Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-14

me lonoWlng is the letter OF our Minister to Gen
eral Poncano Corral, in which he tells that func.
tlonary what he thinks of his proceedings:
LEGATION U. S. A., NEAR REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA,
Virgin Bay, Oct. Is, 1855.
have the honor to acknowledge The receipt Of
your letter OF yesterday, in which you inform me
that you are compelled to manifest to me your
protest against my return torthe city of Granada
with the object of injury to the forces under your
command in the town of Rivas"
reply that had no such object in visiting Rivas,
as VIII appear more fully by letter which wrote
TO the military governor of that department. copy
| OF which enclose to you had no personal desire
to leave Granada; but Influenced by the chief citi-
zens of Granada, (your own friends the venerable
fathers of the church, the tears of your sisters,
daughters, and others, consented to visit you, in
company with Don Juan Ruez, the Minister of War,
and your superior in Office bearing the olive branch
| of peace, and proposition from the commander
general of the democratic forces to make you the
provisional President of the republic
When found that you were absent, and when
desired to return to this place. judge my surprise
when L was informed, both by the project and the
governor, that could not return, and thus held
for two days actually prisoner of war, with my
secretary, servants and my national flag For this
gross act in violation of the laws of nations, and
my rights as an ambassador, 1 protest; and be
sured, general that my government will hold you
and your government to severe responsibility for
this lawless act.
You further inform me that, if return to Grana-
da, you will be responsible for my personal safety,
and you will inform Governor Marcy, the Secretary
OF State and the newspapers of New York, of my
proceedings in this matter.
In reply, inform you that when have kept my
word of honor, given to the governor of Rivas, to
remain here two days to await your reply shall
return to Granada, and that | do not request,
have ever requested of you, to be responsible for
my personal safety the flag of the United States is
sufficiently powerful for my protection, backed
it is, by patriotic President and thirty millions of
people.
l have myself informed Gov. Marcy of these mat
ters, and feel no way responsible to YOU to the
newspapers of New York for my official conduct
Yours faithfully,
JOHN H. WHEELER,
Minister U. S. A, near Republic of Nicaragua.
To General PoNCIANo CORRAL.
The ELECTION RErURNs'-The returns of the cleo
ton come in slowly, and amidst the confused mass
of figures and rumors that come to hand, it is diff
cult to tell who is who and what is what. From pre-
sent appearances the entire know nothing ticket in
this county, With the exception o, County Clerk
and Sheriff. is elected and the state ticket also with
the exception probably of Selden. Giles, the know
nothing candidate for Comptroller, leads Flagg by
about 700. lie is however, democrat, and great
deal better one than Flagg, who is well known to
be of the Evening Post kind, and hostile to
ry interest, i'll and out of the city, but his and
that of Martin Van Buren,. He has set at the door
of the City Treasury ike toothess old bull dog
and growled at everybody who along, mat
ter whether their claims were just or unjust, until
he has driven every man, who came to his office to
do business from him. Not an officer, we are told,
voted for him. They seemed to understand that
Giles was a sound, reliable democrat and was there
fore, to them, far preferable to FlagG.
The liquor dealers went in body for Ward and
Engs, and of course gave them large vote. In
Brooklyn they also ped the hard tlEkct Immense
ly In the adjoining towns the soft and republican
ticket were hardly known or heard Of In the town
where the editor of the Day Book resides (New
Lofts the Republican only got three votes, and in
New Utrcckt and Gravesend Hatch received no votes
at all. Along down the Island where the residents
are mostly Quakers. and have among them hundreds
OF the old freed slaves stroling about idle and VIC
iouS, the republican ticket was not noticed. Moth
ing in favor of freeing more negroes can find APPROX
al among them. They scout abolitionism they
would MormonlSm. 1t is only where negroes are
seldom or never seen that abotionism hourisheS, as
in Vermont, st. Lawrence Co, and others places
where negroes are as scarce as Chinese.
This result of this election shows quite distinctly
that the democratic party is emnently ant-abotiOn,
and that other platform than that laid down
by the national administration can it by possibility
succeed Both sections have again been soundiy
whipped and the masses, by the selflshness and
obstilacy of their leaders, again under the rule
of the minority For three years the State has been
in the hands of the whigs when every year the
democrats have large maj rity, and threw itaway
by voting for two sets of candidates.. 1t is quite
time this tomfoolery was stopped, and the people
should be privileged to vote, they evidently wish
and desire to vote, to wit, for one sound reliable
democrat and elect him, instead of for two partisan
prize fighters, and thereby give the power into the
hands Of minority We think they sufficiently
whipped to lay aside their differences and come
together. ~. Y. Day Book.
THREATENED CIVIL WAR IN KANsAs.-The ST.
Louis Democrat says that the Missouri borders are
canvassing the propricty of an appeal to arms. We
have had the opportunity of conversing with one
two gentlemen who have just come from that
section of the State, and they report the public feel
ing as being of the most intense and alarming
character. One of the gentlemen remarked to us,
"you may look out for civil war in Kansas in less
than twenty days. BUT. Sun.
Neao Orleans IKaTket
Nov. 1O-Cotton declined ], and is unsettled.
The receipts at New Orleans for this year are great
than those of last year by hundred and forty
thousand bales. In stock the amount was one hum
dred and sixty thousand Sterling exchange at j
to per cent. premium.
~ We learn from the Asheville News that the