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Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23
NJ. Douglas Prospects.

rho Senate was yesterday, the scene of
another outbreak of sectionalism 10 which the
democratic party has of late become painfully
addicted. In the speech of Mr.. Pugh of Ohio,
the familiar geographical distinctions fell as
fippantly in the pauses Of his speech as ii lie
were a black republican of the most confirmed
and approved type. Southern" gentlemen
were warned against pursuing their aggres-
sons, and were assured that the "men of the
north" were not to be put down by their in
Limitations. The discussion, of which Mr..
Pugh's speech formed small part, has been
in progress for several days, and has seemed
to make the rupture in the democratic party
complete and irremedabe. The question at
issue is mainly question of doctrine-an
abstraction, perhaps-still it so nearly con.
Germs the sensitive interests of slavery, for
which the democratic party exists, that it
is difficult to see how it can be compro-
missed, or winked out of sight. In this
debate the difference between Mr.. Douglas
and his opponents have been, if possible, more
sharply defined than before. The new light
democrats, who have discovered that the con-
sttulion is the common law for slavery, where
ever its jurisdiction extends are fortifyng
their position in the slave states, and will
tolerate no detection from the new faith Mr.
Douglas and his friends, on the contrary, are
i'll position from which they cannot retreat
without certain defeat, aggravated by the loss
of personal honor. 1t is an interesting and
pertinent inquiry, therefore, for those demo-
Gratis who indulge the hallucnation of perpet-
uating their power, as to what policy will pre-
vail at the Baltimore convention. That body
was not purged of the determined opponents
of Mr.. Douglas and his policy, by the Seces.
sion. Though the seceders do not return, their
places will not be filled with men who would
dare against the growing sentiment in favor of
slave protection, to embrace openly the dishon-
ored and discarded doctrine to which Mr.. Doug
las is still clinging In any event, the stern
Douglas delegations which went to Charles
ton brave and invincibe from the free states'
have become so demoralized that a sharp word
from burly slave driver, would send half OF
them to their knees. We gladly except the
delegates from Worcester and the Worcester
district from the general imputation, They
have united and determined constituency to
sustain them, and if they had not, are still
sagacious enough to see that whatever is gain
ed by treachery is an unreliable and perilous
possession. But many others are easily de-
luded by the fallacy which Mr.. Butler alleges
as the justification Of his course Returning
to Baltimore, therefore, the old fight will be
renewed and. Mr.. Douglas will-not win. The
plea will be for harmony and success The
fact will be read in the utter overthrow of the
rebels who have dared to draw geographical
lines in the democratic party, the whole ad-
vantage of which is not to accrue directly and
percepibly 10 the propagandism of slavery.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23
The Japanese Despatch.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Japanese com
missioner, attended by several members of
their suit and naval commissioners, proceeded
to the state department at noon, to-day, where
their treaty with this government was duly
ratified The copies OF the document were
carefully compared and certificates of correct
ness, OF which three were severally signed
and exchanged. On their way to the depot
the treaty was borne on the shoulders of two of
their servants. Secretary Cass, during diplo-
matte proceedings, informed the commissioners
that it afforded him great pleasure to exchange
ratification of the treaty with them, and ex-
pressed the tervent hope that the two nations
would be bound still closer in friendship The
commissioners reciprocated the compliment,
and expressed their obligations to the venera-
bic secretary, and spoke of the kind attention
bestowed on them, and trusted that peace be-
tween the two nations may be everlasting.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

ST.. Louis, May 2l.--The scaffolding at the
north end Of Trinity Church, which is in pro
cess OF erection ON the corner of Washington
and Eleventh street, fell this morning, precipi-
tatlng nine workmen sixteen feet upon pile
OF rocks beneath, fatally inju~ing James Shan
non and Thomas Hall, and seriously wound.
ing several others. John Norton's back was
broken, and he will probably die.
The democratic convention for the fourth
congressional district have nominated Elijah
H. Norton for Congress, vice James Craig.
LEAvENwoRTH, May PA fire broke out
this morning in the Farmer feed and sale
stable, destroying it. The building was own
ed by j. Russell. Loss $1,000; insured for
SoOO The loss on its contents is $500, on
which is no insurance. o. L. Bracklan's drug
store was also destroyed. Loss $50, 1000, on
wnlcn was no insurance. The fire is supposed
to be the work of an incendiary.
a distressing drought still prevails through.
out the territory from the Missouri River TO
the Rocky Mountains; but little rain has fall
eh lor ninety days. Fears are entertained of
atotal failure of all the crous.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23
Tornado along the Ohio River-Great Damage
to Property, and Several Lives Lost.

CINCINNATI, May pa tornado has ragged
along the river, above and below here. 1t was
very severe at Madison, Indiana, where six or
eight buildings were unroofed, but no lives
were lost. Three or four coal boats were sunk,
and six men are missing. The steamer Eu-
nice was partly unrooted near Client, Ky; her
cabin and chimneys were blown overheard, to.
gether with large quantity OF freight The
steamer Argyle, also lost her chimmies. The
wharf boats at Patriot, Client, and Carroton,
were torn from their moorings and carried far
up the stream, and wrecked.
AT New Richmond, Ohio, several buildings
were unrooted, and vast amount OF damage
was done to boats and RATS. Six pair of canal
boats were in sight as the storm came on, but
nothing has been seen of them since. All ON
board have probably perished The railroads
have sustained but little damage, and all are in
running order.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23
From the Charleston Mercury. ism.

FUGITIvE RETURNED.-The runaway ne
gro, by the steamer Spalding, hence to Boston,
has arrived in town. He was brought here
yesterday, by rail, from Norfolk in charge of
Mr.. VIM. Mentzel, in behalf OF the steamboat
proprietors. He is now lodged in the work
house for recognition and Identification. The
boy calls himself now 81 William Braddock,
and still asserts that he is a free boy from
Ohio, but that he has no free papers. If he
is slave, he will undoubtedly be recognized
soon. The other alleged fugitive, by the same
boat, is hoax. No such negro was ever here,
nor was any such boat here, as the Boston At
las says he was stoker on. Furthermore,
there is no river Tiber in South Carolina
where the boat was reported to run to- Other
talsities might be exposed in the statement
but it will hardly pay. The game is not
worth the powder.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

House tariff bill is more favorable than hereto
fore supposed Twenty-eight senators are al
ready ascertained to be in favor of it, while
others may vote for it, with slight modifica-
tons.
The leaders and rioters on Saturday evening
were the government employees, one lieu
tenant of the Marines one assistant warden of
the penitentiary, and one Senate messenger.
The president has rendered the commission
ership under the Paraguayan treaty to John
Van Buren. The government has proposed
to Peru to pay 100000 in full of all claims,
and that commissioners be appointed to inEes-
tigate claims and pay out the money at Wash.
ingion. Peru declines the proposition.
The city council have passed resolutions
strongly condemnatory of the riot0us interter
ence with the republican serenading party
Saturday night, and requesting the Mayor tC
exert the whole power of the city to prevent
future outrages, and to procure the arrest and
punishment OF the guilty in the present in
stance.
The Republican association in Washington
are making arrangements for public meeting
on Monday night, to ratify the Chicago nomi
nations.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

OUT Door EXERClsE.-Not long ago SOL
der IN Strasbourg, ascended to the top of the
Cathedral spire, and performed elevated gym.
naStlcs: Orders were Immediately given by
the police to prevent the repetition of any such
proceeding, but, soon after, the same man, who
was formerly a sailor on board the Belle Poule,
eluded the vigilance of the guardians by dis,
guising himself and with several other persons
ascended to the platform, from which the spire
rises. When there, as the guardian refused to
open the door of the stairs leading to the top,
the exsailor climbed up the bar of the light
nng conductor, and SO reached the weather
cock again. He then stripped off his disguise
hung 1t down to the square, and went through
select acrobalic programme, concluding by
standing on his head on the weathercock
When he descended, however, he found a
commissary of police in waiting, attended by
flie OF soldiers, who took him into custody
Tor violating the regulations of the town.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23
Startling Frauds in California.

WAsHINGToN, May 22-In compliance
with the resolution of the House of Represen-
tatives, the president communicated to that
body, to day, the report of the attorney gem
eral, showing the amount expended in defence
OF private land claims in California, the de-
tails of expenditures and the results. 1t ap-
pears from this document that considerable
number of fraudulent claims to land in CALI
tornia had been fabricated and sustained by
most unblushing perjury. Many of them had
been approved by the board of land commits
sioners and by district courts in California.
No less thsn 25 appeals in these cases were
heard and decided by the Supreme Court in
favor of the government at the last term The
amount involved was not less than $100,0O0.-
OO0. One claim was for 5000 square miles of
land; another for 450 square miles. And the
famous Santillan claim was for part of the
city Of Francisco, worth about $4,000 O00
The attorney general compliments the abilities
OF r. M. Stanton, Esq, who assisted in this
business. The report is an able and interest
ing document, disclosing legal requirements
OF no ordinary magnitude
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The central exec
utive committee Of the BelEverett parry
held meeting, last evening, at which Mr.. +.
w. Walker, (lately expelled from the report.
ers' gallery for brbery,) resigned the secreta.
ryship, on the ground that he cannot sincerely
support the nomination made at Baltimore
He was the head and front of the new party
movement. The course he has taken is ind
catiye OF a general stampede among the union
party men. There is Il rum0r to day that Mr..
Everett declines.
The japanese are still the honored objects
of attraction. They have been spending the
day in visiting the public buildings. On Fri.
day the president will entertain the embassa-
dors at a dinner, to which a number of distn-
guished gentlemen are already invited Our
government will present to the japanese,
among other things, the finest specimens of
firearms, and four sets of Perry's Japan Ex-
petition, the volumes to be bound in the rich.
est style.
1t is known here that the New York anti.
Douglas delegates to the Charleston conven
ton have prepared an address which they may
shortly issue, proposing MS basis Of reunion
at Baltimore, the resolutions offered by Mr.
Howard of Tennessee, which were previously
endorsed by them. Other democrats regard
the movement with favor.
The prospect in the Senate Of passing the
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23
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Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

"LAsT WEEK AT CHIcAGo."-Mr. Horace
Greeley, having returned from Chicago
whittier he went to make Judge Bates pres
dent, favors the public with an extremely
modest personal narrative of the convention.
Mr.. Greeley's political sagacity was tried at
Chicago, as it has been many times in New
York, with about the same result 1t failed
ences to the supporters of the candidate of his
own state, and of a very large and respectable
constituency outside of it, will not be kindly
received where that statesman is esteemed and
admired
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

A New PARTY-A call appears in the Lib
orator, signed by S. S. Foster, w. w. Thayer,
Bella Marsh, John Pierpont, James Redpath,
Richard s. Hinton, and Others inviting the
friends OF freedom to meet in mass convention
az Mercantile Hall, in Boston, on Tuesday,
may Z9th' to consider the propriety of form
my political antslavery party" Those
VINO start Tins movement are mostly men who
"o"iu attempt the most radical means of ex.
.'ii"i',a''''s slavery in this country, without
regard 10 consequences, and would favor Jobp
Browns way OF accomplishing that desirable
result OF course they do not see much vir
tue in the republican party it is not agoroo.
sive enough for such impetuous radical
They are agiiators OF the Garbaldi stamn
desperate fighters in time Of war, and not verv
quiet in time Of peace. The convention !.
open to all, SO there promises to be liycly
discussion.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

GERMAN SUPPORT OF LINCOLN AND HAM
LIN-As far as we have become acquainted
with the expression of German feeling on the
Chicago nominations. it is enthusiastic in favor
OF the republican nominees and platform. The
"Anzeiger des Westens," of st, Louis, which
ostensibly worked for the nomination of Ere
mont, but was in sympathy with the Bates
movement comes out heartily for Lincoln and
Hamin 1t says of Mr.. Bates that his straight
republicanism, and freedom from the know.
nothing faint, recommended him to the Mis-.
souri, delegation, though the Anzeiger never
considered him representative man.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

IHE INSANITY OF GERRIT SMITH.-Mr
Smith has written very graphic account of
his recent illness and loss of reason, which he
charges IN part upon the terrible accusations
made against him by the democrats in New
YORK. lie says Forgetting that human
pos erS have limits, forgot to think thar I
could not do all that | wished to do. But in
world where there is so much to do that few
are found willing t1 do, it is not always easy to
resist the temptation to overdo. For a dozen
years before the last, l had at times suffered
from dyspepsia, though by no means as severe
y as mad many persons of my acquaintance,
MY suffering was mainly in quick and strong
sympathy Of my head with my dyspeptic
stomach. Vertigo, and other most uncomtort
able sensatlons-now as if my head were made
OF lead, and now as if it were made of cork
were among the products OF this sympathy.
Never did suffer so much in this wise as
when went to Congress. But the
dyspepsia, which began in the fall of 1858, and
continued year, was attended by none of
these sensations, and, therefore, by none of the
admontions involved in them, Paptation of
the heart, Of which l have hitherto experi.
enced nothing, was its incessant companion
and chief signal.
DIR. Gray, the superintendent of the ASYLUM.
believes that even in the first half of the year
1893 had come into that stage or character
OF insanity called 'eXatation OF the mind |
never read, studied, nor wrote with more nleo
sure. boosted that could do more than at
the age Of 40. This being the condition of
my brain, it is not at all strange that although Ms
my nurse believes, slept but two hours a npht
during most Of that year, (less than an aver
age of one hour night during the last three
weeks before | was removed to the asylum.1
It should not occur to me that so serious an in
Jury as the loss of my reason would be the
penalty Tor continuing the customary use of
and 1859 affected my heart, and produced M
uncomfortable sensations in my head | am
not capable Of explaining n
a ialse alarm one morning, while il did but
dlsquet the other members of my family.
quite oyercame me- The news, a few weeks
alter, OF the death of my old and dear friend
John Brown, and his two sons, was great
shock to me- 1t contributed not litflc to
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hasten my condition to its crisis Only three
weeks after | went down under a troop of hal
lhcnations. My family were reduced to pow
q9ty they were cast off by their friends and
the world. Those who had put their property
into my hands had lost it l was bound in
honor and justice to go to Virginia and stand
by and suffer with my unfortunate friend. H.
deed, it was only from believing that was on
my way to Virginia that | went so willingly
to Utica The idea, however, say my family
and my own memory says it also, which most
haunted and distressed me, was that my friends
and relatives in the south believed that | had
plotted their murder. No one now doubts
that | gotit from the terrible charges brought
against me in the manifesto of the New York
democratic vigilant association. For it turns
out, though of course have no distinct recol-
lection OF it, that | continued until within a
very few days of my going to the asylum, to
look over the newspapers.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

INTRODUCTION OF CATTLE INTO New ENG
LAND.-The first cattle imported into New
England, and probably the first introduced
into America, we're brought by Winslow, who
went to England in 1923 to obtain supplies for
the infant Plymouth colony. He returned in
bull, "the first beginning" says Bradford,
"of any cattle of that kind in the laid" Ac-
cordng to Capt. John Smith, in his account of
New England, there were at Plymouth, in
1924, some cattle and goats, but many swine
and poultry" When the pilgrim colonists dis
solved partnership with the London adventur
ers, under whose auspices the colony was
planted, in 1927, there was division of the
stock and land, hitherto the joint property of
the adventures and of their associates on the
soil. One cow and two goats were assigned
by lot to every six persons or shares, "and
swine, though more in number, yet by the
same rule"
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

THE SLAVE TRADE.-The president, yes
terday, communicated to the House of Repre-
sentatives a message announcing the capture
of a SLAYER, and calling immediate attention to
the startling fact that upwards of one thousand
victims of American piracy are now at Key
West awaiting the action of this government.
In view of the increasing activity of the trade
the president asks that the power should be
vested in his office to make arrangements for
the return Of the unfortunate Africans to their
own country, without awaiting the action of
Congress. The disclosures relating to this
shocking traffic are of the most alarming char
aeter, and loudly demand such an admins.
tration of the laws against piracy as will ac-
cord in some degree with our pretences to
civilization.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

INSTRUCTION IN GERMAN. Mr.. Louis
Wageiey, graduate of German university,
and a thoroughly competent instructor, has
taken up his abode in this city, with view
of teaching the German language. His rooms
are at the Worcester Academy of Fine Arts,
257 Main street. Our acquaintance with Mr.
Wageley leads us to recommend him unuual.
fedIy to the favor of Worcester people, among
whom he appears almost an entire stranger
To such as wish better acquaintance with
the German tongue he is particularly recon-.
mended. And there must be many such. The
acquisition of the German language is not on
ly desirable for those who wish to unlock to
themselves the treasures of German litera-
ture, art, and science, but the practical Anglo
American has discovered its value in purely
business point of view. OF what advantage
the knowledge of the German language is in
this latter respect, those know best who stand
in business relation with the great west
where the German element plays such an i'm
portant part in the development of the ex
haustless resources of the country. In lit
erary point of view, and practical as well, the
language which Mr.. Wageley is prepared t.
teach is become necessary part of our edu
cation, and those who have neglected it will
find him faithful instructor.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-23

SABBATH EVE IN ST. LOUISA cores
pondent of the Providence Press, from ST.
Louis, relates the following incident:
In the evening went to the church Of the
colored people. There were several hundreds
in attendance, about one third of whom were
whites. The preacher, whom l subsequently
learned was pastor Of the church, was black.
At the close of the sermon an old man rose
from seat near the pulpit, and, leading a
young woman by the hand, entered the desk.
There was a lively stir and general springing
upon the feet of all present. 1t was father
and sister OF the pastor who were before them.
When quiet was restored, the old man spoke
with streaming eyes; 81 have my friends,
to thank Heaven, aud thank you, that
through your liLerality my daughter stands
before you a free woman. When l proposed
going into kentucky to see if l could not
bring it about some said, she would be better
of in slavery, but father, who has been him.
self four times sold as a bondman, thinks diff
terently. Tomorrow l shall go into Illinois,
to drive down my stake in free state, and
may God reward you for your kindness to me
and mine" A hymn was then sung, and they
came down to kiss and shake hands with all
their friends. shall not soon forget the twen-
ty-ninth of April, in its touching evening scene