, 1860-05-31
From Washington.
Especial uis>aten to n. Y. Htr.ld.1

TIE REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION.
The Republican ratification meeting might |
goes or quietly aod in good style, considering
snis is the first meeting Of tue kind erer hcta
South Of Mason l. Dixon's line. Music, banners,
gas-li:hts, etc, IRE all we'll arranged, and the
speakers ID good voise. Hon. Israel Wash
burns speech elected much applause. The
Asssciated Press will furnish particulars:
TIE CATTLE DISEASE IL MAssACuusEr1s.
The House Committee on Agriculture held
another meeting yesterday on the subject OF tue
cattle disease III Massachusetts,. The Secretary
Of the National Agricultural SocIc.y appeared
before then, and gaze some tut 'her information
relative to the matter, and presented procla
nation from Governor Banks, Calling an extra
session of The Legislature 10 take Immediate
measures to ascertHin the true cause Of the dis
ease, and to provide measures to remove it.
The panic produced in Massachusetts ia conse.
| quence Of the disease is 70 great that most
,. y.icians reIase to cat beef OF veal. At the
| opening Of tho extra session Coz. Banks will
make IN Important statement Of facts on the
subject;
sExAron DOUGLAS norEE rxnoorEn.
t 4 severe thunder storm, accompanied By
| heavy wind, lust evening tore the Tin from the
top Of Mr. Dougtas' resldc1ce, md caused the
inferior Of the house to be teriuuslp damaged
Gus Of he scaiping Douglas will get bim~elf
bs the political storm ii baltimore on the 1s:h
ii June. ..
THE nAIr1uonr CONVENTION.
All the signs are that two ae.s of delegates,
Douglas and nnti Douglas, will present them,
t helvcs ut Baltimore from that portion Of the
South represented by the boilers at Charleston,
making another irrepsesslb1e coIilict almost
certain.
The Senate bns not yes occurred in The House
amendment to adjourn on the ls1h OF June, aud
probably will nn', Fl ON the tsct lint it is 20 far
behind the Huuse in the transaction Of the pub.
lie business.
MI. POTTER, or WISCONSIN, uUANnE1lNG WITH
EDITORS.
On Saturday lest The Stdtts md Uaton, oi
which John +: p:.lle,sa is proprietor. copied fron
Mr. Carpenter, card, signed by Deriah Brown
cbn1eipg Hon. John i. Potter. OF Wisconsin,
With tsvinR sworn before the Hayor Of Wash
iueton that he owned q certain ncEro. who ,yas
arrested as 4 vnSraut. 10 day, BIT. Potter has
commenced Legal proceedings against the pro
prictnrB Of both papers named 1bare for libel
bfr Brown was fer time editor o! the hfadisor
, | Patriot. sud not long s.uce vas transferred to
: the Stufes, whetp he remained but short time
> The card Of Mr. Brown abuses ia sercTe term:
+ to Mr. Potter's a!iair with Mr. Pr or, whict
| Potter thinks bad better been written in Waah
ington instead Of Wisconsin.
! tue NEW YORK POST OFFICE pEFALcAr1os.
to test the validity Of Fowler's bond. aud +
that cul has engaged parties 10 ccme here IN,
procure such evidence as may exist, if any, +
!. | MD him in lis purpose. :.
~ un. FILLMORE AND THE PRESIDENCY.
II it's reported that ex President Fillmore
! shortly to declare for Lincoln and Hamlin in
:" }eiteT-
70 fspec'a1 D'rretch tote N. i. Tr:bune:1 T
IS rASAcEA FOR THE pENoCEAcf.
~ y
"a Democrats to-day That u panaoea had bee
found fur aI1 the u:alad.es Of the party, III Il
probable nomination Of Ex Governor Scymor
Of New York, which the South wonld acce1
without hesitation. Our friends are agree
10 Let the Democracy lay down the platform. A.
op open the ba!L
= Notwithstanding the family jars betwet
=, Wendell and the Administration, they 1ecen.
As approached him with an overture to 70 to Nc
York, aud negotiate for the transfer Of the fe
he votes in that dele sation which holds the bAlan
.ct in favor OF Douglas. He was willing to act
of war in advance. inasmuch as he Is out
pocket considerably, before he appoints
square their nccounts.
T., MEETING Or THE RIVAL ROSES.
An stnus;ng incident occurred at Mrs. Blum
~ reading, at Wizards Concert Hall on Saturd
te. evening, which caused much comment T
sofas were placed ct the head Of the room
Mt, opp0StT8 HlGe8s 80 Us 10 COulmRpu tue WI
NJ. hall. When the audience WAS assembled, I
ter President aud his party walked in and oc'
r. pied one. They had scarcely been seated VII
n. Mr. Douglas md his pnrty entered from ,
~ s,cc door and occupied the otbcr The ri
H. roses thus sat eye'ug each other with afectit
- ate interest throughout, aud greatly to the e
bs ficatiou Of fashionable auo,encc. The CO.
! has fies never buzzed On the y .uglas side, q
;on officials had sudden insens1bllty to his pr
,at- ence, who claim familiar terms on other oc
aionE.
~. TIE rRspSc TREATIES.
1T It's mt impraba able that the President II
|rc- cali an Executive session Of the Senate lunme
a.ely after the Legislature aejou, nment, it
treat,c* which are still pending shall mot be
" considered bcf re- them. That with Mex
has expired, but ala1a has received authority
extend The lime two months. In the pres
complications Of Mexico, which are mnre
,ne ba.rassiog thsu ever. the Senate may well b
forre tHte to act that treaty, especially Let
! through whose influence il was mainly ohta,r
:,o is ullet ed to be On the ere Of withdrawing Fl
ance Jaart Is Cabinet. to he succeeded by Ocam
'1sas whom he followed. Mr. Summons has not E
m,tted the amendment lie proposes to .
treaty to his R-pub1 can friends, bnt it will
difficult 10 ltau,e Que on the basis Of Mr.
Lane's negotiation which will prove sccepta