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The stock market oday was better and prices were
Hrmer, but the business done was small. Pacific Mail
took start and advanced about ~ per cent mainly on
the news that Of the ships Of the North Atlantic line
had taken the mails No negotiations are present in
progress for compromise with Commodore Vanderbilt
nor Is II likely that will be commenced for the present
Both the Company and the Commodore express them
selves better satisfied with tho present state Of things
than might have been expected New York Central was
dull, without any decline in the price. Tho Western
shares fraction better. Galena advanced Y Rock
Island x, Illinois Central " the Michigan shares r.
The Michigan Central traffic for the first week Of Decem
Der shows an increase Of about 81 800 over last year.
All these Western roads promise this winter to do fair
better than last years. Hudson
River advanced to 42H closing that bid. We believe
that the scheme for the renewal OF the second mortgage
bonds will be made public in few days, and WILL if sue
ceesful as promises to be- effect Of revolution in
railroad fnancierng We understand that the bonds ma
turing next year viii probably be renewed without the
loss Of dollar, for twenty-fv years, and will be
secured by sinking fund. Par was bid for
these bonds today. In bonds there is very
little doing. State stocks are shade better. Tho
commission brokers report that there very little outside
business AS usual people do not wish to have contracts
in stocks running through the holidays After New Year,
and after the organization Of Congress- and the subsistence
Of the present uneasy feeling about politics. may be safe
TO expect more active time In the stock market This
afternoon the market considerably BETTER and stocks
closed very firm at the following quotations Missouri
os, sax y; Canton, Tia X; Cumberland Coal prefer
red, II 10; Pacific MAIL Is III New York Central, sOs
X; Erie, 81 80; Hudson River, 423s X; Harlem,
y; do preferred 34'E 81 Reading, Az u; Michigan
Central 1914 4o4; Michigan Southern and Northern H.
diana, ek a Z; do. guaranteed, Tx 49, Panama. 1854
1855; Illinois Central, SOS co. Galena and Chi,ago,
67x 6S; Cleveland and Toledo, 1914 90 Chicago and
Rock Island, e4hax
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Fires I'm New York.
FIRE AT THE AMERICAN TRACT HOUSEHOLDS ABOUT
600

Shortly after O'Clock yesterday morning fire broke
out in the drying ROOM on the sixth floor Of the American
Tract Society building, No. Spruce street. Owing to the
great height OF the building (sx serie and the danger
apprehended from the great weight OF four hydraulic
presses the h floor the 6remen aborsd under great
difficulty in extinguishng the fire. The steam Ore
engine John G. Storm was ordered out, but
unfortunately met with accident In Centre
street, opposite the Harlem Railroad depot Tho
front axle OF the engine broke and thus prevented
from reaching the fire. Manhattan steam engine, No g.
was not at the fire. owing ID said TO her being out OF
repair having been injured by gravel at the fire in Woos
ter street The nremen worked well, and deserving
Of credit for their interchangeable exertions The flames
confined entirely 70 the building in which the Are
originated The loss the stock OF the American Tract
Society, by fire and water will be between $50 900 and
$4,000 1t insured for $4 900 IN the following insu
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=. sos, Coz, 3S2 81 ,4s7, 2ai 63,5s2, 9ls

SsnoS jan. .SooyoeoroSS Of oo,O0Z,0l0
The export OF breadstus TO Great Britain continues at
tire usual rate this week rather more wheat has gone
forward than last but the expert OF -four is only about
Is, 600 barrels This moderation win yield It's re-
ward The general export table looks we'll 1860 Is now
steadily gaining 1857, though will not come up It,
Considering the large amount exported from Southern
ports, sixty five millions will not be bad export from
this city for the year.
This has been quiet day in money. The discount
brokers quote fret class short acceptances SIX and first
class double name months paper at seven per cent.
Some very fair paper is being sold however, at higher
rates than these On call there is scarcity Of money
at per cent according TO the security offering, the
lenders opportunities, &C.
The foreign exchange market for the Boston steamer
closed with frmness after large amount Of business
done Francs varied from 5161 to 5.1S4 the leading
drawers selling at the former, while very good bills
though less known, were passed at the latter rate Sterl
ing bills freely supplied by leading bankers 109
tho closing quotation was 109ss * with occasional
ceptons at 1cex Come very good mercantile bills sold
to-day at l09ak The of francs sold for this
steamer was larger than usual.
The price Of sight bills New York at the cities mon
toned az follows, the price being expressed in the
rency Of the cities where the bills are drawn
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The increase OF receipts al the ports, comp rsd with s
year. was bales, The increase Of exports 70
han was \, nzo oales decrease 70 France, A0oI
Exports, 1000 foreign p0r's' 1000 Total increase "a
: ss,- Of Smyrna and H. raisins were made
Valencia rasns were made a Co., and $50 do do,
FsnSim TO Liverpool, 200 tierces beef were engaged
lard 2s o. 10 TONS clover seed a. abs Is teTces In
diana beef at A. 3D. and 80 boxes bacon at 2s 3d. To
S and rs SSs I por
10 Glasgow, 90 packages tobacco taken ss and
unchanged and engagements moderate.
IRON was quiet at 1913 $23 so tor Scotch Dig.
LINE was IN fair demand and sales OF some 500 a 600
nDs were reported at Soc for common and 81 10 for
MoIAssn : The market for Cuba was active, with sales
200 hhds chiefly at &c for clayed, and at 2ec for
NAVAL sroREs-The market was quiet sale Of 80
Dds spirits turpentine was made at 1890 in merchant
table Of receipts and exports for the periods named-
Cue, msc Tn.n,, ,, week Since ls Since jan Stock
spr,s tupe1nic Dds 44s s 5000 1900
F Kosn 400 b2ss 672,ee2com. 5000
Exports cd: 1 a9 sp s %up 4s Rosn i 4ss
since the ist inst 500 ss , s'ss Is
PROVISIONS. -Pork-The market was buoyant and &C.
tive and closed At easier rates for prime the sales footed
mp eGs 900 bS !. a. Is thin
~ Hubs ~ VIZ Tuinpc ~ Sio Ou anu
prime at $1l 80. Beef heavy and prices favored
purchasers sales about 226 bbs were made including
country mess at IS s. 60 repacked Western mess at
- - 10, ana extra do. at $40 so Sill 37H; prime
sales reported Of 225 bbs at $l4 60 including 100 bbs
reported sold, deliverable first Of January the same
figure Cut meats were quiet at exc. loo. Lard was
N steady demand, with sales Of about 200 bbls and
tierces, at l0Hc Ike. Butter and cheese were
steady, and in good demand at steady prices.
NcE-A small sale was made at 414c
SuGARs-The market continued hrm: the sales en-
braced about GOO hhds Cuba muscovado, including 66
hhds New Orleans At SIC, and CUBA muscovado chiefly
at about and 40 boxes 200 Of which No. II Ha
vaDas at SIG.
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The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this
ing $40 900 u.s. and the balances 81 4e6692 49,
The Philadelphia Ledger Of yesterday says
We have sales Of the discredted railroad bonds
issued by the city OF Psburg and the county OF Ale
gheny TO report but the quotations daily show improve
ment They have been advancing the rate of about
dollar per day for several days past and Saturday A
bid without eicng offer TO sell. Holders express
great confidence in the power and the will of the courts
TO compel payment, and Of the ultimate ability OF the peo
pie Of the city and county TO pay willingly.
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CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

II -.
AsiES-Ihe market was quiet and prices unchanged.
BREADsrurrs-Flour-The market was less buoyant
and active, the chief demand being confined the home
trade with sales Of about l3 800 bbs Canadian flour
TO- 50 30. Southern brands were 1rm, with sales OF
about 800 bbls closing within the range Of the above
prices Rye Hour was in fair request, with sales Of about
with moderate sales of New Jersey, closing
steady at the above prices. Buckwheat flour was
Wheat was heavier and easier while the sales embraced
about Q 900 1000 bushels, including prime Milwaukee at
70 Tor mddlng and 1000 do good spring. in store, at
u Ii for export Barley was firm and In fair demand
with sales Of 900 bushels part State at Toe Soc Bar
ley malt was dull at 80c S5c Corn heavy with sales
OF about 1S 900 bushels at Sec 1900 for prime
Southern new yellow At 90c Ole, and white do at
eec and Jersey new yellow at SIC. Oats steady
and in good with sales Of State and Canadian at
4Sc., and Western at ACC. 461sc Rye-Sales Of 1900
hnSh oNu sunr ado NJ 10. No.
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CLEARED.

CLEARED.
Steamship Star Of the South Lyon, Savannah-s Mlchn
Steamship Georges Creek, willets, Baltmore-H Crom
Ship bullion, Hodedop, New orleans-Robson Fosdck.
Ship Martin Luther Nichols, New orieansWash Carver
Bark Crtmea, Harrington, Glasgow-Edms.on Bros.
Gapn B bsdaTD Bros
Sr War S1 .1g I; hodsdon s. Ks-Ms,csf poncan
q schr A Hastings tBr), Lowerison, sackyie-P Nevus
s sSr sI,a T:y Or Bishop s. ,Ssn-p Nsyu: Son.
sS .s ss SS - 1sy'l Mott Co.
ssE ER's
sleep Eliza jayne Christie New nsvsn@vsn Brun.
Steamer Octorara, Cundin. Baltimore.
ARRIVED.
Portsmouth,, MI Dec Had heavy weather. passed Two
steamers outward bound. Is anchored at quarantine.
MGsss s % ns 10
, ssp for sansed f s with
from Haeras passed ship soland of Bremen, The had
sieamshlp Flcraa Sroyel savannah. with and pas
hSp senator Coffin, Genoa Sept n passed Gibraltar Nov
Nth marble a, Iag 4s 70 FsDrco Bros vessel to Slate Co
ing white bursee with red border with letter in red In the
Ship Maid Of Orleans Dennis New Orleans Nov g. and the
bar 18th With u mdss and passengers to VIM Nelson Sons
Srleap , for BOSTON M L, 81 lon 70 A. spoke brig Ro
2 70 ballast g y Trow6ridse's Sons Of New Haven. Nov n
m The Guf Of Para exchanged signals with bark Reindeer
Barn Andes 81 IsrPsws xsrman Areseso PR Nov
- carried away nam s9psa yard h Inst split maiss
Brthip Margaretta, bound 70 Philadelphia.
Geo $ & IL
e. ssa a% S"ae arss for
@ H liz ass a ns for
s sr sse, split sails Took pilot IS mesE Of Sandy Hook
Brig Montgomery of Boston, Mendau rasone Hay. Nov
NO. 40 thence Hs~ h
sS as sS
ss !ss i sss sssa
Ell sS osn Cob IN e a Ter
weSS sSS fSs s%a with
schr Laura + johnson: Post, Newbern, NC, sdays
sssT S,Sns Esass 7Ssys
schr French. Webb Suffolk. Va. days
s sSr spssn Jayne Jsyns Aisssnsss days
ss'
ssss Mse Fss, sT ssss; @s1
Steamer New london nlI Smith, New 1oudon
The huh q the steamboat Island Belle ia tow having been
The ship Arctic arrived last night from Liverpool sailed
from thence Nov h. and has % passengers ReposCame
to anchor lh inst at PM, Off The ID inst PM
% 40 Ion 46 TO- spoke ship Niagara from New York New
OreaLB) for verpoo bh Joshua Geo Porter Of England
fell from the crosack yard overheard and drowned
BELOW
Brig Africa, from Savannah.
Brig Eage-Boh by steamtug Achilles
Brig Brothers (of Norfolk. IS days from Maanzas
Brig War Eagle. from Norfolk,
Brig judith somes II days Cardenas-A by po. boa.
Wasbipgton No4
br brig Speedway of Halifax.
Also one bark unknown.
SAILED
Ships Oscar Sydney Nsw; Underwater Savannah; bark
Lcvantcr (Br), Glasgow.
Wind at sunset NE.
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ARRIVALS.
From bavarn and New steamship Moses rav
- " de hrHt son and daughter a IIayes v p Frz
eerald, II troChnr l. Becerra De Ia Cuesa wife and
SAngh.er Jose gusr Chss MAYER Fuero Garcia and
ny Brod, Arias A u Encyer, V Anshasher, @ p
SeAsehtng Cslaneo, Sanchez, @ Campbol, VIM Tap.
pee q AcAlpin-And is IN the stee-ngc.
Firm Savannah IN che steamship Forida-6 Gordon and
noy Jas shGe, GrSrf, d Pryant, Miss Mercereum, Or
And ady Miss Post Miss yardewoken Mrs ryon
ma son Mss Tryop Webster, Van Denn, Henderson,
SApt iapeea z unoorhul Miss Ii Josephg, Elliott q
"a Snc MRS wood mrs Appsby pon:usr, Jas Taylor
oteen Geo = John Mr. Neville, Jas Marx Rodeers
cs nrcei MT Lench Wna Webster DR. Sanfor, NJ 81.
~oas 'no warren, W Newtons and lin the s.eersge
rom eenoa In he ship sena.N-vincens pn.oracosta
Hpsser. - - "A'A a. A''f-espa in anger, Q ~
DEPARTuREsI
FOR SAVANNAH IN the s,saunshin svar NJ ,hs cor,srA
~ Jpruns , snd servant Il Smith and lady Mrs Far
.A asns dlA1en Mason Geo KenSey Jos Abrams Jno
AsAnan ssnss Thos forteons A n p,kitock W,ss Gan
Gsn,.r 10 Iae weis Glasar, Wells, SI Arrinsrn l.
eesaGe. A' o1Afa sDa iAAS13 sAo %
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nMk WORTHY TRAN 0lp BRows's wrucw.-A North
aroma iady, who liberated upwards Of ,vsutv elavoe
~. ~ yoars ago, IS nov ~ the poor house Of Warren
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MISCELLANEOUS.

DURIFY THE BLOOD u,rs
Moiars Life pills and Phnx Bters free from ~ -
raj poons for the Of scrofnla eruptons o. HOOD
ulcers pnples and all diseases arising from
The plies fever and egue bilious and intermittent % ii
yield 70 these astounding renedesL For sale oy ".
LoFFAT, sB broadway, N. Y, and By MI druggirs
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Total Observation-Disclosures. l6, $40 0S4
Besides the above heavy stocks shipments by twelve
shps were due and overdue Nov 90 and large supplies
ToBAcco is in some request but good quality Is scarce
and high. The sales embraced az lbs. Maysvle and
Kentucky, at SIC. lhc. 200 bales Havana at CSC.
42hc; 81 DO Oenfuegos at p t. ll6 seedleaf,
4Hc. l6c. % do. Florida, at IL Nc q l3c.
WMKEy.-Sales Of 400 bbls. were made at &c.
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a,sI6,96l IL
100000 90
100000 90
10000 90
3,3Sd,d2l 81

appears by the statement Of the estmatei balances
81 existing appropriations which viii BE- expended
June 50, $780, the Of 81 o 2S As may be carried
" The surplus fund.
Accompanying the estimates here sundry papers,
furnished by the several departments, Containing expa
in regard TO them ], appears from the above
lnaI The annual and appropriateness required
for the service Of the year ending June 3d. 1891 exclusive
OF pubic debt, amount 10 S5l ,066, Sb4 10.
HOWELL COBB, Secretary OF the Treasury
Etimstes OF permanent appropriations, specific AID indie
Butte, made BY former acts Of Congress which may be
required for the syice Of the last three quarters OF the
Gaen l.tnar 1.asr Ina
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United States Treasury Estima tes for the
Next Fiscal Year.
ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS.

ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, Nov. -, 1850
8M TIN SPHAKKR House, OF REFRlsxy1AnvEs or NE
UfUnD SrAIR:-
r-Agreeaoy to the joint resolution Of Congress OF
Asuary 1896 have the honor TO transmit for the
0rnAnon OF the House OF Representatives printed es
mates Of the appropriations proposed be made the
ssoal year ending June so, 1851, as follows, viz
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FINANCIAL AND CON-.

TUESDAY, Dec 1857. NJ
The following correct statement Of the exports fox
elusive Of specie r New York to foreign ports for this
week and since Gnuaryl,-
1857 lR5s 1850.
For the week ...... $1,1S4,95o 1O69bs3 l,66676.
Previously reported 81, 6li &3a 65S 500 ,yaa
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The following statement OF the movement in cotton
since the lat September last, compared with the pre-
yIous three yeare:-
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Dec
IN port Dec7 ships Portland r ogE from Liverpool,
seSascooE, Chase from boston diss Brothers Pride (s
Ms Mel, Fa1.l Lvepoo libby Bsh9g Liver
OBJ na,fed from Liverpool 3d. disg Oregon Chase for
G ss a d s w s Ms'9 sa ZAP srsr from
susan, re,rson for Boston, idg
sss Mdasn Ssp
yses S oSr Y Rockingham Tapey Boston, Aro
BALTIMORE bark Hungarian, Iockhar. New Orleans via
Anna rSaasy john ohm Ms.Aaw. isar'
Norfolk; Shropshire. shropsh1e; SsrsSs wnshs
n GsGp Thatcher MARY shiSdsT Den
Eedora gsSrs qordery, Allen, Fhiladslphia; Dres len
wa K n vs'y Esi ss
dont esrsh Roe Baker Plymouth Rock Norrs aud orrin
o % e% e fS sns
from Now Bedford brig Delaware from Kli1.be,hpoa ca
Apslaehicola brgs Anna Torrey Grimm mayana
Moore TcEeie GALVESTON; sshrs Con.tistlon s,rT9g
pasins esr Dess BsTss Do Also Cd
sos ssass
kaihsrine Onward AdTiss brig Berry Brig cas
@Xrr by tel steamer CITY New York phIa
delph ship compctor, Hdreh Penang; bark Tom corwin
on Highland Light 18Th barss cosisreH from Africa for
srsH M seS ss Hsyi 70 Lewis
charlessn Germans Fru Ersncae ROTTERDAM; brig Non
ssss sis
dence Arr steamship Ihos swami Ramsay Work barks
rnrs s sr'ss Lad, o. BE Lake Bsrmaas oinee
Young q TsscS Lone s,aT Mcnop,d wInd'9, Ns
Sa %a :O sna.ss VIM hsoon Tyet a s sn
w mos Sy s rfsn M
Tannen Mcns,uma ks.s seyssy Ch,aua Keen sesey,
rBsdfo.; Bird Jones' rYort Hanuah Louo Piy@oath
Mass bIste, facemire Albany; Three Brothers. Elzsy,
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TIVE per centum 10 the States Of Alabama and
Mississippi, per act OF September a, 1884,.
Ihree and five per centum TO certain States
under The several ac.s for their admission
hto The Union, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
RspayDeDts for lauds enormously sold, per
act Of January IL, 1928.
Re.und,ng purchase money for lands sold in
the GreeEsburg district, Louisiana, per act
Of August 20, 1872
Payment of horses and other property lost Ia
he military service OF the United States,
per aot Of March 3, 184e.. .............,,
Pay ment Of debentures, drawbacks, bounties
and allowances, per act Of March 8, lSi9..
Repayment TO importers the excess OF depo-
si,s for unascertained dutiee, per oct Of
March 8, 1899
10 refund duties agreeably to the decisions OF
Of the Supreme Court Of the United States
and OF judgments OF the Circuit Courts
&IAgainst collectors OF the customs under va
nous acts OF Congress. .,..............
For expenses Of collecting the revenue from
castornB, per act OF June IA, 1853. ....
Jsr storage, carriage. drayage and labor, per
Marine hospital establishment per act Of May
y. ioVo. .............s..ss
Expenses Of the Smithsonian Institution, per
40, OF August 10, 1876.
Tor Tue compensation 10 the Post ONCE De-
iaitlnent for mail services performed for
me Two Houses or Congress, &c., per act
o. March 3, 1851, LAWS, p. 39l, sec. o..
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CoryE.-Sales Of 200 bags Rio were made at 12kc
12kc.
which 200 In transit The market closed steady on
the basis Of the following quotatonf-
YORK CLASSIFICATION
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showing
j. The appropriations estimated fer he az
vice Of the fiscal year ending June so, 1861,
made nv former acts Of Congress q a
Specific snd Indefinite character, Is fol.
love, viz
Miscellaneous, including expenses OF collect
ing revenues from customs. ............. a,s7s,9t
NAH services. ....................... 7oo,ol
Aiming and eQuippiog The militia. .......... 200, OK
civilization OF Indians. ................... 1000
Interest on the public debt ............. 1886, d2
3 The estimated balances Of existing appro-
piati0ns which viii be unexpended on
June 80, 1890, part Of which are required
for the payment Of the liabilities Of tho
present fiscal ear, but which will not be
drawn from the Treasury until sfter June
30, 1850, and the balance applied 20 ;ae GER
nee Of the fiscal year ending June 80,
1851, VIZ
0yi list, foreign intercourse and m.sceIa-
neoue ...................... 5,2l1, SO,
m.eIivr Department pensions and Indian).. 1887 oO
War Department 2,s8S, IL
Navy department Observation-Disclosures. 2,9i4, S3
, 1859-03-22
Right of Scnrcll--T1sc Cooley Trade
Railroad Grants.


Tl,c Secretary of the Interior has approved Of
the following grants uf land nnriug under acts
nf Congress For the Dubuque and Pacific
Railroad and l'ranci l.li.,1.}9 ucrvs; for thu
1nwa Central Air Line HIilruad, 'G7 IS acres
Tor ths Mississippi and Missouri Railroad. $685.
Al acrts, making an aggregate Of nearly ,l;,
'tv acres. .Alss, :;!!.:':. 1o the Alabama
and F:nri.la Railroad, III 4Alubama, 10 the State
ard company.
In regard tu TIM right of searcl, question, rol-
u:nnonss correspondence has beru, ;:s'in:. TN for
IL i,n= time. Tie English tiovcr1an,ent finally
want tu know ii VI will cnrs>ent IN Il plan If
visit tn nur vessels Or. III other words, tu legal
.ze a 1rr>rass. unr GaycrHneat refuses, aud
maintains HAT w1len case ri vi>i ariscs it must
he judged accnr.ling IL circumstances. The
whoie question: therefore, n tie right If search,
remains unsettled, aud where it did n. first.
Adsier* i,uvr been received here iran Madrid
that the <,'a.sl, government !'as determined t"
.l,ruw ui'rn tr trade nf importing c"slics into
fnha. aud tu >Im,fale it ,n.cll Us rassbtc.
TItr nhjeCt If this movement is y luubIe Ont.
II is iatrl,.lcd to Increase greatly tie present
pruaurti'n If sagar. hv Decreasing. the Gust If
labor IL lis minimum 1nni. and ~ lend ryrntu-
ally ia ts,e ;.in,litiau at nsgr" slavery in that
i>l:nd ~ Is IT. ntaSc its pu>$c*san n> nndcsira-
hl. Il, nil tie ;.tc%1 P"wtrs ary. Jiayii :,nd
JaIic:4 nuw. 1t is calculated that :H'.')" t'hi-
nrs.' co!it.s Can H. placed in Cuia III tl:s years.
II Il Gust "t nM uytr *l;E9 l!rad, and t!.at the
r:.c IF til' slaves now there will be reduced in
Il correspondent. rAto.
, 1859-03-22
TIE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.
President KMehanaIls* Foreign Policy
Endorsed by the Democracy of the
Keystone Stutc.

liAEn1sEEAG, Mlrrh IS 1850.
The Democratic State Convention met ut 10
i. n. Gro. II. Wharton, Esq. was appointed
chairman
The friends Of 3lr. Buchanan hare controll-
in. iltrs'rst III thu Convention.
Whilst the committee were preparing O report
OF resolutions, Mr.. sSnUwdcn, of Philadelphia,
n,nde speech III favor Of tue purchase Of Cuba,
al:l endorsed the policy Of tr. Buchanan. He
wanted no cuirc>suns to outsiders, and WAS III
favor of !; bold stand nn nationa mutters.
Mr.. Rogers, "t Somerset, replied tu him. and
WIS in favor If !. cunciiatnry course, and o1,-
,,u>cd to the Thirty Million Cuba proposition ;ls
being bad speculation.
Til. RESOLUTIONS adopted endorse to the fullest
extent the policy Of tile President in settling tic
difficulties with filvat ritain in reference IL the
freedom Of tile scus, and i'll settling tile difficult
ties in Kansas and Utah. and in regard to tie
protection If citizens abrttad. They advocate u
revision Of the tariff uf 1sjs, also the acquisi-
tim uf tic Island Of tnba by honorable and
pc;ccable means, rs being Of Cast importance
II tie Interests Ut the cUn!ltry, and recommend
Investing the President with full power 10 open
and protect routes ncrusS the IsthnNS. They
ulsn appruyc tire course If Senator Eiglcr, and
an independent State Treasury OH tile principle
of the Sub Treasury.
All tl,r resolutions endorsing the course and
policy 0f Mr. buchanan were Adopted. The
unly resolution that aroused any debate was the
endorsement of Governor Packer. The resou-
lion endorsing the Governor was voted down
br yeas -, nayS sf.
Tie Democracy Of PENNSYLVANIA have taken
til" cntirr policy Of Alr. Buchanan Iii tltrir plat
form.