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DESPOTISM In AMERIcA.
BY RICHARD HILpRErH, ESQ,

Author Of g History of the United States" The
White Staue,o &C., &C.
THIS is q new edition, very much enlarged, and
J. brought down to the present time, Of work
published ten years since 1t is most timely publi-
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croachments of
THE SLAVE POWER,
From the adoption Of the Constitution to
THE NEBRASKA NlQUITY.
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LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE SD CONGRESS-.


bENATE.
The Senate consists Of two Senators from each
State There arc thirty-ons States, represented BY
'1sy Wsr. Two p Ias Old Line in Roman
Those marked l: D., Independents Democrats; u,
those elected Union moni 3. r., those elected as
Southern or State Rights men,
President David R. Atchison
Secretary Asbury Dickins.
Term expires. Term expirss
ALABAMA. MISSISSIPPI.
Ben Fitspasrick- 1855 Stephen Adams, U.) 1857
@. o. Clay 1859 A. G. Brown 1859
ARKANSAS. MISSOURI.
r. w. Johnson* 1866 David R. Atchison 1855
VIM. x. Sebastian 1859 Henry s. Gey~ 1859
CONNECTICUT. NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Truman Smith 1855 Moses Norris, jr 1855
Isaac Toucey 1857 Jared w. Williams 1859
CALIFORNIA. NEW YORK.
William M. Gwin 1855 Wat. H. ,Sezcard- 1885
John b. Weller 1857 Hamitton Fish 1857
DELAWARE. NEW JERSEY.
James A. Bayard 1887 J. \. Thompson 1857
john. M clayton 1852 William Wright : 1859
FLORIDA. NORTH CAROLINA
Jackson Morton 1855 George E. Badger 1855
Stephen II. Mallory 1857 Vacancy 1859
GEORGIA. OHIO
w. C. Dawson 1855 s. P. Chase Il d. : 1855
Robert TOom6s (U) 1859 Beyamin f. Wade 1857
INDIANA. PENNSYLVANIA
John Petit ~ 1856 James Cooper 1855
Jesse D. Bright 1857 Rich d Brodhcad, jr. 1857
ILLINOIS. RHODE ISLAND.
james Shields 1855 Charles T. James 1857
Stephen A. Douglas 1859 Philip Alien 1859
IOWA. SOUTH CAROLINA.
Augustus G. Dodge 1855 A. p. Butler Is. R.)- 1855
George w. Jones 1859 Josiah ]. Evans 1859
KENTUCKY. TENNESSEE.
AreAi5ald Dsron- 1855 james G. Jones' 1857
John b. Thompson 1859 John Bell ---- 1859
LOUISIANA. TEXAS.
John Slideil - 1855 Thomas J. Rusk 1857
j. p. Benjamin 1889 Sam. Houston 1859
MAINE VERMONT.
Hannibal Hamlin 1857 Vacancy 1855
VIM. p Fessenden 1859 Solomon Foot - 1857
MASSACHUSETTS. VIRGINIA.
Chs. Sumner (I. d. 1857 j. M. Mason Isl R.) 1857
Edioard Everett 1859 II. M. 4. Hunter " 1859
MARYLAND. WISCONSIN.
James A. Psuyce 1856 Isaac P. Walker 1855
Thomas G.. Pratt 1857 Henry Dodge - 1857
MICHIGAN.
Lewis Cass 1857
Chas. E. Stuart 1859
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By Governors appointment. The Legislature
Of Alabama will have two United States Senators to
elect during the coming session
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dispatch-some times ~ many as twenty onsecua,.
dispatches--were received in Downng4sS from a.
British ENJOYS in Persia, beseeching information a.
advice, and the necessary powers to proceed Bat q
answer Of Lord Palmerston--when it came-was, =
variably: IL approve Of what you have done. and
shall wait for further information from you botsm
81 send you further instructions" In the meantiu,
they are directed by him to continue to act upon u
instructions already received. But these were IL
they must act in conjunction with the Russian Len
tion--that is, concur in the measures which Russa
might think ft to take. Thus Il appeared to PERI
that Russia alone was active. that England aid nosA
ing except to concur with Russia and that accordias
IL beloved Persia to secure favorable position via
Russia alone. In Central Asia :. is therefore said 4
this day that Russia and England are united on u
terms of sovereignty and yassszee: the Car Of Rl
ri. being said to be the suz,rain aud the Queen 4
Great Britain to be the vasgsl. The Russian Envs,.
Couut Simouich. actually advised and headed an o.
pedtion of the Persian army against Herat, with Ia
syowed object of making that the rst step toward A
conquest of Candahar of Csbul, and finally Of DslH
;tsef The first intimation to Lord Paimerston Of II
design to attack Herat was conveyed ina dspasd
from Mr.. Ellis, in November 1895. And notwiA
standing the earnest and frequent entreates Of "
Fills and Sir John Mcneil for instructions to lo1n
with the Car protest against the expedition the daA
of Tho noble Lords first instructions is July a. lS
when the Herat expedition had already been broust
TO an isnominous end. This proves conclusi'ely II
cooperation of the late British Minister in the WORK
Russian aggrandizement.
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PERSIA AND ENGLAND.

In announcing the declaration Of by the Shah Of
Persia against the Turkish Sultan copied from The
London Times a statement that Persia has fallen en-
tirely under Russian control" but since our Lon
don contemporary fails TO explain how that country has
become estranged from the influence of Great Britain
we will supply the deficiency 1t includes some sin
gular historical facts.
In 1871 England bound herself by the treaty of Te
heran, negotiated with Persia by Sir Hartford Jones
Brydges to maintain Persia on her then footing of in
dependence, against Russia and all other powers
Persia on her side stipulated that she would not enter
into any relations with European nations, with any
power whatever, to the detriment prejudice of the
British Indian Empire. The stipulstiOns of that trea
ty were faithfully kept by Persia. England violated
them at first in lS26, when she allowed Russia to ex.
tend her territory to the frontier of the Araxes And
Lord Palmerston, from 1o30-lS4l, did all in his
power to suppant the British influence in the Persian
councils by Russian influence, proceed to show.
At the time when the noble lord came into office
the Russians detested in Persia that they were
scarcely able to find footing for their COnsuls or
agents in any part of the kingdom. In Hanadan, for
instance permission to reside secured TO them only
upon the application and circumstances of the British
Envoy. So complete the British ascendancy in
Persia at that time, so complete the disrust and sus
pciOn Of Russian designs In 1881 the menaces of
Lord Palmerston prevented Persia from succourinp
the insurrectiOn in Poland disguised the mind of
Abbas Mira, the Crown Prince, whore march 10 the
Russian frontier he had intercepted, and thus disposed
him and his house to look less unfavoraby towards
their former enemy Russia than towards Great Brit
ain, their unfathfal ally On the death of the Crown
Prince, Russia with the aid of Pamerston, act aside
the next heir to the crown of Persia who according
to the usage OF that country was the eldest surviving
son Of the regning Shah and replaced him by the son
Of Abbas Mira the Governor Of Azerbijan, province
bordering on the Russian territory this Prince having
already agreed to exchange the English for the Rus
sian alliance This transaction deeply compromised
the independence of Persia and had the effect of Civ
ing to the Gar direct voice in the alteration and
new arrangement of the succession to the Persian
monarchy. Aided by British forces the Russian nom-
nee was enabled to vanqush and put to death his COM
pettor the lawful heir and place himself on the throne
of Persia.
This was in the year 1884 and subsequently the noble
Lord made it his system to leave the British Euyoy,
at Ieheran entirely without Instructions or so TO in
struet them as ~ leave them entirely unproyided to
meet any foreseen or unforeseen emergency They
had' moreover, one standing direction given them,
which was this that they were in all cases to act in
conjunction with the Russian Envoy Dispatch after
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THE LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature meets to-day and will doubt
less be able TO accomplish its whole duty within the
hundred days which the Constitution provides shall be
paid for. Its labors will be much facilitated by
the fact that the great questions to come up
for action have been so decisiyey settled by the
people that further discussion will be super
fuous. The amendment of the Constitution, pro-
vidng for the completion Of the Canals can be put
through rapidly as the vote can be taken, and an
early day appointed for the special election by the
people which will finally render the bill law. The
Maine Law is equally ioregone conclusion; all parties
admit that further opposition to its enactment is
less aEd all that should be necessary with regard to it
h TO see that but the true friends of the Law are
on the Committee to draw the bill and that it is framed
to leave no loop for its evasion and furnish
chance fer judicial overthrow any miaor point
or question of legal formay. To make good strong
b and pass before the middle of the present month
would not seem to be too much to expect Of the
majority in the Legislature
The organization of the House is the occasion o,
some feeling, and considerable management 1t is
stated by The Daily Times that the friends ofthe Maine
Law in that body mean to form temperance political
party, and that they have selected Mr. LIrTLEyoHS
Of Oswego, as their candidate for Speaker on this
issue We authorized to say that this is
mistake and q sophism in reasoning
They have no other inteution.-as during the cleo
ion which secured their triumph they had none-than
to carry their great measure without Interfering with
the old political organizations. The case however is
this: Among the Wing members of the House there
are two,-one of them Mr.. ROBERT PRUYs of Albany.
and the other Mr. DEWITT c. LIrrLEyoHS of Oswe-
go,-who are candidates for the Office of Speaker
Both these gentlemen are Wings both men of ac-
knowledged ability, and both are in good standing as
members of the party To prefer one to the other on
any personal or merely moral ground is not to act
against the Wing party or to set up q new one. A
Rum Wing may vote for Mr.. Pruyn, and Maine Law
Wing for Mr. Lttlejohn without thereby cessing to be
Wings. Mr. Pruyn is originally hearty opponent of
the Maine Law, though noe being able to help il. he
would probably now consent to its passage Mr.. Lit.
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Too Coon TO Losr-The members Of the presby.
terrain Church a. S. in the savehoding States have of
showed their dispeasure against the American Home No
sonary Society because they send so much more aid to tn
West than the South This has lately led to the form
ton of the Southern Aid Society and many Northern ms
have lent ii their few days since thorough
Western man met Northern Minister somewhat proud
nent in the Southern Aid Society and addressed hin
thus:
Or -, I have petition to present to your So
cety"
"Ah what is il 7" said the Doctor
THAT you forthwith send Minister to preach the Co
pei at Norfolk yirgnia where they have fined Mrs Dougs
for teaching eoored children 10 read"
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Or upwards OF one hundred ana tWenty'nN per cent
While this very large increase in our wEEKLrs list b
been going on the prportionGe additions to that OF "
SEMIWEEKLY, have been vastly greater. The increase
subscribers to this having been during the same time k
fold greater than during the corresponding period Of Il
YEAR and the total of lis subscribers being more tha
double what it was year ago. The DAILY while Of cous
showing nothing ike these extraordinary results yess
bibts constantly enarging circulation We enter uPss
the year 1854 with aggregate of over 10000 SAB
scribers With this announcement we leave the subject
without seeing any necessity for immediate recurreau
to it.
may be proper to add here for the information Of
friends well for the instruction Of those not Of tha
class who predicted that the enlargement of The TRisg
to the size ofhe great London journals without increase
price would ruin its propretors that has begun
year under auspices encouraging as the present nx
ever paid to its Stockholders large dividend aaI
previous first of January that day celebrated
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.,.,.h, a. the other hand. 10 originally IN esfne"
friend of the Law, and would Be IN n'of VI
passage were impossible Here . eer.anT 49,
ground for, the Maine Law wings 70 prefer 'Ao
Of the two; and the attempt to Dragon the" n,o
vote against their preference and convictions OIL aD
viii. NO Judge. hardly be successful
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REFORM CosvKSTroSs-In Iowa a Free Democrats
State Convention will be held for the nomination of Ssh
candidates for the Aprland August elections, to be held
Washington Jan IL.
In Pennsylvania, State Temperance Convention is 10 b
held at Harrisburg Jan. 26-27.
In Indiana at indianapolis Jan H. and to continue d
81 sson two or more days
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MIssissIPPi.--7ie Matches Fres Trader Ia Southern
Rights paper says s rumored that Gov Foote hss sp
pointed ID. r. Russell Auditor of Public Accoanfs
l. s. Senator. to hold his seat until election by the
Legislature for the term which began the 4th of March
last
Maj Rollins OF Boone Co. is spoken of IS the Wig
candidate for Congress in the lid District He appears
to be the choice Of the Wbg papers Of that District and
tbs Wings generally far expression Of opinion has
been made
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Gen JOHN Z. Wool was entertained at Troy, on Sssw
day evening last with public dinner occasion Of hh
departure for California 1t very pleasant time f9
the parties engaged but the speeches delivered were nj
interesting enough to cucumber our columns with them
Years Day, when every thing ought to be lively an
instructive. Besides is doubtful whether the Gsnead
ever GETS 10 be President.
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ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP BLACK WARRIoR-The
steamship Black Warrior Capt Baiock from Havana Dec
ga arrived Sunday There nothing Of interest trans
piring At Havana The weather delightful and the
heath Of the island remarkably good The holidays were
being celebrated with great stv and the winter gives
promise to be very gay The W encountered very
heavy weather in the Gulf Stream
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A decision made by the Supreme Court on Sat-
urday in the case of Leavitt Receiver Of the North
American Trust Company, against J. Horsley Palmer
and others The object of the action was to nvadate
large portion of the securities of the old North Amer
can Trust COmpany-some s2OOOOOO value. The de-
csion, Diminishing the Receivers BILL adverse to
the object above stated
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The late snow-storm has made sad havoc among the
shipping at the Eastward For particulars see tele-
graphic dis patches Ia another column.
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The Maine Law has strong advocate in The Spiris q
ns Ags Published at Norwich Chenango County n Y
the first number of second volume OF which hiss been Issued
for New Year
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ARRIVAL OF rHI STEAMSHIP GLASGOW The British
steamship Glasgow Capt Craig from Glasgow Dec IS ar
rived at this port Sunday She brings about 200 psssen
gers and hesvy freight list
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William B. Ray nods, Of ohal contract notoriety,
on Saturday obtained from the Supreme Court man.
danus commanding Controller Flagg to pay the
his contract for removing dead animals, &c Judge
Roosevelt dssented from the judgment of the Court.
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Ntm9Dork Daily 9ribusse.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3. 1854
TO coRREsPoSDESTy.

Ne sstics ess bs Of sno.ynsos ConInn:fses ~
Iare~ n he vrter-sot ssesssy for pubteso.s sss
easrssiy ofbs sood fAisa
We cannot undertake return rejected ConnsnAcssce
p>ca seudsg snpeyfasf se ether ~
Nal o. otkervse yin ~ literally ps'd Pr'ssed 1es " "
r. Jackson Plyussth-wha statf
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The Supreme Court on Saturday granted man
damus, on application of Messrs. Russ & Reid, to
compel Controller Flagg to pay the amount due COM
painants on their contract to pave Park row and the
Bowery. Judge Roosevelt dssented from this de-
cision on the ground that the contract was illegally
made, and that its enforcement utilities the auction
clause of the Charter. He preferred that Mcssrs
Russ & Reid should seek relief through the Legisla-
ture
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The Common Council OF 1888 held their last ousinoss
sessions on Saturday. Upon meeting Of y A. NJ eacn
man of the Aldermen served with an Injunction ID
reference to the Broadway Railroad, and after some
argument the injunction fully established so Tar as
the Manhattan Company concerned This, To-
oether with the course of the other Board so nextc
ably confused the whole affair that the Aldermen, after
referring the Assistants plan to the Street Com
mttee almost unanimously refused to concur, thus at
the eleventh hour backing square Out from any and
every Broadway Railroad project and leaving that per-
secuted thoroughfare innocent Of rails present or u
ture as when years ago they came into once Aarge
amount of business of smaller consequence was done
I'D as will be seen in reports The line OF battery
Enlargement was altered to allow of new ferry
slip The Controllers Budget for 1854 was called up
but probably out of spite it was unceremonlousy laid
on the table. On this subject Aid. Tweed made his
last aldermanc speech and is probably now on his way
to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. at Washington
The usual thanks were voted to the President Clerk
and Reporters-with special exception Of editorial
" matter"-and the Board of Aldermen adjourned
sine die.
The Board of Assistants concurred in the widening
of Bottery-plaee passed large number of unmportant
bills, and also gave up the ghost.
As if TO embitter the last hours of these political
exes there arrived about the time of adjournment,
teegraphic dispatch from Albany stating that the
Court of Appeals had affirmed the decision of the
Court below in the Contempt and in consequence
Aid Sturtevant will have to endure his fifteen days
imprisonment and himself and others disburse freely
of their savings in the way of fines
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The GROWTH OF The TRIBuSE.-We subjon astaienss
of the subscriptions for The WEEKLY TRIBUNE received
our office during the last week of the year 1885,
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The Senate was not in session on Saturday, having

The Senate was not in session On Saturday having
adjourned over until Tuesday
In the House Of Representative MI HOUSTON.
from the Committee on Ways and Means reported
bills for the support of the army and navy and for the
transportation of the mails la ocean steamers Tor the
ensuing fiscal year. The SPEAKER laid before the
House the Report Of the Coast Survey Mr. Hen,
BRICKS of Indiana, presented tho proceedings and
memorial of large meeting held at Indianapolis red.
tive to the obstruction of travel and commerce BY cn
zeus of Erie. which caused animated debate, and
tn memorial was referred to the Committee on Mill
t.ry Affairs Mr. BIssELL, from the Committee on
Military Affairs reported joint resolution rendering
the thanks of Congress and sword to Gen. Wool Tor
bis services at Buens Vista; but Mr. JONES, OF Tenn
objected to the consideration Of the resolution as there
was no quorum present, and it was reccmmisfed 20
the Military Committee. Mr. MCDONALD offered
resolution calling on the Secretary of the Navy to COM
intricate all the facts concerning the construction e1
pense. repairs, and value of Government steamers
Mr.. WALSH, of New.York objected to the passage Of
the resolution, and it was laid Mr. BENNETT OF
NevYorR introduced bill granting lands to the
States to aid in the construction of railroads and for
the support of Common Schools after which the House
adjourned till Tuesday