Mariposa Democrat., 1858-01-21
ARRIVAL OF THE GOLDEN AGE.
Two Weeks Later from the Atlantic State.


Alabama was chosen President pro TEN.
In the House, quorum being present, Hon. ]. L.
Orr, Of South Carolina, was chosen Speaker. Mr..
Allen Of Illinois, was elected Clerk
Mr.. Florence, of Pennsylvania, gave notice of a
bill to suppress bank notes a circulating medium.
q the Senate, on the sth Mr. Douglas, Immediately
s;4r the reading Of the Presidents Message opened
tbs Kansas question: in cautious but significant re-
marks indicating his purpose to oppose the acceptance
Of the Lecompton Constitution. Messrs. Gwin, of
California, Stuart of Michigan, Trumbull, Hale and
Seward, likewise broke ground. Messrs. JEFF. Davis,
Mason, Of Virginia. and Bigler of Pennsylvania ndi-
Gated their entire agreement with the President.
In the Senate on the 9th, a debate on the Kansas
position Of the President continued by Mr.. Doug
las, in fuller exposition and defence Of the popular
sovereignty and Messrs. Mason, Of va and Biger Of
Pa, in opposition.
On the 18th Dec. the Kansas question discussed
in both Houses In the Senate, Mr.. Green, of NO.,
defended the Presidents position the subject by
set speech.
resolution calling for all correspondence with
reference to the losses at Greytown was adopted.
A bill for the construction Of Railroad to the Pa
cdc was introduced, and special committee appoint
ed to consider the subject.
Bills were also introduced for repeating the fishing
boundaries and to improve the navigation of the falls
of the Ohio
Mr.. Douglas, in the Senate, and Mr.. Banks, in the
House, introduced bills authorizing the people of Kan
sas oform State Government. Mr.. Bapk's PROPOSE
tion is similar to the Minnesota Bill.
On the 10Th, the Senate, after prolonged debate
passed the bill authorizing the issue of 500 900 900 of
Treasury notes, hy vote Of 81 to IS.
After some debate, on the motion for special com
mtee of the Pacific Railroad project, went into com
mttee Of the whole on the Treasury note bill until ad
journment.
Gov Walker sent to the President his resignation Of
the Governorshp of Kansas, accompanied by writ
ten defence and explanation Of his conduct while in
Office.
The following is the special committee the Pa
cihc Railroad: Messrs Gwin, Douglas Bright, Davis
Hunter, Seward Bell, Foote and Iverson.
In Standing Committees, Mr.. Gwn is on Finance
Post Office and Post Roads, and Mr. Brodcricb on
Military Affairs.
In the House, Mr. McKibbin is on the Committee on
Public Land and on Private Land Claims Scott on
Post Offices and Indian Affairs
On the 18th, in the Senate, Mr.. Gwin ntrod iced
D ibf OF u
In Arizona.
The appointment of Austin f. Smith, as Navy
Agent, in San Francisco, has been confirmed by the
Senate.
The nomination of Col Richardson as Governor Of
Nebraska, confirmed by the Senate the 10TH
This appointment implies that his position on the
Kansas question is satisfactory to the Administration.
On the 9th of December, the President having been
advised that Secretary Stanton had called special
meeting Of the Kansas Legislature, the President
moved him, and nominated to the Senate as his sue.
cessor, Cen Denver, now Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs, who had recently left Washington for the West
His appointment confirmed by the Senate.
The Navy Department forwarded dispatches to
Lieut. Chatard, Of the Saratoga, ordering him to de-
liver his vessel to the senior Lieutenant and return on
board Of her passenger to the United States. This
new order is to express the Governments di-approba
tion Of Chatards conduct in letting Gen Walker OBJ
tain possession and land at San Juan.
The Secretary of War has determined upon his
policy but the amount of money in the Treasury de-
lays commencement Of hostilities. A large force
will be organized in California and the retreat Of the
Mormons to Sonora will be cut of.
The New Yoik banks resumed specie payment on
the l4th of December those of Boston followed i'm
mcdiaely the announcement.
Iranistan, the country seat of r. T. Barnum, was
burned on the night of December 18th.
Col Richardson, of Illinois, is appointed to succeed
Gov Walker, as Governor of Kansas and Gen Denver
will supercede Mr.. Stanton.
Gov. Walker accompanies his resignation with an
explanatory letter. which the President declines to re-
ceivc.
Among the general news items we find that Russia
was strengthening her position against the mountain
tribes-that Spain had escaped political revolt, the
affair at Barcelona having been insignificant the
Servian conspiracy had come to an end, and that the
triumph of the Sandman ministry complete the
liberal majority being very considerable
We have news from Mexico to the 4h inst. The
Government troops had defeate the revoutonists at
Pueblo and other points.
| 1t is said that the new Tehauntepec Company are
making such progress that the road will be ready
for the transportation of the u S. mail
1t was supposed that Costa Rica and Nicaragua
would p, acefully settle their difficulties.
From Carthagena we learn that the U. S. schooner
Varna, had arrived at that place with the members Of
the Atrato expedition. The object is survey for a
ship canal between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
We have accounts of great excitement in Kansas,
and the election of the 2lst inst was likely to be in
terrupted
The accounts of Mormon depredations upon emf
grant trains had been confirmed.
In Congress- on the 10TH feeling tributes were paid
to the memory of the late Senator Butler, of South
Carolina.
Gen. Henningsen and Col. Lockridge are at Wash
ington.
The U. $. steam soop Fulton, Capt. Alma arrived
at Aspinwa from San Juan Dec. 80, having on hoard
the balance of Walkers troops, who under Anderson,
had surrendered to Captain Sands, of the u s. steam
frigate Savannah.
Walker left Aspnwa on the steamer Northern
Light Dec. 10TH on his parole of honor to Commodore
Paulding to deliver himself to the u s. Marshal at
New York.
! From WAsHINGToN.-The Hon. r. J. Walker has
printed his letter of resignation of the Governshp Of
Kansas, designing to supply the press with copies
Some of his friends confidently assert that the Prcs-
dent will refuse to accept his resignation by returning
the letter. that will not appear the public archives
and further they anticipate that the President will
dismiss him.