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Mn, FrLLMoRE ABsoAn, --Aletter from Rome

Mr., FILLMORE ABROAD "A letter from Rome,
under date of the 24th January, says:
"The Hon. Millard Fillmore left here to-day
for Naples, latter having been for nearly four weeks
the pride of every American in Rome, and the
cause of unfeigned admiration on the part Of Eu.
ropeans with whom he came in contact. Such a
specimen Of American republicanism does more
honor to our Institutions than all the diplomatic
agents we have lately had to represent oficia
opinions abroad, ] am democrats and no partisan
Of Mr.. Fillmore's particular views of politics
but know there is not man in The land whose
elevation to the highest Office in the gift of the
American people would go further to re establish
peace and good will towards the United States
and al the same time, insure the respect we have
right to claim from every civilized country thar
his and know even as democrat, worse ealami
ties that might befall the United States Than hi
election to the Presidency"
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The FUGiTvE SLAVE LAw.-The Virginia
House of Delegates on Tuesday. having declared
in preamble that the Fugitive Slave Law In
Northern States is nu!lity, and that it is the du-
" of the Federal Government to make fall com
pensation to the owner for the loss resulting from
the escape of slaves into free territory adopted the
following
BE it resolved by the General Assembly, that
our representatives in Congress are requested, and
our Senator be and are hereby instructed, to Sc
cure the passage of "a law making full compensa-
ton to ali owners whose slaves have, or may
hereafter escape into any of the non slaveholding
States of this Union, and there withheld from
those to whom such service or labor may be due.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-03-05

WE are quite sure that there are few OF our
readers who have not noticed the advertisement
of DR.. l.. b. Wright's Liquid Cathartic." or
Pleasant Vegetable Family Physic, and no doubt
most of you are acquainted with its merits. But
If any OF our friends are suffering from Bilious;
ness, Headaches, Fevers, Eruptions on the Skin,
or other causes that proceed from an impure state
of the system, this pleasant remedy should te
sought for Immediately, and used according to
directions. We believe it to be a meritorous and
skilfully prepared Family Physic, well worthy
the attention of all who value oomfort. See adj
yertisement.-M March 5, lS56.-lt
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j. H McCCE.
W., S. II. BAYLOR, n ~
Nj. G. HARTMAN, I =
March s.. tS56.-tds.
SAVOY HoLL0W FOR SALE.

In pursuance OF q deed given To the undersigned
by Thomas S. Coalter and wife we will expose
at public sale at the same time j. N. Woodward's
interest is sold. an interest Of half in piece Of
Land about mile from Starvation. containing AL
Acres, with House and Stable on it; well cf
first rate water, and the cleared land highly, JIM
proved It is contemplated, il desired by persons
waning to purchase, TO lay OF The property IN lots.
.TERMs-One fourth 10 haad, and the balance in
six. twelve and eighteen months in equal install
menis with interest. secured by bond with personal
security. j. II. McCOE, eTmstees.
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Questions for the Democracy,

Who signed the Fugitive Slave Law?
Who endeavorsd by all means in his power, to
insure the faithful execution Of that Law?
As the answers will probably stick in Demo-
cratic thrOats, We reply for them--Aillard FIJI
more. And yet we venture to predict that in two
weeks he will be denounced throughout the South
as an Aholitionst.
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Correction.

We have been requested to state that the report
that Messrs. Imboden and McCue, delegates to
The Philadelphia Convention, Withdrew from that
body, is entirely erroneous. Both gentlemen re-
manned in the Convention throughout the proceed
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March ., ToJU.-Ius'
u-True Amer. and Wind. copy ids.
SPRING TRADE, 1856.

WE have received, opened aud now oder to Whole.
selected Stocks Of SPRING IND SUMNER
CLOTHING and GgSTLENES's FrRsIsHISG GooDs.
&c be iognd in the South. Being largely engaged in
the Manufacture Of CIothng buying goods by the Pack
age, With experience of near twenty years in ths
qualify of Clpthng ycry low price and particularly
suited to the wants Of this section BY arrival twice
week direct from hlanuactory we shall at all
times have full assortment and the latest and best
STYLES of the season The second floor of House il
devoted exclusively to the Wholexale Trade, where
the Merchants of Virginia North Carolina and Tennes-
see will find large Stock Of Coihisg gottep up With
much care. good sty!e OF good material and with
desirable stock than usual aud cordially invite purcba
scrs to examine the assortment and prices satisfied
we can offer the greatest jnducemcnt to buy here
sgs 5 -. ~ KEEN, BALDWIN * co,
Rich naond March 4 lS56 100 Al. l., can.s.
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Richmond, March {, ls56.-snos. . q.
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DoAIows Wanted.

cxner;cnced pediars, to yrnd Agricultural ImpIe:
menis n Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah and Page
coqnes The rsry highest wages xiIi he given %
those furnish ss9s ser o%a
to the subscriber at Winchester, Va.
March 8. 1856. (; 80 ~ As. sM!fn.
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From The lsrHMUs.-The steamer Illinois has
arrived from Aspnwall with the California mail
of the 5th ult, and 81 100000 in treasure.
The Senate of California had passed resofu.
ton declaring it to be inexpedient to elect Uni
ted States Senator the present session:
The dates from Oregon are to the 9th of Janu-
ary. No further fighting had occurred. The
Governor had called for FIVE more companies o.
volunteers.
The Isthmus news embraces few items of in
terest. The Panama Star mentions report tina,
the French frigate Ambuscade had arrived in the
bay of Nicaragua to enquire into General Walker
treatment Of certain French subjects.
Revolutionary parties are farnng in Nicara
qua against Walker; and Costa Rica is sending q
force against him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-03-05
What They Saw.

No sooner was the final action of,the Philadel-
phia Convention made known, than the Demo-
cratic press at the South and the Black RepAbll-
can press at the North opened their batteries 1t
is Interesting to observe what different accounts
they give Of the motives which led to the nomina-
lion of Fillmore. As matter Of curiosity, we
publish in parallel columns extracts from The Pc
tersburg South Side Democrat and the Nsw York
Tribune: .G&f)2 ~ ~
ssThe nomination Of Fill ssThe Slavery party has
more is gross fraud put finally and thoroughly con
the country by scheming guered the American Ma
political harlots, who hopcona organization and Sc
by producing diversion az cured the nomination. OF
his fapor at The South to as Willard Fillmore of New
sist the Black Repu6ticans ork for President, and
preventing election BY Andrew jackson Donelson
the people and in carrying of Tennessee for Vice Pres
the contest for President idcnt We hope they will
the present House of Repre- have good time electng
sentatves. They have noIthem. Yet what the ever
expectation Of his election shrewd Black Power
The proceedings ofthe this move shall do, there is
yention demonstrate thatdangcr il NAV accomplish
with platform there that is to diride The North,
can be no Union between and secure the triumph of the
the Northern aud Southern Pro- &arery Democracy a.
wings of the party. Their gain II is quite the same
object throw the cleo. the South and truly quite
ton in the House and thenlas bad for Freedom, if
to strike hands with theSlavery triumphs, whether
Black Republicans thet be falsely labeled Amer
sp0iis. 3 icanism or Democracy.
''The whole thing was ssAbout fifty sincere and
preconcered and the resucarncst Northern men left
doubtless of deliberate un the American Convention
Outstanding. Whether the before these results were
hucksters will succeed de- accomplished but they left
ponds the action Of the behind more than an equal
Southern people."-S. S. number Of miserable dough-
Democrat faces, to whom the Free
State Americans are indebt-
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BttrUlnry,

A gentleman at Clover Creek, Highland coun-
ty, writes 10 US that on the goth ut the store of
Mr.. w. Fl. kincaid. of that place. was broken
open and goods stolen TO the amount of SIS or $780,
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: An Earnest Request .

EARNESTLY request my friends to como immedi:
/ aicly forward, and make payment OF accounts que
me to the first of January 1856. intend leaving by
the 18th of this month"; TO lay in inc and new supply
Spring and Summer Clothing, and money must DC NAG
for that purpose. -o ler . ro'tHiiN H.
Staunfon March 5, 1856. f
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Rsy.B. III. RICE, ID. D.-The Farmville
Journal states that this venerable and much be-
loved divine died ot his residence, near Hampden
Sidney College. on the morning of Sunday the
"a. at the advanced age of74 years. On the
previous Sabbath while occupying his own pu-
nit, he was seized with Paralysis in the progress OF
his sermon Taken from thence TO his home, ne
received the prompt and skill:ul attention Of the
able medical gentlemen of the neghborhood, and
linqered in much bodily suffering. and with but
slight intermssion Il the pain, till the moment OF
his DEATH
IMPORTANT FROM HAYTI.-The New York
Evening Post publishes Letter, dated Cape Hay
tlan. Jan. 20, which says THE Haytians have
aoan been beaten and driven back by the Domln-
clans, and the Emperor has returned here to-day
with all his troops, some i've or SIX thousand
men they have been coming into town since noon
and such miserable set Of objects never beheld
Some hundreds or more Of wounded were sent
down in barges. and vast number OF dead are
lsG behind 10 bushes. This has been the most
disastrous campaign the Haytians have ever
male"
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The fugitive slaves recently arrested at Cincn
natl, one of whom murdered her own child at the
time of the arrest, have been remanded into the
custody Of their owners and taken back 10 Ken
lucky.
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W,snNGrox MoNUMENr.-The report OF the
Aysnaoers of Washington Monument says: 1.-The
ssreipts Of The year have been far less than 10 any
nnTccedinp year since the corner stone was aid
irThe cross amount from all sources has been but
s7Si0 We have now 81, 500 in the treasury,
Cd are in all not exceeding $1,000 for debts con
ac,od nv MS. all of whck is expected to be lquI-
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The Supreme Court has adjourned for one
month"; No decision as yet in the case invol-
wing the constitutonality of the Missouri Com
promise, though it has twice been the subject O
conference. On the re assembling of the Court III
Aprl,it will be the first subject considered. There
are some indications that direct issue may bt
evaded on the ground that Sect being a culored
man is not citizen of Missouri in legal conlem-
pa,on and therefore cannot bring action properly
This judgement would deny the iurlsdIctIon al thl
Supreme Court, and possibly prevent the expires
sion of dissenting opinions on the constlsuiionaity
of the Missouri Compromise. a
The Boston Bee, the official paper of the A
merican party of Massachusetts,, has hoisted the
Fillmore flag, as has also the Charlestown Adver
tiser The Evening Journal,a Wing organ,speak'
favorably Of the nomination.
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S.uo,ors V,cc1yr M,rrgR.-The Richmond

SPURIOUS VACCINE NlArrER-lh ne hichmona
r,nsrs publish letter from DR.. w. X. Richard
sop Of New Kent county, to the vaccine agent OF
the State. DR.. r. says,as there were some eases
Of small pox in New Kent he sent to the agent
for vaccine matter. A small portion was received.
endorsed '.genuiue." 1t. however. tnrned out to
be "genuiue" small pox virus. Eighty persons
in whose arms il was inserted now have the smal II
pox. aud some of them will probably die. DIR. X.
advises the ageni to resign. aud urges The Legs
l,ture 10 aboIiSh the Office.
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A SINGULAR Divorce CAsE.-The Rev. Ru
fus w. Griswold, OF New York, who has.acqnred
some literary fame by editing other peoples wri-
tings, is implicated in divorce case of rather
discrediiable character. year or two ago he
was divorced IRON his wife, by Philadelphia
Cont, on the ground that she had refused 10 live
with him. The lady is native of South CARROLL
ma, and is reported to be refined and highly res
pectable. She alleges that she was not aware
that the divorce had been consummated ill she
saw it announced that her husband was married
to another woman, and now asks the Court TO set
the proceedings aside In her affidavit she charg-
es her husband with falsehood, crrel treatment Of
her, and almost everything else that's bad, 4.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-15
TRANSIT COMPANY's TROUBLES.

We give to-day the official documents and other
information with reference TO the proceedings in
Nicaragua touching the Transit Company-trans-
actions BY which the value of that stock has been
So severely affected in this market. In view of
these facts the question which first arises is
whether the affair is to be taken as a specimen Of
Nicaragua fllibusterism or of Wall street llibus-
terisn, OF whether it combines equally the beauties
and merits of both systems
Many persons are inclined to regard ii as mainly
Wall street cOntrivance, by means of which
certain great spectators are to get rid of their as
sOciatcs by purchasing up their stock at very
low figure, this Nicaragua seizure being bug.bear
to frigLen the tinid Transit stockholders into sell
ling out at any price, after which the remaining
stockholders, will become the associates of the
Mr. Randolph, who is made the head Of the new
company, and all will go much as before, the
new company purchasing back from Walker also
at a bargain, the property which he has seized to
atsiy the claims Of Nicaragua and himself.
As it has mainly been through the facilities fur
nshed by parties in this city that Walker has been
able to sustain himself thus far, il hardly seems
possible that he can have been such fool as to
have actually killed the goose that lays the golden
egg. Hence the increased probability that this is
only mode to enable certain persons to indemnify
themselves for the money advanced to aid the expe
dition OF Walker AID the fact mentioned By
our Nicaragua correspondent, that Capt. Scott,
the late agent, is still continued in that
position, certainly fayors this view. Yet. even
looked at in that liehtsit must be considered as
being. cn the part, Of that adventurer, and
cycl Of The stock, ,jotbers here in New-York inter
ested With him, very hazardous mOyemeht Con
fdenco once destroyed by such highhanded seiz-
ure Of It's property and forfeiture of fcharered priv
ile2es especially if that seizure and forfeiture
turn out to have taken place by the cOnnivauee
and in the interest Of spectators in Transit stock
viii eov,y far 10 des,roy al trust either in the old
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-15
XXXIVTH CON G r ES S.
FIRST SESSION.

SENATE. WAsHrSGroY, March IA, 1885,
Petitions were presented from merchants and i'm
poters of Boston Newly ork and Philadelphia, asking
for a revision OF the tariff.
Mr. JOHNSON reported in favor of printing thirty
one thousand copies of the majority and minority re-
ports of the Territorial Committee on Kansas affairs
being 500 copies for each member.
Mr.. TRUMBULL opposed the notion he thought
the minority report presented the Slavery question in
mastery manner, its positions being unanswerable
but it not written as reply to the details OF the
majority report, and he unwilling 10 send out with
the endorsement of the Senate, document containing
so many unwauantable assumptions, erroneous deduc-
tions and inconsistencies.
Mr.. WADE asked Mr. Trumbull TO yield the floor
for adjournment. 80
Senate have been taken advantage of on account OF
nv known absence to make an assault upon me.
Mr.. .TRUMBULL-No, Sir; knew not whether
YOU were present or absent when was commenting
ON the repor. | did not introduce the subject nor
did know it would come up to-day
Mr. DOUGLAS-My colleague dares to say, in
face of the fact that he did not know | absent.
He acted with unfarness in attacking the report when
| was detained from the Senate by Ill health. i
would ask him within what reasonable time bis speech
will be printed.
Mr.. TRUMBULL-I think it will be published by
Monday. =
Mr. DOUGLAs-If can ask postponement, % Of
the question till Monday will reply to Mr. Irumouu
speech on Tuesday.
Mr.. .SEWARD-Take your own time.
Mr.. DOUGLAS tquickly)-Iu understand that game;
take your own time" The Senator from hassacnuE, l.
sets took his own time to write and circulate lioei
ON me when the Nebraska bill was reported. % nnaeI-
stood nv colleague to say he came here a. a Demo
crnt That will be news to the Democracy OF ILLINOIS,
npd il a libel on the Democracy OF that state.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN interposed, saying the debate
bsd ,raDscended the rules ef decoIum 1he Senator
had charged libel on Mr. Trumbqll. Sensation.
e No senator from Kentucky had, when Black Re
nubicnus denounced in coarse terms, rebuked then
for want of courtesy.
Mr.. .CRITTENDEN-To what do you aludf1
Mr.. DOUGLAS-When they made coarse and val
car partisan assaults on the Democratic 81 dc of th
Senate.
MI. CRiTTENDEN-lt was no more rly bushes
than that of others 10 call Senators to order for per
sonalities. This i not the place for yituperation
such matters should be settled elsewhere
Mr.. DOUGLAS-I do not regard the Senator a
good authority n Illinois politics. was speaking 0
events Of which am better capable Of Judging than he
After further eolloquy, THE CHAIP decided tha
Mr.. Douglass remark was not persor.al
Mr.. D0UGLAS-SO far as am advised aud az
believe, ny colleague rsi sbe Candidate Q! mise
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-15

or tie new franchise, and will be apt TO mske the
stock of the new company quite as worthless as
that of the old one will have become.
Nor does the effect Of this proceeding seem likely
TO be very favorable to the interests Ofbustering
10 Nicaragua. Anything that operates to embar-
rass or destroy the means OF transit across the
Isthmus, by cutting off the means Of receiving men
and supplies, must be great stumbling block to
Walkers enterprise. The whole mercantile world
will be alarmed and rendered hostile. This confs.
cation of the property Of native Nicaraguans might
be looked at with Indifference, but when this Par
ker II. French operation is applied to property
owned in New-YOrk it becomes quite another
matter.
That both our Government and that Of England
should feel themselves called upon to interfere is
highly probable In fact, it does not seem unlikely
that Walker may be made the scapegoat on whom
will be laid all the alleged sins and buDders Of the
sharp or dull nogOtiators Of the Clayton Bulwer
Treaty, cooperation in driving out Walker being
made the basis Of new settlement of this long
outstanding controversy.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-15
THE LATEST NEWS.
RECEIVED BIZ
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
III. u,,zeue TeuspA t@'' oSes' s0'' h'''' ~ ~
KANSAS II CONGRESS.
i cor-s.rondepce Of ,he n 7. TrisuDe.

Editorial Correspondence Of the ~ T. I'ioane.
WASHINGTON. FridSy, March u, l'5o.
ar Trpmbulrs review today Of Senator Doug
lass Pro- Slavery Kansas Report Is haiied WIN eli
tbusasm as calculated 10 do honor to the palnies'
davs of the Senate. Though three hours long, II
commanded full galleries, and the most ikea alen'
ton 10 the close. 1t was searching as Well as
able. and was at once dgnifed and convincing
When Mr.. Trumbull closed, Mr.. Douglas rose,
in bad temper, to complain that the attack had
been commenced in his absence, and to ask the
Senate to fix a day for bis reply. lie accused Mr.
Sumner of having asked him TO postpone the con-
sideration of the Nebraska bill 10 afford time Tor
its examination, when Mr.. Sumner had already
prepared and was circulating denunclaton OF
that bill and libel on its author lie said MI
Trumbul, in his speech, had claimed to be Dem
ocrat: but that claim would be considered libel
by the Democracy of Illinois.
Here Mr.. Crittenden rose TO question of order,
and most exciting passage ensued. Ii was hnaliy
concluded without violence, but the flash OF the
Kentuckians eve and the sternness OF his bearing
were such as are rarely seen in the Senate
. Mr.. Trumbull repelled with spirit Mr. Douglas 8
personalities; and Mr.. Sumner, inturn, showed how
bsseless were the assaults on him.
1t was after o clock when the Senate adjourned
to Monday.
In the House Mr.. Israel Washburn replied forc-
bly 10 the Southern demurrers to granting power
to send for persons and papers, and closed by call
ing the previous question, which the House refused
by 06 to IS. A long skrmish on points or order
ensued. after which Mr.. Bennett of Mississippi
spoke in behalf OF Whitfield and Slavery.
A SOutherner then moved an adjournment to
Monday, on which the Yeas and Nays were called
from our side, and the motion prevailed by 80 to
6s. nearly all the smaller number being Republi-
cans while the Democrats and Southern Ameri-
cans nearly made up the majority.
Mr.. Galloway of Ohio has the floor for Monday,
and high expectations are cherished of his speech.
Ii. @.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-15
SENATOR DOUGLAS A CANDIDATE FOR
THE PRESIDENCY.
.spondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Editorial Corespondence Of The N. Y Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Friday, March IA, 1856.
The attitude assumed by Senator Douglas leaves
no room for further doubt as to his aspirations.
He is a candidate for the next Presidency, subject
10 the choice of the Democratic National Conven-
ton which is to meet on May I'd at Cincinnati. L
have this from persons who cannot be mistaken
There will be no lack of effort to give him the
nomination; and, since his bold bid for Southern
favor, in his Kansas Report, he is visited by and
has prOflers of support from many more Slavery
propagandists than formerly. The candidates for
the Cincinnati nomination are Pierce, Buchanan
and Douglas The first has no chance at all. His
friends should tell him so, and induce him to with
draw, while he can with some grace. l still think
Buchanan has the probabilities strongly in his ia
vor, as there is no present likelihood that Pierce
will throw bis strength or weakness on to Doug
lass side; but if the author of the Nebraska act
should be nominated for President, l trust Senator
Mason, the author of the Fugitive Slave Law, will
be his Vice. Let us have the whole platform en-
bodied in the ticket. II. G.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-15
DOINGs IN CONGRESS-.

SENATE, March l4,-There was sharp personal de-
bate between Mr.. Douglas and Mr.. Trumbull of Hi
nois, and Mr. Crittenden Of Kentucky. Mr.. Douglas
led off in an abusive attack upon Mr. Trunbul, whom
he charged with having been elected by miserable
ret of Abolitionists and KnowNothings. The debate
is of interest except os showing the malignant tenn
per of the Border Ruflian champion. The answers,
though more courteous not less severe than the
attack; and Mr. Douglas was pretty thoroughly con
vinced G conviction reach hm) that his insolent
LuI,ing will no longer be tolerated The Senate ad-
iouned to Monday.
HOUSE. March 14-Mr. Washbum of Maine spoke
in iavor of the resolution empowering the Committee
ON Elections to send for persons and papers in the
Kansas case At the close Of his remarks he moved
the previous question the resolution but on call
of tie Yeas and Nays the House refused to sustAin
the cal BY the vote Of the Democrats and Southern
Americans the House then adjourned to Monday.