Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-05-28
:coRREspoHDxHcE or THE srArpARD

/ CORRESPONDENTS OF THE STANDARD
WAsHrKGroN, Nav "a, 1856. 3
The Week-The Cramptoa u6air-A Pe5ceabe sossa;on-
Cayt'n and Crampfonnoy RnH I'd -Ioe aga nst
sss ~ ss session 1e
toes "a one daytime President firm in Ills principesNo
business to be Castigation of Mr. Sun.rlInpes
ea,aGGm 4.derea,Neos from Kansas Exciting accounts
The week closing to-day has been one of much ex;,emet
even lor ashngon The Champion case the fageaton
gcher the approach Of the Cincinnati convsna to-
inc of the delegates thereto conspr tn
MAINTAIN am curiosity on the tip-toe of excitement
Inc Crampton matter has not been finally disposed Of Init
thsrs is no doubt definite action has been the
Lord Clarendons reply to Mr.. Marcys great
despatch Of the 18th December has published by the
government and accompanied by Mr. Cramp,on's
defence The reply exceedingly moderate in tonc and
the two countries will Consequence Of this emhroi
ment Lord Clarendon rests his reply principally on the de-
NAL of the correctness reliability Of the evidence nro
duced ny the United States but that if the proof was
ne demand Of our government would be
cened probably Lord Carendons apology will be-
as put Mr. Champion being personally owing
dismissal will be accompanied BY further statement Of the
case by Mr. Marcy full of concatory words but nsis,ino
upon the ucency Of the evidence adduced to convict Mr.
and therefore, that his dismissal justified by the
principles laid down by Lord Clarendon himself The reply
is probably in Of preparation the time and
he tne nnai action OF the government will
rumored that correspondence has occurred between
taton by the latter Of Mr. Claytons views in connection Will;
the Colony of Bay Islands, which has yet been brought
statements Of the parties to the controversy Mr. Cas-
mas also corrected in the Senate the msstaement of his own
views. " " "
Several more bills appropriang alternate sections of the
pubic lands lor the benefit of Railroads in Florida Alabama
Wisconsin and Minnesota have passed the House
during the present week Under the operation of these acts
nearly all the land Offices in Iowa. and wherever locations
have been most actively made closed up not to be
cd again until these roads have been definitely located In
the meantime for bounty land cannot be located ad
vantageously and the price has rapidly fallen.
on aSon was n mae on to introduce joint resou
next but the motion suspend the rules requiring two
thirds did not receive majority eventhc vote being 81 to
II: session OF extraordinary length is therefore Ger
tanty and it is made manifest by this vote that the black
republicans to prolon long may be
Presidential election. Nothing less than The yellow fever
which some people suppose will make Washington vista
Capitol The session will close until some time in Sen
tember or perhaps the first of October or until the Kansas
mas returned made its report and the whole
nasoeen discussed by the black Republicans the ad
vancement Of abolition interests
your anticipated the River and Harbor
two of them having been with his objections in
single day Thus President Pierce stands to his princes
turning neither the right the left influenced bv
sideraons of ambtion faithfully dischasne his
in the face of large majority of
proach Of the National Convention would influence his a.
ton on this question by desire of concatns opposite sec
disappointed while the President by this mantstiaa "
and integrity makes his position with the
mass So, IF m tss P Ti1I L: dome r. co..
Jnne as during that month will four important no
cai conventions It is customary for Congress to take
on recess will be taken from Thursday Friday next for
week or ten days. and great many of the Democratic
arc passing along day. stopping few DAYS
here getting all the points, they suppose and then pro-
ceedng lsisurcly on their Journey.
The punishment inflicted upon Mr. Sumner bv Mr. BROOKS
u Tor me use OF dsresPecul and insulting language
that State and towards of its Senator's Judge
Butler then and now absent is viewed by Southern men as
mered for the abuse Of his privileges INDUCED
in by the Massachusetts, Senator. Among MI Summers
friends and ADMIRERS he will be looked upon as hero and
martyr and the castgaon richly merted be made the
occasion for and upon South and
upon slavery. Mr. Sumner RELYING upon his nriyiees 40
Senator INDUCED in license ofspeech unknown cen
temen who hold themselves responsible personally for their
own and no other redress in the power of
parties than the resored BY Col Brooks
This gentleman is nephew of Judge Butler and on this
ground in the absence of the latter felt justified in resentng
vesgate the affair." but what the House rests its
right to institute proceedings in the until it had been
gethcr apparent The proprety of Mr. Brooks cxnui;o
has been privately discussed among the abolition leaders of
the House and nothing but the knowledge that
luton could not be passed will deter them from its introduce
t'on In the meantime It said the bloody shirt has been
forwarded Boston, where will be exhibited for the won
dermerf OF the alb ltion gentry generally
The telegraph dispatches from during the week
have demonstrated the probability of early collision be.
tween the parties in that Territory and day mor has
been received that has actually occurred S it has not
been officially announced bnt the excitement prevailing in
the Territory if the cegaphc accounts are true gives to
the rumor some degree of credby. is noticeable cir
that ever since the return of Reeder the
tory and the arrival OF the Congressional with
its squad of abolition Clerks Reporters Sergeant
all engaged as correspondents for abolition papers published
in the Eastern srtes the telegraph has done little else than
communicate exciting accounts of the difficulties Kansas
For some time previous quiet had prevailed throughput the
Territory and but f the of body of agators
leced for that cspeca purpose by abolition of Con-
gross quiet would have continued reign the supreme
of the laws been maintained the State settle
ments Recder Robinson and others have attempted to cs
from the Territory and from the of their
trorous acts leaving their deuded followers take issue
with the u S. authorities The appointed Rob
son bearer of dispatches to Washington attempting get
him out Of the Territory in that way but the Missouri
pie discovered him. and he returned to the legal officers
of Kansas Such the of abolition Efforts to
control the institutions of this new Territory.