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CAZETTE
AND REPUBLICAN UNION.
TUESDAY MORNING, Jamn. 13, 1852.
S. M. PETTENGILL & Co.,at thefr GENERAL NEWSPAPER,
ADVERTISING AND SUBSCRIPTION AGENCY, Neo. 10 State street,
Beston. are authorized to receive ADVERTISEMENTS ard SUBSCRIP-
TioNs for the N. H. Gazette on the same terms as reguired at
thiz office:
Democratic Republican Nominations.
(ELECTION, Marca 9th.)
FOR GOVERNOR,
NOAH MARTIN,
of Dover.
For Railroud Commissioner,
ASA P. CATE,
of Northfield.
FOR COUNCILLORS,
Strafford. §¢—JOSEPH H. SMITH.
Hilisborough—S AMUEL BUTTERFIELD.
" run SENATORS,
Dist. Noe I.—ALFRED HOITT. of Lee:
« « s_P P. WOODBURY, of Bedford.
« « ¢ _BRADBURY TUTTLE. of Meredith.
“« « 72__B B. WHITTEMORE, of Nashua,
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Rockingham County Convention.
Agreeably to a vote of the last County Convention,
the democrats of the several towns in the County of
Rockingham sre hereby notified that their next County
Convention will be held at Epping Corner en Tuesday.
the 20th day of January next, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoen. The delegates to the last Convention, or the
Town Committees in such towns as were not represen
ted in said Convention, are requested to call meetings
in their respective towns, for the choice of delegates to
the next Convention—each town being entitled to send
a delegation equal to double the number of its Repre
sentatives in the Legislature.
H C BACON.
J. A. GREGG.
Secretaries of the last Convention.
Dee. 9, 1851.
Rockingham Councillor Convention.
At the last Rockingham Counciilor District Conven
tion, it was voted that the next Convention for said
district be held in Exeter on the second Tuesday of
January next.
In accordance with said vote, the Convention for the
nomination of a candidate for Couneillor to be support
ed by the Democrats of said district at the next Maich
eleetion; will be held at Exeter on the 13th day (being
the second Tuesday) of January next. By the same
Convention a Delegate is to be selected to represent
said district in the Democratic National Convention.
Delegates to the last Convention, or town eommit
tees of towns not therein reoresented, will call meet
ings in their respective towns for the choice of dele
gates to this Convention.
WM. P. FOSTER,
GEORGE MARSTON,
Secretaries of last Convention
Sematorial Convention, District No. 2.
Agreeably to a resolution of the last Senatorial Con
vention, the next Democratic Republican Convention
for Senatorial District No. 2, will be held at the Frank
lin Hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday the I3th day of
January, 1852, at ten o’clock A. M. The Delegates to
the last Convenficn are requested to call the primary
meetings in their several towns, for the choice of Dele
gates to said Convention.
JOSIAH MORRILL,
JOHN R. PALMER,
Pec. 9, 1851, Secs. Last Year’s Con.
Democratic Nominee for Govérnor.
‘We at length have a captain, to lead the democratic
hosts in the coming contest, in this State. The Hon.
Noah Martin of Dover received the nomination in the
Demecratic State Convention which was held at Con
cord on Thursday last, for Goverror of New Hamp-:
shire for the ensuing year, as will be seen by the pro
ceedings of the Convention in another place. Dr.
Martin has not been much in political life, but he isa
gentleman of ability, has ever been a sound democrat
and enjoys an excellent reputation in his locality and
among all who know him familiarly, both friends and
foes. He is somewhat past the middle of life, is in his
fall mental vigor, and though our persounal acquaint
ance with him is not intimate we think we know him
sufficiently well to say with confidence that he will
make an efficient, dignified and popular Governor—
one who will himself rule under the warrant of the
people, taking care while faithfully performing his offi
cial duties to give his influence in all things proper for
the prosperity of the democratic instead of the federal
party. Ina word, we regard him such a man as every
democrat in the State can cordially support withont
apprehension of abolition traps on the one hand or fed
eral principles and predilections on the other, but with
a firm assurance that he will steer the straight and true
democratic course, without falling off to unprincipled
faction or hauling up to sail by the land breezes of fed
eralism. The convention was very full, considering
the weather, and entirely harmonious, and the nomina
tion was made with exceeding fairness. The proceed
ings show that no packing and intrigning had been
indulged by which the race was secared to the nominee
at the start, but on the contrary, several candidates
were presented who stood nearly equal at first, the suc
eessfol one having less strength than some of the others
The nominee being thus sound, capable and true and <
his selection having been thus fairly made, he is entitled
to the warm and zealous smpport of the democratic
party, and with such a sopport the resalt canuot be
doubtful—a victory decisive and glorious will be
achieved. -
Our ticket having at last beent provided with a head
we cheerfully give it its accustomed place in our col
umps this week,as far as the nominations have vet
been made, and shall at onee set about the work of
aiding to the extent of our humble abilities in promo
ting its trinmphant success on the 9th day of March
next. The period to the election is very short, being
but eight brief weeks. and if the democracy would come
oat of the contest with honor and with safety to their
principles and cause, it is gvident that they must at
once commence earnest operations. That the cam
paign will be a short one is certain, and it as certainly
must be made correspondingly vigorous and spirited to
_ be entirely effective. Let us to the work then, friends,
“without longer delay. Both wings of the enemy are
30 the field encouraged by hope and stimulated by the
_jmportant interests at stake, exerting themselves with
energy. Let us emulate their example and disaster to
our cause will be impossible. Let our organization
%h taken in hand and rendered thorough
" and efficient. Upon the resalt of the contest depends
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Fire lIN THE Gazerre BuiLpine —We last week
recorded two undoubted incendiary fires in this city,
and have this week to report twe additional incendiary
attempts—one of which, in the brick building in which
our office is located, was partially successful. The
other attempt was made, probably on Monday night
week, in the woodshed connected with the house of the
late Benjamin Holmes, on Pleasant street near the
South Meeting-ITouse.and occupied by Mrs. Holmes and
her sisters. A gquantity of einders and cbarred
sticks were found in the building on Tuesday morning.
the fire having fortunately gone out, owing to the
dampness of the sitwation in which it was kindled.
The attempt apon the Gazette building was made on
Tuesday evening about half-past eight o'clock. Fire
'was communieated toa quantity of paper rubbish in
;the attic. The light was reflected through a hole cut
in the ceiling of the third story to admit the frame of a
standing press, to the windows of the third stosy, which
led to the early discovery of the fire by Mr. Henry
Whittemore from a window of his residence opposite;
‘who with the aid of a few of our triends who happened
to be in the vicinity at the time, arrested the flames
‘before they had made much progress or done any dam
age. X
That this fire was the work of an incendiary, ‘there
cannot be a reasonable doubt. The place where it oc
curred is two flights above our office rooms, which are
in the second story,and is made no use of whatever. It
is & mere garret without light, and the rubbish it con
tained had been there for years, having been placed
there when the third story of the building was improved
as a printing-office. The suggestion which some!make,
that it might have taken from spontaneous combaustion,
15 whiully improbable, as there Wae nuintuyg in cho apars
ment of a nature to spontaneously ignite; and that it
~could have been communicated in any way from the
‘chimney, is impossible.
There was no one in our office at the time, the last
one there having left about eight o’clock, or more than
half an hour before the fire happened—which could
not have been burning more than ten minutes when it
was discovered; and no one of our hands eould have had
any motive in going to the place. The street door had
for a long time been left unfastened, the lock being
out of order ; and allthe incendiary had to do was to
walk in and ascend three flights of stairs, and accom
plish his fiendish work. 'What could have been his
motive we know not, but like the fires in Water street,
the act seems to us to have been prompted more by
wantonness than by a purpose of malice or plander.
We have no doubt that the match was applied by the
same hand that set those fires, and possibly the npotice
we bestowed on the latter might have called his atten
tion to our office.
The Mayor and Aldermen have offered a reward of
£3OO for the apprehension of the incendiary or any one
who shall be detected in incendiary acts for three
menths to come ; but no satisfactory clue has yet been
obtained to the.guilty. The proffered reward, however,
or something else has had the effect to preserve us from
the torch for a week. e
Leeisrative Invitarioxs 1o Kossura.— The
Legislatare of Massachusetts has invited Kossuth to
visit Boston. The resolution passed the House unani
mously, and received but one negative vote in the Sen
ate.—The Rhode Island Legislature has also invited
him to visit that State; and a similar resolution has
been offered in the Assembly of New York, accompa
nied with resolutions approving of his doctrine of
American intervention.
MegTrlNGg oF LEcisuaTures.—The Legislatures of
Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Jlsland New York,
Pennsgylvania, Ohio and some other States severally
commenced their sessions last week.,
In Massachusetts the two houses organized by the
choice of last year’s oficers, with the exception of the
Clerk of the Senate—viz : Gen. Henry Wilson, free
soiler, President of the Senate; Hon. N. P. Banks,
democrat, Speaker of the Honse ; and Lewis Josselyn,
Esq,democrat, Clerk. Mr. Banks kad 201 votes for
Speaker, to 197 for E. H. Kellogg, whig, and 1 scatter
ing ; and Mr. Wilson had 16 votes for President of the
Senate, to 10 for C. T. Russell, whig, and 1 scattering:
showing that the coalitionists have snfficient mjorities,
and their strength has been materially increased by the
election of eleven of the coalition candidates to the
vacaucies in the Senate.
Dxrara or Proressor Stuart —Rev. Prof. Moses
Stuart, of the Andovey Theological Seminary, died on
Sunday the 4th instant, at the age of seventy-one. He
was & man of great eminence in biblical literature, and
to the Orthodox Congregational denominatien his loss
will be irreparable. He is said to have first sustaiaed
an injury of the right arm, caused by being knocked
down by a boy coasting. Fever subsequently set in,
and was the immediate cause of his death.
Thus have Prof. Stuart and the Rev. W. Balfour, two
emiunent theologians, passed off at almost one and the
same time. They were nearly of the same age, and 1t
is a remarkable fact that Mr. Balfour, who was educat
ed a partialist, was converted to the doctrine of Univer
salism by reading Prof. Stuart’s letters to Dr. Channing,
more than thirty years ago, in support of the Trinity.
0= Rev. R. W. Clark, formerly of this city, has
been elected Chaplain of the Massachusetts House of
Representatives.
~ Kossurr lIN WasHiNgTON.—The noble Hungarian
‘remained in Washington during the past week, as will
be noticed by the news and Congressional departments
of our paper. His reception and treatment there were
not what they should have been, especially on the part
of the Hounse of Representatives. That body finally,
on Monday week, passed the resolve appointing a eom
miftee to introduce him to the House, by a vote of 123
to 51 ; bat it was unworthy of the American character
and a disgrace to the natien, that this simple act of
courtesy to the greatest living man and one of the most
pure of patriots, shonld have been delayed for a week
or more by the factious course of an insignificant minor
ity composed of southern members and & few northern
whigs The city authorities, too, were remiss in their
duty, in showing him no attention as All—doubtlouf
taking their cue from the administration and its organs; ‘
while the President’s welcome to him was but little ‘
warmer than a chip from an iceberg. 1
But Congress and the administration may be assured |
that however coldly they may treat Louis Kossuth the
people are with him and warmly sympathize in his doc-“
trines. and thut their influaence will yet be felt, Sena
tors Cass, Douglass, Walker and others fully subseribe
to his views of American intervention, and me much
mistake if their position does not come to be that of
the country before a great period elapses. “
Kossuth was to leave Washington yesterday, for the
west ; and he will visit Boston before he leaves tbe§
country, if nothing transpires to prevent it. ‘
Tas Davier STREsT Pump.—Next to the vigor
ous exerrions of our friends we owe the preservation
of our office from the fire on Tuesday evening to the
pnmp at the corner of Daniel and Penhallow streets,
in front of the building. From this source was drawn
an abundant supply of water at the opportune moment,
which applied by strong hands was the means of ar
! resting the flames at once. Had much time been lost
for want of water the building would doubtie¢ss have
‘been materially damaged if not wholly burnt, and at a
less still time an extensive conflagration could hardly
have been prevented. This circamstance shows the
‘value of pumps in-the public thoroughfares, and the
impolicy of removing them from our streets as was
done a few years ago in the majority of cases.
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m% # zi'dai:v‘;;iné of l:'al 'um ifi?
beasling funds to the amount of $20,000. ‘
Tue New York CaNaL Fraup.—The fraudulent
act of the whig Legislature of New York, last winter,
appropriating $9,000,000 for the enlargement of the
Erie Canal, &c., in violation of the eonstitution, has
reeently received its elimax in the letting of the con
tracts for the work. The motives and objects of the
Legislaiure in passing the canal bill are now distinctly
seen, and we may safely say that the history of the
country will be searched in vain for an example of
more infamous and glaring corruption than this matter
presents. If the letting of the contracts had been de
ferred until the first of the present month, a democratic
Canal Board would have had control of the husiness.
But this would have defeated the aim of the whig Leg
islature in passing the bill, viz. : to create an election
fund to promote the interests of the whig party ; and
hence the old Canal Board took care not to relinquish
their plaees until they had secured the object of the act,
but occupied themselves during the last days of their
power in awarding the contracts. In this business
something may be seen of the stretehes of honesty and
principle which whiggery is everywhere ready to make
to gain and perpetuate power in its hands.
We copy the following comments and details from
the N. Y. Star:
Beauties of Contraet Letting—We have frequently
had occasion to expose and denounce the infamous cor
ruption practised in the assignment of public coniracts
by the Common Council of the city of New York ; but
we must confess that the monstrons frauds publicly
charged upon the late administration at Albany, in the
giving cut of canal contracts, exceed in enormity any
thing that our city fathers have yet dared to perpetrate.
What they may hereafter achieve, with such an exam
ple before them, it is impossible to say.
It was the duty of the Canal Board and the Canal
Compissioners [0 AWArd the tuntracte to tho lewssf re
sponame bidders. Let us see in what way they fulfilled
their instructions. We take the facts as we find them
set boldly forth in a respectable daily journal :
Section 255 was let to George . Law for $347 493.—
There were forty-eight other bidders, and the lowest
responsible bid was $182,833 !
Section 259 was let to “N. E. Paine & C 0.,” for
$229.171. Lowest responsible bid $130,330. Now let
us see who the firm of “N. E. Paine & Co.” is com
posed of. Such an incongruous company was never
got up for any purpose. We copy the names of the
members from the Evening Post:
N. E. Paine. ;
T. H. Hyatt, editor of the Rochester Daily Adver
tiser.
E. Peshine Smith, lawyer. :
E. H. Abell, lobby member generally.
Lewis Seley, late treasurer, Moaroe County.
S. P. Allen, editor of the Rochester Democrat, [a
whig paper.]
0. M. Alden.
A. B. Dickinson, ex-Senator Steuben co.
P. G. Buchan, late Judge, Monroe co.
Section 207 was let to W. A, Sacket & Co., at $99,-
601. There were twenty-eight lower bids than his—
the lowest being $55,472.
We omit the remainder of the Star’s details, th
above being quite sufficient to show the infamouns cor
raption which has been practiced. The Star remarks
in conelusion :
“Lawyers and editors belonging to the Seward clique
have been the successful applicants for contracts, in gl
most all cases. Comment is unnecossary.”
Kossura axp Capr. Loxe.—The my of misun
derstanding between Kossuth and some of the officers
of the Mississippi has been revived. It is said there are
documents 'on file in the Navy Department which
show the character of the trouble, and that they will be
called for by Congress. According to the N. Y. Times
now-—which was the very first paper in the country to
publish a story of a precisely opposite character, and is
therefore not very good authoriyy in the case—the
responsibility of the difficulties lies with Capt. Long,
for which he “will yet be held responsible to the Ameri
can people.” The times observes :
The guest of the nation was treated thromghont by
Capt. Long, with the grossest disrespect and insolence.
And this was carried to such an extens that Kossath
felt it to be inconsistent with self-respect to remain on
board, and would have left bat for the manly and spir
ited interference of Mr. Ahy, the Acting Master ;
Paseed Midshipman P G. Watmough ; Henry Etting,
Esq., Purser ; Passed Midshipman Van Ness Philip ;
Acting Lieut. Nelson ; and Dr. Blackwell, Surgson.
These gentlemen feeling deeply mortified at the con
duct of Capt. Long, addressed letters to Governor Kos
suth, disavowing all sympsthy with it, and assaring
him in the warmest manner of tieir respect. These
letters, with other cireamstances, induced Gov. Kossath
to remein on board.
Bouxps or PorTsMOUTH. — Some errors having
occurred in the bounds of the city as published last
week, we at the request of tho writer insert them again
in a correct form :
The bounds with Newington shonld read thus : Be
gin at the river at eastern end of Gosling road, at high
water mark,and run thence westerly in the middle of the
road 177 chains and 63 links,to Newington eastern line,to
a stone placed on the south side of the rond ; and thence
south one degree east 127 chains 8 links, to a large
stone near three maple treos.
The bounds with Greenland should read thus: Be
gin at the southoastern bounds of Newington, and run
south one-third of one degres west, to the road at Great
Swamp, 36 chains and 30 links ; thence on the same
course from the road 181 chains 25 links, to the corner
of a cross-fence at the eastern end of Breakfast Hill.
The bounds with Rye should read thus: Begin at
the corner of the cross-fence at Breakfast Hill, and ran
south fifty-one and one-half degrees east 42 chains 10
links, to the centre of the old Long Lane stone bridge ;
thence south seventy-two and one-half degrees east 78
chains, to a stone wall owned by Rishard Harlon on
one side and James Goss on the other; and from
thence rumning north forty-three degrees east 282
chains, to the river at Sampson’s Point, so called.
New Publications.
Toe FArMER'S MoNTHLY VisiTor.—This work,
formerly edited and published by the late Governor
Hill, has been revived under the editorial management
of Judge Chandler E. Potter of Manchester. The first
number is on our table, well filled with a variety of
matter, agricaltural, mechanical, news, &c. It is neat
ly printed,’contains 32 octavo pages folded and stitch
ed, with a cover, and is embellished with a fine portrait
of Gen. Stark. Judge Potter has the ability to make
the Visitor a valuable work, and we have no doubt it
will be such in his hands. Published by Rowell and
Prescott, at Manchester, for $1 a year in advance.
Lirrery’s Livine Ace.—Contents of No. 400, for
January 18: Quakerism ; Frontier Perils ; Revelations
of a Common Place Man; My Novel ; Kossuth’s Life
~his Eloguence and Political Character; France;
English Notices of Parkman's Pontiac, &c., &c. Morse
and Foster & Son, Agenta.
Newsparer CHANeE.—The Newport (R.l) Ad,
vertiser, heretofore a whig paper, has run up the demo
cratic flag. Democracy is fast gaining ground in
Rhode Island—showing that the patriot movement and
the persecution of Gov. Dorr, have had the effect to
break the power of Algerineism in that State. Such
revolutions, thonugh they may be crushed for the time
being by some Russian power, as was this by the arm
of the Tyler administration, seldom go backwards in
the end.
DemocrATlC NATIONAL CONVENTION.~—~The Dem
ocratic National Committee met in Washington on the
31st ult. to consult upon and determine the time and
place-of holding the next National Convention. Every
State was represented in the Committee except South
Carolina, and the member from that State, Gen. Car
penter, authorized the Chairman to vote for him, The
result of their deliberations was that the next Demo
cratic National Convention be held at Baltimore, on
Tuesday the Ist day of June mext, and a call was is
sued on the 2d inst. accordingly.
SexaroriaL ConveNTioN.—The Senatorial Con
vention for the Ist district was held at North Hampton,
on Thureday last. Gen. Alfred Hoitt of Lee was unan
imously nominated for re-election. The proceedings
of the convention came to hand on Monday morning,
too late for publication this week. . ok
7 The Rockinglism Councillor Courention, will
From the Etate Capital Reporter. |
Democrajic Repubiican State Cone
vention.
Agreeably to the call of the State Central Commite
tee, the delegates assembled in the Representatives’
Hall on Thursday, Jan Bth, at eleven o’cloek ; and
were called to order by Lewis Smith, Esq., a member
of the committee.
On motion, Hon. Samuel Tilton was called to the
Chair, and briefly addressed the Convention.
On motion, Lewis Smith, Esq., was chosen Secreta
ry pro tem. :
On motion of Mr. Jenness of Strafford, a Committee
of ten, one from each county. was appointed by the
Chair, to nominate permanent Officers of the Conven
tion. ¢
The Committee consisted of Messrs. Jenness of
Strafford, Wiggin of Stratham, Clement of Sanborn
ton, Wentworth of Sandwich, Webhster of Concord,
Boutwell of Hancock, Hoskins of Westmoreland, Ad
ams of Sprinfied, Merrill of Enfield, and Brewster of
Dalten,
The committee reperted as follows : For President.
Hon. C. G. Atherton ; for Vice Presidents, Messrs. R.
E. Cuarrier, Samuel Sherburne, Samuel Tilton, Ste
phen W. Perkins, Seth K Jones. John H Steele, Tim
othy Hoskins, Dyer Sanborn, Samuel Swasey, Benja
min D. Brewster. For Secretaries, H. E. Baldwin,
Esq., of Meredith ; John H. White, Esq., of Dover.
On motion of Mr. Foster of Keene, a committee of
three from each county was appointed to examine the
credentiak of delegates and report. Ahout two han
dred and/fiftecn dolegates answered to their names.
Mr Atherton, on taking the chair, adcressed the
Convention in a brief but able and eloquent speech.
He said he rejoiced at thiy opportunity of seeing before
him a Yody, many of whom he had been so long per
sonally acquainted with, as laborers in the Democratic
cause~who are among the firm supporters of demo
cratic principles. He also rejoiced in seeing before him
others,*whose presence on this occasion, and the in
clemency of the season, is a guarantee that their sym
pathies are in favor of republican prineciples.
This is a season of peculiarimportance to the Demo
cratic party. Assailed, as that party and its principles
now are, by factions and unprincipled combinarions, it
is our duty more'than ever, now to unite in presenting
A bold and unflinching front. T might aimost say that
\hese factions are counting not only to defeat the dem
‘gcratic party, but to assail those principles upon which
cur free institutions are founded. Their every action
®to this tendeney. It istime for the friends of liberty
ind of the constitution to arouse themselves under the
banner of free principles upon which our Union and
tonstitution are founded.
. Inconclusion. in reference to the great contest for
freedom which is going on abroad, and of the active
pperation of despotism in Earope, to crash the libertics
nd rights of nations, he remarked that it was peculiar-
Jya time when every democrat should be ready to
make every sacrifice for the cause of freedom, union,
yand liberal principles.
On motion of Mr. Foster of Keene, a committee of
one member from each county was appointed by the
Chair to report resolutions for the consideration of the
Convention.
The committee consisted of Messrs Wheeler of
Cheshire. Kittredge of Rockingham. Smith of Straf
ford, Wentworth of Carroll, Clement of Belknap,
Clough of Merrimack, Morrison of Hillsboro’, William
son of Sullivan, Reading of Grafton, aud Young of
Coos.
Adjourned to two o’clock, P. M.
- AFTERNOOR.
The Convention met, pursnant to adjournment.
Messrs. Jenness, Glidden, and Center were appoint
ed a committee to collect the ballots, and
The Convention proceeeded to ballot for a candidate
for Governor:
First Ballot.
Whole number of votes cast 211
Necessary for a choice 106
J J Gilchrist had 1
John Sullivan 4 2
Thomas Cogawell 3
Thomas P Treadwell 9
John L Putnam 13
Edmund Burke 15
Asa P Cate 19
Isase Ross 40
N B Baker 44
Noah Martin 65
No choice.
Second Ballot.
" Whole number 214
Necessary for a choice 108
Scattering 11
Tsaac Ross 39
N B Baker 67
Noah Mariin 97
‘ No choice. »
Third Ballot.
Whole number : 213
Necessary for a choice 107
Scattering 12
N B Baker 66
NOAH MARTIN 134
and was declared daly nominated the candidate for
Governor.
On motion of Mr. Clement, the Convention proceed
ed to ballot for a candidate for Railroad Commis
sioner :
Whole nume-r of votes cast 175
Nace=sary for a choice 88
Scattering 87
John H. Steele had 49
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and was declared duly nominated.
Mr. Wheeler, from the committee on resolutions,
reported the following, which were unanimously
adopted :
Resolved, That the Democracy of New Hampshire
view with pride and satisfaction the progress, prosperi
ty and honorable position of our State among the
States of the Union, and of our country among the na
‘tiona of the world ; that we believe that these results
have been attained through the successful operation of
the great principles of our creed; and confidently be
lieving that similar results will follow from similar
causes in future, we have additional inducements to
adhere to and zealously support the great principles of
State and National policy upon which we have so of
ten and so glorieusly triumphed.
Resolved, That the Democratic party has always
been, and alwayvs will be while worthy of its name,
faithful to the Union as itis and the Constitution as it
is—as ready to bear the burdens as to enjoy the bene
fits arising therefrom ; and that we hold all men as en
emies to our cause and to republican liberty, who seek
to weaken the attachment of the people to the Union,
or to create disaffection to any provision of the Consti
tution.
Resolved, That the Democratic party have no new
professions to make and no new principles to avow—
that we stand upon the old Democratic platform. State
and National ; and that at this time, when all the old
elements of opposition are combining with factious
spirits lately gone out from our ranks, for a desperate
effort to overthrow the Democratic party and to place
the State Government in the hands of the men whom
the people have so often repudiated, it is the duty of
every true friend of our cause to lay aside all minor
considerations and all private feelings, in the para
mount desire for the continued triumph of those time
honored principles which we have so long and so suc
cessfully maintained ; and while adhering firmly to our
ancient platform of State policy, we confidenly rely
upon the virtue, intelligence and patriotism of the peo
ple, for a signal verdict in our favor. ‘
Mr. Sargent of Wentworth, introduced the following
resolutions: |
Resolved, That we acknowledge with pride the lang,
unwavering and efficient support of Gen. FRANK
LIN PIERCE, of Democratic principles and the
Democratic party, and that we present his name to the
people of the nation, as wor:by, on account of his
talents, his attainments, his eminent public services,his
tried patriotism and statesmanship, of a high place
‘among the names of the eminent citizens, who will be
conspicuously before the national Democratic conven
tion to assemble at Baltimore on the first day of June,
1852,
Resolved, That while she thus expresses her partiali
ty for her own favorite son, yetshat New Hampshire
will abide by the nomination of the Baltimore Conven
‘tion, and that the Democracy of the Granite State will
be found in the coming contest, where they have ever
been found, side b; sige with their Democratic breth
ren.of the other gtum, fighting manfully under the
broad banner of Democracy, and having no local or
sectional prejudices to consult, will contend earnestly
for the principles of our Revolutionary fathers, with a
fixed determination under any and all circumstances.
now and forever, to adhere to, support and sustain our
‘national constitution and Glorious Union, |
- Which, after some remarks by the mover and by Mr,
Foster of Keene, and Gov. Steele, in support of them,
were adopted. et :
Mr. Foster spoke at some length; end with much el
oquence and ability. We have not room in this paper
fim. but hope to be able to present it m 1
- After the usual resolutions to support the nemina
Thirty-Second Congress--First Session.
: Monpay, Jan. 5.
SENATE.—Every avenue leading to the Senate was
thronged at an early hour by persons anxious to wit
ness Kossuth's reception by the Senate. The galler
ies, upon being opened, were immediately filled to their
utmost capacity. The Senate was called to order at
12 o’clock. After the opening prayer and the presen
tation of several petitions, the rales were so far suspen
ded as to admit ladies behind the bar
Madame Kossuth here entered, leaning on Mr.
Gwinn’s arm, and Col. Pulzsky led in the other ladies
of the Hungarian suite.
A bill reviving the pension act of 1816, so as to give
the widows of soldiers in the last year a pension for
life, was taken up, debated, and on motion, laid on the
table.
At one o'clock, Messrs. Shields, Seward and Cass
entered with Kossuth. who was leaning on the arm of
Mr. Shields. Mr. Shields said, Mr. President. we have
‘the honor to announce Louis Kossuth to the Senate of
the Uniied States. The Chair invited Kossath to a
seat plaeed in front of the Secretary’s desk. The Sea
t;t.e then rose, and Kossuth advanced to the seat and sat
down.
Mr. Mangum—lln order that Senators and all others
may have an opportunity of paying their respects to
our illustrious guest, I move that the Senate now ad
journ. Agreed to, and the Senate adjourned.
A crowd then advanced, and were introduced to Kos
suth by Messrs. Seward and Shields
HOUSE —The rules were suspended, on motion of
M. Carter of Ohio for the purpose of taking up the
Kossuth committee resolution. Mr. C. said if it was
intended to show to the distingnished man the mark of
‘respect of introducing him to the House, they must do
it between this and Friday, as Kossuth would then
leave the city. The resolution was then introduced,
and under the operation of the previous question pass
ed by yeas 123, nays 51. The nays were as follows:
Messrs. Abercrombie, Aiken, Appleton of Mass , Ashe, Lev
erett, Bailey of Va , Barrere. Bocoek, brown of Miss., Cabell
of Fla , Caldwell, Campbell of Ohio, Churchwell, Cobb, Cul
lom, Edmundson, Ewing, Hall, Hamilton, Hammond, Harper,
Harris of Tenn., Harris of Ala., Haven, Hebard of Vermont, ‘
Hillyer, Holliday, Houston. Jackson, Johnson of Tenn. John
son of Ga., Johnson of Arkansas, Jenes of Tenn., Landry,
Marshall of Kentucky, Martin, McMullen, Millson, Moore of
Pa., Morehead, Murphy, Orr, Outlaw, Powell, Savage, Scurry,
Smith, Stanley, Stevens of Ga., Taylor, Venable, Wallace, Wat
kins, White of Ala., and Williams.
Mr. Brown of Miss. asked leave to introduce a res
olution that this Honse decline, at this time, to express
an opinion on the subject of future intervention or non
intervention of the United States in the affairs of othe:
nations. believing, as it now declares, that no such case
has aricen which requires such expression.
The House refused to suspend the rules; so the res
olution was notintroduced. Some further business of
no especial importance was done, and the House ad
journed.
Tuespay, Jan. 6.
SENATE.— A memorial from the petty officers and
seamen of the Pacific squadron for increastd compen
sation was laid before the Senate; also the aunual
report of the Secretary of the Treasury, which was
referred and 10.000 copies ordered to be printed.
All memorials asking remuneration for French spol
iations, were taken from the files and referred to the
select committee on that suhjeet.
Mr. Hanter, from the Finance Committee, reported
back the House bill, abpropriating SSOOO for the repair
of damages caused by the late fire, with an amendment
appropriating $lO 000 for the purchase of books, The
amendment was agzreed to, and the bill passed.
The Census printing subject was then taken up.—
Mr. Borland moved to amend the resolution by spbsti
tuting the Secreiary of the Senate and Clerk of the
"House for the printing committee. A long debate en
sued upon the suhject of the printing contracts, and
the subject was finally postponed till to-morrow with
out actien.
Some unimportant bills were passed. A message
was received from the President recommending an ap
propriation to defray the expenses of the return of the
Cuba prisoners from Spain. Referred to the Commit
tee on Finance, and the Senate adjourned.
~ HOUSE.—The Speaker appointed the following as
a Committee to wait on Kossuth-and introduce him to
‘the House :—Messrs. Carter, Clingman, Gentry, Stan
\ ton of Kentucky, and Peaslee : @
Mr. Carter, from the committee, reported that they
would be prepared to introduce Kossuth to the House
to morrow at one o’clock, and recommended that the
eeremonies should be similar to those in the Senate, in
the same case. His object, he said, was merely to in
form the House of the fact,and on his motion the report
-was laid on the table. §
Mr. Hoaston reported bills for the payment of ex
| penses of the Indian Department, of invalid and other
‘expenses, and of Navy pensions for the year 1852;
also a bill providing for the payment of the next in
stalment to Mexico under the treaty.
Mr. McMullen, from the Committee on Agriculture,
reported a bill @ranting to every man who is the head
of a family and a citizen of the United States, one
hundred and sixty acres of land, on condition that he
will occupy and cultivate the same for a ¢ rtain period.
Referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State
of the Union.
Mr Bernhisel. delegate from Utah, rose and protest
ed against the publication of the report of the retarned
Judges for U'ah Territory, in the Missonri papers and
now in the New York Herald of the sth inst., and be
fore it was communicated to Congress. He said the
report centained details of high crimes and misdemean
ors, and he asked for a suspension of the public opin
ion until the matter shonld be investigated.
Mr. Carter asked Mr. Bernbisel if he did not furnish
a garbled report to the Herald, or cause it to be print
ed. Mr. B replied in the negative.
The annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury
and a message from the President in reference to the
Cuba prisoners were laid before the House, and after
the transaction of some other unimportant business the
Hons:h!jonrned.
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| » WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7.
- SENATE —The memorial to restore flogging in the
navy was calied up, and Mr. Stockton of New Jersey
- spoke at length in & very able argument against the
brutal practice. Mr. Badger replied in favor of the
petition. Mr. Stockton rejoined pointedly.
Mr. Mallory took the floor, when the subject was
postponed till Monday, toallow Mg Downs to speak
on the compromise resolutions before going to Leu
isiana.
Mr. Davis submitted a resolution regaiding the sta
tistics of the tonnage of vessels, which was adepted,
and the Senate, in honor of the Bth of January, ad
journed until Friday.
HOUSE.—At the opening this morning, the galler
ies were filled with spectators to witness Kossuth’s re
ception. It was agreed that when they adjourned it
be till Friday next.
Bills were introduced for the relief of the Cuban
prisoners released by the Queen of Spain: to amend
the Bounty Land Act; for encouraging agriculture,
‘and to grant lands to States for the benefic of the in
digent insane, all of which were appropriately referred.
At one o’clock the galleries became densely crowded,
and on motion, the ladies were admitted within the bar
of the House.
Kossuth then entered the hall, attended by the Com
mittee. Mr Carter introdaced him to the House, and
the members rose.
The Speaker said—*“As the organ of this body, I
have the honor to extend to Louis Kossuth a cordial
welcome to the House of Representatives. Kossuth
replied as follows :
*Sir, itis a remarkable fact in the history of man
kind. that while though all past honors were bestowed
upon glory, and glory was attached only to success,the
Legislative authorities of this great republic bestow the
highest honors upon a persecuted exile, not conspicu
out by glory. not formed by success, but engaged in a
just cause Thereis a triumph of republican princi
ples in this part,and, Sir, I thank in my own, and in
my country’s name, the House of Representatives of
:bs%ited States for the honor of this generous wel
come’
He was then conducted to a seat in front of the clerk’s
desk, and the House immediately adjourned to give the
members an opportunity to pay their respects to him,
which was done in a most hearty manuer.
Neither house was in sessior on Thursday.
Fripay, Jan. 9.
SENATE.—Mr. Sovle appeared and took his seat
Several communications and petitions were presented.
On motion of Mr. Bradbury. the documents relative to
the claims of Maine and Massachusetts, under the
treaty of Washington, were referred to the committee
on the Judiciary The bill to fit up the Library room
was taken up and passed :
The remainder of the session was spent in considera
tion of private bilis, going through nearly the whole
calendar, after which the Senate adjourned. }
HOUSE.—The House went immediately into com
mittee of the whole on private tills, and went through
;,':: calendar passing every bill, about thirteen in nm--]
r: 5
‘The Speaker then presented a message from tlm‘
President transmitting the correspondence and the re
port of the Secretary of State, with numerous docu,
ments regarding the Territory of Utah, a garbled
version of which has already been published. Mr. Polk.
maved their refercnce to the C«masfiz&
strict investigation. Mr, Clingman sustained the mo- *
tion.
Mr. Bernhisel moved that it be referred to the Judiei
ary Committee. He said he should at an ear‘lly day ask
the appointment of commissioners to proceed to Utah,
and take testimony to lay before Congress. Meanwhile
be asked the suspemsion of executive and legislative
action and public opinion, respecting these libelous and
false reports. An animated debate ensued, and the
matter was finally referred to the committee on terri
tories.
The House then adjourned until Monday.
SaTURDAY, Jan. 12, Y
SENATE.—A resolution of enquiry into the expe
diency of reorganizing the Navy and Marine Corps
was adopted. Seversl bills previously ordered to be.- .-
engrossed were passed, and Mr. Foote’s resolution, de
claring the Compromise measures a definite settlement
of the slavery question, was taken up. Mr. Downs, of
Louisiana, addressed the Senate till three o'clock in
favor of the resolution, and in defence of all measures
embraced in the series. Mr. Davis obtained the floor,
and the Senate adjourned.
The House was not in session. £
_ Ex-Consul Owen publishes a Jletter in the National
Intelligencer relative to his conduct as Consul during
the Lopez expedition excitement. He says he has been
harshly assailed, bitterly denounced and shamefully
traduced before the American peeple. He asserts that
it is not true that he took no steps to prevent their ex
ecution, and that he did not know of their capture until
after their execution ; that he did not refuse to act until
after their condemnation ; and that their desire to see
him was not made known to him. He expressed &
desire to serve them.but was unable, possessing no
more power in his official capacity than any other citi
zen. He publishes a noteaddressed to Gov. Concha re
questing that the lives of the prisoners might be spared,
and an answer from that authority peremptorily forbid
ding any interference, and insisting upon the execution
of the sentence ; also, a letter from Capt. Platt and Lieat.
Taylor contradicting Capt. Kelly’s statement concern
ing his (Owen’s) econduct, and another letter to Conchs
asking that the prisoners’ friends might visit them, and
beseeching kindness and humanity. In an interview:
Concha dec'ared his determination to pardon the priso
ners, and the next day, without the consul’s knowledge,
shot them. As for the remaining men he had admin *
istered to their wants, and paid many of their bills ont
of his own purse. He also endeavors to exonerate
himself from the charge of negleeting Mr. Thrasher.—
Boston Post.
PresiDENTIAL DINNER TO Kossurn.—We under!
#tand that a dinner was given to Gov. Kossuth, on Sat
urday evening, by the President of tke United States, at
which were present the family of the President, Gov.
Kossuth and lady. with Mr. ‘and Mrs. Palzsky, Capt.
Messingberd and Mrs. Messingberd, of the suit of Kos
suth ; the Secretary of State and Mrs. Webster,
the Secretary of War, Gen. Scott, Com. Morris' and
lady ; Hon. W. R King, President of the Senate :
Hon. Linn Bovd, Speaker of the House of Representa
tives ; Mrs Boyd ; Rev. Dr. Pyne ; Rev. Dr .Butler,
Chaplain of the Senate; Mrs. Butler ; Gen. Cass,
Gov. Seward, and Gen. Shields, of the Senate Com
mittee ; Mr. Ampere, a distinguished savant on a visit
to the French Minister ; Professor Henry, of the Smith
sonian Institution ; Mrs. Henry ; and Dr Kane, of the
Exploring Expedition.— Washington Republic, Jan. 5.
Tae RevoLurioNn 1 Mexico.—The Brownsville
Flag brings the following account of the defeat of Car
vajal, with the opinion that the insurrection is almost
suppressed. The paperis of December 10th, but it
does not give the dates of the transaction it recites :—
The steamer Camanche arrived here late Monday
night, bringing accounts of the recent battle st Ceralvo,
between the forces of Carvajal and those of Gen. Jan
rezui. Tt appears that Janregui had 220 men and two
pieces artillery, while the force under Carvajal amount
ed to 350 men, without cannon. Carvajal charged the
guns of Janregui, and sueceeded in driving him from
his position, capturing much of the ammunition and
many horses, saddles, wagons, and small arms belong
ing to Janregui’s camp ; but failed in securing the large
guns. Gen. Janregui took shelter in a large stone house
near the edge of the town, with his cannon. There he
held them at bay for two days, using small stones in
stead of shot, with Bis large guns.
At this juncture Carvajal received information of the
near approach of a large detachment of Gen. Uraga's
force, and he at once broke up and commenced a pre
cipitate retreat. We are informed that his forces be
came much scattered in their stampede, but the most o f
them, with their leader, reached Guerrero, and immedi.
ately crossed over the Rio Grande, thas putting that
river between them and harm. -
New Oreeaws, Jan. 2.— Revolution in Mevicoe no?
suppressed.~-By an arrival this morning, we have ade
vices from Brownsrille to the 24th ult. The revolution
in Mexico has not been suppressed, -as we were led to
believe from previous aceounts.
Carvajal. the revolntionary leader, it appears, after
falling back, had been reinforced by 1000 men and
would soon opew a new campaign.
It is currently reported that Canales is making ever
tures to Carvajal,and that the Government is trying
to effect a compromise at all hazards.
i We have been told, all along in the past year that we
were overtrading to an immense extent, and shonld be
ruined by this overtrading. unless we raised the duties
}on imports to a higher point to save ourselves. Thy
vyear comes about, and it appears from a glance at the
‘messsge from President Fillmore himself, that thomgh
our importe have been two hundred and fifieen millions,
our exporta have been two millions greater. So thas
the upshot of the whole matter is, that we keep and en
joy as much as we can use of everything produced in
our own land——that we have any quantity of new gold
dollars and double eagles for our pocket expenses——
and that we have bonght and PAID Foßr, the good things
of foreign lands, te the amount of $215,000.000 more ¢
Ths is a sort of ruin, Brother Jonathan will snap his
fingers in the face of, and call it fan.— Coos Democrat.
ImPorTANT RaILROAD DEecision.—The case of F
-0. J. Smith and others, against J. A. Poor and others,
President and Directors of the York and Cumberland
Railroad, Maine, was decided on Saturday Mr. Smith
had been removed from the Presidency of the road by
vote of the Direetors, but nevertheless claimed to act
as President. and brought this suit for the possession of
the road. The decision of Judge Wells was, that the
defendants were lawfully in possession of the road, and
that the petitioners could take nothing by their metion.
This is regarded as a decision of great importance,
establishing the principle that a Board of Directors have
a right to remove their President from office, for a suffi
cient cause.
Tue ProuerrEus Qureace.—| Washington, Jan.
7th.—Letters from Mr. Lawrence are to the effect thas
Lord Palmerston disavows the Prometheus outrage. Is
is also understood that the Clayton and Bulwer treaty
will be carried out by the British withdrawing from
the Musquito protectorate.
Mr. Thrasher will probably soon be pardoned by
Spain.
The diplomatie corps were all absent from the Con
gressional banquet.
e R el o kil
FerL Deap.—ln Lebanon, N. H., Arnold Potter,
Esq., fell dead in the town hall, last week, while listen
ing toa temperance address delivered by Rev. John
Pierpont. P
~ STRANGE INCIDENT.—Atthe N.H. State Pris
on, on Saturday morning last, a prisorer named
-Henry M. Scott, who worked at the turning-lathe
in the cabinet-makers’ shop, attempted to sever his
left arm from his body, before leaving his cell in
the morning. He drew a knife twice around his
arm, near the elbow joint, cutting &verything clean
to the bone. The keeper, who immedintelg' after
entered the cell, stopped the blood by tying a hand.
kerchief above the wound. In answer to the gues
tion. why he did it, Scott said he did it nrpocay-..
‘that his work was too bard for him. gfio' wound
was dressed by a physician, but the arm will no
‘doubt have to be nmdputntcd. About a year ago he
‘deliberately chopped off the thumb of his lefi?nnd
with an axe. Scott was from Lempster, in this
State, and was committed to the State prison for
ten years for burglary, when he was but sixteen
years old, and had only abeut one year longer to
remain before the expiration of his sentence,—
Concord Reporter. ;
: ettty W 8 §
. i Hm'r-h TO THE ‘l.Amn.—-Thc deaths at this
season of the year of consumptton, in our
cities are alarmingly great; and we fear that fi'h.'x
sease is caused in many instances by a culpable ne
glect, especially on the m“b—hd:dnhg
suitable to the season. Our climate is variable, it
is true ; but many of *MW
mimmh which o many fall
ms::- avoided by reasonable care and' attention