The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1858, Page 2

Our Leavenworth Correspondence. Laaverwortn, Dec. 30, 1857. What & Costs © @et to Kansas—The Different Routes ‘There, de. ‘The merchants of New York, when they found during the recent panic their warehouses burdened with mer- chandce, and little or no hard cash im their safes, imme- diately increased the inducements for the people to pur- chase their goods by decreasing Magir prices. (On the Contrary, the railroad companies—at least those in the Northern and West »rn States—when their stocks became Of litte value and thetr usual receipts greatly decreased, largely increased the prices of travel, amd decreased the eccommodations for it. They not only run fewer trains, but run them much slower than formerly. Indeed there can hardly be said to be any express trains from New York city to Jefferson City, Mo. They are all acoommo- dation trains. Last summer through tickets from New York to Leavenworth, Kansas, were only $27 50; now they ‘@re $66, mot including the hotel and omnibus expenses. ‘The knowledge of this fact, and of the diMeulty, almost impossibility, of passing over part of the route, are of great mportance to Kansas emigrants, and must necessarily stay early all emigration hitherward until there is a change. Buch, at present, are the means of access to the Territory (hat no man having a family of either women or children, sbould atzempt to reach it until the Missouri river naviga- (Gon opens next spring The difficulties of the passage al! lay west of Jofforson Oty. ‘Through tickets from New York to St. Louis, Mo., by the New York and Erte road and their connectipns, cost $50 75, the time is from three to four days, explmses for meals from $1 50 to $2 a day; emigrants can usually take their food along with them. From Cleveland to St. Louis there arofour different. routes by the way of the follow- ing samed places: Chicago, Wabash Valley, Indianapolis and Cincinnati, with the Olio and Mississippi Railroad. All ‘of these routes make about the same time and charge the same price. Jefferson City, the capital of Missouri, is a dirty, irrsgu- larly built little village, where almost every other house a botel, in which travellers aro furnished with execra- bie accommodations, at exorbitant prices. The place lives upon the money extracted from those who are so unfortunate as to have to pass through or remain in it a shorttime. All persops going to or from Kansas have usuaily to remain there one or more nights. From the capital of Missouri to Leavenworth, K. T., the distance by stage is 190 miles; the fare is $22; the time is usually from six to tev days, sometimes travelling during the night. Probably thore is no stage route in this or any other country that is worse or even 80 bad as this. | ‘The passengers start from Jefferson City with a fac team, and in a good covered sage; for five miles they pass rapidly and pleasantly slong, flaitering themselves that they will reach Leavenwort) in four or five days—the time the stage agent promised to make it in; but at the end of five miles a change comes over the epirit of their dreams, and over the spirit of their horses, too. The passengers are then informed that that stage goos no further, are ken out and thrust into an old opem lumber wagon, or some such vehicle, on top of a pile of mail bags, with horses in front of them that cannot be urged into a decent pace by the goad of the fieroeet Jehu. The mud is often knee deep. ‘The passengers have to walk more than Talf the way, and frequently carry rails to pry the wagon out of the mire. Such is the sage route from Jefferson City through Mis tour to Leavenworth into kansas, where the travel aud inducements are amply ev.filoient ‘to pay for the establish ment of a first claee stage line. I haye certain knowledge ‘of the condition of this route. both frum experience and (he concurrent declarations of every person I have seen who bas been over it From Jetlerson City to Leavenworth, by steamer up the Missouri river, it is 900 miles; the time about four days; &nd the fare during the summer, when the river is high aad there are plenty of boats running on it, is from $10 to $12, inclading board. The river usually closes about the middle of November; this year it bas remained open, and is navigable to an Unprecedented late season. Oa the lust of November the cteamer Thomas E. Tutt started up the river to Le rth, but found that it was closed by ice wome miles above Lexington, Mo. Her freight was landed at Lexington and she returned t St. Lows. Thi warm weather subsequently cleared tg river of ice, that several boats made trips up it ‘the night of the 24th of November the Thomas E. Tutt again left St. Lous for St. Joseph towns on the river; on the morning of the 2 on boar. the passe Which could not obiain a Bul x tomo and immeciately put on the steam for Kansas. Arriv’ Tonington she teok on board the freight left there, amd thence completed one of the most suvct has ever been made upon the river. at load to go up berself— engers. went up to Kansas on board of er; also,, Mr Adams, the Mayor Leaven. worth, who baving receatly visited Washington ia regard to Kanane affairs, and had several internews there, pot only with the republican leaders but with euch mep as Dougias, returns to the Territory fully convinced that the Lecompton constitution cay wever be put through Congress. Moet of the women on board the b. had de- termined to return home and remain there until the river avigation opene? in the spring, rather than attempt to reach Kanaas by the etage toute ‘A boat going up the river to Kansas at thie season of the year, cap Command almost any price for conv Pas. sengers there, so the Tutt charged them $30 from Jefer- seo Oity to Leavenworth; but as that includes board, itis stil something Cheaper than tt world cost to go by stage. Laborers and many meu of limited means, whagannot ford to pay sud exorbitant prices to reach Kansas, get their baggage fen: on by xpress atd walk from _— City & Leavenworth e best route to Kansas at the present is th: Great Westerp Railroad, via Cleveland, Toledo, Fort Waynt or aay other point that intersects with the road Through, Museour! it is called the Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad By this route, which | believe is cheaper than any other during the winter season, there is only one hundred miles of staging from New York to Leaveuworth, Kansas. Prom Hannibal to St. Joseph there are only seventy miles of the railroad which are not completed; from St. Joseph t Leavenworth tt i thirtyemilce, these two spaces, which make the ane hundred miles, are said to be covered by a firet class stage line, which makes excellent time. Ti seventy miles of the Hannibal avd St. Joseph Railroad no yet completed, are in arn d owe of progress and witl be in operation by apring. ‘ue city of Leaverworth intends fo Luld @ branch road to the Hapuibalaud St. Joseph lino, the distance is ouly thirty miles, the face of the country t# {avorabje to the project, and it will probably be wuc esa fully carried through within two or three years; (uen we will baye direst covnection by ratway with New York The Pacific Kaiiroad, which tune from St. Louis to Jeffor. son City, is OB a direct line to Kansas, by spring will be completed to. Round Hili, forty ‘miles further t wards Kansas. The company had intended to carry it right into that Territory a= soon as possible; bat they are ai present laboring under some embarrassment, and it will be year at least before the road is completed. They éepend for thelr means for carrt ing on the work upon t).+ sale of Missour! State stocks, tue Leg ture of that 5 e bave enacted that said stocks shal! not he sold un 4 aud whev they will reach that you probably know bettet io New York (du here, but unt that time the roa youd Round Hill Fost Laaveswortm, Jan. 1, 185¢ The Urssed States Force: in Kansas—List of Ofloers— Dis tribution Gf Trogps in te Ter.itory. Fort Leaveawefth, the chi military station of the United States in Kansas, is sitemted three miles north of the city of Leavenworth. The station is a fort only im maine —its éite is clevatd and one Of the most be ‘ul in the Territory ; but it is regarded as unhealthy in the eum- mer season. The barracks of (he soldiers and the houses Of the officers are wooden structures nad built opposit: the 8.Je8 of a largeopen square, or drill apd parade ground rillery and stables occupy the exterior line of the proiongation of one si’e of thivequare. There are but fow buildings here which oe not directly counected with the army. The sirects at the sides of the square are being paved with stone by the troops. The following ts a list of the officers of the army now in [angas:— LIST OF OFFICERS AT TS PORT OF FORT LEAVEN- WORTH, KANSAS TBRRITORY. 1. Prevet Brige tier General William 8. Harney, Colonel 24 Regiment of Pragoons—commanding the post, and also Andrew (0 ), Becond Lieu- Joseph Roberts, First Lioutenant Lieuteuant Stephen H. Weed (ab- sent), Second Lieutenant Richard Lodor. Joseph C. (absent), Second 1 berton, Fist Lieutenant Second Company E—Captain George W. Getty, Tuark, Je, First, Lieutenant .ieutenant George S. James. and Brevet Major John C. Pem- William C. Gill, First Lieutenant Lieutenant E. F. Bugiey (absent), D. 5 Lieutenant A. B. °e ‘Cown, First Lieute- Com ee Jobn P. nant Jonn Gibbon pbeest), Firat Lieutenant Lewis H. Pe. Lieutenant Rufus Oscar A. Mack (absent), cure, Second Lieutenant Junius B. Roane. Conipany T—Captain Albert L. Magilton (resigned), First ‘Saxton, Jr. 'y ‘Lieutenant John R. Wad- dy (commanding compan} Com} First Lieutenant James J. Dana (( iy). —Captain Gustavas A. De Russy (absent) Le foward Mek Hudson (ances) vit ‘commanding ocmpany), Second Tieutenant Warren L. Lothrop. ing Neo eg pany L—Ceptain and Brevet Major Thomas (Geesent), cst Leutemant Wiliam Terrill at Lieutenant William Stretch Abert ( [—Captain John A. Brown, First Lieutenant wil. (ad. ‘Company Cleemont L. Best, Second Lieutenant Charles D. Anderson (abscnty. Company A—Captain Henry H. Walker (absent), J. Harrison, SIXTH INFANTRY —SIX COMPANTES. Lieutenant Colonel George Andrews, commanding. F. Flint, First Liewtonant Second Lieutenant Arch vald Company D—Captain and Brevet Major Edward John- son, First Lieutenant William P. Carlin (absent), Second Lieulenant Edward Dillon. Lieutenant James A. Smith. E—Captain George W. Lay (ubsen'), First Darius D. Clark (wbsent), Second Lieutenant in William 8. Ketchum, First Lieut» Company Company G—Captai nant John-0. Kelior (absent), Second Lieutenant Orlan to H. Moore. Company H—Captain Thomas Hendrickson, First Lieu- tenant Benjamin F. Smith, Second Lieutenant Charles G. Sawteile. nant and Company K—Captain Richard B. Garnett, First Lieute- Brevet Captain Winfield 8. Hancock (stall), #e- coud Lieutevant Owen K. McLemore. ATi . First Lieutenant James L. Corley, company C, 6th Infan- try (absent). First Lieuterant J. E. B. Stewart, Company G, lst Ca- valry. Second Tieutcnant Edmond C Bainbridge, company B, 4th Artillery. ‘Second Lieutenant William P, Sanders, Company H, 24 Dragoons. The troops in this Territory consist of one regiment of ten companies, the 4th artillery; six companies of the 6th regiment of infantry; one battalion of three companies of the 2d artillery ; three batterics of field artillery; five companies of the Ist cavalry and two companies 2d dra- making total of 1,982 officers and inen. There is, berides these, a force stationed at Fort Riley, consist- ing of five companies of the Ist artill pany of the 6th infantry, men. Emory. and one com- bumbering in all from 350 to 400 This force is under the command of W. iH. S. che total number of troops, officers and men in the Territory is 2,357. The forces first enumerated are all stationed ai Fort Leavenworth and are there now, ex- cept those who were distributed through the Territory to keep the peace on the 2Ist inst. and have not yet returned. They were seut to the different towns upon the of the civil authorities or upon an fntimation requisition that there ‘was prospect of a difticulty occurring between the adverse political parties in said town or towns. son, Palermo, Shawree Mission and Oxford Company sent it Doniphan, Atchi- each a To avoid giving offence to any one, the troops were not stationed in the towns during the election, but in their immediate vicinity, prepared to prevent any body of armed Missourians from crossing the river, ready, upon the requisition of the local civil authorities, 'to stay any violation of law, and determined, whether or no, to suppress apy collision between parties then in the Territo- ry—so that all citizens, without fear of molestation or vio- order wit leuce, might go to the polls and vote. ‘The quietness and which the election passed off is due, at least in some measure, to the judicious arrangement of the fee {Lie troops serving in Kansas GRNRRAL STARE OF FIORE 1. Capta® Alfred Pieasanton, 24 Kagimeut of Dragoons, Acting Asctetact Adjutant General qvamrensiseren SePamrimer Captain Thomas |. Brent. Caplan Winfield S. Haucock. PAY DEPARTMENT Major David Hunter Mayor Augustus W. Gaines. Surgeon Jobn M. Cuyler, ‘asstant Surgeon Nbenerer Swift Assistant Surgeoo Thomas A Melartio Assistant Surgeon bAward W. Jobms. 10 Assistant Sergeon Jobn J. Milhan. 11 Assistant Surgeon Charice Brewer ERCOND DRAGOONS—TWO COMPA NTE. Com I ‘and Brevet Major L. P. Graham, Firet pty at Ti. Starr (absent), Second Liew tenant John K Migner Company K—Captain William Steels, First Licatenent B. Bi. Robertson (absent), Second Liewleoant Lew Merrill (Absent) one se oP PORAT CAVALRY FIVE COMPAS TRG. Major John Sedgwick, | —za hee G—Captain Thomas J. Wood (absent), First Lieutenant Alfred iverson, Jr., (absent), Second Liew too: Com Joho R. Church (commanding company). Actyuel D. secrgu, Firet Lieutonant F—Captain Frank PWheniar (absent), Second Lieutenant Eugene W. Crittenden. Company a Wm. D. De Saussure (absent), Foret tenant Eimer (us (commanding company), Se cond Lieutenant John A. Thompson. Company I—Captain George T. Anderson, First Liew (tenant Bugene A. Carr (absent), Second Liestenant f/1 ward Lograham. Com) K—Captain George H. Stewart, First Liew toon David Bell (absent), Seoond Licutensnt Joseph Ht Taylor (noting adjutant) FROOWD ARTILLPRY—FIVR OOMPANTRA. bagged Brevet Lieutnant Colonel Martin Burke, com manding Company A—Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Florace Brooks (absent), First Lieytenant Frank H Larned commanding company), Firet Lieutenant John Mullan, § , Second Lieutenant Michae! P. Small Gompany E—Captain Arnold Elzey, First Lieutenant Ficnry Benson, First !deutenant Thomas J. Harris (regular fiiwtar!), Secon! Levtenant Guildford D. Bailey Vompe.) F<Captain James Toten (absent), First 1 ally takes piace in New York city in twenty: ‘The report that reached Jeffersen City on the 26th ultimo, and was thence forwarded to New York, to the effect that | numbers representi | democratic majority « t that was pol | of WF Lecompten coast ral military forces in the Territory. At present there are five companies of the let cavalr) at Fort Scott. Major John Sedgwick commands therf. Four companies of the 4th artillery, onc battery of artilie- ry und owe company of dragoons, under the command of Major W. W. Morris, of the 4th artillery, are bpd eno ia Lawrence. There are three cor nies of the 4th artillery ‘and a section (two guns) of artillery at Topeka, under the command of Brevet Major J.C. Pemberton, of the 4th ar- tillery. Shawnee and Oxford have each @ eeeres. foot, and two companies of foot remain distributed between Doniphan, Palermo ana Atchison. These troops will re tmayn detached to thoir renent places, and the same ar- rasvements be made for keoping the peace at the election op the 4th instant a3 were mace for keeping it on the 2ist of December last. Lxavexwormt, Jan. 1, 1858. The Latest News from Kansas. Order reigns in Kansas. This hotbed of strife, civil aud political, enjoys at least a brief cessation of turmoil, aad | mtention of rescuing | ) were not for the excitement consequent upon the pros- | pective occurrence of important events in the immediate | future, the affairs of the Territory would scemingly pass ou with the regularity and quietness usual to old States, though with greater activity, since people live faster here, and material developemeats advance with a rapidity an- known to older settlements or upon leas favored soils, The meeting of the Territorial (free State) Legislature on the 4th inst., also the submiseion of the Lecompton constitu tion to the people for ite adoption or rejection, and the election of State officers under that constitution, on the same day, are of course viewed with considerable inte rest by the citizens of Kansas; but the action of Congress upon the Lecomptcn constitution is what chiefly absorbs their attention. You are aware that the election on the 21st of last moath passed off comparatively quietly, and since that time there bas not been more disturbance in tae Territory than usu. fifty free State men were advancing upon Lecompton to seize the United States muskets stored there, arose from a little affair at this place. During the elec tion on the 2ist ult., from 100 to 160 armed free State men paraded through and about the place, but mate no atempt to prevent one voting. At 1P. M. they marched up to Miller's warehouse, forced open (10 door with a plank, entered and took possession of 0: 9 wundred United States muskets, ser& here by the federsi govern. mest for the use of the militia, and stored in Miller's ‘warehouse by the officers of the old militia. The receat Legisiature, you will remember, disbanded old mili tia, and the armed band who seized these guns sald they took them for the new militia, but they did it without pro. per orders or authority. A requisition being sent to Fort Leavenworth for troops to keep the peace, two companies of infantry were despatched hither. In the afternoon the baud of armed men passed the troope and gave them three cheers, which were returned by the soldiers, aud ‘all passed off quietly till evening, when some of the armed men having got pretty thoroughly drunk, made a good deal of noise, During the evening Henry Johnson, a watchman, wae shot, no one knew by whom or for what rpore. Tt is sw to bave been accidental; certain. 'y it was not on political grounds, for all of them were free State men. A fow Missourians are reported to have come over bere and attem to vote; three of them were arrested and held to bail for their a trial. ‘They did not appear, but forfeited their bail. These Mis- eourians Fecin to have been eo thoroughly hiemed by the free State men bere that it is probable yurians will Dever trouble this place on election days again. ‘The republicans generally refused to vote at the late election. The democrats from free States voted, but mostly against the slavery clause of the constitution. Official returns have been received from only one or two countics, but from a recent interview with J. J. Calhoun, Surveyor General of Kansas and Nebraska Territories, also President of the Convention which framed the Lecompton constitution, amd who was authorized aad directed by that convention to make the nocessery ar- rangementa for, and receive the returns of the election upon the ge clause of the constitution. Tam abloto five the vote of all the counties heard from, and his eati mate of the vote of those from which returns have not yet been received. In thie (Loaven' county 1,925 votes were polled—1,700 pro riavery, 225 Lo slavery: in Doniphan county, 600; Atchison county, 690, Brown and Nebama counties, 900; Marshall county, 200; Jefferson county, 826; Riley county, 300; Calhoun and Pottawatto mie counties, 200; Johnson county, 1,500; Douglas county ‘260; Shawnee county, 169; Davis county, 150; Richardson and the neighboring countice on the west, 700. Coifee and Andergon counties did not voto, the commission: no having been received in time. The same is probably th» case in Franklin county. Bourbon county polled abou 400 votes, and ite neighboring southern and wostern counties about 600, making, according to hie estimate, a total vote of 6 . Of these, Gen. Cathoun estimates 6,400 ae prosiavery, and 1,600 antislavery—the two strength of the democratic party in this Territory, the former being its siavery wing, end the latter those ‘ats who desire to make Kan eas a free State. If this estimate be correct, or anything bear correct, it will show & strong democratic majority in = | the Territory when ite two wings are united. The ¥ oie next Monday will, however, give us the most authentic information upon that point . a the town of Kickapoo 1,003 votes were polled, when there are culy 00 people, including meng women and children, who reside’ tm the piace nose” who eujoyed the franchise are said to have formed in line and marched round and round the polls, elepositing a ballot every time they passed. This may partially explain Gen. Calhioun’s 4 2.000 in the Territory, and the 4 in favor of the slavery cieuse The General aiso thinks ia order (o got the contest settled that macy avolLtcnst FEES evs Althae 4 : i : 5 BF Eg g g 4 : E ie ERE Hy talk 5 ee the 7 Ht 3 Hi 5? affidavit, and the Sheriff was directéd to ser’ Deputy United States Marshal also had write squatter ccurt, for rebellion. Tho Dej went together, without other force, to court, on the Osage, to the arrests. men refused to be arrested, and roj returned immediately to Fort S comitatus. With the force thus i £ them into a Ine to defend themselves. The Deputy shal and Sheriff returned to the posse comitatus and, after ‘a consultation, concluded to return to Fort Scott. ‘They did so, but again went back to the with a stronger force; at Barnesville, on their way up, they were joined by 25 men, making in alla force of some 45 men. © The: then proceeded to within 200 yards of the cabin in whi the squatter court was being held; there the Marshal and Sheriff ordered the posse comitatus to remain, while they again advanced with a white flag; wheo within fifty yards of the cabin three free State men came out; another couriultation followed; the Deputy Mar- sha! and Sheriff were more pressing in their de- Randa jie: the surrender of the prties against whom writs been issudd,and halt ag hour was given the squatter court to consider upon it. The officers de- parted, but before they got entirely back to the posse comi- tatus, the free State men fired upon them. Both parties immediately stood to their arms, ever one hundred shote were fired. One of the posse comitatus had his horse shot, and he received a flesh wound in kis arm from & Sharp's rifle; but one of the free State men is said to have keen killed dud three badly wounded. The deputy mar- shal, Littles, the Sheriff, and the posse comitatus retired to Baraetable, took supper there, expecting to return aad attack the free State men again; but after a consuitatior it was ceemed advisable to go back to Fert Scott, incresse their force, and retary: next moruing to the attack. Noxt morning a comitatus numbering one hundred end twenty men, were marsballed for the Osage, but on ar- riving at the squatter’s court they found the free Sate en had fled. They retired during the night to Sugar Mound, ten miles above their former place, aud twenty- five miles from Fort Scott. On returning to the fort the deputy marshal and his posse arrested three free Sute men, who were taken into Fort Scott and secured thre for trial. These meu were said to be members of the squatter court. One of them was Plum himself; mney were taken near the farm of aman named Piner, wom it war su they had gone to arrest and take to Su- gar Mound for trial, on account of his having bought ome Cattle belonging to a free State man, who forfeitel bis bail, baving been indicted for manslaughter, aad vhose property was sold at auction to secure the bail pe aea found on the bodies of the parties arrested are sid to show that design; also their connection with the squatier court. Two companies of cavairy were, during tbistime, ip Fort Scott. More troops were sent for during th: ditt. culty. The free State men on the Osage heard thit the three men who bad been arrested were going to be hung in the fort, which created an intense excitement emong them. Gen. Lane, with two bundred and iifty the Territorial militia, soon after arrived at Sugar Mourd; he immediately sent a messenger tothe authorities at the fort to learn what crime the three prisoners there were charged with, and to ascertain the truth of the reporn about hanging them. No difficulty was anticipated after he learned the particulars of the ar, though be is aaid to have sworn that be would rescue the prisoners and obtain the papers found upon them, m whatever cost of Life. Lunderstand that Lane has returocd, and is at pre- sent in Lawreuce Gen. Harney bas received an official letter from Fort Scott, dated Ghyistaas, in which the followug language is held -—“The election on the 2lst passed of with the ut- most quiet and order. The citizens were kept in quite a state of alarm by the presence of a number of armed men, variously estimated ot from fifty to one hundred, who have been about this vicinity with the avowed sone provers confined here by due process of law to await their trial; and also by reports which appeared to be wel! founded, of the advance upon tht piace of one James H Lave, with a large force of men, Whether this Lane will advance to this point, or, if he ehould, what bis purpoee may be, I cannot -ay; but that he is now near Sugar Mound, some (wenty miles distant, appears to be beyond a doabt.”” An officer who has just arrived from Fort Scott repre- seats ali as quiet there, and that the troops are returning On Monday, the 4th’ of January, 1858, the Lecompton constitution will be submitted toa direct vote ef the peo- le for ite auoption oF rejection, inder a bef oes by the Inte Legislature; the people will also vote for State off cers under this constitution, Whether the free State party should vote for State officers under the Lecompton Constitution or not, Was a very difficult qnestion for that party to decide, Fora time it divided them toto two bit- terly bostile factions, but at length the division has been healed by all coming to tt ermination to vote for State officers under thie copstitution. This decision, you will see. is of the very bighest importance. It is, ndtwith- ftanding what may be said to the contrary, a full and open declaration that, should Congacss ad the Lecompton constitution, the free State party will submit to it, and not A their so called source in that constitution forces of cither the uew State or the federal governmont, should they atiermpt to enforce #aid laws or « This step is & general cave in, a cry forsquarter by the free State party, should things come to the worst wiht) om They have repudiated the Lecompton const! tutions movement from the fires to the last; they refused n of delegat to participate in the vote upon the jet ult: they have mh on the 4th inet, and Dow to deci ip which th we Aown and rejeci the constitution to vote # under tt, phoes them certalaly in sition. All their mass meetings, all tions, all their convestions denouncifg ‘this 1 and the election of the delegates who framed For tho epvils they are willing to under the constitution whose £0 fiercely and patriotically he 23d and rather « r their consti it, now go for nothing live uncer ant accept offi fraudulent birth was recent denouperd. The Free State Delegate Convention set or 24th ultimo, after a long and exciting discussion upen the propriety of voting for Stave officers under the Lecomptom Constitution, it was decided by a smali majority not to do #0, The minority inamediaicly bolted, met together, called themselves » “convention,” decided that a free State ticket should be voted for under the socompton constitution, on the 4th inst, whether or no, and nomi- nated euch aticket. Mutu ! ‘eeriminations [lowed be. tween the factions. The “ bolters’ stuck to tir ticket; the majority at length caved in, and al! decile to vote for State oflicers om the 4th, under the e cstitution then to be submitted to the people. So the tree Stas is ‘again @ unit, and will in all probability car-y ibe election. ‘The Territorial (free State) Legislature niret on the 4th Inst., at Lecompton ; az soon as they get & q\uerem prosent they'will adjourn tw Lawrence; there they #il probably remain in session thirty days. The entiraly on ia Togard to the Territory, fromabe mectiug ¢ tho.firet Le- ure wp to the present time, will be reviewed; Er the ordinanece ‘whieh, have been ropeuawill be re- , or others equivalent to them framei ad passed, and some that now exist will be repealed No difficulty is anticipated in the electicnion the 4th. Some belligercnt beings may work themse \eetp or driak themecives ap toa beat, and « few cf them may come off minus their ‘and bodies, but that neither the Territory nor the country wil) meet with any serious loss in the lives of useful citizens on thy day. ‘The Great Crists at Last—The Kansas Iesue— A Southern and « Northern Uitea View of Question, (From the Charleston Mercury, Southera altra.] THE MERCURY AND KANSAS. A few months since the Charleston Mercury was de nounced as an “extremist,” “ultenist,’ ‘alarmist.’ Ths course with revprc' to Farske Tare, it was anid, wae dic- toted by a precones \ 04 “ the administration Sud an incontinent deere + the Union. Kans it was affirine’, wasn free State by uature. Ite pro ty had given up ai. effort or design to mak its sla Ra’, and Walker and Stanton wore very barmlersly car- rying out the wishes of it; people, and especially of that Portion of ite people who hat come from the Southern States, io what we conce's « their dagrant efforts to make Kansas a free State. were thus causvless agitators, extremists and ultraist: vo out being satished with the de- soeraiie policy in Kansas and the Union ag boing ail suf- ticient to the South for the protection of her rights and in- stitutions ; blind and ccipled alarmists, in proglaim- ing the opinion that the Lite Prustdentia! election bor the proceediggs ins Ransas gave the South any aa surance of peace on the Pubject oF slavery. Time, the great test of wisdom and of error, moved on. At every movement of the po.itical drama in Kansas, our Spprehenstons and predictions were verified. The ad tmirisiration. after leaving \gtker and Stanton during the whole summer to use allga ‘power, by an active iater- ference for making Kaneal a free Stata, at length could no Jonge r stand rosponsible for (heir daring and iniquitous ‘YW of iltega! tnteryontion. Stanton was divmiesed, and Walker resigns his offée, with a full knowledge thal this Course wie his only atfornative to a peremptory dismissal. These men are now the active enemies of the adminis tration The administration be , vy its own Acta, vindicated our course, and bh that we did not misunderstand the ‘charactore and designs of Whose meu; aud that, by refusing to recall them from a a | | a pages eatiied iser, but the other day su by South Carolina in the ‘National Correia fag ig Ao bas clared bimself against her admission. and of From pom oe ge in the North the administration for supporti regular authorities a men, and States Rights men, upholding the interesta, and honor and safety of the South. Let her not bow to the time serving trammels of party, but lift party up to the high standard of truth, and justice and the constitution, aud thus make it her shield, instead of a sword to divide her people and accomplish ‘her overthrow. 1a the lan- of a distinguished Vi “Let the South unite for the sake of the South,” and the storm may yet be rolled back from the South, and the Usion, if posaible, be gaved. {From the Chicago Tribune—Northwestern Nigger Wor- shipper. } THE SOUTHERN PROGRAMME. Tn another part of today’s paper we copy at leva a significant article from the New York Heratp, which un- eens Soe the Southern programme for the conduct of this Kansas war, and for rearess of injuries and healing of wounded honor, if the South is beaten. It will be seen that, in the latter event,, the Southern members of ess will retire in a body trom the halls of the - nifesto to their respective tagislatures, and wait in Wash- ington the instructions which their action will bring forth. Well, what of it? Ifthe Sourth has ordained that justice shall not be dene to the Kaaaas people; that they shall be brought under the yoke; or, if Congress wiil not consent to the palpable iniquity, that the Union shall be dissolved, they will find few in ‘the North who will shrink from the alternative which the ugly case presents. This question of the rightof the people to self government may as weil be settled row as at any future time; and though it in- volves even dissolution of the Union and the establish- ment of a Southern confederacy, it muat be settled. We have from the first held thet the consum- mation of the Kansas usurpation wowll be the destruction of the life of our government, the extingushment of the pee upon which it 1s founded, and that though we might, for a longer or shorter period, retain the semblance of a democratic re- public, ruling power would be as essentially arbitra- Ty and despotic as is the kingship of Bombaor of the in- fant Neroof Vienna. Therein we have, we believe, but echoed the opinions of the great body of the earnest re- publicans of the Northwest. That they will consent to the unbearable abasement and shame ofthe North, should the admission of Kansas under that infamous Lecompton constitution be made the condition precedent to the ad- mission of Oregon and Minnesota, not even Keitt, who is the shallowest and most contemptuous of his fire —_ tribe will beieve. Self-government first and the Union af- terward, will Le the watchword when the hour of trial comes. ‘The Quarantine Ground at Seguine's Point THE CITIZENS AT WORK AGATN—THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE TO BE PETITIONED TO FOR SANDY HOOK. Efforts are again about Ww ve mede by the ocltigeus of Seguine’s Point for the removal of the present Quarautine grounds at that place, As but fow patiexts have been confined in the present buildings of late, everything has gone op undisturbed; in fact, but little attention has been paid to Quarantine grounds, as no fear har been enter. tained ar to any great ameunt of sickness prevailing therein during the winter moaths; but ae spring is fast approach- ing the residents will not be idle ia usiag their utmost endeavors to effect ita removal. They will not object to its being a temporary location for the next four or five months, but a longer period than that they are determined it shall not remain The commit tee who were appointed by the citisens of Seguine’s Pout not long since! paid a visit to the Quaran- tine Commissionors on Saturday last, to consult with them as to what course the Coinmissioncrs intended to pursue in endeavoring to have the Quarantine grounds removed before the summer arrived. The committee ende.tored to show that there was great danger for those who ro. sided at Seguine’s Point in case of an epidemic, and re- marked that already there bad been cases of desiase taken by cit.zens who lived near the Quarantine buildings, They urged the co-operation of the Quarantine Commis: tioners in their endeavors to have the prosent location removed before the Ist of June, A majority of the Com- missioners expressed themeelves opposed to tho proseut location, and muenifested @ desire to joim the com- mittee ‘in securing the removal, but no definite plan of operation wes arrived ‘at. The Commis- sioners will, in the course of a weeck or two, proceed to Trenton, N. J., and make cation to the New Jersey Legislature to favora\ |y consider Sandy Hook for permament Quarantine ground, and that the Legisla- ture appoint a Board of Quarantine Comiiss:oners to exa- mine into the matter and cooperate with the New York Commirsioners in establishing fthe Quarantinc ground at Sandy Hook. A private communication has already been forwarded to the members of the New Jersey legislature by the Com taiseioners, giving @ full account of the present point prevated for Quarantine grounds and the ad Pantages that would be derived by locating the same at the Hook. ithough Sandy Hook tment property yet New ey hol¢s the water privileges, aod cao grant the rame for Quarantine purposes. There are about fourteen bun dred acres therein, of which three or four bundred will be neeried for the above purpose, It was reported yesterday that the Quarantine building bud been destroyed by fire ou Sunday night, bat it proved false. Marine Court—Genera!l Term. Before How. Judges Thompeon, McCarthy and Maynard Tne. 1i —Leonard wt. Richmond.—New trial granted; conte to abide event Frasher vs. Childs.—Motion to open defa Gorlches ve. Brown. —Judgment reverse Burnham va. Mayor, do —Judgment ri costs; Juetice Thor pson divsenung: Borrett vt. Hamburger. —Judgmeat alfirmed with costa, Debertc vs. De Lisce Motion to dismise appeal; denied oD conte Eel It; denied. with costs. reed with ane Strauct.—Judgment affirmed with coats. Bor &. Fowler —Pleadings amendet to meet evi deuce. Jodgment affirmed with costs. Go lagher ve. 'y.—New trial, costs to abide event Beckett ve. Levy.—Juagment affirmed with costa Von Brunt vs. Luckey.—New trial, costa to abide event Theatrical, Musical, dé. vapway THRATRE.—Mré. Sergeant, Stone, Hemmings rry, Miss Wells and othora, are to appear this even- jog ie & Humber of equeatrian and gymnastic feats; after which the elephant, tigers, &c., will be exhibited. eGannen.—The en’ inmenta this evening are t commiet of the favorite pactomime called “Jocko, the Brazilian Ape,” the new fairy spectacio of the «Golden Fag,’ aad the now allegorical ballet atyled “The Oy- clops.”” Bowrny Turatae.—The romantic phy of “ Mazeppa,’ and effective drama the “Wreck Agbore,” ate again on tbe Lille for to night. Gymuastic entertainments, BODE, dances, &o., ate to be given between the pieces. Burton’s.—The tew comedy, “ A Rachelor’s Wife,” in which Mesore, Mathews and Brougtiam and Mesdames Davenport end Parker have characters, is to precede — # very auccessful burlesque of “ Columbus” to. » Watraci's The Poor of New York,” which has proved one of the most profitabie picces of ‘the season, is to be withdrawn after this week. Those who have ‘not seen it would do weil to bear this fact in mind Laur, Kecwn's —Mise Keene, Mr. Jordan, aad varions other talonted members of the ‘company ard again to ap: fear in Taylor's comedy of “ An Unequa'ied Match” this evening. “ Harlequin Bine Beard’ is the afterpicee. American Meswem. —Tho domestic drama called “‘Tempt ation, or the Irieh Emigrant,” is to be played this after noon, and the charming legendary spectacle entitled « Valentine and Orson’ in the evening Error :aNiam.—The competition among the managers of the vartous * colored opera’ houses on fron way appears likely to prove quite as ad vantagso..* to themselves as to the public, Unusually tempting programmes are oifered for tuts evening by Geo. Christy and Wood at 561 and 660, the Buckleys at 444, and the Bryantes at 472. Discovery oF A Comet.—Harvard College, Janu- 7, 1868. —A telescopic comet was discovered at this sorvatory on the evening of the 4th instant, by Mr. I ne postin Wee 60 fetiows = ‘ 1868, January 4, 9h. 31 min. 66 aec. & m. s Right aecension 23 h. 42 min. 80 sec. 3. Declination North 89 deg. 44 min. 9 sec. 1 Daily motion in right ascension 4 min. 1 increasing Daily motion ia declination 60 min. diminish ng. The comet was first seen Th. 30m. It is rather faint, but fot 6o much Ao ne towhrd oy dillleulty in pbserving it with the grget retknolee W.G, BOND ’ ’ THE MORMON WAR. eee Our Spectal Correspondence, Lxaverwoun, Jan. 1, 1868. The United States Army on Half Rations—AU the Horses and Catile Starving. Nine men connected with the Utah transportation expe- dition of Russell & Weééell have just arrived here. ‘They loft Green river on the 18th of November, and report Colonel Johnston being there with the whole army. The condition of the troops was most deplorable. They had been on half rations for a month. Their mules, borses end cattle were dying off at the rate of from fifty to two hundred every night. No food could be got for them. The Mormons were carrying ov ap active guorilla warfare, their scouts being out in every direction to cut off foraging parties, stregglers, or,horses and cattle that leave the camp to seck grazing. The army could not be in much more unfortunate position. The woathor was intensely cold and the snow was falling fast. ‘These nine men were invited to join the army for six or nine months, but they were not allowed to attempt to reach bome via California and Salt Lake City; no one was permit- ted to enter the Mormon capital. Under the surrounding citcumstances these men preferred to run the hazard of reaching home by the overland routc than to remain with or join thearmy. They started with fourteen days’ pro- ‘visions and received supplies at the different posts, 0 that there was only three days that they went without food. ‘They made this place in thirty-six days from tho time of tarting. On the way they paseed thousands of Indians who never said a word to themor made the slightest hos- ‘ile demonstration against them. The snow on the prai- ries was very deep. Arrangements were being made to get some of the stores at Fort Laramie forwarded on the back of mules to the army. Rather than starve in their camp, the troops will advance oe os er this winter, to the attack of Salt Lake City. morrow I will endeavor to gather more particulars and forward them to you—to-day’s mail closes immediately. ‘TEE LATE QUESTIONABLE NEWS FROM UTAH. (From the St. Louis Republican, Jan. 7.) Wo were ee ee, to suother edition of start- ling news frora the Utah expedition—uews whieh we have given to our readers, though wo must accompany it with ‘the expression of an entire distrust of its correctness. It comes from the {t. Joseph Jowrnal of tbe 29tb ult., and, as os Orem be curtailed of its proportions, we give it as we fine it:— “We were yesterday infoymed that a geutioman passed through this city with despatches to Fort Leavenworth, ‘who reported that our troops had come in collision with a large force of Mormons, and that a flerce conflict ensued in which our mon were defeated, with a loss of over two hundred killed and a number taken prisoners. He also reported that the wretches murdered in cold blood ali the soldiers and hung ail the officers that fell into their hands, declaring, at the time, that it was a war of extermination and that for every drop of Mormon blood that was shed ‘the gentiles’ sliould flow like water. We hope sincerely that the Teport may be exaggerated.” ‘The St. Joseph Gazette notices the report, and adds that the detachment thus slaughtered was Col. Cooke’s com- mand, which, while passing from Ham’s Fork to Fort Bridger, Was surrounded by a superior force of Mormons, and, after w sbort resistance, captured and butchered. No (ape is given when this disastrous battle is eaid to have been fought. It is known that Col. Johnston was, about the 7th of November, within two or three days march of Fort Bridger; that the several detachments of troops badjoined him, with the exception of Col. Cooke; but he was not far behind, and was not regarded asin any | tighs | place, But he appears to be as tough aé old General Jaok- sort of danger. Gov. Curaming and the other Territor officers were with him. €ol. Cooke is one of the very officers in the service. It is utterly impossible that | would have suffered himself to be surprised by any Mor- mon force; and even if that had been the case, he never would bave surrendered, even to a superior force, “after a short resistance.’’ But be is too good an officer to make the thing probable; always on thealert, an Indian fighter, and a successful one—in command of ‘two or three hun: dred dragoons, badiy mounted it may be, but ready to fight on foot or on horseback, there is nota man less likely to sufier himself to be surrounded by an enemy. It is known that Col. Johnston’s force was at or near Fort Bridger, some 113 miles from Great Salt Lake City, acd between the Mormons and Col. Cooke. We know no route which could be taxeB by the Mormons whereby they could avoid Col. Johnston’s command,and faM upon ooo the dragoons. The whole thing seems impro- The bearer of this news passed through St. Joseph on the 28th for Fort Leavenworth. if he ever reached there be must have kept his wecret very weil, for nothing was heard of it by gentiemen who left Fort Leavenworth as late as the Sist. If ho told itat St. Joseph, be would cer- tainly have told itat Fort Leavenworth, and wherever be went alterwards, A gentleman arrived in this city last evening from Inde- pendence, who reports the arrivaithere,on the 3st, of @ company of teamstersfrom Fort Bridger. They left there about the 20th of November, but made no mention what- ever of any battle. The express with the mail left Fort Taramie before they did. Some considerabie distance from Fort Laramie, to the west, they saw fifiy or one hundred men, whom they supposed to have been sont from Fort Laramie to escort in the express, bet dey af torwards found out that thir wae wut the case, aud they then conjectnred that it was a Mormon party, probably the same that destroyed the baggage wagons. They report having overtaken an express mossengor thir side of Fort Kearney, who took the direct route to Fort Leavenworth. ‘The gentleman from Indepeadence says no news of the reported battle bad been received at that place from any quarter when he Ic ft. THE LEADER OF OUR ARMY IN UTAR. {From the i’bikdelphia Press, an. 9.) The interest attacved to the Mormon question naturally excites some Curiosity as to the individual charged by the government with the difficalt and delicate reeponstbilities of the present Utah expedition. [He bas not only to ex- Libit military abilities of a high order for the security of is little army in ite Siberian campaign, but he mast be possessed of superior civil qualifications to guide his deal- ings with the mirgoverned le who are represented as deny ing the authority of our constitution. We have, in cousequence, made some inquiries amoug our army friends as to the antecedents of the commander of the Utah expedition, aud are enabled to lay before our read- ers & brief sketch of his past career. Colonel Albert #@ydney Johnston, of the second regiment of cavalry, Ow commanding in Utah, stands a little over six fect high, is of a large bony, sinewy frame, with a peave but pleasant face; possesses quiet, unassuming mannere—forming in ail & person of aitractive nd rather imposing ap pearance. Born®in Kentucky, be was graduated from the military academy at West Point iv 1826, at about the age of twenty. Though holding @ bigh ‘position in bis class, bis active temperament induced bum to waive ap pointment in the more scientific but sedentary branches of the service, and he was gor tied a brevet second lieu tenant of the Sixth Regiment of Infantry, then engaged in service on our Indian frontier. The excitementa of fronti€r life, thongh, did not satisfy -bis aspirations, and jn the breaking out of ‘the Texas revo: lution be resigned his commission in the United States army, and proceeced at once to offer his services to the embryo republic. Entering Texas without letiers or ac quaintances, Le rodgstly joined the army asa simple Volunteer. Possessed of @ sound military educaon, ma- tured by eulsequent study, having filled the most im portant offices in his regiment within the reach of a Lieutenant, and won an elevated esteem with hie brother officers, be could, with justice, and without the imputation of impudence, have claimed a position of rack im the newly formed and fortning battalions. But his modesty—a marked characteristic of the man— withheld Lim from trumpeting his own prases Accident one day brought the oe volunteer to the notice of the late lamented Rusk, then holding the otlice of a General. Struck with the comprehensiveness and clearness of his remarks, the General mace some inquiries in relation to him; and sending for bim, found that be bad in bis ranks & man not only conversant with military$orgapization, in its generals and ite details, out who po-sessed profound military knowledge, with great strategic abilities. He at ‘once made bim the Adjutant General of bis command, and im this _ Johnaton shared wifh Lis discriminauug commander in the victery at San Jacinto. The revolution in Toxas Military distinction; afforded but small field for et, before its close, the adjutant general bad attained the rank of a reneral. The war ended, General Johnston settled upon a farm, and li- terally converting his sword into a ploughshare, Cincin- uatus like, tilled the earth with bis own bands. Called from bis retirement to fill the office of See of War, he sustained himself with great ability, and ed in his es a8 be bad done previously in his military career, Ne respect and affection of the pe: ple o' When Mexico worried us into ® war. in this grad. uate of Weet Point, adjutant, adjutant general, Secretary of War, again tendered his services to his country. Pushing po claims for office, thosgh he might with riety have sought the highest, he came forward, with is rifle on his shoulder, as & private soldier. The regi- ment, however, mace him its vlonel, and in that cape General Taylor, though he Na the ‘roqusoct, eneral lor, pa a ‘would not with ite Colonel; and to secure bie wvalustae aid? & attached bim to bis person as an inayector Sharing with ‘ Zack” the a: Buena Vista, be returned to the 1 farm. Offered a paymastersbip in the army in 1846, he nocepted it. Ip , 1855, on the raising of four new regiments, the Hon. Secretary of War, Mr. Joffersen Da. vis, who knew Jobnston’s military qualifications and sors views, appointed him Colonel of the Second ,and soon after ordered bim to the military command of the department of Texas. The nt administration have aneignes him to the of Utah. In all the relations of life Colonel Johnston, or Genoral Jobnston, ax bo is more gencrally called, and aa we hopd he may Nereaitor be always addroeroi, seems to havo fliled ably every part to which he Io» boon ent. Not only has be been able, but his ability bo bon accompanied by the esteem and reepect of all the co: unit! *, civil or military, into which he has boen thrown Few men, we are told, are mor: popular or more loved in Texas; andin the army be enjoys fully the confidence ‘and res pect of his brother Iu the army we find him regarded as among the of big rank, and his #e- lection for bis present arduous dvt 0 a as psouliarly fort bate. From ali accounta, the ministration ia Colonel ae havo made a wise choicr, and we may hopefully Anticipate a enlicfactory issue, if ne be ‘ble, of the Mormon difficulties, - a THE ARRA OF UTA. Tt may bea matter of some interest to our readers to know something of the comparative oxtent of that Terri- tory of the United States whoee chicf officer is bidding de- fiance to our government. According to Colten, the area of Utah fe 269,170 square miles. To engineors and a few others this will give a just iden of ite vast ext@at, butthe yy 4 of people will form a better estimate by ‘being told that it is an large ax the whole of the New England States, New York, New Joraey, Penusylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Tennessee. Or to eompere it with Europe fn Countries, it ie equal in extent to Great Britain and Ire. land, Switverinnd, Pruasia and Denma.k, with the Islands of Gucensey, Jeteey and Map, and the jggian Ialvnds ted Our Washington Correspondence. Wasuncron, Jan. 8, 1856. ‘The Case of Capt. Mayo—Has Claim for Satisfaction on the Haytien Government. Capt. Mayo, whose name has now become owing to hir difficulty with the government of Hayti, hae arrived in Washington, accompanied by one of the officers of the corvetteCyane. He immediately visited the Seore- tary of State and laid his wrongs before bim, demanding redress and indemnity for his long confinement end bis evfferings. Mr. Cass answered that the officer of the Cyaue had not yet presented him with the documents relating to the ex- ition which bad, been drawn up by Capt. Robb, but that e advized Capt. Mayo to rest contented with his escape saline Daring bad 6 man-of-war gent to Cape Haytien te effect | Capt. Mayo, however, received a promise that if, upom as ciaininan of ts docu uelet grounds fo 8 complaint presented themselves, one ehould be made. Capt. Mayo immediately set out for New York, en rowle Boston. bad a short & f H F Mx. Bewnett—Why in the world will you insist upem mixing up my name with that nasty fellow, Booby Broola? Thad enough of him at our calico ball at the Academy. & don’t want to be on any more committees with him. [ like a man with a cloan washed face, and neat and fashien- able apparel. If your calico dress ball cannot get along without me, Imay return from Washington with all mg trunke. But, for mercy’s sake, don’t put Mr. Booby Brooks on the list of managers, He will do more has than good, Tam here on a very important mission. It is some- thing about what they call the tariff. I understand that this tariff prevents the importation ef French silks an@ crinolines, unless at a very high price. Now, I want te get to take away all the obstructions against the importation of these valuable articles for the female ward- robe at cheap rates for the hard times. Can’t you say some- thing in favor of our cause? ray, Maren’ ane. ght thousand dollars to pay tothe New York rs, nor Cw 4 seven to members of Congress for their votes, but we do the best we ean. I had a conversation with @ member ef Congress other day about the appointments of President. told me that of the Consular appointinents Bennett had got three for his friends, which made a great deal of talk; and that the correspondents of the other papers were very angry because Bennett’s correspendents had the privilege of the floor of the House, which was denied to the others. Tt was also said that Bennett was Leone J ready to tack about and oppose the admixistration; but I told the Presi- dent that you would support him as long as he was right. Walker, the destiny man, and Walker and company ef Kansas, bave got the President into what they oall a son. if our new tariff reduotion for silks and crinolines gets through Congress as the tree wool was admitted for the New ks id manufacturers, we shall be abje, without Mr. Booby Brooks’ assistance, to got up & series of spiea- did balls with new dreeses, cheaper than ever, so that we cu extend them to any dimensions. Yours truly, FLORA M’FLIMSEY. Correspondence of Other Journals. {Correspondence of the St. Louis Democrat.) Wastnaron, Dec. 31, 1867. Western Views of Commodore Paul !ing’s Act---The Contra American Question That Commodore Paulding violated ion to be Settled ix) the Sword. the laws of nations and the faith of treaties in arresting Walker on the soil ef Nicaragua, does not admit of question; and whether the Senate, which is @ part of the treaty making power and am authorized spositor of Public law, will sanction such am act, remain. lo be geen. The filibusters in that body will take the ground that Paulding’s act was a gross instance of the violation of a principle which our government has Always protcased as the Teas of its foreign policy—the Principle of non-intervention. The event opens very grave cousiderations. Granting that the arrest of Walker has the tacit approval of Nicaragua, it is none the lesa an in- fringement of American principles and public law. It de- monstrates in # practical way the government of Ni- cal is im abeyance, or that it is powerleas negenee- ing the functions which appertain to its office. It will held that the European Powers will no louger respect the integrity of @ State which has been ravished of the essen- tel euribate << porereant by the agents of the federal ee are dite: with figtane ond Spain in ‘rellrente eee ae American region. Ousely, the agi is here, and Belly, the French pected daily. A special message ‘at an early day will w Light upon the intricate pro- biem, but taking all the facts into consideration, | hazard nothing in saying that it will find its solution in the sword. In the meantime the Kansas question will be y and both branches of Congress will grapple simultaneot with this transcendant o° 0, the prominent points of wi will draw the lightning froin the clouds that overhang the national democratic party. A war of annexation would not only be popular with the masses, but would make a unit of the democraiie party. Nothing more advantageous to that party tham the substitution of the Central American question hoe the Kansas question could be devised. It woukd give thom a great chance for re-organizing their demoralized legions, aud restoring their waning fortunes, It work! re-establish fraternity and firm concord between Toombs and Dougiaa. The South would then perceive the fmuity of forcing slavery op a community which would be sure to slough off whenever they regained freedom of action. The South- ern leacers would turn pot unwillingly frem a chimerioal enterprise to a practicable enterprise, and they would be followed by the Northern loaders of the national demo crats Who are anxious to find & common platform for both ‘wings of the party, 1 view th 6 Southern standpoint exciusively, for le reason that the South im the dictator of the fed ‘ (Correspondence of the Charleston “poy § | Wasivarow, Jan. 6, 1868. m. The 4 —only that he is nuable to see what the acts of the fede- ral Governor ofa Territory have to do with the represen- tative of the people in Congress. In regard to the quea- tien of Mormon rebellion, he says he thiaks it hard that # people who have gone a thousand miles beyond ovds of civilization, and by their privation and try, made the desert to blossom asa rose, cannot the choice of their federal officers—at least as long as Temain isolated from, and out of the protection of, rest of the nation. At the same time, he says he has no doubt but that if Governcr Cumming would goto alcne—that is, without an army with him—he wou cordisily received, y People and Gov. Your aud cheerfully inetalled Brace, "the tocttin oh oead! ministration on this en bject is, simply, that the Mormons, being settled on Unitei States territory, and Saving Teady mani‘erted some impatience of federal gover: the soover they are tanght to realize where they are, to understand and respect the laws of their adopted coum- try, the be'ter for themselves and the country at large: fend that a regards the cheice of federal officers, these ge froxa the States to other Territories as well as to (Correspondence of the Press.) . Wasr vero, Jan 10, 1958. Delegate from Utah—Snake Indiane—Plan if President's Levees—' Notes, Tt is probabie that the House committee will week on the case of John M. Bernhisel, Utah, The commendation will, I th hie retain ng his seat, and Docarise neither the committee F ii during the debate and on at LS ment. ll unlikely that the War Department to certain extent, ‘advantage of the offer of the Snake Indians, pubtished in these letters some time ago, and use them in the ing campaign as scouts, for whieh Purpose, from their intimate oy the where operations will mainly take e, they are in- valuable, ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has given an ordor for the issue of rearety notes on Monday, the 12th inst. ‘The Presi@ont’s first levee will take piace evening next. Tuerday has been fixed instead of because on the latter dines members: and other public functiona- ites, and the levoos ‘be only every other Tucsday vening. Tinavy Sswrence ror Broawy— William Allman was tried recently in Beaufort county, N. C., for bigamy, he baving married a wife in that State when he ‘another living io Hampton, Va. excited a good deal of ey! owing to itigating circum. sanomn; Jo be convicted and sratenend fo reseive thirty-nine lashes, to be imprisoned one day and dis- charged on his own recogniaance for his pg at the next court, then to be branded on the left check w.ta the letter B in the presence of the court, and to receive another thirty-nine lashes. It ia hardly to be supposed that he will appear at the noxt Court. ES ‘cortain Bustrses Resvuwrno.—The Kili: Telegraph men*oos the resumption of business mney, Quine: beng Cott propor Dials in that place and gays that <evoralother walle {eo recommoenee running in @ fe* days.