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completely torn up, so that the cars still re- naming on the track could not be attached to the engine in front At about P. M., train returned from Aspinwal. In the interval the wounded passengers suffered dreadfully from thirst. Many of them drank from the muddy pond on either side of the track, though it was red with human blood. Fortunately supply ofwater was drought by the train, which greatly alleylated their sutfernss. Fifty-three wound ed passengers were placed on the cars and taken to Aspinwall for medical and surgical treatment.
 No physicians came with the train, though the reason why none were sent was not ex- palned. The bodies of the dead, as far as re- covered from the wreck, were not removed.- It was about 8 o'clock inthe evening when the first train returned to Aspinwall.
 l remained to assist in digging out the dead bodies. The night was dark, and with the dim light shed over the ground by few lanterns. showing visibly here and there heaps Of dead bodies, and the increasing moans and shrieks of the wounded, added to the mourufnl counte- nances of those at work in the removal of the shattered wreck, made it scene never to be forgotten. At o'clock in the morning, SC cond train arrived at Aspinwall, and carried back more of the wounded. 1 left in this train. The bodies of the dead and some of the wound ed still remained at the scene of the disaster. did not get the names of any of the killed or the wounded. None but steerage passengers were injured. Two young men in company with myself, and occupying the seat directly in front of me, were instantly killed. Their names were Wm. McMillen and James Craw- ley, of Rochester, N. Y. The former leaves d Wife and two children. learned that all the brakemen of the train were killed Over eight hundred persons were on the train. Of these should presume that three hundred were kill led and seriously wounded
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PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR
 State of Arkansas.

NY HEREAS The constitution and laws of the w State of Arkansas require that a general cleo tio snail be held therein the first Monday of Au- gust next
 THEREFORE, l, ELIAS N. CONWAY, Governor of the State of Arkansas, do hereby declare and make known that such general election will be held in the [especeVe counties Of this State the said first Mon day of August lS56 that is to say for the election of Goeermor .t Me &ate ef Askaasas; and in the conn tes composing the lst Congressional District for tbe election of one Representatives to the thirty fftl congress or the ohted States; and in the counties composing the second Congressional District for fine elecuon of one Representative 10 the Congress of the United States. VI '.'' Aso for the election of one Judge of the Circuit Court in the first judicial circuit one ,Judpe of the Circuit Court in the third judicial circuit and one Judge oi the Circuit Court in the foulfb judicial cir cutand for the election of one PYosecutinq 4tsneu o te ate Ill each of the six judicial circuits in the State. Also for the election of State Senator from each ot the following Senatorial Districts to wit From the @d District, composed of the counties of
 Carroll and Newton
 From tue 4th District composed of the counties of
 Crawford and Franklin From the 9th District, composed of the conntes of
 Johnson and Pope.
 From the 1th District, composed of the counties of
 Conway, Perry and Yell. From the oth District composed of the counties of
 Van Buren and Izard. From the 9th District composed of the county of
 independence.
 rom lie iIlA OoltIct, con posed or the counties Of
 Lawrence and Fulton.
 From the 10th District, composed of the counties of
 Phillips and Monroe.
 From the 18th District, composed of the counties of
 Chcot. Drew and Ashley. From the 18th District, composed of the counties of
 Dallas and Bradley.
 From the 24th District, composed of the counties of
 Saline, Hot Spring and Montgomery. From the 25th District composed of the counties of
 Sebastian and Scott.
 And. also members of the House of Representa- lives ot the next General Assembly of the State from the respective counties thereof, to wit: Inc poty af Arl-,p
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in the path that would pre-eminenty fit them for usefulness in after life The interchange and mutuality of love and good feeling, exist ing between him and his family, depended upon Gods sanction to their existence. That sane tion has been withdrawn, he is gone forever- Peace be to his memory. c. DIED in this city, on Tuesday morning, une Sd. 1856, Mrs. REBECcA ELLEN, consort of Jas. D Butler, aged 20 years and 9 months. H
 Mrs. B. was married young-she has died in her youth. Ere she had reached the prime of life, DEATH claimed her for his own. Yet we may hope that she was not altogether unprepar- ed, for she had been impressed for some time previous, that, with her, life was of short dura- ton She was devoted wife, an afectionate mother, kind nelghbor, and sincere friend A bereaved and disconsolate husband will most keenly feel the irreparable loss he has sustained But, how much more will the two little orphans she has left behind her, feel the weight of sor- TOW, when they realize that they have, at so tender an age, been deprived of the blessing of mothers love! May the Good Shepherd protect them through the journey of life.
 Ohio papers please copy. G.
 DIED-In this city on the 9th inst, MARIA JAcoBINA MARGARETHA GEORGE, relct of the late John Martin George, aged 70 years.
 Mrs. G. was native of KelSterbach. Ger many, and for the last 23 years a resident of this place.
 In recording the death of this estimable and unobtrusve lady, it is great consolation to bor I oto1 obi she was an humble and sincere christian, de- voted mother, and orphans friend. Mrs. G. being admonished by her rapidly declining health, that her sojourn here must soon end, proceeded with a mothers love, and christian faith, to "put her house in order," for the ap- preaching summons After making dsposi- tion of her temporal affairs, she seemed pre- pared and willing to say, the Lord gave and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord" The last solemn and sealing act of christians faith-the partaking of the Lord's-supper was, at herrequest, ad minstered to her and few friends four days before her death
 Her funeral took place on Sunday from the Episcopal church-the remains being accom- panied to the grave by many friends and ac- quaintances, showing how sincere was their re- spect for the virtues of the deceased. How solemn the warning, to all present, were the words of Gods minister in committing the re- mains of our friend to their last resting place -" earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust!' May we all profit by these words and her ex- ample, is the sincere wish of an humble and devoted friend of the family of the deceased
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already gained by the example of Kansas, in It's valiant struggle against oppression, and in the developmentof of a5new science of .emigra-; ton. Already in Lawrence alone there are newspapers and schools, including a hig s;hool, and throughout the territory there Is more aca- demic education than in all Missouri. outside of St. Louis, and more far, in proportion to it's
 inhabitants than in all South Carolina
 An! sir, 1 tell the Senator that Kansas. wei comed as a free State will be a 'ministering angeP to the republic, when South Carolina. in the cloak of darkness which she hugs lies howllng' The Senator from Illinois, (Mr. D'uglas) naturally joins the Senator from south Carollna Tn this warfare and gives to it the superior intensity of his nature. He thinks that the national government has not complete " provedslts power, as 1t has never hanged a traitor; but if the occasion requires, he hopes there will be no hesitation, and this threat is directed at Kansas throughout the country.
 Again occurs the parallel with the struggles of Patrick Henry, when, to the cry from the Senator, Of treason,' 'treason,' I reply, ifI this be treason, make the most of it. Sir. itl is easy to call names; but I beg to tell the Se nator that if the word traitor is in any way applicable to those who refuse submission to tyranncal usurpation, whether in Kansas or elsewhere, then must some new word, ofdeeper color, be invented, to designate those mad spir
 its who would endanger and degrade the re- public, while they betray all the cherished sentiments of the fathers and the spirit of the constitution, in order to give new spread to slavery. Let the Senator proceed. twill not be the first time in history that scaffold erect ed for punishment has first become a pedestal of honor. Out of death comes life, and the traitor whom he blindly executes will live immortal in the cause"
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Brown taken by a Slave.

correspondent of the St. Louis Republican gives the following account of the capture oi l Brown, one of the abolition tritors of Kansas: "Yes, let it go forth to the east-let it be told to the deluded emigrants of the aid socie. ties--let it be sounded among the hills and val leys of New England, and wherever abolition- ism abides, that Robinson, Reeder, Brown, Schuyler and Conway have stolen away in the nighttime and endeavored to abscond from their friends, just as the moment came when their advice, direction leadership and assistance were most needed. And let it be known also, that all of them, except Reeder, have been in tercepted and arrested as fugitives from justice and brought back to the territory. Robinson was caught at Lexington, some days ago. and brought up last night on the Ma,tha Je,oett; Schuyler and Conway-the first Lieut. Cover nor. and the other supreme iude-were caught at Parkviile, and brought up yesterday on the Morning Star; and Browd, editor of the He rald of Freedom, was caught few days ago. just back of Kansas city, by negro belonging to MT. Milton McGhee
 Let Mir. Beecher, MT. Garrison, and other dear lovers of the darkies know that also Mr. Brown was the most eloquent and cogent of abolition buglemen; he did more to disturb the peace and to foment dscord, than any dozen men in Kansas. He was the strongest and boldest advocate of the freedom of the slave and yet, when endeavorng to skulk away, was caught by slave. IL was suspected, or whis- pered, that he was in the neighborhood, and there was lookout for him. Late in the evening this negro slave saw man let down from back window, and at once suspecling it to be Brown, approached and asked his name lo, T l. 4 his pecAliar people, readily told him, and asked his assistance in getting away. The negro said, No sir, you cannot leave; 1 will take you to my master"
 Brown tried to persuade the negro that be was his best friend, and had got into bis pre- sent dilemma by endeavoring to benefit the ne- groes. The negro replied that no one thanked him for his endeavors, that he had done them thousand times more harm than good, etc., when he delivered Brown over to his master
 The captive begged and entreated not to be taken back to Kansas. He said he would in. initely prefer to abide any action or treatment of the Missourans than to be returned to those from whom he had fled.
 Reeder is not yet caught, but it is supposed to be impossible for him to escape, even though it is certian he is disguished
 It may be asked by some why the troops of the United States have not been called into re- quisition in this emergency? The reason sim plyis that the civil authorities intended to exe- cute the law themselves. They believe they ought to do it, and that they can do it. The sheriff's posse are led by men of high charac- ter and distinguished ability, who know pre- csely what they are doing, and will do it de- csively and effectualy. As before stated, am happy that not Missourian is there This struggle rests with the sovereign people of Kan sas exclusively, and will be decided by them before this reaches you"
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o BIT U A R I fc s .

VIM. M. BRANsFoRD a native of Smith coun- ty, Tennessee, born 26th June, 1921, and re- sident of the city of Clarksvile, Johnson coun- ty, Arkansas, departed this life on the 26th of May, having been afflicted for long time with bronchial affection.
 The deceased emigrated to this county in the year 1845, remained a few years and went back to his native State; but returned in 1851, from which time up to his death, he was resi- dent of this city. In him, we have lost val uable citizen-valuabe for his unbendng in- tegrity, decision of purpose, characteristic stp- diousness, refined taste, manly department in the daily walks of life, and the sympathetic pulse-heats of his heart, for every object that commends itself to the consideration of truly good citizen. In public affairs he took a bold stand, and defended his position with argu- ments strong and convincing, fresh from the well.spring of wisdom--deep study. A wife and three children are left to mourn his death; he loved them with love next unto madness; in them he beheld the light of life. Inspired with such devotion and impressed with due sense of the responsibility resting upon him, as citizen and parent. he spared no pains in directing the youthful minds of his children
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Qnid Pro Quo.

Superficial and malevolent writers are at- tempting to magnify Sumner into martyr for freedom and a victim of slavery. But the American people are too observant, too just a, d too chlvalrous Gf we may employ that much abused term,) for such a transparent game to be played successfully Whatever reproduction may be visited on Mir. Brooks, and whatever opinions may be entertained in regard to the subject of debate gentlemen everywhere will admit that Summers general tone was neither parliamentary nor gentlemanly neither were
 his particular applications.
 Read the deliberately prepared attack on MT. Butler, of South Carolina--a man venera- ble in years, amiable in temper, and possessed of every personal claim to respect. Was that the tone of gentleman? Especially was it the tone which any man of strong and athletic frame such as Sumner ought to have employ ed without holding himself accountable to the younger members of Mr. Buffers family for the incorporate abuse of their aged relative? Read, also, his tirade against the State of South Carolina his indictment of her character for honor and patriotism--his misrepresentations of her history and conduct.
 It is said, however, that Mr. Sumner intend ed to play new part--that he was to appear as the KNIGHT of abolitionism-and that the hottest of "Southern Hotspurs' should find henceforth fit match in the person of this doughty cavalier It had been previously ru- mored that he was to carry the war into the "enemy's country" During the delivery of his grossest personalities, and afterwards, there were plenty of his factious brethren to hound him on with most fulsome applause on every rancorous outburst. When he was most ill- sultins and defiant he was fattered into the notion that he was destined to 'put do,on' the south, and especially to prostrate Carolina her Senators and Represent atves. Well, stung by his unmeasured insolence and personal provcatons, an impetuous relative of the aged and insulted Senator answers the foul-mouth with the strong hands tramplu g. it is true, upon the forms of parliamentary privileges with which the boasting cavalier had intrenched himself and which, unluestionably, ought to have restrained him from offering the in- suit to an old man that was thus summariIv avenged.
 We are not to be put in false position in regard to this matter. Regrettng and con- demning, as much a. any one, the mode and measure of redress that was adopted, yet, with great submission, would suggest that those who provoke attacks of this violent descrip ti'n are not without great biamr, and that those who raise the cry of the wordv onset and ap- plaud the exulting assailaut of age and station are not without their spouSlbilty for the out rages that may follow. In short, those who play at boeols must expect rubbers!- Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Sugar--Good common to fair :, l2 Ql 7$lc, and fully fair to prime S14c t4 tb.
 Moias>es-At39 39 e 40 for tcrncnting, and 40 Q If l2c. per gallon for poor choice reboiled. FiOur5lS Illinois ana St. Louis superGne at s6 20 @ 25; 100 at :5 37 l2: 9Jo to l9JO Tennessee. chiefly fancy 1t s6 75 e.; boo at. and TO fine at S4 Ij per bb.
 WheatA lot of loo sucks sold at $l 50 per bu5he
 Corn--Yellow and white at 45c ;l5oo at 4sc.. 455o in lots Ut the samc;6Q0 Ut 48c. and 1000 fancy white in two or three lots. at 50c per bushel. Nye-We notice sale of l50 sacks at G5c. per bushel.
 Oats Louis at 89c. 23o in lots at 4Qc: l60o0 ordinary at 37 l2 O 33e., and 630 Ohio at 35c. per hushel
 Porkl55 bblS. Mess, private inspection. was soll day ut sis ? bbl. which is the retail rate I:ac on Shoulders att l-2e. 10 poor do Ut G.: l20 of prime ribbed si les in lots at l2c and 70 clear at s55c. p fb. l2'., and holders asking lo$4e. } lb for prime in ticrceS.
 Whsxey- -2SO bbls reclifod at 23c. and 100 also at 25c E gallon.
 Candle 4oo boxes Star (Emcrys) sold to- day at 22c f3 fb.
 Coffee 25o bags Rio at 10 @ OI-2c. 5 b.
 Cattle Market.
 JEFFERSON CITY, June Sd. Beef CatticWe quote at @ 1-2c S} k5 net for fine and choice 1stern Reeves and inferior Cat tie at Q %. Receipts to-day l5o head of Alta kapas and l3Q Cattle. Market in favor of purcha- sers.
 Hogs Retailing at 6 Gl--c. f9 fb net Stock am pie and market dull.
 Sheep We quote at $3 a I 50 t} head. Market dull.
 Mich Cows-Prices $50 O s65 and s60 e 90 Veal Cattle In demand and we quote at s5 e II 50 t@ head.
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Summer on South Carolina.

As there is considerable curiosity in regard to the attack by Mir. Brooks on Mir. Sumner, below we publish the remarks of the latter, by which the attack was brought about. Mr. Sumner said:
 But it is against the people of Kansas that the senSblities of the Senator are particularly aroused Coming as he announces, from a Sate'-aye, sir, from South Carolina-he turns with lprdly disgust from this newly formed community, which he will not recognize even as body politic' Pray sir, by what title does he indulge in this egotism? Has he read ;he history of the State,' which he represents? lie cannot surely have forgotten its shameful lmbeciiity from slavery confessed throughout he revolution, followed by its more shameful assumptions for slavery since. He cannot have iorgotten its wretched persistence in the slave trade as the very apple of it's eye, and the con dtion of its participation in the Union. He cannot have forgotten its constitution which is republican only in name, confning power in the hands of the few, and founding the quaifca- tons of voters on "a settled freehold estate and and ten negroes
 And vet the Senator to whom that State has In part committed the guardianship of It's good name instead of moving with backward Feadng steps, to cover its nakedness, rushes forward in the very ecstacy oi madness, to ex- pose It, by provoking comparison with hal- saS South Carolina is old; Kansas Is young South Carolina counts by centuries where Kan sas counts by years. But a benefcient exam Die may be born in day; and venture to say that against the two centuries of the older State, may be already set the two years of lna, involving corresponding virtue in the younger community. In the one, is the long wall of slavery; in the other, the hymns oi freedom. And if we glance at special achieve Ments, it will be difficult to find anything il The history of South Carolina which presents somuch of heroic spirit in a heroic cause as ap pears in that repnlse of the Missouri invader oy the beleaguered town of Lawrence, wher, even the women gave their effective efforts t' freedom. Bx
 The matrons of Rome, who poured therj jew elS Into the treasury for the public defens' the wives of Prussia, who, with delicate i'm gers, clothed their defenders against the Frencl hVaslon-the mothers of our own revolution who sent forth their sons, covered with prayer a blessings, to combat for human rights, dlt nothing of selfsacrifice truer than did thes women on this occasion. Were the whole his 'ory of South Carolina plotted out of existence from its very beginning down to the day o 'ue last election of the Senator to his presen Seat on this floor, civilization might lose-I d, ''ay how little; but surely less than it ha
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r CssfHrarks4 From the N. I. Herald. The Assault on Mir. Sumner.-Fu!l nls.rS
Washinnton. May % sl056

'a1 Washington, May 22, 1856.
 Mr. Brooks waited at the Porter's Lodge about an hour yesterday, and as long thi. morning, hoping to meet MT. Sumner, with q view to attack him. Failing in this, he enter. cd the Senate chamber to-day, just as that bod y adjourned, and seeing several ladies present seated himself on the opposite side to Mr. Sumner, Soon all disappeared but one. He then requested friend to get her out. when he immediately approached MT. Sumner; and said in a quiet tone of voice: sH iala ~
 MT. Sumner, have read your speech with great care, and with as much impartiality as l am capable of, and feel it my duty to say to you that you have published libel on my State, and uttered islander upon relative, who Is aged and absent, and am come to pun ish you''
 At the concluding words Mir. Sumner att tempted to spring to his feet, showing fight, but whilst In the act was struck by Col. Brooks backhanded blow across the head with gut ta purcha cane near an inch thick, but hollow, and he continued striking him right and left until the stick was broken into fragments and Mr. Sumner was prostrate and bleeding on the floor. No one took hold of Col Brooks dur Ing the time, so quick was the operation; but immediately afterwards Mr. Crittenden caught him around the body and arms; when the Colo nel said, Il did not wish to hurt him much, but only to whip him.'
 No one knew of the anticipated attack but the Hon. H. A. Edmondson, of Virginia, who happened not to be present when the attack commenced. It was reported on the streets for several days previous that Mr. Sumner would be armed when he delivered his speech, and that Ii occasion re iuired 1t, he would use his weapons He Was not armed when attacked by Col. Brooks to-day. It is said, also, that Mr. Sumner gave out before he made his speech that he would be responsible for anything he might say.
 After his arrest Colonel Brooks went to the office of Justice Hollingshead, and rendered his bond with securities to appear and answer any charge preferred by tho grand jury. But the Justice deeming the bond premature, dis charged him upon his parole of honor to ap- pear before him again whenever required.
 Subsequently, MT. Brooks was complained of by Mir. w. Y. Leader, on whose oath Jus tce Hollingshead required Brooks to give bail i'll the sum of five hundred dollars, as security for his appearance tomorrow after noon.
 The most intense excitement prevails this evening among the ger-worshippers, and they intend tomorrow morning to introduce resolutions expelling Colonel Brooks from his seat in the House. They are working assidu- ously to accomplish this object, but they will certainly fail.
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,oores and Vanes to the democratic ranks The work that naturally presented itself for ,be action of the whigs, as the first step to the accomplishment of universal religious freedom, consisted in abrogating the proscriptive enact mept of Protestants against each other. The ocbieyement of this was so much gained--so much intolerant spirit put down, and the pro. cess of it, softened to some extent, the preju. joe against Catholics. There remained after this only the Catholics (and Jews) who were denied the boon of religious liberty, on either side of the Atlantic in the Anglo saxon family, and became as before observed, the great whig and tory battle ground; which WIS the state of the question here up to the revolution of 1776, and in England up to the year 1880. There inc constitution soas intended to put an end to all anterior whig and tory issues about political rights and religious liberty. The Catholic emancipation bill settled the Catholic qnestion in England in the year above indicated
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