Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1855, Page 2

eer iene emeeneney, EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: THURSDAY AFTERNOO AGENTS FOR THE STAR. The following persons are authorized to con- Ywact for the publication of advertisements in The Star: Philadelphia —V- B. Pater, N. W. corner Third and Chestnut streets. “ie York—3. M. Pertinent & Co.. Nassau street. Bostor—V. B. Parwer, Scollay’s Building. Ger Avverriseuests should be handed in by 12 o'clock, M., otherwise they may not ap- pear until the next day. —_ SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS. The Union discusses with much ability the fondition of the Allies in the Crimea, coming %o conclusions on the subject similar to those expressed, repeatedly, in the Star within the Jast two months. The same paper, in two or three articles, illustrates the action of the Northern Know Nothings, in, one and ail. mounting the Abolition platform. The Jntellrgencer, discussing the necessity for the obedience to the laws, as well as for the preservation of the Union, says, in answer to an article in the Fayetteville (N. C.) Observer : “« The Observer, we think. is somewhat mis- taken in asserting that the fugitive slave law ~is a dead letter in Massachusetts and in the Tree States generally.” We do not remember 2 single instance since its passage in which the Government of the United States, when called Upon to execute it, has failed to do so. Our present Chief Magistrate and his predecessor are Loth from the free States, both partici- pating in the feelings of their respective States ‘upon the abstract question of slavery; and yet both, when occasion oecurred, promptly exerted the power of the United States, and successfully, to enforce the execution of the daw referred to. What right have we to sup- pose that such will not always be the case under any President. whether from the North orthe South? For ourselves, we cannot be- lieve that even the most inveterate abolitionist from any non-siaveholding State, if thought worthy by a 1 rity of the electors of the Union to be exalted to the high dignity of President of the United States, would falter for a moment in his fidetity to the oath of of- tice, which includes within it the obligation to vee the laws of the United States executed.”’ —_-—- + 1 and Triumphs,’ or Firmness ehold, is the title of the new work, by T. 8. Arthur, and which has just issued from the press. The reputation of this gen- tleman in the literary world, and the moral and practical lessons in sucial life which he ever strives to inculeate, render his produe- tions at onee delightfal and heart-improving, affording a marked contrast to the flimsy liter- ature which overstocks the market. It is pub- lished by T. B. Peterson. 102 Chestnut street, Philadelphia ——— + PERSONAL. ++++Ex-President Tyler and family have taken quarters at Willards’ Hotel, Oid Point Comfort, for the season. +++» A young man named George Plotts, re- siding in Johnsonburg, N.J., being dissatis- fied with his wife, to whom he had ces only elevendays married. was thoughtlessly plagued by some acquaintances, for the pu of ““baving some fun’ with him. Worked up to frenzy by their foolish joking, the unfortunate fellow went and hanged himself in his em- ployer’s barn, on the 5th inst. ++++ Me Rachel is to receive, it is said, for pisying two hundred nights in America, two andred and fifty thousand dollars, besides all the traveling expenses of herself and her mnite are to be paid; all the salaries of her chambermaid:. and she is to have a carriage and the requisite servants always at her dis- posal. coool Among the items from abroad, it is wtated that the Empress of France is drawn through the various parts of the Exhibition in @ rolling chair. presente to her by Prince Al- pert. +++ The Revolutionary soldiers are fast sink- Sng into death Col. Jabez Leftwich, a native Va.. died recently near 90th year, and Mr. Revolutionary patriot. Readington, Hunter- «y, in the 94th year of JEFFERSON PARTAKING oF THE ComMCSION. A writer in Hack ck, (New Jersey.) says a aminister who wa i spent the greater rtion of his life in Virginia. told him that homas Jefferson, in his old age, when he had Quietly retired to Monticello, visited one Sab- bath a country church. It happened to be communion on that day, and an invitation being giver to all wh neerely repented of their sins and exercised faith in Chri t, to par- take with the church in that ordinance, Mr. Jefferson availed himself of the oceasion, and went forward and partook of the communion. From Kausas—Governor Resder'’s Message. The we-: of Governor Reeder to the Kanzas Legislature contends for the right of the people to settle their own affairs uninflu- enced by the other States, and says that the territorial legislature may acton the question of slavery to a limited extent, and temporari- Ty re: He directs attention to the de- ti of the counties and ad the qualifications of voters. He that # ey a liquor law be account of the Indians. He thinks tax only is required, and contends ons may be taxed He recom- immediate establishment of the d announces that the » territory amounts to 3,383 33 mate~ that pre mend seat of ge pulsation of t femal; upon the Shawnee 3 the temporary seat of govermment. The Governor vetoed the measure, but the Jegislature adjyurned to meet again at Shaw- wee Mission Ayn Avacaycn or Breap —Yesterday there Were one hundred loaded with (new) wheat at ready to move, and to its utmost capacity. ins a day arrive at Chattanooga, by the Nashvitle road. und it was pam | yes- terday that there were stered in that town 30,000. bushels of wheat, exclusive of that in store by our read. From Chattanooga down tw Etowah, the depots are all full to bursting. On the %h there were received at Calboun 2,000 bushels, and the hands could not knock off their |. night. Major houn, thinks that, from his <4 alone, he will ship 100,000 bushels during the season. To-day five full trains will zo down, and we sw ppose each car will contain one hundred and dNcty facks. The rush of this description of freight has edented, caused, as we learn. b York millers to give $1.25 for clivered at depot by the 10th, and at Charleston and Savannah by the 15th of this month. We fear, in vain, of this state of things, that much litigation and loss must be met by some parties. The crop, under the strong induc-ments of this favorable state of the mark As reaped at its earliest stage of ipeness, anil then. in a wet speil, got out and ressed forward ia large bulks into depot. his will inevitably heat, and to # great ex- tent suffer deterioration. Then, we have no doubt. as the State road is looked upon as fair game for al) the world to hawk at, that thou- sands < any in the way of reclamation will be brought against it to make good this damage We learn that already the Tennes- g@ecans are threatening to sue for losses growing out of the detention of their grain for a few @ays —Allante (Ga.) Intelligencer, Vath wast. . WASHINGT/N NEWS AND-GOssIP. Something New Undor thefun.—We watch the progress of our country in the arts with Peculiar delight, insomuch as it is very clear that tha development of its resources depends in a grea¥ measure upon the inereasing adapta- tion of all things mechanical, so as to apply them most economically to the condition of circumstances, under which, for the nonce, our fellow citizens have recourse to such aids. Steam, though it has worked wonders for us, is, practically, yet in its infancy. So general is this belief. that no scientific man would be surprised on learning that improvements in its application to business purposes have been made, which double its practical effect, while they subtract one-half from the present cost of using it. Indeed, at this moment, steam-en- gines of various patterns are to be had, which costing half as much as similar machines did ten years ago, perform twice the effective work at one-half the expense of running them. Yet, except those engaged in the business of manufacturing them, few, indeed, can name any particular leading improvement in the steam engine, which has contributed to bring about these so important results in a remark- able degree. So, also, in nearly every other branch of the arts have similar improvements been made in the same decade, and in none more than in that of manufacturing printing presses, which, within that epoch, have been so improved as that with about the same power to drive them, they will with ease accomplish four times as much as the presses which then were regarded as the models in all the world for rapidity and neatness, in the way in which they did the work allotted to them. These thoughts, referring as they do to things of great public importance, suggested themselves to our mind on examining a riding saddle which has recently been introduced into the military service of the United States, after having been duly submitted to such tests of its entire fitness and applicability, as are undergone nowhere else in the United States than before Government commissions. It is the invention or arrangement, patented of course, of our enterprising fellow-citizen, Mr. Daniel Campbell, saddler and harness maker. [ts peculiarities consist in setting the parts of the tree which bear on the horse on springs, the tendency of which is to open upwards, rather than to close in. and pinch the animal’s back. The under portion of the parts in ques- tion are shaped with great eare, so as precisely to fit the animal's anatomy, while the top of the saddle is also shaped so as to accommodate the form of the rider much more comfortably than any other saddle we ever saw. The hols- ters are secured with spring catches, which hold them securely without resorting to buckles ; while the holster covers are patent leather slides, movable by the slightest pressure of the finger, and yet completely covering and protecting the weapon from the weather. The valise, too, is so fixed on the back of it, as to hang in two parts diagonally down, al- most parallel to the rider’s thighs as he sits, ex cheval; thus relieving the horse from its weight across his loins, and remedying the jolting or swinging heretofore incident to the use of the valise, unless always fastened on with much greater care than nine-tenths of those who use them bestow on such an apparent trifle, though all accustomed to carry them frequently on long journeys, are aware that nothing serves to jade a horse more than a poorly fastened weight, great or small, upon his loins. Mr. Campbell, in these improvements, has cer- tainly done much, indeed, to prevent galling the backs of horses, and breaking them dowa needlessly, as there can be no chafing when his saddle is uscd. Lt requires, by the by, but the buckling of two strapz to saddle a horse ready for mounting where it is used. Where- as. in the saddle used in the service up to this time, sixteen buckles are to be fastened before that work is completed. We understand that four hunded of these improved saddles haye been ordered by the War Department, to be manufactured for the immediate use of the mounted troops in the far West. Tho Colonization Cauge.—Some friend of the African colonization sends uz the following interesting panegyric upon it: “ We meun African colonization. Never did it stand on higher ground. Neyer has it awakened so wide and lively an interest among the colored people. The Liberian Re- public is a faet. The charter of African free- dom on African soil is a truth—an experi- mental reality. They bave there laid founda- tiona for all future time—not in riot and blood- shed, but in peace and quietude. Hundreds of miles of sea-coust are possessed by Liberiane, and thousgnds on thousands of native Africans seek the protection of the new republic. They ask for liberty and law. Africa is no longer a blank on the map of the world. We have gone wo far now to recede. We are pledged before the World to accomplish the regenera- tion of Africa. This is no visionary project; and, therefore, listen to the solid arguments by which the enterprise is supported. 1. Liberia has shut the gates of the slave trade, so long the bane and the pain of Africa, and has substituted the legitimate trafic in articles of commerce. She has opened aisarket for the world. 2. The efforts and success of the Coloniza- tion Society have produced a marked change in the minds of the colored people here, who are more and more looking to that land as their permanent home. 3. The Society does not use its funds to buy the freedom of slaves, but to fit out and send to Liberia those who are offered for that pur- pose; and the number is great—more than can be accommodated. 4. See how in this enterprise the home and the foreign principles are united. If any ob- ject to foreign missions, here “ the Greeks are at your doors’ asking you to help them, while they are trying to help themselves. If any would do good abroad, send these influences to the Continent of Africa. The deeper the darkness of the past, the more brilliantly will the light shine 5. Our cause unites the suffrages of the best minds of all denominations in Church or State, as being the only practical way yet discovered of treating with the colored population. 6. Colonization spreads the sail of the emi- grant ship for the African shores, and leads the way for such a final exodus of this population a8 would astonish those ineredulous minds, which could look forward to the developments of futurity. 7. The colonization system eminently pro+ motes the union of the States, as might be shown by various arguments, one of which is, that the enemies of the Union are the ene- mies of colonization, while ite friends are the true friends of their country. 8. Christianity, with its immortal hopes and never-failing blessings. haz been planted there, and will spread its influences over the continent Shall we open our hearts and hands to for- | ward this great work? Tho treasury of the | society needs to be replenished. Multitudes are applying for a passage to the land of their fathers. Shall they be denied? Every emi- grant, who desires it, is presented on his ar- rival, with farm, and is sustained for six | monthe, until he can bring into requisition his own resources J.N.D. Funny.—The Organ gravely assures its readers that the failure of the contestants for the seats fraudulently filled in the Council Board of Washington at the last election, to proseeute their claims on the day before yesterday before the election committee of | the Board, is proof positive of the falsity of | the allegation of frauds committed on the 4th of June last! It will be recollected that a majority of this committee have taken pre- | cisd@ly such oaths in their midnight-working | lodges, ns were taken by a majority of the | election committee of the other Board, which resulted in the consummation of the frauds of the election day and the setting at defiance of | the admitted decision of our highest court of | law in the cases of Messrs. Gideon and Fitz- patrick. The Organ forgets to mention that | the action of the Board of Aldermen and their committee on Monday night, made it appa- rent to all blessed with an ounce of brains. that ro amount of law, justice, and right that the contestants might have on their side, would possibly procure for them that justice at the hands of the lower board and its com- mittee, which the secret oaths taken in the Know Nothing lodges forbade. Under such cir- cumstances, and as what was done in the upper hoard in the same connection has de- monstrated past denial, that no legal or moral @ ligation is permitted to stand in the way of | the commands of the lodges, all sensible | persons must see ata glance that the further pivsecution of the contests would be about the i most useless application of time and talents | imaginable—as useless as administering the | pledge of honesty to every inmate of the Dis- trict Ponilentiary with the expectation that they will observe it The State of Affairs in the Crimea.—The auxiety with reference to the condition of af- fuirs in the Crimea manifested by public men here, is as intense at this moment, if not more intense than ever before. This is evident in | a thousand ways, butin none more than in the flocks in which they come to the Star office in person, or send tous when each suc- ceeding steamer’s news is expected, for ear- liest copies of this journal. Among military men in Washington, it is very generally be- | lieved that the Allies now have but three desperate alternatives left them. First, to | repeat the assault of June 18th, with even } more murderously disastrous consequences to themselves, as the impregnable Redan and | Malakoff batteries must be taken before there | ean be the slightest hope that they can carry Sebastopol by assault. Next, to retreat to their shipping, which cannot be done without immense loss, unless the Russians choose to permit them te depart in peace. Third, to essay to penetrate into the interior. where they will ind on all really important points, lines of fortifications as complete, quite as complete for defen 3 those in and around Sebasio- pol. That is, if they make that attempt they niust reduce a new Sebastopol every fifty miles | on their march into the interior of the country, | Joaving their rear uncovered, too, and making | the attempt with the knowledge that their re- turn to the coast cannot be effected except | through seas of blood, as it were. One has but to look elosely at a good military map of the seat of war to comprehend the truth of these remark:—that is, if he has carefully studied the history of the campaign up to this time. The \,Mowing from the Crimean cor- respondence of the London Times tells the story: “Lord Raglan’s amiable disposition is acute- ly touched by the loss of so ma: For myself, Ladmit that, knowing nothing of war, and merely chronicling, as far as possi the results of its operations, [do not see any possibility of cur being able to abandon our present position on the svuth side of Sebasto- pol, or tomake a general attack on the Rus- sian armies which are encamped before us. dvery ravine has been made another Sebusto- pol by their engineers. Our land transport corps 18 so hardly pressed by the service of the iege artillery, tnat, as I am informed, the ra- tion ef fuel has been, on several occasions re- cently, not forthcoming fur the troops to the fuil amount. *Itis tw be presumed that the Allied gen- Is are acquainted with some facts respect- g the strength and positiva of the Russian iy which induce them to think it woald be andvisable to break up our camp and try to e the passes of the Belbek. They may rust their own strength or the efficiency of r means of transport, or they may be de- terred by the force and the attitude of tho caffy ; they may be influenced by considera- and may act on information of which we ignorant; but the belief of many officers of interior rank and of great intelligence is that the proper way to attack Sebastopol is tu put finger and thumb on its windpipe, no mat- ter how far the place may be removed from the great organ itself, and let it starve. We a vt strong enough, it is said, to invest the pice immediately outside, for we are only | 210,000 men, and it would require an army of 20,000 or 260,000 men to cecupy the lines, which would enxble them to resist at all points the attempts of the enemy, whether from within or from without the cordon of invest- ment. Lhe Allied generals perhaps feel that their only chance of cohezion exists in their being together, and that it would be unsafe to divide and split up this army of English, French, Sardinians, and Turks, not only on stragetical grounds, but on others affecting the morate of the force. ‘Tt must be remembered this great army is no flying corps. It is encumbered with huge ap- puratus of war, with an immense amount of material, with seige-trains and heavy ordnance #ud warlike stores which could not be left in the hands of the enemy, and which, having tuxed the energies of two great nations in their transport and accumulation, cannot now be | carried away in afew weeks. We have con- | verted the plateau into eae fortress, eom- | wanding Kamiesch and Balaklava. If we | xbandoned it to-morrow the Russians would be | in it the same evening ; if we left a small force | t» oceupy it, the enemy would soon discover our weakness, and either carry the plateau by 4 grand movement, or weary out the troops and defeat them in detail by constant sorties. In the extraordinary country in which we are waging war, there is this condition—that the suthern coast where water abounds is 80 moun- | sous that it is impossible for artillery or cavalry to traverse it by any but the military road, which passes through tremendous defiles | and ravines into which a Janey might vel! hesitate tolead an army. Onthe north of t! range, on the contrary, where the whole coun- | try is open and the gun-carriage can find a road wherever it turns in this season, water is s scanty and #¢ “xapart, that it would be hazardous to mayeh a large army through it, when a ruthless and active enemy, driven to desperation, might soon render it untenable by tampering with a few wells. In our march to Kalnmita bay each day’s work was clearly in- dicated by the rivers. With adetermined en- tray we should have had to fight for our water ! every day—frst at Boulijanah, then at the Alms, next at the Katscha, and aftewards at ine Belbek ; but northwards of Perekop is in- ssible and poisonous, and the shores of the ‘ | refused to march | adel with a few Siwash are certain death—more certain and uick than the marshes ef the Dobrudacha, at the recollection of which the bravest Frensh- bles. Lapeer of the roads across the Siwash. When at Genitchi the fi jad- ron found that ae eould barely the lace, and it would have been oxime? ind prudent to go pastthe straits in light % which might have been destro; bya few field es by an unseem enemy . ool sa easily to be seep by thee fo marks that ~ —_, fs oattrgl that position which we could wish toseeit. — . “Our generals are becoming illagain. Gen. Pennefathery is in orders to-day, and willhave to leave for England forthwith. Maj. Gen. Codrington, one of our best brigadiers, is al- ready on his way from this to i his shat- tered strength. We have lost the services of Brigadier Buller for some time past. Sir George Brown has been ordered on board ship for the benefit of his health, as he has been suffering from diarrhea for some days past; and we hear, with regret, that Gen. ist is very unwell. At this moment Col. Shirley, of the 88th regiment, virtually commands the Light Division, and the prospect of spending the next three months on this arid plateau is indeed depressing. Although water has not failed it is searce and bad. Guards are placed over the wells and streams, and each man and beast is supplied in turn, and they have to form a queue at the trough, and sometimes the thirsty man or beast has to remain for an bour ov two ere his turn comes."’ Revenue Marine Officer Resi its Te- in A | ‘The Wilmington (Del.) Journal pre that Secretary Guthric has dismissed Lieuts. John M. Jones and William A. Tennison from the revenue service, on the investigation of the charges preferred by them after the rencontor which occurred at the Indian Queen Hotel. in that city. "—Baltimore Sun. The Wilmington (Del.) Journa/ is in error with reference to Lieut. Tennison. This gen- tleman was wot dismissed from the service, but has resigned his commission in it, and will doubtless do far better out of than in any | public employment, as he is a sngacions, ae- tive and energetic busines: man The Charleston (S. C.) Eloeetion.—The Charleston Mercury scouts the idea that the recent election of Col. Carew, so long the edi- tor of that journal, to be high sheriff of that city, was a Know Nothing victory. It says that hes neithera member of the order nor directly or indireetly its supporter, and that the Know Nothings supported him only to hide their weakness, as he would have been elected quite aseasily without as with their aid. In- deed, the prevalence of a rumor that they had taken the liberty of secretly determining to vote for him, induced many to vote against him, though he took the pains to disconnect his reputation from suspicion of sympathy with then Tho Officers of the Marine Corps and Navy of the United States will learn with great re- | gret that Major Augustus Nicholson Quarter Master U. S. M. C., died last night at his res- denee in this city after a severe illness. His tigh tone character and admitted efficiency in the discharge of the responsible public duties with which he was so long charged, earned for him hosts of friends in and out of the service Stationery Contract Awarded.—The con- traet for supplying the War Department and its various bureaus with stationery for the en- suing fiseal year has heen awarded to our en- terprising fellow-citizens, Messrs. Taylor & Maury, whose specimens, on which this award was obtained, are among the most beantiful things, in their way, imaginable. The Curront Operations of the Treasury Department.—On yesterday, the 18th of July, there were of Treasury Warrants entered on the books of the Department— Vor the Treasury Department.... $21,131 34 Sor the Interier Department. 10,152 86 Por the Custons.....sseeeees 35,281 08 War Warrants received and en- tered ..... 162,213 66 Drawn on ac avy... 85,000 00 Repayments on account of ‘the Navy. steteeecccceeesees. 42,054 41 Covered in from miscellaneous SOUTOOS ....65 saasescseetisescoce 9,535 45 ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER CANADA. Three Days Later from Europe. The steamer Canada arrived at Halifax yes- terday with Liverpool advices to the 7th of July, being three days later than the advices by the Arago. The news is interesting though not possessed of much importance. From the Crimea, we learn that Lord Raglan was buried on the third of July, with great pe tance. ed that Pelissier, the Com- mander-in-Chief of the French armies would bo superseded. The allies were strengthening their advances against Malakoff. A telegraphic dispatch dated July 4th says: The works of the allies are progressing satisfactorily. A French bat- tery of 30 guns has boen nearly completed in front of Careening bay to keep off the Russian ships. fhe Vienna papers say that Prinee Gortsch- akoff has sent for 24,000 additional troops. Gen. Liprandi’s army has been reinfureed with another division. The Sardinians and Turks under Omar Pa- cha have made excursions to the interior from Tehernaya without resistance. Numerous works of art have been captured, and the Kertsch museum is now on its way to Paris. A careful estimate shows that the war has already cost half a million of lives. Russian accounts from the Baltic to June 19 say that the allied flotilla, with 180 guns, fired eight hours against the batteries at the mouth of the Naval river, on the Southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, without effect and then withdrew. The allies afterward made a de- seent on Kotka Island and destroyed the gov- ernment stores there. eaten an attack was made on the port of Revel without effect- ing anything. The bylk of the allied squadron was off Cron- stadt on the 5th inst. ENGLAND. Mr. Roebuck had been refused a committee of inquiry, in the House of Commons, into the brutal conduct of the policeman in the Sunday trading bill riot. Milner Gilson asked an explanation of Lord Russell's statement recently in Vienna, “that England never contemplated the restoration of Hun; ai and Poland.’’ Cobden, Roebuck, and D’Israeli all attacked Lord Russell on this score, after which the matter was dropped. Lord Elgin, it is said, will be Postmaster General. The Cunard steamer Persia was launched on the Clyde on the 3d inst. The Russian Secretary of the Legation at Portugal was recently discovered on board an English steamer from Southampton for Lisbon He had been ona secret mission to France and England. FRANCE. On tho Sth of July the Legislature voted a Joan of 750,000,000 francs in addition tothe re- cent loan. An increase of taxation has been fepewes which it is expected will yield 70,- ,000 francs per annum. The Emperor's speech was well received in France. It is reported that the Austrian Min- ister asks an explanation. : SPAIN. Advices via Marseilles state that a rising had taken place at Catalonia, nominally about wages. Two manufacturers had been assas- sinated in Barcelona. The National Guard the insurgents, and himeelf up in the Cit- d faithful troops, and sent me- diators to the insurgents who received them Epartero the captain general shut with shouts of Vive a A telegraphic despatch from Madcid dated July 5, says that the insurgents still held Bar- oni Gatilst oedor hed eon beheaded et Por. piqaan. ; London Times’ lent says that the Spanish Minister at had a lon; - ference with the Em; thestate of Spain. determination to pre- pgp fn to setae Queen Taabells vent any attempt a PRUSSIA. j The King is recovering from bis recent sick- ness. RU " The English papers are manufacturing state- ments peg en ysis movements in Russia in favor of Constantine, but they are mere in- ventions without any foundation. THE MARKETS. Loxpox, July 7.—Baring, Brothers & Co. uote: Sugar and Coffee are firm. Breadstuffs ave slightly declined and the market is dull. Lard has advanced and the market is buoyant at 53s.a54s. Spirits of Turpentine is consid- erably lower and buyers demand a reducticn. Sales at 33s. Iron—The market is active at unchanged prices. Welsh bar iron is quoted at £7 10s. on board ship; do. rails are quoted on board at £7 5s.; Scotch pig is quoted at Td-a7ds. 6d. for mixed Nos. on tho Clyde. The Missouri Pro-Slavery Convention. A dispatch, dated St. Louis, the 18th inst., states that the evening session of the second diy of the Pro-Slavery Convention, lately held at Lexington, in that State, was attended with great excitement and confusion on the subject o. President Shannon's address. Finally, the thanks of the Convention were tendered, and & copy was = for publication. The third day was also stormy. A platform was adopted setting forth as follows: « That the agitation of the slavery question in C or in the several States. wiil finally result ina dissolution of the Union: that the resolution of the non-slaveholding States, not to admit an- other slave State, ix a declaration of hostility to the Constitution; that the diffasion of slavery tends to the amelioration of the coudition of the slave; and to maintain an equilibrium against uon-slaveholding majority; that the diuusas and Nebraska act. and the fugitive slave law, are cordially approved; that the in- corporation of mm 1 associations for the pur- Pere of colonization in Kansas, ix an unprece- deuted measure, and an attempt to thwart the purposes of the Constitution und the enact- ments of Congress. While disclaiuning any in- tention to interfere with actual settlers, they will protect themselves and property, as the eighteen border counties of Missouri contain 50.000 slaves, which will be valucless if Kansas becomes the abode of abolition fanatics. The good sense of the North is expected to put down fanatical aggressions, and leave Konsas to natural settlement. A committee were appointed tu publish an address to the po ple of the United States on the history of the Kansas excitement. A copy of the same and the resolutions of the Conven- tioa were ordéred to be forwarded to the Ex- ecntive of each State. Resolutions were adopted calling on the Mis- souri Legislature to legisiate within the Con- stitution against the products, &c., of Massa- chusetts and other States practically nuallify- ing. the fugitive slave law. the Convention then adjourned sine die. PotatTors.—We are credibly informed that one of the largest hotels has contracted for a supply of potatoes the coming fall and winter, at one doilar and and fifty cents a barrel.— which is less than the cost of a Bushel last Spring. We congratulate consumers on the prospect of cheap bread &e., soon, and produ- cers on the prospect of such abundant crops that even low prices wili give theta a liberal retuga for their tuil.—V. Y. Jour. of Com. Ree GA D- ‘The undersigned return their sincere thanks to the several Fire Com- nies of the city for their exertions in saving their Boal and Wood Yard from destruction by fig last night. J.B. SHIELDS & CO. Jy 19-118 FRANKLIN FIRE CO—Tbe mem- bers of the Franklin are requested to at- tend a called meeting at their Engine House on THIN (Thursday) EVENING, July 19. at= o'clk. RUB’T E. DOYL G.R. Crossriztp, Sec Fd ATIONAL GUARD take pleas ure in announcing tothe public that they will give an Excursion to Piney Point August od. Particulars in fatgre advertisemeut. Jy 19 | gre ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, the Isth instant, on Massachusetts av- enae, between 6th street and the marie: BY Bouse, a steel bead Purse, containing about $19 46—a ten and a five dollar old coin, one note (not recollected whether of the denomination of one or two dollars) and the balance in silver change. The finder, by leaving it at 431 Massa- chusetts avenue. or at this office, will receive a suitable reward Jy 19-10% SS eet LUE LICK AND BEDFORD WATERS, received this rk fresh and pure - C. MOORE, Druggist, Pa. avenue, opposite Seven Buildings Jy 19—3t $$ i DIA RUBBER COMBS, Morocco Belts, Hair Brushes, Ox Marrow jay Rum, Cologne, Transparent Bar Soap, and a rge stock of Fancy Notions suitable for presents, at jy 1 3t L. SISTERS OF MERCY!!! pare If TO SEBASTOPOL TO HEAL the wounds of {inhuman carnage ;—take it to the cottage of the lowly, and relieve the pains of accident or disease ;—tuke it to the mansions of the rich, to soothe the suffering that neither station nor wealth can miltigate:—take it everywhere through the wide world, and say if my “ ELEC: TRIC OIL” is not on its benign mission, heal- ing. soothing, and relieving, as has not been done since the day the Good Samaritan anotnted the weary pilgrim. ‘The deaf shall hear, the trembling limb be strong, And groans of anguish mellow into song PROF. C. DeGRATH, Philadelphia P.S.—This Of) may be relied on for partial Deafness. For particulars see bills jy 18—3t PIC NIC EXCURSION OF THE “Merry Bachelors!” TO THE WHITE HOUWSFE PA VILION, JULY 26, 1855, HE “MERRY BACHELORS” € to the public that they will have a Pic Nic on the 26th in-, stant, at the White House Pavilion, aud leave to extend to their fellow Bachelors. both old and young, and to the rest of mankind in general, an nvitation to accompany them on this occasion, and help to make up a jovial party. The fine Steamer Geo. Wasutxoton has been selected to take the Excursionists down the river, and will leave Riley’s Wharf at =a.m.; Na Yard at 9; and Alexandria at 9X a.m. the a. ternoon a second boat will leave Riley's Wharf at 2, and Navy Yard at 239 o'clock. One boat will return to the city at sundown, and the other at 10 o'clock <P. m. Tickets ONE DOLLAR ; to be had of the mem- bers of the Club and at the boat on the day of the excursion. There will be music and the dance, y hearts and bright eyes, on this, the first Pie Nic of “ THE MERRY BACHELORS.” jy Wa United States Patent Office, Washington, July 12, 1855. respectfully ON the petition of Bens. Tatnam, of N. York, and Gso. N. TatHam, of Phi el phia, pray- ing for the extension of a ited to them tent on the Lith day of October, ia . for an im ve- ment in machinery for axing Pipes or tubes of lead, tin, and other metallic substances, for seven years from the leg wie of said patent, which takes place on the fith day of October, 1655— It is ordered, that the said aaieeg be heard at the Patent Office on Monday, the 21th of Septem- ber next, at 12 o'clock, m.; ‘and all S are notified to mt aod and show cause, if any they have, why said petition ought not to be granted. Persons opposing the extension are required to file in the Patent Oiice their objections, specially set forth in writing, at least twenty days before the day of hearing; all testimony filed by either ty to be used at the hearing must be ta and Pandmitted in accordance with the rules of the of- fice, which will be furnished on application The posuere = — seep Ya on the 14th of September ; depositions at relied upon as mony, must be filed inthe office on or before the mapaing of that de 3 the argu- ments, if any, within ten days thevoafecr, Ordered, » that this notice be published in the Union, Int » and Star. Washington, Pitladalpile, Pay Bclentife Ameiee aaian 'b! 1 merican Courter, Butte, 8. ¥5 : once a week three successive ous to the 2ith of September next, the day of one 8s T. SHUGER . Acting C of 4 P.8—eawon ommissioner of Patents papas i — with’ tainin Ly - fe ‘ paper cont iy 13-—-law3w erie aa ' FERING either from teeth! she rises from her sleep and chia: natil gr owNx Nervous Bottle ‘well corked, N. B —Keep the genta. Othe, 39 South Eighth “ Phila- a! 5p. m., orat the felphisa. RATIFY THE CHILDREN by giving te select them from Ginn ~~ LAMMOND’S, 7th st. jy 18 QTRAYED FROM THE SUBSCRIBER, ON Sunday morning, July 15th, a dark oN 3 HORSE. He wasa little lame in his front oe ‘A reward of five dollars wiil be given ifte- turned to John Foy’s Hotel, near the Ralireed Depot. Jy 18—3e MRS. C. RUOFF, ILLINER, (lately from New York) respect fully informs the ladies of Wasb' that she has taken rooms at No. 16 Capitol street, near the eastern gate of Capi- tol ‘k, where she intends to keep on ta splendid assortment of the latest styles of SPRING BONNETS, MANTILLAS, &c., which will be sold at one half the price uswally sold im the stores of this city Bonnets sold for from $3 to $6, worth from $5 ‘0 Sirs: R. is determined to retail her stock to the ladies at prices she usually receives at wholesale to the stores. The ladies are invited to call at her rooms and judge for themselves. 18—3 BOOT AND SHOE STORE REMOVED. EORGE BREMER bas removed bis well- known Gentlemen's BOOT AND. SHOE Store and Factory from 11th street, between Pa. avenue E street, to Pa. avenue, afew doors above W illards’ Hotel. He is prepared in his new premises to give satis- faction to all G_ B. has by dint a in purchasing his siock, employing none but A No. | workmen, and by his capacity to Gt his customers so as to have his work set very easy on the foot, while it al- ways exhibits the most fashionable style. earned a reputation in his business second to that of no other custom-work boot and shoe maker in the Union. He solicits the patronage of all, and bis terms will be most reasonable to all. jy 18—4f TO ALL THAT VALUE THEIR SIGHT. JOHN TOBIAS, PRACTICAL OPTICIAN, V ISHES to call the attention to all that suffer Y¥ with defective sight, caused by age, sick- ness and particularly from glasses injudicious| selected, to his superior SPECTACLES ‘and JASSES carefully ground by himself to a true spherical accuracy, and brilliant trans . suited precisely and beneficially to the wearer ac. cording to the concavity or convexity of the eve Very numerous are the ill effects caused to the Precious organ of sight from the commencement of using glasses in not being precisely suited. by the use af an Optomerer; and the practice of many Years, enables him to measure the focal disease ot the eyes, and such —- that are absolutely re- uired will be furnished with precision and satis- section J. T. acknowl the very liberal enco: a ment already einen a and further solicits —e tronage of those that have not yet availed them- Selves of his aid. Persons that cannot conveniently call, by send- ing the glasses in use, and stating how many inches they can read this print with their Specta- cles, can be supplied with such that will improve their sight. innumerable testimonials to be seen ; and refer ences given to many who have derived the greatest ease and comfort from re. Circulars to behad gratis, at his office, No 512 Seventh street, three doors from Odd Fellows ifall, up stairs NoRFOLK, September 7, 1554 Sir—The Spectacles you made for me sait very well, and seem to have improved my sight more than any other I have lately tried LITT. W. TAZEWDLL. I have tried a pair of Spectacles obtained from Mr. Tobias, and find them of assistance to my sight, and corresponding with his description of the focus. 1 recommend him asa skillful opti« clan. HENRY A. WIS) Mr. J. Tosias : Sir—The pair of Spectacles you furnished me yesterday are particularly satisfac. tory tome. They are very decidedly the best I possess, and I am the owner of eight or nine pair, varefully selected in different places and from o| tictans recommended to me on account of their Sao yen standing in Engiand, France and the Inited States. I have been also pleased with your remarks and directions on the treatment of the lee for the purpose of preserving and improv- ing the sight Respectfully, yours, CHAS. CALDWELL. Professor of M.C_, Louisville. Ky Lyxcuarre, Nov. 10, 1853 Mr. John Tobias having furnished me with Glasses, by which I have been greatly aided (my vision having suffered tly from reading at night in my earlier life) {f affords me the highest pleasure to say that I consider bim a skilifal prac- Ucal optician, and well prepared to aid those who may need his professional services WM. B. ROUZIE, Elder of Methodist Conference ' Witmiyeroy, N.C, Jan. 27, 1554 Mr. J. Tosias: Dear Sir—I am happy to say that the Spectacles which 1 obtained from you last week are entirely satisfactory. From an inequai- ity in the visual ye of my eyes, I have hereio fore found great difficulty tn getting glasses of the proper focal distance. It affords me pleasure to state that, by the aid of your optometer, this ditii- culty bas been happily obviated so that the glasses you furnished me aredecidedly the best edapied to my eyes 7 I have — yet used. P respectfully, yours, —_— Rk 3 DRANE, Rector of St. James’ Parish Department of Interior, May 7, 1855. From natural defects and the unequal range my eyes, 1 have been led to use glasses for several years. I have tried different opticians without obtaining glasses fectly fitted to my } eyes. Four months since Mr. Tobias made two pairs especially for me, which I bave found to serve me fectly. By the use of his optometer he is enabled to adapt Glasses minutely to the eve 1 most cheerfutly recommend Mr. Tobias to al! having occasion fo useglasses, and bear my tes"'- mony as to bis skill as an optician HENRY E BALDWIN Assist. Sec'y to sign Land Warrants jy 18—tf ee : FOR THE SPRINGS !—Persons who contemplate a journey to the ») ‘ings, sea-side mountains, or the country, should not neglect te call at 306 Pa. avenue get their stock of batr, tooth. nail. bathing and clothes Brushes. Dress: tax, side, puff, neck, fine and pocket Combs, fine Pomatum, Hair Oil, Bay Water, Cologne, Ex- tacts for the Handkerchief, Soap, Toilet Boxes aud Powder, traveling, pic ‘nic, work, and card Baskets, &c.. at the Plang, Music, Stationery and Variety Store of INO. F. ELLIS, 6 Pa. avenue, betw. 9th and lth sts jy 18—tr Se ec EST QUALITY SOLE LEATHER, Tre eling and Packing Trunks, Hat Boxes. V ises, Carpet Bags, Satchels, &¢.—We have thi day received a large variety of all kinds of the above named goods, which weare pre| to sell twenty per cent. cheaper than any other establish- ment in this city. WALL & -TEPHENS, : Pa. avenue, next door to Lron Hall Jy 18—3t —————— OST, ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, BE- tween Messrs. Galt & Bro’s Store and the cor- ner of 7th street and Maryland avenue, e GOLD BREASTPIN, set with pearl. The finder will be liberally rewarded by leaving it at the Store of JOHN H.SEMMES & CO ; corner 9th street and La. avenue. iy 173 of C. WARRINER, WATCHMAKER, No. 330 Pa. avenue, betweed 9th and Wih stron! WASHINGTON, D.C Pivoting, Jeweling, and every kind of to Watches. iy stl ee ~ FLORENTINE, MOSAIC, AND OTHER RICH JEWELRY. : M. W. GALT & BRO, offer a lange assortmen’ = gee cmntine, Mosaic, a cer Jew ry, including Diamond, Pearl, Emeral Opal Bracelets, Brooches, Far and Finger Ring* c. Persons having Precious stones in old set!ing* May have them reset in al] the more modern st)!" at short notice. M. W. GALT & BRO. 324 Pa. avenue, betw. Sth and 1h streets. Jy 16-6 Le COAL! COAL! HE. undersigned is to deliver COAL of the best quality, at be 30 . % 2 wll C. HA :ROVER - street, door south EWS FOR SALE.—A few have been , Pita to Christ Church, are offered for ale on ingterms. Apply to H.C. Matthews, corner Washington and West streets, or to P T BERRY & SON jy 12—eo% Water st., Georgetown. -