The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-10-31


Democrats. Republicans.
Pennsylvania. 10. -. is
Ohio. -. 4. 49,. IL
Indiana 49,. o. $500. D
HAccording to the estimates eff the Phil
adelphia North American, the next State
legislature Of Pennsylvania will be compos-
ed as follows: In the Senate, fifteen Demo-
Gratis and eighteen opposition and in tho
House, 6fty-three Democrats and forty-seven
opposition.
Aid and Ccnfo1.-The New York papers
repor that Moses II. Grinncl, Esq, drew
check on Saturday last for s 10000 payable
to " my country or bearer"
n5- The Nashville Banner believes that
the Democratic ultraists at the South are
doing more to promote the election Of Ere
mont than If they were to stump the Free
States in his favor.
Professor Hedrick Of the university Of
North Carolina, having brains enough to
discover that Col. Fremont is the best can
didats for the Presidency, and having had
the courage, moral and physical, to avow
his opinion, has been informed by the trus-
Ices Of that eminent seat Of learning, that
hs has ceased to DO useful.
DThe Fremont and Dayton torchlight
procession this evening, was tho greatest and
most imposing polictical demonstration ever
in New England. There were ten
divisions, with thousands Of torches and Q
cries Of Transparent tablt,aus, representing
he most striking features developed during
he presidential campaign. Of number
n the procession, il is difficult 10 judge
Over % bands Of music were in the process
ion Many private buildings were illnmin.
tied. A general fusilade Of fireworks,
ockets, DC, lighted up the city.
q The Herald states that Hon. Kenneth
Rayuor, Fillmore American OF North Caro-
ina, has declared himself in favor Of Ere
mont.
Bopr FouSp. The body of Mr.. Charles
rukey, drowned in our harbor by the up
citing Of boat on the 9th instant, was
,icked upon Sunday morning last, about q
nile and quarter below the place where
he boat was upset.-DomOcrar.
= Judge Thompson OF the Supreme
Court Of Virginia has instructed the Grand
Jury to the effect that il is TREASON To SPEAK
n FAVOR or FRKsoNr IN THAT srArkl-I
This" says the Providence Journal, "is
he monstrous limit to which the propagan
lists Of slavery have already reached. First
n Kanzas, now in Virginia, it is decided by
he judicial authority that free speech IS
reason.'
FREK SPEEcn IN VIRGINIA. Another case
Ias just occurred which shows that even
White men arc slaves mt the South. The
Rev. Chas. Howard Malcolm has been dis
missed from the pastoral Office Of the Bap-
list Church, in Wheeling, Va upon the
written charge brought against him " in
OF certain remarks in your Re-
Do,t to the Board, leading to the belief that
'ou intend!to teach Abolition sentiments in
with the pastorate Of sand
Church" and for refusing ''to promote the
'auss Of Christ in harmony Tith Southern
IL Is q little singular that
Mr.. Malcolm's father, the Rev. DIR. NAL
,olm, President of Lewisbury University.
was exiled from Kentucky somc years ago
Tor being unfavorable to the "pecular insti-
lution
The PAcrncArIoS OF KANSAS. On the
Eery day upon which Governor Geary wrote
hat all was quiet in Kansas, one hundred
Ind forty men signed n statement that they,
with their families, entering the territory,
under the safe conduct OF this same Govern
" Geary had been arrested, their arms tn
zen from them. and they held prisoners,
without any offence or any accusation
A SAD Confession. ave have not Ia
,ored very assiduously for Buchanan. How
,ould We in company with the nulliiers and
'eccssionists Of the South, and those evil
ioers, Atchison and Douglass. Of the West"
This is the language Of the st. Louis Demo-
rat, Buchanan paper. And yet the East
I'm Argus, working with the same "evii
ioers," shows no signs Of pcnitence.-Port-
and Advertiser.
rREAsoS IN VRoISn.-Our readers are al
ready aware that Mr.. William p. Hall had
been indicted by grand jury in Harrison
county, Va, for getting up n club OF sub
scribers there to the New York Tribune. A
private letter from that region informs that,
after the grand jury had been in session five
days, and presented one hundred indict-
ments, il was discovered that one OF its
was surveyor Of the highways, and
consequently ineligible, thus vitiating all
the indictments. Mr.. Hall has aed to Penn
sylvania. A new jury was empannellcd,
but Us the court sat but two days after
wards, his case was not reached. The most
singular part Of the affair il that the jury
found true bill Of indictment against the
editors Of the New York Tribune.-PhiiddeE-
phia Gd:stte.
H- The Evening Post says that the vote
Of Pennsylvania is now safe for Fremont, II
only moderate pains be taken to keep the
advantage we have already gained Is most
certain. The predominence We have now
secured is quite large enough TO show that
the state 10 ours; that IL we are but true to
ourselves, no treachery can take il from us
that expedient having been fully tried and
yet the majority is not large enough to ex-