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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1856.
lit HUM fclecllo.
The retull of tlto October election la
ri)n)lvhind luJiana Jiu oiiild
II pirtle. No intelligent man, wt be
litre, who ti well posted a to tho condi
tion of ltiing in these 8hih, had scarcely
hope that tho ilium democrat would
carry Pennsylvania by tho smallest ma
jority, or that ilto chance much taller
fur thoin in Indian. Tb now of ovor
3,000 majority in Peninylvania, and iomo
0,000 or mora in Indiana, h.u elongated
tho scowling visage which were wolully
contracted by ike atwi (mm Maine, and
produced iau'fuctioo among oflico liunt
ri aad political gmbIrthatbowi llielf
in redoubled duroiivnaat ilia shrine of Dae
hu by ionic, and a irriocomic grin by
other. Tho r'tult teems to linva decided
tho Novembor contest, In the mind of tho
latcd Putbancers, and arrangement are
already being made fur a nice divioiuo o(
the poiU that belong t Ilia Territory.
Tho pro'pect, we inut admit, i dark for
tho friend of true democracy and the per
petuity of free institutions. Tho probabil
ilie teem to bo against us, yet wo are by
no means without hup. Only about 400,
O00 vole wcro pulled in Pennsylvania at
the Octobur Election, which luck probably
00,000 of what were pulled in November.
In the October election of 1610 the Whigs
loit the Slato by 4,0 I'J Votes, but carried it
in November by 849 majority. Id the
Slate dec. ion of 19 !4 the Whig made a
gain from the October to tho November
clectiona nf 5,08.1 Vote. In 1819 the
democrat elected tliuir Cnnul Commis
sioner by 2,030 majority in October, yet in
tho Presidential election following, Gen.
Taylor carried thuStuto by 11,337 major-
ity, allowing a Whig gain in three week of
10,073. In 185:2 there wan also a Whig
gain from October lo November of 27,532.
From thi data, wealiouM not bo surprised
to hear that Fremont hut carried Pcnrwy l
vnnia by a respectable nmjurity. The
Quukora, it i mid, foiled to vote nt the
October election, a usual, but would rule
for President. T6 offset these chnnres, we
must consider that State pride will probably
oporalo in Buchanan's favor, as this is the
first time in tho history of the Cmcrnmenl
that Pennsylvania hut been honored with
furnishing a candidate fur iho Presidency.
Let tho result go a it will, tho issuo i
now fairly made up brtwoen the old f.u-l-iuiicd
conservative demucracy rallied upon
tho constitution, nnd lighting under the
atari and stripr-s, and tho falsely called
democratic organization which now cm
todies the element of an aristocratic negro
driving despotism. Tho problem that has
ptuzled the political sages of both hemi
spheres as to tho capacity of our people
for maintaining frco institutions, will bo
solved by the permanent triumph of cither
of these- parties. Tho great mass of the
young men of our country am on the side
of right, and if tho rising generation are
educated as they should be, and trained in
the paths of virtue, they will soon renovate
tho government, already drondfully dis
jointed, if it is not reduced to a perfect
wreck, under the control of old fogy
natives and foreign pnupors. If I hero are
virtue and intelligence enough among us
to support free institution, tho corrupt
nnd wicked party, that Buchanan now
stands at the head of, is suro to bo crushed
undorllsown weight of political corrup.
lion.
Our duty for the fuluro is plaiu. Let
no man be discouraged by a defeat, if such
a disaster has happened to us this time.
We must doublo our diligence and work
whilo the day lasts. Wo need documents.
Every man ought to do what he can in got.
ting proper reading matter before tho peo
ple. Jo Lano i now flooding tho country
with the vilest of political reading. Why
not counteract these evil inllucneoa by cir.
dilating Iho truth. It is vain to think
that Oregon can bo carried for real dem.
ocrncy, unless iho friends of sound doctrine
make an effort to eulighleu tho pooplo by
tho right kind of reading matter. Our
cause is a just onn ; wo have truth on our
sido J and if wo can onco get our principles
firmly before tho public mind, we aro suro
of a victory. Our opponents are liberal
in there expenditures, and untiring in their
exertions, while wo aro not more than half
awake. Ii is strango how much nioro
jonlous the advocates of error always are
than tha friends of truth. A falsehood by
iomo means or other get over a large ex
tent of country, before the truth is ready
even to runko a start in pursuit of it. We
lay then to our fiicnds, victory sooner or
Inter is our. If then there aro seven hun
dred men in Oregon who havo not boned
their knee to Haul, lot them bo men and
show their color.
" We want no canard in our rank (
Tlirjr will llir color fly."
To I'.ormpondrols.
A. Beach, Trier, 111. We believe you
are indebted to John ("arrows, of Albany,
O.T., for the favor.
Rev. W. lllain next week.
The communication from Albany, giving
an extended account of the Fox trial, will
appear next week.
Several other communications are on
hand, which we ahull look over soon. A
week's absence from borne Lai placed us
bihindh.m J.
hHI fcteclloa.
The Governor has iwued writ onler
Ing ihe election ef a repreientaiive In Yam
hill, to lake place on the 8ih of December,
only a week after the Legislature meets.
Tho writ 1 dated on the 11th init., jutt a
month lacking three day previous lo ibe
electiou. The law allow tea days after an
election for bringing in the returns. If
(line be a complicity between iho county
official and ibe head of department, the
newly elected member in Yamhill will be
ready to itart for the teat of government
about Chrinmis. Why Yamhill county
should have been thus deprived of ber
right iu the organization of the House, is
wry easy to be seen. She i lutpectcd of
biing -'aiiii clijuo," and If 10, of course
she has no mere rights in the dark-lantern
caucusing which shape tho end of the
pariy lu ihe opening of the seion, than
Jackson county had In tbo lato deuocratio
gambling in reference to the aeat of gov.
srnment. It ii truly buini'ia'.ing to a
lierman lo live under a dynasty where
corrupt roltea clique rises superior lo the
prople, and where their sovereign will is
disregarded lo the extent that no election
even is made a mockery, end the" return1'
of such an election, which express tho pro.
plo'e will, are by tome unuccoun table
hocui pocus got out of the way before
they are allowed to u legally" speak in the
people's behalf.
tJT The report of the Republican meet
ing in Yamhill was not received in time for
las', week's issue. Our friend on the other
sido ef the river aro not probably aware
that mail mailer reaching Portland on
Wednesday r'ghl slows not reach this city
(ill Saturday night. Instead of having a
daily mail from I'oilluud ns we ought to,
we gut a mail only on Wednesday and
Saturday. The mnil steamer runs daily
between Oregon City and Portland, nnd
we ought to Imve a daily mail. At least
the mail reselling Portland on Wednesday
fiom tho Soti'h, ought to bo sent up here
iho next day, Insterd of lying over till
Saturday. The Portland postmaster once
gavo our Oregon City postmaster a regular
lampooning in our presence, for not for
warding the mail on Thursday, whioh ar
rived here from the South too late logo
down on Wednesday morning, the regular
mail day. lie said it was the duty of iho
postmaster to vend it down when there was
a daily boot. Whether the law required
him to do so or not, w e admitted that cour
tesy and a dosire to accommodate the peo
plo iu Portland ought to induce him to
do it; nnd wo interested ourself in ihe
mailer to tho extent that we got tho post
mnitor hero to promise to send (be mail
along tho first opportunity after it arrived.
Dut it seems that this, like ninny other
rules, only works one way, nnd that is
downstream. Our mail lies snoozing in
Portland from Wednesday till Saturday
evening, and nobody seems to care about
disturbing its slumbers.
Buy tt.
Thomas II. Teuton's "Thirty Vtari
View," is now for salo at McCormick's
Book Sloro in Portland.
XJTMr. Mihvain has just received a
very heavy lot of s'oves and hardware.
which he is selling off rapidly. IU in
forms us that ho is offering great iuduce
uicnts to up country merchants, as well as
thopcojlo generally.
jt3T Tho Rev. Win. Brown of Spring
field, III., is on ihe stump for Republican
ism. Billy llrown is the greatest orator in
1.., -i : t
ui,u sreuuu ui uia couutry.
OCrTho third session of the Thirty-fourth
Congress commences next Monday.
lUpnUUou Meeting 1 amulU.
Pursuant to publio notice the friends of
a republican organization, assemble at the
court houso in Lafayette, on November
toil), 1S."0, when upon tho house being
called to order, W. B. Daniels was chosen
chairman, and G. L. Woods secretary.
A resolution was presented calling for
tho organization of a republican party in
Yamhill county, which was accepted.
On motion a oommiltee of five was ap
pointed to draft a platform for the meeting.
The commit too consisted of the following
named persons: J. M. Rolando, J. R.
MoBrido, T. R. Harrison, S. C. Adams
and S. M. Gilinore. The committee,
after a short absence, reported tho follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which were
adopted, viz :
Whereas : Old party lines and political
divisions havo bcomo obsoleto, and the
new issues aud new measures of public
policy which divided the organization
known as republicans, perfected at Phila
delphia, in June last, from those who op
pose them, comprise all thoio which are of
extensive interest at the present time to
the American people, and as we believe
iIiosh issues and measures are of vital in
terest la ua, and as we also approved ef
the principles laid down by that parly at
that time, we do therefore
Rrtoht, That it is highly important
that e organize a republican party in
Oregon, and we therefore adopt (he plat
form laid down by the republican party at
Philadelphia on the 17th of June last, as
,'Sbasi of our political creed, believing
that upO favorable ultimate decision of
the questions rmbraced in lint summary
of political principles depend the perpetu
ity, prosperity aud glory of the Ameri
can Union, auJ especially of the Territory
of Oregon.
Jtttolrfd, That the importance of the
great Pacific railroad, which shall connect
the extreme eastern and western portions
of the American Union, to Ihe people of
this t:rri!orv, make it the iotercet and
dut of It citinmt to epuue the party
of i' e nation which openly lukoi ground
in favor of the "grealeat project of the
eze." by not only inserting a plank in ill
platform approving it, but in selecting as a
candidate lor me presidency a msn bet
ter qualified by travel and experience to
know it necessity, and wlioli personally
identified with In complexion more fully
than any other man living.
Rttulvtd, That the present wicked ad
ministration, by precipitating the country
into a useless ezitoiion. by disturbing with
" ruthless hands" a compromise that bad
in "or;trin akin to the constitution," is
responsible for the Mate of civil war and
anarchy which hsi dved tho green fields
of Kansas Territory with ihe blood of
brothers.
llctohti, That we bolieve the institu
tion of African slavery ns it exist in the
Southern itetei of I hi cosfederacy, i a
local and sectional Inslitutiou, an evil
which necessity may tolerate where it ex
isU, but which nothing can justify the gen
eral government in extending into territory
frco from Its presence, and holding thrie
opinions, we fully endorse the wisdom of
the act of Congies organizing nur terri
tory, which, by applying tho principle in
corporuled by Thomas JeH'ersun in the Or-
dinonceof 1787, prohibitingslavery in our
territory, and that we look with ularni at
all attempt lo nave the mine drcturcil ntli
er null nnd void or repealed. It would be
ounci that would be dangerous to our pre'
rnt pence, and threatening lo all our bright
prospect for future crentness.
I'.esolvcd, That wo are for free territories
and free slates, fur free Urros and free la
bor, five society and free schools, free
thought und free discussion, frco speech nnd
free press, free rcli"ion nnd free votes fur
frtrmtn, Frfmint, and freedom.
littolved, Hint we earnestly invito nil
who entertain these sentiments, whatever
may have been their political associations,
to unite with us for (he support of our
principles, to doubt the filial sucerss of
which u to doubt the triumph or truth anil
justice over falsehood and wrong.
On motion, cuny commi:tee was ap
pointed, consisting of i lie following named
persons, to wit: G. W. Burnett, J. R.
NfelirioV, S. C. Adams, T. R. Harrison and
G.L. Woods.
On motion, ihe republican platform, as
laid down at Philadelphia in June last, w as
read by the secretary.
The following resolution was introduced
by Dr. McBride, and after discussion was
adopted by the meeting :
Jlcsoleed, That we are opposed to in
terfering in any way with slavery in the
stales where it now exist.
On motion, it was resolved that we rec
ommend a Territorial Convention of the
republican party be held at Salem on the
second Thursday in January next.
On motion, J. R. McBride was chosen
corresponding secretary.
On motion, the convention proceeded to
nominate a candidate fur the legislature to
fill the vacancy occasioned by Ihe resigna
tion of A. P. Ankeny, member elect. S.
C. Adams was nominated bv acclamation.
On motion the secretary was requested
to furnivh the papers of the territory with
a copy of the proceedings of this meeting
for publication, wirh request that they in
sert the same,
On motion, adjourned.
W. B. DANIELS, Chairman.
G. Loyd Woods, Sceretnry.
Public Meellnc.
A meeting of the citizens of Washing
ton county was held nt Ilillsboro Oct. 21ml,
lSOO, in pursuance of a publio call, the
meeting was organized by appointing Z.
S. Bryant, chairman, and II. II. Ilicklin
secretary.
The object of ihe meeting being to take
into consideration the propriety of orga
owing the Republicans in said county, the
Philadelphia platform was called for, read,
and postponed for the present.
1st, Resolved, That a committee of
throe be appointed to correspond with simi
lar organizations of other counties. E.
D. Shattuck, Lawrence Hall, and II, SI.
Ilicklin, committee.
2nd, That a committee of five bo ap
pointed to visit the precincts of the county
and hold meetings therein with the citi
zens, end to ndvocato a full organization,
E. D. Shattuck, Lawrence llall, Levi An
derson, II. C. Raymond, nnd John Har
rison, committee.
3rd, That a committee of five be ap
pointed to meet and confer with the
Clackamas county Republicans on tho
29ih inst.
4th, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be forwarded to the Poriland and Ore.
gonCily papers for publication.
Adjourned to meet again at tho call of
tho corresponding committee.
II. II. IliCKLiN, Secretary.
03" The U. S. Mail steamer Columbia
arrived at Portland on Monday evening
last. We mo indebted to Wells, Fargo
iSt Co., and to J. W. Sullivan, of San Fran
cisco, for files of the latest papers.
C.alltorala ElteMoa Returns.
The following is the Presidential vote of
the State up to the latest returns, which
are nearly complete : The whole vote of
the State foots up 102,892, which will be
increased some 2,000 vote.
Buchanan. 49,709
Fillmore, 34,047
Fremont, 19,07
Burhanan over Fillmore, 13,721
Buchanan over Fremont, 30,691
Fillmore and Fremont over
Buchanan, 3,358
The Legislature will stand as follows
one Asemblyman to be heard from in
the Tulare and Fresno District :
Dem. Am. Rep.
Senate, 13 13 3
Assembly, 60 8 11
Total,
it
News from the Atlantic States.
PsN.nsvLVA.fU Election. The return
show that Pennsylvania has gone for the
democrats by about live thousand majority,
iu a vote of between four nnd five hundred
thousand. The democrat claim to have
elected fifteen out of twenty-five members
of Congress. Grow, Republican, I re
elected by eight thouinud majority.
Philadelphia, Oct. 17 p. h.
It I ascertained that 0000 American
vetri were cast for tho democratic ticket in
this city and county. The most unblush
ing roguery ho been shown in Philadel
phia, and tho vote will be contested. Wm.
II. Ilunn, republican candidate for District
Attorney, look the first step thi morning
in ihe Court of Common Plea. The re
publican believe they can itrike nff sev
eral .huusands of the democratic vote by
contesting the returns. There are loud
erica of vengeance against Forney.
The Republican und North American
Committees are in session together nt the
former's rooms. They hare been joined
by seven members of the Fillmore Com
mittee, and the whole body is now discuss,
ing tho forma' ion ef an electoral ticket.
1 1 o'clock p. m'. Afior being in session
during five hours, iho Republican and
Noilh American Slate Committees, with
a poii ion of tho Fillmore Committee, hove
agreed upon n ticket which it i boliovrd
will eutiiely lako the wind out of tho sails
of the pro slavery Fillmore leaders. The
following is the Union electoral ticket,
nominated upon the basis proposed by the
Union Stnlo Committee, in their oiH for a
Union State Convention, to bo held at
Harrisburg on iho 21st Oct., to wit:
Twen'y six names in common ; tho twenty-
seventh name to be different on tho tickets
voted for by the I'illmoie and Fremont
men respectively, the voto of the electors,
if chosen, to bo cast pro rata according to
the vole given for the twenty -seventh name
respectively. It was also agreed that the
electoral ticket lo be voted for by the Fre
mont men should be headed by tho name
of John C. Fremont, and that to be voted
for by the Fillmore men by tho noma of
Millard Fillmore.
It is reported I lint tho following rcsolu
lions passed at the Fillmore and Donelson
Executive State Commilteo to-day by n
majority of 20 in the committee of 22 :
llesolvcd, That we deem it inexpedient
to make any alteration in ihe Fillmore, and
Doiielson ticket in this State, nnd we are
firmly convinced that any interference with
it would be the means of giving the Stale
to Mr. Buchanan instead nf dofimting him.
Resolved, That wo decline to accept ci
ther of the above propositions of the Norih
American Stalo Central Committee, satis-
leu mat the electoral ticket already in the
field is tho only one on which nil opposed to
Mr. Buchanan can successfully unite, nnd
pledge it to uncompromising onnosition.
and lo defeat, under any and all circum
stances ef his election.
Onto Election. The Republicans have
carried the State by a majority over the
democrats ranging from 30,000 to 40,000.
The American vote was about 20,000. The
democrats fluim to have gained eight Con
gressmen. Lowis D. Campbell is re-elected
by a trifling majority, and Sam. Gallo
way in the Columbus district Is defentei!
by S. S. Cox, dem
Indiana Election The Buchancers
claim to have carried Indiana by from five
to seven thousand majority. Thv have
probably gained four Congressmen, and
olected Willard Governor over Morton
(Republican) by a small majority. Ham
mond, dem., is also believed to be elected
Lieut. Gov. The Legislature, from prcs
ent appearances, will be democratic.
Florida Election. Tho Savannah pa
pors say that both the democratic and
American parties claim a victory in Flor
ida.
Kansas Election. The 'election for
Delegate to Congress and n embers of ihe
Legislature came off on theOili of Oct.
The free State men refused lo vote, as ihey
considered the election illegal. Tho pro
slavery candidates were of course all elected
without opposition. The result so far as
heard from is as follows: For Delegate,
J. W. Whitfield, 1194. The election is
said lo have gone off quietly.
Vermont. Tho following is the official
vote of Vermont at the September elec
tion :
Wholo number, 45,083
Fletcher, (Republican,) 34,052
Keyes, (Buchanan,) 11,601
Fillmore and scatteriug, 270
Political Complexion of the New or Tulr.
ly-Firib Congress.
PRESENT CONS. NEXT CONO.
Dcm. Opp. Dem. Opp.
Missouri, 2 5 4 3
Arkansas, 2 2
Iowa, l i j
Vermont, 3 3
Maine, 15 6
Florida, 1 1
South Carolina, 6 0
Pennsylvania, 0 10 15 10
Ohio,' 21 8 13
Indiana, 2 0 6 5
Total, 21 C3 42 42
21 42
Opp. maj. in old Cong. 42 In new Co. tie.
Democratic gain in ten States, 42
We have taken the above from the If.
, Herald, as it gives the darkest side of
the picture. It gives the Buchaneers nine
mo'e Congressmen than a similar table
tr.ade by the Tribune. In the ninth, tenth,
fifteenth, and seventeenth districts in
Ohio, the Tribune claims that Republican
I Congrftsimcn have beea elected. It elaims
Iho same from the seventh, twelfth, fif
teenth, sixteenth, and twentieth district! in
Pennsylvania, which tho Herald 0U0 givoi
up at lost.
Hon. John M. Botts Urn'sta to Fight
a Du.a. The nolo written by Hon. John
M. Uotti in reply to a challenge to mortal
combat by Roger A. Pryor, editor of the
Richmond Enquirer, i brnvo, manly and
ensible. Ho ay tho disparity in their
age nnd social di-posiiion would prccludu
him from accepting ihe challenge, ami ho
nobly add that if ho had dn Mr. Pryor
such wrong as could not bo otherwise at
oned for, he would not permit a false prido
to prevent him from making an acknowl
edgment. jfjrA Richmond. Vn., correspondent
of tho New Orleans. Delta says lliat inco
Hon. John M. Botls deliveied his celebra
ted speeches, " it is 110 uncommon thin;
to hear men Iu this city stand up boldly
and avow themselves in favor of Fremont.
They make no secret of their preference
for him over Buchanan."
OCT Tho Southern Buchunicr papeis re
veal a plan which is sure to prevent Mr.
Fillmore's nnmo from coming into the
House of Representative;!, oven if ho
should set sufficient electoral vo'cs lo de
font tho choice of Fremont or Buchanan.
The Buchanan electors nt the Fouth will,
enough of litem, givo tht ir voles to D. S.
DicVmson or somo other pro-klavery Dem
o'.'ia', io carry his name into the House of
Representatives instend of Fillmore's
There is certainly a possibility of thi, for
thcio is es much hostility lo Fillmore
among tho Buchanan men of the South ns
there is to Fremont. Tho Fredericksburg
Recorder, one of the most ultra Democratic
papers in Virginia, lecenlly declared :
" Were we compelled to choose Seward
or Fillmore for President, wo would not
hesilnto a moment to prefer the former."
Tho Atlanta (Ga.) Intelligencer, a lead
ing Buchanan paper in tl.nl Stale says :
" For our pnrt, we do not scruple lo say
it, we would rather sen Fremont, traitor as
ho is lo tho homo of hit birth, President
of tho United Suites than Mr. Fillmore."
CCrAta meeting of tho Baltimore Pres
bytery, held in Washington recently, it was
votud, on motion of Rev Mr. Atchison, u
Georgetown, that nn overture bo sent to
tho synod of Baltimore, which meets in
Winchester next week, lliat they set apart
tho third day of November next,(ttie day
preceeding the Presidential election,) lo bo
observed throughout iho bounds of the
synod as a day of fasting and prayer, in
view of the alarming state of thing grow
ing out of iho alienation nnd hostility of
feeling between iho different sections of
iho country. It is said that iho synod of
Virginia have received similar overtures
from Iheir Presbyteries, and that both
synods will undoubtedly set nnrt the same
day, lo bo observed throughout their
hounds.
OCT Georgo W. Johnson, ono of the
largest sugar planters on the Mississippi,
below New Oileans, who died recently
has left nn es'atc valued at not less than
4700,000. llo lins by bis will manumitted
all his slaves 200 in number. They nre
ail H bo sent lo Liberia in four years af;er
his denth, nnd rnch p;;s i to be furnMied
with 830.
OiT Tho Washington Union contains
the correspondence between tho principals
and seconds of the proj, cliny duel between
Mr. Botts nnd Mr. Pryor. Mr. Bolts pro
posed a meeting to take place near Wash
ington, weapon pistols, distunes len paces,
which Mr. Pryor accepted alter demurring
to tho delay. Appended to iho corres
pondence is a card from Mr. T. P. Chaise
man, Mr. Pryor's second, in which he
states that every endeavor was mado to
evade the vigilanco of the police. lie
closes by saying that, being satisfied from
these facts and others that any attempt lo
secure n hoslilo meeting between B. B.
Botts and Mr. Pryor will bo thwarted by
persons not connected with tho matter, but
friendly to Hon. J. M. Bolts, and is also
satisfied Irom the physical condition of B.
U. Botts, as exhibited on the field, that
Mr. Pryor ought not to shoot at him, he
can thorefore have nothing more to do
with the matter.
Letter from Una. Edward Stanley,
r
norm Carolina.
The Alta California publishes an ex
tract from a letter received by Win. Hayes,
Esq., of San Francisco, law partner of Mr.
Stanley, from Hon. Edward Stauley. The
letter is dated Philadelphia, Oct. 3d, 1850 :
"My own preferences nre for Mr. Fill
more, for whose personal kindness to me I
am much indebted; and with whom, down
to the period when ho joined the Know
Nothings, I agreed generally in opinion on
public affairs. (I do not believe Mr. Fill
more can bo elected.) Between Mr. Buch
anan aud Col. Fremont, I hesitate not to
say, it is better for the whole country that
I T- .1 11, . . .
V01. rremoni snouiu oe elected. ; is my
decided opinion that it is better for the
South that Fremont should be elected than
that Buchanan should be. I treat with
contempt all the charges made against
r remont, that he is an abolitionist, dec, Ac,
Harrison, Clay, Taylor, Scott, and Fill
more have all been so denounced bv nar-
lisans opposed lo their election. Tha imi1
of the North have been justly incensed at
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
and at the abominable legislation in Kan
sas ; (so excited are they on these subjects
that Brooks's oulrsge on Sumner has as
1 bare heard experienced Democrats sav
lost Buchanan a hundred thousand votes.)
Fremont is nominated by those who oppose
these measures ; he will be supported by
nearly all those who have opposed them,
(and oppose Buchanan because his friends
oppose them,) and they compose, I believe,
a large majority of the people of the North
ern States. But this docs mt make Frc.
mont an abolitionist. Neither Is ha to br
so regarded, because he is supported by a
portion of llmin. Soma ef ihern support1
Biichnnan, and their votes elected polk ;
but thi doe not make him an abolitionist.-
"A to nil these III rent that tho Union'
will bo dissolved if Fremont, U erc(ej ,
they are worse than ridiculous. There U
a great deal moro dunger of a dissolution
should Buchanan be elected. It wt(
threatened litest the Union should be di.
solved in 1833, on account of the Tariff,
In IS37, wheti I first entered Congress, it
was threatened, because abolition petitions
had been presented. It was threatened in
18.'i0, should California be admitted is
free State. 1 1 ii threatened now Uj Km
of the iume men by some who fear they
may lose office ; by iomo who will not get
high place if Buchanan should be de.
fettti'd. The people of the Northern States
aro pat riot io and sensible, and will (
caio these madmou shall do tho country
no mischief.
"1 am outof publio life, and wish lo r.
main so; but my opinions I will not con
ceal ; I shall never bo kfiaid or ashamed le
express them. I linve expressed the same
opinions in North Curolina among my old
friend; and, you muy rely on it, there are
thousand who agree with mo.
"If Iho contest is between Fremont and
Buchanan, I shall support Fremont. I
have not written ihi with any view to pub
lication; but lmvo no objection to your
making my opinions known, a you may
think ndvikahle.
"Tho pro.sptct i now that Fremont will
bo elected. Pennsylvania Is very doubtful;
und, from whut I learn, moro likely to go
for Fremont limn fur Buchanan. I hav
never, since I have boon in publio life, seen
iho lime when so ninny Democrats admitted
I hero win danger of their defeat.
'I have not written as much on politics
before iu many a month ; I shall not again,
soon. Very truly, your,
Edward fjrANLBr.'
Tuc Souxoiniis for Tim Atlantic
Telegraph. Tho following aecount, ad
dressed to the editor of the Illustrated Lo
don News, will be read with interest:
Not a singlo rock has been met with,
not a particle of gravel or sand has been
brought up, but it appear ns if nature had
provided a bed "soft os a snow bank," le
use Maury's own words, for the express
purpose of receiving n telegraph cable.
Lieutenant Derrymnn snys that he is sat
isfied dial the lead, w ith the sounding ap
paratus, has frequently buried itself ten
or fifteen feet deep in this soft material,
nnd he doubts not that the cable w ill like
wise sink nnd imbed itself in a similar
manner. Tho greatest depth attained his
been two thousand nnd seventy fathom,
(about two and third miles;) butpcihapt
the most remarkable and at the same time
Iho most satisfactory result i the perfect
confirmation which theso poundings give
of tho opinion expressed by Lieutenant
Maury os lo the existence of a great flat
or level nt tho bottom of tho ocean, un
paralleled by any thing on iho surface of
1 lie earth, and which he proposes to nume
"Tho Tnlf graph Plateau." for more
ihnn thirteen hundred nvlcs the bottom of
the Atlantic, in the direct line of our track,
is found by these soundings lo- present an
ulino-l unbroken level plain. Nature has
thus plucod no obstacle in the way of thi
great undertaking, which may not by cau
tious 1 or.'nieranco be overcome; nay,
rather (if wo except tho enormous Iuntfllt
of lh" cnldo which will be required) it
would seem that tho tine to be followed
by tho Atlantic enblo presents absolutely
fewer engineeiing fdifliciiltie than the
shorter route(tliough more complex, from
tha nature of Iho liot'om,) on whijh th
Mediterranean c-ibte must be laid.
Interesting DiscoVEitr. The burial
place of the ancient Scythian kings be
been discnveied by the director of ihe mt.
sem at Kartell, in Southern Rossis, near
tho fmntteU of iho Crimen. Many curi
ous articles of goiri, silver and earthern
ware were discovered within the tomb,
wire') ro to bo transferred 10 ICertch, to
enrich the museum there.
Steamships. Though but eighteen
years have elapsed since Ihe first vessel
wholly propelled by steam crossed tbo At"
lantiu, now there nre fourteen lines of
steamers, comprising forty-eight vessel,
plying between Europe And the United
States. Out of these forty-eight steamers'
btittwclvo nre of Amoriean construction.
Tho foreign companies have lost four of
their steamers, and we the seme n urn bor.
XtTThe Now York Herald, of the 4lh
instant, stales that the Rhode Island Re
publican and Know Nothinz Sia'.e Conven
tions met at Providence on Tuesday, and
united upon a ticket for Presidential elec
tors. KrTlio English claims on Mexico,
which a British fleet has been tent to en
force, arise out of debt owed by Mexico to
British capitalists. Its amount ii 51,208,
250, th whole national debt amounting t
$102,638,012. In the way of interest,
this entnils upon Mexico an annual pay
ment of $3,933,300.
More Court Etiquette. The English
seem to have a particular horror of any
thing yellow. Professor Mahan shocked
the assembly at the Queen's levee by hit
yellow vest, and now some American at
the Court of the Emperor of Russia, have
disturbed the nerves of the correspondent
of the London Daily News, by wearing yel
low plumes in their chapeaux. He say
they were the most stared at individuals
in Ihe place, which is nothing singular,
for a live Yankee generally manages to
make himself noticed wherever he goes.
An equal breach of etiquette, in the corres
pondent's opinion, was, that the Ameri
cans, on leaving ibe imperial presence,
turned their backs upon the Emperor.
He congratulates his country that English
men only retired with their faces to royal
ty, walking backward like a craU
Minnesota. It is estimated that at the-
present time the territory of Minnesota con
tains a population of one hundred and forty
thousand souls. This is probably an under
estimate, as last winter an official reckoning
made the total one hundred and twenty
thousand. It is calculated, however, that
by the close of ihe emigration season of the
year 1937, the aggregate will be three
hundred thousand. If this be so, Minne
sota will enter the circle of States with three
members of the lower house of Congress,
She is ii entitled to tne.