The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-02
The News.


America There is no news of an exciting
character. The feeling in England with reference
90 the Champion case rapidly subsidized after the
Aeelarations Of Lord Clarendon and hopes were en-
Sertained that the Central American difficulties
would be amicabay settled. 1t was runcred that no
Successor TO Mr.. Champion would be appointed
Snring the administration Of Mr.. Pierce. Mr.. b.
shanan's no@iaation created but little remark.
Consols for account closed at s4a a4t. There was
- change in cotton. Bresdstaffs were firm, and
prices tending upward.
In the Senate yesterday Mr. Thompson, of Ken
lucky, made . speech in favor of the bill reported
sy the Territorial Committee, providing for the ad
nission of Kansas. Mr.. Bigler also spoke on the
same side. Mr.. Hale opposed the bill Mr.. Adams,
sf Mississippi moved to amend by striking out that
part which gives the right of suffrage to persons
Who shall have fled their declaration of intention to
seeome citizens Of the United States, in compliance
with the naturalization laws Mr.. Crittenden sup
ported the amendment. Before taking the question
the Senate adjourned.
In the House Mr.. Barclay, of Pa, Buchanan de-
mocrat, moved reconsideration of the vote whereby
The bill for the admission of Kansas with the Topeka
constitution was rejected. The motion caused con-
siderable excitement. Mr.. Houston moved to lay it
she majority of the Kansas Investigation presented
their report. The minority report viii be forth
coming in day or two. We devote a large portion
Of our valuable space this morning to the publica.
ian of the majority report 1t is indeed, formida
BILE document anu ne benefit of such Of our read
ers as may be deferred by the prevailing warm wea
sher from It's perusal give the following synopsis of
rs contents:-The report shows that the
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q large number of the citizens of Missouri went into
the Territory and held sqlatter meetings, passed re
solutions denouncing abolitionists, aud declaring
lbat slavery existed therein. In the autumn OF
1854 a secret political society, called The Blue
Lo1gs,r was formed, the plan OF operations Of
which, with its GA hs, &c. given in the report
This Lodge controlled all the subsequent move nents
and invasions on the part of the Missourlans. At
The election November 30, 1854, for delegate in
Congress, there was no evidence of fraud except in
sparsely settled and remote districts where citizens
Of Missouri appeared and voted During the
winter of 1856 great excitement existed
in the Territory, on account Of the invasion,
and much bitter feeling was manifested In
February, 1855, census was taken, and the number
Of legal voters was ascertsined to be 1906. Pre-
vlous to the election in the spring Of 1885, active
Territory, and complete ouanization was effected.
Leaders were chosen, tents, peoysions, ammunition
and arms distributed and the forces were drilled
h Companies in Missouri; and on the day before
the election il is testified. at least five thousand
Missourians took up the line of march for
Kansas, and companies went into every repre-.
sentative district Of the Territory except one
From accurate and almost absolute proofs il sp
ann a. Il.
sson for members of the Territorial Legislature
8, 900 were those Of Dsnresidents- The majority of
che members of both houses Of the Legislature.
would have been free State men IL there had beea
NO invasion Of Missourians.
TIE committee took large mass Of testimony re-
earding the proceedings OF the Legislative Assem-.
bly, which proceedings they state ore characterized
hy recklessness and injustice. The report likewise
alIudes to he MURDERS robberies and other crimes
committed In the Territory, and states that in no
ease except that Of McRae, "a free State many was
there any prosecution for those offences. No indic~
xents were found, no arrests msde and no measures
taken TO bring the perpetrators TO justice.
TIE report says IL IA clearly proven that Samuel J.
Jones, the Sheriff was the main Of the recent
disturbances in which he 50 prominently figured.
n IL also proved that Mr. Oliver, one Of the lnyest
eating Committee, went into Missouri with one Of
me invading companies. The conclusions Of the
Committee are that each Of the elections in Kansas
was carried by invasion from Missouri; that conse-
@nently. the Legislative Assembly il an Illegally
constituted body and has no power TO pass valid
laws; therefore it, enactments are void. The cleo
fion az @. W. Whitfield delegate to Congress
was not held under any valid law-neither was that
Of Mr.. Reeder in accordance with law. The Com
mis &c suggest no remedy. The report slludes TO
distractions thrown in the way OF the Committee
and 70 the general violence which prevails in the
Territory.
Our Albany correspondent states that the Com.
ms~soners Of the Land Office yesterday resolved to
sell all the public lands In the counties OF Herkimer
Essex, Hamilton and Warren. The minimum price
Ia nxed at twenty-five cents per acre.
We have accounts from Texas Of serious disturb
snces on The Louisiana border. The free negroes,
mulattoes and white men, 10 the number CT forty,
with the Sheriff at their head who had been ordered
20 leave the country have refused TO do so and have
fortified themselves some four miles above Madison.
xbey are reported TO have q hundred guns, beside
yisols and bowie knives, and TO bid defiance 70 hei
opponents. Almost every man In armed, and all are
inoyptinual sppre hension from enemies. The high
rEssse In the prairie affords hiding places everywhere
md mo man can leave his home with safety.
Our correspondent At Havana. writing on the 25th
a aune, ssetes that dispatches Of an important
chasnota had been forwarded TO the feet at Vera
Cruz. n was generally thought in Havana that "
Ccuns0sors did not pay the cash bombardment
would Ne is1mediately commenced In pursuance Of
\ plan hstsAed In Europe. Havana was more
healthy. Exchanges we're easier.
The Bo~xd of Ten Governors met OF the Lunstc
plum. on Blackwell's Island yesterday, but did
A. hing worth mentioning During the week, ,0S9
~. ms nave been admitted 10 the institution O04
a.. been discharged, rs sent 20 the penitentlary
ma > ned. There are, 10 oil, $685. persons in the
ns,strrsr,,, being lees sssn on The preceding
seek's reyo.'.
Vie geteiws ~ canal tolls AZ 0swego. during the
80 ma, III. sciA mt 10 sGs.s75 -. aslnst So pea
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