THE GLOBE. Circulation---the largest in the County HUNTINGDON, PA. Wednesday,' June 4, 1856 Democratic State Mminationg CANAL COMMISSIONER, GEORGE SCOTT, of Columbia county. AUDITOR GENERAL, JA.6313 FRY, Jr., of Montgomery county. SiIitVEYOR GENERAL, TIMOTHY IVPS, of Potter county. TIME CINCINNATI CONVENTION. Temporary Organization. CINCINNATI, June 2. At a quarter before 12 o'clock-. the signal gun announced that the Convention had-com menced to assemble. It was called to order at 12 o'clock, by R. McLane, of Maryland. Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, nominated Samuel Medary, of Ohio, temporary chair man, which was carried unanimously. Mr. Hall, of Massachusetts, called for the reading of the call of the Convention, and while the call was being read by Mr. English, of Indiana, a sudden uproar occurred at the door, followed by the crowd rushing in fight ing, and the direst confusion ensued. It was finally discovered that the Benton delegation from Missouri had resolved to en ter by violence, and carried their , intention into effect by knocking down the doorkeeper, and entering pellrnell, headed by Ex-Gover nor Price. • For a few minutes, -a scene of confusion impossible to describe ensued. The mem bers jumping over chairs, and it seemed as though a serious riot was about to take place. After awhile quiet was restored, and the reading of the call was proceeded with. Mr. MgLane, of Maryland stated that when the credentials of the Missouri delegates were presented, the Committee of Arrangements gave tickets of admission to the dlegates which presented prima facie evidence of their election, and refused the others. New York, it also appeared, was represen ted by two sets of delegates, but as the Com mittee could not decide which were entitled to seats, declined to give tickets to either, unless .an arrangement could be effected among themselves, as was done in the case of the Mississippi delegations. Both delega tions from New York awaited admission. Samuel Medary, in taking the Chair, re turned thanks for the temporary honor. He had attended every Democratic Convention since the first that nominated Gen. Jackson, and had the honor to be a member of that which nominated Gen. Pierce. . He corn- Mented on the progress of the Democracy, and its extended influences. He believed the occasional storms in the party, was calcu lated to purify the atmosphere, and that it was destined to triumph, despite the tempo fary quarrels introduced. The Rev. M. Nicholson, of Cincinnati, then Opened the proceedings with prayer. E•The Pittsburg Union of yesterday says: We have seen two gentlemen who left the Queen City on Saturday, and both of whom represent that the prospects of Mr. Buchanan are e:itremely bright. The voice of the peo r ple outside of the Convention appears to be strongly in his favor. The question had been narrowed down to an issue between Buchan an and the opposition. His friends counted confidently on from one hundred and fifteen to one hundred and thirty votes on the first ballot. - On the third ballot, if not sooner,.it was expected that he would receive one hun dred and thirty-five votes, being more than a majority. Should these expectations be reali zed, it is difficult to see how he can be defea ted. The opposition are not actuated by any peculiar personal' hostility to the Pennsylva nia candidate, and we confidently anticipate that they will yield to the wish of the ma jority "of the Convention, so soon as those wishes shall be clearly expressed. The Latest from the Cincinnati Conven tion---Progress of the Committees--- The Organization---Buchanan's Pros- pects. CINCINNATI, • June 2.-lOtt P. M.—The Committee on Organization have agreed up on Gen. John E. Ward, of Georgia, for per manent President of the -Convention.—The Committee on Resolutions is in session, hav ing not yet finished their platform. The Committee on credentials are endeavoring to harmonize the New York contestants. The Softs are disposed to compromise, but the Herds contend that they are the only Repre sentatives of the Democratic party, and re fuse all overtures. The excitement is increasing, and Mr. Bu chanan's friends are becoming more confi dent. - The outside pressure in his favor, is immense, his friends declaring that Pennsyl vania, Virginia and Ohio cannot be carried by any other candidate. NEWS !—We learn from the Journal of this morning that A. W. BENEDICT, Esq. has as sumed the control of the editorial department of the "Globe !" This is news to us, as we are quite sure that we have never published a single line from the pen of Mr. BENEDICT as editorial, and but one communication, and that appeared in our last issue over his name. But a lie appears to suit the purposes of the Journal editors better than the truth. As they lie in this, it is fair to presume they lie in everything else, in regard to that gentle man. They have accepted the " license", granted them for the purpose, and lie say' She wholesale ! BACKS Ocr.—The Hagerstown Chronicle having asserted that James Buchanan had said, in a public speech, that "ten cents a day *Was sufficient wages for a laboring man," says the Valley Spirit, (Chambersburg,) we offered to bet $2OO against $lOO, or onr office against the Chronicle office, that the charge was false. The Chronicle declines to take the bet, but threatens to publish the speech in order 'to sustain its position. In case the Cin cinnati Convention nominates Mr. Buchanan, the•ChroniCle shall - be at no loss for a copy of the speech to which it alluded, for we shall then publish that speech to vindicate its au thor from•the charges of the political scaven gers who are assailing him. Meanwhile let it be understood that our offer is open to any Know Nothing who may not be troubled with the Chronicle's scruples about betting! Kansas In•anothercelumn will be found the latest news from the - Territory. The blow has been struck at last,•and, (remarks the Enter- • , prise,) the laW is once more triumphant ,in Kansas. Of one thing the country should now- ibe convinced. That the senseless groanitigsf Robinson, Reeder & Co., about oppression, violence, etc., has been all gas. At the first shadow of real danger they fled. But it is now proved that they were fleeing from pro cess, and not from a mob. Robinson has been taken, yet no violence has been offered, al though he has been in - the hands of the'ter- - rible Border Ruffiariglorlwo Weeks, yet -, he has been treated as hospitably and kindly, as though he had been in the rooms of the Aid Society icifl3oe.ton. :Bnowzr, the editor of the "Herald of Free; • dont," •'a man who has heaped every abuse, known to his vocabulary upon the people of Missouri, is hospitably entertained at the house of one of the "bloodiest Border Ruf fians"-in the country. He tried hard to "get off, and promised' "to take back everything he ever said against the people Of Missouri if they would let him go." But it 'was not - the man they sought to punish. It was the offendel- 7 the 'violator of law, and the, abet tor of treason, they had arrested. He and ROBINSON have' been handed over to the au thorities to be dealt with according to law. Reasons why Old-Line Whigs cannot act with the Know-Nothings. We have read with'much pleasure a series of exceedingly well written articles in the Nashville (Tenn.) Union, in which an old line Whig of that State discusses the course proper to be taken by the old-line Whigs in the pending Presidential contest. From the concluding. number of the series we extract the following conclusive reasons against a co operation with the Know Nothings: " In the northern States, where Abolition ism finds its only adherents, it is confessedly true that its only antagonist is the National Democratic party. The 'A.merican or Know- Nothing party is as thoroughly, abolitionized in the free States as the Black Republicans themselves. In proof of this fact I need only adduce the unanimity with which, in the election for Speaker, they united upon Banks, in the undisguised spirit of aggression upon Southern rights which signalized the proceed ings of their national convention at Philadel phia' and (beyond the limits of Philadelphia and New York) the universal demonstration of abolition proclivities among the adherents and supporters of that . party. Old Whigs, who are guided by the great conservative and national principles which they have always'. claimed to be the distinctive characteristic of ! their party; cannot support the candidates of the Know-Nothing or American party— " ISt. Because by voting for Fillmore and Donelson they divide the strength of the na tional forces, .which should be arrayed in solid column against the Black 'Republicans. " 2d. Recauie the Know-Nothing candi dates can only be elected by 'attracting to their support the Abolition Americans of the North, and therefore the success of that ticket would be virtually a defeat of the national party and a triumph of Abolitionism. "3d. Because the - measures and principles of the Know-Nothing party are directly in conflict with the fundamental doctrines of free 'government, and •with that freedom' of conscience in questions of religious • faith, which is the dearest inheritance bequeathed to us by our republican ancestors. - "4th. Because secret political societies ; the members of which are bound together by solemn oaths, are immoral in their tendency, dangerous to liberty, inconsistent with the spirit of republicanism, and unnecessary in a free country, where every citizen has a right to express his opinions upon political subjects without let or hindrance. "sth. Because all their political principles and practices are at war with the principles and practises of the Whig party, which they repudiate and condemn. "6th. Because true Whigs cannot, in the exercise of a proper degree of self-respect, support the candidates of a party the mem bers of which, under the solemnities of oaths, have virtually bound themselves to exclude all Whigs who have not taken upon them selves similar oaths from the honors and emoluments of office in the Republic. "These insuperable objections to a union of Old-Line Whigs with the American or Know Nothing party conceded, we have only one of two alternatives left—either to remain inac tive spectators of the conflict between the sectional Abolition party, of the North and the National Democratic party of the Union or to assume a position in which our influ ence may save the country from the porten tious evils by which it is menaced. As Whigs, we owe no allegiance to any party, and least of all to that one which, by its de fection, accomplished the destruction of our party, and whose leaders ingloriously beg to be released from their portion of responsibil ity to the country for what they term its ob noxious acts and violated pledges." The article concludes' with this eloquent paragraph : "The old Whig party, as an organized body, no longer exists; it has perished at the hands of those in whom it most trusted ; it has fall en by the treachery of pretended friends; hut let not its epitaph be written until it may be recorded that in the great struggle between the nation and the sectional and sectarian factions which menaced its integrity, the last expiring efforts of its disbanded, but still pat riotic adherents, we:e directed to the preser vation of the Union without- concessions; and the Constitution without mutilation. ° " Then— while the tree Of freedom's withered trunk puts forth a leaf, Even for its tomb a garland it will be." THE NEXT STATE FAIR.—The Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society, after conference with Committees of citizens and of the Allegheny County Agri cultural Society, have decided upon Pitts burgh as the place for the next State Fair, commencing on the 30th of September next. The grounds of the Allegheny County. Agri cultural Society have been chosen as the place for the exhibition. The funds necessary to secure the grounds have been promptly con tributed by the citizens of Pittsburgh. A Picture of an Abolition City The systematic falsehoodsy prepared in Kansas, and circulated in thti.• free States through such mediums.asthe New York Tri bune, aresatisfactorily,,acounted for- in the subjoined statement, Which we find:iri a late number of the Hartford (Connecticut.) Times: :.'`Mr, Pease, of this eity,..,who recently went out. to Kansas with - Mr. Lines's ; - cOmpany, has returned. He says that Lawience- City presents an unfavorable appearance::`' There is no thrift, no prosperity, apparent ; but whiskey—poor whiskey, too—is poured down on every hand. It is dealt out in almost every building: Drinking is the principal `business, and is backed up by idlers, the peo -ple generally waiting for- 'aid' from the East. ,Sherpe's rifles were offered to him, he says, `for ten - dollars each. The price in Hanford, where they are made, is $25 and $2B. Exaggerated Stories are started in Lawrence City; and sent off to keep up- the excitement at the East, and' bring in more aid.to support 'thel idlers in - doing nothing except •to drink whiskey, circulate-false reports, and talk poi , itics. Such is the state of things in Law - rence, the resalrof unusual••effortS to mann facture-slavery agitation with reference to the coming presidential election." • - • The Question asit now Stands. The New York' Day Book closes a long and ablywritten article in regard to the present actual Condition of the slaiery question in the following plain and pointed 'manner : "Here, then, is the ondition'-of this ques tion : the democracy has repealed- the Mis sOuri restrictio n—an act substantially-similar, in respect to principles, to the repeal of the United States Bank charter ; and as the for mer--disconnected the federal 'government from the' currency, so the repeal of -the Mis souri restriction divorces it from 'slavery.'— This act, so just, so neccessary, so essential to the safety and , well-being of the Union, only needs to be• explained- 'to the people.— Will it be done ?' Will the Convention at Cin cinnati meet this matter openly and manful ly Will they lay .down the' platform of State equality—that all the rights of a Vir ginian as all the 'Eights of a New Yorker must - be protected in all the' federal Territo ries ? If they- do so—if they openly and manfully meet this question on Its merits, on the basis of the true principles involved— then they may not only elect their candidate, but with it. explode the monstrous delusions that have• fastened on the minds of a large portion of the northern peOple." • A' Very Intemperate and Foul-Mouthed Old Fellow ,Such is the manner in, which the London Times speaks Of the venerable and distin .cuished Arrierican patriot, Gen. Cass—a - sta.tesman possessing more experience' and ae complishments than any that rule the desti nies of Great Britain at this moment. "A very intemperate and foUl-mouthed .old, fel loW,":indeed .General Cass has earned the honor of this avitse by the ability and fideli ty with which he has "upon all occasions upheld the honor of this country, and by the freedom and boldness with which be' has canvassed and exposed the perfilious and hostile policy that Great Britian has ever sued towards the United States. For many years the distinguished 'Man gan Senator has been 'exposed to assaults from British. sources, so that'we do net ; sup pose his equanimity will 'be materially s.lis .turbed by this fresh outburst of venom upon the part of the "leading journal of Europe.'? His noble fame and purity of"character 'are too well known, in both hemispheres to suf . - fer . by the malevolent and - unsernpulons..de famation of British writers; whohate him for his bold and out spoken:American patriot ism. ' There is something; however, contempti bly mean and vile in the low and vile lan guage in which the- Times vents its spleen, and it will be perused, - we are confident by intelligent and respectable menin England with disgust and 'indignation. Much as the Times may dislike Gen. Cass, his age, servi ces; and high character as an American states. man and diplomatist, should have insured him more respectful criticism in its columns, which are sullied• by such Ungenerous and in famous aspersions. At the present time, however, the Times is laboring under a fit of hydrophobia in every thing that relates to Americanism, and the perusal of the strong and able speech of Gen. Cass upon Central American matters • was well calculated to throw it into 'spasms. ' A Shrewd Editor. At a Welsh celebration in New York Dr. Jones told the following amusing anecdote : The speaker said that editors were like oth.: er shrewd men, who had to live with their eyes and ears open. He related a story of an editor who started a paper in a new village at -the West. The town v was infested by gamblers, whose presence was a source of annoyance to the citizens, who told the edi tor that if he did not come out against them they would not patronize his paper; he repli ed that he would give them a "smasher" next day. Sure enough his next issue contained the promised "smasher ;" and on the following morning, the redoutable editor, with scissors in hand, was seated -in his sanctum, cutting out news, when in walked a large man with a club in his hand, and demanded to know if the editor was in. "No, sir," was the reply; "he has stepped out take a seat and read the papers—he will return in a minute."— Down sat the indignant man of cards, cros sed his legs, with his club between them and • commenced reading a paper. In the meantime, the editor quietly - vamoosed down stairs, and at the landing below he met anoth er excited man with a cudgel in his hand who asked him if the editor was in. "Yes, sir," was the prompt response ; "you will find him seated up stairs reading a ne erspaper." The latter, on entering the room, with a furi ous oath, commenced a violent assault upon the former, which was resisted with equal ferocity. The fight was continued until they had both rolled to the foot of the stairs, and pounded each other to their hearts content. (l'The reported "confiscation of Catholic Church property" in Connecticut, mentioned in the papers as a consequence of Bishop O'- Reilly's death, amounts to just no "confisca tion" at all. By the law which vests church property in the State in case of the death of the Bishop, it is made incumbent upon the State Treasurer to convey the property to the society or congregation who have occupied - it, immediately upon-their becoming incorpora ted. It appears, therefore, that the State mere ly fills the gap temporarily, and that the con gregations who built the churches and paid for them will get the use of them. Nicaragua The President has,, transmitted a message to both houses of Congress on Central Amer can affairs in which he skates the troubles now existing _in , Nicaragua, and recognizes the government now existing in that repub lic. This 'course is only in.accordance with the past policy of our government, to recog nize the government DE rAcTo in existence: The new minister froba that .republic, Padre Vigil who recently arrived at Washington ; in his letter to Mr. Marcy soliciting its recog nition, states "that during the seven month's of President Rivas's administration there had been no attempt at revolution against him and that the whole people of Nicaragua form a united family prepared to maintain or der at home,_ and to resist foreign aggres sion." The fact appears to be almost uni versally admitted that the present govern ment is the most stable • that has existed in that country Tor many. years. The President has but performed' a plain duty, but by some it iasupposed 'it May complicate our relations with England. Material aid, both of men and munitions of war. Will now no doubt be speedily.forwardedlo Gen -Walker in Nicar agua, and we may soon hear Of stirring events from a region'of country for which in the words of Gen. Cass "God has done so much, and man so little." A -Mass meeting was held in New York on-Friday week to approve of-the action of the President, which was well attended, and addressed by Gov. Price of New Jersey, and others', and appropriate resolutions adopted. The prOceedings wonnd.np by-a serenade to the Padre who had arri/ed in New York, the following account of- which we clip from the Inquirer: • SERENADE TO THE PADRE. After the adjournment, the Committee and a large portion of the-meeting proceeded, ac companied by the band•playing lively airs, to the Metropolitan Hotel. On arriving there, .Capt. Rynders informed the crowd that they had come•to congratulate Father Vigil, the Nicaraguan Minister, on his arrival in New York, "and," continued the Captain, "I am going to do it too." Cries of "Bravo, Cap tain 3" . "go it, Captain." &c. Having waited some time, the Captain di .reeted- . the band to play again, when they struck up "The Star Spangled Banner," and "Hail Columbia," while the crowd kept shout ing "Bring him out," •&c. Capt. R. and ex- Councilman Wild entered the Hotel, and in a few minutes the Padre appeared in the bat-, cony, accompanied by Mr. , Oak Smith and -Messrs. Wild and Rynders. He was re ceived with tremendous' cheers, the band playing "Hail to the Chief." The Padre is a stout dark-complexioned man, about 5 feet 8. He wore the long Jesuit frock, with a black velvet cap, which• he waved to the crowd every time he was cheered 3 indeed, to view him from the street one 'would have thought he .was frightened at his position and the yells which arose about every three min utes. THE PADRE SPEAKS BY PROXY Order having been restored, • Mr. A. Oak Smith said—Gentlemen, I have the pleasure to introduce to your notice Padre :Vigil, the accredited Minister from the Nicaraguan Re public .to the United States. [Great cheer ing] But. as the Padre doesn't speak Eng lish, he has commissioned me in a few words to say that. he is grateful for his reception, and in the name of General Walker and the President of his Republic, he gives his assu rance that• Nicaragua will stand high among thenations of the earth, and permit no for eign interference. [Cheers.] He also bids me say that he is a true American at heart, and thathe never in his life regretted so much ;his ignorance of the. English language= as he does tonight. He knows the language, can read it and understand it well; but cannot speair. it,. He again thanks you through me, gentlemen, and indeed he had already retired to his chamber when I waited on him, but he could not forbear the pleasure of seeing you in person, and your demonstration to-night shows that it is no vain boast when I assure him that your sympathies are with General Walker and Nicaragua. After the above harangue the Padre waved his velvet cap again and retired to his cham ber, while the nd continued to play outside; and it was late when the crowd dispersed. FEW DAYS AND BODIN' ArtouNn.--These songs seem to be all the rage at present al though "a few days" is becoming rather un popular. It was first on the carpet and ap peared to suit the times admirably. Every thing-was replied to by "a few days.'' Yon present a small account, he would pay in "a few days;" pretty girls expected to marry in "a few .days;" negro boys whistled "a few days;" brass bands blowed out "a few days ; 77 high fellows sung "a few days;" we were al ways expecting to give our readers some lo cal items' in "a few days;" and we ardently hoped that a great many of our subscribers would send along the amount due us in "a few days." Bat it has been ascertained that "a few days" won't work; therefore, "bobin' around" has been substituted, and is likely to become quite popular. A man gathers up his small accounts and goes "bobin' around" after his debtors, who adroitly go "bobin' a round" the corners; pretty girls sick of wait ing 'a few days' for a husband, now go "bobin' around" for a beau; everybody whistles "bob in' around;" brass bands blow out "bobin" a round;" high fellows sing "bobin' around;" while we go "bobin' around" for items occa sionally, and as those whom we hoped would pay us our dues have not done so, they may expect to see us "bobin' around" after them in "a few days," when we wish to find them all ready to "bob down" the pew ter,and thus enable us to go "bobin' around" and settle with those who have been- "bobin' around" after us "a few clays." Condition of Mr. Sumner WASHINGTON, May . 28.* Mr. Sumner passed a sleepless and very restless night, and to-day is in a very critical state. His physician, Dr. Perry, of Boston, has peremptorily forbidden any one to see him, and ordered him to be kept strictly quiet. His head and the glands of the neck are swol len and the cuts have ulcerated. He has a high fever, his pulse being about a hundred and ten this evening: He has great sensi bility to all noise and a torturing pain in the head. Intelligence *as brought to the Senate, just before the adjournment that hie physi cian considered the chances to be against his recovery. There is an appearance of erysip elas, a form of in flamation greatly to be dread ed. Dr. Perry will remain during the crisis of Mr. Sumner's case. WASHINGTON, May 31.—Mr. Sumner passed a comfortable night. A consultation of phy sicians was held this morning. No person whatever is admitted—absolute repose being necessary. THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUES- Message of the President , WAPHINGTOI4) May Message from the President - 1n relation to Central American affairs, •was' sat to the Senate:yesterday, but not read: It Merely encloses the letter of Mr. Marcy to Mr:: Dallas dated-May 24th, on the subject of the differerice - Of opinion between the British Goveiliment and that Of the United States regarding theronstructiori and effect of the Convention of the-.l9th - of April, 1850, and the Central American question generally, and stating to Mr. Dallas the views the Pres ident entertains on that question as it now stands, in order that he may communicate the same to the Earl of Clarendon. There has been no direct communication between the. two Governments on the main subject since the letter of .Mr. Buchanan• to the Earl .of Clarendon in September last, his lordship's reply on the 28th of September, and the brief rejoinder of Mr. Buchanan on the 4th of the following October. The President, it appears, would have been •better satisfied if, .in expressing' the convic lion .that all obstacles to a satisfactory adjust ment .of, the controversy might, with it con ciliatory spirit on.both sides be overcome, the Earl of Clarendon bad been pleased to indi• cate the means which; in: his judgment, were calculated to produce so favorable a consum mation. For, want of this the President was •left to conjecture the precise idea 'of Her Ma jesty's Government. He could not be certain that • his conjecture concerning it was well I founded, but was induced by certain collateral accidents which have occurred, to infer, it was by the arbitration of a third Power, of the difference between the two governments relative to Central America. Mr. Marcy says it.would be superfluous to dwell on the regret which the President entertains that a proposition of this nature,. which-Her Majes ty's government intendel a final one, was not presented.at the commencement in such a shape as to have attracted to and fixed upon it the attention of this government. Lord Clarendon seems to assume the difference be tween the two countries was one merely of the interpretation of the Convention of 1850, but that is not so understood by this govern-, ment, which does not understand that at the date of the treaty, Great Britain had any pos sessions or . occupied any territory in Central America, unless the British establishment at Belize, with its dependencies, as the:same are defined by her treaties with Spain, are to be considered as British possessions or 'territory in Central America. • That•is only the possi ble construction of the declarations exchang ed between Mr- Clayton and Mr. Bulwer, at the time of exchanging the ratification of the Convention. After reviewing Great Britain's pretensions, .Mr. Marcy says—To take with a military force-and hold San Juan, Nicara gua or any other point in Central America, such pretension would be so totally irreconci lable with all idea of the independence - or neutrality of the Isthmus as to render' .the Constitution worse than 'nugatory to the 'Uni ted States. Instead of submitting to arbitra tion, the ,pretension of involving such conse quences or in any, other way consenting to restore the effect to this treaty with such pos sible construction, it would,. in the 'judgment of the , President, be his duty to propose its annulment so as to release the United States from obligations not attended by any - :benefits, arid _which obligations thus unintentionally incurred, - they having entered into the 'treaty upon the supposition that an absolute recip rocity restriction was also incurred by Great Britain. The President , says he ,cannot. do anything which could be taken to admit this, either directly • or implied, but there is a ques tion in his mind relative to the true construc tion of that Convention, and he feels bound to take care that in entertaining the present proposition or arbitration he shall not be un cierstood.as actuated by the slightest feeling of distrust regarding the treaty rights of the United States. But the President is not prepared to say that some of the questions of fact concerning which the two governments differ, may not be conveniently determined by arbitration, or by some analagous.rnethod. Of this class of objects of inquiry is the question, what are the rightful limits of the establishment of Belize, on the side of the State of Honduras the question whether the Bay Islands do or do not belong to that Republic, and the ques tion as to what extent of country is embraced in the term " Mosquito Court," or, is in the actual occupancy of the Mosquito Indians, considered as Indians, and with such territo rial rights only as that description of persons are entitled . to claim according to the estab lished public law of Great Britain, of the United States, and of Spain, or of the inde pendent States which have succeeded Spain in America, remembering that no power ex ists on theTart'of Great Britain and the Uni ted States to dispose of the sovereign rights of Nicaragua Or any other State of Central America. Mr. Marcy concludes as follows : "All these questions of political geography regard in the first instance the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the independent States of Central America. Great Britain and the United States have no pretension thus to in tervene, except for the purpose of defining their own mutual obligations arising out of engagements they may have contracted in order to assure, so far as they are concerned, the neutrality and independence of the Amer ican Isthmus. Regarded only as collateral considerations, affecting the construction of the treaty between the United 'States and Great Britain, they are questions which, if not determinable by the agreement of the two governments themselves, the President would not decline to refer to arbitration. He is aware of many practical obstacles to the .ad justment of any international difference of this nature by arbitration, of which difficul ties Great Britain and the United States has experience in the attempt to settle by such means the previous controversy on the sub ject of the boundary between the United States and the British Provinces in North America. The President does not doubt any one of the Powers of Europe which should consent to undertake the task of such arbi tration, as now proposed, would perform the duty in perfect impartiality, but to apply to any Power to do this would be to ask an act which, if granted, would add to their own domestic duties and labors a burden of set tling the complicated differences of other governments. He would greatly prefer that in a controversy like the present, turning on points and political geography, the matter should be referred • to some one or more of those eminent men of science who do honor to the intellect of Europe and America, and who with the previous consent of their re spective Governments, might well undertake the task of determining such a question to the acceptance as well' of her Majesty's Gov . - ernment as that of the United States. You are instructed, therefore, to enter into tt corn TION. mtinication with her majesty's principal Sec retary of Voroign Affairs . in relation to Con tral America, order to ascertain in the first place whether existing • differences cannot be promptly terminated by a . direct negotiation, and if it cannot, then to discussthe conditions of arbitration of these points of difference, as to • which alone this inetbod of 'settlement . seems requisite or applicable, being assu med-that.the other points of difference would after that yield as - of course to a conference between the Earl of Clarendon and yourself, conducted in a spirit of cordiality and frank ness, which belongs to . your personal rela• tions, and dictated by the true interests, both of the United States and Great Britain.: • " W. L. 3,IARCY.” =MI Later . fr,cn:rt. Kansaa--the Crisis Approacla- • • .CrucAGo, May 21.—Dates from Leaven worth,•Kansas, have been •received to- Sam day last, state that Wednesday (to -day) iP fixed for the attack on Lawrence. There is a complete reign of terror in the Territory.— Two cannon crossed the river at•Cluaon, des tined for Lawrence. The •Buford Company of enrolled' militia had' been furnished by 'Gov. Shannon with U. S. Arms. The Free= State men are in want of arms and ammuni tion. Marshall Donaldson has proclaimed that his intention was to make a clean sweep this time. Mr. Robinson was Still at Lexincrton. . The correspondent of the Jefferson (Mo.) Inquirer states that a petition is circulating in the border counties, praying for the imme diate removal of Col. Pltimner. , Mr. Brown, the editor of the Herald of Freedom, writes that a mob entered the hotel at Kansas City, and dragged off "a man they supposed to be himself. Discovering their mistake, they returned and demanded him.— The, proprietor of the hotel _refused, .and a company of Michigan emigrants entered the hotel to protect the occupants. The mob were still surrounding the hotel at the close of the letter. Nothing authentic has been heard of Brown's fate since his capture. The St. Louis Democrat's correspondence, dated the 16th states that from 800 to 1200 men were encamped near Lecompton. The people of Lawrence sent a note to Col. Sumner, asking him to station a body of troops in the vicinity, to prevent the moo from proceeding to sanguinary extremities. He declined, saying that he had no power to move without orders. . In answer to an inquiry, Marshal Donald son said_that his demands must be complied with. Every man against whom a process of law had been issued, should be surrender ed , all the munitions of war in Lawrence must be delivered up, and that the citizens of Lawrence should pledge themselves implicit ly to obey the present enactments in Kansas tinder oath. On the receipt of this, the citi zens held a meeting, and drew up a letter to the Marshal, stating that any person acting under him would be allowed to execute pro cess against any inhabitant of Lawrence, and if called on' they would serve as a posse in aiding the arrest. There would not now. nor at any future time be any resistance •to the laws, and they only awaited an opportunity to test their fidelity to the Union and the Constitution. They claimed to be law-abi ding, order-loving citizens, end asked' to be protected from the outrages of the constitu ted authorities. The purport of the Mar shal's answer was, that he did riot ''believe the promises of the people of Lawrence, but regarded them as rebels and traitors, and that they should know his demands when he came. From the Kansas City grkterprise, May 22, Collision in the Territory ! GREAT EXCI7'EItIENT IN LAW RENCE. The Free State Hotel Destroyed—Two Print ing Presses thrown in Kansas Rimer—lave Men Killed I From the Boreer Times extra of to-day we make the following extracts, with some addi tional particulars, which we obtained from Judge FAIN, who was on the groundat the: time. It is perfectly reliable and correct i Early Wednesday morning, the If. S. Mar shall's Posse took possession of the Mound in flout of Lawrence, and between 10 and 1f o'clock the Marshall sent his Deputy, W P. FAIN, Esq., into Lawrence with a posse of eight. • They made four arrests and returned and delivered their prisoners to the Marshall, who , then dismissed his entire posse; when Sher iff Jones immediately summoned them all and took about 20 with him into Lawrence. Jones rode up in front of the Free State Hotel, and calling for Gen. Pomeroy, deman ded all the Sharpe's Rifles and Artillery, giv ing him five minutes to decide whether he would surrender or not. Pomeroy said he would surrender all, he could get, and fifteen minutes was allowed them to stack the arms in the street. Col. Jones then requested Col. Eldridge to move his furniture from the Free State Hotel, giving him two hours to do so in. Eldridge ueelined, when the posse entered and remo ved most of the furniture into the street. It was the express orders of Sheriff Jones that no private property should be injured,. and particularly that Robinson's house should not be touched, but the crowd had became so. highly excited that nothing could be done to. restrain them. They then carried the Artil lery in front of the Free State Hotel, . and fired upon it until the walls began to fall, they then set it on fire, and left it in ruins. The printing materials, of the Herald of Freedom and Kansas Free State offices, were thrown into the river. After a portion of the posse had left, Rol:1i.: son's house was burned. During the excitement, a man attempted to run, was hailed ; he did not stop—he was shot A pro-slavery man was accidentally killed by the falling of a brick from the Hotel walls. A receipt was given by Sheriff Jours to Gen. Pomeroy for all the rifles and cannon surrendered by him to the authorities of Doug lass county. DON'T MIX UP THE BainEs.—The Albany Knickerbocker gives the following account ,of a curious affair which occurred in a family in that city a few days since:—A mother and her daughter were both confined on the same day; each having a little son. In the bustle of'the moment both were placed in a cradle, and to the confusion of the mothers, when the youngsters were taken from the cradle, they were unable to tell which was the moth er's and which was the daughter's son—a matter which, of course, must ever remain a mystery. The family is in grea; distress over the affair. ing.
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