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GREAT SACRIFICE.

GREAT SACRIFICE
nWlNG TO THE DEATH OF MI 6aehle
- and the necessary dissolution Of thee=-Rsa
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OPERA 6LASSES.-THE IARGEsT AS.
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FRUITS and Spices Of the purest and best quality,
under my own supervision, for sale at my store,
oorner OF vermont avenue and 18th street.
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Information for Travellers. O.
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WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.
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Leave Washington at 6 and slK a. m, and 8 and
~ p. m.
On Sunday at ~ p. m.
Leave Baltimore at ~ and sX .. m, and and
81 p. m.
On Sunday at4xa an.
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ENNE FRENCH EDITIONS-OF ROUS
Il ssau, Racine, Sev'gne, Comeille, Moliere, DE
Stael, Ducts, Froissart,- Bourdalone, LIE Sage,
Schiller, Guizot, Bossuet, Monstrelet, Malherbe,
Florian. Rabelais, Scribe, Ma1ebranche, st.
Pierre, Fenelon, Thieny, Machiavelli, Regnard,
and other writers, may be found at the most mod
crate prices at the bookstore CT the undersigned
imported by himself direct from Paris, In fine cal
and morocco bindings, some Of them with beau.
tiful illustrations.
*s* Also, small collection, various, of French
Books for youth, Paris editions
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Between washington City and the South
VIA: ALEXANDRIA,
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"ONDONSVILLrIh AND hICHMUNU.
Leave Washington at q. m. and p m
Fare from Washington to Richmond. ......S5 50
OMNIBUSES and BAGGAGE WAGONS
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PAGE, for ALEXANDRIA, dis 6
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RAILROAD FROM ALEXANDRIA TO RICH
MOND.
THROUGH PASSENGERS and BAGGAGE
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Railroad. J. r. NICKLIN,
dec TT Ticket Agent, Alexandria,
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LOw-PRICED CARPETINGs.

lust RECEIVED, AND ON SALE, LOT
- Of exceedingly low-p price Carpetipgs, which
will be run of at the following extremely low
rates:
Some at 81 cents, well worth 81 \ cents
Some at 81 cents, well worth 50 cents
Some at so cents, well worth 62k cents
Some at 62x cents, well worth IS cents
Also, bales superane Irgrains, in entirely new
styles and superb colOrs, warranted TO wear
lohger and more creditablY to buyer and
seller than three ply
Also, bales new style Wool Dutch Carpetings;
In new, bright and pretty colors, very heavy
and cheap.
Also, 90 sheets 1oor Oilcloths, In new designs
and colors, which will be cut up as per d.
agram.
CLAGETT, DODSON CO,
Dealers In all kinds Of Furniture Dry Goods,
jan 2S--eoet No. 4 Market Space.
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DRUsHES, COMBS, POMATUM, Cologne
ID Bay Rum, &c, at ELLIS's
dec 81 30o Pa. avenue.
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Running Time between Washington and
Cincinnati 81 hours :!
1IlsvsH TIGHTS AND BAGGAGE cKHoxs 70 II
EAp IN WARRINGTON.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
FREE TRADE AND THE WAR.

majority of the continental Journals are more
or less inclined toward peace. The principal En-
glish papers alone continue their Infatuated and I'M
relenting rhapsOdes for continuation OF the war.
They seek to wrap the whole continent in the grow
ing flames, and above oil the most prosperous
countries-th0se which, under the blessing of Pro-
lection, have succeeded in emancipating them
selves from the pressure Of British imports and the
coDtagiOn of British Free trade. This is princi-
pally the case with Germany, and above all with
Prussia, and in the North with Sweden.
Whatever may have originally been the reasons
for precipitating England into war with Russia,
they have been superseded by bitter envy of the
growing maritime, commercial and industrial
prosperity of that country. Reading attentively
the various utterances of the English spirit in
the daily press, and in reviews, pamphlets and
speeches, the real motives of this furious hos
tility appear more evident amid the clouds
Of rhetoric in which they are developed. The
recent pamphlet of Mr.. Cobden-What merit,
and nezt7-showing that the Protective system of
Russia has enabled her to carry on the war against
the most terrible odds without being shaken to the
foundations, must weaken the faith Of England in
Free trade, 50 called and add fuel TO the flame Of
her maleyolence. Russia has resisted, and prOba-
bly, will resist while preserving internally healthy
condition, simply because she has developed within
herself multifarious and mighty resources. Russia,
therefore, must be punished and ruined for having
the year before the war reduced her imports from
England to about FIVE million dollars, while her
exports TO the same country amounted TO between
twenty and thirty millions. Russia must undergo
an exemplary punishment for having given the lie
TO the Free trade enuncatOns OF EDgland-En-
gland having, in the language Of Sir Robert Peel,
already enjoyed Protection for two hundred years,
and then. forsooth preaching Free trade to all the
world.
The more thoroughly the insular falsehood is
exposed. the deeper the rage and stronger the eff
fort to transform Russia into an industrial and COM
meycial satellite. Russia, entangled in a tremen-
dous struggle, is selEsupported; cut of apparently
from all commercial communications, she forces
her enemy TO sustain the chief part of the cost Of
the blockade; her internal trade, her industry not
being Frustrated thereby, or suffering as was ex-
peeted, nay foretold, by her enemy Protectonist
Russia is neither starved out nor backed out BY
Free-tradish England, but obliges the enemy
to respect her resources; thus turning the
scales, and making the Free-trade succumb to
the Protective policy. The expected evils Of
the blockade have thus gone against the
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
AMERICAN CLIMATcLOGY.

We condense from the official publications men,
toned in our former article on American China
tology, the most important facts indicating the
average distribution of rain.
The observations of the amount OF rain are for
but twenty years in the longest periods, yet some
points having much longer periods give the same
results and care hiss been taken TO verify these by
every accessible reference. The separate points
compare so well also that the quantities finally
used are regarded quite reliable except for the
Pacific districts, WHERE the cOuniryis very irregu-
lar and the periods of FIVE or six years not sufi-
cient 10 give positive mean results.
Generally the quantity Of rain in the United
States is very great, if We draw our analoges from
Europe and Asia. East OF the arid plains OF the
interior il is nearly twice great in the average
of European districts, and the Pacific coast north
of California has greater prOfusion than the west
Of Scotland and Of Norway. The interior Of this
continent, west of tn. Tooth meridian and Southern
California, is singusrly arid, however and re-
minds us of Northern Africa and Arabia This arid
character belongs to the coasts of the Gulf of Cali
fornia in still more conspicuous degree. but on
NEST parts of the plateau of Northern Mexico it is
lest in the Summer rainy season belonging to their
climate.
The lower Mississippi Valley is the most pro-
fusely rainy district, though part of Southern
Florida and of the coast of Oregon may prove, on
further observation, to have greater mean guam
tity than this of sirty inches the equivalent of
surface sea FIVE feet in depth, if all that falls in
year were retained. The greater part of the Mis-
sissippi Valley, say as far north as Central Iowa.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
BAyARD CLARK AND BIZ. HALLErT

A correspondent whose communication appears
another column, has sent US q speech of the
Hen. b. F. Haett of Massachusetts,, at present
L. s. District.Attorney for Massachusetts,, deliv-
cred at the Democratic Ratification Meeting at
Waltham, Mass, (the place of residence of Mr..
Banks on Friday evening, Nov. 2, 1855; which
speech our correspondent received from Washington
under the frank of the Representative of his Dis
trict. That Representative, it would seem, wish
inc 10 contribute to the extent of bis humble abili
ties toward the extending Of Slavery into Kansas,
and feeling his incompetency TO make speeches of
his own, employs himself in franking those of Mr..
Hsllett.
1t appears to have been in this speech that the
famous charge against Mr.. Banks of willingness,
under certain contingencies, -" to let the Union
slide" had its origin. Hence it was that Extra
Billy and the other Congressional friends OF the
Union borrowed the barrels of political gunpOwder
with which, Guy Fawkes-Hke, they expected to
blow up Mr. Banks and bis supporters. An
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
THE LAW OF POLITENEss.

1t would be a pity that the President, while
sinking every day in the estimate OF the public as
to his political character, should lose ut the same
tme-about all that he has to lOse-his reputation
az a weI-brcd gentleman. 1t would be pity that
President Pierce should 90 out of Office without
even reputation for good manners. sense OF
Justice, however, compels us 10 say that some re-
cent attacks upon the President in this regard do
not appear to very well founded. The complaint
is that Senator Hale lately attended Presidential
levee, in company with his wife and daughter, and
that the President, though he received the ladies'
very graciousy, turned his back very unceremo-
niOusly on the Senator.
Now in so doing, according to our ideas, he
served the Senator exactly right. What business,
after all that has passed between him and Mr.
Pierce-and especially after his recent speech
what business had Senator Hale to put on the
character of courtier and to be dancing attend
snce on presidential leveesl Had there been &C.
casion for him 10 wait upon the President on any
matter of business we do not doubt he would have
been received with Mr.. Pierces customary ur-
bauity But this gratuitous visit was quite another
affair: and his taking the two ladies with him,
has, to u.s. very much the look Of attempt on the
part of the Senator to get behind rampant of dim
ity, and to put the President under sort of ne
cessity to give him, however unwillingly, and how
ever little he was entitled to it, civil reception.
Happy would it be for Mr.. Pierce were he able
TO relieve himself from certain political dilemmas
as adroity as he did from this. In this case
dimity did not answer. The Senator WAS eftectu-
ally dislCdged, and obliged to retreat, very much
chop. fallen, while at the same time the President
did not respass in the least on the courtesy which
ladies even, when made the cover for mischief,
always think themselves entitled to expect. Mr..
Hale fanked by a lady on either arm, undertook
to face down the President in his own house, and
to extort from him polite reception, which, under
the circumstances he had no right TO expect, in
which operation the President checkmated him at
the very frst move.
What object would Mr.. Hale have had in this
unreasonable call Would he force the President
to play the hypocrite, aud to receive him as if he
were friend! Mr. Hale ought 70 have borne in
mind that he is not merely political opponent OF the
President, but his personal enemy also. Under
these circumstances, what business had he attend
ing Presidential levees
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DOINt:s IN CONGRESS-.

HoUsF, jan 3O-Mr. Crawford offered resolution
to elect Speaker by States, each State casting one
vote He appealed to State Rights men to sustain the
proposition. Mt Todd remarked that the proposition
is repugnant to the constitution Of the House. If gen
tlemen were anxious to organize on the expressed will
ofthe people, they should give way to the great ma
jority On motion of Mr.. Todd the resolution was
laid on the table by vote of 1875 to TO- Mr. Cling
man offered resolution to elect Speaker by plural
dty vote no choice shall be made by the next three
trials He said this resolution would bring the Amer
can party TO choice between Orr and Banks. Mr.
HILBERT spoke against the election of Mr. Banks
which he thought might endanger the Union. Mr.
Lelcher thought the adoption of Mr.. Clngmans reso
luton would give the North the advantage and elect
Banks. Mr.. BOyce opposed the resolution, saying
that the election of Mr. Banks would be the greatest
misfortune that could befall the country, Humphrey
Marshall feared the resolution might be adopted by
Demo deiecions, and said the people would hold
them to strict accountability should they permit the
adoption thereof A motion to lay it on the table WAS
lost by tie, and then the motion to adopt was ost
Yess, 100; Nays 10. Adjourned,
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come to be exercised BY the newspaper press; for
TO porify ourselves or to ostentatiously e1at our
profession seems to us alike forbidden by good taste
and sound discretion. Still, as philosophical OBJ
servers Of the aspects of things and Of the charac-
teristic differences between modern society aud the
past, il il impossible 10 overlook the fact thatthe
press has grown to be at least Of the governing
elements in the body polite Naturally, too, it is
in this country, where the development OF modern
tendencies is freer and more rapid than elsewhere,
that this element has attained the fullest manifes-
tation Of il influence, and has compelled from
other ancient and long-revered organs oil the
public life the most remarkable evidences OF
respect and recognition. Thus there is no other
country where the Executive and the Legislative
branches Of the Government are so much regulated
by and pay such ready Difference to the Journal
istic. There is no other country, for instance,
where cODdemnatory article in leading newspa-
per, admitted to be untimely and out OF season,
because based on facts that had already been cor
rected and removed by the party condemned, is yet
deemed to be a matter of so grave moment as to
require public protest from very large proper
ton of the Members of the National Legislature.
Can any clearer evidence be demanded to establish
the fact that while in the older civilizations the
Government was supreme and comparatively I'M
controlled, in the modern civilization, and espe-
cally in the democratic civilization of America,
the Press u.s. if not superior, at least coordinate
pOwerl
We comment upon this interesting phenomenon
with the less hesitation because the occasion is one
which cannot be supposed TO BE- particularly agree
able to ourselves. But no human institution is in
ialble, and the press cannot claim any exception
from the common lot; it must sometimes err in
spite of all care and caution. But it is certain
that of all the special overs which now lead and
influence the nation other is so potent; and it is
worthy of remark too that while the Government,
technically so called has been gradually declining
in the public esteem and consideration, the Press
has steadily risen. The reason is simple. The
Press is far more closely related to the People and
more Immediately responsible to them. We may
add, too, that where it really exercises any con-
siderable authority it is because it is believed by
its constituents to be able incOrruptible and fear
less-attributes, we regret to say which cannot
always be found in the legislative or executive
agents of the country.
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On the son Of the three States we have named.
Just so long. too. as the contest was prolonged
would vital and frightful complications be en-
gendered, leading to the constant widening OF the
area Of emancipation, and ending in the fall OF
Slavery On the continent and the establishment OF
certsip States in which the colOred element would
predominate. Ii is this view Of the case which
re mt firth not as our own but as that Of all IN
teIlioept Southern statesmen, that controls the
question of peace and war in their minds. They
feel that in war the South cannot protect herself
Tie fact that We are in no danger of war with
ANY frst-rate Power on any existing question, or
any likely 10 exist for the present, rests very much
upon the apprehensions of Southern men as TO
the consequences of such war, and upon the con-
fdence which has arisen in the minds of the wiser
among them since 1850, growing out Of the dough-
face legislation of that year and the still more hui
initiating concessions of the North during and since
the passage of the Nebraska BILL In a word, they
are aware that the Slave Power controls aud will
continue TO control the Government. Thus, at the
dinner given at Richmond TO Senator Butler the
other day. Gov. Wise rdculed the idea of war with
ANYBODY except the Free-State OF war
with England, he declared there was no danger;
civil war, he pretended to believe was possible.
But as we ntimated above, the only war which our
gascCnading cousins of the South are favorable to,
or desire, or expect to engage in is war like that
carried on by the Border Rufians of Missouri.
They dote upon civil contest, are eager for gucrl-
la trays always provided they can be conducted in
a safe way. We have firm faith, however, that
the judicious use of Sharp's rifles which has been
exhibited in Kansas, and is likely to be exhibited
there hereafter will not fail TO work a salutary
change in the Southern mode Of treating Northern
Interests and Northern constituencies, and inspire
our slaye-hunting brethren with the same profound
respect for them that they entertain for all we'll
armed and resoute communities The idea which
drifts occasionally on the wind in our reports from
Washington, about Southern men there grayely de-
clariDg their apprehension that civil war will
grow out Of the Kansas difficulties we regard as
the merest nonsense. The moment that frmness
and manly resolution among the Free-State men
are determinedly opposed to Southern gascOnade,
we shall see the end of it. A civil war; iorsOoth, in
behalf of Slavery! The absurdity is immense.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-31
THE NEW POWER.

Our readers will find in our Washington CORE
.spondence this morning document signed by
unity Members OF the House of Representatives
(, who deem it proper, in the most fermd aud
solemn manner, TO protest against the course Of
The TRIBUNE as regards Mr.. Brenton, N. c., OF
Indiana. The circumstances that have led to this
protest have already been explained in our columns
and nothing further is necessary on that head. Nor
do We here allude to the matter with view TO
draw to it the notice of our readers for the highly
respectable names attached to the paper are OF
themselves sufficient to for it an attentive
perusal from all who watch the varying phenomena
of public affairs. The point to which we would
invite reflection is of different and rather incl
dental character.
We have no wish to exaggerate the importance
or to ovcrestimate the power, which in this coun-
try, and indeed in all civilized communities, has