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EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
• 17,
CLAKKSVI LLE, RED RIVER COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 12,1860.
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESIpRNfc j
The following message wi received from
the President ot the United States—
f., .'/if Hou*e of Re:pre$icntabreg ;
has afforded nie ample
After a delay which
tirue for reflection, and
after much nnd careful
the case of Judge Peck, and referring the ac-
cusation to the Committee on the Judiciary,
the House made my accuser one of my judges.
To make the accuser the judge is a violation
of the principles of universal justice, and is
condemned by the practice of all civilized na-
tions. Every freeman must revolt at such a
j spectacle. I am to appear before Mr. Covode,
deliberation, I find myself constrained by an j cither personally or by a substitute, to cross-
iinper.ous sense of duty, las a co ordinate branch i examine the witnesses which he may produce
u! the Federal Government, to protest against, j before himself, to sustain his own accusations
the first two clauses of [the first rusolutioa a
ducted by the House of [Representatives on the
;l(ii !M tant, and published in tho Congres-
,;0ual Globe on the succeeding duy. These
earc in the following words:
'•AThat a committee of* five mem-
bers l-o appointed by thti Speaker, for the pur-
ree .first) of investigating whether the Presi-
dent oi' the United States or any other officer
of the Govern mer t, basl by money, patronage,
>r icb^r improper uieai:s|. sought to influence
rhe action of Congress, or any committee there-
itgainst me ; and perhaps even this poor boon
may be denied to the President.
And what is the nature of the investigation
which his resolution proposes to institute? It
is as vague and general as the English lan-
guage affords words in which to make it. The
committee is to inquire, noMnto any specific
charge or charges, but whetheMhe President
tias, by " money, patronage, or other improper
means, sought to influence," not the action of
any individual member or members of
gross, but " the action" of the entire body " of
♦or or against the pjt A.v of any law <ip- . Confess" itself, « or any committee thereof."
to the rights! of any Statd or Te^ri
r;J, 2d.) also to inquire into and iu-
■ whether a^y officer or officers oi the
combination or other-
{ eonthv
sill tiavt
vented <
r detest,
npoii th
dent h
jfion i t any
myself"
the re-.
!- i.t
sc'efite't. or
e execution
tatute-Un'k,
I or tefc;.
■> thereof
attempted t<_
of jmy law or
and wh- cb^r
ed to compel
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ue
y fo
t'caiiM
o n'lf
two
por-
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tlu
Lied i
public bttiiiiiii^s,
the United States,
highly i-rop r in
i : v to ihe Senate
to thai* legislative
to enable them fo
aj.prt.jjriMe le«;*-
whifc.Ii iii'iv
ae.
as aa imperilling i
over the last, in common with the
r*utb<>ri:y as a legislative body s
admitted.
in reference to the first or
r that I propose to make i
Kxeept in this single ease
h-n
Wl'a I
nves'ed the House of Reipre
o power, no !uri.ad'" ' t>j nc
• .r over the President. In
';c !•- -juite as indept-idetif of
• •I him. As a co-wdinate
. i.-.rijijnt, i:e is their eijati'
? representative on
1 each of the
I to them alone, is
within til;-.' -lib r>:
I he President might have had some glimmer-
ings of the nature of the offence to be investi-
gated,had his accuser pointed to the act or acts
of Congress which lie sought to pass or to de-
feat ivy the employment of " money, patronage,
"r other improper means." But the accusa-
tion is bounded by no such limits. It extends
to the whole circle of legislation ; to interfer-
ence •• for or against the passage of any law ap-
perta'tring to the rights of any State or Terri-
tory. And what law does not appertain to
the rights of some State or Territory? And
%Lat law or laws has the President, failed to
execu'8 ? These might easily have been point-
ed out had any such existed.
Had Mr. Lawless asked an inquiry to be
in,l ie by the House whether Judge Peek, in
"ietul terms, had not violated his judicial
• nit. without the specification of any particu-
lar act- 1 do not believe there would have been
a suiJ V vote in that body in favor of the in-
>tn-:e the time of the Star Chamber and of
u1 • i "ui warrants, there has been no such pro-
ctedijig hi England.
rhji iiou.se of Representatives,
■ ij . | u.ade it their owu act They even refus;
Sen- i <•(! permit a member to inquire of the Presi-
lully j Merits accuser what were the >pcoifie charges
against him. Thus, in tliis preliminary accu
iin- i s ition ot '• bitrh crimes arid misdemeanors" a-
tew | <inst a co-ordinate branch of the Government,
the : under the impeaching power, the House refus-
CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
Charleston, April 24 —The National Demo-
cratic Convention reassembled at 10 o'clock
this morning. The Committee on Permanent
Organization reported in favor of Caleb Crush-
ing for President, and one Vice President and
Secretary for each State in the Union. Those
of New York are Erastus Corning and J Ed-
wd Coop ; W. D. Bowie and D, L. Low, Mary
land; Thos Cunningham and F. Vansant
Pennsylvania. '
A dispatch from Washington was shown
around the hall from a member of the Cahinet,
declaring that the reports of dissension in the
Cabinet, growing out of Walker's testimony,
are entirely destitute of foundation, and that
the Cabinet were never more entirely harmon-
ies. -
The Committee on Permanent Organization
also reported an additional rule, to wit: That
in any State in which it has not been provided
directed by its State Convention how its
vote tpay be given, the Convention will recog
nize the right of each delegate to cast his in-
dividual vote.
Mr. Wright, of Pa., made a strong appeal
for harmony If harmony did not prevail here,
the nomination to be made would not be worth
the paper on which it was recorded, when
brought before the people. He waa in favor of
the rule that every delegate should b&permit-
ted to cast his vote in accordance with his "con-
victions and with those of his constituents.
Pennsylvania had never voted as a unit except
when their sentiment was unanimous. He
closed by demanding the previous question,
and the vote was taken ou that part of the re-
port relating to presiding officers, and it was
adopted unanimously.
Mr. Flournoy then returned thanks, coun-
selling moderation and harmony. We are all
marching under one llajr. '1 he Democratic par-
ty have but one tiai;—the flag of our cour-trv.
He denouued sectionalism, and hoped no more
allusions would be made to such divisions.
Hon. Caleb Cushing was then introduced to
the Convention and made a most eloquent and
■I patriotic speech His allusion to Calhoun and
the high im- j his motto of "Truth, Justice and the Consti-
!l ng power of the country, without con- j tution," called forth prolonged cheering. It,
: to hear a word of explanation, have en- j was the destiny of the Democratic party, he
this accusation against the President, I said, to stand upon jJbi.% wi strike down and
conquer the traitorous fanaticism "rrav^d
against it in t. nc section of the Union. Mr.
Cushing was again loudly cheered.
Upon the conclusion ot his address, about
half an hour was spent in settling the Y;ee-
1'residents and arranging for the Secretaries,
and also preparing for a formal and energetic
enforcement of the parliamentary rules in the
future proceedings of the Convention.
A warm debate then sprung
reported by the Committee on
tin
country, and vviii <
up on the rule j doubted faith, in t.
Organization, mighty Cod
in which Mpssrs. Richardson, Mr.Cook, (Vssua, j
of Pa., Harry of Miss., Josiab Randall and
iiUes opposed
i tint:
dun
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d ; and th
i d V-y
Hp
.utv-1 :
qua rtt
to in\est t.i> > wirh
•ible, ami deified
iudivi<|'ia;, how-
ii; this exir .. 1 posi-
ts in him iie-. that
ives Khali r.ever be
u -hall pssa to his
th- adoption of a
will t- fend them to
ii: i y u n < • o ? ti't u t i oi i al
f may, to abridge
if the
\i uir,
I ed to hear a singlo suggestion even in regard
4 to th j corxect mode of proceeding, but with-
i out a moment s delay passed the accusatory re-
j solutions under the pressure of the pievious
• juestion.
in the institution of a prosecution for any
| offenoe against the must humble citizen—and ! many others toiiK jjart
' I claim I or myself no grea'er rights than he j Several of the Southern di
: enjoys—the Constitution of the United States I the rule
j and of the several States require that he shall ! Mr. Randall also oppsed it. declaring that
! be informed, m the very beginning, of the j certain refractor} members in the delegation
nattfre and cause ot the accusation against him. ' proposed to violate and misrepresent their con-
in order to enable him to prepare for his de- I stituents in voting for Douglas, whose nomina-
fence. There are other principles which I I Hon, his opinion, would lead to certain de-
might enumerate, not less sacred, presenting! feat j He then went into a review of the ac-
ini impenetrable shield to protect every citizen j tion of the preceding Democratic Convention
on thip subject.
of profound gratitude, for the honor you have
this day done me, in appointing me to preside
ovef your deliberations. It is, however, a re-
sponsible duty imposed, much more than a
high honor conferred. In discharging that
duty in the direction of business, nd of debate,
and in the preservation of order, it shall be my
constant endeavor, faithfully and impartially,
to officiate us your minister, and most humbly
reflect your will. In a great deliberative as-
sembly like this, it is not the presiditig officer
in whom the strength, resides It is not his
strength, but yours—your intelligence, your
sense of honor; your sense of order, your in-
stinct of self-respect. I rely, gentlemen, con-
fident^ upon you, not upou myself, for the
prompt a Lid parliamentary dispatch of the bus-
iness of this Convention.
Gentlemen you have come here from the
green hills of the Eastern States, from the rich
Slates of the imperial centre, from the eun
lighted plains of the South, from the fertile
States of the mighty basin of the Mississippi,
from the golden shores of the distant Oregon
and California. You have come hither in the
exercise of the highest function of a free
people, to participate and aid in the election of
the future ruleis oi the Republic. You do this
as the representatives of the Democratic party
—ot that great party of the Union, whose
proud mission it is to maintain the public liber-
ties, to reconcile popular freedom with consti-
tutional order, to maintain the sacred reserved
rights of the Southern States—(Loud and long
continued applause J—to stand, in a word, the
popular Rteminels of the outposts of the Con-
stitution. [Cries oi 'that's the talk, and loud
cheering.]
Ours, gentlemen; is the motto inscribed on
that scroll in the hands "ot the monumental
statue of the trreat statesman of South Caroiiua :
"Truth, Justice and the Couetituthm/' Op-
posed to us are tho.:e who labor to overthrow
the Coiititutioa, under the talse and insidious
pretence of supporting it, those who are aiming
Front the Caddo Oazelte.
THE RED RIVER RAFT.
Our exchanges from Northern Texas are en-
gaged in a controversy, in refereuce, both to
the justice and the advantage of removing the
raft from the channel of Red River, thereby
opening a direct communication with the peo-
ple residing in South Arkansas, Northern Tex-
as and the Indian Territory. We would not
attempt to defend a proposition so self-evident,
if the opponents of internal improvements had
not displayed so much ingenuity and resorted
to such sophisms to mislead the public mind
Another reason which induces us to review
the positions of these defenders of loeal inter-
ests, is this, " Shreveport capitalists" are re-
ferred to as a bugbear to frighten ignorant peo-
ple and arouse the prejudices of our Texas
neighbors. They do not hesitate to charge
our citizens with a deep laid scheme to destroy
Lake and Upper Red River ravigation, be-
cause we are willing to aid in removing from
the channel of the river all the logs which
have accumulated in it for centuries.—In oth-
er words, it is our wish to confine the water
to one channel, by clearing: out that channel,
rather than to permit it to u spread itself' over
an immense area of territory filled with cypress
stumps aud dead timber.—For entertaining
such practical views and for taking an interest
in the development of our North Western Ter-
ritory, we are denounced as designing schemers
who wish to " hoodwink" the people of Texas.
We do not blame the press or the citizens of
Jefferson for opposing every move intended to
remove the raft. To the extent that the navi-
gation would be improved by concentrating the
water in one channel, just to the same extent
would the water level in the Lakes be lower-
ed ; Jefferson being dependent not upon the
waters of Cypress Bayou propc, but upon the
back water from Red River which is thrown
into the Likes, by the obstruction caused by
tfTlKraft. If it be true as they assert, that the
to produce in tins country a permanent section- j bed of Red River (at the point where the raft
ai conspiracy, a traitorous sectional conspira- j is deposited.Kis higher than the channels of
cy of one-halt of the States of the Union against | the, diverging Biiyou's through which the wa-
thc ethei hail'} thor-e who, impelled by the ttu- ! tors oi-"Upper Red RiVer.are compelled to dis-
pid and half insane spirit of taction and l'ana- J charge themselves into thfr-Jjakc-'s, Ihen the
ticism, would hurry our land on to revolution} removal of the raft cannot a fleet the water Viv-
From the Dublin Cnirertity Magulna,
THE TWO WORLDS.
BY M0BT1MBK COLLINS.
Two w6rldi there «re. TO one our eyes we (train—
Wboee ma^ic joy* we ch«ll not see again :
Bright haie of morning veils its glimmering shore.
Ah! truly breathed we there
Intoxicating air-
Glad were our hearts in that sweet realm of Nevermore.
The lorer there drank her delicious breath
Whose love has yielded sini-e to change or death:
The mother kissed her child whose day* are o'er.
A!as! too soon have fled „
The irreclaimable dead:
We see them—visions strange—amid the Nevermore.
The merry song the inaiden-used to sing—
The brown, brown hair that once was wont to cling
To temples long clay-cold : to the very ror«
They strike our weary hearts,
And some vexed memory starts,
From that long-faded land—the realm of Nevermore.
It is perpetual summer there. But here
Sadly we may remember rivers clear
And harebells quivering on the meadow floor.
For brighter bells and bluer,
For tenderer hearts and truer
I'oople that happy land—the realm of Nevermore,
Upon tbe frontier of this shadowy land
We, pilgrims of eternal sorrow, stand:
What realm lies forward, with its happier store
Ot forests irr«en and deep,
Of valleys hushed in sleep,
And lakes most peaceful ? 'Tin the land of Kverinore.
Very far off its marlile cities se m—
Very far off—beyond our sensual dream—
Its woods, unruffled by the wild wiud's -oar.
Vet does tbe turbulent surge
llowl on its very verge.
One moment—and we breathe within the Kvermore.
They whom we loved and lost S"< long ago.
Dwell in those cities far from mor,al woe—,
ll iunt tli ao fiwh woodlauds. whence sweet caroling! soar.
Eterna' peace hate they :
God wipw their teirs «w.iy :
They drink that river of life which flows for KvtTUi .M.
Thither we hasten through these regions dim.
ltut lo! the u ide wings of the seraphan
Shine in the sunset On that joyous short
Our lightened hearts shaU know t
The lilt .if long ago :
The sorrow-burdened past shall fa.it' ior Kv rrh' re.
SENATOR
NO. 17.
WIGF
THE PLAT-
and civil war, thossi
Constitution.
It is the part, the
tue V'fcwoeracy of th
strike down aod cou^
and we will do it in tue name of our dear eoun-1
try, and with the help of God, we will do it.. 1
[Loud and enthusiastic cheer*, j Aye we tciU
doit ; for, gentlemen, we will not distrust our- i
selves : we will not d.<- pair of the genius of our I
mtiriue to repose in the un
u good Providence ol Al
one cheers,]
Roman i
was picked
Monday ho
posed
lates something ot
falsely
have 1
jhargod with a criminal offence. These
Kxeeutive, and
human power
'O t!
not <jdntined the President
executive duties They have
-.i ; o rr< d upon him !ai large measure of leg-
■<ri , discretion. N'o il.ftll can become a law
" ;; 'ii.* approval, a | representing the peo
:he 1 nited States,', unless it shall pass
• hi.- veto, by " nwjittity of two-thirds of
Mouses. In hit legislative capacity, he
nnght, in common with the Senate and the
House, institute an inquiry jto ascertain any
facts which ought, to inftuencej his judgment in
approving or vetoing any bill.!
This participation in the performance of leg-
islafive duties between the t o ordinate branches
ot tin1 Government ought to inspire the con-
ilnct of all of them, in their relations towards
wh other, with mutual forbearance and re-
-peet. 'i he cause of complaint is that the con-
ititutuiu;'! rights and immunities of the Exe-
cutive have been violated in the person of the
President.
The trial (fan impeachment of the Presi-
dent before the Senate on charges preferred
ami prosecuted against him by the House of
Representatives would be an imposing specta-
cle tor the world. In the result not only his
removal fmm the Presidential office would; bo
involved, bur, what is of infinitely greater im-
[ortarice to himself, his Character, both in the
eyes oi the present ai d df future generations,
ni'-aht possibly be tarnished The disgrace
<ast upon him would in some degree be reflect-! human being (with an exception scarcely wor-
t'l upon the character of the American people ! thy of notice) has at any period of my life dar
*io elected him. Iiemje the precautions *a- j ed to approach me with a corrupt or dishonor-
opttd by the ( oustituttoji to secure a lair trial. | able proposition; and, until recent develope-
tJn .-ueli a trial it dcclartss that ''the Chief nients, it had never entered
Justice shall preside." This was doubtless be- j tion than any person, _
cause the tramers of the Constitution believe^ j asperated political excitement, would charere
it to be possible that the } ice President might i n;e in the most remote degree, with having
• nasod by the fact that), " in case ol the re- made such a proposition to anv human beini;.
dated in the prosecution institut-
ed by the 1! 'iiso of Representatives against the
Kxeciitiv.' branch of the Government. Shall
the I'r-sidect alone be deprived of the protec-
tion of t.iie-e great principles which prevail in
every land where a ray of liberty penetrates
the gin >m of despotism Shall the Executive
alone be deprived of rights which all hia fel-
low-citizens enjoy ? The whole proceeding a-
gainst him justihes the fears of those wise and
! great, men who, before the Constitution was
; adopted by the State, apprehended that the
■ tendency of the Government was to the ag-
! grundizement of the Legislative at the expense
j of the Executive and Judicial Departments,
j I again deelare, emphatically, that T make
I this protest for no reason personal to myself;
and I do it with perfect respect for the House
of Representatives, in which 1 had the honor
of serving as a member for five successive
terms. I have lived long in this goodly land,
and have enjoyed all the offices and honors
which my country could bestow. Amid
all the political storms through which I
have passed, the present is the first attempt
which has ever been made, to my knowledge,
to assail my personal or official integrity ; and
this as the time is approaching when I shall
voluntarily retire from the service of my coun-
try. I feel proudly conscious that there is no
public act of my life which will not bear the
strictest rcrutiny I defy all investigation.
Nothing but the basest perjury ean sully my
good name. I do not fear even this ; because
I cherish an humble confidence that the gra-
cious Being who has hitherto defended and
protected me against the shrifts of falsehood
and malice will not desert me now, when I
have become " old and gray-headed." I can
declare before God and my country that no
into my lmagina-
even in the storm of ex-
yioval iif the President from office," " th.
slialjdevolve on the Vice President."
The preliminary proceedings in the House
in the ease ol charges which may involve im-
t't'achiiient, have been wall and wisely settled
« long practice, upon principles of equal jus-
^''e both to the aeensedi and to the people.
.l ,Prec,L','eDt established! in the case of Judge
eek, ot Missouri, in 1 Sit 1, after a careful re-
propositifln to any
1 may now, however, exclaim, in the language
of complaint employed by my first and great-
est predecessor, that I have been abused " in
such exaggerated and indecent terms as could
scarcely lie applied to a Nero, to a notorious
defaulter, or even to a common pickpocket."
I do, therefore, for the reasons stated, and
in the name of the people of the several States,
solemnly piotest against these proceedings of
view ol"all former precedents, will, I venture j the House of Representatives; because they
t" Pre..Icf' s,and the test of time. In that case | are in violation of the rights of the co-ordinate
Executive branch of the Government, and sub-
u e. Ktlward Lawless, the accuser, presented
a p^'tion to the House, in which he set forth
nnnutely and specifically h s eauses of coni-
versive of its constitutional independence : be-
cause they are calculated to foster a band of
paint. He prayed " that the conduct and pro- interested parasites and informers, ever ready
'n^s m this behalf of said Judge Peck for their own advantage, to swear before ex
■tnd ,lnclu!te(1 'nt0 b.v your honorable body, parte, committees to pretended private conver-
tl " i ^et's'un uiadc thereon as to your wis-. satious between the President and themselves,
('in and justice may ^eoi proper." This pc-, incapable from their nature, of being disprov-
'on was referred to the Judiciary Committee, ed ; thus furnishing material for harassing
' c . 88 ever been deemed the appropriate . him, degrading hiui in the eyes of the coun-
nuttee to make similar investigations. It ' try, and eventually, should he be a weak or a
_oi Aj -In^ committee, supposed to be. ap- j timid man', rendering him subservient to im-
® Without reference to any special case, proper influences, in order to avoid such per-
the a t'®es '8 presumed to be composed of i secutions and annoyances; because they tend
diff m08t e,n'ne,1t lawyers in the House, from j.to destroy that harmonious action for the com-
^ ercatportions of the Union, whose aequain- "mon good which ought to be maintained, and
tot* ai,d whose ha ** * * * ' * 1 " ^
the t Plvest'Sa^on .qualify thetn peculiarly for
88 * tribunal, from their position and
■ r' 'n the nature of things, be
\ ^ 1_?mpartial- In the ease of Judge Peck
ifculf -u68 Wer.ese^t®d by the committee
' w,th tbe view to ascertain the troth of
to ndpC were coss-e^amined by
*Maer
®very thing was conducted in such a
which I sincerely desire to cherish, between
co-ordinate branches of the Government; and,
finally, because, if unresisted, they would es-
tablish a precedent dangerous and embarrass-
ing to all my successors, to whatever political
party they might be attached.
JAMES BTTCHANAN.
Washington, March 28, 1860.
• timd-I t0 a®°r(* 1,0 reasonable cause of; 'i Tht? Ball to the Delegates.—The Bel-
* |on Democrat's correspondent from this city,
f8 The ball given the delegates to the conven-
tion by the citizens, without distinction offpar-
( ty, was the grandest affair of the kind ever
Hooae of Rejtresen-! seen in Galveston.—It took place at the Island
*,e* ^ this precedent, and, what is of
^A^«er importance, in view of the Cousti-
^ ^irtu >P ® principles of eternal justice, -in
a* ®*nner has the President of the United
Cevada, a representative City House, kept by that prince o:
^"wytvama, i Ae aeouser of „
. laste&d of following the wise
•id
u \
Pre- G«n. Sidney 8bermftn, o)ae or'tfie bravest of
the brave, U the head of his regiment lit San
in .'f- "
-VIrj ltiehardson rose to reply, and asked Mr.
Randffll who made him an expounder of dem-
ocratic principles and precedents How long
had the gentleman been in the Democratic
ranks ?
This caused cries of order, and great excite-
ment.
Several persons rose to points of order.
The Chairman decided that Mr, Richardson
was entitled to the floor, and then changed bis
decision, denying.his right.
Mr. Richardson standing on a chair, in the
centre of the Hall, with his sleeves rolled up
and determined to be heard, was finally allowed
to go on, aud again attacked Mr. Randall as
having recently couk- into the fold, alluding to
his political antecedents as entitling his opin-
ions of Democracy to very little consideration.
He did not desire, after a life's service, to be-
reproved by the recruits of yesterday.
A warm bebate ensued.
At 12 o'clock the Convention was called to
order again.
Mr. Jackson rose to a question of privilege,
relative to his State delegation.
A motion to adjourn till 4 o'clock was
lost.
The (juestion was then called on the motion
to strike out the rule relative to tbe right of
members of each delegation' to vote as they
think proper, unless instructed by the conven-
tion that appointed them.
During the call of the roll the greatest ex-
citement existed.
The Tennessee and Virginia delegations pro-
tested against the announcement of the Chair-
man giving tire votes as a unit, against the
adoption of the rule.
Ten of the twelve Tennessee delegates were
opposed to the manner in which the votes of
that State had been recorded.
The vote was officially announced as follows:
aye* lU1; nays 198 ; so the rule was adopted,
and a majority of a delegation cannot compel
the minority to vote with them as a unit, un-
less instructed by the convention that appoin-
ted them.
The resolution offered yesterday for the ap-
pointment of a Committee on Resolutions and
Platform, was then, called up, and an amend-
ment offered, that no balloting be allowed for
President or Vice President till- the Commit-
tee have made their report.
The vote was-then taken on the resolution
for the nppointment of the Committee, which
was adopted.
The vote on the rule against unit voting is
regarded as a test vote. The vote to lay it on
the table was as follows :
Massachusetts, 0; Pennsylvania, 14 ; Dela-
ware, 1 ? ; Maryland, 3 £; Virginia, 15 ; North
Carolina, 7 ; South Carolina, 8 ; Georgia, 10;
Florida, 3; Alabama, 9 ; Louisiana ; 6; Missis-
sippi, 7 . Texas, 4 ; Arkansas, L J ; Missouri,
2 ; California, 2 I ; Oregon, 3. Total ayes,
101. v
The rule was then adopted by acclamation,
and it was referred to the Committee on Plat-
form.
The Committee on Credentials announced
that they would not be able to report before
to-morrow morning.
After the Committee on Platforms was a n-
nouced, the motion w:as renewed on the propo
si tion that no balloting shall take place until
the report of the Committee on Platforms be
adopted.
A motion to lay the resolution on the table
was rejected.—ayes 32 J, noes 270 J.
The vote was then taken on the resolution,
and it was adopted by acclamation.
A long debate then ensued on a proposition
to limit members speaking more than once on
the same subject, and it was finally laid over
till to-morrow.
The President was directed to invite minis-
ters of the gospel to open the Convention with
prayer.
Judge Meek presented the Alabama plat-
form.
Caleb Cashing'* speech.
Charleston^ April 24.1—The following ijs Mr.
Cufthfrfg'fj' address on taking Ate chair. . Alter
the cheering had subsided, be said :
Gentlemen of the Convention : I respect-
tally tender you mj aoetewiraet exjmanmi
damned euemieii ot the ! el of the Lakes, nor can the navigationjo Jef-1
j ferson be injured by opening the oi l channel. |
high and noble, part, oi* j The admission which they make and upon'
Union to withstand, to ! which they base their argument is, that the!
.nc , ayo, that, is our part, j Lake navigation would be destroyed. By inak- I
ing this admission it is a virtual abandonment j
of another position, that the removal of tbe i
raft would not benefit, but perhaps injure the J
navigation of I pper Red River. We require j
them to take one position or the other and not j
attempt to reconcile contradictions. j
The policy of the general government has
been invariably directed to the removing of all
obstructions from the channels of navigable
streams. Vast sums of money have been
squandered by inefficient public officers to take
out the raft from I'ed River. The fact that
every at*.eiui>i has been a signal failure, does
not prove that the work should not be done.—
This is uo insuperable obstacle which cannot
j be overcome, and ample means have been al-
! ready expended, it properly applied, to open
j the channel. The people most deeply in teres-
i ted demand that the government should open
at pcrverseness, ] the channel. The. Indian tribes, by treaty stip-
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THE
From '• ' h i
WIFE
ami its Fa mi.—Ellen W
up in the street, . at Chicag
„ in a state of intoxication au-i
1 as a common vagrant. The Time
len
Oil
or mx
u com-
as tory : "Five
years ago, Kllcn run away from Ireland, i
pany with a dashing young Irishman, whom
her parents had forbidden her to marry, iler
father lived at t.'astie Kearney and was a man
of opulence and influence, and Ellen bad been
well brought up. Hut with th
which is always characteristic of love, she was j ulation, have the faith of the general govern-
bent upon marrying the young officer. iShe merit pledged to the completion of this work,
accordingly eloped with him and came to Phil- j Shall a petty local interest over ride the gen-
adelphiu, where she was married. She lived j oral interests of States and Territories ?—Shall
with her husband about a year, at the expira- j the accumulation of rotten logs defy the com-
tion of which time he died. She then came j bined powers ot the United States and of the
to Chicago and married again, but again was j people above the raft, who have invested mil-
doomed to misfortune. Iter husband, who had lions in real estate and are now shut out from
the reputation of being an excellent man, was
drowned in the river by falling from a schoon-
er. hi lie n maintained herself by sewing for a
time, butlinai'y fell in with disreputable char-
acters. w/iii fleeced her out wf her clothing, and
an allowance ot'thirty dollars which she received
every tluxe months from her iather, through
the priest .""he took to driuking, and by
gradual desoeut soon tell to a low depth. It is
stated, but npou what authority does not ap-
pear, that this woman is a niece to Daniel
O'Connell, the great Irish orator and reformer,
her mother, Mary O'Connell, being his sister.
Her pareuts occupy Castle Kearney, in Ireland,
and are known as a family of opulence, and
widely esteemed for their many acts of kindness.
Thus this woman, descended from an illustrious
line of ancestors, has gone down through the
various stages of life until she has reached the
bottom, and now in this city of Chicago, thou-
sands of miles from her native home, is a com-
mon street vagrant. How wonderful are the
relations of this life, and how intricate and
mysterious are its workings."
Crtu: roit Cam kk.—Mr. Thomas Ander-
ton gives the following recipe for cancer,
which, he says, has been of great service in
several dangerous cases:
Boil tine Turkey fig, in new milk, which
they will thicken; when they aie tender, split,
and apply them as warm as they can be borne
to the part affected, whether broken or not;
the part must be washed e%'cry time the poul-
tice is changed with some of the iiiilkj use a
fresh poultice night and morning, and at least
once during the day, and drink a quarter of a
pint of the nuik the figs are boiled in, twice in
the twenty-four h"iirs. If the stomach will
bear it, this must be persevered in for three or
four months at least. A man aged 1U5 was
cured about six year! bet')re his death, with
only six pounds ot fivjs. The cancer, wliieb
began at the corner of the mouth, had eaten
through his.jaw, cheek, and half way down
his throat; yet he was so perfectly, cured as
never to show any tendency to return. Should
it ever do so, tbe tigs should be again applied.
Hie first application gives a great deal ot pain,
but afterwards each dressing gives relief. A
woman cured by this remedy, had been afflicted
ten years; her breasts bled^excessively ; ten
pounds cured her.—[ London \
Floating Thirty Miles on a Cake of
Iok.—The Green Ray Advocate relates a
thrilling ice adventure : Henry Martin and
Isaac Gagnon, one with a load of hay the oth-
er with a load of corn meal, were traveling on
the ice of Little Bay de Noquet. About 4
the markets of the world ? We cannot believe
that the energies of this great country will bo
hampered by such trivial difficulties, nor the
enterprise of our citizens thwarted to benefit
Jetferson and a few counties which trade with
that place.
The charge preferred against Shreveport,
> munely that capitalists here desire to destroy
Lake navigation, deserves a passing notice
We feel confident that- we understand the in-
tcrests and wishes of those who are willing to
co-operate with the people above the raft, in
removing it. There is no intention to make
war upon Jefferson, nor injure the navigation
of the Lakes, only to the extent that the chan-
nel is improved by taking out the logs, and by
increasing its capacity to carry off tbe water.
These lakes being the result consequent upon
the dam of logs in lied River, and not upon
the formation of the earth's surface—we can-
not believe that that we violate the laws of
nature by correcting her freaks, but on the
contrary we assist nature by removing obstruc-
tion which the force of the current could not
do without that assistance.
We desire as citizens of Shreveport to have
direct communication with the people on Up
per Red lliver. We also wish to see regular
lines of small packets plying between this place
and all poiuts above, so long as there is water
enough to float a steamer. We are ready to
admit that navigation at best will be short and
unreliable ; it is for that, reason that we wish
to give the people above the raft every oppor-
tunity to avail themselves of it. They cannot
afford to wait until a heavy rue in Upper Red
River has filled the Lakes, before a boat can
go above the raft. By the time the Lake's
are tilled, the river above that point is exhaust-
ed of it.s supply and the rise does no good. On
the contrary if the channel was open,our small
boats would meet the rise and reach the Upper
Red River at least a week sooner than they do
at present. In many instances a small rise
does no trooi because it is wasted over the im-
mense area known as the Caddo Lakes.
Our space will not. permit us to enlarge up-
ou the advantages of reclaiming thousands on
thousands of the finest acres of alluvial land in
the world. The amount of land reclaimed would
pay twice over, the cost of removing the raft.
The necessities of the case demand that this
national work should be completed at an early
day, and we trust that local interests may not
be permitted to conflict with the general wel-
fare. Let a bill be passed through Congress,
granting the right to the raflt Company to col-
lect tolls; or what would be infinitely better,
let the general government make a contract
with responsible parties, to keep the channel
open. Let ample security be required that
o'clock, P. M., they discovered* a crack which the work will be performed in accordance with
cut them off from shore, and that the ice on j the stipulations of the contract, and we will
fhewife sat thoughtfully tiiruing
A hoolr inticiibptj with the school giiT* nuaic;
A tear—one tear-—fell hot ou tin- cover
ISht: quickly closed w^cn her inisbanii e::me.
He came, aud lie weut away—|t Vrais nothing—
Wilh cold calm worsts upou eillier iu<le>- .
But just a( ilie souud ol'lhe room dour shutting
A dreadful door 111 her soul stood wide.
Lave, she had read of in sweet romances —
Love iiiai couid sorrow, but never l'.iil,
liuili. lie-1' owu p.ilnce of noble fancies,
All ibe wide World a fairy tale.
Bleak and bitter, and utterly doleful,
Spreads iu this woman her map of lit''.
Hour after hour she looks in iier soul, lull
Of deep dismay and turbulent strife.
Face in both han.e., the knelt ou ihe. carpet:
The black cloud loostsn'd, the storm-ruin fell :
Oi life has so n.uen to wilder and warp it--
One poor bean's day what poet couid tell
at
which they were, was floating them iuto Geen
Bay towards Death's Door. Tlipy unharnessed
their horses aud let them go, and took the box
off one of the sleds, to use in case they got in-
to the water. At midnight, being exhausted,
they lay down to sleep under the lee of a
hammock of ice. In the moruing, at 8 o'clock,
they saw land, which proved to be Washington
Island, thus having been driven thirty miles
across the bay, in one of the heaviest gales that
ever blew.
care but little for opposition.
A Melancholy Case of Somnambulism.
—A Woman Seriously Hurt.—At half past 11
o'clock night before last, Miss Nellie Healy,
who is in the employ of Mrs. Chouteau, ac the
corner of Oiive and Sixth streets, retired to
her room in the third story «s usual. It seems
that £he is occasionally subject in her sleep to
somnambulism, and so, daring the nicrht refer-
red to, she arose from her bed, went to the
window, opened it, and was unfortunately pre-
A Western editor and his wife were walk- cipitated from it to the piazsa below. She
ing in the bright moonlight one evening. The there lay in a state of helpessness till 6
" -- • 1 — — o'clock in the morning, having broken one of
her thighs and several ribs, and being braised
and injured in various plaoes of her body.
Loss in Gambling and Attlmj-t
Suicide.—A few days since a member of a !
New York importing house, whose name we •
suppress at tbe solicitation of his frieuds. came j
to this city on business, and stopped with a ;
mercantile friend residing ou Ninth street. ;
Friday night he visited a gambling hell on
Fourth street, and, before leaving deposited !
about three thousand dollars with a voracious
<-tiger" kept in the institution Feeling well ;
satisfied that it would not "ope it> ponderous !
aud marble jaws," and that the deposit was;
a permanent one, he became so affected by Lis )
loss that he returned to his lodgings at an ear- \
ly hour yesterday in irning, i.ni swaSlo.VHl i
about an ounce of laudanum. FortuiVitely j
his condition was discovered soon after, and
by the timely aid of a physician his life was
saved. We understand he is in a fair way of
recovery, and will leave for the East in a few
days a wiser if not a better man.—Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Citors in soutuf.rn Illinois.—The pros-
pect for wheat in Southern Illinois is uot so
discouraging as some have supposed. All
wheat sown as early as the first and second
week of September looks well The recent
rains have brought out wheat in many fields,
where, two weeks ago, the indications w->re al-
together unfavorable. Undoubedtly much wheat
has failed, but there will be a fair harvest,
judging by present appearances.
Fruit, including apples and peaches, will be
very abundant, in the section of the State men-'
tloned.—St. Louis Republican.
The Sons of Erin.—Many hard stories
are told at the expense of the brave sons ot
4 ould Ireland." Bt the following timely re-
partee we consider an exception :
A tnvern keeper in Newark, when giving
New Years' presents to his ''help," told one
of his porters (a smart Irishman) that he was
about the best man around the bouse., and
therefore he should give him the mo«t costly
present. "Sure," said Pat-trick, "rubbing his
hands with delight, "I always uiane to do me
juty." "I believe you," replied his employer,
'•and therefore I shall make you a present of
all you have stolen from me durinpf tbe year "
"Thank yer honor," replied Pat, "and may
all your friends and acquaintances trate you as
liberally "
An entire block of sixteen brick and stone
buildings, 320 feet long and from 90 to 140
feet deep, was raised last week, by means of
screw*, in Chicago. The buildings covered
about an acre of ground, and weighed over
twenty-five thousand tons They were raised
a distance of four feet ten inches, by means, of
six thousand "crews placed beneath. The op-
eration has probably never been performed
to so great an extent before. It was accom-
plished at the rate of about one foot per day.
None of the houses were less than four stories
high, one was six stories, and eight were five.
Poring tbe recentt. discussion, in tbe U. 8.
Senate, on die resolutions ot Senator Davis, of
Miss., relative to Slavery in the Territories, Mr.
Wigiall of Texas said: , ,
1 am a Democrat. I mean that I bcBkrc in
a strict construction of the Constitution. I
mean that I am in favor of administering die
Government according to the principles set
forth in the Democratic platform. Ii I did
uot, I should belong to the opposite party,
whatever might be my opinions on the subject
of slavery. * * * I am unwilling myself
to introduce a bill, or to vote for a bill estab-
lishing slavery in Kansas ; or passing what is
called—and it is a misnomer—a slave code in
Kansas. My objection to that at this time is
greater than to the ioriner ;,and for this reason:
in the first place, it cauuot pass, as a bill repeal-
ing the act of 1850 could not pass ; in the
next place, if it did pass it could not be en-
forced. Of the Abolitionists who have becu
poured iuto Kansas by New England emigrant
tiid societies, you could not get a jury that
wculd not perjure themselves rather than en-
force a criminal code in that Territory at this
time. Then, why do it ? If I went for any
legislation upon that subject at all, it would
be to take from their charter„of incorporation,
aud to annex them to some people whu would
enforce the laws there, and who would carry
out the provisions which were made for the
purpose of protecting property. Kansas had
ceased to bleed aud freedom had ceased to
shriek. 1 am unwilling just now, on the eve
of a great contest—i nay it without fear, favor,
or afiiection, cr hope of reward ; I tear not who''
hears it or who knows it—I am not willing
now to aid a party in the coming contest, the
1 succcss of which 1 believe involves the destruc-
tion of this Union 1 am willing therefore,
| to go into the next presidential canvass, and
i fight the thing at. I tlud it ; deteat them.
| Hunger, they say, will starve and tame the
' wolf, aud hunger may tame the black ttepub-
j licans into some iittie oommon sense, if not pa-
! trioti,iu, before kur more years roll around,
i fhey are fighting for -poiis ; beat them, and
I they will ditband. ] am therefore willing to
: tight the Devil with fire ; and when I eat with
| his satanic majesty, to have a long-handled
! *^ocu.—' Lii.'.-igaLer. j 'r willing to meet.
! th<fm on the pifllorm thai wv now have • to
; fight them on the present issues; to a,ive tliem
uo advautugea ; to ieRut them ; to put in p:-w-
i ei the only part) ihat is, in. my belieV,
j ot administering this Government j the only
j party that can save the l. nion ; the only party
j thai can reii lor the I iiioa worth saving.
4 I'or these reason, 1 have been opposed to
j these .new and impracticable <juestious j or, if
! not new, ifUtstmns that are started now at a
most unfortunate time. For these reason* I
J differ with my friend from Mississippi as to his
I resolutions, and si, !1 vote fbr those which were
j introduced by the other Senator, if they tl.ull
' come up and a vote be demauded on them :
I though, in my judgment, it would have been
i better m let the whole matter pans, leave the
j Charleston eouvi ntion to nominate its own can-
j u^iales upon iisoon platform, or select a sound,
' good man without platform, defeat and starve
out the enemy, au i between this and four years
henct: we wouid tiave time to rectify things.
It is not, thereiore. that I have no sympathies
with the ^Senator's doctrine ; it is not that 1
have no sympathies with this idea of congres-
sional legislation ; if. is no? that I am afraid to
meet any practical issue.- at the proper time ,
but 1 thitik o.ight to l<ml with things
practically, to deal with as we find rhem ; and
if the Senator from Mississippi^can allow this
act of 1*;" ® to remain on the statute-book, f
think he ca,n let Kansas alone, at leapt lor a
few months.
wife was of an exceedingly poetical nature,
and said to her mate : "Notice that moon—
how bright and calm, and beautiful 1" Couldn't
think of noticing, it," retorted the editor,
for anything less than the usual rates, a dollar
for ten lines,"
Immense Robbery.—Adams & Go.'s, Ex-
press Wtw robbed of one hundred ®b#iMMd dol-
lars at New Haven, Conn , on t&ft
16th inst. Tbe safe oonlwfolinjf tjfco
and money w thrown oat of
She was conveyed to.the Sisters' Hospital.
But little hope is entertained of her recorery.
—St. Louit U*gmffiw- n
Ihe Waco Doftffetat says the District Court
hss decided in frortftheplaintiff in the long
protaated suit ot Gen. T. J. Chambers vs.
, ^ Porter's heir et ala., invohrihgtbe title to aighfc
An Old Project Kevived.—The old pro
ject of forming a new State out. of Northern
Mississippi, Western Tennessee, and the ex-
treme western point of Kentucky, has been re-
vived, and the Tennessee Legislature has giv-
en it its saction. The proposed State would
be bounded by the Tennessee river on the east,
through the states of Kentucky and Tennes-
see, and by the Mississippi on the west, and
would contain a population of about 700,000.
Tbe College ef New Jersey at Princeton is
in a condition of unprecedented prosperity.
At the first roll-call of the term just commenced
there were three hundred and eight present,
though not near all the old students had as ySt
returned. The highest number last year was
about two hundred and eighty.
Brkckinkidoe amd 8*ymour.—It is re-
that the democratic congressmen have
had their hffds
President aiut Vice
John. C.
on the subjeet of
and have afpeed
of Kentucky,
Netr York, into wb
REYOI.UTIOXS IN POLITICAL PAR-
TI KS, AND THE PKESENTTHROUGH
WHICH W E ARE PASSING.
Our nvil existence from the adoption ol fcirs
i-t ueia! i 'onsti' ati"u daus back only about eev
en ty years. l>;.l evu; tl: > l.iref time has wit
nessed several distinct revolutions in our do-
mestic politics.
The first was the overthrow of what was
called federalism aud the Federal Party, which
was headed by Alexander Hamilton. That
party was in favor of consolidating power in
the central government, at the expense of the
independence of the individual States. Jeffer-
son aud Aaron Burr opposed this policy, and
thus they gave origin to what was afterwards
known ao the Republican party. Jefferson
aud his policy continued to rule the country
lor a considerable period, until a new genera
tion appeared, who were not satisfied with eveu
the large, tnd at that time liberal views of Re-
publican statesmen, aud they callcd for a
change of public policy. This, like all other
movements that introduce great changes, was
a people's movement ; and like all other move-
ments of the same kind, it met with stern op-
position from parties and politicians then in
power ; for the experience of the world prove •
most conclusively that men in power desire no
ehanire for the better. The present Emperor
of France is the most striking exception tfeat
history furnishes to this rule. But the ¥ouug
America ot 1*24 desired to rid itself of the
professional politicians of that day, and Gener-
al Jackson was put forward by the people a*
their choice, lie was ultimately elected, and
during the eight years of his Presidency lie
introduced a new system corresponding with
the desires of the people and the wants of the
times He consolidated what has since been
known as the Democratic party.
That party has continued in power daring
most of the period which has since elapsed.
It has, indeed, controlled the fortunes ol tbe
nation, and maintained its confidence, and car-
ried its local and national elections in all cir-
cumstances of importance, except where and
when its leaders offended the people, and lost
their support by some violation of the spirit
and the maxims which ought to govern, a great
national democratic party.— The Confer oar- ;
tire.
Irving and Allston.—In 1804, having
reached the age of twenty-one, Irvinft alarm-
ed by ac increasing weakness of the chest, vi-
sited Europe for the sake of his health. He
sailed directly to the south of Franpe, landed
at Bordeaux in May,passed two months in Ge-
noa, made the tour of Sicily, and crossing-from
Palermo to Naples, proceeded to Rome. Here
he formed tbe acquaintance of Washington
Allston, who was then entering ion a career of
art as extraordinary as that of Irving !n litera-
ture. With Allston he made long ramble! in '
the picturesque neighborhood of that old city,
visited the galleries of its palaces and villas,
and studied their works of art with a delight
that rose to enthusiasm. He thought of theL
dry pursuit of the law which awaited lip re-
turn to America, and for which he' had no in-
clination, "and almost determined to be a join-
ter. Allston encouraged him in this
tion, and together they planned tip soheme of
a lite devoted to the pursuit of art. Jft •#ns !
fortunate for the world that, as h«tajjUre<Uct '
ed on the matter, doubts jBtWlf 'ifc nfci tiwplLi
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