The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-08

the Governorship of Kansas after the August
election.
Our Minister to Mexico.
1t is now stated with some degree of authori.
ty that there was a mistake in the telegrsphic
desr atch, from New Orleans, which announced
that Mr.. Forsyth had demanded his passports
and was returning home. 1t appears that Mr.
+. had only demanded passports for such
American citizens resident in Mexico as had
resolved to leave the country rather than sub
nit to the forced contribution of Zuloaga.
Vigilance Committee at Richmond, Virginia
A handful having been posted in Richmond,
Virginia, calling meeting of the citizens for
this evening, to form vigilance committee to
suppress certain secret movements among the
colored population, and to stop outrages on
private property, Governor Wise addressed a
letter to Mayor Mayo, calling his attention to
the movement, and adding that he would use
force in prohibiting such meeting from being
held on the Capitol square The Mayor in re.
ply states that, knowing the author of the hand
bill to be one of the few rowdes of that city, be
considers himself vigilance committee :"
enough for him and his comrades, and there
fore deems it unnecessary to adopt any unusual
measures against the proposed movement.
A British Pacific Railroad.
While the people and the Congress of the
United States are talking alb out a railroad to
the Pacific qusrrellipg over its location, and
devisirg new schemes of plumber in connection
with it, England and Canada are actively en-
gagged in the undertaking, and, with the advan.
tsge of having shorter route, and a portion
of their line completed. The idea is entirely
ne " to US; but if our readers will take railroad
map, and see what commencement of this
work the Grard Trunk Railroad forms, it's
practicability will be evident at once. The
Grand Trunk road has one terminus at Port.
land, the deepest port, we presume, on the At
lantic seaboard. The other eastern terminus
is at Q ebec, Montreal being, in fact, the princi-
pal point of Shipping and trade. The road thus
runs west eight hundred and fifty miles, pass.
ing through Toronto to the town of Stratford.
From this point it is proposed to push it to Vac.
couver, on the Pacific shore, a distance of three
thousand miles more. The Portland branch is
built with British money. Thus, the English
are $50 miles their way from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, and are taking steps for the far
Their progress of the work. We, in the mean
time, are doing nothing towards getting into
our hands the immense carrying trade between
Asatic and European ports.
The Journal de pEmptre, of Paris, gives the
details of the movement in its present aspect
IL seems that great expedition is about to
start from London, to be commanded by Col
Elliott, of the royal engineers, and composed
of com paav of sixty engineers and troop of
forty men, under command of Captain Haig.
At Vancouver these will be Joined by one hun
dred men. who are to act as pioneers, selected
from the most experienced and hardy servants
of the Hudson's Bay Company. Then the ex
petition will m axe it's surveys for the compile.
ton of the road.
AT Sarnia, situated a. the foot of Lake Huron,
and the opposite end Of the river ST. Clair from
Detroit, the Grand Trunk Road is intended to
take up for the benefit of Canada trade which
in 1855 amounted to sixty millions sterling
a trade which formerly went by Buffalo, and
the withdrawal of which has caused the ruin of
the Ontario and St. Lawrence lines of steamers
already. In short, it is intended that the pro.
ducts of a large sweep of our Western country,
the undeveloped resourees of the vast regions
of British North America, and the European
trade with Asia, shall pass over this road, with
important Atlantic termini both on British and
American soil. The plan seems TO be very
comprehensive and conplete, and to possess
topical advantages and relations that will make
Canada powerful competitor with America
in the race of empire It will make of Canada
new realm. The enthusiastic French writer
will soon take tie place of Buffalo, and Non
treal that of New York, "blotting out, CONNER
cially, both these places from the high position
they now occupy IS trading cities" This will
not be, though doubtless both may be interfered
with in their growth, and take new relations
one to the trade of the country, the other to
that of the world. Now, does it not sppaar
important to do something for our own Pacific
project? Here is an exigency. The world
wants and needs this road; the British capital.
lists and the British Government have the land
on which to build it, and short and praetiea.
BILE route, with $50 milea Of it completed. Can
airy one doubt thai this immense enterprise will
be pushed forward, when the stake played for
is so great, and the facilities of the game ara
so apparent2-Sprinatfeld Republican,
The Hon. Albert Hobart Nelson, late Chief
Justice of Massachusetts,, died on Sunday last,
at the age of 46 years On account of i'll
health, he resigned his post in March last. He
had successfully held the offices of district at.
torney, member of the State Senate, member
of the Exc entive Council of Massachusetts,, and
Chief Justice CT the Superior Court.
NJ. l.. Bickford, of Walthau, has lately return.
ed from a visit to Virginia, bringing back with
him colored girl of thirteen, whom her master
emancipateo, ano mas given her fortune OF
$4,000. The interest is to ne expended in her
education, and the principal will come into her
hands when she comes of age. She is mu-
lat,o, with q modest, bright little face.
Southern men are urging Mr.. Buchanan TO
bury the hatehet with Douglas, and save Hi
nois from the Republicans Douglas insists on
the dismissal of Lieb, Carpenter, &c.
Newspaper Change.
Pittsburg, July The Daily Union, hith.
erto Democratic paper of this city, has been
purchased by j. B. Kennedy, and will be here
after an independent, antitsx, morning penny
paper, and is to be called :" The Press" The
Pittsburg Post is now the only Democratic
paper published in Western Pennsylvania.
Death Of the Wife Of Thurlow Weed.
albany, July 3-The wife of Thurlow Weed