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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-24
Grand National Cosvcntien - ene AnscsQpass
Prosss sstans Assocaaaiou.

The National convenon OF tho American PrstsstAsss
AssociAton held s dIst ssaion In this city yes
moraDg ard will continue 70 sit daily dunsg tbs psv-
sent week. there being many matters Of grsa interest
70 come before the eonveption for sdjuticatasa.
ihis organization conmsnced IN Pittsbrrs. Psss-
S'sn" In the Jear lsts, and siscs that time h0 srv~e
WV great rapsci'y and has lodges IN nssfiy ~
the i~oftAsrn States II A ia name imports sn ssw
es'So'" oJsanrAaon, snd Ia composed. for ths ass~s
part, o. Hish frstsstAats With here asl tAsrs ss
American with anti yapir,.csi ,.naeos, In shs sts
OF New Y,rs, though between four aes FIVE tAvuss,a
s'ropg. thee Is not o'sra hunared An,r,cs>w 4. u .
ercef In Pe,N,sy vnnia ard they ,, .ho.. sna
strong, one Ia u,th OF the numo~r are hmern.n s.r~
IN ihin cy s'ty sc ,,r, numsrcus, ,hovsh To-
npnbsr oi active kaow soth,ns rsIius.na ",Ns.
Others, James Darker, WHO'S attaonsd To wsid-rss
loes.. No ., s'dp.7 4 stewart City J~se TO 90. Jo
sepb X. syior, Almshpuse Governor TO do Cnauso.s
schAn.r, 70 hspbssts, Iocss, No. 20; Joseph Hshax
Gas sBo Lamp Commi,sonss, tc sane
NotwiihstsLdipg thAs array OF know Noth!nx aaaeru
the ProistaDs 90 not tss kindly 70 tho gosps Of Ass
iic.rnm as propoundib by st nrter, and tho great
s.mesbipss, wso, While xs, vcsy severe on sas
Pope spa Roman CHtaoIss. manifest no oppoptiss 10
llto the ProsttApts, As far'ss We can learn.
Among the delegates m sttendNnce ycsssrSAy
lie IepItssp.s Warrington h~dss no, =. a T.. a.
rht.burg also Hen. u. 4. sns.h, X. a. R.ar..-n,at-.
In iSe i<ppsyiyanis Lexisiatsss bs represents No
surreBcei" 1ocsr No. 10, Allsr ssDy county, Penn
TIE eonv.ntos assem sled At 10 A NJ soi srs.s,nsl
nnosT tnc ioDcsips banned perrsos, who ihs en-
GERS for Issf y-sy-
Rsnt Worthy Grand Master, jane. Grcss, Of new
yort,
u v Vice Mr. JAmsr {. Die ssop, Of C,ncsasaa, o.
eIapd-seeoroios sscrstary Jared q. craig, Of RaSA
deitba, Penn
ofsnd nsSutsr, David stsen of Albany, New Yss<.
Aver caips tbs rc -Na ssesrasinsa a~iss.a.s
were prsssDt tron the folio sing na MOI .tat.s-Ssv
fors, fsuusylvsois, Maiyiaaa, oao Censsst,caA,
hhooe leland, Aa asssohusstts and New Jersey Issss
in all about lto oeege,ss Attsadsaos Ina Asy
VAS spent IN srsminiDg creoentA q, and bssnsss II
mportsnee ~as uansactss 10 day. oHo.rs win -
elected, and prrmsnrnt orgasix effected II -
sniicIaad thai there viii bs stormy sIutsd ds
bate Ariss ou proportion t. ttrte fross cossnea
ticb prosstn slIo .inx but citixeus /, bsoons
members sorne Of the hsv York lodges o In xvass
their roll OF ,ers, wish 20 tals uoa
fo,eisa Iotsstapts, but this viii stronsiy opnsssA
both by ths know Nothtngs and ths Know ssmssaiass
who only vsh voters IN the We VII hs~e
our re.oers posted AZ 70 tho proceedings OF ths
ous oonytption from day 20 day
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-24

AL e PARTIES arrested assessed In ths usual ds.
ssfs default Of pay msrs wefscom nteed to- jsu
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
A sKULIxrNG CuIEF-JUsTICE.

The recent refusal Of Chief-J Justice Lewis of
Pennsylvania to grant writ of habeas corpus
in the case Of PassmOre Williamson, on the
ground that if issued, it would be Of no avail,
is calculated to lead to the most serious refec
tons.
Sach decision it Is impossible that the
public or the press should receive, as they do 30
many other judicial fOllies and abSurdities, in
respectful silence or that they should pass it by
with q mocking smile, as one of those pro-
fssion0l opinions of which none but lawyers are
to presume to Judge. In case of private right,
where only single citizen, single family or
few families suffer, the public sees that total
failure Of justice, which too often occurs on
purely technical grounds, with little concern;
but il is impossible that case Of so much i'm
poitancc as the present One-a case involving not
merely the rights of individuals, but the SOW
ereignty of States-should be disposed of in any
such msIner. This is not mere law
case /. involves political questions of the
highest consequence. 1t is net TO be decided
by citations out Of English law books, or on tech
nical points of practice in the courts Of
Westminster Hall. Its proper decision involves
great questions of constitutional law, and We
consider il the bounden duty of the public jour
nails to give the opinion Of Chief Justice Lewis a
thorough sitting. If that opinion is the right
one, il is extremely Necessary that its rectituie
should be made apparent to the people. lfis In
wolves, as we think it does, a covarjly evasion
of the duty of the Court, ard base surrender
Of the rights of the State, that, too, ought to be
made apparent, in order that the Legislature
msy in the language of the two cases principally
relied upon by Chief Justice Lewis, apply a
"remedy to this public grievance.
That it is one of the first and chiefest duties
of the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania to pro-
tee. the citizens Of that State against false, un
grounded and Illegal imprsonmenfs' no one
surely will deny. In the present case Chief
Justice Lewis is ready to admit and does admit.
for the purpose Of the srgume Mt, that the im-
prsormtnt of PassmOre Williamson is false,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
THE PRESIDENT AND cor. RRynn

Corresponaenee Of The n. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Saturday, Aug. 4, la
The readers Of THE TRIBUNE viii be ip,.,..
ed in any new facts, however inconsidsrsAL.
their Importance, which will throw an, !.
upon the Presidents disgrscefal conduct ton.
Governor Reeder; and though the followh
no solution of the great query, Why w.s
Governor discharged so earnestly reps.
here and echoed everywhere, il shows tia, !
Governor is not wanting in that ready wi. an,
as essential to politicians as logic and Learn,
The story goes that after some tao or tn
weeks consultation between Gov. Reedsrp
the President upon the affairs Of Ksnsus
nature of which is guessed at snd nhisp.s
here among the knowing ones, but the resaa,
which certainly was that the President rsi,.
to issue any proclamation, or do say set for n
protection of Kansas, the Governor left n
home. Meanwhile, the troubles ia the .bi,.
increased, and the President, anxious to pls.
Gen. Davis on the one hand, and afraid Of Il
appeal to Gov. II. 8 magnanimity, And sent a co.
fidential agent, usually employed by him on 81,
occasions, to call on special and intimate fla
of the Governor, then in the city, who reps
sented in most lugubrious tones that the Prss
dent was exceedingly embarrassed and pa
picked in regard to Kansas, that it gave Ii,
in Unite difficulty and trouble, and that be red,
thought Gov X. ought to relieve him from b
trouble by resignipg the Office.
The friend, who perfectly understood whsas
this came and what WAS expected Of him. 8
once communicated it to the Governor a
Eaton, who as promptly replied that il NJ
"Pierce believed in resignation "a cure u
"the difficulties and peIplexities Of an Al
ADMINISTRATION, he might practice it himself
"but as for him, Gov. r. be was no disciph
q" of the doctrine, and therefore could not u
"expe cted to act upon it," The reply VA
rather cool, but not more so than the imp9a-
nence of the message deserved, especially wAa
il may be inferred that the Governor was no.h
very good humor after discovering BY his eH
weeks interview that the President was h.
termined to abandon his people to the teads
mercies of the Missourians.
In a few days after this message was delft
cred the call upon Gov. Reeder for explsnata
Of the half-breed land purchase made its appear
ance, and the unprecedented course was adopted
of publishing to the world the accusation viii
out first hearing the reply. C..
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
THE SLAVECATCHERS MARTYR

Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, Aug. 4, 1865.
Passmore Williamson is comfortable ia jail
He is about % years of age, and has wife sad
two children. His wife will be confined within
a month. have known him seven years intim'
ately, AMI state the matter thus; PhiladelpL"
has her best man in jail. His integrity, ua'h'
courage, and goodness are each and all un'Gf
passed, and not man in million comSiDa
them all in equal excellence in his single ehr'
acter.
He is not rash, selfish, or fanstical; aud ~
may depend upon it he will stand it out ii!
fashion that will do credit to the best ages
msrtyrdom. He is absolutely uncOnqaerabls
Our friend Judge Kane will get tired Of Plf
ing jailOr to him. Passmore will neither Dr'l
nor bend; and he is bucklered by the best Assra
in the country.
Heavens what choice the devil has miass
a foe Sevastopol to the Allies is nothing TO T.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
CASE OF MORAL INABILITY.

The Boston Trareiler, in commenting upon the
disagreement of juries in the Liquor Law cases
recently tried in that city, takes occasion to cast
this result in the teeth of the late Reform Leg
"islature" of Massachusetts-an ironical ex-
preston, We suppose, on the part Of The Trdr-
eHtr-as having grown out Of their act securing
to jules the privilege of returning general
verdict both as to law and fact-an sncent priv
ilege which seemed in danger of being en-
croached upon, especially by the Federal
Judiciary. Itappears TO us, however, that there
are other parties far more responsible for this
action on the part of the Boston Juries than the
Reform Legislature to which The Trareiler al
ludes, and that had the act Of which it CON-
plains never been passed the same difficulty
would have occurred in enforcing the law.
These disagretments of juries are no new
thing. They always have occurred, and they
always will occur, no matter how clear the eyi-
donce may be, whenever tie ofense proceeded
sgairst is so generally prevalent and so little
thought Of that the culprit at the bar finds in
the iury-box, out of the twelve jurymen set
there to Try him, FIVE, six or seven persons hos
tile to the object Of the prosecution.
The fault in this case is not in the recent
Massachusetts, Jury act, but in those persons
who have contributed to produce, in Boston, the
existing feeling of hostility to the Anti-Liquor
Law; very conspicuous among whom are to be
Ieekoned that large class of professed Temper
snce men Of which The Trareller is one Of the
chief organs. We are not ignorant that that
journal has denied with some Indignation, the
charge of being secretly hostile 10 the law; nor
do we question the perfect sincerity of that
denial. The TrCrsHsr doe, not open
ly condemn the lswC;t only ismns
it with faint praise, or with no praise at
all. Indsed, it is not actually opposed 10
the Law-it only throws upon il the cold water
Of disbelief that ii can ever be enforced This
illconcealed, or rather this openly ayowed
sceptism on the part Of professed friends of
Temperance, is more fatal to the execu-
tion of the Law than all the rage aud malice Of
it's enemies, all their money expended il the
support Of rum newspapers, or ell their pur-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06

We publish elsewhere letter from a cor
respondent at Philsdel phia who assures US that
PAssMoRE WILLIAMSON will never succumb to
Judge Kane, though that parsonage should keep
him in Jail during his life. We have no doubt
that this estimate Of Mr.. Williamson's character
is correct one. From all accounts he is
man at once of great gentleness and iron resolu-
ton who would die sooner than vary from a
path where duty babe him walk. But even if
instead of this admirable mold of character he
were of weak and yielding disposition, it is
difficult to see how he could make any
submission to the Judge who has thrust
him into prison. He is punished for tell
ing the simple truth in the simplest way,
without disrespect and without conceslment
be is punished for having told colored woman
on the deck Of steamboat, that by the law of
Pennsylvania she was free; and there would
seem to be no possibility of undoing these things
and sffording Judge Kane pretext for ending
an affair in which even his reckless and unblush-
ing devotion to slayecstchipg must now begin
TO feel uneasy and timid. 1t is not pleasant
thing to staLd up against such food of public
condemnation as is now poured upon this wicked
Judge. 1t is not pleasant even for the most
hardened 10 know that the last prop on which
an excuse for wrong bah been laboriously erect
ed is blown away, and that the unjust deed APP
pears in its bare and unsupported ugliness. Such
is the position Of JUDI s Kane since Mrs. John
sons account Of the affair was given to the
public. There is not a sane man in the COM
munity who does not feel perfectly con-
WINGED that in the separation Of jane johnson AID
her children from their former owner, PassmOre
Williamson did 40 more than inform the woman
of her rights in response to her own express de-
sire. Everybody low knows that she was not
abducted from Wheeler but went away of her
Owl will and that Williamson never at any time
had her or her children in his keeping There is
not ssne man who believes that thereis valid
reason Of law, or any reason, either technical or
real, why Williamson should be kept in prison
for moment. Judge Kane knows this as well
as al the world beside He knows that he is
becoming the mark of universal execration, and
be Knows that be deserves ii. At this hour who
would not infinitely rather be Passmore Will
Hanson than Judge Kane, covering beneath the
weight of public indignation and lOathing, with
guilty conscience to add TO the poignancy Of
that punishment
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.

BALTIMORE, Saturday Aug. (, 1855.
Northampton County gives Shaw DEM 2l3 ma
jority
Hartford County gives Paine al increased majority.
Elizabeth City snd one precinct in Pasquotank
County give Paines 1877 majority, and two other pre-
cucts TO be heard from viii increase the majority over
hundred.
One precinct in Camden County gives Paine an in
creased majority. The county will not fall much short
Of the usual majority.
The Americans are very sanguine of Paues election
in the LIST Congressional District.
WAsHISGTos Saturday, Aug. I, 1855.
Tie Union has string of reported majorities in the
Ist Congressional District Franklin Granville, John
son. Wake, Warren and Nash Counties give Branch,
the Democratic candidate for Congress 10 the lVth
District, ZOO majority. Orange County gives l35
majority for Shepherd, X. N, reducing Branche 5
majority to 2,s7s.
The Democrats claim Rufins election in the I'D
Congressional District by heavy majority.
The lid District reports in favor Of Winslow,
Dem. majority over Reed, X. n.
Guilford County gives 1900 majority for e. G..
Reade K n candidate for Congress in the With
over Kerr. anti X n. Wing candidate.
WELDON, ". c., Saturday, Aug. 4, 1855.
Paine, X ~, is reported to be elected to Congress
i'll the Ist District, by 300 majority.
BALTIMORE Aug. s, 1855
In the WITH Congressional District Branch DEM
s elected by an increased majority.
In the st District the election very close but II is
believed that Shaw Dem. is elected.
RALEIGH, August 5, 1855.
Branch's majority in the WITH Congressional Dis
trict is Q ZOO. Rufin DEM in the lid, and Crage
Dem) in the With District are elected by large ma
oriiies. Kerr Wbig and Anti-K. NJ canddssein the
Yih District, is defeated
II ia believed tie delegation viii stand six Demo
Gratis and two Americans.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06

The great importance Of the recent events in
Kansas must necessarily absorb the public az
teution; but We trust that they viii net entire
" Cause the situation Of McRea, now in jail in
that Territory on charge cf murder, to be for
gotten. The act for which he is imprisoned
w.s done purely in selfdefense, and in defense
Of the rights of every man in the Territory who
is unwilling to submit to tie dictstiOn Of the
Missouri slayedrivers. Though arrested on u
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
INDIAN FIGHTS ON THE PLAINS.

From Our Own Correspondent. -.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, July ., 100.
Logon Fontanelle, the late head Chief Of M
Omaha Tribe of Indians, was buried this amer
noon at Bellevue, n. I. He was hslfbr'a
Of intelligence, had enjoyed the advantages
good English education, and had long seS
noted for his courage aud proves in the lnas
wars Of the Missouri border. lie was klliA
about a week ago in q fight which took pIie'~
tween his own band sud a band OF Psgns'
one side ard the Sioux Indians on the e''s'
The Omahas and PsWnees left their re'dsss
near the Missouri about month since on sDD
falo hunt toward the Rocky Mountains. w"
abou. l75 miles west Of the river they were
tackled b. a strong party Of the Sioux snds
perate fight ensued, resulting ia the coup
defeat Of Logsn's party. Nine Of the prl''f.
Chiefs Of the Omshas aid ten OF the f'"-
were killed, nearly all their horses were 49,.
and the remainder Of the bands resarnea
great precipitation to the Missouri Of's
TIE body Of their fayorite Chief with 'hsI
is also reported that the village OF the f''s
on the Platte river has been burned Aa' a.
crops destroyed by the Sioux and PaneA
seem determined to carry on war oil cav -,
nation against the unfortunate Pswns a
Omsbas The effect Of the fght and ae''- "a,
be to leave these two tribes in most "'' =,
condition. The Omshss, especially 81.
ceedingly poor, and will hsve no me'u' hi
port left them. The annuity paia wv "A,
Spring by the General Government "" "A a
all ex pended in the purchase OF hor'e' ,.sm
these have now nearly ell been stolen i'0 ,.,si.s
they are literally left without food OF CAT.
or any means Of support. Unless -. tA,,
eminent inteTposes for their Pro1ee''s 49,, .ui
will be reduced to state OF des.''' .. .,ss,
starvation sad to contemplate. INC u.ss
VINO reside on the Platte river iu,''' ha, .,
will be placed in nesriy as Sad P"s
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
THE LATEST NEWS
RECEIVED By
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
TENNESSEE ELECTION.

LOUISVILLE, Saturday, Aug. 7, I'o3.
The election returns from Tennessee fuctuate con-
siderably and the result now appears doubtful
Large Coins and losses reported both sides, but
g, present Johnsons Dem. chances appear the best.
Dispatch H. LOUISVILLE, Aug. l. 1881
Thirty two counties show ne, gain for Gentry
Know Nothing) Of 1870. The election is very close.
Di,patek I'LL LOUISVILLE, Aug. 4, ls5S.
Rivers American, for Congress, in the Xth Dis
tIict has zoo majority.
Zol.icoffer American, in the Hermitage District is
elected by an overwhe lining majority.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
The Tribune for California.

We issue THIS MORNING TIE TRIBusE for
California, oregon and the Sondriel IslaAa'.
1t contains q summary of all the Latest Foreign
and Domestic News since the lest steamers; Money
and Market Reports, Marriages, Deaths, &C. The
steamships George Law for AspinwaD. and the
Daniel Webster for San Juan, will leave This
Afernoon-the former at and the letter at o'clock.
The Mails for California and other parts Of the Pa
eifc will close at ] O'Clock P. NJ.
Single copies in wrappers ready for mailing can be
had at the counter in the publication Office This
Morning. Price cents.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ENLIvEs.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug ,, 1879.
The steamer General Mcdonald while on an excur-
sion 10 Cape May last night, came in collision with
the schooner A. G. Pease about nine o'clock, OFF
Lezeretto. The schooner struck the steamer on the
larboard side raking her wheel house, &c, complete
" aft. Some eight ten persons who were in the
barber-shop at the time were swept overheard and
drowned. The schooner sustained little injury but
the steamer was damaged to the extent of about
81 OOO Most of the passengers being strangers it is
impossible to give the Of the lost or the exact
number. Accounts agree that ten or twelve persons
were in the barbers-shop st the time of the accident
ali Of when must have been crushed or thrown over
board.
The steamer struck the schooner on the lsrboard
side and the boom of the latter entered the BARRIERS
shop crushing everything in it, course, carrying away
the wheel house and all the that side of the
steamer.
TIE Mcdonald had 80 passengers on board, aud
designed taking large number board at Newcastle.
The schooner showed light but the night was so very
dark and stormy that it deceived the pilot as to his
distance from the steamer.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06

The Northern Light arrived last evening from
San Juan, after a remarkably short passage OF
less than 20 days. She brings 1910, 900 in gold.
The news by this arrival is of uncommon interest
Accounts from the mines are favorable. Some
new financial developments in connection with
the late house of Adams & Co. have caused great
excitement at San Francisco. Several deaths
FROM cholera took place on the passage OF
the Sierra Nevada from San Juan to San Fran
cisco We give elsewhere the full particulars
Of the defeat of Walkers fllibustering expedition
to Nicaragua. Col. Kinney has arrived at San
Juan with party of twenty -four choice spirits.
Adyices from Acapulco announce that Santa An
ia had resigned the Presidency of Mexico, and
that Alvarez had marched on the capital with
$4,000 troops. Whatever the correctness of this
report, of which we have no details, it is GER
tain that Alvarez is signally triumphant
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHEGTos, Aug. S, 1855.
Mr.. Hendricks of Indiana, having accepted the ap-
poniment rendered him, as Commissioner of the
Land Office will enter on his duties on the 9th inst
WAsHISGroS, Saturday, Aug. 4, 1855.
To.morrow's Union will contain the correspondence
between the Executive Department and Gov. Reeder,
10 which the President places the latters removal on
the ground Of an unsatisfactory reply to charges
corning alleged land transactions, intimsted in my
dispatch Of the Let inst.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06

II true that the Attorney General hiss given
an opinion unfayorsble to the eonstitutiouality
Of the Prohibitory Law 1t is untrue, however,
that the Governor requested bis opinion on that
point. tbs also well known that the Attorney
General is candidate for nomination to the
Office of Corporation Counsel Of this City.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06

B. r, Cheney Esq,s Of Boston. WA h u. -.
and was 3 se ,'i 4 not fatally injured 49,
Concord Nas severely bruised. aud osh.,, - nsa
injured. The train arrived here at la o'cle,Ie -
CASAAs, Aav
Mr. Cheney has bad bis right ara aua1s,,s,st
shoulder, and his physicians think hi. 49,
must be ampu;ated. HIS lips and face hsys H.s
badly cut. oees
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
MEXICAN NEWS.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 5, 1855.
New. Orleans papers of Monday last have been re-
eeyed leIe, containing Brownsville dates 10 the 2jth
nit.
No collision had yet taken place between the nsur-
gents and the Governmen, forces The insurgents had
gathered in great strength and the people everywhere
were joining their standard. The fall Of Matamoros
was considered inevitable.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06

At fire in Chathsm-st. last night two chill
dren were burned to death, and several men,
bers Of the family were seriously injured. The
mother is not expected to recover. No cause is
assigned for the fire. The fremen displayed
great bravery, and it WAS through their e1er-
lions that the remainder Of the family were
saYed.