The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-05-31

eminent troops were marching upon Zamora,
where large force of insurgents had concen-
trated. A letter says the insurgents had sue.
ceeded in separating Santa Annals army, which
marched in three divisions. The insurgents at
Quanajuato had been defeated by the Govern.
ment cavalry. A very destructive hurricane
passed over Mexico on the 9th.
4. KANsAs.-As we from the first suspected, the
alarm sent abroad respecting chloera in Kan
sas was false, and intended to deter Northern
men from going thither. The Herald, publish.
ed at Leavenworth, says that. at Lawrence two
saw mills are in progress of erection, one of
which is warranted to be up and running in ten
days. Lumber has been very much needed in
the Territory, and these will afford relief An
exploring party from Lawrence has Just made
a trip three hundred miles west of that place.
and found good soil and many streams lined
with excellent timber.
MoRMoNs.-The recent arrival of a carpo of
Mormon emigrants at New York has brought
to light the result of the labors of the missiona
ries from that sect in Great Britain, during the
past season, revealing the fact that no less than
three thousand six hundred of these Latter Day
Saints have been shipped from Liverpool for
this country, between the months of November
and April last. Several vessels, laden exclusive
ly with members of this extraordinary sect. are
said to be now due at that port. In this city,
Mormonism has been preached, but not in all
its uglness. We presume the same degree of
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where else. But when people are induced to
listen, and to begin to make compromises with
their consciences for the sake of the advantages
that are offered to them they find it easier to
go to the foot of the hill than to retrace their
steps. There is, however, a troublous time in
the future for the Mormon people, and for our
Government in its dealings with them.
VRGINIA.-The elections in this State are
over, and the Know Nothings are defeated by
the Anti Know Nothings, consisting of the mass
of the Democrats and small portion of the
Wings. Mr.. Wises majority is probably 5000
or 5000, or a little more than one. third of that
of General Pierce in 1852. All the old mem
bers of Congress are reelected, including Gen.
Millson, of Norfolk, who voted against the Ne
braska iniquity A majority in each branch of
the Legislature is also believed to be opposed
to the Know Nothings, and, indeed, Adminis
trdtion.
Difference to the falsely supposed desires of
the people of the slaveholding States has in
duced the conductors of public conveyances in
the North to endeavor to exclude persons of
color from them, or to confne them to a sepa-
rate and inferior apartment. The legal power
to do this has been questioned, aud the Rev.
DIR. Pennington, of New York, man of color.
resolving to test the question, recently took a
position in the New York City Railroad. Being
forcibly and violently elected by the conductor
and his associates, he applied to magistrate
for redress, but found no favor, although the
tunctionary himself being an Irishman, had
had ample experience social prescription
and oppression, and their consequent degrade
ton. DR.. Pennington has very properly an.
pealed to the Superior Court.
Reference was recently made in the newspa.
pers to the case of the abandoned slave brig
Horatio, which was picked up off Key West and
taken into that port. This vessel, it will be re-
membered was htted out and cleared from New
York in November last. The authorities, there
fore, have had no great difficulty in discovering
the parties implicated in the affair, and three
arrests were made last week, on the charge of
fitting the brig out for the nefarious traffic.
Bail was fixed in each case at twenty thousand
dollars, but being procured in only one instance,
two of the parties were imprisoned to await the
result of the examination.
Mr.. WISE in WAsHINGToY.-On Saturday
evening last, Mr. Wise was greeted by his po-
itical friends in this city, on the occasion of
his recent success. The multitude was exceed
ingly large, and he attempted to address them,
but his opponents would not let him. The
spirit evinced by Mr.. Wise has uniformly been
severe, imperious, harsh, and overbearing. The
conduct of his Know Nothing opponents to-
ward him here, has been insulting, vulgar, and
brutal.
The State Department at Washington has re-
ceived information that the Viceroy of Egypt
has adopted the project to cut through the 18th
mus Of Suez, and to constitute universal COM
pany for the performance Of the work, in which
capitalists of all nations may take part. This
will be a nober enterprise than that in which
the Powers of Europe are engaged. If the three
armies would but undertake the work, it might
be soon accomplished.
MAYOR WooD, of New York, who is worthy
of all honor, has recently reviewed in public
his fine band of thousand police officers, and
presented medals to seven of them, for merito-
rious services. His speech on the occasion
was highly encouraging and inspiriting.
The late news from South America is of in
terest The CHILEAN Republic appears to be
progressing in the way of peace and prosperity.
In Bolivia, the Electoral College had been con-
voked, to proceed to the choice of President
In Peru, a Constituent Assembly was to be
elected, for the purpose of framing new Con-
stitution, after which new President is to be
elected The arrival of General Flores, ex-
President of Ecuador, at Lima, had given the
Ecuadorians much offence and uneasiness, and
they had broken off diplomatic relations with
Peru. Ex-President technique, of the latter
Republic, is invited to return thither and take
his trial for the political offences charged against
him; but it is thought he will continue to pre-
fer his comfortable quarters in New York to
his chances in Peru. There is nothing definite
or important with regard to the war between
Brazil and Paraguay. President Obando, of
New Granada, has been convicted by the SEN
ate of the political offences charged against
him, and has been sentenced to a deprivation
of Office. His Secretaries of War and of Gov.
eminent have been acquitted.
A ToRNADo.-We were incredulous when