Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-03-10

Congress.

1t really looks like a waste of space, to al
lude to the profitless and uninteresting pro-
ceedings of Congress. But as an a~llusion, at
least, is expected weekly to be made, we may
u up all by saying-we believe not a single
measure has been passed or rejected in either
House. A few moments each day are spent
in considering other measures, and then the
Kansas wrangle is resumed and the remainder
of the session occupied with it. In the House,
the debate is rather Incidental, Kansas being
logged into every thing. In the Senate a
bill for it's admission as a State under tho Lee
compton Constitution, is fairly before that
body. But when a vote will be arrived at, no
possible guess can be made.
THR u. S. JUDGEsHIP.-It is rumored that
the Hon. Geo. M. Dallas, our minister to Eng
land, will be appointed u. S. Judge in Penn
sylvania, vice Judge Kane, deceased.
From UTAH.-Dates from Camp Scott to
January 9TH have been received. The health
of the army was good and the weather was
remarkably mild.
The United States District Court for Utah
had indicted Brigham Young, Kimball and
other Mormon dignitaries with high treason.
~ The N. Orleans Delta asserts that the
South has already ~re-opened the slave trade
that the regular depot is at Pearl River, on
the Mississippi, and that cargoes have arrived,
been sold and set to work. The vessels en-
gagged generally use the French flag to escape
being boarded by the British cruisers.
A MISSOURI SPURGEoN.-During a late re-
vival in the Baptist church at Lagrange, Mo-,
a lad II years old, who had acquired some
notoriety in the town as a theatrical perform
er, joined the church and prepared himself
for the ministry. He has recently been Ii
censed, and has entered on his clerical duties;
and so wonderful are his powers, that the
whole community is in e~cstacies with his eff.
forts. When he breaches, the church is
crowded; persons from all the country round
about focking to hear him and the oldest
veterans declare that they never before lis
tened to such thrilling elo~quence. The name
of the ''boy preacher" is j. B. Fuller
~ The Washington Union, in alludins
to the defeat of the Army bill in the u. S.
Senate, confesses the defeat of the Admins
tration upon the question, admits the right
of the Senate to repudiate the recommends
tons OF the Executive, but claims withal TIT
right of the country to hold that body to it
proper responsibility, and says those politi
clans who withhold the means of suppressinj
the Mormon rebellion and preventing Indial
outrage and murder will, perhaps find, tina
they have made a slight mistake.
The St. Louis Leader, has a correspondent
from Father Desnirt, a Roman Catholic mis-
sionary, which states that there is a p~erfectl
practicable route from Salt Lake to the Br
fish possessions. He is convinced that th
Mormons intend leaving Salt Lake in th
Spring, and proceed to New Caledonia, whel
they will settle at the base of the Portaq
mountains, near the 49th parallel.
SANTA ANNA AGAIN IN PowER.-AdvicO
from San Domingo to February 9th, state tn
Baes, had concluded to surrender, and thi
as soon as the articles of ~capitulation cou
be ratified, Santa Anna would be installed
President.