The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-10

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ADMISSION OF KANsAs.-One Of the most
important measures that has engaged the at
tention of the present congress has Just receiv-
ed its final action. We alude to the bill re-
ported by the chairman Of the committee Oh.
territories, to bring Kansas intothe Onion, with
her free State (Topeka) constitution. The FIRST
movement was the motion Of Mr.. Stephens, of
Georgia, to send the bill back to the commit
tee on territories. with instructions to report in
stead thereof, the substitute which he had Offer
ed, providing for the appointment OF five per
sons by the president, to make an enunera-
ton Of the Inhabitants OF the territory and an
apportionaaent of districts, With the view of
electing convention for the formation of a
State constitution, DC. Mr. Dunn, of Indiana
then moved, as an amendment, that the com
mittee be required to report a bill restoring the
Missouri compromise. This amendment was
adopted by seven majority .-.r,...g ~
Of the one hundred and three members vo~
ting against the restoration of the Missouri
compromise, there were twenty from northern
States, The balance were all southerners and
there was not one member from slave State
who did not vote In the negative. This vote
confirms the position we have long time as
sumed, that the question of the Missouri COM
promise has resolved itself into sectional is
sue; and that the south AS unit is unanimous
ly opposed to its restoration. We expect to
hear no more jeremiads in this quarter upon
the repeal of the Missouri compromise. They
would be both out of time and of place .z-
Upon the main question, shall the bill pass?
the bill was rejected. by one majority. One
hundred and six Gall northern men, voting
aye, and one hundred and seven voting nay.
Of those voting in the negative, there were
twenty one northern votes. ..-as
Upon analyzing these several votes, We. ar
rive at very significant conclusions. These
votes pre- e-fgure as much any thing else,
perhaps more so, the ultimate vote of the States
on the presidential election, and particularly
so, if the Kansas question, involving the re-
storation of the Missouri compromise, is to be
considered as the main or ruling issue.
In thesfrst place, we are gratifed to note,
that, although there is an ostensible majority
Of some thirty freesoilers in the house Of repre-
sentatives, they are still unable to command a
majority on their great question Of admitting
Kansas as a free State into the Union. This
is most gratifying sign, and ominous of a
state of things cheering to the heart of the anx-
ious Unonloving patriot In the second place,
the question of the presidency. All democrats
admit that to make sure the election eff Buch-
anan, he must get the votes of Pennsylvania
upon this test question, Pennsylvania throws
Is votes against and votes for the south; Hi
nois votes against and in favor, and Indiana
4 votes in the affirmative and in the negative
If these votes are to be taken as any criterion
fond do Of
to represent the opinions of their constituency
neither Pennsylvania, Illinois nor Indiana will
cast their votes for Buchanan. N O. Bulletin.
IMPORTANT TO oFARMERs.-Several barns have
recently been destroyed in this State, a short
time after the harvest was gathered and placed
within doors, resulting in their total destruction
On Saturday afternoon a barn in Gloucester
county was destroyed with 800 bushels of wheat,
and crop Of oats, and few days since the
barn of Mr.. Van Doren, in Monmouth county,
with a valuable harvest, was burned. The
causes of both of these fires are unknown, but
were supposed to be incendarIes. 1t is highly
probable, however, that the fire was not caused
by human agency, and little scientific knowl-
edge would throw light on this point These
fires generally occur at harvest time, and the
cause is attributed to the harvest being hurried
in too quickly ly-the process of curing is too Of
ten imperfectly performed.
A cotemporary says: Take, if you will, a
few armsful of clover, just cut, and carefully
throw it into heap; in few hours, thrust in
your hand, and you will jerk it out as if scald-
ed. Indeed, this heat of fermentation is often
intense, and, without doubt, many time itmay
be found in stacks of new hay-oreven of grain.
Thus it is that spontaneous combustion ensues
and bursts into sudden flames, and, this, let it
be remembered, SO frequently in the harvest
season, resulting from the fact that the hay or
grain was but imperfectly cured. 1t is worthy
of remark that when the hall-cured hay escapes
this combustion, it is apt to become soured from
this fermentive process" Farmers should be
careful that their harvest is well done, and not
too hastily, or else they may lose it all,
Newark Advertiser.
AN AR1sTocRArIc DR1NK.-Among CONNER
cial men, and particularly dealers in the arti-
Gle, the high price Of whiskey is quite feature,
the course it has taken in this respect for the last
three months being remarkable, and wholly un-
expected. Contracts could have been readily
made with western distillers early in the spring
to deliver any quantity of the article in July at
the rate of eighteen or twenty cents per gallon.
But notwithstanding largely increased receipts,
the demand has kept even pace with the supply,
and the price at Cincinnati the great depot of
the article, has gone up 32i cents.
The consumption abroad has largely increas-
ed, and SO also the use of the article at home,
for as the number of whiskey drinkers has by no
means diminished, we learn thatit has been CON
verted very generally. and successfully too, into
OF cognac, Alex. Seignette, and other
celebrated French brandies; also Holland GIN,
as well as into a component part of champagne,
sherry, port, madeira, and other foreign Wines
to supply the wants of the aristocratc drinker
who would not be seen, and who consider them
selves far above SO degrading an act.as taking
a dram of pure original "red-eye."
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The democratic leaders affect to be distress
ed at the very thought of the presidential cleo
ton going to the house Of representatives We.
canrot see why they should be SO troubled at
the idea of such contingency. Their man
Rurhapan would he at home in tho