St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-05-14
Letter from New York.
Correspondence OF the Republican Inteligencer.
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Correspondence Of the Republican Inteligencer.
New YoRK, May 8, 1857.
Our Legislature adjourned sne die on the 18th
ult So confused have been the proceedings
that II is almost impossible to find out what
has been done. The joint resolutions on the
subjeot of slavery extension and those denounc-
ing the opinion of the supreme Court in the
bred Scott case Slightly modified from the
original report appear to have been passed by
both Houses, but the bill "to secure freedom
to all persons within this State an adden.
dunn to the bred Scott report-got no further,
I believe, than the Assembly, where the vote
on its final passage was yeas u, nays SO.
A concurrent resolution was adopted request.
ing the representatives Of this State in Congress
to use their best endeavors to keep the public
lands from the hands of spectators, and to Sc.
cure that distribution of them among the old
States to which the latter are entitled.
It broadly charged that heavy SNUG.
Cling operation in iiquorsby an importing firm
OF some eminence in this city has recently beer
hushed up. The story goes that the custom
house officers made q seizure Of the goods and
arrested the parties implicated; but, upon the
superstition that the accused might be able te
exculpate themselves, their names were with.
held from the public. An investigation, how
ever, showed that the. charge was well-founded
the struggled goods were declared forfeited
and fine of fifteen thousand dollars imposed
upon the offenders. The fine was prompt,
Lpaid, and the matter has been SO arranged thai
The names of the Parties have not, as yet, beer
suffered to transpire. This, it is alledged, il
but one of many similar cases.
The financial year of the American Bible So.
ciety closed on the 3lst ultimo, and prelimi-
nary statement of its operations shows that the
receipts for the year foot up SAL, sos, which
exceeds by nearly forty ninc thousand dollars
the income Of the year ending March, 1856
Contributions have flowed in from every State
and Territory. During the year seven hundred
and forty thousand copies of the Scripture,
were issued by the society, being an excess O
one hundred and ninety eight thousand ovel
the previous year. The prosperity which ha.
attended the society, as evinced by these fig
ures, must be very gratifying TO oil who ar,
interested in the spread of the Gospel
The bred Scott resolutions, as amended ant
passed by both Houses, read as follows:
Resolved, That this State will not allow
slavery within her borders, in any form or un
der any pretence, for any time however short
Resolved, That the Supreme Court of tn,
United States, by reason Of majority of tn,
Judges thereof having identified it with sec
tional and aggressive party, has impaired tn,
confidence and respect Of the people of tn,
States.
Resolved, That the Governor of this State b,
and he is hereby respectfully requested to trans
init copy of these resolutions to the RESPECTIVE,
Governors Of the States of this Union.
The resolutions, as originally reported, de
clarcd that the people had lost all confidenc,
in the Supreme Court. The amendment say
that confidence is only impaired.
A heavy rain storm, accompanied by quite
gale of wind, commenced here last night, ant
has continued, without intermission, up to tn,
present writing, causing arrangement in 3
variety of plans and projects.
At ON early hour this morning a fire broke
out in a livery stable on Thirty-sixth street
and 80 rapid was its progress that as many q
thirty eight horses were consumed in the flame
besides many carriages. The carelessncss Of
sleepy hack driver is supposed to have becl
the cause Of the disaster, and the man cam
near falling victim to his own imprudence.
The number of passengers arrived at thi
port to-day from Europe foots up two thousan'
six hundred and twenty-one
The committee charged by our Board Of Coun
cilmen with ascertaining who is entitled to tn
gold snuff box bequeathed by Gen. Jackson +
the most valiant soldier from this State in tn
war with Mexico, having been informed by tn
present holder that the box will be forthcomin,
when called for, had an official interview will
Gen. Scott in furtherencc Of their investigation
and, at the suggestion Of the General, they in
tend to appeal to the judgement of the various
officers who had prominent commands il
Mexico.
Another suspected SLAYER was seized here by
the United States Marshall. The schooner !Mer
chant, bound for the coast of Africa, left her,
this morning, and had got some way outside
of Sandy Hook when she was oyerhauled by q
steam-tug having on board some Deputy Mar
shals, who forthwith seized her and had hel
lowed back toport, where she now lies, under
the guns of the revenue cutter Washington
Sufficient evidence has been obtained to show
that the ant horitias are not IN tho ,vropu uoov,
in this matter. 81.