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LETTER FROM GEN WALKER TO PRESIDENT
BUCHANAN.
Washington, Jan. 4, 1858.
Sir: On the 15th of June last I had the hon
or to address yon alctter relating to the manner
in which 1 emigrated from California to Nicar
agua, the events which followed my presence
in Central America, and the unjust and illegal
acts by which 1 was forced fora time to aban
don my adopted country.
In that letter I stated facts w Inch I defy my
enemies to controvert; and I then hoped your
Excellency would take steps for the punishment
of the grievous offences agniu-t right, justice
and public law’committed by United States offi
cers in the seizure of a Nicaraguan vessel in a
Nicaraguan port. Commander Davis has. how
ever. gone unrebuked, so far as 1 am informed,
for his violation of international law, and of
the Constitution of the United States: and it
grieves me to say that I am again obliged to
•approach you with a complaint against another
and yet higher officer of the United States Nn-
In approaching you as a supplicant for jus
<tice I know that it is necessary for me to re
move erroneous impressions which have be* n
made on your mind concerning my conduct in
connection with Nicaraguan affairs. Corrupt
and malignant persons have surrounded your
Excellency and poured into your cars false
stories concerning events in Central America.
And now. to you, the President of the Uni
ted Suites, I directly charge, andjstand ready to
prove what I say. that your officers of the Na
vy, not only by irresponsible statements
through th.» prt<s, but also in official commu
nicatiors, have misrepresented facts ami falsi
fied events. Feeling and believing ns I do,
that you would not, willingly wrong any indi
vidual, no matter how humble, 1 am - itidled
that the summary judgment you pass on my
conduct in your annual message to Congress is
the result of incorrect information : and I trust,
and confidently expo* t. that when the truth is
placed Indore you. your judgment will acquit
me of the gwe charges brought against me.
Permit dk*. then, if you please, before I pro
ceed to call your attention to the conduct of
Commodore Paulding, to deny most unequivo
cally, That I have ever been engaged at any
time or in any manner, with any unlawful ex
{tedition against Nicaragua. In your message
to Congress you seem to imply that my first de
i part are from San Francisco was illegal, for you
say : “when it was first rendered probable that
an attempt would be made to get. up another
unlawful expiditionagainst Nicaragua.*' With
all deference 1 beg leave to repeat what I said
in a previous letter and to ag(iin inform you
that 1 left San Francisco in Slay 1855, with
the .sanction ami approval of the Federal officers
of the port, and that theCaj tiin of the revenue
cutter sent his sailors to bend the sails which
carried us from California to Central America.
Allow me, also, to suggest that the government
of the United States recognized ami legalized
•the immediate results of the emigration from
•(’oliforma in the reception oi Padre \ igil as
Minister from the Republic of Nicaragua. Not
* only was the first exepdition, as it has been call
ed,"to Nicaragua, entirely lawful in its origin,
but all its consequences were marked by strict
adherence to law ami justice. Some have told
yon 1 know, that I am a man ‘without faithand
without money,” but from the Iteginniiig to the
end of my career in Nicaragua. I challenge the
world to produce a single violation of public
faith—a single deviation from the great prin
ciples of public right ami public justice. On
the contrary, the Americans in Nicaragua have
always maintained the faith ami honor of their
rare; in the midst of falsehood ami treachery
on the part of their enemies—in the fare of
countless hosts arrayed against them no le>s
than in the presence of famine ami pestilence.
Our conduct in the midst of trials ami of dan
gers is sufficient answer to the epithets which
have b<M?n hurled’against us; and when the
passions and prejudices of the present have
died away we calmly await the judgment of
posterity on our conduct.
But an officer of the I nited States Navy
forced us to become exiles from Nicaragua; ami
let me remind you of the fact that from the
moment we touched our natal soil we protested
against the illegality and injustice of the act,
and deck red our intention to return to the
laud whence we bad been wrongfully brought.
Everywhere—before the functionaries of the
(iovernment —in the presence of assembled
multitudes of the sovereign people—we de
clared that no effort should be unused in order
to retain the rights wrested from us by fraud
and illegality.
Do yon suppose that if we had been con
scious of any violation, or intended violation of
law, we would thus have proclaimed our ob
jects and intentions? I# it the habit ofoii’end
ers against public right, or of conspirators
against public justice, to herald their acts on the
•orners of the streets and publish their w rung
•doings in the market plat e?
Would we have violated the public con
science of this nation by calling on the people
to disregard their ou n enacted statutes < No
Mr. President, let all your District Attornies
exhaust their energy and their ingenuity—let
them attempt to pervert the law to purposes for
which it never was intended-they cannot make
good the charges vvliicb have been made against
. us.
•Once the District Attormx attempted to
.convict me of a breach of the neutrality laws;
but a jury of the country rendered a verdict of
1 not guilty,” almost without leaving the bar. -
Again a like effort would be frowned with a
like result.
After long effort and much patient endurance,
we at lengt h sailed from Mobile for San Juan de
Nicaragua on the 14th day of November last.
The vessel in which we nailed was regularly
cleared by the Collector of the Port, ami a spe
cial Inspector was sent aboard to examine the
cargo aml the passengers. Our rights, too, as
Nicaraguans were acknowledged, for the Col
lector refused to clear the Fashion with (’apt.
Fayssoux commanding, on the ground that he
was a citizen of the United States.
With a regular register and clearance we
supposed when once on the high seas Wc were
beyond the possible interference of any United
States authority; for even if we were admit
ted belligerents against a power with w hich
the United States was at peace, the owners of
the neutral vessel had ft clear right to carry
warlike persons as well as contraband of war.
subject only to the risk of capture by the ene
my's cruisers. We did not for a moment im
agine that naval officers would undertake to
place restraints on American commerce in the
absence of Federal law and of Congressional au
thority. The deference, too. we know your
Excellency has for the Constitution of the Uni
ted States precluded the supposition that any
orders had been issued to detain or capture an
American vessel whoso piqiei’B showed »hu was
eiigflgcd in a lawful voyage,
•Sfttktk«d as we were of the entire legality of
.our voyage, we did not hesitate to enter the
port of San Juan de Nicaragua, although we
knew a United States slodp-of-war was present
in the harbor. But we had scarcely landed be
fore we were subjected to a series of illegal and
insulting acts of the commander us the Sarato
ga. These acts have been detailed in two let
ters addressed by mu to Commodore Paulding
and now on tile, I presume, in the Navy De
partment.
While we were being embarrassed by the
action of the Saratoga wc had not been idle. —
Col. Anderson, who had served his native
country throughout the Mexican war. at the
head of fifty men had ascended the river ami
gained possession us the stronghold, which in
the hist century had for days defied the genius
of the proudest naval name in British annals, i
Not only this, but he had regained possession 1
of valuable American property, unlawfully held
by Costa Rican soldiers, and I ha<| given the
order to restore it to the agent claiming it for
the owners. Permit me to a.k whether it is
such acts as these which authorize your naval
officers to apply to us the vilest epithets of the
language t
Scarcely, however, had the )«os»M-ssion ofo
Castillo Yiegu opened tv tbewav to Lak*
Nicftragutn aftd tb the regaining »»f ail we had
bv-l by < apt. Davis intmierem tii .i. a mo‘t
■ rievo’.s ” r •i.*/ wn* f»«nin infii' t’ d •?. !•■• •
Commodore Paulding, (hi the Sth of Decem
ber the hitter officer summoned me to surren
der to him, ami the Nicaraguan Hag was ft
second time hauled down on Nicaraguan soil ,
by the orders of the United States navy.
It would be supererogatory, sir, for me to
say that the act of Capt. Paulding was without
warrant of law. Much, too, as we felt the
wrong, it was not the act itself, as much as the
manner in which it was done, that cut us to
the quick. We knew that the act was in vio
lation of the sacred chart* r—the Constitution j
of the United States. We knew that an au
thority higher than that of any ( ommodorc —
higher even than the President of the United I
States—would vindicate the sanctity of violat- ,
ed law ami punish the offenders against the I
American Constitution. We felt, too, that;
the august ami most potent sovereign—the
people of the United States— would render jus
tice for the Injuries sustained. But far more
grievous than the surrender—far more galling
than to see our own Hag lowered on our own !
soil—was it to be tol<l that we were there to
the dishonor of the United States. There were
men on that saiuh bea< h, Mr. President, who
had carried your flag aloft admidst the thickest
of the foe, and one had been promoted by a
predecessor in your office for first planting your
colors upon the heights of Cerro Gordo. Oth
ers among them had led your soldiers across
the continent, and always in the path of duly
and of honor. For such men to be told that
they disgraced the country they once had serv
ed so nobly ami so well, was a pang sharper
than that of (h ath, ami might have wrung a
tear from men harder ami more callous than
he who indicted the irreparable injury.
I need not tell you that I wrs unable to an
ticipate the act of (’apt. Paulding. Military
necessity required me to hold Punta Arenas,
and the idea never entered my mind, that an
American officer, professing to execute the
law, would so far forget hisduty as to infringe,
not only well established international law,
but, also, the requirements of that instrument
with which are involved the best hopes of
mankind thv( onstitutionof the United State*.
Even could I have foreseen the action of Capt.
Paulding, military reasons would have prevent
ed me from leaving the point. But it was im
possible to imagine that so violent a step —
marked as it was in its details by conduct
worthy of soldiers in the sack of a town, would
have been taken by an officer of the I’. S. Na
vy. And. Mr. President, in the name of the
official oath which you have taken in the pres
ence of Almighty God, I call upon you tu pun
idi the offender and to right the wrong. I
presume not to direct your wisdom in the course
it shall pursue; but in the name of the mtn
w hose rights your officers have infringed and
whose honor has been most harshly and heed
lessly trampled in the dust, 1 call for the jus
tice it is your high prerogative to bestow.
But permit me to conclude by adding that in all
e vents and under all circumstances there are
duties and responsibilities from which I and
the officers and men 1 represent w ill not, dare
not shrink. No extreme of illegal interference
no amount of hard words and unju>t epithets,
can deter us from following the path w hich is
before us. The functionaries of the Govern
ment may exhaiHt upon inc the expletives of
the language they may insult public conscience
and degrade their own characters by applying
to us all the epithets their morbid imaginations
siiggot, but, conscious of the right and justice
of our cause, wc shall not relax our efforts nor
be driven into a violation of the law. As long
as there is a Central American exiled from his
native land and deprived of his property ami
civil rights, for the services fie rendered ns, in ,
evil as well as in good report, so long shall our
tiim* and our (tiegies be devoted to the work I
of their restoration. As long r.s the bones of
our companions in arms, murdered under a |
barbarous decree of the Costa Rican Govern
ment, lie bleaching ami unbniied on the hill
sides of Nicaragmt, so long shall our brains
(••ontrive ami our bands labor for justice w hich
one day w e w ill surely obtain.
Permit your officers, if you can, to trample !
under foot the Constitution and the laws; pass
unnoticed, if you w ill, the most violent inva
sions of individual rights and public duties;
treat with scorn and contempt, if you choose,
the demands for justice which wc humbly ami
deferentially place at yi.iir sci t —wc w ill hot
be cast down or dismayed. Wc tight for the
rights of our race, which have been denied us
by an ungrateful and degraded aristocraty.
We strive to retain unsullied the device some
of our ancestors have borne on many a field
“ None shall wound us w ith impunity.” And
so long as mir faith in right endures good—our
confidence in the God of our fathers remains
unshaken—so long shall we use all just and
proper means to regain w hat lias been wrong
fully vv rested from us.
I have the honor to remain.
With high respect,
Your obedient servant,
Wm. Wai.kf:i:.
Ilis Excellency the President of the United
Slates.
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT IN RELATION TO
THE ARREST OF GENERAI. WALKER.
In submitting to the Senate the papers for w hich
they have called, I deem it proper to make a few ob
servations.
In capturing General Walker and his command,
after they hail landed on the soil of Nicaragua, (’oin
modore Vnnlding has. in my opinion, committed a
grave error. It i» quite evident, however, from tin*
communications herewith transmitted, that this was |
done from put rami patriotic motives, atnl in the sin
cere conviction that lie was promoting the interests
and vindicating the honor of his country. In regard
to Nicaragua, she has sustained no injury In the act
of (’omtnod ire Pntildinir.
This has enured t« her benefit, and relieved her
from a dreaded invasion. Bhe idone would have any
tight to complain of the violation of her territory ; and
it is quilr certain she w ill never exercise this right.
It unquestionably does nut lie in the mouth of her
invaders to complain in her name that she has been
rescued bv Commodore Paulding from tbrir assaults.
The error of this gallant officer consists in exceeding
his instructions, and landing his sailors and marines
in Nicaragua, w hether with or w ithout her c<msent,
for the purpose of making war upon any military
force whatever, which he might find in the country,
no mutter from w hence they came. This pow er cer
tainly did not belong to him. Obedience t<» law and
conformity to instructions are the best ami safest
guides for all officers, civil and military, and when
they transcend these litjiits and act upon their own
personal responsibility, evil con>c<jurnccs inevitably
■
Under these circumstances, when Marshal Rynders
presented himself at the State Department on the
•j'.'th ult., with General Walker in custo<iy, the Secre
tary informed him that the Executive Department of
the (iovernment did not recognize General M alker
as a prisoner; that it hail no directions to give con
cerning him; and that it is only through tjic action
of a judiciary that he could he lawfully held in cus
tody. to answer the charges that might be brought
against him.
In thus far disapproving the conduct oj Commo- (
dore Paulding, no inference must be drawn that I
am less determined than 1 have ever been to execute
the neutrality laws of the United States. This is my
impcritive duty and I shall oonlinueto perform it by
all the means which the Constitution and the laws
hme placed in my power.
My opinion of the value and importance of these
law s corresponds entirely with that expressed by Mr.
Monroe, in Ins Message to Congress of Dec. 7, lsp,».
That wise, prudent, and patriotic Statesman says:
“It is of tt>e highest importance to our nationnl
character, and indispensable to the morality of our
citizens, that all violations of our neutrality should
be prevented. No door should be left open for the ,
evasion of our laws ; no opportunity affuidcil to any
who may be dispose*! to take advantage of it tocom
promit the interest or thy honor of the nation."
The crime of setting on foot o* providing the
means for a military expedition within the I nited |
States to make war against a foreign State with
w hich wo arc at peace, is one of mi aggravated ami
dangerous cliaraeter, and earl* engaged the attention
of Congress, Whether the Executive government
possesses gnv, or what power, under the Constitution,
indejK iidently of Congress, to prevent or punish this ,
and similar offences against the law of nations, was a '
subject which engaged thg attention of our most emi
nent statesmen in the time of the Administration of
Gen. Wa-'diii’ptoii, and on the occasion of the French j
Revolution. Th«* act of Congress of the .‘.th .lune,
fortunately renuneil ull the difficulties on th*'* ‘l*’ 1 * 5 i
tion which hail theretofore existed. The •'th and i
7th sections of this act, which relate to the present ;
question, urcthe same in substance with tlie »*dh and ■
Bth sections of the get of April ’th, Isis, and have I
now been in force for a period of more than sixt\ !
years. 1
The military expedition rend red criminal by the ’
>act must han its origin, must “begin” or be “ set on !
fool" in the United Stales; fipt f-ie great object of the ,
law wasto . ave fort ign States w ith whom we were at 1
peace from the ravages «»f thc-e law le.-s expedition'
pruceeitii.g ill.in >ll 'Lof 'fl ' ‘eveiith <’.<tlon *
■d"h“ t; VI,• I. .»dv •tL ir.im i ‘
its punishment, would have Iwcn inadequate to ac
complish this purpose and enforce our international
duties. In order to render the law effectual, it was
necessary to prevent “the carning on” of such expe
i ditions to their consummation after they had succeed
ed in leaving our shores.
This has been done effectually, ami in clear and
• xt,licit language, by tin- authority given to the Pre
siilcnt under the htii S4 > cii'»n of the act to employ the
land and naval forces oi the United States “for the
! purpose of preventing the carrying on of any such
I expedition or enterprise from the territories or juris
' dietion of the United States against the territories or
domain of any foreign prince or State, or of any colo-
I ny, district or people, with w hom the (’nited States
I are at peace.”
For iLcm* reasons, had Commodore Paulding inter
j repted the strainer “Fashion” w ith (Jen. W alker and
' his men on board, at any tmriod before they entered
j tin p >rt of San Juan de Nicaragua, and conducted
I them back to .Mobile, this would have prevented theni
■ from carrying on” the expedition, and have been not
<>nl* a justifiable but a praiseworthy act.
'j lie crime well denerves the severe punishment in
llicteil u|H)ii it by our laws. It violates the principles
of Cbri.'titinity, morality and humanity, held sacred
by all civilized nations, and by none more than by the
people us the United Statps. Disguise it as wc may,
such a military expedition is an invitation to reckless
and lawless men to enlist under flu- banner of anv
adventurer to rob. plunder, and murder the unoffend
ing citizens of our neighboring States w ho have nev
er done them harm. It is a usurpation of the war
making power, which belongs alone to Congress;
ami the Government itself, at least in the estimation
of the world, becomes an accomplice in the commis
sion of this crime, unless it adopts all the means ne
cessary to prevent and to punish it. It would be far
Letter, and more in accordance w ith the bold and man
ly character of our countrymen, for the <•••*'•riimeut
itself to get up such expeditions, than to allow them
to pi oceed under the command of irresponsible adv eti
tuiers. We could then, at least, exercise some con
trol over our own agents, and prevent them from
burning down cities and committing other acts of
enormity of w hich we have read.
The avowed principle which 4ie > at the foundation
• fthe law of nations is contained in the Divine com
mand, that “ all things whatsoever ye would, that
men should do to yon, do ye even so them.” Tried
by this unerring rule, weshould be severely condemn
ed if we shall not use our best exertions to arrest
such expeditions against our feeble sister Republic
of Nicaragua. (Inc thing is very certain, that peo
ple never existed who would call any other nation to
a stricter account than wc should ourselves, for toler
ating lawless expeditions from their shores to make
war upon any portion of our territories.
By tolerating such expeditions, we shall soon lose
the high chin acter which we have enjoyed ever since
the days of Washington, for the faithful performance
of our international obligations ami duties, and in
spire distrust against us among the members of the
gieat family of civilized nations.
But if motives of duty were not sufficient to restrain
us from engaging in such lawless enterprise, our ev
ident interest ought to dictate this policy. Tbeseexpc
ditions are the most effectual mode of retarding Ame
rican progress; although to promote this is the
avow ed object of the leaders and contributors in such
undertakings.
It is beyond question the destiny of our race to
spread themselves o\ er the continent of North Ame
rica, and this at no distant day, should events be per
mitted to take their natural course. The tide of emi
grants will flow to the South, and nothing can even
tually arrest its progress. If permitted to go there,
peacefully, Central America will soon contain an
American population, which will confer blessings
ana benefits ns well upon the natives as their respec
tive governments. Liberty, under the restraint of
law. will preserve domestic peace; whilst the differ
ent transit routes across the Isthmus in which we
arc so deeply interested w ill have assured protection.
Nothing has retarded this happy condition of affairs
so much ns the unlawful expeditions w hich have been
fitted out in the United States to make war upon the
Central American States. Had one-half of the num
ber of American citizens who have miserably perish
ed in the hi st disastrous expedition of Gen. Walker
settled in Nicaragua as peaceful emigrants, the ob
ject which we all desire would ere this have been, in a
great degr«-e, accomplished. These expeditions have
caused tlie people of the Central American States to
regard us w ith dread and suspicion. It is our true
policy to remove this apprehension, and to convince
them that we intend to do them good, and not evil.—
We desire, as the leading power on this continent, to
open, and if need b<‘, to protect, every transit route
across tlie Isthmus, not only for our own benefit, but
that of the world, and thus open a free access to Cen
tral America, and through it toonr Pacific possessions.
This policy was commenced under favorable au
spices, w hen the expedition, under the command of
I (ten. Walker, escaped from our territories and pro |
I ceeded to I’unta Arenas. Should another expedition
! of a similar character again evade the vigilance of
• •nr officers, and proceed to Nicaragua, this would be
fatal, at least for a season, to the peaceful settlement
of these countries, and to the policy of American pro
gress. The truth is, that no administration can suc
cessfully conduct the foreign affairs id' the country in
Central America, or any w here • he. if it is to Im‘ in-
! tcriered with at every step bv lawless military exp*
ditions “set on foot” in the United States.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
W asiiixgtox, January 7,
< i i OH .
MACON, GA.
Thursday, January 14, 1858.
THE PEOPLE AND GOV. BROWN
We publish, to-d:iy, the proceedings of a
large and respectable meeting, held in Craw
ford County, and composed of leading members
of both political parties.
TJte Resolutions speak for themselves, and
require from us. perhaps, only a word of in
troduction.
They unequivocally endorse the Veto Mes
sage of Gov. Biiovv.x, and condemn in terms,
pointed and emphatic, the late Act, legalizing
the “sus[K-nsion" ot the Banks, and granting
them a free pardon tor their ruinous breach of
faith with the public. Our advices are, that
similar Meetings haw been held in other Coun
ties, and that many more are in contemplation
—ami that the people generally, irrespective of
party affinities, cordially sustain Gov. Bnowx,
in hi> attempt to save them from tlietyrany of
(’orporations, and the miseries of a deranged
ami depreciated Currency. They have read
the Message with a view to discover,
whether Gov. Bkovvn is a good Book keeper,
but whether lie has surveyed the whole system
of Banking with the comprehensive glance of
a Statesman ; and the perusal has satisfied them,
not merely that many of our Banks have used
their privileges to oppress the people and as a
cloak to evasions of the law, but of the far
more important truth, that the entire system
is rotten —fraught with danger to the best in
terests of the public, even when conducted
with the utmost possible skill and honesty—
susceptible of no satisfactory reformation or
improvement —and requiring, not the pruning
knife, but the axe and the hoe, that it may be
cut down, and rooted out. and utterly destroy
ed.
'The Legislature, in over-riding the Veto of
Gov. Brown, did this one good thing, at least
—they made an issue, and thrust the subject
upon the consideration of the people. The
longer ami the closer the examination, the
worse it vv ill be for the advocates of a rag-cur
t’vncy, and the discussion will soon rise beyond .
and above the temporary question of ‘‘legal
izing” the present ‘Suspension.” It will take (
a w filer range, and. in our opinion, will not
cease until the Independent Treasury System has ■
been adopted hi the management ot our State :
Finances, and the charter or re-charter of all ,
Banks of Dsue forever prohibited in Georgia, i
We are now testing the vaunted of
a legalization of Bank “suspension*" and it is j
likely the people will be satisfied with it for |
all time to conn*. The fine predictions of the ;
Bank-men have all ( ometnie —cotton has gone
up —exchange has come down—the merchants '
collect easily—the Banks let out their money j
in a continuous stream —everyliody’ is “flush” j
—and the hard time* of a month ago have sof
tened into the sweet consistency of milk and •
honey. Unfortunately, all this is true, orcr Me
Je ft xhvuldxr. ami m a twall uuicurn'x horn,- '
We know now. w hen it is too late, what it is
to be left nt the mercy of corporations, which |
the remission of one penalty stimulates into ’
arts w hich d< '•erve another, and he is of a san- ■
• »in*- r« m;•• rainent w li«< expect th* m-xt six ;
months to bring any perceptible relief. Ex
perience, says Goethe, is the best of teachers,
i but the school-fees are heavy. We are now
paying them, but the lesson w ill be cheap if
we learn it aright. We have sowed the wind
I ami we arc now reaping the whirlwind—we
have been engaged in the wildest extravagance
and speculation, engendered mid fostered by
the fallacious system of Bank Credits, and now
has come the crisis ami tlie crush. We have
i been sailing about on summer seas in paper
and now that the storm is upon us, how
; many must go to the bottom. Nevertheless,
we say, welcome the gale, the crash, ami the
shipwreck, so that wo escape with our
! lives and a fixed determination to l»e
wiser in the future. That which we now es
teem our misfortune will in truth turn out a
i blessing, if it induces ns to return to a specie
! currency and a real standard of values. We
are of those, who hope for such a result—and
these manifestations of the people confirm us
in the expectation. We are fissured that Gov.
I Bkown, though deserted by the Legislature,
ami as-ailed with stupid scurrility by a portion
of the public press, is undismayed, and resolute
to fight out the good fight. If he needs const)
lation or encouragement, he can find it in the
history of Gex'. Jackson. When that old He
ro w aged w ar agaiirt the Banks, he had to light
not only against over-ruling majorities, but
against majorities which were headed by Ti
tans. As Mr. Breckinridge has said, “he had
to defend the passes of the (‘onstitution, sin
gle handed, till the People came to his rescue.”
But they came, at last—and we all know’ the
(‘oiisummation. Gov. Bkown may rot assur
ed, that the great mass of the people, of both
' parties, are with him on this “sensation,” and
the longer and sharper the confiict, so much
the more certain and complete the victory.—
But, our “ word of introduction" ha> t»een one
of many syllables—ami we close with com
mending the Crawford Resolutions to the at
tention of our readers. They speak the senti-
! incuts of the yeomanry of Georgia.
THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. WALKER.
Wc publish to-day Gen. Walker's letter to
the President, and Mr. Buchanan's Message to
the Senate in regard to the Nkaragua affair.—
• I'he length of these documents ami the pressure
; of other matter prevent extended editorial com
ments at present, which would perhaps be un
necessary, as we have heretofore expressed
our views on the subject. J.ast week we took
[ occasion to denounce Commodore Paulding’s
seizure of (ion. Walker as a gross outrage, and
; later developments only serve to confirm us in
: our original opinion. To make a long story
1 >hort, Paulding should be cashiered, and Walk
er should be fully indemnified and restored at
I the national expense to Nicaragua.
GEORGIA NEWSPAPERS.
Wc have received the Prospectus of “The
Express” a weekly paper to be published in the
i flourishing town of (’artersville. (’ass county,
i Ga. It will be conducted by Samtel 11.
| Smith, Esq., late proprietor of the Cassville
j Standard. Subscription $2 a year in advance.
We have also received the first number of
the “American Citizen," published by J. 11.
i Mokefiei.d, Esq., at West Point, Ga. Its edi
torial department and mechanical execution
both reflect great credit upon our friend, More-
I field, who has our best w ishes for his success
iin everything but bis Know Nothing politics.
The “ Plaindealer" has given pl.tec to the
I “ Palladium,” published at l.nmpkin. Stewart
county. G:i„ by Dr. J. (’.(’. Blackbrim. Th*
Dr.'.- Salutatory shows him to be a Democrat
of the true stamp. Wc extend the right
of fellowship, ami eordiaDy welcome him to
the corps Eilitm ial.
Mr. F. W. Shits has become sole proprietor
of the Savanimh Republican. His former part
ner, Mr. 4. R. Sneed will continue to have
charge of its Editorial department.
Mr. A. R. Lam Ai:, of the Savannah Georgian
still otters a half interest in his paper for sale.
Dr. G. S. Wii.bi kn has become Editor of the
Forsyth Educational Journal.
TWIGGS COUNTY.
The Democrats of this old banner County
had nothing to do but to “ walk over the track”
—the following ticket being elected without
opposition :
For Sheriff—U JI. W. BOZEM AN.
“ Clerk Superior Court—W RIGHT NI.EL.
« Clerk inferior Court—R. BELSIIER.
“ Receiver of Tai Keturn»—J. P. VINSON.
*• Tai < oll< < ior—M. 11. STOKES*
“ County Surveyor—ACTON E. N ASH.
“ C oroner—JOHN HENDERSON.
We are requested to give notice that Twiggs
Superior Court has been changed to the 4th
Monday in March and Se|>tcmber.
CRAWFORD COUNTY.
The following ticket is elected entire—there
j being no opposition except to Sheriff, TaxCollee
. tor mid County Treasurer. A luird-shell Demo
crat —and an arrant »ht»er withal—sends ns
■ the returns, and remarks that the Democracy
of Crawford are h 1 to light. We should
I judge so from the result:
For Sherifl—MOßGAN HANCOCK.
“ Clerk Superior C ourt—JAS. J. RAY.
“ Clerk Inferior Court—J AS. J. RAY.
« Tai Collector—THOS. COCHRAN.
“ Receiver of Tai—R. B. VlNINti.
“ County Treasurer—S. S WRIGHT.
“ C oroner—JAS. Y. SMITH.
JONES COUNTY
The Democratic ticket, we understand, is
i elected, as follows:
For Sheri fl— J. G. BARNES.
“ Clerk Superior Court—C. MCCARTHY.
“ Cleric Inferior Court—MACARTHY.
“ Tai Collector—TllOS. L. BURDEN.
“ Tax Receiver—F. J. WALKER.
“ Coroner—C . DENNING.
PUBLIC MEETING IN CRAWFORD.
At a meeting of a numerous and respectable
!>ortion of the citizens of the county, consisting
j of members of both political parties, held in
; the Court House at Knoxville on Tuesday the
| sth inst., on motion John Collftrrt, Esq., was
I called to the Chair, and Dr. Simpson and Dr.
j T. Hunter appointed to act as Secretaries.
On motion a Committee of five gentlemen
were appointed by the Chair to present reso
l tions f*»r the action of the meeting. The Com
mittee, consisting of Col, George R. Hunter,
George AV. Norman.Esip Adolphus Ansley,Jacob ,
Lowe and D. J. C. Harvey having retired, re- :
, turned in a few’ minutes and presented through j
their Chairman, Col. Hunter, the following
preamble and resolutions which were, alter ■
some remarks by Mr. Norman and C<»l. Hunt
er in their favor, unanimously adopted by the ,
meeting—both political parties being present
and voting in their favor.
We the people of Cravvfonl county irrespec
tive of party in Convention assembled, think it .
our duty and right under the present deranged '
r nd iin<ettled condition of our pecuniary affairs '
to express freely to our fellow-citizens our
views and opinions in reference to the same.
Therefore, Heaolred, That we highly approve
of the course of Gov. Brown, iu returning to
the Legislature without his sanction the bill
entitled an “act to provide against the forfei
ture of the several Banks of this State.”
Resulted, That in the opinion of this meet
ing, Gov. Brown by exerting his official influ
ence on the side of justice and the people and
by exposing and denouncing in his veto Mes
sage the oppressive ami unwarrantable prac-
I ticca of the suspended Banks has entitled him
self to the renewed confidence and support of
the i»eoplc us Georgia.
Resulted, That the |>;issage by the Legisla
ture of the bill legalizing the suspension of the
Banks of this State, is in our opinion unwise
and inconsiderate legislation, because it gives
the sanction of the law-making power to the
wilful and inexcusable violation on the part of
the susjiended Banks of their charters and con
tracts by which they in consideration of the
privileges granted them, hound themselves to
furnish the people with a currency convertible
into gold or silver at the will of the people;
1 and further, because* said bill discriminates un
justly between the Bunks and the people, giv
ing the former twelve months to pay their
! debts in, w hile this privilege is withheld from
the people—leaving us at the same time the
alternative to take their depreciated notes in
payment for our produce and pnqivrty, or em
ploy counsel at remote points to bring suits on
their Bills for sj>ecic w hen speck* is demanded
by Plaintiffs, in Execution.
Resulted, That wc regard the veto Message
of Governor Brow n as an admirable State pa-
I per—clear in its statement of facts —conclusive
' in its reasoning and sound in its doctrines, and
we commend its perusal to all who wish to un
derstand the vices of the Banking system.
Resulted, That in the opinion of this meeting
the members of the Legislature who bad the
firmness to sustain the Governor in h»s patriot
ic efforts to resist the “outside pressure,” of
which he speaks in his message are entitled to
the thanks of their constituents.
On motion of Geo. W. Norman, Esq., it was
ordered by the meeting that the foregoing Reso
lutions be signed by the (.'hairman and Secre
taries, and sent to one of the papers in Macon,
friendly to the object of the meeting, with the
request that the other papers of the State friend
ly to our views should ropy the same.
JOHN G. (’OLIJEKT. Chairman.
W. J. SIMCSOX', ) c .
h.T. Jh xTRR, |
KANSAS LETTER.
We are indebted to our friend, G. W. Ad
ams, Esq., for the privilege of publishing the
following fitter from a Georgian in Kansas Ter
ritory :
Four Scott, K. T., Dec.
Mr. lieu. JU. .Idtnnx: Thinking that you
would like to hear the state of affairs in Kansas,
and knowing that the j>a|>ers will .soon be fill
ed n il h false accounts of “another war in Kan
sas,” I have dctcrni’tied to give you a correct
statement of the condition of matters. About
the eighth of this month, a band of some thir
ty-five outlaw s, belonging to the higher law
party, assembled on the Osage river, about
t welve miles from h<*re iu this county. Thev
i formed themselves into a vigilance committee.
lor a high court, and proceeded to arrest sever
al of the peaceable citizens of the neighbor
hood. Some they finud their corn. hogs. &c.,
others their claims, and couimmaled them to
leave the Territory forthwith. They took
i possession of one poor fellow's cabin, held him
i prisoner for four days, strip[n.*d him of nearly
all be possessed and ordered him to leave the
country in six days. His wife made affidavit
before the proper officers of the county, ami
i writs were placed in the hands of the Sheriff
j and U. S. Dep. Marshal to arrest the parties
lon a charge ot rebellion. The <»fficers found
the outlaws strongly firrtitied in a log cabin.
They refused to be taken and the officers were
compelled to retire. In a few days the Mar
shal returned with a posse of forty men, when
they found that the number of the enemy had
increased to some sixty-five or seventy men.
strongly tortifled and armed to the teeth.—
They refused to surrender, and on ten of us,
under the command of Dr. Hamilton, formcr
i ly of Georgia, attempting to arrest them, they
; poured a volley of Sli.nrp's rifle balls at us.—
i Dr. Hamilton was sliot through the coat, the
hall lodging against him, my horse was shot
completely through the thighs; and the first
ball fired struck my right arm just above the
wrist, taking the hide off tor about three inches.
Me took six prisoners, the rest left for Sugar
Mound, ten miles distant, w here they have in
i creased to several hundred men under the
’ command of the notorious Jim Lane. I for
j got to say we shot one of the scoundrels in the
j stomach. It is reported here that CoL Titus
i with three hundred men is between Lane and
Lawrence and says that Lane shall never re
turn from this expedition.
Two companies of U. S. Troops are station
ed at this place for the protection of the town.
At our election on the 21st, the pro-slavery
party carried everything, the Republicans re
fused to vote. The pro-slavery men and the
Free State Democrats participating iu the
election.
Our important electron will be on the 4th of
next month. State officers and a Legislature
under our constitution arc to Ik* elected. The
Democratic party have a strong ticket in the
field, he.Kk-d by Gen. Frank Marshall, a regu
lar ruffian, for Governor. Everything de
pends on our success.
We are sanguine that our constitution will be
received by Congress. B. F. B.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
The Savannah Republican contains the fol
lowing items of interest from the mails by the
Atlantic, which arrived at New York on Wed
nesday the 6th inst.
Great Britain.
THE PREsIDEX’t's message.
President Buchanan’s Message attracted great
attention iu England. It was telegraphed en
tire from Liverpool to some of the London :
journals, being the longest dispatch < ver sent
by telegraph in England.
The London Times, in its review of the Mes- !
sago, confines itself to two topics—the finan
cial crisis and the Central American question.
It construes Mr. Buchanan's remarks on the
former subject into a tribute to the monetary
system of England, nnd recommends them to
the attention of its readers, that they may see
how the system ot the currency, which has
been so pertinacioiKly attacked nt home, is
viewed by the most enlightened men of ano
ther country. On the Central American ques- i
tion The Times says :
“We have much pleasure in receiving the I
assurance from Mr. Buchanan that the Inter- '
ests of the two countries are identical, being '
confined to securing a safe transit over all the
routes across the Isthmus.
“Let the American Government give proof
of this, nnd we are sure that matters will be
speedily settled. Common sense must tell the
Americans that in these questions we are strict
ly on the defensive, and the most inveterate
declaimer against England cannot deny the
conciliatory spirit in which she has treated
them. But we can hardly be asked to give up
the treaty o*f 1850, without a guarantee that
all its important provisions shall be re-enacted,
and the whole series of irritating disputes
brought forever to an end.”
The London Morning Post kinds the Mes i
sage generally, and says;
“This great State paper, both from the 1
friendly spirit which it breathes to foreign na
tions, from the determination which it express- i
es to put down the arch-heresy of Mormonism. I
and to repress the iniquities of filibusterism, is '
highly creditable to the moderation, judgment,
and public spirit of Mr. Buchanan.”
The Daily News praises the frankness of the i
foreign policy of the President, and says that
“In tone and feeling, as regards England,
nothing can he more unobjectionable than the
language of Mr. Buchanan's Message.”
GENERAL ITEMS.
The London Times says, it is understood that
the East India Company have received formal
notice that it is the intention of Government
to bring in a bill for the abolition of the double
Government. The Globe (ministerial organ)
says this statement is substantially correct.
Further attempts to launch the Leviathan
wc-e postponed until the spring tides at the
commencement of January. Thu hydraulic
power was to be more thandoublcd. The ship
remained even and fair on the ways, and at
high tide had nearly six feet of water under
her.
'flic report of an intended alliance between
the Prince of Orange and the Princess Alice of
England, is said to be destitute of foundation.
Rumors of Ministerial changes were again
in circulation. The London Advertiser under
stands that Mr. Yernon Smith will leave the
Board of Control ami be succeeded by Sir C.
Wood, and that should Mr. Smith retire, liis
patron, the Marquis of Lansdowne, will prob
i ably withdraw from Ministerial life.
Mr. Janies Coppock, the celebrated parlia
mentary agent, is dead.
The London Times continues its agitation in
favor of importing free laborers in the West
India Islands.
A long pending dispute between the King of
Ilanovcrand the Queen of England, as to the
right of some “crown jewels,” valued at over
a million sterling, is said to have Ikcii recently
settled in favor of the claims of Hanover.
FKANCE.
The extraordinary trial of Madam De Jcii
fosse, her two sous and her game-keeper, for
the murder of M. Guillot, had terminated in
the acquittal of all the prisoners. The affair
was a very complicated one, and attracted great
« tention throughout France.
It was stated (but contradicted by the Pa
tti*) that the Emperor, iu consequence of rep
resentations made by England, had consented
to submit the question of the exportation of
negroes from Africa to the French Colonies to
a conference to he held iu London.
It was expected that the Bank *4’ France
would lower their rate of discount to 5 per cent
before the end of the year.
In Paris on thc22d, the funds dosed at G7.
GO for money. (»7 fl-4 account.
Commercial affairs in Paris had sliahtly im
( proved. Spirits had risen in price >iiir*- the
I imposition ot‘ duty on foreign bramlic'. Wheat
and flour had slightly declined.
Spain.
I 'l’he Espana, of Madrid, denounces, with some
vehemence, the supposed pmjects of the Uni
ted States against Cuba, and accuses Preddent
Buchanan of personally encouraging them.
With regard to the proposition for pun basing
the Island, which, it says, the new Minister of
the United States aho i> about to arrive in
Madrid is expected to i!i.'k \ th** F pam> d*-
dares that Spain cannot entertain it without
dishonor. That th** United States will seize
the first opportunity, cither by “piratical ex
peditions or exciting insurrections, or an\
other mode whatever,” of posseting themselves
! ot the island, toe Espaiio docs hot doubt, and
; and it complains that under-uch circumstances
th** Governor displays a great want of caution,
and an inexplicable seenrity.
Naples.
The Neapolitan Government has declared
the steamer (’aglinni to be a fair prize »»f war.
'Hie Minister of Foreign Affairs has published
a statement supporting this view, 'i'he Eng
lish prisoners arc included in the impeachment,
. to be tried immediately.
An earthquake t<»ok place on the night of
i 17th, throughout the whole Kingdom of Na
ples, but its effects were most severe in the
towns of Salerno. Potenza and Nola. At
Salerno the walls of the houses were rent from
; top to bottom. Nrrmerons xillagi swore half
' destroyed. In the Provinces of Basilicata and
! on the main land, the dead (says the di-patch)
are reckoned at several thousands. This is con
sidered an exaggeration. The authorities had
; erected huts tor the houseless families.
The City of Naples experienced three Go
lent shocks, and the population had encamped
in the open country. The northern parts were
■ exempt.
Russia.
An imperial decree had bevn issued, provi
ding forthe pirtial cnfranchisenivnt of the serf*.
I’he decree institutes very important changes
in the relations between the pc.nsantry and
| landed proprietors of the country.
In the Ministerial letter of instruction it is
i stated that the Committees of Revision (which
! are alluded to in the first paragraph of the Em
peror’s rescript.) having expressed a desire for
the abolition of serfdom, his Majesty haslcarn-
J cd withesjK*cha)satisfaction this noble wish on
I the part of the representatives of the nobility,
i and has therefore authorized the preparation
of a scheme with that object. The abolition
j of serfdom, however, is nut to be effected at
| once, but progressively; the peasants are at
1 first to |>ass through a transition state, being
' more or less attached to the land, during a
term m*t cx'ceeding twelve years, after which
i they will definitely become free men. and be
authorized to move, on certain conditions,
from one district to another. But the pro-
J prietors right to sell or transfer the peasant <
! Itclonging to his land, to remove tU-m to other
districts against their will, or to (‘unvert them,
! under existing laws or customs, into domestic
, slaves or retainers, is immediately to be abol
! ished. Ibe p* a*ants. under the superintend
ence of the proprietors, will take part in the
i communal assemblies and elective tribunals for
the administration of justice; but the rural
!>olice will remain under the charge (4* the j»ro
i prietors.
FROM KANSAS.
: St. Lons, Jan. 4.—The Democrat (Black
I Republic-ail)says that passengers from Kansas
make the following report: On Friday, the
| 2.»th ult., news reached Leavenworth of an en
gagement between the troopa under Lane, at
j Sugar Mount, and the U. S. Dragoons. The
I (»fficers ordered Lane to surrender, which he
i refused to do. when the dragoons charged, |sit
! were repulsed with the loss of three men.—
The dragoons retired, and sent to Gov. Denver
tor reinforcements. The Governor ordered
three more companies to the seat of war. It
is expected that bloody work would result.
As soon as news of the engagement was re
ceived, the people commenced organizing, and
were preparing to assist Lane. It was thought
that Line would receive 2,500 additional men
before the arrival of the U. S. troo(is. In
tense excitement prevailed. and the people of
Lawrence were preparing to take the field.
Mr. Calhoun, President of the late Conven
tion. has fled from the territory.
M ashington, Jan. 8. —Advices from Kansas
state that seven thousand votes were cast on
the adoption of the Lecompton Constitution.— i
Col. Calhoun would not open the ballots until
after the election on the sth instant.
Charles Lamb, when a little boy. walking
with his sister in a churchyard, and reading '
the epitaphs, said to her. “ Magv. where arc all 1
the naughty people buried."
HOUSTON COUNTY.
The Election in this county resulted in the
triumph of the entire Democratic ticket. We
are indebted to a friend for the following names
of the officers elected, with their res)>ertive
majorities:
Clerk Superior Court —AV. IL Miller 167
Clerk Inferior Court—J. IL King........ 79
Sheriff—J. L. Halstead. 65
Tax Collector—T. J. Baskin. 43
Receiver of Tax Returns—J. K. Shine.... 79
County Surveyor—John Laid1er......... 81
Coroner—Albion Ingols 85
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
From the Charleston Mercury.
The Kansas Embkogi.io.—Senator Pi gii’s
bill for the admission of Kansas is prcmature f
inasmuch as the people of that Territory have
not yet formally applied for admission. When
the Lecompton Constitution does formally come
before Congress for adoption, there will be
ju-oduced against it the joint resolutions of the
late Kansas Legislature, remonstrating against
its adoption and recommending the Topeka
Constitution; the returns of the tripartite elec
tion to be held this day—provided such return#
.-how a different result from that of the election
held on the 21st ult.; and. ns we are informed,
affidavitsand certificates tending to show the
irregularity and illegality of the Lecompton
Convention. There arc destined to be three
parties in Congress on the Kansas question,
when it eomes up officially ; the Administra
tion party, in favor of the adoption of the Le
compton Constitution, unless some flagrant and
material irregularity and illegality be shown;
the Docgi.as party, in favor of rejecting the
(’onstitution and passing an enabling act for
the formation of another; and the Republican
party ultra, in favor of adopting the Topeka
Constitution.
The Utah Qi estion. —The delegate from
Utah states that he has nothing to say in re
gard to the M arren resolution, until he hears
the report ofthe Committee to which it h:ls
been referred—only that he is unable to see
what the acts of tlie Federal Governor of a
Territory have to do with the Re]>resentativu
ofthe people iu Congress. In regard to the
Mormon rebellion, lie says he thinks it hard
that a people, who have gone a thousand miles
beyond the bounds of civilization, and by their
privation and industry, mode the desert to
blossom as a rose, cannot have the choice of
their Federal officers—at least as long as they
remain isolated from, and out of the protection
of, the rest of the nation. At the same time,
he says he ha#do d»»nbt but that if Gov. Cum
ming would go to Utah alone —that is r without
an army with him —he would be cordially re
ceived both by the people and Gov. YoliDg,
and cheerfully installed into office. The doc
trine ofthe Administration on this subject, is
simply, that the Mormons being settled ou
United Status territory, and having already
manifested some impatience of Federal Govern
ment, the sooner they are taught to realize
where they are. and io unde ret and and respect
the laws ot their adoph-d romriry, the better
for themselves and the country at large; and
that a> regards the choice of Federal officers,
these an* sent front the States to other Territ»>-
rk*s ns well ns Utah.
'l’he Ni< ai'.A(.i a.\ Affair.— We speak know
ingly. when we >ay that Commodore Paulding
will not be c isbiercd, not even reprimande(l,
for hiscoiiduct in arrest nig Walker and his men.
I’lie sentiment of the Adiiiirr.Mration is, that al
though Com. Paulding’s instrm tions did not
litterally extern! re the soil of Nicaragua, still,
the unlawful expiditioii having escaped his vig
ilance upon thv high >ras, he wa-< but following
up the spirit of Lri# instruct ions in arresting the
cX|M*dit’:«».j Im firrvkm soil, provided he coiiM
do so without interfering with the peace of
the govern mu nt of such soil, and especially
when in s<> doing. Lu was relieving stiuh gov
ernment of a dangerous lot*.
M J.. .| \ |. ,\ tlr!i-J.*ltitHl of
i welve c’ia re ai»l brave" ofthe Yjiiicton and
Sioiix Irik . o, M ''fl. re| .resenting 4,<H<»
1 ndi'a:fs. irrriivd to-day to make a treaty for
riie >a!e ofthuir lands, ami for their coneeiitra
tion on r -ersed binds, and their condition im
proved under the ;m**piee> of Um.- (n»\ciTiKMftt.
Fm:rotber Imlma (Lh-galhtt# are now in the
city.
ria- Navy I k partmvnt has received despatch
es from Commodore Armstrong, commanding
’.lie squadron in the Chinese seas, giving an ac
count ot the recent thorough search for Euro
pean and American prisoners on the Island of
toriuosi. lie is suli-4icd ilml then- are no
survivors oi the crew ofthe wrecked American
Miip Highflyer, nor any European captives.
W asiiingtox. January -Ui*.—Sinate.—Mr.
F«*.-somleii mtrudm-ed a bill forthe satisfactionuf
the claims of Americans for spoliations prior
to Isol. Hie bill was re fem*d to a select com
mitt> e. conririing of Me»rs.Collamer, ('ritten
den. loomb-. Hamlin, Hunter. Davis and King.
Nothing else was done in the Senate of in
terest.
Iloi si;.— |he Hous-.* went into a Committee
ot the bole, and a long debate ensued on Mr.
Quitman's motion to refer that |<trt of tho
President s Message, relative to Central Amer
ica and the iH-ntraliry laws to a select commit
tee. Mr. Quitman denounced the so-called
neutrality laws. He said they ought to lie
1 swept from the statute as unconstitutional.
Mr. Quinn an was followed by Mr. Stephens
I ot Georgia, and Mr. Keitt, Iroth of whom se
verely (Condemned Commodore Paulding's ac
tion in arresting Walker. Mr Stephens said
that M alker and his men ought to be re-stored
to the place from u hence they were takeiq
with a reparation tor all losses.
M asiiingTon, January 7th.—The Congres
sional news is unimportant. The House has
adjourned over to Monday next.
Washington. January Stir—Eli Thayer—
who recently tailed in his attempt to colonize
Virginia with New Englanders--now advo
cates the colonization of Nicaragua.
Washington, January Hi.—Tlie Union of
this morning has a leader favoring the acquisi
tion otCentral America, lint by honorable war
fare or colonization. It is believed to Lave
i has authorized by the Administratioiu
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Mr. Douglas is prepared to take decisive
ground against the Administration on the Nic
aragua affair, contending even that an arrest
. on the high seas would liave been illegal, and
that power was limited to the jurisdiction us
the States.
Judge Black is writing an opinion forthe
President, irmintuiniirg the adverse view.
A majority of the Senate Committee is fa
vorable to the Pacific Road, including Mr. Da
vis, if it is confined to the Southern route.
Mr. Pickens is nominated for Minister to
Russia, and Mr. Clark us Kentucky for Guate
mala. i’he treaty on the Danish Sound Due#
is ratified after some objection and the state
ment that commerce paid a higher tax under
capitalization than l>cfore.
Mr. Bayard, chairman ofthe Judiciary Com
mittee, resisted an adjonrnment to-day, but
was defeated: so the fate of Sedgwick and
Clifford is still suspended.
The Naval Committee of the Senate will
scrutinize several recent nominations from the
Court of Inquiry, and probably recommend
some rejections.
Mr. Pugh's compromise has fallen flat, ami
hardly attracts even cemment.
Washington, Jan. 11.—One hundred and
fifty thousand dollars of the Treasury notes
will be ready for delivery to-morrow morning.
Congressional news unimpf rtant.
Army Movements.
Washington, Jan. 11.—Tlie Garrisons on
the Arkansas frontier are to be broken up, and
soldiers will rendezvous in Kansas
marching to Utah, in the Spring.
Kansas.]
Aigusta, Jan. 11.—The Black Republican
despatches say that the free State men in Kau-
have elected their ticket.