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If devotion to the Union were to be measured by the
amount of noise made In Its behalf the backrepubcan
leaders just about this time would take the premium 1t
is not clear however, whether this blatant love of the
onion is the old device of guilt to eude detection and
punishment or whether there is another Uion beside
that made by the constitution which is the object of
publican worship The democratic party recognise
but the Union of the constitution entitled to their sup
port There Union however, at least in the magina-
ton of Speaker Banks outside of the constitution and it
is that oe We suspect which ELECTS from the republican
champions so much devotional profession. We to
this cocson BECAUSE whilst they profuse in profess
ations of attachment to the Union they have little else
than bitter words of assault for the constitution Very
few people among aboonists deny that the const
tuition recognises slavery lawful institution. But the
republican leaders recogniset only institution ofsn
crime and wickedness They agree that fathers legal
lied it by constitutional recognition and guarantee but
they believe that in doing they egalized crime They
admit that the constitution provides special protection for
the owners of slaves propertyrs in recurring that
fugitive shall be delivered back to their owners
second in providing for the nteposton of the federal pow
in of nsurrectio But republican who would be
tolerated orthodox by Messrs Seward Hale Wilson,
Wade would hesitate to denounce the fugit eave law
and question whether federal nerposon to put down
instruction at the South would meet with much more
favor The constitution dgnifes slavery species Of
property by allowing to be counted in fixing the ratio Of
representation The republican leaders nyegh against this
provision Of the constitution great enormity The
publican leaders cordially agree in denouncing these
eral vital provisions of the constitution Without them the
constitution could not have been made and without the
constitution the Union would have been failure II 10 ton
much to believe that it can be the Union made by cons
tuition containing many offensive provisions that the
publican leaders supporngthey must have reference
to that ideal Unien without the constitution to which
Speaker Banks paid his devotions during the canvass
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GE N Il II A l. N L w q.

NEW roY-A Paris correspondent of the New Orleans
Pcayune speaks of toy which making the fortune
Of I'D inventor and is thus described: -~. 90
ellis invention consists n balloon which appears to
be made of bladder colored red ana inflated with hydro
gen gas but assured they made Of gutta percd
or India rubber The public gardens present singulaf
appearance with hundreds of these balloons in the hands
of children, floating with swan-ke grace yard above
their heads At little distance the string becomes nvis
ibe and they to follow ths children by sort Of mag
netic attraction Now and them negligent child let's the
string p of his hand the balloon rises maesticaly
despite he of the child the and leaps of the
nurse the agitation of the crowd until it is lost to
sight" ...... .r,@
EXHIBITING THIEvEs-The New Orleans chief of police
has adopted the plan Of xng pacards upon the breasts
and backs of notorious thieves burglars and pckpocke
which is printed in largo letters the nature of the Of
fence for which they have been convicted They then
marched through the Streets and made public exhibition
ExrRAyAeAxcu-we clip The following from the New
York Journal of Commerce:
fancy articles have been thronged for several days past
and extravagaht prices readily paid for articles designed
gifts 1t has been common remark that sch pofuse ex
penditure has been INDUCED during the holidays has
seldom ever been equaed The old adage about q fool
and his money is of ready application in many instances
THE END.-A New York paper says:
"Louis Baker who has been tried three times for the
friends having become his surety in 600 for his future
appearance. There quite large number of the sport
ing fraternity present on the release of Baker and atei
shaking hands all around the gentlemen adjourned to
neghboring bar-rooD, where they partook Of large
quantity of both solid and liquid refreshments"
THE PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL STEAMSHIP LiStat
We see (says the Philadelphia JournaD in the Liverpool
Courier of the 18th ultimo, advertisement which in
forms othe very Notifying and regretable fact that
Of the vessels of the Liverpool Philadelphia Steamship
Company's line to be Immediately withdrawn The
following is the notice to which we refer:
LIVERPOOL, December IT, 1856.
Shippers hereby respectfully informed that owing to
the small quantity Of goods which have been offering for
Philadelphia by steamers the fornghtly sangs Of this
company vessels WILL after the sailing of the Kangaroo
on the nth instant take place alternately to New York
and Philadelphia.
REMOVAL A POSTMASTER IN ENGLAND.--It is rarely
that public officer in England is removed, especially
postmaster yet have before order from the POST
General of England for the removal of post
master in the county of Kent other ground than
that Of being dscourteous to those who had bunes with
his office.
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PREsByTERIAS UNIVERSITY IN 0Ho.-The Old School
Presbyterian synods of Ohio and Cincinnati met In Co
lumbus Ohio Wednesday last to determine the loca-
ton of the university which they have resolved to esab-
sh under their joint control The following the towns
and cities anxious for the honor Cleveland Central Col
ege Chcothe, Hillsbcrough, Springfield West Liberty,
and Bellefonaine Cleveland offers $4,000 Central Col
ege $4,000 Chillicothe $1,000 Hllsborough 5000
Bellefontaine $4,000, West Liberty $4,000
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THE FLORIDA lsDiAN.-A correspondent OF the Savan-
nah Georgian, writing from Key West under date of the
25th umo states that although the flags of truce inviting
conference ordered by General Harvey had been dis
played from all the military posts and other public stations
the Indians bad taken friendly notice of them and
those along the ladau track" had been torn down
by the savages. This is supposed indicate their deerm
nation to hold no intercourse with General Harvey
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BY AUTHORITY.
LAW OF THE UNITED STATES.
Public, Ne. IL

Public, Ne. L.
RESOLUTION granting further time TO the creditors 81
Texas to their claims, and for other purposes
Rs,ol,d Jv the Senate and House of Representatives tie
Ud Mats of America IN Congress assembled, That the
time fixed BY law within which the creditors OF the late re-
be- and the hereby extended to the first day OF
January eighteen hundred and eight and that SO much
~ ioint RESOLUTION extending the for the creditors OF
10 present their claims approved August eighteen,
eighteen hundred and authorizes and requires the
~ ,be Treasury distribute and pay the residue
of the isn seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
pro rata those creditors who have filed their re-
leases be- and the same is hereby, repealed.
Approved Dec. 26, 1895 B..
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SPEECH OF nov. MR.. DAVIDSON.

1t gives us great pleasure to lay before readers this
morning the very able and araumentatve speech of Hon.
Mr. Davidson of louisiana delivered in the fouse Of Rep
resentaves during the debate the Presidents
It is universally conceded to be of the most effective
SPEECHES which have yet been delivered the democratic
side of the House during the pending debate.
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The Madison (Wisconsin) Argus Gays:

In this State and in this county, support has
been refused TO worthy minister for other
than because be voted for Buchanan and it repeats that
Is literally true that whin the limits of this city
told by these cergymen that If they voted for Blu
chanan they would 20 to hell"
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Fire at HaIsLas.

HALIFAX Jan. IA FIRE occurred here yesterday, which
consumed twenty buildngs including st. Matthews Pres
yterian church Thirteen other also
less damaged and many families have been rendered home
Several persons seriously injured. The loss Ia
bout one hundred thousand dollars.
The Niagara al Boston,
BosroS Jan. 2The Niagara has arrived from Halifax.
der mails win be forwarded this afternoon.
UarkeLs.
New YoHK, jan 2-Floar is dull, with declining ten
snoy-sales Of 200 barrels State, Sc ass southern,
So 90 81 TO- Wheat and very dull and prices
,omnal Pork 10 quiet at $40 for Beef Is firm at
Sl4 so $ rs for rspaeked Chicago. Lards steady
a. lax cents. whiskey is dull-ohio, rs cent?
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DEATH oF-AN AGRD cLERGYnAS--The Rev. A. Langford
died in Philadelphia Sunday last aged 80 years. lie
for more than 20 years minister Of the Gospel at
tached 10 the Methodist Church
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INTERESTING srArIsrIcs.

The following interesting official table has been
ncaed by the Secretary Of the Treasury to accompany his
annual report Of the finances;
Real and Personal Rsalfh Of the United States, 1856.
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TAs Niagara at boston.
Markeis
MARRIED..

On The lst Instant m a. Paleks Church. by the Rev
BorLE w. TYLER, esq., 81 Virgnk ~ Miss Whhn La nc
NERHANY, step daughter OF ~ PHrLIr ssiTu 81 us cry
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Rucbanan's majority,

The correctness of these figures has not been disputed
by the opposition They show clear majority of over
half million of votes for the democratic candidate and
yet in the face of this overwhelming majority the Post
with an eironery which Huntington might have envied,
cooy declares "hele those who say that he FIRE.
montl outnumbered his opponent
The next revelations of the London Post in regard to
the late presidential election will be looked for doubt
with the utmost impotence this side of the Atlantic.
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Banking Hoase OF Chubb Brotherss
Washington, January l, 1857
JOHN d. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES this day admit
partners Banking House OF Chubb Brolhers Ihe
firm will be composed of Charles 81 j. Chubb John
o. Barrow Henry Holiness The House Davenport Iowa, In
composed &c Chubb WIN H. Douga, and ALEXANDER
NJ Barrow, under Chubb Brothers, Barrow, Co.
Jan l-dT CHUBb BRoihEhSs
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CARD-we hereby notify all those who have opsn
books he the
and respectively presented when viii be expected Of all 20
forward and that wi fsl
suppo-ng of bnr required make
OF eight hundred thousand family matter OF
form, without object We IN clearly ood
have settled
either by crsh OF notes at satisfactory dates
pee gI-3taw4wif noOE, BRO, co,
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nnI
States. 'oi4,oSa
Fremonts vote in the same States 5,ooS
Fremonts minority A''
According this unextected display Of strength the
sectional or black-republican party is in minority OF
nearly three hundred thousand in the northern States
In the southern States their candidate received cere
hundred potes.
The Post says "No defeated candidate polled
large minority Colonel Fremont and there those
who say that he otnumbered his opponent" Let turn
to the record 1t will be conceded Think even by the
Post that no minority candidate in any Of our presidential
canvasses prior and including 1852 met with such
overwhelming defeat as General Scott Below give
his vote as compared with that received by Fremont:
SCOTS total vote in ,573
Frements total vote in 1885, l5
SCOTS majority 6o,ioo
"Thete those" says the Post "who Say that he
mont outuumbered his opponent We turn again to the
official record:
Buchanans total vote in the Union 1885, 66
Fremonts do DO ...............'..'l,33p,elo
Buchanans majority bZ2,Sol
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OFFICIAL.

n3-Tho Chaplain OF the Senate may be expected to-
preach in Capitol Sabbath morning II O'Clock
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Al ISsEs ROCKERS English and French Boarding
III School for Young Ladies' 464 street, ON
and 7th streets ..
Circulars may obtained seminary and At the principal
bookstores.
Rev. G. d. CuiBfhs Rector Trinity Church, Washiustoa.
Hon w w soatoH Washington
Hon. Asa Bges, United S,ntcs Senate.
Hon. j. A. Pearce, do.
Hon. A. q Brown, do.
Hon. D. r. Curtis, United Smtes Supreme Court
Hon. w. w. Boyce, House Of ReprcseI tativts
Hon Bayad Clar 90.
RI Rev. A. Potter, ID, D., Bishop Of Pennsyvana a.
Rt Rev O. p. Mcllyainc ID. d., Bishop Of Ohio.
Rev. G. NJ Butler ID. d., Cincinnati.
Dec. g-difu
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In eonnexon with the above give the following lst
of the OF The States and Territories for the yeef
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-29
penth Of preston $. BrOoIls.

Our citizens were surprised, yesterday
morning, by the announcement of the sudden
death of Preston S. Brooks, tie account of
which will be found in another place in this
paper. The news was the more surprising,
az It was known that he was a man of fine
physical development, and usuallg of most
robust health. 1t is striking incident of the
case, that he was attended by DIR. Boyle, the
same physician who, when Brooks was on
trial for the assault on Charles Sumner, swore
shat the injury received by Mr.. Sumner was
verv slight; and that, on this occasion, as we
learn by dispatch to the Boston Journal, he
mistook the nature Of the disease, and says.
if he had known what the disease was. he
could have saved him ! Those who believe
in special interpretations of Providence, will
find. in these circumstances, matter for re-
Election. If, by a mistake in practice, DR..
Boyle has been the innocent means of send
ing Brooks to his account, it is at least sim
gular coincidence.
In this connection, we cannot forbear copy
ing the following singular notice of Brooks's
death, from our neighbor, the Bay State. 1t
will be recoliected that the " foolish act of
passion" of which they speak, was deliber-
ately planned and executed murderous as
sault, under circumstances of the most cow
ardy nature, and where no personal proYoca-
ton had been given:
PREsToN S. BRooKs.-Our readers will no.
lee the sudden death of the Representative
from South Carolina, whose foolish act Of
passion has been SO absurdly msgnifed into a
crime Of unparalleled malignity.
We await the comments, on this event, of
our sectional compeers, fully expecting an ex-
nltant howl from the whole philanthropic
gang. Already, in our streets, tits attributed
to a special interposition of the "Anti-Slav-
cry God !"
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York. Here she has made her debut in the Acad.
envy of Music, where she gesticulated, Ganted,
and mispronounced, in a WY that ade all who
heard her ashamed and sorry. She insisted that
this was great triumph, and hired the Chambers
Street Theatre for a month, with a stock compa-
ny to play with her.
His friends have thus far humored her bent, and
she mouths and raves every night to an empty
house; but, having lately expressed a determine
ton to cross the Atlantic and appear to London
audience, it is not unlikely that her costly plans
will be stopped by the certificates of physicians.
A case occurred the other day in one of our
police courts illustrative of the character of the
"Tombs Shystus," which has not yet transpirei
in the papers. A thief, named Quin, was exam
med on a charge OF stealing a bag containing
eighty dollars in money, from the bosom Of poor
woman who had slipped down on the ice. The
bag had peculiar patch upon it. Lawyer Multi,
gan made vigorous defence urging that the
woman was too drunk to know who helped her
up. Finally, witness was called, who testified
that the day after the theft, Qun gave him bag
with patch on it, containing money! for sale
keeping; that he subsequently returned the bag
to Qun, in prison, and saw him give it to his
lawyer, who counted the money, and put it in his
pocket. At this point the lawyer was missed
from the court room, and has not been near it
since TELESCOPE.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-29

'5oRoNER's INoUgsT.-Coroner Day held an
inquest yesterday afternoon, over the body of a
colored child, 10 months old, named Frederick
l.. Dorus Williams, an illegitimate child of Eliz
abeth Williams, Of this city Said child had been
about month in the charge of Mr.. and Mrs
Ransom, near Washington Square, where its
death took place Tuesday afternoon, January 90
The body bore the marks of being sadly misused,
one leg being cut, besides being badly bruised
on the head and various portions of the body
The verdict of the jury was, that the child came
to its death by blows inflicted upon the body,
head, and limbs, by one Lucina A. Ransom, at va
rious times within the present month
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Mrs.
Ransom, and she is now in confinement, and
will be examined this morning, before the Police
Court,
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For the spy.
thoughts gested by the Triumphant reelection Of
the Hon Charles sumner T. the United Safes Senate


God speed aud bless thee, Summer.
Thoughts sug sested by The Triumphant reelection
ne Hon Charles Sumner T. the United Safes Senate.
BY cARoLA wILDGRoyE.
Sod speed thee thy honored place,
Thou Champion of Heavenly Right;
Give back the glow of frmest health,
And grid thy fame with strongest might.
Thine ever-fn,d, uusuIled seat
Among our Nations Counci.-5and,
Its silence breaks and caileth back
The NoBLEsT TRuEsr Of the hani,
Thy mother State with sacred pride
Sends back her cherished martyr son;
Her swelling sea Of truthful heats
Gives every wave to bear thee on.
Thv name. within her Senate Hall
From every members lips hath rung,
And by her peoples Council men
Almost unanimous been sung.
Southern State, with burning heart
May bid its fiery pillows roll
To besr dend Ike traitor back,
TR sssassin's slave-brand on his soul.
But Massachusetts, Pilgrim State
Shouts Sumner with Ere edoH-UOice;
She gives patr OF, true to Heaven,
And Heaven approves her earnest choice.
God breathe upon the imson tide,
Till, warmed and dyed to richest fash,
1t spreads through thine every vein,
AWlking life's deep rosy blush
God guide thee to that Senate Hall,
Where truth hath leapt with thunder sound
From thy warm lips, and armed from AeaVen,
The Nation shook at every bound.
God be thy constant keeper there,
Thy sure defence His arm of love,
steel-proof panoply be thine,
Fashioned and wrou 5ht in Halls above.
God clothe thee with stronger might
Then ever yet hath wrought thine,
To WELD 'gainst wrong o'ermastring pow'r,-
Apower for Right almost Divine.
God bless thee in the Statesman's seat,
Proong thy country blessing life,
Till sacred Freedom, Justice, Truth,
Victorious end each scene of strife.
God give thy voice a deeper tone,
And richer eloquence thy tongue,
To thrill till freedoms jubilee,
Throughout tn. whole wide world be sung.
And when thy glorious work is done,
His guiding hand in gentls love
Conduct thy ransomed spirit home,
To swell the Freedom song above
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FOUR DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
ArrIvaI ID DC Arago.

NEW York, Jan. %.
Steamship Arago, from Southampton, l4th
inst. arrived here, at II o'clock. She brings
London dates of the l4th.
The Neufchatel question was definitely
settled. Switzerland releases the insurgent
prisoners, and Prussia acknowledges the in
dependence of Neyfchatel, and suspends all
military preparations.
The Russians have met q disastrous defeat
near Bayuk, where they were attacked by
10000 Crcassans, and forced to retire. with
loss of 1000 meu and artillery.
Hostllities continue at Canton, and the
Americans have become fully engaged in the
struggle.
Hostilities continue at Canton, and the
Americans have become fully engaged in the
struggle.
Ship James Buchanan, of Portsmouth, is
wrecked on the Irish coast
Telegraphic advices from Canton are to No.
vember "a.
The French Admiral at Macao had sent or
ders to all the French vessels belonging to his
station, to join him Immediately.
The explanation of the engagement of the
American forces in the renewed hostiIities in
Canton, is that the Chinese, having offered a
price for the English heads, some American
heads were sent in by mistake. Nothing
IuT(ner.
The steamer Anglo-Saxon, from Portland,
arrived out 10th, and the Canada, from Bos-
ton, on the 10th.
The English money market is firmer, owing
to speculative purchases. Consols for money,
closed at 90 10 90 4, ard for account 90
rs "a. Exchequer bills firm at per, and
upward Foreign stock more active
A second sub-marine Atlantic Telegraph
Company has been organized in London, to
go direct to the shores of tie United States.
The East India and China Association have
addressed letter to Earl Clarendon, on Chi,
ma affairs, expressing hope that if Admiral
Seymour fails in his efforts to open Canton to
foreigners. that Her Majesty's government
would adopt prompt and efTectual steps in the
matter, so as 10 preclude future collisions.
Clarendon replied that the subject should re.
ceive from government the attention which
the Importance of the subject demands
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-29

FREE NBRGo SEIZED AT ST. LoUIs.-Mrs.
Swisshelm writes to the Prtsburg Journal,
that as she was coming into that city, on
Monday last she met an old colored woman,
Mrs. Barbara Barclay, who has resided on the
Bradock Field farm, until the memory of
the Oldest inhabitant runneth not to the con
trary," coming to the city to hunt proof that
her son is not slave. Mrs. Swisshelm
says:
g myself have known her for something
in the neighborhood of thirty years; and
some of the old people know that her children
have all been born in the house where she
now resides. But one of her sons, James
Barclay, has been running on the river for
years. She met me with troubled face, and
handed me a letter from w. Bruce Thomp-
son, attorney at law, of st. Louis to Col,
Hawkins, saying that James Barclay lad been
taken off his boat and imprisoned as fugitive
slave, and that he will be sold as such unless
he can bring proof of his freedom. To hunt
this proof his poor widowed mother had set
out in the midst of this terrible storm. She
has his daguerreotype, taken by Cincinnati
artist ten years ago. This she intends for.
warding, with her afidavits, that it is the
portrait of her son, born in PENNSYLVANIA of
free parents She will send the deposition of
Mrs Cosion, now wife of the Rev. E. H. Co.'S
ton, and formerly wife of Col. Wallace, pro.
prietor of the Braddock's Field estate, with
that OF several other persons who have known
all her children from infancy