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The Repeal of the Cotton Tax.

huu varv decided majority by which the tax
of a cents per pound on cotton was thrown
oG. shows to the country that Congress is
fully alive to the fact that some radical change
Ii necessary in order to save the industries of
the country from prostration. The first step
In the right direction was made when one
hundred and forty-fve gentlemen voted to re-
isve that most valuable of our productions,
with but twenty to oppose the movement.
We not only esteem it in itself most impor-
tant advance in the right direction, but hail it
as harbinger of series of legislative enact
ments which will gradually relieve our home
industry from the crushing burdens under
which it is now striving to struggle. We do not
think the cotton tax was removed day too
soon, and only fear that the evil it has done
cannot be cancelled. During the debate on
She question in Congress, Judge Kelley read a
letter from Philadelphia manufacturer, lately
returned from Europe, which is Of interest, as
It intelhgently sets forth facts which have not
yet received the careful attention of any Of
our travellers. The writer says:-
"In the great Exposition at Paris were sam
ples from seventy-two different localities, four
lourse, the finest and longest in the collected
EOrld of cotton; but between our sea island
kaple there were from other countries twenty
hmpes superior to New Orleans mtddling
they have planted the seed of our sea island
B0ng stal le IN India, Egypt, Asia Minor, Alge'
ria, Italy, Africa, and many other countries
and are getting graOe of cotton which sur
passes our middling Orleans. Growing cotton
In these countries has now got fully established
as the best thing those people ever have, or pro-
badly ever can do; and they will continue to
grow cotton superior 10 most OF ours, no matter
what the price The South has lost, by her trea-
Ron, the best thing she had-the control of the
cotton market, and fear she will never get it
back until our price is down to five cents for q
year or two; and our people must prepare to
grow IL for that or to manufacture all they can
not sell North, for Europe can get along without
our cotton. am sorry to say"
Judge Kelley followed the reading of the
letter with an eloquent appeal in favor of the
motion, advocating it not on the ground
that 1t would benefit the South, but that "the
interests of the whole people demand its re-
moval." One curious fact he showed which
will cause general surprise. By figures it
appears that we have become cotton importing
people. The following is table of the imports
of ra,D cOffOn for the mast four vears:-
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A Glimpse of the Golden Age.

The New York Chamber of Commerce held its
regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon,
and at the very outset got into hot water
on the subject of the resumption of specie
payments. 1t appears that at the preceding
meeting a committee was appointed to draft
memorial to Congress, urging upon that body
the adoption of such measures as would ensure
the early resumption Of specie payments. Mr..
A. A. Low, a gentleman of great financial ex-
perience, acted as chairman of the committee,
and yesterday their report was presented, and
after considerable wraDgling, the memorial as
drafted by the committee was adopted, and
the officers directed to transmit copies OF it
forthwith to every member of Congress. Mr..
Riley, the late President of the Second Avenue
Railroad, expressed his belief that ten years
would elapse before specie payments could be
resumed, but majority of the Chamber dis
agreed with him, and fixed upon the LIST OF
January, 1869, as the commencement OF our
financial millennium.
The memorial likewise recommends that,
as means Of forcing gold into circulation, the
0s0re'ary Of the Treasury be required here
"''er 10 receiN~ legAl-tenders in payment OF
cus'on ouues TO vhs amount Of ten per cent.
ms hKewlse encountered considerable oppO-
sition, Dut the Chamber adhered TO the belief
that It had at last hit upon = happv solution
OF the vexed problem Of our maternal snanoes.
and the memorial WAa adopted a. Pseaonted by
the comnittea.
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This gives the projected confederation a
magnificent domain, equal in extent to one
third of the territory of the United States, ex-
elusive Of our comparatively worthless acquisi-
tisn Of Alaska; while its great stretch of sea
coast, from the first degree of north latitude to
the fOrty-seoond degree of south latitude,
throws it open to easy commercial intercourse
with the world, and favors it with every
range of climate. There is not, outside of our
own limits, finer field for growth in all the
elements of nationality. Yet from the moment
when the first blow was struck against the
sovereignty ofspain down to the present time,
when President Prado, of Peru, lies encamped
about the rebellious city of Arequipa, the en-
Drgies and resources of all these South Ameri-
San republics have been frttered away by
Internal dissensiOns and petty foreign compli-
pauOns' Their Governments, it is true have
Reen somewhat more stable than those of
00e1cO' put this results from the fact that
Mexico rs territorial unit, and can therefore
devote It's whole time and attention to internal
disputes, save when some European nation in
terfores TO attempt conquest.
The warfare which Spain bas rooon,,,,
wagod against Chilli and Peru has been pro
duotivs of at least one good result. II has
shown the Peruvians and ChilenOs thai alone
they are powerless against foreign aggresslOus
S1bils In union they have the strength that Ia
ia nrOverbial result. Bolivia being an enter
Ing weo.Ss between Chilli and Peru, and Ecua-
dor. bv IL juxtapositiOn to the latter on its
northern frol1tier, being almost identical in
IntarAats. AZ Il 's in language, customs, and
raIigiou With ts Il, zee other republic, 1t is but
nat1rsI that they should grsvitate towards
each other, and especially that the Two wi'n
whom Spain did not go to war should lend
their ASishbOring States the full iOr0s Of sAelr
moral support. ~ tH
But the alnsy dofsnslvs Alliance which has
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CHEAP, CHEAPER, CHEAPEST
CLOTHING IN THE CITY.
R0CKHlLL & WILSON,
Nos. 606 and 6O5 CHESTNUT St.

Every Garment in our Exten-
sive Assortment LOWERED
in Price to suit the times. We
are determined to close out
our Stock Of oVercoats and
Heavy Suits before the HoII-
days, Very Cheap. Prices
greatly reduced on Ordered
Work.
Parents bring along your
Boys. We have all kinds Of
Boys Clothing, which we will
selIVery low.
The Best ReadyS1nade Cloth
ing in Philadelphia at the low
est figures.
Perfect satisfaction guaran-
teed to every purchaser. '"'m
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An Opportunity for a statesman.

AGAIN, and for the fOrtieth time, movement
looking towards confederation of several of
the South American republics has been in
Rugurated. Peru has taken the initiative,
through Senior Barrenechea, her Minister of
Foreign Relations, who has recently addressed
a circular upon the subject to the representa-
tives of Chilli, Bolivia, and Ecuador. The
following figures show several particulars
relating to these republics, the population, in
consequence of the lack of regular and reliable
enumeration, being estimated:--
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The Fees of the eRow,, Omcers.


THE Select Council yesterday adopted reso-
luton similar in spirit to what we have again
and again advocated. The resolution requests
the Legislature to repeal the law allowing the
Grow" officers to draw certain perquisites
from the City Treasury, making those officers
salaried, and compelling them, out of their
fees, to purchase the various books and sta
tionery to be used in their Offices. This is GER
tainly proper. 1t does not propose to reduce
the receipts of those officers to the mere salary
allowed by law, but to allow them to still re-
ceive numerous fees, but they are not to
derive their profits from the treasury Of the
city. II is simply ridiculous to allow fifty per
cent. of all fees collected to be retained, as is
now done in many Of those offices. We have
our doubts whether the Legislature will COM
ply with the request OF Council, as that body
seldom does what it is asked to, but whether
the law is repealed or not, Council has shown
a commendable spirit in favor of reform in
doing its part by requesting its repeal.
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F9a@ NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. JOY
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'ur Real Estate "Talsing 70 Itself

Our Real Estate "Tnking TO Itself
wmgs.''
PREsIDfET JOHNSON, in his Message to Con-
gress, after dwelling on the advantage Of
naval station in the West Indies, announces
that "The islands of st. Thomas and ST.
Johns, which constitute part Of the group
called the Virgin Islands, seemed to offer us
advantages Immediately desirable, while their
acquisition could be secured. treaty has,
therefore, been concluded with the King Of
Denmark for the cession OF these islands, and
will be submitted to the Senate for con-
sideration." About the same time the Pre-
sident was penning the glowing paragraph
descriptive of the delightful additions to our
comfort and convenience which the acquisi-
tion of these valuable islands would secure, the
''valuable islands" were undergoing series
of phenomena which not only will deter all
sane Americans from emigrating there, but
has induced every one who can to fee from
these shores of the "Virgins." We are told
that
succeeding each other, were felt at st. Thomas
on the 20th of November. One shock lasted
and everything was submerged. The loss of
life was enormous, and immense quantities OF
merchandise were destroyed. The surviving
Inhabitants are homeless and destitute, and
have fed to the mountains. Those that re-
mained are striving, by every means, to leave
the island.
"The steamship La Plata is the only vessel
which has sailed since the calamity, and she
left 1900 persons behind for want of acc0mmodR-
tions. Every business drm on the island is In
solvent, and all the steamship and other com
and all the wharves are destroyed. AT the time
of the sailing of the steamer the earthquake
calculabe at st. Thomas and Toro and ST.
Croix. Little Saba Island is a horrible volcano
and nearly all buried in ashes"
In the same column which contains this in
tellgenoe we find the following
"The Governor of st. Thomas has returned
from Europe to deliver that island to the United
amount to be paid by the United States is
1t seems to us taking all these paragraphs
together, that the United States, instead of
being about to purchase, is about being sold.
The old saying that 'land cannot run away" "
and that "real estate is the safest of all invest
ments," is proved to be an error, while we
are yet holding out the gold to pay for these
islands, these little editions of Paradise, of
which the President says they offer ''advan-
tages Immediately desirable" +" seem about to
DeComo part VI anOIner region Indn Eueu' we
CRY TO the Senate "hold." Already we have
purchased an iceberg, which may suddenly
crush all our ellow-countrymen of Alaska, and
now we are to buy volcano, probably the
same ''horribls'' one which has burned the
''Little Saba" into ashes. We think the United
States must insist that Denmark insert clause
of warranty, for we fear that. when we ask for
bread we will be given a stone. 1t seems that
the fruits of this treaty are literally of the
Dead Sea-they will turn to ashes on our
touch
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MRS. SOU1HW0RTH'S NEW BOOK
THE WIDOW soNt
THE WIDOWS SOM

NO'rICE-On account Of che large orders pOpriug In
om all aectona of the ooun ry for Mrs southworths
new look THE WIDOWS SON. we have been
forced TO postpone the day OF publication of until
"WEDNESDAY MEX L. on which day II will be pub
shed and for sale, complete In one large duodecmo
volume, bound In cloth lof s2Oo; in paper cover
for tl5o All persons wishing receive supplies oflt
ON thst day must send In ,helr orders at once ad
dressed to the Publishes.
+. n. PETERSON q RROTMEBs,
It4p No. sOs oHEsNUT Street, Philadelphia. Pa.
Sample copies Of THE WIDOWS SON will be sen
at any place. paid, receipt OF price
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There could be no more powerful argument
than this. 1t shows that, if we would save
our ootton-growing interests from total destruc-
tiOn, repeal of the tax is imperative. We
hope the Senate will give the matter its early
attention, and pass the bill as soon as the
routine of that body will allow,
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RGW- PLYMOUT RAILROAD COMPANY
49, Notice Is hereby given that meeting Of the
Stockholders of said COmpRny will be held az -. r.
Brow eI's Montgomery House, In the borough of Nor
ristown, MONDAY, Dece mber Q, 1867 At 10 O'Clock
A. M. TO elect six Managers Of said Company 70 serve
the ensuing year. ID. II. MULNANY,
IL IA 2OtE Secretary.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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Though the standard perfume of fashion, It's popu,
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RSSF~ PROFESSOR BLOTS' LECTURES ON
49, 49, COOKERY, IN ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS,
TENTH and Oh ESN UT Streets, at l0% o'clock A. M.
Dece mber A. g. 6. and 8. Terms for the course of
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R% GRAND MON FAIL
H-SS OF THE

MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHAPEL,
now Ting erected under the auspices ofthe CHURCH
EXTENSION COMMISSION, wilt open on MONDAY
EVENING next December g. at CONCERT II ALL,
and Will continue for week.
Anexcellent selection FANCY AND USEFUL
ARTIC LES viii be sale at reasonable prices at the
TABLES Of the different Churches ALL CHANCES
VOTING, SCH I'm kCS. ETC. WILL BE 5TRIC LIZ
PROHIBITED DURING HE FAIR, and these OBJ
lection features being disalOwed the patronage
and support OF the denomination and public generally
Rrnestly solicited and expected.
Tickets can be procured at the Baptist Publication
Rooms No $50 Arch street and from the SuperiRten-
dents and Teachers of the various Baptist Sunday
Schools. 1856
In order TO avoid any interference with the Fair
the HassleF Orchestra have most generously con-
sented to defer their usual Monday afternoon Con-
cert, o n the tth inst.
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1867. "ChRISTNIAS." 1867.

The increased demand mode upon
as last Christmas for Fine Holiday
Goods, has led as to gre a special at
tertion to their production tzis season,
and zoe noO have the pleasure Of offer
ing the finest stock aOe haze ever had.
With a eieev to enable purchasers to
supply themselves at all times during
the ensuing season, ave haze Instructed
our PaSs House to send us, as they
mag be finished from time to time, the
most elegant selections from the var2oMs
European Man4tactoTes, and De ViW
therefore be able to present constant
succession of novelties during the en-
tire month Of December.
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BISHOP SouIE on DANCING ---QpS Of
the best things out Of late was recently
given i'll tie Memphis (Aristian ddrocaie
\ friend, says that paper. sends us tho
following 'nci1 nt:'
'Unce in ALBANIA, in parlor filled with
intelligent and refined company, While the
bishop was cnpycrsing wit!. a group gf
friends, another group in II corner was dis
Cus>ing-thc innocence OF modern dancing
most OF them il fagog of it. At length
they agreed to leave it to the bishop, and
approaching. asked his opinion. (Sllence.j
Wen, never saw dancing but once, and
must confess | ras pleased 'ciM 1t. tGreat
suspense. ami slances exchansed) | base
been to Paris and to London. apl over
most of our own land, but l have never
seen the exercise but onre. Eager atten-
ton wv lille ] WAS i'll las, among ottSr
things, | saw several monkeys. taught to
dance and keep time, and | must co4tess I
was ptcusea 4cih It, for thoushtit it became
Mcn. cery much.'
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had told Adelaide's brother to await him.
ne was her youngest brother and dearly
be:oved by her. AS soon as they reached
the bow of the boat, Adelaide explained
OH my God! ! have forgotten Lilly! Lii
~ was the woman who had been her slave,
and the nurse Of her childhood. She was
now frccd-wOman and devoted servant.
She had sat by Adelaide. who had com
planned Of pain in her head, that evening.
ana had bathed her temples till she had
fallen asleep. ~ ''''
4 will return for her-she shall share
with us, said Frank. aud before Adelaids
could speak, he disappeared
'One minute after the boat broke up, the
bow and stern were separated, and whei,
Adelaide next saw libel, he stood with ff
ty others. nearly all women and clildtep,
on that part OF tue stern still floating. It
was moonlight night and she clearly dig.
hnguls4e4 Aim from the others LILLY vas
kneelng beside hiln with her arms stretch
ed out and her hands clasped. He stoop
llnmdvable with his face turned towards
the bow OF the boat. twas scene not to
be described and never to be forgotten.
husbands we've Oh one portion of the wreck
wives on another; fathers parted from
their children, brothers from their sisters
all facing death. This was endured ono
whole hour-an h0ur--it seemed an etcr-
nifty then the stern sank amid shreks au
groans' ana prayers some were kneelng,
children were clinging to their mothers.
sisters clasped together and SO they aaa-
ished forever from sight.
Adelaide and her mother were left with
those on the bow poor Adelaide was near,
y unconscious OF all that passed for tho
next three days. l think there were some
twenty with them. They lightened tho
wreck by throwing pyerboard everything
they could part with erected what Think
they call jury mast, and hoistcd sail.
~ ram storm came Gu, and strong
easterly wind. and for three days they were
blown along the coast-thcy were then
picked up by schooner and carried on
board fanshed aud quite exhausted.
Adelaide has since told me that her
mental agony made her unconscious Of
physical suffering. She remained for
weeks aud months III state approaching
mcntai alienation. She was reused from
this by Il severe Illness OF her mDti.er.
Poor Mrs. Rutherford, either frcG having
less hcartagony. had suffered more in her
health, and her anxiety for Adelaide had
worn out the little strength she had left.
Adelaido's i,liiai p,ety again called io9si,
her energies. and for the last nine years
She has watched and tended her invalid
mother, ard devoted herself soul and body
% the work Of Christi..p love. The pale
ness sre ;c; ON Lcr cheek on that awful
night las never varied, nor has her eye
been rclit with its former animation. but
there are deep i'll her heart faith and resiy-
nation and she lives patiently the life--of
an old maid
OF saint, mother. said Caroline.
Indeed a saint. exclaimed my young
friend Rpth. her fine eyes swimming ii,
tears, and the next time see her, | shall
down on iay knees and say sweet saint,
!n thy orisups be alt my sins rememhtrei
especially that atroel1us uHe against tt,ee!i
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RoBanR,Es OF THE MAlI.-Thc fire.
qucncy of mail robbcres Indicates the ne
cessty of cnvironing the post office with
additioual and more efficient protection.
The Uliied STAGES government secures il
self from loss ihrongli the dishonesty of its
officers, by requiring all persons who have
charge of public fuEls to give bonis for
the taiAtnl performance Of their duties.
But th" ;,qblic WHO send millions of dollars
bv the mails hage uo other security than
the vigilance of the post office authorities
and the honesty OF the employees, Why
should u.t those office cc:ks who hau9ie
letters lc required to give bonds 60. tho
faithful discharge of their dn'ies' A gov
ernmcnt W hich insists on its exclusive right
to manage the postal affairs of the people.
should at least guard them against pecupl-
AIRY loss. 4 money is lost by an express
company the amount is rcpaycd, bit the
government bids yon to pocket all yoq
lose hy their mail service.
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NARY MoKn.-' 'Goets'' answered sra
sicl. Ftcnchu,an from bis berth, 'Oai,onl---
vou o,ay take zem; shall ySpt gem nsly
nHyis!
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= q { t Y
Writing Poetry.

Writing poetry.
blizzard" a california genius, puts fort
lie theory that anybody can write poetry
nd to prove 1t. produces the following rhyme
sr sion of an episode in his own life.
Said |, my pretty miss,
Let me have Il little kiss.
And revclcd in the bliss,
Rich and .smellcr;"
''.Iust help yourself to more,n
Said she, tripping ore the floor,
And backing toward the door
OF the cellar.
never saw the trap
Fill fell through il .kerslap,'
And you should have seen me 'drap'
Throug hthe hole.
Full twenty feet fell
How struck cannot tell
But sent up such yell,
On my soul,
That the girl thought was dying,
And at once set up Il crying
For the old man who was trying,
Not lar off.
To mend broken pump.
He turned and with Jump
Cleared Il shed, and tumbled plump
In a trough:
But what has this to do
with a story, which is true
AS the gospel old or new!
With hop
lie came up. inquired the matter.
"Whcnce the screaming and the clattcr%'
He had half mind to rap her
On the top
OF her head. SHE meekiy pointed
Down the steps where diSjointed,
Lay with Sreese annointad
on the floor.
"BlazZard' up those stairs was carried.
Quite \ month there ''B!iZzard' tarred,
In two months was 'Blizzard' married,
Nothing more.
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Ca4lppI.S are @casiole Of the sligfsseFi
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m i scella neo II s
Nine Years Since.

BY MISS CATHERINE NJ. .SEDGwIcK.
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joys opening bu.l~, affections sr,wing flowers
Once lightiy spragg within her beaming track.
Oh lite was beautiful iu those lost hours