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, 1860-03-06

by Mr.. Seward's enemies, as d convenient
wind instrument with which to frigllten tie
limid md conservative, hut the occasion Of
their hostility lies in the old icnd generated i'll
tic Taylor aud Fillmore Administrations. Wo
ask candid men whether it is best to irritato
that sore in the present crisis? Nc ask
whether it can be safely donc7 Wc haro no
doubt that Mr. Seward can carry all the States
that gave their electoral votes to Mr.. Fremont,
New York included. In tho latter VIC
presume that Stato pride would over
bear personal hostility. but wo leave it
: TO thinking Mon TO say wlialller nny influence
now working upon tie public mind will he po-
tent to soothe the old animositics ranklinc i'll
the four. doubtful central States against the
Senator from New York.
No believe that ABRAHAM LINCOLN is the
man Of all others now prominently before the
country to conciliato the forces which followed
the fortunes Of Mr.: Fillmore in 1866, and ut
the same time to hold earnest 1nen in tho Re-
publican purity up to tue work Less than two
years ago Mr.. Lincoln carried by far the great
CT Share cf tile Fillmore strength in Illinois
with impulsiye enthusiasm, willie losing not
single yote among the radical hosts Of the
Northern part Of tile State. Mr. Cllas. has
done nearly as well in Ohio, and but fur IN
impression which has got abroad in penusy1-
vania and New Jersey Of his unsoundness On
the tariff question, lie would be almost certain.
to win in Presidential race II is not likely
that Pennsylvania will have any candidate be-
fore the Chicago Convention after the first bal
lot. The fact that the utmost efforts Of Gen
Cameron resulted in his carrying only two
thirds Of the late Harrisburg Convention, is
taken as conclusive against lis availability.
Ills name bids fair to stir up too many hates
to render lin a safe candidate in lis own
State. Mr.. Lincoln excited no hates any
where he has created no enemies; l4o has
made no record to be defended or explained.
We return briefly to tho Fillmore element
in tho Northern States. We repeat that wo
do not consider Mr.. Seward tue man to secure
Tie greatest number Of votes from that quar-
ter. It will avail nothing If We carry such
States as Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
by tilty thousand majority in each, if VIC lose
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois by one vote
in each. In these States and III New York
lies the great bulk Of Mr. F1lmores strcpgth
Let it DO well looked to; aud il there he any
man who can secure greater humber Of those
votes, without making desertcrs from tic Re-
publican ranke, than Abraham Lincoln, let
that man he nominated.
, 1860-03-06
Probably Sale Of tAc New York and
Eric Road under tho Fifth Mortgage.
From Il. n T. Ttibrne1

In the suits upon the mortgages Of the New
York and Erie Railroad, orders Of Court vi 70
entered today directing references to compute
the amount due upta the MOI .yages On which
foreclosure proceedings have been sufficiently
fourt5iand fifth i,heiights Of the ,lrd mortgage.
bondholders icing protected in the orders in
the lower suits. AMI also IN order Of reference
to determine what property Of the Company Is
embraced within 1h. s.yerll mortgages, and
what adjustments should be made iii respect to
payments By the re:eiyer since the property
came into his bands. These proceedings con-
template q sale under the fifth mortgage, sub
ject to I'LL prior rights, for the purpose Of carry
ins out the plan Of Reorganization, and securing
tbs rights CT the unsecured bondholders and
stockholders, without surrender Of any Of The
prior liens or rights, all OF which are fully 1e-
cogulzed and secured. The order Of reference
in the second mortgage suit contains provisions
under which holders of the bonds, who desi1e to
do so, naJ exchange their bonds for third mort
gage bonds, it satisfactory arrangements arc
made Tor that purpose before the sale under the
referees rennrt.
, 1860-03-06
a West PO1uter ~ h0 Turned 41erulft.~
trf1RS %o1 %fE11M 1MNA

:"
une teen,"..ee.s s"n a
9he present slte Of the peant11ui aou nou1lsn~
ing city Of Davenport, 1owo, was, in 1922, call
et stStnhhs' Fcrrrn y of4er Cant. Stubbs Of the
IT Arnr zha h.a ,.,u;o,,,,v orodu,,ed at
-. ".o Nao pts''os01
Ntst folnt, and was stationed III nocA 4slaho,
where he remained four years. The Captain
.t.,,,:-..
cA'e IN 'ne SCUM s'ae OF "oan" o|'outus a'
the mouth Of neighboring valley.
Darron in lis H {Iiatnrr Of Scott County, of
,,,,:,,, n.....-. T. ~. s,.t-o,,of;a re,ata. Tho
WHICH, oa'eopo11 ID 'ae n.e.iopo"0, eu'
following "reminiscences Of the eap'a!n peeu~
z;u % hs ns.. ' "a ' nar.' ~ donbt not to NAM
viii oo Ut" auo no'e'' We ooa.
rende7s' 11Ae historian says OF o'm
: ~Dnrinp mr. stay upon this beautiful island,
at this rarir iay. aUay from the crowded city,
he formed an attachment for this wild and en-
chanting county, that terminated only With his
and in 1877 he returned east md served under
him in lie PostofIice Department, and from
tI,oro .ront ~ ;nc;nnoti. where he vas clerk in
the % postoG;ce ~ ~ sn,ne years. Du: in 1858 be
rratified I;sionr nent uD desire to return to tbs
Nest. On h;s feturn to Rock Island, however,
there seemed to have come over him great
chanve Ha scemeii To have lost all that viyacity
of III. and snir;t 40 naturaI 10 his character,
Dsen meIonchofv Mt timcz: hrooded over lin,
His hri,ht and KEEN intellect seemed at once to
r1ye WV Tarions were thc causes attributed
to his state Of mind. Some surmised it wns q
matter of lore. but none knew, The secret was
eyer buried IN his own bosom, lie sought re.
lief ike thousands. in the iuebriatipy bowl.
Uis talents we're bri.bt. his education liberal.
and his honesty hevond Iii question. lie sought
rctirrnpnt frou, H. rorId md setecte ed The se
cjuied snot in Ea,t nnycnnort. and dug his cave
ia e Stuhh,. Nount :, WHERE f4om it. mouth. he
conJd looE mt unnn lie he,,tInj Mississinni.
M its rinnlcd cnrrant n1ored m in its endless
Journey to the sunny South. Here he lived a
hermit's I;fc fer ncariv eicht ycars. Ills onIv
comnanione ,ynra a nat ;,;n and a ca{. with somr-
Tines DOE. This was IL Gam3ly. and many
lecture did these mute Iisteners ret from their
eccentric master. All ouarrels among tlese
were settled bv the captain in iudiciaI man
ner. and The guilty one:iunished. In biz morn.
iny or evening fambles along the bank Of the
Niss,ssippi. Els entire faulty would lie seen
with him. marching behind hin in military tie.
with al1 proper dcco1uu,, and olteu in lis visits
to the village, he was accomuauied br his piy
and cut.
A.C. Fulton, Esq.,, t,1ls this auecdote Of his
{irst visit to the cave in lie summer of 1872. liz
hhd wandered up the l,aaks of tie river Iookinv
at the country for the first time. Wien he
reached the eddy aud crossing lie little creek
below IL present site of Mr. Da|an,'x store.
he fastened toward the ten of the mound. in cr
der to obtuin more extensive view Of lila little
plateau of ground to whlcI be Ind arrived. In
passing up tho side nf Tho ,nonna h.. rau.ht
, 1860-03-06


"Agasslz had been deeply cositating on q
fossil which had been recently discovered. hay
ing new and remarkable peculiarities. 1t was
apparently the connecting link between verse.
bro aud the lower animals, as the mudGsh
from America, exhibited in the Crystal Palace,
il the connecting LUX between fishes and rep
tiles; but what was notifying and puzz'iog 10
him was, that the very part 0f the fossil which
should hare showed the most interesting part
WIS covered with the strong deposit in which it
had been imbcdded. While ponlerins the sub.
ject in bed. be fell asleep, and in II dream he
was delighted to hare the whole hidden part,
and all iss mechanism and differences cleurly
displayed befufe his eyes, aud besides, to see
intuitise,y the exact place which it filed in cont
paratiyc anatomy. lie awoke in the morning
with the subject fresh in his mind; hut, alas,pu
sooner did he try to recull it, than the whole Of
what he hui seen vanished from his n1smpry and
nil 1e could remember was that he had seen it in
its mcst satisfactory extent. The next night
again thinking deeply Of it, he fell asleep, and
the whole scene was again presented before his
mind. lie determined to try to remember it,
aud to nuke III elEort to awake; but Lc still
slept on, and in the morning had agnin forgotten
oil that hc tud desired 10 remember. lie deter
mined, if he should ever dream Of it again, That
he would make the strongest eiiart to awaken,
aud have parer by his bedside on which to tx
the information. Accordingly, on going to bed,
hc placed some paper and pencil beside lin,
again thinking Of his wonderful fossil, when
what wus his delight, during his sleep, at fint.
ing the whole for third time, clearly pictured
before him. Now then, to uwakc aud transfer
it to the paper: But no; be still slept on, aud
in the morning was distressed beyond measure
to lind that the whole had entirely vanishedffcm
his memory. In this disconsolatc state hc
commenced to dress, but had not proceeded
far when lis eyes fell OIL the paper and pen
Gil BY his hedslde, and, gong to them,
lie was astonished to find upon the
paper IN accurate drawing Of tic complete fos-
sill, with ul its parts. twas, in fact, the picture
Of his vision, and gave him again all lie had
seen in his sleep. tie tells this himself, uud
says that he cannot account for the picture
being tllerc-wllctker he got up and did it him
self, or whether it was done by other means
with which our readers nho are acquainted witl,
direct spirit writing ae fami lar. Having Sc.
cured the drawing. the professor compared it
with the fossil, aud, rs his curiosity was now
large1y excited, he ventured on cndeayoring 10
uncover that part Of it which was concealed un~
der the stony deposit. Applying fine chisel
to the part, he was fortunate enough to remove
the covering, and there was displayed before
his eyes the exact counterpart Of his picture,
and lis three dreams. Ii lie were not profess
s,r,we think lie might, after such fact, be1ievc
III spiritual laws aud energies, as in himself"
, 1860-03-06

The proper and digntied reply Of Gov. Kirk
wood, Of Iowa, to IN impertincnt resolution Of
the Legislature, calling upou him for inlorma-
lion upon a matter relating ouly to his 1nagi=-
tcria functions, with wl,icll they have as much
business rs with the prcrogatives Of the Queen
Of England, is embodied iii the letter Of our
Iowa correspondent published herewith. We
trust, nov, tia. the legislators hare learned a
lesson that will hereafter coufiue them to tLeir
legitimate sphere cf 1ui,T, leaving the Execu-
tive to acco''ut to the people for any alleged
misuse ofrl.e p7wer with which he is consti-
4ution:llv clothed.
, 1860-03-06
DC deferred from pressing his resolution By IN,
such threats as arc contained in the :.boyc.
tserrtt Smith aud the Fifth Avenue
Democratic Committee.

lFsoW 4e IL i. 4hnHhe
GerIit Smith is making excellent use Of his
Sedgwics, Andrews and Kennedy Of Utica to
commence suits III his behalf against Watts
Sherman, ttoyal Phelps, anil =. l.. II. barlow.
prominent members Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Democratic Committee. Fifty thousand dolIars
arc the damages claimed in each case. There
arc es other members Of this Committee. We
hare not learned when they are to be sued. nor
hare We learned when the many publishers Of
tile " Manifesto" are 10 be sued. The following
correspondence preceded the legal proceedings:
"rxTkknoso. Feb. Is, 1850.
"WA11s SHERMAN, EsQ.-Sir:: Ny fathcr-iu-
Law, Mr. Ge,rit Smith,: has 50 fur walked m
from the eclipse Of his intellect as to be uble to
read aud to hear reading, lie las just now
seen for the first time the Manifesto of the
New York Democratic Iigi1ant Association,'
published last October, in which you connect
his name with certain Central Association Of
bloody and horrible purposes.
:|As MT. smith belongs to no Society, has
always opposed secret societies, had never be-
fore heard Of this Central Association and
condemns all shedding Of human blood, save by
Government, he necessarily feels himself to be
deen!y wrongsed by you and your associates.
lie holds you aud them responsible fur calling
in effect upon tue people, both Of the North and
South. IL detcst and abhor him.
Mr.. Smith wishes to know without any de-
lay whether you aud your as<ccia.cs will persist
in your libel. make the unqua'i 'ilicd aud ample
rctraction which tue case calls for.
Yours, respectfully.
This letter was replied to. but not in man.
ncr satisfactory to Mr.. Smith; whe1cupon A1r.
Miller again writes. We quote:
To return to your letter. hardly need say
that il is unsa:istac: :ory to Mr. Smith. 1t eyi-
IDENTIFY was not intended to be satisfactory to
him.
Mr. Smith confcsses that he has no sympathy
y itil the Republican party. Hc will not greatly
deplore the advantages you may gam over It.
But lie must protest against your gaining them
ii his expense. Mr. smith is an Aboitiouist,
aud not, rs You would hare it believed, Il III.
publican. The odium Of his principles belong
al to himself; aud it is not right that tho Re.
publican party should suffer ut all from, IT. But
althougd Mr.; Smith is an Abolitiouist, hc has
friends aud relatives both at the North and
South. Moreover, he thinks quite as highly Of
Southern rs Of Northern character. add, ihut
although lie has purchased the freedom Of many
slaves. and not few Of them within two or
THREE hours drive Of Harper's Ferry, and that
although lie is a very willing contributor to
Underground Railroads." he would neyer1he-
less not have any slaye seek his freedotn u. the
expense Of killing his master. lie has always
said that he would rather remain s!aye for Life
than get hiS liberty by bfnod
, 1860-03-06
NIISCIIIEyOES ALTON,

AASN42A Z o&S kAkAAG ~ LAAkVNs
THO Legislatures tf Iowa and Wisconsin are
doius their constituents good service, Lot in
i'c direct line Of fdut,, but by ,,nwarrautcl ard
ind2leus!ble law In:kins, tic Object Of which
is the creation Of new :mped!,nents to the
prompt collection Of debts. VIC 10 not know
l!lat the legislators If either State are 10 be-
praised because good is likely 10 come Of their
evil intent; but if they will SO shape the stat
,.rs that collections If not impossible, arc at
tended with costs aud delays equivalent to the
loss Of the amounts cla;mcd. the Indirect bene-
ii: 10 tacir CONSTITUENTS, arising from t11e fact
tlat no Iowa or Wisconsin mau can get inlo
deli! anywhere out q: the State, will probably
more than compensate for tue bad faith and
worse morals which their lawmakers display.
Great injury will undoubtedly be done to inno-
c.ut creditors vino have lcut their money 10
%:.tizcus uf these States, or who have sold
soods, wares and merchandise to their dealers,
ulua C.itll in existing statutes; they would
uuluestioually lose their demands; but at
tue end Of Ill, il the money lenders aud MGR
<hants Of tile East 1car3l to trust 10 man hail
ing from either Stata. .srtat rt,nfl will 1,nr,
been accomplished. We hope that the legisla-
tors that we lave indicated will do their work
thoroughly. Whcu they thrust IL law hereto
tofmo not thought Of between mortgagor aud
mortgage, by virtue ofwhch the latter is con,-
PEELED towait ycar or two bcforc proceeding to
Collect his debt now due wien trust-lccds arc
put on 4 par with MOI tgas;es; wien stny and ap-
rraisemcut laws arc enacted, let the job I've 80
completely done that tho bsildest 1nau may SEQ
that tho people donot intend to pay if there
is virtue in legal q'iibblcs to easc them Of their
obligations; then the credit business will le
1T an end. 1t is a Jes,1itiral maxim, "lsyil
may be done that good may follow" Let
Iowa and Wisconsin go ahead On TINT; and
they will svon prove tho merit Of that CON-
nand which says, ray az you gol
, 1860-03-06


The public was somc months since nppriscd
o. the intention, and to some extent Of the
plans, of Mr- Norman " laEd nnd his associates,
IN tue matter oi transporting, passengers aud
goods over the almost boundless e1punse Of our
Western frozen rivers in steam propelled cars
or sle'shs. The extent and amount ofthe Winter
commerce thus l'roposed, together with the fact
HUT the average thickness and snoothncss of
tue ice tor the Last iTc months would render
suc. pro!eet leas;olc. Las excited the llEssst
1ntcIes1 unaong Tue commercial men OF the
Northwest ano common carriers generally.
!, 1he popular e1cnement na1ura'iy "aned; but
the projectors OF me schefne have 6een hard at
"ork, and the great question 1t go?---is
very soon TO oc tested. on tuesday next the
i!rst machine VIII pe started by Railway from
Jersey Cny, where II las been building, for the
Upper Mlss'ss,rp', where the Ice Is in most
1asoraole coadttloh:
should Inc experiment succeed, It IS the first
step IN most novel aud important brauch of
ih@et-eotnmnn'eaton' "h,eh VIII render the ice
ponhd rivers oi = nounalsss region the ycry
permanent way OF commercc-a traek whose
GonStTnctlon ana repair aecoant IS footed BY
0aek frost-rsaltng tne useat EASTERN 10 nov
eity and Fatae 10 americans ~ least and flll1ng
up o9eaen IN our sssteni OF l9}ernal improve.
1hsn's, "n1cs' tn E"g'Ano nna france. could
guy oe nl.tu ~ pounos aou Iaocs, IN me
snal'e l!' ul euoaoAuea's' cuttings "uo expensive
supesstiuc'uIc:
ar ars ,be III saeoefu Is, as ,af
Us " nase ne11u, aue onu':.aeo opinion o! SCI,
enilhc men. Cpon recent inspection, we found
1ne 1haenlne entlreis Go"lplstea, except 10 a lew
ntnoE 9e4a''s a'la auJus'nen's. - prolongea
anu efltscal examination VI INC various coudi-
ttons OF sefElce ana varieties OF possible OBJ
strneilon ana acc'aene, resea, one iact at aeast-
m la. th sa;y nn.ar -" na en5 cons:decco
, 1860-03-06

~ The Washington correspondent Of the
Phlladelphia Ltdgtr writes that "the Illinois
Dousla leader has gone to Charleston, in coua-
pany with Douglas leader Of Ohio, to select
quarters for six or seven hundred men from
illinois, md six hundred from Ohio. The
Northwest is to send large number Of ontsi-
dess, both Douglas and anti Douglas. The
railroud companies hare offered to take passen-
gers over the whole route, going and coming,
at So low q rate that the number will be very
great. The crowd in the old and generally
quiet city Of Charleston will be very great.
, 1860-03-06

THIS vile Helpcrte attempted bu. fuilel to in
troduce Il resolution in the House, the e1st inst.
to appoint 4 committee to inquire into the cx.
pulsion nofabolitionists from the Southern States.
This WINS doue, no doubt, in retaliation Of the
appointment by the Senate Of their committee
to investigate the Harper's Ferry raid. Last
session this same fanatic 1.oycjey, occupied the
flaor Of thetlIouse TO abuse the Soutll und her
people Now he attempts-by Legislative
enactment I've pzesume)-to force the South to
admit al the filth and spawn Of the North with
10 her borders; to allow them TO stir up scryile
insurrections and disseminate, broadcast oycr
The land books inciting our s1aves to rebellion
We Say to Mr.. 1.orejoy, that il lie will dare 10
assail onr institutions u he did in Congress, on
the soil Of Georgia. we will ciyc him practical
illustration of the manner with wllicl. we treat
all wretchcs Of his ilk, and send lin home with
a suit manufactured exclusively Ut the South
Z atfrsriue Ga.) Express.
We venture to say that Mr. Loycjoy will not
be deferred from pressing his resolution by any
such threats as arc continued in the :.l,uyc
, 1860-03-06

Professor Werlauf recently discovered in the
National Library, Copenhsgen, two parchment
leaves, written over in cid English, being frag-
n,ents Of Saga. .Cselus, altogether unknown TO
English literature, viz: The adventures Of
King Theodore and King Attila and their Men,"
commonly known as the Wilkins Saga There
are on the two leaves le0 lines. The leayes arc
not consecutive The name OF Attila is spcls
Ella. No doubt is entertained that the poem
dates Us far back as the ninth century, if not
farther. 1t is written in stare rhyme verse,
ike The poems of BcowuE. From it it appears
that many traditions Of Northern kings aud
cient deni-cods OF fame"
, 1860-03-06
TIE IIOSPrTALITIESS OF
CHARLESTON.

Th, fact has leaked out at Washington that
the princcty city Of Charleston, S. c., has mado
out bill Of $3.50 per day against Mc Denlo-
cratic 1oarty for the use Of hall in that city
for their forthcoming National Convention.-
This, be it understood, is not charged to tho
Local Committee WHO have tho management Of
the preliminary arrangements cannot, or
will not, foot tue BILL The expenses Of tile
Convention arc to bo assessed upou tile dele
gates at 80 much per head. South Carolina,
Us all tho world knows, is that State where
chivalry imprcgnates the air, and where hospi-
tally is as indigenous to the soil as the sham
rock in Ireland, or thistles in Cauada.
, 1860-03-06
1slchland County Republican Convcn-
ton.

The Republicans Of Richlaud county met in
Convention at olney, in strong force. on the
s5tll ult-, and organized By the appointment
Jacob May, President, John Snyder, Daniel
Eckley, and Jonas Notes.-The, Vice Presidents,
and 4. Darling, Secretary. Mcssrs. ". u.
Deck, Jacob May, Daniel Eckley and X. G.
Long were appointed delegates to the State
Convention at Decatur. Stirring speeches were
made By Messrs. j.. J. Fcrrcc, E. kitchcll, aud
John n. Wilson. Of the speech Of the luttcr,
the Oiney Timrs says:
John u. Wilson, Esq, who for ten years hus
occupied q prominent position in the Democratic
party, aud for many years editor Of the, most
Influential paper in Southern Illinois, come out
in an able speech for the Republicans, and VIC
a.:t:~;e-A <A-< wilu uuve lInretnfarn aptod
with the Democracy will come out and Join lis,
The sentiment Of disunion that las Gcen en-
grated as one Of the tencts Of that yarty will
drlse nany good aud honest men from them,
who haye acted from devotion to the rarnc Of
Democrat without stopping to enquire what
we're the principles inculcated By their leaders.
, 1860-03-06

FoH P1kZ's pxAK.-The Fond du Lac Hress
says It is probable that no less than 100 men
will leave that county this spring for thu Pixies
Peak gold mines.
, 1860-03-06

TnE RlvER.-The steamer Clsra Hine, from
below, reached Muscatine on Friday. This is
tho first arrival Of the season.
, 1860-03-06
OUR NEBRASKA LETTER.

IMPorfAnrs Of tIr HtsSsru Trade to CIT.
raE0-- CHfraE0 and ST. koHfs-- C0npfr.
ffOH ofthf n'<st<Jn Noad.sIAe Iropos<d
Et.FFss4, etc.
, 1860-03-06

BENEFITS OF ApvEnslTx.-No man is more
miserable than he that hath no adyersity that
man is not tried whether be be good or bad !;
only faculties and dispositions; but every act Of
v1rtue is m ingredient into 1eward-God 60
dresses Us for Heayen.-.JtTtmy Taylor.
, 1860-03-06
Sandwich Charter Etcctton--lfepub-
licMua Triumphant.

Especial Dispatch TO the Pres, and Trituae.]
SAspwlcu, ILt,) Ia.rh 3th. lsG0.
Editors Press II Tribune:
Sandwich Charter election-Kepublcau ma
jority Ill., n. f. BALLou.