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without sacrifice of his station. Not one of
them can do 50 in the other Chamber. To give
utter~nce to his opinions, Unborn in the soul and
cultivated 10 the free States Of the North, where
he has been reared, would be the price Of his
position in either branch Of Congress. The
same Is true in every one Of the Executive De-
partments Of the Government. All the clerks
and ali the heads of the Departments, from the
lowest TO the Secretary OF State himself. know
that the price OF giving utterapce to the opiD-
ions and sentiments Of the northern people. wod
be to sacrifice position.
This 10 not only true in Congress and the Ex.
ecntivc De partments, but il Is true in your pub
lie buildings 1t 10 true in Jour public gardens
is istsne in your aquedacs; It u true in your ma
W ysei: il - true every where within the limits
Of dis Dietrc. It 10 true also in relation TO the
learnsd professions. Not lawyer in yoar city
dare give utternace, although he entertain them
~ eandidly and honestly ~ do, to the opinions
have expressed, without the sacrifice VI bis
professional standing. NophysiciaE dare do 90.
Ii physician be called In 70 lie up the bleeding
head OF wounded Senator. stricken down at
his desk for free utterance Of bic opinions. be
mus Instantly become security in the criminal
court for the assailant, in order TO preserve bis
professional interest. Il 10 true, Also in al the
ualks Of life. Your shop-keepers, your mer-
chants, your artisans, your inerchanics. Ill know
that their success in their calling here depends
On their silence OF their acquiescepcs 10 The
visvs efthe dominant party here. There y no
plAce IN the capital, outside Of thi0 Chamber and
he ether H0use, where . man can speak freely,
The possible saesi6cs Of bic health end bic Me,
Why h thlsy Because Ill these men know that
tide y elavs property viii not bsas asalyss
Will ~ bear the euSusinv 0f enli0htcnAA Feaaoa:
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4 t1t8 Albany, Feb. 6.
| A man named Quincy. and his sistcr-in-law,
Elvira Bates, were arrested here to day charged
Nth counterfciting U. s. coin. in their posses
sion was found quantity Of c0unteFfets, con-
sisting Of 20 shilliags dollars half dollars, and
twenty five cent pieces, in finished and un6n-
ished state. After their examinations before the
policeemagistrase they wsre held to bail. Sab.
sequently the U. 8. Commissioner issued var
rants for them, and they are now ia custody Of
the u. B. Marshal. ~ also step-dAughter Of e.
vira Bates. The police have been on the look.
out for two weeks, but until TO day were unable
to obtain = clue rs TO where the bogus coin
came from. 5e
| Philadelphia, Feb. 6. 4
Robert Kirkpatrick was arrested to-day
on charge Of having attempted TO poison his
brother Edwin and family. Testimony prelim-
mary to the examination elected the facts that
the latter had been annoyed Tor several ycars BY
the reception Of anonymous letters. designed TO
destroy his domestic peace. The daguerreotype
| Of young woman, WHOM il 10 alleged be had
seduced, was sent TO his wife, and recently .
| mince pie containing arsenic was received ct
his house, both Of which are alleged to have
been sent BY Robert, who y held for further ex.
animation.
| All the Banks Of this city and the Bank Of
Commerce and Farmers and Mechanics Bank Or
Georgetown, resumed payment Of specie on
| their liabilities this morning. 81 @s II,
A 7a lhiiadelpAia, peb. Z.
The Democratic county convention adicuraed
sine die this evening, after passing stsoag Y
compton resolutions. ARaH IA@
The Conven.ioa Ms scene Of eonfussoa
from Ice commencemens 70 IL close. The Pres
1Anmf tAaNlafA6 the ponnnns3Mna - rid amid
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mentary testimony gas rejected BY ID msj
The resolution Of the Majority Committee tina
| is is expedient to allow further time to take
| testimony ~ argued by the sitting members
was adopted by Is msjority.
The Speaker laid before the House the fol-
lowing amended answer Of J. B. williamson
that presented yesterday being unsatisfactory
It is addressed to the Speaker Of the House:
Sir, In answer to the question prOpounded By
the House. would most respectfully state thai
when the subpoena YVES served upon me SUM-
moning me before your select committee,
consented 70 appear. and proposed 70 do 90
| but being cuder bonds in New York not to leave
the Jail limits Of that city, I called upon the
sheriff aud told him had been summoned "a
| appear before the committee, and desired tha
my bonds should NOT be forfeited by my ab-
sence. He replied, that If lett The city volun
tariiy my bonds would be forfeited, and my
pledges of faith broken, but If my absence va,
compelled, it was 0is opinion MS well % that o.
my attorney. that my bail would not suffer loss
Upon this advice Iacted, surprising il was right
and never showing or intending to commit any
contempt Of your honorable body. | would
have cheertully and without hesitation appear
ed before the committee to answer oil ques
tions put touching the investigation had il moi
been tor the restraints thrown around me ia
New York. Inow hold myself in readiness "a
answer oil such proper questions ~ the commit
tee may put 70 lne.
NJ. Stanton remarked that the witness had
appeared before the Commsttee and answered
very promptly and without equivocation every
question pr0pounded. As to whether he an.
swered correctly, is Was for the country 10
judge, and on motion OF NJ. Stanton NJ. vii.
hanson waa discharged. g.y NJ
Tha
Mr.. Grow said instead Of communicating any
desired information Il aboundad In epitbet md
SANDER against the people Of Kansas
Mr. Harris, ILL.,, Withdrew the resolution he
had previously submitted, and after some re.
marksS submitted resolution referring the ms
sage and the L1compson Constitution to . 81.
lecs COMMITTEES Of 10, % b appointed BY the
speaker, with instructions to inquire into ~ he
facts connected with the f0rmaiion of the said
ConstitueoQ and I'll laws undag Nhieh the some
originated, aud into III the facts Which have
tsapspired since the fornatio0 Of the Cousiltu-
tion, and whether Il 10 satisfactory - ths lagal
voters u the Territory. The Oommileee 70
have power % sead for persons and papers.
. The speaker said Mr.. Harris could Offer his
rsselusion oniy % - smendmsstto NJ. Hushes
mellon te refer IL aesaAge - aslsst Con-
II. Rs..is lel,svsa - snli.s y i. aSsahss
eosrses, aaA y esdR q = ONES asooraala -
issts. * ~ ssasastisA nesst NJ prssiess
". S.svsas u vaia speaaled - NJ. Harris -
Eiihdfag - Maaiee. I'D No. aaevsd = sall ef
II. GiAemAA neesd - saieegnnenA
: Criss IT kstt t.ke ~ qnsalioa, niaslsa viii
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Majority a5H
OF this majority more than one-hslf VI
tanned in those very sparsely settled psaI
on the Missouri border, two Of which, G.
and Shawnee, are in the Shawnee rss:w,
lands not yet open for settlement, viz
Oxford l.M
Shawnee 10
Kickspoo i,eE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-01-30

PArsoS BsowNLow AccErT THE ISvITA-
Ton OF HORACE GREELY.-Parson Brownlow,
in late letter, thus accepts the invitation
recently extended to him by Horace Gree
ley:
"Horace Greeley has announced that
when reach New York, as expect to do
in the spring, the arrangements are to have
my arguments and statements refUted by
Fred Douglass, one OF the colore6 orators!
have arranged to meet his case. l shall
take with me a servant, acting here in the
capacity Of n barber, and known here as
Alf. Anderson. lie is large, fine-lookins
negro, between the years Of % and go, reads
any writes well, has some experience as a
public speaker, has stentorian lungs, is a
strong, forcible speaker, rather eloquent
than otherwise. and IS native of East Ten.
nessce. He will meet colored orators, advo-
cate and Illustrate Southern slavery, and op-
pose abolitionism. In the meantime, you
can induce him to 60 with you upon an I'M
dergrcund railroad to Canada. or to remain
in your glorious land Of freedom, | will let
him do either. and will give TO opposition to
stealing HIM"
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The Utah Army.

Dispatches received by the War Depart
ment at Washington from Col johnson dat
cd Nov. 3Oth, confirm the previous reports
Of excessive suffering and great loss Of
draught animals by snow storms, cold and
starvation y sufficient number Of oxen,
though poor, had been saved to supply part
rations six days sf the week. There was
on hand enough bacon for one day Of the
same period for seven months; also, flour
and small ra,ions-
The storm dealt roughly with Col. Cookies
command. lie lost half Of his horses be-
sides number Of mules. Further advance
toward Salt Lake cannot be made without
new supply of such animals, to procure
which Captain Marcy had been despatched
to New Mexico for their use carly in the
spring, when the army with all volunteers,
force 2 900 strong, vii resume its march as
soon as supplied with horses and mules, and
when the grass or the mountains is suiii-
cient to sustain them.
The volunteer COMPANIES had been mus
tered into the service for nine months. and
il was expected that in few days two more
will be mustered in. The troops have borne
the dangers and privations Of the march
with patience and chreriulHeess- They are
in fine health, though some OF the regiments
are still suffering frym frost bites.
Another letter from an officer in the army
says the yormons are afraid of the mounted
men. They are set of cowar1<, like all
assassins and robbers, and he fears that
their lenders and those who have no claim
in the valley will run away. requiring their
deluded followers to destroy their property
lest it may benefit the army.
The report that the administration had
determined to send Gen. Scott to California
to organize the expedition from the Pacific
side againts the Mormons in spring seems to
have been at least premature. There ap-
pears to be a general feeling at W ashinztOn
against proceeding against the MOrmOus in
earnest. but rather TO first try negotiation.
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A Man Stabbed.

On Wednesday evening last wedding
come off at the house Of John Sheets, about
a mile and half west. Of this place. As
usual on such occasions q charivara gang
surrounded the house and like the imps of
Bedlam set up their unearthly clamor. One
Henry Robinson was among the number
The party was invited in to quiet disturb
ance. Soon after, one Leonard Franklin re-
ceived blow upon the back OF his head
from Robinson. F. inquired who it was -
a lady replied that it was Robinson. This
the latter denied and said he would knock
down with chair any woman who said he
did it. Some words ensued between the
two, when Franklin invited Robinson out of
DOORS
The parties after going out clinched, and
after short struggle both fell to the ground.
While they were down, Franklin received a
kick from some of the party and soon after
cried out that he was stabbed. They were
then parted. Franklin was taken and cared
for hv his friends, and Robinson suddenly
disappeared. The wound inflicted we learn
from his attending physician j. NJ. Perry,
was of serious character, the abdomen be-
ing laid open and the bowels badly protrud-
ing. There were apprehensions that the
wound would prove fatal. We understand,
however, he is now convalescent. Robin.
son is at large and unpursued. 1t is for the
interest Of the whole community to see that
he is speedily apprehended and brought to
justise.-He is dangerous man in society.
The life and property of every man who
has ever offended him are in danger. We
understand he has boosted to his intimate
friends that he once killed man in Chicago
and that he had stabbed a attempted to
kill others, and that officers were never
smart enough to catch him. He is now
skulking abont within five miles of town
and we hope the man who has the warrant
will make an attempt at least to arrest him.
-P0utiac Nescs.
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California News.

New York, Jan. %.
Judge Boswor,h OF the Supreme Court was
suddenly taken i'll upon the bench to-day,
and was removed to his residence. 1t was
supposed he had an attack of pleurisy.
The Moses Taylor from Aspinwa!l with
the California mails Of Jan. Sth, arrived here
tn is evening.
She brings 81, $50, 600 in specie.
The State Legislature met on the 4th.
Gov. Weller will probably recommend the
taxation Of mining claims. and the question
will probpbly occupy more time than any
other, and probably will lead to serious
quarrel in the Democratic party.
The town of Downeville was burned on
the lst The loss was estimated at $3.50, 900.
There was an anti Mormon meeting in
Los Angeles on the 9th, and they addressed
a memorial TO Gen. Clark, in command Of
the Pacific division, praying him to send
800 soldiers down to their country for their
protection.
The official vote Of Oregon was 5000
against slavery, and 1000 in favor Of the
constitution, and 1900 against the admission
Of free negroes.
Gaines; the former Governor Of Oregon
Territory is dead.
The State election will take place in June.
An American whaling captain was pur-
sued and caught within league Of the coast
of the Sandwich Island, and compelled to
return and pay his debts.
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LECcMPToN AT WASHINGTON. Secretary
Stanton arrived here this morning, The in.
telligence he brings is not as late by some
days as that already received. He Of course
tells his own story relative to affairs in Kan.
sas. He speaks in pretty harsh terms Of
some Of the pro-savcry men and also OF
some free State men. He says that the re-
turns Of the election are no criterion of the
vote cast. Frauds are practiced by all par
ties. When informed that dispatch had
been received to-day that the pro-slavery
men had carried the Legislature. and proba-
bly, the State ticket, he replied that he had
no doubt Calhoun would return sufficient
number Of votes to carry the election.
Mr.Stanton stands in the same attitude
towards the administration that Walker and
Douglas does. He will call on thu President
tomorrow. He says that Calhoun will be
here in few days with the Lecompton Con-
stitution. The President had not, up to
this evening. received the said Constitution.
1t will doubtless be sent to the Pr sident of
the Senate and Speaker of the House, in ac-
cordance with the instructions Of the Con-
vention.
The President has prepared message on
the Lecompton Constitution, setting forth
his views, which will be communicated to
Congress as soon as call is made upon him
for any additional information he may have
in reference to the elections recently held in
Kansas.-Cor. Of the N. Y Herald.
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A committee of the United States Agri-
cultural Society, which recently met at
Washington, made rerort upon the sub.
jcct Of the Chinese sugar cane, which the
following is synopsis:
/. The geographical range of the Chinese
sugar cane correspond nearly with those Of
Indian corn. 1t produces the best corn on
dry uplands, but the most luxuriantly on
rich bottoms of moist loans.
Q. 1t endures cold much better than corn,
and experiences no injury from the Autumn
nal frosts. 1t will also withstand excessive
drouth. Ripens its seeds in September in
dry and warm soils in many parts of the
New England States at the extreme South
it may be planted as late as Goth June.
g. Its cost and culture about the same as
Indian corn.
4. Height Of plant when fully grown va
ries from six to eighteen feet, and stalks
vary from half an inch 10 two inches in d.
ameter. The weight Of the entire crop
when fully grown, taken before drying is
from ten TO forty tons. OF seed the amount
is reported from fifteen to sixty bushels.
8. During the early stages Of its growth
it makes but little progress, so slow, indeed,
as to have discouraged many cultivators !;
out the approach OF warm weather lmpartS
to it wonderful rapidity. The period Of
growth varies from pinety to one hundred
and twenty days.
6. The yield of juice was about 90 per
cent. The number Of gallons required to
make a gallon Of syrup varies from 5 to 10 !;
in New Brunswick, 10 to l in Indiana and
Illinois, to /; and in Maryland and Virgil
mia, 8 to /. The yield of syrup varies from
$40 to 400 gallons. The amount Of pure al
cohol ranged from to 9 per cent. Ripe
cane grown or n warm, light soil, gives
eleven per cent. Of well defined crystalized
sugar.
Z. A palatable bread was made from the
-four ground from the seed.
8. BY accounts from all parts of the conn
try this plant is universally admitted to be
a wholesome, nutritious and economical food
for animals; all parts of it being greediiy
devoured in green or dried state by horses,
cattle, sheep, End swine, without injurious
effects; the latter, especially, fattening upon
it as well as upon corn.
Q. Paper of various qualities has been
manufactured from the fibrous parts of the
stalk, some Of which appear to be peculiar
ly fitted for special use.
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WHEN YANKEES BECOME SLAVE OWNERS.

WIEN YANKEES BECOME SLAVE OWNERS -
Hon. Eli Thayer, a member Of Congress from
Massachusetts. in recent speech on the
Nicaraguan matter thus referred to the cases
where YANKEES become slave owners.
1t may be said that Yaukes, when they
get down into Central America, will, if the
climate is suited for it, make use Of slave Ia
Dor. ! have heard that argument before:
and it is asserted that YANKEES who 60 into
slave States oftentImes turn shareholders and
Guido the southern men themselves. Ihave
no doubt that they oudo them if they do
anything in that line at all. Laughter.
The Yankee has never become a Shareholder
unless he has been forced to it by the social
relations of the slavs State where he lived
and the Yankee who has become slave
holder, has every day Of his life thereafter,
felt in his very bones the bad economy Of
the system. 1t could not be otherwise
Talk about our Yankees. who so to Central
America, becoming shareholders! Why,
sir, we can buy negro power, in steam
engine, for ten dollars, laughter and we
can clothc aad feed that power for one year
for five dolIa;s; renewed laughteil and are
We the men to give $1,000 for all African
slave, and 81, 80 a year to feed and clothe
MIN NO, SIT. Sett'hS asiue Tue aTSuuehtS
about sentimentalIty, and about phiianthro-
py, on this question setting aside all poetry
aud fiction. he comes right down to the
practical question-is it profitable? the Yam
kee replies mot at ALL" Then there is no
danger of men who 60 from Boston to Cen
trail America ever holding slaves, unless they
are compelled to, by their social relations
there. II a man goes from Boston into Lou
isiana, and nobody will speak to him unless
he has aslaye; nobody will invite him to
social en- tertainmeRt unless he owns negro;
and if he cannot get wife unless he has
negro; then, sir, very likely he will make up
his mind to own a negro. [i.aughter.]
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kansas Budget.

The official count Of the vote at the cleo
ton for state officers and legislature, on the
4,h inst. which has been looked for with
some curiosity, has been made, and the re-
suit il, that the pro slavery party have both
the state officers and n majority in both
branches Of the legislature. This election
was held under the Schedule of the LecouIp
ten Constitution, which required that the
returns should be made to Mr.. Calhoun but
q number Of the free state precincts or couu-
ties sent in their returns to Gov. Denver, and
Calhoun refused to take any notice o. 60
IL happens that, while the free state men IN
reality had given their candidates for state
officers a majority, and had elected two
thirds Of the members Of both branches OF
the legislature, their opponents again get
the officers. And the worst Of it is, they
have themselves again TO blame for it. They
refused to make their returns to Calhoun,
to show their contempt for his authority
They would have shown it in a more sensi-
way by not voting at all.
Mr. GARRISON, the messenger Of Calhoun,
passed through St. Louis on Thursday with
the LecoTp;en constitution. with the result
Of the vote on it on the 2lst ult., as well as
formal petition to Congress that the State Of
Kansas, thus organized, be admitted into the
Union Close on the heels of the messenger
also follow John Calhoun, Judge Lecompte,
and Judge Cato on their way to Washing
ton. They were to be at St. Louis yester-
day.
Thetwo legislatures at Lawrence seem not
to harmonic ve-y well. The sham Topeka
lar legislature" a stiff rival. Instead of re
specting the Topeka organization 4 valid
concern, the regular body is about to pass
law providing for a constitutional conven-
ton tn frame a new constitution to be sub
mittcd to the people, and in the mean time
is enacting code Of laws to supersede all
laws in force, or pretending to be in force,
Gncluding of course the Tokeka codc,) in the
territory.
This Irregular legislature" it also appears
have other enlarged notions of their powers
having passed a bill through the lower house
abo'ishing slavery IN the territory.
Serious disturbances are reported between
the settlers on the Shawnee Reservation and
some Indians, resulting in the death OF one
Of the latter, and the driving off of all the
settlers, and burning Of their b uses and
crops By the Indians
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A PROPHET iMoNG Us.-It seems that a
son Of the famous Joe Smith, whose name
also is Joseph, row resides at Nauvoo, and
is regarded by portion Of the Mormons as
the proper inheritor Of the Prophets mantle.
lie is opposed to polygamy and other pccu-
Iiarities Of Mormonisrn as developed in Utah.
II is said that delegations arrive every year
from Salt Lake TO receive the blessings Of
this youth, and to urge him to assume the
leadership Of the Church. \ correspondent
Of the St. Louis EPb5ltcaH, from whom
this statement is derived, is very positive
that the said Joseph intends TO assume the
leadership of the Church next spring. and,
as method of solving the Mormon problem,
suggest that our government should encou-
rage the people OF U,ah in acknowledging
him. and thus Kidding themselves OF the
traitorous Brigham Young.
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STEAMBOAT ExTRAoRDINARY.-On Sunday
night. last, the steamer Progress, Capt. q.
W. Goodell, Of our city, Master, arrived at
thie place from St. Louis. She left ST. Louis
on Thursday we believe, and, after encoun-
ering but little difficulty from floating ice
reached this place on Sunday night. She
brought up q cargo of groceries which she
distributed at different points along, and
loaded down with grain. This must be de-
cidedIy remarkable in the history Of steam.
boat navigation on the Illinois river, when,
in ordinary seasons, it is frozen up as tight
as a brick.
We notsce, in tie ST. Louis Democrat,
that the Challange left there, for Peru, on
last Monday. Peru is now the cad of ma
yisaton.-Peru Conn.,, Wednesday.