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# Alabama.?Wo give (says the Hartford Oourant,) the following extract of a letter from n gentleman in Alabama ton friend in this city, as a specimen of the state of feeling in the in- 1 terior counties of the South. The writer is a ! native of Connecticut, who has resided in Ala : bama for some years, and fully understands the ! views of those about whom he writes: " What Calhoun conld not eflect in twenty J years, has been done in six weeks, viz: a on;on . of the South. 1 do assure you that, in this ; ..r ,1,^ lit,i(,Sf and containing cniiijU) UIIC in uii ....... , as quiet and intelligent a population as there ( i* in the United States?Whig too where first there was a large Union party?there is now i not oaf prrmnvnl citizen that 1 know of, or have heard of, that does not say the time has j come for secession. For one, with many ties i to bind me .North?horn there?having friends \ and relations from whom it would be painful to ' differ?having hoped, and, until my recent vis- f it to the North, have expected that my children and yours would live and die under the same government our fathers had ?it was with great : reluctance that I was convinced that the North j would not leave us alone, which was all we ' asked. As it is, I am prepared coolly and pjilmlv to vote for secession, and, if it is neces sary, to sustain the vote with life and fortune. The Union, as it has been managed for some years, has no friends here. These who hoped justice from the North, are giving up their ( hopes, since the news comes of the action in | Ohio, Pennsylvania and especially in Massa- j chusetts. Nothing hut the effectual waking up of the Union men, (if any such there bo,) j at the North, and their effectual putting down of slavery agitation there, can now save it. i Their ground lias been taken from under them 1 by the nullification of the slave law, and the | renewed and increasing agitation of the slave . question at the North." j Southern: Meeting at New Orleans.? A great meeting of the cause of Constitutional i Rights of the South, was held in the St. Louis J Ball Room, New Orleans, Saturday night.? The large hall was crowded to its utmost capacity, and the streets around presented "a wide sea of moving, jostling, surging humanity." Joseph Genois was appointed President, with nenp nnp hundred Vine Presidents, from the most influential citizens of the place. Prof. J. D. B. Debow, and seven others acted as Secretaries. Senator Soule, in response to enthusiastic calls, addressed the meeting in a speech of great animation, logical force and eloquence. He reviewed the legislation of Congress, and showed thai it had been grossly unconstitutional and aggressive. As for remedies, he recommended the people to struggle yet to obtain indemnity aud security in the L nion. He did not advocate secession or disunion. . After this speech, Judge Alexander Walker, one of the editors of the Delta, delivered a brief ? ' -.t. - i: but eloquent address. The cl?eers 01 me auuienCe in respouse to both speeches are said to have been most enthusiastic and "roof-lifting." The following resolutions agreed on by the committee, were subniitted'by H. B. Kelly, esq., and adopted with but one dissenting voice. Whereas, The conduct of a large portion of the )>eople of the North, of all classes and of all political parties, has rendered manifest the existence among them of dispositions, feelings and opinions hostile to the rights and institutions of the Southern States, well calculated to excite serious apprehensions that they intend to persevere in the course of aggression and injury which marked the recent legislation of Congress on the subject of slavery. Resolved, That although we entertain ail abiding attachment, and cherish a religious devotion to the Union, we deem it Just and necessary, at this time, to proclaim to our fellow citizens at tne i\ortii{ not oy way ui mniate, but in a spirit of friendly warning; our solemn conviction that the people of Louisiana will insist, at all risks, upon the constitutional compact on the sdhject of slavery, and will submit to no violation or infringement of it whatever, and that they will resist?even though that resistance should create a dissolution of the Unionall attempts by Congress to legislate aggressively upon their rights by the abolition of slave ry in the District of Columbia, or the interdiction of the slave trade between the States, or the enactment of the Wilmot Proviso, of the repeal or essential modification of the Fugitive Slave Law. And Whereas, The Union of these States, is a union of sovereigns in a confederacy of equals, and can only he perpetuated by preserving unimpaired the character impressed uj>on it by its founders. Be it therefore further Resolved, That as friends of the Union and of the South, we cordially approve the course of those Senators and Representatives in Congress, who contended against all encroachments upon the equality, dignity and rights of the Southern States, and that our thanks are especially due, and are hereby tendered to the Hon. P. Sonle, Hon. E. LaSere and Hon. I. E. Morse, for the zeal, ability and fidelity which they, in connection with the late lamented J. H. Harmnnson,defended the interests and honor of their constituents. Monument to Gen. Warren.?The committee of the Bunker Hiil Monument Association, to whom was referred the liberal offer of Col. Perkins, of 81,000 towards the erection of n monument to Gen. Warren, have reported through Gov. Everett a recommendation to place a statute of Gen. Warren in Faneuil Hall and to apply to Congress for an appropriation in aid of the object, in fulfilment of the resolve of the Continental Congress in 1770. New York Convention.?There is to he a Convention at Syracuse, New York, on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of January, to consider the Fugitive Slave Hill. The Tribune says that similar conventions are to he held in other States during the month, so as to have the organization of a convention of the Free States against the measure. And yet there are men among them who venture to say that there is no important agitation on this subject at the North. It is said that a vigorous effort will be made at the next session of the Legislature of New York, to remove the capital from Albany to the city of New Vork. 'i iIB unwi iiiwiBMMgMaByBWBgawngiiiawaBnwi Legislature of South Carolina. Satcudav, Dec. 7, 1859. In the Senate, Mr. Porter presented the re-j ply of 1 he President of the Dank of the State, j to a resolution of the Senate, calling for infor- i niation respecting the profit ami loss account | of the Hank, with the profit and loss account annexed; which was ordered to lie on the ta-1 hie, and to he printed; and the question of printing the profit and loss account, the yeas and | nays were ordered to he taken, and they are as lullows, yeas 21, nays 18. The pro,'it and loss account, was, therefore, ordered to he printed. DOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Air. Lvles submitted the following Preamble and Resolutions, which were ordered to bo considered immediately, were made the special order of the day for this day at 1 o'clock, p. m. and referred to the Committee of the whole House, charged with the consideration of sundry resolutions respecting our Federal Relations, a bill to provide for the calling of a Con vention of the people of this State, and Report of the Committee on Vacant Offices, on the vacancy in the United States Senate, and ordered to he printed: Whereas, the sending of Delegates to the Nashville Convention, imposes upon us an implied obligation to carry out its recommendations so far as this State is concerned: Therefore, Resolved, That this Legislature provide for the election of Delegates to a Southern Congress, to meet at some central point, tt>Lnr..v U f.Unll l.A la nA,A?.Ar?lfA W/ltll t.llG ? nuar uuy it- suau i/c kj ...... Delegates of other Southern States, in forming a Constitution for a Southern Confederacy, and said Congress meet on the second day of May next Secondly, That this Legislature provide, also, for the calling of a Convention of the people | of this State, to assemble in this city, on the fourth day of July next, for the purpose of considering, and, if expedient, adopting said Constitution. Thirdly, That in the event of the aggrieved 1 States, or any of them, failing to meet us in ; said Congress, or meeting, and failing to adopt a Constitution for a Southern Confederacy, j the said Convention of this State should, in the i opinion of this Legislature, declare South Caro! lina no longer a member of this Cenfederacy, I and proceed at once to organize an Independent government. Fourthly, That the Committee on Federal ; Relations be, and they are hereby instructed to i report bills carrying into effect the proceeding I Resolutions. Mr. Chesnut also submitted the following Resolutions, which were ordered to be considered immediately, were made the special order of the day, for this day at 1 o'clock p. in. and were referred to the Committee of the Whole House, and were ordered to l>e printed. Ilrsnivnl, That the Committee on Federal Relations be instructed to report a bill reyuir ing the Governor of this State to call an extra * ?" -1 - * ?~ /IF I.^rrictl-ihirA Cession oi uie Liegisiaiurc, \u u?v ijv3..,.u.u.. shall not then be in regular Session) in order to provide for the representation of this State, in the Southern Congress, recommended by the Nashville Convention, and for other purposes, whenever one ortnore of the slavcholdiiig States, shall have taken measures to provide for the j representation of such State, or States, in the I said Congress. j Rrxolvcd, That the Committee on the Miii! tary be instructed to report by bill, a plan of i Military defence to secure the safety of this State, in any contingency that may arise. Messrs. J. P. Reed, Owens, llutson, and J. B. Perry severally explained their views on i the great question of resistance to Northern aggression in eloquent and forcible terms, and on motion of Mr. E. P. Jones the Chairman j ivas ordered to report progress, and the Committee rose, the Speaker having resumed the Chair. Mr. Memniiiiger gave notice that on Monday next, he will ask leave to introduce a bill to provide for the appointment of Deputies to a Southern Congress. Mr. Cantev, from the Committee on the Military made reports on a hill to alter and amend t'.ie 7Ut section of the militia law of South Carolina; on a hill to exempt t.'.e Barnwell Artillery Company from Regimental and Battalion parades; and on tiie petition of the otiicers and privates of the State Rights Artillery Company, attached to the 4th Regiment; which were severally ordered for consideration on Monday | next. I On motion of Mr. Cantev, the Committee i on the Military was discharged fiom the conI I,.,, t|,n luoiiinn nf the citizens of o.MVI'lM ...v- y Georgetown, praying the establishment ol a guard for that town, and tiie same w.is ordered to be referred to tiie Committee on Colored Population. December 0. In the Senate, Mr. Lawton moved that a message be sent to the Senate proposing an election for U. S. Senator, 011 Tuesday, at 1 p. ni., which was accordingly done. Mr. Cam introduced a bill to call a convention of the State, which was rend the first time and referred to the committee 011 federal relations. Mr. J. D. Wilson moved to take up the private* Hank report, lor the purpose of referring i it to the special joint committee on nomination of Bank officers, which was done. A hill relative to incorporations for manufacturing purposes ami the encouragement of j direct trade, passed its second reading after some discussion, and various propositions to 1 :inti-inl Mr. Mazyck moved to amend the title to read, a bill for the encourgement of speculation, by limiting the amount which may be lost thereby, which was ruled out of order, and on appeal the decision of the chair was sustained. The question was then taken and the bill ordered to the House, by vote of 27 to 11. HOUSE or REPRESKN T ATIVES. The following bills from the Senate received their first reading. To incorporate the S. C. plank road compn ?y. To incorporate the S. C. Institute; To incorporate the Savannah river plank I road company; j To take a census of the free negroes, mulafI toes hnd ineztizoes, in the State; The* committee on colored population reported favorably on a bill to increase the penalty for circulating abolition documents; and Unfavorably on the portion of Message No. 1, relating to the removal or free negroes. At 1 p. m., according to order, the House resolved itself into committee of the whole, (Mr. Sullivan in the chair,) to resume the consideration of various resolutions touching our j federal relations; Mr. E. P. Joies, who was entitled to the floor, gave way for a few moments to Mr. Preston, who briefly explained the position taken by him on Wednesday, which we learned had j been misunderstood in some respects. He j avowed himself as most distinctly and emnhati- j eally recognizing and asserting the right of secession. December 10. Iii tlie Senate, A bill to provide a registra- j tion of births, deaths and marriages, after some j discussion by Messrs. Marshall, Mazyck, Por-i ter and Dudley, was laid on the table. Mr. Manna from the committee on military j and pensions, in relation to certain portions of. the Message >.o. 1, reported a bill to re-estab-: lisii Brigade Encampments. Mr. J. D. Wilson, from the special joint com-' mittee on nomination of Bank oibcers, made | tbe following report: For President, C. M. Furman. Directors? Thomas Lebre, J. L- Gantt, P. M. Cohen, E. Carson, R. G. Stone, F. It. Shackleford, G. Robertson, S. L. Glover, W. C. Dukes, J. S. Chambers, W. M. Lawton, R. Dulin. Mr. Taylor moved that a bill to charter the Camden and Monroe Plank Road Company, be taken up, from the table and ordered for a second reading, and the same was ordered. The bill received a second reading, was agreed to, and was ordered ts be sent to the House of Representatives. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Considerable progress whs made in disposing of the business on the calendar, although wo find little worth reporting specially. A third ballot was held for surveyor general, and resulted in the election of W. F. Irvine. At 1 p. m. the House went into committee ol the whole, (Mr. Sullivan in the chair,) and resumed the consideration of various resolutions referred that committee, on the subject of our federal relations. Mr. Memininger addressed the committee in a speech of two hours. He was in favor of delay, opposed all measuras tending to prccipi?A-? ? otwl wlimnatarl uue ncuoii or prcuiauuc su-jio, uuu ..w. strenuously the Nashville plan of a Southern Congress. The causes and elements of our present struggle were traced, and were summed up in the fact that the North and South were two nations, foreign to each other in interests, habits, pursuits and institutions The leading idea of Mr. Memmiuger's speech was the analogy between our present position and that of our colonies, and this analogy was developed and illustrated in various particulars. The cause of the alienation and quarrel were the same in both cases, although the South have greater causes for complaint than our forefathers had. The colonists threw otr the bonds of a mother country, endeared to them by* associations of kindred, of ancestry of language, laws, and past renown, merely because it became to them a foreign government. We have to struggle c o against t!ie lawless despotism of a rabbi* led on by such men as Hale, Seward and (biddings; of a government boasting no antiquity, and having no claims on our affections, and no sym! pathy with and protection of our l ights. The analogy was in our favor, as we have comparatively more resources than were possessed by the feeble colonists, who were scattered thro' boundless forests, without means of concert and communication. The Southern States formed in reality, one nation, marked out by nature as separate and distinct. Their position, resources and interests all indicated that their union was inevitable, and would be eminently prosperous. Mr. Momininger reviewed the various resolutions offered, and expressed his dissent from many of them. He did not advocate secession at this time?the right was unquestionable but like iill other rights its exercise must determined hy discretion and a due regnid to time iiid circumstances. Mr. Memminger in conclusion avowed his own plan, winch will he found in the resolutions offered by him below. Resolved, That the proposal of the Nashville Convention for the slaveholdiug States to meet i in a Southern Congress, is accepted by South Carolina, and this General Assembly will forthwith provide for the appointment of deputies to the same. 2. That $200,000 be appropriated for the purpose of arming and defending the State. 3. That a police system be established to protect our people, bond and free, from the evil desiirns ofNorthern emissaries and aboli tionists. Mr. Ashmorc moved to mke up a resolution fixing the adjournment 011 Friday, 20th inst. Mr. .Tucker moved to amend, by substituting Thursday, the 19th. The amendment was lost, and the original motion was adopted. .Mr. Hammond presented the petition of sundry citizens of Lancaster District, praying an increase of the number of Magistrates, and to re-appoint John Taylor, also, the petition of sundry citizens of Lancaster District, praying the change of a place of Election. Fiends.?The Democrat, at Marshall, 111., gives the most revolting details of a case of i fiendish wickedness in that county. A man ; named Olmsted and his wife are in prison for | starving to death two of his children, by a forI mcr wife, and hazardinir the life of a third. It was proven that Olmsted is wealth}', that the children were kept tied in an nut house in cold wet weather, without fire, and only had a little cold corn bread and water to subsist upon. The High Price of Tobacco.?A cargo of Kentucky tobacco, common quality, has been purchased at Hremen for re-shipment to the United States?the price here being much higher than in Hrcmen. It is now on its way to Philadelphia, and has been sold at a profit, of $1 50 to ?2 por hundred. REMARKS Of Col. James Cliesnut, jr., delivered in the House of Representatives, on the 9th inst. on the subject of our Federal Relations. Mr. Cliesnut having obtained the floor, gave his views at considerable length He said : Mr. Chairman, it seems to me we have been at sea in the discussion, with an occasional calm. We have been enveloped in u storm, with now and then an intermission of its fury, sufficient to catch a gleam of sound thought.? He would not attempt to follow the lead of eloquence brought to the discussion, but would confine himself to words of truth and soberness as best suited to himself and the grave subject now under deliberation. The subject to which he should address himsplf is?what will the State do in the mesent posture of federal and State affairs ? The federal wrongs we have had depicted in vivid and energetic thought and language. I have no desire to awaken the passions of gentlemen in this assembly, in order to warp their judgements when philo-ophic thought and calm statesmanship are so indespensahle to the crisis. Much has been said of the outrage perpetrated on the South by the measures of the late Congress. Gentlemen who found their justification on the measures take but a superficial view of the question. The Government has been swerved from the purpose of its formation. We are no longer under a constitutional government We are under a power?a power , selfish, fanatical, and capricious; and therefore i tyrannical. A government constant only in aiming to destroy our institutions. There are antagonisms. The North are one people, requiring political organization and laws not suited to the people of the South, and therefore the antagonism must ever exist. We must sepai-ifn Tin'* !? inevitable frnm the nature of the contest, and hence we need exhibit no impatience ior precipitate and hast}' action. There are other States whose aid and counsel we require. We are in a Union with other States of similar instntions with our own, and if we act, and assume to fight the common battle ot the South and fail, we must be involved in a common fate. With the South everything is at stake. We stand isolated; and Southern civilization, as involved in our peculiar institution, de|>euds on the cautious and concerted action of the South. The questii n is whether we will assume ihis position alone, or whether we shall wait and exhaust every means ol uniting the South before we adopt the mad policy of separate action. We are not alone. The position of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Monda need not I alarm gentlemen. True, they have not come up to the position of South Carolina ; nor are tliey where a strong and determined minority of their own people would place them. l>ut (Jeorgia and Mississippi will be with us. The issue has been distinctly made in the former, and only 30,000 majority appears against us out ot a population of 000,000. V?*e have gained something. Six months ago, on the question of .union or disunion, instead of having ten counties in our favor, 1 venture to assert we would not have found ten men. After a rapid survey of the julvances of the Southern States to the position tliey now occupy in defence of the common rights of all Mr. (J., said we had no right to believe tli it we should be alone in defending ourselves against the aggression of the North or its government, if Carolina only acts her part with propriety.? In avoiding hasty action we are pursuing a course commended to us by that great man tor whom our hull now mourns, in that celei rated address of Mr. Calhoun's to the tioutherti people, his kst words were?"13k united.'* Much was the language of the speech of Mr. Cheves, at Nashville; and all our wisest and safest public men unite in the same counsel. In regard to the proposed .Southern Congress he supposed it would he proper to inquire whether we should be represented. It has been said that that body could do nothing hut pass resolutions of nonintercourse. He had no idea that such would he its action. Certainly that would not he thought of as a remedy for our wrongs. He should suppose it would take another form, and result in the construction of a constitution for a Southern Confederacy, with wise and just provisions?one suited for a home-ogeneous people. Hut even if that body did nothing; in what would the position of our Stiit.. Vw. . Iiiiiiir.nl nv.'.nit in flit, wise delnv ( She has yet her right to fall hack on her inalienalile sovereignty. That jxisition remains to her unimpaired, and she could secede alone. South Carolina, in his judgment, should be there. Mr. C. then proceeded to state three modes in which delegates might he appointed, viz: 1; Ti.c Legislature may appoint, "2. The Convention of the State might appoint; or the people, hj' the issuing of writs of election, could choose them in the same mode the members of the Legislature are. He preferred the latter, and gave his reason a length for the preference. It had been said that the State must act, and act promptly, or ve would he stigmatized with ?i ?-..a - ?i.. in i?f auiiiuiadiuiiy UIJU uui j;rwpu/ w vum uicui solves down from their present position, If the issue now before us were separate State action or submission, lie would adjourn the discussion to the field, were cannon would be our orators, and load our arguments. But it was not so. Let us be prudent?unite our own people?and unite with our sister States?prepare for the contest, by making adequate appropriations of money for such objects as will prove to them and the North that wo are in earnest Virginia Finances.?The Governor of va, in his message, in view of the form in which the public debt now stands; recommends a complete reformation and re-organization of the financial system of the State. He remarks that the evidences of State debt should be impressed as far as possible with a.l the qualities of a circulating medium and that the experience of the Federal Government and of several of the States has shown that the coupon bond possesses those characteristics in the highest degree. The present outstanding debt of the commonwealth is stated as $9,035,189 30, and there still remains to be paid, on account of subscriptions made to organize companies, but not yet called for, $3,032,809 49. I TFBIIB JOTISKfAIL, CAMDEN._S. C, FRIDAY EVENING7DECF^BER 13, 1R50. J^gf" The account of the receipts and expetidi-* tures of the Commisdioners of Public Buildings for Kershaw District, for the year H350, will be found on our first page. Win. C. Richards, E*q., Editor of thp Southern Literary Gazette, is in town, and will be happy to' receive the names ol all who wish to subscribe for' the Gazette. ^ Of the high Literary character of the Gazette, it is needless for us to speak; it stands No. 1 in the' ' rank of Literary Papers. Mr. Richards is aiso connected with that ster-- * ling and invaluable work the Souther* Quarterly' Review?of the merits ot which itisnee-'los for us'-. ' to speak. And it would be ashame lo forget in' this connection his magazine for Bovs and Girls?the unequalled Schoolfellow. We cln-erfully and-' earneetly commend Mr. Richards and his enterprises to the favor of our citizens. ( Southern Trunk. I We have been shown a Trunk, of entirely south-- 1 em Manufacture, made by a member of the S. Conference. It is a fine specimen, and throw* yankee painted boxes in the shade. Northern trunks are less substantial, and the brass kno!? are but a shell of brass filled up with paper. This is substantial throughout. Rev. Benjamin WofforcL Late of Spartanburg:, bequeathed the sum of ?100,000 to the establishment of a College at Spartanburg. The building committee is to be chosen from citizens of Spartanburg, and members of the , S. C. Conference, under the direction of which Conference it will be placed. Surveyor General. ' Wm. F. Ervine, of Sumter District, formerly of Lancaster, was elected Surveyor General, on the 10th inst. Col. Cheanut's Speech. We copy from the South Carolinian a brief report of the speech of Coi. Chesnut. The Carolinian says?"We have listened to no speech this session so replete with wise counsel and sound ar TV.?' 1a- J-1! .i t % guuituju l^uniig iin uenverj me nouse was thronged by Senators and visitors, who hung upon * the words of the speaker, and speiued to respond heartily to the wisdom of his positions in all aspects of the question under discussion. We trust Col. Chesnut will allow himself leisure to commit it to paper, in order that the people ot the State and the entire South may derive benefit and'courage from an effort which places its author among . the leading statesmen of South Carolina. State Action. , South Carolina stands in a peculiar position.? The eyes of the world are upon her. The canting political hypocrite of the North, watch herev- ^ ery move, and wilh a sneer of would be contempt, convey the fear of a nuaking heart, like Ibe wild cat watches the lion, as he fixes himself'to spring upon his relentless but worthless victim. What shall be our course ? The wisdom ns well as tho patriotism of our people is called into requisition. And we stand with foot lifted to make the stride toward the climax of our destiny. What shall be our course? is the spontaneous question of our Legislators. How can we serve best the cause of our State, and of the South ? Not one, however weak, but should aid by his counsel in this trying hour. The session will soon adjourn, but we hope ere they do, they will act definitely. So far as we are personally concerned, we would go for instant secession. We care not how dark the niofiiru TmII nu if rr?ii rtlnaco rtf litrpit^inrv wnr. C""""1 .. fare?of every cottage and hall, palace and hamlet, enveloped in flames?our fathers and brothers hanging upon every tree in the forest?the corses of our slain strewed upon every field?our women mangled and children torn?all this and a thousand such pictures, each gathering blackness to the proceeding?srtill we would utter but one word ?secession. But as a matter of policy, we would say, that perhaps it would be best for the present Legislature to instruct the Governor to call a Convention of the people; to make an appropriation for the purpose of putting the State in a better prepared situation, and to appoint some method of electing Delegates to the Southern Congress, to meet at Montgomery, Ala., at some early day.? Then let us improve the intervening time by every species of preparation; and it'co-operation fail, let us hesitate not a day longer. Can any evil? can any danger, however groat or appalling, deter South Carolina from asserting their rights. Is it not with us to revive the spit it of the ancient Greeks. Look o'er the Hellespont; its waters you cannot see for the Persian war-boats. Three million of the crested conquerors of the purple kingdom, with banners floating, that never knew de feat, are there, and Aorxes, their mignty monarch, w revives them by hie presence. Look on MarsHill ; a handful ofGrecian patriots, a tew hundred of the impulsive sons of the Eastern Athens are there, with the stern Miltiades at their head. The next scene is the plains of Marathin ; Persia's mighty host is flying. The Grecian banner waves in triumph, and Xerxes is crossing the Hellespont in a frail fishing bark.. Miltiades led the southern Rights Party ol'Greece. The submuisionists had fled to the mountains. We have yet in the history of our proud little State to gain a Thermopylae. ^ and the only difficulty is to select to whom weshall yield the honor to of being Leonidas and his: braves. Men of the whole South we will wait vol awhile for you, but if you toill be slaves, we tci 7 befree. Later from Europe. The steamship America arrived at Halifax 0:1 Wednesday last, bringing Liverpool dates to the. 30th ult The cotton market Imd been depressed throughout the week, at a decline of? to $c. Virginia Senator. The Hon. John Y. Mason has been re-elected ' U. S. Senator front Virginia, by a majority of seventy votes.