The weekly Columbian., 1857-02-21
Arrival of the j. L. stephens.

Below, we give a condensed report OF
Atlantic news.
CoNGREssIoNAL.-From the New Y ork
Herald, we learn that bill for the set.
Elements of accounts of revolutionary off
GERS was discussed, but no questions ta-
ken. The Senate bill abolishing foreign
quarter dollars, shillings and six penny
pieces passed the House. The tariff
questionis probably settled for the pres
ent session.
Resolutions by the House, directing In
quiry as to the expediency of adopting
the Tehauntepec route for the transmits
sion of weekly mail between New Or
leans and San Francisco, and Mobile and
San Francisco, were adopted. A call
upon the President for information as to
the administration of Judicial affairs in
Utah was agreed to.
Mr. Clay, of Alabama, has offered
bill in the Senate, repeating the laws
granting bounties to vessels engaged in
the cod fisheries. The sum amounts to
about 100000 per annum.
Mr.. Mace, of Indiana, has prepared
an important amendment to the tariff
bill. 1t proposes that all importatIons,
except coin and bullion, shall pay duty
of fifteen per cent ad ualorem. The
amendment meets with great favor from
the Southern members.
ATLANTIC NEws.-Hon. Simon Came
ron has been elected by the Pennsylva-
MIA Legislature, to the U. S. Senate, from
that State, defeating Col. Forney, and
thereby causing much excitement in the
democratic ranks.
The Senate ofNew York has voted a
gold medal and vote of thanks to Capt.
HASTEN for the rescue of DR.. Kane.
Hon. G.. P. Villiers has declined the
post of British Minister to the United
States, and says the N. Y. Herald, it is
thought that Lord Elgin, late Governor
General of Canada, will be appointed as
the next best man for the position.
The negro Instructions have been
quieted.
The effects of the panic among the
white inhabitants of Natchez is thus des-
cribed by the Free Trader.
For the last few weeks, our quiet COM
munity has been stirred up as an irrupted
volcano, by the current rumor of con-
templated negro insurrectien during the
Christmas Holidays. Women have hud-
died together with fear as flock of par
tridges frightened by the rustling of dry
leaves by the innocent winds. Children
nestled more closely in their mothers
arms, and the slamming to of door or
the whizzing of old Borea's blast at mid
night hours would cause sleepless hours
aherward. Strong men even arsenaled
their houses with firearms, awaiting the
expected assault
The Richmond Examiner, (now Gov.
Wise's organ) goes in for selling the free
negroes in Virginia, for the benefit of the
State. There are $4,000 says that paper,
who, at only S400 each, would bring
S20,000,000 into the treasury.
Mr.. Edward Stanley, of California,
was invited to a complimentary dinner by
the citizens of Raleigh, North Carolina,
without distinction of party, but was
obliged to decline it, in consequence of
his preparations for speedy return to
San Francisco.
We learn from the Chicago Democratic
Press of a rumor to the effect that ar
rangements are on foot to bring about a
reunion of the Legislatures of Iowa, Wis
consin, Indiana, Illinois in Chicago, du-
ring the present winter. .aie
Eastern papers are severe on Califor-
MIA reputation of State debt. The New
York Herald is of the opinion that, a
just Providence is furnishing California
for the faults of her people. In the days
oftheir prosperity, when human labor
and energy commanded higher rewards
than they ever obtained before or since,
the Californians forgot what they owed
to themselves and to us. They disregar-
ded the obligations of the citizen, and
left their government in the hands of
whatever vagabonds chose to usurp it.
Like all other faults, this one is now work
ing out its own punishment The whole
State has only been snatched from uni
versal chaos and anarchy by revolution
| ary movement, and deliberate, though
J necessary violation of the law bv the first