, 1864-01-26

Latrobe. ESQ, took the chair. In his speech
he took the ground that there was now more
gro to Liberia should take place Instead Of
100000 free negroes, we would now have
4,090, eco; and they would stand in the same
position at the South that the free
negroes do. now at the, North They
would be a prescribed class. The
iaborers, ns The West now is, and there
would ariee contest between them and tho
negro. The press, the pulpit and the plat-
form are now in favor Of the negro. But he
does not come In contact with item to excite
their Prejndices. But he docs come in con;
he (AIr. Iatrobc) would rather hear good
opinion Of the negro from the German aud
Irish l1borer than from the editor or the
lreachcr, SO far as The ultimate good Of the
negro was concerned. It is upon these peo-
pie that the happiness Of the negro rests,
Mr.. Wheeler, Of Maryland, md Dr.. Gurley,
Of New York, also made speeches in favor Of
colonization.
..-: "wA1TSG FOB EVENTS"
Tho declaration Of Mr. Drouyu de rHuys,
French Minister Of Foreign Affairs, to Mr..
Dayton when the Inter demonstrated with
him on the subject Of the Roebuck and Lind
say attempt to induce Napoleon to interfere
in our affairs, is looked upon here rs no doubt
Napoleon. did not intend at that time to ac-
knowledge the South: that he only ttwaited
on events" This has been Napoleon's poll
cy from the first in all his political actions.
In our case, however, happily for us, the
events did not come. 60 the Emperor still
correspondence would seem to indicate that
Mr.. Seward had thrown overheard the Mon
roe doctrine almost, If not quite, altogether.
SCHOOLS In WASHINGTON.
There were at the commencement Of the
East year, 3,138 scholars in the public schools
CT this city; ut the close 2,6G9- Fifty-four
teachers are employed: There are forty-threc
been authorized, but not yet opened, on ac-
count of want tof-accommodation. Of
STEAM FLOWING MAoHNERY.
Hon. Joseph 4. Wright, Commissioner to
the international Fair at Hamburg, states in
his report that tle contributions Of American
machinery to the fair arc to be preserved at
nasSag Is e for n Which s eSa efs sqh
also states Tint leading firm in England par
TALLY promised to bring their steam plowing
machinery 70 this country, If There should be
"nEMocRAT1c' CAUCUS.
The copperheads had Caucus last night.
sixty Senators and Representative were
present, Mr. Dawson In the chair. It was
10 appoint committee consisting of one
from each Congressional district to draw up
an address to tic s. Democratic and Conserva-
tive" people Of the country. The different
delegations were to select the member from
each State to make up the committee. Some
discussion was had relative to the action of
the party in opposition to the Ad1ninistra-
tion. Another meeting YVES to take place in
a fortnight
THE sHElLIEG OF CHARLESTON.
.Isaw promincnt officer, just arrived from
Charleston. He says that the difficulty in
regard TO tho Parrott guns for Smelling had
been completely removed by Cen Gilmore,
who had Invented carriage to enable the
guns 10 recoil, although elevated to m angle
e forty wrote .neaa some TN tine since Of
burst, OF their tsunnions to break on account
Of the absence Of recoil The AVERAGE mum
tains at horizoutal firing IL 300; when fired
at m elevation Of forty degrees, however, 1t
is only 400, and many guns will burst or give
ont at the tenth. OF fifteenth discharge. Gen.
Gilmore at Last accounts was giving Charles
ton shell eTe1y IRE. minutes, -. zErA.