The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-03-21

1t is thought that there is fair chance
for Kansas to be admitted into the Union
with the zWyandotts constitution
The ladies of the Mount Vernon As
sociation took formal possession OF Mt.
Vernon a week or two since.
An old lady. being asked to subscribe
to newspaper, declined, on the ground
that when she wanted news she manu-
featured it.
In the counties Of Cayuga and Law
renee, New York, the homes Of Senators
SEWARD and KING, at the recent slec-
ton, every Supervisor elect is Repub-
lican.
Two hundred thousand pairs of bro
gans are being manufactured at the
Rhode Island State Prison, under order
from Louis Napoleon, for the French
army. The prison labor of New Eng
land is even cheaper than the pauper la
Dor of France. iT 5' rs
The National Era, and the Washing
ton Republic. the two Republican papers
published at the Federal capital. are to
be suspended in few weeks. An effort
is being made to unite their subscription
lists and found new paper.
The Democratic National Central Com
mittee are considering the propriety cs
changing the place Of holding The Dnm-
ocratic National Convention, owing to
the exorbilant charges for board propos-
ed by the hotel-keepsrs of Charleston.
Baltimore is the place proposed for the
holding of the convention.
A private dispatch from st. Peters
burg says that Mr.. Collins, our Consul
to the Amoor. is in that city. endeavor-
ing TO interest the Russian Government
in his project Of line Of telegraph from
Moscow to st. Louis. Missouri. Mr.. G.
has had propositions from English CAPT
talists to construct the whole line. Mr..
G. thinks the work can be completed in
three years.
The lowest estimate of the cost OF tax :
ing the census this year is 81, SOC. 900.
1t will probably reach 81, OOO, 900. 1t
is the purpose of Superintendent Kenne-
dy to complete the return. If possible. as
early as the LIST Of October, which will
be ample time for Congress to effect an
Apportionment law early next session.
The committees on Military Affairs Of
both Houses Of Congress have under
consideration the adoption Of system Of
Geographic signals for the army, by
which orders may be transmitted dis
lance Of from FIVE to fifteen miles, night
or day, as it is not expensive. and re-
quires no extra appropriation. The Com
mittees are highly favorable to its adop.
ton.
There will be 1000 troops on the Mex
lean frontier before June. Only one
regiment will remain at Utah. The Pres
ident expects the Utah work will lave to
be commenced anew While the army
remains there the Mormans will keep qui-
ct. Disturbances are feared as soon as
it leaves. Gen. Johnston will not GO 10
the frontier with his command, but 10 to
iePoit III "~Sui"Stou' AAio Ho"tscs -
perience would be very valuable " Ipx-
as. ysk ~
VERY FLIMsY LoGIc.--Sen. Dono3as.
in his ill-judged reply to Seward - or
der to get rid of the charge that the Ms
souri, Compromise led TO the more recent
agitation Of the Slavery question, 1gpG-
ed that he had been willing 10 ex1knd&t
to the Pacific Ocean. and TO abidG ~ II
forever. and the entire South, With one
exception in this body. WAS vi1lae 70
abide by it, But the freesoil elemS WAS
30 strong as to defeat that measure and
thus the slavery question wss sued
anew" But Sen. Douglas holds that
tho Supreme Court has decidsd that
compromise unconstitutional. an4 The in
ference is that be and his party were in
favor Of abiding by an unconstitutional
law /" forever" That kind Of reasoning
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