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THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON, d. c, DECEMBER g. 1857

moved, and the Administration bent on subject
ing them 20 the rule Of an insolent faction,
Insignificant in number, and of proaigate prin-
ciples, will they submit? Will nine thousand
voters suffer themselves to be trampled upon
by faction, not one.ffth of their numerical
strength? Never Nor can Federal bayonets
enforce submission upon them. Let this Ad-
rninistration beware, or It may provoke dead
ly conflict in Kansas, which may gradually draw
every State into its vortex, and bring to the ar
bitrament of force, Controversy, which thus Tar
has been waged by argument and by the bal
lot.
Honesty is practical wisdom. For some
time past, the Public Mind has been quiet in
relation to Kansas. The success of the Free
State men ir the Territorial election difused
general satisfaction in the free States, and ap-
appeared not to disturb the South. The i'm
preston was prevalent that the Convention
would submit to popular vote both the Con-
sttution and separate article respecting Sla'
very. 1t was thought that Slavery would be re-
jected, and that the Constitution, if acceptable
in its main provisions, would be adopted. The
majority OF the American People in all sections,
so far as we could Judge, seemed pleased at see.
ing an end of this particular controversy. The
pretended Administration prints, that represent
ed the Republicans as being disappointed at
this prospect, talked at random. 1t is all false
that the Republicans desired to keep open the
Kansas issue: they were 1xious to see Kansas a
free State-the sooner the better-it was but an
incidental issue in the great controversy. Had
the Convention submitted both questions to the
People, and made fair provision for securing a
fair expression of the popular will, there would
have been no excitement, no agitation. Both
questions would have been voted upon by the
whole People, the result submitted to Congress,
and the action of that body would have been
easy. Mr.. Buchanan would not have been
led to violate his pledges-Governor Walker
would not have been disowned faith would
have kept between Northern and Southern Dem
ocrats-dscord would not have been let loose.
That g course so sensible, 80 honest, so beneG-
cent, go peace-making, was not taken by the
Convention, is pretty strong evidence that it's
counsels were determined by those baleful in
faences which, controlling already the Extre.
mists of the South, are forever seeking every
where to provoke dissension, and pave the way
for the dissolution of the Union: and that the
Administration should, under these circum
stances, disregarding all its former professions,
approve and sustain its action, only proves that
it too has fallen under the domination of the
came baleful influences.
The Convention Democracy of the South, as
it styles itself, may think itself in possession OF
the Administration, but it will find, during the
coming Congress, that Senators Davis, Toombs,
and other leaders of the Extremists, will die
tate the policy of the whole Party.
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An Interesting Anniversary.

The proprietors of the Neaoburyport MASS. J
Herald intend to celebrate the 18th anniversary
OF their weekly, and the 25th of their daily, on
the 18th of January, Franklin's birthday. Thew
purpose calling together every living printer
who served an apprenticeship in their Office
and every editor or prominent contributor. The
list embraces the names of quite number of
distinguished gentlemen, who now honor the
various professions in life. An Grafton will
Be pronounced by an eminent statesman, and
the occasion will be one of great interest.
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KANSAS BEFORE CONGRESS.

1t is of considerable Importance 70 know the
exact condition of parties in the next Congress.
In judging of the fate of the bogus Kansas Con.
stitution before that body. The PHILADELPHIA
North american says:
1t seems to be taken for granted. that The
Constitution framed by the recent Convention
IN Kansas will satisfy Congress, and that under
1t the mongrel pretender to Stateship will be
almost Immediately takel into the Union. This
Is oy no means certain. The House of Repre-
sentatives will be divided into l28 Democrats
w Republicans, IA Americans. OF the Demo
Gratis, % are from the free States, leaving Is
from the South. OF the Americans. ali are
from the slave States, but it is doubtful If sew
erai OF them can be got to vote for the Kansas
outrage. Even if they should, the aggregate
on that side would be only SO against 81 Re.
puohcans. Under these circumstances, il is
clear, that if the Northern Democrats should
oivide equally on the Kansas question, the
bogus State cannot be admitted. It ia orr i'm.
Pression that majority of them will vote with
the opposition In the issue. OF course, in a
matter OF this kind, it is easy 10 be mistaken !:
out II the tone of the Northern Democratic
press be any criterion for judgment, the Dem
cratic members of the House from, the free
states cannot be counted on with apv degree
OF certainty by tbs Southern ultras We are
also OF the opinion that some of the moderate
Southern members will refuse to sanction the
Lecompton doings."
Everything depends upon the course Of few
Democratic leaders. If Governor Walker or
Senator Douglas opposes the Lecompton Con-
shtutlon, 1t will hardly be ratified by Congress.
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The New York Times understands that in at
tempting to raise the submerged portion of the
Geographic cable, the shore end has been broken.
Inns will seriously embarrass the enterprise Of
securing 1t. 1t was carried on under the su6sr-
vision OF MIR. Bright, the late engineer of the
company.
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1t is stated that the Liverpool and Philadel.
phia and New York Steamship Company, and
the Glasgow and New York Company, win, in
view OF the hard times, withdraw one-half of
the number of vessels under their control,
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1S letter-writer from Washington indites
the following for the benefit of the readers of
the Cincinnati Enquirer:
The truth is-and my experience, mean
|my observation, confirms it-no wife should
allow her husband to come here without accom-
panying him, and, while here, sticking to him
like wax. 1t is place of seducing tempta-
tons, which the sinner don't pretend TO resist
and the righteous can hardly fee from by reg.
ular fasting and prayer. Wives, stick to your
husbands, is my advice"
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The planning mill of William Taylor, Troy, N.
Y, was burned on the 23i. Loss, $4,000.
Partially insured.
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Three of the slave vessels recently captured
and taken into Havana are said TO have been
built with Boston and Portland capital, and,
when captured, Eastern people were on board
as officers and part of the crews. Another of
the vessels had been owned by parties in Mas
sachusetts, Maine, and New York, and was sold
with the knowledge that she was intended for
the slave trade. One had 400 Africans on
board, and another lie.
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Cabinet is to be brought to bear to force Demo.
cratic members of Congress from the free States
into the same position of degrading subsection.
What will they do? Is there enough man.
hood left among them to resist We have
watched their newspapers. Some of them that
revolted at first have made their submission.
Patronage is powerful. The OK knoweth his
owner, and the ass his masters crib. But, shall
we not hope that enough Northern Democrats
may be found to battle an Imposture which an
honorable Administration, whatever its general
opinion on the Question of Slavery, would have
scorned TO touch2
What will be the action of Governor Walker?
he cannot break his faith, it is stated, with the
People of Kansas. Mr.. Buchanan NAV betray
him-he cannot betray them. He pledged his
word to join them in lawful opposition to the
action of the Convention, should It fail to sub.
NIT the Constitution. What will he do, now
that Mr.. Buchanan pledges himself to sustain
their action? His resignation would doubtless
be acceptable to the Administration. but would
it be just to the People of Kansas? Has he
no duties yet to discharge in that devoted Ter.
ritory? If he refuse to resign, will Mr.. Buchan.
an remove him2 How can he continue in Office
a man committed against a measure which he.
has resolved to support by the whole power of
his Administration Will the South tolerate
such inconsistency But is Governor Walker
a man to be triaed with-to be disowned and
dishonored by an Administration for obeying
faithfully its own instructions? Would he bear
such an insult without signally resenting it?
And would Democratic harmony be promoted
by IT'D
What OF Kansas? His pledges and friend.
ly assurances of fair dealing have hitherto kept
the People quiet; but, when they see him re.
The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-10-30
The Fort snellinr saIn-

This monslrous swindle. accomplished
cnder the auspices Of Mr.. Buchanan
administration, is likely to be brought
early to the notice Of the next Congress.
This is what we have long hoped for and
urged. Tho case promises some rich de.
yelopmcnts, The St, Paul Minnesotian
says;
Early in tho next session Of Congress n
COMMITTEES of Investigation Of the Fort
Smelling operation. win be moved by a
Democratic member, from one of the
States below. Hs declares, as We under
stand, that he was himself in correspond
ence with the Department at Washington
respecting the sale, ready to offer $500. !.
600 for the property. But the first inGor-
nation he got was, that il was already
privately sold for 500, 600.
This piece of Galphinlsm by 'Demo.
cratic leaders" in this Territory, has not
its equal 10 our history. How much
completely there was at Washington, time
may reveal,
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The Nlaotlon in rIlnnoanta.

The Democracy have been for some
days claiming complete victory in Min
nesota, and the Republicans, discouraged
by the run Of the returns, have been
disposed TO oouoede that their defeat there
was as signal as their victory in Kansas.
But Il appears from the latest news by
mail before us, that the result is still un-
certain, The contest extremely close, but
the Republicans ahead.
The ST. Paul Minnesotiau Of the 2Ist
presents table embracing all the coun
ties, except the Superior and Pembina re-
gion, footing up for Gov, Ramsey, Rep.
8,49J; Sibey, Dem, o, 1865. The Ropub
licans thus FAR ahead 265. The Chicaro
Tribune has the returns from two of the
Superior counties, additional to those civ
en- in the Minnesotian, (St. Louis and
Lake which increase Ramsey's majority
345. There are still fourteen small ooun-
ties to ear FROM Cin Com, 2Sth.
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Correspondence Of ihe N.f.1ribuHe,
From Washington.

WAsHrSOroN, Oct ~ 1851
understand the the Presidon. freely
expresses his opinion that the financial
reyulsion and public distress have been
caused by our Needless tariff policy. In
no State have tho ruin and suFsfing been
more extensive than Ia Pennsylvania. -
Her iron works have been closed by tho
nuormyus imporlaiions from abroad. and
hor handioralts pamlyzed by the inovit-
able reaction in all departments. The
banks Of Pennsylvania FIRST suspended.
showing that she first received blow and
felt IL most acutsly. Mr.. Buchanan would
no doubt like TO recommend roundly n
good stiff tariff on iron, but il is not prob
able that he will have the courage to do
II. The country has not forgotten that he
was chief agent in the overthrow Of the
tariff Of 1872. AT the time when Ponnsyl.
vania was trembling in the balance be-
tween Clay and Polk he wrote that the
latter was asgCod traif man as Che form
or; a declaration Of which, together with
the Kane letter, burned ths scale and over
threw The protective system.
am one Of those who believe that the
effects Of the present crisis will be felt
for very long timo, and will work i'm
porant political and social changes both
North and South. can discern no hope
Of recovery for those vast railroad corpo.
rations which have suspended. This
blow will fall chiefly upon the North
But the South will experience a more
striking and permanent change. The
price Of cotton has already gone down
from sixteen 10 ten cents per pound, that
Of negroes from eight hundred TO twelve
hundred dollars per head. The business
Of rearing oolored human merhandise for
sale has been suspended by the panic. II
will not be speedily resumed. The prices
OF all staple southern products have equal
y declined. Tobacco and sugar are ~
the current with cotton. If, as a distin.
guished Southern politician told me q few
days since. the loss on this years cotton
crop is sixty million dollars as compared
with last, there will bo no sale for a large
portion Of the crop, and Of course no dc.
mand for negroes. Then the struggle for
the extension Of slavery into planting
regions will be without an incentive -
Then the force fanaticism Of selfinterest.
which set all the patriots Of Virginia Ia
bowling for disunion last year, from the
fear tha: Fremonts election would cut Oh
The sale Of their chief crop, will bo con.
yeried into very mild Indifference, and
possibly giyowa TO sentiment Of Christ.
lian respect for the rights Of their defen-
dants. The like causes would produce
an instant change of public feeling in
Maryland, Kentucky aud Missouri -
Nothing could prevent them from turning
traitors TO the South. Such change Of
front would make a revolutionin our po-
litics.
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Financial Intelligence.

ST. LoUrs, Oct e6.-The BanS Of The
State Of Missouri, Merchants Bank and
Southern Bank suspended this morning.
Mechanics Bank still firm.
New YoHK, Oct. 26.-The Weekly
Bank Statement shoNsa decrease on loans
Of 81 Co.., ,3JS; an increase in specie Of
80 268, ,4l3; a decrease in circulation of
31,2Oi,7 7O2 and an increase in deposites
of S4 ,635,7tl.
The ship Patrick Henry brought TO
This port the captain and crew Of the
British brig Athenian from Quebec, bound
10 South Shields, which he discovered
water-ogged and disabled.
ToRoNro, Oot. 2i.--Ross, Mitchell &
Co., II heavy importing house Of this city
Iailed this morning. Liabilities 81 200,
900. Their fajlure viii probably pull
down many country houses.
The reported failure Of Mr. Hutchin-
son, wholesale grocer, is incorrect.
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From the West---What Brighan Young
is going to do.


Sr Louis, Oct 23.-J. G. Stuck. U.
S. Surveyor. coniradicts the report re-
Gently published in the New York Trib-
une, that several companies Of Surveyors
had beeh murdered by the Cheyennes and
Sioux Indians, in the the North Western
part of Nebraska
The Kansas Constitutional Convention
met on the 3Oth
A correspondent Of The Republican
mentions having seen recently Capt Van
Wet, the confidential agent Of ths govern
ment at Palmetto, Kansas, on his return
from Salt Lake. lie reports that the Nor.
mons refuse to let the u s. troops enter
the city.
Brigham Young publicly declares that
he will burn the prairies, and thus de-
prive the animals of the expedition Of
their substance, and that he will burn his
own city II Necessary, before he will sub
init to the demands Of the government.
The forts along the route are represented
to be in bad repair, and to aff5td INSULT
cient protection 80 the troops.
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Utah.


--latest advioes from Utah are to The
effect that the Mormons are arming them.
selves aud making preparations to give
,he government troops sanguinary re-
saption. They are fortifying Salt Lake
City and threaten to burn all the prairies
in the valley and staryo the enemy ou,
The St. Louis Republican publishes dis.
course, delivered. by Heber c, Kimball,
in which he took strong grounds against
'the Government aud espresso determ.
ine.ion TO resist 70 the last extremity.
The women and children were call d up.
on 70 arm themselves aud the people gen.
orally exhortod to lay up grain aud ether.
wise prepare for the conflict. Brigham
Young male a speech, equally bold iu
declarations Of hostility against the Uni
tsd States,
Az last accounts. the troops under the
Simmand Of Col. Cummins we've in the
region Of Sal. Lake Valley. and we may
soon expect to hoa ofa collision between
them and the Mormons.
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More Ksnsas Trauds.

Our readers have already heard Of ne
eiormons frauds. perpetisled at Kichapoo
: 7 the pro.slayery party having soy, n
hundred majority there. out ofabout four
Aindred legally registered voters. ItaIs
pears however that greater fraud was
enacted IN Oxford precinct, johnson coup
y. Oxford Is small town on the Mis-.
souri, lice, containing some half dozen
houses. There are not more than thirty
or forty legal voters ia tho whole precincts,
and yet the rolurns Of election showed
that 1900 pro.slavery votes had been POI.
led there Here was fraud too palpable
70 be oyorlookel, even by Gov. Walker
himself A protest. signed by prominent
citizens Of Kansas WAS fled against 70.
Oeiying the returns from Oxford precinct
and Gov. Walker, together with Seer. a.
~ Stanton aud a committed Of Free
State men, went down to Oxford to inyes
tigalo the matter. Having satisfied them.
selves that gross outrage had been com.
mit.ed upon the ballot.box. Gov. Walker,
with more llAa usual franknos, i.sued
proclamation IA the Herald Of Freedom
declaring his intention to rejstt the entire
vote Of Oxford aud give Ostiacates TO the
Free State candidates This will decide
Iho election and give the Free s A.e party
a majority in both branches Of the Leg.
islaturot Gov. Walker has displayed
more manlnoss in this matter, than we
had expected of an appointeo Of James
buchanan. His proclamation has pro.
ducod intense excitement among the pro.
slavery party and threats Of vengeance
are breathed against him and stanton.
Bu. so long as he manifssts disposition
70 show fairness tho free State party will
stand by him aud boiend his course. He
has however incurred the wrath Ct his
party AMI the probability is that they will
demand au obtain his removal forthwith.
by his recent acts. he has ''lost caste"
with che bred Scott Democracy.
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Tho proposed TERRITORY d Carson.

The people Of Carson Valley. and 9th
or yalieys adjacent, held q public meet
ing at Genoa. on the Oh ult., to consid.
er tho proprieiy Of petitiouing Congress
for y separate territorial organization.
So Tar 90 we can learn from report Of
the proceedings published by persons who
were present, The meeting was unanimous
Ia favor Of n new territory Of their own.
The reasons for demanding q separation
fiom tha dominion Of Utah, are that they
dislike the Mormons, and have now no
political communication with tie author-
ties Of Salt Lake, and during the winter
could have no communication IL they
wished Il. A government is necessary
TO them; their population is large and rap.
idly increasing, aud they need protection
Against rascals within and Indians with
out The majority Of the inhabitants Of
Carson and the adjacont valley are Gen
tiles, and do not wish to have Mormon Of
hcers over them.
The meeting, In their memorial, ask
Congress to organize them into terrific
ry with the following boundaries.
DNl liWuiuN Nil .hNh UpltNWtot on iue
Of AZ degrees north latitude, and longi.
lade 20 deg; thence following the Orc
gou add Utah boundary line on direct
east course to longitude ii6; thence in a
southeast course TO about north latitude
39 and longitude ia; thence further in
The same direction 10 north latitude 81
and longitude III; thence almost due
course to the boundary line between The
State Of Sonora, IN the Republic Of Mex
loo aud the territory Of New Mexico,
thence along that line to the eastern boun,
Diary Of California, and thence along the
latter line to the place Of beginning"
The Carson Valley people estimate The
white inhabitants Of tho territory, within
their proposed boundaries, at 1000, Of
whom about 1000 are IN tho Valley ol
the Virgin.
james NJ Grade w,s chosena at the meet.
ing delegate 10 go to Washington and
urge Congress 10 grant the petition. lie
goes on by the telmer Of to-day to fulfill
the duties Of his mission AHq CalJor.
MIA.