The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-01-29

mittee. My refusal is not based upon a
desire to screen individual members, nor
can it be supposed that an answer to the
question would reflect discredit upon me.
l have declined on committee case OF
Anderson against Dunn, and after full de-
liberation as 10 what | ought to do in view
tions, have come to the determination
that | must persist in declining to answer,
no matter what the penalty | may incur,
because to do so would involve a dishon-
orable breach of confidence.
The President transmitted a message
enclosing communication from the Gov
of Tennessee, offering this Government,
in obedience to an act of the legislature
Of that State, the Hermitage for branch
military academy.
In the executive session to day, the
committee on foreign relations made fa-
vorable report on the Central American
treaty, and the Senate assigned some day
next week for its consideration.
Mr.. Giddings was present in the House
yesterday and apparently well.
Latest from Europe---Arriyal of the
Steamer Atlantic.
New YORK, Jan. 23.
The steamship Atlantic arrived this
evening with Liverpool dates TO the 7th
inst.
Lord Napier is appointed Minister to
Washington. He is prsctical diploma
tist, having served in Austria, Persia,
Russia, Naples and Turkey.
The Swiss difficulty remains as before,
but expectations of peaceful settlement
increase. A favorable augury is drawn
from the apparent cordial reception given
by Napoleon to the Swiss envoy.
The Swiss government has declared its
willingness to stop all proceedings against
the insurgents, if France and England
will promise their eff orts to procure The
complete independence of Neufchatel, ,and
to withdraw their adhesion to the proto-
col of 1852 in favor Of the King of Prus-
sia, if they dc not obtain from that mon
arch tie abandonment of his pretensions
to the Canton, and if an arrangement can
not be affected on this or an analogous
basis, all the Swiss will rise to defend
their rights and independence. The
greatest enthusiasm prevails everywhere.
1t is estimated that should war ensue,
10000 men will be under arms. The
Canton Of Geneva being in want of soO,-
600 francs for arms, that sum was sub
scribed at the Town Hall in "a hours.
The Archbishop of Paris, while officia-
ting in the Church of ST. Stephens of the
Mount, Paris, was stabbed to the heart
by di>chared priest named Yerges.-
The Archbishop instantly expired. lie
was performing religious services in the
church WI en- he was assassinatcd. The
assassin stepped forward lifted his cape,
and plunged castiian lnife to his heart,
exclaiming clown with the go dessr'
an expression which he afterwards ex-
planned to refer to the doctrine Of the I'm
macuiate Conception. A Sister Of Chari-
ty, who had observed The movements OF
the assassin and attempted to throw her.
self between him and the Archbishop
was wounded in the hand.
Verges was formerly priest in the
diocese Of Meaux, and had been suspen-
ded for preaching against the dogma Of
the Immaculate Conception. He was in
the insurrection of June. The general
opinion is that he is deranged. The
crime created q deep sensation at the Tu
illeries, and in all classes the same con
sternation was apparent.
In the Conference of Paris the proceed
ings still remain obscure. The Pays says
the Conference met on the third instant
The Moniteur is silent upon the subject
The delay is attributed by some to the
necessary time to prepare the protocols,
and by others to new disagreement Of
detail, not principle. respecting the COM
pensation to be paid to Russia.
No apprehension is felt as to any other
than pacific result.
A secret conclave was held at Rome
the 18th of December, in which the state
of the Roman Church in Mexico and South
America was considered. The Pope
complains bitterly at the doings of the
Mexican Government in Mexico, and de-
clares all the measures ii has taken against
the authority of the Apostolic Choir, to
be null and void. He also denounces
those priests who obey the laws of coun-
tries in which they live, rather than the
instructions forwarded them from Rome