The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-12-15
THE NEWS.

ject for settling the inter national law relative
to privateering, which they will present to
the Congress at Paris and directly to our gov
erment, and which they think will unite all
parties in its support. 1t will harmonic the
views of the Paris Congress with the prnci-
pies announced BY this country and Russia.
" Gen. Scott, by invitation--it is said
of Mr.. buchanan, will remove his residence
ana quarters to Washington, after the inau-
guration.
Gen. Webb, Of the Courier and Enquirer,
removes his residence to Washington, that he
may more constantly keep his eye on the ebbs
and flows Of the political sea. He will devise
i chart for It's future navigation, by his own
craft, If not by others.
CErTHE SOUTHERN CONVENTION resolved to
endorse Dudley Mann'8 steamship line, though
they were prudent enough not to oblige its
members to take stock in it. It recommended
{ lat Southern school and text books be written
and the Legislatures be advised to pass laws
compelling their use il Southern schools and
ern mining operations. Congress was advised
to make contract to send mail from New
Orleans to California, via the Teuhauntepec
route. The construction of tic Pacific Rail
road was recommended and resolution to
exclude all Northern manufacturers from the
South was debated and advocated. Mr.
Toombs favored the convention with a letter
recommending the abolition of all duties, and
the support OF the General Government by
direct taxation. Southern commerce will de-
rive--we imagine-but doubtful benefits from
all these impracticable and ridiculous resolu-
tons.
The resolution in favor of free trade and
direct taxation was first laid on the table by
vote of 81 to q, but afterwards referred to
o committee to report to the ,xt conventions:
A resolution was offered for a committee
to consider the subject of re opening the slave
trade, which was opposed by Albert Pike in
an eloquent speech, on the ground of humani-
ty and the hope the whole world would one
day be free. lie was replied to by Mr.. Baker
of Alabama, who expressed hope that slaY-
cry would always exist. The resolution was
rejected by the emphatic vote of CT to III
South Carolina, Alabama and Texas only vo.
ting in the affirmative.
Various resolutions were reported in favor
of mail contracts to the North and South
American Steamship Company-the establish
nent of founderies for casting cannon and
small armS-recommen ding organizations to
promote southern emigration to Kansas--in-
curing whether due proportion Of arms and
munitions of war belonging to the Govern
ment were in the Southern misunderstanding
Congress to put the Southern harbors in a
state of deience-sympathising with the dem
ocratic movements in Central America and
the introduction of slavery there-all Of which
were adopted.
A final adjournment was made on the 18TH
to meet at Knoxville, Tenn, next year.
o. The submarine telegraph cable for the
Atlantic Company is being manufactured at
the rate of twelve miles a day, and will be
completed before next June, and laid down in
July.
OF The Buffalo and n. York city Railroad
was sold on Friday by the referee to adjust a
controversy, for $275,OO0.
MARKETs.-In New York on Friday, flour
advanced SC to 10c. Wheat improved one
or two cents. Whisky SIC New pork was
firm; old mess heavy-S19 so to $40 60 for
new Beef firm at ST. to $17 so.
NORTHERN MEx1co.-The Consul General
of Mexico at New Orleans publishes a state
mcnt, that he has intelligence of a treaty
made by the Central Government with Vida
urri, the revolutionary chief in the Northern
States, by which the revolutionists are to
cease their movements, ard submit to the SUI
preme Government; the revolution is conse-
quently at an end, This it is thought will
secure the power of Commonfort permanently
at the head Of government.
~ \ sensation has been made in New
York, by the announcement, that a lady, one
of the brightest ornaments of apprehension
n the city, the wife Of legal gentleman, ri
ding in her own carriage, and residing in q
splendid mansion near the Fifth Avenue, is
Isiug0a;;1iy enough, about to step from priySStt;;
life upon the theatrical boards, and make hel
debut as Juliet, in Romeo and Juliet" a
Buffalo, next Monday evening. The Buffalo
papers say she has been preparing herself FOL
this step for the past three years.
Negro property, says Virginia ex
change, is becoming so precarious, owing t.
the Vaccinations of the k5oltionists, III,
Shareholders of Western Virginia are generally
taking measures to guard against their loss b,
disposng Of them to those who will carr.
them beyond the reach of the Underground
Railroad a few days since Mr. Joseph S
Machr sold to Messrs. Stern, of Richmond
fifteen slaves, old and young, for the sum c
| SS.115 Mr. VIM. Love also sold to th