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THE REGINA CELL CASE.

President Benson of Liberia, has addressed letter TO
the secretary of the New York State Colonization Society
in regard the charges made by Captain Simon of the
French barque Regina C Of conniyance the part Of
the Lberan government in the French slave trade
President Benson pronounces false the assertion that
either he the government Of Liberia had any com
pcty with consented TO- the Illegal operations Of
Captain Simon that the government received 81, 564
passport money, and that some of the emignnts
America Liberians He states that Captain Simon paid
only the usual tonnage duty his vessel and import du
ties the goods to be landed amounting in all to $685.
that passport money received, and that Captain
Simon was allowed to go the coast to seek emgrants
only the explicit understanding that he would return
to Monrova TO have them examined and TO clear Pres
dent Bcnsons letter very clear and direct in It's state
mcnts and he promises 10 publish at early day the
full documentary evidence, which will completely excul
pate the Liberian authorities from the charges Of Captain
Simon
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WHIT CAN 1T MEAN?

A most singular event, which has just happened in
Paris has given rise to excitement among the mys-
teal coteres which form great portion and the very
best, of Partisan society At the breaking up of the
great rae of the clergy which took place at ST. Sulpce
few days ago, the Archbishop of Paris member of the
prvy council and quite in the confidence and intimacy
Of the Emperor spoke in the most extraordinary manner
concerning the doefu aspect of public affairs since the
14th of January, which had completely changed the po
stion of the country and the attributes of the govern
ment. 90 Messeurs, said the preate ~ dismiss you
to your respective duties with the earnest prayer that
you will unite in prayer and fasting and good works.
turn aside the evil which is lowering over u.s. friphtfu
danger threatens the country danger which order
will be the first to share Time is not accorded to us to
avert it for it is here, even while speak it is here and
knocking at the gate am not permitted to add more
in the way of warningneter must reveal the nature
Of the danger with which threatened but rest
assured that IL is imminent and deadly When the ex
allied post now occupy was first imposed upon re-
fused it, you oil know with the greatest earnestness
Overruled by those above me- the post has been as Il
were, forced upon me- and my mission upon this EARTH
therefore, made clear would have turned from me
this bitter cup but prepared to drink it to the
very lees Forget not that upon must fall the weight
of expiration which this nation has accumulated and that
must become the first victims Of the great sacrifice
which is already laid upon the altar awaiting the hand
which shall apply the first spark to the offering The
smoke and the incense of those who have gone before
have not awaited. Remember Queen whose moral life
was all cxngushed by the destruction of his palace and
the maledicton of the people Then came Ae in 1873
whose voluntary sacrifice was not yet accounted of su
Gent import and more was still demanded Sibour in
1857 might be thought to have satisfied the ire of an ir
ritated God but il is not Worse than ALL this re-
mains to be fulfilled and my very name would seem to
be a warning of my fate. Go, then, Messieurs:
say adeu and dare not 'au repor Reflect on these
things watch and pray Be vigilant and valiant in the
good cause, and when it falls let It be with the dignity
worthy of the power it owned and of the hope il
still possesses This wonderful inspiration uttered in
tone OF the deepest conviction is said to have produced
elect not to be described upon the assembly priests
OF all ages of all degrees and from every province as
sembled at st. Supice to celebrate the Grandc Rarae
the most solemn ecclesascal observance amongst ali
those celebrated in the Gallican Church
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GOV. Stewards SPEECH AT ROCHESTER

The opponents of the democratic party at the
South through their leading organs, such as the
Louisville Journal and the Richmond Wing, are
urging with great earnestness fusion of all opposi.
ton elements, in all parts of the Union for the
grand purpose of overthrowiDg the democracy. The
Richmond Wing is desperate in its calls for such
fusion as 1t is fierce and reckless in wholesale de-
nunciations Of the democracy. It openly proclains
its Willingness, nay its eagerness, to unite with the
black republicans in electing any man opposed to
the democracy, to the presidency, rather than, by
ncgoctng to coaesce with such party to allow the
democracy new term of Office mH t
The Richmond Wing processes all the while
most sincere devotion to southern rights southern
interests, and southern honor. It aspires to the
character Of preux chevgiier among the Virginia
cavaliers, and vies with the fcrcest hotspurs of
South Carolina in the avowal of extreme opinions
and wishes in regard to dissolution, slavery, and
slavery propagandism.
Nevertheless the Wing is for fusion with the
black-repubcans, or with anybody, ready for
anything provided it can beat down the democracy,
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CLEANED FROM THE MAILS.

The rope which surrounded the ring or enclosure In
which Morrssey and Henan fought has been bought by
distinguished gentleman of Buffalo, and in short
time cut up set in gold silver, brass, and sold to all
tie Those portions of it that became bloody during the
contest will Of course realize higher price.
Subscription books have been opened at Annapolis for
the construction of telegraph line from that city to the
Annanolis junction, where IL will connect with the lines
to Baltimore and Washington.
Hoes We hear of no transactions, but quote the ma
ket at cents gross to purchasers, the nominal rate
The Greencate Banner says that over 500 head of h
shipped at that place for Kentucky few days since
the N. A. and S. Il. r. They were purchased 10
Parke county at 50 so SO per hundred weight and are
to be fattened in Owen county Kentucky Another lot
of 500 head and over purchased in the vicinity of la
doga, was shipped subsequently, for the same desna
ton. - Frankfort (Ky) Yeonan.
The annual report of the ST. Louis steamboat inspc
tors to Capt Ross supervising Inspector of that district
gives the following The whole number of lives lost by
these disasters two hundred and six, of whom one
hundred and forty passengers and forty six crew
The loss Of property of the various steamers lost by fire
sinking, and otherwise amounted to over million Of
dollars The value of the boats destroyed four hun
dred and eleven thousand six hundred dollars, and the
value of the several cagoes destroyed and lost was SIX
hundred and thirty FIVE thousand three hundred dol
lars.
The citizens of Pittsburg Pennsylvania are preparing
to celebrate their hundredh birthday on the 22d
November, in BETTING the fame of Their
smokestaned CITY, Several musical military, and he
companies have sguifcd their intention of participating
The butchers will also turn out on horseback.
In a suit decided at Columbus, Indiana "Wednesday
Shrewsbury Price against Ncwherter verdict was rcn
dered for the former for 000 when the latter drew
pistol and shot himself through the heart killing bin
instantly.
A paragraph has been extensively circulated in The
newspapers, from Russian letter In the London Dag
News, stating that extraordinary revelation had be
made of fraud practced by American contractors up
the Russian government in the construction of the ml
road between st. Petersburg and Moscow, which tuI
out upon actual measurement to be sixty miles shore
than its nominal length Thomas Winans, one OF w'I
American company charged with this fraud, says ~
letter to the Baltimore Sun, that the whole story
fabrication, probably invented 10y English engineers a
contractors, who entered into competition with I'd
American company and were disappointed. The hne
the road has been frequently surveyed, both peO
and since it built and by different parties Us TO W
clude the possibility Of such mistake or fraud
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* LEWIS CAss, Secretary of State.
GOVERNOR WISE THIS YEAR AND LAST.

Il q OONEnNOh WlOr1 hid Ian AMI LftOl.
Governor Wise's letter to the Douglas committee,
in more respects than one, is remarkable paper.
He lays down rules very much as if he was framing
an organic law for all future generations Of men, On
the subject Of making constitutions and breathing
into them vital powers, he is not only explicit in
terms, but fercely denunciatory in advance of all
who may disagree with him. He proclaims
Uttcr opposition to the deestable doctrine of the alb
soutis Of conventions to prescribe and proclaim funda
mental forms of government at their will without sub
mission to the sovereign peopea doctrine fit only for
slaves and claimed only by egtmists and despots of the
Old World = .... d..
It is well that this decree is not retroactive for
last year the Governor, after elaborate argument
to prove that constitutions should be submitted to
the people in all cases, for approval or dsapprova,
expressed his readiness, nevertheless, to go with
Mr.. Hunter in receiving Kansas into the Union I'M
der the Lecompton constitution Ho had earnestly
insisted that the Kansas convention should refer
their labors to the people. We had been equally
explicit in recommending the same thing 1t ought
to have been done but in spite of the advice of
large majority of the democratic party out of the
Territory, the convention refused to do more than
refer the slavery clause. They claimed that the
question Of submission was which the people of
Kansas had the sole authority to decide. Others had
. right to express opinions upon it, but right to
give directions. At all events, the Kansas convon-
lion refused to submit their constitution. On the
18th Of November Governor Wise wrote a letter,
which was published liz the newspapers, strongly
urging, as we have said, submission, but anticipa-
ting the contingency which subsequently happened
the refusal of the convention to refer the constu-
tion; and upon the point, whether Congress should
receive the State into tho Union, he is thus re-
corded
That the people SHALL Of right judge for themselves
1t the polls of their organic law unless they ex-
presy toake and TO adopt constitution
for them Is principle for which, member Of the
last convention Of Virginia would have ooniended as
stsnuously did for any other principle Of popular
sovereignty Of sefgovernment. There was no such
authority delegated by the people to the convention Of
Kansas YET, " upon preoiaf, The convention Of Kansas
oiovts rsncn form Of STATE government and rputs 70
u,norss, ,rdsom Submitting 10 he Tcpie agree Nth Mr.
Hiasr IN accepting and rosw 70 receis Kansas Sd,
sims or free into the Union And why J Because, fra,
Of red< and secondly whether il be accepted OF re-
ised Il has to be submitted OF subject at last In either
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One of the largest mass meetings ever held in Massa.
chusetts came of at Waltham the 28th instant Ad
dresses were delivered by Edward Riddle and Sidney
Webster csqs and by Mr.. WEIGH, the democratic cand
date for Congress in the 7th district On the
ming ratification meeting was held in Faneuil Hall TO
ratify the nomination Of Col Heard for Congress in the
fifth district
The contest in the first congressional district of Iowa
even closer than has been heretofore represented
Save one small county, Audubon, which gave Mr. Bu
chanan four majority for President the whole district has
been heard from Thus far, lrmbe, democrat twelve
ahead Of his fusion competitor Curtiss 1t will
quc the official returns Of the whole district to settle the
matter. w ,e~
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

General Il. Y Fair minister resident to Belgium, pre-
sented his credentials and received by the King with
the accustomed ceremonies the 9th uIt His Males
ty was very kind and courteous in his reception Of the
minister. .al.tt,sa1y. 4 ..
M. Donah, the discoverer of the comet has been
appointed assistant astronomer of the imperial
of Florence g...
The Hon James Guthrie, of Kentucky, late Secretary
Of the Treasury, is at the Astor House. New York.
DR.. j. Letherman United States army, and j. d. B.
DeBow are ut Browns Hotel. 64
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THE ARMY AND NAVY.

The Seguin Texas) Mercury says that Col James Bou
land has received captain commission from Gov. Run
nels to raise company of one hundred men, for the
purpose of making expedition against the Indians
that have been committing depredatons upon the per
sons and property Of the northern settlcr.
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The new Masonic Hall at Doylcstown, Pennsylvania
dedicated on Thursday by the Grand Lodge of Penn
syvania with appropriate ceremonies The procession
was quite large and imposing numbering nearly thou
sand members. very eloquent address was delivered
by Rev. JOAN Chambers in the Presbyterian church.
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Markets.

NEw YoRK, Oct sO-a. m.--Flou is frm-sales Of
1000 bbsstate, 81 10 81 35 Ohio, So rs SIS So
southern, s. So S. Wheat is frm-sales unim-
porant. Corn Is quet-sales Of IL 900 bushels mix
cd, 81 SO cents Pork Is dull-mess, s16 81 SIC 90
prime, $l3 62 a sl3 81. Lard is steady at 10 l0h
cents. Whiskey is dull at "a cents
NV YoRK Oct. 30-Cotton is frm--sales of 1000
bales Flour firm of 500 barrels State, 81
10 a 81 s5 Ohio SIS rs a IS as southern, IS a
S. IS. Wheat is iirm-sales of 5000 bushels; white
81 As 81 so Corn is frm-sales Of $1,000 bushels
Pork is heavymess, SIC rs SIC 80 prime, SIS rs a
sl4 Lard is buoyant at 10 1oa cents Sugar steady
at "a cents. Spirits Of turpentine Is frm-hed at
SO cents. Bosin is firm at 81 go a 81 65
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DIED.

Friday afternoon october 20, az O'Clock CHARLES HtN
infant son Of ALBERT NJ and JULIA Mons.
His funeral which the friends and acquanances Of the am ~
i7vcd take place residence hts parents N"
Eighth street between and IT, afternoon O'Clock
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4 CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON QUARTER
JAS G. MCGUIRE q 90,
oct 3t--d3t Aucticnecr'
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financial.

NEW YoRK Oct s0-- Stocks are dull and lower gen
erally-Cbicago and Rock Island. e7J Illinois Shares
500 Do has, 96 La Crosse and Milwaukee, Al Mch-
gan Southern, "a N Y. Central, $50 Pennsylvania O.
Company, 49, Reading, 52s Milwaukee and Mississippi
l6a Cautious. cit Virginia 6's, s6b; Missouri 6's,
SGT. Sterling exchange is firm, fair business, 1904 a
1881
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[From the Leavenwor.A JOurnal, oc.. al.l
TIE YELLOW FEVER Ar NEW ORLEANS

Us [From the New orleans Crescent, Dot 2othJ
The subjoined table shows the progress of the fever
and the comparative mortality since the fever began
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gngs TO the crossing OF the Leayenworh and Fort Ian
mic roads 225 miles, from the crossings Fort Kearpey
100 miles; from Fort Kearney 30 Maysville Marshall
county $50 miles, thence by the old Independence ana
California road interesting the Leayenworth and Fort
Riley road ut Red vermlllion, 10 Lawrence 100 mles
nearly the whole distance from the dggngs to Lawrence
635 miles.
From Lawrence TO Marysville the country Is thickly
settled, and there frequent settlements from Mary
vile TO within 40 miles Of the crossing of the Laramie
road the Platte The remainder OF the route Is with
out ashuman habitation On this part of the route the
boys rather short Of provisions living for Ave da
on single pancake and cup Of coffee piece per day
From the Leavenworth Journal, Oct. A.
Mr. George w. Vincent who is we'll known TO most ot
citizens returned yesterday from Utah via the gold
dggings He brought specimens Of the gold TO the
amount OF S57, which he dug out in three days We
have Mr. Vincent but learn the above facts from
gentleman with whom he is well acquainted and who
vouch for all that Mr. Vincent states in regard to the
gold mines.
The place where Mr.. Vincent took out the gold a
about seventy five miles from Fixes Peak. He heard Of
gold being found there while at Salt Lake and came
home by way of the mines to ascertain the truth Of the
report.
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MARRIED.,

Ia New Haven Conn., the 2sth Instant Trinity Church y
Rev Prof HAYWOOD Lieut. H. K STEVENS U. s. navy, 70
daughter Of Gen. JosiHH Tors chief engineer u army
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LNNGRAVINGS JUST RECEIVED.--h new ass w
II ment Of engrayings plain and coored many q them s
low prices Including ga me- prices, &c. together win
selection q chrome Autographs. 81. -
just received and for sale az FRANKLIN PHILIPS a.
Bookstore, as2 Pa, ave-, between 9th and 10Th SlV'
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Vel. Fever. Other dis. Total
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Total yellow fever deaths so far, 4,457.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-24
GREAT BRITAIN.

The troop ship Bombay had returned to Plymouth
pcteiy masted she hal lost overheard twelve OF her
crew.
Lord Der acknoe edges the receipt Of a memorial
pray ing aid TO the Atlantic Telegraph and
promises 10 ay il be the Commissioner Of the Trea
sury.
The London Times Paris correspondent. hears that !,
decided at cabinet council that Count dc Montlcmbers
appeal should be allowed before the court bu,
that the 10 viii simply be the Emperofs prioo,
which, viii be pleaded, covers everything that tho penal
y imposed and tue possible effects Of the new penal law
Mr.. Gladstone, in speech 70 the Ionian Senate, said
that his mission simply inquire how England
most satisfactorily dschaJ her obligations TO Ionia
A general meeting Of the shareholders OF th Atlantic
Telegraph called for the 18th Of December,
slider the condition OF affair peti,ioa was IN circua-
calling the government to give guarantee On the
capital necessary 10 prosecute the enterprise.
collision had occurred in the Eoglsh Channel between
the steamship Ceylon and the Ame ican ship wsban,
bound from Calcutta for Hamburg. The latter was
serousy damaged and lost overheard her chief officer
and seaman, but subsequently towcd to Plymouth
by the Ceyion.
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Before Judge Morris and Justices Shoemaker and


SENTENCE OF PETER Dawsos To ruE STATE PRISON.
On the opening Of the yesterday morn,as, Peter
DawtCn heretofore convictcd of assault upon wam ..
Potts, with a knife, about year sincs, thereby en-
dargefpr hs ie sentenced 10 the prison for
n nne years aad Tho pr suner ap.
pearcd take il hard and cried bitterly. Ia answer to
the usual qutstone he stated that hc was t,rty i've
years ase, burn In ireland had " sfc no trade
Al q bad never been 10 a state prison before.
IN" case Of Vim. Cullen, indicted Tor assault and bat.
terry Nth inint 10 kil called on hat postponed u
hs morning Ia consequence uf the absence VI witness.
THE CASE or JAMES GALLAGHER, CONVICTED or
MURDER.
In the General Term of the Supreme Court yesterday
argument heard for uex tr al 10 the case
of James Gallagher who convicted murder of
nsh Kelly in the Kings County Court ~ Oyer aod Ter
miner Judge Iayis presiding 18Th u rcccmber,
1851 The murder the ghl ~ thc 3o,h
Aurust preceding, In front u dr hiking the foot
of Fulton street There were sumo dozen peri ms who
bad II iess, and getting q nghi Kelly xas
stabbed by Gallagher He died DAY ur tho reaner
Gallagher s.nt need To be hung but stay of pro.
ctecnes having been granted be has conanra
cohriy jail snce, awaiting tne decistcn a tile vne
raj Term 90 an Application for u.w trial. IL
lrtmcdtaied, that was auue drunken braxi,
ald thst be should not, therefore, have BEEN
pnsccrtur toutsndcd na ihr cvdenc, Stosad general
W. part of the prisoner ~ inet deadly injury
d,ccss,d tat there parts beouging 70 at
efeLt 1atous anu that there nitfs,ty Exist
nc between th,n Tue Court tvok the .aers aud
II will probably br given untl Faorua-
r. Srr Gallagher has been iait he has behaved
wc end has enjoyed some slight privileges account of
= He ~as present 10 court, aud appeared strong and
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The Case OF the J~ui-i, Boy aIortnrn.



large class Of readerss-
wAsinsGrov, Nov 40 1853
S-You are doubtless ra,fitr wtu the enc anccs
attendant uron the recent abduction of jewish chld
named Mcrtara, from hs par,s,s house the details ~
winch being discussed Tho influential presses nf
ths aud other toGntrlcs. Il matter % somc i'm
porfanss 70 American Ierasss that tlIs govcrnnent
should IN eonie legitimate way, anite 9Th other civilized
Power expressing national upon this subject
The tBae-4 states goysgn, nt only tss fully
nwarrD p mlathza with tue afnrltas "a tnef Efforts
taken 20 thc ativr ~ this chid nom the in
voluntary and oruel bondage mrosed ufon hun; yct Il Is
Que ~ tbc r oi The Gtop, ~ei ~ the
fa Irnciri@ ~ universal religious liberty, that TINS
government, should, cvc.y popcr occasion,
ate oose doctrines wnch form the oniy safeguard cf
free people.
Ny corelgiors,s have always expressed their feelings
Of gfa tude Tor the oplnions ant positions occupied by
yourself touching rniiar questions while nemocr of tue
nate ana II ~ w uc expected thatygg s further aid
u tLef deep sense of obligation ~ akug sucn sroaud
rudrntal rrasuns VIII dictate against thc nhuman doc
urc ~ "ihvoiuntary baptism ~ isdTect agency, 40
terribly ascendant "a tho recent abduction Of this Jessh
child.
Trusting that you win can tbs matter to tho early ittcn
nn oi hs lycr.lcnry Presi4cu hA.e tho hoaos
ubcbe my sea very respectfully, your ODE Ion, servant
Ion iFWrs cAss, Secretary Of state, wsshogon D. c
wAsnisGfus, Dec. 20, 1853
DEAR SF--As have already explained y you, your
letter respecting the proceedings AZ Bvogns "a the v
the boy Mortara dii under my observation tai
had officially answered i've other atcatioas for the
pufpcse a. one q my letters hal thru been pubshcd
aud i was probable the other would be without de ay
there need 70 reps tho CUmnuncatous, espv
ca ~ no change had taken place ~ the views OF tue
government.
You DO me but justice when you class among the
friends 81 religious liberty, and also when refer
my course ~ the senate when questions unicr dts
there touching the rights &C fcuw Of
the Hebrew faith My reason not less than my feelings
leads me- TO advocate unlimited freedom Of conscience.
But m the aIp'taon for the authoritative eensire by
This government o The proceedings ~ Bologna the
principles of national int communication dCtttl CAUTION
and restrye, AMI as should any such inter
ference our own ease, ouphi equally TO abstain from
IL Ntta ether nations are concerned.
bu', re- an individual have hes ltion In expressing
my surprise and regret al toe deloablc Occurrences 10
tic Papa states. IL Is dulCuu h0r steh
a,t ~ injustice could lake place the middle the nine
tetrth century, aud IN the heart OF Eurepe rhe iuig
meut 81 the world viii condemn H. LEWIS CASs
jonas l.. Lazy, fsq.