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SATURDAY DECEMBER 2.1, 19s*.

The Southern States Admitted to be Still in the Union by Thaddeus Sto- Himself* Monday, the 17th, and Tuesday, the ISth of December, were remarkable days in the his* tory of this country. On the former of these days, Thaddei s Stbve.vs, on the question oj referring the President a Message, delivered himself of all the veuom which has been uc cumulating since the memorable day on which , hi* iron mills were burned. It i* to be hoped he felt better after the operation, and the pro , liability is that he did, for on the very next day he mads a tacit sonfession that the view he had taken of the situation the day before had keen wrong, and that the States of the South were not territories, but bona Jul? States, act ing in their capacity as such, and entitled to have such acts recorded as the acts of so mnn> States. On the latter day, Mr. Secretary Sk wart* sent in the vote of the States upon tin amendment of the Constitution which abo lishes slavery. It wffs found that twenty seven States had voted, making the coustitu tiona^two- thirds. Among those that had voted, and that were counted in order to Banks' up the constitutional number, were the name of Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. Without them there would not have been the required number. The inclusion of these States among the num ber of those which had voted for abolition affords a proof that Mr. Seward, as well :ts Mr. Jouxsox, regards them still j as States, acting, as States always do in their -transactions with the General Government, their Legislatures. The formal de-i rlaration of Congress that these States wen States, could not have settled their status more decide lly than the action—or rather the failure to act on that occasion—by Congress and. Mr. Stkvk.vs had not a word to throw to a dog. His radical comrades were perfectly mum. The action of the five Southern States, deciding the question, was received as fair and ' legal. If the radicals now insist that these live States are out of the Union, they entirety upset tlu> great constitutional amendment. It will thusjbc seen that the President has gained a complete victory. In spite of this triumph, however, the radi cals will still continue to keep the Southern members out of their places. We are not sure that it is not the best thing they can do for the South. If left alone, it is evident enough that they will destroy their party utterly before the existence of-the present Congress shall have terminated. Give them rope, and they will inevitably hang themselves. Their pro ceedings have already disgusted many of their party, and the disgust must become universal as they advance. They are of that description of men who know not what to do with Bower when they have it. Tlrey will, in less than twelve months, if left entirely to themselves, make the very name of Republican hateful for centuries to come. Parties of that descrip tion always do. In the mean time, they can not do us much harm. They may pass the negro suflrage amendment, but it will be voted down in the States. As for their riant" to keep Southern members elect from their seats, it is clear to us that they have none. The Constitution defines the • qualification of a representative. He must be twenty-five years old, and have been a citi zen of the United States seven years. These are all the qualifications required: and when the privilege is couceded to each House ol judging and deciding the qualifications of its own members, nothing more is meant than that it shall decide whether such members „ have or have not the qualifications required* ktfthe Constitution. To give to a House of ißefSresentatives the power to establish an ar bitrary standard of qualification is what the law never intended. It would be to give one branch of the Legislature the power to alter i the Constitution. No new qualification can ! be fixed but by amending the Constitution, j Both Houses are plainly violating the Consti- i tution in enforcing their own will in this.re- ' spect; but it is all the better. The people will give them only the more signal overthrow j when they come to act upon their cases. Minister to Mexico. The National Intelligencer says that, on Thurs day, the name of Hon. Lewis D. Campbell, of Ohio, was sent to the Senate for confirmation as Minister to the Republic of Mexico. Mr. Caxpbkm. is well known as having been for a long time a member of Congress, in which body he held repeatedly the important posi tion of Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means. , Negro Suffrage in Washington. I The vote given in Washington, on Thurs y, on the question of Negro Suffrage, was nearly unanimous iv the negative as almost any vote upon any imaginable question sub- j in it ted to popular decision could be. It stood : for the right of suffrage to the negro, thibty- j gffi : against it, six thousand six huxdbed i aso tiikei: ! The vote was the largest ever j 1 Killed—exceeding in the aggregate by nine hundred and- twenty-eight that cast for Mayor in 1864, and by three thousand five hundred and eighty-three the vote polled at the general election in June. It is said that old citizens, who had not voted for years, went to the polls to cast their votes on this occasion, and that prominent Republicans cast their votes nprmly— notwith standing that the ballot is the legal mode of voting—in order to express their emphatic censure of the indignity proposed by a party in Congress to be inflicted upon their com munity-

"When Senator Scmxkb moved the Senate to call on the President for information with re gard to the temper of the Southern States, and the policy of restoring them to the Union, he expected to receive the report of Cabl Schcbz alone. That worthy had already written out his views according to order, and they were precisely such as Si-mxeb wanted. Indeed, he knew what was in the report, for he had been constantly communicating with Schcbz. That individual is a German, with no acquaintance with the Southern people. He came, as they supposed, on a spying expedition, and they would have nothing to do with him. He went back with quite as much information as he had when he came, and no more. Yet that fact did not, fn the slightest degree, affect the character of his report. He came here for th« purpose of collecting evidence—if he could-to prove that the South was contuma cious, rebellious, and not lit for reconstruc tion. He could End no such evidence, for the people would have nothing to do with him aad he manufactured it to suit his purpose' Scbxeb knew well the character of the report, and with the pitifut arrogance natural to the man, called for papers. WeU, the President gave him papers. First he gave him his own views-short, pointed, . Pithy, and to the purpose. Next came the re port of General GaAVT—eqnally brief, squally ' decided, quite as clear, and even more to the purpose. Last cams a long, lumbering, prosy report of ail the lies that Cabl Scacai had heard in the South, stuffed foil of malice, aad reeking with negropholism. The Senate was electrified by the report of General Gbaxt It was spread to all quarters of the United States an fast as the telegraph could send it. It <•*»» set stand Cabl Bcmvmm, bnt ordered his 'IVftrttn he printed. # And printed it is; this

report of a OeftjmnVhant hero »r the ft - press purpose of spying out tj|n»kedne** of the land, and reporting aumcdnWH where he could find none.> Never was man taken more aback thnn «'o*«t. cVbtbxbr '* Htausual arrogance failed him entirely. He abused General Oaab ; , but had to back out; he abused the Preßldent, but haaled in. In a Arord, he made the most pitia ble failure he has made since Pbbhtox Brooks caned him come years ago. On this subject the New York HVM discourses as follows: ** What Genemi I.cc failed to do, Mr. Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, has undertaken t<> ac routpllMb. The American people, who believe | that the Republic owes something to the soldier who led our armies to final victory over the re bellion, will be edified by the modesty of the Massachu-'»tts Senator who yesterday assailed. scrap-book in hand, the honor and the veracity of Ulyase* 8. Grant! "General Grant, has seen the South. Mr. Charles Sumner never has ventured beyond the line of our national bayonets arrayed 'for war. | General Grant defeated the gallant armies which, for four long years, held at bay the whole power 01 the Union. Mr. Charles Sumner was ignavnini ously (brar-hed with a cane by a South Carolina representative, long since dead and turned to dust. " The hero of a hundred fights recommend* that the Southern people be entrusted with the control of their own affairs. The victim of Mr. Preston Brooks, writhing still with an Impotent Inst of per gonal vengeance upon the innocent fellow-citizens of a rash and hasty man. whom God has removed from all human retribution, shrieks out foul mouthed abuse of the President, and clamors for the practical abolition ol the Constitution and the (Tnlon. " Heaven forbid that we should insult the com mon sense and the patriotism of the American people with 'i,gn)neiU in such a case as this. Never were the man and the fanatic more sharply brought face to face than here. General Grunt fought to save the Union and the Constitution. IM<l the heroic Americans who fought under General Grant, and with him, fight to salre the welts and scars scored upon the broad hack of Mr. Charles Suiuuei by a dead Congressman from Carolina ?" Tho great problem of Christmas, with all who are not afflicted by the gcucral malady of chronic impecuniousiiess, is what to buy for a Christmas present. The natron saint, Kb is.-* Kbinoi.b, St. Nicholas, or by whatever other aasse that most charming and amiable of all the saints is known, must find Christmas the most perplexing of all the festivals. We mean no disrespect to the other saints who figure on the church calendar when we bestow upon this one special commendation. But Kaiss Ki.i sou or St. Nicholas is the only one of them whose acquaintance we ever made, or who ever visits the earth in a tangible shape. Cer tainly, if the other canonized persons resemble him in a bounteous, obliging disposition, we should be very glad to be on intimate terms with them all. There are an immensity of stockings to be hung up Sunday night, an illimitable forest of Christmas trees to be planted, and Innumera ble millions of little children whose hearts ire beating wildly at this moment with eon lectures of Kates Kkixoi.e's designs with re ference to those stockings ami trees. We are not more astonished nt the sublime unsel fishness and inexhaustible resources of Kkiss, than his extraordinary ability to surmount thegreat difficulty of Christmas— tchot to buy. Somehow or other, he generally does work out that perplexing problem, and generally to I the satisfaction of all concerned. What v deal of time he must spend in studying the shop windows and inspecting the bewildering variety of their attractions ! Sometimes, when his funds are low, the good saint must be a sad is well as a puzzled saint, yet he never ap pears to us more amiable than just then.— I To see him trudging along, and trying to make some little children happy, but without the means to do it as he would wish, is a sight that must enlist the sympathy of all his brother saints, and, no doubt, will induce them all, one of these day*, to open their purse-strings, and make it even with those little children, who seem to be somewhat neg lected now. After all, the best Chritmas gift is the love and affection that prompt the outward tokens md impart value to them, if they are ever SO cheap and commonplace. But it ought not to be forgotten by those who have the means to give, that there are many habitations in this city in which no stockings can be hung up, no Christmas trees planted, and whose inmates would be only too happy to obtain the bare means of life. There can be no difficulty in solving the question— what Christmas gift to bestow upon them. There is a new paper published in Washing ton, "The Jlfcunsti-udionist."' The editor is Mrs. J ink G. Swisshei.m, a veteran editor of the.Pennsylvania press. Mrs. Swisshki.m, in this number, gives the public a history of the circumstances which led to her connection with" the press. The an ti-slavery newspaper of her native place, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, having failed under the successive editorial manage ment of various masculine persons, she deter mined, after fifteen minutes' consideration, to start a paper. She therefore issued the first number of "The Pittsburg Saturday Visitor;' beginning with three subscribers, and the third year had seven thousand. She had .the entire pecuniary and editorial respons'vsuty, con tinued it ten years, and claims that uoono oc casion she changed ten thousand votes. All this time she kept house, and lived eight miles from Pittsburg on a farm. She afterwards en gaged in various other newspaper enterprises, learned to set types and make rollers herself, and asserts that she is fully up to the philoso phy of "justification," not by faith, but by spaces and leads. Mrs. Swisshelm's sentimetts towards male individuals engaged in journalism are liberal and magnanimous. She waives all objections, on account of sex, to their occupancy of the posit ions they have chosen to fill. She ob serves that, as a guardian of public morals, she might have preferred that they should confine their labors to their natural sphere, as husbands, fathers and bread-getters for the household ; but since it has been pretty clear ly demonstrated that men are liable to Ue tax ed for the support of Government and hung for violation of Us laws, $ie has concluded to permit them to use all lawful endeavors t*" muke the policy of the Government conform to their ideas of right. She declares her in- I teutiou, in brief, to recognize mans right to meddle with politics, provided the man so meddling does not neglect his domestic du ties j but says that in no case will she consent to give any man quarter on account of the weakness of his sex. She frankly admits, however, that there always have been indivi duals of the masculine gender capable of un derstanding in some degree and discussing the science of government; but, for the honor of tan race, declines to recognize imbecility in a profession demanding the highest order of in- ] tellectual and moral qualifications. Such magnanimous sentiments must be cor- j j dially reciprocated by the male members of the | \ editorial fraternity. We trust that none of us j I will abuse the privileges thus generously ac- j | corded, nor in any way convert liberty into li [ cense. We hope the females will soon have all j the rights which have so long been withheld 1 from them, and permitted not only to vote for members of Congress, but to hold seats in that body. We should judge from the volu bility of their utterance, and the spice of their scandal, thru there are several old ladies al-

The atrocities committed by the Indians in the West demand summary and severe chas tisement. The great overland route to Califor nia has become almost unsafe as the precincts of Richmond in a dark night. The aavage rivals in the suddenness of their onsets and the barbarity of their butcheries thegarroters and highwaymen who infest the dark alleys and retired streets of this metropolis, and who have never exhibited In their whole black ca reer of crime more than one single Distance of human forbearance. That instance occurred a

few nigh tt ago, wnen a band of these enpries of society, Incited, perhaps, by the Influences of Christmas lev perform one kind action, garroted : n couple of local reporters, in order to furnish j the press an item. ' The North American Indians seem to die hard. Their character is essentially nnamtn hle. They have none of the finer feelings of our nature. There are those who are given to' exclaim, "Lo ! the poor Indian !" The poor Indian I* a grent rascal, and aa big a humbug as BABxrx. It is altogether nonsensical to tonch np the American savage with the hues of sentiment and romance. The colors will not stick. The pnint therewith he bedaubs Ids own visage gives him a much more natural and life-like appearnnce. The red race has dis appeared from this continent, not so much on account of the wrongs and injustice of the white man, as on account of their inordinate laziness, their love of rum, and their general nntractibleness and imperviousness to the in fluences of civilization. They may be described generally as a water-proof race ; the gentle droppings of mercy, the fructifying showers of education, antl the refreshing waters of springs and wells, could never finds access to their arid natures. Nothing that the white man brought with him but whisky was ever absorbed by a red-skin. The indolence of the negro is nothing to that of the American savage.* No earthly persua sion can induce him to work: no reasoning can ; reconcile him to habits of industry; no, force! can compel him to fulfil the great primal law, "By the sweat of thy brow thou ahalt earn ! i thy bread." He would rather die than) obey ! that law, aud therefore it is that he dies, and ■ Ideserves to die. "He that will not work, ! neither shaU he eat," and he Ihat does net eat ! must perish, of course. As soon, therefore, as i the Indian had exhausted such resources as hunting, flshiug and robbery supplied, he be gan, as the iioets say, to fadeaway like a cloud j toward the setting sun. "We are very glad, in deed, to see that cloud fade away—a cloud that con taint no beneficent principle, nothing but I wind and thundor, and even as it departs, drops down angry lightnings upon the miserable i wayfarer on the plains. The great highway to California ought no longer to be rendered dangerous by the rem-' nant of these American Ishmaelites. We cannot allow such a *' hell-gato " to interrupt | any longer that channel of migration to the Pa cific slope. It may be io the credit of the In dians that they die game, like buffaloes and j bears, but they must not be permitted in dying to make game of white men. Their history affords a useful lesson to all races. Industry is the condition of existence oil this earth. There may be some portion of the universe ! where people can live without other employ- ! ment than to smoke tobacco and drink rum, \ but not on this planet..

MARRIED, In Smith field. Isle of Wight county, Va., on the l»th instant, by the Rev. M. 8. Collona, Mr I THOMAS J. MAURICE, of Norfolk, to Miss SARAH i D. GOODWIN, of the former place. !

At her residence, in Caroline county, Va., on the I morning of the li'tli instant, after a long and pro tracted illness, Mrs. MARY HUTCHESON, widow I of the late Richard Hutcheson, in the seventieth year of her age.

SPECIAL notices. AW Removal. undersigned, AGENTS OF THE HOME IN liANCE COMPANY OF NEW HAVEN, ha*ve | removed to their NEW ROOMS, OVER WILLIAM I & CHARLES EUKER, ON MAIN STREET, BE TWEEN NINTH AND TENTH STREETS, where they are prepared to ISSUE FIRE AND MARINE POLICIES ON BEST TERMS. UTIIOS. M. ALFIUEND & SON, Agent*, for above and other companies.

mW Elegant Christmas Presents! Unsurpassed in variety and elegance. BIDGOOD & RILEY, wholesale and retail BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS, Governor street, respectfully invite attention of the community t their STOCK OF BOOKS and other articles suitable FOR PRESENTS DURING THE COMING HOLIDAYS, unsurpassed in richness and variety. FRENCH, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TOY BOOKS, (plain and colored.) JUVENILE BOOKS, with line illustrations. A choice and extensive collection of ELEGANTLY ILLUSTRATED WORKS. Fine English and American editions, richly em belliahed and beautifully hound. Standard editions of the BEST AUTHORS, POETS, HISTORIANS, &c, superbly honnj in Morocco, calf and antique styles forming an assortment of unequalled variety and beauty. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS— j a splendid collection, emhracing every variety o style and quality. Call and examine our stock before pnrchas KIT Look! Look! Look! I. W . ALLEN & SON, SIGN PAINTERS, cokxkk Fifth ami Bkoaii BTBBBTS, J have opened a branch of their business down town jOa Seventeenth street, between Main and Cary, a j few doors from the Old Market. j If yon want a sign, or painting of any descrip tion, drop in. de 22—2t j mW Chiua and CrockePy. GENERAL HOUSE-FURNISHING STORE* Sixth street, xeab Clay. Just received direct from Europe a FINE STOCK OF WHITE GRANITE AND COMMON GOODS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS-such as TOYS, DOLLS, &c.-which I offer to the trade at a SMALL AD- I VANCE ON COST AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. d<? g *-lw FRED. T. ANDREW. \ t£~ Selling off at Cost. j CLOAK AND FUR DEPOT, A. SAMUELS, I over A. Pizciui's, Broad street, between Eighth and Ninth, has a large and well-selected stock of CLOAKS AND FURS j of the the latest styles, which he is determined to sell off at cost within the next two weeks. j TTAPPY NEW YEAR. j A GRAND SELECT BALL will be given at the ' V tt,e w »r , »"'2tou Hal!,) on NEW l EAR S fc\ E, January Ist. This Ball will be strictly select. maxa«ebh. M. PINEGAN. R KY\N ! W. W. PUTNAM. 11. SCIiWARTZE, I H.ooit BAXAOKBM. I S,JPJl AIUN -- £• CONORS. I *• F'TZE, MAT. ADAMS. MUSIC by SMITIUS FULL BAND. Tickets, fcl. '••'^r 1 * T> J. WinTE. DEALER IN AN JLV. TIIRACITE AND BITUMINOUS COAL, con- Idently recommends the PHO2NIX RED ASH COAL as superior for cooking and warning. Try it. -tool kept dry under cover. OMce at 8. if. Owens ejAon, No. *> Main atreet. Yard, snath aide the desk. Orders left at Wagner* drag store corner Sixth and Broad, promptly attended To.

oeora TtXO! FOR CHRISTMAS. HOI FORT. E. GILLS BAKERY, SM Bboad STBKBT, where 'Jftajr be found TO-PAT, the largest and best assortment of ORNAMENTAL CAKES E In this city. All to be Bold on the most reasonable term*. Don't fail to give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. de it— lt» 1? P. TOWNSEND, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER DEALER IN FANCY GOODS r No. 102 Main street, has for sale, suitable for CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR PRESENTS, HANDSOME BIBLES AND PRAYER-BOOKS, j E PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, WRITING DESKS, WORK BOXES, PORTFOLIOS. A great variety of SOLD PENS, OF THE BEST MAKERS; DRENS BOOKS, OF EVERY VARIETY; CHESS BOARDS AND CHESS MEN, j together with as large a stock of ] BOOKS AND STATIONERY br can be found anywhere in the city. E. P. TOWNSEND, de 22—lw No. 102 Main street. FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.—SIZER & BRIGGS, Broad street, next door to the Cen tral Depot, have on hand, and are daily receiving, large Invoices of DRESSED FOWLS, BUTTER, EGOS, APPLES, &c, suitable for this festive sea son, de 22—2t CIHIrISTM AS «f BOOKS AN D PRE / SENTS.—We would call the attention of those making Christmas presents to our tine selection of STANDARD BOOKS, in antique and morocco bind ing ; PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS, in great va riety. Juveniles, our stock is well selected and unsurpassed. LADIES'DRESSING CASES, WRI TING DESKS, PORT-FOLIOS; POCKET BOOKS, GOLD PENS, ie. All we ask is a call from those in want. A. H. CHRISTIAN k CO., de 22—3t Main street, opposite Spotswood. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS. *« Why, Christmas, 'tis the very time for gifts, Hi and hearth commence, re each kindly pledge gs gentle, memories of love and home." WOODHOUSE & PARHAM, atk james woonuorsE Si C 0.,) RNOR STREET. NEAR MAIN, I have for sale, suitable for presentation, • BIBLES, English editions, various sizes, iv beau tiful bindings; j PRAYER-BOOKS, choicest editions, in elegant I : bindings : | ! HYMN-BOOKS of several denominations, beauti- I fully bound : i THE STANDARD POETS, illustrated, and in ex quisite bindings: ! LADIES' WORK-BOXES, uniquely ornamented: also, plain styles : PORTABLE WKlf ING-DESKS ; TOURIST'S GASES, very pretty, containing imple- I merits for writing and other conveniences ; I PORT-FOLIOS, in great variety ; I SATCHELS, OF MOROCCO, far ladies ; ! BEAUTIFUL INKSTANDS, THE FINEST GOLD PENS. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, ELEGANT NOTE PAPER and ENVELOPES. SUPERIOR POCKET-KNIVES, WALKING CANES, • SUPERB GUITARS, together with a choice collection of CHILDREN'S BOOKS : some entirely new and pleasing. WOODHOUSE & PARHAM. de 21—lot The new store, on Governor street. ! If OR THE HOLIDAYS. HALL & HUTCHISON, 1 No. 7 Fourteenth street, below Main. I HOSIERY and GLOVES, LACES and EDGINGS, SUSPENDERS, LACE VEILS, NECK TIES, VELVET RIBBONS, ; HOOP SKIRTS, LADIES - GARTERS, ! CORSETS, BELTS. ! LINEN-CAMBRIC AND HEM-STITCHED HAND- I KERCHIEFS, SHIRT FRONTS. UPINS. NEEDLES* BUTTONS, in variety; LINEN THREADS and SPOOL COTTON, COMBS, in variety : HAIR, TOOTH and SHOE BRUSHES. TOILET SOAPS, COLOGNES and EXTRACTS, HAIR OIL and POMADES, FANCY BOXES, CLOCKS, PIPES, &*., with an endless variety of FANCY GOODS, to which the attention of the trade is directed. _' de 20—12t PREPARE FOR CHRIST MAS— REID'S OYSTER AND GAME DEPOT; ALSO, STABLING FOR STOCK.-The public can be _ _ supplied with OYSTERS and GAME in any quan tity, wholesale and retail. Family orders careful ly put up. All orders promptly attended to and delivered at the shortest nonce. Gentlemen can be served by the dozen, at the box, with the BEST OF OYSTERS, at a low price. ROBERT REID, Game Depot, Sixth street, near Clay, de 20—6t formerly Verandah Hotel. 17RESH SUPPLIES FOR THE HOLI . DA VS.— We call the attention of our customers vii.i others,who are making preparations for the itmas and New Year's holidays, to our stock of OGNAC BRANDY, SHERRY* WINE. UM, RYE WHISKY. UTCH CHEESE, PINE-APPLE CHEESE. NGLISU DAIRY CHEESE, UN DON MUSTARD, LONDON PORTER, JOTCH ALE, GREEN and BLACK TEAS, ACCAROXL BUCKWHEAT, tVA, LAGUAYRA and RIO COFFEES : [JT. LoAF, CRUSHED and COFFEE SUGARS ; UCK-EYEand PEACH-BLOOM POTATOES, . AMILY HERRINGS, in half barrels. JOHN BLAIR, de 19—2w No. 5« Main street. FOR RENT. MXCELLENT RESIDENCE,ON THE EAST SIDE OF EIGHTH STREET, A-A OPPOSITE THE CITY SPRING, AND fflrl LARGE LUMBER-HOUSE, <>N ALLKY'LEAD-Jjiil. I.NG FROM FOURTEENTH TO FIFTEEETTi STREET, FOR RENT—We offer for rent the ex cellent RESIDENCE of the late Philip Rabin, con taining ten rooms, besides Stable, Carnage-house, &c, good Kitchen, &c. The premises will be put in repair. 'Possession given at once. Also, the large LUMBER-HOUSE adjoining Ra hm's foundry lot, occupied by .1. Wright and others. Rent very moderate. Apply to dett-3t HARtfISON, GODDIN & APPERSON. R)MS FOR RENT.—TWO~PLEA VNT ROOMS, on Twenty-eighth street, jkmft >ors from Broad, between Broad and flUw Inquire of J' '}M_ CARDOZO k GATEfi, COTaerTwenty-Afth and Broad street*. ' __ de ls—3teod I RENT OR LEASE, THE OAR SN FARM known as "Tallavera," contain ing about thirty acres of laud, situated one and a half miles west of the city of Richmond, on the ex tension of Broad street. Application to he made to ARCHER k GOODWIN, Vulcan Iron Works, de 21— corner of Byrd and Sixth streets. HOTELS AND BOARDING-HOUSEa rTOB AMELIA HOUSE.—The AME- A , L . ,A . H°?81, on Grace street, between Seveuth and Eighth, ia now open and ready for the recep- Hon of boarders—permanent, transient and table The proprietress is just from the country, and all who patronize her way rely on good country fare The bicalitv will also make it convenient for the meinbersof the LegiHlatur*. She has also some Pnne ROOMS FOR RENT. L-lw* CORNELIA LITTLEPAGB. VVHATAN HOTEL, COBXEB EI.CVE.XTH AXD BBOAD STBEBTS, (near the Capitol,) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. GEORGE J. BCAMMELL, PaoFBIBTOB. Thia HOUSE, having been put in thorough re pair and r»-furnished In the most complete style, ia prepared to receive guests. The accommodations are FIRST CLASS, and guests can rely upon find ing in the POWHATAN the comforts of home, with ail the luxuries of a hotel of the character it claims to posseaa. 1 ac \\ tm FINE IVORY-HANDLE . ».«» „ EF 111 A5fD knives, FINE IVORY AND BUFFALO-HANDLE CARVERS, BEST QUALITY SCISSORS AND NEEDLES COAL SCUTTLES, CIRCULAR SAWS, BELTING PACKING, FILES, WRENCHES, and a general stock of HARDWARE AND COACH MATERIALS. for sale by • R . t WILU AMBf I «o. #7 Main street, near St. Charles Hotel.

cHpgmai GOODfIL THE LARGEST STOCK IN til CITT yCONFECnONIRIES, FANCY GOODS AXT> JIRE-WORKS 1 j •V. »ODI!fI aY CO., WHOLBSALS AMD BSTAI I. OBALSSS IX j CH AND AMERICAN CONFECTIONERIES, Main street, under Spotswood Hotel, j RICHMOND, VA., i call the attention of purchasers of CHRISTMAS AND NEWtTEAR GOODS to his large stock of FRENCH AND AMERICAN CANDIES, RAISINS, CITRON, FIGS, CURRANTS, MALAGA GRAPES, ORANGES, LEMONB. All kinds of PLAIN AND FANCY FRUIT, PomH> AND SPONGB CAKES, CHOICE WINES, *i BRANDT AND WHISKY, I SUPERIOR SARDINES AND PICKLES, BEST HAVANA CIGARS, and all kinds ot TOYS FOR CHILDREN, leNDIA RUBBER BALLS, CHINA DOLLS, MARBLES, kr., FIRE-CRACKERS, ROMAN ROCKETS, TORPEDOES, 4c, PRESERVED GINGER, BRANDY PEACHES, PRESERVED FRUITS, } COCOA-NUTS, .- CH A M PA ONE, frCOTGf_____p, SMOKING AND ClllffrWcf TOBACCO, PIPES, PORTEMONNAIES, POCKET-BOOKS, KNIVES, and an endless stock of FANCY GOODS. de 80-lot T\ARBY A GENTRY^ J./ Maix stbbbt, BBTWEEX XIXTH AXI> TEXTH", XOBTH sIDB, ' have on hand for the holidays a large assortment of GENTS', LADIES', MISSES' and CHILDREN:*' BOOTS, GAITERS and SHOES, selected from the BESfFACTORIESIN THE UNITED STATES, all of which we are determined to ! ' SELL AT COST, las we wish to reduce our stock—a great induce | merit for country merchants and all others who ! wish to buy THE BEST GOODS. Bpersons8 persons who wish to make their friends a ! hristmas present, DARBY k GENTRY'S is the place to get them GOOD and CHEAP. have nice CONGRESS GAITERS at TWO ARS; lOCCO BOOTEES at TWO DOLLARS; SES' CONGRESS GAITERS at ONE DOLLAR FIFTY CENTS. LDREN'S MOROCCO BOOTS at SEVENTY- CENTS and ONE DOLLAR; GENTS'CITY-MADE BOOTS from TEN to FOUR ITEEN DOLLARS. We also offer a nice lot of FINE FELT HATS. All of which we will sell at cost. And we pledge ourselves to do what we have stated. All we ask is to give us atrial. de 20—zw j TXOLIDAY SUITS OF CLOTHING, j JULIUS KRAKER, [MERCHANT TAILOR, 43 MAIN STREET, 43 j as selected from 2iew York, Philadelphia and Baltimore a fine assortment of R E A D V - M#A D E C LO T H I N G , inch he can sell cheaper than any other house In | this city. They consist of ASINET PANTS atr 12 23 CASSIMERE PANTS at :..*S CASSIMERE SUITS at $15 and*-« SILK-MIXED SUITS from *20, 25 and $30 BOYS' CASSIMERE SUITS from ...»8to«12 ROYS' OVERCOAT* from % $3 and up OENT'S OVERCOATS from T *10andup BLACK FROCK COATS, line quality,.. .sl2 and up FIX E SILK-VELVET VESTS.? ! ....*« GENT'S NETTED UNDERSHIRTS at t1.25 BLACK FELT HATS at fl.s© Come and get your bargains at 43 Main street, where you can get the worth of your money. I keep always on hand a well-selected stock of CASSIMEREB AND BEAVERS for MERCHANT TAILORING, to which depart ment I attendfmyself. I guarantee a nice fit, and made up at the shortest notice. de2Q—lot JULIUS KRAKER, 43 Main street. TTOLIDAY PRESENTS, AT G. B. STACY k SON'S CARPET AND FURNITURE WAREHOUSE, 110 Maix btbbet. CHILDREN'S CHAIRS, in great variety ; CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES, superior to anything ever offered in this market; BABY JUMPERS AXD SELF-OPERATING SWINGING CHAIRS; BRACKETS, &c. de 20—lot ' FOR CHRISTMAS. IMPORTED MADEIRA WINE, for cooking and flavoring ; VERY SUPERIOR RUM, i OLD APPLEBRANDY, FINE WHISKIES, HOLLAND GIN, I FRENCH BRANDIES, NUTMEGS AND SPICES of all kinds. CHARLES L. TODD, Ide 2i>_n corner Sixth and <'lay streets. 7IM MER& CO ~ \\TioII*SALE {MA Manufacturers or AMERICAN, FRENCH and? I ITALIAN CONFECTIONERY, PLAIN and ORNA- I | MENTAL CAKES, and dealers in FOREIGN and | DOMESTIC FRUiTS, No. 17 Main street, Rich i niond, \», ' de 20—lw I apHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S.! \J LA DIES' AND GENTS* PAPER COLLARS AND CUFFS. Having been appointed Sole Agent of the ! BOSTON PAPER-COLLAR COMPANY 1 for the State of Virginia, I am prepared to furnish I __LAW ES' AN D G ES TS' PAPER COLLARS AND CUFFS, of all styles, I AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. What more appropriate gift for a lady, at this ! season, than a box ot these COLLARS or CUFFS— I being useful as well as ornamental. The Collars ! ». t ]i l .!' l J' olu P» ,i y » r « made of THE FINEST LINEN ! lAI EX, and are "warranted" equal to. and cheaper than, any in the market. RETAIL PRICES OF COLLARS: Boxesof ten 23c I Bunches of ten ...!!!!!!!"!'!*!"*2oe' ! Bovesof one hundred: ."..".""." 92 Cuffs at all prices. Liberal discount made to the j trade. Parties desirous of purchasing are request- I ed to call and examine these Collars, as money oan be saved by purchasing from first bauds. i __ JESSE J. UNPERHILL. Agent, Seventh street, between Main and Franklin, d« at the Shoe Store of John PoUoek. (.EM EN LOOKING FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS saorm CALL ox A. SAMUELS, i*s, Broad street, between Eighth and Ninth, heir wives and daughters one of bis BEAUTIFUL CLOAKS, or a set of those ' SUPERB FURS, all of which he ia LING OFF AT COST. de 21-lw I ) LIQUORS, Etc., FOR MAS -In store for sale * WIS*! M« CLARIFIED J JSP CII *****& °" *»««»t and In OsaftAY. labels VOUS, labels OATS, »«hela HROWNSTUFF, nib els MEAL, R-JAVA, LAGUA V RA and RIO; ['range County BUTTER, j In kegs; •J*- « A8 t IM aiuSTAED: I. 4e., for sale bJL.,-,, .-._, STTLL k DAVIE, street, three doom hetow PlftesntK. • as—it

day WOOD WSR wllTiieli, nh boose land, neat Hew Kent Coerthoaae. and wo.. la two and a half adles of a good landing ~v ■ . Pamunky river. "■ Tbbms : Made known on day of sals. JOHN T. HARRIS, JOHN MAYO, ' JAMES N. OODDIN wTf. R.TTJNBTAU,' de tl—etawtd Overseers of po,, T . JOOT,J*TOAYED AND FOUND. STRAY HORSE.—TakeiT r l day, on Franklin street, a ffORBE,"<i with WAGON attached, which the owner Jj-T> can get by calling on Franklin, third AnmL y from Sixth street, proving property and aaylna " this advertisement. __ de 23-1 ; LOST, on Friday evening, about .-, o'clock, a eet of FALSI TEETH, (thr»e ■ number,) on vulcanite plate. They were i<„t i,... tween the store of W. Weisige'r, the Bar: , t Church, and ray residence, opposite the Af>. r» . Church. The Under will be liberally rewarded )>• leaving them at the store of Smith k Wei*jg,.i JAMES A. GENTRY de 21—It General News Agent, Mnnch»-f. r NOTICE is hereby given that, at ••„", expiration of three months from this da'" plication will be made to the W;ijhiii*trri and \ , Orleans Telegraph CoaßgenKjgamsmswal of <>~•. TIFICATE OP TWO SRARa¥n«L»" v »CK in , { Company, held In the name df/»s4be»M Tav r and daPe'd IMb December, lata, WMlayeVrtd 1. ,' the original having been loat or* HichiA December 21st, 1»»5. > \ de 13—lam»m» J- «■ TAW.'i: RELIGIOUS NEWSPAPERS. EP I S CO pXI METHODIST " VOLITXE 11. FOR HW.-The EPISCOpii METHODIST ia published in theciivof Kiel., " Vs., by Rev. JOHN E. EDWARDS, and the Rev i ' S. DOOGETT. D. D., Editors and Proprietor., ~' TWO DOLLARS for SIX MONTHS. ' * j It la an INDEPENDENT journal, publish-.] . the interests of the* Methodist Episcopal ("bur South, on the personal responsibility of the Ed;;..;« and Proprietors. The SECOND VOLUME will commence r,», »i* Ist of January, ISW, and close on the Ist July ;..:. lowing. Any person remitting TWO DOLLARS by mail, at the risk of the Editors, will he famished with. the paper for SIX MONTHS, commencing the r.i-; | week in January 1*64. Ministers of the Gospel who will consent to i . celve subscriptions and forward remittances * i be entitled to a copy for six months at ONE £>•!.• LAR. Any person sending the names of TEX new anH. scribers, with the money, will be furnished wrii oue copy free of charge.* Clubs of TWENTY subscribers, receiving tha paper at the SAME PosT-oFFICE, will be am., jdied with the paper at ONE DOLLAR and Fill * CENTS each, for six months. No subscriptions taken for more than six month';, to end on the Ist July, l«««. Persons subscribing AFTER the tat of Janaarv,l 1*69, will be furnished with back numbers ; oth- V- ' wise, the subscription will be taken for the re mainder of the six months, at THIRTY-FIVB CENTS per month, till July, 1«««, at which time th< second volume will close. The Editors will spare no labor, or reasons I >!a expense, in making the EPISCOPAL METHOD] -T a first-class RELIGIOUS family paper. Persons intending to subscribe or to RENEW .. | subscriptions wfil greatly oblige BS by aeadim; id their names by the Ist of January. Our terms are CASH IN ADVANCE, or, at latest, within ON E MONTH from the Ist of January. A limited space will be given to advertisements Our terms for advertising, from which we eamm depart, except by special contract, will be (bund h a standing article at the head of our fir-t eolajii Address " EPISCOPAL METHODIST," Hox i' Richmond, Va. JOHN E. EDWARDS, de22_ts _ DOGOETT. SUPERIOR, RELIGIOUS NEWSPA PER FOR THE FAMILY.—NOW IS THE TIM! TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE RICHMOND CHRISTf.U ADVOCATE.—Edited by Rev. JAMES A. DUX. CAN for the VIRGINIA CONFERENCE, METH»>- DIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH. Subscription for three months, oxe BOIIAR subscription for six months, two dollars; sub scription for twelve months, mm uoli aks. The new volume begins January 1, I**s. The ADVOCATE ia beautifully printed, on pur< white paper, in the neatest style. Able writers ail correspondents supply its columns with excellent reading matter. The best selections from diMih guished authors and from recent publications, ami careful attention to the Youths' Department ami Farmers' and Housekeepers' Column, gtve Dm moat useful variety to the contents of Ute paper. It Is specially commended to the pffblic l.v tli i following resolutions, unanimously adopted bY Hi i Virginia Conference: 1. Resolved. That the Interests of the Chore!) especially at this time, require that the RICHMo.N I CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE be supported by tl. hearty and unanimous co-operation of our preach ers and people. 2. Resolved, That the thanks of this Conference are due. and are hereby cordially tendered, r > the editor for the judicious and able manner In which he has conducted the affaira of the taper; while we warmly appreciate hia generosity in act ing as editor without remuneration. *. Resolved, That the present editor be, and ha ia hereby, affectionately requested to continue aa editor of the paper. Advertise fa the ADVOCATE. Cltv merchant*, mechanics and professional men who desire to secure country patronage should advertise lathi* paper, which baa an extensive and rapidly In creasingtircnlation in the country—every MetLo dist preacher in the Virginia Conference being % 'special agent for its circulation. i Terms of advertising f<o* one square of eigftt lines or less: For first insertion, sevbxtt-fivk tents; for every subsequent insertion, FtKir CSVfS, Payments for subscriptions and advertise* ments always strictly in advance. Address Rkv. JAMES A. DUNCAN, Editor Richmond Christian Advocate, de W ts Richmond, Va. RELIGIOUS HERALD—A FAMII.Y NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED EVERY THURS DAY, IN THIS CITY, WITH A LARGE CIRCULA TION IN SEVERAL OF THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN STATES.—The only Baptist freest pub lished in Virginia, Rev. J. B. JETER. D. D., Roy. A. E. DICKI.V. SON, Editors snd Proprietors; Rev, D. SHAVER, Associate Editor. A corps of able correspondents have been »•'. cured. Every effort will be put forth to make tho RELIGIOUS HERALD the greatest Baptiat asset of this country. We wish to employ agents in every State and county to canvass lot the paper. Every one wishing to become a subscriber oagat at once to send i>u bis name, so that he may hava the paper from the Ist of January, Istm. We are willing to Insert a fow more advertise ments. Hundreds read the RELIGIOUS HEBAI." who see no other paper, secular or religious ft goes Into every neighborhood in Virginia. It is, therefore, an excellent medium for advertising. Office on Franklin afreet, nearly opposite the Bulletin and Whig offices. de 15—1- FOR NEW YORK.-The new and ele gant side-wheel steamship NI AGARA, Captain CorcH, will leave her berth at Rocketts on TUES DAY MORNING at 10 o'clock. I , Passengers requested to be on board prii>r t*> that hour. Freight received TO-DAY (Saturday) and M<»> --| DAY. No trans-shipment by this line, as by other*, which is so very injurious to cargo. Rates moderate. GARRET F. WATSON, de 23—at _____ SPECIAL A. GENTRY, THE PIONEER \\fcWS AiJK\ p AND MANCHESTER AGENT FOR Al.i.oFTHa RICHMOND DAILIES, begs Kave to Inform _* citizens of Richmond that he is PREPARED !•' FURNISH ALL THE NORTHERN DAILY A 5» WEEKLY PAPERS AND MAGAZINES AT TMK CHEAPEST RATES IMMEDIATELY O.N AKKt- The NEW YORK and BALTIMORE DAILIES I* II vered promptly in any part of the dry or Mau snsstsr. The RICHMOND DAILY PAPERS b • veredln any part of Manchester at Richmond j-ru*--. The LEDGER, MERCURY and all other litersrv paperaand niagaaines, almanacs, s..iu books, v vela, pbotographa of Confederate Generals. * :> l every article in the news and book business, f'" nished promptly at the shortest notice. <»rd. r« left at AN T STOKE in Manchester ;or at L. A R<*K >, Broad street; Ct»LE k TURNER'S, Whir Buildiiu. or with A. McAULBY. Main street, will rete,»o prompt attention. JAMBS A.: GENTRY, _ Pioueer Newa Agent and Manchester Axeut U t Richmond Dallies. de 21- bs Orrick City Exui.vkkb.l December is, 1»«». » j I AM INSTRUCTED BY THECOMA . MIBBIONERS of STREETS to publish th« I • lowing extract from the City Ordinance eoaeere ingatreets. W. GILL, City Engineer. 44 Any person intending hereafter to build sff erect sny house or other structure upon the one "' any street or public alley shall first obtain fr<«• the Engineer of the city's certiicate in wnt.n, of the line and adopted grade of such street at t>< < place where such house orstruclure is to be erect.-.i, and It shall be the duty of the Engiueer to tib- > the Chsuiberlain'a ofice a duplicate of said cert Hi este. If any person shall build, or erect, or » tempt to build or erect, any house or other struct. npon the line of auy such atrset or alley with having Iretobulned audi eertifleate, he shall w ined not less than tve nor more than tweiuy a> • TEAfi HOAP, "CHEESE, BUTTKK, CANDLES, GRINDSTONES. __... Fine GUNpNiWDER and BLACK TEAS, COLGATE S PALE FAMILY SOAP, Prime New York FACTORY CHEESE, WKW YORK FSONT AND PAVINU