The New York Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, @7110R N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS Todume XXAL.............serecereressesees NOs B35 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway—Breacn or Prowiss— pon Hassay. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Po-ca-uc n-tas—Dancina Lire ix New Yous. GEO. CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTRELS, al Brmorian Pexronmances—Y! Loaves Tosve aes BUCKLEY'S SERENADERS, 585 Broadway~Ermoriax MixstRersy—TRovatore. - _ CHINESE BUILDINGS, 539 Broadway—NeaRro Sones Danors and By itesae a, Hose. ODEON, Fitth street, Williamsbuy AINMENT BY THE CaMPpRLt MINSTRELS. j—Ernioriay ENTER New York, Sunday, August 24, 1856. The News. Both houses of Congress yesterday voted to “‘adhere’’ to their respective positions relative to uhe Army bill. Parliamentary expedients are now exhausted, and so far as that particular measure is concerned, the door is shut against all further action on the part of either branch. There are, however, several propositions for an adjustment under consideration. Mr. Campbell of Ohio, and Mr. Haven, of New York have plans, which will probably be brought forward on Monday. Our tele- graphic despatch gives an inkling of these proposi- tions. Mr. Clayton introduced a resolution provid- ing for the appointment of a joint select committee of seven Senators and eleven Representatives to take into consideration the disagreeing votes of the ‘two houses, with the view of arranging the details and settling the differences between them. He be- lieved his proposition could be made acceptable to all parties. The resolution, which was strongly op- posed by Mr. Seward, wil! come up on Monday. Inthe House, Mr. Campbell gave notice that be would shortly move for a select committee of each house to consult on the condition of affairs in Kansas, with instructions to report by bill or otherwise. A special messenger from the free State men in Kansas is now at the capital, soliciting the President for assistance against their pro-slavery opponents. We publish elsewhere the documents which he has laid before the Executive in support of the application. Mr. Sage moved that the Judiciary Committee inquire az to the expediency of re-organizing the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia. It is understooi that the object of this movement is to “ reform” Judge Crawford, before whom Mr. Herbert was tried for the murder of Keating, ont of his seat. The report of the City Inspector for the past week exhibits a gratifying decrease in the mortality, owing, undoubtedly, to the prevalent pie2sant wea- ther ang the coolness of the atmosphere mornings and evenings, The deaths for the past two weeks | compare as follows :— Men —showing a decrease of 84 deaths among children. The following were among the principal causes of death the past week, compared with those of the week preceding:— a Dyeeniery. eee Inflammation of the bowe! Scarlet fever Marasnus (\0'untile) cry 61 There were also 12 deaths of congestion of the brain, 5of croup, 8 of debility (infantile), 28 of @ropey in the head, 6 of typhus fever, 6 of hooping cough, 12 of inflammation of the lungs, 5 of intem- perance, 12 of teething, and 6 of smallpox. There were likewise 9 premature births, 25 cases of still- born, and 12 deaths from violent canses. One fatal case of yellow fever is reported. The deceased was a laboring man, who bid been em- ployed on board of a lighter at Quarantine. He Gied on the 1th inst., in the Eighteenth ward. The mortality of the past week, with the corres- ponding week of the years 1954 and 1555, compares as follows:— No. of Deaths . seve O82 Week ending , 1854... Week endion A 1856 58S Week exding A 1856 S67 The followmg table gives the classification of Giveases, and the total number of deaths caused by each diseare, during the two weeks ending— Aug. oe Aug. 2; se 7 7 4 Beart ard blood vessels 6 1 Lungs, throat, ke a 0 Old age ro 6 6 Buin, ke., and erupt s 20 Builboru snd premature birt! a a Biomech, Wowels ard other Organs........ 7 298 Uncertain seat and i oo 4 3 ity table gives 459 natives of the United 5 of Ireland, 36 of Germany, § of England, 2 of Hoiland, aud the balance of various Karopean countries and British North America. The Legislative Tenement House Commit'ee visi ted Brooklyn Weduesday. A glance at the deserip- tion of the plices visited, as given elsewhere, will show some features about tenant houses in the City of Churches not developed in any visitations of the committee through New York, Hon. James Masham, representative in Congress from the first district in Vermont, died at Mid- dlebury, Vt., yesterday, after a short illness of con- gestion of the brain. The deceased was of the re- publican school of politics. The steamship Arago left this port yesterday for Havre, with one hundred and twenty passengers, ‘and more than $261 900 in specie. ‘The rales of cotton yesterdiy were confined to about 400 to 500 bales, at steady prices; middling uplands were at about l/c. Owing to light receipts ‘and reduced stocks, flour was about 10. per barrel higher for State, Western and Southern brands. Wheat was also firmer for prime to choice new Southern and Western white. which sold a! $1 60a $1 66 af! 6S, while red Southern sold at $1 50 $1.56, and Western choice red ot $1 56 a $157. Old wheat*was dull, Corn was better, and sound West- ern sold as high as 65. in the slip. Pork was dall, with email sales at #19 25 0 $19 91) for mess. Lard was fiem. Sugare were in good demand at the de cline. Coffee was quiet. Freight: were in fair request, with moderate engagements, and without change in rates. Tue Covrest ox tHe Anwy Brit. ty a Prest- pextial. Virw.—The contest between the Senate and the House upon the Army bill, in a Presi- dential view. is decidedly sectional—the Senate working for the South and Buchanan in that sec- tion, anf the North for Fremont in the North. In this azpect, the North have nothing to lose, bat every thing to gain. by making the Army bill proviso the test question in this canvass, [f the Senate insist, let the bill be lost rather than fose that provico: because while Fremont has nothing to expect from the + in the election anything that will strengthen him in the N. so much clear gain. Therefore. if the & insist, let the House accept the iene Army bill fail, rather than drop that proviso: and we ehall soon see that the democracy have heen playing with @ two-edged sword, and that the sharper edge is against them. Let the I jure pick ‘o that proviro. nat wad let th SEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1856. ‘The Army Bill—Kansas—An Executive Revo lation and a Military Despotism. The W: organ of the administration and its Buchanan echoes throughout the country are denouncing the attitude of the House of Rep- resentatives upon the Army bill as a revolution- ary movement unparalleled in its atrocity, and comprehending the desperate alternative of rule or ruin. But the truth of history will speedily show where the criminal policy of “rule or ruin” belongs, and what branch of the govern- ment is responsible in the matter of a disorgan- izing and revolutionary scheme. The Kansas-Nebraska bill repealed the Mis- souri compromise, and from the vast territories north of 36 30 removed the Congressional inter- dict against the introduction of Southern slavery, and substituted the doctrine of popular sove- eignty. The vital clause in this new Kansas and Nebraska organic law, which has been de- nominated by Mr. Benton “ the stump speech in he belly of the bill,” expressly declares that “ it is not the intention of this act to legislate slavery into these Territories, (Kansas and Nebraska.) nor to exclude it therefrom; but to leave it to he people to settle in their own way, sub- ect only to the constitution of the United States.” Kansas thus being opened to settlers from both sections, and the issue of slavery or no slavery being thus left to the popular ma- jority, of the Territory, the contest between the North and the South at once commenced for the supremacy, and emigrants from both sections, armed and unarmed, individuals, individual fa- milies, and organized bodies of men, and others of men, women and children, began to pour into the Territory. Se far, so good. There was nothing in all this at war with the Kansas-Nebraska law, nor with the constitution. But as the elections ap- proached for the first Legislature, which was to shape the municipal laws of the Territory, the Missouri slaveholders (or rather the Missouri democratic nullification politicians) on the east- ern border, began to be alarmed, and made their preparations accordingly. Against election day they had invaded the Territory in armed bodies to the number of three or four thousand men, and on the day of the election, they took posses- sion of the polls and elected a Legislature to suit their own purposes. That Legislature, in adopt- ing the worst features of the Missouri slavery code for Kansas, and certain unconstitational pains and penalties which we do not believe can be found ia the legislation of any slaveholding community in the world outside of Kansas, comn- menced the border troubles, the ruffianism, ter- vorism and civil war, and the fearful sectional excitements, animosities and agitations which havg succeeded, Had that fist spurious Missouri-Kanst* Legis- lature been set aside by the President, the su- preme executive law officer over the Territories, and had Mr. Pierce provided for a new Legisla- ture and the means for a fair expression of the will of the Lona fide settlers of Kansas—Northern men and Southern men—all the outragous scenes which have stuce mado Kansas literally + the dark and bloody ground ” might have been avoid- ed. But Mr. Pierce bad his heart and his small ambition fixed upon the Cincinnati Convention and upon the ultra Southern balance of power which was to control that nomination. And so he not only shut his eyes to the spurious Legisla- ture placed over Kansas by the Missouri invad- ers, but toremove all Southern suspicions against him, he changed his original free soil Reeder programme, dismissed Reeder upon a set of trumpery charges, and went over body and soul to the border rufli The free State settlers rebelled—they met in convention—they adopt- ed a free State constitution—they elected a free State Governor, free State member of Congress, &c. To put a stop to these proceedings the Missourians again invaded Kansas, and, head- ed ly the new Territorial Governor, Shannon, they marched for the town of Lawrence. But the place had been fortified by the rebellious free soilers, and was so strongly defended that Go- vernor Shannon agreed to an armistice, and the Missourians returned to their homes, But the armistice to the no-slavery party was a short-lived delusion. The President, the Mis- couri-Kansas Legislature, the Territorial Judges appointed by the President, and all his other sub- ordinates, in co-operation with the United States Army and the border raffians, with the first blast of «pring recommenced their operations in a more systematic style and upon a more compre- hensire seale, Some of the leaders in the Tope- ka free State movement were arrested, put in chains, and held under a military guard as guilty of treason; others escaped only by the skin of their teeth—ex-Governor Reeder jamong them. The border reaffians this time captured the town of Lawrence and sacked it; and this achieve- ment on their part was shortly after most ably seconded by Col. Sumner and his dragoons in the dispersion of the Kansas Topeka free State Legis- lature. Such has been the interpretation and admini«- tration of the Kansas organic law of popular sovereignty by Mr. Pierce. Originally of a free soil type, resting upon a system of Kitchen Cabi- net land speculations, the policy of Mr. Pierce, from the exigencies of the Cincinnati Convention soon degenerated into the policy of the border ruffians; and this is the identical policy which the Buchanan democrats of the Senate at Washing- ton have been laboring to thrust down the throats of the House of Representatives—the policy of border ruffianism—the policy of military coer- cion—the policy of making Kansas a slave State hy the extermination or extirpation of the anti- slavery settlers at the point of the bayonet. Marshall O'Donnell has just established this policy of a military despotism over Spain—Louis Napoleon, by this policy of the bayonet, over threw the republic of France—Radeteky, by this policy crushed ont the movement for the libera- tion of Italy: and hy this policy Russia reversed the Hungarian revolution, and reduced that brave people back again to their vassalage to Austria, The Cabinet organ has said that the movement upon Army bill is revolutionary; and so, on the part of the President, itis. He has been false to his oath: he has not seen the Kansas law “ faithfully exeeuted;’ he bas not been loyal to the conetitution He has upheld a spurious Legislature, spurious laws, armed vio- lators of Territorial rights, murder, arson, rob- hery; and his present policy. which the Bachanan ultra slavery men of the Senate seek to fasten upon the House is this atrocious Pierce poli ne, Outrage, and the ec y of moral treason,” cri sion of Kansas into a slave State by military xrcion In resisting this despotic policy, if necessity should require it, the House will be fally justified in standing out for their proviso to the Army bill until this Congress shall expire, and this adminis- tration with it. The attempt to dragoon the Hone into te policy of securing davery in Kaneas by the forcible expulsion of the anti- slavery settlers by the United States army and the ruffians, is a revolutionary and fearful It sets up the Executive above the constitution, the laws and public opinion—it makes him a Territorial dictator, and clothes him with the powers of an absolute despot. It isa mockery of popular sovereignty, an outrage upon justice, and a crime which can only lead toa most disastrous reaction. We warn the South that this experiment of securing Kansas as a slave State by the agencies of fire and sword, will do no good. The Territory may thus be cleared of anti-slavery squatters; but the ques- tion of the admission of Kansas into the Union will have to be settled by a different process, The military despotism, the military coup d'ét which the little man, Mr. Pierce, is thus attempt- ing in behalf of Mr. Buchanan in the South, should be resisted by the House, if necessary, to the last day of the constitutional existence of this Congress, Better have no army than to per- mit the Executive, with the army, to override the constitution and the laws, The Emeute at Mobile. We have further intelligence from Mobile in relation to the recent action of the Vigilance Committee, in the case of Messrs, Strickland & Upson, the booksellers, which will be found in another place in our columns, It appears that the publication which was found in the possession of a slave, was the well known work of Frederick Douglass, entitled, « My Bondage and Freedom,” and that it was for sale, and had been sold by them to some considerable extent. The pub- lighers, on being called before the Committee for an explanation, made exculpatory statements, which, by an examination of their own books, appeared to be false; and dreading the conse- quences of their misconduct, and alarmed at the remarks which were made to them by some of their acquaintances, they suddenly disappeared from the city. The Committee of Vigilance throughout the transaction behaved with pru- dence and moderation, being rather a committee of inquiry in aid of the existing laws, than in- tending to take the law into their own hands, Whatever threats may have been uttered by other individuals, they were calm and deliberate in their action. It must be remembered that the statutes of Alabama, with regard to interference with the slaves, are stringent and precise, and have been adopted in accordance with the social and do- mestic institutions of that State. They have thus far been efficient to preserve tranquillity, and noone has doubted their legality. In the face of this, attempts have recently been made to create an agitation among the slaves by the in- troduction of the work of Frederick Douglass—if not worse, aw inswrrection; and this, too, at a mo- ment when the slavery question has been un- usually prominent throughout the country and threatens the very existence of the Union. The citizens of Mobile very properly took cognizance of the efforts thus surreptitiously made to dis- turb their quiet, and the most respectable and Influential mon emong thom doomeil {t nocowary promptly to interfere. Nor was this without cause, The book which was found to be in the possession of the slaves, is of an incendiary character. Its contents are of a nature to dis- turb and excite them. It is spun out into every orm, and filled with every incident likely to } 10duce a strong impression on the minds of the negroes, and it was obtained from the publishers secretly and read by stealth. It contains twenty- five chapters, and an appendix, full of inflamma- tory matter, and has been published with a mis- hievous intention. The childhood of the author, his removal from home, his survey of the slave plantation, the treatment of slaves, the habits and manners of the slaveowners and their overseers, his person- al experience, its vicissitudes, his punishments, his plots, his apprenticeship, his running away and his relations with American and English abolitionists, are narrated with as much coloring as porsible, and the work has been scattered abroad without stint to produce its designed effect. It aims at immediate emancipation at any cost, and insurrection at any hazard. “The crushed worm,” says Douglass, “may yet tura under the heel of the oppressor. Those sable arms that for the last two centuries have been engaged in cultivating and adorning the fair fields of our country, may yet become the instru- ments of terror, devolation, and death through- out our borders.” Let the slaveholder, continues he, be made to feel that at every step he takes “with the hellish purpose” of reducing a brother man to slavery, “he is running the risk of hav- ing his hot brains dashed out by an invisible hand.” We might quote at length many more such paseages from the work, showéng its fiendish aim and tendency, but they would occupy too much space. It is this work, however, which is sought to be divseminated secretly among the slaves of the South. If they should be led away by its appeals, a bloody insurrection would be inevitable. It is to guard against so great a calamity that the people of Mobile have taken measures to trace out its inception. Unless checked in time the scheme might make dangerous progress, and self-preservation de- mands that it should be at once arrested. Ia their proceedings, thus far, the Committee of Vigilance have not come into conflict with the lows, and the Mayor of Mobile has behaved with dignity and moderation. It is quite nataral they should take notice of the danger which was thus secretly threatening them from abroad. We learn that the booksellers who were engaged in the dissemination of the work are not Americans, We have difficulties enough to encounter in the settlement of this vexed question of slavery. No Frederick Douglass, nor his denunciations, nor his misrepresentations, nor the murders and mas eactes he would justify, will ever bring it toa satisfactory adjustment; and those agents and those publishers who seek to introduce his ideas into the Southern States are engaged in a crimi- nal undertaking, which it is proper in the Com- mittee of Vigilance to trace out, expose and overthrow. This system of agitation on the part of the abolitionists, the speeches and writings of such men as Garrison, Phillips, Parker and Douglass—-their aseaults on the con- stitution, on religion and the fathers of the coun- for years past—has had a tendency to y spirit in the slaves of lead to an immediate try produce an insurrect the South, if not outl reak. it would be well if the book shops of other ities in the South were also examined to see if 1e are not similar works upon their shelves sale or distribution. and at the same time equally well that our Southern friends should cous der whether, instead of attempting to intro- duce slavery into Kansas by force of arms, they should not, for the present, take care to guard themrelvee at home to € th for Rewova, or mae Quanaxrre.—For may| THE LATEST NEWS. years past the subject of the removal of the Quarantine to some more distant point in the outer bay of New York has attracted the atten- tion of our citizens; for it is evident, if any such station be located at a place where its objects cannot be carried out—where, in fact, a nucleus for the further encroachment of infectious diseases is created—the objects for which it was estab- lished are completely defeated. There isno safety whatever from contagion or infection, if they are allowed to concentrate their fatal powers in the midst of a crowded population. Thence it may be disseminated in all directions, assume an epi- demical character, and scatter about the seeds of death. Staten Iand, it is admitted on all hands, is no longer the proper site for a Quarantine. The yellow flag must be hoisted at some other place. Where can it be found? In 1849 a legislative committee, specially charged with the examina- tion, personally visited the various points suggest- ed—Robin’s Reef, Coney Island, Prince’s Bay, Ward’s Point and Sandy Hook. A large mass of testimony was obtained, and the result was as follows. Robin’s Reef was ascertained to be too near New York, too near the ship channel, and to require too many artificial and expensive works to make it available for the purpose. Coney Island was too much exposed to the swell of the ocean, its water approaches were too shoal, and its surrounding currents too strong to afford a secure anchorage. Besides, it was much resorted to by bathers and visiters, by whom infection might be carried back to the city. Ward’s Point, the southerly termination of Staten Island, in Raritan bay, was within the marine jurisdiction of New Jersey, a line drawn from Prince’s bay to Mattewan creck, on the opposite shore, curtailing our own limits in the lower and inner bay. It is twenty miles from the Hook and the main ship channel; the naviga- tion is intricate, and the anchorage ground small. These were fatal deficiencies. Prince's bay was found liable to the same objections. The Com- mittee came to the unavoidable conclusion that Sandy Hook was the only safe and desirable lo- cality. This is described by a competent writer, well versed in the subject, as a narrow pro- montory about four miles long, “ commencing at the west headland of the outer bay, from which it is separated by an outlet half a mile wide, called Young’s creek. The promontory pro- jects into the outer bay at an angle of 57 degrees, with Nevesink highlands, form- ing with them a land locked harbor, except on the northwest side, called Sandy Hook bay. The main ship channel runs just outside or round the northern extremity of Sandy Hook, near which stands the lighthouse.” It was found to possess every neceseary requisite, of soil, climate, resources for supplies; it is easy of access from the city, and could be perfectly isolated if necessary. On the report of the committee, the act of 1849 was based, and the Commissioners of the Land Office were authorized, by the second section, to enter into negotiations with the general govern- ment, and if necessary with the State of New Jersey, for a cession of so much land at Sandy Hook as might be neceesary for the erection of ade- quate hospitals; and an appropriation was mad: of $50,000, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioners of Emigration, for the purpose. As the general government owned the promon- tory of Sandy Hook, and had power by act of Congress to sell and convey any lands ceded to them for lighthouse purposes, not needed for the public use, President Taylor was applied to by our then Secretary of this State, for the cession of the necessary land, to carry out the objects of the act of 1849. He entered warmly into the measure, and as we understand the fact to be, granted 1,400 acres for thesite, There was no doubt then, and there is no doubt now in the judgment of our ablest jurists, that the State of New York was entitled to enter at once into pos- session, but in the spirit of comity it was deemed advisable to obtain the concurrent consent of New Jersey to this grant. It was never obtained, whether because it was not properly urged, or neg- lected after it was urged, we do not know. It is said, because the Commissioners of the Land Office were not compensated for their trouble, they did nothing of importance, and so the matter stands. Within a short time past, and since the renewal! in the Hrraxp of the project of the removal, some of the leading presees of New Jersey have ex- pressed their disapprobation of and their hostility to the plan, on the ground that the presence of a Quarantine station at Sandy Hook will injure the value of the little watering places in its vicinity, and the steamboats which now ply in the adjacent waters. They assert that property at Long Branch and along the Shrewsbury river would depreciate one-half. We cannot see the force of these objections. It is quite as dangerous, perhaps more so, for these steamers, though few in number, to pass throagh a large fleet of infected vessels now lying in the bay and around Staten Island, as it would be if they were lying in Sandy Hook bay. ‘The oyster, vegetable and fruit traffic of New Jersey is as much interrupted now, as it would be then, particularly if it bas to run, as it has at present, the gauntlet of an infected fleet. anchor- ed in the channel way and route of their ves sels. Besides, the health and prosperity of New York should be as much a consideration with the New Jerseymen as with us. Where is their best market? What wonld beseme of their perishable vegetable and other products if New York was deserted in the autamn months, by the largest part of its population? Being exposed to the danger of a spread of the yellow fever, which they must share in common with us, they would lose the best part of their trade. On the contrary, their vessels could then give a wide berth to Sandy Heok in coming to New York, and would not necessarily be compelled to approach within many miles of the Quarantine station there, while now they have actually to pass within a a short distance from it, and within the reach of the infection. ‘We suspect. however, that New Jersey has nothing to do with it. The general government having the right, has made the necessary cession, and all the Commissioners of Emigration have to do, is to go on, under the unrepealed act of 1849, to take possession of the 1.400 acres, and begin the work of erecting the necessary tuildings. Their power would undoubtedly be confirmed by the next Legislature, and additional funds be granted them. Sixeciar Purxomeron—Beitpines Sravoe py ww A Creat bay.—On Monday, the Lith ins Cihree in number, and adjoining each other, Suilield, were struck by light- of Comfort Kent, beq. ning, and set on fire, gomed, ‘The barns were full of hay and grat tained about two hundred bushels of old gi Hous farming !mplem Lose $1,500; i $560, in the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company of Saf. field. ‘The bares were struck at about 4 o'clock, P. M., ard at the time the evn was shining brightly, and not a Toud was to besern inthe horizon. Mr. Kent, with his ‘ond fon-in lew, had jast left the barn for the house, when they heard the crash, the flames were bursting out t pe roof, ey bastened back, and were barely able get the enttle ont of he gore but conld save none of the fetertt of the bare. Maryerd Times, Avy. Bh. nel with the contents entirely con and con — BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, —— Important from Washington. THE POSITION OF THE ARMY BILL IN CONGRESS—AF- PAIRS IN KANSAS—SPEOIAL PEACE MESSENGER TO WASSINGTON—Hi8 CALL UPON THE PRESIDENT FOR PROTECTION—THE ASTACK ON FRANKLIN, ETC. Wasincron, Aug. 23, 1856. ‘The proceedings of the two houses of Congress to-day will constitute a new epoch in the history of our govern- ment and the practical workings of its constitutional checks and balances. The result of these proceedings the boldest dare not predict. Both houses of Congress determined to-day to adhere to their disagreement on the Army bill—the Senate by a vote of thirty-five to nine, the House by pinety-eight to ninety seven, :uking twen- ty-five majority on joint ballot in favor of the appropria- tion without the proviao in dispute, If there be no adjournment on Monday, the republicans declare their determination to take up tbe calendar and go into general legislation, The Senate is less favorable to an adjournment to-day than yesterday; the House is ready for edjeurnment at any moment. The opinion is very generally expressed in political circles here, that Congrees ehould adjourn, and leave the President to sup- port the army, under those provisions of the bill which ‘were agreed to by the two houses, precisely as if it had become a law. The country, they say, will support him in it. This will probably be the course things will take. It was the intention last evening of the democratic por- tion of the Senate, in case Mr. Hunter’s motion to adhere prevailed, to adjourn; but a caucus was held this morning, when they were given to understand that it they sepa- rated without passing the Army bill the l’resident would call them together again. They therefore changed their tactics, and have now agreed not to adjourn or do any other business for the present until something shall be done in the house. Mr. Haven, of New York, has a proposition, which he tried to get in to-day, but the Speaker ruled :t out of order, to settle this whole difficulty. It {8 to repeal a'l obnoxious Kansas laws, order a new election of members of the Legwlature, and keep a register of all voters, to detect illegal voting, Ke, Despatches are pouring in from all quarters to the re- publiceng, to etand firm and not yield one iota. ‘Thare are, however, still hopes of the passage of an Army bill. A new one will probably be ,jatroduced on Monday. Mr, Campbell, of Obio, has already prepared a proviso prohibiting the employment of the army ia Kaneas to enforce the laws of the Territorial Legislature, embodying the section im the Senate's Pacification bill abolishing test oaths, securing freedom of speech and of the grese, and appropriating $25,000 for re-organization, by the election of a new Legislature. ‘The resolution of Mr. Sage, of New York, inquiring into the propriety of abolishing or remodelling the criminul courts of the District of Columbia, was aimed, as he says, at Judge Crawford, before whom Mir. Herbert was lately tied. The Speaker received to-day an interesting communi- cation from Mr. Varker, our Commissioner in China, con- cert irg our cor sular courts in the Celestial Empire. The system works admirably, but funds are wanted to make it efficient. ‘The new editorial corps of the Union was erroneously stated. Hon, Sam Smith, of Tennessee, now controls its columns. The News changes bands, and becomes the Bu- cbanan organ of your city. ‘The great epeech of Gen. Walbridge, which appeared in yesterday's Bexar, was the general theme of converea tien in both houges of Congress to-day, S. Cole Feq., the efficient chief clerk of the Pension office, bas been commissioned, by the President, Acting Commissioner, during the absence of Judge Minot. ‘The free “tate men of Kansas despatched Mr. Arny as special mestenger to Washington, to call upon the Pre- eident for protection from the Baford men, as the South- erners are called out there. We learn that the President Was too much occupied to see the iree State agent when he calied at the White House on the subject, aad be was turned over to Mr. Sydney Webster, the privatesecretary of the President, who informed him that tt was bis opi- pion that the free “tate men would have to take care of themeelves—that the Presidevt was just now so mush engaged that be could gct attend to the ma‘ter. With this congolation, Mr. Arny left his papers in the bands of the private cectetary, and took his departure from the White Houre. ‘The documents embrace a letter to the President and a emiofficial acount of the attack on Fravklin. Here they arb:— MR ARNY TO THE PRESIDENT. To Hie Exertuency FRANKLIN Pitkce, PRESIDENT OF THE USTED STATE tim—.\ few days ago | had the honor to address you as secretary Of a mass convention held in Mclean county, Minois, and to tronemit to you certun certificates and fiidavite, in relation to outrages perpetrated by citizens of Missour! upon peacealle emigrants from our State and county, while on the Missouri river and other public bighways of that State, en route to Kansas. vince then the ‘ National Kanes Committee,’’ tocated it Chicago, Iimots, Bove received from the “Central ns Of Misnou- herewith enciered, mitees are fully rotivfled that, ualess the eLeral goverment immediately juterpose, to prevent ‘he Incurtions and outrages conte) ited by armed bands of men {rom Missouri and other States, who are prepured tooverrun the Territory, that @ civil war will be the result, which will invelve the whole Northwes; agaiast the fcutl It wil! be apparent to your Pxcellency that any military demonstration, svcd as is contemplated by citizens of 4 ee im Kansas, will justify those pe , and also the States from whence they came, to resort to similar means jn self defer and especially so if the Exeeutirs of the United tates, or of the State of Mirrouri, should {ail to adopt measares to prevent these uplawful acts. As the free State citizens of Kansas deprecate civil war, aud bave eviaece their desire for peace by their eub- mission to robberies and other outrages, they appeal to jou to protect them; and in behalf of their Committee, ‘whore cree cntials I bear, a8 also in bebalf of the Nati Kaneas Committers, of which | have the honor to bea member, | solicit your immediate consideration of this important subject, and the interposition of your power and autherity to prevent the impending civil war, and ite altendant borrors, With ail respect, yours, Wasmoron Crry, Aug. 21, 1866. F. M. ARNY. SBM-OFYIOAL ACCOUNT OF THE ATTACK ON FRANKEIN. The undersigned would bereby corwty that he left the Territory of Kaneas on the 14h of August, 1856, and makes the following statement of the leading facts coa- nected with the present state of taings in that Territory, [rom personal knowledge of the circumstances -—S the attack upon Lawrence, May Jist last, with the ex ception of jew skirmishes, matters in the Territory bave remained in comparative quiet. The presenee of the gover nt troops, while it seemed to produce a echick upon the der igi of the pro slavery men, served them w th am opportunity to make more extessive pre parations. rovisions and arms, both guns and cannon mmunition, bave been secretly introduced ieto and red in diflercnt parts of the Territory; bands of from £0 to 201 n each, from Missouri, ere fortifying them- the settled portions o/ imultaneous descent, defenceless (ree Stute remained in Kameas, and erected m colonies, in different party of ‘ations numbered some ten or uy, two at Osea. man, who murdered Dow and the rest extend along the Missoun river, The Miesouriags have becn furnishing the Caro. liniane, Georgians and jr OWN MED, With provisions, munition, ke. Wh i was ready, the Missouri rdererg made an avowal of their plan; they thought y bad the free State men in their power; they re- ved to exccute it. juestion as to the time of at tack was the oply point. d this was settled on to take lace immediately « © adjournment of Congress. wily satisiied that extreme canger impended over the free State men, they (the free State men) appealed to the military to sfford them protection by he dispersion of these armed bands, This was refused n the cave of a band of upwards of one hundred men, en- camped about six miles from Legs a on Washington Creek. The river meanwbilewas at pany 2 point cnd ho free State men 4 Kansas up the Bissourl iver, or through the State of Missouri. So certain were and other pro-slavery mon of success, that on the 12th, Mr. Hoyt, formerly of Masenchusetts, was shot down on the prairies, by the ruffisns at the bicck house, near Washington Creek, aod on tne same cay another free State man was killed by these brutal murderers, Seeing this state of things, knowing (hat lite r death bung upon the crisis, the (ree e men resolved to meet it like men. They could not wait; to do that would he tosecure the success of the ruffians, They decided not to do it, for not only would their property be sscri- ficed, but their wives and children ruthlessly robbed and mordered, They conclided that the time bad come, bavirg been retised protect’on by the government troops, when they must defend themselves. Franklin was ore Of the dens of the rufans. They occupied a block honze in the town. This block house the free State men attack. ¢¢é, and carried on the night of the 12th Angutt. They Jost one man, killed—haward Sackett, from Netroit—and two were wounded, and seven others were slightly in jured, The ruffians being strongly fortified, escaped; oaly ‘our were wounced. They surrendered ‘and were par mitted to leave, The free ‘men took sixty stand of arms, one cannon, powder 8 large amount of stores. The most of the arms had been stolen from Lawrence, ere Wdentiied—there were a few United States mus story of the St. Lovis Republican and other jm regard to the killing of the Postmaster and rob- mafia, &e., is, untrie—not a building, not a citi- or the property of any citizen was searched or dis. arequit wae ccnfined to the maranders’ den—it be a 16th, we arrived at Lexington; ther: the defeat of the rufflans at Franklin feat of large mecting was held, and the citizens ‘ge re- solved to send their quota of mon to subdue the free men of Kansas. From all that I saw in Kansas Territory and on the Missouri river, 1 am {ull rians, Georgians and South Carol are about to ine ae on Territor, Ae ‘, = free State men, an? civil war, Ww) ‘tendant horrors, will unless ae general government immediately port ary prevent it. satisfled that Missou- Given under my hand and seal, this 19th day of Au- gust, A. D, 1856. ROBERT MORROW, ‘State of Illinois, Cook County, 48.:—Subscribed and Sworn to before me, Louis D. i |, Clerk of the Cook County Circuit, in and for said county. In witness of, Ihave hereunto set my hand and aifixed the seal of ur said Circuit Gourt, at Chicygo, this 19th day of Au- neo 1866. 1. D. Hoanp, Clerk of Cook County Cir- ri i THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. EXTRA SESBION. Senate. ‘Wasmincton, Aug. 23, 1856. Mr, Joyza, (dem.) of Tenn., rose to a personal explana- tion, He them read an extract from the Philadelphia Ledger, containing a sketch of a speech made by Mr. Trumbull in that city, in which he (Jones) was repre- sented as being & man who had never told a political truth in hia life, He had been informed by Mr. Trumbull that he had been misreported, and he (Jones) therefore took this opportuni y to have the correction made Public, Mr. Tremuext, (nigger worshipper) of Ill, stated that he had used no such language in relation to Mr. Jones, ‘The Army bill was called up. Mr. Crayton, (K. N.) of Delaware, said he was bound by no party ties, and bad no other object for remaining in public life but the good of his country. He deeply do- plored thatthe House had resolved to adhere to their amendment, as thereby the Senate was driven to the ne- cessity of either receding or adhering. At a proper time be would introduce a resolution for the appointment of a committee of seven members on the part of the Senate and eleven on the part of the House, to take into conside- ration the disagreeing votes of the two houses on the aa bill, with the view of arranging the details and settling the differences between them, and report to their pee branches. The Senate had agreed to adhere to their amendment striking out the Kansas restriction, but notwithstanding he beheved his proposition could be made acceptable. It would compromise the honor of neither, and might save the army a disastrous blow, preserve peace in the Territory wh¢re now civil war pre- vail, ana perhaps preserve the Union. Mr. Huy1eR (dem.) of Va., said no such resolution was now in order, “By the Senate’s adhering this vill would Bow be lost, but that which failed on y was now on the tab’e of the House and might be taken up. ‘To adhere would merely be to express an opinion relative to this bil, He understood, furthermore, that it was pro- baele that a new bill would be introduced into the Huuse by the Committee of Ways and Means, Mr. Tevcey (¢em.) of Coun., spoke in strong terms of condenmation of the action of the House in sendiog to the Senate am army bill declaring they would stop the wheels 2 Serene unless the Senate would yicld their opinion concur in the legislation of the House. He regarded this conduct as not simply tutional, but in the highest degree revolutionary. If the House could enforce obnoxious legistation and coerce the Senate upon one subject they might upon another. They might re- foee appropriations for the Judiciary or Executive, unless the action of these departments of government were eatis factory to them. Mr. BexJamin, (dem.) of La., said the House bave no- ‘thing to act upon, and expressed the hope that by gene. ral consent the Senate woos take a vote iirst and let discuseion £0 on afterwards. . Mr. TrvMavrt thought the House were obliged t> act as they did, since Mr. Hunter had moved that the Senate ineiet, but did not atk a committee of conference. This was regarded by the House as an act of discourtesy, for S was usual ‘the insisting body to ask for a con- ference. Mr. Hunter replied he did not intend any discourtesy tewards the House, nor did he they so led it. The same course was adopted in the Greil bil aad the House receded. He thought that was the best way to tettle the difficulty, anc heuce adopted that course. Mr. Skwarp stated that he should not vote, that he bad paired off with Mr, Toombs, and that Mr. Fish bad paired oi! with Mr. Fitzpatrick. The motion to adhere was then agreed to by—yeas, 35; nays, 9. F] em = ‘*—Messrs. Bell of Tenn. C! jurkee, oster, Harlin, Trumbull; Wilson snd Wades’ peers Mr. Clayton then submitted the resolution of which he bad given netice, Mr. Srwarp objected. ‘The Chair said the revolution must lie over one day. Me. CLAYTON earnestly appealed to Mr. Seward to with- raw his objection and allow the matter to be discussed. b said, was an alarming crisis, and all possible hould be used to avert the loxs of the army ap- propriations. Mr. Skwakp eaid there was no Senator to whom he would ),ore cheerfully yield in « matter of courtesy than to the Senator from Delaware, but on this point he could rot yield congistently with bis sense of duty. He enter- taped no fears or alarms of such disastrous cousequeaces ae Mr. Clayton bad predictec. He had before seen umes when it was feared that the cou was in danger, bat ¢ thought there was no more di now than ow 1 revious occasions. Whether the two or Cisagreed, their action was constitutional, and was Willing to let the issue go to the country for their verdict. He woe opposed to the appointment of a committee of seven to meet acommittee of eleven of the House. It Was ap extraordipary and unusual courte, and he never knew CH good result from such measures. He was tatisfed Lis course was right, and he therefore persisted in bis objection. No further business coming up, the Senate then ad- Journed. House of Representatives. Wasinyotoy, Aug. 23, 1856. Mr. Caxrvnnt (nigger worshipper), of Ohio, in view ot the news from Kaneas, and the differences between the two houres, asked unanimous consen! to offer a regolu- on that a select committee of thirteen be appointed by the Speaker to confer with a similar one of the Senate, to consider #flairs in Kansas, and that they report by bill or otherw ice. Mr, Camruntt said, if the resolution did no good it could do bo harm, t Mtirsoy and others objected, Mr. Marteson, ( preamble and setory se Se ony anne: either or the contracting jarties without the other, that it is not repesed by the Kansas-Nebraska set, and therefore slavery, for crime, ja all that north of 36 deg. tat i annexation an berilew a com with ‘A COMPrOMi*. Hetween free nud lave States, y Ld ee attempt mission of a greater number of slave States north v that latitude is w violation of said and & Diract aitack epon the harmony and of the Union. Mr. Dexs, (0) ‘Wworsbipper) of Ind., moved that or im ble eles pew be _ 0m the table. jotion agreed against 83. Mr. Sac8, Digger worshipper) of N. Y., solution direong ‘the Commi on the Judiciary to con+ sider the propriet) Criminal Court in The House, on motion of Mr. Conn, of Georgia, cencur- red in the resolution of the Senate, suepending the 2ist- rule, in order that the former Army bill might be taken, from the table Mr. Caxruet:, of Ohio, made an unsuccessful eugges~ ton that the House insist on its disagreement, and ask .@ committee of conference. Mr. Conn, of Georgia, moved the House recede from the Kansas proviso. egatived *,, 97 srninst 100. works, of Me., moved that the House adbere. greed to by 98 against 97, The War in Kansas, Cineaeo, Aw ‘The St. Louis Democrat gives the fellowing version of recent aflaits in Kansas:— The attack on the prosiavery camp wes occasioned by the plundering of provision wagons | voenens to citizers between Kansas City and Oawato- a siavery force was entirely driven out of | Ir hundred men, of Lawrence, marched to he pro siavery camp, at Washincton Creek, mt ordered bose there to dieperse, when retreated and occapied he fortified block by near Lecompton. lieavy was beard in thet direction on that day, and it is chat a sanguinary engagement took place. St. Loum, Aug. 23, 1856, Private advices {rom Boonville state that the late Kan- fas news crea‘ed intense excitement there; that flve thou. sand dollars was raised, and that_men would be immo- cintely sentto the relief of the pro-elavery citizens ia the Territory. 7 A very bigh state of feeling exists in all tho river and border counties, Public meetings had been held anda large body of men lad volunteered to go to the ald of the Governor of Kansas. Men of discretion and property are going, with the determipation to remain until peace and order is restored in the Territory. Circulars and appeals were being signed by prominent and influential citizens and freely circulated, asking for ald to drive General Lave and his party out of ths coun | try. large bodies of men have doubtless before this onters ed the Territory, and reports of bloody contilcts aro daily and hourly expected, a teeneeeeneneeneeeene The Convention of jon fr the Advancement of Selence. Arraxy, Aug. 23, 1856. In the Convention of the Association for the Advance. ment of Science, this morning, an interesting discussion took place on the motion of Dr. Gibbon, to take the sub. ject of coirage out of the bande of the Commiitee oo