Spirit of the age., 1859-12-21
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

pc F. w. Lincoln, Jr., one of the Vice
Presidents at the late union demonstration
i'll Boston, has just been elected Mayor of
that city by plurality of about 1900 votes.
From MExIco.-Vera Cruz dates to the
10th states that the Z. S. Steamer Brooklyn
expected to leave shortly from New Orleans
with the ratified treaty. This information is
reliable.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.-There is great
excitement here to-day. The Abolitionists
are making preparations for offensive demon
strations and the Conservatives are determin-
ed to check them. The authorities are taking
measures t. prevent a riot, which seems in
evitable if both sides turn out in strength to-
night
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE "A large num-
be: of Senators have called upon the President
to send in his Message to Congress without
delay, but he prefers waiting, for an organiza-
ton day or two longer,
TEXAS U. S. SENATors-On the 18th ult.,
democratic members of the Texas Legislature
held a caucus for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for United Stetes Senator, in
place Of Mr.. Henderson, deceased. Col. L. L.
Wigfall received the nomination. He has
since been elected by the Legislature.
ABOLITION SCHOOL TEACHERS "A bill was
introduced IN the Alabama Legislature We'd
nesday, by Mr.. Adams, to protect the State
against Abolition teachers. 1t provides that
County Superintendants of Public Schools,
shall not issue licenses to any person, male or
female, to teach school, unless the applicant
has been a resident of the State for ten wears.
MATTERS AT BRowNsvILLE.-Gcn. Twiggs
sent the following dispatch to the War De-
parment on Monday:
Il met at lndianoa, Capt. Handy of the
Revenue service, jus: arrived from Browns
vile. Cortinas and the San Antonia VOlun-
teers have bad fight. Four of the vOlun-
teers, were killed Cortinas had two hun
dreG men from Mexico, and is in a stOckade
nine miles above Brownsville. Cavachae is
at Matamoras, with three hundred men, and
processes to be of the Liberal party"
AN ABANDONED PROJECT.-The project to
add two steamers to the line between Charles
ton and New York has been abandoned by
the subscribers on account Of the unsettled
state of public affairs,
ABoMrIoYIsT HUNG IN KENTUCKY.-The
New York Day Book has received intorma-
ton from a private source, that few days
ago an Ohio abolitiOnist named Day was ar
rested by the Vigilance Committee in GER
tain county in Kentucky. He had incendia-
ry papers on his person. As he had been
caught in the attempt to circulate these doc
uments previously, and warned that he
should be hanged tcaught at it again, he was
this time swung up without further ado.
MARRIAGE OF CoUslNs.-The Governor OF
Kentucky, in his annual message, discusses
at some length the lamentable effect of the
intermarriage of cousins, which subject comes
up in connection with his views touching the
asylums for the insane and idistic. lie says
, that from 10 to 20 per cent, of these unfortu
mates are the offspring of such marriages
and recommends an act of the Legislature
rendering these unions illegal.
SETTLED. 1t is said that the noted Forrest
divorce case, which has been in the New York
Superior Court for the last nine years, is
: about to be settled The Referee on the ques
ton of alimony reported that Edwin FOrres
pay Mrs. Forrest $4, 900 per annum from thu
commencement of the suit and all costs
, amounting, up to date, to about 100000.
A citizen of Maryland nameds Myers ha
been tried at Carlisle Pa, and sentenced
to pay heavy fine and be imprisoned in the
Penitentary for arresting some runaway ne
groes on Pennsylvania soil. The abolition
list kidnapped Myers from his own hous
and took him to Carlisle for trial. Anothe
, high handed outrage,
SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE PREsIDENCY.-Il
: the State Senate of South Carolina, Decem
cember 7th, Rhett of st. Helena, introduce
a resolution declaring that this General As
sembly deem it inexpedient for the people c
South Carolina to enter into any caucus O
convention with the people of the Norther
States for the nomination of candidates 70
t the Presidency and the Vice Presidency G
tAese United States.
SERIOUS CnARGEs-A New York CORES
. rradent of the Petersburg Express, unde
date of Dec. 18th, says:
! The American Tract Society building
huTnlHS 10 the SINuiu. L uO vi IGN VI UH
fire is unknown, but it has. been intimate
, that it was one of Beechers and Cheevers II
cendiary operations 1t is well known theS
noted preachers have had much ill-will tt
ward the American Tract Society for its II
r fosing to send books and gospels according
e Cheeyer among Shareholders with Essay
e upon their daties among Slaves and givin
e them enlightenment upon the virtue of ABB
litonism generally. From the hour
> which the Society refused to follow the ad
a vice of Cheever and Beecher, the breath
- these men has been anything but swe'
~ fragrance to the Tract concern, and most fc
!, vently have they wished it blown up. Bl
:, instead, the other thing has happened tn
!, building is burnt down. fit prove true, tht
" the agents of these incendiary preachers hay
- set the match a-burning, an exasperated pei
70 pie will severely punish them.
y Another theory is that Horace Greele
y might have done the wicked deed. The S
% ciety don't republish any of Horace's edit
n rails or letters to the people, nor endor
- them at all. He goes in strong on the Beec
~ er sentiment toward the Tract Society. II
/ office being directly opposite that part of Il
IL Tract Building where the fire was first
ho covered, fiery torpedo, fuse, or some ''i
h fernal machine" it is suggested, may ha
H. been shot across the street, as the distan
~ ~ e a. IT,