Daily national Democrat. [volume] (Marysville, Calif.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-09
4ailg YatiunaG Democrat.
ST. LOUIS CORREspoNDENCE.

NAAAN NSiNS 5dbcS 10 the Charleston
Convention
Inc National Democratic Committee hav,
appointed the 2Sd day of April for the sitting
OF the Democratic National Convention al
Charleston.
1he Legislature of Iowa organized on the
18th inst, at Des Moines, with the election OF
Hon. John Edwards as Speaker and Charles
Aldrich as Chief Clerk The Governor in
his Inaugural Message recommends the Lec-
islature to memorabilia Congress on the sinh.
Ject ct colonizing the free blacks in Central
and South America. Upon the IIarper's
Ferry affair the Governor expresses condem
nation OF the acts of John Brown and his as
socrates, and an equal condemnation of those
politicians South, who should know better.
and of those North who do know better than
70 represent the sentiment of the Republican
paaty as in favor of such a raid as that of
Jehn Brown at Harper's Ferry, and vet for
mere party purposes they do SO. The Gov.
ernor forgets the manifestations of the BlacL
Republicans in the North and howlinos and
walings on the day John Brown was exc
euted, in Cleveland and other place at the
North.
Mr. and Mrs. W, j. Florence the theatrical
stars had narrow escape from drownip,,
at Louisville, Ky. few days since. Thew
were skating on the ice, when Mrs Florence
Skated INTO an air hole, and Mr., Florence and
another gentleman broke through in endeav-
orlng to save her. All three were saved bv 8
negro.
Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, in his message
to the Legislature of that State, recommends
that Convention of all the States in the
Union be called to settle the question of
Slavery, which is at present dstractinr the
country He also recommends the fostering
OF a direct trade with Europe, ENCOURAGING
the manufactures, the mechanic arts. and the
completion of the public works of the State
The accounts from Washington do NOT G,r
Nish any idea as to when an organization of
the House will take place The Republicans
to man, are now firm for Sherman and con- |
fident of success in the end, but when the end
Will be, it's impossible to predict. The Pres
nuent says he does now care now when an
organization takes place, as the country is in
Abouta bad condition as it can be both
socially and financially. The mail contrac-
tors are throwing up their contracts for tho
want of appropriations to carry them out
The message Of Gov Randall was delivered
to the Legislature Of Wisconsin on the 10Th
inst. The finances of the State are shown to
0e IN prosperous condition. The slavery
question is discussed at considerable length
the Governor taking the Republican view of
the various questions involved in that sinh
Ject lie favors the policy of providing for
the emigration of the free negroes to Central
or South America and recommends that Con-
gress be memorialized on the subject He
says that the provoking riots at IIarper's
Ferry, which were dignifed into treason A.
gainst Virginia, were the fit offspring of the
torcible attempt to plant slavery IN Kansas
and the legitimate fruits of the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise He denounces the
-disunion sentiments avowed in the Halls of
the National Legislature as unpatriotic, un-
-dignitied and disgraceful, and declares that
every attempt at disunion should be reward
ed with the halter
have no late important news from Kan
eas. The Emporia News says a terrific fire
swept over the the prairie between the Cot
tonwood and the Neosho, east of that place
last week which destroyed considerable prop
erty. The American Sentinel says the farm.
ers in that section are Opprehensive that their
fall sown wheat has been killed by the cold
dry weather that has prevailed this winter
About five hundred settlers, in Linn and Ly-
kins counties, have been indicted for settling
on the so-called Miami Reserve, so says the
Lawrence Republican. The Legislature has
adjourned from Lecempton Lawrence. Moth
ing of interest has transpired.
Daniel II. Donovan has been appointed .
Surveyor of the Port of st. Louis, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Col. w.
A. Linn, who died week or so ago. The
of Mr. Donovan is a good one.
and is hailed with delightJy his many friends {
here =
Mrs Farren, widow of Mr. Henry Farren,
has taken charge of the st. Louis Theater, q
and is doing very we'll A complimentary
benefit has been rendered her by number of 5
prominent citizens, which takes place on
"wednesday night next
The Woods theater is being fitted up by a
gentleman from New Orleans for ladies' and f,
gentlemen's billiard saloon. 1t is thought by
some that it will not pay, whilst others think
otherwise. 1--WE shall see what we shall see
The subject of branch Penitentiary, in d
st. Louis is now exciting the people of this
city at this time more than any other local
sui sct. 1t is contended by the opponents of
the measure to be runious to the mechanical {
interests of the city, and to be the means of {
throwing many mechanics out Of employ
whilst the friends of the measure think diff
ferent. l, for one, am opposed to the insti- t
tuition altogether, as injurious to the mechan- a
&C. as well as the manufacturer, for the reason =
that it will drive away all competition, and
give those interests, Qessees of the peniten- ,
tiary ifyou please,) an opportunity to mo- I
nopOlize the trade, and in this way, drive
away all who sustain themselves and families :
by their labor. But the committee appointed {
by the Legislature have not made their re
port as to the expediency of establishing the
branch Penitentiary here