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up\ \\ J’ 2}?- ~ - = .. ‘ . ~- or-‘--.1 .,‘.:.-?c‘.:‘_'.~\.:.~.f. 4-~v ” s‘.-* ~-~ 2: .12 -.‘._.is‘_ #3.. .'f . “.43, ..'—,._ ‘- ...~a.ma..- '.I._una~._.._..c..__.z. :€¢§*.‘W ,.»,»’ 9': ■»«*#&! Sutg. ^ ■tbas^lBO inhliiuH fy T h ou san d D o lla r s . * —A botit 6 ’O’clock T h u rsd a y e v e n in g , a fire w a s diScovued in oho of tlie b u ild ings a tt a c h e d J o th e * S ta te Prison., a t Smg Sing,-> * ■ . -& It o rig in a te d in th e S ta te Shopr w h e re - . t h e clo th in g o f the Prison is m anufac- tured, and Where the.w earing apparel qf the p riso n e rs is stored. Before i t could bo subdued, the fire spread.-to th e h atslitip , nnd soon s w e p t th ro u g h th e entire range of tho sou th wing,, a two story stone \building r u n ning a t rig h t angles w ith tlio sou th wing; 'These . shops were oc'ciipied b y Charles 'W atson, w ho employed a b o u t sixty convicts in th e manufacture of haisv I t w as filled w ith the most beau- tiful a n d com plicated machinery, and a large Stock o f wool accum ulated for t b e w in ter's supply. Mr. W atson’s less is .estim ated' a t full $40,000, b u t whether insured or n q t, could not ho ascertained. W ithin a la te period the property w a s insured for abdut two-thirds its value. The p ro p e rty in the State Shop, an d which is destroyed, will not ]>robubIy exceed $5,000 in vaiuet. It^ f'a s p rin c i- pally th e accumulated Irtish o f m an y years, especially the m achinery used i n the manufactura_of tlie clothing. The shops destroyed will cost t h e State $25,000 to replace. T he walls o f the m a in w in g are sfiil standing, a n d may b e re b u ilt upon. The destruction of all\ this p ro p e rty was accomplished w ithin tw o hours—- the.fire exceeding in brilliancy anything, before w itnessed in th e locality of t h e Prison. During.tlie fire the steam w h is tle of th e boiler in th e h at shop, p lay ed a shrill overture to tlie crackling flames. W hen the express train passed t h r o ’ tho p riso n grounds it was feared t h n t the n ew building, erected-for th e use o f the s to n e contractors, would also lie d e stroyed. I t is filled with' new and v a lu able m achinery, which lias been in u s e but a few days. If th a t is dcstroved, the loss wjll be increased at least $30,- 000. ■»«*#&! %§e1tst;:rggaI3;1teri’Ezzif§* norohmtf.dir,/4 ' damn i t w itlr t h t i r faint praise,” or wprse-than all. l e n d to i t their cold su p p o rt an d w itW & g approval ; that such men for ont? tnoraCnkehould ex- pect tljb fav.tfr o f their p u riy j s a stro n g insthnpo. o f.th e blindness an d fatuity Which political am bition engenders. In op r judgm ent, n fter honesty and c |m p b to b c$ thfn. in its broadest.scnse, |iiiould by th e sole re- commendation to office. Eybry<-lAroorfcan takes somo in te re st in th d W * r now being c a rrie d on, In th e East, an d news from $ e r o , of, a reliable charactp ri^ is eagcrljtoU ghtjfo£ ^on a ll sides, i & t until quite; recen tly , tjttlc was obtained that\ coinpwnd^d mjuch confidents© flow ^ ^ a r s . t e a t k b e reduced to'extrcpritiesi^yefepelt o f then or materiel, is on th e c o n tra ry .p re p a rq d , fully so, for a ten years’ w ar. T he no- bility, insteadf iof'-bcihg “tir e d of o r dis- gusted with the w ar, alm ost to a man support the Czar, an d jire ready to offer up their wonlth-anrl their serfs, whenev- er the samq shall b e demanded* t o aid in it s prosegtrtioirC ^W ith ',tlje j e c p i p s ' and lower ejassps th e w a r - is'popular,; cird a spirit of p atrio tism now shines forth to cheer and an in) a to the hoad o f the Empire to tcnew ed a n d more vigo- rous action. Disguise it a s We m ay, the Russian loves liis pttm try , and like all men similarly situ a te d will fight tb the last moment to preserve its integrity.,— The rule under w hieh he lives m a y be, undoubtedly is, severe, y e t hik co u n try li n o m o r e r a p i d l y e m o r g o d f r o m b a r b a rism, nnd attained a higher stan d than any other on tbe globe,, w h e re th e gov- ernment .from the b eg in n in g h as been absolute. In the present Einpei'or the people' have g re a t confidence, a n d liis' manly, hum ane character is daily win- ning for lum a place in th e h e a rts o f all classes, and all classes nre u nited w ith him in repelling th e ip iad ers. W ith such a sta te of p u b lic opinion, the idea t h a t any p a rt o f tho Russian te rrito ry will be given up—any fo rt dis- m an tled —th e navy in tho le a st diminish- ed, or any concession of p re sen t rights made, to obtain a peace, does not and will not obtain, while there is a m an to shoulder a musket or drag a gun. Tlicro is a National feeling th at R ussia is invin- cible, and Ilia t she ultim ately is to con- lrot*ltio destinies of Europe, unchecked either by t h e C entral or W e ste rn Na- tions. Indeed, so powerful is th is sen- tim ent, th a t it may qow bo regarded as an article in the National!crtfed which is too deeply p lan ted in tho h eu rts of tlie people to be out-rooted in a century. Besides, in every contest in which Rus- sia has been engaged, though in th e be- ginning oltcn defeated, though she may havo suffered immense losses, y e t has she ever como out in tlio end trium phant, to the surprise of h e r foes. And hence the Muscovite has a firm, n fierce faith thnt the past reverses in the present war, are only necessary preludes to a sc- ries of .successes th a t shall placo him still higher oil victory’s heights. F aith buoys, sustains, animates and nerves him for the slruppie. - ■ Fuith furnishes arm s and munitions, und the h isto ry o f his home supplies th e necessary m ental and mor- al stim ulus to make him a valiant de- fender of th e land of liis b irth . England hns no men. She lias ex- hausted ovory rcsoureo to enlist men ah home, and they respond n o t to h e r call. Russia, on th e contrary h a s twice the num ber of troops a t her disposal th a t she needs, nnd in case she should w a n t more, th e whole body of th e p easantry nre read y to volunteer tlicir services, nnd a com petent authority says th at out of the ra w material th u s furnished, a well drilled arm y can b e perfected, com petent to any emergency, w ithin the ,sliort space of th rre months. The mines of R ussia have been unusually produc- tive within the last year, an d those pro- ducts are a t tho disposal of tho Czar; in addition lo tlio v ast resources the govern- ment lias laid up during many y ea rs of peace. Franco cannot alw ays live op glory ; Russia, w hen every other m eans shall fail, can and will live on faith. e d thtriafc&tat apffltfuf o jip p tftIda In th e bosoim of t i e h u m b le st p easan t. * To a tte m p t t o conquer such a,peopty o r drive them to make an y concession S p ll im considerable/fifgrile niee’t th e d e m an d s of th o ^ llie q , I s nptr only futile b u W o o tia r d y J o f u t , this w br, on th e j i a r t of RuseiO, h as c 0 e a religious one T h e people rijllj t* tp ro te c t the efhurch, an d m th e e p d th e y w ill te rm in ate it - i n . a Way thnt* w ill redound t o their fu tu re advance- m en t. an d p ro v e destructivc.to.the hopcs Qf their en em ies. * NewOsmuNs, Dec 2d, ’55 Edcw»8 Chii^ngo American H o w iijk e y ^ ? Once agaip I cordnt ally e|tefid jfoe rig h t hand of fellowship, to yohrselyes through tho^ m?dluip of ihn qi|ijl.(itnd chtve at the samc time the right pf transit .for a f e w strap -item? AtyohrddJroffi. a small experience in this comiDbTcutlvmetropolis o f tfib sduth^ —---------------------------^uw., through the columns of your widely hp* tended, and s h i v ab ly conducted journal:. P erh a p s y o u would^esche w th e renpWal o f pld a c q« a*ntance, and d ou b t th e sin- c e rity of m y motives*..when urged u n d e r cover oh am obligatory request, if so, p r a y pprdo'iLmieJ anjd a ttrib u te my seem- -ards-nerfeetion in t h n a s p er e t i on iii e b us t cn iS o f asou t h - ;ern land. F ^ i v y o p f d ^u fl j e li eve i t ? I h a d .sc a r c e shaken \the P ilg r im dust from .my garhieihs' ori i n y arrival, ere I fo u n d ( a w ou ld be), b o so m frien d .arid KtTOn c o m p an io n , who w h i le p a i n t i n g in grttph* i c cblors t h e S u ccess Hiiit lyould a t(e iia '; m y step s i f a c e r ta in fcbuq&e Was-Ijj.prsu-'! ed , in th e .sa m e b r e a th a lm o st, p ^ t i ^ y re q u este d a small lo a n for a“ few d a y s .” I w a s a m a zed at h i s cooln ess and a s s u r- a n ce, a n d b eth o u g h t hie o f the b ib le p roverb ‘‘ -cast y o u r bread upon t h e w a- te r s , Ac.,” which in tr u d in g its e lf p.s it d id o cca sio n ed a p h ilo so p h ic a l d is c u s- s io n in m y mijid a s to w h e th e r 1 w o u ld b e fu lfillin g the injunction\ a cco rd in g to it s s c r ip tu r a l in te rp re ta tio n i f I done so, p en d in g w h ich , J p s p o lite ly inform ed h im to ca ll in a“ f e w days” , an d I' w ou ld lot him know the .rosult o f my cogita- tions. • B u t I have since com e to aSsim-' ila te more with southern ch aracteristics, a n d scarce notice th is trifling peculiarity of th e race. tnpir griorlioces* tui^ fondly-tendering Ihe* sppuattu. to the city, cumotlncbd f kctfcefafto, they w e re n o more.— -^ V ^ r j e p i h d Sin a s h o r t speech, fa th e r try in g t o sh ield him self' from blam e m t|ie consequences t h a t might r e s u lt from | the p re sen t act, a n d w ound u p by exh o rtin g them as th e y valued i h e : ...................... | P ^ r pnsUchorac|erfor bravery,loyalty, devotion not to tarfflsh i t by a w 9,8al to act lf appealed to by their, fel “low citizens in an hour n f t r i A l u n d o f t r i a l an d p e r- Tbus^.aqSed.-the progr&xnme^axid for on e m pnthf w e ^ a ll h a y e n q e f oc t i ve o rg an izatio n to jc o m b a t the fiery\ e le m ent, sh ou ld it ra g e m ou r m id s(. \\The firem en a r e 'd e e p ly exaspieratec -of th e n i info rm ed mo, thalrll! u s e ^ th e :! jand a p e rs o n w h o had been • a m em ber of the departm ent-previous to its disor-* anizatjqp*; should Ifind'ajojpgafgjiand • is l i | would p a y th q forfeit-, and th e p a c lu n e s be broken i n ihch pieces.' I t is aperiloufiitlm frLrissureybii/aiid p u b lic feeling is stra in e d to i t s u tm o st'te n sio n ; though bu t\ few reprehend th q . policy adopted b y th e m in th e premises. T h e Mayor h a s issued a proclam ation, calling upon all good citizens to hold them selves in readiness, should th e emergencies r e quire, to do th e ir d uty as protectors of each o th e rs w eal in th e above m ention- ed capacity. W o know Dpi how* th i s will en d —hut look forward w ith confi- dence, hopefully biding the issup. I will n o t trespass*, upon your time, co l- umns, n o r the patience of y o n r p atro n s longer. B ut bidding y o u“ G o d speed” in the mission you have u n d erta k en , breath a fafewell for th e present. .3.‘ Greene, Thursday, Dec.-13,1856. Congressional JS ist Convehtior*.'. T h e several Assembly Districtf in tho Coun- ties o fChenango, Portland anxl Broome, wiJl send three'delcffiitcs-.each, to a Cpngressional Convention, t o be held at tho American Hotel, in Binghamton, on thp!5th day .of Dec., 18$>, at 1 o ’clock, P. M., for the purpose of choosing a delegate from said-J)istrict, to the National American Nominating Convention. D a te d Nov. 24, 1855. PH IN. Ii. TOMI’KINS, Dep. o f Broome Co. K DW IN F. GOULD, Dpp. o f Cortland Do. SEXA1I SQL'IKES, Dep. of Chenango Co. ....* Congress. No Speaker y e t ! A ccording to th e latest ©counts from-W ashington, tlic for- iy-sccond ballot had been taken, and n o choice. The lobby is in despair. Banks had one hundred and six And th o tid e is tu rn ed against him. Wo n re unable to guess w h e n th e House will be organized. The m essage will not bo forth-com ing u n til' th a t is done. I-Oo The Policy o f Appointments. American Proclamation. T h e accession of a new party to the pow er and control o f governm ent,.in pH its departm ents, from the highest to the low est offices in its gift, b rin g s w ith it responsibilities and difficulties, which, unless assumed a n d guard ed w ith the most extreme care,-involves it in inextri- cable entanglem ents which em barrasses and o ft tim es destroys tb e whole force and effect of a victory. Among those tilings which arc to bo considered with the m o st scrutinizing care, is the bestow- a lo f tho places w hich are in the g ift of those persons elected to position, b y the suffrages of the people. I n bestovying these subordinate places, th e first ques- tion which should be looked to, is the competency of the appointee ; n e x t to this should b e adopted in o u r judgm ent the saying o f Gov. Marcy, which has now almost passed into a political max- im,“ to the victors belong th e spoils,” at least this ru le since the d a y s of Andrew Jackson, lias been acted upon by th e gen oral consent and universal approval of the people. This is just, it is rig h t No p a rty can e x ist at th e present day w ith- out i t s enforcement, and its most rigid and com plete adoption. T he man who devotes his time, h is means, his influ- ence and his talents to tho advancem ent of n p a r l y to power, hns a claim to the offices within it s gift, which should not he d isre g a rd e d upon slight occasion. Af- ter t b e battle has been fou g h t and victo- ry w o n , it is th en a la te d a y to claim of tho v ic to rs a consideration o f claims for party services,w hich aro ex h ib ited only when the p a r t y is in tho fu ll tido of, its victory. To those w h o h a v e bomo tho heat a n d b u rth e n of tho d a y . who have performed th o se sacrifices w hich alw ays a tte n d the successful accom plishm ent of now. designs, of rig h t belong tlio rew ard s of t h o i r efforts. W hen th o American p a rty , hot a fow m onths ngo, took posi- tion n s an in d ep en d en t party,and en te r- ed t h e lists for tlie political battle, it had perh ap s moro to contend w ith than any new pnrty which has ev e r hnd exis- tence. A fe w 'm en in cv e ry county in the s ta te , holding firro to th e faith of its professions, adopted its principles, and risked their political lives and fortunes in t h e result. But few, v e ry few men, of h ig h political positions in the old par ties, lent to i t in its first struggles nnd infancy,the power o f their names, much less their politicnl influence, their time or t h e ir meftftsstfftd it wns not until tho young, energetic nnd active men o f the age, had so fa r pressed its principles be- fore th e people, oiid so instilled them am ong tlie masses th a t th e y threatened t he e n tire disruption of old organizations thnt those mefi who n-lifc long h a d at- tached tlicinsches to old parties,lm d the courage nnd tlic p rid e to openly javow the principles of tlie American p arty , or to identify them selves w ith it. To the young mcq o f the country, in nn em inent and ' praisew orthy, degree thcu belongs in p o in t of fact, th e victory. As th popularity o f tlie p rin cip les of the Amer- ican party* among the m asses becam e manifest, n n d when the old parties had become fragm entary, disorganized nnd disrupturcd, nnd victory w a s evidently w ith in our grnsp, th en an d not till then came the army* of“ sunsliino soldiers and summer patriots,” in full tim e,to be su re,to exchange grfft illations with those who had fought in the d a rk days o f tlie p a rty , and who h a d built up w hatever of stren g th it contained. \While these \l a t t e r d a y” accession to out ranks nre welcomed,'it is hardly to be suppos- ed t h a t th e y will be elevated to com- m and before they have done respectable service in th e ranks. To n a Edit o r sbr TfcijQw&Aiiab Aw««tn»v; As th e p fo c la m itio n .o f1t'be.'Presideht o f - the-N ational GQim,c% joubiished- J _________ .. j ! . ii , T V ' .. y o u r paper, a n d in the p q p eig generally, i s extrem ely incorre.cbimm aterial points,. I herew ith tra n s m it ah“ official’keopy, w hich I tru st y o u will publish. Y ours faithfully, CHAS. D. -DESHLER, In tlie Senate, Mr. B roadhead offered a resolution th a t Aha C om m ittee on Fi- nance inquire in to th e expediency of re porting th e A ppropriation Bills for th e su p p o rt o f th eU o v c rn m en t, or adopting Cor'. Sec,:N. C. U. S. N. A. - TO TUB AMBWCANORDER IN .THE UNITED STATES. j K R m o i u i Am e r i c a n Co u n c i l Of f i c e, ) Co v i n g t o n , Kv., Nov. 28. *) * . Either m easures, with th e view to obtain some s p ee d y action on them. H e would ask the Senate to consider the question' of right and pow er in th e Senate to orig- inated Appropriation Bills, his object being to hvoid the evils of n ig h t ses- sions. Be it'know n t h a t a t th e annual m eet- in g of th e Nutium d Council in Juue, 1866, th e following resolution .was ad o p t- e d — . ... ”Resolved, T h a t a convention, for th e p u rp o se of nom inating candidates for th o Presidency and Vice-Presidency, be held in P hiladelphia on the 22d of Feb- ru a ry , 1856; to b e composed Of delegates elocted b y the subordinate, councils, one i n each Congressional d istrict, and tw o b y each Stato council a s S enatorial del- egates a t large.*” I n . copscqnence of th e existence of th is resolution a n d to give I t full effect, I hereby proclaim and make i t known th a t, w ithout delay, the councils o f th e o rd e r in each Congressional d istrict in each S ta te and th a t each S ta te council shall proceed t o elect delegates to rep- re sen t them io s a id National Convention, appointed^ by s a id resolution ; hnd, to secure a full representation, it is recom m ended th a t for each Congressional.and S ta te delegate tw o alternates bo a t tho sam e tim e chosen by each d istric t and S tato council. E. B. BAirrLETr, Mr. C ass gave notice that ho should move to-morrow to go into the election ofi-a standing Committee. The Senate then went into Executive Session. _______ _______ Board o f Supervisors. T r u ly 'y o urs, <fcc., ' f. k. w. , By th e m isprinting of a sin g le line, in a portion of ou r last week’s edition, tlie Oxford Times makes it the p o in t of u base a tta c k upon th e Board of S uper- visors. W c ro-publish the certificate alluded to , corrected, for the edification of our v e ry astu te neighbor. The Weather h e re is delightful,though for tho p a s t day o r two* th e rain has poured in torronts. But th e g litterin g a rc h th a t spanned th e heavens foretold its sudden demise, and w e have rro oc - * casion to r e g r e t ' tho* change, ■ * The health of tho c ity is gradually im prov- ing. The m ortality for th o past tw o or three w eeks 1 can safely say, has been less than an y o th e r in the union in pro- portion to the population. Thero have been b u t threo’ca ses of yellow\lever d u r- ing that tim e, and old residents say th a t th e season is so fo r advanced th a t we m ay ontieipato c n tiro frcodom for a few m onths from its dreaded presence. T h e hotels aro rapidly filling w ith denizens from tho north, w ho como to rollick in th e festivities a n d gaieties incident to never bnding 6umm cr. A n d a b etted sp o t couldn’t be chosen, fo r ^3very ti|T n^ which fancy con .suggest, o r'ingenuity, devise, is hero tem p tin g ly displayod, to captivate - the u n w a ry s tra n g c r.. -Thc main business s tre e ts arc generally of good w idth, and paved w ith sq u are blocks of stone, though in tolerably-dir- ty and constantly lum bered, (as Well Eb tho side w alks) w ith the d irt nnd ru b bish accruing from tho tearing down nnd erection of new buildings, which is co n stan tly going on in all p arts of the city. Id fact you can scarcely walk ono square, even in th o most fashionable street, w ithout m eeting w ith ^an ob- struction in tho sh ap e of a pile of stones, bricks, or timbers, through nnd .‘Uv'Cf\ which you must p ick vour dubious w ay nt the peril of life and limbs, w ith o u t nn insurance to cover dam ages should-you fail. T h ere is a n ordinance cnncte$ p rohibiting it, w ith a licn-vv penalty at- tached for its abuse, and I think i t is re- spected about as much as though tbo.ro' w as none. For slianie on such an inan- ity in th e shape of. a common council, and from all I can loam th e y nre as neg- ligent in every th in g else. I will give -You a sam ple of th e ir superior general- ship in m anaging city affairs. They passed an ordinance qenr one week since relating to the fire departm f nt, to take effect th e first of J a n . n e x t, its maid fea- tures w e re the disbanding of the old com panys, an d lo ttin g the charge b y con- tract, to the lo w e st responsible bidder of furnishing the . engiucs, the men to man th em , to keep them in repair and exorcise a supervision over the whole, under heavy bonds for tlie faithful dis- charge of his d u ty . Previous to th e pas- sage o f th is ennctm cnt, t h e city w as in- debted to the d e p a rtm e q t for moneys advanced by in d ivid u al m em bers of *the rupee live companys, for th e necessary incidental expenses of keeping th eir -ma- chines in repair ready for an em ergen- cy, they then presen ted a memorial to th e council (a fte r seeing th e ordinance published) p ray in g for b a c k arrearages a n d - s ta te d iu p la in term s, th a t if not forthcoming immediately, on such, a day Aliev should d is b a n d : j m d deliver., th eir Still Another Change 1' The origin of the fire is not known.— When first discovered it was burning in the v icin ity o f the stove in th e Irta te Shop.Jt is surm ised that it was the work o f an incendiary, am! fired for the purpose of affording nrr opportunity for the es- cape o f some o f the convicts. This is the fifth lire th a t has occurred a t this prison, and probably th e most destructive of nnv. Tlio last (In* de- stroyed an extensive range of ybops in the centre of th e yard. Of course/eve- ry .fire gives opportunity Air improved construction and arrangem ent of t h e buildings. I t needs one or tw o m ore fires to clear up theynrds ns th e y should be, nnd to perm it such nn a rra n g e m e n t of the shops as will prove m o st advan- tageous to the institution. During the fire num bers of tlic con- victs were taken from the eel's, u n d good service they rendered in s u b d u e in g the flames. B ut to the energy nnd faith fulness of tlie firemen of the village, i s the S ta te indebted for tho p re se rv a tio n of the Store-house, A gent’s dwelling, u ru l probably tlic principul Prison. Among the articles d e stro y e d in t h e State Shop w ns tho shower b a th , w ith which refractory convict* ore p u n ish e d . The destruction of this a p p a ra tu s b e in g ascertained b y one of the convicts, t h e fact w as speedily com m unicated to h i s fellow-prisoners, who set up a joyful shout th e re a t, which could ho h e a rd loud above th e roar of ib e flames. E v i dently tho loss-©fothe; Stnto-,» in an im a te m achinery w a s not much lamented 1>y tho anim ated State pro p erty on the c o r ridors o f the lock-up. The Hbrkimdr Co. Democrat, published a t Herkimer, u n d er th e editorial ch arg e of C. C. WrrHERSUNE, COmOS t o US t h i 8 week u n d e r a n e w nam e,” T h e Heridmer Co. Ajnericxm.M‘—^Tho - edit'Or, fn 'a Well w ritten and a b le lead er g i v e s the r e a- so n s for h is chango, .fo llo w s : W ith this num ber th e Democrat a s sumes a.new nam e nnd it will hcroafter bo knojyn as th o Heridmer County Ameri- can. T his chango In name indicates a change in its political 'position. It-w ill hereafter be an exponent and advocate of American principles, nnd it will la b o r for the stihheSs and. trium ph of tin) A m er- ican p a r t y . ' The Democratic p a r ty is hbpolessly divided, and ev e r since wo havo: had a [lo litical ex iste n c e its pq w o r an d a tr c n g th iavo b e en consum ed ip o x tcrriecin e^ v ar- C iibn.inqo C o u n ty , bs.—I hereby certify tho preceding to ho a correct statement ol the amount o f compensation audited by the Board of (Supervisors of Kml County, to tho members tiicrcof, severally, within the year, and tho items and nature of such compensation, os audited.— That tlie number of days the' said Board have I Mien in session is 19, to' w it: from tlic 12th of Novemlicr to and including the 80th o f Novem- ber, and th at tho distanco traveled by tlie mem- bers respectively, to attend tho meeting of tho Board, aro os stated in the iteyns audited to said Supervisors. No account was audited or allowed to nny member of the Hoard o f Supervisors, or nny other person, without being verified accord- ing to law, in tho opinion of tlic Hoard. Dated Nov. 30, 1855. P resident N. C. U. S. N. A. TO THE AMERICAN ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES. In accordance with Section 3 of A rti- cle 8 of tho Constitution of tho National Council of tho United S ta tes of N orth A m erica, authorizing tbo P resid en t to call a special m eeting“upon th e w rit- ten req u est of fivo delegates ropresent- ng five S tate Councils,” the provisions of said sqctlon h aving been complied with, b y the au th o rity of said constitution, notico is hereb y given to tho several P tnto Ajjguncils an d to tho delegates to th o National Council th a t th e re will bo a special m eeting of said Council to be lioldcn in P hiladelphia on Monday, tlio 8th d ay of F eb ru a ry next, for the tran sactio n of such business ns m ay be b ro u g h t before it. E. B. B a rtle tt, E. M. LKAL, Clerk of tlie Board of Supervisors. Wc think, notw ithstanding th o pet t v snarling, of tho contem ptible p et- tifogger wlip controls th o editorial de- portm ent of the Tinies, that tlio mem- bers of the Board of S upervisors will out live even this, tlio latest ca rd of Fu faro. T e m p o ra ry u n io n s h au s been s a r . needed b y m o re b itte r divisions-h a v o now an d then been sm o th e re d fo r a Vvh!!o o n ly to b re a k fo rth w ith g r e a te r violence. * * * * * This p o tty [tho'A m oricunparty] com mends itself to our Judgm ent ttrrd in spires o u r hopes. We will belong to n o p a rty an d act w ith no s e t of m en“ w h o do not march xv th th e flng nnd keep stop to th e m usic of th e Union.” sion. The Knickerbocker Magazine. We hnve received the December num- ber of th is favorite monthly, nnd most heartily commend it to the favor of otir renders. To those who nre not already subscribers, nnd who are in w an t of a mnirnzinc, purely American, num bering among it s host of contributors th e first men of o u r country nnd stnnding in the front ra n k of American L iteratu re, wo say take th e Knickerbocker. No catch-penny cuts disgrace its pages, but som ething for better* th e rich store of man’s intellect, sca tte red broadcast, gives food for th e m ind, such a s none can p eru se w ithout proGt. F or a Fam- ily Magazine, its equal is n o t to be found. The contents of the n um ber be- fore us arc : My campaign Reminiscen- ces, Glimpses, The Inst siege, Home, Tlic Indian Slimmer, The Birth of Flcnnee Kruger, tho Old Man's Musings, Bench Stones, A Bed shore limning, Tjio F a ir- ies' Frolic, The Last T rip, The Land of the Seal, The Old Man’s wish, L etters to Ella, F a th e r Green, Lines, T h e Oldon Time, T h e observations of Mace Sloper, Esq., Lines, November, The B lind Boy’s Love, L ite ra ry Notices, Ac., an d last, though n o t least, is th e E ditor's Table. This portion of this Magazine h a s been so often spoken of nnd com plim ented by all, th a t we can only ad d our p ra ise ,an d say t h a t it is rich an d racy, an d will bring a laugh fronv th e most confirmed sobor-sidcs. “Laugh an d grow fat,” is an old maxim. Take th e K nickerbocker and g ro w fat, is our maxim. P ublished by Samuel Hueston, 348 B roadw ay, New Y ork, nt $3 per year in advance. Every su b scrib e r is entitled to a ticket of m em bership in th e Cosmopolitan A rt Association, an d m ay thus stand a chance to secure a valuable w ork of A rt. T h a t o u r Governm ent mny be adm in- istered purely nnd honestly—tlmt w is dom an d patriotism m ay control th o councils o f onr nation—that po\vcr m ay bo placed in tbo hands of Wise s ta te s men who arc embued With t h e spirit of o u r freo institutions and w ho h av o breathed from th eir infancy t h e free a ir of our R epublic, we believe In the d o c P resid en t N. C. U. S. N. A New Bo o k s . — W e would direct a tte n tion to th e advertisem ent, in another column, of n lis t of new hooks nt Ba d - coc k & WE i s Book Store. I t is grat- fying to know tlm t you can alw ays pro- c u re tlio latest publications, im m ediate- l y upon tlicir b e in g issued. They keep posted up on th o se things, besides liav- ng on th eir shelves a complete assort- m ent of the stan d ard nnd miscellaneous w orks of the d a y . ’ .c n LATER FROM EUROPE. A rrival of the Steamer Ariel—Later fro m the East. trine“ th a t Americans should rule A m er- ica.” W e en ie digposcd to js n y to for- eigners in lira -elfiqhcntTungttago of an other :“ Come as fast as y o u please ; occupy our fertilo lunds j e n te r in to -business ; -w o rsh ip -G o d -in -y o u r o w n wuy j send y o u r children g ra tis to o u r common schools ; enjoy every rig h t, privilege and blessing of our freo in sti- tutions ; b u t t h a t theso institutionqm ay remain w hat th e y arc—that our co u n t r y m ay reinaiu what it i* — we Go v e r n rr OBRSELVE8. * * * . * By tlw the steam ship Ariel, Cnpt. Lo- fevre, whieh arrived a t New York on Sunday last, we have received In te r news from England and other parts o T Europe. Tho Ariel sailed from Unvro nn t h e morning of th e 23d ult., nhd on her a r rival off Cowes,where she embarked h e r English pessengers, &c., copica of lU o 2d edition of the London T im a w e re \\placed on board, by our S outham pton correspondent. Ir e l a n d-. — T he Dublin, Limerick, a n d Cork journals state th a t the greatest a n x iety prevails on account of th e absence of all information respecting th e A dm ir- alty provision contracts, which were e x pected to hav e been declared on Mon- dfiv la s t. 1?r o m t h e Se a t o f Wa r.—T b e 'C ou r ie r do M arseilles, of th e 22d ult., publi.-ln.-s tho f o llo w in g letter, dated Kiimiesi.li, 6th D e c e m b e r . Our position at Sebastopol has n o t changed. T h e city nnd the northern forts continue to exchange shells. T h e fire of the Russians is more active th a n o.urs. In sp ite of th e vigilance of th e cnertiv, onr daring seamen often p la y tricks upon him. Under cover of th e I t affords us pleasure to announce to our readers, thnt th e Hon. John M. B o ttsjia s been solicited by some persons in the tow n of Triangle, Broome County, to run for P resident in the corning cam pnign. Botts consents to run if th e peo- ple nom inate him , nnd ®bt tlie bills.— His chance o f an election, should he come before th e people, will, in th e esti- mation of onr devil, be imncn-dn-ous. ., These mre some of tlie reasons for “Our Change.” Henceforth w o will bo found in tlm A m erican ranks, JbaU!ing for th e Success of the A m erican p arty as well a s we can, with zeal nndi.candor,and y e t \y ith a becoming deference to th e eonviptions an d leehngs of others. The governm ent o f F rance isu n sta b lc; th at of Russia firm a s Ivor o w n m ountains, w ith the pro sp ect,o f grow ing stro n g er for mn n r yearn t o come. The Czar is safe on liis throne,-ftn d th e p e o p le delight to honor lifm as th e civil as well as the religious head of th e S ta te. Napoleon stands a b etter clninco o f being assas- sinated than nnv u su rp e r of whom we liavo knowledge, o n the globe. F rance hns men, but h e r financial resources arc quite problem atical,,^and should she meet w ith any serious reverses, m oney could not bo obtained, even frotir those professing th e m ost devotion t o her cause. Taxation wdjpld d estro y F rance. The R ussian governm ent will n o t have to re so rt to any unusual m ethod of rais- ing money in a t least te n years, and then lier nobles—m asters of alm ost fab- ulous w e alth —would save the S tate. f h ^ t th e Allies' ttllritfa-blundcr-w lreir th e they desecrated and destroyed churchcs*»bout Kertcli, no man will doubt whd Wread history well. The invader maj^ bnrrt public buildirigS, li- braries anti \museums and tlie nations will call hiin a VaP -!jal OT’ a Goth. bqt let him bhrfl or pollute places of . gious worship, irf. which all \Vho iove God, have a common interest, ftod the people will rise Wp: to^cursfe and hate, not only hini but all who faVorhis cause Napoleon, the.jOl^cr,. ivaS-^fbO judge of huniaii^nMUre to suffer any such sacrilege, Hq knew how; to con* ciliate and convert? an enemy into a firm friend. The nllfcJ^ettders. have, by the desecration they -baVC;. tdl.erated, if not urged, created indignation that cannot he alla^ea-^tiiAt hns arous- The American Extrbss Ro b b e r t .-—ktfe find th o following p a ra g ra p h in Ih e Chicago Daily Tribune, o f T u esd a y : “ That Fifty Thousand Dollars}'—A t is rum ored that tlie m oney lo$t—said ttf have b ee n -lo st—by th o American E x press Company’, in tra n s it betw een Dii- b u q u e and N e w York, has been found. I t tu rn s up as Mysteriously it disap- peared but i t has been found—so w e hear”\ . ____»■.■■ ..__3q3—-o~o« Th e Po o l e Mu r d e r. — The trial of Ba- ker, now progressing in New York, has created intense excitement. Y esterday, (W ednesday) th e fourteenth day of the trial, Mr. W h itin g , th e counsel for the people, was sum m ing up. The result will probably be known somd|rtimC this week. There is a variety o f opinion as to tlic verdict. J5g y-W o ho ar they h ave.» confM en Bold t u rn ip , at $m ithyillfe, w b ich w eig hs seventeen pounds and fifteen ounces. Our d evil say’s he would like-to See t h a t in st it u t io n . - - {Q }I darkness, b o ats enter tlie roads uf S e bastopol, tak e sounding, and survey t h e opposite Const. They also silently visMt the m asts of the sunken ships, w hieh alofto appear above the suvfacc of tlic w ater, and examine their po-ition.—. From tlie,m ast of one of those ships s till floated the Russian flag, forgotten, no doubt, in tlie precipitate re tre a t of th e cleW. Officers and men m ore than once determined on laying hold of it ; b u t T h ere is also, alw ays a class of men in community, who carefully w a tc h the signs of success, who promise to par- tic u la r candidates in nom ination, and bargain and sell ivJiatever»of influence th e y may have am ong th eir'o w n polit- ical friends, nml claim as the pm ?h of th e ir fidelity to some individual opposed to them in principle, and ns a rew ard The 2 6 th anniversary of th e Pol- ish Revolution was celebrated recently in N ew York. Speeches in h alf 4 dozen languages w ere made, and m ucl^enthu- siasm prevailed. Forest!, Tolon, Goto, vin a n d o th er clistinguished men were present. I40}! Ba n k o f Ch e n a n g o . — At ’ th e .rinnual m e e tin g of th e Stockholders o f the B a p h o f Chenango, o n M onday, t h e ,3d irisif., th e follow ing g en tle m a n w e r e ‘e le c te d D ire c to rs Noah Ely, for their treason th e emoluments-which follow success. A s no permanent power is gained b y such strength, so no pos-1 itiv e recognition o f it should be hnd in ou r judgment, in the consideration o f1 claim s to office. £0}: ■qg-Efforts a r e .b e in g m ado in various Ely, l)ayid tolph, Ethditi Clarke, David Q v irtt,-C h a’s A. T h o rp , Benjam in C h a p m an , Benjam in F . R exford, W a lte r M. C onkey,, D evill W h ite * .W illia m Snow , Jonb-thon W e lls an d S c n a c a B. R exford.\ . „ * . ■ , M essrs. A lfred P u rd y , P h ila n d e r B. P ritid le, and S am u el H . B arries w e r e al- so c h o se n In sp e c to rs o f Electidii o f th e said 'B anhiiig I n s titu tio n . - A t a m eetin g o f t h e D irecto rs field - - ''. - e o n - , l y C h 'e n ^ h g 6 tM w n \ o W e s S e n t o f SaidB aiik. Alvah Hunt, l)ayid B u t- roads,'and com pletely protected by the enemy’s. T h e attem p ts m ade d u rin g tlie fitie epld nights of October1, had been unsuccessful* On account bf the moon* hgjit, iiie. Russians, a t th e least stir, p ou rin g in th a t direction *a 'show er Of projebtiiesj Which rendered th e o p e ra tion', i£ p b t impossible, at le a s t very p e r ilouS.'\ Finally, some nights ago, t h e at te m p t succeeded. Tlib Russians colors were removed, and p resen ted to the Ad nural. • * C o sm o p o litan would call the Ak t As s o c i a t i o n 1—Ve a tte n tio n of Che P ub lic to the fact th a t the paym ent o f $3 eon- f1 stitutcs any one a m em ber of th is Asso- ciation, and entitles him to e ith e r one \of the following Magazines, for one year, and also a Ticket in th e distribution o f S ta tu a ry and Paintings. T h e L itera- ture issued to subscribers consists of the following sterling monthly'^Maga- zines : Knickerbocker, H arper’s, P u t- nam’s, Blackwood’s, Household Words, G raham ’ s and Godoy’s Lady’s Book. I t will b e observed t h a t subscribers p a y no m ore to tb e Association t h a n either of tb e Magazines alone would cost, b e sides sta n d in g a chance to d r a w a valu able w o rk of a rt. S ubscriptions-receiv- ed b y 'T . 0. Grannis; Hon. Seo’y Tor Greene. quarters, to in s u re th e nomination of R. M. T H u n ter for ‘P r e s i d e n t; and A. ScSell for Yice President. Hope Schell’s head w as not dam aged by th e Softs, so ns td unfit him for a run. machines into th e hands of the city , to whom th e y belonged, T h e council pr<h bgbly dceifiing it-an idle threat, and feeling t h a t th e y would ra th e r infbibc than disgorge t h e juices from th e not over pjethdric b o d y of th e city trea sd ry , failed to answer th eir p etition by nii ap- propriation. A n d failing, failed not well, for sure e n o u g h ,^ th is very day every cOmpahy in tho city , Htidk arid Ladder', and rill, turned out,* fihmbpring 24,' w ith the a p p a ra tu s, under their charge, draped'in mourning, hats tu rn e d “vica versa,\ preceded b y tbe Crescent Brass Band, p laying a funeral dirge,4em- blem atical of & defunct departnieq£, ahd m arched td Lafayette S q u a re ,\ where* th e C hief Engineer; \acting as spokes- man, in behalf o f the firemen detailed Hon. Ransom Bnlcom, Ju s tic e of the S tiprem e \Court elect, and Hon. D wight H. C larke; County J u d g e hlcct, have been in to'wn ifor a f<jw days prist, engaged in t h e trial o f all A ssault and B atlgry cause. • B ut of all the m en in th e w orld who c o m e with the w o rst g ra c e nnd th e cool- e s t impudence to claim tlic rew ards qf victory, is that class, w ho, professing a fidelity to th e American party, hav e ad- h e r e d to i t so fa r and ito farth er than i t s nominations hav e happened t o be in accordance with their c o p peculiar v ie w s of propriety—th a t class w ho,\if t h e y arc defeated in prim ary conven- tio n s , forget their honor, integrity, arid sacyed obligations, and s e t themselves to w o rk to d efeat tlic clearly expressed w i l l of tb e ir p a rty , v o te against the Ho p s .—Tri t'Hfc 'N ew \York M arket -on S |tuxdbjyr upfteiy • tb One hundred b a le s o f Imps?; ea ste rn a n d w e s te r n , were sold a t 8a l 3c., m o s t at 1 0 a l2 c . cash. 5NdNSfciffAkkEt?-*LoN0oN, N'ov. 2 2 . — ^ S o rip t-from 66s to “I Os. per ew t. £4 large-denjand by specula- [fide hOfo^d sam ples sell freely ' ‘ Rjii a t Former rates, Esti- y kril’ betwdcnf £390,000 t t EQf* ,Wc r e g r e t to le a rn t h a t th e Hon J u d g e Ma s Cn, earner n e a r losing his life in C bnsC quence.of t h e 'dccidentriir dis- ch arg e of liis-gun, w h ile h u n tin g ip com- p an y w ith D . J . Mit c hSl l , E sq. \'H e fe re p o rte d o n t o f d a n g e r n ow , th o u g h se- v erely wQunded. j a r . T h e C ourt of Claims h a s adopted * seaL designed b y J u d g e Gilehrjst.: I t is pji: eagle in . t h e ce n tre of th e -sh iC ld o f ^ h e TJnionf w ith th e w ords \C o u r t of. C laim s” above, aDd underneath,' *fRe- ptfblical C ivilibusque” ( F o r the re p u b lic a n d W c itiz e n s .) .: •» > S o >* £4 [fide 4 ~\
