Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-24
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NEW ORLEANS, March 22.-Cotton sales s, so
bales. Prices unchanged. Sugar stiff 64a62. Whit
wheat %. Sterling dull and nominal
WASHINGTON. March 28-SEEATE-Mr Doug
las made an anti-LecomptOn speech. Mr.. Toomb
was quite severe IN commenting thereon. Mr.
Stuart deprecated the Of epithets instead Of ar
| guments. He accorded Mr.. Toombs the laurels il
the use of the former Mr.. Green maintained tina
notwithstanding the speeches, the Committees re
port had not been successfully assailed
HoUsE-The House is discussing Kansas affair.
under the deficiency bill
Weather at neon, March %.
Memphis, clear, mercury g.
New Orleans, cloudy, appearance of rain, mercury
Louisville elear, wind north, mercury 55.
/ Montreal clear, mercury a.
New York, cloudy, wind south east mercury 46.
Philadelphia, cloudy, windnorth east, mercury 43.
Tuseumbia, clear, wind northeast, mercury IS,
barometer 1920.
MEMPHIS, March 23.-The steamers Baltic and
Diana are on frem New Orleans 10 Louisville.
The Baltic passed here at Is minutes Of three this
afternoon. The Diana arrived an hour afterwards
and stopped for coal.
NEW ORLEANS, March 28-Cotton sales %. 600
bales firm, but not quotably higher; sales for three
days 30 500 bale stock 48l 600 bales; decrease at
this port 80 600 bales; decrease at all ports 227 900
bales. Sugar lower. Freight easier. Exchanges
dull
heavy robbery was committed Sunday on the
office Of Henry Shepherd, junior $500 cash and
over hundred thousand dollars in notes were stolen
An advertisement cautions all from negotiating for
tie notes.
NEW YORK, March 28.-COtton, Uplands Il8,
heavy and irregular Flour and Coffee firm Wheat
quiet. Corn dull Mess Pork Sl6BaSl6 40. Whis-
Ky 2Oa224 Bacon, Middles s.; Hams 88s9E. To-
baccO 7al7. TallOW inactive. Molasses active.
ST. LOUIS, March 28-FlOur So 75as8 90
Wheat, white, 9Oa95c; Corn, mixed, 34a33; vel
lew, 86a873c; Oats, 973a4Oo; Hemp, 7Oa75c.
WASHINGTON, March 28-After considerable
debate, the Minnesota Bin was Withdrawn alto
gether. Three amendments to the original we're
moved.
that the people Of Kansas did form the Constitution
&C., carried.
Secondly, that the Constitution should not be con-
strued to abridge or infringe any right of the
people, asserted in the Kansas Constitution at all
times to alter, reform, er abolish, and then form a
government &c. Agreed to-yeas 81, nays %.
Thirdly, a technical verbal alteration-carried |
Pugh withdrew his amendment of March >, to |
Green's amendment and offered a substitute ex- |
tending the Federal laws into the State Of Kansas
and providing for the formation Of Judicial Districts
and appointment Of Federal affairs. Agree to-87 /
against ~
Crittenden moved a substitute, providing for the
Of the LecOmptOn Constitution TO the
people Of Kansas
After several personal explanations, a vote ensu-
ed-yeas "A, nays a. Lost
The bill as amended to admit Kansas with the Le-
compton Constitution then passed-yeas 80, nays
a.
Nays-Messrs. Bell Broderick Chandler, Clark
Jollamer, Crittenden, Dixon, DoOittle Douglas
Durkee, Fessender, FoOte, Foster, Hale, Hamlin,
Harlan, King, Pugh, Sumner, TrumbuI Wade, and
Wilson.
Absentees-Messrs. Bates and Davis
Mr. Reid paired of with Mr. Cameron
The announcement Of the result was received with
applause and Kisses.
Adjourned
CINCINNATI, March 28.-FlOur8 6Oa8 65; Whis-