The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-12-29
0J- The following, according 10 the re-
cent census, shows the number OF Native
persons over 20 years old who canno, read
and write, exclusive of Slaves, in l2 States.


rltIc arc tne SIX NeW rhS""" S'"'Ns
compared with six Slave holding States,
whose white population Is nearly equal TO
New England. Who says that Slavery is
not blessing!
In New Enslandihere isonly one person
over 20 years old who cannot read and
write in every 400, Of Native whites. In
the aggregate Of Slave holding States, there
is one in 10.
In the National House Of Representatives,
the slaveholding States have a representation
based on their property in Slaves, just equal
10 that of 1899 $50, freemen Of New Eng.
land; or about sufficen, 10 offset the whole
State OF Ohio! yet there are only 347 ,525
Slave holders in the whole Union, which is
less than the population Of the little Stale
Of Connecticut.
KANSAS ELECTION. The following ex-
,rac, from private letter from Kansas, ia
ted Dec. 3, and published in the Salem Ga.
ze,,e, confirms the accounts already re-
ceived Of the manner in which the pro-
slavery Kansas Delegate was elected.
Our election foI Delegate TO Congress-,
TRANSFERRED OF Wednesday last. We cast
aboni 800 voles in all. There were bu,
three prominent candidates in the feld-I.
A. Wakefield, the anii-slavery candidate,
Judge Flenniken, the friend Of the Admin.
is,raiion, and Gen. Whi,efeld, the slavery
candidate, resident oil Independence, Mo.
Mr.. Wakefield received about 200 votes
here, and the others 100 these coming
| from settlers on the rivers, out OF the city.
But the result, Of the election is, that we
have been overborne by horde Of ruifians
from Missouri, who poured across the line,
and deposited their illegal votes, and re-
turned 10 their homes. There were about
1000 men who came in this manner from
Missouri. II was the greatest outrage ever
known IN The history Of elections in this
country. Our candidate will contest the
election in Congress. saw about two
hundred OF these men from Missouri, pass
over the road 10 the place above our town,
10 put in their votes, not daring 10 DO !, here,
and the same men were seen going back
in the evening Of the day oil the election"
FAILURE AND DEFALcATIoN. II was an
nounced on Saturday that the Glendon Rol.
ling Mills Company, a, Eas, Boston, had
suspended payment, that MIR. Henry Bre-
wort, the superintendent Of the mill, was
deiaulter 10 large amount, and had dis.
appeared. Mr.. Brevoon LEFT on Monday
week, and has no, been since seen here
On Wednesday the company received a
letter from him, in which he stated that he
was deiaulter, that he had sold iron, and
had not accounted Tor the proceeds, but that
the coal account was correct. He also sta.
ted that il would be useless 10 pursue him,
for he would not be taken alive. Tho de-
falca,on has been stated TO be as high as
5000, 900. The noles oft company have
no, been in good repule for some time
though the stockholders are men OF wealth.
Boston Daily Adr.
LATER FROM EUROPE. The steamship
America arrived a, Halifax on Saturday
with 10 days later news from Europe. The
news from the sea. OF war is not important.
There has been some fighting bu, II has
been productive Of no important rescl,s.
The most important item OF intelligence
is the announcement that oil The 2d OF Dec.
AT Vienna. was signed a treaty Of alliance
between England, France and Aus,ria-by
which the latter is 10 make common cause
with the former against Russia.
A letter from Count Nesselrode has also
been published setting forth the terms on
which the Gar will consen, TO negotiate.
1--WE learn that our friends the Pjo,
ueers, OF Biddeiord, give their annual Levee
on New Years Eve, at Central Hall. Those
OF our friends who are fond Of tripping III
"ligh, fantastic toe" as well as those who
feel an in,eres, in the welfare Of our Fire
Company, will be therefor, as usual, j,
is to be splendid affair.
BURLINGTON, W., Dec. 90. The Mer-
eury, at o'clock this morning, stood nj l6
degrees below zero.
We don't know how cold it was here a,
the same time, bu, we met an unknown
boy in the street. hauling hand-sled quite
early, who said, as we passed, at is all
fired cold, don't you think so, Mr.. Editor
That boy is genius.
10 There will be religious services at
the Unitarian Church Saco, on next Sab:
bath evening, in comnemoration Of the ma.
tiyiiy OF Christ. The Church has been dee.
grated with evergreen for the occasion.
T The Washington correspondent of
the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer says:
Benion's pronuncian,en,o agains, the
restoration OF the Missouri Compromise is
considered proposal for coalition with
the Wings in the Missouri Legislature.
DOUBLE TRACK Across THE ATLANTIC
Lieut.. Maury, Of the National Observatory,
proposes "double track across the Atlantic
for steamers; or, in other words, ,ha, steam.
ers bound 10 Europe shall invariably take a
particular course, and those bosnd TO the
United States. another. This he thinks,
would lessen the Liabilities TO collisions.
The N. Y. Evening Pos, has. information
OF the discovery OF another guano island,
with a, least million tons on il. The 10.