The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-04-05
NO. 431.
BRIEF SUMMARY.


We suppose it is true that Mr.. S. is apparently
=, the best terms with the President, whom he
,,,ofesses to regard as a most amiable, well-dis-
r,sed man, his shortcomings being attributable
!, b;s TOO great Difference to certain fathers of
-. Democratic church-in other words, old
r,,;es As to the Eldorado affair, it is announ-
o.dbr the Star that it has not been made the SUBJ
;a,t Of a Cabinet meeting, the President and
h, Secretary, Mr. Marcy, thinking themselves
Tins far equal to the emergency. The news
papers continue to amuse themselves with
misty speculations about the imprinted Perry
oorrespondence, totally losing sight of the main
issues presented in the Ostend Conference.
All the free States have now passed Liquor
probbitiou Acts, except New York, Pennsyl-
vania. New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Ohio.
By "a law recently passed in Michigan, mar
r;ed woman may receive, buy, sell, devise, mort
gsoe. &C., her real and personal property, with
ont the consent of her husband, and also sue
and be sued, without joining her husband in the
anti in either case. So, the identity of the
woman. as an individual, is beginning to be
fairly recognised.
The preliminary steps for union, in Maine,
Of the Hunker Wings and Administration men,
have been taken. Neal Dow, the author of the
Maine Liquor Law, having been nominated for
the mayoralty of Portland, by the Morrill, party,
:, /, said the final demonstration of the bunker
smalgam will then be made. We observe
that the telegraphic wire-workers are careful to
represent Neal Dow as the Know Nothing can
didatel
DO MT forget that Aencefo,th all letters must
Be prepaid or they tciU remain in the office
,rlere deposited for a certain length Of time,
asF then he sent TO the dead letter office.
All the parties engaged in the murder of Bill
Poole turn out to be native-born Americans,
instead of Irishmen. The Know Nothings
wasted their ammunition for nothing. Unfor
innate patriots
Governor Winston, of Alabama, moved by
deyout men, and impressed with the gloomy
prospects of the South, caused by Northern IA
naticism has proclaimed a day of fasting and
prayer 1t seems that the Compromise of 1850,
the Fugitive Act Direct Trade, Notification,
and all that, having failed to exercise the evil
spirit of Abolition, our Southern friends are
about betaking themselves to prayer and fasting.
The "Sag NIGHTS" or "Say Nothings," is
the name of new secret order in the West,
composed SAYS the Ohio State Journal, " of the
worst elements of our foreign population, and
the reckless demagogues who heretofore have
marshalled the foreign vote in the much-abused
neighbours bull that cores my cow. The Know
Nothings must not claim a monopoly of mis-
chieyous instrumentalities. If you have right
10 organize secretly against certain classes, they
have a right to organize against you; and it is
Just as easy for them to denounce you as pro-
scriptiye and prohigate, as for you to abuse
them as base and corrupt. The only true
course for honest men is, to put their foot upon
all secret, oath-bound political associations.
The american Organ sneers at the notion
that the results of the New Hampshire election
are owing TO Sambo." "Sam" alone, it in
sists is entitled to the credit of them.
The Letter against the Know Nothings which
We attributed to Senator Wade, of Ohio, was
written by Edward Wade, of Cleveland, Repre-
sentative in Congress from that district.
The old homestead of Mr. Calhoun has pass
ed into the hands of John White, merchant,
aud is now occupied as negro quarter" by
his overseer.
The following returns from New Hampshire
are nearly complete: Baker, 26,947; Metcalf,
52,69S; Bell, 3,572; Fowler, 1854. The
towns yet to be heard from, gave, last year,
80 for Baker, IL for all others. Metcalf's
majority is 97j. For Congress, lst district,
Pike received 1879; Kittredge 9,74l; I'd,
Iappan, 1925 Morrison, $500; Sd, Cragin,
1866; and Wheeler, 8,207. Mr.. Pike is a
Methodist minister, formerly acted with the
Democratic party, of late years has acted with
the Independent Democrats. Mr.. Tappan,
original Wing, has also acted with the Free
Soilers. Mr. Cragin has always been Wing.
Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Bell are spoken of for the
nited States Senate.
The Ciereland Leader says, that so wasteful
and oppressive has become the city govern
ment, that citizens the most deeply interested,
were anxious in the coming election for NUM-
opa officers, to unite, without distinction of
party, and lay aside every issue, except that of
municipal reform; but the Know Nothing or
Eanization, intent upon political power, set
H'el against this reasonable policy, nominated
III secret complete ticket, and is now deter
mined " to cram it down the public throat, with
tue cry OF down with the foreigners ="
Ihe Wings and Know Nothings have united
III mode Island, nominating Governor Hoppin
I'' lne Governorship of the State, and Nathan
D. Duriee, Wing, as candidate for Congress
"a the eastern district In the western, the
hhoW Nothings have nominated B. b. Thurston
Tor reelection. Mr.. Davis. thorough Anti.Sla-
very man, as faithful and determined Free
'o'tr as the last Congress contained, and whose
speeches on the Slavery Question showed sound
principle, clear thought, and familiarity with
ne Facts OF the subject, is to be run down by
'ue wings and Know Nothings in the eastern
ulS'ric'' because, because, he happened, long
,'ne ago, to be born on the wrong side of the
-''An'c. Such prescription is utterly con.
Snpuble. If any man deserve reelection
Ie does, We are glad that the Democrats
nave renominated him; it does him justice
"Du them honor. If there be true AntiSla
'e'! man in the district he will give his vote
thomas Davis.
ihoN paragraph in the Star, we infer thai
ii Dorado affair has been settled by the