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Neao York Correspondence.

New YoKK, February 26, 1874.
Gov. Morehead, of Kentucky the immediate, and
as suppose The confidential friend Of Mr.. Clay, hai
been here, and for aught that know is here now
He has been to Connecticut and Rhode Island, adj
DIRE ssing the young Wings of those States and here
he has done the same thing What success has at
Tended his labois, not able to state the approach
ing elections will decide that knotiy question.
Gov. Morehead, under-tOnd, is reputed at home
60 be man of decided talent and genius; but if
recol ect Alright, he not when he was under
graduate Of my Alma Mater, Pennsylvania Uni,er
|sity, deemed one of the most promising young men in
that " Oxford and Ipswich" of the West. Here, h,
has been treated with great warmth and respect by
THE Wings Of the city Of New York, whom fancy ha
thrilled, or inflstd--use which Of the words yol
please with animation. To night the associates
and co.laboTeis Of Mr. Clay and Gov. Morehcad hole
ward meetings, bal and galas and it is very posi-
bic, if may be permitted the graceful an.
classical language of the celebrated Samuel Patch
Esquire, that something, if nothing else, may b
done" Personally, have the best feelings for Gov
MoIehead, and wi b him well politically, | am no
an 1ous for he advancement of his designs
As an ACT OF justice 10 me ex-OoVerhor OF Men
lucky and with emotions Of easure, state the fact
mean as ii has been communicated to me-that h.
has in his addresses here and elsewhere, avoided tn
livery bad example, aud still taste, of Mr.. Clay
land has not abused and villifed President Tyler
Ii he has observed this line of conduct, whereve
he has been, he is entitled to my respect, and Nh
Ciays thank, for whilst he has done but simple jus
oe to the Of truth and candor, be has undon
much that Mr. Clay has been in the habit OF perpcra
ling to his own disadvantage.
Mr.. Clay, by assaling the President, has misse'
This mark-over-calculated and over estimated him
self, and provoked his own discontinue. No con
siderable portion of the People of the United States
are prepared TO denounce the President 10 advance
Mr.. Clay, And this fact, Mr., Clay has fully ascer
tanned
The city is quiet. There is effort making
to rouse politicians of all parties to action but tn
response that is made to it is neither hearty
| II will require time TO get up " full head o
steam
The weather continues TO be most delightful Thu
packe, ship Independence, Capt. Nye, arrived yes
day from Liverpool, hut does not bring any late
dates than those previously received.
Yours, &c. r..
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TOWN MEETING.

A meeting OF the cluzens OF W ashlngton was he'll,
in the Courtroom, at the City Hall, on Weduesda,
evening, February 81, ls44, pursuant to public no
ments required by the present charter Of the city
The MAroh Of the city called to the chair, AM
|JosHuA l.. HEssH.w was appointed secretary.
After some other proceedings, the following rcso
lu,ions moved and adopted
Resolved, That it is the opinion of thi. meeting tina
the citizens should meet in their respective ards anc
Isppolnt delegates TO general convention consisting
of delegate for each tn usand inhabitants in each
ward and one for each fraction Of that number er
ceedng FIVE hundred, who shall assemble the second
|day after their appointment in the Council Chamber
|of The City Hall, and shall have before them ali the
|charers now before Congress well as the resolu
lions now before this meeting, and after celebrating
thereon shall report TO adjourned msetiug Of The
citizens to be called by the Mayor and at such cleo
1tion the vote OF every free white male citizen OF
twentyonc years Of age who has resided in sal city
for years next efore said election and who !.
lat the time resident Of the ward in which be shall
|oher to vote, shall be received and said election
|shall be held on the same day throughout the CITY
Resolved That the Mayor be authorized 10 apnoin,
commissioners Of eleci n, also the time for holding
The election and TO slate the number Of delegate, 10
which each ward shall be entitled under the preced.
Ing resolution.
W. w. StA l ON, Chairman.
J l.. HrSsHsw, Secretary.
In execution of the duty assigned to me above b,
THE General Meeting appoint FRIDAr NEXT the Is,
lof March, between the hours Of 10 O'Clock A. M
and O'Clock P. NJ. the time Tor holding the cleo
|ton-the judges thereof in the several ward. TO de-
|sgna,e the places for holding the same and the fol
lowing named citizens are appointed and>are re
I.pecfuly requested 10 act the said Judges In re
ceve the votes and conduct the election IN the
wards, viz:
In the First Vrd.-George w. Harkness. Samuel
Stott and Matthew Hines.
In the Second Hnd.-Robert Farnham VIM II
IGunnell, and John G. Rives
IN ne Third Ward John c. McKeden. s p
Franklin, and John Boyle
In the Fourth Ward w J. Mccormick Daniel
fIomans, and n. N Crabb
In the fWh Wmd.-John B. Ferguson. Griffith
|Combs, and VIM. Ashdown.
In N, Siyih Ward William Bland, Lewis New.
man, and Francis Riley.
The number Of delegates 10 which each ward will
be entitled, according TO the rule prescrbed nv IN.
General Meeting, is as follows:
The total number Of inhabitants Of the CITY IL (,o
|cording TO the tables published by Mr.. Sessford in
january %, 7S5. OF these
The First Ward has 10, and is entitled to Ar,
delegates.
The Second Ward has 63l2, and is entitled TO :, !,
delegates.
The Third Ward has 1910, and entitled TO ,i,p,r
delegates.
The Fourth Ward has 27s, and is entitled to ,,,
delegates.
The Fifth Ward has $50, and is entitled to ,,o
delegates
The Sixth Ward has $3.50, and is entitled to ny,,
delegates w. W. SEATON
Chairman Of the General Meeting
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A DAMPER y!

By the lime the Abolition bon fires IN the
North are in full blast, 10 exutalion over The
Victory obtained yesterday in Congress, The dis
|aster sustained 10 day, will put wet blankets
over them
1t will be seen that the action of the House
of Representatives to day, has completely nulll'
fed the action Of yesterday. The failure OF
the motion TO reconsider the vote of yesterday
orralher the vote laying that motion on the la
ble, consigns the whole matter to the "tomb Of
the Capulets,n and the rule Of the last Congress
prohibiting the reception of Abolition petitions
Us STILL IN FORCE. This is glory enough for ont
day Let the Democratic majority only stant
fast where they now stand, and ''the gates Of
Braiutree cannot prevail against them"
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THIRD WARD MEETING

The meeting of the citizens of the Third
Ward called for last evening, took place in the
Aldermen's room, City Hall, according TO no
iice, and was called to order by J. Y. Bryant,
Esq, and organized by the appointment of ia
cob Gideon as Chairman, and John T. Towers
as Secretary.
The Chairman stated that il had been sug-
gesied previous to the organization Of the meet
ing. that in consequence the gloom now per.
vading our city, caused BY the melancholy acct.
dent on board the Princeton, that the meeting
adjourn, without transacting any business.
Stephen p. Franklin Esq., then offered the follow
ing n, olution;
Rsssivsd, That tins meeting has heard with heart
felt sorrow Of the accident on board the Princeton
and thai, In consequence thereof, the Mayor be re
quested TO spone the election contemplated TO b.
held Friday next to future day. and that
this meeting now adjourn; which was unsnino,si,
adopted.
And the meeting adjourned accordingly
JABOB GIDEON, Chairman.
Jso. 7. Towns, S,eretmy
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jec my motives, the rule OF conduct which ss an
Executive dioer, have long since prescribed TO
|my sef, TO characterization. Will oon'ont myself
therefore with the sincere sckDow dgment OF the
obligations under which your kindness aud that OF
the people many occasions, has laid me obi
cations which can never be forgotten, and which,
Hope, will always inspire with gratitude and
with fidelity 10 the public interests While as pub
|ic agent, have always endesyored TO do justice TO
o,hers, and though have like all others, 10 lament
few instances Of painful ngratitude, acknowledge,
with deep seDsiby, that than Justice has been
done to me My poor efforts to my country, and
even my faults, have been regarded with liberaly
aud an indulgence which have more than "flled the
measure my ambition" III have not answered the
kind expectations Of my Friends the fault has been
mine. look forward with pleasure to the tins
when. as private citizen, shall resume the high
privilege of serving my country without provoking
the charity Of friends the censurc of enemies
While remain in public Office, my conduct is fair
subject of inquiry and anmadversion but | shall
return TO my native mountains with the proud recol-
ec ton that have asked citizen for his vote
Tor Government for favor, and with the hope that
have brought no reproach on those by whose con
|hdence have been honored.
Your fellow citizen,
THOMAS w. GILAlER
WAsHscros, February %, 1874
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HORRIBLE CALAMITY
EXPLOSION OF THE PRINCETON'S
GREAT GUN.

Death Of The Secretary Of Staie-oj me sc
cretary ofhe Napy-of Commodore henno'
of Virgii Marey--of Nh. Gardner % ~
y, &C., &c.
The following ffishtlu intelligence We Obtain
from an eye witness
To-day the Princeton made another excursion
having on board several hundred guests.
The ship proceeded down the river below
Mount Vernon, and on its return, when 10 about
twenty minutes run of Alexandra, The large
gun on the bow was fired, il being the second
or third time il had been discharged with ball,
and the usual service charge, and, exploding al
the breech, spread death and destruction on the
deck!
Among the victims are those named above
Ii is said several of the gunners, crew, &C., be-
longing to the ship, were killed or MORALLY
wounded, and several others are missing.
The breech of the gun was severed, and car
.Iied away the bulwark Of the ship opposite to
h. /, was the iron fragments, it is supposed,
which struck down so many on board, and who
could not have been behind the gun.
Capt. Stockton, we learn, is among the
wounded, but it is thought he is not seriously
injured.
Col. Benton was likewise injured. We I'M
derstand that none of the iron fragments struck
him, but that the conclusion stunned him Sc
verely, as well as several others.
The accident took place about sunset.
A steamboat from Alexandra, which was
passing, was sent back TO town, and returned
with several surgeons. The Princeton yet
lies at anchor at the place where the lrightful
calamity occurred, with the bodies on board
Most Of the guests. have arrived in the city.
The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, who
was on board a, the time of the explosion, but
who escaped unhurt, remains with the bodies
on board. We understand the Princeton will
come up in the morning.
We have stopped the press al o'clock, p. M.
to make the above melancholy announcement.
The astounding event renders US unfit to make
any remarks of our own. We can only record
the sad occurrence.
The same number Of our paper which con
tains The unfortunate Gilmer's address to hi,
constituents, bears them also the account of his
death.
The last paragraph in the official notice res
pecting the Canadian prisoners, in lhi, number
Of our paper, was written by the lamented Up
shur, just before starting on the excursion, and
are the last words he ever wrote.
p. S. We learn that the President has just
arrived in the city.
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It's deemed proper TO state. for the informa-
ton Of those persons who may feel an interest in
the citizens Of the United States, now under
going the sentence Of transportation in Van
DieGan Land, in consequence of their parti-
cipation in the revolutionary movement in
Canada in the year 1888, that there is reason to
believe that particular applications made to the
British Government in their behalf, through
that Of the United States, will meet with res
pectful consideration. As no measure of gene
raj amnesty, however, appears to have been
thought eIpedicnt by Her Msjesly's Govern
ment, it will be necessary TO confne these ap-
plica,ions TO individual cases. Those friends
or relations Of American prisoners now in
the British Penal Colonies, who may wish
to address to the British Government, Pc
-s.'~-s ." ruvlr uenaIf, are requested TO send
their applications to the Department for trans
mission.
Such Americans as were resident in Canada
at the time Of taking up AIMS, should maxi
their application through the Canadian author1
ties
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Twenty-Eighth Congress.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, February 20, 1874.
February %, 1874.

WEDNESDAY,, February 20, 1874
Numerous petitions on the subject Of mail routes
were presented and referred.
Mr.. PEARCE presented memorial from Bati-
more, asking change in our Consular system
Resolutions were presented from the Legislature
of Alabama, denouncing the Massachusetts resolu-
ons which proposed to amend the Constitution so as
TO cut of the slave representation.
Some discussion Of a conversational and expana-
tory character took place between Messrs. BATES
BAGBY, KING, and ARCHER.
communication was received from the War De
par.ment relative to the expense of Qualifications al
the harbor of Nj, bile
A resolution submitted calling for report
made by the United States Agent for The Cherokee
tribe.
The remainder of the day devoted to private
business.
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Enquirer says il; but, nevertheless, we would
admonish the Enquirer to be on ''s
guard, and TO place more reliance on The ioios-
'matlon OF its political friends than that furnished
10y its enemies. however respectable" 'hey
|may be. We have heard. during the last weeh'
from a "very respectable" Democrat, whose
home is in Alabama, and whose knowledge oil
the tendency OF political matters IN his o'a''
may be certainly relied on, that Mr.. Van buren,
|capnot. and will not, receive more than one
Third of the votes cast in Alabama al the nex'
Presidential election. That this Is suos'an-
|iially the information we received from the
source indicated, we "pledge our sacred ho-
|nor." And il was brought 10 our remem-
srance by reading the above account oil al
respectable Wing"
IL may be that the 'very respectable wing
wished 10 encourage the Enquirer IN It's unceas-
Ing labor TO prevail on the party 10 nominated
mfr. Van Buren,. We know that the most ere
spectacle Wings" in Washington, and The most
sagacious and rejecting, are exceedingly an
noyed by the apprehension that MIR. Van Buren,
will not be the candidate. We doubt not they
would cheerfully gire him Alabama Qor he had|
il in 1910, and il availed him nothing) as bo-
nus for the privilege of letting loose an ava
lanche of certain documents. We understand
they have ten tons Of documents (many oil them
similar to those used in lS40) already ranked,
and in readiness to let of as soon as II III
" fxedn that Mr. Van Buren, will run.
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lsions more particularly on the subject Of sboli
|,on, and OF negro freedom, and Of the doctrine
|of precedent aud pr actce, aud Ut the Proelama-
|tion aud Force Bill. This possibly may be an
unjust imputalion upon this address bu' as
|lhese are subjects OF far greater interest aud
importance than any Of the lenets which have
divided party since the formation Of this Coy
|ernment, m attempt will be made TO supply THIS
deficit, in the sequel. And this more especially
because they enter most important elements
into the great contest now waging for SUPERIOR
|ty in our land.
The question of negroism, (a) in all It's bear
|ings, far transcends, in importance, every other
Question discussed in the address.
viii the Richmond Enquirer please inser'
This
MACON.
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we understand, through very respectable
Whig that Mr.. Van Buren, will carry the State Of
Alabama '--Rishrond Enquirer Of yesterday.
Where will he carry" IN We all know the
state he brought The party to in 1870 A sad
state it was, tool We would warn the Enoui-
rer not TO put its faith in 4" Whig promises .
According to the Enquirer's own teaching. il
would appear that whenever the Wings assert.
before an election, that they will carry
any particular State, they are sure to be defeat
ed. If such be the case, are we not warranted
in believing, whenever they acknowledge to the
enemy, their inability TO "cauy" State, pre-
vioos to the opening Of the campaign that they
are positively certain Of SUGGEST
This particular Wing" may be ever so ere
spectacle !" and we doubt not he is, since the
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MR. GILMER'S ADDRESS.

We invite attention to the address of the
Hon. Thomas w. Gilmer. 1t is characteristic
of the author-able, manly, and patriotic; and
explains to the People oflhe Fifth CONFESSIONS
district of Virginia, especially, the event
which has so suddenly and Unexpectedly dis
solved the ties which lately bound" them and
him together as constituent and representa-
|live," the principles by which he has ever beer
|actuated, and the reasons which induced hin
Ito accept of the office of Secretary of the Navy
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ABOLITION PETITIONS.

The question then required the first division de-
handed by MIR. scHrScK, which embraces the fol-
lowing rule
'23. No petition memorial, resolution, or other
paper touching the abolition Of slavery in the Dis.
trict Of Columbia or in any State or Territory Of the
|gress in any way with the transfer or removal Of
slaves from to any State Territory Of the Uni
lied States in which slavery is authorized by law,
shal be received by this House, entertained 10y it
| in any way whatever"
| Mr.. SCHENCk asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered; and, being taken, resulted follows
YEAs-Me,srs. Ashe, Atkinson, Barringer, Bel
|ser, Edward J Black, Blackwell, Bossier, Bower,
boyd, Jacob Brinkerhof, Aaron v. Brown, Milton
Brown, William J. Brown, Burke, Burt, Caldwell,
Campbell, Causin, Reuben Chapman, Chsppcll,
|Cnch, Cobb, Coles, Cr,ss, CulIom, Daniel Carrot
Davis, Debery, Dellet, Dickinson, Dromgoole,
IFicklin, French, Order, Hammett, HARRISON,
Holmes, Hoge, Hopkins, Houston, HUBBARD, Hughes,
Jameson, Cave Johnson, Andrew johnson, George
w. Jones, Preston King Labranche, Lewis, Lucas,
Lpmpkin, McCernand, Nc Cornell, Mathews Moore,
Murphy, Newton Norris, Payne, Pcyton, Pratt,
|Rsyner DAVID s Reid, Reding, Relfe, Rhett, Saun-
ders scnter, Simpson, SIidell, Robert Smith, Steen1
rod, Stephens, Stiles, Stone, Strong Sommers, Tay
Ior Thomasson, Thompson, Tibbatis Tucker, We'll
Iler, Wentworth, Wood ~arJ-86.
NAYS-Messrs. AbbJt, Adams, Anderson Bs-
L.r, Barnard, BearJsley Benton B,dlack, Jame-
atk, Brodhesd, BUN * on, Cary, Carroll, CsiIin,
IC ingmsn, Clinton, Colao err Cransion. Dana R,cb1
ard D. DAVIS, John w DAVIS, Dean, Dckey, DnIinp
ham, Dunlap, Ellis, Elmer, Farlee, FISH, Foot, Fos-
tier, GiJdings, Byram Greer GrnneIl, Hale, Ham
lilo, Hardin, Harper, Hays, Henley, Herrck, Hub
bell Hudson, Hungerford, Washington Hunt, Jane.
B. Hunt, Jo'ePh r. lngersoll, IryIn, Jerks, Perey
b Johnson, Andrew Kennedy John p. Kennedy
Daniel p. King, Kukpainek, Leonard, Lyon, Nc
|Csuslen, McClellsnd, Mcdowell, Mcllvaine Marsh.
e J Morris, J. Morris, More, Moscley, Me-, Owen,
Parmenter, Patterson, Elisha r. Potter, r.. d. Potter
Pres on, Purdy, Ramsey, Rathbun, C. NJ Reed, Ritl
ter Robinson, Rockwell, Rogers, Russell, Sample,
Schenck, Severance, Thomas II Seymour, David l.
|Sry mour Smons, Albert Smith, John r. Smith,
Thomas Smith, Caleb B. Smith, S,enco, sietson
Andre" stewart, John Stewart, sykes, ii deo, Ty
Winthrop, William Wright, Joseph A. Wright, Yes,
LOG.
The vote has been thus analysed by the Spec.
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The Duke Of Bordeaux, the French Pretender, ha,
embarked for Osreod, on his way to Goritx, where
the due dAngoulcme lies dangerously ill., II re-
ported that the Duke has applied for permission to
make Hanover his future residence and that perm..
sion has been granted
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Mr. Davis, who formerly acted as successor for
short time to the late Lord Napier in China has bce
appointed by The Government to relieve Sir HENRY
fo.nGcr as the Queens representative and Governor
Of Hong Kong
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n In consequence Of the melancholy calas-
trophe which occurred on board the steam ship
Princeton today, the citizens Of Washington,
and vis,ers to the city, are informed that no
company will be expected at the Presidents
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The cotton mandatory in Lisbon having been
partly destroyed by FIRE, the night Of the Ilh ut
tic Tribune attributes the calamity TO the agency of
hngii,h ncend'ares, with view to the promotion of
British interests.
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FEBRUARY, 1874.

(a) Or the effort to place the negro in tha, alton
in political and social society TO the South, which, BY
the laws Of God and man, they can never occupy.
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Inasmuch as our report of yesterdays pro-
|ceedings in the House made no reference to the
nature of the 23d rule, (sometimes called the
l2lsi, and the 25th,) which was rejected OF
abolished, We make the following brief extract
from the Inteligencers report
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foa rue AADisohIAa.
ADDRESS OF Tue DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION TO THE PEOPLE OF
VIRGINIA
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-08-15

ai,m meeting NJ tin clllzrus uf Charlottesville held
Al lle r2'flhou,e, "Wednesday evening. III. I'm
tnsi- The 'd9trt ii the meeting bein1 known Nr JOHN
lint IAN" was called 10 tie CHAIR aud John NJ t,ood
win appointed Secretary.
Tn iJli1wrug Preamble and solutions uer. th.i
offered by John H. GiIner, Esq, and adopted un.a.
i1nrt.sA:
Narr'as. the Central WIZ Sts'r Committee deen
M Ibsurt onyen'lpas - cnn,enlen IN The pe,
PIE hans Siar Convention. and having b, the anlhor
~ IA lien vcSieJ, substituted the former IN Mace
Il la. l.'trr:
x ~uv't. Thai whiis II would have been on, MIR,
and pride 10 have received and entertained our r t
er higs finn all parts Of llr STATE IN our y!lage on
The 2nh VI inlay IN September next, and To have ex
tended II iIem the free hospitality Of Charlottesville
VI henty i.ndrr Ia liusc caputs which have aready
dcIra,ied members 10 The StaIr Cuhyrnon a cordial
welcome whenever II stail be thought pruper to hold a
B'rri Convention Ia tnis place.
Resolved. J at recommend 10 the Wings 81
this Electoral District, composed of The connes oi Flu
ssnua, ingsa Orange, Madison. Greene Nelson and
Ahtmarle to mold an Electoral psriet Convention n
this piece. on the 2ud Monday in September next and
10 arphnt II the same mos HUmrrou, delegations.
Resolved, That the Charlottesville Advocate Rich
mend " Ing, and lyhehburl Nuainian be requested /,
publish the fore n,ng proceedings.
JOIN TAlBERLAKE, Cm'n.
JoHs NJ GoonWIN. SEEN.
I. :. II has been determined, on consultation. L
hid tho Dialrei Conteniian, on 7hml,1ag. The B.
day q October instead oflhe 9th Of September.