American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-12-01
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Especial Dlspatsh 70 the Cincinnati GsEstie.f .s
e WAsHTEoFOE, Nov. 2S.
The .Clsrkships Just naE. iis. quite as
much q bcns ef,OoDteptisa Gsthe Speakers
ship. and numerous are the hungry aspi.
rants for the position, who are seeking 10
make eli sorts Of combinations to accom-
phsh their ends. J. @. Allen, the present
incumbent, is the most prominent Demo.
cratic competitor Tor the position
Underwood Of X, ,tiucky, and Hoffman
oi Maryland. are the conspicuous Oppo
sition msu in the fisld. The sleetiOn
must. Of course. be greatly dependent up.
on the combinations which may be entered
into for the choice OF Speaker add House
Printer. It is not doubted that Clemens,
an old Southern Democrat. .who is candi.
date for, House Printer. is seeking, in or.
der to achisve his success. to direct the
South Americans into the Democratic
column, He is mere soldier Of fortuue,
and the Opposition members should be
CAREFUL how they ere entrappsd TO an
action which can only benefit selfish and
uprincipled adventurer.
All sorts of reports absurd and redicuS
lous in their character. circulate in regard
to 70 the movement said 10 be al work at
the North for old Browns rescue.
A meeting Of the Centaal Southereu
Rights Association Of Virginia was held at
Richmond last week, embracing many
prominent men, when the following reso-
lutions were adopted unanimously!
Resolved, That the late outbreak at
Harper's Ferry, is the result Of long
cOncocted HnG wide spread Northern con.
Spiracy for the destruction BY armed vie
lence and bIoodshed, OF all that Is valuable
for the welfare, safety. aud even existeucr
Of Virginia and other Soulhersn States,
and in allits direct results, failure no
less aborative aud contemplate than the
design end means employed, and objeots
aimed at were malignant atrocious and
devilish.
Resoluel, That nevertheless indirect, the
results Of this Northern conspiracy. and
attempted deadly assault and warfare on
Virginia. are all important for the consid-
GRAFTON and instruction Of Southern peo
ple.. and especially in. these respects. to
viii: First. as proving to the world the
actual condition Of the entire submission,
obedience and general loyalty Of our ne
gro slaves; in fact, that all the previous
and scarcely impeded ef1orts OF Northern
Apolilionists and their emissaries. aided
by oil that fAlsehood and deception could
effect, did mot operate to. seducs a single
slave In Va. to rebel. or even to evince
the, least spirit OF insubordination.
Second. as showing in general the ex :.
preston Of opinion 10 the Northern States,
through the,press and from the pulpit;
from prominent or leading public men.
alse the only public meetings yet held.
and generally by the great pupular voice
of the North. that the majority, or at leasI
the far greater number of all whose opiu.
ions have yet been Expressed. either ex-
cuse or desire to have pardoned. or sym.
psthise with or openly and heartily ap-
plaud thsiaetors in this conspiracy and at
tack. which could have been made sue.
oessfu only by laying waste the S,uth
aud extiuguishiDg its institutions and
their defenders by Ere and sword-and
with outrages more horrible than merely
general mssacte, while the Northern friends
Of the South and Of the cause OF right and
law ARE too few OF too timid to speak open
ly In our support, or even to make. tbeiI
dissent heard, and to weak to coutepd with
The more numerous and violent assailaDts
OF the S1nth...
4 Rssolved. That the time has come, wher
every State and every man Of the Soutt
should determine'to act promptly and ef'
fectively fol. the defence Of our institution
and idarest, rights, as we'll as for other i'm
tportaut. thOdgh less vital interests, ant
we earnestly appeal. especially 10 tn,
Legislature, of Virginia, and also Of th
kLegislatue of all Of the slaveholding State
that they will hasten to consult and delib
crate. land will matutely consider and dis
cuss the conditioned the Southern States
all passed wrong and aggression, and es
pecially .thisisst aud browning aggressiol
! Of Northern usurpation aud hatred. 4. ant
devise suitable and efficient measures 70
the defence of the Southern people ant
their institution from, the .unseasiug hos
tilitiy ahd unscrupulous assaults OF North
ern enemies, and fantios and eoRspirators
/ Capt. Stone aud Mr.. Ishatn have gon
to Vera Crns, to retnonstrale with Juarze
j for permitting Pesqaiera to eject Stcns'
surveying party from Sonora.
T Gov. Willard had gone to see Wise, /
Itry to eject the oordon Of Cook g
| Mr.. and MIS-. Douglas were sufficient
recovered 70 ride out on Saturday.
I Mr. Douglas has in az emphatic rnanne
desired his friends tc ~ in to the Demo
cratic caucus. esd suppo'tthe nominee.
4 Davis Of Ia, who was elected by tn
Republican votes, will rsquire their kind
ness. by following Che advice given by th
Illinois delegation given BY Mr.. Douglas
II is doubtful however. whether Mr., Nor
ris, of Illinois will obey the mandate Of hi
chiaftain. Davis may under certian con
tingenoies sustain the plurality rule
but do not think be caaI be implicit
relied on by any body or any party. :
Il is reported that the Legislature Of Obi
will defer the election OF o. 8. Senator Ut
til next year. 10 order to avoid any hea
EARNINGS which may operate uniavorabl
upon the Presidential election. y