Decatur Eagle, Volume 2, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1858 — Page 2

T H E E A G L E_ . ■. . HILL . ; - £IZXOES * I'X--12L£I3ES-r: G. SPENCER,} ' GAT UP., US. .. TmEVIAG. FEB. 26. D!iocß.nlc~mTE Tien l*L££FT *iT eF «T TE... DANIEL McCLURE, vs JjRN *V. DODD, cf Ctesuat. 5 ..:1..a.E;, i CLNNINUHAM, vs Vise. •rr ixi ins «. yr ar fcbu c ver: c >-, SAMUEL L. RUGG, of AUe». • rr-»>Tr 'mail. Joseph e. McDonald, of *1 oatjomer i, K« «HTH3Z SAMUEL K. PERKINS, of Maiioß. ANDREA DAVISON, of Deeatnr. JAMES XL HANNA, of 4i?o. JAMES L. WORDEN, of Whitley. *j_ ■ - MIXSESOTA. T’.e question may be asked in sincerity. VV( r Minnesota :s not admitted "o the Union a; a State? It* C- ngrea* delay action, e.ieie there is so cispate or difficulties whatever? Has ei.e ret 1 '.•ng •■'■■■ • J'.-ted s C 'litii:in wl.isb •« ad-Du.t-.d by all to Le republican in forts, and r a i..b; pc : _’*r vote. Is she nc: ’ ... ilie door- of Congress, aad a. -tag a. 'is-ion? Are not he: people ar.ii.-us'.. be timed si... sore;eign power aa * S-tt* i Are or Ler Senator? and I..electeJ* and in waiting, arx ’-i ~ : vte in :";e affairs of the government T:.ere can be no quetdon* Lu. . -e. .ryti .r.g uas been regular -ii :n : :r.y * lew in ute adop uou and re :-*.'..'v-n t ’ '■ er renstitution. Eli i. .= Lid I; "1 a.: a pr.nr;-!? aud .*. T . ~ k_ : .si. d. ”, i-sis y' S - t .’<? r.. ikes -p t ;;«jec for aJsis-i :t .atethe L'r.i.'n, Congress ear. only ittqrre if V.e Cbis.iuiuon is repuLEctn, ’■'it is tLey are in daiy bound to admit her. D . ths; befieve it? Are tbre t*rl>u»>n wbaitse* JT 7. ’ C .. __ .. .7. 17. ' 1 ■; ’< ??r em x . i.r v.,e t . > < ?♦; □ucsol'B u?. ej-.i<ns to ader.sMofi, mezea.vd? •'■ f L r.\ ''r'. o u ’ ■ •_• e .?■ r f ’..Rt A aTL..’ >’.rai! .’0 *5 srrayej •*, ’ s’ - > ir.siguiutiaUy toll to wait anti Kan: l ' comes, in her claims cast be srst settled. VVe 'll : - .be .'e true Le omy pri&c>yle, that, m t:.e case of Minn.sot?, it is not suScthat the Const tation be r-t■■.b’.i-an; Batin Lecase of Katuas, tt at t‘.:" •.•• ' tts’.ion ad thev cannot gob^.m J :^.mu,^gmri.ie S; i. z '"i-oiit- 4 measure of tt,e a-latinis- • (ration, it rawst be J«sreed throagh C.rgress even at the sacrifice of every - tieci pie. The great «ecr*t, and principle c*u*e cf toe delay in the admission of Minnesota iv, ’.bat the Senators elect will immediately take tbtir vote again-t forcing Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton ConsU'-niion, which does not represent the w■:! of t.e peen’e—thus a wrong i- r-rpetrated upon Minnesota U> graaiy .eilgi -.g--vif t.mos. — - Therene* :iaa beenatime wbhin the renaemberente of business men, w’ en the bene£:s of advertiseing, and the atu; t ii y'o.'retrenchment, ;n this department of bu'inesi expensvs in dull time-, (i n at the present per J ' :-e tavit careless cannot fail to obseire the wiflereace between tliose who adveri ■-:. -rally, and those who do not, one is f’ i e s life anl activity, while around the ctr- •: ‘.ndc and silence reigns. e would refer oar readers to the ad>eriisemenio: l« •«! Miesse, found in another ooinmn, he has opened a Hanses* -r.J T. mtnif.g s >p in this pl-.ee. where !z Till be prepared to accomodate those vhv iiliTi stiiii a ea.l upon the most reasvoabie terms. Cmsse of Fime. ?• * li-:'r c it; .n cf the Cvsnropoßt**’ in: nl 1 to have taker. ■lc- (n >' e t l '. January, has t*ecn -g next. ... tl.e A word will be beyond :.r.r etntir.g- r .y, buLscription wifi be rec<’/<d by -be secretaries up to that time. the ad; iiisethe.ot ’n 'ah/f.cr

Tee D« Ua;e in rte Senate. T’ >a the Senate was interesting. rvper.ally t'.e earlier portion of it. in - Mr Douglas aid Mr. Sinar: ’.al:g---r.«.. i.-.ilr: the charge or insinuates, ma:. by Mr. Brown, tnat they and the N '--w De.a-.- rMs who were pposed t e Lee:-rar ton constitution, were actu- .■ -! s - --.v and alone by antagonism u ?f .-. avT.-y cl*t-e in that d umen;. Mr 1 resuming bis discourse -■- t. ; iij yrcri .as, sneerisgly ?.-ked .: ttt -r.er .< >f the measure w-aid op- ; Ijfcc-?~ - ■>• ?n eonsUMtiou on its »•- ■ - - ’ujiciarr system, or u» -rstex: He said if it was rejected, ; s ... . t ? M r r” • on .tceo.Lt of its pr->- . ..Terr clause. Mr. Dj._.ks _> -- ' '.t t z -g t ;'re bead t - - S.tSX-r f: *.. .c ■ —-V .: rj— ... :e s. red to : at .: lie Le;an»p lon coustlun.oa was a free-State :ne. be would vx« agairut It. In he had taken grouadt a-gsrast it » .en it was eftpeeied test it would be a f.'te Sta'x doccmeut, and when the Pres;lent assured h:s private and political ..-t.-. :s that the pro-slavery c itise w .aid be expunged from the constitution. Thus he had takes an emrly s.md against ;t, and was equally opposed to the admission of a free-State or a slave State under the ,:r -.uraftsaees. They had no right to force s free-State or a slave on tae people of Kvssas. And •'. was not because it was rither, but because the people were opposed to tbe constitution, that be opposed it. di the people of Kansas want a slave State, ..e would sustain that desire of the people. He was not opposed to the slavery clause altme; he was opposed to every cisuse in toe constitutive, because gone of them come supported by the peo- • eo; the Territory— on the other .-.nt. a arr- majority have expressed the.: Wid in ?pposiuou to all. Ay, said Mr. Brown, pertinaciouslyt but wan. : the honorable gentleman fron luumms vote against the Lecompton eonsUtuuou in cviasequence of its school clause. <te. Mr D-wzlss replied he would not vote t'• c?t the const-.tiuon, in consequence of the school clause, anymore than he would v; .e to re -ci it on the s.avery liuse, or anv clause but because the e-'.n---*st.:ut..m was not t.,e v. ce of the people Kansas. He reiterated boldly that his opposition had nothing to do with the • .. e t jsstion, and that any statement to , t-. c co:. * .ry was unjust and untrue. M- S'uar. fu lowed, and reminded the ' *rom Misßssip that be (Mr. S ) . ■ st. ct’y -••.ct l before, that it made •>o difference whether a eotslitution was -’t-eitedr:- or without siavery. Show —a cc’n-’‘tut’on .red by tne people ’ ' c would vote lor it, no matter what its rrovisioHe. M- Brr wn, evidently nonplussed, re- ’ .it t-l. He agreed with the last speaker ■%:, u:.' .-:- it was the w Hos the people, . -.-.L l ti'..t: j- ought not to be received; i-.d la e’-uKsst :he same breath he launch- ■. 2 tut r.to al- ise of fcpalar «ov»reizatv,’ dch ha regarded aad denounced as a : . . -.. laz-trap It wa« wei! known he didn't believe in it. Mr. Brown let loose r a--y, tot r: :’.ured the great mass of e Dec ?era:y atone side, and the Black 1.- at.. :aus it 's ’ er. He heard the Dcrroeratl- Pre— e New York Herald ■ ■—tringiahis ears, ar.d :.e was for passing tie tonsiiiution Ike •'-'n.-. Mr Erown evidently had . rea. '■ e r turns signed by aetinglGoveraor Denver, or he would no: ask the in Kant*.- to express its will in lega terra. At: ..ding io Mr. Brown, the federal official had given currency to illegal returns. la reply o a question froaj Senator Pug , Mr. Brown said he was in favor of unenc ng the constitution of Kansas bes- re 1964; and, ; n reply to Senator Hale, ■ agreed with the latter that if a State eomes here arp-lving for admission, it is competent for Congress to look behind ■ the mere paper constitution into eases of palpable fraud. Thus, it is likely Sena- • tor Douglas’ resolaiions inforraation from the will be receiv- , edon Monday, The Senator from Mississippi charged Douglas with having walked out of the party. lie l.ad no derre to turn him out. Illinois knew Low much he was loved bv - M-ssissippi in the past; how devotedly he had been followed by the latter, and with . what joy ’ Leueld the star of Lis genius rising. But that was parsed. Whether ne knows it or not, said Mr. Brown, the Senator from I :n-- ; s is the life and sou: ! ji e agitation. His genius alone gives - it l.fe, energy, vitaliy. He can still the ; waves. After this, the honorable gentlemen concluded with a glimpse of ex hiring Liberty, dying, ‘like Kirby,’ and saying to Douglas as Nathan said to Da- ■ vi I, ‘-Thou art the man.” Mr Wilson remembered that the Sen--5 -or from M ; ” ssippt told them, on the day i previous, that he loved old speches. He differed wirii the Senator, for he (of Missachusetts) loved ol<i truths better than 1 old wine He thought the honorable Missis-ippian, from his preface, was going to treat the Senators, not to old wine, but to something new brilliant, and original. He had listened with attention, and fc-und th.at, -o far from being either new, ru“ •< .rigioeai. Mississippi's speech 5 vas mass oi old errors, oft refuted in both , chambers. ' A* to hi- fret', said Mr. Wilsoa, IwiU . expose their noraerous historical mistakes; and at it he went, denying, explaining, and correcting various passages of Mr. Brown’s spe< Ji touching emigrant aid societies, ll ■* tund. the- voters, (he votes. He advised Mr Dr. •r to pay some ai-

led tn to the old speechec—especially the old speeebea of Mr. Brown and proceeded to read one of said speeches the admi- "on --ff ■” a, w ' c.r-.-rcd somew'a* fr ..tcr» st <e; by the same Senator. Mr. Gr-en cad heard a great deal about frsud, and was infavor of irvesti--2 /.‘on irtv the e! vrtres mt.de against the peop.eof Missouri. So the Lee tupton constitution, like a wounded serpent, 'drags its slow kugvt along. — I I I Seaale of :he IreeDmpioa Ftitntioß. Washdrjtos, Feb. 13 T..e ret»ori U>-u*y by Seu«i-?r Green rrern the Senate Committee os Territories, speaks at length cf the history of event* in Kansas. I: assert* that the majority oi ..ie people may simply, as r au;:ent dar* in miss meeting, make a cvas-tution. They m*V elect Reprewntaiives to draft one, to be submitted «> the people for approval or rejection. T e last method has been the most approved during the past few yt?.n, though A**ierly the seeond met) od was very genera.If resorted to. Tne calling of the convention in it-.s case was conceded to have been strictly ;ega., as also the election delegate*. Was it not . g cai to infer that a convention legally elected, and clothed with authority to make a constitution, can no mere be interfered with I ” Got., Judges or Legislature, either to increase are diminish its power, or alter, modift ur nullify its acts than the people could be interfered with had they assembled on masse, instead of by representatives. In conclusion, the committee say the Abolitiotusts of Kansas had thus far sought power bv a method unknown to law and by violence, and not through the peaceful agency oft! • ballot box. Claim mg that -oer gave a majority of the vc.es iu that Territory, and were therefore able io elect a Legislature and Convention, they yet ask Congres' to wrongfully do for them what they may not at legal times and legal places, rightfully do for themselves. That is, change or abolish their constitution; and incase Congress refuse* to comply with, their eonstituin?q,’ ; demand, they threaten to affilet the coun- , try with an attempt an! ] revoluuon. Unless Cor^; e s s «i{] do for’ them w -.at they as>rt tter are anxious not to do tor themselves, but w’uat they vr.lfujy retuse to do, they threaten to , plang,. th. country into civil war. fnis conduct is so exceedingly unrea soluble 3s to force the conviction upon the mind that they- are ecnsctous of being a powerless minority, and they expect to, be able to compass their unwarrantable eojs by departing front the general way I of peace and quiet. If your committee are not greatly mistaken there reckless men misjudge the American people, .cd will be require 1 to seek peaceful metbc for the redress of al) their grievances, ; whether they be real or imaginary. The bi!', proposed by the committee recites that the people of Kansas framed for them-elves a Coustitation and State . Goverument, Republican in form. TheConvention at Lecompton has, in their name and behalf, asked Congress to admit her, therefore it ;s deebred that Kansas shall be aimitted into the Union on equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever. The bill prescribes the boundaries, and contains the usua] . regulation* relative to them, and grants public lands as in the case of Minnesota, and give* Kansas, for the present, one ■ Representative in the House* _ Mr. Douglas, in a minority report, ■ dissent* from the news of the ntajorttv for reasons among others, that there is no ' satisfactory evidence that the constitution framed by the Lecompton Covention is the act and deed of the people of Kansas or embodies their will. He shows th*the Convention was not clothed with competent p' to establish a constitui '.ton without the assent of Congress which i has been expressly withheld m this case. Henee the convention only had such power as the Territorial Legislature could righifuliy confer and no more: whiehvaa to form a Constitution and send it to Con-' gress as a memorial for admission, which could be accepted or rejected according as it embodies the popular will. That all proceedings of the Convention should have been held in strict obedience to the authority of the territorial goverotnent. while in fact it was declared to be in force and take effect in defiance of the authority of the territorial government as wdl as without the of Conttress. That 1 the only lawful election held on the adop- 1 : lion of the Constituti >n, was that on the 4th of January last, which was in obedience to the law passed bv the territorial 1 Legislature, established by Con -reas. with full legislative power on ali rightful subjects within the Territory. Collamer and Wade in submitting their views, say that the Territorial : Gjvernmtnt of Kansas was never organized as provided in their organic act, that is by its own people, but it was usurped by a foreign force, which conquered and I subdued the majority by arms, and installed a rainority in power, which has ever since been sustained by the Federal • Government instead of being examined into and corrected. This has been done to 1 establish and perpetuate slavery, and the Lecompton Constitution is the result of these proceedings, and -is contrary to the will of a great majority oi the ' people, ; legally expressed. For Congress, in ' itdiicription, to consumate this protracted atrocity, especially for such a purpose I i* a violation of the ftiadaraeutai princi- . pie* of a republican Goverment, and can ■ proiuce2opermtnent peace oraa'.itfiction

The jnopie of the Territory in the ’ate territorial e-cction, hare reclaimer ti.eir rights, and ti e territorial government 1? now for the time, moving peacefully '.a its legislative sphere of premised free.dom- i'he Lecompton eonaii: Jtion and .1* adomion were concocted and executed :o supercede this government, and to s--mit it by Congress is but to give success to fraud and encouragement to iniquity; and it would be a triumph of injustice to turn over that people, not to an election fairlv and legally conduced, but 'o-suci. officers and legislator* as alhoun mar appoint he real .er and on such caatingenc es as he may determine. H s .on*, mvsterious and inexcusable indec.;ion and reserve, but encourage expectation in both parties, one of which is cerlain]? du (nod to d;sappoiotniCEt. Fcr the Eagle | COMMUNICATION. Mkssks. Kditl'E.? -In a number of the Siate Sentinel. I nnd the following communication from So'. Johnson, which j is intended to represent the feelings of Weils County upon the issues which are dividing the Democratic party of the North, and particularly Indiana; and j which, in a blasting manner, claims to ■•Desk for the democracy of Wells County, w tie it groitly missrepresents the democracy of A-dam* County. The following is the letter: A Voice from “o’4 WeHs”—Leiter from aa old Democrat. Eorroa Daitr sl- -ivel: Sir.- —I hare t--a honored with a comnauuieation from A. H. Brown, Esc . as chairman <*f the so eaUed Democratic Jias* Meeting of Feb rnan*22d. r-.~ :**- :!* r.v a:t*ndtrnce a. • time, ‘to ddj&rete with th»m—to repreuent the true interest of the Den. cracr of Well? eoae;r. and so faithfuliy carry out the wants of ' old W*el” j In replvl a'k for a small spaee m yoor columns, I am-an old Jackson Democrat,” and have always earned oct the great prineipLsof the Democratic party f t the last Si:-; years — I was wo old and infirm to reset with the De moency on the *th of J’.jcxry. bat have had the phasureof petosti.g the proceedings of that € civ- .t. * . y wie tuen -ai.«hed tha* ii that C Democracy of‘Little Wells '7 the lay, :t« fin ;. . :y in the State which e>..l ~-sed the p-.’tccif ’es cf "Nebra-ka and Kan--isbiii, wa-u: I .fu!lyrepreseßteJ,>udifsrir - other ro -s- had b«-e.. pursued by her, would have led to a d;ri-::«. amongst us.- Since that time I have observed ihemcveraentsof thec-al- * lers of the New Convention, and art; cow fully satisfied, that if s.ch a course Is fully carried out, it will divide the Dfteoeracy, and give In diaaaovert»> ti;e‘‘Black Bepulixan party.’ — Atd further, I believe that ti ose Democrats w}*o . give countenance to such a course, have no. the success of the democracy a: heart, arid are actuated by a spit : ’. d* .- ganizatiou, : either to gratify some fancied wrong or disappointment, or for the purpose of advancement in the future. Respectful v. SoL. JOHNSON Bluff* ■ - I i . -;r. Feb., itot. N"w w.th ,-.e political character of‘‘old Wells” I inlecd to Lave nothing to do Mr. Jvhr.son may represent bis county ri.-htiy for ought I ks-uw, bit one thing ■s c-ria.’?. tflisdoes thin the Banner totally misrepres- its C.e party; and the resolutions lately yassed in tneir convention were not intended for home consumption, but for foreign l'.:* in sent* ment I will leave with the Banner and Mr Johnson V) settle ir. ... c :r own -, qv Rat that portion of his let> r of which I complain, and : .targe wholly untrue, and manuGctured r - r t c e i* in-. eluded in vqrenthe-is, which clearly shows writer i* ignorant es whal he asserts,, ifor it is well kown to the politician* of ' the State that A data; was the first county in the State that boE’v endorsed, by re- < 1 r.'-.r-s the “Nebraskaand Kansas bill.” By reference to the proceedings of a Mass Convention of our County, assembled on the first day of May 1854, I find the following among other resolutions, which, was unanimously adopted by that Convention: R-'?.ccd That the principles of th Nebrs/sv itld Kama* bill, now Congress which djogniz-s the right cf the people to gore-:. ' themselves end f irm th- ■ c.wu institutions in- I trammeled by ei.icto . ’ ts of Cong- ?* in rela- ; lion thereto, receive or approbation and suplpOrt" - This was the feelings of the Democracy of Adams county in ’s4—thev have ever maintained the same principles during the . ■ hard fought political battles with tue Know Nothings and Black Republican'’ parties. Yet when they come to make' the application of the principles of the • the Nebraskaand Kansu bill, they re‘puJ.ate the Itecorupton Cocstitution a« a . violation of that sacred principle which lies at the foundation of o:>r government the r _- L : of the pej. le to govern themseiVct; wr.ile they boast of their democracy an! their firm and unflinching devotions to i the principles of the party, they declare that in the Lecompton Constitution the voice of a free people have been stifled! the will of the majority disregarded, and Kansas forced into the Union contrary to their expressed will, and in violation of the Constitution of the United States, which says, ‘new States may lie admitted,’ not dragged in regardless of consequences and violation of principles. T ours Respectfully, A DEMOCRAT. Decatur, Feb. tOth, 1858. The Terre Haute Etpreis, a Black Republican organ, says chat the doctrine of popular sovereignty ‘was cradled . n - 0 manhood at Bunker Hill and Yorktown ’ i hat’s it. But the Etpreti man forgot , to aud that B.ack Republicanism refused to rocs tne cradle when that doctrine in infancy was struggling for growth and it never has locked arms with it in it, m , n . Load. Congressional sowrewirt- i s t[ ie baby the Black Republican party has always nurse-I.—Stefa SenlLial. 1 . J s -r< of New York h« d eji(ied i tuat . iger beer ;s aot intoxicating.

FURTHER FROM ML'X‘ f °‘ ' EipforaUe Condition faro.-of zAnna. The Mexican papers recei Orleans by the Tenne-see Irem J er. C.--. ftirwsh mtermtmg de.aih of ...e . occurrence* that have recen.iy tra_ pireu ia that uafoviunaU- country. There was a serious of conflicts in the eitv of Mexico f eleven days before General Zuioago triumphed over the Government troops. There were but very few .itiisd. iowever. ’ -.n. Zoloago re cited 2o votes out cf the 28. forming the council of nolab.es for post of other points where t,ie “ ew °™ er of thing* was recognized. The w.ioie -.y.jr.trv continued in a state oi anarchy and confusion. | James. Parodi, Dublauo - and others opposed to the new Government expected w march soon against tl.e capital, wnare preparation* were making to repul*e tue attempt to capture it. More bghuag is therefore inevitable. Gen. Alio bad pronounced ai oanLuis. in favor of Santa Anna as dictator. Gen. Zuloajro bad issued decree*restoring the ecclesiastical and military jurisdiction, and repealing the laws of 1856 which declared the property of the ecclesiastical corporations alienable, and anGJii.ng the s»ies made oi the church estates under that law. It is reported that the olergy hnv#loaned the Zuloago partyne mi. Lon of dollars to promote ‘he success of this movement. Advices from Sonora shots the same state of ci* ii warfare exis.ing there. from aothern Mexico states that Governor? Garzia and Vidaurri have settled th'.ir difficulties, and also reports 'hat ‘.he State of Tam.'.ulipas and Coahu iia will act in unison ra Cue e mmg con diet. The members of the cabinet of Zuioago j the newly elected provisional president of the Republic, are said to be: Cuevas, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Elquero, of the Interior; Larrainzsr, of Justice: Mai-; donado, ofFinance. Theaboveembrace* the generally recognized government of i the Repuclic, but another bad been established at Guanajuato, headed by Benito Juarez, who had despatched a force against the city. Zuloaga hearing this, had submitted a strong body of troops, headed bv Chieftains Ozallos and Miramon, who would proceed to intercept and give the battle. A warm conflict was anticipated, whicn would, it was thought, extend to the streets of the capital. The excitement ail over the country was tremendous and trade was entire')- at a stand. The general opinion appeared to ■ be tiat order could alone be restored by the recall of Santa Anna. The A'egroot History. Bay-.rd 1 ; i u r, writing from Nnbia, in Kgy j. f ; sajs: ■ •Th ft: :R :• the African race who point to Es -1 a' * •. jU f of » a; that race a'r''nj’..«hcJ, are wholly mistaken The or y n>g-o features represented in Egyp’ian sculpture are those of slaves and captives, taken ,a tl.e Etheopian wars ’of the Pharoatis. The temples and pyramids ti.tvtig’.r-ut Nulta, as far as Darei and Abyssinia, all besr the lineroglyphv • of monarchs, ’.nd there is no evidence in . all the v.. iey of the Ni’e that the negro race ever attained a higher degree of civ-. bzati.n th-a it is at present exhibited in Congo and Ashantee. So it may be said of the race that, tn the 4.U00 years of recorded history, there has been no eminent poet, law-giv-er, statesman, or high inventor of negr .blood, and the whole store of ti.eir- contact with the whites has been invariably that of servitude and subordination. Later from Kansas. St. Lorrs. Feb. 18. The Kickapoo correspondents of th* Republican says, that on the night of th-. J.u, a party headed by Charles Denhart, ourned the office of Mr. Bovd, lawyer, -.it Mr. Davis physician, aad destroyed ail their property Messrs Boyd, Davis _ Ke.:y, Laughlin, Lynch, and mas v others fled t > Missouri. Much excitement existed.. Ihe committee of investigation on election fraud* discharged Dtffendorf. A report says that Governor Denver has issued requisition wpon the Governors of three States for the person cf Hender- ’ son. f"0 iegwlature adjourned on the 13th. ,1 ■ ,J^^r Odr Denver failed to approve the Constitution Convention bill. 1 ‘ V?** ar,n<: d men are moving about the vicinity of Fort Scott, but no flights ‘ have been reported. .I Destructive Fires. ’i Boston, Feb. 17. Two serious fires occurred last night. At Nos. 40, 42 and 46 Union street West were burnt, and also No. 137 Hanover street. Among the occupants of the buildings wre W. A. Barnes, hard ware merchant. Chamderlam 4 Co., stoves; . '> ilhams <fc Moraudi, sheet iron workers, with a number of others. The loss is from 010.000 to 820,000. Fire iu Springfield. O. Springfikmj, 0., Feb. 17. A fire occured here |a»t night which -destroyed the Western Public School bniblin’*. Low ten thousand dollars. . | insured for five thousand. Another fire destroyed a large stable i vulued at seven hundred dollars. ~ No insurance. 1 Both are supposed to be the work of I iQutu li liits.

Howto pnni*h Rekf) ‘ The enthusiastic friend* 0 « say* the Ohio Statesman ? : ■ admiswon, on tl.e alleged gl .> opponents oi tnat constitmi,.. ‘ are all a set of insurgent, ? ’j so' twelve thousand are r , e „ . peace-loving parlriots. No/*"' common mind, this an oma]() ; things would be ihe strongest J delaying admission until thre surreclion was completely sn ' It doe* not strike “svery f Wci U* thing to bring in new State, , of its inhabitants are in a In old limes, it would Lave l'*.? ered as holding out a bride p r '. and insubordination. At ie J? . pear* to u*. But in these invention*, it is hard for «>.. *' ''•wljQ.t we are to keep u» w’»h »i c „ improvement. It rtre be if forcing a lawless cotn man ,,’ Union is the right way a rebellion, let u« extend tl.e r a ; f ( ther equally flagrant case. Bo is Utah in rebellion. He . have waged open war upo n authority. Her whole popuhithe Government, and have standard of Territorial indepei. Now, if forcible admission i> •punishment for the twelve bels in Kansas, the reason is Miner for forcing in Utah as a Sua some disinterested Democratic rk make a Constitution for Uiaii---its submission to the people, for set might vote it down—only leti-.bt- ' licati 'in form’ of course—and y grew to admit the insurrectionary of Utah straightway! Gireheru stere, three or four representslm declare her a State. Don’t vosif smoothly the thing wou'd won nicely it would fit the Cinciniii ■ form and the Febraska bill, and i» mirably it would at once rebultt bels aud quiet the rebellion! Now ■gard this suggestion as a great din, but we shall not take out a patent,'; idea is n<g ours originally.— Ststii. The Next Legislalare. The Indianapolis pat': table prepared by J. D. Defrees,; the apportionment of Senators u presematires adopted by the Iss! is'ature, together with the vote fer ident in each of the counties and Jit | From this statement we learn ill leer. Republicans and eleven Dei: Senators bold over. Os the d-s.: elect Senators this year fifteen gv Buchanan and ten Fremont majora ■ that if they *h n u!! rote the same* Senator* in October, that body consist of twenty-six Detnocra Itweniv four Republicans. For lleprentat’ves, counties t trlcls elecung sixty-two memb-‘ Mr. Luehanau majorities, and# «nd districts electing thirty-eightS bers gave Mr. Fremont majnritieiIn few of these counties Mr. Fil'i . ■ frietulshoid the balance of power ■. robabi;.:y i» that they will bt: into the Republican organization ! while the probabilities are strong : Democrats will have the House t cided majority, the Senate mostul close and doubtful. The Deo:- J Indian will!. n e work to do it u-. ; . wish to see the scenes of the lots 're-enacted. — Albany Lety l *?-T!:e a Gern.tr ocratic ■ aper publLLcd in I»dw-, | sar«: ■Let the Democrats of India"’23.1 of February, make such a J i ■ tion a* cannot, or will bi, disreg--■ our representatives in Cosgr® I owe it to ourselves, to oar cati. • lour party, and our country to*'*-thunder-tones that the g ’ diana is inflexibly opposed tode- - ton constitution, and ail the frauds connected therewith. our re 1 resentatives to stran b ' - ‘ may yet be well! Let every , come up to the meeting on the -- them devote bnt one day to’' l6 ’ 'try, let them lend their voices !o‘protest againt this iniquity, perpetrated. As yet we may -j. and a!) its fatal consequences, income all, then!' Another Fire. New York L The stores, Nos. 2«- 23sn . ertv st,, are now on fire, and , blv be total! v destroyed. . cupied bv C. Ambrenfe.dt & Witties A Co , and CoKvxpnrM.—A youngledf \ ed to be 'to blame’ for the What did the say, as she of the window when the wk, •7* that ar a rat?’ • Gov. Wire is said to object to- : in Crawford's equestrian SUM # ; ington, recently placed tipi at Richmond. The Gov. sa.i ther horse, mule nor^ac* A SISTXROF ChaRDT-—-. 1 correspondent of the i et£r ’‘ Lp | writes: It is not. i, known that the lion ’ ‘a { I ba* a sister now r;; orra '^ vf f • duties of a Sister of t Ljt , the faet, ? 8 *£° U .Ur i« ( >,«itionof the kady buper' , • Joseph’s Seminary.(ie probablv arrive r.ear y * 5 ‘ f Mr Evoett. "ho is c grand oration on eh-trac^ 1