mimtVOL. XXIV. NO. 49

»»tiou»l fidi-Stowy £tuittliml.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY, OH SATURDAT,

iMRIIIOlS .MI-SLAYER.1

SOCIETY,

PENNSYLVANIA ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETT,IOC NbrlA-Ttnlh Strut, Philadelphia,

NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1864.my Ulc, been nnfri-'ndlr <o the I'nion of the States"in eounlEy, nnd J shall <Io nil Ihat 1 can tj osor

member of Itn: ILtisi- o'f H--[.ro-L-rilfiU vcb, Irom ihesuspicion of deliln -rut. Iy preferring against tuo ncharge for which I know there in no real found lit ion.(I he speaker here ai-ktil tl*- audience to cucuso himwhile fie rend a nolo, just pel in Lin hands, which hebelieved nn* Irani Mr. Morris.]

mpposed. Perhaps if Mr. Morris is pre-rnlbor thank than blnuio tua for calling

idicucu (o his resolution. The

JMfrtfow.

.ENGLAKIl'S ORATOR AT THE CAPITOI,,

Reception of Gcoiga Thompson jq Waslilngtoi

A t,vrt audience assembled last night in the Hull

of tbo House of r.-'pn^vtitniivCB to listen to the

famous oriitor of England, the Hon. Geo. Thompson.

At 8 p. in. (hi; distinguished hpcnksr made his ap-

pearance, amid enthusiastic cheers, accompanied byViec-President Unmlio, tho Kov. John Pierpoat. andfollowed by the President, wheso incoming was the

Bignal of immense and long-continued applause.

Among (he prorniniaii gentlcni'-n present were- Secre-

taries Clmau and lasher. Senators Ilovcrdy Johnson,

Foolo, Wilson, Hnrris, Lane, of Indiana. Clark, JudgeHolt, Speaker Colfax, ex-Governor Wright, Slovens,

of Pennsylvania, Judge Kelloy.nod olhcra. The lloor

of (he House whs filled and (h - gallery was occupied

with such n crowd as rarely is attracted to its

benches. It ia seldom that an assembly comprising

so much of the intellect, beauty, and fashion of tho

metropolis, ia gnlberod within four walls. The pas-

sages of Mr. T.'u speech relating to the Cslerniinalion

of slavery, the final triumph over tho rebellion, andthe opinions and services of Abraham Lincoln, wereroost vociferously cheered.

Mr. Pikhpont raid ; Ladies and gentlemen, as Sen-

atom aod Members of the House of Hepreventativesb.avo united with tic Washington Literary Associa-

tion in extending their invitation to the distinguished,

gentleman who ia to address you (his evening, it

seems proper to impress the mceliog with a nalionn'

character, the more so, ns thu House of Representa-tives have placed in the hand* of thu Association this

Hall for (he occasion. The Association, through its

President, has ih.'r.-fore it-Led tho Vice-Pi ""

Mention of tho owhich 1 have

|

Washington, AprilMr. Oeor^c Thompson

:

iil.v j

just rceoivtd from him, is dated

III lint

Very rcsf-c-iruiiv,

^ The letter referred to, which I I

tba Congressional Olit

r jinri-otlini! I"III- npneuill- laslon or the Stilh

M..r-ii ; letter -

ell I,

ret volume of tho record ofj

old in my hand. And well t

of the United Slates and Iho 1iy that this ia a gigantic nsleked r..-lii.'llinn, for ihia is but one ol six volmaiuiaj; its records, and haw many mar.' m

i conic d.'[ Is partially upuu lha persit-ierI'Vii ill Iba-e mir-guidi-d men who are still in i

parliillly lipan your rc-alnlian and c.iurt.goeupprehsioii, but more still upon Hint Dicim- 1

'io has thus fur so stugiiUrly walcbed). In the Crat volume of theso ponderous

.ind ODthi-tv.ci.ti--luuribi.ag! of that por-

tion of it which contains public do. umentM I re ail

ibat during (he delivery ol a speech, Mr. SburardClemens rulerred to an ariule in 1'r.t Liberator news-paper and,nnt ih,ir i-

si.-, .-.a .iil-i not n flic si

WHOLE NO. 1,245,

i-.li Abolilj

Iho meeting and introducing

faking iho chair was hearli-

favor of presiding i

Iho speaker.

Tho Vies Pbkidbm <

ly received. Ho said

:

Ladies and Gusruaiirw : At (be solieilalion of the

geailemsn under whose auspieea this meetingvened, 1 ni-sunie the pleasant duty of presidi^you and inlrodui io;; ihe distinguished gentlemiis -to address you. Hut lor its appropriate conned ionwith the object of the meeting, I need hardlyany that

—'nessing perhaps the greatest revc-lelliou— Ihe world has ever

,_,__ at any one period Uie're hasbeeu morn Holicimde felt than at another during this

1 .Tb.lt

mil in Lei

lieitude has been en

passed away (appla

that Ibis rubellioti is

in spite of every

out of it (cheers).

litical inQdcl (appl

nUai

Hew

.e). We 1!

IT suchs, 1 trust, happily

, to-day, to Snow

M'jo is,ir is r,-fibm.ra

aeove,t tact in

ia urateful

le such Boiiaituda may have cxislcd

and true men, wo have had in otter „between whom and ourselves there ought always to

exist the best of relations, and an administration ol

government upon ibe slriutcat rulen of neutrality,

able and eminent men who lmv.: been loyal Ameri-

cans if they have h..-n Hiiii;b *uLjecls (chsc-r.-).

Such a one, wiih a nri.uiali.jn K.jrld-wido, and with

afamo that shall live in hiatorj, besidu that of Clark-

son and Wilbcrfir.i-. i- b.t.- lo-t.i^bi to speak to you

(oheere). In the name of ibis largo audience, in the

name of all loyal men in this broad land, aye, fn (he

Dame of liberty herself, permit mo to welcome you,

sir, in this temple ul imr gov.rumeul (applause.).

The words of cheer Ihat you shall speak will find a

ready and a willing e. '..• in lb- b.-min ol those pre-

sent (nnplaute). I have the honor and pleasure of

presenting to thi- iiiidu-ucu Ihc lion. Mr. Thompson,oi England.

Mr. Tuoutsox said :

II 1 betray some emolioa on thus occasion, and on

rising 1 lin.l myself all but unable Io address you,

ascribe my embarrassment to the true cause—to Ihe

(act that I stand in the ball of (be House of Itepre-

sentalives of (lie foiled Stales of America to eiprcss

my views, without restriction, upon a sacred theme,

for tbo discussion of which I have beeu more than

onco banished from your shores with conlumoly andignominy. I am overwhelmed with wonder aud withgratitude in the present.; of Ibe facia which are daily

taking place before my eyes, and in the prospect o'

that glurlous future, which, under the blesaing amguidance of Divine Providence, 1 hope aud prayawaits this great republic (cheers).

I can, wilb uulvi|;i..-..l unvtrii).ailirui that I regard

it aa thu big best buuur n hi. h hit- L.-t-n conlcrred uponmo during my publi' life.tu be permitted, in (ho Hall

of Repreneatativc-.ifi lhel'ii|.iiol ol ihe United States,

to address an a».-en-.bly oi the - ii liens of America.In availing myself of this high privilege, I beg, in

tbo first place, to tender my heartfelt acknowledg-ments IO the liaiir-1 (.1 Mumpers of thu WasbingtoaLeotura Association, fur limit cordial invitation to

sneak bcloro Ihem, and the citizens at tbia Dislrict atike great issues of l/ia lima." 1 alao

iy ol (be members of the Senate andesentaiives as were pleased Io signify

tneir concurrence in that inviuslion, and to expresstbeir deairo to listen to my humble voice. Moreespeciully do 1 all. r my -r .;.. lul ihaoks to tbos

occu|iv • iiii » i 'hi a I In >: it .ill*, who bavo doi

(he honor, by a vote of the House, to accord

fhe ditiin^uished favor of saying ihat which I haveo say from Ibe position which f now occupy,

Ladies and gcntl.uii]], b..fan- I proceed to makethose observations v.hich 1 hud intended

large, upon "

ihunk so mmHouse of Kepi

wilhin Uiese walls on Monday last. N,

hour last Dighl, was 1 aware ihat, duri

of the House of Representatives on Moorable member rose ia his pine

re'ol.ilian, (a Ihe follvwing i-lltel

3 that o wred

aud introduced a

ily 1--I-:

.] 1 1 . 1L '. 1 IJV

v,f,'::,:ti;,i

i,.-.-. i.„-,

(ho hoi" ra

read. Her amyi

preamble aod resolution, I

i address a brief

u author of what I hnvc

Tocsd.iy cv lu ii,V. Ai^.l'Vl'-'-l 1

Z7ie Hon. Jiiimi J?. Jforrii .-

Sin: loioju>i ni...l..n.v Jiv!.yil.eni„r l lrJ | uroecedlnsin f..u,-r. .,i.i r'l'.i!.-! In Hi.: !>: •<

]-

.l j .- -

r-.- ! lln.. il„v'

il.iic llul you l.ilr.:.li-. .1 ).:J|. 1.1. ii in 11, i- ilulise i,l litpnuniiiil.c*'.! rc.oluliuu nilirinln« llml • liwipi ltn.inp,„i

„| V, .,-l.iri.l, Ii. Hah I.. H-r.1, !..- I.....I Hun Ihe ,li,. soluHou ..

Hji.I' :l,i...il I !.-l >i. ...ni.i '..;. in i I'-ii."

A* inch utkciJi.ui'iii su- miti maUo by mo, either i

[lie iliac nieiiiii.iicl ul.t.vc, ar ut jny other period, I bere«|i" ifully '' «'l 1 --

1-- ib.u rim .vill.ni your mhIIi-hi ...i

vnuki.c.-. liivur uit »1lb Ibe uutlivrit.v U|iDII ivliiili juiuj,l t so (jravo ui:.i1..-iu.;iii ,;f U .,.l (or |i:lrlUu.eI,l,u

action. I hate ihe houor io be. (fr,

Vour obedient acrvaut, linonoe Tuoutsok.

To that note Mr. Morris has, down to this momonfavnred me wilh no reply (laughtei). I am, thor

lore, ignorant of the ground* U|.mi which the hononble member brought against me tho aceusalioi

which bo uttered Irani hit. (dace in Parliameut.

ispeculaled upon the reasons il.nt he might assign

lirnif Confederate*" ought not to forget.fle.14, when George Thompson, thu Eng-inist, was sent to enlighten thu dead eon-ihe American people." In this collectionletler from Thompson to Morrill, of Ten-whicb was this sentence: "Tho dissolu-Union is [ho ohject to be kept slcadily

I have an answer Io thai, and it is, fir

cr in my life have, cherished a hoslilc. .

...friendly f., : U,... ( .,,rJ ,r.1 ibe L'uii.n (rbi-ir.-l

Second, that I never in my lifo addressed a letler

Tennessee, or to any man in any. .__ United Slates (laud'cheern), nn.i

Ihird, that down to March, It- it. an.l alicrKarda.I hader wrilen a solitary line to America- And Ihatiny n f>e:il: without reserve and ubaoluloly, 1

.l..'l:i.-rin-[, .,lnr„, n,-,t I callence and tlefybittcpest enemy to you and your Union to

"- J

liin the range of my speeches and wri.i-.<,anything ihat v.... ,1.

1ju-r.l, n „ iui|.ui,iiioiiol mifn.-nd-'— a to that Union (eheere). What I I

t your I nion during the three years ll

ei.-ng,.) unc.-3-.ii^l,. io seasan anil

.in health and out of health (as on.

just from England, now present, might testify if hewas called on the stand), wbst 1 have said will befuund condensed in a biinf exlraet from a speechI made in England on the breaking out of tinnbnh 1 .lis.....i,ri..d amung Ihe papers I have

my I, r.ii. Ion speeches :

ioL.le umlL-r ibv (.«i„tliuli.jii. Sneh a rlchialsurdlly. The rleht io a.-e cde as n ruvulu-

:, i.-iiM.I-.T.i.iW.. I. .ti ii Lsiiic psoplc. tlic rin'lon,..rii.l,-... 1 1. at n..rbl, n-i tlief.iurn -c'vnnt' a( ilia

vi.luiiur lM.ihul

d].1 '..|,'i[|ai)i ili.'rer-.re.Vli'llVivs n riirolmieuarr ritbi ia swede, tt.ere cm"';il»" I rielil to !,. -.... Iliv Cu-istllutlDii

niiy otg-M.l': .bii.ice. tl.'j-.-f.' ii,.j [ir-jiitnt «-.-r

foundedI lie. '.pinnee of what it

staled in tho preamblu (c

lulion [applansel. But ihe^e bands ol

i Mi Itid L.nrii diK-i-.lvt I long [>r--ii,ius to thu devel-nentof Ibntmo^t foul and iraiiorous .:an-.piraey

.which tl„- I oii-iiiluiian v.- ns i.v.'ithtown in various

parts of thiseaunlry, arid rebcltiao raised ils head,id defiant, and proclaimed ita purpase to

empire based upon the prostrnlioo, debsse-nuii sluviTj- of » poriion ol lb.; human nice.-nil personal slavery: (he reduciiun of all.

or while, v. ho labor, j wilh their hands forIheir daily bread lu ih.r eati-iiiian..| subordinatepariers .,!' « naciiii arijlacracv. u-liosa claim to

id superiority shaubl be ibai ihei |.assessed herds ofman beasts of burden, and lived u|..in their coil-

The banditti of men-atealers at Uichmood, calling(bomsolves Ihe C'onl..-.lerat.i gaven.aient [tremendous

daiise],bave deeUre.l, Ibraugh (bo lips of thetr.c-President, Ihal ibeir uiK-ial lid.ric was foundedin ide.iscxnelly the i-i;<-cj-j» of these proinulgaltJIhe fleeli.r.ilian of liHtirp-inleiice ; nod (bnl Ihey

itnllcla.!.

mi-. n ..'III. Slut.

ililoc upon Iho t

le; I...U.U.;; ut His comliltcfk'..!., llu-ir ilait-jrlor, nmlli,' K-jiill-i r.blcll would fullowfl

arosafuct as Incvilul.k and irr

;!•..•!. Li. I., ill. nit. . r-i tllu iir. e-t Inl-.r.'r'll, Ol fret .

nitr, irratl tlic ,'i.il;;iii..-ii ln,-.i...l m lln; strupple, mulilS irfuci, Ibe ivbb iin.l |.ru>-L-ri.| i:..- iruligbtcoCil plula-

Geotlemen, for very many years I have beea f

miliar with ibe hisiarj al tour nation, and amongtbo warmest admirers of jour inotitulionB. Neve

is, my admiration of your form of governmolay tAullHIi.-.n in jaur progrtto and j.rot| - ii

i

,lv. Hi-- bl-eti cba.-kn..il by u lent llinl your L'l.ii

unstable and insecure, and lor Ihe reason ill

Union was an nltempt Io embrace in one volu

tiny poluical hyslem popalalioni radically diver

o tbirt

,l,d i.'b;',r

io from the other, nu so

heir reWions, for ien yet

dependence oflhepnreat

i lh-.y ertiritcd eighry-cigbi

miry, :.)i|.ei

othoi

ily internaliounl characlcr.

THaarticlcsofcoiife.kraiiaii.l.) v.bieh theStales were

held logelher fur (be purpes- D of mutual defence andsulual support, were rather of the naluro ol a treat)

baa a bond of perpetual Union. When the f"

I tin. Iic|iutlieeaiije t^.'dier to frame u Caui-li'

he luiirijni.-nl which (bey adapied, Bud whi.

icoplo raliQed, was of thu nature of a eompiletweeu the oppusifg il.-.-is of tvpurale sovereignly

nil blended naiionaiity.

But there was another and a far moomproiniae—how serious, and how calami

csulls, let Ihe struggle which is now convt

ntiro country, and deluding its sail ivith blood, tell.

t was a compratuiic Winei-n />[-.. n-'.i at tho North,

Jid sUiccri, at the Bouih. Half of the States v

sedded la (he nuii-juuicd, unchristian, and iubui

yotem of slavery, an inslituliou nbicli id.-nli

hem with tho feudal anil barlmric .)iOehs of SOCil , .

in institution which, nana teller than those whom1 have ihe honor al ihie lime Io address ki

caused Iho Soutlieru States io remain alien

lilutioni, thu spirit of progrees, and the

ndvanceiueut iu civUiitlian of thu other s""'!_ ~

io country (applause).

Many reuscua have been assimn;.! by ihe rebels in

ie Soulb and by ih.rir eynipaihiiing irieiuls ai.rosd

ir (bat Da.jilious act by which ihe integrily of tho I

nion has been (or a lime dissolved ; but Mr. i^jirait,

of South Carolina, and Mr. Slopbens, of (Jcorym,

have told the truth, These- gentlemen do not wbiai-

por about thu tyranny of ihe North, or talk of larilTi!

and geographical boundaries SojMr. tprslt. Ibe

great expoundor of the philosophy of becession,

ills tho world that tho real and the only,

i fmntMlJ

> unite Ihe eflefu institution of slavery

essence of which is de'polism—with Iho free in

tinns ol Iho North, was an attempt to bridge ibi' gulf

of conluries— Io reconcile Ihing^ iu their very nature

incompatible—an atlempt to secure a solid and per-

Ctusl union on principles at war wilh tho Org'nuio

w which regelates the- csistenco of buman Eoeiuty

(great applause).Urged, however, by what

be a political necessity, Iho people ol the thirteen

Stales commiifcJ Ibemielve-, lor better for worse, donon deslioy. But (hero was a fatal comprc-if |nitn.i|.|.- al (he l.rgiiiiiiDg, and only by

)f humiliatiti;; lannssiiirai mi the part of tl_,

Norlh was the bond whi.h sept the several parts uf

tho republic togi tl er nraurved unbroken for eovenly

" exprcsnton of tny

.founded upon a

careful nnd ioijiir'nil niudy i.( y.ur history— that aeo/uaion of Ihe North and Souili has never ye {.ex-

ited, and caa only he htouidit iinaoisience-lhr.-nph

io utter annihilaiian of ibe ini.tiiutian which al Gtsl.

presented nil ins u pern ble obstavl.-, if not fo a then,

retic union, at lenit iu the canfeli.latiou of Iho peo^h

Constitutions and lorras of government do noi

creuto, they but himply express, tin- true union oi'-n

must be the bond of a common purpose, aflccli'nii,

faith, loyalty, thought, cullur:, more or less pervadingall. That thero may ha a real, perpetual Onion,there must be a gieat principle held in eorot/!;;..,-,: ti, V..- reali;.'.!, ton nr.t, it hit h nil tin I

J

Find lot which all ahull labor. The real balionat existence nnd permanent cohesion is

iflnuitt and pita. It may, for a lime, be-;

?e of conquest ; Or a sentiment of loyaltySovereign, or dynasty

; or a point of

liberate cooperation in .Ii.'.;! an object at onco noble,

These aru all marked characteristics

..i.,,,iri',

ill... agr's

'I'vi.ted against itself canment cannot en. lure in-rnui>li.i-c" [a)iribiuF.cl.

IVho declared bin own oportlie^ue-ricnn people, wh

ird this maticr ol slavery

colly, half free- ni

nion, and Ihat of n

?nid,'

very litilo thing '

—

tyranny, unequalled. ._

icncan people—(hay regard-* —a vestmoral: ""

Ihis keeping ol on.a state of oppress!world

; neither do,not as a very little ihini

PPlnuee]."=

W ho said—" If we take exwplious to iho Dealar*m ol Independence, whi..!, e-i> ;( that all men areequal, where shall we stop? It ihat declaration isnot iho trnlb, lei a* g,-i rl... Siatui« Rack, in which it

* wriiiei,, nnd (ear ii out. If it is the troih. let nsStand by ,t. Ut ,( I,., our chart,., " [applause].

v\ ho (,;..! lb-u—

'The. rejir. .eritati.es of lb,, peopl,-

gathered within In.l, ,.e,„i, ,„,. 11,11. when they Llotlh the deolaniiioi, tl

, lro |, or „ „,,,,,,{ ,| nndowed by their Cr, a or wi.h ihe inalii-uahle nghi.,,,1fe, liberty, and the pursuit oi tii|.|, lne's na.,- ., „„Mi.jinlirj.re.nti.nl la the ccannni) oi Ibu univers'hat it was Iheir lofty, and ivi=e, mid noble und-

h.an.j.n- ..t tl.,.ja..:i... of ihe Creator l-> his creatureeatnrca, io th.i whale gr.nt family ..f m^.ightene.l belief nothing slnmped wilh

Iroddoarid

ansa it is just, and, because fonnded on righleon';?, shall f euro lb-., admiration and e.-lcviu ..f maind.and the favor and bltssiug of .Moii^hty I Io,].

Jfr. Thompson r.'fueied bin wat amid loud andmg-conlinued applause.

[Ext-I by il.jij

Slnl,that, Ihercfon

Sit

ulily, and nero never exhihi!y than in thu past binlory of the Slates .

rspeclively, Ihe North and the South.They have been aforctimu represented

ofliarhati'iu totiqui.-i-r— of |. u-l ilismandnof American colonic ition, and ol" constitutional Suitesai i-l I -aiiederacies.

In each of Ihe periods referred In, iho bond hasbeen ono or the other of thoie detcrihetl, and priorinny; stalus law in virtue oi which it people becamt

Thero wns a lime, doubtless, in the history of IhiUnited States when s-juitlbing itU a bond of '"apart altogeifer from (he lelier ol tho Consliexisled. A feeling oi caididenc... nnd ailcctiou te-'

wardi. Iho political tuatiiutinns ol thueoininon feeling of r.rvereueo for law,"andn t.i l.-r.- 1

,!,.) in;; and .k^irc-^the objects for which Iho Uiin olbcr words, a generalbrioGy but most admiral. 1,<~ Oonr'"-'

'n l,'..'l I,

Ttier.,, H,«;or. .,,«,. ii f,,. Kr|m er

?y,

To dwell a iroeplog bormli ihere,"

ifora I left England, nn assembly of my fellow-countrymen, comp-.T.-l el i !.-._-, who bad been share re—'••- me inthe humble etlorls i had put forth

I public eenliment on tho American tjuestii

tie wilh nn address. In ihat add res 9 (bey wt.1 en-..ij(li la r-i,y thai my " lahars lind K .-.a;K-

tl'" Bird a.,,1 heart ol liiisjlm.d v.L.atvrmly od ihe s.de ol Ihe Ir.- srai. „, n.-1.1,1^ far

.m—on Ihe .ide of Abraham Lin Iu. the lir-t

Itr.t of the An. ricin Republic »bo has ruledspirit ol th.. Aui.riean Declaration—' all men

iire by nature free and equal.'" Tho nddrcss thengoes on to say :

"Tell bun, wo pray you, that ibe p;op!o cl Englandhonor 1.1, n fur the n l.-lum

,Hie C0lir...-r o:.-J IUO eon.'Jttnci

(he civilised aod eulightened wi

ii>ly slato that Hod has, for his owa purposes,

tuade one race (0 diner (rum another iu respect to

iheir natural rigbis , and. hence, they have rejected

ihe glorious truth iq.an n lii-.b y.ur independence wasfounded— that (lod Iihh created all men equal—nnd

hovo made slavery iba chief stone of Ibe corner of

their new edifice. Ono of their principal organs hat-

told you, and told you iruly. that ibe present bloody"

it is ono between iirj tlniin-:! and imamcilabUofeiaUUqlioti; between the I'urilau descend-

of tho llayUawer immigrants, wilh their one

of universal freedaUi, and the tl-.-si.--li- liials al

who planted slavery in Virginia and Maryland,,he Carolinns and Ueorgio, and who are- determined

to din ia ihe last ditch threat laughter] in dele

Iheir [itculiar ii.-,i(u-i.in. Ihis. g.-nilernen.

ono " great issue ol Ibe lime." This in the nut

the great caalliet—sublime and terrible— of

this continent aud your country is M Ihe presu

ment Iho scene. The world pauses to behold Ihe

id struggle between ibe one idea of freedom, and

mo idea a! slavery! [Applanie.] Thank Cad,

lour of compromise is ptisi |-tiauts nad cheers].

The South-so much of it as is still in rebellion-ess

plead no consiiluliooal guaranties [cheers], nc

pledges, no compaols. She stands wilb onu fool

upon tbc Constitution of the United Slates, and one

upon the neck of the negro, brandishing the bloody

weapons of treason tut Ihe destruction of the natio

lifo [cheers].

Tho Nonh is free 1 [Cheers.) She stands byprinciples of 'To ; si a is uunuaied by iho spirit I

at once inllame-l aud fuck. I the falbers of the Itc-

volution [cheers]. Throughout her constitutional

history she has r-toad by ever) clause which the Cen-

alilntion contains. For tho sake of Iho Constitution

sho has stilled her coiibcleuce, conquered her preju-

dices, and tomci iu.es shut a|. tie; bowels of her com-

passion [cheers]. For the- sake of the Constitution

nod the Union she ban p.. ,11 her tret-ciliiena immuredin ihe dungeon- of U.urlesian [true], her ambassa-

dors insulted and spurned Irani c-uuihern lorritory;

her iiistitulions re|u,liated an.l reviled, and bor btsl

men, when tent to this cily, nnd when sitting even

wilhin thu shelter uf ihe.-e sacred walls, bludgeooed

by the brutal myrmidons of (be- Slave Power, sod

threatened wilh iho revolver and Ibe bowie-knile

[,ir i,|llu„ |. ll.it this is past.

Nol only is the North awabe.but/rca/ Alwayi n

giant, she wss long bound by constitutional cores

but now she is free to put forlh herelrVngtb. Kcconstitutional obligations felter her. No three-fifths

clause sends membora to this liou;e t

and give added power to slavery. No rendition

clause now prevents her froni luliilling the divine

command. Thu only doiu..-.-.(ic in-urrcciion thoT'rcst-

dent is now call.d upan to put davtu is that which

was hatched in tba Lasaiu of ibe l.analitution, against

which it now direcis its pbigoned aad malignant

fangs; aod, in this good work, (he people of Ihe

North are with him, to sustain and aid him, nniil tho

enliro brood of n-rfients, ea[.|nrrbeads and all, are

banished from the nail igr.-at cbecring]. Ohl whataglorious opportunity is Ihat which Ihe Norlh now.iu--. --1 ' to repair the errors ol ihe past, to do jurrdiee

to an injured aud oppre.-sed rae-, (0 usrry out, in ihe

fullness uf its spirit, and tho

,de,I, or imbrulcd by thi.. „„. lUDJ BIMlrta, not only Ibe raeo ofthen l.vuig, but tliey reached lorward and eiii|ion lb., iiirtliist [.osierii ir. Thai- Itghkd a t,.-ae.

guide ibeir children and lli.iir .ml. lien's chil.Jr.-n,the cmuiiiI..-.-, airraids lh.ii should inhabit the cIhrough all future uges " [applause].These were Ibe words ol Abraham Lincoln when he

stood before ibe p-apla oi Illinois six years ago,seeking at their band-i the honorable position of Iheir

in Ihe Senate chamber of ihis llou.-e..(- theui 111 Ihe words of Abraham Liti-

t Of the United States, who;o govern-ibuted, and well and ably representedevery civiliied nation on the face ol ihc

earlb [cheers].

To-dny Mr. Lincoln, with lha aid of a willingpeople and a brave aad ,l,.-va.,..l army and navv. bus- nphatic

11 good-

pnwer la give effect

rds; and the expectation and belief ol11, tbo hope and prayer of

rill give them" effect [chi

flhobi

Ihat as hts

President, wn* tho chi

ice, he may bo known bereullermerieafrom slavery; that W;vshinalonnnd Lincolnny go down to futuro ngen linked in blenr-ing-i and

1lame together, the one the deUrcrer, the other the

rojcwrtitiir of hi.i ..auniry [immense appli

', i|. Aim.Eiiiic-iiou'coi itr^rcicnuitivcjolihe DnliBtl Statu oq therhdnr of April, 1^1.

1

Mr. ei-KAEEft: The hour baa come in which Con-gress must deal with Ihe great crime of the nineteenth I

century. The leading conspirators must \by punishments camm-titur.-iic with their" terribledeed*. Every loyal cili^en of the United Slates -ille-wct Has of those la vthc-in (hey have at Ihis timeconfided the destinies ol the nalion. They will de-mand ihat Ibis great crime be so dealt with Ihat

amen! thall obtain ' inden.-" ; '- '— 'lily (or Ibe fulure." As omof Ibe loyal people of Obimng of Ibe rebellion, and I demand no-

shall be so dealt wilb that a liko orime fromOllnse shall in, Ihe.fuluro be imiiosaible.Thu proper disposition b, r., S r.;. ao f tba causes

wLich produced lUe rebellion, nnd all 1.1 icstionu inli-

i" Ihe li-rprer

'. tl'ven r

"Boslii bW

happy viclary I,

1 1nvery utterly iibaliititd-an-l

,ien nn. I Irci.lani r.ii.nr; .-,; 11 rely, .... tall Hie viiit ilomninlil.-l, o].[irvjlau trie i ti 1.1. .1 hi civil ,var tram lb,- ).-,„-

Siioil 01 llio Ijoptiot.-niliied ini.iil-iii I" (eLecrS).

This address, save (hose portions of it which arepersonal to my stlf, speaks, 1 eerily believe, Ibe feeling

nnd the sentiments of tbo great moss of tbo English

people. Wiihin a very few days alier receiviog 11, it

was my honor Io receive a similar address Irani a

body ofmy fellow -.-junlrvmen. assembled in the City

Elall ol Manchester, the seat of Ihe vast colton manu-. , of Great Uritaio. As I am anxious that my

eouuirymeu should havu an opportunity of speakingfor theniselvea in this, the Hall of liepresenlntives of

tho United Slates, and as I am also anxious that tho

"tens of America (.ban Id know ihe viewsons of their kinsmen across Ihe Water, I

inissiori la mid la the extract 1 have rend ono Irani

Manchester address. It saysr

moy bo snld.

OPIH' " ] \,

[a lb,

.v Ll,.ltv

IO...I in,

bero of ilsrpor'i Pcrrj

,a and Jooth, fctit

lorn [Rrc

(y. Jul. a Lr.-.r.-n [eheerj). rl

(;..;.,- J. a,

]. Tho mural elect ric-uv ,-t ll.

uu> only i-Jtv.ni..-.,.l ii„, dc.id tin...... .

ocltd roreiuic-ir ' - .'-I

- - anil opplanse], buled to niW life nnd In nei> n«1-.i I lie 1 tl- - 1 - 1 r. -_ ... : r.i.

:>,,uu I.I.-...-I-). lUdunot liven i.,i .i, iifLi-i,'-

m„n an il,e ctiir of Ii Ik ily and p.url.'-

11 t,n.-

, ,lio nation [i

J.lUe. MilKi.,',110, |.l..,l.ialily,

alitcl It. live

11 I'reslilellt at lb

,r.-l.

of nugiu einnri.-ipritmu ivauld

i\udcri>1-. al ll.e nal ion'... iitui.nl

11,11 iii,iii,I need, and ihe pravlUmcifurts etgooil meu, rulied up .. iu

dy connectedI'ju'itl-.ir, (,'ive (men every loyalThe question beforu us is. bow sbti'll tbo Slates

who;-: goiermu, nls have !.,..-., n ed or overlbrown,he rct-MiiblL-ht-d and tb-ir lacnl ciir-rns be reinvestedwilh all Ihe rich'.-, priiih gts and i.nmunitiea of cill-j..;ns of ir,e 'Male- n, the Anienerin Union.Gentlemen have asked, with an air of apparent

gravity," when did these Slat.jj ,eare to exist I TCasit on ihe nsss'tge of their serer*ion ordioannot, nt what precise period of lime did (heylie.J tat.... sndget out of the tJninn ?" I anaIholerritory ondp.-C[.l,; eansiiiuiing ihe Stale havenot and cannot " net out of the Union," as gentlemenare pleased Io term it ; ibai i-.lhe. cinnut with,IranthemEclves and (he larritary ol the Stale from ihc

mnal juri-dietian of the National govern-:cpt by etiecesafnl revelulion; but when »

ni.ij-.riiy ot the olcciors of any cjtate, io complianetthe spirit- and farms ol t li.-i r organic of staiuttchange their State Can.-liltiiienn nnd jrov.-rn-.. and renounco ibeir obedience to lha .S'alian.il

itution, ibeir t- 'ate govcniuienta oeafo from Ihatvery hour. Genileuici, iu,r;i r.-u,-,uiber that this islot a rebellion on ll.e part ol 1!,, majority, or indeedmy part of the people of (hu rebel

"

ha oonatiluled authorities nnd former recognized[Overnmenia ot those t'tatej, bat n rebellion on the.art of ihe conslituicd authorities, r.nd a majority ollie i-ea)il... of tho-e States, n-niin--, 11,,, gover 11111 ..n't ..f

ho United Stales. If it were a rebellion of a minoti-y, or oven of a uiaj.riii ,,| tin- peonle of those Stales,gainst their old Stale government and constituleduthorities, as well ns a rebellion against thi

nt, tho old Statu gi

dead. I.ieml.-m. ..

tare oh theghritls of ih.-?e dea.l Si-,i.

living am! palpable, bur ih.-r arc no more Stateswith Constitutions and la*- Which can ho recoeniioJby Congress, than Ihe artilieial gboslswhich are u-edto it ustrate iho drama an: the K |,a.ts of departedsaints or sinners. Tbo Stale organ Irtri, ion, with iial.overnors, .lodges, and legislators and itn writtenCons.ttmioa. i, gone. Philo,opl„rally speaking, per-baps, as Mr. Brown-on ni.-i-., -a, i„ the January num-ber of his ytarirfcr,',,, ihere must !„,, wilh every peo-ple-, sufhtienilr numerou, nn.l inlellig.-ni to maiutainRepublican government, an nnwrilien, tefaro (hero

^.m be a wntlen C,-r.siitnti,,n,M,,| i„ ( hi» senjo »Unstttutionmsj- be said ta e.i-t in every Staio. Butall tho rebel States have writMn fin-iimtioni. They-may nol now faithfclli r- ll -.-1 the urn. ritien Cm.-iitu-tion of the people iu th., tnh.-l Statr-H. We shall see bowtbflt'ii when ibey come Io acl nnder Iho provisionsofbts bill, in roorganirina iheir Stale uovcmmcnin.niuluaking another wriili-n Lon-,,iiuii-.u. If ihe ocliouif the constituted autbanii.t of the rebel Stales suo-ainedby 11 majority ol ibeir el.etors, in abolishingher Slat,, Con:tit.ji„.ni and ;av, .-ntn.nts, has not.hanged tho Iccal relaiioni) of Ihesa Btafes to IhoItiitcl States, 1 n Ihe National governn

mplai,

f tbtio Staler Io lb.. Xaiio.nl-nged, ami there is not a day

1 have been

remain, if their Conslilulions bed not been abolishud,and their coustiiui. d nuiharhi^s bid remained loyal

;

while Ibe rebel ii.n.irg, ui. h.dd po^^asion of the State.'The Constitutions and goveruments of all the rebelSlates, however, bnvir.t- been cbang.rd or abolished in.

of said Slates by ihe will of a . '.'u.-tiiulicnal majorityof their qualified eleclora, surely no lawyer willclaim that a legal ,-t.iic Catistiintian and government

:_ ot (i,,^ Slaita, such ns can bo recog-igress or any depuriiueiii of the NationalWhen such a change ol Iheir Constitu-

tions aad povernuictii* win effected, Iheir constitu-tional relatione to the National government ceased.They then ceased to be Simco .it tins Union as politi-cal org anisai ions, invested by iho Constitution nndlaws of the United Stales, with part of the govern-ing pjwer of the Republic, bu! the territory aud peo-'e remain as be fur,-, [.--ail, a.niet to the laws uod.

-j. ....tian of the Lnitcd Stales.

i'^uliimMfi iuv.^.,, as nrtafaj# tenbehellion, in to remain in the Senate and House, andlist that the Slaies which ihey represent, ihougbifiii'K.war ugauiii the National gavtrnment lo iTe-

Blroj it, «a still States, eudowed wilh part of the

Sower of ihu country, nod that (in rcpre-

om these States, they have the constitu-

tional right to retain their seals as part of tho gov-

tho conspirators and rebel chiefs could haveknown that a dncltlue to fatal as ibis to our very ex-istence as a nation, would hive been seriously main-tained by loyal meu 111 ihe midst of this yreu rebel-

il ibey could have known ihat men claiming to

! a member of the t'omuiilj."

1 of providing tar the rcerganiiatior. „, .

lul,onal State governments by tl,- loyal iiti-.ais it,Ihe rebel Sl-,1,-,, ] have Hoofiht to secure the best lullI possibly could. It is nol all I could de.ire but Ido not intend 10 off-r nru amendm.an, to it bui if anamendment Is offered, increasing the numb,-V of loy«lelectors f.juired 10 organic- a Slam eovernmenl Inball teel obliged lo vole iar it, i Indie,-,, tl,., demo-

te idea thu belter one, ihul Ihe uv ,j„rliy nu.l notminority ought lo be invested with ihe organisa-

tion and government ofa Stale, Certainly il 11 saferintrnot a Statu government to Iho mniuiennr.™ n f

•'ti 'ill, than to cute tenth claimiule ai.-,v r.;,,;/,- n ,,, openly disloyal,n answer to many objection-, whi

urged by dislinguuhcd gentlemen, wh.-on the subject of ihe leu per cent, basis, I will my,

t tho loyal une-rVn.ai are to represent all the in-habitants, loyal and disloyal, in tb„ Siales Ihat re-prcsetitalion in Congrc-, is not based upon ihe number

- : - - iy Slate, but upon the-"trly in Ihoincluded in

.tha tbree-fifihs repr. -.illation 'claunc in iho

.Constitution is practically aboji-lnd, and each eman-ipatcd slave will b.;re-ifi-;r be .nam rated as 11a in-abilaat. So that there is no injustice; lo tbo North,n allowing tho old representation in Congress fromthe rebel Biatcs. That part of iho population known'as tho (mo-filths free nnd slave, no! Cuunied in tho

v be added, nnd iwo-lifths of.. r .abablv exceed Iho number of

whites, killed or driven Iron. ,!„• Southern Smtes. IIshould undertake to a), part ion II ipresentativea in'Jgrc-ss from the several biniei ii|..,ii the number t.l

oyal electors, w should find, I fear, a number ofthe Norlh quite as disloyal ns many in

State,

ould Fl cijile that

it the

send full deltgulians ol Senators and ilcprefi-ntativc:

ti Omgnes, though a majority with the canstitutei

iiulbonties of the State. «,.-re in rebellion against- (he

National government . il tl.ey could have been mad,Io beliuvo (but ibe Thirty Srvtnih CoDgresa woulthavo iosisled that Ibis minority in any of the reboStates, without «(, organized civil government, recognized by Congrats, bad ihe right to till Ihesa Ualhwith tbeir Kepre.-eni.iii.e.-. on condition of swearingfealty to Iho government, without regard to the

ber of their constituency so ihat they rangedwhere from ten. lo one or (iro hundred professedly

lojal voters for each member ol Congress: 1 say, il

the conspirators and rebel chiefs could have at'

paled all this, they would doubtless have malerichanged their programme, aad every vaeaut chair in

Congress would have be.u nil,.,! from the outbreak

_ ... each State in.ni. liiirf power and n .poruubililv so bo it, l(e-t ibe, n with this power, rliey must representballut-baji, and in all the olIiccS.Hlaf.i and Nn-

.tbo enlitu popnlatioa of ili.i.... Stales, loyal Bad

disloyal, including all Ibo colored inhabilsnls.

Mr. Speaker, if wo would avoid all possiblu com-,

ications, and Ihe danger of another conspiracy andrebellion, let u» provide, before (his Congress ad-

1, by law, for the reestablishment ol Itepublicangovernments, by the loyal ciiir.cus, in the rebel SialeS.

- f -- much importance must not be left tc

of tbo rebellion to Lhi

enemies el .the gov.

atruclion.

Mr. Sucnker, I k;

well, that Soalhera

yearn, have had good reason It

stupidily of Northern Represfli

the Bsser

j for

for the past thiitv

bo familiar wilb the

talivea ia Congress

.

Southern

lolly anJiiaallyii.

repaired ul

catite.-t l.elwe, n tlic Nurth and the

between iieo furris of society ; lhi

0110 race, iho oiher composed of (iro raues ; tnu onehaving no daces, and the other wholly subsisting

upon slavery ; the onu embodying in ila structuretba principle that t^tmliti/ is the right of man, Ihe

other that it is the right of cqittih only ; the one ex-

panding upon ihe horizontal plane of pure demo-cracy, tho other tukiue; to itself the roundeilfonts 0/n ioeiiil artiKicracij, Hero is tho wholo secret of Ihe

bloody eonllict now raging between thu North andthe South.

" Slavery," esya Sir. Spratt, " was wilhin the grasp

of tbo North, and the slavehal.ling oligarchy, forced

to tho option of siruiug it extinguished leifftfn the

Union, or preserving it by independeneo out of tho

Uuion, abuse Ibe latter alternative j benee, Seces-

sion was the trfiort of slave society to emancipateitself irom tho iutluence and control oflhe Northern

States."

Here, gentlemen, is "Ihe great issuo of the time."

Here is explained lis nature of tho present contestbetween (be North and the Souih (applause). At tbc

very commencement of your nationality you hadnmongst you an element ui iliseord, destructive of

Ceifeet harmony, and lending (0 disunion and disso-

ition. It wne not possible lo eecure perpetual

Dy the blending ol two apposite and totally

annd of thoimmorlal Jefferson,

lniin.|ati..i.B, <Jei-[i 111 1 . r 1 1 1.

i[

11--

-i al eternal re.

veraal liberty, of a Union that shall I

because il is just, nod because it shi

its wide, yet cver-ojipa-

'

!_ -

righls, ' '-> '"'i 1 ';"

Lcbcersl,

ision to hold a slave

!'.il..,--ln...-.i, fur the gae-1 1

low Messiah, ottering cacti ihc

An. 1 in.. .'ii..ii .. toci or futcver 'mixt thai ilnrkiifi

The prayer of ihe fro t-d, of human liberty, of pro-

is, that iu the pment strife between slavery and free-

dom on these share-, the people and government of

Ibis great nation may not halt between two opi

but come lo a decii-iun in im.r of absuluta.impi

ecdom, for this and all future geaera-

s(cb c).

i, mind t: ,.u-, I.,

d my strcuglb atho way of a br

been pern'"* *

inll bo placed In lis ilc-on, not only orrounoll-

I- of e,,-r. Ir.eHiruUj;!iL.ulll,c .varld " (eb Cora],

1 now. ladies and genllemen, that your timeulika exhausted, what can I sayconclusion to Ihe address I havo

liver in tbc Hall of lleprescnia-

..„ of the United Stales Capitol? A Hall, in

which havo been heard the voices of Clay nndRandolph, of Calhoun and Wcbsler. of Adamsand Biddings, nnd a host of others, who havu laken

part In. the stirring debutes to which the. poss--—- 'onics of the day have given rise. A Hall in

1 have been pa.-=ed, within the K;t three years,

any in. ran, ires lending to Ihe abolition of lhal

mil which, while it has Leva tbo chief sou[roubles at home, has lessened tho reap

which this mighty nalion is roost justly entitled

abroad. In thu uame of Ihu Ilriliih people, I hero

tendur you thanks nt.l graiiiu.le l,.r purifying tbo dis-

trict in which ihis dpitul sands from slavery; for

caving the vast territory of Iho North-west Jroai

.hecursoof that baleful inntilulion;for recogniiin|-

the iudepeudenc-e and uaii nt.liiy of Ihoso black npublici which bave l.n ci f.-oiid. I by raeo who one

were slaves) for joining with Ureal Britain in c:

forte iu suppress ihc Alriejin slave trade ; for earn

•r r-- , nl i o^.-ltinn to eivuillrat la ihe rrtculeni'

ar calling into the liehl.iia

man, in Iho mad.lc-jl bunr 01 his passionate contemptfor tho North, ever conceived ihat Northern menwould be guilty of thu siupidity ol claiming to-day,

that South Carolina, or any other rebel Siote, has a.

Statu government in existence, winch entitles it underihe National Conslitulion, to exercise part of Iho go^

rning power of this nation. Utntlemeu may insi;

s long nnd perlintieiou!l) ss ibe, pleuee, that Stat,'

snnot dissoleu Ibeir political relations to the St

.onal government, and that when they are out

.tales, they are always Slates. Tho fuel that Stale

siih the approval ol a majoriiy of theircilizens.bai

abolished their Slaie Cunsiiiuiions, renounced the

].r,.,Vneri1.

know, that in this crisis of

tion's Inle, when thu future has to be de'ern

your present action, thu people of the Unite

am represented in the person of their elect

Magistrate, by a man so worthy of

cently slaves or outcasts, hut who ate now so bravely

Gghling ,.oar battles and their ..an, lor the suppres-

sion of a foul rebellion, ihe rentaralion of your be-

loved Union, and Ihe establishment of universal

liberty- While I Ibank you for ibtse meaeur,

suffer me nlso 10 express my earnest hope that y

will add to those great measures thai which at ll

moment is under discussiou in these halls, namely,

amendment of your Constitution, providing ih7—

' inlary

, for inll e .- Uniled

,subject (0 their jurisdii

ato from the soil of this country every

im of slavery ;—proclaim liberty through,

d to all the inhabitants thereof—so

lleeia: 1 Coos and 11

)ou Ibe National government to deolroy it,

irions as the fuel tbni our armies are engageding down ibo rebellion. 1 hold that 1

rebellion aad luvyiog war on Ihe part of thi

utcd nuthorilics of a State, end no ordinal).

iiifcion prersed by a Suite Ijgislalureora 00L11 any Slalo, wilb the uppru.nl oi .-.ery elector in i

an legally or constitutional!) ailed Ihe rightful ji

isdiolion of ihe National government over lha peopl

ind territory of such Stale, but such ordinance!! (

ecessnin and nets of rebellion and levying .tor

the part ol Ihe coimliuited authorities of said Slat,

lluined by a majuril) of its eiiiieiis, de-trais, ns

liter of fact, the political orgim/. alien known 1111

recogniicd as a Suite by iho N'utioiml Constitution,

ir,.l n.i E ale ihus in rcbellioo irm maintain

tionnl relations to tho General government,

reorganiznd by tho loyal people, sobjeot

caniormity with ihc- Cun-inuiioa anil law

United Slates. Before they are ihusreorganiied.nnd

until 1. ai'ir s- recogoiiea them aa Slates, 1

their Senators and lleprcscntatives, Ihe Boverning

inal rel:

government .._

pisses in which ibis „....,

acknowledged by uvery department and ofliccrof th'n"ivernment.

Mr. Speaker, I do not claim ihat this bill is perfectndcr tho circumottinees. however, I heliove it is ihe

best we can gel. I do not think it safe, beyond nues-:ion, (0 anthonie the cr—ini: uiu.i of Stale govera-nente, when only 0r1c-1e1.1l, of ll.e eleetarn irv lovnl

""> '-1 1 Star,,.. I admit Ihat thi B pravi-1011 wasn Iho bill unreduced by me in the early psrt of thepresent session. I ineorporakd it in the hill (o make

e wilh ibe I'n-si.i.-rii'-! ^.igi; .-ilian. nnd not

bad Ihu sanction of my own judgment.' ped wilh ihe

f electors or loyal clrhole number of inhabitants.'' .

auto, tfo-te-ffths of nil Iho slaves

r.d le.n others,

of the 1

r-rl-el .-.,.

If it

'-'i.'-< '. _B° litH"Jc"ivA11^inlo the blinds of loyal

uf e

ipnea onnder

Ifr. Speaker, suppose the d.jeirine he adopted, thata State, onco a Stale, is always a Suite," and that a

small minority claiming la l.n land may «t any time,,nd in any part of a Stale occupied by our forces,

nil a muss convenliou of thoto favorable to or^an-ting a new Slate government, nnd when ihe con ten-ion is assembled, it selects a Uovernor nnd Staledicers, nod authorizes [hem to assume the functionsI a State government, either under iho old L'un-iitu-

ioo, as whs done in Virginia, or under nCouttituiionproclaimed by martial law, as was rccaelly done in

Louisiana, nnd that tho Governor thus chosen pro-

ceeds lo issue his proclamation fur Ibe e lee 1 ion o I aLegislature, and members (hereof, in pursuance of

' proclnmatioo, nre elecied in fomo balr-doien

lies of ihu Slate, nnd canvene nnd organize as

the Legislature ol the Stale, and fra a Jaw a[, por-

tioning Iho Statu 1..I0 rongre-s'riariiil tlislriois, nndelect two United Slates Senators, ami uppoint a dayupon which Representatives at,. ,:!.'..) to Congress,

nnd send their electoral volo hero for President andVice-1'refident aexl Winter, what uelian would tbia

EB take upOD such n condition oi things 1 If five

x er more ol ibe rebel Stales, in which we havo.

ililftry force, should by the action of a few hun-

dred men, thus organise and send lb. ir electoral vote

,and claim, as Ihey would, that it should bo

tied, would this Uouee content lo it! Supporto

the electoral volo (bus sent here should change the

result of tho riesidimini election—and if counlett

ulccl a President in sympathy wilb the rebels ; Or'

suppose ihere were ihr,,-. Presidential e-indidai.it be-

fore the people, «,nd that Iho voles of Ibeto assumed

State Bigannations are so cast an to defeat nn elec-

tion by the people, uud make it necessary for the

Uouse lo select Ihe President, do nol gentlemen

that the excitement winch attend* such ncon-lingency would exceed in violence anything ever wit-

nessed in this country, and that il might terminate in

lha! , be can

u'nrlcn. appre

hcret.jfe.re lodged 111 Ibcni as poli

,hatiog, by li.eir ads al treason aod rebeil

lapsed, remains in ihc people al Ihe Slates which

faithful to iho National Constitution.

I inyht fortify my position still further if it n

necessary, by showing ihat both tho Executive,

1 jig ird alive branches of the government bsva, by tbeir

repeated acts, recognized the fact, that ihe old con-

stitutional Slate governments were destroyed or hadbeen abolished in alt tho so-called seceded Stales.

Tbero are many ckver ihec.ncj on ihis subject, one is

ihut these Stale Constitutions and governments still

Oxist, notwithstanding lh-.y have b^en abolished by

tha action of iheir citizens, and the new Stale gov-

ernments are at war wilb the .National government.

This legal crolcbei possuscs the mioda ol eomn gen-

tlemen who insist luai 1I1-; eld C m.-t not ions and gov-

ernments still remain, becaute the action of the ma-joriiy is illegal, and thercloro null and void- To Ihis

1 interpose thu stern I'm-: ihat a cu.i .rily of the legal

eleclore have abolished tbeir State govtrameals, andthat there nro no Governors, Judges or Legislators

,,.,5unguarded anu, loo.e minner ol reorflauicing iho

ebel Slalcniwl e,,..;ii'. d 1,1 iuvi'e tta: ratals tu

util such nn effort a. I havu su^gc-ted 1 1 Irsnkly

confess lhal I am not entirely Jrto Irom apprehension.

ienUemen may reply that we have n majority of thu

hercfore, there esn bu no danger. To ih*ls I rjoiu

;hat ever? S'ate so reorganised will have its Scnaiors

ind Beprcsenlativer. here ne.it Wuit.-r. daiinndin^

ldmisnion, nml if the Enculivo Utparinicnt of the

•overnmenl has " recosjniic.l iheui as iho true gov*

rnnient of Iho State, there will bu dinger ihut nmnjoriiy of ibis House would vole to ad,ml thcin as

members, as Ibey did in the last Congreze. I desire,

therefore, to guard against any poisiblo contingency

of the kind now. If wo pass ibis bill, sueb n oonipl-

raei ....nniil posiibly succeed.

I think I may solely -.--eat for a large majoriiy oa

Ihissidoof Ihe Ilou-e, when I de.rbir-. ihu i,.v, r by

iheir authority or consent will a -ui-lu electoral volo

from any rebel State lor I'r.-i-l'.-nt or Vi..-e-1'r- -r-'atent

bo counted in ibis Uull until ihat Slate shall hale

reorganized a Stale gorerniuenl, Hfpubliesn ia form,

aad it bos been recognized by Congress, In other 1

words, belore one ol the so-exiled seoedeil State» can

he permilted to reassume any part of th., governing

power of Ibe country, ir niunt tii-t r.-nme. lis eonslt-

lutional relations Io ihe National government in con-

formity with and subj-et (0 the 1.'

.11 ..til.it 1011 of thu

Uniled Smtes. The Stale governments, which have,

been overthrown or destrajed, niij.t be leplaiel bynew governmeo Is., orgnniied by the loyal peoplo, andthc-e new governmenm cm only become coneuiution-

1

al governmenia when thus organized and iMCOgniied

by Coruji - -

hlVe r[ . aaii.-.i -|--. - ......--.!, -. . , n-. „,:,_ -. ,.-.:. i.

. II, . .'- ' |-^ ,.- rill 1 ,-aar., ..null I r., j, i i.',-,|., mm iuj .. '. .11,11. u' ! ,|i|.uur, j. Ji I uui [ill luc ^k^%. ,v -.. — ._

----—

—

--. -- . -- -- - --- - - -. - -c-. -.- -p

lor aUeging against me that 1 had, at any period el irreconcdnblu social biaies. Two distinct and din. man, no) ouly uprighi, and honest, but sagacious and shall you restore a union that shall be durable, be- reuogtuzed by Ihe imtiowa CoosaiutioQ m tho.e

ily a point about whiob thera ought 1

to bo no ainpoie among loyal men, 1 l:iy it down ns

a principle, from which we ought not to depart, andwhich we cannot safely yield, that Ihis whole ques-

tion of reconst ruction, whether under ibo war pow-ers or the pence powers of Ihe government, is a ques-

tion confided by the Couslitutiou CAprtiely io Con-

_,„ ,n ,j ro[ to It" President or I

,-,„,, ..iin... ii.'i.i - ,-..-i---.'- '

,H,u-l »|if 1-"<'

-r .f-l.,Vt.1 win

!:,M ....'.!, bo r„rU M«.ry,a«6ndOongreM>coonic»npi

hereafter If occasion offers, b,

b„ charged Willi Ih* ndcmni-

menu 1 may be deemed over .

ll„, .It I know lhe|>>«vr o( cxoojpJo,

pr^i.r Ihi.i iliel'rosi.hi.t and every

Jltnry orders.

> understand fc^i'S^r,''.. ':.'-,. ''

'

"*£%££ .Stttfiomd 3mti-,sMuMii| jRnntavt.iUBonlbi,>i>.ibj.-ct. C ^_

by him shall ll0 n

the Constitution, o

I prefer llmt I

the government. '

by a.

I I much

ilowlyf Congress.

ilonWu] cons>i''ilinnal

"fctiiHi-nt or nny "lli.vr of

,i i-hitll be & 1 1 i1 1 1 i > I '. < I I"

.nd advice. 1 think weif this ruin, and

ill.' I'm

NEW YORK, SATURDAY. APRIL HI.

THIRTIETH ASSIYBBSABY

M1GRICM ANTI-SLURRY S0C1BTV.

justify Ilia assumpli.n "ii doiibilnl iuu.iiiut.oiml

power by tliot"-: endow, d !•> uh wit', Miiinornj,n« »

Buprcscnlntive, I mn unwilhn;; Hi'" tl. 1 .. -id- ' '

my own choice, or liny o(te'-r n hi* "II '"'".

should exorcise any power nbn.li 1 would condemn n

ejtercise.d liy a polnienl opponent.

Mr SVak-r, I have the »i .ml, ratted confidence.

iD tl,- Pnaident H» patrioBwn »»«"«J

J °"-b <

nno knowa falm ns null ns I do. That be does not

intend to assume any of ll..- prerogatives of Lonsjrosa

I know Do is Hi" lu-sl man in iho world wbom 1

would suBuecl ol using unwarranted power for por-

aonal or selfish ends. And precisely here, is (ho

dntieer. We have no fer.r, l.ccau 3e. wc who know

bim eonf.de iiuplkitlv i" In- h.m^ly of purpose, and

believe Ihat he iulciida even m I fur the public Rood.

But wo ought not to forget, Mr. Speaker, Hint tbe

precedente, which every Department of ibis |jove"<

luent (ire now nmkiv." iunv l "-' "--'-''' Lcrenllcr h) r-

bitiou.i and bad until for wry difloicul purpoi

The safe w.-.v Ii ll.e l L |[.r way. And that is for .y ;

Department of Ih,. fi,.v.,rm..,:..l. ': I,. ..p ..trie.l, nil

the limits presenile,! in it I'V 'he ' om.l.lu.t.ou r

lnwaol the tinted -'""'

M '" ' ul """'11 """

net as U.OHB « I'"- 1 »' J """^ "" >o""nu <"

of the war, could n-rmiuc ihc r- -

ihceovcriimei.i.aiid ib-,- . :

Sh'Tlo that

. lieprivi n-

I protest

i'-';.'. "it i^

a Arm]

will buhl another public meeting on

Wepmsdiv evening. May llih. in the Conner Institute,

commencing at 7) o'clock. The names of Ibe ipMkcn

rill bo announwd hcreaftor.

The buBinesa ntcetinga oi the Buddy will be held in

10 Lecture Keom of the Church of tbe TurltauB, or

Tucday eycnlng. 71 o'clock, and on Wedmaday lore

noon, nl 10. am.Chcerin5 as it ll to know that the corurnment stnnd.

Irvevocsbly plcdfled to the llberntton of rnoro Ihnr,

Ibrce-bmrlbs n( Iho Uvo population of the United

Btfllcs, by the rroelsmolion oi lintanuipation of Jon. 1,

sea-tlmt Iho ren.sini.iB porlion ol tin slave nyslenj in

be Dordcc Stales in rapidly dissolving by ll.e enlbt-

ncnt and conBeqiient ireedom Of such tlavc* within

heir liniilt. an are cnp^blo of beating arms In the act-

I is umIcm to nttemyt any longor to resist Iho mighty

idu of Antl-Slavcvy Bcnliment whieh b hourly deep.

Dg and wSdeninE In every dir.etiun, ctpccially in I

(oresiid Stales—nud lliat Iho eiperinjeot of emnn

war power, and at overy possible

,tdBo in the niiiLlt of an unparftllcl.

n.ulaion, Is tbuR fsr cminenlly MGceafnl-

raains much (o be dono by iho Aboli"

nation, I

and Navy, nnd in ibal capacity bt ,

order* lo (ho olui.-ra and m.ti. m he may deem

ptoper lo accompl^h tbe milit.ny object n.ufthi by

Cmjfri'M wl'on iltclarins or m o-uilinr; war. but

Ugtlly ho can issue tilth order.. A-r rn. ,..l/,v purpose.

Ill addition to llns. cv.tj order must be 10 Btnet con-

formity with lho;o r.ib'.s nnd nrlidirfl of war, wbiob

hnvo been or n.nv be enacted liv Congrcso, or

tl„. Wl.|l known laws ."I war hs r.cegn.^-1 by

Ued nations. Tin IVi-.lent eau make no new nnrliclu of war. That, t.ir, is a prerogalivn which be-

longs to CongrePB alone. The idea which 1 wiidi to

impress upon iho imuds of geutl..nn-n is Ihw.thiit (. on-

press by Ibe espreu lerma of Ibe Cooalilnlion, is m-

vealed with I lie wj.r-uiaking power of [be Nation.

Whatever rules nnd aiiich- u f war it adopts must be

enforced. Whab-v.-r it declares ehall not lie douc.ai!

an act of war tsiinol p.-oporly be doue.

The rresidenl, in time ot war, is anthemed lo do

many art. l>> u-'ui- ..1 V < \-**t «>«lcil in him by iI.l'

Coo.liiulion a-' n it- '. .

I. 'h- rnl- I

flemny K i,t..m « 1. --- .onnlry nhi.-b be eom,.!,

,„ar aw. , I I.V.n^r. -i. -hall otherw,.-,- e

Bill 1 have fntl-d lo find nn\ power tnnl'erred I

Conelilulion, or by (he rul.p nnd arlieles of wby llii- laws of war, aiitboriiiio" the PresidoDI

(alilish, wilbout ll... .lire. 'lion of Congrtts*, civil

goscrnmonts over riTnpureil tcrrilory, ol- lo reorgan-

ize new Slate govt-

1

nis, or iu j.r. i-eribo what kind

of ConBtilulion^ ih. hj,'.l ci'ii'Ti. should adopt, before

bo will recogol2e (hem ns Stalus restored lo tbi

Union.I beliove this enlire power H veiled by Ihc Conali

lution iu CongtcHi, and not in tbe President. Conpress is not only lln warinrtliinp but ibe law-making

I'l'lln- I '..ner. r-- .1].I

. ' .. .-. 1[.. - .V. ri l^ll |>UI

Nation°«nrl i ,'r . I ,,. f i.' "on '

""'

tbe goyoronient ami wim roitrv.n-u .u ".. ........

lion of society on the basis of political equality

rebellious States. Lot tbo approaching noniTeiwr.

therofore, bo well attended by Iho irtcd men"

itiU Is to continue tbe g;

npliel

v bead ol n Oep:

uietly to permit Ibe

taume thelitis! "

greal qnealion,

President or

ral in charge ot an nrmy, 10 a.

funclions ol tbu governmonl. Ana Ihu one before us, of iho orgai

lion of plates tu civil life, and power, Willi

Htilutions, cannot lately be entrusted lo any power

but Gongreaa. And, air, (bat is where Iho Cor' !i -

lion Inn. i.la-t.l il. In add i I ion 10 ibis, sir, 1

10 itnvtllorl al (..rpshtlling Ih" a.in.o nl ronpy

esuees^. I objee

structed Slate govt

to (he uncondilk-tiu!

of Congress, as the

we are placed in a po-

ignized by thn mililary--' gov-

. (he a^iimpiioa ol' anlborily by Iho r

id by lln- liliei'tilive Iteparlment of Ih

hn h Li-|...-ii"i) wlone to Congres*.

dn.tr,|

TSE meHTT C1LHSOE.

.Aprils. 1EG4.

Thu scono on Wcdncfday eveiiiug, when tho Eugli.

AbolilionlHl, t.'c.-r^.t 'I ln.Qi|..,uti, npuliu urinal slavershould bavo l.e.n |,linlrjpr.i[,ln.'d |,j Llrady, It woulhave miulo o pieturt wi.tiI.) ! ti-.'n.j' displayed in everloyal houao. U'lml Mr. Tlnmj|.nni o.iid wiui precisel,

" CltptCled ; and it wits slronpll and j^tneelolly

esid. Me i

nngb,

collected talk,

probably,

r, could affect ths

light

...nl. Ti,.

was full, with the e .; il„. 4-.LII iv on H,.

"j n uiu....... i-.,i= inn. h ii.il .. 1...]

alorsaro actors, but 1 think

his

do this

..il r days, bitterly bated and den "'''"' Hcslo-d

C.-.iirt r,...r JHMIir. for words pollen in deiv n nnd h.ir-

ribly ii

Hint "1 l.:l

«|L

"°r y

*

and directly baforo

llie |..inl|...l

19 inovitablu pulsations, the doonli it iiny nouder tl

he noticed liou of air. Storris,

.

which charged him ijlh III, in,.

eniil. in If ,'

opt it

bm! wtitl.

menis, a*ndhDe°had

hu ^r'wnll"

th lu .Mr. 11. .t

n 1'. Ids r, solution, nnddomnndim

repli. Tli .loie ,i „..!*

(o him 1rom Iho audience, h ind by Mr

u, and qcst honors upon Mr. Thompson, ii io

Whim Douse lis bi-gari lo devise bow lo secure, a

cond term. Willi this end in view, lie permitled

ihu gt.ascst pro-slavery Hbusej on Ibi: pari of bw

.Is, while bu revoked tbo proclamations oi lien,

nt nnd Gen. llnnler, l.y which (hey had abul-

Slavery in their Department*, liy this aol

Ibcy say, bo made .laves again of hundreds of tbous

M , ; g of men M free ns himself. For, if John Quinoj

Adams's doolrinu be good low—on which Ibu whoh

process of emnncipnlion by military necessity rests—

he general in the field ia the person nulhorhcd (o

mnke sucb praelsmntion. If tbo President ditup-

provo tho net, be may reeal; suspend or dismiss. Ihu

ofl.cvr, as n puuinhuii'.it, but be may not make slaves

again of (reunion. Then they aver thnt bu recalled

Fremont just as be was ready, and as aure as or

can be of anything human, of sweeping (he rebels oi

of the Hoolli-weet and opening the Mississippi Rive

And also Hint hi) look Roller away from New Orleans

in Ibe height of his success anil replaced him I

Hanks, who has been undoing all bis work, govet

ing in tbo iuwrcsts of Iho slaveholders, who a

Co ly disguised rvbels, and pulling mailers in su

iape Hint slavery may bo easily «Es I auliebeu.

end of thd war. These nets lliey attribute to 1

Ii to rcmovo dangerous rivals out of his wny.

his proclamallon of Emancipation Ihoy object ibat

freed slaves beyond his power and kept them slaves

n-lthin it, while he employed all bis rmlilie.il influcneo

a the Border Slnles to prdvent ibeni from abolishing

davory by law, especially in Missouri. And in :

Amncsiy. Ibal it was direclly contrary lo Acts

Congress and an unwarrantable atsuinplioc. of po

.1 that il wasobouoty to perjury and opened

tbe door of Congress lo rebels who wsro willing to

forswear tUemselvM, «nd at (ho samo limn throwing

sy of li

colored ,... I, ,i

a lull ar

ids of

. ,.!,. 1 |.

sincd t

nakc, ho

which o iirrc.1 i

end-.;.

j.,r.l= ol

(he llnase oi lieprescutnllves no Monday. Ho alluded

resolution. Introduced by Jfr. Morris of Ohio,

clod Ibe resolution previously jinssed, prsnt-

o uso of tbj Representativca- Rail for tho de-

nt his (Mr. TA) address. The preamble lo

irrbi's resolution wis in (huso words : " Whereas,

e Tlioriipt'.n.of Enslsnd, in March, lSil.deelarc.l

In; diivioluli.in of Ibii Ihii'in .lioiild bo steadily

la view." Mr. Thompson read s note which be

had addressed lo Mr. Morris, denyinu Iho truth of this

chargs, Bn'' ™Uinf "pon W"a '" *"" hl" au,l""' il >'

therefor. To this role, said Mr. T . Mr. Morris liai,

,„„ u, this moment, fiivnrod me wllli no reply. At

is puinl a nolo was handed 10 the speaker, which

Blajed that bit n

I.F.TTEH FI103I TFArilfUS OF THE FREEDMEX,

eno Jonssov : 1 lasi night received; lotion

lacobn nod live d..uitht:r, who yon know a

d by Ihe Society of Friends in Sew York lo

„ Mr. M..rrb nliu.li 11

is fou kd lip. -.11

! the Bupreroi

and ol tbe Incdcjcn su have already spoken ol, nnd

tbe absolute absent" of decent Icgu-lsiioa on Ibo part

of Iho present Congress 'bey lay at h.a donr. " Can

anyone doubt," say tbey, " that a word from (ho

palace, would bavo secured tbo Repeal of the Fugil

'

Slave law, (ho Abolition of Slavery everywhere,

justice to Ibe Negro Iroopa and all other righle

measures which were proposed during Iho lirat week

but bavo come lo nolhing iu

written by

Sborrard Clemei

In the Congrcrsional (!ltAm.

it uf tho opeccb and the letlcr was also prii

r,[ toloioc of Inn IttbtWen /((cord. Mr. tbornps

ronouoecd llto letter a forgery, and deliberately ch

rc^-d and dolled Iho bitterest enemy of Iho Amerlc

luto to find in all his speeches ,

.nl would juslify an Impotsli.

tbo Union- Do rend S brief e

baches, delivered just after the Rebellii

mhodyinil h'-s (enlimcnls needing Iho Ui„-

n be showed Ihat it could be ooniBWtionsllj dissi

ijly by ft noilonnl convention regularly callod.

^jlaviog set (his uistter lo rest, Sir. Thompson pro-

No? s.1 lie lr borfnls

(bat in

moral struggle

made fwo, and eomplesioDal J

In behalf of the Executive Cf moillleo,

ADVICE TO REI'l-IlLWAX VOLirWiASS.

Wk prcFume Ibi

end, ponder and ir

n M«j. Stearns's letter in our insi

idviso Iheiu In look up Ibn paper

iver again. Not for any pit

me of our readers failed I

illy digest (he fsela contains

c;id ihe lelle

.1,11;:

e of the most disgrace-

ful chaplers in our liistory— tbo most disgraceful,

perhaps, of (be porlion iclating (o this rebolli

Rut it is Ihe duly oi every Abolilioniat to know Iho

fuels as to the treatment of the black

government has madu nominally free and whom (bey

have invited to cnlisl in their cause. Tho Admin'

(ralion begun tbo work of putting down tbu robell:

avowedly with ihe expeelaiion of doing ao with,

any justice at nil to the Negro, bond or free. As '

N'cgro would persistenlly thrust bimaelf across I

palb of Ibo nation,jo that bo could not entirely be

winked out oi sight, tho science of llepnblicansla

mnnahip has seemed to be (o learn with how 11

justice tnwards bim tbe work of saving tbo coui

could be done. Of (ho first ol thete endeavors

shall nol complain, We suppose that men taking

oniigea to try ttnd keep il.c pans oi n .n-.aigne --

the prcservnlion of alavcry, il U could bo dono

out iho destruction of th« whole. Rut events having

shown lhai thin could not be done, nnd tbatlhO Pre

aident muat eleel helween the .onwilulionnl rights o

slaveholders in open insurrection and (hose of all thi

rest ol tbo inhabilanls, and ho having proclaimed

liberty (o the (laves of all such, and having invite

all, and compelled some, lo lake up arniB in defen

ul tbo nation of which be ia (he head, we wubmil lb.

Ihe national faith plulgcd virtually in all and actur

ly to many, Pbonld hav been kept. Wo Ihiiik lb

bo abould not havn permitted bis fellow-citizens i

ICentneky (o sell as .laves men whom he had made

free, when taken as Ibey wore pnasing through Ihi

favorile rilale And wc are quite sure that the pro-

mises of ibo oll.ivrw appointed lo recruit Ibo black

regimen ii "I Id tave been kepi lo I lie lellei

in th,

a Ibe enllBlmcots

(heir pay and

v#hitu lellow-faldict

w wo do not proji

Hlmuld he tbe asm,

l ihe faith Ihat

n Ibo 1c

n to read lbs Repiibl

moral sermon on (bis tent. If they nee

cod on tbese poinla, they are beyond Ibe

our persuasion. We would merely gi

tie practical advice. Wei would not int

hthoii oral a

:ely, for their own good, in regard (o

polilieal fulure. Personally, we care not

about their buccivb. All wo (isk ol any parly-

do justice lo the sines and lo the free people of co-

we will applaud aud sustain

moderate abilities nnd influence- whe

ost likely to promote (hat justice. Thii

do, first, aa Abolitionisla, Ibat being (he main en.

which we bavo labored for more (ban a genen

human life—and, secondly, as American ci(i;

airous ol Bccuring the blessioj;^ of impartial lihcrly

id equal jualico to ourselves and our posterity.

These two things wo beJiova lo be iudissulubly hound

no wilb the other. Tho liberties of iho while

Ihu binlory of Ibe last sixly yearn has shown,

be bad in Iheir just fuUnOaS as long as the

liberties of tbu blaik ma., am denied to bim. Out ot

inn this civil war, and bolb nro to be established

both destroyed by the issue nfit. Now, carta

party deserves lo succeed nt Ihu uesl election

does not accept this truth mid make it Ihe inspi

iple of their campaign, and, we helievo, thai

Republican patty, at lea.il, cannot prevnil unless it

umo it "vill not he denied thai

thu Republican parly, aa a general thing, expect t(

prevail through (he nomination of Mr. Lincoln, amcans of Ibo weight of bis numu nnd Ibe praligi

i measures. Wo have no objection to tbis, in

ilionisb), provided it bo made clear by bis ncli

that ho makes absolute justice to the negro, bond an.

free, an essential ck-menl ol Ins creed, mado uinnilV-a

by bis works. Hut we think we can tell him and bu

friends that ho can prevail in no oilier way and lhai

tbu lime for manifesting bis failb by his works i>

1T1..V111;.; shorter dny by day.

~~~s presume it will not la; denied Ihat the Radieah

ig Ihu Republicans bold the butauce of power it

tbe parly. Nobody can be elected President, of Ihu

party, without their couperntion, though a candidal!

may possibly be (selected in convention not of their

We do not belie vo that Ibo Radicals would

an opposition lo .Mr. Lincoln, supposi

(o be nominaled, at lbs great riak of tbo election of

the Copperhead candidal*;, ii lb,- objections they hi

iu aud what b uill.d 1

.vialcd by pp.-edj nelinn. Sum* ol these ohji

liana we will slnle^not albrming that they are a

- any of Ibeni well-founded, but only Ibat Ibey a:

-gtd ngninst bim. Tbey say that afler Ihe manni

of all his predecessors as soon as he was fairly in Ihe

l.c-1

loroee Binnay, Jr., who Bpokt

irae, to which Mr. Thompson rcapoo.kd In abr

xceedlngly happy nddrctJ. On Tuesday even

iddrcs-'c.l a large audience in Newark, X, J.

On Friday evening uf Iho present weekhe wil

it Klinira, N. Y. ; on Tuesday owning nest in Sy

,nd on Wednesday evening at Auburn. Afler Ihat he

rill speak in Rochester, and pcrbaps nli

nd ntics.

In. I .1,1.

Woling their

and r

i KdpKriekV esTslr] IIbolr

Poor'fellowil tbey i, i bad a

at still [romp on, Ibrongh mud

shed Iheir journey's end.- What

I tako |i(>.i.' : ii" i "f onrfCbsss dcipundciiey t

irli, if wo looked only on Hie suuoring occaaiui.™

ihi-i w.ar. and nol on the Good already accomplished,

.1 Ihe Hill grander rciuln shadowed forllt in Iho

future. Tho slowly- m rin,; iinb il loc-ollenpssfcs by.

wllh low best of the drum, ai Ibo soldiers convey somo

comrado lo bis last retting place. Curlcl on slnnge

eoII, fir awsv from mniher, wile, and children I Poor

lellow*! |l!ot Ihoy die Iho death of bnwo men in a

nohlo cauic The Soldier's Huryinj Ground here is

How nobly sro the colored soldlcn flditing and

dying In tho cause of Freedom I Our hearts arc rron.I

nt Iho manhood Ibey evince, in spile of iho iodi^nilies

iped upon them. They arc kept constantly on

I Alcvani

will feel KTaliD..!,

.o. loseo these l.vo highly inlclllcrut women Inh

o icalously nnd fsiihfully lor tho good of their

ipprei-ed people ; and aho bceaiiic the account

;lvo of Ibe conduct of tho freed men is so clicoriug U>

ayiftg and

.til, in ovl,:,!;-... orldlyc. ufotL

L.Maii

lings any Ih in g

nnd I expected it woul

ion broke out. pitted. Their funds h

Llvslionof their i

iy blood run wai

l, for the freedom nl It

uulry

i lo think

Thn.

country In- .Is

id tho best, ll

,rd. surely tile SWi reglmenl li

rlhy ot 1 1 too Id i!rat raps. 1 h»ro Lalely beard, from

riend io Roston, that thu rank of nccond-luiutonint

ibecnconierrtd. Inm thankful Ihoro is abeglniilug.

tu full of hopofor Ihefnlnro. A Towor mightier

in man is rfuldlng this revolution ; and Ihoosb jon-

tlce moves sluwly, It will come at last, Tho American

II onlllvo Ihls mein prejudice against cam-

Sooner or later, lln y .rill barn Ihat "a ma..':i

We • last Tuesday, lo

, llaili.

ultwmpttoglvo

bo prin

o.nM.

hood of Ibesu chnrgea or of th

mado for nny of them. All our purpose is ai

if it be admilled Hint Ibesonrea portion of thi

in Ibe indictment found by Ihe Radicals ngn

President That tbey nro urged Had with great

force and wilb increasing eQ'ect none know hot

Ihan (be warmest friends of nfr. Lincoln. Now,

partisan of his or of nny other man.

the uller cxdrpnlion of slavery. And if Ihe Dei

ill nccept this necessity of our nalional fulnre

and elect a rnao who v? ill curry it onl, wo shall i

joico in bis election as truly as iu Ihat of any possit

Republican. But, slill, WO will give Iho Republic*

good counsel. You may nominate sir. Lincoln, pos-

sibly, wilbout BBlisfiing the ll-idicals; but you ci

not ulect bim. Anolber candidate will inevitably no

run unless bo puis himself rrclt/s i« citric— right bo-

foro Ibe tribunal of Ihu Nol Lb. Vicloiy and Jusliee

are the two essentials ol bin success. Let the das-

tardly bnsenees of his Admin ialrat ion towards Iho

black troops be abandoned and tbey be Irenjed as

are their whilo companion* in aruiH. \m'. tbe info-

moua Fugitive Slave law bo repealed, Ibo neglect Io

dowbiehisauirnied,we trust filacly.to hs due to Ihc

knowledge the President would vslo it. Let Slavery

bo abolished everywhere, by law nnd by ConBlitu-

lional Amendmeul. I-et these Ibing*, and all Ibinga

incident to them be done nnd dono wilb all their

might by tbo President and bis party, and (bey will

do more lo disarm their Radical adversaries Ihan by

any amount ol intimidation or cajolery. If Ibey do

oest November. At nny rate, they cau deserve suc-

cess, if thoy fail to gain it—and that ia more than

can bo said for them.

,1,..:;r.-.niiio,l5l

j'onpsla. It is enough to say Hint be nltribnled Ibo

,|W.ly atrogglu In which Iho nation is now engaged lo

i\icry and the ciini!!1

. i>n-^ n m- "n" , rr.led in iho Con-

illlution for Its protection ; and Ihat he endeavored lo im'

, rt.B his hearers with the great truth, that the Rebel-

ion can bo put down and Ibe Union est nhli nli cd only by

lbs utter eitermination of slavery. " Thank God," b

exclaimed, " Ibe hour of compromise is pasL" In n

ipinso to Ibis declaration the whole audience hrok

forth Sn loud applause, and It was somo timo before th

tpeskor was able to proceed. Resuming, he expressed

".ppineaa in knowing Ihat In ibis crisis ol Iho na-

fate Hie people ol Ihe United Stales sro repre-

1, in the perfon of their eleeted Chief Vsgislmle,

fj n man so worthy of esteem and confldenco us

lie present incumbent of (he Presidential chair. Thin

iment again was loudly cheered. Mr. Thompson

ed soma striking psssnges from tho speeches de-

ed at different times by Ihe President-passage!

ainini! Ihe noblest sentiments or liberty ;and now,

Mr. T., ho ban iho power to give effect to his solemn

emphatic words ; and Ihe expeclullon and belie! of

looil men. tho hope and prayer of overy lot

(lie Iieinn.. .ar<-lliM lie wi.isivc. tni.-n. cuec,

that, as his illustrious predecessor, the Brit From,

mis ll.e chief founder of American Independenc.

may be known hereafter ns Ihe liberator of Ami

from slavery : that Washington and Lincoln ms;

down to future neea linked in blessings and in fam

"peihor, the one the iMivorr, Iho nlhcr Iho r^/m

it his country. At this point again th.

id wilb great enlhtsissm. Mr. Thompson then

i built, c .inine. tr., > four Tlio

nd fitly dollars. In building iclraol-h ousel or shell,

or tho old and decrcpid, (hey bavo received but lilllo

issiatauco. They liara had to struggle along and help

Ihomselves as ibey could. Rut though lliis hai been

discouraging, at times, it leaches Ihem sell:reliance :

bat is good for Ihem, as it is for everybody

avo orcr seven Ibotissnd colored refogees in till*

place, and, Including Iho hospital

.lrt.l r,ili.-.i YU\j Bhows Ihat Ihcy an

own way, nnd generally copsbb

len I look back on Ihe condiiion ii

nd them, and compare il trill. Ihi-i

n Iheii

ialed i I dcirepid

s Ol 1

searely r

and they wer

o tbo

trlbeo

reen rieighls.

thst three lin.l died during Iho

d lot; hut I coin-

would pill ao end

ciiiltt miles from

- ....:..

i

..-.I Iu

i

faces round inr, al

o Ihem. The menotind nulling tliese

ic al! my life.

_V.!YV'"M',17. I1

tbis e

so grand in Itself, so honorable in our beloved country,

and so cheering to lite friends of impartial freedom,

thai I .cannot sleep Ivfoi-o nnkim: an attempt lo de-

scribe it for Ihe readers ol Tin: .iTi.vh.iHD. I nllodo, ol

course, to Ihe welcome accorded to our beloved friend,

George Tbompsoo, Iho eloquent and distinguished

champion of the American cause in England, by nn im

menso assembly ot people, convene,! in iho Hall of lln

House of Representatives, representing eiery leys

Stale in tho Union, and embracing ll.e 1'residont, ant

Vice-President of the (.'in ted Si lien, several membersof

Ibe Cabinet, tho Speaker of Ibo House, nn.l n iimjorily

nf Ihe Soualora and Ropi-esenta lives in Congres

iny i x thai

red her prejudices "t last I Tbo

the fait

other i

rave defend ..-

. hall was filled, which is th.

u.oro remarkable when it is remembered Hint tboprici

of admission to the floor wos.Sl, lo the gallery 60 cents

Tbe faces of Ihe mulliludo. an revealed in the soil hu

brilliant light Ihat fell from Iho lofty ceiling, proscolc.

a grand and loipuiin^ snoeinclc. Nothing is more In

spiring (ban a "tea of upturned faces, 1' glowing will

inlelleclanl excilement, and wailing eagerly for word

of truth and eloquence to stir the soul lo noblo acdon

I bavo witnessed many audi scenes, but never one lha

imnici-ed and Ibrilb-d inc so tniieli ns this.

lioforo enterinn the Hull, and whilo waiting in lln

Spcakor's Room, Mr. Thompson was introduced (o thi

President of tho United SlutcB, who received him will

and lo the Capitol.

Mr. Thompion entered (be Doll Irnm tho Speaker!

Room, escorted by Vice-President Hamlin, and tin

venerable John I'.erpoul, who Ibis month completed his

eightieth year, but looks ns hate as a young mansix!)' I Their appearance was Iho ahjnal for an o

burst of applause SO unanimous, nnd hearty ns to ler

no doubt na to Iho temper of tbo audience. Prssidi

Lincoln, accompanied by tlm President pro tan. of i

Senale (tbo Hoo. Solomon Poole of Vt->, entered imr

diatoly after Mr. Thompson, and both gcntlci

SCtly i, front

n the cheers had subsided,

.ono hy Geu. Benbnm, played a patriotic air, upon

conclusion 6( which Mr. Pierponl roso nnd ssia

, as Senators and members of tho House of Repro

itives had united will. Iho Wasldniitnn Lecturo Asilion in extending their Invitation to ihe distia-

bill penlleniBU who win t.. addieiiH Ihe meolinjf, it

led proper to imprets Iho meeting with

-(be i s Iho I io of r

mtcd Iho use of their Hall for tho oecasi

The A'sociallun bad therefore atked Ihe Vice-Presidt

of Iho United Slates lo preside over Ihc niecling and

introduce the distinguished spcakci

Tbo Vice-President, .,ti inking tho chair, was greeted

wilh hearty applause. In a few well chosen word,

performed tbo duly assigned him, introducing fir.

Thomp!

Isnlhi ipyi

>ould 1

Ot Clarkson and IVllee,-l..r,:e.

id name of Iho vast assembly belore him, in thu

ol all loyal men in this broad laud—nyo, in th(

nf Liberty herself—ho iveleonu .1 ll-.-.live Tli.imp.

a loyal Amencnn, though a British subject— 1<

rempluol our Government. Tbe words of cbeei

Ho would apeak would find a ready and a willint

el, i"

eicd i r. id v

il pnpu U;ie,laod. wherein

I1.il

5 Ihc

of our ootumon ar.ccstry." The names

Phillips bsd no sooner passed tbo spi

tho whole vast audience begnn to die,

bemenee Hint bo was compelled to pu

el Ibe sentence, nnd when at length In

lhai llieso ieailcrSoi tno Ann -ai aver.

' not without honor " in ll.e hi^h pine

irtyi- ot lihorty, John

rely witnessed ii

tlieCu|iilf t tbo n

ular assembly ; and Ihia it

i Ibo Hall or the House o:

?afnco of a majority of tht

is of Congrcps— nay, wllhmembers of bolb branches of Cong

many of Ihem actually pa.ticipaling in

popular feeling I Imagine, if you can,

sn old Abolilioei.it in witnessing such a BCene I It

accaied rnoro liko a dream than a reality; and yet

thank God I it was nol a dream, but history 1 Tht

wbula assembly cheered again, wilh uncontrollable on

lliusinsm, when Mr. Thompson eharaderlited Ihe rel*

government as pl Iho banditti s( men-jtealers at Rich-

mond." This is tho Tory Hall where that b.andltli

were so lately tho masters I

Mr. Thompson '„ address, ..like in nnttinr and manner

was admirably sniled

(Ulshed

Whennumber ol the most distill;

i.iel.i.ling Ihe President, Iho Speak,

nrmy Senators and BeprtfCntalivea

forward to offer him their congrat

welcome to tbe country nnd its Cn

who sought .an introduction was

Johnson of Maryland, not long sin.

poneni of Abolition and nne of Ih.

ilavory aldo iu tho Deed Scott casi

cato of on anieiidiuent to the Cons

biblling slavery 1

ylpri! 7.—This morning Mr, The

with Rev. John 1'ierpont nnd Len

city, called at the While~

, IVesiden . The ii

.niplis

iut very fiatinlncliiry. Tbo Prt sid.nl ,.

much feeling of the trials of his posilion, nin

Will, evident cincerily, that, ho had endcavt

Ilia duty in Ibo awful struggle iu which th

involved, lie invited Mr. Thompson nud hie

Ihu room in Ihe While Houao in which Mr. Ci

Now York artist, ia at work upon at. historical picture,

'The Pi rsl Reading ol the l:in.ii.eipaiion Proclsmstion.

Having finished bis studies of tho BCpnrato figures. Mi

Carpenter is now ODgsged iu Iho work of groupin

hn i upon bis large c anvas. As yet i is only in out

but tho design is appv. and if Iho a

o will mnko a pie uro creditable

to; ruorienn art, nnd orthy of tbo eve t il ii intended

tootively,Mr. Thompson

tbo Secretary of War, the Secretary of State, and the

Secretary of tho Treasury, by all of '

solved with Iho utmost respect ami cordiality. Want

of timo nlooo provented bim from visiting Ibo nl

members of Iho Cabinet. He alterwarda visited

Capitol, nod was Invited- by klr. Vrl

ietn to the door of the S naif.

is here

a mauy members of tl

oft Ihe olisir Io greet him. lie also visited tho

if Representatives, whero ho was introduced lo many

,1 |bo members, and spent aomo llmo in pleas

onu reition. Ho allerw.tr Is dined with tbe £

,i„. ..1 Slalo, and i" lha evening atlendcd

ecopllon at the bouso of Lewis Clophane, E

there a large number of distinguished gentlon

nn.. U -rv.t him, 1 may add Ihat Mr. Thomp-

jvclliog c

.iocd hy Sir.

eat round vifiiiri

lie, we lound milch to commend thct.1 lor. Many

hem showed marks of industry, neatness, on

iral r.-fincment. In others, chsos reigned suproiu

re was n.iibii.g nb.iul tbein I., indicate ihe pre:-.-n.

i wifely wlfo, or a motherly mother. Thoy hoi

ndant marks of the half-barbsro ui, miserable co

on of Slavery, from which lite inmates, had late

.c. It mode nie sad to sec ibolr ahlftlessness mmnifort; bill I was hopeful lor the future. Tl

.»eiousne',s of working lor then. selvci, and ofhnvii

iaracter lo gain, will inspire them will, energy ai

crprisc, nnd a higher civilisation wilt gradually

IMIdron abounded in IlieBO cabins. They peeped

Irnm overy nook and corner. Many nf Ibem were

remely prelly aod bright looking. Sonic bud

os and complesiono purely Anglo-Saxon; Bho'

plainly enough the slnvebolder'a horror of amalgi

Mil. TUOJ/PaOA" f.V PlliLADELflHA.

Tuc following occount of Mr. Tiiomi-son's reception In

the Quaker Oily was unavoidably omitted lasl week,

it will still bo rend wilh interest

:

Puiijiikuuu, April filh, 1864.

lAjKJIlirr/J«iA'al,.-ial.ln/(.;tafn-7SmT.tdr.l.

Tbe Meeting held last evening, f.,r the reception of

GRonon.Tnuuivosin Philadelphia, Was a hiilllnol suc-

l'c-ss. Our large Opera Uousu was well filled with an

;nlhnainslic audience, who i-comcd eager lo make lb

immds f.onoroWs to Iheir l-lnglioh guest- llerace

Rinney, Jr., b^q.. touk Ihe chair ; and in bis speech, in-

troducing Mr. Thompson, rend tbe preamble to the Act

abolishing slavery in Pennsylvania, passed March 1st,

1780. Of this preamble ho said, " We have bnnlshed It

;s tlicnu Hani

lion.cady It

regarded na wilh shy, auspiciooa lookr,

it to bo the case with children who leave had n

:d childhood. Bui Ihcy all wnntcd to acccploiir

ion lo go lo acbeol, and Bo did all lliu parents foi

them.

In Ibe course of our ronnds, we veiled a selllomcni

which had received no name. Wo suggested to lln

settlors that il would bo proper to nnn.o it for somi

:d to Iho c

We told how violent nnd cruel mureholders had neo

irdercd him foe standing up ao manfully In doft

Freedom; III* claim to Iheir gratitude was at c

BOgoIsed, nnd Iho sclllcmcnt wns called Sumncrr

Bulorc wo came here, a white lady, from Choi

Mass., was laborfns as a n.i^innsry nuiuni; the R.

tat by the lCducalional

(it Re-tOII, :i.eC..-lll|..Hii.|il u-.. One of tile

i, whose cabin ted of ti

p to us for our school. Wos oonfu nd Ihat the elnmo

f lilllo veleea becging for ad e Inreseeeded th

arrow llmils of Una e<tnb1l»l

Friends at Ibo Northlisd B ..onic articles lot

rom ono of Ihe Pairs. To e added what wonld, aud got up a lilllo Paii hew, o help Ihem in Ih

lotion of Ihc school-hoitic. By (bis menus '

I ono hundred and fifty dollars, nnd [hoy wc

gratified by Iho result. Willi Ibe completion

tho school-house our Held of labor widened, nnd

joyful over lbs prospect uf extended usofulne

So, slier

hildrt

juestion for IhcnJieln

at thnt meeting. Mas

quite recenlly, but 1

re you tbnt thoy put I:

f.arli(iii).;nt.ary style. The

colored teachers should

were gratided by this resul

i» are closely linked with

Theao people, I orn nud brrd i

wish yon could hac

he people were slave,

tnlktd eensibly, and

a charge ot the s

ccuslun o loo

l.sd nlwnya

n osiers, that tin bsd

donbts whether ibey could easily Ihrow off the h

aod tbo fact of Iheir giving preference io eo

teachers, as manage™ of tho establishm onl, seem.

ua lo indicate that oven their brief posscs-iion ol

dom bad begun lo inspire Ihem with respect for their

On Ihe 1 1 Hi of January wo opened school in (he net

school-house, with mveoty-dvc jchohirs. Now, whave two hundred and twenty-five. Slavery hits uc

crushed out Ibe animal spirits uf iheso children, Fu

lurki in Iho cornere of tin ii- eyes, dimples their moulhi

lingles nt their ungem' endj, and is, liko a iorped<

ready to explode nt tho slightest touch. Tho war

spirit has a powerful hold upon them. No ono lure

tlio other cheek lor a second blow. But Ihcy evince

gonernus nslure. They never allow an older nn

itronger scholar tu impose upuO a younger nod wesko

mo; and when they happen lo bnvo any little del

!acli-B. they aro very rcidy to share Ihem with olhen

Tho task of regubiting them iv by no means nn cop

me ; but wo put heart, mind, nnd strength freely int

.ho work, and only regret that wo have not more phy-

sical strength. Thel

encouraging, and Ihu improvement thoy make consoles

us for many trials. You would bo a«tonL,hcd at

progress many o! Ihem bavo made in Ibis r.hort I

Many who leis tbm. Uireo months ago sciroely ki

Iho A. U. C. are now reading and spelling in word

two or throe sylloblca. When 1 took nl theao br

little boys, 1 oltcn wondor whether llioru is not si

Frederick Douglass among Ibem, destined lo do he

this r No

days, bow rapidly Ibe wheels of p

There is also nn uvening-schuol

lug of adults and largely attended

not connected.

On tbe lUIhof lliis monlh, tbe

ere, chhtly combbut with thai 1 am

[Cut Inmily. aud tbnthi

MR. THOMPSON'S MOVEMENTS.

Mr. Thompson, on his way from Wash ing to

North, stopped at Wilmington, Delswnre, w

Friday even log, tho Slh inst-, ho delivered

slavery lecturo before a largo and highly Intelligent

audience, making n very happy

Progressive Friends at Longwood. by whom b,

Tory cordially received. Ho attended thoir tceular|mOit woo-begooo looking horsemen. » was raining

histor eol dispulo, bot then isbu uno opinion as to

Mr. B onoy closed his Inlro^ opeccb in the fol-

ios helped lo hn-ssl t

„. i.:

of straogo preju-... i . agoh.it

liouie. where wo.,.!;. 1

1 Ward Uctcl.ot's

ipU .. ..-. 1 i./tinJ.

.nil..! Sintes. nboi.td ho .

anlfiVa ^f,nb£%lS<M

laker.

Mr. Thompson, on rising to ddress Iho assomlily, wai

e, loog continued,

nnd hes rllly renewed. I wll nolal ompttoKivoeveanopsLs of his address, ll nol merely excited Ihead-

iliun of llio audien.:,.-, it deeply moved their hearts,

oust radical utters iii is oli.ite.l lb,, (..ulest applause,

mention of tho names ot Bright and Cobdcnkened the responses of (he audience, aa if those

household word* in Philadelphia- Thuitrssls which tho orator Hkelched between the con-

i of this country at tho timo of hit first visit, and

e;eiit condiiion, w.-re rapturously applauded. In-

ono might hsvo thought thai tho vast audience

Abolillonlsls of thirty years" standing; and,

y, I think a large portion of them, in iheir enlhnsi-

bolioved thnt they were. Not all, howuver. Tho

[Ors who followed Mr. Thompson, endorsing li.o

man's hearty welcomn ol our guest, frankly

ed Hint (hoy now advocated a fniih which Uioy

denied. I.loo after another i.ek.iowledged his

error, nn i, iii the i.(r,.ii ''t Laoguago ho could

>f Me: to si er . pUd, " H i- charged upon us that

avo chaDgod. I inret Ihe. charge boldly, I dewn a Rip Van Winkle, sleepingt/gmecd. I have

through a revol,

How strangely

Benjamin P, Bre

mado. Ih.it bo mi

ditionalAbulilioi

« ilcdnr most emphatically

On the platform where ho stood,

i uniform of United Stales' sol-

diers, in Iho shadow of tho Star Spangled Banner, nowso beautiful lo look upon. After Ibo brief speeches ol

Mr. Brewster, Hon. Wm, I>. Kelley, Mr. Itanlel Dough-

erty, and Mr. Dunbar, ibo following resolutions, of-

fered by ReT. J. Walker Jackson, were unanimously

adopted, and Iho meeting ndjourned -

Resolved, Thst this meeting has great pleasure In

Philadelphia Liberty's veierun champion, GsononTiimji-.io.v, of Engbiiid,

Resolved, That tie' liie-bmc mil continued dovollotiof ll.it di-lmgeish.-d Iriend nl Ire. luiu. iu ecjn in his

efTorU for Ihe overthrow ol llriiidi «ljvery io Iho*'—' India li.land,., bi' tiritve opposition " "

st lab

Resolved, Tint tt

Indies . liiitt.a

. Itritb-h

I In hi

Ih the liveliest

. Thompson hasit gladly bis 04-

l strums to,

J. LNrough! (li -i[. ,t

n that country will be brought ti

lounded gorerumen t.

lady say, '-I thought I

but I found I bid come

n Union in Mil.

justice, Ireedom, and trell-

of Ihe VMlibulo, I heard a

mming to the Opera House,

coofenloniil."

A FA1TUF0I. HAN SUHrAlJfED.

WssntsaroK, April 0, U64.

Ii m'sy Interest »ime of your aull-davery readers lo

low that on Inst Slondsy I wis triumphantly noroi-

led for reelection lo the noil Congress, My opponentm a Comcrvalive General, who left hii post in lha

Id nn.l stumped the District against mo lor tho past

weeks, bat I remained at my post liero, And the re-

It is tho radical one above slated.

Very InHy, Gboeok W. JiIjjjj,

©uv Witfltinfltcm (Eowsponflcwfp.

Wis ll I". I

TEEvisltol Georgo Thompson lo Washluel

mo»t important ovcnl of the week, unless possibly I cor-

rupt Llic vole of lite.". n:iti-, Hi to i; iii Invoruf the amend-

ment to the Constitution ah.'h-.'hinr elnvery, or rather

prohibiting it. Mr. Thompson muni have been deeply

jrwillcd with the cordiality of his reception herd, I amsure. Not because !. looked ui,..n it as a personal ova.

(ion, bat because It wactuch convincing evidence, of the

feeling of the IcudioR men of the country, nl present in

Washington, towards the genuine snti -slavery people

of England. The most cordial feeling was minifetiied

towards Mr. Thompson hi overy ([iisrlcr. 1 beard no

talk sgalnit htm nhtlo ho nm hero in any circle, in anyclique. The Opposition member* of Congreaa oven did

not venture to do more limn let volo for Mr. Uorria'a

resolution. Poor Mr. Morris I Sineu tho good-natured

" notice "given to bia resolution by Mr. Thompaon, ho

bag not been heard from iu the House or out of it. la

the most OoMOrTnllrfl government circles Mr. Thomp-son was received as oiioof tho r.ntlon's beat friends, and

his views! oo llic qucjlion of slavery have not been crlll-

clfcd but most cordially approved. Tho lecture was a

grand effort for freedom and the slave. Ono of tho

ablest member* of Congress who heard It laid to me.

"1 have heard all our ureal onto re, and 1 think tint

tbero were passagea in his lecture which surpass any-

thing 1 cvor heard betoro." Hot this remark may dn-

CoWa Bonio of Diy readers and load to disappointment

hereafter. The comuiOB poopln may not regard Mr.

Thompson as a great orator. They will rathor look

upon him on a niin ^M^ l.i in ik-j a powerful argument.

Ilia higher night*, bis noblest pasiigca, will not bo fully

approbated by men of ordinary Intellect. At such

times bo speaks (o the. select few rather than to the

multitude. Tills i> my impression, bu! i may mistake.

Tho calls upon tho President and the members of tho

exceedingly

pleasant, His reception, I he

number of Mr Tl pson'a frlonda and admirers cnl

upon him mi Mr. I dogbane ', on J (he evening wasspi

in pleasant conversation, and late in the evening, in

enjoyment of a bountitul repaid. Mr. Thompi

was tho guest of Collector Clcplmno while he wasWashington : and ihe eompleto success of bia rialt

is due in a prenl measure to tho admirable manner In

which Mr. Clephnno made his arrangements. It is n,

pleasant addiiionul fart, which I feel at liberty to slate,

that the lecture was a pecuniary advantage lo tho Lec-

ture Association here, as well as lo the distinguished

orator. Uut 1 need not enlarge, upon the subject, for,

Mr. Editor, baro wo not bad you with us as Mr.

Thompson's compaction! To y oil the renders o( TubStssdw should look for a history of Mr. Thompson's

trip Southward from New Iork.

Tho Senate hoi voted by a great majority to

tho Constitution. The result was unexpectedly dccld.

ed—3T to 0. Anything like this ia the Ilouso will en-

Iho United Stttes. Several magnificent apeechea were

made in support of. the j-dul resolution in tho cour*a of

tho debate, and 1 think the beat wore by men who arc

unaccustomed to making antt-alavcry speeches. An ar-

gument in favor of freedom from Ihit lips of Somnor,Wilson, Hale, Harlan, Trumbull, or any o! tho long-tried

friends of the slave, iauota novelty, nor ia it a particular

pleasure Io hoar the ni speak on the old subject. Hut;

WhcnJHr. Henderson ufilbjsouri or Mr. Johnsonof Mary-

land argued iq favor of

<0ut gorton (®mw\m\(tem,

DosTiiK, April lUfi, IBM.

We arc paying, I suppose, in thin Match-like April, for

Ibc remarkably mild wealher of last Winlcr. I write

in Iho midst of a storm, tho culmination of ten days

of chilly North-etts t winde, wllh two Indies of snow

saturated with rain on the ground. And perhaps yuur

situation is no better. Alas for Iboso of our soldiers

who have cither to march, or only lo " eland and wait,''

in ouch wet above and mud below.

You have heard, of course, of Iho Great Music Hall

Organ of Boston. But if yon"suppose that tho bub of

the iinlvcrco has only ono Groat Organ, you are very

greatly in error. We have two instruments of that

class, each better than the oilier, if the claims made

by Ihe friends of enuli can bo trusted. The second (in

order of lime) Is of domestic manufacture, built by tho

veteran Hook, of this city, cxpreaaely for tho Church of

the Immaculate- Conception. This Church ,'you must

nod rsland, represents not the old Immnculslo Cnnccp-

tmn. but the now one ; having been buill and dedicated

in honor of Ibe dogma invented by the present Popo,

y him a rirtion t

brancb.it Is a sir oge luxury to listen We ha onheard such men uforo plead for univ

Such Incts assure no that the progress

ment in reference jj elavcrv keeps pace nit' Ih

When tho war end slavery will bo dead It so

ertslnly. I judgo fro

lieur that Iho President is greatly in

movement against slavery, and Ih

Administration nil! b..' brought ti

menu Tho fact is, i

this great question is

a downright Conjorv

tide will carry him

peoplo. This has beon In. in iho ast.

Tho Presidential que,no . « In) I hoar little

about Iho claims of t*mlid tea Jo r Iho no ruination. MrLincoln's friends areduini. nth[hey feel oonfldcut vt hi? n

to bo laid aside—for the \ Thero ia eoniL tall

about Gen. Fremont, but 1 ninou iti to nothing.

The feeling in favor or a oatp. of tho Na

Convention ia gathering i reng.b, but t is donbllu

whether it will nuccocd o ills 1 alCommThe President has madeNational Committee, nnd they a ro obsti natily upp.iHcd

to any postponement

There was a vary whi

and traitors in tho hoti and Sain

Mr. Long of Ohio was ol the e

menL Ho made (ho u

favor of ret i.gmjiiig th reb la as nation. Tb

suspected by many pei

ed to bo the result ol the movcm

Spenker, did himeelf great honor

and coming down upon tho floor ar

as a member of tin: House by ,'tTe

the expulsion of Mr. Long. The

think will estimate Mr. Colfax more highly [hi

before for this brave act of bis. It shows that he;

ea pluck—that nioat valuable quality which to

Republkansiuand out of Cougrca lack. I verily

that wo bavo h-n-jri !!,, .ji^-nifloil members of thi

ato who would hesiiale lo oxpcl Siulabury if he

to propose three cheers for JefT. Davis and the

cause in open &mato. They seem to fear anything

savoring of manliness or of baldness.

bowavcr, will apply to but few of then

fault with France were nbo iu rccjgiilw

Slates as on independent nsliun to-tonrro

speeches as those of Long uud Harris oro I

buked in tho Americ

speech yesterday tli

faith—Iho Ituniaculate conception ol thu Virgin

ary. II is the largest and handsomest church in tho

ty, and so, no d'ouu, deserves tho beat organ, which

Is now claimed to posses*.

This instrument docs not protend to compete with tho

usio Hall Organ In external porgcouiness ; but in

purity nnd beauty of tone, which niter all is Iho

point, very competent judgea oonslder it su-

. It has already given, to (ho lull siitia-

a of musical connol^ours, several of tho

great masterpieces of tho muslu or the Catholic church,

Tho last of these was Moxart's famous Requiem, per-

formed at tho funeral of Mr. Andrew Carney, u wealthy,

benovolont and dovout momhor of that church, and per-

formed Willi true feeling and cxpros'ion, as well as

ivith the highest

Tho proprietors of Iho Mu»e Hall bare lima fur heen

iuceensre.1 in Iho sorica nf high-priced concorla. by

which they nro paying the e..u ol th*IC eleplianl. Thechecked, lor a time, tho pro-

making towirds tho excellent

nndoving t

"

a moderate price ; fo llml ihi i high

Qolng influenco cnuld be shared by

i Iho rlah. Uut Iho lapse of n year

> tho proper equilibrium, and tho

will find it bettor lo show

i at present demanded for it,

of the Melodeon, a hall smaller than (bey ivinh

n other respects moiv enjiveiiient f"f their i-finidity

ces than any otlior now vaeaot. They will put

mplcto order ror this purpose, and lot it, during

week days and evenings, for occupancy a

ilcntifle or other lecturrj, or

tho holding of religinus er reformatory tnoetinga,

all which purposes it is well adapted.

It may well bo supposed that this Society did not at

ice find a porson Rtieh nu they wiihed to put

ace so long nnd so worthily filled by Theodore

Tarkur. Through the years that have parsed

turn, tho Standing L'oiuintltee have constantly

supplied the pulpit with Ibe best accessible talent

They have bad, by turns, the boat of

eloquent loyjoon. The result is,

k, that the average of their preaching h

higher, whether judged by On Intellectual,

a religious standard, than that ol any othi

pulpit in Boaton. Tho special pastoral relation, how""

•!, and they have always proposed

high, low and iutermed late, ol thu Ufor noring lh» " regalia" (so called) and mu B,«,v. .„-

myalerles of the craft. These, wilb fheir con-

tents, old nud new, representing a very large expendi-

ture ef money, were . nlirel, destroyed by the firo. "

jght that the Grand Lodge will rebuild on the

pot, and perhaps use the whole of llio new

premises for Masonic purposes. ThM will probably

dt Ibcm better fhan to build, according lo Cotvper's

ggealion-" a lodge In some vast wilderness."

The money thns far raised through this city for the

sufferers In Gist Tennessee, has rcitclicd the sum of

88S,*D0.

News has just reached us of the ueslb, in Phlladcl-

lis, ol William D.Tiekoor, senior partner of tho wrll

known publishing homo of Tioknor and I'l elds. He

as' dislingulahed for sucqefslol cntorprisu io business.

The Free City Hospital of Boston, n largo and fine

ructuro on Harrison Avenue, fronllng Worcester

rect. is understood to bo nearly ready for occupancy.

Thu Courier of tlila morning pnhliahos in lull Iho

aitoroua speech of Hon. Alexander Long of Ohio, and

links that Tho cheek of every American ought to

lru with shame at thu announcement that President

incoln, Secretaries Chaw and Hshor, attended tho

locluro of George Thompson, the English AboUtlocist

and agitator, in the Hall of the Housu of KcpresoDla-

livcs." Poor fbiirih- 1 Mnllora will ha worse, iu hit

way of viewing them, before they are better.

iquel Hall, and

a thirty, for II:

f Knights Temp-

r oparttuenla, 1"

iud Lodge, nu'i

gvncrciluii}G of (tontivcfts.

T Is a plo.tsio; coincidence, that tho Senate passed

its third rtidlDff Ibe joint resolution for an at'ti-

vcry nmvnJment or tho dnalitntlnn the wimo day

which Mr. Thompson (pake in the Capitol. It is to

,everlasting credit of that body that an Friday,

April 8, it potted Ibis resolution by a vote of 3S to li.

SomiiclihubiCD effected by long days or frothing on

part of Ihe champions of tho tottering system. T

rollowing ii Ibc glorious resolution :

Bo it rehired, By Ihe Senate and Ilou-e of Repi

niati'ei,! tl,,, United Stalta of America in Cnngresjxaenitdi .I. iren.ihitdJ "I Imih lI'iufiH concurring. Ill

Ii,. lollosj,,,. arlicle he pr ( .po~id to tin- I. ginlaturt"

hi' aeV'T.il :-i;<li:n n- an iimcitdiiicnl to tli-- 1- ni'iitiiiion

1 the (r.iie.l States, whlnh. when ratified by Mire

ourlh.j. 6i|r| Lct:i-'t-i( in-.---.. >. lull] he valid to all inl'-t

and puif«* i" pai i ol ihi. paid Uiii-titulion, nsrocl]' "T. XIII.—Sei lion 1. Neither r.lavery nor involu

lervltadfl, tieept as a punishment for erin

oof ihe parti -hull linn- be n dnlv convicted, ahi

.'i-'t within Iho Itniiai Stan-, er any pla.:e ont.j.-ot

their jiiriFdiction.

^•fli'.n -. C"ngro = ( p.linll In to pinver (o enforce tl

art Id; by apprnprlalv Kglslatljo.

1V( placo ou record the i'eas and Nayn, for tho honor

of ilj former nnd tho deep disgrace of the

Jrat-Measra. Anthony, Brown. Chandler, Clark,

C'SfJier, C'iriiivs-i. Cuiviin. Di.ii.n. ll..olit!le, I-Vwt!n.lci

l'o-: I'.hu.t. lir :. Hale, Harding, Harlan. HornHolersen. Howard, Howe, Julirisnn, Lane (Ind.), Ln(lii!i»aa), Motgao, Morrill,

"-- Sprngur "—

•a by the following Circular, signed by

the Governor of the State, the President of tho Senate,

Speaker o( tho Jloune ol KepresenUlives, and other

eminent citizens, (hat

lllmoninl.M be presented lofieorgeTlmmp.

gratolul recognltit

sred Ihe whole country, elnco the rebellion]

broke out, by Ida indeinligablo e (For la In Erfgli

defeat thu plots of rebel aympnthixora and oniis

relationi

eouiililes. The proposition ia highly creditable I

:s ; and it carried out, as it ahould be, am

Will be, on a handoomo nnd goneroua scalo, ii

prove of iiilurnnliounl Interest and vnluc—incre;

the number of our Iram-AlUiltio friends, and chet

Ihf in by a substantial proof of tho liberty-loving

ipholdlng tho government

lie i.'iirtiilur having l.^en.

iilunls—and Iwing nuch as

aod patriolic men on tho db

disinterested cervico done the gon

prompting or thought of even n yob

deemed proper that it should ho giv<

I icily, Ih rough the loyal press of the I

are respectfully requested to copy i

the substance of it to their readers), so tli

the personal and intimnlo friends ef Mr.Th

bo apprised of this laudablo effort,"

delight

testify their reaped and gratitude.

It is not intoned to appropriate I

Ton Eyck. Tniminitl

ll -tl.., tV.i-l, . Wilki 0. vVil.-y. and Wilson.

i.iu,_M. -ore. L>avi4, l|e,id,iii;i, M,-l'-.,ii:vill. Powell,

BBife, Saulsbury.

i novelty in our American legislation is Iho bill

ittroduccd lo the House from the Select Committee

ll.-Butijeel, by Mr. Pendleton (Uem.) ol Ohio, which pro

riles:

irer. In this way HI were captured, and SS waf;on*

aden with supplies, taken, i.hi.li were di^troycd '

.lso,ji)n horses and niule». A Paymaster's safo, con"

lining : C-'l Olio in Confederate money, was also captured'

iho htiilee no; afterwatd burned.

This and tho march of SO miles was accomplished in

The priton.T" taptur, d purine; the e'p^litien. num.-.•ritig ;i7(l, ioolu'lit,'4 tinnv <!» r:., reached Little P.oek

m thoSd.llrlg. Gen. Natb. [timlull i) assigEed lo the command

of all tb,, triieps ilong lie. Ni.rlh Arksniai river, wllh

uarlers In Little Rock. In a circular to the citi-

! hi- district, he sav, tho loyal tin II !- pr.,i.-^e |.

vni] aii>i;,.-r* intli t ', r.-bellion. ihougb they may

__ . taken (be onlh of allegiance to the government.

will be tveitedas rabcls, unl— '*

John C. Hives, for abut W >c.irs the publisher ol

. 10 CejgTe-..iei,al C'fcffli-.dii-d mt-nlB at Bl* re.-idelie-t i:i

ii".L,iili..-I.-.:i. a.s^Ji J jeiirs.- Iri'r::V. .Iirllll. .

William D. Ticknor, tlai wdl known L'oaton nub-l..T.--f ibc hom T" Lnorainiti, i.i,.,q,.,1 , fIv ...,(!. •

i ii.uidav inornlngat tBoConili '

to the s|

I. Glllnlt t of iho Florida expedition do-

that the plan oi the expedlli

it had three""'"

itioct and snIBcicntm(es, llril.

la own and that

inry nbjfetf, t" wnien a lounii, noi uiuiiai

i(,.r period adjoined by tlio President. »ch* bstlloof Olustec wai fouchl in eoTinq

; l.vGcii. Sovnuur. noionl) ivitliom,

(.en. Gilluiore'a ordern. Tho effort o

rate-d by a storm, whichInyo,! hi. inosdengei

A flag

ad i

Nummary.

let

3W underjtood thai tL- liili-il. in MissouriiJrlecitr.i lo i lie liiitimure Coovonlion. The

i- ].,.i .-.,; ,,|r..--vlv rriolveJ ii. ilo so, t hi twill maXe. . . o[ delegate*, en.-ti obiminc it- rerr.-scnl lbs Union

MadmentMrs. Lucretis llarl Cl.av, wife ol lUnry Clay, dinl

i tho 6th Init. at the r ,;j,.i,.: of ber M3 , John M. Cl^v,V I .aoc'.on. cgcdS3.ar,.Clsy «'iiilti"oda.i,-lit.:-r.'i t.V.1. Hart, of l.jsiiiglon,i-.l i,ero II, o.-r la ,o ,-.ri-. I tuisiiiiu.l eleven sum and daugb-

Cuutit Johannes. Ibe patriot, philosopher, nnd pro-liel, predicted, ia a •!.,.-, I,

I u.l.: ],,i ulylil la it,,.

Coor-T Inilllute. taatbSxrtMrv -:i. ..nl did r,..l he.t,i.lvii|»,tn S t.'.e lo the I rcn. [i i:ru|^r-..r i.,r il„. rriiipi'.ioo [uv-tlii,t|.-l|.,o.., la.lM. ,-'-.

o'th, Old World;r»tnry Boa-ari^tiear and heed. Chlldroi

been f" aciitv.-lv .-i.^o'.-l in i-lieltin^ iJharlcst.in, explt

dednl'usf liavin'i; Ur.d l,'ili'> roun.la. The pi' ,'- of th

auii.m'.tvc bo n cell :i C.-il lor lrsl.-mj-*io n to (he North

- "Gen. GranCn new general order tor the inn, of ill

Potomac clear* a va\ ill., liio'lfnibei * to an » tiv. io.-.. -

whlchmust wn (uti t." loekt-d for. Tho Ural

iragrnpha canlnin tlto spirit or tho whole :

I : In view ol the near jpproadi ol tie ti whenmy i u.i y bo eipteio.l lo i-oH.i m :ae live opernli

and other independent cc

imoi-lied bye-ilalini; older., to be KCl'lt to the

rilli n.' hilled' la. :i- praclicablo.

.n,i : All eidlers and their employees will learo

niv by the lath i' -I., and -hoillil KUltersi ho f,,iind

!„ pirniv alter tint dale, their gco.l.i ivill l.o tiJ11 .

d lor the benefit ol the ho-piial-;, and their

i\ii Co placed by the Pron.-t Mu-ihal .it hard

r prnhll-lting -livery In tbn Unit-. .,-.. -ilnl around him with hem

...ed. uhllo l'up| e'Oi .el, oi

Hltulloii fort

State". Onion Scan

«°wI(Hl?-Tfme* Cur.", Aprils.

None but Iho baser sor( of people would wish the

olorcd rfti-ij [o live nn,.-.n(,- in idib-T ,i-« >lavrs or ilesrndcd

n; foi degraded they inu'l tie If. niirelv di-|,rlvr,l iii

':'""'le,!".:

1

' !!'.-:^.\\!"\.vr.',,'.1

".'l,,,..V.' t ,''v.i.T

... .._.,• 10 1 or.) t..-.;,, „.,|.. ,,.,!._

YurtX Arperfoan.

ManvusD ycslerday volcd. brft niainrily unpursil.cd ii, l.;r hi. lory, ia 1,,'eor .,< a (>h von lion 1,,'amriei U,'r

,a-tituli.iu mj ,e. tn < "Hi, ..in at ..lie,-, mi.l ...(ti no | sliere ill, -,ui i-omrni-iinlinii. (lie (rnllnraiH Inidiuilan of slavo-

I l-'ri-edoio i« tluu oilereld-l lo the vlekett ofItapldan, for 1 1.- Ia.i-.ro 1. not now" ^'-1(0. Balliuiore City, where

Hi'.-. I iij-in iii l-i'.l l..y ihe- -'-es ni.„.] ruui.irli) f„i

:lpulou. l'aos th*

oral, I.- ,-, > til,., 10

i for the

Southern frlendt

speech will do r

their own soil, tl

men. Freedom ol debato is a Very desirable thing

;

but ii Gen. Buru^ljo could with propriety exile Valine,

digham lor discussing (he issues gromoK nut of (ho

war, before the people of Ohio, certainly Iho llouao of

Representatives can expel a member who openly de-

clares injnvor ef (he Southern Confederal

CIRCULATE THE EMAXVlt'ATHUi PSTITWN

I

To Hit Scnale and Bonis of Represtnlaiivts of Ins UnitedSlal/s, in (bngrtsi asam&ltd

:

The undoraigned, ciliieus of believing

Slavery the great cause of the present rebellion, and an'

institution fatal to tbo life or Itepubli

earnestly pray your honorable bodies to immediately

abolish it throughout (he United Slates; and to adopt

measures (or so amending the i.'.ui.iiitulion aa (orever

(o prohibit iM existence in any porlion of

country.

TUo above form of petition,

identical with that lately sent

Commitleo of tho American

Is now requested that all copli

soever received, should bo, as i

pletcd, returned to Ibe care of

Cooper Institute, Nuw York,

will be duly (orwarded to Coi

very important and esse:

Acssoivi.rt-iiet.vr.—A lorlniglu ago ive slated tho

iact that Iho wifo of Louis Napoleon, our City Carrier,

Lad been robbed ol ; .IW, the Jruil of much hard loll,

and invited contributions toward making up bis loss-

la response to our appeal, we have received tho fol-

low Ing sutus :

E, H. Mnpmng. Brooklyn,

George 11. Lincoln, llrooltlyn,

Jim. & U. Uiiuond,

J. E Bmitb, Glutenbnrg, OtjSnnbla M. Child, ' "

M*Hlm cniilU, Plain ilel.l, Ct-,

IttistttlasfMts gtyatttucut.

•• BIJLSSED ARE THEY THAT !

A. uJk-h? Ilii' nl..»--lmr.. <l. .-[.

Hi. Ii Li.rvoL.croim llii- li--

So. m tlic Iio|.h ., by Hirn»: ci

,\ [...VI. r l:ilth .iii.-cci-ili;

.Mailiie.l.yirliil.diri.neod, I

iuc n'di^f luvlnadecda.

Whn nererm

"""-mptiihlcs lb

inoly ; but even iho formulae are in-

have daled, e-g-,"l would respect-

re -n- ol itc (i-a honorable -n> baronet

1 .,ai hound !o «iy also that one bat

mind e

Imb-cd iLi:

WE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Till: House is divided iolg lour sections : 1st. Thegovernment (suppfe-cd lo be liberal) and its Btraigbt-

out supporters ; 2. Tbo partial supporters ol tbe

government; 3. Tin' Opposition nnd itli strninbl-out

supporters; 4. the partial supporters of (ha Opposi'lion. The government, with Lord Pnlnierslon nndtbe Cnbinot, ail on the Speaker's right, (ho officers

bTneEeS''HnS'

,

Li^-'-';;i,!

i'^r n-e^s dmJSrjftr.This section all mots tin- greatest attention, nltb

r."i(.n[i- ibe in--! ip,.|"in- of every one who entei

House i»i>SvTliohiuiJJiBraolIf'i Lord Falun

occupies tbecenlrool the bench, where he sect

have been carved (0 Bl«J quite as much lis that vert

dog-liko lion in oak at the door, lie sits there bynight— Ibat shrewd; ready-witted, reddish, white-

header! old Premier. There is not a aparkle nbouthim, not a tint ol romance, not a trait or heroism.

Ho U a fair repro.-.unlive of tlngland in bur s<

'

sliceiof England nitb no future before her exco

to bold on as long aa she can to bcr pnet. (Ja 1

left nits Mr. Glndalone, with strong features nnddarkish look. Ho speaks with nerve, and aa it vol

«cnd« out little butlc's ol i-pee-. h—one of which w,

his famoua declaration that " tbe King of Naples haserccled Atheism inru a tn stem ul government." Neilis Mr. Lsyard, a solid, burly hnglisbtuau, with a list

voice, grnyiah hair, large tuoustaubc and beard, anda "spruced-up " drees. Uo has a good dealbunior than hi- po-uion rtllowa l.im io display.

Horseman baa just asked him it the governmotbeard ol Ibe report lhat n Bhip is going out fromLiverpool to capture the Alabama, and whether tbe

governmeni will late the same care to prevent that

that il has Io prevent (be departure of ahips for (bo

Confederacy. -Mr. I.iynrd rises and aayu bu hasonly read eometbing of tho kind in tbu newspaperThe paper in which be read it bad asked whetherwflB a Confederaio dodge, in that caao, tho jjenlle-

man (Mr. Horseman) would kuow more of it thantbo government. Thero was a drollery in MLayard'a lone as he said (his, and an involuntarincin the laugh that followed it, which made Horsem*a thoroughly snubbed and une.isy man for tbu ne:

len minulca. On raloieraton's rigbl eat Karl Grey,man in build and appearance very much like Hera.Mann during (hu last years oj bis life. He has. hoiover, a poor husky void', which Horace Mann brnot. Earl Grey id evidently a sincere man, andlaborious Minister. Two aeala behind Palmar* tunBit George Howyer, the great Roman Catholic oliar

pion. Thin, pal.', dark-eyed, sombro, nervous, atresileas, ono understands bow and why Inqnisilioiexisted, when one looks at him. Ho has the manneof a scholar, nnd Ibe whole air of a fanatic ; and 1

do doubt especls to tee Grand Masa celebaledWestminster Abbey yet. Hut certainly tho mostriking man in ibe House ol f'oniraous, ia Oieraclon the oppoailc aide. 1 could well aeo how the"authoress of" Counterparts ' should have found hiaa susceptible ol being a protean hero for her noviaa Rubens found bis wit-.' lor so innuv pictures. Thface so Irantparenily deep and dark, ihose thin coldlipB, cruel and soil aa those of a panther, tba

ono ever lying in wait crouching, tbu euperb kmstreogib over ea--b eie, the bitrj.-ular shi>rp clilV wl

is all of the rather narrow lorehend, the buldL.__

which ia not bnlJuta lui ihe iriiermiuahle a I retch of

tbo forehead backward, the deep black bair, nitb tbaone strange Meilusa-lc I: wbieb i.ur!« donn in fronl

—

all Ihese rivet the attention. Lit-meli is not an old

man, but his fsce is full of liues and changes.Phrenological ly one may say that bia enormouspowers of obtertatioo are his greateat strength. Heevidenlly bears many un undenone which the Speak-er meant should not be heard. Lately in tba debateon Schleswig when Palmerston naa trying to soothe

the apprehension of tioae who fear that Englandwould Oo involved in war, i)isracli detecled thai thi

toothing was for a special purpose, and that io nality the government was on the brink of mat.aioso, nnd to the astonishment of all be Bo pres;edthin view, lhat Palmonlon could not deny it, nnd botbe facl (bat the country is drifting into war becamefor Ibe Crut time su^ieeieJ by tbe country at large.

But Mr. Disraeli is almost the only man nilh any-thiDg aUrMtive about him on that side. The Oppo-sition seemed to me, to bo men of very narrow andweak faces and heads ; and Disraeli loolca Blrangelyout of place among lliom. They are all supposed Io- -a tbo'fownle, (criminal lunacy)be Tones

,

caee, I was glad to hear from .

Kelly, a most imj.reii.ive declaration against capital

Suniabmenl. 1 was somewhat anxious Io sea Lorduhn Manners, who is known to Ihe world e

by that couplet ol bis—Ul Lilts on. I LearririR. A rli and CasIom»dlC

And then he is a rather hat..Lome, ioppis!dancing here and Iturrv and 'verynbere, i.ide ivl

and mouslache. h do.:i n..i uke a great dealeervalion to see llutt if all (be blessing euumin ihe first line sioijd die, ho (Lord Julin SI

.)

not be any poorer.

In that eeclion devoted lo tbe more moderateTories—or opponents of tbu government— I Batv fewOne beads. I was much struek by the youth ofBomoof tbo membera of this aeelion. It is led by LordRobert Cecil, and ia particularly tbe direclioo fromwhich carpiDg .|ue.-iioii t concerning tbo Uniled Suitesare naked. Hero are Ihe eyes which slccpleesltwatchMr. Soward. fit is remarkable that tbe grea't

Opposition leader, Iii-raeb, ninl bis immediaterude= v.-rv rnri ly cat anitbiog utilavorable 1

I'oiied Stales, an. I nothing' al all in favor ol lb(

federaey or slavery.) Lord Robert Cecil io i

Blender man, with a snarl in bia voice and aconceited manner—(bat is all. Rut whencethese young hoys, whom one might Dalurally oipectto gee in dry-goods ebopa, but not in (bo House -*

Commona? They are young scions ol nohilily, h;

ccmo in on money, and n> re i-Ucicd by Committi..They come heie to loaf. It Bounds very big by tholime it gela aem> the oe-in, that Mr. Peaeoeko saidlUia aud Ibal about tho United fitnlca ; and it mayba thai Peacocko haa Home (alent. JJul I do knowthat l'eacocku alrucb ma as most appropriatelynamed. A llaoiing hum, nilh Lie. gold pin, coverei'

his lender bosom— his drc?s was all nu/ail, hla voic.

Dundrearyish, and his whole air lhat of a foppislboy

iand all about him sal bccurlcd and beseemed

young fops, which one . null h^ic had simply eludedthe doorkeeper in getting in. Hut opposite these ait

tbo real reprc=eiiia'ivi..ul the Lngluh people. Thosemen are not (be rt[.reseulaiivcs of tbe arialocralicCommittees, but of large communities1 and citiea

Hero ail, Bidu by side, Joha Drigbl nnd Richard Cob-den. And here bus Peter Taylor, who baa givenlately so powerlul u speech al Leicesier ' '

. Amarija. The Grat thing that strikes aferenco to this teclion— the independent supportersof the government—ta lhat they are tbu only men ii

Ihe Uu-uce who know how to apeak. For tho mospari, tbo speaking in (he House is (in manner) ludieroua. H certainly li'is the reeommcndatioi '

'

-t . pit,Bant to see every uptake ....

bead and body nivingjp ;; r. -gularl)- to and fro as ifho were an inverted pendulum, i'el Ibis ia Ibe Par-liamentary Blylo: tbu goverumeni uiiiiistero gener-ally oscillate bu, and nearly all trie reil copy it, untilit has become Parliamentary. Jfr. Gladslooa variesit only by clutching the lallo opposito and bending

if in

tnd when

nual oicillati

takes bold of Hometbing ; but he does"uot"anuiemuch, ami is better (ban Iboaj aboul him. LordRobert Cecil's sp-.aL-i.,,; is eseerahle; lie does notkoow what to do with bia bands. And then onerarely hears a t-enteoee opuL.-n in the' House wilboutus being cut up with a-a-a-'s. These of course areall clipped out by ibe friendly reporters, so that the

rcifPothern'.-. L-"t.l |inr..lr..-arv by these hoi

able genllemen. But all tbeie feibies end when we

come Io tbu seetion to ably r.-prfsenled by Bright

and Cobden. Here ate men who are evidently ln " -

llFlV.il of spring 10 lar^e ,nlF.» ot peopli

Ibe babil of doing it well. Mr. Bright is io,

only man in the Llouse vvLo could be called

tor. Hiu np|>earanco in Hue, Lis manner good and

frank his voice earnest nnd clear. Cool nnd calm

be alwaya is, but not so ihe Tori-i "ho listen to him ;

on them even- word lulls. I-V--1-.. e; nir.re ela.lie and

mot" r =iic ; *n manner not ui.li!:e !>.. Hollows, when

lhar .-enlk'tn:.!, i.so lorrunale aalo he .roakm... wrlb-

out bia gown in come inlprmtil of;.eiulily. Anolhei

m-fuliariiv "I H.is ind..petnienl section ia Ibal ite

r,end,.-s ,ue nearly nUaya full. It is a corioua facl

lhat out of (he '<>" mmiuerH ol it.- llcuaenol more

lhan 3U0 over see Ihe inaidu of (bat House, and sc

many only when Borne special Blruggle—e. g., or

Church rales— r,-4iil.e.< .-ivrt parly to be present ir

force. The real are merely nominal members, anc

tbo buainess of Ibe L'ov.riiiniiii n carried on by uoi

200 men. None are in any way obliged lo

t. They an' pr.i-1 nodiiin: 'Ihee maj rf-ad

China and retain

,ut tho>o^T*N<epre(ent the people are r

attendance, beciOrsil they have an inlcreal

andapurpdrXj"i

loretbeiii-

frenuunlly Beon ibere but wlio raVeJy lake part in any

debate : They a

There, lor insta

ono wondeta how Tin

for dissection. He ge(.ipjiusitinii, an. I en lliat pile ; but hi

Ihm;., though he lookaTbo line-looking and vigoroi

ntlrauts much attention. He ai

borhood, and Ihu goveniaient i.-viilently feels reallesi

ouo day be a mere import ant m no iji ihe country than

pretlv well with tba Abolilioniats of Jiuw England,ind bu replied ;

"I can't help Ibat. 1 bale an AtolilioniBt worse

than I ever bated a i n.ilie, but 1 bet ive juat whnt I

,nd if Ibe d— .1 Abolitionists nberu you com*from agree with mo I am not lo blani*/'

Refer-: 1 hail lime lo make another remark a Curl;-

headed girl—who terniuded me very lorcibly of Ihe

"piii'-irrigilih-' T'.[.?y—made her appearing, ;„ front o

my friend, and pai-i. !" Uassa, [.upper's „ je [n blc.

So wo proceeded to tbo dimn^-rooru, nr-A Hlt down I

a meal composed n( corn Lread bacon,

,

weE!t p (5 .

Iocs, and a hot drink called coffee, but lajj,, OU [ B i

waler and parched corn. tltatJi

li.i.r.-l.i]..

AMOHO THE SLAVES OF ARKANSAS.

Sisce my first arrival iti this region of Arkansas, a Imonlb ago, 1 have teen very lew able-bodied elaves ;

but i/oiiay colored boya and girls, nnd men nndwomen loo old to be ol am aeeount an laborers in a

col ton or tobacco field, appear to be about as numer-

ous as over. Tbe absence of ihe working class is Ieasily accouuled for

ithousands have been taken \ow

Teiaa, and other Iheabamlu have o innee[paled lbcm-1selves from Ihe hard and unpaid labor and griovo

"

5hero are atmphUelyW

y poaled in rep

ind their belief in

to do and to

lion (joi's, (lie slaves t'lill 1

./. r, (,..,-, ili-..i. They are

to tbe Prcjident'a proclanfinal success of the Union nnus is as arm as wandetermination of ihe Apostles lo fuller denlh in

moat agonizing form tooner than deny the religion oil-- " :

ig tho war aro crude, bull

iallj I

Their ideas

n tbomdl tbe Union soldiers

Ir ideas regarding Iho war aro crui

sorrecl. It ia a mystery to.lbem

the Mississippi nnd ils Iribularics

;ntly asked rf " de Yankee Beyers w

Yanl"Mist

all dug unheals made" ; andl

slide

country," andlalong." The negroes hate an idea lbs

a perteei paradise. I hey call it " God'sfirmly believe if they were (hero their es

would be at an end. I loll several ol ihem it

people up Not-ili had to work very hard, and lhat

person was permitted Ir. live tbeie unless he was wing to support b in. -i- II ami lamih . and all withwbi1 conversed on this kpie tvi.-re decidedly omphalic in

expresaiog (heir willingness to " work de fingers right

down to dotone " al any kind of employment whichtbay might be fortunate enough to obtain In aNorthern Stale. They are very much in lovo withChicago, and appear to have an idea Ibat it ia the- : - at place within the boundaries of" God's country."

was very much amused a few evenings ago'ai.' rcmarki U'C-le Ly an old n ^ro named Joe. Myasion friend and I were silling in front of bia

', talking aboul Iho war—he claiming Ibat Ihe

Soulh couldn't be whipped, and I arguing (bal lhafIhing was a good tka] more lhan half done already—when a middle-aged negro came aloog, leading aborsa Ibat did not teem able lo t-li.nd without arti-

fifiir'eaTJ to" by 'friend :

" Good obenio,' loasaa.

"

" Good evening, J*-,1

' waa the kind reaponao ; andJoe began moving oil. Jus! at ibis moment my friend

Bppearcd (o think uf some thins: e'^e lo nay, and be re-

marked t" Joe-, did you beiir I but K jheris bid gone

W Texaa ?"

|

" Yes, mnsaa.l knew do day ha lef."" He look all his ' boya,' 1 believe."

"Yea, massa^ho took 'em all; what be go to|Teiasfor?"

"I fiupnoto he want to keep out of the way of theI

Yankees.

'

These words had do aooncc left my friend's moult(ban a singular change en me over .Ice. Heforo theii

utterance ho was altogether undemonstrative in hit

manner, but when he caugh I their full meaning, his Icoontcuance. evinced pleasure and surprise in about Vequal proportions. In a moment he began to laugh, I

but cheeked himself suddenly, and said :

"Couldat't helplaughiu', \ia.-sa. My Missus tol"

i)e \ unktes eoulJn"! git Mi mphiu . but itey'yetkri mDen she said dtre wmn'l enough ol 'em lef lo eofurder down de riher , bi-l -lei/ ..-,'.-1/ alt de ir.ii/ i/e>i

Den Mitous say dey can't come up de- While, no he.,

Jut rfey DID come—and dey went lo do Hock (Little Illock), an' dey alayed dar ; an' I jea' b'fievedey alo Btsy eta-rywhnr; an' before llassa llobtrla

iino.ler liutl-.lii gnat dev'll be all ute'- Texas, at

won't hnb enough niggra lef ' tn drive de cow hot

The- italicized part ol ,b.e's l.r.ei oration was spoken |with deep emphasis, and the elleel of ihu words wasgreatly increased by ibe a|.pr<ipriutc geslureB whichaccompanied (bem. He did not wait lor any mark of |approval or censure, bel m ulu hi t adieus rathe

tn. .11; , and ft ai- l.d fur bin mi-tretii'u residence wlii log searcc-ow close iu his rear.

Turning lo my friuud, I said," That'a a prelty sharpdarky, I should say."

" Hu Is that," was the reply |" he's got any q

lily ol hard acute;and he's a n^iiti;ovd fellow, t

I never beard anything bad of him,"I then asked if, iu ease the war we

el o so on condition lhat (ho rebelliousfeii.l Senator.-* and llepreseiilaiue.-l to fongrcts,the Lruaneipntieui |iroclamalion wero witbdrrwould it bo a possible thing lo keep the slavoa ut

tbo same subjection as belore tbu beginning of Ibe Iwar! The reply was :

" Certainly uot. No mailer what tho result of ihelwar may be, our ay.stem of loreeil lahor, as it onculoaisted, has been wiped away. If the whole force ofItbo North and Soulb, bolb civil and military, were Iused (o compel the ni-u.rue.-i to -lay ivith and labor for

theirowners.il would nol ufJoot tbe desired object.

To be sure, the bL-ivcm n;i,jht lie frjrced lo work, buteach aiavo would r, .pure a while man lo watch bioi

nearly all tbo time. Tbe slaves nriilerflland that they Iare, or aooo will be, free. Ilul they are universally de-moralised, and no viork can be g.i oulof them uuleestheyehoasetotloit. The old plan of a white man driv-ing two or Ibteo bundrcd slaves to a sugar or ooltonfield every incruinc,. and keeping tbem at work by theperaunsivo inllueneo ol a heavy whip, would not ba aeafoonototry now ; at all events /would not like tolmake any aucb experiment. A good many offriends are short.sighted i/noiifdi to diller wilh miIbis point; limy profess tn believe that (bo slavesas contented as ever, and (hat if peace wero

]

d-tiiued lo-morrow, vvi-ry collon and sugar plai

would bu on the Ligli roN.I to fertune. Hut I tell

tho negroes aro spoiled—tboy have learned u:

'.thin three icars lhan tbe) ever thought ol lean:

hu I'resident'a preelauniiion i^ a= lamiliar to tl

it is lo us ; and although it haa been ridiculedNorth aa well as .^nuih. 1 consider it Iho niostpotontweapon (bat the Nur.h could have used. Soulherners

sneer at it, but they well know ita power. I

believe there is a rlavc in Arkansas who haa nolheard all about it. Of course tbe majority of tho

not know exactly Tune they are to bemade free ; niilber can ihey lell irAc-u an ovent ol

cb importance lo their race is likely lo oocur; butBy aro waiting patienili lor ibe good time eomicg,J so long aa Lope lasts they will labor tolerablydl.aral refrain from acts ol violence. Ilul let themmade (o believe that (hu Uoiled Stales govern.

;nt intends to break Iho Boleain promise which it

Ide lo them on the first ol last January— let ihemeo understand that their a:, lieipaiions of freedomnot to bo reslined in Ihe manner which tboy ex-

pected—and they will make a second Ban Domincoofevery Southern State. I know them bettor than youdo, and in (lie eon'in;;. nev nhitli 1 have jrul supposed,I wouldn't (rust tbem wilb my life, or Ibe lives uf tuyfamily, for any amount of gold lhat yoe could name.Thoy would be like an avalanche, perleotly harmlessnliile stationary, hut irrcsi=uble alter aiinimn- alittle headway."

1 suggested | my friend Ibat hiu ideas agreed

jobi (,;-.,i

Wo noi cf (bn-jptii i'jo Jcalnoi r«1) nould sloro

Tor us ill d.-tils nl tJtao*lt»got!«n graves.

Sor Meib-.l linn 111" Hay flower one- .1.*j bore

A IrelKbtol pll t-rliU5 rnn.| uuolber tlBVCS.

Flrsi on iho bold uphoLIora ol Ihe tvronir,

Aii.l I".! ui' as. "io hciivy-lo do ii years

Avuniiu tbe cruel irlutupbiot'ltie itroug—Trampled auctions, and derided lea".

Labor, Jtgraded Irian bur high holiest,

eu y.ur L'tep', ju.t Lear. I ali.lv e lb" '-nr

HH~

Tur. detnilfl gi

of tbe i

CUAKLOTTJi COltDA Y.

by Sanson of thia rt

I. no doubt, when (heir turn would oomo. Ar-.. ed at Ibe scaffold, i-hc Ihreiv herself upon Iho fatalplank, nnd Furmin, one of iho aides, having let loosatire airing, all was over in a rnomenl. fan;on declares(bat he was at the foot of Iha scad,Id, when a car-penter named Legros, haying lukun Ibe bead, waanot satisfied with holding it up lo Ibe crowd, butactually slapped tbe face-a face admilledly of e«.irai'iliiary beauty. Thia waj too much "

revolutionary tribunal, and Legrnacd for ( '- "

Magaci

loi.ary Irii.ija'il, and I., .-r... n, justly puni^li-1111" act ol eacrilege.— CoOturnt liev M;n<ht

:,

To hU EjctUancy AmUHAii Liscqlv, 1'resiitsnl of thet'-.iUi'JSiiVts, .im/ la t!m HitmjTiAle Ihe S nite amiHuusa of Hrprejenlnliccs of llm U.utfl : - <•: ,.r

America, in Congress anenibkd.

TUB unileraigned respectfully nubmh Iho following

:

T. at Ihey are natives of Louisiana, and citizens ofit" I'uiled fitales

;lhat Ibey are loyal citizens, ain-

(f rt'")- atlaehed to Ibe country nnd 'the Constitution,an 1 ardently desire Ihe maintenance of Iho nationaluialy, for which they are ready (o pacriiice their lo--

iu.-'j and their lives.

That a. largo porlion of Ihem are owners of renl c;-

lale, and all of Ihem are owners of personal prop-erty ; (bat many of ihem are engaged in tbo porouilsof commerce and industry, wbil others nra employedas arlisans in various Iradea

; that ihey are all filled

to enjoy Ibe privileges nnd iiamuoiliea beloogitig to

(he conililion ol eiiiz-na of Ibe Uniled Stales, andamong tbem may be found many of tho dcscentlantaof thoso men whom Ibe illustrious Jaekson Btyled" his fellow-ciliieiiF*," when he called upon Ihem to

take up arms lo repel lb" encmi. i of ihe country.Your pelilioner-. furihcr resp^i ifully represent that

over nnd above the right, which, io (be language ofIho Declaration ol Inile-peedence. Ihey possess (o lib-

erty and tbe pursuit ol bappu.e: .. ihey am supporled_\t the opinion ol just and loyal jueu. especially by(bat of Hon. Edward Hales, Attorney-General, in Ibe

la tho right ...I eiijuyiim ibe privileges and

under tho Cons titu lion and laws of Loniseo much of (ho said ConMilution and In

'iisr, reyubit*, or relate lo slmiry.And your Memorialists further show .

in ibeir accompanying petition they havo

that justice, and lb-.- |,rin- iplu for which ihey con __,require alao Ihe e.tlension of this privilege to thoseborn slaves, with such iiiialificslions aa shall affect

equally Ibei wbilo and the colored citizen; and lhat•his ii required not only by jusiice, but also by ex-pediency, which demands lhat full effect should hegiven to all tbe Union feeling in the rebel States, in

order to secure tbe permanence of Iho free insltlu-

tions and loyal governments now organized therein.

And your Memorialists pray (hat Ibe right of suf-frage may bu extended not Only to natives of Louisi-

ana of African descent born free, bul alio to all

others, whelber born slave or free, cepecidlly (o (botewho have vindicate! ihuir ri^bt to vole by bearing

IMvcrtfeemente.

"TJ I, A OK WOOD'S BAQAZIBRITISH REVIEWS.

PRICES OIIEAP A3 EVER,

POSTAGE REDUCED

Del.--- ale } of Ibe '.

Washington, March 10. 18G1.

condition, ot citizens of theled Slates

; and, to supper! il.e legitimacy of this

m, they h.dievu it aimply ue.-.s-'irv lo Bubmit to

"ir Esculleriey. and lo Ihu Honorable Congress, tbaullowingconoideraiions, which Ihey beg of you lovcigb in (ho balaneo ol la-,v and jusiice. Notwitb-itlindmg their fti'-il itb.--j served in tbe army of Iho"niled Statca, in 191-1— IT., and aided in repelling from

il of LonisiriiHh a h.'iugbfv enemy, over eoi.fi den I

e- .-..', vet Ihey an. I Ibeir ilereeiel'inlri have everand until the era of the present i.-bcllion, beenged, and even repulsed—excluded froia allfran-

Ibo smallest, when their bravo fathers

I '

t to Ibe enemy, to pre:

of the republic. Ibirintegrily of the republic. Muring this

I period of forty-nine (.'art, they have never ceased (obo peaceable citiiees, paying their taxes oscsriiuent oliuore lhan li'teen milliao ol do)lai_.At iho cull of Gen. Hanks, they hastened to rally

under tbe banner of l.'nion and Liberty ; they have[spilled their blood. and orn kI ill pouring il out lor l'

iotcnance of the Cooililuiinn ..I ii o United Slati .

. word, they aro soldiers ol the Union, aud ihey

i» their tiaiiil , have strength tohold a ..•:..•

Wbilo Gen. UaoLi waa al tLe siege of Port Hudson

,

ind tbe city threatened by the eaciny, bia Escellency,lov. tilie, lay, called foi troops fvir (bo defence of the:ily, and (buy were foremost In responding to tho call,

javiog raijed (he Is: regiment in tbo abort space of

fact, i it and as clear

«- ] '.-ouon of tin I irviees ate uly p -rformed,

: r i .. il o T eir c.iiDoneountry.theyhumbly beseech juur Licel! c. y and Congreaa tocnslvour oyca upon a loyal populat awailing, wilbrooG'Icui eaaj digmiy, il. pro.l-umtion of those ina-

lienablo rlgbta which belong lo the coudilion of cili

icns of Ibe rtobI American Tiepublic.

Tbeira io bul a (ceblc voice claiming attention it

the uiijat of ibe grave qaealions raised by this ter-

rible conflict; ) :t ecufi'l.ruiol the ju-lice which gun lei

ton action o( (be g.jv.rt :t. ihey have no hesilalioi

ii ep:akin,i what is prompted by their hearts—" Wi

Mr. !'.- :-J>:,t uiil Honorable -.r. -uibenic.f O-ngresiThe pelilioocrs refer ta year wi.-iloin (bo task ol de.:.,;; .•.:. d, i i i. loyal aad dev aud men, who nnready to make every sacrifice for the support of Ibi

beat govetnmen: which man Laj been permitted to

ereale. are lo >•: deprived of (be light to assist in ea

tablisbing a civil government in our beloved Stale of

| Louisiana, nnd also in obooaiog Ibeir Representatives,iotb for ibe begialatnra of Ibe Stale and for the Cou-

Yoor pclitionera aver (hat they have applied in re-

[spcolful lerras to Hrig'Gca IJ.-jrgu F. Shepley,- Govaroit of Louisiana, and (o llaj.-Oen. Ks, commai.ding ibo 1'epariment of (ho Gulf,

lulu pla' "I upon tbe reenters as voteis, lo

that lb -,y roigb( parlicipatu in tbo rcorganiza-

Ivil government iu Louisiana, and thai their

has met with uo response from those officers,

a feared thai none will be given; and they

I therefore appeal to the jintiee of ihe II ^iresenialivc*

| of Ibe nation, and ask Ihut all tho citizeua of Louisi-

ia ol African descent, born tree before tbe rebellion,

ly be, by proper orders, directed to be inscribed on

o registers, nnd admitted (o tho rights and privi-

I leges of elec'

TUB OUTTA-FEHCHA TUBE.

The Iree called ihe Uonandra Cult a. which furnish-

I Ibe rjulta-perehFt, is a native ol (be Indian Arcbi-ilago and tho adjacent lands. Alow years since,

.is liuh.slaucv, rr.n of nieh widely extended usei tally unknown in Europo, for Ihougb fromjmemonal ihe Malair eoipU.ve.l Ii lor making (boan dies of their batebets and crei'tea, it was only in

tbo year 1£13 that Mr. Montgomery, an Eoglishsurgeon, having casually become acquainted wi '

"

vali [able pii|.iriii:-., null an account of it, wilhpies, to tbo Royal Society, lor which ho receivgold medal. Tho fame ofthcnnielu spread rapidlythroughout Ihe world

; science aud speculalion a'— '

nd your potilioners nillov

ew Orleans, Jan. 5

TKEKAS or 1812-14-15.

Maximilian Brule, First 0. Realor,

Lieutenant, A. ltemy,

Raymond Gaillnri M. Dshergue,I'rancois Pascal,

B. Unfile,

P. Hon^eieneur, Henry Chovarre,

J. B. D. BDnaeignour

D. H. St. Hermann,D. Footer,

Franco i a l'leigo,

Pierre Mouetlo,

M. Ribnros, A. Villard.

rkahhigbt be ex

e minuio than any thai have yet been

public! but they show the circumstances

rut depicted by Mr. Ward's pencil froo:

existing dnla, to bo perfectly correct

.Sbarlotto" had nol returned ten minutes from hei

rial, at which bb- had condueted herself with unux

ui|.ied firaiuess and ability, than M. Hi

aiiiat, was introduced. She conversed with the

wbilo engaged in bia task, with perfect '-j for

i bad lote.

she snddunly remembered

rgotten to write a letter. She had o

a linei when Sanson made his nppearai

She went on with her work notwitlisiaiiding, and,

when she bad finished, =be plated her chair in the

mlddlu of the room, nnd lot down bcr beautiful bait

to be cutoff. "Since M. de la liarte," Baj-a Sanson," I never witnessed so much courage in dealb

"

not of a nature to soften (he lee lings, yete.be a

cd b-is nil..! led than any of us, and oven her li

not lost Ih-ir eolor. W bet* l.i-r hair waa cut

.

gave half lo ibe nrlist and the

tl. e jailer, for hi

Thonma J. Durant, J. Dawson,Anthony Fernandez, 1'rc- Samuel Young,

sidont of the Laiiisinua Charles W". llornei

Associalion of the 7ot- James Graham,oranaof 181-1-15, warof A. Commagere,1812; Founder of tho D. Christ u\

first Union A^s... .laii on .lames K. Tone II,

of this city, and iisfirst William Baker,

Preaident^ and no* Pre- Ansel Edwards,Bident ol the Union Re- William It. Grano,

publican Association, Henry Train,

nnd member of the Gen- Mr. II. Maaa,eral Central Committee B, C. Hyde,for Stnio, of which tbe J. A. Noble,

Hon. Thomas .1. I'uranl < hsrle.i t.^ilvie,

is President, Rufus Waplca,Jobu F. Collins, H. Mazerat,

Peter KudolphcJ, Preai- William Hurt,

dent Union Association,

Followed by one ihousaad signatures of tbe free

jlorcl ciiii-'iis ol Louisiana.

MEMORIAL.'lb his EaxtteiK'l Aaiiinm I.i.vcols, President of the

UiiUe.J 8!')k.i,~ri"<l I" thi H-jwrMa the Senate amillwise of Kejira-ji&Uictv of llin United Stales of

Ameriot, in Congress assembled ;

Your Memorialist i r : ip.-.-'tully show that tboy anloyal eilisteua of Luiiisiana, ot African descent, bonfree. Thny have been appointed n Oammitlee by (hi

signeni of Ihe ocouiupnui mjj petirion, lo which (hi>

Memorial is supplementary, lor tho purpose ol pre-'

ig the said petition, and urging, in person, the—

ur Memori'ili.-.in b. lie ve—just elaimj therein con-

tained.

That your Memorialist* desire to present, for yo

,,-orable con.-iderati'jii, the lolLimng Biatemcnt at

prayer io addition (o the aceompstiying petition

That, whereas, il may bo urged lhat the Coitod

^:ates bas no uuihoriiy in change the laws and Co

.utuiiari of iho Stale of Louisiana, an to tho .[iialilu

'in of votera at Stale elections. Tina has aires

a .ion- bv tie.- autbority ol the I.' mlc I States in

..ol to while titiit.'iis ol" Louisiana i.iiii|iluyi-d iu I

i'litary and naval service of the failed iitateo,

ill more oloarly appear by what follows.

Thai the Uonstilutio

1' .'V'tudeS tol'li'-r^, Se.-Miiuu, o, ^^..uvo ,u >«v- -.-./

'n-UJ ot tho Luitel plates from tbe- riflbt of suffrage.

'[•|,,t hv lleneral Order No. L' I, from lleaile'-'-i^

i Ibe

,,-allold wnforti

bo bad u

o of Louisiana, title 2, arlich

willo

SI DESOENDBKO IN INFERXUIT, ADES.I, wirminrso dim on Ihe extremes! edae'....-.' ,-

. |...o,...ebircoNly In you, lllio the Wlnler ectae'

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Tbat (hlvcra o'er ihe dond pool stirl and .try.

q wal onco Q ^lirlue r.i,.l hole pi

ilay-allarrenreilofjlorJlIoweralororTeilnitlQ

il sv r.irere v..- iVointiielWb.-.e b,-:in,,. ( ... ii. „ II

Smooth-beaped frorau'.

r l.lillie uilb bu' -here ii oust

ThatYut

i'i. Ir It.

ro can ihut,- T(:i;.-.- il> il.

S'-r ell n;.e i:,: el.nn, a. t'j.it slice! Inm:its ill lit ul iiulsclejj.ipnL'-blvouis receive a.

I.-B.l.lr.j' v.ltliiu inliJII". 1 ootu hoiv tbln\ pleat of -l.ui' -n. ell.nK.-, or iimfBeruol

1'otll 1'ieo hie IT I' . .V t I '"

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Id aw oitii heart I liiol llnj ie...r.L ninn's nly tho Jnioolh-hlafjcd got.

fli.it .,|

Wb'.re

Ono band ye cannot break— the force llinl clips

_in.l .er.ispjyonr ilielei to iliocenlral light;

Scir-fXikd lotlie lJ.rlli.-sl >erK .:,.| r.r', T ti(';

V. t -Frlre, no L.i .villi toil llitit in .¥.11. 1 mlnbtIlosilibnlLe'eriailiriitcl!

"

Tho ewl ia you tbg creed-dimmed cyo eludes ;—

ii nlt-.-i fe, i polluleil :—ir Godcompelled ret orn

mil-. 1,-e I I'binct.j brooils.

I wilb equu ..,..,.„,

ual) i;d, eliidied, and tried ii:

Isonandra GuKa is a large, -high tree, wilb a."".wn of rather small dark gr-.-.-u leaves, and a round

oolh (ruok. The wLjfe blossoms ebnnge- into acct froit, conlnining an oily Buhstance fit for

'"

ry u;e. The wood is uolt, spongy, and conliitigitu Jtnal e.iritieH filled wiih brown niripe

'tn-pcrcbB. The original method of the .\la

Collecting (he resin, consisted iu felling tho,

ich was then placed in a slantiDg position, ia as to

blu (bo exuding II uid to be collected iu bmwin,yes. Thia barhur.ius proccediug, which, from thu

irmooa demnnd ubicb .suddenly aroso lor the gulta,

ould soon have b.-ougbl the rapid ly-ri;ing trado (o

Buicidal end, foriunately became known before i

I

na too lale, and tbe Main ia now gathered in Ihe

io bark wilh a cbopping-knile, collecting ihe Ibin

hito milky fluid which exudes in largo vessels, andllowin~ it lo evaporate iu Iho sun, or over ibe fire.

Tbo aolid reaiduum, which Lt tho gutta-percha ol

commerce, is finally soliened in hot waler, nndpressed into Ihe lorui of slabs or Ilul piecea, generally

a foot nod n half long, and three inches thick. Gutta-

percha haa many prop'-r'ieJ in common wilh enool-

choue, being completely insoluble in water, tenacious

bul not elastic, and anestremely bud eondoctor of

iloric and electricity. The uses orgulta-percba ananifold. It aervea for waler pipes, for vessels fi

r Iho reception of alkaline or acid liquids wblel

ould corrode melal or wood, for surgical imple,sn(s, for boxes, baskets, combs, and a variety of

her ateielei.— i/.irfWri'i 'i'v/pioil World.

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ghilittltlpllia jpucrtteemcutjs.

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',:-::" Vi,i^

T Oh' COLORED

of Federalj

bad reaehe. 1 lloiim

en route lor Liehmond. Weary, laruishcil,

ihiraiiog, they were herded like cattle In tbe slreel

under Ihe burning sun, a public show. It waa a galalOdero Home. The womeo magoiljcectly

arrayed came out an 1 polled iLem n-iib halls of cotton

and with such sneers nndMnunta aa, "So you havoeome lo Rome, have you, you 1 unkees 1 How do youlike your welcome ("— and then more collon andmore words. The Crondi nnd Ihe boura came audwent, hut the mock' ry did nol intermit, and our poorfellowB were half out ol heart. Major P. of an Ohio

regiment, fnint and ill, htid stepped back a pace or

two and leaned against a post, when he was lightly

touched upon Ibu arm. Aa he looked around, men-

ially nerving him;-. It lor sonic more iugenioua insult,

a nWlooklerj, well dressed boy of tweiru stood al

bis elbow, his frank face turned up (o (he Major's.

With' a funivo (dance at a rebel guard whn slood

wilb his back to them, Ihe lad. pulling the Major's

skirl, and calehino I,,. br.-aib hoy -fashion, eaid, ''Are

you from New England I " "I was born in Mtuaa-

cbuselts," waa the reply. "So waa my mother,"

returned the boy, brightening up;" abe waa a New

England girl, and ebe was what you call a 'acbool-

ma am," up North; eho married my father, an I'm

heir boy, but how she du:x love Ken England andtho Yankee-?, and ibe old United fitalea. and so doII" Tho Major was louehed, as well he might be,

and bis heart warmed (o Ihe boy as (o a youog bro-

ther, and be look oat his knife, severed a button from

bis coat and handed him lor a re in u nib ranee, " Oh,

Pie got half a deren jnst liko it. tee here I" and be

took Irom bii poekei a liitle airing of thero, gifie of

other boya in blue. " My molhcr would like lo seo

you." be added, " and I'll go and tell bcr."

"What are you doing here I" growled tbo guard,

suddenly wheeling round upon him, nnd ihe hoy

slipped away into thu crowd and waa gone. Not

more llian hall an hour elapsed before a lovely lady

accompanied by the lit lie pal riol, passed alowly downibe sidewalk ne.it lo lbs curb sioue. She did not

pause, aha did not speak \ if she smiled at all it waalainlly ; but abe bunded lo one and another of tbe

priaonora bank notea as she went. Aa they Beared

the Major, tho boy gave him a tuymficaut look, as

much as to nay, " That's my New England mother."

Tbo eyes of the oleganl lad) and the poor, weary

officer met for an instant, and olio passed away like

a viaion, out of aigbl. Who will not join wilb me in

fervenlly brealhicg two beatitudes: God bleaa tbe

young Georgian, and blerfied forever be ihe Northern

school ma'am I—Army Ojrreipondenee.

if the Gulf, lUjrGan. N. P. Banks or.

dered that tbe olliienj who bad volunteered lor the,

defence oftbe- country in the army or navy, and who

otherwise qualified I'o'er.-, should bu allowed to

the election precincts in which (bey lairjhi be

Iho day of election ; thereby enfranchiaing--— by Ihe Conalitntion and

She i

jamo remarkable intrepidiiy

i ot bravado—a aimple, mild,

a lanelrating nnd IrNsialiblc

er of high works describes it.

Deamouslins, and Danton wero al a

I wiudu'w in the Etna Saint Honorc, on thu way, think-

_ diafranch iscd.

^..lyoar-MeruurialL-ts furihcr ehow tbat the Uo-

ti, inlio . and laws ol Louisiana ba.e been altered by

the anltority of tbo 0niied Statee in other reipecla,

""ThTby'the'J^fa'mation of N. P. Bank., dated

Vew Ofl-ana. January 1I,1NL» was declined lhat

it,, ollicers chosen in ibe elecuor. (Leo ap: roa, hing

Ihotild coaa'uinte lie civil government ol tbo btate

Dn. Lvuis IIelcueh'i t.'iicecir.—Mrs. Slowe, writ-

Sol her (alher'a church when a girl at homo, <ay» :

ow mflgnificeui lo my eye teemed ibe tarnip-like

canopy thai bang over tho minister's head, hooked

by a large iron rod lo the wall abovo ; and bowapprehensively dil i consider tbe question, what

would become ol him il il should fall! How did I

wonder at Ihe panels oo eilber tide of tho pulpit, in

each of which wajcarred and painted a flaming red

lulip, with ita leave* projecting out alright angles;

and then at the giap.-unt in Uas-relud on the front,

illy triangular bunches ol grapes, alter,

li , a

u- divided 1

iHtbt angular:o large cquare

'. snrmounledrea of Ihe.

pews, boied upwith a kind of balmier work, which I supposed lo be

provided for tbe special aceominidalioo ol as young-

sters, being the loophole ul retreat through which w(

gait i on the ' rcmarkabiiuti ' of Iho acene."

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