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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-26

BFMP-Amercsn in very light stock and firmly held 81
advance the receipts forward seem 10 be mease
from that prices in the interior are hsher hsn mere
date prices had sdssneed IS y tun
by the upwajd tendency of market sale OF SAY one
returned arrived yesteiday was made AZ tne
close Of the csy la 50 tun, mouths-hm exclusive
Of the 100 bales reported las: Foreign mas oeen
better request the Of j6 bales Man per Jehn Jay
has been disposed OF private terms and bales nnc ae
about $50 At Boston $50 Be Manila sold 70 the Govern
6 The Of Is tuns clean Russian a'rve
HAY-A ,ood demand for shipping and prices are steady
HOPS-Ths marker que active and former prices are
readily obaibed The sses tod.y 200 bales chiefly
Eastern, at 6d9c. as 70 quality.
HONEY-There bas not been any sale Of moment lately
former prices demanded sales Of Cuba 10 bond IL 6
lRONThe market quiet for Scoch Pig but thu q1antty
here and In situ fol- this moderate, manly
BY houses ard offered TO sxtent sae OF oo
S3I 50 and small lots 32d 80 90 mos English
Common Bap and kefoed quite dull and nominal English
Sheet lie quiet at 5i04.c time
INDGO-For the past three days have not heard of
transaction very firm, especially OF hne and
medium grades. Common quslities arc dull and heavy.
INDIAkUBBEK-We notice safes Of 1000 10 fine Para q:
47lc and II 600 n do ct Soc, time
lFATHER-There is q fair demand. and prices remain
steady The stock Is light sales Of Bu-oos Ayres Light and
MIDDLE at d1slc aud Orinoco 81 12c Heavy OF the
form selling 2laxlc, and the later 2c Upper
SIC Light and Middle and S0d32c for Heavy The demand
for FreI eli Caf limited prices reusn steady Enssh
ssted Sheep Gull the last sale private
No. l Ro~Ls and Splits worth about s. IS.
Oak IL ~ Liant y MSS l1S4 Han LIZ Or'oo 3 0A
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NICARAGUA.

The news from Nicaragua, which VIC pub
lish in ample detail this morning, will be found
highly interesting. The retreat Of the Costa
Rican army, which is fully confirmed, occur
red from causes that will not at all surprise
those who have perused the lucid account Of
its personnel and organization lately furnished
for our columns by correspondent at San
jose After the Battle of Rivas and the re-
treat of Walker, the triumphant Costa Ricans
neglected to properly bury the bodies Of their
dead who had fallen in that engagement. and
the consequence was, that, with the rapid put
refacton of the tropics, the air of the locality
presently became infected, and the cholera
broke out in the camp. Indeed, our cores
pondeut states that with unaccountable stu
pidity the ignorant peasants, Of whom the
mass of the invading force was compo sed.
flung bodies into the wells which they de-
pended for water; and that thus the pestilence
was still further intensified. No sooner had.
it became certain that it was the cholera than
panic broke out among the undiscipliued
troops, and their commander was at once COM
PEELED to abandon the expedition and make
his way back, with his now disprited and de-
1DOralZeQ FORCES, 10 MS own country. IL is
also probable that their experience in the bat
tie of Rivas had contributed TO their discour-
agement. 1t is true that they had there held
the ir ground, and that after seventeen hours
fighting Walker had been compelled ito fall
back but this was not done till he had put
greater number of Costa Ricans hors de COM
bat than his own entire fighting force. AT
that battle, according to our correspondent,
Walker could only bring two hundred men in
to action, the rest of his army refusing to
fight either from total exhaustion or from
cowardice. These two hundred are said to
have killed and wounded three times their
own number of the enemy. This is probably
exaggerated, but there is no doubt that Walk
er's keen marksmen did vast deal more dam
age than they suffered.
This would seem for the present at least, TO
render Walkers position secure. A good
deal is said in the journals of Costa Rica
about a powerful force from San Salvador
and Guatamala, about to arrive and overthrow
him. but there is no other sign of such move
nlent. II one had recently been contemplated
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WHO ARE THE POPULAR LEADERS
mi KANSAS.

An impression seems to prevail extensively
throughout the country at large that the lead
ers Of the movement in favor of making free
State out of this Territory have all been strong
auti-slavery men in former times, or, in other
words, Abolitionists. They have been the
very reverse ofthis. Not one Of them eyerhad
any sympathy with the Free Soil or Liberty
party. nor ever acted with it, SO far as we are
informed. The FIVE most prominent men are
Gov Robinson, Lieut.. Gov. Robertson, Sen
ators Reeder and Lane, and Mr. Dellhaye,
the members OF Congress elect under the new
Constitution.
The first was bora in Massachusetts, ana
both there and in California, where he lived
for some years, actively supported one OF the
great parties which divided the nation up Gn-
til 1852 lie never was either Liberty man
or Free-soiler. La fact throughout his whole
life, until lie emigrated TO Kansas, he took
decided part against them aud their peculiar
doctrines.
Lent. Gov. Robertson is native OF Fay
| cite county, and was leading and active
member of the Democratic Legislature which
! assembled ct Harrisburg in 1854. He was,
from the time of the introduction Of the Kan
/ sas Nebraska bill into the Senate BY Douglas
until its passage, warm advocate and friend
Of its principles.
! Every one in this State knows Alexander
/ II. Reeder. All know he is Pennsylvania
and a man OF I lents. His devotion TO he
/ Democratic faith procured from President
/ Pierce his appointment to the Goyernorship
! of the Territory. His warm advocacy ofsqUat-
ter sovereignty placed him in direct contact
with the Free-soilers. IN truth, he has been
in collision with them throughout his politi-
| cal career.
Mr. Lane was elected Lieut.. Governor Of
Indiana by the Democratic party shortly after
his return from the bloody fed OF Buena
| Vista, where he had won high renown. Sub
sequently he was sent from the same State by
that party TO Congress, and recorded his vote
in favor of the Nebraska blll
| Dellihaye is Z native of Alabama. Some
years since lie removed to Illinois and edited
a Democratic Douglas paper. When he reno
we'd to Kansas, he took his press with him
and established squatteI- Sovereignty organ
at Leavenworth. But because he dared to
deprecate the invasion of the Territory at
every election by the Aissourians, the chiya!-
rous citizens of that enlightened State threw
his press into the river. lie is now decided
ly in favor Of freedom for Kansas.
Such are The men Who are the leaders o
the Free State party in Kansas. and such ar,
their political antecedents. If they are Alb
olitionistS, then no man in the North can es
cape having that Soabriquet affixed to him.
Original advocates of squatter sovereignty
they still believe that the people of kansa.
should be permitted to govern themselves
without interference from MissOuri.-Phiia
delphia Times.
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{. 3. ROW, EDIroR AND PROPRIETOR
THE EFFECT.

tits but little over three years since Frank
lin Pierce, elevated by the suffrages of the cit
izens of the United States to the Chief Magis-
tracy Of the Nation, assumed the control of
cur governmental affairs. At that time, our
country was at peace with all the world-noth-
ing to disturb the quiet Of the people, or en-
danger the permanency of the Union-Iiving
together as one great family, harmonious, well
disposed and cheriSbing the kindliest feelings
towards each other, North and South. But
what is our condition now? When we at
tempt to answer this question we are struck
with amazement at the spectacle which pre-
sents itself. BY the short-sightedness OF the
National Executive and his advisers, We find
ourselves surrounded by an appalling state of
affairs. From abroad, threatenings and mena-
ces are heard-in our far western borders cru
el and sanguinary indian war is prevailing
the old States are conyused with the agitation
of sectional issucs-civil war is raging in our
territores-American towns are sacked, pri-
vate property destroyed, and American citi-
rens assassinated, in an attempt to spread the
blight OF human bondage over one of the fair
est portions OF our land-and ruffians are seek
ing to suppress the freedom OF speech in our
legislative halls by the use of bludgeonS and
brute force. What spectacle this is for the
world to contemplate! What a significant
commentary on the boasted blessings of Dem
ocratic rulc' Truly has it been said, "By
their fruits shall We know them !"
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The Raj TsMAN's JOURNAL

:, wou1d have been made simultaneously with
tbe inrasion from Costa Rica, and the failure
of that enterprise viii not be likely TO inspire
the people Of the other States with desire
TO initiate it. Walker now evidently intends
70 renew the attack on Costa Rica so unsuc-
cessfully commenced by Schlesinger. His
men are clainarous for IT, under the impress
sion that they will find plenty Of money there,
an article they stand in need of, and the next
arrival will probably bring the intelligence Of
the beginning Of the campaign. Meanwhile
Schlesinger is skulliing about the country to
avoid the well-deserved sentence of death pas
sed upon him by court martial. Steam
communication with California is reestablish-
ed as we'll as with New Y York and New Orleans,
so that the fllibusters are in the way OF receiv-
ing rcinforcements. The elections are pro-
ceediug. and Il is said Rivas Will certainly be
chosen President and altogether il must be
! admitted that the star CT Walker is just now
| in the ascendant. This being the case, We
presume that President Pierce will now honor
| Padre Vigil with more public reception,
1 and allow the mutual complimentary speeches
! to appear in the official organ while the con-
! spirators who are at the bottom OF the whole
business, can make their preparations for q
new attempt on Cuba, with San Juan del Norte
as a starting point. and for the dissolution OF
the American Union and the erection of a
new Southeren slaveholding and slave trading
confeGeracy as their ultimate aim.-N. /.
! Tribune.
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KANSAS NEWS.

The Chicago Tribune contains 4 list Of the
property destroyed at Lawrence on the 25th
of May, amounting to Sl30,000. Governor
Shannon issued an order calling ont the troops
at s o'clock, on the morning Of the 22d. A
gentleman, just arrived, reports that the iifi-
Guilty mentioned as occurring at Possawatamie
Creek, took place at Ossawatomie. The quar-
rel arose from deprcdations committed by the
pro-slavery men on the cattle of the free-state
men. On the 2Gth, some pro-slavery men
seized free-state man, and proceeded TO hang
him, when his wife fed, and aroused the neigh
borS, who came to his rescue. a fight ensued, !,
and FIVE pro-slavery men and two free-statc
men were killed. y force of sixty men or
ganized at Weslport, Missouri, on the 9th,
and proceeded to Ossawat omie.
ThcInvestigatingC adjourned from
Lcavenworth TO Westport on the 3lst May
They will leave for Washington on the 10Th Of
June.
y letter to Tie Republican, dated Baptiste
Paola. May 80, says that thirteen persons i'm
plicated in the murder of the Pyo-Slavcry men
at Ossawatomie, have been arrested. Other
reports say that the murderers are fortified in
cave on the Marias del Cygnes, and are Sc
curing re-enforcements from Lawrence and
elsewhere. The leader of the band is named
Brown. Two of his sons are under arrest, one
of whom feigns insanity. One hundred Kan
sas militia and fifteen United States dragons
are assembled to catch the murderers.
| st. Louis, June "a letter 70 The Dsnlc-
crat from Leavenworth, May 81, says a compa-
ny of Pro-Slavery men, some days previous,
had waited on the free State settlers, and COM
manded them TO leave Kansas within speci-
/ fed time, or suffer the consequences. Mr..
Philips, the correspondent Of the y. Y. Tri-
| bune, being compelled TO leave. went to Law
renee. Judge Conway, wfo was arrested on
the 2Sth, was confined that day and night, with
| guards stationed over him, but on the follow
/ ing morning was released, and commanded to
| leave the Territory. Not obeying, he was that
evening conducted by Committee aboard the
steamer, and sent down the river. Mr.. Latta,
another Judge was ordered to leave and did
SO. Robert Riddle had also left. Several 9TH
ers have been commanded to leave Mr.Shoe-
maker, land-receiyer, and the Government
| officer in Kansas known to be free-state man
| is TO be notified to leave. Lady LeavenwoFth
1 has also been advised to move away TO avoid
| difficulty. The writer says the Free-state men
1 do not manifest sufficient nerve for the crisis,
but thinks that if the reports are true that the
free-state settlers in the southern part of the
Territory are in arms, and compelling the pro-
slavery men to retreat TO Missouri, the effect
Will be good in the northern part. IL is re-
ported that five hundred men are marching
from Wisconsin, to Kansas, but it is probably
/ without foundation.
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we c1Nc1NNAT1 CoNyENTIoN.

We last week noticed the meeting and tenn
porary organization of this body. After the
committees on credentials, organization, and
platform had been appointed. the Convention
was permanently organized by the appointment
of JoHx WARD, of Georgia, as President,
Vice President from each State, and thirty
one Secretaries, after which the Convention
adjourned. On the assembling Of the Conven-
ton, on Tuesday morning. the President, on
taking the chair, urged upon all the necessity
of Cancellation and compromise. The rules Of
organization of the last National Convention
were adopted on recommendation of the COM
mittee. The delegates from the District of
Columbia and the anti-Bcnton delegates from
Missouri were admitted. \ rambling debate
on the subject of admitting members of Con-
gress, members of Legislatures, &c, occupied
the time until the hour of adjournment.
On Wednesday morning, at 10 O'Clock, the
Convention again met. b. F. Hallett. chair
man of the committee on resolutions, submit
ted report, which endorses and re-affirms the
general principles of the Convention that met
in Baltimore in 1852, and in addition sustains
the Kansas \ ebrasla BILL deuounceS the prin-
ciples OF the Known othlngs, declares The
Democratic party tn favor of free seas and a
progressive free trade, the enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine, aud the Pacific Railroad, cx-
presses sympathy with the movement for ''the
regeneration OF Central America and asserts
that the Democratic party will expect the next
National Administration TO make all proper
efforts to secure American ascendancy in the
--,rF l..
sion, the report of the committee was adopted.
The difficulty regarding the delegates from
/ New York was adjusted by admitting one halt
| Softs and an equal number Of Hards.
Al two O'Clock on Thursday the Convention
| proceeded to ballot for candidate for Prcsi.
/ dent. Fourteen ballots were had which rcsul
| ted as follows, the fractional votes being those
/ of divided delegations -
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THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

The agony OF selecting a Presidential can
iidate to be supported by the Democratic par
" is over at last, and James Buchanan is the
lucky man. Although were of the opinion
for SOME time past that Pierce and Douglass
would be able to prevent his nomination, still
we are not surprised at the selection. The
course which Pierce pursued in regard to the
sectional issues which now agitate the country,
was we'll calculated to awaken distTust in the
South, as we'll as to estrange the North. The
spectacle Of President countenancing horde
of rufian non-rcsidents in their efforts TO usurp
the legislative power Of territory, and TO es
tabiish slavery there, was too humiliating to
excite any feelings bordering the respectful.
In Douglass, everybody saw but the root of the
evil which exhibited itself in fun bloom in
Pierce Their efforts to have the provisions OF
the Kansas Nebraska act carried fully into eff
feet were marked more with the desire TO Sc
cure the support Of the South to them in the
Convention, than with any intention of bene-
fitting the country, or maintaining the laws.
This created disgust, which the ConveRtion
evidently did not fail to discover would rem
der the election Of either this fall very doubt
ful. The consequence was that Pierce has been
virtually repudatcd by his party, and he and
Douglass sink togetherinto one political grave,
"Unhouseld d. disappointed, unaneled "
GLOW the mighty are fallen!"
The Democratic party, in selecting, in 1852,
Gen. Pierce as their candidate, did that which
they undoubtedly have since regretted. They
have found that their experiment of taking up
a man whose only recommendation was, that
he was an obscure individual, almost unknown
outside of his own State, has failed entirely in
its contemplated beneficial results. They,
therefore, seem to have determined upon a.
roiding a similar mis-step on the present oc-
casion- In Buchanan they have found can
didate, who cannot be objected to on the score
OF notoriety. AS to the course he has pur-
sued since he entered upon his political ca
reer, that is another matter, and reference to
his antecedents may, therefore, not be unin-
teresting. The following brief history will
give the reader a feint idea of the stability of
his views -
IsIIe entered political life in 1914 as rank
Federalist, and by the Federal party he was E.
lectcd to the Legislature of the State. He was
reelected in 1915, defeating Motion C. Ro-
gers, the democratic candidate, and afterwards
one of the Supreme Judges of the State. In
1920 he was the Federal candidate for Con-
gress, and was elected over Jacob Hibsman,
the democratic candidate, by 976 majority
In 1922 he was reelected over the same man
by Si3 majority. In 1924 he was the Federal
candidate for Congress. and elected over Sam
uel Houston, the democratic candidate, by
5IS votes. In 1926 he was reelected over DR..
John McCamant, the democratic candidate by
$50 votes. His Diajorities were becoming less
each time, and in order TO satisfy his federal
friends OF his fidelity to the party, he had TO
aeclare that III he had drop Of democratic
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sued an extra on the Cd instant, which states
that ]. VI. Baynard left st. Bernard for West
mort on Friday, Both, and as lie has not been
heard from since, it is supposed that he has
been murdered BY theAbolitionis's. John ".
Farman, II. Hamilton and John Lux went out
in search of Baynard, were taken by the Abo-
litionists ana threatened with hanging. The
extra further SAYS: Marshall Donaldson and
seven men, on Friday night last, were fired up
on from " Afford house, near Lawrence, bya
marty of 50 Abolitionisis. A short conflict el-
sued, which resulted in the wounding OF scv
eral Of the MarshalPs posse. II. II. Carty,
lust from the Territory, states that some men
belonging to the same company with himself
were attacked ana all seriously injured by the
Abolitionists. He came for men and horses,
and twenty five of Buford's party will irnmedi
ately start TO the rescue. Capt. Pattis's coEl-
pany. numbering 45 men, went to Hickory
Point to suppress the outragcs in that vicini-
~, but were attacked by $50 Abolitionists,a and
two Of his men killed. Another fight between
the same parties occurred near Black Jack, in
which Abolitionists and l3 Pro-slavery men
we're killed, among whom were Capt. PATHS
and James McGee. Capt. Longs company OF
Wyandotte Indians were united 10 Capt. Pat
tis's command.
1t should be recollected that this IS the ac-
count OF pro-slavery paper.
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OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGnTs. The Con-
stitution guarantees ''the liberty Of Speech
and of the Press" Within 4 few weeks
two Printing Offices have been destroyed by
cannonade, for exercising the one, and SEN
aior in Congress beaten down and mangled in
his seat, for availing himself of the other.
The Constitution declares that ''thc right OF
the People to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed' Within the past month per
sons acting under Federal authority have for
chilly ssizcd two hundred stand of arms, and a
tield-piece belonging to citizens of Kansas,
and turning them upon their lawful owners,
have driven them from their homes.
There is a clause in the Constitution declar-
ing that sno person shall be deprived of life,
liberty or property without due process of law ,
The grass has hardly grown over the graves
of Dow and Brown, the one shot and the other
chopped to pieces by Federal permission (;
and Lawrence has been reduced to a heap OF
smoking ruins by Federal command. Such
is American liberty in May 1856. Douglas
threat is fast becoming a reality. We are be-
ing sssubdued-"
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The Columbus Statesman, Of the 26th, says J.;
GA citizen of this place, who has just return
ed from the city Of New York, relates the fol-
lowing incident which fell under his eye while
soiourning in that place While standing on
the steps Of one of the principal hotels, he
saw genteely clad young man approach Ia
dy who was apparently awaiting an opportnni-
ty to cross the street, which was thronged with
omnibusses, drays, &c, and gallantly rendered
his services TO conduct her TO the opposite
side. When they reached the opposite pave
,nent the lady kindly thanked him, to which
tie young gentleman responded by n graceful
inclination Of the upper half OF his body. He
had scarcely, however, recovered his natural
perpendicular when he was roughly seized by
Il stalwart individual who called 10 the lady,
and inquired If she had not lost her pocket
book. After feeling in her pocket, she replied
IN the affirmative. The yonng man was then
commanded to deliver up the stolen property,
which he was seen TO take from the lady's
pocket while crossing the street. Upon de-
livering up the pocket book il was fonTd TO
contain eight hundred and fifty dollars--a snm
corresponding with the amount stated by the
ladyr She generously offered her protector
fifty dollars, which however he generously
refused TO accept, being more intent upon see
I ing the offender safely lodged in the hands OF
/ the administers of the law.