Richmond Enquirer from Richmond, Virginia • 4

y. I i ssssssaamsssss1 FoBtBt' i For the Enquirer. TO MISS 8. OF RIOH.MOXD. VA.

Tbv biik'-n elie'le. Clasj's lurrliovl nl'y Tny in B-tmy'i- tn.uitrl were A blooming ss pa wbh Unlike tbe dead, false tint of artful etre, As Ike rose that niglitr brdew. To that tiniir lingers name. foi awl iioiTere. Which while they I ok tint inh aame.

Thine eyes. in the air, N.w mildiy, sotlly stone. Toon beaming brightly. wildiy In looks more lurid than the hue Left by tbe star Along tbe azure vault afar, 1 When from its home, mid spheres above. It madly flies on wirier of flame to rove From realm to realm that neath it shines; As though thy sonl.

so near divine? So liks that holy, heavenly dove? Itself were meltiog into liquid love Thy voice, tnore soft than siren notes, 8eems tuned to none save tones of sweetness But oft, to him who fondly dotes. Too apt, alas I to breathe but bitterness. And fool it he who hsrbors aught Of love or friendship fond for thee, Rhonld he reveal, by word or thought, That thine alone that love canst be, Till first eome look or smile is caught Whirh tells thine own to him iR given Or. deep within thy bosom hidden. Espies tbe circling utreem of love, Free current w.tb his own to move.

Insootb, the art this stream to start Is courtship's all-important part, And should be learnt by "moon struck" swains 1 itre yet tney aneei ai To breathe their love impassinn'd strains, To warm, yet wilfal hearts as thine. Within the labyrinths of thy lips Lie bidden, smiles of sweetness and of seoru, Which, by thy ready woman's wits, Thou callest forth in sunshine or in atortn. Tby form, as by Omniscience made, Is fitted for some fairy queen, To reign sole empress of the glade, Or freely flit, half hid, halt seen, Amougst the fragile flowrets wild, That bloom beside the purling stream 80 light, so gay, so gently mild Thine every move and mien. Like "Ossa, too, on Pelion piled," Thy goodness on tby grace would stand, If we wltbiu tby heart could look, And from its feelings, ae thy Rend we read a book. Avondai.c, Hanover Va.

Feb. 1st, 1858. Chlrography. nilCBLLANBOUS. ESCAPE OF AM AMERICAN VESSEL FROM DETENTION AT MARSEILLES.

Letters from Marseilles sta'e that an American ship, the Adriatic, had run down a French steamer, dea fraying life and property to a considerable extent. The Adriatic was placed under embargo until the damages could be judicially settled, but she surprised the au thorities by stealing off. The French Government will apply at Washington tor redress." A letter from Marseilles, dated January 10, gives the following ad ditional particulars: "Since yeaterday the whole town has been talking of a strange affair, which it is thought may give rise to serious diplomatic compli. cations. You remember the fearful collision between the Lyonnais, a French steamer belonging to the Messrs.

Gauthier Brothers, and the Adriatic, an American ship, when the former vessel foundered. Upon that oooasion the American Captain leit the scene of the disaster without troubling him self about the result, and on reaching his desti nation omitted to make any mention in his report of the unfortunate occurrence. Several months having elapsed, the Messrs. Gauthier learned that the Adria at anchor tn the harbor of Ciotat. An order was immediately obtained to sequestrate ber and bring ber bere wberea stricter surveillanoe is maintained in tbe port.

Capt. Durham lost no time in protesting against this measure, and appealed to oar Tribunal of Commeroe, in which tbe pleading of a young avoeat, M. Ayeard, an American by descent, gained tbe day for his client. From this judgment tbe French owners of tbe Lyonnaia appealed to the Court of Ap peal at Aix, and tbe oauee waa brought before that tribunal, when the previous decision was quashed, and the American ship declared a lawful prise. During tbe in this latter court tbe Adriatio was unrigged.

Captain Durham was not the man to submit qaietly to an adverse sentence, -aod accordingly, in conoert with one of bis fellow countrymen, he devised the following scheme. The ebip Meaher. commanded by Captain Smith, was also under sequestration on acoonnt of a heavy debt cootraded by ber, and whioh had not been paid. Capt. a daring and resolute fellow, oontrived to bring ber alongside of the Adriatic.

This manmuvre being eflected, tbe cargo was shifted in a very short space of time to the hold ol the Adriatic, on board of whiob at tbe same time tbe other's rigging was transferred. The Captain then followed, and at 3 o'clock in the morning of Saturday last the Adriatio passed tbe Joliette port. At this point there is always on duty a boat of tbe Custom-house, and tbe officer who was in her, balled tbe ship, when Captain Durham leaned over the side. "Are your papers all right asked the offioer. "Oh, answered tbe captain.

"What's the name of your ship!" 4'Tbe Moon," replies be, and oat to sea the Adriatic goes, though condemned to be sold for tbe benefit of1 Messrs. Gauthier, with ber doable cargo. Her departure was uot peroeived till broad daylight, and then a oomplaint was lodged, but a whole day had been lost. They say that tbe prefect ordered oat tbe Cbacal, a war paddle steamer stationed in the old port, and away she has gone to catoh tbe Adriatio, if sba can. She has not returned from her obase, and our seafaring men think the American has run into some oreek along tbe Spanish coast.

Capt. Smith, jost before bis departure, bought three guus, other arms, and soma powder, all of which were conveyed from the Meaher to the Adriatic. This curious affair will, perhaps, not be easily settled." GEN. WALKER AT NEW ORLEANS, dec. Vew Oilcans.

Feb. Walker to-day before the District Attorney, Jndge'McCaieb, whoaaid there was nothing against him. Gen. Walker is anxious for a trial. The District Attorney said there was nothing against him, unless new instruotions were received from Washington.

A very destructive fire occurred here on Sunday last, consuming the magaxine and market stores- The loss is estimated at $60,000. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. A letter from George Saward, Secretary of the AtlanUo Telegraph Company, dated at Loudon, Jan. 15, says: Our arraogements here for the completion of the a era we have in hand are progressing satisfactorily, I trust and believe that oar next attempt will be crowned with success. The machinery is being over hauled under the direction of English and American Engineers, and expei iments will be oarefully tried before sailing next time, with a view to meet every known or anticipated difficulty- The English Govern ment baa agaiu granted us the use of ships: and the manufacture of new cable to supply the place of that which was lost is going on satisfactorily.

It is intended at present to take out miles of oable, being 300 miles more than was thought sufficient last time." MURDER RECOMMENDED. The New York Tribune which is too compassionate to allow a murderer to be huug, now shows its sympathy for the murderer in a positive way. It iostigates and justifies the crime, not io a single instance merely, but on a large scale. Hear it: "Wo are opposed to killing men when there is any other possible way of keeping them out of mischief; tout the leAding border ruffians of Kansas will have to he used up. It is not possible that they and hontet toon should live in the same community.

The tele graph reports a alight beginotng of the ueoersnry work. Tne ruffians will either stop cheating forthwith or stop breathing, and will not be allowed many toore days in which to indioate their choice." The bogs of Ireland, it is stated, are being made to "furnish candles of as pure paraffins as our American coal. There no less than 3,000,000 acres of this peat land in Ireland, and the yield is as good as so much coal would be expected to give. The peat is from twelve to forty feet thick. The candles now are found this country and are said to be as good as wax.

SENATOR DOUGLAS A LOUISIANA Baton Rouge "Gazette" that Mr. has entered into a planting partnership with a gentleman of Baton Rouge, and that the negroes Aom his Mississippi plantation, recently sold, are to be transferred to that State. THE PARADISE OK bill hat been Introduced into the Legislature ot Minuesota, IntendH to (itiinulate the immigration into the State, much thi principle that the founders of old Rome are svtd to have adopted in filling up their colony. Tbi? hilt exempts actual settlers from all process of law for the recovery of debts that were contracted before coming into the State. The bust of J.

Petigru, by Alexander Gait, whioh on temporary exhibition and probation at Courtsnay's was visited and inspected yesterday by very many citisens, who concurred in unqualified and cor commendation as to the fidelity and expressive adequacy and representative success attained by the ariixt. A literary friend, whom we found there feasttog his eyes in contemplative admiration, took the tire m.nnent and opportunity in the store, and amid the tliroug, for jotting down the following lines: Courier. on bcAoIding the butt of J. L. Pttrigru, fry Alexander Ooll.

Quick wit, and classic thought, and judgment clear, Have marked thy active eourae from year to year, And more, an honest fearlessness of soul That numbers could not awe, nor power control. Thou look'st well in the marble. Thou shale stand A monitor to others, when thy taud no more in the hour gloss; yes thy bust cobalt btd man think of thee and be justAc honest lawyer and a patriot true. And a Great such is Petigru. GOOD TASTE IN young lady in one of the leading circles at Washington was corapliuieutsd by a gentleman on the simplicity and good taste of her dress, at sn evening party.

She "I am glad you like my dress; it cost just eleven dollars, sud I made every stitch of it myself." When our youug ladies pride themselves upon the home manufacture and obeapnees of their attire, instead of the c.xpentiveness and foreign importation, we shall ave fewer "broken" fathers and husbands. SAILING OK THE OK TUE EDINBURG. New Feb. Europe sailed at noon to-day. She carried out nearly two and a quarter millions in specieThe steamship Ediubarghas arrived from Glargow.

SENATORIAL ELECTION. UtJi.i.iMOTOx, (Iowa.) Jan. Gov. has been elected to the United States Senate from this State by 41 majority. for fke V.ntjmrcf.

I tfftKiS NEGRO REFORM. Meafirs. the present oi lit" free negro population of Virginia is uulnvorabt1 their own happiness and injurious to the rest of the community, is a fact agreed by all. To remove the difficulty, either by getting rid of them or by none change in their oond it ion, is an object which has long engaged the publio mind. The difficulties whioh are met with in any plan, heretofore suggested, have pre- vented any eraolent legislation or proper action Although, necessity and public safety might justify the peremptory removal of every tree negro from the 8tate, yet the publio mind revolts ut the enforcement of such a plan.

The pros pact of accomplishing any material good by vol notary oolonizationor enslavement, is unsutistac'ory and hopeless. It is certain that any plan based on the voluntary aotion of this unfortunate class, must fail. It is just as oertain that they are iuoapabte of being guardians for themselves. Yet they exist, among us. in all their degradation and helplessness; and we see and know that some change in their condition is in- dispensable.

We are responsible, therefore, for hav- iDg some alteration iu their unhappy if this oan only be done by meaiiB which are regard ed as harsh, we are responsible for a false leniency. No plan can be adopted which is free from serious difficulty. I venture to suggest, for consideration, that in addition to present legislation, a system ol apprenticeship be adopted and enforced. Let every free negro be made a servant, by indenture, fur a term of years, and have a master selected by a pro tribuua), who shall be responsible for the care and management of the apprentice I propose that each overseer of the poor be required to report to the Couuty Court the name, age, sex and character of every free negro in his district; and the court, upon such a report and such information as might be required, order each free negro of every age and who may not be too young or too old, or in firm to be bound as an apprentice for a term of yeare, to some designated master. Let the master be required to enter info bond, with ample penalty and se 'he care and management of the appren tioe, and for the payment of such sums of mouey an may be adjudged by the Court, as fair compensation for services.

I would have this money eaoh year collected by the Sheriff, when due, in like manner as county levies and poor rates. Out of this moneylet such of the families of tbe apprentices as may be too young, or old, or infirm to labor, be supported. Any surplus, after suoh an appropriation, and the wages of any apprentice who may have no such incumbrance, I would have paid into tbe State Treasury, at interest, to the credit of each apprentice, lia bie to be paid out for the benefit of snch apprentice, or any part of his family as may be ordered by tbe County Court; and at any time be or she might wish to leave the State, any balance due to be paid upon sucb.removal; and the indentures, if the term be an expired, should be annulled, and no restraint exist against emigration. Any such money as might re main in the Treasury with its interest, at the death of tbe apprentice, should go into a Colonisation fund, and be applied inviolably totheoolonizatiou of sucb free negroes as might go to Liberia, as tbe terms of ap prentioesbip expiree, which should not be less than seven years. Let other indentures be ordered by the County Courts; and I would give a peremptory right of appeal from any order of the County Court to the Circuit Court, and assign the attorney for the Commonwealth, as counsel for the apprentice.

There aro serious objections to tbe proposed plan, because it it harsh, and chiefly because it may be abused. It is admitted that these and other difficulties, cannot be obviated; but what better arranginent can be made' I respectfully submit tbe foregoing sketch, which, if regarded as feasible may doubtless be improved by suggestions from others. T. For fht Enqutrer. REMOVAL OP THE FREE NEGROES.

Gentlemen I am glad that there is at last a prospect of legislative action on this important question. Should a generai law not pass for their removal by sale or transportation, or could not a local law be passed, allowing such counties to get rid of them, under provisions of the law, as might elect to do so? Free negroa; are more numerous and more troublesome in some counties than in others. Those counties that desire to retain this population, let them do so, but in God's name, don't let them prevent others, that are cursed with, and desire to get rid of them, from doing The Legislature permits a county to accept or reject free retain or abolish fences, let them also be allowed the privilege of getting rid of their free negroes, if they see St. It is a right, the exercise of which they ere entitled to, aud they ought not to be refused. But I trust and believe the Legislature will carry out the intention of the Constitution in "relieving" the whole State, of this vioious, dangerous and abandoned class; if tbey do not, then let tbera allow as many parte of the State to be freed from them as desire it.

Strato. REMARKS OF MR. SEGAR, or elizabeth city, On the Proposition to loan to the Chesapeake Female College the sum of Twenty thousand Dollars oul of the uninvested resources of the Literary Fund. Mr. SEGAR aaid At a very early period of tbe session I had the houor to submit a proposition for an appropriation, by loau from the Literary Fund, to the Chesapeake Female College, but the proposition was not sanctioned by the Committee of Sohools aud Col leges, to which it was referred, and the only alterna tive dow left me is to move to reverse the decision ot the Committee, that a bill may be brought in provi ding the appropriation aeairea.

And this brings up at onco the is this Chesapeake Female College, that it should make this appeal to the bounty of the Legislature In its origin it was a private undertaking. A gen tlemau of the most enlarged and liberal views and ezteniive learning, a warm hearted enthusiast on the subject female education, who had distinguished himself as the founder of a high female school in North Carolina, (tks Kev. Mr. Fory.) conceived the idea of building up in my little female College, liow he came to strike out the "bright particular idea," I know not. Hut 1 suppose it was suggested by the the very remarkable fitness of the site; for it is, Mr.

Speaker, one of the most beautiful localities on the face of the earth. Nowhere, on the whole Atlantic coaat, fron. Maine to Texas, is there a lovelier location. If God ever constituted an Elysium on earth, it is this very spot from which the edifice of the Chesapeake Fe male College lifts its lofty dome to Heaven. It is lo oated at the mouth of Hampton Creek, in broad view of the most beautiful roadstead on the seaboard? Hampton Bay of Naples of North Ame a few hundred rods of the noble Chesapeake, and in bearing of old Ocean's roar.

To the comer-down from the Elizabeth and the James, and the in-comer from the Bay and the Ocean, it is the first object that strikes the vision in the distance; and it is not only the most beautiful, but one of tbe most healthful locations in the state or out of it Indeed, sir, the diseases which once aflicted this region, have taken their gone, as 1 trust our railroads and oanals will soon be a direction. Well, sir, in the hands of Mr. Fory, the enterprise foiled. His public spirit and enthusiasm outran his means. But at the last session of the Legislature, a company was incorporated, under tbe style of the "Trustees of tbe Chesapeake Female College," and this oompany, by means of private subscriptions, bought out tbe interest of Mr.

Fory, in the less than half finished buildings, and have brought the institution to Its present condition. But, iu tbe present disastrous state of pecuniary re vulsiou in the country, tbecompany is unable to real lze its subscriptions, without subjecting to inconvenience those who have generously pledged their means to the enterprise. We ask, therefore, in order that our operations mny proceed with vigor aDd despatch, and in order that the institution may be placed on a certain basis, and made, what we designed it to be, aa institution worthy of tbe we may have some aid from the State herself. And the question is, ought we to have this aid? Sir, I think we ought. First of all, we may allege that tide-water Virginia has never received a dollar from the Literary Fund, for any Academy or College, except some few him dred dollars loaned many years ago to the Margaret Academy In the oounty of Accotnac.

We have given aid to the Emory and Henry College in the Hampden Sidney, to the Richmond Medical tne Winchester Medical have given, and continue to give, thousands upon thousands to tbe University, and to tbe Military Institute; Piedmont, the West, nud tbe Valley, we remember and care for, but to that portion of tho State which has borne ever the heaviest burden of taxa eastern or uue-waier ruutuoaic net a dollarHow, air, though little disposed to sectional views, do think that equity cud lair dealing require, that tide-water Virginia, so long disfranchised of her rights, should at last come in for its share of a com moo fund. Sir, are other sections of the State to have everything, and the east nothing? Is that portion of the State, that has, Iroin the Revelation upwards, borne the brunt of taxation, to he entirely fur gotten? I shall cot undertake, Mr. Speaker, on this preliminary proposition to reverse the committee's decision, to go elaborately into the reasons which ought to I pel the House to yield their support to the appropriation I ask. I shall not stop to appeal to Virginia pride to rear up an institution in our midst that shall be worthy of her name and renown, and that ahnll cast upon her the honor of having the first Female Seminary, as she boasts now the possession of the first Male University in the laud. I shall not dwell on tb? value of (emale education, for all know and admit that it is the daughters of the land that make the mothers of the land, and that it is the mothers of the land that form the men of the land.

I shall put in no plea for the educational independence of Virginia. All of us now desire the independence of the State in all things. All the signs of the times and events of the hour, rouse us up to this sentimentality. All of us, without party distinction or sectional lean ing, wish to see the Old Dominion independent in every in her commerce, iuda pendent in her manufactures, independent in her ships, independent in her workshops and, I should say, that above all things, give us independence in matters of education, and particularly ot frmnle education; for, it you eduoate the women, rest assured that they will be sure to see to the eduoation of the men that shall grew up after them. Sir, 1 throw aside the many reasons that.I might urge upon the Ilouse iu behalf of the proposition i am sustaining.

1 take it that a to aid a great Female institution of learning like this, is so reasonable, that all will assent to it, unleti- some special and conclusive reason can be assigned against it. What, then, are the objections against it? I know well what they are. It will be said, that the Literary Fund is a sacred fund, that ought not to be touched, and that the proposition I am defending is, pro tanto, a diversion of the fund from its legitimate eduoation of the other words, a desecration. Mr. Speaker, 1 hold as sacred as any man in this I hall, the grand object of the Literary rdv- I of Ike poor ekiUren of ike I But I must say that it is the worst administered fund i on the earth.

Its pauper feature roba it of much of its efficiency. however humble in life, have I an almost invincible repugnance to sending their I children to schools at which they are rated at poor children. Iho children themselves shrink from the 11 designation to which the ays- i tern consigns them. The class, too, especially de I signed to be beuefilted by the fund, have constant i need for the help of their eons and daughters, in the ordinary pursuits of life, aud cannot often spare iifin fn? ro ntioti extends, the teachers muter the Literary Fufi I rarely deserve the nemo. I have scarcely known a child to bo rent to a respectable chool, Most generally, now, tlm teacher undor jour ireseut is of the very refuse of 8 iblo or unwilling to earn livelihood in any other I node, he catches up the (temps that fall from the Literary Fund, ooutenfs with hie hundred 1 toilers a year, for his irregular and half performed work, and is moat generally unfit, morally and men- 1 ally, to perform the important ofliee of instructor ot routb.

If the system be a good ono, how is it, that under i Is operation there is no sensible diminution of iha lumber of those who can neither read nor write Theae strictures are ventured, frotn any want of (pprectHlion of the humane purposes of the Literary Ifund, but aa preliminary to the mition I am now ihout to if a particular amount taken out I if the Fund can ba more advantageously applied 3 tut of it than in it, it is proper to make such and it tnay be done without infringing aught to sanctity of the fund. And this is precisely what propone to show in regard to the appropriation I am the 000 loaned from the Literary tbeCbfsapeake Female dispense ar more educational benefit than it can in the treasury of the fond, or in any other investment whatso- sver. Give us the loan, nnd with it we will certainly per- feet the institution. We carry it out iu all its grand de- and make it the first female institution in the country. Finished off and in complete operation, it will turn out, anuually, between two and throe hun- dred highly educated young born of our of whom will take the place of the Xorlbern women who now almost monopolise the in Verv manv DU61UOSO VI IDUU1D UUUIOM.

uf these young ladies will be located in privnie fami- rb teaobers; and for each one thus located there will be a school of respectable grade, not for tb? edu- cation only of the inmates of these families, but of many children in the respective who will be thus brought within reach of good schools, on cheap and bearable and wbo, but for this ac cessabiiity to good schools, would ho limited to a low- 1 er grade of eduoation. In this way a single seminary, like the Chesapeake Female College, would dispense its benefits far and make untold tbou- sands the blest beneficiaries of its operations. Can the twenty thousand dollars, in the Treasury of the Literary Fund, perform so important a fane tion, or dispense so large an amount of Recollect, yon expend not the principal, but the 1 interest of the Fund. Then with the interest or the $20,000, expended on the poor children of the Commonwealth, now insignificant, comparatively, would be the result? Some fifty or sixty, or perhaps 1 a hundred children are tatJght for a few weeks, or perhapsdays, most generally by an indifferent teacher, and there ends the benefit. I hold, then, that the twenty thousand dollars loaned to the Chesapeake Female College, would be far more beneficially applied, for purposes of eduea- tion, than it could be in any other lorin whatsoever.

In the one oase, there is a great focus from which radiate a thousand lights, in a thousand different in the other, there is scarcely a focus at all, and scarcely a ray is emitted. The argument proceeds, thus far, on the supposition that the appropriation asked is to be an actual donatiou from the capital of the fund. Hut, sir, we ask no donation, nor would we have a 1 dollar taken on our aocount from the capital the Literary Fund, or from its yearly income. We ask a loan only, and are willing to secure, beyond all risk, by a lien on the buildings and by the most adequate personal security, the punctual payment of the inter est, and prompt return of the principal, whenever it shall be demanded. The bill i have prepared, provides that "before th? loan shall be made tho Trustees shall execute to the President and Directors of the Literary Fund a lien upon all the College buildings and other real estate, with such other and adequate personal security as shall be sutiicieut, iu the opinion of the said President and Directors, to secure the payment of the interest semi-annually, and the returu of the principal, when required." Now, sir, if the trustees of the College, many of whom are men of large wealth, shall punctually pay up the interest, how, I pray to know, is a dollar or a cent taken from the Literary Fund The College geb) the principal, and by expending it on its buildings and equipments, insures the full completion and success uf a great iustitution, and the twelve hundred dollars of interest are returned, semi-annually, to the Literary Fund for the education of the poor! Nobody loses anything, and the College, and the State, and the cause of Female Jucatiou, gain largely by the operation.

Another view ol toe marrer. ine capuai 01 mo fund mast loaned out, or there is no revenue. Well, if it must be loaned out, why not loan a portion ot it to the Trustees of the Chesapeake Female College, if they can give undoubted 1 know they cau aod the payment of the interest 7 This loan, then, may be made to the Chesapeake College, without abstracting a dime from the Literary Fund. And thus falls to the ground tho chief objection to it. I come now to reply to the arguments of those who oppose the measure.

As I supposed, they are all based on the untouchable scnctity (if I may so speak) of the Literary Fund. My worthy friend from Smyth, the able Chairman of the Committee of Schools and Colleges, Mr. Friston, inlorm9 the House that in every instance in which a loan has been made from the Literary Fund, it has been invariably released, or converted into actual donation, and bo apprehends (bat if this loan or auy others be made, they will share the same fate, and in this way the capital of tho Literary Fund will be frittered away, until tho whole is And my friond from Northampton, who voted for the relinquishment of a loan to the Richmond Medical College, but who, I know, is now honestly acting in this matter, oa principle, and principle only, declares that if there shall be no there will be commu tation in some form or other that will bo equivalent to unconditional releese. Now, see "how plain a tale will put my friends down." I acknowledge the entire accuracy of all my friends say of these releasos. It is all true.

We made a release to Emory and Henry College. We wiped out the debts that were due us from the Riobmond Medical College, and the Winchester Medical College. But, sir, the mischief of this policy of remission was long ago discovered, and, accordingly, at tho late consti'utional revision, the remedy was np plied. Tee new Constitution expressly forbids the release of any debt due the State from an incurpora- ted company. Here is the constitutional provision: "The liability to the Statu of any incorporated company or institution, to redeem the principal and pay' the interest of any loan heretofore made, or which may hereafter be made by the State to cttcli company or institution, shall not be released." Now, unless future of the State shall be found, capable of palpably violating an express provision ot the Constitution, and the plainest injunctions of moral principle, there is nothing In the argument and apprehension about releases, indeed, the arguments and fears of my Nortn ampton and Smyth, are founded on the supposition ot the utter depravity of future General Assemblies of the St die.

And, as to the commutation of the debt, of which my friend from Northampton to stand so much in dread, I have the same reply to any commutation of the debt that shall keep the interest of it, or ultimately trie principal, our 01 ma Fund, is but tho "whipping of tho I)ovil around the stump," aud as much an infringement of the provisions of the Constitution and of moral propriety, as if there were down-right, absolute release, and hence, my friend from Northampton may dismiss his fears about commutation. And, besides, any proposition to commute a debt due the State, requires a majority of both houses of the Assembly to be carried. Such a majority, with the well known jealousy of the Legislature, about tbe diverson of the Literary Fund, can never he bad. My friend trora Smyth, fears tbe precedent. He says, that if thii application is granted, like oues will be pouring in upon the Legislature from all quarters, and in such numbers as, if granted, to annihilate the Literary Fund.

Well, sir, I have two answers to make to thUsug geation. First, there are few Lilerary institutions iu the State, or in tbe country, that can present the same claims with the Chesapeake Female College. Very few, if any, can claim rank with it. Not many can give the like unquestionable insurance as to ability to meet its obligations. And, seocndly, if other institutions shall apply equally meritorious cs this? that hall give the same guarantees of usefulness and shall, like this one.

appeal to the patriotism, and pride, and moral senli ment of the people of tho shall, Irke this, light the torch of education at a thousand points in Virgin'a, and illumine tho path of ot the daughters of Virginia to substantial mental improvement and elegant arc shall give to her a Female Institute that shell elevate her fame, and that shall help to propel throughout her limits the sacred causb of female say, it institutions alike meritorious shall make de maud upon the bounty of the Legislature, the demand ought to be met, if the condition of the fund will allow if. Aud the distinguished Chairman of the Committee of Schools puts in another objection? that there is a general plau maturing by his committee for the aid of academies and colleges, which will be interfered with by my proposition, if it be successful. Sir, I distrust all eyt'nnt in the promises. Our education fund is too small as yet to admit of the adoption of any complete or exte.uaive system. And besides, no system cnu be devised that can secure tbe goueral approbation of the people or their represen tatives.

At the lost tfssiou of the Legislature, tny rrienri from Srnyiu, acting wun nooie torn i cause, matured a general scheme of ai for various grades of educational institutions, but it failed to meet the assent of the Legislature. I apprehend the scheme his patriotic purpose is now fostering, will, for the same reasons, be consigned to tlie same tomb. Sir, we are not yet ripe for systems. jr funds are 1 too inadequate to attain any appreciable good from a I system. My tbe contrary, is that tbe true policy is to give aid, catts.

even from tbe Literary I Fund. There should be a wise and strict discriraina 1 tion, I admit, but where a loan can be made to no in- stituticnof undoubted solvency, which will certainly I and punctually pay up the interest, I see no objec i tion to its being made. And until we have the means of adopting a general system, commensurate with all i the wants of the State, we can do no better, in my judgment, than to undoubtedly aid solvent insti- 1 tutions, from time to time, as the statu of the fund may the reason is, that in this mode I we double the benefits and blessings of the I fund. Take this very example of the Chesapeake Female it the loan of and with the prinoipat, its buildings are completed, and the success of the institution secured, while the interest is carried back to tbe Literary Fund to work out its legitimate education of the poor. In a word, we kill two birds with one stone lish a great female institute, with the principal, and help the poor with the interest.

In conclusion, I must be allowed to say, that I think that the constituents I have tbe honor to represent on 1 this floor, have some claims upon the generosity of tbe Legislature. Sir, they have allowed me (their bumble delegate) to stand up, on a thousand occasions, for tbe great interests of the Commonwealth, rhey have ordered roe, in discharging the represen- ative trust, not to bound raj vision by tbe narrow lorizon of their little district, but to keep in view tbe a toner and glory of the State at large. have rerraitted me to vote millions upon millions to de rblope the resources of the S. and, rt. whni have done, have never uttered a oi mp'aint.

V. people so uoselfish and bo stiould lot appeal in vain tc the g-acronty the L-gisla- ii ure. Yt'Hf. or r.l?PW*A. MoJtdaT.

February 2, SENATE. A communication was received from fee House tr nnouncing the passage of certain bills- The committee on General Laws, reported ad verse- to bo amending the Code as to allow depositions to ie used as evidence in civil cases, where witnosstw out of the oonnty, or fifty miles from the Court louse, where the suit is tried 11,1.5 reported. Incorporating the Citizens' Deposit Dank of Wheelng; For the relief Richard P. Trace; Authorizing a itle to be made under certain conditions, to Wm. Din.

et riddie of Albemarle, to certain land of his condemned ty the Bine Ridge Rail Road; Amending an act pro- riding for the appointment of to conract for the construction of the Coal River Bridge; Doorporating the Virginia Gas Company, at Port ilayo, in Ilenrico. rc Mr. Hkalk offered a joint which lies ol iver, under ths rule, fixing Saturday the 6th inst-, for di he election of Auditor of Pubilo Accounts; 2d Audi- 0i or; Secretary of State: Treasurer, and Register of the a office. ct resolutions or inquire. By Mr.

August, for providing tor an investigation the causes of fires in the State, and appointing tt ire marshals in the cities and counties; by Air. Lo un, of amending section 7 ofohapter 207 of the Code; ol iy Mr. White, of authorizing the faculty of Ashland j'emale College to confer collegiate degrees; by Mr. rt iVarth, ofincorporating the Independent Bank of Charleston, Kanawha; by Mr. Smith, of oonstruoting icertain turnpike road in Greenbrier county; by Mr.

cl Iaikston, of incorporating the Citizens' Savings lank at Rocky Mount, Frankliu by Mr. oi of refunding to John Wilson, Commissioner the Revenue in Haiifnx, the sum of $24, erroneous- paid by htm; by Mr. Paxton, of allowingaclaim of ilessrs. liinford Boyd for work on a road. The committee of Finance was discharged from the sonsiderntion of the petition of W.

A. Mason and asking a reduction of the tax on hotel keepers. The petition was then referred to the committee of et Jourts of Justice. bills pa'sid. Ie Incorporating Ihe Allantio Steam Ferry Company; Amending the Code so as to allow a Jastioe, after all due efforts to find the friends of a lunatic, who comes ti from another State, to obtain his admission into one of the lunatic asylums of this State; amending the incorporating act of the Odd Fellows' Hall Association of Wheeling, so as to allow any person to pur chase not more than one hundred shares therein in- corporating the Hughes' Creek Oil and CoalCompa- I uy; incorporating the Fayette Oil and Coal Company incorporating the Virginia Slate Company, in the counties of Albemarle and Buckingham esiah.

0 lisbing a separate election precinct at the Good Will School House, in Brooke county incorporating the 'I'. 1, V.iTfci. oanauuiu idiujmo ui one organised to erect a building in Richmond, to nost about 9100,000, for the ute chiefly of the Masonic tl fraternity.) flock inspections. 0 The bill amending the law so as more fully to da ii fine the powers and duties of inspectors of flour, came p. I Mr.

Ambler alluded to the fact that one of the chief values of the flour manufactured here was, that a it resisted the action of a tropioal climate. By the in- spection laws authority is given the inspector for bur- I iog a hole half au inch in diameter. Every barrel so treated is injured inasmuch as it be more liable to injury than under other oiroums'ances it would he The French Qoverment has mads experiments in pack ing flour in air-tight cases, and found that no flour can be hurt in that condition. By the bill before ii the Senate, the barrels are to be perforated an inch instead of a half inoh, and the barrel made still less air-tight. Ha had letters from merchants, I showing that serious damage was caused to flour sent ii to more Southern climates, by the melting of the wax used in sealing up the boles made by the inspectors, By increasing the size of the auger from a half inch to one inch, the chances of injury were ii The average quantity or flour drawn by the inspector tl from eaoh barrel is a half pound.

The loss falls on the miller, as was shown from a paper, (read by tha Senator.) showing a loss of 5 barrels in 1,200 on a shipment to Liverpool, where the flour is sold ft by weight. From another paper he showed the it flour from the barrels in a year by the inspector tl amounted to 98,000, and his for inspections 95,000. In the case of Crenshaw Fisher, the average amount lost by them in the inspection of every 360 barrels was about 1117 pounds, which, with the inspection fees, was a loss of about of 1 per cent, on every bushel of wheat bought by them that year, lie said that enlarging the diameter of the auger hole would enable the trier introduced by the inspec- tor, though of no larger size than heretofore, to draw Ii more flour from the barrel. What is to be gained by tl this change in the size of the auger, except an in crease of the salary of the Inspeolorf It was now il proposed to legalize the pocketiog of the millers' flour, and ho would off-tr an amendment requiring the inspector, when it is dernnnded by the party owning the flour, to weigh the amount taken from the barrel. Mr.

White naid the bjll was not intended to in nrnMrf 1, crense ioe rtscoipia ui mu fhem from He thought the opposi tion of the millers might be explained by the faot that the present inspector for Richmond had condemned oo.OOU barrels of flour, as unfit for use- He went on to combat Mr. Ambler's views, with regard tot be in created size of tLe auger. The augers used for years past had been an inch and oue-sixteenth in that the present bill materially lessened its 1 it as it does at one Inob. The triers had always been five eighths of an inch in diameter, so that this wu uo new feature. As to the quantity of draft flour tak6o out by the inspectors, it wae on the 1 petition of the miliar: themselves that the compensation of tho inspector was reduced to one cent per he receiving the draft flour out in inspec tlon.

About the damage done by inspections to the destined for South America, he would say, that Mr. HaraJl bad said that if the inspection was a vol-' 8 uutary matter, he would prefer having his flour, in- tended for that quarter, inspected. Warwick Barksdala had also expressed their preference for the inspection of their flour. With regard to the enor- mousemoluments arising from the offioe of inspector, he read a letter from Mr. Delaplane, stating that his 1 net inonrae did not exceed $3,000 per annum.

In conclusion, he would ask the Meuate to pass the bill ex planatory of the law, and shield the officers of the State from annoying suite, aDd to legalize the use of the inch auger. Mr. Campbell favored the amendment of Mr. Am bler, and hoped he would go further and specify the 8 amount inspectors shall be allowed to take from the barrel. He showed that the salary of the iutpeo- ipr of Petersburg is $1,100, though the gross receipts of the are lu New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, i cent is allowed for inspection.and the inspectors retain tha loiing of draft flour.

In all of the States of the Union thG inch trier is nsed, except 8 in two, where of an inch is prescribed by In Petersburg the auger now used is an inob and a quarter in diameter, and the trier is thi of an inch. u- trrnaa Income of the inSDOO tor for Richmond to be $9,447. Tbe hire of two' assistants, ne pst down at $1,100 each. He puts four negroes at $920, rent, fuel, lights and stations- ry, $400; timber for plugs ar.d sawing the same, livery of horse and wear and tear of oart, '250; other 1 expenses, $500; reducing Die sum to Alter this prospective expense is put down, it will reduce the sum to $0,500. He offered an amendment by which the inspector is instructed to hand over one-half of the draft fiour drawn from barrels, to the Superintendent of the Penitectiary, for the use of coo- victs.

The bill was laid on the able. On motion tbe Senate ad journed. HOUSE OF DELEGATES. The House met at 12 o'clock, pursuant to adjourn ment. Prayer by Rev.

II. D. Hoge, D. of the Presby- terian Church. ILLS REPORTEDBills were reported from the standing committees: i To provide for the election of two commissioners of tbe revenue for Nicholas county.

To amend and re enact tbe 4tb and 6th sections of the act to revise and amend the act to prescribe the mode of electing trustees for the town of Pearisburg. To incorporate the Southern savings' bank, in the city of Richmond. To amend sections 6th, 8th, and 5th, of chapter 79 of tbe Code, (relative to the Literary Fund These bills were advanced to a second reading. adverse reports. Reports were also presented adverse to sundry propositions, viz: Of appropriating a certain sum of money to the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society, for cer- tain purposes; of amending the present juror law passed April 9th, 1853; of exempting citizens of towns from county levies; of authorizing a justice of tbe peacn to issue "distringas" on judgments ren derrd by a justice; of prohibiting tbe introduction of adulterated liquors into the State; of requiring jnrors summoned in civil cases to serve in criminal roues.

(The above mentioned reports were read and agreed to, Of allowing tbe jailor of Lynobburgthe same fees as the jailors of Richmocd end Petersburg; of granting more compensation to the justices of Cum- berland county; of increasing, tbe fees of tbe commissioner in chancery, in Petersburg; of exempting towns which provide for tbe poor, and keep tbeir streets in order, from-county levies; of conferring the powers of the Board of Pnblic Works on tbe Governor. These five reports are laid upon the table for the present. the literary vurij. Mr. Prestor, from tbe Committee of Schools and 0 Colleges presented a report on tbe condition of the Liteusry Fund, in which it is stated that "The first and most important reform sought to be accomplished is tba preservation from waste of tbe fqnd dedicated to education.

By the system now 0 T.n..Mrcrs Vinnorinffin. in operation use vuuuij dents draw from the Second Auditor the entire annual quota, of each county, at (he beginning of the year. Balanoes of former remain still in their hands, and, henoe, the rapid accumulations from 185'J to 1855, at the rate of $40,930 per year. The county treasurers in the great msjority of instanoes use the 1 money for their own purpoees, charging them- selves with the amounts received, and crediting those paid out. They bold it without interest; nay, more than that, they receive upon all earns expended 5ve per cent.

To prevent, in future, these heavy sharges upon a fund, the greater portion of which is dedicated to the poor children of the Commonwealth, and to arrest the waste oonseauent npon small ba- 01 auces left in the hands of 145 treasurers soattered 3ver the entiro State, the (aooompanyingj bill proves that the school quotas shall remain in the State rrnasury to the credit of the Second Auditor, and be drawn out for services actually rendered by be teachers, upon accounts properly certified. SJCNATF. BILL REJECTED- A Senate bill for the relief of Rowland and French Ii appropriating $180 for balance dne tbem for work ipon the Tazewell Court House and Richland was takeu up and explained by Mr. oi The vote was then taken on the passage of the bill, al md 55, nays 58. So the bill was re- ai ected.

tc TREE KEGROES. The House resumed the consideration of the bill or the relief of the Commonwealth from the free ae- ir ro population. After the adoption of various amend st nents, and remarks from several members, the furher consideration of the subject was postponed until di o-morrow. HOCR Or MEETI.VO. Mr.

Marti offered a resolution to change the daily our of meeting to 11 o'clock, A. M. Objection be- le Bg made to its consideration, it liea over ooder the cc ules of the House. irifuk of maoism. On tflotioU ci Mr.

Lr.K it was Resolved, That a committee be appointed With ave to report a bill authorizing the Governor to conact with Win. R. Barbee for the erection in this ipifol of a marble statue 'of James Madison, late resident of the United States. holllins' institute. On motion ot Bass, it was Resolved, That leave be given to bring in a bill to neud the charter of the Rollins Institute.

hock fish a howard t0r5imke. On motion of Mr. Warwick, if was Resolved, That the committee of reads, jquire into the expediency of releasing to tho couu court of Augusta so much of the Kocktlsh and owardsville turnpike mad. as Ilea in said county. flection of brigadier generals.

On motion of Mr. Rives, it was Reeolved. That tbia Honae will, with the ooncurince of theSenato, proceed on Saturday, the 6th day February, at 1 o'clock, to the election of a Briga ier General for the 8th brigade, to fill the vacancy insed by the resignation of Francis M. Boykin.and Brigadier General of the 'Jth brigade to fill the va mcy caused by the resignation of John Miltson. petitions presented.

By Mr. Morgan county, for te oons'ruction of a turnpike road. By Mr. Ke.mble?From Preston county, for a like By Mr. the Faculty of Roaaoke College, imonstrating against the extension of the corporate mils of the town of Salem.

By Mr. Pittsylvania, relative to metlants' licenses. By Mr. petitions from Nelson junty relative to claims for bounty land and money. On motion of Mr.

Jones, of Gloucester, the House djourned. Wednesday. February 3, 1858. AEtVATE. The Senate met at o'clock.

A communication was received from the Home, atifg that it insisted on its amendment to the Virinia Southern Navigation A. Dud iy Mann's acheuie. The amendment gives the cororate authorities of cities, towns and counties, the ower to submit the question of voting a eubsoripon to the people or not, as they may think he Senate had disagreed to the amendment, bat Ibis torning receded from their disagreement. The joint committee on the Auditor's Office reportd the affairs of that office to be well hey recommend binding the Commissioner's books, 'he report was adopted. resolutions or inquiry.

By Mr. Deskale, of increasing the capital stock fthe Coal River Navigation Company; by Mr. vatith, of providing for the condemnation of lands verflowed by the works of the Coal River Company; by the same, of chartering the Kanarha Coarse Salt Company; by the same, of chartering tie Carbnndale Coal and Oil Company, in Kanawha ouuty; by Mr. Claiborne, of amending an aot inorporating the T. C- Paul's Female Orphan Asylum Petersburg; by Mr.

Floyd, of authorizing Wythe ounty court to appoint a third Commissioner of the tevenue for that county. The resolution of Mr. Beai.e, fixing the 6th inst. the day for the election of Auditor, Second Audior, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Register of the Office, Superintendent of the Penitentiary, aDd Itorekeeper of the same, was laid on the table. The "Flour Inspection bill' was taken up and made he order of the day for B'riday.

A resolution offered by Rives, instructing he Committee of Finance to bring in a bill increasing the salary of the First Auditor of Publio Accounts such sum as they may recommend. Mr. Dadghtkey offered an amendment to Mr. tires' resolution, making it one of inquiry, instead of nslruction. He was not willing to vote for an inrease in the salary of the offioe, unless upon a thoough investigation the committee decided to reeomueud it.

He did not think the finances of the State a condition to increase salaries, without, at least, lie recommendation, based upon an apparent necsity. for such action and as the resolution stood it did mt give the committee the right to disoover that tieessity, if it existed. There were several or the office at the present salary of $3,000, and it was increased he thought it probable that one of bose very applicants would be chosen to the offioe rith the enlarged compensation. Mr. DAt'OHrREY'sameudment was defeated and the esolution adopted.

bills passed. Refunding J. Faulkner, certain taxes erro leously paid by him; a bill making it a felony fur a holding only a life estate in a slave to remove itn from the State, or sell a greater interest than a ife estate in such slave, with the intention to defraud he reversioner or remainderman; the bill approrial ing $3,000 to the inauguration ceremonies on the 3d February, was amended, so as to increase the mount to $5,000, and passed. A bill establishing a branch bank at Beverly, in tandolph county, was vote was reconidered, and the bill then laid on the table. mi.i.a nr.runir.u.

Authorizing the faculty of Ashland Fema'e Col ge to confer literarjidegrees; establishing an election reoinct at Hungary, Hanover county. The Senate then adjourned. IIOl'KE OF DELEGATES. The House met at o'clock, pursuant to adjourn nent. Prayer by Rev.

M. D. Hoge, D. D.t of the PresbyBrian Church. bills reported.

Hills were reported from the standing committees: To give effect to the clause of the 4th artiole of he Constitution. Amending the 9ih section of chapter 101 of the 'ode, so as to prohibit emancipations by will. To amend and enact the jd eeotiou of the 95th ihapter of tho Code. To amend and re enact the 2d and 3d sections of act relating to the harbor masters of the ports ol forfolk and Portsmouth. Releasing fo the county of Augusta the Commonwealth's interest in so much of the Rockfish and Iowardsville turnpike as lies in said county.

Incorporating the JoHMville and Hunter's Gap urnpike company. Incorporating tho Prinoeton and Greenbrier turntike company. To incorporate the Reminie'a Mills and Jane Lew urnpike company. To provide for the payment of interest upon the londs of the city of Wheeling which have been guar mteed by the State of Virginia. To incorporate the Big Moocasin turnpike oompa 'y.

Mr. Heath, from the minority of the committet or courts of justice presented a report recommend ng a modification of the usury laws, and a bill carry' ng out tbe views of the committee, entitled a bill imeud and re-enact the 4th and 5th sections of chaptei 41 of the Code. The I ills above mentioned were advanoed to a se iond reading. adverse reports. Reports were also presided from the comuiittet or Courts of Justice adverse to various propoei ions Of authorising commissioners in chancery to com fiduciaries to attend before them to settle their ao Of increasing the compensation of jurors and re iuoing the compensation of justices of the peace; Of granting the prayers of the petitions of J.

Wheeler and others cf Cabell county; and of citizens Harrison county, relative to the compensation ol unices; Of amending the Code, relative to staying executions before a justice of the peace; Of amending the Code so as to restrict the lien ol ien fapiaij Of attending the Code in relation to the service ol warrants for small claims on internal improvement companies; The above mentioned reports were severally read and agreed to. The following additional reports from the same were laid upon the table Of supplying attorneys for the Commonwealth and ustices of the peace with Matthews' Digest; Of authorising the County Court of Prince Wil iam to levy a tax on the sheriff of the county; Of amending the law in regard to the application free negroes toremain in the Commonwealth, and ipplicatiou for license to retail wines, liquors, Of releasing J. K. Cugler, of Doddridge county, rrom a fine. senate bill passed.

On motion of Mr. iiatmund, the vote by which a jensto bill, for the relief of Rowland and French, was ejected, yesterday, was reconsidered. The question again put on the passage of the bill, was da ermined in the fl(5. nays 38. ict appropriates 180 for balance due Howland it for work upon the Taiewell courthouse and iichland turnpike.) STATUE or james madison.

Mr. Lr.E. from a special committee, presented a bill intborizing the Governor to contract with Wm. R. 3arbae for a statue of James Madison.

The bill was to a second reading and ordered to be merchants' licenses. On motion of Mr. Heath, the report of the of Finance, adverse to numerous petitions eking a change in the mode of taxation as regards was made the order of the day or Wednesday, 10th itisf. TH On motion of Mr. Kemper, the bill to provide for be better organization of the tniiitin wag made the rder of the day for Friday, 1-th inst.

rniolctioks op The appropriate committees were instructed to enuire into the expediency of By Mr. so amending tbe 1st section chapter M2 of the Code, as to include tbe principle of academies and classical schools. By Mr. reporting a bill for the slief of Dabney dt Winston. free rkgroes.

The subsisting order of the day being the bill for ie relief of tbe Commonwealth from tbe free negro opulation, was next proceeded with. Mr. Jokes, of Appomattox, addressed tbe House length, in support of the bill reported from tbe omraittee. The discussion of the measure was further connned by Messrs. of Prince Edward, dwell of Loudoun, Ball and Prestok.

Before tbe anclucion of Mr. Prkstok's remarks, On motion of Mr. Deaxe, tbe House adjourned. man named Jackson Hottinger as arrested in Ibis place on Thursday morning last, Martin Kohr and Geo. H.

Mitchell, charged with idnapping a slave belonging to Clement Ervine, of bckiugbam county. He was brought beforejustice nboden, who committed him to jail, from wbeuce he as takei) to Rockingham. Tbe Rockingham Register says he went in mid day a tbe premises of Mr. E-, picked up a negro boy, jout 6 or 7 years old, gagged him, took to tbe woods, 3d carried bim a mile and a half, when be was forced drop him. being hotly pursued by Mr.

David J. ear. lie bad made an effort to induce two of Mr. little negroes to leave with bim. but not succeed, ig in persuading them to go, be grabbed up tbe nallestone and left as before described.

Hottinger's account of the affair is that he was 'nnk and did not know what he was ilaunton Spectator. Bethaxt expected that this Colge, which was consumed by fire on the lilth of De rober, and is now re building, be completed by xt October. It will be muoh larger tbaa before. TltlHfV.WiWtCrt.NHItfSS-vim Session. MokBaT, February 1, 1S68.

SENATE. Mr. Doolittle presented the petition of ninety-seven of the United praying that be taken for the purchase of the Island of Cuba and its annexation to thia country. Mr. Bigler introduced reflation for the completion and presentation of the digests of statistics of mines and manufactures collected in taking the last was referred.

Mr. Coilamar introduced a bill to alter the times of ho'dng the circuit and districts courts of Vermont. The Senate then resumed the consideration of the army bill. Mr. Houston opposed it.

He said he saw no neces- ity for large standing armies in time of peace. In the course of bis remarks be alluded in dispa raging terms to the West Point Academy, saying that graduates from that institution were otten promoted over the heads of old and well tried veterans, and argniog that it wes a bar to honorable military ambition on the part of civilians. He advocated the raising of volunteers as being more preferable tore gulars, and not more expensive. Some years ago four regiments were the expenses of which were probably 1'ke the $1211,000,000 deficit in the treasury. What have they done Killed a few Indians or warriors, but many women and children.

Such conduct reflects little credit upoa civilization. It would be better to treat tbe Indian? like men and elevate them, than to deoeive and rob them, and then hunt them down like savagq beasts. Do justice to them and you will need do standiug army on tbe frontier. Mr. Wilsoo gave notice of an amendment he intended to move at the proper time, namely: To strike out all after the enacting clanse of the bill, and insert a substitute to the effect that the President, for the purpose of enforcing the laws of tbe United Slates, maintaining peace with ihe Indian tribes, and pro tecting our citizens on the routs of emigration to the Territory of Utah, and to be employed only in said Territory, be snd is hereby authorized to call for and acoept the service of aoy number of volunteers not exceeding 5,000 in all, officers and men, who msy of fer their services, to serve for twelve months, unless previously discharged, and appropriates for the purpose of carrying its provisions into effect.

The further consideration of the bill was postponed until I-'J o'clock to morrow. Mr. Douglas moved to take up the bill to admit Minnesota into the Union. During the debate Mr. Mason said there might be circumstances when it would be found necessary for the Southern States, in order to determine where tbny ptaod in the Union, to take up tbe Minnesota and Kansas question together.

I Mr. Wilson spoke of the injustice of suoh a con' innoiion, and gave notice that he nod bis friends would avail themselves of all legitimate means to siet the admission of Kansas under tbe Lecompton Constitution. Mr. Hale said there never had been a proposition i that so seriously threatened to disrupt tbe as that of the Senator from Virgiuia. Crittenden ODnoaed the connection of the two subjects, and made an eloquent speech expressive of i love for the Union, eliciting applause from the gnllej ries.

Without taking the question the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF KEFIiESKNTATIVKS. Mr. Stanton offered a preamble setting forth that J. B.

Williamson, of the city of New York, was, on the 27th of January, duly summoned, but refused to 1 appear before the committee appointed to investigate the charges against the members or officers of ttie last House, growing out of the expenditures of Messrs. Lawrenoe, Stone Company, to influence the passage of the tariff bill of 1357; and concluding with a resolution that the Speaker issue bis warrant, directed to the sergeant at arms, to take into custody the Baid J. Williamson, wherever found, and bring him before Ihe bar of this House, to answer for contempt of its authority. Slauton caused to be read a letter from Mr. Williamson, in which he respeotfully declines to appear before the investigating committee, for reasons which his attorney odvised him were sutBoient for his not leaving New York.

The resolution was then adopted, The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill to supply on omission (caused by a clerical error) in the army bill of (be last session, making appropriations for the support of the national armories. The original amount was and the bill passed in that form. On motion of Mr. Bnyoe, it was resolved that a select committee of seven members shall be appoint ed, to which shall be referred, to inquire into tho following subjects: A reduotion of the expenses of the government; the navigation laws of the United States; the existing duties on imports, and the expediency of a gradual repeal of all duties on itn ports, and a resort exclusively to internal taxation. The House then weut into committee of the whole on the state of the Union, and resumed the consideration of the bill appropriating $790,000 to supply a deficiency in the expenses for paper, priming.

iiinographing and engraving for the thirty-third and thirty-fourth Congresses. A debate resulted, involving the question of ex travagance. and without coming to any determine tion the subject was passed over. Mr. Lane presented the Constitution of Oregon.

Mr. Barrett presented a strong protest from the Kansas Legislature against the admission of Kansas with the Lecoinpton Constitution, and in favor ol its admistion under the Topeka Constitution. The House ibqu adjourned. "Tuesdat, February 2,1858. SENATE.

Mr. Hunter, of the Committee of Finance, reported against making payments of the enm of twenty-five dollars, in dimes and half-dimes, a tegal'tender. Mr- Slidell understood there was great difference of opinion in the Committee of Finance, end for the consideration of the subject, moved that it he made the special order for Monday, 15th at 1 o'clock. Agreed to. Mr.

Seward believed there was no one in the chamber in favor of a large standing army; at the same I time there are none who suppose that the police of this empire can be conducted without a military force. Jx'ono are fqr a regular army; none are for no regular army. All depends upon the exigency which would ueed an increase of the army, and that fact necessitates the consideration of what may probably be the action of the (government on other grounds. He would not vote for an increase, if it were to be 1 sent to Kansas. Yet tlje increase of our territory always will render an increase of the array necessary.

It is argued the pill is qot founded on th? fact that a rebellion exists. The facts, howeyer, are as aooessible to us as to tha Government organs. And the fact is that a leprous band of foreigners are centred in the Salt Lake Valley. They have oome to regard themselves as independent of the United States, and now in league with the ludians, way lay and oomiiflt depredations on the travelers to the Pnoifie shore. lie believed there would be uo oollieioo, but it was because the Administration was making such an iui posing military display as would ooamand respect and extort obedienoe.

He was in favor of an increase, to be disbanded when tho emergency oeased. Mr. Hale listened with extreme pain and mortification to the member from New York, lie reminded the Senate, when Daniel Webster, in the zenitb of his fame, laid himself before the slave power, to he cuffed when he was used. He condemned the Senator from New York for propounding sucn fatal and damnable doctrines. Mr Hale continued at length to denounce the views and oppose the bill, i Mr.

Seward. So far from complaining at the ment of the Senator from New Hampshire, he gave the latter his thanks, but be would not imitate his honorable friend. Ife would he unfit to behere.it he could not postpone party to serve his whole coun' try. He would not be deterred from giving au honest vote because it did hot agree with bis party. There principle in the case, but a question of tiie ap: plication of a principle.

He thought the error of Mr. Hale and others was I in thinking the battle was not yet over, when it was and whatever the Administration might do, before another year there would be nineteen free to fifteen slave States. A message was here received from the President, which vu i en (enclosing the Lecouapton Constitu tinn.) The President speaks iu severe language of the city of Lawrence as being the hot bed of abolition, and says that the dividing ljne jn Kansas is not between two political parties, aa in other plaoes, but between those who are loyal to the government, and those who are endeavoring to destroy it by force and usurpation. He says Kansas is at tbix day as much a slave state as Georgia or South Carolina, and recommends the admission of Kansas into thd Union uoder this constitution as the only means of res'oring tranquility. Mr.

B-gler moved the printing the message and its reference to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Trumbull said he looked upon the message as a perverted and incorrect history from end to There was no usurpation in Kansas worse than that committed by the President with his at tny in that Territory. Mr. Douglas presented a protest against the admission of Kansas nndr-rthe Lecompton Constitution, figned by the Governor and State officers elected ia that Territory, and moved its reference to the Committee on Territories.

Mr. Toombs paid a high compliment to the President for the signal ability displayed in the meamge. He eareestly supported the propositions assumed by the President, and oontended that the Lecompton Constitution framed in pursuance of law, while the Topeka Constitution was framed without law. The then adjournedHOUSE OP KEPKESENTATIVES, On motion of Mr. Smith, of Illinois, the consideration of House bill 42 wu postponed until to morrow week.

A resolution allowing the contestants in the Nebraska election case sixty days for the collection of evidence was reported from the committee on elootions. The House went into Committee of the Whole on the printing deficiency bill. Mr. Houston, of replied to the remarks made yesterday by Mr. Letcher of and argued as to the liability of Congress to pay for works which have already been printed; and showed, also, that Congress has the right to order the discontinuance of the publicatiou of aoy work ordered daring preoeding Air.

rnetps, 01 aio on area bd amendment, by which the Committee on Printing were instructed to inquire into the expediency of discontinuing the pub licstioD of all reports ordered by the last Congress to be printed. Mr. Houston, of said that it was u'tely useless to advertise post ofHce routes in the Washington papers, lie thought that these routes ought to be ad vertised in th? States in which they were. Mr. Boyoe, of S- said that the expenditures for printing were becoming reckless and extravagant, and that stronger guards should be thrown around the public money.

Various amendments and were offered, all tend ng to rigidly restrict the publication of public documents in future. The bill being put upon its passage was rejectedyeas 67, nays 135. The message from the President on the subject of Kansas, nod covering the Uecomptou Constitution wss received. Mr. Hughes moved that the message bo rrferred to a select committee of thirteen, and made a speech against the Republican party and in support of the President's message.

Mr. Harris, of Illinois, offered a proposition to refer the message to a select committee to enquire whether the Lecnmptou Constitution bad heen tr-on-d in pursuance of law, and whether it embodies the will of a m-ijority of the people of the Territory, etc. The House then adjourned. AND STATE The Literart Messenger, for; ruary, hw been issued. It interesting'and able fully equal to its df Wheeling ano Railway We noticed som? since an article Wheeling (Va Intrlligencer, which had the place the citizen' of Wheeling in a position willing to embrace repudiation as an alfernntiv- taxation, in connection with tbeir l.doh.UOD raiiJfl debt.

Hut we are glad to find tha idea of ti.m now repudiated by the Gazette of tbat which, in an article dasigucd to prevent auy 49 iwu.ting to the interests of Wheeling ttie Legislature of Virgiuia, explains the follows: It is true lhat the ioferesf, due 1-t of January, on our railroad Hubscription. above referred io, not been paid, and we would not disguise the we could; but there are cirouinstances which far towards extenuating our people from any c-U 1 bility on that account. So tar as the interest oc 19 bonds (fSlMI (Mil) lor subscription to the Bnltimcr.Ij Ohio Railroad Company is coucerued, the city sb-H ties had reasonable ground for the belief tbaribe I uees of that company would enable it, as to declare its regular dividend, winch dividend to have been npplie i to the payment cl the on that debt. This, however, they failed to do tiJke oar people, alter making exertions to ditliculty, concluded to go before the LegislaturecBwl ask relict at their hands. "l'W hat relief they tould grant under the circ, stances under which it is asked, and we tidence to believe they will grant it.

The our other railroad debt, to due on the 1st of January. the people of Wheeling ara not to blaine. Tv levied for that purpose has been paid into the tren-'Bl ai and the people of the city had a right to expect'jl (ti it would bo applied to that object. Indeed, a special ordinnuce which provides that it Hha; 9 applied to that object, "and to no other whatsoever." Hut owing to some ininmansgrxS (J or dereliction on the part of the people's seruj which haa been lately explained through tl, columns, the revenue was collected in orders city treasury. In other words, the money to be derived from lhat source has been applied to the liquidation of other debts than tU'B which it was levied.

Oar people understand ''9 tbiogs now, though they did not a day ago. the only reason, and it is a sufficient one, interest on our railroad debt has not been pais is the extent ot our repudiation. No The Finr. is Scrht Iscxi: "1 announced a few days since, the hu-Jj tha residence of Col. Geo.

A. Haily, Sheriff otJB ry county. Since that time cause: ih to suspicion of lii? negro men, and lie CH ironed aud placed in a kitchen, consisting rooms, one of which the Colonel and his wife JB pied, until he could erect another dwelling. room with the suspected men, was alro hi some ton or twelve years of age. One week at a late hour the boy lighted a bundle dling wq and placed it under the partition separated the rooms.

Fortunately, the of the boy were discovered by a couple of who iiad been placed on the watch, and cal design the lives of theC (j, and his lady saved. Tlio hoy upon being that he Set tire to the dwelling which ijt sometime since, and added that if he had beer. at the lime of the occurrence, he would havei. the whole matter, lie has been lodged ia a trial. The opinion generally prevails inthsiv.

JgB' that the boy was instigated by older 'j? commission of the foul Etpn, 81 Two Men Drowned at Norfolk pl o'clock, about a men started in a from the iron bridge of the Norfolk and Railroad, where they re employed, and 5 yjj to cross the river on their way to dinner. blowing quite beavily at the time, the host, was small swamped in deep wafer, and wer.j. yj ol state that two of the men, Conrad i rick Moran, were drowned. The two men lost, were carpenters, and families. Moonshine had but reoently marm-: Moran leaves a wife and Argk.

Sfuden wite of Mr. Francsc4 died suddenly last Saturday night, at her reside; Prince George county. Petersburg KijtfS says she bad been in ill health for some right iX previous to her death, but was able to go abiic- retired Saturday night as well as usual. (U morning her husband called her, but she answer, he repaired to her bed side, and to tlnd her a corpse. Stabbing Friday las', a .3 occurred at Port Republic between George jt ro and John Seigler.and the former stabbed thew severely that his life is despaired ot.

Seiglsrti. rf ed as overs-er for Eu'zier, and the paries gaged in settling accoun's when the difficulty ret. been tor. The Steamer William seldiv it (says this Fredericksburg Herald.) that William Srlden will be withdrawn from th- I haniioi'k route ttie coming Reason and be Sr-, be James Kiver, to run between Kiehmoud aud.Y* Jacob Nicely, a citizen of A'. county, was washed from I.i? wagon and drd'w whils' croaslng Dunlap's Creek, about miis-ljl Covington, a few days ago It is auppoi-ed tii? deceased was under the influence of liquor I lifTlrt.

int Fire is frame house at be tier of Water and streets, Pr i occupied by Mr. Jonathan Hall, ax a pump at. factory, was consumed by Ceo on yundsj fl.UOd?no Mr thomas' Jones, a ratiijj Campbell county, met with quite a serious Monday afternoon. It seems that when I gate, in the vicinity of Lynchburg. he Ml I wagon in which h- was riding, and tbe passing over bis ancle broke it.

1 Fire is Wvtheville new house, br 1 to David Sexton, in Wytheville, Arc on Monday m.qrnjng. Two negroes bed? arrested as ibe Inutniiinjrieo. Sjimo Pains, jjfj ded white woman, tyho seen in coraps the npgroee, bos been arrested. I i Black FTeath Coai Cli been bored into and ooninleteiy draiued so vent The oan now ho entire safety, end when In operetion will adtM- to the supply of coal for the oity of Richtnos: Snow Storm in says. "We were vHfed hv an old fanhionfl? etorm ou Thursday lest, which compared uoh'fcs with the very pleanarit weather we have epi A I ring the past month." Conino to meeting of Jfc exaudrh Riflemen, on Monday night last.tht^p* to visit Richmond on the 1EJJ inst, to pate in the inauguration of the Equestrian iW Washington.

Manchester Cotton ed on Monday, giving einploymsn! xio dreds of lomalea and others who have fR ome time. llccgivafjAM William ft. has sold a part of his form in r9'A $70 per acre. A farm jo)i heirs of Samuel Paul, deceased, has been so and per acre. gin tain large number of boys.n?n age of 17 years, have receotly been uot various departmenls of the Oosport Navy Mary Ann Moaehy.wifs tbH Moseby.

late of Richmond, died at the Jh ou the Virginia Tennessee Railroad, on instant. Honorarlt And-r? gro Wm. Rnwllngs, arrested in Washington, fw ysti of being concerned in the murder eye, Griffin, at Acqnia, have been belo ted. charged with sfst -H Hddius, at Orange C. has been examined for final trial.

I Th? residence of Bishop (Jtey, in the Memphis, waa destroyed by fl'e h' week- I hatgi "7 married. li Mabbied, on the 31st of January, at St. Ja by the r. Mr Minuezrodc, Mr. JOSEPH Mii.

matty ann srv.lt ritr. I Norfolk, anil New York papst ban INFIRMARY OP THE MEDICAL institution, located at ths corner of JL College itreeu. In a convenient and fl ta open for the reception of All peraon? requiring Medical or tlogical mi 'IS insane, and persona affected adnwtod into iu wards. The accommodatloni for aiclt are 1 Tate roema arc provided toi padecta desiring The are undor the charge of the jfy fho College, aided by an experienced Resldec The for Board, Medical Attendance, 0t4, Medicine, are, for -C White patienta Colored do Private rooms $7to? By an arrangement with the proprietors ffl tub lioapital, in caaaa requiring a c1 addition to the above ratea, a tee, in different eaaea. will be charged Tne particular feea may be aaeertained on JH either the attending or to the Pro- Intirmary.

kfl All to be paid on the rem of in the country desiring to r''MB Inhrmary, or obtain ioformntinn rl jwjjTi dress the dent or the Steward. Attending Gibson, Wbllbosd. LI Attending Tuckcb ax i Resident Uowaxo I a 1 H. Jor.xEa, M. P.

CI LEKK.flllP had about two experience in a I1" mM n. a OA ce, wiahea to obtain a nation in 1BE city. Satisfactory given. Applj'-EB BBI at the OA ce of "The South," or Wm. B.

I Eoquirer Office. DEMOCRATIC NBWttPAPER proprietor of a Dixocbatic Pat" M. rior of Virginia, hit KH IVj The Paper ia located in a Democratic within it all the elemenu of It HH will a reasoable degroe of popular favor TM city the of an active man, or one or S51 of onorcy and enterprise, cannot tail tJ IH ral return for the labor bestowed upon it jj plied with all the necessary fixtures to nest preperly. j. MB It will be on liberal and eccoom quire of tbn ot the Richmond "r.D?* A Oct 9-tf i CiQ I AWN LAWN bow Just received a prim' I I by enrRCH A FW Jan 97.