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BY S. ROSE & CO. Tiif Georgia Journal & Messenger I, -.abb-bed fxjr WnlnMilt j morning at fi bv pr tiwun. ,Uivuii'iiJiiSN at the rcjnilar <-!nrge will be Use Dnou j |u,tre f oii urXDaxo *im o* le-w, for the tint iam ti.>n and Firry Cisr for neb subsequent insertion. All •••■., - : - ~ : M as to t :ne. w.l l.c :**•■ until forbid and c&arged accordingly. A liberal discount > ;h j*e who rirrniK- by UK jnr. osttuabt X*rms of orma vzs uses*, iritl be fbtffel at th> anal nt. ASSotfX’ Bitexee of etoduUtei for to be |id for at t ic usual rules, when Inserted. L -.eral trrtafemeiiu mtd* wkh county officers, Dntf- r l *:*, Aii tioiufers. Merchants, au.i others, who may wish to lanileJ cont rue's. sit s>r L.si> ASi Ve •<>**. by Kxe.-ator, Administrators aril Hu trJ’tns, are rei'jfbr fby Isw to be adsertirej in a| I’ (.-iirti", forty days kmioM to the day of sale. Hbese rtles most be held on the first Tuesday in the mouth. M*e* tic hours of tea in the forenoon and three in tlie‘ afternoon, at the Court-house in the ruuily in which the r-ii.it. or Pit-jm PMftm mast >e advertised in KU manner, farty day*. Nines flan: ms as C1.Ei.1m34 of an E-tate nut l*e 1 forty days. N wi ’l that app i- dlnn will be made to the Ordinary for Imts to sed l.Atid sod Ncfross, mast be |m>>luLeJ weekly for CntTi /-, for Letters of Administrations, thirty days ; for PirslnisD from Administration, monthly, six month* , for Uo aiHHA fro..-. Quaniianship, weekly, forty days Rclsi rut F<Ht*:uiais4 or Moaicage, monthly, four miatiu; fir establishing loaf papers, for the foil spare e s three lun’.bs ; for enmpeHrne titles from executors or ad ministrators where a bond has Ween given by tbe deceased, the fhli apace of three months. i-4P~ Litters ad ireased to S. RO?r k CO. Prof‘aioiial and Busioess Pi irt*ios u end BrsiiK* Cine will be inserted under th*s bmd. at the following rates, Tis : P>r Threw lines, per annum, $ 5 It) “ Helen lines, d0............ ........... 10 DO “ Ten lines, do 14 00 “ Twelve lines, do l,'i W No advertisements of this class will be admitted, unless paid for tq advance, nor for a less term than twelve months. Adverdseiaenu of ever twelve lines wilt be charged rw • UK. Advert'.setuents not paid for in advance will be charged at the regular rates. REOI L.AR MEETINGS V OF MASONS, KNIGHT TEMPLARS, Oflo FEL- L*J\VS AND SONS OF TEMPEUINCE, IULO IS TUK CITY OF MAC Ob. MASONS. tlran i Lodge of Georgia for laot), October 31st. Mac on LoJce, Xe. &, first and third Monday nights hi each ■tenth. Con'tantine Chapter, No. 4, second Monday nigfit in each at oath Va*ua*tqn Council, 3fo. 6, fourth Monday night in each rqonlh. ft Umer's k-ntrupment. Knights Templar, Xo, 3, Meetings every first Tuesday n ght in each month. ODD FELLOWS, Grand first Wednesday In June. Grand K .Atnptu.it, Tueadtj previous, fftnllh Lodge, X >. 8. every Thursday evening. Uni *d Brothers, Xo 5, every Tneeday eventnw. H i a Union Encampment, Xo. 4, sec >nd and fourth Mon day evenings in each month. 80NS OF TEMPERANCE. Grand Division, fourth Wednesday in October, annnallv. BUSINESS i t r i> s. IATES * Wool. Kol.K. WAREHOUSE AND COMMISSION :^\ R r! now op.*n and prepared for the reception of Cotton, etthnr SKAT Firth Pit'll? WAKKtioUsK. opposite j Hardeman A Sparks. We will endeavor to prove ourselves ! w ir’.ny of ‘t's pttr tuarcof tbate who will furor us with their | ~4*14 ts*. l,4df al advances 14 tie oq cotton when desired. >1 icon, Ga , Sept. 41, laf4.—4t-tf 4f* Papers which published oar ether Advertisement, will please substitute this in i‘s place. C A W. UUL PROOF IVAB&UOVSE, . COTTON AVENUE. ejYVAM ‘|d.ltn is T. WTCHE. haring rented the Ware- JL Homo lately occupied by J. Collins k Shi, respectfully teudsrs his services to the patrons 01 the late firm of J. Col 1, m t ioa, ail to bU personal friend, and the public gener ally. n>r the usos(.cuon oi a legi.itaa.s WARS-aoUiE AMD CJM2II33ION BUSINESS, iin c aucsi*. i with any speculative transactions, directly or indirectly, in the interest condJed to my care. gjr w ilii) it, an i will be, to secure the best prices for pro! IC, Audi? ve ,alii action to iqy I*4lxo4*. l :n f;.’ lli/i .'if, Ruje, t* l otter MtrohundUe, wifi be fine I csref'Uty and pr >utp Jy, anl the us ml cadi ad vanoei at t le oc couoa in store, jane bo 14-ts THOMAS T. WVCHB. TfiOfi. BAKDUUS. 0. 0. SPAM). fIAKDEMAX & SPARKS, iKK HO'JSK &SD COMMISSION M£KC HANTS g| MACON. GA., \'lAieA eedisae U r*re p-omp* attention at their Frsi V PsgKif wAua-jcw, on the corner of 3*2 ao4 Popular r to all business commitkJ to their charge. With th*ir thanks for past faror*, and a pledge j uufuineis to ail their fnendi Aud oiuioautrt, they hope to ■ fire their fuii share of public pAtrona^e. -eran: a i /taect made ou tad other produce srhec i Njnind. # if” Flaater s Ka tiily also, Rope, Jtc. raished at the low eat mark € a rates, sep 3-T JOAriIST T. SMITH, WITH CiCO. W. A GEHXAK* READ, taasP#acrr&*Jti amd u bolssalb if walked lx HATS, CAPS, AND STRAW GOODS, PARIS STILE BONNETS, FLOWERS, Umbroilaa, Parasols, &c. I *2O Chambers and 50 IVamu Sts., NEW YORK. l-&~ 4th ted sth Streets above the Astor House. jan U—4a FERTILIZERsi General Agency. TANARUS, ( K undersigned respectfully announce to Planters and others interested, that tbey are Constantly receiving, 1 re t from the Islands, and from the manufacturers, the fltnumt SOW i> rn. all nf winch have beca thoroughly and satisfactorily tested, vis : So. 1 Peruvian Guano S6O per Ton. Sombrero Guano 4*) “ “ Rbodes’ Super Phosphate 6*) “ “ National Fertiliser ... 40 “ “ land Plaster 1 M perßbl. These articles, which will hare our brand, and begoaran- Mas genuine, we shall, at all limes,be prepared to furnish m any amounts required, and at the lowest prices. The ‘ Super-Ph isphate,” and •* rertUuter,” at manufacturers* rates, with expenses of transportation added. PATTEN tV- MILLER. baraamah, April 9T, ta.— may 4 ly. Livery Stable Notice. OK awl after 25th December, l'A, the lotlowin* Price* will be charged for Feeling Ursc* *t oar Stable*; fingt. Ind ! KjIW,. 50 for sirhtor Day, ...♦ 100 B->*r<l of Uorse per month, IS W Dr <ve J>; <k per dj, la Stable, T 5 • * •• i* i* . &0 II tYDFN A GOOLSBY, GRIER A MASTKRSOX, M STTBCLEFIKI.D. ADBKKH'JLD * JEFFERS. M*oa, Dec. SU Hf 9. BAXIEL H. PEPPER, ■CCCMSO* TO TntirXT I PZFPFJt ft sow. Watches, Jewelry and Silverware, Wo. 175, ‘J** i~ut urmt, ( ppotm tk i&iU Philadilpzia. ®ay 31 t—ly* FOR nOXOUTS, —B Y— noTat. 33. XiAYUlita:, N. Y. E. J. JOHNSTON A CO.. Agents, isKltlS-tl Macon, G*. FRESH A-TURTVA-Ij ! jr*T RECEIVED AT TOE 3IACOI DRl'ti STORE, f*A AAA PIPERS Fresh GARDES SEED, also ’ ’ “j” ‘Ft F Garden Peat. Bean* and Turnip Seed in P*r*Mr* >p bulk. Liberal dUcoubt off.*rfd to the tr**J ?. *eW C L STHOHECKEH. F ra?elhi| Shnwls and llfankcl*. \CO *1 PLCTE Stock, at unusually low price*, re ceived and for sale by J. L- JOSE . Rl BRER SHOES.—A large assortment _ of Gents’ and Roy* Rubbers. Alao, Ladle* B 'ippar and sandal Ru t'rti BLo* of Goodyear’* celebrate i P*t*au Juai (*cetTed and for rai* toa by J MIX ft KLRTLASB. I ■korgu) Jounirtl ono illcsscnncv. Gl SIN ESS CARDS. 1\ C. N LSBET, MiNcrscrvui or STEATI EIGINEfi and BOILERS Sum .Hill Ha'tiiii4>ry, Hill Gear iiigs, and Harliinery iu GENERAL. WROFCT IRON COTTON SCREWS, Kiiiiar .Hills. XliafD and I'lilllcw, Iron KailinsH, Wrought and Ca<*t, Ac., Ac., Ac. Till? undersigned .eiieves that he i* Uatiufacturlng and selling the ab .ve Machinery,X*n per rent, cheap er and of asgtiod quality a* any establishment at the Heath, aud is wilting to warrant all the work a* equal, if not dupe r ir to ny. yau S) T. C. SUBET. A. IVI'QUEEN, MACON, GEORGIA. MANI PAf TtHliH of Wrought Iron R AILING of every description, aud for all purposes, | Plain and Oruxm -nial, from the lightest Scroti Iron, up to the heaviest KaUinf used. Haring an endless variety of Sm aud Original Designs, purchasers canu'Hfail to be suit ed. Being entirely of tVroaeht Iron, their streneth carnet be questioned, aad for beauty they cannot be -urpas.-ed any where. All kind* of Fancy Iron Work made to order. Par ticular attention given to n.akiug alt klods of Geometrical Stair Railings. JW” 2ptfCimen< of the work ran be at tiic fietiJences of T. G. Holt, L. V W. AutirewH juid W. J. M.Eiiuy, £sqri. Also at Rose Hill Cemetery. July 18 14-ts WASHINGTON HALL T X still open to the public for the accommodation of TKAX -1 AIKXT as well as REGULAR BOARDERS. Special pro vision m&de for members of the Legislature. U a**lt ittg tu si fit all u centrally located and is con venient both to the Capitol and the business part of the city. Accommodations good. Charge* moderate. N. C. BARNETT. Milledgetille, Oct. 12, ISs9.—tf T ROUT ROUS I•:. MV J- D. l a CO. Atlanta, ficorgia. sep IS 24-ts GRiVSriTE II OI’POMTi; THL LdMLU HOUSE. MACOX, GEORGIA. B- F. DENSE, (Late of the Floyd House,) fob 44 4>—*4C—y PROPRIETOR. Brown’s Hotel, Opposite the Paaaenger House, Macon, Ga- By E. L. BKOW.A A SOX. MEALS ready on the arrival of every Train. The . proprietors will spare no pains to make their guests I comfortable. feh 82 dfi-tO-y NEW FI SmT TP II H under,gru-.l haring taken the -. i-s . JL Llvsry Xlableformerly oceu- ty- , I pied by H. M Lindsay, intend carry ing on the same in all it* branches.- i Wc shall always keep Phwlun’s, Carriage*, Buggies and j Horses, to hire on a? good terms as anybodies. We hare I also thumost ample aocummodalions for Drove Stock- W wouh) sar to the pufcjic tligt we have taken the Bit in to oar mouth in earnest and can always be found with our ■ xaxtss o* ready to serve yon; we intend by keeping a jittnin tosjc*. rrxuao T'Kjxthe* and by buckliso nows 1 CLQSa to busmess, to succeed or break a i macs. We tiiali never tux mw! in hitclpng qp for you Su long at you come up to the lick 100 and settle Now If you want us to Xi4U to Rock-s-wat and not to be sclky. in faet if you don't want to see us chock i p too clips* put your shoulder to the wheel, give us a share and if you find a single raaca of ingratitude you may hjitii us. Very Respectfully, ADBRHOLD A JEFFERS. Opposite the Passenger Depot, and near Brown’s Hotel, apr 87 5 M-ts. GLOHGE A, S.XITM, W BOLUALI If AW r PACT ORE R OP PLAIN AND FANCY CANDIES, Star the \ew Patteiurer Depot. MACON, GA. ■RFFRCIIAXTS can be supplied upon as favorable tarms, .11 with as good Candy, in great varieties, as can be had South. Those wishing to puvefotse are raspsctfuliy invited to 3,11 and examine specimen*. All orders promptly filled, with a fresh article, and warran ted to stand the climate. Terms cash, aag. S. 19-ts liose Hill Cemetery. TIIK Sexton’s office is still between Third e~~x\ and Foarih Streets, on the corner of the 4r'^- r ~ ,*- Aliev, wtjere he receives sett commonict!on.'or Mi ‘ mermeots. and will attend to the walling vfjnjUff j(\ graves. AH Lots entrusted to his care tr;U beWTJu gept in good ordr hi UH Gvdn Lb. year. All fjlgrar ciqcrs x<r Vlonuoienis from Thotns Phillips’ Marble will he promptly attended to; fa writ?* the erecting of the use, and done in the v best manner. A. BRIDIE, w - ‘ y doc B>-tf City Sexton. Ilitius anti Lard, ]tb C l vKN Kvir', F.m l*<:ina< ky Uarns, k hi ?■> t l- !*. Choice Leaf Lsri, just received and for sale L j ixug ltlj GkO. T. ROGERS A BON. KERRZSON &. LEIDINQ, IMPORTER? Foreign and Domes!!© Dry Goods, wholesale and retail, Ila-t-l Street—door from Kiup, tpr 20-’£S>-l j. roM arwonri.n, joswra ecworrrrn Schofielcl & 13r0., FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS .niCOS, GEORGIA.. WE are prepared to Manufacture Strain Engine*, CIRCULAR .AW MILLS, MILL and GIN GEAR ING, SUGAR MILLS, BRASS A\l) IRON* CASTINGS, Os erery description llt ON R AILING anti VLB* AND AH*. Haring the most complete assortment or Iron KaUing in the State, which for elegance, netlne**, du labi’itr and design, cannot be surpassed, and are suitable for the fronts of Dwellings, Cemetery Lots, Public Squares, Church Fence* and Balconies. Persons desirous of purchasing Railings will do well to gtre a call, a* we are determined to offer aa good bargain, as any Northern Establishment. |jjr Specimens of owr Work ean he seen at Rose Hill Cemetery, and at various private residences in this city, jan t-tSSO. .11 *HT ARRIVED! NEGROES! NEGROES?! NEGROES!! FROM VIRGINIA Si TIIE CAROLINAS. HI YIVG leased the new and well arranged brick Ne gro Mart built by Mr. Sod, expressly for the security and comfort of Negroes, I take this method of Informing those that wish to purchase or tell Negroes that ihebusiorss will he continued ut the new Brick Mart on Poplar St. where they can find at all tlraea a likely lot of N-groct at reasona ble price* I will also pay liberal prices In cash lor all young Negroe* offered ‘or sale. Mr. Noel will continue l the trade and hare full control of the business; I have also employed Mr. Bagby to a**t*t In the hWither* tZi* 6m D. SMITH^ Just Arrived! \ LIKELY lot of MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA NK KROEtv Plough Boy* and Girl*. Also a few good Washer* and Ironer*, and Cooks. Their lives are Inswred one year, and for sale on reasonable terms, at NOEL’S BRICK NEGRO MART, Poplar Bt. nov 9 NOTICE. Til K subscriber* have op-nod a House in Maeon. on the corner neat below the ** Brown Mouse,” and near the Paasenger Depot, for the Purchase aal Kile of Neerees A good supply, of likely Young Negroe*, Kept constantly on hand and *or eale. Purchasers and Traders are Invited WCTW * ITARPT. 60 Negroes for Sale ! I| || A Th just received a lot of likely young NEGROES from Maryland, and *9ef tlietn at reasonable ptise*.— Purciiseers will please favor me with a call- Also, wish to purchase goed men and womeu t >r the Wcrtern market, for which 1 will trtMl- Wotnea and rbndren, or pay cash. Office on the corner of Third and Poplar Street, near Hardeman A dpark*’ Warehou**’. W. K. PiilLLlPt*. Ma-<.n t Dc. 31, IS5§. W y . ; Portrait Painting. TX. 10151 OK Iff WE** would re*pectfully Inform ids patron* and tle public that h* is again in his Stu dio tor the Winter pnd Spring, where he would be happy 16 *<w'nll who tort *ny interest in hi* branch es the arts. Per ira‘t of citiaens alway* on exhibition. rW“ ‘tudlo in “Triangular Block,” entrance or. Pecond trert. t** -1 M **~ I’nitirTllas. A large Stock from the manufactory of Wm. H. Bicharda-.n, PunndiphMh ••• Atogaaaay of *upnor tty I* and Oalab, r-c uired nod tor al bj i, J. JQ* M. MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1860. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. a. RILL. JKO. R. HILL’ Law Partuurkhip. HILL cfc HILL, (sretrsvirs to Tnic latr riau or orfßas * mix.) WILL practice In the Macon and adjoining Circuits, and iu the Supreme and Federal Courts, the same as heretofore by the late firm of Stubbs A Hill, The urdersiged will close up the buiness of the late firm rs Stubbs A Hill, as speedily as possible : and to this end, ail pei aotis indebted to said firm, arc requested to make pay ment at as early a day as practicable, B. 111 LL, Surviving partner of August 24,15W—28-tf Stubbs A HIM, LANIER A ANDERSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MACOX, GA. PRACTICE in the Counties of the Macon Circuit, and in the Counties of Surater, Monroe and Jones ; also in the federal Court* at Savannah. [apr 21 ’SS-lyj L. Nf. WHITTLE. ATTORNEY AT LAW, MACON, GEORGIA. lIIICE next to CONCERT HALL,oyer Payne’s Drug Store. Jaa. , [4l-1 yj SAMUEL H. WASHINGTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MACOX, GA. WILL practice in all the Counties of the MACON CIRCUIT, and In the Counties of Washington, Wil kinson and Laurena. Office next to Concert Hall, over Payne’s Drug Btore W. C. M. DUNSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MACON, GEORGIA. OFFICE, —Over E. L. Strohecker’s Drug Store. noy 16 84-1 y PETER S. HUMPHRIES, ATTORNEYAT LAW, PERKY, GA. WILE partice in the several Courts of the Macon Cir cuit, and also in the Federal Courts in Savannah and Marietta. [augll2o-ly] tiiohas b. cabaniss, ATTORNEY AT LAW, T'orytl\, Ga. Wll,l, attend promptly to all business entrusted to his care iu the Coantie* of Monroe, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, nes, Pike, Spalding and Upson. [may 12 ’6B] PEEPLES A. CABANI&S, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, POKBITII, GA. WILL practice law in the counties of Monroe, Bibb, Up sun, Pike, Spalding, Henry and Butts. Mr. Cabanlss will give prompt aud constant attention to the collection and securing of debts and claims. C. PEEPLES, GEO. A. CABAN 188. formerly of Athens, Ga. 6-1 y. DAWSON & KIBBEE7 Attorneys aud Counsellors at Law, Office at Hawiungville and Vienna, La. II K. K, will have the entire collecting, and he and Mr. ivl D. all litigation. They will practice law and give at tention to any business that may be entrusted to their man agement, in the counties of Pulaski, Lowndes, Dooly, Wilcox, Brooks, Houston, Irwin, Eilinls, Macon, Telfair, Clinch, Worth, Coffee, Ware, Berrien, Appling, Laurens, Sumpter, Pierce, Twiggs, Lee, Miller, Baker, Dougherty. In Supreme Court at Macon, Milledgeville and Savannah, and United States Circuit Court at Savannah, aud also all the adjoining counties, on special engagement, CHa’s. 0. KtBBEE. THOMAS 0. DA WSOS. apr 40 4 lc6S)— y. R. W. *>| tj a O. A. LOCBRANB HAVING associated themselves in the practice of the Law at Macon and Atlanta, and will attend to business in the several counties in tlitir Circuits respectively Office n Macon near Mechanic’s Back. aug 10 10-ts JANE 6 T. HAY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, RPTLEIt, TAYLOR CO., GA. WILL PRACTICE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: commas: iows Crawford, Knoxville. Houston, Perry, Macon, Uipemorpe. Marion, .Buena Vista. fVhley, ~ Ellaville. T*lhot, I- Talbotton Taylor, .1. I Itutler Upson,. Thomaston. Particular attention given to Collections oet 96-1 y JOHN RUTBEKFORD. CHARLKsi J. HARRIS. L<aw Firm. RUTHF.KFOKD A HARRIS, MACON, GA. WILT, practice law in Bibb and adjoining counties, and in the United States Court at Savannah and Marietta —also in any county in the State by special contract, feb 20 4t-Cm JOEL R. GRIFFIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MACON, GEORGIA. Wlf.fo practice in the Counties of Macon anl the ad joining Circuits. Also in the counties of the West and Boutb-West Georgia, accessible by Rail Road. IST” Particular personal attention given to collecting. fST” Office with O. A. I.ichrane, Datnour’s Building, 2d Street, opposite Methodist Book Depository, fob 24-’60—45-tf A. C. MOORE, D E TS&f&jfcr IST, thomaston, qa. , OFFICE over Dr. Thompson’s Store. My work Is my Reference. tapr T 8-ts ] Dru. M’BOAALD & YAM GIKSKN, DENTISTS, Office In Washington Hlock, .flacon, Ga., ELECTRICITY USED IN EXTRACTING TEETH. Mr DON A GO’S Tooth Paste always msi'-raa on hand and for sale. Deutists can be AMgM|gL supplied with the finest style of TEETH, Gold Foil, Gold and Silver Plate and Wire, I. I r Lathe Fixture*, Ac., also with any kind of Instruments or Materials on abort notice. oct 13 NOTICE. THE Firm of Miller A Waterman having been dissolved by mutual consent, the subscriber has removed lo the Store on Cherry Street, next door to Martin Hall, where he will contine the Auction and Commission business. nov 15 J. J - MILLER. MEVIIO ARRKSTEI* AM . ROY by the name of PAUL, who says he belongs to Dr. Rutledge, of Edgefield District. A. O. He is 5 feet 6 inches bgli—H to 21 years old, dark complected, teeth out in front, weight about 130 pounds. He was arrested Octo ber Sfltb, 1R69. The owner is requested to coine forward sud claim him, pay charges or he w iil be dealt with as the law direct*. J- B- ARNOLD, nov 30-ts City Guard House-keeper. 110*1 r MMVQ FA< Tl RE. WF are prepared to make to order and repair, at thort notlee, MATHKVAID’AL INSTRUMENTS, Ac., Ac. Also, Sewing Machines repaired, and new partt made, and rnnciuue* adjusted, by a practical and experienced workman. V inrrille Property for Sale. THE subscriber wishing to change the investment, offers for sale, on good terms, the house and lot occupied by him for the lost several year. The lot contains 25 acres, about A acres cleared, the halauce in good timber anil lies on the K rsyth Road, in front of the “Cowles'Spring place” and join* the lands of Mrs Kobt. Freeman and Mr*. Bepj. Brytn- The Improvements are a dwelling of .even rooms, two kßh*t*. Ac., Ac., and a great variety of fruit tree*. Possession given whenever wanted. For further infor mation* enquire o! Col. Jordan, who live* near, or jan !5 44-ts K. t. OI'SLKY, Trustee. NOTICE. Til ONI whom we credit through the yvar will bear in mind, that account* of this kind are due on the FIRST OF JANUARY. „ . . Those Who have not yet paid up ar* earnestly requested “lit **•’• W I'AKKLK t CO. PIANOS, oMsss^atssj&sgwg first quality, and sold at the very best rate, together with a fine lot of Guitars, Violins, Accordeons, Flutes, Yiolta amt Guitar Strings, Musical * c -* c N ;- b J r pov II E, J, JGpSfftvN A QQ’ JPOffiffilß’sTo The midnight Train. Across the dull and broodiug night A giant flies, with demon Hght And breath of wreathing smoke ; Around him whirls the reeling plain, And, with a dash of grim disdain, He cleaves the sundered rock. In lonely swamps the low wind stirs The belt of black funeral firs, That murmur to the sky, Till, startled by his wild career, They seem to keep a hush of fear As if a god swept by. Through many a dark wild heart of heath, O’er booniing budges, where beneath A midnight river brawls ; By ruin, remnants of the past, Their ivies trembling in the blast, By singing waterfalls! The slumb’rer on his silent bed, Tunis to the light his lonely head, Divested of its dream. Long leagues of gloom are hurried o’er, Through tunnel sheaths, with iron roar, And shrill night-rendering scream. Past huddling huts, past flying farms, High furnace flamts, whose crimson arms Are grappling with the night, ne tears along receding lands, To where the singly city stauds, Wrapt in a robe of light. Here, round each wide and gushing gate, A crowd of eager faces wait, And every smile is known, We thank thee, 0 thou Titan train, That in the city once again, We clasp our loved, our own ! Spiritual Railway. WRITTEN’ IIT LORENZO DAWS, AN INDIAN CHIEF, IN THE 52n TEAR OF HIS AOK. The line to Heaven by Christ was made; With Heaveuly truth the rails are laid, From earth to Heaven the line extends To life eternal, w here it ends. Repentance is the station, then, Where passengers are taken in ; No fee for them is there to pay, For Jesus is himself the way. The Bible then is Engineer— It points the way to ileaven so clear, Through tunnels dark and dreary here, It does the way to Glory steer. God’s love, the fare—his truth, the steam, Which drives the engine aud the train. AH you who to Glory ride Must come to Christ, iu him abide. In first, and second, and third class, Repentance, Faith and Holliness. You must the way to Glory gain, Or you with Christ can never reign. Come then, poor sinners, now’s the time, At any place along the line ; It you repent and turn from sin, The train w ill stop and take you in. SPEECH OF IIOaN. A. R. BOTELER, OF VIRGINIA, ON ORGANIZATION OF TIIE HOUSE. in r/ic ffouxe of Representative* Janua ry 25 th 185’J. Mr. lIoTKLKR. I have, Mr. Clerk, no set speech to nuke. I have not come here to-day with that intention. 1 have sought the floor simply tor ttie purpose of submitting alt-w suggestive temaks, which, 1 ti Ufci will serve iusome ticync to pruniot. the object which many here are sincerely desirous of accomplishing—ot bringing this discussion to a close, and perfecting tne organization ol the House. Sir, Ido not stand here to-day to make auy appeals to the prejudices, the passions, or the sectional piide of those who represent that quar ter of the Confederacy from which I come. I have no desire to indulge in any pyrotechnic display of “glittering generalities,”,w inch, however much they may dazzle and amuse, are hut little calculated to hung uhoul any practical solution of the difliculty in which we are involved—like summer lightning, they “play uiuuud tbe bead but do uoi touch the heart.” Nor is it my purpose to deal in any unjust ungenerous, or unnecessarily harsh denunciation of those upon the other aide of the Chamber, who, claiming to be conservative, are here in tbe exer cise of their undoubted right as the Representa tives of the country, entertaining sentiments utter ly adverse from the sentiments held hv my consti tuents and myself. I say I shall not indulge in any unnecessarily harsh denunciations of them. I re cognize the fact that we who arc assembled here to discharge the legitimate duties of legislation de volved upon us by our constituents, coming as we do front dillerent and distant portions of this vast Confederacy, some of us from the rugged, roek ribbed bills” of tbe North, some from tbe ever blooming plains of the South, some with the dust of the distant prairies on their feet, and others with the spray of either ocean on their brows, represen ting interests and opinions as variant as are the latitudes iu which we live, must necessarily differ on many points; it is not to be expected of us that there should be perfect uniformity of sentiment, and especially in regard to those great question of public concernment which, from time to time, stir up the depths of human being in our land. But, sir it is expected, aDd our country demands, pa triotism requires at our hands, that, coming here under these circumstances, we should remember, in the language of a distinguished citizen of in> good old iState, “that we have a country to serve, as well as a party to obey.” But, sir, what do wc see ? What is the specta cle which this House presentsV On this side of it, with those with whom it has been my pride and pleasure to act iu good faith from first to last, what have we seen ? Three organizations—a Democrat ic party, a southern Opposition party, and an anti- Lecomptou party ; for we must recognize the last named as a party, since, though insignificant iu num ber, they are most potential in their influence. — Well, sir,•what have they been doing? They know, they feel, the country knows, that it is only by a union amongst them all that we can beat down the nominee of tbe black Republican party. They profess to he honest iu their desire to accomplish lhat, and I know they are honest in their opposi tion to that nominee. But yet, with the majority and with the power in their hands, they have never once exercised that power to secure the object which they profess to he anxiously desirous ot at- taiiiiiig- And why? Because they liave allowed their party prejudices and their party pride to in terfere with their patriotism. There h.ts uot been u ballot taken in which there has been u union ol the dill'ereut anti-Repnblican parties; and there will be no election resulting in the success of tills side of the House unless there is such a union—a cordial nd hearty union amongst us all. Now, sir, let rut illustrate our popuiou here.— We are all on board the same ship, the glorious j old ship which our fathers built for uH. Titer laid it keel; they fashioned its bulwarks; they forged the anchor of its hope ; they l tuneued it upon the ocean ol national existence, and they gave us u chart by which to sail our ship. We have (J'flcretl heretofore amongst ourselves ; earnestly, sincere ly, openly differed, as freeman should differ mid will differ, iu regard to that chart; we have differ ed Uiuongst ourselves in regard to the best mode of working the ship. Some of us have been for sailing her upon this tack, some upon that tack ; some have been for taking in a sail, others tor shaking out a reef. \V e believe that, under i’ro videuce, our ship lias been built to be the life-boat of the wot Id ; and throughout the progress of the voyage we have been constantly engaged in saving those who have come on board front the wrecks, the rafts, and rotten government of the Old V\ ntld. We have taken them into out vessd when they have been swimming for their lives. We have spread before them the table of our bounty ; we have saved their lives and have given them an equal participation in the profits of our voyage; yet some of us (and I amongst the number) have aeen, and seen with supprise and pain, that alter they have been brought on board the ship, they have shown a propensity to interfere in the man agement of it, and we said to them : “We have brought you here to save vou, and to make you prosperous, happy, and free; bat we are not wil §lm 9$ ling lhat you shall take hold of the tiller and han dle the ropes, until you have been here long enough to know one rope from tbe other.” Well, sir, this has been a source ofhonest differ ence of opinions amongst those on board, whilst all of us have loved the old craft, from truck to keel, with all our hearts. Thus we have voyaged ; ami whilst thus differing, what has happened? We have been drifting towards the breakers, we have been insensibly drawn towards a lee shore, where no iigbt-bouse sends its friendly ray! A storm has arisen upon us; we hear the spirit of the tempest shrieking in the shrouds ; clouds of danger, difli culty, and doubt are dimming the heaven of our hopes, and threatening to burst in desolaiion over our heads! And not only that; bat, sir, we see yonder “a band of mutineers” determined to take possession of the vessel; men associated together to dispossess us of our rights, and to deprive us of our property, who would thrust us dowu the hold, and butteii the hatches over our heads. And yet, iu the midst of all these imminent dangers which are threatening the destruction of the ship, we have been engaged here for weeks past in a dis graceful squabble upon the theoretical points of political navigation! Now, Mr. Clerk, I ask is it right, is it reasona ble, can we answer to our constituents, and to the country, if we continue to allow these paltry, miserahla differences to interfere with our duty, and to prevent cordial, united action among the conservatives of the House against those whom we recognize, and whom we are bound to recog nize as our common country. Sir, I have no practical suggestion to offer; there are older heads than miue here to do that; but I do protest against the continuance ot this most unnecessary discussion. For myself, the House will do me the justice to say that I have occupied my seat upon this floor in silence during the seven weary weeks we have been in session, while this exciting discussion has been going on, and whilst the infamous Abolition outrage upon tbe district I have the honor to represent has been the fruitful inspiration of almost every gentleman who has risen to addres the House. Now, sir, I was present at that horrible Harper’s Ferry raid; I was a wit ness to that abominable outrage; 1 saw the blood of my lriendsshed in the streets of Harper’s Ferry; aud it there is a man here who lias a right to dis cuss that subject, it is myself; and yet 1 have for borne. I have remained silent for various reasons, not the least of which is, that the distinguished Seiialur before me [Mr. Mason) is engaged in the investigation of the facts connected with the whole affair, and will present them fully and fairly, at the proper time, before the country, to leave it to judge of them, after which I shall avail ray self of a suitable opportunity to mention some circumstances to the House concerning that foray which I wish the country to know, aud which justice to my con stituents requires that it shall know from me. There is another reason which, I must coufess, has also influenced me in this matter. I know [and I have been painfully conscious of it w henever my miud has reverted to that dark day) that when the heart ieels most, the tongue refuses to pertorm its wonted task. And, sir, when I have heard gentlemen on the other ride of the floor stand up and derisively re fer to that infamous outrage, I have been hardly able to retain my seat and refrain from the expres sion ot my indignation in terms which might not have sounded parliamentary. My mind, sir, has a'ain and again, during this discussion, gone hack to that gloomy October evening, when I stood by the side of a friend, and laid my hand upon his brow where the death damp was gathering, while the blood was gushing from his noble heart, and have been often disposed to say, in apology for my forbearance: “ Ohl pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers For I tell you, sir, that in my opinion, the leaders ot the Abolition party, which is seeking to control the oriraniz.ttion of this House, and to obtain pos session ot the Government, are as much the mur derers ot my friends at Harper’s Ferry as were old John Brown and nis deluded followers; and I think lhat the committee eugaged in the investi gation m my Slate, aud the investigation ou the p al loi itiu Sulint., will pruvu that the agitation of the slaver\ question by the great leaders of the Republican party has been the direct cause of the Harper’s Ferty invasion. 1 iell vou further, sir, that the Commonwealth of Virginia has come to the determination that this shall be the end of it; that this slavery agitation shall cease, ro far as she is concerned ; that her territory sliall be piotectcii liom a. repetition of lhat Oloodv raid. .She has taken some indemnity lor the past and means to have security lor the fu ture. And, sir, to make her JeterDiinatiou good, „he has buckled on her armor, rnd her borders are now bristling with bayonets, for she feels compell ed to tike the guardianship of her rights and her honor into her own hands. Heretofore she has trusted to the tie of consanguinity ; heretofore she has rehed upon the linked shields of all the States for her protection; hut, sir, at a moment when she dreamed not of it, she has been smitten upon the cheek. Our honored old mother has been struck a blow wh : ch has roused her children from their false security, and rallied them to her rescue. We now discover that we must depend upon our own right arm to protect our State from further outrage, so loog as there remains a “Republican” organization iu Congress and the country. Why will you persist, men ot the North, in maintaining that organization ? What good do you expect to effect by it ? You formed it, so you have said, for the sole purpose of making Kansas a free State.— You have Kansas, aud when she comes into this Union, she will come iu “free.” If there be any other purpose that you expect to accomplish by it, it must he to transfer your,“irrepressible conflict” from the Territories to the States. But, gentlemen of the other side, I know there are some among you who profess to be conserva tive, and are conservative, as compared with the moving spirits of your party. The distinguished gentleman front Ohio (Mr. Corwin) who sits before me, and who has entertained us and held this House for two days in listening admiration, by his intellectual efforts, claims to be—l wish he were so in reality—the leader of the Republican party; but how few are they who gather round him, who will recognize him as their leader, and will indorse the sentiments he has uttered here yesterday and the day before. When I look at him, when I see him there amongst them—a triton amonongst the min nows—when I see him there, sir, my mind goes back to the literature of my boyish days, and 1 re member how it was that once upon a time Gulliver, in his travels, laid himself down to sleep in the country of the Lilliputians ; how the pigmies climb ed upon his person and wound their tiny chains about him; how they bound his hands, and so led him, a spectacle of wonder, through the land.— Oh, sir, if I could make such an appeal to that dis tinguished gentleman as would awaken a respon sive feeling in his heart, its patriotic throbs would burst the bonds which bind him to the earth, he would stand erect in the frightened presence of his diminutive associates, and would march forth with a fiim tread from the law miasmatic marches .of sectionalism and join us here upon the high ground of nationality, where the llag of the Union floats “with not a siripe erased or polluted, or a single star obscured.” [ Applause trom the Democratic benches and in the galleries.] And the leader, (Mr. SnERMAN ) whom they recognize, the leader who bears their banner, 1 listened to his explana tion, or rather his attempt at explanation, made a few days since, with sincere sympathy for him. Iu mv very soul 1 pity him. And it is with wonder and amazement that 1 behold a gentleman with the traits which that gentleman is said to have—for he i must have noble traits who, during so many weeks j of conflict, .can keep friends around him in unbrok en ranks, persisting in I heir efforts to place him in the third position under our Government —to see uuch a gentleman permit himself to remain for one hour more before the country, as he is, according to his own account ot himself; and the account his Iriends have given of hint, in comiecfion with the Helper Book. \Vhit. has he told the House? What has liis friend who non.mated him (Mr. UoRWJN) told this House ? That he signed the recommendation of the Helper book at the solicitations of a friend who to him and asked him to sign it; that he took the pee. awtUMi to inquire of the trtewl wheth er-there w.nild be anything objectionable in the colnpitnt'en, ami was assured that there would not ; that the hook would prepared by a committee, Ac. \Yell, sir, whut has that committee done? — They have put forth a book under the sanction oi of Mr. Sherman’s name, which is everywhere de nounced as objectionable, and which is, unques tionably, a most infamous publication; a book which he himself intimates his objection to, and, as I understand, desites an opportunity to denounce as it deserves. The? have deceived him; they have betrayed him; they have made him their victim, j their dupe, ay, their tool; and be submits to it all! Y'es, sir, it is admitted that they have deceived him; for he allows the inference to be made that he does not indorse this most infamous Helper hook. I am told, indeed, that gentlemen on the other side —if the gentleman from Missouri will withdraw his resolution—one after the other, will ri3C and de nounce that book. That is what tbey say in pri vate. Tbey are ready to denounce it now, and well they may be; for, sir, I would like to see a man in the American Congress who would rise in his place and indorse the sentiments of that book, alter all that has occurred within the last three months. If any man should do so here in our pres ence, we would see a traitor standing in our midst. Mr. Clerk, the gentleman from Ohio still occu pies his position. Week after week he has occu pied it, and Heaven only knows how long he will continue to hold on to it. But his chance is gone. I tell him, in all candor, that he cannot be elected to the Speakership, and is not fit for the position ; not meaning, however, to say that his private virtues and personal graces would not fit him to fill that chair. From his association with this infamous Helper book, and the manner in which he has been persistently pressed at this particular time, he never can be Speaker , and never should be called upon to preside over tbe deliberations of this body. To he elected at all, it must be by means of the plu rality rule; and a vote upon the plurality rule, it is understood, must be a sneaking vote for Sher man. Now, sir, that plurality rule never can come to a vote. Ido not hesitate to say that I was one of those, after the discussion arose in the House the other day, who sought out the paper referred to by the gentleman from Indiana, (Mr. Colfax,) and that I placed my name to it, pledging myself to stand here day and night to oppose by all lawful means the adoption of the plurality rule ; aud I will stay here in this Hall, eat here, drink here, live here, and, if ueceesary, die here—before I give my sanction, as a Representative from Virginia, to lhat rule, when I am satisfied that its adoption will result in the election of John Suekuan aa Speaker of this House. Mr. Colfax. Will the gentleman allow me to ask him a question ? Ido not wish to interfere without the gentleman’s consent. Mr. Botelkr. Certainly. Mr. (’olfax. Suppose any number of gentle men, after it was organized, were satisfied that an appropriation bill reported by the committee of Ways and Means contained an appropriation of money which would probably be used by the Fed eral Administration for corrupt purposes—l no not say that would be; I only put the case as a suppo stitious one; would you justify us in signing a writ ten agreement, biuding ourselves to each other, that we would, by a factious opposition, prevent any vote ever being taken upon it, and thus pre vent a majority from adopting it? If so, all legis lation could be thus arrested. Mr. Botei.er. You have to meet your own re sponsibility to vour constituency, and I am respon sible to mine. I can go hack to mine, and hold up my head, with the full assurance iu my heart that the position I have taken during this protracted struggle for the Speakership will be indorsed by every one of my constituents whose good opin ion is worth an effort to retain. You can do the same. But I have yet to learn that that is a majoritv side of the House. lam going upon the premises that this is the majority side of this House, and that the factious course is pursued by the other side. That is tbe factious side. True, it is a side with seventeen States represented by it; but I see not a single southern man affiliating with them— not one. I look upon tbe flag they carry, and I cannot recognize upon it the escutcheon of a single State south of Mason and Dixon’s line. But, Mr. Clerk, I am sorry I have been betrayed into these extended remarks. I assure gentle men I rose not to bring the torch of discord among the members of the House, but to offer the olive branch of peace. I rose to make an appeal to gentlemen upon this side ; to make an appeal to my distinguished friend from Ohio (Mr. Corwin) before me; to my friends from Pennsylvania aud New Jersey, some of whom were old college-mates, and whom I had not nsat bo Fore For twenty years, but whom I see now, to my great regret, upon that side of the House, voting and acting against the interest of my State. 1 came here, sir, to stand by those gentlemen from Pennsylvania and New Jersey in their rights and interests. I came here a tariff man; though not a protective man for pro tection’s sake ; not in favor of a* high protective tariff', vet ready to lock my shield with theirs, and tight out the great question ot protection to their interests. But I see them arrayed against my in terests and the interests of my conssitueiiUi; and how can they expect that I shall be found fighting zealously with them tor their interests? Sir, i have said that lam iu lavur of protection. I de sire that every man in this country of ours, from the Aroostook to the Gulf of Mexiee—no matter what his occupation may be, whether he shoves the plane or throws the shuttle, whether he works in the mine, or, like myself, belongs to tbe great agricultural interests of the country—shall feet that his Government is with him and not against him. 1 would have every larmer throughout the land feel, as he scatters the golden grain in the fur rows, that, next to the Providence of Almighty God, who sends the sunshine and tbe shower, the seed time and the harvest, that the Government discriminates for his interests and not against them. I came here to vindicate that piinciple side by side with those whom I believed to be conservative men from tbe great States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey (that old battle-ground of the Revolu tion, where my fathers stood with theirs, shoulder to shoulder, in the snows of Trenton and the hot sands of Monmouth,) to vindicate that great prin ciple of protection to American industry, in accor dance with the necessities of the times. But I find you rallying behind a sectional banner, and giving aid and comfort to that intelligent sectional organization of the North, the fundamental princi ple of which is opposition to slavery. I cannot, therefore, expect that any appeal I may make to you will be listened to. Mr. Ualk. Will the gentleman from Virginia allow me to ask him a question? Mr. Boteler. I certainly will permit the gentle man to ask me a question ? Mr. Hale. You say you find us arrayed against your rights and interests and that you came here to endeavor to promote the interests of out Virginia the Pennsylvania members have attacked on thi* floor, or what rights they propose to attack • We | have stood by you, as I understand. In your j Harper’s Ferry foray, as you call it, Pennsylvania J acted the part of a sister State, according to the testimony of Governor Wise himself, and returned your fugitives'from justice. Pennsylvania, sir, has : always done her duty to her sister States; and I , defy any gentleman from Virginia, or any other gentleman upon this floor, to show that in any re spect Pennsylvania has failed in her duty to any sister State in any manner whatever. When gen tlemen deal in general charges like these, they ought to specify wherein we are interfering with their rights. Mr. Boteler. I recognize the fact — and it is a ‘ fact which affords me pleasure, a fact of which every Pennsylvanian may well be proud—that her Governor did his duty fully, fairly, faithfully, in re turning to Virginia the fugitives from her justice, and that he was sustained by the people of Penn- j sylvauia in that patriotic act ; and, sir, I came here i prepared to testify to the State of Pennsylvania my j grateful appreciation of the conduct of her Cover- j nor. lam still grateful to the people of Pennsyl- ‘ vania, who, I believe, are misrepresented upon this | floor by those who have from first to last acted ! with tlie other side, to whom, however, there may be some exceptions. (Referring to those who vo ted for Mr. Gilmer.) The gentleman asks me when he had acted con trary to the interests of Virginia ; You hare done it, sir, on every ballot in which yon hare given your vote for a sectional candidate, whom the people of Vifginia mu-t regard, if elected to that chair, as having been forced upon the country against their interests, against their wishes ami against the pro te.-tation of every man, woman, and child, within her borders. Now, sir, a word to Massachusetts. Mr. Hale. I would ask the gentleman if we are not the best judges of what our constitu ents desire ? Mr. Vaj.landigham. 1 rise to a question of or der. I object to this interruption. Mr. Hale Has the gentleman the right to say—> — (Loud cries of “Order!” from the Democratic benches.) Mr. Hale. Has the gentleman the right to say (Cries of “Order!” “ Order 1”) Mr. Vallandigham. i insist upon the point of order. VOLUME XXXVII.—NO. 51. Mr. Lotei.kr. The election which returned these gentleman here took places month before the John Brown raid. The people of the North know, they must know, they cannot fail to see, what is the in evitable tendency of this slavery agitation. They have been told by you, the politicians, you the leaders—and we have allowed ourselves to be de luded by the syren song sungin our ears—that veu do not intend to interfere with slavery within the States. Personally, I believe you*do not. Per ►’onaliv, there is not a leader among vou all—not even Fred Douglass—who can be found with cour age euough to come into the southern States and interfere with slavery there. But, from year to year, you have beaten the drum of abolitionism in all the highwaysaud byewaysof the North. From vour pulpit and. press and forum Jn season and out of season, you have preached to uie rising gener ation that slavery is a curse ; and that anti-slavery Sentiment has stimulated others, less careful of their personal safety, to come amongst us with a hostile intent, to steal our slaves and incite them to insur rection. I can illustrate this by an incident which occurr ed in my own county the other day. That poor wretch, Coppic, a week or two before his execu tion, stood at the window of his prison, pressing his brow against the iron bars across it, looking out intently in the street at the happy groups of negroes assembled there, and after some time, ho turned away and sobbed. A friend asked why he sobbed. “ Sir,” said he, “ I have seen, day after day, the negroes in your streets, and they are bet ter clad than the laboring people of the northern States ; they are well cared for in every way, and see, oh ! see how happy 1” Said my friend, ‘‘What did you expect ? “ Ob,” said be, “ I have been taught to believe that they were down-trodden and oppressed, aod were ready to clutch atliberty; but they refused it when we offered them the boon.” Now, Mr. Clerk, who is responsible for this ?—• On whose head is the blood of Coppie ? There whs not a man amongst the Harper’s Ferry insur gents except John Brown, who was not born since 1830, and who did not grow up under the influence of abolition preaching. Thisaii, is a significant fact, which I commend to the thinking portion of my countrymen. There was not one of them who had not breathed the atmosphere of abolition, and who had not his mind poisoned against the South by such teachings. Vou do not care for the ne gro. You admit the fact. It is a most miserable hobby upon which you hare ridden into power.— Now, in the name of our common country, I de mand that you disband your anti-slavery party and take down your piratical flag ! When sir, I have beard the name of a gentle man called here, day after day, first on the roll—a great, historic name, (Mr. Adams,) I have been re minded of Massachusetts in her prouder days in the heroic age of the Republic. 1 have been re minded of a historical incident connected with the county in which I live—that county selected by John Brown for his bloody raid; and feel that I have a right to appeal to the Massachusetts dele gation here, if they are not deaf to the voice of consanguinity, and if they are, 1 appeal from them to the people on this question ; I demand of them to come up to the rescue of the country now as they did in the good old times of their revolu tionarv fathers. The district which I represent, and the county where I live—that county made famous by the raid of BrowD, was the first, the very first in all the Sonth to send succor to Massachusetts in the time of her direst necessity ! In one of the most beautiful spots in that beautiful county, within ri fle shot of my residence, at the base of a hill, where a glorious spring leaps out into sunlight from beneath the gnarled roots of a thunder-riven oak, there assembled on tbe 10th of July, 1775, the first band of southern men who marched to the aid of Massachusetts. They met there, then, and their rallying cry was, “ a bee-line for Bos ton.” That beautiful and peaceful valley—the “ valley of the Shenandoah”—had never been pol luted by the fooisteps of aloe, for even the In dians themselves had, according to tradition, kept it free from the incursion of their enemies. It was the hunting range andneutral ground of the aborigines. The homes of those who lived there then were far beyond the reach of danger. But Boston was beleaguredl Tno hearths of your fathers were threatened with pollution, and tho fathers of those •w hom I represent, rallied to their protection— “ They left tbe plow share in the mould, Their flocks and herds without a fold, The sickle in tbe unshorn grain, Their corn hail-garnered on the plain. And mustered iu their simple dress, For wrongs of yours, to seek redress.” Thus they mustered around the spring I speak of, and from thence ttiey made their “ Bee-line for Boston.” Before they marched, they made a pledge that all who survived would assemble there fifty years after that day. It is my pride and plea sure to remember that I, though but a child then, was present at the spring when the fifty years rolled round. Three aged, feeble, tottering men— the survivors of that, glorious band of one hund red and twenty—were all who were left to keep their tryst, and be faithful to the pledge made fifty years before to their companions, the bones of most of them had been left bleaching on your northern hills. Sir, I have often heard from the last survivor of that band of patriots, the incidents of their first meeting and their march ; how they made some six hundred miles in thirty days—twenty miles a day—and how, as they neared their point of des tination, Washington, who happened to be making a reconnoissance in the neighborhood, saw them approaching, and recognizing tbe linsey-woolsey hunting-shirts of old Virginia, galloped up to meet and greet them to the camp ; how, when he saw their captain, his old companion-in-arms, Ste phenson, who had stood by his side at tbe Great Meadows, on Braddock’s fatal field, and in many an Indian campaign—and who reported him self to his commander as “ from the right bank of the Potomac ” —he sprang from his horse and clasp ed his old friend and companion-in-arms with both hand3. He spoke no word of welcome ; but tbe eloquence of silence told what his tongue could not articulate. He moved along the ranks, sha king the hand of each, from man to man, and all the while —as my informer told me—the big tears were seen rolling down his cheeks. Ay, sir, Washington wept! And why did the glorious soul of Washington swell with emotion ? why did he weep ? Sir, they were tears of joy ! and he wept because he saw that the cause of Massachusetts was practically tbe cause of Vir -1 ginia ; because be saw thatber citizens recognized the great principles involved in the contest. These Virginia volunteers bad come spontaneously.— Thev bad come in response to the words of her i Henry, that were leaping like thunder through the land, telling the people of Virginia that litey must fight, and fight for Massachusetts. Tiiey had come to rally with \\ ashu gtoi to defend youi fathers’ firesides, to protect then homes i mm harm. Well, the visit km* been reUu mdl Join. B own selected that very county, whose citizens went so 1 promptly to the aid ol the North when the North needed aid, as the most appropriate place in the ’ South to carry out the doctrines of tbe “ irre ’ pressible conflict and, as was mentioned to the Senate yesterday, the rock where Leemail fell was the very rock over which Morgan and his men ! marched a few hours after Stephenson’s command | had crossed the river some ten miles further up. Mav this historical reminiscence rekindle the embers of patriotism in our hearts ! Why should this nation of ours be rent in pieces by this irre pressible conflict ? Is it irrepressible ? The bat tle will not be fought out upon this floor. For when the dark day comes, as come it may, when this question, that now divides aud agitates the hearts of the people, shall be thrust from the fo rum of debate, to be decided by the bloody arbi trament of tlie sword, it will be the saddest day for us and all mankind that the sun of Heaven has ever shone upon. • I trust, Mr. Clerk, that this discussion will now cease. Jti ustjthai all will make an effort, by ballot ing,aud by a succession ofbullotiugs to organize the House. 1 trust that we will go on in our cfforts.day by day, until we;do effect an organization, and pro ceed to perform the duties which we were sent here to discharge ; that the great heart of our country will cease to pulsate with the anxiety which now couses it to throb ; and that we will each, in our own appropriate sphere-, do what we can to make ourselves mere worthy of the. inestimable blessings, which a good God has given ns. an which can only be enjoyed by a />'**< rirfuota, and united people. (Applause.) * man named DroMt has been arrested, in Michigan, charged with having married thirteen women. Nearly every widow and maid seemed anxious to be his dutk.