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ress with garrison, as your Government
seems to have anticipated,--how new ar
mics are pouring upon your shattered
ranks, as your Government appears no.
to have anticipated, or it would be moro
than an error to act as they did. All |
have wanted is to quote from public re-
ports these words "The question is no
longer schether ,ce shall take Sebastopol or
not the siege Of Se6astopol, though not
raised, may be regarded as at a stamdstiH.
we are reduced TO The defensire." Such
is the situation the leaves have turned;
Russia is the besieger, you are the besieg-
ed. And at what price has this situation
been purchased
Gentlemen, on the 5,h ofJuly, ten weeks
before England embarked on that expe-
dit;on, ill-advised as well as illprepared. :.
|, in speech, the contents Of which 1t
would have been well for Great Britain to
mind, spoke these words to Glasgow =
"Not one ous Of .fre Of your braves s0i1
see Albion again" OF course used the
word fgura,ively, as indicative of a great
loss Now it is sad reality. Number
your dead, your wounded and your disa-
bled-more than 10000 men out of 3d.
600 are already lost. My sad anticipa,ions
are literally fulfilled. And here, at home
Why here the number of widows and or
phans applying for support to patriotic
charity amounts to 1000. Such is the
position, gentlemen. Now with that posi-
ton thus analysed, call on cotemporary
age, and on history, to say whether was
exaggerating or too harsh, in saying that
glands policy has been wrong; that il
has been successful nowhere but inetii-
cient. unsuccessful, and disastrous every.
where? But you are told. for all consola-
tion, that no ''hu,nan foresight could have
fully anticipated ,ha, position" |. for one
have foreto!d it, fact by fact, word by word
and wonder how any thinking man could
do otherwise but to know all this. Yet i
such there were, they could have used the
modes, light OF my poor oil-lamp. 1t is
true, the people Of Great Britain gave
me tremendous cheers in return, and
went home to toll and then to sleep
1t is as if would have been mendicat
ling favors for me, whereas it was Eng
lands honor, dignity. interest and sue
cess, that held up before their eyes.
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Eighth of January Democratic
State Convention.

AT a meeting Of the Democratic State
Central Committee, held at the Attorney
Generals Office on Tuesday, December
18th, 1854, it was ordered,
That Democratic State Convention be
called, 10 meet in the city OF Columbus.
on Monday, the 9th day Of January, 1855,
for the purpose of nominating the follow
ing democratic candidates: For Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Auditor Of State,
Treasurer of State, Secretary Of State,
Attorney General, two Judges OF the Su-
preme Court, and one member of the
Board of Public Works.
twas also ordered that the ratio Of re-
presentation in the Convention should be,
one delegate for every five hundred Demo
cratic votes cast in each county for Gov
ernor ct the election of 1858, and also one
additional delegate for every fractional
vote SO cast exceeding two hundred and
fifty.
Here follows table showing the mum.
ber of delegates to which the several coun-
ties in the Stale are entitled, which we
omit
| The Committee invoke the Democracy
Of Ohio to respond to this call, with the
unanimity and promptitude which the ex
listing political crisis demands of that pa
triot party. We have been defeated, bu
we confidently believe for temporary pc
riod only. Our late overthrow was ocoa
stoned by agencies which, with due vigi
lance, can never successfully confront VI
again. Neither an unprincipled coali,io!
of inharmonious factions, nor an unscru
pulous secret political society, in combina
ton or otherwise, can venture into ths
field against Us, If we resolve to go before
the world united in full array upon ou
establish principles, fully appreciatlns
the exigency of the times, end resolved
TO apply such policy to public affairs q
the known sentiments OF the people de
mand. The very day upon which W
meet in State Convention, is full of vic
torious promise.
The Committee earnestly trust that tn
Democracy of every county will hol'
their delegate conventions early, and sem
full presentations of picked ard chosel
men, whose wise counsels shall result il
an old fashioned victory, and thereby in
} ure to the public welfare.
, WILLIAM PARR, Chairman pro. tenn.
JAS. Ii. SMITH, Secretary.
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Saturday, in Washington.

Saturday, in Washington, is peculiar
day. Congress is seldom in session on
this day. Its members defer attention to
various outdoor business until then; and
when the day comes, there being plenty
of time, they do not walk out so early as
usual. Being out and under conscious
ness that they have plenty OF time, they
tarry in the streets and good humoredly
suffer themselves 10 be bored half to death
bv a set of persons who have been grab,
bing at the buttons Of their coats all the
week, as they have gone to and fro be.
tween their lodgings and the Capitol.
Noon arriving. very unexpectedly, an
hour or two before its time, many con.
clude that il is rather too late to transact
much business, and the few hours before
three clock are passed in ay-nothine
sort of sociability with everybody, ant
many one who is nobody. And theI
dinner, and siesta, is serious alter
moons work with many, while others dis
patch the meal in quick time. and go forti
upon the avenue to join in the promenade
of the fashionable and pleasant throng
who righ,fu!ly hold possession of its broat
pavements from half past three o 'clocl
until dark.
And then at night many Of our honor
able friends mingle in the political gossi
and smal-talk OF the hotels; many NOR
wisely visit the places Of public amuse
men,, the best of them always taking thei
own, or their friends, families with them
while others, perhaps. mingle in less inno
cent scenes. And SO passes Saturda.
with the many.
But the few are al work-at hard, delv
ing, persistent, and trying labor. 1t
from their pens that our able reports pro
ceed. 1t is they who gather up, arrange
and digest the valuable information whic
characlerzes their own speeches, an
which we find at times attenuated an
diluted in the speeches Of others.
| ltis they who are always prepared upo
the floor OF Congress TO guide its counsel
Alright, 10 arres, the injudicious acts of th
impulsive, and to win for themselves III
honorable appellations of "hum-drum ol
cogers." sold fogies.' and "men benin
the times.'' But they toll on. with knitte
brows and compressed lips, and whe
they are dead and gone. the nation az
kno Wedges lis Indebtedness to them, an
their children bow their heads with reve
ence and gratitude when their names al
spoken.- Washington Globe.
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F0REIGM NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.

HALIFAX, Dec. 23-P. M.
The steamship America has arrived,
with Liverpool dates to the 9th inst, being
ten days later than the last advices.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Brown, Shipley & Co.. report the Liv-
erpool Flour market unchanged. They
quote Western Canal at Ais 6da42s, and
good Ohio Ass 6da45s. Wheat had de-
clined Id, with moderate demand.--
White is quoted at lis 6dal2s I'd, and
red los 6dalls I'd. Indian Corn was
unchanged, with a moderate demand;
Western mixed 43sa43s Cd, and do white
and yellow 43s 6da44s.
The transactions in Beef were small,
but prices were firm; old was quoted a!
COS. Bacon was unchanged, with a mod
crate demand. Lard was dull, and prices
had declined to Sis 6da52s.
Trade in the manufacturing districts had
slightly improved.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
According to tire latest advices from the
seat OF war, affairs at Sebastopol remain
ed unchanged. .-
Negotiations of the most important
character have been progressing. treaty
of alliance has been signed between Aus
tria. France and England, binding. it is
supposed. Austria to declare war within
one month, and England and France to
guarantee Austria against invasion and
instruction. Austria calls on the Ger
manic States to support her with federal
troops, but Prussian influence opposed it
Count Nesselrode has published the
basis on which Russia will accept peace
viz: joint protectorate of the five powers
over the Christians in the Principalities, {
revision OF the treaty Of l84l, and the
free navigation Of the Danube.
Prussia and al the German States ars
hastily putting their armies on war foot
ing.
! Omar Pacha, with 10000 troops, il
about embarking for the Crimea.
The Spanish Chambers have decided tt
support the present dynasty. The Minis
try had resigned on financial difficulty
but have resumed their offices.
Mr.. Soule had arrived at Madrid.
The Danish Ministry have resigned.
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From the London Times.
Storm in the Black Sea.

CoNsTANTINoPLE. Nov. 2Oih-l have to
send you the news of great calamity.
On the night of The 18th, great storm
burst over Constantinople, and caused
much damage to the lof,ier buildings; the
mosque of Sultan Achmed alone losing
three minarets. We were accordingly
prepared for some lamentable occurrence
in the Black Sea, but the intelligence re-
ceived yesterday by the '.Valarous" tram
scends all that had been feared. OF the
whole extent OF the calamity we are still
ignorant, but enough is known to give it a
place among the greatest that has taken
place at sea for many years. The temp
est commenced at Balaklava about nine
o o'clock in the morning, and in less than
two hours eleven transports had been
wrecked, and six dismasted and rendered
unfit for service. The most terrible dis
astsr Is the total loss of the new magnifi.
cent steamship Prince, which arrived here
a few days since with the 46th Regiment
and a cargo valued at E500,000, and in.
dispen SADLY necessary Tor the prosecution
Of the siege and the comfort of the army.
The other British vessels lost at Balaklava
are as follows: Resoluie, all hands lost;
Rip Van Winklo, all lost; Wild Wave, bu,
one or two saved; Kenilworth. all lost;
Progress. some saved; Wanderer, all lost;
Marques, all lost; Mary Ann. all lost;
Pultowa, all saved; Caduceus. dismasted
and abandoned.
The following are dismasted and unfit
for service. The Pride Of the Ocean, the
Medura, the Melbourne. screw-steamer
flag of Captain Christie; the Sir r. Sale
the Minchee. and the Lady Valiant.
The loss Of Balaklava is about $40.
At the moment | write the mail has jus
arrived, and we are still ignoran. Of ths
losses at Eupatoria. the Katcha and Cher
son. The Heart Quartz. 81, and The
Plu,on steam friga,e, are said to have gons
10 pieces somewhere on the west coast o
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9th The third clause of tho second Sec
ton OF the fourth article Of the Constitu-
tion of the United States is the only author.
ity for the restraint oi a slave by his owner
within this State, which, being provision
denying general right, must be strictly
construed.
9Th. When slave is brought into this
State by the owners agent, the agent at
the time pursuing the general object of the
agency, constituting said clause OF the
Constitution of the United States strictly.
the slave cannot be declared "fugiiive, -
having no will of his own in the matter,
but controlled by the agent in the further.
ance of his agency; that il the agent, in
some particular, violates the instruction
given to him, it becomes a question be-
tween them, and not question under the
said fugitive clause.
! 7,h. In cases where there is conf1ic,
the common law yields TO the statute, and
they are both superseded by con stitu;ional
law. Whatever may be the rule OF the
common law upon the subject of the tran
SIT OF the property Of the citizens of one
State. within the Jurisdiction and over the
territory Of another, With reference tc
slave property, the question is settled by
the sixth section OF the first article of the
Constitution of this State, most clearly
against such right.
9Th. That to be protected, under the
claim of necessity, it devolves upon thu
Respondent to show to the Court tha,
was such q necessity as entirely prevent
ed the Respondent from exercising any
even the slightest voli,ion; that such proc
no, being made. his coming within th
territorial limits of this State must be hel,
to be voluntary.
), Whereupon the boys were prom ounce'
to be free from the control and power G
\ Respondent.
The Judge was of opinion that the
were too young to make the election ask
ed for by the Respondents motion, an
overrnled the same.
, Whereupon, on motion of the counse
for the State, DIR. M. d. BALDRIDGE, c
Senecavile, was appointed guardian 70
the boys, who Immediately took them int
his charge.
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the Crimea, and Turkish man Of Wif7T
be lost. The Turkish flagship is certainly
,sod

the Crimea, and Turkish man Of Wif7T
be lost. The Turkish flagship is certainly
dismasted.
The Re,ribution, Capt. Drummond, was
obliged to throw over her upper deck guns.
The duke OF Cambridge was on board, and
still remains there. The Vulcan rode out
the storm with three anchors.
The Sampson steam frigate lost her
masts The Britannia, l2O, sfouled .
French line of battle ship; but both vessels
escaped, fortunately, with few .injdries.
The Prince had her masts cut away and
her steam up, butthe rigging Of the mizzen-
mast touled the screw, and it could ,not
work. The vessel then ran on shore with
a terrible shock.
The Resolute was taken with powder
and shells for the siege. By the loss Of
this vessel and the Prince, the British army
is deprived Of the means of continuing
the siege for the present, even if such an
idea were entertained.
With regard to the hutting ofthe troops,
am sorry to say. that the prospects seems
| rather gloomy, as no foresight has been
shown in the matter. and every thing re-
mains to be DONE The order for thetools
with which TO construct this large number
of buildings is dated the 18th of Novem-
ber. and was not received in Constantin-
ople until the 17lh. The list Of articles
required is OF enormous length, and it is
totally beyond the capabilities OF this part
of the world to furnish them. Orders will
be sent otto Malta and other places, and
with great efforts the thousands OF trow-
els and hammers and the hundreds OF
thousands of nails may be furnished With
IN a month from the present time. The
wood will no, be forthcoming even at so
early date, and the loss Of 80 large a
portion of our transports will still further
retard operations. Then comes the pc
riod necessary for the construction which
will not be less than three or four weeks,
considering the difficulty OF bringing, eve-
rything six miles along an uneven road.
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Russian Spies.

A curious incident is said to'have taken
place within the lines OF the allied army
before Sevas,opol. on the Sd Of November.
only two days before the battle OF inker-
mann, which shows the GOODNESS and
as,uteness OF the Russians. and the want
Of presence OF mind on the part of some
of the allied officers. 1t is thus related
by correspondent. "A man in the uni
form of a French officer sauntered coolly
through our lines to-day, was civil and
polite to all he met, entered into conver-
sation with those who were walking about,
smoked, and chatted, and laughed, and at
last got into a sort of discussion respect
ing the strength and weakness of our posi-
ton in the rear towards Balaklava. Moth,
ing doubling. our officers expressed their
opinions freely, pointed out our weak
parts, and spoke plainly. OF the Difficult
lies of our position. At length, an officer
of the 18th, who had more practised ear
than his comrades, was struck by the
strange accent and curious idiom Of the
sol -disant Frenchman. which in any one
but Frenchman would have excited no
suspicion; but still he was afraid of max
| ing q mistake, and had no device at hand
| to test the truth. However he sent off to
Sir Colin Campbell TO say he suspected
there was a Russian spy among. them
| The supposed Frenchman was not to be
caugh, so easily. His quick eye detected
the dispatch OF the enemy, and he grad
ually drew off from our lines toward The
valley, but in manner so natural as &c
perplex those to whom the officer had com
municated his misglvings; and. when hi
had gained good ofling, he quickenet
his pace into a run, and got away int
the Russian lines, leaving his late com
rades gazing open -mouthed after him! |
argued no common GOODNESS and audacit.
10 undertake such mission. for, had th
gentleman in question been captured, h
would assuredly have been hanged as
spy. The French executed speedy jus
tee the other day on spy, whom the.
found disguised as Tartar grabaje " ith
in their lines, and shot him as soon a
they had found out all they could iron
him. These Russians are very rnses
The sentinel before the house OF the Pro
vost Marshal, in Balaklava, was astonish
ed to see a horse with sack of corn o.
its back deiberatively walking past hir
in the moonlight the oihel night. Fl
vent over 10 sieZe the animal, when tn
sack Of corn suddenly changed into
full grown Cossack, who drove the spur
into his stead. aud had vanished ere tn
T sentry had recovered his speech"
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Nsw CENT P1EcEs.-This coin, it is
said, will be issued from the Mint in the
course of few days. They are smaller
than the old pieces, and form an attrac.
tive copper coin. On one side is the head
of Liberty, and, the thirteen stars being
omitted, the surface is plain and polished
The reverse is the same in design as the
old cent, but brighter and much more fin
ished. There is certain amount of alloy
mixed with the copper, and the perfection
OF the die gives to the coin a finish that
has never before been attained in our cop
per coinage.
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American Sympathy and the East
s5fsfs ern War,

A few years has wrought very great
change in public opinion in the United
States in regard to the affairs Of Europe
During the tour of Kossuth through this
country, and even as late as when the
+ Turks were engaged single handed with
the Russians, there is no doubt but that
cur symp athies were with the Turks. The
epithsts Of "tyrannical," "desPotic," &C.,
sccompanied the name Of Car SO univer-
sally, that persons might have been led to
suppose that they formed part OF his
. name. After the unnatural alliance OF
France and England with Turkey against
Russia, our zeal for the Sultan sensibly
!. declined; and for some months past it has
been q. question Of doubt which OF the
; parties had the most friends on this side
Of the water. The recent alliance with
Austria, however, has solved the problem
! beyond all doubt. American sympaihies
very naturally enlist for the people who
have been endeayoring to form govern
ments similar to our own. Aside from the
story Of our own revolution, no political
! topic so thoroughly arouses an Americans
Aeiings, as the tale of the fall Of Poland
and Hungary. Notwithstanding our dis
appointment in their former struggles. we
still cherished a hope that the time was
not far distant when both should be free
Thet when the present convulsions o.
Europe should cease, despotic dominion
{ over Poland and Hungary should cease
with them. But there is now scarcely 9
! hope left. France and England guaran'
y Ausiria against insurrection, in other
words guaranty that al the close of the
war Austria shall hold the reins and the
lash over her portion of Poland and Hun
gary. as now; that the clanking chains o
the Poles and Hungarians shall still make
!. music for the Austrian mon arch's ear.
ssai What wonder then that honest indigna
= don should be excited against France ant
Englsnd3 What wonder, when we SET
them abandon the oppressed and Join th'
-oppreasor - doubling and trebling th'
!. chain which weighs down republican feel
ing in Europel
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Cuba and the Slave Trade.

Nearly 1900 African slaves are said TO
have beer landed lately at Cienluegos-
only 10 or 80 OF whom were captured by
the authorities. There are hints also that
the Captsin General is not seeing out his
professions of hostility 10 the infamous
traffic.
The Captain General. like Cassius, is
suspected of having an ''iching palm. "
Nevertheless, he has issued fresh orders
for tho suppression OF the trade. The
whole number of negroes landed during
the year is represented to be about 9,343.
IN. Y. Eapress.
We concur with cotemporary. that
such facts as these. taken in connection
with the recent refusal of the Spanish gov
ernment to declare the slave trade carried
on by the Spanish subjects, piracy, indi-
cate little ground for hope that the expor.
tation Of Africans into the colonies of that
power will be stayed q: an early day. Ii
appears quite certain that Spain will per-
sist in allowing the secret importation and
conniving at the violation of. her own laws.
so long as the necessities of uncultivated
land and the demand for labor shall make
the traffic profitable or desirable to her
colonists.
BY annexation to the United States, q
termination would at once be put to this
Importation Few will engage in the slave
trade. while capital punishment is the
penalty Of the crime. No slaves are I'M
bor,ed into the United States now. The
statesman who should bring about the an
nexa,ion of Cuba. would, in addition to
securing splendid possession to the Uni
on, enjoy the satisfaction of having at once
and forever annihilated the African slave
Advertiser.
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The Know Nothing Organ.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Gazette (Whig) speaking Of the
new Know Nothing paper recently estab-
lished in Washington city, and said to be
the National organ Of the party. writes
as follows:
The Know Nothing paper here called
the American Orga", has shown its colors
on the sectional question and proves to
be one Of the most bitter and reckless
pro-slavery sheets in the country. Aside
from the dispute about foreigners it re-
cognizes no policy except what is dictated
by and devoted 10 the South, which is
with it, as with so many others, only a
convertible term for slavery. II is said
to be very prosperous, receiving for sub
scriptions from $3.50 to 5000 per day,
chiefly from the South. This latter cir
cumsiance is perhaps what makes it an
exclusively Southern Organ. Native Ame-
ricans and Know Nothings in the North
will understand that in supporting this
print they are furnishing means for the
crusade OF slavery upon all free territor-
les, and for the enforcement Of every in
solent pre,ension Of the South against the
Peace and equality OF the North, as the
fugitive law the Lennon claim, &c. A
good many Northern subscriptions have
been obtained upon the implied under
standing Of neutrality on these issues
They will be Withdrawn.
OF the Order, the same correspondent
says:
In respect to know Nothingisn,' it is
quite time that some decided action were
taken to render the people ashamed of this
order of American Jesuits. 1t must fall
or the whole national character must be
changed. The idea Of this country, g
nation of high minded, proud, educated
and thoughtful men, being governed by
the pal,ry machinery Of secre, cabals. un
der the juggles of grand councils, pass
| words and associate iooleries. seems al
atrocious libel upon all Americanism ant
all Republicanism. Letthe humbug. have
its run, but for the sake Of all that is de
cent, manly, and honorable let its run b'
short. Put forth, transparent as the day
native American platform, excluding
foreigners from political power, and assert
ing the right OF Americans to govern thel
own country, and stand upon it.