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The right of the General Government to preserve
itself in its whole tituOnal vigor by repeli1g
a direct and positive aggression upon its property
or its officers cannot be denied. But this is totally
different thing from an offensive to punish the
people for the political misdeeds of their State gov
ernment, or to enforce an acknowledgment that the
Government of the United States is supreme. The
states are colleagues OF enc another, and if some
OF them shall conquer the rest and hold them
suoJugated provinces it would totally destroy the
whole theory upon which they are now connected
SENATOR CLAY FOR IMMEDIATE SECESSION.
senator Clay, OF Alabama, has written letter
In which appears the following 'I am for i'm
mediate secession by separate State acton-if we
wait to unite the South, will wait forever, and
soon wear chains, more CALLING than those of Ire
land, or Poland, or Hungary. | wish the Govern.
or would convene the Legislature, that it NAV do
everything wanting for our complete defence.
Among other things, it ought to declare all federal
office holders within the State after the 4th of
March next, outlaws, and subject them to all the
privations, penalties and pains of outawry"
AN APOLOGY TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Charleston Mercury of the 9Th inst. says:
1t is due to the President and ourselves to cor
rect an error we committed with respect to him.
We said, in former editorial that the President
had voted for the Force Bill. The President, when
that Act passed, our Ambassador in Russia
lie, therefore, did not vote for this BILL Hence the
views he presents in his Message are in no way in
compatible with any previous act of his political life.
In reading the last annual Message of President of
the United States to Congress- cannot forbear the
expression of our sympathy with him, in the diff
culties which have environed him, as the head of
great Government dissolving under his admnistra-
ton Causes beyond his control have driven the
ship of State amidst the breakers, which are now
shaking her to pieces. We sincerely believe that
he has earnestly and truly done his best to avert
the catastrophe of dissolution of the Union. He
has failed, where we believe could have
succeeded. All he can do now, a magistrate and
a citizen, is to make the dissolution of the Union
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LATEST NEWS
TELEGRAMS.
Southern Planters, Convention

MACON, Ca, December S-The exhibition of the
Southern Planters Convention will open to the
public on Wednesday, December 10th.
The Hon. e. W. Stone of Alabama, will deli yer
the opening address.
The Governor and both branches of the Georgia
Legislature will be in attendance at the fair on
Tuesday the llth inst.
Delegates of the Southern States, to the South
ern Planters Convention, will meet on Wednesday,
the 18th.
Judges of the exhibition will enter upon their
duties on Thursday and Friday, the 18th and 14th
The great plowing feat will come off on Saturday,
the 18th.
The following week will be devoted to the ex-
hibitiOn of stock.
The cargo of goods On exhibition is rich and at
tracive, and claims the attention of the merchants
of the adjoining States.
Rates of Discount Oh Bank Notes mt New
York
New YORK, Dec. S.-The rates of discount on
uncurrent money advancing under the inllu
ence of the heavy depreciation of State stocks
illinois, Wisconsin Iowa aud Missouri paper is at
II to 10 per cent. discount. Pennsylvania and
Maryland to per cent, and Ohio and Kentucky
per cent.
From South America
New York, Dec. 9.-Commander Page and the
officers ofthe La Plata Exploring expedition arrived
here today.
Buenos Ayres has been annexed to the Argen-
tine Confederation. The U. S. brig Dolphin sailed
from Buenos Ayres, Oct. 2lst, for New York.
The bark Wenham, from Baltimore, arrived at
Buenos Ayres, Oct. "a.
Sailing of the Araso.
NEW oRk. Dec. S.-The steamer Arago sailed
to-day for Havre, with seventy passengers, and
S25 400 in sDecie
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la w XVT,ELLIGENCE.
CRIMINAL COTFT-Juner BoNp

After the call of the Grand jury on Saturday.
and before that body had retired, Charles H. Pitts,
Esq, (Mr. Whitney and Mr.. Pinkney sitting at the
trial table, arose and addressed the Court. He said
that he came in as counsel for Mr.. Whitney against
whom two presentments had been filed by the
Grand Jury. Mr.. Whitney declined further to
serve as prosecuting officer of the Court, until the
indictments have been framed, and until he shall
have had a fair trial, which he (Mr. Whitney, de-
sired should be speedy one. He therefore would
request the Court to appoint some member of the
bar to prosecute the case and also to draw the in
dlctments upon the presentments filed. OF course
1t could not be expected that MIR. Whitney should
draw the indictments against himself, and it would
be necessary for the Court to appoint some one to
do it. The new Code, Mr.. Pitts said, provided for
case of this kind, and instructed the Court what
course to pursue in the premises. The Grand
Jury, continued Mr.. Pitts, are now waiting to act
upon the indictments when they shall have been
drawn and presented to them. After this he
derstood they would transact no other business.
Mr.. Pitts then sent for copy of the new Code
In the interim Mr.. Pinkney arose and said that the
presentments of the Grand Jury were so perfectly
wild that the foreman of that body had de-
clined to sign them, and being So it would
be impossible for him to draw indictments
upon them, even if he wished to do so.
He would further say, that he was the son of Will
herted the fame of his father vet he would not be
found wanting when his honor was at stake and
would here publicly proclaim that he would in no
way aid abet in this perSecution-for prosecution
it was not. In repeated conversations with Mr.
Whitney, he had desired me to draw up the indict
ments, leaving out all considerations of personal
friendship between US; but | have steadfastlv de-
clined to do so, and would resign my position
before becoming a party in any way to such
persecution. He would in no way bring dshonor
upon his name.-After Mr.. Pinkney was seated.
Mr. Pitts read from the % section, page Sc of the
Code, the following: "Whenever it shall become
any States Attorney, the several courts of this
state shall have power to appoint some competent
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A PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTAL few wears ago the
Fire Department of Baltimore was the worst in the
Countrywide worst both in its material and its or
ganization. But since it has been made paid de-
partment, and steam engines have supplanted the
old hand engines, it has come to be the best. A
gentleman OF this city, now visit to Baltimore,
describes its efficiency, in private letter, thus:
81 was dragged off somewhat reluctantly to a re-
mote corner of the town, in company with their
chief of the fire department. to bear witness to the
promptness of their paid fire department and steam
engines L believe no notice had been given, save
a general one that an experiment would be made
this week. Be that as it NAV, we reached a corner
where there was small box on telegraph pole |
was requested when it was unlocked to turn a dial
five or six times. did so. In about minute the
fire bells began to ring and in five minutes
by my watch, the first steam engine arrived, steam
up; In one minute more another, and though thew
fumbled over the hose, in nine minutes from the
time turned the dial, were playing powerful
stream. Some ofthem had thousand feet of hose
out, and one threw stream one and aouarter inch
IN diameter great height-they said it had gone
as high as two hundred and eighty. six feet. Four
or five IN all came drawn by powerful horses. Fire
men and engineers, in tenders and horse-wagons
active, intelligent and most respectable-lookinp
men. They have seven engines in ALL and about
ninety paid men. | examined the engines. while at
work, with the head man, and their performance
was admirable. One engine, not in the depart.
ment called upon, arrived on the ground in twelve
minutes after being specially telegraphed from a
distance of two miles. 1t was really admirable. In
ABOUT twenty minutes we were deuged with water
the stream going far above the houses In zeal to
see everything got fine ducking, and damaged
essentially my beaver. All"
AT this time, when the city is deficient in water,
the Importance of these steam fire engines, which
would be able to draw water from the rivers, is
particularly obvious. Our whole Fire Department
should be furnished with them as soon as they can
be constructed-N Y. Post
~ SAD AFFAIa-A young lady by the name of Miss
a n
bleton's, in the Bay side, on Thursday morning
iast drowned herself in the river just the foot of
the garden attached to the premises. The circum-
stances, as we have heard them, are: early in the
morning the servant girl carried water in the
chamber OF the young lady as usual, when she was
lying In bed. When breakfast was ready she was
sent for, but could not be found. When the fact
was communicated to the family general search
ABOUT the premises was made, and not finding her,
they repaired to the river, where they saw her
hoatng, corpse. She was dressed in her night
clothes, and it is supposed to be case of somnam-
buism.-Easton Star, Dec. 8.
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See Fourth Page.
From the Richmond ENQUIRER. |
FOR SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

from L1e hlchfnOnu ETqulfer.I
AN OFFSET TO BRIsBIN.-The following letter from
iellow-townsman of the now somewhat notorious
Mr. Brsbin smacks of the right spirit, and gives an
earnest of what we may expect at and from the
North whenever the effort for coercion shall be Sc
riousy attempted:
BELLEFoNTE, Pa, Nov. "a, 1860.
DEAR SIR:--l understand that Colonel James s.
Brisbn OF this place, has offered his services with
some "hve hundred Wide-Awakes," to Governor
Letcher, for the purpose of forcing the people of
Virginia into measures, should they secede ihave
expected this, and l now offer my services with
one thousand men, who can be organized within
ten days, to repel any attack that may be made by
those men or any other force from the Northern
States.
have been through the neighboring counties
and the young men of the Democratic party are
anxious for them to make the first move. If they
do 80, pledge you my word of honor as gentle
man and soldier, they will never have to leave
their own State to find an enemy.
II you accept my offer, you will please let me
hear from you. | am, truly,
W. G. MAcAANNIs.
10 Hon. Henry A. Wise, Richmond, Va.
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INSURANCE.

MARINE AND INLAND
OFFICE THE BALTIMORE
MARINE INSURANCE Co,
% Second street
BALTIMORE, September %, 1860.
DIRECTORS:
WIN T. WALTERS of W T. Walters Il Co.
ALLEN A CHAPMAN, ofKrkland, Chase & Co
HIRAM WooDs, Jr, Of Dougherty, Woods K Co
JoHN NJ SMITH, of Thos. J. NJ Smith.
C. OLIVER O. DoNNELL
CHARLES W. LORD, Of Robinson 4 Lord.
MARCUS DENIsoN.
WIN. II. PEROT.
LAURENCE THOMsEN, of Laurence Thomson Co
HoRArIo L. WHITRIDGE, of Tho. Whitridge Co.
ED. X. ScHAFFFER, of Schaefer 4 Loney.
r. F. NEWCOMER, of Newcomer 4 Stonebraker.
CHAs v MARTIN, of Love- Martin & Co.
FRANK FRICK, of Warwick, Frick Ball.
RICHARD D. FISHER, OF James |. Fisher Sons
ROBERT LEHR, of Brothers Bonnger.
SAMUEL s. LEvERING, of 7. W. Leverng Sons
JOHNS HOPKINS.
AARON FENToN, Of Drakeley 4 Fenton.
GEORGE s. Brown, of Alexander Brown Sons
GEORGE L. PORTER
CHARLES NJ JACKSON, of C. NJ. Jackson & Co.
J. c. N1coDEMUs, of Smith Ncodemus.
THOMAS CORNER, Of Jas. Corner Sons.
HENRY R. TUCKER, ofR. & H. r. Tucker.
Ross CAMPBELL, of Ross Campbell Co.
l. HOWARD COLDER, of Jos. G. Yates 4 Co.
HUGH A. COOPER.
WMP AUBREY, of Aubrey K Co
G. W GAIL, of &. W. Gail h Co
:. G. HAND, Of s. G. Hand Co
WERNER DREssELL, of F L. Brauns & Co.
HUGH JENKINS, Jr, of Hugh jenkins 4 Co.
WIN. H. BALDWIN, of Woodward, Baldwin Co
JOHN s BARRT.
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS being now
secured rs the Capital Stock of this Company the attention
of the public invited its benefits and advantages
HOME OFFICE
The rates premium will be made low as is consistent
with safety
Losses be adjusted and paid without delay after the
presentation Of the customary proofs - -
TIn pa,;o HoIar will receive SEVENTY PER CENT of
h animal proats in Scrip bearing per cent interest,
which may be CONVERTED INTO sroCh' or redeemed
according to the charter.
Omen Policies covering and inland transportation
risks and special policies vessels and freghts issued on
application at the Office.
Copies of the Charter be had by applying to either
one OF the officers Of the Company.
The ample capital of this Companyits prospective divi
end to the assuredthe large business it has already Sc
cured and its character Home Institution, commend
to the support and encouragement of the Merchants Bal
timoTe
JAMES HOOPER, Jr., President.
WM. l.. MONTAGUE, Jr., Vice President.
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WM. l.. MONTAGUE, Jr., Vice.Presider
7RANCIS " WILSON. Surypvor 50

BOOTS, SHOES AND GAITERS.-The un-
his Old stand IS fTMORE STREET between
Gay and Holiday streets, with ncTeaseu 6 6io sT
tce in the way Of French Cali SKIN s9Gts do
can rIv on my work being Of the latest onsra
and most mproyed style Call and see my ns e Boots and
nu Tonner and Brass Fastened ooIs ygorI
;t sSS' HCIiar attention paid TO cqS'GSh GhH
all is respectfully soHcl'eu. No IS Baltimore st,
n6,tf
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SAD STATE OF SYRIA.-Letters from Syria present
sad picture of the condition of affairs in that
happy country. The Commissioner OF the Anglo
American Relief Committee, has been on a visit
through the regions of the late massacre for the
purpose of distributing aims among the Christians
and making inquiry into their condition and wants
The number of villages plundered and burnt was 26
number plundered and not burnt 10; number of
Christians reduced to beggary and want $685.
These outrages were not committed by Druses, but
Moslems, and Mr.. LYONS thinks that there
wide spread conspiracy among them and their
allies, the Metawalechs, to root out the Christian
population. The people are now in state of great
destitution They have no crops to gather, no seed
to SOW no food to eat. The vast grain country in
Syria remains unsown, and if this continues until
after the rainy season passes, the famine, suffering
and death in the year to come will be beyond all cal
culation.
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POSTAGE To. .NICARAGUA.-The single rate Of post
age upon letters addressed to any part of Nicara'
qua upon the Pacific slope, via Panama, is 20 CENTS
prepayment required, being in full to destination
except the local postage. The single rate OF post
dressed to San Juan Del Norte, or other places ON
the Gulf coast of Nicaragua, is "a cents as hereto
fore, prepayment requireds
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By order of the Grand Jury,

Foreman.
Witnesses Marshal Kane, Daniel James, Ser
geant McComas, S. Teackle Wallis, Capt. Mitchell.
SUPERIOR COURT-JUpeE MARTIN
The Court was engaged on Saturday with equity
business. Assignment to day 436 to 467 inclusive.
Nothing done in the other Courts.
The UNITED STATES DISTRICT Court, Judge Giles,
meets this morning at ten O'clock
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BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT-JUpor PRICE

TowsoNTowN, Dec. s, 1850.
The argument of w. C. N Carr, ESQ, counsel
for exceptants in the matter of the Auditors report
in the case of Joshua Hood, occupied the attention
of the Court for one hour. Decision held under
adyIsement, and the Court adjourned until Monday
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az !ne winter Garden, New York, Booth is play
ing Richeleu. The other night he manifested some
feeling IN the scene where Richelieu attempts to
WELD the sword, and failing, says
Put away the sword.
States may be saved without itn
The lines were applied to political aspects, and
were hailed with cheers and clapping of hands
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SUPREME COURT OF THE United STATES

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. NO. 2. Charles E. Minor,
appellant, Us. the New Jersey Railroad Transpor-
tation Company ct al.-No. 3. David Bgeiow,
appellant, Us. the New Jersey Railroad and Trans
portation Company.-No. T. Charles E. Minor
ct oL.-The argument of these causes was con
tinued by Messrs. Bradley and Zabriskie for the
appellees.-Adjourned until Monday, IL o'clock.
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BALTIMORE MARKETS

COFFEE.-There has been no movement in Cotfas 70
day far we have heard although there has been
inquiry for it. We refer to the
Of Messrs White Elder Coffee brokers' which We pub
ish below for statement of the condition of the market
WEEKLY COFFEE REPORT.
Bags
Stock of Rio Coffee December 1st, 20 200
Received since, per bark "Cavaer, "........... 1900
2440O
Taken for consumption. 400
stock of Rio this day % 900
REMARKs.-The market continues dull with a decn-
ing endency buyers being unwilling operate except
pressing wants of consumption The sales of the
week embrace about 600 bags in ALL 500 bags Rio
l3H to IA ct bags at IS cts and 600 bags damaged
on private terms We quote prime Rio at IA lax cts
good lSH to l3x fair 12k to 134, Laguayra IA to 15
Java 16 TO IT, WHITE ELDER,
Baltimore, Dec. Sth, 1860, Coffee Brokers.
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PRICES AND SALES OF STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
BY TELEGRAPH
through WILLIAM FISHER & Son Stock and Rill Rrnker
We have report of the proceedings of the Second
Board to-day.

The New York Post Of Saturday evening says.
The general complexion of money matters remains as
before, though encouragement is drawn from up
ward reac in the stock market The rates for paper
outside of bank do not relax in the slightest Frstcass
names obtanabe at 15d1S per cent. Call loans
firm at per cent. The stock market opened with ma
tera advance the low prices of yesterday, but this
not main tanned, and at the close there is everh
tone New York Central closed at 69&d7O, Erie 24X
Michigan Central 43G43h, Illinois Central 53G53S Ga
lena 59G594 Toledo 20G20H. The serious break in
Rock Island adversely affected the Western list and gave
various conjectures to the of the decline
of Az per cent under moderate sales. So far we can
learn there is nothing wrong in the affairs of the compa
n.y. and pressure sell probably occaoned by the
maturity of contracts of two leading spectators
in the stock The last sale at the close of the Board of
Rock Island 100 shares at 43h. 1t is interesting
this time compare the low prices of 1857 and to-day
with the prosperous points of the latter part of Septem
FOL
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The HOMESTEAD BLL.-The Homestead bill which
passed the House of Representatives on Thursday,
Dec s. and is new before the Senate, provides that
any person who is the head of family, or who has
arrived at the age of 81 years, and is citizen OF
the United States, or who shall have filed his in
tention to become such, required by the natural
ization laws shall be entitled to enter free of cost
one hundred and sixty acres of unapproprated
public lands, upon which said person may have
filed pre- emption claim, or which may be subject
to presumption, at ST. per acre, with the further
provision that, if the preemptor resides upon and
caltvates the land for five years. it shall become his
or her property on the payment of ten dollars, and
be entitled to patent, in other cases provided
by law. If the pre-emption is at 81. so per acre,
then only eighty acres can be entered under the
provisions of this law.
The Southern LITERARY MESSENGER takes strong
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WUnstarg ana Commercial 8tbietp.
BALTIMORE. Dec g. /

BALTIMORE, Dec. 8, 1860
The Stock market here very heavy to-day, and
nearly every stock the list fell in price Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad declined ST. but there was very little
done in it, sales of only SO shares being made all s53
cash 1t closed regular way at $50 bid, s54 asked. In
Northern Central Railway there nothing done
closed at s58 bid SIG asked regular way these figures
being decline of \ to on yesterdays quotations
Canton declined to-day 81 to sl4 sales being made of 125
shares at $13A G13 cash. There movement in
City 6 and Railroad bonds but for this class stocks
the market was quite heavy. City 6's declined y to
per The sales include 81 100 1S75s at e4k S4 800
1905 at 95 and $500 1s9Os at 9 1S75s left off at 81
bid 94 asked and 1905 closed at o. bid 95 asked
The sales of Railroad bonds embrace 81 900 Baltimore and
Ohio 1S75's at ST. 81 900 do. 1s62s S. decline of
per cent yesterdays closing price. 81 900 Northern
Central 1855 at san, this figure being decline of X
per cent the price bid for them yesterday and
Northwestern Virginia unendorsed third mortgage bonds
at 25. There movement in the Mining stocks,
but the market for them heavy, and in Gardner Hill
and Springfield there a large decline. The sales of
Gardner Hill add up 050 shares at from So As down to
So 90 and note sales of $500 shares Springfield at
$2o5 buyer co. and 81 down to $1.S5 cash. Gardner Hill
closed at s215 bid 50 20 asked, and Springfield at IS
bid 81 asked regular way There sales oday Of
300 shares Guord at 95 cts $50 shares Silver Valley
As cts $50 shares Silver Hill at 35 cts and 400 shares
Consolidated at 25 cts.
New York Exchange is still tending upward and it may
be quoted to-day at 2Ka3 per cent premium. The feel
ing in financial circles is exceedingly gloomy, but the
rates for paper about they were and in other
spects the state of the money market is unchanged.
The following are the rates at which the principal
brokers buying and selling foreign money today
Buying Selling.
New York 6@34 S%(G3k prem
fnladelphla. y q
NHRlnla''.s ......',.. '........4 0H DIS
North Carolina...... ..........6 B
Gold. ......,.,,.................34 3A
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
SATURDAY, December S, 1860
sllOo Bait. 6s, '75-9ih 400 shs Gardner Hill
430O '90-95 Mining Co. -22O
500 '90-954 $50 shs. Springfield
1000 B. 80 RR. hds: ., -, Mining Co. ?
75--S1 $50 " i 95
1000 '62-55 500 " :" b60-2.O5
1000 N. c RR. bds., $50 " q i 90
'85-5iK $50 ' -l.s5
1000 n. W. Va RR. 500 shs Guilford NJ.
Sd m. bonds, -25 Co -35
33 shs. B. x o. RR.-53 $50 shs Silver Valley
SO shs Canton Co. -134 Mining Co. As
70 4" -l3 $50 shs. Silver Hill
100 shs. Gardner Hill Mining Co. -.35
s.o Mining Co., -245 400 shs. n, C. Con-
55O " " -24 NJ Co -.25
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The Southern Literary Messenger takes strong
grounds in favor of secession and approves the
course of South Carolina.
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FoREIGN OFFICE, LONDON, November PA
telegram, very mperfectly transmitted, was
received last night from Suez, through Alexandria
and Malta, which states, on the authority of the
China mail of October l, that hostilities had COM
menced in the North, that two skrmishes had been
fought with the Tartar cavalry, who had been re-
pulsed; that the allied army waiting in a hos
tile position before Pekn, and that negotiations
had been opened by the Chinese, but not in a sup