The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-17
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. c. DECEMBER H. 1857

wealth and Librarian, $500, First Auditor
$4,000, Second Auditor SO 600, Register So, OOO
An Increase OF clerks, and a clerk for the At
torney General at 81 900, are recommended.
From Kansas.
st. Louis, Dec l0.-The Democrat received
Kansas letters to night, containing the proceed
ings of the Delegate Convention which met at
Lawrence on the ID instant, Elk Gov. Charles
Robinson presiding.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted, re-
pudiating and pledging ceaseless hostility to
the Lecompton Constitution, denouncing the
call for elections on the 2ist instant and the
LIST proximo; declaring that the Legislature
elected on October 9th shall not be suspended
by any Constitution or State Government until
taic snd impartial vote be had /; endorsing
the Topeka Constitution requesting the extra
session OF the Territor al Legislature to frame
an election law providing for the submission of
the Topeka and Lecompton ConstitutioDs-the
one receiving the majority of legal votes to be-
come the fundamental law of the State of Kan
sas.
A resolution was also passed, returning
thanks to acting Gov. Stanton for calling q
special session of the Legislature. Speeches
were made by Meesrs. Robinson, Lane, Thatch.
er, and others.
From Washington.
Washington, Dec. ll-Senator Bigler, in
order to correct a Misrepresentation, states in
conversation that the meeting to which he al
luded in his speech on Wednesday, as having
taken place in Douglass room, last year, to
consult on the Toombs Kansas bill, was an
official rather than a private meeting of the
Committee on Territories, and to which other
Senators had been invited.
Judge Buffers death, according to the pres
ent understanding among the Senators, will be
formally announced on Monday, and that of
Mr.. Bell, of New Hampshire, on Tuesday.
The Democratic Senatorial caucus to-day
agreed on the standing committees. Mr. Mason
is to continue chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs; Mr. Douglas, of Territories !;
Mr.. Hunter, of Finance; Mr.. Stuart, of Public
Lands; Mr.. Bayard, of the Judiciary; Mr..
Brown, of the District of Columbia; Mr.. Clay,
of Commerce; and Mr.. Yulee, of the Post OF
fee Committee.
From Mexico.
The steamer Tennessee, from Vera Cruz, with
dates to the 9th, has arrived at New Orleans
The position of the Mexican Government was
decidedly better. The revolutionists had been
vanqnished at Puebla and elsewhere. Co.
montort had been formally installed. The
port of Naridux had been declared open, but
the siege of Campeachy still continues. The
besiegers were suffering very severely for pro-
visions.
Murder of a Woman in New Jersey.
The Mount Holly Mirror contains the follow
ing account of the murder in that vicinity:
"The dwelling of Mrs. Clevenger, situate on
the Old Shore road, about half way between
Mount Misery and Cedar Bridge, was destroyed
by fire one night last week, and (sad to relate)
Mrs. G. per sh ID in the flames. She was very
old lady, livel entirely alone, and was known
to travellers as Old Mother Clevenger.' Her
residence WAS one-story cabin, and was we'll
known to persons travelling the road. 1t is gen
orally believed the old lady was murdered, and
her cabin then set on FIRE. The coalings are
frequently went there to obtain liquor - she
being in the habit of keeping some for travel
lers. Several times recently, upon refusing it to
persons who were intoxicated, she has been
severely beaten. She was known to be in pos
session of some money, and it is thought the
desire to get hold of it, in connection with the
hatred existing against her, 10 refusing to sup
ply drunken brutes OF the coalings with liquor
was the cause of her sad and terrible death.
The ruins were examined, but only her skull
and some few of her bones were found. She was
about 80 years old. A night or two previous to
the fire, her hogs were poisoned and her horses
throat was cut"
Fugitive Slave Case in Indiana.
indianapolis, Dec. Eight days since, the
agents of DR.. Vallandigham, of Frankfort, Ky.,
captured a fugitive elave at Naplee, Illinois.
Will an, ro,,fo X DIV ba mo
on a writ of hdbeds corpus before Judge w allace,
who ordered his release. He was, however,
again arrested, and taken before U. s. Commits
sioner Res, who, after hearing the case, decided
that the fugitive must go back to Slavery again.
The fugitive was then rearrested on q writ
issued by Judge Wallace, before whom some
nice questions of State sovereignty are now being
discussed. 1t is claimed by the counsel for the
fugitive that he is free under the Fugitive Slave
law and the bred Scott decision, as we'll as un.
der the State Constitution. In the mean time,
DR.. Vallaudingham has been arrested on the
affidavit of the fugitive, charging him with the
crime of kidnapping. The latter case is now
in progress before Mayor Wallace.
The vallandigham Slave Case.
Indianapolis, Dec. 5.-An immense crowd
assembled at the Senate chamber this morning,
to hear the decision of Judge Wallace on the
fugitive slave case. The judge decided that he
could not traverse the decision of the commits.
sioner, and the negro was remanded back to
slavery. The United States Marshal started
with the negro this evening for Louisville, where
he will release him to Vallandigham. The case
before the mayor against Vallandigham for kid.
mapping has been dismissed. The excitement
is great, and some difficulty is apprehended at
the cars. No attempt at rescue, however,
has been made.
GENERAL SUMMARY,