Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-09
THE NEWS.

risi0ns rs follows: 1t provides fnr the adj
Lecomption Constitution with the same t
boundaries as were defined hy tl,r bill Of. the
last Congress it al, requires that The Sow {
en.l Article OF that Constitution relative to {
slavery shall he submitted To the direct vote I
of the qualified electors on the 7th Of April
next, and that the returns Of this election
shall he made to the Governor OF the Terri
tory instead of to the President of the Com
vention and states that the election shall be
conducted in obedience to the laws in force
on the It'll of November last also pro vides
that the Constitution shall not he SO con-
structed as to limit or impair the right of the
people to, ut any time, call a convention for
the purpose of altering, amending or abol-
ishing their form Of Government, subject to
the Constitution of the United States. This
new dodge will badly win. 1t is fraudu-
lent humbug, intended to overthrow the
doctrine avowed by Douglas Denocrats.-
After Kansas is admitted, the power of Con-
gress over her subsequent legislation imme-
dately ceases. Hence, the provision in
Pugh's proposed bill, directing the first State
Legislature to submit the slavery clause to
the people, is a knaviSh deception. That
Legislature elected and controlled by Mis-
sourian-) will do just as it pleases about sub
hitting it anil Congress will have no power
over it, Resolutions passed both houses of
Congress calling upon the President for all
the information in his possession in relation
to the capture of Fillibuster Walker. In the
Hoxse, on motion Of Mr.. Smith, of Illinois,
committee was ordered to be appointed to
investigate the facts in relation to the sale OF
Fort Smelling. Mr.. Morrill, introduced a bill
into the House for furnishing tie crime of
polygamy. Altogether a 6 'od deal of work
was laid out for the next few weeks.
! "A dispatch of the 4th from Washington
| says Fillibuster Walker estimates his losses
by the seizure of Davis & Paulding at $s24O,-
900. The President says it is utterly out OF
the question to return the fllibusters to Nj
caragua. The only possibility for them is
in peculiarly indemnity, which will be urg-
ed.
The Ohio Legislature assembled at CO.
lumbus on the 4th. Officers of the Senate
are Charles W. Blair, Of Clinton county,
Clerk; Lewis Hutchinson, of Hooking coun-
ty, Sergeant-at. Arms. House.--William b.
Foods, of Licking county, Speaker; j. w.
Rees, of Clark county, Clerk: J. II. Branch,
of Clermont Sergeant-at- Arms.
"A great Nicaragua indignation meeting
was held in Mobile, on the I'd, at which res
olutions were passed, censuring the Admin
istratioa, ard demanding Walkers restora-
ton, and the repeal of the neutrality laws.
, Many prominent Democrats were present
and made speeches.
u The fight in Kansas of which we gave an
account yesterday seems to have been no
fight after all. BY passengers on the steam
er Isabella, who arrived at st. Louis on
Sunday from Fort Leavenworth, which place
they left on the 3lst ult., the Republican
has intelligence that there has been no fight
ing between the Free State men and the U:
s.. dragons as reported, and nobody killed
or hurt on either side. Up to Tuesday last
everything was quiet in the Territory, and
preparations were being made for the cleo
ton on Monday last.
The Democrat State Committee of New
Hampshire, at meeting on the 4th, adopt
ed resolutions, adhering with mistaken
fidelity to the great principles of popular
sovereignty as embodied in the Kansas Ne
braska act,' and declaring that no Consti-
tuition ought to be imposed upon the people
of Kansas or any other Territory without
their consent, and at the same time express
sing unreserved confidence in the integrity
and patriotism of President Buchanan and
his Constitutional advisers. This is blow
ner creditable to the most skillful magi
gian.
= The machine shop of the Central Rail-
road at Richmond, Va, was consumed by
fire on the night of the 4th. Seven locomo-
tives were destroyed. Loss 5000; insu-
rance trifing.
C6KGREss.-Jun. 5th.-Thc Senate trans
acted no business of general Importance
In the House, the question Of neutrality, as
connected with Walkers capture by Com.
: Paulding, was discussed at some length
Mr.. Lovejoy, of Illinois, used the most ex-
, pressive Saxon in characterizing the deeds
of the great fillibuster. The fre-eaters, as
was to have been expected, went the full
length in demanding indemnity for the
:" outrages which he had suffered.
Gen. Scott is in Washington, attending
to the details of the Utah war.
Gen. Walkers fIlibustcrs have arrived
Vat Norfolk. Two have died, and one has
<been arrested for grand larceny. Some of
them have been allowed to go ashore on
their parole.
Hon. David Stuart, formerly U. S. SEN
ator from Maryland, died at Baltimore on
the 9th.
! Coy. Powell has been elected U. S. Sem
ator from Kentucky by 80 votes. Senator
Davis received 81 votes and Mr.. Thompson
one.
i st. Joseph (Mo.) papers of the 29:h ult.,
state that an express passed through that
place with dispatches for Leavenworth,
bringing intelligence that superior force
of Mormons had overpowered Col. Cooks
command, while passing from Hams Fork
to Fort Bridgcr, butchering 200, taking and
killing number of prisoners and hanging
all the officers who fell into their hands,
The report is doubtless entirely false or
greatly exaggerated.
CoNGREss. Jan. 9Th. = The proceedings
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