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2 From the Georgia Banner Palmetto, Ga.,. June 3d, 1856. Mb. Editor— Dear Sir:—l attended on the 30th ultimo, an examination of Mr. Mor gan 11. Loony's select School. It is composed of young men and boys who are generally ad - vanced scholars. As Mr. Loony’s School is so well conducted, and his method of teaching somewhat peculiar, it will perhaps prove inter csting to the intelligent readers of your inval uable paper to receive a report of the results of his recent examination. The cxeyciees commenced in the afternoon. Several classes in the Elcmsntry branches of Science were impartially and thoroughly ex amined by their teacher. The questions and answers given proved that thepupils had learn ed somellpng more than a mere lesson for the afternoon recitation. Two classes were examined which attracted particular attention ; these were the classes in Chemistry and Physiology. What a pity it is, that more attention is not paid to these studies. As the learning of such in the youth, enables itte njan to ward off the trickery of the hnm 'bug, and the false pretences of the knave. If our Rising posterity bo well instructed in the branches of seiehJe, hnmbugery must be great ly lessened, and quackery than can not find so fertile u soil in which to sow its seeds of un truth. The professional man will be appre ciated for his persona] merit and scientific at tainments. The class in Physiology gratified to a great degree the curiosity of the audience by giving in plain and sifflpl language the Circulation of the blood. All the young gentlemen, when a question was asked, responded simultaneous-. iy. On the morning of the 31st, the examina tion was resumed. As Mr. Loony had no trustees connected with his school, he requested the following gentlemen to act as an examin ing committee, viz : Dr. G. S. Weatherly, Dr. N. F. Powers, Messrs. G. G. Wright, W. A. Wilson and 11. L. Northern, (Dentist.) All the classes done well and creditably acquitted themselves. They were called to read difficult sentences and paragraphs in Latin, which was lone without hesitation. They read distinctly ;he original text, and then rendered it entirely in English, without repeating, as is usual, the Latin. They all seemed well acquainted with Grammar, which is so essential to the attain ment of classical lore. The Arithmetic class was composed of some ifteen pupils of various ages. They solved the nost difficult problems with ease and readi less. No rules were rehearsed, principles only vere explained, proving that each student had >een tought to think. Mr. Loony is opposed to the method of teaching Mathematics by memorized rules, as these can be so soon for gotten ; but prefers teaching well first princi ples, and while gently conducting his pupil a long the paths of science, which he strives to make flowery ones, he teaches the young mind how to think, how to analyze any nnd every . thing which may come before it. I know no process of teaching equal to this. Many at schools learn how to repeat rulesand certain paragraphs from the text books, while but few think of their practical application. So that in after life if any advancement is made, knowl edge is attained not from the store of memorized rules, but by daily observation and experience. This is true and can be proven by any one who observes closely. How few the number, who can repeat any of those rules, he memorizing of which cost so much trouble and time.— They and all their dependencies are forgotten , hence useless. To be sure there are. a 'few, such as teachers, may remember the rules and their applications to the solution of problems and analyzing of sentences, but the majority soon forgot them. The better plan, the one adopted by Mr. Loony, is tb learn the student t« think—learn him consistency—learn him principles. It is a lamentable fact that so many arc now wasting their time in memorizing pages of History, chapters in Rhetoric and Logic, and thousands of rules which to the mind of tire child is meaningless, for the time thus spent cannot tie recalled, and can be of but little benefit to those who have been so taught, or to the world. Numbers of our young ladies who have been educated in Colleges and were once very apt in the repetition of rules—adepts in lengthy re hearsals of poetry and history—and remarka ble for their accuracy in repeating the formu larie of Chemistry, but how few the number after the elapse of four or live years, c m calcu late the interest on a simple note of hand—can prove by conversation that they have any use ful knowledge of Mathematics, Chemistry or any of the branches of Science. Aska ques tion of such a one, and in all probability the answer will be: “ 1 once understood Philosophy, 4c., but I have forgotten the rule.” Mr. Loo ny’s is not the bui,e memorizino system. His students once being taught will not be so apt to forget. His system of teaching seems to be the purely inductive process, or the bringing before the mind of the student simple individ ual tbvtuh, particulars so as tocstalish some geneial conclusion. He thus trains the mind of the student to ascend by analogy froiq sim ple truths so us to acquire data based not on mere theory, but on experimental and well un derstood results. So that such knowledge may be easily applied to actual things—to practi cal purposes and to the learning of truths in connection with the daily avocations of our lives. ' The forenoon e ercises were closed by an oration from Mr. E. O. Mobley. His subject was Mbnt.vl Improvement. All seemed well pleased with his effort—but as I presume that it will be published, I will leave the public to judge for themselves. In the afternoon, the most advanced classes were examined. To individualize in reference to these, would require too much space ami time, and would, 1 f ear, in many re pec ts, prove uninteresting. Suffice it to say that all ques tions proposed by the teacher cad committee, and were promptly and correctly answered.— The most difficult mathematical problems were offered for solution. But to the young men nothing seemed difficult or intricate—nothing beyond their mental grasp. The rapidity and ease of these solutions were indeed surprising. The Latin classes apparently read the wri tings of Caisar and Livy, with as much ease as they could have read English. The English Grammar class is the l est I have ever seen publicly examined. Mr. Loony boldly asserted that they could parse any sen snnee which could be given them by any one in that large audience Many were given. AU were parsed- Mr. L?s method is similar to the one applied in higher institutions of learn ing in teachiu/the classics. It seems the most pmlosophienl plan of teaching the English lan guage. From the outset the pupil is taught to separate sentence' into their primary ele ments:. which are writt > by him on the Black board. Thus he learns to analyze thought and in learning this learns to think. The advan tages derivable from this method is the point ing ont whether a sentence is simple or com ple. and besides the student is required to con struct as well us analyze various sentences. — By lids method the teacher is enabled to cor rect orthography, and construction, as well as punctuation : ail of which are very impottant. The oratorio! exhibition came on iu the eve ning. before a very large audience In which the young men had an opportunity of display ing to advantage their powers in composition and eloqu* nee AU the Speeches were original. Some of them were remarkable for their quaint ness of expression and perspicuity of style.— One proved himself a bold champion of Tem perance, according to the maxim of•• Touch not, and taste not, Ihcjtccursed thing." It is not for me to sag who excelled, as four of the young gentlemen done so well that it would require a mind of nice discrimination, to posi tively assert who won the prize or gained the victory. To the orators of the evening, I will say '.hroogh you, Mr. Editor, -Ge on my young friends, aud see who cat, climb to the highest point on the ladder of Fame, and the round# of ’ MRKH, LEARNING. Ultd GOODNESS. I The exhibition being closed. Mr. Loony .m --: uouuceff that the son ml session of his S lect • School would begin on th- iGth of Juu • and i having thanked the congregation for tlieir at tendance and attention, he politely dismissed them. Palmetto is indeed a great litte town. Its location is healthy. Poor Doctors I they have but little to do now. It is a good location for schools. There is another school besides Mr. Loony's. yours respectfully, SPECTATOR. From the Charleston Courier New York Correspondence New York, .June 16. We are all in amazement as to the sudden conversion of the Herald to Black Republican ism. Its daily diatribes rival in zeal and pow er for the negro worshipping cause, any put forth by the Tribune, Times, Courier or Post. There is now, here an almost happy political family among tliepreis. But whoever expect ed to see Horace Greeley and James Gordon Bennett throwing up their hats and hurrahing for the same Presidential candidate. The Herald, in speaking of the theatrical difficulty between Laura Keene and Burton, said the latter had grown rich, and “riches sometimes greativ change men.” The same remark is applicable in greater force to the Herald and its proprietor. < I have heard various surmises as to the cause of the Herald’s defection. 'Though Mr. Buch anan could not leave Paris until be had paid his respects to the better half of the owner of the Herald, (it was so stated in that paper,) many suppose that Bennett demanded the promise of something more, which the sage of Pennsylvania was either unable or unwilling to grant. Then too the influence of Live Hoax George Law, at the corner of Fulton aad Nassau streets, is hinted at by the curious.— These, superadded to the Herald’s hatred of Forney and the ether political barnacles who cling to Buchanan’s hulk, together with Ben nett’s pretended independence and love of oddity, all combined, do not yet solve the mystery. That the Herald has great political influ ence no one can deny. Its desperate and per ennial abuse of the present administion has been felt and acknoweldge. To,this newspaper, more than to any other one couse is to be at tributed the low opinion and harsh feeling be ginning to be chcerished in England against this country. The same lever is now being di rected against the South. It is with yourselves to furnish the antidote.to whatever its male volence may invent, or its unscrupulous mode of warfare attempt to bring about. At the Anti-Slavery Know Nothing Con vention on Saturday, George Law made a speech, the praise of which is on every body’s lips. It is very unlike some of his letters, for it was not only grammatically correct, but earnest,, eloquent, and full of rhetorical figures. It is said too to have been.delivered in the true Websterian style, when that great orator felt the dignity of his theme and the importance of the occassion. The Black Republican papers used to make fun of I.ive Hoax’s had grammar and incorrect spelling. Now that he has be come one in principle with them, and proved himself to be a classic orator, it will be amus ing to see how they make him the amende honorable. It is reported that Live Hoax’s speech was printed at the Herald office from manuscript not in the handwriting of the ora tor. But then it might have only been copied, and then again it might have been written for him, which is highly probable. C. Edwards Lester, author of the “Glory and Shame of England,’, is saiipto be very clever. But still it is a wonder how Live Hoax every commit ted it to memory so well. A new hotel is to-day added to ihe large list already flourishing in Broadway. The La Farge House, nearly opposite Bond-street, and in front of Laura Keene's Varieties, was thrown open to-day to the pnblic. A former proprietor of the Irving House will have charge of it. A professor of elocution, by the name cf Brown, has been invited, and has accepted the invitation, to repeat Charles Sumner’s late speech to-night. I suppose, as a matter of good taste and gentlemanly courtesy, the course allusions to Senator Butler and South Caro lina will he omitted. I went into the Anti-Slavery Convention to day. They are having stirring times. The New Jersey delegation withdrew, us did also members of the New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania delegations. A good many sharp politicians are in convention; but they are be ing most egregiously humbugged. States out West are being represented by persons living in tins city, who never saw the consituencies for whom they are voting. There is a Mr. Luther R.Loug, originally from Hertford, N. representing lowa, and voting son Mr. Banks. Mr. Long resides in this city, and never saw lowa. This morning, when the more national A mericans began to withdraw—stating that the convention had sold out bodily to Black Re publicanism—the lobby, who outnumber the convention, cheered most heartily, and kicked up a row generally. Efforts were made to clear the galleries, and all that sort of thing; yet the outsiders continued their applause for all seceders, and their hisses for all votes and sentiments in favor of Black Republicanism. PINK. From the Washington Union. The Free-Sod Appointments of Presi dent Fillmore——Letter -from Hon. Samuel A- Smith. The following letter from Hon. 8. A. Smith to Hon. ll.<il. Shaw should be widely circu lated and carefully read. The statements made by Mr. Smith in this letter have not been hur riedly or inconsiderately grouped together, but are the result of careful, patient, and impartial investigation. The letter was written, not with a view of securing any unworthy personal or political ends, bet ip order that the people of the South might see that when Mr. Fillmore is claimed as a sound national man, the oppo nent of sectionalism, and therefore readv at all times to discharge his constitutional obligations faithfully and zealously, the claim is as unsub stantial as it is utterly worthless Washi.,<itqn, June 7,1856. Hear sir : 1 received your letter some time since, and was at the time investigating the subject to weich you refer. In Tennessee, as well as North Carolina, one of the prineipa charges against the present democratic admin istrutien is “the appointment of the free-soilers to office;” and this charge is made by the pres i cut supporters of Mr. Dill more for Pressdent iof the United States. This charge against | President Pierce, though unfounded, yet com : iug from the source it does, lias led me to ex amine carefully the political, or rather section [al, views of the appointees of Mr. Fillmore j during his presidential term Ibis has been a work of no little labor, and [ has required some time, which accounts for the ! delay in answering your letter. Upon ttiis investigation 1 find the followin’ i tacts: ° | Ist. Every man appointed to any impor , tenl office by Mr. Fillmore while. President, whose residence was north of Mason & Dixon's line, including three members of his cabinet, was u free-soiler, and in favor of the •• Wilmot I proviso. " -d. One of the leading members of» his cab . met. the IL.u. Thomas Corwin, of Ohio. Sec- i I rciary of the Treasury, was a prominent abo- I - LtTIOMST. 3d. Every one of the appointees before re- I I ferred to, who had taken any public position on j i tbeslavery question, was known, at the time of his app entineut, to be in favor of the probib-1 : i’.ion of slavery in the Territories. 4tfi Most ot those from the same section ■ retained in office by Mr. Fillmore, who had I previously been appointed by President Tay lor, were free-eoiiers or Wilmot provisoists. stb. President Pierce has appointed no! tsau to office since he was inaugurated who m [ tte canvass of 1852, and at the time of his I appointment, was not believed by him to stand I on tub rational democratic platform of 1852. i which expressly denies to Gongress the power I to legislge on the subject of slavery in the States or Yorritories. 6th. therefore, in this respect' b “ween tbeptwo Presidents, is this : tbaii «bile G'en. I'iehte may have appointed some! frce-aoiiers. to without a knowledge of the I fact thai flicy were such at the. time, Mr. Fillmore's appointees in the nothern States were all Ireesoilers, and known to be such at the time of their appointment. I have made this examination and comparison with no view to injure (Mr- Fillmore because I think the subject of appointment to office and the distribution of executive patronage small matters when.compared with the great princi ciples now at issue between the various parties of this country. I shall do Mr. Fillmore full justice in the coming canvass for his conduct while President, and shall not deny to him the credit of executing faithfully the laws of the country. I have taken the time to make this investigation to show the ignorance, the incon sistency, or the insincerity of his supporters in the southern States, whoso principal objection to the present administration is the unfounded charge of “the appointmentef free-soilers to of fice.- ’ . Excuse the briefness of this letter. Yours, truly, S A. SMITH. Hou. 11. M. Shaw. .-u » —. From the Savannih Republicin Interesting from Kansas- We regret to learn by an extra from the Border Times, that J. B- Lambert, recen.ly in our employ as a compositor, was mortally wounded during a late engagement in Kansas. The particulars of the conflict will be found in another part of this day’s paper. Mr. Lam bert was one of two compositors who left our office last spring for Kansas; the other. J. H. Blackburn, was still alive at last accounts, and it is to him we are indebted for the letters we have been publishing from Westport, and for the extra containing the account of the-sad fate of his companion. Mr. Lambert, wasa native, we believe, of Richmond, Va., and an industri ous and upright young man. From the Border Times, Extra. Wksttort, June 3,1856. We learn from Mr. F. M. Coleman, who ar rived at this place last night, about 8 P. M.. the following interesting and stirring particu lars of the the fight and capture of Capt. H. 0 Pate’s company of Shawnee Sharpshooters; the company (Fate’s) was a posse under the IL S. Marshall, and had been sent out in quest of the Pottawattaiue murderers. Mr. Coleman was on his way to Hickory Point, and arrived at Capt. Pate’s camp a bout 4P. M., Sunday. Capt. Pate insisted on Mr. Coleman’s remaining over night. Mr. Coleman consented to do so—Capt. Pate say ing he would escort him to Hickory Point in the morning. On Monday morning, about sunrise, the picqut guard of Capt. Pate's company inform ed him that a large body of men were near at hand, marching towards his camp. Captain Pate immediately ordered his men to arms.— They had barely time to form a line, when the company hove in sight, about 4 hundred yards distant. They marched down within seventy yards of Capt. P.’s company. Capt. Pate hailed them and inquired “who they were,’ when about twenty of the company commenced firing on Capt. P.’s company. The company returned the fire; six of Capt. P.’s company wounded at the first fire. The Abolitionists then changed their position, and Capt. Pate’s company then fell back into a ravine, some ten steps. The Abolitionists then took a position about 75 yards south of Captain Pq and kept up an incessant firing for about four hours. Capt. Pate seeing his critical position, that he was about to be overpowered, consulted Lt. Brocket and Mr. Coleman, (the Abolitionists receiving reinforcements every hour) und they concluded it was best to send a flag of t ruce, informing the Abolitionists that his company was there as aU. S. posse. This was done.— The Abolition outlaws then sent back for Capt. Pate. He met their Captain, and whilst they were conversing, twelve of the Abolition ists marched within thirty yards of Capt. P’s company and ordered them to lay down their arms. lit. Brocket answered that if they ad vanced further he would order his men to fire upon them. Capt. Pate and the Abolition Captain seeing there was about to be an en counter, marched down to the company of twelve. The Abolition Captain then ordered Captain Pate’s company to lay down their orms. Lieutenant Broket replied that it would not be done without Captain Pate’s order.— The Abolition Captain then said Capt. Pate should give that order. Capt. P. being in their power, was compelled to give the order. About twenty of Capt. P’s. company surrend ered, when Messrs. Colemnn, Long and Ream mounted their horses made their escape, whilst the entire Abolition force was firing on them; they prefering death to being taken. LIST OF WOUNDED IN CAPT. PATE’S COMPANY. Edward Goodrich, of Georgia, mortally. J. Bcnj. I-ambert, Savannah, Georgia, mor telly. R. W. Wood, Georgia, mortally. James McGee, dangerously. Henry James and Tim Connelly, slightly. Several persons, names not known, were wounded. A number on picket guard have not been heard from—supposed to be murdered. The above is strictly true, as made by Me ssrs Coleman, Long and Ream. Still Later. Captain Jarnigan, with four others, were taken prisoners yesterday, at McGee’s Crossing on the Wakarusa, by about fifty abolition out laws. They were kept as prisoners some five or six hours, and frequently threatened with instant death. They were then released, hav ing been robbed of their arms, horses. Arc. Captain J. was on his way, when arrested, to join Gen. Buford. Terrible News. U. S. JIARSHAI, DONALSON AND FOUR OF HIS MEN KILLED I Wkstpuut, Juue 4—ll p. in. Dr. Tebbs, a member of the Territorial Leg islature, has just reached this place He gives us the following: Yesterday morning, the U. S. Marshal, I. B. Donaldson, together with four of his men, were murdered at Hickory Point, K. T. Mu-. Donaldson was on his official duty, when he and his men were attaked and cut to pieces by the Abolition Outlaws! \ ery French.— A French pape. relates that, at a ball lately given at Port Louis, near Lorrect, while a young lady was waltzing, she felt the hand by which she was supported be come stone cold, and on looking into the face of I her partner found his features to be deadly pale' and horribly contracted. She fainted at the; sight and fell to the ground, whilst the cavalier; dropped at her side. The lady was taken up | and recovered, but the life of the gentleman was I extinct. She maintains that he was dead several ’ seconds before she knew it. and that she mad one turn round the room with him after he was 1 a corpse. A Liberal Salary.—Charles F. M. Gar- ' nett, of Richmond, Virginia, now chief ensrin-1 eer of the Virginia and Tennessee railrcadThas [ received the apppointment" of effief engineer of i Don Pedro railroad, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil i with a salary of $15,000. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP 1 » t f Ak i 'ii 1 "~ i ! AMERICA. Three Days Later fruna Europe i iCotton Declined-Breadstuffs Improved 1 Halifax, June 18. . Ihe Royal Mnil steamship America, Capt' Sharmen, has arrived, with Liverpool accounts • to June 7th. Foreign Markets. The cotton market has declined from 1-16 to Jd. Sales of the week 50,000 bales. Private letters dated on the day the Ameri ca left Liverpool, report that the decline is principally confined to the lower grades. The advices by last steamer from the United , States had depressed the market Middling Or leans 6 J to 64. 1 Speculators and Exporters took 8000 ’ bales. The imports since the last steamer, reach 33 - ( 000 bales. Flour.—Market slightly firmer. Wheat.—Partial improvement in prices • Indian Corn.—Market firm. Money Market. No change to report. Consuls haveadvanc 1 cd ath. Miscellaneous Manchester trade is dull. , American stocks are drooping. The Atlantic arrived out safe. ’ Th® excitement continues about American affairs. The presses, however, counsel coolnees and moderation. Additional by the America. Halifax, N; S., June 18. At the departure of the America, on the 7th inst., the dismissal of Mr. Crampton had not ■ been heard of in England, and considerable rc- ■ lief was felt on the arrival of the Atlantic on its becoming known that Mr. Crampton wa? not a passenger in her. The Paris correspondent of the London Monung Post says that in the event of a war with the United States, England may reck on on an active alliance with France. In the British Parliament, in reply to ques tions, the Government announced that no infor mation had been received of Mr. Crampton’s dismissal. x Commercial Intelligence. The LivßitpboL Cotton Market.—The Brokers’ Circular quotes the Fair qualities of Cotton as having declined the most, viz : id. per pound, and the Middling qualities 116 d— . market closed steady. The sales to ex porters were 1600 bales, and to speculators 6500 bales, leaving 41,900 bales, of all descrip tions to the trade. The estimated sales on the 7th inst, were 8,000 bales, but the market ivas slow at the decline. Fair Cleans was quoted at 7d., Middling Orleans at 6 3-16 d., Fair Up lands 6jd. Middling Uplands at 6d. The stock of Cotton in Liverpool comprised 677, 550, bales, including 538,000 American. The Liverpool Breadstuffs Market.— White Wheat had advanced 2d. per 90 lbs. on the better grades. The Circular of Messrs. Richardson, Spence & Co., quotes Western Canal Flour at from 30s. a 335., and Ohio from 355. a 365. 6d. per bbl. of 196 lbs. On the 7th inst. Wheat and Flour were steady, and Corn quiet. 1 he Liverpool General Markets.—Lard was firm. Rice was firm. Rosin was irregu lar, and fine was in demand at from 7s. a 10*. per cwt. Spirits of Turpentine was wortk 325. 6d. ( and Crude from 9s. a 9s. lOd. per cwt ,Tar brought 13s. 2d. per cwt. • The State of Trade —Prices in Manches ter were unchanged. The Republican Philadelphia, J une 18. Ihe Hon. John C. Fremont was nominated by the Black Republicans to-day on the first ballot as their candidate for President, At an informal ballot for Vice President, Dayton of New Jersey, had ’59 votes, Lincoln of Illinois 110, n ilmot 43, Banks 29, Sumner 35, and Scattering 58. The names of Messrs. Sumner, Wilson, Banks, and Wilmot were then with drawn, and Mr. Dayton nominated on the first ballot as the candidate of the party for Vice- President. Tlie resolutions adopted eulogize the Constitution and the Union—declare it the duty of Congress to prohibit slavery in the I erritories—condemn the administration for its persecutions in Kansas, favor the admission of Kansas as a free State—favor the Pacific rail road, river and harbor improvements—and ex tend general invitations to all free State men to join hearts on terms of perfect equality. Black Republican Convention. Philadelphlv June 18. Ou the first informal ballot the result was : Fremont 359 i Sumner 2 McLean, 196 Seward, 1 Banks, 1 j Mr. McLean’s withdrawal had been with drawn to test the voice of the Convention. A motion was made by the delegates from Pennsylvania that Col. Fremont should be unanimously nominated as the candidate of the Black Republican party, for the office of President, but on the final' vote the result, was: For Col. Fremont, 539 “ Judge McLean, 37 “Wm. H. Seward, y Later from Kansas. Chicago, June 19. Seventy-five men left yesterday for Kansas 250 Missourians were encamped three miles from Lawrence on the 12th inst. Col. Sumner was going to Lawrence with a strong body > f troops, including artillery. The pro-slave ry Committee at Leavenworth had renewed the notice to the free State men to quit. Col. Sumner warned the Missourians to desist. Gen. Whitfield has arrived at St. Louis en route for Washington. Boston, June 17.—A large and enthusias tic Demooratic ratification meeting was held at Faneuil Hall this evening. Oliver Stevens, President of the common council, presided.— Speeches were made by the Hon. B. F. Butler Hon. Benj. Bush, of Philadelphia, Col. Isaac H. Wright and others. Resolutions were adopted ratifying the nom inations of Buchanan and Breckenridge, com mending the administration of President Pierce, denouncing Know Nothingism, and also the : attempts which have been made to throw odium on the Democratic party in consequence of an assault made upon a Senator from Massachu setts, and to raise an act of personal violence to the dignity of a principle involving freedom of speech. Cuncord, N. H., June 17th.—It is estima ted that Irum six to eight thousand persons were present at the Democratic meeting held ’ here to-day. Hon. John S. Wells presided, as sisted by thirty Vice Presidents and six Secte taries. Three bands of music were in attend ance. Addresses were made by the President, by Hon. Benj. Rush, of Pennsylvania, Hon. Harry Hibbard, Hun. H. W. Murrison, Col. John H. George, Hon. U. L. Woodbury and others. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the Cin cinnati Platform and the administration of Franklin Pierce. The whole affair was one of the most enthu siastic and successful demonstrations made ever made in New Hampshire. Whenever the names ot Buchanan and Breckenridge were mentioned cheer followed cheer. The exercises of the day closed with a splendid exhibition of fireworks. St. Lons, 17.—A letter to the Republican of this morning, dated the 12th inst., from Kansas 1 :ty, reports that comparative quiet existed; that there was no flighting, and the U. States, troops were dispersing unlawful baues-