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WATCHES, CHAINS, JEEELR i, &C.,

Valued at 10000. EACH ARTtcLEoNE DOLLAR
and not to be paid for until you know what
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Great Bargains in Jew elryl

W FORSYTH co. AZ q ~ Nassau st New York.
tadicrnT the Post ooe1 offer for sale rhe following
magnificent list Of
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WiMter .frr0ng eMeeml

On and after Wednesday, Nov. ed and until further
notice, trains will be run daily Except Sunday as fol-
lows.
Leave Keoknk at Sis A II. and go r. N.
Leave Fort Madison at lesl5 A. NJ and 100 p. NJ
The morning train going North rnnk cwnpseiion
at Fl Msi with Msii Coaches for burlington and 9TH
points The morning train south connects With he
Des Moines Valley Road and the Ill and Iowa South
and treat Western r. Il.
nov23-d OGDEN, Secretary.
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The articles in this stock Of Jewriry f the
and most fashionable styles Certificates M all the
ons articles are put in sealed envelopes ami mixed thus
giving al fair chance and sent BY mail % cents
each ard the p Of the certincrtA Il IL a. yor
option to send ONE DOLLAR and take thu article named
ia IL not Five rtitstr~ sl eleven e. thirty es
sxtshve, So hundred $5 Certificate money to be
enclosed with the order Correspondence promptly
s~ered.
We wish 1t distinctly understood that orr business
no Lottery The object OF this Of selling b
rive chastrs the opportunity of buying Jew ery
the oe-ale prices. with the chance getting Watch
other valuable article and all goods sent moi
satisfactory can be returned and the money will be re
funded.
AGENTS wanted in every town and regiment Send
for Circular. Address, W. FORSYTH CO.
declo-dAw3m AZ and A Nassau ST New York
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suNpRIEs TO sUNDRIEs.

The Virginia Legislature assemblies to-
day.
IN North Carolina they are circulating a
petition in behalf of Geo. Davis, late attor-
ney general Of rebeldom.
In Boston, on Saturday night, the locomo-
tive works belonging to Hinckley, Williams
& Co., on Harrison avenue, formerly known
as the Boston Locomotive Works, was nearly
destroyed by fire. also, large, unoccupied
building adjoining, in which four locomotives
were stored, having been recently sold by
the Government to private parties. The
latter building was owned by the heirs
of Edward Mott Robinson. The total loss
is estimated at S75, 900.
CHOLERA has appeared at Guadaloupe,
one of the French West India Islands.
The Ninth Vermont Regiment has le!t
Fort Monroe for home.
GEO. W. WARREN declines to be the Dem
ocratio candidate for mayor Of Boston.
The London Times speaks of Mr.. Beecher
Ward-which seems'to be o step toward ar
ranging the Beecher family alphabetically.
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Mr.. JACOB BARKER, tho veteran banlsss
of Louisiana, yesterday morning arrived in
Washington. He comes to contest the seat
of Judge WARMoTH, who is on the ground
for the representation of that State, or rather
as Delegate from Louisiana as a Territory
Notwithstanding this fact, Judge Wan
MOTH gallantly and politely received his vep-
erablo antagonist, aud took him round for
introduction to Hon. THADDEUs STEvENS
Judge KELLY, and others, supposed to have
good deal to say in the Thirty. ninth Con-
|gress in the matter Of the admission Of Dele
gates. The interviews of Mr.. BARKER with
thes0gentlemen were of highly agreeable
character, although intimated that there
would be no vacant seats in Congress to be
filled just at present. In fact, straws seem
to show that Judge WARMoTH, Mr.. BARKER's
popular and progressive ciceyoms, is the only
Delegate from that State who stands ghost
of a chance. Mr.. BARKER comes from the
district formerly represented by that cele-
brated champion Of plantation manners, "
Col A. P. FIELDS.
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THE ACTION OF CONGRESS-.

We present elsewhere q report of the pro-
ceedings of the Union members of Congress
at the caucus on Saturday evening, Those
proceedings will be accepted, and very prop.
erly, by the public as a conclusive declara-
tion Of the policy which is to be pursued in
relation to the gentlemen who ask for seats
in the Senate and in the House as Repre-.
sentatives Of the lately so-called "Confed.
crate States Of America" Upon this ques.
tion the Union party of the country presents
an unwnvering front. The warnings Of
the President have been frequent and
earnest. His action in retaining the
Provisional Governors, his dispatches to
the people Of Georgia, Of South Carolina, of
Mississippi, and of his own 'old North
State pointed with sufficient clearness the
way the people ofthe South must walk in their
search for abandoned rights; and they have,
in their own foolishness, marked out for
themselves what they deemed more excel.
lent way. Some portions OF the South have
rejected the magnanimous propositions of the
President in manner insulting to.him and
to the whole loyal community. Other por.
tions, while complying with the letter, have
evaded the spirit of the great reconstruction
programme.
There could bo but one result, and that Is
made publicly and finally manifest in the
action of the assemblags of Saturday evening.
For that action the people of tho South have
nobody to blame but themselves, and the
politicians to whom they have again, in mad
blindness, entrusted the control of their ar
fairs. And now, President, Congress, and
People are, as they have been, firm and
united in one grand purpose to-wit; that the
revolted States must not be restored without
substantial guarantees" for the future.
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Speaker Colfax and the Pennsylvat
mans,

On Saturday evening Hon. John Cessna,
chairman Of the Union State Committee of
Pennsylvania, in company with about twenty
members of that committee, called upon the
Hon. Schuyler Colfax, and presented the
resolutions which had been unanimous.y
adopted by that committee, approving tie
sentiments enunciated in his speech deliv-
cred in Washington two weeks ago
Mr.. Cessna, in the course of his remarks,
said he had watched the course Of Mr.. Col
fax in Congress with great deal Of interest
and confidence, and expressed their gratiica-
tion that, endorsed by his fellow-members,
he was destined again to fill the Speakers
chair, the duties of which he had discharged
with SO much efficiency and popularity.
Mr.. Colfax, in reply, said: The regard and
confdencs of his own constituents were a.
ways highly priced and appreciated by him,
but when the representatives Of the Union
party of Il great State like that Of Pennsyl-
vania rendered him such hearty manifesto
tions Of their approval, there was additional
cause Of gratitude and thankfulness.
In 1854, at the time when the soil of the
Republic was shaken by the tread Of con
tending armies, and the defenders of tie
cause Of the Union encountered all the PREF
udces growing out Of taxation, accumulating
debt and the draft, it thrilled the hearts Of
all loyal men that the great State Of Penn
sylvania gave her electoral vote for those
distinguished patriots Lincoln and johnson;
and again this fall when Pennsylvania, with
the adjoining States Of New Jersey and New
York, reafirmed SO decisiyely their attach
ment to the great cause, it gave renewed
hope to all those who had been faithful to
the Union in its hour of peril.
Mr. Colfax, in conclusion, said the soldiers
Of the Republic had done their share in the
great work of putting down the rebellion
and the spirit which animated it, and it now
remained for the Senators and Representa-
tives of the people, by wise statesmanshiT
and fidelity to the Union and to the principles
of liberty and humanity, to complete the
work now intrusted to their hands.
He rejoiced that every indication gave the
promise that they could stand shoulder tC
shoulder, unitedly and inaexibly in the path
| of duty.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-04

New York, Dec. 4.-Advices from Valpa-
raiso to the LIST Of November give vivid pic
ture Of the excitement prevailing in Chill in
regard to Spanish aggression, in declaring q
blockade of six ports. The Government has
ordered all the Spanish residents to Valpa-
rniso, where they can be under the vigilance
Of the authorities. Tho transfer Of Spanish
property or assets is forbidden. Foreigners
in Chilli are decided in support Of the Gov
ernment.
The diplomatic corps resident in Gariiogo
have expressed their approval Of the protest
Of Chill to Spain. The Germans in tho
province Of Atacoma have voluntarily re-
nounced all exemption from taxes to which,
as foreigners, they had q right. Prepara-
tions for war are being vigorously carried on.
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The Louisiana Legislature Endorses lis
Own Loyalty.
sPECULATIONS on THE COTTON CROP.
ID o IN s IN TIE x A 8
Great conn.sra.lon In Mississippi.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2.-The Louisiana
Legislature to-day passed, by acolamation, .
resolution TO the effect that thore Is no oppo-
sition, either open or secret, to tho Union;
that slavery Is abolished forever, and that
they cordially endorse the Presidents recon-
struction policy.
Hue Bros. q Co., an old and prominent
cotton firm here, having spent some time In
a personal examination Of the condition Of
the cotton crops in the Southern States, issue
q circular report on the subject. They esti-
mate in round numbers the total of the new
crops TO be two millions to two millions one
hundred thousand. The quantity totally
unfit to spin Is not over one hundred thou
sand.
Galveston dates TO the s0th ult. have been
received. Gov. Hamilton has authorized the
chief Justices Of counties TO raise special
police force Of fifty citizens and maintain
peace and enforce order They are to act
with the military Provost Marshal estab-
lished by an order from the Department
Headquarters.
Gov. Hamilton has issued q very sensiblsi
address TO the Freedmen.
In some Of the interior counties the Freed
men commenced making contracts for the
next year on rich coast plantations. The
planters generally abandoned planting, ex-
cept so far rs was necessary for the support
Of their families. ...0,
Old business men at Galveston and Hous-
ton are holding back from trade, being ap-
prehensive Of a general collapse by March or
April.
An extensive connagration occurred at Co
lumbus, Miss, on Saturday, destroying the
building known as the confederate arsenal,
with two hundred bales Of Government cot
tnn AFa MN nj
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APOLOGY OF LORD PALMERsTON
TO MAJOR GENERAL RUTLER.

When Gen. BUTLER issued his celebrated
order No. Is, in New Orleans, known as the
woman order" he was denounced by the
rebel chieftian, BUREAUGARD, as a "beas, g"
which epithet was not only echoed all over
the South, but was adopted in spirit by Lord
PALMERsroN, late Prime Minister Of Great
Britain. Shortly afterwards the KANE-PAL-
HERsroE scandal was set aaoat, much to the
discredit of our noble Lord. Gen. BUTLER
took advantage of the fact, and addressed q
note to distinguished gentleman on the
other side of the Atlantic, in which he al.
luded to the fact that PALMERsroS had re-
peated the dirty scandal about his (BuT-
LER's) woman order" that perhaps TIM
learned Premier was not aware that the order
which, In consequence Of the beastly conduct
Of the rebel women Of New Orleans towards
the Federal troops, became military neces.
sity, was copied Uey6atim from an order of
the City Council Of London, established dur.
ing time Of peace! Gen. BUTLER having
Just heard of the gossip about Mrs. KANE
and PALMERsToN, remarked in the letter re-
ferred to that probably his lordship had be.
gun to learn how good it was to be slandered.
Upon reading Gen. BUrLER's letter, which
embraced all the facts about the misconduct
Of women, making Order No. 2s a necessity,
Lord PALNERsroN wrote n letter of apology
to Gen. BUTLER, which the latter still holds.
This is a bit of history which may be graft
flying to wiseacres who, in their ignorance,
have made 1t their business to misrepresent
and blAckguard a distinguished officer of the
Union army upon the Beauregard plan.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-04
THE ASSEMBLED WISDOM.

Not only was the assembled wisdom Of the
nation in session in the Capitol to day, but
the beauty and talent Of the nation was also
largely represented among the spectators in
the two Chambers. The Senate and House
galleries were never more crowded nor more
brilliant. The ladies turned out by thou
sands, and after every seat was filled, and
every inch of standing room was occupied,
and all tho doorways and avenues leading to
them were packed with spectators and listen
ers, thousands'm were obliged to gather
in the great rotunda and satisfy their curios-
ity by viewing the paintings, examining the
building, inside and out, visiting the library,
dc.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-04

In the Senate, this afternoon, Mr.. SUMNER
introduced bill to carry out the principles
Of a republican Government in the District
Of Columbia.
The first section provides that no person, In
other respects qualified to vote within tho Dis,
trict Of Columbia, shall be excluded from that
right by reason Of his race or color.
Sec. 2 Any person whose duty It shall be to
receive votes at any election within the District
OF Columbia, who shall refuse to receive or shall
reject the vote Of any person entitled to such
right under this act, shall be liable to an action
Of tort by the person injured, and.shal be liable,
upon indictment and conviction, II such act was
done knowingly, to hne not exceeding hve
thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding one year, or to both; and where
the person injured Is Of African descent one
half the jury .empanneled to try the action or
Indictment shall be Of ~ frioan descent.
Sec. s. Any person who shall molest any per-
son entitled to vote under this act In the exercise
Of such right, shall, upon Indictment aud con-
viction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three
thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for term
not exceeding six months, or to both and II the
person molested was Of African descent one half
Of the Jury empannelled to try the Indictment
shall be Of African descent.
This bill was read once for Information,
passed to second reading, and ordered to be
printed.
He also submitted bill to enforce the
amendment of the Constitution prohibiting
slavery, which provides that slavery, except
as a punishment for crime, shall not exist,
and Furnishes any attempt to control the SER
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-04
PETROLEUM.

PETROLEUM V. MASSEY is we'll known In us
He is our personal friend. But PETROLEUM
wv. IL. PnILLIPs," who seeks our acquaint-
ance through an oily circular in the hone of
securing . I'D. H" advertisement in the
REPUBLICAN upon the endorsement Opt
BARNUM, Esq. another friend of ours-can
ascertain our terms by reference to another
column. 1t is due to WENDELL PnILLIPs to
say that he and "PETRoLEUM W. H., whom
BARSUM has so completely used up, are not
members Of the same family. On that point
we congratulate WENDELL. Nv. H." is 4
"BinksrheGd, " (which is probably smother
name for "blockhead,'
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SECOND EDITION.
FOUR o'cLocuK. P. M.
THE ACTION OF THE HOUSE OF
REPR RESENTATIXEH.

In the House Of Representatives, this
morning, Mr. Horace MAYNARD, Of Tennes-
see, and several other gentlemen claiming to
represent States lately composing the So
called Confederate States Of America, ap-
peared upon tho floor and. occupied seats.
Mr.. MAYNARD attempted TO address the
Houso-as We have understood, for tho pur-
pose of calling attention to his crcdentials--
but the Clerk very properly declined to rec
ognize any gentleman whose namo did not
appear upon the roll. Had Mr.. MAYNARD
been permitted to speak, Mr.. WARMoTI,
delegate from the Territory Of Louisianai"
Mr.. BARKER and Mr.. WICKLIFPE, Repre-
sentatives from the State Of Louisiana, and
all the rest, would have been entitled to the
same privilege, and II is probable that the
House would hayo remained unorganized
until the cholera dissolved IL. By the wise
and conscientious adherence Of the Clerk to
the law, all difficulty was avoided, and the
temper Of Congress was ascertained without
any violation Of the decorum of the place.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-04
Caucus of Union Members of Congress

Caucus Of Union Members of Congress.
On Saturday evening caucus Of Union
members Of Congress was held in the hall Of
the House of Representatives. One hundred
and twenty -four members were present. No
members were present from any Of the late
insurrectionary States. Hon. Justin S. Nor
rill, Of Maine, was appointed chairman, and
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota,
secretary.
On motion a committee of seven was ap-
pointed consisting Of Messrs. Stevens, Of
Pennsylvania; Raymond, Of New York;
Spaulding, of Ohio, Washburne, Of Illinois;
Paync, Of Wisconsin; Boutwell,, of Massa-
chusetts, and Blaine, Of Maine, who reported
the following resolution:
Resolbed, Ly the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives in Congress assembled, that joint
committee Of fifteen members shall be appointed,
nine Of whom shall be members Of the House and
six Of the Senate, who shall inquire into the con
dition Of the States which formed the so-callcd
Confederate States Of America, and report
whether any Of them are entitled to be repre-
sented In either House Of Congress, with leave to
report at any time, by bill or otherwise; and
until such report shall have been made aud
finally acted upon by Congress, no member shall
be received In either House from any Of these sold
called Confederate States aud all pape rela-
ting to the representatives OF the said States shall
be referred to said committee without debate.
This resolution was adopted unanimously,
and will be offered In the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes by Mr.. Stevens.
The caucus decided to refer the contested
case of Keuut8 and Co6'roth, Of Pennsylva-
mia, to the Committee on Elections, when
appointed to repoIs on the subject The Ie.
turns of each were considered irregular by
the Governor of the State.
The caucus proceeded to the selection of
candidates for officers Of the House, when
motion for Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana,
was adopted for the speakership by acclama.
tion, and Hon. Edward MCPHERSON, of Penn
sylvania, for Clerk. Ordway, Of New York,
was also renominated unanimously for Ser
geant at Arms.
Colonel Ingraham having withdrawn as
candidate, on the vote for doorkeeper, Goode-
now, of New York, received 66, and Haw-
kins Taylor, of Kansas, 5S. Mr.. Goodenow
having received the highest number of votes,
his nomination was made unanimous.
Col. Given, of Ohio, was selected as can
didate for postmaster in the place of the
present incumbent, Mr.. King. With thiS
exception, all the officers Of the former Houss
have been renominated. The caucus ad-
Journed.
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EXTRA
.Importantfrom Alabama
Adoption Of the Con-
stitutional Amend
ment.
The Constitutional Number
of States Obtained.

The President has received dispatch TO-
day from Gov. PARSONS, Of Alabama, that
the Legislature of that State has, by an al
most unanimous cote, adopted the constitu-
tional amendment abolishing slavery in the
United States. This makes tho constitu-
tional number of states--three-f -fourths--ro-
quired to amend the Constitution. Three
cheers for PARSONS and Alabama, and three
more for the constitutional abolition Of sla-
very overy where in the United States.
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NEW YoRK, Dec. 4.-The latest advices
from Honduras, by way Of San Salvador, re.
port notable political changes.
The insurroction in the Department of
0lancho has terminated. The Congress of
the Republic Of HondursT has decided to
abolish the Senate Chamber. The reason
cratic, and an upper House, or Senate, is not
deemed necessary. Allmembers Of Congress
henceforth will be of equal political rank.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-04

v<>,i A. a,a IN. fearless, savior. ofth Union on
tN~,r marc aa,ssrou. sr.n. of a.,x - 80
Tha, va ~ 10. A. 80 m. ,.,..t .na o,..
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~. ~ s,.. - r.s..,s, 49, s...,- ~
800 ars -, - - 80
~. y'U ,, " ,"o on,On ~ ", w" y ~,
ie'e' Ies'ons VI u" hono', fiVue y, Tvs sioiy'
wncn'ul OF !" rights ana nosn,e 70 Tvs enemies
nhu ,ne sar' On our banner 'ne' paied wnen
.oe states they represented nrayea themselves
In arms against the nation VIII shine with a
more brilliant light Of loyalty than ever before
invoking the guidance OF Him who holds the
uestiniss Of nations In the hollow OF his hand, I
enter again upon the duties OF tbis trying posi-
ton, with heart hlled With gratitude to You for
the unusually nattering manner In which u has
been bestowed; and cheorod by the hope that II
betokens your cordial support and assistance In
all its grave responsibilities.
l am now ready to take the oath Of ofico pre-
seribed law.
The oath of Office was administered by
Hon, L. b. Washburne, Of Illinois, the old.
est consecutive member Of the House.
The oaths were then administered to tho
members present, by delegations, In order.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, offered a resolution
declaring the following named gentlemen TO
be officers of the House Of Representative
for the Thirty.Ninth Congress, and until
their successors are duly qualified: Edwsrd
Mcpherson, Of Pennsylvania, Clerk; N. @.
Ordway, Sergeant-at- Arms; Ira Goodenov,
Doorkeoper, and Josiah Given, Postmaster.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-04

The President this morning made the fol-
lowing appointments: Albert II. Latimer,
direct tax commissioner for the district Of
the State of Texas. J. G. Lash, collector Of
internal revenue for the second district of
the State of North Carolina. L. J. Huntley,
assessor of internal revenue for tho third
district of Iowa, to take effect January I,
1865. Francis W. Sykes, direct tax commits
sioner for the district Of the State Of Ala
hama
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PERSONAL.

SENATOR'S Lot M. Morrill,, Of Maine, Al
exander Ramsey, of Minnesota, and J. A. Nc
Dousall, Of California, arrived in town this
morning.
Mr.. CARL scHURz, late Major General Of
United States volunteers, is in town.
Hon. A. J. RoeERs, Of New Jersey, Is at
willards'.
Hon. W. D. WAsHBURS, of Mass, and
Hon. J. W. Chandler, Of New York, are at the
Ebbitt House.
Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-04

Mr.. SUMNER has evidently busted himself
during the recess. Immediately after tho
opening of the Senate he precipitated upon
that body a fearful avalanche Of business.
The bill in relation to the right Of suffrage in
the District of Columbia, synopsis of
which appears in our report, will be read
with inter est
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TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS-.

Senators and Representatives can have the
DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN delivered reg
ularly and promptly at their residences. IN
acrappers, by ordering it through the socre-
tary Of the Senate, tho Clerk of the House Of
Representatives, or at the Office of the RE-
PUBLICAN, No. 5l1 Ninth street, near Penn
sylvania avenue.