antagonistic posiion, when he ea- engaged in rebellion, Lecowe a public enemy, and thus vacated the office which be beld. Ihe par- don did uot restore bim, nor give to petitioner a rights he did nut otherwise poss He repeated, the vath prescribed by Congress was # quulifica- tion, aad not ®& penalty, aud !t was competent for Congress to prescribe it, Toe oath wae ust, both in lesb r and spirit, Hon, B.verdy Johnson wil’, on next Fridey, ernment Anprgw J nner, President, A committee has been appointe! ty walt op Gov- ernor Jenkins and leary when jt}!!! suit him to be inaugurated. It is undersiood that he desires to know bis real status before isking bis office, Tar State Denartment pave completed the in- strucaions of Kilpatrick, Monisier to Chili, and have notified him that the government demres that be abould leave as onoe for bis Poth | Saws lame, ad a Ld Be ! | A ee “ vine 4 *e aene ae far? re © owe | 1H immonee gran Caren rerenty sompieret Ferg. Fe, peoet bn © eree mm Powe wr } ed Fe Bd } tm avert ont 6 Heme, Pieapne, | On! Fate Aare Nene wre Mamenyed ig fre nvrming Theaee “eer, ed ee went ff ee hat ot erie mead a reed FOR AWE ARE HOE GentR Amant RE HIN “ Marery 01 latiene, bat pemertey theatre 6 fia wen hy het ee “ ie rene We feperiment | ed led ot Com FP rtrere @ neea, pomerdey, wow | five Whe Ret « serge of bay, @hieh, OO the (7 48 tel om At ateew winnwed betere core of Wee pemer dey morning, Ge bow ad O Meterreg & fo 0 HO fertory, Lendugharm®, © 1, of pleted, viiing Priletne Wart, the Pagina = fe id fippoeet he wee the only perem in the bovid the, leh wae hetly mateered = The cet on the betting will he 616,000 w gon,onn Wieetee Wie, oho wee hare been eneen tod yonerley at the jer, ‘A Kingmon, © ¥, for the murder of Mra Rev wwell, reeneed « aeeond raepite, ete lave hour Thuretey evening, from the Hevernes, Changing Die sentence te lmpriennrnent ang hog for life The antortwoete men re ceived the news with the deepest ferlings of omnotion Tae Aeon oo mill, owned by Chander & Wile mot, in Oewego, § VY, wae consumed by fire Thor wley night. The mechioery eomnected with the ip vert, towether with « coneideratie amount of lamer, ahingles, bolt, ete, al] belonging to the game firm, were wee coneumed A strong horth west wind wae blowing, and the Ore epread to the rigging of several voesesle along the dock, but the femes ware soon extinguishe!, The tote) lone |e entimnated at 680,000, Lemet, Cot, Wann Manrton, of the 8. Marine Cpe, who wae recently tried before a Navel General Court Martial, upon @ cterge of having detrauled enlisted men of the Marine Corps out of £4,000 deposited with him by them for sate keeping, has been sentence! t be reprimanded by the Secretary of the Mevy io Generel Ordere and to be suspended for three years; and thet one-half of bis retired pey be deducted until the whole de- linquency ts canceled, General Intelligence. (By Matt to the New York Sun} A cowrmwronany styles Mr. Bumner “the ect- ing cherge d'affaires of Divive Prondence in thie country." M. Manerzax is out with @ short end brillient *® programme, t commence tn Washlugton on strose night. Ganeret Raver bee reached the ripe age of 69 years and still performs, He may be expected to “drop off" at any time. Two young deaf mutes (n Hartford have volun- teered to goto the Weat Coast of Africa, to teach some flity of their unfortunate kind tn that part of the world Tas King of Bavaria has commissioned several er to paint pletures |llustrative of Wagner's operas, He bas given Wagner @ plearant litte house in Munich. Joerrn Asuiny, # Fall River (Maes.) glutton, recently undertook, on « bet of $25, to eat a turkey ween nine pounds at one sitting. He accom plished the teak in thirty minutes, A prutesqrs on “'L'Africaine’ hee been duced at the Birand Theaire, London, under the title, "The Queen of the Cannibal Islands." It has original music and puns. Tar great government sale of war material ot Alexandria will probably lastthroughout the week. There are s large number of buyers and the prices obtained {n numerous {nstances were in excess of coat, Tanen of the Comm'ssioners for the Now York Fire Department have been in Washington for several Gays, olweerving the practical re- tion of the system of the Washington fire slarma telegraph. Wirtars the past few daye six cargoes of salt, of direet importation from Liverpool to Richinond merchants, have arrived at City Point, The whole aggregating upwards of twenty-five thousand sacks. Tan question of the admission of the Bouthern claimauis to seate in the House of Representatives, it le now considered, haw been tully determined, The vote im the House adopting the Stevens reso- lution by two-thirds is regarded as conclusive evidence that they will not be admitted this winter, Two varKs, with @ capital of two hundred thousand dollars each, were chartered om Thura- day at Charleston, 8.C. Upwards oftwo millions currency have been issue! to national banks within the last three deys, Total amount now ie sued #225, 400,000, A Lome of pure gold weighing several pounds was lately picked up by a boy, who was ashing 1 a creek, in Clark County, lowa, Quitea number of persons having @ ‘hires for yolu,"” have since been searching im the vicinity in the hope of find jug sume of the touch wished for metal, As unaccountable fatelity has taken place at Camberwe!!, Eoxlend, A ‘ead man, on whom there were no marks of violence, wes found with his bead firmly fixed between iwo of the wooden peliags of the Bruswick Sjuare enclosure, aud bis ndein bis pokets, A Naw Haven (Conn,) grocer had for some time ast mniseod smal! Burs of money from bis drawer, ut couldn't fuess where it wont to, Last week he had occasion to take way ao cid counier, under which he discovered @ rat's nest composed of @70 in bilis and currency, Aw Illinois paper predicts the mildest winter known mnce 1852-3, says the wuskrate this year bu.lt torr houses light and low on the ground, instead of burrowing into hill-sides, Toe rate and mice are also sill! in the fede in large numbers, Both these jucicatiove are looked upon a6 sure. From Pekin we bear that the Russian Govern- ment sent out two telegraph officers to secertain whether it were possible to oltain the permission of the Chir Governmens to eatablivh a telex raph from Kiachte to thas place, bus that the Chinese showed themselves altogether averse to the scheme, and the officers have returned On Thursday night, ths sash and blind of Thos, Shaw & Bons, the car factory of L, M. Sinith & Co., and the roillwright shops and wwo awelling houses belonging to the Wasbington [ron Works, were destroyed ty fire st Newburg, N.Y [he loss of Thornas Show & Sone is estimated at @10,00; that of L. M. Smith & Co, $4,000; the Wasbingtoo Lrom Works, €25,000 All covered by insurance SUN. Thirty Third VW ener oe ” heat e One ‘f ‘ a4 in were em ore Hiden np ey 2k oe) ms a (emt Ane gare Peveg @e ey prar ead wert © wm Widade io PA tow wi teow. © aa fewen 4 4900 Herm heme Mon the ov (POI He lm se eon? é | ey ote sow 4 A AM a . y wre? 4 Aa td a ha borne dye he hd reamtan | mw ree od 1g 4 hee aap Adway Wen Were | get & pay lor atin ale te #ervingmen af ¢ AONE herd me VOma hel on wm a et Fer, fom Memriey | 11 MO ones Sa a POONTEE Ot mene ont on & 1 bene of mone “on vie rr e te aprewna a “ laennere wore a An ae ed 7 or" FOr HONE Ope priate whe are Tae fet Mer priney 4 tava Miter a Wethigen tee @ 4 he Prpogm Cone Polen t meee pereunt HONE Hd Fen coe A te pute fer here, aod of he pt of Compra with 008 & Metien Wiring Werk mare oe HOHE Hate etione far (he gitlenes of the Miminey 4 bAweH on pore enpeaterer fe Berg he foe f Nie A pariare georet, hot he 1 Banws 06 hove heen ete (he petenn gare he the Mente fy he Prem Tae otto pt of Con fr @ntneen ote vo od rey ed 4 the a olen fa, da fo con@Aaratia na in Wearing fon Mave Wallen enya: 1 canned for @ mm» ment FUppeee Hhete marie” of Conprage @ourt fetor oF Ger pt We femten on thie 1 Oh Ore at ITE mEFOT AOA Without relreme, GuOh & re © ltomune! © hed heen Sloption If those conmpumitien they | Freprement, ll ieee can Lhetiers that the tite of the nation would be willing w imenre to of @l commanty jon he hee arcor led to the Arai 40 ately ine ad Tre Lowidens Len davies were badly ree: ined @ (ow days since, A communication wee pod coved by the Revere, of which the folle ‘ the opening + “The undersigned, ae 0 sommivies of ladies, ny in the name of olerge number of Ileand, @\ ah to present your honor United Mate Nay, Ae.” The teow ate received the communication, nece, the fag ond Oted en hour in the afternoon ite for ual reception Rhortly aiterward they repeired to the hall of the House of Represeatatives for the pur roe slerting @ Mase Printer Thes duty per orme’, they returoed to their owa chamber sod orlared, forthwith, that everything rel wwe jeter and the flag should be expunged from the journals of the Renate In the toverval the (ect hed eokel our theas the ladies desiring to make the presentation were colored, LOCAL NEWS, MEW YORK AND TH® VICINITY. Wivren is Ranneor—Tue SKATING Sea- ne imavaunaren To-Dat— Paeramatioss rou Camaruas, E10.~ With « suddenness some- what remarkable in this climete, Bummer, ou Tharedey, iully yielded the management of things ria! Into the hands of bis Wintry Majesty, who has siready adjusted the tempersture to sult hie radical notions, During yesterdey the mereury range! from 20 to 52 degrees, while at an early hour yesterday morning even 14 degrees waa indicated, which is sufficiently cool to dispel the fears of those who professed to eet, im the iate extreme mildness of the season, 6 forerunner of cholera, and all manner of future affliction, In truth, yesterday wae @ really cold day. Men and women, on their way t© and from their daily evo~ cations, bent to the nipping northern winds, and nursed their ears as they hastened omward ; drivers of omnibusees practiced calesthenics tn * frenzied manver, and rounded thelr oaths with even more than their customary energy. At Waab- ington and Quincy Marketa, where stoves are nn- known, and where each man fs left to his own muscular aetivity to avoid death from freasing. butchers cut pigeon wings around their chopping- blocks, ballanced to their scales, chasseured after thetr customers, and double shuffled while they dealt out thelr steaks at 85c. per Ib, Even the avcient apple woman over the way, who usually takes the weather os God sees fit give, and site quiet and contended under {t, was galvanized into an exhibition of life, and furnished the public with free Irish jigs, performed in » manner scarcely less ener- getic than those of the masculine Mrs, O'Grady, in the drama of ‘‘Arah na P. "* While to the poor, crouching in damp evllare and lonely garrets, the pogitiva advent of Winter will prove » terrible aflliction, thousands in our madat will heil with delight the erisp, frosty weather, which now washers in the festal season of the year. Over all the ponds in the vicinity Jack Frost has spread his icy mantle, and the sketing season of 1856 may now be considered as fairly opened, Altbougb the buildings fur the sccommodation of skaters are hardly yet in readiness at Contra) Park ; still this will mot deber the public from indulging in the lose doubi- inaug- spor, and thousands will viet the Park to night tw urate the Winter's carnival with proper eclat. At the various ponds in Jersey City skating wae commenced yesterday, and the skating fraternity of that city visited the ponds in large numbers during the day and evening, a8 did also bundreds of enthusiastic youngsters from thie side of the Hudson, Associating, a all do, merry Christmas and New Years day with cold winds and sow storms, the recent mild weather servedas but an indifferent reminder that these merry days are drawing near, Since the advent of the cold snap, however, extensive preparations for s proper ob- sorvance of these days are manifest on every hand. posed for sale in shops and upon the streets, and the windows of fancy goods venders displey the customary assortment of gifts end toys, eround which linger groups of boys and girls, speculahng a8 to prices, or upon the liberality of Sante Claus at his coming emnual distribution, At many of the churches preparations are sleo making for proper observance of the ‘Bavour's natal day.’’ But while these preparations are making nd Christmas :rees are being hung with gifts for the little ones who ait by their comfortable fire, lot it not be forgotten thet outside stands shivering child who bas no Christmas tree from which to pluck « gift, nor has she ® kind mother to bang one there, Remember ber, then, and make her little heart glad, and He whose birth-day you thus commemorate will remember his own saying that *heewho giveth but scup of cold water in His namesto one of these little ones, shell im ao wise lowe Christmas trees and overgresss are ex- bis! reward." , (Com tawed on the Last Pega