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that might makes right, embodied in the Os-
tend Circular, was in every respect unworthy
Of American diplomacy, and would bring shame
and hishenor upon any Government or people
that gave IL their sanction.
81. Rssolrcd, That a railroad 10 the Pacific
Ocean, by the most central and practical route,
is imperativeiy demanded by the interests OF
the whole country, and that the Federal Gov
eminent ought TO render immediate and efhci-
ent aid in its construction, and, as an auxilia-
rythereto, the imm ediate construction OF an
emigrant route on the line of the railroad.
"s. Resolrcd, That appropriations by Con-
gress FOR the Improvement of rivers and harbors,
of a national character, required for the nc
commodation and security Of our existing COM
merce, ave authorized by the Constitution, and
justified by the obligation Of Government to
protect the lives and property Of its citizens.
"9. Rssoired, That we invite the afiliation
and cooperation of the men Of ell parties,
however differing from us in Other respects, in
support OF the principles herein declared; and,
believing that the spirit Of our institution as
well as the Constitution OF our country guar
antics liberty Of conscience and equality of
rights among citizens, we oppose all lie gislation
impairing their recurity.D
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70 mpiiude. vigilance aad fore.;.h,
this officer. I am willing 10 lrus,tup OF
Fremont. -" lie IL a youn. So'
who has acquired a distinguished ,an, n
,ation. and that reputation furrisbs.pu
bond that he will do nothing 10 ca.
shadow upon his character"
Mr.. Bagby (Dem.) Of Alabama, .,;d.
ii sgree with the Senator from r..
that he is a man Of ex,rao. binary me-,
and abilities. If my testimony ver. nr
any avail to enhance the renu,.,;o.'
which he held, he would have !, :.
full extent. Indeed. il the pas,...
this bill were dependent only unor i.
merits, venture the assertion ,h., ~.
bill would receive the Unanimous ..n"
ton Of this body"
And Mr.. Calhoun, who onno.., =.
bill under consideration, f,hs bin n, ."'
cer.a'n'ng and paying the Californ;,
claims). said:
IL do not oppose this measure 4, d..
ground Of opposition 10 Col. Frsmor,
1850! have q sight acquain,anc.
with the Col. and am so favorabIv inn.
pressed as 10 him, tina, I would a. re-, !.
NY must him as any other individual"
And Senator Dix, (Dem.) Of -Nev
York, Oh the 29ih OF March, alluded ~
MN IN Tie highes. terms. say ing, among
other shings:
=.
I'm the execution of these objects the
Young anc accomplished officer. yeoi
Fremont. exhibited a combination nj
energy. prompti,uIe. sasaci,y and ,nr,.
dence which indicates the hiube.,. :,
paci,y Sor civil ard military command.
and in addition to wha, he has done 10,
the cause of science. ii has given him >
reputation at home and abroad Of vh;ch
men much older and o expsrieneed
'han himself nigh, well be proud. rha,
the country will do justice 10 bis yalu,.
Die and distinguished services, enter.
tam not the slightest doubt.
There is no douh, ,b.,
bis Fremon's) rapid and decisive move
menss kept California out Of the hand,
OF British Subjects. and perhaps ON. of
The British Government: =
II Is IN this point Of view ,ha, ttese tran.
possess the grea.es, in,eree. and
importance; and tina, the sayaci,v.
prompuiude and decision Of our you,h.
ful commander in California a, the lime
me disturbances broke out, hav We given
HIM The strongest claim on his country.
men. Anv fal,ering on his part. anvj
in acting and acting proaro,Iy.
might have COS, us millions Of dollars
and thousands OLIVES, and i, nigh, also.
cost W a contest Of which Ia, end
il not readily SEEN"
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07

Er There will BIS no paper issued
FROM This Office next week for the follow.
ing reasons: Inability Of the editor to
attend properly TO his business, in con-
sequence of sore eyes,. the necessity OF
moving our Office 10 allow of The room
being plaslered, and a desire ,o ~collec,
Gus 'sorls," in order 10 publish the de-
iinquen, tax list. We hope our readers
will bear with us, and we promise to do
so no more--if we can help il.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
u. 8. Senators ON Fremont.

We have else where given an ex,rac,
from Cass on Fremont. On the mex,
day after Mr.. Cass expressed himself,
Gen. Atchison spoke of he charac,e,
and conduc, Of Nj. Fremon, in the
highes, terms. From the Globes re-.
porte his remarks We extract. the follow
ing sentence:
"He justified Col. Fremont in all he
had done. II he had done less, he
would have deserved and would have
received the ex~ecratiou of the whole
country. He made ZONE reference 10
the course which Col. Fremont pursued
IA course 10 some instances rendered
indispensable for his own preservation.
and always characterized by skill and
prompdtuds."
Senator Alien. Dem. Of Ohio. said,
on the 26sh Of April, is4s:
..Col. Fremont. ia his opinion. wa,
tho most meri,orioas American of hi,
age now in existence. and had he fMr.
A. the power Of appointment. he would
ere shis have given him ! mi.i,sr ~ an.
Poln'men' in Mexico, for which nature
had 30 clearly formed him."
On the 9Th. come mouth. Senator
Rusk (Dem.) said:
This oosntry California; has been
'svsc Que, in great measure by the
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YHR RRKmEMR g@UREKR

Alb, why is il even a crime for emf
gran:s TO 60, or even to be sen, 10 Kan
sas, for the purpose Of making il a free
Sta'el Why are free State newspapers
declared 10 be nuisances BY a Judge APP
pointed BY a democratic President. while
pro slavery papers are abundan,ly wor-
,hy>of the patronage OF the public print,
ing! Is this popular sovereignty? What,
then. Is monarchy, aris,ocracv, Or oil.
garch,! Let Cur opponents answer these
questions bafore they ask us to vote
their ticket. The burden of proof is
with them to show why the Missouri
Compromise was repealed after having
stood more than thirty years! Hold
them TO the issue-don', lie. them dodge.
L. they want TO vote the democratic
ticket, ask them why j. G. Fremont is
not as good a democra, as James Blu
chananl Fremont wes first elected 10
the United States Senate as a democrat,
hut james Buchanan was first elected
TO the lower house as a Federalist.
Does that make James Buchanan a
better Democrat than Fremont! Oh,
no! But then there is a difference in the
Platforms they stand upon. Exactly.
That is the point. Mr.. Fremnn, is in.
lexlbly opposed to interfering with slave
ny in The States, and rs iaflexibly OPP
posed TO its extension beyond the limits
Of the States. 1e
Mr.. Buchanan has no platform OF his
own. FOR he is no longer James Buchanan
but is buried under one made a. Cinsin-
natl twice as long as the moral law and
not half SO plain. II no where says
Thou shall. no: steal" "rhou shalt not
cove,.' or Thou shall, not bear false
Witness" rg
Mr.. Fremont's platform is very sim
pie but the Cincinnati Platform We are
afraid can only be interpreted by the
present state of things in Kansas and by
the subsequent threat, I'VE will subdue
YOU" Very well then, gentlemen, you
have much TO do, Pitch in.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07

Almost BLiND.-We are afflicted this
week with almos. total blindness, and
consequently find ourself under the ne
scessity uf using the eyes and hands of
another in the preparations Of our edi,o-
rails. 2 novel ana embarrassing modus-
operandi, i, will be conceded. Our
readers will therefore MAKE al! due al.
lowance. Aahs q
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
W~AsHINGroN, Aug. /.

SENATE.-Mf. Crittendep presented .
memorial Of, Lieut.. Bartlett relative to
the action Of the Naval Board in his
case. Mr.. Criuenden spoke in The case,
The Senate in Executive session to.
day has confirmed John w. Geary a,
Governor of Kaneas, vice Shannon re.
moved. ! am told that the only Senator
who voted against him was roombs.
Mr.. Wilson demanded the re1son for
the removal of Shannon. The cause
was refused. and en- his motion The pa.
pers were ordered to be printed. with the
view to do justice to Mr.. Bartlett.
Mr.. Cass and Mr.. Stuart presented
petitions from citizens OF Michigan,
praying for the admission Of Kansas
with The TopekS Constitution.
On motion of Mr.. Seward, a resolu.
tioD vas adopted directing the COMMITTEE
on Commerce 10 inqui.e whether is is
~expedIem 10 require hat the fire. rooms
OF steam vessels be constructed of fire.
proof ma,erials.
Adjourned ill Monday.
HousE.--Mr. Boyce said he had re
ceiyed a certifca, from the Governor OF
South Carolina, stating that Preston s.
Brooks was re elected 10 Congress-. and
asked 10 be svorn in. Mr.. Brooks ad
sanced 10 The chair OF the Speaker. who
administered the oath to support the con-
stitutlOD. rst#ys u9a
The Kaasas coL,es,ed election case
was resumed. The clerk finished the
reading Of Gov. Reeder'e statements
Among other .hings, he refers to the re-
marks Of Gen. Cass and Mr.. Buchanan.
70 show thai a delegate nav be admitted
in the absence OF q specific law for ,ha.
purpose. He concludes by arguing in
support of the position heretofore a..
sumed BY him. ee ~ seis.
Mr.. Winfield, the sitting delegate, said
his election should not be reversed with
u a full and impartial hearing. He
maintained that he wal elected over The
statute passed in pursuance Of, law. and
therefore was entitled to remain where
he was. There was here no proper-ls -
gal challenge of his rights. from the fac,
that he had no competitor ia the canvass.
whence Mr.. Reedsr, being . volunteer,
had no right TO contest.
Apar, from This, ((he said) Governor
Reeder had certified that the Legislature
that assembled wal legal, having The
pCwerto right such wrongs as are repre-
scented 10 exist. lie infested tba. every
EaENaaMH8 MM NNN Mse @eaaFH ~H&E $3.50
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
WASHINGTON, July 81,

HOUSE. The Kansas contested cleo
ton case was taken up this morning.
Mr.. Smith, of Tennessee, called atten
lion to The fact thai the Committee or
Election, in other contested cases, hae
reported a resolution tina, the contestan'
was entitled to a seat, hu, in this recon
mended that Reeder be admitted
Was RICH, or nigh, 10 prevail here?
Mr.. Washburne reported that nei,hc,
Reeder nor Whitfield had been chosen
by the existing laws. In the presenr
case the committee had followed the
precedent act concerning Wisconsin ant
Minnesota Territory. 1t was compe,cn,
for the House,o admi. Reeder.
Mr.. Smith said Mr.; Reeder had nc
legal right, but yet he would admi, him
Mr.. Stevens, taking issue with Mr.,
Washburne, remarked, when there IL a
legally organized Territorial Government,
some person mus, be under the law legal
~ entitled. In the case referred TO by
the gentleman from Maine, there was no
organized government, bu, in Kansas
provisiop is made by law for the election
OF delegate; therefore the precedent Gid
o apply. In the course ofhis remarks,
he alluded TO the adoption Of Mr.. Sher.
mans amendment TO the army bill, cay
ing that a majority Of the House thus
evinced a desire 10 strike down The msin
pillar Of liberty. viz: the right of The
people to bear arms as secured by The
Constitution. When he saw such things.
nc almos. despaired Of anything being
done ia behalf oflaw and order, the Con-
situ'ion being regarded as no longer
binding.
The Speaker remarked that Mr.. Reed
ere statement was without date.
The clerk then commenced reading the
which was TO the efTec, that a
great mass OF evidence renders i, lndis
pu,able thar the Legislative Assembly Of
Kansas was a fraudulent body. elec,ed
in a manner disgraceiul 10 the age. He
assume that the law under which Mr..
Whitfield was elected WAS void, and Gale
for stern condemnation. His own cleo
lion. so far as lime and place we're con-
cerned, was not in accordance with pre-.
sious law; he claimed, however. lbal he
had received a large majority Of the lie
gal votes cast.
Intellectual! at,eu pts were here made
by Nj Phelps and Mr.. Ii. Marshall to
dispense with further reading. say ing the
statement could be printed and land on
the tables OF members to- morrow
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Seward
g resolution was adopted, calling on The
Secretary of Wa to report where the
public interest required an improvement
of The roads connecting Weslpoin. with
the interior county lying westward there
Of, and If SO. what is the mos, expedi-
tious mode Of making such communica-
lions and the cost thereof.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07

ORDER OF MERIr.-The only dis,
sincllons which should be ~recognizsd arc
those Of soul. Of strong principle, Of ins
co'ruPsioIe integrity. Of u~ssiulnsss, Of
cultivated inselleci. of fidelity ia seeking
ior truth. 4 man. in proportion q he,
has these elaims. should be honored and.
welcomed every where. Il
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.

% onhs II ". i. M. 81
he steamship Atlantic ssrrved about
Or Nj. with liverpool Ja,es 10 Jul,
zSd. The Steamship Asia arrived ou,
a; ihverpool 2ist July. relates mainly to
Inc outbreak Of civil war al Spain. The,
statements representing lie progress andl
prospects are very conflicting. Il would
appear that O'Donnell had previously
prepared 10 crush any manifesta,ions.-'
mao assembled IN and around Madrid
io,uoO troops. Against This force the
nzIInnni aaards and cit,xen. held their
gronnc Tor 80 hours. aud al length gave
IN anc were disarmed. 200 person.l
were killed.
AT latest dates Madrid was tranouil.-I
E'psr'o was supposed To oe in the cny|
under arrest.
Al Barcelona and Elsenhere there hadt
been smaller outbreaks. bnt they werI
specially suppressed a, Sargosss. aLeref
E'partero's friends had gained a victory{
over The garrison. aud where i, is feoorii.
eo more than a legal quorum of III
cories had assembled, proclaimed iiber,%
aud a constitution. The Emperor n
France had ordered French force IN a..
'embls on the Spanish frontier as a S,eas.t
urs oil precau,ion, and other adheren,s
Of The ex Queen Christina, were also
Fastening to the frontier.
A letter from the Spanish legation al
Paris says: The difficulty between So.in
and Mexico has been honorablv .e,,led
The British news ia unimpor,an,.-
Parliament will adjourn abou, the 3u,hI
The large failures alluded TO IN. lasa
steamers psws. we're John Munur, cot.
ION broker, Liverpool; Joseph Wriphl
wright d Co., spinners. Stock Dor, 10
~ Law commission m~erchan.s, Man.
chester; Baxter & Co., and four other
houses The liabilities were all l.rSl
and Tue assets small.
Iae Atlantic lief. Liverpool The sflci
noon OF the ~23d--brings upwards 4
sixty passengers.
In Parliament. Earl Malesbury called
attention 10 The difficulties between Bra
I'll and England, arising from the treat.
men' Of the British Minister al Rio in
the question concerning the Slave trade.
q particularly insisted on the value OF
retaining the friendshi2 Of Brsxil IN case
Of q val with the Unired States.
Lord Clarendon explained tina, Brazil
had no III will toward Great Britain; The
r'ot a Aldershos between the Gersn.ns
and English troops had been greatly ex-
agaefated.
SPAIN.-The la,ss, accou,s stat. ,h,t
the Cores had removed to Ayr..on. an
were under Gen. Enfan,e. They ;<,endy.
ed 10 make war upon the Queen I,sbelIal
and her ministers. in the name Of LIB.
er'y and the Constitution.
The London Times and other n.ns,s
say that the Instruction was encour.
aged BY the O'0onneIl party.
E'partero 10 very strong 10 Arr,sc.
which 10 the stronghold Of the LiSersl..
Gems. GuIrea and Falcon, tried mar.
'i'aus Of Esparsero, are q, the head Of
The troops and Naionsl Guards q Sart
80 members Of the Corles1
more han one quarter Of The whole
body. hold formal meetings there.
dispatch received al Paris SAYS, whom
The news Of o DopnelI's accessieo reach.
S:raeossa the Capisin General COM
vened the civil authorities aud officers Of
The National Guard. aud after debate re-
solved on resistance.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07

NASNsshs9 Ohh SNWesA SAAg'
We were not in a condition 10 take
observations Of the political gatherings
on Saturday, bu, we heard and saw
enough TO satisfy rs tina! a large portion
of the people in the county were in at
tendance; %variously estimated a! from
fire 10 ten thousand. Which of the two
parties exceeded in numbers we are o
able 10 say. Our impression is, from
The best information va can pet, thai;
there was not much difference in the size
Of the two crowds. They both came in
with music and banners, on horse back
and mule Back, with OK wagons and
horse wagons, buggies End barouches.-
Music, hurrah and dust was The order Of
the hour: they came in generally In pro-
cessions, some a mile in extent,
which was really a beautiful spectacle
We are unable TO speak particularly of
the barbecue Of the Democrats above
town, as we had RIO reporter there and
no one has furnished us with informa-
lion necessary for a description; bu. we
are informed more definitely in relation
10 the meeting OF the republicans. The
ground occupied by them was in the
beautiful grove on the poin. opposite
town, TO which access was had by ford
ing, on the part of the teams. and by foot
passengers by means ofa novel kind OF
bridge, ingeniously constructed OF wagon
bodies covered with pIanks-afording q
passage broad enough for three to walk
abreast.
We were not present al the dinner but
are Informed that il was satisfactory in
every particular. The baskets brough,
in BY good republicans from all parts Of
The, county were large and well filled
The speaking at the sand where The
company co%ngrega,ed after dinner, aud
where abundant seats had been provided,
was commenced by a Mr.. SIagle who
made afew brief remarks. He was fol
lowed by The Hon. /. Codding, who
spoke nearly ,hreo hours, in his mos,
able and eloquen, manner. Indeed, al.
though this was the third speech Mr..
Codding had made in this place, and
the fifth in the county. on the same cub.
~ject,it was so different ia matter and ar.
rangement as to give il the zest and in
'eresi OF an entire new production.
II Mr.. }. w. Lewis has left a. our
Office a bii Of wood, 10 a good state OF
preservation, which Was fnund by uim
10 digging a well in this place. Il was
found al a depth q % feel from The sur
face. and Is thought 10 be pine.
TnE DrEL.-Mr. Burlingame was
brought before a justice a, Washington,
and required 10 give bonds in The sum of
$4,000 not 10 fight a duel in or GU, Of The
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
wAPELLO COUNTY
CentraR Republican Association.
y

OFFICER -
S1LAs OsBURN. President.
E. S. DAVIS, Vice President.
A. RGMEr, E
c. WARDEN, Director.
G.. LAWRENCE,
G.. T. BLAKE, Treasurer.
r. H. WARDEN, Secretary.
j. W. NORRIS, Cor. Sec'y.
Meets every Wednesday even
ing. at 7 l-2 O'Clock.
All persons friendly TO the Re-
publican cause are invited to at
tend. rsa @aE
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
drle Nrms.
WASHINGTON. july 90.


The Kansas election case will be call .
ed for Tomorrow, al ii O'Clock, and the
previous question will be demanded at 3
O'Clock, so the whole matter will be SET
lied o.morrow.
Gov. Reeder would have been presen,
and addressed the House. bul he Is sick
in Philadelphia, and will be heard il
a,all, by letter.
The fofRicalion bill was discussed in
Committee of the Whole, and an amend
ment making an appropriation of $780,
600 for the improvement Of the kenne
bee river, Maine. Ii would have been
adopted had .he committee had a QUO
rum. A roll call was ordered, and the
committee report that 1875 members be,
ing absent they could do no business.
Gen. Lane is preparing a reply 10
Burlingame's card in defence of Mr..
Brooks.
1t is reported Ina, the President ha.
expressed himself in favor Of libera,inp
Robinson and his comrades in Kansas.
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07
KEEP THE CAMP FIRES BJ.A.
ZINC.

Let our WHY foes soon learn what the
Mexicans learned of Gen. Taylor. that
we dont know when we are whipped!
In looking over the points where we
have failed in the recent election. our
friends can soon be prepared no only TO
fetrive their losses, but 10 make grea,
gains. In M precinct it is said tina, a,
least ten more voters nigh, have been
brought 10 the polls. Organize, then,
and bring all out. In another j, is said
that some voted with our opponents,
who. even before night. spoke OF i, with
regret. Let all. then. be posted up fally
and at once. Let them have al. the
documents and then compare them and
reason ON them. Our opponents oon'.
like to be called slavery propagandis,s.
ye. can they show one who is al hear,
in favor Of slavery. thinks j. is right, O
scriptural in%s,ilu,ion, ard who, wilhal.
would like TO have a few negroes chou,
him, who did not raie their ticket
Why moi, then, siaud up 1 O the work
like brate men! Ii they can vote The
came ticker with Cha rles Sumner, lei
them vote aide by side with The Hon.
Preston > rBrosk.. Don't let them
dodge the question. anG skulk. bu, brine
them 10 the mark. re, them choose
their company and we will choose ours,
since His as a free Nate,.
IL the Missouri Compromise was no,
repealed for the purpose Of making
slave States, what was /, repealed for!
II il was repealed. as Mr.. Douglas says,
when the Compromise measures of
1850, were passed. why did not somes
body find IL N before Jdhuarya of 1854.
#WEMaEH
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07

following are The reported major
lilies in ell the counties so far as heard
from.
Wapel.- County-Buchanan Tickle.
elected BY najorities ranging from "a to
100.
Monroe County-Reported a tie on
Congressman. Republican Represents
lives elected.
Henry County-ss6 maj. for Curtis.
Whole Republican licke, elected.
Jefferson Couhty--25d majority for
Curtis. Whole Republican tickle, elect
ed. ,.l
Mahaska Coan,y-32e majority for
Curtis. Whole Republican nckel elect.
ed. A s'h - '
Van Buren, County--29 majority for
Gurus. Nn - "a sasaes
Loaisa Countryside Republican ma
jori,y.
Wayne C%oun,y--2o majority for
Curtis.
Lucas Couniy--l60 maj. for Hall.
Davis Couniy--4S0 maj. for Hall.
Appanocss Coun,y-250 majority
for Hal.
Marion County-Repor,ed 60 mai.
for Hall. .v
Des Moines County--TEc Republican
ticket for the Legislature has q majority
Of from 80 10 SO. Davis leads Letter.
from 40 TO SO. Mr.. Arrick is elected
by from 10. to 90. The contest is 80
close beiw cen Mr.. Darwin and Mr.. Con.
rad as TO leave the result. IN doubt until
the official returns are received.
The following news from Washington
county we clip from the Press:
THE election passed off very quietly
here last Monday. We have The re.
turns suaicien, only TO determine tie
general result. The Republican ,icke.
is all elected by some 400 majority
The State Ticket will, perhaps, run
ahead of the counev ticket. The Rail
road vote was defeated by over 900 ma
jori,y it Is thought. The proposition to
keep up stock was also defeated by 100
votes. The vote for a Convention to
revise the Constitution was carried By a
large majority-some 600. We will
give the official vote in full mex, week.
Lee Coun.y-Is reported to have gone
for Curtis by a email majority. .ag
Dallas co.-2O0 maj. for Cpr,is.
Jasper co.. 400 maj. for Curtis.
Madison Goo maj. for Curtis.
Polk co.-l5O maj. for Curtis
Warren co.-2O0 maj. for Curtis.
Johnston co.-3OO Republican maj.
Scott co.. Between 800 and 400 Re-
publican muj
Musca,ine co.-l50 Republican mai.
GENTILITY.-Ge ntilitv 10 neither in
birth. wealth. manne MOI iashion--but
in the mind. A high sense al honor, a
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07

TnE DrEL.-Mr. Burlingame was
brought before a justice at Washington,
and required iogive bonds in The SUN of
$4,000 not TO 6gh, a doel in or Out Of The
District. Is
Demoine courier., 1856-08-07

1Gus. Hall Eas abandoned his offer
ial duties and come home 10 electioner-
for a reelection 9 sas e 20