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, 1860-01-23

Imprisoned In Vault Eighteen Ycnra,
newspaper published at Co!oma, Mexico
the s4sh Of October. tells the following fright
ful story, and calls upou the public to punish
the criminals:
When Gen. Puebtita entered the town Of Ayo.
in September last, he exacted forced loan from
Of the place. The curatc acted ~ though he
would pay, but he did not make his appeaeauce
ut the point designated for payment. and Gen.
pueblita ordered bim to BE- arrested A party
Of men went to his dwelling and knocked ut the
door There was no answer, aud they broke in
TheT found no one in tae house, anil we're about
to leare it, when they heard frighsful voicc.
proceeding FROM the ground, saving II am
huugry!" The officer in command we It back
to Gen. puebl:ta, and told him about the roicc.
The General appointed commission 10 examine
the house. This COMMISSION went to The cur
ate's dwelling, and, after careful examination,
they found a movable stone in the flcor, and
under this was stairway leading down to a
vault, which was entirely dark. and La1a no con-
neesion with the dir. saye By the staircase aud
small hole that served as a ventifator. In this
rault they found spme books. a few articles of
furniture, and woman who had been shnt TN
there for eighteen years. She was taken to
the light, where she saw number Of persons.
she tainted. After she had returned to her
senses, thousand questions were asked Of her,
to which she replied only that she had been
buried in the vault for eighteen 5carx, without
going out for T. moment; that she hai been mar
ried, and had children By her husband, but she
knew nothing Of their fate that, while impris-
oned in the vault, she had had children bv the
curate, but she knaw nothing Of shat had be-
come Of these children; and after sayin: this
much she became obstinaselr sileut. While
this was passing, sergeant oi the pueblita Itti-
gade, then present, discovered that this woman
was his mother, md she recognized him AZ her
son and embraced hini- The son then ran for
his father. who came aud recognized his wife.
The husband, fifteen years ago, was imprisoned
three ye1rs unaer charge Of having murdered
his Nife, this womsn.
, 1860-01-23
From Guaymas.

GckfAA-. Nov. - lso9.
When last wEots to you; Capt. Porter had
demanded unconditional permission for cant
/ Stone and party 10 return TO Sonora. 70 tits
demand Cor. Pesquiera had replied by sayino
thar he had submitted the question to the gene
cral gov veFnment, and would await their deter
mination IN the matter: :0n the l'th INST,
Capt. r. S. EwelI. commander ut Fort Buchan-
IN, arrived from the line, bearing especial docu-
ments from our Government 10 pesquiera,
st. Alrrs, were cancelled by the request of
Capt. Porter. who desired that the line Of ueyo-
tlaiion8- marked out by him should remain H.
-fdcs. Therefore; capt. Eweil" merely paid his
compliments to tile Governor, and started for
the line the following day.
On the 18th inst news was received here
T. which WAS prasuned to be somewhat exaggera-.
ted in its transition} to tile effect that Capt.
Ewcif was fotei6f7 detained ii Hermosilfo, b&-
cause mule which the captain had brought
with him from fheiino was claimed there on the
way down, and the claimants, assured by Capt.
Ewell that their right to the animal should BIC
resptcted-a circumstance 80 trivial in itself a.
to elicit not even its mention during the cap
tain's stay here. Immediately on the receipt Of
this Information. Capt Porter, i9 company with
Vice Consul Farrilly Alden, (appointed By Capt.
Porter, waited upon Cor. PesquieEa with the
demand 1haS the mule should be Immediately re-
turned to capt- Eweli, and safe escort provided
him 70 the line, under penalty Of punishmentby By
| the St. Masvs.
| The governor, having received only m unre-
liable account OF the affair." offered to gix. Capt
| Ewell q mals, and to guaranty his entire safety
in Hernosil1o, but could not see the Justice in q
| requirement Of such escort II Capt. Porter de-
nanded should be furnished, and refused to
| grautjt. The captain aud vice consul took
leave Ut the Governor rerv abruptly, and i'm
| mediatelv rocket was set off at the consulate.
which was the signalfor the ships boststo come
ashore fully armed. The si:sua1 was obeycd
acd slx boats, containing about one hundred
| men. were sent from the ship, but for SONG
| reason the captains first design was abandon
ed, and the men, Instead Of being permitted to
| land aud take the town." were remanlctl tn
| tie vessel
| On the morning Of the 18th, 4 proclamation
Has posted by Capt Porter. requiring all Amer
! lean citizens to report themselves at the Vice
Consul's office, and receive their passports, in
anticipation of an implied bombar.lment, to
commence at noon.
The St M1rys threw out her ledgc anchors,
md, by heavy strain which WAS exerted upon
her cables, would have hauled near the shore
and presented broadside to the vicinity Of the
plaza, but recedsng tide, Ieaying her in two OF
three feet Of mud, happily interrupted the exc
cution Of tl1i. project. and soon afterwards, ih
accordance with q request of the Governor,
the commencement Of hostilities Was deferred
or rather the time Of compliance extended until
ID D. m If the next day, previous to which the
entire demand was accrdeti to bv Pesauera,
, 1860-01-23

Elu1As
The message Of "Gor." c. c. Noursc. in N,
Assembled Lobby Of the Stnte of Iowa, rre
sents narrowing state Of affairs under IN,
head Of Federal Relations;
regret to state that the relations cxistinr
between This Government and the common.
wealth Of Virginia, not Of the most satisf,c-
tory character.
Some mouths since, citizen of Iowa nu.nc,1
Copp1e. with John i'rown and fifteen others. in
saded- the etstc Of Virginia. with IRRESPONSIBLE
and hostile purposes, and with intent 10 subyert
her government aud put to death all who would
not submit to their authority.
The conflict lastcd three tuys aud nir},ts, DIR.
ing which time, it is believed, that &C evcrai ne
groes escaped.
Az so0u Us advised Of the state Of affairs. I
Immediately sent special Instructions 10 our
Minister at Ricln1oud, not 10 commit us to any
entaneling alliances aud by no means to recos-
n'ze the government Of John Brown until It
tods fully esfdbfiek<dt 80
The result proved fully the necessity and wis.
dom Of my caution.
Governor Wise, With tue aid Of u. S. Troons
after q struggle Of three duys, completely orrr.
threw Browns government, und hung Connie
a4d the rest Of lhenl Us traitors. II is sincerely
hoped that this will be the last Of it.
Some fears are entertained. however. thnt
Virginia will hold this Government responsible
for for the unlawful ana snwarrantcd net Of Cop.
Under the circumstances, earnestly rccom-
mend thu! you authorize tho Executive to cali
out the Boone County Volunteers, aud make
drink.
In the language Of patriotism, say, if We
must, we must, though freely confess that Id
rather not. =
, 1860-01-23

The following description Of the rrcach ri.
fed Cannon, used BY Louis Napoleon with 50
decided effect in his late 1taliun ca.unaiun. and
particularly at so1ferino, is translated from Il
French journal:
'Thesc guns arc bronze *four.pounders.
lighter than the other field pieces. They have
six deep grooves, aud haye chamber Ike the
Delris9c rifle, or the old pattern howitzcr. The
prnjcctiio rests against the junction o! the bore
and the chambers. It is made Of cast iron, cyI-
inder-conoidal in shape. similar tu the Infantry
musket ball, and is hollow at its base or rear
cud. The cylindrical part Of the ball is bored
and tapped in six places, to correspond with The
six grooves Of the gun, and short tin plugs arc
inserted into these holes. These pjuTs are
forced out into the grooves by the pressure OF
the gas and give the ball the rotary motion and
accu' acy Of the rife ball.
The prolectilc is sometimes made loilow
aud filled with musket balls. md Is exploded. at
the desired distance. By means Of II faze which
Is cut ut the proper poiut, according 10 the time
required for the explosion, 4 nuycab1e sight
is attached 10 the right side Of the gun. The
firing is accurate 10 200 yards and thu cxtreme
range is said to be "a milcs.''
, 1860-01-23


SAfEx. ILL.,. Jan. 1G. Eeaa.
We huve just hal another Of thosc excite.
n'ents in our otherwise quiet town. for whie.,
Egypt Inns bceomc so famous Of late Two yery
intelligent looking colorel men, in the prime
of life conld hare been seen passing this town.
OF rather attempting to do so-yestcrday morn
ing on their way cast. Unfortunately for then,
they were spotted by Il contemplate fellow who
has been stopping hcreabouts for some n,untbs
past. without amy apparent business on lis
hands. BY the name Of Wiseman. This Wise
man walked up to the negroes, told them t'at
he.was all officer, and that they must ~ With
him. Accordingly they obeyed, and l4e took
them beforc that disreputable fellow, Of whom
we read about in your paper some time sirce,
named Merritt, who says he is Il Commissioner
under the Fugitive S1ave Law, but which is
doubted here. Wiseniau made oath that he
bclsvcd that The negroes we're fugitive slaves,
notwithstanding they had presented a ccrtifi-
cate from the captain Of steamboat tia. was
disabled in the Mississippi rivera day or twu
ago, stating that they were frrc men and had
been employed on his boat US firemcn; aud that
their homes were in Zauesyille, Ohio. Dul this
fuct 1ad no effect these rasca1s, who, Us they
acknowledged, made 4 business of catching.
negroes.
The Commissioner ordered them into the hands
ofa Deputy Marshal of his own appointing, who
took the negroes to the county jail. But inst
here they were ull taken aback By Esq. Mills Of
this place, who presented himself on the steps
, 1860-01-23
Personal Appearance Of VA caulay.
The Philadelphia Ireas, in the course Of itl
obituary notict. oF 3fac.utay saya-


Twenty-Five years ago he Was one of thi
worst-looking inen in the House Of Commons
Stature rather below the middle height; 6eusl
bulky and ungraceful; features deshy, saltoH
aud lne1pressiye; rough hair Of sandy hue,
mouth firm and well Cit; large acd rcmaskab blj
lnstrons eyes; astir. extremely careless. Such
WAS Macaulay ut the aye Of shirty.ti~e. Isishct
lighted up when be sPoks-paEtieuiar!y When
which, however, had the fault utmost unpars
donabIe by an English aud'eucel Of being care
fnily prepared before band, and committed to
memory. His ynice vas between lisp and 4
burr, and his uttesanee wa. thick aud husky
for the irst five minutes Of delivery. After
that, his voice sounded grand1y and clearly, and
a pin cou1d be heard in the House Of Commons
while he was speaking. ;
"Macaulay's s personal appearance greatly I'M
proved With ad*sucing Years. Hc became
slighter IN: his 5gure-less Pmzgy. in fact; The
deepened lines OF his face, marked BY thought,
added expression TO il; his sand-eoIorea hair
became nearly white"
, 1860-01-23

Translated from AEheets ne Beck, 1a lenuc+ H1rA
iatl
At last he becomes 50 much interested in her
that he begins to reflect. 'Ah. it were not
poor" said he. ait is very agreeable to have
the society Of q pretty woman all to Yourself,
who understands you, and spares you the nc
cessity Of dragging out yons evenings at the
theatre or tue cafe. But when one has only, Us
have, ten Thousand francs, one cannot get
married"
Then be gels up his budget, putting every
thing down double, comparing the probable cx-
penscs Of married man with those Of bache-
lor, hiring at the theater, cafe. de- Ia this war
an acquaintance Of mine, ono Of the brightest
journalists in Paris, arrived at the conclusion.
that to lire with wife without servant, in 4
little house 10 the suburb., he would need IN
income Of thirty thousand francs.
Thislamentable life ofhonorable solitude. and
desperate ennui, is that which il led by shose
wandering shadows. known in England as Mem
bers Of Clubs. It is beginning now in France.
Here in these splendid establishments, warm
and comfortable, with the best fare, sur
rounded with rich Libraries, and ali the uegspa.
perz and magazines of:the day; they lisr TO-
gethet like well educated and polished cososes,
Progressing in spleen. aud preparing themselves
Tor Suicide. Everything il 80 vel organized
that speech even is uhoecessary. Women's
presence is unknown, &C., DC.
, 1860-01-23

Senator MAS1EnnE Of New York has brouet,t
forward bill in tho Legislature Of that State.
which esalizcs as HOLIDAYS, the first day Of au,-
ART, the Fourth ofJuly, Thanksgiving day dc,ic-
mated By the Governor, aud Christmas, and de-
clares that they shall he considered for all bank
and commercial purposes as SUNDAY. It also
provides that when any of the days above men
toned full on the FIRST day Of the week, protests,
payments: acceptances, notices, de-, shall be
mnde on Saturday.
, 1860-01-23

;. The Lynchburg 1iFginian states that the
entire length Of the rail that has been laid in
Virginia up to the present time is seventcel,
hundred and sixty six miles. OF this amount
three hundred and forty three of it have been
laid ty the baltimore and Ohio Ruiroad Com
rany." Georgia has laid twc1ye hundred and
forty miles; Tennessee one thousand aud sixty
two miles; Maryland eight hundred ind thirty:
three; South Carolina eight hundred and seven
North carolina seven hundred and seventy; nnd
Arkansns only thirty eight miles actually made,
though she has oyer seyen hundred nroiectel
, 1860-01-23
a@tess Trihtt1td


A@-A-*A0-~N"
The Constitution ol' the United States has
defined with much distinctncss what acts sh1
bs known and designated Us Treason: "Trcf-
*'son agaiost the United States shall eons'ft
"oaly in lcryiug war against them, OF i'll A.
herring to their enemies, giving them aid a4d
"confort. No person shall tc convicted Pf
"treason unless on tue Testimony Of two VT
.tncsses to the same overt act. or on confef-
s'sion in opon Court" Following this nod4l,
all, or nearly al, the Suites Of the Union l1a3e
defined the crime Of treason against Their r.
spectiye soyerognties II their local Constitp- ::
tioos or lars. In Illinois it is declared TO
"consist in levying wur against the Cover r.
.ment and people Of this State, in the saue,
<'or being sdhorcnt to the enemies Of tlfs
Estate, giving them aid, advice and confot
ain this State or elsewhere" But it is al}o
declared that treason " can only be committed
"by persons owing allegiance to the State;
But Senator Bigler thinks that treason
against the United States may consist in hos
tile operation On the part Of citizens Of Wis
cousin or Iowa, against Illinois. In otllfr
words, Mr.. Bigler thinks that Congress may
either change the definition Of treason against
the United States. or may assume to define
and punish acts directed against the State pf
Illinois, overriding and nullifyiug the laws ff
Illinois thereby against both or either ff
which we firmly protest. It may be aagrah pit
crime to participate in IN invasion Of Stale
or Territory Of tue United States. 1t m3y
richly deserve tho punishment Of death, as IT,
Reke persuaded It did in the case Of the B1r-
der RsfIian raids upon Kansas. But we afe
unable to To- 55a+er 5a+ferii Why it should be stigua-
tized Us treason when it is at most only
murder, arson, or assault with intent to kip;
and more particularly, sincctsc CONSTITUTIONAL
The Tnited States has expressly declared 1hut
another thing, and fiat only, shall be called
treason. The q. S. Supreme Court, in the
DoElman case. n Crancl, 1876 declared IN
terms that conviction Of treason could only
proceed from tho overt act performed with tho
intent to overthrow the government OF the
Tinted States We 1hink that Atchison, Bl,-
aota' Ieu'' 'na 1i''is 1el'o" acouaafe's WY
'e''eu WIT ass'''ist nansas ''ha e''cheo lay
'ene' 'sno osa"a'''''s' '''sas ~ ''''e 1ecn l'"'
20 oea1o U '''e n'n5n'1''' ""' "o 10 HUI l'l'nh
they designed 70 overthrow the government:
the cn1ted states. Undoubtedly thcy desired
10 cseao'sa slavery IN hahsas' lo'sh'eh c'la
tneS "cto teaaS 10 onlcoer every man, W.
*,.A A.
'aah ano en,'a III 1''o 1effHofs, DILL II has
never oeeh sl'o"a 1ilit lucy WISHED 10 nrloS
'''e runs u inc cou'ooe':'cy oo"n ABOUT 1qc
CATS VI 1ieslocnt 1aefcs' Aaay M tqc
''aa'os "e'c o+'cet'o'aeEs unoer 19c
6''esuhent- anu y Is aos 7" IN supposed that
, 1860-01-23

Some time ago we published 40 accoun, Of
the imprisonment Of a Wesleyan Methodist
ciergyman-Rev. D. Worth. a Missionary Of
the American Missionary Association-iu
North Carolina. Mr. Wort! is venerable
gentleman, about sixty years Of aye; a native
Of the State which ilnp1isons him, and his
crime is that he believes with I,r. Rice that
slavery is always IN oyil 10 both slave and
master; = but unlike Dr.. Rice. he givcs yita9y
to lis faith By proclaiming it in the ears Of
shareholders, cxhortlng them 10 peaceful
emancipation, circulating books and tracts "a
soring his views upon the subject and organ
izing churches on an anti-slavery basis
The particular point to which We would
direct the attention Of Dr.. Eicc is this: The
: arrest and Imprisonment Of this grcy-headod
minister Of the gospel are duo chiefly to tie
Agency Of the North Carolina Presbyterian,
the organ Of the Old School Presbyterian
Church in that region. In its Issue in the
first week Of November last, that. paper,
among other remarks Of kindred character,
said: '!For the third time, in two years, we
"can upon Solicitors and Grand Juries in..tlle
@F;th judicial Circuit, 10 drive Of tho ennis
"sary from tue Boston Tract Society Eho las
"bcen secretly prosecuting his inccndiary work.
ain that district This thing hns been borne
"with long enough" In alatcr issue it CHILLED
Rcv. Mr.. Worth by name as the man intended;
and in reply to ccnsure By the Congregational
ReznM Of this city, made labored defence Of
its demand, renewed it, called on tho Legisla-
ture to pass n law which would forever c1-
clude the agents Of The Boston Tract Society,
and declared that there are no Christians at
the South who do not approve the sentiments
Of the article" THIS same paper recently COM
plimentcd and commended Dr.. Rico for his
position on the slavery question In this com.
munity.
In!aome comments which we made :yester-
day on Dr.. Rice's eight affirmative propositions
On &}hs Slavery question, esaid, 1ntnbstance.
thai il they were q true reflex of Old School
, 1860-01-23
THE CONFLICT OF THE SECTIONS.
:. The Chicago l'nEss AND TRIBUNE, the leading
kepuhlican uaner in Gorlhrrn IlIinnia saH4: =


Republican paper in Northern Illinois, says:
Their IL nt one condition on which Slavery can exist
white II nanrt e placed where The tutic nafnd Will
1tst In the tE!ef that il IL in r n ultimate extinction.
orlhe rtrce- aod easuards Of tety must he
no hal:wy house. II have honestly rel eved ohts-
wise wAat Is tran ng In the slLye cannot ~
"a unrcerx them. No hing be absurd than tie
belief thss two plsncpc- ahtaeh.tlc Constitutional
L'hety and SLAVERY s.'a Dwell sdc by hde folcvcr."
Our Fathers, when they made the Govern
nlent, thought differently. and their sons hare
lived on, from l77G 10 1850, Of their and M4t
opiuion.-N. /. Express.
"0ur Fathers, when they made the Govern
.mcnt,' did not think differently. Fortunately,
their thoughts are left upon record, in speeches
aud letters. and impressed upon the legisla-
ton Of the country. All Of them spoke Of
Slavery as Of temporary continuance, and they
looked hopefully forward to the time when not
slave should press the soil Of our country.
Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison,
md their compatriots, lived in this belief nd
minlstered tho Government upon it, aud died
prophesying the ultimate extinction Of Slavery.
Il is only ofate gears that tho opposite doctrine
has gained foothold, and its fruits, rs ex-
empliticd in the current history Of the South.
prove its utter incompatibility with Consti!u-
tional Liberty.
, 1860-01-23
QUESTION ANSWERED.

We are in receipt H the foliowing-a,,
anonymous lctter.-post-narkcd Louisville,
KY 80 = .,,-
Eprronns pnEss IND TnlBrsE; Suppose veur
gang Of Black Republicans should succeed il.
elccting Presilent, how do yon suppose ya,s
would inaugurate him IN opposition 10 the pre-
raitiug sentiment Of the Slave States? Please
answer, aud oblisc 4 Dis1-SloSIsr.
Yes. we will obligc Mr. Disunionist:
Neither you or auy OF the uproarious gentle.
mon who are rautiug about dislnio1t, as 5t
necessary or probable consequence Of Re-
publican victory, would lift a finger to carry
out your threats upon the occurrence Of the
particular event which you derrccate. Yo},
have too much method in your madness fir
that. But if any men crazier than you should
get together in Washington city to prevent
what you cali at Inauguration" the Prcsi-
dent elect would quietly take lis oath Of ot]ioe
before some Justice Of tho Pence in. tile town
in which he lives, aud, thus constitutioualk
qualified to enter upon tic command Vi THE
Army and Navy Of tho United States, would 90
about the discharge Of his official duties, #
not in Washington, wherever he happened to
be, and his enemies would take 10 their heels
al once. This ceremony Of Inauguration is =
mere show for the delcctation Of the gaping
crowds who quadrenially assemble Mt the Cap
ital, aud has no legal significance whatever.
To give impression to Tie scene, a Justice Of
the Supreme Court las usually beon employed
TO administer the oath, but we assure our
correspondent that any man in the nation au-
thorized to administer oaths- magistrate
county, circuit, OF State 5ndge--would do as
well. Once taken, the onth, other things
being in form, makes the man who received a
minority Of the electoral votes President as
righuully as il lie lad sworn 1,eforo all the
courts Of tho land in body and the officer in
the land or marine servics who should disobey
him. would he subject to the pains and penal
ties which the law provides for such disobe-
dienoe. We hope "Disuuionist'' is answered.
, 1860-01-23

Will find ersry rari.
ETY. Of chasse, sicl,
and elegant fancy
goods, ut J. u. Parks
| EAzaAr If Fancy, III
| Lake street. Also.
e1esa Bridal an't
Parry Fnr+, in pearl
sticks, painted pArcl'-
lilent backs: Pearl
Sticks in white clser.
r., b!slc att! painted
silk; Sandal WoaI,
in silk, liner, and pa
per. Hair Pins, il
cur:.1 @n'i geld; bluc
a'a SSot". psat' ps.I at"'
eol"- fa1cy totnos.
L., III cora. , anu a','s Hn'u.
ol''e ana eh'' olack ,
anu Eo!". II ~"
ptfsscs' ;; i" eoFas anu
| Eolu' b'ne ana oe@
n, olaeS ;wa , Ioiti. LUCK LUCY.
!,!e !.'nHos. inst, !" ~ g, snen
mla,a !" En"'' rtrt
nacA1es' ~ S1l''e+: = heh
SlAsps aHu bfaee~
- "'Ns =. n!tt
W." ''"c :. 49,. .
, 1860-01-23
For the Pres and Tribune.
meteorological observations for l:l-
gin, ILL.,. 1858 and 1859.


:: The mean temperature Of each month of 1855
and 1859, as detcrminedfrom the neun Of three
daily; observations, at 4. NJ, and 2 aud . 7.
H., is given IN the following table; also tie er-
tr, ms, indicated i'll the st!f-rty;st'r Ttcr-
nlOuleter:
, 1860-01-23
MFE's HAPPIEsr PEEIop,-Kingsley giree
his evidence on this disputed point. He thus de-

ciares:
There is no pleasure that have e|er expert
euced like childts midsummer holiday. The
away up the brook, and take our dinners. md
come home at night, tired, dirty, happy, scratch
ed beyond recognition, with great nose eag,
three little trout, and one shoe, the other one
having been used for boat, till il had gonn
down will, all hands out Of soundings. How
poor our Derby days, our Greenwich dinners,
our crenins parties; uherc there arc plenty Of
nice gifts, arc after that Depend upon It, q
man n<r7 ezptri<ncei saeA pltdsurf Or grief aft4
fourteen a. IL doab< ore; unless IN some eases in
his frst lore making, When the sensation Is new
ia him.
, 1860-01-23

Fl The people Of Natchez were recently
much excited By a beastly outrage committed
on child By fellow named Smi,zcr. ANathez
dispatch Of the 10th says:
"Smitzer was taken to prison Oh Saturdar,,
but the excitement Of the popu!ace continued
to increase until Tuesday evening. when they
assembled IN i CREST crowd, and marched dt-
1,beratcly to tho 5aii took the prisoner from his
cell, aud, hung him yin the courthouse yard.
Everything passed OF quietly, and at O'Clock
the crowd dispersed" -
faT The New Orleans correspondent of the
Charleston Colritr reports the death Of the
Hon. B. R. Webb, Secretary Of the State Of
Mississippi -, -, -.