Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-05-27

by breaslworks, and possessed of two pieces
ol artillery, and that il is their intention to
resls. all a,lempis q. arrest. Abou, 1000
men have responded to The proclamation Of
the Marshal, and are encamped in the vicin.
ily Of Lawrence and Lecompton--lheir
ayowed purpose being TO compel The people
Of Lawrence TO acknowledge the organized
law Of The Territory.
Sr. Louis, May 18--Mrs. Robinson al.
rived here yesterday, and this morning pub.
fishes siatemsn. OF her husbands delen.
lion a, Lexington.
1t says Robinson was going East on per.
sonal business, and denied that he knew OF
an iudiclmen, previous 10 his leaving the
territory. Otherwise il does not differ from
previous accounts
The Lawrence correspondent, Of the Dem.
ocrat says, nnder da,e Of the 7,h, that in
dic,men,s have been found against Reeder,,
Robinson, Roberts, Lane, Dle,zler, and 9th.
er prominen, free State men.
News had been brought to Lawrence that
secret handbills were circulating and forces
marshaling in The border counties.
The people were warned TO prepare for
defense. s
The GaowINa WHEAT CaoP.---We have
advices from all paris ofihe Western States,
incIndlng Kenucky, Tennessee, Missouri,
Illinois. indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa and
Wisconsin, from which we Learn that, with
the exception Of Tennessee, where il has
been frozen out. the growing whea, looks
exceedingly promising and healihy. The
bread,h/of land sown with wheat last fall
was greatly increased over former years;
On ] lhe indications now are that should the
present month prove favorable 10 whea, the
crop Of 1856 will be the largest BY 95 per
cent. ever gathered in the Union, The fate
OF the whoa. cannot be decided upon with
any certainty until after the middle Of fJune.
--Cincinnati Price Current.
An intelligent and prominen. gentleman
In Cincinnati, and In good standing in ice
Democratic party, assures US so says the
Clermon. Courier, that his party Is willing
and asks 10 make a sand in favor Of slavery
in the approaching canvass. He says lha.
his parry believes that slavery is guaranteed
under the constitution, and that to hold
man in bondage is a moral and divine
right. We have seen this tendency for some
time past in the action OF the Democracy on
Nebraska bill, but were no, prepared for The
bold stand which is about 10 be made
Know all men, therefore, that the Demo-
cratic parry is The party thai has undertaken
10 carry upon its shoulders the pro slavery
standard.
SEARCHING AMERICAN VESSELS AT San
JUAM-Capt. Tinklepaugh, Of The steamer
Onzaba, has made protest against the
search which his vessel was subjected 10 by
the British officers a, San Juan. He arriv.
ed at San Juan with 480 passengers, Of
whom 4aO had through tickets TO San Fran.
cisco. Soon aftor the "ship came TO IN.
chor, the Wheeler; small steamer bound
up the river San Juan, came alongside, and
Capt. 7. commenced transferring 10 her the
passengers from The Oriziba. Cap.. TarIs-
ton, OF The British sloor-ol-war Eurydice.
gave orders that the passengers should be
,aken back on 10 tile Ohziba; that he would
no, allow them 10 GO on board the small
steamer, or 10 proceed on their way, and
thal,he river boa, mus. be haued of from
the Ohzaba. Capt. Tinklepaugh visited
Cap,. Tarle,on, who afterwards went on
board the 0riziba and inspected the way
! bill, and after Two hours delay permitted The
passengers 10 90 on their route, saying that
he would not Interfere, Our government
has taken this matter into immmediste con-
lsidera,ion, !, Is said. and the conduct Of the
British officer will be eiuquiied into. z''2
! The GENsRAI ASSEMBLIES in New YoRx
i Tha, the annual meetings oflhe Two branch
es Of the Presbyterian Church in the Uni,et
lS,a,es were commenced simultaneously il
this city yeslerdayt is fac. remarkable iron
lis rarity. The Assemblies have never lne
Together In the same place 'lnce the gran
separation In 1837, and nehher body ha
ever before had larger attendance o
Commissioners OF the opening Of Il
/ sessions. The Old School body elecse
Rev. Dr.. Mcfarland. Of Virginia, as |,
, Moderator, and the New School AssembI
? made choice Of Rev. DR.. Hickok. Vic
/, PresIden, Of Union College. Liberal pre-
Z vision has been made for the accommod'
lion Of the Commissioners In private fam
= lies, and !, Is 10 be hoped ,ha. their prcbab
: soioutn Of ten days will prove both Pleasa
!. and profitable. s,..s,s
!. "A PoPuLAR MAN.--In the gold dRgiI
v ldisIFIcl or Woolshsd, Aussrelis, q M. Da
& lei Cameron having been elec,sd . melnb
IA Of the Provincial Lseislswres HE suPpc
y ,ers ha6 HE horse sllod with shoes 3! sol
d gold, and presented him also with fl50o.