Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1858-01-05

              f !:rr;.;: :;tm- .:('' ml ': i'.O! .' ju r v.; 355-j' - if .'.'if '-':''-'-:. . , A I. -rA MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 5, 1858. NO. 8. . ; ' . '.I - ml 1 i t i l' uxaw .iiT : ra m- 'v. a.: ,:.';:.:.', I ; "I I IK:.:: v.- ?! : : m - mm VUL IV. " From tho Atlantic Monthly. I ( LATTER MAY HMININGS. J ',')". .'tybon legislator, kuop Iho law ..' ,. I ' When lmnkiliipcno with bulls ana loka, ' When borrloi whortlo, rasp, and strnw, ,' Grow bigger downward! through tho box. Whon he that aolloth Iiouko or land '; Shows leak in roof or (law in right-When habcrilaaliors chooao tho stand " , Whoso window has tho broadest light , , Whon preiichors toll us all they think, And party lenders all they moan Whon what wo pay for, tlmt we drink. From real grnpo and ooflco-bcan . -.- When lnwyors take what they would give, And doctors givo what they would tuko Whon city fathers eat to livo, Suro when thoy fust for oonseiencoa' sako ',' (Whcn one that hath a horso for falo Sh all bring his merit to tho proof, Without b lie for every nail Thnt holds tho iron on the hoof Whon Cuba's woeds havo quito forgot Tho power of suction to resist, And claret bottles harbor not Such dimples as would hold your fist. When publishers no longer steal, And pay for what thoy stolo before- ;' ' When the first looomotivo's whool .', ( !, i.olls thro' the lloosae tunnel's boro. 1(7 tlicnlot Cutnming ll.no away, i And Miller's saints blow up tho globo; But whon you ice that Mossed day, J' ' Then order your nsceusiou robe '! 1 . m mt in t . .05" I" Graham, for May, Stoddard gives this characteristic and exquisite little poem worth more than many a pago of current rhymo by bards of nobler name : The young child Josus had a garden . , , Full of rosos, raro and red : ... ,' And thrioo a day ho watortid them, To make a garland for his head 1 1 ' Whon thoy wore fullblown in tho garden, , ,, Ho led tho Jcwiihchildron thoro, : iaii caeh did pluek himself a roso, ' ' . : Until they stripped the garden bare 1 ''And now how will you make your garland? For not a rose your path adorns." :"Jlut you forgot," ho answorcd thorn, j "That you have left mo still tho thorns." ' They took tho thorns, and undo a garland, , v And placed iton his shining head ; And where the rososshould havoshonc, .'', ' ; . Woro little drops of blood instead ! .' GOVEKNOlt'S ADDRESS. . Tho following is Secretary and acting Gov. Denver's address to the people of Kansas : Having been appointed by tho President of the United States to tho oliicoot Secretary, and during -the. Governor's absence, acting Governor of tuts -Territory, it is proper mat 1 should make you a brief address, sufliciont to indicate what my luturo course oi action wui Iks;':. Tho troubles and difliculties with which tho people of tho Territory have been involved makes this tho more necessary, for it would be unreasonable to expect any one occupying this nosition to escape misrepresentation and aMsd. ,' The passions of many havo been so thoroughly aroused, and long standing ditticul tiaa have soembittored tha feelings of ono por tion of tho community against another, that it has been represented as almost impossible k lind any ono willing to listen to tho voice of reason. Tins i am not preparcu 10 oenuvo. That there are some violent men who havo assumed to speak by authority for the people t large, and counsel such measures as must noccssarily, if followed, lead to bloodshed, anarchy and confusion, 1 havo no doubt, but it will requiro more man uare assertion iu satisfy mq that there is not yet enough of the conservative clement remaining to uphold and Bnfnrca the laws bv which alone the lives and property of our citizens can be protected, and the honor of the country preserved It is tho earnest desire of the President that a lair opportunity, snoum uo uuuiucu uu wu peoplo of the Territory at tho approaching elections to give a full and free expression of their Opinions, and as an evidence of this 1 fiivft tho following quotations from his instructions to mo, through tho Secretary of State, dated Dec. 11, 1857. ' Wo havo printed th'es"o instructions in full, Tho document was among thoso submitted to Congress by tho Prosidcnt a few days sinco.) 5v theso instructions it will be seen that my duty is plainly marked out, and as my .own; views on these subjects entirely accord With thoso of the President, I shull find no difficult v in obeying them ; and I trust that all good" citizens will assist mo in preserving thepcaco of tho Territory, and at the same time, settle tho questions whrh now perplex cm. li b far more easy to do this through tho ballot-box, than by tho sword, and in that It can also be done much moro speedily. It is much to bo regretted that ono portion of th- people have resolved not to vow on tne Constitution; as submitted to-day ; for had thcro been a general attendance at the polls, the question of slavery would havo been fully anl de.lnitely settled The American people n never determine political- question by themselves from tho polls. - Their ixflnca is regarded as indifference, and the majority of votes actually given dotennines the result, and not tho majority that might have been given It is asserted by somo that persons from oilier States havo interfered In tho elections, and that frauds have Deen pcrpetraieu Dy -KiM. iYu'v have been overpowered and de- prived of their rights. - Theso charges may be true) but if so, tho evils they complain of will not be romcdied by absenting themselves from k nnlla. American citizens can never pro- nA their rizhts bv abandoning tho elective franchise, and punishment too severe cannot bo inflicted on tho man who, by violence, trickerv, or fraud, would deprive them of it. ti,oi "iiThn ouestion connected with Our gov- trnmefit which ought not and which cannot W amicably settled by it. It is true that ouestion may bo presented in a manner objeo- tionaljW W some, wit mv io " - b"---. v. mfnaina to toto ; for if the majority wills it, tho difficulty can soon be remedied By nntn Hia nnustion in the manner ro- JIIStM-ll '"( . 'J uuircd. This ha been one of tho reasons assigned wbV portion of the people will not vote to-.iihftt tho ouestion has not been fairly -JnioH. Another is. that they anticipate fraud. I have seen Gonerat Culboun; the iwulenl of tho Convention, to wboin tho ro lorneijiro to be made, and besides assuring me ho can to havo the elections fairly and proper-ly conducted, has invited myself and the pro-siding officers of tho two Houses of tho Territorial Legislature to bo present at tho counting of the vote. If a m(jority cf dm people are dissatitfied with the results oftheee elections, theij fart soon change them in a peaceable rmmter by a resort to the ballot box. A very stringent law was passed at the late session of the Legislature, providing for the infliction of severe penalties on persons engaged in election frauds. This act meets with my most hearty approval, and if it is not yet sufficiently stringent, I will gladly assist in malting it more so. It is not possible to throw too many guards around this great bulwark, which is tho very foundation of our frco institutions, I cannot close this address without warning tho people against allowing themselves to bo drawn into quarrels originating in conflicting claims to lands. This is a fruitful source of difficulty in all new countries, and in tho present condition of affairs in this Territory, de signing men will seek to turn everything of the sort to political account. Many troubles and tho loss of many valuublo lives may be traced to this cause, and people should be cautious about taking sides on political grounds in such matters as aro of a purely personal character. In tho dischargo of my duties I will tako such steps as will, in my judgment, best contribute to carrying out tho views above expressed; for tho majesty of tho laws must and shall be maintained. In these matters I shall expect the co-operation of all good citizens, and should my expectations bo realized, I have no fears but that peace will bo preserved. , J. W. DKNYEK, ' , Secretary and Acting Governor. Decombor 21, 1857. Dcbulc , las. on llio President's Mes. -Mr. Urccii usidHlr. l)oii Mr. Green, of Missouri, on tho 10th, in tho Senate, delivered a long speech in support of the President's policy in regard to Kansas. The larger portion of it was taken up with questions not at all pcrtinont to the condition of things in Kansas. Mr. Douglas, in a running debato that followed on the close of tho speech, thrusting asido all generalities, said : " Mr. President, tho 8' mplo question comes back, shall that people havo the authority to form and rcgulato their institutions to suit themselves Tho Senator says wo may admit them if wo see proper, and ought to do so, in order to terminate tho controversy. No man living is so anxious for its termination as I am. I will sacrifice everything but principle and honor, and my country, in order to close this controversy. But how aro you to close It? You must close it on principles of eternal justice and truth, or it will not stay closed. You must' tcrminato it on the principle of self-government, or tho Constitution under which the people aro to live is not re publican. No patching up, no system of trickery by which the majority are cheated by the minorityifl settle this question. Instead of producing peace, that will only be the beginning of undue controversy. When tho broad fact stands admitted before tho world, that this Constitution is the act of a minority, and not of the majority, tho injustice becomes the rnorc manifest and the more monstrous. Tho only reason for not submitting the Constitution fairly is, that it would bo voted down. if it wore submitted. This is an admission that it is an act of a minority, not of a majority. Do you expect that you will rcstoro poaco and quiet to the country by forcing upon a peoplo a Constitution which does not embody their will ? I tell you'that you will have to avail yourselves of tho recommendations of the message to incrcaso the army, and to uso tho military power of this country if tho majority is to be subjected to tho oppression of a minority. I trust there will be no outbreak, no violence I will uso every influence, by counsel and exertion , to insuro submission; but I fear the result, if you shall uso power to coerce a majority of four-tilths into subjection to a minority of onc-fifth.: "Put. sir, we aro told that they ought to submit, becauso they can easily get rid of this Constitution. The President says they may chango it immediately after their admission. Ah I bow is that f Iho Uonstitution lormcu at Lccoinpton provides that it may bo changed after tho year 1804, by a Convention called by two-thirds of the Legislature. I hold it to bo a principle ol law, tnat wnen a constitution provides for its own chango at a particular time and in a particular manner, that excludes all other times and all other modes. I undertake to say, that any Court in Christendom would thus construe this Constitution. When it says that it may bo amended at ono lime, it excludes all other modes. Will you tell me that tho Constitution of tho United States can be chanced by a town meeting, or in any other mode than that pointed out in the instrument itscll t Jo, sir! 1 here is no constitutional modes by which this Constitution of Kansas, if once in force, can bo changed before 18G4. There is another modo a revolutionary mode, it is by the .Legis lature first coming togothcr, takingan oath to sunnort tho Constitution, and then proceed to call a Convention to chango it, in violation of tho Constitution and of the oath, buppose they should do this.and the Convention should mako a Constitution and establish a new Government, and tho old Government should re fuse to surrender the possession, who would be Governor tho one elected under the old Constitution or tho new ? .You would have two ' Governments in operation at tho saruo time, one under the old and tho other under the new Constitution, and you wouiu can on the nnnv to decido between them. " Tho scneme is a scnome oi civu war. n .. " . . I l !.! T. leads directlv to war. If I ever voted for it, I should expect to voto also lor an increase oi . " . . , tho army, and lor supplies to tue aimy, to enforce it at the point of the bayonet. It means nlonco. or it means tne sumcction oi ine maioritv to tho minority. I beseech Senators to pause bclore tney commit incuiseivcs 10 so fatal a step. I beseech all to pause, and see whether this is rictit or wrens, lor on mis mnf tar wa are free from party ties. The Sen ator from Missouri and myself agree that the President has not made it an Administration measure. V 0 aeree.liiereiore tiiai every iuhu on this Door is at liberty to go for or against it. wrtliout chancinir his party tics, or affect ing his party relations. Why, then, can wo not stop and pause uciore we rusu uu w u step that not only lenos asunuer iuu cratic party, but threatens tho peace and perpetuity of the Union itself 1 " . ft-T When a fellow is too lazr to work," nave 8nm Slick, "he paints his namo over the calls it a tavern, or grocery, and makes the wuow neiguuoruouu a . . 111 1 l... .o A DUEAUFUL WOIUU. . Who has not heard of tho rnttlesnnke or copporhcad I An unexpected siirlit of cither of thoso reptiles will mako even the lords of creation recoil. Hut there is a species of worm found in various parts of this State, which conveys a poison, of a nature so deadly, that when compared with it, the venom of thorattlesnake-is harmless. - To guard our readors against this foo to human kind, is tho object of tho present communication. This worm varies much in size. It is frequently an inch through ; but as it is randy seen, except when coiled, its length can hardlv bo conjectured. It is of a dead lead coloi, and generally lives near a spring or small stream of water, nnd bites tho unfortunate people who aro in the habit of going thcro to drink. The brute creation it never molests. Tlu'V avoid it with the snmo instinct, that tenches the animals of Peru to shun tho deadly Cova. Several of theso reptiles havo long infested our settlement, to the misery and destruction of many of our citizens. I havo therefore had frequent opportunities of being tho melancholy spectator of tho elfects produced by tho subtlo poison which this worm infuses. The symptoms of its bite are terri-ble. The eyes of tho patient becomo red and llrey, his tongue swollen to an iaimoderato size, and obstructs his utterance, and delirium of tho most horrid character quickly follows. Sometimes, in his madness, he attempts tho destruction of his dearest friends. If tho sufferer has a family, his weeping wife and helpless infants aro not unfmiucntly tho objects of his fiantic fury. In a word ho exhibits to tho life all the detestable passions that rankle in the bosom of a savago ; and such is tho spell iu which his senses aro bound, that no sooner is tho unhappy patient recovered from tho paroxysm of insanity occasioned by one bite, than he seeks out his destroyer, for tho solo, purpose of being bitten again. 1 havo seen a good old father, his locks as whito as snow, his step slow and trembling, beg in vain of his only son to quit tho lurking place ol tho worm. My heart bled when ho turned away, for I knew the hope fondly cherished, that his son would be to him the stall' of his declining years, had supported him through many a sorrow. Youths of Virginia ? would you know tho natno of this reptile ? . It is tho worm of the still. Crusader. A flection of Soias and Daughters. Tho affection of daughters for their fathers, and of sons for their mothers, of which wo frequently see striking cases, aro beautiful instances of cross play in nature. The susceptibility of a daughter to dcop impression, by the contrast in her father to her feminine nature, and a son's impression in the same way by his mother ; tho daughter yielding herself to reverential nll'cction, and tho srn to love, shows in the individual a fine moral structure, which, however, it may, in many instances be covered up by predominating inclinations to evil, is always a redeeming principle in tho character, nnd under genial inlluence bears precious fruit. A son, in whoso heart his mother holds n nat ural sway, is like the sea which is oftentimes swolen and troubled, but around which tho moon keeps her gentle hands and its waves are stayed. A daughter's lovo has moro of worship in Among tho harmonies of her naturo it is a deep rich base, lior affections naturally inclined to something beyond her own sex aro like that honey-suckle, whose small tenacious nodes upon the stem attach it firmly to the support on which it grows, ana while it looks abroad, keep it by its voluntary attachment, fast to the door post on which it ran in outh. Wo havo seen instannccs of tho daughter's lovo for her father, which wore equal in strength to any human alfection. Jlev. iV. Admit). Dr. Thompson, of tho Delaware (Ohio) Uni versity, in his charming "Letters from Eu rope," narrates the following incident : ts we wore approaching ueneva a 1! rench peer, who was with us, put his head out of tho window and announced that Mont Plane was in view. As we looked at tho sublime spectacle, in sight of which wo rode for hours, on a calm summer's evening, he cried out, 'Napoleon! kapolcon!" At lirst wo did not understand his exclamation ; but, pointing to tho king of tho Alps, towering toward heaven, ho talked to us till, like him wo saw tho image of tho hero reflected from the mountain. " I here," said he, " is his chapo-au : thcro his profile ; there his shoulders ; thcro his bust; thcro his epaulets. Don't you seo him ? It is Napoleon I Napoleon 1 " hat a conception 1 that Uod, belore the mountains were brought forth, had his eye upon the great conqueror, and when ho up.-heaved tho Alps ho cut that conqueror's pro mo on tho loftiest summit, overlooking, in its mantle of eternal snow, tho continent he was destmed to illumine by his bivouac fires ! ft7"A gentleman observed in a thicket of bushes near ins dwelling, a collection ol brown thrushes, who for several days attracted his attention by their loud cries and strange movements. At last curiosity was so much excited, that he determined to see if lie could ascertain the causo of tho excitement among them. On examining the bushes ho found a femalo thrush, whoso wing was caught in a limb in such a wav that she could not escape. Near hv was her nest, containing several hall grown birds. On retiring a little distance, a compa ny of thrushes appeared with worms and other insects in their mouths, which they gave first to tho mother and then to her young, sho in tho meanwhile cheering them in their labor of lovo with a son;: of crafitudc. After watclune tho interesting scene until curiosity was satisfied, the gentleman relieved tho bird, when sue new to ncr nest wiui a srateful sons to her deliverer, and hercharita' hie noighbors disappeared to their usual a- bodes, singing as they went a song oi praiso. A Sure Kcmedy for a Felon. It is said by somebody who pretends (o know all about it, that the following is a sure remedy for a felon : " Take a pint ot common soft sonp, and stir in air-slacked lime till it is of the consistency of glazier's putty. Mako a leather thimble, fill it with this composition, and insert the finger therein, and change the composition once in twenty minutes, and a cure is cer tain." . . .' Wo happen to know that this is a certain teincdy, and recommend it to any who may be troubled with that disagreeable ailment. Buffalo Adv. ; i; i, ' i fjr To illustrato the tremendoos efforts which business men will make to keep their heads above water, a New York jobber made his note for' $5000, payablo in three month, and sold it for $2,600. Four hundred per cent per annum is a pretty large price. Kansas ISews. Disturbance at Fourt Scott Murdtr at Doniphan Action of the Legislature Movements of the Militaiy. The Mo. Democrat, of Wednesday, publishes a dispatch dated Soonvillo, Mo., Dec. 22d, saying : : .- . Major Russell, the contractor, Captain Van Vlcit, of tho U. S, army, and Geo. N. Sunders passed down tho river last evening, en route for Washington. They left Leavenworth on the IOih. Tho editor of the Mo. Dom. had an interview with these gentlemen, and says of tho erroneous rumor of the death of Lane, " tho mistake probably occurred from tho confounding tho name Latham, a .man murdered at Doniphan, wilh that of Lane." ; Tho Mo. Democrat says : Tho troublo at Fort Scott, which is said to havo resulted in tho death of three men, was a local quarrel, not connected immediately with the election' although botween free state and pro-slavery men. The latter had sent to Mis- souri for assistance. A requisition was made on Friday by Stanton on Gen. Harney for two companies ot dragoons, who were at once dispatched to tho spot. Gen. Lano also sent off two companies of freo state troops (territorial militia) to look after tho dragoons and see that they did no harm. Tho Legislature was still in session. It had passed an act submitting tho Calhoun constitution to a vote of tho peo ple of tho territory on tho 5th of January, in three forms : 1st, constitution with slavery ; 2d, constitution without slavery ; 3d, against the constitution. A very stringent election law, as already published by tho Democrat, had been passed providing against frauds nnd au thorizing judges of election, to bo appointed by tno uovemor and bpenker of the House. Provisions had been mado to havo the names of all voters on the 21st, taken down by com mittees at cacn precinct, so as to contrast and mako manifest fradulent returns. A good uiuny Missouiians, wo regret to say, wore pas sing up the river, and going over the border to participate in tho election. It was reported that Stanton had vetoed one or two bills, but that the frco state Legislature had not insisted on passing them although having tho necessary majority. -Tho Walker democrats of tho territory had called a mass territorial convention to meet on tho 2-lth, to endcrso his course, and reccoinincnd to Congress the passage of an enabling act. They would undoubtedly opposo tho course of the administration, as was evident from tho tono of tho primary meetings. Douglas' speech had not reached tho territory, but his position was understood from his private advices. TIIK JIUnUKU AT DONIPHAN. , . Dispateh to tho Missouri Democrat. Doxipiias, Wednesday. Dec. 17, P. M. A company of fifteen armed rulli uis from Atchison, havo just, left this city, after having murdered, in the public streets, with a shot gun, Mr. Latham, a Free Btato citizen of Doniphan. Theso men came in, in parties of two, about ono o'clock this afternoon, and af ter consulting together, one of thcin, named MeYeay, shot at Mr. Latham, and mortally wounded hini, as ho was peacefully walking along the street, unarmed and unsuspecting, near tho Doniphan House. Tho buckshot entered the head, nnd blew out Ins bruins. Mr. Latham instantly fell dead. Another member ol tho Atchison company, after tho fatal shot was fired, discharged his rifle in tho air. Tho party .then left town. This outrage occurred so suddenly that no ono was prepared for it, and tho murdorers escaped. A company of citizens of Dor.iphau have started in pursuit. Tho death of Mr. Latham at Doniphan is confirmed by Mr. Gaily, a passenger from that place, who lnlorms us that ho was but a lew leot from Air. u when ho was shot, llo was fired at from behind, and was killed without having had any warning from his assassins, or any knowledge of who thoy wero. Ed. Dem. . Tho Boonville dispatch of tho Democrats dated Deo. 22d, says-: meeting was held at Lccompton on Fri day last, at which several thousand Freo State men assembled, and passed a resolution de claring thoir intention to abstain from voting on tho 21st inst., and adtiero to thoir former programme. : i ' The "other side", from the Missouri Pic- publican, throws light on some of the points. We clip Irom tno Republican ol Wednesday : 13 y the cars last night we received informa tion from Fort Leavenworth to tho 10th inst. On the previous day Gen. Harney ordered two companies ol troops, under tho command of Capt. Sturgis, to proceed by forced marclics to Fort Scott to quell disturbances which had broken out there. It seems that 3UU lilacK llepublicans had collected with a view to ob tain possession of certain records in tho charge of the Clerk of the county, being nothing else than indictments against somo of tho number, and it was reported that threo persons had hiAn killed. It was also stated that Jim Ltine had sent a portion of his banditti to protect the Ulack Republicans in their attempt to got tho indictments into their hands, and the ob ject of the United States troops was to got . . . .1 i - :l- 1 . .1.- between uie uosme paiut-5 huu ivil-ui. mu effusion of blood. . The Session of the Black Picpublican Legis lature had terminated in a complete fizzle. Several laws were passed by them, which, it is understood, were vetoed by Acting Uov. Stanton, and they could not, or did not pass them over his veto. The only law which thev Perfected, was one which directed an election on the Dth of January, njion the Lccompton Constitution that instrument being submitted to tho people as provided by the Convention, and also empowering tho peoplo to voto for "no Constitution at all." It was not pretended that this action of the Black Republican Legislature would prevont the regular election on Monday last, as fixed by tho Convention. That election would still lake place, and, with an earnest desire to preserve the pence, Gen. Harney had stationed troops in the neighborhood of all tho election precincts where it was likely that disturbance would arise. No difficulty was anticipator!, although it was said that .Missouriuus would attempt to vote at some of the precincts. This is a He, so well understood now, in Kansas and abroad, that nobody, believes it. Gen. Denver was at Lecompton on tho 1 1th, bat it was understood that up to the 17th he had not assumed the duties of his new ap ! pointmcnt. Mr. Stanton was still the Secre tary of the Territory and acting Governor. The vole upon the Constitution, a 4 submitted by the Convention, was, no doubt, taken on Monday last. It is said thnt it would be a meagre one tho Black Republicans refusing to vote, as well as some Dbinotratg. ' Be it so. As they have before refused to vote when they had it in their power to change the character of te Convention, and to put an end to the agitation which has so long distracted the Union, by adopting a Constitution which re stricted slavery in tho now Stnto, they, and thoy alone, aro responsible for the present os. ture of affairs. They are enlitlod to no credit for thoir factious and unprincipled conduct, and they doservo no consideration nt tho hands of Congross. Tho law passed by tho jjiuck jwpiiuncan legislature, convoned by Mr, Stanton, under tho most absurd pretext, is ontitled to no woight whatever, nnd so it should bo regarded all over tho country. Secretary Cans on Governor Wulkcr's ltnsijjiiHtiflll. Washington, Dec. 28.-rAmong tho documents submitted to-day, was Secretary Cass' reply to Gov. Walker, which is duted State Department, Dec. 18, 1857. "On Wednesday last I received your communication of the 15th inst, tendering your resignation as Governor of Kansas. This resignation is accompanied by a long argument on the affairs of tho territory generally, to which you nre well aware it would bo improper fortius Department to reply, Ifevory officer of tho Government who feels himself constrained to refuse obedienco to tho instructions of tho President, shall pur sue this unusual course and thus placo on the files of tho appropriate department, criticisms on the policy of tho Administration, no person knows belter than yourself to what consequences this might lead. iho Department must cither causo the charges and arguments against tho President to be filed among the public archives of the country without contradiction or reply, or it must spend the time which ought to be devoted to the public service, in controversies with subordinate ofiicors who may disnpprovo of tno resident's policy. W lulst duty therefore forbids us to enter into a controversial discussion with you, upon tho various topics ombraced by your argument, it is propor that I should mako a remark upon a single point. lou stato that tho President has chanced his policy in regard to Kansas, and why this allegation ? Simply becauso tho Convention of Kansas have, in exercise of tho rights belonging to them, decided that they would not submit tno whole Uonstitution to tho people. Although thoy had submitted the all important and dangerous question of slavery, which threatened to convulse tho Union and was alono prominent in tho minds of tho people throughout every htate, ho had not treated tho submission of the momentous question as a mere nulity. Under these circumstunces it was his imperative duty (and this was in strict conformity with those instructions) to tako care that fair elections bo held on this vital question, and thus givo peaco to the Union. Had he acted in any other manner, merely becauso ho preferred tho submission of the Constitution originally to the peoplo h& responsibility would have been of the gravest character. lie never intimated or expressed the opinion that (he Convention wero bound to submit any portion of the Constitution to tho people, except tho question of Slavery; Much Ijks, that portion would be invalid without such opinion.This would have been in opposition to the numerous precedents which have occurred sinco tho adoption of tho Federal Constitution by the uilluront butcs. The question of slavory was tho all absorbing question, and you wero sent to Kansas with the full, confidence of tho President to carry out tho principles of the KansasNebraska-Act. With the 'question whether Kansas was to bo a freo or slave Slato. you wero not to lnlertere. You wero (o securo to tho peoplo Kansai a frco and fair election to decide tho question for themselves. The President was therefore happy to learn from your dispatches to this Department, un date the lollt bt July last, that m all your speeches you had retrained Irom expressing any opinion as to whether it should bo a slave or a lreo btato. 1 am instructed to mlorm vou that vour resignation of tho office of Governor of Kan sas has been accepted. I am, sir, your obedient servant, LEWIS CASS. To lion. Robert J. Walker, Washington. Senator Douglas in Philadelphia. Lalo last night Senator Douglas and his accomplished and estimable wile, arrived at the Girard House, from Washington, and no sooner was tho fact known, than the excellent military band serenaded him. The area in Chestnut street in front of the Girard IIouso wa3 crowded, and loud call for Mr. Douglas having been made, Daniel Dougherty, Esq , in a few appropriate sentences, introduced tho Senator to the enthusiastic multitude. ' Senator Douglas then oppearcd on tho balcony,' nnd. amid loud applause, stated tho broad principles of tho Constitution, upon which his conduct, as regards tho Kansas question, had been based. lie enunciated the opinion that the will of Hie majority should rule, and Ins declaration war, received with great cheering. A compliment having been paid to hlin-as "au.hor f tho Nebraska bill," ho declared that he was not author of the great principle upon which that measure was founded tho principlo was coeval with, and was part of, tho Constitution of tho United States, llo deprecated tho idea of hostility to tho President, or to the President's Ad ministration, and expressed his belief that Mr. Buchanan would prove eminently worthy of the high opinion formed of him by the Democracy of Pennsylvania, which had elected him to the high oflicehonow held. Senator Douglas retired amid greatopplause and thon arose a loud call for Col. Forney edilor of tho Press, who responded iu a brief speech, declaring bis inviolable adhcrenno to tho great principlo of the ascendancy of the majority, lie concluded by stating that Mr. Douglas would remain in the city(nt tho Girard House) this day, nnd would bo happy to see every citizen who felt disposed to call upon him. These agrccablo proceedings terminated at one o'clock this morning. l'ltiludetyhia Press of Friday. , . A Eioh Scene. The following rich sccno recently occurred in one of our courts of justice, between the Judge and a Dutch witness all the w ay from Rotterdam : , ' , . ' J. "What's your native language? " W. ''1 po no native " J. "What is your nativo tongno ? " W.- "Ich hah no mutter Mynheer!" J. In an irritable tone ) "What did you first learn t What language did you speak in the cradle ?" V. "1 tid not Fpeak no language In the cratle; I only cry in Doolch." Then there Was a general laugh in which the judge, jury, and audience joined. The witness was interrogated no further about his native language. One of tho hardest trials of those who full from ulllucuco and honor to uovertv and ob scurity, is tho discovery that the attachment oi so many in whom they confided was a pro- tence, n mask, to gain their own ends, or was a miserable shallowness. Sometimes, doubt less, it is wilh regret that these frivolous fol lowers of Iho world desert those upon whom thay havo fawned; but thoy soon forget them. Flies lcavo the kitchen when the dishes are empty. The piuasites that cluster about tho lavonlo or fortuuo, to gather his gifts and climb by his uid, linger with tho buushine, but scatter at the approach of a storm, as the leaves cling to a trco in summer weather, but drop oil at tho breath of winter, and lcavo it naked to tho stinging blast. Liko ravens settled down for a banquet, and suddenly scared by a noise, how quickly, nt tho fust sound ol calamity, these superficial earthlings are mere specks on the horizon 1 But a true friend sits in the centre, and is for all times. Our need only reveals him moro fully, nnd binds him more closely to us. Prosperity and adversity aro both revealcrs, tho dilferenco being that in tho former our friends know us, in the latter we know them. liut notwithstanding the insincerity and greediness prevalent among men, there is a vast.ucal moro of esteem and fellow yearning than is ever outwardly shown. There are moro examples, of unadulterated affection, more deeds of silent love and matrnnnuiuty, than is usually supposed. Our misfortunes bring to our sido real friends, before unknown. Benevolent impulses, whero wo tuiould not expect them, in modest privacy, enact many a pcene of beniitiful wonder ninidst plaudits of angels. A orA American J'cvicu). APlanfjr Crushing Out tho Little Gi ant. To the Editor of the Kew York Tribune : Siu : I recommend to Mr. Buchanan the following plan for "crushihg out" the Little Giant : 1.. Lot tho Little Giant be fastened to his seat in tho Senato Chamber, with his head bent down and his legs under his desk, in such a manner as to imtke it impossible fur him to rise ; and let all weapons be taken from him if he has any. a. Let Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, pro vide himself with a heavy club, a bowie knife and a revolver. 3. Let Mr Keitt, he furnished with a body guard, consisting of two Members of Congress, (one from South Carolina and one from irginia,) armed to the teeth. 4. Let Mr. Keitt, with his bodyguard keep near enough to him to save him from ull pos sible danger. 5. Let Mr. Keitt chivalrously, but cautiously, creep up to tho Little Giant and beat him senseless with his club. Let the beating be continued for a few minutes upon tho head of the Little uiiint after he shull havo fallen up on tho floor, so that ho may bo fully "subdu ed." ., ' The plan, if thoroughly carried out, would bo practical, chivalric, safe (this point Mr. Keitt will apreciate) and effectual. It would relievo Mr. Buchanan from much troublo would bo heartily applauded by Fernando ood and tho rest ot the lJemocratic party, and would i a loubteuiy ' b ive t io Uium . DEAD RAIiBlT. SCENE OS THE CAIJS. A lino looking and fashionably dressed man, apparently about twenly-fivo years old, was attacked with the delirium tremens on last night's train going from this city to Lafayette. Ho was accompanied by his wife, a young and exceedingly beautiful woman. A friend of ours who sat in tho seat immediately in front ot tno cotipto, was awakened Irom a slight dozo by a quick, shrill cry "help!" He turned and saw iho woman clinging to her husband with all her might, whilst he, rsving wildly all tho while, was endeavoring to break away from her. Her face was while, white with terror ; and in attempting to cry onco moro for assistance, sho fainted entirely awny. The man sprang from his seat and rushed to tho door. Our friend immediately rushed after him, and arrived on tho platform just in time to prevent tho unfortunate young man from jumping off tho train, Which was then going at lightning speed. Our friend led the man back to his seat, and succeeded in quieting him. The woman was with some difficulty restored to Consciousness, nnd nt Lo-gansport tho conplo alighted. The fearful scene created no littlo excitement among the passengers. Toledo Commercial. Loafers in a l'rlntius OJilro Tho composing room of a printing ofiico is not tho placo to toll long stories, or argue ab struse points in metaphysics. Head, ye loun gcrs, and be advised ; Tho printing office is like a school, it can havo no interlopers, hangers-on, or twaddlers, without a serious inconvenience, to say noth ing ol loss ot time, which lsjustasgood as old to the printer, as though it metallically listened in his hand. What would be thought of a man who would enter a school, and twaddle, first wilh tho teacher, and then with tho scholars interrupting tho discipline of ono and the studies of the other? And yet this is tho precise effect of the loafers wilh the courso ol business distracts the great attention which is necessary to the good prin ter. No gentleman wul ever enter Hand pro-sumo to act loafer. Ho will feel above il, for no real man evor sacrifices the interests or interferes with the duties of others. The loafer does both. Let him think, if ho ever has, that the last place ho should ever insinuate his worthless nnd unwelcome prcsenco, is in the printing office. A good one about Kail Eoad Passes. Wo heard n story, yesterday, which is too good to keep from the public, and so here it goes : A man residing at Schenectady, who- has long been in the employ of the Central Pail-road Co., and is now a fireman on iho road, applicd'to Mr. Vihbard, fora pass to take him lojsomo ro ut on the road which he desired lo visit. The Superintendent declined to grunt tho request, nnd said : "Tho company employ 3'ou, nnd pay vou ro much a month for your serviced. When vour wages are paid, our obligation ends. If you wore nt worK lor a larmor at one uonnr per day, nnd desired to go to harutogn, would you expect f.im to hitch up his tcni and carry vou llieie for nnthinir 1" ' the fireman replied No, Sir ;' but if he had Am team hitclud up, and was coins to Sara toga,, I should think ho was a d d hog if ho didn't let me rido ! "llochester Union. " TimiT IAciko. A learned doctor, "referring to tight hieing, aters that it is a public benefit, inasmuch as it lulls all tho foolish girls and leaves tho wise ones to grow up to be women. MhiiIoii'k Iti'itinvul. Colonel Forney of the Philadelphia Prest, does not liko the romovel of Stanton from tht Secretaryship of Kansas. , Ho khvb ; "The 'legal and regular' Legislature of Kansas, elected on the Ol li of October, under tho snmo statute which culled into oxintenc the Constitutional Convention the only body that tho whole people of Kansas have really yet elected the body which can Wipe out ait tho preceding nets is now in in session ; and yet in the face of all this, we have Lord President Culhoun culling an election fora new Legislature ! It is not my purpose to comment on tho extraordinary picture which thi conduct presents lo the American people ; but if Secretary Stanton is to be removed for calling tho regular legislature together, according to the demand of the people who elected it, what measure of reprehension should be meted out to Calhoun, who orders an election under a minority Constitution, in advance of the adoption of that Constitution by the )kjo-ple.jmd before the judgment of Congress hdf been passed upon it ? This is a now complication of the Kansas question, Intelliircncei from that Territory will now be awaited with tho utmost solicitude. And woe to those public servants at Washington, who. ii ad dition to all iheso facts, should deem it to Ixy their duty to set at defiance tho will of lha majority in Kansas '. " Tho above is well spoken for a Democratic paper whose Editor, Col: Forney, did. moro in leunsylvania than any other man for ther election of Mr. Buchanan to the Presidency. Col. Forney has seen by this limo that ther is quite a large number of public servants at V ashtngton who seem more than willing " lo s-ot nt defiance tho will of the majority ia Kansas." Woe lo thoiu. Cur PrcBidont's ard the Temperance Question. In tho year 18;i;3, says a cotemporary, Mr, E. C. Dolavan.hy personal applicotion,obtaincJ the signatures, of Presidents Mudison, Adams and Jackson, to a declaration ngainst the use of ardent spirits'. Lach sucessive President has added his signature to tho instrument, excepting Gen. Harrison, to whom it was not presented. Tho document is now mada com-' plcte up to this time, by the signature of the' present Chief Magistrate of the United States, and is as follows : " .n'ng satisfied, from observation and experience, as well as from medical testimony,! that ardent sprints, as a drink, is not onfy needless, but hurtful, and that the entire disuse of it wonld tend to promote the health, the virtue, and the happiness of the community, we hereby express our conviction that, should the citizens of iho Uuitod States, and especially tho young men, discontinue entirely the use of it, they would not only promoto their own personal health, but th good of our country und tho world." . James Madison, James K. Polk, John Quir.cy Aduuis, A. Taylor, Andrew Jackson, Millard Fillmore, M. Van Buren, Franklin Pierce. John Tyler, r James Buchanan, 03"' The New Yoiik Lisuoeb, the prospectus of which will bo seen in our columns, it is stated, has attained a circulation of Thres hundred an I thirty tlmusund copies, which is greater than any other ten literary' papers in tho country. The publisher is more indebted for his imiucnso circulation to his extensive and regular system of advertising his paper than to any other cause. No matter how well got up and valuable his journal 'may be, it never could have altaii.cd half such a circulation without extensive and freijiient advertising in papers scattered all over the country. Mr. Bonnkh understands himself and his interests. He does not say to Western cditors-by giving his prospectus three or four insertions, they can have an exchange for oneyear but ho sends tho prospectus as an advertisement and pays the cash for its insertion. Comparatively few men understand the great advantages of judicious advertising, but ther publisher of the Ledger is one of tho few.-Business men in various departments might earn a profitable lesson from Mr. Bonner. . . "A Mam of Straw." Kvery ono has heard the expression " he is a man of straw," but few probably know the origin of the phrase. At one time, when false witnesses were sometimes used on a trial (iho custom is not yet extinct.) this class of men were in the habit of walking in Westminister Hull with "straws in their shoes," as a sign whereby thoy might-lie recognized. An advocate, wishing a fictitious witness, went up to one of these gentry and stating the evidence wanted, held out a piece of money. The " memory " of the witness Inline thus ioirred, he marched in to court and swore as required. A"uiauof straw" was therefore a fictitious witness to defeat jnstice, and in a slightly different way tho term Btill has the same effect. : - 03" A rich landlord of Kngland.once cruelly oppicssed a poor widow. Her son a little boy of eight years, saw it. lis afterwards became a painter and painted a life-likeness of tho dark sceno. Years afterwards he placed it where tho man saw it. ' He turned pule, trembled in every joint, and offered any sum to purchase it that lie might put it out of sight. Thus there is an invisible painter drawing on the canvass of the soul a lilo-likeness, reflecting correctly nil the passions und actions of our spiritual history on earth. Kternity will teveul them lo every man. We iuust aE our earth life again. . . , - A Miskh is -Aoony. The house0 of on ftrooking, at Gardiner, Muiue, was turned on Saturday night, and in tho cellar, alter th lire, wero found S,AKJ in gold and silver,- used by the heat. 1 he aid uiun had hen in-thc habit of hiding his money in stone haaus end walU on tho farirr where he lives, arfrf 4 long stocking full of silver coin Vas found iu a slono heap, by his brother, a short tirne ago-At the time of the file ho had six hundred1 dollars in bills, and the silver and gold found' in the cellar, stowed awny under the chamber' fWf next tho fastening. It Was a sight to behold (says a eorrespondcilt,) to see tbw bid miser frantically called npon tho bystanders to shoot him. - V ' ' : AfrnorafATr. to thk TiMEs-We- copy the following from a munbr of the N,tion( Intelligencer, dated Aug. 28. 1823 i A 1'nurth of July Toast Drunk in Virginia-Why is. the community so much eiubar- rasped f . - ' r!-,..." Because bmbs lend money that have not-got it to lend ; and Because peoplo spend monoy who Lave no earned i'. to speud. - i : -, Remedy. , , ' Own tho monoy before you lend it ; tarn the money before you (geod it, . that ho has dono and. will continue to do all; himself. i K