The Nevada Democrat. [volume] (Nevada, Calif.) 1854-1863, 1857-01-21
ARRTvAI. OF THE GOLDEN GATE.


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Very little business had been transacted III
Congress. Gen. Whitfield had been admitted
to his seat as delegate from Kansas On Dec
18th. Mr. Weller stated that he should call up
the Pacific Railroad bill, after the holidays
The consideration of the bill reducing the duty
on imports, was postponed to the first Tuesday
in January. Mr.. Wilson had introduced Dill
before the Senate, to abolish certain laws OF the
Kansas Legislature. In the House, resolution
declaring that the opening of the African slave
trade would subject the United States to the OK
ecration of the civilized world, was passed by
vote of 152 to 81 Another resolution, declar-
ing it to be inexpedient, unwise, and contrary
to the settled policy of the United States to re-
peal the laws prohibiting the African slave
trade was passed, with only eight dissenting
votes. Mr.. Dallas new treaty with Great Brit
ain on the Central American question, had been
sent to the Senate for ratification.
Great excitement had been created in Ken
lucky and Tennessee in consequence of the dis
covcry of contemplated instructions among the
negroes. Ninteen negroes had been hung In
Montgomery and Stewart counties Tennessee,
who were implicated in the Instruction. They
were executed on suspicion of being engaged in
the plot, by vigilance committees. The origin
of the conspiracy is traced TO a report that had
been circulated among the slaves to the effect
that Col Fremont was about to march to their
relief with an army from the north; and this
story had encouraged them to rise. During the
continuance of the excitement, negro preaching
was strictly forbidden in the infected districts.
We have accounts of similar alarming indlca-
tions among the slaves in Virginia. Missouri
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. In speaking
of these disturbances, the Richmond Enquirer
says:
''From these insurreCtiOnary movements, we
may dcducc an illustration Of the utter folly of
of the proposition to revive the Slayc-trade.-
Negroes of some intelligence are not to be de-
ceived into such chimerical and suicidal schemes
They originate in the blind passions of the ig-
nOraut and brutal mass-a mass to which it is
to the interest of the South to make no addition
from the savage wilds Of Africa"
THE TBHAUNTEpEC RorTE-Thc New Orleans
PicalOine, announces that an agreement has
been entered into by the Tehauntepec Compa-
ny, and party Of contractors, resident in Ohio
and New York, for the transportation of passen-
gers. mails and freight over the road now in the
process of construction across the lsthmus; the
contractors, to cause to be constructed with dis
patch, the necessary carriages for passengers,
each carriage being capable Of carrying eleven
! to fourteen persons, comfortably and convent
emily, with wcll-furnislcd cushioned seats. and
protected against the weather, and the nCccssa-
ry wagons tor baggage, mails and specic--the
carriages and wagons to be ready at the eastern
terminus of the Tehauntepcc Road on or before
the 9TH of February next.
INDIAN TROUBLES N OREGoN-Lcttcrs have
been received in Washington from Oregon,
mainly from missionaries urging, in the strong
est terms the return there of the late Snpcrin-
tendent of Indian Affairs, DR.. Dart, of Wiscon-
sin. The writers state that they do not know
whether he is living or dead. but aver that the
Indians will quietly submit to the Government
authorities in the event of his return, and that
peace will again reign in that distracted coun-
try.
The condition Of the Texan frontier is distress
ing and dangerous. \ Texan paper says: moth
ing but prompt measures can prevent the loss
of many lives, and the complete abandonment
of exposed points. The Governor is at present
absent. In default Of the institution Of other
measures of defence, the citizens Of the interior
settlements will shoulder their rifles and defend
the lives and property of their ncighbOrs
FIRE AT EAST AIBANY.-At Fast ALBANY. n
Y, on Sunday morning Dec. 10TH the passen-
ger depot and freight house Of the Hudson Riv-
er Railroad were burned together with so car
loads of freight and nine cars The company
sustain loss Of about 100000 The depots
were insured.
!
Chris's Church, the Episcopal Cathedral on
Notrc Damc-street, in Montreal, was DESTROYED
by fire on Dec. 18th. The loss is estimated at
Sl2O, 1000, S6S.000 insured. The Times building
was also somewhat injured.
Gen, Harvey and suite have arrived at Key
West on tonr of inspection to the different
posts through the country, for the purpose of
calling the indians for talk, and if possible to
bring them to terms of peace
VIM. Walker, the Deputy Warden of the Mas
sachusetts State Prison, was stabbed by con
wet named McGee, on leaving the chapel on
Monday, and died in few minutes
Both Houses Of the South Carolina Lerisla-
ture disposed of the subject of rcopepinp the
Slave-trade, by allowing the committee to which
1t was referred to report at future time.
The trial of Huntington the forgcr, had been
commenced, but not terminated in New York. |
me counsel for the prisoner has set up the plea
of insanity.
Jacob Little, an extensive Wall street opera
tor, has failed. His liabilities amount to over
million of dollars.
1t is said that Mr.. Buchanan is in favor of the
election OF Col. Forney to the Senate of the
united states, IN place of Mr.. Brodhead whose |
term expires on the 4th of March next.
Col. Titus, of Kansas notoriety. arrived at
o. Louis on the 18th, en- route fer Nicaragua,
with one hundred recruits for Walker.
IoV. Aston was inaugurated Governor of
South Carolina on Dec. 18th ''Oi VI
Our Consul at Hamburg has written to Secre-
tary Marcy, announcing the probability of an
early abolition of the duties on cotton and TO-
bacco, entered at that port. '''N W.