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FToH me montgomery IAIa1 AdvertlseT.
We publish the following letter from General
Stringfellow to gentleman of this State. ( 1t
gives an interesting, and, doubtless, a correct
view of matters in Kansas:
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Inc Hon. Howell CoDb being called on, ADDRESSED the
followed by the Hon. VIM. II. Stiles, Hon. John f..
Ward Hon. L. Q. Lamar, R. J. CowArt, Esq. and DR..
McGbee who also addressed the convention in an AMI
Gov JOHNSON being in the Hail. was loudly called for
and forward and addressed the convention In brief
but eloquent response.
On motion, the convention then adjourned sine die
THE KNOW NoTHMGs OF OHIO IN STATE COUNCIL.
The Know Nothngs Of Ohio who have been holding their
State Council At Cleveland have just published their
4. he unlimited freedom Of religion disconnected
with politics. hostility TO ecclesiastical influences upon
the Affairs Of government; equality Of rights to all nat
and owe temporal allegiance by reason Of their re
kon, higher than that TO the constitution.
q No interference with the rights Of ctizenship a.
ready acquired BY Foreigners and the protection Of Law
The exclusion Of foreign paupers and feons and refu
sal to extend the right Of suffrage to all who come here.
after until they have resided twenty. one years in the
United states, and complied with the naturalization
laws.
Q. Opposition to all political organisations composed
exclusively Of foreigners, and TO foreign military COM
psnies and to all attempts to exclude the Bible from
schools supported by the government.
A. Slavery is local, not national. We oppose It's ex-
tension in Of territories and the increase OF
political power by the admission into the Union of any
slave state OF otherwise and demand Of the general
government immediate redress Of the great wrongs
viii III have been inflicted upon the cause OF freedom
and the American character the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise and the introduction Of slavery into Kan
in violation OF law, BY the force Of arms and the
g. In humble imitation Of the wisdom of Washington,
oppose all intervention In the Affairs OF foreign
States; yet, all proper occasions, we win not with
g. We support American industry and genius against
the adverse policy Of foreign nations and facilities TO
internal and external commerce by tho improvement OF
aiysTs and hArbogs, and the construction Of nationA
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srExxT PREACHING. There was German street preach
ing yesterday afternoon, on vacant lot corner Of
Even and Stage streets, The speaker German
tailor known as " Bush wick Schneider The audience
were principally Germans, who conducted themselves In
an orderly manner.
ArrnPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE AN aged German, named
wm W. Ludwig, who resdsdsin Morrissnis attempted
to commit suicide Friday afternoon by ping into
the river at the foot North Second street, Eastern
district. he had 70 this city 10 collect some mo-
neg him fer labor and being unsuccessful and out
Of money sought IN destroy his Life He rescued By
persons who him jump into the river, and on
sstsISay 10 was seat 70 tAs Poor house.
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Fort or New York, june 10, 1855.
ARRIVED,

ARRIVED.
Steamship Roanoke Skinner. Norfolk. 10, with mds
passengers, TO Ludlam D PleasAnts- june ., I'm, 81
shps Louisiana, and Agness. in Hampton Roads, sou'
Ship Lamar. Mayhem, London, 81 days, with ndi
SHIP Az mar. Lampher, hatanzAs, days, with 4
sSip B 4rsvs. Smith, Galveston, Nay 90 with CT
&C. 20 Brewer May a. lat q %, lon 30, spoke
ing schr Sopher, from Provincetown. ON cruise,
sssl, p OIL 9Th IA. rs Ion s. "a sRsf, v ssSI p, we
9Th, lat q 20, Ion "a 20, saw ship European from =
BARK David Eimbaii (of Rockiand), Amss sasua. Iol
with sugar, to r Harmony &Nephews -
Brig Enterprise Br,, wissman, Windsor ~ Gays
Brig fsvsInier lof Key west. Lester, Key West, IL
with mahogany and sponge, to r Maitland.
schr WIN Gregory, Casken, Aguadina, Pr, days
schi W Grimm. Boslen. Havana. 10 days. with FRI,
Schr Mobile, Covilla, New Orleans, 10 days.
Schr d Warner Herman. Charleston.
schr Ann Maria, Conkln, Wilmington.
Scbr Helene Suites Wuminston.
Schr s Bruce, Pearson, Gecrgstown
Scir Laura johnson, Reid. Newbern.
Scbr Margaret, Henson, City Point. 5 Days;
Schr Strout -. Boston for Philadelphia.
Schr West Clean Kelly, Boston.
schr Kossuth Churchhin. Newburyport.
Schr Euphemia, Etdridge. Portsmouth.
Sofr Z Pond, Crowen, Portland, Me.
Steamer Locust Point, French, Baltimore.
BELOW.
Ship Aurora, Bunting from Liverpool with mdse an
sengers, to q Grinnell.
Ship Empire State Briggs. from Liverpool win md
passengers, to 4 Kingsland.
Wind ct sunrise SW; meridian. Sc; sunset. 8.
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Movement Of United States Troops from
Fort Lcavenworth.
II the 81. Louis Republican. ]


lola, KANSAS TERRrroRY, May 30, 1866.
The attachments for Ksarny and Laramie have at
length departed They left Fort Leavenworth last Mon
day, and reached Ponsno, fifteen miles distant that
evening They there tarred all day yesterday to allow
those who were detained and stragglers generally to
get in and to thoroughly organise than they could
de in the crowd at the Fort for the expedition ACROSS
the farspreadng plains Everything was put in excel
lent order and this morning, with cheerful spirits and
bounding step, they marched upon their distant way
May they return as cheerily as they went.
There four companies OF infantry and one hum
bred and fifty recruits. They commanded By Major
CAdy, Capt. Todo, Capt Hendrickson, Lieut.. Mercer,
Lieut. Plummer, Lieut.. Patterson and Lieut. Conlan,
who had special charge OF the recruits Capt Dunn OF
the Artillery, was Quartermaster and Commissary.
Mrs. Col Holman and Mrs. Capt. Lowell accom- panied
the expedition, and were in perfect health and the
highest Spirits in anticipation Of joining their hus-
bspds at Fort Laramie. Long trains OF wagons aud
Of cattle followed Ia the rear and the whole
heightened out upon the plains they
bed In the distance mighty caravan laden with
rich stores, and preceded BY holyday and Joyous
cswslcsce They win reach Fort Kesny In fifteen days.
ana Laramie in thirty.
They have left at Fort Kearny several companies Of
cauhy md artillery, which win proceed to Fort Pierre
IN mtsr or twenty days
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News from El Paso.
ARREST OF MR.. SALIzAR, THE MEXICAN CoMMIs.

correspondent OF the San Antonio Ledger, writing
from II Paso, May 9th, says
Our thrown into great excitement last even
ing, by the arrival Of Col Sanches out four days from
Chihuahua with orders from Santa Anna to arrest Mr.
Salzar, the Mexican commissioner. The work ON the
line has been in consequence suspended until the new
commissioner, who has already left Mexico, arrives.
Mr. salizar, it Is understood viii be allowed few days
for preparations and then under strong guard taken
to the city OF Mexico.
The charges against Mr. salizar are understand dis
respect towards his superior and want Of energy
glect In pushing the work to conclusion. II Is noto
rous here that the government did supply him with
the to take the field and that he borrowed money
on his own private account to carry the work the
part Of Mexico.
Mr. sazar one Of the most talented and gentleman.
~ men in all Mexico. During his previous soourn and
the present he has gained the respect confidence Of
all.
Santa Anna has directed his thunder against this gem
teman; how it win end there Is telling. No honest,
virtuous man is allowed to hold Office Under these CIR
cumsances, Mexico prosper? The situation Of affairs
here viii affect the United states commissioner Col W.
H. Emory, who, with his usual energy, In pushing the
work to conclusion 1t would not surprise VI to see
him back here soon.
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ton was referred TO the Committee on Correspondence
The report Rev. Lee the 5ynods delegate to the last
General Assembly Of the Church was read
nsndsd three young under the Of the Classic
Of Holland, dssnG to study for the ministry for AID
from their fu.ds. The Synod appointed Utica, n u as
After invidng Rev. Dr.. Adamscn to deliver lecture
uext wednesday evenng-on the condition and pros
afternoon, and closed with prayer BY Rev. Mr. But
lar
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MISSING WHALING VEssHLs-Brig Amelia, OF San
Capt arhaAiel HAmlin. sailed from New Bedford
1854 for the Atlantic Ocean, since which she has no
heard from.
Brig September Of Orleans Capt Ryder. sailed fror
port July 1854 for the Atlantic Ocean. and has no
Sehr vnginisn, also Of Orleans Capt Smith. sale
that port April 49, 1884 On the 25th Of July follows
was reported no 10, with 70 bbs sp oil, since VIII
has not been heard fl ON
As these vessels were only fitted Tor about four
each there 10 but little doubt but they hsye been los
all ON hoard.
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roads uniting the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean, and
binding together the various sections q the unios
by faithful allegiance 70 the constitution
g. In State policy, We zssously sdvocste rstrsnch-
.ss Of taxation ard hssss syste% Of public
SCHOOLS 1 R,vs s.c,.t.r1 oAAS sfooSEfS rres'dsns'
From the Express we learn that the Council adjourned
last night, to meet In Columbus August Is. By de.
This question produced as We understand some discus
sion and feeling but the expression against secret
minstion was decided and the majority acquescsd rea
dily The Council . very numerous one, and far
tal. honest men, have their cause at heart and
who are determined to nfuse the element Of American
ism into the piebald politics Of the nation.
There about Ave hundred dslegstes present. who
represented sixteen hundred members OF the Order.
The Kckapoo city Kansas Pioneer has nominated Al
len B. Hazard (pro slavery, of course the peoples
candidate for delegate to Congress-.
The Wing state Convention Of Maine, to nominate
candidate for Governor &c. viii be held in Portland ON
the 18th inst.
There are hfty newspapers in Kentucky thirty o.
which are Know Nothings, seventeen Sag NIGHTS, ana
three neutral In the present campaign.
At recent Know Nothing meeting in Boston, 1t was
resolved view Of the disastrous result to that party in
Virginia. that more perfect concert Of acton was ds.
hat city in order to effect this object and ensure the
success Il the Order in the coming state election
The democrats Of Shelby county Ind held grand
election of Henry A. Wise, Governor OF Virginia.
There has been immense meeting Of the people Of
the countyof Boone No. to consder the present cond
ton the country ths relation OF the free and the slave
States to each other and the duty Of In the
emergency in which they placed. Tho resolutions
which passed condemn the present system OF send
ing sellers into Kansas and assert the principles OF
NON intervention by Congress and nonnterference by
the people Of the free States, with slavery in the slave
States.
Ex-Governor JONES' Of Tennessee, has written letter
in which he declares himself in favor Of the main prn
ciples Of the Know Nothing order
The Dallas Texas Herald learns that the Hon. John
Hancock of Austin, viii be candidate for Congress-
The State Times says ex-governor Wood is spoken Of as
candidate for Governor also Judge Ochiltree. Hon Ed
ward Clarke Of Harrison county, has been called ON to
run for the gubernatorial chair.
Governor johnson. of Georgia. has been nominated for
election by the democratic convention which assem-
bled at Mlledgeville ON the 5th inst
The whg general COMMITTEES Of Albany held their
first meeting the 7th inst The following officers were
unanimously elected :-Presdent-J0h G. Treadwell,
Tenth ward First Vice LUSH Sixth
ward; Second Vice Presidsnt-R Van Vakenburgh, Sc
venth ward; Treasurer-G. @. Davidson Fourth ward;
secre.aries-Jasper Smith, Fourth ward; Charles Bell
Ninth ward.
The Albany argus says that Hon. Robert Lansing, Of
Jefferson county talked of the democratic candi
date for Comptroller, next fall
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-.
Aggregate OF visits. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80. ,40l
delegate was received from the new Chassis Of Wis.
consn, whose credentials we're written in the Holland
tongue. The reading OF this was to those who under
stood IT, " like cool waters TO q thirsty soul'
Ihe Rev. Dr. ADAMsoN, OF South Africa being present
by invitation OF the Sy nod made statements
speeding the Dutch churches that country He ganc
at their historyshowed the restrictive policy of the
Dutch East India Compapy-the accidental manner in
which pastors with hundred families OF perse-
cuted Huguepots arrived and founded the church. with
Its present position having forty pastors forming
three presby teres and synod These sustained
charter is freed from the control Of government off,
Gals. The Dr. Is nov engaged In rearing institute
educate pious and promising youths for the missionary
work. and tor useful labor among their people, and
he asked the sympathy Of the Synod in this wori
Reports were presented the sustentaton fund
about to be formed for the relief OF disabled minister's
on the widows fund; and the revision Of the Iitur
~. The last committee presented printed pam phlet
the result OF their lAbors, which was circulated
This church seems to lean more and more to turgca
side, and they viii probably at some future day. adopt
extensive liturgy tnan the reported by this
committee II they have one at all IL should have va
riety and copousness.
1he princips point Of interest presented In the pro.
Chassis Of North CsroIna belonging TO the German Re
formed Churcn TO be received under the Of this
Synod THIS body consists Of eight ministers and
twenty four churches situated In the central and
portions OF that State They have for years past
protested against the peculiar spread through
German Reformed Church from the hercersburs Theo.
logical Seminary, Is being strongly Romanstic. Find
ing that all their remonstrance unavang to abse
this evil they have almost unanimously resolved TO
seek aemission into the Reformed Dutch church con
nectop which they greatly prefer although they have
been strongly impcrtuned from another large and inu
emit al body.
The Rev. Mr. BUr1xR the Commissioners OF chs Oasis
mace tslss ssstsnsnt &c he syasS, wien the sppcs
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dictate the possible resuls OF the war; but would be
inadmisible BY Russia - conditions Of peace:
Almost all the journals seem To be agreed that the
treaty Of rhe I'd December ID not, properly speaking
treaty of alliance defensive and osnsive but that
it must necessarily lead - such treaty. Only one
means q avoiding this consequence remains 70
goote on the bases Of the four conditions stipulated
In the English and French notes Of the 9Th Of
August. II this delay elapse without positive en-.
gsgenent on the part Of Russia to this effect, Aus
adds, that after the acceptance OF these bases BY
Russia, further delay, necessary for the negotia-
ton Of the treaty, viii be accorded to her until the
I'd Of March. So that, even II these copjectures
Honolulu nor New York will be bombarded by an
AnsloFrench fleet before next spring.
n European diplomacy actually seems to have OBJ.
tanned two important results an understanding be.
tween Austria and Prussia, respecting the PROPOSE
tons they mad to submit TO the Germanic Diet and
union OF the three courts Of Vienna, Paris and
London, In the treaty which was signed the I'd OF
December cspi al feature Of this treaty, so far as
it can at present be dscerned, is the article which
guarantees to Austria its territorial possessions
The reactionsts rejoice in the disappointment which
this opposes to the paEs Of Hun garan and Italian
revolutionists, as well ss Of their French and Ger
man sympashizers. But they rejoice with trembling
for In view Of revolntionsts on the one hand, aud
the Gar the other they do not yet feel that
the latter will " listen to reason, any more than
the former, and they are aware that in the affairs
msn passions"
Sebastopol, ! need scarcely add, has not yet
fallen. But on the strength Of hopes which the
treaty Of the I'd Of December has suggested Ii has
been announced that the Emperor and Empress will
go TO the operathat the masked balls 1t the opera
will gbegin on the Esd Of December that
dancing and singing will usher in the approaching
New Year. The grippe has already arrived, and the
poor we have with rs always. The charity balls Of
the winter will soon commence.
As foretaste, perhaps, Of New Years festivities
an impr0mptu supper was Unexpectedly served up
to all thoss Parsians who happened To be assem-
Risbec, oppo'ite the Odeon. This supper was or
dered and paid for by an eccentric stranger who In
an Indian costume, followed by negro servant re-
paired from the theatre to the restaurant, aud ask
ing the dame de compton,, in English (Which, for
tunateIy for her guests, she understood) how many
persons present and what they had called for,
made out, with her help, an additional bill Of fare
for each person, and sending for hackney coach,
rode off before any one had time to refuse "to as
sist At the extraordinary banquet FIGARO.
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This does not correspond 80 nearly with the
value OF imports In the same time. as We have
noticed In the two previous weeks. The imports
have largely increased, while the shipments Of ner'
chandise DO not exhibit much change. As the sea
son advances We expect 70 see q mnch wider DIR
ference Tie export trade OF this port Ia considers
bly, lees than that Of New Orleans, while the buk u
the import come into this port. We cannot, there
FORE form correct idea Of the actual progress Of
foreign trade by the returns Of this port alone,
but We kno. that when the wecklyvalue Of imports
and exports in this district Ia pretty nearly balanced,
that the aggregate for the country Is largely IN oar
tive statements.