The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-01-15
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

! GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
MAINE observation-disclosures Jan. s.
The message of Governor Hamlin was deliver
ed to-day. He expatiates on the Republican
principles in the Presidential contest, looking
to the prevention of the spread of Slavery into
the Territories, and disawows any design of in
tertering with Slavery in the States, but to op
pose in every legal way its extension. He
urges upon the Legislature the expediency OF
contributing aid to the sufferers in Kansas, and
considers as an implied pledge given in the
late election that the liquor law should not be
disturbed. He recommends the ultimate sub
mission of the matter to the people, and de-
nounces In the strongest terms the action OF
the last Legislature in removing Judge of the
Supreme Court for the expression of an opinion.
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF MICHIGAN
Detroit, Jan. 9.-The message of Governor
Bingham, presented to the Legislature, gives
the amount of the State debt as 81, $50 900.
| lie recommends that Congress be memorialized
tor an additional appropriation to defray the
expenses of the Sault St. Marie canal. He
urges the adoption of measures for the relief
of the Michigan emigrants in Kansas, and the
adoption of resolutions instructing the Senators
and requesting tie Representatives in Congress
with regard to the exclusion of Slavery from
the Territories and for the repeal of the Fugi-
tive Slave Law.
| Snow STORMS AND TRAVEL IN TIE VEST
Buffalo, Jan. 8.-The weather here is clear
and cold. The thermometer stood this morn
ing at six degrees below zero. Passengers
from the West say that the railroads are OBJ
structed by snow in every direction, and that
the trains are very irregular On some roads
they have not been able to run through. The
mails are behindhand from almost every
quarter.
SENATORIAL NOMINATION. - HarrisJurgh,
Jan. 9.-The Democratic members of the Leg
lslature held caucus to-day, when Col. j. w.
Forney was nominated for the United States
Senate on the first ballot There were sixty
members present and nine absent Forney
received 80 votes and Robbins 81, with 4 votes
scattering.
SENATOR SUMNER RE ELECTED. = Boston,,
Jan. 9.-Senator Sumner was to-day reelected
Senator on the part of the House. The vote
stood, 1888 to II scattering. The Senate elects
on Monday.
NAVIGATION onsrRUcrEp. 5-NsY To,I,, -s.'''
| 9 IL s,eho,,,,.-- Alexander Law. hence,
reaching Cape May, put back in consequence
of the ice.
L. S. SENATOR ELECTED. Providence, Jan.
9.-The General Assembly of this State have
elected James +. Simmons U nited States SEN
ator.
MEETING OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
Toronto, c. ~, Jan. 8.-Tne Canadian Parlia-
ment will meet in this city on the 26th of Feb
ruary.
FROZEN OVER Cincinnati, Jan. 8.-The
Ohio river is frozen over, and the people are
crossing it Ga the ice.
KANsAs.-W Washington, Jan. Cool Spen-
Ger, the recently appointed marshal for Kan
sas, is here, awaiting action by the Senate, on
his nomination.
Mr.. Heogland, from Kansas, is likewise in
the city, urging, among other things, an appro-
piation OF $4,000 for the capitol at Lecompton.
CoNNECTIcUT.-The 4" Union State Conven-
tion" Republican and Amercan) has been
held at New Haven, at which the following
nominations were made For Governor, Alex
ander II. Holley, Esq; for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, A. A. Burnbam, Esq; for Secretary of
State, Orville 81. Plat, Esq; for Treasurer,
Frederick s.. Wildman, ESQ.,; for Comptroller,
Joseph G.. Lamb, Esq. An animated discus
sion took place on the adoption of platform,
but one was finally agreed upon, in which op-
position to the extension of Slavery and to the
policy of the present and incoming National
Administrations is made prominent.
MAsSACHU sETTs Boston, Jan.
THE Legislature organized at noon to-day.
Charles S. Phelps, of Boston, was chosen Speak
er of the House, by an unanimous vote, and
William Stowe was elected Clerk. The Senate
elected Charles W. Upham President, and Peter
l.. Cox Clerk, by an almost unanimous vote.
The Governors message will be sent in to-mor-
row.
MAINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Maine, Jan.
| THE Legislature met to-day The Senate
elected j. H. Wilkins President, and Joseph B.
Hall Secretary. The House elected Charles H.
Spoford Speaker, and George W. Wilcox Clerk.
A communication was read from Gov. Ham
lin, resigning the United States Senatorship.
New York STATE Albany,
Jan. 6.-The Legislature of this State met here
today at noon, and organized by the choice of
Dewitt c. IIittlejohn, Republican, as Speaker
of the House, when the Governors message
was received and read.
Governor Kings message is a very able doc
ument. His summary of the financial condi-
ton of the State is favorable. The total re-
ceipts of the treasury for the year, including the
balance from last year, is nearly Sl8,O0OO00,
and the expenditures nearly $l5,000,000, leav-
ing balance of upward of S3,O00,0O0. The
canal debt, at the close of the fiscal year ending
September Both, was upward of S22,4OO,000.
The receipts were S2,750,00o.
The whole leagth OF che canals Of the public
works is 1872 miles, and the entire cost when
completed will be $50, 100000. The State
banking system ia in sound and healthy con-
dition. The Governor alludes to the imputa-
tons cast upon the Republican party put forth
in the Presidents message, which he declares
TO be wholly groundless, and he proceeds to
give at large the views of that party on the
great questions of the day. In this connection,
he alludes to Kansas affairs.
4 Heroic WoMAN.-A correspondent fur
nishes fact IN regard to the noble conduct of
a woman that deserves honorable mention.
The clipper ship Neptune's Car, Capt Jacob
Patten, sailed from New York for San Fran
cisco about the 18th of July last. The captain,
on the passage, was attacked with brain fever
and subsequent blindness. The chief mate
having been deposed from duty previous to the
captains illness, and the second mate being in
competent to navigate the vessel, the captains
wife, who happened providentially to be on
board, and who had been taught navigation by
her husband, took charge of the Ship and
brought it safely into port.-Boston Transcript.