The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-01-23
General Intelligeno.

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Dir. ClIngman, Of North Carolna ~ Session e
to n4ove the plurality resolution tn.n'a uen prms
| Since the reception Of the mess, Tow. "
lomaf1e correspondence relative "a r., and thea.
several distins uished senators have s a. Aes
apprehension Of an early rupture with REfesssed
=, VIM. T. oyerton, esq. one of the az gland =
Washington Sentinel, died recently :, e - Of
of his father-inla law, in Virginia NJ /. Inc resi.
connected with the Union in the aavs i o,Vertoa
He was polished and forcble writer !. IN. NJ Rts
man OF amiable disposition and pen;.,o REM
| JAN. 4th-ln the senate the fiDanc;aaa' ahhea
received, and ten thousand copies ordaraa. fepors,
ed Senator Hale attacked the ground ,.a 70 De pitt
president I'D ms message relative to Kansssaa esa
Adjourned until Monday Aasas aSaiis
| In the house, resolution was offaroa
Boyce speaker, and was amended bv s,a asing II
severally, Banks and Penington-ther raw liaae
tabled by oo majority. Four Intellectual Ky, M
had boyce made personal explana,;.aaai io sses i
that he saw with regret that great nsr., sasas
formed In the north, the principles Of ~, aad
hostile to the institutions of the south "alel ss
should obtain possession of the governma.. and
must follow, which God forbid Mr., Aiaa d'saass
saying that there was no disposition on ~ fepa
the party referred to- to make war ao,;aa. ne par
the southern States, but that said party saeyia
to the extension of slavery. "as Opposed
We learn from different sections Of q.
that Mr. Pierce and his man GUSHING Is aaar,
ousily engaged in getting Pierce deegstes sa ben
tor the purpose of packing the Cincnnsss; selected
democratic convention in matters of sma " naiola
otherwise called trickery-Mr Pierce has lpoaay
tanned an unenvlable notoriety and tbo
which ne Is now engaged, IS thereforos sscleaep
characteristic In every direction orda., Ialnenty
issued to the various postmasters nave been
veyors, ETC., to get themselves chosen ~ sa
and IN the New England States especiallr saes.
ders have been successfully carried ont thesee.
fore, far from improbable that the =. there
meet with nominal majority for the r. enaoh nay
of Mr.. Pierce. e'nonlnaiDa
In the course OF the lively episode on s.tr.,.
the house OF representatives, Mr.. ENGLISH - YIN
ana, was green enough to sneer at one o iba ad
cries OF the American party, and thought # s.
that those who insisted that Americans
America" could not make speaker. M ma raai rule
colleague, gentleman who, if we mistale ~ as
destined to hold prominent place in conas.s ao
annals very deliberately spiked the gun Of ,saa
discreet factionist, by asking eff Americas sle n
to rule America, who shall ruler This ~ DOT
thrust which every member of the bouse aa'as
felt was we'll deserved and appropriate: and NV a
ture to say, the champion of foreignism viii l. en-
tlous how ne ventures upon dangerous grouaS taa
State met yesterday, and the house made sess,.i
etfectual attempts to elect speaker Odel .b.n u
candidate, standing the highest, strenuo9 @ as
tons were made for fusion OF the softs anJ Is s
but it was "no CO." Four additional balo.s Aaas
had this morning Odel, K N, received 49, p pere
dergast republican, 3d. Bailey, hard shell a. ' sal
Hoyle, 8. ~ and
The Washington correspondent of the pbG.da
phia Ledger, says that powerful effort will bemsa
during the present session of congress to rep bs
duties ON railroad iron; or if that should fail toal
tain credit for the duties. The south is dae,l;
terested in this matter, and the southern delaa.s
VIII undoubtedly present united effort in aym 4
repeal. '"'ot
A special election for councilman in Bal,;mo,. :.
I'LL vacancy occasioned by the death of Levi Tav.
or, democrat, was held the I'd inst, and resn.a
N the election of Smons, American, by l65 mso.;
y over Judge r. Kane, anti-know nothing.
ALBANY, DEC. "a copy of an order in conpel
lated 81 the court of Windsor castle, November Of
800, was this morning received at the Office If tbs
'rohibitIonist in this city In it her majesty gives
ler ofhclal sanction in the prohibitory LIQUOR aw
II New brunswick, and very positively directs The
governor or the commander in-chief, and all Other
persons whom, it may concern, to be governed bers
y accordingly. The law takes effect on the list Of
anuary.
The Washington Union in announcing the death
t the hon. John Bruce, of Kentucky, saws he was
possessed of a powerful memory; in proof of which
is SAID that he could enumerate all the acts passed
y the Legislature of Kentucky and BY the congress
the United States since he first took an interest;
orn in Mecklenburg county, Va, in the year lit.
nd claimed to be descended from the Bruce family
Scotland
A Berlin correspondent mentions one Of the most
Important thefts ever committed. The desk Of Mr.
Nlebuhr, private secretary of the king of Prus-
a. has been broken into and the secret correspon.
ence between him and his majesty of Russia ab.
racted. The king is furious about the accident,
nd is afraid that the papers have found their Eay
ITO the hands Of Napoleon or lord Palmerston
Kansas emf grafton society has been formed AZ
Mississippi, at a public meeting there
hieh adopted resolutions thanking the Missouri
orderers for what they have done in Kansas. Theob
ct of the society, stated by the resolutions to
Use money to defray the expenses of emigrants from
e south to Kansas, "to meet the foes at the ballot
*, and, If necessary, with rifle balls
The number of fugitive slaves in Canada have it
stated, increased since 1856, from 900 to 10000
hey are IN state of great restitution Large sums
we been raised in England for their relief What
commentary this is upon the pretended philan-
rophy OF the abolitionists Those miserable fana-
IS have succeeded in enticing away from their very
homes at the south, thousands of negroes
whom they protested great friendship and pro-
sed an amel1oration of their condition The poor,
irving fugitives in Canada can now perceive the
Il. OF their professions and promises.
he richest member of the present congress is said
be William Aiken, of South Carolina His pro-
Is
er one thousand negroes.
A gentleman by the name of Lucas, in Demopolis,
ALBANIA, has recently obtained verdict of Sl2D
ainst Miss Lucinda Meiggs, for breach of promise
marriage.
Shoe black societies modelled on the plan of those
sting III London, about to be established in N.
rk.
The post Offices at fort Foote Kemper county Miss,
d sebastopol, Bexar county, Texas, have been dis
ltinued.
esterday morning, says the Council Bluffs Blu.
, OF the 18th ult,, whilst the mercury in the Their
meter, was down to zero, most beautiful pheno-
non might have been seen in the heavens. The
rose bright, bringing with it two beautiful coun
parts, OR mock suns, with bright inverted bow
ended above. One could scarcely tell from their
sition which was the true sun; not cloud was to
seen through the day; SO cold, however, that the
ow was not affected by the same.
L. Stewart d Co., of New York, made daily
es during christmas week, amounting to from
900 to S95 900. With the latter sum, it is said,
head of the house was not satisfied He thought
should have reached 500, 900 day.
It is stated that $50 canal boats, loaded with flour
grain consigned to Louis Napoleon are frozen
between Schenectady and Little falls, New York.
e amount Of grain cannot be worth less than one
lion of dollars, and ten freight cars day en-
,yed to carry it TO tide alter. They were engaged
h difficulty, as the amount of freight business on
Central road is enormous.
{ he London correspondent of the New York He.
states that the manufacturers of the north OF
gland intend, long. to hold two great national
etings at Liverpool and Manchester, to denounce,
beliigerent policy Of lord Palmerston, and to ex-
IS for the United States those sentiments of re-.
ID which feeling and interest alike dictate
The Buffalo IN Y. K. Ms in convention, have ap-
wed the anti Banks course pursued by Mr.. Solo
n G. Haven in congress, and have appointed him
ir delegate to the Philadelphia national council of