The weekly Butte record., 1858-11-13
Eastern News.

The arrival of the last Southern Overland Mail
places us in possession of partial returns from the
elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio Indiana and Kan
sas. The results in the above named States, show
but too plainly what terrible havoc the Presidents
course in Kansas matters, has worked with the De-
mocracy of the North. When States so loyal to the
conservative spirit of Democracy as were Pennsyl-
vania and Indiana, in the campaign of 1885, are
driven to desertion into the ranks of Republican
ism, how greatly must the mad policy of the ad-
ministration have strengthened the Free Soil and
Abolition element in those States which by their ma.
iorites for Fremont demonstrated their allegiance
to the sectional doctrines the exponent of which
that candidate nominated. The Republicans
may thank President elected upon the Cincinnati
Platform for the augmented strength of their par
ty A wise, consistent, honest, Democratic course
in relation to Kansas the part of the Adminstra
tion would have insured an immediate and abiding
strength to the Democratic party in the Northern
States, viii may not .inure to it until after years
of faithful, elrne4'cefdict
The elections for members of the Kansas Iegisla-
ture, show how completely spirit retaliative of
the course of the ADMINISTRATION has ceded the poll
tics OF that Territory. .to,the hands of the Republ
cans. At the election the legations of the
rious county seats were determined.
We have an earnest that the Nicaragua route
will shortly be reopen d. The "new California
Company ''have purchased two steamers of the
Collins line, the Atlantic and the Baltic, and the
latter is to be put upon the line between New York
and Grcytown. The Atlantic was to set sail on
the 25th ult for San Francisco via Cape Horn. We
may hope that the Inauguration of this new COM
pany will result iR some benefit to California inter-
ests AT any rate, have the that the At
lantic and Hermann will run semi-monthly between
San Francisco and San Juan del Sud on this side,
and that the Baltic and some other steamer will
connect with the line on the other side. How long
this arrangement will resist the Capital of the Mail
Steamship monopoly, is question of much uncer-
tainty.
| A long bloody war with the Camanche and Nav
aloe tribes of Indians seem inevitable. Severe con-
licts between bodies of our troops and parties of
the hostile savages have already taken place and in
view of the Indications nothing snort of vigorous
campaign will compel those troublesome tribes to
preserve a peaceable conduct for the future.
The preparations fol- formidable demonstration
against Paraguay still going The frigate
Sabine is expected to sail on the contemplated ex-
pedition early in The present )nth and she is to
be followed by strong fleet of our war ships
Peace negotiations, entrusted to Judge Bown are
to be opened and ii the matter be settled ami
cably, much the better but that it shall be set
tled in some way, is the apparent determination of
the administration.
The Government seems to have got into another
difficulty with Nicaragua in relation to the transit
route, and General Herran, of the Cass Herran
treaty has been Informed officially that whether his
government is disposed to live up to the terms of
not be tolerated and if necessary the route shall
be kept open by force of We hope to see this
determination lived up to.
The most interesting item of general news is the
result of the great over the Fashion Course,
l., between the celebrated hor es Lantern and Ian
Get. Time Pal 3-4 2:ii 2:4} "a; and 2:44. The
race was highly exciting and severely contested
one, and immense am 'unts of money were lost and
won. The second heat was won by Lantern. The
track is described as being in as unfit a condition
for running as newly ploughed field.
II administration has received an official dozen.
mem from the authorities at the society Islam lie
proposing to surrender them to the United States
Perhaps our Pacific Possessions are thus to be ex-
tended. through tn" apprecatve sense of those far
Instant flanders. flour President can keep ''wool'
o". ol his eyes, we NAV expect the Society Islands
10 become one OF the States of the Union.