The Nevada journal., 1857-04-17

The Mr.. Baker mentioned, is suppos-
ed to be ex-Recorder of San Francisco.
Washington, Thursday, March 10Th.
Strong efforts were being made for the
appointment of Southern man as Gov
ernor of Kansas. The Cabinet has un-
der consideration the affairs Of that ter
ritory.
The following are reported to be the
appointments made to-day: Lewis D.
Baker, Collector; Chambers McKibben,
Naval Officer, VIM. Badger, Naval A
gent Jacob Yost, Marshal for the Eas-
tern Districts Gilbert G, Westoll, Post
master.
The Supreme Court of the United
States decided the Dred Scott case, on
the 9th of March. Chief Justice Taney
delivered the opinion of the Court The
following are the main points decided:
lst, Negroes, whether slaves or free, are
not citizens ofthe United States under
the Constitution. I'd, The ordinance of
1877 had no independent Constitutional
force or legal effect subsequent to the
Constitution, and did not operate of it.
self to confer freedom or citizenship on
negroes. Sd, The provisions of the act
of 1920, commonly called the Missouri
Compromise, so far as it undertook to
exclude negro slavery from, Or to com
municate freedom and citizenship to
negroes, exceeded the power of Con-
gress, and was void and of no legal eff
feet,
ExPresident Pierce was presented
on the 9th of March with a splendid
service of silver plate, the gift of the
eitizens of Savannah, Ca Mr.. Toombs
made the presentation speech.
EURoPE.-We have one weeks later
news from Europe. The Russian organ
in BRUSSELS, a good authority, announc-
es the positive settlement of the Prus-
sian war, by negotiations at Paris ON the
goth February.
ENGLAND-Is to have Consuls in all
the Persian towns where Russia has
SUCH officials. She has moreover OBJ
tanned permanent foot hold at Karak
and Ormus. Bushir is to be abandoned
by the British, and Herat evacuated by
the Russians
The English Cabinet defended their
course of action as we'll as that of the
! Americans in China, both in and out of
Parliament. The House of Lords had
defeated Lord Derby's motion censuring
the Chinese war by majority of 36 out
of 256 votes. A similar motion had
created two days debate in the House
Of Commons, but no vote had been taken
at the last accounts.
The first great debate of the session
in the Commons was brought to close
on the night of the 23d Feb'y, when Mr.
D'Israell's motion in opposition to the
Budget was negatived, the government
obtaining majority of so votes.
Lord Polmerston thought it would be
useless to send out another Franklin ex-
pedition.
The action of the U. S. Senate on the
Dallas-Clarerdon treaty called forth
much comment in the press.
The contract for a line of steamers
between Spain and the West Indies was
to be put up for tenders again during the
month of March.
With reference to the reported con-
vention between Russia and Persia, and
the cession to the former of territory in
the Crimean frontier, Lord Palmerston
said in the House of Commons on the
eve'g Feb. 9th: "But l have the salts
faction of stating to the House on the
authority of the Russian minister at that
court and on that of the Russian minis
ter fol Foreign affairs, that there is no
foundation for the rumor"
In Spain active preparations for the
invasion of Mexico were going forward.
The invading force are set down at 10
900 men. A renewal of the quarrel
wonld seem to be restored.
CALIFORNIA ToBACCo.--We acknowl-
edge the receipt of a fine lot of native
tobacco from Judson L. Drake, Esq, of
the Clement House, Taylor's Flat. 1t
was raised by DIR. Drake last season.