Nebraska advertiser., 1857-07-02
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS,
B. p. RANKIN.
WEEKLY REVIEW.
Of Sarpy County.


What two weeks ago we announced
as a probability has become fact: the
administration has handed to Lord
Napier apositive declination to reopen
negotiations, for the present, On the
~overtures emanating from the British
Cabinet, respecting the Central Anne
rican question. This is the only i'm
portant information received from
Washington during the past week.
In Minnesota the Republicans have
carried the Constitutional Convention.
As far as heard from, the Republicans
have 81 members and the Democrats
AZ.
Walker (the fllibuster) continues to
make in Washington, New York, etc.,
the same big speeches he made at his
arrival in New Orleans.
The conflict between Gov. King and
Mayor Wood, Of New York, the first
representing State Sovereignty, and
the second the municipal rights, has it
seems, for we have but obscure accounts,
assumed a more serious aspect The
Governor having ordered the arrest of
the mayor, a part of the police desert
ed him and Joined the Metropolitan
police organized by the commissioner
of the Governor, but when they at
tempted to enforce the order they met
the old guard and a free fight ensued.
Some of them have been dangerously
wounded. The Mayor, however, sub
mitted to arrest, on the second warrant,
without resistance.
The Delegates representing the re-
naming fragments of the late great
American party have had their Nation
al Council at Louisville, KY, and have
adjourned.
Under the head: "The National
KnOw-NOthing Council. Where is the
party to go?" the New York Herald
says:
considering the results of the last
November elections, and of the early
spring elections of the present year,
and of the late Virginia election, and
considering, also, the signal defeat of
the Know-Nothing Plug Uglies at the
Washington city municipal electionthe
other day, it must be confessed that
the circumstances and party remi-
niscences attending this national as
semblage at Louisville were not of the
most cheering description. Hence, it
is not surprising that this Council ex-
hibited scarcely a greater degree Of
warmth of enthusiasm than the re-
mains Of some unfortunate searching
expedition for Sir John Franklin hold
ing a consultation over the wreck Of
their ship among the icebergs of the
Arctic circle.
At the very outset of the proceed.
ings Of this National Council (mosi
probably the last of the Mohicans'
Mr.. Erastus Brooks, through the par.
liamentary device of a resolution
offered by himself, secured the impor.
tant position of chairman of the com,
mittee to revise the party platform
The committee accordingly set to work
and in good time reported certain
resolutions defining American princi
ples. But after a proftless debat,
mon them, a certain gentleman from
the neighborhood of Buffalo, of tn,
eminently historical name of Genera
Gustavus Adolphus Scroggs, moved t
strike out the whole report of MI
Brooks and his committee, and to sub
stitute the Philadelphia platform upo'
which Fillmore and Donelson were rur
for the Presidency. And this motior
prevailed. The American party, there
fore. remains hard aground among tn
breakers, and the transactions OF tn
Louisville Council amount to little els
than a confession of the ~hOpelessnes
Of the wreck"
From Mexico we learn that grea
excitement prevailed there on accoun
&c an ATTEMPTED rebellion aud OF tn
summary manner the cOnspirat0rs Eer
dealt With by President COmonfOrt.-