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From the ST. Pau! Times aid M!nncHotcau.l
Qnltc breeze exists among the members Of
the Catholic congregations Of St. Anthony and
minneapolis, The circumstances, ~ detailed
BY some Of the parties interested, appears US
follows: Sonic weeks ago, ono Of the pupils in
attendance on the school under the immediate
supervision Of The "Sistcrs Of Charity" was
subjected to chastisement. Complaint was
lodged viii, the Priest, IA Frcnchlnan}, alleging
that said punishment was uuduiy severe. Such
seems to hive been the opinion arrived Mt, after
minute Investigation Of The circumstances
Accordingly tic listers were censured. At
this they took umbragc, and refused to be con-
trolled by said Priest. lie reported the case to
the Bishop, who sustained his action, and or
dered the !" Sisters" to report themselves at ST.
Paul, from whence they have been sent to yari-
GUS other points. From the fact that the Bish.
op and Priest are both Frcnchmeu, has served
70 stir the Irish portion Of the congregation to
circulating petition, praying for the imaedi-
ate removal Of said Priest. This has been cx.
tenslvely signed. The French Catholics mani
fest great disp1easuEc at this proceeding. and
are now busily engaged in procuring signatures
to rcmonstrancc. What the upshot Of tue
matter will be, the future can n1onc determine,
II is due to state that the German Catholics
have taken no part in the matter. Their resi-
dent missionary Priest, Eberhardt, possesses
their Unlimited confidence. He is a high.toued
gentleman, liberal in his views, aud indcfatiga-
b1e in his labors. 1t is proper to state, before
dropping the subject, that our Irish friends de-
sire an Irish Priest. OF course this will be re-
sisted bv the French
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A Black Republican, q Douglas Fsccsoilcr nrd
Winter Davis Know Nothing, hare been elect
ed us tho principal officers Of The House Of Rep
rtscntatircs. Thus fur the combination against
slavery is strengthened. Tie popular brunch
Of the government is in the hands Of the inccn-
diary or john Brown party. The poor South
makes no demonstration OF resistance. She
submits like the manacled slave, and does obey
auce to those in command. If we say now is
the time to STRIKE, some quasi Abolitionist will
sng, P" fFa1t and SIC, you are On ultraist, an e.
treznist, you tcit ruin Tie party.' Very well,
VIC hayc discharged our duty. We hare been
cognisant Of the result for some time, aud hare
warned this people to tako position, and one
from which there was no alternative but their
rights or their independence out Of the Union.
We hare been met with SCOTS and Teprimands,
but it changed not our purpose.
Our position is, that we have had sufficient
aud repeated causes for dissolution, and tint
changed, SO that every section and every inter-
est could be treated as equals, and enjoy the
privileges guaranteed 10 US by the Constitution,
laat the sooner dissolution was brought about
the better.
And to reinstate the Constitutional position
Of the South in the Union, and to cement it per-
manently together, certain acts and compro-
misses should be repealed, odious restrictions
wiped from the statute book, and firm and de-
tcrmined resistance to my further compromise
or concession.
We abhor anything like concession Of right,
or compromise Of principle. Justice is right,
and should be maintained at every hazard.
The:reccnt organization of the House Of Re-
rresentatyes, by the election Of sectional inccn.
diaries, is sufficient and Just csuse for disso-
luton Of the Government. We have no hesita-
ton in SO deciding. The South is deharred the
privilege Of her Constitutional rights in the pop
ular branch Of the Government, and can expect
nothing but oppression and Unconstitutional
discrimination against her interests aud against
her institutions.
Therefore, the proper course to be pursued
By those members Of Congress representing
Southern constituency, is to Withdraw from the
Hall Of Congress, come home, and cansult the
people upon the matter. lfthc people say SUBJ
nit, let us submit, Int they say {as they willy,
our connection is dissolved and nc viii estab.
lish 4 Southern Conftderacy and organize
Southern Congress. This is the course 10 adopt.
II we submit now to the election Of Penning-
ton, John ". Forncy aud Hoffman, NC will sub
nit like menials to tile election Of Seward or
some other lslack Republican.
The people in every county should hold pri-
mary meetings and cali their representatives
home, und commence ut once (srll We will be
forced to do) the organization Of Southern
Confederacy-
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34reas 4 Triibu,tr.


BANKING ON MISSOURI STOCKS.
Several weeks since we called the attention
Of the owners Of those banks in Illinois whose
issues were secured by Missouri State stocks,
to the losses and the dangers they would be
SURE, in 1he end. to suffer by holding those
stocks Our advice to them WAS condensed
in one word-"seA" # they have not tax
en- that advice. we have at least done our duty.
Almost every day adds to the conviction that
the advice to sell was sound md timely.
The Missouri Legislature is to convene on
the 9Th Of the present month. Private ad.
vices from that State assure us that matters
arc now arranged to pass bill to issue now
batch Of bonds to tho railways, amounting to
come six millions Of dollars. Railway manng-
ers and contractors, town-site and stock-job
spectators, and treasury pap suckers Of every
hue and stripe, have perambulated the State,
aud brought such influences to bear upon tho
members Of the Legislature as it is believed
will pass the bill
Should their hopes 10 realized, the effect
upon the prosperity Of our own s.ate must DO
highly injurious, il, indeed, it be not disastrous.
We copied on the soth Of January, from the
Springfield Journal statement taken from
the books OF the Auditor Of the State, showing
that on the first Of january last the Illinois
banks had on deposit in that Office $3.37l 900
Of Missouri SKIES as security for their issues.
Most Of these, if we mistake not, were taken
at about 81 cents. On Saturday they were
down to a0t in New York. 1t will soon he,
It indeed, it is not alrcady, the duty of the
Bank Commissioners to require additional se-
curities, OF that tho banks should withdraw II
corresponding amount Of their issues Hspcl4
acall were made most perhaps all, ofthem could
put upt the additional bonds; but suppose under
the issue Of six or seven million Of new bondsb by
the State Of Missouri, they should sink Eve
per cent, perchance twice that for every sixty
days for the next sir month"; The interest Of
the owners Of the banks would obviously be
to let them SO into liquidation, and Of coursc
they would do it. One thing certainly can be
DONE The Auditor and Bank Commissioners
can refuse to receive any more Missouri bonds
till it is definitely understood what will be tlle
sottled policy ofthat State Ohio bonds in 1874,
il we mistake not, fell below fifty cents and
certainly Ohio was much richer State than
Missouri can be for some years to come.
Our only object in all this is to put our State
officers and the owners Of the banks " hose
bills are secured By Missouri bonds on their
guard. 1t is always better to "know the
worst and to provide for it.'' We have not. it
is scarcely necessary to say, the least particle
Of i'll feeling against the State Of Missouri It
is certainly our interest to promote her pr1a-
parity in every possible way. 1t is not our
duty, however, to see our OWL citizens suffer.
without giving them timely warning Of their
DANGER
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The Genius Of Modesty.

Among the foolish things w5ich arc some.
times published, with the best possible motives,
few are more ridiculous than the stcreotrpcd
appeals which are made to young men to Be
Something-in " Students Manuals,' '' Young
Mems Own Books" aud weekly newspapers
As If restEessness and fussy ambition were alto
gether wanting in " Young America" our youth
are hardly out Of their swadl1ing clothes ere
they are urged by these moralsts to look with
contempt upon, md struggle out OF, The sphere
which providence has assigned to them. For
getting that all callings arc alike honorable, il
pursued with an honorable spirit-that it is the
heart only which dcsrades, and not the work
man does; blacksmith 1nay be a man Of pol
ished manners, and millionaire clown that Il
shoemaker may put genius and taste into his
work. while lawyer may cobble-these writers
are continually pointing the young TO the AS
tors and the xAnge1os, tho Herschels md tue Ste
phensons, and telling them that thy, too, may
shine AZ stars in the armament of Art, Science,
or Mammon, provided they will concentrate
their energies, "outwatch the bear" and con.
vert their intellectual diamond dust into dia-
mond. From the general spirit Of these ap-
pea1s one would infer tha: every human being
At birth il a Shakespeare or Newton in
posst, and that, prov. ded he is educated
properly, 1nd 1abors assiduously enough,
he may astonish the world with Hamlets and
R1napias. Genius, these writer's "e fond Of
defining with Button as "paience," and they
will qnote to you with gusto the saying Of New
ton, that, il be differed from other men, it WIS
H. Al u. Ia r.
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mir. BayArd Taylor and the Eoung
Christians or Virginia.


Rsorxoso, Va. Jan. y, 1sso.
BAYAnD TAYLOR, ESQ Q-Dear Sir II regret
to say that reasons, the full force Of which had
not 9evesoped itself when l last wrote to you,
COMPEL me to withdraw the Invitation hereto
fore giTen yon to deliver lectures before the
Young Mems Christian Association Of this city.
Believing that you would prefer that these
reasons should be caudidly stated to you, shall
briefly do 60. They are:
!. 1our connection with tue Tribune news
paper, WHICH mas done more tllnu any paper in
our country to dlhnse the Abolition sentiments
aud principles which led to the assault Of the
murderer and robber John Brown upon Viz
glnla.
=. The skeptical character OF certain pnrts Of
your lecture On Humboldt, which Indicate that
you DO not tal!y believe the Divine Inspiration
aud nut .or'ty OF the Sacred Scrlptures-a belief
nrm'y he!d ~ Christians OF the Southern
states, and which they consider An indispensa-
bic safeguard against Abolittonisn, Spiritual.
Ism, Free Loselsm, aud all the other forms Of
fanatlcsm, so prevalent in the North.
While such objections exist in the mind Of
our community, cannot suppose it would be
agreeable to you to visit us.
Your letters to me have been ytry courteous,
and have indicated a willingness to gratify us,
for which beg you will accept our thanks
r. R. HowlsoS, Chairman.
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AR. 7AYLoR's REPLT.
Ixp,AxAro1r, Fab, :, lseo.
4. r. Hov,sox Exo-S;r.-Ynnr letter of
the Esd nit. has been for,xardpd tn mo
acknow1cdoe Sn,,r w. candnr +1,onsi mint
naturally have looted for n mors ea co;3rteous s1.
pression Of Il . Al''' '' '' -
nv literary conncct;on ,,;th 4he Mem yort
Tribune is of twelve rears stand;nv Il IL ind;.
cated in most Of nv nubl;shed works. and 50
well known to those Who know ANYTHING Of nv
history, that Gun scarcely conceive YOU were
ignorant Of it. 1 have Visited the Southern
States. as m avowed correspondent Of that
paper. having lectnred ia Kentucky and ".
1;nia. and rece;red cor;1;ai ;nv;1n};ona finn
Nashville Memnh;s ancm<ta ma "nv,nnei, .aeh'
Hence. considered rouS own ieitsr M of to ;nv;to.
tion as auother evidence Tint howercr no1;-
ticians might differ. there was no {. .sectional!sm,
in the world Of Literatnre md AZ n. ever
made arrangements to lecture before your 81.
cjety. at some Inconvenience tn myself II rms
q pleasant reflection that. while nv friend. Iohn
r. Thompson, ESQ, Of YOUR citT. was receiyinQ
in our LiterarY Associations OF tl,e Sorth thai
respect to which his talents entjtle him. 7 a
Northern author. shouid. at the sama 1;n's :, a,.
pear before q Richmond audience, fhava here.
tofore supposed it possible that 1njcht nrratejv
hold the opinions Of Waslinqton md {..ff.rsnr
on the subject Of Slavery, yet-so long M
should not publicly express those opinions-be
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H.. nor,1,, ,,,,,-o, ,,,a ->,,;.;o;,,,o 1,,.,
e0 1A~ f AA":
become suddenly dumb IN the very important
matter of their 1eader's 1atn snpac1, nayocatinr
cs:.:7 ,t:f,
d no" 9014t'o1 LAW" ~ "1t Hot uo, eent'e
men, to drop that little topic so carly The
,o,,h1;c are interested in II. t1c,- connot oro1d
70 AaFe IL shulked 30 et1F!y III Tue ug4t- AI.
Douglas said:
,,,.
49, ~ e,4 sAa M 49,, ~. .'o. :. ~
.ues rds@o"' - .4A's ~ a'-a @'A 4o'4 ~. 'ae "a
4rn.t,nn Il !, on.x ~ .o,r. .n,n ,s e,u,:
which produced tic Ha,pers Ferry Outrage and a.cta
fsee, fa"'e <a*. 'r ~ {" ass cr'o'" and tnen ~"
sIon shs. TINT invasion vii he rcp:ae E via, were tic
causes Which Produced the Harper Fe1s Outrage? With
10 s III ~. H.te s nu nst
Fey crime xas f1e .a.ara ein.,, ,~er;fae ,r.pl Of III,
dor.' a"a tea,i*9' q e h*r.'"'* raoy ~ e1pa'nq9
paphct. and book sad M n TIC snceee. 81 e @
leader. .u and ou: of Congress" :;
rheu, eli, 1hold ,as Is nut ony necessary to tt
H., p ~. ~
nent to supprri, all conspacics and colna.len. In tl
.s,ss s'a'es viii intent TO 'h'ade STATE o' molezt or
~ 81. ,n.sut,on. T.n , nra,sh .rs "
combination do de a and then you win
"apgzsss" p%%s nsa.,a".,"ex ~ .asa"ee
conxre., to give The meanr. and we. a iadsayas ond
e7*s'efos' IL" Tie Itd" c'"Ft' orr 'ef'no' s'@ III
+. s", j., 1."1 ~, 1". ~', ND 4a, ,aa s"
.u1ot this cfu.ado The srca, principle Of the R<pui
,s s so'ent e1''sl welfare upon asc ~
extinction tarou.hout lie ,and. s;r r.os,, h, o.o1
, 1860-02-14
Great Fire at Tonnyapda--Dcsfru
tton Of a Large Amount Of Properly.

Great Fire Af 1QnAtFQD0A.. DC8fruCe
tfon Of a Large Amount Of Properly.
The "glare in the Northern sky" which oc-
casioned an alarm in our city night before last,
aud created several rumors as to its cause,
proves to bare been the reflection OF very dis
astrous fire which occurred ut Tonawanda. The
fire broke out early in the evening in the third
story Of she large elevator erected by the Clcyc.
land Commercial Company. between the r1ver
and the canal in That village. There being no
efficient means at hand for extinguishing the
flames, tile elevator was speedily ia blaze from
foundation to roof. The wind blew strongly
from the north, aud the fire was soon communi.
Gated, NIT only to the warehouses upon each
side Of tho elevator, but also across the caualto
the American Hotel, situated nearly opposite.
The want Of engines placed everything ut the
mercy Of the flames, almost, and the hotel, des-
pite the best Efforts Of the people with what
menus they possessed, was burned 10 the ground,
with nearly its cutire contents. From the hotel
the wind carried the fire 10 barn distant from
it about 200 rods, and that, Ekewiee, together
with IN adjoining iee-house. was consumed. So
irresistible seemed the combined elements in
their raragcs, that the inhabitants began to
despair OF NIL the building property in that sec.
ton Of the town; but happily the destruction
ceased at this point.
The elevator, in which the fire took its start,
was very large structure, the cost Of which is
estimated at $4,000. 1t is still owned We be-
NAe NoAAlAAS sdAs @AENAI0
it. It has not been 10 use for the past year, and
contained no property within it, The loss con-
sissing Of the building only. 1t is reported to
have been fully insured but the statement can
not ba giren as authentic.
Three warehouses, one above end two below
the elevator we're consumed with it on the north
side Of the Canal. They were not valuable
buildings, their entire value being estimated at
$4,000. They contained nothing Of much con-
sequence, we understand.
The American Hotel, which caught fire from
sparks carried across the canal, was owned aud
occupied By Mr.. Robert Harmcr, who had no
insurance either upon the building or furniture.
The burning Of the Hotel w.s considered 50 ,u,-
probable that no efforts we're made to remoye
its contents until too late, and li.le or nothing
Was saved from it. Mr. Harmer's loss is thought
to reach 81 900, and will fall heartily upon Linn
it is said. The barn aud ice house were not
worth ycry large sum, and we did not obtain
any particulars respecting them.
We learn from Canal Superintendent Harris
that the State is y considerable looser By this
fierce conaagration, large portion OF the canal
docking having burned out in some places t.
depth Of eight feet below the canal bottom. The
misfortune would hare been serious one, had
it occurred during the Season Of navigation;
and as it il the damage will amount to six or
seven hundred dol!ars.-Bgdaio EJpress, liza.
, 1860-02-14

=, a Washington correspondent thus speaks Of
pr: oickles's APPEARANCE in the House: '.There
y a general Stir among the fairer portion Of
the audience as Ar. Sicfles ssunters quietly in,
slender figure, attired with such Partisan
tautslessness Of taste that he has acquired tho
name Of the best dressed man in the House.
Dark brown hair. brushed smoothly away from
his white broad forehead; full beard and
moustsche, and q handsome face, all but the
eye,sIGh i, such singular looking eyes! As long
as nus back - turned. he seems an Adonis but
the eyes spoil ala His usual style Of dress-
9ne p that makes him the envy Of every dandy on
Pennsylvania avenne for its dbtingue perfection
IS black dress coat, with velvet collar, and
light gray trowsers, tapering down to the small
esnissey ooo!s' His handsare iacased 10 perfect
be wears, even in his eeat This habit has given
rise to superatitious rumor, that they are worn
to concea. the deep b]ood-stains which he fan
c'es are still czimsoning his hands. He lounges
IN sort OF nonchs!ent way upon his seat,
seldom aecosted by his felIow-members, and
apparently quite unaware that he is the center
81 hundreds Of curious eses. He is boarding
IN private family on 1sth street, and Teresa
is with him."
, 1860-02-14

Hornce Greeley, in one Of lis recent letters
to the Tribune, has the following as to the cheap
ness Of farms in tle West ut the present time !:
say enphatically to the industrious and fru.
gnl. who contemplate migration from the East
to the West: II you can bring moderate
amount Of ready means with you, the induce.
ments for such migration were mover greater
than now. judge that. in good hands, $500
will to-day by more land. or a quarter section
w'th better improvements, than $1,000 would
$4,000 cash in hand. you can buy pretty fair
farm in any State west Of Ohio. There is
great Abundance Of land s III held at absurd
prices, but there is enough that will be sold
indeed, much Of it must be sold-at sonab,e
rates: Go little way from tho railroads and
the villages, and you can buy good quarter-*ec-
the improvements al,eady made on them. No
reasonable man ought to wish them lower.
, 1860-02-14

lcoHesIondensipl pl tue Aif:ca7 c1'dlzsd'n soc.cyl
ABuEoEoo7A- Der. 5, 1857.
Rcy H. e. GAnSx1 President Afcan CIV za.lon Soclcty:
Dear Sr:-l wus considerably disappointed
in not having received any news froul You by
the last mail. Dr.. De1any has been with me
now over a month. 1lis health is feeble, He
contracted the fever in Liberia and in other
parts Of the coast. Had he come directly to
Abbeokoota, believe lie would have enjoyed rs
good health as do.
Should circumstances permit, ne purpose
eaectiug, this week, formal contract with the
Alake Tor king) and chiefs of the place, in
which we shall hare clearly stated tie cond-
tons on whicl, VIC shall be permitted to enjoy
the privileges of civilized life. Their are, as [
hare already informed you, very favorable to
our enterprise Tie natires are beginning to
appreciate the advantages which flow from con
tact with civilization. AS soon MS possible after
our work is finished here, VIC shall set out for
places further in the inlcr;or-ibaden, Jjaye,
0gbomishax, Awyaw, and Jor1n.
Nc are very much Strengthened in OFT pecu-
MARY affairs. When DR.. Dclany arrived here
be had oply sa3 in his possession. have con
lidence that the African Civ izstion Society will
make some effort 10 save us.
RoDERT CAMPBELL.
, 1860-02-14
How Douglas Delegates arc nInde.

1KoT UUuIIaK Ucless..hte8 arc Nude.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has published q list
Of Douglas delegates 10 Charleston, already ~.
pointed. Among these VIC find the names Of
Or. McSally and Wells 4 Hutchius, Of This
District. As the Enquirer mag not be aware Of
the fact re giye it the information that res
luton iustructing these delegates to vote for
Douglas was voted down in tue Conyentiou.-
We do not know how Mr. Hutclins stands, but
James Buchanan may be expected to vote for
Douglas about the san,e time D7. McSally does.
The Enquirer will please count the Ur. out
.Scioto Gnztk.
, 1860-02-14

"HELI HATH 80 FuRx Ikea WoAAs ScoaxED"
-SPlrEsuL kxvExGE.-A young man who had
been a regular yisitor at the residence of q
belief thai be intended ultimately to propose.
was asked, in q jocose manner BY the mother,
At the tea table, recently, when he and the
daughter were to be married-to which be re-
piled, with IN appearance Of astonishment, that
such an idea had not been entertained by him.
Whereupon the young lady got up from the
room and brought thence bottle Of yitrol, and
without i s. lla0le or gesture Of warning, threw
the fierce liquid into tbe face of the young man,
sl:eckinglg disfguring it, aud destroying the
sight Of one Of his eyes, while hope'essly injur-
a.'g the other. Interesting female 10 marry,
she would BE-
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ne" IL s'oss sss y: s,y tee'a fan aaa
CIR ROCERIE ES,
Composed In part =. tS!loss to vhteh Invite The ~
so hhds muscavado Sugar,
125 do Porto Rico do
10 do New Orleans do
400 bbls Chicago Refined Sugar,
$50 do Now York do do
IS bags Old Governm't Java ooffss,
125 do LagnirA Cofoe,
$50 do Hio do
as do .4Gocha do
400 bbls New Orleans molaasss,
1co do Cuba do
Is do Sugar House syrur,
100 do Golden do
IS do Portland do
500 hlf chats Green and Black Tea
$50 BIZ aawyer's White Erasive Soup
100 do Jesso oatrloy's do do
400 do A1Pa11n Soap,
100 do Star Candles,
- DO steriae do
~ do E1ould 0
$50 bbls Smoking Tobacco,
12o do Chewing do
215 butts do do
13o fancy eaddies do
ITO n Imported Cigars,
50 iarx Maeaboy Snuff;
27sbozes oswego Etarcf,
% bss< Pepper,
90 do Spice, IS boxea.0!ovs,,
IS cazes s. I Nutmogr,
40 tcx Prime Rice, 200 mts o. ssia
rs bxs:Primo Goldfish,
173 hf bb1s AL White Fixh,
129 boxes ucaIed Eeriug.
176 do Al do
19A bags 0riod Apples,
IS bbls zanto Uur7ants,
1875 boxos Layor Raisins,
576 do M u. do
qa hfbxa DO do
600 coils lGani11a ard Juts Kopc,
SIS roams Wrapping Paper.
375 bales DO Twine.
ia bbls Pure Cider Vinegar,
lao do Dairy Salt,
$50 boxex Fipes,
For salc very low II. u GILMAN Aro
e@s-N 5eS eSnu,h Water Street.
, 1860-02-14

WISE AND W1r1r.-A correspondent referring
to the Paraphrascd proverb IN our last issue,
"a word from the wieo is sufficient" bsgs to
know what that word is.
IT'S asked, "what word that Wise might pete4 wou.d
-Btka1sfscto1y 10 all that heard ?"
New1sh 10 hare It plainly understood.
There's but ore word for Wise, and-Auus The word.
, 1860-02-14

nIVII}END D.--TIIE HEI'UEI.IC
~ ma. Co. of y. F.. aas rt 1-c4arra .[ivd. M. ~
10 PR recnt return premium 70 policy A"l,tru.
Also. = Czsh tivid"ad q j's.csat al ouEtaudns
scrip. and * per- etni - st.rkh,..Icss.
Atho1ersu u FI.r and Marine n9ces that have t&pns
In 1850 Wit p.ease OF: Fcr their *e.p Ay after the u
ruesdav in Ftb.uar;.
This scrip viii ce purchased s- the un9ssr-i al n "
York prices. s. T.. HIGGINSuS + Co, Agents.
No. New Bu1rtl Ut Trade Eu;il:n..
fal,bttS..m South W.f.v st.s4f