INTELLIGENCER ft LANCASTERIAN. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. A. SANDERSON, Associate. LANCASTER,,BA., APRIL 14, 1857. CIRCULATION, a 100 COPIES! Subscbxptiok Peici, $2,00 per annum. DEMOCRATIC STATS TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR. WILLIAM F. FACIES, Lyeoming Comity. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER. NIMROD STRICKLAND, Chester County. HonrWilliam B. Reed. The President has conferred the important appointment of Minister to China, on the Hon. William B. Heed, of Philadelphia. This is a high honor well deserved, and we are gratified that the eminent services rendered to the Democracy in the recent struggle for the Union and the Constitution, by the leaders of the Old Line Whig party, are duly appreciated by Mr. Buchanan. Mr. Reed has heretofore oocupied a prominent position in the Whig party,—but when that party was broken up by the inroads of Know Nothingism and Black Republicanism, he, in common with many other true patriots of his party, rallied in their strength to save the Union from dan ger and destruction ; and to their noble con duct, are we in a great measure indebted for theglorious triumph which crowned our efforts in the recent Presidential election. The Old Line Whigs, therefore, had strong- claims upon Mr. Buchanan and the Democratic party, and that the President fully appreciates the obligations we are under to them, is clearly indicated by the tender of responsible foreign missions to Messrs. Clay and Reed. The mission to China, especially at this particular crisis, is one of immense impor tance and responsibility. The President, we doubt not, has been peculiarly fortunate in his selection. Mr. Reed is a thoroughly edu cated and highly accomplished gentleman—of great firmness, sagacity and prudence. The vast interests of our country and the honor of the nation will be safe in his hands, and we have no doubt that, as a Diplomatist, he will fully oome up to the standard of either of his contemporaries. It is to be hoped that Mr. Reed will accept the appointment thus kindly tendered him by the President, and that the whole country will have the benefit of his ripe judgment and eminent ability in that important Mission. The Chinese War. The war which has broken out between the English and Chinese may be one ot long dura tion and important in its results upon the commerce and civilization of the world. The Chinese are self-confident and not likely to appreciate promptly their inability to meet the military power of England. The contest may therefore fail of speedy adjustment, and the Brsish government may not obtain what they will deem honorable terms of peace until they shall have sent-a formidable army into the Celestial Empire and thoroughly alarmed the Emperor for the safety of his crown. It is said that the Emperor has prohibited all trade witjh the English, and all Chinese ser vants have been withdrawn from the service of foreigners.- Altho’ British soldiers will readily prevail over the superior numbers of their Chinese antagonists, it would require a considerable force to penetrate with safety into the interior of the country and reach the capital of the Empire. Should England content herself with taking possession of the Chinese seaports, it might not speedily compel a peace, and in the mean time her important commerce with the country* would be ruined. The affair may very likely prove a protracted and damaging one, both to England and all other nations having com mercial intercourse with China. The result will probably tend to break down the walls of that secluded Empire, and open it to more familiar relations withjtherest of mankind, as England is not likely to make peace on any other terms. Striking Back. Gov. Pollock has some pluck in him. - From the contemptuous manner in which many of bis political associates spoke of him, and his apparent want of all manly resentment for their insults, we had got to regard him of no account, a creature with no mind of his own, who would allow even his persecutors by bra vado to dictate the disposal of the executive patronage. But we have underrated him in that respect. It seems he is not bo abject tnat he can be trodden upon by everybody with impunity. He has shown that he is not altogether lost to a proper sense of manhood and self-respect. The late mongrel Convention at Harrisburg treated him most shamefully. It was com posed of the representatives of all the factions that had made him Governor, they assumed still to occupy thesame position before the coun try—being simply that of hostility to the Dem ocracy, in that he was with them to. the utmost —he was their Chief—aind, by all the rules of common decency and the uniform practice of parties, he was entitled to some friendly re cognition, to something else than a Bcornful, silent contempt. But they passed him by without the slightest notice, a cruel insult to any man, but especially galling to an aspiring politician. They had fixed up a ticket after a two days session nominating a candidate for successor to the Governor himself, and a couple of gentlemen for the Supremo Bench, understood to be distasteful to him. They passed a batch of high-sounding resolutions, in which no notice whatever was taken of his administration. And then some gentlemen, members of the Convention, called on him to appoint to the vacancy on the Supreme Bench, one of, the Convention's candidates. This was too much. The Governor declined to oblige the gentlemen, expressed his chagrin at the discourtesy towards himself, and said that “ he had desired to support the nominees of the Convention, but after its course be did not see how he could take any part in the can- ■ He spoke as a man of spirit would do, and he has carried out the sentiment he then ex pressed by appointing Mr. Armstrong, of Lycoming county, to fill the vacancy on the Bench, occasioned by Judge Black’s resigna tion. Both Mr. Veech and Mr. Lewis were nrged upon him, but the men who nominated had insulted him, and the vindication of him self prompted him to select another, leaving the Convention to take care of its own favor ites. The personal friends of the Governor will probably carry the matter still further and show their dissatisfaction on the day of election. —Pittsburg Union.' 8@“ The Democratic State Committee are to meet at the Merchants’ Hotel, Philadelphia, on Monday evening next, the 20th inst., at 7 o’clock. By order of C. R. Bdckalew, Chairman. . t&‘‘We refer our readers to the first page for an able and-interesting Lecture delivered 'Before the StrasburgiLyceum, by Rev. J. V. Eckert, of New Providence. Mercantile Guide. —We direot attention to the prospectus of this paper, in' another column. Great inducements are held'out for the formation of Clubs. ! 49*Our St. Louis correspondence will be found mere than usually interesting this week. Sale of the Main Liner: Some time since the House of Representa tives directed the Committee of Ways and Means to prepare a bill for the sale of the Main Line of the . Publio Works. The com mittee took the subject in hand and on Thurs day last reported a bill of which the following is an outline: It provides that immediately after its pas sage, the Qovernor shall advertise a notice in the Pittsburg, Washington, Baltimore, BostonfNew York and Harrisbarg papers, that the Main Line wilt be offered for sale at the Merchants* Exchange, on a day to be designated by him, not more than 40 days after the passage of this act. Any person or persons, or railroad or canal company incor porated by the State, may-become the pur chasers, for any sum not less than seven and a half millions of dollars. If necessary the Company purchasing may increase their capi tal stock or borrow money and issue their bonds to any amount not exceeding 50 per centum above the amount of the purchase money. In case individuals purchase, the Governor empowered to incorporate them.— No bid will be received unless the bidder deposits in the hands of the Governor $lOO,- 000 in cash or State bonds as a forfeit. If the highest bidder fails to comply with the act, the Governor may, if he thinks proper, tender the Works to the next highest bidder. If the Pennsylvania Railroad company become the purchasers, they are required to pay $1,500,- 000 in addition. The whole purchase.money to be paid in five per cent, bonds of the Com pany, payable semi-annually; said bonds to be a lien upon the Main Line; ten per cent, whereof shall fall-due on the Ist of July, 1890, and the remainder in ten equal annual instal ments thereafter. Upon the. execution and delivery of said bonds, the Pennsylvania Rail road Company and the Harrisburg and Lan caster Railroad Company shall be released from the pa/mentof the tonnage tax now imposed; the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany also to be released from all other taxes imposed by the State. The purchasers of the Main Line may purchase or lease the Harris burg and Lancaster Railroad, or construct a road from -Harrisburg to any point on the Columbia road. They may extend the Colum bia road to the Delaware r\ver, and alter the route of the same. The purchasers are re quired to keep the canal and railroad open from Hollidaysburg to Philadelphia, and so much of the Western Division as lies between Blairsville and Pittsburg until the North western Railroad shall be opened for business from Blairsville to the Allegheny River, and furnish motive power for the use of trans porters. The purchasers may lease any por tion of the Canal for a period of ten years, subject to the same conditions. The prioe fixed in the bill is low enough, in all conscience, but when we see that the first payment is not made to fall due until the year 1890, and only ten percent, of the amount, at that, and the remainder in ten equal annual instalments, it looks very much like a grand farce. We doubt very much whether a single rational man, uninfluenced by gain, could be induced to vote for suoh a bill. It would be worse than giving away. For if presented to somebody the State would be released at once from any further charge, but if sold under this bill, the parties purchasing can use the line for 30 years, without making any but compul sory repairs, make a princely fortune, and then forfeit their $lOO,OOO pledged, let the contract fall and compel the State to take the works back. That would be disposing of the State debt with a—hook ! Connecticut Election. The returns of the recent election in Con necticut are not yet entirely complete, but enough is known to show that the Democracy are re-gaining their ascendency. The returns show, to be sure, the election of the Abolition and Know Nothing State officers, but by a greatly reduced majority over last year, whilst the unwavering Democracy have elected two members of Congress, and made large gains in both branches of the Legislature. In the last Congress, the whole four members from ''Connecticut were Black Republicans of the deepest dye. The reaction has commenced in New England, and the day is not far distant when Maine and New Hampshire, together with Connecticut, ;will„be found in their old places in the Democratic column. David Wilmot !-What they thought of him in 184:6, That our readers may know the political position of David Wilmot in 1846, and what was thought of him then by those who have now nominated him as their candidate for Governor, we republish the following extracts from the Harrisburg Telegraph , then edited by Theo. Fenn, Esq.: It must be gratifying to every friend of his country, and particularly to every Whig, to know that o£ the 114 votes which were given in the House, for the Administration or British Free Trade Bill, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN were Loco Focos, and but ONE Whig—and he from the Loco Foeo State of Alabama. Of NINETY-FIVE who nobly stood up for the Tariff against the Free Trade Policy, SEVENTY-ONE were WHIGS, SIX NA TIVE AMERICANS and but EIGHTEEN LOCO FOCOS, eleven of whom were from Pennsylvania, four from New York, two from New Jersey, and one from Maryland. But ONE British Free Trade Tory was found in ALL Pennsylvania ! and that was Wil mot of Bradford. The execrations of EVERY FRIEND OF PENNSYLVANIA WILL FALL UEON AND FOLLOW 'HIM UNTIL HE REACHES THAT PLACE " WHERE THE WORM DIETH NOT AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.” Look at Home ! One of the objections made to tho decision of the SupYeme Court in the Dred Scott case, is that it declares negroes not to be citizens. There is nothing either novel or monstrous in this; our own State Constitution, under which our own Black Republicans ‘‘live and breathe and have their being,” virtually declares the same doctrine. Negroes are not citizens in the State of Pennsylvania—none but free white men are ; and yet our virtuous Repub licans pass over this fact, and indignantly assail Judge Taney, a man whose character stands above reproach, and whose ermine has never been soiled by a single corrupt act, for expressing an opinion in 1857, which tho / Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania declared as early as 1838. Ye generation of vipers 1 look at home. “ Pluck the beam from your own eyes,” before you put on spec tacles to discover “ the mote in others,” and they hurl their thunder bolts against the Court for pronouncing the Missouri Compro mise unconstitutional , when tho old Federal fathers opposed its enactment on the same ground in 1820, and burnt in effigy David Fullerton and others who helped to pass it. To what monstrous wrongs and grass absur dities will not blind fanaticism lead ?—Har risburg Union. Appointments by the President, Washiogton, April 11. —There were over one hundred applicants for the six land offices in Nebraska. Mr. Chapman, the Delegate from the Terri tory, recommmended that residents only be secured, though the outside pressure prevent the entire accomplishment of his wishes. The following are said to have been appoint ed:— Dakotak District—John C. Turk, Register John N. H. Patrick, Receiver. South Platte District—lsaac L. Giffs, Reg ister ; Edward Deslond, Alabama, Receiver. Nemaha District—George H. Nixon, Ten nessee, Register; Andrew Hopkins, Pennsyl vania, Receiver. There is little doubt whether Gov. Izard will be removed. No successor hasyet 'been designated. The following appointments of United States Attornies have been made: A. M. Harrington, for the Northern District of Illi nois ; Hon. A. J. Upham, for the Northern District of Wisconsin ; R. P. Ranly, for the Northern District of Ohio. Sp. Louis, April 11.—Mr. Stanton, the Sec retary of Kansas, left this city yesterday for that Territory. Pennsylvania Legislature. Harrisburg,; April 7. Senate —Mr. Crabb offered tbp following series of resolutions relative to the decease of B. Penrose, Senator from Philadelphia, viz;:— Resolved, That the Senate has learned with the'deepest sorrow-, the death of its late mem ber; Chas. B. Penrose. ; Resolved, Tfiat by the death of I Charles B. Penrose, the Commonwealth has ’lost one of her most distinguished sons, and the Senate one of its most brilliant ornaments. Resolved, That although we most sincerely deplore the death of our late associate, and feel as though it had bereft us of a friend and brother, we bow with humility to the act of an inscratable Providence. Resolved, That on account of the respect we entertain for the character and memory of our deceased friend 'and brother, the members of the Senate will wear the customary badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved , That the members of the Senate will attend tbe funeral of Mr. Penrose in a body. Mr. Crabb in offering the obove commenced an address, but was so much affected that he was unable to proceed. Eloquent eulogies were then pronounced by Messrs. Wilkins, Browne, Taggart, Ingram, Jordan, Shuman, Harris, Welsh andGazzam. The resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the Senate adjourned till to-morrow at 9 o'clock, A. M. ' House —Mr. Thorn submitted the following sesolutions: Resolved, That this' House has heard with deep sorrow, the announcement of the death of Hon. Charles B. Penrose, one of the Sena tors from Philadelphia. Resolved , That as a testimony of respect for the memory of the deceased, the members and officers of the House will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days- Resolved, That the proceedings of this- House, in relation to the death of Hon. Charles B. Penrose, be communicated to the family of the deceased by the Speaker. Resolved, that the members of the House will attend the funeral of the deceased in a body, and as a further mark of respect to hiß memory, they do now adjourn. Eloquent addresses were delivered by Mes srs. Thorn, Dock, Foster, Hines, Sloan, Riater and Hancock. The resolutions were then unanimously adopted, and the house adjourned till 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. From Nicaragua. The news from thi9 country is, this time, favorable to Gen. Walker. The previous accounts left him- pretty much used up; now he is up again, and victorious, with fair pros pects of ultimate success. But these reports must be received with many grains of allow ance. The substance of them is as follows: The news from Rivas, Nicaragua head quarters of Gen. Walker, is up to the 18th ult. Gen. Walker aDd his army were in good health, and had plenty of provisions and ammunition. On the 16th Gen. Walker, with 400 men, made an attack on St. George, occupied by about 2,000 of the enemy, and after driving out the enemy, and gaining the plaza, he burned a part of the town most important to the allied army, when he learned that about 1,200 of the enemy under Gen. Chammora had marched by another road to make an attack on Rivas. Whereupon Gen. Walker marched for that place, and met the enemy in full retreat at the forks of three roads,- hotly pur sued by Gen. Ilenningsen, and his command, who had driven them out from Rivas, upon their attack with great slaughter. On either side of the road, where the allied forces were met by General Walker, was an impenetrable growth of cactus, making it impossible for them to escape, and placing them between the deadly fire of Gen. Walker in their front and Gen. Ilenningsen in their rear; in consequence of which the allies were ,£Qmpletely panic struck, and throwing down their arms stood paralyzed, meeting thjeir fate w/th little or no resistance. Nearly all their officers were killed, and very few of their troops escaped being killed or wounded; The allies, by their own account, ldst 327 killed and 300 wounded. Gen. Walker esti mated their loss at about 1,100 —GOO killed and 500 wounded. Gen. Walker's loss was 2 killed, 21 wounded. The slaughter was so great that Gen. Walker was unable to bury the dead properly, and was compelled to order the bodies to be burned to prevent putrefaction and insure the health of the city of Rivas. The sloop-of-war St. Mary’s was at San Juan del Sur when the Orizaba left. It is reported, and generally believed, that Gen. Canas, the commander-in chief of the allies, is under arre9t for having made certain overtures‘to Gen. Walker; also that Gen. Chilou had raised a body of men in Leon, and was about to march to join Walker, and that President Rivas had besn assassinated. Col. Lockridge, on the San Juan River, had received another strong reinforcement of Tex ans, with a large amount of provisions and ammunition, and proceeded up the river with the steamer J. W. Scott, which had been recently retaken and thoroughly repaired. On the 18th Col. L. reconnoitered the ene my’s position at Castilla, and gained the im portant information from prisoners that Walk er had gained a great victory, and that the allies had fallen back on Massaya or Granada; that \ anderbilt’s agent, Spencer, was sent out of the country, and that the Transit had been opened to the English government. Important documents seized by Col. Lockridge proving the above facts have been sent to Washington and to the President of Nicaragua at Rivas. The Costa Ricans have only 350 men at San Carlos under Gen. Mora. Col. Lockridge has 500 men with 7 pieces of artillery, plenty of small arms, ammunition and provisions, and is now more confident of his success than ever. A Wisconsin City.— As a specimen of the rapid growth of the great West, and particu larly some of its juvenile cities, we give the following facts, taken from the Wisconsin Pa triot, adding however, that Madison now con tains a population between 10,000 and 12,000, rising up to such plethoric dimensions, from about 1200 in 1850 : Madison, the Capital of Wisconsin, is one of the great cities of the West, with unrivaled beauty of location and scenery to-gratify men of taste and leisure. Its unsurpassed !Rail road and other business facilities, offer strong inducements to capitalists, manufacturers, merchants and mechanics. The City is now erecting a spacious City Hall, four first-class School Houses, and other public buildings. The State Legislature at its last session, made large appropriations for the enlarge ment of the State House, the erection of a "State Lunatio Asylum, and to complete the State University Buildings on the magnificent plan heretofore adopted. Congress has made an appropriation for the erection of a United States Court Houso and Post Office; and made the latter a distributing office. Railroads. Four separate Railroads will be completed to this place the coming year and will erect expensive buildings for their conve nience and business. Local Improvements. In addition to all these, there are now being erected Churches, Stores, Private Residences, &c., most of which are built of the beautiful cream-colored stone from the Madison quarries. * These improvements will give employment to hundreds of mechanics and laborers, at a point where they will find a healthy location for a home, educational and other advantages uneurpassed. Not a competing city to limit its growth for forty miles in any direction, and in the centre of the most fertile county in the Union, which is being rapidly developed. From Washington. Washington, April B. —General Cass has jußt completed a letter to Lord Napier, copies of which will also be furnished to the French and Rnssian Ministers, lying down the policy of the administration upon the Chinese diffi culties. It contains two points. First—Pro tection of the property and persons of our citizens; and, Becond, the' extension of our commerce by opening new avenues into that country. I understand that Lord Napier is satisfied with this arrangement. The Secretary of State this day completed the arrangement with Denmark, through the Danish Minister, for the abolition of the Sound dues. The amount we pay is $380,000, while that of England is near $6,000,000. The amount payable by all nations, including England and the United States, is about $15,- 000,000. Denmark is forever to keep up the necessary light-houses. The administration have decided to send in creased naval forces to the China seas. Highly- Interesting from China. THE .BOMBARDMENT OF CANTON —SEVENTY THOU SAND CHINESE KILLED—THE ATTEMPTB AT POISONING. The N. Y. Journal of Commerce, says it bas been favored with the following letter, dated Macao, Jan. 29th, 1857. It oontains details of China news of-much importance, and not previously reported: All foreign business is not only suspended, but entirely at an end, both here, at Hong Kong and at Canton. Since my last letter, the greater part of the western suburbs of the later city, in which were situated nearly all the warehouses, shops, dec., concerned in foreign trade have been consumed. Of the total destruction of the foreign factories, you will have heard by my last letter. The Chinese compute their losses in houses, go-downs, &c., at over 4000 build ings—up to tbe present time; and in mer chandise and the value of the above property, they state their loss at 10,000,000 of dollars —which is probably not far from the truth.— We cannot, of coarse, know very accurately the damage sustained by the city of Canton, since the bombardment began, 28th October last; but as the latter has been kept up with more or less pertinacity, to within a few days ago, when the English admiral retired with his forces from before the city, it is fair to suppose that the Chiaese do not over-estimate the loss in life, when they state it at 70,000 —of all ages and sexes. Everything favors this calculation, as it is well known that the streets are exceedingly narrow, the population of great density, tbe means on the power to move, within the reach of comparatively few, while the custom of closing the gates of every street, during a pe riod of public danger, creates immense loss of life by any sudden movement af the populace. To say nothing of all the other distresses which have been riveted upon them and are inseparable from such a condition of things, the total destruction of the trade of the place, the interruption to all -the daily avoca tions of the people, are very oppressive in their effects. Still up to the present, the Chi nese do not make the slightest concession. — The Viceroy, ATeh, in all his official docu ments, is as firm at this moment, as he was when the “Arrow” lorcha was seized by his officers on the Bth October last. The peo ple, too, are even more bitter and exasperated against the English, and, perhaps, all foreign ers—and notwithstanding their distresses and their sufferings, their opposition to everything which bears the appearance of reconciliation or terms of any kind, is greater tnan ever. At Hong Kong, a most comprehensive scheme to poison the foreign community, was planned by a China baker named Esing, who mixed a large quantity of arsenio in the bread for the consumption of the 15th inst. Up wards of 400 persons were poisoned; many had most narrow escapes from death, the suf ferings of all were dreadful, —but providen tially, it is not ascertained that a single person died. The quantity of arsenic was too large, so that immediately after eating the bread, sickness from nausea followed, and the poison was thus ejected from the stomach. The effects, however, are many, and up to the present time may still be seen. Since then, another at tempt has been made, but on a much more moderate scale, through poisoned oranges, a quantity of which (about 5000 in number) was introduced into the colony. It failed, however, in this instance, as too little of the poison had been absorbed by the fruit, although two deaths'took place, and they Chinese. The Chinese have a method of poisoning oranges — by piercing them in the first instance with minute holes, and then placing them over the vapor of the poisoning substance, which they then cause them to inhale. Attempts have also been made to fire the settlement. That the Chinese are subtle enough to create some great catastrophe, is well known, bu't how or when, no one can di vine. The consequence is, that the whole community is living in a state of complete and painful anxiety'-and alarm. There is a large fierce there afloat and ashore. Still, the mode their enemy, by the Chinese, ia- % always hidden and secret; and while every street and every pass is guarded, either poison, stridden kidnapping, or assassination, strikes terror throughout. In the latter sin the Chi nese are great adepts, as you will see, if you take the trouble to read the newspapers I have ordered to be sent to you. At this place, Macao, on the other hand, we enjoy the most perfect peace and security. The Portuguese, who have held this place now more than 300 years, know the Chinese peo ple well. They live on terms of mutual good will—so far aa. any Chinese can possibly be with any thing'foreign—and there is a regis tered population of the latter people, of nearly 30.000, who have inhabited the peninsula for many successive ' generations. The conse quence is, that their families, their dwellings, their tombs, and temples and property being all here, they are fully as much identified with the place, as their rulers, the Portu guese ; and therefore, as much interested to preserve it, in all its present integrity. There is, moreover, no question between the Chinese and the Portuguese governments. They are on excellent terms, which it is the object and the wish of both to preserve. Of foreigners there are about 70 Americans here, including women and childreu ; of English, not proba bly more than 12 or 15 in all; of Spanish, French and German, and European Portu guese, not including the garrison and naval force, there may be about a hundred. The defences of the place are several judiciously placed forts, all built over 225 years ago, about 300 artillerymen, a brig-of-war of 16 guns, and an armed lorcha of six. Under existing circumstances, I do not apologise for giving you these details, which may interest you. In the mean time, Sir Michael Seymour has been obliged to withdraw all his forces from the city of Canton, and he is now establish ing his head quarters about three miles from the city, to the southward, in a small fort taken from the Chinese, built on a rock in the middle of the river, called tho Macao Passage Fort, and by the English, very absurdly, the Teetotum Fort, from its being circular, with a tall Pagoda in its centre. The Chinese take great courage for this act of retiring, when they reflect that the Admiral’s force consists of no less than thirteen men-of-war, nearly all steamers, and very heavily armed. Thus, he intends to wait for reinforcements, but the delay is most prejudicial to him in every re spect. Already the Chinese have attacked the fort and the men-of-war stationed around about it, with great energy and unexpected daring. When the reinforcements arrive, there is no doubt but that Canton will be in the military occupation of the English, and then the Chinese must either bend or submit to a long and desperate struggle with their masters, as the former must then become. Man in the Rafids of Niagara —A Fear ful Predicament—His Rescue. —The story of Joseph Avery, the unfortunate man who lived for a day clinging to a rock in the rapids above the American Falls of Niagara, will hot soon be forgotten, and of a very similar character hnppened on Tuesday last. A man named E. C. Taylor, a resident of West Winfield, Herkimer county, (a guest at the Ladow House,) descended the bank of the River near the Suspension Bridge, probably for the purpose of viewing the bridge from below. On reaching the bottom, >he slipped, and foil into the water, just above the bridge, and when discovered was thirty or forty rods below the bridge, near the shore rolling over and over, borne along by the resistless current, until he caught hold of a large rock, and after some hard struggles succeeded in reaching the top. The alarm was immediately given in the neighborhood, and it was soon decided there was no way of reaching him but by means of a rope ladder. This was immedi ately procured, and after much hesitation, delay and alteration, occasioned by the diffi culty, of determining where to place it, inas much as the man could not be seen from the projecting bank over his head, was lowered to the distance perhaps of a hundred feet and became entangled among the rocks and trees. It was at once decided that some - one must go down to disentangle it, In a few moments, William R. Coburn, porter of the Ladow Ho tel, volunteered his services, and proceeded.,to the place where the ladder was attached to the-trees. He needed assistance, and soon two more brave men, Anthony Sbiley and Nate Cranf, offered to go down. The three worked bravely for more than an hour in con ducting the ladder, while men at the top care fully let it down. At length the waving of handkerchiefs and cheering on the Canada side indicated to us that the man had sprung to the shore from the rock and had begun to ascend the ladder. Cautiously, and with firm step, he climbed up three hundred feet, aDd was greeted by shouts and acclamations of the hundreds of spectators, who had assembled to witness the exciting scene. for a few moments borne on. the shoulders of the excited multitude, all were bo anxious to con* gratulate him. CITY %YE» CdUIVTY AFFAIRS. Resolutions op Thanks.—That. gallant military corps, the Lancaster Fencibles, at a meeting on yesterday eveuing, in their Fulton Hall, passed the following resolutions, expressive of their thanks during their lata visit to Washington City : ARMORY “LANCASTER FENCII LE3,” > Fulton Hall, Lancaster, Pa. j At a meeting of the Infantry Corps of the Lancaster Fencibles, held April IS, 1857, the following resolutions of thanks were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That we hold in grateful remembrance the active and continued exertions of oar tried friends, “The National Guard '’ of Philadelphia, in facilitating the ar rangements for our recent trip to the Capital, and the alac rity and. promptness which characterized their efforts In onr behalf. Resolved. That in the polite reception and escort ex tended to us upon onr arrival at Colombia, by the “Scott Infantry,” Captain Livergood, of WrightavUle, Pa., we recognize the spirit and conduct of true 6oldiera. aod we extend our acknowledgements io them, and to General George Hay ami the military of York, Pa., for their mani festations of friendship and regard. Resolved, That we warmly appreciate the splendid cour tesies of the “Baltimore City Guard.” Their invitation to the elegant and sumptuous collation prepared for us, upon our arrival at Baltimore, was a compliment which chal lenges our admiration and gratitude, and we acknowledge our indebtedness to them, and the “Independent Greys,” for the many-additional proofs afforded us of the proverbial hospitality bf the Monumental City. Resolved, That we are under great obligations for the unremitting attentions of the “Washington Light Infan try,” and the military of the City of Washington generally, who did their utmost to render onr stay In tqeir delightful dty pleasant and agreeable; and our special thanks are due to Col. Lemuel J. Middleton, Col. Samuel C. Etainbaugh, Col. R. W. Middleton, and Captain Sbackel for their hospi table to Captain Swartzmao, Capt. Thomas B. Barton, Lieut. Kelly, and Mr. William T. Hook lor many instances of personal kindness, and their constant solicitude for the comfort and welfare of the Company. Captain Jxo. H. Duchman, Lieutenant Emlen Fbasxlut, M. H. Locheb, “ Joes H. Dtsaet, Quarter Master Jajsss H. Rsigart, Private Aldus J. Neff, Committee. Rev. Dr. Bartine.—This gentleman, with his family, left for his new appointment at Harrisburg, on Thursday afternoon last, and were attended to the cars by a large number of friends and admirers. Dr. B. is a uni versal favorite here, and his removal is a subject of general regret to our citizens, both iu and out of the Church of which he has been the beloved Pastor for the past two years. He had great success in his ministry in this City, and he leaves the Church in a more prosperous condition than it has ever before enjoyed. The best wishes of this entire community follow him to his new sphere ot useful ness. The Masonic Hall.—The new and beauti ful Hall of Masonic Lodge, No. 43, A. Y. M., was thrown open for the inspection of visitors on Thursday evening and Friday afternoon and evening last. The crowd to “see the sights” was very large—the ladies, especially, graced thb'ball, in full force, with their pretty forms and smiling faces, adding much to the interest of the occasion. It would seem, from the manner in which they viewed the articles in and about the building, that they were not much afraid of being “Morganized.” The hall is, without doubt, the handsomest in Pennsylvania, excepting that of the Grand Lodge, at Philadelphia. We have not the time nor room to give an extended description of this master piece of workmanship, suffice to say that those who failed to see it missed one of the finest sights of their lives. Splendid Work.—We were shown the other day a specimen of book-binding, from the establish ment of P. C. Ranninqeb & Son, of North Prince street, in thiß city, which, for baauty of workmanship, caDnot be surpassed any where. It was a copy of Brown’s large Illustrated Family Bible, neatly bound in Morocco, and beautifully ornamented with chaste and appropriate de signs. The book is finished in the very best style of the art, and in the most substantial and durable manner. This is one of a large numbor of those elegant Bibles which Ranninger & Son are now engaged upon, all of which are to be finished in the same beautiful style. These gentlemen have done themselves great credit in this enter prize, and an examination of the book most convince even the most skeptical that they are adepts in their profession, and that Lancaster cannot be snrpassed in the skill of her book-binders by auy other city in the Union. Methodist Statistics.— From a copy of the minutes of the Methodist Episcopal Church Conference, at Wilmington, laid upon our table by Messrs. Murray, Young A Co., we learn some interesting particulars relating to the denomination in this city. The number of baptisms in the First Church, (Duke street,) of this city, during the last year, was 62; in the Second Churoh, (St. Paul’s.) 7 ; value of the church property, connected with the former, $17,000; with the latter, $6,000. In tUe two churches $10,78 were contributed for educational purposes; $150,25 for the Mis sionary Society; $10,20 for the Tract for the Bible Society, and $13,90 for the Sunday School Union. The greater part of this amount, as will be readily under stood, came from the First Church. There are three Sunday Schools, with 82 teachers, 588 scholars, and 1680 volumes in the library. The number of members belonging to the First Church is 295, and there are 11 probationers. There were six deaths in this congregation, during the year, and only one in the other. In the Second Church there are 115 members, and 36 probationers. The congregation of St. Paul’s contributed $3,50 to the Conference collection, and $10,50 to other necessitous causes. In the First Church the Conference collection amounted to $28,88, and theother $40,66. These statistics show the strength and amount of usefulness done by this one denomination in our midst.— Friday's Daily. Farewell Discourse.— Rev. H. N. Powers, Rector of St. John’s Free (Episcopal) Church, corner of Chesnut and Mulberry streets, preached bis farewell dis course on Sunday evening last. The Church was filled to overflowing with the many friends and admirers of this gentleman. His discourse was deeply eloquent and affect ing. His. removal from our midst will be much regretted by the congregation and friends of the Church, of which he has been mainly instrumental in building up. He intends locating, we believe, at Davenport, lowa, where he will, we venture to say, soon make hosts of friends by his gentlemanly and Christian bearing, and hi 3 fine qualities' as a pulpit orator. City School Election.— The annual elec tion for School Directors will take place on Tuesday the sth of May, at the City Hall, (north side,) between the hours of 1 and 7 o’clock, P. M. Railroad Accident. —On yesterday after noon week a colliaion occurred on the Columbia and Phila delphia Railroad, near Oaklaud, resulting in the death-of a fireman, Mr. Samuel Houstnn, of the Gap, and the injury of au engineer, Mr. John Filbert, of Columbia. The engine, ‘•Buchanan,” upon which they were geing east with a freight train, rau into another train, near Byers’ grade, demolishing their engine, a number of the cars, and throw ing the tender and several cars down an embankment.— The fireman, Mr. Houston, was buried beneath the ruins, and extricated, after several hours’ hard work, through the exertions of Mr. Lewis Haldy, -of this city. Ilia father, Mr. James H. Houston, died at Pennlngtonville, on Thurs day last. lie was a resident of the Gap, in this county, Ibr many years, and had only removed to the former placo a few days before his death. Arrest of Tivo of the Gap Gang. —On Sunday night week two horses were stolen from the neigh, borhood of the Gap, belonging to Jacob Brackbill and Oscar Ray. The supposed horse thieves were arrested last week 'at Pine Grove, Schuylkill county. Their names are Tillman Clemson and a man named Kyle. They will be brought to this city for trial. Sixteenth Anniversay of the Gosthean Literary Society. —The Gcethean • Literary Society, of Franklin and Marshall College, will celebrate its Sixteenth Anniversary, In Fulton Hall, this evening. The exercises will consist of four Orations, an Essay, and a Poem. The question, “Is Female Education, as it exists in our country, commendable ?” will be discussed. The music, for the oc. casion, we presume, will be furnished by Kefferis fine Or chestra. New Church Bell. —On, Tuesday last a new bell was put up in the bolfry of St. John’s Free (Epis copal) Church, corner of Chesnut and Mulberry streets, (Spring Garden.) It is from the manufactory of JoDes, Hitchcock & Co., of Troy, New York, weighs 494 lbs., and Is said to have a very fine toni-f American Convention in Lancaster.^ The Daily jVewi, of Tuesday last, states that a call is in circulation in different parts of the Stato for signatures, which will soon be published, recommending the holding of an American State Convention at Lancaster, on the‘2oth of May, to nominate candidates for State officers, to be supported by the American party of the State, “on the platform of principles established by the National Ameri can Convention, held In Philadelphia, in February, 1856.” Columbia Affairs. —The following we ex tract from the Spy of Saturday: . Accident at the Shawnee Furnace. —On Wednesday last while the workmen were engaged in pulling down a chimney stack, which stood on the hot-air chamber of Shawnee Furnace, another stack, adjacent, gave way with a most appalling crash, crushing a portioiffof the arch of the chamber, and utterly demolishing that part of the casting house upon which it fell. But for the foresight of Mr. Bradley, the able and efficient manager of the estab lishment, a most frightful accident would have occurred, as ho had taken the precaution to order “all out of tho ‘casting house,’ not two minutes before the mass above gave way. A German, In employ, wgs unable to retreat In time, and received a severe wound upon the head, slightly fracturing the skull and cutting a frightful gaah in thescaip. Dr. N. B. Wolfe was fortunately near at the time,.and promptly rendered.his aid In dressing the wounds of the poor fellow, who; we are told, is doing well. 45?* The Presbytery of Donegal will hold it next stated meeting in the Presbyterian Church, of Columbia, on Tuesday evening, April 14th, at o’clock. The meeting will be opened by a sermon from the Rev. Lindley C. Rut ter,*of Chesnut Level, or the Rev. A. Kevin, D. D., as his alternate. The bill Incorporating the Columbia Manufacturing Company, mentioned last week as having passed the Sen ate, has since passed the House, and now awaits the signature of the Governor to become a law. We are assured that the charter granted is a liberal one, and free from the objectionable features contained in the act passed last winter. A bill has also beeb passed, granting the Columbia Water Company certain privileges asked for. ■ Heavy Emigration.— The emigrant train, on tne P. R. R., which passed through our borough, oa Tuesday evening lost, had on board 322 passengers destined for points west of Pittsburg. 45?* An election for Justice of the Peace for the North Ward, wiU beheld on Friday next, the 17th inst, at the Town Hall. 45* The Spy hopes soon to .welcome Columbia’s “annual Yankee visitors”—the Raftsmen—as the river Is rising at that point. Mill Burnt.— The Mill of Benjamin M. -Stauffer. Esq., County Register, in Penn twp., about three miles north of Manheito, was destroyed by fire on Thurs day night last. The fire ‘commenced from a stove pipe In the office. A large quantity of grain was in the mill at the time, which was all destroyed. There was an insurance on the building, but we have hotJearned to what amount, in the Northern Mutual Insurance Oompany, ofthis county. Several buildings were in dose proximity to it, bat in consequence of the wind blowing In an opposite direction were saved. Fire near Litiz.— On Saturday night week, between 10 and 11 o’clock, a dwelling house: occupied by Mr. George Wbitcraft, about one one mile west of Litiz, wai destroved by fire. The family had already-retired when the fire broke out, and It was with great difficulty that the furniture, te n on (he first floor, was saved. That on the second floor was consumed. The firemen from Litiz. with their engine, were opon the ground, and, notwithstanding the scarcity of water, prevented the flames from communi casing to other buildings which stood near the house. The Are was the result of accident, having originated from a stove pipe. The property was owned by Kemper, and was not, we are informed, insured. The Greatest Medical Discovery of the Agi.—Dr. Keysets Pectoral Syrup, prepared by him at 140 Wood street, Pittsburgh, Pa., is surely a great remedy, at least we believe so, from.the many testimonials In Its favor. The Dr. is a regular physician of the old school, aod knows how to cure a Cough without sickening, blistering or purging, as well as any man we wot of. If you don’t believe ua the first time yon get a Cold or Cough go to Heinitsh’s, 13 East King street, buy a bottle. From the Toledo (0.) Commercial, April 0. Confession of_a Wife aiarderer—Burning of the Body by the Husband. Through the politeness of our worthy Sher iff, S. J. Springer, Esq., we last evening paid a visit to R. J. M. Ward, who gave us the following confession in relation to the murder of his wife. Ward seemed to be deeply affect ed, frequently interrupting his disclosure, by exclamations of deep sorrow and regret for the crime he had committed, and giving us a full and complete disclosure of the same. After taking down his confessions, we read the same to him, when he pronounced it correct. We give it to our readers as we had it from ijis own lips, in the presence of the Sheriff and others: CONFESSION “ On Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, Mrs. Ward and myself had sume words, during which Mrs. Ward struck me on the head with a fluid lamp, also on the right side of the nose, caus ing the same to bleed freely. L begged her not to strike me, took the fluid lamp away from her, and went to bed. We arose betweon six and seven on Wednesday morning. I spoke to her about the blow she had given me, showing where she had struck me on the evening previous, also the blood on tho bolster and ti6k. She said she wished I had bled to death, and, picking up a stick of hick ory wood, Bhe attempted to strike me. I warded off the blow, which fell upon my right thumb, laming it severely. The stick fell from her hand, and as she stooped do.wn to pick it up I seized a flat iron, and in the heat of passion struck her with it on the right 6ide of the bead, upon and under the ear, driving the ear-ring into the flesh. She fell to tho floor, exclaiming, ‘ Oh ! Ward you have killed me !’ I dropped the flat-iron and went to her, she was lying on her side. I turned her over on her back, and placed a petticoat under her head supposing she was only stunned. I used all meanS'in my power to restore her, but in half an hour she died, having only spoken onpe, 0, my Nelly, meaning, as I suppose, her little girl. “ After she was dead, 1 wrapped her head in a petticoat, and drew the body under the bed, to cenceal it in case any one should come in. About 8} o’clock, Wm. 11. Nathan, a mulatto boy, came to the door with some milk; I came into the shop, took the milk from him, and he left ; I then went to Liba Allen’s grocery, bought a pound of sugar; told him I was going away; I then returned to the house, and after a short time commenced cutting up the body ; I tore the cluthes open from the throat down ; I then took a small pocket knife and opened the body ; took out the bowels first, and then put them in the stove, upon the wood ; they being filled with air, would make a noise in exploding, so I took my knife and pricked holes thruugh them, to prevent the noise; then I took out the liver and heart, and put them in the Rtove ; found it very difficult to burn them ; had to take the poker and fre quently stir them before they could be de stroyed ; found the lungs very much decayed; I then took out the blood remaining in the cavity of the body, by placing a copper kettle close to the same, and scooping it out with my hands; I then dipped portions of her clothing in the same and burned it together, fearing if I put tho blood in the Btove alone, that it might be discovered ; I then made an incision through the flesh, along down each side, broke off the ribs and took out the breast bone, and throwing it into a large boiler, unjointed the arm 9 at the shoulders, doubled them up and placed them in the boiler ; then severed the remaining portions of the body by placing a stick of wood under the back and breaking the backbone over the same, cutting away the flesh and ligament with a knife ; then tried to sever the head from the body ; it proving in effectual, and I put the whole upper portion of the body in the boiler; then took a large oarviDg knife and severed the lower portions of the body ; unjointed the legs at the knee, and again at the hip joint; cut the thighß open and took out the bones and burned them up ; they burned very rapidly. “ On Thursday night I commenced burning the body, by placing the upper and back por tions of the same, together with the head, in the stove. On Friday morning, finding it had not been oonsumed, I built a large tire by plac ing wood around and under it, and in a short time it was wholly consumed,except some small portions of the larger bones and of the scull. The remaining portions of the body were kept in the boiler and in tubs, under the bed covered up with a corded petticoat, and were there at the time the first search was made by Constable Curtis. “Hearing on Saturday evening that the citizens were not satisfied with the search made by Mr. Curds, I proceeded on Sunday morning to destroy the'remainder of the body, by burning the same in the stove, cutting the fleshy parts of the thighs in small strips, the more readily to dispose of them.- On Monday morning I took up the ashes in a small keg, sifting out the larger pieces of bone with my hands, placing the same in my overcoat pock ets, which I scattered, in various places in the fields, at different times. Also took the major portion of the trunk nails, together with the hinges, and scattered them in different places. I then burned her trunk and every vestige of her clothing, disposing of small portions at a time, to prevent their creating to much smoke.” On the 6th inst., R. J. M. Ward, the mur derer, was brought in, dressed as usual in a full suit of black, appearing much downcast, and as the court ordered him to stand up, he arose, breathing heavily, his eyes fixed upon the floor, and only momentarily seeking the face of the Judge. "With one arm he leaned heavily on the chair, while the other huDg trembling by his side. After the Judge had pronounced the sen tence of death, Ward knelt down and leaning on the chair, buried his face in his hands, weeping and groaning. He was suffered to remain thus for a few moments, as the forms of adjourning Court till afternoon were gone through with, when Sheriff Spronger touching him on the shoulder, hie arose, apparently much more composed, and was taken to the Jail. ? The editor’s Booh Table DE BOW’S REVIEW. Twenty-three semi-annual volumes of this work have appeared. It is published monthly, 128 pages, at Wash ington City, at $5 per annum, or $2 50 for 6 months or I volume. This work is devoted to the; maintenance of conservatism as against the various isms of the day, which threaten ' seciety at the North, no less than they do at the South, and in its service 6omo of the ablest writers of the country are engaged. 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GODEY’B LADY’S BOOK, for May, is a splendid number —ln reading and embellishments—a perfect gem In Its way,’ and deserving of all commendation. Our Lady friends should all take their own book. Price $3 per annnm. THE HAPPY HOME, AND PARLOR MAGAZINE, for April, is embellished with a magnificent engraving, repre senting tha <( Raising of Jarius* Daughter.” The,raiding matter is more than usually interesting and instructive.— Published by Moore A Atkins, New York. ~S T LO UI SjD ORRE 8 PCHgPEy CK . Wet Weather — Sumo—Activity fn Business—Small Pox— Election Day—Black Republicans <» St. Louis—Col. Ben ton Repudiates the Leaders of the Benton Party —'• Old Bullion ” turned u Anli Benton”—What they say about him, cfc.— Be has been “deceived and “outraged'—Be is no “Benton* ’ Abolitionist —Bis Letter—The “ Democrat ” and Gov. Geary—Resolutions of the “Border Ruffians”— Land Sales in Kansas—Steamboat Explosion —l 4 Killed —Bog A great portion of the week has been wet and disagree able for ont door operations. On Sunday we were visited with quite a snow storm, and this, with the previous rains rendered our streets In a most wretched condition. About one out of every ten of our citizens ever think of washing off their pavements—there are some side-walks which we have passed several times every day for years, and we are sorry to say, never knew of them having been washed— except by heavy rains. Louis, In this respect, Is not a city to boast of; yet there are some that do attend to their sidewalks, and all praise should be meted out to them. Business, is extrejnely active, and all departments of trade are in a flourishing condition. It is almost Impossi ble for one to pass along Main street or the Levee—hnge piles of merchandize loom up at every step, and drays and horses are almost mometanly coming in contact, and it is a great wonder how they escape accident. A mqre crowd ed Levee we do not remember to have ever seen, and the noise and confusion is quite enough to stagger a nervous person. Every business street leading to the river, pre sents the same spectacle, and no one not conversant with the immense business done in this city, has tho slightest idea of the St. Louis trade. Money Is very tight and hard to obtain. The rivers are now all in fine navigable stage, apd every class of boats experience no difficulty In taking, ont or bringing in fair cargoes. Freights, however, conUnue .high, and many shippers are still holding back for a de cline. Receipts of produce have been quite heavy In the past week, and nearly every description And a good market. Prices, generally, are unchanged. The small pox la now prevailing to a considerable extent in our city, and we noticed iu the past week several of our acquaintances who have just recovered - from an attack of this dreaded scHurger ' To day our Municipal election takes place, but not much Interest seems to be manifested in tho result—except by the leaders of the so-called Benton party, who have avowed themselves ont and out Free Boilers or Black Republicans in disguise. Their ticket Is headed with the name of John M. Wlmer for Mayor, and we believe, the entire ticket Is pledged to Black Republicanism. This is done to secure the German vote of St. Louis—which is the balance of power—and it would Beem reasonable to predict tho suc cess of this ticket, when it Is a settled fact, that this vote will be concentrated upon that party ticket, and addodto this two-thirds of the Know Nothing vote which has been truded for by the leaders of both factions. The so-called Benton party will drop their caudidato for Recorder, and go for the K. N. nominoo, while the K. N. party will de sert their ticket and voto with the Black Republicans, and if they do not sucoeed by a large majority, it will not be because tho amalgamation was not complete. Tho vote given to Gen. Pratte, be it what It may, will be a strictly and purely National Democratic vote, and though it may be a minority vote, yet it will bo a satisfaction to the De mocracy abroad, to learn that the St. Louis Democracy are steadfast end firm to the cause they have so long and so ably sustained—that they knew their duty, and stood by the good old Ship ot Stato till the last gun was fired. Our politicians and party leaders were thrown into quito a commotion a few days since, by tho publication ot a letter from Col. Benton, denunciatory of the courno pursued by what was once styled tho “ Benton party” of Missouri.— We must here remark, that from the time Mr. Buchanan was nominated by- the National Democraoy, and Col. Ben ton declared himself in favor of his election—not only in Cincinnati, but after be arrived in Missouri, and from the first spoech ho made at the commencement of his “forty days tour” to the last, at the conclusiou, wo wero strongly impressed that “ Old Bullion,” was sincere in his advocacy of Mr. Buchanan's election—although thore wore many •who denounced him as playiug the traitor, spy and fill so to the man and party tit pretended to sustain —we believed him sincere and true, for we could not, knowing tho char acter of old Bullion as we do, have believed otherwise.— Did he not think what he said, Col. Benton is not the man to say one thing and do another—he would have spoken out. . Frcmthe commencement we took strong grounds In favor of Col. Beaten—but at tho same time thought it waa a bad, an injudicious and an unwarrantable piece of folly to place Col. Benton before tho people as a candidate for Governor. We knew tbo object at the time, and we be lieve so stated—Col. Beaton should have known the ob ject, and had ho then declined, he -would now have the satisfaction of knowing that he had not been “deceived’» in to be his friends and at the same time stabbing him in the dark, as it were. We applauded and upheld Col. Benton throughout the entire campaign In Missouri, and we did It for more reasons than ono—for a double reason ; for doing this wo wore availed by papers in Washington city and other places, and the Intelligejicer was, according to some of theso prints, made out an enemy ot Mr. Buchanan and the National Democratic party, when It was well known to all who ever read your paper, that It, os well &6 your correspondent, had been for James Buchan an long before some of thtfse papers, who then assailed the Intelligencer and its correspondent, were in existence. But this we now bury in the past—our reasons for supporting Col. Benton then wero for tho good of the cause—we ao complished our object—wo saw our noble Stato roll up 10,000 majority for the Democratic candidates for Presi dent and Vico President—we saw her on the scroll, shining out in living letters on the side of the Constitution and the Union—we saw the “ Border State” side-by side with the “ Keystone” of the Federal Arch, and we saw our first ehoice elevated to the highest position in the gift of tho American people. Col. Benton has been unsparingly denounced as an alo * litionist,' which we never believed be was, and from tho following letter published in our city papers, it would seem that our view of Col. Benton's political position has been fully sustained in his own words. It will bo remembered that the so-called Benton members of the Legislature at its recent session, mode an effort at emancipation in this Stato —which Is a violation of tho Constitution—but was almost universally condemned. Failing in this, tboy now bring out a regular Black Republican ticket for city officers* thinking that by the German voto they can succeed, and keep themselves in power In this city, If In no' other por. tion of the State. This policy being contrary and at vari ance with that of Col. Benton, he has written to a friend In this city denouncing tho men and policy which Is now being forced upon the people of onr City and State. We herewith annex Col. Benton’s letter, which spekkfl for its elf: Washington, February 23,1857. [The first of it Is a private letter, thon there Is a distinct separation, as if the remainder bad been fntended by Col. Benton for publication or general perusal.’ The letter itself then proceeds:] I saw with amazement the Abolition movement in our Assembly, and wrote immediately to Price, Lusk, and oth ers at Jefferson City to condemn and repudiate it. They ought to have cut themselves loose prom me before they began a new slavery agitation in the State, contrary to my established policy. They ought to have made known their intentions before tho election, that I might Dot have been DECEIVED by them. Many friends told mo that these persons would turn’out for Abolition in the State as soon os the election was over, but I could not believe in such a thing. To add a State Slavery Agitation to tho National Agitation, at the v*»ry moment when wo were opposing the National' Agitation, was an incredible thing. ■ ' For persons calling themselves my friends to attack the whole policy of my life, which was to keep Slavery Agitdtinu out of the State, and get my support In the canvass by keeping me ignorant of what they intended to do, Is tho GREATEST OUTRAGE f HAVB ever experienced. Those who have done it have never-communicated ONE WORD to mo in justification or explanation of their conduct, for it is something they can neither explain nor justtpy.— They know that It was I who introduced the. clause against Legislative Emancipation, into tho Constitution In order to keep the Slavery Agitations out of the State, and that my whole life has been opposed to the agitation of the subject. THOB. H. BENTON. The Missouri Democrat has not a word to say about this letter—lt is muv\ , and the former friends of CoL Benton— those not posted—do not know what to think about tho strange and sudden rupture in the • Benton party,” The German Anzeiger says, old Baillon Is in hiß second child hood; they have got all out of him they want, and now they turn him out to starveand die—they say be is too old for service and not fl.tto lead off in their “one horse’’Black Republican organization. But ho will show them his con tempt for placing him in a false position before the coun try—he abhors Abolitionism, it smells in bis very Dostrlls, and we believe he will yet have his revenge. Yon will also remember that at a meeting of the so called “ Benton par ty,” a month or so ago, when they denounced one or two of their number for deserting them in the Legislature, that we then remarked that that gathering was the first attempt at Black Republicanism on the soil of Missouri, and that we did hot believe C4l. Benton authorized. the use of his name in the manner in which it was handled, and that we expected shortly to hear of his “cutting loose” from a party who had advanced sentiments and a policy contrary to (hat established by him. Col. Benton is not Inconsistent, and we have looked for exactly what has taken '.place. After our city election we will have an exciting time over “old Bullion” and his profited friends. It may certainly seem strange to your readers, bnt it is nevertheless true, Col. Benton has turned “Anti Benton /” It has now turned oat that the editorials In the St. Louis Democrat, concerning a conversation between the editors of that print and Gov. Geary when he was in tmr city, were considerably exaggerated—overcharged, packed with wool, and sent ont with a view to place the U. S. Government in a false position, relative to the authorities and Gdv. Geary iD the discharge of bis official duties in Kansas. Thefol. lowing correspondence sbnda'the imputation homo, where it belongs: « Washington Cut, March 31, 1857. Dear Sir: Will you do me the favor .to state the sub stance of a recent conversation between yoocand ex-Gover nor Geary on the subject of certain editorial statements, said to be made on the authority of Governor Geary in the St. Louis Democrat and other papers? Respectful.?, your obedient ****•“ ** J•. UAL H(jU N • . Washington Citt, Match 31,1857. . Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry in relation to a re cant conyerMtion bet»Mn myie f and ai-Goronibr Scary, I hace to state that, tn allnaion to certain editorials late], published in tho St. Louis Democrat and other papers, Got ernor Geary remarked to me that he bad published, an ad dress to the people of Kahsaa ; giviog bis reasons for resign ing, but that he was not responsible in any respect for the statements contained in the aditorial arjicles ajjuded'.tq. Your obedTent -servant, . J. W. WHITFIELD. .There seems to be a disposition on,the. part of-the! demo crat to quarrel with some one all the time— Just for. poto riety It for nothing else—but we think "the talsrepres enta' tions attributed to - Gov. Geary jfelH prove a thoru in Its side, to say nothing of the broadside it majfexpect- to re* . ceiva from Col. Benton, for alike misplacing him. day of retribution, will coine..' 1 Thefollowipg resolutions were, passed at arecent meqUn/ of the dtlzenß of the citliensof Westport, Mo, bordering on Kansas—real, livn“ Border Ruffians”— *?: .: l “Wethe eitUenfcof sourl, haying assembled In moss meeting to taka steps, whereby peace ihaU be maintained, on the border of Kan* ST. Lonis, April 6,1857.
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