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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-26

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-09-26
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JUST TO HAND.

Raleigh. Sept. IA, 1855.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-20
Mexico-Aid for Alvarez.
ACAPULCO, May %

The schooner Bustamente from New
York, arrived out in ninety three days and
discharged her cargo of arms and ammu-
nition in good order. 1t is said to have
consisted of twelve brass howitzers with
shell and canister and equipment COM
Iplete. These will be carried over to the
mountains, and are light, so as to enable
four men to carry one howitzer on their
shoulders lashed to a pole. A shell ex-
ploding among the mountain valleys be-
tween here and Mexico, will wake up
snakes as well as Indians. There is also
a lot of 200 rifles, which as flint rifles
were used by Uncle Sans troops once
They are altered to percussion, and have
an enormous quantity of cartridge with
the, MIME ball as an accompaniment.
There are besides 1000 muskets, with
sabres. few Colts revolvers, and general
camp equipage to complete the cargo.
This aid has put Alvarez and his party in
high spirits and will place his army on
footing to successfully push on agains
Santa Anna and the City of Mexico
The Bustamente discharged her cargo in
the harbor of --, where she was or
dered from. New York, anticipatingsthat
this port would be under a hloekades-l
/ ~ Y. Tribune. ss2zs a1eg y ''s.
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A Big Split.

Two calls have been issued by certain
parties in Hamilton county for county
meetings to appoint delegates to the Con-
vention of the 18th proximo. One is
signed mostly by old members of the
Whig party, the other by Freesoilers to
about equal number-one, the first is to
meet at Mount Pleasant, the other at
Greenwood Hail. So there will be two
sets of delegates from Hamilton county,
one Know Nothing, the other anti-Know
Nothing. Which will be admitted? viii
our neighbor favor us with his opinion as
to the probable issue of this division
among the enemies of the "bloody Lo.
cofoco- Slave Democracy" Is this one
of the fruits of that wonderfully harmo-
nious Council of, Cleveland?-S Statesman.
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Atmospherical Effects Of the Canonade
at SebaStopol.

A correspondent of the Post states that
a French Savant ascribes the unusual rains
and atmospherical disturbances over a
great part of Europe to the prolonged and
terrible canonade in the Crimea. 1t is a
little curious that we heard some days ago
discussion on the same topic here by
some scientific gentleman, and it was OBJ
served that the fact was strictly in accord
dance with the theory of Professor Espy,
and was assented to by Arago and some
of the most accurate meteorologists in Eu-
rope.
The canonadc at Sebastopol was sue
seeded, as late accounts show, by profuse
rains, which filed the trenches, and the
same influence extended over regions thou
sands of miles distant. But it was rather
in reference to the late violent whirlwinds
and tornadoes in various parts of the world
that the master was here discussed, and it
was admitted that the concussion of so
continuous and prodigious q detonation
had also an immense effect upon the great
aerial circulation. Much, however, may
be due to the action of liberated caloric
from the flames of the multitudinous dis
charges of heavy cannon, as we'll as to the
interfusion of extraneous gasses with the
atmosphere. This famous siege of Sebas-
topol promises to be subject of interest to
men Of science as well as to men of war.
In conversation with some gentlemen
attached to the Navy, we were informed
that during the Mexican war, when large
number of armed ships arrived at about
the same time at the Pensacola navy yard,
their continued firing as each came into
the harbor was succeeded by a tremendous
whirlwind, which did much damage. We
commend this fact to the attention OF
Lieut.. Maury, whose particular business
| it is to look after the winds and the cours-
es of the winds.-Boston Courier
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Extensive Fires in Massachusetts.

Extensive Fires in Massachusetts.
The Springfield Republican of yesterday
has the following:
Fires have been sweeping over the
woods in Montpelier, Duxbury, Braintree,
Woodbury., ST. Johnsbury and other places
in Vermont not before enumerated.
A whole neighborhood in the central
part of Woodbury. has been devastated,
and the destroying element was not ar
rested until six dwelling houses, with their
barns and other outbuildings, were re-
dueed to ashes. In Duxbury, house, a
saw-mill, and large quantity of lumber
were destroyed. At Bradley Vale exten-
sive fields of grain have been ruined. Al
Florence, New Hampshire, one thousand
acres ofwoodland belonging to j. Phelps
have been swept over; at Rumney, in the
samesstate, saw-mill and barn, and a
Warren, the dwelling house Of Col. Lane
were Hvolved in the surrounding confia
grafton. The fire has also swept oyel
large tracks in the vicinity of Nashua.
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The Duel in Canada.

The duel between Breckenridge and
Leavenworth continues to be the topic of
most interest now in New York. The
Courier says:
The duel took place on Thursday last,
in the vicinity of Niagara Falls, on the
Canada side of the river. The distance
at which it had been determined the par
ties should fight was only ten PAGES, indi-
eating a feeling of mortal hostility be-
tween them. The weapons were pistols;
the men were placed. Both fred promptly
at the word, and both were hit. Each
combatant aimed downward, which is moi
an unusual thing among experienced du.
elists. :.
Mr.. Leavenworth was struck in the
right thigh, which the bullet pierced, and
as surgical operation afterward proved
lodged in the bone of the left thigh, in
fiicting very severe, though probably mo-
mortal wound. Mr.. Breckenridge wa:
shot through the calf of the right leg, tht
ball passing clean out, without severely in
juring any blood vessel or important mus
ele. Leavenworth instantly fell, and Breck
enridge having ascertained that his adver
sary was not killed, at once left the field
regained the American shore, and took tn
first train to New Y ork, and by travelling
all night, arrived here Thursday morning
He did not, however, deem it prudent t.
remain in New York, but at once left.
Mr. Lcavenworth, on account of hi
wounds, could not be re".oved to any dis
lsaaeo. an~ ne was accordingly taken t
the house nearest to the scene of the due
and there he now remains Mr.. Pendle
ton, his second, and DR.. Chetwood an
his father and mother are with him.
Mr.. Breckenridge is said to be so
of the Rev. DR.. Breckenridge, formerly {
+ this city, but now of Kentucky, and
young lawyer of fine promise, with larg
practice among the New Y ork merchant.
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FATHER MATHEw.-Letters received in

FATHER MATHEw.-Letters received in
Baltimore, from Madeira, state that the
health of Father Mathew had very much
improved since his arrival at that Island.
1t will be remembered that some time since,
Father M. was attacked with paralysis,
depriving him almost fthe use ofhis voice,
and the few months that he has been ena-
bled to rest from his labors in that genial
cline has nearly restored him to health.
Father Mathew expected to leave Madeira
for England in the month Of May. Is.
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For the Spirit of Democracy.

Mr.. EDIroR-:In your paper of the
Sd inst. is an editorial, stating that yoke
of oxen was sold in Perry township for
Sl61. Now, sir, Perry is still behind.
Mr.. Bethel Bates, near Calais, sold, last
week, one yoke of oxen for $171,50 also
one OK for S94,25. Doctor Stout, of Ca
.lais, sold mare a few days ago, for the
snug sum of two hundred dollars. So,
Mr.. Editor, you may set Seneca down as
being ahead for good stock
Yours, &c. A SUBSCRIBER.
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subject of Slavery, as final and conclu-
Isire settlement of that subject in spirit
and in substance. -
+ Resolred, That regarding it the highest
duty to avow these opinions upon SUBJ
Iject so Important in distinct and unequiv-
ocal terms, it is hereby declared as the
sense of this National Council, that Con-
gress possesses no power under the Con-
stitution to legislate upon the subject of
Slavery in the States, or to exclude any
State from admission into the Union be-
cause her Constitution does or does not
recognize the Institution of Slavery as a
part of her social system, and expressly
permitting any expressions of opinion
upon the power of Congress to establish
or prohibit Slavery in any Territory 1t
is the sense of this National Council that
Congress ought not to legislate upon the
subject of Slavery within the Territories
of the United States, and that any inter-
ference of Congress with Slavery as it
exists in the District of Columbia would
be violation of the spirit and intention
of the compact by which the State of
Maryland ceded the District to the United
States, and breach of the National
Faith.
The majority report having been read
a minority report was submitted, it is as
follows
| Resolred, That the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise was an infraction of the
plighted faith of the Nation, and that il
should be restored, and if efforts to that
end shall fail, Congress should refuse to
admit any State tolerating Slavery which
shall be formed out of any portion of the
F Territory from which that Institution was
excluded by that Compromise.
The lO4 O'Clock, Council is still in scs
. Tsion. "A dull discussion is going on, OF
resolutions other than those relating te
Slavery. These are unobjectionable, ani
meet no very serious opposition. Shaver.
will be up again and more directly to
morrow. A great debate is expected
The South show indications of wavering
They never found the North so dctcrmin
, ed and bold before.
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Letter from Kossuth.

The following is an extract from the
New York Times. He says:
"However, for the first time since the
war has begun, really expect great fight
ing in the Crimea This time the allies
are already some 100000 strong They
can't be kept inactive on that narrow patch
of ground they are in; and from what 1
know OF Pelissier, he cannot be denied
enterprising energy. If, on the one hand,
the military operations of the allies up to
this moment have been nothing but vast
blundcr from the very beginning, of which
the last school boy had to feel ashamed;
on the other hand, the stupidity of Rus
sia surpasses imagination likewise If it
was ridiculous to see the allies expecting
that the entrenched camp of Sebastopol
would fall at the bonfire of their mortars,
ike Jericho at Joshua's trumpet sound:
on the other hand, I wonder whether the
Car has not confidently expected that st.
Nicholas viii kindly condescend to raise
hurricane and sweep all the French and
English, with Omar Pacha to boot, into
the sea; or else it is not to be accounted
for that he should have quietly waited till
they grow too strong for him, without Ell
ther attacking them, or, at least, bringing
adequate re-inforcements to that field,
which, provided he takes care to maintain
his superiority in numbers, is certainly the
most favorable that he could have chosen.
However, it strikes me that the Cabinet
OF st. Petersburg has fallen in the error
OF giving greater credit for manly resolu-
ton to Bonaparte and Palmerston than
they deserve. The Car, perfectly aware
OF the fact that Poland is his vulnerable
side, concentrated mighty forces there. He
was foolish enough to think that the am
bition of victory might overrule the anti
national leanings of these men here, and
so, really thinking an attack in Poland
possible, there he prepared for defense.
Some two hundred and fifty thousand men
are lettering idly in Poland. And thus,
relying too much on Todtleben's fortifca-
tory ability at Sebastopol, he neglected the
Crimea. Now Sebastopol is certainly i'm
pregnable as long as it can maintain its
character of an entrenched camp, defend.
Jed, not by garrison, but by an army
which makes it sure from being invested
But in my opinion, Pelissier having now
two hundred and forty thousand men, vii
attack that army out of Sebastopol, in The
field, and there, with equal numbers, ht
may reasonably rely on success"
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Lo! the Poor Indianl


We copy the following from the Ne
braskian of the 23d ult., weekly paper
published at Omaha city: ee
"The Omaha Indians, accompanied by
the agent, Major Hepner, are now being
removed to their new homes, a short dis
tance north of Black Bird Hills, where
some years ago was buried q distinguished
chief of their tribe, from whom the place
takes its name. On their arrival at the
place Of their destination, their annuities
are to be paid them from the United States
government, amounting to SIC, ,000.
"The Omahas left their. late village,
about 1 miles south Of this city, on Sat-
urday morning last Although they were
willing to depart, yet on taking . final
leave of their former homes, and the graves
of their relatives and friends SO soon to
be desecrated to the white mans plow2
the women and the old men wept and even
the stout hearted warriors evinced that they
were not strangers to emotions of tender
ness and affection, which their stern CONN
tenances, as savage as they may sometimes
appear, could but lily conceal ai.s
"This tribe now numbers only eight
hundred and fvemen, women and chill
dren, all told-and can only muster about
two hundred warriors, or men able to bear
arms We are informed that ten years
ago the Ohamas numbered sixteen hun
dred-twice their present strength-bu
war, disease and whiskey have swept them
thus rapidlyn
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FRIDAY, June Is, 1855.
Revolution in Northern Mexico.
NEW ORLEANS. June. 8


BY an arrival from Corpus Christi we
have intelligence of an outbreak at Los
passas, in Northern Mexico, in consequence
of an arrival of an emissary from Santa
Anna, with orders to arrest and shoot
some leading citizens of Lospassas.
4 The whelescountry is under arms, and
an attempt would be made to take Mon
tercy. ~. = T.eas..ss IS sss.ff so
The Governor of Neuya Leon had fled
to Matamoras. szsss -, 4s.,1.
Adyices Of the 18th says pronuncia-
mento had been issued in san Luis P Potosi
The troops were preparing to leaye- Mat
anloras to duell the inslrection. - =
Ckepihdna is. reported as being on the
eve Of reyol9tion,. - = -. E, 2,
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The True Cause of canrobert's Re-

signation.
The European Times of the 26th thus
discusses the true cause of Canrobert's Gre
signation:"
We announced last week the resigna-
tion of General Canrobert and the appoint
ment of General Pelissier as his successor.
Fhe cause of the change was the alleged
ill-health of the first-named officer; but it
required little sagacity to see that there
was some reason other than the one assign
ed, and it is now generally understood in
this country and in France that the transfer
of the chief command arose from the EN-
peror's dissatisfaction with Marshal St.
Arnaud's successor Canrobert is brave
to fault, but personal courage in a COM
mander is subsidiary to higher and rarer
qualifications. When a man falls into
disgrace his defects, whatever they be. are,
| it must be confessed, rarely understated,
and it is now declared, on what seems to
be reliable authority, that General Can
robert is deficient in the capacity to plan
those great military designs which consti-
tute what is called genius, and without
which no man can become really great
soldier.
1t is asserted, moreover, that he is vacil.
lating-a fatal defect in man at the head
of army; and that having made up his
mind to certain course of operations, he
will abandon it just at the point of execu.
tlon. 1t these defects of character exist
the Emperor of the French would appear
to have taken considerable time to discov
er them; but the truth is, that the absenst
of success is always fatal to soldiers
prestige, and since the opening of the cam
paign in the Crimea, with the exception o
the three great battles which inaugurated i
nothing has been done to satisfy the mill
tary ambition of our impetuous neighbors
If all the accounts which hail the install
lation of the commander are correct, Gen
eral Pelissier possesses every qualifca.. :;ol
which his predecessor wanted g xrea
strategic powers, consumate tact, yigor G
character and an iron will, which nothin,
can turn from it's purpose.
) Both soldiers learned the trade of war j
Algeria, and Pelissier has left behind hir
some not very pleasant "reminiscences con
nected with the caves of Dahra, when h
smoked number of Arabs chiefs an
their families, who preferred sufocation t
capture. Even this incident which doe
not speak favorable for the humanity {
the new commander, has been toned dow
in its hasher features since he has assume
the command-in-chief of the French force
in the Crimea. What is more to be sur
posed is, that he is the favorite of th
g army; that they have faith in his talents
and that, in Paris, his elevation is regart
S ed as new chapter in the history of til
Y war. We sincerely hope for the sake {
the common cause, that these prognostit
| will be speedily realized, for it is certainl
/ time that something on a great scale shoul
!, be carried out at the place of conflict.
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The Arrison Case.

In the District Court of Cincinnati,
Judge BARLEY presiding, the writ of error
in the case Of the State of Ohio us. Will
liam II. Arrison, was brought up yester-
day morning.
The Court reviewed in their order the
nine several points in which error was
claimed The first eight points the Court
thought furnished no ground of error.
On the 9Th point: that Judge Finn
had erred in his charge to the jury; the
Court found sufficient ground for new
trial. Judge Finn had stated to the jury,
If you find the defendant guilty you must
find him guilty of murder in the first de-
gree.' -.
This court was unanimously of opinion
that there was error in the charge, and
that it would be wrong to permit SO glar-
ing an oversight or error to pass. The
case would, therefore be remanded to the
Court of Common Pleas for new trial.
The case, as it now stands, is an anom-
alous one. In consequence of this order
remanding it to the Court Of Common
Pleas, it cannot go back to the Criminal
Court, even should that be finally decided
still in being. The act of the Legislature
transferring the business of the Criminal
Court, to the Court of Common Pleas is
SO defective that it may be declared to be
imperative, or entirely null and void, and
if so, Arrison cannot be tried by that
court. So the case may be etirely out
of jurisdiction of any tribunal. City Fact.
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On the sixth ballothis friends united with
those of E. B. Bartlett of KY, giving
the latter "a and electing him.
Barker had SO on the last ballot, and
Gardner Q. M 2
Rev. Henry w. Rugg, of Mass, Uni
sersalist, was elected Chaplain of the or
der
The Committee on Platform are Thos.
H. Ford, of Ohio, Colfax of Indiana,
Foster, of Mass, Colby Of N. H., John
son of Penn, Lyons, Of New York,
Haughton, of North Carolina, and one
from each of the other States. They
meet at 9 A. M. tomorrow to construct
Platform.
The North will offer the Ohio Platform
as their doctrines in full They will stick
| to the restoration of the Missouri Com
promise to the death. The South, seeing
| the determination of the North, talk Of
accepting the restoration with Proviso
in favor of actual settlers, but the North
say no proviso.
Tomorrow morning, on motion to print
Barker's Address, he will get Jesse from
| the North for his lower law doctrines. A
piquant debate is expected.
Father Galand the Jesuit is still arounG
and is suspected of being the Reportel
!, fer the Tribune. Is he spiritual me
dunn.
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{ CoNcoRD, June, l3.-The American
caucus last night nominated James Bell
for, the leng term, and John 7. Hale Tor
the short term, They were elected Q. $.
Senator's this afternoon. ey
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A BuLLEr-PRoor CoAcH. Queen Vic
toria's stage coach is bullet-proof. and
the glass of the windows is six inches
thick. When George Nv. was fired at,
the glass was only broken by the BALI
In this coach, for some reason, and not,
as had been expected in an openaoB
Louis Napoleon proceeded on his late yis-s
lit to Gnildhall, to receive the address Of
the corporation Of London. aas SO
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/ COMING ELECTIONS The States ct Al
ALBANIA, Aakansas, Iowa, Kentucky Mis-
souri, and Texas, hold their elections
on the first Monday in august. Tennes-I
see on the first Thursday of. the; same
month. On the second Monday in Sep.
tember, the election in Maine occurs end
that of Vermont on the first TuesdsysQ Qf
the same month, ,M ss.Js 5sss .Issguos