Newbern weekly progress., 1860-01-17

ing among the dry bones :" of all Republicandop.
They are busy night and day with their private
| eaucusing and aegin to show signs of unusual
alarm The expeaiency of withdrawing Helper
Sherman has been eanvassed, and pennington,
of N j., suggested as the best man for the emer-
gency. It is understood, however, that this was
abandoned and then the availability OF hickman,
of Penn, and of Corwin, of Ohio, were discussed
but without arriving at any result which made
their way clearer. It was finally determined, l
learn, to place the matter in the hands OF the
shrewd. sagacfous, Irrepressible" Seward, OF
my. Up to the present time there is nothing
Indicating an intention the part OF the Black
les 10 desert Sherman. It was believed they
would have taken Corwra, but he was not sutk-
cient'y dyed in the wool for some of the mig
ser-salnts; besides be d0Ht eeont tIe 06see no1c
having declared few days since that he - could
have been elected once, IT the democrats had Vo-
ted for him; but that now be would not accePt
the post, if the d. democrats were to offer il to
him Don't get riied Ihona4' ma It Is not very
you. so your indignant refusal Is little prenla-
ture.
1 see by a recent number of your paper that
your readers in possession OF all the facts con-
nected with the Branch and Grow difficulty. The
promptness and cool courage eyinced by Dir.
Branch throughout the whole affair is warmly
commended by every one whom have heard ex-
press themselves in relation to it.
There are scorces of gentlemen here from un-
fedged territories busily button holeing honora-
BILE members to secure their vote and influence
for the passage of bills establishing territorial
governments. These gentlemen will, doubtless,
have their .' labor for their pains only, as the
democracy have become rather sick of these oft
repeated doses of " territorial governments.
Without intending to claim more talent for the
South than the North, it is well-known fact that
in every discussion in the House, the democrats
have routed the Republicans horse, foot and
dragoons." One of the most sting ing reJoinders
| ever heard was uttered by Vallandingham, of
Ohio, day or two since. A Mr.. Potter, of Wis,
(Rep.1 said that I" it would have pleased him to
have cast his vote for Mr.. '. for speaker had he
not heard that he was in some way m,tred ap an
the John Bro,cu affair." To W hch Mr.. Y. instant
ly replied that 1T would have been possible for
him to have voted for Mr. Potter for the of
flee were he not a living contradiction of Shaks-
peare's saying that "when the brains are out the
man is dead ~ Mr.. Potter wilted,
The U. S. Agricul ltural Society begins its annu-
al session in this city to-day. A large number
of distinguished scientific men are in attendance
and their discussions will be unusually attractive
and interesting.
Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner has been nominated to
the Senate rs Minister to France
A few days since Commodore Smith, u. S. Ma
Wy, the recipient of 4 massive silver goblet,
inlaid with gold and appropriately inscribed. 1t
was the gift of few personal friends, who, qui-
etly and without ostenation, sought to testify
their atfectionate esteem for this veteran officer,
by substantial token. Your unfortunate cores
sentation, and although his talk would not
make more than a dozen lines in your pa.
per, yet his voice squeaked like bagpipe and
he shivered in his boots as though forty sheriffs
were at his heels each armed with
SHIRLEY