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TILE GREAT oABLE.

The completion OF this wonderful enterprise and
Che transmission Of the Queens message to the Pres
idonr have taken all the world by surprise There
were many, in view of the rapid progress OF dis
coyery within the present half century, who dared
NOT que sion the Of this work. butwho never
theless doubted the possibility of its accomplish
meat and were quteread to denounce it as daring
effort ~ encroach upon the province OF Deity. at
length America has received message from Eng.
land--the Chief Magistrate has received the con-
gratriatons Ct the Queen and has transmitted back
TO her Majesty an appropriate and most suggest
i've response. The telegraph informs us that the
process of communication is yet very slow, and
upon subject so important it is quite natu-
r.l 10 seize upon the slightest difficulty of this
kiHd and magnify II into token of ultimate tali
ure, We 10 not participate in such skepticism.
There cen b. little doubt indeed Of tho complete sue
cess Of the work. Time may be required to adjust
all the Observation-Disclosures, indeed, may he dis
covered az least ) necessity found for some mod
dcation Or liberation Of The apparatus but there
can be no national doubt OF complete success in the
end 1t must not be inferred that science and ip-
genuity have exhausted their powers i'll laying and
operating the submarine telegraph. II obstacles
are seen to exist interdictng the complete working
of the line at the moment, we must remember that
the best ingenuity of the world is at hand to apply
such additional apparatus may be required to
render the great enterprise triumphant. 1t must
also be remembered that the men who are now en-
gagged in the work are operating npon settled prin-
ciples Of science and not cropping in the dark, as
they sixteen years ago, when first employed in
converting electricity into medium of comnunica-
ton
Tbs JOY of the nation over this great triumph OF
eci6nce Is mboundod. No event of this OF any
other age IAN bear any comparison with it in point
of practical Importance or in the absolute inhnity
Of its scope and tendency We could have wished
thai the Queens message had borne to the people of
the United States sentiment kindred, at least, to
that most appropriate and timely invocation of the
President that all the nations Of Chrisendom should
spontaneously unite in the declaration that it shall
be forever neutral and that its communications shall
be held sacred in passing to their places of desti-
nation even in the midst OF hostties" 1t is pre-
cminently great peace-work, bringing all the
nations" together, and teaching all Of the almosi
infinite capacity of the human mind when left in it's
native freedom, untrammol led by the miserable jeal-
ousses which operate TO fetter aud limit its powers.
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EMANCIPATION IN MISSOURI.

The recent election III Missouri is silencing com
mentary upon the predictions which have been rife
for several years of an early emancipation of the
slaves in that State. We believe that but emar-
cirationst has been elected to the legislature and
that tho scheme of emancipation Las been overwhelm-
ingly rejected by the people in every locality save
ono, in which its supporters made it Issue IN the
canvass Even Ia the city of 81. Louis, where the
population 10 most largely admixcd with residents Of
northern nativity, and with German immigrants more
or less flesh from Fatherand, and ignorant of the
real merits Of the question, the vote against the
scheme ia two to one, and the cause egarded even
by It's frienie as hopeessl3 Lost.
The result surprising ar il may be to those who
are unacquain.ed with the tone ofpublic opinion
this subject in all slavehodng communities, and who
are ignorant u the real considerations which form
and fix this pablo opinion, is rot at all surprising
and by 10 means unexpected to those whose oppor-
tnities ia life have rendered them familiar with the
subject Nothing is more customary Than to hear
IN the pulpits and from the rostruns OF the North,
confident AID oracular predictions Of the early
addition OF slavery in the border slave States.
Masylani, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri, srs
counted az alr,ais undergoing the inevitable met
amor hosts, aut prophets who MOI Daniels have
bece prononcing upon the institution Of slavery in
their boruas the mere 'atd, sPhars'a Of Bel
slszxar, vii. 81 The soleniy Of yersnble prophets.
Those cy-s'sat autcipatons and prc iictons have
beer rifs % course, eny ia tSse qparisrs where il
10 npo~sibie nom pse nature Of ings for any real
aceuain,snce With fhe subject - prvsail-Nhcre q
scheme u emancipation is gsrled more din.
cult cs accom- piishmcnt tLan Inc assessment Ct q
tsx--wasere slavery = tsoaght y be az cIadicaL,s
by iaN ~ gaming. or swearing o. letiery dealing
and whe., an abolition Law would eopimsni al The
Utopian favor Il Maine Ileaol Law, o. daig sum
gar enactment Of he Blae Gods.
The recenl v,te q hisscali puts practical eS
tinguishmen' apor al this visionary and hHaiioa
train o. speculation ,nd demonstrates Low van
ard unreliable are the efilias which ohs sotimu
tity hay oti.riaiu eta rssre .e ihitruis si,s
rtst1aeuls u wed& u ay ~ lorl
az, eonei5 Alions vhic, hate alagtd t.t Mtssguri
repui.,e The scheme - ehsanei P..ioa in h,i
Id Which win eonnol AL large slayeh ,ldin,
IN the decision oi this quesi'ob, than 70 i'm
-sanoa-sLvehcldng community with fan rsa
iiznlion OF their weight and force.
There ere one hundred and ten thousand slave il
M.ssou,i md y lfienin ~ s'ute wrs' eiiher h
e2ccte ~ siup sptoiitiiun y rl,ssheliiap ~iih
10 is iint.. "a BY inc emancipation o. tbs slaves
As to the first alternative there was no argument b,
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SUPPORTING MEASURES AND DENoUNcING MEN

CARRYING WATER ON BOTH SHOULDERS. a.
Adherence TO party is not proven or established
by the supper. Of measures alone. The New York
Evening Post s a Jealous advocate Of nearly all the
great measures which the democracy have origina-
ted Yet, who win say that the Post is democratic
journal II repudiaes the bank protective tariff,
the oil distribution scheme, and sustains and up
holds tho sub-treasury the principles of free trade
and nearly every other measure of the party which
Il Violently opposes Tho Post, acting upon the
idea that auri-savery should override every other
question assails with absolute ferooty every demo-
cratic statesman In the country. 1t assals all the
measures Of the democracy which have any bearing
upon slavery II is, in truth. an abolition journal,
occasionally dsvotng lutte time to the discussion
q principles Of political economy but this is an
exception 10 the rule which guides its general
o,urse. Ia fact, the position OF the Post is the po-
stion o. nearly every renegade from The democratic
party.
Mr. Douglass opposition to The Kansas bin in IT,
self is n9t what regard The soul of bis offence
ID was the manner snd the mode of his opposition
10 which Just exception is lakon II would DO too
much TO expect absolute unanimity upon every ques-
ton which comes before the country Tor action.
such unanimity indeedi morally impossible. No
body has right 10 demand il, or, falling to it,
10 denounce suoh failure. Mr.. Douglas, we maintain,
had right TO differ with friends; and mado himself
obnoxious the charge Of trcachery only by treating
Ihosp irieods - cnenies, dciouhepg Them as en-
gaged in the work Of fraud In this way he
ceased as much to be q member Of the democratic
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rhine occupied in TRANSMITTING the Messa ges

ST. JouSs, IN. F.) Aug. H.-Mr. De Sanity, the
electrician in-cief at Trinity Bay says he is unable to
give any information for publication as to the working OF
the cable but that the time necessary for the transmits
sion Of the Presidents message depends on its length
and the condition of the line aud instruments at the
tme-perhaps, under favorable circumstances an hour
and half The reception of the Queens message was
commenced early yesterday morning, and not finished
until this morning. but it stopped for several hours
to allow of repairs to the cable. The fragment of the
message transmitted yesterday handed to the New
oundland line as the genuine, entire message, and was
supposed here to be such until this morning. ..
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TIRE At TIE CITY HALL, NEW YORK.
IFron the Now York Herald, Aug, 1871

The fire commenced in the woodwork at the base .,
the cupola and the whole dome mass OF luu
fame The most magnificent and far ouishohc
the illumination of few hours before. The flame was
as brilliant the at MONDAY and rolled upthe sio
of the building in huge waves of fire.
So intense became the fire in few moments that inc
clock began to melt, and the molten metal ran 70
the floor below.
There Is scarcely doubt but that all the pictures ~
the Governors Rooms, and tho papers and property III
other parts of the building, will be very much danageo
IL not entirely destroyed &iAf
There is much feeling Mt the partial destruction OF %
fine building, and il will lead to agitation for the n
mediate construction OF the new City Hall
The loss Is estimated = SO 600.
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party Whatever may have been MS professions ABOUT
principles or measures the editors of the Even
ing Post, Mr. Preston King, or any other renegade.
1t Is very idle TO say that the support of the men
of the party is of no account 80 long we uphold
ito principles There be no party in any honest
sense il is true, without principles but il is equal
y true that there can be no party without men. In
this respect, political organizations unlike church
organizations; the latter claiming divine origin
and perpetual existence, without any reference to
Individual membership. Discredit thrown upon the
men of the party-the great majority-is essential
opposition, and that in its most objectionable form,
to the organization itself Mr. Douglas processes
be democrat, but in tho same breath denounces
nnety-uine out of every hundred democrats of the
whole country as laboring 10 perpetrats a "mon-
strous fraud"
In thus assailing his former associates, impeach-
ing not their wisdom, but their integrity not trying
to convict them of mistake, but a crime his pre-
tension to membership in the party and sympathy
with those whom he thus traduces, is sheer hypoc-
risy.
Nor is Mr. Douglas position at all improved by
the fact if it be true that he able to carry off
majority of the democracy of his own State with
him. Granting that such is the case, it only in
creases the magnitude of his detection without in
the least mitigating the moral guilt of his conduct
establishing his claims to be considered demo
crat We cannot for moment reconcile how Mr..
Douglas can denounce the great majority of senator's
and members of Congress of the democratic party
and still claim fellowship and standing with them.
IgxJf, L., A. az.
would seem to dictate to him the propriety and ne
cessity of forming other associations In this view,
he should promptly withdraw from the canvass in
Illinois as candidate claiming democratic support
and throw himself upon the mercy of the republi-
cans and Americans, whose conduct last winter he
praises. He seems fully alive to the merits of the
latter factions and profoundly indignant at the
bearing and whose votes he asks. an.4
This is all indefensble and unaccountabIc except
on the general idea that he regards himself as the
master and director of the democratic party We feel
quite sure that he is not commander and equal
ly confident that he should have voice whatever
in the counsels of those whom he has persistent
ly denounced.
Inc country mas not IOrSotten the poSluOn OF MI.
Douglas last winter. They have not forgotten how
he led off the opposition republicans and Ameri-
cans---how they applauded him-how he went home
and endorsed their measures and declared that the
democratic representatives were engaged in perpe-
trating monstrous fraud taking upon himself great
merit for having prevented its consummation. Who
can really doubt Mr.. Douglass position2 He says
now lie is democrat. II so, Preston King is a
democrat; John p. Hale is democrat; Chase, Wade
aud TrumbuIl, are democrats.
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Markets.

NEw YORK, Aug. lS---Coton is quetsales of 500
bales Flour is rmsales Of Ia, 500 bbs State, 81 So
81 60 Ohio SIS so SIS so; southern, So SIS SIS rs.
Wheatis quiet-sales of 80 600 bushels southern red,
81 80 81 32l white, 81 40 Dor medium j western
red, 81 Is a 81 Is white, 81 Is 81 I'll. Corn is
buoyant-salcs Of 1000 bushels white 81 81 cents;
yellow 90 9I5 cents. Pork is frn--mess, SIT 12A a
SIT rs prime Sl4 rs Sl4 90 Lard is steady at
llla1la Whiskey closed firm at ~ cents. Sugar is
firm at " cents, Coffee is quiet-Rio 9s LII
cents Spirits of turpentne is heavy at AZ cents Rosn
il steady at 81 so to arrive Rice is dull.
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Arrival OF the Niagara.-Another Gable to he
laid

New York. Aug. 18.-The United States steam-frigate
Niagara arrived and anchored off the battery at s, p
She was greeted by salutes from various points.
Mr. Field has not the slightest doubt OF the entire sue
cess of the enterprise He wrote by the Persia to-day to
the directors in London to prepare another cable immo
diately as it was evident that the present which will
In a short time transmit messages as rapidly as any
airline will not be sufficient for all the business.
The cable is TO be closed to all messages except those
from the governments of the United States and England,
until the lst of September. .e.... :
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Arrival of the City of washing on.

New York August Is.-The steamer City of Washing
ton has arrived with Liverpool dates of the 4th.
It was said that Great Britain gives satisfaction to
Spain in the matter of the action OF the British cruisers
in the Cuban waters and also that the cabinet at Wash
peton expresses satisfaction with the action of the Cuban
authorities
There were vague rumors that Nena Sahib had been
captured
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HoosAc IuSyEL---Mr Farren, superintendent at inc
cast mouth of the oosac tunnel says that the Prope
grow and more cheering regards the soin's s -
the rock. They putting the drill holes sh W
and each blast throws out that depth. Ono day ast
the drill of one of the labores puncured vein Of water
that hal probably been pcnt up in the mountain S e.
first built and stream rushed out Of The HOW ~
two hours before II abated -. Philadelphia Inquirer
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OPTICAL.

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
VIM. ii. Carn. deputy postmaster at Quincy, Illinois
vice J. @. Riley declined t
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The 10th Of August which the first telegram was
sent the ocean, is memorable day in American
annals On that day. in 1872 Cortcx SGT out his expcj
ton 10 Mexico In l7T7 the battle Of Bennington, and
in 1880 the battle of Camden fought and in 1925
the Northern Sea discovered by Captain Franklin
Journal Of Commerce.
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New York CITY Hail Partially Burnt.

New YoRK, Aug. 1S--our City Hall was partially
burnt night The dome and centre upper story were
DESTROYED but all the documents saved The wings
were unframed save by water and violence The origin
of the fire is attributed to sparks from the pyroechnic
display in the Park, and careessness of the person III
charge The loss will probably reach $50, 600
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Fire i'm AttieborO', Mass.

Bosroa Aug 17.--In Attleboro', last night, alarge
building occupied by the Mansfield Thread Manufactur-
ing Company the saving mill of Hayward, Briggs &
Co.. and Everett Dean, Co., jewellers was destroyed
by fire.
The loss is estimated at S25, 900. One hundred and
fifty persons are thrown out Of employment
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WASHINGTON CITY.
rH JnsDAy MORNING. AUG 10, 1868
Business Notice.

establishment IN view Of The proposed
ttsnes sms conducted strictly ON cash basis al
subscriptions for the Tnon dscon
tur ed No uaynen shond Agents after this fle
cpt oMr VI G pseo Jr authorized 20 make collections
10 nei9~ara Maryland, and virginia
WAvrsGros, March 70, lsoS--u
Tho foregoing intended include any ooec
tors that We en0 heretofore employed this city but
o, who performed such service other fte
t.as1try Z" Ap 2S--tG !
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Tho Missouri Republican states that the steamer James
Lyon was sunk Friday last at Howard Bend. She
had on board 300 900 feet of lumber about half Of which
was dressed the dressed lumber being Ia the hold
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Army INTELLIGENCE.

ST. LOUIS Aug II -Leavenworth adyccs of the 18th,
per United States Express Company to Bonneville 18th
inst state that Lieut.. Col. Johnston LIST cavalry and
Capt Simpson of the commissary department, have ar
rived from the plains The former shortly assumes the
command at Fort Riley
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Sugars were dull at well sustained prices
The cash transactions at the subtreasury fol-
lows:
Receipt. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ssss $40 q
payments 273 233 ca
pniancc 1891, 100 IS
The receipts include SG6, 600 from customs
Received on account OF loan 1895, 900.
California drafts SIG, 900. ADSUM.
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Health OF New orleans.

New ORLEANS, Aug. 1.-THE number of deaths re
ported from yellow fever for the week is 2S5 The
Der of deaths yesterday is SO.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-26
EVACUATION DAY.

Yesterday, the 2jth of November, the Anniversary
Of the Evacuation OF New.Yofk by the British, was
celebrated in this city by paraie Of the First Dvi-
sion New.York State Militia. The weather Sss clear,
cool and brsciDg and thousands OF persons turned ont
to witness the display. Broadway and other streets
were tbroDged with men, women and children. The
entire First Division under command OF Major-Geners
Sapdford psrsded and thong the ranks were not by
any me ans full, the display nevertheless, was very
good. 1t was designed tast the lre should bs re-
viewed by his Exce'lency Governor King and Gen.
Paez, bu, unfortunately the latter gentleman met with
serious accident which prevented him from taking
active part in the festivities OF the occasion. During
the morning Gen. Psez was waited upon at his resi-
dence, in Twenty-si1th street, by squadron OF
Dragons from the Fret Bngsde, detailed BY Gen.
Saudford as a Guard Of Honor, and wa supplied By
the CAPTAIN Of the escort with splendid black horse,
which he moAoted. The distinguished Venezuelaa
and escort while proceeding to the parade ground to
meet Gov. King was joined by Gen. Sanford and
staff The brilliant csvslcsde proceeded through
broadway, and when opposite the As,or.P'sce HOTEL
General Paes's horse slipped up,n the Russ
pavement and fell on his night side. with the r'de-s
lex underneath. Toe General, without di'nourtlng.
caught his hor-e BY the re.ns, and made hun Ts' tat
New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-26
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
TIE Sunday School Convention of the New-York
BAPTIST Association, convened in Dr. Armitages
Church, yesterday at O'Clock, c. T. GooDwIs, esq,
presidipg The object OF the Convention was to hear
the report of the JOINT Committee, appointed at the
last annual meeting, "to confer with other socia-
''tiops on the proprety of Withdrawing from the New
"York Sunday School Union"
The subject was bro ably and ably discussed by the
Hon. Join Eddy, tho Rev. Drs. Aratage, White,
Wyckoff, Buckle, Sarles Adams, White and Others.
Tne folio wing ia the report of the JOINT Committee
aea In The Of tine y bis, ns
Sunday Schools Of our .hono 9S of .ne
Sacred sripu and feeling in hears their value. we
wish BY prscab and Christ hss ey to disc n
the arsrcy Of Sunday sehcos-therefore
sa That to the Convniion TO take such
adapted the ORGANIZATION OF P'st Sunday
School nioI, In such way ss may seem Do. IL e Vi
the Convention .
Wheleupon the following resolution offered by the
Rev. DIR. WYcrorr. were unanimously adopted:
Relrsd Tis. in carrying the preamble sud resolution
pte nted by Joint Coum~e, Committee OF ten be 40
ze and ercuste "a Acdrr, sens the peoessy Of
plyug ucon in Sepst sunday Schoh upon .e az.
s,t,rs relating TO baptism church poly and disc plns
Reed That ths Committee be further Instructed 70 recon-
mend 70 schools uch books viii furnish instruction upon
Bsd That tie Committee be Instructed also provide
for yis,r Baptist schools and sdsinr with 10. obcers Upon
these ard or ar pGp they authorized aPp'int
Visiting ounis.ees
P,,red Tha. the Committee be instructed 10 mature such
further they may thiuk proper TO prepare io sfaf
General Convention 20 BE- called by ,hsn 10 form distinct
Bsp.., Sunday School Union. . ,
The Commute were then appointed. and consist Of
the following gentlemen: The Rev. Prs. Armtage,
the Rev A. X. Mott, the Rev. Samuel White, DR..
Wyckafi and Wm. ID. Murphy, {. T. Goodwin, II. b.
Dyer, j. b. Peck, j. W. Finn aud WIN. Z. Church,
csqrs.
Addresses were delivered by Drs. SH,DRAcH and
BALpwIS Of Philadelphia, setting forth the necessity
of the object for which the Convention had met