The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-25
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

bill introduced in the Senate on Tuesday, by
Mr.. Wilson, amendatory of an act passed May
30, 1854, entitled An act to organize the Ter
ritories of Nebraska and Kansas
"Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of An,eri-
ca in Congress assembled, That the one hun
dred and ffty-frst chapter of the alleged Laws
OF the Territory Of Kansas, entitled, An act
to punish offences against slave property with
all such other provisions of that code as recog-
Mise and protect Slavery in said Territory, and
all provisions which establish official oaths
other than those specified in the organic act,
or which require any test in regard to Slavery
or the Fugitive Slave Law, to be applied to at
torneys, jurors, or voters, or which suspend the
writ of habeas corpus, or which allows any
other than actual residents of said Territory to
vote, or which allows jurors to be selected in
any other manner than by lot, or which punish
citizens of said Territory by claiming them
together, and exposing them to labor on the
public works, with iron chains and balls at
tached to them, be, and the same are hereby,
declared imperative and void"
HORACE MANN IN ORDERS.-On Sunday, the
l4th- instant, Horace Mann, formerly member
of Congress from Massachusetts, and now Pres
ident of Antioch College, at Yellow Springs,
Ohio, preached at the Unitarian church in Gin
cinnat to very full congregation. At the
conclusion of the services, letter was read
from the Rev. Mr.. Conway, late of Washington
accepting the call given him to become the
pastor OF the church.
Colonel Fl. 7. Titus, of Kansas, arrived last
evening, on the Pacific railroad, with one hun
dred men, en- route to Nicaragua. We under
stand that he is DESTROYS of increasing his force
by procuring recruits from this city.-iSt. Louis
Republican.
A series of resolutions has been introduced
into the South Carolina House of Representa-.
tlves, declaring that the slavehoding States
cannot, with safety to themselves, submit any
longer 70 the Coustitution of 1851, and promo.
.sIng * altssaetiyA= of amendments .se--t6es
Constitution, TO serve as barriers against sggres-
sion, or elss resumption of al the trust
powers delegated by the State to the General
Government" These resolutions were laid ON
the table by Sc to "A, so that the Union may
be considered safe-at least, till the meeting of
the next South Carolina Legislature.
MILEAGE, &C.-Mr. Kelsey, member of the
mouse Mileage COMMITTEE, Is preparing bill
to equalize mileage, which now ranges from
from Washington and Oregon) a session. He
proposes that the present rates be continued up
to $50 or $50 miles, and all above this to be re-
duced to ten instead of Fifty cents a mile; also
a deduction of S25 or $50 per diem for vounta.
ry absence from Congress.
1t is said the Committee on Territories in the
House will report against the memorial of the
inhabitants OF Arizona, asking the ebtablish.
ment of Territorial Government
MINNESOTA TO BE A STArE.-The Committee
on Territories, in response to nunerousy-
signed petition from the people of Minnesota
to-day agreed to report bill authorizing them
to form Constitution for State Government
No action was taken in relation to the proposed
new Territory of Arizona.
THE NEGRO TROUBLES IL KENTUCKY Louis
rate, Dec. l9.-The negro preacher Anderson
was examined to-day, at Carrollton, but nothing
was proved against him. He is still held on
charges from Henry and Trimble counties.
THE Cold TERN-WEATHER REPORTS
Haitian, Dec. l9.-The weather here is clear
and cold but not so intense as yesterday. The
mercury is eight degrees above zero.
Sdckrale, Dec l8.-The cold is moderatinp
mercury ten degrees below zero.
81. Johns, NJ b., Dec. l9.-Thermometer
ten degrees below zero.
CONGRESSIONAL Manchester.
~ IT,, Dec I9,--The democrats of the second
Congressional district have nominated George
w. Morrison for Congress.
THE Coalition AGAINST WALKER ia mora
extensive than is generally supposed. Not
only all the States of Central America, bit
Venezuela, Chill, Ecuador, Peru, and New
Granada, appear to be concerned in it. 1t is
said that Chill is to contribute 1000 men, and
Peru 81, 100000 of the guano fund. This Goa.
Ition Is believed to have been arranged by the
Transit Company, whose interests Walker has
ruined. Thus far, but three States have actu.
ally taken the field in Nicaragua, being Costa
Rica, Salvador, and Guatemala, and of these
the first appears to be the chief in the fray.
This is owing to the British aid, which is fur.
nished literally British influence being para
mount in Costa Rica
RUMoRED NEGRO CONSPIRACY IN FLORIDA
The Ftoridian and Journal, published at ITALIA
hassee, thus speaks of a rumored conspiracy
among the negroes in Florida;
GA gentleman writing from Quincy, oyer the
anonymous signature of Floridian,' informs US
that bloody conspiracy is now ripening with a
certain class of the population of this State,
against the lives of our citizens, and that the
development of the plot is to occur sometime
between the morning of the 18th inst and the
first day of January next ensuing. We frankly
confess that we place but little confidence in
the statement; yet such thing is possible, and
suggests very foroiby the propriety of organi-
zing an active police force in every neighbor.
hood, to guard against the improbable contin-
gency."
IxsURRECTIoNs.-The rumors of negro insur. |
rections in Harrison co., Texas, have led to the
appointment of committee to investigate the |
matter. The committee report that they find |
no evidence of any concert of action, or any
definite ideas among the negroes of what they |
would or could d. or any real intention of do |
ing anything. There had been good deal of |
loose talk about the late election, the prospects
of Fremonts election, and the belief of some |
that they would be Free if Fremont was elected" |
The committee End no evidence that any white |
man was implicated with the negroes, but they |
suggest the necessity for each and every slave
holder keeping strict watch over his own ne
groes and premises, and not allowing any negroes
but his own to visit the premises, without . |
special permit. They also recommend the keep.