The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-01-12
POSITION OF MARYLAND.

The Democracy of Maryland has made ju-
dicious nse of the fears excited by John Browns
invasion of Virginia, and of the irritation pro-
duced by the Helper book. That party, which
has until recently been unable to cope with
the Opposition, seems now to be all powerful.
The Americans in the Legislature appear to
have given way under the pressure of the popu-
lar current, and few days ago voted unani-
mously for the sectional resolutions presented
from the Democratic side of the House. The
resolutions; declare that any Representative of
Maryland in Congress who shall vote for any
Republican, or any sympathizer with the Re-
publicans, will forfeit the confidence of the
People. This is decidedly cool in the mem
bers of the Legislature, to undertake to dc
tate to men elected like themselves, by the
people, and amenable to the people mot
to the Legislature-for their conduct. We
doubt not that the people OF Baltimore and
her Representatives in Congress will main
tain the right of acting for themselves, with
out regard to the opinions of the people In
other parts of the State. Baltimore is half
the State, both in the number Of its citi-
zens and in wealth; and we see no resso9
why her Representatives in Congress should
not have the same right TO act upon their con-
victions of duty as those from the counties.
A NEW ExPERIMENTs-The Democracy in the
House made a new experiment on Monday, to
unite the Opposition to the Republicans, but
with their usual i'll success. To effect this re-
suit they arranged that Mr.. Davis of Indiana,
q recreant Anti-Lecomptonite, elected by Re-
publican votes, should be made the cats paw,
an the nomination of Mr.. Hamilton, of Texas.
Mr. Davis processes to be a conservative Dem
ocrat and extremely DESTROYS to see the House
organized by the election of conservative
Speaker. As an illustration of his notion of
conservatism, he selects the Representative from
the EXTREMIST angle of the Southwest; and his
candidate, Mr.. Hamilton, gives running COM
meutary upon his political creed by casting his
vote for that model of liberal and conservative
principles, Mr.. Keitt, of South Carolina. So
much for the Ant-Lecomptonism of Mr. Davis.
ARRIVAL OF THE CALIFORNIA OVERLAND
M,iL.-Advices from Sau Francisco to the 10th
ult have arrived at st. Louis. ID. P. Belknap
had been appointed administrator CT TIE estate
of the late Senator Broderick.
-Four hundred and fifty Indians had been
captured in the Pitt river region by General
kibbe. They arrived in San Francisco on the
l4th ult, and were to be pat on board the brig
Janette for transportation to the Menderino
reservation.
General Totten arrived at San Francisco on
The 18th ult, by the steamship Golden Age
His mission was understood to be to report to
Washington the condition of the Notifications
and military requirements Of the Pacific coast.
The new United States steamer Saginaw had
Just been completed at Mare Island. She made
a successful experimental trip on the 10Th ult.
An application has been made by Judge
Terry for mandamus to compel the county
clerk to transfer the indictment against him for
killing Senator Broderick to the Fourta District
Court. The case was argued on the 18th, and
the application refused. The case was forth
with appealed to the Supreme Court
Colonel Fremont had obtained possession OF
ali the mines adjudged to him by the decision
ofthe courts, without any violent collision with
the adverse claimants.
Advices from japan, by the Russian war
vessel Novick, state that Mr.. Hodson, British |
consul had arrived at Hakodadi, and, in con- |
junction with the Russian authorities, had made |
pressing demand on the Japanese Government |
to remove the restrictions placed upon COM |
merce, which, after the exchange of diplomatic |
notes, had resulted in the promise that all the |
troubles should be remedied after little.
More animation in the San Francisco market |
was occasioned by the arrival of the Morning |
Light from Boston; but business and relapsed |
into its old dull state, and the disposition of the
whole jobbing trade was not to purchase q dol |
lars worth of merchandise unless absolutely |
necessary to I'll orders. The receipts of turpen-
tine had reached "a, 900 gallons, and holders |
mad advanced their rates. The market was |
hrm at Sl.05.