The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-01

| PAssMoRE WILLIAMsoN-Th father of Pass
more Williamson has already paid $1,000 for
legal proceedings in the case of his son, now
imprisoned by the dictum of Judge Kane. A
gentleman in New York has generously given
81, 1000 towards defraying his expenses. A gem
eral movement will be made, by petition to the
next House of Representatives, to have Judge
Kane mpeached.-Daily Wisconsin,, oct l9.
TENNESSEE.-GovernorJ Johnson, in his recent
message to the Legislature, recommends the
adoption of resolutions instructing the Senator's
and Representatives in Congress from Tonnes
see to urge the passage of national homestead
bill; also recommends reform in the judiciary
system of the State. The Governor also re-
news his proposition for so amending the Con-
stitution of the United States, that the President
and United States Senators be elected by d.
rect vote of the people, and that the Supreme
Judges shall be elected for t,celce gears, and
not % during good behaviour"
THE New ENGLAND INDUSTRIAL ExHIBI-
TIoN.-The New England Industrial Exhibition
was opened at Boston on Monday, under the
patronage of the Mechanics Association of
New England. The attendance was quite large,
aud the visiters evinced the most unbounded
qualification at both the variety and the intrinsic
excellence OF the numerous articles on exhibit
ton. The show includes splendid collection
OF machinery and inventions of all kinds, to-
gether with Numerous articles Of art and fancy
models, pictures, exquisitely wrought surgical
and philosophical instruments, cabinetware,
productions of the loom, &c. The exhibition
will remain open fortnight.
THE TABLES TURNED. = There was a time
when we were indebted to Europe for a portion
of our finest machinery, and foreigners regard
ed American ingenuity as at its climax in the
production of wooden nutmegs and clothespins
Latterly we have astonished them with oue patent
reapers and six shooters and at last thpy have
come to acknowledge that our mechaisics are
entitled to rank with the best of their own. A
further illustration may now be given. Yester.
day a sloop arrived at this harbor, Bringing
from Jersey shore forty tons of iron ma.
chinery, constructed for use in Scotland, and
the same is now being shipped direct 10 Glas-
Cow. 1t is it designed for the manufa: ,ture of
lndia-rubber goods, process in which Ameri-
ca is ahead of all the world.-Jour. Of Com.
ANOTHER DEATH ON MOUNT WASHINGTON,
N. Gorham, ~ H., Oct. 27.-Dr b. L..
Ball started from the Ledge on Thursday morn
ing, with view of ascending Mount Washing
ton, and probably persisted, as nothing has since
been heard of him. Parties commenced search
ing for him yesterday morning, but without eff
feet up to ten o'clock this morning
The Hon. Isaac p Walker, late of the Uni
ted States Senate, is the candidate of the Re-
form Democrats of the Waukesha district, Wis
consn, for State Senator, and will doubtless re-
| ceive, as he deserves, the support of the Repub.
licans. Mr.. Walker accepts, and avOwS himself
thoroughly hostile to the Barstow dynasty which
the people of Wisconsin are about to brush
away. He will of course be elected.
Henry ID. Bowen, editor of the Waukesha
| Democrat, has been removed as Postmaster of
| Waukesha, because of his opposition to the
Barstow dynasty.
| Hon. Henry w. Hilliard, for long time a
leading member of Congress from Alabama,
has accepted the invitation of the Boston Com.
mittee to deliver lecture on Slavery in that
| city.
MExICo.-The New York Journal of Com
merce has the following remarks in reference
to the newly elected President of the Mexican
Republic;
awe have private advces from the city of
Mexico to the 9th instant, which seem to render
it probable that after the new Government is
thoroughly established, and its authority every
where recognised, all the secret elements of OPP
position becoming Quoted, Gen. Alvarez will
make way for the elevation of his trusty coun-
sellor, Gen. Comonfort, to the highest position
in the Republic. In an address to his. country
men, issued on the I'd inst, Alvarez expressed
the wish to retire to his native mountains, and
declares his intention to remain at ~ coo. =,
Government only long enough to secure 1e"t the -,
sway of the principles for which he las been
contending. His habits of life and tasta. tend
to inspire confidence in the PRONUNCIATION thus
expressed of am5itous pretensions and views,
pornontort possesses the high qualifications of
education, intelligence, and untirine zeal in the
liberal cause, which we confidently count upon
seeing eXerted to secure lust administrator
OF afSirs al home, and to promote the national
prosperity by encouraging the expansion of
commercial intercourse with foreign nations.
But the praise belongs to Alvarez, untutored
Indian though he be, of initiating the move.
ment for the attainment of results so much to
| be desired, and which, if accomplished, will
worthily crown the labor of life devc.ed to
his country's service; fo3 the name of tie Pin
to chief has npen prominent in connection with
every contest waged for liberty in Mexico du.
ring period of more than forty years.;