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| made to the seller for the same, without the In
tervention of any Japanese official; and fol
this purpose, japanese silver and copper coiI
shall be supplied to the Consul General.
ART. 8. AS the Consul General of the Uni
ted States of America has no knowledge of the
Japanese language, nor the Governors of 81
mods knowledge of the English language, il
is agreed that the true meaning shall be found
in the Dutch version of the articles.
Art. 8. All the foregoing articles to 60 into
effect from the date hereof, except article two
which shall go into effect on the date indicated
in it.
In an accompanying note, Mr.. Harris SAYS:
In the United States, the relative value OF
gold to silver is as one to sixteen, but in Japan
it is about one to three oneseventh, 30 that.
although the Japanese gives the same weight
of their gold coin as tie foreign coin they re.
ceive, yet, owing to the difference of relative
values, q loss ensues of more than seventy. five
per cent. on foreign geld, as compared With
silver. 10 illustrate the operation of the third
article of the Convention, would state that
where Americana have heretofore paid one
hundred dollars In silver, they will now pay
thirty -four and halt doilars"
The Kansas Question.
Washington, Jan 3.-yThe aspect of the Kan
sss question, within the Territory of Kansas, is
not improved. but is e;oming more ferocious
than ever. There is, however, CLEAN of hope,
| that a Cancellation will commence here when
the subject shall come before Congress The
position of the Administration is unalterable.
1t is united in support of the views presented
by the President in his message, and since
repeated in General Casss letter to the Phils.
delphia Convention. The Executive Is in favor
of the acceptance of the Lecompton Constitu-
ton, as the only mode Of removing the agitation
of the subject from Congress and the country.
| 1t will be les, dangerous when confined to one
State, instead of pervading thirty-two States.
1t is thought that a majority of the Senate
will vote for the acceptance of the Lecompton
| Constitution. The result in the House is more
doubtful, and depends upon q few Northwestern
| Democratic votes But, for some weeks past,
a project of Cancellation has been privately
discussed, and within few days has taken q
substantial form, which may possibly be accept
able to the Democratic members of Congress,
as a body. If Mr.. Douglas should assent to it,
the Northern Democratic members will accept
it; but it is to be seen whether it will meet the
views of the Southern members.
The proposition is, 10 provide in the act for
the admission of Kansas, that a Convention
shall be held in the State, within certain time,
for the purpose of proposing amendments to
when adopted by the people, be part of the
Constitution, notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary in the Lecompton Constitution.
This project may be opposed in the Senate
by Northwestern Democratic Senator. II
cannot be adopted without the united support
OF the Democratic members. 1t does not con-
fiict with the Presidents position, for it brings
Kansas at once into the Union, and transfers
the entire subject of dispute to that State.
| There no longer remains any doubt that Com
Paulding is to be very gently censured for ex-
ceeding orders, and for violating national law
in so doing, whilst, at the same time, his zeal
for the public service and patriotic intentions
will be appreciated. 1t is not even probable
that he will be recalled from his present sta
tion.-Cor. Bait. Syn.
Further from Kansas Engagement between
Gen. Lane and the q. s. Troops.
Cincinnati, Jan. 4.r-The St. Louis Democrat
says that the passengers from Kansas report
the following: On Friday, the 25th ult., news
reached Leavenworth of an engagement be-
ween the troops under Gen. Lane at Sugar
Mound and the Uuited States dragons. The
officers ordered Lane to surrender, but he re-
fused, and the dragons charged upon him, and
were repulsed with loss of three of their num-
Der. The dragons then retired and sent to
dered three more companies of dragons to the
seat of war. 1t was expected there would be
bloody work soon.
When the news of the engagement was re-
ceived, the people commenced organizing, and
were hurrying to asaist Lane, and it was ex-
pected before the dragons arrived he would be
reinforced by $500 men. There was intense
excitement, and the people of Lawrence we're
preparing to take TO, the field. Mr.. Calhoun,
the President of the Constitutional Convention,
had fed the Territory.
Kansas RuIaor Contradicted.
Cincinnati, Jan. ga special dispatch to
the Gazette denies the truth of the report from
| st. Louis, yesterday in relation to Kansas. 1t
also adds, that the accredited agent of the As
| ISOLATED Press at St. Louis has been sick for
several days, and his duties have been performed
| by proxy.
Just Saved Himself.
A pious old gentleman, one of,the salt of the
| earth sort, went out into the field to catch a
mare that was wont to bear him to town. He
moved on the most approved mode. He shook
a measure of corn at her, to delude her into the
| belief that she was glad to get it but she was
not to be deceived by any such specious act.
| She would come nigh, and then dash off again,
until the good man was fretted very badly. At
| last, he got her in a corner among some briars,
and made dash at her, when she bounded
over the wall. and left him SPRAYING among
the bushes. His Christian fortitude gave way
ut this, and, gathering himself, he cried, Oh
hell"- The ejaculation had passed his lips
before be thoughts but, Immediately conscious
of its wickedpess, he said" lelujah," and
translated the profane word into note Of tri
umph.-Boston Epening Gazette.
Deashbed Follies.
The Charleston Courier 80 characterizes the
will of the late George w. p. Gusts, which
provides for the emancipation, within the next
| five years, of his two or three hundred slaves
at is high time" continues the sagacious and
economical Courier, "Virginia had SONG Law
| on her statute. books against the destruction o.
| property. There are no more slaves in thai
| State now than she has use for and, 10 Say
nothing of rendering 60 many negroes worth
| less and miserable for the remainder Of theil
lives, the power should be taken away from
men in their second childhood of removing &c
much labor from the industry of the STATED
Death of Miss Leslie, the Authoress.
Miss Eliza Leslie, q lady who was probably
as widely known BY her writings as any one
that has ever lived in the United States, died
on Friday, at Gloucester, N. j., where she has
been confined to her room for some months
from an injury received there last summer
Miss Leslie was native of Philadelphia, and
was sixty-nine years of age. der family or
the fathers side, were of Scotch descent, bel
great grandfather having come from Scotland
and settled in Cecil county, Maryland, in l745
His wife was of Swedish descent.
| The Election.
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