The New York Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1858, Page 2

2 The Utica Free Leve Philanthropic Convention. Mrs. Branch on Marriage and Its_ Consequences. Free Love Iilegitimacy and Infanti- | cide Statistics. Speeches from Male and Female Philo- sophers and Free Lovers, &o., &e., &o. SECOND DAY. MORNING SESSION. Unica, Sept. 11, 1858. ‘Tee proceedings this morning were opened by s song from Miss Biggins—‘Oh, how I love my mountain bome!’’ ‘The Convention having met at nine o’clock—aa hour cariler than bad been originally arranged by the Business Com” mitseo—the address of Mrs. Julia Branch, which was to have been delivered at the opening of the morning sestion, ‘was postponed for an hour. In the meantime Mr. Toobey, who bad spoke the previous evening, occupied the floor for a short time in the correction of « report in the Utioa Hrald, end of eome comments therein, describing his re. marks as vulger and indelicate. He supposed that the editor of that paper was as modest as Deedemons, and blushed at the shadow of his own nudity. He would re commend bim to go home to his mother, and get from her the first lessons in decency, that might know how to apprecia'e good breed ng when abroad. Dr. A. 8. Brown, of Clarendon, Vs, was the noxt mpesker. Be cxhibiied a call of the Rutiaad Convoation Ho» was one of th: persons whe signed that call, and he ‘wanted to spk 0 It, That Convention was said to have peen «failure, It hid been called for free disouns on on all wabjects, Ho hid wanted to coasult witn the people | Of Vermont -n4 of ihe United States, for the pirpose of | knowin; whetho: they could not do something practical for the people. They haian able company of speakers at What place. Heavy C. Wright, of Bostoa, Mr. aud Sra NEW YORK H#RALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1858. gE oft zit i iil f i founa op every side! What course? I aoswer, it could worse ‘anotper, aod another child is born daily, eee that ii our streets with paupers our with Criminals. Again, it is asked, what dc? What do they do now? Carse ‘ringing them into existence. i pravity? apd if they ,tben you argue realingn of the heart are ‘amesiavaly ing contrary to the laws of society op 80 Unriadie @ foundation as that, utterly destroyed and something new substituted pisce ond op a more lasting foundation. The law the rites of marriage to the moat Sopa Seles ‘uphealtb y —that, too, with the entire wledge that the ohudren from the union will be equally as vicious, devraved and upbea'thy, tf not worse, than their parents. If it was a Deast in an unbealihy condition, or even weak. ly, Jou would kilt it, as mot capable of re oducing & specimen of species, “Bat it woula give @ license to immorality if the riage ivatititution was abolished,” says one. ‘Would i bave any more liberty’—we ask.’ “0, 00, I cau regulate myselt—the law was not made tocheck me.’ * Who was it mace tory’ “Woy, men of no principle.” “Ob, it is Mr 8p and So, who neglects his wife; he would give all the world i i i E a3 Davis, and other.,w-re there who could express their Qrguments distinctly and clearly. That Convsution was | equal to tem conventions, as there were certaluly more | than tem different views represented there ‘ornsra | of various opinions being there, he could find out what ‘was wanted. He found firet toat wwe people of Vermont ‘wanted to improve their laws They waated laws of equatity, He drew up @ petiion for the reformers to | sign, avd be would sow reat ine. petition as & practical | result of the Convention at Rat and A PETITION YOR RQUAL RIGHTS It weare not represeniei #e are slaves —i7 Moss, 1766 Totus Hon SENATE AND GOUSE OF BerRESsNTATiVES OF THE Stat OF VERXONT— “ We, your petiioners, cluz-ns of Vermont, resve’ du to consider the tulowiug priagip! by the peopie of this couawry im the! jence — ob and representation are tnseparable amt of Waxes, Out Fepressnt ibis tax, by their vote, or by the slecuoz of @ representative. Many women pay taxes o anppori public schools, fing them, but are not alowed any Vo! propristin’ tn the commruction of «schoo: house, Or in the arlection of a teacher ‘This ta® peculiar bardenip, when we consider them the o¢s' educators of culidren, and more interesied in their comfor: and progress then men are. 24. “Govermmen's dorive thelr just powers frou the sent of ‘he goverced the Biste, but there ts no press their opision of ) to give their consent to them. and when we consider ihat the earnings, person and chilsree of the wife belong 10 the bas Dand aud are under bis convo! we have a righ to deliove that they wend object to the J3 os of such ine, because mes do not wish for such iega! power aad control, aud Theres Preagestially request ange tb lore, We respectfully requ to #0 cha e erage ‘women mey have ibe same lepai rigats and priei suse of Rep, | we, and be sudject to ibe same resiricions imherience 4 Just aod gorern: 8 BerOld fide ssught wo establish tor poateriiy, | may be enjoyed equally by sii taeir children, whecber ‘hey are men or women. Dr. Brows spoke for some half hor ou the same «ud ject, anc then yielded the floor, etating that be would senk | another opportunity of ventilatiag som» of Dis i ‘eas. | Mr Scumounwckee, the German philosopber, notified | the Chair that ne had prepared aset of resolutions whicy | he wisbed to present to the meeting. ‘The Guam ‘uformed him that if bebanded them to a por. | gon who could reaathem, they m'gtt be presested ia | their time The boar hed arrived woee Mrs. Julie | Branch was to deliver ber address MAS. WRANCH ON SOCIAL Mrs. Beasce, op tog bor staad wee greeted with applause. Ste is a pae, de looking ¥oman, Witt & swoet quint smile always playing round her pretty litle moutb. No og wouic to\uk iat euch a woman would puoiicly give such nem timenis an betoulec her mouth a Rutisod = Suc was be. Coming !y dressed in Diack ovk, With Bhurt#ierves aad low body, Diack Mace being worn over her neck sat erms She proceedea to read from manuscript the ‘ollowing address i did pot come to Utica with the intention of making a speech; but having ascertaised tha: I was supposed to tay something, I have baatiy written out a few facia for your corsideration. 1t is with some hesitancy that | come Detore you to-day to take up the topic of dvcuasion Strong prejudices have arzes iu the miccs of many fagaipat me ea the prowulgntor of horrible caiogs, aud whe | more tunid than earnest #1! be feerful ! might svock, by some rude remark, their delicaie sensiiveness, ant | thereby injure “ihe caute’” whica We Bre al so muco Interested in 1 do not fear pabl'c optuior or puple dis for [hold that map or women a coward who iu hie or ber heart believes a thing or principle they can Bot Opealy acvocate or demoustrate to tue woria. they | know the meaning of the wore freedom, and are | et bo feel the true meaning of slavery. Troe, it 1 nerd 4 ‘bullet against pudlic opivion. Ido pot wonser tnat | hearts have grown ‘feist and weary in wei ? is what ali the world is seeking the path to beaven has been presented so varro poy oe we cuty, snet | bat are ge | to try is hardships unises forced iato | by the fear eterca) givom hereafter or the Lope | of a glittering crown, api the privilege of recs oof = bilss—in wo thelr on | or piness of humanity Dy @dvoralirg UDpopri@r Drissiples. In feet, & man or women if pet Oi to work thorougels in Our present Copvition of society unti! they have loss their Teputation, Public optmion is ummtarie, for, no! ab ure a thing presented ia, a8 soon aa ft if mace ri the whole world rons ot it was first started ? 7 laugh arth ers of it? Row the fee chacged w mouths, when the throbbug bearta of the two vations tber 0 one bond of sympathy! | went yihg crowd—the mighty gea of faces, all compil@ent prid to a 1e# mon who Dreasied the stormy occran’s billows and parted the waters for the great geod and well of the na. tics i consi¢er that we are fighting wich mountaia wares of popular — prejosi ting those waves to lay &@ Caos for bowanity’ meiit | th @ doubtful { we rheil dey set apart for padlic iliwm ination, but we shell know that the pov's of the next jon wili be illuminated with the lizht of freedom ‘Which will Lot Gie out in aehes aod emoke insday. We ‘fare here to speak of evil and it# cause: but evil i# #9 | Clorely interwoven with sli our existing institutions, ao | glossed over by reapectadie soctety, it requires an ege of frag y me the subtety by which it cooceni« ive | lormity and hearts and nerves of iron to drag it out to the public gues. [epoke agaiort the m inetitution et Rutland ee the caces of (he slavery and degratation of | woman I dave nothing to tae back, but rather to add to ‘Gha\ wetiution Iwo of the worst evils the world has to con- toud with, af their origuator and promulgator--the worst Deravse po amount of inficcace, whether moral, relig ovs, political or governments’, bar been able to stop ibeir pro grese oF preveus ‘heir grow. Like rank weeds, they have | been per mitted to rema:: a. oar very doors, Drosihing die ease aod death, lourirning year by year, until sow they | etand Defore ua like qisv'a, deTy ing al! attempts to aroliae or mitigate them =| ailuJe to prostitucon and iafasticite, | I trust the audience will Dear with me while | apesk oo thie firet erti; it undowdiedly eo unpleasant avd. | ject for you to listen to Meny of roa—perb nearly sl—pave been ococated with notions of fi Moleeiy And deivcacy Any AlluBiON Lo FUCh & wuD)-ct publicly, ot for « fom bave any know'e’ge of \t, Stamp ber with doubt se t> the geauinentes of her own stamp 't leave upon mel am free oterest in al! hemavity, even 2 strayed from the pa he fit represantative of our mous friends of Bm excepting th oO virwe, a8 that place of in the chorcbes I bave © few facts to present you, for! Detier piers th Sere we are considering care of evil. Dr Sanger of taken the i"veriy o uning his pame for | eupnoeed he would bare no objection as he Present w the public e work on prortitution—eaye — He the ety of New York with « polloe f | oud bree and four hundred houses of 1! foe wren fe The vow neem a tare to the au ber of 7 4 daliy. of Bre cing thowe places” heiweon seven and eight mill one of doilare— sou bare som evnoept m of the enormity of thia | The amovnt of private prortitution he could make no estimate of, but Actop, ae Logi'sh writer, says in Rogiand nad Wales bo estimates one woman in every fourteen to De of that class, and tbat tbey «) ro comtinue that phase Of life ow an ayersgs more (ha four yeare—they marry im ali grades of life, from toe robeman down to ihe fou. mao, aud become cable wives and mot Now, | there is coe litte item whicd i¢ Wel Worthy of your serio Consideration, a06 that is—the fect tbat ivesixthe of ihe via'ters to al! ueb places are marrie’ men The support | ived (rom gingle men. The eurject, | p houses of prowuratioe, was at ons Mayor of Providence, K.1 The tho #abjOt, Sod leciied wot pieces broken up, ov: @afe any where—they OTOr7 rest.” By whom they wore liabie 0 | pr, Wynee reg Wo bave the privilege of loving somebody else, or get rid of ber tpsome way.” ‘‘How oid {s his last child?” Two or three monids "’ Doen pot the heart sicken at the depraved picture, and even at every system of rallistion which woula ek over euch evile? other evil, infanticide, I trace to the eame cause. Ia the report before the Special Committee on Hospital for Foundiings, I find this: Dr. Wenpe then caile. the attention of the committes to some remarka lb facts, taken from areport of the City Inspector, made ir 1566, ot the number of premature births in the cliy of New York from 1806 to 1859:—In 1805 the rate of premature births was 1 to every 1,612 tahabitants; in 1820, | 1 to G84; 1846, 2 to 616; 1650, 1 to 386. there were no means of determining the absolute number of births im the city during that time, yet from date obiained a law of estimates could evtablished by which to approximate to the number of births It appeared by the cepeus returns of 1850 tha: the rumber ip the Uniied States wae 35 t every peraon. ‘ed this an error of five too much. Based upon the facts aod estimates thus obtainea, De W. states tna: the preportions to the whole wuaber of births in the city Curing the period above meutioned were as follows: 1806, 1 to 4! 810, 1 to 83; 1815, 1 to 22; 1880, 1 to 20; 1840/1 to 16; 3846, 140 13; 1860, 2 to 12. ‘Ho stated that there results would surprise medical men who had been engeged in the practice of midwifery. He had been, with eome practice in thie department, wholly unpre) for fuch an exhibit, avd he was entirely at @ loss to account for \ by meszs of which ordipary fortal life was exposed. The proportiors ot stul births in Mazeachusetts, as a peared in the statistics, were as 1 to 53; in Connecticut, to 66; in Kentucky, 1045, and in Rhede Island, 1 to 16 ~The o:flerence was go great as to excits the most lively apprehensions as t) the cause tha! was gach getis aod Connecticut, Dr. W. accounted for by the fact that the greater part of the births and still born | cases are returoed from the city of Providence, where the registry Ia m re strictly enforced than in aay other city. He thinks the proportion of crime is gre .ter in the city than in th country; ani whether the results which gave to New York suct an unenviable reputati n, were conee- quent upon extvems recklessness and mismanag ment, or were thee videnes of a lou, and dark catalogue o: undis- Covered crime, i neither bis wish nor d sireto deter- mine Be to'd me io a conversation that the crime of ir- fanticide bao increased 415 per cent since 1405. Toe cause be did pot desire to | quire into; bat | cum trace! to vone other than the marriage institution. Botn in and outof marriage there is no tancy to destroy the life of a child before birth—out of warringe, for the fear of losing re- a fociety would regard the mother as in marriage, because the troubles Of maternity are coofla vz, irksome sud arduous. You are notawere to whai exvent (bis murder system is carried, and yet, when compared to children thst fill our prisoos, Wo Ure Eluoss willing to coneider this murder a Diessing. Do you wonder tue next child born of that mother is hung for commiting murder’ It to your mothers tha: the only bope of the regeneration’ o: the world lies. You hold the destinies every son that you bring into ex'stopeo that is not con. ceived trom the purest love is imbued with all the ele- ments that go to fil! prisons and pauper houses—every Cavgbter ta imbued with those qualities that fit them to enter boures of prosttution. Whet rests upow you! How necessary it is for you to have Your absolote right to say when and where acd how you bear chileren! How necessery it is that all ari, all sciences ali trades, everything that is now in the band of man, shou'd be open for your benefit, in order to produce better children! { reject, in fofo, the idem that it is bliss to remain in ignorance. Woman ehou'd know everything that wan is capable of knowing, and there must be per fect fecdom for the advaccement of either the individual ornstion = Every chain that is pul about you retards your growth, and you sbould soap it asunder, no matter whetber !1 is pisce4 there by church or State, busband or friend wife or cbild. Slavery is en evil, and the cause is iguorance. Getoutof bondage by acquiring knowledge, and plant your fot on the rock of freeaom. In the year 1852 ip Eegland and Wales there were fifty five thourand ills. gitunate cbilorer vore. Toe inetitation has not certa’ply prevented cn ldren from being born, under any creumatarces. And now, tn order to stay the frighifal crime of infentici¢e and that women, who is vow looked upon as degraded who has departed from the s9 called virtuous paibs im bane achavce of becoming respects. Loffer the following reso!ntion, boping. too, that it be the mears somewhat also of making the next geno- ration cf childres better and purer — Rerolved, Ybai ne the crime of infen'icide hae {ncressed, iy under the existicg faise forms of rey bor under sny rircimslances, declared by that State legitimate. within any State, ehall be ANOTHER FEMALE PHILOSOP TR, Mies Teaver: of Onulstota, a youog ledy wearing a for- | mivably large pair of gold rimmed epectacies, was next iptrocuced apd read—with rather cor prouuscistion—an eatay On modern seciety, bai there was nothing spicy or remarkabie lu it MARRIAGH RELATIONS Mr. Fosrsn moved to take up ail the resolutions on the table on the subject of marriage. Mr HC Wricut ens opposed t any action of this Convection as a booy, or soy resotutioas touching that wubdject The resolutions were befors the Convention, anc would go ovt before the world as resclutions dis- cussed in this Convention. Ifa vote were taken nol one ip ten of the Convention woul! vote apun them, end yet they would go oot to the world as the sentiments of the Conrenvon He moved to amend Mr. Poster's motion by Conieg the debste on that subject this foreacen, and iay- irg \be resolutions on the ir Fostex could not consent to withdraw the motion be had made, but if it were amended by the Convention he would, of cowrse, submit to ite decision. Bot why ould Bot one tenth of the Convention vote om these reso- jutior Mr. H. C. Wricnt—Not prepared, ! Srevmen thought they wers epeels eae now, and he hoped they would. He wanted a vole either to adopt ‘them or lay them on the taple. They contained senti ments which be could uot endorse, aa be firmly believed relation. (Some ) . Branch did net compiain of toe institution of marriage, but of the evils growing out of it, and which evils she 4 like to noe abolished. If marriage, however, had not its (ounda- ton p our pature, free discussion would # i away, and be would say “let it be awopt away,” for he betiowed only in natural jaws. Mire Raaxcy explained that sho bat beon osly speaking of the marriage jagiitution of the present day, and of the evils which aprung from {t Mr. Foorre # ad to heer thet explanation, for he thought that (hat was what she was driving at all along Be believed that if the same frauds were perpetrated io ether contracts that are perpetrated in marriage, every court in the country would declare them void. be longed to the results of the diecuesion of this question an bound to effect ure o ara of the present moae of evtering into the marriage relation. His views towarde hie eister (Mra. Branch) were recently modified vw mocb, particularly since he read in Bounci’s Hensto worering aud bare attack cn that lady. Io wexed ‘waa toat the Devil had divided againet bh maei/, tbe BexaLoebould be attacking Mra. Braach. Is Mrs. Brocch, «aid he, really one of God's angels, that James hou Gorenn Ben wr. HO. (Hoar) Ar, #reriay 8 Foeren—t find that the attempt to briog the marriage question before the peblic bas disturbed all the vile elements of society in New York city, male and fewae Mr H ©. Wao (returning to the charge)—Give it to the Trine, Mepben. (laughter.) Sravnex— You, the editors of the Tribune joined in thie eitack. I em ipolined to think thet their condact ie not to good in this matter. | am tnc.ined to think that a |tue wa'er would do them good and wash them clean, I waa very beppy to hear our sister expleio—for sie ought to explain— that it is tothe so-called marriage relation that she refers—that it is thet which women to asiave, and degrades man tos tyraot—that ft wae ageiost [alec marriage that she is contending. It is just 2s wrong to cal! that institution thet exists amoog us to-day marriage, ‘fas it is to cal) the rouigion of these churchos Christianity, (Applaune ) rs. Bravon.—I want to know what we oug.t to do with these married people who ought, you think, to be noperated Sierra. —That jast what | was going to do with these ungodly cbarchte—ihe best thing we cao, We 9 here to talk with AB A&C, and their friends, aod arrange matiors aa best we can in this transitive state from vice to be bowling on her track? J T—And the Tribune, too, Stephen, virtue. 1 do not know what to do, That ia the object of this convention, I we will disouns it fully. | want te tell our sister and audience one thing. dem: crate say that the Tribune cannot see bat one thing, and that is the negro, Everywhere that the free soll party tistazl tries i; i i i lighted with the discussion of the question of marriage, and he approved the sentiment of Mrs. Braocls, that no man or woman should be deterred from the discussion of this question, by such negerace Arita caling i free love. drs Jalte Branch had just as ® ar ie utterance as body hed, and be ‘was gied to 000 that ite andionce bad ligened to bense, hn gtk He [pels Lmpme reploetve jou of marriage, commencing with cour! ite smi and sweets, and’ moonlight walka and. buggy rides, The ‘And what next step, said he, is, they canvot live do they dof They know nothing of each other’s physical racter. The man’s seul may be made up of or mental char: one streak of rum and the other of tobacco; and the 3 5 3€ I know ip vhangdene 9 tod may’ God forgive me for (Laughtor)” Tee press aud may forgive me for it. ter. says, © What God bas joined whener, me iano asuncer.”’ He should have said, and it would be true in ine caves out ef ten, ++ What God has put asunder, let not man join together.” And what follows, Mr. Coairman? Toat boney moon—tbst terrible honeymcon—(laughter)— then the darkness of living death settles upon the lives of those people. is the infernal re igien of the country, and the infernal satanic press of the country to which they owe their ual ness, because this preesand this chureb strives to close the Iipz of people who would explain the true marriage rela- tion Who ever heard a sermon from the pulpit on the subject of matrimony? Did avy one here? (Voices— “Yeo,” and *‘po”’) Nature never made the institution of marriage or avy oiber irstitution The institution of mar riage was a man made thing entirely. But nature hai & law of marriage, which wae as much a lew of our nature a8 a and food to man ‘6 a necensity of man’s nature, as men is of Worman’s vature Woman had come to bless us ang do us good. She looke to man to »e developed in the higher essences of her nature. How could man trample her in the Gust and treat her as # mere antical? He had once remarked to an elegant lady in Boston that he un- derstood ber husband worshipped ber. Her auswer was, “Yes, be worebips me as an aoimal; but when | put our Svs ibing of the Godlike he throttles it.” He wished that the muistere of this city, imetead of maligoing the convention bad the manliness to come in bere aud talk about this great question of life with them; or if they would rot taik it here, he wished they would talk it in their pulpits, and, his word for it, they would not lack for hearers. (Caugbter.) He made & distinction between the institution of marriage and the law of marriage, and he had never understood Mra. Branch to say a word against nature’s marriage. Sho might jost as wel! talk agaipst air. Man is joined to women and woman to man, and they could noi be sepa- rated. ‘stout, healthy looking matron, Mrs Brick, of St. Louis, who, I believe, is a spirit medium, was next iatroduced to the meeting. She understood the convention to be called for the purpose of agitating the cause and cure of evil. ‘She thought we needed a pew religion—nos a new creed oF & pew faith, Dui the expapsion of ow immortal spirit. Now, as to the reiations’between the sexes: She knew it woe a delicate subject, and that what she said would be beralded through the press of the country She had not been et Rut'and, but she bad read the calumniations of the New York Tribune on ber sister (Mra. Branch.) told by old Mr Paul, the bachelor of women ought to keep their heads presence of women. ( ) She the social inetitutions of wer She would not threw open the Sr the quality. She could take a barre! of alcohol and get one handred votes for it. (laughter) Shedid notcare for oting hereelf, acknowledging that she wes not capable of voting: but ehe asked how many voters are capable of young’ She could not ees that females could do any good by casting their votes. She was satisfied that mam and ‘woman represent two distinct privcipes. She was now going to touch the delicate points, and abe knew bow dif! cult i} was to do 20 without offending the ultra modesty of & thing as conjugal love; thers is such @ thing as frat love; apa toere is such a thing as physical love Toe physical jove is tte ope predominant. People had not yet grown out of its dark shadows. Some there were who bad grown out of them. dui these were calammiated astree lovers there never was a more unjust charge than that against free lovers. She could see with ani | 30th ultimo. mais and birds the type of man’s physical love. That | love bad been inflamed and bested by ai! our habits of eating, drinking and talking. Fraverna! love loeeea'l sight of sexes. There were thousands who professed to ve ractisers of ony ne Bat were they ? time sabe could show most people were living under the old Mosaic iaw. When the true Christian eptris ruled they would all be brothers and sisters in the family of bumanity Fraternal love was implanted ja all haman beings, and ail tbat is wanted is to develope it. Oowjugal love says, “I bave ope mate end it is my half, jam MODOZAMC avd must be to forever.” That affection was above al) other affections. it was it that crew men and ermen to the celestial spheres of eternity. She bad o:ten filed the of « mocber confessor, and mauy straage taice she bad neard in that way. Soe had 20 disposivion wo leave of! he chains of society un‘! those who are su- chated were enlightened ana improved. She felt the: the cepvepiton should no: adjvarm uoti! the community came to uncerstand what they were aiming at = Conjagal \cve Was MoDogemic aud boiy, bul peop e musti've in the principle of fraterval love before they could expect Deaven upon earth After a song the Convention took @ recess till 2 o'clock. (From the Dotro k 4) A meeting Was held at Ontouagon on the 25a alt. , com- poeed of delegater frow the upper penlascia of Michigan fod from those portions 0: Witconsin ani Mionesota bor dé ring on Lake Saperior, for the purpree of considericg the propriety of toe formation cf s Territory cut of she Lake 3 perior region of Micvigao, Wisconsin and Minnsso ta, preparatory the formation of & pew ciate This meeting was Called some time ago and wae atieoded oy deleguiues (rom all the dif eren meraed in the cell How general may be th leveive tony be the feo.ing read whether it is confined t» s few who 4 Sate govern- with whic post, from the tone of al! the jo that seccioa, and from the interest mepifested in the project, there can be Uttie Gealt tbat it commends itveli to the peo ple of that section, add a majolty of them wouid in favor of it. A committee of olgnt was ap. pointed by the Crnvention to craft an address to the Legisiatures of Michigan, Wiscongin and if urging upen them the propriety acd neceraity of to the cenora! government of thelr territory burde: Lake Superior, for tbe purpore of enabling the 1a to form @ new Territory, and tois committee structed to pubmit their proceedings t» the cooventon which into meet Om the 11th inst at Oatovagon, for tne purpoee of considering them. Ta addition tot mittee of three wea aopornted to draft resolutions ex tive of tho sense of the Cunventiow, and their rap made at an adjourned meeting ov ‘the 1 thons are devoted whol y to & some which are urged in favor o aimply aocepved by the Cinves ta¥en These reaseme aro, the diriacee of those regions (rem th? capita’s of the different & to whivh thay belone, the diffioulty of getting to ‘hom, their virtue! disfranchiee ment in many elections, the difference of interests &0d occupation, and otner things which pave been often enucrerated and are we!l uniermioot. These ame Teagona have been presontet to the Legislature of this State a number of times ip the resolations wuich have been introduced for ceding back the opper paninsul wn, but mo farther action The committee which has been appointed for the | pose of propering an eddress to the different Pogieiatores musty — rheanme reasons, for those here em ployed are ali, > wtall toe chief ones, that can be urged. These moan ts haveno: heretofore boon anill cient to induce the Legi#iature to take any ection exsept to lay the resolutions away to rest on the table, and it is cot bolieved that the a4.irese now in coarse of preparation Will bave any other effect. Still, there can be iittle doubt that the Legieiatures of there three States will give the matter more cove deretion than heretofore, for the reason that this application wi)! come from the concerted action of the people of that region, which fact of itelf wit! ea Utle it to & reepeciful covsiseration, whereas previout rerolutions have been introduced by members of the Le Jatore on their Own responsibility Tn this respect she present movement will be beneficial, but in no other. The subject as not yot been sudiciently agitated; it has pot yet been fally dirouased,and ie murite and demerite are derstood. Itia certain that the people of the lower peninsula wold not no: seat to lore wo velaable & portion of the state. This pros ‘ection will tpaugurate stil further action and open up « cnssion, and it is possible that the views of the people may be modified se that they will eventually conssnt wo present the plan, but it cannot be done at Deraeruns oF CALTroRNIA Oven.and Matt— The Kansas City Journal of Commerce ot the 4th, ways — Barrow, Porter & Co , contractors for carrying the over. land mail between Stockton and Kansas Cily, left with thoir first wagons and concher on Friday evening, toe ad jomt Their train consisted of ten wagons and two sac) under the charge of Mr Mat. Keiley and J Riter, both of these men pertectly familiar with the ronte, aad all ee of prairie aad mountain travel. Our Talcahuano Correspondence. ‘Taicanvano (Chile), July 26, 1868. The Weather—The Carrying Trade—Flour Market—De crease in Trade and in the Productvons of the Country — Land Monopolics—Efect of Mr. Mason’s War Bill— American Property Abroad— Fraser River News—Pros pects of Taloahuano—The Port of San Carlos—Fourth of July—Steamer Independence—Interments in the Ameri can Oemetery—Names of Americans Residing in Talca huano— United States Hospital, dc., dc. ‘The rain continues to fall steadily and copiously, and a @consequence every branch of business is at «stand There are no vessels in port belonging to foreign coun: tries, and but one or two only are expected till the end of ‘the year. ‘The business season in this part of the world does not really ‘until the last of December, when the Ameri can are expected to toach in for supplies. A regn- lar communication, however, is kept up through the yrar tion, about two years since, the whole: trade of this ion was partornied by hntige region wailing vessels, of which there there is scarcely id pan mA ny one ‘tbe clusion is that either the nataral productions of the coua i pears off, or thet the steamer (475 tons) are more than equal to tno large fleet heretofore employed in the trade. pashabie, sad arisentiy. ig the fact—the country does not are coe Se ohe zee tase D the years , 51, 62 and ’68 it sent large quantities of flour aud ol Por var pean to les out ° any very cba 4 le flour, in those years, has sold in San for $10 aud $12 per bb. , and left a profit to the shi; ; now the article sells in the market of Valparaiso for $10 and $12; and this, too, without any very great inducements toe! or without avy other foreign market beyond ‘avd an cocasional ignment to Australia. Bot denied, that while the prod rapidly cn the decline, the consuming The baiance of trade is against Chile in syersmmannt even revolutionary Peru is her creditor, her to- bacco and sugar more than counterbalances the flour and barley from Uhiie Such will be the case as long as lavor is beld in the degradation it is here, aad ao long as the government fosters the monopoly of land, and protects the owner of a million of acres against the poor bat honert efforts of the humbler clags. Tae poor man has no earthly chance against the influence and power of the ‘ aN, two owners’ of Chile. The whole republic, wid, is owned (outside of towns and cities) by ninety-two persons, fiaence with the government can well be ima ‘whose gined. Laws are not only made to suit the peculiar inte- rests of the grand Senor uf many acres, but power over the peon, even to granting life, is conceded to him in oan- pideration of the ‘thousands of working class are driving the very best and most uteful portion of the lation from the couatry. Engh of this, however. I did not intend to give you a disserta‘ion upon the political and domestic economy of Cuile. The intelligence by last steamer of the passage of ‘Mr. Mason’s bill, during the short extra session of the — Saree iy eovedboty Ne payne resolation ra. spacting claims of Ame citigeps against toe govern- ments of Central and Souh America, crested con- siderable fluttering among the Dons. Americans now, for the firet time since the admiaistration of Gen Ja:ks0r, begin to hope for some protection at the hands of their government The property of American citizens bas a!- waye been concidered fair game by theee petty and arro- gaut governments. The news from Fraser river, in the Britist has exolted the floating lation; many have left and more are leaving for the ly discovered gold region. Some fear exiats, now taat Talcabuano bas lost {is pres tige as the great port of call for whalers. Tomé, a thriv ing little town on the opposite ide of the bay bat nearer the eutrance, bas recently bees erected to the dignity of 8 port of entry, and it is thoug’s that many of the whalers wil resort to that place, but in my opinion Talcahu- ano has Jess to fear froma Tomé then San Carlos. fae latter port bes infinitely more advaoteges for the whalor, ‘oth as to necarity of anchorage and tbe supplies of beet and vegetadiee. 1th po facilities beyond the natural ad- ‘vantages of the country and the harbor, upwarde of fifty- eight vessels visited that port from tbe Ist of Jaonary to the Ist of May, while but seventy-eight entered Tuicahua- no during the sarae period, I am told tha: a mercantile house will bo establisned at Saa Carloe this year, where every faciiity will be afforded whalers; aud efforts will be made bo create # there, #0 that vessels can ehip and discbarge men as in Taicahvapo. Toe fourth of J ly was celeorate! by a dinasr—which, by the way, was adecided failure. Four Americans and eighteen Chileans attended. The only toast given during the evening was by Don Carlos Posi, the captain of the 4; be is & generous, good hearted fellow, ant I be lieve hss learned what Eoglish he knows in the United tates The tonst was—‘‘Health to Genoral Washington, ‘and prosperity to the United States.”” Of course this was @ mere lapsus lingua—for n0 one supposes Don Carlos ig nerant of modern bietory. ‘The steamer Independence, belonging to Oaptain Nye, of New York, which bas been running here for a Weeks past, has been p'aced upon the Maule route, and now pies be:ween Constitution, on tbe Maule river, to Velparaiso, The distance is 180 miles; this in a bever trade (or her, and abe is without op; jon. With proper managemert ehe should make money for her ownor. 1 have no pews whatever. This is a dull placa. Tencige you a list of the interments in the American burial ground sinoe its foundation, January, 1266, to the The majority of these were saliors, whose friends, perbaps, are pot aware of their resting place, or even conscions of their fate. The plat atjoing the Catbo he Cometery, and is surrounded by « high brick wall. [i was parchased by the contributions of Americans, and placed in charge of the United States Consul. It is ated handsomely on the brow of a hil! near the iittle bay of San Vincente, but contains no tablets or monuments, ve one—the grave of Captain Ackley is enclosed ia dsomely wrougdt iron raiting, within which isa marble tablet, bearing a suitable tnecription: but beyond this modest tribute of ngow's love, the hand of affec- ton bas never touched the sod which covers the lonely And ment remaine of thirty etx others. INTERMESTS IN THE AMERICAN CEMETERY CHILE, FROM IT8 CONSECRATION, JAN. 1, 1 1888. Capt. Enoch Ackley, of Nantucket, died Jan 5, 1855. Charlotte Ackley, b.s daughter, died Feb. 5, 1865. Jonn W. Brock, Charlo) died Fob. 6, 1855. Witham Fgeerton, T ied Fed, 16, 1965. Mr. Mora, Eogiand, died March 10, 1855 Henry Wallace (col’¢,) Philadelphia, died Merch 19, 1385, © Sutberiand, schay'er Fails, N. Y., died March 22, 1856, John Day, New York city, died April 2, 1866. se i 5, 1855. 7 TALCANTANO, 5, TO JUNE 30, James Maynard, New London, Ot , died April Chas Ry berg, Bristol, R 1, died Aprit 23, 1868. Augvuetas I. Livingston, Glasgow, Dei. No dave. Rovt MoBrise, Baitimore. No cate. Hear¢y, Washington, D. C , dled Nov 13,1864. ‘Lowell Rogers, Greendeld, N. tf, diad May 2’ 1855, Jobn Hubverly, dootaud, G B, vied July 11, 1855. Jobn Filzgibo-n, Liverpool, cled August 22, 1865. . arto fase . diod Jan 56. Sorices, N. Y., died May 6, 1866. Eogar Kally, Nancoket, aied May 20, 1886 Hagb Rober's, Talcabyavo, disd Jan. 1, 1957 B., died Jan. 8, 3867. 1. B., ¢tot Avgust 24, 1857. Joho Simon, Poland, died August 24, 18 Robort Carr, New York, died Feb. 20, 1857. Alfred Barter, Philadelphia diet March 22, 1867, Witlinw Harria, Hallfax, diet April 27, 1857. Mrs Senith, Sootland, died Oot 11, 1867, Sarno! 8. Nickles, Basten, died Now. 10, 1887. Garry Bord, Butfalo, died Jan, 11, 1858. Wm Gompert, Germany, died Maron 12, 1858, Alexander Ames, Nantuowet, died March 16, 1858, Henry Lewis, New York, died March 28, 1858. David Rivey, Sater, Mass, diet Avril 7, 1868 Jobe Cooper, New Orleans, died ys 22, 1958. Rowland Christian, Nantucket, 1858. George Trasart, Bath, Me, died June 14, 1858. While Tam adout it I'might ae well Golah up with a let of a!) the Americans alive as well as dend:— AMERICANS RESIDING IN TALCANTANO, JUNK 80, 1958, A. F Downing, of Boston, firm Nickios, Loring & Co. Or. JG. feombull, of New Yort,and Or, E. W. Bar. tov ot Phiadeipbia, physicians to United States Hospital and beciendad:s (Jarmers). Benj, F Doare, snip carpenter stages to Concepcion Conaul. i) N W Keay, owner of tine of M. J Shaw, clerk to United States Uriab Roereil, coater in clothing has M Richarcsov, cashier Nicklce, Loring & Co. 1) L Ferguros, Nickles, Loring & Co. Crowby, steam bakery anc miller. Wm. Wilson, of Raitimore, steam bakery and miller. Teanc H. Marke, merchant Jobe Keene, merchant. . Dr. J. W. Constantine, dentist and physician. N Butcher, ter. He race Young, billiard saloon. J. R Robineoo, tinemith. Davis! Martin, boot maker. The list which follows cootaining the names of the pa tients in the American hospital, does not inclute aome five or ctx Kanak nl Portogueee, who are aleo under the care of goverony PATIENTS REMAIN. UNITED STATES HOSPITAL AT TALCA N THR BOTH JON, 1868 eke 'n bark Susan, Jano, 1857 ged from *hip Europa, Peter Gilder, disoharged from sh'p Or con. Peter Lopes, dircharged from bark V sic araiso, Valentine Low's, Ciacbarged from bark Morn ng Star, “ Kore, discharged from snip Cliford Wayne ‘Thomer Mills, discharged from ebip Falcon oa F*. Orano, divebarged from ship Secomet Joby Neilson, discharged from ship Courser, bropkiin Caswell, demitote—deserie4. J bo Bopkine, deserted from abto Constitution. The maa Card well, deserted from sbip Botsy Williams. George M, Rey oolda, derertad—destitute. Phe Grain Trade of Chicago. (From ihe Chicago Timen, Sept 7.) Dorling the Inst woek there has boon resvivo? at this City 16,075 barrels flour (the largest amouut of flour re ceived bere in any week thie searon) 364,848 by “ wbeat, 049,789 bushels corp, and 27,429 bushels oats, making over @ million of bushels of grain—namely, 1,022,440 bushels, The tota! receipts of tho reason are pow 207,071 barrels flour, 7,010,694 bushels wheat, 6,447,640 bushels corm, aod 1,726,011 bushels vats, making total of nearly seventeon millions of busveis of grain— namely, 16,730,410 busheis, The shipments by Iake during the last werk have been 4.874 barrels flour, 194,880 Dashols wheat, and 429,206 bushels corn, making 688,516 bushels of grain. The total shipments of the season are now 299,002 barrels flour, 6,592,048 bashele wheat, sam Dusbels corn, and 1,192,090 buabele oats, ing & total of over fourteen millions of bushele of namely, 14,410,199 bushels, Prices of wheat week are muob the samo as last— namely, for No 1 white winter $1 20 in store; for No. 1 red winter $1 108 $1 12; and for No. 3 sprig Woe 830. In store. The best corn eile at G§o, a 630, on \* < EE Leite E sh spoke up tbat lamued fool for talking Said he, ‘Kill her right at once, and le;’s go down.” | Kept on ta\king to out fifteen minutes. kept on me—said {t would be s00 late, then took up a heavy, sharp pointed stone. | Hit her twice with this. Dido’t say a word while I was Myers was sitting back laughing, and telling | metoburry. After the first three throws, Myers up with semall sharp stove. He hit ber aad burried pack. He seemed scared. I stayed behiad and kept on hitting her. I did not think she was dead until [ saw her brains come out. I saw the blood on the sharp stone; had some notion of throwing it away, but did not do it, Myers and J then came on down. THE BXECUTION. About half past eleven on Friday, the 3d instsnt, the condemned, supported by sheriff Irwin, Deputy sights and Jaiior Smith, sppeared withia the lines and immediately ascended the scaffold. He was pale and heggara ‘ron re- cent loss of biood and lovg confinement, aud seomed 80 weak as tobescarcely able to walk without assistaace. He bowed to some one in the crowd on ascenoing th» stops, and a fains smilo was perceptible upos bis face. He was seated upcn achair, with his face to tae north, whe Sheriff Irwia approached and {nquired kindly if he bad pytbing to say to the people. ‘+I have nothing to ssy,”’ he replied, ip a voice acarcely audible and somewhat tremuious.’ The unfortunate man wore a look expressive not of grief por sorrow, but of a forced resigeation to his | fate. Ho seemed to bave realizoa bis fearful pusishmect and nerved bimself to mees his dreadful doom. He re marked to hie attendau™ in the omnibus that be did not feel a certainty as to his future condition fn the world to | come, but that he boped for salvation. Ge raid he did vot fear Geath--that be was ready to expiste his seuieace—- thet be felt sorry for bis friends ana relatives aad prayed for them. On the scaffold, after the condemned bat taken bis seat on the trap dcor, the Rev. Mr. Paul commen. peated to him passages from the first chapter of John, commencing, ‘In the beginning was (he word,” &o. ; al paseages from the third chapter, such as,‘ Whosoe ve - Heveth in Bim should not perish, but have oternal life.’ ‘these passages had been repea:cd, Mr. Perkins and all on the ecaifold knelt in prayer. ‘against humsp law. aud repented ip that last hour; aud for that it was bim, This day sbals thou be with me ta Paradise may it be with you, Jonp,”’ continued Mr Perkins. yourrelf upon His mercy,” &c. During the prayer of the Rev. Mr. Perkins Burne knelt witb his face upon @ chair, which bad boon placed for him. We thought we saw @ tear trictie upox tbe seat and all the misery of a minsy ent life seemed to be Crowded into one moment. This outburst of feeliag gave way when he again rose to his feet, and his countenance as- sumed that look of stern resignation which obaracterized him throughout the whole of the dreadfa) ecene, as arrange’ abous the neck of tke con- demned and a'tached to the beam above His face Was turced towards the south, and we taw hia lips move ss if | im prayer. Rey. Merars lav! sod Perkins, end jalior Smith shook bim by the hand arc have bic farewell Sheriff Irwin s!s0 shook bim by the hand, w'th « God biess you, and turne4 away much alfectst, Refore the people ‘were aware of it the bolt was pulled up, the door fel, and John Burns, clothed in the babi!iments of the grave, hung struggling in the sgonios of dosh be'vre an eager, diecordant multitude of top Thousands terac| away the fearfal seone, and an awiul silence pre aied. Tho boty nung about ten minutes, aud whrn the attendant pbyrioians ap 1d to see if life was extinct, tue Koot slipped aad body fell heavily to the ground bene 0 eaftold. An exawiration theo discovered the fact tha, the vital spark bad departed, apd the body was given in charge of o undertakers, who placed it in @ coffla acd conveyed it Dy hearse to the residence of the decessea's father, on Market street, sollowed by # large number of persons. ‘At tbe residence of the father the pevole crowded up and interfered with the passage of the cvllls. The poor od map was sitting upou asbed in front vi the buuse looking wildly about bim and seeming uiterly unconscious of wiat bad taken place. opposition to the efforts of a woman to tutaic bim. sium Ditngly approached the edge of tho shed aad exclaimed: — “People go home. There is not room for you here, aad — be muck obliged to you if you would go aiong ae.” ‘The crowd moved off in compliance with bis request, Murdered by Her Lover. [From the Pittsburg Chronicie, September 11 } The most intense excitement was created iu the cily today, by & cowerdly attemp! om the part of a mau, named Thomas Smithson, to take the fifo of » young lady, pamed Eulen Henry, io whom be hed been peyiue nls ad” dretees intelligence of the oloody atlu'r reached us about eleven o'clocs, and, basiontng bo the reiteuce of Mire Henry, at the fout of Second street, aud #%) vining the Firet ward scboot horse, we jound it surrounded by an Angry aoc excited crow’, All was aoxiety io learn the Gotsiis # tne outrage, bat owing to whe exclement whicd va..ed, and the fact tbat the house «48 closed wevery- 7 Dut the physicians attending the veang lady, there were few foriupaie orough to giean soll ieas fer she eatie faction of their curiosity. After waitio, for some time, Wo Were Bomitted to tbe hones, and learned from au thentic source the following particulare of the affair ‘Stpithson, it would reom, bad been pay ing bis sdaremes to Mire Henry, dut, jrom what we could learn, his na. ed with tbat coroislity whiea ho (0 the young fady waat one viet five cent for tell Whether the Certain it ja that be remained fully ao hour ge which Henry was cogaged in aden ting to ome domestic duties along with ber sisters She be wayed very little desire to converse with Smithson, aod told bim that she was cegaged and Dad not time to tilx to bim now. Ae insisted on comversing with her, where- pon sbe told him to go away, and wae about paring {uto avotber room, when he deliverately drew « pietoi and discharged jis contents in her back ‘The report of the pistol a’armed her moiber and sister, who were in the yard attentiog to some matter or other, and they burried in to ascertain the cacse of the sxpio- sion. Misa Hoory met them in th eo, and deolaring that she was shct, rel! into her m ‘es arms. She war laid gevlly on @ lounge, and medical aid sun moned, injuring ihe lungs and narrowly escapt: The ‘nternal biceding was very ) And wt 12h o'clock bad not heen stopped. The physiciens, therefore, deem ber case jess, and ere this reaches our readers she will in all vility have ceased to exist. Miss Heory is about seventeen years of age, and pos feesed of considerapie beauty. Hor fatber has been vead some time, and she residea with ber movher and sister in ‘8 house corner of Second and Liberty streets, Sho bore an excollent character among there who koow her deep wee tho indignation abrout to day, when (be partion- lars of her abooting were made public, that if Smithson been caugtt he would, heyoud ail dout or peradvor tore, bave been lyncbed; and that such # putishaont Would be too lenient even for the autbor of 80 cowardly ‘an cutrage the public will agree with us tu saying. Since the above was written we learn that Thomas Smithson, the cowardly assarin, has beon arrested. Ho waa cbared sictg Fourth street, and fearing iojury at the hands of bis parsuers, he ran into the Mayor's oflce for protection and delivered himeelf up. The girl is ina very precarious condition, but yet living. Obituary. We. H. Intay, Beq., died im Hartford, on the ath inet., He was well known asa morsbant of great basiners talent, and one of the moat energetic man of his day. Probably there is no man in this couutry who has done so y bard dey’s work Ur. imiay, For 8 years has been uniuterruptedly oa duty, An early river, ho was busy long before the commence wont of ordinary businesr bours, and he kept at work tii! Inve at night. His hours of sleep wore few, and he was nevor idle. Hg found that a reiaxation from act! jaties brought fang Ds upon him, apd that his comfert depended upou irs of unceasing Inbor every day. “When I am forced to cease from labor,” said he, “I rhal! soon close my probation upon earth.’ Ie had then accumulated « jarge fortune, being rated as worth half a miilion of dol jars. Ile was one of the largest and most active pro. ‘tora of the Atlantic Dock enterprise at Grooklyo, aod sums of money to push forward that work, at atime when his ail was essential to ite auc after he was 70 years of age, fortane did pot He lost heavily, and « large share of his pro Mr, 1eiay made ons ot the rail: subsoriptions ever le in thie country. subscribed to the amount of firty thoutaad dollars to the Hartford and Willimantic Railroad, aod at the President of the toousand. | | Her parents a6 poor bat reavectabie. Fu feet nh extracted oue of the By their advice he was Soon after arriving be was pital, wbere be was put under treatment. ‘shink Lm fleeg 6 be able to extract the ball,and their ar he opinion i recover It gppears that Canny bas been paying his addresses te for the five years awentions tbe young woman past, and that during thw protracted period these wore of & nature that genoialiy toads to marriage, He was constant in his views, and profuse in hie promises of affection. farce ago last Saturday he anpounce? to her tat it would ‘be impossible tor them to be married, giving as a reason tha: be was already a busbana, apd that be had i | Married by compuisioa to a woman in tho State of Maine, ‘This statemep! she discredited—she could not believe Be assured her, in ali seriousness, such was case, and that their union was impossidle. It pierced & degger, and frem that moment to the time she shot him she pas beer in mental torture. She alleges that he aifecied her ruin by seduction. She ia now four months in pregnaccy Toe fatuer of tne youpg wowan has alreacy tnetituted civil ‘garnet Canny, who is under four thousand dollars bail to appear for trial It te bis intontioa tw procare whatever rear e iaw wil ailo ‘Oc the contrary, Canny alleges bis entire innoceucs im the matter, and rays he ie reaty to show aucther party is ‘tho offender, or rather the bey cf the comicg child, He ? vec some bam might befall her. Accarvingly she has been ctosely watched She bas eaten rory iitie and become pale ard thin last evening she isit we house so she told ber mother—w get some thread at « store ueer by. Ivatead of tuis ehe went to North aireet, snd there oeliberateiy shot her sesucer; itis {rom ne jack of determination tha} the shot was not fami on the apt. She said very little at the station bouse, but looked bavly Her mind was evitea'ly wrought to ® pitch iitle removed from inseuily. Sbe is « bright, iutelligeat, aud, apparently, eeoeitive girl. and rea'lzs, her wrooge w the mature of tne meacs ehe hag taken to redress the, Tuey bad treat ed Cappy witb ail ihe courtesy due ® proapective son in- law [from the Boston Traveller, Sopt 9} To the Police Court soon after the opening of ths session ibis mornig, Mies Mary Donley was arraigned befure Justice Rog rs, on a charge of assanit itn intent to Pill. There was a crowd in atteodeuce, aad Miss Donley neomed to have @ bost of frien’s around her, mostly of she Detter clase o! Irish tineage, as welias Amorictar. Sho had Do counsel, but told her owa story with composure, in substance se already pub ished—toat Canay bad se- dvced ber under promise of marriage, aod that shs had sought justice where ber feelings prompted. Amoug ‘those present in court was her father. I¢ is esid thai siace the discovery of the icjury to their neither of he parepta bave been abie per maxper to the ordinary duties of life, aod the mother’s heaith ia such that sbe was not sable to leave bes Peme to dey. Jastice R gere beld the young woman to bal in the sem Of £4 000 fcr ber Sppearsoce in the Police Conrt for exami- pation Ov Thursdsy aext, Sept. 16 This courte was de- airea by ber frients, tv make preparation; and it ie &'s) proper t> @ #sit toe result of the injuries to Caany. Her frieocs promptly fornished the required bonds, aad abe was cet at liberty She is of middltug beigh , ratber slight thea stout, with dark brown bair, dark eysbrows, blue eyes and creeks aot very full. Hor appearance is that of an intelligent, un dest avd gortle girl, eo much 80 that it is almost a mat- ‘er of wonder that ber feoting could bave drivon her to tbo step che took. Hereunt says that no third parties had eny Paod ip incuctog her to shool Mr. Caney fhe wpecer ih which the pisiol wes loaded, a dcuble varrelled ©. 9, Certainly shows & want of acquaintance with the use frearw barrel wuich was livcuwreed having been so beavily jod a2 to be forced from her hand by the explosion, and tbe other one being filed to the muzzle | when foond—wheress « third of that charge well putin V ould Dave bad greater furcs. Capny remeivs wt the borpisal, abl t tweive o'clock to-day was vistied by @ frieud or two. Ope of the baile yet in bis body, beneath the shoulder diade, tp some Bown jooa'lty, ard Le experi- ences more pain in bis shoulder than ho did during we bight, So far a present appearances are concerned, ne ‘will #000 recover, although of Course it ts impossivie te tell what degree of danger from iufis@mation or mortid- y take piace hereafter. The condition of we wounos was to bave boon examined into thie afternoons, ei § view to ascertala wha! could be dove to extract the alle. onverse, and at Suddenly he arose from his seat and in | dalle. Canvy is a stout built young man with a full, fece, black teir and eyebrows, a broad, fuli forehead and dark blue eyes. Hoe expects to recover, and he saya that be will die before be wili marry Mirs Dosley, or williegty do anything in the matter. Ho denies the against him, but the feeling is evidently in favor of the truth of Miss D 's statement. The Captain of the Captured Slaver tn Boston. (From the Boston Courier, Sept. 15.) Usrrep Stars Commissioner's Covat—September 11.— Before ©. W Loring, Commiesioner. Case of Capt. Town. sene. of the siaver Eovo. Contrary to expectation raised by a telegraphic despatch from New York, Captain fown tend was brought ‘o boston fof exermipation on the: of having been evgaged in the siave trade. The U. sbip Doiprty, L JN Mafit, commanding, arrived bere cp tnvreday wight, baving on board Capan fowa- sen, and this forenoon @ partial examinadion of the case wes bad. ‘The oply witness examined was Lieut Maflt’ His state- ‘Ment did not embrace quite so many particulars as were conte ned ip the detailed account of she chase aud captare Of the Echo pub|isbed fa the Courier on the 6th instant. from varius parties belong’ Doard by Lieut. Meili. So far as Lieut. a testimony went, it coveurred with our nocount — It was aa follows:— Lieut. J N. Meili1I am commander of the United Staten ship Dolphin, one of the Home squadron; on the morning of the 2ist of August, about Ore o'clock. I sailed from Paaus, about half past mx o'clock @ veesol as seem, abend, seme four or Ove miles off, bas no ruspicion about her until tail anc bi j abe ‘was beading about northwest by west: sho was |i and thowed vo colors; | then iaid the Dolphin and the orin bolsted an American flag; we did the same; at 6ig P MI directes the First Lieutenant to a the bow gun himself, avd, taking care not to strike the vee- eel, be ibrew « shot acrose her bow. \n consequence of this shot abe rounded to, with ber msintoprat to the mest, and hauled down ber colors; she was then about taree hupared fifty yards from tho Dolpbin, and wAhin About po nt blank range; I thea sent Lieusenact Bradford sod Sa ling Master Croraman off to ber with an armed boat's crew, to boerd aud take posseasion of the versel and bring all the crow, except two, on ee the boa\ retui with some yj omeng supposed to be the master bard of the vero! and who could not speek boya, | do not think there was one of old ,they wereat perfect liberty onjdeck ; | shourht wae about 210 tons; she was fitted ap for the siave trade; had a double deck; was provided wiih a large number of hb rice and bears, and revolvers for ail her crow; ber crew connisted of cighteen mon, chisity Spanish aod Portuguese. one man gave his pame ar Rate, Abo said he was Xn Ameriona, ana had an American pro- teotion, which [took possession of, and have now, I thougdt there were oiber Americana among them | found wh i yariican bad Deen thrown overboard; on the 244 of August, having Compleied my despatches and made ali my arraogemonta, I sent & prize crew on board, under Lieutenant Bradford; i z & z Z 3 s Bragford report to the United Stares auttrorities; I proceeded to Key to proceed to Cbarteston, West, where 1 on d instructions from the Navy De there | found orders, a month old, to proceed wo Boston; | advised the United States Marsha: at Key ‘West to take possession of the three prisoners on board the Dolphin, and either detain them or send them to Charleston; he declined to recetve them, two of them wick with the African fever, and on report of the cian 1 discharged them. fearing the fever might ; trom Key Wort | prosooded New York, expec’ to receive there my prize crew from COnarieston. to deliver ap Cantain Townsend; found po one there who wes authorized to receive him; bat found & renewal of the order to pronsed at once to Row ton, which I did without delay, nud arrived here at ten e brig, under the name “ Echo,’ wae to be sean ‘Putnam, of New Orioans.”* painted over, but not eo thoron; seen through At the distance of f The Dolphin lay at the wherf at Koy i ours, and at the muggestion of the United States Marshal he put Captain Towasend in irons, and kept bite so uptil be put to xa. At thin stags tho examination waa ed to Tase day, the Sint inst. and t* 6 offenes ob being capital inoner Wan remanded to jail, Tur Carrered Arrtoant—The contract between the government and the American Colonization society, fays the Washington Union, by which the Iatter to cubsiat and inetuct the Afrionns for one your after their arrival a and comfort, was ‘Sroneted cn fr Taat, “tae oan ‘Will be paid to the society for tala service,