Carlisle herald. (Carlisle, Pa.) 1845-1881, June 04, 1856, Image 1

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Bribers at, tee rate of $.1.150 p:dd.iitrielly In iithapicili•
$1.7,5 11 paid the • Pier ;or $2 nil 'ensue
• ?aynieut "br delayed - oath - after. the' expiration-et-the
. .-your.'s iriJseriptip93 , received rut 'l-perlo4 .l / 1 4 1 1
six inpntps. , a eitaime` :1111t-11 all arkenvalesi
are paid, unions OpLit)ll iiiibirgiraT` .lll l loll3 7l
Jonc-lir'supse-rlbios er
must be paid fin' in 114r-ince, or the
---4y-'HO L ingrosivai'sibbo-porooliAi
t will be: rigidly adhcretip
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AIioVEIVVISIMEN.T.S , "`....!. , •
Adiroktbannonts aril. ha ,elfargqcl 'sl.oo,'por. sguaro o,
tisratvo 1,12r0t, iniiortlous, dial 25 punts : llST ooch
f!ufmoquent fusortioliPt All.advortisoulonts of 10s6"thaff
LLvolvs lines cauothlerod as'a tquare. , Tim folloWitiSrutep,
Will be' clitingw.F.aa , Quarterly, Half tairly and Yeatly•
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3 '3lont ' Moppts.'.l2 . Months.
',aquaro, (12 lint") $3.60 $5,00. !p.m()
OA& 8.00 -12.00
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/qtrortiseliwnts - inserted tufc — ViSlitrriugx., 41 avide f ra 18,1
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npar I.lirst. insurtlsl7 - ,
for'Rabse , i U t ik.. , i.tfiros. Coat antuleatiolis 'en aithjects
of Ibnitod or ilolieblutil lutenist be e)alrgell Oath
poi 71 no. l'no liroprltor a* bo rcriponsiblo
ages for.erioeB in advertisements. (lhltuary - nutl&)s'aot
"exeeodiug Lieu linog;' itie,erted t Without ebarge:
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The. C.vtkr.c lismum . JOB PRINTING QrtICE is the
largest and most conliileio et talillsLnioilt lu the county:
Arqe . god Presscs,•Mul• a general vitrlOy umtviial
suited tin , Plain and Fancy
,work of efery likid:en:l l 4. l B
us,to do Job Printing.at the, shortest notiedand on the
most rca.‘onmide terms. Persons in }Sant of Bilis. Blanks
or 'uny!thing in the 'Jobbing lino, will find it their in
terest to 41ro us a Call.. ,Every variety of .40.Nli:cou
stalitily (01 hand. ,
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/Air All'lnturs on business must, be post-paid td se
cure attm?tion. „ ,
friterti(& tocaf 3nlatmation.
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VB/EININEZNT---Z
PiAsldent—FßANin.lN MRCS. • ' •
iLT:Pre,,idil.4—,(lo E. Aicutsb t N..
Ficriltni7 of ;:..t.at,e—\V74. 14.;311.11.0T. • --
ecretary of lut,ocioi'-It9III.II.T.3ICCI , ELLAND.
SLTotary of l'll::bzurf--3,01:s (4;1)1111E.
Secretary c. War- 7 .1):171:iltON DAVI&
S.,crotars C..l)oulaN; `•'
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Attorney litslloml-1!. \LIM C • l,S111:4i, •
Chief Justieitpf Uultu4 States—lc. B. 7..oc!rr
sT, Al,i' dOVIaICUIMMC.
Goreritor••-tAmr-i l'omova. .. •• ' ' ' .
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Socrut 4 o' 0 1 ;:dltto—A,unctAV G. CURTIN. .'
SUrVeyvy Uoi.tel . M.—.J: 1 . . MI tIV LL!.
Auditor . 0 oilatZTl--..E.. IaNKS. ' - . ' .
Tru:ISUIt:I--.11.,:5UY '6. 3.Ii.GR Tl.. .
JtUl.4l:•ti ..4. CO : 4 111.1'01110 o ,, da--}.l. LUTTIP. J. S. BLI.CII,
W. B. LOWIIIC, ti. '11 . . - •11 OODV"..A.It)), 4: C. ii.Aol'. '
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reestamic JAHLS 011/1.11A31.-
M53063te lgos-1.14u. Joha Jtupp, Nainuel {Spud
DPArkt At Lutiley—W::\Ftlearer.
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. County a.; u.i,,noners..,•••Juines•Arninicong,. ticanz.
51. Oranaln, 11 illnru 31. Ilurntin'son. Llrrk tv Conuni
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InrcetyiA ot 6L i
.i. , ,kUrrtOorge ,SbeafTer, Georlq Erin
Ale, Jain C. SUpiwintundont of }'our • Lion,,
loralin Loi.urli.
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quief J'Fix rgc- AaLatsluo.:6
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' •Tow 11 counoil—.4., C. 11 owl - 11;1rd; (I'reddegt) - 'rhos:
1112 Iliittito; :Michael "zili h ry
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lolcouta, , • • • "
" CoustablesH4abit'll.pabt, Cot:4:o,lo'z itobei.t
lefgetutiwy, rito
cIiUAO:UMS.
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Plrst Presby tcrinn rorthwest..stgle of Contr.:l
8 (par°. Re - :. ItuNn.‘V 11130, iluer.or.-mseryinas o •D x 4.
• B,inaay ' inarl.ing• at 11 o'clock, A. Al., and 7 o'clo
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Second Prenhyterian Church, corner of South llstuoyer
mid Ponifr(l, t.trecte. Piodor,
•coatimenco us, 11 o'clock", A. Al., uud 7 olclock, P. X.' • •
' St. Johns Church, (Prot. •Fsidsic,ml.l) Inn theast angle of
Centro.nolUAr.o. • Itor. J. 1.004 it...311/teS, (lector. Services
at 11 A.A., and :t o'clock, P. Al. .
Lu Is oat Is Church, _beam" hitt wenn' Main and
Loutssur—sstre4ts-__.d.u.r._...J.Athat_Pay,Pitswr.. herv/ces
at Al., :Ind 7 o'clock,
QUM rleforosolUsurch, Loather, between Hanoi•er
awl Pitt strectss. il.eV. A. ii. 111tEnt.it, Puetor;
at 1034 o'clossis; ANAL, and t.,lssLi Al. .
11ctss9dlit (% . t such. (swot Charge) corner
. of Alain and
Pitt Arooln. !tor'. Jon A. Al.' l511:q PaNtor.' Service!: at
11 o'clock,'A. Al., and t(To'clock, P. Al. ' , -
Aleth,lisc 1;.
Cha. - co, (second Charge) Row. Tilolfl9
D.R.lll,ll.aLhe r .l.lnsturl- Colkge/ illtPel;: 1 4 it
o'clAck, A. a, and i o'cloox P. Al.
I Munn. Ca 01,1 ic Ch arch: Pomfret; 'near Erik street.—
JANII:s Bute - rat', Pnettsr. nervices on the 21a1
Sun
day of each month. •
• - 1 lornaa ' Lutn . orau Church; earner.; of Pomfret and
Bedford stroots.: INll9allidd, Pastor: aorvice at
+{Pheh eheeges in the aboyenrettocassary the pro
pet persona arc reuttelded to pottfy, us. e 1•
•-•• DIIMELIISON , CoLUEGt• • -
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thlrles Colling;.iinoidont and. Professor - of Moral
Sclqucc,
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Kw. ermany, p neon, Professor of Philosophy
and .
-Jainos.W_Nlaratiatt, Priif*orof ,Anilont I,,engunges. -
. Itttv. Otis ll.Tiffiday,•Prolessor, of 3lathentatics.- ' •
William C.' hem,-Lecturer on Natural Selotiou and
Curator in' the Museum. _ ,
- 440and,ur .echear,, Prothssor- Of.llehrow. and. --MOdorn
Leinguaktes. ,
• lienjatuin brhegast, Tutor'in Letignagos...:.
Samuel P. ilillman,i'rincipal of the tirammar School
Itiilliahi •A. Snively,•Assistantt the Ordinal:Air shoo.
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COAPORATiONs.
th;rosur :11/06..Presldunt, Itichard Parket;
Cashier, Win. )1. lint:tem; Clerks, J. P. Hassler, N. O.
klussidinan. Directors, ' Itlnhardi Parker, J,htr Zug,
1140 Stuart, Th0111:0 Paxttni, It. G. Wuodward, Rnhert
1101.4, Sainuot )11.1vrry:'
VALLEY ItOAD,COMPANY.-I`reildellke -
Froticfrick \Vutts; Secretary and Treasurer, Rdward . 111.
Biddle; Supori etendant; Smith. l'assenger
twito:a day, Castoinrd, A aiiring Carlisle at 10.25,0'c10ck;
A 41.. and 3.17-e'elocic,PTwo,trains every day West
ward; e:lsing Carlisle' at . 033'o'cluelc,A. dud 2.11;
CARLISLE O.ta AND WATER COMPANY. PiegidetlL -NtO(U
orlchlVatts• Sucre ary,.tu
Lodel. „Todd;. Treasurer, I,l'.in
.111.1lootoulibirecior, F. IVutt•F;, 'Richard Parker, Lew nal
:Todd, Vinn4d: , iluetuin; W. Dalo,iFraillAlu Gard,
'per, Llpury (Russ and 11'..
CnitatairAsu
cuslklur, A; ifiturgonwi Tailor, Jos.
Dlroptiors, Job n - S. Starrett, - Wni.'itie, Dhilehoir Drell rin;
wan, Ittchard Winds ; John C. Dunlax;
11. A. Stdrgeon, and Captaln,lplin Dunlap.
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otc.xitlat'AGEN •
i'oigtage on alj lotfors of ,one•hali ounce ivolght•or
andei,3.4iontfipro.poid, (except to Collfiirnis ond.Or..km;
• v,hich JOO cows pro:paid?)
PoOtagb on "Tar TlEn,tttV—within ttio Connty, rnzi.
Withtn rho , StXte,l3 cents pot yOar. -TO any 'part of tho
VRltod StglipAi 26 l. ooll 4. l!Pstztgo pn.RU transient pipers
antler 3 ounceti JR ,weJght, J. ,eont- prc;lntid, or' 2 cents
-,tinpofit -Ativerthied-totters'to-bo-elntrigott-Witli-tho:obst-'
'•adritirtisitig. • •
BBC- I) JOB-PRINTING
NEATLY AND PEOMPLY.EN.ECIETED.
liERATAY,:-JOIC OFTIOR.
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The' Sack Aug of laviyitiv:ce.
Tlie.Mfssoluri,Dernoo:{Lt_ qb fi 111410 he follow:
ing Ner;y•ititOefith!g,baututivb of-the 134dItiuk .
'of Lawre:poq,. of which n. few.pa:(tioubtfa,bove
bieen . given nsjeo(iiv6.ll by tolegrapb. ,•.
A little Cefbrq'suuise on Wednesday morn-
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1:11ay.21,' a hody of arinekruieh - with.U/11.-
Aed States musket§ and cannon, itprearel,uptin
the hill,. about three-fourths of, a mile south
-osst from-Ilie-townrof -Lawre o nce, _.Additional
farces contiqued ld'arrive . 4tor FCV ern! hours
from the di rectical of IscoMpton, and also from
'Franklin. Between 8 and 9 u'elock,'• part of
the troops moved ifown to - tee north, by -Gov.
liobinsoirahouse, to a• hfllcithmediately.oVer- .
looking the town A ti - ut 11 o'cl'oelyttrited .
Sfittos Deputy Marshal W.• Fain' (three
wecksfrom Georgia,) with u posse of eight
mew; cave- in.t.o,,,L , iwrenee. They were. re-: :
reetAVed at"-t.ie'Eldridge,
The_ garstial first sufamoned- several promi•
nent•oit4i-hs to nid his posSa, and then pro
ceeded to arrest Judge Smith and Col. De;tzlor
on a charge oLnigh ti;enkM.
Jut wn sitting in the reading . ..llmm
of the hotel, 1aK1,411011 informed .that the.Mar
shut Winheil to seC Ichuerfely went
into und-intiittitteilliinisell to die iir ;
rest. 1). 41 4; t he tio proceedings tliere was no
stir or exPitentept iu the town, and not more
than livrtity ..pr, thirty men wersiabout the
The:Murshid'untl - his took ti,in
:nor st the Initel;:ufter which tMlonel. Edridge
went
- with his:dwelt. and conveyed the Prison.
ers and al - ink:of the posse td the cutup..
'the ;V.:it:Ohs' flow dismissed his'entire-pettse
and-ShorillJontisitinnetliately&urninpned then . /
J . ltfci. then• cpiliwenceil'the' 6,ceates — di , s.
graceful to 'humanity, ..destructive to 1 klalthkS,
'anti the endof which God only .1c
About. 1 o'clock,l', M.;;Jones role.intu_oll.76j,
with a t‘isse-oftwenty five mouifteil Men, 4111 7 :
ed with naisliMs and • - talytniets, ,Ttic-Y
ceeded to thefloteli and Joh.es *ea :.1 - ot:.,tleh:
'ntlet oy. c'He came le the dtior. JoneS ) Sb3ted
116 had several times been resisted in that rdade
—attempts liadf,;eeninade to r ossassitnit liitu
he tio:W *deckled lima: "deter:
tattle i te t exl;ettte, lid-lest
ocl- ft - 6w," 'said 110,!-1 derstatd of -- y o
the•teostprotninent• map In the'place,
tender of all, the cannon and Sharpe!s rifles
that you have, and'l give- 'yoit five minutes: to
decide'whether you' w ill give them np," tithing
out his watch, and noting the time.
: The tiMieral lventru - p to the committee room
and returned in it few Olives, and replied
hat: the Cliation:3would ls - e—gvea.up ;- but that
there _were*ne Sliarne's' rifles in the place ex-,
:cept such us 'werei,private property, and that
those 04)41314W be euer'endered. Jones seemed
to be, of opinion.. that. they had rifle's which
were not priVate property, and requested him
to stack all they had in the street, find said
that track as could: be proyed to be private
property vvonld be returned. By this time the',
whole posse,,variously estitilated at , ;roman/
to 800 men, Were rnarching'down the hill, and
cumin g into town on the south side.
The cannon. (four pieces) were prOdncedand
carried thrikigh rho street. Ono 'was a brass
YI x. tindeF, ipe,other,slittis,popgpl!qi,,,oo4,
marl could carry comfortably on his should
efs.' No rifles were 'delivered up. Jones now
told. Colonel llilridgeovho *occupied the hotel
_ nn_d_ow netl_t e_ftirn u hat t_
be .destroyed ; that he was' acting-strictly. mt..:
der orders. - The 'Grand Jury at . Lecompton
had declaredthe hotel and presses at-lotwrence
a•tittisance, and ordered him to - destroy-them.
lie, would:give Colonel Ehfridge an opportunity
to remove big furniture, and.. fur that purpose
he might have until - Elo'clotik.
~. It witS. then t 3.1. Colonel -Eldridge replied.
tli k atillti furniture cotta net,. be removed in
less time than half a day, -- nuddesired a longer
time; .J' one's refused. "Then," Said. -Eld
ridge.' "-give Me -timetcc. retrieve ;
that:is:all ark.'!.* -A part of the , furnitnre was
afterword retrieved' by the posse as plunder,
but mo:t of it Was-burned wlllt the house, jiy
this tithe the.",low stud - lfrdee" mob was pour-
tug into the streets, and the residents, teen,
women -nod ohildren,,sought.shelter 'tithe ad-.
joining Woods. • . •
The first properiy."diitti6;iil i ivas the press
of The KatiSati - Pree State, 'Whielt 'was throWri
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crerything_:yertaining
the,oflice, the,,e'sehanges,'paper,:a",(l a.
liti,ge•Atilka.tity,of miscellaneouti
,houlcs, were.
throwp into` the etreet i , mutilated and ihiStry' .
The 'llag'of tlio lone Star ("'South Caro
lina and4Bwithern. , Rights") . liras' hoisted first
upon the houso of U. W. liroWn, of The Herald
bfVreedotii, and afterWaril'upon'the
Brown's 13rek.s' 'aud . everything iti the 'office.
shivered, the, seine, fate:: a the .other, : atid, a :wit ,
Cron load (4 be2lp und,p cre,was trampled iu,
the - street.'
• Johri'picurnitied in' the' minenceniont that
no tpri.vate property 'should , destroyed. •But .
houses: were ,.. broken open a d of-what.:
ever •suited,,thel.',fancy,,of ~ - I,,opfEs ! i
belts or liars were no securt , • Windows s t ud
doors - Were ` , lirtiken - Open nil '-destroyed, and
Money and' valuables•tO alarge aniontit miss':
. At was currently reported ; and lmen- .
-,tratliuted,-thartitBooo, ,chieflyrin-mosieyi''Wero
lost fro one house,', , ,
'.About 'sn'clock,,,threo . 'carmen were placed
itrtito•street, , ,twelvetlor fifteen rods east of-the
hotel; and some thirty.shots were fired, shat...l
leringrtliorwnit:aonsiderwply;*nqinving:a4oT-
Mini
AVEMNESDAY; .JUNE 4., 18",56.,
gether too slow a method of destruction tor
tliefte`illnwirta---tireter`!--rnen.;-,---The3,;=-then-scti
fire toile buthnifg . in`diffe'reet pieties.; crul 'pub
- euveral kCgs
and smoke
the 'wliole building wrisin ti;blaze. tic? walk'
trolxibh;(l 'lint' fell, and' the ''slieih.s . iintt ye:ll.of
'the moll proclaimed iluitritit»pli and
order' in Lawrence'. • „ • ~ . .
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{l'b.ile the hotel wri4 .bOnirig,ll.o : house of,
tivice - on — fire.. The floor.]
ivite burneir.Throngli. The fire was finally ex-
anguished bysnme . young men of :Lavirenco.
The mob thekl.abned to shoot themObut
_they
were not deterred., house:hail burned,
several othermituSt ''eertninlY have been de
troyed, runt there would . have•heen danger of
burning neiirly tall' the. totin.--, inaUy"of the
mob V,eye'bent on
,destroying ,every house in
ale place, and, Fli'ddelles Wer4'Jtiade urging -the
destructfon of the 'whole' toWitv -:Atehison,- it
is sfitid,-hdyised moderation,': Colonel Jackson,
of (i eergja , ivith inntivu tiers; were opposed to
the burning of the hotel A tender hearted
man' fr"oni Missouri, who had. come out to ex-
sbeltVrriint .
the sight of the destruction of . prlperty of its
'nocent, unotfeniling uien, to JW_fiinid tliein to
be.. nit.- mob begsis Hour be
fore sansei; rind at seritioWn most of them bail'
Left the town_ A few,,evereolir by excitement
or stupilled by liquor,- lay iueenstble in the
street. "They were unharmed by tile people of
Lawrlinee. - • . •
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erenipgrnor . Rabiwtett. house
vira's set on tire and bur - tied to the - t.frounit
Antt 'thup ended; for that day. the - • eiteeutiot i :
of the7".lew".iti Lawrenee: _ .
The . winnen mid ,I
ehildren of- T.wrotice. slept
tlnt night either betienCh the friendly Bliel
ingA.l* trees along the Inuits of the lisn,ns, or .
huddled ttigether in. 8611111 houses or qhhins on.
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the ottishifts (Tflit:,:t.o . ‘'v- il. -. •• •,
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SILIMIIT ZON .
Vs. —Vile appearance- . of tills
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notorious imlividual at the'lmad of thd Mob
.which bunted three . 'or.four bouse.s - inthe town
of La Wieilei..;, I;ll.l"c:timed ihe death.of two per-.
sinis awn-ell :i:l.a. psnero . i.obery ;I:tftt:fillag . .„
hasiLvihtleSS'Surprised . 'some_ of our reader's
who are not fathiliar with. the starets .. of Kan:
I sas_iiin.difgence'.. It was repearcill - T - stated in
this Sr Louis papers, in I`ettersrind.telegraph
ic-desO`bches.fr,.im. the Ai iison - and -String•
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felLiw'iyiti4... - that - joilea ha rOetved a . hall in
the spine', -paralving,-his - tl "ner.--extremities
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and put his lifo • in' Imminent . danger: . • Dow
any man in 'such a situation . could recover
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Wiltretitly to meant a horse atni lead, an at
tacit•upon...it oily, is'strange enough; and the
Burgeon who. performed this
. wonderful, cure
deserves to be known, Let us thett.state that
his naine is Dr. Stringfellow, and that he is
the brother of the 'notorious Gen. B' F.String
fellow. After the: alledged•rshooting, JOllOB
Was taken to a uiin a hotel, where
he, was put under tile care of thitiyetnarklible
Apctor. -Through the latter anode did all the
intelligence of the condition of Jones come,
and the pathetic tales-of his Weeping wife, and
iris-desparate—situntion—were--all-of---own
coinage. • 'd-lie M et is now evident ti me ies
never wes . slidi at, all ! • The Miele thing as
got pp to excite public odiuni against the pe -
ple.of Lawrenee. This juggle served itsdpur
pest for "n — tithe. and the • newspapers Which
take the Missonli side in the Maness question
. 'io . re' illibitiVilitliriligtia tit-a - file-res:ROOCI lie
outlaws of Lawrence. The Washingten Union,
the official 'Organ of the national, administra
tion, was among those. . Yet now when this
ir,imeJtines is-foremost of a timid; in - commit
ting rapine and murder,: the Union is not at
all astonished at his extraordinary recovery. 1
Ittfact,,the Union, does not. even mention his I
reappearance - and doings in its cilitoriai notice
of the matter ; bait endeavoCalo make people
believe that the - D. S. -11larSial did every
thing.—Norili American. .. ... - - ' .
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Tna SLAVERY Drscussiox.—The protracted
'discussion in the DreWchool 'General 4,9SPM
bIy n t New* York on the .subject of slavery,.
has terminated, though without any practical
result-aside-from the-deoision-te'piint both the
majority (which was ndoptedjandlninoirity re
ports relative to:the constitutiOnah -power - of
the assembly over the tr . übjebt more particular-
IY as regards the . dicipline of slaveholdora and
slaveholding churche. , The, majority report
eirgues•that as of 1850 , (leaded
that the holding of our foio,y,l.in bondage,
under certain oircurnstances, is, an offence, the
assembly lies a right according to the rules of
discipline, to nee an' aOrisort power to re-
prove seeli offence.when properly, brought 4e.'
fore
,i,t,by complaint or oth,envise. , !plat , the
assembly has no jtniatory power, but simply
adritiory, and authoritiVo Poiver. The'for-•
tiler being to reconiend reformation'; • the latter
to be ,oicercieed only In, the Incliner, prescribed
in the constitotion i .viz: .by reference,, nppeal.
or. complaint: - • •
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• police, has redimed 'the prices of broridstuffs so
tiri\ aerially' as to catiim heavy losses. to some *of
thi3•SpeculatoreY Who had 'been' ecauniniating
Wabash river,' ',diem they 'bed been •'giving
ferty•to forty tbreer oeiit per bushel - for, corn,
it is now dewnto ?hi conts c With, an immense ,
'stook on baud; ittaalmost a moral certainty,
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Tlie , !louse Comml.tts.epf,luvestigutloll wait
, 311.1 7 :18Uiiiiier
gm,. rd, to, „
the assault, and,Was also ernes-examined.,
lv:is Unable to sit up
. i duripg the. visit of, the,
•Committee, but did soh short time afterwards
fie is still.very .wealc,and,-14s.physiOiaps
onun
~sel him pot to move out .of ths,hotse, for. it:
week. The following is tbe . itatement• of Mr.,,
''Sumner made under oath:. ; f, •
. ,
•• Irfitternled - the'Se - neleas usual on Thursday,.
the 22d Of May, arid after some formal busi
ness r inetringe was received froin the Mouse
of RePreSentaiiyes, announcing the death of a•
•memberof that body from Missouri.
TOI tow dby - n - e et - triOtte - te.;t,he deceased --
ficni Mir: Geyer; of MiSSOtfri-, - -,Wheir; recording
to iistme and out:of,,i'e!p6a 101irhe memory 0 0
the deaeased. oar motion of Mr. Geyer, the .3 ! .
natoindjattrned. -•-
liieiead
• •
.of '.leaving the Chamber with the,
rest, on the nilioarnincut, I • continued'in. my
sent, occupied with' my pen. While thus in-
tent, in order to -be in season' for the Mitil
'Which was stain to
. Close. twits approached by
servral person's . who desired to.converse with,
site, but I answered them, promptly and, briefly;
excusing myself 'for the'. reason pat I'was
ejlleh.Ce - ghge(i. When the last of.theSo per
sons *ft me. I 4rew my aria chair Close to ray
'inaLivith arty legs under, the desk, eon
tinned writing: My„ - attention at this time
was it entirely ()main - Treat all other (Meats
that. although -them must s havebeen -many ,
; persons in the sentt'tft, I saw tohf. , hy•
thus intent, with my Ilead- bent over my w.ri •
A l 4_l Virt9 n permit who rip-,
proachedilte front of my nesk,so entirely
imobscried,lhnt I vi•lis: not aware orltis pre
tierce Until nly name was _prolionneed. As I
looked up, with my pen in hantr, - I SW . a "snll •
Man• with whose -countenance I was not fami:-
list--; standing directly - . over me; anti at the
same' time' I caugh t " theSC . w9rits,::" .biive
read your 4 sneecli . tWice over,. carefully it' is
p libel on - South, Carolina,' and Mt: Butler; -
3i•rito is a relative of mine.'! Whi!e: these words
were still passim; from his lips, lie,cmatnence4
a succession of blows with ti hmayy-cii
nirliare Henri, liy - thee fiv . 3!'of 'loljch 1
stunned os - .to lose. my sight: .
I no longcr,saw,irty assailant, nor any
Terson.lFebject
in the room, :
_)Vhtit,l ti
terwards was done almoSt tinc,iniseinusly. act
imr:untier•the-inetinetti of self defence, -with
my iMad 'already bent.downi. I rose from my
:setir; - wrt'irealting-my desk,-whichi_Was screwed,
to the floor, and thempressitig forwards, while,
toy assailant continued his blow's. I have n s ti.
other consciousness until I found myself ten
feet,ferwor.d in front of mY,drek, lying On z thi
floor of the Senate,.
,with toy- bleeding ead
su p ported on the knee of a gentleman whieul
soon recognized, by voice and manner; tis Mr'..
Morgan of New York. • - Other pelsons there
were about me; - offering me friend *_ ,ssistauce,"
but I did not recognizej
" any of th
-• Oth finking were. at a distance eoking on
and offering no assistance, of whom I ri c .14 ,
nized only Mr. 'Dangles. 'of Illinois, Mr,
- Tootiibs, erGeorgia. MO
. r th - cnti - difrklmo !1
assailant standing between them. I was helped
1 from the floor and conducted into-the lobby of
the - Senate, where I waS placed. alma it. tyro.
Of th,,se who helped .ni,e here I baverro recol
lection. "A's I entered the lobby, I recognized
. Mr,
,Slniell. AC Lonisda na..who,..retreated— but
'I recognized no one elSe Mitil . l To ( ii. "friendly° .
grasp of the hand, which seethed to come'from
Mr. -Cantpbell,.of. Ohio. .
.1, have a vague impression that Mr. liright,
the' President of the Senate, spoke tome while :
Pwas on the floor of the Senate or in the lobby.
I make this statement:in enswer.to the inter-'
!watery of the committee, , and offer itas pre
senting completely all my recollections of the
assault and of the attending circumstances,
whether immediately--before or iminediately,
after. I desire to add that besides the words
which I have given es uttered by . my nssailanti
LhaVe an indistinct `recollection' of ,the words -
..., old man," but these were so enveloped, in.
_the Mist_ which... ensitedi_from_. the ..fl re. t_ bew,
that I am not sure Whether they were utty,red
.or not. , -. - • .- • • • •
On erosi-examination, Mr. Sumner stated ;
that he was enttrely yithout arms of arty Jtit.l,
and 'that Ito had no notice or warning* any
lan, directorintlirect," of this assault.. •
In answer to another question, Mr.. §timner
,repliett_that what he.had said of Mr. Butler
was striotly responsive to : Mr.Butler's speeches
necording to the usages of liarliarcentaryik:
SOMZETi. ASsAtrra- - --11lr. Brooks, of
S:
C.; bits been : burned it) , effigy at Catubildo,
Miles Tbe . Conneetieut legislature has adoi,t.
ed resolutions. callipgfer thO,expuisiop., of.llr,
IL roan-the House of Represen,tativgs„ , Itt the. .
iHri'ssaehutieits Haase 'Of Itepreeatativesori
the: Mth resoltition' was irktrodlicettliv: 2
strutting the' Adjutant.Grenertil ;of the State
furnish eaek of their knators and Reliteseuta
tiveS In Congress two of Colt's si4 barrel re
.
^
iittiper Drother,ihe great'bok
„ ,
era in New York, are.about to comMeime the'
publication of a' pictorial weekli'neiiipaper
which they purpose_ makimi. the
_best 'and
cheapest in'the worm.`. With their`. inimease -
capital, int:thence, and faoilities, .they no
doubt, be able to give it au immediate circa-,
lotion or many thousands. , They hare it in
their_pener_ki
,
t.; ' , 'Wscffrattletk:'litir'2B:=lnn'tllo' 7 l3enitei r .;l l St, '
Pearce, from the Select Comritittee. to investx-
gate the•faelsattending,tlin'cntitssnult•op
ee i
.Mr. Sumner, , reported that precedents are
....., . . • .•, .. .
only.to / be tonnoi • in t he ation of thh"Rouse. of
Representatives, t the kenatemever linvial been
called I on4st-pronounce-judgment-in-p-eimi---'-'7
i - t . ' ' 11. a - ''' ' t h e
. ar case.::!Abe Co mt. ee,o t
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.. clonal u- •
sion that; althotigh:theinuintilt WO a v i olation'. •
71 - tircr - prlviletes of. r . Serii e,los-rratrritiritr—
_their jat•indiction, and -the _offence cnn only he • :.-,
I punished:by tholJetni , eitit which Mr:•.B . roelcs . , '
'is a mg tuber . ; ,
,This conclusion. the report con. ,
•inues, is,in
: strict confOrtnitywith parliament-;..
try lap' artd,the'reeruireMents.of the Constitu , ..•
- -.ton; therefortl,";the 'CoMmitteir recommend
ho Sennte to make ccimpliiitit tti . the , libuise.L*-'
With.this.report,:the . .Committee submit tire! , . .
4oltktion. that snid report be,necepted • by.:
~the .
-. . te - ,Tand - S - copy of the-snide;-wifts , tlie-ee-; '
....iiitipailying-iirituinViti;- , lie:transinitted . to-' . -the ---
A•e_itise:ofAtepresitilatiV es. ."..• L.Th el resolution
was adopted, ',llr: Tootnbs;dif (leorgia. alone.
;voting_.agoinst it: Mr: llason.,.,speke itt .04 - ,.
let - lee - of the'Presidene's veto of,the Mississippi
Impreveinerit Bill. Adjo s urtied:' " • , ' •
" House. , :-"Bills were introduced giringlands
.; .
to-A4nties,ota• Nebraska and ,liansas for tall.-....
roans; pedin4the public lands to.'s!ates?-'til 2 - ., '••
which they ile; l :fiir the repeal of theset ilitit , i , „ .'.
blishingthetourt of Claims: to graritiitriillteit';
acres•o_fdand toLouisilara for railroads/14V;
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ed---0.2. to 58. Adjourned. - ~, . ••••
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WAsIIINGTOS,,May 29.-"L-SrArr.--The bins' :- '
from' the House granting,,publicaan s to Wis-
‘ COEIATI, Alabama; Lonisitirlii"and.idichigan,lit,
aid in_he_
tconstruction_ of : certain....railionds__:.
.
thereinovere - -severally - taken up and' passed.- ..
A messag - e was: received fretrithe President of.
• , .- - .- ..
- the United Srtaes, informing Congress that lie
rind ' ceased: to hold intercourse with Mr; . '
_. • .
Crampton, the 'Minister Plenipotentiary trine
Great Britian, and in - calling attention to this -
fact; be, has deemed proper to lay before. them
the considerations of: p u Idle 'duty • that. led.. to- '
the osteirtton o this •important' measure. and
he'accordingly- iransmits,,the ' cerrespondente
on the subject, the most important of which is
the - last despatch of Mr_ Marcy th.Slr. Thillas.
11lithtljlio 27th intitant...c Mr. Marcy says that ~-. 1
the President haseureftilly Considered the note - ~
of Lord cinr'oldeii to Mr. Dallas'. of" the3oth
..,A..April, relative•to the , enlistment titiestien,
and. .has • directed him to • present his views
thereon,•for the purpose of having cein..:
:niunicated to the BritiSh government' The . -
President is much gratified by the . etincilintory •
~'
spirit of 'Lord Clarendon's.nofe, and by the : -
ti esiro; Wit 'eh lie e 4 p res s CST tO - lidjust:exist ing - 7 --
.; i !lieu Iti es, and preserve• and strengthen. tbe_
friendly
,relations between the two. govern - , . •
'Bents.. The disclaimer of any intention to
violate the law - s - of the United States, and the • •
expression of regret that contrary to the-in- - --,
tendon and direction of the British govern--
l ostit - tbere has heen , such infringement, 'n. i ,-..,,
snit ;Tictory to the TreihTent, and -the meth .
complaint;•so ter as reSpects her Majesty's go , • •
vernment, is:thus removed. But tlie President':
__
extremely regrets that be.catinot concur with .
, lAird'' Clarendon in *the opinion ;that Mr,
irampton And the British Consuls - at New
York, Philadelphia end Cinciptiati,,are.notifft ,
ilicated in the proce,edirigs. Itegardingthese i
- .rhor - linve - no - connection - with this government,
to lins.n,6thing to askialier Nlnjest-'4i overn- ''
~
.. , .nertl; but in'the cuss of the individuals - . ~
jotted,. he„detems it. proper that - their relatione • .-
--Nith this-governmentshould cease. In taking - .
:his step,. however, he does net,..t . itend to make .
Lily interruption . iii the 'diplomatic relations,.
ietWeen the United States and Great Britain,
:mt,.on the.nontrary, is desirous of having the
two countries upon., 4. friendly footing. • Mr.
Crampton'ii withdrawal . 1,11.15 asked expressly •
on the grounds of his connection with the en- . .
• .istment, which had rendered bim an nose
etitable Representative of Her Britanic Ma,'
jests near tkis government, and for the same ..
reason the, withdrawal of these Consuls' was
.ikewise recittesteil: These effieers are all, ns
this go'verrinient still believes,..lmplicated in .
L vioiuiian of the laws of the United States, , •
contrary to the reiterated instructions of their
own government. • This complicity did not rest -
solely-on the testimony 'of 'Strobel and Hertz, -
nLi t u pon otiginat-let tees- feeta - Ili Ir.' Ct amptotr- --- -
*Lila 'others. •• , . ' . .
, 1 : rs,
ME
MEE
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:The despiiteh then proceeds to detail at
length the evidence tigainst.these officers.. The
message, and -dociithenta were referred to the
C muiitteu on.
son, Cass, Toombs and others spoke upon the
sohjet; The former compliinented Mr. Marcy
For the ability of his reply to Lord Clarendon.
Mr. Cass•thought, there would be no.pretext
for war in'the matter. Mr, Toombs was op- •
posed to the dismissal of Mr. Crampton... He
thought our gpverTmerl had committed an •
error. 2ifr.'flutler' thought if Mr. Crampton
was to - be dismissed at all it - should have been
done in the outset,- Adjourned till Monday.
of_ . Ohio, front _the-, 2z_
Select Coinmittee, said he„ had been unani
mously instructed to ask the Muse to adopt a
resolution that the Select Cortunittee, appoint
ed under t h e reiaJkition 0f.2
the 21instant, toi
investigate the 'natter, of, the alleged; assault
on Mr. Sumner by' Mr. "'Brooks. may. present
their repOrt or Teports; with 'the journal of
their proceedings at any time when the House
is in session, which aliallthereupon be laid on
the Speaker's table and printed. The resolit. .
lion .Waft unanimously adopit . .d.. Mr Grow, _
fromthe Cominittee'on'Tertitories. reported ”
hill for" the.-admissibn . of • Kansas, with- the
Free State, Constitution.. A,meszage wekre-,
ceive4,from the President; announeiag the dis
miisal of ItiM. Criropton,•whicli was read arid- •
referred.: L A nurabpr .ptiiriet6 bills passed, •_,
and the House tutourned.tillgonday.. •
Uortnone are continually
at the Atlantic porta from' England on board
o f the packet•shipa,, England awl Vialea ap.
to:
pear to [onion 0 the 01 ,
uton fiat:nits. -Seven hundred of them riceut-'• •
ly-srrived Ott-Boston 011 board: - of ono
The EngliahAtormot come fromit itv
e •prov.
cial.tlistriot itch ignorance and
parathion prevat . • , • '
• •,
DRocAlizn.-4110 fet.
varly Senator , ti Cdfigeakfr!lat conneedent,
nd Postnatuiter Gpnerat liner PreVident Van .
Buren, died at "Tim Havid, - on, Ssturde,i, in,
---eixty-muttovir _
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CONGRESS.
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