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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-20
THIRTY-FoURTH CoNGREss.


MONDAY, Feb. IS.
SENATE.-Mr. Hamlin gave notice of his
intention to introduce a bill to amend and
consolidate the navigation revenue, and col
lection laws
Mr. Wilson offered a resolution, which lies
over, under the rule, calling on the President
torfnH information as to Kanzas affairs, and
what measures have been taken to prevent
the Illegal interference with the rights of the
people of the Territory, by persons not resi-
dent therein.
The Senate resumed the consideration of
| the resolution calling for the journal of pro.
ceedings of the Naval Board. The discussion
was not concluded when message from the
President was announced in reply to the res
olution calling for information concerning
kanzas affairs except the instructions of the
Secretary of War to Col Sumner. There was
little new in the Communication of the Presi-
dent, most of the documents transmitted hav.
ing been heretofore published.
Aletter from Gov. Shannon to the President
ailudes to the condition of affairs as threaten
ing. Among the correspondence is letter
from Colonel Sumner to Gov. Shannon, dated
Dec, 9th, in reply to one asking him to come
to Lawrence.
Colonel Sumner wrote that he would march
with his command in few hours, and would
meet the Governor at Delaware Crossing, if
required
The instructions of the Secretary of War to
Col. Sumner are dated Feb. 10th. They d.
rect him to be in readiness to march to the
scene of disturbance, if the Governor finds
the ordinary course of judicial proceedings
and the powers vested in the United. States
Marshal truitless for the suppre sion of insur-
rection or invasion of armed forces, but it eoun-
tn nf tuifl IL
premises.
Mr.. Toucey expressed his warm approval of
the course pursued by the Executive and
hoped he would, be sustained by every law
abiding man.
Mr.. Wilson said the correspondence totally
misrepresented affairs in Kansas. He con-
tended that the border. rutfians had carried
the elections there at the point Of the bowie
knife.
He had not concluded when the Senate ad.
journed
HoUsE.-Mr. Wakeman presented a memo
rial from the New York Chamber of Com.
meree, praying for an appropriation for the
improvement and repair Of the public ware
houses at quarantine. Also from the same,
for the reciprocity principle between the
United Stairs and Canada. Referred to the
Committee on Commere.
On motion of Mr.. Grow, the President
was requested, if not incompatible with the
public interest, 10 transmit to the House a
copy OF the laws passed by the Legislature of
Kansas, and copies of all the executive pro.
ceedings and correspondence of the Governor
Of that Territory
Mr.. Lane, delegate from Oregon, intro
duced bill to enable the people Of that Ter
rtory to form State Government, prelimi
N ad mi 70 tlo u
to the Committee on Territories.
Mr.. Dunn introduced bill re-estabhshing
the boundaries of Kansas, and prohibiting
slavery in that Territory and Nebraska. Re.
terfed to the Committee on Territories. AID.
journed.
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MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES.

N4ONDA1s EeUf lOs
SENATE.-Mr. Whites of Norfolk offered a
series of amendments, designed to make more
plain and simple the paragraph providing for
State Census to determine the number of
legal voters. These amendments were dis
cussed at some length, and somewhat modi~
fed and adopted.
Mr.. Shaw moved that the resolve be Z, com
mitted as amended.
The motion to recommit was lost.
On motion of Mr.. Pierce the word &C ada
cent" was substituted in place of "contigu-
Gus" and the resolve was then ordered to a
second reading without a count, and to be
printed as amended.
The resolve in favor of the Astor Library
was ordered to a third reading.
Report Accepted.-Of Committee on Ac.
counts, asking to be discharged ON report of
Expenses of AdJutant Generals office
On motion of Mr.. Dawley of Bristol, the
bill in addition &C., concerning the Boston
and Maine Railroad was amended, by making
the date of the bill amended May 2lst, instead
of May 18th, 1856; Reconsideration of its
Sengrossment being then carried for that pur-
pose.
Sundry petitions on which orders Of notice
had been issued were recomnitted.
AT half past O'Clock adjourned.
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HE TRIAL BY Frost OF IRON on RAIL
ROADS, Among the troubles of railroad man.
agement and the drawbacks upon railroad
profits, Is the mischieyous influence of frost
epon iron, wrought and cast. All the lines
throughout the northern States have suffered
this Winter from this oause-some OF them
much more than others. The differences in
the amount OF damage severally sustained by
them, or rather in the number Of their acct.
dents from frost, are due TO the differences in
the quality of the iron used for making axles
and wheels. Good metal stands the test
bravely, while the poor succumbs, and be-
trays the traveller, and troubles the engineer.
Ihe fracture of wheels and axles takes
place mostly in the early morning, about sun
rise, when, as we heard WEIGH driver say,
the frost begins to move OUT The day sue.
ceeding one OF intense cold is more fatal to
IRON under strain, it is said, than the cold day
Itself. Straining IS said TO be severer test
than percussion. During the last hree weeks
upon the Eastern end of the Albany anG Uti-
ca division OF the Central road, six large six
inch aAles IN driving wheels were snapped off.
In that time not one Of the smaller truck
axles broke This perhaps would be taken 90
q remarkable proof OF the " Winslow Axle /"
the l-2 inch ones on the road being all Of
this excellent make. Last week, the spokes
OF one OF the i've foot driyi ~ wheols Of an
express engine were all jerked off the hub nj
. crack, and the rim of the wheel was thrown
up into the cab. The fracture OF the axle
takes place in all cases, close 20 the wheel, 49,
The break is vertical and with comparative.
ly plain face, whore the iron ~ inferior, and
jagged aud stringy where il Is excellent. A.
6a,ly Journal.
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SPARE THE BIRDs.-Mr.r T.. Glover lately
read highly interesting paper upon the SUBJ
ject of entomology as applied to agricul-
ture," before the U. S. Agricultural Society,
in which the following paragraph occurs:
Here let me put in special plea for insec-
tiyerous birds, which app ear to have been
sent to keepthe " balance of power" in in
sect life, which insects would otherwise null.
tiply to such degree as to be perfectablv IN
bearable and render the agriculturalist's toll
entirely useless. A farmer keeps watch
dog to guard his premises, and cats to kill
Rats anu Iuice IN his granary and barn vet
he suffers any g unfeatheaed biped" TO tear
down his fence in order to get chance shot
at robin, wren, or blue bird which NAV
be unfortunate enough to be on his premises :;
and yet these very birds do him more good
than either dog or cat, working diligently
from morn till dark, killing and DESTROYING
insects injurious to his crops, which, if not
thus thinned out, would eventually multiply
to such an extent as toleave him scarcely any
crop whatsoever. Birds are accused of eat
ing cherries and other fruits. True but the
poor birds merely take tythe of the fruit to
pay for the tree, which but for their unceas-
ing efforts would otherwise have been killed
in its infancy. To exemplify the utility Of
birds will give one or two instances that
have occurred under my own observation. =
Some years ago took fancy to keep bees !;
accordingly hives were procured and books
read upon the subject.
One day king bird, or bee martin, was
observed to be very busy about the hives, ap-
parsptly swapping up every struggling bee he
could lind. Indignant at such breach of
hospitality, as his nest was on the premises, 1
hastened to the house TO procure a gun to
shoot the marauder. When returned / per-
ceived greysh bird on the bushy TOP of a
tree, and, thinking it was the robber, l fred.
and down dropped a poor innocent little Phe-
be bird. Hoping to find some consolation to
my conscience for having committed this most
foul murder, | inwardly accused the poor lit
tie Phoebe OF having also killed The bees and,
having determined to ascertain the fact by
disseeting The bird, it was found to be full of
the striped cucumber bugs, and not one sim
gle bee. Here l had killed the very bird
which had been working for me the whole
season, and perfectly innocent of the crime
for which it had been sacrificed. After this
circumstance determined never to let gun
be hred on the premises, excepting on special
oecasionsj and at present the place is per-
fectly crowded during spring, summer and
autumn with the feathered songsters, which
build their nests even in my very porch, and
bring up their young perfectly fearless of man
KIND; and although cherries, strawberries,
&C., do suffer, yet the insects are not quar-.
ter as numerous andtroublesone as they were
formerly.
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Important Rmmor! Steamer. Pacst;c
Safe!I

Safet!
Ielegraphic dispatches from the American
Consul at Halifax to Z. K. Collins, Esq. New
York, state that private advices. received by
the Canada, communicate the gratifying in
teliigenee of the safety of the steamship Pa
Z citic, which sailed from Liverpool January 23d
for New York. She had put back to the riv.
er Shannon, Ireland, on account. of stress Of
weather.
Inc river Shannon passes by Limerick, &c.,
and after course of about 200 miles, runs
into the Atlantic ocean, between Kerry Head
and Lean Cape.
The Agent of the Associated Press at Hal
flax, who was requested to obtain all particu
lars possible in regard to the annoui cement
that the steamship Pacific had been heard
from, telegraphs as follows
" HALIFAX, FEB. I8.-James Campbell. a
Young gentleman of this city, Just arrived in
England, per Canada on her last outward, trip.
writes to w. & c. Murdoch & Co. of Hall
fax, as follows:
'LSoeypoot, January 2S.-Tfe weather here
has been very severe during the past week.
The Pacific was obliged to put back into the
Shannon. on her way out of the Channel, and
the Royal Charles, an Australian steamer, was
forced to put back into Plymouth
This is all. Not particle of news here to
corroborate it,
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LEeIsLATIvE.--TheSe Senate yesterday accept
ed the. report of the Committee on the Treas
ury, asking to be discharged on the subject
of the resolves in favor of the Pilgrim monu-
ment, on the ground that the Senate cannot
properly originate bills or resolves appropriate
ing money. This is the second time within a
few days that the Senate has taken similar
course, and with much proprlety, as we think.
The Senate of the United States is now de-
batting the propriety of originating the annual
appropriation bills, an innovation which has
no better justification than in the case of the
Massachusetts nenate.
The resolve for an amendment of the Con-
stituton, providing that voters shall be able to
read and write, was passed by the Senate by
vote Of "a yeas to s nays.
The House refused 10 order to a third read
ing the bill relating to the compensation of
Bank Commissioners.
The bill to prevent frauds by officers of cor
poratiOns was discussed in the House, and
amended, by making it apply to any person
who shall in any way fraudulently use or mis-
appropriate the funds of any corporation.-
Other amendments were adopted, and the bill
was finally recommitted.
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the members as reyolutionists. They denonnc-
ed the instrument itself as "4reason." They
swore the Union could not, would not should
lot, stand On hour, if California was admit
ted. Their fugleman, Henry S. Foote, of
Mississippi, drew up a bill, providing for a
temporary territorial government, and con-
tempating another Convention to form anoth-
er Constitution which, it was hoped, might,
by outside, appliances, be made to sanction
slavery. This was urged as the only regu-
lar and lawful means" of forming a State.
From speech of this champion of slavery,
delivered at the time, we take the following
/ characteristic extract -
=" Yes, SIR, have examines this subject in
all Its oearlngs-I have studied public senti-
ment IN the South closely and perseveIinglv
am certain that l understand the present
coholtion OF things in the southern section of
the contederacy, and have no hesitation in
declaring 1t as my solemn, dispassionate CON.
ylction, that if California is dragged into the
Union Ill the mode now proposed, the South
ern states OF the Confederacy will feel that all
: nope OF traternal compromise has become ex-
tlnct and that such intolerable oppression has
Deeh ALREADY imposed upon them as to Justify
may, to demand secession from the U1iou il,
order to save themselves from evils worse tban
disunion ITSELF
Well, we all know the result. In snita of
these lamentable predictions, California was
" dragged into the Union" Her constitution
was accepted just as she framed it. Mr.
Foote'S bill died at three weeks old. SIX
years have come and Zone since. But water
runs and grass grows as usual; California is
prosperous and free; the Southern States have
remained in the confederacy, and the Union
stands, unframed
"And when the matter comes TO light,
1t showed the rogues they lied,
The man recovered Of the bite,
Thedog 1t was that died"
For California came in, but Mr. Foote was
out. His seatin the Senate "seceded'' from
him. He became case of Mississippi g re-
pudiation.''
Six years have come and gone, and Kanzas
comes to the door of Congress. She brings a
Constitution. She asks admission as a State.
1t has been framed just Jas that Of California
was. 1t is like that, free Constitution, for
bidding slavery for ever within her limits.
Again Congress is thrown into an uproar.
Again the slavery men declare that the peo-
pie OF the Territory had no right to hold
Convention until Congress has ordered one.
Again the members are denounced as "revo-
lutionists." Again the document itself is de.
nounced as treason" Again they swear
the Union cannot, will not, shall not stand. if
kanzas is admitted. The President steps into
the vacant place Of Foote He recommends
bill providing for another Convention. to form
another Constitution, which it is hoped may,
by outside appliances, be made to sanction
slavery. This he urges as the only Irregular
and lawful means of forming State
Citizens of the Free States, will YOU be
duped by the repetition of SO stale trick
Albany EUenipg Journal
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KANSAS AFFAIns.-In answer to a call Of
the Senate, as seen by our Congressional re-
cord, the P resident on Monday communiest-
ed to that body sundry documenss raiatins 81
sz-...v--. nmong the documents were letters
from Gen. Lane and Gen. Robinson, deserib.
ing the imminent danger the people of Kan
Sas were under, Of being overrun by an over
whelming force Of invaders from Missouri,
and the letter of instructions from the Pres-
dent to Gov. Shannon.
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A preccdenl fnr ~ ns.-.,-,---..

In 1900, California came to the door Of Con.
gross. She broughta constitution, and ask cd
admission as State. IL had been framed Inv
peaccable aud legal Convention Of her eii'
Eens' y was free constitution, iorbddino
slavery forever within It's limits.
Congress wasthrown Into an uproar. Tho
slavery men declared that the people Of the
territory had no right to hold a Convention
until Congress ordered one. Thoy. denounced
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NFDNESDAY. FEB,Y 20, 1855,
The philadelphia Convention.


The Know Nothing National Convention
Commenced its session at Philadelphia on
Monday. the 18th, special session having
been called to be held four days previous to
the day (tle 22d) the nominating Convention
was called to meet. This special session was
got up to afford opportunity to confer with
the delegates to the late Convention at Gin
cinnati, who adjourned to meet at Philadel-
phia at that time. So the two once finally
divideds' sections Of the great " American u"
party are again in loving embrace. The in
ications thus far are, that pro- slavery ''com-
promise :" platform, yielding the South the
kernel and giving the North the shell, is ike
ly to be agreed upon, such an one as viii take
Willard Fillmore, Geo. Law, Houston, Crit
tenden, or some other man satisfactory TO the
slavery pr opagandists of the South, upon IL
A telegrAphic despatch dated at half past
eleven o'clock P. NJ, of Monday, states that
uThe Southern members in caucus tonight
decided to stand by the 18th section to the
last" Of course they will, and whip in a
considerable number of Northern doughfaces
to boot. But the mass of the Northern dele
gates, we trust, will bolt and stand by the re-
publican movement. 1t is stated that 1.-The
Ohio delegation, headed by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Ford and Thomas Spooner, are firm as
rocks. Connecticut and New Hampshire will
be with them. Massachusetts is little 'ceak,
AND WANTS TO COMPROMISE. Some Of her men
would consent to ignore the slavery question
altogether" The meaning of the despatch,
in saying a " little weak" is, that Henry J.
Gardner is DESTROYS of nomination on the
ticket with some twelfth sectionist from the
South, and therefore sets his men to work at
the old business of compromising" This
is the man that "never did an act, or enter
tanned thought, hostile to freedom, in his
life!" as he hypocritcally stated in his speech
at the Know Nothing festival. Yet he is on
race, from here to Alabama, for national
nomination on ticket with the most ultra
slavery propaganda in the land, and for that
purpose is ready to straddle any platform,
however obnoxious, and "ignore" every |
plank in the Springfield platform" if nee
essary. .......s..s
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bc0n0lmy In BEael.--Whe WORCESTER PEAT
COMPANY, are prepared to furnish Peat of SUPERIOR
quality delivered in any part of the city Orders eit al
the spy Omce, or at the store of y. r. Dixie will be
promptly attended to.
careful anayss Of the Worcester peat recently mad
by Dr. Charles y jackson, the eminent Geoloeigt and
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ior most purposes is SUPERIOR 10 wood and negrIv
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Samuel Bowles, Esq, editor of the SPRING.
held Repabiican, who is now on visit to
Washington, intimatca that Hon. N. p. BANKS
Of this State, is the eligible candidate for the
Presidency. He writes, as follows
"There is a very strong conviction hero.
and well-fonnded'ono, too, that Mr.. Banks
IL the only man yet in line, who can unite tho
northern Americans, anti. administrator dem
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SENATOR WILSON commenced . telling
speech in the Senate on Monday, on Kansas
matters, and concluded it yesterday. We
should judge, by the effects, that it had stir
red up the services of the Administration in
that body to an alarming extent. The tele-
graphic accounts state that some pretty sharp
words passed between him and Touoey on
Monday. As soon as the Kansas documents
had been read, pending motion to prints
Senator Toucey made set speech in defence
oil, the President, and ayowfng his own inten-
ton to support the Constitution and laws,
and concluding with the remark that " GER
tain gentlemen in this country would lose
their vocation by the action of the President,
which would settle all difficulties in Kanzas. I"
Senator Wilson rose to reply, and remarked
that if the Senator alluded to him and those
who acted with him, seryility to the executive
was not their vocation, whatever else it might
be.
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The MOZART SOCIETY. We understand that
the Mozart Society will give, at an early day, an
other of those delightful entertainments, which
last season afforded SO much pleasure. The in
dustry and enterprise Of the Mozarts have been
signaly manifested this season, in dligent prac.
tice Of the noble music of Handcl's Messiah, and
at the next concert they win bring out some Of
the. finest passages, together with the sublime
choral pieces Of this grand oratorio.