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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22
COUGHING.

We have had occasion frequently to expose The
deusiye statements OF those of our contempt
raries whs tesch that the true interests of our
planters are TO be promoted BY forcing on the Liv
erpool market as much as possible of the cotton
crop, and thus lowering the price-tbat the true
interests of our farmers and planters are to be
promoted by compelling US, as far as possible to
60 10 the same market of Liverpool to buy all
our iron, thus raising the price-and that having
thus lowered the price Of all We have to sell, and
raised that of all we require to buy, there is pos
tive advantage to be derived from exporting all
the gold we have, in payment Of the balance of
trade that is thus produ ,ed-gOli being thing
that cannot be eaten or worn, an otOn cloth and
sugar being things the one Of which can be eaten
and the other worn. Such is the doctrine that
has for years past been taught by all the
advocates OF British free. trade; but the time
has now arrived when the export OF gold
has produced discredit, ard dscredit has pro-
duced the boarding of gold 70 such an extent that
money is rapidly becoming unattain able. Thus,
it has now become necessary to furnish some
British free ide reason for the recurrence at
this TINE Of fact that has invariably occurred
after the existence for reasonable time Of the
system of policy for the advocacy of which tue
men of Manchester and Birmingham raise such
large purses to be distributed among their friends
in this country. in and out Of Congress. That
reason is now we are told, to be found in our
banking system; ard with a view to prove that
such is the case, the Secretary OF the Heasury
has furnished Congress with quantity of figures
and words in regard 20 the eob and flow Of specie,
for which figures and words he is as The Post
informs us, indebted 10 the labOrs OF Nj. W. NJ
Gouse, and that " therefse the Secretarys con-
"fdenee in lis general Accuracy is bot mispsc
How far this 10 true, our readers will determine
after we shall have concluded our examination OF
the mode in which his facts are stated, snd have
shown the object had in vie. in 81 trraDgDgthen.
At the close of the war in 1-l5 nearly al the
banks in the country were in state of suspen-
sion, and great distress was experienced 10 the
effort to raise them from tina. condition, and to
substitute gold snd silver coin for the shin pssters
then so generally in use. In doing this, much ad-
vantage was derived frOn two circumstances
win which readers of the present day are but
h"le acquainted, and that require here to be
stated. First protection Of various manufactures
tna' had grown up during the war was teupora-
ny continued and mainly because the South vas
then ANXIOUS 70 encourage the domestic conssmp-
tion Of cotton, being doubtful of its power to
maintain competition with that of India-and,
secondly the years preceding the close Of the war
were years of scarcity in Europe, that maintained
the demand for breadstufis and carried up our
exports of domestic produce in 1917 and 1918 to
IN average Of seventy nilhens each, or nearly
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organs.

Our esteemed fellow citizen, Mr.. L. Merisn, mas
been TO see the President! at Washington with we"
to forward that most laudable project an expedition
for the relief of Dr. Kane and his gallant company OF
Arctic explorers Mr.. Merism has taken dinner with
he President, and gives sn account OF 1t IN me
Journal Of Commerce. as follows;
When the nrsuy seated st the table the President
huuby supp cated The blessings Of Heaven and was saT
M TO witness ID devotion ia the Chief hsg"rfs OF
Repotc ,st in such the blessings OF Aad
froyideIce'
We are glad to be assured that Gen. Pierce is pr-
vately devout pc, SON but it is difficult to understand
bow the act Of saying grace Is any more appropriate
or gratifying 10 witness when performed at Washing
.on in the Whie House, than the same act would be
# done By Mr. Pierce as village lawyer ia New
Hampshire In his relations with Heaven, the Prei-
dent is certainly no more than any other man. Nor do
we perceive the fact thst the country enjoys GER
,on blesspes-as well a. certain serious Affections,
which Mr. Merriam does no, mention--coud add any
tb to the mpressyeness beauty OF the President
askil blessing at table. II was religious service,
no outward circumstance could enhance its proprey;
and it certainly is unfortunate to speak of it-as We
are sure Mr.. Merriam does unintentonaUy-as If it
were mainly intended to produce dramatic effect
upon those present.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22

HLISoIs-A fre nd Of ours has communicated the
following statement, which will help to account for
the i'll success Of Senator Douglas in the northern
part of Illinois, where previously to the late election,
be stumped nearly every county, and bis better sue
Gees in the more southern part of that State. Our
friend says that than half century ago, when
he was quite a boy, he lived in village through
which passed the thoroughfare of the % movers, as
the emgrants were then called, from Norh and South
Carolina with occasionally few from Georgia and
Weetern Virginia, to the Illinois and lndiany.'
Nothing but inablty-pov er'y-had prevented their
owning slaves in the countries they left. But they
thought correctly enough that it would be best for
them no. TO remain where Slavery existed all AZ ound
them giving rise to a state of things in which they
could not only not share, but which PIT ssed them
down still lower. The pressure they attributed, not
TO the owners of the slaves, bu-as all very ignorant
people in similar circumstances are wont to do-to the
slaves themselves. Owing to this they pretty rancor-
ously hated all coored people, whom they called
"piegers" These movers were not much encum-
bend with any kind of property. An old cart, poor
horse su s thin COW, nay calf, a bed aud few
bed Globes wife and plenty OF llttle ones, with A
toggery good deal the worse for wear, and that ,uf-
fred the winds Of heaven TO visit the skins Of the
yearers rather more roughly than was pleasant
generally const iu,td their equipment They did not
con up 10 the G. ecan standard of beauty, and we're
not at Ell remarl able for Intelligence They sue
ceeded in getting over the Ohio River but not being
able, for the most part to 60 further, they remained
rs so much dr,t in the bottoms, near the water tne
lower part If Illinois is yet called Egypt, as indicat-
ing the darkness that covers the people
The northern part of the State was settled oy class
of emigrants of very opposite intellectual and moral
development and the speechifying Of Senator Doug
las made manifest how long diverse impregnations
will chow themselves, and how much more difficult 1t
is-especialy when Liberty is at stake-to beguile
an intelligent and educated community than an igno-
rant one.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGIsL AZURE.

COLUMBIA Is L Dec. 81, 1884.
We have received here New Orleans papers OF
Saturday last but they confsin nothing Of importance
The Adjournment ofthe South Carolina Legislature
takes place tonight.
The bill proviciog for modification of thu laws ia
relation 10 the introduction Of free negroes into tho
Sste after three readings in the Senate, and two Ia
the House VAS laid upon the table
The Charleston Conner has received, by the srivd
e the schooner British Queer, dates from NASSAU 70
the sthirst
She reports the schooner vallonia, Of Halifax y.
s., as having gone Ashore on Whale Cay, and Hissr'
ward getting OF; also the ship Sunny South, from
New. Orleans for New. York, with cargo Of two
thousand bales of cotton, being wrecked OF Bshaas
Bank on toe 2sth ait. Twelve hundred ales of th4
cotton had been saved in dry state but the vessel
had gore to pieces
There sas no salt at Turks Island, snd the dem a
for it at L. a. VA exce,d ed the supply. The price
30 cents. aud tending upward. -Four was 80 salt
liDgs per barrel.
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NEw-YoRK WEEKLY TRIBUNE for Dec. 90.
Tue NEw-YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE for this
week contains the following:

NHth cpnirlhs tnt istbbWing.
I..EDIToRiAJs: How may Mater. Have We TIE
~ fcsn rsfiy sr0 y yrry; TIE Policy % A1s,ds;
Pi.ree'. % p nary in Dom r'c. ~ sIau.iiogs De
sired; lie Lst Piot of the Ene Iyi How vas Kanss
H.FOLfsH Anniversary At LONDrr. Great
srssoh b. Kos.uth; Fror1 Copy esp scisu irrisle1
foT Ire New-Yors fnbune
W.lFE WAS; AreI the Battle u inasrmsa7; Incl
dst;ssf Seva.torol
IV..FOPULAR SOvFI IGNTY: How Woru Ia
kans.: Letter from ur Own Couesposaeni,
Y..TROUBLE AMONG TIE lyDIAsS OF NJ
6RAskA; Letter from Osr own' eorrs'P7nssni'
skots.
Vl..T7F COMMERCIAL CPIsIs: The Depression u
Dusnsss thf ush0ui the United st.tes
VU..CALIFOR.Is: Arrival Of the s'elmsbip Northern
Light; Letter from Oar . ~n Corespondrnt
yII..REViEW Of THE WEEK: Giving in condemned
end consricgOus ioro the lsfesf and most in
por-snt events that have usnspree 70 the cry,
United States Mexico. Hsysns, snd British Americs.
TX. .ETw PUBLICATIONS: The life ZIP 7 8srnnm,
wr1eu by binlssf Ruth Hal. BY ssnny rerni TIE
Life OF Horace Greeley. Editor OF The New-fort
Trihure bv : Parton Sketches Of aces and People
Ahr, cd, BY Wn. Wells brown
XNORTH AND SOUTH By Srs. Ga1kell. author q
Nsrv Bkr,on Ruth Crawford. &c
XJ..TXFCUTIOS OF NICHOLAS BEHAN: From Oar
Own Repcfter.
XII. SLAVERY AND EATIVISN: Letter from Our Own
Coirsspor5ent.
XIII. .NAPoLEON's LETTER TO HIS Army
XIV. LETTER FROM SMITH OBRIES.
XIV. MARRIAGES and DEATHS.
XVI. TELEGRAPH: The Latest News received by
Tefrsph
XVII. REVIEW OF THE MARKETS: Reports Of the
stocs Grsu Provision. ard Cattle Mar ots; very
fully suo specially reported for The Tribune.
Single copies 10 wrappe be obtained at the
suBscRPTTos-On One copy for year, So; three copies
s.; five copies S.; teo COPIES, SiS.
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writer in The 81. Louis nteHigeneer says there
are ten negroes taken from Missouri now to one that
was "sprited away" before the passage of Douglas
Nebraska bill. He also states that there Is just
CROUCH Slavery in the State TO prevent the white
mechanics and laborers from coming in and settling,
and not sufficient to do thousandth part Of the work
which ought to be done in the State. He proposes,
as remedy, that Slavery be either abolished alto
gether, or that The African Slave trade be opened,
and by that mems obtain plentiful supply. The
better way to abolish Slavery at once and forever.
The State would be worth by far, the day ths
course should be decided on, than it now is.
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Excess Import Of Excess T.
f.nfd aUd -tivar Of
4M.en.aia


We have here favorable balance Of trade to
the extent of at least sixty millions, or, as we
have before said, ten millions year, and had the
policy of 1875 been continued, not doubt can be
entertained that there would have been steady
influx of the precious metals, enabling US to make
our roads and canals without contracting the new
foreign debt under which We sank in 1s4l.
1t suits, however, the purpose of the manufac
turer of the Gouge tables to connect the idea Of
the import ofspecie in lo32-3 and 1881 with the
Withdrawal of the public deposits from the Bank
Of the United States and therefore he Jumps all
the facts from le2l to 1881, and then assures US
that
About the year 1892, the United States Govern.
meIt made some change in its policy, and while the
exports of specie from s3l to 1898 about thirty
mil. ons they were exceeded in the imports by the
large cum of iortyiye millions"
Il suits the author of this TO stop with 1893;
and if our readers desire to know Why he does so,
We think We can explain it. In that year the
Bank of England made an effort 70 revive our
banks that had been crushed, underits determins-
ton ~ break down the American merchants in
London, and under its enormous curtailments;
and il made large shipments of coin 10 New York,
by which the import was greatly swelled, while
the negotiation of large loans in Earope enabled
some of il temporarily to remain; but British
free trade was too strong for il. and the excess
export If the four following years WAS eight and
half DillioDs-carry ing of every dollar that the
Bank OF England had thus endeavored TO force into
circulation here. OF this, however, it does NOT
suit the to furnish any account; an We.
those were precisely the years in which the Gov
erpmtnt Was laboriDg most assiduously 70 make
further changes 10 the system Of collecting aud
dsbursiDg the revenues, and, for that purpose,
dscreditIng the banks OF the States as it had be-
fore diseredited that Of the UniAd States. What
nay be the Secretary's confidence in the accuracy
OF the statements which be mas furnished 10 Con-
eress We cannot tell but sure We are that I. OF
our readers willhave any conf ence in them, after
seeing that highly important facts are omitted,
while all that are given, are, without exception,
so arsrged IS to glorify the Sub-Treasury and
British fres-trade, precisely as is the case with
ali those given by our neighbor of The Journal Of
Commerce. A paper more unfair than this report
Of Mr.. Gouge or more utterly unworthy of con-
sideration, We have rarely seen, unless, perhaps,
in the columns Of The Journal
In conclusion, we would beg TO request Mr..
Gouge to furnish us with answers 10 the follow
ing questions:
l. Why was it that the closng years Of the
British free-trade period ending in lS24-5, OK.
hibited so large an excess s1por Of specie
H. Why WAS il that the closing years of the
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FROM THE SOUTH.

BALTIMORE, Thursday, Dec. 81, 1854.
The southern mail, late due, from all points.
is received.
The bark Loret.o, Fsh bound to New-Orleans,
with cargo of salt, totally wrecked on Bahama
Reef The crew were all saved.
The Postmaster General refuses to allow the settle
meut of the difficulty with the South Carolina Rail
road by meany of 4 sub-coptract A disDstcb, re-
ceived at Columbia IRON the Assistant Postmaster.
General directs that contracts be entered into for
wagon service from h- Let of January to the 3oth Of
June next, to supply the mails to ohces now served
by the Railroad Company.
In G. mpance with this, the great Southern Nail,
after the LIT proxmo, will be- carried from the termi
nus Oft tie Wilmington and Manchester Railroad vii
Coumbis, to Augusta, Ga, daily in twphorss
wagon The horse scrSice will cost more than the
RhilrCad Company d, mand.
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One OF the special organs Of the new Central
American svindle is TIE National Democrat
That Journal has hitherto given gu. that Col
Kinney vas going down there 70 occupy under
tie grants Of the MErl. Shepherd & Haley,
witch eraBts came from the Mosquito King alone,
ty Ntom they we've annalled long before the i'm
mediate employers OF Col Kinney bad any ide,
Of buying .sem no. But now We are told that
the enterprise lie TO derive its titIe from some
otter source. A, says tn. National Democrat:
The colony under Col. Kinney does not ask nor
would II receive transfer Of sovereignty from the
Mosquito hing. They 90 there 10 live on their own
coil, rghtfuly acquired and to acquire sovereignty
Of the people, and establish a government of their
Own"
This discloses what We have long suspected to
be the truth with regard to this undertaking.
The adventurers go there - to acquire sovereignty
" Of the people"-not of the Government of Mos
quito, Nicaragua. Gotta Rica, New Grenada, or of
sny other government which claims to have
right to ALLEVIATE territory, or to authorize the es.
tablishment of new sovereignty-but Of TIE
people But how can the people who may sell
land to the colonsts give them any night to
set up IN Independent Republic And
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Bri,i,h free trad. period That terminated in Isis

British free trade period that terminates ID io4-
exhibited 40 lsIge an excess tzPo'' of specie
III. Why is i; that the closing years OF the
preseut British fres-trsde period, soon, Wa hope
20 terminate exhibit go lnrge IN excess e1Por OF
specie
" Why was It shat the closing years OF Fhe
protection period that commenced in l+!--3
exhibited 60 large sn excess import Of specie
Y. Wby.vss il. that the closing years OF the
protection period that commenced in lol2 e1-
hibi'ed so large sn exce,s import Of specie
There sre other question that might BE asked
in rels.icn to the state mepts which have beenQut
forth, ard that We shall probably ask whenever
Nj Gouee shall have made an effort 20 reconcile
these facts with the Sub Treasury theory, for the
support Of which his tables have been 80 ingsn-
iOlsly contriyed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22

THE PESssYLyASIA SESATE-In Philadelphia,
yesterday, the Hon. Levi Foulkrod died Of pleurisy.
lie was Democrat elected last year from Philadel-
pbis County This event, aud the p obable absence
of the Hon. Charles X. Buckalew, who is enjoying
southern trip at the Government expense, as wsrd
for Nebraska speech be made last winter, viii rem
der very doubtful the organization Of the Senate
which stands, without Messrs. F. and b., fifteen of
each party, and one Independent Know Nothing
William E. Frazer, from the Westmoreland and
Fayette District.
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how vii il re where there are no Peocle
and 10 owper lat the State There. Of
course, rte adventures all hold oy the reh' OF
copcue-s ana Of night. la other weris' th's IS ;
piratcal exp di,ioD, going fJrth with no authority
but that # TIE strong arm, % levy pr''a'e var
aQain,t States With ahich rh, country Is a. p3a'e'
Perhaps the fact that s is 50 stockJooolng
speculation msy aid something to It's resPech
blity. bat We cs0not seei il. Ii our Authorities
do their duty, they viii not allow sOy such enter
prise 10 leave eur porte.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-22

The final vote on the question Of opening AL.
bany st. through Trinity Ch1rchysrd is to be taken
in the Board of CouDcilmen tonight We pre-.
sumo it will be but repetition of the vote of the
last meeting and that, as far the presen. Board
is concerned, the interests of the public are to be
sacrificed to certain supersttiOus prejudces and
the powerful influence of the Trinity Corporation.
This, however, can only avail to postpone, bat
not to prevent forever 70 useful and necessary
an improvement. We suppose that should the
resolution be passed which is now pending before
the Board, Mayor Westervelt will veto it; but at
any rate, the struggle against the opening of the
street, which the members OF the Trinity COrpO-
ration have maintained go O5stinately and for so
many years, is one in which the public interest SO
much requires their defeat that they will have to
yield sooner OF later.
For a clear statement of some of the re isons
Why this street should be opened We refer our
readers to a speech by Mr.. Councilman North,
which will be found in this paper.
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THE LATEST NEWS.
RECEIVED BY
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON.

sT~cisi Drrs'es - 'he v r-Nue
WASBiN6ToN Thursday, Dec. q. 1884
Col siep,oe was confirmed today Governor ID
Utah Gen Cas- Gen Butler, sad other lea ~
Senators yesterday argued strongly against tskns
an army ofher for a civil Govern Il sss - /
That Col. :. would probably resign hs present coz
mis'on IN the army bus DO authorized to .po,N
FOR 'he President took up the question 50 the sn,rt
was lid over. To-day, assurances were given th,;
the President would require the nominee - re, "a
from The army. Without 'his promise, he would mo-
have been confirmed.
Senator Rusk YVES before the House Co nnittAe ot
WAYS and Means, today explaining his views of ID,
Texas aebt. The Committee will report the bill IT,
morrow, with two amendments; one, that TsXs shall
release the Cnied Safes from responsibility for l..
dian depredsons the other, tina, the States shall r.
liDquish al claims sgsinst rexss
The JsiOn of this morning. contains tbs o;sci 4
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FIREs--FAILURE OF PRODUCE DEALERS

UTICA, Thursday Dec u, Io'f.
Two modern buildings on the corner Of Dominics'
and Washington sts, in ROme-one occupied as
stove store and the other as a meatmarket-seV
desi, Dyed by fire this morning The amount OF loss
has not been a certained. 60,
ebont three miles froa this city. entirely
sumed by Gre last evening. Loss 5000.
Mes,rr. Obadiah J. Owen q Co OF Remsen, Onei-
da County extensive produce dealers, are reported
az having made assignment. Their Liabilities ars
laid 10 be very heavy.
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DEATH FROM THE EFFECTS OF ETHER.

ALBANY, Thursday, Dec. III, ls9t
A beautiful young girl, 10 years old, named Wes
yer, belonging to Soboharie County, operated on
in the hospitsl here to day for tumor 10 the neck
Ether wss administered, when she tainted. s'Imu'
lants then given as 10 revive her, when mora
ether was had recourse to, the operation was pro
iors sfterwsrd died Dr.. Marsh assisted BY DIR.
Ormsby ard Others performed the operation.
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TRIAL FOR SMUGGLING.

BOSTON, 1hursday, Dc. II, I'Vf'
In the United States District Court, this morning,
the case of the United States information against
81 900 worth Of ewely and watches, alleged to have
been smuegled into this port last summer, per the
steamship Canada, by G. +. Hamel, Of Canada, was
commenced. The defense is that the articles In
question were nrusted to him for the purpose Of re-
pair, &c. The District Attorney, Mr.. Hsllett, for
the Government, and James Egsn, ESQ.,, for the do
epse.
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DIATH or NoBLE CIrlzES.-It is our painful
duty to announce the death of Nathan Guilford the
early end devoted friend Of Common Schools in Ohio
- jet asd upright man. Last night, at 81 o'clock,
thh good man, Il the ripe age Of 90, called away
fvm bic earthly duties ct the summons Of death. Il
wn remain Tor grateful people to testify Of bis good
TO biz character and services among viii appear to-
morrow. (Ciacinnah 0ssstts, Dec. ls.
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NON-ARRIvAL OF THE STEAMERS 3

HALIFAN, Itursdsy, Dec I'll T. Vt,
Nothing has yet been OF the steamer America
now fully Que nj this port
SANDY HOOK, Thursday, Dec 2l-ll y. NJ.
The steamship Washir gton, from Scuthsnpt,a
now in her sixteenth day has not yet beSs sigasled
of this point
PORTLAND Thursday Dec ELL p. NJ.
We hesr 10 hilg Of he Sarah Sands up to this
this time She is now in her fiteenth day from l.v
erpooi
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MEMPHIS land LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD.

LOUISVILLE, Thur-day Dec 81, 1884.
The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad has been|
adopted by the Legislature of Arkansas as branch
of the Cairo and Fulton Road by majority Of nne|
in the Senate, and sixteen in the House. -
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THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD.

CoLrnBUs, 5. G., Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1854.
TIE bill sroLtir 81 OO0, 900 in aid Of tbs Blue
Ridge Railroad, ore million now sud one million
guaranteed was passed by the Legislature Of sra
State yesterday.
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FROM HAVANA.

.NEw.ORLEASs, Tuesday, Dec. ~, 1854
The steamship Black Warrior from New York via
Havana the 10th instant, arrived at this port to-day.
The LEWIS brought by her is unmportant. She left It
Havana the British war schooner Swallow.