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ainistration of the laws, then self-defence and the public urity demand a remoral of the evils #utfered. ved, That we believe the condition of affairs in San noiseo did not call for the interposition of the Governor: issuance of his proclamation of June 8, and the itary orders, were unwarranted, and have done more to in the pnibiie mind than all oller causes, and thatthe dat Governor in the present is to obey mos nimous wish of the people of Californie, and withdraw his on and disband his troops. Manner of Conducting the Elections. SAN MATEO FLEOTION—-CHRIS LILLY POLLS TWO HUNDRED VOTES T0 KEEP BVEN. he San Mateo election of May last was contested in San Msteo County Court, before Judge Benjamin F. , at Belmont, on the 10th inst The isaues were made under the following titles: Case—J. W. Ackerson ys. Bernard DMulligan, rat, d Case—D. G. Lathrop vs. Robert Gray, County Clerk. dGase—Curtis Beard ys. Wm. Rodgers, County Trea- |<i'Case—James Berry vs. Benjamin Fenwick, Super- t Case—S. B. Gordon vs. Chas. Fair, Assessor. ¢ dion. Wm. Duer and Judge Deios Lake appeared on pert of the plaintiffs, and Mr. Richards for defond- barles Clark, being sworn, said:—I reside at the Ten p House, fout miles from Chri. Lilly’s, but id not at- the election; I was one of the commissioners ap pted to receive the returns after election; I am well juainted with the Grange, or Lilly’s precinct; there are at tity legal voters i it; not over fifty adult males; 1 seen the tally hst from that Precmet, but do not bw che hand writing; there is no such number as five dred voters th and 1 do not know of the persops on the tally list, with the eption of fow; have livea in the precince three ; the rs were returned by Lilly to Hancock’ il, Redwi city ; they were delivered to the Board of pmissioners, rolled up ina package and seated; I ad- istered the oath to Lilly when he delivered the pa- , according to the statute; be answered that the re- 8 were in the same state as when they were given to ; he said nothing abo :t having handed them back ; Ido pot know if some namex occur twice in tha nor whether Thelier was appointed one of judges of ion fer the Grange precinct. D cross-eKamination—i do not reside in the Grange inot; I was-oue of the Commissioners to lay off the when { say there are nn 8 tifty voters in the bge precinct, Isay so because I knew them all by t; theGrange precinct is bounded on tue north by the of Sau Francisco county, on the south by the bay; [ ot say how a voler is to know exactly in what pre to vote. award Hancock being sworn, said—I reside at Red- d oity,and know Chris. Lilly; I saw him after the on at his house; on Tuesday, May 13, the day atter felection, 1 was at Lilly’s, was invited up stairs where ‘Were making out th: tally ist and returns; did not any more ‘but the two Theilers; the eidest Thelier at work making out the number of votes; the est Theller had access to the papers, and was oc- y engaged on tuem. Whea they took up a bal- they would call out ten ior so and go; six or for another, and so on; always called out e large number; one time when they took a lot they called ont ten for Ackerson, but some one |, “there is no use—transfer them to Mulligan: Avker- has resigned ;’’ they did not appear to be at all gov- bd by the qumber of ballots in the box, always cailed more; this dad not take place in the «ame room where election was heid; it was a kind of a sitting room up ; Williatn Mulligan was there, but not doing any- Bernard Mulligan was not there; there appeared le five or #iX persons acticy; they inquired should sign their names to the the tally list now shown; I sat down to look at tha ; On the first day there were 28) votes returned awood City for County Seat, and none for Belmont: e second day there were 480 for Redwood City and 6% elmont: they had two fresh returns made out; on nesday, the second day after the electioa, ssw the ‘Thellers, Lilly and William and Bernard Malhyan, at ood City; Lilly and one of the Thellers were’ in ‘store making up the tally list; went across f d Mulligan to got Lilly to Dring up bis returns. b cross examination—Lilly wi-led me to bring the re- from Redwood City and Belmont ; I had, a previous ersation with him abeut the county seat, the subject hich was that if he (Hancock) would help Robert for county clerk, Lilly would Lelp Redwood City for ity seat ; agreement was made. I did not un- tand there was to be any illegal voting. When I was liy’s on Tuesday in the room up stairs, Theller was jing On the returns ; saw him sign his name; whea were called they were all single ballots | bie. I do not know the names of the caller: hor judges. 1am quite sure thore was no yote for pont on the first day. There is no unkiad feeling be- 1 Lilly or Mulligan and myself. I weut out to work Lilly on the second day after the election before tho turms were seut in ; Lilly said, ‘‘ Let us go ont to the fe ; [think there may be some suspicion about the ber of the returns ;' and said that Governor Joh tai had polled about 700 votes in Belmont and Crys! 8, and that he (Lilly) must add 200 to his to brinj p the » and purge mark, an Jes Fair, being sworn, said:—TI live at Redwood and am a carpenter; I was in Reiwood City on the Inesday after the election, at about oue o'clock P. M.; one of the Theilers, Lilly and the two Mulligans; did hot eee any number of them together ; saw no election ns made out; sAw no returns except when the com- toners made out the papers; did not know wher all went; did not go into a room with Lilly; saw n ire; heard Lilly say he was waiting for McDougal’s be put in; did not intend to put in bis until afve pugal; anderstood that Lilly had his returns in lage; the commissioners were in Redwood City; saw at sour or five o'clock; did not understand thet Lilly Ja judge or inspector; Lilly said he would hold on t» rns Will pretty near sundown; I did not learn why delivered the returns, he not being a judge or in- or; Bernard Mulligan asked why Lilly did not bria returns, and appeared displeased at his not doin Ally bad’ control over the returns; I saw him after js take them over to the commissioners. |W. Ackerson, being swor ‘aid—1 have looked for ges and inspectors at Leimout precinct; could not hen; Teerved the subpoena ow Samuel Thelier oa ‘day; understood he was one of the inspectors at fas be said he would like to have the trial put off; he ia be busy oa the day of the trial, and should attend is business if he were adjudged y ot tity con. of oourt. D Harrington being sworn, said—I live in this coun- it Mountain Labe Farm, within two or three mi es of 1 Springs: hate lived there since January, 1361 uainted with the population of Crystal 3 lace at Crystal Sp c n the morning Of the election; when I ar. they suid they were organized and had eigat or ten polled, Lasked who they Were, and was tobi that it. Hickey had been there with a party, and voted, ; saw the Board of Judges and Inspectors in tae had never seen but one of them before; had sten hear the Abbey; Bot one of them lived in the Inet; Know some Of them now; I asked if “hey were hy w recolye votan: they said yes; I replied that they ota full board; they had only four, and the law re- five; they ted to one who was asleep, snoring diovsly ; he then got up; be was a pock-marked man, ed to be wick; 1 suggested that they sbould jet some in hit piace whe could attend to the duties; this refused; wished to inquire who they were be- vi could not learn; a Mr. Moss, who was me, knew the pock-marked man as “Liverpool T have seen three of the others since, but do iknow their names; “Liverpool Jack’. lives im Franciveo; none «f them live in tho precinct; they ithe po!l all day they were then doing it iu at lett at 2 or 3 o'ctock; during my p were about 43 votes polled; saw the tal y list by two clerks; there are in the precinet about 26 votes; during my stay there were about 43 legal legal ballots put in the box; there are not over 25 mates in the precinct; 1 do not know James Hen jo not know if John Thompson and “ Liverpool * ere one aud the same person, it 4 not possible that jotes could be polled in Crys ai Springs; could not the half of them by inc! Belmont and up wo ‘of the mountains; Iam weil acquainted with Bel- ; no one kuows it better than [ do; in Belmont there hout 20 votes lcross-ezamination Jack" wae a judge pector; could not learn about the otber judges; was hat 6 or 7 Chileno yetes were polled atter I left; I tity during the time of my stay, and made io ; it is evident there could have been just as many ag ges and inspectors pleased; I did not know the ; did not go to Redwood City. ph Foster testified that the writing on the Crystal returns was not in the same hand writing a& the res of either the clerk, the judges or iasye: tors T. Gough, being sworn, said—I am positive thatthe from Lilly's are in three distinct handwritings, ering {rom heir signatures at the fvot; had some Lilly about the returns; about a week after the po Lilly said he bad been to Belmont on Tuesday ‘or Monday, to try and see the retarua, but could : nothing! towards evening bad seen Gov. Mo. , but could Gad out nothing from him abont them; ougal said, with a triumphant air, “Well, Lilly, t pole will knock the persimmons;”” Lilly said ht that was hint enough, and he now sees the longest pole did knock the persimmons. Fair, being recalled, said—The Belmont polls d in a room in the corner of McDougal’s house; Palmer was Inspector, and Benj. Fenwick and Y. Gatfvey, Judges, Liddell and ?Thomson were the ; saw Thomeon act as Clerk; he kept a tally list on of paper written up aod down; after the polls were , the Jurlges and Inspector sealed the box and left room; Palmer aud Fenwick were there all the T stayed next day (Tursday); saw Inspector and 4; did not see any counting; Waited until Wednes. bout noon, for the counting, but could not see it; if vot had taken pl #, I have no idea where the votos were counted lerose ¢Xamination—Jhe young di! net go on very By, some persons ssoin San Mateo yoted at Belmont A they were afraid to vote at Saa Mateo, Heing recalled, «aid—l came to Rel ning of elect to the sked if there had been any ; they eald “a few,’ saw the paper for tally lists; Wwolee ap paper, could not have been go large as the now shown; two persons, Geo, W. Gaifney and yaon, were there; they said the others"were around here, Tnever made an offer ty Lilly of $600 to pro: ja reeult in favor of Redwood City for county y te defeat Fox, th pn McDougal; is not in my possession now. ‘Templeton made a statement regarding the sup- document, he was very gind to bave had an oppor to explain; he had heard from some of his friends ch a report Was in circulation, but it was entirely t toundation. Richards said the matter had been mentioned az counsel, and he was happy to say that nt test imputation rested om the character of Mr won ‘complainants here closed their case, and no wit- ve called for the defence. Duer and Lake spoke at length on the part of the complainants, and Mr. Richards on the part of the defendunte, Judge Fox, after commenting on the testimony, said:— Tt is clear that frauds have been committed at Crystal Spring, Lilly's and Belmont. The judgment of the Court is that the returns from those three precincts are cor- rupt and void, and that they must be excluded from the returns of the county. The same decision was made in each of the cases. The West to the East Sends Greeting. From the San Francisco True Californian, Juae 10.) t cannot be denied that the present anomalous state of affuirs in this city—being 4 ‘in imperio—requires some explanation to our friends and relatives at the East. No doubt they cap and will fully endorse and the action of the Vigilauce Committee, 0 far ax nization and the exccution of those noted assassins, a and Casey, are concerned; but why it is"that the Committes still continves its sessions dsy after day, and even week after week, and this, too, in spite of protests and proclamations, is an affair not so easily understood, and may be more difficult of appreciaiion. It must be remembered that this great movement of society was not produced solely by the murder of Mr. King. Indeed, that event was nothing more than the spark which tgeited the magazine. It was merely the proximate cause of the be rar of the masses, and was ouly one in a long series of outrages which had {nfuriuted the good citizens of San Frameisco, and finally forced them, in self-preservation, to usurp temporarily all the functions of government It requires no argument to convince any sane map that one crime, no matter how heinous, is no justideation of a revolutionary struggle such as we are now undergoing; nor does any citiven of this hay base his approval of the formation and action of the Committee upon go slim a foundation, Murder was but one of the crime» to be pre. ‘verted, and, in the estimation cf many, by no means the worst and highest. The main object to be attained, therefore, after the successiul organization of the Committee, was to go down much deeper than the outer surface of society, aud take especial cognizance of those offeces, which, being quasi political in their character, afforded at the same time a remium anc & protection for crimes of the ‘eepest die. it had been observed throughout the State, and especial: ly in the cities and towns, that most of the crimes com- mitted were the legitimate products of the gaming table This vice, ever since che settlement of tae country, hau hecn almost universally indulged in by certain classes until it seemed wext to impossible to root it out without, at the same timeg exterminating the gamblers themseives Being men of abundant leisure, they eagerly engaged in all the political questions of the day, ani very early suc- ceeded in monopolizing all political power. From the outset, they carried their system of tricks and cheaung inte politics; so that when the Legislature of 1854 abolish- of public gembling, they fell back on ‘he other branch of their profession, ana at once dictated terms to every candidate in the State. At first, they wore shy of baaz candidates theanselves, but graduaily they came out from. their dark Loles and alleys, and veutured to stand for im portant offices themselves. ‘This system of political chicanery continued to grow more an«! more, until it became disgraceful or an honest citizen to receive a nomination for offies, and finally cul minated, in the appointment of MeDuttie to the office of United States Marshai, the election of David Scannel to the post of Big) Sheriff of San Francisco county, avd the election of Hugh C. Murray to the highest judicial station in the State. ‘The people are not slow to suspect the unholy means that were employed to produce these results, nor long in ferreting out the modus cperandt of the tricksters. It was observed that the ballot boxes on election days were sur- rounded by blackguards aud bullies, to overawe the voter, and check the free expression of opinion. Profes- sional boxers were employed to keep guard over the en- trance of the polis, und not ap election passed without some dreadful assault being committed, or some unpro- voked insult given. Eventually thie city feil into the hands of Ned McGowan, Billy Mulligan, James P. Casey, Yaxkee Sullivan, and their fricnds, ‘sympathizers and ‘employees. Whatever the state of the public voice, they were sure to be auc- ces'ful. No matter what votes went into the ballot boxes, the returns always showed them to be victorious. ‘The places selected to hold the polls were usually dark, small rooms, protected by barricaded windows, and guarded by bired assassins, When the voting ceased no citizen was permitted to witness the counting, but if any atternpt Was made to force the entrance, the great party chiefs were appealed to, aud responded ' by hastyning to the spot with » gang of villains armed with biudgeons, bowie knives and revolvers, The coa:t was immediately cleared, and the infamy marched triumphantly forward. In the meantime it was found impossible to convict ae of this gang. or if convicted to punish then. When all other resources tailed an appeal was had to the pardoning power of the Governor, aad it is melancholy to be com- pelled to acmit that it was but too often snccessful. In this manner the notorious Charley P. Duane—better known as Duteb Charley —was the recipient of Executive clemen-y, «vd rescued at the last moment from the jaws of the penitentiary, Such was the state of affairs at tho beginning of the present year. Villany reached its chmax at the last fall election, when a professional gambler was elected Sheriff, aud @ notorious bailot box stuffer returned supervisor from a preciuct in which he did not reside, and where he was not even a candidate, ‘This outrage was denounced by one of the pres<es in this city, in unmeasured terms, bat the editor was waited upon by Casey, and threatened assassination if he ventured to follow up the attack. Close upon the heels of these infamous proceedings followe: the murder ot General Richardson, U.S. Marshal, and the mock trial ofthe assassin. Being a notorious cambler and bebau- chee, the whole fraternity of blacklegs and prostitutes were placed under contribution, and an immense 'sum subseribed, to suborn wituesses and blacken the charac- ter of the deceased, and employ the best and most prac tised legal talent to defend the murderer. The most eloquent lawyer in the State was arrayed by the side of the vilest picader and most unscrupulous advocate, and every effort known to the pettifogger, and every trick within the range of the rhetorician, resorted to, in order to save from ceserved death @ blood stained felon. The plot succeesed and Cora was sent back to jail to await another mock trial, or to be let out on bail after the ex- t bad partially subsided. For it is not the least token of corruption, that a portion of our ju- lmked iv with the genera) league of ruiians jitor of the Evening Bulletin, who battled with the crew of hell that pillaged every sac bt of the citizen, and tram: pled upon every Civil and gocial tie, was shot down in broad daylig't, On the most public street in the city, by a convicted felon, and notorious stuffer at the polls. The and the grand reaction set in. Men of s and politics rallied about the standard of ryht, uniurled for the first time in open de- fiance of the ruftians on the shores of the Pacific. A day of retribution for long years of oppression of the worst form dawned ausciciously upon this crime-ridden city, and an army of patriots sprung up in a single night, like the dragons’ teeth sown on the plains of Attica, three thousand years ago. ‘True it is, that ancient, long established and cherished forms stood in the way of the people's exodus from the land of bondage, but these were dashed aside without a struggle or a sigh. They had been cheated too long of the substance, to pay any respect to the shadow, The jewel had been stolen, and the casket was worthless without it. ‘The soul of law had long since departed, and they had no time to pause over the putrid and decaying corpse. Their motto was—'Let the dead bury the dead.’ Although these outrages were perfectly familiar to the masses of men throughout the State, still a singular phe Lomepon presented itself at the commencement of the purification, Some gentlemen of high standing and emi nent talenta, contrary to all expectation, took the he ballot box stuffers apd aseassins, and unfurl dof What they facetiously termed law and order nor Of the State to interfere, and declare city ina “state of ineurrection.’? The’ present Go vernor being a wenk, impulsive man, flattered by the praise of men who had recently becn his vio nents, and vainly covetous of distin trapped lito dhe snare, an J his procian He soon discovered, however, bis !mpotency to enforce it, but choking with mortified ‘pride, and eonstitational obstinacy, he has hitherto refused to withd cove from a position that bas covered hit with ridicule an contempt Jy the meantime the Committee of Vigilance has gone on in thetr selfimpesed and gigantic task, perfectly re gardless of the threats av} proclamation of the Governor, Or ihe organization of histmyrmidons. The justice of their cause hae attiacted to their side almost every honest and patrictic wan in the Stats, bed filled their armed ranks with over six thocsan: mets, has secured the co-ope eit or- At this juncture th had manfully and he ration of woman, the pulpit, and the press to a degree of papimity that unprecedented, and bas finally aroused the eutiré State of California to @ proper sense of .he deep w obgs that hay n perpetrated against the purity of her ewetions ever since ber admission jnto the american Union Whatever, therefore, may be the sickly sentiment of carpet lawyers and paper-made constitutional jurists, all men of common sense and troe patriotism wi! sympa. thize with the committee wherever # due sense of their wrongs '« appreciates; anc however much they may re- eret the m called them into bemg, will tid them heir glorious work of froving society from its pests and plunderers, and inaugurating @ bew era of reform and regeneration. To our Eastern iriends, therefore, we say, let us quietly proceed with the tack that has been unexpectedly grow: ing upon US a8 We Lave progressed; let us pursue the en tenor of Our Way, unaffected by you ond undiscouraged by your frowns, uptil j been ac ompiished; ‘aid if we cannot yet lay claim to your full roval of our course thus far, give us the charity of your sil woti! our labors shall have termi- tion disbanded. Then, when the whole tribe of scoundrels that have fattened for so long ‘en the spoils of a plundered commanity shall baye been banwhed trom among us—when the last of the desecra tors of the right of ruffrage shal! have been ostracieed— when law, that we found lying in the gutters, ragged and ceepived, shall bave been once more enthroned upon her seat, and eociety purified from its abominations, then we shall appear betore you in our characters of patriot reformers, and ask, in the name of God and our country, tor your verdicts, Miscellaneous News. Governor Foorr.—Among the thousand false reports circulated by the iaw and murder parvy, for the purpose of creating discord among citizens not members of the Vigilance Committee, who are prepared, however, if ever the ogpasion should require it, to give them material aid, we notice one connected with G »vernor Foote, This report is that that gentleman has been heard to express seces- sion sentiments in connection with the movements now in progress, On the authority of Governor Foote we pro- nounce this statement t be wholly without foun tation, He never has, in all his eventful political lite, expressed such sentiments, His course when in the United States Senate, battling by the side of Clay, Webster and other. for the Union; his subsequent course in the memorabie Gubernatorial stroggle in Mississippi, when the issue w+ distinctly made—Union or Diswnion—give the lie to th « rumor, That Governor Foote is impulsive, every o knows, but it is the promptings of a noble heart. «jo vernor Foote informs us that he heartily approves of to resolutions reported at the people's meeting last oveniar in support of the Committee of Vigilance, and that he w co operate wih them against all hostile ‘opposition on t part of the “law and order party."'—San Francisco Bulie tin, Down Amora THe Dean Mev.—Wo aro informed upon reliable authority that the Yigilanje Committee, in their AW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1856. investigation into the case of Thomas B. Cunaingham, have eiiciued eal ry eviderce that he was im the habit, while connect: c with the office of Coroner of this courty, of disuterrug the bodies of persons who had been buried, for the purpose of dropping them in the dock», ana “us reoeiving the fees attending an inquest, In this way, |. is saad, one body Las boen made ty do Service Uiree or four times, or as long as it would hold together. “lus accounts in part for the great number of bowier that, but al while ago, were constantly toand apy he wharves.—San Francisco True Californian, une ‘Tre “Law anp Ogpee’? Forces —The San Francisco Alta Pays:—We think we are enabled now to present & correct Ftatement in relation to the number of those patriotic citizens who, in thelr ardor for the sustenance of ‘aw and order,’ Lave responded to the Governor's proclamation, and who now hold ‘hemscives in readiness to annibilate the Vig'lance Commities, Their numbers are as follows:— In Sen Franctsco....0...ee 0000 5 Tn Sacramenwo (the #utter Rites) In Marys vith In Nevada, G Grand total Pereerrerie on Larox Free in Sas fire orourred on Mission ttreet, about half way to the Mission Dolores. It originated in the large candle factory there situated, and spread to some neighboring dwelling houses. The candle fuctory, a prereieres; One new frame building belonging to Wortsell & Co., aud containing new and dne inachinery, was entirely burnt down. The three two'story dweiling houses belonging to Eastman & Brother, were also en- tirely consumed. The hovse of Mr. D. fi troy policeman, was also burnt st one end, whieh had to be tora out to gr tbe flames from spreading. The loss was very large; to the Candle Manufacturing Company about $0,- 000, and t Fastman & Brothers, about $10,000. There was @ large number of candles ‘aud large quantities cf material in the factory, none of which conld be saved. ‘The fre was supposd fo be the work o/ an incendiary F, Theatrical, Musical, cc. Ninto’s Garvex.—The pleasing and very popular en- tertainmeut, “The seven Ages of Woman,’ is w be re- peated by Dilss this evening. Bowery Tzaree Brougham’s dramatic version of “David Coppertield’? ts to be produced, with a supe- rior east, touigit. Mz, B, plays Micawber; Mr, Fisher, Pegotty? Mme. Ponisi,’ Mre. Micawber; and Miss Kat Reignolds, © nging aud dancing follow, and thi comes the favorite drama of “The Forest Rose,’? with Mr. Grace as Jonathan Plougnboy. Rely upon it the house will be ciowded, aud it will be necessapy to go early to procure a seat Broapway Vaxierss.—The popular drama of “Ingo- mar’? is stil! on the bills. $s Louise, Mary, Carrio, liclen, Master George, and all others, nightly receive the war: Plaudits from audiences for their ex- cellent delincations of character in tis play. Frency Tukarrr.—A very respectable audience assem- bled in Chinese Hal! on Monday evening, for the purpose of witues*ing the acting by the French company, under the direction of M. Declos, but owing to an accident to the gus pipes it became necessary to defer the perform- ances til! this evening. The er winments consist of “Le Czar de Russie Charpentier,’ “La Decouverte de VAmeriqve,”’ aud “Sous un Bec de Gaz. Kxutrr’s Furme Haut. —Patriotic, political, allegorical and misceileneous tab music, songs, &c., are an- nounced for this ev: desirous of ascertaining the strength of 7 hould witness the ‘Elec- tion," ia which 3 introduced the three Pre- sidential candid: ‘This scene invariably elicits the liveliest manifesta tious among those present. Woon’s Missteets.—Tho new and very amusing bur- leeque, “Ye Loater Torye,”’ is to be given, with songs, &c., to-night. It is reported that George and his friends are preparing for their summer tour. Mcsic ayp DancixG.—M. Charpentier, assisted by a number of eminent artiste, will give a grand musical and terpeichoi can entertainment at the City Assembly Rooms this evening. The programme for the occasion is quite goo, and at any other seasou would not tail to attract an overflowing assemblage. PACIPIC THEATRICALS. ‘The San Francisco Bulletin, June 16, says :—Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne, celebrated as an accomplished actress, arrived yesterday on the Golden*Gate, as was expected. From the reputation which she has attained, we may ex- pect @ great treat in the way of good playing. Her ca reer in California will commence at the tan theatre where sbe bas been engaged and will shortly ap- pear. She will be supported by Mr. C. Pope, of York, and various ladies and gentlemen of the Sau Fran- cisco Stage. The Union theatre, San Francisco, is open under the management ot J. B. Booth and A. R. Phelps. Mr. G. Loder, John Dunn, Mrs. G. N. Sinclair, the — Gougenbeim and M’lle Duret bad ssiled for Aus- tralia. Miss Caroline Chapraan, Mrs. Wocdward, Mrs. Burrill, Mrs. Hamilton, and Messrs. W. B. Chapman, Wilder, Hann and Hamilton arnounce that they have forme themselves into a joint stock company for the purpose of giving theatrical pertormances at the American theatre, of which they have taken a lease for six mouatns, The season was to commevce on Saturday, June 21. ‘The Deseret, Ctab, Theatre closed March 31, when the stage manager, Mr. David Candiaud, delivered the fol- lowing queer address :— GraTLeMes AND LApiEs—Before the curtain falls to finally, close our dramatic season, permit me, on behalf of the association, to take a brief review of incidents, In pre senting ourrelves & @ company of players, we have don» so under euch circumstances as Cuaracterise no other company in the world. The Deseret Dramatic Associa tion is composed of men and women who have to toil t» the best of their ability to 0!| that vacuum 1m the inner man #0 abhorrent to Dr. U’Caliagban, Our ladies have to nurse between acts and scemes the little ‘* responsibili ties’’ of domestic life. Many of them are distant from the theatre, to travel, to learn their parts, to rehearse every night in the week, fit their own costume, particu larly the ladies, whom you have complimented to-night, are cogent reasons why you must not measure us by the tapeline of Tom, nor expect the iinished performances of the Kents and ladies who spend years of unremitting toil and study to fitthem for the stage. We flatter ourselves, how- ever, as a company of comedians, legitimately our roby, (though deviated fram in some few instances to gratify the tragic taste of some). Yet, even then, we will not yield the palm to please by our efforts, if not to excel. In speaking thus we fearlessly reer to the finished ebaracter of the prying Paul, or the love of pictures and pigs displayed by Cousin Joe and Margery, or the tremor of the vietimized vietim, Byron Tremaine Pelham Podge, or the chp perfurmed by Margetts. We have not tre you to @ very great variety, simply owing, I believe to the stoppage of the Fastern mail, so ably conducted; lence Lo foreign correspondence from Constantinople to our friend Solomon. We are siacere when we say that the pas at the devz male by Maiben and Mrs. Wilson was hight and viry—two things necessary for health and com- fort. We have endeavored, as the gentle Parthenia crew the sword from Ingomar, to draw your mind from the preseing cares of life, and give food for thought and refleetion And while the black Othello, jealous as the evil, with bie blacker compamon Iago, have been e: hibited, the contrast was made more apparont by the fair Desdemona. In all our representations we have heen, bouest in them as the playing copy of any theatre in the worid, notwithstanding the charges against us of curtailing; “aye, as honest, | dare be eworn,’ as Martha’ Gibbs? diary, which cam } o: Mrs. Claw. be excelled by the honest; o's excellently played Margery; rf though fownd by Twitter was disreputable, yet his perform- ance Wes good, a italways is. And what is true of him + alse of the crabbed Dentatus, and the pliancy of the cilent Caius Claudius and the Grasp of the same good yeriormer, or the blutMiess of Colone! Damas, and the m'sbaps and errors of Hastings, that result in a paroxysm. { bites in the conquest of the beautifully played Helen ir the “Two Bopnycasties.”’ We are not prepared to pro- mise hereafter anything better than a cursed ragout fur- nehed by the excellent landiord at the Golden Lion for which Double cot will mark twoscore. If praise ts due «BY One for the well dressed performers on this stage, much belongs to Clive and the tonsors who ranged the jocks and evris of our gents and ladies, and the whole is aiseoveral nly by the brilliant hghtsof a Derr. We thank you for your patronage and you should thank us; which is the niost amused or benefitted, you or us? | ave the convention, if {t ever meets again, if not, the court’ of Jaw. to determine this intricate question for the dge To the ore hestra—bere [ touch a tender string, I would rosin my bow, but gentlemen, our Addles and your bows, and taking up your hoes, do it Mormon like, and raise, sweet music, at least raise staple commodity—potatoes singers who have helped to amuse soon y seng, “Husa a bye baby, lie still and slumber.’’ Have I gone all roun4? I believe Ihave, ave Lady Leatherbridge; hers was a triumph, not over be, but over all competitors, And now, lastly, what e? Ab, myselfpardon the vanity—but [ think I bear you sey, let bis favite be written in saad, and his merits be im our memories ever green; and if you are slow to accord him thie, T can only say you are not up your parts, and need to be prompted by our excellent prompter, Leo Hawking; and if the machinery of the en- ure season has moved harmoniourly, the credit is due to our worthy President, James W. Cummings. And though time denies me bere the chance to mention the long list of worthy assistants, known in the common parlance, “ sopes,’* yet they ereditably, as «mail stars, belped the effelgence of the greater ones, but the modern star sys- tem we depreeate, for we are all needful, and all help to make « ‘fect whole. And now as the husbandman seatters the grain, and hopes for gain and protit thereb; so may we be scattered, some to the bench, some te the field, the desk, avd some to roam through the world and yoint poor erring man the way of life, and thus you and us never meet again, but let us hope that whatever part s Cy np us in the great drama of life, whether tragic or in the comedy of errors, we may as creditably perform s we have here on this stage, and the great stage manager be as indulgent ax our audiences; then when t curtain falls on us and this world we may enter the ¢ oud aesoeiation of the actors behind the curtain, and be weicemed with ar unbounded appla And how for the song, and then good night to ut and had I time, on banging ap our shovels a Frrreen Persons Potsonrp—Owr Dean, ann severat ox A CrrmcaL Coxvition.—A most iamentable and singular affair Sinan on city this week. Wednesday evening Inst, a friends were to take ten ith the family of ar. James Stecle, enjoyed themselvés, and returned to their homes in good faith. Doring the night, every one of the rtyy in. cloding Mr. Steele's family, were taken violently ili, and sent for their respective family physicians, Since their firet attack, they have all undergone the most intense evflering, and give positive evidence of having beon poi- roned, As yet, the nature of the polwr nor the manner ie whieh it Was taken, bas not been ascertained. The following te @ het of the anfortunate sufferers —Mr. James Steele, wife and two children; Mr. Thomas Huston, wife and tWo children; Mra. Joseph Walker aud olud; Mra. W, Bradley and child; Mias Julia Morgan, Mrs. Webb; Mrs, Theophilus Jones. The youngest daughter of Mr. Strole died on Thursday night. A ‘| mortem examination of the body was made yesterday evening, but it was too late to aecertain the result before our paper went to press. A majority of the sufferers are still in a very con- ition, Sun (1q.) Vitor, July 12, Affairs in Central America. OFFICIAL COMMUNIUATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KEPUBLIC OF SAN SALVADOH TO THE PROVI- SIONAL PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA—BENOR DOW PATRICIO RIVAS. Cosvsmrequx, May 7, 1856, Senor—As soon as itive news had been received here of the invasion of the republic of Nicaragua by tae Americans under the command of Walker, te govera- ment of Sen Salvador could act but observe in this fact a threat to the ‘independence and nationality of Central America; and I believe all good patriots, far from lending their aid towards fastening toe rule of the adventurers upon this country, ought, on tue contrary, to ight and to make every effort in order to weaken, and finally destroy the influence and authoriy which they were enabled to acquire in consequence of th forces of this State being paralyzed, and the minds of its imbabitants being divided by civil war. To di sapprovs of such @ scandalous success, to commu- nicate to all portions of the country ihe just apprehension it would necersarily produce, and to come to an agree- ment with all liberal governments, in order to deliver this unfortunate people with the others of this section of America trom the most illegal and iniquitous oppreasion, bas beeo, and stllis the feeling of this administration, and to sueb an end were directed all the meagures taken by it, as #0on as it was convinced of the danger to which our liberties and most sacred rights were exposed. ‘The difficult position wherein toe most iniluential per- son: found themselver at the critical moment when & capitulation put Granada into the hanas of the filibusters, may, toa certain point, exculpate them for their having aliempted. ia those days 0! trial and conflicts, to agree upon and to lerd their aid to certain acts calculated to Bive confidence to the strangers, and to vest with a show of legality the compand iu the man whom it was pre- tended to establish jn power. But trom the moment in which that state of confusion introduced by the new erder of things was passing away —ae soon as Welker began to impudently violate the con- vention solemnly copcluded, by coldly aud cowardly mur dering disti:g.isued inhabitants of Granada—when the moat blind people were enabled to see what were the projects und piratical tendencies of that chief of robbers, it was found that the persons entrusted with tue direction cf the people, and over wnom they exercise inflience, must ¢mploy it, putting aside all party resentment against that band of highwaymen, sure of meeting with the aid of ull other States reunited. Tt is not yet too late to do it, and circumstances cannot be more favorable for undertaking, with the best chanee of Bucce! general crusade against our enemies, now that the troops of Costa Rica, marching from triumph to triumpb, have reduced Walker to extreme weakness, put- ting him to the bard extremity of evacuating the terri tory which he has soiled with so many atrocious crimes. Senor President Rivas being in the best position for attempting this enterprise, recure from the suspicious vigilance of that adventurous tyrant, and counting, as he well knows, on the resolute co-operation of many loyal pa riots, and on the enthusiasm of the masses, which are Dow in the best state of mind, is the man called for to begin an undertaking which will crown him with honor in the eyes of all Central America. To this purpose, my government addresses itself by the present letter to Sr. Rivas, encouraging him to the said enterprise, and pledging its word that he will not only find every kind of succor io the State he represents, but a)so the most generous reception in the (most iumpre- able) case of an unfortunate result, But if, deaf to the voice of patriotism, he obstinately persists in following the crooked road he bas entered, and it without paying any attention to the summons seni to bim, he continues to re the plans of a bad cause, be- traying the holy duti of a citizen of Nicaragua and Cen- America, the government whose interpreter J am, acting with that frankness by which it has given proofs in all its acts, deems it _ to declare to you that, in the yery probable case of the complete destruction of the whole band, whose chief Waiker is, the State of San Sal- vador will hold itself under a rigorous necessity not to give an asylum to Sr. Rivas, which it will not give, as a genera rule, to any of those who, having taken service under the foreigners, must be regarded as the enemies of the Central American nation. ‘These are the sentiments, and such is the resolution which I am ordered to declare to Sr. Rivas, and, in doi 80, I profit af ths opportunity to subscribe myself wi great res} his very obedient servant oT" ce JUAN BOSQUE. REPLY. Leow, May 14, 1856, SRNOR:— Tread the letter which you have addressed to me in the name of the President of your republic, under date of th inst., and, as the contents aro iigbly injurious to the dignhy of the government which I represent, and of which I mast be jealous, in compiiance with the rights of this republic, I judge it proper to return it to you without answer. lam, wil my respect, your obedient ser- vant, PATRICIO RIVAS. PROCLAMATION OF THE PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT OF NICARAGUA TO ITS INHABITANTS. NicaraGuans !—To day I have taken possession of the office of Provisional President of the republic. My duty a8 a citizen to contribute to the well being of this unfor- tunate country induces me to accept an office £0 beset wi.h difficulties. You are already juainted with the untoward events which bave caused this change in the administration. To-day, when ovr country is so much threatened by the enemies of public liberty, who, on our frontiers, under the pretext of destroying a foreign element, pre tend to estabiish a disastrous degrading and oppressive domination; to-day I do not doubt that all good Nica raguans and true patriots will joyfully offer themselves to detend, with courage and 4 the honor of Nicaragua and the liberal principles which’ the majority of the na- ion has deemed convenient to adopt. Why are the ser- viles (#0 called) of Central America to dictate laws to a people which always stood in the vanguard of demo- rey? Nicaraguans! you have at your sides faithful brothers, ‘our destiny, who, although not born have left their homes and crossed the ocean ke part im hes struggles, fighting for your vie principle guides them, otherwise they preferred to till the fleld with the plough in- stead of taking up arms ina barren strife, w.thout this great result. They come from that republic founded by the iltustrious and immortal Washington, whose name is re- vered by the whole civilized world. They keep fresh the memory of his actions, and this is sufficient for se- curing to you positive triumphs ina reaction which will grant us bappiress and prosperity. Niearaguans ! behold those sanguinary bands who, for so long a time, make use of you as mere instraments for satisfying their ambition, bebold those unnatural soas who will not remember that, no longer than sevea months ago, & great revolution was put ao end to in which many of your fathers, brothers and sons were the victims, Bo hold, I repeat; those very men inviting you to-day to throw yoursslves again {nto a fratricidal war, wisning thereby torender you, at the same time, traitors to your country and to liberal principles. Rat God always pro- tects justice and those of good mtent, andjunder his pa trouage i shall energetically endeayer to lead you by the path of progress to your happiness, Graxapa, June 21, 1566, FERMIN FERRER. Our Callao Correspondance. CALLAO, June 12, 1856. Trade Improving—The Chinchas Flect-—Good Despatch in Vessela—Hints to Qwners—Political Lull—No American Man-of-War in Port. Since our last nothing worthy of note has transpired. We have to report many new arrivals, and the floct at the Chinchas is finereasing in numbers daily. The increase in the number of ships has made business brisk again, and Callao begins to assume its old time appearance. Ships at the island are having the best of despatch. The American ship Westward Ho, has on board about eighteen hundred tons, and was engaged in taking in and trimming it, about seventeen days. Other vessels are having equally good despatch, Everything seems quiet here in the political market, but it may be the calm that precedes a storm. It is about time for excitement of some kind, and the long looked for revolution may break out upon us at any time. The Pe- ravian government bave commenced paying their Eug- lish debt, and for a fow days drafts on England could be purchased at high rates, but the amount to be drawn agamst was soon taken up, and the number of people anxious to remit seems as great as ever. Ships bound here in ballast or baving no freight to col- it, Would find it to their interest to bring enough \me- their bills, as ® is worth at all timesa leas than five per cent, and oftener ton ‘This, of course, is better than drawning on pount of their guauo charters at the exurbitaat rates harged for #0 doing. Our port is often visited by English and French My of war, but we seldom see American men-of-war, Wo hear that the storeship Fredonia, now stationed at Valparaiso, iacoming bere. We hope 80, but itscems almost too good to be true. In addition to the present facilities for loading ships at the Chinchas, Mesers. Crosby & Co., an American house doing business here, have a fine ship at the tsiands Otted up as a store, having on board a fine stock of ship chand- lery and stores—in fact, every article a ship may require, Many vessels are sailing from the isiangs direct. Disastrous Free iw Nasnvitie—The Nashville, Tenn., Union, of the 1vth inst. on the foilowing parti culare of a destructive fire which occurred in that city on the previous day =A fire broke out in the extensive bedstead manufactory of Mr, J. W. McCombs, coraer of Church and Cherry streets, and in a few moments the entire building was in flames, The yard adjoining was filled with plank and other lumber, which rendered it impossible for human energy to ~ the progress of the flames. The fire spread as far as the residence of Cap- tain James Williams on the north, to Summer street on the west, and burned four buildings on Church street on the south. We annex a list of the buildi burnt, and as far as posrible the loss and insuraroe -—-Bnilding owned by Jno. Overton, occupied by J. W, McCombs as a bed- stead manufactory; entirely sonsum with a large amount of lumber—} "8 loaa estimated at from $12,000 to $14,000. No msuranco. Residence of W. R. Cornelius entirely consumed, No insurance. Masonic Rall. Loss Insured for $5,000 in the United Firemen’s Insurange Comy i. Paint shop, owned by Gen. W. G. Harding, ooouphed | y Mesers. Beasley & Ruth, entirely consumed, No insurance. Sloan & Mitchell’ marble works. Iss and damage to marble, eto., $5,000. No insurance. On Church street—Residence owned by Dr. Overton, occupied by Mr. Wilkinson a a boarding house, entirely consumed. No insurance. Two offices owned by Dr. Overton, one oceupied by Drs. Hall & At chison, the other by Dr. Gray, entirely consumed. Lease of Dr.’ Hall insured for $1,000 in the United Firemes's Insurance Company. Union and Amrican offices, occu plea by G. ©. Torbitt & Co., roof destroyed, ao, Esti nated ‘oa $1,000, House owned hy Mr. K. J. Morros, and ocen- pied by Mr. Snow as a boarding house, entirely con- sumed, Insured for $1,100, Office owned andl ovcupied by Dr. Kelly, entirely consumed. Residence and office of Dr, G, A. J. Mayfield, See consuined. The Doctor was absent, and we learn lost all his furniture, books, &e. Residence owned by Dr. J. 8. Young, occupied by For. fise, Keq., entirely consumed, Insured for $3,600 in the Marlng and Fire Insurance Company, INTERESTING FROM BANSAS. Dispersion of the Pree State Legislature by | ' Correspondence ot the Chicago Democratic Press. U ko Toraka, K. T., July 5, Tash. | Yesterday waa marked by one of the most outrageous | occurrences that mark our national annals. Franklin | Nierce, not content with all bis previous infamy on Kan- | sax affairs, consommated it by a crowning act of outrage | on free institutions, The federal troops rode into town | in batile array and dispersed the Legislature. | A great mass convention had been called to assemble | at Topeka. Owing to the political troubles and insecurity in the Territory it was not so generally attended as had been expected, but thore were about one thousand per- | sous, men and women, ¢ i Jol. Sumner had beer. ecting @ large military foree in the neighborhood of Topeka, and as it was reported that he intended to drive out the Legislature and disperse | the people assembled, with his troops, considerable ex- | citement prevailed. At ten o’clock in the forenoon of yesterday, U.S. Marshal Donaldson came into fccompanied by Judge Elmore. He stated that he communication to make, The President of the Cony: tion, Mr. Currier, of Leavenworth invited them both to the stand, when Donaldson said be had a proclamation to make, and got Judge Elmore to read, first a copy of the President's last February proclamation, then noe’ June proclamation, which he read from a little piece of scissoring from a newspaper, and lastly the following:— PROOLAMATION BY THE ACTING GOVERNOB OF KAN Whereas, we have been reliably invorsned that u oamber of Serene ster roves reams wearers pr the o © or of exteuting other lexlslalive functions’ in ‘violation of tbe act cesta orga ng the h ai Cranpisalion exists in this Tacctlory foe ppt fe been dl ing ‘his unlawful legistative movement, wod thus in eilect to uubvert by violence all present constitutional and legal autho ry "ye de States has by proc reas, the President of the United has by la. mation, bearing date 11" February, 1966, declared that apy, such plan, for the determination of the future institutions of the Territory, if carried tuto action, will constitute insurrec- tion, and therein commanited all persons engaged in such un- lawful combinations against the constituted authority of the err Krsus or of the United States, to disperse and retire to thelr respective pl ices of abode; and Wheres; ro some uty svidence exists that said proclamation of the President bas been, and ix about to be, disregarded: Now, therefore, 1, Daniel Woodson, acting Governor of the Territory of Kan- sas, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Imi pursiance of the aforesaid proclamation of the President of and to the end of upholding the legal and the United States, constituted authorities of the Territory, and of preserving the this, my prociamation, peace and public tranquillity, do. ia forbidding all persons claiming legislatiwe power aud autho. rity as aforesaid from assembling, organizing, or aitempting to organize, or act in any legislative capacity whatever under the penaliies attached 10 all unlawful violations of the law of wae and disturbers of the peace and tranquillity of the ountry, In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed m: and, and caused to be aflixed the seal of the Ter- ritory, this 4th éay of July, 1856, and of the Inde- Pp nce of the United States the xoth. DANIEL WOODSON, Acting Governor of Kansas Territory. ‘The proclamation of the President and the orders under it require me to sustain the Executive of the Territory in execu- ting the laws and preserving the peace. I, therefore, hereby. announce that I maintalo de Proclamation at ali ba- zards. E. V. Scmsex, Colonel 1st Cavalry Commanding. Having read this to the Convention, the Marshal asked if they had any message to carry back to Col. Sumner, ‘The ¥resident ot the Convention told him that this was not the Legislature, but a public convention, and that they hae no reply to make. The Marshal and Judge El- more departed. The Convention resumed its business, but a rumor waz soon in circulation that some memoers of the Legislature, which was to assemble at 12 o'clock, were afraid to meet, but were willing to be dispersed by the proclamation. A resolution was offered by Mr. Wm. Hutchinson, as WE me Resolved, That we deem it incumbent on the General sembly to convene at the time to which it adjourned, and go on with their work, and form a code of laws for the State of Kansas, and that apy attempt on their part to rn, oF Meld to soything short of foreible expulsien, even to the risk of life, will be # violation of that sacred duty, for which their con: stituents will ever hold them responsible. dir. Hutcmsoy introduced this with some prefatory remarhs. Mr. Joun Hutcwixson took the stand and de. clared himself in favor of the resolution. He was a mem- ber of the Legislature. and should go to the Assembly - stay vee form his duty till force was employed to ri im off, Mr. Watsoy rose and op) the resolution. He was not a member, but thought they should not assemble after the proclamation was read. He was in favor of sub- mitsing, and thought it would not do to meet. It would not do to resist the troops when they had ordered it. Mr. Apprs, another member, rose and said that he waa in doubt about it, but he would go if he would be sus. tained, or it was deemed desirable he should. He was met by shouts of ‘Meet, mect,’—The resolution” — “Pon’t mind the proclamation.’? Col. Purirrs was then joudly called for, and when he took the stand Col. wen Bhihae to prevent him from speaking, but was hooted down idst the loudest cries for “Phillips.”” Col. Philips then spoke and said:— Gentlemen of Kanaas—In rising to speak on this reso- lotion, 1 most heartily endorse the sentiment {t contains, In this emergency, and while conflicting opinions of duty and policy may prevail, we are justitied in telling the roembers of that Assembly onr convictlens of the couree to be pureued, andin what posttion you wiil meet and sustainthem. Whether or not there be truth in the re- port that the General Assembly. influenced by lama. tons from President Pierce, Gov. shannon or are Sum. ner, intend to abandon their duties and adjourn, in sueh trying circumstances the voice of snch @ convention ag this may be with propriety expressed. Thold that any attemp; to disperse that Assombly is au infraction of our civil rights under the constitution, and no mere proclamation ought to influence the Legisla- ture to retire from the performance of their sacred duty, If it be the intention of the general government to mabe 4 violent attack upon such a vital constitutional right by the federu! troops, let the attack be made, and let tho Assembly be driven from their seats oniy at the point of the bayonet, resistance to the (us. 1 do not rise to recommend 01 United States troops. Whether our unhappy condition may ever drive us to such an expedient is a matter to be decided at another time and in another way. That is a question of duty and policy not involved ingthis resolution, and which [cannot conceive you are calied upon to de. cide by this vote. If President Prerce contemplate this most grievous out- Tage, the violent dispersion of a popular representative body, by the strong arm of the federal troops, let it come, We should do nothing to recognize the moral or legal force of any prociamation to efleet such dispersion, even under such a threat. Let po resistance be offered to the troops. Let them come and exeoute this d ic order, if it has been given, and let the spectacle it will exhibit be viewed by the people of America and the civilized world. Trust me there it yet sufficient virtue in our common country to make this the heaviest biow for freedom that’ the salvocracy could strike in Kansas, (General cheering.) Col, HaLmipay next spoke sgainst the resolntion, but was Very unfavorably received. It was nearly noon, The Convention was still busily at work, The hour for the meeting of the Legislature ap- pos and severa) of the membera of the Legislature iad entered the hall. The two companies of Topeka, which had been on drill, were drawn w of the legislative hall to receive a banner from the ladies, stationed at the end of the line, and A band of music was was making the echo with martial strains, when upwards of t jandred dragoons, under Col. Sumner, galloped up, and entered the city in three squad with drawn sabres and martial array, dashed up toward the legislative building, where the two companies were drawn up. The two companies nobl and the musicians were playing in the fi “ns as the shrill vowe of Colonel guns dashed upon them FS was beard eryingy “First squadron, form into oN > a troops Le ook and other orders formed tn array ar hall, and along the sureet facing it, the crow ts in the street, and those at the Conven' Faw a couple of cannon*poried up the street on u rise about one nundred yards off, where they had just been planted, with their muzzles pointing down’ the street, the gvupers at their stations, the slow matches Nebted and burning. An army surgeon also came with them, bis case of instruments open and ready for use. ‘Three other companies of dragoons at the same time ap- proached the towa from the other side, and were only aled while the force that entered came up, by the of timber along the valley of the Kansas, Colone! Sumner was evidently much agitated, but stern, bis soirliers ail looked as if they expected terrible do: ings. Having got bis force disposed as he wanted it, Colonel Dumber, seeing there Was Ro appearance of either fight or resistance, dismounted from his horse. He was etonce informed that the companies drawn up in front of the hail were there merely to receive a banner from the lediee. He said that he did not wish to interfere with their arsembling on the Fourth of July. Three cheers were given for Colonel Sumner; Mr. Redpatn b “Th cheers for Governor Robinson,’’ which were given with a will; and some one else cried, ‘Three cheers tor liberty,”’ which was also heartily |. Colonel Sumner entered the ball of the Legislature, and the crowd ruehed in behind him and soon filled it. The Speaker was absent, and Mr. 8. F. Tappan, First Clerk, rose and catied order by striking with the gavel on the desk. It ‘as scarcely 12 0 clock, and the x bat not onvened oe Somner entered. He went qv Sergeant-at-Arms to bring in absentees. He the roll, and Mr. Pratt, Recording Clerk, then called itand marked absentees. Only seventeen answered to the call, although there were some thirty three, more than a quo- Sumner, who is doubtiess better versed in military than io aaa tactics, thus permitted the Legislature to be convened under hid nose, while Donaldson, who had squeezed into the crowd- ed hall, looked on, Several indies were present, Colonel ae rose sad on ee Gentlemen—I am called u this to 'm the mont painvol duty of my whole life, Under Cocnunty of the President's proclamation, I am hore to disperse this Legislature, and therefore inform you that you can. not meet. I, therefore, order you to disperse. God knows that I have no party feeling in this matter, and will have none #0 long as I hold my present position in Kaneas. Thave just retorned from the borders, where I have heen sending home companies of Missourians, and now [ am ordered here to disperse you. Such are my Cpe] and you must disperse. I repeat that this is the painful duty of my whole life, Judge ScnvyieR, who was in the hall, asked the follow- ing question:—‘Col, Sumner, are we to understand that the Legisiature are to be driven out at the point of the bayonetY”” |. Srwwan said:—l shall use all the force in my com. mand to carry ont ny orders.’” ‘The Legislature w: — aoe, es he ed left the hall and got on orse, but dismount return. ed, proceeding wp stairs to the Senate Chamber, on Jearning that it was a distinet body. Colonel Sumner entered the Senate chamber. There was a quorum present; the hour for conveni had arrived, but President of the Senate not convened it when Sumner entered the hall, Or. dors had been isewed the shy ge to the doorkeeper admit no visitors, doorkeeper Tae Hi : LE Hl it et f iy tie Teg | ; | i I if a li rere H | ! r : sect i iz! i i it ss i : E ? i The Coronm gaid—No, not he permitted to meet, = business. E 2 Rs z : as ij ,”? stepped up and ers Of the Fenate, raising the other, - ie gE it rf rt and exticulated er, a8 Le salt ina t emulous, ie ra j i ar “T'll arrest every one of ye—every moustrously out twas bad troops to break in with their cannon and ives ot a free people, but for # ‘the slavocracy thus to menace and insult some five hundred dragoons at his back, war I he had a writ to serve agatust any may it Was his Ousd- ness to serve it, no matter what did, and ithe hed no writ—and he bad nouc—it monstrous perverten ot fia eteg hs Cigemnet ‘The paid bo slenves 0 him. One of the members of the Senate exhibited « little of the feeling that such trying circumstances may a and said:—" When my country calls me to disperse, her troops, I yield to that authority."” Here tion. Mr. Puusncay said-—Col, Samper, we are in no condition toresist the United States troops, and if you order us to disperse, of course we must drs Col. ALLEY said that he would suggest to his brother Be nators that Mr. Pilisbury’s statement be considered the expression of the whole, which was assented to. 1. Sumuer then left the hall, As be went down stairs, and just be‘ore he met the crowd that was auxiousty waitiug outside, Col. Phillips, who had left the Senate cham. ber with him, said aloud, *Coionel, you have robbed Ohver Cromwell of his iaurels."” Col. Sumner paused and regarded Phillips with astonishment, as if be had yoo the first time realized the importance of what he bad jone. ‘When he got out on the street he assured many of thore who gathered round him that he did not wish t im- tertere with the Convention as thea assembled there; that he hac merely been sent to the lature, and recognised their right to meet on the of July. Three cheers were po by some ose, for Colone! Sumner, and given. ree cheers for Jumma C Fremont were then given. At this pon the dragoons were filed off in marching or- der, when three cheers were given for “tbe conatitution and the state Legilature.”” Some of the pro-slavery officers looked round rather flercely when this was given, but Sumner’s sharp voice was heard giv- ing the order, “Forward—march," and just as that milé- tary band who,under the American flag, which from the bal! of the Legisieture, had committed the most grievous outrages recorded in our history, spurred .betr borees 10 leave the streets of Topeka, three groans were given for Franklin Pierce, and #0 and loud that # startled the horses of the troopers, made them break from line as they defiled past. When oy left, the Free State Convention resumed business, the volunteers paraded the streets, From El Paso. The San Antonio, Texas, Ledger haa a letter dated IB Paso, June 8, from which we extract as follows : ‘The hope that Paso del Norte, Mexico, would soom be mace a free port of ceposit, is still entertained by some, Dut in my opinioa such a thing will never come to pass. ‘The duties under the Comonfort government, a3 exacted by the present Collector of 5 uel Arnam- dauz, are 80 exorbitant, except to a few favorites, thas #® is impossible to take goods into Mexico, From circum- stances that came to my knowledge, goods have bees allowed to enter Bi Paso del Norte at six and a quarter per cent ad valorem daties, and upon the sg=e, days after, the Collector wi to exact thirty-six per cent from another party, and thereby preveuted thes introduction, The present Collector appears to have thrown himself into the arms of a few unprincipled men, who exelasi have his ear and manage him for their exclusive ‘These persons have become quite unpopular in the em- ploy the government, and LC} Do opportunity pass te vent their spite, and be revenged upon persons generally. Sunce February last the duties Inve boon jute mode- rate, In May, liowever, new goods arrived for mtrodee- tion, and when application was made at the Collector’s office to be allowed 4 iutrodnce the goods under the same regulations, it was r and the duties immediately Put upto amount to prohibition, to the great iujary of said party, and benefit of favorites, who had goods in Paso de! Norte, giving them the selling at large profits. Tobacco was made free, but decree has been resisted by the Governor of Chihuahua, and still continues a monopoly for the of the State. Matters in Paso del Norte are ins condition now than ever before. The pafty now in power call themselyes the liverals, but they belie the name, are most tyrannical iu all their y ‘The Coliector hag taken upon fhenity ‘suing licenses to the ferries running between the two re- publics, and given positive orders to cross uo one after sundown, to the great inconvenience and dissatisfaction of the whole community. The authorities on this side of the river might retaliate; although I do think itis the Jeast bit in the world lixe turowing pearts before swime. Much ill feeling exists again between the people two communities, and is ou the increase. The crops look well, although there has been for over two months. There will be ouly about crop of grapes this year. [hey were injured by frosts im the early part of Mey. For many years such cold weather has not been known here, aud the season is some three weeks later than usual. The Rio Grande is higher than it has been for twenty years, and still rising. The river bottom, opposite Doma ‘Ana, is under way, as is also the garden belonging to the troops at Fort Fillmore, on which the water stanas three feet. The houses in the same bottom have all bees abandoned, and are falling down. The town of Biizario is only faved, so far, t &~ canal bank which runs to the north of the town. ¢ water bubbies up tm the streets, and, in many cases, several families abandoned their houses, in the centre of the town, ing them unsafe. The water and mud ts a foot doap im the store of Lewis Dutton, whose goods have ail deca re~ pre. +] crops, ware fow wooks: ee 80 ine, aro in great danger of boing enurely fields are already } uined. The quantity of snow to the north of jen now 6, iw the cause of the inundation. Tho from Dona Ana to below San Elizario are pascable. The United States Court, Benedict, Judge, will #it at the Mesil'a on Monday, the 9th. Haif the people in of Fl Paso have Batisfaction exists joming Territory. originated in this count; boy ay have Sans rire at expense of time money, to or miles for the benefit of others, PT oat ta wa il His hi § g ft iiie i From the Rio Grande. We have Brownsville, Texas, papers to the 18th ult, and are very barren of news. The Flag of the 18th publishes the following extract pa a letter Lf Ad St 8 12 It com rie a report we bad, Sao Antonio, of some lynching on the Rio Grande— § cau—were hanged. They had robbed rero, and attempted to steal the horses from ment of Rifles, and were caught in the act. man fired a sentinel, the ball passing cap. Some say that he is i: . He gave Kingsley, from St George's Island, Fla. And the Mexicans hung four of five white mon nenr Camargo, for horse stealing, said to out soldiers and deserters. The alfair on kicked up quite a stir, in conseqnence of the eo Am | their — hande. be kd u very to ty stolen by amounting to near $2000, {ote tele heads, but not be given up to them They tried the men liberated them—then the Rifles gave them justice u: e tree. Tt is said that among the men hung by the 4 are the two who were run off from here in March t. The Galveston Nas of the 6th inst., furnishes the fol- Jowing additional The bey 3 Abn effagke Hibuil i fin for the purpose of e: silver mine, whih they, in connection with other intend purchasing. The U ‘States Court = in seasion at fome twenty-seven days, finally ‘enerbanea Business was dull on current, provisous that r>] yellow fer Mr. Russe), l view of the exigencies oie. carvicn, OX! carrying out that arrangement. Pine partice then Congress for damages, and a bill as passed for relief, Sirecting the oceans. of Gen eae and ite payment, not to exceed $290,000, Jer has awarded them he full sum in the law, Tt is said also that under bis decision ‘will probably eventually obtain by act of Congress as jaueh Bore—