Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-11
The News.

The Hon. John Forsyth formally rendered at The
State Department, on the 9Th, his resignation as
Minister to Mexico Mr.. Cass assured i'm that his
entire course had met with the appreciation of this
Government, which has come to no determination
relative to Mexican affairs. The disposition Of the
President is to await further Developments, during
which be is not prepared to raccgnize either Of the
Governments 1t is said Mr.. Forsyth's resignation
was prompted by reasons of delcacy, he not being
DESTROYS 10 continue in diplomatic capacity under
the present circumstances, and while the action of
our Government regarding Mexico remains unde-
termined.
A report is prevalent in Washington that arrange
ments are in progress fer the establishment Of an
independent Democratic paper in the city Of New
York, and that $780, 900 are available for that pur>
pose. Messrs. Forsyth and Pryor are indicated as
the editors.
Both Houses Of Kansas Legislature have passed
the bill providing for the formation of cOnstitu-
ton for the State government Of the State of Kan
sas The bill provides for election on the fourth
Monday in March to decide for or against holding
convention If the decision is favorable, an cleo
ton of ffty>tWo delegates will be held the first
Tuesday in June The convention will meet the
fast Tuesday in July at WyandOtte City, and the
constitution submitted to the vote of the people
on the first Tuesday in October. Election of
officers under the constitution to take place on the
first Tuesday in December.
Fifteen hundred Democrats assembled at Hart-
ford, Conn., on the night of the Stb, and repudiated
the entire proceedings of the meeting of Thursday
night previous. Julius L. Strong, who denounced
the Administration at the meeting, is ruled out of
the State delegation and W. W. Eaton appointed in
his stead. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the
Administration.
William and Mary College, at Williamsburg Va,
with its extensive library and laboratory, were
burnt at three o'clock of the morning of the Sth.
1t was the oldest institution in the country, founded
in 1892, mot older perhaps, than Harvard and had
a library of over fl We thousand volumes. The in
surance was only twenty-five thousand dol"
lars.
The Washington correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Press, in his letter of the 7th says: The de-
probation in the price Of bounty land warrants in
consequence of the passage of the Homestead bill
through the House Of Representatives, occasions
great solicitude as to the fate of that Bill in the
Senate. There is, no doubt, large majority in its
favor but nssmuch as there is previous question
in tbeSenate, and as the Bill will be bitterly oppOs
ed, the only way to secure its passage would be for
Senators to set it out, which at the present advanced
state of the session is not probable There are SO
many other measures, includimg appropriation bills
of Government that must be passed, that will be
struggled for by their respective friends that do
not think the advocates of the Homestead Bill cah
put it through Doubts are entertained whether,
in the event of its passage, the President would
sign it. He is not willing meet the ISSUE and, of
course, will labor to its IOstponement, which
will be equivalent to its defeat, at least for
year"
The Penientiary buildings at Alton, ILL.,, were
partially destroyed by fire on the sth. Amount of
loss unknown. 1t was the work of an incendiary.
No prisoner escaped