The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-12-15

twenty thousand copies of the presidents message
be printed
Hale of N H., objected to the motion, because the
president had, according to his opinion, abused his
constitutional prerogatives and ineroped false his
tory of the Kansas difficulties MrHale's comments
upon the message and otherwise were characteristic
cally sarcastic.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Union has significant
leading editorial article on Mexican affairs. 1t as
serts that have clear right principles of self
protection, to intervene in Mexico and command the
enforcement of order i'll that country and claims that
the president should, in reference to Mexico, have
full power for peace or war.
The Union, in another article, commends the Open
ing of the great works of internal improvement in
the west and southwest
New York. Dec. 6-The Shipping List, of to day.
reports decline in cotton of Ic. since Friday the
Sd instant, inconsequence of the heavy receipts at
the south. Middling Orleans is quoted at - c and
the market closed heavy.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec Oh. W Onderdonk, former
ly bishop of this docess, died of dysentery this
morning.
PETERSBURG, (Va) Dec. AT the state democrat
c convention held in this city to-day for the nomi-
nation of candidates for State officers, Hon. John
Letcher was nominated for governor
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribune has the following allusion to the rumor of
difficulties in the cabinet: ''The cabinet had long
session to-day, which is said to have been any thing
but harmonious. Secretary Cobb disagreeng with
the president on the tariff question, and secretary
lnonpsou insisting Oh the adoption OF extreme
policy in relation to Mexican and Central American
affairs"
The 9th and 10th ballots for q S. senator were had
by the South Carolina legislature on the End instant
as follows: 9th ballot-Ex governor j. L. Manning
50; Jas. Chestnut, jr., 46 ex-governor Jas H Adams,
SIS. 10th ballot-Jas. Chestnut, jr 80; Adams, Sd:
scattering, 8. Hon. Jas. Chestnut IT,, president Of
the South Carolina senate, therefore elected by
majority OF votes the number necessary to an
election on a full vote Senator Hammond is report
ed to be highly grated by this choice Of colleague
A dispatch of the Sd instant from Columbia s
Essays, resolutions We're offered in the South Caro-
lima house OF representatives, to-day nstructng the
senators and requesting the representatives in con-
gress to use all proper efforts for removal or repeal
OF all federal legislation against the African slave
trade the ground that such restriction is derooa
tory to the rights OF the south The resolutions took
the usual course and were ordered for consideration
| on Saturday, the 4th instant
1t becomes our painful duty to record the melan-
choly death of of oldest citizens, Archibald
NJ Stratton, esq, by his hand, at his residence,
last Sunday night. The circumstances of his awful
DEATH as related to u.s. are substantially that he had
been drinking for some weeks, from the effects of
which he had mani a potu. He had imagined that
enemies We're pursuing him, but he was not permit
ted to have any weapons. Last Sunday night he
managed to get hold of his pistol, whereupon lie
Immediately placed the muzzie to his head fired il
and fell lnansledcorpse. Brandon Miss. rep