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Arrival of the Baltic.
The Pniied Slates Mitil Steamer Baltic ar*
live.) at New York on the 21st »il . bringing
one we. k latter intelligence from Uurope. The
l.iverjtonl Cotton market was chill ami (let-lin
ing. The sales for the week reached 35,000
THE PATRIOT.
<S3o®Jtr»eS , a.ai3
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1855.
New Books.
• My CntT.Tsmr ash its Cossequehces,” bv
hales,prices ranging from 5 to 5J.I- The ae-! f^yaHei^ Wtkoff. a.td “ Out-Doous^t Idmwild”,
tivifv in flu* Havre cotton market is also declin.
\ug — prices unchanged. The New English Min*
i,trv consists of Lord P.tl nerslon Premier; Lord
Ihmmnre Secretary of War; Ixird Clarendon
The Temperance Convention.
Tlie Atlanta Daily Intelligencer given*description
of theConvention which met in Atlanta the 22d of
Febi uary, to nominate a candidate for Governor,
who should be in favor of a prohibitory liquor law.
The following extract will give our readers art idea
of the size and character of the Convention, and will
serve to show that Intemperance is not always ctired
by stopping the grog:
“ From the vote cast we suppose there were in nt-
. v p VVi |.:, hp had at the Book Store of L tendance some eighty delegates Iron,, we believe,
by N.I.W »!•««, can be had at he Book More oi 1.. ' rmintie . 4 . The Convention was a fine
i E. Welch. “ My Courtship has received such wkmg collection of men, and its roll included the
' extended nolicesat the hands of the press as to make j names of some individuals of decided ability. Pul
| comment from us unnessary, and the simple ao- J wc will say that, in some things, it was the most up
! nouncement of the name of the author of “ Oat* Furious and disonler^y b6dy we ever saw assembled.
tain their places with t!»u exceptions above.
Affairs at Sebastopol are unchanged.
INTERESTING WAR NEW’S.
The Turks have defeated the Russians on
the Danube.
Of the Zon.-tves on the Crimea, it is stated that
Daguerreotypes.
. , the two ablest m^n on the floors—Dr. Smith and Mr:
the Colonies. Members of the old Chbmet re- j favorable reception by those who are acquainted with I Thoma*—treated with downright disrespect. Jn-
the st) !e of Mr. Willis. ' deed the discourtesy to these gentlemen went so far
that the one. could scarcely he heard, and a formal
■ v«4e was taken to allow the other to speak—limiting
, , ... I him to one hour. We thought Use rebuke of the last
fly reference to the new advertisements m tbw inamed gentleman well deserved when he said that
week’s paper, our readers will sec that Mr. Wood. {ho had been in many crowds, and sometimes in
proposes to remain a short time in our midst, and j crowds more than half drunk, bat never had he seen
... , tfics-Mvho wish to'Sceure the shadow” of their friends I f° ™ uc b disorder in any one that he bad ever b ! ‘P n
•IDO had been sent pnsoners to Constantinople* „ . : i.j !»efore, silly insinuating that there were other
our dUputrii dot's not *av for what. j‘ere the substance llee, will do well to avail them* j.j,u3s 0 f drunkenness besides that produced by li-
The -Ru.-i.-u :s a tSeh;i ! .i, 1 |i.,l continue to make pelves of the present opportunity. (| „„ r .”
sorties upon the Fiench ami Hnglislt lines. | " . . “ ™ “ Some of the members took a ttrmptmte view of the
The Frenrli batteries have received orders to j ®-T Hie Pacific Railroad bill has passed the Sen- s!l hje C t, and opposed the nomination of a candidate
prepare tor a yeiierel bmnli.irdmeiit. It is saidi® 1 *' b V * vote of 24 to’I. It provides for three lines f()r Q overnnr But t i ie majority claimed that they
Ilia krranofin.nl for » general assault are com-) or road Pc the Pacific., nnd in, hi effect, a lact to be wcre R prohibitory pnrtv and would have their own
plete. Omar I’asha has withdrawn his resigns-ra-gnvernment work. (candidate. Mr. Overby of Atlanta, was nominated,
lion. j We feci confident that nosnen bill can become a
The Russioan forces on tho frontiers of Aus , law.
tria have been ordeied to retreat. \ ' * m
Know-Xoiklns Books. of reli( , r fr , _
The New York correspondent of fl»c Charleston ence of spirituous liquors.
Courier informs us, (says the Savannah Georgian,) ! 2. Resolved. That we consider the success of
that the author of the new Know-Nothing life of c .: l,,se l >ara
Sam Houston, and of the Know-Nothing novel.
A Glimpse of Know-Yolhln?ism.
The following extract from the New Y ork Express,
an organ of the Know-Nothing party, contains the'
confession of Mr. Littlejohn. Speaker of tbeN. York
House ef Representatives, tbit the individual mem
bers of the party are Wind l>y aa oaih fcq vote, Oof
'according to their own judgment, bat according to
the dictation of the leaders of the party, though it be
in violation of their judgment and their conscience!
MR. SPEAKER LITTLEJOHN.
“An oath! an oath! 1 have an oath in Heaven!
Shall I lay perjury to my soul ?”
The Hon. gentleman, whom the Know-Nothin;
influence elected t» the Assembly, and made S
kerof that body, examines himself for a violutio
his Know-Nothing oath, in the following manner
Speaking of oaths (we quote from his speech) let !~g ea ' iuli 2 provides that in rase of the death of the
k—-an oath taken to murder another, Is that 0Ilf w ho, if living, would be cntiiM under this
twelve* shall be entitled to receive a certificate or
warrant from the Department of theTnterior for one
hundred and sixty acres of land; and where opy of
those who have so been mustered into service and
paid .shall have received a certificate or warrant he
shall be entitled to a certificate or warrept for such
quantity of land as will make, in the whole, with
what lie may hive heretofore received,one hundred
and sixty acres to each sue.h person having seized
as aforesaid: Provided, The person so having been,
in service shall not receive said land warrant if it
tern
* Committal of the Massachusetts Ueidlill
ft th ? 20lji Eelirosry. The coonsel for ft,
petitioners Were fbteed to admit that they cony
bring no charge for misconduct in office orfo
any direlection of duty kgninst Judge i^ rin °'
hntl although the Constitution requited that this
should be done before an officer can be diim^
ed, yet it was urged that bis action in lhe».l!
c* n . .. cas ®
shall appear by tiie master rolls of his regiment or ; of the Fugitive Barns, and the popular f M r
corps tint he deserted or was dishonorably dischar- i . . > * r p«iiliin.T from .• ^ 68
eed from service: And vroriid, farther, That no 1,11 rusuilln o fr0,n action, furni.hfd
, otlicci, non-cominissionod officer, or private, of r!»e* .sufficient justification for the step. In view of
» or volun ‘ fVrs ’ V 1 * 0 .' vas cu!,e ! 1 01,1 l !*? ser 'j such a State of affairs as this, may we not u, n
r*’-* 1 ;, v j C0S of any State and relusod by the authorities of , , . f 0 n °t Well
t,onof [ such SUUoto be placed in the sorvice of tho Uuiied ask what wo are eoming to! 'rhe time h»
ner: (States,’phall be entitled to the benefits of this* act. 1 * *
oath to be regarded ? An oath to violate a man
conscience, is that oath to be .kept ? Pile tip oath
upon oath, aye, until they reach high heaven—when
they interfere with the dictates of mv conscience, !
viols.e the rath. No rail, can bind me to outrage , en g. 4 ,^ in teu le.
my sense of right sod duty, liere on anywhere. I T|)( , 4 , ri / 5th “, d g.j, sect i ui ,s are not important,
hope I am—I have intended to be—a man ot princi- j T j if> 7lh js as f 0 |j 0W:5 .
pie. If in an evil hour, by intrigue or management, r w fc ;(/ar(4er rr ' lar j ei1 . Tint from and after the
I have been betrayed into taking an oath to take ,ny , „ r j|, is a( , t „|l persons now enrolled upon
neighbors hfe-when reason returns, that oath ,s | he ncns iou list, whose pensions have been
laid aside. Iff have taken an oath m an nngnarded , a|] „ wo j „ nJer any cri ,, ra | , HW ' nr laW9 . s haH be en-
moment, whn h ts to dictate to me for, all tone to |it|e(J reccit , ' ir t il commissioned otlicer, twenty-
been when the conscientious and consistent dir
charge of evory duty, was deemed tho hightsl
act, his widow ororphen shall receive the certificate and most essential qualification for offices of
warrant. ; trust and responsibility; but that time seem.,
The higher law abolition fsot
lion of Massachusetts would appear to regard
one per centum upon the amount now allowed, and
The feeling at Constantinople is strongly in
favor of. pence.
Holland and Demark are seeking to join the
Western Alliance.
Eight Austrian merchantmen had been fired,
into by the Russians at (ialatz on tho lower
Danube. Australia* demanded an explana
tion.
Louis Napoleon is about to take command
the army of the Rhine.
come, a political coarse that violates my conscience \
—reason tests and scouts its binding obligation—-I m)n .‘ coll , ni j„ 1 j| 0n e ( |‘^ , c er^ strict private* forty-two per
hope those who have taken those oaths will rise like centum on lhc ainount noy al ,^ ved or paid by ex .
men a*M>ve them, and act like men—like American ' j s( ; n(T j awg>
citizens. .... . i Section 8 extends the provisions of the bill to In-
, What a humiliating picture is here presented of diaus to the same extent as it' they had been white
i and the followjng platform resolutions were adopted :; an American citizen. Has he not “in an unguard-! nv*n.
! 1 • Resolved, That the prohibition of the Utflic in ! ed moment »» parted with his political birth-right— j ' J ’ he , ! ast - 9 ! ct '? n 16 as W,ow *
n^h i,h ‘" ! h,,t ««- W .. .*«!« whuinany of the warn
a man of this stamp as the most objectionable <
and from the very fact of his possessing them
qualifications. The men who fill the office*
within their gift, must hold themselves prepared
to pander to their passions—to sacrifice every
principle of truth and justice that happens to
come in conflict with their blind fanaticism ■
otherwise, even tho Constitution itaelf wifi !10 s
prove sufficient to prevent bis docapitation.
v7.o', That each of the sur-
citizenship—the right to speak and act tike n man,
freely and independently in all that concerns tiie
“Stnnhope Burleigh,” is no other than C. Edwards ^ 3 Rewired, That it is expedient for this Conven-j s0 ^ himself by an oath to vote as the leaders of the
unit to political questions nowunderj interests of his country?
in Ibis State, and pledge oorsclvesto 'he j Mr . Liu! , jllhni bv ^ own acknowledgement, had
thereof. • J ®
, Le.-ter. Who Lester Is, we need not mention.— tion to nominate a candidate to lie run for the office
pi The slanders he uttered against America, and espe- °f O'Jvernor of this istute at the ensuing election,
1 . „ • »ts .1 • a- • ♦ • known to l»e a proper exponent, of these views.
I "»% » he hw correspen- 4 g csoM ' That we recommend to the fronds
j dence to t!ie London Tim's, arc Iresli In the memory n r proliihicioii Jo present candidates for the Letiisla-
ENOL1S1I I* VRLIAMHNT.
The proceedings of the Parliament have Keen
of an interesting cast. A long series of explana- ...
lions on the 11 of various men.laws of the old | !’»* ,ls oti '= ,Ul ® nJ su PP° rt 10 England and Lngltsh
prohiliitioii Jo present
f all. The Know-Nothing authorship, however, is ture in the several counties of this State, at the en-
n!y another evidence that the fanatical movement suing electron, who may lie relied onto carryout.
by proper legislation, the views ol this Convention.
nl new Ministry has been necessary t
matters stmigh't between themselves and tiie
public.
Lord Derbv slab d in the House of Lords that,
though he might have been justified in attempt
ing to form a Government entirely of the con
servative party, be could not have brought to
gether so strong an Administration as the exi
gencies of the country required. I» thi
interests.
Governor of Georgia.
The Eutonton (Ga.) Independent Press proposes 1
the n;.me of lion. John E. Ward, of Favunnnh, for . .
i ... in?
I the next Governor of Georgia, and the Savannah
} Journal tf* Courier says—‘ He shall receive our
support, if a candidate, in preference to any body
I else” and adds—“At the same time let us say in
Veto Message on (be French Spoliation
Bill.
We have read this able document with pe^ulin^
Know-Nothings should dictate, lie attempts to es
cape from his bargain by the violation of his oath.
But his political masters are after him, and though
they have not the power of tho ancient Inquisition
to bum him at tho stake, they tame as near to it as
thev con'd by burning him in effigy.
Is this the party of which it has been said that it j
would reform and purify tho government? Is it
which this country has been engaged performed
military service against the public enemy, though
j not regularly called or mustered into service of the
! United States, and the widows and children of such
officers and privates as arc dead, shall be entitled to
all the benefits of the first and second sections of thi;
act.
State Aid to Railroads.
We are gratified to see a disposition among some
of our exchanges to favor the granting of State aid
to Railroads in Southern and South-western Geor
gia. The principle upon which State aid should be
granted, should be, to secure the State against both
possible that a party exists in these United States I ths P°^ihility of loss or the payment of interest, so
which presents to its members the fearful alternative I that 1,10 aiJ of thu s,a 'e, whilst it enables individuals
of obeying orders by their votes though contrary to
interest. It most thoroughly discusses the grounds j their judgment, and thus committing political trea-
npon which the bill was bn.-ed, and is a lucid, forci-! son to the interests of the country, or of violating
file and conclusive exposition of the position the their oaths ? Such is the inference from the decla*
to construct railroads, and thus iucrease the wealth
:«l power of the State, will cost nothing in taxes or
lier burdens to any citizen.
If this can be done, no reasonable objection can
victioii he Mt it his duty to make overtures to ! reference to
Lord Palmerston and his colleagues, who, after! tratc, Gov. Johnson, that we believe be lias dis-
some delay, declined to co-operate with him. j charged tiie functions of his station with eminent
Ho (Derby) therefore at once informed the { fidelity and conscientiousness—conscientiousness
President assumes—that the claimants under tlii.sl ration of Mr. Littlejohn; and if such is Know-Noth- 1 * ,e ma( ^ e to such State aid; and that it can be done
. bill have no just demands against the United States, ingism, may Gcal preserve the country from its ir.flu- 1 cver y unprejudiced man will admit, who gives a
presen en i^.itene cm ^ magiv- c j e . ir | v g^ows that our Government has put j ence. Let every citizen slum it as he would a mor-' P ro ! ,er consideration to the subject,
in requisition every nr'nns.borh diplomatic and uiili-j al pestilence,
tary, short of an actual declaration of war, to in-j Theft
•ing are extracts from Mr. LiJtlejohn’
The aid of the State should be limited to the pur
chase of iron and placing it on the read, and this,
Queen that he had failed—that some other | which we ha.,
stronger Ministerial combination would he no.] , hjng of Mli p 0 p tl '|. ir |,' y
to think lias cost him soine-
ce France to reenguiz' and settle the
cessary—and although this conduct might have
disappointed some of his more sanguine sup- !
porters, he was convinced that the conservative j
party should not rashly accept office at the pre* j
sent portentous crisis.
He would only add that while a deep respon
Mr. Ward is a Democrat, and an able nnd honest
man; and should he be the .--elected candidate of the
Democratic party, we shall very cheerfully give him
our support
If Mr. Ward was the only man in Georgia having
of j speech, revealing his knowledge of the order and its wi,h aH other''effects of the Company, should form a
our citizens for depredations rnmdfefed upon their principles; taken frt m tho Pennsylvanian. security to the State, which should he completely
property, ami that the authorities ol the U. tv have l As to his connexion with the know-nothings, he ' v *thin her control, to be disposed of at. any time to
never released the French Government from these* would tell all he knew of it. latst March, while a secure the State in case of any failure on the part
sihilitv would attach to any .Minister who should | the requisite qualifications lor Governor, then w
nftseot to a peace that fthould not guarantee the • would say with the Journal if* Courier, that w
demands, and thereby assumed their discharge them-.
selves ; and hence the
recourse upon the United States
that this had been done was based upon the stipula- j thing against which his
I ir« ...o^ asked to make n pronii»
pay the interest or principal of
independence of Europe, r. yet deeper response : would support him “in preference to any body el.
bility would rest on any Minister who should But we believe there are others equally well qnali-
prolong the war a single moment after those . fk-d; and any such man who may be selected hv u
party, will receive oar
r, that G<
icmber of this house, «ome of his friends asked him of the Comps
. ,, ... . . , . *.» attend a lecture. He went with them to a room, i i,
.elves; and litwe Urn claimants have no right to! w |, er0 |„. was msurod bv the officers or that society! n n -
The supposition I that lie was to do nothing tint was contrary to any-1
' . would revolt i From the Xeio York Express.
He did nuke the ‘ A Nullification Victory!
promts; and it t.i* recent course w*. treason make j Jui! Lori wi „ be h „ been im-
the most ol it. Il he had perjured hunsell, make the 1. , ii , a n M , f , ..
t of that. He now declared himself oo,.o S( .d to ".’ olaltd *>J °!;' lla,v i‘ r ' 1 ' for llle “npardonahle
variation. As to l‘is pledge 8Ui he Wns g ulll y °‘» »» executing—m the fa-
I. Seward, rooted might be n, ‘ >u * Burns case—that provision of the Feder
e to his mouth if he ever made such u a! Constitution which enjoins the surrender of
pledge He wou’J give a.- briefly as he could u: “fugitives from labor.”
complete exposition of know-rinthintrism; hnt he) The Supremo Court of iMassaehusetts Ims
from th«? moment he left that room in this pronounced the Fugitive Slave Law Conslitn
w,,s lionul, vet the Judge who faithfully and fearless
what would prevent an honest man from ever eider' l >’ c ? rriea out ils requirements, is deliberately
V . n ' —'. , . , ,„t.i. « i • i- fl - t •* s n, ,«. r « » » „c tuvm j nff aflj| j n . As to whom lie saw there, their names 1 sacrificed on the altar of Sectionalism and Ab-
Lord Pan mu re expressed to the Lords his j fidelity to duty has east him something of Jus popu- j y elo 4 \i erfsa{ r 0: j w J ul J „ ever j J(? divul« r eiJ by him I olitionism.
earnestness with which he would en«leavor to lardy,” as the Journal efr Courier behoves, is there ( T ho President first defines his power under the | * * * * * I Well-we are not sorry for Jud-o LonWs
discharge the office of Minister of War. j not a double motive—the interests of tiie State and • C«,n.stitnth»n. If he approve m hill parsed by Con- j In July last a grand lodge was organized, called ! sake hut we «lo regret, that old Harvard should
Lord Palmerston sent word (by Sir George j justice to Governor Johnson—to rc-nominate him for; gross, he mt»t sign it,nr if he disapprove, return it,a grand council. Go to New York and you find the j | iav « so for truckled to the vulgar passions of
Grev) to the House of Commons, that he was ! Governor if he will accept the office? Khali we • 'vi'k.hi* objections, to the Housean which it origi-» grind president— J. W.Birkor—occupying a power ! t| dav a , lo have thu-delihenrtelv sierificed
charged to construct a Cabinet anil b.-o.rp.f i „ r ,ur i ur . . nated, for their further action, where it mar be re- in the Mate equal to a monarch; and this grand j ,-r ’. . , .. , , . • ,
cn. geu I construi a Cabinet, a.nl b*g 0 e<1, Miertfice a faithful public servant to prejudice caused ' d< m , t by * nunjl . rica l majoriiv, but ny a vote ) president alonft appoinu one deputy it. rack county; I a P*}" 0 * 1 ®, tor—simply doing Ins duty.
by the performance of duty to his country, or shall, ,>f two thirds. The Constitution d«*s not' compel • and what sort of a man will this deputy la? ? Wliy,| i he following despatch tells the story. It
we not meet Prejudice with Truth, and boldly main- him to affix his signature to any bill, unless it shall; h second self. And what dees this deputy do ? He j comes from a rahbid free soil source,—hut
tain the right ? j meet his approbation, lie is not to periortn a mere] i* amwd with the power to create as many lodges in j give it,—jubilations and all—just to see how
results l,«d been obtained. | m!1 joriiv of the Democra!
1 he Marquis of Lnnsdnwne also explained I ^uppyrt
the course be had taken during the alte.iq.ts to j Wc ,; e , Ievo with „ ie Jmrnal ... ,
construct an Admuustration, and hoped that the ! ^
new Government would obtain that support! .. .
from all parties which was necessary for the I ’ w . s ^ ,sc ,ar ^ l ,e ^ unc | Kl
efficient conduct of the war.
tions of the treaty of 18‘JO, hut it is clearly shown
•nthe messago that no such ccnstrnctk
rnents tothal document at the time or since by cith- j r
cr of the contracting powers, on the contrary, in the 1 the principles of thi
subsequent treaty of I8u3, tho French.Government i to \
actually mad-"* provision tor tho payment of some of
these claims, which she recognized as justly due:]
and “deferred to a more convenient ttme ” the con-{
present enlightened cnicf magi>tiate,” s j dera ii on of others which she could not be induced j <tity to this, lie never entered it agaii
f I is slaiicti with' t^arknowl^lge h< r liability N» di^hni-./o j enough for him to s;tv that he saw in that r
would
|eminent fidelity and couscientu
and if this ,
We give the folio
if.c!mrgc. . (
mpsis of the President’s :
that Parliament would adjourn for a week.
At a chapter of the Order of the Garter, held
at Windsor, on the 7th. the Earl of Aberdeen
received the investiture of a knight of the order, ia "' l . n , e r, ^ r,, t l '
*mt by rotnumml uf the Queen retains the or- Without Jetractmg from l!:e m»rits of
dor of the Thistle.
uiousand rigiitful du- tiie to
theJe^cwIcre /* ' ,ra? ' , ‘ ca ^J- v j°. vous ^ rpo Soiliaiu ts, over this new . intended it is supposed to cut short her pro.-pocts <?f
nine men as the rmeleusof these lodges, i» estahllsh j sU b to the Constitution an I the Union,
them : tins second self oi J. W. Barker selects these J
From Havana*
The Havana correspondent of the New Or- \
i mechanical part, but..
^ *">'"‘her, tyinrctrsrdtnthev.r.qmmll.
man, we believe that Georgia has never had a better The President is responsible to the entire people. : them „. v> ..„ ... v „ v
Governor than Herschel V. Johnson, and he would asa .Senator is to his State, or a R« presentative to j nine men, and these nine men select.three delegates I tt.PlFPTinv OP* md en o t /-*oi vr*
be our first choice for the uext term. j his State or District. They are not required to pur-' to the grand council, to make nominations and oat)!* ^ J ^iiu^ur nitv. t»U. LtUlvlNG.
But we arc not wedded to particular men C r j ** ,,e a cour * ip of legislation not in obedience te the, to bind body and soul of the innocent members of the ] Great Rejoicing in Boston—Firing Cannon—*
New York Correspondence of the Patriot.
New York, Feb. io, 1855.
New York for several days past has been eavelp-
ed in drizzle and partially submerged in slush* The
leading is worse than usual, even for a February
thaw, and until the hunks of snow nowin “a state
of liquidation ’* shall have been deprived of all their
floating capital no one will be able to transact any
out-door business without “ putting his foot in it.”
Although we are on the verge of spring and trade
is expected at this season to show premonitory symp*
toms of activity no tokens of a general working op
are os yet apparent. However “the darkest hour pre
cedes the dawn,” ami i have strong faith that the ides
of March will introduce us to better times. One
thing at least we have to be thankful for—if sales
are small and profits light, bankruptcies are few.-*
Our merchants have borne the di aw back of a dull
winter and the strain of a tight money market better
than could have !»een anticipated; the worst is over,
and the spring trade though it may not bo a rush,
will, I have do doubt, be sound, steady and remuner
ative.
The Custom House returns for the last half year,
-how that the importations have been unusually li«»ht.
Men of business have realized the inconvenience of
full warehouses ami inadequate cash resources, and
are determined not to be caught again with immense
stocks in a season ot comparative stagnation. It ]j
well for our mercantile community that the check
came when it did; for had the mad race of specula
tion and extravagance continued two or three years
longer—as it miglit easily have done—the dfnmi*
menl would have been almost universal bankruptrr.
As it was we drew back on the edge of the precipice
and now once more stand on firm ground.
The attempt to assassinate Mrs. Bishop of this
city, the particulars of which you will have learned
from the daily press, has created quite a sensation
among our “upper ten” to whom, by social position
the Jady belongs. There are some facts connected
with the affair, which are not generally known. Mrs.
Bishop has been “under fire” before it is said. The
on dil is that previously to her marriage to Mr. Bish
op, the lady was engaged to a much younger gen*
tUnn.rn to \v.H>m she was supposed to be warmly at
tached. From some unexplained cause the match
was broken off, and not lo«g afterwards it was an
nounced in the paper that Miss -, had become
Mrs. Bishop, Report says that admirer numberone
considred himself jilted and was indignant.
Tiie next event in the sequence was a slro* through
jthe window of the ladies residence at Torengtow*.
leans Picayune, under dale of 15th inst., snysiirrct principles, ability and integrity w : ll make i
I have the pleasure of sending you some in the friend of any uun possessi
formation relative to Geo. Concha and D. Ra- •
\ them.
requMvtnenis of duty. j order. These officers are thus the creatures of one j
As to the amount of the claims, the circumstances j ,nH, i—Jamcs^VV. Barker—in New York. j
j in which they originated, the length of time they} * * * These delegates are to remain as such j
j have occupied the attention of Congress and the! three years. Two hundred lodges send thus tiOO j
‘There is a North”
Boston, Friday, Feb. 16, 1S55.
. ...itriraonial felicity. The late attempt, however,
! was much more daring. Mrs. Bishop had a lull
l view of her assailant, and declares, it is said, that he
j bore no resemkancc to her former lover.
Il is whispered that a leading dry-goods merchant
j of this city, was recently “don i” out of a cool bun*
. . .. - , At a meeting of the Board of Overseers of] dred thousand doVars by an agent whome he hade®*
mon Pinto, which exhibits the character of the; The TVilkcS Republican on KnOW-Nothlng- country, and Ids knowledge or their history, the'«neti to this council, all of whom are the creatures j Harvard College, in the Senate Chamber, the I ployed to negotiate the nnrchise of some vakwU?
' “ : 1°» Hsirker. J he only ol these men— this crunch _r c« • .I 1 1 p . 1
formor in no favorafde light, whilst it also shows
the intimacy that had existed between the par
ties. It appears that during the last revolution
Isiu and Democracy. I satisfactory grounds, lint h«t.«d of rating onl-council-i, to mako oiths lo bind mon who .rain-j 'Xl"".’"'?"’• I To »* =“>*»«
The Wilkes Republican notices our recent article i former opinions, it wag necessary to review the whole} v ' f( -‘d to hear lectures, and to make no nominations. | " ee,e J L * or »ng (ol nurns memory) as Law Lee
President could not fail tolorma derided opinion
satisfactory grounds. But instead of restin,
nomination, by the Corporation, of Edward
Original kuow-nothingism was to use ir.fluet
• t i • «>. , • i'! M ' f concerning the pledge given by the Know-Nothings ! subject, and state his duty in the nrenii
* 1 C - - "‘ ,0 - 'ncitin^r Inm fur |be clndidates dictated by their leaders, I It«v«sasserted that the refttralol the United States, against foreign influence. This, as a whig, l,e. M
to get up a revolution in Cuba, and sent him the
names of certain parties whom he (Pinto)
to call upon in his (Concha**) name, to aid in
to satisfy these claims, rests on the justice of the L*« could go with. Mr. L. had read here proceed
country. If this be so then the imputation on the {logs hf the grand council, the purport of which was
entirely right in this respect—lie “believes in a free ^ public honor is aggravated, and there has been a j that no delegate \v!ls to be received who did not su*-
aud if we understand the Editor, he thinks
t 4 » v»,. g'li. auvu Hu,nv. “ I r>nlv course top
Castle, Pinto, in reply to me first question, said, to think that the Democratic parlv—which lias so Jar j prompt repara tic
“I have some documents in connection with this j preserved tiie Constitution and liberties of the court- * But no such i
the design. Pinto simply deferred doiivr this and uotrammeled exercise of the elective franchise” j persistent wrong during this entire period of time.—! tain their State ticket, and members not voting for
till very recently. When the Fiscal (Grown , —hut he ranjt understand how “an old line Dome If (he charge be well loundcjl, it would inscribe on; U liman were eX pel led:
Solicitor) went to int-rrooxte Pinto, in tl.c Moro J critic fdilor“ can give such good ttdvice. He seems |"; dy ^e'ofpu'^uVwotlw ma'llcVe" | Who are the men on this executive committee?
i our power. | He would not say it of all, but s*une of them were}
, f — — «... .... .w.i imputation could be citst on the men \ men of broken reputation, whose names were on the}
matter, which I can only give up to you before 1 lry HgH | n8l ,h e schemes of Federalists, Fanatics and who participated in til? action in which the claims, criminal c.alcndar of New Yu-k—mcn corrupt!
competent witnes«i*s, ar.d which will be mv an-; a : originated. Their justification consists in the ab-l rherfc was another power centred with these nine
•wer to this charge” 'I’lie Fiscal thereupon j , rr ' . " s . seuce of an indebtedness on the part of the United men, which was that any five men of tiieso councils
went to the Captain (tenoral, and told him Pin. cnVlTe H fi nc ^* ,,rin of * rf,e and choice’ among its j xtates, that they cast a stain on our national char-' may reject or black-ball any applicant. Was this
to’s reply upon which the Canmin General tohl I me,l, fi erd * alJ J I ,t? mentions tiie elcciious of Mr. Polk ncter, has not yet been endorsed by the American 1 democratic ? But why was this ? Why, James W.
the Fiscal to re*wn and amminted «,.other I'ic Gen. Pierce to the Presidency as evidence oft people. Eut if so, this bill would stamp on the past Barker might lose the power and control lie had—
siind Fiscal went to the Moro Cattle, a aiurthcr au»nint**tyatiotis ot lok and I lercc will furnish a woU j d a perpetual b;\r to full justice. j The next was, directing measures to be taken in
scene ensued,
on to resign.
Thi* Fiscal *vas also called up- sufficient vindication of those who elected them and
A third one was appointed, who [approved their acts. Fur the jaundiced eyes of io-
ftitppen* to be in the country, and thus the mat*'
ter rest* at present.
Congressional.
Washington, Feb. 24.
The Senate yesterday passed a resolution to
adjourn at midnight on the fid of March. They
bad under consideration a bill to protect United
Stale* officers and other persons from vexations
law *uits, growing out of their efforts to execute
*he laws. ( The bill- is doubtless especially do
signed for tho protection of officers engaged in
•enforcing the Fugitive Slave act.] 'Phis bill
-'-caused * most exciting debate in the Senate on
the question of Slavery.
House.—'Pho House of Representative* pass
ed * resolution calling upon I he Presidei t to
, communicate the objects and results of the Os-
tend > Conference.
The Hooie passed the hill establishing a
Court for the adjudication of claims against the
government. 'Hie Diplomatic bill was discussed
and amended.
Farther Intclligeac©^ from Washington.
Washington, Feb. 24.
Tho Senate after n debate which lasted un
til midnight passed the bill for the protection of
United States officers from vexatious law suits
for discharging their duties.. The vote stood
29 yeas. 9 nays.
The Circuit Court of the District of Colum
bia baa decided that the U. 8. Government shall
administer on the estate of Dr. Gardner, and
that the stocks and securities amounting to $90.-
000, now in the hands of Corcoran and Riggs
shall be placed hi the hands of a special auditor.
Vetera te political opponents, we have no remedy.
We will briefly state seme of the differences be
tween the organization of the Democratic party and
the Know-Nothing party.
The K now-Nothing party binds its members by oaths l waa
to keep sccrct'all the purposes and acts of the order.-
lta principles and purposes, so far ns they have been
ists.
This is not the way to repair a wrong, if one cx- 1 regard to offending councils. And what was the
Nothing Iroin Jeff-ram, Madison nnd Monroe oflence? They had dared to act independently.—
lias been brought to light to strip this subject ot era* The grand council had made nominations, and be-
barrassment: nothing of this nature has occurred.' cause some dared to exercise their rights as freemen,
They never recognized the claims. The hill does to K° against the nominations—not knowing, per-
not sinnd on a basis of controlling authority, but on haps, they had been made—they were to be expell-
a matter of history. The payment of these claims, ed :
revealed, are in antagonism to the Constitution of the
country, and inculcate some of the worst principles 1
of despotic governments—religious intolerance and
tl»e political condemnation of a class of men on ac
count of their birth-place, without regard to the good
or bad qualities which determine the character.—
They swear before-haud to vote Tor tiie candidates
whom the leaders may select.
The Democratic party, on tho contrary, imposes
neither oaths nor'obligations upon its members.—
Their rule is the Constitution ot the country inter
preted according to principles which tecognize the
rights and political equality of all our citizens.—
Their obligations are Their own free and conscien
tious convictions of duty to themselves and their
country. Their purposes And their act* are public
aud open to the inspection and criticism of friends
and foes They know the value of united action,
and they sometimes sacrifice persons for the success
o( correct principles. But a true Democrat will
never sacrifice correct principles for personal or sel
fish ends. ■ ; . . , , . . v
* 8Bch *«* some of the differences between the
organintion of the two parties, and we hope _
friend of the Wilkes Republican will be a61e to per
ceive live distinction.
If a man breaks a wicked oath, would the Creator
K unish him for it ? No. sir. He was willing to risk
is reputation and all else upon it: and so will the
of the case, alluding to the treaty between tiie 130,000 others when they will come to have calmly
er deemed by any President worthy of re
commendation to Congress.
United States and France in 177$, urging thatthese | considered tins question. He had read an oath pub-
claims were never assumed by the country.
After the message was read, the following pro
ceedings took place; .*_ l .
Mr. Bayly Utile as he was impressed with the rea
soning of tiie veto message, thought it due to the
President on the subject, that the Mouse should have
an opportunity of deliberately studying that docu
ment. He was a friend of the administration, hut
a still greater friend of the veto power.
lie moved that tiie consideration be postponed un
til Wednesday next, nnd that it bo printed.
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, while he would he wil
ling to give gentlemen an ripportunity to be heard,
influenced by reasons of public necessity (there be
ing but twelve legislative <tays remaiumg of the pre
sent session).in moving the previous question, with
a view of acting on the message at this time*
Mr. Bayly said it was not his purpose to ask more
than one day’s consideration of the mestmge.
Mr. Jones was asked'to withdraw his motion; but
he refused, he intended it os a test question. If gen
tlemen did not wish to sustain it, they could vote it
down- • . . •„ - • \ ' • , .
The question was taken on tho motion of Mr
Jones, and decided in the .negative-yeas 62,' nays
90* “ “ . ' . /•'*• *•' -•
The* question reertrred On postponing the consid
eration qt the message until Wednesday next, at halt
pist 12 o’clock.
Pending the consideration of the -motion, the
House at half post 3 o’clock adjourned.
lislied by this association, taken in the third decree,,
in which men urn required to swear tjiey will not
divulge the secrets of the society, even before a legal
New Bounty Land Bill.
We take the following synopsis of a new Bounty
Land Bill from the Savannah Journal <f* Courier of
the 22dFebruary. The bill has passed both Houses
of Congress—the Senate on the 7th and the House
of Representatives on the 20th ult. Before this, it
has most probably received the signature of the Presi
dent, and become a law: >
Be it enacted by the Senate ami House of Repre
sentative**}' the United Stales uf America, in G0«-
gress assembled, That each of the surviving commis
sioned and non-commissioned officers, musicians’ and
private*, whether oCr«gu|acs, volunteers, rangers, of,
militia, who were reguliu-ly mustered in(o theservice
of the United States, and every officer, commission
ed and non-comtnissioned, seamen, orilinaty seamen,
marine, clerk, and landsman in the navy,v in any ot
the wars in’ Which This country has.been en«raged
since seventeen hundred and ninety, and each oitlie
survivorspf tiie militia,or voJuqteers, or State troops
of any State or Territory, called into military service,
and regularly mustered therein, and whose services
have been paid by the UuUeJ States subserfuent to
'the eighteenth day af Tunc, eighteen liiimlred and
turer, was rejected without discussion by a vote
of twenty nays to ten yeas.
The following gentlemen voted in favor of
Mr. Loring:
R. A. Chapman, John II. Clifford,
Rev. Dr. Gannet, S. D. Bradford,
Dr. Walker, Pres. Dr. Blayden,
of the College, Tbos. Worcester,
Mr. Andrews, Trea. Emory Washburn,
* R. C. Winthrop.
Gov. Gardner has voted against Mr. Loring.
Thus Kidnapping lias been rebuked in con
servative Harvard!
There is great rejoicing in the city, and twen
ty guns are to be fired on the Common to-mor
row. . s ; •. r .
About three bushels of petitions have been
presented to tho LegisI al ore 4n 'favor of Judge
Loring’s removal as Jbdge of Probate.
“Off with his head!
So much fori Buckingham.”
Commenting on th^ above, the New York
Herald remarks:—“Retaliation from the South
is of course to be expected. Independently of
the feeling which so gross an attack on South
ern institutions is sure to engender, tho men at
the South who desire to gtve their sons a liberal
education will not send them to institutions
where by precept and example disobedience to
the laws of the land is inculcated. Tbe^ may
be as ready aa others to admit imperfections in
our Statute Book, and as anxious to see them
cured; but they will not allow their young men
to be taught that when they dislike a law they
may openly deride and violate it. The general
admission of such »principle would in time put
an end to all society; and whatever progress
.Massachusetts cnay make toward that end, the
South will have, no hand hr part in the disgrace
ful work-,- \ , *.
Not content with refusing to appoint Judge
Lor trig to a post for whicKhe was ao>ply qual
ified, and in whjqb be eonld have made himself
eminently useful, on the single ground of bis de
votion tp tho laws of his country and hia.deteri
minatlon to enforce them,'hi a abolition enemies
are pow using their, utmost exertions to procure
his dismissal from the office.he at present —
Judge of one of the lower Courts. The nearing
of the petition for hk removal toolc pl.ico before
ro-.xl estate, not a hundred mile?* from Niblo’s Garden.
By cute maiueuvering and diplomatic strategy the
;ent obtained the property for his principal for about
two thirds its actual value. Some time afterwards
tiie former wa^ entrusted by the Utter with^lOO.ODO,
to be paid as an instalment of tho purchase inoncv.
With this amouul and a good many other amounts
tho agent *• vamoused ” to Enrope.
As I do not know any good reason why In’ 3 nauie
should be concealed, I may as well state that Bur-
rough the defaulter is the individual referred to.
The “fancy” of our city are falling into aristocrat
ic practices. Morrissey the pugilist, who h*s a
cuiiar aptitude for getting into hot water was to have
had a duel with one Jim Hughes, a “sporting ® in
ait ilobaken last Monday. The difficulty arose out
of the refusal of JIughes to give up $100, wb* 1
Morrissey claimed as forfeit money from Toni J er »
in consequence of the latter backing out of a rn*
which had been agreed to come off between ®
two bruisers, . The Irishman was on the groan ,
pistol in hand, when ‘‘time” was called.but the more
prudent Hughes was non est. It w "P*" 1 t * ie . W
a misfortune to society that neither of the parties w*s
shot. The frequency of prize tights in
disgraceful, aud I am glad to see that a hill is
the Legislature, prohibiting the brutal tp° Tl u
severe ’penalties. jj
The bill for the suppression of intemperance,
come up for its final reading in the assembly on^
2lst inst.' It is much more stringent than . ^ rC j ] .
ginal Maine Law, and recognizes the right ot
ing private dwellings for liquor, if such
are conuected with a store or office °f an y
Tliis is thought by moderate men to be an * ‘ ^
stretch of power. The whole bill will pro
modified in the Senate. • . > gt
This is the letting season of Now York’. * f
present there does not seam lobe much of a ru
stores or dwellings. Tenant* tight sht^ ^
that landlords will eventually square their dew
to the exigences of the times. I learn that • ^
House which report said was to be vacat
Spring, has been retaken by Coleman & ®
for 11 years from the first of May, aianadva
the pre«eut'>tnhk of a3,000; per anndni, Mr*
tgretwg tokpe*^i«impn?veincnt*^
pairs. «. C ‘ • *'.*, '■* ' v fi fe^if*
It appear* from the official statements o ^
/treat charitable societies,.that: ^
vati^- among the poor of ©d? etty-.
vision* are higher than they have n ijbu
* -* * •—on why tliw 3 | i° u ‘
although there is no g»xid reason