The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-17


TDLEGRAPHIC.
Portland, Sept II. I
- e1,etien - held in this State yesterday
~ NovernOs end mewbers Of the LegislAsars.
IT. srrtusns 1hno fer received indicate the -
pleoejcn Or n. y. Morrill,, Republican. for Cow
No., and Increased Republican supremacy
Washington, Sept. Is.
The State Department has received intesma.
lion from our Minister Ct Berlin that Christian
EAsnese, an American naturalixed citixsn. wno
had been compelled BY force TO enter the Han
overian army, has, upon The. remonstrancs o.
orr Government, been discharged from ne
service.
Washington, Sept "a.
The correspondent of ths Philadelpbia Preos,
speaking Of the reply to Douglas' article 10
Harper, says: The decline Of the doctrine Of
the late long article Ia Ike Constitution, from
the pen Of Judge Black, whom briefly expressed,
amounts to this: That inasmuch . the Com
stitution permits slavery in the Territories, the
common law affords sufficient protection for
il and therefore that its existence ID secured
unit: the people % the time Of forming State
Consultation acquire right TO exclude i. Bot
this doctrine - contrary 70 the experience OF
every slaveholdiDg community, for they require
! variety Of local statutes for the protection Of
slave property. Even the history Of Kansas
affords proof Of this, for one Of the first acts
Of the Legislature, when il vas under the con-
troll Of tie pro-slavery party, was TO pass :
series Of laws for the protection Of slavery.-
Now. since the free state party has become
dominant there, these laws have been replaced,
and. although Kansas has net been admitted
into the Union, the contest % to her future
character 10 virtually decided and no slsvehold-
or has the slightest disposition TO return there
with his slaves. Notwithstanding the violence
which has ct times disgraced the history OF
Kansas and the great miseries which have been
inflicted upon her people from . peculiar COM
bination Of causes, which in oil human proba-
bility will never operate upon another territory,
the great fact remains that the people of Kan
cas-, during the continuance Of her Territorial
condition, have virtually decided that she
should be non. slaveholding, political commu.
nifty. The people OF Nebraska have done the
same thing The people Of New Mexico have
chosen to declare by the action Of the Terrific
rial Legislature that local laws for the protec-
sion Of slave property should exist among them
and if pr0-slavery sentiments continue to pre-
vail she will, doubtless, eventually become :
Slave State. Thus the practical illustrations
furnished by our history since the passage Of
the Kansas-Nebraska act clearly Indicate, not
only that the Interpretation put upon it by its
distinguished author is the correct one, but that
the people Of our Territories are carrying 1t out
| precisely 40 be contemplated and making Ter
ritories free Of slaves, according TO their own
| good will and pleasure. No close observer Of
events can doubt that similar privilege will be
exercised by the people Of all our Territories
| in future, and that without waiting for the mo-
ment when State Constitutions are adopted.
while interventonsts are vainly clustering, the
people Of the Territories win be acting as their
| interests seem to require, and those who clamor
| for alCongressional Slave Code or a Wilmot
| Proviso will find themselves served like the
| lawyer, who, while arguing before q court .
motion for q new trial for . rogue who had
been convicted Of larceny, accidentally dis
covered that his client was at the very moment
being whipped in the Jail yard, as punishment
| for the offence.
! However much our Government may be i'm :
| pressed with the truth that the Island Of San
Juan belongs to the United States. There APP
| pears to be no doubt that beth the Government
| Of Great Britain and that Of the United States
will instruct their agents in that quarter to act
with the utmost caution in view Of q satisfactory
adjustment Of the existing differences.
1 It will be recollected that Secretary Marcy
i years
settled before either party should exclud the
other by force or exercise complete sovereign
rights over the fairly disputed points. This
was the substance Of the Of his letter
to Mr.. Champion at that time II. N. Minister
| to this Government and to which
much importance is now attached from
all that can be ascertained in well Informed
circles. It is reasonable to infer that no Sc
rious difficulties are likely to result between the
two countries. If any danger is spprehended
it 10 in Consequence Of the well known intrepid
character OF Gen. Harvey.
Col. Hawkin Of the British army, yesterday
brought dispatches concerning the San Juan
dispute to the British Legation, and then left to
take passage for England, with dispatches from
Gov Douglas to Il. NJ. Government on the same
subject.
The news of a successful revolution in Costs
Rica being unex pected has created much inter.
est and surprise in official quarters. Senior No
LIMA, minister from that Republic, left to-day
for New York to meet Ex-president Mora.
Col. Fauteray left Washington to day to take
command of the Department of New Mexico.
Mr.. Hendricks resignation as Commissioner
of Land Office takes place to morrow. Nothing
has been heard from Judge Hughes as to his
acceptance Of the Office.
The President has appointed Mr.. ]. Moore Of
Nebraska as Agent for the indiana in the Omaha
Agency vice Wilson, resigned.
Com. McBain has been ordered to the Wash
ington Navy Yard, and Com. Thatcher to the
Boston Navy Yard.
Lieut.. Watson has been ordered to relieve
Lieut. Ball in command Of store ship Fredsnia
at Valparaiso.
Lieut.. Morphy has been ordered to the Naval
Rendezvous at Norfolk, and Lieuts. Walker and
DandrOn to the Naval Academy.
New York, Sep. IA.
The Steamer North Star from Aspnwall
reached the city about midnight.
A revolution has occurred in Costa RIGA.
President Mora has been overthrow and
banished, together with his brother, Gen. Mora
and General Carras.
4 Gen. Montealigre has been placed in power ..
provisional President.
President Mora was seized while in bed ant
carried off to Guat amaIa. He was accompanied
BY his brother, Gen. Mora, and Minister Coueg
Senior Martilieagro was chosen provisions
President Of Costa Rica.
Lorenzo Solaza commander Of the the troop
at San Jose was the chief Of the conspirators.
President Mora arrived in this city in thu
North Star.
We learn from Nicaragua that the Harbor o
Greytown was still partially closed, and that
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away the distractions. There lie nothing OF ira
portance from the interior Of Nicaragua
1t appears that the people Of Guyaquil, with
out the assent Of the Government OF Ecquador
have made terms with the commander OF th
Peruvian blockading force. An amnesty ha
been concluded to last Is days, or to Sep. 5th
from this it is fair to suppose that the vexe,
question which caused the blockade will soon b,
settled
The Rochester Union says We have . privat
despatch from Niagara Falls, announcing tina
Shields, the man announced to Jump from
Whites ground into the river, is drowned. W.
have no particulars, but presume he has fallel
victim 70 his experiments in Jumping, whcl
be was doubtless making. We are told that th
real name Of this man vas p 8. O'Conner, an
that be resided in Vaught street, Rochester.
The review Of the West Point Cadets, b
Lieut.. General Scott, was 6xed for 70 day, bein
the 18th anniversary of the entrance OF tn
American army into the City Of Mexico. Ar
rangements have been made BY Col. Delafiel
and his hospitable wife to make ii quite a gal
day, and many persons from this city and else
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