The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-04


| THE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER
The general i'm preston seems to be that the out
er end of the Eastern section settled carrying with
| is the shears already described. The guys At
tached tofths shears caused the latter to break of
| rear the bottom and fall uwards We are
| informed that the workmen upon the pier became
| alarmed during the afternoon at the premonitions
| Of crash, and refused to continue their labors
upon it. 1t is also stated that the persons upon the
pier had been advised to stay off of it. as it was un
| safe; but they did not heed the caution.
The graphing for the bodies was continued up
| to l2 O'Clock, without any result large number
of spectators and interested persons remained in
the neighborhood of the scene until that time,
when nearly every person left the wharf. The
search will be resumed this afternoon.
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| The Kansas Debate iu the U. s. Senate.
| We have the following additional account of the
| debate, which, with our telegraphic report yester
day morning and the report of to day, gives full
sketch. We begin at the point our report left off:
Mr.. Wilson would say to Mr.. Crittendep, if this
bill pass will it not meet the object the genteman
! processes to have in view He believed that the
bill was intended to crown the labJrs of the last
six months aud make Kansas q slave State. The
| Senator from New York was rudey assailed be-
| cause he declared his opposition to compromise
of the question of slavery, in which the North had
| always been defrauded and cheated. Freemen
from the North have been driven out of that terri
| tory, have been ordered out by you.
| Mr.. Crittenden-Not me.
Mr.. Wilson Il will say the masters of Kansas
and the masters of this administration-the border
ruftians of Missouri-the men who conquered the
| territory and the men who govern at the other
end of the avenue, if they de not govern here. He
| then defended the free State movements in Kan
| sas, and among other things said: Withdraw
Gov. Shannon, and send there a sober, honest and
competent man to execute the laws. What he
told the Senate the 18th January last has come
| to pass. Gov. Shannon has made civil war, and
| been wandering up and down the territory, telling
women that if he could find their husbands he
| would cut their id hearts out.
| He defended himself and his coadutors from
| Mr.. Toombs' charge of their being traitors enc
mics to liberty, and hostile to the institutions of
| our common country. He descauted on the prin-
ciples and fair prospects of the republican party in
| the approaching canvass
| Mr.. Bigler wished to know what Mr.. Wilson
meant by applying to him the term jubilant Sen
| atorf" Laughter
Mr. W ilson explained that he referred to the OK
utant tone in which Mr. Bgler spoke yesterday
| of Mr. Buchanan being elec ted to the Presidency
while he invited the Senator from Kentucky (Mr.
Thompson) to get into the boat before 1t was full
| Mr.. Bgler satisfied with the explanation,
| because the remark confined to particular
case. If Mr. Wilson thought he was in that humor
| under his speech there was q mistake.
Mr. Wilson said he did not suppose Mr.. Bigler
| would be jubiant after the November election
| Laughter. In answer to Mr.. Toombs' eulogium
| on President Pierce, he said that Mr. Pierce stood
| the murdered people in Kansas dripping from his
hands, but after doing slaverys work, he was flung
| like worthless thing away. He did not rant any
more of that mans control in Kansas the pend.
| ing bill proposed
Mr. Clayton maintained that the Missouri
Compromise had unconstitutional provision
originally; and he quoted the authority of Pre-
| sident Madison, not heretofore presented to the
Senate.
Mr. Trumbull said that many features of the bill
m | np6a n o
power in Congress to govern the territories and
repudiated squatter sovereignty There was no
| such thing as sovereignty and selfgovernment in
the territories and he was glad the committee on
territories had at last come TO this conclusion. In
condemning the affairs of Kansas, he said there
was such thing constructive treason, and yet
the leaders Of the free State party in prison
der this trumped up charge. The officers there
are acting out the designs of men who invaded the
territory
He then gave his objection to the BILL saying that
if it pass it would not give peace to Kansas Might
his tongue cleave to the roof of hs mouth aud his
right hand forget Its cunning if he voted for
the admiss Oh in the Union of State upon which
| slavery had been forced by fraud and violence -
Never, so help God. Nor did he believe the
| people of the country would
Two things must be done to give peace. Ex-
clude slavery from Kansas while it is territory
Give the people fair election, and If they estab
| lsh slavery, their admission State might be
assented to. Then abolish all the odious and infa
NOUS laws
iEY TELEGRAPH
| WASHINGTON, July 3-During last night long
| debate occurred, during which several amend.
ments, comparatively unimportant, were adpted
| or rejected.
| Mr.. Grier offered an amendment to the effect
that no law shall be made or have force or effect
which shall require an oath oaths to support
any act of Congress- or other Legislative act, al q
qualification for any civil Office public trust
for any employment or profession, or to serve as
irDr xNtn tAtn rxapn 4a~
the condition to exercise the right Of suffrage by
any qualified voter or which shall restrain pro-
| hibt the free discussion of any law or subject of
legislation in said Territory, free expression of
| opinion thereon by people of said Territory.
The amendment was adopted after some debate,
by yeas 40 nays 3.
| Mr. Wilson's amendment declaring all acts of the
last Kansas Legislature null and void, WAS reject
| ed-yeas ii, nays sc
The bill was then passed-yeas 80 naysl2
Ten thousand copies Of the bill were ordered to
be printed.
The Senate adjourned this morning at 8 o'clock.
- ENTERTAINMENT IN LoSDoN.-Goorge Peabody
Esq, gave an entertainment June 18th, At the
| orystai Palace, TO tue American Minister and
| parry OF l30, including the leading American
fanhies In the metropolis. The Lord Mayor pro-
posed the President of the United States, Sir
Henry bulwer Mr.. Dallas and Hon. John G.
Pairey 'ne Lord Mayor. After these the compa
| ny adjourned to coffee and music in the Pom
| peian court.
| DECRAsED.-Col. Joseph Mcdowell a native of
Virginia, and since 1880 a resident of Kentucky,
died In Danvilie on the 23d inst Col M, in his
YOUTH served several campaigns in Ohio and Iu.
| diana against the Indians, and was an adutant gem
eral under General Shelby, of Ky, in the war of
| 1912.
LAUNCH OF SHIP JAMES BUCHANAN-At
| Portsmouth, N. II !, on Saturday lsst q fne ship
called the James Buchanan, In honor of the demo.
| cratic nominee, was launched from the ship yard
| of Samuel Badger, Esq. BY invitation . number
| Of tue Senators of New Hampshire were present,
| together with other distinguished gentlemen.
BoMBARDMENT OF VERA CRUz.-A letter da-
ted Havana, 18th uiE. states that dispatches of
| important character had been forwarded to the
| fleet at Vara Cruz 1t was generally thought In
Havana that II Comonfort did not pay ths cash, .
bombardnent would be immediately commenced
Mr.. r H. Merriam, says that on Sunday
"from before eight A. N till past six r. N.
the temperature averaged ninety-6ve and aquarter
| degrees for eleven full hours."