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and in substance, and therefore insdmissible.
We go behind them, and inquire into the facts,
only tor the purpose of ascert&ining whether,
by these valid objections to the mere returns,
our rejection of them will have the effect of de-
feating the will of the people, sought to be fair.
ly expressed at the polls. In the event of such
consequences. we might hesitate to reject vote
upon any defect of form, however essential in
law. But, in the present case, we feel ourselves
bound to adhere to the very letter of the law,
in order to defeat gross and palpable fraud
The consideration that our own party, by this
decision, will lose the majority in the Legiss-
tive Assembly, does not make our duty in the
premises less solemn and imperative. The
elective franchise would be utterly valueless,
and free government itself would receive dead.
ly blow, if so great an outrage as this could be
shielded under the cover of mere forms and
technicalities. We cannot consent. in any man.
ner to give the sanction of our respective official
positions TO such transaction. Nor can we feel
justified relieve ourselves of the proper respon.
sibility of our offices in case where there is no
valid return by submitting the question to the
Legislative Assembly, and in that very act giving
the parties that might claim to be chosen by
this spurious vote the power to decide upon
their own election.
In view of the condition of affairs in Kansas
for several years past, of the efforts so long
made to put in operation here revolutionary
Government, and of the fact that this effort
was suspended under the belief that the polti.
cal difficulties of this Territory might at length
be fairly adjusted at the polls, if that adjust
ment should not be defeated and the people
deprived of their rightful power under the laws
of Congress, by fictitious returns of votes never
given, it is our solemn conviction that the paci.
fcation of Kansas, through the exercise Of the
elective franchise, would become impractica-
BILE, and that civil war would Immediately be
recommended in this Territory, extending, We
fear, to adjacent States, and subjecting the
Government of the Union to imminent peril.
Because, therefore, the paper now under ex.
summation is not one of the original poll books
by law required to be returned, and from the
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Charles F. Woodbury., Esq, U. s. District
Attorney for the district of Massachusetts, is
among the distinguished strangers now here.
He is the guest of his brotherin.law, Judge
Montgomery Blair.
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In Norfolk, Conn.,, the Empire Company and
the Hosiery Company continue work, while the
Woollen Company and the Welsks Company
have stopped work. The Norfolk Bank still
pays specie.
The Press says that thirty.one Irishmen left
Hartford one day last week, on their return to
Ireland to live, thinking their chances better in
the old country than in the new.
The Housatonic Republican says that The
Iron Works of Falls Village and Salisbury tire
not in full work, and that the prospect is, tLey
will do less rather than more.
The Philadelphia Sun has fully espoused she
Republican cause, and welded with the Daily
Times of that city-the two papers becoming
one-which will give the Republicans of that
city an active, jealous organ. The Moth
American is moderately Republican, but rigid.
ly conservative, being the organ of the Wholesale
and shipping interest. The Enquirer is indie.
pendent with Republican sympathies.
The sloop of war Plymouth, Commander
Dahlgreen, sailed from Southampton on The
4th instant, for New York,
Henry Floyd, printer in the Office of The
Sauomnah Georgian, has fallen heir to fortune
of $500, 900 in England.
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE.


The peculiarly delicate and responsible duties which de-
volye upon the Senate of the United States Immediately
after the installation of administration brought
to satisfactory termination at o'clock this afternoon
by the final adjournment of that distinguished body which
met in pursuance Of the late Presidents proclamation
the 4h instant and which has, therefore, remained in
sion ten dsyr largo portion Of this brief session
consumed in the consideration and disposition of several
important treaties having direct and important bearing
upon the political and commercial interests of country
The treaties which have passed the Senate follows
The Dallas Clarendon treaty with several important
amendments
An extradton treaty with the Grand Ducby of Baden
Also treaties mainly Of commercial character, with
Peru, Venezuela, and SIAM
The extra session of the Senate of 1857 will occupy
conspicuous Place In political annals less for the
amount and importance of the public business disposed Of
than for the enlightened and exalted spirit which has been
evinced by its distinguished members to carry into pract
cal effect those WISE conservative and patriotic counses
which recently, conspicuousy, and emphatcally
given to the country by the present Executive.
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OUR ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE.
ALEXANDRIA, Saturday eyenns,)

ALEXANDRIA, Saturday EVENING"
March Ia, 1851
After closed my letter last evening just after dar.
commenced snowing-thicker and faster than II has amos
ed before this winter 1t seemed as though the secre
of the weather, you would say in Washington eoD
scious of having already imposed the good nature
humanity had been waiting for it to get dark when h
ing large lot left which was in danger Of spoO,
on his hands on the approach of weather he
menced showeripg it down about fast the law allows
The wide-awake Alexandrans cav what was going !,
but thinking there could not be much damage done N
late in the season. they let 1t snow and went to bed
il showing The consequence was that they got IN IN,
morning and found it still showing with the ground CIV
cred about foot deep with snow and houses trees fences
all things covered full they could hold with light loos
laid luxuriant But Old SOL gaining an eligible ~
son with his battery soon put an end to- the showing
and the beginning ofan end to the that had arca
showed. Simply stating that We have had bright gu,
and still atmosphere with the thermometer several degrees
above the thawing point in the shade it probably mol
necessary for me to further assist your imagination Nj
bringing you to the conclusion that have had uA
s,ushy sloppy day here Business has been impede pleas
are impaired and beauty and fashion absolutely impp
ed The cutters of the streets and the gueys Of hl
suburbs have been saying to the Potomac How we rived
SWIM and the boys about town have been busy aynt
presumption claims on the hundreds of new Dmilleatk
that have sprung into existence.
The deep of last night has somewhat mpeded I'D
repairing of the canal but 1t is still expected that the
will commence running Monday Tuesday. TheCunl
berland coal trade will here the opening n
the canal. Many boatmen and collers waiting hat
and along the line for this event win send you the
ana figures relating to this trade they begin VI
transpire.
The Potomac fshermen also kept back In their cpsI
ations By the snow and the cold weather The csldue
the water keeps the river fish of Of the shoals and tho
water back in their winter psstures
There has been much extra work done here to-day
way Of shovelling The fall thereof has probably b
indirectly fall Of mamma to some poor labores out
ployment Out of the immense resources of Nature hel
Vulnerable facilities, multplcaons, and refnemen 4
art and the boosted wisdom and philanthropy Of lega
tors it to that every ought to have mo
certain and permanent way Of earning his daily bread
vIRGINrUS
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Mr. DOUGLAS. There is quorum In the chamber
Mr. BELL, of Tennessee think when this question Is
taken should have full Senate and therefore move
that the Senate adjourn.
Mr. DOUGLAS. suppose that is not in order.
The PRESIDENT pro tsmPoe motion to adjourn is
Mr. DOUGLAS But there must be intervening bust
ness between two motions to adjourn
The PRESIDENT pro tempore. motion TO adjourn is
Mr. DOUGLAS II has always been held that you must
have business intervening.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore There Can be no bus-
ness when there is not quorum The 18th rule of the
Senate declares that "a motion for adjournment shall al
ways be in order and shall be decided without debate
Mr. DOUGLAS | shall have to ask for the yeas and
nays again. because satisfied there is quorum pres
Mr. BROWN hope they will not be allowed.
The yeas and nays ordered.
Mr.. CLAY. have paired of with the senator from
Georgia. Mr. TooMBs who s obliged to leave the cham
Der, at his request
The question being taken by yeas and nays resulted
yeas Il, nays l6-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Bell Of Tennessee, Biggs, Brodhead,
Brown, Crittsnden Fitzpatrick, Hunter, Mallory, Mason
Reid, Rssk and Trumbul-l2.
NAYSMessrs. Bell of New Hampshire, Bgler, Cosmer,
Douglas Durkee Fessenden Foot Foster Hale, Harlan,
Nourss, Seward, Stuart Toucey, Wade, and Wison-l0
The PRESIDENT pro tsmpors. The Senate refuses to
adjourn but there is no quorum voting.
Mr. HALE wish to raise question Of order, because
1t may be practical hereafter whether it is the right
senators who present to decline voting and leave us
without quorum
The PRESIDENT pro empors. The rule of the Senate
requires every member to vote.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of Kentucky. The senator from New
Hampshire just advocated his right to take advant.
of parliamentary law and proceedings and all kinds Of
tricks against my colleague Have not right to do the
thing when wished to shove off this measure, until
have chance with the President and what
he will do? Let him take another DEAL and shuttle the
cards. and he may turn up jack If there L. any law to
make vote shall vote but il not will not If you
that sort Of ground scufe viii stand up for my
rights but to say nothing disrespectul to the gen
tleman
Mr.. RUSK. The vote of the senator from Kentucky
would not change the result believe that 1t is in tb,
power of the minority send for absent members If they
choose to do But the time Of the Senate is running
have stayed here when perhaps ought to have gon'
away, and If had consulted my inclinaons would hav
gone away. IT. however, the minority who refuse to ad
joura, choose TO send for absent senator's am willing
to stay here and do so.
| Mr. BROWN. move that the Senate adj urn.
The motion agreed to, and the Senate adjourned
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THE CASE PLAINLY STATED.

The radical backrepublcan presses continue says
the to urousy at the recent decision
of the Supreme Court. This to be expected All ra-
tional perfectly understand that what little degree Of
attachment for the Union and the constitution they
tinue to profess merely assumed for the occasion In
reality the point they wish to attack is the constitution
ITSELF and their declarations against the late decision Of
the Supreme Court leveed not so much against that
body against the fundamental law Of the land. The
great point of the recent decision however is that here
after the warfare of black republicansm must be direct and
undisgused 1t cannot be sheltered behind any assumed
and nsncere professions The constituted authorities Of
the natioi have pronounced backrepubcan dogmas to
be unconstitutional He who contends for their enforce
msnt therefore, makes upon the constitution ITSELF
The platform of hostility to the constitution ayowed by the
open and frank abooniss of the Garrison school must
become the platform Of black republicanism, it must
cease to exist.
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OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

New YORK. March 10, 1857.
The personal and political friends Of the late Daniel
Webster held their annual dinner at the Astor House in
this city short time since in honor of the birthday of
the great statesman The dinner in fine Style and
Mr. Stetson who up to the last moment of Mr. Webster
life hs confidential and personal friend put in
QUESTION the full force of the Astor House honor the
casion. The As,or House Mr. Websters home. Here
be reposed when his last visit to New York from the
capital, he went on bis way to Marshfeld to die. Mr.
S,etson kept suite of for the especial OF Mr.
Webster and they rmain as when their distinguish
ed guest occupied them, and will they remain while
the Asor House continues in the hands of the present pro-
pretor and only few honored guests have the entire
of those rooms 1t with melancholy satisfaction that
the party to record hr love and veneraon for Mr.
W. conducted through those chambers and looked
upon the correspondence and the many tokens of regard
given by Mr. Webster, during acquaintance Of twenty
years TO the host of the Aston all which have value be-
yond diamonds The aseembled party comprifed
the most honored in city and good sfcatng
"reminiscences Of the past anecdotes Of the great and good
who ere gene from u.s. and touching Incidents eped the
hours onward and tho festival only concluded at late
hour.
The prophetic spirit which came upon Mr.. Webster ne
he his dying regards 20 Hon. Rufus Choate from his
pillow at Narsbeld must be acknowledged by his
late associates When he made his famed 9Th of March
speech he counted the cost and the deed came up fun to
to confidential friends written about that time in which
he audes the GOODNESS OF some the aunts of many the
ingrattude Of such made all they by him.
and the decision of those whom he would not have get
with the dogs OF bs flock" lie knew that The party he had
acted with had sacrificed principle expcdiency TO gain
temporary victory they had abotouized the party and
carry their end temporarily, bad become sectional as
sailing the constitution and counting the price of disunon
He their end and by mutual friend be sent to those
who remained true to the national faith this message
" The whg party, national party, is dead He may
have been crcumvented by his enemies but Samson like
be- in his DEATH pulcd the house down" their heads
and left them heap of ruins while the national Of
that great antagonist the democratic party In
the fold Of the true political church.
am informed good authority that are to have
democratic political organization in this State 1t is
to be national in It's aim and to keep clear of all local mat
our political associations what complicated
But the organization ia to take high national ground
and be- to the fullest extent Estate rights in its creed
The work Of 1860 has commenced The public mind ag-
tated mslsd deceived Is to be set right on the great DEM
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The RESULT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Although the democracy of New Hampshire unable
u recover their supremacy the wecontested struggle
Of Monday last they succeeded in reducing the backre
publican msjority in the State fully oneha and gave evil
dence Of an organization and spirit which must ut
mately and at no distant day, end in n complete tr-
umph. The Manchester Democrat of last Tuesday says
owe give such returns have received at the hour Of
going to press-ll o'clock a. m Wednesday. They are
mostly taken from the Statesman extra. They indicate the
election of Halle by greatly majority compared
with the last fall and by about the vote that
of the combined opposition of last spring The council and
the will probably stand about the last
We have few definite of the congressional vote; but
taking the governor vote basis 1t probable that
Tappan and Crsgn reelected with something than
chance for Pike.
"The Statesman claims gain Of six abotionists in the
house, but think their majority in that body will be
duced, If anything"
The New Hampshire Patriot of Wednesday mornings
issue says:
1--WE have neither time for specuations
ments upon the result of the election it's Its
quences There will be ample time for these hereafter,
well for words of Improvement Suffice it to say that
in the result for dependency the part of
the democracy They have reduced the majority against
them nearly half and that too under very unayorable
circumstances and they have vote which shows that
they force in tho State that in view Of the position
and character of the opposition and the signs of the times
bound to become the ruling power distant day And
by fidelity to their party organization devotion to their
principles and zeal and energy and discretion in their poit
cal management they will easily increase that force retain
the confidence aud good will of the democracy of the Union
and obtain control of the government at home"
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BEFORE AND AFTER THE ELECTION.

Before the municipal election recently held in Syracuse
New York. the Standard of that city INDUCED in the fol-
lowing characteristic Shrek
The slavery propagandss will spare effort to carry
the city, They driven to desperation by the dsgraceu
attitude in which they placed By Buehanan inaugural
aud elate damnaJ.e decision Of The Supreme Court The
the republicans certain If they up to the
work in proper The committees should be vigil
liant and untrng Every republican should be the alert
The Of freedom should Be met every point This
is due to the and the candidates."
The day after the election the Standard tho follow
ing snbdued language
"We badly deieated-our is spiked, and our
rooster can't The democratic jack plane has run
straight over and moothed down with the surface
But find consolation in the reflection that virtue
Of reward, and hope for better luck next time.'
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DEATH OF HON. DAVID T. DISNEY, OF OHIO.

DEATH OF HON. DAVID 7. DISNEY, OF OHIO.
IL Is our melancholy duty TO record the sudden death Of
this distinguished citizen of Ohio.
Mr. Disney on last Sunday In the enjoyment OF his
usual health and promise Of many years of useful
ness The destroyer came and this evening 1t is duty
TO record his demise His disease the prevailing inu
enza his attack sudden and his decease unexpected BE
died at ia o'clock this morning his at Derters
Hotel.
Mr. Disney was native of Baltimore, and was in his
saith year. He began early his life of usefulness When
barely eligible he elected to and served in the general
assembly of Ohio. He served in both branches and
speaker Of the house and president of the senate respective
ly In ls4S he elected to represent the Cincinnati
district in the lower house Of the Congress of the United
States He remained in Congress for six years. and doubt
less would have been continued but for the tide of fana
csm which in 1854 flooded the whole North lie one of
the friends of the kansaNebraska measure and advocated
and voted for its passage His reports upon many subjects
referred the various committees of which he chair
and member will remain they have BEEN patterns
for research STYLE and ability for ali those who may here
after be called upon TO act in similar positions His reports
and his acknowledged ability parliamentarian gave
him much prominence in the national councils and much
reputation with the people of the Union.
truly wise and great has fallen. Ohio loses in
him Of her brightest ornaments the nation of its
most valuable sons.
We offer sincere coincidence to his family, por-
ton of whom hsw and daughters) recently left him
in the enjoyment of health, and with the hope of soon
greeting him at his home, but who summoned by the
electric wres return 30 to take to their embrace
husband and father but the cold spiritless remains
one whose loss time cannot repair
We sympatbize with his many friends with the people O.
Ohio and Of the country generally Fast falling be-
meath the cythe of Time the great of the land but
long eminent ability and patriotic services reveed
and appreciated the Of David T. Disney win be
membered by his country
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THE PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

The Louisville Democrat of the 10th instant contains a
long and admirably written review Of the Presidents inau-
gural address from which make the following
The candid reader to whatever party he may belong,
will admit that the late inaugural model production The
topics alluded well chosen they uppermost in the
public mind and they oontsu the issues upon which all in
teigen and patriotic voted at the late presidential
election and the Of treating them is modest dgn
fed rm and decided whilst II free from the colorngs
of the mere partisan" owe congratulate the
country upon the Inauguration of Mr. Buchanan and the
sentiments announced in his address. He is of ability
and great experience he has not the temptation
consult selfish ambition. He bis admnistra-
ton with of the constitution by the highest
judicial tribunal fixing limit the power of Congress
accordance with the history of the constitution There are
landmarks fred against respsss upon State rgh
that have heretofore been constantly threatened"
The Detroit Free Press says:
president inaugural address sound
doctrines in lucid II breathes through
the devotion to the constitution and tho Union
"As literary effort the address, though couohed in plain
unpretendng language, worthy of its able author and
will take high rank among American State papers"
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WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH IA, 1867.
OPTICAL.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,


APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
BY and wiM the advice and consent Of the Senate.
Abner Pratt Of Michigan to be consul Of the United
States for the port Of Honolulu.
William E. venable, Of Tennessee to be minister resi-
dent to Guatemala.
the republic Of Mexico.
Joel W. White of Connecticut to be consul Lyons in
France.
Francis A. Thornton Of North Carolina to be consul for
the port of Aspnwall, New Granada
Peter Sanzensan Of louisiana be consul for the port
of Matamoros, Mexico.
G. Augustus Johnson of Rhode Island to be consul a,
Beirut in the Turkish dominions.
Charles G. Baylor of the District of Columbia, to be
consul at Manchester, England.
Eugene NJ Wilson, to be attorney of the United States
for the Territory of Minnesota vice Norman Eddy
signed.
Henry Andrews, to be deputy postmaster AZ Calves
tom Texas, in place of John b Root removed,
Promotion and appointments in the army Of the United
States
Promotion Seventh Regiment of Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Andrew W. Evans to be first lieu
tenant September 90 1865, vice Stevenson, dismissed
Appointments-- Quassrmasters Department.
sroREKEEfERs.
Samuel II. Montgomery of Arkansas, VIM. r. Gibson o
Oregon Territory James McNutt Of Tennessee Lawrence
Taliaferro Of Pennsylvania.
PAyAAsTER.
Abraham B. Raglan, of Georgia. to fill vacancy occa
stoned by the death of A. G. Bennett
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Mr. George Roberts has resumed the control Of the Boz
ton Times with Mr. Samuel r. Glen as the editor in chic
In announcing this change, Mr. r. says
Tho undersigned takes this occasion further to state
that the Times will, under his CONTROL extend firm
dial and consistent support to the Of Pres
dent Buchanan--wil sustain all the regular nominations
made endorsed by the democratic party of the State
nationand in all cases. at oil times under all circumstances
every influence in its power to sustain the compromises
Of the federal constitution, to encourage legitimate demo-
cratic progress and maintain the supremacy Of the national
and local laws" t