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The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-26
SALE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA MAIN LINE o
PUBLIC WORKS

The sale Of the main line Of public works Of Penn
sylvania was to have taken place at Philadelphia
yesterday. The Argus Of that city has the following
article in relation TO the sale:
1.-THE opinion OF the supreme court which we pub.
shed yesterday in the matter OF the application for an
injunction to restrain the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany from becoming the purchaser Of the main line
the public works of the State at the sale which is to take
place tomorrow, claims much attention. and meets the
general concurrence Of public opinion an emincnb
fair and just Interpretation OF the law The injunction
asked for is denied, except relates to the exemp
ton of the property of the corporation from taxation
wherein, in the unanimous opinion Of the court the legs
ature exceeded its constitutional authority The com
pany therefore avail itself of privilege dependent
upon this exemption but at the time the increased
obligation incidental to the exemption is invalid and
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company are placed in any
competition that arise for the purchase of the works
precisely the footing with other parties The
decision and partial injunction win not, thersfore be
likely 10 interfere with any purpose entertained BY the
company, and If they become the purchaser it will be on
the same terms specified to other parties The dec
sion settles beyond this important principle Of law Of
interest to every taxpayer of the State TINT all the prop
ey OF the State shall bear its proportion of the burdens
of the State aud that legislature can bind its success
sors in the exemption from taxation of any portion Of
such property
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In the course Of an elaborate article the Ameri-
can and foreign mercantile marine, the New York
Times says
at has been long admitted on all hands that paddle
steamers cannot be employed at profit without gov
eminent subsidy Screw propellers and hence the
phenomenon witnessed in England Of the all but
universal adoption Of the But wooden vessels
too heavy for rapid screw propulsion. An experiment
made by company of building half their steam
Of wood has proved failure and abandoned after
two vessels had been constructed and iron
the only material used
There is not single propeller the stocks in
this country for the European trade there upwards
of eighty in England The obvious and unavoidable
cueon is that cannot build them without loss But
steamers absorbing the whole foreign trade and
unless prepared to supply ourselves the rest Of
the world does with iron ships where get them
cheapest may well abandon the carrying trade at
We need, therefore, feel no surprise at the fact
that France Belgium, Germany aud Spain and
Italy, getting up companies which will traverse the
Atlantic with nnumerable steamers bring the goods
we consume and depart laden with our produce and
thus not simply deprive merchants of the profits of
carrying trade but the country of the glory of stand
ing first among the maritime nations "
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HON. j. NJ. MASON.

OF the many distinguished gentlemen who recently
visited the city of Boston to witness the imposing
ceremonies attending the Inauguration of the War
rem statue, none were more cordially welcomed and
certainly none left behind them more favorable inn
preston than the eminent senator whose heads
this article. The Boston Post says
His genial and afable manners his generous estimate
of all he and heard and his qualification at the frank
and cordial civtes offered to him on all hands by
public authorities and individuals circumstances
to hosts and guest which impaired unaoyed qualification
to the parties interested The speech of the honorable
gentleman at Bunker Hill appropriate eloquent and
national and has received the warmest commentator ;
in his occasional brief addresses various occasions du-
ring his soourn-at Deer Island at the Revere House.
and private tables where he has been called upon to
acknowledge compliments TO himself and to his State he
has exhibited gracefulness Of thought and flowing
colloquia feeling dcton which have rendered his voice
the most charming part Of the agreeable fes-
tive courtcsies extended to him. He will leave many
newly formed acquaintance in Boston who will cherish
the recollection of his visit among the most pleasing
records Of their memory and, sure he will re-
turn to his home with convictions in favor of
and facts here which win give additional ardor to his love
OF the Union and increased strength that faternal
feeling which is the only link that can render
tonality indissouble. =
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CAPTAIN ISAAC R. pILLER.

The appointment of this gentleman consul to
Bremen ia noticed with the livelies satisfaction by
the democratic press of Pennsylvania and Illinois.
The Westchester (Pennsylvania) Republican says
The telegraph informs that the gentleman
named above has been appointed by the President consul
to Bremen post of importance and with salary OF
81 500 per annum Captain Dller native of Chester
county and learned the art and mystery of printing at
this office during the time the Republican WINS owned and
edited by Messrs Price and Strickland He went to Mex
leo with the American army in the capacity Of paymaser,
and after his return settled in Springfield Illinois, where
he has held the office of postmaster since the Inaugural
ton of President Pierce He is gentleman of fine ad
dress and viii make excellent representative Of our
country abroad. His appointment viii be received with
pleasure by his friends in this. his native coun
tv and we offer hm-our own personal congratulations
on his elevation to the Bremen consulship
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Erom thc s. paaI l,IInnesctal nsmoeral.

POLITICAL PARSONS AND ELECTION FRAUDS.
The Repaend Charles G. Ames, register of deeds of
Hennepin county, editor of the St Anthony Republican
and special champion Of the hgheraw and negro-eqna
ity wing of the black republican party has recently been
guilty Of in the administration of the duties OF his
office which should cost him his lucrative official posi-
tion and subject him to criminal prosecution for mis-
demeanor in Office
The Reverend Arnes, register OF Hennepn county
called upon to the votes cast the first
Monday in June in the city Of St Anthony and grant
certificates of election to those persons having the high
est number of votes The votes distributed
&. 1
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TREASON STALKING ABROAD AT MONDAY.

TREASON STALKING ABROAD AT MONDAY.
Propositions assumed by the black republicans have
of themselves strong, direct and natural tendency
treason, in the form of dsunon. All true patriots
have denounced every sentiment and movement point
alodgement in the back-republican breast and is not
consequently, clearly manifested by the more ardent
or weak and incautious, in their ranks. They give
encouragement in their speeches and papers to a
less polite class who serve them in their hour of
need. They agree more or less fully in sentiment,
but as policy demands their professions are some
what variant. But they respectively sail in the
direction. The open disunionists recently held .
meeting at Worcester. Massachusetts,, and took bold
ground in favor of disunon. They are but one step
in advance of the regular black republicans of the
Fremont stamp. The Worcester convention passed
resolutions declaratory of their principles and OBJ
jects, some of which we copy below. They are but
little ahead of the open opinions of Mr. Banks, who
is known to have calculated the value of the
Union" and to have arrived at the conclusion in
certain contingency, to .slet the Union slide" The
members of this convention viii doubtless give him
their hearty support for governor of the
of eventually attaining the great object which they
have in view. These avowed reasonable intentions
go wholly unrebuked by the republican press, and
doubtless for the reason that it approves of the pur-
pose avowed. We invite the serious attention of all
lovers of the Union to the following, found among
the resolutions passed at Worcester
Resolved That the necessity of disunions written in
the whole existing character and condition of the two
sections of the country in their social organization edu
cation habits and laws in the dangers OF our white cit
liens in Kansas, and of colored in Boston in
the wounds of Charles Sumner and the laurels of his
sailant and no government on earth strong
enough to hold together such opposing forces
Rsolrei That this movement docs not merely seek
disunon but the perfect union of the free States by
the expulsion Of the slave States from the confederation
in which they have been element of dscord dan
ger, and disgrace
Resolved That it is not probable that the ultimate
of the Union will be act of deliberaton
discussion but that long period of deliberaton and dis
cussion must precede it and thus we meet to begin.
Resolved That henceorward instead of regarding ii
objection to any system of policy that ii will lead to
the separation of the States will proclaim that to be
the highest of all recommendations and the greatest proof
of craftsmanship and will support politically other
wise, such and appear to tend most to
this result.
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TnE NEw BEDFoRp TINS We have received two num-
ber Of this weekly paper, and have read them with
much profit and pleasure The editorials are prepared
with unusual care evidently and they exhibit an ability
which promises much good to the democratic cause, in
whose service II is enlisted Bristol county ought to give
the Times very handsome support and New Bedford
alone ought to authorize it to appear daily before i has
been year on the sea Of life There are some excellent
democratic papers in Massachusetts, but very few Of them
deserve better Of the people than the Times John Fra
SER esq., the recently postmaster Of New Bed
ford, is publisher. - Providence Pos.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, April 2S, 1857

Ny LORD l have the honor to acknowledge the
ccpt of your lorshps note of the 10th instant stating
that the attention of her Majesty government and OF the
British public has of late been awakened to the rrcgular
ties attending the enlistment of board the
camille vessels of the United States and the nature of
their treatment when employed.
Your lordship expresses hope that some remedial
measure may be suggested for these abuses In reply
have the honor to state that IL is believed the laws
in force upon the subject of employed board
the merchant vessels OF the United States quite su
cen for their protection. The execution Of these laws
in foreign countries for the most part devoves upon
consuls 1t possible that these officers may in
instances been delinquent in the discharge of their
duty in her Macstys ports. This department however
is not aware of any such dcnquence but upon being
satisfied of their existence will not hesitate TO apply the
proper remedy. copy OF the United States Consular
Regulations is herewith transmitted and your ordshp IL
particularly referred to the 10th chapter, entitled " D-
ties of Consular Officers in relation TO Seamen of the Uni
ted States"
From the great demand for sailors in ports in pro-
portion their supply and the mprovidence and credul
ity which usually characterize them they necessarily
exposed to imposition 10 a degree which probably laws
could prevent IL Is presumed that required for
the British mercantile marine in her Majesty ports
are more less subject to the grievance should
I've glad to in any measures for the relief of this
useful class persons but the laws Of this country in
tended to prevent their matreatment effective IL
is believed those Of any other Instances may have
occurred where offenders have escaped punishment but
this am persuaded. should be imputed 20 defective
proof or other accident and either 20 any inadeqacy
in the law itself to want Of impatiality IN s admin
istration
avail myself, &C.
LEWIS CAS9
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ILLNESS OF GENERAL WOOL.

per, says:
You win I've surprised and alarmed to learn that Maj
Gen Wool lies in very precarious state at his residence
In this city, laborng under sudden and severe fit of i'll
ness severe that his recovery is matter of doubt
The general during the past week has been suffering from
bad cold which, Sunday, increased and resolved it
self into pneumonia or Inflammation of the lungs which
continued until yesterday, when the symptoms took
dangerous turn and ally bronchitis set in, stronger
than all the Mexicans who leagued against the old
veteran at Buena Vista This complication of diseases
has rendered the general very low and feeble and his life
really in very great danger Gen Wool has attend
ing physician DR. Thorn, Of this city consulting ply
sicians, Dr. James McNaughton of Albany, and DR..
Watkins of Troy"
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Important Decision The Commissioner Of the General
Land Office recently received letter from the register
southwestern land office, asking information in relation
to exemptions lands withdrawn from market for rail
road purposes in view OF the provisions OF the act Of June
g. 1856 In reply, the Commissioner has decided fol-
lows
''lst That where the settlement made with good
faith before the passage OF the law and all the require
ents of the act of ls4l have been met by the party
claiming he was entitled TO file, subsequently to the pas
sage Of the law his declaration statement and prove il
up as well the odd numbered sections the even
.2d That by the act OF Sd March, 1853 chapter l4S
settlements with view TO presumption are authorized
upon the alternate reaed at any time after with
dawal and prior to the final allotment by the General
Land Office.
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As the law of Congress authorizing the election states
isection 81 that the election for delegates hal be held
and conducted and the returns made in all respects in
conformity with the laws of the Territory regulating the
election OF representatives and the law of the Terri
tory on this subject says REV Stat, p S. 49, that
..in all elections the person having the highest
number of votes for any Office shall I've deemed to have
been elected to that office. would reasonably be
pected that certificates Of election would have been is
sued to Messrs. Meeker, Chase, Tuttle Ichee, Wnne
and Walker. But not the Reverend Ames granted
certificates to the republican candidates. Winnel Walk
err Murphy, Putnam, Hall, and Secombe although four
of them received minority of the votes cast more
fragrant outrage unblushing piece of rascaty
was never perpetIntcd by priest or layman,
We understand that the reverend register iustfes his
conduct the ground that the democratic tickets did
not specify the persons voted for delegates at large
and hence he justified in giving the certificates TO the
republican candidates, who voted for delegates
large and representative delegates 1t would he wen
to examine what the law states on this subject The
congressional enabling act merely directs
That on the first Monday of June next the legal
voters in each representative district then existing within
the limits of the proposed State hereby authorized to
elect two delegates for each representative to which said
district may be entitled according to the apporonmen
for Representatives to the territorial Legislature
We have no direction as to the manner in which the
ballots shall be made out II is left discretionary with
the voter and the necessities Of the case far the
congressional act is concerned.
Since the above written we have understood that
charges have been preferred against Reverend Ames for
misdceanor in Office BY the laws of the Territory the
governor is authorized to him from Office in
the charges proved to his he governor satisfaction
Notice Of the charges has been served upon the accused
party and day fixed by Governor Medary for his trial
We also hear rmorcd that criminal prosecution will
be instituted
From the st. Paul Pioneer of the 18th instant we
learn that Rev. G. G. Ames, register of deeds of
Hennepin county Minnesota has been dismissed
from Office by Gov Medary for refusing to issue
ticaes Of election to the legally-chosen democratic
delegates to the constitutional convention from
st. Anthony, Charges of malfeasance in Office were
preferred against him by Charles /. Chase esq. and
established to the satisfaction of the governor.
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THE cHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO Canal.

We checrfully make for the subjoined
planatory statement which appears in the Baltimore
Sun of yesterday morning. Our local reporter was
led into the error noticed by the Suns correspond
ent by inadvertently preparing the statement in
question from the assumed facts of city cotempo-
rary. We need scarcely add that we rejoice to
learn that the damage to the works of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal is not so serious as has been
represented, and that this important improvement
viii soon be in navigable condition.
DAN No. CHEs. AND Ono CANAL,
June "a 1857.
You copied Monday last paragraph from the
Washington Union stating that the whole expenditure
at this point had been rendered nugntoy by the late
eshets and that the structure had been carried Off and
that large of money and much time would be
required to restoTe navigation This statement, I'M
formed has operated most pgejudiciay Of the
coal interests and have been requested TO ask for
rccton
The facts are that but 900 have been expended at
this point considerable proportion of whichsay at
least 81 0O0has been used in making improvements Of
great Importance, but wholly independent of the dam
in of construction Fully two-thirds OF the work
done at the dam remains wholly unipjured. The in
jury caused by the loss Of the last cribs estimating tim
Der and materials saved, DOES not exceed $1,000.
Navigation will certainly I've restored. barring conn-
genaos fronl future rcshes, not probable in three to
four weeks. ~
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HIR We understand that the Postmaster Gen.
eral has reaanged the mail service between Richmond
Virginia. and Dalton Georgia, via the Central railroad
far Charlottesville thence by Columbia across to
Lynchbug thence via the Virginia and Tennessee rail
road to Bristol; thence by East Tennessee and Virginia
railroad to Knoxville via Jonesboro' &c, thence By
Fast Tennessee and Virginia railroad to Dalton thence
westward TO Memphis, sc,
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ing into the complaints of those who oppose this
course, discover what appears to be an unwilling
to submit TO the decision that majority of the
citizens of Kansas may pronounce. To that class of
faultfnders we have no argument to offer. Our
reasoning is addressed alone TO the advocates and de-
tenders of the great principle Of the Kansas bilto
those who intend in good faith stand by their prin
ciples whetheritworks out favorable unlavorable
result to their personal views and wishes. What
objection is there to submitting the constitution to
the people for ratification? We are told that fair
election cannot be had and that horde Of mere
adventures win rush into the Territory to defeat by
their votes the ratification ofhe constitution which
had been adopted by the chosen delegates of the
people. We grant that there is force in the OBJ
jection but the objector forgets that this is pre-
cisely the objection that was made by our opponents
to every election that has been had in the Territory,
including the election of delegates to the eonsttu
tional convention. If it is good objection now it
was equally good when urged by the opposition.
Our reply has been heretofore that fair election
can and shall be had, and we offer to those of our
friends who have taken up this exploded argument
of the opposition the same answer. When vote is
to be taken on the ratification of the constitution the
polls must be guarded against fraud, violence and
corruption.
If asked how this shall be done, answer, just
as it was done in the election of delegates to the
convention. Let the convention, in submitting the
constitution to the people, provide against the influx
of mere adventurers by requiring, the territorial
legislature did, sufficient residence the part of
each to protect the bona fde citizens of the
Territory from the votes of any and all persons who
may go there temporarily with view of voting, but
not of remaining as resident of the Territory and
State. Every other guard necessary for fair and
honest decision by the majority vote of the bona tide
citizens of Kansas should be provided When this
has been done, and decision pronounced, which
every one and feels has been fairly and honestly
reached, the whole country will acquiesce in it,
whether that decision makes Kansas a slave or free
State.
In reference to the position of the administration,
feel authorized to say that it has not and will not
intimate desire either that the the other
suit shall be reached As the representative of the
whole country, its duty commences and ends in SO
enforcing the law as viii most certainly secure to
the bona fde citizens of Kansas the opportunity of
deciding for themselves this vexed question, free
from all outside and improper influences
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REHABILITATION.
This shows a handsome gain. Democrat

This shows a handsome gain. Democratic members of
the next House, 12l democratic members of the last
house, 76--gain, As.
If the democrats shall fill the vacancies in Pennsylva-
mia and Missouri and the black republicans the vacancy
in Indiana, the democratic strength in full House viii
be 1873, and the combined black republican and know
nothing strength, Ill Clean democratic majority H.
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The editor of the New York Herald has seen a pr
vate letter, which came by the last steamer, from
gentleman in San Francisco, which states that in the
writer's opinion the yield Of gold for the year 1867
dollars The assumption is based on the knowledge
that the facilities for washing have been greatly in
creased by the completion Of numerous canals and
bitches which have been in progress for year or
two past The letter further states that trade in San
Francisco will be good throughout the summer"