The daily Gate City., 1856-02-21
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! New YORK, Feb. l6.-The steamer Quaker
/ CITY satied ut noon to-day in place Of the
/ Pacific for Liverpool. She took out pas
/ scngers and no specie.
The Herald mas letter from Vera Cruz Of
/ Feb. i, which states that Puebla surrender
! ed to II,rro on Jan. 22d
! An informal meeting took place last eve
ming, II the Metropolitan Hotel, Of certain
gentlemen, formerly belonging to the Wing
\ organil tion, which had its headquarters at
the Broadway. Among those present Were
\ ex- Governor Washington Hunt, ex- Governor
Bradish, Hon. j. Hobart Haws, Hon. Samu-
el 4. t.uggles, Judge Hoxie, ex-Reeorder
/ lahnadge, John Nathan, General Hall, &c.
/ Tie Washington correspondent of the
I Journal of Commerce teegraphs that Gen.
! Qujtm4a saws he will never support bill for
4 sending troops to Kansas to butcher Amcr-
4 can citizens, whether oQe or the other side at
4 issae.
\ The Washington correspondent Of tho
! Herald telegraphs that GOV. Shannon had
! quite a protracted interview with the Presi-
dent To lay, with reference to the policy to
/ be pursued by him in the Kansas imDrogllo.
lie leaves tomorrow direct for Kansas,
clothed with fuli power 10 execute and carry
ont al the laws Of the Territory lie also
carries With him Instructions TO 6ol. Sumner
who has charge Of 500 troops, stationed at
ft. le4teuworth TO be i'll readiness for anv
emergency that may arise. The Governors
instructions are mild and concihatlng but
should i become necessary, III order to quell
AMI put down nsurrection IN the Territory
u nsa every power the general government
can bsIAg to bear, he is authorized TO do 30.
Letters received by Gov. Shannon this eve
ming direct from Kansas, state that the free
State men are making extensive prepeara-
tions for II desperate fight. Munitions Of
war anl men are constantly arriving from the
free States. He anticipatcda civil war The
letters also say that they are fortifyng at
every point. Large sums Of money have
been contributed within the last few days by
Southern men TO raise and equip companies
IN the South to send TO Kansas.
The Republican Association of Washing
ton are making strenuous efforts to estab-
lish similar societies in every town, city and
village IN the Union. They design also to
circulate speeches and documents on the
Slavery question, and have already prepared
DO ,00a III English and 5000 III German Of
the speeches and writings Of Mcssrs. Seward,
Hale, aud others.
NGR loRk. Feb. lS.-A Washington cor
Coy. SHANNON left this p. NJ. for Kansas
IL viii travel light and day until he reach
Is Shawnee Mission. Tie President desired
him 70 arrive there before the Free State
Legislature assembled at Topeka, on the 4th
Of March next.
lie his full power | understand to arrest
the members Of that Legislature, as its meet
lng i deemed to be an overt act, and rs
such, deserving Of severe punishment. If
he carries out his instructions, it is thought
there viii be collision between the Federal
authorities and Free State men.
FIVE hundred and twenty ight Mormon
emlgraats, on their way to Great Salt Lake,
arrived at this port yesterday, in the ship
joan ]. Boyd
PriFlte letters BY the Canada to parties in
Halifax, state that the Pacific put into the
river shannon, on account Of the severe
weather. The report is not fully credited by
the agents Of the steamer here.