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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN. Published Daily, Snndajs Ixetpted, BY -V. J. M1IBTAOH OO. QSOROE WfSroN, EDITOR.

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methods of nonitowiva, A the national Government cannot borrow money in the market, In the ordinary method, that is, by a sale of stocks, except at sacrifices deemed on all sides to bi and as the necessity of borrowing largo sums Is absolutely Imperative, two extraordinary methods of borrowing are under dtcusston, In and out cf Congres: Tho first is the taue tu crtdltors of Treasury crip, ot such small denominations as to enter into general circulation, to be made receivable far public due, and to bo convertible Into a lunded debt at the will of trie holder. The cecond is to create an artificial market for Government stocks, by making them the basis of banking operations. Tho experiment of banking upon public stocks has proved an entire failure wherever it has been tried In this country, and for the Intrinsic reason that tho security is impaired or destroyed by the very fact cl being called Into requisition. The forcing of sjpeks upon tho market, to redeem the Issues predicated upon them, so reduceB the market value of the stocks that they cease to be the security rilled upon. What has happened in the Northwest, in this respect, is so recent that It will sufficient merely to refer to It The catastrophe cf the sjstem In New York happened four years ago.

and, of course, in quite forgotten, as mankind never remember anything in the hi, tor ol paper bubbles be' yond twelve months. In the New York Eve ning Posl we find a communication Irom Elmuud Uwlght, mid by the editors to be "a gentleman who has given the greater part of hh life to the study ot nnanctal questions." Mr. Dwight says: As all debts arc made payable in money, as uvucj i in nu uuiur icis aim is mo representative of all values, nothing hot money can satisfy the demand wnlch arises in those periods of distrust when all Tilth In tiromtsBn Is gone. The sale of public Hocks will, of vuuiov, jjruuuce money ai soma rate, Dut, at me market is aaon me securities, he over good, depreciate and all as a reliance. A vital fact In this question Is that the forcing of securities upon a panic stricken market aggnvatet the lianio beyond uiusi bduauB.

ue ueuur toe recuriiu are, the more comtitete and umtem.il tfi rf, structlon of market valued In tho tnrneri b.i1 and consequent Depreciation of Ihom. If you have two hundred millions of bank note clrcu-tlon eoured by United States bonds, and In a sudden panto you throw ten millions of theso upon the market, and they fall to SO, all other market values alinulltneously fall In the same pioportion. This occurred In ltj7. uhn- to a ni ciutn of the trade ot tho country, mere panic sales rnnt.il abI t. v.

cu inm mnie eiuukk irom liuaown am tne Mate tecur'ty ayvom was total ly broken down. Nusnensinn of boaoio ii.it ments promptly followed, and the deposit wu.ka on iipik uume in ino renoue 01 me country bank of ctrciiUtlwi quickly, by taking their r.ien on irnln, thit th fact that the system Lad filled at demonstrated Its own tmperrrclt was hardly 11 never theless was fact, atd momentous one in Its bearlnson the mode ol orgit7irg a national ourrency. For If the masket could not tako enough ot Aew 1 ork Mate nocks (unsurpassed In real value) tu redeem the bulled bjnt nolo currency secured by them, what would bo the result when the stock ki curttr of i. mtinnui circulation of 1200 000 OUU should bo thrown upon tho same market ine conclusion then Is, that neither bonds and mortgages, nor Btato stocks, nor Government bonds, nor British consols, nor any othor lonu of property, can be safely made the so-curity for tho bank note circulation, except for that portion of It whloh neither panics nor balances of trade can over drlte homo for redemp. tlon, and which, thoroforo, (although nominally payable on demand,) may be reg irded as a permanent loan from the nennln.

To this conclusion more than a century of .1 urivcn me states. n.f 11 01 LrnUnd. and It imw fully recognized and embodied In the i rvm Izitlon of tho Bmk ot Lngland, and evtalil tlicu ly its buccesslul working. Tothla conclusion our own history and failures impel us, and will, till we accept it." Of the two thing-. Trefsury tcrlp, or tank notes pndicated upen Government stocks, we regard tho first as iinmta'tirably the saftst for the public, and as accomplishing the olject of borrowing, much the most efficiently and econom'cally By the use ot Tr-auiry sctip, wa can borrow two hunda.1 millions without intetert, or at a nomloa! ratetf Inteiett.and Hfcurotothe Gov-ernmsnt the prui' le-ultlng trom ibo low and dei-u-uction of the Krlp In circulation, which ii no small Hem In the kal38 ot lurnubiug pper mocey.

If we sell U11 hundred millloni a our ttocks to bankers, upon tin Inducement or al lowing them to issue upon It a circulating paptr, we must pay at leal thy ordinary in terest upon the stocks to told, whild the profit oTInMiIig the paper clrcuj ition enures wholly to the bankers. Ukoim oi the E.E-ir -Tl Richmond Vx- umlMr cf Junuury 2, Bays: "The year clonl under gloomy auspices with a cbeik at Urir.esvllle ai.d a rumored disaster Is MlK-ourl. 'I hi- year hlch yesterday began ha. peied with e.l tiding We fenr that there Is i. douM of hat the North-sriiLiifunlkSforjertefl- tu tic of ifTir" "cl "'t entail hope of an ImmcdMie a tu.

the huthi rn Confederacy and Ortai Britain must tease," TUB TIME AND TI1K MAN. The sublotnetl artlcie'frotn the Chicago Tri- bunt gives expression to opinion which are' rapidly becoming unanimous In to loyal States. The same approval which the Admin istration deserved nd received, for the assignment of General Lane to an Important and In. detiendent' command in tho West, woftld greet1 hi transkV to a (rlder sphere of operation. men," naaueenansJCKneyea phrase fa politics.

Principles and men Is an Improvement upon It. But better still, Is, men as tht nnJoJImenfj cf prlnc'plti. The people know General Lane. Tbey want" no proclamations from htm, or platforms con structed for bin to stand upon. When he Is unsigned 'to military command, they tinder- stand that.iit.

means that the way Is to 1m endd' 'J" From the Chicago Tribune of Jsu. 4. Send Jim Lsni to Houtta The President has appointed James II. Lane brigadier general, and assigned to him the ootn-maud of the Kansas troops, but he will really wteld the powers ot a. major general.

As. Jim Lane Is a man of action. It is difficult to see where he Can find sufficient work along the Kinsas border lo keep his division properly employed. The rebels are pretty effectually subdued In thtfeountry assigned to him. If the President would tarn the State of Missouri over to him to pacify, be would have work enough for bis troops to keep them from rusting.

In a few months there wonld not be a slave In the itate.nor ortbel inarms. A. permanent peace would be conquered, first, by removing the cause that made men rebels and second, by snooting or cnasiog oui or Missouri every insurgent who refused to lay down arms an submit to the Union. But as this Job is not going to be entrusted to Gen. Lane, and Is too valuable aa officer to be exiled to Inaction, what better use could be made of his talents than to give him command or onr troops in south Uarollnv and recall that lamentable failure, Sherman? There is a field that would suit Lane's genius, exactly, lie would there) be In his glory.

Ills presence at the head of onr troops, would spread terror and dismay among the rattlesnake traitors of raimeuoaom. ine twenty inoussnd Northern soldiers at Port Royal, into whom Lane wonld infuse his magnetism, wonld become endowed with the fighting power of 50,000 men, led by such an officer Sherman, and the rebels would rather encounter 100,000 men under Sherman than 20,000 under Jim Lane. Ono lights lor Freedom and Uoion and the other for Slavery and Union. That is the difference be laeen the two men. Old John Brown, with sixteen men ncd an aUra, struck more terror Into Virginia than does the great army of the Potomac, destitute cf that "idea." General Sherman has been two months on the soil of South Carolina, and has not ventured beyond the guns of the fleet.

Had General Lane commanded the expedition, no wouiu nave naa tne roneiiion put down throughout the State, before New Year's dav. Many people would be reluctant to havf Laue commana a division in nemucay, on tne ground mat uis peculiar eysiem oi wanare is too rough acd energetic for the delicate nerves of Ken-tacky Unionism. Butcher have no such ten der regard for the wicked, authors -of this atrocious rebellion. The appdlntment of Lane tu commana in ooutu uaronoa, would electrify the country and make the people shout for joy Hope would spiing In every breast, and men wonld be convinced that the Government was in downright ear out at last, and determined to tquelch the, reb-lllon speedily and effectually. (iive Lioe a few of the Western retrimenm lying Idle al Washington the soldiers there irom Michigan, Wisaonsin, and Illinois, in- ci lining arnnrorra a Dig anolltlon regiment' of mvaliy.

L'l him also have JennlsonS and Mo.i i inery's Kinsas jtyhawkeri;" and then send ah, a iit-g i of the condemned Austrian and i loei niii iiiwikela, for the contrabands' to u.e, and a lew batteries of field artillery, ai.d the Governmu.i need not give themselves any luruer uneasiness in respect to the rebel lion in South Caroline. Line would turn the chivalry as effectually a.i etur lUtev tamed a vicious, kicking horse. He would mike the war support Itself, and ntt fifty thousand bales of cotton per month, clear profit, besides. If we bad a few generals of Lane's stamp at the head of our columns, Seoretary Chase would not be driven to bis wits end to rals) money nor would the war cost the loyal people of the Union two million dollars a day to carry It on two millions a day oonsnmed, and notblog done. But why dwell on this subject, which only causes the people's hearts to ache at the wreicnea way in wrjtca tne war Is conducted.

DiTiHiox Hospital. The hospital of General Bleekcr's division is designed to supply the place of the, general hospital, and the fifleen regimsul of the division send their most ibitluuU) caws there. Brigade Surgeon Uoliton is the medical dlrerior.v.d Ur Henry Root Is resident surgeon. At pr v-ut there are thirty-seven patients in thebospltul, it will receive eighty. There are eLh: esses of typhoid fever.

The average number of sick In the regimental hospitals is twenty. ine aeatns in the division for the past two months is abtut five. A letter, Dtc. 4, to the editor or this paper, from a gentleman holding a dlstin-guli-bed diplomatic position in Europe, says: Your paper comes to mo along with my Washington mall, and I cannot forbear to say that I read it with great satislactton. It Is a comfort to find a paper without long-winded baracgues, and that seems to perceive and hold fast to the salient points of onr great conttBt Or the things I really want to know, I bcliave I find more In the RipulAlcan than In any othei paper." Pout Rovii, The Port Royal corrtspond- I eut (Deo.

M) of the New York i2rprM writes mat our lorces had at that date secured about two millions of dollars worth ot cotton. Ue speaks of the willingness of the negroes to work for wages In the following language "The negroes everywhere, In two districts, are at work oolleotlng, balelng, Hnd rolling cotton. Tbousands of them have been set at their iM'k, for which they are paid at the rate ot dollar for every hundred pounds they deliver TliCj labor with alacrity under fnw untrontfd stimulus. Various assistants and clerks have been appointed to oversee their performances, and though they teed to bo constantly directed and skilfully managed, yet a good degree of work la really gotten out of them." "As It was Christmas time, and the negroes hae always been used to a holiday at this season, their willlnuneBS to work neeilArf In hn In. by the payment of an Instalment of luo lauguen ana sang us tney rolled the balea or carried the sand-bags on their skulls and hn.ad shoulders, and Jumped and danced, and bowed and grinned, when Massa Nobles gave them dime or a quarteror a dollar a piece." This Is from the correspondence a paper which ban been Insisting Tor years that Hie negro, will starve rather than woik, and that nothing tut the la'h will make hlra woik, To CoaitHiPONDENTU.

No uttentlou will be paid to anonymous communications. CoadttlOB of Ska Kelxtl Arayi DttosntieNsiss or thc orncciu and DiMOiui.tZA- TtON or THE MEN. From th Itlchmojd Exsmlner, Jan. t. Tub Condition or ocit Armt.

The oreaent condition of our army Is a cause of severe and patnmi The courage oi our troops is not abated the eagerness for the fray la not relaxed, and yet demoralization Is creeping In, we really believe, from tho Insane and reckless neglect of the Government lo sustain and to cultivate tho spirit of our soldiers. There Is too much drunkenness among the officers on the Pntomao, and too much vacant Idling amoog the men. We are Informed, as positive fact, that In the majority of the ami) on tho Potomac the practice of regimental drills has fallen Into complete disuse. Tl.l alone would' be sufficient to demoral'ze any army in circumstances such as ours. The drill Is not only essential for schooling the soldier: It fulfill other vastly Important and essential nnrnoies.

It dovelones and elticates tie physique, fortifies the soldier against dlscate: ana, wnat is, pernans, tne most important moral consideration of all, gives bim occupation for portion of bis ttma each day, and protects htm at least measurably, against that canker-worm of the army, ennui What can predict but utter demoralization for an army whose condition Is that of tens of thousands of men, living In ntter Idlencis, groveling In their tenls. with no other occupation than what is affordt by the greasy pack of cords that Is tholnevit i bio Inmate of every tent, or the yellow-coven novel, whose wretched and perhaps filthy entertainment has more) thau once gone the rounds of the company. We cannot shut our eyes to the fact that tie army Is becoming a name of terror and dread to tno minds or our citizens, ine newspapeis are still filled with advertisements of bonus for substitutes," although tha War Depart ment haiyidoptid a rule restricting the number of substitutions to one In each company The rates paid for substitutes are cnormoui we are informed that tney average irom two hundred to two hundred and fifty dollars and we have been told of a recent Instance where fifteen hundred dollars was paid for the prompt procurement of a substitute to take the place or a private suuueniy constrained to leave to-army. Evidences stare us in the face of the unwilltognesssDf men to accept the life of fam Ine, dirt, and vacant Idleness In the army. Richmond is filled with soldiers, who have tom out of the hospitals, or who have got here on some pretence or other, applying for dls charges, and striving and wriggltog In all of ways to get out of the army.

It was but it few days ago that a soldier, discharged from one of the hospitals here, committed sulcid rather than bo constrained to return to tSe army. TheTe Is no unwillingness among our younr men to serve. their country. There are thou sands who would willingly go with thelrSlves on tneir sleeves to Dame witn tne enemy, and to attest a devoted and caursceous Datrtotlsm. but who dread to betake themselves to the wretched, half-fed life of dirt, vacancy, and Idleness in the camps.

This Is the restraint upon volunteering. The Government will in vain essay to remove It Jjy a bounty law for re-eniistmenm tne provisions oi which, iiy the way, for company reorganization, has already, we understand, proved a fruitful sourcoaof in trigue aid demoralization in our army without other measures that will reach to the root of the evil. The authorities at Richmond may assure themselves that, as long as the health of the army is neglected, and It Is maintained in Its dirty, sluggard condltloo, the drills neg lected, the half rations of commls'aries winked at, the rowdy'em of officers passed over, and the vacancy and ldlcnes of defensive ptil icij" held out as rewards to volunteering, the army will not bo filled and replenished but from few classes of our people. Why was It that, when our 'soldiers were dally dying by hundreds, tho Government did show the comrnoi humanity of the small measure of Instituting a medical commission lo examine the camps, and, If possible, check the progress and ravages of disease! Why was It that, when the Government had control of the whole line ot transportation from the Carolinas si.d LouWana to the depots at Manasms and Centrevllle, and could have bought sugar in New Orleans at three cent, It permitted our army to suffer for months for rice, sugar, and molasses, and winked at the practice ol buying sugar from the sutlers at forty cents a pouud? by is It that to-day the Government recks not what It reads, and tolerates habits of intemperance among officers and the dlme of regimental drills In our army on the Potomac? Ali of these acta of omisdon and negligence, which have contributed lo the demoralization cf our army, might have been avoldi d. It Is not too late to repair them.

All are firmly convinced that the reform of the condition ot cur army with a wise and firm hand and the holding out of reward', not to avarice or Idleness, but to the true patriotic enthusiasm of cur country In the proepect of as active military policy and of a i-hara or military glory, will provide the best Fecurity for re enlistment and the most successlul stima-lant to volunteering. Wo are firmly convinced that no other measures will restore the snirlt of the volunteers and the enthusiasm ot the country. Soitiikus Reports. A dispatch from Mobile (January 2) says that five or six thousand uatlonal troops, from Ship Island, had landed on the coast at the town of Biloxl, capturing two guui. If there has been any such landing at all, the number of troops must be greatly exaggerated.

Tho report that Fort Pickens had opened fire on the first instant, seems to have had no other foundation than a little firing upon a rebel steamer moving from l'eusacola to the navy yard. From Charleston, In addition to the story of the capture by tuo national troops ot Station number lour" on the railroad from Cnarleeton to Savannah, we have the following, of whloh the reader will believe whatever he chooses to believe Charleston, Jan. 3. l'lthtlng on the coast commenced yesterday. Thirty Ave hundred of the enemy landed en the main land, near Pi rl Iloyal ferry.

Thoy wore met with the bayonet by two regiments of our troops. The Yankees lied throwing away their arms as tbey ran. They were driven Into their boats, lliu howitzers on their boats opened Are on our ti oops, killing six and wounding twelve South Carolinians. The enemy's ions Is about the samo. To day tho enemy landed In much larger force at the same place, tjen.

Gregg's brigade foil back a short dlitance to an eligible position. The. pickets woro skirmishing all day. The enemy design an attack on the railroad, and cannot avoid a battle. The steamship Ella Warely, formerly the fa- uii luu oiuoKaue aninrrivod at Charleston at darllght this morning, Hho was chased and inoffuctuilly shelled by the blockaders.

Kho brings a aluahla imannnH cargo and passangera, Ino'udlng Mi. Blsble, lormerly a delegate In the Vlrglnl i Legislature frcm the city of Norfolk. Mr. Bisblo Is a uuarerui important nirpatcncs irom Mr. Yan coy, and lias started for ltlchmond.

FlitEH. The greater norlloa of Greenville. Alabama, was destroyed by lire on tho 17th of iecemutr. ine toss is estimated at $50,000. There has been a fire almtst every nlghi in tbe towns of tbe South fur Komowejks past, and the people aro very much lerrlficd with a rumor that the was full cl Union Incen-diariis, and who are bent upon destroying every city, town, and village ol the South.

THIRTT-SETElvTrcerTMfcJIT SECOND SESSION ii. HoKDAt, January 6, 1861. IN Mr. NESMITH oresentsd the Ma tl. flMitBi flllr.

Ml. VUIIC.gUO, IKUIMWIHI-IH the Senate In plate of the lata Benphr deceased. 1 i4 th Mr. FE33ENDEN oktatad lb his tr.inf.Uien worn In. and moved lor reference of bis cre dent tats, together with certain documents lol his (Mr.

possession, going to show Mr. Starke to oe an an avowea secessionist. The pajers produced were well attetied" written statements and affidavits, moaftr sworn to by respectable residents ot Bookfbrd, th-resldence of Mr. fl. They affirm his general repute as a sympathiser with secession, his open defence of secession, his approval of the attack upon Sumter, his determination to sell and join the South In event of secession.

He bad said the South was right, and tste only Goternment left. On account of these statements. So substantiated, Mr. Fpraeuden thought the oath should be withheld unt'l an Investigation could be had. Mr.

BRIGHT thought there was no precedent for such action. In the case of Dr. Fitch, the admission came first, and the Senate took cog nlzanco of the papers afterwards. If the Senator were sworn, he could be heard In hit own defence. It was no evldenos derogatory to the loyalty of the Senator, that these papers wero apparently wetl authenticated.

Never had baser falsehoods been pnt on rsoord than hod been sent to the Senate against him, this session. On hundred and eighty citizens of Jeffrrson county, Indiana, had declared him Illegally elected, in communication with the: rebels, and not a resldentbf the State. Some of them, he knew, were mora fit for a prison than for petitioners to tho Senate. He referred to the statement that he was a brigadier general In the Southern army, which was as true as other stories told of him. He sympathized with the Benator from Oregon, as be knew show genttemen of his politics were hunted down, and he therefore hoped old pre cedents would be followed in this case.

Mr. FE3SENDEN sincerely desired the exculpation of Starke from these charges, lie bad done nothing from political motives. He admitted that his notion was without a precedent, bnt that the position of the country was unprecedented. There had been examples enough of persons In high position proving false to their oaths to support the Constitution. He ptesumed, If only a part of these charge were true.

Mr. Brisht himself wonld vote against him. The declarations were not hearsay, but of tho strongest possible character, upon repested evidence, from the gentleman's own mouth. If the case were bis own, he wouW concur in such Investigation, for his own vindication. Mr, BAYARD hoped the matter would be laid over till to-morrow.

There might be circumstances, on examination of the papers, to jiistiiy tne reiusai to let ur. a. ne sworn la. He differed with the Senator from Maine, and thought that adherence to force was of vital Importance in times or nigh excitement. Mr.

FE3SENDEN Intimated that ha should not object to the postponement. Mr. SUMNER suggested that some of the ipers should oe read, air. BRIGHT objected, as It would preoo etipy the public mind one sided statement irom those wno wero not rrienily to tne claim a'lt of the seat Mr. TRUMBULL corrected a statement that hud been made In the Senate to the effect that ciedenllals were never referred before the nator bearing them had taken his seat He ferred to the case of Mr.

Laiman, of Connec ticnt. whose credentials were referred to a se lect committee, and he was refused the teat which be claimed; and also to the case or Stanley Griswold, of Ohio, whose credentials were referred, and who was afterwards permitted to take his seat Mr. SUMNER said that new occasions teach new duties. Never before hod a person taken a seat in that body of whom there war reasonable grounds of his disloyalty. The cotf waa without a precedent, and It belonged to the Senate to make a precedent The Senate was at that moment ooutldering the loyalty of tome of Its members, and It should admit none o' wham there was a reasonable suspicion Mr BAYARD considered the state of things not new, and relerred to disloyal members of the Senale In the war of 1812, and thought a war with a domestic enemy was no worse than with a foreign enemy.

Mr. BRIGHT supposed he was alluded to in tne reterenco to memoers or tuspeetea loyalty He was very anxious that the Senate commit tee would move mora rapidly In his case, as he was impatient for the he result He bad done ncthinir that be would not do over again. Mr. LANE, oi Indiana, did not regard this motion as involving the case of titling mem bers. The credentials of the Senator from Oregon presented a prima facie case, and he was entitled to a teat, nnlesa it was rebutted.

He did not prejudge the case, but the Senate snouia admit no man or suspected loyalty. The subject was laid over until to-morrow, The correspondence between Seoretarv Sew ard and the authorities of England and France was maun tne special order lor Thursday next, at one o'clock. By Mesrs. SUMNER. WILSON, FESSEN.

ubu, runu, and, FUH EROY: For the emancipation of 'slaves. By Mr. BROWNING From citizens of Iowa, for armory at Rock Island. By Mr. OARLILE: From cltlzena of Erie county, Pennsylvania, deprecating the disous-sion of slavery.

By Mr. WILSON From citizens of Massachusetts, asking the promotion of Gen. Fremont to the rank of lieutenant general. SEiT OI MR. LINE.

Mr. FOSTER reported again In favor of Mr. stanton, and against the o'alms of Mr. Lane. resolutions: a ireed to.

On motion by Mr. WILSON, Vesolveil. That the Seoretarv of War be ill. reoted to report to the Senate by whom and by niiniauiiivui oii.Boujruiuur was appumtSU brigade sutler of the brigade oommanded by General Daniel E. Blokles, On motion or Mr.

COLLAMER, Jlesolrwl, That the Committee on the Post OOtco and Post Roads be Instructed to Inquire into tho expediency of collecting a tax on the conveyance of intelligence by telegraph. On motion by Mr. GRIMES, Resolved. That the Secretary of War hn re quested to furnish the Benate all orders, In structions, ami ourrespnnuence relating to the purchase or extraots or cufle for the use of tho troops. ARUonv at hock j.sumi.

The consideration of the bill for establishing an armory at RockIsland was made the special order for Monday, January 20. JUDICIARY. Mr. Trumbull's bill for tbe amendment of our judicial system was discussed by Mr. TRUMBULL aud Mr.

SHERMAN, and made the special order for Monday next. Alter an Executive session, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OK Mr. DUELL, or New York, offered the following: Retained, That tbe Committee on tbe District of Columbia be Instructed to Inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill to organize a steam fire department In tbe city of Washington similar to the olo established In the city or Philadelphia, and for constructing a sufficient number or reservoirs In different parts of the city, for tbe use of tbe fire department. Adopted.

ettmiatmtol ull in rsisBcer. Mr. FESSENDKN. of Main, offered a ro-T lutlonthat the Committee on Military Aflala bo Instructed to loqul Into the enpedlemcyl pinviaing lor iwo.oDtJMaint ror eaon nng with lb rank and fgfol cavalry. rObJe iL er.

but merelr atnnrated the Saaratan to Inform the Hon whether any steps, had been taken to learn who was responsible and ha was lo blame tor tbst treat disaster. This resolution related to the great national calamity, which he believed was the most atrocious miliary murder which was ever committed In the. history, of. Ahscoountry, and-a bumllrttiog tnnmpn or reneuion. The Hoot It 'uodonbbtdlf aware that after the battle of Ball' Bluff, the subject at Issue has been between the regular army and tbe volunteer rorces, ungaaier uenerai atone, or the regular army, and a trradutU of Wet Point, and Col.

Baker, who had a tart ef (hit command, wta'a volunteer officer. "He, tald that on the1 21st of 'October. Lteiburg, In the Stat of Virginia, wss occupied by Insurgents, and tbe forces which, held1 It, asipubUd only to alx thousand men. PooleavUav.hi Mary- wat occuDled br Federal force, aod between these. two positions there rolled river.

General Baker received hit ordert at two o'clock In the morning he commenced at sun-rite to prepare for the crossing, ne said this tragedy wit nothing more nor lest than a Golgotha." He contended that the proper authorities had evaded the true meaning of ue resolution. He thought It bnt Just to the living as well as the dsad that the faots, whoever they may rail upon, should be brought to light At the conclusion of his remarks, he submit- ted a resolution the effect that the House return 4h communication to the Secretary of War, and request him to tend a reply to tbe original resolution, Mr. EDWARDS, of New Hampshire, said be did not see anything that the gentleman hud tald implied censure to the gcneral-ln-chlef. If the latter supposed It would be detrimental to publto necessity tp answer the resointlCn, It was proper for htm. to say to.

Us regretted there existed ft disposition here to depreciate the position of the general We must nlaee In him. the Commander ln-ehier. the ninst implicit confidence, if we wonld com out of mis cocntct. Mr. CRITTENDEN, of Kentucky, contended the IlnnM has tin rwiwur.

niu1e (Imi nrtnttltn. to Inquire Into these military iue army is unaer tne commana oi tne rrest- aent or tne united states, who ls responsible in these operation. To Interfere with this, therefore, would be an attentat to extend our own Jurisdiction. He tald we ought to be care- mi not to lei sucn leeiingt lead nt into improper measures on onr part Mr. VALLANDIGHAH tald that if the original resolution had, a It provided for by the rules ot ue lorty years ago, in better times, directed the Secretary of War to report tbe Information requested, he was willing to vote for the resolution now pending.

But it expressly left It to1 the Secretary to say whether the public necessity justified furnishing all matters called for or not and it wat now too lata to object, that be bad exercised the discretion left him. Otherwise, Mr. V. wonld have voted for these resolutions, a he was one of those who believed In the right of Congress to enforce responsibilities upon all the beads cf departments. He' thought the power ought never to be surrendered, and would at all times maintain the subordination of the military to the civil authority.

Mr. LOVEJOY always; believed the military should be subordinate to the civil power; He believed the regular military officers were in the way of an advance. We are watching with fruitless hope of the rebellion being pnt down. Tba Idea' Is, If wo da not hurt anybody, tbe rebels will return to their allegiance. The reason why we are not successful Is, that we are standing before an Incensed God: 'we are not true to the prlnolples of jostle, and true to those of human equality, nimely: liberty throughout ail lands and io all the Inhabitants thereof.

He sent to the Clerk's desk the Bible, and requested that the seventh chapter of 'he Book of Joshua be read; whloh wat agreed to. Ue returned by saying the everlasting negro cannot be got rid or might as well try to biush away-God's tbrbne. The trouble does not exist either In General Hollellan or General Halleek; It it an angry God using their powers at Instruments to punish us. Mr. DUNN, of Indiana, said be would make any sacrifice under tbe Constitution to pre serve slavrry.

He did not believe that this Government was to ba perpetuated by a war npon the Institution of slavery. If the Government insists npon making this kind of war of slavery upon the borde- Slates, he would tell them that our Union was gone. If slavery stands In the way of the power and proeperltyof the country, slavery must be got out ol the way. wonld strike down every Interest that oppressed the good of our country. If the confiscation of the slaves of disloyal el'izent Is neoessary, let It be done.

Mr. BLAIR, of Missouri, moved to ley the resolution on lbs table; upon which the yeaa and naya were ordered. The yeas and nay being taken, resultec yeas 67, nayt 77. So tho House refused to lay the resolution on the table. The question then recurred on the passage of the resolution.

Mr. COBB, of New Jersey, otlled for tbe yeas ana nays. They were ordered; and being taken, resultedyeas 79, nayt 84. So the resolution pssaad. Mr.

STEVENS, from the Committee of Ways ana Mesas, introancea a joint resolution explanatory, of the Increased duties on tea, coffee, and sugar. Passed. On motion, the House adjourned. A.viirts in Texas. The Galveston Civilian, of the 18th ult, says "Lait night's- mall brought us advices from.

mv niu unuiuo tu too euect mat a Aiincoiu Aram propeller had arrived and was blockading the river. She had captured and burned a steamer." The fight was still progressing at Matamoraa The State Qazetlt learns that a fire broke out In Georgetown, on the nlnht of the 9th Instant. whfch dtstroyed property to the amount of auout no insurance. Tbe diptherla Is prevailing to an alarming and fatal extent In the Dallas region. The Houston Ttlegraph remarks: "Our friends at Galveston are In a considerable ot a stew over tbe report-that Governor Lubbock had written a letter to General Her bcrt recommending the destruction of Galveston If the city could not be defended." The Paris Advocate soya that the gin house-of R.

M. Hopkins and G. Murray, were burned a week or two ago, together with 150 bales or cotton. A schooner arrived at Mobile. Alabama, on the 27th tilt from Havana, bringing a cargo cf couee, suipnur, inMlclne, The Diockaaing fleet saw her at the came Into port, but oould net catch her.

Oeasral PcU and ItatT. The headquarters of the Tenallytown division Is now located at the villa appurtenant to the Georgetown College, a large and comfortable domlcll between Georgetown and Tenallytown on tbe Itockvllle Turnpike. Tba General It tald to have been 111 lately. t' 1. 1 t--.

r.si 17 ji nssstssn rmrim lyunamnussM new ion, rosema 1T.J'V Mrlhied qnikKlon. tbe Wit i s0d dajp.f the tE o-i, tit Hone pasta wasEM. IVEWIUNVU HVIIOTVU BU WM TVatLCVHWU whatev TELEGRAPH. oft! tne upper Potomac BELS 8UELLING THE FEDERAL TROOPS. From Port Ttoya.it Balis Sk Island Cotton Dransilit lo Niw York.

ADVANCE ON THE MAIN LAND. RBBhL, BATTSCHIEI KIOHTH MICHIGAN, WUUNUHU. Jan. fmm Hnr.cork show that General Lander hat arrived there; altothat Qtneral Jackson, with large force, and on twsntyfour and two twelvt-poundets, had appeared opposite to tlanoock, and threatened to shell out our troops unless they evacuated the town. Oeneral Lander gavo them a fitting response.

The rebela oommenced shelling, whloh was continued np to the latest advices last night? doing but little Injury to tho town, and none tu our troops. At an early bcur this morning, the third brigade left here for Uanonok, leaving tbo Pqrty-ttxth Pennsylvania regiment at Williams-port. Tbe remainder of tbe division launder orders. The preparations are complete. Nothing has been received from Hancock this morning.

Jfew rorltrJap. 6. The steamship Vander-bilt, from Port Royal, South Carolina, on the 3d instant, brings three thousand six hundrod and ninety-seven bales of Son Island cotton. Uenerai Stevens's brigade advanced on the malntan I on the 1st Instant, and took possession of the rebel batteries aftsr a short resistance, assisted by the Federal gunboats. He followed up to within six miles or tbe Charleston railroad.

ArfiagpfytruCo from the' rebels requested permission to bury their dead. An hour waa granted ror Ibis purpose, when tbey fell baok on their (fortllloatloni, whloh are tald to be very extensive, and defended by twelve thou-sand'troops, under General Pope. Their loss is Onr force wat four thousand five hundred Our loss Is eight wounded, Including Major Watson, of the Eighth Hlohlgan regiment, mortally. General Stevens holds possession of tbe multi- land, and awaits reinforcements from the North to prooetd further Into South Carotins. DESTRUCTIVE COSFLAGtUTION LOIS 0V PB0FEBT.Y OVER BEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS I Philadelphia, Jau.

8. A destructive fire cc-ourraj this afternoon, burning the drng warehouse or O. W. Lewis, No. ii South Fourth street The stationery stabllsbmsnt or Win, Mann, and ether property adjoining, were del-uged with watar.

The steam fire engines were tbe only stay to a central oontlagratlon. The lots is over 174,000. There la an insurance of about three fourths of that amount. iATEtt FROM EUROPE. Halifax, January 8.

Tbe steamship Bohemian, from Liverpool on the 2Cth andsLondon-derry on the 17th of December, has arrived. business was generally suspended, owing to the holidays. Consols elosed at London on tbe 27th at V0Q 91. Hon. Anson Burlingatna, United States Minister to China, had arrived at Canton.

He was well.recetvad. Placards were posted at the street corner of Hong Kong, threatening the extirpation or all Europeans. Great excitement existed at Lisbon. The body or the lato King lsJo be disinterred. i Front Kentucky.

Louisc'lle, January 4. The bridge overGreen river will 03 completed to-morrow. Union re-oonnoissances ar made almost daily aottth ot tbe river. The rebels have retired before Colonel Uar-field in Eutern Kentucky. Colonel Garfield to advancing on Prestonsbitrg.

General Scboepff made several Ineffectual attempts to draw ZolltcofTer rrora his Somersot entrenchments. There is no prospect or mi Immediate general engagement there. All tbe Kentucky banks looated where rebel domination prevails, have been consolidated under Henry J. Lyons, formerly or Louisville, as president, who has authority to run them ror the Southern Oorrkderaoy. Louisa ille, January 5.

Last Thursday a small sooutlng party or Unionists, who went below Paducab, lost one of their number, William Owens, whom the rebels threatened to bang. The Unionists thereupon arrested Robort Wol-folk, a prominent rebel of Paducah.and sent word to the rebela that bis fate would be determined by that of Owens. Wolfolk's wife has gone to Columbus to get orders from General Polk for the exohange uf tbe two men. Green River Bridge is completed. From Missouri.

fieuVilia, Jan 6. Three men arrived here today from Johnson county, who report that Jen-nlson was at Rose Hill, Johnson county, a day or two tlnoe, which place, they report, ho baa burntd. They are roported to bo on tbe to this plaoe. If It be true that be Is on his way here, it Is to be hoped be will oapture the notorious Methodist preacher and brigand hard, Corkoral, who Is reportod to be enoamped with about five hundred men near Columbus, in tbe northwest part of the oounty. Many of the more substantial and n.

oltlzens of Johnson county arrtvo here nearly every dav, being driven front their houses by this noted bushwhacker and his gang. The reports that ssoesh Is squelched Is all bosh. They are, If anything, worse than tbey have everbeen. i i fROM TUB INDIAN COUNTRY. Leaventtortlt, Jan.

I Reports from tho Indian country show that the war Ins fairly begun between the loyal Indians and the Tcxans ar.d rebel half-breeds. In a light In Cherokoe county, It ts reported that Cooper, a Tex in general, and Mcintosh, the leader of the rebel Creeks, were killed, whllo the loyal Indians lost fourteen of their braves. triroE'i ok wick. 1YJ. Wamiihotos, Jasuast Persons drstrcuiof log vseolnatrd free or ex pewa will Dt attended to br calling up ths follow incasmed Ward Plmlcians: Tiiu niu viii iw umunDivi, ju.

nine tesnth street, bttwesn I street ana fenniyltanla avenee. Stoond Wa-d 3 n. Lovtloy, I) comer of I tnd Tjn'flh itreets Third Ward JI. Dais, Litreet, between Ninth and lDth street! Fourtirvrard 3m t. Howard, si no sim fifth strict Mtttt ward Oco.

HoOov. IennykasU avenue, between Stcond, and Thlid streets tt Sixth WSrd Jco M. I) street, brtwteu Seventh and Eighth rtrielt Sevsoth Wsrd B. CNggm, M. Seventh street, between and strei UICHAED WAL1.AOU, JaaT-3t Mayer,.