The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-16

the two sections Of the Democracy in Missouri
should not reunite. The Benton section did not
mean Free-Soilism; the Anti Benton section
did not mean Disunionism Why, then, not
bury the hatchetl The Old Hmkers. after
having been tlogged by Benton for their multi
fcaton, and then joined the Wings for the pur-
pose of wreaking their vengeance upon him.
are now plotting to smuggle themselves again
into the ranks of the party they betrayed. One
plank of the platform of reunion proposed
shows the design of this movement
In order that | may be fully understood.
will here give, in epitome, what ] think that
declaration of principles should contain. 1t
should deny the power of Congress TO charter
u national bank, to enact tariff for protection
to engage in q system of internal improvements.
1t should denounce notification, dismon. and
free-soilism, in the strongest terms 1t should
reafirm every part and parcel of the Baltimore
platform, and give the most unqualified pledge
to stand by the late Compromise on the slavery
question, as At u.s. IL should assert, IN ITS broad.
est sense, the right of the constituent to instruct
the representative, and the corresponding ddy
of the representative 10 obey or reaga-rhether
The constituent body be the roterS at the polls or
the Legislature"
Colonel Benton, we presume, will be on hand
to look after these gentlemen.
THE UNION AGrTAToRs-1he Union agta-
tors cannot be still. They have published a
circular, signed by some thousands of the citi-
zens of New York, New York has half mil
lion of inhabltants) announcing their purpose,
in the coming November elections, to adhere to
the following resolution adopted by the former
Castle Garden meeting:
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this meet
ing a further agitation of the Slavery question
in Congress would be fraught with incalculable
danger to our Union and that we will support
no candidate at the ensuing or any other cleo
ton, for State officers, or for Members of Con-
gress or of the Legislature, who is known or
believed to be hostile to the peace measures re-
Gently adopted by Congress or any of them, or
in favor of reOpenng the questions involved in
them for renewed agitation"
UNPRECEDENTED PAssAGE-The American
clipper ship Flying Cloud Captain Creasey ar
fftel atSan Francisco ON the SIS ofsAagus,
'sS'shsIs1;s@. - e 'hSt ,.'s9t froD',
New York, round Cape Horn, running dis
lance of 1900 miles in ninety days! The
quickest voyage ever made before was made by
the Surprise, Captain Dumaresq in SO. The
Flying Cloud at one time ran 992 miles in
three days.
GENERAL HAYNAU, the Austrian General who
received such rough treatment at the hands
of the London brewers, has settled in Hungary
1t is said that the lesson of the brewers has not
been without its use. He is aiming to become
popular, and practices beneyolence. 1t is a
great pity that he did not commence his reform
alton a few years earlier.
ONE CENT RATE-lf Great Britain had had
one cent coin, Postage would have been re-
duced to that The lowest postage it could fix
was penny, or two cents, and that was adopt
ed. We see that the Boston Association for
Cheap Postage has issued an address, announc-
ing its purpose to insist upon the establishment
of the rate of one cent on all letters of half an
ounce and under, for all distances
BIDDING HIGH.-Mr. DALLAS has written a
letter to G. NJ Bryan, of Texas in which he
admits the failure of the Compromise measures,
and the propriety of a distinct proposition to
settle the Slavery question, once for all, by an
amendment of the Constitution.
| AN IMMENSE Coal FIELD on the Iowa River
in Iowa. occupying an area of twenty THOUSAND
square miles has been discovered by DR. Owen
the Geologist.
THE VINES in the Vermont Legislator
/ have chosen their officers over the Democrat
and Hunkers the last showing most beggarl.
record.
SPANISH Loss IN CUBA-The official nc
counts from Cuba state that the loss of thu
Spaniards, from the late invasion, was rs killed
sc wounded, and bruised.
CARRYING 1T OuT.-Governor Mcdonald, o.
Georgia says if South Carolina should secedt
and join England he would never give his con
sent to cOerce her. The citizens of Dade county
Georgia, in Convention assembled, thereupor
resolved:
"Resoired That the county of Dade, as a
sovereign county, in the event that Charles J.
Mcdonald is elected Governor, and the State
should secede from the Union will, in the exer-
else of her sovereignty, absove her from all
connection with said State and annex herself
to the State Of Tennessee"
TExAs-Governor p. II. Bell Lieutenant
Governor, James w. Henderson Commissioner
of the General Land Office, Stephen Crosby
and for the Judges of the Supreme Court.
Mesrs. Hemphill Chief Justice,) Wheeler and
Lipscomb These elections are now fixed facts.
POLICE OF WAsHINGToN.--A correspondent
Of the National Police Gazette having visited
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, St Louis Louisville
New Orleans, Savannah Charleston, Baltimore,
and Washington, and examined the police de-
partment of each Of these cities, says:
$50 far as regards talent tact and ability,
give the police department under the superin-
tendence of Captain Goddard, of Washington,
the preference, particularly the criminal de-
partment He has no faith in the old Philadel-
pba 'stool-pigeon system, which was carried
on from 1885 to l847 to such an alarming ex-
tent &c.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF
VERMONT
MoNTprIIpR VT October I2s 1851