San Andreas independent., 1858-01-30


st, q. prouerlck agreed with Messrs. Douglas
anu an - otuirt In most of their remarks Wnen
ehs 70 Kansas, he found insurrecton,
a,,u ~ i'n great labor restored peace The Pres
,ueu' ''hu oaoinet We're alone responsible for
LII 49,. oueoreak ~, 1t was the first time he
~, e'e PRESIDENT to descend from his
the IL, P0v "f ~ coeree peaceable citizens to
lhe whim OF party men. He had rendered as
much service i'll the election os psaLonano.
any man on the hoor-was sorry 80 d;sarroe
with his policy. He was aston;sLod =. az E.
bearance OF the people of Kansas to,,,o.5 tI,o
oeiegates Oh tne convention and 70 tta n q
compton constitution should ever he nresanted
to the Senate, he should have so.ne,b;nr - sov
about It, lie was no freesoiler :, h;s own
cans.
Mr. Brown gave notice that he sbo,,d to.o
after express his views. But if ,ba rnoaut
election in Kansas was fair one. he stool -
favor of her admission and if She sbonld -
to come in as slave State, he,hoped ,hst h;s
friends on the other side would admit here
The Senate then adjourned to the 4th dax
of January.
Congress, after a recess of ten dsys<
resumed on the 18th of January.
In both Houses, resolutions calling up-
on the President for information respect
ing the capture of Gen. Walker, embra-,
cling the entire range of subjects and cir
cumstances bearing upon our relations
with Nicaragua, were adopted.
A vast amount of business was brought
forward. Among the most importsnt we.
notice bill for the admission of Kansas.
offered by Mr.. Pugh, as compromise.
1t provides for the admission of Kansas
under the Lecompton Constitution, and
requires that the clause relative to slave
ry, shall be submitted to direct vote of
the people, on the 7th of April next
Also, that the Constitution shall not be
construed so as to impair the right of the
people to alter or amend it at any time.
The Committee on Territories of the.
House, was instructed to report as to the
propriety of repeating the organic law of
Utah and attaching that territory to con-
tiguous territories. IS s,s8
Bills abolishing the Court of Claims;
for the organization of regiment of
-ffffffeenantea III volunteers in Texas for mill
itary academy, at the Hermitage, igl Ten
nessee; for the repeal of certain sections
of the neutrality law; for the establish
ment of branch mint in New York, and
Tor the codifcation of the revenue laws,
and the arrangement of the collection dis
tricts were offered, and appropriatelyre re-
ferrcd.
Miscellaneous.
The Charleston Mercury of the 20th
ult, states that the steamer Fashion, that
conveyed Gen. Walker and his force to
Nicaragua, had put into Havana, and that
the American Consul at Havana had sci
zed the steamer for alleged irregularity in,
her papers.
A report was prevalent at Key West
on Christmas day, that bark had passed
that point, with 600 men on board. who
were proceeding to Gen. Walkers aid.
Gen. Scott is now In Washington.
planning the spring campaign against the
Mormons.
In the Virginia legislature resolutions
were introduced denouncing in very en-
phatic terms Commodore Paulding's ar
rest OF Gen. Walker. The resolutions
were read and ordered to be printed.
California rs, 1870, &C cents.
Messrs. Sather & Church, of San
Francisco, have made an assignment to
Peter Naylor, of this city. All their
small drafts of 500 and under, will be
paid in full, by their assignee, at his Of
fee, No. 76, Broad street, on presenta-
ton, they having made a special prefer
ment to the holders of small drafts. On
the larger drafts, some time will probably
occur before dividend is made, as tho,
property assigned cannot be made ayaila-
bic except at great sacrifice.
Gen. Shields and Gov Rice have been
elected to the United States Senate from
Minnesota. M
The United States will send the Mag
ara to assist in laying the Atlantic Tele
graph cable.
The Walker mania in the south, and
Kansas matters in the north, monopolize.
the New York press. Walker is per-
feet lion.
Affairs in Kansas.
Secretary Denver was forced to give mn.
the arms to Gen. Eldridge which Gov
Geary had taken from him.
The New York Herald states that the.
factions In Kansas have at last come to.
hard knocks. The free state and BRO
slavery parties in Bourbon county enga-
ged recently in regular pitched battle
In which there was one man killed seye1
raj wounded, and prisoners captured on
both sides. General Lane has intrenched
at place called Sugar Mound.
and asserts his intention of fighting the
United States troops, if they are sent to
dislodge him. While this bloody work is
going on, the free state delegates to the
Lawrence Convention are at loggerheads
upon the question of participating in the
election of State officers.
We have news from St. Louis, Of
terrible battle in Kansas between Lanes
forces and the U. S. dragons, at SUGAR
Mound, in which it is said. several of tbe
latter were killed. It is also repoyted
that the Dragons retreated, and thai Gov,
Dehver l had sent four companies of infan-
n