New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-08
r4irsy-FourtTa Congress irss sssseaassss.


4sFrsaroNs Aug. H. s1esafs "a afr. GeItteadan
presented TIE memorial Of Lies
to s action Of the Naval EoaFd III hin ease md the
action Of tic Senate laval Cornmit thereon.
Boyee said that be Ind received GER
tiGeata from The Governor Of South GarotIna
that Preston s. Brooks had been reelected To Con
gress, ana i'll asked tdat he BE- sworn Mr. Brooke
ADVANCED 81 the chair Of The eI0 adr
rainiatered the oath to support The Goastitn
The Kansas contested election ease vas slaen re
snned. The Clerk continued and finished TIC read
ng of aff Resder statement from yesterday The
latter part refers to allf quotes aiong
Others the remarks of easfs. Gas and Buchanan 10
show that delegate may be admitted n ths absencs
agrees to support the position Heretofore assumed By
him. 8s5 . Z.
Mr. whitfield, tie sitting delegate, ssid big election
should not be reversed WEtout a fnil aud
hearing He mentioned that he was elected Under
the statute passed BY the organic law and WAS
therefore entitled to remain where be- sgas
There has been no proper legal challenger Of big
soT IL M aaTa IVA ass Hence ss III Rasdsr ~ being vo
teeE, sought To contest. Bnt apart from ths, haf.
feeaer is stopped certified the Iegislafiye
Assembly as Legal aud had power right saca a,
every rule of hIs case was violated By
the Investigation commit u. ~
u TEE GREAT aIAErNg DTsAsr Org THE COAST OF
r.ABRADoR extract from exchanges
ICQHlilg
| tnnate occurrences
The schooner Ronp, Of fremont, Me-, S. Mayo,
master, roTl New York via Battle Harb0r, EabradoF
arrived irl the Strait Of Ganso having desfated from
his voyage frnIn motives of humanity He makes bis
protest accordingly stating that lie left Battle Harbor,
July and sFfea ID Grsaa Island saw several Amer
lean flags Of distress hoaed and stood I'M Shortly
afterwards, vas bearded by Capt. Manchester, Of
schooner EnellaatgszI a4s esI of schooner
vessels, Afaesieaa and hads been cast away
OH tie island, within half mile. ontti og JnlF
and that the crews sveEa i'm AS
there being no inhabitants Oh houses said island,
ana begged Capt. Mayo to remain vessel
i near until some portion Of the wrecked
property could be received, and ehe oppartunity Of
fersd to ship the several crews or board sie as,
| in case none Of the wrecks could beTepaEsd the
crews Of theWreeked vessels 352 men in all might
/ perish for want or shelter and provisions.
The Eonp brough 33I of the wrecked seamen--tke
| remainder were following in other vessels.
The following is list Of tie American vessels 1ost
Brig Samuel Cook, of Provinceto sctir Congress-
| of Plymouth schooner Louisa. OF ProvncetoTn;
Enehantre Of Mount Desert Volunteer, Of ire
mont Me-. Daniel Webster Of Lnbec and brig August,
Of Kingston, Mass The vessel thasrode out the gale
j was the General Wasren, Of ProvineetoTn a$5 8
w O.SU. An answer 10 the Communication Of the
Ecomnittee appointed the Order of United Arneri-
cans Of New York, to notify Mr. Fillmore Of his Eag-
ing been nominated BY that body, Nj. Fillmore re-
! piled as follows ss8f S4 4ag 8 +
5 BurFALo, n. X \. = July 29t 1856.
Gentlemen: have tile honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter Of the 25th inst, me
that st Convention Of the Executive Committee of
n several Chapters Of the Order United AIler
4 cans in the State convened ID the city of Nes York
on the was resolved to- adopt
my nomination as your fcr Of the
United States Of which YOU were instructed to give
me official notice n ss.35 335z
MY position before the count IL we'll known. adj
y. mitting neither Of disguise nor 4of eatou
am the candidate Of the American but zee
nothing with that position or distiouor
in receiving the votes of aH those Wfo knowing my
lposition, prefer to cast them For and feel pecu-
iiarIy attered where il done IS IN your case on
the ground of my past official acts therefore ac-
cept the nomination 50 generously rendered By the
Orderof United Americans, and hope they may never
have reason toregref this signal proof oI confidence
Il Ihave the honor to be, gentlemen, your friend and
felloW-citizen. ss5 @
u 5 bTTLis!tRD FILLMORE.