The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-05-12
PERs0NAL AND POLITICAL.

name TO be used In the Charleston Convention for
the Presidency. 'Soar grapes = = y ~ =
Mr.. Shaw. the St Louis mIIfionaire. who
would net marry Efie Carstang, after the receat
verdict in his favor hoisted red flag ON the top
of his house and invited in his friends 70 assist
In opening some ancient long -neeked hotties, ~
before the adjournrnent of the Massachusetts
Legislature. the members Of that body presented
to the Speakera gold watch; to the CLERK silver
pitcher; to the Sergeantat Arms silver tee SEA-
to the Doorkeepers silver wares of various kinds,
and TO The member. who perpetpaliy moved the
"previous question,';a butter-knife. 4a ,x7zaz
Senator Wade. when he was struggling the
ether day TO get hearing for the Home4tead bill,
was sorely pressed to give way, but he replied as
For my part I win not postpone it ithe Homel
stead bin? for anything bot JRasrst, until we
--Fhe Milwaukee FIRE. Democrat radical Re
pubIican) expresses the opinion that Gov Seward
will NOE be honinated by the Caiesge Con fsntion,
and Odds. I'VE do not soy that Seward could
not be elected, but we believe the. Republicans
coald make better and stronger FIGHT With sitker
Bates, Fremont. Lincoln, Wade or Chase"
The editor of the Des Moines Valley Qowa)
WING writes from Washington that "many of the
most sagaciOus and Influential Republicans there
would give more for Mr.. Wade's chances for the
PresdsHey than those. of any other man,
= The Washington Geographic correspondence
Of the Cincinnati Eaquiref has the following item:
'sThere is rumOr Of q Cabinet rupture. Out Of
this grows a gossip, which Is true IN all respects,
that Buchanan has said he would oppose the elec-
ton Of Douglas with all the power of the Govern
ment" aTFE 1r-fT
As Mr.. Eaton, of Rockport, Ohio, was plow-
ing in his field, NO: long ago, he turned up the
skeletons of three persons Two of these had all
double teeth. and all sound. The skelstons lay
near together, only foot below the surface
About year since, near the same spot, another
was plowed up. The affair is mysterious, and
exeites the people among whom it occurred.
"A short time since the postmaster at Bunker
Hill, Ohio, received letter from Mr. Vallandig.
ham, N. G. from that State, requesting of him a
list of the names of all the Democrats and the
leaders, influential men of the same ); the names
of all the Opposition, and also the names of the
doubtful. in the bounds of the delivery of his
Office, so that he might be enabled to send docu-
ments to said persons. The postmaster replied
that he would perform the labor on the receipt Of
$95. Mr.. Vallandigham then responded as fol-
lows; - - -
HOUSE OF REPREsEsTArIvEsl
-s WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 8, 1860.
SIR: Instead of the $25 you imprudently write
for, I win send you notice of your removal from
Office as soon as the papers can be made out
which is now being done. C. L. VALLANDIGHAM.
To the P. NJ, Bunker Hill, Butler Co., o.
The postmaster states that the annual income of
the Office amounts to 500, and that the discharge
of its duties was imposed upon him by his neigh
bors. who, justice requires him to say, voted
unanimously in favor of his appointment, and
against either of themselves taking It.
AS the name of John Mclean, of Ohio. is
likely to be eanvassed at the Chicago Convention
with reference 10 the Presidency, the following
letter from his pen-written nearly twelve years
ago. but expressing his deliberate and unchanged
convictions the great issue of the day-will be
read with marked interest: 5ssfzsf
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July %, 1913
GENTLEMEN have delayed an answer to your
communication Of the llth instant that might
have time for mature reflection. This was due to
you to myself, to the subject, and perhaps to the
country. ] have endeavOred to consider the mat
ter in all its aspects and consequences:
,. The great aud exciting question of Slavery Elk
tension. Ia the Judicial form it has assumed by
the act Of the Senate it bears upon my position
on the bench; tAe1use of my name in the present
canvass, and the rejection of it by the Ohio dele
gntes to the National Convention the relation
which Mr. Van Bursn maintains to the public
have all been deliberately considered, and am
brought to the conclusion that ought not TO GO
before the Buffalo Convention as q candidate for
the Presidency. feel deeply and gratefully the
honor you have done me by the expression OF your
kindness and confidence in connection with that
high office .--.-.-. ...L..-.
Resting upon the principles of the Constitution
as they have been iudicially settled, the Free
States, by moderation, vigilance, and frmness
may Prevent the extension OF slavery. to the Free
Territory lately annexed WithOat the Sanction o
lasO, Slavery can naore erist IN Trritr y than
eGn breathe tcth0at air SiaDes not property
,cheTs they net made by tie mGnieipal Ian
The Legislature of q Territory can exercise nc
power which is not conferred On it by act Of Con
. With the highest respect -a-as=.s So
s55s. am, gratefully, your ob't serv't,
8kt 7it |seJ 5sfa JoHR MCLEAN.
To Jas. A. BHggs, Reuben Hitchcock, and others
The Chicago Press and Tribune relates the
following aneedote of Abe Lincoln and Gen
Shields - - 1850 S@ s-A
ga great deal Of fun was had by the iokers in
Springfield about an AFFAIR in which, long time
ago. our good friend Lincoln, ske candidate fol
The Presidency. was engaged. A young lady Of
that city now the wife of q distinguished states
mans wrote paragraph in burlesqae .veia FOL
good hImoredly Pdie1led for his con neetiOn with
some public measure. The General was greatly
incensed. and demanded of the editor the name
OF the offending party. old Sim put him OF
with request for twenty Ave hearssto consider
the matter. aad. shortly. aieerward. meeting Lin
colin, told him his PerPlexity. Tell him wrote
ite said Lincoln; and tell him he did After q
deal of diplomacy to get retraction of the of
fensive parts of the paragraph in question, Shield.
sent a challenge, which Lincoln accepted, named
brOadswords as the weapons, and unfrequept
cd. weli-wooded island in the Mississippi, JUS
below Alton, as the place sOld Abe was frs
on the ground, and when Shields arrived he found
HE antagonist, his sword in one, hand and
Ratchet in the other, with his coat off clearing
away the undef6rushi Before the preliminary
arrangements were completed, John j. Hardin