The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-05

VIC steps Idhcn Dy Uroat Drltlau VIII PrcSons
any collision or misunderstanding between the
miners and the Government authorities at the
newly discovered gold-diggings in "New Cal
edonia." |hl
1t is an interesting fact, never yet made pub
| lie, that the Hudson Bay Company have, for
some time, been anxious to sell TO the United
| States all their rights and interests under the
treaty of l845. Under the provisions OF this
| treaty, this Company own and hold number of
forts, posts, and trading houses, situated In the
Territory of the United States; ALSO large
| stocks OF horses, sheep, and cattle. Lord Ma
pier, the British Minister, was authorized, by
| the Company, to sell to the United States for
the sum of six hundred thousand dollars.
Several meetings were held at the State De-
| partment on the subject, but without sale be-
| ing effected. According to the testimony of
| Generel Lane and Governor Stevens, the sum
named was very low for the property proposed
| to be transferred. The stock alone, they stated,
would bring at auction one.half the price
named. The Secretary of State WAS favorable
to the purchase, but he much doubted the dis.
position OF Congress to make the necessary ap-
preparation. AS things now stand, in order to
avoid complication Of our matters with the
Hudson Bay Company, the Secretary of State
may close the contract, pro0idsd the offer ia
still open, and prO0ided, further, Congress will
make the appropriation TO meet the payment.
1t is essential to the peace and good under
standing of the two Governments, that this in
terest OF the Hudson Bay Company on our side
OF the line be extinguished.
1t is now definitely settled that United
States fleet of six or seven vessels shall be sent
to Paraguay, 10 accompany the Commissioners
to be appointed for the purpose of arranging
the existing difficulties between that Govern
ment and this. These are to include the Har-
riet Lane and Fulton and Commander Page,
who is to have charge of the feet, is now at the
North, endeavoring to charter snch other steam
vessels as may be adapted to the expedition.
The Commissioners have not yet been selected,
and will not probably be until the feet Is near
ly ready to start. Who they are to be is ap-
parently complete mystery with everybody,
and it will no doubt remain 80 until within
short time Of their departure. 1t is not antici
pated that there will be any necessity for the
use of force but, in consideration of the in.
accessibility of Paraguay, and the fact that
Lopez has some three or four good war steam
ers, and several small armed vessels that the
navigation of the river by which the country
must be approached is commanded by fort
mounting 100 guns of different caliber; that
the standing army numbers 10000 men, and
comprises in its engineer and ordnance corps
several skillful French officers, and that there
is in the country good supply of arms and
neutrality-suspicious. and good judgment
dictate that the force sent there should be- sufli
cient to compel compliance with the demands
of the Commissioners, if necessary flashing.
ton Star, July 30.
The Railroad Companies, with whom con.
tract was made to carry the mails between
Washington and New Orleans in four days,
| commencing with the present month, have not
yet performed the service within that time
This failure will doubtless engage the attention
of the Postmaster General, when he returns to
Washington. 1t is caused partly by a de6cen.
cy in the means of transportation over about
seventy miles of country, between the unfnish-
ed railroads from Goodman's Depot and Water
Valley, in Mississippi. The large amount of
mail matter which has there accumulated, has,
| by telegraph, been directed to be sent to New
| Orleans by the way of the Mississippi river.
The United States sloop. of.war Dale was at
Santa Cruz, Teneriffe Island, on the 9th of
June. Commander Blair reports to the Navy
Department that the officers and crew are in
| good health, and that of the l07 previously on
the sick list, two had died. The Vincennes had
returned to Porto Praya, and the Marion had
gone south.
General Cass is now preparing reply to
Governor Stevens's recent letter complaining
of the license and other restrictions by the
| hudson Bay Company, in which he will be
| informed that those are matters of internal ar
| rapgement with which our Government, as
such, has no concern.
| In order to avoid any additional danger of
collision, the boundary ordered heretofore to
be run between Washington Territory and the
British possessions, which has been delayed
from various causes, will he now theoretically
pushed by Engineer Campbell who has the
| work in charge. This accomplished, the divi
ding line will be distinctly marked.
1t is rumored that Mr.. John A. Washingto
the present proprietor of Mount Vernon, designs
| to remove the remains which rest there before
transferring the rest of the property to the
| women of the Union. Mr.. Washington's spec.
| uAtions in walking sticks and in real estate
are thought to prove him capable of even this
act; but the question remains, whether he can
legally do it. The contract must be very
loosely worded, if it permit him TO withdraw so
large part of the consideration. A purchase
of the tomb of George Washington would
probably be held to include the purchase of
the contents of that tomb, unless they were
specially excepted.
| The Republicans of the 18th Congressional
district of Ohio, now represented by the Hon.
Samuel s. Cox, met at Columbus on July 28
Samuel Galloway, Judge Humphreys, and Col
Swayne, having declined, Mr.. Lucius Case, of
Licking, was nominated UNANIMOUSLY. 1t was
| ResOtoed, That We beat Cox.
| A Rochester paper says that Col. Conrad
Zeigler, who is running Tor Congress on the
Free.State ticket, in the st. Genevieve district
Missouri, was formerly resident of that city,
has been member Of the State Legislature,
and has acquired considerable distinction for
his ability and readiness in debate. He is op-
posed by John w. NOEL, Buchanan. A com.
municatien to the St. Louis Democrat says:
"Col. Zsigler does not endorse the Admins
tration in many questions, and particularly on
the Lecompton outrage nor did he send money
to Kansas to assist in the expulsion of the Free
State men, and he did not make such q state.
ment at Bollinger, or anywhere else. Moreover,
| if Col. Zeigler is elected, he will not become q
hanger-on to the Buchanan dynasty, but will
discharge his duty to his constituents by bold,
fearless, and indt pendent course and instead
of supporting the Lecompton Constitution, as
stated by M and the Republican, feel no
hesitation in saying that he will vote for the
admission of Kansas, with whatever Constitu
| ton abe may present, after a submission to the
| people, be the same Free or Pro-Slavery."
A three-gallon jug of Rhine wine was lately
found in the bed of the Miami canal, sixteen
inches below the surface. 1t had probably
been dropped overheard by some passing boat,
and the washings of the dirt had completely en-
bedded it. The liquid was good old German
vine. In addition to the three gallon Jug,
there was also found on the same day, in the
bed of the canal, lady's gold watch, a Eve