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ous labor to turn over the voluminous re
cords of Congress to determine this or any
other constitutional question, as on all
such subjects its a ufliority is conflicting.
More especially is that historical elabora
tion, if it may be so called, a superogatory
work when the decision of the Drcd Scott
CASSVILLE, GEO.
THURSDAY MORNING,
SEPTEMBER 20, 1850.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
for governor,
Hon. Joseph E. Brown,
OF CHEROKEE.
FOU CONGRESS,
J, W. H. Underwood,
OF FLOYD.
~~ for senator,
COL. MARKJOHNSTON.
for representatives,
THOS. J. WOFFORD,
DR. JNO. C. SIMS.
force until repealed, or that body had pas- ized by
sed some conflicting law, or reversed by
the judiciary tribunal that made it, 'Hie
Territorial question, in its full amplitude,
fell, fortunately, into the jurisdiction of. San .Juan, has contemplated taking po:
I ess its. Editors : The friends of
bdes would respectfully present him to the
zens of Cass county as an independent can-
ite for the Legislature at the next election.
Slat, 1859.* SEVENTEENTH.
y We are authorized to announce the
of Mr. J. A. HOWARD as a candidate
•dinary, at the election in Junuary next,
t, 8, 1859—tde.
We are authorized 'to announce-Mr.
UI.EY MILAM os a candidate for the office
t Tux Collector at the ensuing election.
Aug. 25, 1859—tde.
I*. \y e ar e authorized to announce the
c of Mr. A. M. FRANKLIN as a candidate
sheriff, at the election in January next.
;pt. 8, 1S59—tde.
We are authorized to announce Mr.
'HOS. A- WORD as a candidate for Clerk of
he Superior Court, at the election in January
■ xt 1 Sept. 15,1859.
r* We are authorized to aunounce Mr.
HAN LAND as a candidate for Ordiuary,
b election in January next,
pt. 15, 1859.
gf We are authorized to announce Mr.
5. R. LOVELESS as a candidate for Tax
lector, at the election in January next,
ept. 15, 1859.
The San Jean Occupation and Bonn- Douglas in Alabama-Senator Clay.
dary Dispute. i Douglas has scarcity a corporal s guard
Out of the Treaty of the loth June,' of supporters in Alabama. Senator Clay
1840 fixing the boundary between Wash- delivered a spcvcli in Huntsville on Mon-
ington Territory amfBritish America, an j day last, from which we make the follow-
important if not a serious dispute has a- j >ng extracts: '
risen, touching the ownership of a group . Mr. C. hereargued at length, the un
case has foreclosed all argument If there | of Islands lying between the Gulf ofGeor-; constitutionality ofDouglas doctrine. He
had been no such decision, tfie latest con- i ^i a and the Straits of Fuca. Sometime : then proceeded to siow a e ou ern
eressional enactment would have been of] Mnee. a Boundary Commission was organ- | supporters of the b.ll never intended to
SL nn.il renealed. or that body had pas- ized by the respective Governments, but; abdicate the power of Congressional pro-
it seems that no determinative action could j tection to slavery m the Tcmtor.es, argu-
-,e agreed upon bv the Cbmufesioncrs!- i ing that it was disproved by the history
England claiming the chief of this group, j of non-intervention-bj- the declarations
and interpretations of the bill by Southern
the Supreme tribunal of the Confederacy, j session of it with the view of making it a j Senators pending its *«*»»-*
and this decision should forever stop the second Gibraltar for the purpose of domi-. o.xpre^s <.eun., o u. ' -
of partisans and controversa- neering hi that, W ter of the world, la .subsequent course and speeches of Doug^
P tins view it is important to her; for by Jo- j las h.mself-by the subsequent action of
cation it commands*tbe Straits of Fuca to , the Democratic party in Congress-and
the South and to the North the Naviga- | by the Cincinnati Platform, as interpreted
tion of the Gulf of Georgia, a large portion | by Mr. Buchanan and all the Southern
of which lies between Vancouver and the j Democracy.
famous Frazier River country and British j Douglas demands this as a condition
to which it affords ready ac- precedent to his co-operation with you in
cess from the Pacific bv means of the Fu-1 that party, which he styles the National
ca Strait-! Besides being important in a | Democracy. Coming from a professional
military point of view, it has something | &«*>«!, his doctrine is not less odious and
substantial to excite the cupidity of John ! obnoxious than Seward’s. Seward’s pos.-
Bull San Juan has an area of about 70 j lively denies your right to protection m
square miles, much of which is fertile land, the Territories by any power, Federal or
It has considerable mineral wealth and ! State, and gives you fair warning that, if
tongues
lists.
Are We to Have a Douglas Party in
Georgia 1
This question has been frequently asked
us, and we have been unable to reply with
any certainty. Senator Toombs, who has ^joluiiibii
shouldered Douglas and all his political
filth, squatter sovereignty and anything,
we see by our exchanges, is stumping a
portion of the State. This augurs no good
for the future. For as certain as the issue
is made, as strong as Mr. Toombs may
deem himself, the people of Georgia, true
to the spirit which governed their ances
tors in the days of yore, will minister a
rebuke to the author of squatter sovereign
ty, and all those who may advocate his
claims that will not be soon forgotten.—
The only matter to be regretted is, that it
will destroy, to some extent, that unity
and harmony at the South which is a mat
ter of so great moment in the coming con
test. But we are sure we can spare, from
the ranks of the true Southrons, what few
Douglasites there may be, and then win
the race by odds. We have more confi
dence in the intelligence and patriotism of
the honest yeomanry, than to believe that
any great disaffection on the question of
States and Southern Rights can be created
in their ranks by any one. Let the press
and all unite in denouncing any attempt
to raise a schism on this Douglas, and all
will yet be well So far,with few exceptions
the press have fully defined their position
against Douglas. We ask the others to
place themselves aright, and let our lcad-
ingmen pronounce their anathemas against
this “ Little Giant of the West,” who has
been a thorn in the side of Democracy for
the last four years.
The Territorial Issue.
Much mental labor might have been
saved if the parties in the contest, wheth
er slavery could be constitutionally carried
and retained in the Territories, independ
ently of the action of their Legislatures or
Congress, if only a few points had been
kept”steadily in view. Of what value is
learned disquisition, elaborate argument,
or historical investigation to prove that
Congress has exercised plenary jurisdic
tion with regard to slavery in the Territo
ries ; when that body has not only exer
cised such jurisdiction at certain times,
but forborne, if we may not say disclaim
ed its exercise at other times? If, on pre
cisely similar occasions, the National
Legislature has pronounced negatively, as
wcH as affirmatively, on the question—of
what right, in the determination of the
constitutional argument, is the opinion of
Congress ? The question must recur, at
ever}' new agitation of the subject—can
the matter in dispute be brought within
the purview of the courts, and the matter
be decided finally by the judicial tribunals
of the Confederacy ? If not, it must, as
now, remain in abeyance, awaiting what
ever may be determined by the action of
each successive Congress.
What has been the course and consis
tency of this body in relation to the ad
mission of the Territories as States, with
in the last few years ? The act admitting
California, left the question ostensibly o-
pen to the admission of slavery. What
was the next legislation ? On the admiss
ion of Oregon, within one year afterwards,
slavery was prohibited within its limits
by the action of the same body, thus re
versing the policy adopted with regard to
California. The admission of the one with
the ostensible pro-slavery act, was a bid
for the South without any disclaimer upon
the part of the North—the admission of
the other with the proviso was a warning
to the South of which she failed to avail
herself. In the compromise measures of
1850, two separate amendments to the bill
were rejected—the one in affirmance—the
other in denialof the authority of Congress
over slavery in the Territories—the bill
passed, giving power to the people of a
Teiritory to admit or exclude slavery, at
their pleasure.
In 1854 the Missouri Compromise was
repealed, and in the same year the Kan-
sas-Nebraska act was passed, recognizing y ew ‘-
the principle of popular, or more familiar
ly known as squatter sovereignty in the
Territories. Thus has Congress fluctuated,
re-enacting the Missouri Compromise as
regards Texas, and refusing to do so in
relation to California—now»reimposing it
as to Oregon, then abdicating its authority
in relation to the Territories by the Kan
sas Nebraska aet This is the latest leg
islation, and over which there has been
such a war of words. In the construction
of this ait, the Supr^ne Court has pro
nounced as null andMpid, not only the
prohibitory. part ofthat legislation, but
substantially that part wlneh was
sire oh the part of Congress, delegating to
the Territories the plenary powers which
it lpp itseUj in other instances, exercised
Close of the Canvass.
Before another issue of our paper ap
pears, the voters of Georgia will decide
who shall be their next Governor. We
predict they will select Hon. J. E. Brown,
present incumbent, by at least twelve
thousand majority. There is no just rea
son why he should be thrown overboard,
to make room for one inexperienced in the
duties pertaining to that station. He has
been tried and found worthy and well
qualified, and wo believe the voters of Geor
gia will say the same thing by their votes
at the polls on Monday next.
The charges brought against Governor
Brown by the Opposition party do not a-
mount to anything—in proof of this, Col.
Akin and Hon. B. H. Hill have both de
clared publicly that if Gov. Brown would
step off of the Democratic platform, and
run as an independent candidate, they
would support him 1 We hope this declar
ation, on the part of these gentlemen, will
not be forgotten ; think you, Democrats,
that if Gov. Brown was the man the Op
position party represent him to be, Messrs.
Hill or Akin would have made such an
admission ?
Our County Ticket
The independent candidates in this coun
ty for the Legislature are all worthy men,
and are well qualified for the position they
arc endeavoring to obtain, yet we think it
is our duty, as Democrats, to support our
nominees. They received the nomination
valuable fishing privileges. Blit unfbrtu-
nately for Jolin Bull, it has precisely lor
tlic same reasons a like value in llie eyes
of Brother Jonathan. The whole group
lies almost in sight of Washington Teiri-
torv, and between her western Boundary
and .Vancouver. The Island in dispute is
especially well adapted for a military post
which is required for the protection of our
people from the 'hordes of northern sava
ges who have frequently attacked the set
tlements in the Sound, and of whom they
arc in constant dread. Of course the land,
minerals and fisheries arc as valuable to
our people as to those of Great Britain.
The Treaty of which we have made men
tion fixes the Boundary on the 43th para-
lel of North latitude, which in the lan
guage ol' that instrument, is to he follow
ed '• to the middle of the channel which
separates the Continent from Vancouver
island, and thence Southerly through the
middle of the channel and the Fuca Strait
to the Pacific ocean.” At the time of ma
king this treaty only that channel could
have been intended which was directly on
the eastern shore of Vancouver, and that
channel alone will answer for the bounda
ry line according to the words of the des
cription. In the first place then it will
be remembered that the possession of 5 an-
eouver was the most important object of
dispute and concession. By running the
49tH parallel to the Pacific, a very large
portion of that Island would have become
the property of the United States. The
whole of it, however, was granted to Eng
land by stopping the boundary line in
“ the middle of the channel which sepa
rates the Continent from Vancouver.”—
This channel will he found in the Gulf of
Georgia. Following, “ through the mid
dle of said channel” southerly, we will
reach a point where this channel divides,
one going to the west of the group and
between them and our Territory, both sur-
3'ou do enter them liis party will rob you
of your property. Douglas admits your
right to protection, hut denies its exercise,
lie throws open the Territories and invites
you to enter, whilst he bids Squatter Sov
ereignty dig a pit for your destruction.—
Give me an open enemy rather than a
treacherous friend.
I need not now tell you that I will not
support Mr. Douglas or any one occupy
ing his platform, although nominated by
the unanimous vote of the Charleston
Convention, of the Democratic party, or
any other parti 7 whatever. I love the
Democratic pafljtTor ite principles. I will
not abandon those principles for policy.—
I prefer the right, even with defeat, to the
expedient with success. I prefer the truth
to triumph. I love the Union of the Con
stitution—a Union of equal, independent
Judge Iverson and hi* Opponents.
Borne has more than one Caesar, is a
proverb of the opponents eff Judge Iverson
to his re-election to the Senate. And- that
Brutus or Cassius may be advanced Cae
sar must be slain. The beauty of the op
eration of such a principle may have been
eulogized even by virtuous men in those
days, when distinction was less the re
ward of merit than success in canning
chicanery and military diplomacy, but in
these republican times it is deplored as the
off-spring of individual preference, wrong
in theory, wrong in practice, and destruc
tive of that harmony and unity of senti
ment which should characterize a great
and living party. As far as our observa
tion extends, no press favoring the claims
of the Hon. Alfred Iverson to a re-eSetion
to the seat he now adorns, has uttered a
word of disparagement towards those gen
tlemen, who may aspire to be his succes
sor. They have observed a rigid deco
rum towards his opponents worthy the
dignitv of a free press and the cause of a
righteous democracy. Governor John
son, Judge McDonald and others are
alluded to in becoming terms, as men
entitled to the proud distinction they en
joy as leaders in the democrratic fold.
No editorial or communication has been
seen, where their opinions upon questions
of public policy have undergone a rigid
scrutiny ; no attempts have been made to
prejudice the democracy against them.—
Were the Times to arraign Gov. Johnson’s
administration* criticise his official acts
with the pen of jealousy, parade his sen
timents upon the slave trade, protection to
slave property, &c., with an eye solely to
weaken his strength with the party, where
is the press that would not rail at us for
the impolicity of our course and mode of
warfare ? Yet such is the task many of
our democratic cotertiporarics have to per
form toward Judge Iverson. They think
it necessary to the elevation of their favor
ites to the office of Senator, that Judge
Iverson should be first slain as a Lion in
their path. Mature second thought will
convince them that the height of forbear
ance could not endure this too long, and
and sovereign States ; hut I love my na- that a goaded spirit will he provoked to
tive State, “my nursing mother and my
grave,” yet more, and I should be a faith
less and dishonored guardian of her rights
did I consent to abdicate the power and
abandon the duty of Congress to protect
the property of her citizens, whenever or
by whomsoever assailed, wherever the
Federal flag floats.
Protection is an inherent right of citi.
zenship, guaranteed by the Federal Con
stitution as expounded by the Federal Su
preme Court, and when you surrender it,
vou will cease to- he freemen and to de
serve the rights, privileges and immuni
ties of freemen. As your trustee and sei -
vant, I will not.do so at the bidding of
squatter Sovereignty, National Democracy
or States Rights Democracy—yea, at the
bidding of the 'Legislature or the people
of Alabama. Tf commanded to do so, I
will resign my trust, retire to the deepest
seclusion of private life, and hiding my
face in shame and humiliation and sealing
my lips with rilence about such cheap
and worthless things as State Rights or
freemen’s rights, become a quiet passen-
rccriinination.
Judge Iverson’s position is known to
his party. We urge no one to disparage
the claims of his competitors. His eleva
tion to the Senate rests upon the regard
and sympathy which States Rights men
have for his sentiments. He arrogates to
himself no superiority in statesmanship or
political renown over those who inay op
pose him. If the Democracy regard him
as a faithful public servant, it is with them
to cast their suffrages for him in the com
ing contest. He will abide the result as
becomes a true and loyal member of the
democratic part} 7 .— Times.
rounding these islands, and again uniting
. ° . ,,, , ....in cer on the ill-fated hark of the bouth as it
in the Straits of Fuca, by which the Pa- ,
cific is readied. Giving to England that
portion of Vancouver lying South of the
49th parallel, for which purpose the boun
dary line had to he deflected on its eastern
shore, natural justice, good faith and an
equitable interpretation of the intention of
the parties, would carry that deflection
southward in favor of the United States,
even if there could be a doubt raised at
this day as to which of the two channels
was meant.
drifts inglorious!} 7 down the stream of
Time into the black and tideless sea o*’in-
famy and oblivion.
NavaL
We alluded yesterday to the fact that
the British screw steam frigate which has
recently been launched in England, was
built in imitation of the United States fri
gate Niagara. Our naval reporter reminds
us that when the United States steam fri
gate Merrimack visited Britain, a vessel
Now, in addition, the channel de Hero, a ft er her model was immediately put on
ou the "West, is the broadest, deepest and j t j, c stocks, and subsequently launched.—
most direct channel through which to con-: jj er natne jg the Mersey, and she now bc-
tinue the described channel line in the . Jongs to the “channel fleet.” AYhen the L ni-
Straits of Fuca. As we have said, Van- j tcd States corvette Constellation arrived in
couver was the object of dispute ; taking , t] ie Mediterranean, some years ago, the
Alleged Indian and Mormon Mur
ders,
When a community of people live to
gether in the constant commissions of
crimes or shame, as the Mormons do, it is
by no means marvellous that their ci J
conduct should culminate in the ’Highest
offence known to the law, namely—mur
der. Recent letters from Utah ierriiory
announce that one McNeil, who had ob
tained a verdict for damages against the
Mormons, was shot down in the street—
Again when the United States troops
went to warn a party to leave Rush \ al
ley, and if necessary, to clear them out,
Sergeant Pike was ordered to take a small
party of soldiers and force an obnoxious
individual to leave. When he approach
ed the house, one Spencer attacked him
with a pitchfork, and in self defence Pike
struck him over the head with his gun, in
flicting a severe wound, for which the
Grand Jury found an indictment against
him, and a warrant was sent for his arrest
Pike was sent to the city for trial, accom
panied by three of his companions as wit
nesses, and on the 11th inst., as the party
were returning peaceably from Court, in
custody of the Marshal, and in the pres
ence of an unusually large number of Mor-
Financial Condition of the United
States Government.
The United States Treasury stands a
good chance of again having on band a
large surplus. A Washington dispatch to
the N. Y. Times says:
According to official data, the importa
tions for the present fiscal year will great
ly exceed those of the year 1857, and will
reach in amount at least §390,000,000,
which at the average duty of 16 per cent,
will yield revenue of §62,400,000, or $6,-
400,000 more than was estimated for by
Secretary Cobh in his last annual report
to Congress. It is an interesting fact
that while the government receipts thus
exceed the Secretary’s estimates, the pub
lic expenditures arc falling considerably
below his figures. The result of this dou
ble operation will he the receipt of a suf
ficient revenue not only to meet the cur
rent wants of the government without any
further loan or reissue of Treasury notes*
but the speedy accumulation of a surplus
to be again applied to the redemption of
the public debt. Never before, since the
foundation of our government, have the
recuperative powers of the federal exche
quer been so forcibly exhibited.
The dispatch adds that the receipts for
1859-60 are estimated at §77,072,475, and
the expenditures at §63,321,415, thus
leaving a surplus of §13,751,059. After
deducting from this surplus the six mil
lions required to be retained in the Trea
sury for mint purposes, there still re
mains a balance of §7,751,059 to be ap
plied to the redemption of outstanding
Treasury notes, a sum much larger than
the whole amount of notes reissuable on
the 30th June last, and it is a fact well as
certained, that no notes redeemed subse
quent to that date will be reissued at the
Treasury.
air}, an q on y m . ... j the channel de Hero, then, all that was | B r jtj s h naval officers there were so strucl
keep the par y proper v g: | desired by England is obtained, hut if the j w ; t h t h e originality displayed in her, that J mons, Howard Spencer approached from
us all to stan y • ' channel ot Osario Straits, which arc on the , a i once reported to the Admiralty j the rear and shot the Sergeant, inflicting
East of these islands, is taken, not only j j, 0 w “a comparatively small ship [corvette,] ; a wound which caused his death on the
the whole of Vancouver would be given | jjad been equipped by the Americans, ca-j 12th inst The Mormons surrounded
to England, hut also all this group. Could j p a tj] e c f carrying twenty heavier guns : Spencer, and prevented his capture by the
such a concession have been intended,— | t j, an those used on the Duke of Welling- \ United States authorities. About the 28
most unquestionably it would have been ; ton •” and that “her strength and solidity j of July an emigrant train was attacked at
expressed by indubitably fixing upon the |. en( ] er her as immovable during a dis- the Goose Creek mountains, fiitj miles
gentlemen of intelligence—of clear heads
and sound miqds, and will make good
representatives—then let us have a long
and strong pull, and all pull together, on
Monday next, and we will give our candi
dates such a majority as will do them good
the balance of their lives.
Death of an Army Officer.
Colonel Edward Brooks, a gallant officer
under Gen. Jackson, in the war of 1812,
eastern channel, the Osario Straits for the
boundary line. The language of the treaty is
simple, and means that channel which iies
on the eastern shore of Vancouver, separa-
charge of her tremendous broadside as the . north of Salt Lake City, and six men, two
rock of Gibraltar.” In a few months the women, and several children were killed,
Ariadne was ordered to be built in every j six men wounded and the train then rob-
way similar to the Constellation. She was j bed. It is uncertain by whom the deed
From the Leavenworth Herald.
The “ Monntain Meadows” Children.
• Yesterday morning a train of fourteen
wagons arrived at Fort Leavenworth from
Utah. It left Salt Lake City on the 20th
of June. Maj. Eastman and Lieut. El-
wood, of the 7th infantry; Lieut. Carroll,
of the 10th Infantry, and Lieut. Tyler, of
the 2d Dragoons, came in with the train.
Accompanying the train are also 15 of
the children who escaped the terrible mas
sacre at Mountain Meadows, in Ulan, some
two years since. The particulars of that
unparalleled outrage, perpetrated by Mor
mons under the guise of Indians, startled
our whole country when the intelligence
reached the States. Wc have not the de
tails before us, but if wc remember aright
a company numbering 145 persons start
ed from the State of Arkansas, in the
spring of 1857, for California. They were
supplied with an excellent outfit—wagons
mules and an ample stock of provisions,
&e. They got along well enough until
they reached what is known as the “Moun
tain Meadows,” in the south western part
of the Territory of Utah. Here whilst en
camped they were surrounded by a party,
the larger portion of whom were Mormons
disguised us Indians—the balance Indians
and the whole party brutally butcher
ed, except seventeen children, who were
taken possession of by the Indians.
The object of the assailants was evidently
plunder.
Early last spring through the vigilance
of Dr. Forney, the Indian agent for Utah,
the children were all obtained and proper
ly cared for. Although most of them are
very young, they were enabled to detail
with considerable intelligence nearly all
the particulars of the terrible massacre
they had witnessed.
The government has furnished the chil
dren with transportation to Fort Leaven
worth, and male and female attendants.—
We saw the children at the Fort yesterday
morning when they arrived—ten girls and
five hoys. The oldest little girl did not
appear to he over ten years of age, and
the majority are much younger. All were
comfortably clothed—in good health and
fine spirits. We saw a little rosy cheek
ed girl, not over, we should think, four
years of age, whose right arm was entire
ly helpless. At the time of the massacre
the child was in its mother’s arms, and
the bullet that sent its protector to an un
timely grave, passed through the little
one’s right arm, just below the elbow.
We saw the scars made by the bullet, hut
received only a smile from the little girl,
when we inquired if she could use her
hand.
An agent from Arkansas—said to be a
died at Washington on the morning of the ting it from American possessions, and j complete d and Latched a few months ago. ! was committed; the Mormons charge it
19th inst. So they pass away, one by one, I England, we are confident, will be satis-1 We are also informed, hut cannot assert upon the Indians^ and the Indl ™* u P° n
until soon none will be left.
Fine Potatoes.
Our thanks are due Mr. F. M. Walker,
of this place, for a lot of Sweet Potatoes.
They are the largest we have seen of this
vear’s growth.
Godey’s Lady’s Book,
For October, has been received. Godey
gives the same number of engravings and
pages in every number throughout the
rg* A man named Hiram Davis, was
ruu over by the cars near Ringgold, and
horribly mutilated. It is supposed that
he was drunk, and fell while walking up
on the track.
sgy Hon. Howell Cobb has sent us a
copy of a pamphlet entitled ‘"Observations
on Senator Douglas’ views of popular sov
ereignty.” We shall publish it at an eK-
lyd»Y-
jg* The Standard appears this week a
few hours in advance of our usual publi-
,tion hour—to give our printers a chance
be at least one day at the Cass County
Fair.
py-J, P. Burr, of the Independent
qW . v South, Griffin, propoUs to establish a dai-
Thu^t will be seen that it is superflu- ly paper in that eitr.
fled with the whole of Vancouver, and de-! w j t h confidence, that the English gun-boat' the Mormons. Which are the most con-
mand nothing more.—Xaehcille Union. \ Intrepid was built after a model drawn summate liars, let an enlightened public
• ! from the United States Government It determine. After careful inquiry, it is be-
From California, &C. i is singular that the Mersey, Orlando, or lieved that both were engaged in it. The
The steamship Habana arrived at New ■ ^j-fodne does not seem to have equaled the Indians were led on by the Mormons. At
Orleans, yesterday, with San Francisco ; g {,jp S whose existence suggested them.— about the same time the ebrpses of two
dates to the 5th instant. j y. Jour. Com. " ' -- -r -i •*-
The steamship Washington was libeled ;
before the American Consul at Brazil. Later fiom San Joan.
At the island of San Juan there were : New York, September 13.
five hundred American soldiers, who have' ^Ve have received Victoria dates to the
A (Brens Enterprise.
Howes ft Cushing’s United States Cir
cus Company are performing under a tent
in Ireland, traveling through the country,
and compelled, for the want of tavern ac
commodations, to encamp at every place
where they show. A letter dated at Clon
mel, August 22, from one of the proprie
tors, says :
We have applied to the owners of the
steamship Great Eastern to take us and
one hundred horses to A tnerica on her first
trip; and it is our intention to put up a
temposary ring on-the upper deck, and
give equestrian performances to the pass
engers in fair weather. The track of the
ring will be made of India rubber matting,
the same as is used in the London thea
tres when circus performances are given
on the stage; and the gymnastic tackle,
the tight and slack rope fixing, and the
trapez aparatus, are to be attached to the
rigging of the ship.
As the Great Eastern is likely to bring
out some eight or ten thousand passengers
on her first trip, the circus will stand a
chance of drawing good “houses”'on board
every day of the passage.
Great Drought-Suffering in Vermont.
The Connecticut river is now lower
than ever known before. It is two feet
lower than at any time during the last
twenty years, owing to the protracted
drought in Vermont and northern New
Hampshire. The large steamboats run
ning between Hartford and New York
find it impossible to get from Middletown
to this city, and they will stop at Middle-
town, and send up passengers and freight
by the smaller steamers until high water.
The drought is unprecedented at the
North—worse than it is here. In some of
the towns in western Vermont, we are
told, the farmers (in default of grass) have
fed out all their hay, and for some time
past they have cut down trees in the for
est for their cows to browse upon. A gen
tleman who saw this, gives assurance that
it is a fact. Good cows were freely offer
ed at §10 a head.
Hereabouts the potatoes arc suffering
from drought, and the yield will be less
than was anticipated. The price is 63 to
67 cents per bushel in Hartford.—Hart
ford Times.
Giving it Dp.
The following, from the Savannah Re
publican, a leading Opposition journal in
this State, shows what is thought of the
charge brought against Gov. Brown by
the Rome Courier, among its own politi
cal sympathisers:
“ Vic said that we should do Governor
Brown no injustice: and in proof of our
intention, wc here take occasion to say
that the specific and independent charge
alleged by the Rome Courier, to the effect
that Gov. Brown “had informed the Banks
of the State of a plan by which they could
evade the law, in making their returns,
which plan was that the officers should
make out their returns one day and then
do no hanking business until the next day
after they had sworn to their statement”
is not substantiated in the published
letter. If it be true—and wc hope the
editor has been misinformed—he will have
to look elsewhere for its proof. Thus
much we feel in duty bound to say, and
we say it cheerfully.”
Reverence for the Bible.
Casting away the fear of being account
ed superstitious, cultivate the habit of
looking at the Bible with respect and rev-
ercr.ce. Open it with a kind of solemn
pleasure; for God is there, in all his great
ness and holiness, and love. Read it with
thankfulness—for it is a grant to you un
der the hand of God, and it is sealed to
you by the blood of Christ; and the grant
secures to you, if you be an humble be
liever, forgiveness, and sanctification, and
victory, and heaven. It secures to you
all things, for “you are Christ's and
Christ’s is God’s.” When good old Bish
op L5timer was led to the stake, he took
the Bible with him. He clung to it with
holy affection. It had pointed out to him
a savior ; it had taught him how to live
with comfort; it was now to teach him
how to die in triumph. There is scarce
ly a page in the Bible which does not
show more of God than all the wonders ol
creation.
Col. Akin at Augusta.—Col. Warren
Akin made a great many charges against
I Gov. Brown, at Augusta. Mismanagement
relative of some of the children, most of ! of the State ye toing the “woman’s”
whom are supposed to belong to Johnson i ^ ^ a „ of which roa de him unworthy
county, in that State-is expected here to | the suffrages of the p^. He further
take charge of the children, and conduct statedj however, that had Governor Brown
well dressed men, one of them with his
head entirely severed from thebody, were
found at the foot of the “ Big Mountain,”
they have not been recognized, and no
clue to the murderers has been discovered,
thrown up earth works; and the harbor' 13^ 0 f August. J About one hundred and sixty murders
of Victoria was commanded by field pie- j General Harney and Governor Douglas j, ad been committed within a few months,
ces. are both concentrating all of the forces at gome by the Indians, others by the Mor-
The island is now in a complete state of their disposal on the Island of San Juan. mons —but the impression is, that both
defense. ! It was reported that the British were de- parties had a hand in the most of them.—
General Harney says tliat he will call termined not to permit any more troops a terrible condition of things.—Exchange.
for volunteers from the Territories if he to land. No British have landed on the j
is attacked. j Island, nor has any steps been taken to- j Though Blondin and DeLave, the
Gen. Harney had written to Governor wards the joint occupancy. two rope-walkers, have not yet broken
Douglass, stating that he occupied the is- 0 f the British troops in the colony their necks, an Irishman and an American
land to protect the Americans from insults are proceeding in haste to the spot. have, both being spectators of their feats,
from the British authorities of Van Couv- Gen. Harney has ordered all of his avail- One fell from a rock at Niagara Falls, and
ers, and the Hudson Bay Company’s offi- a ble troops in the the territory to concen- the other tumbled into the Genesee. This
cial. ! trate at San Juan. j is the difference between carefulness and
The British Admiral has refused to obey _ ; carelessness.
Gov. Douglas, to bring on a collision; and Loss or a United States War Steak- , * ~~
he also refuses to order the British North eh.—New Orleans, Sept 19.—The United j New Orleans, Sept .
Pacific fleet near the island. It is the Ad- States#ffar Steamer Fulton went ashore The ship Helione caught fire this after-
miral’s intention to wait orders from the on St Rosa’s Island, in the gale of the noon; she has on board two thousand bales
Home Government 16th inst She was high and dry, and was of cotton; she was loading for Liverpool.
The and British officers are going to pieces. 'The.crew and store were The ship was towed out mto the stream
on friendly footing. ' " * sRsaved. jand scottled.
them to their friends.
Two of the little girls—the oldest of the
seventeen—are retained in Utah to give
testimony in the Courts in relation to the
massacre. They will be kindly cared for
and sent to Arkansas as soon as the bloo
dy murderers—several of whom have
been detected and apprehended—are dis
posed of.
There also came in with the train, un
der the especial care of Sergeant Black,
the three Foster children, of whom much
got on Mr. Hill’s platform of the “law,” he
would have “supported” him. The Con
stitutionalist very pertinently says that
Col. Akin does not place a very high value
upon his charges—he is willing to take
Gov. Brown with all his misdemeanors
which should condemn him—if he gets
right on federal politics.
A strange position !—Col. Timet.
A Singular Statement.—A mechanic,
residing in New Orleans in 1854, commen-
has been said in the papers. The father ■ ced purchasing tickets in the Alabama
and mother lived in Connecticut The j Lottery, then first started. He continued
father espoused the Mormon faith several j purchasing a ticket or a share, in every
years ago, and left for Salt Lake City, car-1 d a ss—but without success. In 1855 he
rying with him his three little girls. The removed to California, still continuing bis
mother remained behind, and all efforts to | purchases, till he had expended $2,800 in
retain her children were abortive. About ’ lottery tickets without drawing, in the ag
a year ago the lather died, and now, thro’
the efforts of the Secretary of W ar, her
children have been reclaimed, and will
soon be where they can receive a mother’s
love and devotion.
The children will remain either at the
Fort or in the city a few days, and those
who desire to see them can doubtless have
their wishes gratified.
gp* Two thousand ounces of gold have
been received at Leavenworth, Kansas,
from Denver City, in the gold region.
gregate, more than §400 during that time.
In class 28, Sparta Academy Lottery, Au
gusta, Ga., which drew July 9th, he bought
Ticket No. 47,014, and drew the capital
prize of §50,000, which was promptly paid
when due, by the agent of Messrs. Wood,
Eddy ft Co., at San Francisco, California.
A singular evidence of the certain rewar
obtained by patience and indomitable per
severance.—N. FI Times.
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