nuttest - - iotrat. GERRITSON, •Editoi. zeozsmizost, , p.a... Tlikarsibtf,"Jannary 7, tSSS. paper sent to a distance unless" paid for strictly in advance. Notice will-bc .o'mi:when the term of pre-payment expires,-when the paper will be, discontinued, : unless a remittance be received; lfemoclrmttc Dlecting. The DeMoctats of Susqdebanna County -wilt: meet in . Miss Convention at - the Court House, in MoEartwsei on Holiday evening Jan. 18', 1858; ',to choose- delegates to the 'next Democratic State Convention. A full attend ance is dtsirea. r ' • •• • I' Wm. K. - HATCH, Chair - man. Montritisi, Dec. 30, 1857. ''Magazines for 1959. We would say .to those wishing to subserilie for either,or the following named Magazines, that - we Vara arrangements: with the Publish era by-wrch we can furnish them (in con nection h the Democrat,) at , the lowest club rates., cash in advance we se,tul • Book 'and Democrat for $3,50 Peterso4aVagazine " " 2,1'5 Home Magazine 2 lir. Depue advertises col* a Blacksmith In to-day pßpe r. , _ Jur The snow fel! here to a. considerable depth on Tuesday night, and- Wednesday tnerning - is - still 'falling slowly. ' jar We get but few reports from the elee tion held in Kaasaa on-the 21st, and asyet, none whatever fvoin that• held on the' 4th inst. - j Should , any errors occur incident to a 'change of. our mail books our friends will please notify us of ti•e fact, and. prompt cor rections will be made. - - NxwrFritm. W.' P. Riley, formerly of the firm of . 11. Lathrop tte Co., has -become as sociated- pith Messrs. , Bentley - k. Read. ,Set. adverilsement in another colointi. fT The!Post Master advdrtise,s (be list Of letters remaining . unealled for, in this paper, as it has the largest circulation . in the range of tile-delivery:of the Montrose ,Vost Offlce,v of any psper"in town. Araff We- learn from the Mt. Carroll (IX) .Republican, that B. L. Patch, Esq., forMeil of this place,has - been elected Police Magic- I trate pf,that city. -Our enterprising- young men astrahly - tue the /eat] in public affairs, after locating "out west.", , Jr, - We . nformed . our readers not long since, that the Map of_ this county, was I to be; completed- about -the tat - of January,' since that time we have had the pleasure of examining it. Sp far tis our knowledge of the Topography ofthis 'county extends; we can -bear testimony to t it..accuracy. Its value is enhanced .bathe more 'minute plan.s of the most populous villages, and the liiito ‘ uni of Ettuireuens %_...rultilus,. have been fernatkablr successful as wen iti reg „,-,1 A.L143 /16.1 D ttie execu• tien of the work. In the ornamental they have surpassed their best promises, and most assuredly their patfons mu - it ever feelgrate ful for the great pains they harebeitoWed • . upon every department of their labbrioui en terprise.. , Mr. Marsh will commence the de , - livery of the maps scion in th - e southern part of the.county, and they hope to fin&the subsCri • b . ers ready to receive, and prompt to pay; and if any subsciber is absent &Om home he •will' confera.favor by leaving the money, so that it can be closed up at once. A Geographical Party. That fhb- Po called "Republican." party of the North . is sectional, in its origin, acts and aims, there .is no just grounds ,for denying. It was 'formed, and exists oudy r in a fiction, and seeks to derive strength from ifs ty to Other portions of the Republic. It boldly avows its intentions, in case of.finccess, to study .only thi s interests efCa certain loon lity, end' threatens to deprive-others or their, coin , mon rights. j Its doctrines are- suited 'only for a part of the States, and l if carried into effect could result in nothing but confusion' and an -arcby. Not only are its doctrines clearly sectional, but they also vary, throughout • - ile Ncirih' to suit the greater - or leas extent of secticinal_hatred and abolition sentiment which cau safely be arced upon- tfie people; without iiicurring certiin rejection. It will be notieed that in every Suite ,where the antkalavely party exists, as you gp . ._t,?ivrards the North, where the evil complained of is least umter stood,there the greater exertion is pit forth io instill into the minds of the - people a-feel of hostility, and of course, better 'success at tends the 'effort. • • Look at Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. In the ; former Stale, Gov: Gardner, once the pet of: the - Northern party,lalls • favor, le.causahe fails to etdoriesall -the ul tra; abolitiort dogmas of fanatics who attack and attempt to set at defiance the laws of the United States,,and Banks, who is willing' to . eadorse the fullest extent of, fanaticism, and . who luestions - whether the white race be iit - the least superior to the black, rises, for the time, upon the topmost wave of "Republican" popularity. In _the — latter State, men liktiPcillrick arid Cameron, who are k.itinciyar, • - atively moderate anti , slaVery men, ;nd may peril cps be safely put,down in the same class with' Gardner, , command the United support' ,rif all did - foes of tiniriciabv, but poor Wil *Ott ,Who- belongs to the _rabid class, With each .as liank!, Seward And .others, who arc bUt"widep,-atleast,behind - llillips and Fred. Do - rights!, in! , thelr hatred of thilinirin,3ieets with one of the Most signal and utter defeats that, Itaecitir imen, suladiristered to any ,as pirantfor cid& an the• State. Such men can neveiaticotot-in AState like otirs, but must move Nicirthsiard,", and as New 'Yoili; aim and even the extititiniitiof Oregon and Minnesota,•repudiate•item, their o,!axt etrorts must be bent towards 'he, atibitigation of 'the tef,vions of ',el-pp-6ml snow. Ulu hly sottau4 Interested! it STRUGGLE FOR T)ATROt;TAGEI . Three DoUm at IMO The itepublicaa Anus The Democrat. -Interesting Itirestigition! The Beau 11! ! Long Xiberistied' Hopes not yet Realized. ANOTHER FAILURE: . • • "All that other folks can do, Why with patience may not you, Only keep this rule in, view, - Try, try again." • —And if again you,don't.aucceed 7 — "Pop goes the weasel." ~We are informed that our neighbors of the sham.." Republiestn" have been very anxious for the-past-few years to obtain ‘ the letter - ad- I vertising of the Montrose Post Office, not, vie presume for the profit to be derived therefrom, btit for the purpose of exulting - over us, and to show to outsiders that, since the dark lan tern party swallowed-up the old Whig pai•- • ty...almost entire, and enough office seeking Democrats , to change do political cohiplex-. ion of the County and "My District" to - a darker hue than formerly, the ,circula lion of the Democrat within the range of said Post Office, has been declining, and theirs in creasing,,- to such an extent as to entitle them to the letter ad vertising,in accordance with the laW, which requires their insertion in the pa _per having the largest circulatiOn in the vi cinity of the office. - _But our over anxious neighbors have mis sed their mark this time, as will appear from the annexedadavits furnished the Post Mas ter, showing the circulation of each paper within the specified range. It will;be seen that the Democrat still has a circulation over one-fourth treater than , the Republican, in - Montrose and Bridgewater, in spite of all the efforts to produce another state of affairs. Our neighbors need not be discouraged however, for by obtaining a new supply of dark lanterns, and calling together the faithful of the flock, at some midnight meeting get up "a n'eu , paper" and "Rader to send it to every man in the county who will receive it,. free or otherwise,•and in addition to this, hire a doz er 7 energetic persons to canvass Bridgewate,r thoroughly, they-may accomplish their object, and secure the immense patronage of the Montrose Post 'Office, amounting to over three dollars a year. Read the affidavits. 4.‘ A ,(.3 •- ... Susquehanna County, ss 11. H. Frazier being duly sworn, doth say that ha is the publisher of "The Independent Republican," a weekly newspaperpublished in the borough'of Mont rose, in, said County ; that the 'circulation, or number of subscribers,,of said paper in range of delivery of the Montrose Post- OfF!ee, tiltt is, in said borough of-Montros*e and Bridze- Watertownship,is,and for the last year has been, at least two hurt:tired ; and further saith not. H. H. FRAZIER. Sw . orn anl subscibed before me,-this 30th day of December 1857. - A. CHAMBERLIN, J. P. Susquehanna Countg,'ss The under fined be ing duly sworn'dotit 5 , 11 y that be is the pub lisher of " The Montrose Democrat" published the.borough of Montrose in said county, and that the bona ,fide circulation of said paper within range of delivery of the Montrose Post Ofnce, is, and has been for tberlast year, up warns ca -two hundrexi a - : 13 j 1 . .81 . L . _ saith not:'• ...a , mbscribed before me, this 2d day of JaKtuary, 1858. /0" The St. Louis Democrat (an organ of the letter writers) says that there has been more fighting in_Kansast, but liter advice% in form us that there " was no truth in the te _ • pot t." lir The General Assembly convened at the Capitol on Ttvosday. Governor Packer's inauguration will come off oh the third Tuday (19th) 'of January. Wm H. Welsh was elected- Speaker of the Senate, A. B. Longaker, of the House. The N. Y. Assembly did not fully organize. The Susquehanna County Teachers' Asso ciation met in the Presbyterian Church, in New Milford, on Friday, Dec. 18th, 1857, ac cording .. to previous notice. The President zallkl the meeting-to order, and - the Report of tbeslast meeting was read and addpted. • • The Constitution was read by the \President after which a . number of Teachers offered their names to the same, and became members of the Association. The teachers then bail an exercise in Read ing, conducted by W. Faurot. • The following , resolution was then offered hyllr. Loren W. - Camp : ' Resolved, That thrintroduction of Vocal napsic in our Common Schools, is of great importance in adding interest to the other exercises of - the school-room; and that it shonld be the duty of teachers to avail them sel4es oUvery opportunity for improvement in his science." emarke On the same were made by Mr. Camp, W. Fanrot, 0. W. Norton and Miss P. EL Mart. - The Association-adjourned to meet at half past six, P. , The Association met at the appointed time. After music gy the choir, the Reverend M r. Scott was introduced, and delivered an inter eating acd instructive address to a large at, diente. W.Taurot then' conducted an exercise in Orthography .on the Elocutionary Chart. - Professor - StOdard.then addressed the. As sociation in an able and bight) , instructive Manner. After music by the choir, and .prayer by the Reverend ,Sfr. Abbey, the' -Associat ion adjoirned 'Saturday at nineVclock, aticeirviuT 4 -itoigiaassicw. -The resolution 'dna -was brought,befaye the Atwociation 4 . 4 preaddiar da.t.' was called apidd eloquentTy discussed bf a F. Tewicti.": The molutiliti was adopted by the_Associ- rioterk6i Stoddard ilasii'lentut.nd to the tnaehers on . Alunieutiry , lUitrnUtioti,_ or the ‘est 'giving instrinifon to -the. young. - - A. B. Kent fin` eiLibited s set of Itol A Tempest in a Tea Pot. THOS. JOHNSON, J. P ' For ihe. Montrose Democrat. Teachers' Association. EVENLK G . SEitgOIT. brooks' School :Appalslux, and entertained', the Association with some interesting remarks in regard to the use of the same in common Scheele. _ The choir spin favored - us with a-song, af ter which the Associati4Lin adjourned to meet at one o'clock ; P. M. AFTERICOO24 SESSION. Ptofessor Stoddard Matie.some remarks on Phisiology, and exhibitbd 'a pair of lungs ex plaining their structur4 and uses. The place for holding the next meeting Of the Association, was Urn considered , and it - was decided that it be held at Susquehanna Depot, on the second Friday and Saturday. of Februaiy, 1.358. The following nained i persons were appoint edl , xi" to present Reports And Essays at the next meeting of the Assoclittion... F. Hall, of Jack son, to'report on thel, subject of introducing Physiology into our Common Schools; Johnson, of Bridgewater,• to report on Object Lessons ; F. Bryant, of Jackson, W. Faurot, of New 'Milford, William Miller, of Lenox, Jane M. Baker of NOT idilford, Mary J. Hart of Jessup, and 0. W. Norton, of Ararat to present Essays. Profersor'Stoddard then addressc4 the cit izens and teachers in his usual pleasing man The meeting adjOurnid to • meet at half past six in conjuncts 4 n with the New Milford Township Teachers ?issocHation. Met according to the above adjournment. At the c,lose of the the evening session, the fcillowing resolution svas unanimously adopt• • Resolved, That the thanks of this Associa tion be tendered to professor Stoddaraor the interest manifested by him in attending the meetings of this Astiociation and for the able instruction which he has imparted to the teachers of this Co4ity at various times. The thanks of tho!, Association are due the Congressional Society of New Alford for pla cing their spacious limilding at their Ben ice free of charge. The thanks are (hie the choir of singers for their entertaining Music during the session. Tliss sincere thanks of the members of the Association are due thelpeople.of New Mil ford for the warm sympathies, deep interest, and•good zeal shown in aiding the teachers in Their laudable egorts for .diffusing educa tion-throughout the masses, and properly in structing the youth of our land, on whom the promise of our futUre Lopes and prospects of greatness depends t, and for their generou, hospitality so lihe'rally granted to . the mem bers of the AssoCiation during their stay among them. W. FAUROT, Secretary XXXVItt , Con l gress—First Seision. , • ( IV,..ntso•row, Jan. 4, 1858. ' SE:N ATE.--Mr. Oavis introduced A . joint resolution to defin ' the authority of the Pres ident under the act t to amend the act to pro mote the eflicienep of the N . evy in respec t , to dropped and retired naval .officers, and gave notice that he woSild call it up. 'Si` r. Fessenden nave notice of his intention to introduce a Fr4nch Spoilation bill. On motion of Mr. F:zoatriel: a resolution was adopted reg+ting the President, as far as may be compatible with the public ir&rests to communicate to the Segate the correspond- ence, instructions and orders to the United States naval furc son the coast of Central Atnerica conneatd with the arrest of MI- EMI ClOtt. of San Juan, n Si,. niniurcl.,o, to trans. unit such further i formation as Ito may pos , sess - relative to tb t.event. Mr. Pugh aske and obtained leave to in troduce a b,ll to rovide for 4e admission of Kansas into the 11, nion. The 1;111 was „refer red to the Commiittee on Territories, • . Mr. Pugh stated that he offered the bill as a compromise, and explained its provisions as follows : It provides fur the - admission, of Kansas into the .7nion under the Lecompton Constitution, with the same boundaries as were defined by the bill of the last „Congress ; i it also requires tl at the 7th . article of that -Constitution rela ive to slavery, shall be sub knitted to the Sir ct vote of the qualified elec torsif on the ith o April next, and that the re turns of this e ection shall be made to the Governor of the 'Territory, instead of the Pres ident of the Convention ; states that the elec tion shall be conducted in obedience to the ci t laws in force on he 7th of November last— also provides th the. Constitution shall not be so construed as to limit or impair the' tight of the peo le at any time to call a Con vention for the urpose of altering,. amending or abolishing heir form of Government, subject to the ' nstitution of the United States. Mr. Pugh sta ed that be would avail him self of an early opportunity to explain the provisions of t biii more in detail: .: Mr. Benjamin submitted a resolution which was referred to 1 — proviving for pril ate 26,000 cor 4 Coininittee - on - Printing, luting for the uke of the Sen )ies of the opinions of the ISupreine Court in the Died Judges of the Scott case. Mr: Brown co cy of the admi 'nrietted a speech in advoca on, of Kansas under the -Le h uti on. lie had not. proceed• 1• as seized with vertigo, and expressing the hope that he o proceed with-his remarks compton Uonsti ed far *ben be yielded the floo would be able to morrow Adjourned. ' honsz.— They Speaker submitted a letter from the Llotirajde N. P. Banks, to the effect that - be has f rwarded to the Governor of Manaellusetts his resignation as a member from the Seventh- Congiessional District of that State. I • Mr. Clingman, from ' the Committee on Foreign Affairs, repdited a resolution that the President be re nested, if in his opinion not incoropatabln with Jbe public interest, to communicate all information in his posses sion in relatioh to. the seizuw of General Walker and lila followers in Nicaragua, together with lsuch instructions as• have been given to Naval officers and other ofli- CerS..._, . . , . I - Mr. Jones of s Tennesee should like the gen-• tleman to 'modify ilia resoution so as to call for information respecting _ the fitting out of the expedition by •Govenaor Walker in this country. Mr.-Clingma' the raoktion replied that he would modify he had the power,. but being Cotrimittee he could - not do a report ,from . . The resoluti ~. was received under s. SUS pension ofThe i ules by 117 against. 47. The ' resolutijoc, atter debate and amend ment was pas. , _ Mr.. John, Ct !pane introduced a bill to es tablish the colltion districts of the 'United Ststes,-designlit lug the ports of entry. and de livery in thelne, and for other purposes.— Referred to th Committee on Commerce. Mr. Davis cif Massachusetts -submitted a resolution, whrh- was passed, proposing to alter the adn3e surernent of of American yes-' sets, - - . - Mr. Keitt introduced a bill to organize a regiment of mounted volunteers for the Texas ftontier. ba motion tkr Mr. Cobb a resolution -was adopted instructing the Committee on Terri- 1 toriesreport. an opinion whether or not the orgtWe net of Utah ought to be repealed and that Teritory attached to adjoining ter. ritorY. Mr. Quit man asked leave to repeal certain lice films of the laws. Mr. Grow obje , Mr. Zollieofft iced a bill providing. for the establi: a branch military academy at,thi ;e,.fiettnesee. On motion th of Illinois,, a com mittee of five were orders `to be appointed to investigate all the facts connected with the late sale of Fort Snelling, with ower to send for persons and papers. \ \ Mr. Blair introduced a bill, wifch was re ferred to the Post Office Committe author izing the contractors for carrying t mails from the Mississippi River to San Fr noise° under the act of March last; to adapt any route they may choose. _ _ . _ ._ .. . Mr. Greenwood Introduced a bill which was referred to the Committee on Claims,-to repeal the act establishing the Court.. of Mr. Morrill introduced a bill to punish the practice of polygamy in the Territories'of the United Siates, and for -other purposes. Ile moved its reference to the Committee on Ter- Mr. Jones of Tennessee wished tolznow whether the bill applied to the District of Co lumbia? Mr. Libuston—Certainly; to all Territories. , , [Laughter.] Mr. Brady thought, as the bill imposed penalties or fines;' it ought to be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr: Keitt was of opinion that the proper reference would be to the Committee on Na val Affairs. [Laughter.] lir. Smith of Va., acquiesced in this sugges tion. Mr. Groh remarked that as this War a do mestic institution, the Committee on Ter ritories should be intrusted with its considera tion. • The bill was finally referred to the Com mittee on the Judiciary.; - All the States and Territories were then called in suceeson, when a large number ,of bills and resolut ions here introduced and ap ritoprjately referred: Adjourned. From Washington. WAsnistvioN, Jan. 4, 1858 A defecation of-twelve Chiefs and Braves of the Yancten, Sioux, and Minnesota Indians representing four thousand, have arrived here to make treaty for .the sale of their lands, and to ask that, they he concentrated on - the reserved Jands, and their condition - im proved tinder the auspices of the Government. Four other Indian delegationssare also in the city. The - Navy Department has received dia.. paicheA -from Commodore Armstrong, corns inanding the squadron in the,Chinese Seas, givin,q. an account of the late thorough search for American and European prisoners in the island of Formosa. De is satisfied there are no survivors of the crew of the wrecked Amer. ican ship liightiyer nor European captives thcie. Frew WAsnmros ; Jan. '2, 1858, Brevet Cal. sllarvev Brown of the second A r l.ijr e ly has been ordered, with the compa nies and officers in his command, to itnrne dialely proceed to the organization of a school for attilltry practice Fort ':donroe, Virginia, o f he is arointed Commandant. • A tvcek:y mati having been established by the Postmaster Cieneral from Leavenworth to I and FL, rt taramie be transmitted by the commandant at Fort Kearney and between Fort Laramie and the - nearest ; station to the troops for Utah by the Commandant of Lara mie as near as possible. - - These mails are to be semi-monthly, leaving on the Ist and 1,56 of each mouth. Ten otthe most reliable and experienced of the Delaware and Shawnee or civilized Indi ans, with fifty mules and four light wagons kiU perfotm the serliee- Lem. Gen. Scott, arrived here this morning and sliortty afterwardapaid hirrespects to the President. Ile will remain several days ar rannr matters in reference to the campaign -against the Mormons _the ensuing Spring.- The Committees on Foreign Relatios the Senate and House will, on Monday, Miler resolutions calling upon the President for all the information in the possession of Govern ment touching Walker's movements in Cen tral America, including, the correspondence and instructions to Commodore Paulding. Gen. Lamar, Minister to Nicaragua, left here this morning for New• York, and will salt on the sth. Besides oarrYittli out his own in• strual•ions, -which are of a peculiii 'nature,. owing, to the present complicated state of,af fairs to Central America, he will take instruc tions to Commodore Paulding. Col. Rice of Pennsylvania has been appoin ted by the Postmaster General, Printer for 1 the first Office Departemetit. This is a very 1 lucrative position—worth forty. thousand a rear. It is said that the Hon. Alex. C. Morton of New _York is to be appointed Judgo of the Supreme Court of the Te , ritory of New Me xico, in place of Judge Brooding, resigned. Wasttitgorox, Jan. 3, 1858. The Union of this morning in speaking of Nicaraguan affairs, Says: It is quite claer that the breaking up of Walke 's expedition was the very result contemplated by the pre2 "vious instructions, however much Abe mode and manner of the interruption may have been in confliet-with either Commodore Paul• ding's instructions or the strict rule of inter national law. It is not probably that those instructions contemplated the leading of our forces on the soil of Nicaragua, but it is not probable either-that the Government. of Nica ragua will complain of the aggression. It also Rays the policy of the President as enunciated in his Message, will undoubtedly be pursued relative to Nicaragua, but is non committal in regard to the views of the Ad ministration of Commodore Paulding's course. General Walker was serenaded last night. LIGHTS QS THE . coast—According to the recent report of the Board, there are now on the Atlantic Gulf, Lake and Pacific coasts of the Vnited States, 548 light-houses and light vessel stations, with an aggregate" Q r . 802 lights. The number of buoys is estimated to be not less than 4500 or 5000. The estimated expenses of the etablishment (or the fiscal year, June 30, 185 t, is $701,434,90. - The. Chicago Tribune learns from tifessrs. Morrison and Cook, traders from St. Paul, Minnesota, that in Northern WiscoUsin, deer meat is abort the only food the peopte have, and that at this time there - , is not a supply, of any kind Of provision to.last a month. Proyi. *no, however, are not being purchased by traders for that section. WEnnucas.— Rev. Sebastian Streeter, the venerable Pastor of the First Universalist Chiltch in Boston, 'offictated at 39 'funerals and 199 rnirsiages in 1856; • making 4169 weddings (of 8338 persons) during his pastor ship. at that Rhumb— Universalist Almanac.. Iteinst, Acting Gov. Stanton, in his message to Oie special session of the Legislature, states that ho conveted , :that body in contipliance with " the representations of a majority" of the members of bath bodies. These Tepresanta tions were aCcompanied by ther following pledge tie to the action theysliouid take When called together: We take the liberty of frankly stating that we shall not deem it proper, if you call an extra session of the legislature, to enter upon.or .engage in , any business other than that which.is necessary to countkract the pre , L tended submission of the so called Lecoinptan Constitution, or to give tire bone fide citizens a fair and impartial opportunity, through the ballot-box fto express themselves for or against that instrument." This pledge was gives) to Secretary Stanton in order to induce him to convene the Lei-is lature, and to allay his apprehensions left a law should be passed to submit to a vote of the-people the Topeka imiteath of the Lecomp ton Constitution, hiShostilityito the former, being well known. Secretary Stanton yield ed on the faith of the assurance, and the Leg islature assembled on the 7th inst. . The council has thirteen members; -nine Abolitionist-and four National Democrats; the representatives number thirty-nine;-twen ty four Abolitionists, and fifteen National Democrats. In the Senate the Abolitionists had over two thirds; ,but not havitvliat force in the other branch, in order to render thennelvesindependeneof the Governor's ve to, and able,to violate their- pledge ifrthett' wished, they emulated the much condeinnea " Bogus" Legislature, and ejected eight Dem 'berets from Leavenworth county. That this was contemplated, is proven by the passage of a !partisan inilitia bill bill over the Gover nor's veto, though its introduction was a pal pable violation of the above pledge. From the Lecompton Democrat TItI LATE EXTRA SESSION OF THE-LEGISLATIVE The only work actually accomplished by the Legislature, was the passage of two acts; one'for the , submission of the Lecompton Con stitution on the 4th of . Januaiy, next—tbe other for the punishment of election frau Is. All other bills were vetoed by the Govern or; and though ther were passed in both Houses by the constitutional majority, they have not been authenticated by the signature of the Piesident of the Council and • the Speaker of the House. They are, therefore, not laws. The policy recemmeoded by the Acting Governor, has completely •triumpbed, and no mischief whatever has been done. We have not time or room to give the balance of the proceedings in full, and there fore will give the titles of the Bills passed-by both houses. An Act submitting the Constitution fram ed at Lecotnptoti,• under the Act of the Leg islattve Assembly of Kansas Territory, enti: tied, ' An Act to provide fcir taking a census and election of delegates to a Convention,' passed kebruitry 19, 1857. An Act to provide fur the prevention and punishment of election - frauds." The above Acts - were approved by the Gov ernor. " An Act to repeal an Act entitled an Act to puni,h rebellion. An Act repealing an AcCentitled an Act to provide for taking the CQIISUS, and election for Delegates to a Convention, patsed 19th February, 1857. An Act to organize and rogtilate the Mili tia of Kansas."- Gov. Stanton vetoed the last three,Acts, and the legislature passed them_ over his ve to i- but as the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House did not . certify to the same as provided by lay s they are not Concurrent and Joint Resolutions were passed entitled as follows : " Concurrent Resolutions re-affirming the People's Constitution, framed at Topeka, on the 231 of October, 1855. , Joint Resolutions relating to tho Constitu tion framed at - Lecompton." The Legislature adjourned this (Thursday) erening, sine die. To the House of liepresentatives of the Tv rilory Kaitsas , • - GENTLENIF.N "Herewith I return the bill entitled 'An AC't to organize and regulate the Militia of the Territory of Kansas,' which was presented 1 yesterday for my approval,,bus from which am compelled to withhold my sanction. No necessity seems to me to demand a re organization of-the militia at the present time, and such a measure is not, in my judgment, legitimately connected with the general pur pose for which the Legislative Assernby is now convened. Moreover, I am deeply pressed with the importance of avoiding eve rything which, at this critical junctureof af fairs, might serve to irritate the minds of the people and arouse apprehensions such as might naturally be engendered by any milita ry movement whatever. * * * * * In my judgment such a law would be in direct conflict with the' Organic Act, and would therefore be null and void. if, howev er, it might: be' considered legally valid,.it would ,be hostile to the acknowledgell princi ples of civil liberty, which require the subor dination of the military to, the civil power.— To confer upon a majority of the general offi cers of the militia, the power to judge of the occasion when the military-force of the Terri tory should be called into action, would be to establish a military despotism of the most dangerous and pernicious character. With these objections I return the bill in question to the liousd in which it originat ed. FRED. P:STANTON A FALSEHOOD "A Committee had waited on his Excel lenor Nfore his departure, with a request that he would'eali - a special session; but he teas so drunk as not-le be able to do business.- They waited for him to sleep, and then 'had an Interview." Such iethe statement of a corresEtondent of the Chicago Triburje relative to an interview of Rev.G. W. nutehison and our associate, Mr. Wattles, with Gov. Walk:v.4a Leaven worth. It it of the same charabYer with the other falsehoods of these villainous letter writers. The Governor,• instead of being "drunk," was attending a party at the yew deuce of a friend. The Governor stated that he would be at liberty at 10 o'clock at night ; that up to that time lie was engaged. At. that hotr they met, and instead of findina him "drunk," or even' under the infinenco of liquor, as it would be natural for' him to be it accustomed, as alleged, to do so,' they found him in .ful# possession' of hill - intellect, not hibiting in the least any indications of having used stimuhints of any kindi-and their -inter- view lasted until one or tiro o'clock the next morning. Why will men falsity -and cover',Lover the facts_ when the truth will answer , their purpose just as well.' or . oved bettor t as in this instance.,---447ansas He r a /4 of:1,-'icoirint.:,_I A V,' The' 'NeW . Yetr contra: diets the report that Mrs: inininghain" end her daukhtera — are residing; in Paris; -The whole family, the Times ;lays, *reliving- in Twenty third street, New York. ::• :' . The ilikkustoi Trouble. ' , - . 7 goine action will doubtless soon be taken-, sayii.the N.Y. Sews ; in reference to this vexed' question,which broLsn long agitated the : publ , lie mind. Thatthe'whole difficulty is easer-of . gelation, -if-ditterant • interests will' take liold of it, with si determination to bring it 16 aff4r. and honest conclusion, there is no dottbt;bht political • aspirant:S.of every class arid 'degree, seem determined to - inake poor Kansas afoot ball, and rise it each for his individual Success. How long must this last? Much stress is :aid upon the result of the election held in the Territory on the 21st ult., 1 but the result, whatever it mar be, soiae as 1 the Constitution of Kansas i s concerted, ma ' kes no difference' Provided it is not carried by fraud and violence, it must be taken as the legitimate decision of' the people of the- Territory npop the domestic questions presen ted for decision. 'The free State Men,- by - their acts ofbmis-e sion, are refill,- responsible for the addition of the elaverycifiuse,if-that bas,been adopted. This beeing the case, what is to , be done with Kan 'ses and ber constif,ution by Congress I In the name, of the Democracy, and in ac cordance with its principles, there is but one answer to the question, and that is, take the people of Kansas at their word, they all ha ving alike participated in fringing about the present State of affairs—they are all respon> sible alike to the-people and , the cause of free institutions. If their constitution has not the objection of beeing anti-republican, Congress cannot consistently or legally reject it, but is bound to ,adopt it. But let it listen to,the dictates of'se Black "Republicans" and Abo- I litionists in and out of that body, and nothing will be done. This is their policy—spin it out and keep up the agitation, and that 0;14 of pbliticans can live; this is -their aim, but we are much mistaken if Mr. Buchanan is to be duped by them. _ Depend- upon it, that the Democracy will sustain the President. Let none deceive them selves in this respect. The thing is working itself out silently but surely. The political brain is cooling, and what a Short time ago, we hardly dare dream of, we are now realiz ing. This.bas been all brought abouty the lt r possession of a little nerve. The two ex reines of timidity and rashness never accomp ished anything. A fearless p,epple and a (*less po licy, when in the right, can accomplish much —indeed, all the Democracy of the interior will soon speak, and wheri we getsan e:cpres sion from the country we get an independent one. They are not dependent upon official pa tronage, nor do the shrink from , the respon sibility of facing the 'music in times when nerve and firmness are required. •Where did i Gen. Jackson look for support in the hour of • h's conflict .with the monied power? He sought for it beyond .the officials of his own choice; be knew they were but men, and would act as men moved by similar Motives. lie looked where motive bad no agency bey ond the principle of right and justice. The people, when.they are right, are righq The country sustained Jackson—they will sustain Buchanan. The second thought of the people has come at last, arid from that there is no Appeal; fanatieistu will howl, and - rave, and 'die out in its own good time. The reward of •great acts, superior to it, wilt sweep away as it always has. New Tear's Day in Washington. NijAsnisoros, Jab.. 1, 1868:---The Presi dent had a special reception of Diplomatic Corps and their families at 1,1 o'cltick to day. Ile attendance was fall, and:the scene an interesting one. At half past eleven o'clock the officers of - the Army and Navy-were received. There was a large number in attendance in full uni-. farm. At twelve. o'clock, the doors of the White House were opened fur a general reception, uhnOvsr po_morc their respects to the President and Miss Lane. The Cabinet officers and other prominent. residents also had New Year receptions; and t received a great many calls. .: . New Year's Day iii New - York. NEW YOR; Jan. 1, 1858.—There has nev er been a brighter, pleasanter New Year'e Day in New York than• this, and the conse quence is, that it ier a universal holiday,— The Banks and many other business estab• lishments .are close 1, and all - d! the male sez are „employed is making calls. - The streets are thronged with the thousands of -callers. Canadian Elections. - Touorro, Jan. 1858.—The Provincial elections are concluded. They - have resulted in the defeat of three Cabinet Ministers.— Some Snow has fallen, and the great bulk the what crop is—held back "on account 'of bad roads. • SAALL Journid,of Health bas the klowing ~Fium extended and close ob servation the ,following general deductions seem to be warranted f - "1. Infantile vaccination is an almost per. feCt safeguard until the fourteenth year. 2..A.t the beginning of fourteen, the system gradual lv loses its capability of resistance, until'about twenty-one, when many persons become, most as liable to small -ply, as if they had not been vaccinated. 3. this liability remains' in:fulrforce until about fortr-two, when the susceptibility begins to decline, and coninue. for seven years - to grow less and less, .becorn ing extinct at about fifty, the period of life when the general ,revolution of the body bt; gins to take place, during which the system yields to decay, 'or takes - a.new lease of life for two or three terms of seven years ca;b. 4. The grand, practical use to be made, of these_statements : Let every youth be revati . cina'ed on entering fourteen; let several at. tetilpts W made so as to be certain of safety. As the malady is more likely to prevail in cities during Winter; special attention is in. vited to-the subject - at' this time. The following Corapanfes have officially re ported themselvesto Williams, as inten ding to be present-at the inauguration of Geo. Packer :—Pennsylvanin Dragoons, Capt. Chas. T. Jones, and Black Huzzars, Copt. Ileckerts, of Philadelphia •, Quitinan Guards, Chinatown"; Newport. (Perry county) Artil lery;- Logan. Rifles, .Altoona; Woodward Guards, "Williamsport. Add to these seven companies from this county, ordered here , on that day, and we have thirteen companies that will certainly be here ; and informatitn hasbeen received that gives an assurance of at least six or seven -companies more. The Lebanon Rifle;, ile,Reading'Rifles, awl the Ringgold Artillery, of the same place—J-all fin e - eeinpaaieq, the former being' able - to muster 120 men and the' later over 200—sre confidently expected, add' will-no doubt be here.—Harriburg Herald. . • . SPOT ollf THE su x.- 42 correspondent- of the Charleston Courier says :,—"A large split has recently made iti oippearencAF en - the face of the.Suo. It it: 40,000 miles in diametb, rather triangular figure, along the borders of the itnumbra,, within .which are rani or five nuclei, and several smaller Ones, in the forin,of dots and lines. The * diameter of_ the spot be ing fire times -that, of- the Earth,. i 4 surface must he more than vaix times the :wholsonnt-, face of the Eartkor,fifteen_timesgreater than the habitable portion - of the-glebe.' 'beet.: Thegieretrivy4C- 7 8liar, Juni - eery of It'd British, Fyench and Atistrinn legations, core of the Army tn/limy, with many tinetslie4 civilians , were' present on Tuesday bfappoititrnent,4t. 146 Washington Arsenal ; to Ovitnese expdrirneniel Tests of inventions- oT great imiertance; A patent train fun,. tovetited-=by Gomez & Mills, appeared to possess iiirthe advantages of the 'galvanic battery in velocity of ignition while, as it is not detonating, it cannot be es died by any chance blow. ,Cannons were fired with it almost qiiicker than thought . ' ata long distance, and it was fired thirty yards under water. Male's kilt,' roved rocket was also sattsracto rily tested. -They were fired from tfi eli: car riage, and struck with retuarkahhL accuracy at n.o6tanco of 950 yards. Thet.gilfP -the greatest satisfaction. The great feature of the exhibliidh,however was the test of the breech loading rifle ofldr. Morse, of Louisiana, - whichhProved a remark able weapon, possessing many points of nov elty and of -excellence. The mechanism' by which the breech of the gun opened for loading, is simple, yet strong 'and secure.— The charge is contained in small metallic catridges, which have at one extremity a con ical shaped, hallo* ball ;then comes the very small amount of powder required and at the other evtremity_is the percussion - cap.. These catridges can be easily )(Med, are water proof, and can be used fora long time. The piece is loaded and fired in four motions, viz : the first opens, the breech, withdraws the shell of the last catridge fired, and-cocka. The piece ; at. the second motion the ,loaded cat ridge is insertetl; the third motion' closes the breech ; and at the fourth motion,the cock can be let down, or the piece- . - fired. After the most severe tests there was 'no' evidence of the escape of the eharge or any gas, except at the muzzle of the piece: , l iThe y witfi which the rifle can be fired is truly accurac astonishing., and was conelusi ve ly proved. - `The Secretary of War used -one with great effect, hitting a mark at eight hundred and fifty yards' distance, and other gentlemen gave equally sati4actery,proofs of the excellerray and accuracy of this wonder ful weapon. The facility with which it. can be loaded and fired was also perfectly demon strated,-- and the utility of the Weapon was more fully shown by placing it under water when loaded, and there fired; neither did the admixture of sauclwith the water clog the movements of th e lock. Nothing can 'be more . perfect than its operatton, - or , more ac; cuiate than its aim, and it received the 'nigh est praise from the many distinguished awl qualified judges present.—Washington In , I ion. MISSED FIRE.-L GOY. Walker's three 'col--. umn treatise on the sovereignty 9f the .reople, which was intended to overthrow:the Admini istration, has missed fire entirely. Gen. Cass had dotibtles4y read Sydney and Locke on the same subject, and after- fifty years ape-, rienc.e, must be tolerably familiar-with, the principles upon which this Government -was established. Jlence, he was not so much as tonished with; the- doctrine of Gov. Walker's, fundamental slisquisition,as he was surpised to find that he _should make an official letter the vehicle through which to inflict his view upon. the Government. If every dissatiSfied agent of the Government, when he wished to re sign,, should - folio.w Governor 'Walkees exam ple, and send a three column argument upon fundamental principles which nobody dis pute., the Satte Department would have to, employ an additional force to receive- and read the letters of resignation.---Philudclphia -Lech:lo'. SINGULAR M4RC A N•rn.r.Tuotnt.E.i.—Tt has arisen in at, extensive rea.dt made-cloth ing firm upni Slits sheet, ou Mg to the de patture of a, junior partner, with a sheaf of notes, payable the order of the firm, anion:A- Mg-to more than i , -50,600, and 51,000 on the firm, account. - Measure have been taken to prevent the collection of the Dotes abstracted ; sad the senior partnez_ has sued.outim injoncs Lion against the two junior partners, both,be ing implicated. .In the Tina - Miran the busi ness of the house has been brought to a skimd still, and it is said that Several le - gat-gentle= men Will be required to Aravei the troubles, The liabilities of the- house are -about $45,: 000, and-its reliable -assets over p100,000. -' Boston Post. . , A r tx.—The other day, rtsoChang anc Eng, the Siamese twins, were goinglo'Char-: lesion, the conductor made a fuss because they did net each have a ticket_: The gentle= man who had charge of them said that they had always been carried 'on the,ticket cf rt . single passenger.- Theiconduotor , replied that they were two passengers and• occupied - two seats; they must, therefore, pay two passages. "Very well," said the gentleman, "Lwill give the ticket to Chang and you can put Eng . off the cars." This brought the conductor to . his senses, and he "nocked under." ' PIE OREGON ELECTION.-By the. Califor- • nia mail we have latersreturns of the election -in Oregon on the State Contitution. Official returns from nine counties,. and unofficial from one other, show the - following result : For the CoM;litution, 4,597; against it, 1,884; . for Slavery, 1,322 . ; against it, 5.161; fob free negroes, 050; against them, 5,4-79. Re ported majorities- in six &ihties give for the Constitution 1,113 majority; against Slavery, 1,106. This gives 3,826 majority for the Con stitution, and 5,019 agaitist S.latery: A Novnt AFFAIR..-A donation visit Was . given to Rev U. R. Magie of Boonton, N. .14 on Thursday of Inst week. A barrel ef 'flour and a fat, pig being tendered to him; provided the ladies would draw it thither; it was ac cepted,- and in , the afternoon twenty.ladies,' preceded .by a brass band, placed the provis ion on a four wheel truck and drew it to parsonage, amid the applause of. the villagers, -who turned out en:mago. to, witneis the spec tacle. 'About one; hundred and fifty dollars was also contributed. CANTON' TO BE OAPTUREO.-A correspon dent ofthe Loridort News, frriting from •Can ton, October 16tb, sips that, Lord'- Elgin bas. ooncerted measures withbis excellency, the naval commander-in-cbief. for theassault,,and capture of the _city of Canton. .'The admiral has arranged the whole available force to iriove 'irp•to Canton on. the 41.stmf October, and it is said that the French, forties will cc operate; it is thought; the" Russian Admiral Pontiatine will also offer his aid.' • DEATH OF THE SCULPTOR ItAucu.—The European 'papers contain intelligeoce, ciao death:at Dresden, owthe - 3dinst.,ofOltristian Raub, the great German Sculptor, at the: atlininced age 0f.80... Her was born at Wal deck Ann tbe aecond - daY of January, 1777, of bumbtesparentage, and ,studied the first On' 'ciples of - hie art 4-Cassel - .under an obscure -Tun µ LEvriarran."--qbe. London . Times says 060,900 have beet. expentied in Li* ef fort to.lanneh the Leviathan steamship, and nefmnly:nobodi: kun Sill how innekmore it will cost., it-eays that it.cost $6,000 to, move her root adds'. that science seems-to . be vitterik at fault in :the . effort to move this vast vessel, rs
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