The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-12


MISSOURI POLITICS AND LBGIsL ALTON.
From the Liberty Clay county Tribune-whigl
18th Of Dsce~Se NJ s..s !. = S nv ms.y
VINO are good judges. has never bad "A ADLER bsdy
tbas tho members composing the pre- seat Geaeud
Assembly. There are very few Of the odd fegy,"
Benton, bard money members returned; nor yet the
equally foolbardy antBtn.on hard m ssey, snti-in-
tefnal Improvement men. We may expect, therefore.
toata wise cement will be made in reference to
our own banking facilities. Whilst we believe
mated free banks" secured by q pledge OF rood
state or United States stocks, to the full amount Of
al the notes they can put into circulation, vet Il
may % wiser and better at the present time 10
charter the present bank, with notifications, suoh
as GIVE the controlling interest to private stock
holders; the combining the stock to citizens Of our
own States the increase Of the branches 90 q TO have
one In each judicial district, and the issuing Of
notes % low a. 70. we can place our bank upon
the same foundation as the State Bank Of Indiana
We win have accomplished an untold amount OF good
for the State. There certainly never was greater
us, composed Of unknown banks from New Hamp-
shire to Georgia, from Wisconsin to New Jersey aad
all through and through the States. This evil will
forever exist, unless we have paper currency fIour
own.
We expect also that the Legislature will aid the
Weston and st. Louis Railroad O. It has aided the
Pacific, the North Missouri, and the Hannibal and
st. Joseph. Now that the North Missouri road il
located through Randolph county, We can reach Il
at q distance Of one hundred and sixty miles, and
the counties through which it viii pass ere perfect
ly able to build it with the aid Of the State to the
amount Of two millions.
Common sense and experience OF mankind teach
that NO law should ever be passed which the COED
sense Of the people repudiate. It weakens the re-
spect Of the people for laws generally, whom anyone
law is openly violated. We expect, therefore, that
the Legislature will repeal all ID M upon the subject
Of usury, and only fix standard Of interest whore
there Is no written or understood contract. We
might as well attempt to stop the Missouri in III
mad course with bundle Of straw. as TO prevent
people from paying more than the legal rate Of In
ieresf. England has already done it. Money win
then find its level like produce; and as 1t Is nothing
but commodity, it will ever be, no matter hog
stringent uury laws may be, subject to Gibbs and
flows, higher now, and lower at other times, - Al
As to the election Of United States Senstor, va
regard It a. certain that neither Benton or Atchison
viii be elected, nor will any man be elected who Ia
not IN principle for the 90 aGes q the Kansas
question. We have q more noble mission to per
form than to be quarrelng about niggers, and the
like. The Old World ID in commissions. Thrones
n MASSES s ana ri s e
conscience. Shall we throw cold water On their
efforts by making fools Of ourselves? Oh. no; the
American people will frown down agitators.
THE GovERNoRsHIP OF UTAH.
There is not single application for this vacant Office,
of great Importance. Only think of 1.-THE governor
ship OF United States Territory going begging for
want Of me Who will t, take we
whom to appoint and that the appointment Will be very
shortly made
ELECTION IN MILLEDGEvILLE, GA.
At election in Medgevile for city officers the ID
inst, Nathan Hawkins Esq, chosen Mayor; Messrs
Fair Gambler Grieve, Mott Wright and E. D. Brown, Al
deImsn. Robert Michaeliohn ESQ Clerk and Z; Fer
knew something of what going and elected thei
candidate for Mayor.
NEBRASKA.
10th or 18th Of December and the Legislature win CON
vene about the Sth Of January.
KANSAS ELECTION.
As far heard from ut Westport the Frontier Ne,os
up the following aggregates Of the vote in Kan
For Whitfield.
For Flennekn, labotionist) Observation-Disclosures. 1855
In Lawrence the chief seat Of the New England colo
nists, Wakefield was two to one ahead of Whitfield.
despatch from Parkvilie, NO., dated December 9Th,
General Whitfield has 1900 majority for Congress- in
Another despatch gives the full returns as follows
Whitfield, 224S; Wakefield, 258 Flennken 305; Chap
man, 49, Pomeroy /; Blood, !; VIM. L. Garrison, 1.
ILLINOIS SENATOR.
The asprants for Senatorial honors in Illinois multiply
rapidly. Archy Williams Abram Lincoln, 10. Gillespie
Vim. II. Bisseli W. H. Underwood, Richard Yates, Owen
Lovejoy, and two Others are all mentioned in diff
erent quarters.
THE Know NorHISGs IN MoroS-ScRoGGs is COMING
he Syracuse Standard Of the eth inst says-We under
stand that Mr. Scrogg the Know Nothing candidate for
Lieutenant Governor viii be in this city soon and deli
yer an address. Whether his address viii be public
My intended for the Of the faithful not in
formed 1t may possibly be that he has been selected
deliver the Grafton the coming celebration OF wash
ington's birthday, in the place Of Sam Houston who
invited, but will probably not accept and that the
report Of his coming here before the ed Of February is
premature
1t is rumored that a organization of the Know
Nothing Order in Syracuse is about to take place. By
which all the lodges will be united under one head or
delegate lodge formed, with certain coal merchant for
its Grand President. This arrangement 1t is expected
will insure more united action in this body Of patriots
The following named gentlemen nave been selected a.
Aspnwall, ward 1 Henry Jones, ward 2; Otis Tufts
ward 3 urfel Tucker, ward Elphaet JONES' ward
George W. Warren, ward John Odn, ward Stephen
Tilton, ward 10 Stephen Tucker, ward IL; Ibeou
ward IL.