The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-07-21

By advices from Portland, Oregon, 70 ,2ist of
May, we learn that the people were greatly re-
joiced at the reception Of the news that they
had been organized into new Territory by
the late Congress This is the new Territory
Of Washington.
The attempt of the Union to read the New
York Evening Post out of the Democratic
party, is treated as a good joke by that print
The correspondent of the Tribune says that
Judge Nicholson wrote the article. The Post
inquiries, "What If he did?" The Rochester
Union thus speaks;
with all Difference to the superior authori-
ty of the Washington Union, we venture the
opinion that it is an abuse of terms to say that
any set OF resolutions passed by any body of
men, is the test of Democracy, Party plat
forms doubtless have their uses but one of
them is not to impose restraints upon the hu-
man intellect, nor to stife the expression of
honest conviction. For instance, this same ne.
gro questionable Baltimore platform does not
touch the essence of it. If that platform is the
test Of Democracy every man must believe
or say he believes, just as much on the negro
question as is there prescribed, and no more,
or he is no Democrat We have neither time
nor space to-day to dwell upon this subject,
and to show the absurdity of the pretensions
which the Union puts forth"
Don CalderOn de la Barca, Spanish Minister
to this country, has been appointed Foreign
Secretary at Madrid. He will shortly leave
Washington, it is said, to enter upon his duties
Gerrit Smith, we are pleased to learn, is per-
fectly relieved of painful disease of seventeen
years standing, by recent surgical operation.
II consisted in the removal Of six large hemor-
rhoidal tumors, by tying and cutting
The Washington Seminary Catholic held
its annual exhibition at the National Theatre,
Ia this city, on Thursday last. The Marine
Band headed the procession. By whose au-
thority did the Marine Band march at the
head Of Catholic school,
Hon. +. Gourgas, a member of the Massa-
chnsetts Convention, and formerly editor of the
Concord Freeman, died on Monday week
Consuis.--The Star says the following add-
tional consuls have been appointed:
Lima c. Smith, of California; St Johns,
p Robin Parsons, of Florida; Marseilles-
Samuel Dinsmore, of New Hampshire Glas-
gow-Philip T. Heart, of New York Genoa
E. Felix Foresti, of New York Esineur-F
B. Wells, of New York Leith-Jas Mellow.
ell, Of Ohio; Mannheim - John Scherf, of
Maryland; St. Jago de Cubs-Stephen Coch-
ran, of Pennsylvania Sumstra-Commercia
Agent, Robert R. Purvis, of Sumstra.
Some of the Southern papers are rejoicing
because Mrs. Stowe was not received by Queen
Victoria Well, what of it Mrs. Stowe is
not dependent upon queens or potentates for an
endorsement of her character, and she will
lose nothing in the estimation of sensible people
by not appearing at the Court of the Queen of
England.
A telegraphic despatch in the Natchez Cou-
risr, July I'd, says:
"Col. Barksdale and Gen. Reuben Davis, the
two Democratic opponents for Congress, yes.
terday evening about nine O'Clock came to-
getber in room at the Vicksburg Hotel, ard
Davis stabbed Bsrksdale, giving him nine cuts.
The wounds were not considered serious"
We learn from the Republic, that Robert A.
Hawke, who recently killed his wife in this
city, by cutting her throat, has been declared
lunatc by the grand jury, and ordered to be
sent to lunatic asylum. In the case of Wood
ward, under sentence of death for killing his
wife, petition has been prepared, asking the
President either to Danish him beyond the linn.
its of the United States, or to commute his pun.
ishment to imprisonment for life.
Professor Faraday has, by series Of expert
nsntA discovered the sesrss Of tabls-mosing
He has demonstrated that it is done by the un
conscious movements of those whose hands are
on the table.