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TELEGRAPHIC.
Especial Dispatch to the Day Book


The Philadelphia Conue,,hon President John
sons Letter" The People Must be Trust
ed'-M-. NaRandigham Declines to Attend
Z the Convention.
Philadelphia, August 15.-The committee
on credentials reported in favor of Gen. Cros-
by's Maine delegation
A letter from Hon. c. L. Vallandgham, of
Ohio was received, and read. ltmet with
great applause. The author, after stating
that the Ohio delegation had passed resolu-
tons endorsing him as a duly elected dele
gate, also his patriotism aud fitness to repre-
sent his constituents, and declaring their read
mess to stand by him in the assertion of his
rights as delegate, should he deem it proper
to present himself to the Convention, says:
yielding my own deliberate convictions Of
| duty and right to the almost unanimous opin-
ion and decree of friends whose wisdom and
soundness of judgment, and sincerity and
purity of motives, none can question; yet,
to the end that there shall be no pretext even
| from any quarter for any controverting ques-
ten or disturbing element in the Convention,
to mar its harmony or hinder in any way the
results to the cause OF the Constitution, the
Union, and public liberty, which shall follow
| from us ueilUeTaJlOuS anu us aCliUH, i neIeUy
withdraw from the Ohio delegation, and de-
cline taking my seat in the Convention.
am profoundly conscious that the gravity and
magnitude of the interests involved in the
present political canvass in the United States
are too immense not to demand a sacrifice Of
every personal consideration in a struggle
upon the issue Of which depends, as solemn
ly believe, the present peace, and ultimately
the existence of free Republican Govern
ment on this continent. In conclusion, he
trusts the proceedings will be harmonious, the
action wise, and that the results will be crown
ed with triumph. --
Dispatch from President johnson.
The following dispatch was received from
President johnson
Washington, Aug. 14.-To the Hon. 0. II.
Browning and Hon. A. w. Randall, Conven-
ton at Philadelphia: Vs. 7ol- -a enc
thank you for your cheering and encour-
aging dispatch. The finger of Providence is
nnerring, and will guide you safely through.
The people must be trusted, and the country
will be restored my faith is mistaken as to
the ultimate success. $50. H4a l1 z
TSgned ANDREW JOHNSON.
The Convention then adjourned until to
morrow at 10 o'clock, when the committee on
resolutions will report. Senator Cewan, of
| Pennsylvania, is chairman.
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Wise Moderation.

Mr.. WooD has exhibited the most praise
worthy moderation in Withdrawing from the
contest for seat in the Philadelphia Conven-
ton, and shows by his action. in this grave
matter, that e appreciates the gravity of the
business now on hand, in which he may well
have felt patriotic ambition to participate.
But, in order to promote the harmony of the
body to which he was accredited, he has, with
noble self-abnegation, surrendered his per-
sonal claims, and by this simple action, has
given us conclusive evidence of the sincerity
Of his assurance of anxiety to see peace re-
stored to the country.
This example has not been without its good
effect, and Mr.. VALLANpIGHAM, sooner thar
introduce irritating questions into the body
to which he was lawfully accredited, has fol-
lowed Mr.. WoeD's example. The Conven-
ton reported in another column, has be-
gun its deliberations under favorable aus
pices, and we trust its work in the interests
Of peace may be thoroughly and well done.
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may we reasonably hope for much good from
"that Convention" which PEPFERPoINT de-
clines to take part in. Perhaps the illustricus
PEPPERPoT [confdsnt:ally we never heard Of
him] would take part in another Convention
if he should be appointed, with any reasonable
show thereafter for picking and stealing. Per-
haps. after all, a discriminating public have
shown their appreciation Of his virtues in al
lowing him to stay at home; and this may give
us the solution Of PEPPERPoTs virtuous in
dignation ttr.tF ref-.F
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a Dana ging Blow at the Convention.

Mr.. EDWARDS PIERREPoiNT, of Poughkeep-
sic, writes to the n Y. Tribune, under date
of August the 18Th, as follows:
"SIR:-Please correct the statement in your
issue of to-day, that | am delegate to Phila-
delphia. decline to take part in that
Convention.
There is stern simplicity in this--a Caesar
can brevity which is little short of appalling
There is Dombey-like grandeur in the whole
composition which cannot fail to awe the
most irreyerent Of editors and abash the most
brazen of politicians. He is bitterly severe, too,
in the declaration that he declines 'to take
part in thai Convention.
Mr.. PEPPERPoT leaves the public to infer
that he considers this assembly as little short
of disreputable and we can very we'll fancy
the air with which he laid down his plan after
administering this whitening rebuke to that
Convention PEPPERPoT evidently had the
great EARTHQUAKE STEVENS in his minds
eve at the moment when he achieved this
piece Of epistOlary fame, and paraphrased his
truculent alnson to that man at the other
end Of the avenue
But, even as "that man in his iron perys
and uuconquerable will has made head
against the MADNESS Of the Radicals, SO also
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LATEST NEWS BY THE ALLAN
TIC TELEGRAPH.
Adyices to Tuesday-TrOuble Between
Prussia and Bavaria--Pr0babIe Re-
newal OF the War, &C, &C. Fl4s

Prussia and Bavaria-Pr0babIe Re-
newai OF the War, &C, &c. uFIH
By the Atlantic telegraph we have the fol-
lowing advices from Europe, under date Lon
don, noon, Tuesday: .........
rH France.
Paris, Aug. l4-Noon The Monteur d
this morning argues that the course Of Napo-
leon in the recent negotiations has been guild
ed entirely by his endeavors to preserve the
peace of his Empire and of all Europe
tios Venetia. t'tat
Venetians who were compelled to emigrate
into the Austrian Empire may return to Vene-
tia
VIENNA. Saturday, Aug. lip. NJ. The
Minister of Finance has resigned. d
The Austrian Ambassador at Rome has ar
rived here, .a .l.5.
Probable Renewal OF the War Be-
tween Prussia and Bavaria. '9
London, Aug. l4-Evening. -Advlces have
been received from the Continent indicating
probable renewal of the war between the
Prussians and Bavarians upon the territory of
the latter Power Great fears are entertained
of such an event.
The results of the European war have
caused feeling of discomfort in Paris. Ma
poeon counted on Austria being the victor,
and hoped to obtain the Rhine frontier with
out the loss of a man. '- -t'a
The ship Shakespeare. from Baltimore, has
arrived at Bremen. rs
in prison in Ireland
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More Despotism and Petty Tyranny.


We have reached lamentable condition,
truly, when a military man can arrest, or offer
to arrest, private citizen for disrespectful
language. as we learn was attempted by one
Maj. EGBERT in the case of Mr.. j. Fl. KELLEY
Who is Major EGBERT? We coafess ourselve
at a loss to answer, but we do not remember
to have seen his name reported for any
specially meritorious conduct, nor do we
think his present courae of action likely to
secure his promotion, provided the proper
represen tations are made of the affair in the
right quarter. We trust thst this will be
done, and now that the Mayor has interposed
his authority To prevent the outrage attempt
ed, we trust that the whole question will be
finally settled, and our rights, and the rights
Of the civil magistrates be determined, Fol-
lowing as this does on the WILKINS case, Mr.
KELLEY and the Mayor both owe it to them
selves and to the community to see that this
matter is investigated, and we trust the OPP
portunity will not 60 unimproved.
We are anxious to know upon what meat
our dimnutive CRsARs feed, that they grow
greater than their masters-the people.
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New York advicss of the Sd instant, trans
mittsd by the Atlantic cable, appeared in the
London papers of the 4th.
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NOTICE,

sa + st sd. NOTICE. Iq4 "a ~.
A LII p 4 r SON are herebyicau-
IA TONED not to TRUST any one without a
written order, on account If either of the under
signed, as we shall pay no debts so contracted.
A fat aAtysA o. E MALTBv, -
auS-lw q. L MALTBY
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Asked to Abdicate.

1elegraphic news from Brussels of the 18th
informs us that there was then great excite
ment in Vienna; that four hundred and eighty
two men are to be tried for high treason; that
crowds in the streets hailed the Emperor with
shouts to abdicate, and that the Minister of
Finance had resigned. 1sil
All this looks very ominous. 1t shows that
even Austria itself is beginning to awake to
the fact that she is living in the nineteenth
century and not the twelfth; and doubtIessly
the real motive of this demand upon the EN-
peror to abdicate is to get rid of his odious
dynasty, which, however glorious may have
tes1 its origin in the dimness of the middle
ages, has yet like the Bourbons, never been
able to learn, or to forget anything.
The emeute is no doubt but the expression
OF "A discomfort in the popular mind, which
has been increasing for fifty years past, but
has been kept under by the dead weight of
that abominable treaty of 1916. ta-
The recent events have spurred up even
the bser-drinking people of Vienna to express
what they have not before dared TO do in
modern times, and we look upon this sedition,
feeble though it seems TO be, as ii forerunner
of something better in the future.
1t is true that it has been put down, and
such has been always the fate of the first
three struggles for liberty, which are never
well-concerted. But, though put down by
tyranny for time, the people will not for
get the sufferings of those whom they will re-
gard as martyrs for their rights.
The Emperor has lost his power in Ger
many, but he still lords it with absolute sway
over Austria and some other unfortunate
countri- s.
Though beaten out and cut by Prussia, and
rejected with loathing by Germany he can
yet exercise his tyranny at home, like the
despot. who in his prison, tortured the mice
he caught, when he could no longer torture
men
The poor mice Of Vienna, however they
may be tortured for the present will, we
doubt not, after awhile bite the fingers Of
their masters, as did the famous little fellow
of antiquity, when he nabbfd the fingers of
the King Of Sparta. The monarch shook him
off, screaming with pain. But soon he re-
f1ected and exclaimed ''Ths little mouse
teaches me that there is no being, no matter
how small and weak, that cannot defend it.
self from oppression r 80
And so our Teutonic friends of Vieni a
should take courage, and though put down
for while, they will yet be able to make
their tyrant squeal, and may leave to pos
terity as u proud motto the exclamation of
the little German hero: "T-n,n me
A man ish Won man, if he be no pigger dan
mine dumb"
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NIRGINIA.-At Rules held in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Eliza
beth City County on Monday, the 9Th day OF
August 1866.-In Chancery.
Catherine b. Whiting, personal representative
of Henry Whiting, decd, suing for the bene-
fit of herself as personal representative afore-
said, and such other creditors of G. 7. Mass
enburg, decd, who may choose to come in
and contribute their proportion towards the
-- cost of this suit, i'' - fsH. 5gE4 fSst
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tai"U FOR RENT.
FURNISHED ROOMS TO A smatI

i Family or Single gentlemen, with the prvi-
lege OF Parlol., Dining Room and Kitchen in the
most desirable part of the eity-7-Smiths Point
keterenees required. Apply at ,.aats..gz,1 a
a au10-lw THIS OFFICE. 4
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~, y, , 49,, es a'.-- H 4'} -
Charles =. wilkins, ~ mn .2e-.. :. :. b. q.

aH Defendant.
In this suit; the object ofwhieh is to recover Of
the d efendant the sum Of two hundred dollars,
with legal interest thereon from the I'd day of
July, 1866 till paid The Plaintiff having filed
his declaration and the Defendant not having
been served with the summons in this suit, or
with the attachment thereon, and it appearing
by affidavit sled, that the Defendant is not resi-
dent of this State, it is hereby ordered that the
said Charles E. wilkins do appear here within
one month after due publication hereof, and do
what is necessary to pr t9ct his interest 10 this
suit. H'4' ~,
Teste: -- i.gfI sttf eHliEt t.= iu
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Charles K. Mallory Trustee, R. q. Banks,
Geo. NJ. Balm, R. G. Burchett, The School
Commissioners of the County of Elizabeth
City, and all other parties interested under
the name of unknown parties. s.t
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NIRGINIA.--At Rules held in the
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Eliza
beth City County on Monday, the 9Th day of Au-
gust. l666.-In Chancery
Sam'l r. Shield, who sues for the benefit of him
rs sell and all other creditors of VIM. Fraser,
decd, who may choose to come in and con-
tribute their proportion towards the costs of
PASS. this suit,
Da;.
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VIM. H. Curtis, Sheriff of Elizabeth City County
f Fraser John capnna and AnD bis
wifes Richard r. Fraser, VIM. w. Fraser,
and Margaret Frazer, widow of said William
Eraser decd 40. -. - 4 -. Z.
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81 The OBJECT of this sui, is to ascertain the ex-
teut and priority of the liens upon a lot ofland in
the town of Hampton, in order to perfect the title
to the prior to sale thereof, and to dissolve
the copartnership of Buckley, Stone L. Co. Affi-
davit having been made and filed that the Defen-
dants, r. G. Burchett and John BogaFt are nom
residents of tire State of Virginia, it is ordered
that they do appear here within one month after
due publication hereof, and do what may be ne
cessary to protect their interest in this suit,
Teste: i- t-if' 70 '-i5 '- 6
sa WM~ s. HOWARD,
& w Lark
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-.t-8 e ag..,3 Defendants.
The object of this suit, is to settle the admins
tration account of VIM. H. Curtis,personal repre-
sentive of VIM. Fraser, decd, and to subject the
lands of which the said William Fraser, died
seized to the payment of the claim of the Plain
tiff and the other creditors of said William Fra
Ser decd, in the event of the personal assets in
the hands OF said W. H. Curtis, as personal repre-
sentative Aforesaid, proving insufficient for that
purpose. ts9 81 lael4I
Affidavit having been made and filed that due
diligence had been used ON behalf of the Plaintiff
to ascertain in what County or Corporation the
Defendant, VIM. W. Fraser, resides without eff
feet, it is ordered that he do appear here within
one month after due publication hereof and do
what is necessary to protect his interest in this
suit. "A ,..tf,.
Teste:
.nu4 W. s. HOWARD, ID
au9-rh Ut F. Clerk.
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auo w Al +CleTk
Willis p.q.
NIRGJNIA.-AtR Rules held in ths
' Clerks Office Of the Circuit Court of Eliza
beth City County on Monday, the 9Th day of Au
gust l866.--In Chancery.d laH i.34 -. @a
r. W. Buckley, as4 5Hl sfsd e-i,
& .s.-,fI7r Plaintiff.
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NIRG IN1A.-At Rules holden in the
v Clerks Office OF the Circuit Court of Prin-
cess Anne County, on The first Monday in July.
l866.-Iu Debt and Attachment q
John Gornto, ~ -'''' hA' 4'a93
Against lif 10 daad iaaoif f"'t t
}. D.. Elwell and Samuel r. aa hs.a4aI 'aifi
Hodges, go f.''.@+/
M, =, ...,... -. t Defendants.
The Plaintiff having filed his declaration in this
stunt, the object of which is to recover against
the Defendants $l700, with interest from 10th day
OF May 1860 until paid; and an attachment having
been issued and levied on ga tract of land in
Pungo," containing 1870 acres, known as the
'home farm" adjoining the lands of Geo. W.
Gornto's heirs, purchased of CIV Bonney and
wife, by deed 18th September 1859. "A tract of
land in Pungo containing Is acres, purchased of
John Gornto, by deed, May 9th, 1860 A tract Of
land in Pungo, on the North river, containing
100 acres, adjoining the lands Of Jno. Fl. Ackiss
and Harper Ackss, deceased, together with
large quantity of Cut wood on said land, which
tract was purchased of John Gornto; by deed
May 9th, 1860; and it appearing by affidavit filed
that the Defendant. J. D. Eiwell, is not resi-
denton this State. it is ordered that the said De-
fendant, D, Elwell, do appear here within one
month after due publication hereof, and do what
IS necessary to protect his interest. 7sAfiok +
. A Copy-Teste. fsRHlGh bIaf-sg
ansW-4w ]. J. BURROUGHS, @. c. il
w.H' G. Ellis, pq. Il .e.oeGs5l[ .1.;sstl9o
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CoTToN..-The stock III Liverpool,
when taken last week, was about fo0,.
900 bales, against 2O2 ,0O6l at the same
date last year. The Quantity ahoatis
estimated at 100000. The weekly
consumption, which is at present large.
may be set down as 10000. Any FIR
ther appreciable rise in the value of the
raw material, out of proportion to the
advance that may be Obtained on the
manufactured article, would certainly
check tho demand. The years con.
sumption may, therefore. DO calculated
at abont 100000 bales. The ex
ports taking the same proportion of de.
liveries as in the first nine mouths of
the present year, would be nearly 9S0,.
900 .bales. Hence the total REQUIRE.
Hents wonld be abont 100000 bales
for the next year. To meet this we have
our stock and the supply sfoat--l, 900,
900 bales--and the crops Of America.
Brazil, Egypt, China, and Japan, to say
nothing of occasional aids forom Turkey;
and the West Indies. Suppoaing the
available portion ofthe American crop
to be only 1000 900 bales quantity
lower than the lowest estimate land
adding an importation from all other
countries at the same rates as the pre-.
vious receipts this year, we should have
two miilloh and a haltbales in all for the
year. to meet a total demand internal
and exterpsl, OF less than three million
.anaa half - L,eadoe Islegaigt, Oeeo.
be, III
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CURIOUS HIsToRY OF A THOUSAND
DOLLAR NorE.-Frequent mention has
been made in the proceeding of the Bal.
timore city council of a $1,000 bank
note which was in possession of Mr.. 10.
siah Cobb; and which he felt dssitous to
have disposed Of, so that he might be
relieved Of all care in reference t0it.. The
history, which we copy from the Balti.
more Sun, is little curious:
In the year 1888, it appears, Mr..
Cobb was called on by q lad to change
$40 note. Upon looking At It he dis.
covered it was genuine $1,000 bill,
and ne was curious to know something
more about it. So great mistake in
the denomination Of a note was not or.
dinarlly made. He retained it for in.
quiry. and ascertained it had been
offered to lady who conducted the
millinery business, by a negro woman,
in pay for some articles That some one
was loser to that amount seemed al.
most certain. Mr.. 'obb, snder the cir.
cumstances, felt himself justifable in re-
tanning the note, so as to find the owner.
He advertised it at various times for
four years, and never had call for it..
Tired of being its custodian, in February
1912, ne deposited in the city treasury,
with $S0.40 interest, in tfast for the
owner, if he should ever be found. Ef-
forts have been made, at one time or
another, by parties in the way of admin.
istration, or as descendants of the color
ed woman, long since deceased, Co get
possession oft but without effect
Since the time Of deposit with tho city
the $l,Os0,4O have been lying in the
treasury, drawing interest, and at this
time the sum amounts to near $4,000.
This, by the action of the city council
within a day or two past, it has been
determined shall be appropriated to the
use Of the "Union Orphan Asylum" {"
Thus the mysterious note is at last dis.
posed Of. In addition to the singnlarity
of the fact that Mr.. Cobb never found a
legal. claimant for the note, notwith.
atanding his, repeated advertisements,
it seems that the colored woman who
presented it to pay bill never even ap.
eeared to make a claim for it.-Balti-
a,sare Sas.
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Commerce Of the World.

france exports wines, brandics,
silks, fancy artieless clocks, jewelry,
watches, paper, perfimery, and fancy
goods generally.
Italy exports corn, oil, fax, wines,
essence, dye-stuffs, drugs, fine marble,
soap, paintings, engravings, mosaries
and salt,
P ussia exports linehs, woolen, zinc,
articles of iron, copper and brass, in
digo, wax, hams, musical instruments,
tobacco, wines and porcelain.
Germany exports wool, wooden goods,
linens, rags, corn, timber, irony lead,
tin, fax, hemp, wines5Ea&, tallow and
cattle. -
Austria exports minerals, raw and
manufactured silk thread, glass,
grain, wax, tar, nutgall, wines, honey
and mathematical Instruments
England exports cotton, wooden,
glass, hardware, earthenware, cutlery,
iron, metallic wares, salt, coal, watch
es, tin, silks and linens.
Russia exports tallow, fax, hemp,
-four, iron, copper, linseed, lard, hides,
wax, duck, cordage, bristle, fur, pot
ash, and tar.
Spain exports wine, brandy, oil,
fresh and dried fruits, quicksilver,
sulphur, salt, cork, saffron, anchovies,
silk and woolens.
China exports tea, rhubarbs musk,
ginger, zinc, borax, silkeFs ssassian, fla
gree works. ivory ware, lacquered
ware. and h0Tcalain.
Turkey exports coffee, opium, silks,
drugs, gums, dried fruits, tobacco, car
pets, wines, camels hair, camlets,
MOROCCO and shawlse
Hindostan exports sir, shawls, car
pets, opium, saltpetres pepper, gum,
indigo, cinnamon, coch fneab bdiamonds,
pearls and drugs. ,tstt
Mexioo exports gold and silver,
cochineal, indigo, sarsaparflia, vanilla,
fustic, jalap, compeachS wood, pimen-
to, drugs and dye-stu9s, ,
Brazil exports coffee, indigo, sugar,
rice, hides, dried meats, tallow, gold,
diamonds and other precious stones,
gums mnhog&ny and india rubber.
West Indies exports sugar, molasses,
rum, tobacco, segars, mahogany, dye
wood scotfee. pimento, fresh fruits and
preserves, rubber, wax, ginger and
other spices.
Switzerland exports cattle, cheese,
butters tallow, dried fruit, lime, silks,
yelvets, laces' jewelrycpaper and gun
powder,
East Indies exports cloves, nutmegs,
mace. pepper, rice, indigo, gold dust,
camphor, behzion, sd1phdr,siyor rat
ans, sandal wood5 zinc and nuts.
United States exports principally
agricultural produce, cotton, tobacco,
-four, provisions of all kinds, lumber,
turpentine and wearing apparel.
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TIE UN,rED SrATEs SENATE. The
Senate IS composed at present of thirty.
eight radicals and thirteen Democrats
aad conservatives. The next is likely
to have torty-oae radicals and ten Dem.
ocrats The aew Senator's TINS far, are
the Hon. Cornelius Cole, Of California.
the Hons.'J, S. Fowler and David T..
Patterson, ofTennessee, (who have Ia
ken their seata) A. G. Cattell, of New
jersey. (present Congress,) and w. H.
Corbet', of Oregon. Only one of these,
Senator Patterson, the Presidents SON
iu'law, is Dea,ocrat. The complexion
will be further changed by the election
Of Democratic Senator in Maryland, TO
fll the place Of the Hon. J. A. Cress.
well, radical. whose terra expires next
year; and in Pennsylvania and New
jersey by the choice Of radicals in the
place Of the Hons. Edgar Cowan and
William Wright. Democrats, the latter
deceased. John Evans and Jerome b.
Chafee are the Senators. chosen ftom
the proposed new State Of Colorado,
and Thomas w. Upton and Gen. John
u. ThayeI those chosen from that of
Nebraska. These four Territorial Sena.
tors are radicals. Should these Terri
tories be admitted as States in the next
Congress, the radical strength will be
forty.tive members. Ras6pt0e Uatoa.