Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-01
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The House continued
voting. Four more ballots had. Eighty second
Banks lOO Richardson 6s, Fuller so, Pennington
5, scattering 3. Necessary to choice los.
Last ballot Banks 9S, Richardson sc, Fuller 20
Pennington g. scattering 4. At 6 O'Clock the HOUSE
adjourned.
81. LOUIS, Dec ga collision took place be-
tween the pro-savery men and the antics at Leaven
worth city, which resulted in the destruction OF the
ballot boxes and the entire suspension of voting
house belonging TO an anti slavery man was
burnt to the ground and pro slavery man charg
ed with the act was arrested aud lodged in the Jail
his friends rallied and br Ike the jail and burnt i
to the ground. Great excitement. Both partie;
sent for assistance.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 31.-River feet inches
water in the channel and falling.
WAsnINGroN, Dec. 9l-HoUsE. Immediately
after the reading Of the Journal, Sidney Webster,
Private Seer .tsry Of the President, announced the
Presidents Message. Great excitement was pro-
5uced, amid which Mr. Clingman moved it be re-
ceiyed in order to hear what it was.
Mr. Morgan called Tor the ayes and noes on the
motion to receive the Message, as he wanted no
reading til the House organized. Giddings and
others anzioUsly struggled for the floor.
The Message was read in the Senate.
The President states that he has delayed until
this time his annual communication to the two
Houses, in consequence Of the non-organzation of
the House hat lis convictions of duty will not per-
nit him to delay any longer in giving to Congress
E
mcndrg such measures as be judges necessary or
expeiient. lie commences By giving history Of
Central American affairs, in particular. The Presi-
dent refers to the recent troubles in Kansas, and
says that her people must be protected in the ex-
ercise of their rights, without interference on the
part of the people of any other State. He CON-
/ mends the subject to the early attention of Con-
/ gress. He eulogises popular sovereignty, and
! gives a history of the formation of the Union
and expatatCsO On States rights, with particular
reference to Slavery and the Fugitive Slave Law.
lie regards agitation as d ngerous to the dura
bil,y Of the Uriou, and regrets TO States dis
regard their constitutional obligations aud refuse to
obey the laws Of Congress. lie denies that the
South has obtained advantages over the North i'll
the Federal Government and proceeds TO refer to
the ordinances Of 1887 and the acquisition of Loui
siaua, to Illustrate shat the balance Of power be-
tween fire., dom and slavery comes down to the an.
nexa'iou of Texas, the repeal OF the Missouri Com
promise &c, and argues tina; the South has got no
more than belongs u her lie gives an elaborate
defence Of the PIaciple Of the Nebraska bill, and
Indignantly denies that it was a breach of faith He
says graver questions are pending with some for
cign powers, the most important of which is that
With Great Britain, arising cut Of the Nicaragua
question. 1: was the understanding of the United
States in making the treaty, tiat all the present
States forming the Central American Republic
would thcuceforth enjoy complete independence.
and that both tie contracting Powers engaged eqal
~, and to the same extent, for the present and fl
ture, that if either Of them hadany claim of right in
Central America such claim unrescrvedy re-
linQushcd by the stipuaions Of the convention and
no dominion thereafter should be exercised in any
part Of Central America by Great Britain the u S.
This Government consented to restrictions in re-
gard to a region of country wherein we had spe-
cfc and peculiar interest only upon the conditions
that like restrictions were 10 the same sense oblga
tory on Great itain, and but for this understand
ing it would never have been concluded by the
United States Great Britain so CONSTITUTES the con-
venton as TO maintain unchanged all previous pre-
tensions over the Mosquito Coast &C. These pre-
tensions are founded ca an assumption of political
relations between Britain and the remnant of In
dams on that coast, entered into at time when the
whole country was a colonial possession of Spain,
it cannot be successfully controyerted that by the
public law OF Europe and America no possible act
OF such Indians or their predecessors could confer
on Britain any political rights. 1t, however be.
came apparent that Great Britain still continued in
exercise Of large authority in all that part Of Cen
trail America commonly called Mosquito,
Chicago, Sl.-Inteligencc from Westport dated
the 18th, says the border Missourians mobbed the
elections on the 18th ia Kansas at several points
and wouli rot allow the polls to be opened At
Leaveuworth large band destroyed the ballot box.
es and n!alreacd the judges Of the election. Fears
ave entertained Of further violence.
ILlREETS BY TELEGRAPH
NV OFLEAns, Sl-Cotlon, sales 1000 bales
sales Of the week $4,000 bales Freights heavy.
Liverpool mddling 81 receipts 1900 against
81 600 last year. Coffee, stock 1900 bags; prime
l94aI2! Corn &C. Lard il kegs l2, in barrels IL.
Sterling exchange Gga7t.
Nav YoRg Dec 81, M.-Flour improving at
s., "A for choice State, IS for good Ohio and . 95
for Southern. Wheat active. Corn firm. Mess POI k
declined at 7,25. Beet dull. Lard lower, l9ic.
Whisky declined, 36l.
CIxcINNATI, Dee 81, u. - Flour dull, 81, %.
Hogs quiet, so to o 60 Whisky 2st to 90. Gro.
ceres very dali Fair new sugar e TO Il. No
lasscs ~ TO 43 C.fIee u to 1871 River foil Of
ice Weather cold