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The national Republican., 1861-12-27
From the Richmond Dispatch, Dec. 2s.l


RECEPTION or e. J. FAULKNER IN RICHMO
CD. Fau kner arrived this evening. He was
met at the depot by Gov. Lechsr, the mayor
Of the city. and a larg, conc purse, with music,
and escorted through portion OF the city
whea the crowd increased to thousands. The
ladies' from the win lows and crowded balco
MES saluted the procession with smiles and
waving handkerchief aud cheers from the
thronged sidewalks greeted the procession
along the route to the City Hall.
Mayor Mayo introduced Mr.. Faulkner, and
Mr. Faulkrer made a speech, detailing his
captivity, imprisonment, and present position
.on parole, aud referred to the position of Eng
land and the United States. He said if Lin.
coln reccdes frcm the present status in the Ma
son and Slidell affair, The furious abolition
sentiment will overwhrlm him, and if he does
not they will be Involved in a war with Eng.
land.
Mr.. Faulkner said be was fellow prisoner
in Fort Warren with Me'srs. Mason and Sidell,
and said they never wsvered, but felt confident
that England would protect them and her flag.
Gov LetchGr made q few remarks, welcom-
ing Mr.. Faulkner to Virginia, and the immense
crowd dispersed.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
BY TELEg R-APHr
Twelve Thousand Troops for Canada
GE.v. SCOTTvs JMIsSIOF.
THE ENGLISH uLnM,TUM Absolute!
rhurlOw Weeds Letter to the
London Times.
NO sRBITRATION WHILE NAs0N AM
sLIDELL ARE PRISONERS.
ARRlV Il IF GEN. SCOTT.

HdiidE, Dec. 26-The steamship Niagara, with
Liverpool dates TO the l4th December, has
arrived ut this port.
Prussia has rejected Denmark's proposition
for II settlement Of the Holstein question. Tin
lStS, Hulstein revoted from Denmark, In order
to bin the new German empire.)
The Australasian arrived here to day, with
twelve hundred and sixty .nve troops, n field
battery, &c.
Per Niagara, 1t is intm Ate d that about twelve
| thousand troops will be sent to Canads,. Two
baualions Of the Guards are expected /" sail on
| the 18th instant, in the Adriato and Parana.
| The Paris correspondent Of the L'ndon Globe
| says, NJ. Thorwenal's dispatch to NJ. Mercior.
the French Minister to the United States Is
| known to have confined the Federal Exec utive
| to the sim pie question-Are the Southe RS
begorents or rebels? They have been fatty
refused any rights in the first capacity, and in
the second the right of asylum acquired by
political refugees, has been sot at naught, and
| France must make the case of the Trent sub.
| stantially her own.
| The Paris Presse says that General Scott
mission appears to have been arranged, g. rs
! to allow him time TO fulfil 1t before the ultima
tum of England is transmitted, and perhaps
modify the nature Of this step on the part OF
England. The Pays, on the contrary, asserts
| that the English ultimatum will be Of an abso
luts character.
The London Times publishes letter from
Thurlow Weed, defending the American Gov
ernment, and Secretary Seward in particular
from alleged hostile intentions toward Engla
| The Times says that England asks nothing from
America but that she shall abstain from actus
| outrage, or that il IL be committed she shal
make reasonable reparation. II not, the alter
native will not come in the desired form Of pro
tracte negotiation.
No cavalry or horse artillery for Canada vii
| he dispatched until spring.
The London Herald takes strong groun,
against tho argument Of the Ne,o, in favor "
arbitration, and says that negotiation oanno
be listened to while Mason and slidell are
det.net prisoners. The shsnield foreigl
affairs committee have petitioned the Go,
ernment t" visit its high dsplsasure on Cap
tain Moir and Comm Ander williams for havii z
in the Trent affair, violated the Queens proc
lamation, and thereby showed to America tht
England's neutrality Is strict and impartial.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 26.-Tha steamer Arago ar
rived here this evening. General Scott was ol
board.
BosroN, Dec. 26.-Itis certain that Mason ant
Sde did not sail in the Europa for E gland
az has been generally rep 'rted in this vicinity
SroSINoroN, Conn, Dec. 26.-All day heav,
firing has been heard In the direction of Gard
ner's Bay. messenger from Fishers Islanc
reports n mysterious light last night in ,ha
vicinity.
| (Gardners Bay is \, the ,xst end of Lon
lsland.)
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

THE Mason AND SrIDELL AFFAIR.-With good
management and good fortune, the affair of
the Trent may be disposed Of without war but
that will not end the real danger, which exists
in the desire OF the English politicians to wit.
ness the dsmemberment and humiliation OF
this country. We may esd that by putting
down the rebellion, so that foreign powers may
no longer speculate upon our divisions and our
weakness
We attach no importance to the suggestion
that the policy Of England will be affected by
the death OF Prince Albert. Nor do we believe
that any change of ministry would affect it.
Az regards the French Emperor, there are
several distinguished gentlemen here who
know oil about his views.
They are more fortunate than the English
who are much nearer to Paris, but to whom
Louis Napoleon still remains an enigma,
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

USIrED STATES Consul TO MArTISIQUE.-Our
citizens will doubtless be highly gtatined at
the announcement that our esteemed fellow.
citizen, Andrew G. Carothers, has been ap-
pointed United States consul to Martinique
A better appointment could not have been
made, nor one more richly deserved. The prss.
ence Of the privateer Sumter in that vicinity
renders il a post o! large responsibility, and
we are glad to know that this responsibility ia
given to Mr.. Caro,hers, whose experience In
consular matters, untiring energy, prudepcs
aad courage, sminently qualify him for the
post.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

SICKNESS AMONG THE SHARPsHoOTERs.--W
learn, from member of Berdan's cotps Of
sharpshooters, that they are suffering from
disease and want of proper attention. Besid
typhoid fever aud severe colds, they are now
afflicted with measles. On Monday there were
about twenty cases, and three acalb.. Til"
regimsutal hospital. capable accommodating
abott twenty patients. is full, so that new cases
are obliged to remain In their own tents, Were
proper care cannot be taken OF Ihsm. Tn
| tents are small, and are intended for four PEI
sons, hut many of them contain five; they
have no board floors, but sleep upon the
ground covered with straw, and upon such
bed many Of the sick soldiers are obliged &c
lie. when they request to he sent to some o
the city hospitals, they are told that there is nt
room FOR them. The highest praise is &c
corded TO DR.. Marshall, Of the Fret regiment
who exerts all HE powers TO relieve the want,
OF the sick in and out Of the hospitals, but nc
care, however great, can preven: Inc spreat
and fatality Of this ioathsome disease without
radical change in the mode of treatment
The Sanitary Committee, whose business it i
"to look after the health Of tho army" vii
please take notice.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
BORDER : STATE TRAITORS.

When Mr.. Julian's resolution, proposing such
4 Modification Of the fugitive slave law a.
would INIT its bent fits to loyal owners OF slaves,
W,s peeding in the House, one of the Repre-
eenta'ivcs from Kentucky (Gov. Wicklife)
b"gged for such an alteration of the resolution
IS would confine its operation to the seeded
states. In that altered FORM Gov. Wickliffi.
thought the resolution would not do much
harm. 1t certainly would do little good as
'Ft border States, from which nearly all the
q ,vs escapes are made, have not seeded from
hr Union, with the somewhat doubtful excep-
tlnn OF Virginia The House did not see fit ia
. aGge NJ. Juiian's resolution into ih harm
l.as bread pill shape desired by Gov. Wicklife.
bat passed 1t MS originally drawn by its author
!" pniHt Of principle, if any distinction is to
be nl ii" b"wyen trail, RS in seceded States and
tra|,oit in nonsec d.d States, it is the latter
u,.H. WHIT are the most 2uity, and who should
IT, pun.-h'd with The most unspariDg stern.
ness The man who he ONES a rebel in d Stat,
which has voted itselt cut OF the Union has a,
i"a't the apology OF following the fortunes o
b. state; but the man who becomes rebel il
Il ST." which adh res t. the Union, is a doubl,
traitor to his State government aud to the na
'l'"al Government. He has not even the fimsy
excuse OF State rights to shelter himself with
lbls is the condition Of th. men in Ktntuck,
and Missouri who are now fighting in the rank,
VI tn enemy; and instead of deserving th.
e& mp ion and favor which Gov. Wcklife en-
d'nv,red to secure for them, they should be
'r"n'ed With special rigor, They are the bases
= n. bas". sinners without possible excuse
ard uait"rs with every conceivable circum
s'f6e Di aggravation.
No propo-iriOn ,an be more plain than that
th"se who ere traitors to the Government, and
aiding and "b t,ng in this desperate war tc
overthrow 1t, have no right to come into the
F deral courts 10 ask the enforcement Of pe
,uIar right under the Constitution to recap.
tire fugitive slaves. 1t was to enforce this
IAN proposition that Mr.. Julian's resolution
va, framed; ard it is most disastrous siun Of
a. lines, that so many members OF the House
""Ir found r"dy to oppose it.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
THE RUIN OF The SOUTHERN PLANTERS

A statement has recently been goNng tht
rourds Of the pres th,t "A majority Of the s',g
planters II LOuiSi,u,a are Union men at heart
We ne, or heard before that these gentl,
hal any hearts," and are still somewhat II
,redulous as to the fact, We knew, howevtr.
that they had pockets, and have never doubted
that sufticiNnt pinchiug in that quarter w'u.d
iHcl,ac them once more 10 keep step t. The
mYs'c g. the UniUh" No cass Ut nen Ia II is
cuntry uas ,cen moe pampcred by nation Il
egisla ion. and it WAS in truth principally be
Cause ,hey had waxrd fat under good treat
mnul. TINT tn y kicked against their benefc C
tns They are now ting lean again; and i
they ki"j at all, it l. without vigor. 1t may
even be true that majority OF them ar'
Wv Union mem II not, they soon will be
:;usar. which lies in hogshcIdI for miles ~
th ,evers OF NeS Orleans, is qu ted a. frcn
air .ui a bait I" two AID ii halt cents pei
!....d, and this in the same currency in whitt
the paU'ers pay one dollar per oushel for In
Iian c. rn. aud Iorty-fve dollars pei barrel i,i
mess pork.
The people in Secessia are divided into
blacks. ho never us" sugar, and whites. very
t"w Il whom have now any money wherewtt
io pay T. sugar. Nor do the troubles of iLt
sugar planters end here. The lower Miss :
sppi ard its tributaries are open to them, bu
rhpir COS wis transportation is cut off hy
blockade 1t ost- tbrm fourteen dollars I,
g"t hogsh-ad Of sugar to Mobile by railroad
tn Iis' sspri Sourd being closed. 1t is Il,
rad gu the rexas side. They can raise sugar
hut with their mai kc's cut off by blockade, I'll
lmp"vrr,shm"n;. and only enabled by credit /,
keep their slaves from starving, it is not won
dsrul that their " hsnrts are touched viii
yea'n ming. iur the A..hpnts of the old Union.
What IS true of thg sugar planters, is true o
ihe cn,,rr agricultural Interest Of the south
Colt II. IN the small quantities in which it car
6a sold at all to southern manut Acturers sells fol
SIX or eight cents per pound. Tobacco fnd
acarce!y any market Virginia wheat is solt
Tor pn ETY. cents per bushel in Confederat,
money. aud cannot be reproduced for twic.
that sum, 1T The scale of prices which farmer,
are Obliged to pay Tor what they must buy
s. we'll Is this understood, that the fall-sowin,
u N''"l js ieppI'eu " nave Idiieu ou Oilt
u ird in Virginia.
J" the xlsIing condition of things at tn,
oou'h. he 'ntire slave property pays no in
:. me. and has 10 other valae than ons which
!ssp ,w.alivt and prospective.
In IEee countries, staguation in business fall
1Wlly upon the lab oreI who meets diminished
wages with increased economy. At the Soutl
= tails wholly upon Il capitalist, and as h,
.rtvrr furnishes the labOrer more than bar,
Us ~istcncc, there is no margin for economy
II The half pound It pork per day, ami tn
T'ck ,i corn per week, is cut off from tn
We, the alternative is starvation or Insured
uun, Tread or hood"
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

CAPTURE OF Two REBEL. AuENrs.-It appears
from Information received here yesterday that
Commander Ridgely, early this month, took
from on board the schooner Eugeuc Smith Me-
Zachary, Of New Orleans, and Thomas S. Rod.
gers, of Texas. Ga their persons were found
papers, affording positive proof that they were
agents Of the rebel Government.
The same ohiccr also captured, off the Texas
coast, the schoonel Victoria, from Point Isabel
for viola ion Cf the blockade. She was sent
10 Key West. The oath of allegiance was ad
ministered to seven of those on board, while
seven others were retained as dangerous char
aCtprs
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

DR.. BnowNsoN's LscrtRs.-The Washington
correspondent Of the Chicago Tribune, writing
December II, says:
"As have seen nowhere . report OF any
kind, of DR.. Brownson's remarks, presume II
brief sketch will be interesting"
DR.. BrownscnS lecture was delivered on
Friday evening, December l3. The National
Republican OF the next morning Saturday
contained an admirable analysis of 1t, and,
(Mouday,) December 10, contained full pho
nographic report OF it. The National Repub
lican is sold everywhere In Washington, and
read by everybody who keeps posted in what
is going on
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
From the N. Y. Eve, ing Post, Of fussday.

rEoh thc ". hNo' rug wv VI luosuhy
Heavy shtPme nts Of Arms from Europe.
The Hamburg steamer Teutonia, which ar:
rived at this port yesterday, brought over ssv.
enty-fve thousand stard Of arms, principally
rifles, for the Government. The arms are Of
various kinds; few Of lh"m are old muskets
but nearly all are new and excellent arms
The largest proport Oh Of this shipment was
procur, in Austria. The aims are consigned
10 many different houses.
Th. steamship Hansa, of the Bremen line
also brings to this port cargo quite as large
"A portion OF the from France and England
The steamer Damascus recently from Liver.
pool. is now discharging q quantity of arms
and lead. or the former there are only few
thousand stand-less than five; but there are
one hundred casks OF ingot lead, each cask
weighing fourteen to fifteen hundred pounds
1t is estimated that nearly quarter of mil
lion stand of arms have been brought to this
country during the past four months, by the
IL mburg line Of steamships Besides these, q
large amount Of war matera., including in
flnlry and .yalry equipments, have been i'm
ported from Europe.
The Bremen line, which has kept up q
monthly communication, has, OF course, though
some some of the cargues have been very large
brought a less number. But during the four
or five monthspast it has undoubtedly brought
II hundred and fifty thousand stand, besides
equipments.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

TRADE.-The exports at New York, exclusive
of specie, for the week ending on the 23i
instant, reached the enormous amount OF toul
millions, two hundred and ninety. five thou
sand dollars, exceeding the exports of any
week in the history of the port, by three hun
dred thousand dollars. The recent alarm of
foreign drain Of gold, was the work of mer
scheming to bring about suspension of specie
payments by the banks. 1t has no foundation
in the course OF trade, or the general condition
of the country.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
LATER FROM FORT PICKENs.
DISCON rENr OF THE REBELS.

NeU York, Dec. 25..-The steamship Baltic
has arrived here from Fort Pickens, where she
landed the Seventy fifth New York regiment.
She sailed from there on the 10th, and from,
Key West on the 22d. She left at Fort Pickens
the frigate Niagara. The gunboat Wissahickon
left on the l1th for Ship island. The Rlchmond
left Key West on the slst for New York, 10 re-
pair her machinery. Matters at Picksns re.
mained unchanged. Deserters who have como
into our camp, report great distress and dn
content athong the rebel forces. The gunboa,
Iroquois has the Sumter blockaded In Cienfue-
gos. Tho gunboat Flamteah was of the por,
of Nassau, New Providence, where the Isabel
Was.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
aHOOTINa SLAVES.

An overwhelming mass OF testimony estao
fishes the fact thai the slaves In the netghbor'
hood of Port Royal who have refused to accom-
pany their masters 10 their fight to the interior
lave been shot down without mercy and In
large numbers. No slaves have been volun
tarily left behind by their masters, except the
I'D and ntirm To show that this has been a
matter of system, dictated from the rebel
headquarters, we quote the following from The
Iharleston Mercury:
If II eau be shown that any good under
he sun can come Of the intercourse OF th'
Yankee With the a yes, we would agree tha
hey should be left with the Yankees. Sup
posing that they are neither carried of, nor
used in any way against us, will they net De
iemoralized by Yankee intercourse! We pub
| risbed a few days ago, the letter Of the Stcrc
ary of War of the United States, Mr. Cameron,
| 20 Gen Sherman, as to the course he should
| pursue in this .xpedition with our slaves The
nr Ter spoke as follows:
g" You will, in general, avail yourself Of the
| ervices Of any persons, whether fugitives from
| abor or not, who may offer themselves to tn
national Government, you will employ suct
persons in such service as they may be Gstet
Tor. either as ordinary employees, or, II specia
circumstances require II, in any other capacity :
with such organization of squads, ooMpani, e
or otherwise, as you deem most beneficial Il
the service. This, however, does not mean
general arming Of them for military service
You will assur. all loyal masters that Congress
will provice just compensation to them for tn
uss o. the persons 90 employed
Now. we do not wish 10 analyzs the abov
words Let our readers. each for hmsrl
weigh their signifcsncy. II they do not lea
min, If he can, to take his slaves beyond III
control of the Yankees, no argument eau II
fuence him. Burn our cotton and provision
rather rhan let our enemies have them. Carr
away our slaves; aud treat those nho uol. ntar
" remain, against our authority. as euemi.
This is our only policy"
Perceiving that n"groes might be made us,
full 10 us, under the directions of Mr.. Cameron
'e ter. the South Ceroinians have no scrupl
in treating as enemies" that is. shooting, sue
Of their slaves as ,nnot otherwise be preventa
from falling into our hands. That is what the
preach and it is what they practice. All til
" patritrchal attachment to their slaves,
which we hear so much in glozipg speeches, d.
appears beforn the exigencies of war. Tho
shoot slave, with even less compunction tba
they burn a bale of outton. to prevent our IL
riving any advantage from him.
We, on the contrary, are so squeamish abO,
dpriving d the enemy OF bis negroes, the indi
pcnsable arm of his defence, that we hesitaI
even to receive them when they com" volul
;arily into our camps. and to this day, on,
half OF our commanding generals refuse
receive them and even drive them off,
Ia Missouri and Kentucky, the rebels run @
the slaves OF Union men, as Invariably ss the
seize their animals and their crops. The rebe
draw no fue-spun distinctions between or
, kind of property aud another. They lea,
that exquisite folly to us.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

FROM THE IsruMUs OF PANAMA The nag Off
Ger Of the Pacific SOU .dron writes, under date
December l3, that all remains quiet at Pana-
ma and throughout the lsthmus The recent
organization Of the Musqlero Governm 'nt by
The authorities Of Panama seems to have tran.
quilted the public mind, and produced u gen
eral feeling of security not experienced here,
am told, tor many years past"
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
A SHOOTING CASE,

An unfortunate case Of shooting occu red
on Tuesday, between two members Of the Lin
coin cavalry. Private Murphy, of company
NJ, shot Sergeant Royley through the heart
killing him instantly. Murphy was intoxicated
and his victim was himself under the nfu y ce
of liquor, when in an alteration, such a. ire
quently occurs over trifes in similar case, lie
been his friend.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

'CtENTTFiC ASSOCIATION. A meeting oil cili.
>'H- !" 'rghniz'' 4 society for the diffusion oi
- ".'if. knp~h dg~ was held last night at The
ms O. IL" i"ng Men's Christian Associa.
1's~Ad after making ",me progress, adjourned
meet again u" 'h" 'ec"rd Tu' sday Of Jabu.
A.y ueXt
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

re- Wallach, Of the tar, will be distressed
to learn from the journal Of Commerce, that the
Ndti0aal Intelissncer is the only paper in
Washington, which reflects the policy of the
President and Cabinet.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
Christm as Sermon.

Rev. VIM. II. Charming preached an interest.
ing and suggestive sermon, In his church, on
Christmas morning, upon the important and
appropriate theme Peace" While 1t dealt
mainly in abstract truths, it was not without a
plain and practical application. He barely
alluded 10 the English imbroglio, and declared,
in regard to the unfortunate war from which
we are now suffering, that peace could only be
secured by fighting for it, and that lasting pei 0
could not be assured until slavery 10 no more.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

IMPORTANT TO AssIsTANT ACrTNG PAYMASTEHs
We learn that the appointments Of acting
assistant paymasters recently made by the
Navy Department will be revoked, unless the y
Immediately file their bonds and report for
duty.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

ACCIDENT TO Col. BEnDAN..-In testing the
Spence magazine gun, yesterday, Col. Berdan
received a severe wound In one of bis eyes
which it is feared, will terminate in its loss
The accident was caused by the explosion ri
the mapazjne
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

BAYARD TAYLOR Our citizens should not
forget that Bayard Taylor will lecture to night,
at the Smithsonian. To secure good seat, it
will be NJ cessaiy to go early.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

DEMAND OF MINISTER WEBB.

NeU York, Dec. 24.-The London Times says
that private advices from Rio Janeiros are that
Gen. Webb, the American Minister, has sent II
demand TO the Brazilian Government that the
Governor of Maranham be superseded for hav.
ing allowed coal to be supplied At that port 10
I he privateer sumter.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

No MORE CAvALRY.--No more cavalry regi
ments are to be organized. Those not yet
mustered into service will be transferred ia
s'me other wing 1f the army.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

N0MISATI0N. CHARLES II. FOSTER, Of North
Carolina, was nominated, on Monday, to the
: Senste by the President, for marshal OF the
district of that State,
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
corroN FRnM souru rARntINL

Philadelphia, Dec. A.-The brig Ellen p.
stewart arrived here to-day from Port Royal,
with two hundred and nirsty .ons bales of Sea
Island cotton, belonging to the Government.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27
RELEASE OF HON. Mr.. ELY,

Baltimore, Dec. 26 The Hon. Mr.. Ely, of N.
Y, reached here this forenoon, having arrivcd d
at Fortress Monroe yesterday (Christmas day)
under flag Of truce.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

-. Ths Union Prayer fIeetins viii be
holden every day ,Ris week, in the rooms Of tn
Young Mems Christian Association, Pu. avenue,
opposite b. owns Hotel to commence at 4 O'Clock.
TO be continued one hour only dec At
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

- masenic "A stated communication Of St.
JOINS Lodse No. II will be held this friday
svsbirs, st1 o'clock.
IL fs- WIN. NJ. SMITH,
deo IT st cretary.
The national Republican., 1861-12-27

81 Having beon authorized, by tho
War Department, to raise aad organize u regiment
Of infantry, to serve in the District Of Columbia az
3 home guard, persons wishing to raise aud com.
msnd companies ii this regiment wi report to the
General Recruiting oflcer, at his headquartr rs,
No. sos, StvcLth street, between d and n. ~ -
ISAAC A. PECK.
WAsHIEoroH, d. c.,
November IL, 1851. uoy Ii