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2 AFFAIRS IN KANSAS. Our St, Louis Correspondence. Sr. Lovrs, Des, 9, 1855. Beported March of Troops for Kansate=General Clarke's Opiniona=A Fire, Thad the pleasure, last evening, of an interview with General Cisrke, the commanding General of this military @ivision, and » Aine specimen of the hale, hearty old gom- fleman. General Clarke is, moreover, in some respacts a soldier of the rough and ready school—or may we not ae wel! say at once, of the American school?—for few possess more of that wonder‘ul desideratuat (in this age of practical humbug, ) good, strong, hard, common sens, The General corroboraies the statements contained in detters of a previous date, in regard to there being @ sufll- sievcy of United States troops now stationed in Kansas, within striking distance of the recent scene of difficulty, to put down any violations ot law and order in the Terri- tory. There is still an earnest hope among thinking mea that so sad an ullimatum may never become necescary— ‘it should be the very last remedy resorted to. In regard o any troops being ordered, though a rumor is current Bere vo the eifect that certain wee of United States troops at Leavenworth have been ordered (through a telegraphic cespatch trom the War Department) to hold themeelves in readiness to assist the ‘fe: ritoria offivers, General Clarke does not believe that apy such order has Deen issued bythe War Department, as it isa custom of service, in such cases, to communicate allorders for the disposition or emplvyment of troops meee the Gen- eral commoncivg the department in which they may be stationed, General Ciarke hus as yet received no orders upon the subject. Had the order been even sent by tole- h to Colonel Sumner, the commanding officer at nworth, General Clarse states that be would, in ai! probability, have been farnished with a duplicate through tamechapnel. Further than this we have aa yet seo no person whose information goes further he Fer ‘there will be music io Kansas when the Legisla- meet. if not before. It blew here last night as if old Boreas had left all h’s storehouse coors open—some of the boats in the river Droke from their moorings. We hear, however, of no very serious damage being done. at Jefferson Barracks brick and plaster work suffered considerable, and an olfissr who leit there this morving tells us that the parade bone is littered with fragments of roofs, walle, porcaes, . In the very highest of the gale a’ fire alarm was scunded. We will back the St. Louis Fire Depar:mens egsinst even the b’hoye who ‘run wid der mashiae”’ fn the Empire ci y, for making a noise upon these oxca- sivns; for, despite the howing of the gale, we never heard snch'a vuxpus at afire before. But they got it out ins very creditable manner—and perhaps that is the maio point, aiter all We hai he pleasure of shaking bands to-day with our old fei nd Assis‘ant Surgeon Joseph B. Browa, of the United S'ates Army—one of the aest officers of bis in the medical staff. The doctor, thouga stils a young men, bas rena g eat deal of frontier service. He lett to day for Old Point Comfort, Va., where he embarks with the Ninth Regiment for Oregoa, He will probably serve with the detachment uncer the comaond of Major Garvett. Tbe. tire to which 1 have alluded was upon Fourth at cet; it burnt out the inside of two small stores, And now, until we reach Kansas, feroweli—“and if forever, still farewell,” for there'is no telling what may noc “torn up.” ‘The Territory Invaded by Three Thousand Mon—cecape of Mr. McUree. [Correspondence of the St. Louis Democrat.} LRaveNwortt, K. T., Dec. 1—3 P. M. ‘The m'litis orgavized to-day. At ten o’closk it was discovered that Mr. McCree had @ecapea from prison, by cutting the door around the ‘At an early our in the morning intelligence was re eeives that two th usand armed men had rendesvoused st Kickapoo. Six pieces of caanon, it was reported, had been seen in that city. This rumor has received re- peated confirmations to-day. By the different accounts received at this point‘up to ‘the present moment, it is estimated that there; ure Bom three to four thousand armed men, regularly ‘organized Sarto companter, and chictly from Platte, Buchanee, Clay and Jnekson counties, Missouri, to-day. A miscellaneous crowd thronged our streets at an early hour. A ‘ew—very few however—carried their rifles ‘with all the pomp and circumstance of war; but noarly ‘all of our brethren from Missouri, who have 80 yenerous- Jy volunteered to sustain the laws they enacted fur ua were totally unprovided with firearms. They are all of them cf that cass of scciety who neither have slaves, or are even likely to be tliveholders—young men, chiedy, who have nothing to do, are worth no:hing, and care for pegin ee liquor and excitement. The respestapility of the border counties remained at home. About two o’clock the volunteers assembled near a hvery stable. and were harangued by Mr. Johuson, a lawyer, (one of the lynchers ot Mr. Phillips.) who spoke in favor of law anil order, of course, with great and ‘telling effect on the law sustaining audience. He spoke eonuemptuously of the people of Lawrence ; alluded to Sharpe's rifes in » manner not complimentary to their owners; said that ho did not wish to soe blood spiled—but, the laws must be exec ited. He stated tho eure of the iusarrec Tt was briefly thus—I mean as stated by the speaker :—Coleman shot Dow in a quar- rel; Coleman su-rendered himse.f to the proper officer, and swere an afiidavit ngsinst Branson, the friend of Bow. Joves, the Sherif, arrested Branson with a posse of twelve men. In going toward Lawrenco these afficors meet 8 company of armed men—oug hundred and fifty in pumber—Wa0 res7ned him, The facts of the case, as stated by several gentlemen from Lawrene may mention he.d, are yory differont from the assertions of Mr. Johnson. {heir socount is ‘that Coleman shot Dow; that Brayson was arrested, ia- deed, but that Jonas sover preduved bis warcant, which “WSS regarded as rather an irregular proce ding iz. a iand where lawyers talk of habeas corpus. fo 7 towards Lécompton with Junes, Mr, Branzon ‘ & company of tlemen, not so large aa the Bheriff’s posse, oO wit then. Anes douuttenets of his arrext. They «ere going towards Lawrence to at- tend an indignation meeting, calle] when it was ascor- tained that » party of Missooriana hid taken Coleman under their protection, avd refused to surrender him, They told Mr. Branson wo come with them if he choose, # pot to go with Jur He rode out and joined them. No attempt was mde by the Sheriff to provent him, nor dic he rhow his warrant, Itis said, also, that the ohjeot of Coleman swearing an affidavit was to prevent Brauson giving bis eviaenre. Mr. Johnson ssid thal if the Lawrence people gave up the prisoner ho had nothing farvher to say; but * he did not wish todeceive this wacienee; they dida’t intend to do anything ofthe sort. ‘They will rather fight you thin give dim vp. We intend to go there and make them do it. (That’s the talk.) They taik about their Sharpe's rifles: we'll soun see Whether they are very dangerous or not.” (Langhter and applause.) After the m of tee speech, the crowd began tu orgenize. Forty-five names wore’ soon put dovu. | wa ked along the line with sevoral gentlemen of this city, and not one of them recognized more than seven citizens of Kanses, The rest we-e fom Miss-uri. Their maneuvres created much amusement # the ap°o- tators. Ao extraordine ry order of ‘right about fare! *t wreel,” spoken without punctua'fon was obeyed oy every posmble attitu'c, Some turned to the left, others to the right, otbers Juced, and others backed. Mr, Dunp, an Jrishwan, was elected captain; the nae of the first Lieutenant [ did not hear; Mr. Lyls, a lawy ©. elerk of the late Kansas House of Kopresentatives, 0 id ‘ore of the lynchers of Mr. Phillips, was elested second Meatenant. It was arranged that they should meet at Mr. Dann’s store to-morrow (Sunday) morning. Mr. Dunn promised to give them fometiing to eat and “drink too,” and “8x them wish guns.” : z Mr. Eastin made a few remarks to the militia, in is be statec that ‘they ought to consider themsrl ros a «a. gular force, called under proclamation of the Govecaor. Mr. Propper, a gentleman of tris ciry, of undoabied yet, has just afrived from Kansas City via Westport, lo. He tates that one hundred armed men left Westport yeuterday for Lawrence, and ‘hat one hund-ed additi | are prepared to march to-morrow. He says tha! vey are of the lowest cinss of roweies, and beard then sy repeatedly that “they did not caroa d——n whetaer (10 reports of a _ruscue were true or not; they would go to the d—— Yankee city, barn it down, and ravish all their women, I con't choose to pat in all their oaths: but they did not use such language without awearing most, profanely. Similar language wes ofteo beard here to-day. ; Twenty of the mort respectable citizens of Westport in- tend to march rapicly to Lawrence to-morrow, in order, it possible, to prevent effusion of blood. onsas City, to her credit, refuses to act, and denon 008 the proceedings of the Missourians. Not more than twelve men will go from there. ‘Ove hundred men Jeft Lexington for Lawrence. Five hundred men, it was ported at Kamsas City, were expected trom Clay county. Will not the Governor of Missouri act t e Genersi Calnoun is at the Shawnee Mixsion. J re-open my letter to send you additional intel'igence, Arioer har jos’ arrived trom Lawreves. He sites that « pablic meeting was held in Lawrence yesterday. ft which resoutons were passed denyiug t6e truth of the agrarian reports ciceulatec Cur the political pa poses of certain Missourl politicians; dectwring what they ace and ever have been ready to #ucrewler aay person ona proper warrant; but stating their determination to re- 6 obedience to unenth rized mobs. Mr. McCree was met to-day riding on s spirited bay horee towards Lawrence. Fle se by to tue Lorrito- ria) Marsbal in this ci'y that ha would appear at Tecam- veh when bis trial came on, bal did not chore to stay at Leavenworth to be taken (com prison and hanged by a mob. Mr. Parrott and other gentlemen from Leavenworth have just left for Lawrence, to preront, if possivie, any encouiter between the law ant order mon, from Missoa ti, and the resivents of Kansas. [Correspondence of the t. Lonia Intelligencer.) LAwnENK, K. 1., Nov. 30 1858. Late ond Pull Partioulurs of the Kansos OwbreavTh Quarre—The Cavee the aturder—The Fliyht—he Ar resta=The Reseue—The Invasion —The Housebrorns) Your readers have doubhdess ere this, by telegrap's and othermise, been acquainted vivh the ‘starting state of affeirs existiog here, bu' as there aro many coatlisting and insorrect accounts, J will coseavor to give your re vt ers s cloar idea of the trne asoects of the present aiatr That Kansas is upon the eve of a civi\ war is more thao probable, and althougt war may be averted, there does not sppear to be much prospect ot ir. The ‘i Misatdes first aroen about that euaject of freyrent disieul'y ta most new Territoring-tie right to claims. Sach, wosay, was the direct cauve; but that the dtdicaltes aro ¢ oat of the slavery question indi ecily and thet euch is the ovly aspect it now wears, it would be urole.s (n deny. ifficulties arose ata small towa, or ra*her settio- Pent cele Hickory Polat, some ten or twelve mes from There, the re'tlement is a mixed one, there heing Wave State men ond tree State men, Fuse the terms 94 they are ared here. note the polities! opinions ot the parties, rather taan have come, as there are many of the so-eal'ot men” from slave Stat Dow, the mardsred Ohisian, but came here a year ago fom lowa, losalities fron NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1855. ‘He bad a timber claim immediately a¢joinirg the claims ot peveras se'tiers from Missouri Mr. Branson, suother free State men, lived pear, on @ timber claim, and with him, Dow, who was a y ‘MAR about twoaty-t boarded. Amcngst the Misourf sevtlers in the id, wae ® person named Coleman. He xppears to have beeu & vio- lent and troublesome man, from toe time he settled here, Le touk « claim to another men when he tirst come, but was compe to leave it ou interterence by the veighbors, and mutual aroitration, Be is s:cused of taking some timber and ehinges from a b. claim, to buila the house be erected siterwards. He, along with two or three other persons, turned a woman and her chiid:en out of a house her husband aad erecied on bis claim, during that husosnd’s udseuce, and gre that claira to an emigrating friend, But [ need not enumerate these Cliticulties, ard causes of difficulty, which, although to appearance arising from the existence of political antipa:bies, owed their true existence to the depraved concuct of bad mep, who merely made this 4 ableld tor their conduct. Sufiice it w say that ill feeling between these parties thus cx! ‘and others had burned Ital rs that Coleman, Buckley ‘a limekiln, using timber cut from iand that Dow end Colercan both said was on part of thelr ciaims. Recently the survey of township bus been made in thls locality, ard these lines showed the disputed land to be on Low's claim. Severiheless, Coleman aod several others preceeded to burn another kiln. as formerly, Dow warned Colemun to desist, but Coleman ret.sed to do so. At this stage of affairs, and before any actual violence had esulted from the quarrel, Dow left tae house of Branson where he led, and went to # olacksmith’s shop ia the centre of the settlement, ar@d about a quarter of a mile frem Coleman’s shanty. When Dow eatered the shop Coleman and Buckley, and some others, were there, and it is the universal opinion her- that these two had agreed 10 shoot Hiow. There was some altercation petweea and Buckley raised his gun to Dow's breast, and ovcked it, but Dow told him not to shoot him, and as Buckley did not a) to be ruffian enough to xhoot, Dow got oif, and left the shop with a wagon skein he had taken to get. aired, in bis hand, olemap left the shop and went with bim, They went along the Santa Fe road, Dow’s road home jeading him past Colemax’s house, und were wrangling as they went, about the land in dispute. When Coleman got to hin house, he left ‘he other and went up to his door, Dow going on, opti] he heard the bureting of a cap on # guo, when turning round, Coleman was pointing his piece at him. Dow raised his baud aod told him not to fire, but Coleman put a fresh cap oa his fowiing piece end fixed, ‘the distance between them was twenty five yards; the suckxhot, with which it was loaded. sca’ tering over his breast, iwo of them entered histheart, and the veins in bis neck were cut. He feil ia the wheel track of the Santa Fe roud, and the boty lay there for five hours, Four or five of the pro-slavery men were within a short distance and saw it, as dd some women, but no one went near the body. Some free State men lived in sight and knew what had oecurred, but were afraid to go near, At cusk, Branson came and took away the body; the netcnbore round heard of it, and the excitement rove, Coleman and some of his coutederaves fled in the a m of Wes port. There C.leman, who told the story ina false light, was advised to give bimre.f up. He went to Governor Shan- ron at the Mission, and did to. Mr. Jouea, Postmaster of Wexport, Mo., who was elected Sherif of the county ia which Lawrence is situated, by the Terrtorial Legist ture at the Shawnee Mission, came up with Colenrs take hin to Lecowpton. ‘At the town of Frani which 1s four miles foom Lawrouce and thirteen froar Lecumpton, they balted, avd there they mide ap & peace warrant for the arrest of Branson, to ;have him bound over to the pence; the affidavits bwing made by Buck'ey, and witnessed ny arcan named Cama- ron, & person of Jow repute, wao was elec'ed at Juatise of the Peace for Lawrence, and who was the only man living in the town who would accept the offica at the hanos of the authorities constituted by the Legisiature of the Sanwnee Mission. Before he actempted to serve this writ, Sheriff Jone ruised a posse of tourteea armad men. Coleman was seen with rome of these men at Franklin about dusk, avd loaded two pistols and a riffo, to be used in ths expedition. Upon the day during wich they thus arrived at Frank- liv, (last Monday) a mocting had deen held at Hickory Polut to investigate the muider, ani try to bring the murderer to execution. About eighty persons were present, Branson belig of the uumoer, these belug chiefly ‘free Sta‘e mon, A series of resola:ions was adopted, deprecating the murder, and resolving to briug the murderer to justice. As threats had been made by some of Dow’s friends that Coleman’s shanty, which was now enipty, should be burned, and as the meeting aia Not approve of such a movement, a revolution was passed de precating ail such transactions, and urgiog all to for- berr taking such vengeance. The meeting broke up at sundown, aad the parties pre- sent wen: bome, Branson went howe, took supper wad went to bed, from which he {was aroused by a bead of armed men. “Jones and his men forced open the doe; that officer placed a pistol at the beat of Branson, amd telling him that he was Sheriff of Donglas county, and thiestening ro blow out his brains, took bim prisoner without reading or producing che writ, aad plactag him cna mule, 100k him away without telling his wile what they were folks todo with nim. The alarm spread, and a band ot fifteen of his neighoors, ten or eleven of waom were armed wi'h Sharv’s rifles, beaded tae company oi Sheriff Jones and planted themselves in the road. near to the house ¢f Mr. Abbott. Jones’ company halted within three rods of those men, and a voice from the rescuers calied cut, “+ Is Branson there #”” Brancon replied that he was, when they toid bim to ride ov and join taem. A ‘voice from tho posse ¢ Ird, ‘ If you go you will be shot,”? which was responded to from the other aide, “Fire a> your yeril.”” Branson rode out end got off the mule, while Jones threatened and stormed. He urged the rescuers to give Branson up, but they told bim that Branson could e with them that nignt. En'reaties wore folloved by tureats, both parties monacing eaca other with their guns; tho rescuers dvelaring thut sey woull dre the mwomeat the others did, which they unqaestionanly would. Finely Joves rode off with bis party, after threatening to go down and bring up the Governor, with Gfteen thousand wen, Twa ofthe yo.cc!ig company belonged to Lawrence, and, afraid of furtber attack, the whole company roarch- ed into Lawrence and give the aiarm. As’ Joues hid threatened to return with force, it was sappoved he wontd, avd a meeticg was sonvened x Puesday morning. Tho citizens of Lawsence consicered the attempt to at- rest high handed, aggressive aud irregular, aud sympa- thized with the rescuers, Asit war suspected that the whole of these proceedings was a scheme in order to car- ry out the threats made et the “iaw aud order” con 0% tion at Leavenworth. and that ap atiace on Lawreazo would be inade, coinsnfticas of vigilanoe wore app tcted to place the clrizens ina state of detence, Very severe language was used towards Camoron, why had issued cho writ, he not being pre-cat; some wera even for having him driven out of town; but the meeting aad the oftizeas resolved not to molest him, but tyleave his to the odiam he bad incurred, Ever sit ce, the town has been threatened with invasion. A force of some two hunared armed wen sre cacamyed at different points within a few miler, and are constantly re- cciving reeruits from the neighborhood of Weatport aud Ince; endence —Rumors are rite that the men from Platte county are enmning over, and even that the Caited States trocps from Forts Leavonworth snd Riley are to ve en- s‘ed with the border Invaders. So far shannon has ea actively engaged in the matter, and be is in to diili- culties. He is responsible for the conduct of these wild border nor, and that ne may be unablo to control them is more than prodabic. Uhe opinion iz, that the invading fyrco is getting rick of their tark, and would lke to retarn if they aubemed of it. That @ civil war will resait A ty at inde th to bow down to these interests, have inecntinen ‘ty fuilen into the snare. Considerable was said abont ihe two that bad been burned, Coleman's and Buc«ley’s Ths free Siate wen here strongly reprobate such things, aud it iathe geperal opiniou, tat houses were fi-wd oy Rnekley or his friexds fn order to ford the excitement. Neither of these shanties were worth mach. ty shanties Hiony Imrorrant Asrest 1x St.Lovis—Tarns TwoceaNn VOLT WORTH oF JeWELRY KECOVERED —Yes- ferdny, @ man caling bimsell Willian Davia was accesiod apd brougnt to the police office, having in his pos-esst a three packoges of jowslry, consisting of go'd and silver watcher and gold chats, besides a jou of gokl dost, all valued by a jowolar at the cum of $3,000. At the maiion Captain Geton took an olfcer aad processed on uail of the siranger. They track! him to and feo several pawnbroker establisuments, at one of waish he bad vefu ed a loan of $000 for his Jowelry, The poll men on the several heats were charged to kesp a su Jook ont tor the individual, and Gua ly, about 2 o’ctock M., officers Mteek and Sturdy met him thy corger of Morgan etree and Broadway, walking along tue pave ment in a very careless manner, and carrying the thres boxes of his his arm. They acrested him at once, at whi s muck frightened aud gave way to @ shower of tears. His penitence, ho vever was unaccompanied by any valnaie confessions se only eaid he waa from Chiesgo, and that this first offence of bis life, On taking tm to the police of an experivsced jeweller, of Fourth etree’, was cxhed to ard examination made of the gods fowad in his sion. Tho three packegas when opened dis sbwed 5 most valuable sure, One box contained elghs heavy gold watcher, whica were swit_o be w rh, at wholewsle price $1,400 per cozen, and weieh a4 was discovered by mark, calue from the exteneive esteblishearat of Mr Fert ‘Thierlott. ‘Cortlecdt scree’, New York Another pox od aix more heavy gold watshos, vated at $100 Resides thew, to ‘be remaining box ware six fie silver watches, worth $60 each, and ulne'eon Swiss gia hes, Valued toge her at $300 A quan'ity of chalas watch sons and abows four ounces of gull daat ware abo found, worih perhapy in st! $190 Prva the parson ot the individasl wus token ap clegan® gold chronomster, worth abent $150, vo whiea was attached a han tio ne chaiv ard seal. Some other little artictes ware ferad ta his pockots, among which were $40 {9 money ant a an op the blade of which was engraved the nuns > which is probatly the owners real nav, Liat to (he offivers St, Lowa instead of (hat ag Democrat, Dee. V Anotnen Stamp Acr IN Forox.—Marylaud is moving againat rie stamp Ast. Tt will oud steungely in the ears of at lent native Americans ty by tod ine there is in force in that Stote, @ #tacnto whith roquiror « stamp upon promissory notes, bills of exebonge, bade. and ellerber ovideness of dent—the #tamos (o be ayp ie! for at the government offices, and prid for, Tals v0 pow cleven years Olt, It was parsed (a tho aos" ds of Marylece State credit, and was the ensiee of hor statesman and poliierana betwera reputisttion of ‘ue Prblic teith ard an obnexions men<ure 0% Ss pollsy. Twos bold or a reckiess man, certainly a larey one as the event bas pr: who proposed and exerted theme tamp Act’ tne measure of that kind produce ts Lrebeliion, a cecolaten, and_wilin {4 float re ents upset the pordtics of ne world. The Ma " s pesked in 1814, ty coothone fa fo 1846 thie imitation to the act wae repealed tthe measure whica ft new rally eng a‘tel fate d ravetic policy of the Zeta, ni! elaage: ryteatin : wih o spirit thet ts pre-revolati nary. he fe tog against is, unqaestion bly ia toe ties], derive | ly from the color iat hatred of the Britsh dtamp Aats, No nt Ss ereved of opp osttion to it is its grat ta Weesn well rooghe that iy Linden avd ; ‘dtates=Their ir The Waalngvn Glove Dec. 14. rom 3 ‘The arrival of « Minister from the reevatly 4) ished government ot NI Colonel French, with powers, as btuted, to adjust all questions be.ween Nica and the United States, and vetweea both aud Great Britain. ie reported in the sew York papers. At tue sace time, we have information that bt . Molino, the Minister from Coste Rica to the United States, bas notl- fed this ment that the State of Costa Rice is about to mabe war, with ansray ef several thousand troops, upon the goverument of General Walker, with the fateu- tion of expelling from the country the fo: fotruters, and Het Gealenee, Hondurss and San ador wil! unite with them io ur pose. As the region of Central ‘America invites considerable attention at tnia time, we have copied from an Wuglist work. writren in 1850, an account 0° the soll, climats aud preductions of the country, which may be new and inter- esting to many of our readsrei— [Axtracts from The Gospel in Central America, By Frei erick Crowe.) The natw al productions of Central America are varied, rich and aimost inexhaustible. The forests, whether on pisin or mountain sidé, abound with valuable timer, among whicu the mahegany and logwood trees, the only kines at preven’ marketable, are the alcos: exclusive on- jc! of the traser’s attention, Other woods of all grains, itted for use or ornament, valuable fruits, ap'ves, and medicizal plants, are swlered to flouri-b and dowy noticed around them, The cedars grow to @ protizious size, and, with otter trees, spread their spurs or pra. ru. ding roots far around, often reaching twenty or thir’: feet trom the trunk, which is trom one hundred and ti’: to two Lundred teet high. The ceiba. or wild cotton t-ee, is surpassed by nono, the trunk of this elegant as well as giant vogetabie swells in a few years so as to require ten or twelve msn to embrace it with their arms. It prducesa.doway sus- stance like rilk whence it de: ives its name, which ix used to stuff pillows ; and the weod, though lighter, and more perishable than deal, is often carved into huge darges, or pin gues, by the natives, on acovunt of the facility with which it is worked, ‘The guayacan a sort of iron wood, {4 considered in- destructibie, The eaca., improperly called coona, (th: choso tree,) is indigenous, and flourishes only unde: the shadow of largor trees called ‘ wadre de cacas,”” (he mother of cacao). The sar-aparilla and vanills vines both grow wild in the bush, and shed their delicious frogrance around, The deego yields the drug callet dregon’s blood. What has been erroneously called ba!- sam of Peru ix found exclusively ia Central America. The palma christi, or cas:or ofl pisnt, the caouthohoxe, or ule, (the Incia rubber or elastic gum tree), tae guaco—con»iderea an intiaote to the dite of the wors! spake, as well as 8 enre for hydroohoola—and many other plaots, from which valuable extracts are or migh’ be made, grow wild in great ubundauce. Nor is the necersary alimeut of man sither scarce or of (ifficult production, Maize, or Indian corn, rice, fre jole—s nutiitioas kind of pulre, which is very mach used—yield, with scarcely any cultivation, three and often four croos a year, and that with “five hundred f)'4 or even greater iocreae, each harvest, These are ior the natives the most necessary fod of the earth, but not the only etaple food, The plavtain—sudstantial or luscious, as it is exten green or ripe—the gela'inous cassads or yuca, the feci naceous yam, and other alimentary roots, are in geners, noe, with very many vegetables penuliar to the tropics and the bread fruit’ and bread nut trees, thoagh bu‘ lately intreduced, exe found Yo thrive. But besides these, te temperate regions yield all, or neurly all, thowe predustions which are eatsed in Eur Wheat and barley are onltivated sometimes by the al of sugar cane, on the elevated plains; and the macke:s of the larger towns are supplied at ones with the produc: tions of the torrid and temperate climes; a» that, at all seasons, the gre-n pom, the cauliflower and the cus-let- toe, are sold alongewith the avocato pear, sweot potato, okro, eopsicur or chilies, and wany other productions of opposite climates, leer delicate, pechaps, bat morr common ond useful. Of edible fruits, those most con anon are the baravs. pine apple, orange, sweet iemon, lime, shaddock forbidden fruit, water meloa, musk ms- lon, sapote, wango, gu*va, fig, tamarind. pomegranate, granadilia, (fruits of tae passion flower, ) sea grape. papia. mamme, star and custard apple, and cocoa, cashew aud ground nuts. There id to be io all more than forty genera. in cluding, ably, those intreducea from Europe, suc’ as the apple, peor, quince, cherry, &e., which, thougir they are found to thrive, are little appreciated, und noue of avy sort can be said to be cultivated with care, The same remark applic though with frequent — exceptions, to arden flow- ers, which are still more Abnadant materia's for exchange with other nations are aiforded in eotton, cofiow, sugar cane, arrowroot, ginger, tobacco, and even sik worms, though but lately Iiyorted; but espectaliy fa ‘onil,’ (indigo,) and ~grans,’ (cocainesl,) which, de- cause most lucrative, absorb almost ail tie atlendon of the planter, Other marketable profuctiows aro not wanting; but both known and unknown sources of wealth decy in the forests, or he hid beoeath the soil. The precious metais, t eter with quicksilver, copper, lead, iron, tule lisharge. and most other minerals that are in use, only await the iabor and ingeaui'y of man wo extract then from the dowels of the earth, and convert them iat chjects of eenvenience and beauty, and seams of coal ochre, gyyaum, salamoniae, aud cil: of naphta, are also ready to yield their valuable stores. Jasper, opal, ard other precious stones, are also found, and peari fisheries have lung existed upon the cons’. In fine, there ie no lack of apyiaing ‘bat nature can bestow to wstaia, to satisfy, and to deifght. So abundant are he necess. ries of life, that none need want them; so arofuse ave the bounties of nyrure, thar they are suffered to decsy through neglect. ‘The peach tree and tho rose run wild on tho bordars ot the orange grove, whore flowers and fruits are alixe simultanesus opd peronnis!; snd the pineapple, the orange snd the watermelon are preferred to tae atmond the olive and the grape. Such is the nature of ihe soil that the exubevance 0° thit wealth which tots upon its rts of Central Americ: of surface w the less popalous would amply clothe ond satisfy with bread thousand the sons of went who fill our stiects and uaivos, di yeling that squalid wretehednces wich penury aad te titutiom have produced, and mi igating some of the we which embttar the lot of 80 many of our fellow country- men It may be that the timo is not tar distant whee aapy such will reek those fruitfal shores, and, « wise direction, not only benefit themselves, bul, whil receomirg teriile valleys and plaios from’ desslaiten. greatly biews ‘he timtd natives with higher arts of Hit ana with the example of morols purified by the saccoi |. fluence of evangelt-al trath, In short, thin cravtry, though not without its fncon vs riences. most of which reesde before the culture of the soil and fneresse of population, is iuferior to mone iu natural advantages, in the variety and wealth of its aui wal, vegetable and maneral productions. © THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA. [From ‘he National In‘eiigencer, Dec 14.) ane curiosity Las ocen exited ia effisial aad’ private circles :eavecting the prolable course of our goverment toward the new governnent of Mosragaa. tho preva vent and probable opivion it that the adwiuistratiya wll not, in toe present siate of things, reengnise Mr. Packer H. French, the new Nicaraguau kavey to this country, in place o° Mr. Marevleta, It is understood thet taateas. ‘ime on the subject bad gooe oul to Mr. Wivelor, o7 n, Hot to recogni-e Geroral Walker? bott did not arrive in time. His pre- vy thereiore, wil not be aopeoved. It be poticy of this couatry to recognisean existing geverninvnt, but not fo evel bot haste ax to preclude | 1 prelminsry igqui:ies as to tbe actual edition of a ce Felusonary goverment, and its ability to mafatatn jteeif, LETTER FROM A YOUNG WASHINGTONIAN ON HIS TRAVELS. San Juan pen SUR Nov, 29, 1855. As» great Geal of interes’ is telt in this part of the worid at preset, perhaps » letter frow me, giving some account of a late visit to vhe oly of Granada, tha capita’ of the State and heatyuariers of Walker's army, miy prove interesting ty some of yon renders. Onr party Jett here on the 20th fust., and after an ex coedingly tedious ride of about stx hours, in consejuence of the rowd being blockel up hy the passeagers from the Sia ¢#, we renebed Virgin Bay, wnece we were most Bs pitably eaterte ned by Mr. Cashing, the agent of the Moaragua Gmyany, while wo awalted the arrival of the seawer which was 1 take us t the copiial. Marks ot the attack which was mado ty ‘he Cnomorro pacty upon thee mpany’s passengers, aré all ower the butiding, Mr. Cr chawber partiguia:ly ballet hotes. Ta¥ he atearne: rives in tae mtd ware all on deaed, ridiog and the Klog us careless hough they shoae Minister to Nicoray eovernmen' be nivht, and na short tine» we coor turaed im, the fat) slerp it waiting ‘or the Vir, lons of of the Deauties of the lake sor to aren! wivantage by the f k, we arrived at the rether warn ile Almost tbo first Cathodes! on im- Next morniog Ont vine a's landing place of Granada, 6 of balf s mile we ren whico vuiloin inenwe servir eae ft and giver the betobier “@ r the eiiy than hi t else ‘laze “he Vt ere, to resreat from tion of Geo. Coral owr hotel, tote w the het enn; and gardeo in the niddle cf the Lotel we ihe Minister, Mr, Wheeler, gnlorg, we all | which, 1! Wal innumerable slecer broftant r i S10 walt upon a0 theo se tied fveth a the at strong h of ck, bad bold out against ‘orty yours, ®) tmat tte la a’ nest impreganole rarifie, and oN dead at the the opponite side Arenicans ag they comeny This atlook npos Gramacs Walker's wneriing sim of the rover il tug. aim 9) a9 voerpected to % poaenta, the former fotowers at to heaving no fea elem the Virgin Hay that thetr erder contemplated attacking too Ciuralar of Osatral von, as it tas been called with only ainaty-vv4 placing vory Il 1) reliance on the native here were about (wo hooded of them), weed be was glug to meke a recoad attack ou ed Cor the capital how. *ene des!iaatinn, bag it ise nborket (wo or tbres miles y kaow his in-@ntions. (46 the MinG'er Wis avery pwasant one, and the roatuel treat ta the country of ceeing an © Indy io Mrs. Wheeler, sno, by the bye, is gh er of Sully, the ce eorated arriet. coompaniad by the Minister, wo next proceeted ty esit upon the Crest est sed his Ceninet, Inolatiog Wa ker Den Patriel) Ki-as appeared to be unas Ule man, of shout Ally yonrs of age, with a mol, » ‘iter skto han the other Don« whe wore with hic, some of re whem had decided'y African bai In enters: @ the rootn where Gea. Walker was to recetwe we we ved uardly believe that ihe little insignifeant Prckioe worsen before views the man who bel ab grok yreel talents a8 Litury lea’ er, a Hie iy below the © straight yellowish hair pearance are bis eyes, which dps ry +4 op are bY ane tA that + Tne Tle, dtd Walker “y and they show it in every way they can, by mst- ty ne of them it in a o! some few ener, a 2a Yr the ey 9 Ain tabing leave ot the ‘was cone taking ® look at the ci little presents, &o.; for iastaoce, during our visit ener ena etatiee, ents Jett morning = our trip, but rather the worse for our dissipation a NICARAGUA. From an article which a) in a late number of the ton Courier in to the extent, population, eee. eg ee OP ‘tue follow- extract :— the centre of the State there isan immense level Goha, iver and topper are ound in many. parts, bat it wer are fou but tle is obtained. The climate is healiny, Mae gang The coe portion of the land consists of plains and nitle slopes, formed of rich block loam. Agricaltare much neglec'ed. The -productions are indigo, sugar, coffee, cocoa and cotton, the last of superior quality. Wheat, corn, rive, beans and plantains, the staple food - i" parr te sre rained ie spnedence in ines moun- ous parts of the country. Oranges, lemona ous fruits are plentifal. The lant aiforda extensive pae- taenee foe be to) a naar oro ioe chief sunrele o weal % aragua Ww. hides axe now the chief articles port, Affairs in Canada: OUR TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE. Toronto, Dee. 10, 1855. ic. the People Look in this part of Canada—How t:. French Canadians Satiafy John Buli—How the Fre Lovers Get Onin Canada—A Professor in Toro: »—How Manbers were Initiated—Who wer Ini sted, and how the Professor Sloped—The UpperC adiansa Two-Forty People, but without the Tailu: the Dashboard—Not come to that yet—- Wherefore. The seat of government being now removed to Toronto, French Canadians, in all the pomp and cir- comstance of showy toggery, strut their many an hour upon the streets. With their blanket coats trimmed with red, and their many-colored waist- coats and “continuations,” they look os if they had made large investments in theatricat wardrobes. Wesn't there an auction sale of these “fixings” in Gotham lately? I wouldn't like to indulge in unju. t insinuations, but if there was not, these French Ca- nadians must have had some strange spiritual rap- pings of late, for in my opinion they have positively “rapped themeelves up” in nearly all your friend Bur- ton’s wardrobe. The other day a live Yanker from Michigan, some six fect two withoat the margin of high heeled boots, interrogated a passer- by aiter this fashion:—‘I say, friend, what ser- vice does these here critters belong tu? You don't meau to say that they are a-goin’ to play terpins with cannon balls in theCrimee, do yon?’ And 0 go the comments on people from Lower Ca- nada. But the really polite and well sred French Ca- nadians take these things with amazing good hu mor. They laugh, in their own quiet way, at the Yankee’s trowsers being only on distant visiting terms with the tops of his boots. The urchins o! boys—who have a genius for compliments—stare in utter amazement at the polite bow to their ragged audacity to the Frenchman. John Bull, too—and ‘Toronto, which is the most English towu in Am ca, has as good specimens of the ‘‘jolly breed’ as there are to be found in any partof the world—eve: Jobn opens his eyes at the showy toggery and grand outlines of a people who he had been led to believe, wereremarkable only for their love of swamp harmo- nists, and pepper-aud-selt broudcloth, made out of » composition pf Cauadian thistles and ‘insane tlax.” The French Canadian, however, seeing all these amiable weaknesses qud prejudices, takes the pee santest possible way of removing them. Thatis to say, he satisfies John Bull that he is ou the high road to civilization, by eating his roast beef in the most orthodox fashion. Astor the plum pudding, the most fastidious could uot fad fault with the pul- pable relish with which he siows it away; and the moet ambitious even of aliermanic proportions would uot presume to question the quantity he dis pores of. that, by the vid of these practical and pleasant arguments, the French Canadians are ver rupidly ingratiating themseives into the good teel- ings and graces of the many lovers of roast beef, and by no means few admirers of honest “‘murphys” and pomnbicin pie in Upper Canada. Whilst writing in this vein, I may 93 well tell your many readers that a I'ree Love Association was lately formed in Toronto on @ rather novel plan Circulars were regularly printed, with al! the rules and regulations of the talar: and others aguin were issued, informing the various parties elected mem- bers, of the act, and of who proposed them, and the ‘manver of their election A person, who re- resented himeelf as Professor Brisbane, stopped at amb’s,cne of the principal hotels here, and lec- tured nearly every evening to those initiated, the admission fee being 28 6d. or fifty cents of your money. Things went on in this way for some time. Every one was inquiring about the “free lovers” — who they were—where they met—what they said and did, &c.; and the Professor, who is a tall and rather handsome fellow, from your city, with a large black monsiache, became the observed of ail observers. Country people might be scen walking along steaithily beside him, and catching a gimp 3 now and then of-his face; and ladies—it would bo wonderful if they didn’t—exhibited the most in- tense curiosity to see and hear this ‘‘ new inven- tion.” At length, to the great horror and conster- nation of ahigh dignitary of the Roman Catholic Chorch, he was informed ‘that, upon mature delibe- ration, and after considering all the acts and deeds of his iife, he was duly admitted into the Free Love Association, with fall rights of membership, includ ing duncing the polka and kissing all femaiv members under forty ba ofage. A leading Min- ister of the Crown «who is somewhat anti. quated, but is very ) to appear as young as may be—was equally mortified at being informed, in the same formal wey, that be was rejected by a large majority, upon gronnds very uncomwplimentary and equaily vnmenjiovable, A pious old lady about seventy, was shocked-almost out of her wits #i receiving an’ clegantly printed circalar, informing her tbat ehe had the Lonor of being elected a ‘‘free lover.” Whilst young ladies without number receiv- ed the shocking’ intelligence, in highly scented en- velopes, that the: ously, and wi! great applanse, We all the sablime und ecstatic privileges of doing ji.: as they liked, untrammeiled by anxious mammas, prying schoolmistresses, or Argus-eyed old aunts. Of course there were any number of horsewhiy ., and able bodied brothers and cousins hovering about lamb’s Hotel immediately after this isome from the Post Office. But the Professor, equally course, had sloped that morning; and eura; ‘i heroes were left to enjoy decidedly the best he < ever played off in Toronto. But it isan actuals that this tuok place, and as I have narrated ft. ‘Lue Profezror is no doubt a blackleg; but he is a capital speaker; haa face enough for anything; dresses well; and is greet on the Maire law, when it suits his sudience; and great on brandy and water, wheu it Is to be had good and cheap. He first commenced by initiating some fast young men of Toronto into the sayings, doings and mysteries of the “free lovers.” He had good audiences, and at bi apiece the thing paid. Some of his hearers, having aturn for fun,“ improved the occasion” as I have stated, and so commenced the hoax; and so eude4 the Professorship of Free Love in Toronto. J have gossipped so much al trifles in this letter, that I have not left myself, room for the more se; fous matters of state, religion, commerce or politics. These Canadians, I mean tie apper crusis —to wit, the Upper Canadians—are decidedly a“ two- forty people,” without the tail over the dashboard. They have not quite arrived at that yet. Their ave crop of wheat the last scason—and their wheat ix some— was fully twenty-five bushels to the acre. The average price, over Upper Canada, inay be stated at two dollars; and their entire exports will come np to, if the; do not exceed, this year, eleven miilious of bushels. This, at two dollars the bashel, gives them, for the single article of wheat, twenty-two toiiliens of dollars; and as this wheat was produced for about half a dollar bushel, certainly not more, the farmers of Upper Canada make this season, in clear i sixteen million five hundred thonsand dollars. This is pretty considerable for a country numbering scarcely 1,300,000 inhabitants—for that is about the present apo of st Canada. ‘there is nothing particularly interesting here just now in the shape of homicides, elopements or any other kind of sloping, so I shall bring up. Yeu.o weivsn. pent From Coan Gas.—Mr. J. 8. Flagg, a yrs of the Roxoury and Breton line ot a severe and, it is feared, fatal casualty tired to bed at the usual hour fa excellent beal h, Sut dd not appear at his acenstomed b ur on Friday werning. His friends waitea for him nn- til 9 o'c ock, When, obtaining no answer to theie load calls, they burst open the door of his chamber, and fuucd him lying ia a state of insensibiiity npon the bed, with ey eanch dis on Thursdey » blood ranning from his tostrils and his torted, oy room iteelt filled with an atmosphere of eral gaa. Tagg le! 4 fire in bir stove at the time of retiring, ani it ix soppoved that ome jar during tue night caused the iamper to move from its only aafe and proper idea, Four icians were in constant attendance Bpou Mr. F, yesterday. Thiy mo he was betier, Peevgh ene ride was paritaily He wid proba Dy recover. — Boston Traveller, Burke Oxaua Crry, Namnamea Temurrony, Nov. 15, 1865. Election of @ Member to Congress— Excitement Pertaining to the Same—Obt ining the Gertifica®—Ooniesting of Seate— Review of the Political FickdemGenerat News of the Terri~ tory, ke. Since Ike iact sent his hasty effusion to the HrraLp, containing the news of elections in Nebraska, there has been that transpiring of much interest pertaining to this queriion. In tue first place, the principal candidates, and indeed, the only candtGates who ran the race through, _were Mr. Hiram P. Benaett, of Nebraska City, and Bird ‘B. Chapman, of (residence not yet fixed in the Territory. ) Mr. Bennett ts a Clay whig, end opposed to the repeal of the Mirsouri compromise, Mr. Chapman professes to be an administration democrat, but doring the canvass was anything to suit the crowd or community. The true democracy of the Territory—those who were, indeed, true and tried—had little or no confidence + 4 mass in Mr. Chapman, His mode of procedure in Jast tali’s cam- peign was not of tha) character to endear him to the good sense of any respectable community. Influences of @ pecuniary nature, and, indeed, s misapplied sectional nature, prompted our executive influence to operate in an opposite direction, Mr. C, was emphatically their eondidste. The people did not want him to represent hem, and, perhaps, a more unpalatable candidate a re- pectabie democracy never attempted to swallow. In ad: ition to the unpopolarivy of Mr. Chapman, the inter. ference of Gov. Izard and Sesre’ary Cuming, in bis fuvor. ‘even 8 long time prior to the election—by which better and worthi+r demccrata were orowded out of the way for their. table profege—merited and even now meets with universe] condemnation. It has fojured the demo- cratic party here, und has rendered universally yopopu- lar the leading representatives of the administration, But lam digressing from my story. ‘The result of the election shows, not wlihstandi democratic strength of the Territory, a true apathy eleven in favor of Hiram |’, Bennett. This I believe to be his correct jority of the votes cast. I further- more am satistied that of the a“ votes polled, if tho- roughly ritied, Mr. Beovett bas from fifty \o one hundred majority. Tomorrow the canvass of the votes at the State House will occur, and there is a strong probability of Mr, Chapman obtaining the certificate. the reason for this, and in fact it Mr. 0. contests, or his seat is eon- tested, the principal argument urged by him will ba the vote: polied in Richardson county, upon the half broet tract, a rmall majority of the county being for Mr. Ben- wm, In relation to this I will state tho facts:—There is M@% of country there belonging to tue haif- reeds, n the census returns there were fifty voters there fount anil enumerated, but were thrown out by the Governor. At the election. however, there was n» precinct extab- lished upon that tract. 'A duly organized precinet wan established at Archer, the county scat of Richardson, off of that treet, and such legal voters as live} upon the tract e’erred to voted there ; they were legal votes and vo ed ut a legally constitutes precinst. possi- ble in order to arrive at a result which will justify the Secretary in issuing tho certificate to his friend, B. Chapman, this vote will be cast out. The tlogality of such a movement, even alluwing the votes cast to be strictly illegal, is evtient to any pecson, 1 do not write these statements t> prepare the public mind for any expression of feeling that may arise in ths contest for a seat in Congress from Nebraska Territory. J write # plain wivarnished statement of facts as thoy are known to exist here. List year popular soversigaty became a by-word in the Territory, throagh the action of ‘onr officials, and this year tho ’ people desirod co have matters their own way, and I am half inclined to believe they will, at sore cost. i action of ‘I. B, Cuming, Secretary of the Terri- tory, last fall, and his reported influence over our present: Governor, bas al cady done more harm to the dem»eratic party in Nebraska than years of active houest induat-y con iestore. Our aduninistration at Washington is ia bad repute, anc ene more year under our present reign will make Nebraska irredeematly whig. This is no idlo Prediction. It is 2 conclusion based upon fact, evident to every ran of sense in our Territory. Mr. Bennett, the member elect, is a man of about twenty-nine years; has been Judge of Mills county, Jowa, three years, prior to his removal to Nebraska, jaas rer Tie was elected last fall to the Council of Nebraska, om Otve county, by a large majority—organized that body and was amongst its leading spirits, His indepen. dent and unvarying course there ontitled him to tho ad- miration of bis constituents aod esteem of his sectional the of enemies. Although wha choice as a delogate to Congress, I can but award him that superi rit: intal. Jeet and moral werth over Mr. Chapman whish of right belong to him, More anon, IKE. Political Intelligence. TUB BLACK REPUBLICANS OF MICHIGAN ALREADY IN THE FIKLD—ADDRESS OF THE STATE REPUBLI- CAN OOMMITTER. Iz view of the approachiog Presidential campaign, the Republican State tral Committee were instructed by the Republica n Mass Convention, at Kalamazoo, on the 12th day of September to prepare and submit a plan of crganivation for the republican arty of this Sate. Subsequently to that period, certain earnest and active friends of the cause in the city of Detroit, acting under the suggestion given out by the National Republican Aseociation at Washington, formed the De- troit Republican Argoctatinn, and invited tue co-opera- tion of the republicans of the towns. cities and counties of the interior. Tbe plan of organisation having been brought to tbe attention cf the Republicon State Cen tral Committee, they gave such examination as to in- duce them (o endorse it as an eligibie aud eflicient plan of State orgenization. The limited time which is to elapse before it will become nevessary for ths repub- Nicars of Michigan to take part in the national organi- zation, revders {t imperative thut no time should be lost in perfecting their own. Accordingly, this committee woul’ earnestly recommend immediate co-operation with the Detroit Republican Association, in accordance with and upon the plan suggested in their circular letter. ‘The principles which lie at the bottom of the blican orgenization sre clearly and amply set forth in the briet form of aconstitution which sccompauies this clreuler letter, The contest bas olready beeu waged in C mgress upon the principles of that constitution, and a determi- ustien fally expressed to fight that contest upon the simple issue of freedom or slavery extension, unembar- rassed by all oiber issues whatever, whether State or natienal, Whcever is tor that principle is one of us, no matter what his antecedents have been. Yromptness is the sou! of ¢iticlency; efficiency sesures success, The principle being right. nothing remains but the adoption of the mesns to meke it triumphant, and in the opinien of this committee that resalt may be confidently looked for by the formation of republi ean associations, wih all convenient expedition, throvgboui the S'ate, to which will be comaitted tue busines of local organizat the disse mina‘ion of doca- men 5, the reliving of strength, and the general details of thie campaign, up to the hour of closing the polls, This committee will strenuously co-operate with the plaa of organization, and having fulty identified tuemselves with ft, would respectfully invite the co-ope-ation of every voter in the State who believes it to be the duty of freer en to cxtend freedom and not slavery. Our oppo- rents, wih their appetites for office whetted by one yea: of most unsiling abstinence, make the air re-ound with their premonitery howls ; they are organized, and come in with a double force of cunning obsequiousness and bri ffrontery, to ask for a recominittal of public , into their treacherous end unfaithful hands; but the people of Michigon, havi.g experienced one year of Prudent, ¢ilicient mud honest management of Siate affairs, upon the orinciple of :*rict accountability, will be in no haste to exchange upright servants for treacherous and insolept man ers. Neither in the a«pectof national affairs have she republicon party aught to fear. a recre- of the President, not oniy to the principles of bis paity, but to the men who lave sought to maintain *bem, bas left him withowt the slightest held upon the popular regard, an easy vietim to that overwhelming aud ewitt destrncuien whieh is pent up ia the popular hear’, and awaits only tts signal to be let loose upon the heads ot those who have sold their birthright to slavery. Republicans of Michigan | Certain victory awaits us if we wirely use the hours which are given us, to promote andearry out @ thorough and eMcient organization. In recommending the above plan, the Connnitwe have ac- quitted themselves of a distinct and imperative duty, made so by the action ef the masé convention, and feol, in addition, w strong personal satie‘action, that, from the spirit in which this orzavization bas been undertaken, 1 highest hopes of its origmators wili be realized, and ite retult will be made manifest in the permanent re- demption of the State, and the essential triumph of the great prineiple of non-extension of siavery. R. Heamer, 8. P. Mesa, F.C, Beamer, 1. W. Lea, fclnty re, John McKinney, W. R. Noyes, Pliny Power, I. P. Christianey. State Committee. Detroit, Dec. 13, 1865. FEDERAL RELATIONS IN TEXAS. The following jomt resolutions were before the Legisla- ture of Texas at last accounts:— Keeolved, By the Legislature of the State of Texas, that this State regards the aeis of Congress, passed in 1860, adiit ‘alifornia into the Union’ fixing the boundary of Texas, establiching territorial governments in Utah and Mew Mexico, and composing a part of what is cru monly called the Compromise measures @t 1850, as questicns fully settied, so far as they have relation tu the +h slevery. ard that Texas is opposed to any arge in thove laws affectiog thelt princtgles on the ions whieb have untay ly divided the North puthern States of the Uni if Texas regards the remsin- ensures of 1850, commonly callee the Fugitive Stave law, ava measure ‘cf eonstita- tional right apd justice to the slave holling tates, esrentin’ to their ponce and the preservatina of their rights, ana that she would look upon the repesl or modi teation of that act as an invasion of her con-titutional rights, and # fast cause of alarm to hervolf anc het ais fer States of the South. Resclved, That the State of Texas regards the late act of the United States Congress, known ae the Kanaae-Ne- braska ret, whereby those Territories are thrown open to tetilement alike by ci ixens from the sluycholting and non-rlavehold nes, as A mengtre founded in the true spirit of the federal constitation—or justice to ail parts of the Union, and of vital importance ww the South. ern States of the con‘ederacy, as well ax the permavent peace of the pation; and while thir State utterly opposes The repenl ef thet law, or suy modification of ite provi- sions affecting the Meng ni or rights of slaveholeers in raid Territortes, she, in common with her ris:er States of the South, would regard sach 1 or edification a6 an invasion of the true spirit of constitation of the United Stotes, se sectional in its character, and as a just cause of alarm on the part of the elaveholding “tates, ‘That the Governor exuse copies of there resolutions to be forwarded to each of our Senatars and Representatives in the Congress of the United States, duly authenti- cated. Passed final reading in the House, November 20. ‘The St. Louis Intelligencer, formerly whig, has espoused: the cause of the Know Not! The San Antonia Tran 1 fn favor of Senater Douglas for President, and Gen. Kuek for Vice Uy esisent, Adie and Traant Cultaren, We wonld call the attention of Mayor Wood and the Bumerous metabers of his police force, to the following law in relation to the little idlers and pil- ferers who loiter around the docks and in the streets and lanes of this city, to the Sreat detriment of mo- rality, and the loss of many small articles which onr merchants ad shopkeepers are often compelled to leave for a time teeted. The law, it seems, was passed tn 1853, but has remained a dead letter, 80 far as this city is concerned, up to the presents time. We would he glad now to see it strictly en- forced, and instractions should be given to every policeman in the city to arrest every little habitus, wanderer who is tound in the streets, and his pa- renta or guardians should be made to show some just cause why they are not sent properly to the: AN ACT A PROVIDE FOR THE CARE AND INSTRUC? TION IDLB AND TRUANT CIULDREN, PASSED: pith Sat of Sow York gra feu] New York, rej ited in the oe aud mips do am ‘as followa:— ry any ‘ween the agos of five or fourteen years, hay 4g auticient bodily health and mental os] city Se atiend to public schools, shall be found wandect in the streets or janes of any city or incorporated vil- lage, idle and truant, without any law‘al occupation avy Juatice of the peace. police magistra:e, or faatice of the t evurts im the city of New York, on cemplaint thereof by any citizen cn cath, shall cauas auch child to ‘be brought befoxe him tor examfoation, and shall alsa cause the parent, guardian, or master of suca child, ifhe or she bave any, to be uotified to atteod such examina- th And i!, ou sue: prey nation, the complaint shall be atisfactoriiy established, such justice shell require the parent, guardian, or wasier to enter into an ment in writing, to toe corporate authoritina. of the city or village, that he will rettraia such child from so wandering abgut, will keep him. or her on own premises, or in some lawful ocoupation, and will caure such child to be rent to some school at least four Months in each yexr, until be or she becomes foarteen years-old, And suen justice may, in his dissretion, re- quire sapurity for the faishfat performance of such en- g»gement. sueh chi.d has no pareut, guardian or mas-- ter, or none cau be foand, o° if such pareat, guardian or marter refuee or neglect, within a reasovable time, to en- ter into such en; ment aud to give such security, if required. euch justice xhwil, by warrant under his hand, commit such child te such }1ace aa shall be provide for his or her reception, a4 hereinstier directed. 2. Uf such eusegement sbuil be habitua'ly or intention- ally viulated, an action be bronght thereoa by the ovarseer# of the por, or either of ‘hem, of such cliy or vi lage, in the name of the c. rporate authorities of, and on proof of sues bubitual or {nentional violation, ‘the pl inti eeail recover tuereia s penalty of not moro than fitty dollars with conta. And thereupom the magis- trete or court befere wi om such recovery shall be had, shall by warrant commit such child to the place so pro. vided for his or her recep Jun, as aforesaid, 3. Toe ¢ Tpornte authyriiies of every etty and inoor- porated village shall vrovide some suitable plaes for tha reception of every child shat may beso committed, ant for the em; leymect of suc cbild in aome useful occua— tin, and his or her instruction in the elementary brauches ot an Fngtixb educstion, and for his or her prover s pport and clotbing. Every child so receive? shall .¢ dept in such piace until disedarged by the over. seers of the poor, or the commissioners of the almshous f such city or village, and may be bound out as an ap- co by them, or cirher of them, with conseat of any of the peace, or any of the aldermen of the city, y trustee of the incorpo vi lage where he may he, in the same manner, for the same perinds, and su y- ject to the rame provisions, ia ail respects, a4 are Con- ‘tained in the first artf Jo and fourth title of the eight chepter and secon’ part of the Revised Statutes, with respect to children whose parents have become ehargea- ble on any city or town. , The expenses of providing and mata such: place for the reception cloihing, support and instraction. of — mabe shal! be pes the same meaner ar x the support panpers, cha ble upon such cy or village; and the corporate ‘authorities cf every cit 4 vill ‘hull certify to the Supervisors of the county, at th wnuonl meets the amount neces- eary for said purposes, which amount tbe sald Sapervi- sors shall caute to be levied and collected as part of the taxes for the support of the poor, chargeaule to such city or. village. 5. It shall be the daty of all police officers and consta- bles, who email find any c>ila in the condition decribed in the first section of this uct, to make comolaint to justice of the pesce, as provided in .he said section, 6. The tees of justices for sorviees pe:formed under this act, aball be t'e same as allowed by lain eases of vagrancy, and eball be paid by the city or village in whio they were rendered. 7. This act shall take effect immediately. Important Land Suit. A HRITIBH PBEK CLAIMING VALUABLE FARMS IN ONTARIO COUNTY. [Frem the Kochester Union, Dee. 13.] Ferdinand st. John vs. James Ne .—The above en- titled action, which has beer on argument in the supreme Court for the la. t day or to, presente uot only some dif- feult questions of law, out some curious historical facts. It affects the title to aSout four thousané acres of !and im (ntailo county, being a part of what is called the Phalya and Gorham . The principal facts, so far as wo from ‘hv opening of fixe ONCeR and brought herto America about the yeac was domiciled in the United States several yeers—un iin 1807. His first wife died in Eogland in ‘the year 1804, af er which he was married a second time to the Barneen Hamsvech, in the etty of York. By this iady Lord Boliegbr ok had five children, all born im the United ttates, viz.: Wm. James St. John, Beary Jo- ph St. John, two caught ers—Isabella and Antoinette— nd Ferdinand St. John, the tiff in this action. Tt wil] be observed that the family name of Lord Bo- lingtyoke was St. Joba, The four cl a. first named were born before the second marrisge, and before the Geatb of Lord Bolingbroke’s firat wife, and were of course Degi'imate. Ferdinand was born after the second mar- Hinge, and wos legitimate: bat one of the questions raised lad: 1i00. He in Ube case is, was Loa ciizen of the United states ? About the year 1607, LordB lingbroke revurned to Eag- lang with bis wife and childre 2 two daughters dled many esta ago, under age, intestate and uni Wo. james St. Jobn married and removed to Boulogae- Sur Mer, in France, where his son, John Hoary Herbert Si. John, was oorn in 1885. Jonn Henry Herbert and his moiber, who wes an alien, remained ia France untid some five years sinee, when hia mother died William James St. John died in 1845. His mother, (Lady Bolingbroke } survived bim, but she ie now dead. ‘the land io question wea conveye by the original pro- prictors, and corveyaness were from person to person, until the four thousand acres were conwyed to ihemas kedy, of New Jerey for the sum of $1. Thomag Fads his wi'e. in the year 1807, am for the sum of 2, con it to the children of Lord Bol: oka vn‘ec the fullowing de-criptiou. viz.:-— ‘Wm. James, Henry Joseph, Ivate!ia Ann, Antoinews Disna,and Fer- dinand, or such of them as are now liviog; which said mes, Henry Joseph, f-abelia Ano and Antolnotia ba ere reputed cb:idren of Lord Vi count roke, ne Ni eg i ig of Ciba Britain and Ireiaod.”” by title wex conveyed tu these children, a being twinors and all of them quite young, or wno pai the,jcovsigeration money, does not ‘a] ec. It woul seem, h wever, that nobody bat Bolingbroke wag ermyerent at that time to write the dexcription of the grontees ss given in the deed. and It is of course Wat he peid the crniderstion movey. Bat wiitten by him, why did be inctuce the words ‘or such of them as are now living?’ as he must prodably have known whether they were living or not. queries, however, do not affect tho iegal questions in the cave. Lier ry Joreph and Fercinend afierwards conveyed theit -title to Win, James; but be having die, a4 above stated, Ferdivand now elaims the title from him by descent. Now, was Ferdizaod St. John a citizen of the Unitet Sater’ Ifhe was an alien ho cannot recover th lands in question; but he succeeds to the title of Lard doliag~ Woke. Tnetead of betug a large Inndholder in America, be becomen a peer of the reslm. But Ferdinand the lond to the title, aud he trerefore claims thet ne fs & citizen of the Unived States, which the as \t denies. Jutged by the lew of Engiand, be is no) «citizen; bat according to the laws of tho Unicd states, as they ex- isted at that time it weud depend upon fact as ta whe her Lord Bolingbrose gained & permanent residence here, intending to make this country his future home, or whetber he was here traneitorily, making this country a mere refuge. or hiding pisce, trom bis lawtul wife. Such would seem to bave been his motive in coming and re- maining bese frem the fact of his immediate return ta England after her death. ut if he was and is a citizen, then ean he take title, immediately, from Wiliam James St John, bis iegitimate brother, or immediately throagh Lady Busingbreke, his ‘shen mother? We have a statute which provides that a person capable of isheiling shall not be precladed in consequence of the alieri«m of bis aucestor, Bat when WilHam James died, be left a son ving Jobo Henry Herbert. The wourre Of ® descent would teen be to him. But be was an alien ard could not teke, Does this fact cause the tile to avert from him, or does it become extinet in atm! If the litle eculd not g° and restin him, then tt woall go to Indy Rolingbre But she was an alien. Did the title beerme extinct in her, (so far as citizens of this country tatute?”? ben there ere alies ng whe would inberit. were ic ct for the tact of altenixm? There and many other nice nestions preseated in the cane we leave the lawyers to extle, We ovght to add, however, that the premises in quer- ion were wany years ogo taken ‘of by the de- n_onts ond ti ore from whom they claim, aod by whom the lands have been cleared, cultivated ana made valu- edie. And it would indeot bs uofortanate ff many of the test farms in Western New York must be given up by the hose Invor and skill have made them what They 0 one who hes noequitabie claim whatever to them. - “ Kmaras, Gemrcr serene We are informed i. 8 com tei flibaxters are procerd te edesers to cee their services to the suthor- ities there in riddiog the place of . Aa these turrs are very mumerone cm the laud aa the rewe'd offe: ed ‘or the is Geatrvetton is greet, the speenleting wi probably, be a profitable one. i excitewent, or fan of the thing however, is sapporod to be the principal in- Hanae = ben a ph ony go-ahead Americans. ce in| uite as pleasant & fh and mach mire ig i gemen to mention nemes. od certain nots Colonel, who recently up & mass nota Cryo wiles or ara aod al. most hardness, wits he 8. F. Ki Compeay. rifle, is the legder of + ie, Rare es, gee foll supply of . rive of Colt rewelerrs aod nad 4 also been provided. California Chronicle, band rete, have been pr: