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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22
FROM ALBANY.
From Our Owl CorTe,pobG.I,.

From Our Owl Core,Tsbd,u,.
ALBANY, Jan. IL, lc5o.
The delay in the organization OF the Legislature
causes dearth of topics of daily interest, and
have employed my leisure for two OF three days in
looking back through the session laws, into the
charters of the several railroad companies whose
tracks run parallel, or nearly parallel, with the
State Canals, to see what provisions made in
them. respectively touching the carrying and trans
portaton of merchandise.
have made certain extracts which | send you
for publication. In future communication | will
make some comments which are suggested by this
history of railroad legislation, as connected with
the present state Of the Canal fund.- and the existing
rate of taxation.
The 10Th section of the act to incorporate the Utica
and Schenectady Railroad Company, passed April -,
Is;s3 contained the following clause;
No property Of any description except tie ordinary tassse
II raspfcrs .ha BE- transported OF csrr'd on ac T)s
The 10th section 90 the act to incorporate the Au
burn and Syracus. Railroad Company, passed May J,
1884 provides:
Ths tb. said CorIrsion hereby created shs pay The Com
non.r OF the Cana Fund the toll goods and other
property transported sset csed On the said road Or ways
EXCEPT the Ordinary bezfas. pasnsFs o. may a. me tine o.
b. raid 10 th, the AND and description q goods
and other proT;y HnsPed led and conveyed Oh me Ee
CsnsL"
The act 10 incorporate the A1bum aud Rochester
Railroad Company, passed May Is, le36, provides, 10
section 9, that
The corpora:or hereby Tes;ed shall ard .rsEpor
or psoTeriy art 70 es-sn the ;-coms
on %. Frc Cana dirnS time WIEN he CstA
II. IN seS;on 81 he o.: e pScrporsie Tie hoebes-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22
A DOUGLAS MEETING IN ILLINOIS.

Cou.spo1aence Of The n. T. Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. II, 1858.
A meeting was held in Representatives Hall in
this city'is,t evening according to previous notice,
to indorse Senator Douglas in his recent course in
regard to the Lecompton Constitution. The friends
of the Senator felt that they placed in deli
cate position. They wished to approve Of the
course of Douglas, but could not do 40 without
condemning the Administration, and this they were
afraid to do.
The United States and District Courts being 10
session here at this time, many of the leaders OF
the Democracy from all parts Of the State are pres
ent. These distinguished gentlemen held solemn
caucus nearly all of yesterday afternoon, 10 take
into consideration the important event wheb wac
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22
ALBANY. Jan. ~, lSjs.

ALBANY, Jan. ~, 1859.
lfyour readers found the extracts from the rail-
road charters as tresome as the search for them
was tedious, very few will have had the patience to
read them. Many, however, will be glad to review
the history Of legislation as relating to the conflict
ing interests Of railroads and canals.
The canals are State property. The railroads
are private property. The former have been built
at the expense and upon the credit Of the people.
The people have been taxed heavily for their con-
strueiion and even now owe more than twenty mill.
ions of dollars, which have been expended upon
them.
The railroads. being corporations, with special
powers and privileges derived from the people
should not be- allowed to respass upon the rights o..
the people have privileges conflicting with the
public interests.
The first railroad charter granted in this State
Was the charter Of the Mohawk and Hudson
Railroad Company with power 10 build a road
from Albany to Schenectady. This was in 1895
II war not forbidden TO carry and transport freight
The track Of the road, at first laid, with inclined
planes both at Albany and Schenectady, did not
admit OF easy and cheap transportation of goods
and merchandise. There was, apparently no ap-
prehension that the business Of the road would
interfere with the transportation and tolls Of the
canals.
The success Of the Liverpool and Manchester
rarC al, i'll England, soon demonstrated the ca
pacity Of railroads to carry freight, as We'll az
passengers, and subsequent to 1880. no railroad
with It's line parallel 10 the canals was permitted
10 carry freghts, except with the provision to pay
into the State Treasury the same amount of tolls
would have been received if the same goods had
been transported upon the canals.
The Attica and Buffalo Railroad was not at first
thus limited. 1t not upon the line OF the Erie
Canal. Some roads obtained charters by which
they are granted the same powers and subjected to
the same liabilities and limitations as the Attica and
Buffalo Road One Of them was The Troy and
Schenectady Road Both the Mohawk and HID
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22
COysrL.R ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CORE .pondenc. o The Philadelphia Press
W.sHINoroS, Jan. 20, 1853.
The President sent TO the Senate this morning the
remaining Consular appointments This will haNetne
cec. of lessening the boarders AZ the hotels 10 con-
siderable extent there being only few of the large
number of applicants for these places, who will remain
to make us, of their experience Of the metropolis The
Departments. and the halls Of Congress, as claims
attorneys" as they designate themselves. ! learn
that Mr. Buchanan, in his action in these appoint
mens, gave them only TO those who understood the
languages OF the country to which they were accred
tied. This an important and wise step, and WILL
il cannot Ice doubted to the benefit OF the coun
try. Stokes L. Roberts Of Bucks County, ard Mr.
Sarmiento Of Philadelphia this morning We're APP
pointed TO COnsula;es-the latter, believe, 10 Venice
These are the only appointments from Pennsylvania.
The inaugural address of GOV. Packer has been a
dcaih-bOw 10 the Lecompton c0n,rivance, which,
after being topped over by the mastery effort Of
Judge Douglas, more got upon Is legs and
began to gain strength 10 toter along. Pregnant with
meaning is the fact that the portion of the Democratic
delegation in the House from Pennsylvania which was
heretofore understood to support The mon view OF
the Kansas question say that they have not de-
cided OF the vote they will give when the question
comes VI for decision. IL is clear that majority OF
the Democrats in the House will oppose the Lecomp-
ton Constitution which, in charge OF Calhoun Is ca
pccted here to-day or tomorrow
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22

two tundrcd nt aDo'h. swoi'ed hy Il. IT. nm
grafton 10 sis and scy1n nupdred, drorpac n ttry
cr forty days, BY s.etn"ss, 10 taftte nni"hf'.
Walker and hs Officers bad iapi~d ai'd 't"r'tu
The food which uss rnsh.nc dow l,k' TIDE ~
lava 10 tury and destroy them al aud he f'it %
st-adlly 'Sasyrrstuc and aceieratlng :. Ihe dn'S
os HeIng,cG was &c s;ay i with ar;lii, al dykes,
10 prolone tie agony with ar'istc deays; aud lie
did he test He marched and retreated be nlned
and coun,ermioei and ont OF tho chaos "on:riSrd
TO p0rk up something tha: had the solGd 81 MI
itary history. But Z wac Of 40 avail " Prov
dencc, said Napoleon, "fayors tie strongest bat
tahons;" and Vie Secretary Of kossuth found HIN
seffgbtng no, only against Providence in that shape
but against nature in ali her forms, aiding the rage
and pairloti.ni Of q nation; and, worse than all,
against the destiny of the little Scot.hGan and
his like-a destiny always to he wrong and a'"ays
10 he defeated Q.s.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22
TIE NORTH WESTERN DEMOCRACy-PUGH
AND HIS BILL.

WasHrSGrov. Jar. rs, ks.
4 No-fh. Western Administration editor was N town
on Saturday, fresh from the people. he me. one OF
his brethren who has been here for some time, who
said 10 him: Our friends at home acting madly.
Lecompton will go through Congress; the Aimins-
traton is for H. and have been writing home that n
must be supported by Western Democrat
Then replied the new conner " advise you to
stay in Washington. Norman can Ice in the North
West who opposes Douglas or favors Lecompton!
Several distinguished Ohio politicians are here Iust
now-among them Payne, who came near being
Governor OF Ohio. and The Paia Dcacr (Postma -ter)
Gray. Some Of these gentlemen had an interview
with Senator Pugh on Saturday He explains hs
course on the Kansas question in this fashion: hi'
compromise bill was concocted by older heads than
his the President among others, gave his assent TO
it, only with the provision tina, Lecompton, vtt0u'
rtcr,acc 10 hc Jople, should first be pushed with the
utmost rigor, and the compromise accepted al lat.
Pugh says OF his present position; g am for my
bill; bu, believe in the right Of tOn and
shall conseQucn,iy vote with Senator Douglas, IN.
" der protest"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
French Items.

The ship Adriatic, which ran away from
Marscilles lately and from the constraiDt-ot
the law, has been stopped near Spezzia.--
One account says she was arrested near
Spezzia by the French sloop-of-war which
was sent after her; another, that she was re-
fused entrance into the port by the SardlnIan
authorities. Under either Circumstance Cap
| tan Durham has placed himself IN a bad
position, and will no doubt be severely pun
ished. The Italian journals, however, are
filled with accounts of the conduct OF Capt.
Dunbar in the affair with the LyonnaIs,
which are totally untrue.
Since the attempt, the Emperor and En-
press show themselves every day to the peo-
pie in the street, but generally separately.
At night, however, when they 20 to theatre,
much more precaution is observed than tor
merly. A few evenings ago, when gong to
the Theatre Francois. the whole route was
kept clear by the police, and at the point OF
arrival no one was allowed to approach near
| the carriage. Other members OF the band OF
conspirators, it is supposed, are still 10 the
! city. who, no doubt, would gladly relieve
| their comrades in prison, by trying to accom-
plish the assassination: and the necessity OF
urgent measures is obvious. Many new ar
rests have been made, aud other bombs haze
been found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
MARYLAND LrgisIaturc.

The Eastern Shore members of both
branches Of the Legislature held a caucus
last night, in the Senate chamber, with clos
ed doors. The subject Of their deliberations
can only be learned from rumOr, but it is re,
ported that a deep sense Of Indignation was
expressed at the efforts being made to repu-
date their claim to the portion OF the eight
million bill assigned them under the act OF
1885, &c. Resolutions were presented, 1t is
said. of a character TO seriously embarrsss
the general legislation Of the State, through
the organization of the Eastern Shore mem.
bers. Hints are thrown out that strong and
determined action was recommended, calcu-
lated to ~disorgani2e legislation; but that the
more conservative members begged that the
preamble and resolutions might DC LAID over to
1--WE time for calm and deliberate oonsidera-
ton, and the caucas wac az journed to meet
again THIS evening. The hope was also ex-
pressed by members that some plan might be
bit upon to reconcile the existing difficulties,
and to avoid a resort to serious and unpleas-
ant measures in order to secure the rights
claimed hy the Eastern ShOre.-AnnapoLis
Corr. OfMe Bait Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
PnfIinE AhXcrtIsHrE.

The Lynchburg Vrginian says: Many
persons who advertise in the newspapers Ia
Dor under the strange haluclnatlou that they
are entitled to the editorial as well rs the
advertising columns; that editors should
give them a certain amount of putting.
without which. they do not receive their q"'d
pro quo. To all such We desire to say that
we recognize no such right. Our advertising
columns are at the service of the public Tor
a consideration, provided their advertise,
ments be unexceptionabIe, but the editorial
columns are not to let, nor the services OF The
editor to he called into reqLisitlon whenever
they may be desired by those who pay tor
the privilege of advertising, but no'h,ng more
If we chuse TO favor any body in this way 1t
is our concern and altogether gratuitous' tor
there is no obligation expressed or implied
requiring US to do so. The whole system Is
becoming a nuisance that must be abated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
Who ~ ~Responsible!

What party is responsible for the adoption
Of Harris's resolution, and the consequent
defeat both of the South and the Admins
%tration? What party has the majority in
the House of Representatives,? We have
shown that neither the Republican DOR the
Wing, nor both combined, have the majority
there. 1t follows, therefore, that the national
Democratic party is the majority, aud that
the ~n4lioRaL Democratic party Is the party
atone responsible for the action OF the House
on "iIarri5's resolution, and tor It's action on
all other SUI jects. The Democrats have Ia
members Of the House of Representatives,
which number gives them exactly trenty
majority over all opposition, Wings and Re
puO!Iaans cUmbined-thcre being lUI Wings
and Republicans, and III simon pure ma
tlonal Democrats. And is not a majority
of % a most excellent and admirable work
IN majority for any party, IN any drlbere-
tive body On eartll WHAT greater majority
could any party desire to hasc--aud espe-
cially a party which boastingiy proclaim'
itself a WaH On all questions? IT the ma
tional Democracy is, as 1t claims to be, and
as it would have the people believe 1t Is, a
national party, and u uGt on all political
questions, tchy, with a majority OF tmcHty
over all opposition in the House OF Repre-.
seutatIyes, was ~IIarris's resolution adopted,
the Administration defeated, and the South
itself forced to the wall?--Rtch. Wing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
pnsf OMce A fairs.

The continual increase of the duties OF the
Postm aster General having reached an e1
tent which made it almost impossible for one
person to attend to them, arrangements have
recently been made for dividing the labor
among the Assistants, so as to relieve the Post
master General partially, from the details OF
the DEPARTMENT business. With this view,
and in pursuance OF the authority vested 10
him by the ninth section Ut the act OF Ju-
ly 2, 1856 changing the organization OF the
Post Office Department, to superintend the
disposition of the proceeds of the post offices
and other moneys OF the Department" the
Postmaster General has caused the following
order to be issued:
"Ordered, That from and after the 18th
day of February, 1858, all drafts drawn upon
postmssters in payment of balances, or sums
of money certified by the Auditor to be due
to creditors of the Post Office Department,
and all drafts transferring moneys from one
postmaster to another for the service OF said
Department. shall be signed by the Third
Assistant Postmaster General, instead oil
the Postmaster General as heretofore"
Warrants drawn upon the Treasurer and
Assistant Treasurers of the United States,
and collection drafts prepared 10 the Audi
tors office of the Post Office Department and
drawn upon late pustmasters and others, will
continue to be signed by the Postmaster Zen
eral as has previously been the CUSTOM
WashinQtOn Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
LegtsIative investigation.

An investigation is going on before the
Wisconsin Legislature respecting the La
Crosse and Milwaukee railroad land grant
in that State. The Milwaukee News says
that the following is the question put to Ihos,
Falvey by the investigating committee and
which be declined to answer:
Questionable you ever receive from BY
ron Kilbourne, or any other person, twenty
thousand dollars, or other valuable things,
as a consideration of Jour services in procu-
ring members of the Legislature, in the year
1856, to vote in favor Of q bill granting to
the La Crosse and Milwaukee Railroad Com
pany the lands granted by Congress to all
in the construction Of Railroads in this State,
or any part of said lands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
MARYLAND STATE LOTTERIES
wi FOR MARCH, 1853.

We present 10 our customers throughout ne
Union, some Of the most Magnificent Scheme,
for the month OF March ever offered. Is.
MARYLAND STATE LOTTERIES are the safest 10.
terles to purchase Tickets IN. They are iatay
drawn by the State Lottery Commissions ~
public, and all prizes are promptly paid by 'G-
Managers. All who desire, and will take re
trouble, can soon ascertain that the Mdrylau4
State Lotteries under the sole management o.
K. FRANCE x co, are the only legal Lo'r
ries in Maryland, and are drawn by autEoHv
of Law.
+. n. HUBBARD Il co, will I'LL all orders
in the Maryland Lotteries promptly, and all
communication held strictly confidential
Il The country is flooded with swlndIlrg
bogus Lotteries, holding out vast inducements
il the shape of large Capitals for a small pnce
of Tickets Beware of all such, and when you
want 20 try your luck, remember that the Nam.
LAND LOTTERIES, which have been drawn Tor Inc
last forty years, are the best Lotteries 10 oris.
Tickets in.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
knn Affair,

The Frederick Union say "On Tuesday
evening last, at about s o'clock, a. Miss
Mary Ann Engelbrecht was standing in the
door of her fathers residence, in Market
street, engaged in conversation with a young
gentleman of her acquaintance, a young man
ky the name of Milton ShUpe, who bad pre-
viuusly been on friendly terms with the young
lady, came up, and halung for a moment,
drew a pistol from his pocket and discharged
it. the contents entering the laco OF Miss
Englebrecht and iutlcring several very pain
full wounds, but we are happy to learn that
they are not considered OF o very dangerous
character. Slope has been arrested, aud Is
nnu in nrison
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20

Mr.. Latrobe, the President of the Ameri-
can Colonization Society, who is now In Rus
sia, writes home to the Society, an interest
ing letter, showing the difference between
emancipation from serfdom in Russia, and
emancipation in the United States, and con-
GLIDING as follows:
whether the free people of color will
avail themselves of what has been done IN
their behalf, and seek Liberia as the European
emigrant seeks America, to better their conoi'
ton. it is for them exclusively to determine
To them the thunder may long continue IN
audible which the colonizationist even now
hears rolling sfar of. For years they may
remain %incredulous as to the accumulation
of the circumstances. beyond mans power to
control, that shall deprive them OF the Tree
dom of choice, and leave them no alternative
but removal" 1t is not every oarque thai
sails the sea that seeks the haven OF refuge;
bot for those that need it, and avail OF It, II
becomes Gods OWE gift and if We have pre-
pared such a one for the free people OF Color
in our country. and we should prove 70 DC
right 10 our views as to it's necessity, lie IL
TO be praised who has p~rospered the slender
means by which the work has been accom-
nlisbed."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
ION hUSICATTp

ALt.
We are aware that there are some men ,
these United States who are willing. nav
even anxious, that there should he a di..olr.
ton Of the Union-men, who making IouJ
professions, must, we should Judge. haze
very incorrect notions of what would be ria
end of affairs, could their wishes be realiz.a
But that any considerable portion Of the
people are willing, or even entertain a SER.
Gus thought of such an event, we are MI.
ready for a moment to believe. Selfish Am.
bition will drive even to act, u treason. and
when men actuated by selfish motives alone
fail to crafty their designs in one way. they
are are ever ready to devise new means bv
which their ends may be accomplished
Such men 10 planning the dissolution Of mi,
Union reckon without their host. When
the people, who enjoy the benefits a~ccruine
from our republican form q .uHitei govern.
meut, are called upon to decide upon this. 70
them, vital question, an answer will be 70.
turned, that will forever put to silence III.
clamor of these dissatisfied demagogues, and
consign them to that ignominious doom which
they Justly deserve. In Union, We have
sire 9Th; 10 Disunion we would be a prey d,
those VITO are watching with such ita,0us
eye our steady Increase and prosperity. Ia
Uniou we have peace and harmony; 10 Dr..
union we would have continued strife and
civil war. Ia Union We are respected and
honored by the nations of the earth: in Dis.
union we would be q mere cipher among the
nations OF the earth, and there you'd be
none so poor as ~ do US reverence. But a.
We have said, we have no fears If such a
dire calamity. We cannot think that a few
agitators in or out of Congress, THAT b
bed from which springs all manner Of tros.
bic, and which instead Of being q blessing
to the couotry, as Was intended, has almy,t
come to be u curse while they may excite
to anger yet will never drive the people
q take o step that would lead to their iue.
yitable ruin. But If such a measure could
be adopted without danger, would not the
same element of discord aud strife with
which we are now cursed, exist 10 the dis
nembered States, aud SOON manifest Itself
iust as it does now, and having o smaller
field for action would, in a short time, pro
duce in each section what they now desire
in the Union. So it would 20. Fret, the
sections, then the separate States, and, final.
ly, we would present to the world q similar
aspect to that now presented by our uni0r.
tunste sister Republic of Mexico. VIM
would, for a moment, indulge such al idea
THE PEOPLE
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
Making an Assignment In New York.

The Syracuse o.. y Journal tells the to-
lowing: \ man ~! a thousand miles from ~
racuse, having madean assignments some years
since, was called upon by 4 News York cred',
tor T. whom he exhibited his books, and
with whom be proposed to settle at fifty cent?
on the dollar.
The New York man replied. How can you
pay City cents on the dollar? Your assets will
not pay over fifty cents"
well, never mind that" says the unlor'
tunate assigner, III my assets will not pay
the fifty cents | will make up the deficiency
out of ny OWN pocket"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
PeruyIan q.

A letter from an American Captain at the
Chiucbs Islands, says that there is an aound-
ance Of guano there, but that 1t is so freely
intermixed with gravel and stones as to re-
ouire screening previous to its shipment
Ibis process, OF course, would make the
guano cost more than it would come to. AT
the date of the letter, November 18th, there
were tweuty-si1 chartered vessels loading for
England, 10 every instance the crew having
to dig and bring alongside the cargo, aud
there seemed little or no prospect OF any
being loaded within the stipulated lay days
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-20
Ernm KanRaA.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. lS.--The kickapoo CORES
pendent of the Republican, reports that a
party headed 10y Charles Lenkart, bad burn
ed the offices of Lawyer Boyd and DR.. Davis,
at that place, who, with others, had fled to
Missouri. DR.. Diffenderf had been discharg-
ed by the committee of investigation.
Tie Legislature had adjourned. The con
s~titution convention bill had not been ap-
proved by the governor.
Armed bodies were reported in the vicinity
of Fort Scott, but there had been no fight
inn