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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-03

The HARMONIOUS DEMOCRACY OF Missouri AND
NV YoRK.-The Missouri democracy, In orier
20 make sure work for Mr.. Buchanan, have pat
up two Buchanan electoral tickets-one Benton
one ant-Benton-thc first Of the Van Buren, free
oil type the second Of the regular niger driving
border ruffan school, Between these two s.ools
Mr.. Buchanan will probably come to the ground
in Missouri. I'm New York the brotlerly Aztec
ton 30 long subssting between the har,Is AID
colts seems by no means 10 have been extinguish Il
by the Cincinnati Convention. The hards at
first proposed State Convention, for the pur-
pose Of choosing buchanan electoral ticket,
&c, on the 9th Of August refusing the soft per-
thereupon appointed the 30th Of July for state
Convention Of their faction. which would leave
the brethren as harmonious as at &C. last fall
election. But, with the sobU second Thought"
the haIds have rc-considsred rkeir motion. and
called their State Convention to meet at the same
time and place as the softs, with view to u re-
Cancellation. The softs have thus gained an i'm
porian, point, and may command their owa
tens; and II they do not require some reparation
for their scuryy treatment at Cincinnati then We
must ,ay that Mr.. Cochfane il not the man 81
plnck q has been taken for. One faction a. the
other must he master. They cant both rule.
NJ nan can erve two masters" We shsll SOC.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-03

The twent y.fourth annual commencement of the
New York University took place yesterday, and was
accompanied by the usual exercises. The senior
slsss graduated in the Scotch Presbyterian church
10 Fourteenth street, in the morning, and in the
evening the Alumni met at the Astor House to trans
set their yearly business and paftake of their an
pual festiyity. There IL strong effort 70 DC made
70 establish Law Department In the University.
There IL nothing Of tho kind now In the city and 81,
- Supposed law school would soon have thousand
students.
Commissioner Morton yesterday directed Joseph
Pedro de Cunba TO give bail In six thousand dollars
80 answer in the case OF the alleged slave brig Bra
man.
A national convention og segar makers com.
menctd Yesterday at le3 Broadway. There were
delegates present from several States. Nothing was
effected tie first day beyond organization. The OBJ
ject OF the convention is 70 equalize the price Of
s@gars, eject change In the present tariff rates
upon imported tobacco.
There was a large supply Of cattle on market yes
terday. with q moderate demand, and prices de-
efined fully one cent per pound the average rates
being eight 10 ten cents. There was also large In
crease In the supply o. sheep and lambs, but pre-
vious prices were fully sustained notwithstandin
we usfbdnu Nbs uoh ny tuy mrdur tShNS.
Our correspondent at Antigua, writing on the 18th
ultimo, states that the sugar making season was
drawing 70 a close, and the yield o most prolific
one. There had been sent to England and Belgium
this season, 80 900 bids sugar and 400 hhds. mo
lasses, and about the same quantity had been ship
ped 10 the United States The health Of the island
was good. The weather had been quite showcry,
filing all the tanks and wells Of the island.
Pull particulars o. the disaster In Philadelphia on
Tuesday evening, are given In columns this
morning. II IL believed between ten and fifteen
lives have been lost by the casualty.
The sales Of cotton yesterday were confined to
about 500 GOO bales. The market conffn<D nnn.
A private teierraphic despatch, received by re.
spectacle house in this city yesterday, dated at New
Orleans June 80, stated that the crop was suffering
serious injury in Mississippi; while newspaper &C
count states that destructive insects with rust we're
inGcipg considerable injury TO the plants about Con-
oordia in the upper part Of Louisiana. Tho per
Canada had favorable effect upon the aour mar.
kes and prices advanced from loo. l5s per barrel
wheat was firm and active, At full prices for coed
" prime oss, VIII l. oil grades were stifj sales n
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ias mi y be surprised, perhaps, to read our de-
clar alton that we go for this bill. But SO it is,
ard we go for it because we may 60 further and
are worse We have always contended-as we
now contend-that the South are entitled TO at
east an equilibrium Of power in the Senate.
They are--for the sake Of self-susaining bull
wark of defence ; and for the sake Of peace, they
are. This equilibrium Of power was lost in the
admission of California rs free State; but Kan
sas will restore it-sixteen slave States to six
teen rec States. Let the golden opportunity,
therefore, be appropriated. The Senate is sure
for the new bill, and with the aid Of the Fillmore
men, it may be passed in the House. The late
vote on the Topeka free State bill is, perhaps,
good for this BILL Push it through and let Kan
sas come in as q slave State. The South are en-
titled to it as measure Of selfdefence, and the
"border-ruffans" have cleared the track.
Push the bill through. What if it does give
new impulse to the Fremont movement in the
North, which shall sweep this section from stem to
stern, overwhelming Douglas, Buchanan, Forney
and the rotten democracy like an inundation?
1t is coming to that any how, and the sooner the
better. 1t is among the mysterious but benef-
cent dispensations of Providence to bring good
out of evil and what care we, though Pierce,
Douglas, the democracy and all concerned, are
| crushed to powder, in this Kansas movement, if
| it shall result in general publication Of our
party politics, and in an equilibrium between the
| North and the South, and in settling upon this
constitutional basis solid peace between the two
sections! Now is the time. The coast is clear.
Push the bill through. LET the dead bury their
dead.n We must provide for the future.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-03

nents Of Mr.. Forney, we republish his latest
tficial PROCLAMATION, which is as follows
pIpo,rAnc CoSyESroS RY.ASmmrn.-The Hon
1ins thy Ives having Withdrawn hi candidate
81 surveyor General IN communication addressed 10
tie nocratic state Central Committee at ~ last meet
ting w Harrisburg resolution adopted by that
nec calling upon the officers and delegates of the last
.nsCigiic State Convention to assemble at Chamber
bury IN Wednesday, the o. day Of August next At 10
O'Clock "A. NJ, 20 nominate n ranadat. FOR surveyor
tcBpggl 10 n The vacancy created by the drcnaon o,
Iurte ives IN pursuance Of this acon of tho Democratic
Siste Central Committee The pir"r- apJ deesnias Of The
lat icno,fntc f.ate Convention are respectfully re.
~, tied the time and place above mentioned
snd for the rrrIcse stated -.......... -.
40 o. mKrst,r Secretaries.
In lie meantime we are informed that Mr..
Fcrcy is laying his pipe in every direction for
the choice Of proper democratic candidates for
TIC mex, Congress, picking out the rissht men aud
bl-ckhallng all unsatisfactory aspirants, whether
in New York, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin. The
cree and the pickinrs and the perquisites Of the
House clerk and the kitchen at Washington are
worth having and under Mr.. Buchanan, Mr..
fcrhey could, perhaps, make his profits double
the rich harvest be has reaped under Mr.. Pierce.
Nor IL this all The Washington Union Is doomed
A new organ under the especial auspices OF Mr..
TCrncy, Is to he started there, just as the old
GloJe was started when Gen. jackson got tired Of
Gen. Duff Green's Telegraph. Accordingly, we
learn that large subscription j. foot for this
new buchanan and Forpcy organ at Washington.
Let all the faithful who would keep on the weak
side Of Mr.. Buchanan apply to Mr. Forney.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-03

MOVEMENTS or Coz FogSsY.-Desirous OF
keqing The democracy apprized Of the move
ments Of Mr.. Forney, we republifh his latest
offcial PROCLAMATION. which is as follows
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-03

GEORGE Law AGAIN IN THE FlELD.-We IN
derstand that Live Oak George Law will again
make his appearance in the political world pre-
vious to retiring to the Dry Dock and being tho
roughly overhauled for the campaign Of 1860
He will come out, we hear, in prodigiously
strong letter, full Of vigor, and cutting up Fill
more and the old fogy politicians in tremendous
sledge hammer style. Good, Live Oak George!
Don't give us too much of it, Live Oak George
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-16
Who arc TEOrsc-ThIeVes.

The Republican is eterDally talking about
pro.siavery outrages in Kansas, and denoun-
cling those who are in favor of the execu-
ton of the laws there as thieves and scoun-
drels. The testimony of men who once
lived in this county is also invoked to aid in
the manufacture of this sort of capital. Now,
we have little of this sort of testimony
from source the Republican dare not gain
say on the other side of this question.
DI'. George Hinchmau, formerly citizen
Of this county and we'll known here as
man Of reputation, of truth and of property
a member, too, of a respectable, wealthy
and powerful and numerous old Wing fami.
y in this county-is now resident Of Kan
sas Territory From his own father, Judge
Hinchman, we learn that on the night Of
the 25th of July the so.called Free State
men there stole three horses from him, they
being taken with others to the number of
fifteen, from the same place in the same
night. The said horses were taken all the
way to Lawrence, the Abolition headguar-
ters, on the night they were taken. Mr..
Hinchman pursued the thieves and found
them in possession of the horses.
They refused 10 give them up, and sig.
nificantly told him if he had force enough he
could take them-not without; that they
wanted them to 90 out into Nebraska and
meet Lane. He finally pursued them into
Nebraska, and thence into Iowa, and there
succeeded by law in recovering two Of them;
one of them he never did get. ....,
Judge Hinchmau suys his son went into
Kansas Free. State man; but he has en-
rolled himself with the Kansas militia to aid
in executing the laws Of the Territory.
1t is remarkable that men Of means-of
property-of character, who 60 to Kansas
stay there, and at once range themselves on
the side Of law and order. Such men hav.
ing something to lose, do not come back
into the States shrieking about Border Ruff.
fans and slavery propogandi.-Rushvtlle
(Ia.) Jacksonian.
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Yours with respect"
Something 10 be Remembered-
% The workings Of the Kansas

On the 18th of September, the "National
Kansas Committee" body which has the
general charge Of Kansas agitation for the
benefit of Black Republicanism, issued an
address to the public, appealing for money,
which was published in the New York Tri-
bune on the 10th. In this document that
Committee used the following language:
"The real Free State inhabitants in Kan.
sas now number, according to the best in
formation, not less than thirty thousand
souls, while the real Pro slavery settlers do
not number FIVE thousand Between these
there was not and could not be question
of preponderance in arms or in votes"
By the Nebraska Kansas Bill the ques-
ton of slavery was TO be decided by the ac-
taGi settlers, and they are admitted to be, by
the Black Republicans, six to one for free
dom. The operation Of the bill, if it has
fair play, will make Kansas "a Free State,
and thus falsiiy all the nonsense of the
"B!acks" about It's being Pro-slaVery meas
ure.
1t is worthy to notice this admission of
the Tribune, that the Kansas settlers are six
to one for freedom, for another reason. The
"Blacks," for the purpose of political capi-
tai, have sent instructions to their friends
in Kansas to stay away from the polls at the
coming October election, and let the Pro
slavery men carry it, SO that they may charge
it upon the bill. When this happens, the
people will know that it has been purposely
contrived by the "Blacks," and they will vis-
it upon them the thunders of their indigna-
tion. There would be no trouble in Kansas
being made free State if it were not for
the pcstlential agitGtors outside The limits
of the Territory.
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Crushed Out.


The New York Tribune, speaking of Kan
sas affairs, says: ,E*'f.
"The free State party is completely crush.
ed out" " 'a %l4 a'y g'.' tja as's .1
A Lawrence (Kansas) correspondent of
the N. York Times shows what this "crush-
ed out'' condition is,and how it was brought
about. We quote: :' aL1' "s-l'a7".
U"Our town is losing its surplus Of soldiers;
and but few remain except our old residents.
They have gone to their claims. as our safe.
ty becomes more secure under Geary e move.
ments. - a"L t.1. 5@' '4'.t "td a 81
Gov. Geary has, by driving out the Mis-.
sourians and Lanes forces, given quiet to
Kansas and enabled all bona Jfds residents
toreturn to the pursuits of peaceful idustry.
This the New York Tribune callss' s'crushng
out" the free State party. What troubles
the Tribune is, that tranquility in Kansas is
death to Fremont, and<therefore it hcwls
over the happy condition ofafairs which has
been inaugurated 10 that lately distracted
Territory. The election is close at hand
and it fears that its last order for"outrages''
will not be elflled. on u ad sdi spH s.
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Facts for llac People.

The Black Republicans tell US they want
to restore the country to the policy of the
earlier Presidents. They oppose the policy
of leaving the people Of the territories per
fectly free to form and regulate their domes-
tic institutions in their own way, and advo-
cate the right and duty Of Congress TO pro
hibit slavery in the territories. Let US see
if the earlier Presidents sustained any such
policy as this. -..'''' '''
t. We assert, then, and challenge contradic
ton, that no law was enacted by Congress
prohibiting slavery in the territories, under
The administrations Of Washington. Adams,
Jefferson, Madison or Jackson! In all the
territorial laws enacted under these admin
istrations, the people Of the territories were
left, as they are by the Nebraska bill, per.
fectly free to form and regulate their domes.
tic institutions in their own way. For leav-
ing the people Of the territories thus free, the
Democrats are denounced as slavery exten.
sionis.s! Were Washington, Adams, JEFF.
ferson, Madison and jackson slavery extern
sionistsl Like the Democrats Of to-day,
THEY, too, were opposed to Congressional
interference with the domestic institutions
OF the territories.
Another dogma Of the Black Republicans
is, that no more slave States shall be ad-
mitted into the Union. And in this, too,
they pretend to sustain the policy Of the
earlier Presidents! Yet, under the admin.
istrations above named, the slave States oi
Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississip.
pi &C., were admitted into the Union.-
w Washington himself signed and approved
the bills admitting Kentucky. and Tennes.
see! Such ia the false and delusive hum.
buggery ofthe Black Republicans, in pre-.
tending to favor the policy -ot the earlier
Presidents! Washington, Adams, Jeffer.
son, Madison aud Jackson, and all the ear.
lier statesmen and patriots Of distinction
opposed the principles and the policy now
advocated be the Black Republicans, ant
sustained the policy advocated BY the De
! niocrsts.a i4aa ft'fssa si'faiqg7yh' s-s''ii
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The Democratic Party.

The following admirable reasons, for re-.
naming true to the Democratic party, ap-
peared some time since in the Maysville
Express, in reply to query of Know-No.
thing paper: "Wby should any Democrat
adhere to such a partyl" The Express, in
noticing this query, says: nc 81, OF .-.4
"We will try to answer. Because it is
the party of the Constitution; because it is
the party. which has at all times resisted
and bafied the designs Of those who. wheth-
er insiduously or openly, made war against
its wise provisions; because it is the, party
which would preserve this Union by preser.
wing the Constitution upon which this Union
rests; because it is the party which defends
the equal rights of the citizen and makes
no war upon his religious belief; because it
is the party whose policy alone has been
carried into the practical legislation of the
government and proved by long experience
to be wise and beneficial; because it is the
party which repealed the alien and sedition
laws; because it is the party which crushed
the power Of the United States Bank and
repealed the bankrupt laws; because it is
the party which recommended and enacted
that wise financial measure, the sub-treasu.
ry system, by which the government for
years has been able to control its own rev.
enues without the loss Of q single. cent; be-
cause it is the party which enacted the rev.
enue tariff of l546; because it is the party
which, though ever opposed by those who
now constitute the Known Nothing party, and
all other factious parties, has never been
factious itself, and has survived the wreck
of a II other parties; because il is a party
which is alone national, and stands like q
wall of adamant to resist even unto death,
all attacks upon our glorious Constitution
and Union. come from what quarter they
may, whether from Abolition traitors in the
North, orther recent allies in the South
the secret, oath. bound order Of Know Moth
ings; and because it is the party under
whose administration of the government our
nation has grown and prospered, until it has
become the greatest, most happy, ana most
powerful ON which the sun of heaven has
ever shone." .-s .m.r..4 .,,
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-16
The Democratic Parry.


The following tribute from neutral pa
per, the New York Sun, is well deserved
and truthful. We commend it especially to
the attention ofyoung men:
"The present position Of the Democratic
party is truly proud one. Whatever of
moral power has markedits past history and
brilliant triumphs, it has reserved for the
present period to invest its sublime princi-
Piles with every combination of beauty and
excellence. Hitherto opposed by power.
fu and natural antogonism embodying an
elevated and dignifed hostility, we'll organ.
lied and led by exalted talent and patriotism,
ii is now virtually, even by this old enemy,
recognized as the party Of the country against
which they can no longer wage cohscien.
tous warfare. There is no longer q
Wing party! This indeed is tribute TO
the Democratic party which the mos,
enthusiastic of its disciples could never
have anticipated. 1t is in truth wonder.
full admission Of purity Of it's creed and The
blessing of its tendencies, by that powerful
party that long combnated both its men ant
measures" ''.'
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NASHVILLE, Sept. II, 1856.

NASHVILLE oepI' III looo'
DEAR SIR.-In your note of yesterday
you desire me to state my recollection OF
sation in my presence at the Hermitage in
1914, between General Jackson and others,
in regard to the probable action Of the Bal
timore Convention, &c.
In 1874, when the delegates were on
their wayto the Baltimore Convention from
Alabama and Tennessee, General Jackson
wrote a note to General Armstrong, the
Postmaster at Nashville, saying "that he
(Gen. Jackson) wished to see and have
conversation with some ofhis friends on the
subject of proper candidate to be present
ed by the Convention, and to come early
next morning to the Hermitage" Gen.
Armstrong and myself drove up very early,
nor do | recollect whether any person indi.
Gated in the note got there in time. A long
private conversation was held by Gen. Jack.
son with those he invited, at which General
Armstrong and myself were present | well
recollect. -.- ....
The General had been very warm friend
to Mr.. Van Buren,; nor did know that he
had changed his mind till that morning.
He then concurred with his friends that it
was not possible for the Democratic party
to elect Mr.. Van Buren, in the face of his
letter condemning the acquisition Of Texas.
Mr.. Van Buren being out of the question,
the next matter for discussion was, who oil
our prominent friends was qualified to fill
the high Office of President, and carried
with him the elements of success in a con-
test with the eminent leader on the other
side, Mr.. Henry Clay, who it was not doubt.
ed would be the Wing candidate. We dis.
cussed the fitness of our friends, and gave
our opinion with entire freedom. When
we got through, Gen. Jackson said he die
not doubt that Mfr. Buch anan ought to be
the nominee. ".
When we returned to the parlor consid
cradle number of gentlemen were there
and others were coming in from Nashville
The conversation, of course, turned on poll
tics and the probable complexion ofthe Con
vention, and what it ought to do. Som,
one asked the General, buntly, who h,
though should be selected as the candidate
He promptly replied:
at is not possible for our friends to sup.
port Mr.. Van Buren in the face of his let
ter opposing the acquisition and annexation
Of Texas; and amongst our other prominen
friends I have no hesitation in saying tina
my opinion is, Mr.. Buchanan should be Sc
lected by the Convention as our candidate.
There were several delegates present. bu
do not recollect any of them except Mr.
Turner, of Huntsville, Alabama. vs.. ..
The foregoing account is the substanc,
of my recollection of the conversation t.
which your note refers. a.' s-.nr p .
Most respectfully, your obedient servant
| er 'ita.,:I a aa1sa JOHN CATRoE.
| To Andrew Jackson, Esq. -.tr s.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-16
Gen. Jackson for Mr.. Buchanan
r- for President in lS44.


The Nashville (TenDessee) Union Of the
18th inst, contains correspondence be-
tween Andrew Jackson and Judge Catron,
which eifectualy crushes out the wicked and
malignant invention that Gen. Jackson dis
trusted the integrity, fidelity and ability OF
Mr.. Buchanan. Judge Catron's letter gives
the substance Of an interview with General
Jackson in 1874, which shows that after
Mr., Van Buren, wrote his anti-Texas letter
the Old Hero came out decidedly for Mr..
Buchanan as the Democratic candidate for
President, and recommended the delegates
present at the interview to support him in
the Baltimore Convention. He [Judge Cat.
ron) is at present, and has been for many
years, one OF the Justices Of the Supreme
Court of the United States. The cores
pondence is as follows: '-..'.
HERMITAGE, Sept. l6, 1856.
d DEAR SIR.-Will you be kind enough TO
state to me your recollection of certain re-
marks, and the conversation that occurred
on your visit to the Hermitage in the spring
of 1874, between my father General Jack
sony and certain delegates from Alabama,
think on their way then to attend the Bal
timore Convention, and just after the letter
of Mr.. Van Buren, against the annexation
of Texas appeared in public, and greatly
oblige your friend and obedienl servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.
Justice Catron, of the Supreme Court of the
United States. ...... .r..... ..
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Twelve MILES OF DRMocRATs. .--SmalE
as little Delaware 10 in territory. she can
yet boast of twelve miles of Democrats.--g
We copy the following from the Dover Gss
zette. TZ.s.i Faaasa sioiA ssa s3
One day last week a party Of gentlemen
left Camden to hunt up Know. .Nothings.-s
They went as far a. the Maryland lines
distance Of twelve miles, stopping ae
evety farmhouse on either sside OF the
road, and found but one KNOWN Nothing on
the whole route. and he intends to vote the
Democratic State ticket. Cen any other
section Of the State produce twelve miles
of Democrats ssss'H = 'es'aessypg