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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
Gov. Robinson Backing Down.

Q. Robinson, the State Governor
Of Kansas, has come to the conclu.
sion, as will be seen from the subioin.
ed message-being his second one
to the Topeka Legislature, that it is
about as we'll that "no course be
taken in opposition to the general Gov.
ernment or to the territorial Govern.
ment :"
Gentlemen, as there appears to be
q difference of opinion in regald 70
the right Of law.making by the gen
eral assembly, and also in regard to
the construction to be put upon my
communication upon this subject to
your honorable bodice on the 4th inst.
it is proper for me to state that the
message Of the 4th was intended TO
recommend no course to he taken
in opposition to the general govern.
ment or to the territorial government.
While it shall remain with the sane.
tion OF Congress, collision with either
is to be avoided.
"That the people Of a Territory
have q right to peaceably assemble
and memorialize Congress or the
President, and to adopt constitution
and organize State government, and
appoint such Official agents and do
such other acts as are indispensable
to the action of State, especially to its
action as a member Of the Union,
prior to its admission, there is no
doubt, provided the proceedings are
in strict subordination to the existing
federal government and in subservi,
ency to the power of Congress. To
this extent a people may go in con.
tormity to law, and for this there can
be penalty. "!5h q.
d ~ H @. ROBINSON.pI
Thus is the last prop to the diff.
culties in Kansas removed. The dc.
mand for Sharp's rifles" must
necessarily decline, and those who
thrive on Abolition agitation will be.
come politically bankrupt. : s"a ..... = !.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
Kansas.

A gentleman OF intelligence and
probity in Kansas, in a recent letter
to friend in Washington, writes as
follows:
" Judging from the Presidents
proclamation and the statements see
in the newspapers, | should be led to
believe that Kansas was in a state of
anarchy, and that bloodShed prevailed
to a great extent. Such is not the
case, and, SO far as my observation
extends, we are as quiet here as they
are elsewhere To be sure, occasional
Iva fracas occurs between pro and
anti-siavery men but such affairs are
always greatly exaggerated, and are
used in Washington and other parts
of the country merely for political
purposes"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03

or We understand that among the forty
seven delegates who seeded from the Black
Republican Know-Nothing State Council at
Columbus. was quite number who voted for
Chase for Governor last fall. They are now,
however, heartily for Fillmore. 1t is said
that Ford obtained majority there bv exer-
cising his powers as ,Presideptof the Order
in filing up the Convention with his crea-
lures. Nearly all the Fusion State Legsla-
turewere substitutes on the OCCASION Gin.
Enquirer.
To many it has been mystery how the
flsonists have agreed so we'll and so long.
They entered the last campaign, doubtless,
with some understanding as to the duration
Of the fusion. We should suppose that the
following was the programme a
Canvass to be conducted by loud "shreks
for freedom !" Know Nothings to keep
dark in order to catch the vote Of aturalized
citizens. Black Republicans to have Coy
crnor and U. s. Senator, and to have the
assistance of K. Ms in passing sundry laws
the effect Of which shall be to inyalidate
laws of the general government and give
Negroes the right of citizenship, &C.
Know Nothings to have all the State officers
excepting Governor; also, the assistance Of
the Republican party in passing such laws
in regard toforeigners-niggers excepted
as they may think proper.
Bankers and Old Line Wings to be re-
warded by bank and axlaws favoring capi-
talsts. Temperance folks to be fovored
with astringent law on that subject. They
to hold their peace, that corn votes may be
gained thereby. All parties concerned to
aid in the faithful accomplishment of the
above programme,
That there was actually any such bargain
made as the above we do not pretend to say,
but certainly the acts Of the fusionists indi-
cate perfect understanding as to their lea
ing measures and when the above programme
is fully performed we think they will"agree
20 disagree" The Presidency, at any rate,
viii furnish the golden apple of discordwhich
will dcrlrcy the harmony Of ths fusionists
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
Millions for the Negroes bat not q Cent
for White Folks

The opposition members in the Legisla-
lure continue to repeat their stale campaign
speeches IN regard to Niggerism, and to
keep up the intensi6eation Of the public
mind as well as their knowledge and abili-
ties permit. No bill is presented before
either house that's not made ready for en-
grossment, in great part, by negro speeches.
No opportunity is permitted to pass unim-
proved by the "intensifers. The subject
Is not only pepper and salt, but bread and
meat for them, and if they do not increase
vastly the rotundity of their persons it will
notbe for lack Of that sort of proyender.
They have discussed it in every imaginable
shape and condition-perpendicularly and
horizontaly-straight and obli-
quely-right sideup and upside dOwn-side-
ways and crOssways-and over, under and
around.
But how fat soever these honorable gen.
tlemen may be growing, on the above nam
ed diet, the people are evidently getting
poorer, from the enormous lunchings of
the gormandizers upon the State treasu-
~. Every "shriek for freedom" draws
dimes from poor mems pockets every Sin
tensifying" speech costs the State some
money and does the State no service. They
cry, "Lo,the poor Afrlcan" and "down with
the Dutch!" and these seem to be about the
only objects which the Republican philan,
thropists have in view. They conceive the
superstructure of our government to be all
wrong and propose to remodelit on the new
plan of niggerOlOgy-its several parts being
squared, leveled and plumbed by niggerom-
eters Should they succeed in this, theil
next move will probably be to chang the
heavens in black" in order to make it con.
form to their peculiar notions.
The Ohio Statesman contains the follow.
ing stake off"uPon the never-ceasing efforts
of the "intensifers :"
Upon the discussion in the House this
morning upon the bill to amend the charter
Of the Cincinnati and Covington bridge
Company, Mr.. Blakeslee rose and delivered
his,oid .Anti-slavery speech. 1t seemed tC
be as good as new, and nearly twice as long
After hearing him some time member Of
his party fell asleep. When he woke UP
Mr.. Blakeslee was still speaking, whereup'
on the member rushed into rhyme and per
petrated the following a1 e..
"0ur life contains thousand springs,
And dies If one be gone
Strange that "a harp Of a thousand arings
Should keepin tune so long.n f..ri d.
Since the above was in type, we have re.
ceived the following from another member;
The human heart has thousand strings, o..
But Blakeslee has but one sr..v g, q,
And he hammers away, and bis music rings,
With ceaseless monotone; J.ti {.
Lake o sign in the wind thatuneasiiyswings,
Ora tom-tom beat upon. "a.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
From Boston.
BosToN, March 30,

NSAS'1 nAoiSh GOs
The Cunard steamer Curlew rar
ashore on the 18th instant, on North
BreakG, off Bermuda. She sunk in
three minutes. The crew were saved
The Curlew was bound from Halifax
to Bermuda. The vessel will be q
total loss, as the hull is broken in two
and her decks under water. She sunk
so rapidly that nothing at all was
saved. The passengers barely escaped
with their lives.
The ship Sea Lion, from Charleston
for Hayre, at st. George, Bermuda,
on the 18th instant, badly leaking.
! The brig Blank from Darien fol
Havre, arrived at the same time in
distress. 8 Ef
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
From Kansas.

The st. Louis Republican of the
Oath inst, has the following;
"KANsAs AFFAIRs.-A letter from
West on, dated the 2Oth, from a rolia-
BILE source, says: II yesterday met a
member of the Topeka legislature =
That body has adjourned until the 4th
day of July, after going through the
farce of electing two United States
Senators, in the persons of Gov Rec
der and Col. Lane. Gov. Shannon
was in the neighborhood, making
preparations to arrest the members,
and they, esteeming prudence the bet
ter part ofvalor, gdmoSed the rancho.
All.is quiet on the frontier, and il
Northern fanatics will only suffer
them to remain so, the Kansas excite
ments are at an end"
The same paper has this additional
paragraph also: aao
"AFFAIRs IN KANsAs.-We learn
from a gentleman from Kansas, that
the new Legislature at Topeka adjourn
ed on Saturday last. 1t was under
stood, that writs had been issued fol
the arrest of the members, and that
an order had been received at Leven.
worth, from Gov. Shannon, by the U.
S. Marshal, Mr.. Jones, requiring his
presence to execute the writs. This
was on Monday last, and itis proba.
BILE thatit has been done. A dis.
patch from Boonville, received yester.
day, says 'all is quiet in Kansas"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
WA private of the 11th Regi

"A private of the 11th Regi-
ment OF Huzzars, named John Dry.
den, who received thirty-one wounds
in one day at the storming of Sevas-
topol, is entirely recovered and again
on duty. 81. ain LH .75rf
The Kingdom Of Dude, lately annex
ed by Great Britain TO her Indian
possessions, contains twenty. four
thousand square miles, and three
millions of inhabitants. 3 Q. y.ls
A French chemist says that he has
discovered that by grinding tea in the
same manner as coffee, before the in.
fllsion, the quality of exhilerating
fluid obtained is nearly doubled.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
CONGRESS-.

Nothing of Importance has transpired in
Congress during the past week. The Kan
sas Committee have gone to the "seat Of
war" with ten thousand dollars in their
pockets, to get up an Abolition campaign
document. We shall see how they will sue
ceed. e ~ Z 81 HyT' 4" 't
Senator DOUGLASS has submitted report
10 the Senate in which the entire Kansas
question is thoroughly reviewed. 1t is a
most able and Statesman-like document, and
will convince any unpreiudiced mind that
the Kansas difficulties did not originate with
the Missouriuns, ,butwith Abolition Emigrant
Aid Societies, formed in Eastern States for
the express purpose Of controlling the poll.
tics of Kansas. The reportis is very lengthy
and of course we cannot publish it, but we
trust il will be put in pamphlet form and dis
tributed to every voter in the Union.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
Explosion Of the New steamer
BIetrOpOlis.--Eight Lives LOst.--
Captain IL, G. Hazlelt Killed.


ACKNOWLEDGMENT Lives LOst.--
Captain II, G. HazIeIt Killed.
We regret to record another terri
bic steamboat accident. On Thursday
morning last, as the new sternwheel
steamer Metropolis, bound from Pitts
bursh to New Orleans, was passing
West Columbia, q few miles below
Pomeroy, o., her starboard boiler
bursted, tearing away the floor Of the
hali directly above, and instantly Kill
ling three persons, and scalding five
others so severely as to cause their
death in a few hours. Capt, E. q.
Hazlett entered the hall few seconds
before the accident occurred. He was
picked up on the lower deck near the
capstan, and was SO badly injured
that he died in a short time. The
porter, a white man, and resident o.
Louisville a passenger named Rob
berls, a jeweller from Pittsburgh, ant
Mr.. Geo. Barret, bar-keeper, were il
the wash house, adjoining the hall :
The latter was slightly bprised on tht
head. The other two died shortly
afterwards. A German and his son
passengers, names unknown--killed,
A son Of the Rev, Mr.. Byrant, ,ofPitts
Lurgh--killed. T. A. North, of Gal
weston, Texas-killed. Two fremen
are missing, and several other passen
gers slightly scalded.
The accident is attributed to O dc
feet in the iron in the boiler. Two
sheets in the center were torn to atoms
The boilers when tested at Pittsburgh
stood a hydrostatic test Of 210 pounds
while she was only working 110pound'
when it exploded. The only damage
to the boat is the injury TO the boiler
and tearing away aportion ofthe flool
of the hall. She will probably be to
wed down to-day, by the towboa'
Condor. The RENAME Of Capt, Haz
lett reached here last evening, on thu
Metropolitan, another new boat, 70
which he was part owner0 in chargC
ofhis son, Mr.. II. K. Hazlett. They
will be forwarded to Pittsburgh thii
morning by express. The deceased
was an old and respected citizen 0
Pittsburgh, and has built an(
commanded number Of steamers OF
our waters. Gin. CON-. ,,a.,.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03

~
CoNDEMEED BY THEIR OWN ACTs.---r
A few days SINCE resolution was, !,
introduced in the Houes of Represnt,ii
atives, at Columbus, in favor of restot..
ing the Missouri Compromise, and isr
aoas qOted do4cn by a large maiorityia
Thus have the black republicans give /,
in the lie to their professions made toA
the people. Ever since the passaees
of the Nebraska bill, they have ,de,o
clared it an Outrage "thelsnn ofaA
villainies," &C., and always contend-e
ed for the restoration of the compro.,, /,
mise line !; but now, when the ques-
tion comes up fairly on a resolution q
to restoreiit, they vote against it.--ss
Here is "a specimen Of consistency for
you. From this may their constitu.
ents learn their hollow hearted dema. I
gogueism, They never desired its y,
restoration. Their pretension ofloye !;
for humanity is cloak to cover their
baSeness Portage Sentinel. fas
0F The value Of cattle ii Indiana,ii iii
as reported by the Auditor Of State isei
nearly eight millions of dollars.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03

MACARTHUR DFMocRAr.- This paper has
changed hands. E. A. Bratton, who has
conducted it for the past two or three years,
has sold out to Alex. Pearce, Esq. late ed
itor of the Democratic paper at Portsmouth,
who has taken charge Of it as editor and
proprietor. Mr.. Pearce has renewed the
material of the Office throughout, and sends
out as his first number very respectable
paper. We hope he may find his enterprise
remunerative, though we cannot wish sue
cess to his political octrines.-Athens Mes
senger.
We thank the Messenger for its clever
notice. From the appearance of that pa
per we judge it to be "paying concern"
and we have an abiding faith that its politl.
cal doctrines will meet with much the same
success which ithopsp ior those Of the Dem
ocrGt.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03

We learn from the Pittsburgb
Commercial Journal that the steamer
Caledonia was sunk by the ice, at
Marietta, on Saturday last; boat and
cargo a total loss. She was on her
way from New Orleans to Pittsburgh,
and had full cargo of sugar and mo
lasses. The boat was insured for
lS13,500. yea. g
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
Three Days Later From Europe.
Arrival Of the Canada.

4I.. AAAAhAh va NNC NhMttuIs II. D..
.iul4 I New YORK, March 2S. 3.
Thesteamship Canada, which left
Liverpool on the 18th inst, ,iarrived at
Halifax at seven o'clock this even
ing. s l.rl bil 9di bua ';o. IN Of
I General Intelligence. u BE-.
Mr.. Dallas, on arriving at Liver
pool, proceeded Immediately to the
.Adolphi Hotel, where a deputation of
the American Chamber ofCommerec
presented him a congratulatory ad.
dress. No excitement exists rogar-
ding American affairs. Nothing def
mite had transpired respecting the do
ings of the Peace Congress, all. &C.
counts, however, agree in an almost
certainty of peace, and advices from
Germany and Russia bear the same
tone. 1t was generally rumorod that
the treaty Of peace would be signed
on Saturday, all difficulties were, how
ever, not yet adjusted. Several i'm.
portant points respecting the princi-
palities and the Asiatic frontier will
be left undecided as when the Con-
gress first met. 1t was rumored that
tho ratification Of the treaty and ad-
justment Of unarranged difficulties is
to berefeiTed to Commissioners OIL the
spot. Sardinia will not be represent
cd in this Commission. Dispatches
from Berlin and Vienna state that
Prussia has been invited to send
representatives to the Conference -
She had accepted, and Baron Mon
teufel would leave Berlin on the 14th
inst, for Paris, as Plenipotentiary.
The admission of Russia is said to
be especially based ON the ground
that the discussion respecting the trea-
ty Of 1846, by which the Dardanelles
were to be closed to the ships of war
is to begin forthwith.
Palmerston had refused to answer
D'lsr@li's question as to whether Ital-
ian affairs occupy the attention Of the
Convention. .'' -H"'
TIE CRIMEA.-The Russian and al
lied Generals had met on Watka
bridge and exchanged propositions.
The Tchernaya has been traced be-
tween the two armies.
Selim Pasha was preparing to take
command of the Turkish army. ESQ.,.
The Ottoman Ministry was occu-
pied with measures for aEeviating the
crisis.
The General in command of the
Turkish forces at Kars, is to be Court
Martialed for the fall of that place.
Free export is permitted from Turk
ish ports, but prohibited from ports
east Of the Dardanelles. ~ y
The BALTIC. .-Aivices state that
the British flying squadron is passing
towards the Gulf Of Finland. 1 a'9
SPAN.-The Madrid papers official
ly deny.that Napoleon had addressed
a remonstrance to the Spanish Gov
eminent respecting the internal affairs
of the State. @ /
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03

The San Antonio Texan says that
a lad named Jones, living on the Sa-
lada, who was bit by rattlesnake,
was cured by administering to him
Immediately, aquart Of whisky.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-03
GBi altShBur 9tnatrat.
THURSDAY. APRIL 8 1856.
Democrats Presidenlial Elector..
aENAroRIAL IIrnrnn.-

SENATORIAL EIEcToRs.
WILLIAM KENNON. Jn. Of Bslmont \,
ALEXANDER P. MILLER, Of Butler.
I.A, SHELDON I. KELLoGG, Of Hamilton.
ID HENRY F. SEDAN, Of Hamilton.
I'd. DAVID CLARK. Of Montgomery,
tth. ISAAC II. THOMAS, Of Darks.
eth. EDWARD FOSTER. Of Williams.
vth. MICHAEL II. DAVIS, Of ClnrmOnL = ~
Ith. WILLIAM CR0SsEN, Of Warren.
eth. WILLIAM KRRSHNER Of Clark.
oh. 6EoRGEE H. SENEY, Of Seneca.
10Th. LEVI DUNCAN, Of jackson.
llth. ALFRED McVEIGH. Of Fairfield.
18th. JACOB SLYH, of Franklin.
18th, JOHN TiRFT. Of Huron.
ltth. JOHN @. MYERS, Of Ashland.
iSth. JOSEPH BURNS, of Coshocton.
18Th. JAMES NJ. GAYLORD, of Morgan.
lfth. BENJAMIN p. SPRfGGS. Of Noble.
18th. ALBHONS0 HART, Of Portage.
18th. HENRY H. DODGE. Of Cuyahoga.
soth. GEORGE G, GILLETT, Of AshtabulA.
alsL eE62GE COOK, Of Harrison.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-11
Personal Intelligence.

Col. samuel Thompson, OF New York, has been ap
po Dted Engineer Chief Of the New York state Militia
vnh rank OF Brsaeier General in place OF Gen. scser
merhorn, la,ey rttisred
knian 70 visis New Orleans At carly day. He viii 20
o. IN the s,ss mshi2 Daniel Wooster.
Mr.. Dhphkpi Feys the New Ore.ns Dsh1, II Eogtsh
gentleman hieh literary as yell ocal poston, the
author Of 6 which has rad quite a run in England
under lie tie tf SHORES Of TIC Back sea Is 10 tks
country bH wsy 10 Ncarsgea Mr.. Ohphant IL sup
posed N be the writer Of the articles crcss>a
appearing In sscs~ood and we nave No doubt that bic
visit 70 zen walkc- viii result gfaIhio sketch OF the
rcsources of Central America ana tao surprising events
Of which Geo. wsker the man Of dcshny, The centre
pETAHTUREs.
Nr and Mrs Herring quebec Mr. Csrs and VIE Pha
NJ and Mss Hodge Canada Mt. n.yenpc two children
ara servsnt Y Mr Wells and Mr. wilson DO; Rhsrd Rus
Isrhsn r. seshsi d. nusnsy Cubs. W. M len
derson Y: q HARPER. Nesrs Rozss Paris wsrde Non.
: Risey, Ha,siaga, Nv. Sr aswarl ssrsS, N.Ssrs
W. dsrs s9 M fSsa .S SG sp da o Ss.rs
KAemansr 4; Gorion Hamilton, 4 W q smih 4 Button.
fos BABY 70 assss s.sss rs
san tIaps.so sTsrs s9ye 4 esrs ssrns Gss
worih Baaaio Dr Z RIefcr II 3u-fwor;6 Essisnd ! =
n o ~ sd Mr. sSs. zoV s.
Phsfelrhs MIS- yrcss Charleson Mrs John jones Nc aud
- MsI-; Pierce rS Q q T.s@ q barry
ssssos and o iaks snesrr rbes ou Gnon Tsr ssm
80 wSs, N,shs..j Bsss asm'n VI NJ bur ssc
sys SG'i
CERT car. Boyle Leu, sefe,iord MINI regiment,
nessrs Louis psso Dlso, Hasans Ees ~. QCon1sr
aroM Dsgo. Havana; Arch Trpler Cuba 9 Haynes,
Iusut NYork Durham Hamilton, w James Mcfienry,
Liverpool n Smith Carleton Montreal: y a Harrison, do
Rev Jos Cross and wife Charleston G. w Nicholson Shelf
aed Cap, James Brown, Lserreo NJ. ThomPson, York
s, GSsn kPf ssRs n ts;sss london sSPs
sarah Greyeon, Montreal; Mr. and Mrs James N Boob
and three children Montreal y Murdock, Toronto
Lieut. Msc Leod. Canada. Geo Owen York; w Roper,
DO; simon Rezenboum. do; Mss fIewlyn NJ; Haion.
YORK Mr. ard Mrs John Frahau and Infants y; Law
ford England Jos Bell and Mrs Jos Bell DO; Van
derslacsen John Whitaker York; Capt Williams Ore
gon Mr. and Mrs Bunmei and infant Germany; Leddon
Chicago, william Ed spencer do Miss M~y Corgan York
Messrs Jackson James McCay, Ases II Louis. Rchd
Hewitt Bum. Fpgs and; Mrs and Mics Bum Hoare
asd two children Mrs and Mss y FISHER Boston " If
do, Glover England. Tots l0i.
FOR Hcrg Kong 10 ship Ceies'ial-Mr& Mrs John Good
ridge ~ Canton Mrs Williams children and Servants
~ Boson Mics Iernsh, Bosnn W Gae, New YORK. Mr. Ar
thur, Toronto, CIV
ror Charleston IN The Steamship gor'herrrr-u~s Dion
pourc cault child and ~ Hitchcock and lady WIN
pnell and lady Mes Enell q II fosier, q FiaRg N v
Nar0tfverr N Gosrmcyet. Davis sartes Ma Devo.
p4n Jsl- COroan. Nr Narl y Gunueilv y uonioa. "
Ready, Gtyi MassaDi Ms s eaa " tbe ssersgs,