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Correspondence Of the Free Press.l
EN- ROUTE FOR CHICAGO.
NIAGARA FALLS, May 18th, 1860.

NIAGARA FALLS, May 18th, 1860.
DEAR FREE Press -
A considerable number
Of Delegates and outside attendants on the Con-
vention have made this the halfway house on
their way to Chicago. The New Y ork and Massa-
chusetts delegations are nearly entire, and por-
tions Of those from Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Vermont and California are hero to
spend Sunday, Among the men Of greater or less
note in the crowd I notice Hon. VIM. u. Evarts,
Ex-Gov. King, Ex-Lieut Gov. Raymond Of New
York, Simeon Draper, Gen. Nye, Henry Grinneu,
and others. OF course some comparison Of views
has taken place, and so far as I can perceive,
there is a gratifying unanimity Of sentiment re-
gardng the nomination. 1t is abou. all one way,
and for Mr.. Seward, as tie representative man Of
the party, and the strongest candidate that can be
presented The New York delegation is for Seward
Of course, first and last He is the frst choice
also of Massachusetts,, Connecticut, and Califor-
MIA. The Rhode Island and New Jersey delcra-
lions are divided in opinion. But these are only
Of the % States Counting Kansas one) which vii
compose the Convention, and the data upon which
to calculate results arc not sufficiently abundant
to enable any one to rrophcsy results.
am glad to find so far general determination
to make wide and strong the contrast between the
National Republican Convention ana the section
al affair which exploded the other day at Charles
ton to dispense with the foolishness OF casting
complimentary votes for oaudidltes who cannot
be the nominees 20 make choice If possible on
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Necnesarv 10 a choice. 1872
Should Kansas be admitted this session Of
Congress, the total electoral vote would be
3O6; necessary to choice, 154. We do
not believe Kansas will be admitted, so as IN
any contingency to allow her vote to count
in the decision of the presidential question
Amaiority of all the electoral votes is nee
essarv to a choice. Twice since the adoption
of the Constitution, there has been failure
to elect President by the Electoral College
In 1901, Thomas jefferson and Aaron Burr
had, each of them, % votes. Mr.. Jefferson
was elected by the House Of Representatives
on the 36th ballot. In 1926 Andrew Jack
son had 90 votes; John Quincy Adams 81;
VIM. II. Crawford Al; Henry Clay, 81, Mr..
Adams was elected President by the House
Of Representatives.
When there is no election Of President by
the Electoral College, the choice deyolves on
the House of Representatives, the entire rep
resentation Of each State having one vote. \
quorum for that purpose must consist OF
member or members from two thirds Of the
States, and majority Of all the States is nee
essary to a choice, and the person chosen
must be one Of those, not exceeding three in
number. who received the highest numbers Of
votes from the electors If, when the choice
Of President deyolyes on the House Of Rep
resentatiyes, that body does not choose one
before the 4th of March next following, then
the Vice President acts as President, as when
the President dies during his term Of Office.
For the choice of Vice President by the
Electoral College the rule is the same as for
the choice of President; but where there
is no election of that officer by the Electors,
"a majority Of all being requisite) the choice
devolves on the Senate, which body must
choose Vice President from the two having
the highest numbers on the list. Two thirds
Of the whole number Of Senators is necessary
for quorum, and a majority Of the whole
number Of Senators is necessary to a choice.
This year, if there shall be no election of
President by the People-that is, if the
People shall not elect majority of the
Electors who VIII east their votes for one and
the same man,-the decision as to who viii
be President, is not wholly free from doubt.
The present House is thus divided
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TuEJAPANEsE AT WASHINGTON.

The arrival at Washington of the Japan
ese Ambassadors, with their retinuc of pipe
bearers, scribes, picture makers, cooks, bottle
washers, and servants in general, Of course
sets all the magnates at the seat of Govern
eminent on the qJli rire, to see them and be
seen by them. Full particulars of all that
is said, understood, or guessed at Of
course will be given in the large city papers.
Moreover likenesses, (or what viii pretend
to be such) Of all the strange foreigners, and
Of all the receptions, presentations, and dis
plays made by them or on their account,
pictures of pretty much everything they have
brought with them, from a fac SiHlile Of the
treaty to a sketch Of the very shirts they
wear, will soon appear in IIarpers' and
Frank Leslies pictorials, for the qualification
Of the curious public. Onmany accounts their
arrival here is an important event and we hope
nothing will occur to give them more I'M
favorable opinion Of us as people, than, we
deserve. The two Ambassadors represent, it
is said, two parties in the Home Cabinet
one, that of the majority, who favored send
ing the Embassy the other, that Of the mi
nority who were opposed to it. Each one is
to report his own impressions and the reasons
he finds for maintaining or abandoning the
policy of the party which he represents. The
stay Of the Embassy here is to be very short
one, and the members Of it will find their
hands pretty full during Its continuance.
From all accounts, they had great time
in landing the japanese at the Navy Yard at
Washington, and getting them safely housed
at Wizards Hotel. The crowd was immense,
and in spite of all arrangements to protect
the strangers from the mob, they were almost
trodden under foot by the throngs of those
who wished to get near look at them, to
peer into their faces, and some to make i'll
hammered remarks about their looks, dress,
&c.
The sacred box containing the Treaty WAS
too large to be got into coach, so it had to |
be mounted on the top Of an omnibus, the |
Ambassadors and their retinue being carried
in open and closed carriages, the bells ring
ing, handkerchiefs waving, and all the con
comitants of noisy, crowded, but good
tempered and enthusiastic reception sur
rounding them on all sides. Glad were the
Japanese when they were left to themselves
in the hotel-to unpack their traps, and get
out their pipes for quiet smoke.
Both of the Ambassadors are rather tall
and thin in form, with long sharp faces, and,
as with all the japanese, of dark complexion
and jet black hair, so far as any is left by the
barber, for they have singular fashion in
dressing the hair, in which the men expend
as much care as the women, and take as
much pride and pleasure in its neat and
adjustment. All is shaved off to
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The democrats bear their misfortunes with
considerable f0rtitude, but they have the air
nevertheless, Of men who are fighting contra
span. That there should be dissensions
among them is not remarkable all parties
have their internal troubles but there Is no
getting over, or around, or about, OF
through, or under, OF rid Of the ugly fact
that they failed utterly to nominate a canii-
date for the Presidency. They had To cut
away from Charleston, after having done
nothing but themselves, but that thoroughly
Their steamboats,, and whiSkey, and bands
Of music, in which they repOsed 50 much
confidence. all failed them, and there Is NJ
democratic candidate in the field three weeks
after the meeting Of the national convention.
Had the Republicans made SO ridiculous AMI
signal failure. there would have been no
end to the rejoicing of the democracy, 5l,
now they pronounce all that has happened
to be mere play 1t certainly is sport O.
outsiders, but it Will be death to the demo
cratic fToss.-Trdrellr
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CHICAGO CONVENTION.

The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CON-
vENTION, began its session for the nomina-
ton of President and Vice President on
Wednesday, May 10th, at Chicago, at noon,
as announced in our dispatches on that day
Ten THOUSAND persons were present in the
immense building cted by the Republicans
Of Chicago, for the use of the Convention
The enthusiasm with which the nomination
of Hon. DAVID WILMoT, of Pennsylvania,
for temporary Chairman, was greeted, showed
the earnest spirit which actuated the
Delegates and the vast multitude present In
the afternoon Hon. GEORGE AsHNUN of Mas
sachusetts was appointed President of the
Convention and the body was fully organized
in a manner BETTING its noble and patriotic
purpose. The hour at which our paper neces-
sarily goes to press-Thursday noon-debars
us from giving any fur Their account Of the
proceedings this week.
Reports and speculations regarding the
persons TO be nominated are endless and con-
tradictory-so much so that no OPINION worth
anything can be formed from them. We see
however no indication of desire to cheaper
the position of the Republican party by
nominating cheap men. The names Of strong
men only are heard with emphasis. We
suppose nomination can hardly be made
before Saturday. The declaration of principles
and policy will of course be made before any
ballotting for candidates will take place; but
we think this will be done on or before Satur-
day morning, and that before the sun sets on
that day, the nomination of the Republican
candidates for President and Wee President
will be announced and responded to with
shouts of enthusiasm by the mighty throng
who shall hear it declared.
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VERMONT ITEMS.


Bellows Falls is to have q fire engine. Ih.
recent condagration there has stirred them
all up, and they have ordered ono Of Hume
mans best five and a half inch cylinder en-
gines. to cost with hose and cart over $500
There will be great times when it comes, in
about two weeks, doubtless
\ new machine has also been purchased
for Fire Company No. !, Of Rutland, named
"Nickwackott." 1t isa crano-neckcl, side
stroke engine, and is capable of throwing
three streams Of water at once, and is Of suE
fcicnt size to admit Of 90 men working at
the brakes. 1t was manufactured by C5w,ng
G Co, Seneca Falls, n. Y, and WEIGHS $500
pounds.
Henry Cobb, a jsumeyman in the Office Of
the Mddlebury Register got his hand caught
in the power press, recently, between the
cylinder and a shaft running parallel, SO as
to smash the hand fiat. l. viii be some
months, if ever, before he can use it again.
\ series Of accidents happened in Norwich
the other day Mrs Joseph Wheeler wa.
thrown from a wagon, and taken up insensi-
bic. Simeon Currior, while going for a sur
geon to attend Mrs. Wheeler, was thrown
from his horse, dislocating his shoulder and
breaking his right arm just above the elbow.
\ student in Dartmouth College, while
climbing a tree about 4 mile below Norwich,
fell distance Of thirty feet, and was taken
up seriously hurt.
On the Istinst,. little daughter Of Simon
Olcott OF Lunonburg was badly scaldcd. Her
mother was carrying pail of hot soap, and
just as she came past the child the ear of the
pail broke, splitting the soap over her.
. Mr.. Barnabas Ellis, Of Castleton, was
fonnd dead in his bed on the 9th inst He
had been complaining for some days. The
cause Of his death is not stated
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the skin, except around the temples and low
down on the back of the neck, from which it
is brought up on all sides to the top of the
head and fastened by string, and then bent
forward, well stifened with pomatum, in a
queue about four inches long and of the size
of ones finger, and pointed forward over the
front part of the head, which is left COM
pletely denuded of all hair.
They dress in silk robes, and wear two
swords at their sides, according to the uni
versal usage with the higher classes.
The official reception of the Ambassadors
by the President, has not yet come off
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-18

ALLEN TABLEAU COMPANY have not vet
made their appearance. The Times an
nounced free entertainment for Monday
evening, which drew out crowd of people
only to be disappointed The Times of next
morning excused the matter on the score of
a misunderstood telegraph dispatch. Those
who came in consequence of the advertise
ment of an entertainment Thursday evening
were also disappointed, the Town Hall being
dark as Erebus, and desolate as theatre
after the play. We understand that illness
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-18

Never have been such crops put INTO ,l7
ground in Wisconsin, as are being put ID j1i'
spring. The other day we met farmer i.
Green Lake, and asked him how much Wl'i-
he had sown? "Oh not much, he repli-il..
g | have only about one hundred acres i i.i
We asked him if he knew Of any that . ~,
much in. "Oh yes, was the reply "'--
Densmore has about fire hundred acre' sow,
Mr.. Ingles has something over four hunG'' , f,
in =" and others were mentioned VINO na'
various acres, ranging from s. not much @
= Il considerable.
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ASLEEP YEr.-The Washington lnteilIsen-
Ger is a geritable Rip Van Wrinkle. Invent
off INFO 4 comfortable snooze about eight
ve,rs AGO. ard has not been able to entirely
Shake oft the lethargy which then oyer''u,
it. 1t opened its eyes on the 9TH INST anu
saw that party was gathering IN BaltimlI,,
and announced that the ''Whig NatIon-'l
Convention was assembling in Baltimore M
the purpose Of nominating candidates i'I
President and Vice President of the nit'i
States Somebody should wake up the IN
telligeucer and inform it that the Wing par
ty died and was buried eight years ago
Y. HeraN.
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MEXICAN NEws.-It was reported at New
Orleans on the l4th, by an arrival from
Tampico with dates to the 9th, that a battle
had been fought near San Luis Potos, in
which the liberals were completely vctori-
Gus. The second corps of Miramon's army
was cut to pieces, and eighteen pieces of ar
tillcry, large quantity of baggage, and
1,5O0 prisoners, as well as Gen Vega, the
commander, were captured. The liberals
had taken possession of San Luis Potosi. A
number of liberal chiefs had been summoned
to Vera Cruz to arrange for an attack upon
the capital.
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OLD PALACES BROKEN DOWN.


THE EE~lSILESS FkOGREcS OF TRUTH.
"PopUlUs clH deciPl, '-'' The people love
to be deceived, might have been u true saw
ing in the days of Horace, but it is not SO in
this enlightened age. The promptitude with
which the sick in all parts Of the world, have
abandoned the old palliative mode of medical
treatment, for the expulsory system of Prof
Holloway, proves that the people can distin-
guish between mere suppression and radical
cure, and that neither the prestige of profess
IOnal position, nor the sententiOus dogmatsm
Of the rltualists of the schools, can blind
them to the wonderful results of a new prac-
tIce which never makes the mistake Of killing
the patient instead Of the disease In the
United States, as in all other regions of the
earth, lOlloway's remedies have popularized
themselves. 1t Is true that the victims of
disease have been invited through the press
to give them trial; but it is equally true
that every trial has made new proselytes, and
that every proselyte thus obtained has made
hundred more.i They have become the house
hold medicines of nearly every family. In
credible as such statement may seem, and
unparalleled as such a result undoubtedly is,
they are verified, we understand, by the
books OF Professor Holloway establishment
in New York
In our crowded cities, where, at certain
seasons, the malaria exhaled by an almost
vertical sun, is the prolific source of deadly
epidemics; in the new settlements of the
West, where fever and ague. dysentery, and
other diseases common to that region, pros
trate the population of whole districts at
once; and IN the swamps and bayous of the
South, the Pills have saved the lives of thou
sands, while In cases of scrofula and cutane-
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SUICIDE.-Robcrt G. Mcdonald confined in
the Tombs, New York City, on an indict-
ment charging him with the murder of his
mistress, Virginia Stewart, in front of the
Brandreth House, on the 25th of July, 1859,
committed suicide in his cell on the l4th. by
taking large quantity of Munn's elixir, an
opiate four times the strength of laudanum.
Mcdonald was about twenty-nine years of
age, and was native of Kentucky.
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CHIEF JUSTICE fancy. Tho Washington
correspondence of the Philadelphia Press says
that serious fears are entertained lest the
venerable head of the Supreme Court of the
United States, Justice fancy, may never IL
gain take his seat on the Bench. He fell from
sheer exhaustion few days ago, and had to
be borne to his chamber. Another of the
aged members of this high tribunal is also
in very enfeebled condition
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EDITORIAL cHANCE.-Nr HIRAM c. JONI
soy,who has conducted the Vergennes Citizen
for the last four or five years, with credit to
himself, has retired from the paper. He is
succeeded by Mr.. WV. G. CAMBRIDGE, whose
salutatory gives us the promise Of a hearty
Republican parer. We wish the new editor
all success. 1t seems too, from no
tico in the Citizen, that Mr.. johnson has ia
kenupon himself new matrimonial relations.
Mr. johnson was for some years employed
in our Office. We wish him happiness and
prosperity wherever he may be.
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Tl-.t-..t-r t..IDr>r--N NavA~ BrE~rn
........- r....- III. T.. A..
40 '.-' 'i Bob ''''' -' i'. i-' 10y ~ u Id
contains the following account OF one oil those
horrible accidents which too often occur
e.., -i. ...l. 49,. ,.., ,,s, ,r I,,r,, IN; 81.
-- n
-'''' GAM '."1 ANA '''- ''A-
lu this city. Yesterday morning. a German
female dome stic, named Matilda Shultz. in
/ the employ If llr. y. ID. Green, No. 1914
Eighth street, was literally burned To a
crisp. About five o clock in the morning she
got up and r-T4iraI t. the basement If the
nous. t1r the purpose of making FIRE. 70
start the fire she got the tlaid can, containing
about quart OF the dangerous liquid, and
poured part 81 Its contcnts upon the kind
lLu-s. la au instant the fire ran all over
and communicated to that portion remaining
in t-a can, and as consequence the can eX-
l.oled. The poor girl was in second en-
's.olei IN flames from head to foot. She
ran out of the kitchen and up two flights Of
STAINS into tine sleeping apartment OF Mr.. and
Mis-. OIltu, and threw herself upon the bed
where they were lync Mr.. 9. sprang from
bis bed anu s.I1ne a quit threw 1t around
her ana en-ea'yie4 t. smother the flames,
ana also 10 GET her out OF the room, and
away from the BED, which, m the meantime
bad caught ire lie carried her out OF his
room three tunes, rolling her ON the toor
each time, and trying to eXungulsh the
oftaI hims u, the more fierce the liam cs
spread until the room was literally IN
bl'zs lis SON hearing the nolso ran INTO
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Gus disease, the Ointment is considered by al,
classes, and IN all sections, Indispensable to 4,
thorough cure. These are facts, undeniel
and unchallenged, and who will be hardy
enough to question tse value OF the rene
dies fortified by sucN credentials 2-Bos,on
| TrareHer.
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It is said the American democracy will APP
ply TO the Pope for the loan of one OF his
keyu to open the dead lock that keeps their
party imprisoned. They are under heavy
obligations to the Pope now, but they would
owe him much more if he should miraculous
y release them from the purgatory in which
thy ays bu&sring.
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The OYSTER SLooP MuRDER.-The trial of
Albert w. Hicks, alias William johnson,
for violent assault upon George II. Burr,
the master of the oyster sloop Edwin A.
johnson, and practically carrying away the
effects of said Burr from the vessel on the
Dist of March last, was commenced on the
14th in N City. before Judge. Smalley. The
prisoner has also been indicted by the Grand
Jury for the murder of George II. Burr,
master Of the Edwin a. johnson, and two
seamen (brothers) named Oliver Watts and
Smith Watts. As robbery on the high seas
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-18

Chicago, May II (same date as that OF tho
Tribune), is as follows:
CHICAGO, May u.
Large numbers of delegates have arrived
tonight, among whom are the New England
delegates, headed by Gov. Morrill,, of Maine,
and the outsiders, have arrived, making large
accessions
Stewards friends are very active, manipu-
lating the doubtful and shaky. His friends
are very confident Of his nomination on the
third ballot.
Senator Wade is much talked Of as a COM
promise candidate, in case of dead lock.
He stands well with all.
Mr.. Bowles, of the Springfield Mass. J
Republican, is working for Banks, but makes
little Roadway.
Lincoln and Cameron stand about equal III
the second rank.
Hickman, Of Pennsylvania, is much talked
of for Vice President.
The Wigwam was dedicated tonight, in
presence of 10, 900 people. Lane, of Indiana,
Morrill,, of Maine, Jones and Goodrich of
Iowa, and Giddings, of Ohio, spoke, and
were received with the greatest enthusiasm.
Gov. Morgan arrived tonight, with some
Of the New York delegates.
Texas has sent SIX delegates to the Conyen-
ton.
The German Convention will be fully
attended on Monday. 1t is Seward move.
Mr.. Bowles, OF the Springfield Republican,
at Niagara, en- route for Chicago, writes to
that paper, on the 18th, as follows:
On the whole nothing could be in a more
delicious state of uncertainty than the result
at Chicago. There will be no quarrel or
split, for the party is united as to policy, and
differs only as to persons, with plenty of
men on whom it can agree, if the leading
favorites fail, as now seems likely. 1t is
now more than probable that the nominee
will be man who has no votes at all on the
first ballot. Ben Wade, of Ohio, who is
quite popular among the rough and ready
republicans as dernier resort, and he has
certainly great qualities for fight. But he
touches fewer sources of new strength than
Gov. Banks, and with John Bell appealing
strongly for old line whig votes, the Republic
cans need to nominate with greater reference
10 the discordant elements of the Democracy
Nothing stands in the way of Gov. Banks
nomination, but his connection with the
Government of Massachusetts, when the " two
years amendment was adopted. This OBJ
lection, have great hopes will be overcome;
but did it not exist, there would be but little
doubt of his nomination. As yet, however,
Gov. Seward has the only positive, organized
power in the Convention there is neither
union nor force demonstrated in any other
name and though it is not easy to see how
he is to obtain the nomination, it is quite
certain that his friends will at least have the
privilege of saying who it shall or shall not
be after him.
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ALABAMA PoLrrIcs.-MOBILE, May - -. 80
Democratic Mass Meeting Saturday nisH'' 80
seceders from the Charleston Convention WEI -.
tanned. Delegates were appointed TO 'no
ton to be held on the 18th OF June: -.,, on
similar meeting was held In WasninS
the same night with the same result
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WHAT is AN ABSTRACTION w Washington
Hunt, in his speech, on taking the Chair Of
the Convention at Baltimore; Wednesday.
considered the Slavery question to be merely
an d5straction-not proper to enter in national
politics at all. II the Slavery question is not
practical one, we should like to know what
can be one.