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A DISAGREEMENT

The engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Com.
pauy, Mr.. Bright, in his official report LAYS the
blame of the breaking of the cable to a subor.
dinate mechanic, who did not sufic ientlv nm.
derstand his business. Prof Morse, who was
on board the Niagara in an official position.
has Just published in his brothers. paper. the
New York Observer, journal of the Niagara
trip, and tells different story of the sundering
of the cable, from that offered to the public BY
The chief engineer, Mr.. Bright.
We copy from Prof Morse's journal para.
graph which will explain the above:
"Aug. IL. Noon.-At 3 As, Yesterday morn.
ing, in lat. $40 30/, long. 10 3O/, Mr. Bright, the
engineer, went on deck our ship was going at
the rate Of miles faith. per hour, and the ca.
bic running out at a greater speed, perhaps at
the rate of miles the hour. Mr.. Bright spoke
to the man in charge of the brakes, asking him
what strain was upon the cable, to which the
answer was returned, about 5000 pounds Mr.
Bright directed him to put 100 pounds more OF
force upon the brakes, to check the speed of
the cable. This was demurred to by the man
for a moment, who expressed fear that i,
would not be prudent. Mr.. Bright, however,
persevered in his orders. The brakes were ap
piled with the additional force, which suddenly
topped the wheels of the paying-out apparatus.
aud of course brought the force of the uncheck
ed speed CT the ship as an addition to the
strain. At this time, too, there was a mode
rately heavy sea, which caused the ships stern
10 rise several feet, and to the same degree to
tall when the stern fell, the cable, under its
immense strain, went down into the water east
y AID quickly; but when the stern was lifted
by the irresistible power of the succeeding
wave, the force exerted upon the cable, under
such circumstances, would have parted cable
of four times the strength. Hence it is no
wonder that our cable, subjected to such ire
mendous and unnatural strain, should snap like
a pack-thread. 1t did snap, and in an instant
the whole course and plan of our future pro.
ceedings were of necessity changed"
This engineer, it is well to remember, invent
ed and manufactured the paying-out machine
ry, aud naturally defends it. The Company
will, we have no doubt, call in other engineers
equally scientific, to pronounce upon the ma
chinery to be used in the second attempt, and
will use the experience of all the scientific a.
well as practical gentlemen who accompanied
the Telegraphic feet.
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against the Topeka Constitution, he supposed
it would not be so uUderstocd he did not
understand this report Recommending the
slave policy as any backing out from the Ere.
Sac policy. BE washed to begin his speech
by laying down the proposition that politics
were rec esssrily corrGP' and that if men were
e very good that they would never Weld their
principles, they were not fs to engage in poll.
ties, This, l inferred, in reply to Conway. I
He did not consider, he said, that we necesse.
lily sacrificed the ate Government by enga
giag 10 the Territorial election. We wouid have
had right to establish State Government,
even if We bad carried the Territorial Lagisla
ture on the 30th Of March, 1856, and had held
IL ever since.
A State Government and Territorial Gov
ernmeat were not necessarily rivals. He cited
the case Of Minnesota, where members of the
Territorial Legislature are members also of the
Constitutional Convention. 1t was necessary
10 disabuse our minds of the idea that they
were antagonistic. The battery at Lecompton
was playing on US. 1t would keep annoying u
just as locg IS we permitted the enemy to hold
IT. If we cannot take it out of their hands
without stepping from cur present position, he
was In favor of stepping aside then. Even if
1t is an Illegal and irregular battery, he is still
In favor of silencing it, II s not the less an.
be cared nothing for it, if there was no corn.
mon sense IN it. So much on the subject OF
voting.
Ia reference to Col. Philhps's motion, he
said: Suppose We get possession of the Terri
torial Government, what then l do not care
what then. do not want to come out here to
say what we will do i say. leave it to the men
after elect them; and if we do not get men
into Cffice who are true to the party, let us
punish them. We cannot yet put our State
Government into operation. The people are
not willing to say, put it in operation in spite
OF the United States troops. Let u.s. therefore
take possession of the other Government
believe we can do it. l believe we can elect a
Delegate, too.
He said that the election of Delegate might
not avail US much in Congress, but it would be
another proof of our repeated assertions to the
world that We had large majority of the pop
ulati0n. Even if he should have no influence
In Washington, it is gain. If we have a fair
election, we will carry every member in both
branches He advised that at every precinct
we have three judges of election, who shall
watch every vote, and go to the Governor i'm
me1iatsly af er election, and swear as to the
existence Of fraud if it is perpetrsied. If We
fail to carry the election, we can at least prove
the fraud. he did not agree with Lane, that
we lost all if we were defeated. He thought
we lost nothing by defeat. He said he had
always been In favor Of voting, when we could
do 80 with any show of success. He was op-
posed 20 G j. Phillips amendment, because il
committed the party in advance, and would
result in rival tickets
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A CABINET OFFICE REJECTED

The Hon. Jesse D. Bright, of Indiana, re.
Gently made political speech in Columbus,
Indiana. In the course of it he gave the fol
lowing bit of Cabinet history, not without in
terest:
Just here, said Mr.. Bright, it is proper fer
me to tell one thing which l have never told
before. Buchanan did offer me a place in his
Cabinet. Said l to Mr.. Buchanan, Il have
been reelected to the Senate; the Office is one
of doubtful tenure, and it will not do for me to
leave it under present circumstances. and take
higher and better place. NY enemies shall
not say of me, Bright is very patriotic. in.
deed he gladly leaves $4,000 Office, held
illegally, for one worth $9,O0O."' \
MIR. Bright remarked, that the question might be
asked why he did not secure the Cabinet seat for
some other citizen of Indiana after declining il
himself. He did recommend four or five of our
citizens, and urged them separately with all bis
might; but Mr.. Buchanan's programme was &C
marked out, that if he bright did not take the
appointment, it was then to be offered to Mich
igan. It was accordingly so offered and ex
copied"
IhApKnrQVa H.
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The Star Of Empire, Pro-Slavery Kau.a.
journal, says:
"Gov. Walker claims not TO be ready q,
force the payment of taxes. He would VA;
until after the October election, so as 10 dis
franchise as many as possible. Il IL his in.en
ton, as far as in his power lies, to connect yl
frdge 10Th taxation. he distinctly savg tba,
those who will not pay their dues for the sun
port of Government are alien enemies, outlaw.
and, by all the rules of right and justice. have
no voice in the Government. This is what W.
have been contending for. He says Hey Lgr
only the right Of PROTECTION, 1oith0ut tie rj7i.
of PARTICIPATION. The troops are still at Lls.
renee, nor is there any reason to believe they
will be Withdrawn soon. Lanes military prep
araiions have something to do with their de-
tention. Gov. Walker will STRIFE when the op
portunity is given him."
We doubt whether this journal speaks b,
authority" but there is enough in bis state
ment to justify suspicion.
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THU NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. c. SEPTEMBER n 1857

Or have both chaDgee ground far enough to
form union We VII not venture to pro-
nounce an opinion, but merely state the fact.
We suppose that now the thirty Eve" ultra
members of the next Congress will give no
trouble to the Administration.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-17

The following is the ticket nominated by the
Democrats of the State of New York: For
Secretary of State, Gideon ]. Tucker, of New
York for State Treasurer, Isaac V. Wander
poel, of Buffalo; for Comptroller, Sanford E.
Church, of Orleans for Attorney General,
Lyman Tremain, of Albany; for Canal Com
missioner, William R. Richmond, of Wayne ;
for State Prison Inspector, William c. Rhodes,
Of Elmira; for Judge of the Court of Appeals,
Hiram DEMO.
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INDIA.-The news from India is dishearts,
ing. The fall of C4wnpore, and the brute
murder of the British forces, will thrill evs-
hamlet in England. Serious work is bef5,
the English troops, and it is by no means in
possible that it will require years to reconqu.
India. 1t is to be hoped that the inhuna
wretches who have murdered men and violate
women, afterwards torturing them to death, wi
be terribly punished.
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General g. ]. Pillow offers himself as a Ca
didate for the United States Senstorship in Il.
State of Tennessee. BE comes out in the "a
pers with long letter respecting the secret H.
gotistions in the Mexican war, and the rup,u-.
between himself and Gen. Scott
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We understand that Oliver" the Boston
correspondent of the NeU York Tribune 70,
the past year, will soon enter upon his dutis
as Washington correspondent of that journal.
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Governor Gardner having accepted the nom.
ination of the National Americans of Massa-
ehusetts, and planted himself upon the Spring
field Platform of 1855, takes the field as a for.
midable competitor of Mr.. Banks. Associated
with Governor Gardner are Alexander De Witt
for Lieutenant Governor, and John H. Clifford
for Attorney General.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-17

The FTeeman's Journal, organ of the Catho-
lies of New York, thinks that Gov. Walker, of
Kansas, may be the next President of the Uni.
ted States; and that if he is unfairly opposed,
he is almost sure of it.
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WASHINGTON, D. c..
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1857.

RAJ The Office of the National Era is re-
moved to the newly -erected Republican Build
ing" corner Of Indiana avenue and Second
rtreet.
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The Worcester (Mass.) Palladium suggests
that the cause of Judge Curtiss resignation was
the political character which the Court now
has, as the consequence of its decision in the
bred Scott case must render it undesirable for
Judge Curtis to continue the relation with fell
lowjudges in whose opinions he cannot coin
eide, and whose decisions he can scarcely re-
spect, if, like that one, they are founded upon
usurpstion."
This reason is certainly not sufficient to as
count for resignation, and we presume that it
is not the real one
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We regret to learn from the ~ 7. Post tia.
the Boston Traveller will recede from the poll.
ical position it assumed under Mr.. S.m9or
Bowles. Mr.. Bowles will retire, and the Trq-.
elLer become neutral in political matters.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-17

The result Of the Nebraska election has not
yet been officially announced. 1t is uncertain
who is elected Delegate to Congress. There
seems to have been much fraudulent voting,
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-17

The notorious Mrs. Cunningham, of Ne,
York, has been indicted for producing falls
heir to the Burdell property.
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ELECTION AT LEAvENwoRTH-The munich.
pal election which was held at Leavenworth.
Kansas, on the 7th instant, resulted in the
election of the Free State ticket, by 265 major.
ity. This shows what the people of Kansas
can do, under a fair system of voting. The
Constitutional Convention met at Leavenworth
the day of the city election.
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The Winchester VugtHian notices the arrest
Of man in Frederick county for barn. burning,
and says that vigilance com mittee has been
formed, which will determine what shall be
done with him.
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The South Side Democrat condemns the
Colonization movement as a humbug. This
will, we presume, be soon the opinion of all
Southern papers. If they advocate the revival
Of the slave trade, they cannot encourage emf
grafton to Africa from the United States.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-17

James McGary, one of the strong men OF
DR.. Ksne's last Arctic expedition, died recently
at New London, Conn. and it is said that
William Moreton, another of his band, lies i'll
at Baltimore.
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The Charleston Mercury does not like the
Presidents letter to Professor Silliman and
others. 1t is about the only Southern paper
dissatisfied with that document.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-17

Thackerays new story, the "Virginians,
will appear the first of November,
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Tennyson, the poet, is in poor health.
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correspondence ofihe Missouri Democrat.
LAWRENCE, Aug. "a, 1857.
The correspondence subjoined has been sub
mi'ted for publication by the representative of
Anderson county, whose name is attached to
the letter 10 the Governor:
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The Washington correspondent of a New
York exchange writes:
The Washington Union actually has the
etfrontery to talk of the formation of Nation.
al Plunder Party, and still to keep up its can.
didacy for the plumber of the public printing
shown 6y Msjor Heiss to be equal to one mt
non OF dollars per annun. The Major, with
great moderation, protests that this plumber is
TOO great Tor any one Democrat, and go insists
upon its division among dozen or two. How
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-17

The Secretary of the Interior, upon a case
recently presented, has decided that he has no
power to entertain an appeal from the decision
of the accounting officers of the Treasury upon
any account-except emolument returns-pre.
sented for adjustment prior to the passage of
the act of the 10th of August, 1856, By any Of
the mGrsA0Is, clerks, or any other officers ofthe
United States.
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'Mr. Wax continued Static, this gen.
tleman and myself are about trading
horses, and we want you to decide on the
amount of boot I am to pay him. You
know what an excellent horse the colt is,
and can Judge by comparing the two what
the difference should be-
'Mr. Wax are you good judge Of
horses?' asked the stranger. r.
Mr.. Wax nodded, and looked up into
his face, as much as to say, / should like
to have you find better one He then
proceeded gravely to examine the two,
and, after standing with his arms akimbo
for some minutes said
I should think seventy-fve dollars
would be about right
Good said the stranger; five dollars
five and take the horse
Staff1e was red as beet, and drawing
out his pocket book, he counted out sew
enty-6ve dollars, and paid them over.
The transfer was made in silence, and the
stranger drove away. After he had gone,
Static turned to Wax, who stood there
very smilingly, saying
That was devil of trick you played
me. What were you thinking of? Didn't
you understand that the colt was mine?'
Yes replied Wax; but you didn't sus-
pect that the other horse was mine, did
you? | bought him yesterday on specu.
lation. Boston Satarday Gazette.
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A Joke for Selfish Husbands.

Lord El!enborough was once about to
go on the circuit, when Lady Ellenbo-
rough said that she should like to accom-
pany him. He replied that he had no
objection, provided she did not cucumber
the carriage with band boxes, which were
his adherence. During the FIRST days
journey, Lord Eilenborough happened to
stretch his legs, struck his foot against
something below the seat. He discovered
that it was band box. Up went the
window and out went the band box. The
coachman stopped, and the footmen think
ing that the band, box had tumbled out
of the window by some extraordinary
chance, were going to pick it up, when
Lord Peterborough fnrlously called out
"Drive onl" The band-box was accord
iugly left by the ditch side. Having
reached the county town where he was to
oficiate as Judge, Lord Ellenborough
proceeded to array himself for his appear
ance in the Court House. "Now," said
he, where's my wig-where is my wig?"
"My Lord" replied bis attendant, ''it was
thrown out of the carriage window"
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VOLUME XIV.
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YOUNG AMERICA.

You'd scarce expect one of my age
To smoke cigars and look so sage;
Ald # should moustache wear,
(Althoagh the hair is rather spare.)
Don't view me with . critics eye,
Bpt pass my little whiskers by.
BIO ACHES from LITTLE TOE -coRNs flow;
Long boards from DowNY faces grow;
And tlough my beard is short and young
OF tender growth, and lately sprung.
Yet slIthe whiskers in the town
Once sxisted but in Down.
/ But Why may not Charley's face
De covered like others of his race
Exceed what Tom and Dick have done
Or aay man beneath the sun?
Where are the. whiskers, far or near,
That do not find rival here?
Or where's the boy but three feet high,
Who has more FUZZY beard than I?
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minion. Province after province was sub.
jected to their arms. The country was
ostensibly ruled by native princes, who
were, in fact, automaton figures, worked
by the directors of the East India Com.
pany. The English dominion in India
now extends over a population of more
than one hundred million souls. Wealth
flowed into the Golfers of the English suf.
ficient to enrich the nation.
The brilliant military achievements o.
Give paved the way for the profound lig.
islation of another prominent figure in In.
dian affairs, Warren Hastings, the most
despotic, bloody and faithless man that
ever ruled an enslaved people. asa
In 1872 Hastings was placed at the
head of the government of Bengal. From
this event dates the many atrocious cruel
ties to which the Inhabitants of India
were subjected. Province after province
was taken possession of without even q
shadow of jastice. Men who commanded
the respect of all India for their virtue
and wisdom were inhumanly butchered;
Others were tortured to make them deliver
up their wealth A reign of terror spread
throughout India. Their native rulers had
been bad enough, but the English were
still more cruel aud avaricious. * .
Vast fortunes were accumulated in on
incredibly short time by men who had left
Europe penniless adventurers. These men
returned to their native land, after an alb
sence Of q few years, to astonish and dis
gust even the nobility by their ostenta-
t;eus-.and vulgar display Of wealth
Hastings fortune is said TO have been -oi
almost fabulous magnitude.
India has, nev,r recovered from & ef-
fects Of the bad government of that period.
and the name of Warren Hastings is still
uttered by the natives with curse. W',o
can wonder that. in view of the many cru
elites, running through the space of a een-
tury, that even the yeriest slaves Of India
should rise against their oppressors? Spec
ulation is lost in the whirl of rapidly
transpiring events, and no one can more
than conjecture the result of. the present
struggle; but, end as it may, the time is
not far distant when England must relin-
quish her possessions in the East.
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A Talented Conereso.

!
A correspondent Of the Louisville J eur--,.- :.
nal says, in looking over list OF The mepa,---
bers of the twenty ty-third Congress; which. =, =.
commenced December 9. 1888, and closed :
March 3, 1885, WAS somewhat sufpsised
at the number Of members who have sillled 500
high positions under our governs As
Six members of that Congress-lJ. -ts 81
Adams, (previous.) Tyler. Polk, Fillmore ga
Pierce, and Buchaaan--have occupied Tie ss.'s
Presidential chair. Five members -xasssss
Messrs Calhoun, Johnson, Tyler. FAEs =
more, and King-have been Vice Prs,i,r
dents; and no less than eight memhers-z-;...
Messrs. John @. Adams. Henry Clay.
John Forsyth. Daniel Webster John csseas
Calhoun, James Buchanan. John NJ. Gaysasf3
ton. and Edward Everett fllaa tlsnsA
Office of Secretary Of State. Thiryrtsp.
members have been Governors of States ssogr +
and twenty three members of the hopse;s {;
have since served in the Senate. sssaeT 81 q