Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-11-30
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

sixth congress nelu un0er the COnSuLullOh
Of the Government of the United States will
in the City of Washington on Mon
Day, December the 9th, being the day fixed
upon by the Constitution. 1t win be one of
the most important sessions ever held. A
amount of business will be laid before
it Mr.. Bocock, of Va, it is said, will be the
democraticcandidate for Speaker of the House;
and Mr.. Grow, of Pa, the Republican candi-
date. In this body there are 90 straight
democrats, 9 anti-Lecompton dems., 113 re-
publicans, and % opposition or Americans.
It requires 119 to elect-neither party having
that number, it depends upon the Opposition
or Americans, and the anti-Lecomptonites, as
to which of the parties they will affiliate
with, as to who will be the Speaker.
In the Senate there are sc members, of
which number 81 are Democrats, "a are Re-
publicans and 2 Oppositionist. In this branch
there are three vacancies, one from each of
the following States-Minnesota, Oregon and
Texas. Gov. Weller has appointed Judge
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Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death
Of Mr.. Broderick.
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE.-The annual Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, recently held it's session in ~Lynchburg,
and was most tremendously conducted. Some
excitement was produced by the decision of
Bishop Early, relative to the Lay delegation
movement, and an appeal was talked about,
but it was finally acquiesced in till next time.
Some Of the strongest men in the Conference
are in favor of the movement.
A Correspondent Of the Petersburg Ex-
press, says--Thcre are now nearly two hun
dred preachers in the Virginia Conference,
and it is getting almost too large to be a very
business body. If it continues to grow as
fast as it has done for the last few years, it
can't be long before it will have to divide, and
no boundary can be so good a one, if the di-
are about six districts on the south side of
the river and about five on the north side.
While at present, perhaps, the south side of
the river, is rather the largest, there is no
territory on the south side that can be added
to it, while there is a large field on the north
side that will, at no very distant day, belong
to that Conference, and make it the largest of
the two. i.
BROWNSVILLE, TExAs.-Various telegraph
ic reports have announced that this town had
been captured by the guerilla chief Cortinas
but the latest intelligence contradicts them.
The town was yet safe, though he was how
ering around with a strong force and evident
ly intending to make an attack. Some o.. S,
troops had arrived, and others were expected,
besides immense numbers of volunteers
Cortinas' chief officer had been caught and
hung. The troops and volunteers intend pur-
suing him, and putting him and his army to
death.
:, The HARPER's FERRY OUTBREAK We
give the last intelligence of the Harper's Fer
ry excitement, which, as the time approaches
for the execution Of the insurrectionists, con-
tinues to increase. Several houses having
been burned by incendiaries, and indications
that an effort will be made to rescue the con.
I victs, . strong military force has been sent to
Charlestown by order of Gov. Wise, to pro
tect the community and prevent interference
with the prisoners till they are executed &C
; cording to the laws Of the State.
! John Browns fate is irrevocably fixed
: He will be hung on Friday next, the I'd day
. ofDecenber, as sure as the day arrives. HI
4 has long been a bad man, and guilty of every
G crime and enormity, before he engaged in his
c Harper's Ferry foolhardy atrocity, for which
a if justice had had her dues, would have taker
away from Virginia, years ago, the right tc
Z end his worthless life. John Brown viii
stand upon the gallows, . thief, a rogue,
. liar, q traitor, and, worse than all, a murder
! er. If there were any doubts lingering in hi
h mind as to the probability of escape, thos'
c doubts must surely be quelled now. His pc
. tition for an appeal from the decision of tn
4 Circuit Court Of Jefferson county, Va, ha
n been argued and lost. The Court of Appeal
E; refused the writ of error, and here all hop
. ends. The Governor cannot pardon him, 70
be has not the power. If it was within hi
Or reach, we feel sure Gov. Wise would not ez
~ercise it AS to any chance of rescue b
Northern friends, that is also hopeless. On
thousand soldiers are now on the grount
or and will remain there till the dead body
to cut from the gallows, and carted away to /
TX buried in free ground; for Virginians will ne
u suffer it to remain in the Old Dominion. N
thing is now left for the guilty man but IT
70 pentance. He needs it, heaven knows, fc
. crime has been to him a pastime-aye, almos
ID meat and drink.
CHARLEsTowN, Va, Nov. %, 8 P. NJ
OF U. S. Marshal Johnson, of Ohio, denies ha'
D. ing given information Of q large body of me
al preparing to cross over into Virginia
Yesterday was a real gala day, and speI
ek in o grand military parade and review b
rk Gov. Wise.
During the afternoon, the Governor ar
his staff had q long interview with the pr
ll oners, urging them to prepare for death,
. the sentence of the Court would certainly
do carried into effect without any interferen
on his part.
49,, Old Ossawatomie declared himself preps