Wabash Express, Volume 19, Number 53, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 December 1860 — Page 2

R. Ü. HUDSON, EDITOR.

TEURE HAUTE. IND. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12, 18C0 -. . South Carolina Secestisn. If there is any species of the genua homo for which we bare doubla superlative contempt, it is one of those blustering, brawling, loud mouthed, street corner braTtJocs. Those fellows who are always courageous when there is no danger; brim fall of heroism when a reasonable distance from attack, and pugnacious only when ell protected from harm. There are such men in every community, in every State and ia every nation. Terre Haute has bad tome illustrious examples of this kind of ßghting men Indiana is blessed with a few, and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama are now full of them. Gaseous, fulminating, exploding braggadocios, who threaten, days, weeks, months and years to strike a blow, but never do it. .Our contempt for those South Carolina heroes who con gre gale around Washington , crowd into the lobbies and fill some of the seats in the Representatives' Hall, has actually ripened into perfection. If this tur bulent littla State with her great excess of negroes, bas determined to go out of the Union, TAy does she not go along 7 She will nerer be able to generate enough gas, to push bcr out. All of her rain boasting and supercilious threatening will never get ber out. Her hypothetical assumptions tod dogmatical declarations will never separate her from the rest of the Union. She must strike the blow commit the "orert" act resist successfully all the powers of the Federal gorernment, before she can be sovereign and independent. Why does she not do it f v by wait ? Why bait when revolution is the watchword and revolution the remedy. The coiled up serpent when it rattles its death rattle and hisses its warning to the approaching foe, strikes instantly, immediately, certainly and heroically. It hisses and strikes, rattles and gives the death blow. Why does not South Carolina strike her contemplated blow and stop ber biasing ? Why burden the telegraphic wires with further declarations from Southern members in the national Congress, that tfcej are "already out of the Union !" If so, why are they not hissed from the Fed eral Cengress and driven from the Federal capital ? Washington should not be a rcndesTous for traitors to the Union and pa IrioU should not associate with those who breathe treason against this General Gov ernment. If South Carolina has determined to go out of this Union, why does she not go along T Why so much bluster and bravado? Let her strike the blow, if tht daret. If she is stronger than the Federal govern tneut she will succeed, if not she matt come back to her allegiance. The great North, conscious of being in the right, has no compromises to make with this rcbl Slate. The North bas battled alone for principle it is victorious gloriously, proudly victorious, and it can not compromise principle. The time for compromises to appease traitors has gone by. Let the doctrine b now maintained, once and forever, that the will of the majtrity is the supreme law, aad that the majority of the American people mast, and will rule. Let the rebel Stato of South Carolina but know this let ber statesmen, politicians and slaveholders but know and feci the full force of this unshaken determination en part of the free people of the North, and her vaporing will end in smoke, and if the Union can be saved, this will im it. We must not givo back one inch ef ground we have already gained surren, der not one doctrine which is rightyield nothing which conflicts with the geeat interest of humanity and determine to defend our present position at all limes and under all circumstances. What else can we do and be men? What other coersocaawe pursue and maintain that dignity ef individual feeling and collective respect which becomes a free, independent, American citisen. We have interfered with none of the rights, privilegos, r immunities of South Carolina. We have never disturbed Lir institutions in anyway, and have always declared we had not the least idea of ever doing so. Tt S II im -personal noeriy laws ' of some of the States of this If u ion, if they are unconstitutional and conflict with the Federal laws, are of coarse inoperative aad void, and are as dead as tbocgb tbey were repealed. The nJt f the master to follow his escaped hlave into anj o the fre Slates, capture and take hicn Lack ts a constitutional right, which has hardly ever teen interfered with by the Worth. But tb doc tri do thai the ilireholdcr has the right, under the constitutisn to take his klares into the corumou territo ries; which the South aud the President are now asking tLe North to concede, wil nerer be conceded nerer, so long as there is freedom north of Mason and Dixon's line so long as there is ore sympathetic impulse for our common humanity thrilling the heart of free men so long as patriotism is cherished and the right respected, this most unconstitutional doctrine will never be acquiesced in by true men any where Let South Carolina secede, if the let dissolution come if it will let civil wsr with its infernal brood sweep over this fair land, devastating our fields and checking our prosperity but If we adhere to the right-stand boldly forth as champions of a great truth and an unfaltering failh, as did Sbadrach, Meshaeh, and Abed nego, refusing to worship the image which has been erected for that purpose, like those heroic and cosciencious men, we will come out of this fiery furnace, cleansed of all i mpnritie, more glorious Ibaa heretofore. and with not even the small bf fire upon wir firmest. What win h9 the ltesult! The telegraph informs us that theeicrht Gulf Stato i are certain to secede from the Union, a'td will form a separate and in drpeJst government. What kioj of a government this will be the secedcrs do not inform us. Whether Stato liaes will be obliterated, aad all units in one consolidated government, we are not told. Whether it will be a limited Monarcy, a Despotism, a Republic, or a pure Democracy what kind of a " Southern Confederacy" it is going to be, we opine even the traitors themselves do not know. And whea they come to organise-when all the conflicting interests, all the ambitious hopes, all the personal aspirations, ae.1 all

mooted interests have to be accomodated, we are impressed with the belief that Southern agitators will find the inauguration of h new government a more difficult undertaking than the anticipated. There ie hardly one roan in any of those Gulf states, equal to the task. Hot heads and Aery hearts ar nt the men te baild up a

system of gcvernmect they are only fit to pull it down. The merest pretender and

most unskillful botch can pull downjihe most beautiful fabric ever reared by mortal hands. The mere apprentice in building, can destroy at one fell blow, the patient work of a great mauler. The almost di vine creations of Angelo and Jiaphacl those immortal productions upon which they spent almost tteir whole lircs, can be obliterated, cut In fragments in a few moments, by the rack less desperation of a madman. Th eEphsian Temple, the proud est work of ancient architectural art, was de stroyed in a few hocrs, by the vandalism of one man. A Mow from the arm of a savage can knock the A polo Belvidcre into fragments, and the strength of an infant could hurl from itsezact equipoise the most nicely balanced spe;imeoof the mechanical arts. It is easy to destroy, but difficult to erect. How thoso Southern fire-eaters will succeed in hnUding up a govern ment, remains to be seen. That they are expert in pulling ouedown, seems to be the fact. It requires patient toil, disinterested labor, and a cool, clear head to lay the foundation, erect the pillows, and turn the dome of a gret.t governmental fabric. Impulse will not do itjangerwillnotdo it; imbittcred feeling will not do it nothing but the most enlightened labor, persistant toil, christian philmthrophy and disinter ested benevolence can do it. Arc these qualifications common among the fire eat ersofthe South? Who is to be the ßnt man in this "Southern Confederacy?" who the architect.? who will hold the rule and the square? who direct the gavel and the plumel? Shall it be Yancey, Keith, Toombs or Iverson? Who is to be the President, Emperor, Monarch, Despot? These arc questions mora difficult to set tle tkao perhaps th it of secession. Yet.thcse are questions that will hare to be settled. and settled by these exceeding States alone; if, in their madness, they ever sever the allegiance which they owo to the Feder al Constitution. It is easy to pull down, but it is diülcult to build up. The woodsman, iu an hour. prostrates on the ground the giant oak which it has required centuries to pro duce it was easv to fell it, but it would require the uuited strength of giants to erect it aeain. It may be more diffi cult aye, a thousand fold more difH cult, for a Southern Confederacy to bo formed fully and completely organised all the different departments in full harmo ny each wheel revolving without a jar within a wheel; then it is to abjure all al leeiance to this Union and scperatc forever from the parental euro of this General Gov ernment. Ptaceikl SeccMlsa What is meant by peaceable secession ? Can thre be earth thing as peaceable re sistance t the laws? The laws of the rTniiArt tii.ia. nn,i, ;n nnmxnu mi the ... m - V Uonsutution tnereor, are as Binaing upon the citizens of each btate, as their own State laws: more than that, the peeplc of a Rial in their sovereign carr-citv. can - a a . Dot create a constitution, nor man a law binding upon it citizen: , wihch conflicts with i.h nnn.tititiMar Lka United States, , a. . ii . t. mt n, rr: If a State nullifies a single law ef the Uni - ted States, or et its execution at defiance, it is the special and tworn duty of the that Lha law iaÜenforced. i , .v.. n;i;t.r. power of the country for that eureoHe. How much soors important is it that such power should be exercised whee a Siat in f : ii. r. us sovereigu Cat t.tj Uu...v and destroy all the lawa of the United Siates, which it most assuredly does by . t .i.M..i. the) act of eecers on, and the establish - JL, . . , ', mcnt oi ho imiepouui'nt gorerumem.Thcra can be no such thinj as 'peaceable t a I ece&ftion: urctMion is rtvoiuiion. ana ... r ii i unviii .v.wv, plates the dismemberment or theNation, and the destruction of the government. Shall we submit to it? Never, whtle grass . . grows and watsr runs. In comparison with this question, all others sink into ab solute and total insigniflcaace. What is h.ti. sit. what is a liul. HifT-r- ' , ' . . , , V eoce, moreoric, in mis wona s goous; a little learning, more or less, that we vnl,! an. lnnt,p Va ftiM,l wt.on i tin m" "it enemy is sappiiig II.. fnH.;,. r.f nn, liberties, and ttreatening lo overwhelm us all in common ruin, There are some who say, if trouble must come, let it not be inmrday;let us have peace while toe live, even if it has to be purchased by tie most disgraceful concess ions. Let South Carolina seccdo if she will ; let her load her Paxhian cannon with which she is already provided, at old Fort Moultrie; battle down its walls, de stroy its small but faithful garrison; haul Whani irs, and fdisudown its gloriois stripes and stars l,.:u it,.;, .1 ..i tl.. .i,ir t I in .mtriTil.rr In her do .11 ihi. .n.l ... ... ' rn.ra if kha will hut . rift nnf t tfmnf in I w ' ' I coerce her, lhat will make trouble, aud w. I Li. I (1(1 II OL II LIUUU1C IU out uav; II LIUUIMC . t , . , . .i.:i i I u.w cum., . tomo ujiu u cunurou, ).. . ... .1 .. tl:. : - . i - I ... .i i . .i . I

spiruoi the ausiarj ana m craven inisi;v"v jsi,v .uu : u. -n,r;f. cf fit ... i I.. .! heads of the instigators of the act be the

' wo say ii trouiio mubicoiuc, let it come I in our day; we desire to meet the ouention I now. uur tamers fought through a seven ... . ... . . I year a war Willi tno most powerful nation I u,lu""uu l niwiiiu um Kt f nioieoi, i . i iL ... ...i.i i: i. .1 : . i I ent, , ,or and wo can, it necessary, do ine same more, to Utlend lt. i e i where i scsssion to stop? Georgia, Flors i. i.v . ..J : -:n . IUI. ailUlUIHINU . III.IIIll' II Will lldt ., ' ' ,J? 'I then Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas; inen, prooaoiv, inorui vuroima aou 1110 I al.rn nnrtioii i,f Virinin. on, I nns.Ibl I " ' " ""V I Western VirgibUa aud Missouri; those I States would probably abolish slavery, and ioin the Northern Confederacy. Vbcn all this is do,, for th. ak. of peace, doe. any one suppose we will be any nearer I " m peacn than we nra now? If we cannot live I harmoniously totfell.j-whilo we are u oiled J aa one nation. Uund together by mutual Obligations ana muiuai oencius, and ce- l . . . .. . 1. mentiiJ l.vrMolleetions of the strurrffloa and trials of acomoion ancestry, what will it t ' " I: hen all these ticsare severed, and wo ace eaen ovuer as riTai nations 1 1 no oniy i..i. 1 .ii i l . .r.. :. 1 ... r.... I acini wui 1, "i 11 1 11 b c must 1 secession or disunion in any lorm; let t party be forgoln io devotion to Lumanitj; et us preserve tho Government as our fa ther established it, and mantain inviolate the rights and Integrity of each aud every section of oar beloved country. CosarcTio!.- The Terre Hanto Express. fallin? in with the current misapprthen sion of our view of the question of slave cturintr for ransit, gives us a severe lect eoisentine'to uproot our free institutions t anything of the kind, or to anylhlsjr 1.. i . ' a v ft I more than hss been consented te by all parties d SUte, ence t j i .1 i .... some Stales this interference hss been. I r BiBT s uv wvv.. in m I I though not fruent irrit.tiog and need- - .. . m r ,. ll. f.! Ii I slave himself, and we wibh thefriendlyl nla-a ftntea to understand that in Indisna eu' we do aot propose to sanction such inter-f-rence --. Jovr.

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ith a traveling atavehoblr if 1, . lhr'l ol "allewed disunion ; tbo names " -b 'K u aumeuimg. vn a iravenog sisvenower, ii bis i ä . ,.i i. i. I n. , 1 i tri.. i m. i . .

Tben and Vtoxv. (From the N. Y. Poit ) In 1652 South Carolina declared her in-

tention to eeeede. She weut so far as to ordain the nullification of the Federal laws. She was only brought bsck to comparative reason under the heary touch of Andrew Jackson's iron rod. In I860 tho same Stale avows ber fixe! purpose to set the Federal authority at defiance, id assorts the right of separat sot reign ty just a the did twenty seven years ago. It is instructive to compare tho sentiments expressed by the Chief Magistrates of the nation then and now. Getcral Jackson told South Carolina, in words so plain that in the hottest fury of her mal fever she could not choose bnl stop and listen, that her act was treason and that its punishment was death. James Buchauan a de generate and degraded Democrat meel a similar issue by frankly avowing that the threats of South Carolina havo frightened hire, and that he has no power to act, neither has Congress; to coerce a rebellious State would be n act of usurpation;" to deny the right of peaceable secession is to "make war gainst a State;" to employ force wonld bo "to banish all hope of peaceable reconstruction." Comparisons are sometimes opposite, aud precedents are the strength of legal argu mcnt. Suppose wc put Mr. Buchanan and General Jackson in contrast, disagreeable though it must be to the former to be plac ed side by side with one so raueh his su perior in all that constitute courage and manliness. Hero is what Jackson said lu 1832, and what Buchanan says in 18G0: James Bcchaxax, Dee. 3, 1860. A Dart from the execution of the laws, so far as this may be practicable, the Execu tive lias no a u lb only to decide wiiat shall be the relations between the Federal Government and South Carolina. lie has been intrusted with no such discretion. He possesses no power to chsnge the relations hereto I ore existing ietwcen inera, mucu less to acknowledge the independence of that State. This would be to invest a mere Executive officer with the power of recoz niztner the dissolution of the confederacy among our thirty three sovereign Slates. It bears no resemblance of the recognition of a foreign de acte government, involving no such responsibility. Any attempts to do this would, on his part, be a naked act of usurpation. It is, therefore, my duty to submit to Congress me whole question in all its bearings. The coarse of events is so rapidly hast ling forward that the emerg ency may sr in ante when you may be called upon to decide the momentous ques lion whether you possess the power by force of arms to compel a State to remain in the Union. I shoal 1 feel mypelf recre ant to my duty were I not to express an I opinion ou this important subject The question, fairly stated, is: lias the Constitution delegated lo Congress the power to coerce a State into submission, which 19 attempting to withdraw, or has virtually withdrawn from tho confederacy? If answered in the affirmative, it must be on the principle that the power has been I ronferred upon Congress to declare and to I make war against a fatale. After much so I MAnitAllAll T I. M SDsilint I ll A aa . II JU9 ftCJlVltlUU. X Uttf V an I ?JU an mn . . th , no . h been , . I gated t o Congress to any other department of the Federal Government. It is manifest, uPon. n "specvon pi me yonsuiuuon, mat . . . - wiÄTir Uta arnrifin snH nnmF I S v a - uwi.k asaw - w v V aa u v V.MIIIVI ted powers tranted to Congress: aad it is tqually apparent that its txerci9e is nst "tecessarv and proper for carry inj? into I execution" any one of these powers. So far L ... ' . . . ,,,.,. ,Ä I Congress, it was expressly refused by tLe I Convention which framed the CodhUiution. Withoutdcscendinjlo parliculHrs.it may war agajuf,t a Slate is at variance with the I whole f pint and intent of the ( institution Supposo nuch a war should result in the conquest of a State, how are we to gerern it ttf.erwarj,7 siaaall we hole it at a Trov. jnce and govern it by despotic power? In I the nature or things we couij not by phyalcai lorcoconiroi me wjuoi inepcop c.and I 1 , ,, , , . 0 , , ' I compel Ilium to elect Senators sou Rpr - 8;iiUti ves to Conffross. and to rcrform alt I the other dutic depending npon their owo I trrkl if !nn mnA rAmrAil fruit Mia f i ,V1,,,V" "l,Vi vs e. v.,u 4ICU VuiI c' " Vl " IJ'aw ' " sniununerabcr of the confederacy. But, if we possess tkis power, would it be I wise to exercise it under existing circum'J wou.a aouDiieaa ic e I preserve the Unioa. Wsr would not only pro. ,nt lho taoHl effectual means of H stroying it, but would banihh all hope of ill peaceable re Instruction. Besido?, ii .lh" tonal conflict, i t amount of blood and treasure woeldbecxpctidcd.ren derinir future reconciliation between the I States impossible. Iu the meantime who I can fortcll what wouia be the suffering I ... i . ..!, I. j... - lauui'iiiaMw I u fi.ui- uunK imexThe fact is, that our Uuiou rostt upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the blood of iis citizens ihud in civil war. If it cannot live in the nUectioo of j the people.it must ono day perish. Con gress possesses tunny means of preserving ii iy conciliation; uui me sword was not placed in their hands lo preserve it by lorcc, Ahdrew Jacxso, DtckMBKa 10, 1832. The laws of tho United States mutt 1 executed. I have no discretionary power tn tha subject my duty is emphatically pronounced in tho Constitution, Those who told you that you might peaceably who told VOU that Vou mirht n-a-cU. prevent their execution deceived, ou-they cuUI "ol have been deceived themselves. ll. ... . I ...:i I ..I uyw mwtiuie opposition could alooe prevent ths execution of tha lawa and thev know that buch onnnsition m., . ... n. . . . . hi! ri'Delled. Their oi " . . : . j--- - bul ho not deceived by uauioi: disunion hv i r t. . . rund In inrnrll mi i It T If wa.i r .. Idrraarul eonsequsncca ou Iheir hca ia be the dishonor, but on yours 'nay fall the punishment on your unhappy State will inevitable fall til I tha ovila r il.. A . JoU (orce upon the goverument of Tour country. It cannot accede to the insd nrom? .. j vwiq mnril : . .r . r ... i.:.i. '. jeet of disunion of which you would bo first victims its first Magistrale cannot, if he would, avoid the performance of his dutyihn ronsenuencu must ht, f..arfnl t.r I v j, iv j ip j distressing to your fellow cilizeus there, nd la ltl ,rl"a, ffod government mroucuuufc niowunu. .1 L . i. . 1 a pnemtes navo I . I I .... nur! I beheld our prosperity Willi a vexation thev couj not conceal it .4 a standinr rcfulaiion 01 msir siavibii uocirines, and they Will pOltlt tO OUT dISCOrd With the triumnh . ..i:..... !:.....: show that the descendant of tha I'inrk. neys, the Sumpters, the Rutledea, and of ' l'oanu uincr "am.r" w,,,c' Jrn (h l.,jrfif.t Pa Vol tt f inn mbm ft.:, a pafjenof your revolutionary history will "ii no many fought and bled and Jied. lad jure you as you honor their memory as Ttou caa irecuom, to wh.ch lthv ilf!ir itn.l (heir livrs-n vi.ii r.r;. ih'ptim ot Tour coutltr. the Ii. Ar i,. best citizens, and yur own fsir fame, to ... - - - - - - - - " fetraee your fcteps. öualcli Irom the arc 1'uul i" uisorgaoizin euici . o." .1 . j: . ... asiemblc aad promulgate tho decided exprevious 01 your win w remain in ine palh . f : 1 1 . .1 winch alona can eonJur.t nn I . r . 1 I . . . .. f .n-.vT,i iiruniiciiLT aun nuiiui nil kiiriu liibl rnm. 1 pared to disunion, all other evils are li.'ht, Ucauso that brincrs with jt an accumulat lot! I VI aa 1 ui viii"C saeasj v v 14 TV sis UCVCI laMH LflBl field unless the atir spangled t, 1 I 1 lar.a It at rMt SBVill fiAal.L. al I your country shall Boat ovr you: that vou I will not be stigmatized . when dead, and I dishonored and scorned whilo you live, as f Ik A as II I K rtWal F lha firaf Sk f A lr n I i. rv fl.. I stitution of your country I its destrovers I you cannot be. You may dislarb its peace; I J0U - m,jr ,DUrTUpt he course of its prosrTJu - r.i - . ..i?7 mammy, ou uanuuiiiiy w... u re8loill return. and thesta is L th!" furred an.l remain an laracler wjll be transtlZ .117" "i .V. S: . 0 I a a I 1 - .J , il.. ava.w nil Mil il aw fiwi fna...n...l I , , 71 ", J, I 'v" '".""FI'H Ä.whV un! CAHIUlliUU uiunpiiij, wu. liullllVRI (IHl' I Jl.i. ' ,f .li ' - ''.' -uu F-.l" LevernTrZiMi ..r. J"r. Itlr mm" ' '"4 "v,r

tion, not only of my intentions, but of my

principles of action: and as the claim was asserted of a right by a State to annul the laws of the Union, and even to secede irom it at pleasure, a frank exposition or my opinion in relation to the origin and form of our government, and the construction I give to the instrument by which it was created, sera to be proper. Having the fullest confide nco in the justness of the legal and constitutional opinion of my du ties which has been expressed, I rely with equal confidence on your undivided support in my determination to execute the laws; to preserve the Union by all constitutional means; to arrest, if possible, by moderate but firm measures, the necessity of a recourse to force; and if it be the will of Heaven that tho recurrence of its prime val curse on man for the shedding of a brother a blood should fall upon our land, that it be not called down by any offen sive acton the part of the United btates. tTBut little good was expected of Mr. Buchanan's message; thereforo, its perossl will not c reite any great disappointment among the people. The present slate of publio affairs af forded him a fine opportuaity to rise, su perior to the mere politician, and lo act the part of a patriot and a statesman; that opportunity ht has failed to improve, and his administration will be recorded on the page of history as distinguished for noth ing, except corruption and impecility. The times require a Jacksonia the chair of Stale, and we have simply got Buchanan. lie shows conclusively, by his own rea sou ing, and by the authority of illustrious names, that a Slnte has no right to secede; that secession is soother name for revolution aud yet denies that either, the President or Congress has any power under the Con stilution to prevent such a catastrophe. In 1833 , Congress passed a law, commonly called the "force bill," authorizing the President to use the whole military power of the nation, if necessary, to secure the enforcement of the laws in South Carolina That was considered good constitutional law in the days of Clay and Webs' T and Jackson and Benton; they were men who were supposed to know something of the powers and duties of the varioua depart tuenta of the Uovernment; they were statesmen, not mere partisans, and when resistance to lho laws was threatened, and the integrity of the Union was assailed, they rallied around the old Hero, whose motto was: "The Union; By the Eternal, it roust and shall be preserved." That sentiment must be fully and unreservedly endorsed by our citizens, and maintained, if necessary, "with our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor,1 or else the wisest, and best syatein of Government ever instituted by Din, will soon be destroyed by demagogues and traitor, and we shall leave to our children, not the glorious Inheritance ol freemen, such as was bequeathed to us by our ancestors, but the vile heritage of slaves. CONGRESSIONAL. Washhtotok, Dec. 10. HOUSE. Mr. Hawkins gave additional reasons why he had asked to be excused from serving on the Union select committee. Florida is a small Slate, but nevertheless is entitled to all the rights and immunities of the other States. She caonot be forced lo remain in the Union, and the Southern Stabs are pledged to defend her in the event of attempted coercion. Ho was satisfied of Ihe unanimity pervading that Slate lo seek redress nf its grievance in its own way, and by means oilier than by Cougressionul compromises, which I at tr have never accompPshed nucccssfu purpose He regarJed tho component parts of lho committee as particularly unfortunate. He referred to Mr. Davis of Maryland as not a fit representative f that State; arguing that all who voted for Mr. Pennington for Speaker were disloyal lo the rights of lho South; he regreltod that the resolution for the appointment of the committee came from one of ihe most e-iftcd sons of lho South. Ho gave fair warning that Mississippi Alabama, Florida, Georgia and S Carolina were ccrtr:n to secede, and lo be followed by Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Mr. McClernand remarked that a troub lous future opens up beorus, bulhedi not believe our government can be dissul ved by the eouscnt of any one of Us parts there is more strong la in the government than is generally believed. Ho was not willing lo excuse Mr. Haw kius. Mr. Vallandiirhaiu s'Ked in favor of excusing. Mr. Sbermau repor9d a bill authorizing the issue of ten mi'Iioo dollars worth o Treasury notes. After debats the bill passed. Wilhout taking the question on Mr. Hawkins' request the Uouso adjourned, ., . .. SLNATK Mr. Powel'a resolution on Federal Affairs waicilledup. Mr. Powell said events were rapidly crowdiiir? unun us which wero thev not . P US WHICH were lliey not "Pcd,,y suppressed, would result in a dissolution (if the Government The rcso I..; ion proponed legislation to give power for lho cuii-vclioQ of evils. Our duty to lho country r quirci us to net promptly Mr. Collamer moved lo striko a porlioo of the resolutions, leaving in only such as refers to Federal officers, and that it be refeired 1 a aepvrato committee Mr. King inquired whether additional ef?ii itws W neeeflsarv to mnintain LIia halation wr s .... con8l,ul,wnT MrrYuleo inquired what was under stood by tho amendments? Mr. Green said he would voto for the resolution and amendment to lho Consti tution, or a legal enactment; but uoless popular sentiment goes wilh it, or the strung arm of the government goes wilh it, it is not worth a straw. Our efforts must beta bring about a publie seuliioeul, or alternatively we must arm the Federal 'v1'"1"1' w,l'' sufliicient power to cnloice mo Constitution every where. Mr. Latham taid California would re main wilh the Union ot Government North, no matter what occurred. The Pacific Railroad was the gioat dtfiiderntum with her people. Air. row 1 1 accepted air. uoiiamor amendment lo striko oul . . Adjourned. WisnmnTn DuiniKr 1 1 ' ' . . . tii . . ii . . , - rise to mako a spc ch, but to express an sanvimia ilMuira that Qa n at a o t. ...1 .1 i.i 1 a t commence' their busincs, and present their uxuocrarions in some langioio lorm. uis hopo was, however, faint as to any useful ru it ,,. 1. A. u O h,s btat 0 e done at once. The election for delegates to the State Convention takes place on the 29th inst., lle Convention mc.ts oo lho 7th of T,nnirv. What n,Pn. .ha.a M..la4 -.1 - lene4" His. answer wss, tho excitoment wnu:ö Prc"a lLO Pul"' "d, not only a . a aaa ana ao sonieiumg, u possieie, to pruuuee I . I . Lt rll . . .. Pple- There was . liiiam of 1 if lit from Boston, which ma t O "J "... ...i j r . n . , niumateiy a gu cctou tuo puono wind - Let ihe Worm anow a returning sec?e of justice and the question which

now agitates all, will be taken into the hands of the people for proper adjustmentHe trusted that the committee would do something to harmonise the distracted

public mind. lie kaew that Alabama would not remain in the Confederacy longer than the 15lh of January, unless some thing was spoedily done. lie was not a secessioniat; he desired peace predicated in the principles of the Constitution. If you can give us that, you can help us to remain in the Union as long as lho sun shall shine; and ray prayer shall be sent forth for the perpetuity of this govern ment. Mr. Davis, of Mississippi,, briefly gave lho reasons why he should serve on the committee, lie might be censured, but in acting when his conscience approved, he defied the opinion of the world. lie stood not here as the representative of his own preferences, but for the interest of his con stituents. He regretted that the resole (ions under which the committee was raited came from . a distinguished son of Virginia; ho had entertained an opinion that the Sosthern members should with drew, and leave the Republicsns lo submit a report for consideration; but this esuld not be dooe. The Constitution was sufficient for the prolecliou of Southern members, if execu ted in its letter andjspirit. If our govern meat rets for its continuance on public opinion, he would have no hope from that source, nor that it could be preserved by compromise or the uee of the sword. The Republicans have destroyed the ocly bond which confined tho Union. The House votrd and refused to excuse Mr Hawkins, 95 against 101. Mr Hawkins wished to sy thai be will not serve. Mr Boyce asked to be excused from ser vice on the commit! ?e. Adjouncd. SENATE Tic House bill to provide for the payment of outstanding Treasury notes aad authorize a loan Ac, was taken up. and after some remarks, was referred to committee on Finance. Thp ron1nt!on in refprnnr i thai. nnr. lion ol the Presidents Message relating to secession was U ken up. Mr Biglcr took the floor, having yielded ityesterday. He said he would go with lho Senator irom 111., w.w, men o, every pany, who J - I - .1 l r 11 . I a t ..cu." 1 ...o w.u. rescuing me country irom impcnumg aau ccr, Mr. Presided, for weal or woo, I am a Union man; I am for the Union as our fa thers made it; I em for the Constitution and the Unioa Mr Bigler concluded that in Pennsylva nia and New York there wore more voles than in all the Slates threatening secession; the Republican paily has gained its last victory; let us remain together. Mr Iverson said the South does not fear meopposiuon or rorsonai wncriy bins, r ug.iiye oi.ve i.wa. . n mey wero an 1 1 il. 1. 1 r. 1 repcaica, we ierr me moo law more; iv nns becn said that lho amendments will be made so that a Stato may be sued for dam - fages to tho amount of value for slaves reused to bo given up; such a law is worth - less; yeu can't sue a Slate, if in its sever . . .inn mnil I lha .ita nnnvt t Wnnlit .V . wXrVvav The volo Of tho lato Presidential contest shows tka public tentiment at the Noith;l all tho Douglas non int"rrenlion, squatter sovereignly patty in tho Noilh cannot avail (laughter) and th. border slave States lecomo aburden; if tho South islclttohcrself the slavo popouUtion will increase aud prepondcrat3 over lho whole of the North anj prevail t.l universal emanci - pation will eventually take place in the government. Adjourned. New Yetrk lor L.lucoln by 50,000Tho New .Tork Tribune eays: "We tearn by telgraph from Albany that the Stato Canvassers, after declaring the re . .1 1 ... T...:. I. DI..I... .i: .1 -ui.wu .-,ufc.u ..a-v..., ujuuraca i. i ! .1.. JUBWC. MSjr V UWC. .gB.U VU ,U. HH Ul Docembcr.to canvass the State Ticket. No ...... ' 1 r -:.i o returns were rccciTcu irom cuuer ouuiran or urange cou.ty, so me canvass was Com .. .. pleted and the result doclarod with these counties omiue. aauiog tue reported la a r i o .is . a . I .. . i result irora wrang- auu ouiuvan, tue vote of the State foots up as follows Lincoln Electors (Bryant).... 352,646 Fusion Electors (Bronson)... .312,510 Mnjority for Lincoln 50.136 l,ettor (rem the Republican Cen tral Committee sf tho state of California. CokMiTTKB Rooms, IC3 Clt Sr.,) Sam FaAXoi'co, Nov. 1C. $ 7 he Compliment! of the Committee to the Miuouri Democrat: Both the Pacific States have declared for Lincoln and linmlin Oregon by a plurality of soiwo four hun dred voles, and California bv twelve huu s dred vote?. The estimate of lho RcpubMcan vote in this State transmitted to you on the 4th of October last does not vary fivo hundred volos from the actual result. GILBERT A. GRANT, Temp. Sec. FROM FORT KEARNEY; Foat JvKAaxuT. Dec. 9. Tho Pony Express with San Francisco dates to the 23th ulL pasted hero thia mornlnff. Full election returns are received from " every county in the Sute. Total voto is 119.597. Lincoln. 38.702: Donrias. 38.0G0: Breckinridge, 31,011; Bell, 8.791. There is no other news. FROM INDIANAPOLIS. Inpiahafolis, Dec. 10. Our bankers have thrown out lo day ihe following free Bunks of Una State : 13 rook vi 1 to Bank, Brook villa; Bank of! Syracuse, Syracuse; Bank of Indiana, at J Michigan City; Indiana Reserve Back, at I Kokome; Payette Co. Bank., Connersville; Uooster Bank. Logansport. va. Ma. Scwaro's Ormiov or tua PazsiDKKT 's Mcssaor. The New York World's Washington correspondent says: Senator Seward has the credit of a hu morons estimate of . the messsgo, made in i - - f.: I l. I. J . . I. . J I : I ion of that document. Th. diatin-uiahad iriiiT iu a iiiuuu miu uiu asseu ins odib I New Yorker is reported to have replied, I in effect, that the President has established I two thins tbat a Stata may not secede. unless she wants to, and, io case of seces sion, it would become the duty of the Ex eculive to enforce the laws if nobody ob jecled. Last YtAa a an This. The Louisville Journal says: T - tV - 1 1 . :i. I 6I.U. rincs captured John Brown and hi. fellow traitors, who had seizsd the Vnited Btales I Arsenal at Harper'a Ferjy, thore were no uuimiiuuq imbqu w bun .iiiiiiwiiudiii vi uJ.i i .. ha nisia.1 ri.i.. I Arsenal at Charleston is ia tho possession of private citizens, and Fort Moultrie is I of . . .e? -la..! inreaenoa witu attaca, is is arguea mat it rn.il.l Kalavranw anil Hnnnt im t sanrl I Federal troops for their protection. - ? I 37 The amount contributed for I the relief 01 the Kansas SUtiorerS DT I .. a a . . .'-.! lho Methodist churches in Cincinnati I 13, HOlar, about 91,4öü: 1

RAILROAD OPENING.

Public Dinner and Jolification at Rockville. A day of Feasting and joy of Mirth and Gladness. Oriental" Magnificence. ALL ARE SATISFIED. In company with a large number of our fellow-citizens, we accepted an invitation to attend the Publie Dinner given to Gen. Steele, and the grand jolIiScation at the fonnal opening of the Rockville extension Weleft the Union Depot at 9 1-2 o'clock on Thursday morning, on a train composed of 5 passenger coaches each one well filled. The crowd was very appropriately inter spersed with many of the fairest daughters of our fair city. There was als on board a large number of citizens of Evansville, Vincennes and other towns on the south portion of the road. Threading our way slowly through the suburbs of the city, the champing iron steed took his way across the beautiful Prairie to the north with a merry neigh.as if in sympathy with the bounding, joyeus hearts of the human freight he drew. As his reius were loosed by his careful driver. he leaped forward to his task with twice the vigor of a hundred giant, breathing steam aad fire from his nostrils. thk scixiar. As you leave home on this new road the view of the city, receding in the distance, is meanest urn can no naa irom any j point surrounding it; at least such was our impression, and such, we think, was the impression oi miny omers, irom expressions of admiration uttered in our bearing. The view of Fort Harrison Prairie is de lightful. With its finely cultivated farms. its neat and comfortable looking dwell ings, and the herd3 of well fed cattle, it presents an aspect of thrift and wealth. " , . -;-!,... I ansl tnm Irirf that mr wot 1 r S .U. I I I, ' woumj. 10 uoaulJ "uu S Country gurrouadinS our baautiful city, called forth voiuniary remarxs irom some of gute to the'Wth J A port,OD8 of Af.r . . .. ,.' . tha eounU. wOInea ' r- ' , J I " -"viw elevations and shallow ravines render the I cl luo perspective less monotonous, and at one poiutwepass through a vildmd dismal thicket,' presenting a desjtp ! barren prospect, where deer, rabbits, aud other lerocious beasts of prey,' abound. B ut rao6t of the road passes through beautiful iarms and well cultivated fields, whose owners live on the fat of the land, and dwell in rural felicity in their neat and peaceful cottage homes. THE KOAD M hough butlt in four month's time, has ;i ti. . j L.i ... ... I - - ucu oi'a, .u,.,u" u, ,rameO'W I fl irmnl inn an. I .1. r... : t .n i uhhiu wi our leuowcitizen. Air. John liice, Track master of I e Terre Haute i Richmond Railroad. an wLo in lnal position, is pre eminently 1 löe right man in the right place. The I bridges are substantial, and fine specimens I 0 . , , , ... I Ol IhPr.linnlfnl Bblll Tha ....Cr. ... dn-.,-,i.r,K ..e . b 7 I "" "wiiniciiunsitt; Ol UUr 1 il dustnoua and energetic fellow citizens, Wm eppers. Air. Luther Miller, and I M"O3org0 JJoord, and baa been done in t,,e most substantial manner, and with an I pcdilion that is entirely unprocodentod ln l,,e ''slory of Railroads. We have no I hesitalieo in predicting that ' ihe road I lrom ,,cre lo Rockville, when properly bal led, will be second lo no road in th el I State ia smoothness and excellenca of structure. At Rockville an imnicnso multitude frem the towo, and from all parts of the surrounding country wero congregated at lho depot to witness the Rai VAt OF THB TBAIN. f et nw I It as at. t a . ui iiucoo now ior me ursi umo in üieir live h.r.l .,- .,i- r.k . .......... luotm, anu .k. . ,. ....... uubuuiuii vt nuu tueir as tonisbment aud admiration were unbound..i r, ,. ,.. ,Ä . ,i , i en. it was amnsinT to ai trut trnm h.. I B - K-.wow It Ulli LUD rural districts, atari In. I..lr t . lho S0UI1(1 of lha !f . .. . , , roared in the way. I I 1 - "iu A. wo 8tcni)8(1 frnm ,u. . . the following greeting pass between two f nam w U il u jar tl young men, ono of whom had cono up on the train and who was met at the depot by I his friend: I Why Jim, did you como npon tho Railroad cars?" "Yes, I thought I might as well go in root pig or die. a bis manner of creeling struck us as be ing hearty and original. I Upon leaving lho train the order of tho day was read by our friend Magill of the Itockville Republican, and the people took I their way upoo a well constructed and convenient plank walk leading from the depot, to the Court House, to hwar TUE friARfNU, Juudgo Maxwell was called lo preside. and as bo took the chair offered a few very IttliCllouH and appropriate romsrVa IT. said: "Tho occasion that calls us together is no ordiuary one. Other portioiia of our Mate bas long been blessed with Railroad facilities, while wo of Psrko Countv have I. Sf I confined to the old fashioned atvle of I m I a a t 8,ow coacnos,' mud wagons and l0ret Powor A better day has dawned upon us. Wo no no longer ha veto wait for the wagon.' The scream of the Locomotive is now heard io the very heart of our county and our citi zens rosy now "all take a ride. But as the orator of tho day was pres-nt he would not detain them, as they would no j jjbt be rendered jubilant by the dif.ijjisbed gentleman who bad been selected toad drees them oa the occasion. Judee Maxwell then ii.trodueod to lh audience Vol. K. W , Thompson, who for an hour entertained the largo audence with a speech highly suited to the occasion and delivered wilh thatenchantingetoquence so peculiarly his own lie said the day had passed -hen he was so easily excllod, as was his vounc J ' S ",cnu uu8' " i i i gratulale the poople of Parko County on this new era in their history . II had long felt a doep interest lo pub lie Improvements, lie had earnestly advocatod the Internal improvement policy of Ibis State which had resulted lo the eon Rtruction of the Wabash ä Erie Canal a policy highly popular at that lime, but which had fallen into auch disrepute thtt lo WM about lho on,J mn "ho was willing to acknowledge he had voted for the bill. Bot being an old "fosll" he Ml , . . ... .-.r--. V : - . rr t w" willing lo confess his sins. Thia Polic7 ,,J however really - been the basis the system of Railroads lhat now trar .rM, our Suto. TlB Bpeaker briefly reviewed tho rise and progress of commerce contrast mir its condition ia Ibe earlier aces when it was confined to a few ports In the Mod iterianeian Sea. with its present cendition when it whitens with iu sails every ocean, aod traverses every laod.

The development of the commerce of the

world was a most interesting study. Tbe most rapid development had been made in the new world. Our counUy was adapted to the people and the people to the country. The age in which we live is a remar kable one. Instead of the slow methods ot travel of years past we now fly over the country annihilating time aad space. But a few days ago he had been traveling amid the rains and storms on the plains of Kansas, and was now in the heart of Parke county ..being scarcely able to realize the transition. The Telegraph is the twin brother of Railroads. By the one merchandize of the Atlantic seaboard is laid at our doors in Ihe space of three dsys by the other we are enabled to read yester day's proceedings of Congress at our breakfast tables this morning. The opening of this road put the people of Parke county in immediate connection with all the rest of mankind. Enumerating the benefits to be derived from the opening of this road, the in creased value of real estate tho advance in the price of produce and the reduction in the cost of goods consumed the speaker expressed his astonishment that people should oppose the construction of railroads or should be so illiberal iu their subscrip tions towards them. The speaker referred to tho wonderful results produced in the Slate of New York by her system of rrilroads making the whole Stale a garden as it were, and pie cing a market almost at the gate of every Tho fact that tho anrreeate nro ducts of lbc ,JCW Sul0! diniillish, wl.ile . o!JSuUs.lh arc increasing is incoo seau.nca of lha r.c;i:.- wilh whlch dre99. ing aüd ft,rliiizcrs for the soil can be proeured wLere raiiroad9 are du nerous. In like manner is Great Britain increas ing her productions by steam. Her exten sive manufactures dcvelope tho mechanical resources of the country, and furnish market for the consumption of the products 0f the soil W ere our country as densely populated it woul j hti ncCpSaarv to deVeloPO more rapijl, and increaselhe productions of our goil for ,heir maintainance-but were these resources properly developed, our country J is capable of maintaining a population which it would be utterly impossible to I . T " 6' I Tl.- TT.11 .11.41.. 1110 niuttu ncjr Buiiaacs ail uwivr regions in the richness of her soil, and it would be far belter lo develope the re sources of the country than to emigrate to the farther West. Tho present famine in Kansas is not the result of accident but of the inexorable laws of nature. While the eastern and western slopes of lho continent derive their rains from the antic and Pacific oceans, being eliminated from the clouds by the Allegheny and Rocky Mountains ; the Mississippi Valley re ceives its moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. This is often condensed by the cold winds from the North-west before reaching the I plains of Kansas, Hence the necessity of developing the resources of our own country thereby in creasing our comforts, our happiness and our wealth. I a 110 "I'lmci uiu uut 11 I. The speaker did Dot think wealth absoBcccesarj to happiness, butconsidI ...J :a -At,- - I a 1 at v i v-v a s v,s j vwu VM 111 fZiCIUej U II irO ducing hsppincss. After reviewing lho early history of Rail Roads in oar Slate, and illustrating the absolute superiority of this medium of travel aad commerce by the fact that Rail Roads aro being constructed along the canals and rivers, the speaker portrayed ? "8t bcn.cCt8 acc.rU 10 Parke COU.nlJ by the opening ef this road, aod paid a Well merited and glowing compliment to the gentlemen who have been engaged in its construction ; especially to Oen. George K. Steele, who has been the active Super intendent and financier, and to Mr. John Ingle, the President of the road. No other men could have dono tho work al this timo as havo these moo. Tho success of the road now depends on the people of Parke county. raising from this tho speaker concluded bv .nr-SKin th rw,li.f that ,.rra!lrd. wiu Berve to a treat extent to biad toolbar this glorious Union, and regretted that I o - " ih.r wer na( rnilrna.l. Iadin. Mrmt-.k I - P from IWon, Mass., and Oberlin, Ohio, to Charleston, llo believed that the Pacific Railroad was a fixed fact, and whether the Government built it or not. that still it would be built and that right speedily. Tho names of Rose and firiawol.l ha "I'd were intimately connected wilh thosa of Ingle and Sleclo in the building of this Rockvillo road, and upon these men be passed a glowing eulogy, aud closed by wishing that tho future of this road might be " prosperous as Die celebration of its opening had been joyous and happy. Col. Nelson followed in a short aud clo qucnt speech, endorsing the arguments and declarations of Col. Thompson, declar ing that the construction of this road du ring the lima of politics! excitement anil financial embarraasuisul, had entitled the builders to all honor, anJ especially Gen. Steele, who, in building this roaJ, had built for himself in the hearts of the peoplo of Prke e"alr monument more durable lUB" ",8ru,Mr. John Ingle aucceeded him ia a few . aw a . Maa 7 aosiblo remarks, tie said last 1 bursil i ava Ita.l ciaat antpl lam i sph ftliatiVaa la aV I -i mighty Ood. This Thursday was set apart to givo praise to man. He, too, paid earneat compliments lo Oen. Steele, Chancey Rose and W. D. Griswold. Uo closed by urging upoa Ihepeopli of Parko the utility of now building good highways through thrir county lo the Riilroa Oen. Steele was then called on and ex pressed his h!g approciatior, of the honor this day paid him. Like a successful Gen eral after a victory he felt th at he waa main XJ indebted to tho brave men by whom be uau oeen aurrounuea. as ne had deter mined lo live and die here, ho desired to have speedy communication with the rest of the world. He spoke wilh much feel ing of the energy, enterprise, and public spirit of Mr. Chauncey Hose, and of the dee p debt of grateful due to him for the great efforts he had made in behalf of tho Terre Ilaute and Richmond R. R. Indeed each ap üker was earnest iuh is acknowledge merits that Mr. Rose stood pre eminently at the head of Railroad men in the Wabash raiie.r Judge Ilall of Princeton, was called up on but excused himself after expressing his gratification upon beholding the suc cess of this enterprise. Rev. Aaron Wood, paid a fittiog corapli mcnt to Wm J. Ball and John Ilieo, whose abilities were eu clearly manifest ia the construction of this road. Capt. Thornburg of Qreeocaslle, spoke with much eloquence and earnestness, Rep resenting the Directory of the Terre Ilaute A Richmond R. R., he bad fall a deep interest in the success of. this enter prise. He closed by congratulating lho people of Rockvilleon having opened op lo them an easy communication with the ret of the world, at the same lime con-

gralulaling the rest of mankind thitlhey

now might have an opportunity of visiting and adm ring ihe fair daughters of Parke County. Mr. John P. Ueher, being called upon said, while he rvjeieed in the completion of this road he could not bat recur to years gone by, and imagine the intense picas uro it would have a Cordte" him had this speedy and convenient melhod of reaching Rockville existed some iflecu years ao when used to plod his way weekly through mad and rain, a task which aothing could havo inspired but that sentimcntof the human heart that puts a man on his highest mettle the love of early man hood. He then gave ihe people of Parke some excellent advice and proceeded to Fpeak al some length on topics appropriate lo lbc occasion in lhat forcible and argumentive style M;highly characteristic of the think ing man aod profound lawyer. His remarks were listened to with fixed altention;being frequently interrupted wilh applause and laughter. Col. Edwards, who had been pre vion sly called upoD.next took the stand and closed this part of Ihe programme, with one of the happiest (Torts of his life. Thia speech was in fact the deteertot this intellectual feast light,andluxurious. We give his speech entire. Bit. President, Ladies and Cen'.'.emcn: All that can be has already been well aaid. Called out I am obliged lo say something lo bo privileged t retire. This occasion aud the merited eomplimenss bestowed upon those connected with the Railroad inU rests, who have contributed to the result thai brings us together to receive the kindly greetings of the people of Ihe county of Parke, are appreciated; In olden limes, beforo railroads were in operation, when tha water ruled commerce, those living by the sea coast, and upon Ibe borders of inland lakes and rivers, claimed to be within Ihe heart of civilization lo enjoy more fully its blessings and privitigos. Those residing off from water eotnmouic u i. cred lhat far removed from the benefits and cujojments of refined life. Railroad enterprise, by its wonderful success, has changed Ihis rondilion. and chaioed the leading trade of the world to the ear of commerce, giving lo those living on the lice of railroada lha fullest realisation, and benefit of all the blessings lhat flow frrm progress and matured civilization. That is your position for your are now connected by bands of iron wilh Terre Uaute "and lho rest of mankind. I therefore in the name of the assembled people, declare Rockville from this lime henceforward to be a sea-port town lha head of railroad navigation and from the number of visitors whe have, today, for the first time entered within her galea will say it is a port of entry collecting duties only in the exchange of generous feeling giving the hospitality lhat adorns the heart and dignifies life. Of that mission through mud and wa ter, refered to by Mr. Usher, I was with, him, at thia placo, to witness the successful accomplishment of his fiaal pilgrimage of love. He married into a family, which with former alliances caused them lo move to Terre Haute, and thereby depopulate your town of the best half of your population; with the present facilities you may lo a greater extent be depopulated by the same law of love. Oa this fcsliro dsy I can say lhat the bands of iron connecting us, were laid by Steele and wilh this expression I am done that Steele vill arter reif. This speech was received with unbounded applause and closed the ceremonies at the Court House. The company then returned lo the depot precedence being given lo strangers from abroad where extensive tables were spread most profusely laden with the fat of Ihe land. It was indeed a sumptuous feast regal in extent and every way worthy the hospitable people by whom it was provided. Wilh whetted appetites, hundreds parlook, wero sufficed and left, and yet Ihe diminution of these rich viands was scarcely perceptible so bounteous was the store. These retired and fresh troops continued tho battle-but it was no use we dsubt indeed if all Parke and the adjacent eoun ties could have exhausted lho supply . After the feast, at 4 o'clock, the train re' turned to Terre Haute, leaving however a small Iraln and a large number of Terre Hautcans and olhera, who, after enjoying the hopitalitirs of the people of Rockville, returned to the depot at night and "tripped .la . t aa aa a a iaa XIni ntasuc loo until u o cioc, wheu the wi,d f Ihe locomotive caned us to ibe ears, and we were borne rapidly and safely to our Prairie City home, with a roost vivid impression that this had boon a proud day to the people of Rockville, and ono brim fall of delight to heir gucats from Terre Haute and elsewhere We saw not the alightcet thing to roar the general joy. Illl-ole. The official vote of the 8lato is as follows: Ac err fate vote ,....33'J,C2I Lincoln 175.171 Douglas 160 205 Belt 4.913 Rreckinridije 2,352 Lincoln's mnjority over Douglas 11.96G Lincoln's majority over all.... 4.721 Vermont The official returns ef the Presidential eleclion have been declared as follows ; Lincoln 33.8S8 Douglas 8.743 Breckinridge! f,&9 Bell..... 21 Lincolo'a majority over Doug las 25.140 Lincoln' majority over all..... 23 ,021 .. Alabama. Tbo Montgomery Advertiser has been furnished by the Secretary of Ike State wilh the official returns of the late election in Alabama. Breckinridge 48,831 Bell S7.8C6 Dougla 13,616 Breckinridge's majority ovl? both 7,319 "Ilwnesota. The official vote of Minnesota baa been counted which gives us the following im formaliou: Lincoln 22.283 Douglas.... 11, HS8 Breckinridge... 770 Bell 41 Scattering.. 18 Total..L. .35,013 The total vote for Governor last year was 38,917. , .I. m m Tenaieeeee. The official relnrnS from Tennessee In dicate the following result: Bell C3.710 Breckioridge ..45,f)S3 Dooglss 10.381 Bell's plurality...... 4)57 aa.s IT ltia announced lhat Mrs. Lincoln Will lake with hcrie the Whito llouae her aibter. Mrs. Miriam Kdwardo, of Spring Geld, Illinois, aaid to be an educated and accomplished lady, and a good looting mere, aboul eighteen years old.