Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, March 20, 1858, Image 2
KEOWO rol l!] Kli.
ROBT. A. THOMPSON. Editor.
TKJIMrt.?per Annum, tit nilrnn"e. it
jmyiupnt l?? ilcl>tyc<l miiil rtftrrtlieoxplriition<>^
the year, $'2.U0 For six month*, 7o ocnln, lit
advniico.
Adrcrtl^cmfutM lf|j>*rtr<l o< t??o nximl rnfo*i
?t_.- v. . . zxi i
PICKENS C. If., S. C.:
Saturday Moruiucr. Marnh ftf) ififiR
Frozen to Deathly
e learn that Mr. Jamks Pkm rkf., a citizen
of this district, whs fror.on to death, during
the snow storm of the night of the Sth
instant. An inquest was hoM over the body j
of tho deceased, by L. II. Vkknkii. Ksq., with |
tho usual jury empanelled, whose verdict
wus iu accordance with those facts.
Thanks.
Senators Hammond and Evans have our
imtiiKri fur enntimipil Miir/i-njumnn! C..... ....
Dr. Evins.
From tho last Andorson ftaxrtt?, wo loarti
that Dr. Ai.ex. Kviss, who formerly represented
Pendleton district 80 acceptably in the
Stale Senate, is announced as a candidate for :
the Legislature. Tho aiinouneeinent is eipiiv- i
nlent, we presume, to nn election.
Court.
The Court of Common Pleas and Oencrnl i
Sessions convened at this place on Monday j
last. Judge Wakdlaw is presiding. There
has been much bu.v.nc?.s before tho Court, 1
though tlie canes have fenernllv linon am,.11 I
and uuiuterosting. Tho Sessions is crowded
with eaaos, many of which have boon disposed
of by the Court and Solicitor. Tho State
arraigned Its.v Hammond for the murder of
Kinvix Iloi.t.iK, hut, after trial, the jury returned
a verdict of " not guilty."
The number of persons in attendant e was
loss than usual. Tho bar was well represented
from the mljoiuing districts.
Now Advertisements
Messrs. Okkkx .1 Hkii? have received a
large and handsome stock of Goods, which
tllOV firn ??>llih(rAn
J - ?*"" t?.WM?".iw?H?g wins;
hop their advertisement. At Pendleton, you
ohii buy CJrooorioa from Messrs. Dkndy k
Pvi.i.ta m at " prices to suit tho times." Their
Btock is largo and fresh. Mr. Dkn dy is a native
of Pickens, and will wait on bis friends '
with peculiar pleasure. Head their advertisement
and give them a cnll. The announce*
monks for office arc increasing in number,and
will he found under an appropriate heading.
Othormattors of general interest will be fouud
in our advertising columns.
Court at Anderson.
Tho Court was in session, at Audorson, j
until Saturday, contrary to tho calculation of !
those who appeared to know something of j
tho business of tho term. Several important |
eases were tried. Among them, that of the
Trustees of the Wads worth School for the
town of Anderson, which failed before the
jury. The attachments issued against HiXOs
A Co. were successful tlicre, as they have
sincc boon held bv the Court here.
The Canvass for Congress.
The candidates for Congress?Cols. AsnMoRK,
Junks and Vkkxon?have been hero
during the sitting of the Court, extending
their ac<|uaii)tanee, and feeling the pulse of
hnit I??< ?> - -
"I iiivii vu-.-iiuira IIIO PUVCri'lgU
public. On Tuesday, they addressed the people,
ami were listened to with marked attention.
Tho canvass, wo presume, is now fully
opened, and the olectora of tho difteront dis*
triots, composing this Congressional district,
will have an opportunity of becoming acquainted
with tho gentlemen soliciting their
eupport, and, bofore tho oontost is over, be
able to vote nnderstandingly.
Committed to Jail.
IIaskin's, or Smith, who stands charged
with shooting tho negro l>oy of Col. Grisham,
was arretted in Tennessee some days ago,
brought back, and committed to jail Sunday
night last. His trial, as well as that of Garhison
and J)ki>ioui>, lias been postponed until
the, boy's condition can bo fully determined.
Tho boy is thought to be out of dangerBangs
and Co. vs. The "Blue Bidge."
The Federal Court, for the Northern Pi -
irua 01 vieorgia, is in session in .uurieittt,
(?a., Judgo Nicoi.i. presiding. The important
suit of Anson Bangs & Co. vs. the Blue
Ridge Bailroad Company was postponed to
next September term. Tho eTtdoneo already ;
taken in this ctw*e makes two largo volumes!
Admitted to BailJames
8. Cu.vnbv, charged with the killing
of Wm. Jfl.btciirn, has boon admitted to hail,
in tho sun? of $2,000, hy Jndgo Wari>i.a1t.
He will lie tried, prohahly, at the next term
of the Court,
E.itatks Dckinu Widowhood.?The Mucnn
Telegraph thxitf rofors to a decision
made by the Supreme Court, now in hc?aion
in that city:
"A ease of nome interest to the ladies was
dwided on Friday morning last. Sftvagc. of
Dougherty county, diwl, leaving a will which
doriscd inn proporty to his wife, but In the
?rent of her marriage, to go to hi* childi-on,
thus rnttiug off the wife without a shilling,
den. Jtforgan, the counsel for tho widow, argued
tho onM with great nhiliiy, ami cantor;
;!. 4! fkii f!!?" nrnvUiAtt in Hm vi'ill Iwilni* in
? , - '* *>
rcxtruiiit of murrlago, vrn* contrary to tho
policy of our law. hihI illegal; but the Court
held that n man bad aright to leavo hi* prop
erty to his vrifo during lior widOrbood, ami
cut lior off if she married?and that tho SrtV- (
ago will wa?: legal." i
Sr.M^TOR ?Tn? lion, Jofferfion 1)?viti,
.Senator from Miosixsippi, will nut, it iv
f?aid, bo ublc to llll his scat in the Senate for ,
, il. if;.. ..t *_t i
iitm nivuiiiv. **iit iijiv4j niarcii } (
hint under a hcvbvc rojjimoii, in a n*>ni frUin 1 ,
^ J?ioh lijjbt Ih carefully c winded. J j
S&V.4 t # - /;S
Speech of Senator Hammond.
Wo have placed on tlio fourth the adinivahle
spreeh ofdov. Hammond, on the admission
of Kansas into (ho Uftion. It is the
production of a strong mind, and is distinguished
for its candor and Fairness. The
position claimed for tlio South, and her uhili>y
to maintain :? oopcrato indopendcyco, is
demonstrated b}- reason and facts that cannot
ho controverted. This ofl'urt of our new
Senator lias i. con well received throughout
#nnnh,v nunA/i'mll ?? nt t-' ?1
.... .??..v. j, vn-jM vihiii nc viit* otiuvii, una we '
ask for it tin attentive perusal. A correspon- |
deut of the Baltimore ?'mi, present during j
its dolivcry, says:
"Tho Senate chamber was tlie theatro of
unusual attraction to-day. Cov. Hammond,
of South Carolina, made a speech full of power,
interest and eloouenoe, upon the subject,
of the bill for tho admission of Kansas. After
treating boiuo minor points, tho Senator
considered the main question which was at
the bottom of thin agitation?that is, slavery,
lie cited tho declaration of Mr. Seward that
the battle had beon fought and won?or, in
other words, that the South was conquered,
and nothing remained to be done, but to pro- 1
hibit all Southern occupancies of slave territory
and remodel tho Supreme Court to com
juwio hip uesirueuon oi ti\e rsoutli. Tho Soutli
would then be oppressed with protective tariffs
for internal improvement systems, fish
bounties, and u stupendous national hank to
control the financial power of the uitry ;
mid next, tho North would procceu to abolish
slavery in tho State.*, &c.
lie thought it proper that th? question '
should lie practically considered, lie wax
ilisposed to ace tho question settled as soon as
possible. He proceeded, therefore, to bring
tho South OtU tho North face to face, anil
noniparo their resources and means for the ,
maintenance of a separate organization. lie
ilrow a picture of the ?t resources of the
South, and her ability u> sustain herself as
one of the most prosperous and peaceful cm
pin-it wi ino worm.
Mr. Hammond spoke only about an hour,
ami was listened to with profound attention.
SuspendedTho
Times, published at Columbia, has
been .suspended for tho present, on account
of a difficulty with its printers. Mr. I'iggott
offers the entire establishment for sale. The
truth is, the newspaper business is over-dono
in Columbia, as well as in other sections o' j
the State, and no other than the above result |
can reasonably be expected.
Ofinprw' Tn toll i rrnrwm
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Congress is still engaged in discussing the j
Kansas question. A synopsis of the report
of the House committee of thirteen will he
found in our columns. Mr. Hoyce, of this
Stato, mm'e a speech on the Mormon war, on
the 11th. lie advocates a peaceful solution
of the difficult/,
Tho latest dates from Europe inform us
of the advance of l-8d in tho price of cotton
in Liverpool. A now ministry 1ms l>con formed
in England, with Lord Dkrdv at its head.
Parliament had adjourned till the 1st April.
Several persons, connoctcd with the attempt
on tho life of the French Kinpero*', have been
sentenced to he shot; others to special servitude
and transportation for life. From China,
we learn that the Kngliah havo captnrod
f'anton, with a loss of 130 men ; full particulars
have uot reached this couutry. More
lighting lias taken place in India, in which
the Knglish have been Successful. The luss
of life on both sides has been groat.
The war between Montevideo and Bubnos
Ayr09 continues, but is conducted with little
vigor. The small pox is prevalent at the liulUc.
The SeasonTho
genial influences of the season are
affecting perceptibly the fruit-bloom, and
towing our nature to that haven of dcliciousness
which it inspires. The flowers, with
their freshness and beauty, are being fanned
into existence by its gentle breezes. The birds
too, a to sounding their joyous wood-notes,
and hill and dalo are putting on the green
garb of nature. But, after passing through
two successive Court-weeks, it would he unreasonable
to expcct oithor patience or pootry
from us; therefore, we have drawn on an
exchange for a spring sentiment, and have
been fortunate, wo think, in liudiug the following
couplot:
SHUNO.
Come, gentle Spring, cthorcnl mildness come,
And from tho bosom of yon dropping cloud,
While music wakes around, veiled in a showor
Of shadowing rosos, on our plains descend.
Be graeiouc. Heaven ! for now laborious man
irnu.i.ui.i i.iu v.. i
Ye softening limvM.yo tender showers, descend!
And temper all, thou world-reviving ?un,
Into the perfect yo(irl
C.adkt A i'j'oi ntmknt. AtnOllg the
appointment of Cadets for West Point, by 1
the President, is thut of John 11. Blocker,
of Kdaeficld, brother of Scrgoaut Wm. Butler
Blocker, who, from the wounds of his
superiors, was in comuiatid of his company
nt tlie battle of CSarita Helen, and was killed
at the head of his company; cousin of
Col. P. M. JJutler, who was killed at tho
linml nf Ii!m vn?!)iinnt !lt fliiiniliiniWi
... v.
Whitfield G. Brooks, who died of wound*
deceived at tho same time and place; aud
of Richard Watson, who nftor Ining twicc
wounded, wad shot down in the Htorming
party at Cimpuhcfiec.
Gkn. Quitman.?The House of liepro- 1
SOOtativce yesterday paid Gen. Quitman a
marked aud mo*t unusual compliment. At
the expiration of tho tiine allotted him under
the rule** fur tho discussion of the army
hill, recently reported hv him from th? I
Committee on Military Affairs, ihe> IToubc-,
by ufjjiniuioux consent, permitted Jiint to
proceed and conclude li?? unfinished remnrk?.
Thia mark of consideration has
but very few precedents?ho tew a* to rentier
It* repetition an occasion of npccial notL*cf
and of cherished appreciation by the
rwipiont.? Wxtshtngfon Union.
" Kvkn thi? will paw over!" was the
proverb which tlio wmo Solomon gave to an j
MHtcnfi fricn?l who do^rr'1 nth a motto an ;
syorthf make the hou! hI hi misfortune, j
iiifl huuiblo in |
W ' J
Fennings and Clippings.
Cotton.?This great utaple in quoted al
1*2$ cents [>or lb. in Cltarloston.
A Hkavy Rf.tuiix.? Return day fur Chostor
district adds up 700 oaso?, including nc'
eeptanccs. 'IM10 most of. tlio c^ses, however,
wore for email amounts.
A " Uovai," HYPO.?According to an ancient
usago in Prussia, all the Princes of the
royal family must learn a trade. It is stated
that the Prineo Predorio William, just mar
_:~.i ii i> 1 -r l'?i i i
iiuvi IU IIIU i Iiuuvao ivo>ui ui ivii^umu, H\*iril?
ed the trtvdo of a compositor in the printing
office of Mr. Hanoi atllerlin.
Hktikninu Hkasox.?The Massachusetts
House of Representatives lmsrefusod toprinl
the montorinl of certain colored citizons ol
RoBton, protecting against tho ])rcd Scott do
ctsion, at id suggesting retaliatory legislation,
Covbt Maiitiai-rd.?Col. Sumner, U< S,
A., recently <>n service in Kansas, has been
uourt martialcd hy ordor of tlio govornmont,
on a charge of sending a challenge to a brother
ofticor.
D.vmaokr.?- A fair damsel of Metropolis,
Illinois*, lias instituted a legal action against
a truant beau in jPuducah, Ivy., for not making
her a wife (if lie promised. ??ho charge^
?0,000 for the disappointment, which, if she
obtains, will, of course, soothe her blighted
lioart. It ought to, in such times as these.
"Washington, March 'J, 185H.?The SenaU
in Executive Session, has continued the ap
pointmonts of W. P. Colcook, as Collector,
it nd My or .Jacobs as Surveyor of Charleston
Thaddous Sandford as Collector of Mobile
and Win. 11. I1'lan nor as Surveyor of Wil
inington, X. 0.
A Dav or IImmmnkss.?It is said thatther<
woro to be ti lai jL*r number of marriages ii
England on tlio bridal day of tli?; I'rinocsi
Royal, than woro over known to bo colobru
tod in one day before.
Hit 'km Again.?Of all the mean and eon
temptible moil?or porsonsenlling thoincelvo
men, in tbi* world, lie that sneukos througl
life on tip-toe, with his oar to tlio key-hole o
ovory body's business but his own, is tin
1i1usi iu uc ucil'su'u.
Tkiai. or Tim man.?(loo. P. Tillman, E?q.
of Edgefield han boon tried for tho killing o
Christian, and found guilty of manslaughter
Patriotic Lkttkh.?lion. Daniel S. Dick
inson, of Now York, lias written a strong
manly and patriotic letter upon tlio Ivausa
Controversy, siding boldly with the Adminia
t rat ion nnd the South.
V.m.t*aiii.k Land.?The Supreme Court o
the United .States has decided that Thomai
Green, the present owner of the Fauqulo:
(Ya.) White Sulphur Spriugs, is entitled t<
a tract of land in the State of Texas, of 03,
000 acres, and valued at move than two mil
liou dollars.
True Noktijkrn Si-.wr Triue.?The Xev
York Tribune chronicles the fact that anoth
or batch of sixty or seventy ?romen were sen
off to the West under the protection of tin
"Woman's Protcotivo Emigration Society.'
Our readers are aware that these women ar<
transported to tho Wont and sold out to ap
plicants at ten dollars the head.
Common School*.?Tho whole amount ox
ponded ivnnually for tho support of the Coin
mou Schools of N ew York in $3,103,139!
State Election.?An olcution for StaU
officers hasjust taken pluco in New llani])
shire, which resulted in tho success of tin
black republicans by a majority of 4,600,
Auuf.st or a Pohokr.?John F, Mahan, ?
grocer doing buriqe* ; ou Long. Wharf, bat
been arrested in boston, on tho chorgo of forg
ing tho signature of his uncle, Benjamin F
Mahan, to notes amounting to over twelv<
thousand dnthirs.
Damages rou Dmbaco or Promise.?It
Elattuburgh, X. Y., tho other (lay, Suxaunal
E. Churchill obtained si verdict for $5,00(
damages against John llorton, for breach 01
promise of marriago.
Convicted.?Wo learn that Tlios. Golden
was tried at tho Superior .Court of Marion
o >unty, Goo., last week, for tho murder ol
XioholH9 Jordan sc:no time last winter, and
was convicted.
OMAI.L i'OXIX i> ElV X OKK.?MlO SlllilU pO*
.still prevail* iu this city. Since the 1st oj
Jumiary there have boon 1(>2 deaths from it,
I limit mi.k.?A littlo nun of Mr. J. Bi
Thomas, of Clarksville, Tonn., foil inton vessel
of lxitlttig soap on Tuesday week, and was
so scvorcly burned as to cause his 4cath lioxl
day. _
Covstr.HTt.nn.?Several counterfeit bilh
on the Ocorg.ft iluilroad aud Hanking Company
of the denomination of $50, says the
Sparta Georgian, have been passed iu thai
UVIUIUUUi^ lUtVUUJt
Turved MahkRu.?John Doan, the coach'
man, whose romantic marriage with the
wealthy and accomplished Miss IJoker, ol
Now York, created a sensation so.no <imc
Btncc, is ??? <! l>e filling the humblo office ol
marker in the Custom House in tlrnt city.
Cotton ik Texas.-"?There are upwards ol
twen?y-on? thousand bates of cotton now in
Oalvestoii, Texaa, which is eighteen thousand
more than was o-> hand last year at thin timo.
Tho total receipts are in excess of ihoso oi
last yoar 21,750 bales. The crop of Texas,
A _ *. i. J ._ilt 'OAA hAA'v - f -
it ib untimiuwi, wui^rvwtui iiw,ww uiues.
Important, Vrrv.~~Tbp papers nnuounw
tliat Goit. Bldoldt i? oppouod to Ijocompton
Knnaan, and thnt Kx-I'roaidcnt Fillmora had
purchased a homo in DdffiiW for Ml brido I
Piutrkss is Buitkai^, X Y.?Thor* arc
*aid to bo U72 families iu Buffalo, X. Y? do
pendent on the relief fund fur their food ao<j
fuel, and 10,000 por*ou? dependent on
for d^.ort, J.mt'-je&iju..: ^ , <?. - ^
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lU'UNKp to Deatii.<?The C Impel Hill (fT.
, 0.) (JafCitr states that a huu^o lwhmgiiiK to
widow Joseph Crump, four miles l'rom Pittsborough.
on the Salisbury road, was connumod
l>y firo a few days etlice. Pour or Ave negro
children were in tho house at the time,
' two of whom wore burned to death.
Fkuit Kjt.i.kn.?The Louisville Courier
sayi< some of the fruit growers near that oily
1 say that the poaches, nprhots, <to., lmve boon
killed Ijy the I.uo severe weather, tin? thermometer
having been in Rome localities o.s
low us 10 *log. below zero.
Laiickst Caruo ok Cotton rvkr Siurrto.
The Hhip Ocean Monarch cleared from New
' Orleans, Im., for Liverpool, England, on tho
23d ult., with 0,000 bales of cotton, weighing
' 2,239,6G*pounds, belpg the largest cargo of
' c itton over shipped from that, or, it is believed,
any other port.
New York, Mare.li 10.?A nmn named
i Brottlerton, a defaulting book keeper of the
ir.it'll.ir i.n? i.iv _
. 000.
Pickons District, 8. C.
Kuitous Southkkn On,- vator :?
1 Having seen un account from various parts
of tlio South ou agriculture, suffer us to of?
fer you one from the Southern part of L'ieki
ens .District, S. 0. In this part of the
1 District, twenty years ago, some of its best
farmers made from 60 to 100 bushels of
wheat, and from 200 to 1J00 bbls. corn and
a fow bales of cotton. In the present niau
nor of farming, the same men make from
> ">00 to 1700 bushels of wheat, and from
; 400 to 800 bbls. of corn?cotton anu other
; things in the same proportion ; the soil
. has improved by the sowing of peas and (manuring.
The yield of wheat, on our best acres, is
' from i>2 to 44 bushels: formerly 10 was
1 an extra yield and much talked of. Some
? uf our farmers have made this year, 20 bush
els to ofie sown.
si,...... ?e ...... tw.o? i
. a large crop of wheat while they finish their
s other crops; then, at their leisure, g(t it
out ami sun their entire crop of wheat.
We witnessed the thrvshin" out ami
clem ing of two hushoU) of wlicai in three
? minutes, and have no doubt that a bushel
a minute could he threshed. conr,
ing is used to the Spike Thresher, on an inif
proved plan, by the Messt*. Mason's four
,t horse power. The machinery ih simple,
and the advantage is, that the straw is ear"
l ied out of the barn, the wheat nicely clean,
cd without the aid of any one to rake as
s 1 formerly?all done by men of iur own dis
triet.
| The inhabitants, some years ago, when
j. it rained, would take their dogs and guns,
and instead of looking after their washed
down fences, and obstructed ditches, as
1 they now do, would spend their time in
* hunting. ln.*?tead of gun and dog, it is the
" spade and shovel, diteninir out the branch
uOil crook bottoms, hauling in loaves and
mpking -manure on all leisure occa?ion?.
r Wc have one of the best markets for produoo
in the up-country. The line of the
llabun (.lap Railroad, a tier man settlement
(their town, Walhalla) und Tunnel Hill,
| making a fine market lor all kind* of produeo,
lumber, &C.
' IdiMt, und best of all, we have fine schools,
- taught by classical teachers, throughout the
whole 1 )istriot Why should any oneieave
. for a new country, or abuse and deride l'ickcus
District, bccau.se of its nearness to the
mountains? K. 1*. YeRNKU.
Uachelor's Retreat., S. C., J>ec., 1H57.
Important Indian Kews.
By the steamer Carolina, wliioh arrived
at about one o'cloek this morning, wo received
important intelligence from Florida,
i Tliu Tampa Peninsular furnishes the ful>
lowing :
Oh the evening of the 10th ultimo, a
. Warrior ox Howlegs' party, and a negro be}
longing tc- that Chief, approaohed the station
occupied by the delegation of friendly
Indians. They were met by a few of the
' delegation and escorted into camp; left that
1 night and returned noxt morning with on'
other Indian (brother-in-law of Bowlegs),
f The'hostile Indians again left camp on the
21st, after haying made arrangements with
, Jumper to meet Bowlegs in four days.
( Ou (ho 27th uU, Bowlegs, one of his
r principal men, a son of Assinwfth, and one
I of the Chiefs of Sam Jones' party?four in
all?were having a 'talk' with Mnj. Reotor,
who is (juite confident of his ability to in:
dure all their people to emigrate.
F A general council will so< n he had, at
, which the question of removal will bo settled.
Mnj. Rector barf declined the services of
CJ enteral Blake. Tho hitter gentleman is
1 now in tin* place.
The friendly Indians, in their scouts,
failed to tilid th$ hostile Indiarts. The
i latter fonnd the white flags, and camc into
. the camp withont solicitation/ The fact
, augurs woM for a favorable result of the
, negotiations now ponding.
Under all the circumstances, wc foel sanguine
that the " Florida "War will Miori he
terminated by the peaceful removal of
1 Scininolas to the V* est. 80 moto it he.
f IiATGit.?By tho arrival of Maj. Keotor,
> thi.) mornii.g/wc have a continuation of the
f I above. The Indians wish to see tho money
I promised them in case they consent to a
P | removal ; to procure which w the object of
.Maj. lK'ctom visit..
Attflntrahj the older, in wounded. Tic
' will inert the delegation to ncjjotiato in he'
hnlf of Sain Jones' party, n? noun n? he cu?t
"i travel.
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A arnriK in Jodiana threatened to fine
ft lawyer for contempt of oouft. I have
! CKprotfsed no contempt for tho court," said
? tho lawyer; "on tho contrary, I h?vo enro?
fully oonccalc^ my feeling."
HAY1XO ANII TtllNKINO.?You are
* very Handsome," Raid ? gentleman to p 1ft
\ day. " Pooh 1" waid tho lady, "ij6 T jt?
h would h?j if ion did not think *<>." 4'And
? 00 you would think, thvugh I dfd not flay
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From Washington.
i Wasiuxuton, Maroh 11.?Mr. Stephens
unsuccessfully endeavored yesterday
i to introduce i??to tho lluiisc of Representatives,
a report expressive of the views of i
the Majority ?it the select emmnittoo of i
| thirteen, appointed to investljpito Ktinstis !
' affairs. It odhuitericN* W;Joying that tho !
subject inntter, to which mtciithnj should
i bo diroetud, waa
1st. The law for taking the coiiku* of!
the people.
!i'\. Tho law for culling the convention.
8d. Tho registry of tbo votorn, ttnd the |
Apportionment uuuov it.
4th. Tho Assembling of "tho convention
and its journal.
5th. The Constitution, so made.
(ith. Tho otheinl voto on the ratification
i of the subject submitted.
i 7th. The committee liled, not deeming it
material, the out of Dcccmbor host, providing
for n vote, for or egninat the .slavery
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8th. The official aimouueouetit of that '
vote, and
Oth. The w tit ten si"*" tr%I
Calhoun in relation to the registry of vote*j
etc., (but which sheds uo light on .lhe subject.
)
The report says that tho?o factn show
great, regularity and strict conformity to
law, and that no 8tate heretofore applying
for admission has shown n clfuuor record.
No objection to tin:.admission of Kansas
arises. ??n the usual inquiries?first, as to
the application ; secondly, n? t?? the re<ru
lnrify of the. proceeding#; and thirdly,
whether the Constitution is Republican 111
form.
Tho report then answers* tho objections,
going very fully into a reply to (.Sow Walk*er's
argument, fonndc* on his assumption
that tho validity of every State Constitution
depends on its having received tlie sanction
of a popular Voto, The assumption is denied,
as not bi-inc sustained by principle or
authority. " Sovereignty," U<?v. \\ idkor
> says, "is inalienable, and rests 'exclusively
I in the peoplo.'' This is granted, hut the
| report says it does not follow that sovereign
| power cannot be delegated. The formation
jot" it ('oi\?titutiou, requires the exercise of
! eovereiyn power; but so does the commonest
net of legislation* If tho one can be
delegated, so can the other. AH the
tftitutioiiH of the old States were inndo by
conventions without ratification, oxcept that
of Massachusetts. Tho Constitution of the
I'nited States wn? ratified by State, convoutions,
and never by the popular vote. The
amendments to it arc to be. concurred in by
cuito legislature*, and not Ijy (In? popular
vote, to j?ivo thorn validity. It" Governor
Walker's doctrine is correct, wo tdiould he
without State Constitutions or law* in hiiif
of the States of tlio Union. The objection
that an enabling net is necessary is also answered,
and shown to he untenable, both in
principle and authority.
The question relative to tlio registry and
apportionment is very fully treated. The
rharge that nineteen counties were disfranchised
is completely answered. There are
but thirty-four organized comities in Kansas?twenty-one
of these were represented.
Nino of the thirteen unrepresented count Up
have very little population j in seven of
then* not a v ue was east ot the January
plri'tion amiiitul tlm f'nnulihitinn 1 ?
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others of the nine, less than one hundred
votes wore thrown ; and in tho four remaining,
namely: l'Yanklin. Anderson, Coffee
ami Hreekon ridge, thorn were hut eleven
and thirty-five. In these four counties t}??
officers were prevented l'roin making a reg'
istry.
The report also shows, from the registry
and np))ortionment, together with the official
returns, that at the 4th of January
cloctiou, the five counties of Leavenworth,
Atchison, Douglas, i>onipiian and Jcffersopr
c.ist five thousand one hundred and
eighteen votes, which is ft majority of the
whole vote oust throughout tho Territory
?i.? < ' *:*. ? ---? -it *?- A
j^aillinv mu vvmill limill? m*U JUl Ull UlCfC
counties were registered and represented in
the Convention} having thirty-six of tho
sixty delegate# of which tho Convention
was coin posed. It' it he truo that the op|)onont.s
of tho Constitution wore ho largely
in tho majority in those countic*, ami so
violent in their opposition, why did they
not elect men to form a Constitution mora
to their liking? They had within four
votes of two-thirds of tho Convention, why,
thou, did they fail toaetatthc proper liuio?
Their refusal, thoreforo, did not invalidate
tho jntit, fair and legal action of tho Convention.
Ti.a resolution under which tho committee
was appointed directed them to enquire
whether tho taooinpton Constitution is neecptablo
aud satisfactory to the people ? ?The
rcnlv to thin is. tha. thnnnlv < (?rr?ct
test is tlio ballot box, and such an expression
of tho popular will as is there given at
tho proper time and plncc, according to law.
Jly this ty?t the Constitution wait adopted
by an overwhelming majority of those who
joinod in tho election. These only can be
uonsiderod as tho Adp citiaous of Kansas.
Others, who abstained, are ma fa ftdr
residents, who went to Khiw.h for miachicf
and Btrife. They aro sclf-nckuowlcriged
outlaws, and are not to be considered as
constituent elements of community or hocIoty,
ogaiusk which they are in open rebellion.
But, on the *Jth of January, at the election
for St?U> officers under the Constitution,
more titan twelve thousand votera in Kanhkh
did go to tho polls, and thus showed
conclusively that at lest fun'-fifths of tlio
voters of that Territory' were willing to vote
for the election of Htato officer* under the
constitution. Th?.? hIi.'iws that the Constitution
wn8 not o?ly^|W!?tuW^ hnt that it
has hcon accepted by ?t loast four-fifths of
the votor>< of that Territory, though not entirely
satisfactory to all of them. .
Tho committee declined U> go into an investigation
of t)>4 alleged fraudd at the
Jnouupi-elootiou foy State officers, for want
l of jurisdiction of the House ov^tho fcub|
j/M. . They My they orfh no toon: invwti
i irauda relating U> el?ctuj>o of .Statu
| oflk-tw hi tfcaa in ?uj olhyf ,
4 ' %
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Tho/e matters are to be inquired into by
other appropriate legitimate tribunals. If
the jwtf of the member Congress cleeted
to this House be contested on the ground
of ?li?god frauds, the lloti?e would hav?
lurixuu'MOU over mat queanon; nui hoi ns
to .frauds in the election of Oowruor or
members of the "Legislature of Kansas.
The re|>ort coneludcs with n reeonimend.ition
for the nOinimon of tlio Htate of
Kansas, in pursuance of the viewa of the
President, believing tliut the welfare ami
prosperity >f the people of Kansas, an well
as the general welfare, peace and harmony
of the whole Union, will thereby be promo'ed.
Wahhixoton, .Mnreh 11.?In the Sennto
Mr. Cameron preseuted the petition of
| citizen* of Pennsylvania, for the etidourogoment
of a new line of mail steamer* from
Philadelphia to Brazil. ^
Mr II iiiifi'i* uir Iwlri'vv lii-i unit inii fur veil.
injx session*.
The bill for printing ami tlio Deficiency
Ilill were passed.
Tho Kansas rjtifstion was discussed, Mr.
1 V;)tc speaking against tho Tjoeomptou Cou-.
siitution, tnui 3? j. wcnj^Niit.t fui it.
The debato continued in tile Hciifltc uO'
til th? hour of adjournment.
In tlio House ."Mr. Quitman's Yulnntucr
I bill was passed. >1 r. Stanton spoke against
! it. .Mr. Wicker moved that tlio minority
: be allowed to make n rejKirt. whieh was ob?
' jeeted to. 'J'ho objection, however, Wsw*
j overruled.
The House ]K?stpolled the reception of
tho Minority lleport on the Kansas tuvos
Mention, ami roMimnl (lie ilwcnsfioii on tlip
General Deficiency Hill. Xo action Wild 1
taken.
Wasiii,\otqn, rVFarcJi 12.?In tho Sonj
ate, n hill wns'reported relative to tho intoi'.
national code and iuiym! tdjjlinln. Tin: do?
i hnte on IvaiiMiH wus thou resinned, Mr.
Chandler ojq>ui?ed the Lceonijiton Conatitiltion.
Jn the Senate tho T.ecompton Const it u,
tion discussion wan continued. Mr. Hun\
tor .-JispiMod of all objections to Iho admission
of Knrisah nmlcr tho Cmi.
J stitution, and wound up with a brilliant pe,
rumtioti in relation to India, mid the return- *
ing ynipathv of l?ngland toward* tlieidave
! trade.'
, Mr. Kennedy, of Md., made n Htrong
I "Know Nothing" speech, and the Svnuto
I adjourned.
j 111 th<> IIuu.xc th?> 1 >i|?loinatic nnd Consular
Hill wan passed, neporfs from Stui.ul!
iny: C'oniifiitUin received. The Senate'*
'joint resolution wa?? patted, authorising tho
! niou who were oniniired in the wnfuh for
! Sir John Franklin, to IroeeiVfc undid* from
fJreat Britain. The/(notion of Mr. Harris*
appeal from the decision of the Speaker
yesterday Waft next d isms sod. The following
nominations were continued : u
I*. P. Dick, 1'. S. District Attorney in
N. Carolina; <\ ('. Younpe, V". S. District
Attorney in Northern Florida; J? L. TaI
tern, Southern District of Florida.
I Mr. Harris' question ?>f privilege was
I discussed by Messrs. Harris, Stephen* and
i Cartlthen". A motion to table the i ppeal,
| was lost, by ottly two majority. M r. liar
ns men wunnrew nij< appeal from tho dei
eision of tho chair. Adjourned until Mon|
d?>*r
AVahiiiaoton, March 12.?The report
| which Mr. Harri* intended to ptw/ht toj
day, irk. behalf of the Kantan Minority InvcptigHting
Committee, einlunce?' n complete
record of the proceeding. It nays it
will indulge in rib reflection* on the nmjority.
AVitl? but two exceptions, however,
it t<:iy?, the majority Miece.Wully rented
every effort at XHKjtiirv on the part of tho
; iiuuurity, nou eiiem-u notlitnp not nlromly
{ known. It filHuA to exocnte the order of
; the lfonse, ami to neeoniplW* ?nv of the
' purposes for which the Committee had liven
I ruifod. |
I Ooy. II AM Mo.tn, of South C'arolinn,
1 made his debut in the Souuto last Thi'irq:
dnyf in ? xpeech that will make on impronMiott
011 the minds of intelligent men in tlio
North. Tlio cpeech nbow? none of that
elaborate preparation and pedantic precitjion
of phrase that marked the effort of Seward,
which it Immediately followed, but it in
moro vigorous and jjrapbio in utylo, more
oiunuMinxtic unU manly in spirit, and coinch
from what no one can doubt is a utronger
intellect and a higher genius, than the cold
an4 jfloniticul fonator from New York j>ofnen},m.?-J*ttersbu)'f/
( Kxjtrctt.
?*- t?
A Bkoki.kns Man*.?-A ninu named J541I
Kitrr wan killed, on la?t ('liristmrn* dtjv. ut
Tehama, California. Bill wa? a ttWable
oharucter in Uix way. Tho Bed BIuAm
Bcaeon says of him :
Our readors will remember an odvertinement
that appeared in our ix.pcr kurt spring,
stating that Kill Varr would fight a grizzly
hear, aingle-handed, on the 4th of duly, at
'iVlmma. His lifo seemed to bo of no eon
sequence to him. Wo huyo frequently
heard him remark that ho would oh soon ho
killed as not; nnd on one occasion we actually
know of his otruiding Up very OhJIv .
with ft pernon as rccklos* oft htiuwjlf, oath
taking r? shot at the.other's hot, nt u distance
of fifty ntepn; oh it remained on hw
hood. The rwtlt was that Bill's hftt >v$?
shut through,t.anA n hiiimII Vunch of hair
cut Away, whilo thonkhi on t' c other man'#
di&ftiam vnu l?5.f ?' /? '
............ ??n mill UIIIV llll niFvC or ICIt'tP .
I inchctt \ty Bill's holf-ounco bsill. Bill wm
a great terror to the IndiniiM, he havhoR M
kilU-d ? j?reat inntiv in l?*? ??f
whom, fjj he buuI fiimwlf, lio nliot to
tlicni f>11. ^ ^ . Jj
P"; Nkw Ohlv.anh, Mflrvli 12,?By thu
fiitrivnlof tlij> utoamer 'IViuh^hp.' ;.i t!.i
port, %# h?v<? Atlvtaofrnt Voro Ou& to tho
7th, mid ntthe City of Mexico to tho 6th
Inpt. A civil war wuh r.?'t;3bg, Tho (lovertiinwit
troops ncftr (k-loya wcr? awaiting
reinforcement*, rm<l ??tlu>r pwrtk*?, to tho
number of six thuuwtiiri, hud f??vtitied thu
pl;u'?\ Alvnroz w;l* in tho field v>:ih '?00<>
.malty, nod was WDOMnjr the ?iC<t (inv.tn
merit. The dowiit-H oi' ZulongA tfois ('0^?
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