The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-03

State, has naturally produced lively sensa-
ton. 1t is well known that the Union is or
gan No. l. Its authority is disputed by the
States, but its columns bear the official stamp.
1t publishes by authority the appointments,
and it is made the vehicle for conveying infor-
nation from the Departments, which is withheld
from the correspondents of the independent
press. Its significant averment that Kansas
must by inevitable consequence" enter the
Union slave State, must have been made with
the concurrence, of the President. 1t is true
that the next morning Major Harris sought to
explain that this was only his opinion; but an
official organist does not, upon so vital point,
state his opinion without the consent OF his
employers. He has no opinions what busl-
ness has he with opinions
The Union had two objects in making this
startling assertion. It's editor wishes to molllty
and weaken the opposition of Southern fanatics
to the Administration, as well as to drop an
achor deep in the affections of the majority in
the next Congress, before which he will be a
candidate for the printing. From these two
facts, it appears that not only is the Administra
ton willing to pacify the ultras and secessonist
of the South by surrendering Kansas to their
clutches, but that candidates for the favor of
the Democratic party in Congress believe it to
be so wholly devoted to Slavery, that the best
against the Free State cause in Kansas.
A Geographic despatch from Kansas an.
nounces the acquittal of Mr.. Robinsnn, of Kan
sas, on the charge of usurping the powers of
the gubernatorial office. The st. Louis Demo-
Gratis Kansas correspondent says that the only
testimony brought against him was that of Mr..
j. M. Triton, who testified that Mr.. Robinson
had taken the oath of Office, but could not
swear positively that he had performed any Of
fetal act. Mr.. G. W. Brown, who had been
relied upon by the prosecution as witness,
absented himself on the trial, and an attach
ment was issued against him. Judge Cato
charged the jury, that if ever Mr.. Robinson had
assumed, at any time, to act in the capacity of
Governor, he was guilty of usurpation, and the
verdict must be against him. The punishment
for the offence is fine and imprisonment. In
the absence of further testimony than that of
Mr.. Triton, the Jury appear to have been for
some time equally divided, and then to have
agreed upon verdict of acquittal.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CoMPANY.-The
pecuniary resources Of the Company are so en-.
larged as to enable them to encounter their
disaster without serious damage. In addition
to the liberal aid and guarantees afforded by
the Governments of the United States and
been large. Up to the 30lh June, lat which
time the balance sheet had been made up,)
9243,493 of the capital had been paid up out
of this, fl90,330 had been expended, and a
balance of fl67,0 remained to the credit of
the Company. The cable alone (which is paid
for) cost fl78,935. Out of the large balance
of capital, there are to be deducted the expen-
ses of the five weeks between June 30 when
the accounts were balsnced) and August 7,
when the cable was actually laid at Valentia.
These would be considerable, but there must
be, yet available, at least 100000 to pay for
the further prosecution of the undertaking.
The coal fields of Western Virginia, it is
stated, are two hundred miles long by one hun
dred wide, giving a working area of twenty
thousand square miles. At the falls of the Kan
awha the coal seams in the mountain aggregate
one hundred and twenty feet in thickness. The
Kanawha Star says
at is not believed that the quantity or quail.
ity of the coal in the mountains about the falls
of Kanawha are any better, if as good as sew
ersl of the other localities named. Indeed, the
Elk camel coal has long been acknowledged as
superior to any, and the Coal River next to it.
Taking one hundred and twenty feet as the
thickness, which has been found to exist, land
much more may be discovered where none is
known and twenty thousand square miles as
the area of this Western Virginia coal field, and
taking a square foot in the bank as equivalent
to bushel of coal after being mined, we have
&C, 908, 5000 900 bushels of coal, which, at
two cents a bushel, amounts to the sum of
Sl,338, 60, 100000. But, to avoid even the ap.
pearance of extravaganza, let the estimate be
made at only one-half the quantity actually
measured in the Kanawha hills, and we have
rolu Of h.,
fields, without including the value of the surface
as land for agricultural and horticultural pur-
poses"
The PennsylUanidn has compiled some sta.
tistics which serve in part to explain the extra
ordinary high prices of all kinds of provisions
which have ruled the past year or two.
In 1910, for instance, the United States pro-
duced-
84,82,0,000 bushels of wheat.
l08,000,000 bushels Irish and sweet potatoes.
l4,970,000 head of cattle.
Had agriculture remained simply stationary.
considering the increase of population, it ought
to have produced in 1850 :
Il5,240,0 900 bushels of wheat.
l46,0OO,0OO bushels of potatoes.
2O,349,OOO head of cattle
Instead of which, it only yielded
lOO,48O,OO0 bushels of wheat.
l04,000,000 bushels of potatoes.
l8,378,0O0 head of cattle.
Thus the diminution of these articles during
a period of ten years amounted to about
100000 bushels wheat, which is fall
ing off of 1t
1000, 900 bushels of potatoes, which is
falling off of l.3
100000 head of cattle, which is falling
eff of lilo
of the production in 1910 duly taking into
calculation the increase of population.
A correspondent of the Boston Courier under
date of August "a, relates the following Incl.
dent:
yesterday morning, party of about a
dozen left the Glen on foot, to make the ascent,
and found, after attaining considerable eleva.
ton, that the penetrating mists and terrible
cold had not been sufficiently considered at the
start When within short distance of the
summit, one gentleman, not yet enured to the
severity Of our climate, became separated from
his companions, and was 80 affected by the cold
and dampness that he could not shake off that
deathly drowsiness always experienced by free
zipg persons. He lay down in the road, fell
asleep, and was only rescured from his peril by
the efforts of two others of the party who hap
pened to return in good time. He was convey
ed to the Summit House, where he remained
during the night, and descended this morning,
fortunately none the worse for his msadventure.
The fatigue of these jaunts, which is generally
the most feared, is after all not so much to be
apprehended as the sudden changes of the
weather, against which few come provided as
they should be to these regions"
To give our Eastern readers an idea of the
products Of some of our Western corn fields,
,ua m entinn the fact that Iosenh HAYES an old