The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-04

AL states that in Dover, n. H., the young
irish Americans, :. born in this country"
ire forming Fremont Club, and that 1t
already numbers ono hundred and ffty.
Coon News FROM ENGLAND. The screw
steamer North America, which left Liverpool
on the 18th ult. arrived ut Quebec yester-
day, and brought the gratifying intelligence
that the British Government had decided
no, to suspend diplomatic intercourse with
this country. This was announced by the
Earl of Clarendon in the House Of Lords,
on the 10th ult., and "was received with
loud cheers J"
DEyorroy TO PRlSclPLEs.-The New York
Herald, ia paper whose instincts have al-
ways placed it on the winning side) speak
ing of the unanimity and devotion to prin-
ciplc manifested at Philadelphia, says:
Never before, in any Party Presidential
Convention within our recollection, has this
great idea Of everything for the cause and
nothing for men, been 50 strikingly illustrh-
ted.
TIE wRoyGs OF KANSAS. At the FREE
mont rat fca,ion meeting in Albany the
other evening, Mr.. Howard, of the Kansas
Congressional Commission, made the follow
ing assertion
81 assert that IL oil the tyranny inflicted
upon our fjrefathers, by the kings IF Great
Britain, were collected together and multi
piled by ten, | could bring facts to prove
That the poor settlers in Kansas have suf-
|fered more than the whole Of them" =.
~ Among the delegates from Virginia,
in the Philadelphia Convention, was Mr..
Underwood of Piedmont A public meet
ing has been held in Piedmont, at which a
committee was appointed to notify Mr.. I'm
derwood to leave the State for the offence he
committed in attending the Republican con-
vcution. Liberty in the Slave States does
not seem to amount to much.
BlppEroRp FIRE INSURANCE CoNrASr.-
We understand that an association has been
formed on the Mutual principal, for lnsur-
auce purposes, in this city, and that the
following board of Directors and Officers
have been chosen.
President-John NJ. Goodwin.
Observation-Disclosures Tuck, d. E, Somes,
E. II. c. Hooper, George II. Adams, I. X.
Lane, Horace Bacon
Treasurer-R. NJ. Chapman.
Secreiary-D. B. Emerson.
The charter for the company was granted
by the last Legislature.
y The editor of the Democrat, under
the head of BREEDERS Confession" pub.
fishes in his last issue, what purports to be
an extr ct from letter addressed by Gov.
Reeder to Mr.. Grow, of Pennsylvania, on
Kansas matters.
Some days ago, Mr.. Grow dcni d in his
place in Congress, having ever received such
q letter.
Had the editor Of the Democrat given his
attention to the daily proceedings of Con-
gross, he would have seen the denial, and
saved himself the modification Of having
given to the world as fact, that which has
turned out to be a fogery.
y The wife of Thomas Heating, the IT.
ish waiter who was killed by Herbert, at
Washington, has recently died Of grief at
the loss Of her husband. twill be rcmem.
bercd that every democrat in the House
voted not to investigate this matter, Herbert
being one of their number-a regular Bu-
chan. eer."
BUCHANAN EypoRsEp.-There was po-
litical meeting held in Lccompton recently,
at which Sheriff Jones, Eli Moore, some Of
the " chivalry," and other " Law and Or
der" gentry met to endorse the Cincinnati
Convention and its nominees. Buchanan
declared, "All sound on the Goose" and
the Ruilians' Resolved that Southern Rights
were safe in his keeping. 1t ought to be
gratifying to Buchanan to know that Jones,
and Lccompton, and Donaldson, and String
fellow, arc heartily satisfied.
= The Mormon creed not only permits
polygamy, but marriage between blood rea-
tions. A traveller states that he has met
with numerous cases of men who had mar
ried both mother and daughter. One bish-
op married six wives, all sisters, and his
own nieccs. Brigham Young recently built
stone harem for his ninety wives, but they
all rcvolted and wouldn't 60 into the cage.
Ninety women. were too much for one man,
and SAINT Brigham was obliged to give in.
GusrAyrs KGRNER--who was the demo-
cratic Lieutenant Governor oflllinois. in the
year 1853, has come out strongly against
the extension of slavery, and the Democratic
party as being in its favor. He is described
as man Of great influence with the Ger
man population of the State. Illinois, hith
erto the most devoted of all the Western
States to the Democratic party, seems to
have number Of Its leading Democrats,
very much dscontented with the present
state of things. With the aid of such men
rs TRrABuLL. BrssEL and KGRyER, it will
he strange, indeed. If the opposition does
not triumph here.
y II is stated that Mr.. Valley, straight
Wing candidate for Governor in Mass. LAST
year has declared for Fremont, and from
present Appearances there will BE- but two
parties in the field 1t the next election,
one for Frem, nt, the other for Buchanan.
NEw YORK, July LIST. The Washington
correspondent Of the Courier and Enquirer
telegn,phs Con. p. F. Smith has gone to
Kansas with stringent orde to prevent the