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R ush S pencer was called to the Chair, and S. C. C leveland appointed Secretary. J. N . W hiting , Esq., moved the ap pointment o f a Committee to report res olutions for the consideration o f the meet- The “ Democracy” at Loggerheads the Courier for less than its present price. W e have concluded, however, after a close investigation o f our past year’s bus iness, and the best possible estimate we could make o f our prospects, to put down the price o f our paper to subscribers, strictly in advance, to ONE D O L L A R A Y E A R ! O f course, it will readily be seen by the dullest m ind, that our receipts for the paper under this arrangement, will be much less than before, with our preseht number o f subscribers. Unless, there fore, w e receive a large accession to our ' o subscription list, w e shall be permanent losers by the operation. But more su b scribers w e exp e c t to g e t ; and actuated by that belief, w e put our terms at the cheapest cash notch. S o many papers are published at a dollar, that no paper can expect to live at a higher rate, unless content to plod along on a very contracted or select cir culation. T h e Courier has about doubled its circulation since it cam e int6 the hands o f its present publishers ; and it is this which gives us courage to reduce the terms. S o many say when the pro position to subscribe is advanced— u If your paper was only a dollar a year,' that w o are satisfied a large circulation can be obtained only by dropping to that point. W e know the Courier ought to have from 1000 to 1500 subscribers, and can have them , as well as to work along on 800. T h e higher number at a dollar, will pay quite as well as the low er num ber at a doll at and a half; while the larger circulation gives us other advan tages of no small consideration. o >1 ton, W m . G . Monell, and Alexander Chew. During the absence o f the com - n mittee, the meeting, in response to a unanimous call of all present, was ably and eloquently addressed by R e v . F . W . C urry . H e expressed the warmest sympathy in the fortunes o f Hungary, and coincided heartily in the project of granting financial aid to her cause. The Committee on resolutions next i reported through their Chairman, J. N . W h iling, the follow in g : Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with the heroic attempts made by the Hun garian people, in their late struggle with Austria, to secure their Independence. That we believe their only abject in that struggle, was to free themselves from a yoke of Tyr anny and Despotism, foreign to their tastes; their principles, and their necessities, and to build up institutions, founded in the purest principles of Liberty and Justice, and there by to promote the soundest, and freest sys tem of popular Government; and that xve will, in the future, continue to entertain and foster the same sympathy and encourage ment to the Hungarian nation, should they ever again endeavor to establish their nation al rights, ami their country’s independence. Resolved, That in Louis K ossuth , Gov ernor of Hungary, we recognize the loftiest capacities and principles, that have ever been exhibited in any man. In the design and nature of his administration, in the manner in which he conducted it, in the dignity of his exile, in the emotions which he has shown cn bis liberation, in the frankness and sin cerity with which he has announced his de signs, in the splendor of his attainments, the sway of his eloquence, the purity of his principle*2, and the devotion of his life to the highest impulses of patriotism and of duty, we discover all the qualities of Heart, Rea son, and Faith, which command our venera tion and esteem ; and we are ready to hail him as our fellow-citizen, friend and brother, should lie remain in America, and to follow him wtih our hopes, prayers, and aid, if he should again be called to lead his country men in a struggle for freedom. Resolved, That we will manifest the sin- T h e L o c o foco County Committee have called a Convention to m eet at Canan daigua, on the 6th of January, to choose delegates to a Congressional Convention to be held in G e n e v a on the 8th ; the office o f which, will be to choose a del egate to the Locofoco National Conven tion. T h e Gazette pronounces the ac tion o f the County Committee, a 66 usur p a t ion /’ and claims that the delegates should be chosen by Assembly Districts. The Hunkers probably deem themselves able to control this District, but not the County. H o w they will settle the quar rel is not certain, but the District plan will probably prevail. W e observe that the District Committee have called a Convention, the Barnburners apparently acquiescing in the movement. They i are very meek in view o f hoped forspoils. This will leave the County Convention no just power to act, except for the W estern District. T h e Warerloo Observer complains that 2860 L o c o focos in Ontario have the same representation with 2300 in Seneca, and 2000 in Y a tes— 4300 in all — and threatens that the “ Dem ocrats” of Seneca will send a delegation, such as their numbers entitle them to, not withstanding the Committee making the call, have fixed the representation at three times the number o f M e m b e rs of Assem b ly. Thus it appears the 11 D e m o c r a c y ” are in a beautiful state o f “ harm ony.” 1 ■ Letter from Philadelphia. ' December 24, 1851. F r ie n d C le v e l a n d :—This is a great day in Philadelphia. At this moment, the great Magyar, K ossuth , is passing through the streets of this city, in the midst o f thousands upon thousands of Military, and numerous Civic Societies in procession. While the side-walks and windows are crowded on 4 either side— the latter with the beauty and fashion of the fair sex, waving their white ’kerchiefs—at little intervals, are stretched across his way, banners of every form and size, bearing the colors of America and Hun gary. The Hungarian consists of three stripes- red, white and green. Across Chestnut-st., above the State House, is stretched a beauti ful arch oPevergreen, o.n the key of which is inscribed, “ W elcom e ,K ossuth .” On one banner are inscribed the names of Washi ngton, La Fayette,and Kossuth. The old State House—the very building where our first Congress was asembled,-is decorated from top to bottom, within and without, with the choicest evergreens, interspersed with flowers. At the rear is a stage erected, look ing out upon Independence Square, where he will tie received by the city Authorities. At the anti-slavery room, they have got a banner suspended with several meaning mottoes, touching the duty of allowing free dom to all men. Kossuth himself is borne in an open barouche, drawn by six grey steeds. He is wormly eiisconced in a heavy velvet overcoat, with a light cap upon his head, bearing a slight black plume. General Cadwalader Patterson, Gov. Johnston, Gen. Sam. Houston and others, accompany him in barouches, besides several of his, com pa triots. 4 p. m .— I / T h e follow ing is the article referred to by P eter M . D ox , Esq., in his re marks, at Concert H a ll, on Friday even ing, as the one he prepared for the Courier , just previous to the news of Hungary’s downfall. H e has again con sented to let it go into the hands o f the compositor. It was written at a time when a succession o f brilliant victories had inspired the highest hopes for the Hungarian ca u s e ; and its warm , elo quent language would, at that period, have met exactly the public sentiment. In our opinion, its conclusions were just and sound. W e can see no reason w h y our government should be tardy or timid in acknowledging the independence o f a nation that could show as good a title to freedom as did Hungary. The Provisional Committee. have just returned from] the meeting in the rear of the State House,where I can scarcely conceive that there were less than 75 thousand 3 people assembled to T h e Com m ittee appointed by the I greet Kossuth. At three o’clock, the proces- meoting in behalf o f Hungary, on Fri- sion having reached the place of meeting, he day evening, will, w e trust, organize was conducted thiough the building to the and settle its m ode o f action at once.— slaSe» where he appeared before the immense There ia a generous feeling abroad in ^cm hlage and addressed them. I was a- regard to the Hungarian question, and no time should be lost in making the best o f it. Meetings have been held, and Committees appointed in Albany, Buf falo, Auburn, and many other places ; and everywhere the spirit o f the people is right. Let there be no sluggishness cerity of our sympathy for Hungary, and our i , . . , , W e shall,therefore, furnish the G ene - | hope that her Independence may be estab- |on 116 Part °* 11086 w ^ ° oug^1 10 lead. lished, by extending all the material and sub- va C ourier after the present number, at the follow ing rotes: T o office and mail subscribers, O N E D O L L A R A Y E A R ! C ash , inflexibly in advance. If not paid in advance, 6d. ' • a month will be added, or $1,75 at the end o f the year. T o village subscribers w h o receive their paper from the carrier, 8 1 ,5 0 cash in advance, or $2,00 at the expiration o f the year. T h e above rates offer an uncommon inducement for all our old subscribers w ho are in arrears, to settle up immedi ately, and give us the advance dollar; for w e shall stand by the old rates x\ith i all such, till the last settlement is made. So gentlemen, w ho ow e for the Courier, please walk up and balance the books ; you can m a k e the interest on your money in no other way so easily ! Those who live at a distance, can \send the money by mail at our risk. If they pay in ad vance, and send even change, w o will give them credit, and 'send receipts tor the time they pay for, whether a year or less time. It seem s to us that every subscriber, who feels for his dollars and cents, will be alive to this opportunity, and square his account with us. W e shall strongly suspect that every one w ho does not, is hardly worth keeping on the list. And w e a v e determined to weed the tares^ on our part, in behalf »t their anticipated struggle for Freedom . Said he, w e have duties, not alone to one another as indi- stantial pecuniary aid in our power, to Gov. Kossuth, in his noble and glorious efforts to give to his country a place, and a name, and a high destiny among the nations of the earth . Resolved, That a provisional Committee of five be appointed from among our citizens to carryout the object expressed in the fore going resolutions. On motion, tho resolutions w e r o uuan- imously adopted as the sense o f the meeting. T h e Chairman appointed the following gentlemen as the Com m ittee to carry out the resolution, by which it is proposed to raise pecuniary aid for the cause of Hungary, v i z : N . B. Kidder, C. J. Folger, J. S. Prouty, William O r ton, S, S. Cobb. On motion of M r. Or ton, the Chairman and Secretary were added to the Com m ittee. Mr. Curry proposed that the money w e raise should be obtained by dollar subscriptions. Others suggested that this might cause it to be thought that no larger or smaller sums would be taken. Mr. Curry explained, that he merely wished to bring the subscription within the reach o f the largest possible number. The meeting was afterwards address ed by J. N. W hiting , E s q ., w h o por trayed in truthful and eloquent language the condition and character o f the Hun garian people, and warmly urged the propriety and duty o f sympathy and aid ESP K ossuth visited Baltimore on M onday, and was expected to be in Washington yesterday. His eloquent speech at Philadelphia shows that he is not the least disheartened by the news from France. He is evidently bent on making his appeal to Congress the same it has been to the people, and thus put his mission to the severest test. W e mong the number who were unable to hear his beautiful voice, except at distant inter vals. But the language of his countenance, and his faultless gestures were borne to the most distant o f his audience. At the close e of a brief address, he appeared at the sides of the stage, so that all might see him, when he received the most Unmitigated demonstra tions of applause. These he acknowledged by low bows, and by laying his band upon his breast. He is o f medium size, and rather elegant form, surmounted by a large open counte nance, not unlike that of Washington, tho’ not so inflexible, however, but more brilliant. His complexion is rather sallow, and he wears a dense moustache. From the State House, he retired to the United States Hotel, where he abides. The massive steps of the old United States Bank, (now the Custom House.) opposite his rooms, and the street confess that our partiality and hopes «... ___ .. i • , . r I below, were directly crowded by thousands. grow stronger every day in his favor ... . . J , lt * , . » , , * Yielding to their, repeated .calls, he appeared ana in favor o f the complete success o f ,®. ; ,, r . , l l T i r. 1 several limes at the window. When I left, a 1 he asks for. I thcre wag n0 abatement of the crowd. Such welcomes,to Kossuth must appear very dif ferent to him from his imprisonment in Tur key, though he says he is not happy, for he is an exile from his fatherland. But his desires for interference by our gov ernment, against the course of Russia, cause much serious reflection among our country- W e take pleasure in calling aten- tion to the new advertisment o f M essrs. S impson & B ronson . Their establish ment is justly popular, and their stock equal to all they represent it. The Recognition of Hungarian In dependence, The People of Hungary are illustrating their attachment to free principles, no less than their indomitable bravery,by the spirited, and hitherto successful, resistance which they are making to the allied forces of Aus tria and Russia, employed for the subjection of the noble KossuTHand his devoted country men. In the cause of this patriotic people the Republicans of the United Slates feel an almost fraternal interest. There is in it so much to awaken recollections of our own struggle for independence—alike in the causes as in the conduct o f the war, and, as we confidently trust, in its aims also—that it would be strange indeed, if our liveliest sympathies were not excited, and our earnest prayers offered for its success. God grant, that the victories already a- chieved by the brave Magyars, may be fol lowed by even more glorious triumphs, to be closed only with complete independence, and ample guarantees against the further assaults of despotic power. In our opinion, the earnest, deep-seated sympathies of our People for the cause of Hungary, should'be expressed not only in public meetings, as has recently been done in New York, Cincinnatti,, and other cities, but our Government should also take early I and decided steps towards the formal recog^ nition of Hungarian Independence. We are the last persons to recommend any act by the Administration, at Washington, calculated to disturb, without good cause, our pacific re lations with foreign powers, War in all its forms we loathe and abhor,but especially war wantonly waged, or originating in base and sordid motives. But we apprehend no such result as war, nor any danger of it, with either Austria or Russia, in the event of our telling those despotic and tyrannical Gevernments, in the most emphatic manner , that their joint crusade against a brave peo ple struggling for independence, is looked upon by us with no .other emotion than that of utter detestation and abhorrence for the oppressor, and undying sympathy for the oppressed. And even should the Russian Bear take umbrage at what he might regard as an indisposition on our part to wink at his mighty strides for European Do minion, what of it? Are our sympathies for the strugg ling children of freedom to be dormant on that account. The great work which, by our example , we have to achieve, is liberty for man everywhere , and whenever, in the light of which we have been able to obtain, and judging from our past experience, we be lieve that if we could open three more branch schools they would be filled with scholars in one week’s time. There is not a room or department now in which there are not more scholars than the teachers can manage to advantage. But it is not in our power to procure rooms suit able for the accommodation of more schools; and the evil will have to be borne till the time conies in which the people can apply the proper remedy. Mean lime we state these facts for them to reflect upon. The Union School is under the immediate charge of Mr. and Mrs. J ames , E, D exter , late of the Palmyra Union School, to whose qualifications, and highly commendable ex ertions for the improvement of their pupil4 and for the elevation of the character o f the school, wc take pleasure in bearing this public testimony. We think M f .D exter particular ly excels in giving instruction in Mathematics Burning of Congressional Library. Natural Sciences, and in general manage- placeable. A b o u t? o’clock, yesterday, morning, fire was discovered in the Library rooms of the Capitol at Washington. The alarm was im mediately given, and the Fire department, promptly on the spot, used their utmost ex ertions to arrest the flames, but unhappily failed to do so before the splendid collection of books upon the shelves, was more than half consumed. The morning was an ex tremely frosty one, and the chill air and the ice-bound water seriously impeded opera tions. The President, the members of the Cabinet and o f Congress, lent every assist ance ; and by their direction, the roof Con necting with the rotunda, was torn away, and the remainder o f the building saved.— The fire was brought under control about noon. The origin of it is unknown. The Library occupied three apartments in the main building. The main room was a very large one, ninety-two by thirty-four feet, with a gallery around it. There were six recesses, or alcoves, on either side. The number o f volumes upon the shelves was a- bout 55,000; all of them works o f the high est value, and many of them wholly irre- Later News from Europe. A R R I V A L O F T H R > C A X A D A . Further from France! THE MOCK VOTE OP THE ABMV! ment. M r s . D e x t e r has charge o f the senior female department, which, in instruc tion, order and proficiency in the pupils, we feel confident will compare favorably with any similar department in this part o f the volumes, was purchased in 1815, i*r_ A- i, . l . . . v . ,, for $23,000. To this there has been asteady „ / . .. _ | accretion. Five thousand dollars have us- i? renen language, in this department, presents facilities for its acquisition which have not been heretofore enjoyed. Mrs. D exter hav ing devoted much time and attention in the acquisition of the language, under the tui tion o f the best native French teachers, writes and speaks it with very great fluency. Those who wish to attend to this popular and im portant branch, should not neglect availing themselves of this opportunity. A new class we are informed will be organized at the commencement of the next quarter. As to the general character of the school, having frequently taken occasion to pass tbrongh the departments, we can speak from personal observation. In attending not long since, upon the public exercises , we were most favorably impressed, not only with the man ner in which the students acquitted them-! selves, but also with the prevalence of that democratic regulation, which renders each an equal participant in the advantages of the school,— no scholar being either omitted, or from any minor consideration excused from taking part in the exercises. Undoubtedly the exercises would have assumed a hi»er French affairs continoe to be the en grossing subject o f interest, but there have been no fresh incidents o f striking: importance. Several additional Departments have been put in estate o f siege. L a r g e numbers o f the mountain party- have fled from the country. V o t e o f the army as far as heard from, 65,000 in favor o f N a p o leon, and 3,500 against him. F o u r m ore departments had been placed in a state o f seige. But few seri ou s disturbances, and those o f a limited extent. T h iers again arrested and sent to the Prussian frontiers. Girardin has resigned the editorship o f L a Press; he is about to depait lor Am erica. T h e Socialists, during their short as cendancy at Havre, burned the register and archives, and destroyed much pro perty. T h e C o m t e deC b a m b o r d ,H e n r i V ., had an interview with Prince Sch-^ wartzenborg., at Vienna. A letter had appeared from Jerom e' ,, , . . . , B o n a p a rtetothe-President advisingm od- It will tie remembered that one Congress ional library shared an Alexandrian fate, when the British troops burnt the Capitol in 1814. As the nucleus of a fresh collection, the library of Thomas Jefferson, consisting ditioijs; and an average of 1,500 volumes has been procured annually. There were besides, the series of magnificent medals, struck by Denon, in commemoration of Na poleon’s campaigns, and presented by the Emperor tothe American Government; map?, paintings and busts o f the several Presidents. The collection of manuscripts was not of much importance. While we have much reason to be grate ful that the element spared the rest of the building, the loss to the library is almost ir reparable. Young nations seldom have too many books; and Americans cholars have al ways lamented the scarcity and disperson of their literary resources. The Congressional Library was one of the largest in the coun try. Those of Harvard University, and of the Library Company of Philadelpnia, alone exceeded it, we believe, in point o f numbers. But its peculiar value lay in its rich ac cumulation of historical materials; docu ments, tracts, speeches, pamphlets, reports &c., &c., which made it almost indispensable at the seat of Government. No other col lection can at all supply its place. The libraries of the various departments, and of the Patent Office, will now doubtless be thrown open to those who have been en titled to use the larger collection.—AC Y. Times. 25th inst. intellectual character, had they been entrust ed to a few whom the principal might have selected ; yet this would have failed o f sv-J T h e F ir e a t t h e C a p i t o l — T he re- curtng the great object contemplated by these,| suits o f this disastrous calamity are now schools, which is not to exhibit the talents of the few, but the development of that of the many. — The same advantages that have previously been enjoyed for the study of the Latin and Greek languages are still secured; and we mean if possible to increase the facilities for acquiring, experimentally, a knowledge of the Natural Sciences, by making large and valuable additions tothe chemical and philo sophical apparatus. In short, we intend that there shall be nothing wanting on our part, and we feel confident there will be nothing wanting on the part of the teachers, to make this school the School o f Geneva. M. C. WRIGHT, E. H. HURD, 5* Trustees. JOHN L. DOX, well known; but the origin of the fire re mained a mystery until this* morning, when it was ascertained to the satisfaction of Mr. Walter, the architect, and all others who have examined the premises. The flues from some of the committee rooms pass under the floor, cf the Library, and close to the parti tion wall where they enter, an aperture is found quite large enough to admit particles of such light and combustible materia) as are used in kindling fives. The fires in thesp rooms were made up at half past six o'clock and a quarter before eight the Library was found to be on fire, immediately over this aperture.— Wash. Telegrph% D ecy 26. From theHoii. William H. Seward. from our wheat, by cutting off eveiy subscriber w h o remains long in arrears, or w h o m we believe it unsafe to trust. T h e size o f our paper will be slightly diminished, but w e shall continue to fur nish about the same amount of reading matter, and perhaps even more, after our new type arrives, which will be in a few weeks. T h e Courier will shine in a new dress, with a little smaller type than that w e now use, but it will be new7 brilliant, and as easily read as now .— W e have furnished | far the largest a- mount o f reading o f any paper in the county f*>r the last year,; and that pre em inence w e expect will continue. And those w h o print a better newspaper with the same resources, will need to be in dustrious and vigilant. W e shall give as good a summary o f what is going on in the world, as any country newspaper in the S t a t e ; and furnish an excellent spice of miscellaneous reading into the bargain. In short, the Courier will be made as good and readable a family newspaper as the present publishers know how to make. That the public will deem it w o rthy o f an increased pat ronage, w e firmly believe, from what we have learned during the time it has been ours. W e omitted som e time ago to call attention to the advertisement o f Drs. C rane & B rewer , Dentists, at N o . 30 Seneca st. Dr. C rane divides his time between his office here and that at R o c h ester; but Dr, B rewf . r is always on hand at the Geneva office ready to per form w o r k in a scientific and satisfactory manner. men. He supports them with so much rea- that exampey a brave nation shall rise upon Fires, Saturday last was a dreadful day for destructive conflagrations. E a ch o f the cities o f Buffalo, N e w Y o r k , and Phila delpliia being visited with very heavy ones. That In Buffalo is esstimated to have caused a loss o f $250,000, that in N e w Y o r k $200,000, and that in Philar delphia $300,000. . We learn that Mr, E dmondston has dropped the title o f Temperance House for his establishment, and that he now calls it the Eagle Hotel . It seems, there fore, that G e n e v a is no longer blessed with a Tem p erance H o u se. Sorry are w e for that. About those Chaps that cliQat the Printer. % It is a sort o f custom among Printers to pass round the names o f gentlemen by w h o m they are cheated o f their just dues. A n d no class o f men are so bad- v ly bled by arrant cheats as the Printers. W e have thus suffered our full share, and find by a scrutiny o f our books, that one rascal after another has slipped through our fingers,till the sum is neither reckoned by units alone, nor tens, but walks into the hundreds. It’s no use trying to collect m u ch o f it, and the on ly help that remains for us te to do bet ter next tim e— i f w e can. But there is a aort o f melancholy sat isfaction in giving to the public, and our brethern o f the craft, the names of the delinquent gentry. S o next week we shall com m e n ce the publication o f a B lack L ist , containing the names of sundry men(!) w ho have cheated us out o f our dues, or evinced a purpose so to do. viduals, nor as.societies and nations, but also to the higher fraternity of man , an organization to which we are tending. He. was followed by Mr. O rton , who briefly reviewed the incidents of the Hungarian W a r , and Kossuth’s mission to this country. lie vindicated the right and justice o f granting material aid to renew the effort for the possession o f Liberty, by that brave, but unfortunate people. P eter M. D ox , Esq., responded in a stirring and eloquent manner to the call o f the meeting. H e expressed the most ardent hopes for tho success o f European Libert)'; and though he was not prepar ed to urge tho government into a warlike collisioh with despotic powers, he warm ly advocated the bestowal of sympathy and aid on every nation engaged in a just and determined struggle for Jjiberty. H e thought the recognition ^of such na tionalities by the government, due from consistency with our Republican char acter, and nmio than likely to exert a salutary influence on the side o f right. He recollected with no little satisfaction, that the last article he had written for the press, (something he rarely did) was prepared for the Geneva Courier^ in which he urged with tho best emphasis. _ . . . . , ,. .L i ... c tt * G r A gentleman on a visit in W a s h - u his power, the recognition of Hunga- . . 6 ,* ,. x * *, . , ® ington, recently, and anxious to listen to rian Independence by the government of t|16 debates, opened, very coolly, one o f Gt> Kossuth in his speech at the municip al dinner at New York, questions the wis dom of Washington, and developes a new plan for our action, and seeks to infuse into our people a new set of ideas and a new policy. We admire the noble qualities of the man— we listen to his burning eloquence— we sympathize in the sufferings he has en dured— we know that his country was strick en down in the great battle-fiel of human freedom, and we involuntarily feel that we must rush to the rescue. But would this be wise 'l Do not our destiny and our duty lead us in other directions'?— Wayne County Whig . There is one slight mistake in the a- o bove, Kossuth, in the speech refered to does not question the wisdom o f W a sh ington ; but on the contrary pays it an exalted tribute. son, and with such matchless eloquence, that we are almost persuaded, while we hesitate to step beyond our accustomed policy of non-intervention. And it seems to me that there is great reason for consideration, before we venture our authovity,single-handed, be yond the seas; for we ought not to take ground that we are not willing to maintain at all hazards. But these things are to be decided. I am not aware what view you have taken on this question. To-morrow he is to be greeted by the stu dents of Girard College, and of the high schools of the city ; and I suppose he will hav<0but little cessation during his stay in Philadelphia, from the importunity of some body to see and hear him. Your old citizen, Mr, Chapin, is still at his post here, as Superintendent of the Blind Asylum, where he gives the mogt entire sat isfaction. There are now in that institution upwards of a hundred inmates, who are taught all the common branches of education, and also the higher mathematics, literature, mqsic, &fc. In addition to these, they are learned some useful trade-^-themen and boys brush-making mostly, and the females nee dlework. The trial of the Christiana rioters is still progressing. Hanaway, as you know, hav ing been acquitted of treason, the negroes are encouraged to entertain strong hopes of ac quittal also. The judges are lashed tremen- their oppressors, and by a continued and (so far) Successful resistance, supported by the whole people, shall evince, as Hungary has done, not only their earnestnes in, but their capacity to maintain the struggle, we contend, that it is both the right and the duty of the American Government to recog nize such nation as entitled to take equal rank with other independent Powers. Thus far Russia and Austria combined have proved themselves unequal to the task of subjecting Hungary. Indeed, their in ability to subdue the spirit o f the indomit able Magyars is so far acknowledged* that already Bavaria, Prussia, the bastard Re public of France, and may be, other votaries of Despotism, are invited to unite in this most base and wished crusade against a noble people struggling for liberty. And shall other Governments, the interests, and sympa thies of whose people are all with the Hun garians, quietly allow this unholy alliance to be quadrupled, without an effort to pre vent it? We trust not,we believe not. Let England and the United States at once re cognize Hungarian independence; let an W ashington , Dec. 15, 1851. G e n t l e m e n — I should be very happy if it were in my power to accept you courteous invitation to the feast which is to be given by the citizens o f Philadelphia to the now acknowledged Nation’s Guest. But my en gagements here prevent. Give him, gentlemen, a welcome worthy of Philadelphia to give, worthy of Kossuth to receive ; a welcome for his own great The Maine Law. pl° T h e Minister o f W ar had sent circu lars to the generals throughout France, to cause the im m ediate execution o f ol£ persons taken for murder and pillage. Several distinguished members o f th* legitimist and Orleanist p-arty had seu8 in their adhesion to the Preside*#, T h e correspondent o f the London pa pers states, in allusion to P r ince de joinville and d ’A um a les’ intended m o v e ment in opposition to the Pressdent,that. there has been a m e e ting o f som e o f the? chiefs o f the Orleans party, w h o u n a n i mously resolved to inform the Prince\ that they would not support apy attempt on his part to create civil war. Cape of G o o d H o p e dates to the 5th of N o v e m b e r , state that the Caffres had been severely chastised by Generali Som erset’s forces. O n e engagem e n t lasted several hours ; the British lost 40 killed and wounded ; the Caffres lost 500. T h e r e has been violent agitation in all the capitals o f E u r o p e , consequsnt upon the critical position o f France, This violent state o f affairs operates unfavorable on business in M anchester. Apprehensions for tranquillity in G e r many, insured extrem e caution in all operations relating to that trade. G e r man and Italian houses are acting with the utmost wariness, only executing small orders. T h e general tone o f trade, however, is decidedly healthy, which it is not likely will be arrested, except by the recurrence o f disturbances in France, or an outbreak in Germ a n y or Italy, o f which many unmistakable indications exist.' Later from California. A R R I V A L O F P R O J I E T H E O U S . At a public meeting recetly held at Bangor, a report was made showing the operation of the liquor law in that city. F r o m this it appears that since the law went into efiect, the commitments to the jail watch-house have fallen off consid erahly, and the coat toth e city from de linquencies that cam e under the notice o f the police had decreased fmrn two hundred and fifty-eight dollars in the first quarter o f the year, to seventy-five dollars in the last quarter. Liquor con tinues to be sold without license in many places, principally in dwelling bouses, where proof o f sale cannot, be made.— A b o u t four thousand gallons have been seized during the quarter. The pauper millitary and greater civic deeds, although he disclaims them ; a welcome for the glori-1 charges have been lessened greatly, and ous but mournful memories of his far off na five land, although she cannot lift her head from the dust to thank you for it; a wel come for his indomitable zeal in her service, and his almost spiritual hopefulness of its successful results; a welcome for the sake of our own country, for her own liberties will be in danger when she shall have for- the condition o f the streets \unproved in consequence it is asserted, of the favor able vvorkin o f this law. T h e M a y o r o f Portland recently made a similar statement respecting the w o r k ing o f the law in that city. N e v e r the less, its stringent pmvisions are evaded lions ; a welcome for the sake o f our com mon humanity, for when shall it have an apostle or prophet worthy of being honored, if he shall be rejected ? ' Suffer him, with his fervid eloquence, to reanimate his fallen country,and to wear the honors and the powers with which she so wisely and justly clothed him, and then con sider what you can do. to restore her in fact to her position among the nations of the earth. Without the consent and clearly ex pressed will of the people, Congress can do Ambassador^ from each of those great Pow-1 nothing with that subject. I trust that some * e n | mpflftnro mnv no udntifp/i nxr tnp <rnvprnm»nt ers be immediately commissioned to the Gov- gotten her desire to extend them toother na- by various pretexts, and there is a good ernment of President Kossuth, and our word for it, the Autocrat of Russia will soon-recal his vassal forces from their unholy mission of subjection and blood. Or, if such should not be the case, and Nicholas should be bold dously by the press, for their untenable de- enough to find cause of quarrel in ourrecog- cisions on the character of the offence com- nition of Hungary, we doubt notBthat a few measure may be adopted by the government which will not at all hazard the prosperi ty or peace of the country,and may serve to promote a cause that appeals so strongly to our interests and our sympathies, as the es tablishment of republicanism in the countries pressing for it in Europe. I am, gentlemen, with great respects, your humble servant, W il l ia m h . S e w a r d . the United States, T h e manuscript was put into the hands of the compositor, but before the paper was issued, news came of G e o r g y ’s treachery and the downfall of Hungary. T h e article there fore, was not published; but the justice o f its sentiments he still maintained. tho doors to the Senate, and was about to pass in,' when the door-keeper asked, A r e you a privileged m e m b e r ? W h a t do you mean by such a man ? asked tho stranger. T h e reply was, a G o v e r nor, an exm em ber o f Congress, or a fore ign minister. The stranger said, I am a minister. From what court or country, (Very Court keeper milled by these men. For the last few\ days, we have had quite a mantle of snow upon our Quaker City,— The Holidays are now upon us, and great preparations are being made for its enjoy ment. The markets, which you know are substantial sheds, built lengthwise and in.the centre o f our streets, are heavily laden with fowl,from the turkey down through the whole list of geese, ducks, chicks, pheasants, &c But these will rapidly disappear in the dis cussion of Christmas dinners. The Medical Colleges of this city, (of which I shall have occasion to speak hereafter,) containing not less than fifteen hundred students, are dis- missed for the Holidays; and the reckless son of the Southern planter, with the calcu lating Yankee, of Connecticut, will have a merry time of it. But as the shades o f eve ning are setting upon me, I will close. Yours, &c. R u s h . dozen Ships of the Line, manned by brave Yankee and British Tars, and succeeded, if need be, by 20 or 30,000 American Rifle men, and as many English Bayonets, would soon drive the Northern Bear, whining and limping back to hie lair, satisfied for half a century to come, that European subjection was, to say the least, somewhat impractic able. fig-Louis Napoleon still holds Paris in his iron clutch; but Paris seems to lack something of being the whole of France.— Any government which takes half a million of troops to support it, must he too heavy for a nation in the end. The people will deal o f drunkeness throughout the State. This is the evil sought to he cured, and will be found the most difficult to .reach. T h e testimony o f persons w h o have watched the operation of the new system is, that there has been a visible good ef fect produced upon many o f the poorer classes, whose\ homes have \been render ed miserable and wretched by the pres ence of the evil spirit aroused by strong drink. T h e blessings which temperance brings to such abodes, is beyond all pric e; and he w h o is instrumental in casting out the devil from the heart of a drunk en husband, must receive the reward due to a good action. O f how much ar dent commendeation is Father M athew worthy, for his philanthropic labors in this cause?— Democrat. N ew Y ork , D e c . 29. T h e steamer Prom etheus arrived about half past ten o ’clock to-day, in eight days’ passage from San Juan, with dates from California to the 1st inst. T h e Prometheus brings $ 6 3 ,000 in gold dust on freight, and $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 in. the hands o f passengers. She left San Juan in com p a n y with tho- Falcon for Havana. T h e California Courier, in its sum-, mary, says .that the hews o f the fort night is not very important. T w o valuable institutes, called the W estern W o rld .Institute and the C a li fornia Institute, had been formed, which would prove of great usefulness to the country. T h e mining news, especially that from Mari’ Posa, is highly encouraging, and recent discoveries are likely to make the Southern mines the cen'er of im mense population, activity and trade. T h e difficulties with Zum a Indian* in the neighborhood o f L o s A n g e o • , is l i k e ly to involve the inhabitants of toat p o r tion o f the State in serious troubles. T h e news from the interior is favora ble to the miners snd to trade. T h e r e had been great excitement at M arysville on account o f murders com mitted, in winch the Sheriff o f Yuba was shot. T h e markets were dull, with a declin ing tendency, though no quotable change can be noticed. F r o m Oregon we learn that the troubles between the whites and the Coquillo Indians have been brought to a close. The Canandaigua Fire. B randy and W ater under D if f i culties — An enteprising friend of ours went to Portland the other day and put up at the principal hotel in com p a n y with a number o f Boston passengers.— get impatient of the taxes if not of the bay-1 One o f the latter, a man whose enormous onets. The story of the hunter whq was rotundity betokened a relish for creature eaten up by his hounds, is the best lesson com forts, walked up to the bar and .< for Buonaparte's nephew. France would I ting down his little carpet bag said, * W ell, sustain and tolerate a large army which was Landlud, I think VII take a little brandy earning its living and increasing the glory of I j » .[ am sorry to saysaid C a len d a r o f G e n e v a U nion S c h o o l. I o H r Z n o s ^ ^ o ^ r a b a n k r . r ^ .twilj'know the host, ' drat w o c a n n o t accom m odate enough to get rid of somehow. And thebe- you. W e are not allowed to keep spirits,* ginningof th<it end is not /nr j * On^ I undorstsndi you don t hdvo sod 1 8 5 2 . Jan. 5. Mhr. 26. Apr. 12. July 2. F irst T e r m begins— M o n d a y , continuing twelve weeks. First Term ends—rFriday. e Spring Vacation—two weeks. S econd T erm begins—Moni* day, continuing twelve weeks. Second Term ends—Friday. -five weeks, ton Commonwealth . {$[>? Messrs. Henry Pike and W. B. Cole man, two of the personnel of the Astor House, being about to assume the manage ment of a new hotel at Elmira, on the line of the Erie Railroad, the inmates of the Astor House have presented them with two elegant services of plate with suitable inscriptions, For the Geneva Courier. Mr. CurryJs Sermon. Aug. 9. Summer Vacation—five weeks, I and accompanied by a letter expressed in m m l __■ e warmly compllmenty terms t to which they day Toa”ti,.uh,gMtwenfy weeks. 'I most modest,y and appropriately responded. Dec. 24. Third Term ends— Friday. Geneva Union School, The Trustees desire to avail themselves The remarks of Rev. Mr. C u r r y , on Thanksgiving Day, respecting a clergyman 0gishly remarked, tfc This government! *jein6 taken from Newgate, to preach, 10f t |je occ$Q\otl 0f entering upon a new year fort, he thought would have beeo hap- | at present holds no intercourse with that|may perhaps convey an erroneous impression | to call the attention of the public to this here, where imprisonment is always re garded as the penalty o f crime. In England, persons are frequently sent to Newgate for no other cause than • the inability to pay foreign power J’ pier. On motion, it was voted that the pro visional Committee have power to call future meetings. W h e reupon the meet-1 ^ f a„ ‘ l1 ®,1^ a nd “f^ ™ 8’ jng adjourned. J3P* The Cholera continued its deadly T . R U S H S P E N C E R , Ch9n, S. C. C leveland , Scc'y, O r T on has received the Interna- > u a l Magazine for January, W e learn from the Telegraph -Operator that Kossuth arrived in W a sh- ton yesterday morning, and that he was to have his official reception on another day, (w e sdppose to-day.) He and Mr* VVebstejr had had a private interview. lately reported on the decline. Says a debls> which may have been unavoidably Kingston journal : “ From all parts o f contracted, or of which the means of payment the country our accounts are lamentable, [may have been unexpectedly withheld; an The peasantry are again being swept off, and the disease is speeding fearfully, while the violence with which it acts event that may occur to the most upright of men. Many of Mr. C’s remarks respecting the state of Europe, ought not to be under- leave but bittle time for the beneficial 3p-|S|00j i,aVe reference to England, where plication o f medicine. A t M ontego Bay, the town is infected in all quarters. A t Leith estate the mortality has been very great. Death is carrying off his thirty or forty victims daily from that property and neighboring estates,” speech- and the press are as free as they are here. A n E nglishman . 3 ^ * T h e trains pass from Pittsburgh to Cleveland in tw elve hours, school. We have in our school district over one thousand seven hundred children of the legal age to attend school. It is contemplated by law that the great majority o f this number shall receive their principal education in the Union School. We have, in the main build ing erected for the purpose, five rooms or departments, in each of which there is an average daily attendance of from 60 to 100 scholars. Besides this we have in operation three branch schools, and a school for the education of colored children. Two of the branch schools have been established during the past season. Every room in each of these departments and branches is crowded jwith scholars; and froni the best information M a y f l o w e r . — We are happy to state that this steamer is not so badly damaged but that she can be rescued from her present situation and again put in order. J, W . Brooks, Superintendent of the Michigan Central Raill-oad, has made an examination of her. and finds that her hull is not so seri ously injured as to prevent rebuilding and putting her in as good order as ever. This is happy nexvs for her friends. Mr. Bishop, of ** Derrick” repute, is getting everything in readiness to raise her. W e look for her taking her o?d place in the line at the open ing of navigation. Success to the magnifi cent boat and her noble crew, say we.— Buffalo Republican. W ash in g to n , Dec. 27, 1851. Mr. Clay is gradually sinking. He will probably nevei1 be able to leav this city a- gain. He sat up a little to-day, but his case is almost hopeless. His resignation dose not take effect before Septembes next; so that he must fall in the harness, The Senate met this morning, and im mediately adjourned, there being only eleven members present. publicaly. But then you k n o w -—* 4 Y e s to be sure,’ rejoined the host, 4 w e used to keep it on the sly. but the cam e round and searched every closet yeasterday and as 1 am a live man, w e have not a drop in the house. W e should be glad to furnish it to gentlemen, but the thing- is impossible. T h e y have got so that they will search a man’s pock ets for it, and there’s no knowing w h o m a y be here n o w .’ 1 W e ll,’ said our fat friend, 4 I’ll take a room , and I sup pose you ’ l send in a pitcher o f water and som e tumblers.’ 4 Oh yes, show the gentleman a room.* T h e waiter, in o - bedience to orders, laid hold o f the large man’s little carpet bag to carry it up stairs, when he snatched it away with a ferocious malediction, adding, 6 1 guess you don’t take from me what little brande I’ ve got.’ [Trem endous cheers and som laughter.J —Boston Com montoeu It Is . (O- Asa D. Jansen, o f Goshen, Orange co., accompanied by ihree other gentlemen, re cently returned from a hunting excursion in Pennsylvania, where they killed, in three days’ hunting, twenty-one deer. T h e following is a list of the princi pal sufferers,1’ viz : The Canandaigua H o tel— ow n e d by John Benham Esq , valued at $ 1 2 ,00 0 . Insured for $6,000. T h e furniture be long to the lessee, Mr. A . Worthington, was chiefly rem o v e d , but in a damaged condition. H is insurance is $2,000, iu Ontario and Livingston Mutual Co. T . F. Spencer, proprietor o f the R . R . Saloon— saved a portion o f his furniture. T w o buildings adjoining the Canan daigua Hotel, on Jail Street, belonging to C, E , Hoyt—one occupied by him self and the other by T . F . Spencer. Both insured. A building occupied as the Telegraph office and baggage room , and the adjoin ing w o o d shed all belonging the R o c h ester and Syracuse R . R . Com p a n y . T h e shed and office adjoining belong ing to the Canandaigua and Jefferson Railroad. T h e stables and out houses belonging to Oliver Phelps. Through the great exertions o f tho firemen the fine mansion of Ju d g e Phelps, and the N e w Y o r k and E r ie House were saved. P . S. T h e estimated value o f the property destroyed is $23,000. T h e Canandaigua hotel has long been known as one o f the best conducted ho tels in W estern N e w Y o r k , and its loss will be regarded as a great inconvenience by the travelling public. W e are happy to learn, how e v e r, that the proprietors have already taken steps to rebuild It immediately,— Ont. Repository . Gi> W e learn that Mr. J. J. Straiten of this city, one of the Conductors of the Roch ester Railroad, was seriously injured, on Saturday, a few miles east of Auburn. Mr. S. was engaged in coupling the cars when E v ils op th e T r a f f i c . — There were 505 arrests in Philadelphia last week*, o f which 405 were for drunken a dis_ orderly conduct, 24 for destituti <ou a0jd vagrancy— no doubt occasioned hy. the same ; 39 for larceny. N o dov tht a m a jority o f these thieves were me SU£h either directly or indirectly by ^ha same prolific parent of crime. W Y forbear ing people those of Philade Jphia .must be, to suffer by, and pay for all l^i3 to get they came together with some force, badly, crime and mischief, without trying crushing his hips. He is at Auburn, and j °f ti* It looks like enc./ las.t night was doing well.— Roefi. Dem. f approving o f it.
