Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-05-17

I "he4tsd tem''-Mr. Recdes Letter. q S 4
the which bill; are usually passed BY
two Houses Congress- applies in every respect to the
whea il passed the House the senass amended in such
way as to double the amount appropriated finally went
Committee Of Conference on the amendments disagreed 10
BY the House. and two different have failed to
agree The bill in the hands Of the third Committee.
The struggle Is over three amendmensone to continue the
ces support the Judiciary and the third for decien.
cics in the army the Quarter Masters oee-the Senate
insisting and the House dsagreeng The alternative
presented either for the come agree
ment for the bill TO be lost each House adherng its
action.
The item for the support of Judiciary Includes certain
pendures Cincinnati in the rendition of fugitive slaves
an, ahd Of course ELECTED from Mr. Giddinss ho% against
law to be and that such laws should not be
enforced by the President Mr. Campbell of Ohio defend
ed he President from the apersions Of his coeauge saying
that was the Presidents duty execute all the laws until
they had been repealed by the
law Father Giddngs but he in favor Of
its execution long it law The deficiencies in the
Quarter Masters department occasoncd by the Indian
in Oregon and the necessity of transporting large
numbers sold and increased quantities OF munitions Of
ter works involves the whole question Of construction
by the general government according the PLAN
may be lost but appropriation goes into
the civil and diplomatic bill the ofthe session.
spite Ct the apparent and real opposition Of the House Of
Part Of the week has been the Senate the
consideration of the Naval Retiring Board day the
discussion of River and Habo improvements and another
the sound dues question: rather to examination Of the
proper authority to give the notice to Denmark of the abro
cation of the Treaty The notice given since by
that effect Mr. Sumner who has opened the subject holds
that Congress alone that both Houses by resolution
thority The debate an interesting and the ques
ton which has arisen has not yet been decided
~ mere is very decided majority in both Houses IN favor
thirds if the vote on the ST 'r Flats bill be
sand dollars deepen the channel ;r nsh flats f.
citate the approach Of vessels to the City OF Detroit The
same bill just at the close of the last Coggrcss and
failed to become law for want Of the signature Of the Presi
dent Should be returned to the Senate in which BODY
ORIGINATED there but little doubt that the Executive veto
will be overled and the bill be passed The principles laid
down by the President his special OF December
1854 civ his for veoing the River and Haror
sively local its character. Many other bills have been
ported to the Senate each containing for some
special object altogether embracing the identical objects
included the River and Harbor bill vetoed by the Presi
dent In this connection may also remask that a effort
to he made by the land States to large donations the
public lands for internal improvement purposes.
Mr. Benjamin, of the louisiana Senator's and enc OF
the ales members Of that body has formally announced his
cooperate with hereafter Viewng slavery question
the issue in the approaching Presidential cam
pagn he thought his duty to make known publicly his de-
termination unite with the only party standing quarey
and fully sustaining the guarantees d the Constitution
Mr. BENJAMIN but Of many old Wings throughout
the who realize that national party alone
MAINS and that duty and interest alike demand their union
with it, Even in the Northern States feeling has
force witness the result Of the recent munic eecn
Philadelphia The Know Nothing majority of 5000 at the
election has vanished, democracy
str nghnd of native Amercansm by over Aqua change
| 1900 ONLY!
The shooting of Sheriff Jones of Kansas by of
the abolition If that Territory while in the discharge
Of his duty logical of he teachings Of the abo
on leaders Congress and throughout the Eastern States
Abolition violence has reached the pont of resistance to the
execution of the laws of the United States and the assassna
ton of its officer 1t is we'll that the Commission appointed
by Congress witnesses OF the whole Transaction
and therefore able give reliable account of the exact
don Of affairs Kansas, and especially in the free State
settlements. The exciting accounts from Kansas sent East
ward BY telegraph the exagserations For two
months general quiet has prevailed in the erry uninter-
rupcd only by the late attemnt assassination Immigration
continues at steady pac and year there will prob
ably be sufficient population TO as State
question of slavery themselves, and whatever he the
result the s. nth will not complain nor refuse the State ad
the CINCINNATI nomination. The Z" heated term,
however, reaching. and there will be four or ve ma
tiona during the month Of June. The Demo-
cratic Convention will be followed by the seeding Know
Moth ng the latter the black Republicans, and towards
the end Of the month. it is said, Fillmore and nelson
Convention will he held for the purpose perhaps Of taking
survey of the fed AMI Withdrawing those candidates and
Join combination to defeat the Democratic party
The absence of excitement just this moment be coca
stoned by the increased uncertainties as to the future he
desire the anti Democratic factions to unite
for the overthrow of the Democracy: that cannot be
compshed the candidates Of the Cincinnati Convention will
black snd e.:
dore o kton have already their Positions and the
Van Burens will also yield to the embraces OF Sew
| ardsm.
Mr. Reade's letter been published, and by
ability promise of the Organ. The charge
against Pierce OF having made reesoil appoint
Office has be rciutcd often to acquire add
tiona force from Mr. Rcadcs rceraticn Gov Rccder is
the cited bv Mr. Rcade yet 1t is well known here
that Feeder had always borne The character OF national
Democrat that he only avowcd himself friendly to the
South after he had received his appointment he
that he did not have spare TO purchase
negroes carry with him into the Territory When he
reached Kansas he permitted his TO control his
principles united himself with the frcc>olcrs under the
belief that his speculations in public lands won prove re
profitable Kansas became tree State than slavery should
be established therein The appointment proved be
take, but up that time Gov Reedcr had been known
as national Democrat. MECKLENBURG.
How DID 1T GET TnERE?-We are credibly informed
that one of the denzens of the polar regions, verit
able phoca SEAL by some means or other, recent
ly found its way into the marshes of the Roanoke
river in Tyrell county, n c., where it was quietly
RECALLING itself upon the fish which had become en-
tangled in shad.net belonging to gentleman en-
gagged in the fishery business in that county. The
proprietor not liking such an nteroper, went after
| his gun and succeeded in shooting the ANIMAL which
when brought on shore Showed by its size that it
had not neglected its opportunities in the matter of
good living 1t yielded three gallons of oil, and the
skin is in the possession of Mr. G. w. Bluford,
of this city, where it may be seen by the curious.
We believe this is the first seal seen in the
tiers south of New York. and though some suppose
it may have taken an involuntary passage sorth on
a cake of ice-the question, we consider, still open
for the discussion of naturalists how did it get into
North-Caroina? Norfolk Herald.
DECIDEDLY YAxKEE1sH-Geo S. Chase, of Wal
than, presented Rebecca Cook his sweet. heart up
in Vermont, with gold watch and chain, and af