Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10
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Republican wing of the Constitu-
tional convention has nearly compile
ted a constitution. No progress had'
been made towards uniting the two
conventions. A Republican State
convention has been called, to meet
Sept. 9th, at st, Paul, to nominate
delegate to Congress, &c, Plug Ugly
Douglas is in the territory making
speeches.
The interior department has
received intelligence from reliable
gentleman and fugitive mormon, that
Brigham Young is preparing to resist
Gen. Harney and that he has rslap-
sed into the grossest inflelity, and
that he continues to hold up the gov
ernment Of the United States to the
supreme con tempt of the mormons.
An examination of the Treas
ury department Of the State of Ohio,
shows the defalcation to be upwards
seven hundred thousand dollars. This
was the act Of John G.. Breslit, the
democratic Treasurer, and who was
displaced when the Republicans camo
into power. Breslin with his family
has left for Canada. ,.
Cairo, Illinois, is going ahead.
as will be seen from the following ex-
tract from the proceedings Of the
common council of that city;
Resolued, That the street commits.
sioners be authorized to expend sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars in
cutting down the weeds in the streets
of the city.
Their will be heavy wheat
crop put in throughout the Territory
this fall. A large amount Of ground
is already being broken for the pur-
pose. This is well. Every land
holder should SOW as many acres as
possible, to supply the immigration
of next year.
Some Of the advance waves
of the tide of Fall immigration have
already rolled up the Missouri from
the East. Advices from New En-
gland, Ohio. and other Eastern and
Middle States indicate the immigra-
ton this season will be unprecedent'
edly heavy.
The Knoxville Wing is conf
dent that east Tennessee will be able
to sell two millions Of bushels of
wheat the present season. The farm
ers in the counties tributary to Hick-
man are likely to realize million of
dollars from their wheat crop alone.
The Mobile Mercury has re.
ceived discouraging accounts of the
cotton crop, from almost every sec
tion of Alabama and eastern Missis-
sippi, but the crop of wheat and oats
is extraordinary, and a great yield Of
corn is promised.
The enrolment Of names, and
organization of citizens to protect
the ballot-boxes at the October cleo
tion is progressing rapidly through
out the Territory. In many local
tiles the organization is already per-
fected.
AT Edwardsville, ILL.,, ON tho
9th ult., o Mrs. Wallace was safely
delivered Of n0o healthy boys, and o
Mrs. Somers Of three. Four other
boys were born in that town on the
same day. Suckoresses, ahoy!
The Washington corespon-
dent Of Forney's Press, says it is re-
ported that the National hotel, which,
as q public house, has been ruined by
the disease which goes by its name,
will be remodeled for q theatre.
-stephenS, Of Georgia, an
nounces hi msolf candidate for con-
gress, and decidedly but courteously
condemns Gov, Walkers course in
Kanzas, and thinks he should DO re-
called.
Col. Keitt, Of South Carolina,
speaks Of Robert J. Walker as "a
vaorant orator. Rtrollinp plaver and