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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18

Though sometimes hard of heart arbitrary and IN
feeng' be IA rgidly just honest and faithful. We
repeat Il the people want man for President. who
VIII, better than al other marshal the combined hosts
a Democracy and Conservatism, 10 battle and victory
agar = faDatioism and the morbid and imbece phlan
throphts and demagogues Of the Jay, aud break up
TIE pecuniaTy corruption which gathering and foster
ing n every part Of the body polite where mon.ed
uansaCtons are necessary, man will do the work
more faithfully and successfully for them than Caleb
Cuslirg.'
!he management Of this queer manifesto eycites
little interest We know the worthy Caleb too
well in Massachusetts, to do more than laugh at ms
psneCric. But the question OF authorship Is
eagerly debated. II seems impossible that any
person capable Of writing the article should be SO
illinformed az TO assert that charges have ever
been brought against Mr. Cgshng's moral chsr-
scter; or, if weiniormed on that point, should
have tie hsrdihOOd to make the assertion. The
general impression is that Mr.. Gushing himself is
alone capable Of such feat-ln other words, To
be plain, that he and " Honestus' are one. Many
years ago when a candidate for Congress, Mr..
Gushing was detected in writing elaborate eulO-
gums Of himself in Boston newspaper, aud 1t is
therefore not unnatural that he should be sus'
pected of doing the same thing now.
l do not share in this suspicion. Nr. Cushing
has learned wisdom by experience, and ia too pru,
dent 10 commit again fault for which be suffered
long and severely in his younger days can sug-
gest two solutions of Honestus: First that he IS
one Of those respectable, well-educated, well
meaning and intensely patriotic gentlemen who
are perpetually in panic about the Union ana
30 insane on the subject of Slavery that their
whole view Of public affairs and public men IL
series Of pitiable Authorizations, which would DO
ridiculous if they were not painful. These per-
SONS sti abound in Boston, though their number
has much diminished Of late years, as the pubic
has gradually recovered from the intatuatlon OF
1850. There were enough of them in the Wing
party (to which they are chiefly cOnfned) to give
the vote of Boston in 1852 to Franklin Pierce.
And though the experiment then made has not
turned out exactly az they expectsd-somehow or
other things never do happen as they expect them
to- have little doubt that many of these amiable
gentlemen could be wrought up to enthusiasm in
behalf of Caleb Gushing as the man of the hour to
crush out" AbOlitOnism-a process which they
have been yearly longing to see performed ever
since 1885, when it was first attempted.
Ny second superstition is that some enemy
hath done this" That to bother the Democrats,
annoy Gen. Pierce, and quiz The Trarelt,r some
wag has tried his hand at grave eulogium on
Cushing and proposed to nominate him for the
Presidency. At all events, if the thing won't
work, this is the explanation that the Democracy
of Massachusetts, will attach to the manifesto.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
J. NJ. Bunoe, N. Howard. T..

C-~,.. J. NJ. Bunoe, h. Howard, 4. II.
Committee: Collins, J. X. Hawley, A. G..
OWENS Wm IL. johnson and T.. II. Pierce.
Hammond, l.. +. n nest men.
lhg{ are ~OrniDs ana ~ 'eekly paper is to ap.
pear here by the hitter part o. and If il ~.
as an organ Of this new moyeUeasi 'Lntors -
derstood, will include among its centrs> feu.
tlemen eminenily distinguished for poiticA ''..n ;
and experience. John VI. Niles, J. VI. Buucs H'u
NJ. Howard are appointed to represent 'hA'
Congressional District in the Pittsburgh Conyen-
ton.
The Republicans in Middletown also assembled
in large numbers OH the evening Of the 18th.
Mayor Douglass presided aud the meeting was
addressed by Judge Mica and others Benjamin
Douglass, Walter Booth, and one Of the Proies-
sors in Nddletown College. were appointed dele
gates to Pittsburgh from that Congressional Dis
trict
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18

We are glad TO See that the State of Virginia, which
hitherto has done little in that way, seems now
DISPOSED to contribute her share toward the ustra-
ton Of American history. A bill has passed the
Senate and is now before the House, approprating
thousand dollars annually TO aid the Historical Society
of Virginia in procuring and publishing documents,
Illustrative of her colonial history, known to be in the
British archives. The to which it is intended to
nut this grant appears in the following extract from
recent report By the Executive Committee Of the
Society:
eff tLis bill shall become q law, our arrangements
arc such that without mourning tue expense OF send
ing an agent to England shall be enabled To obtain
ard make use of interesting manuscripts now ascer-
laiued to be at London, in the State paper Office We
sh, ud publish IN one year from the passage OF the
act an account of the voyages to the Atlantic coast OF
North America, from 1873 to 1906 including IN this
ueliod several letters TO Sir Francis Walsingham,
written by Ralph Lane in August and September,
1888. from what wa then called Virginia; and within
two years from the passage Of the act, we should pub
lish the first volume Of Annals OF Virginia, coming
down TO 1919 and giving full report Of the proceed
iugs in that year of the ft General Assembly on this
Continent. OF the particulars that passed at TINS
Assembly nothing ia 10 be found IN Mr.. HeDlng col
lection of the statutes, nor IN the volume OF SUN or
Of any one who has yet undertaken TO write the history
Of Virginia. We can show how that assembly was
Organized and what il dids resolutions and acts or
ordnances-and give the names OF tue TWO Durgesse5
for each incorporation anu pdHlhtIoh, i hu" VI '"c
Declaration OF independence would have been pleased
to know that one Of the burgesses in 1919 for Flower
die Hundred bore the name JeitemOn Letters writ
ten Gom Virginia in 1922, by George Harrison, will
be interesting to others, well as the Harisons OF
Brandon and Of Berkeley. Yet they have hitherto
been ignorant Of the existence OF such letters as the
soge Of Montpelier was Of the fact that Capt Isaac
Madison and Mrs Mary Madison were in the colony
in 1898 Many there may be who will be Interested
in tie names Of those living in Virginia in February,
1923 and the list Of the dead; and the complete mus
ter or census of the inhabitants in lG2i-a paper EN-
bracing 1903 pages No Virginian should be willing to
let such documents as these, bearing essentially on
tie history Of his State continue to depend on the
frsi duration of single piece Of paper-and that IN
foreign and We desire 10 obtain them, and, by pub
Ication to preserve them, and in our publications to
introduce matter obtained from the proceedings Of the
Old Virginia Company, and from the records OF our
STATE and other sources hitherto imperfecty explored
Tine and labor are necessary 10 do what we confem-
plate bat these shall freely give, without any other
reward than such may arise from doing that which
the good name and credit Of the State forbid should be
left undone
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
WHAT ARE THE ELECTION LAWS OF
KANSAS

WHAT AXE IHE ELEOlION Law" N
KANSAS
Editorial Correspondence Of The n. T. Tribune. .o-o
WASHINGTON, Saturday, FEB. TO- 1000
The Union of this morning, under the head oil
1.-THE Latest and Boldest," contains an editorial
DENYING that the Sheriff., &C., appointed By the
bogus Legislature for the several Counties OF KAN
sas are to serve for six years, asserting that tney
are TO be superseded b. others to be chosen by the
people in 1857, and denying that the Election and
PoT Tax laws copied BY me from the article On
Kansas in the Tribune Almanac are genuine. After
quoting the Poll-Tay ACT as given By me, The OaioH
proceeds:
That the above Is forgery viii be made apparent
hv reading the following, which the only laws Of
Kausas prescribing the qualifications Of voters:
Chapter 81. p 81 section ll.-ELEcTross
AZ ACT 10 Regulate Elertiou. -
Re srcefsd b. tee G0geyHCr Gsd Le1iyc sssoty D w
Teyyttgry Of Ednsat fgLiOrf. go.
SIC H. EVery free white male citizen q the i'ed
ard every Tree male Indian who Is inside citizen oy nst 1
otbsrwts AID the Of t~entyoLe yea VINO 80.
o. nkatitsut CT this Tenitory. and u tho county OF
ieh he oHers 10 vote ard sha have paid Terriof.
stsu " qualified eestor for al elective cheers ea ~ ~
dsus wb0 inhabitants Of this Territory and Sho 80
s1osed the customs the white Dan, and sno sts
raw hail ne desrnet cfi1srs Prortd>f, Iht 70
sa o. m Eoer IN the regular army navy OF the United
states shall be estel vote b. sss~or OF bang % 'e''s
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
KANSAS IN BOTH HOUSES.
Editorial cor,.spondsnes OF The N. =. Trb.s.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb. Ia,

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb. IA, 1856.
The state of affairs in KANSAS came up in order
in both Houses tO-day-in the Senate, on Mr. Will
sons resolution Of inquiry as TO the condition OF
that Territory which was sharply debated on both
sides, but with an evident disposition on the Me-
braska side to get rid Of the subject as speedily as
possible. The debate will be resumed on Monday
and pressed TO a result; and while DO not sntici-
nate any favorable action in that branch, / trust
the great question will be brought up in one shape
or another again and again until the country 10
aroused and electrified. There are still hundreds
of thousands among our people who do not realize
that their brethren in distant Kansas are suffering
wrong, oppression, Outrage, and even death, be-
cause they will not quietly submit TO despotc rule
imposed On them by invaders for the single purpose
of fastening Slavery upon them. Every days de-
bate in either House will extend the knowledge OF
the facts and deepen the impression produced BY
them. would gladly see no day pass within tho
next month in which Kansas should not be tho
topic in one House or in both
The Representatives to-day came naturally to
the reference of Executive documents, and when
the Presidents late Extra Message Oh Kansas was
reached. conflicting motions were made, BY Mr..
Cpow 10 refer il TO the Committee on Territories
and BY Mr. GEO. s. HOUSTON 10 send it TO the
Committee Of the Whole on the State Of the Union.
The latter had precedence though the former was
clearly the proper motion. subject goes to the
Committee of the Whole for discussion.
and such discussion shOv'.d always be based
upon a full exhibition Of the facts. But
the facts with regard to Kansas are not now before
the House---nothiDs but the Presidents garbled
and ose-sided pr4sentment Of them. Let the
| Committee on TERRITORIES take the message, Goa
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
ONE WEEK
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Row between Mr. Buchanan and
Lord Clarendon.
PROSPECT OF PEACE IN EUROPE.
MO TrDINGs C.F THE PACIFIC.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA AT HALIFAX.

HALIFAX. Fe. hruary II, 1856.
The ROYAL mail steamship Canada, Capt Lang from
LIVERPOOL on the afternoon of February "a arrived
here at O'Clock this morning.
She brings no intelligence OF the Pacific. The
Collins steamship Atlantic arrived out at Liverpool at
6:l5 a. m. on Thursday, the 3lst January.
The steamer Belgque still at Southampton, and
her agents had returned the passsge-money and COM
pensation. Her cargo had been taken out and was
found to be but little injured She was to 90 into the
craving dock for repairs -..
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN QUESTION.
THE Londoa Morning Adverttser has the following
announcement:
Clarendon and Mr. Buchanan had together at the
Foreign Office on Tuesday very angry words passed
between them relative TO the Central American
question. "
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
The dispatches of the Russian Government, COM
pleting and confirming the Geographic announcement
of the unconditional acceptance of Austria PROPOSE
f;ons were received at Vienna on the Esd ul and
courier Immediately conveyed them to Paris and
London.
A memorandum embodying the propositions had
been signed at Vienna and sent to Paris and London
It's reported that the Congress will meet at Paris
On February l7th that very little time will be lost
in the discussion of the subject and that the whole
matter will be brought to q conclusion by February,
25th.
The signing of the preimnares prior to the opening
Of the Conference now only awaits the arrival Of the
Turkish Plenpotentiary.
1t is stated that Prussia refuses to agree to the con-
dtions exacted by the Allies preliminary to her admis-
sion into the Peace Conferences and that consequently
she will be excluded from the Conference, but be in
yited to sign the final deed of settlement
Baron Brunow and Count Orloff are the Russian
Plenpotentaries assisted by Messrs Titoff and Fen
ton Lord Clarendon represents England; Marquis
D'Azegho Sardinia Count BuOl, Austria; NJ. Wa
lewski, Frances Dervish Pasha, Turkey.
A short arnistice, it is thought, will be forthwith
agreed upon.
The British Parliament had assembled.
The Queens speech is quite meager, and does not
mention American affairs.
THE BALTIC.
Letters received to the 3Oth ult. speak Of mild
weather, and the resumption of navigation more or
less at Pi!lau, Memel and Cuxhaven. The ice was
breaking up.
THE CRIMEA.
The correspondence from the Crimea from the En-
clish camp TO Jan. 15 reports the army healthy The
Russians continue to fire from the North Forts.
Prince Gorchakoff had handed over the command to
Gen. Luders, and issued new valedictory to the
Commanders in the Crimea.
On the 9th of January the Russians made an expe-
tion over the ice to attack Kertch, but Gen. Vivian
being Oh the alert, they retired.
ASIA MINOR.
Gen Williams was at Tifis on the lAth of December,
awaiting orders from St. Petersburg to his destina-
ton We know nothing of KARI, excepting that the
town is occupied.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
FROM ALBANY.

AT NANl, FtUs IcOUs
Mr.. Johnson Of The Albany Argus yesterday sold
Ls interest in that establishment to bis partner, Mr.
Comstock, and Mr. Van Dyke disposed OF his share Of
The Atlas to Mr.. Cassidy, an Arrangement having
been made for the consolidation Of the two journals
The frst number of +" The Albany AH0S dEa dTgas,
nnder the management of Messrs. Comstock n CASH
dy, viii appear on Monday, Feb. Is. 1t viii be
Esrnng paper.
Mr. II. r. Hemingway of Chicago, was this morn
ing robbed Of $500 while coming to this city IN me
early train from Schenectady The money was in the
carpet bag and g. 900 of it was In specie. Mr.. H. was
asleep when the robbery was committed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT LONDON, c. W.

Troy, n. Y, Saturday Feb 10, loo.
NJ London, c. W, at "a O'Clock this afternoon,
poded, blowing the buiSipg 70 atoms and burying
thirty men in the ruins. The fTemen repaired promptly
70 he scene of the disaster cleared away the rubbish
and took ont ali the bodies. Five were found to be
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18

PIr1sBURGH CosyESTIos -DELEGATEs FROM
OHIo.-At a Republican meeting held in CINCINNATI
on thu 9th inst the following gentlemen were elected
delegates from Hamilton County TO the Pittsburg Con-
veution: Messrs. Charles Remin, James Elliott, J. H.
Croatb. T.. NJ. Gregory, +. Day, T. Woodruff, Judge
Hoadey, Ira French, K. d. Mussey, A. ii. Ernst,
L. b. Bruen, VIM Bimey, Henry Reed, and Samuel
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18

dead and nine others badly wounded The
shock was felt throughout the whole city. The win
dows of the Wostem Hotel and also those Of the En-
glish church, were shattered.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18

ARRIVAL OF THE FRIGATE POWHATAN.
NORFOLK, Va, Saturday, Feb. l6, 1885,
The United States frigate POwhatan arrived at this
nort to-day from China.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
SNOW-STORM AT BOSTON.
RoCTOS Feb L

II has been showing here nearly all day, and blowing
a gale. All the railroads are badly incommoded by
the drifts. 80
Owing to the snow on the track no mail train VIII
leave here tonight for New.YOrk.
BosTOE, Saturday, Feb. Is, 1856
The imports of foreign gooss at this port for the
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-18
uoNEsDAIE CHARTER ELECTION.

HoEEsDALE, Pa, Saturday, Feb. Is, 1856.
The charter election held here yesterday resulted in
he choice of the entire Know Nothing ticket.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-10
The Army R,ll..kausas Affairs.

The passage of the Army bill, without the
Black Republican Proyiso, has been matter
of rejoicing to all reasonable people in the
country. sSet q Yankee,to catch Yankee,
is common saying, and President Pierce Illus
trated it when he turned the mechanics out OF
the armory at Springfield, Massachusetts. The
pocket nerve of the Black Republican constitu-
ency, was touched, and the Representatives
quickly found that it would damage their cause
to persevere in the course up to that time pur-
sued. The Republicans doubtless feared also
that their continued rejection of the proposition
to repeal the obnoxious laws of Kansas Terrific
~, which were the alledged cause OF all the diff
ficulty, would rebound upon themselves. They
could not afford to give up the laws, constituting
as they do the greater part their stock in trade
in the present canvass, and preferred to surren-
der the Proviso. From all accounts they be-
came towards the last exceedingly anxious for
the passage of the BILL Greeley and others
wrote letters begging them to change their tao
tics, as their course was running them at home,
and when the desired result was brought about
the Republicans showed more joy than any other
members of Congress.
The failure of Congress to pass some measure
for the pacifcation Of Kansas is greatly to be re-
GREETED. While the detailed reports from that
Territory are very unreliable, and one days des-
patches generally contradict the reports OF the
former day, 1t is undisputed that a lamentable
state of affairs exists in the Territory. Yet the
various efforts made by conservative men IN
Congress to settle matters amicably were either
unaided or openly opposed There were two
factions-as wide apart as the poles intheir pro-
fessed principles-co-operating to prevent
peaceful adjustment. The Republicans and the
ultra Southern Democracy both apparently de-
sired to permit the agitation to go on, regardless
of consequences.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-10
DIR. Kane,s Great Work.

We have received from the publishers, Messrs.
Ohilds d Peterson, Philadelphia, some specimen
pages of DR.. Kane's Attic Explorations. The
work will be comprised in two octave volumes,
of nearly 500 pages each, containing % fine
steel plates, about 800 superb wood engrav-
ings and four maps. Nearly 10000 subscribers
have already been obtained. 1t will be issued
on the first of October. The Typography is beau
tiful-eminently creditable to the publishers
These volumes will be the most interesting is
sued from the press for many years, and we i'm
agine it is unnecessary to advise our readers to
procure q cOpy ...
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-10
London Quarterly Review.

Contents of the July number: l. Savonarola,
2. Grote's History of Greece, 8. Causes of the
Civil WARM. Guizot, 4. The Police and the
Thieves, s. Public Works and Improvements of
Paris, 6. The Papal Government, 7. The Dispute
with America. .a
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-10
Public Speaking.

will address the people on the topics involv
ed in the present canvass at the following times
and places, and invite my opponent, Mr.. Harris
or any other gentleman on the Democratic Elec
toral Ticket, to meet me in discussion, viz:
AT Harrisonburg, Monday 18th Sept.
Monterey, Highland, Thursday 18th Sept.
{" Crab Bottom, Saturday goth :"
" Beverly, Randolph, Monday 22d
" Weston, Lewis, Monday 29th Is
" MoorGeld, Hardy, Monday 9th October.
I" Franklin, Pendleton, Thursday 9th
T" Woodstock, Shenandoah, Monday 18th "
]. D. IMBODEN.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-10
..Bargain and Corruption"

The letter of +. T. Blair on the charge OF
bargain and corruption" preferred against Hen
ry Clay, will be found upon the first page OF
this paper. The Richmond Enquirer, noticing
this letter, seeks to impair its influence by call
ing attention to the fact that Blair is a "Repub-
lcan," without attempting to disprove its posi-
lions or refute its arguments. Such a puerile
mode of combating the force of testimony is e.
quivalent to an admission of inability to meet it
otherwise. ~ O. r" T.1i9i
In the Maryland Wing Convention which
met in Baltimore on the Sd inst, Charles B.
Calvert, Esq, devoted part Of the speech
which he delivered to dicussion of the charge
He referred to the letter of James B. Clay and
reviewed all the testimony in the case Will
liam schley, Esq, Of Baltimore, when called up
on to speak, said: 9
The speech delivered by Mr.. Calvert this
morning was one of great power and conclusive
reasoning, especially when the source from
whence il came was considered No man was
more true and devoted friend of Mr.. Clay than
Mr.. Calvert-he was his friend in health, up to
the last hour of his life-and he was better ac-
quainted with his private feelings than any one
in this land He has given his reasons why he
could not under any circumstances vote tor Mr.
Buchanan, and although my personal acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Clay was not so constant and
intimate as that of Mr.. Calvert, | for one
should expect, if the spirits of the dead are cog
infant of worldly acts that his body would turn
in the grave at such a breach of that protested
friendship and personal attachment, as to vote
for Buchanan / knew Mr.. Clay well, and it
shall always be source of pride and pleasure to
me to know that my humble name, with words
of kind remembrance, were among the last that
passed his lips. "
The charge of originating, propagating, and
keeping in existence the imputation OF bribery
and corruption "has been most conclusiyely
proved against Mr.. Buchanan to-day by Mr..
Olay's bosom friend. How much more noble
would it have been for Mr.. Buchanan in reply
to General Jackson, instead of casting inuendoes
on Mr.. clay to have said :-"There is no truth
in the charge-I made q similar proposition to
him out of a good feeling to you-but he repell-
ed the offer, saying 'there is no timber here Tor
a cabinet officer" He had it in his power to
say this and crush the SANDER, and all this base
charge would then have been set aside. have
seen him when he was suffering under this charge
as if he had coal of fire ON his heart-and as a
Wing, with the remembrances of his sufferlngS,
to vote for James Buchanan is an imposslbllity.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-09-10

them As Mr. Bolts remarked in his recent
speech at this pace, when commenting on THIS
aagitious transaction, we are disposed to enquire
whether the receiver of stolen goods is not equal
ly criminal with'the men who actually commit
ted the theft2 The whole batch of them, tor
they all took the money! merit the denun-
citation of the public-but especially do the
Virginia Democrats, who willingly take what
does not rightfully belong to them, in defiance
of the spirit of the Constitution, but with pre-
tended devotion to that sacred instrument re-
fuse TO let their constituents have what does
rightfullY belong to them