The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-07

Political Intelligence.
THE PEOPLES PROCLAMATION IN KANsAs-A NEW
GOVERNOR D1M ANDRD.
From the Kickapoo Ciy OK. r) Pioneer, April ISL
We learn By hancbill that th:rs IL to be meeting
2sth inst, (pext Saturday. 10 take to have
Governor appointed for Kansas Territory who VII be
disposed 10 discharge the duties OF sad once without
incumbered with abolition procvties. We approve Of
such measure, as the present executive Is unques-
tiOnsby very obDo.ious to large majority Of t.: 90
President fails to take ccgnizancs OF petition Of the
people 10 out Gov. Resder and appoint man who
measures to have satisfactory Governor even at the
hazard Of taking the responsibility upon and
placing fquattsr rights man IN said ONCE there ~
useless for them to attempt the matter and leave un
acc mplishsd It would be far better they had not at
tempted it at ALL President isrce may c0untenancs
petition coming from the voice Of the people, bat again
he not counensnce it. antin such an event wherein
will the psopls b. satisfied Of their grisvancesf This
matter should be loos ed into before action ID tAkea IL
would be much better the subject we're not attempted
Lnless it is Undertaken with dsber.tion and deterrent
alton that the present Governor must and shalt pc
turned OF Office Every district the Territory Is
expected to be represented At this Convention.
TIE KNOW NOTHING STATE COUNCIL IN CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.
From the Chicago Democrat May
The Know Nothing State Council has been IN session
for the past two days, at Harmony Hall. ia this city
Nearly two hundred asesstes from various portions Of
tie STATE hsve been in attend ance.
We understand they had very stormy time yesterday
afternoon The Councils divided on the Jonathan an
ssm question The Jonathans who fret startsd IN
this city by gentleman woo was q candidate for high
official position ct the late city election aPpesr to be IN
The Sans are ant.foreign and anti Catholic The Jo
patbsns anti slavery, but not against foreigners
They viii admit all foreigners who disavow temporal al
The Sans are backed up by Judge Douglas, who was
yesterday visited by large numbers OF the members OF
the order OF pro slavery tenden ss are delegates
a rsSt
il terest in the of Sam Of what
gentle has already done In making Kansas slave
State
The JopatbaBe however, are taking the lead in this
city. Already large numbers Of Gsrmsus EngIish,
Scotch and irish have joined them and they promise to
swallow up Sam compile ely, who ia now chiefly support
ed by old nupker Wings old bunker demo rats, ana old
fogss generally, with Juoge Douglas to csment the
whole possible into ons mace, 10 order to venge
himself upon the foreigners who ins.instvey op-
posed to bis pro slavery principles and ~ha
he got TO sanction the qu of slave states out
OF soil once coDsecrated to- freedom.
MASSACHUSETTS KNOW NOTHING STATE CoUNcrL.
TIE American state COuDci held In aoston May ls.
passed the iollow VIII resola
Resolved That while tho American party of Massachu
setts fully recognize the ght OF the sta to regulate
their domestic affairs, c,in, shall un der al
circumstances exerc the rgnt to relieve the federal
government from oil connection responsib lily
for the existence OF the sect ona tatlon OF slavery
Owed That we nance all ate mpts to slide
the freedom Of discussion, and the Freedom of action
upon all the great moral questions of the age ana wi
resist ate1pt to exclude from any person
Vn hCtOuub VI AiS Oplion5 upuu suCu 4uehtiunbs
MISCELLANEOUS.
In Lavrenceburg Ino, toe election for city officers
resulted in democratic defeat,hs democracy escsing
but one Councilman. The democratic candidate for
Mayor was bea en- by six votes
In Tere Haute. Ind, the Know Nothings are trium-
plant, electng Hook for Mayor, BY lao majority.
In Jefferson Ind, the election went Know Nothing By
q small majority.
The Know Nothing Coupcil No 10, Of Winchester Va,
have approved and endorsed the principles
adopted by Council No H. this city and
on the lZ;h Of March last
DR. John Jackson has announced himself dsmocra-
tic candle ate for Congress Ia the Fifth dstr ct Of Ken
tucby, and has already commenced the There
seem to be several asprauts IN the distr ct.
The democratic State Committee OF Maine have called
ntion for the nation OF Governor, meet at
Augusta on tie 2lst OF June.
The impression gains ground that Gov Garduer win re-
fuse the address Of the Legislature for the removal Of
Judge Loripg.
The Democratic State Convention Of Texas met at
huntsville the 21st ult despatch to the Galveston
Criian say that only eleven counties represented
and mo nominations we're made, but Pssss and Decker
son we're endorsed and recommended for selection
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The Railroad Con
venton st the same place, unanimously adopted the
State sysism
petition IL in circulation il Massachusetts, calling
upon toe two branches of the Legislature to request
Henry Wilson to resign bis office OF senator
OF his political acts preceding, and which led to his
More or the Martha Washington Case Charge
Oh ECrJO1Ys
IFrcm the Cincip natl ENQUIRER, May At
Nathan CooDs, who arrested upon warrant
m out by Mr., J. B. Clsrse, charging him
with perjury was taken before United States Conss-
It seems thai Coons made before Alexander McGuse,
ICeons) worked for the arm Of Fsy Chaplin, that IN
september their stock very light and that many Of
the men were idle that occasion Fey oli HIM to
that he did so and that Irishmsn 6llsd two other
boxes that in al Elk boxes were fe with scraps that
a. ass
the boxes for sbippDg that Irsh draymsn took the
boxes away that Afterwards he ths said boxes the
vee in tEs city, and he ns y recognized them he
recognized that he had pa ked by peculiar knot
hole In it, that he pch out of that hole several scraps
leather and ssveral refuse pieces that he thea aud
Washington.
All this testimony J. B Clarke charges, is wilsuly
Nathaniel Meader was the Hrst witness called and
sworn. He testified that he acqu linted With the
arm Q, Finley cbapi., and knew that, in Dscsmesr,
employed large number Of hands; that the leather
scraps about the shop used for fuel He did not
John O'COpnor called and sworn He was employed
in the shop Of Fley Chaplin In December, 1851 aud
nearly one hundred men we're then employed. The
stock hand aso large, aud, the weather being
cold al the chips u,ed for fuel He had often
packing cone, but had any ropes scraps
hands would have known it. He knew Coons, and had
heard that he discharged from the shop for some
S aoo~t o sa E.o ., oSS Mia.
tory Collins, who were after~ard examined wsnt 10
chow that the deposition made by the defendant
untrue. The case was continued until this morning.
The ORIGINAL CoNrIDENCH MAN Hrs IDENrIFI
CATION New YORK 0FFIcER.-Willam Stokeiy. ons
Of the Independent Police Of Wall street, New York.
visited the Jail in this city yesterday in company with
officer WempIe. His attention not drawn TO the cell
which samuel Willis ia confined but upon reaching it
and obi aiming view of the inmate, he turned towards
Mr. wenple, and pointing 10 the CELL said Here is
No ], the original Confidence MAJ arrested him the
first lime in New York and after wards In New Orleans
On 10th occasions he charged with obtaining vatua
BE articles In way imilsr to that in which he got the
gold chain in this city; and both CHARGES he was con-
yictsd and sent to the State Prison." Willis attempted
to "play down" upon the officer and denied ever
having him having been arrested In the places
spoken Of by the officer Both officers had left him. and
we're walking towards the staircase, When Willis called
hack During this nriyAta interview he said