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why FREMONT is CALLED \ CATHoLIC.-A
Significant COntesSiOn.-At a meeting of the
Brooklyn Young Mems Republican Associa-
ton last evening, one of the members stated
that he stood in relations of intimacy to two
individuals who had never yet come together,
and who, probably, never would Col. Ere
mont and one Of the editors of the New York
Express. Laughter. He asked the latter
gentleman why he had circulated in his
paper, the foolish story of Fremont being a
Catholic, to which he replied that other
newspapers had also circulated it. The
q|uesti-n was then asked Do the editors
Of that journal beiere that Fremont is Ca
tholic :" and the answer was, that then are
not Exactly certain that he is, but the news
papers would lose their life if it were not for
such things,
The President, Theodore Tilton, Esq, said
that all the BroOkses, including the Hon.
Preston, flow in the same channel. Laugh
ter Fremont is an Episcopalian and if
any one asks. e." Does he not attend mass I"
it may be answered, No, the mass atend
him ~
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~
The late arrivals from San Francisco give
long details of the revolution now in opera
ton there. According to all accounts a gang
of gamblers, cheats and murderers have had
the chief control of the government of Cali
fornia for a long time. By means of curious
ly made ballot boxes with secret apartments
in them, ballots to any extent could be fraud
ulently put in for whoever the judges of the
elections saw fit to have elected. In this way
the greatest villains were put into Office, and
virtually the whole machinery of government
was under their control. Crimes to any ex.
tent were committed and the guilty could not
be punished. The murder of Mr.. King, an
editor who had fearlessly spoken of the char
acter of Casey, one of the gang (who appa-
rently had agreed among themselves to MUIR
der any man who should dare to expose their
misdecds), started the wheel of revolution
Thousands Of citizens irrespective Of all relig-
ious or political party relations were soon en-
rolled as a Vigilance committee. They took
the government into their own hands. Gas.
py, and one Cora. another murderer, who had
escaped conviction by packing the jury on
his trial, were taken from prison and hung.
Yankee Sullivan-the noted pugilist, who
formerly figured about New York-who con-
fesscd to many frauds in stufing ballot box
es, committed suicide in Jail to avoid a public
execution. About 25 more of the came sort
have been banished, and probably more will
he. President Pierce's United States Mar
shall, Me Dufie-a noted gambler, who holds
his place, says the Bulletin, through the in
nuence Of John b.. Weller Of the Senate, and
Herbert, the man who shot the waiter Keat-
ing,-is openly spoken of as one Of the guilty
gang who are to be driven away from the
field Of their depredations and crimes. A
public meeting, of from 10, 900 to Is 900 per-
sons. IN San Francisco, gave their approval
Of the course Of the Vigilance committee-as
a measure of DIRE necessity, to save the COM
munity from absolute ruin, and the Commit
Tee appear to be generally sustained by the
better portion of the entire State. The Vigil
lance committee have issued q strongly word
ed address to the People. 1t is difficult to
see where this remarkable condition of affairs
is to end.
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The Kanaaa Convention.

v
'uo ooh'eh'ion oaiieu W Dunaio 10 consl-
der tho best way of rendering efficient aid to
tho Free State settlers of Kansas, adjourned
IN the 10Th ms, Its clos;nc nrococd;r,s
..ru %
"0io us ioio"s
Gov. Reeder mado n long sneecb m tbo
wrongs of Kansas and her right TO be admit
ted into the Union under the Topeka Consti-
tuition. nj the close of which be snokn Of
Gerritt Smiths resolutions as too ultra.
Smith defended them as only recommend
ing tho sending of an armed force to Kansas
to resist the armed force already there. lie
believed the time for resistance had arrived.
lie could snare for books. nrovisions and
Agricultural indictments for Kansas and be
felt that he was now called upon to contri-
butte means to arm men, and send them out
to fight. Mr.. Smith continued at some length
in the same train and was renlied To nv CIV
Reeder. who was in favor of waiting a wbilo
longer, not because Kansas had received
wrongs enough, but because he thought it
better to wait until an effective blow could
be struck. If it had fallen to him to use the
power of government he would not have wait
ed, but the oppressors of Kansas would have
%long'ere this been converted into beans of
dead men on the fields of Missouri. lie was
therefore willing to wait until they had the
power he would have this used. but he did
not wish to give the South notice of their in
t%entions by marching armed men into the
Territory. lie wanted the enemy to have the
first notice of the blow in the blow itself.
Tho free State party take the ground that
they will exhaust all peaceful remedies and
that being done, they will resist to death and
pile the soil which the Constitution no longer
protects with the dead bodies of their oppres-
sors.
Geritt Smith suggested that if this chain
of reasoning be correct, the convention should
sit with closed doors, as the South could not
but know that something was to be done
when resolutions. were passed for raising
SlOO,O 600 per month.
Afternoon oession.-The committee on Re-
solutions reported declaring the federal adj
minstration the upholder of oppression and
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When the demand for the admission Of
Missouri as a Slave State was agitatins Con-
gress and the nation ,no State condemned that
measure more emphltically than Pennsylya-
MIA did, In a preamble and resolution joint
~ adopted by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatiyes, they spoke Of the proposal as
one which, 81 if adopted, would impede the
march Of humanity and freedom throughout
the world and would transfer from a mis-
guided ancestry an odious stain, and fix it in
delibly upon the present race-a measure, in
brief, which proposes to spread the crimes
and c%ruelties Of slavery from the banks Of the
Mississippi to the shore, Of the Pacific. -
invoked by the Deity, by the veneration
which they entertain for the memory Of the
founders OF the Republic, and by a tender re-
gard for posterity, to protest against its
adoption, TO refuse to covenant with crime,
and to limit the range OF an evil that already
hangs In awful boding over so large a portion
of the Union
They REQUIRED to the steady practice of
Congress, up to that time, in preventing
the extension Of slavery, and said that " to
opOn the fertile regions Of the West to a ser
vile race would tend to increase their num-
bers beyond all past example, would open a
new and steady market to the lawless vendors
of human flesh, and would render all schemes
for obliterating this most foul blot on the
American character useless and unayailing.
Under these convictions, and in the full per
suasion that upon this topic there is but one
opinion in Pennsylvania,
Rssolued, by the Senate and House Of Representa-.
tiyes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that
the Senators Of the state be aud they are hereby in.
ssructed 10 vote against the admission Of any Terri
tory as a state into the Union, unless such Territory
shall stipulate and agree that 'the further introduce.
ton Of Slavery or involuntary ser, itude, except Tor
the punishment Of crimes whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall be prohibited; and
that all children born within the Territory, after its
admission into the Union as n state, shall be free,
but may be held to service until the age Of twenty
five years"
On the adoption Of that resolution the
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BALLor-Box SruFuSG. The day breaks at
last. The ylllany and corruption which
have SO long run riot in this community,
now lid fair to be fully exposed. The out
rageous frauds on the ballot box that have
been So long conniyed at, if not openly coun-
tenanced, by the vile oticiary Of our city, are
being exposed. No wonder that these YAM
pires are heard to howl for claw and order, ~
now they find that their power 10 plumber
the people in passing away. As the honor
Of this expose is alone due to the Vigilance
Committee, let every good citizen aid and
countenance their efforts to unmask the
%yillany which has SO long preyed upon the
vital interests of our people.
There was on exhibition last night, at the
rooms of the Vigilance Committee, a ballot
box used at the elections in a certain ward
in this city, which gives us one of many
clues to the moduS operaHd Of the suffers
The box referred to, is about eight inches
square, painted blue, rather roughly made,
but a ballot box, and known to have been
used for that purpose. Ii has the hole, and
the old wax used to seal it up with, at the
closing of the polls, and remaining on the
box.
On opening the lid all appears right, a
plain simple box, nicely pla ned and smooth
at the bottom lie u few ballots, ( Just as II
was found, J opened Pull out the bottom,
and presto, change Turn the box upside
down, when a fresh supply OF new and un-
opened ballots present themselves, of the
right stripe, and in quantities. If these are
found to be insufficient, presto change again
and you pull up one side of the box, and 10
and behold there are hundreds, If not thou
sands of the little jokers, ~ all closely fold
ed, and Of the genuine stripe, all nicely priv
ted, remindIn gone of the millions of maggots
that cover the Wondering, decayinG remains
of some vile animal.
Now the Law and Order clique can see
and behold how easy it is to elect a Casey for
supervisor, when he wac not even a candidate,
nor received a single vote for the office OF
how Sheriff Scanned and Bill Mullisan hold
the keys of the county Jail, when johnson,
the peoples candidate, received the majority
of the votes What think you as to the
necessity OF the Vigilance Committee F! The
door is but just opening, gentlemen; keep
quiet, and the broad light Of day will yet
dawn upon our city,
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The Case Ct Brooks.

a. H.. 90 .r Ma, pr-,,n = puo,
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o,.l ,..l
h., .i,,,r, h...o., ,,,, li,,
wares. stunned him with the FIRST blow. and
beat tlin nearly Il, du.h. twas done in tho
,,,,s.p.c OF many &.,,,,r. au, ott,rs Not
.rl, tlora Lut ,lseo.h..o and L.r,ro tto
u.ri.tr,., I,,,ok. ,,onl. oJni,tcd that bo
dill tbc l..l ro, l,rr,,r, u.od Inv rho Sam
for i'm lob,,n i'm tho senate Chomhor Ahor,
,ho essential c,et tL,ro c,,ld IA, r, orost,r
There las boon mo o~ure,io, :, far 81,
Brooks was concerned there WIS no need of
d,lnv in acting J,r.. ivolv ON tho c,so and II,
c,u|d have l,en ,rrnorlv disn.s.J Of in an
lour. Ott,r- v.r, imrlicntai. however
and morc ,ino WAS ne,oss,rv but all in.
o,irv c,nld hov, bn.n ,,no tbrourb with IN
th,,e DAYS. Nearly ciobt weeks after on tho
lith of ,Julv. the House reached its final vote
on the subject. On the resolution or thn
committee ..th,t Preston : prooks he and
no i. torthwitb ovn.uni lrom this Uorso a.
a representative franz S,rtb C,rolina - thor,
vora ys,s 1oI NAYS Of Tvo.tbirds heinc
ne,ess,rv for an exnul,ion. tho resolution
was lost. Brooks then addressed the House
IN an iusultina :. czech. and RESIGNED his seal
A. ,ho Southern rross ,onor,,,r ,.,d.d his
4xoo;on.n.-anl en;,an;a'.,I ooA ..A
+ho S,r.hor, no,,1, cant h;,, ho,o.uo.
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The SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS, whose arrest
in the woods east of here, we noticed several
weeks since, were, it appears, a gang of Clip
soy swindlers from Canada. The Freeman
gives the following account Of their opera
tions
Two men and a woman called upon a Mr..
French in Royalton, about the lst of June
last, when the woman proposed to assist him
in finding a mine, which she informed him
existed on his farm, upon condition that he
should raise the sum of 81 900, which they
were to count over a number of times, he
keeping the money and the affair a profound
secret until her return, which would be in
n few days. Mr.. f., having the money by
him consented, the bag OF bank bills was pro
duced and counted over, when he returned it
to his chest. The next day the money was
again counted and she departed. Some ten
days a%fterward, the woman not returning, he
went to his chest, when what was his sur
prise upon finding that his bag had been ex-
changed for a similar one filled with worth
less paper. The dream of sudden wealth
assumed q different form, and he at once dis
patched Sheriff |. c. Brown in pursuit of the
swindlers. Previously the company had been
arrested between this place and Burlington,
On suhplclon cduseu ey thelr lrdNellilR nlSute
and secreting themselves in the woods during
the day, but no reason appearing for detain-
ing them, they were released. Sheriff Brown
found much difficulty iu following their route
on account of their remaining secreted dur
ing the day, But they were finally discoy-
cred after following them through the north
ern part of the State, Canada East and into
the Gipsey region Of the Ottawa in Canada
West, and $500 of the money recovered
together with about 5000 Of other property
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81 RAhoAV
The Village Of Chdteaugay IN Runs =
Orer 100 buildings IN Burke Destroyed =
Loss of Lifc,
Between tho hours Of nine and ten O'Clock,
on Monday the 30 ult., n fearful tornado pas
sea over tho towns of Constable, Burke and
Chateaugay, in this County. and extended
into Clinton County, doing an incalculablc
amount of danage-sweepiug down forests,
scattering fences, destroying all manner of
buildings and other property, and leaving
nothing but dcsolation in its track,
heavy and portentous cloud was first OBJ
served rising in the north west and soon ano-
ther appeared in the south west, moving in
the direction Of the former. These clouds
met about two miles north Of this village,
and II friend of ours, Mr.. l.. Wyman Of
Constable, who was watching their progress,
informs us that he noticed their coming to-
gether, and there was an instant crash Of fall
ing trees, a scattering of fences, and des-
t%ruction Of everything in its course.
From this point it swept on with fearful
rapidity and force making a path through the
forests and over the fields ia nearly IL direct
course to Burke and Chatcaugay-leveling
trees of every size, and buildings, as it went.
1t struck the North Street of Burke near the
Town House. The store Of Kccler & Stewart
was here unrOoled, as were also several dwell
ling houses and other buildings. and passing
a small hollow with little damage. it again
struck with force about a fourth or a half
mile further on, and from this point to Cha
teaugay, a distance Of six miles, hardly a
building escaped uninjured. and not a barn
was left standing. For the whole distance the
street was thickly settled. for a farm district
Mitchells store was destroyed, his goods
scattered in every direction, and a large
amount entirely lost.
Jeremiah Ihopas, in the employ Of Mr..
Mitchell was killed at this place.
From the west line Of Burke to and includ-
Ing the Hotel Of :. u. Roberts at Chateau
gay Corners, ONE HUNDRED and EIGHTY
FIVE Buildings, either unroofed. blown down
or moved from their foundations. can be
counted as you ride along the road. This
does not include those partially injured. by
the loss Of Il Few shingles or the tearing of Of
portions OF the covering, but such as are
nearly or quite destroyed.
The village Of Chatcaugay is a complete
dcsolation. Not a building escaped injury,
and II great numbcr-we do not know how
many-are completely destroyed. The scene
is one which battles description. Stores,
churches, dwellings, barns, sheds, and out
buildings, all present a sad spcctacle-they
are awfully shattered and broken to pieces.
We were at the place soon after the c~atastro-
phe, but we have no power to describe its APP
pearance, and in the general CONSERVATION
and anxiety, we could gather few p%articu-
lars. Several persons were ~iniured-some
seriously, but we believe none have died at
that place. How they should have escaped is
a mystery-a Providence. No building was
burncd-a circumstance to us unaccountable
Beyond Chatcaugay we have heard Of from
sixty to seventy buildings which were more
80 L.. - II
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

r. ,
ISIS, considered with reference r. liz in.rI
duction into the rnited State h., Gy,srr
MARSH. Boston, Gould a. Lincoin
Tbi. r,r,.o.r.. ,i.
o.r., I.a - '1ai"'i
l,.o h.l 49, ''''Ns "
,,,L;n nov
far to, moderate g., .c,I., ~
err the Shin If tho nos.r, ~ na '.''
called NAV mot, b. ir,r,lno,I i.,S 81. Is
cpl, and Western ,,,,.,.r
employed u|,.iully for purposes both of ,o,co
ami war. Besides Il large acquaintance with
the writings IF European and A.iatle ou.
thors on the organization and habits of the
camel. Nh. Marsh has had LARGO orrortuni.
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yeas and nays being required, epsry member
of the House answered aye. The political
parties of that day we're called Federalists
and Republicans afterwards called Demo-
cruts). OF the "a members, "A we're demo-
Gratis. In the Senate tho result was the
same, the resolution being adopted unani-
mously.
Pennsylvania has been strongly democratic
in her party relations, and too many Of her
legislators since that day have been ready
enough to work for the slave power of the
nation. Yet the people at large have been
hostile to slavery. They are 80 now, and the
issue being distinctly before them in the
present canvass they will 60 for FREsoNr, the
advocate of freedom, the enemy OF slavery.
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This noble painting has given the greatest
satisfaction, and excited the admiration Of
all. The immense crowds from Pittsburgh.
Heeseyille, Essex and Westport, filled the
" Town Hall" to Overlooking at the afternoon
exhibition, and in the evening a large audi
euce Of our first Citizens witnessed the most
beautiful and interesting scene Of paintings
ever presented to the public. 1t is an ezhi-
bition worthy Of an enlightened and christian
Age, and We are glad to see it meet with the
patronage it 50 ri.hly deserves. For the
last two or three days our town has been
crowded with large excursions, parties Of
sabbath Schools and others, that have filed
the boats On the lake to their utmost capacity.
Those who have suffered these excellent
paintings TO leave without an ins?ectiol
viii have permitted to escape them a source
Of the purest and highest pleasure.
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TnE Pas AND OBJECT or TUE SENATE KAS-
sAs BllL.-The following from the Washing
ton correspondent of the y. Y Herald, agrees
with the face of the bill, and with the charac-
ter Of the meu who pushed it through
at is understood among the democratic
members Of the House that they are to hold
themselves in readiness for a comp d'et7i at
any moment, upon the Senate Kansas bill Of
Mr.. Toombs. That bill has not only been
Iathercd by Mr.. Douglas and the almlnistra-
ton, but it is understood that Mr.. Buchanan
has authorized his Northern friends to give
it their cordial support. The bill covers two
great ohiccts-the settlement Of the Kansas
question and its removal from the canvass,
and the speedy admission of the Territory as
a slayeholding State, The five Commission
ers to be appointed by the President, and the
Judges of the Elections, &c, are all that the
South requires, whatever else may appear
upon the face of the bill.
This accounts for the late pregnant remark
of Mr.. Buchanan that this Kansas excitement
will be ended in six weeks. There can be no
doubt that he is fully possessed Of the whole
plan, and approves it. The bill itself will be
so shaped that Northern agitators cannot use
tit will be so smooth and fair but Mr..
Pierce will see to its execution, and that will
be satisfactory to the south. They say So
To snatch from the republicans the weapon
which they are now using so powerfully
against Buchanan in the North, and to make
sure work Of this in a final settlement Of the
Kansas issue, upon a general basis Of fairness
and impartiality, negotiations have been en-
tered upon between the leading democrats
and some of the judicious Fillmore Know
Nothings of the House, in the way Of a polit-
ical bargain. If these negotiations are car
ried out-and | have no doubt they will be
the first result will be the passage of the SEN
ate bill by the House, with the aid of the
Fillmore members, the next result, it is e1-
pected, will be the dropping Of Fillmore in
the South, and a turning of the tables IN the
North against Fremont, and in favor Of this
new act for the pacifcation Of Kansas.
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THE REPUBLICAN CLUE held a business
meeting on Saturday evening last, II, L.
Lamb, President of the young mems Fremont
and Freedom Club, C.. F.. Davey Esq, and
w q. Shaw Esq, wore elected Honorary
Vice Presidents. Of the Club. The times for
the regular meetings Of the Club were fixed
viz on the lst and Sd Friday evenings of
each month. Many of our citizens signed
the Constitution. Those wishing to enroll
themselves on the side of Freedom will find
the Consti tutor at this Office.
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The FIRST DIsTRICT, At the District
Convention of the first district, held at Rut-
land yesterday, Hon. JAMES MEACuAN, of
Middlebury was nominated for reelection to
Congress. Gen. q. ". STRONG of Rutland
was nominated for EIector.
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sUIcIDE,-Alllen Rutherford, Of st, Johns
bury, hung himself Tuesday last. Cause,
Rum We learn from the Banner that on
the 18th of June Mrs. Draper, of Sandgate,
destroyed herself by cutting her throat with
a razor. She also attempted to destroy her
child, one week old, in the same way,
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The MARRYING MEN.-The Abbots arrested
in Montpelier, have been bound over for
trial in 5000 bonds each, and for want Of
bail they are in Jail. The Manchester (N.HD
Mirror gives a long account of their proceed
ings in that place and in Rutland. 1t is
stated that they have each within a very
short period, married no less than six wives.
The father passed at Manchester, n. H., as
the erich old uncle of his son, and in con-
sequence of his representa- ons the tradesmen
Of Manchester were victimized to the amount
of several hundred dollars. The father has
been in the States Prison in New Jersey, un-
der a sentence for ten years, but was pardon
ed out by the Governor, who was deceived by
perjured testimony. During the examination
at Montpelier, the son, in attempting to
clear the father, made the blunder Of testify
ing that he forged the marriage certificate
for his father, which testimony being dis
proved by other witnesses, left him guilty Of
perjury, and it is for this crime that he is now
held to answer.
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JOSIAH QUINCY.

\ young man was well nigh being ruined
by a legacy left bin n few years since by his
father. 1t was SO. 200, and the career he
ran il Chicago, the fastest town in America,
made him ~ paupcr, and a miserable broken
down l%oaier, who was, from a liberal sowing
of wild oats, reaping a most abundant crop
of repentance. In this mode and tense 1t
was announced 10 him that a deceased uncle
had left him 100000. ooh, dear '' was
his exclamation, 'haye | got to g, through
all this again I'm kill me as sure as
shooting 1t is no use to fight against fate
they're bound to ruin me 9"