Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1859 — Page 2

RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. WEDNESDAY, JANAURY 26, 1659.

AGRICULTURAL MEETING.

The Board of the Jasper County Agricultural Society are requested to meet at Rensselaer on Friday, 4th of February, at twelve o’clock. A full attendance is required, as business of importance will corne before the Board. " Robt. Parker, 'Pres’t. S. Donaldson, Sec’y. a good article of cheese go to Peacock’s grocery. We’ve tried it. C£rAt a Joint Convention of the Legislature last Friday, the members, of the old Board of Commissioners of the Sinking Fund were re-elected, the majority of the Republicans voting for them. Slidell, of Louisiana, From the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, oti Monday reported a bill laying at the disposal of the President $30,000,000 for the acquisition of to be used at his discretion. young friend, Thos. S. Peacock, makes his bow to the public through the advertising columns of the Gazette in this number. He has a right nice little establishment, and we noticed quite a run there from the first day he opened out. As Tom, is a clever fellow, he will of course be well patronized. "T “** BD KTThere is a rumor afloat, which we give for what if is worth, that the Supreme Court has decided the new county question, reversing the decision of Judge Test; but that, for some reason, the decision is held back from publication. Another rumor is, ; that Judge Perkins only has yet given his J opinion, which is said to be favorable to the j new co nty. OCrThe memorial adopted by the Indiana j Legislature in regard to the Senatorial j question, was laid before the Senate last ; Monday by Vice President Breckinridge, and I was then referred to the Judiciary Commit- j mittee. Mr. Seward gave notice that he j should, on yesterday, move to give the con- ) testants the privilege of the floor of the j Senate until the question at issue was dis- j posed of. . Telegraphic Enteri-risf..— 'The Cincin- \ nati Gazette has made an arrangement with the Independent Telegraph Line, connecting that city with Baltimore, for a full report of all news and commercial Matters from New Yortfj Phrladelpia, Baltimore and Washington in advance of Mails or Exprss. The last few numbers of the Gazette are overflowing with fresh and important news.

RAILROAD MATTERS.

[The following paragraphs are extracted from a letter to us not written for publication:] Friend Davies: The.railroad article in the Gazette three weeks ago contained two errors of fact; and inasmuch as any misstatement of railroad matters, whether in relation to “Air-Tight” railroads or others, is apt to breed distrust in the Jasper people, I take the liberty to correct them. In Order to correct the error in regard to the connection east' of Tiffin, which is said to be at Lake Erie with the New York Central, and also for the purpose of showing in what estimation our roads are held by the New York people, I copy the following from the money article of the New York News of Jan- “ Railroad activity is being resumed; we have to mention two projects Which have taken decided hold, the first, General Ward’s project, called the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad Company, of which he is President. It extends from Little Valley, op the Erie Railroad, forty miles from the Dunkirk terminus, south-west across the State of Pennsylvania, to Crestline, in Ohio—(.’restline being the centre of a great many lines. This new line is an extension, practically, of the Erie Road from. New York. “The other new project is named the American Central Railroad Company, to run from Salem, on the Atlantic and Great Western Road, due west, to New Boston, on the Mississippi, opposite lowa State, forty miles south of Davenport. One hundred and twenty miles, o it of one hundred snd fifty six, of this rbad are already graded and ready for the iron,, and some thirty miles of ties have been delivered. At present there ara thre& companies, One in each of the three States through which the road runs. “R. C. Schenck, formerly member of Congress, and once our Embassador to Spain, is , President of the two companies in Illinois and Indiana, and R. G. Pennington is President of the line in Otiio. “The Atlantic and Great Western Road is being built by English capital. Theground has been surveyed by an English engineer, (Mr. Lunard,) in company with an agent of the London capitalists; and Mr,. Lunard returned home in the Asia, on Wednesday last, to render his report. One half of the line is already graded.” The Tiffin and Fort Wayne Railroad Company aj-c not not laying iron between Tiffin »ad : Fort Wayne, as stated! in the Gazette, but afe engaged in grading a portion of the line, east of Tiffin, between thatplace and New London, <»n the Cleveland. Cofnnibus

and Cincinnat i Railroad, and which, it is expected, will be extended to Salem, on the Atlantic and Great Western Road-, a 6 stated above; or rather, it is hoped, that the Atlantic and Great Western Company will run their road down to New London, and there Connect with our road, Mr. Redfield is now in New York, and has been for several weeks. He is to meet Mr. Schenok there, on the 20th. The railroad looks favorable, I must confess. If energy will do anything toward it, your people may as well consider it a fixed fact.

INDIANAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE.

Indianapolis, Jan. 20, 1859. Mr. Davies: —Jack Frost lias been very kind this last day or two, and gives up pedestrians a much better pavement than our City Fathers vouchsafe to us in a muddy time. Of all the towns, putting on city airs, that I have any knowledge of, this is the muddiest of the muddy; indeed, in a wet time, Washington street looked in the moonlight of evening like a sea of mud and water; a perfect lob-lolly holding out pressing invitation to young ducks. With all the disdiscomforts of this city of bells and railroads, attendant on muddy streets and wretched side-walks, there is much to interest and admire. Beside the benevolent institutions established here by tiie State, Indianapolis abounds in humanitarian enterprises; and I apprehend there is no city in the West where the poor and destitute find more wholesome attention and systematic protection. There are several academies and schools, well filled with scholars, with church edifices on every hand, anti, I am glad to say, ! not given over to the owls and bats, but are j diligently used for tiie purpose designed. The citizens of this place have the reputation of being hospitable, moral, industrious and enterprising; a character that an acquaintance with them fully sustains. I did not, however, start out to say anything about this place, but to drop you a word or two touching some of the ‘‘wise men” of the State, congregated here. I ain free to con- j fess, that, like some of them, during the recent election of State officers, I received a nervous shoefe, from which'l am only slowly! recovering; so that if my pen is found wan- ; dering it need not cause surprise. In my last I gave you to understand, that, j as to the alliance between the Republicans j and Anti-Lecoinpton men, there was a“dog-in-the-well;” subsequent events have proved that it was a considerable sized dog. I also then intimated that some of our own men | were taking positions endangering the sucdess of our party in this Legislature; and; in this, the result of our recent elections, prove me to be correct. Would that it had not beeri so. But lam constrained to say, that a “rule or ruin” policy among some of our own men; a determination that their own favorites—irrespective of the interest of the ! party —should lie nominated for office, was j tiie first moving cause of our defeat. This -j defection (to give it as mild a name as pos- j sjble) -was the cause of bickering, and dis- ! satisfaction among our own men, and distrust and want of con fidence among the Anti-Lecomptonites. In connection with this, the Old-Liners were offering all the offices to the Antics, if they would come over to their party. On the same night, the Republicans occupied the Senate Chamber, and the Buchanan Democrats, the Hall of the House; both parties in caucus. With so much dissatisfaction among the Republicans, and distrust and uncertainty on the part of the Anti-Lecompton men, as to the action of our party, it may not be wondered at, that apolitical marriage should then and there take place between the two wings of the democracy. It was a wedding growing out of a total want of sympathy between the Lecomptonites and Republicans; seeking an excuse for the aforesaid nuptials, and finding it, in a total want of goed management, and the defection above referred to, in our own party. So let it be. Let us learn wisdom by experience. Let us, hereafter, make no such unnatural alliances; nothing but disasters can come of it. Ido not regret the defeat of our candidates so much as the defeat of the party—the loss of its vitality and power during this- Legislature. The people have hoped for the correction of many abuses in our benevolent institutions, and especially in the high places of our State; and they have looked to the Republican Legislators to search out these abuses and correct them. This cannot be realized. Samson is shorn of his locks; and the responsibility of the j legislation of this General Assembly, must rest upon the party having its control—the m jority—the so-called Democratic party. I regret, also, that any Republican should have preferred the success of his own selfish ends, to that of the party; in an endeavor to accomplish which, they have frittered away the interest a-nd power of the party in this Legislature, and, for themselves, built hopes that have already turned to ashes. In political caucuses there should be no selfish ends to gratify-; mi dictatorial rod should he held over its members. The success of the party —the good of the whole, making principles the guiding star —should be the ruling sentiments Harmony and concert olf action grow out of this state of things, and generally insures a triumph, always of principle, if not an election. But, let it go. Wi»e men learn by experience:—fools, never! Let; uS gird on our aoinor for the fight of iB6O- Let no party disturbances turn us

aside from prosecuting with vigor tbe great end in view. If we have any mischief makers among us; any one in our ranks who loves himself more than he does the cause; any disorganizes; let us hunt them out from their hiding places, and drum them out of camp. We have a glorious party .to battle for—a party whose principles are based upon the God-given right of freedom—a party which has reared itself upon the battlements of our common Constitution, and whose sentiments are but the natural and spontaneous offspring, of a nation of freemen. On Tuesday, tfie Hall of the House was given up to the State Temperance Convention. Even in this body there was not that harmony of action necessary to success. Whilst they rebuked the Legislature for not giving the people a sound temperance law, they could not among themselves agree as to the best mode of procuring the desired end. One member was for a stringent license law; another, that any one might sell it—one,that it should be drank where bought, and another that it should not be drank there—whilst one thought it intemperate to drink a glass of lager, another thought it no harm to take a little of the “critter,” when he felt as though he needed it. This reminds me of a man, I once heard of. who had been pursuaded to join a temperance society. For several days after,/when lie came home to dinner, he would eommenre rubbing his stomach, making wry faces, and complaining to his wife that “he didn’t feel well.” “Plague on it, John,” says his wife, “I wish you hadn’t joined chat pesky temperance sosity. You hain't seen a well day since.” If we were privileged to take it when we thought we needed if, cases of cholic would be astonishingly frequent. This is a day of great discoveries! Sheep— Beavers, without tails,have been seen in the moon!!(!) It is the day of Ocean Telegraphs, but more, and above all, it is the day when women meet the lords of creation in legislative halls, and, in their own propria persona, present their claims to the right of suffrage, and assert their rights to be the equal and coworker of man, in every capacity of life. It is even so! The ladies, upon their petitions, were admitted to-day, into the Hall of the House of Representatives, to lay their grievances before that body, and the members of tbe Senate in Convention. It was looked forward to, by tbe membeis and outsiders, as a day of fun, and when it come, the Hall was, as you may suppose, crammed in every nook and cranny. Never have I seen so many congregated there before—not half were seated, and, indeed, he or she was lucky if a standing place was procured. The ball opened by the reading of a petition, signed bp one thousand persons, which was supported by Mrs. 15urdsel,of Wayne, in what was said to be a well word’ed speech. Her remarks were made in so low a tone that comparatively few heard them. She was followed by another lady, in a speech of considerable length, the most of the crowd only obtained the benefit of its pantomime. This brought the Convention to a close, and the President declared it adjourned; whereupon, the Senators returned to the Chamber. Then came—l was about to say the fun — but I love women too well to use such an expression, and I cannot take pleasure that she, “the last and best gift of God to man,” should place herself in a position calling forth sneers and ridicule. That such was the case in the present instance, is emphatically true, and, T am sorry to say, from no portion of the crowd present was it so heartily accorded, as from that portion called the “softer sex.” After Speaker Gordon resumed his seat, he made an attempt to call the House to order—an order as futile as though he had commanded the billows of the mighty ocean back to their beds. Motions were made to adjourn—calls of the house were frequeunt; but what business could be done in such a sea of pouting lips, and rosy cheeks and la’ghing eyes—legislation came to a dead stand. The ladies, God bless them, had possession of the Hall—there was no bill of eecjtment strong enough to oust them—they knew their rights, and determined to maintain them. The House, finding they could hot get clear of theVrowd, a member, making a virtue of necessity, moved that the House adjourn, and resole itself into a “love feast;” which motion received a unanimous affirmative. Then commenced a Pandemonic order of business, never to be forgotten by. those who witnessed it —excuse me if I make no attempt at describing it, for I am convinced that any effort to do it. justice would utterly fail. One or two gentlemen made laughter-provoking speeches, and two or three ladies pitched into the lords of creation with a “vim.” 'One lady especially, culled down the house,-in her vehement denunciation of the wrongs and abuses of women, sustained by our laws. No one could doubt her sincerity that saw her earnest gesticulations and the language of her sparkling eye, nor could any one doubt her meaning when she proclaimed, “that if the law would not protect her in her rights, she would take it in her own hands!” “I don’t care if they do call me a mobocrat—I’ll be a law unto myself. 5 ’ I have seen many conventions, but never have I witnessed one before that left such powerful impressions on my mind —never one so irredeemable farcial and ridiculous. Would to God our women would cease their attempts to unsex themselves. Let them look more j,o such examples as the mothers of Wash-

ington and Napoleon! Let them nurture and train up heirs for the battle-field; statesmen for the forum and philanthropists for the world, and thus command our love and admiration, and fulfill the glorious mission given to them by our common Father. Teddy.

PUBLIC SQUARE MEETING.

Upon call the citizens of Rensselaer met at the appointed place last Wednesday night, to consider the best method of fencing the public square. On motion, T. A. Knox was chosen Chairman, and G. A. Moss Secretary. The Committee appointed at a previous meeting, reported through Judge Milroy, their Chairman. On motion, the Committee were tendered the thanks of the citizens of the town for the very efficient and energetic manner in which they discharged the duties assigned them, and were continued. On motion, it was resolved to set the fence in ten feet from the real line of the square on each side. Also, that the sidewalk be six feet wide, and next to the fence. The fence to be built according to the plan specified by the County Commissioners. On motion, it was resolved that the posts for the fence be six inches at the bottom and two by six at the top, six feet and a half long and of burr oak. On motion, W. W. Wishard was added to the Committee on Fencing. On motion, it was resolved to have the minutes of the meeting published in both county papers, with names of the Commitr tee on Fencing. On motion, the Committee were empowered to call a meeting when they see proper. On motion, the meeting adjourned. T. A. KNxjx, Chairman. G. A. Moss, Secretary. [Tbe Cojnmit'tee on Fencing -are R. H. Milroy, John Thompson, Sr , W. J. Wright and W. W. Wishard.]

[From Hie,Tribune Almanac for 1559.

How they Elect Rogus United States Senators in Indiana.

In 1845, fourteen years ago, it became the duty of the Indiana Legislature to ele.ct a United States Senator. The House was Whig by ten majority, the Senate a tie, and Jesse D. Bright, the Lieutenant Governor, presided over it. Although the House repeatedly invited the Senate to meet them in Joint Convention to elect a Senator, every jjiip of their resolutions was lost in the Senate by the casting vote of Mr. Bright, Us President. The election was thus staved off’ for the session; the next legislature was “Democratic,” and Mr. Bright received the vacant Senatqrship ns his reward. In 1855 another Senator was to he elected. In the Senate, in consequence of half its members being hold-overs, there was two Democratic majority; but. iii the House there was sixteen Anti-Nebraska majority, making four een Republican majority on joint ballot. The House sent resolution after resolution to the Senate for a Joint Convention to elect a Senator, and the numerous State officers which the Constitution and the laws required to be filled by that session of the Legislature. But the Senate, by a party vote, refused to join the House, leaving the Senatorial seat vacant, and the entire patronage of the State in tbe hands of the Democratic Governor. T\Vo years passedby, and in 1856 Indiana elected her next Legislature—a majority on joint ballot, under the issue of “Buchanan and Fair Play for Kansas,” being Democratic: but, as it happened, while the House had a Democratic majority, the Senate now, by the changes in the former hold-overs, had an Opposition majority of four, In giving,a narrativefof what subsequently occurred, it should be borne in mind that the Republicans were willing, from the first to the last, that both Senators (to fill the vacancy and for Mr. Bright’s full term) should be chosen by a concurrent vote of each House acting separately, and that they demanded as their right only the Senator for the vacancy, which they had fairly won by the twelve thousand Anti-Nebraska majority of tbe people, and fourteen majority in the Legislature, at the previous election, and which they had been deliberately cheated out by their op ponents. The Constitution of Indiana requires that the votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be counted in the presence of ! both branches of the Legislature, and the Democracy determined to use this to trap their opponents into a Joint Convention, which, as no law for electing Senators exists in Indiana, should immediately after the counting elect two gentlemen to that office. The Republicans insisted that, in the absence of law, the Constitution of the United States was tiie only guide in the matter. That instrument declares that Senators shall be elected by “the Legislature,” and the Constitution of Indiana defined the Legislature to be the Senate and the House, and requires all acts of legislation by them to be assented to by a majority of the entire membership of each, acting separately. From the official report and the official copies of the journals of both branches of the Legislature appended to Senate RepnrfNo. 275, (Volume 2, Reports of U. S. Senate, 1857—8,) we find the following facts: On the 12th of the House sent to the Senate a resolution inviting them to be present in their hall at half past two o’clock P. M., "to open a id publish the returns of the election.” The Republican Senators' offered to concur, with a proviso that, as soon as tbe counting and swearing in was over, tile joint meeting should be adjourned sine die. But while this was pending, and before any vote was taken on the inv'itation of the House, and thirty-jive minutes before the time designated in the resolution, Lieutenant Governor Willard, who was presiding, and who was also the Governor elect, vacated his seat, and, followed by a minority of the Senate, repaired to the Representative Hall, leaving the Senate still in session. Arrived there, this sham Joint Convention opened, the Speaker of the House in the chair. After counting the

votes, one of the Democratic Senators was, without any mo ion or any vote, called upon to preside. He took his seat, and, without any proposition from any member whatever, or any vole being taken, adjourned the Joint Convention till Monday, the 2d of February, without stating any reason or pretext for its reassembling. It becoming evident that a fraudulent election of Senators was about to be attempted, (all pesuasions to seduce the majority of the Senate into a Joint Convention havin the Senate, on the 29th of January, four days before the time at which the unauthorized Convention was to meet, adopted a Bole i n protest agalnstait, by a vote, by yeas and nays, of 27 todeclaring that they had given no assatnt to any Joint Convention for any purpose whatever; that any pretended assemblage of that sort would be illegal and fraudulent, and branding in advance any attempt to thus elect Senators as insulting to the Senate and disgraceful to the State. This formal and* solemn protest, thus adopted by 27 out of 'SO State Senators, staggered the conspirators, And when the 2d of February arrived, although the new Lieutenant Governor, with a minority of the Senate, again repaired to the Representative Hall, leaving the Senate still in session and going on with their business, nothing whatever was done or attempted; but the presiding officer, without any motion or any vote, and without staling any object whatever, declared the Joint "Convention again adjourned till the following Wednesday. On Wednesday, the 4th of February, the pretended Joint Convention again assembled, (and it should be borne in mind that the affidavits of the Secretaries of the Senate set forth the fact that the Senate was never even invited by the House to meet them in Joint Convention for the purpose of electing j Senators from the first day of the session till the lust.) when, without any motion or resolu- j lion by any member of this illegal assem- ; blage. the Lieutenant Governor instructed them > “to proceed to choose. United States Senators by a viva voce vote.” Whereupon 23 Senators (out of 50) voted for Bright and Fitch—one Senator, who Was present, looking on, re-1 fused to vote—6o out of the 100 Represent- : atives (it requires by tiie State Constitution two-thirds of the whole number of members 1 to make a quorum for transacting business | in either branch) voted for the same candi- 1 dates, ami two Representatives voted for Geo. G. Dunn and R. W. Thompson. The Lieutenant-Governor declared Bright and Fitch elected, and again, without any motion or vote, adjourned the Joint Convention till February 11 • The intention was at that tim ■ to go on and choose the State officers, whose election they had prevented two years before; but, finding that the incumbents, though of heir own party, would not consent without a legal contest to be ousted by any such bogus election, the Joint Convention, when j the 11th us February arrived, was adjourned ! sine die. and the patronage again left in the ! hands of the Governor for the ensuing two years. The Senate, having protested against this fraud on the 29th of January, in advance of its commission, again repudiated it the day after its alleged consummation. On the s’h of February, 27 Senators, out of the 50.! signed and placed on their journals a protest. ' a copy of which they sent to tbe United i States Senate, decl-ring that their body had j not participated in the election, was in ses- i sion when it was pretended to have occur- 1 red, and most solemnly protesting against the recognition of this fraud. With these papers came up, also, a petition to the United States Senate, signed by 27 Sen t tors and 36 Representatives, remonstrating against this fraudulent election, which was not participated in by a quorum of either branch, declaring this Joint Convention unTiuthbrized by any law of the State, bv any resolution adopted by the Legislature, or by any pr vision of the State or National Constitution; and that to affirm it would destroy the existence of the Senate of Indiana as nit independent branch of the Legislative department of the State. And to .make their argument Unanswerable, the sworn affidavit of 26 Senators accompanied these protests, each of them solemnly declaring that they did not participate in this so-called Joint Convention, but were at the very hour of its alleged assembling sitting in their seats in the Senate, in open session. Thus it will be seen that this case differs from the Harlan or lowa case most materially. In that election both branches had agreed to the Joint Convention, and had voted repeatedly but ineffectually for Senator; but finding at last that a Republican was about to be elected, a majority of the Senate, being Democrats, absented themselves; and although Mr. Harlan had a clear majority of the whole Legtslature, the Democrats in the United States Senate turned him out of his seat. After this decision, the above high-handed and disgraceful outrage was carried through in Indiana in the very teeth of the Harlan decision. And the- same United States Senate, after staving it off for over a year, with the usurpers meanwhile in their seats, voting Lecompton, appropriation bills, &c., ratify it at last in the expiring hours of lust session by seven majority. The sitting mnmbers at the regular session of 1857, at the extra session, and again at the last regular session, insisted that They must have more testimony than the records afforded; and finally, on February 16, 1858, a resolution passed giving them ninety days to take it in, before any Judge, by giving notice thereof to tbe protestants. But, after tin’s long delay on this pretext, they did not give a single notice under the resolution, and the only evidence they proffered was ex parte. affidavits ot political triends, taken when no cross-examination xvas allowed. The Republicans, however, gave notice, and proved by Governor Willard himself, bv William Sheets, ex-Secretary of State, that no Joint Convention to count Gubernatorial votes bad ever even attempted to adjourn over for tbe transaction ofotlier business; and tbe two latter witnesses, who had known the usage in Indiana for electing United States Senators for thirty years past, testified that there never had been a precedent or parallel for this. oO”Sixtcen boys were crushed and trampled to death in the Victoria Theatre, London. on the 27th of December, in a panic caused by a false alarm of fire. The excitement speetMly subsided, and tlm performance «H 0 proceeded smith 9S

The Purchase of Cuba.

It begins to look as if the whole body of the Democrats in Congress are prepared to act in conformity with the President’* views in regard to a negotiation for the purchase ol Cuba. Mr. Slidell’s bill, making an appropriation of >530,000,000 for the purpose or some bill like it, may pass the Senate and possibly the House. It is thought that it will do no harm, and may be popular. A» the negotiation will never be made, the money will be neither raised nor expended. But an important consequence upon the passage of such a bill would be the inference, that the effort for a peaceful acquisition failing, Cuba must be acquired by force. Ihe argument of the President is generally understood to be that Cuba is necessary to our safety, and that it must be acquired by purcha ,«e or force. The offer to buy is thereore to be considered merely as a pretext for future appeal to force. Tim VVashington correspondent of the Aew York Tribune snys the movement looking to the acquisition of Cuba is regarded there by all parties ns a mere electioneering dodge. It is a desperate attempt by Democ atic leaders to raise a new issue with which to divert the attention from their wretched mismanagement of the national finances and rom the embarrassing question attending the revival of the African slave trade. They have not the slightest hope of acquiring Cuba, either by purchase or force, and lauoffi openly in private at the folly of expecting Spain to relinquish her most valuble province. The movement is a humbug a transparent trick— the last device of baffled and and despairing polititians. They wish toget up a popular agitation for the acquisition of Cuba, and then charge upon the Republicans the inevitable failure of the ati ternpt. to acquire i I heir recent Senatorial caucus was tc sham—the mere cloak of a cut, and dried programme the object of being to fix public attention upon the matter. The caucus affected great secrecy, but a written acco .rrj ot the proceedings was handed to a reporter soon after the meeting dissolved, and the--B>en ators themselves have since taken areat to ma^e ll public, being apparently totally unconscious of the atrocity of their propositions. Their speeches, reported bv themselves, sounded like the plottings of banditti or pirates planning the seizure of some rich town. Mr. B rod eric said, on hcaring an account of the caucus, that it resembled the meeting of a gang of burglars.

Frora Washington

New York, January 22. I rie Heralds Washington correspondent? says that in the executive section of theSenatr **o day an angry and exciting debatebet ween Judge Douglas and Sen*tor Fitch w lien words were passed which it was thought would lead to a duel. The debate occurred on the question of confirming Mr. Potte-, of Uhio, as Collector at Toledo. Mr. Pugh oppose.! Potter’s nomination, as the m;n displaced was his friend. He said it the President desired an issue with him (Pugh) he was ready for it. He denounced t.ie appointment, and called on every Senator who was Ins friend to vote against it. Mr. Douglas resp ruled, saying lie would vote with the gentleman from Ohio. He thou branched off onto the Illinois appointments, and said they -are dishonest, corrupt and incompetent.- r Senator Fitch interrogated Douglas sayine it was untrue. 3 * Douglas again reiterated what he had said. T ip'll sgain said -ii was untrue.” f ries of “order," were again made. Douglas continued the debate. Fitch replied to Douglas with great bitterness, and said that Senators knew how to prize anything coming from that quarter. Cries of “order,” were again made. Douglas then replied, and was called c,» order. Motions \t ere then made, that Douglas bo allowed to go on in order. Jefl. Davis opposed it, and said, turniitgto Douglas, he had listened with indignation to the language used, and it was that of a. “highwayman and bravo.” Iho deba'e was then continued somatime, when a motion was made, and the Senate ndjourned. It is said that the “lie” was given, and the most severe personal remarks made. A Washington dispatch of Monday says, that the difficulty between Douglas and. Fitch has been settled by mutual friends.

[From the Quindaro (Kaunas) Chin,lowan.

Latest from the Gold Mines.

Auraria, Nov. 30, 1858. We have had a good time of it. The weather lias been favorable, and our health good. I have one share in Aurafia City—a place started at the mouth of Cherry Creek, which is improving very rapidly. We have been here four days. There are seventvfive houses already put up, and three hundred more under construction. I believe it will be a large city before long. The houses are of logs, and the mine where gold is got best is lour or five miles from the town, on the Platte. Where they mine they take from $5 to sls per day. ' I have been busy building my house, and moved in o it today; and it is too cold to dig, or I would send you a sample of the gold. If you had your saw-mill here you could sell all the lumber you would want to at your own price. You ran get pine of very excellent quality within fifteen or twenty miles of the city. You had better start in March as early as p >ssible. I was forty-two days making the trip,and the roads are good, ‘if you had fifty cows here you could sell them at big prices. Mexican Hour is worth from sl2 to sls per bun. ilred; bacon 25c. per pound; common whisky per gallon, retailing at 25c. a drink,.. Kansas Legislature. —Several bills have been introduced into the Kansas Legislature to abolish slavery and make slaveholding * felony. Steps are being taken to make «i codifying committee, ta be composed of persons not members of the Legislature. -The Lecompton people were ; furious at the adjournment of the Legislature to The Secretary of the Territory, Mr. Walsh, took the Sergeant-at-arms of the house bv the throat when he went to' remove the benches. Two men were killed in rows at Leeompton that evening-