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. 6J tbe Senate (with the exception of Mr.
Calhoun) pronounced valid anil en effectu
BMHtttM, STI'hia repeal wn the adoption ef Mr.
lbouii'sjnulllfying doctrine in ejtero. The
power of Congrees to make laws exclud
ing slavery forever from ita Territoriea aa
audi, was deniei, and 'all the Territories
were opened te 8larery on the ground of
the "tttelienakle right" of every citiaon
to mote into any of the Territoriea with
Me property, o( whatever kind or descrip
tion," and the law el squatter sovereignty
wa supe.added, ann substituted for the
eovertiguty of the United Stales over the
public domain. Thua fell, at the citation
of Mr. Atthison, supported by the coali
tion effected between the Wl,ie an De
uocrata of I Seutli, under the presa-jre
and through the intrigues of the nullifies,
Mr. Jeffereon's nible principle, endeared
to the country both for its nioril grandeur
and political wiadom. It li the first thought
tillered in the Declaration of Independence;
aid to the denunciation of tho King ol
Sreat Britain fer the crime of bringirg
Slavery to cur shores, it adds, aa the deep
est aggravation, that "he haa prostituted
hii ii gnve by suppressing every legisla
te attempt to prohibit or to restrain (his
execrable cummerce"
The fir si legislative attempt In restrain
Uh progress of the mischief which the
King o( Greot Britain visited upon this
country, was Mr. Jelfsrson's resolution ex
eluding Slavery from the territory of the
United 8'ates in 1784 the next waa thai
introduced oy Rufus King in 17M6 the
third that Nathan Dane in 1787 all re
eiviog the votes ef two-thirds of the Slates
of the Confederacy, and the laat the un
animous vote.
The fourth movement was that of the
Convention, in the Constitution itself, pro
viding againtt the importation of slaves
altera 1808, declaring tho binding validity
of the engagements entered by the Con
greas of the Confederacy on the Govern,
uient of the United Slates, to exclude il
from the territory, snd securing to the new
Government the power of making similai
provision for future acquisitions of terri
lory. The ffth regulation to reitruin the
progress of Sluvery was that of the Com.
promise of 1820 the sixth, that jef 185U
It is remarkable that although these
great measures had their origin with tin
Democratic leaders, Federal and Whig lead,
era of greatest reuswii united in their sup.
port. The constitutional provisions on tin
subject had the uusniinoua suffrage of til
the illustrious men in tho Convention whe
framed the Constitution of the Unitei
States; and Irom the ailence on the subject
In the Si.. i. Conventions called to rutifj
tbe Constitution, it may be well presume,
that these also wero uounimoua in theii
pprovul of what had been done under the
confedrary and in tho new Constitution tc
Tostrsin the introduction and limit thn ex
unaion of Slavery. And may not men ol
II purties now unite to restore what the
patriot of all partiea, during the first anv
outy yeara of our Government, contrilutod
to establish)
The work of restoration is simple and
sy, if the men who abhor the lute inno
vation on the long-settled policy of the na
tion oan bo induced to relinquish potty dif
k foreticcs on transitory topics, and give their
nitcd voice, in the next Presidential elec
tion, for eume man whoso capacity, fidelity,
and courage ean be roliad uuon to oppoae
the issue which the present Administration
has made to tontrol it. The conteat has
gruwn out of Presidential aspirations. The
decision of the people at the polio, in choos
Ing a chief tnagiatrate will end it. Beiis
tors will oaaily comply whan the nation's
demand io backed by Preaidential power
and patronage, and hopes of the future,
which animute the leading member of the
body.
The Administration hie ataked itaelf on
the aupport of the part of privilege of
elaae interest which mskus it a unit. It
oonfides in the success which has crowned
the Oligarchy everywhere in the Old World,
and eecured ita triumpha on the maxim,
"Divide and conquer .' The Whiga and
Democrats of tltn South are a combination
to carry into the next Presidency aonn
candidate absolute in maintaining the re
pealing clause of the Ksnzss hill, which
nullifies the principles of the Ordinance, (he
provision of the Constitution made ta give
them effect, and all tho Compromises which
have been made in pursuance of them,
with tho sanction of all aectiona of the
Union.
If the majority favorable to the poliay
built up with our Government will unite,
accept the i-ue tendered by the Adininia
(ration, and Miuku the repeal of the repeal
ing rlaiire of the Kansas set paramount in
tho impending contest for the Presidency,
all will bo reaiored that has been lust tu
Iroe instilutiuns, by opening tho Territories
North snd South, to Slavery. The Com
promiser' of JHJO and IniO being readired,
(hero will not be an inch of the territory
of the United Stater, once exempt front
Slavery, on which it can legal'y intrude;
and Mr. Atchison's attempt by an armed
foreo to carry out the nullifie ton p'otted in
csuooo loll gave birth tu the Kansas bill,
rill, like the attempt of his prototype,
Mr. Calhoun, to givu elVeet to South Caro
lina nul ification, tie paralyzed by the frown
of an indlgnaal nation, made potent by an
honest ami firm Executive.
And there will end the career of those
gentlemen who arrogate to thcmaclvea the
exclusive tutelage of I lie Democracy 0I (he
uutry, aa ended that of Mr. Calhoun and
' hie proselytes who look the peculisr charge
of the "Stale Rights" psrty. They sank,
under the univeraal conviction that their
aatl lor State righlo waa an ardeal paasiou
to each political power, at the hsiard of
extinguishing in t.'ie bloud of the people the
wiae aad free institutions it haa tool so much
to establish.
Our iuuovatillg Democrats, who put un
e'er foot tho representative priuciplu; who
violate the Mown will of their constituents;
. t who acorn their instructions to r.'dres the
Wrong they have cominil.'ed, who reply to
' tho suffrages that condemn their conduct,
thai (boy are u ( democratic ouifragea; who,
in too plenitude of (heir iiilallibn'.'ly. read
oat ol tho Democratic party Maine, New
' Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Penn
'f lvauia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa, becauoo they will not
oubunt to tho will of tboae, their represen
tatives, who have set up a (eat which must
ferever exclude Maaeacbuaotlo, Vermont
and Rhode Island from its ranks, who have
-, bartered away right secured to thorn all by
i Jftoaspscl will si on loam that Democracy
Ree,nu( reside in the organization of is
mfigt!', but in tbe r.tass of lb people.
.
Jot
It a tho glory of our great Republic that
itt Democracy springe up from tho soil and
flourishes in the fresh air of our wide spread
country; and that its rich harvest, impart
ing health, strength, and fepfrll to our
whole system, la gathered annually at the
poll. The Democracy which is bred in
caucuses and cabincte ia a tort of hot-bed
: species suitec to tho taato of epicurean
politicises, wheae oppetltea are their princi
jples. Incumbents and expectants of offices
and digi itiea claim a sort of patent right in
the machine ef Government to crate a De
I mocracy adapted to their purposes. Their
! innovationa in the I machinery are contri
r ft OH ei to renew their privilages for new
j terms, and the people are Ihe subjects who
( are te be used up in it to pay tribute for
I this privilege, and take pride in the akill
I of the operators.
The telegraph wires and the Cincinnati
Convention are to bring all thf masterly
j combinationa of the Adminiatratiou in con
Itaet with the masses at the appointed time.
'But will tho wires work! Undoubtedly the
; people, fur and wide, will hove iheir in
struction from the operators; but the re
sponse will probably bo a thunderbolt to
these who have violated their righta, spurn
er their remonstrances, and aa a conse
quence, here arrayed brothera from tho dif
( Cerent sections of .he Union to shed each
llier's blood, in civil war, on the plains of
j Kanzas.
Yours, respectfully, F. P. BLAIR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 19.
Senate. Mr. Clayton presented memori
als praying for indemnity for French Spolia
tions prior to 1800. He aaid he proposed
fit an early day to call thetn up and ad
drees tho S'nate on the subject.. He now
merely remarked that, the Preaident'a veto
message of laat session was received at so
late a period that it was impossible to dis
cuss it fully. He believed the single ides
upon which the whole messoge wss pre-
dieted, waa an error of fact. It proceeded
on the ground that claimant were paid
I under the treaty of Louisiana to the United
States in 1801. Records of State Depart
uient show this not to he tho fact. He
would however, discuss it fully at a futun
i day .
Uroailhcad and Crktenden presented mem
oriuls from naval officer complaining oflhi
notion of the Retiring Board,
ilfr. Jones, of Tont). i submitted a resolu
1 lion calling on the Secretary of tbo Navy foi
I the proceedinga ol that Hoard, and the evi.
deuce on which they acted.
Mr. Clayton thought that the subject ehonli!
not bo discussed in open session
Alter Turlher debate tho resolution wai
1 laid uver and the Senate went into Executive
1 aeasion.
House. There waa but one vote to-day
fer speaker, which resulted about as all oth
er vote for two weuka have done. A reso
lution th nt the House proceed to elect a
apeaker by ballot waa laid on the tablo by a
vote of 1US to 7.
Mr. Fuller ol Penn , explained hia poaition
opposing the 'urthar agitation of the Blavert
question. If he hud been hero last Congress
hu would have oppoaed all Sensorial legis
luti but he would not vote for the restora
tion ol ihe Missouri line, and would admit
Kanaoo witU or without Slavery. Ho would
leave that to the people.
Mr. Todd of Pn., Mid if he hae" known this
bnforo he would have suffered hia right hand
to withei before voting for Fuller.
Vnrioua other cjeatlenion, after this avowal
by Mr. Fuller gave notice thai they would
change their volos, eome for and others I
gainst him. Among tho latter we notice
Mr. Bell of Ohio. J. Scott Harrison still
votes for Fuller, and is looked upon ni 'ho
leader of the conservatives. He wna elected
us an MtU'lfnbrnnkn man and the Cincinnati
(iaittte aays he could not have bet.ii elected
on any other issue.
The House then proceeded to another bal
lot, which resulted as follows: Bunks lOfl,
Richardson 75, Fuller 14, scattering . Ne
cessary to a choice 113. Adj'd.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
Sxmatk. Mr. Broadhead, from commit
tee on claims, submittud a reporting direct
ing that all privato claims, in which
adverse reports were made or ordered dur
ing the last aeasion, which were pending
at ita oloo, und which claim are founded
upon any law of Congres. or regilstion
of tSe Kierulive Departments, or eontrncta
expressed or implied wild thn Government
and which claimants chooao to proaecute
before Ilia Court of Claims, be referred to
aaid Court. Report, on million, adopted.
On motlcjfl of Mr. Csss the protest of
Iho member of the Illinois Legislature
gains! Mr. Tiirnbull'a election In th
Senate, wss referred lo iho committee on
Judiciary.
Mr. TUrnnnll presented evidence show
ing that he ceaaed g bn , Judge, and wns
UOCOOded by mother, lo years before hia
election lo the Senate referred to aa i.e
oommii tee.
limine Balloting for Speaker waa re
1 onm. d: llasik-i 1114, Riebardien 7, Fuller
i 1 1. M itleriug 10.
After spending another day in frnillesa,
foolish debaie, without coming any nearer
an organisation Ihsn boforo, the House ad
journed without another vote.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.
nr. mate not in aesaion.
Hoi sr. No voting for apeaker to-day.
The day waa apent in debaie on trifling
qocslioas.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 22.
S"iiate ant in session.
Hoiar. Mr. Bennett of Miss., defended
tho platform of tho Democratic caucua and
tltod his okjuctiona to Mr. Banks and Mr.
Pullor, laeidOl tally condemning the psrties
they ropreOOntod, ind fdvociting Mr. Rich
srds n's peculiar fi'ness lor the Speaker-ship.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 24.
Wekte After trausuctiug ome unim.
poiiam buaiaeaa, the Senate adjournrd ovor
until Tlun si. iy
liousa Alter much debate a resolution
wa offered lo elect a Speaker by a plu
rality rule, but il waa rojuctod by It ma
jority. Th Houae then proceeded to billot for
Speaker wi(h the following ramie
Banks 14, RichsrJson 7, ? ,ller I7
scsttnriug ii.
No choice.
Ho'll thsn adjoarned till Wednesday.
For the Chronicle.
Mr. EatToi: In the Gazette V Citlten
of the 6th Inst., I find ,COmmtJnictior,
igned "8. M. H." in which the writer
rves very hard it some person or persons
for having represented Wilsob Shabrok
ss a "Know ,Nothing." Now f. M. H
might have saved himself a great deal of
trouble, by letting tho matter pase, for
who that does know Wilson Shannon, is
not aware that he s very lar from being a
"Know Nothing." The truth ia ha knowa
rather too much for tho good of aeciety.
He knows well on which eido his bread ia
buttered. He khew exactlv how to tickle
John Tyler out of a Mexican Mission. He
know enough te see at glance (whore Ihe
President promised n "handsome proviaion"
to those who should disobey their Consti
tuents on the Nebraaka Bill,) that the Pre
aident held greater patronage than the
I'eop e. He knew alao, from tho promisee
made, what offices to reject and which to
accept. He haa lately been caught nap
ping a little, or rather thing have operat
ed differently from Jwhal he might fairly
have expected, having laid his plan and
scheme o as to procure a blow up in
Kanzas on the eve of the assembling of
Congiess, and calling on tho President for
Troops he is suddenly foiled, by that body
I not organizing, and there is time for truth
to come to light, and for number to re
flect, and net correctly.
To 'talk or Wilson Shannon being a
''"now Nothing" ia prepoitorou. end
whoever did so, must have been only anx-lo-
to tantalise 8. M. H. Dnht take it
so nard flnmivel, if ho 'waa only a good
"Know Nothing" he would bn mo.-o useful
to his country for he could then stay at
home and work and keep out of political
trickery, nnd would not know enough to
get Into mischief. J
Remember S. M. II . the fate of a cer
tain "Amiens" whe drew hard Bow to
defend this name Great Shannon nearly a
year ago; if yon read the Correspondence
and remmber the sequol, you cannot forget
tho hard flat fall both of them got. ft was
thought for a long time, that another
knight would acnrcly dare to venture on
so hazardous an undertaking, as again to
raise the standard of Governor Shannon.
! But In! S. M. H. has no other resource to
raise the drooping spirits of a fallen party.
Well some persons are satisfied to Buck
i the peel, after the juice and flavor of the
Orange are extracted. Be easy, Samive,
the people next fall will M ynn qmlhj rWn
to the bottom, and tho Democratic Party
will scarcely call on you for more Rarnes
ville Reanlutions. Ynur duties have been
arduous, nnd it. ia not to 'be wondered nt
that you are failing, 'under so many self
i imposed du'ieg.
When I ws reeling your essay, I could
not "help thinking that a large part of It
might have been addreaaed to the Old Loco
foco party their conduct Was ao forcibly
described, but aa they are becoming bo
carce it aoemed too late; if you h..d only
pitched intc them in that style is the day
of "Old Hickory" it would hove been ad
mirable. I agree with you in your advieo to your
Brethren, not to swear. Send ttoo copies
of thi part of your production to the Gov
ernor, backed up by all the authority you
ean give it, one to bo put up in his office
10 road dally, ami the other to be road at
the head of tho troops, before proce
eding to kill freemen; for you know
the Governor is not faultlees on this point
himself probably he learned from "Old
Hickory," ami it ia certainly a growing
evil In the party. If you can banish
wearing. hr4swaerlng,downright ''ouBiln1
amlveli from Ihe porty, I for one will
honor you. and you will confer a greater
benefit on the party than any one before
you. You have u great task before you,
bill pick up courage, march boldly for;vurd,
give your point, and your Country will
have cause tu bo thankful that you have
1 1 n . mm
SAM.
(DuOtET Si i.niN A Rimisiscf.bce. The
Buffalo ('eurier, in recording the recent
(Udden death of Dudley Selden, Rq., in
Paris, relates tho following ruminiscence:
Ilia sudden deuih recalls to mind the
extraordinary incidents coanected with the
trial, conviction and suicide of his relative,
John C. Colt, convicted of tho murder of
Adams, ihe printer. Mr. Selden, it will
he remembered, waa the principal ceansel
of Coll, and exerted himself to the utmost
lo save him.
The writer well remembors the extraor
dinary sensation in New York, occasioned
by tho discovery of Adams' body on a
Sunday morning; the crowd ol oxcited peo
ple that followed the corpse of iho murd
ered man from the ship, through the Park,
to the public buildings in rear f the City
Hall. The trial, tool With what eager
aolieltndo are read the testimony ! how com
pletely iboorood In it waa tho whole pub
i lie mind of New York! Nothing else was
talked of. Then came the verdict Gutty
And then the effort! to procurs a commuta
tion ol sentence efforts that were never
' surpassed belorv, and never have bee since
whether as regards the immerse influence
I und pressure brought to bear on lhe Exe- I
'rulive, or the onderlul tbility nnd per
sistence, with which Itnojr ware urged.
But they availed not.
The day of tgOOUtitn came. Tho pre
liminaries were made. Too clergyman,
(Rev. D Autlion,) three steadfast Iriemls,
(Lewis Guylord Clurk, David Graham und
John Howard Payne,) and two or three re
latives including Mr. Selden, were with
him up to within two houra of the time
appointed for execution At thia time M s
Henshaw waa brought tu hi toll, and there
married to him- With him she was per
mitted to psss (un hour alone, and then
farewell forever! He then requested that!
during Mi tatt hours on earlh the laat had
now come he might be left entirely alone.
Two depones remained near the door in
tho gillery without. Within all wm still
ihe la minute of the hour came, the
Sheriff in official costume, followed by oth
er officer, proceeded to the cell, opened
the door, and I here beheld, stretched upon
the bed, the lifeless form of the murderer!
He bad unbuttoned his wsistroat, opened
his shirt, placed the point of small Span
link dirk directly against his ieart, and with
one Arm blow plunyed it tu ihe hill! In
an inatant he was dead. A few menu nt.
lai' r. snd the prison ws discovered to be
on lire, but the flames were soon arreited.
Those who had been summoned te wilaeea
Ihe laet fatal act in iho scene, slowly and
noKolrasly dispersed and io cads.t the
double tragedy.
Latest from Kanzas—The Missourians
Retreated—Hostilities Ceased.
The St. Louis papera of the lth inst.,
bring us additional facts in relation to the ,
ingiorious termination of the late invasion
ol Kanzas by tho border ruffians, of Miss
ouri. The Democrat eayr-:
"We had an interview laat evening with
Gen. Shanklsnd, jest returned from the
scene of the late difficulties in Kanzas,
giving us very interesting Information of
the present position of affaire in Jthe terri- i
lery. He in forma ua that the report pub ,
lished in this city yesUrtlay afternoon of
inn aurrender of their arma by the people
ol Lawrence i totally incorrect. Th pro
position to peace came from A'.chison and 1
Shannon, at a council held in Lawrer.ce
Irrst Friday and faturdsy, at whieh t treaty
of peace waa Jconcluded. To the demand
made upon them to obey the laws and
deliver up their arma, the people of Law
rease responded by professing their con
stant willingness to do the former, but flatly
refuaing to yield the Inter point.
On these terms, hostilities were terml-l
nated, and'the Missouri troops received ord-j
ers on Sunday morning to diaband. The
Miaaourisna were armed with 'revolvers eV.
double-barreled ahot guns, and'wsre for the
most part mounted. They were encamped
at Wakarusa, on the road from Lawrence!
to Westport, six miles from the former!
place, pnd at Lecompton on the Kanzas
river ten miles jwest of Lswrenee, being,
at ne time more than six hundred strong
at Wakarusa, er mo-e than two hundred It!
Lecompton. The Free State men amount-)
ed to saven hundrWd in Lawrence, all arm.
d with Sharpe'e rifles, while two hundred
more could eaaily have been gathered from '
the adjoining country, and wero therefore!
In no fer of the result had a collision un
fortunately arisen.
The disbanding 'gov rise to general
murmurs and execrations of Shannon among
the Missouri troops. Meat of them reach-j
ed Westport on Sunday night, having stif-1
ferod intensely during the previous night
from a terrible storm of tain, snow and'
wind, which terminated in piercing cold.!
They lost many horses, some having been
Btolen by the Indian, some having strayed'
avtay, and othera having died at Westport
Irom fatigue. They also lost manyoftheii
arms."
When the drunken deaperate mb reach-:
ed Westport, they threatened to inarch to
Kanzaa City and tear down the hotel, but
the citizens notified thm that they ahould
defend the place t n hszards. Thi!
cooled their cottrtgtf',nrl they did not)
make tho attempt.
The only man killed during all this in
vasion was James Baker, who lived about
four miles from Lawrence. He was riding
along tho read when he was called to by
a party, of which Major Richardson wa
one, and commanded to halt. He rode on
without heeding the summons, was pursued
shot down, ant left Jlylng in the road.
He wa alterwards taken by a company of
the Lawrence dragoons Into Ltwrenee.
Gen. Pomerov, in atuwnpiing to roach
the States with despatches for Washington
was interrupted und detained. Gen. Shan-1
,kland ia now on hi way to Wellington
I with .important documents to lay beforj I
I the people of ihe Union, aid the Govern-)
men:, which we shall publish in our next
I as a part of a hiatpry of this, affair.
ft is evident from all these facts, that!
'the Misourians have met with I repulae
I which will end these hostile invasions fori
! the future. Another seoeun will pour in a
i large accession te the free State strength, j
land this question will be settled. The de
tails of the interview and arrangement will
be looked for with great interest. O. 8.
Journal.
I
Slavery at the North.
The aeven several irumerationa of the
inhabitant of the United Mtstes, reveal some j
( 'hi is relative to alavery uorth ol Mason ami
Dixon' line, which at this dsy, appear
curious:
Maine Thia State haa had no slaves.
New Hampshire In 1760, 168 slaves; in
! lluw 17; after that date, turns
j Vermont In 1690, 17 elares; afterward, '
I none.
Massachusetts None by any census.
Rhode Island In 17!0, 95a slaves, in !
J 1860, 381, In 1810, 103; in Ig'JO 48; In
1830, 17, in 1840, 4; in 1850, none.
New York la 1790, gl,t94 slaves; in
100, 10,353; in 1810, 14,617; in 1820, 10,
081; in I860, 76; in 1840, 4; in 1850, 1
none.
New Jersey In 1796. 11,423; slavea in
1800, 1J.422; in 1810, 10,851; in 1020, 7,
857; in 1830,2,254,: in 1840, G74; in 185o, 1
235.
Pennsylvania In 17W0, 8,737 slaves; in ,
1800, 708; in 1810, 795; in 1820, 211, inli
USB, 403; in 1840, til; 1850, none.
In the new Slate north of tho Ohio,
slavery has had but a slight foutheld.
The census in 1840 mentions I in Ohio; I
no other censua returns any. I
Michigan is repeated to hav had 24
slaves in 1810 and 3iii 18.10.
Indiana had 116 by thfi census of 1800; i
237 in 1810; 190 in 1810; and 3 in 1840. '
llllnolo hid 168 slave in 1810; 117 in I
1890, 747 in 1830; 331 in 1840; and nonol
in I860. J
Wisconsin had 11 in 1840; and Iowa had;
lt ia the asms year.
The 1006 fact snd figures are taken'
from ihe A merman AlmanMc. i
,,
An Inteliuust Jtnon. In one of the'
Courts yeaterr ay a jury was hastily Bum-''
moned, ml to complete the number a rough 1
Irishman waa pressed into service. The1
trial had not proceeded long, before the)
Irishman was fast aaleep. "Stop,', said the 1 '
Judge. "Mr. Sheriff, wake up the Jury-''
man, give in in Bom anuff." The Sheriff!
obeyed, the Iriahmaa sneezed, and Ihe case'
proceeded. Uul i-oon the Irishman waaj1
nodding again. The Judge repented his or- 1
dr, and the follow again waked u , aneex- 1
ed, and attended to the argument. So on, 1
till the Judge gave Hia charge, when the 1
Irishman said to a brother Juryman beside!1
him, -He jabers, some hard words used
here.,, "What words" isked the other
"Why, plain ii!)' and d-lendeei," wss the te- I
ply, Nevertheless, whrn lbs jury ctme in, i
il ppesred Ihe Irishman had come to a
conclusion ss well as the othere: and, what
waa truly singular, io just the same con
clusion loo. What' iho uae of knot ledge,
nyhow. Cin. Uai-ttr
(rLaai Tueediy wi ok wao the shortest '
day of the year. Th dsya are now grow
ing longer.
THE BELMONT CHRONICLE
B. R. COWEN 'bbitm
"Eternal hostility to every form of tyr
nnny over thn mind of Man."
rhursday Morning, Dec. 27, 1 855
Congress.
Thia dignified (!) body atill remains un
rganized. They appear to hare determin
ed to ipend the winter there whether they
organize or not. In 1149 the members
convened on tho 3d- of December, aa they
aid this yesr, snd elected a speaker on the
22d; we had hoped that the present Con
gress would follow the example ol that of
1149, and at least organize by the 22d,
but here we are up to the 26th and in
nearer an organization than they were two
weeks ago. A few northern men who were
elected aa anti-Nebraska men. we are eorry
to see casting their votes 'or Mr. Fuller, a
man who declares he would hot vote to
right tho wrong perpetrated by he repeal
of the Missouri compromise. There are
enough Northern anti-Nebranka men voting
for Fuller to elect Banks If their votea were
cast for that gentleman. Among these we
aro eorry to aee tho names ef J. Scott
Harrison and O. F. Moore, of thia State.
We had hoped that the Ohio delegation
would, be an unit in the present Congress
but we are disappointed, Messrs. Harrison
and iloore have basely betrayed their con
stituents, in great matter, and they nevei
can be tho same to them they were be
fore. Our representative, Mr. Albright, votet
right, (for lank,) and by a letter frorr
him we leara thai he will o vote Until
the 4th day of March 1857 if need be
before he will succumb to a handlul o
traitors. It is not right that Mr. Banks
friends give way to the few Fuller mer
who are standing in tho way of an organi
zation. We say let thee Northern mer
who vole day after day for Fuller, be remembered.
03rA reaolulion haa been introduced in
to the Virginia Legialature, and referred tc
a committee, to provide for the raising o
a regiment of volunteer to tender to th
government, for the purpose of quelling
disturbances in Kansas. Bold fellows then
Virginians.
(rrThe following ia the report of i
committee on the "blood and thunder" pro
clamation of Gov. Siunnor:
"Thnt the allegations contained in tin
proclamation aforesaid are false in whol
and part; thai no such state of facts exists
in this community; that if auch repreierfta
tisns were ever mado to Gov. SHAN!),
the peron or permns who made them have
greatlv dsceived him; thai no asaocintion
of Itwleao men armed with deadly weapons
has ever been formed in this community
for t io purpose of resisting tho laws of the
country, trampling upon the authority of
its officers, destroying the piopcrty of
peacable citizens, or molesting any per
sona in thia Territory or elsewhere in the
enjoyment of their rights.
C. ROBINSON, Chairman."
fc5rLet no reader of the Ckronicie over
look the letter of FkaKCII P. Blair in a
nolhvr column. It is a hold manly document
and coming aa it d ,., fro in high Democratic
authority, it must tell on modern bogus De
mocracy with stunning effect. Mr. Blair
was the editor of the Glolie in the days of
Jacksnn, and which paper was the organ of
'Old Hickory." No doubt tho'tVOsM and
Jthcr p apers of the stamp will denounce Air
lllair as a traitor to democracy, but "little
he'll reck" if they give him a fair hearing be
fore the people.
fjy-A bill bus been reported in the Virginia
Legislature allowing the Pittsburg & Steu
jenvillc It. R. the right of way through Vir
ginia. OirThe Supreme Court of Indiana have
lecided tho liquor law of that state to be un-
;onstitutional, u8 far us regoriSs the search,
seizure, confiscation, and agency clauaes.
I'o about all there is of it.
steamer America suilod for Liver
pool on the 19th inst., carrying out 0300,000
n specie.
CCrJii'lvfO Stuart, of N. V. City, recen
tly tried lor corrupt practices, has scut his
esigiutior. to Albany.
The New Shuffle and Deal.
Thera was much of feeling in the brief
iddresa of the Hon. L. D. Campbell, de-
r'd in the Hous Hall yesterday, the
ance of which was duly given in our
report of ihe day's proceedings. In the
midst of his profusion ot thanks to those of
liis friends who hsd done the fair thing hy
aim, there waa a vein of bitterness towards
those whose friendship had been thut of tho
lip only toward the member of the House
ivho, professing ultra anti-slavery aentimsnts,
uid refrained from Voting tor him on this,
that, or the other Irlvoloui prutext. In
truth, it struck ua as he waa uttering his
vw brief, hut really eloquent sentences,
hut his heart and mind were full of the
ealizatinn of the hollnwneas of Iho profea
lions of the politicians of the day, for the
itudy or which Ibis City of Washington is
he points, in these United Stales of
merica.
He ia a bold, frank and chivalrous man
Lis personal conduct during many jears
teflon in th Hoise his domoMlralod
I ur only regret in connection vim him is.
ant that he was i ol saddled with ihe try
ing riutiae el the Speakership el the thirty
luurth Cnogrees, but that so genid a gentle
man aa he i in ill hi y nl relations,
should bold Air aent iuiento on (he slavery
ue(iun. By (hi time, wo fancy, tkoaO
who auppsrted him honestly aad eaiueatly
btve coma to realise that no one ef hia
I .1 .... .10
peculiar politics ean be elevated to th
Chair fact apparent to us long before Mon
day of laat wek, aa duly ael forth in the
Star. Walk. Star.
Report Warden of the Ohio
Penitentiary.
It is a document of much interest, and
shows a very good state of sffaira nt that
institution. The net earnings of the past
year have been about five thousand dollars,
and far more thai, the'ordinaryjj amount of
repairs haa been done. The health of the
convicts was never better. The number of
convicts is 605, which is less than it has
been at some parts of the present year.
The number of convictions appears to be
dereasing, a favorable sign. One bad fea
ture must strike the minds of all; of the
number of inmates, 13rj are under 21 years
of age. A house of correction is badly
needed, and when the Stata gitsjita Lunatic
Asylums and State House, Stc, out of the
way, wc shall hope to see something of
t lust sort established.
H'o append the following tables as mat
ters of interest to our readers:
A Table, exhibiting the number of Con
victs in Prison, committed, discharged,
pardoned, died and eacaped, since the
eccupation of the newPenitentiary, in
1836, taken from the Jieport ef the
Institution.
S 1
O Oi
.2
m S b U
111
O JS I at I
m g a ul
pa as m O O, O W
1834 187 13 6 III
1835 390 17 44 11 6 l
1836 314 113 33 89 11 3
1837 393 145 IS 4 9 1
1836 443 165 61 16 30 1
1839 486 173 66 49 16 1
1140 488 117 79 49 4 6
1 1841 430 121 66 46 13 4
1 1842 461 137 83 66 8
, 1843 460 160 77 66 15 3
- 1844 464 133 67 50 13
, 1845 482 160 68 44 16 4,
1846 498 151 84 44 7 :
1847 445 91 71 69 6 1
1848 426 120 89 63 8 :
i 1849 336 155 51 63 131 3
1850 434 193 43 34 31 3
1851 460 303 68 78 9 8
1853 508 837 f 1 18 t
1853 631 333 110 77 17 6
1664 587 229 90 36 4-1 5
' 1855 606 186 131 33 8 9
. - - 3378 390
. This year there were 116 died of cholera.
1 2tN report.
1 Among the conviots now confined, there are
For Seccoad Convictions, 63
" Third " 9
' " Fourth " 3
" Fifth " 1
Of Ihe whole number of conviets, there are
Intemperate 428
1 Temperate 178
1 Can read anil write 362
Can read print only 90
Cannot read or write 120
Can road and write German only 34
Married S'i2
Unmarried 344
N umber with trades 206
Number without trades 400
Number of whites 650
Number of blacks und mulattos 66
Number of females 6
i Number 21 years of age and under 136
I Number over 50 years of age 29
! Prisoners sentenced for life. 40
O. S. Journml.
We wish to call attention to tho fact, in
the above table that 438 ol the inmates of
the Ohio Penitentiary were Intemperate,
while but 178 were temperate; and that but
266 hud trades, while 400 are without. I!oy!
You, we mean, w ho spend your lime loafing
about the doggery, contracting intem
perate habits instead of learning a trade,
remember that of such ia the Ohio Peniten
tiary , and if you can do nothing else w hen
you have perfected yourself in intemperance
and idleness, you can fill with credit the
exulted post of convict in the Ohio Peniten
tiary. Those are sober truths, and you
might do well tu heed them.
The Warden in his report saya:
I believe nun nino-tonthaol the convicts whojleavo
this institution; do so with tho determination io lead
a dlttereni and better life) and 1 have no doubt a
large portion would, If they were properly cared
lor and encoured, They generally leave hem
with only live dollars in money, a cheap suit of
clothes, and,. Until recently, with only Olio shirt to
their Shack. Their money soon goes; without
friends ol ihe right kind, and denied employment
or shelter whenever il is discovered they ure "dis
chaiged convicts,1' they soon come to the conclu
sion thai "every man's hand is against lliem," and
(all hack into tficlr old huhits and associations.
This is not us it should he; they should lie kindly I
1 treated, employed and encouraged IO refor-i . Th s I
done, then; would be a less number of "second
convictiuns."
Stf.uiienvili.asd Ikoiaba Railroaii. f
The Philadelpiiia American announces that 1
the effort wbch baa been making in thut
city to raise a subscription of $250,000 t 1
i the stock of the iSteubenville and Indiana i
Railroad, with a view to ballast and equip .
it with an adequate rolling atjckjjhas thus I
I far met with very encouraging auccess, and!'
I it ia believed Ihe whole amount will ahorily 1
he ruiscd. I
I
OTTIio Cincinnati 7'niej siy that if the
I Central Ohio Railroad does not insure bet
I ter urrangeme-it in regard to crossing the
I Ohio, at Uell Air, there will aoon be a
"horrible accident', there. In ascending
that inclined planh .should (he brakes giej
way, or the locomotive suddenly get out of
order, tho whole train would roll back into j
the Ohio. Look to it, gentleman.
HoUoica's Pills, a certaia Remedy for ,
Dropsy. Charles Hutchinson (83), ol'Bui-li
llnglon Vermont, was for .fifteen months a '
sad victim to (Lis complaint, bo bad was ,
he one part of the time, that (he water '
actually rozed through the porea of the
skin, nod thrice per dav change of apparel ,
became necessary. Every lime hi doctor
called he expected to find him dead, and J
iu tact give h:B mends no hopes of his I
recover;': his sister who had derived great 1
bchetit by the use ul Holloa ay's Pills. !
begged In in. as a lavour to her, u Iff them; '
fortunately lor him he did hn( refuse, and
they soon pruduc d a change for the b. Iter
in four weeks he was again n'tonling lo
busiies haviag (hurotigiy got rid of the
disorder, and in the mail excel, c a henlih ,
and spirits. These Pill work wonders in j
liver and bilious cemplaiate. (
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illustrate BoinipasBtgea therein. By Thos. KM
wood. 2 vols. . pp. Ml 5J 'prlce 3
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We hare a.for, us a eopy of the above
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is a reprint from a London edition, and
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So far !rom being a sectarian work, tko
author in hi preface thua dispose of cayiU
ler:
f.'iiowZ!,tre,w.illno,Vnylhin' temniln tho
aniieavored not to administer any ocean lor more -The
plan of the work is such to I
commend il to the reader, .. it cosine a
consecutiv. digest ef the .Holy .cripture,
with reference to time and pl.co, which is
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of the world to the death of Moses.
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lodah with the most memorablo acta and
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rebuilding of the Templo, ttking in the
prophet in their times.
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The book is sold ;on'y by subscription.
Mr. Haekib ia tt present canvassing our
county, and we hope ke will meet with
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the most favorable auspices. Its weekly
issue is between 80,060 aad 90,000, hav
ing ateadily grown to this ehormous amount
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new year will contain the Brat chapters ef
anew story by Mrs. Southwerth, well
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columns will contain regularly variety of
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spicy and intereatlng letter from foreign
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The characters in this work are drawn
with a most masterly hanj, evincing a
thorough knowledge ef the main-epringa of
human action, and a deep inaight into the
controlling passion which prompt us to
good or to evil. The designing and wieked
lawyer, who proved o falae te his trust,
and who, like the loathsome spider, wove
his web -with such subtle skill around tbe
innocent objects committed to hu charge,
find Himself foiled at last, and reaps a ter
rible harvest of blood at the handa of his
own wicked ard unfilial offspring. So true
is it that
"He who sows the storm
Will rcsp the whirlwind."
The plot ol tho work is varied and strik-
ng; tho contrast vivid and fsrcieble, parti-
nilarly between "my Uucle," the evil genius
f the story, and the good Sir Alexander
nul his noble daughter, who, lovely and
jentle a baautiful thing in womin, "lets
MttCf alment like a WOmj in the bud, feed on
the damask of her cheek," and we turn,
with a shudder, from the contemplation of
this lovely character to that of Dinah North,
ill it more than fiend in human shape, who
almost makea us blush to think that such
monsters bear the huaisn form. There is
t fine moral tone pervading the whole book
which cannot fail to do good f
MODERN INVENTIONS.
We know ol no invention of modern (intss (hat'
Ii serves or is desliued to occupy a hizher aloha m
he tempts of lams, (ban the discovery or invuntion
it ih Vegetable l'.;iileiic Pills fo- curing Kpilepsy,
ir railing fits; rtpasnts. Cramps, and all the vaneue
noditteauona ol Nervous Disease Dr. Sltb S. Han
I, ol 108 Hiiliiinorc airret, Baltimore, Md.. the In-
renter, is certainly entitled io the bsi wishes of
ill the ImmicvoIciu portion of mankind, who experi
ines a i I asure by the alisviaii m ol human suffering
i)hee Dr. I lance lirsl prepared llicae Pills ho in-eiid-d
i hem ole lor Kits, Crsmpe and Spasms,
tut snhseq tent eprlenee satMart oMy proved to
dm, that Irf addition t tbehr remarkable sanative
iruperties in thi-otsosol ditesaee, they snarled
i rleci coiiiio- ovi ' he eirire nervous system. He
iraa lbs n hiHecol lW tln-m in e.ws ot Neeralgia,
Pie Iwloioua, Nervous H aduehe, Palpitation oi
he I lean . 1' cipi t raraiy-isj Hysteria, Maculae
IVbilitv. and a hoot ol minor diseases, springing
to mi a I o k ol nervous energy , in all of which hia
luieipaiiou wore crowind vm h the . sangnino
-ucreos Persons ai a dbteoe, by writing and sen
ting a r -mill meeto lr fiance, csn have the medi
in forwarded by mail In iheir post office address,
is uavi isth p -'' The pr icea are lor a ainglo
K-,x,t3. in loes, 6V or 64 "sr doson. Wo has
rfvea hi addi a abov.