INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTERIAN. GEO. NADDERSON, EDITOR. A. SASDERSON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., JUNE 3,1856 CIRCULATION, 2000 COPIES! FOR PRESIDENT, JAMES BUCHANAN. (,9,10:, So She decition of the Democratk Yational antrastion.) CANAL COMMISSIONER: GEORGE SCOTT, of Columbia County. AUDITOR GENERAL: JACOB FRY, Jr., of Montgomery County. SURVEYOR GENERAL: TIMOTHY IVES, of Potter County. The senior editor of this paper is now absent at Cincinnati. The junior will neces sarily have to ask the indulgence of its pa trons for any errors that may be detected in this and the succeeding number of the Intel ligencer. The Presidency Before another number of our paper is is sued, the National Convention, now in session at Cincinnati, will have selected the individual who is to be the standard bearer of the De mocracy in the Presidential campaign upon which we have just entered. We have scarcely a. doubt that JAMES BUCHANAN will be the chosen chief who is destined to lead us on to a glorious victory. Unerring indications from every point of the compass point to him as the Nation's first choice for the highest office in the gift of a free and independent people.— The paramount claims of Pennsylvania are conceded by all, and the eminent fitnesspid qualifications of Mr. BUCHANAN are not ques tioned by any, even his most violent political opponents. He is acknowledged on all hands to possess, in an unequalled degree, all the striking characteristics of a great, pure and patriotic Statesman; and his private, as well as political character, is without stain or sus picion. We are well aware that there are other dis tinguished Democrats who aspire to the same station, either of whom shall receive our feeble support, if nominated; but there is not one of them who should be preferred over Mr. Bu caerreN, nor is there one who has rendered as long and as efficient service to the Democratic party—nor again, is there a State in the Union that is as well entitled to the nomination at this time as Pennsylvania., These positions cannot be controverted; and therefore we are of the opinion that the National Convention, in obedience to the wish of the people every where manifested, will have no hesitation in placing him in nomination. The country re quires just such a cool, clear-headed, sagacious and experienced Statesman as he, at this par ticular and important juncture of affairs at home and abroad—and the Convention will fail in being an exponent of public opinion if it sets him aside for any - other. We, therefore, in common with the great mass of the people of Pennsylvania, await in breathless anxiety the result of the convoca cation at Cincinnati. With Mr. BUCHANAN as the candidate an easy victory is before us —with any other although, we may and can win, yet it will only be after a hard fought battle, and one of the fiercest and most tremen dous contests we have ever went through. The result may be looked for by to-morrow, or Thursday at farthest. "NEW YORK ATLAS."—This paper has just entered upon the nineteenth year of its exist ence, and by way of commemorating the event the proprietors, Messrs. HERRICK & ROPES, have clothed it in an entire new dress, making it altogether one of the handsomest papers published in New York. The editori als of the Atlas are always written with great ability, at the same time exhibiting a rare degree of spiciness and humor, and the liter ary department of the paper cannot be easily excelled. Both the proprietors are Democrats of the most sterling kind, and have done yeo man's service in the cause of the people. We trust that they may go on prospering and to prosper. .If any of our Democratic friends wish a first-rate New York journal, they should subscribe for the Atlas. Stir The anecdote we gave last week rela tive to a meeting between Messrs. BUCHANAN and DOUGLAS, is, we have the best of authority for saying, entirely without foundation. No such meeting occurred, and no such language was used by either. The Washington Star, it appears, manufactured the story out of the whole cloth—and as that paper is an enemy to Mr. BUCHANAN, we suppose the object was to elevate Judge DOUGLAS at his expense. The other anecdote, with regard to the dinner party at Secretary MARCY'S, is literally and strictly true. Jar The National Convention commenced its session on yesterday, at Cincinnati. A permanent organization of the body would hardly be effected until to-day, especially as the New York difficulty will necessarily con sume some time and give no little trouble. The Ridgway Land Company The attention of our readers is directed to the first page for two articles relative to this Company. The speech of C. K. Landis, Esq., the President of the Company, will doubtless be read with interest by many of our patrons. The operations of this Company, provided it fulfils all its promises, will be important to all interested. Its leading members, from what we learn, are generally men of wealth who will use every honorable effort to enhance the value of their land. We observe by the re marks of Mr. L., that he has full confidence in the immediate completion of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad. When this takes place the Ridgway lands must become very valu able. Assault on Mr. Sumner In the 11. S. Senate on Wednesday, Mr. Pearce, Chairman of the Committee to investigate the circumstances of the recent assault upon Sen ator Sumner by Brooke, a member of the House from'South Carolina, submitted a re port to the effect that, although the assault was a violation of the privileges of the Senate, that body had no jurisdiction in the case, and could do nothing more than made a complaint to the House. The resolution attached to the report, providing for submitting this formal complaint, was adopted—only one Senator (Mr. Toombs) voting against it. In the House of Representatives, on Thurs day, Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, said he had been unanimously instructed to ask the House to adopt a resolution that the Select Committee, appointed under the resolution of the 22d inst., to investigate the matter of the alleged assault on Mr. Sumner by Mr. Brooks, may present their report or reports, with the journal of their proceedings at any time when the House is in session, which shall thoreupon be laid on the Speaker's table and printed. The resolution was unanimously adopted. 11116.Mesars. BRODHEAD, DOUGLAS and Su- DELL, of' the 11. S. Senate, will please accept our thanks for their kind attentions. j Onr thanks are due to our Washington correspondent, "M'Farland," for a report of the Committee of the Senate, appointed to en quire into the assault committed upon Senator Sumner by Mr. Brooks. Brom the Baltimore Republican Objections have sometimes been urged against the machinery of Conventions, on the ground that they have not at all times recog nized the claimsof those statesmen who seemed to be indicated as the choice of the people.— But would a nearer approach to the wishes of the people be attainable by the old method when, as would frequently be the case, the choice would fall into the hands of the Con stitutional body, distracted as it ever is by fierce partizan dissentions? History teaches us far differently. But if the choice of Con tentions has not always been bestowed on the most prominent of citizens, they have, at least, thus far taught the world, by the brilliant examples of their selections from the ranks of the less noticed, that this Republic is blessed with many sons capable of serving it in the highest positions, with honor to their country and themselves. At this who ought to com plain ? Surely not he who is the conspicuous, though neglected aspirant, for he would then show himself unworthy of the honor, as want ing in that sublime patriotism which animated the ancient 43reek, who, when defeated by the people, rejoiced that his countrymen could find another more worthy of the position to which he aspired than himself. Nor should the people themselves have cause to murmur; for it is they who clothe these conventions with plenary powers to nominate only such as in their collected wis dom may seem best calculated to harmonize all portions of their respective parties, and to carry out, if successful, the ' principles and views of State policy by them adopted. Thus far, we think the system has worked well, and we are disposed to continue it in the future: believing that it has saved the country from the recurrence of such scenes as that by which the people were defrauded of their first choice for the Presidency in 1824. The above extract was evidently penned by our contemporary for the purpose of prepar ing the public mind for a disregard of the pop ular will by the Convention at Cincinnati.— But we should like the Republican to inform its readers where the difference would be be tween the scenes enacted in 1824, when Gen. JACKSON, who was clearly the choice of a large majority of the people, was overslaughed by Congress, and the Presidential office con ferred upon a man whom they did not want— and the action of the Cincinnati Convention, in 1856, should that body (which we cannot believe) venture upon the dangerous experi ment of setting at defiance public opinion in their choice of a Chief Magistrate. If the peo ple were "defrauded" in 1824 by Congress, and nobody pretends to doubt it, would there he any lees a fraud at the present time if the Convention pursues the same course.— A large majority of the people every where —north, east, south and west—have clearly and unmistakeably pointed to Mr. BUCHANAN as the statesman, above all others, whom they wish to place at the head of the nation—and yet, strange as it may seem, there are not wanting those who, in utter disregard of pop ular sentiment, are attempting to defeat him at the Convention. That they will be suc cessful in their nefarious design, we cannot believe—and yet, by possibility, they may.— A day or two more will tell the tale. Possibly the wish of the Republican may he gratified —but we hope not. A short time will deter mine the question. MIN=!I7I3 When Mr. BUCHANAN was on his route to Washington, the citizens of York appointed a committee to accompany him as far as the Ma ryland line. Of this committee Mr. WELSH was chairman, and it affords us pleasure to transfer to our columns the appropriate and eloquent remarks he made on the occasion of delivering their distinguished charge into the hands of the Baltimore committee. When the cars reach the Pennsylvania and Mary land line they were stopped, and Mr. WELSH, addressing the Baltimore committee, said: Mr. CHAIRMAN—It now becomes our duty to surrender to your committee, as the repre sentative of the Councils of the City of Bal timore, the distinguished charge, which, fur the past .few hours, has been committed to our keeping. I perform the honorable task as signed to me with feelings of regret and pleas ure—regret, sir, that we must give him up so soon, and, pleasure that we are placing him in the hands \ of such good company. Ever since Mr. Buchzinan landed upon our shores he has been hailed and greeted by his generous coun trymen as one who has most truly "done the State some service ;"—party feeling and party asperity seem to have been lost in the grati tude which the people experience at the exhi bition of duty well and faithfully performed ; —and I feel assured, sir, that there is no spot of ground in this broad Union where he will receive a warmer and a wider welcome than in your hospitable city. In crossing, as we do to-day, the line which divides the State of Maryland from the State of Pennsylvania, feelings and associationsare aroused of no common or ordinary nature.— That line, sir, is well known to us in York. Our fathers crossed it once when the thick cloud of war darkened the horizon, and when, leaving their homes and firesides, they marched to North Point and stood shoulder to shoulder with your brethren in defending your threat ened city from British invasion. We, their children, cross it to-day, but thank God ! we cross it in peace—bearing no hostile arms, panoplied with none of the insignia of war— hut bringing with us the Patriot and the Statesman, he who stands first and foremost in the great heart of his native Common wealth. Sir, I feel most happy in being permitted to witness the close contact which exists between Maryland and Pennsylvania. It is right and proper that they should be united and cement. ed together by the kindliest feelings of frater nal affection. They are brethren upon the geographical map of our glorious Union. Side by side they stood upon the Revolutionary platform. Side by side their soldiers fought and fell beneath the victorious flag of our common country. Side by side they have grown with the growth and strengthened with the strength of these confederated States. Side by side they have risen in commercial wealth and mercantile importance—unchecked by petty jealousies and unimpeded by narrow sectionalisms—until their soil is tracked and interlaced by -those iron bands. The proxies of men's clasping handq. That bind together distant lands," bearing through each other's borders the rich and priceless products of their native industry and generous enterprise. And sir, if ever the broken fragments of constitutional liberty strew our pathway, I trust in God that Mary land and Pennsylvania, unsevered and true to the compact which our fathers made, will still he found walking side by side in the gen eral ruin: But, Mr. Chairman, I have no such gloomy apprehensions. I believe that the same Hand which in days gone by show ered down upon us unexampled blessings, and which led our country successfully through three wars, will not remove the cloud by day, or the pillar of fire by night. Other men and other memories must be ours before the bright star in our consecrated flag shall grow dim. And if we only be true and loyal to the past—if we be wise and tempeQte in the future—if we keep within the limits of the constitution, and be a law abiding as well as a law making people, in all time to come the arm of domestio action will be paralized and the tongue of unbridled Fanaticism palsied, be fore the increasing glory of "the land of Free dom and of Washington." Mr. Chairman, permit me to present to you, in the name and on behalf of the citizens of York, James Buchanan, your city's guest, and in doing so I again repeat that I feel assured and satisfied he will receive from your citizens such a true and generous welcome as his long tried services, his devoted patriotism and his unbending integrity should claim at the hands of the American people. CORN SPECULATORS.—The conclusion of peace has reduced the prices of breadetuffs so materially as to cause heavy losses to some of the speculators who had been accumulating stores in expectation of good rates. On the Wabash river where they had been giving for ty to forty-three cents per bushel for corn, it is now down to twenty-five cents, with an im mense stock on hand, and almost a moral cer tainty that it must go lower. Itiar The communication of " Vox," which was received too late for last week's paper, i given in another column. Read it. XX XIV CONGRESS--FIRST SESSION THE INVESTIGATION.—StnNEit'zi CoNDITIoN. WASHINGTON, May 26.—The House Com mittee of Investigation waited in. Mr. Sumner today. He was in bed, but gave hie testimony in regard to the assault. and was also exam ined. Ile was unable to sit up during the visit of the committee, but did so a short time to-day. He is still very weak, and his phys icians counsel him not to move out oldie house for a week. The following is the statement of Mr. Sum ner made under oath : I ettended the Senate as usual on Thursday, the 22d of May: and after some formal busi ness, a message was received from the House of Representatives, announcing the death of a member of that body from Missouri. This was ltlewed by a brief tribute to the deceased from Mr. Geyer, of Missouri, when, according to usage, and out of respect to the merialry of the deceased, on motion of Mr. Geyer,' the Senate adjourned. Instead of leaving the Chamber with . the rest on the adjournment, I continued in my seat, occupied with my pen. While thus intent, in order to be in season for the mail which was soon to close, I was ap proached by several persons who desired to converse with me, but I answered them promptly, and briefly excusing myself for the reason that I was much engaged. When the last of these persons left me, I drew my- arm chair close to my desk, and with my legs under the desk, continued writing. My at tention at this time was so entirely drawn from all other objects, that although there must have been many persons in the Senate, I saw nobody. While thus interested, with my head bent over my writing, I was address ed by a person, who approached the front of my desk, so entirely unobserved that I was not aware of his presence until my, name was pronounced. As I looked up pen in hand, I saw a man, with whose countenance I was not familiar, standing directly over me, and at the same moment I caught these words, " I have read your speech twice over carefully. It is a libel on South Carolina and Mr. But ler, who is a relative of mine." While these words were stilt passing from his lips, he com menced a succession of blows with a heavy cane on my bare head by the first of which I was so stunned, as to lose my sight. I no longer saw my assailant, nor any other person or object in the rpm. What I did afterwards was done almost unconsciously, acting under the instincts of self defence. With my head already bent down, I rose from my seat wrenching up my desk which was screwed to the floor, and then pressing forward, while my assailant continued his blows. I have no other consciousness until I found myself ten feet forward, in front of my desk, lying on the floor of the Senate, with my head supported on the knees of a gentleman, whom I soon recognized by voice and manner to be Mr. Morgan, of New York. Other persons there were' about me offering friendly assistance, but I did not recognize any of them. Others there were at a distance looking and offering no assistance, of whom I only recognized Mr. Douglas,of 111., Toombs,of Ga., and 1 thought, al so, my assailant, standing between them. I was helped from the floor and conducted into the lobby of the Senate, where I was placed upon a sofa. Of those who helped me there I have no recollection. As I entered the lobby I recog nized Mr. Slidell, of Louisiana, who retreated, but I recognized no one else until I felt a friendly grasp of the hand, which seemed to come from Mr. Campbell of Ohio. I have a vague impression that Mr. Bright, the Presi dent of the Senate, spoke to me while I was on the floor of the Senate or in the lobby. I make this statement in answer to the inter rogatory of the Committee and offer it as pre senting completely all my recollections of the assault and of the attending circumstances, whether immediately befbre or immediately after. I desire to add, thgt besides the words which I have given as uttered by my assail ant, I have an indistinct recollection of the words-" old man," but these are so enveloped in mist which ensued from the first blow, that I am not sure they were uttered or not. On cross-examination Mr. Sumner stated that he was entirely without arms of any kind, and that ho had no notice or warning of any kind, direct or indirect, of this assanit. In answer to another question, Mr. Sumner replied that what he had said of Mr. Butler was strictly responsive to Mr. Butler's speech es, according to the usages of Parliamentary debate. WASHINGTON, May 27 SENATE.-Mr. Trumbull gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill to prevent war in Kansas. Mr. Slidell called the attention of the Senate to the telegraph dispatch giving Mr. Sumner's statement before the House Committee, pub lished this morning. Mr. Slidell said that the statement declares that—" other persons there were about me offering me friendly assistance, but I did not recognize any of them. Others there were at a distance looking on and offering no assis tance, of whom I recognized only Mr. Doug las, of Ill; Mr. Toombs, of Georgia; and I thought my assailant standing between them. I was helped from the floor and conducted into the lobby of the Senate, where I was placed upon a sofa. Of those who helped me here, I have no recollection. As I entered the lobby I recognized Mr. Slidell, of Louisiana, who retreated, but I recognized no one else, until I felt a friendly grasp of the hand, which seemed to come from Mr. Campbell, of Ohio." Mr. Slidell said it seemed to him proper to explain his own position relative to this mat ter, as the published statement might cause a false impression on the public mind. When the Senate adjourned that day, he entered the ante-room, where he was engaged in conver sation with Messrs. Douglas, Fitzpatrick and J. Glancy Jones, and while there seated, was informed that Mr. Sumner had been badly beaten by Mr. Brooks. He came into the chamber, but there were so many persons crowded around Mr. Sumner that he did not see him at all, and he soon returned to the ante-room to finish his conversation. Having remained there for some time, he was passing through the reception room to go home, when he met Mr. Sumner in the door, leaning on two persons he did not know. His face was covered-with blood, and as he, (Mr. Slidell) was not on suoh terms of intercourse with him as to make it necessary to express any sym pathy, not having spoken to Mr. Sumner for two years, he turned aside and went out an other door. He had not the slightest idea before the occurrence took place, that Mr. Brooks or any body else, had any intention of attacking Mr. Sumner, and was entirely free from any participation or counsel in the matter. Mr. Douglas corroborated the statement of Mr. Slidell. When he heard 11r. Sumner had been attacked, his first idea was to come in and endeavor to restore quiet ; but upon re flecting that his motives in interfering might be misconstrued, he did not enter the Senate Chamber until the affray was over. The crowd around Sumner was then so large, that for some time he could not see him. He saw Messrs. Toombs, Pearce, Crittenden and Evans, all seated in or near their usual seats, but ho was not near Mr. Brooks, as stated in the report. This was a total misapprehension on Mr. Sumner's part. Mr. Douglas added, that he had no knowl edge or suspicion that -any assault was con templated, or would be made here or elsewhere He did not approach Mr. Brooks, nor speak to him, and was not within fifty feet of the Senator from Georgia. (Mr. Toombs.) How such an idea could have got into Mr. Sum ner's head, it was impossible for him to con ceive. The published statement might carry the impression to the country that he was aid ing and abetting, and was in fact a participant in the assault; but this was entirely an errone ous idea, as he did not even know that Mr. Sumner was in the Capitol at the time the assault was committed. Mr. Toombs remarked that he was in his seat at the time, and how Mr. Sumner could have supposed he saw him near Mr. Brooks, he could not tell. It might be that in the confusion, Mr. Sumner mistook Gen. Gorman for him. In expressing opinions about the affair at the time, some gentlemen condemned it, but he told Mr. Brooks he approved of it. Mr. Butler said he had just arrived in the city, but he should have assumed all the re sponsibility which' had been taken by his gallant relative. He denied in the most em phatic manner, the statement of Mr. Sumner, that what he had said in his speech was strictly in response to what Mr. Butler had said on former occasions. He understood the State of Massachusetts had passed resolutions in reference to the affray, and when these res olutions should be presented to the Senate he wanted to speak on the subject as it deserved. Not a single one of the remarks which had been quoted in application to him, was a re response to anything he had said upon the Kansas question. His friends in South Car olina, and some of his friends here, thought he had been remarkably moderate in the char- neter of his remarks. Re hail scrupulously avoided saying anything to violate the courte sies of Senatorial debate, and spoke neither of the Senator front Massachusetts. to hilt], or abut him. Mr. Wade said it was impossible fur him to sit still and hear such principles avowed is had been ou this occasion. As to the facts in reference to:the:iv...auk:he:knew nothing :thout them, and had nothing to say on that I,ohlt. He was here, in a lean minority, not more than one-fifth of the Senate entertaining the opinion similar to his ; but when Le heard it stated on the flier, that an 'assassin like, cow ardly attack had been made upon a man, an= armed and h .wing no power to defend himself. and that he had heen stricken down and almost murdered, and then heard a Senator avow, that he approved of such conduct, it became a matter of some interest and impor tance to all members :if the bodv, and to the minority especially. A brave man could not defend himself against such an attack as this, and he might be overpowered by numbers, but overpowered or not, live or die, (said he) I will vindicate the rights of liberty of debate, and the freedom of discussion, so long as I live. If the principle announced here are to prevail, let us come armed for the combat.— Although you are four to one, r am here to meet you. A man can die in no better cause than in vindicating the rights of debate on this floor. If these principles are to be approved by the majority, and become a part and par eel of the law of congress let it be understood. Mr. Wilson thought the explanation of Mr. Slidel was not inconsistent with anything stated by his colleague. He had uo idea that Mr. Sumner intended to place Mr. Slidell in a false position. The Senator from Illinois has (he said) also made his explanation, and I see nothing in that inconsistent with the state ment of Mr. Sumner. He was stricken down upon this floor by a brutal, murderous and cowardly assault. He would not yield to the Senator from South Carolina, or any other Senator, in debate upon these matters, and any assumption of superiority by the Senator from South Carolina over him or any other Senator representing his views, might pass for what it is worth. Mr. Butler said that in discussing the reso lutions of the Massachusetts Legislature, if he should transgress the bounds of propriety it would be because he was provoked to it.— He had never been the aggressor, and called upon the Senate to bear witness of this fact. Mr. Wilson resumed—His colleague had stated the facts to the best of his recollection, and it was nut to be expected that after such severe blows, which had rendered him uncon scious, he could be perfectly accurate in every minute particular. He did not believe Mr. Sumner intended to do injustice to anybody. When he shall have recovered, and be able to take his place in the Senate, he would be ready to meet the Senator from South Carolina. Mr. Butler, in his Seat, exclaimed—You are a liar. Mr. Stuart called the Senator to order, and also urged, as there was nu question before the Senate, and it was evident that tho debate was becoming acrimonious, that be postponed till the matter could be considered with more calmness. Mr. Butler apologized to the Senate for words which had fallen from him in a moment of excitement. Mr. Foster alluded to the avowal of Mr. Toombs, that he approved of Mr. Brooks' con duct and thought it incumbent on him, as he was a new member of the Senate, and had not participated in their debates, to any consider able extent, to say a word as to the reasons fur his course. if he should remain silent now, it might he misinterpreted, and some might suppose his silence was through fear of like consequences to himself. He wished to disabuse the minds of all members of the Sen ate, if such misapprehension existed. He had thus far participated but slightly in the de bates, because, being a new member, he thought it would be more becoming for him to listen than to speak. But when an intima tion of this kind' was made, it might be sup posed, if Senators did not speak, a passion so base and unworthy es fear, was the reason of their silence. He now wished to assert his entire approval of the freedom of speech here, or elsewhere, to' be maintained at whatever price, whatever cost, and whatever might be the consequences. If a contrary doctrine should ever prevail in this country, there would be an end to liberty,- for he believed as religiously as he believed anything, that the liberty of the press, liberty of speech, and the liberty of the people would live and die to gether. Mr. Trumbull wished to speak on 'this topic about five minutes, but the hour had arrived for considering the special order. Mr. Hale moved to postpone the special or der to allow Mr. Trumbull to speak. The motion was negatived—yeas 11, nays 29, as follows : Yeas—Messrs. Collamer, Foot, Foster, Hale, Ilainlin. Harlan, Seward, Toombs, Trumbull, Wade and Wilson—ll. Nays—Messrs. Adams, Allen, Bell, of Teun.; Benjamin, Biggs, Bright, Brown, Butler, Cass Crittenden, Dodge, Douglas, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Hunter, Iverson, John son, Mason, Pearce. Pratt, Reid, Slidell, Stuart, Thomson, of N. Jersey, Toucey, Weller, Wright and Yulee—'2o. • Mr. Cass made a further explanation in ref erence to Mr. Crampton's correspondence, which lie said, greatly misrepresents him. The President's veto of the bill for the im provement of the mouth of the Mississippi, was then discussed without taking the ques tion until the Senate adjourned. 1.1.0t - sE.—Mr. Walbridge, froM the Commit tee on Public Lands, reported a bill granting alternate sections ofland to the State of Mich igan to aid in the construction of Railroads. 'lhe bill grants about 1,300,000 acres. Mr. Walbridge ,said the main features of the bill were a precise copy of other similar acts. He called the previous question: Mr. Jones of Tennessee, asked him to with draw the demand for the previous question.— He thought the opportunity should be afforded the enemies of such bills to be heard. Mr. Walbridge replied that he had moved the previous question to save the useless dis cussions of the principles involved, they being well understood, having been debated for the last ten years. Mr. Craig thought the bill should at least be printed, in order to afford the opportunity of examination. The gag should not be ap plied. A motion was then made to lay the bill on the table, and negatived—yeas 67, nays 80. The bill then, under the operation of the previous question, passed—yeas 78, nays 58. The House then adjourned. Letter from Pittsburg PITTSBURG, May 30, 1856. :" We arrived safely here in about tweled hours from Lan raster, and are stopping at the St. Charles Hotel. This city with ita dependencies, has been well styled the Bir mingham of America, and is, beyond doubt, one of the greatest manufacturing spots in the United States. We traveled In company with the " Keystone Club" of Phila delphia, a jolly set of fellows, and all, heart and soul for JA.ME.9 BUCHANAN. They were accompanied by an excellent band of music. The Pennsylvania Railroad, over which we have traveled thus far, alter leaving Harrisburg, is one of the greatest improvements of the age, and is, in Its structure and man agement, alike creditable to its managers, and the great Commonwealth of which it is an enduring monument.— We' left Lancaster, as you are aware, at 2 o'clock this mor ning, and arrived at -Altoona about 9, where we breakfast ed at. the Railroad House, under the management .and su perintendence of that excellent caterer and prince of good fellows, Capt. Thompson. We had a most excellent break fast, and did full justice to the fare—the ride thus Tar, and the pure atmosphere whiph see inhaled in passing through the valley of the Juniata, having wonderfully sharpened our appetites. The Altoona Station Hotel is located at the foot of the Alleghenies, and is owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The building is a medal of hotel archi tecture, and the comforts and even luxuries which the traveler meets with there, would put to the blush many of the Eastern metropolitan hotel,. After leaving Altoona we aeon commenced crossing the mountains, and the scenery over this part of our route Is gorgeous and sublime beyond description., - Nature here exhibits herself in all her grandeur and magnificence, and one is forcibly reminded of his own utter insignificance whilst gazing on the splendid sights by which he is sur rounded. The season of the year, too, Is propitious. Sum mer is just about clothing berself in her most beautiful mantle, and every thing is grand and sublime almost be yond conception. The view in rounding the " Rittaning point' Is fearfully magnificent. At an altitude of several hundred feet you climb up the side of the huge mountain, and looking down from the giddy height, you seem fearful every moment of some accident occurring by which the cars and their passengers may be dashed to pieces in the fearful abyss below. -There are other points on the road which aro but little inferior in interest tp the one alluded to. On reaching Johnstown near the western boar of the Al legheny' mountains, at 11!,i; o'clock, we had a slight sprink ling of snow, and again, just as we reached Pittsburg, at 2 o'clock, another sprinkle. 'We took a stroll through severzl of the principal streets of this smoky and dingy looking city—and everywhere heard the busy hum of industry. It may be, and doubt• less is, a desirable place to reside in, if making money is' the only object of life; but so far as comfort and cleanliness is concerned, you might as well pitch your tent near the regions of —. But, enough said, the place'must be soon to realize its true appearance. We leave to-morrow morning, at 3 o'clock, for Cincinna ti. Every body here in Pittsburg is for Jamr.s Buena:lna, and I sincerely hope that in the course of a few days more, all we will have the extreme gratification of rejoicing at his nomination. In haste, G. S. CITY AND COUNTY ITEMS ANOTHER FIRE.—On Friday morning, t little before two o'clock. our citizens were again aroused by the cry of fire, which proved to proceed from two brick dwellings in East Chestnut street. near Lime, belonging to Mr. John Wilhelm. one of them occupied by bits. and the other by Mr. Henry Eicboltz. When the fire wee first disrovereil the tinning were ikqU inz from the dormer windows, and by the dine the first enzine reached the ground the whole roof was in flames. The "American" was the first on the spot,'and applied two streams with great effect. In a short time the Tu . , was zot nMler.and the lower stories of the houses raved from any other demur then by water. Mr. Wilhelm was fully insured en the houses. but he lost considerable in house hold articles that were burnt or destroyed. But his soVer eat bes probably was that of t , :370 in money. taken from the drawer of a bureau in the second story of his house. How the fire originated it unknown : but from the flirt that it crimnieneed in the roof. the presumption is that it recurred accidentally. or that it must have been COMMU nient.l from the Inside. Our firemen were promptly on the spot. and as usual did commendable ',orrice. Mr. Wilhelm seems to be visited with a succession of misfortunes. SOlll, six months ago, ha wag blown up on the railr.ad near l'arkesburg, from the engine which he was running, and was so seriously injured that he is only able now to hobble on crutches. The fireman with hint was killed. He was brought home in such a mangled con dition that the shock deprived his wife of her reason. and she became an inmate of an insane retreat until her death. Re Is now visited with another loss, which. though not by any means no severe as the former calamities. must never theless be seriously felt by .3111' who is yet so much afflicted by his other misfortunes. Ile will rePeice ibis sympathy of nur citizens iu his trinle.—Saturday's Lniht DIABNOTHIAN ANNIVERCAttY.--The 21st Anniversary of the Dinnothian Steiety. of Franklin and Marshall College, mime off on Friday evening last. at Ful ton Hall, before a hrilliant and crowded auditory. The exercises were exceedingly interesting—the young gentle' men acquitting themselves in handsome style—and the vas multitude present were much delighted. The Fenci bles' Band discoursed some very excellent music. during the evening. Among the many gentlemen on the stage, we noticed.the lion. James Buchanan. who is President of the Board of Trustees. Tun FRIENDSHIP.—This old and efficient Fire Company is, we understand, endeavoring to raise funds for the purpose of obtaining a first-class Engine.— We trust that our citizens will give liberally to this praise worthy object. The Friendship has always been one of our most efficient companies. and this call to the public should not be in vain. INCENDIARIS.II.—Another incendiary at tempt was made on Wednesday last, to tire an old building in East King street, in mid-day, belonging to the Lane es tate: but %was discovered and put out before ally serious damage was done. SDICIDE.—Jacob Wesley, a Miller by trade, residing In Beartown, was found lust Week ou the Welsh Mountain, hanging to a chestnut tree, by a silk handker chief. Ile had been missing about three weeks. Au in quest was held by Daniel S. Geist, Esq., Deputy Coroner, which found that he came to death by his own hand_-. Ile was about 60 years old and had no family. ler Councils met on Monday night week, and authorizes! the Mayor to offer a reward of sl,oSal.for the apprehension and conviction of the person or. persons who set lire to the stables of Lewis Sprecher and others. on Monday morning woke. They also passed a resolution, authorizing the Lamp Committee to enter into e9ntrart for lighting up the city. ROBBERS ABOUT.—On Wednesday last the wheelbarrow belonging to the Intelligeneer office, took un to itself wings and flew away,—or else some two-legged in dividual flew away with it, as it has not been seen about the4e "diggings," since that time. What a hard heart a person must have who would steal a wheelbarrow from a poor devil of a printer. PASSED TUBOUGLI.—The "Keystone Club," of Philadelphia, passed through this city on Friday mor ning, at 2 o'clock, on their way to Cincinnati, accompanied by Beck's Philadelphia Band, which, while the train stop ped at the depot, dlsconesed sonic excellent music. A largo number of onr citizens left for Cincinnati in tile same train. MILITARY.--The " Ephrata Rifles" com manded by Capt. 11. Reernsnyder, were organized on Sat urday week, by Brigade Inspector William S. Animeg,. as sisted by Gen. J.'L. Gross. Addresses were delivered on the occasion by Col. W. S. Amweg and G. W. McElroy, Esq. On Wednesday evening last, the same officer organized the ^ Fencibles," cf this city, under command of Capt. John 11. Buchman. Col. Amweg was assisted by Col. Samuel 11. Price and Lieut. C. F. Voight. A GATHERING OF " BLACK SPIRITS," We heard It rumored, on Saturday. that there bad t,,,en some sort of a gathering of •* black spirits and white. Pine spirits and grey." at Fulton Hall, to consult on the welfare of the country In general, and Sambo in particular, and ware officially in formed of the fact, on yesterday morning, by noticing in the little Nigger 'Worshipper 3laine Law organ, what pur ported to be an account of a meeting of the friends of fee , - dmn; but which, in reality, woo composed of nothing but old backs, who had been kicked out of the old parties. The great Thaddeus seems to have been chief cook and bottle washer" of the whole concern. Where were his alds, Saint Theophilus, Dickey and Geist? The peculiar patrons of the Erpross had bettor keep a sharp 0:,.4e on the last named individual. The meeting, we have heard, was slim in numbers and enthusiasm. Alas! poor Sambo: WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE To the Editors of the I utelligericer, dated The report of the select Committee in the Senate, made by Mr. Pierce, of Md., declares that Mr. Brooks has com mitted a breach of privilege, in his ta attack made upon Mr. Sumner in the Senate on the 23d Inst. But, as the Senate has no power to inflict mmishment or penalty upon a member of the House, the whole question by resolution, has been referred to the House for their decision thereon. A copy of the report is herewith sent. The decision of the Committee is thought by most persons to be a correct one , and the reference to the House the.proper disposition of the question. Mr. Sumner is not so well to-day as ou yes terday, but be is not hurt so much as the abolition disor ganizers of the country would wish be were, sn that they could make snore out of the drubbing he received from Mr. Brook,—which, barring the place, wherqie attacked Mr. S., was merited for his licentious and insulting language indulged in towards the institutions of our common coun• try, and in his want of that patriotic impulse that shottld beat in the bosom of every American citizen. It is impos sible to say what will be the action of the majority of the House on this important occurrence in the Senate cham ber,—for Mr. S. was more to blame than Mr. B. It is said that Mr. Brooks challenged Senator Wilson, but the result of acceptance or declension of :the challenge is not yet positively known. Rumor says, it is held under advisement of referees. We see no necessity for the use of pistols at all. We dislike fighting in most forms of which that science has been practised ; yet a `•rough and tumble'' foray is much more preferable than the dangerous bullet or knife conflict. It is sooner over, and the first mode of resenting an affront does not leave such unhappy reflec tions. It is to be desired, that gentlemen will cool down In their language, and, as a consequence to that, belligerentry will not at all be necessary in debating the question of a challenge for the future. The President's Message was read yesterday in the Sen ate, discontinuing all future diplomatic intercourse with Mr. Crampton. It is a very able paper. and elicited some debate. Messrs. Mason, Cass, Toombs, and others engaged in the debate. The only regret we feel upon the subject, is. that Mr. Crampton, and the three Consuls at Cincinnati, Philadelphia and New York, were not immediately dismis sed on the result of the trial and conviction of Hertz, at Philadelphia. We never supposed for a moment, that, if such had been the action of our Executive, any objection would have been raised by the British Government. But, having been a subject of negotiation, we cannot be too cau tious in managing this affair with the government of Lord Palmerston. However, Mr. Crampton has now been dis missed officially, and let the fault be where it may in the delay of this necessary act of our Executive, the people Of the States must be prepared fur whatever emergency may arise by the action of Mr. Cramdton, in his having partici pated in the infringement of the laws of the U. States, by indirectly employing agents to 4.lalki soldiers within the limits of the States. For the pest three weeks this city has emphatically been the centre of attraction to many of the politicians of the country. We are not one of those parsons who object to this interest being felt and participated in by the people.— Indeed, we could wish it more universal among them. A very large number of the Delegatni to the Cincinnati Con vention have been here, but they have nearly all departed from. Washington, to be early at Cincinnati. for the,striig gle of next week. Both the Senate and House adjourned on yesterday un til Monday. The summer arrangement will now be amide in both houses, In removing the winter carpets, and other wise renovating both rooms of Congress. ' Quite a number of both Senators and Members of the House, have gone on to Cincinnati as Delegates from their respective States,— consequently, a further adjournment will ,take place from Monday next until Thursday following, and so a further adjournment, unless the business at Cincinnati should be brought tea close at an early day of the ensuing week.— Our own Impression la, that a nomination will be made within the first three days of the session of the Cincinnati Convention. Indeed, we see nothing to prevent it when we look abroad among the Delegates and take into view the expression of preference expressed by the people of the U States, from all quarters, in favor of James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Grow, of your State, has introduced a 818 into the House for the admission of Kansas as a State into the Uni on. When Kansas will be admitted It is not for me to ,say but this may well be asserted, that Kansas will never be come a state under the ; Topeka Constitution, as formed, by those persons who are now' in open Tiolence against the laws of the land. When Kansas has a population equal to the Bill as introduced in the Senate by Judge Douglas, then she will become a State without any, or much opposition in either house of Congresa. The Committee sent by the House to Kansas, is not ma king much headway in procuring electioneering capital for the black republicans. The whole thing will be a failure, and is another instance of the utter worthlessness of that treasonable attempt to disorganize the civil law of that ter ritory by the abolition black republican party. Yours, 3.Ic.FARLAND. An Editor in • Tight Place. • young African for fame Ills wasted country forced from Punk rage, The deed becomes unpraloed, the man at least, And loses, though but verbal his reward." MILTON The last number of the Express amine to take um brage at what we mid in last week's issue relative to this metamorphose undergone recently by that sheet this how ever. it attempts to refute, with what success we leave th e intelligent reader to judge. Were it not that silence on our part might lead to an erroneous concluslon—w:be tuts construed Into incompetency on our part to refute the vile vindictivene.ss , displayed in said number of the Express" and which takes up nearly two and a half returnee of editorial limier the significant caption_• Genuine and Quadroon Democracy" we would have passed by the article with its viDanious asseverations in sildnt contempt. This attack upon our article in particular—the publishing Ed itor and James Buchanan In general, and the Democracy ont a little. partakes strongly of the desperate position of drowning men, who, when in this condition will catch at straws, however futile their hopes may be of saving or ex tricating themselves from the danger which threatens to engulf and swallow them up in certain destruction. We say we should have parsed without noticing the min placed plagarbtic coustractions, and vindictive assaults showered down on us from the pedantic heights—fancy flights of the " Express"—did we not deem it imperative upon us to notice its flagrant Injustice: when it speaks of t,,a it seeks to place us in precisely - the name position in which rye placed it last week in our article beaded "A change extraordinary." Now this is simply ridiculous. and Are could not help smiling at the very novelty of the Mea— th:. •- Express" certainly should rapidly find favor with that class of wrsons_vrlio seek novelty. rather thap solid immutable truths. It eesnmences with the most silly plea for an excuse in justification of the notice taken of us—and the only wonder to us is that the imaginative mind of the author bore the shock. for certainly that was a high drawn picture—that of tire Centre Square slave shambles" and .. quadroon girls so nearly white"-wonder If the "Express" still survives after the labored contortions—seeming up hill work—and ludicrous propositions which abound iu the entire article. We,are almost lot to exclaim ••who'd a thunk it:" There io t a vulgar saying extant which has reference to putting the wrong saddle on the wrung horse, which we think would le remarkably applicable in the present instance ; instead of curbing and putting the sad dle on us, the •• Express" has made but another and what is common to it—a mistake. It is to IT that the saddle of right belongs. The same will also be applicable to It when it seeks to brand us as a ••quadroon Democrat." In fact we believe that every proposition distinctly defined in nil; verbose editorial may be met on the same ground—an edi torial which makes a soft, silly atteuipt at the Editor of the lutelligencer—with what success may be infernal from some of the past doings so characteristic of the Express." Of one thing which it pleads we feel perfectly satisfied on. and that Is that the "stileto" which we ••wield" proves `-poi sonous- to the - Express - and to all the opponents to the pure democracy We would prescribe for the wound—ye, wo consider it best that the wounded should suffer for a time—as nature, the natural instinct of man will lead them to the pure fount where gushes forth the antidote which will speedily cure them of the blackness of abolitionism and regenerate and purify them to the political purity of uu tarnished Democracy The "Express" says-- The object of this savage on slaught on the Express as stated by Vox Is to alarm 'tem perance democrats' in redoubling their diligence" &b., ke. We have already stated that its arguments were simple, silly, ridiculous, but here we have ono so grandly absurd —so perfectly and absolutely nonsensical that we scarce know how to treat it; perhaps It Is the offspring of a eased brain—or the creation of an over imaginative brain. It is wild enough fur either. We wish to alarm no one, much less a Temperance Democrat, knowing full well that the attempt would be unsuccessful—temperance min ~error get ftla rotal. Our aim was, and Is, to present the truth naked as it really exists, and whosoever then becomes "alarmed" it will do no hurt, and is no fault of ours.— That truth should thus make its opponents writhe is not at all aingtilar ; and if it leads or is the cause of lending the soul cursed abolitionist—terribly doomed amalgamationist to a thought of his hateful doctrines—his true position, then will wo have accomplished what we intended; if we can induce those to think who. have already been poisoned by the damnable heresies tura:Hated piece meal into their minds by the desperately abandoned fanatical leaders of the opposition then have we been successful; if by these moans we succeed in turning that tide of abolitionism , which if its murky current behmt stemmed will overwhelm the nation'sgreatuess in ignpminious shame, and sweep white and black indiscriminately down to the lowest level of the human creation, a still greater bane than death or the most hideous slavery—tyranny—ordegrailation to only one—the black, or instant depopulation of the American continent. We are bold to say give us any calamity how ever great, rather than mix us up with the black race as proposed by abolitionist and amalgumatinnist theories; if successful in thus inspiring the doubtful reader, then are we content, as abolitionism will then have received its death blow. And in no other way can this be done than in unmasking error and place in:lts stead the naked truth! Tho "Express" plumes and vaunts itself prodigeously by claewlng ejesoch words as Democracy—Liberty—Equality —lndependence and has ens ttodeeity to refer to the patri ot Jefferson on the subject of African slavery! At times we are almost led to believe that that famous editorial of Satur day 24th, is the precursor of another change—more un looked for than the preceeding one--one which carries with it a leprosy ten fold more dangerous than that of old, as It breeds death and contamination to all who may chance to come within the loathsome precincts of its deadly doc trines. There is no middle ground between Democracy and that abolitionism which favors total emancipation and seems so fondly to hug the commingling of the two distinct races; this abolitionism as we Intimated in last weeks issue, was even too strong a dose for the "Express" for reasons then explained, and struightway It seeks some middle course but failed! It must either ileclare•for the one or the other—and we venture the prediction that sn soon as Its plans have sufficiently matured, it will. We might if we wished, hurl invectives for the insinua tions thrown at us, but we feel that we have already said enough, perhaps snore than enough. We ask that every one makes himAelf conversant with the true state of the no gro In the South and then say whether or no, their condi tion there is nut far preferable to to that of the condition of the negro at the North, and whether it is not better to have black slaves than white. We wonder much that nice can misrepresent wilfully the condition of the negro, and why they do not exercise that sympathy which they pre tend so ardently to feel when in converse on the " black topic:" when if the truth were known these very persons care no more about the moral, civil, ur religious condition of the south than they do about the most inferior animal. The strongest evidence of this is to be Inferred from the fact that they care not n single iota about the negro's des- - titate condition in the north—but leave him to steal, beg or to get along as best he can. No, no, their aim is not to benefit—but to destroy what good already exists; for this and their own petty schemes for self aggrandizement they employ all their pernicious doctrines and schemes. But their doctrines and designs as they become more and bet ter known carry' their own antidote wills them and conse quently are energetically repudiated. It Is the boast of the democracy that it seeks to do the greatest good to the greatest number. It does not like abolitionism seek to create a bubbery about Imaginary wrongs, nor does it seek to place iu the hands of a privileged few the entire power. But we fear not that in all the attempts of the" Express' and Its “thousand and one" coadjutors any permanent harm can be done the Democracy; as we said in the out set of this article that we would have passed by with silent contempt the foul slanders Insinuated by the " Express" on as, so we say now in conclusion that all which may be said hereafter, by that journal with regard to us, will so be passed by. The " Express" is fortunate in not knowing who Pae "anonymous correhrmdent" is—because were his char acter assailed by any one knowing him, as it Is in the ver bose editorial, then would there indeed have been reason to fear that the thing would not have passed off so pleas antly as it has. May '24th, 1556. VON. I. 0. OF 0. F.—The Grand Lodge, of the State of Pennsylvania, commenced its annual session on Tuesday morning, of last week, at the Odd Fellows' Hall, in Sixth street, Phila delphia. The attendance was quite large.— New members were admitted, and the votes for Grand officers canvassed. The Grand Master declared the following officers elected for the current year :—M. W. Grand Master, D. F. Condie ;,R. W. D. Grand Master; Rob ert A. Lamberton ; R. W. G. Warden, Elias Wildman ; R. W. G. Secretary, William Cur tis ; R. W. G. Treasurer, F. Knox Morton; R. W. G. Representative, W. F. Packer. FROM KANSAS.—ST. Louis, May 31.—C01. Eldridge, from Lawrence, arrived yesterday en ioute for the East. He intends to demand damage from the government for the destruc tion of his property at Lawrence. Ex-Governor Reeder came down the Missis sippi river as a deck hand on board a steamer, and left it at St. Charles, Missouri, and pass ing over to Illinois, went by railroad to Chi cago. His trunks, left at Atchison, contained letters to parties at the -East, which, it is reported, will involve him in a charge of conspiracy against the Government. Arrival of the Orizaba LATER FROH SAN JEAN CONDITION OF WALKER'S ARMY .Nzw YORK Juno I.—The steamer Orizaba from Sb.n Juan, arrived to-day, with 450 pas sengers from California, brought down by the Sierra Nevada, she brings Nicaraguan dates to the 20th ult. Quiet is restored in Nicaragua, the Costa Ricans having evacuated the country without risking another battle. The cholera had made sad havoc in the ranks of the Costa Rican army. Gen. Walker landed on Virgin Bay on the 30th, only a few hours after the last detach ment of the enemy had left. He was in good health, and the army was generally in a good condition excepting at Grenada, where the fe ver had been very severe, several Americans having fallen victims to it. Gen. James Walker, the brother of the Gen eral, died on the 15tH' at Masaya. 81.. LOUIS °ORR aril War in lamas—Lawn and Bloodshed—Reeder Repeal of the Sunday Law —Buchanan stock abort pa .tc., 1,1 d!t" SPONDENOE. ce in flames---Excitement —Cot Benton's Leiter— Arrival of Lancasterians The . feeting. of the pe.oo/e, ST. Loom, May 28,1856. ry warm,—quite a change on the decline, and many visit the various inunmer • ill be one of the most cop ; iple visit that place, t and north to escape the good navigable condition, oquently very little doing. • than at present. The weather has become PI since our last date. Business I of our citizens are preparing t resorts, St. Paul, this seasoo„, ular places. Many Eestern pi whilst the Western people go ei brat. The rivers continue in but freights are scarce, and con Our city woo never more health On Friday last the Board stringent Sunday Law—which houses. Fruit and Cigar stores, vending on the Sabbath day. against its repeal, but it is sat bill, as the existing Sunday is its repeal by the City Councils, with the State Law. The new iug houses may keep open unt close until 4 P. M., when the of the evening and night. Th most t,x, stringent; for there a ing fruit and cigar stores, (w these places were, indeasi, more otherwise, but liquor establishn ring the entire Sabbath. It is I veto the bill repealing the Sund, We came very nearly basil?, steamboats. On Saturday fire was disrovereal in the hold ol great volumes of 61110k0 rUSIIi f Alderman repealed the rohibited Liglibr and Beer and all other shops:from hero were but three voted i the Mayor will veto this Is a State enactment and s not valid and in conflict till provides that all drink -9 A, 31. o n Sunday, then can reopen for the balance so-called Sunday lnw was no good grounds fur clos ers liquor was not sohl)--- of an accommodation than tents should be closed du hoped that the Mayor will lay law. g another fire among the .iug about three o'clock the steamer Nebraska, and .g up through the hatch u the ground, and up toll out—everything was shut .storing the hold. It was ways. The engineswere soon . o'clock the flames bad not beak down to prevent the air front deemed expedkot to tow her v the Illinois shore, where she was scuttled, and the boat 1200 tons for New Orleaus—is aged by the water—how much yet knew n. A question hero polio es—the owner of th e b oo his boat to suee her from the drunsge4 the cargo insured by the boat might rise been save -aced, but the cargo—about II Course more or less dam burnt it: the hold is-not 'arises as to the insurance deeming it proper to sink tune, whilst at dm time Taxi°. parties .Itipping— as also the grouter part of have been burnt and her nice question for decision. bed at Vincennes, Ind., on t two men, who gave their J. A. Willy, were arrested utuitting the robbery. and searching thew the right her eargo, and again she migh freight entirely lost. This is al the 21st inst., and on Friday la names as R'illinm Graham and is this city on suspicion of c were taken to Vincennes. 12p hand end of a $lO.l bill was fo • Wo native nuaaLz the hot,l a Lacarasteriaus—Nat. Ellumker, sistem 3lesar, Faharstock. It rivals the names of several I,;sq., Fred. L , ener aud two to and Allen. Mr. Ennis or the east, and Mr. Senor a large number of l'enti• every day. Mr. Michael auttrul little town of Free- tier leo on Saturday morning and sis:erm for lows. There Kr sylvaniang arriving in our oil Zahla is rusticating in the 1 port. Ills. Josiah Croes d urday last, look'ug well. Iptw•d in to see me ou Sat From all ace t u lle we shoukl on iu the now territory of Kan been received, and the .4tate of substance about as follows: u4t. vivil war is now going as: date, to May have dates then existing aro ill Dr. Brannon and Mr. Cosgro Locompton to Franklin. and iv ro met by a parry of Free wiChed to know who, sellers !so the Recount ~ys ) r •1 that Sharp nritlo,4 they wero going—they told the tell them. and brought their in 'pus to hear On Cosgrove and Brannon. the latter wounded in the arm. but Cosgrove sent a bullet through the brain of their leader—the rest of the party fled. One free toiler was wounded itt . ftlanton's Bridge: a r. Brewgton was pursued several miles, and only escaped with his life Haut the fl eetness of his horse. This war is termed Sherman's nd Howard's war. When the message with this news lefg the territory, preparations were being made to evacuate Lawrence, the eltizenicalllng upon Col. Sunnier, in eminent+ at Fort Leavenworth, to protect their property. Kicker., Leavenworth City. lion iphan, Atchison, and other Yawns were almost entirely deserted—the citizens all repairing to the town of law - rence—the scene of war. For her letters .4 the 20th con firm the previous account. Ti;” Pro-Slavery men and One Free-Smiler were killed. A num named Olden WOS in CUM wand of the Free-Soil party. I or. Reeder has escaped and is nowhere to be found. Ito we believe, is still a prisoner at Lexington, 310. Still Later.—Dispatches reel'! cal here yesteresy represent a deplorable state of affairs. The Pr-Slavery party in large numbers leached t,awre •0 and sa,ked the town—set ting fire to the hotel, and the tice of the Herald of Free dam," re.l6cing theta to ashes, Several lives wurellost— who they were sari to what par they belonged is not yet known. The account farther st des ..the town Is burning," and in all probability is now mites, many of the unpro. tected citizens cold in death. What President Pierce hen been about all this time, In ! allowing such proceedings hi be perpetrated, without offpring some resistence, is a mystery to all. What is the Ile of our troops stationed in different parts, if not to 'quell Lrehellions of this kind % Better far dismiss the - standing army" and burn the laws of the Country. The murdered victims of Jaiwrence call aloud for redress. and the oph!ion seems to prevail that the stain falls upon the adinini tuition for not taking ear. lier steps and enforcing thy laws of the country.— " Aft., the 0,00 is stolen, the door is locked;7 so it is in Kansas, after. its citizens art murdered and the towns burnt, the laws are enforced. I ad.Prealdent Pierce attend ed to this matter when he w s appealed to a thousand times, and the destiny of the tairritory pointed out to him, this bloodshed and destruction of property would has , i, been prevented. But instead of doing this, Border Ruffian aim was allowed to roam full si•ay, and the laws trampled Invaders who have no re. s under which we live.— °her ago, end had the proper time, all this excitement Iproperty would hero been under foot by bighlimytnen era spect for themselves or the la' This event was pointed out a measures been adopted at that bloodshed and destruction of! avoided. war, predicted long since, • hen it will end, is yet to • as well as those in all the • tee, deplore this state of ng high. Everybody you Haulms. And this excite- We might safely say, the civi has now commenced, where or be seen. The people in this cif river towns and adjoining SI things, and excitement is rune meet has something to say abeu meat is still more wild, when tl have relatives and friends litir lives are in peril, and whose pr incendiary. Several days mu able to got a reliable account 1 Kansas. which will be eagerly have friends in th.., territory. In politics very little of interest has 01mph-ea since our last. Col: Benton has written il letter to a committee, sig nifying his wish to decline the nomination for Governor o the State of Missouri. lie nay—" if you have thought of any other man for the office, 4ing him out at once, with out waiting any further answe. 'from me. It is not known whets the Cidonel will visit .r State— probably hot until after the Cincinnati Convention meets and nominates a candidate. Francis'''. Blair, jr., has been nominated for, Congress in thisidistrirt by the Benton Detimer:icy, and a full county ticket has been settled. Thus 'cir wo have two "democrat' ic" tirkets in this city and county—the Know-Nothings will shortly trot out their 'males, when a triangular fight will come off. The land as yet has not been felt by the dif. ferent candidates. and no prediction can be made as to who the victory will fall upon. - One week from to-day the Ntional Convention mats at Cincinnati, and one week from to-day Pennsylvanlas "promissory note" Ms due—ihree days grace is allowed' Our two delegations will pre . sent themselves for adults. .. sion—which wing of the De racy will be admitted is a mystery; but one thing is certa in, if the people of Miesmiri cannot decide for themselves w r ho are the .' Simon Pure," Itlis very evident that the deleiates from Maine'ior Loutsi- I son will find it worse than a ealcan puzzle to decipher. Let the pledge be made that II _hie who never belonged or affiliated in any way with Kn ',Nothings he entitled to seats, and it is our opinion al l ,. friends of Pierce will lee astonished. . ' l le people consider that they ig in the territory, whose .I,orty at the merry of the t elapse I,,fore we will be f what has been done lu • ught after by those who The friends of Mr. Buchanan are confident of his nomi nation; but if he iv rejected,' , rockers uweit the Ship of State. But the time for words lAA gone by—action, action, is now the duty of the fs lof this distinguished man . It is our firm belief that Penns Ivooiu will triumph at Cill• cirinati. The State Teachers Conventi,u, held in this city, hasjust closed Its first session. These were nearly two thousand teachers present, many of who were from other States.— A permanent Association was organized, and measures were taken toward the ostablishmeni of a State Normal School. County Institute, and an Edue,.tional Journal. Hon. Hor ace Mann .was present, and Tuesday evening he addressed the Convention with his usual ability. His subject was —"themotives which should actuate teachers in the pus suit of their high and holy calling" The Hail was filled to overflowing, and Isis remarks were most enthusiastically resolved. Able addresses were[alem made—on separate ()c -annons by tier. W. G. Elliott shd Rev. Dr. Post. A praise worthy zeal and unanimity ciaracterized the whole pro ceedings. It has been, by far, the most important Educa tfonal movement in the South, and it is confidently. be tiered, will prove the first of aiseries of steps which that result in placing the cause uC ducation in Missouri on as broad a basis and secure foismixt as in the proudest of her sister States. , IMportant from Washington. DISMISSAL OF MIL CHAMP ON AND THE BRITISH CONS LS. WASHINGTON, May 2—Mr. Crampton was this evening officially informed of the discon tinuance (,f his official lations as Minister of Great Britain near this ( Government, and his passports furnished to him. The Consuls at Cincinnati, New York and Philadelphia, were likewise informed by letter of their dismissal, and the notice of their revocation of their ex equators will be officially announced to mor row morning. The President will communicate to Congress to morrow, a Message, accompanied by docu ments setting forth the grounds for his action on the recruitment question, and on the dis missal of Mr. Crampton and the Consuls. A message will also be communicated, with accompanying documents relative, to Central American affairs, and particularly with regard to Great Britain's proposition to arbitrate. It is understood that the txecutive proposes to arbitrate any question of political geography which may by any possibility be raised under the Central American treaty, but declines the general, arbitration as to its construction. IMMEEMISI
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