Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-02-12

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James W. Grimes, Just elected u. s. Senator
from Iowa, for six Years from the close Of the
present Congress, March 8, 1859, has Just re-
tired from the Office of Governor, to which be
was elected in August, 1854. He is a native of
New Hampshire. about 1fty years of a0a. IA A
lawyer and farmer, formerly Wing and now
Republican in politics; and was the first man Of
chat political stripe ever chosen Governor of
Iowa. lie takes the place of George w. Jones,
8 Nebraska Lecolnpton democrat.
The Democracy North have been assuring
the people in general, with bowling veho-
ncnte, that Kansas never could, would, or
should be q slave state. What do they think
of Mr.. Buehanan's emphatic declaration:
. 1t has bern solemnly adjudgcd by the
highest judicial tribunal that slavery exists in
Kansas by virtue of the Constitution of the
United States. Kansas is, therefore, at this
moment, as mlch a slave state MS Georgia or
South Carolina.n
A bill is now before the Virginia Legislature
to provide for the enslHvement of free negroeS
under certain circumstances. 1t proposes to
hire them out for a period of three years from
the date of the passage of the act, the proceeds
of their hire to DO appropriated to their trRns-
managed by nm ovelseer, to be chosen BY the
county courts of the several counties OF the
State; but it shall be com petent for any free
negro, within ths limita ton above assigned. TO
~enrigrate voluntarily, or cnslave himself at his
discretion AT t4e end of three years all freq
negroes found in Il e State are TO be sold into
slavery, the proceeds of the sale 70 be deposited
to the credit of the State.
The St. Louis News of Monday afternoon,
says: \ gentleman in this city informs IA that
he las received letters from Fayetteville. Ark.
of date of Feb. lst, in which no mention is
made of the negro instruction. The story il
no doubt a hoax.
Gen. Houston having made hs exit from pub
lie life in Texas, proposes to oTnmen n new
career III Arizonia. lie says flat lie will make
that territory his future home.
Hon. F. p. Stanton is to deliver an address
at the New York Academy of Music, this, Fri
day, evening, in reply to the Presidents late
Leeompton message.
A forged check of $4,000 was paid at the New
York Continental Bank on the sth inst.
The Hon. Lewis D. Campbell will certainly
lose lis seat in tho National House of Repre-
jority of thirteen, to allow Mr.. Campbell fur
ther time to take testimony. The question on
giving him further timo was q test.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post, says it is generally under
stood, now that the increase OF the army 10 re-
quired, that the design is t. keep in Kansas tho
5000 soldiers now stationed there.
in kentucky. The Frankfort correspondent
of the Louisville Journal says: "A member
from one Of the mountain counties has oh
tained leave to introduce a bill 20 increa-a
toe premium Oh ToI anu gray IoX ScAtpSs 40l1
IS understood to be a measure of relief to cor
tain tax payers in tho mountain regions, who
pay their taxes in sealpS."
A correspondent of the LynchburS Virgin
an, writing from Hat Greek, Campbell county,
says The pigeon rcost is tho great subject OF in
terest in that part of the country. II is sup
posed that nearly loo, 600 of the birds have
been killed in the war waged against them by
the people in that section. The thrifty house
wives have manufactured hundreds Of beds
from fHa faafherS and iha manila hava faaalAd
on their delicate food.
The impudence of Southern brawlers in Cen
gress, in asserting that if it had not been for
the troops in Kansas, the free soilers would
have been driven cut Of the Territory. is ro-
freshing. The fact is plain, that the troops
were used solely to overawe that portion Of the
people of Kansas opposed to slavery, and that
If it had not been Tor the U. s. bAyonets, The
pro slavery ruffians would have been made fow
and far between.
Gen. Windham, who has just won the dis-
~tinction OF being defeRsed by the Hindooa, TO
the infinite modification of the British people,
having caused to be used up intellectually ons
OF the glorious regiments always victorious
under Havelock, is the man who particularly
distinguished himself by personal bravery ~
tho assault on the Redan, whiehit will be re-
membered was not taken, though calamity con
tested by the English
May Jane Cribbets, Of Cincinnati, recently
sued VIM. Mathers, in Common Pleas, for
breach of promise. II was in evidence that ahs
had an illegitimate child by him. The jury
returned a verdict for $1,000 damages in her
favor.
The next Ohio State Fair is to be holden in
Ssniusky City, in September next. Cleveland,
Toledo, Columbus and GAINESVILLE were all ap-
plicants for the State Fair, but Sandusky IL the
Fortunate city. We congratulate the bay city
ON her good fortune.
Tho Pennsylvania House Of Representatives
on the 4th adopted by a vote of NS 10 81, n req
%olution, directing the Committee to whom Ma
refcrisd the Kansas resolutions, to postpone
their report upon that subject until the 10th
of March. 80 the fennHy IvaniAn Legislators
dodge the issue.
A Chinese woman Who came to Pittsburgh
with DIR. Happier, in the capacity of anurse,
in that city on Sunday morning. She did not
understand tho English language fally and The
and answers were interpreted by DIR.
Happier. The ceremony was said 70 be both
nov 81 and Interesting,
The New York papers say that tho wifs Of .
painter in Syracuse died the other day. Among
tha sympathizing frienl was q young lady
from Auburn, q stranger TO him. The sympA-
thy Of this young lady had such an impression
on the broken-hearted husband that tho next
day after the funeral, be consoled himself by
taking her to his arms.
We Observe that q friend personal and polit-
ioAl, of Col. Fornay, who had a situation In the
Philadelphia Custom House, and also occaaion-
and that q clerk In the Treasury De-
partment has met with the like fate for ths high
of directing daring his leisure houxs,
copies Of Douglass Kansas speech.