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The Washington union., 1858-03-26
lFrom the st. Louis Republican, March 15l
ARRIVAL FROM CAMP SCOTT.

Very Unexpectedly, Mr.. John Hartnett secretary of
the Territory of Utah arrived in this city Sunday night
from Camp Scott He left that post the 26th of Jan
unry-b bringing from the army two three
weeks later than direct adyices
All intercourse between the Mormons of Salt Lake val
ley and the troops at Camp Scott ceased after the LIST of
January. IL was, however, well established that the
Mormons actively employed in fortifyng the most
important passes leading to Salt Lake city and that they
intended to offer resistance to the advance of the army
upon their city II is admitted that the caons fortified
and in the possession of determined men, offer very great
if insurmountablc obstacles to the march Of the
troops and seriously discussed in camp whether
the march upon Salt Lake city should not be made by
other route hundred miles longer in distance but pre-
fcnting fewer distinctions and those of serious mag
nitude This, it supposed, would be done
reiniorcements, supplies and particularly animals could
obtained Col Johnston calculated upon receiving this
aid 10y the latter part of May first Of June He had
ordered the troops at Forts Laramie and Kcaney to join
him at the earliest possible period this spring. and they
will move, IL is understood forage sufficient
for the animals can be obtained
1t is satisfactory to know that the reports which repre-
sented that the Indians OF that country IN the inter
est of, and would take sides with the Mormons, are in
correct large party of the Utahs-two hundred in
number of the principal men-had been IN Camp Scott
well received by the superintendent who distributed
to them and Of Peaceabe intentions
towards the Americans given Such was the general
tenor of the information obtained from the traders among
them The Cheyenpes the route also proessed de-
sire to be ut peace with people acknowledging that
they had been whipped by them The Indians not
however so peaccaby inclined towards each other aud
as large numbers of the Cheyenncs Pawnees and Sioux
were in close proximity to each other, O'Faon
Bluff fight expected
The coolest weather experienced ut Camp Scott put the
mercury IA degrees below at SUNRISE but the DAYS
were usually and dry, and the camp is f,voraby
located in valley, and wood plenty there not
a great deal of suffering from this cause At no time had
the been more than five six inches deep there
theatre, under canvas, of the most popular
sources of amusement for the troops and it we'll at
tended.
In his progress from Camp Scott, Mr. Hartnctts party
found scarcely any until they got to the South Pass
On the south side of that pass the from one
The Washington union., 1858-03-26
rrom the Now York Courier aud Enquirer
BANK CAPITAL IN NEW YORK

The rapid accumulation Of wealth in this State, and
the equally rapid enlargement of trade in its various
channels up to the beginning of last year. fully nd
Gated in the tabular returns of banking capital and loans
during cash yearle4S, 1857. In June, 1s4s, shortly
prior to the gold discoveries being fully known in the
Atlantic States the bank capital of this State only
forty three millions it is hundred mil
lions. In New York city there in June, ls4s, only
twenty-five banks, with an aggregate capital of S24,
900 OOO the largest capital being that of the Bank of
Commerce. So 900, and only ten out of the twenty
FIVE having 81, 600, 000 more, each. Now twenty
out of the fyonc banks in this city have cap-
tai of S55, 900 000 two millions each
eragc The increase of banks and of capital in the nte
ror has been in equally large ratio the capital alone
having increased from nineteen millions in june S4S
to forty millions at this date
We may that business, in it's various channels,
h,s increased as much if not more in the same time
The railroad system has assumed prominence greater
than that of the banks absorbing hundred mil
lions of capital and affecting all the commercial interests
of the State large and small The manufacturing inter
ests the State for and wide have assumed i'm
portance and give employment ordinarily to three
hundred thousand operatives.
OF the growth of the banking capital the following
tabular statement will illustrate the leading items
Conn orn Liabilities Resources Banks
1S4a, 1852
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FACTS TElI.--Parrot, AZ the October election
received the highest vote the reeState ticket in this
county, and that was 5l5 At the election last Monday
week the average State vote for delegates the
vcnton $50 and yet Mt the election the Iecomp
ton constitution that party gave Mt this place
votes and for State officers and members of the State
legislature about 200 votes. They only give at
other elections Is votes and $50 votes and yet they
they gave 3s4 legal votes the 4th OF January Every
body knows who will look at the above figures that II is
not There not that many legal votes here of all
parties much less of the free State party And yet they
talk Justify about fraud Let those who talk most about
frauds clear their skirts thoroughly cleanse their
ganor-and then they with more propriey talk
about fauts. We say purge out all the frauds Let n
thorough and complete investigation be made, and we
win warrant the frauds will not all be on one side
fLedvcRporh (Kdnsas) Htrald
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KANSAS In TIE PENNSYLVANIA LEGIs
LATUKE.

The following resolution reported by the majority Of
the committee to whom was referred the Kansas que
ton was taken up on the 23l instant, In the Pennya
MIA senate
sReolrod, That this general assembly doth fully AZ
prove the recommendation Of the President Of the Uni
States, made to Congress, in favor Of the immediae
admission of Kansas into the Union ~ State, under
constitution lawfully made and republican in its FORM and
doth therefore counsel and endorse the said measure OF
admission, as both wise and Just.
Judge Wilkins moved to strike out this resolution, md
substitute the following
That this State has viewed with deep regret the troubles
heretofore existing in the Territory OF Kansas productive
they have been, OF differences among the ORGANIZED
States that their continuance is to be earnestly depre
ted and their termination sought for by all justhabh
means; and that this general assembly confidng IN tM
ability and patriotism of the present Chief Magistrate
the United States and impressed with the wisdom and
Justice of his recommendation 10 Congress in favor Of f
immediate admission cf Kansas into the Union rs stt
do hereby approve that measure, and endorse II VIII
whatever of authority and influence pertains to them
Resored That any defective Objectionable povison
il such exist in the constitution Of Kansas (now Pcna
before Congress- for the consideration Of thu p
thereof and chat their power to amend, alter or moa
the same if they shall think proper, in regular and h'
fu manner immediately upon admission US state w :
the Union is unluestionalc and stands upon solid ca
stitutional principles and the practices Of the AmeF
States.
AitGF MI Nashtm h'it AT Nt''h" h"o rPonN"",.,n
sition to the resolution The amendment Of Judge WIkm
was agreed to- and the senate passed to the second rev
ing of the bill. Quite n number OF aincndments WI .
offered by the opposition senators, all OF which N
voted down, AMI the resolution of Mr. Wilkins pase
second reading by the following handsome vote Z;
-Messrs Bcl Brewer Buekalcw Craig, Cresswe ~
Fe,er Iaubach MaTsss Miller, Randall, scheI w
Strauh, wilkins Wright, Welsh, aud SJsahsr--lS ,,
N.ysMcssrs CoHy, Finucy, FRANCIS, Gnzzam Gregg, |"
Myers, scobcId, Shacirr Southcr. and TmDey--1o.
Two democrats Mcssrs. Knox and Ely, and two rl'e
lcans Mcssrs Rutherford and Baldwin, were absent ,Nr
one procsscd democrat, Mr. Turncy, Of Westmort@
voted with the republicans GLORY enough for one d
[PhIadaphm Ernmg .fy"
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THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS or NEW YORK.

We observe that the members os the democratic pr
of the State Of New York held meeting at Alm
on the 10th instant. The publishers OF democn'
papers in that State have formed Themselves into
association to promote their general interests ana o
cert of action in political action Such association
have doubt will result in greatly advancing the ~
contemplated. At the meeting tho 10th inst, ~
disposing of the business Immediately affecting Their
terests publishers the following resolutions rcla'
national politics were unanimously adopted
''R@olrcd, That we heartily sustain and endo's'
policy Of President Buchanan upon the Kansas qnesl
aud believe that the speedy admission of that stare n
the Union will restore peace to the whole conhul
removing from Congress all discussion Of local n''
which it has legitimate control and Commune
to the locality immediately interested
'Reso,rod That we pleased to know that 'ne 4,
unaninity which marks the democratic press o >.
State in regard to the policy of the national adh""
ton prevails among democratic State once'slj
democratic members Of the senate and assembly a"'
among the democratic masses of our State.
The Washington union., 1858-03-26
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
News from New Mexico.

81. LOUIS, March "a. The Santa Fe mail arrived at
Independence the 22d inst.
Captain Marcy to leave Fort Union fcr Utah ON
the 25th inst with a thousand head Of mules
Lieut.. Beale passenger from Santa Fe He left
Los Angeles, California January 10, with twenty-five
and mules having sent the camels back from the
Colorado river. He adhered strictly to the thirty fifth
parallel OF latitude which he pronounces to be the best
natural route for railroad in the world He shortened
Whppies route five hundred miles used no tents all the
way from Los Angeles, slept comfortably every night
and found not three inches Of at any point
While on the route he discovered no relics Of ancient
civilization but met tribe of Indians hitherto unknown
He says that white could travel the route in parties
of five as safely twenty.
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Further from Utah.

ST LOUIS, March 24.-1be Utah correspondent Of the
Leader dated January 81, says that Mr. Morreli and
SOL Gle, who started for the Fathead country the
24th of December, had returned They reached the
campment of Capt. Magruder's command on the PapoD
ice branch of the Wind river where their march
rested by deep They report the expedition all
WE'LL and the animals winteng freely but the Crow In
dans had appeared and threatened to off the stock
and had made many suspicious movements In view of
these facts Col Johnston despatched party of thirty
teamsters bring the expedition into Camp scott All
well in camp. No military movement of importance
reported
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I1NItiiJTlE

New York thus holds nearly one-third OF the whole
banking capital of the country, tSlO6 900 900 out of
$3.50 900 900 and exerts controlling influence upon
the financial movements not only within its borders
but upon those East, South, and West Hence we may
urge in the strongest language that New York through
its legislature and its financial agents in Wall street is
called upon naugurac and to maintain conservative
system in its banking movements-one that while il
will sustain its institutions within the bounds of pr
dence beyond any contingencies revulsions shall ex
ccise controlling spirit the monetary fluctuations
of the who'll Union and prevent any disposition else
where to unguarlcd expansion
The last official report of the bank department. shows
the following aggregates to the condition of the city
banks compared with those of the country in December
last
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Il is not denied that great hue and cry against
the admission of Kansas has been made. 1t is the
same game which was played off when the bill of
1854 was made law--the old anti-slavery negro
worshipping-the old and stale denunciaton of
the South-tle same effort to array section against
section, by the men, the same party, with re-
cruits from the democracy. In 1854 the storm swept
off deal rubbish, but it did not do its full worh
The present stampede at first even More threat
eniug. The alarm had wider range, q deeper note,
and apparently more pervading and destructive
tendency There was, however, this difference be-
tween the hurricane of 1854 and the white squall of
1858: the former surprise, the latter found
the sails iurled the ship well balasted and every
man at his post; one lasted whole days, the other
spent its force in a moment.
The Kansas bill passed the Senate by decisive
vote 1t is significant that the Legislative branch of
the government which is most conservative and tenn
perate that which was instituted as breakwater
against the surges of popular excitement to check
the mad Of {anaticsm and to maintain the
equilibrium OF our federative system should thus re-
buke the charlatans who have sought to create the
into the Union an independent State, will de-
fraud and disfranchse them. Defraud and disfran-
chise community by withdrawing all Intervention
in their affairs Injure and damage country by de-
claring it free To say SO is to impeach them of
mbecility dishonesty. If they are honest they
can surely attend to their own concerns best if they
are dishonest il is than right that the fed.
eral government should be freed of all responsibility
on their account.
So the Senate thought, and passed the admission
bill and sent it to the House for its concurrence. AS
much as believe in sound policy and principles
as much as seek the good of the country, its
peace, its prosperity and happiness-so we have an
abiding faith that the House will concur with the
Senate, The cloud of Kansas politics has already
impaired its blight upon the constitutions and il
Congress- by its votes, shall preserve it for mischief
instead of consigning it to nfamy, whose production
it is no man wise enough to tell the future of the
republic.
The Washington union., 1858-03-26
THE TRIBUNE,S COUNT.

The New York Tribune publishes classification
of the members of the House according to their sup
posed views on the Lecompton measure, in which il
counts | l3 for Lecompton and 100 against it. To
make out its l20 votes it has the assurance to rec
on with the whole of the black-republicans six
southern members and several known democrats
The Tribune reckons without its host. Any shrewd
see, by its own statement, that the success
of Lecompton is beyond doubt The Tribune
rcckons upon the aid of members who would be
deeply ashamed to be found in any such company
and who will almost blush to read the companions
ship even in print
The Washington union., 1858-03-26

NEw Yonk March 25.--Cotton has advanced s-sales
l,6OO bales upland middling, lls holders demand a
further advance of cent. Flour is firm 500
barrels State 81 20 S4 80; Ohio 81 80 SIS south
ern, $4 IS S4 30 Wheat is firm sales II 900 bush
els southern red ST. 5a 81 20 western white, 81 22
aSl 80 Corn is very dull and prices too unsettled
to quote correctly. Mess pork, S6 10 SIG S5 prime
pork Sl3 60 Sl3 rs. Beef is unchanged. Lard is
buoyaut at 81 l0i cents Coffee is quiet Rio, 10y
liz cents Sugar is in good demand Molasses is
steady at 80 33 cents for Orleans Spirits of tuPentine
is steady ut 40 cents Rosn is quiet Rice is buoyant,
with sales OF 900 bags at "a cents.
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JUDGE DOUGLASS POSITION.

JUDGE DOUGLASS POSITION.
Inspector the Washington correspondent Of
the New York Courier and Enquirer, writes under
date of March oath as follows
Mr.. Douglas summed up the arguments for free govern
ment last night with the skill Of master in three
hours speech before the most crowded and brilliant au
dence that has assembled in Washington since Daniel
Webster called together the beauty rank and intellect
the metropolis on the 7th of March, 1850 Mr. Doug
las expected this occasion declare his position
relative to the great parties that divide the country
of the breach between him and the administrations
on Leconpton but he did not He left the public in
doubt whether he meant to remain in the democratic
party and cxpel his opponents would recognise the
fact that the counsels Of evil-mnded had per-
vered that organization beyond reasonable hope of its
ormation.
/ am informed, however by many persons who
have opportunities of knowing, that Mr.. Douglas
does not expect any reconciliation with the party
of which he lately the admitted popular leader
He considers that party incurably corrupted and per-
verted by the influence OF the administration, and
by the seditios and ncendiary schemes of the south
secesaioniSts These men, Mr.. Douglas thinks.
have had the power to debauch the democratic party 1t
has, under their lead left the line of progress marked out
by principle, and is hurryng along the downward road
which leads to civil ccmmotion and dsunion He has
not lett the party and he trusts that majority of the
honest masses of the party have not left him But in
any event he goes further with the propagandists
slavery He fvos the formation of the greatest possible
number of free States He will oppose the policy of col
iccunB the lniallS on the northwestern frontier He
will have line which white shall pass He
still pusues the policy which he inauguraed in 1874,
fourteen years ago. in the Nebraska bill first presented by
him to Congress- and which was defeated by mistaken
sympathizers with the Indians
Mr.. Douglas regards the administration as an enemy
to the peace of the country and to the Union He
sders that the very first act of the Executive after the
admission of Lecompton should that misfortune come
upon the country, will be TO bring civil by at
tempt to force spurious government upon Kansas.
He thinks therefore, the first duty of all parties is to
break down the present corrupt and treacherous admin
straton That will be followed, he believes by the
construction of sound national and conservative party
in the South which will break the force of the impend-
ing secession movement and will afterwards the
punishment of the conspirators against the Union.
1t Is the impression among Mr. Douglass friends that
he expects the election of Mr. Seward the presidency
in 1860 The next four will be occupied in restoring
to the country that tranquility and order of which the
dsorganizng of the democratic party for the
last eight years have deprived it, Such said to be
the views of Senator Douglas.
The Washington union., 1858-03-26
KansaR News.

Sr. LOUIS, March "a The Democrat publishes a card
from j. II Lane in reply to proclamation of Governor
Denver In this card Mr. Lane says that ~ w Denver
him ane of arroganty usurpng and ruthlessy
tranpling under foot the legislative department of the
government and caracterizes his anes) acts as per-
fdious and tyranncal" Mr. Lane then brands the gov
ernor O caumnator.
The Washington union., 1858-03-26

A TELEGRAPmc FEAr-We read occasionally of
extraordinary despatch in the transmission of tee
graphic communications between New York and
New Orleans despatch from the former city actu-
ally reaching the latter ahead of time. Between St.
Louis and Washington city the reverse seems to be
true. Thus, yesterday the telegraph advised us in
the of the afternoon that one J. II. Lane -
had published a reply to proclamation by Governor
Denver of Kansas, for the particulars of which we
refer the reader to the teegraphic head The west
ern mail, received an hour so afterwards brought
us Kansas journal containing the identical paper at
full length that had just been announced by tele-
graph Uncle Sams mails from st. Louis habitualy
anticipate the tclegraphic communications. week
or two ago this same tolegraphic line furnished us
with long despatch of Mormon news brought to
Council Bluffs by MIR. Wingate a Council Bluffs
! paper containing the news had been in our
oulce several hours previous and we used the latter
account instead of the former. The st. Louis Office
will gain reputation for enterprise if it persists in
] further demonstrations of the same sort
The Washington union., 1858-03-26

"An OF o2 the official the bank department
An examination of the last quarterly report of the
bank department shows that many of the free banks
doing business upon less specie than ST. 900 each They
are mere banks of issue and do but little good perhaps
much harm at times, TO the State Such cxcrescences
could with advantage be eradcaed and their places
supplied with banking concerns having solid capital
and respectable body of stockholders
The Washington union., 1858-03-26

The indications that all branches OF the opp
of Philadelphia will unite upon single ticket ~ wy
ncipal election in May This lis evidently the u"
icy Nay, it is the only course that will inspire us
dcnco and insure victory. ,ia
under these circumstances that earnestly u'b n "A
magnanimity, and cordial cooperation on the ~" "A
entire opposition. With such policy success i'9 :
garded Ms certain II Philadelphia Enquirer, oRos''"
The Washington union., 1858-03-26
Sentence of a Murderer

FREDERICKSBURG March 25.--Jesse Crockett, who was
Yesterday convicted of the murder of William Griffin at
Aqua Creek on Christmas last has been sentenced
to be hung on the 30th of April next.
The Washington union., 1858-03-26
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1858.
Business Notice.

Az the business Union establishment proposed
change will be conducted strictly cash basis all
collection Of subscriptions for tho Union dsco
nued payments should be made Agents this date
oept upsoomb ir TO make collections
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia.
WASHINGTON, March 20, ls5s.--u
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General Wheat not on the schooner Major Barbour
which recently threatened the town of Minatan as it
represented in the late from the ishmus of Te
huantepec published In the Union yesterday morning.
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Later from Rio Janeiro.

NEw York March 25.-R Rio dates of February 18th
received Coffee closed 200 reis higher than on the
Sd of February The supply from the interior had al
most ceased The stock in port amounted to but l20
bags Flour was dull.
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Sale of ali ocean steamer.
Markets.

New York March rs The steamer Quaker City
sold ut auction to-day for S67 900
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nothing but the constitution and the democratic
sentiment of the country that stand in the way Of
your SUCCESS.