~- e 4recOforte 44pottgr.
Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Men!
Pet/acme for Free Trrrttory.
E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
Towanda, Saturday, April '27, 1860
Term* pt the Reporter.
$2 . 80 per ; if paid wthiin the year SO cents will
Le deducted , Gar cash paid, actun:iy in advance, $1 00 will be
deducted.
ADVCIIIIIEVYTTIL OPT /quire of ten Into. 50 CeElt• for the
Sr.'. and 25 cent. for each suhsequent insecuisn.
11:1'' Chime in the - Ull.Oll Block?' north aide of the Public
Pquare. ncit door to the Bradind Hotel. Entrance between
lklegars. Adams' and Clirt"tri law offices.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING
ME
THE DentucratiC citizens of Bradford county are
requested to meet at the COURT HOUSE. in
the borough of 'l'uwanda. on MON DAV EVENING,
the Bth of MAY next, for the purpOse of adopting
such measures as may be considered adrisalde in
relation to the doe representation of our County in
the senatorial district about to be formed: and for
interchange of sentiment upon suck other principles
.and measures as may be deemed of interest to the
Democracy of the Ctrur. ULYSSES MERCUR,
B. I.AP
STEPIIE.)? PIERCE,
J. E. CANFIELD,
.THOS. SMEAD.
JOHN B A W IN,
GEO. W. ELLIOTT,.
N. REYNOLDS.
ARUN AH WATTLES,
Sfunding. Commillre.
April 15. MO
The North Branch Chiral..
'the 'Howie resumed the consideration of the Ap
propria!ion bill on Saturday last. The section
making an appropriation of three hundred thousand
dollars towards the cnmpletion of the North Branch
Canal; wa4 dieagree i to by the .following rote:—
flennmoni. Black. Brindle, 13u.r
den,Conyngham.r.,rnyn. CriiHand, Dobbins. Dun
can, Dunn, .1. C Featticr. FiriVener, Fort.
ner, Gibbott-y, Grier. Ha-tings. Hemphill, 110 2 . e,
Ilnplet, Jackson, klnly, Lech, Leonaid,
tock, M Cnitoch, Meek. Molloy. Mori,on.Nlowry,
Packer. Pierson. Puwell, Scofield, Simpson,
A.Smill - r, Sonder. Steel, Steward. Stockwell,
ZerlJey, .M'Calmont. Speaker—Yeas 44.
Nays—Messrs. Acker, Allison, Baker, Baldwin,
Bcnt. Biddle, Bowen, Brower, Ceona, Church,
David. Epsey, D. Evan.. W. Evans. Ewing, Flow
eis, Haldeman. G. H. Hart. I. flirt. Henry. Her.
ferd. Jones. KillireTer, Kinkead.. Leet. Lets is. Lit
tle., :s.dCirily, 111*Leari. Mars. Mey
ers, Miller, M(171i , . Nirkel-on, O'Neill,
Reid. Robinson. Rionerfoid. St' mullet., Shier, 11'.
Smith, Srnyser, Tone, Walker, IVjlliams--.49.
Finally after manifold motions and amendments,
relative to an appropriation tor the North Branch
Canal, a section was adopted,.as follows:
Sec. 31. There is hereby appropriated toward
the c om pletion- ot - the North Blanch Canal, the
son of $250.000. in addition to the sum of ti150,-
000 already appropriated, and in lieu of the.appro
priations for the cot-rent year, under the proti-ions
of the art at Anil In 1349, in pursnance of the
reprrt of the - Auditor General artrt State Treasurer
to the Governor, made on the Nth day of hugest.
Provided, That nothing herein contained shall
be construed to antliorizt? any increase of the State
Debt, and if in the opir ion of tile \ nilitor General
and State Treasurer, there is likely at any time
tto be a deficiency in the revenue of the Common
wealth, to meet the interest of the State debt ; the
ordinary expen‘es of government and the red airs
of the Canals and Railroads. heretofore completed'
it shall be their duty to withhold all e r so murk of
the appropriation _made by this art to the said North
Branch Canal, as shall be rerinisi.te for thzse ob
jects.
This seetioa was aio;ted by a vote of 50 yeas
to 45 naps
—Whether this is better than the lair which it
repeals, remains to be seen. It may be of more
benefit, inasmuch as the Canal Commissioners will
be authorized by it, to put the remainin:z portion of
the work under cooract, as soon as there is a rea
sonable probability of the sum remaining, in the
Treasury—whereas by the old law, all action would
have been delayed until alter the payment of the
August interest. Should it remain unchanged, and
beciorne . a law, we trust it will realize the expecta
tions of the friends of 'he North Branch.
'Judge Laporte.
The Keystone says it is anthorized to state that
Judge 'LAPORTE, the present able and efficient Sur
veyor General, is not a candidate Int clominaliop
and election to. the office which he now so faithful
ly fills. -
We have known Judge Laporte, adds the editor
of the Keystipe, personally and intimately, for
upwards of twenty years, during which period he
has filled the public stations of representative of
the peopld in the house of repre4ntatiyes of the
Mate, and speaker of the same body, member of
Congress, associate jridge of his native countyand
Surveyor General, the duties of all of which he
has performed with honor to himself and entire
satisfaction to the public. He is without any pre
tensions to brilliancy, bat emphatically distinguish
ed for gond practical sense and sound jadgement;_
and an.unbentling integrity. Firmin his purposes,
bat kind and conciliatory iu his frianr.ers, His rep
utation is without blemish. We hope as gdod a
etas may be selected to fill his place.
Hex. 'Meatus Losc_rtacrit.—The Pennsylvanian
of yesterday, contains a letter from the Hon Mor
ris Longstreth, declining to be a candidate in the
next Gubernatorial Convention. The lette'r is ad
dressed to Wm. Deal, and other Democrats of the
oily and county. Mt. Long,stroth declines on ac
count of ill health. We are sorry that -we cannot
again testily our approbati.m of this radical Demo•
crat andit igh-tonetl gentleman !
Hon. J. N. PURVI.ASCE declines being considered
• candidate [or nomination to the office of Auditor
General, the station he now so ably fills.
SOCCLSSOR Ot, HON. JOHN C. CALFIOVN.,..FianCiS
H. Elmore E4q has been appointed by the Gover
nor of South Carolina, U. S. Senator, to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the death of Mt. Calhoun—
the term extending to the 4th of March, 1853. The
appointment was first tendered toGen. James Ham
Mon, and then Mann .Langdoa Cheers'', but de
stined by botk
FROM HARRISBURG.
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Session is still dreggtug haktiair 'Mph along:;
No day has yea been nursed fin filet ad4eummer4
and from preterit inditiationtObe members will be'
obliged to stay here'many days yet or leave much
of the important business unfinished—ss none ,of
the important public bills have yet been finally
disposed of. It was believed at the time of the
passage of the Apportionment Bill that they would
aeon come to a close. But that bill fell under the
ban of his Excellency, and of course it became
necessary to enact another. 'Accordingly the House
immediately took up the subject and passed anoth
er bill, which was believed to be a veiy.fair one,
and which would receive the approval of the Gov
ernor. But h did not meet the views 'of certain
great, or wbuld be great,-men in the Senate, who
were determined to make it more Democratic or
kill it, and accordingly it etas run through arother
process of gerrymandering to suit certain aspirants
fur seats in the Senate, and for nomination to other
imp slant posts; but unfortunately fin these dicta
tors, the bill could not survive the process. It was
killed on final passage by a strict party vote, Mr.
Best dodging the question. Thds you see Mr.
Speaker Best sometimes acts with the Democrats,
sometimes with the whigs just as circumstances
snits his interests. He has btit'one object in view
and but one motive for all his votes, and that is,
his favorite project of dividing Columbia County,
and forming a new one to be called Montour:—
Ile has got it passed through the Senate, an I been
at work for the last week, with all the skill and
mining he can command, to force the House to
take 'it up and act upon it in advance of the ap
portionment bill. But he found competitors in
the house equally as smart as 'himself, who were
determined to dispose of the apportionmentbill in
advance of • Montour, and they succeeded in the
House. 'But Mr. Speaker Best has taken the re
sponsibility to destroy this'second Bill,solely to force
action upon his Montour county oefore the appor-.
nonmetal bill can •be passed; and strange to say,
the two political parties are quite complaisant to
Mr. Best, and are each fawning flattery and court
ing him for his vote. He occupies a high and im
portant position; his vote alone, decides th 3 suc
cess of a•party measure, or any other that happens
to be evenly balanced, hence it 'commands a greai
price, and that price, often happens to be a sacut
five of dignity andself-respect takthe part of grave-
Senators who are desirous of canyio,i, some lavori
i.e project
The Wetherill divorce case was resua►tated lust
week - and another bold effort made to carry it
through, but it proved unavailing; and I presume
it is at last settled, at all events it cannot pass this
session.
The Forest case too, was galvanized, in the
11-use, and after being divested of the amendment
siring jurisdictions to. the Courts, came to a final
vote. on 'the direct section granting a divorce, and
was carried in the affirmative oy two majority. li
then passed into the Senate again, and was there
fully discvsed when it was again negatived by a
majority of three. I am disposed to think that
Forest's friends have not given up hope of succe ' a
as he and they are still l 4‘re evidently trying to re
view and extend their efforts for another desperate
and final effort. But I do not believe they can
sUCceed. No Senator will be 4villing now to
change his votcafter so much haibeen said in the
public prints, and even on the floor of the Senate.
about the rerklei‘s expenditure of money ; the gi v :
ing of oyster parties, anti soirees to operate upon
members—none can do it and escape odium, or at
least the suspicion of acting under deleterious in
fluences—somewhere.
The Appropriation bill has been before the hnuse
for :he last two days. They have just disposed of
the section making an 'appropriation to the North
Branch after a severe and protracted stnwle, in
vilkh many of the . most able men in the House
participated. It was op petted most strenuously on
the Democratic side of the house by Judge Porter,
who threg every obstacle in its way in the shape
of odious amendments, calculated, if attached, to
to render the whole appropriation inoperative and
valueless. It was also opposed with equal vehe
mence by Messrs. Allison, Smyser and Reed, the
leading whig champions of the House. They suc
ceeded in trammeling the section with an amend
ment providing that the State shall not increase her
debt, or in other words shall not borrow any mon
ey, to provide funds for the North Branch. In this
this shape it passed 50 to 45, only 0 whiga voting
for it, and two of those, (Mr. Powell and Mr.
Fortner.) living on the immediate line of the canal.
Thus matters stand at present, the battle was well
fought on both sides, Judge Conyngham made a
powerful appeal in favor of the measure but the
enemies succeeded in their odious amendment
which has served very much to destroy the whole
force and effect of the appropriation.; and the
North Branch men are now consulting on the ex
, pediency of accepting it as it is, or whether they
shall make another taffy and endeavor to reconsitl;,
er the section and strike out the objectionable por
tion. They will determine between this and the
hour of meeting on Monday morning--when'the
consideration of the bill will be resumed.
ITARIWPORGI, April 20th, TB3O
DCA* Sta—This day day we succeeded in ob
taining a vote on that section of the Appropriation
bill, appropriating 1300,000 to the completion of
the North Branch Canal, and finally'sweeded in
passing a section appropriating $230,000, ander
certain con tingenc ies.
We have met in every stage of this bill the most
violti9Land decided opposition from the
.adminis
tration patty. It is tine there are some ex
ceptions, for there are men in the house, among
the opposition that will rise superior to all politi
cal, local, and personal considerations, and on all
important questions of State policy aci as their
judgment dictates unembarraseed and unprejudiced
by any minor influence. Such are Burden,
Comyn, Steel, and several other honorable excep
tior, who by their' high minded intlepen bu t
course are entitled to the grateful cement , ce
of the nor.h. But where were the protested /friend,
of the measure itssiump advocate while canvassing
our connty during the perldency of they'llst guber
natorial election. Where are the nice' friends-
of the Governor. when called u to sustain the
great measure so strongly race mended'on paper
iu..his annual message to e legislature at the
opening of is present sets on? •
Where bra 3 Ball ) e boasted Mend of the
North Branch Canal, • this hoer of trial? I an
swer without fear suecestfel contradiction that
the leaders of titt(administration party, the eight
hand mess• of the Governor, on the floor of the
hoes. ; yjolently,assailing it and the iudettlinate
of Mr. inn } ridrutly laboring nigt!tandkithiy foci ,
la t itair
tteells !lies! vioottly It. field it, cairy! his Istiosii;
t4ldse4r ic asi: . grossly a w ys# re 7,
t. 'ber' his own piss ' n
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abediesters to' - of his constifiterds, he. - cianst
to support that measure. S ~ o mitCh for the sinceri
ty of the. whig Governorond the whig party.—
However he bill, if it passes the Senate, of which
I have fears, will ensure the prosecution of the
work without interruption on this subject. I speak
advisedly.
. The Apportionment bill tell yesterday a semnd
time in the Senate on a tie vote, the Speaker with.
holding his vote, thit he might barter it lkw - Votes
for his pet " Montour County," to promote the
interests of which he has - prostituted his vote on
all occasions through the entire session, and _he
has the coolness iota the Legislature to endorse
his treason tp his constituents by passing this bill.
The prominent divorce cases have lalleu r I trust
to rise no more.
awrespondence - trois Lancaster.
LA.Acts - reit, April 13, 1860
Due Sia—The Democratic Convention for this
county, met at the Conn House in this place on
Wednesday last. Forty-two townships were rep
resided. Dr. N. W. Sample, of Peacock, presid
ed. The following gentlemen were named as
candidate' for Canal Commissioner, viz: _Messrs.
Piter Martin, John Barr, John L. Lightner, Henry
Jonhoff, and Levi Holt. On second ballot, Peter
Martin received 22 votes out of the 42, and was
declared the choice of the County for Canal Com
missioner.
Immediately after thit nomination was made,
Mr. Moderwell, said to be a warm friend of Mr.
Buchanan, otirrel the followintresolutton:
Resolved, That the six Delegates to represent
this county in the Williamsport Convention, be
instructed to vote for Peter Mann in that Conven
tion. from first to last. and not desert him prelim
nomination of Canal Commissioner is made.
This resolution wa4 not adopted.
•
The following named gentlemen were chopen
Delegates to the Williamspr. Convention, riz:--
Reah Frazer, Senatorial, and M Jarnb B.
Aniwake, Dunlap, Jolinsol, Huvtori, and Dare,
Representative.
Resolutions were also adopted anthorizing the
Delegates to select candidates for Anditor General
and Surveyor Genural : --ilec!a-ing it expedient to
form a democratic county ticket this fal!—and in
favor of the immediate admission of California,
with her boundaries and her constitution as the
people have determined them. Yours, W.
Susquehanna ,Ihunocratk Convention.
l'ursnant to previous call from the DAncicratic
connty Stat ding Committee, the Democratic - citi
zens of Susquehanna Coun'y met in Convention at
the Court house, on blouilay evening, April 15,
11450. The meeting being called to ruder by the
Chairman of the . coininivee. on motion of J. H.
Dimock, Hon. M . . C. TYLER was called to the
chair. John Writer and Archie Stanley were cho
sen Vice Pres.elents, and J. H. Dimock and J. E.
Streeter Secretaries. The object of the meeting
having been sta.ed by the President, on motion of
0. 0: flemp , teaef aeontraittee of lire were appoint.
ed by the chair to repent candidates fur Delegates
for the S ate convention, whereupon 0. G. Hemp-
John aitneling. Hon C. Tingley, Benjamin
Glidden and Harvey Tyler were appoin ed.
'
On motion of J. tr.Dimork, Isaiah Mani. A N.
Bullard. and Win C. Ward were appointed a com
mittee of conference to meet other conferees, horn
other counties in this Senatorial District, to settle
ratio of representatives to which each county will
be entitled in the Senatorial conference.
Mr Follett moved that the committee be instruct
ed to favor an arrangement by which each county
will have an equal number of conferees in•ttie con
ference, which, alter some discussion by . J. H. Dim
rx•k, Thos. Johnson and Geo• Fuller, was adopted.
O. G Hempstead, from the committee appomted
to nominate Delegates, reported the name of C. M
Gere as Representative Delegate. and of Wm. C.
Ward for Senatorial Delegate (subject to the con
currence of the.coonties of Wayne and Wyoming)
to the State convention td meet at Williamsport, on
the 29th of May nest, which report was accepted
and adopted.
On motion. it was ordered that the proceedings
of this convention be published in the Montrose
Democrat, and in the Democratic papers of Wayne.
Wyoming and Bradford.
Oa motion adjourned.
(Signed by the iftr..ers.) •
!VI AINIC-••-tand CaLlloAlol.—The Portland
Advertiser, alluding to Mr. King's late report on
California, say*: Our large's. for ism market lot
boanls'iras been the West Indi Voyages fmm
Maine to those islands are per ' in 12 to 25
days, and oar merrha.sts, we are rmed, cortsid
er 5 to S 6 low freight for bolvds horn here to the
West Indies. Now, allowing en average, of 20
days for the voyage to Wert Indies, and 5 to 6
months for the voyage to San Francisco, the above
rates of height would give as 45 to S5O per M , as
a freight only equivalent in what is considered a
low freight to Cuba, 5/c. IV4ten we take into con
sideration the fact that there are no return cargoes
at California of consequence, sod the risk of de
sertion by the crew—even S5O is not so good as
the usual freights to tt.e West Indies. Even at
8100 per M, there will be but few shipments 01
boards to California from the United States, for the
expenses thetergenerally exceed those of any oth
er place to which lumber is now exported. The
late news has checked - shipn.ents,and unless more
favorable accounts are received, but few carg ,
will go foivranl for some months to come.
EXOTE3IGBT AT SOI7THIPORT,
deal of excitement prevailed at Southpoi
on the Bth, in con, , eqnence of the IVIo
Mitchinson.. miller, after it had Is
that he had in his warehouse some
of wheat less than he had given
fanners in the vicinity, by wl
were mainly held, Instated
and forcibly prevented the
house of any, until finch
Mr. John Bolt of Ohio
15,000 bushels, fax
wheat for shipme
ty of the popul
the U. S. Con
Marshal on
three thou
hire inte
tared
day
fief
! anal'
oir )
of C. J.
ascertained
.0,000 bushels
..-ceipts for. The
~.6m these receipts
/a pro rata division,
Amsval from the ware
sision should be made.
icho had retceipts for 12 or
_ he could not obtain his
, in consequence of-the
obtained a writ of replevin from
which was served by the Deputy
erdav night, and on Sunday two or
d bushels were removed. The'popr.-
-red, and was quieted only by being as.
at no more shupld be removed until Mon.
A very great number of persons were as
bled, the warehouse was guarded, and actions
acuity was apprehended.
Premium(' PUDDLICRS —The jury in the ease of
the puildlers and women on trial at Piitsborgh for
being concerned in
. the late riots. at the" rolling
mills on Wednesday rendered a verdict of guilty
as to the four women, and also IdeDermot, Brett
and. Davis, with a recommendation to the merry
of the court. The penalty was three years in the
penitentiary, but the court, in view of the recom
mendation of the jury, sentenred the women to
pay a fine of 851, each, and 20-daysimprisonment
in the county jail McDermot and Bran were sent
to the penitentiary for eighteen months each.
The sentence of the two last mentioned persons
has caused some considerable excitement" among.
the citizens of that city, we lam,* large portion
of them deeming it unusually severe r and a town
meeting was called to get signaionts to a inemorial
to the Governor for a psrdon.
Proceedings of the Mist Congress.
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s'W—MKPutlet ed lasi metres"
rot Eire a Nic i
ti Is
of . &anti* H. , eafil aPPcr a
Utifted Senato # from SAM elisgolinor.try the
.
Governor of that State, - to ftll ibe - voy creamm
ed by the death of Hon. J ohn C Calhoun, which
were read and ordered to be filed.,
Mr. Elmore was not present when his creilen•
tial4 were read.
Mr. Downs submitted a resolution enquiring of
the Secretary of the Navy whether the contractof
Mr. A. G. Sloo. to carry the United States' Mails
between Neve York, New Orleans, Chaves, &c..
has not been vibrated in several particulars,and
whether said contma ought not 11 be declare null
and void, and whether any legislation by Congress
is necessary to carry each declaration into effect.
Mr. Dickinson having raised an_ objection, the
resolution lies over under the rule!.
After the transaction oldie morning business, the
Senate proceeded to the consideration of Mr. Foot's
motion to refer Mr. Bell's resolution on Slavery to
a Select Committee of Thirteen—the pending ques
tion being upon Mr. Benton's instructions to the
Committee declaring that Congress has no power,
over Slavery in the States or the internal Slave
trade, and that Congress ought not to abolish Sla
•very in the Diiirict of Columbia, or in the forts, ar.
'semis, or Bock yards of the United States.
Mr. Clay moved to amend this proposition so as
lo read—Provided, That the Senire does not: deem
it necessary to express, in - advance, any opinion. or
to give any instructions, either general or specif i c,
for the guidance of the Committee.
Mr. Benton said that it would be remembered,
that the first amendment pending was, in fact, Mr
Clay's own proposition; he (Mr. Benton) having
accepted it on Mr. Clay'ssunestion, and in •spitit
of compromuco. Mr. Clay now desired to tun out
and take back entirely has own proposition. He
(Mr. Benton) would withdraw the proposition, and
throw dumselt back upon his original position. The
original proposition being thus withdrawn, Mr.
Clay's amendment. will fail.
Mt. Benton then moved his original proposition:
—Prbohlittg that the Select Committee shall not
take into gonsideratioti the question of slavery in
the States—the internal Piave trade--slavery in the
Disnictof Columbia, and in the dock yards, navy
yards, and' arsenals of the United States.
Mr. Clay then 'moved to amend this amendment,
by substituting the proposition submitted by him
this mooting.
Mr. Benton addressed the Senate in deprecation
of the long delay to which the goes:ion of the ad
mission of California had been subjected, and ur
ging the necessity of securing some action upon
that subject during the present week. If left later
than that, the Committee who wete to convey Mr.
Calhoun's remains to Sonth C i arolina, would be ab
sent-front the city. causing , a further delay of two
Weeks, to be followed by as many more weeks as
may be consumed in the dist-1185ton which would
then certainly be iesumed, as it were. de novo. In
cow-In-ion, he moved, as a test vote, that the pen
ding bu iness be laid upon the table, with a view
to t..ke up the bill for the admission of California
thin the Union.
Mr. Clay. in reply, c barged Mr. Benton with be
ing one of the causes of the dela/ to which the ad
mission of California was being tiobjected.. Let him
cease the useless opposition to the pending prop°.
sit ion—let the Select Committee be appointed, and
let the Senate then take up the California bill,,
without reference to the action of the Committee,
and act npon it. When the bills should come up,
he would not abandon the course which he had al.
ready indicated, bat would move to connect the
Territorial gill with it.
Mr. Benton said that the pmpositinn of the Sena
tor was neither more nor less than that the jury
should be sent out, and the geodemen temaining
should then be allowed to arzne the case. As to
the chao4e of obstructing the public business, he
had only to say that, couscious of the iuieguty and
rectitude of his position, he nonld never be deterr
ed from the performance of his duty by such char
:zes. Mrs position was enstained by sixty years of
unvaryir ' r legislation. The Father of his Country
himself, three times want his inessate to Congres,
in relation to the atinai.p.inn of new States, under
preci-ely similar circumstances with those under
which Piesident Taylor hail sent in his California
hlt_wacte. Tennessee. lientucky, and Vermont,
came in precisely as California arks to come in.—
He was not to be scared off the track by the charge
of delaying public business. lie would never fail
to resist—where he had the right to resist - 7 * pro's
osition which he believed to be wrong louts pre
cepts.
Mr. Douglass submitted a few remarks;-in rintli
catirm of the California bill, from an allusion made
by Mr. Clay, to the eflert that it would, in its pres
ent form, give the Federal Government uncertainty
of control of the public domain in California.
Mr. Foote made a point of order, that the Sena
tor could not discuss the California bill at this time.
• The Chair so ruled, and Mr Douglass took his
seat.
This question being taken on Mr. Bentori'r e ir
Itninil to lay it on the table—ft was negativ , by
yeas 25 ; nays 28, /
The question recurring on Mr. Clafe/anientl-,
merit.— .
Mr. D-nglass atose to resume his re‘arks, con
tending that. as the question and the amendment
pending, covered the whole subjctit, it was in order
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to discuss any branch of the ge nil subject.
Muer some debate upon th point of order. the
Vice President ruled Mr. D uglass out I I order.
-ns of tmler were leis
ible length.
Clay's amendment —,
to tie up the Senate
before been made li
ing the previous goes.
matehad never hereto
) very well in caucus,
the Senate. It was, a
ming through the ordi
legislation. He afro
lark. in opposition tette
Mr. Clay, in reply, said there had been no can
cus on the subject, as intimated by M.. Benton.=
The Senator had spoken of his rights—he mast rec
ollect that other Senators had rights. and were as
ready to assert them as the Senator from Missouri.
The Senate hag rights also, and the question was,
whether they would decide to refer a subject with
instructions or without. They had the ng bt, and
its exercise was proper. You may calf it the pre
vious question, or anything else. He referred to
the Committee apppointed in the case of tltp ad
mission of Missouri—stating that that Committee
were left unrestrained altogether.
Mr. Clay commented with some severity noon
the counts of these who insisted upon the ,admis
sion of California% and are enwillin,g to give gov
ernments at the same time to the territories. Whigs
upon the Boor of the Senate, anxious to bring in
California, had exposetted themselves in Snot of
leaving the hundred thousand population of New
Mexico to the protection of a military government
—the establishment of which, by the late adminis
tration, in slime of war, they had litany condemn.
ed. In conclusion, he said he had deliberately pre
pared his amendment with the view of settling the
whole question at once, and keeping out the end
less propositions for instruction, which the in,genui
ty of the Senator from Missouri might invent. Let
the amendment then be Foaled—the Senate woud.
determine upon is question of order, whether it did
or did net settle are matter
`Mr Benton rejoined. The Senator had said that
the Senate would yet be compelled to adopt the
presides question, for the propose of cat ing off Un
necessary debate. He had only to ray that when
the Senate stand(' take that course, he would sub
mit to the gag--disanisedly and surreptitiously' at.
tempted to be applied. He also declared Us be
lief that the Committee was all cut and' dried, and
that the sending them oat was altogether • fan*.
Mr.. Douglass said he was inclined to vote for
Mr. Clay's amendment, and for these reasons : he
had only opposed the appointment of the select
committee, because of his unwillingness to make
the admission of Califorriii'dep rdent upon any
other measure. The Senate tiairing,,,be yeas and
nerrideciaredita determination to We the con
flates, ad the majority, baying a rig to ilea and
delemiihe---Fiti wadi' vote for the imiendear, for
reaariiiited by Mr. Clayul for
allanninimenno. aed get the whole questieli back t
lout thireoreinitteilis early as possible. lle ,
the moat convinced'ef the propriety of dueiourres,
by the argument of Mr,. Benton 'o. statement that the
whole matter was cut and dried., if .the e ! endini;
out ofihe 'Committee viaa fame, be 'hoe dile
posed to make it a tragedy, by making a factious
opposition to the &elated and ascertained decision
of the majority.
Mr Webster expressed the opinion that the
amendment it adopted, would no: preclude the
submittal oepropositions for insiructions.
Mr. Halecontended, that the expression that the
`senate tides not deim rt neces wry It glee . instruc
tions, ire., would, not prevent the Senate from sub
sequently adopting instructions. as a precautionary
measure. Ile . proceeded at amine length, in oppo
sition to the amendment, and to the proposed ref
erence. He admitted, however, that if the North
were to be defeated in this contest, and by North
em votes, he only desired to beg the South s not to
say. after the question hid been deeitlei, that they
had bought the North dog cheap. Slavery would
triumph again, as it always had, and alvrays would,
until the people of the North taught their children &
system of geography, by which they would under
stand that there was a small piece of country north
of Mason's and Dixon's line. , They were begin
ning to learn that lesson now, and woul.! know
more of it soon. He desired to say, also, to those
Northern men, by whose action the North were to
be defeated, t hat when they returned home, alter
consumatino the measure, they would find the 'Cli
mate rather hot for them. Under the circumstan
ces, he, with the Senator from Illinois, wanld make
no factious opposition. He would subscribe to any
thing which God, in bib provir ence, or the party in
its power, should see fit to impose upon him, after
making such real-mime to fate as seemed proper.—
He concluded as followe:—Gentlemen of the South,
you have Ins; but when you have laid us out cold,
don't point at us. (Laughter.)
Mr. Clay said the North was destined to no de- •
feat at the hands of the South.- The only triumph
to be achieved was a triumph of patriceism—of
Union—of the beat Interests of mankind over ultra
abolitionists, whose vocation would be g one as I
soon as a settlement of this controversy should he
obtained. (Great applause in the galleries) As
to the intimation of dissatisfaction at home_ he hop
ed that no Northern man would be deterred from
the-course which he might design to take by any
such allusions. They might rely upon a state of
things similar to that which followed the settlement
of the Missouri question—a feeling of rejoicing
throughout the whole country.
Mr. Foote aprealed to the fr iends of the Select
Committee to rerraiu from all further debate. (Cries
of "agreed"
Mr. Clay modified his amendment, at the sag
gestion of Mr. Mangum, by inserting after the
word necessary, the words " and therefore de
c !loci"
The question being then taken:the amendment
was adopted—yeas 27. nays 23, as follows : -
Yeas—Messrs. Atchitort. Borland, Butler, Cass,
Clay, Clemens, Davis, of Miss., Dickinson.. Dodge,
of lowa. Dou g lass,_ Down. 'Foote, Hunter, Jones,
K 11l atop:lm, Mason, Morton, Pearce, Rusk,
Seb;tiaa, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon, Turuey, Un
derwood, Yulte-27
Nays—Messrs. Baldwin, Benton Bradbnry,
Bright, Chase, Clark, - Ci Twin, Davis, of Mass Day.
ten, Dodge, of Wit., Fetch, Greene, Hale, Hamlin,
Slitter, Norris, Phelps; Seward, Shields, Smith
%Volker, Whitcomb-23.
Mr. Hamlin moved to amend'by inserting a pro
vision excepting from the refereace the question of
the admission of California as a State.
After some debate; this amendment was inled
nut of order, as identical with one previously re-
jected by the Senate.
Mr Benton then moved the amendment he
fore suggested by him, covering foureen di ,
points. on each of which the.connection of ;
tea with other subjects is objected to, a
would aik a vote by yeas and nays on r
Another debate ensued upon a qu
Mr. Clay objected to the eme r
ground that it was inconsistent w
by which the Senate had decla
instruct •he committee.
The Vice President dec . ed that inconsistency
might be a gond reaso for the rejection of tire
amendment, but was t a question for the Chair
to decide as a point f order.
Mr. Clay appea d from this decision.
Mr. Benton a ressed the Senate in support of
his ametulmei s. His object was to show, by the
voice of the enter., on the several points which
he had , prettented, that the fears of the South had
been erohndless-4hat there was' no danger to the
tights f otre'Pettion of the Union He also inci•
den Ily alluded "in no complimentary terms to the
them address, andrhose who originated it.
Mr. Butler paid that the Senator. from Missouri
was much mistaken, it he supposed the Southern
people would be satisfied wi h such votes: they
were not to be safety valves, by which to even the
ilanterp pending.
Mr. Foote arose to address the Senate.
The Vice President reminded him that the gees.
tion before the Senate was upon the appeal, and
so: rested that fie confine himself to that point.
Mr. Foote declared his design to proceed in or:
der.. He hail endeavored to avoid discussion, .as
the Senate would bear witness. He felt that the
time had come when patriots should write . for the
purpose of saving the republic from the danger
which threatened it. It was very well known that
he would not, •after cimomstancea which had occur
red, here condescend to notice any thine'r' coming
from a certain quarter, (Benton,) if it were not that
an unjustifiable attack had been made upon a mea
sure with which himself and other - gentlemen were
indentified— the Southern address—which many of
them had been pseud to sign. The history of that
address was a glorious one, and would live in the ,
esteem of patriots in the future, when those who
impugned it should long have been' forgotten. Who
was its anther ? The Senator from South Caroline. l
over whose death the nation now mourned and,
who was it that attempted to impugn that address,
and to designate those who signed it, as. agitators?
It was an individual known as the oldest member
in the Senate. Mr. Foote was proceeding with
Some sarcastic and pungent remarks, evidently in
allusion to Mr. Benton, but he said nothing suffi
ciently open and offensive to justify the Chair in
calling turn to order, when Mr. Benton rose, much
agitated, and throwitxr his chair from him, procee- 1
dud by the mum* presage outside, the bar, towards
Mr. Foote's seat, which ism the outside row of
seats, near the main entrance to the Senate.
Mr. Dodge, of lowa, and Mr. Dodge, of Wis
consin, apprehending a collision between Mr. Ben
ton and Mr. Foote, endeavored to detain the for. from moving from his seat. Overcoming all
resistance, be continued towards Mt. Foote, who,
leaving his place; stepped down the main aisle,
and took a po ition to the area, just iii front of , the
Sergeant-at-Arm's seat, at the right of the Vice
President, at the same time drawing a pistol from
his bosom and cocking it.
The.scene which mimed ii indiscribable. •
' Lend calls for the-Sergeant-at-Arms were made,
and cries of order ! resounded from all sides of the
chainber.
Many persons rushed from the galleries, and
out of the chamber, in apprehension of I general
melee.
Several-Senators surrounded Mr. Foote, among
whom was Mr. Dickinson, Who, securing the pis
tol, locked it op in his desk.
Mr. Benton, in the meantime, was struggling in
the bands of his friends who were endeavoring to
prevent hum from reaching Mr. Foote. While thus
pinioned. as it were, and yet almost successfiely
resting the efforts of those who heldhim, Mr-Ben
ton bodly denounied Kr Foote as an u4assin.
who had thus dared to bring a pistol in the Senate
to murder him, Jlesaid,tt, I have no armi—ex
amine me-1 eerily nothing of the kind—stand out
of his way, and let the scoundrel and "Massie - rue: l
In utteringobis sentimee, Mr. Benton threw 01l
from either side, those who held him --tore o itsm
his ves_t, and invited the fire cd his antagoni st.
Mr. TOMO, in the meantime, was restrained f rom
ad litie vju lV in ielt, 4 loreafrd w"li e li n i t i i: a lkl fter nion. repeated and vigo rous 4-
effoits, suctsjeded in restoring a comparative m ats
of :Apia . .:Vr •
Mr. Benton and Mr. Foote- having remitted m e ir
,J • •
MIIIIIRCIIND Seat , .
•
Mr. Foote lose, and inquired if he could pro ceed
in order,_
Mi. Banton (In a very loud tone a$ much mi.
led) demanded that the Senate shall hike cognm attes
of the fact. that a pistol had been brought hers tc ,
assassinate him.
Mr Foote eitplained,hehad no intention to rn so k
any body. His whole course had been that of the
detersive. He had been informed that an stack
upon him had been., intimated. Supposing, W h o , .
- the Seitilor from Missobri advanced towanfe hi re,
that he was armed:And designed to attack him, b e
had himself advanCed to the center of the chambe r ,
in order to be in a position where he could m eet
Mr. Benton, la the main isle upon equal terms.
Mr. Benlon protested against an iiitimatiou that
he carried arms. He neverdid
The Vice President . requested Mr Foots to taco
his seat until it conW, bet ascertained wind course wa s
proper for the Chair to pursue
Mr. Hale regretted the necessity which seemed
to impose. itself upon him, one of the youngest mem.
bers of the Senate. but if no one else moved in the
premises, he should deem himself unworthy of his
seat, if he could let such a transaction ik* had iaa
been witnssed : go am to the country without in se t .
Ligation. The Senate awed ,nth course - to Unit.
Mr.. Foote, (in his seat,.) I court it.
Mr. Borland Pointe hail apprehended nndan e ,
and instead of the matter being a serion. affair to b,;
investigated he thought it one of which the Sena te
would be ashamed, and should say wrltule aka as
possible.
Mr. Foote expressed his assent tothe
of investigation, but so!erm ly, protested that hew
only armed himself in e view 01 a premeditatedana c k
against which he had been -seamed .
Mr Dodge, of Wisconsin, thought a cne t un itio
of in* estigatou ouoin to be• appointed He siaied
' that he had known Itir. Bentonihirty-five yearsiad
moth knew him to carry arms.
Mr. Benton, (in lus seat; still Much agitated,) nes.
er ! never!
M r , podge, moved that a committee of seven be
appointed to investigate the f utiert. It was a duty to
the Senate and to the country. Mr Clay expreste l l
the hope that Mr. Benton and Mr Font 4 wonl,l z a
before a magistrate, or else in the prefpnce of the
Senate, pledge themselVes not to comm it a breach o f
the peace, in the further prosecution of the affair.
Mr. Benton—l have done nothing to antho nia g
charge of intention to commit a breach abbe peat,
an d I w ilt rot in jail :helr.re I give promise or
//,
which I admit sych a thing--even by i m ph eat /..
I carry no arms, s:r, and it is lying and coma y 4
insinuate any thing of the kind against me
Mr. clay said his suggestions had no refetrao
to ihf- but to the fururr
anterfe,.._
the AV ilmington and Brandyn tne Batik, at ti" : !
mingt m, Del. The' impression is much Imo
!hap the genuine bill, and appears to have oeti
printed With paler ink Thesignature of the Pie ,
dent is bad ; that ofthe-Cashier very fair Bete
main points ol detection is the infetinr pape•rr^4
counterleit. it being one-sixteenth of an etch abr.,
ter, and in the vignette, the kures being;a~}ttr•
eruted. The woman at the top of the ate re
sewing Liberty, has her ten foot turr.ed, Le
large toe was where the small one ought to te—
The shading lines on the fares at the sides of :b
note are all turned in opposite directions to facto
on the gentring note.
/emu
:eater.
said he
lion of order
„umtku, nn the
the propoinition
.d that it would not
Au altered one to fire. on the Nltik
Empire state, at Fairport. Chemnitz coonn.
made its appearance. Altm, altered limes of tlie
Cortland County Bank. A 2 note 'it , made 0:o
F.. 5 by taking an inch uA 'the right end (if ( t ne f.iit:,
putting it upon the end at a 52 ; trarin2 n 1 ttt!
'•Two" on the left hand earner of the Nil. hy'whr
it may be ea.'ily detected The Two" in tne
centre is allele(' Five." and s verb badly &tie
The akerell notes mai - be. ftpeetilil dr e.
hobbleg them to the light,- when tt ran be teen I'4
parts of them hale been pasted on.
.TI1F: REMAIN'S OF Ma. tainocs.—The reams
of Mr. Calhoun waifs conveyed froro
April 22. They will be taken to the C.ipa Ir.
Richmond, Va., where the Committee of Cairn
with the Committee of South Carolina, were t
waiting to escort it tip the kiiiat. The iKenn
reach Richmond today. where the b_ ily.au ei.
ceived by the. GcAtertmr of Virginia and the oh
authorities: and will be deposited fin the nV
within the. Capitol, under the guard of the Sake-
On Tuesday they proceeded to. Peierstous„ri
thence, on the same evening, to NVilminzer. c
North Carolina. At Wilmircuon they will errihrt
on board a steamer for Charleston. and he
Charleston to Columbia, the capitol of Soo h Co
line, the place of interment. The remains $
escorted on the whole route in a separate tar, rtf
two additional cans, occupied by the commatee,i
draped in mourning.
BLANKS! BLANKS!
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Attachments, Deeds.
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liallopetures. !Notes, Le..
Pnatedon superior paper, foe see aim.* eke , Bil lits?
every description. printed to ordrr. •
Married.
In Franklin, on Tuesday 9th, by Swan Smiley
J . " 171 HITNIS 'tor Franklin. to Miss Etitata
Glumly. of Towa , p.
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CIETY.- - -The`founh quarterly mettisto
tbis society wiH be held at the Ward HOI:lbe•T ell !
de. on Tuesday the 7th day of May nett. Dr.G.t
Horton will deliver apublic lecture at the C at :
House r in the evening. The pubhc are mil' .
attend.
March 31t1, 11150.
PUBLIC AUCTION
MBE remaining stock of T. & W. ITurtlen.
be sold at Public Ancnon. The sate to cor
mence on Monday. May 5, 1850 at 10 o'clock S. l
and continue EVERY DAY until the whol e '
is disposed of. trgl;•
Landlords, now is your time to bur ( 71111 .,
QUORB of. every description; tirocenes ,
and Tobacco. Ot
A large assortment of Dry. Goods' , re a "Y .
Clothing, Crockery..dtc. and other verr droti
articles, which 'riU be sold to the highest bidde.i.
al- West corner of Main & Bridge streeN /
Meane'brick building. a'2s T. & W.ll
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