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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17

in reply to addressed TO him by clearinghouse Of
San Francisco making inquiries in reference the effect Of
Late decision Of the supreme Of California as
the legality Of the State debt:
EXECUTIVE DEPAATnEST
Sacramento, Dec. 10, 1855
GKKrLKnEx have received your communication Of TIA
18th inst having reference the present condition of n
the supreme Of this State which decision intats
the opinion that the larger portion of State indebted
ness has been unconetitQli0nally created
In with yourselves il Is the occasion of extreme
regret with that the credit of State should by aDV
act have become dishonored The occurrences are
recent when the State had made ample provision for meal
ing the payment of interest as il anred on the fund.-
debt yet by the criminal negligence OF the State agens IA
New York TO appropriate such means 10 their egitma,
use those matured obligations permitted to rema
for time unpaid We forget the effect thus prO
ducsd in depreciang credit and dishonorng the an
name We should enjoy among the sisierhood Of Sats
The position made occupy by this decision Of our
supreme court | greatly fear will destroy all coma
dence in our integrity for the time being. You ask
| what ought to be dons?7 What riH be done by tSs
people OF the State in relation the existing indeb,
edness declared illegal !" Ny answer TO both cues
tons is, pay m shall urgently present at the FORTH
coming session of the legislature 10 that body the pro-
priety and necessity Of speedily passing law rafns
and adopting funded debt created and 10 mall
ample and certain provision of pay interest and
principle as il may matsre-this law be submitted 10
Of the people at general election lin Sen
ember) and the result be matter Of doubt TIL
people WH ray IT, There is among the mass of the peo
pie the pres and the legislature elect but sentiment
Pay what have already contracted to pay but 20 in
debt no more" Such ny views and you may ba
assured shall employ my utmost efforts in accomplishing
such desirable results.
will likewise add, that from the ample precautioo,
adopted by State treasurer presume dieulty will
experienced in meeting the of the interest on
be State debt which natures The first OF the ensuing
month neither 10 il probable Notwithstanding the de
referred TO, that any delay will in meeting The
payment Of interest the FIRST OF July the greater part
interest money has already been paid into the stain
treasury and will be appropriated By the to ths
specific purposes for which the collection made
Very respectfully, your ooedient servant
J. NELLY JOHNSON
To hesrs. Drexs Sathsr, Church, San Francisco Cali
forniA.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17
SENATE DEBATE ON THE BILL FOR THE BENEFIT
/ OF THE HEIRS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY OFF,

GERS.
The debate in the Senate on this bill brought
close yesterday, when the postponed I'M
Ill the first Monday in December next We shall
the publication of this debate in next issue and
tnue it until the whole is laid before readers The
questions involved in the bill full Of interest the
country and they have been discussed both sides with
unusual ability Indeed withhold the remark
that the discussions in the Senate during the present
son the Presidents message the Iowa senatorial
election, and the bill for the benefit of the revolu-
tonary officers have been characterized by much of
talent eoquence, and courtesy that they have con-
trbuted largely to elevate the character Of the Sem
ate. When the debate on the last-named bill COM
menced, its passage through the Senate generally
regarded fixed thing. 1t received its first staggering
blow from the powerful of Mr. Toombs This was fol-
lowed up by the highest exhibition of skill and ability in
searching investigation and effective logic by Mr. Clay
We hazard little in saying that the bill its death
by wounds inflicted mainly by those senator's II may
be revived at the next Congress- but viii again have
to pass through the ordeal its friends should not be
oversanguine of its In the time debate
ready published and that which viii lay before our
readers hereafter will enable the country to make up an
intelligent Judgment the merits dement's Of the
measure.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR PRkyTIss.

Wehave received tslsgrsphic despatch from Moatps
ler, Vermont announcing the death in that town. or
Thursday afternoon last Of Hon Samuel Prertis judge
the United States district court and for many years rep
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17
WASHINGTON CITY
SATURDAY MORNING. JAN. II, 1867.
CONGREss-FRIDAY.


SESATEThe President pro pors laid before the Senate
communication from the president Of the convention at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania transmitting certificate Of the
election Of the Hon. Simon Cameron senator from
Pennsylvania for six years from and after the fourth of
March next The bill making appropriation for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi Missouri Ohio, and Arkan
rivers by contract made the special order for
Thursday next At o'clock the Senate resumed the
consideration of the bill providing for the settlement Of
the widows and orphan children of those who died in the
service Mr. Toombs moved the indefinite posponement Of
the bill which agreed toyeas % nays 2s Mr..
Pugh then moved that it be postponed until the first Mon
day of December next; which earriedyeas "a nays
g. The private calendar then taken up and after the
passage Of several bills the Senate went into executive
session. and subsequently adjourned until Monday next
HousR OF REPREsKSTATIvKs-The House princi-
pay engaged to-day in the consideration Of private bills
this day. by unanimous consent having been set apart
objection day large number Of reports Of private
ur from the various standing committees made The
bill authorize the legal representatives of PascaL Core
certain lands in the State of Missouri taken
up the amendment of the Senate thereto eoncued
in and the bill passed. together with number oprvate bills
Several Senate bills the Speakers table taken up
and appropriately referred preamble and resolution d
eeng the Speaker issue his warrant directed the
Sergeantat-Arms commanding the said Segeant-at Arms
Joseph L. Chester and bring him before the bar
of the Hsuse for contempt Of the House. the lat
having refused appear and give his testimony before
the investigating committee, adopted.
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SENATOR'S BAYARD AND BATES.

The Delaware Gazette thus alludes the election
OF two United States by the legislature Of that
State:
For the fret time during existencs or our party,
Delaware will be represented in the Senate of the Untd
States by democratic The election Of hon.
james A. Bayard for six years from the eth Of March
fill the vaeanoy oceasioned By the death u Mr..
took place Dover o'clock Wednesday sernoon.
We need hardly say that grs6ed with this result.
Every who has read paper be Of this
But own opinion is Of little consequences did in
expressing IT. express the sentiment Of the nsjsry Of
democratic party, and also of the whole people Of The
Of Delaware But still truer index public sentiment
be found in the for those Eentlsnen IL will
found in another column. II all that the friends Of TIE
publican ask The revelation in Delaware politics
by h. election has been completed She stands
among the proudest OF her sister States Every democratic
pulse should beat in unison the happy prospects Of
party"
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17

We learn from the New York Evening Post that The
Chamber Of Commerce of that city, att special meeting
held Wednesday last adopted resolutions sppointns
committee of members TO cooperate with committee
of citizens in giving appropriate reception the
mander Of the British frgae RstbuOn her arrival in
New York. with Captain Hartstein and the officers and
Of the ResOlute Captain Hsrsisin however having
declined the generous offer Of the British governmeu the
action Of the Chamber Of Commerce is rendered OF 10
avail (says the Post) gratifying indication Of
public sentiment among the merchants OF New York.
1t is understood that Captain Hartssn and his officers
are now their way home in the steamer Washington
which was to have sailed from Southampton for New York
on the 3lst nltimo.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17
MASSACHUSETTS,.


The Boston Advertiser says We give in this mornings
paper the substance of the State auditors report which
was submitted to the legislature yesterday:
The ordinary income for the year 1885, exclusive Of the
State tax was............... STAB cal
Add State 100000
l,s43s2I
The ordinary expenditures for the year werel s35 os6
Surplus. ss25
As the accounts presented, there appears small
deficit instead of this surplus because s7l2s Of the taI
of 1856 has yet been received into the treasury and
this is Sl5,42 larger than the S55sT4 Of the Of
1855, which received in 1856.
The estimated ordinary expenditures for the year 1857
Estimated ordinsEy receipts, exclusive of State
fotflo
52osss
Accordingly, If State be levied for Ss0oooo tht
same as last year. there viii be margin of which
however wiD be required deay certain expenses
included in the above estimate.
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THE STATE DEBT OF cALIFoRNIA.

We give below letter from Gov Johnson Of California
in reply to one addressed to him by clearinghouse Of
San Francisco making inquiries in reference TO the effect Of
the Late decision Of the supreme Of California as 10
the legality Of the State debt:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13
THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN UNION.

The regular meeting of the Young Mems Christian
Union was held at Clinton Hall last evening, the
President, Mr.. RICHARD WARREN, in the chair
Mr.. STEWART l.. WooDFoRD delivered an essay,
taking for his subject, Faith in its relations to HUI
man Progress" lie very eloquent and forcibe in
his delivery and listened TO with the profoundest
attention throughout AT the outset he observed that
no man could entertain deeper reverence than he for
that ofest of all the expressions Of human rust-the
Christians fath-a trust that gives the hollest
sanctions TO duty, and that has nerved tn SO
much of papatient living and heroic DEAN that
reveals the possibilities of Heaven breaking
through the actualities of life; that flashes back
upon u the light Of inspiration from the coffin OF
our dead Transforming the shrOud into an angel robe
and clcllng the still cold brow with halo OF mmor-
tally that Over.eaps time and engirdes eternity that
brings the man into close communion with his tfeaV-
euly Father enabling him in his every hour OF trial
ana wearne-s and dependency TO grasp that Fathers
hand and lean upon that Father heart. he paid q
pleasing tribute TO the memory Of Kane. We look
back over the history of the centuries that gone
and through oil the darkness and cloud-lke sin and err
ror Of race some stars Of purity aud truth
It'll cleaning and when tyranny and wrong have
rolled their red surge, the spirit of our human progress
has ever walked the wave erect and free.
After tribute to the memory Of the ilustrous
Kane, and compliment TO the beneyolence OF Flor
ence Nightingale, instruments of a living faith,
having close relation to human progress, he con.
Guided by urging upon his audience the importance OF
duly studying aud exercising this faith in the following
language:
Read the history of the race, and can you not see
Gods own hand az it were throwing backward and
ard the loom Of time and weaving circumstances
and men into the glorious tissue of worlds destiny
Faith in mr. Humanity, faith in Human Progress every
heart beats responsive to it's promise. Brave men
have written il in the dust of the dungeon and the
blood Of The scaffold. II swels in haelujah choral
from the lips Of living votartes and the graves OF dead
heroes The past bears its record a. frontet on It's
brow the very ages whisper It's promise as they sweep
onward TO eternity.
After some discussion the subject of the essay,
the subject was announced for essay at next meeting,
and the meeting adjourned having been well attended
by ladies a. well gentlemen.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13

pit 81 Or. Smiths church in such vsy - 70 es.,.x.
Pr.,.on -bsher Intentionally DOT. shall sos az a., ~
Sailor, Hon, and the Asrnsrs Church gua.f ~. 20
dir elton which not the Ths Msxin>r's ChB--k
- the Gospel Of Christ Is EndeF The ear S -
~ W ,k.,;.. ..r'.s 49,. % " ne P9r.
hold, IL, thirty ninth anniversary IN The hsraer. sr,A -
evening Tbs Socisty ofgKIred IN n g. an i no. =.
that agreement between ne Port soes,,s
and Ssans. Friend Society 20 share the fund. co-ss
% city Bet work and sbores altogether dsssin-e
ny only obeci In this Communication Is % ss, The
nifty rlh sud make che ssteen, from the conviction tbs.
tie Port Society Just sntcFns the fortich year ex
tence !, hsh time TIA, the Chrtisn public should
has learned 20 stand alone. CHAS J. JOSEs
Pastor Of the MaTiasrs ChgrcA
Nst-. York Nav II 1857
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR" &c.
IL Ia ESsssy If TAs A. Y TysAsra<

SIR: VIII you do the favor to correct al error IL
the columns Of your paper of this morning IL occurs
in the abstractof the report Of the American oea[
Friend Society" and is the fault OF me "I'e. 81
that report rather than of your reporter oi, as II
an errdr. YOU will favor many ardent friends Oh sea-
men by correcting it. / refer TO the statement con
tanned i'll the following paragraphs:
The operation. Of III. Society on The tose ns a. 80
much a, IN fTu-r wears The work In behalf o. ,rnsh ~ In
comfy is performed partly BY this sociry sa ps. ~
,tid or ipdep.udspt n.,;uors lsoorng seeh 10 theI
% oceties Al all cur principal ports Bethel onaehes ana
Uorss arr row and such other agencies a.
- - "a b. b..t d,pted 70 do good 70 the sailor.
m. b.,.ipx Of God has rested OF these soor'- -,
NJ Warren concluded his ststenert oy reference 70 ne
81 :. H,ns ard the Manner. Church IN this city"
ps,.ors not acqusnted with the Seaman cause,
and the operations Of the Local affiliated and lnde:
E. N IL ., draw from this extract correct idea Of
zs distinct to. and no: one IN hoS,.nd q yOa.
- -, ..Msrinsrs' Church" sastained by the same
stv Ths abos Of the Pastor Of the Mariners Church
a., si,on and Istks me, reported ass year
,r 10 platform fths 1aAsDae tbs year fro ibe g
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13
BROOKLYN YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the above Association va,
held last evening at the First Presbyterian Church. in
Henry street. At the close of the preliminary
ciees the Association went into election of Officers
for the ensuing year which resulted in the choice Of
the following gentlemen
PrestdeHt-GEc A. BELL.
Zee Pys,idsa-John ~ Doubleday John +. thyis, Z. n.
Horne Samuel Carter Cornelius Wilbour, {. d. wood
loyresSendszs Secys,srt-WG- A. Gellstley
Recording Sseretary-Jss Y. Slack
Trsassrsr.-Nm. J. Ciddipgs
Manas0.-s Stone, L. w. Terrell, r. R. Hsgernsn,
Jas. MeGee, }. Z Williams, Henry II. Lloyd.
The Annual Report If the President was then read,
from which We learned that the number of annual
members Of the Association was 42O, and life mem-
beTs G7-beiDg increase Of i8 since the first OF
June last. There had been average proposal Of II
names per month. There have been 300 volumes
ADDED to the library during the year, making total
OF a youniespOw in its possession; and the read
lg-room is suppMd with 81 periodicals.
TIE Treasurer Report showed the receipts Of the
year To have been 5000 and the balance on hand,
$Jc3.
Tie President gave notice that the Anniversary OF
the Association wculd be held Tuesday evening OF
neat week at DR.. Bethune's church, upon which oc-
cesion the Rev. Mr.. Clark and the Rev. Dir. Carpen'
teg would deliver addresses.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13
FROM KANSAS.
,r,crIs ADMINISTERED IN KANSAS

co,,s'pordsree Of The Chicago Tribune ,ss7
''' LriyrswoRrH CRY X T.. May ALL I iS n the
Some rich developments have been ma 49, how
4. had and corrupt our legal tribunals IN the IeIs
~ have been. On last Wednesday the case o. men
sr.cp smaIwoOd came up for trial before Judge Ls
eonpte. Mr.. smallwood ives among those sno I VA,
|. a. Judge al Reeders election to Cengress 70.
a'ed g. DSe he was arrested and put under heavy
bo5ds but his trial was adjourned over several term,
" The Court Al last however the day came VIZ sS
he case would be disposed Of When Il wa, ssn,s
. W. Smsllwoods counsel requested J" 80
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-05-30

The New York and New England papers,
amazed at the stampede from their worn out
hills to the west, and at the sudden fever
that has broken out among everybody pos
sessed Of a little money in their quiet viii
lagos to speculate in Western lands, have
with one accord gone to croaking, and are
predicting with great confidence sudden
and fearful monetary crash and general
smash up in the West. They say Western
lands are too high now, and are going up at
rate that surely betokcns a raging fever,
that must end with collapse. They appa-
rently leave out Of their calculations, that
Western lands, high priced and going up as
they may be, are still several hundred per
cent. cheaper than their own hills, while the
facilities for transportation have brought
Iowa almost as near to New York city as
some of the inland counties of New York
York are. The st. Louis InteNigencer has
some remarks on this predicted crash, that
strike US as sound and to the purpose. Says
that paper:
| Upon what facts do these papers base
/ their present prediction of financial revul-
! sion and ruin in the West? Can they truly
/ charge that Western lands no longer surpass
Eastern lands in fertility! Can they truly
charge that the products of the West lind
less ready market than they have previously
done? Can they truly charge that the
Western modes of reaching market are less
numerous and easy than formerly? Can
they truly charge that Western lands are
no longer to be had for Government price,
by the emigrant, who desires them. Can
they truly say, that the booming tide Of
/ population coming to the West from the
Eastern States and from Europe is decreasing
in volume, or in the wealth Of capital and
labor that it brings to Western workshops
and fields: And can they truly say that
this enormous influx of money and men, to
labor, and women to bear children and tend
house and that the opening of farms, and
building of towns, houses, barns, roads,
boats, bridges, churches and school houses
the growing of corn, wheat and hemp-and
the rearing of hogs, horses and cattle, till
even the seaboard cities are supplied with
+ their beef and pork, and horses for their car
riages and drays, from the prairies of the
I West-can they truly say that these facts
! will bring ruin on country:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-05-30

THE L. $. AND NICAKAGUA.-Since the
expulsion Of Walker from Nicaragua, the
Costa Ricans propose to make partition Of
that country, giving the British government
control of the Transit route via the San
Juan river and other important slices. Des-
patches from Washington say, that our 60
vernment are unanimous in the determine
ton to oppose this partition, and as a last
resort would open negotiations with Walker.
1t is stated that our government has signifi-
ed its determination to Lord Napier, who
replies that England will acquiesce rather
than disturb the amicable relations between
the two countries.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-05-30

.THE EDw4EpsyLLg MrRpER.-We men,
toned briefly last week the murder Of a man
named BaEth at Eiwardsyille by three young
men, and that the sheriff had sent to Alton
for military All to prevent the mob from
hanging the rnurdercrs. The Alton Courier
gives the following further and later inform
alton:
On Sunday morning the prisoners con-
fined in the county jail under conviction of
the murder of Jacob Barth, made full con-
fessiOn of their guilt. They say the act was
committed from spirit of revenge and not
for the sake of money. They were incenscd
at Barth, because he had refused to let them
ride, and from desire Of revenge shot him.
They confess that the names given by them
at the time of their arrest are assumed, and
that their real names are George Sharpe,
Robert Sharpe, (brothers,) and John john
son. George Sharpe has been in this coun-
try three years. The other two came over
Robert nineteen, and johnson eighteen.-
They are all of English birth and parentage.
The criminals protest that this is their
first crime. They have friends in Will
county, H., and Fayette county, Iowa.
They say that before dark, the day of the
murder, SIX men were within twenty feet Of
them, and had they raised their eyes from
the tracks which they were examining, must
have seen them.
The brothers seem to realise their situa-
ton, but johnson manIfcsis stolid indiffe-
renee TO his fate.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-05-30

\ MoEMoS ELDER SHor.-Parley Parker
Pratt, a leader among the MormOns Of at
least 10 OF - years standing, and 4 man CT
more than ordinary intelligence, was shot
last week near Van Buren,, Arkansas, by a
man named Hector ii. Mclean, whose wife
" from New Orleans, whence he had gone
year or two ago with his family to California.
While there his family came in contact with
Pratt, who was g. !aGoring" in the country as
aMormcn Missionary. Mrs. Mclean became
\ convert, and shortly after cloped with
Pratt to Salt Lake City where she became
his seventh spiritual wife. She had left be-
hind her three children, whom Mclean, at
the solicitation Of his wifc's parents sent TO
them in New Orleans. 4 year afterwards
and while Mclean was still in California,
Mrs. Mclean paid visit TO New Orleans,
and at length succeeded in making her es-
cape with her two youngest children. In
formation was given 10 Mclean, who at once
came from Calilornis, and after tracking his
wife around in different portions Of the L. g,
finally met her in company with Pratt at
Van Buren,, Arkansas. lie had the culprits
arrested, and brought before L. : Com
missioner for trial, but on account of some
Iniormality in the writ, were released
Pratt, a. soon as released, mounted his horse
and left the city. Mclean soon after OBJ
tanned horse and started in pursuit. and
overlook Pratt about eight miles from the
city and shot him. Pratt died in about two
hours after receiving the wound.