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made the Colorado question the spe-
cial order for Tuesday, May 10th.
The Colorado Senators elect and other
friends of the bill, are working strong.
ly to pass it over the veto.
New York, May 24tb.-The U. S.
commissioner has ordered the dis,
charge of Otto Burstenbinder, deciding
thai he could not be held for trial here,
he not having been personally cngag.
ed in the shipping Of nitro & ycerine
TO San Francisco, and being absent
from the city at the time, and also
that he cannot be held responsible for
the crime committed.
Columbus, May 24.-The Democrat.
ic State Convention nominated Chas.
Wikey, of Cincinnati, for Judge of
the Supreme Court, and II. S. Levern,
of Shelby county, for Secretary of
State, adopted resolutions declaring
that the Democracy will adhere to its
organization and to it's ancient faith
as enumerated in the well'settled prin-
ciples of Thomas Jefferson; but the
one great question of the day being
the immediate and unconditional res
toration of all the States to the exer.
else of their rights within the Federal
Union under the Constitution, we will
cordially and actively support Andrew
johnson as President of the United
States in all necessary and proper
means to carry out his policy as di'
rected to that end, and for the purpose
above set forth we will cordially Coz
operate in public meetings, conven
tions and at the polls with all men
without reference to past party posi-,
tions, who honestly and by their acts
as well as by their professions support
the Presidents policy as now decar.
cd. George Ell. Pendleton addressed
the Convention congratulating the
democracy on having once moro re-
gained it's legitimate position in the
hearts of the people. He limited his
endorsement Of the President, but re.
garded him as the present salvation of
the country. Vallandigham spoke in
the evening, saying the support given
by the Democracy to Andrew John.
son was tho most honest ever given by
any party to President. 1t was un.
selfish support with no demand for Of
fee. The Democracy owed nothing
to the Republican party and did not in
tend the Republican party should owe
it anything. The battle would be
fought out on this line. He was Cop.
perhead and gloried in it., and would
tell the Republicans that in five years
they would be making affidavits to
prove that they were real Copper
heads and we the prelenders; but
Copperheads did not intend to be
swallowed up by the President, nor
the President by the Copperheads
The President was not going over tc
the Copperheads, for they would Meth
or ask nor take Office at his hands
though they inteuded to hold all the
offices after March 1860.
NeD York, May 25.-The HeralFI
Washington special dispatch says:-
The trial of Jeff. Davis under the Nor
folk indictment will probably be post
poned till August or September
Much animosity prevails in Virgini,
against the members Of the grand ju
ry who returned the Indictment, ant
until the popular feeling somewba
subsidies the Attorney General think
it best to delay the trial.
Judge Thomas, of the Circuit Cour
of Virginia at Alexandria, refused tt
admit negro testimony in case wher
white man is concerned on trial be
fore him, declaring Congress canno