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" SATURDAY, JANUAKY 10, 1858.
Agnta tat tht Argni.
i. It. Mc.Uaini, Lafayette.
!. A. Hkrd, '.
Mqroan Hpdolpr, Sublimity.
" AVm. Baslow, Mohlla.
' II. 0. llAYMOMD, WW GrOPe.
Dr. Dsvis, liloomingtm.
: Axos IUivgy, ' Valltf.
Kolomo.1 Aukx, Imt7y.
. J. K. Lvu,
' Jon McKiMir, Calupooia.
Rev. Wilsom Kui, f TV.
I A. Rici, Jaektonvilte,
, II. if arbis, CincimuHi.
J). Gmkkb, Stxrilninle, 0. T.
Judo Snkuiho, J , Cuf.
jno. n. rKSTo!, hw iv in.
It. A. N. I'iiblps, Galrnharg, III.
Willis W.rkinkr, Camdrn, Mo.
: Law Concerning newspapers.
U If subseriuera order Iho iliscofitiiiuuiR nt
their pap", In publisher may continue la tend
tiuun until all arrtaraiee are paid.
tX If subscriber, neglect or refuse lo take their
paper (torn Hi pwl onve, or other ph,c, lo which
tfa.y are wnt, lhy r helil responsible until Ibey
Mill ill arrearage, should there b any.
' IT If Mibwribnnt remove In other p sen, with
out informing llio publMier, anil III ax r i sent
lo Hi former dirri'iiun, they art lirld rnioiibla.
' X Ji j. not sufficient for a pwlinalr, when a
paper). nit Uiaea out of bia oHice, lo ml urn on
with "not token out" wriltaii on tha margin, but
lia must writ a Idler lo Ilia publsher, wiring Ih
Nno and port-office, and elating Ihul lliv paer u
not taken from Ilia olliee. uilierw.se Uie
maater ia held responsible.
ralana Ileal Rolls froaa lb Bio..
The legislative Assembly, after having
rotoJ to JotL I'almei, IuJinn Agent, the
u.o of the Hull, so as to givs bfiii ao oppor
tunity to bo heard iu self-justification, after
wards, upon motion of Fred Wajniire, re
considered the former reaulutiou by alinoat
a unanimous vote, Menra. Bur k well, Brigga,
aud Johnson being all tliut voted in llie ncg
Htiv. It will bo recollected thut tliit tcrri-
ble bod; had already passed a resolution to
moinoriiilize Congress to stay Gen. Tai mki
from locating curtain Indians in tliii valley.
Upon the discussion of the resolution many
Very Revert thing were said alwut 1'ulincr,
by Doise, Warmire, and the "gotiilcmnn
from Linn." . Gen. I'., it seems, rend these
spoeches in the Stalctman, (if he lakes any
Othor paper we don't knew it,) and repaired
to Salem to obtain nn nudienco, and ex
plain himself fully to the "unwashed."
They lint voted him the privilege of the
Hnll, which wan afterward refuted, as we
bare stated above, .
Upon tho motion to reconsider, nearly all
sat, with rooulh wide open, ready to rote
yea, as tbo motian came from the "Old
Apostle" anil leader of tho (luck. A few
seemed to herniate, momentarily, waiting
for "the gontleiiisii from Linn" lo endorse
the motion, In order to put ibe "brand" or
seal of the cliiine lo it. The "Old A no
tie" whs eouiwiucntly called to the "cheer,''
when "the gentleman from Linn" proceed
ed to "drnp a few (I) remarks," in his usual
high-pressure stjlu, If thcro had been a
doubt in the minds of his unsophisticated
auditors, it was rapidly dispelled by the ful
minating eloquence that enme squirting nil
around them in translucent streams. Tho
hitherto doubting brethren soon began to
roviv, under a sensation perhaps very simi
lar le that experienced by a wilting garden
vegetable, in a hot day, after a gracious ab
lution from a watering pot. Tho occasion
was a deeply iiiterenting and important one.
It was decidedly hecessnry to make a crush
ing offort. Palmkr, poor fellow, must be
decapitated without iho benefit of clergy,
or even of a trial ; yen, more, without a
hearing ! They all had some' slight mis
giving as to the decency, propriety, hu
manity, or democracy of such a course.
Now the object is, to reconcile the measure
wllh the latter, the three former being sec
ondary, and entirely Independent from it.
"The gentleman from Liou" has tho ros
trum for thut rery purpose. His auditors
aro tully impressed with his ability ; a new
ailnnlv nf ...K.I....... I : i i .
-i i v . ....j.uiii auu iruii iinngs nas been
thrown into hit retort J the go begins to
come ; up he rues. All science, all ,.iU
-pny.anu all history, are as usual beaded
into ytch poteh balls, aimilar to l!.oe for
Slutting lu.koy., a part of which the orator
tiasl.es at the heaiU of Palmkr's support
era, and cram the Uilai.ee into lbs open
mouth of bis auditors. A precedent was
what thry wanted-a precedent drawn
from ancient bUtorr. Tbi ihe oral..,
dotormiued they should have, and by the
following flight tolircocc, and Koine, (he
ought to hate pne to Africa,) he drove
the uail and clinched it, unratelud the last
"kink ' in the crnniutns f even the Clack
amas members, and decided lh "unwash
rdj'' to stu f cotton in iheir ears, and send
, rainier ofT with a flea in bia.
I Palmer binmlf coulj oll'er ao reply (0
ihe f dlowiiij; :
. "Tin hi t.wjr m( roi-enun n't fiir.ii.li iw i.
.'-- una am i. 1 lie ln.l.vwaul llu. (.
ss.1 ttiiiian emiiires the hu:rl. .4 It. i .1
H,;.,ln,l
e an . i
, rniw. ahow that i. Ihcr I. gxlau.. hl no men
-.. fuiuuieu i. cu iu ai.U inert pu. ui juda
Uitat up tbe r aeu." r j
Now ativ budv whu u o.- thai our
aiigu.l b-gislati.il eouM he r ileJ
au argument as that, rnu.t look upon tliem
us possessing mors framing and dnnnea
than the party has an use lor. ji me
biUries of Greece anj Home, (..gether
wild thoe of Eniilsnd and France, show
that thy never allowed their Indian Agent
lo enu r their 8uste chamber to make
lthea, why sIikuM the lualory i Ortgim
aliow that v had done eel If Orttiam
enforced ths gng law, why shouldn't O'rcai
tn do the sume I
The argument was conclusive, and irre
sislible. v
By the way, if the Micerroan" wann't ab
lowed to let off a few gallons of such hydro
gen as this, the accumulation and expansion
of it would toon lift him out of his seat, and
fasten him to the ceiling overhead.
We have no doubt that at the time Tyler
iot track of bim in South America be bad
made a Ulloon acnaion, and was only ena
bled to descend to the esrlh again by "ma
king a speech," (to biniself, of course,) and
leltiiiir off a nimtilitr of e. When he
dies, there will be no necessity for putting
him in an iron coflin and attracting it up
ward with loadvtone, in order, like Maliom
ot, to convince hi follower that be was a
prophet. In twenty four hours after his'
demise, if be isn't tapped, be will be sure to
go up.
It is said that the volunteer companies
will not moro against ihe Indians for tbe
present, having nobody to take the com
mand. Muj. Chiun is said to bare failed to
recognize the legality of the election of Cor
nelius as Colonel, as the election was held
before an order from the Gov. arrived for
holding an electiun. Col. Cornelius is said
to have declined assuming tbo command
uutil tho legality of bis cleclion'is decided.
Ufa f Vretley.
We have been perusing the life of Horace
Greeley, by J. Tarton. Greeley is certainly
rather au interesting subject for a biogra
pher, although he seems to have lopped off
by the attrition of city life, some of the most
interesting features which bo bore about, iu
slid outside of bis body, among the barren
hills of New Hampshire, aud wbilo bo was
learning his trade irt E-ut I'oultncy, V'L
We have not allured our conviction by read
ing his life, that wbntover of error Greeley
may have embraced during hit researches,
ho is entitled to the credit of being an hon
est politician.
Ver Tsrriurltl mater,
Tho vote stood a follows I For Bush
Drain, Fulkerson, Iluber, O'Drianr, Pee
bles, Dennisofl, lSoise, Buckingham, Brown
of Linn, Burbank, Cullender, Coznd, Gates,
Grant, Grover, Harpolo, Harris, Harrison,
Hutnon, Jacksun, Mc Alexander, Moorcs,
Officer, Risley, Robinon, Straight, Tichc
nor, Waymire, and Dulnxon Smith ; 20.
For Taylor Jtosa, Avery A. Smith,
Bark well, Briggs, Hale, Johnson, and Smith
of Jackson ; 7.
Absent Kelley, 1 j Voting; blank-
Brown, of Multnomah, and Shuck j 2.
We hare published the names, so as to
preserve them.
We look upon the tool of an Indian sal
mnn peddlcf, as occupying a much higbe
position than that occupied by a "too" of
this "Territorial Printer."
The LrgtsUtnre.
A Bill hns passed both branches of. tho
cgwhtture changing the times of holding
the Circuit Courts iu tho Territory, but the
"times" fixed upon as substitutes we have
not yet learned. A bill has also passed the
lower House repealing the act locating the
U niversity at Jacksonville.
lUtorl Prices.
The IlRRALDof Jan. 8, quote Orerron
uour at 4 pw hnnd. Fine flour un
branded, $4 00. Golden Gate, 5 25
per hund. Market dull, fluctuating and
uncertain. ialc hunted. OaU dull at
Sif cts. Totatoes, fiviu $1 72 to 2 17 nrr
bushel. JVfK, uot quoted. Buttor, 34 J cts.
Coffee 12) cts.
QaSKltew for Hct Bay.
Why is it, that if you wish to multiply
any given number by 8, the result will be
tlte same, If you divido the number to be
multiplied, by 2, annexing a cipher to the
rightof your quotient when there is no re
mainder, and annexing a 5 when there is
a remainder I That this is universally true,
you will find by trial ; tbe question is, a-Ay
is it so 1 Now bojs, send in the reason,
if you can.
atsT Wall,, Fargo cV Co.'s Express de
livered us exchanges on the arrival of tho
Columbia, only forty-seven hours in ad
vance of the Pacific Express, aud ten hours
ua'ivance oil he mail.
- Oar lUlaiteat w tth Eattaai.
By tli latest adice, ilia hope of many
that England and Uucle Sam would get at
i. .
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ttteiM.-a.is. i,ay t,wtty mwh uut
WO
Ste
n arsived al IrtlauJ,
last TIiuisiI.it.
UailKr' Mf(.la.
W't hao received the November and
lAi-cmber numbur of Harwr, from J. W.
.Sullivan. Tbe subscribers to litis wrk gel
nearly two thootand page of lending mat
ter a year f.r pittance of ihree d..hii.
We consider Harper Magazine one of the
bet published. Tbe editor is a man of ex
cellent literary tate, and be a faculty os-
seised by few men, of succcsafully compil
ing a woik with a new to instructing, bai
ening, and amusiug hie reader.
Clubs of Ave persons cao get tbe Muga
line for $10 a year. ,,.
f4T OoJey't I.aJy'i JJuok for January,
iWd, bas already been received from the
.. .1. L
enterprising puoiuimrs. as ii enme vj
mail, it was a few hours belimu the express,
by which e rectived the other 'Maga-
- ... i l L!..i . n...i.-
xines. e never anew now u.guiy
waa appreciated by the ladies till last week.
A we threw down upon the table a bundle
of magazines, our belter half hastily glanced
them over, with a woe-began look, and ex
claimed, "What' tho reason you have not
got tbe magazine I" Upon onr pointing
to the bble, "She exclaimed with a look of
disappointment "you bavn't gotGodi-y's
Lady's bok 1" And is it possible, that
even in the w ilds of Oregon, In the Wand
of tbo sea, and in erery clime, where the
Stars and Stripes are unfurled if a mnn wants
to have fcpa e in tha fumily," he must
have the Lady's Book, whether or no!
Well, wo can all be accommodated, rich
and poor, si Go ley is now giving it away,
at the rate of 6ve copies for len dullari.
The January number is worth tbe price of
the whole year's subscription.
Address L.A. Godey, 113 Chesnut St ,
Philadelphia. .
Kslreas Cl.
Our correspondent at Yoncalla, Umpqua,
writing Dec. 28th, says : uWe havo to day
a specimen of the climate of the hyperborean
regions. Tbo ihermoneter stood this morn'
incr at or near 17 dett. below xero. The
snow is eight inches deep."
A correspondent twenty-five miles far
ther south, says that "the thermometer has
stood 1 4 d'-g. below zero for several days
and niuhts." This was dated Jan. 3. Now
it so happenes that the thermometer hi
bocn but 8 deg. below zero at Oregon City
this winter ; and that only on one morning.
Will our fricudt 120 miles south of o, ex
plain why the climate grows colder the
farther South you gel f This is a problem
that may puzzle our readors in the States,
notwithstanding our Umpqift ft iends may
havo a ready solution.
2T Crurer has introduced a bill into the Leg
islature, reorganing the militia. It is said to re-
ciigiiize llis riht of Ihe Governor lo call for
Volunteers, aud to recognize the volunteers now in
Uie field. Itereslea a Quartermaster's, Commis
sary, and Medical department, giving the Legit-
latars the aula power to elect tht chiefs of these
departm-nla, and allowing theee "chiefs" to elect
the subordinates. The design of litis law, ia under
stood lo be, lo give auch men aa "8heil, O'llara,
and Shaug" the placea which the Corvallie Still f
man says they nt'J't Aare, and make the grand
council of the "militia dvpartnieut'' a menagerie ot j
purs Loco-r, cos of Ibe "Squatting Sovereign
stripe. The neit thing we shall look for, will
Ih introduction of a bill by aomt tool of Ih elique.
for trjing Belt and Dauforih by a court martial
composed of Patrick Malone, appointed by the
Legislature as a "committee of Ihree," to enquire
into their Conduct, and pat sentence "as seemeth
good and proper Iu hie eyes." If the "Old Apostle'
introduce th bill, and "tht gentleman from Una'
backs it up with authority from "Crete and
Rome," it ia sura lo pas.
!tt-lwre.
, Mr. Humphrey kelurea Ihia evening in the Hall
over Ih French Store, on Psychology, apirilual
rnppinge, 4c.
tJT Gen. Wool left Portland last Sat
urday on tho Columbia, for California.
Query Has he gone down to purchase
oats I
(ttT Ex-Gov. McDol'ojl, of California,
passed through this city last Thursday, on
bis way up country.
The Wheal r.raa.
W. It. P., our correspondent from the
Waldo Hills, Marion County, savs "Th
late Irceae bas (tone considerable inlurv to
uie wheat trope tn this section, though not
so mucb I think, but that we shall have
pretty good yield next harvest."
Flare l at Belhawy, Va,
The following we clip from au exchange.
out that it ii wholly correct w very mucb
doubU We are too well acquainted with
tho Faculty of Bethany College, to believe
that they would refuse to their pupilj the
rights or American citizens among which
was freedom of speech." However, as
thing "ain't now as they used to was," in
many other places, Hethsny may have
yielded to tbo pressure of outward circum
stance. A Studs. lit a TleitT Flack. Last
week there was a great commotion at the
Disciple' College presided over by Rev
Alsxandiu Cmrsttuat Boihat.y. Va il
wa, produced by a student bv the. name
of Burus, who, in fulfillment of his appoint-
iu in to preacn on fcubbath evening in the
eollege pulpit, pursuant to tbe election of that
College Litomry Society, lo which be be
lum.eJ. undertook lo speak on the subject
of Human Right and in opjiosilion to Sla
very, Ihoufib in very mild Mm. His re
marks, mild a they were, produced a furl
om excitement among the Southern Stu
deuU and o.bers, who were known to be
anm d wills deadly weapons. The meet
ing was greatly disturbed by hisses, veils,
cat call, Ac, Ac,, and threats of violence
agaiust tbo speaker were freely thrown out.
The mob spirit fmallv prevailed, and tbe
Southerner had made their arrangements
to lay violent hands upon Bums, and duck
him 'in the river aud commit other atroci
ties upon bim. His friends, however,
gathered around him, and be was enabled
lo ecae, iu tbedarknue of the night,
from those who were lying in wail to seize
bim.
Tbe Southern ttudei.te met next day
and resolved that the ubiect of Slavery
should out be disscussed in college The
Faculty censured burns, one of them re
marking, that when among gun powder
the v must not carry matches. Tho North-
em (ludent alo met, and resolved that in
asmuch as the Faculty refused to award to
limn the rights of American citizens, among
which was freedom of speech, they would
remain no longer in connection with tbe In
stitution, ibey accoruingiy iieterminea io
leave. All Ihe Northern students, except a
very few who remained awaiting orders
from, borne, Ivft, and also some from the
South.
Three of the Northern students who
as i I . .1 . I .
were on tiietr way nome, spent me insi
Sabbath iu this village, and from them,
through a friend, we have) derived the above
recited fact, which need no commentary.
, Mr. Burns, the student above alluded to,
is a Scotchman, from tunada, nnd was lor
merly a student at the Fclectic Institute, at
Lliriim, in Ibis OO'iuty. J'ortage (U.) Vtm
oerat.
CoaiestrS Heal
Judge Trumbull, of III., ha taken bis scat
in tbe U. S. Senate. Tbe ouly evidence of
bis election was furnished by the Secretary
of tbo Senate, and tbe Clerk of tbo other
branch of tho Legislature of III. The Gov,
refused to grant a certificate opon the ground
that Trumbull was elected in violation of a
clause in the State constitution, which pro
vides that the Judges of tbe Supreme and
Circuit Courts shall not be eligible to any
other cflico.of public trust or. profit-in that
State or the Uuited Stes,"during the term
for which they were olecled, or for one year
thereafter; and all votes given for either
of them, for any elective office, except that
of Judge of the Supreme oe Circuit Conrts,
shall be void. Trumbull had been elected
a Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois,
and commissioned for nine years from June
24th, 1852. no resigned bis office, nnd
was succeeded by another on the bench in
July, 1851. lie had been out of office
nearly two years when ho was elected to
the (J. S. Semite. Now tho thirteen Sena
tors and twenty four Representatives of the
Legislature who voted against Trumbull,
and for the Governor for Senator, who was
equally obnoxious to the same clause in the
constitution, contend that the election of
1 rumbull is void, and nsk thu U. S. Senate
to correct the consummation of so great a
wrong as the violation of the State consti
tution by a Legislative majority of their
owa State,
Here is a nice question for a
lawyer. Inasmueh as the- prcpla of a
State have no power to elect a Senator, but
the General Government provides "for the
election, by the Legislature thereof, can the
people, by any enactments of their own,
govern this question, of prescribe to the
constitqtional eloeiive body any qualifica
tions for tha eleeted Tho N. Y. Herald
intimates that ihey cannot. We say they
most Unquestionably can. Whenever a
State is admitted into the Union with a con
stitution directing the manner of the exer
cise of constitutionally delegated power to
the people or their representatives, or pre.
scribing qualifications for aspirants to of
fices created by the General Government,
she isndmittedas having adopted a consti
tution in harmony with the U. S. Constitu-
tion, and every arrangement in ber organic
act wr giving delegated power a 'riven di-
rection, or for prescribing the qualifications
ot her citizens she wishes to hold offices ere.
ated solely foi the good of tho State, is to
be looked upon at the time'of her admission
into the Union as the exercise of a natural
and ntccssary prerogative in order lo fully
secdre to her the benefits which such con
stitutioual enactments by the Geueral Gov
eminent were intended to confer.
KT Martin Angcll, formerly of this cit.
was killed by tho Indians on New Year'.
day, within two miles of Jacksonville.
IT The Weather for the last week b
been beautiful ; the clear sunny sties, thm
overhung us, have turned our January into
a spring month. We hate had white fr,.i.
on three nights of ihe past week,
Baker Trtt4
The trial of Baker for tha rr.iir,U t.i
m. roole, at gwnwlx JJ, about nin.
month apo, was progressins when the
erielta.Y.City, Up to the close of Dee.
the trial had conanmeJ .U... a
" ut, ana
i.r .a occupy as many more. W
no prophet, but we will rentura a "
re are
Baker will not be. hung;
"goeMj"
ARRIVAL Or TBI HAIL
Tbe P. M. S. S. Columbia, Capt. Dili,
arrived at Portland last night a week ajfo
It, V-lls. FarL-o & Co.. and the Pacific Ex
press, we received files of California and
Stutes papers. Our dates from N. Y. city
are to Deo. !!
The new from the Slates Is of uncommon
interest. Much of it will be found on our
outside to-day.
r,.. met on the 3d of Dec. Mr,
Hale ottered a resolution in the Senate re.
oucstinir the President to inform the Senate
whether bo had recoived any evitlei.ee of
such resistance to the laws iu Kansas as to
require the interposition of military force lo
restore law and order in that Territory.
Upon thosugnestion of Mr. Hunter, of Va.,
that the President message would proba
bly contain tbo information desired, Mr.
Hale consented that tbe resolution should
lie over,
Mr. Adams, dem.. of Miss., eave notice of
a bill to amend the naturalization laws.
The House of representatives was called
to order al noon, by Mr. Forney, the Clerk
Two hundred and twenty-five member an
swered to their aame.
Upon motion of Mr. Jones, of Tenn., the
House proceeded to the election of a Speak
cr. Upon tbo lirst uuiioi mo voiestoou us
follows :
For W. A. Richardson, (dem.,) of III., .7-1
L. D Campbell, (free toil K.N.,) or Ohio,
II. Marshall, (wh.g K. N.) of Ky
N. P. Banke, Jr., (dem. K. N.,) of Mas.,
..30
..31
..17
.. 7
.. 3
.. 3
.. 3
.. U
". 1
.. 1
.. 1
II. M. Fuller, (whig.) of Penn.,
A. C. Si. Penuinglon, (whig, of N. J
Aaron Harlan, (whig,) of Ohio,
John Wheeler, (dem.,) of N. Y
H. U. Thurston, (whig K. N.,) of It. I
Wm. A. Howard, (whig.) of Michigan
I. Washburn, Jr., (whig.) of Maine
Daniel Mace, (dem.,) of Ind
Henry Bennett, (whig.) of N. Y
' J. William, (dem. K. N.,) of N. Y
Wm. A. Lake, (dem. K. N.,) of Miss
8. G. Haven, (whig.) of N.Y
8. Galloway, (whig K. N.,) of Ohio,
M. H. Nichols, (dem. K. N.,) of Ohio,
K. Miller, (whig,) of N. Y
It. Sage, (whig.) of N. Y
W. O. Goode, (dem.,) of .?. 1
Upon the fourth vote,
Ttichardaoo received..... 73
Camptiell ....bt
Marshall .31)
Banks 23
Fuller 17
Penuinglon 8
Five day were spent by tho House i
.. .. r. a.
iruitiess attempts io fleet a opcnKcr. Upon
the 33d ballot, which took place Dec. 6th,
Richardson received 73
. Hunks DO
Fuller a0
Zolliceffej;, (ig K. N.,) of Tenn 3
l'enninjrlon, !2
Scattering, 1
The fiiemls of Batiks were sanguine lli.it
they should be able to elect him on the 0th.
All sorts of speculations are rife in Wash
ington as to the final result of the voting.
If tho House organizes this winter, there
is a strong probability that Reeder will be
admitted to n seat, instead of Whitfield, as
tho Delegate from Kansas.
II Greeley is in Washington, where be
expects to remain as a reporter and corres
pondent of the Tribune during tho session.
He is interested in favor of the election of
Banks.
The N. Y. papers report that Jo Lane is
proposed in Washington for tho vncant
Brigadier-Generalship. Tho Washington
correspondent of theSnn Francisco Herald
says "it will fail," and Gen. Ps F. Smith or
Gen. Harney will probably get it.
No election of a Senator yet by the Mis
souri Legislature. The Missouri RqmbU
can of Dec. 5th has learned by telegraph
that a coalition is being formed to elect two
Senators, of w hom Col. Benton will be one,
and some Whig the other. Tho Legisla
ture had agreed to go into joint ballot for
the election on the 7th Dec.
The late election in Nebraska for Dele
gate to Congress resulted as follows :
H. P. Bennett, ... 688
B. B. Chapman, . . 575
This gives Bennett a majority of 13. The
uoard of Territorial canvassers, however.
threw out Ihe vote of Dacotah and Rich
ardson counties, on the ground that certain
persons resident on the Indian reservations
were permitted to vote. The vote of two
other counties, Otoe and Burt, waa thrown
out on the ground of some technical infor
malities in tbe returns. The result was,
that out of the remaining counties Chap
manjhe Administration candidate, received
a majority of 88. Gov. Izard gave Chap,
man a certificate of election. Bennett bas
gone to Washington to contest Chapman's
seat. .
The Demncratic Slate Central Commit.
tee of Illinois has called a convrmi,,,
Sprirtj-field, t0 b, held on the first of May
to nominate candidates for Gov., .sd J
, V.UI 1
cers,
The American Institute I,. ,..i. .1
(he Crystal Tulace, on condition ther can
induce the Lu,,,,. ,0
v'0Unc" 10 Jho ground
for lwrn,L5!Ten,23,ooo.
Caaaeeltcwl.
ihe proposition to amend the Constitu.
lion so 10 allow none to ,0te. who cannm
tpA ... v . j i ' wuo cannot
'tad, was urrtcj by over 4,000 majority.
OCT The Telegraph Office has been fe-T-bveJiotho
Main Street 1W,
' ' ' f : r ii.,,
Mucb of our Kansas new will be fond
on our outsido. The Convention of Del,
gates 'recently assembled al Topeka conchi.
ded its labors on tbe' 1 lib Nov.' Tha Stat
Constitution, which was formed by that 1
body, was to have been submitted to tbt
people on the 16tb Dec, and if adopted, at
election is to be held on the 3d Tuesday io
Jan. 1850 for Gov., Lieut. Gov., Scc'y of
State, Trcns., Auditor, Judges of the Su, '
preme Court, Att'jr Gen., and members of '
the General Assembly. Section 6 of tu,
constitution declares that "there shall be n
slavery in this State, nor involuntary scrvi. '
tude, unless for the punishment of crime."
Thu 14lh and last section of the constitution
requires all slaves residing m Kansas at tha
time of the formation of tho constitution to
be manumitted on the 4 lis of July, 1857 if
not previously removed from the 8iate, .,.
McChk.v'h trial was progressing alowly at 1
Leavenworth. Judge Lecomplo bas at
lost found a grand jury willing to find a bill .
against him for murder. A correspondent "
of tltw N. Y. Tribune says that during the'
trial every motion was ruled to the dlsaoV
ntititgo of tho prisoner, and overy point de
cided against him by tho Court.
The papers all over tbe Union were at '
loss, when tbe news of civil war in Kansas
reached them, to ascertain the taute of thf
difficulty. Below will be (bund an item
clipped from the JlcratJ of Freedom, which
contains information of the murder of Dow
by 0110 Coleman. After the flight of Cole
man, a posse of bis friends, led ou by tbe
Sheriff appointed for four years by the Leg.
isluttire elected by Missouriaut, proceeded In
the night, with firearms, to the house of
Branson, a friend of Daw's, and with whom
he (Dow) bad boarded. Branson waa ike
principal witness against Coleman, and it
was thought by Dow'a friends thut ibo ob
ject of arresting Branson was to invalidate
is testimony. Brnnnon was rescued from
Uho hnnd of the mb headed by ihe Sheriff,
and thus InpiUlie difficulty. ' Those who
support Ih laws of tho Missouri-Kansas
L-gisUiiivW culled tho 4,Law and Order
Party." Those who refuse to be governed
by th.Mn'The Rebels." , ;
Means Most Foul. Our town was throw
into a high slat of excitement on Thursday hut
by the intelligence from near Hickory Poiut, ia
ibis Territory, that Charles W. Dow a young man
about tweiily-two year of age, waa moat barbar.
ously murdered by a parly of denwu who rejoice
n iho upiH'lluliou of "border ruffian.", Mr. Dow
hud been lo a blacksmith shop, where eeveral f
these demon inc-iniute were congregated. Ona
of ihrm drew a rille on Jinn, and threatened la
shoot hrm on the spot, but finally set dowa bia "
weapon without injuring any one. Mr. Dow start.'
oj to leave, und got away a few rods, when-bia at.
teutiou was directed toward iho shop by Ih ex.
pluaion of a perciUMOu cap. Looking around, b
received a charge of buek-altot in hi bosom from
wrcteb named Coleman, and fell dead upon th
8pOt. " ' .
An attempt was made to arrest the murderer '
but he wua secreted by hi Pro-Slavery abettors!
and escaped to Miasouo Herald tf Freedom.
extra, Lawrence,) Not. 24.
Ucmovat f (thaaaea. r ! !
It will bn accn by the following that Shan
11011 is getting unpopular with even the Ne
braska Democrats.-' Shannon, in order in
make himself agreeable with Stringfellow,
Aicnison, nnd tlfo Simon-pure flfo-oaUrs
on tho "border," takes his "Squatter Sov
ereign" tea a little- stronger of brimstone
than his weak brethren can swallow. When
tho complaiuts reach Washington, tbe
kitchen cabinet will decide whether the "or
thodox" must swollow it or not i '
Cormpondenee of the St. Zouit Democrat.
Leavenworth, K. T.Nov. 17, 1855. ',
Gov. Shannon's conduct has elicited the
most indignant expressions of contempt and
abhorance from the conservative portions
of our citizens. For an executive officer of
his rank to place himself at tbe head of a
political party and associate fraternally with
men who have hitherto violated all law ana
advised othors to invade the Territory, was
as little expected as desired, and it viewed
with astonishment and anger.
A petition has been drawn op and is aoW
in course of signature to his Excellency th
President of the United States, praying for
his immediate removal. Tho most
active opponents of Mr. Shannon, are "Ne
braska or "Administrate.."
H, , " -www) VCaslVVt WW
ere is the petition: , ;.
To kie Excellency the PretiJt.t .t il. lT.:i.i
State,.- -..v-..r.
My it please yoor Elke-, iir
rned eithen. of Vou County, 'reepectfuiff
PUt.yeu, Esoellcaey t.remWf a,,,
Chief Excoutive officer of UJ. T..fi
Wilaoa Shannoa-.aJ renUe. ki. k 1..
ofjudgemem and .bilT, wU m .
lw and order," will refua. 1 1
"biding en rnffian, who have Invaded aw bordata
o tisMM our baftH-bo, r.peatly, , ,
TKanna who bare iaviud eue. ,-, ,aj '
Publicly defended tbeq, j, tKamKJl
" wniiNrraitu,
Mny of us, m.y K ale... Jmu EuMnej. .a
peeded our time and swoey, MedaUew indue '
and voted ia order t ae.ure your .Uwtio., mUy
of u . rinl lie friend, of , lmikro.
ndhop.tomniw,5bot m or of w aol
mnly um, tm f redert Pierc ! will in Man,
b. found ialh. r.nkarfy sua w any artr
who dare., a. Go,. Shno. ha. ,utd, tocitly to
atiOTialand loe!,. TZ .
, m. rri, v.e.