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The RECONCILIATION.

The enmity was long and complete
The Bank question came mp. Col. Benton
was in the Senate He made speech on
the question. He defended the course Of
the President as a President, while be held
to his wrongs as a man. The speech was
an able one. Mr. Benton was TO be a
marked man in the contest dawning. The
President needed Col Benton. He sent
for the Senator to call at the White House.
A reconciliation took place, aud their
friendship was broken only by death.
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B6 Happiness is pig with slippery
tail, which every one runs after bot nobody
can hold
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HARD MONEY QUESTION.

During the excitement growing out Of
the bank, Gen. jackson was charged with
high crimes, and it was asserted that when
the bank was destroyed he would take the
high-handed measure of having a currency
Of bis own in defiance Of Congress. Col.
Benton remarked that he thought the new
currency would be " three pieces to the
dollar" Tho Colonel even intimated that
the currency was then out and he had some
of the coin in his pocket To the astonsh
ment Of the company Col Benton took out
of bis pocket 3 silver halfdollar and two
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The Senate yesterday passed the bill to admit the
State Of Minnesota into the Union. That body has
thus done its share during the present session to-
wards the admission of two States. bill to
admit Oregon has already been reported, and will
como up next in order At the close OF the present
session of Congress the Union will embrace thirty
four States.
1t was announced by Mr.. Stephens in the House
that the Kansas bill would be taken up at O'Clock
to-day The Senate having non-concnrred in the
House amendment the question will be either to re-
cede to insist to adhere. 1t is generally rumored
about the city that the holy alliance intend to of
fer the motion ito adhere" being anxious to cut oil
all possibility of agreement between the two houses
of Congress on this question.
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Ms~>sM w

tic balances Who then, has triumphedy A vicr
tory means more than defeat it ID no victory 1t
is the car that has been thrown from the track the
train has been delayed; nobody has been benefited
our engineers and brakemen were unfaithful. We
have had to contend against conspiracy to do us
niury-an effort to throw discredit upon the
agement of the road and although partially sue
cessfI, the plot has been exposed and the CON
sprators will be punished Their triumph is their
infamy.
We trusted to their fidelity and they betrayed us.
The democratic party knows how to treat its foes,
and while it knows how to forgive mistakes it can
punish its deserters They may go over to the enc
my, but the scorn of the nation will follow them.
Arnold checked the operations Of the army Of the
North the cause survived his treason He
went to the enemy; his guilt became the
property of the world 1t is the glory of the great
democratic party that its principles constitute its
strength and that these never fail to draw to their
support the patriotism of the country at precisely
those seasons when individual members most
prone to from their allegiance and desert it's
standards. The history Of the great bank struggle is
a memorable example of this, and so it has been on
numerous occasions when the ascendency of the de-
mocracy seemed threatened with permanent over
throw.
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lowed sometimes to make piortes, give other avar
tages in private transaction they always excluded IN
public proceedings IS Washb G53.I Ii the fraction
the day which the bill in this presented Ia
the governor cannot be counted a fraction and added
the fraction of the day which the assembly adj
ourned, las il manestly cannot then it be left
out of the count altogether by the plain words of the act
Congress. The act says that the governor shall have
three days after the bin is presented To the whole
Of the first DAY would be making the time commence BE-.
fore the bill is presented Indeed this mode OF counting
part for the whole might be used as reduce The
three days allowed by law to suppose the bill to bo
presented at the last minute OF the l day Of February
and the assembly TO adjourn at the first minute OF the
18th in that case ii count the two fractions ior
two days the governor has, in effect but twenty-four
hours To consider the bill The absurdty Of this con.
struction may be made still apparent by supposng
the act to give the governor only day to consider
return bill In such case il you count the day on
which the bill is presented you leave him time ut all
The provision of the organic act for Kansas IL copied
from the federal constitution The ten days within which
the President is required return bill have been
understood to include the day Of presentation Though
find no record evidence of the fsct have very high
and respectable authority for saying that the question
was raised during Westinghouse administration, aud
tied in full cabinet council then decided that
the day Of presenting bill not to be counted
of the ten and this rule has been regarded the true
since though there has seldom, perhaps never
been any practical occasion for its application.
My opinion therefore, Is, that If the governor of Kan
failed to return any bill passed by the territorial leg
the assembly was in session three days after the day
which the bill was presented.
Very respectfully, yours, &C.
J. n BLACK
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THE ARMY AND NAVY.

The Norfolk Argus publishes an extract from a letter
written on board the United States fgato Cumberland
three days after the gale at Madeira the 5h Of
lrch which, it says is from highly authentic source
'On the 5tl inst had quite little blow here, and
at one time thought our ship in danger Of
going ashore The anchorage is quite exposed one,
especially 10 the southwar hut from that quarter the
wind rarely blows"
parted but let so another anchor and we're all
right again In the time, however we threw over
board four Of our guns The guns and anchor We shall
get again. think without difficulty. Two small vessels
in the harbor went Shore but all the rest maintained
their position One man board ship had his arm
broken by the end Of rope striking It. No other injury
was done to any one.
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THE NEW PARTY AND rrs NEW PARTNERS

TIE NEW PARTY AND IFS NEW PARTNERS
When a great political organization like that of
the republicans, kick from under them the founda-
ton which has sustained them, we have right to
look abroad for the which impelled them 80
to act, and for the objects they propose TO
psh. II is manifest that partnership has been ar
ranged between the defunct republicans the one
side and the rump of the deceased Americans the
other Mr.. Crittenden's substitute to the Kansas
bill proposes the recognition Of the legality of the
Lecompton constitution, and the admission Of the
State Hereunder. Well that is pro-savery instru-
ment. We speak Of it thus historically. Mr.. Crit
tenden coming from slave State, might surely
ognise it, There nothing strange in the fact
that Mr.. Crittenden moved the substitute and moth
ing strange in the fact that Humphrey Marshall and
others of the rump, voted for it, But the republi-
cans, who had denounced it, also came TO its sup
port. Giddngs sustained it. The republicans have
moved to the South They have got tired and sick
of an exclusive northern life They have gone over
into Kentucky, into Tennessee and North Carolina.
Do they think of going still further Southg What
has been the arrangement? Why did the republi-
cans surrender Who made the first advances !?
Who, indeed-for that is the question--has been Sc
duced? We want to know We find Mr.. Criten-
den in frightfu collision with the petticoat old
women of the republican family How did this hap
pen2 Was it the offspring of necessity arising at
the moment? Was it to oppose admission? We
think not. Let us Let US look back year or
two. Where was Mr.. Crittenden in 1856? Where
has he been since? Has he had any aspirations for
the presidency? Have the republicans made up
their minds that sectional organization is so
dsloyal and dsreputabe that they must have a
southern alliance? The terms proposed nor by Mr..
Crittenden upon the republicans very hard ru-
mors say more severe than were imposed two years
ago. We ought to add that Gov. Chase repndiatcs
the compact Gov. Chase must get used to his now
duties. Prayers must be written. We will have no
Incorporating
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PERSONAL INTELIIGENCE.

w. b Johnston, esd, has commenced the publication
at Columbia s. c., of the Southern Guardian, daily
paper He has long been connected with the press and
wish him success in his present enterprise.
1t is stated that the Right Hon DR. lrien, Bishop
Osory viii be the Prmae of all Ireland and that
he will be succeeded in the See Of Ossoy by Archbishop
Could
r. II, Winslow, esd, Of the firm Of Winslow & La
Mere, of New York city. has been chosen member Of
the Connecticut Legislature, from Westport.
At the city democratic convention Of Philadelphia
held ON Tuesday, Richard Vaux, esd, renominated
for mayor of that city.
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LATER FROM UTAH.

The mail from Utah Territory has arrived 1t left
Camp Scott on the LIST of March, and the progress which
made shows that it little detained by bad
weather.
The is not Of any very great interest The forces
under Colonel now Genera Johnston were almost with
out exception in fine health, and anxiously await
ing determination the part of the commander Of the
expedition to upon Salt Lake City General John
ston not himself unwilling to push the march, and
it the general impression that he would not wait for
reinforcements before making the attack. He had a
regular and effective of 800 men, and 900
animals in good condition in addition to which there
large volunteer force composed of teamsters and
Others
All communication to and from Salt Lake City had
been entirely prohibited and but little known Of the
intentions preparations Of the Mermons to resist the
entrance Of the troops
Dispatches from General Johnston were received by
this mail which will be Immediately forwarded to Wash
ington. When published shall be advised more
clearly of the which he designs to pursue in the
spring campaign Our impression is, that sup
plies reach him from Fort Laramie and Captain Marcy
returns from New Mexico no will at march 10
Salt Lake y.-l&. Louis Republican, 4prz5
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DECISIVE VOTE TODAY.

The question of the admission of Kansas will be
resumed in the House to-day. We have but to re
peat our reiterated declaration, that the issue be
tween the Senate bill and the House amendment, is
an issue between an immediate settlement of the
ton for another year. indefinite period longer
We will not contrast the benefits that would result
from the first contamination, with the grave and
manifold evils that would attend the other. The
time for argument, expostuaton, and remonstrance
has past the time for action has now arrived. We
believe that the Senate bill will prevail in the House
and we expect to be able to announce the fact to
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tSrRAws," &c.--The amendment to the bill pro-
posing to admit Kansas into the Union Immediately
and Internationally, and by which amendment such
admission is virtually postponed, and made depend
ent on the action of two different elections to be
hereafter held in Kansas whilst it holds forth for its
ostensible object the recognition of the principle of
popular sovereignty, is in fact political ruse
to unite the know-nothing and blackrepulican par
ties the next presidential election and if success
full The distinguished mover of that amendment more
than the people of Kansas the principle Of popu-
lar sovereignty will be benefited The black-repub-
licans, it will be remembered, assaulted with vio-
lencc only equaed by that displayed against the
clauses respecting slavery in the Lecompton consttu-
ton, that clause inhibiting eligibility to the Office of
governor of the State of any man who had not been
a citizen for twenty-one years when elected. This
clause is abandoned by Mr. Crittenden in the
ment Of his amendment and put into the same cate
CORY as the clause respecting slavery. This would
all be better understood if certain letter reported
to have been written by Mr.. Crittenden the eve
Of the presidential nominations of 1856, and whilst
he was candidate before the know-nothng national
convention, expressing his views on the topic Of
slavery, in a way calculated to conciliate northern
and northwestern frec-soi support was laid before
the public eye That letter we recoect it was said
was written to Mr.. b., of Kentucky and exhibited
by him in the North to many of the know-nothng
free-soilers with considerable effect Time will prove
all things and as old father Richie was wont to say
so we say as to these political intrgues Der
rOns.
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The Philadelphia Press reoices over the defeat of
the democratic municipal tickets of Cincinnati ST.
Louis, aud Jefferson City, claiming them as anti
Lecompton victories. In the two ast-named cities
the abolition ticket is the successful one and it is
this that occasions joy to the editor Of the Press.
What remarkably sudden conversion to black
rcpnblicanism the Press has experienced
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a., wa,,,as,.,, .,.on,n, u w. ,,., ~ MA,
of Dunlin county and Mrs. lane Rennett ~ Wayn .,n
~ N n ynt ~, the t,a;,, ~, ~ ~ =, II,
ion ra;lyoaa q milan and fnn la. sna ~" 'a y,
had thonsalvs n,ar,;aa III bana " - $3.50 ~ 'N'"
q,
n,.s ~ ~ ~ "ispNsN H,Ais .ArirAa MI ula'k,
7. % in.y in.o .ne Wisconsin sen
avg w ru"b W '' '.'ioS" VI wy scal VI govern
shaII ~ ,hn,;tt.d ~ ' 49, &c th , :. ~ .
general election Il November f~f'~
go. ~
LaNh INCOME NC income o. inc English WESLEYAN
SOCIETY iof INC PAS. year mas exceeded fl2O
wv oc'''g aoou' siA h"hofcd tnonsahd dollars
END or riiE WoRLp-rhe time for the end Of the
world Is again announced by the adventsts of Now York
anu ~" ''i'ey $3.50 Os'is 'c' uo"h "s ing year
TArrA OUTRAGE. The New York Observer says that
the perpetrators OF the horrible Outrage and murder in
the family Of Mr. Dickson at Jaa in Syria have been
arrested and condemned TO death Fourteen murders
have been perpetrate within two years In the vicinity Of
Jaa and Jerusalem on persons of different nations, and
no notice has been taken Of them by government The
American consul general In Egypt, MIR. De Leon by
his pomptness and energy brought about the seizure Of
the perpetrators
Coxurn,r ~ NEW YoRx The FOREIGN in,n,rta ~ No,
York for tho frst aartc Of The current wear ltbea
on,hs .,i;n March, al d. az cor 90 oet ~ AZ. g.
The same period n 1881 and 500 $40 All less than far
the same period in 1856 The exports for the three
months exclusive Of spccie aro S. GIL less than for
the corresponding quarter Of 1851 aud S. 7765O7 less
than for the same period Of 1856.
EIorgMENr.At Cincinnati few days since young
heiress from Kentucky, eoped from boarding school
and married Kenuckan who Ind been forbidden by her
guardian to see her She escaped from the school dis
gused IN boy clothes which were sent her by the lover
ihcy started OH on Tour 70 spend the honeymoon she
Is q MINOR put on arriving ~ lcgai age VIII nheilta
iol'uie u ~ icAs' ooo'ooo' Hef iosef was "nAous
means
SENTENCE OF DEATu. Lieutenant De Mercy, Of the
French army belonging by birth to noble family, and
law 70 the Marchoness dc Chateer mas been con-
demned 70 pe sot Tor INC ASSASSINATION OF brother ON
GER ieutehan1 III thc same regiment He invited the
lieutenant 70 ms ROOM ana tnen Killed him with his So
ue, ~ .s'e "' ''"e "o A'V'l MN IA duei ousm
wi'''o'' "i''
ISrEnxAL MACHINE Pryor Il. Lee. engineer of the Gin
cinnat Type Foundry was engaged In cleaning up shay
nSs ana other inter ABOUT carpenters bench In the en-
gne room wnefc nc was wont to devote his spare tme0
the of type boxes and picked up from the
piece Of gas pipe sevencighths n an inch IN diameter
ana nearly eight inches long welded with wrought iron
Plugs ~ ei'neI enu ana n,ied WITH explosive na,elM
L. 49, M s .s -. .''' ''o,'ol'' "'e :. III
left hand wac shattered - az 4, y;r. nnnta,m bis
body perforated ia several places his hce and
eyes badly burned. and his life imminshtly eoparea
A1lf n<Ar n s>I
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Mr.. Black to Mr.. Cass.

Mr.. Black 10 Mr.. Cass.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OrFIcR
March 10, 1858
SIR: The question you propounded to me is on the
construction of the following clauses in the act organic
ing and establishing the territorial government Of Kan
If any bill shall not be returned by tho governor
within three days Sundays excepted after 1t shall have
been presented to him. the shall be law in like
If he had signed it, unless the assembly by
adounng prevent its return in which it shall not
be law" Does this give to the governor three clcar
days to consider bill Or is he bound to return it
the third day, counting in the day which it ~ pre-
1t is the universal rule in the computation Of time for
legal purposes not to notice fractions of day When
the law allows thing to be done within certain
Der of days. you cannot take fractional part of one day
ut the beginning and odd it to another fraction at the
end in order to make up the whole day But whether
the fraction at the Of the time shall be
counted whole day. whether it shall be excluded
from the calculation altogether. muchvexed ques-
on which both the English judges and the doctors Of
the civil law disputed long and earnestly that it
called the controversies co,ayoreysissma Q8 How. 49,
The weight of the judicial authorities in England
pecal!y in the recent cases. Is in favor of the doc
rne which excludes the first day from the count Chitty
up their effects by prononncng that to he the mod
ern rule Of construction Gen X. 100 'l0) In this
country, although there may be IN which the pc
cuar words OF statute or contract would require the
first to be counted it may safely be declared the set
tied law universally understood and accepted, that a
fractional part of the day from which time is computed
cannot be counted at all.
lease of land for year from the LIST OF April does
not expire until the first day of April following Itwould
expire the thirty first of March If the day on which
the term began not excluded. When bill is paya-
BILE ten days after sight the day of presentation is not
one Of the When the decree OF court requires an
act to be done within four days the party cannot be put
in contempt until the expiration of four whole days after
the day on which the decree is dated When policy of
insurance stipulates for days notice of fire. the day
of the fire not included right by statute to redeem
fxr 1ox,, L.
sixty days without counting tbs day Of the sale These
are few of the nnumerable to which the American
courts have applied the general principle that where
time is to be computed from an act done the day on
which the act done shall be excluded unless il Is ap
parent that different computation intended
The case under consideration is stronger arA clearer
for the application of the rule thanther Of those
have mentioned. Though divisions of day may be al
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NRw YonK, April Cotton firm sales 1000 bales.
Flour cents lower State, 81 25a 81 40 Ohio, 81 20
a 81 IS southern, "a SO a 81 IS. Wheat frm--saes
10, 900 bushels; southern white, 81 40. Corn closed
with an advancing tendency southern white, 10 70
cents ; yellow, rs cents. Pork frm--mess, SIT 35 a
SIT so; prime, $14 $l4 20. Beef firm Chicago
packed SI2 a $l3 rs. Lard firm, 10 10s cents.
Whisley dull at 20 224 cents Coffee steady. Sugar
buoyant Muscovado, g. III cents; Havana, Ga q
cents Spirits of tpentine steady Rice quiet Freights
cotton to Liverpool, cent.
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WASHINGTON CITY.
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL s, 1858.
Business Notice.

Az the business establishment the
change is terms be conducted strictly cash basis all
y,a for tho collection subscriptions the Union dicon
uusa should be made 10 Agents after this date
cent Iiiooab Who authorized make collections
In belswars Maryland and Virginia
wAsnSoloS, March Is, isosG
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RHODE ISLAND The election in this State occurred
yesterday The tickets supported by the two parties
were follows
Democrats Amer Republicans
Governor - Elisha r. Potter. Elisha Dyer
Lieut.. Governor Ariel Ballou. Thomas q. Turner
Secretary of State John H. Weeden John b Bartlett
Attorney General Walter S. Burgess Jerome B. Kimba
Treasurer Edw +. Newton. Samuel A. Parker
The opposition ticket is combination of Americans
and republicans the respective conventions of these po
itica associations having united the candidates
1t supposed that the democratic ticket could
prevail against this combination
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THE LEGALITY OF THE LAST KANSAS CON
VENTION. OPINION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
BLACK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, March Is, 1853.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, March Is, 1853,
Sin: 1t having been understood that doubts had
arisen in Kansas concerning the proper OF
the last clause in the Gath section of the organic Inv Of
that Territory, herewith transmit for your information
copy Of the opinion of the Attorney General upon that
subject
am, sir, very respectfully, your obedent servant
LEWIS CASS.
Gov. j. w. DENVER,
Lecompton Territory Of Kansas
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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
MunicinaI Elections.

DuDuouR, Gowa,) April 6.Ihe election yesterday
passed off quietly S. Wctherton, the peoples cand-
date for mayor, elected by 500 majority
BROOKLYN April THE municipal election here yes
terday resulted in the democrats electng eight aldermen
of the opposition The entire democratic ticket
was successful.
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The republicans not only endorse squatter sovereign
ty by their votes for the Kansas bill but they endow
the President with power TO admit new States power
which the constitution gives to Congress This is com
plmcnt 10 the democracy aud their President that did
not expect from that quarter Aibny Aaas and Argus.
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Commercial Regulation.

New YoRK, April I. The Tribune Of this morning
says that the French commercial houses have ordered
their correspondents here to make their remttnces in
bills on London instead of Paris heretofore they
have confidence in Napolcons government
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Burning OF q FIGURING Mill.

MILWAUKEE, wis., April 6.The Touring mill 0
johnson Harper at Horizon, destroyed by fire o.
Sunday morning The loss is estimated at $40 0O0 ant
is partially covered by insurance
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Rhode island Legislature.

PROVIDENCE, II. l., April 6.'lhs Americans and re-
publcans have elected their entire ticket and have
great majority in both branches Of the Legislature