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equator on the one side, and the northern pc
on the other. But no such promise, no such
hope, awaits the Republic, if you separate the
free Atlantic States from the free States of the
Pacific coast.
Sir, while this bill ignores the actual dispute
out of which it originated, it suppresses with
double care the great controlling political fact
which lies everywhere Just beneath the surface
Of the whole debate. If Kansas shall come into
the Union under the Lecompton Constitution,
she will come as q slave State. If she come
under any other Constitution, it il hoped by
those who advocate Freedom that she will come
as a free State. This bill gives to Kansas the
choice of being slave State, and only that
choice. You have already induced the Supreme
Court of the United States 90 to peryert your
Constitution, that the President, on their au.
thority, declares that Kansas, while she is
q Territory, is as much q slave State as
South Carolina. The change you offer her is,
that if she will accept the Lecompton Con.
stitution, she shall be recognised in name and
form as . slave State, in lieu of remaining .
slave State in the form and stature Of Ter
ritory. Sir, your bill does indeed say that in
the fnture-God knows how far in the future
it may be-if the people of Kansas, If they
| shall now reject the Lecompton Constitution,
|. May make Constitution for themselves, and
send it here for POUR consideration; but it shall
not be done until they shall have largely aug-
mented population. Sir, this postponemsnt i
mockeryi When the people of Kansas sAall
come here with free Constitution, years hence,
they viii do only what they did two years ago.
You refused them then. When they come here
with Constitution making them free State,
and submit it to you, they viii have Consti.
tuition that contains Just what they had in the
Missouri prohibition of Slavery, thirty .eight
years ago; and you struck that prohibition
from the statute book. When they come, years
hence, be they few or many, and sak to be ad-
mitted free State, they will be just exactly in
the same attitude they maintain now, and de-
mAnding then only what they demand now, and
what you refuse them.
| Sir, You are only asking us to wager against
chance, backed by device and fraud. Here 10
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not? If ssy accept the dowry, then the Lee
compton anstitution, with its hideous and fe-
rocious e lures and its blood stained hands,
stands err { in Kansas, and, except as God
maj press Se the people from seduction and
inti,oidas !, it stands forever. But if the peo-
pie say Acy to the devry, then the monster
Leoampto perishos and dies in the prolonged
agoay Of ~ birth. = Now, Mr.. President how
can this Snsequence, this result, follow the de-
cision of js people at this election, and neces.
sarily foley il, unless question which involves
that cons, luence has been submitted to the
people? submit, sir, without fear of contra
diction, t.ss have shown that this bill does
submit Il Lecompton Constitution to the PEG.
pie of K& sas.
am ce ,6rmed in this view of the case by
the fact q - it agrees with the construction Of
the bill aSIppted by those who were expected
by the frs ners of the bill to be reconciled to
is supper because it submits the Lecompton
CONSTITUTE b. 1t must be remembered that the
bill il to T. passed upon by the people Of the
North as ell as by the people of the South.
We have yen that the South declares that the
CONSTITUTE 10 not submitted by the bill. But
the South, to construe the bill for itself alone,
not for the North. Here 10 the language OF .
Democracy paper in the State of New Hamp-
shire; It leaks fairly for the North;
We = esent, in another column, the bill
agreed 4 On BY the conference committee for
; the adm sion Of Kansas, which Wa reported
on Frida last 1t win be seen that it submits
to tho pc pie of Kansas the simple and direct
question whether they vill be admitted into the
Union u der the Lecompton Constitution, or
remain Territory until they number inhsbit-
apts emo Oh to entitle them 10 Representa-
tive in @ ,ngress. 1t seems to ms
that this ,ill ought 70 satisfy every Democrat
who has, opposed the original bin for admis.
sion witt the Lecompton Constitution, for
the resa,.9 that the people were not allowed
TO dec;f fer themselves whether they would
have tb& Constitution or not. By this bill,
| the peoeye are allowed to decide that ques.
ton; IL . to be fairly and squarely submitted
6 70 themi
| Now, ind myself in a dilemma. / have
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-09
THE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN ROAD.

Alta meeting of the passengers, called At the place
and time of this accident near Adrian OF which Geo.
NJ. Chapman Of the City Of Newfork was appointed
Chairman, and OHM Miller OF the Clty Oh Cmcaxo
Secretary, it was
Rtsoed That the Chairman and Secretary Of this meeting
together with Bradford Church of Chicago DO spPntsd
have true account published In papers
the Cities York and Chicago for the benefit Of future
In pursuance of the above resolution, we the under
signed have carefully examined into the cause Of said
accident and find that the ran oil the track on
an embankment about five feet high, while crossings
cuvert Of about ten feet span hch the track crosses
upon two heavy pieces of timber. which the ties
crOss-pieces OF the road laid loose aud rlAou
any tdstenings. The rails were fastened to these ties
with spikes; but nasmuch as the ties themselves were
not fastened to the stick Of timber on which they
rested they could be slid out of place without much
force.
few rods distant informed us that she the train
crossing at speed OF about twenty-five miles per
hour, that from some sudden jerk of the engine the
cars began to rock over this culvert, when the hind
car Slowed down the embsnkment, and the ties not
being fastened dragged with II the whole superstruc-
ture. This threw the forward cars of the track ono
of which was smashed to pieces, and the hind cars
rolled bottom upward to the bottom OF the emosnk
mept and but for the presence OF mind OF one OF the
braB emep, who instantly pulled the alarm rope, ana
the almost instantaneous stopping OF the engine oy
the engineer, the slaughter would have been teriiDe
As it was, two persons had bones broken, and come
twenty others were badly cut or bruised. On eIsm-
lining many Of the cross ties found them to be %
rotten that they would not hold the spikes, and n
some instances we could pick them to pieces With our
fingers.
We were informed by the agents and worknen upon
that road that all their cuverts built in the came
faulty manner, and that many other Western roads
have their culverts built in the same way! If This q
go we feel il our duty to denounce the engineers and
those who build such roads, and the agents who run
them, as crminsly cupable, for we consider il sur
prsiog that the cars do not run of the track every
time they cross such culver.s at high speed Having
thus discharged duty TO the public, we leave 1t Tor
the agents Of the road and the authorities along the
route to take such action as the case demands.
o. NJ CHAPMAN of New York.
e 9 = Sh Mlk6ER of ChisAsO.
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A~FLOOD.
A MOTHER AND EIGHT CHILDREN
DROWNED.
From The Chicago Pres.

The Spring Of 1858 has been Of the most re-
markable. For period Of nearly two months tne
rainfall has only been briefly ntermtted Inc smouus
of rain fallen must have been large without pfecedem
in ike period. The whole country is drencned, sno
completely. The streams are 81 unusually ngn
this season. and from oil parts of the country we hear
of much dsmsge done to property and much Inc nas
Ipon the general gloom throughout our State from
this unproptous weather has broken moro than oroe
some tale Of startling disaster like the tornadoes tha
have visited on two occasions the central psr Of
Illinois. the recent appalling calamity ct Elisou, ID
Warren County being the most severe, ard with
scarcely parallel 10 the annals OF this country.
We have now 10 record a most painful and besFs-
rendipg casualty caused by of the sudden ffeshe
that have of late been disastrous at Roscoe ninety
three miles from this city, on the Rock River, nve
miles this eide of Beloit, on the Beloit and Msd's'e
Branch Of the G. & c. U. X. X.
The smentable fate of the llsley family viii ssaca
as melancholy interest to the sPot on which they per-
ished a. invests the " Notch" of the White Aoun'
taiDs, associatiDg it for ever with the unforuns~
Wileys.
special telegrsphic dispatch pforms tina. about
dawn yesterday morning freshet came rushing VIE
great violence down rsvine, through which. ~
ordinary seasons, flows an Insignificant brook, ur
utary TO the Rock River.
Upon the bank stood the two story frame dwelling
occupied by q much esteemed clergyman, the NV
Horatio Isley. From some cause, either BY inc en,
dermning Of the bank, or the yelling being resensS
by the angry food, it was overturned sDd csl'ys
away. Its inmates, the clergyman, his wife and ny
eight children were in their beds when they wao
swept into the raging torrent. The father sloae =.
aged, almost miraculousy, TO effect bis escape, -
reached the bank, nearly exhausted; the mother %
her children were seen no more alive.
The most profound sensation at once pervsded ~ =
entire community. The most active measures wes -
once taken to recover the bodies, and up 10 SOCKS
Q. m. four had been taken out.
The eight children were of various ages, reoe ~
from infancy to seventeen years Of age. Ire is@X
was one much beloved in that community, and Ine
fate that has swept them thus into eternity VIII -
many tears. ~
Other houses were also swept away, but We hse
no more lives being lost.
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FROM VENEZUELA.

From the ~. Thomas TtdeRdoe.
BY the arrival Of the packet schooner leabe Cipt.
Todd, intelligence TO the 9Th met. from Lagusyra
has been received here.
that the relations between the Republic and NJ. Lev
rsud, the French Charge d Affsres have reached 20
critical point that ne demanded some say had been
gyen) his passports and would 10 consequence leave
Caracas in few hours subsequent 70 the departure
of the mail which brings the information. This de.
termination has been come 20 the grounds that the
Provisional Government refuses to comply with the
conditions of the Protocol Of the Goth Of March,
tered into between the Diplomatic Corps ard the Mn
iser Of Foreign Relations wher, 10 agreed that
Gen. Monagas and BIS family were 10 be allowed to
leave the country without moles.aion or risk. lie,
Oh the other hand, s.ipnlatDg that he would uee or
resort 20 no calculated to impede the exist
ing Government from establishing itself on Gold
basls.
As me French charge dAgaires, il would seem,
hs1 been prominent 10 bringing about this reconciia
ton between the oontendng factions, and General
Monags claims the fulfment OF the Protocol through
the French Charge, as we'll as the British, the demand
for bis Liberation had been made ADD was not con-
coded at the period specified 10 the demand all further
relations would had ceased. As Admiral Gueydon,
who, with some men-)fwar are lying at Laguayra,
supports the Eubassador in his position il is further
stated that q blockade OF Lagusyra would commence
the 10th, whle others affirm that hOstltIes would
commence.
Opposed TO these proceedings we further learn that
the American Netherlands and Spanish Ministers have
entered their protests their Governments would not
sanction that any powerful nation or nations should
coerce the Government into any measures contrary to
the disposition 1.-THE nation.
Such is the intelligence, as near as we have been
able TO gather IT,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-09

SwILL MILK IN CHIcAeo.-The Chicago 1870 -
from cows kept az the dist,lleries, and propos~.
abste the nuisance. It also makes the foIoSns
trsordirary statement: ,.nis
There are several persons in our city wnc ss ~
They maupfsetvYe milk from chalk ssd dTus@ g
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-09

FROM RIo-GREAT RAILROAD Contract AWARD.
ED TO AMERIcASs.-A private letter that we have
received, dated Rio Janeiro, April 80 says:
The Board Of Directors OF the Don Pedro H. Rail
road Company have awarded to the American bid
the contract for all tie work on the entire Second
Section Of their Rslroed--al that advertised TO
be let. This contract At the engineers estimate, will
amount 20 about S3,5OO,OO0 There are about 2l2
miles Of the road yet be let which, If the contract
ors carry on the second section satisfactorily, is
pected will be placed in the same hands. This will
amount to some Sl2 OOO, coo. The Americans had to
contend against powerful English opposition, but
with complete success" [Phlla Bulletin.
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The Cnss-Yrissari Treaty.

New York, July 28.-The Times Panama cores
pendent sends the substance Of Secretary Cass's
letter 10 the President Of Nicaragua on the refusal
Of the latter to sign the Clss Yrissari treaty The
Secretary says to President Martinez-you have in
suited this government by Withholding your sigma
ture from the treaty. After pledgng yourself to
Gen. Lamar that you sent it by special messenger,
you afterwards assigned as q reason for not having
sent il, that you had written autograph letter to
President Buchanan, asking MIN to submit certain
notifications Of it, which letter yon never wrote.
We demand as the only reparation you can make,
the return of the treaty ratified by the Assembly
with regard to the vested rights Of American citi-
zeus in Nicaragua. General Cass tells Martenez
that this government would not submit to any arbi-
trary action Of Nicaragua, and that, that country
vas devoid Of an adequate tribunal, the Cabinet at
Washington had no other recourse but to decide the
matter Tor themselves, and that therefore a proper
naval force had been dispatched to both sides of the
Tsth
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Steamboat Neutrality-suspicious. of the
New Falls City--EWO Persons Killed.
several Wounded

Steamboat Accident--ExpIOsiOn of the
Several Wounded.
Al one l o'clock, P. NJ on yesterday, a serious
accident oocurreitO the steamer New Falls City.
Capt Wood, which resulted in the instant death of
two persons and the serious Wounding Of three or
four Others The accident occurred at about one
o'clock NJ about one mile and half above Com
niece Miss forty miles below this city. The piston
rod of the larboard cylinder broke and blew out
forward, carrying away the stand aud breaking the
mud receiver. By this accident several persons on
the Falls City we're blown into the water, and two
are certainly known 10 be drowned; their names we
could not learn There were also two others badly
scaljed, who cannot possibly recover.
The steamer langley, Capt Warman, was only
short distance behind the Falls City the time of
the accident and hastened with all speed to her as
distance. When the Langley arrived at the scene
of the disaster only one Of the three persons blown
overheard by the explosion was visible above the sur
face Of the water This one was struggling maufully
with the dangers that surrounded him. but was well
nigh exhausted with his efforts Seeing him in this
situation, a cabin>bOy on the Langley, by the name
of Thos Thomas, seized line and throwing himsalf
boldly in the surging waters breasted his way to the
place where the man was struggling for his life. The
line was given him by Thomas, who swan back to
the Langley.
The Langley came up few moments after the
accident, and took on about fifteen passengers from
the Falls City, all she had room for.
The persons blown overheard from the Falls City
are supposed TO have been deck passengers, who
we're standing forward at the time of the accident.
The Fails City had nearly two hunered passengers
in her cabins Of whom were injured by the eX-
plosiOn. She was left by The Langley at the place
where the accident occurred and will probably be
here to-day.
Passengers on the Falls City who came up Oh the
Langley say that three persons we're blown OVer~
board from the Falls City, two Of whom were drown
ed and one rescued by The Laugley.-AemPhis
Bulletin, Juiy %.
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soUTHERv PACTFrc RATEROAD.

MEsFHls, Tenn, July % foo.
To Stockholders the Southern Pacific Railroad Company o.
Texas:
A GENERAL meeting Of stockholders viii be held N Louis
~ ville Kentucky, the 2lth day Of August next Bust
Of great importance viii De brought before the meeting De
handing the ateziiOu Of all interested Iheenterprse
all that has been claimed for most enthusiastic and e
tra70sant adroca Its pest cement has been marked y
errors o. ne grt character; but e may yeti ~ Vse couna
and good future, made to meet the iges
pectaoas OF its ieRs This he shoTest, best ana cheapest
route connected BY railway Of he Atlantic and Faec oceans
The press throughout the country VIII render this enterprise and
the scattered asohods twenty six States Of The Union,
great service y noticing this call for Convention Of stock
holders, the 2h day Of August the city Of Louisville KY
JEPTHA FOWLKES,
iv3I President s. p r. r. Co.
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THE PRICE OF LABOR AND THE Price OF MONEY IN
New York Tribune thus writes:
oThe demand for labor is not as great as The cor
responding months Of 1857, but farmers are now
compelled to pay from from 81 90 to s. per day for
inexperienced hands Mechanics command from
81 to "a per day. Provisions Of al kinds are low
Corn sells at Soc per bushel; -four 50 IS per sack,
and potatoes SOC per bushel, and other articles in
the same ratio. Boarding at a first class hotel is
from S. to s. per week; at private clearinghouse
SIS to "a per week. Money is hard to be procured
at 40 per cent, with ample security"
Business must be profitable in Nebraska if men
are willing to give 40 per cent with ample security
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Appointment by the President.

WAsHNaroN, July 28.-The President, before
leaving for Bedford Springs, appointed John Nus
gent, editor Of the San Francisco Herald, who IS
now here as an agent to proceed to Frazer River,
and make the proper representations to the citizens
of the United States, with the view of preventing
collisions or outbreaks in that quarter govern
ment being satisfied from official and other sources,
that a liberal policy will be pursued towards them
by the British authorities.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-31

ST. Louis, July 28-we have Leavenworth dates
to the 26h, brought by L. S. Express to Bonneville
on the 28th.
leader Of band Of horse thieves and robbers in
the South, has been arrested in this city. Messen.
gers have been sent TO Fort Scott to procure evi
dence. Several murders are charged to have been
committed both in Fort Scott county and the Big
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y
NAE Offering good bargains in many desirable places in
Wv and the city Of Nashville.
One lot in Hardiug's addition, 100 feet square, corner
handsomely incOss Cotace Building five good
pszas and front poco house, carriage house, stable m
prOvements, all and neatly finished. very desirable
place.
One lot Of 60 feet front Broad the Of
High and Broad streets, good business stand Prices very
low
One large brick dwelling Broad street, opposite the Tenn.
and Ala r. r. Depot good and proper hack build
iugs good shade ia front. Very cheap.
lot with SCI feet front Maple street, large brick
dwelling, 10 good smoke house. servants
good cstern and handsome sruby In the yard with large
garden. Terms easy.
Several small tracts the city varying in from TO 50
with good imprCvement-sume uumPrOved low and
liberal rates.
Several large tracts, with good proportion of timber and
cleared land.
One with l.so0 acres mostly tiubercd, which splendid
set OF Water Mills and Ice Houses. splendid chance for tim
Der and lumber dealers
Some 30 90 improved lots in different parts Of the city,
such time and prcs any who is able TO home,
that they purchase and for home, and rent longer,
Persons desiring purchase viii please call at Office oppo
site to the Republican BIilisr, DealerCk street
july29-2W NANCE & WOODWARD.
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Oninions cf the snnrene Court.

Tho Legal Profession Magistrates, and Others interested, will
in mind that the USIoN Of the papers
authorized by publish the opinions OF the supreme Court,
abstract Of the same, furnished y the Attorney General
for the are publishing the opinions of the Court
at its recent session at Jackson as rapidly they to hand.
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To JAS. S. SLAUGHTER, Esq.
Reading Matter on Every Page.


We are under many obligations to our friends for
their late favors We are particularly indebted to
our correspondent "ERRIEs" whose communion
tons are always well written and interesting They
are highly acceptable to ourselves and our readers
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. DICKsON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURr.

JUNE RULES, 1858,
John Hutton D. l. MatlOck and George Ann Morris
Petition to Sell Land.
appearing to the satisfaction Of the Court George Ann
NJ. Morris, of the defendants to complainants bill is
resident Of the State Of Tennessee and beyond
the reach Of the process Of this Court is therefore ordered by
the Court that publication be made in the Nashville Union and
American, newspaper published in the city Nashville Ten.
for three successive weeks requiring the said George Ann
Morris appear before the Of the Dickson county
Circuit Court Court House Charlotte Mon
day in October next then and there to Plead answer demur
to compliments BILL the will be taken for confessed
set for hearing PdyTe,
iy3l-w& prs fee 81 R, McNEuLY, G. & N.
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Crops IN MINEEsoTA.-The Minnesota cOTTespOn-
dent Of the Cleveland PLAIN Dealer, says that the
Of crops throughout Minnesota this year is at
least OnsNthird greater than last year. The corn
crop is exceedingly promising.
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Persons esrnga copy Of the Acts and Laws Of the late session
Of Legislature have them forwarded to point desg
mated by sending TO this the Of $780, they pro-
cure the Public Acts Alone nicely bound by sending SIOO
Please send in your orders at early day. and be supplied.
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r, n. BEEENNAN,
Foundry & Machine shop

81 IULLEuE GLhEEl3 NAGlN lLLEs
MANUFACTURES Steam Engines, Flour, Grst and Saw
IVA Hills ard Mil Machinery Of every description, Water
Wheels Cider and Sugar Mills, Castings and Machinery for
ing syrup from Chinese
EEaifFOad and Contractors Work, Mule
Powers Decks Bridge Castings and Bolts Switches Frogs,
Turn tables, Tank Valves, &c
Architectural Iron Work Of every description
for Fronts, Dwellings, Yerauda Balconies Cemetery
closures Vaults and Doors for Banks Business HOUSES
of the newest style OF patterns and well
finished, at Eastern prices The trade supplied
with Anir0ns, Kettles and WagOnbo1 favorable terms.
iulv 97.d3n
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SUPERINTENDENT COUNTY.

7EHAKEN UP by D. n Martin in 9th district Dickson county,
III brown Horse 10 ban hgh years old white spot
the back, and small white sec both eft legs just above
the hooks and small the left jaw. Appraised IN July,
1868, to $40.
iy3l-T3ta THO O. NORRIS Ranger