Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Ifamilgfisifor PUBLISHED BT BENJAMIN G. LIDDON T. A. BURKE, EDITOR. MADISON, GA.: SATURDAY, AUG. 30, 185 C. Oar Weekly Gossip, With Readers and Correspondents. The Biteis Bit. Old Doctor Cooper, for many years President of South Carolina College, writes au esteemed correspondent, was one of the most amiable men that ever instructed bad boys. Not one of the most mischiev ous students that ever attended the Col lege was more fond of a joke or more ready to turn one to advantage. On one occasion he entered the recitation room ar.d found the class all seated, with unu sual punctuality, and looking wondrous grave and solemn. Mischief of some kind was evidently on hand, and they were ap parently prepared for a loud laugh, ns the old Doctor walked deliberately up to his arm chair; for there, lashed bolt upright, was an old he-goat, looking wonderfully surprised, and not a little frightened. It, however, they expected to turn the joke on the old Doctor, they erred in their count: for, instead of growing turions, and rating them soundly, he politely remarked: “ Aha! young gentlemen! quite repub lican in your tendencies, I see. You bc ieve in a representative government, and have elevated one of your own number to the chair, hey ? Well, it’s all right, young gentlemen, it’s all right! I dare say you have done very well, and that the present incumbent can fill the chair as well as any of yon. You may listen to him to-day- Good day, young gentlemen, good day.” And off trudged the Doctor, leaving the goat by all odds the least ridiculous figure in the room. Kemed, against Suicide. Suicide is not altogether ns fashionable in this country as in Franco. There it rages, at certain seasons of tho year, as an epidemic, and ft Frenchman whose sweet heart has failed to sii'ule on hint, or whose beef-steak has refused to digest, severs his windpipe or bipws out his brains, with ns much sangfroid ns if it were an everyday business with him. Wo are apt, like Hamlet, to look a little way into futurity, and to prefer “ the ills wo have,” rather “ than fly to others which wc know not of.” Still there are sonic people, even in this oountry, who get blue sometimes, and contemplate laudanum, and all that sort, iu an agreeable light. To all such we re commend the advice of a contemporary: “ For low spirits we recommend a clear conscience, fresh air, a lot of exercise, and a taste for a flute. ‘And it came to pass when the e.il spirit as on Saul, that Da vid took a harp and played with his hand) so Saul wns refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.’ In treating the disease of tho mind, music is not sufficiently valued. In raising tho heart above despair, an old violin is worth two doctors and two apothecary shops.” A Loaf from Popyt' Diary. In the lost Visitor, writes a friend, there was an extract from some paper tell ing of how Benjamin Franklin kissed a Queen. It is a matter of regret that it was not fashionable at the period when Samuel Pepys lived—in the days when people, if struck with a happy idea, would have been “ filled with a pleasant conceit.” Think of the happiness which would have been afforded him had lie been iu Frank lin’s place when lie says, in his diary: “2d. To Westminster Abbey, and there did see all the tombs very finely; having one with us aloue; and here we did sec, by particular favour, tho body of Queen Kath arine of Valois; and I had the upper part of her body in wy hands, and I did kiss her month! reflecting upon it that I did kiss a qiiecno, and that this was my birth day—thirty-six years old! —that I did kiss a queene! Rut here this man, who seems to understand well, tells mo that tho say ing is not true that she was never buried —only when Henry the Seventh built his oliapel she was taken up and laid in this wooden coffin.” Only thiuk of a man “ kissing the body” of a “ Queene” who had lieeu dead over a hundred years, and going into extacies over it! Ou the same day wo learn that the ladies gave the carnation touch to their features which the ladies do not in these days, because nature has saved them the trouble. But hear Samuel on the subject: “ We sat under the boxes and saw the fine ladies; among others was the Lady Kerneqny, who is most devilishly paint ed." Sam was also very fond of “qualitie ways,” for he continues: “And so home —it being mighty pleas ante to go alone with my poor wife in a coach of our own to a play! and makes ns appear mighty great, I think, in the world; at least greater than I cculd, or my friends for me, have once expected, or I think than ever any of my family ever yet lived in my memory—but my cozen I’epys in Salisbury Court.” You must pardon me for extending these quotations; but they arc so quaint that 1 imagine they will be interesting to your readers. Here is an entirely original mu sical critique, which is, to say the least, expressive enough: “ But that which did please me beyond anything in the world was the wind-mu sique, which sso sweet tliat it ravished uie, and indeed in a word did wrap up my 11l JH «!§€>» illill f lllSilo soul so that it made me really sick, just as I hate formerly been when in lote with my wife!" Punch on the Fails Fashions. The Paris correspondent of the London Punch gives the following information tonching tho latest fashions in the French metropolis: “ The fashions this year in the gay cap ital are distinguished by three different characteristics: fir«t, the amount of paint; second, the extreme smallness of the bon net; and third, the extreme largeness of the dress. The paint is laid on the face; an English clown could not well lay it on much thicker. The background is a French white, and this is touched up by little dabs of rose, black, blue, brown and oc-lire colors, according to the various po sitions they have physiognotnically to oc enpy. He states that, out of compliment to these fair painters, anew serial is on the eve of publication, to be called, as a female companion to a work that lmd a great success a few years back— Les Fran coises peintespar elles-memes. The bonnet gets smaller and smaller as the dress looms bigger and bigger. Our correspondent imagines that the diminutive size of the one is influenced by the growing expansion of the other; and it is his firm belief that by the time the bonnet has dwind’ed down to the tiny dimensions of a lady’s watch) the dress will have swollen out in the bulky capaciousness of one of Edgington’s tents. The former will be almost invisi ble, whilst the latter w ill he highly ser viceable to mothers in a thunder storm, as not less than a good round dozen of children will lie able to take shelter under it.” Jobnie Jonquil. This gentleman “catches it,” slightly, this week, from Srsm Snowdrop. We have another rejoinder in hand from Phe iik Fexfbather, which came too late for this issue. You’ll get it on all hands, friend Johnik, just as we told you. Next time you’ll he a little more careful how you slander the fair sex. We arc not a bit sorry for you. Wanted. Wo are in particular need of copies of the Visitor of May 3d and 31st, of the present volume, to complete our files. If any subscriber lias either or both of the above mentioned, and will let us have it or them, wc will take it ns a special favor. J-Sf Don’t fail to read tho capital story on the first page. Porter’s Spirit of the Times. Wm. T. Porter, the original founder and editor for twenty-six years of the New York Spirit of the Times, will issue, in tho first week in September next, a week ly Sporting ami Literary Journal, to ho called Porter's Spirit of the 'Times. It will boos Hie same size and character of tho old pnpo", and the editor is already assured that it will bo contributed to “ by that brilliant circle of correspondents and writers who have so long given to tho ‘Spirit’ its distinguished position among the literary journals of tho United States.” It is not necessary for us to say anything in favor of tho new paper to those who have been readers of tho old “Spirit.” Mr, Porter lias gained for that paper n reputation second to nouo of its class in tliis or any other country, and we predict for the new venture a triumphant success. Persons desiring to subscribe will address W. T. Porter, Editor of Porter's Spirit of tho Times, New York. Newspaper Items. The Marietta Georgian comes to us this week in anew dress, and considerably en larged. We are glad to see that our friend Sim's success is sufficient to authorize the putting on of so handsome a suit. We most heartily wish him a continuance of it. His paper is one of tho best in Chero kee Georgia. We notice, with regret, that Col. Titos. C. Howard has retired from the Atlanta Intelligencer, after an editorial connection with it of a year and a half. The readers of tho Intelligencer can illy spnro him, al though lie leaves tho paper in able hands. The editor of tho Examiner , Columbia, 8. C., has sent us a copy of his paper. We are much pleased with it, and shall publish the prospectus next week. In the mean time we refer the reader to an extract, in another column, headed Southern Periodi cals. The Educational Journal is anew pa per, published at Forsyth, Geo. It is, as its name implies, devoted to the educa tional interests of the State of Georgia. It is edited by Messrs. 11. T. Asncuy and W. C. Wilkes, and published by B. R. Gitsinger & Cos. Terms $2 a year. Later from California. New Orleans, Aug. 20. — The steam ship Grenada has arrived with late date ß from California, &c. She brings but lit tle news of importance. The Vigilance Committee still keep up their organization at San Francisco, and have hung two additional offenders. The news from Mexico and Texas is unimportant. State Road. —Janies F.’ Cooper has resigned the office of Superintendent of this road, J. M. Spullock of Atlanta lias been appointed in this place. Judge Gaulding has been appointed Auditor. jSSTTho Benton Electoral Ticket in Missouri has been withdrawn since the defeat of their candidate for Governor. A New Platform. Each one of the political parties of the ilay has a platform of principles, which it has regularly published to the world. With these we have no business,occupying as we do a neutral position. Anew party has lately been organized in this town, however, and the Visitor has been chosen as the particular organ, through which to promnlge it* platform to the world. It is proper for us to say, by way of pre mise, that it was adopted by a large and enthusiastic meeting of at least three un married men of Madison, and lias since been received by almost the entire body of that Ancient and Honorable Fraternity, herein resident. We invite especial atten tion to the platform, which is in the words following, to wit: M lien in the course of human events it is found expedient for men to associate themselves together to piomoto their so cial happiness in a particular pursuit, it becomes necessary, although they may ta citly understand “ the great principles” which they are seeking to carry out, that they should so lay down and define these principles, that none may err therein; and whereas, each member of the Association thus formed believes the society of woman to be refining in its nature, pleasant in its influences, and that its tendency is to lift man above the mere sordid gratifications of earth; “ Be it therefore Resolved, That we re cognise the dispensations of a wise Provi dence in the gift of woman to man; that wo consider it our duty to promote her happiness; that it will always be our pride and pleasure to pay her t lie most assiduous attention, and, above all, wo consider a union with her as the paramount social good, to which end we have united our selves together. “ Resolved , That this Association shall be known and recognised ns the A. L. A. O. “ Resolved, That the object of our or ganization is to promote our own happi ness and the happiness of the fair sex: and, if we deem it expedient, to effect a perfect union of individual members of our society with those of the fairer party. “ Resolved , That we recognise the prac tice of no principle or artifice which is not in accordance with the custom of high minded and honorable men. “Resolved, That while we recognise the right of parents and guardians to the veto power over the conclusions of their daugh ters and wards, ns to whom they' should marry, wo hold that this power should be exercised with sound judgment and discre tion, and a duo regard to public opinion. “Jlesolccd, ‘That it is not without pro found regret’ flint wo observe a tendency on the part of all classes of society to im pose property pinlifications on the can didates of both soxes, for the important office of matrimony. “ Resolved, That wliilo the extension of slavery is not our object, wc do not regard it ns unholy or against the laws of God, but that when a woman, with or without slavery, as it may happen, is qualified by having reached a proper age—which recent practice decides to be when she is big enough—she can and ought to marry whomsoever she pleases. “Resolved, That it is against flic princi ples of matrimony to create any distinc tions whatever, on account of religions faith, and that our platform embraces all religions, Mormonism excepted. “ Resolved, That we consider it a settled maxim, that the young men of this town, like those of other places, have the right to say whether or not they shall marry, with or without love, money or niggers, as each one may decide for himself. “ Resolved, That wliilo wo are willing to extend the courtesies duo to honest and intelligent foreigners of other towns who love nice women in our midst, wo aro op posed to their receiving all tho attentions of our fair sex ; and we deny the right to marry them, unless they liuvo been among us often and long enough to establish thoir characters and—gain tho consent of the women themselves 1 “Ilesolved , That this Association is de sirous to receive as members all who aro worthy, and anxious to promote the high principles which it desires to carry out, and that it receives noue save this kind; and before they aro received, their sound ness must bo unquestionable. “Resolved , That we have learned, with profound regret, that a few of our worthy young men refuse to stand upon our plat form, and wo hereby declare that wo con sider it our duty to try and persuade such of them as we deem worthy of advocating otir principles, to join us. “Ilesolved , That when a member of this Association marries, he is no longer within our jurisdiction, but, as a separate and in dependent state, has then a right to regu late his own domestic concerns as ho may choose. “S< solved, That it is understood that each member of this Association will not only advise and counsel a fellow-member, in nil that pertains to his weifaro among the women, but that they will assist one another, when in their power, to carryout their plans for mutual pleasure aud profit.” There’s a platform for yon—one upon which all the true unmarried men of the South can unite cordially. . On the great leading question of tho day it is open and frank—no effort at concealment or subter fuge. Tho “ broad, equitable and constitu tional doctrine of non-intervention” is plainly set forth. The times are porten tous—“ a great crisis” has arisen in affairs, affecting our dearest interests, and we point with pleasure to this platform os one around which all conservative men of all parties can rally without sacrificing any of their preconceived opinions. For the Visitor. “Do Women Reason?” Now, I just won’t stand that Johnie Jonquil’s impertinence, Mr. Editor, and that’s flat 1 An impudent, ill-natured fel low 1 who asked him for his opinion ? I’m sure I don’t know; and I just think he might have kept it to himself, and the world would have been none the worse for bis silence. I’ll be bound lie’s a crusty, fussy, ill-natured old bachelor, and lias been kicked so many times that lie’s mad at the whole sex. Wouldn’t I like to have a five minutes’ chance at him ?—if I didn’t comb his head for him 1 I’d make him see stars for once in his life, or I’d pay the forfeit! Do women, reason f I’m a woman my self, and if I couldn’t reason better than he has done in that communication of his, I’d go right off and buy a short-waisted coat and cultivate a moustache. Never inind, Sir; I'll give you a piece of my mind be fore I’m through. I’ll learn you how to talk about your betters —you mean thing! Women poke the fire from the top , do they? If I had you, I’d poke you from top to bot tom. Oh, I should so like to have one good lick at your head with a poker; I’d learn you propriety for the balance of your days. You doubt if we ever would have arrived at the idea of baking and cooking, of weaving and sewing! I should like to see some of your baking or cooking; and I only wish you had to wear clothes of you.' own making: a pretty object you’d lie, I imagine. And so you think onr whole chronicle of fashions is a record of preposterousnesses, do you ? What business is it of yours, wheth er we wear large shoes or small ones? Who .asked you to tell us what kind of bonnets aro most becoming, or whether our dresses are too tight? And pray, is it any concern of yours if we choose to wear hoops and flounces ( We don’t ask you to pay for them! I’ll lie hound you don't spend mnch money, nor never will, for fe male rigging. Besides, I’m sure our dresses are just as handsome and sensible as the kind you men folks wear. If we wear small slices,and little bonnets, and flounced, dresses, you men wear tight hoots, and bee gum lints, and a whole holt of silk agpund your necks; so where is the differ ence ? But I’ve no patience, Mr. Editor. The truth is, men are getting altogether too smart, now-n-days, and the tiling ought to bo stopped. I tell you now, women are not going to stand everything, and men will find it out after a white. I’m not go ing to waste any more time on tliis fellow; but before I close up 1 want to givo him a parting blessing. May lie never have a button on his shirt, nor a whole pair of stockings! May bo never have a pleasant face to greet him, when lie goes home of evenings, but ho compelled to sit ill a state ot utter loneliness over his unswept heqrtli aud bachelor fire I “ May bo never have a soft place to lay his iiead on when it aches; no nice little hand to magnetize away tho blue devils; nobody to tie his neckcloth into a pretty little how! No bright eyes to look fondly out of tho win dow after him when lie goes to his work ; no pretty little feet to trip to the door to meet him, when he comes back 1 May his coffee be smoky, iiis toast burnt, his tea bewitched; his razor grow dull, bis mous tache turn the wrong way, Iris lips be in nocent of a kiss to the day of his death; and may lie live a cantankerous, crusty, musty, fussy old bachelor, is the earnest wish of Si siE Snowdrop. Madison, Ga. PeiiMind-Scissoriugs. Tho State Fair of Georgia will bo held in Atlanta on tho 20th, 21st, 22d and 23d of October next.. G. P. R. James, Esq., now of Richmond, Va., is engaged* upon tho concluding chapters of anew romance. .... Oapt. E. F. Ruffin, of the Nicaraguan army, arrived in Augusta on Tuesday last. Ho wns formerly a resident of Lumpkin, Stewart co., Ga. He brings very gratify ing accounts of the prospects of the Walker government in Nicaragua At Mobile, on tho 23d inst., India or Gun ny bagging Was quoted at 23 cents per yard. ....The National Kansas Committee of Chicago acknowledge the receipt of three thousand dollars from Gerritt Smith, Esq. ... .The widow of Lord Byron is yet alive and hearty. Sho hag recently purchased the residence of the late poet Rogers, in London... .Beverly Tucker, Esq., has fi lially determined to discontinue the publi cation of the Washington Sentinel.... Horace L. Iligley, Esq., cashier of the Mo bile Bank, died in Mobile ou Thursday last.... The Hon. Janies Meacliani, whig member of Congress from the first district of Vermont, is dead... .The crops in Tex as aro reported to bo unusually fine—cot ton, corn, wheat, and even mast, will be in abundance.... At what age are ladies most happy? Marri-AOE The Yazoo (Miss.) Banner, of a late date, reports that tho crops in that region are very fine A clock maker in Connecticut has made a clock which he warrants to run without winding up, till Fremont is elected A sympathetic correspondence has taken place between Hon. Charles Sumner and the “colored boarders” at Cape May Paris proper lias increased two hundred thousand in population since Louis Napo leon first assumed sway A codfish breakfast and an India-rubber coat will keep a man dry all tho day... .The Bos ton Post has credit for the last liquid rem edy for baldness, as follows: “ Use brandy externally until the hair grows, and then take it internally to clinch tho r00t5,”.... It is stated in a late English paper, that pasteboard is now extensively made from beet r00t5.... More are drowned in the wine cup than iu the ocean.. .The Louis- ville Journal soys a Fremont ticket will almost certainly he rnn in Texas. If a Fremont ticket should be nominated in that State, it would almost certainly be run out of it. .. .Rev. Dr. Stuart, the old est Presbyterian minister in Kentucky, died near Nicbolasville, on Sunday night, Aug. 10...-.A friend of ours burnt his hands severely with fireworks on the “glorious fourth;” he applied the Perry Davis’ Pain Killer, and in half an honr was entirely free from pain. Don’t forget this... .Several barns in New Jersey have been consumed, it is supposed from sponta neous combustion caused by packing away imperfectly cured hay or straw.... The N. York Herald states that it only circu lates now 2,000 copies in all the Southern States. So mucli for selling out to the “ Black Republicans,” and becoming a “nigger worshiper.”. The Viceroy of Egypt recently gave a series of entertain ments at the palace, which cost upwards of £100,000... .The Senate has ratified the Extradition Treaty with Baden... .A violent hurricane occurred at La Crosse and Winno, Minnesota, on the 9th inst. .... Woman’s Empire State is matrimony Here she is always in the majority—al ways reigns, and sometimes storms.... The proprietors of the Oxygenated Bitters do not claim that this medicine is an infal lible cure for Dyspepsia, but refer to cer tificates of gentlemen well known to the public, for abundant proof that they have been remarkably successful Edward W. Moore, a clerk, committed suicide in Mobile on Monday last.... The President lias pardoned Wagner, who was convicted of enlisting recruits for the Crimea.... Hon. Thonihs 11. Benton appeared in the Capitol on Friday, having just returned from his arduous political canvass in Mis souri in excellent health aud spirits.... The number of voters in New York State, according to a statement from the Census Department, is 051,321—0f which 516,- 745 are native voters, and 135,076 natu ralized. .. .O’Donnell, the Spanish leader, is seventy-five years of age, and six and a half feet high .... The daily supply of Cro ton water for New York city is 50,000,000 gallons.... A caso of yellow fever has made its appearance at Canton, Miss., and caused great excitement among the citi zens. .. .The income of the London-Times is four million dollars per year.... A late French journal speaks of anew religions sect sprung up in the United States, which it calls “ adorateurs des negres." This is the French, we suppose, for “ nigger-wor shippers.” .... Punch says, what a blessed change for society it would bo if all the numerous rascals now upon the turf were under it instead.... A call lias been signed by editors and the principal firms of busi ness men in New Orleans, to the number of a hundred, for a meeting to aid the Southerners in Kansas....lt is reported by private advices from Charleston, that a large incrcaso of cases of yellow fever has taken place in that city a...Tho report that there is any epidemic disease in Co lumbus, Ga., is contradicted by the Sun. ... .The deaths in Charleston last week wore twenty-seven—only three reported as having died from yellow fever The cadets of tho Stato Military Academy, in Charleston, have been removed to Cplmn bia, in consequence of the prevalence of yellow fever in Charleston ... .Prof. A. Reinhart, of the Wesleyan Female Col lege of Macon, died on the 20th inst. He was a native of Switzerland. Death of the Editor of the Courier. We have to record this morning the i death of Alexander Carroll. Esq., one t of (he editors of the Charleston Courier, lie died at about nine o’clock on last evening, after a sickness dating back to but Saturday last. Mr. Carroll was born in Cheltenham, county of Gloucester, England, in 1818 and received his pri mary education in. Somersetshire, where he entered Queen’s College, Oxford, in 1837. lie catne to this country in Au gust, 1849, and in the spring following, became connected with tho Charleston Courier, where he has since remained. In hisinterconrse with hiscotemporaries and associates, he was uniformly court eous, gentlemanly, and kind, and secured and retained tho respect and esteem of all who knew him. He had much experience 'n newspaper life, and he brought (o the Courier the talent and information which has doue much to secure to that journal the repuiation by which it is known in the community. His death will be mourned as a sad loss by those who were among his friends.— Charleston Mercury. Sale of Barnum’s Property. —The property of Phineas T. Barman was sold at auction in New York on Tuesday. The right aud title of the great showman to all. real estate subject to mortgages were sold for the small sum of $420. — The promissory note of John Greenwood, Jr., for $2,582,15 was purchased by Mr. Greenwood for SBOS. Several enterpris ing gentleman purchased their own notes at the same sacrifice. There were about 200 persons present, including Barnum himself. The sale aggregate was $4,770. Ten bonds of the Crystal Palace, the par value of which is SIOO, was sold at $25 each. There is a sign projecting from the door of a mantua-maker's shop in Troy, the concluding portion of which reads thus: ‘‘N. B. Dresses made lower than over.” Later From Europe. New York, Aug. 25.—The steamship Niagara has arrived at Halifax with three days later news than that by the North American. Liverpool, August 16. —Theßrokers’ eircular states that only a moderate bus iness is doing in Cotton. The market is unchanged. Sales for the week 37,- 000 bales. Speculators have taken 3,000 bales. Sales on Friday 6,000 bales. Stock on band 813,000 bales. Flour, Wheat and Indian Cora mar kets unchanged since Tuesday. Bacon had declined 6d. to Is. Manchester trade rather quiet. Bell <fc Son quote American Stock market quiet and unchanged. Consols advanced and closed at 95^- Baring Bros, quote money tighter. Havre Cotton market steady. Sales for the week 9,000 bales. Stock on hand 108,000 bales. The Persia arrived out on Friday night. V ' The political news is unimportant. Russia has abandoned her claim to the Island of Serpents. Sebastopol is to be re built immediate >y- There are rumors of insurrections at Naples and Cadiz, but they are discred ited. Congressional. V* asiiington, Aug. 22. —The Army bill was not considered to day. The Senate discussed the bill of Mr. Weller repealing the obnoxious Kansas laws.— Nothing done. The McMullin and Granger Fra cas.—The select committee on this subject were in session this morning. The testimony elicited completely bears out our account of the affair, proving that Mr. Granger first iusulted, and then assaulted Mr. McMullin, before the lat ter struck hitn.— Wash. Star. The ground of the difficulty was, that Mr. McMullin made some threat that the South would not submit to be ruled by the Black Republicans. Granger re torted that the North would compel her by force, and proceeded to make a prac tical application of his views, when he got himself considerably battered. The Black Republicans may live to witness a like result in a contest on a larger scale. We recommend to them a little prudence. »t« ► The Kansas Conflict. Sr. Louis, Aug. 24.—Our advices from St. Louis, Mo., are to the 23d inst., and report that the late dispatches from Kansas have produccd’great excitement in all the towns of Missouri. At Boon ville measures were instantly taken, and the sum of five thousand dollars prompt ly realized to forward volunteers in aid of Governor Shannon, and in support of the laws. The same spirit prevails through the border couuties so far as heard from, and many citizens of dis cretion and subslauce have offered their services to proceed to Kansas and re main until law and order are restored. Tidings of new conflicts are hourly ex pected. A letter of the 17th inst., from Lavv rence, K. TANARUS., state that the fight of the 16th took place near Lecornpton, and not in or against that town. Col. Titus and his command were taken prisoners and he badly wounded. The Free soilers bad ten wounded and one mortally.— The proposed attack on Lecornpton was prevented by the U. S. Dragoons. Governor Shannon had gone to Law rence and demanded release of prisoners taken by the Free soilers. After a con ference it was agreed to change pris oners and to disperse all armed settle ments. Reliable accounts from Kansas to the 20th inst., assure us that Lecornpton has not been yet attacked, although there was expectation of an attack by a force of one thousand men under Lane. The Free State men had fortified Law rence in case a retreat shall become necessary. A call appears in this city, numerous ly signed by our most influential citi zens, for a meeting to consider Kausas affairs on Monday. Four hundred volunteers have al ready gone from Jackson county, and large companies are forming in other counties. Robinson and Brown are still in cus tody of the territorial authorities, and Gen. Persifer F. Smith has ordered all the available strength of his command to be ready for instant service. St. Louis, Aug. 25. —The Kansas meeting yesterday was very large. Res olutions were passed denouncing the abolitionists. A committee was appoint ed to proceed to Kansas and inquire into the wants of the women and children. A company of 2500 men well armed and equipped were prepaidng’to march on the 22d of September. Extra Session of Congress. Congress adjourned on Monday the 18th, but an Extra Session was immedi ately called by the , President to con vene. on last Thursday the 21st inst. This extraordinary step was forced upon Mr. Pieree by the failure of the Black Republican and Abolition ma jority in the House of Representatives to pass important appropriation bills. Their object was to embarrass the army appropriation bill by insisting upon an amendment which prohibits the use of the United States forces in Kansas, thus depriving the President of all power to enforce law and order in that Territory. Such an infamous attempt to stop the wheels of government is unparalleled in our national history. It shows the ex tent to which the Abolitionists of the North are determined to posh their rule or ruin policy. Important Indian Treaty. — A Plan far removing the Florida Indians. — A late dispateh from Washington says:— The tripartite treaty between the United States and the Creeks and the Semi noles, residing West of the Mississippi, is considered one of the most important ever concluded with the aboriginal tribes. The Senate recently ratified it, with amendments, to which the delegation in this city, have assented. It appropriates $899,000, for which a bill has passed the Senate, and awaits the action of the House. These Creeks and Seminoles, surrender lands to such Seminoles in Florida as may remove West, while the treaty secures to the last, on that condi tion, certain pecuniary and civil advant ages and permits them to eijov their own—a Seminole—government, inde pendently of association with any other tribes, a failure to obtain which, has been a prominent objection, heretofore, to their immigration. This, it is sup posed, will have a tendency to forever quiet Indian disturbances in Florida, an important consideration in view of the millions of money expended on account of Indian hostilities in that State. Texas on the Election of Fkemon,t. —A Texas paper contains the following item : “On the 31st ult., in the State Senate, at Austin, Mr. Bryan, of Brazoria, intro duced a Joint Resolution requiring the Governor to convene a special Legisla ture on or before the Ist of January, 1857, should the anti-slavery candidate for the Presidency bo elected ; and fur ther, that the Governor forward a copy of this resolution to the Governor of each slaveholding State. The resolu tion was referred to the Committee on State Affairs, and will, we hope, be re ported on favorably.” Mrs. Stowe. The authoress of Uncle Tom has pre pared another anti slavery work, a chap ter from the advanced sheets of which appears in that congenial medium, the New York Tribune. There is a well of unfailing malignity iti this woman’s na ture. The specimen of her book in the Tribune shows the same determination to libel the South, and arouse the worst passions of the masses in the Free States, against Southern institutions, that were manifest in every page of Uncle Tom. The book is advertised to appear on the Ist of September, and is no doubt in tended to fan, with fresh power, the blaze of fanaticism, now burning so fu riously in the Northern States. It seems as if every possible agency of moving the populace is to be thorough ly tried by the friends of Fremont.— The pulpit and the theatre, for the first time, lay aside their hereditary antipa thies, and combine in a holy alliance against slavery.- The newspaper press and the novel are enlisted in the same dark array. Orators traverse every por tion of the free States, and address the most inflammatory harangues to vast crowds, stirriug up horror, hatred and revenge, with the most infamous stories of Southern cruelty and crime. What is to be the end of all this? Is it to elect Fremont to the Presidency and nothing more? Is this “ocean into tempest tost, to waft a feather 2” No 1 It will sweep in the end over all the barriers of law and constitution, and bear off every vestige of Southern in stitutions, and the Southern race itself from the soil on which they exist, if the South does not look the future calmly in the face and with united energies gird up its loins to meet the coming hur ricane. The South has resources with, in itself sufficient, if wisely employed to secure its safety, and, if the worst comes to the worst, it can demonstrate to the traitors who would crush it, that it is not as weak and friendless among the nations as they vainly imagine.— Richmond Despatch. /tgrThe deaths in New York city last week amounted to 651, being an increase of 24 over the week previous.