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APLAIS SPOKEN JuDeE.-Judse McCLuRE, of Pttsburg,
is decidedly the panest spoken urst think heard
Of In recent trial for MURDER in that city, jury brought
the defendant, JAMES KxLLr IN suy of murder in the
cond degree. The judge did like this and when he
to sentence him, he addressed the prisoner as follows
"You, James Kelly well merit galows and that you
have not got It is no fault Of mine. charged the jury
pontedy that were guilty Of murder in the first degree
The blood that will hereafter be shed on Of the
dict of jury by whom you tried will be upon my
skirts Had l charged otherwise would have considered
that might we'll have let the wild tiger loose on the
Streets placed raesnake under the pillow Of an infant
There doub. your arocous guilt in the endish and
diaboca murder of John Cox You this court
spotted all with the crime Of wlful and premedaed
in the annals of crime and instead OF
passing sentence consignng you cell in the Penentia
ry we should at this be passing the sentence of death
upon you. You richly deserve g.! t.@
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The IcARrASs At NAUvoo.-;The Communists at Nau-
to be getting into trouble among themselves Not
long since Of their members left without giving notice.
which caused considerable commoon, and brought out an
address from Mr.. CtaEr, the chief of the establishment
There every probability that the trouble will spread until
the whole Of the property is consumed. After the
withdrawal Of Chevon the printer to the society," several
families left and there disposition put stop
to the principle of communism.
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HrSeARrAss ~ TExAs.-Privale letters from Colonel
Pragay THAT the Hungasns received by the Mayor
Of The city, the editors Of the papers, and other respectable c
gems in Galveston with much sympathy and thai these
were endeayoing assist them to their new settlement
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LyrrxR TH,xY.-James Nolan, waiter on board the
seamsh;n Arctic was arrested New York Friday
ming for .kng up letter at the post Office belonging
William Leery containing drafts for $780, which Nolan
rot cashed The prisoner has been identified by the post
Office clerk bat the money has not been found.
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deciding to refuse the writ hear an argument on the cons
tutonal question.
The CHEF JUSTICE replied that the Court had already
decided refuse the writ after heasng the counsel much
as they supposed he desired to be heard.
In the House of Representatives of the State,
then in session. Mr. EARLE Of Worcester presented the Pc
tion Of William A. White Francis Jackson Theodore Par
ker, Samuel g. Howe Robert Morris and twenty three 9th
er for the Of the State House Yard for public meeting
in the aernooD for the purpose Of taking into consideration
the arrest Of citizen under the fugitive law and to devise
proper and legal for the defence and protection Of
the citizens Of Massachusetts against such arrests On
ton by Mr. Earle that the prayer Of this petition be granted,
it was laid on the table by vote of lat to lls.
However, in the afternoon THEoDoRE PARKER addressed
gathering the Common, and in the fremont Temple
JOHN CLUER, Rev. Mr.. CuLvER WENDELL PHILLIrs, and
others also delivered nfsmmato harangues Their audiences
were small The latter advised the friends of the slave
themselves and If they could not prevent the carrying
off Of Sims in another way, up the rails of the rail-
roads, Some boys put out for cheering for DANIEL
WEBSTER.
In the evening the Mayor ordered out two companies Of
the Boston regiment under the command Of Major JOHN c.
Born, viz the New England Guards, Capt BRApLEK, who
were stationed in Franklin avenue and the Boston Light
Guard, Capt. CLARK, in Faneui Hall.
Up to late hour at night there was large gathering OF
people in Court Square, who amused themselves in good
natured by cheering the Constitution, and groanng
for some of the noted Abotionists
The examination Of the fugitive resumed before Com
missioner Curtis Saturday morning The captain, mate
and sailor Of the brig NJ 4 j. c. Gilmore examined,
and testified that they left Savannah for Boston the 22d
February that they Sims on the wharf Savannah
few days before sang thsthe asked the cook for situation
and refused that when of Boston light the prisoner was
found by the hid in the foecase that he was confined
vessel by the captain while in the harbor but managed
escape shore South Boston, by forcing the lock Of the
cabin and stealing the briggs boa that be told them he came
board the brig Savannah the night before they sailed
This closed the evidence for the claimant.
The counsel for the defence then announced that thew had
evidence to Offer An affidavit Of the fugitive was read
stating that bis freedom purchased by bis father when he
five months old that his free papers are now in the pos
session Of Morris Porter, Of Savannah that be desires delay
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Of the same and the establishment of some kind Of order
would have the best right to take the business hand
caly is well known both far and near of the nonexs-
ence of any responsible and reliable civil authority this
place.
Trusting that the ring number have present win be
sufficient for the protection Of ourselves and the peaceful
habitants of the village,
We remain very respectfully, your obedent servants"
On the night of the 2sh preceding the morning when the
place. such being the only which could be afforded
to those who desrous of enjoying pleasantly the little
society present The testimony Of those present during the
night question, il has been elected in examination
and trial since held and from other information furnished
at that time, all prove that certain individuals known
as Alexander Young. John Wade, Marcus Butler, William
Craig, stephen Stanley, Charles Hughes, Charles Ripley
Thomas McCaskey Alexander McNiven, and Others
premedaed design Of " breaking up and having fuss
with Mr.. Clarke, and any else who might aid him
Young commenced by making considerable noise and as it
grew later fired his pistol off candles the frightened
attempt to take them away threatened with death.
Meanwhile, two rufans stood the outside sentnes,
at each side of the entrance Craig discharged his pistol
al the clock, destroying the same, while Young with knife
IN one hand and pistol in the other, moved up and down
the room threatening to shoot the first person who moved
Al one time be makes the direct question whether he shall
shoot Clarke or not, at the moment that his pistol is
within few inches Of Clarkes head who is sitting in
chair At length The final bloody committed by an
attack upon Clarke commenced by Young and followed in
direct manner, BY Wade, Butler and Craig and in man
ner less direct by others Of the party who were standing
around The result that Clarke was carried away
surgeon mortaly wounded in nine or ten places and
Charles Gates taken away with severe shot wound in
the leg.
The morning following horror and dsmay were depicted in
the faces Of all What to be done! The military had
refused to aid us and felt that whatever might been
their excuses their noncompliance with our request had per-
mited the pepeaion Of another foul murder for bad but
reasonable number Of their body presented itself at
Immediately, the mudees would have been frightened or
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read publicly then signed by himself and witnessed by
tain members the and other individuals there present.
With the testimony already before the court the jury could
have brought in immediate verdict of guilty; but it
deemed advisable to present other evidences to show still
further the unmistakable guilt of every who had been
punished especially il to the interest of two
persons who passing for honest honorable men, to
hold the characters of their associates The prisoner
found guilty and sentenced to be hung. At4P NJ he
taken the church, where, with penent lips and peni
tent knees he made his final confession the blessings
Of the priest and from thence taken to the spot where he
was to be hanged His last request for himself that be
might be buried well and respectable the ccum
stances Of hs would admit While standing under the
tree with the rope around his neck he requested to be allow
ed to say few words to those standing around.
He begged Of those who younger than he to take
warning from his example, that older persons might
profit by the warning presented in his They could
what gambling, swearing, drinking, and ungovernabe
TEMPER with the Of evil associations had brought him TO-
He had away from home at the age Of fourteen years. and
would never that home again. With other remarks Of
like character he concluded begging them beware Of liquor
the gaming table, and ungovernabe temper AT hapast
p M the law carried into effect using the same tree
and the spot where the first nuderes were hanged
was talking with Of the Mexicans day two since,
when an old man remarked, "Ah, sir, have lived
forty years in these parts and before witnessed
such good example has been shown in the just and we'll
mered punishment Of these murderers. This frontier line
has wanted something of the kind for long time past So
cono is quiet than have known 1t previous
y in the evening at the doors OF our houses,
and not be Obliged asbefoe retire with the sunlight bar
DOORS and seek the chimney with fear and trembling
The remarks Of the old just many that had fled
the village are returning the busy in the fields,
pairing and stocking lands for the spring crops the child
and boys noisy ever and the wild notes OF the
rancho song heard in the quiet moon leaving
impression the mind Of listening strangers, strange and
peculiar 10 itself
Blu, have already made tbs hasty letter long, and until
PHILo JUSTICE.
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Rhode Island Sena tor.

We see in many papers, including the
Union of yesterday, that the election of Gen
eral CHARLES II. JAMES, as a Senator from
Rhode Island, is claimed as Democratic
victory. General JAMES has never been vio-
lent politician-for the strong native energies Of
his mind have been exclusively devoted to the
business of his life, and in this he has been emf
nently successful. He is liberal in his views,
generous in his disposition, and by no means
intoerant to the opinions of others. He is OPP
posed to high and extravagant protective ia
riff, and equally opposed to the free-trade policy
which seeks to transfer our workshops to Bir-
mngham and Manchester A letter from an
active Rhode Island Vine says: He is not
adverse to the policy and principles of the
Wing party, and favors a system of revenue
which will give ample protection to the manu-
features and labor of the country"
We hope to hear Of no more alarming Demo-
cratic triumph than this. In the same con-
uexion we transfer the following from the New
York Express of Saturday:
General James has never been violent par
'.isan though protesting the Democratic faith gene.
rally. Ills nomination was IN ltseiI a compromise
offered by his own party. Devoted for many years
to enterprises of class that depends on the pros
perity Of manufacturing interests in our country,
he is naturally no foe to protection and tariff.
Moreover he has virtue which, in times like the
present, makeseven the ugliest partisan differences
look less ugly. General James is staunch Union
man"
A letter from Providence to the New York
Tribune states that General JAMES is sound
and staunch advocate Of protection, and that he
can do much for the cause.
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denomination of Coincidence Wines, and who So
lemnly pledged themselves to each other and
the country never to vote for man who was
not of their own principles. And now they re-
deem this pledge by an arrangement which is
thus described by Mr.. WILSON: "They were
ready to elect Mr.. boutwell, without any
: pledges whatever. They were willing to
place the government of the State in the hands
of the Democracy, asking no pledges for prin-
ciples, measures, or offices.
That is to say, Mr.. WILSON and Mr.. SUM
NER, and their associate conscience Wines,
Were quite indifferent whai damage Mr.. BouT-
WELL and the Democracy might do to their
beloved cause Of Free soil, provided that Mr..
WILSON might be gratified with the Presidency
Of the State Senate, and Mr.. SUMNER made
Senator Of the United! States. The "higher
law" Of these conscience Wines was their
own sordid and profiigate ambition.
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quently and appropriately said BY others. Having
known the deceased frum the date Of his service in
this BODY in 1916, To the hour OF his DEATH my OPP
portunites enable to bear testimony to his high
merit And truly say, what feel, that he
was an amiable and courteous gentleman, true
and jealous friend, and an able and efficient Rep
resentative. His entrance into this body was
marked by the close Of epoch Of angry political
connected with the admission Of Texas into
the Union--a contest which fixed on him the scru-
tinizng if not jealous, eyes of many observers, and
sble part in the councils of the nation This part
he triumphantly sustained, challenging the APP
proval OF the indifferent adding to his rising reputa
ton, and comforting large advantages his State.
But, alas friend and fellow representative ia
more! His ready greetings will be no more well
coined; his voice will be more heard in the per-
suasive eloqucnce Of patriotism in the sharp
iicts of parliamentary debate Death, the arch
my death, has struck down the sentinel his watch
The strong man, the buoyant hope, the high career
all crushed The body of our associate is given
to the cold grave his spirit is returned TO its Au
thor and Original-God And, startling TO say,
this fearful change from joyous life to inscrutable
death ia the work Of few hours. Let us who lin
by the solemn and impressive dispensation. A
void is created in our midst The State lately 50
ably represented by the deceased has sustained a
great loss; the country at large has sustained
loss; and moro than all, his bereaved, dis
tressed family to whom, in common with the
members of this body, offer the sincere coincidence
of sympathizing heart
The question then recurring agreeing to the
resolutions proposed by Mr.. HOWARD. they were
agreed to.
And the House adjourned.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

DEATH oF THE HoS. DAVID O.. KAUFMAN.
The Rev. X. X. GURLEY delivered a prayer APP
propriatc 10 the occasion, and, after the Journal
was read
Mr.. HOWARD rose and said:
MIR. SPEAKER: 1t il my melancholy duty to an
nounce the death Of my colleague, the Hon. Dawn
;. KAUFMAN. On yesterday about two o'clock, D.
IN, he 10 my seat az he passed of the hall
and we converscd in relation TO a subject connected
with our official duties and the interest Of State.
He appeared, 80 far as observed, perfectly we'll
the image of robust and vigorous health Few men
in Congress. TO all appearance, gave greater assn
rance OF long, active, and useful life Al the
close Of the day, message was brought fne that
he was dying; and when reached his lodgings he
was already lfeless and pale beneath the cold hand
of death. Il seems he had left the Capitol before
three O'Clock in carriage, and took his bed on
reaching his hotel. a friend who saw him get out
OF his carriage remarked that he looked pale. He
answered that he was unwell, and complained OF
oppression In the chest At about five O'Clock be
brcathed his last, almost without a struggle
The physicians In attendance pronounced the
disease which had 40 suddenly terminated his life
10 be affection OF tho heart.
A summons OF one oil us by the treat Messenger
so unlocked for, go sudden, inourniully admonshes
us "what shadows we are, and what shadows we
pursue"
when we are thus reminded how attcnuated is
the gossamer veil of time that separates from
eternity, the strife Of party, and the intoxicating
pursuits of ambition and fame, appear but the vo-
cation of child-en OF larger growth.
MIR. KAUFMAN native OF Cumberland
Pennsylvania, and was born in 1918. He was
graduated at Princeton College in 1888. He APP
pears 10 have held high rank for scholarship a,
that distinguished Of learning, which has pro-
duced so many able men.
During the last session Of Congress he was select
ed TO deliver annual address before one OF the
societies Of bis dina Mater.
Not long after he had 6Rished bis collegiate stu
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The Party and the pr,,ld.nt.

From Mr.. BRoADHEAD's speech in the joint
session Of the Missouri Legislature, on the cleo
ton of Senator, we quote the following para
graphs
81 have been taught that to reverence the Con.
stituton, and abide ito laws, is cardinal doctrine
OF the great National WHIo PARTY.
1--WE recognise as its political head MrlLARp
FILLMORE, OF New York, the man who, though
called unexpectedly to the high station which he
now fills, at the most stormy period of our history
at time when the upheaving of the political elc.
mcnts was wellnigh making wreck of our glo-
rious Union, has proved hinsclf equal--aye, sir,
might say, more than equal--to the dread respon.
sibilites Of that station. lie may have sacrificed
his popularity in his native State, but throughout
this broad Confederacy he is attracting the admi-
ration OF all the sober-minded men of all parties.
He has allied himself to faction North or South,
but, belonging to the National Wing party, and
looking to the interests of the whole country, he
heeds not the detracton Of fsctionists and fanatics,
North or South, East or West; and il We are to be
placed by the gentleman from Howard, by the tsst
Of political orthodoxy that he presents to us, in
the band Of Free-soil Wings, which 10 headed by
such men ~ MfLLARD FfLLMonR, WRBsrER, Gay
and that other iussrous son of Kentucky, JoBN J.
CairrRNDHN, then accept the test, and glory In
the name Of Frcc-soil Wing. To me, cir, names
are nothing"
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The Boston papers bring us statement from
one Of the leading operators in the recent Mas
sachusetis coalition, Mr.. HENRY WILSON, the
Free-soil President of the Senate, which pre-
sents all the details of that disgraceiul affair.
1t appears, by this statement, that there was
a regular bargain made between the Free -soilers
aud portion of the Democratic party, that
they should mutually vote for each others can
didates. The Boston .4duertiser, prudent
and reliable journal, alleges that the case is
clearly brought by this statement within the
State law Of bribery and corruption. The in
dividuals to be supported on both sides were
designated; that is. for instance, the persons
who were to have the Coalition vote for Cover
nor, President of the Senate, and Speaker Of
the House, were all named and agreed to.
These promises, we are told by Mr.. WILSON,
were " made in RARELY Of forms. and ,rit,
the knouledge, appreciation. mud COOPERATION
Of the men elcrdted 10 po,cer." Upon this
statement the .4drcrt:ser comments in the fol
lowing language:
:" This statement is either true or false. If the
latter, it is gross libel, which those Immediately
concerned will do we'll to meet without delay. II
it is true Gas who doubt that it is, in all the
leading circumstanccs,) then it is case Of Bar
BERy AND CoRRUPTIoN. Individuals have bar
gained that they will vote for each other for
valuable offices, and they have done
I" There is in fact attempt to disguise the mat
ter A portion of the Democratic party in the
Legislature having refused to operate in this
corrupt arrangement, and having thrown obsta
cles in the way Of its complete fulilment, the
whole of that party is denounced by the organ OF
the Free sellers in precisely the same language
in which dishonest trader would be stigmatizcd;
"a THY hare received and the goods and re- fuse TO
pay the Price
Glad the transaction been confined to the ind
vduals who have divided the high offices between
them, (thc men elevated TO power, who, in tho
language Of II. W., gave their appreciation and
cooperation to the bargain,) impeachment,
conviction, and perpetual disqualification would
have been the prompt and righteous remedy. I'M
happily for the honor OF the Commonwealth, a
majority OF the impeachng and trying powers
arc particeps criminis. This alters in degree
the guilt of the parties, but it screens them from
punishment
This Mr. WILSON is the man who bolted at
the Philadelphia convention, and "spurned the
bride" Of the Vice Presidency in behalf of Mas
sachusetts. His associates in the conspiracy
are the men who arrogated to themselves the
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THE REP UBLIC.
WASHINGTON:
MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 8. 1851

s'The series of measures to which have alluded
arc regarded by me as a settlement, in principle
and substance final settlement-of the danger
Gus and exciting subjects which they embraced"
"By that adjustment we have been rescued from
the wide and boundless agitation that surrounded
US, and have a firm, distinct, and legal ground
to rest upon. And the occasion, trust, will jus.
tify me ExHoRTING MY couNTRYMEN TO RALLY
. UPON AND MAINTAIN THAT GROUND as the best, il
not the only means, Of restoring peace and quiet
to the country, and maintaining inviolate the in
tegrity of the Union"
PRESIDENT FfLLMoRE's MESSAGE.
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The division, on Wednesday last, on the
proposition to amend the existing revenue laws,
having taken place in committee, the ayes and
noes were not recorded; but, having been pre-
sent, we had an opportunity of seeing who ia
vored and who opposed the measure, and were
greatly struck with the contrariety that ap-
peared to us to exist between the real interests
of large sections Of the country and the action
Of those who represented them.
Among the opponents of the measure were
numerous Representatives of States now largely
engaged, or preparing to engage, in the making
of railroads; and the reason given by them for
their course was, that they needed cheap iron,
yet to us they appeared to be doing that which
must inevitably give them dear iron. Compe-
tition in the production and sale of any commo-
dity always cheapens it, whereas monopoly
always enhances its price. The reason why
iron is now cheap is, that our power to produce
rose under the tariff of 1912 to 800, 900 tons,
and thus established competition with England.
The tariff of 1916 has reduced our production
to half million of tons, and threatens to
reduce it to 100000 tons after which
England and few domestic producers
will have regained their monopoly Of the
supply, and then iron will be high in
price. TO keep it cheap competition must be
maintained. The farmer knows that the more
numerous. the grist milers, and more the compe-
tition for the purchase Of his wheat, the higher
is its price, and that the more numerous the far
mers in comparison with the mills, the lower is
its price; and such must be the case with iron.
The more numerous the producers of iron, and
the greater the competition for its sale, the
more readily will it be obtained. The fewer
its producers, and the greater the competition
for its purchase, the higher it will be. If, then,
they wish iron to continue cheap while they are
engaged in making roads, their only course, as
it appears to us, is to prevent the re-establish-
ment Of the English monopoly OF the supply.
Common sense, therefore, would appear to dictate
such change in the revenue laws as will secure
the maintenance Of that competition, which has
already done SO much toward cheapening iron.