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' ATLANTA, DECEMBER 27, 1855.
Graham,
For January, has been received, and is filled
with matter of interest to the fair sex. The
illustrations are unusually fine, and the letter
press has some features of more than ordinary
merit. The Fashion department is elaborate
in details, and, without professing to be judges
In such matters, we think the views of Graham,
in this particular, decidedly ‘he most sensible
of any like caterers to this particular taste.—
Let the ladies judge for themselves.
Speaker’s Election Nowhere I
This evening, as we go to press, we see our
streets decked with lamps, and some of them —in
the absence of old Sol—darting their luminous
beams in softened radiance through the murky
clouds that just now overhang our city. No
excuse now for nocturnal pedestrians running
off the track—nor any for future collisions with
persons who are journeying onward to meet
some dear friend who has promised to “ come
out to-night.” Luna may retire now; for the
gay Lothario will have no occasion to ask his
idol to meet him “by moonlight.”
Congress may trot along now—heretofore
we have envied that body for its wonderful suf
ficiency of gas— but Atlanta has succeeded in
manufacturing a purer article that will make
her triumphantly shine, while she hides not her
“light under a bushel.” Her advice to all her
younger sisters is, “Let your light so shine,
that men seeing it,'may follow after it.”
But [ a friend looking over our shoulder
urges us to desist.]
Resolution of Mr. Harris of Dougherty.
The following is the resolution of Mr. Har
ris, of Dougherty, not before reported in full in
our columns. It takes grounds which will be
endorsed by the entire people of our State,
without distinction of party, we venture to say.
Resolved by tjte Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of tlie J State of Georgia, in General
Assembly met, That we have regarded with
deep interest the action of the House of Repre
sentatives of the United States, and are pro
foundly gratified with the action of a majority
of the members of Congress from this State, in
their firm adherence in support of a Kansas-
Nebraska member for the Speakership of the
House of Representatives, and now urge our
entire delegation in Congress to act in concert
in the support of some member of the House
who is sound on the Kansas-Nebraska question
for the office of Speaker.
The following note to the editor of the Au
gusta Constitutionalist is all the comment nec.
essary just now to be made. Os the truth of
the statements it contains, we have had occular
proof.
“ The Know Nothing Convention was held
to-day—Judge Berrien presiding. A platform
was adopted, setting forth their position to be
about the same as declared in the Philadelphia
and Macoq Platforms. They carefully avoided
approving either of these in distinct terms.—
Delegates are appointed to a Convention, to be
held in Philadelphia after the first of May next.
Messrs. Foster and Trippe arc to at
tend the Council of the 22d of FebTOffy, and
urge upon the members to defer a nomination.
The Delegates to the Convention are instruc
ted to insist on the Council to adopt the princi
ples to-day laid down by the party. Here the
instructions stop. No withdrawal is offered,
or future course is marked out. Judge Co e
sought to make the Resolutions on this point
plainer, and to have adopted the Resolutions
agreed to by our friends on the Bth November,
but the tide was decidedly against him, and he
withdrew his amendment. The Hu. A. J.
Miller, of your city, was one of the Committee
who drafted the resolutions. The action of the
body was not harmonious, nor its result satis
factory to the participators.”
Book Notices.
C. M. SAXTON & CO. Publishers, 152
Fulton Street, New York. Sold by Wm. Kay
at his Cheap Book Stores, Atlanta, Ga.
We have received from the above publishers
tlio following new works:
Thk Stable Book, a work which we think
will become a favorite in circles interested in
the subjects upon which it treats.
Smith's Landscape Gardening, with notes
and additions by W. F. Allen. Both the gen
tlemen to whom the public ue indebted for this
work, have experimental knowledge of its sub
ject and discuss it intelligibly, which is more in
its favor than can be said of most books of its
character.
Every Lady Her Own Gardener—and
why should she not be, pray, since in ad
dition to her native taste for such an occupa
tion, she commands, in this book, tlie sugges.
lions of one who has devoted to it so much at.
L ntion as Mrs. Louisa Johnson, the fair au
thoress 1
Nash's Progressive Farmer, containing
many valuable hints, which we have seen in
other works of its character.
American Poultry Yard.—Chicken fanciers
will devour this book with the same eagerness
that ebaracterizee the operations of a hungry
Shanghai upon an ear of corn.
The American Cattle Doctor ;
Tub Cow ; Dairy Husbandry and Cattle
Breeding.
Tub Horse's Foot, and now to keep it
Sound.
We have little knowledge of the subjects
treated by these books, but presume, from the
reputations of the different authors, they are
valuable to those interested.
Tub American Architect, with handsome
designs awl many practiced aud sensible sug
geetio»s.
Ths American Farmer.—No work upon
this theme, having any claim to originality, can
fail to interest the intelligent farmer.
Tns Fbuit, Flower and Kitchen Garden
er’s Companion—and a valuable companion it
is, too, to all who engage in the delightful em
ploymcnt. To many such books cannot be
read.
Sfkncbe. i>. i ’ 33 Fairy Queen.—Hays <fc
Zell, 193 Mar. c- St. Philadelphia. We hope
no one will ui V si to borrow our copy—we
esteem it too hijLiy to lend it out.
Commerce or Chicago.—Between the Ist of!
January and the 9th inst., the receipts of wheat!
at Chicago have amounted to 7.734.195 bush
els ;of com 6,655.784; of oats 2,437,024;
•nd of flour 204,852 barrels. There are now
laid up at this place for the winter. 218 steam- :
era and sail vessels, capable of carrying room
tons.
American State Convention.
From the published proceedings of the 1
American State Convention, held in Milledge
ville, on Wednesday last, we gather the follow
ing particulars, which we present, without i
comment, to our readers as part of the history
of the times.
Gen. John W. A. Sanford was called to the
chair, and addressed the Convention upon its
organization. The following officers were then
chosen :
President, Hon. John M. Berrien, of Chat
ham.
Ist Vice President, Hon. Eli H. Baxter, of
Hancock.
2d Vice President, Gen. J. W. A. Sanford,
of Baldwin.
3d Vice President, Hon. George Stapleton,
of Jefferson.
4th Vice President, Gen. G. W. Gordon, o(
Whitfield.
sth Vice President, John Harris, Esq., of
Fulton.
SECRETARIES.
George Jones, of Wilkinson ; A. M. Eddle
man, of Fulton; and R. L. Hunter, of Bald
win.
The following resolutions were adopted by the
Convention, after its organization:
That all the members of the American par'
ty, not specially delegated to this Convention,
and all persons who concur in the general prin
ciples of the party, be invited to seats with us,
and to participate in our deliberations.
The American Paity of Georgia, in Conven
tion assembled, adopt the following platform
of principles:
1. The maintenance of this Union of co
equal sovereign States, as our fathers made it,
as the paramount political good—paramount
■ in its adaptation to the security of our rights
, and the happiness of the people.
2. The means by which we propose to main
tain this, is obedience to the Constitution of
1 the United States, and all laws passed in pur
suance thereof as sacredly obligatory upon in-
i dividuals and States.
3. We regard the great doctrines of religious
1 liberty and the separation of Church and State
as cardinal principles of our Government—as
■ well settled and as firmly established as the
right of trial by jury and the writ of habeas
corpus, and therefore, we will oppose the eleva
tion to office of any and all persons who deny
the great American doctrines of liberty of con
science, or who favor the union of Church and
State, or who recognise any civil allegiancj to
any foreign power, prince or potentate what
ever.
, 4. The purity of the ballot box—the peace-
ful administration of our laws—the safety of
' our people—the integrity of our Government
> —the exclusion of pauper and criminal irnrni
. gration, and the enforcement of our neutrality
. laws, demand a very material modification of
i our naturalization laws and a radical revision of
i our immigration laws. By this we do not seek
. to disturb, in any manner, the privileges of
. those of our foreign born citizens who are uat
r uralized under our existing laws, and we wish
! all of them who agree to our principles to be
. come members of the American party.
, 5. The territories of the U. 8. we regard
r as the common property of all the States as
t coequal sovereignties and as such open to set
; tlement by the citizens of the States with their
) property as matter of right; and that now pow
er resides either in Congress or the territorial
Legislature, or the people of the territories,
. while a territory, to exclude from settlement in
any territoiy any portion of the citizens of this
’ Republic with their property legally held in
• the States from which they emigrate. We
’ repudiate therefore the doctrine commonly cal-
ed squatter sovereignty in the territories.
6. The right to vote is a privilege of citizen
ship, and should not be extended to foreign em
-1 igrants to a territory before they are natural
! ists.
! 7. The agitation of the subject of Slavery
1 should cease. The rights of the South are
’ plaid? palpable, well defined and understood,
’ and we believe they should not longer be treat
ed as open questions. We will maintain ou’ -
' guaranteed Constitutional rights, and our right
1 of property in slaves. Georgia has solemnly
• declared what she will regard as future griev
ances on this subject, and what her remedy will
' be when these grievances shall be inflicted.—
We will stand by the Georgia Platform. We
; believe the continuous agitation of this subject,
is made by selfish politicians for personal and
party promotion, and is hurtful to the South.
1 the institution of slavery and the permanency of
; the Union.
’ 8. That this Convention now proceed to se-
[ lect delegates to a National Convention of the
' American Party; and we recommend that said
Convention assemble after the first day of May
at such time and place as shall be agreed on.
and refer, on our part, the time and place of
assembling to the President of this Convention,
and our two members in Congress. And we
! the American Party of Georgia urgently invite
, all national men everywhere without distinction
of old party lines—who are in favor of the
maintainance of the Union by obedience to the
1 Constitution and enforcement of the laws, to
meet with us in that Convention.
; 9. We instruct our delegates to the Nation-
( al Convention to insist upou the adoption of
the foregoing principles in spirit and substance
before going into a nomination and that the
• nominees be pledged to carry out the same in
. good faith in the administration of the Govern
, ment and the appointments to office.
Hon. James Johnson of Muscogee, offered
the following resolution:
i Resolved, That the President of this Con
< vention appoint a committee of seven to act
as a corresponding and executive committee.
. The resolution was adopted and the following
gentlemen were appointed that Committee:
James Johnson of Muscogee; John W. Sau-
. ford of Baldwin; Thomas J. Hardeman of
Bibb ; E. G. Cabaniss of Monroe; E. A. Nis
bet of Bibb; J. H. R. Washington of Bibb;
1 John L. Harris of Fulton.
Mr. Thornton of Museogee offered the fol
lowing Resolution, which was agreed to, viz:
Resolved, That our representatives in Con
gress, Messrs. Foster and Trippe, be requested
to appear at the Philadelphia Convention on
the 18th and 22d of February 1856, and say
to them that the American Party of Georgia
will not be represented in that body—also, sug
gest to them the action of this meeting and
urge them to defer their nomination and unite
with us upon these principles in a future Con
vention.
Mr. Bartow offered the following Resolution
which was agreed to, viz :
Resolved, That the members of the party in
the different eoanties bo requested to appoint
Executive Committees to report to the Central
Executive Committee.
Mr. Hill moved that the Chair appoint a Com
mittee of five to confer with the President and
Vice Presidents of the Convention and in con
nection with tnem to appoint two delegates from
the State at large, and one from each Congress
ional District to represent the American Party
of Georgia in the National Convention of tha't
party to nominate a President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States.
Kansas.
Iu the S«a“ <1 Georgia, the following Res
olution was is»*s head by the Senator from
Jones Qsa’l. Smith, and ordered to be
printed for the use of that Body. We are con
fident in the uf.foion that the popular will is ex
posed in the r «J.ition.
WHERE? .* ?.country has been recently
opened to ago ? ■ 1 -enterprise, iu the Territory
• pf Kansas, ly adapted to the culture of
Cotton; and to C. production of this great
I stable, neewsity < t the human family? the
I wealth and proqxricy of ocr common country
is mainly indebted: And Whereas, the citi
zens of Georgia are deeply interested in the
developement of a region so deeply identified
with their own State in its productions, its i
mineral resources, and its future political pros- j
pects; and Buuiy of them by individual energy j
and private exertion, are honorably engaged
in the great and noble duty of enabling the
Territory of Kansas to take her position peace
ably and quietly among the continents of the
American Union: And whereas, it is per
ceived with regret, that a spirit of self minded
ignorance and fanaticism has been engendered,
which threatens to oppose, by lawless measures,
and open resistance to constitutional authority
the peaceful and legal emigration to this fertile
country, to which we in common with the oth
er States of the Union, have a joint claim, and
in which our own citizens have an undoubted
and incontestable right to settle, and seek a
home, as well as those of other States: And
whereas, the settlement and cultivation and de
velopment of this Territory, will greatly in
crease the production of the’ important South
ern staple, jusfly regarded as the only element
of our national rcatness, and without which
the Federal ;J-Jon would scarcely maintain
a respectable ion among the nations of the
earth, as the f ' <’ < ory of the country before
the culture c. . developed the resources of
the Southern i' .", abundantly proves; And
whereas, the iv-,- '. of the Western section of
this Union is ck ; '.' “identified with those of
the Southern State:, as their system of inter
nal improvements manifestly tends to direct
their products to Southern sea ports, for a mar
ket and exportation to foreign countries, in all
of which the State of Georgia has a paramount
interest.
Be it therefore, Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Represenatives of the State of Geor
gia, in General Assembly met, that we do here
by recommend that the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars be appropriated and set apart
from the treasury of the State, to aid and en
courage the emigration to the Territory of
Kansas, to be paid over to such citizens or com
panies composed of citizens of this State, who
may desire to establish themselves in said Ter
ritory, under such rules and regulations as the
Legislature may from time to time direct.
New York Correspondence of the Examiner.
. Death of Robert Schuyler—Rail Road Schemes,
and Schemers—Newsboys Conceit— Tract
Society—Provisions and Markets—Emigra
tion—Amusements.
New York, Dec. 21
Another illustration of the mutability of hu
man life is placed before us in the death of
Schuyler, the great Railroad defaulter. The
first notice of his demise appeared in the “Cour
ier des Etats Unis" as follows: “Robert Schuy
ler died about the middle of last month in the
vicinity of Genoa, where he had resided for
some time under the strictest incognito with his
family. His collosal frauds had not enriched
him ; he received from Amei ica the means of
his subsistence. His place of residence would
have been known long ago, but for the interest
which many persons, occupying very important
positions in the management of several railroads
especially the New Haven Road, exerted to
keep it in the shade. Since he has absconded
his health has steadily declined, and he died lit
erally of a broken heart. Many distinguished
financiers of New York will not be sorry to
hear of his death. He leaves, I am told, a
large collection of important papers which will
add—for they will be published—a carious
chapter to the history of your New World spec
ulations. His body has been temporarily em
balmed, and will probably be sent to America.”
It would not be at all surprising if it should
turn out that Schuyler made himself the scape
goat of a clique of financiers with whom he
had the misfortune of being associated. It is
difficult to believe that he could have committed
so many, and such daring frauds without ‘he
connivance of the managers of the roads over
the affairs of which he presided. If the where
abouts of Schuyler were known, he would have
been hunted down like a felon ; those who were
privy to his frauds still hold offices of great
trust, and are honored, and respected. Thes
are the men who concocted ra.lroad schemes,
got the farmers, and mechanics, and, sometimes,
the widows, and orphans of the country, to pay
their money for shares; while by some hocus
pocus, known as “financiering,” the roads be
come bankrupt, lhe the farmers, and mechanics
hnd widows, and orphans, lose all they have paid
toward it, and it finally falls into the possession
of its originators. Thus, it happens, that the
men who should lose most by the failures of a
road are, in the end, the sole gainers. The pub
lication of Schuyler’s papers will probably open
the eyes of the people.
Some of the benevolent-hearted people of
our city are engaged in a most praiseworthy ef
fort in behalf of the children of the poor.—
They are training the children to sing, and will
shortly give a grand concert, the proceeds of
which will be applied in procuring comfortable
clothing for the singers. A couple of days ago
about seventy Newsboys met at the Broadway
Tabernacle to rehearse their parts. The sight
of these rough and ragged specimens of “Young
America” endeavoring to attune their voices—
made hoarse by crying in the streets—was as
pleasing as it was novel. The Newsboys' con
cert wil come off about Christmas day.
The New York Tract Society celebrated its
twenty-ninth anniversary last evening. The
fol owing item iu their report may be of inter
est. ‘The average number of visitors during
the year has been 1,097 ; and it appears, from
the reports of the Missionaries, that since our
last anniversary 1,777,173 Tracts, containing
’.108,695 pages, in various languages, have
been distributed ; 1,184 Biblesand 984 Testa
ments supplied to the destitute, on behalf ofthe
New York Bible Society ; 6,418 volumes lent
from Ward libraries; 2,154 children gathered
into Sabbath, and 388 into day schools, and
842 persons into Bible classes; 1,689 persons
induced to attend church; 224 temperance
pledges obtained; 1,961 religious meetings held;
40 backsliders reclaimed ; 265 persons hopeful-;
ly converted, and 201 converts united with evan
gelical churches.”
The butchers and provision dealers are be
ginning. by their displays, to remind us forcibly
that
“Christmas comes but once a year,
But when it eomes, it brings good cheer.”
The quantities of fowls and game which ore
being brought to our markets daily, are irn- j
mense ; bnt notwithstanding the abundance of j
the season, the rates of almost everything in our *
markets appear to be fixed even at famine pri-I
oes. Roasting pieces of fresh beef, yesterday '
at Washington Market, were held at 12 to 18
cents per lb.; mutton,42 to 14; veal, 10 to j
18 ; pork, 12 cents and upwards ; butter. 25 to ’
31 cents per lb. at retail; turkeys and fowls.'
10 to 16 cents per lb.; fresh codfish, 5 to 6 I
do.; apples, $2 to 82 50 per bbl.
A statement made by the Commis.douers o ;
Emigration, at a meeting held -.esterday at
their rooms, shows the number of arrivals this I
year to December 19th, to be 128,803, being'
174.115 lees than had arrived to the same date I
last year. There are 1.776 inmates of Ward’s -
Island and 90 of the Marine Hospital. The
over-drafts on the Mechanic’s Bank amount to!
866.935 51. The number of vessels at Castle j
Garden, from Dee. 12th to Dec. 18th, was 9; •
the number of passengers 1,855. The average I
amount of money brought by the bondable I
passengers was upwards of 831 each.
The only thing novel in the way of amuse- j
ments is the opening of the Metropolitan Thea
tre —now “Laura Keene’s Varieties.” Every,
body is on the tiptoe of expectation to see this
talented actress, with her talented company,
once more treading the boards.
GEORGIA.
Peace Humors by the
& • Asia.
The news by this arrival consists mainly of
peace rumors, but the public have no means of
estimating their truth, and they are probably
of little value.
It is a very noticeable circumstance, that the
assertions of the British press on the subject
of negotiations are quite at variance with those
of influential Continental papers.
The Loudon Times, aud D’lsraeli’s organ,
the London Press, arc prominent in asserting
that peace is near at hand, and that Austria is
about to address an ultimatum summoning
Russia, under the threat of breaking off nego
tiations of peace which the Western Powers
can admit at present, but which they will not
assent to after another successful campaign.
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Morning Chronicle, under date of the 4th inst.,
says:
“It is impossible to separate what is true
from what is false in the peace rumors. It is
no doubt true that all the Cabinets are anxious
for peace, but it is equally true that it cannot
be said that negotiations are going forward—
as, at the utmost, preparatory steps only are
being made. Austria maintains the validity of
the treaty of Dec. 2d, and hence all attemps of
other German States to exercise a pressure on
the Western Powers, with the view of pacifi
cation,have been completely paralysed. Aus
tria, . moreover, is now ready to accept the in
terpretation given to the third of the four
Vienna Conference points. Prussia has ur
gently demanded at St. Petersburg that Rus
sia should name the conditions to which she is
ready to submit. Russia’s reply to this de
mand of Prussia is affirmed to be conciliatory
but vague. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg
feels some difficulty of making proposals that it
may have the mortification to see rejected.—
The Cabinets of Munich and Dresden, promot
ed to a more influential position by the policy
of France, have also essayed to influence Rus
sia. The measures they took to that end were
highly approved of at Paris, but it remains to
be seen whether they will be successful. Our
best politicians are evenly divided. Some
think peace near, and others distant. The
most reliable facts indicate that the state of
affairs stands thus:
“There has been no communication whatever
from Russia. A communication has been made
by the Austrian Government, through the
French Minister at Vienna, to the French
Government, embodying the terms which Aus
tria is prepared to propose to Russia as an
ultimatum. This communication was submit
ted by France to England, aud is now under
consideration by the two Governments. The
terms are a great advance upon any yet offered
and might be accepted all around, but they
are the terms of Austria, not of Russia. Aus
tria does not guarantee to join the Allies if the
ultimatum be rejected, but only to break off
relations with Russia. At this point the mat
ter rests.”
With respect to Canrobert's mission, the
London Times’ Paris correspondent, under date
4th inst., says,
“Canrobert has returned—he left Stock
holm on the 19th nit., and the day after his de
parture an act of the convention or protocol
was signed by the Swedish Minister of Foreign
Affairs and the English and French Ministers
Plenipotentiary, and that the articles of the
convention are most satisfactory to the Allies
and advantageous to Sweden. The Moniteur
will say something of it in a few days. It is
waiting for the adhesion of Denmark. The
London Post says definitely, on lhe contrary
that no convention has yet been entered into
by Sweden.
Some undertake to say that plans will be ar
ranged between Napoleon and the King of
Sardinia, with respect to Italy, that will rend
er peace impossible for years to come; others,
that Napolecn is tired of the expenses of the
war, and really desires peace. Meanwhile,
continued preparations on the largest scale go
forward for the spring campaign.
Private letters from St. Petersburg indicate
no pressure for peace. The profits of the
overland trade keep business generally up to a
more favorable point than anticipated. Gov
vernment paper has not much deterioated, and
money is abundant at Mobcow at seven per
cent.
The St. Petersburg Northern Bee has an
editorial headed, ‘The War is only Beginning,’
and declares that Russia has ample resources
to continue the war for years.
The London Times has a reply to the Bee.
asserting that this boasting merely betrays
weakness.
Cannibal Indians.—Hon. Gardner D. Wil
liams, of Saginaw, called at this office on his
return from an extended tour of duty in the re
gion of Lake Superior. He has been employ
ed in paying off the Indian tribes since August
last, for which duty his long familiarity with
their habits, a wide acquaintance among the
chiefs of the various tribes, and a thorough
familiarity with their various dialects render
him eminently fit. Mr. Williams informs us
that be chartered the schooner Algonquin at
Upointe, and went over to the north shore ol
Lake Superior, to pay off about seven hundred
Chippewas who resided near Grand Portage,
within a few miles of the national boundary
between the United States and Canada.—
While there he became acquainted with the
Bois Torte Indians, a tribe whe, as their name
denotes, inhabit the “ thick wood,” or heavy
timber lands near Pigeon river.
The main subsistence of the tribe is upon
the wild rice which grows luxuriant in that vi
cinity. This crop is sometimes cut off by some
vicissitude, and when this happens these Indians
are frequently distressed for food, as the chase
is uncertain and the game scarce. The last
winter was a peculiarly hard one, and iu the
course of it this tribe were reduced to the re
volting and horrible strait of eating their own
ch Idren, which they did to the extent of al
most extermination. He saw and conversed
with two women of the tribe, one of whom
had given up two and the other three children,
successively, to be slain and eaten. We had
hardly supposed that cannibals existed so near
our very borders.— Detroit Adv.
,The Mountain of Gold.—The Sacramento
Union has been informed by a gqjtleman who
has just arrived at Sacramento from the new
diggings in Table mounta'u that the excitement
among all classes relative to the richness of the
auriferous deposites therein buried is intense
and increasing. The mountain, which is seven
miles in length, has all been staked off. but
many have exceeded in extent the legal limits
and it is supposed that they will be forced to
yield the overplus territory to others. Some
of the shafts are sunken to the depth of eighty
feet, at about which point is a belt of black
mud sixty feet and from eighteen to
twenty feet in depth. In this are contained
those fabulous amounts of gold, which far sur
pass in richness the deposites discovered at the
outbreak of the California fever. This laver
of mud is filled with sticks and o her foreign
substaace and has every appearance of having
once been the bed of a stream.
i Colonization Movements.—The New Jer
| sey Colonization Society, established in 1825.
has recently purchased from the natives 150,000
acres in the interior of Africa ; and the inten
tion is to open intercourse from the seaboard
to the centre of the continent. Os 56.000 ap
propriated last winter by the legislature to this
society, 85,000 is set apart to making roads
and building houses suitable for the emigrant-',
thus leaving 81,000 to assist in getting them
out The State society is now making specia'
efforts to induce free co’kred persjns to go fix m
our own State. It offers a free passjee, one
year’s support, and a farm-house, when in Libe
ria. A party of twenty-six are soon to le.ve,
going out under the care of slr. Sharp, a col
ored'man, who recently returned from Africa.
From the Constitutionalist A Republic.
Mr.Jlluniplirey Marshall ant i 51 r .
Henry M. Fuller defining their
Positions.
If we have read the platform of the Know
Nothing party of Georgia aright, they are in
favor of the principles of the Nebraska-Kan
sas Bill. So are the Democrets and Anti-
Know Nothings. This is a part common to
tne professed creed of both parties in Georgia.
We should suppose, therefore, that no Geor
gia Know Nothing cau consistently co-operate
in the party alliance with any man who docs
not occupy this common ground.
But what does Mr. Humprey Marshall say?
In the debate iu the House, on Tuesday, the
18th, that gentleman, in the course of his re
marks, first states the Democratic position
thus :
“ 1 heir resolution tenders congratulations to
the country for the triumph of the principles of
the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, and they bold it to
be their highest duty to continue their efforts
in the maintenance and defense cf those princi
ples and the constitutional rights of every sec
tion aud every class of citizens, against their
opponents of every description, &c.”
The gentleman, then, per contra, proceeds to
define his own position, and that of those who
act with him. He says:
“I, and they who have acted with me here,
take a different position, And I beseech mv
countrymen, throughout the length and breadth
of this land, to regard well the position we do
occupy, and which we proclaim to be national
the American position. IVe do not apply,
as a test of political soundness, the advocacy or
rejection of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. We
do not ask a man whether he is for or against
the principles of that bill.”
This gentleman was not in the last Congress
when that bill passed. If he had been, and”had
voted against the bill, it would have been ac
cording to the above, no test of soundness, and
there would be no reason why a Southern
Know Nothing should withhold from him his
vote for Speaker. By parity of reasoning,
Gen. Sam. Houston having voted against the
bill, should be no objection on which a South
ern Kuow Nothing should refuse to vote for
him for President, if he shou d be nominated.
No reference to any other Anti-Nebraska can
didate’ whether he come from the North or the
South, the East or the West.
1 his Mr. Humphery Marshall represents the
Louisville District, Kentucky, and was the first
choice of Messrs. Foster and Trippe, of Geor
gia, for Speaker.
Next comes Mr. Henry M. Fuller, of Penn
sylvania. Be defines his position in the House
on the next day. Mr. Fuller, be it remember
ed, is the candidate at present supported by
Messrs. Foster and Trippe, for Speaker, and is
endorsed by several Georgia Kuow Nothing
papers as sound and conservative:
Mr. Fuller rose and stated that inasmuch as
his position had been made the subject of com
ment in the House, he would state distinctly
what he was.
The whole difficulty in organizing the House
was caused by the introduction of the question
o slavery. He was opposed to its introduc
. tfon as tending to the alienation of one section
from another. He was in favor of leaving the
subject of slavery where the Constitution left
it. (Applause.)
He was in favor of the Compromise of 1850,
and had he been here in 1854, he should have
opposed the passage of the Nebraska bill.
Mr. Sage asked Mr. Fuller if he was in fa
vor of the restoration of the Missouri Compro
mise, and if he would vote for its restoration ?
Mr. Fuller said that when that question came
up in this House he should vote upon it in ac
cordance with his convictions and hia con
science.
Mr. Todd, of Pennsylvania, stated that he
had voted for Mr. Fuller under the impression
that his sent iments on the slavery question were
very different from those he had just avowed,
and that he would have seen his right arm
withered before he would have voted for him
had he known his real opinions.
This Mr. Fuller must be a slippery fellow,for
it appears his own colleagues were deceived as
to the sentiments he held on the slavery ques
tion. Those sentiments, doubtless, have un
dergone a little modification since he reached
Washington—effected, perhaps, by faint flat
tering hopes of reaching the -Speaker's Chair.
The Richmond Enquirer thus locates the gen
tleman down to a quite a recent period in
Pennsylvania. It says he is a right-hand man
of the freesoil ex-Governor Johnson, of Penn
sylvania, and who, we learn, was in the commit
tee that nominated Passmore Williamson, who
was instrumental in stealing Col. Wheeler’s
sla es. This same Fuller was a zealous sup
porter of Nicholson, the fusion candidate of the
Whig, Know Nothing and Abolition parties
for Canal Commissioner.”
At Mr. Todd appears to have oscillated be
tween Mr. Fuller and Mr. Banks in his votes,
we can readily imagine what sort of a conser
vative he took his colleague to be, and what
sorts best suit Mr. Todd. When they started
from home for Washington, Mr. Todd knew
Mr. Fuller’s antecedents well enough to-con
sider him a very good treesoiler. Which side
is cheated?
Homicide.—The death knell is again sound
ed in our cars. On Wednesday, the 12th inst.,
a difficulty occurred near Whitesville, in this
county between Jack Campbell and Wm. Sim
mons, in which the former was killed. The cir
cumstances were that Campbell, who was rep
resented as being a very turbulent man, had
some animosity against Simmons, and desiring
revenge, went to the house of Simmons with a
maul in his hand, such as is used in splitting
rails, stating that he intended to nearly or quite
kill tfiimmons before he returned. After arri
ving at Simmon's he was very abusive, both tc
Simmons and his family, and threatened the
free use of his foot to the person of slrs. Sim
mons, if she did not hold her tongue and get
out of his way; and on advancing to execute
the threat, Simmons shot him through about
the heart, and while in the act of falling, struck
him on the head with his gun and fractured
his skull. Campbell died immediately.
Simmons had all opportunities to make his
escape, but being conscious that it was justifia
ble homicide, wholly in defence of himself and
family, he deliberately went to the proper au
thorities and submitted his person to their charge.
He was temporarily tried on slonday last, and
committed to prison. Mrs Simmons is in our
village, enlisting, we suppose, the sympathy to
which she is justly entitled.— Hamilton Organ.
House of Representatives—The Wash
ington Union says: Our daily report of the
House proceedings have b:coine stereotvpe—
the proceedings of one day being a repetition
of the preceding day and the type of the suc
ceeding one. All is monotonous, unchanging,
wearisome. The same members appear in the
same seats, and respond in the same way to the
same roll-call ol the some clerk. The temper
of the House is excellent, and this “dead-lock’
in attempted legislative organization is a prolifi,
source of pleasantries and predictions. The op
position members meet and adjourn apparently
without leadership, concert or expectation ; and
the little excitement which prevails during the
ballotting is principally confined to the advi
sers. sympathisers and expectants of the lobby.
Strange to say, the galleries are well filled with
ladies, who seem to be greatly edified with the
varied and refreshing character of the proceed
ings.
AXV eddino on Sight.—We clip the follow*
ing from the Lexington (Mo.) Express :
“A singular sort of a union was recently con
summated on the Arabia, on her upward trip
from Booneville. A young lady took passage
on the deck for some point above. She had
been attending the fair, and bad exhausted al
her means but a small pig and fifteen cents.
At the same place a gentlemen got on, rather
older than the woman, but.'uot too old to marry.
The clerk, seeing the prospect rather gloomy
for her pasage money, induced the two to splice
which they did in proper form. Immediately
after the ‘wedding,’ a bill was handed to the
groom for his wife's passage, which he paid."
From the Pennsylvanian.
Congressional Proceedings.
THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS—FIRS! SESSION.
Washington, Dec. 15.—The Senate was not
in session to-day.
House.—Mr. Hickman of Pennsylvania, of
fered the following resolution :
Resolved, That no person shall be considered
a candidate for Speaker of this House, who
shall be supported as such on the sixtieth vote.
That on said sixtieth vote, and on each subse
quent vote being taken, the candidate having
the lowest vote, or the candidates having an
equal vote shall be stricken from the list of can
didates, until two only shall remain to lie voted
for, when the vote shall be taken on the said
remaining two; and the person having the
highest vote shall be the duly elected Speaker,
provided he have a majority of a quorum ofthe
members of the House.
Mr. Hickman moved the adoption of the res
olution, and tliereapoQ demanded the yeas and
nays.
Mr. Letcher. I desire to offer a substitute.
Whereas, This House has becu engaged in
a fruitless effort to organize, by the election
of a Speaker, for nearly two weeks. Therefore,
Resolved, That the Clerk prepare a letter,
to lie signed by each member of this House
resigning his seat, in order that a new election
may be immediately held in all the States and
Territories.
Much confusion ensued. And the reading
was followed by cries of “That's right,”
“we’ll agree to that,” “stand by the substitute.”
[Excessive laughter.]
Mr. Sage proposed an amendment to the
substitute, namely : That the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Letcher) lead off by resigning
first, and other gentlemen who approve of the
substitute to follow him. till all got through.—
and cries of “ good,” “ agreed.”—
Mr. Letcher—l should very cheerfully agree
to the proposition of the gentleman from New
York, if he will give me an assurance that he
will play fair, and follow my example. (laugh
ter.) It is perfectly manifest that we snail not
organize the House for some time to come : and
it would be difficult for the people to send back
the aarne number of gentlemen who would get
into a similar difficulty. [Laughter.)
Mr. Sage—l am unwilling to pledge myself.
I feel conscious of having performed my duty,
in accordance with the views of tho people who
have sent me here. Until satisfied that my ef
forts to elect a Speaker have been fruitless, I
shall not consent to resign my seat. lam act
ing with the majority in opposition to the Ad
ministration.
Mr. Houston—Why don't you organize, then?
Mr. Sage—lt is not my fault.
51r. Giddings—The proposition comes from
the appropriate quarter. It comes from the
faction which has stood out two weeks, prevent
ing an organization of the House. (Laughter.)
I believe all who agree with that gentleman
ought to follow his example. (Renewed Laugh
ter.)
Mr. Letcher—l should like to be informed,
if the Democrats should retire from this hall,
whether the balance could elect a Speaker. As
matters stand the opposition are in confusion,
and the gentleman from New York, (Mr. Sage,)
says they cannot elect a Speaker because they
cannot get the opposition to combine. My ob
ject was to put au end to the confusion and re
store order.
Mr. Giddings—l will agree if the gentleman
and bis friends will step out of the hall we shall
soon have an election. (Laughter.)
Several gentlemen rose to their feet, and much
confusion prevailed.
Mr. Letcher—As gentlemen seem to be in
trouble, and as a majority are not likely to vote
for my proposition, I withdraw it. (Cries of
•oh no I’ ‘that’s right,’ and laughter.)
Mr. Wade—Let the President resign, refer
the whole matter to the people, and I'm with
you. (Ha, ha,‘that’s it,'‘agreed.’)
Mr. Matteson moved that the whole matter
be laid on the table.
Mr. Hickman—We have been engaged some
time in the fruitless effort to elect a speaker, and
it is to be presumed that we all desire an early
organization of the House, and it was for the
purpose of testing this feeling that I offered the
resolution. It is evident to me that, if this
resolution were passed, an organization would
be effected after a few additional votes. It
might be effected to-day. It has been said, and
no doubt the country in part believes it, wheth
er true or not, that the reason why an organi
zation cannot be effected, is because of the nu
merous candidates in this body, who have not
been named as such, and who, therefore, are in
terested in preventing organization.
Mr. McMullen—l hope it is not the pleasure
of the House to adopt the resolution. It is of
a novel character, and unknown to this House.
I have given notice to the House, that unless
an election be effected within three days, 1 shall
submit a proposition byway of compromise;
and I undertake to say, if the House shall adopt
it, we shall have an organization in due time.
Mr. Florence—Submit it at once. Don't
keep us in suspense. (Laughter.)
Mr. McMullen resumed—My proposition bears
upon its face the principles of equality and jus
tice ; more so than the one now before the
House. If adopted, I will guarantee au organi
zation.
Mr. English—l hope no extraordinary expc
d.ent will be resorted to for the purpose of or
ganizing the House. It is not the fault of this
(the Democratic) side of the House that valua
ble time and thousands of dollars have been
squandered. The responsibility is with the
majority; with those men who have filled the
land with the clamor about Americans ruling
America,and their peculiar fitness to govern the
nation. The opposition have the majority, and
yet cannot organize. Give the Democrats a
majority of but one, and they will soon organ
ize, because they are a national party, and will
defend their principles, which are broad as the
Republic. 1 would not compromise with the
twelve apostles, unless they subscribed to the
Democratic creed. (Laughter.)
Mr. Humphrey Marshall remarked—l hope
no attempt to place the House under such ex
traordinary circumstances will succeed. I, un
fortunately, belong to a party in the minority.
(Laughter.) I think the country cannot fail to
perceive its own image in the representation
here; and as a member of that minority I shall
glory in the fact that the country will have, by
our difficulty, a fair chance to judge between the
triangle in the next Presidents! election.—
(Laughter.) I believe we are engaged well
and profitably to the country, by making this
exhibition. If you adopt the resolution, what
do you leave to me, and others with me in the
minority? You leave two sectional parties to
manage the best way they can. I trust the
House will take my advice in season, and not
bring this thing to permature denouement.
Mr. Dunn opposed the resolution. Any
member here is eligible to the Speakership, by
the laws and the Constitution, and where is the
authority to say he shall be excluded ? I would
say, in reply to my colleague, Mr. English,
about Americans ruling America,! donotsym
pathizeal together with the American party,but
I would ask, if Americans shall not rule Amer
ica, who shall ? (Laughtersnd cries of ‘good I
good!’)
Mr. Wheeler had no disposition to create any
difficulty in the organization of the House; but
as lately he had lien held up as being an indi
vidual disposed to prevent an organization, he
had waited patiently for an oportunity to reply
to the charge, and to give some reasons why he
should not be “roped in,” or used as a tool of a
corrupt lobby. He came to the House, he
said, in the last Congress, as a Nat ona Dem
ocrat. and at the threshold he took a position
against the present administration, because oi
the appointment of men whom he knew to be
Free Boilers. He had opposed the administra
tion manfully, openly, faithfully and the admin
istration knows it. I came hither as a Nation
al Democrat on the compromise measure of
1850. as a finality, and on the platform laid
down by the Baltimore Democratic Convention
opposed to the agitation of slavery either in
or out of Congress. In further explanation ol
his political course, he said he was returned by
the votes of members of all parties. With re
gard to'he N ebraska bill, Mr. Banks took
ground differently from him. He (Mr. Banks) 1
doubtless thought his line of duty clear, but, •
in his judgment, that gentleman’s vote brought 1
the bill to a direct vote before the House. He
held himself aloof, to vote as an independent
representative. Because some gentlemen had
voted for him, he had been held up as an aspi
rant for the Speakership. On several occasions
he had been sent for to come into the lobby, in
otder to take part in the “ log rolling." De
clining, he was threatened ; he respectfully re
fused to have anything to do with sneb arrange
ments, but resolved to rely on his own responsi
bility. He wished to have the approval of his
own conscience, and the approbation of his
constituents. He was opposed to the resolution
before tie House. His constituents bad taken
him for bettor or for worse. (Laughter.)
Mr. Smith, of Tennessee, referred to a remark
made by Mi'. Campbell, when the last named
declined being a candidate for the Speakership,
and asked him what parties had approached
him in relation to making pledges as a condi
tion of an election. The Democrats had made
no such approaches.
Mr. Campbell replied the business now was
an organization, and declined being put on the
witness’ stand.
Mr. Rcedc said that when the House should
lie organized by the election of a Speaker, the
Speaker must come either from the North or
the South. His plan was this : Let the North
elect a Speaker, on the single condition that
they take him from the South, or let the South
elect a Speaket, on the single condition, that
they elect him from the North. (Laughter.)
In this way they could have a Speaker, if
this proposition is not assented to, we have arri
ved at the point that there is no man in the
North whom the South will trust. If this is
the spirit of the body, the sooner the country
knows it the better. In order to give time for
qonsideration, he moved the House adjourn;
but the question was disagreed to.
Mr, Hickman’s resolution was then laid on
the. table.
The House proceeded to vote for S]>eakcr,
with the following result:
60th, 61st.
Banks, : : : 105 105
Richardson, ; : 74 74
Fuller, : : : 40 40
Scattering, : : 4 6 ’ 6
The House at an early hour adjourned.
The Office of Speaker.
The powers and duties of the office of Speak
er render him one of the most important and
influential officers of the Government. The
Constitution confers upou the House of Repres
entatives certain powers of legislation in con
junction with the Senate, and the exclusive
power of originating revenue bills. As the pop
ular branch of the legislative power, often ren
ewed, and its members coining into direct and
frequent intercourse with the people, it has un
bounded influence upon public opinion.
The Speaker is not rniy the presiding officer
of the House, and in that capacity may influ
ence and direct it, but he lias, in eflect, a decided
influence upon its legeslative character and ac
tion, by reason of the arrangement of the com
mittees who are to be charged with the prepara
tion of the business of the House. The com
mittees may retard or advance measures ut their
pleasure, and give a direction to the proceedings
of the House.
A state of parties, therefore, naturally occur
in which it will not be easy for members, and
especially for those who are newly elected, aud
for all who have just come out from a warm po
litical contest, to agree upon the choice of a
Speaker at one, or even after many trials. That
is the case at present.
The Speaker ofthe House of Representative:;
is an office of mucli more power and import
ance, in our system of Government, than is the
Speaker of the British House of Commons, in
that Government. In many respects their du
ties are similar, in regard to the routine of par
liamentary busines; but though the Speaker
ofthe House of Commons is chosen from
amongst its members, his appointment is sub
ject to the approval ofthe Crown. His re
wards and emoluments aro very great, in com
parison with those of our Speaker. His salary
is £6,000 a year, exclusive of a furnished resi
dence. At the end of his official labors he is
generally rewarded with a peerage, and a pen
> sion of £4.000 for two lives. He is a member
of the Privy Council, and entitled to rank after
barons. Our Speaker receives nothing but
double the pay of a member.
The British Speaker is, however, required
to entertain the members at dinner in due" suc
cession, and at stated periods; while that is a
■ matter ©f personal discretion with our Speak
er.
The office of Speaker is, however, considered
here as a stepping stone to popular regard and
: political preferment, though it does not always
prove to be so in fact.— Washington Globe.
Brunswick and Florid Railroad.
A portion of the citizensof Columbus assem
bled in Temperance Hall on Saturday, 15th inst.
at the call of the Mayor, F. G. Wilkins, to take
into consideration the action of the Senate on
the bill to give State aid to the Brunswick and
Florida Railroad. The D'eeting was addressed
by Seaborn Jones, N. N. Howard, James
Johnson, and Wiley Williams.
The following resolution was adopted :
Reselved, “That the Chairman appoint a com
mittee of five to repair to Milledgeville to at
tend to the interest of the city of Columbus, and
that they use their best efforts to avert the ter
minus from Eufaula and make Columbus, the
terminus of the Brunswick Road; and that Co
lumbus wil), to the best of her ability, aid in
that enterprise.”
M c would respectfully suggest to our citizens
that the interests of Columbus are safe in tlie
hands of our Senator and Representative. The
State aid to the Brunswick and Florida Rail
road limited, to 81,000,000 at the rate of
S6OOO per miles will exhaust the appropriation.
This will not carry the Eufaula branch beyond
Albany. This will devolve upon the citizens
living on the Chattahoochee river the whole
burthen of extending the road west from Alba
ny. From such a competition, the city of Co
lumbus will not shrink ; and if the Legislature
will amend the 10th section of the act so as to
place Columbus on an equal footing with Eu
faula, all conflicting interests will be harmon
ized. And this much at least, the city of Co
lumbus has a right to expect ofthe Legislature.
Unaided, except by the liberal aid which was
extended to us by Savannah, Columbus bos
built Railroads which bring to the port of Sa
vannah 100,000 biles of cotton which she nev
er could otherwise have obtained. Such enter
prise ought to be encouraged, not checked, by
wise and patriotic statesmen.
We have no enmity to Eufaula. We wish it
all prosperity. Her citizens, however, cannot
eomplain if we urge our own Legislature to
place Columbsu, Georgia, on an equality with
Eufaula, Alabama.
IVe hope, therefore, that our delegates will not
place themselves in opposition to the bill, but
urge upon the Legislature the propriety and
justice of giving Columbus “a place in the pic
ture.”— Columbus Tiwes fy Sentinel.
Emigration to Kansas.
Jefferson Buford, Esq., of Eufaula, Ala., has
made public, through the South-Western pa
pers, a proposition to raise a company of three
hundred reliable emigrants to Kansas. Mr. B.
is an ardent friend of Southern Rights and a
man of ample fortnne, 820,000 of which he,
in a most liberal and patriotic spirit, proposes
to invest in the undertaking. He offers to each
emigrant a free passage to Kansas, a support
for the first year, and forty acres of the best
land in the world! We publieh his proposition
in full:
The wild men.—These astonishing curiosi
ties may be seen for a few days, near the post
office. They are handsomely formed, and ex
ceedingly interesting; one is quite familiar with
visiters, whilst the other is still savage and
wild in his nature. Both are well worth seeing
—Sav. Georgian.
Davnell and John Cleghorn, -om
nibus runners, had a fight in Columbus, on Sun.
day last. Cleghorn was shot in the shoulder
Both used pistols.
The great Express Robbery.
[Frem the Boston Mail, 171h.]
The most important arrest made within tho
past few years was consumated on Saturday, ns
it is believed that three persons implicated in
the robbery of 850,000 from the American Ex
press Company, are now in custody.
The particulars of this affair are these. In
the month of September lost, the Land Agent
in Dubuque, lowa, had occasion to send to
New York 850,000 in gold, which was taken
in charge at the former place by the Express
Company and conveyed to Chicago, where it
passed into the hands of the American Express
Company, and by the night train was conveyed
thence to Dctriot, in charge of 8. C. White,
messenger between those two cities, and was
then dispatched ou the 18th of September to
New York, where upon opening it it was dis
covered that two boxes containing lead, but
bearing the same tags, had been substituted for
the original packages. Measures were at once
taken to ferret out the perpetrators of the rob
bery, aud a liberal reward was offered for the
recovery of the money. The extensive business
of the American Express Company renders it
necessary for them to have a corps of detectives
on their routes to watch their cmjilojves, and
among them is Mr. Best, formerly a police of
ficer in Buffalo, who at once set to work but
without any success whatever.
A month after the affair, 6. C. White, the
messenger in whose charge the money was
placed, and who carried it from Chicago to
Detroit on the floor of the baggage car, threw
up his situation and came to this section of the
country. Though suspicion at first had natu
rally fallen upon him, his employers had con
cluded that he was innocent till his resignation,
when a letter was received by Mr. Bei<l'sta
ting that two men, one Oliver King.wlio form
erly kept the Farmers and Mechanics Hotel'in
Lowell, and Wm. C. Ayer, formerly a broker
at No 17 Brattle street in this city, had, through
a third party, deposited $5,000 in gold in the
Harverliill Bank, and from circumstances not
yet divulged, it was thought that they were in
connection with 8. C. White. It was sulisc
quently ascertained tliat King, whose previous
poverty was well known, had made purchase of
houses, horses, &c. Upon receipt of this infor
mation, Offeer Best, with two of the partners
ofthe American Express Co., Mr. Fargo and
Mr. Williams, immediately started tor this city
which they reached on Friday morning, and
with Deputy Chief Ham and Officers Savage
and Lynch, they proceeded to Lawrence, where
King and Ayer reside.
At this place they took room at the hotel,
aud Mr. Ham went out to reconnoiter, and
while.passing through the street met Ayer ri
ding in a vehicle. He at once started for the
hotel and met King, whom lie arrested and
placed in custody of Captain Savage; and then
went in hqX pursuit of Ayer, whose vehicle
he saw standing in a by-road. lie ran his ve
hicle across the wheel ol Ayer and arrested
him. The house of King was then searched,
ami from what was found on his person and in
his house, it was ascertained tliut his money
transactions witliin the last few months amoun
ted to $i 1.800, that lie iiad silver plate to tlie
value of 8300, and 81.872 50 in bills and gold
were found in his possession. His house was
ntwly furnished. Ayer's bouse was searched
and it was ascertained that lie hrd recently
purchased one-half of a livery stable ; he had
two or three gold watches, and both he and
King bad gold chains of of tlie same pattern.
To secure White was tlie next move, and
with Officer Clark of Lawrence, a two-horse
team was procured, aid four of them started for
New Salem, where tlie father-in-law by marri
age of White resided. They here found that
he bad gohe to Londonderry, wnere bis own
father resides, aud they startid for that place,
but on account of bad roads scut their Ix.rsta
back and proceeded by freight train to Lon
donderry, where they found the father of White,
who could give them no information. The
news of the airest of King aud Ayer had reach
ed here, and tlie officers received anything but
civil treatment from those with whom they
came in contact. Here they divided, two going
to Litchfield, and two to Derry, but without
success, but subsequently, by pretending to be
in search of stolen horses they traced White io
within a mile and a half of his father's residence
where they lost track of him. Finding fur'her
search unprofitable they went to Manchester,
and Saturday morning came down in the early
train. White it appears had also come to Bos
ton and was arrested on Saturday. The par
ties were brought before Judge Russ')!! the same
afternoon, and the three were held to, appear in
the sum of 815,000 each to answer tothe charge.
Otis P. Lord, Esq., of Salem and Thomas A.
Parsons, Esq., of Lawrence appeared as counsel
for the defendants. White was formerly em
ployed in the express business between this city
and Lawrence.
A fourth [H?rson named John B. Hazleton,
of Haverhill, was also arrested, but not ar
raigned with the other parties.
To Kansas Emigrants I—Who Will Go
to Kansas?—l wish to raise 300 industrious,
sober, discreet, reliable men, capable of bear
ing arms; not prone to use them wickedly or
unnecessarily, but willing to protect their sec
tion in every real emergency. I desire to
start with them for Kansas by the 20th of Fel>
niary next. To such 1 will guarantee the do
nation of a homestead of forty acres of first
rate land, a (ree passage to Kansas, and tho
means of support for the first year. To M mis
ters of the Gospel, mechanics, and those with
good military or agricultural ontfits, I will offer
greater inducements. Bt sides devoting $20,-
000 of my own means to this enterprise, I ex
pect all those who know and have confidence in
me, aud who feel an interest in the cause, to
contribute as much as they are able. I will
give to each contributor my obligation that,
for every fifty dollars so contributed, I will,
witliin six moths thereafter, place in Kansas
one bona fide settler able and willing to vote
and fight, if need be, for our section; or in de
fault of doing so, that I will, on demand, re
fund the donation with interest from the day of
its receipt. 1 will keep an account of the ob
ligations so issued, and each successive one shall
specify one emigrant more than its immediate
predecessor—thus, No. 1 shall pledge me to
take one emigrant, No. 2 two, No. 3 three,
&c., &c., and if the State makes a contribution
it shall be divided into sums of fifty dollars
each, and numbered accordingly. Here is your
cheapest and surest method to do something for
Kansas—something toward holding against free
soil hordes in this great Tbermopyla? of South
ern institutions. In this their day of darkness
—nay, of extreme peril—there ought to be
there needs must be—great individual sacrifice,
or they cannot be maintained. If we cannot
find many who are willing to incur great and
unequal individual loss in the common cause—
if we cannot find some crazy enough to peril
even life in the deadly breach, then it is not be
cause individuals h?ve grown more prudent
and wise, but because public virtue bus de
cayed, and thereby we have already become un
equal to the successful defense of our rights.
J. BUFUBD.
November 26,1855.
The Hernando Press thus feelingly alludes to
a past mortem movement of ‘Sam’ in Mississippi
—one of the States classified by the New York
Express as “certain" for kuow-notbingism:
• On Tuesday last ‘Sam’ raised one arm from
the grave, and made signs in the couri-houso
for a meeting of the mourners of De Soto, to
appoint a set of pall-bearers to attend the State
funeral on the third Monday of January next
at Jackson. The meeting was called ; Dr. D.
N. Harris presided, and O. Yerger, Esq., acting
secretary, both having on the badge of mourn
ing. Delegates were appointed, aud instructed
to lay before the convei tion, for their adoption,
as most appropriate for the occasion, the liymn
to be sung, containing something like this:
■That we as Americans abandon the former
test and obligation and secrecy of onr order, and
that for the future we will throw oj>en the doors
of our meetings.’ All present responded with
a hearty amen.' and the meeting adjourned tine
die."
Bffi_Au English lady lias named her “first ’
Albert Victor Louis Napoleoi Malakoff
Hr men.