The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1855, Page 2

9 a 8 since the adoption of the federal Monro of Representatiy conelt ution — WASHINGTON’S ADMINISTRATION. From March 4th, 1789 to siarch 4th, 1790. Hirst Oongress.—Gen, Frederick A. Mublenburg, of Yenn., anti-federalist. Second Congress.—Coi. Jonathan Tyambull, of Conn., ‘Mderalist, trom 1791 to 1793. ‘Third Congress.—Gen. Mudlenburg sgrin elected, 1793 to 1796. Fourth Congress.—Gen. Jonathan Dayton, of New Jer rey, federalist, 1795 to 1797. J. ADAMS’ ADMINISTRATION. Fifth Congress.—Gen, Dayton re-iected, 1707 to 1799, Biath Congress. —Theodore Sedgewich,,of Mass., federal- int, 1799 to 1801. JEFFERSON'S ADMINISTRATION, Seventh Congress.—Nathauiel Macon, of N. C., democrat, 1801 to 1803, Highth Congress.—Mr, Macon re-e'ected, 1803 to 1805. «jinn Congress,—Mr. Macon aguin re-elected, 1805 to 1 Pnth Congress. —Gen, Joseph B, Varnum, democrat, of ‘Mass., 1807 to 1809. ME. MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION « Eleventh Varnnm was re-elected; 1809 to 1811. ‘Mel th Congress.—Henry Clay, of Kertucky, democrat; 1811 to 1813. thirteenth Congress. —Mr. Clay was re-clected; 1813 to 1815; but veing sent as Commissioner to Ghent, was succeeded by Langdoa es, of South C*rolina, Fourteenth Congress, —Mr. Clay was again elected; 1815 ‘to 1817. MR. MONROE’S ADMINISTRATION. aatg/tenth Congress.—Mr, Clay was ugain elected; 1817 to Sixteenth Congress.—Mr. Clay was agnin elected ; 1819 to 18:1, He resignea ‘and John W. Taylor, of New York, feceralist, was elected. Seventeenth Congress. —Phiti raciea) democrat; 1821 to 182: Bighteenth Congress.—Mr. Clay was again elected; 1°23 to 18:5. P. Barbour, of Virginia, J.Q ADAMS’ ADMINISTRATION. Nineteenth Congress —Ioun W. Taylor, of New York, rational republican, elected on second ballot, Voie:— Taylor. 99; 18:5 to 1827. Twentiah Congre:s.—Avdrew Stevenson, of Virginia, Jocy foo or racica’ Crawford demserat, elected on first balkit. Vote:—Stevenson. 104; J. W. Taylor, of New vork, 94; reattering, 7; 1827 to 1820, GENERAL JACKSON’S ADMINISTRATION. Awenly jirst Cingrest.—Mr. Sevenson re-elected. Vote for Stevemuon, 107; 18:9 to 1831, Twenly-second Congress.—Mr. Stevenson re-elected; 1831 18 to Twenty-third Congrese.—-Mr. Stevenson was re-elected, pointed Minister to England, was succeeted lenves-ee, whig, on tenth ballot. Vote:— |. K. fol, 78; seattering and blanks, 26; 1833 to 18.5. Tucnty-four dewycrat. Vor to 3807. Congress. — Polk jas. K. Polk, of Tennessee, Bell, 84; scattering, 9; 1835 MR. VAN BUREN’S ADMINISTRATION, Pwenly-ffih s cngress—Mr. Pol was re-elected; vote for Po.k. 118; ', Bell, 103; seatteriog, 5; 1837 t> 1840. Tuenty-surth Congress.—R. MT, Hunter, of Viewtata, nul- liger, elected; vote 114 for Hunter; 113 for others, 11th badloi~ 1809 to 1841 HARRISON AND TYLER ADMINISTRATION. Meenty-rerer(h Congress —iohu White of Kentucky, Whig; youe—121 for White; 84 for Johu Winston Jones, of Virginia, dem.; 16 scattering; 1841 to 1843, Treenty-ighth Congres —John Wivstow Jones, of Vir- gir is, cem.; vote for James, 128; John White, ‘of Kon- fucky, 69; 1645 to 1840, POLK'S ADMINISTRATION. Treenty-ninth Congress.—John W. Davis, of Indiava, éem. for Dxvix, 120; Sam). F. Venler, of Ohio, 72: seattering, 19; 1845 to 1847. Thirtieth Congress. Robert ©. Winthrop, of Mass., whig; vote, id ballot, 110; Linn Boyd, dem., 64; scattering, 41; 1847 w 1849. TAYLOR'S ADMINISTRATION. Thirty-first Congress.—Howell Cobb, of Georgia, dem., éleoted by plurality of 8 on 64th ballot; 1849 to 1851. KILLMORE’B ADMINISTRATION. Thérty-cecond Congiess.—Linn Boyd, of Keatucky, dem.} 1861 to 1863. PIERCE’S ADMINISTRATION. Pa oy Congress, —Linn Boyd, of Kentucky; 1853 i . ‘The House cf Commons may sit without a Speaker, but our House must elect one, as he is expressly mentione4 fa the constitution, and it is held that no business can be dene until he is chosen, There is no providon as to how be shall be chosen, J WHO WILL BE SPEAKER? STATE OF PARTIES IN THK HOUSE—SOMEBODY MUST FUSE—CANDIDATES IN THE FIELD—CAU- CUBES AND PLATYORM:—POBITION OY THE KNOW NOTHINGS, ETC., ETC. Tt has been the gencral opinion throughout the coun try that the contest for Speaker would be protracted, aud that the disgraceful seenes of 1859 and °49 would be repeated by the present Hoxse. If our readers will carefoDy compare the state of parties in this House with those in wich the contests were held, they will rotice ar entirely different position of affairs, and they will see that there is really nothing to prevent an al- most immediate orgavization, First, there are eighty-one alministration democrats who have alrea’y held ther caucus and taken up their position on tle following platform:— Resolved, That the democratic members of the House ‘of Keprevenia‘ives, though in a rfaority in the body, eon this w fit eccaston to tender to their fellow citizens ‘of he whole Union their heartfelt cocgratulations oa the tiiumyh, in the recent elestions im several of the Northern, kastern aud Western States, of the prinel ples of the Kanaas-Nebraska bill, and their devotion to civil and re igions liberty, which have been so violently assaiiod by & secret jolitice! Order, known as the Know Nothing Foth and, though ins winority, ever hold tt to bo our ighest ony to preserve onr orgynizetion, aud eontiane our efforts in the maintenan se and defence of these prin: e:p'¢s, and the constimtioval rights of every section anit every class of citizens, againgt heir oaponents éf every devcription whatever, either so culled republicanism Know Nothingem, or fusionivm, and to this’ end we look with eonlidence to the support and approbation of all gooe and true men, friends of the constitation and the Cnion throughout the Union. ‘Thi is the platform for the Cinsiavati Convention, The democra{s non. ina‘ed the subjoinei ticket for officers of the Hovse, which they cust vote for first and last. 1) the'r present condition there is no fasion for them : For Speaker—Williama A. Richwrdson, of Ilinois, Por Clerk—A. P. Banks, of Virginia. 5 Doorkeeper— Mr. McK sin. Sergeant-at-Arms— Mr. Glosbrener, of Pennsylvania. Postmaster-—Mr. Johnson. Print'y—Cornelius Wendell, of New York. Mr. Richardson 1 the father of the Kansas bill in the House, Mr. Banks is editor of a couatry newspaper in Virgimi:. Mr. Wendell is the Union newspaper. it will be Fen that Mr. Forney was not endorsed ev by a cemplimentary ‘The democrats may get nine'y votes for the Syexk tshing in wine Scurhern whigs, who have nowhere to go. There are, then, one hundred and forty-three votes b - tween the Knew Nothings, the Seward republicans, and the abolition Know Notiags. The Know Nothings ought to stand on the following platform—the twelfth section, adopted at Philadolphin last June — XI}. The American party having ariven upon the ruins and {a spite of tbe opposition, o” the whig and democratic parties, cannot be bel! in any manner etsponsidle for the corexions acts or violared pledges of either. And the systematic agitat‘on of tho slavery question by those parties beving cle-vated sectional hostitity into a post. tive clement ot potitical power, and brought oar institu tions into peril, it hag therefure become the imperative duty of the Americas party to interfere, for the purpose of giving pence to the country and perpetuity to the Union, And ax experience hae shown it impossiole to re. envetie cpivions 8 extreme a4 thove whica separate the dispuiavts, and as there can be vo dishonor in submit ting to the laws the National Coaneil has deemed it the Dest guarantee of commen jostice and of future peace to abice hy and maintafe the existing laws upon the saject ot «lave y, a8 @ ual aud conclusive setilement of (na: rubject. in spicit amd in substance. Aud regarding it the bighest duty to avow their opinicns upon a subject so important, in distiact ani 1 , it by hereby dec as tho rease of i that Congress possoxses no power, ooder the cens*itution, to legisiate upon the suoject of Isvery in the States where it doa or may exist, or to xolude any State from admission tn'o the Union becruse ta covstituiion dees or does not recoguise the institation of slavery as a port of ite social eye em; aad expressly pretermitting any expression of opinion upon the po ver Cf Congress 10 establish or p i tory it ix the recte of the Na y ought not to legidate upon the rudy the Territories ofthe United States, aod that any inter- ference by Congress with slavery itexiets in the Dis triet of Colambia, rould bya violation of the spirit ant intention of the compact by which the State of Marcyla ut ceded the cistrict to the Unitel Siates, anda breach of the national faith. But there was a split upon this platform, and a North ern Convention wes hed on the 2tst ult., at Cincmnati, where the following plattorm was acopted;— ‘The se'ect committer to which were referred varivus Ferolntions and propositions, main'y on the sabject of the differences existing be ween the North and the Jouth on the subject of slavery, has bad tho svme under con- nideration, and has approve! the fllowiag resolntions, and recommend their adoption at the propos! «esston of the National Council, to be held at Phila telphia on the 1%b of February next, in Lea of the tweiftn section of hher platform: — At the repeal of the Missouri compromise was a fraction of the plighted faith of the mera, teh suould be restored; and if eff rts to that end should fall, Cong ees sheald retuse to admit {ato the Union any State tolerating elevery which «hall be form» of any por- tion of the territory from which that institation was ex. 4 coe comprenian, this convention protest agains! conten any party which decanis the post pnewent pry = Ate went of American principles, or the @isorgamzanon al Pie Aver oan party. That this convention resommentt» the tof slavery withia Aolag ites to NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1 the National Council! from the States here represented to request the Prevtdent of the Netlons! Council to call a meeting of the sawe, ty be heidet Philadelphia on the 10th éay of February next. The republicans, so called, were elected on the anti. Nebrarka platform, They are generally whige, and would fuse with the Know Nothings on the C ncinnati platform. ‘The twelfth rection having been repudiated by ‘the Organ, some of the Southern Know Nothiogs may draw out; but the majority party could afford to love thirty of them and then elect. One hundred and eighteen would be required to elect ina full House—117 in this House; but the Houre is never full, and any one who can get 112 votes will be Speaker, probably. ‘The minority is firet in the fed, They have only to put up # good Union ticket to please the party through the country, which they have done. They will go into the House and calmly vote for these eandidates for three @ayx, three weeks, or three months, if it be necessary. ‘The majority—for such we count the 143 opponeuts of the admin» tration—are perplexed, and they have wisely concluded to hold no caucus. The meeting of uations! Know Notbings called by Messrs, Whitney and Clark, of this State, was a dead failare—only about ten members being prevent. This looks ominous, and seems to fore- shadow a coalition to elect a Northern anti Nebraska, anti-slavery Speaker, such as Campbell, of Ohio, or Fuller, of Penrsylvania; snd a Soutbern Clork, Callom, of Ten- nessee, who yoted sgainst the Nebraska bill, bub who would get some Southern votes, bciug personaliy very popvlar, It fs said there will be no persons run for Clerk, except Bouks of Virginia, and Cullom. Mr. Haven, of New York, and Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, have aleo been nomed for Speaker, Their chances are not britliant, but things moy take a turm that way. We hear that Mr. Whitney, of this State, has some hopes that he may come in on @ compromise between the Northern aud Suthern Know Nothings. Mr. Whitney used w be a silver grey whig. Mr. Broome, of Pennsylvania, one if the original Know Nothings, will be strong with the twelfth section men. This section of the party has sat fered dee;ly, however, by defections in the North since the election of 54, and things look ‘very much like an immeciate coalition for the purpose ot organization be- tween the republicans and the Know Nothings. Mr. Washburn, of Maive, and Mr. Pennington, of New Jersey, are also mentioned fur the Speakership ; and if the con- test Is protracted we shogld not be surprised ifa new man should be teen up. Toat the national wing of the Know Nothing party is afiaid of the republican drogoous, is quite apparent by the following, which we fiad in the Washiogton Organ (K.N.) of Saturday We cheerfally give piece to the following communica- tion trom a meiuder of Congress, and we add that he is a uy American, true to the constitution and laws of the jand — TO THE AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES, Wasuixctox, Nov. 80, 1855, The American party, if true to themselves and the princiy les ubey heve so nobly sustained in the ate e'es- views, will, it A to be presumed, go lato the House on Monday fully prepared and determined to pay a jus’ tri- bule to their country’s honor, and to vindicate them- elves and their nati nal conservatism by presenting a firm and bold frent to eny anc a)! opposing influences. {tis not 1o be supposed for A womevt towt ia enovuntering the hostility of the political elements then and there so very likely to beurea against them, they will escape without acontest, pe: baps on absolute strogg e with discordant and dis rg-pizing plans, to elect a Speaker. Attempts may be and probaby will bo made to ren‘ev their strength powerless and inefticlent, by effyrts to create a Givirien of cpinion or sentiment upon mee questions of expediency or policy; therefore oes it become the more necesssry and indispensable that a exla and unbrokea front be jaintained, and that they present to thei’ ene- ate wall of s:eel, firm and impenetrable to every as- fault. Macna est veritas el preratebit. You ave right, my fellow countrymen, and the people are rapidly coming to your fuppert, and sustaining you in your patriotic efforts to Americanize our institu ions, and to bring them back into the pa‘hs of justice and bonor, Bear alott your ban- ner of invincibility and inscribe upon its amp’e folds the werd Union.”? CAUTION. There will be a atrong ontside pressure on the Southern Know Nothing members to make them yote the demo- cratic ticket. Op the clear slavery issue we presume the Houre is very nearly baianced. The democratic organs all over the country s:e unanimous in advising the ad- minirtration members to be firm in their position. We do not consider that there is any prospect of a set ticket for the opposition. Mr. Cullom has said tn 60 mary words, that he, would not run as the candidate of any party, while ‘there does not appear to be 8 myn men- tioned for Speaker who could get v tes enough on the first ballot. ‘Things look now as if the first day would be askirmish only. One correspondent saya, that ‘Things are tending towards an ultimate union, tor the purpose of organisation, among the democrats, whiga proper, and Fouthern Know Nothings, It 1s compated that the alliance can command the exact vnmbec of votes required to elect in @ full house—that is, 118, ‘he only way to elect @ Speaker to-day would be to adopt the plurality rule, and to omit ealling the names of the delegates from the Tertitories, as that would bring up a terrible Sight on the Kansas question; and to leave all contested seals to be decided after organization. We nctice that the following very eensible platform has been pnt forward by the national Know No‘hings:— PLAN VOR ORGANIZ THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVES—TBIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS, ‘To call a meeting of all membersof tue American Order who support the resolutions adopted by the National Couneil st Philedelpbia, 12h June, 1855. ‘This meeing sball prescribe voedience to those resola- tions ax the test of eligibility to sey office or a >print- ment sithin te power of the House of Sepre-entatives. It a sufi namber ot rational Americans cannot he asembiec | an organtae upon the above basis, a conference shell be invited with ali members favorable to an orgs: upon the basts of matataicing the ex- is ing Laws upon the subject of slavery ag a fizal and con- clutive rettiement of that :ubject. I, That this conterence shall rafase to suppart any nominee for apy ofice within the appointment of tha House, «ho wil not tak4 and snbseribe the followiog declaration of principle and actic 1. That he wil obey and enforce, when cal'ed on so to do, all laws enacted by the Federal and Sta‘e govern- mente, a# paramount to any otber autbority withia their respective and appropriate jarisdictions. 2. That he will abide by and ma‘ntain the existing laws upon the sniject of slavery as @ final and conclusive set- Uement of that subject in spirit and in substance. 3. That he willabstain from and discourage the agita- tien of the +1: very question. 4. That he will con’er po subordinate be sponge upon any cne who will no: make and subscribe the fore- going declaration. I. That the organization thus effected shall be regarded As a patriotic truce for the purpose of preventing lezisla- tive anarchy, for carrying cu the government fa ass rd ance with the forns of the constitution, an? for tne mata tenance ot the public pence and dignity agalast seed snal agitation. IIL. That every member who unites in this p'an of or- gonization shall’ be free (o resume b's political relations aod maintain his political opiniovs a3 heretofore ; nor shall he be bound to any alliance beyond the act of put: ting the Houce of Represeatatives into legislative motion. 1V. That a committee be appcloted w report a ticket In conformity with the principles of this plan of organiza tion, presenting the names of suitable nominees for the various offices within the appointment of the House of Repreventa‘ives. We hope that the Honses will be organized to-day, bat things do not look that way at present. TAKING THE OATH. ‘The Speaker having been elected, the oldest membar administers the cath (to support the constitution) to him, and the Speaker to the members, hey come up by States, and take ihe outh in platoons. The Soathern and Western mem ders generally kivs the book; those ¢¢ the Fastern aud Northern States bold up the right band, as the old Pwit thought kissing the book a Roman Catholic abomination, CONTESTED SEATS. The next thing after the House is crginized fs the question on contested reate. It may eooe up on ths ates, when Mr. Forney calls the roll; bat as they have no vote, we ehoold not euppose ft wonld bo forced on the Houre, The seat of Mr. Thomas J. D. Fat lor, who represents the Sixth district of Maine, fs eon tested. Mr. Fuller fs an administration democrat, ant eanpot count upon much support from the majority fa the House. Nothing could b» more iasoleat then the conduct of the administration men last year; aod uo¥ they can find owt, afier turee Cong-esses of triamyh how pleasant it is to be bal ied. Mr. Marr ball, from the Niach istrict of Minois, ater a democrat, has a contestant, In the Eighth district of the same State there is a vacancy, caused by the election of Lyman Trumball to the United State; senate in place of General fhiclds, Mr. Tramball was fies. chovea in this district by the people, and then sent to the senve by the Legislatnre, Mr. Tramball is now in Washtagioa without the Governor’s certidieate; but he hay evidence of his election to the Senste, fo the shape of @ certidorte signed by the officers of both branches of the Lagids ture, and the resident of the joint comreati mm, certitied with the State seal, hy the Secretary of State. Governor Matteson refused Mr, Trambali’s cortifer‘e, on the strepgth of a singalaly brilliant clawsein the State constitution of Mlinois, providing that no one wh) held a State Jndgerhip should be eligible to be electol ty any office whatever, until a stated poriod after thy ter- m'na'ion of his jadictal teres of office. In this cave, the Governor is boll’s original tives, he boing a State Judge whon ele sted. of his einetion to the United States sonst that fa additfon to tye vert fonnl a bar ty id to have re‘nsed to certify 10 Me. Tram jon to the Hoare of Reovewata- Ta th shew Swen on necessary certifiente, on the ground. that he haa not do- | lined b's elrotion to the House. It 1s quite unneces- | sary to say that this is all noasense, The Senate judze: | ofthe qualifica'ions of ite members, and can and has ad- | mitted them without certificates. The constitation only provides that a representative shall be twenty-five yewrs old, at least; that he shall be an inhabitant of the State from whence chosen, and shail have been a citizen seven | yeare, Senators must be thirty-five, and have been citizens nine years. It appears, however, that this matter will be brought before the Sena‘e, and the Union has the following view of the matier:— It is understood that Mr. Trumbull has no commission from the Governor of liliucis, and, therefore, that he cluims a reat as Senator by virtue of an eleciin by the Legieleture, but which the Governor dectines to resogaive ae under the constitution of the Stare, We believe the statement presenta the cage as it will be Drought befure the Senate:— ‘The constitution of the state of Ilinois provides that Jucger of the Supreme Court shall be elected fur the term of vine years, aud that the persou+ so elected sh.) not be appointed or elected to, or hold, any other office of bovor or profit, eivher uoder the authority of the stave or of the United States, during the term for which i.e was so elected Judge, or fur ou® year thereafter, and all votes that may be given, elther by the voters of the State of Minois, or by ‘he Legislature thereof, tor any person so elected Judge during said term for any office ufores sid, shall be pull and woid. of the Supreme In 1852 Mr. Trumbull was elected Ji Court fer one of: the Judicial divi-iops of che State of Ltlt- nois, and was duly ecinmissioned as gach according to law, took the necessary oath and entered upon the duties ot seid office of Judge He exercise’ tre duties ot aaid of- fice two out of the nine years for which he wes elected and then rerigned ana became a candidate for Congress in the ¢istric. in which he rerides, and was elested. ‘The Governor of the State of Iiinvis refused to giv» to Mr. tromballa eertificate of his elvctim to the House, upen te ground that the nie years fer which he was elected Judge had not expired, and, consequenily, the votes cast for hla» for Congress under the constitution of the Sinte were veid. ‘The Governcr cf the State refuses to give Mr. Trumbull certifi ate of bis election as Senator upon the ame ground that here’psed to certify that he ~as elected to the House ot Representatives, referring agatn to tie Stara constitution, which declares all those votes cast by the Legislaiwe for Mr. Trumbull for the Senate were void. Mr. Hall, of towa, and Mr. Harcis, of Marylanl, sit id contested seats in the House. Mr. Hall is a demscrat, and Mr. Harzis a Know Nothing. Bird B Chapman claim to have Leen elected frem Nebraska, but his seat is cvu- tested by General H. P, Beonett, & Casa democrat, Mr. Chopman fs the gentleman who on the stump always spoke of the President ae “my friend Frank Pierce.”? The Nebraska Otty News says of Mec. Benuett, who, { clainis, is elected delegate from Nebrasea, that “he «ill support Lewis Cass, of Mickigan, tor the next Presideary, if that great and good democrat is alive and on tae traci, with oli bis might and main, In short, Juige Bonnett fs, 10 the truest pense of the term, a conserva‘ive democrat.’ Mr. Make Walsh atone time snaounced thet he inten t- ed to contest the veut held by Mr. John Kelly, from the Fourth ¢istrict of this State. Me. Kelly had 88 votes over Mr. Walsh, bat it was said that there was a feandalen return, As Mr. Walsh ix in Eucope, we presume he doe: not in‘end to c ntest the seat. The seat of Mr, T. B Florence, of Peon, is als contested, and those of the two Califorcia members, Forney, the clerk, will undoubtelly recognize the admivistration men who contest these seats, ‘and therefore it is proposed to cat hia off by-choostog a clerk, or having a chaicman to aot till the election of th»: Speaker. It 1s sefd that an attempt will be made to oust Messrs. Denver and Herbert, the California members, because they were elected on a gencral ticket. The law of the case seems to be in favor of the h@ders of the seats. Congress did pars an act iu 1842, requiring district elec- tions, bu California was admitted in 1850, and the new apportionment act, passed that year, vee not require that the States shall be districted. Congress has always recegnised the Caliiornia members, elected on genoral ticket, and the atlémpt to run out Denver and Herbert is absaid, In the first Louisiana district, Mr. Albert Fabre, demo- crat, will contest the seat claimed by George Fustls, Je, These con‘ests will not pribably amount to much--th+y are generally-settied by giving the seat to the member having the largest number of political fiends ia che House; but the contest between Reeder and Whitfield, both of whom claim to represent Kansas, will make trouble; snd in order that it may be understood, we give @ brief résumé of the points. THE BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS. TRE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTS—OUR FOREIGN BELATIONS—KANSAS —THE THREE MILLION DRAFTS—THE SECRETA- RIES’ REPORTS, ETC , ETC. Congress having been organized, a message is sent to the President of the Urited States informing .hixn of the fact, and that the members are ready to hear any com- mrnication he may have to wake to them in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, which says that he sball, from time to time, ioform them of the state of the country. The message has been, we are told, already finisted, but not printed. When the President receives official notification of the fact that Congrees is organized, he will send his private secretary down to the House with the message, which wil! be read in both houses, and a great many copies or- dered to be printed. We are told by some of the initiated that the message will be a tpicy, spirited, warlike docament, intended to teli on Young America. It is said that Marcy thougbt it to» strong, but the President refused to allow it to be alters It will enlarge on our foreign policy, and more particu larly our relations with England on the old Ceatral American question, where England made a treaty ic which she ple‘ged herveif never to set up any colv- ny in the territory and then broke the pledge; the President wil show that Lord Clarendon has never at. tempted to answer Mr..Bachanan’s last argument on the Centra! American question, but when, ia September, he pressed him to answer, Lord Clarendon deslared thy correspondence closed, declined to reopen it, and ins’, cated the determination of Great Britain to construe the treaty as not applying to her Ruatan colony. Thee s little doubt that Great Britain would yield the Mosyait protectorate if we would admit her claim in Ruatan. He will also probably inform us that the secarity of the present government cf the Sandwich Islands his been made firm by an sgreement betwosn England, Frauce au. ihe Lnited States, that they shal! not be molested by auy Vower. Recent extraordinary affairs in Nivaragua wil; demand the attention of Congress, Something must 0+ said about Kinney and Walker, Our government must encorse the Walker dynasty, although it may not be pleared with martial law inthe shoofug of Corral when peace bad been made. The President will reaffirm the old doctrine of the Taylor and Fillmore administrations, ‘that the entire right of sovervignty over the Mosquito rertitory belongs to the republic of Nicaragua, A new system of Indian manage nent will be suggest- ed. The pian beretefore pursued has been to remove the Indians as fast as the white settlers Lecane covetous of their Jands, The tide of emigration ix now flowing io upon these unfortuzates from poth the Hast and Wost. Pushed to the Rocky Mountains by the movement from the Missia ippi side, they have been there met by the Cs lifornia column, composed of almost every raze uader heaven but their own The Presideat will, it is under- stood, sketch a pln of treatment for these wild man, which does not look to their eventual sn>mersion fp the waves of the Pacific, or their extermination. He will probably advise the appropriation to the use of the Northwest tribes, of he western part of Nebrassa, and the country ittervenirg between the western byan- dary cf Minvesota and the Kocky Mounteias, upon eordi tims somewhat similar to those on which the Souty western In: iaus bold their land+. hese di divided iate convenient Indian (errito: tor, avd if, at any foture time, ney manifest suitable artivade fur govern ment, they may be adinitted as Tudian States, as it bas becn for some years propored to aimit the Cherokees ant Choctaws. As the President eannot safely dilate upon subjests of inerpal policy, the administration of our foreiga affates will be, it ir reported, treated of at teogth ia the mea sage. It will cover the corresvondence detwaen Mr. Warey and Me, Buchanan, on the side of this goverament wnd Lord Clarendon on the part of ieest Rritain, relactvo to Central America, the well known ebility of our nego gotiators, and the impo'tanse of the sub will impor high interest to this portion ef the mesaage. The sottle: ment of the Divek Warrior affair and other clatias of oar ciizens upen Spaia; the p-oceedings of our agents in Peminicn, the negotiations with Russia, Prussia, Eaglead and France, relative to the ree zeoive righia of neutrals and Lebigerents in war; the correspondence on the Danish Sound dues; and the progress of our diplomacy ia Meri oo Tera, Buenos Ayres and Paragnuy, have furnished ample scope for the aotlities of our Ministers, ant mast necessarily cecuoy @ large space in the annual ex yosicion ofour pob'ic affairs. TRE ENGLISH, ENLISTMENT DIFFICULTY. The real state of our relations with England has been very cicarly Ini@ before the public in cho colamns of the Fensip. The Presideme'’s mesenge will review the whol matter, and it may be that an attempt will be made to make more exptal ont ot it, We hove alronay abowa ur government comylaived of tie eatistmaat of ae ter docys; how Lor! Clareator vent a fall may oe ond ample apolrey;end how, after that, the te tere of Avtorney Genera Cuthing in relation to ‘he Heres trial, coming after the apelogy, offen ed the English gyverm- ment, caused the sending out of the Wee: lucia fleet and the fierce wor articles in the Times. Thee con be no doubt that this was the position of affuirs, and that pacific and conciliatory desgatches have since been received from tngh The adulnistration crgans are keeping up the quarrel when thece is n thing to quarrel about, and insisting upon the reeal of Mr. Crompton, when be is not 10 blame. Ae merely followed the instructions be received, Those wuo gave hin the instructions have apologived. The message may be a Inte defiant on these points, but it would be absurd. Should our government cemand the recall of Mr. Cramp ton, and persiet in euch demand, the Briti-h goveramen? declining to comply, thi- government would be compelled either to decline all diplomatic intercourse with thet gen- tlemap, or to disiniss him. In either case the result wou d be the same, for ft car searcely be doubted that ifthe first alterna'ive was udopie!, the whole British legation would be withdrewn from Wesbfogton, ani no ovher sent in its place. Asa mat’er of course, the with- drawal of the Uni ed States legation from the Cvart of St, James would follow in retajiation. War would not pecersarily result from these steps. Neither the ceasing to hold intercourre with a Minister, mor bis withdea val in eonsequence of such a retaval, would be a casus belli whatever its effects upon the temper of the respective g- vernments. But what would result? Why, that the two nations more intimately connected by conmerce than any other two Powers of the worid—whose interesis are intricately and inseparably interwoven—multitudes of whose citizens are constantly touching on business in each of the two countries, and aré“Yemporarily resident 1n both—would be without fatercourse or representation at the respecti@ seats of govercment. TNE DANISH SOUND DUES. ‘The President will give us nome light upoa the ques tion of the Sonnd dues, our government having reopenod the negotiations commenced by President Tyler. The report is that Russia has accepted the office of mediator, ond had propored that Denmark should code the is'aad of St. Thomas to the Uvited States goveromeat in coasi eration of the payment cf $5,000,000, the court of Cu- penhagen woreover sgreeing that American vassela pass ing into the Baltic +hull thenceforth be exe apted from elidues and tolls whatsoever. The same authorities adi that Denmark had refused its consent to this plan, on the ground that it would probaly prove offensive to the West. ern Powers. The United States formerly offered aboat $:£0,000 toPenmark, it it would abandon its unjust claims upem our veerel4. The sime sum woa'd fail to our thare for payment, but would not now de acquiviced iv, it the capitulization scheme were realized; and it 1: pot probable that the Washington government would fee. inclined to pay twenty times /hat amount tor the sur- render of pretensions it dees not recognise, even though it were put in possession of au island whish it would not know what to do with when it had got it. Acoording to present appearances, the agitation which commence: here upon the subject of the dues, will be continued un’ J it accomylivhes «cme definite result elsewhere. Our treaty with Denmark expires to April, 1868. Congress will undoubteoly call for all the papers rela- tive to both of these subjects. The Presicent will probably insist on Crampton’s recall, He will tonch ligitly on home topics and let the Kansas matter go to the Houre, The message will be accompanied by the reports of the several beads of departments, giving a complete exhibit of our affairs. ‘The Fresidenthas assured our corre:pondents that the mestoge will not be printed until after it has been read in the Houre. A copy of the last message was stolen frow the Union office. It spesks well for a great goverament that it cannot find persons who are honest enough to do their duty. Mr. J ferce’s subordinates must be a bad ast of fellows. But the publis-will have the message as early ns ever, we have no doubt. THE TREASURY REPORT. GUTHRIE’ KEPORT ALL KEADY—MODIFICATIONS IN ‘THE TARIFF—WOOL TO COME IN FAEE—DEFICIT IN THE APPROPRIATIONS—STATISTIOS OF TRADE, ETU. Mr. Gothrie’s report on the state of our flyauces is ali ready for the members, He will emphatically. reoom. mend wool, as a raw material, tobe admitted froe, wiih chemicals and dye stuils. No distins: interference with iremis propored, The document contains an claboca e argument supporting this pokey, which is approved by ‘Eastern mavufecturers. (m the tariff Mr. Guthrie will enlarge with formidable amplitude of statistical detail. His tables will show over the elaboratenesa of Mr. Walker’s report of 1815, 00 the monstrous estimates of which the beneficent protective rystem of 1842 was done to death. Under the law of Congress, the sum appropriated for the annua! collection of the revenue ia $2,250,000. Thi sum will be exceeced by $400,000, and the appropriation: will not then hold out 1i.1 the close of the fiscal year. This will be dwelt on in Secretary Guthrie’s report. Fe willalso give the statistics of foreiga trade up t June 20, 1855, as follows: The foreign imports at all the ports of the Unite? Saves (incluéfog of course Caifforniu and Oregon) for the fis ul year ending June 20, 1855, were $201 882,960 agornet $05.78 the preseding year showing : celine of $14,307,202, Vhe toral exports feom th United States to foreign porta fur the tisewl year ending Sone L0, 1655, were $275,156 846, againat 82:8. 241,054 for the preceding year, rhowing a dec'ine of only $3,084, 21° It wil be ecen trom thia, that, ebile for the year 185% the importa exceeded the exports $27,639,189, for ‘he last year the exports exceeded the faports $18,773,88 With there geners] comparisons, we now proceed with our regular tables — Iwporis Into THE UsiTED StarEs Frost Foreign Ponts, Year Specte and Total Pree Goods, Bultic enciny Sune% 0, Dutiadle. Imports. 1845. , $96,106 724 $4,070,242 $117, 264,56: 8.777.782 121691,797 24771380 140,618,038 1846.. 96,924,068 al 6,360,274 154.998, 7.820 27,182,162 £6,857,6¢0 36, 4.0524 The above shots an increase, during the last year, of $10,102,864 fo the imports of tree guoda, bat a fallin +f $61,264,807 in dutiable merchandise, and $3, 446,25 specie. The course of the import trade tor the past three years, in worthy of esperial notice, The year eniing Ju 201852, shows an increase over the previvus year $55 0:3 105; and the year 1854 showed an increase ove 1868 of $37}8'1,(06; making a gain of $02,834,011 in two years, For the last year the desline, as already stated is $44,207,208, which brings the imports below the tot»! for the years 1865-4. We annex alao a comparative tab) of exports:— Fxrorts From THE Usrrep States To Foreiay Ports, Fror eniting Domestic ‘Foreign = Specieand ‘Total June’, Produce. _ Produce. Sealine Exports, 1845... 898,405 80 $7,584,781 $8,608,495 $111, 548,808 1846, 101,718 O42 = 7,865,206 8,905. 208 = 115 488.615 1847, .160 574,844 6.754 1,007 O24 48..160,05,709 7,086,866 15,841,616 3849. /101,710 081-8641 001 5,454,618 1860, 154,900 283 9,476,493 7,522,904 1851, ,178 620,158 — 10,295,121 20,477,762 185 12,087,043 4674, 135 18,096,213 27,486,875 1.187 41,422,423 8 368 56,247,843 275, 156, Whiethe importa for the list year have fallen below their totel fer 1852-3, the export y miliions greater than for that Of the total exyor's CL specte for the last yenr, $55 957,418 were of domesuc production, sud $2,240,926 of foreign. the slpments ot domerife procuce exeiurive of mpecie. were $22,406,369 Jess than for the preceding year, while there 4s an fn- Creare of $4467, .01 in the exports ot foretgn produce, and $14 824,920 bv the exports of npecie. We ancex ® comparative tanks, sbowlng the value of Deenoateffs ane provisions, aud the qumoti'y ans value of cotton exported, with the average value ot the latter per forty-five £8,165 507 16,081 273 1 08 O81 26 £67,0.7 1,698 +8069 92,985,822 1,111 0 16,001,240 087,853,106 58,600.000 — 1,003,421,601 The expor's of cotton for the last year, given above in pound, ite soptsined in 2.80 402 bales, Thefollowirg notice in retxtion tothe redemption of United States stock has been isened:— Treasury DRPARTHENT, Dec, 1, 1855. tice s# hereby gi holders of the stoska of the Untied & thar the smount of $1,600,000 of ante stocks at any time when the seme may becflered prior to the Ist day of June next, and will pay therefor whe following ‘prices, to wit ca vtork of the joan of 1842, a premium of 10 por cent, Fer etek ef the tonne of 1847 aud 1818, a premiam of 16 per cent, For Hook tesued tm er the act of 1855, com foem'y eafled Texan invemoity stvck, premium of 6 pac epi, Avdforrtck of tre! an of 1846 reteemable on (be ict: Noverner, 1866, if received at the Treasury prop othe Tet cay eC anuary oext, «premium of 2% Le cert, if recetved between Let of Junuary and the Sls: ey ef Navel vext. a premtom of 2 percent: onl it rs ceived afer i dst hy ondvrior ty sab ist ur Jane nants stacks, at the rates he st July Ler, tf 855. os: jened with the ;rinelpal of the certifi ates ressived price 9 the Ist J ruary xext, Aer that date the in- lereet #LD be slloved ingcaition to the premium from let ci Jepumy to be date cf their receipt. In both cares «pe day’s interest will be alivwed in addition for the wc rey to reach the setier, Certificates tavemitied to this department under the rerent nitice sbould be duly osigued to the United tw (with the curient hel year’s faterest, if sent prior to the Ist January next) hy the party ed to receive the purchese moe. Yayment for the stoel It be made by drafis apn the Arvirian® Trew*users at Boston, New Joa or Phila. delphia, ax the parties entitl 0 to receive the mmey may direct. JAMES GUTHKIk, See, of toe Treasury, ‘The Treasury report will give ua the fullowing as our amount of ‘cash on band’’;— TREASURERS STATEMENT, Showing the amou,t at biacre it in the Treasury, with Arsistont Treasurers ond de-igoated ‘eporttaries, and Jn the Mist auc branches, by returns received to Mon- ony, Nevember £6, 1865; the amount for whica drafts beve been iexved, but were then unpald and the wnt then remaining subject to draft. Showing, ©, the amount of future transfers (o ard from dego- sitaries, as ordeied by the Secretary of the Treasury, ~ "| el - UR ; 3 ad ee ee ee arene Astistent Tieasurer— Besten 4.641.255 178,083 3 368,272 Rew Y eeee 6,167,102 605,656 5,646.446 Fhilacelpbia. 76.147 70 480 4, Charleston 1:8,080 9,905 118,125 179,487 253,940 261708 144.147 1,119,581 Sen F ancisco, 663,661 042 31,715 6,184 42;037 104,030 86 33% 23,368 6,929 10,277 52,550 811,085 76,167 MT, 12,2138 cu @319 74,901 3/890 B12 451 «48,045 Tetreit, (lave). 6,995 _ 6'905, Assay cffice, New York, 8,744,600 = 8,744,600 Br. mint Sun Franciseo. '9(8,583 — "968,785 Vint, Philade phia,.... 2,053,264 — 2,063'364 Tounch, Charlotte 82,0 = wae Branch, I'ahlonega. 27,950 — — 27,950 Brunch, New Oileans.., 3,240,448 00) 3,210,448 Total $24,287,271 $2,200,407 $22,313,962 Deduct ov vee 257,088 Palance $22,086 804 Add differ 1,018,001 Net amount subject to draft 28,074, 808 THE WAR DEPARTMENT. INCREASE OF THE ARMY—THE SCOTT COBRESPON- DENOF. ETC. Congress will ave to look in at the War Department. Mr. Secretary Davis will probably recommend an facrease of the army, in view of the Indian war which bas already broken out in Washington Territory avd will extend to the routh. Congress will also call for all the Seott cor- rerpondence, relative to his pay as Lieutenant General, tnd relative to the affuir of Brigadier General Hitchcock, apd all the administration machinations to kill off the eld bere will be expored. We hear that the Secretary will reocmmend an addition to the eavalry arm, which is much needed, THE NAVY REPORT. RECOMMENDASIONS OF THE SECRETARY—THE NAVAL BOARD, ETO. Mr. Dobbin is laboriously engeged every evening in preparing his report, his office hours being occupied with the current routixe of business. The report will be more Jengthy than urual, owing to the unusual number of in- teresting topics to be enbraced—omong whish will be found a recommendation for the construction of a numder cfrmall war vessels, suited to the waters of our thousand different ports. Sinee the last Congress met, the state of the Navy has been prominently brought befure the people and earnestly civevssed, ‘The cause of the excitement was the ‘ Act to inereace tbe eflicieney of theNavy,’’ passed by the last Congress. Under this act an examining board, consisting of he following named officers, convened at Washlagion n June last -— Shubrick, South Carolina; Perry, Rhode uley, Fennrylvania ; Stribling, South Caro- » Maseweburetts, ander: —lenwergraet, Ken'ucky ; Buchanan, Ma- 6; Dupont, Leawace; Barron, Virgiu'a ; lage, Vi ars ae Ténnsylyanta; Missreon, South Ca- rolna ; Foote, Connecticut ; Biddle, Pennsylvania ; Mau- ry. Virginia. It was the duty of th’g Board to pass in review nearly «ven hundred cfiicers, ascertain if they were competent © perform ol their duties, afloat and ashore, and report he names to the department of those incompetent. A oate’ul calculation shows that this Board gave about ‘Lirtcep minutes to the case of each officer! The result of their session was that over two hundred officers were dropped, retired or ferlovgoed, These officers are very iocignen', and they will muke a strong cutside pressure cn Congress, Although removed from active particips- hop in politics, the officers cf the Navy have a great dea! of influence, aud petitions, remons:rauces, &., without uonter, will flow in upon the House and Senate. It 1; Lot aithin the power of Cenvress to retastate toem, bat it can selieve them from the cisgrace under which they think they labor. veesill THE GENERAL POST OFFICE. ABUSES IN THE DEPARTMENT--OCEAN MAIL SER VI0H, ETO. No ¢epartmext is so importart as this, and none so badly wannged, ‘The pre-paying system, which has now ten in foree eight months, works well, bat there should tea uniform rate of postage. Letters to California now pay ten cents, which is unjust to all parties concerned, and indoces mavy frauds on the de artment’s revenue, AU the expresses carry letie: and can make money at fix cents, The ouly way government can stop it {x by putting its price down to three ernts, ‘The want of postal accommodation in New York city will alto be pressed upon Congress. We have only one ofee for nearly a miltion of people, wails ail the con'i- rental cities heve an average of one post rtation to every ten thousand ef population. We need also a system of city delivery and new butldings. The office in Nassaa stieet is quite iuadequate to the basiness which is done in it. ‘The ocean mail service matter will be brought up nguin by an application from Mr, Vanderbilt, who pro- pores to carry the foreign mails to Europe for $16,000 per trip—the sum which is paid to the Cunard steamers. ‘Tle law relative to the registering of valuable letters also needs looking at. Ttis a nullity at present, because, sluhough government demands extra pay for registering, it fs not rerponsible for the delivery of the letters, Re- cent cecurrences at Philadelphia show that registered tetters are no more free frcm disasters than those which twke their oréinary course by ail. THE COURT OF CLAIMS, Which has now got fairly at work, will relieve Congress frem much trouble. Formerly disputed accounts with goverrmant were brought befcre Congress, and referret to committees, when the lobby-men made a tremendous cutside pressure on the committees, and a great deal of time was wasted and money thrown away. Now these matters ae teken into the Court of Claims and there ar- gutd ond settled, But there will be enough for Congress to do tor private individuals in matters counested with The extension of Colt’s patent and that planing machine, both wonopatiea worth williens of Collie, will come bofore Congress eguin, aat everything that money and lobdying can do to got thea hrevgh wil ve done. THE MEXICAN THREE MILLION INDEMNITY. ‘The Unitec States owes Mexico three millions of dollars on account of the Jonds purchased in the Mesilla Valley. Juet before Santa Anna ran away from Mexico he drew rat's to this am un; on the United States, and there Crefts are new held by Messrs, Aspinwall, Hargous ana oher, citizens of the United States, who demani! that bey ebail be patd, It bas been held that our govern ext wae liable inasmuch as Santa Anna was the govern- «ent ot Mexico at the time the drafts were drawn; but his is pol. ified by the condition ip the treaty of cession, »y which it was agreed that the money should not be pend optil the boundary line was run, and the report of Le committee accepted. Considerable excitement was treated the other day by the announcement that the Attorney General bad given an opinion in favor of paying here érafte to the American holders, but it oppears that such is not the fact. The facts in which the incorrect ramor arose are sim- ply these: There were referred to the Attorney Genera! swo questions bearing upon the indemnity by the State Pepertment, and one by the Secretary of the Treasury expecting the drafte, ‘That officer has not touched the cints referred to him by the Treatury Departmen’, but be bas given an opinion upon others, to the effec! that ca agar, the Mexican Commissioner, continued in office after the foil of Santa Aina, and theref.re bad authority toyign Mejor Fmery’s report opon the bounjary tive hat when ‘he engp'e which be has dove; ard veco: ely, “he ‘Southern whigs.. ee mertal uctes of iiouts, Michler and Hemenos shall be received, on & ce@riain portion of the tine, of which the ueter bad been recvited by the Comustasioners when they rigned the report, and which notes are now on the way to Washington, the line wii bave been marked andes- toblnhed a+ © DieMplates Aud pre vided by the treaty, Un der this opimon, therefore, it will not be necessary to waiti, for the complption of the maps and records ot the before proceeding te execute that stipwiation cftike try sty requiring the payment of the deferred instalment The effet of this opfpion, it will be seen, is, that a6 soon as certain papers vow on the road from the Tews frontier thall seach Wathington, the money wili booome but to whom the money shall be paid is a point as yet. entirely undecited. No well infoymed person, however, believes “bat the drafis obtained from Saata Anna wil? ever be recognived by this government or that of Mextco, Ty the latter, indeed, they bave been already repudiated in the mont sclemn form; and since the money is payante, roto rveculators Bor te personal favorites of the exec: live in Mexic. at avy given time, but to ite government ae Bieta jes tee ra asapenieien of She Union ety) p pel ree 'e that rey ation, ues fon will probabi Se ferred to the Penal which t wD not be likely to hel, eee ly ip along any of Senta THE KANSAS QUESTION. EESUME OF THE POINTS--OW IT COMES BEFORS CONGKESE—REEDER AND WHITFIELD—VOTE ON THE BILL, ETC., ETO. We have alluded several times in the course of this erticle to the Kan-as quertion, which will come again before Congrers, and in order that it may be understood, we will re-state briefly the points at issue: By the act of 1820, when Missouri was admitted into the Union asa slave State, all the territory north of 86 deg. £0 min. North latitude was made tree forever. At that time Kanras and Nebraska were wildernesses, inhedited only by a few Indians, This lice continued ‘m full effect untfl 1863, when Mr. Douglas {atro- duced ® Dill in the Senate, providing for terri- to-ial government for Kansas aud Nebraske. Tho act wav similar to thore always extabiished for territories) governments, with the exception that the line above spoker of was repealed, leaving Kansas, through whieh it passes, open to slavery or not, as the people might elect, The privciple involved was that of “eqnatier sovereignty,”” so called, and Congress declined to Jegirlate cn the subject, ‘The first created st excitement all over the coun- try, und was in medintely eeized upon by tho abolitionists as material for politivnl capital. Nothiog could be more: absurd, as macy pro-rlsvery Soatheca m+ mbera were op- yored to i', end the meusure was not proposed by the Scuth, being pressed in both branches by Northern men, who sprung it upoo the coontry rather too early. It was adopted by the administration—then largely in the we jority in both Housea—ond was passed. We give an apaly+ia of the vote, contrasting it with the vote on the bugitive Slave uct of 1850:— NEBRASKA-KANSAS BILL, 1563. SENATE. whern whigs. therm demosrats. reescilers., Total....... 2 Southern democrats, . 4 Sowhern whigs, +3 Northern whig. Majority....-ssrercrverersccerecenerorcespeccecces Dt HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Northern democrats. ....40 Nortivern democrats,....44 Northern whige., -41 Southern democcata, Southern democrats...., 2 Southern wnigs “1% Northern whigs. Total,.... GITIVE SLAVE ACT, 1850, SENATE. Feas, -» 8 Democrats. 8 Whigs... eoos 2B Total,....sesees+ Mojority.....c.ssssecceeseveeeves HOUBK OF REPRESENTATIVES. Northern whigs 51 Northern democrata, Nortuern demoer ¥ Southern“ Preesoilers..... . 4 Southern #1 Norbera ft. Total. 76 An immense outery was made all over the country. At Borton, Worcester ani other Eastern cities, emigrant #ia companies were formed to encourage abolitionists to vettle in Kansas. The avolition presses mate use of very exciting language—taiked about powder, bail and guns, as if the editors bad been Heetors preparing for the siege «f Troy. Large numbers of emigrants were sent out from the Fast, to kee, the Territory ‘sacred to freedom.’? When thee accounts reached the South, the excite- ment was ro less ir tense, and the people of States near Kansas resolved to check the New England abolitioniats. Large numbe’s of persons crossed over from Missouri, staked ont claims, and participated ia the first election for a Legislature. These was wrong on both sides, The Territory shoud have been left to itself; but the trouble wox commenced by the Garrison abolitionists ia New ingland, belped by the Sewardites in New York. ‘The President appointed Andrew H. Reeder, of Penn- tylvacia, Governor ot Kansas. Mr. Reeder, to say the least, was very injudicious, and cid a great deal to fumerttbe troubles in the Territory. There were some invez ularities in the election ot delegates to the Legisla- fter it had met it removed to another place, egsivst the Governor's wishes, The majority was in favor of the principles of the Kansay act. Strong pro- slavery laws were passed, some of the abolitionists claim- ing to be delegates were refused their seats, and Mr. Reeder rent a wesange to the Legislature saying that he did not reccynise them in tbetr cfficial capacity. If he did not, why cid he send them a meseage? Listurbances were daily taking plice; blood was shed reveral times, but the gvneral government did not iater- fere. Finally, however, Reeder was removed for alleged speculations in Indian lands, and Mr. Shannon, of Onio, appointed to meceed him. The Legis’ature bad appointed an election for a dele- wate to Congress, The Reeder men refased to acknow- thority of the Legislature, aud stayed away General J. W. Whitfield, the pro-slavery candidate, was elected. Tio free State men, 4? called, nominated Reeder, and elected him without opposition, the pro-slavery men sreatiag the affair with contempt. Both of these men—Whitdeld and Reeder—will appear iv the House to-day, and claim the seat as delegate from Kansas, It is Leld that deth elections were illegal— Whitheld’s, because the Legts'ature disregarded the or- gonic law of the Territory, which says that the Governor thaliapp.int the place where the Legisiatare shall meet. Avy obe can ace that Reeder has no! the shadow of legali- ppore bie. contest of these men must renew the whole ques- nd will mpke a great deal of uonceessary excite. tert all over te country. Both cpiaramts may be cent back. MAKING A PRESIDENT. We have thus briefly glanced at the most important questions which ought to come before Congress daring this ee sion. Perhaps we have left taat which will take ap, the most time til the last. On the Tuesday af er the first. Monday in November vext, the people of these United States will choose « President in place ot the present in- cumbent, The signs of the times at present indicate that the struggle will be between the American or Know No- thing party, and the /omsins of the demoerasy, held to- gether by the “adhesive power of public plunder.” Alt yartion in this Congress will feel themselves bound to araist the people as auch oa poselble in fe choice of their rulers All the questions we have toushed upon wiil be used twisted, woulded and shaped to the aivantags of some party rather than for the good of the country. If avything good is done, it will be done ignoractly and an- iptentionally, We can safely acquit @ majority of the members of the present Congress, should any one charge them with a design to do any disiaterested act for the good of their sountry. ‘Tho democracy, #0 called, are already in the field, and the following eail has been ixsued:— THE DEMOCRATIC ak te econ gentlemen composing ommittee gre tat the Natoma Havel, fo Washington, e°- fac. day of Janaary next, at 12 o'clock M, The , as constivuted by the last Democratic Na- None] Convention, consists ot the following gentlemen: — Fias'is gs Siskind, Me. SR. Adamer Miss. Vv 300), N. HL. A. G. Pen David A. Smatley, Vt.* altred P. ‘Ohi9. v. F. Hallett, Sass, Francis P. Stone, Ky- Welcome B. Sayles, R.1. George W. Jones, Tenn. James T. Pratt, Conn. Alex F. Morrison, Indiana. debn P. Beckman. N.Y. Inaae Minois. Jer ©, Fotts, 8. J. Ferdiaaad 5 dimes Camphell, Penn, N. B. Barrow, Arkanvas. Covige R. Bidele, Del. T. T. Brodhead. ‘bert M. MeLane. M4. Wr, H Oark. Vis Ww ig so vt x D. : . Georgia. roward Cette, ‘Alatama, Will 4 4 ‘The abcve enil hax been mate at the requess of Hon. Cer ge Deed kidole, of Delaware, ‘This commitier ts appointed to ‘olow a horn,” as John Ven Evren exyrethat t, to Ox the ‘tne and pace for the