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KPhyr; and mouthing thebeavtsns, tell Jehovah. to.it unless he stops the shining of the sun, and the blowing of the winds the falling of the rain, they will crumble his unive< \from turret tt> foundation stone.\ [Great laughter.] Do you not think God would feel bad ; and would n<>t the arch-angels tremble at the chivalry ? [Renewedlaughter.] You may call this extravagant; but you can no more perpetuate it, than you can stop the shinning of the sun, or the ripple of the sea, the descent of rain, or the blowing of the wind ; ay, no more than you can subdue the ocean, when it lashes itself into fury and dash- es its crested mountain billows against the rooks. It is as preposterous to^think of taking Slavery down through the civilization of the ages as it is to think of floating an iceburg through the trop- ics. It is she order of things. I am willing to concede that you can do any- thin g that any equal number of meu CJHJ achieve.' I did mean to taunt you abofrijfarper's Ferry, but I believe I will nofcv I am willing to concede that e asybrave as other men-I \' I dcOiot think you show x ; because brave al- though abusive language, are always) calm and self-. God feels ndanger, for h^knowy o f<f r «,v vouiand o anyl !nng\thi(t other can do. You can pei perpetuate number of stars iu thei|i vou; God, of its place sooner or li| Refus-. #••1 : the s conpei ig\th*t persejrvi e and |this system, if any .equal men could do it ; l.ut the r course are fighting against his providence, is right- : jyou. The universe was es tablished urtou the great princ;p!eof jus tioe and truth. It may be jostled out • for a little while, but it will later, fall back to its grooves You must skcriu e Slavery for the gooil of your co.'.atry. Do this, and you will mpithy, the prayers, and ition of the entire nation tjegUct this ; refuse to pro 'v through all the land, U • itants thereof, an I the ex il.ive will be through tin It is a well-known physio ell as psychological fact ...al characters ice reappcai !\s| interval of ye .is, and evei >. as streams disappear n( 3i'val of yeais, and even ol as streams, disappear and distant point. 'I t is als hat the Saxon blood is . ed into the Hood of th j Marion will | letter ; at the Interview referred^, I considered it a most extraordinary doc- ument, when I romembered . that Mr, Walker was no longer Governor of Kan- sas ; it seemed to me, from the contents of this letter, that he was forced to, v ^„., . abandon his post, because he faithfully Jin wtrfe&t. carried out, as far as he had power, thsqly .sparel y chanan ; I consider the letter aaunqual- ified indorsement of Gov. Walker's course in Kansas; I was particularly struck with the potent fact that the President considered the ; Convention of 1 the people of Kansas, as the true princi- ple and interpretation of the Kansas and Nebrh*ka bill ; further, ^at his Views are equivalent to advisiog GoV. Walker to devote himself to tbo policy of sub- mission, for the double reason, first, that it would seouro his success, and his success would prove fatal to the resolu- tions against Gov. Walker, passeda short time previous in Georgia andMissi sippi; the President plainly indicated to Gov, Walker that his success depended upon the doctrine of submission, and adds almost in the following words : That, upon the doctrine of submission of the Constitution to the people, he, the Presi dent, was willing to stand or fall; I re- member also that I was impressed with the singular solemnity of the President, from the fact that advice contained in the letter was clinched with a stcming- ]y devout prayer : this is substantially my recollection of the spirit und mean- ing of that document as i^was read to , IIK> by Gov, Walker. ^ i Question 4—Have you recently con versed with any member of this Admin istration on the subject of this letter-; if so, are you at liberty to speak of it? Answer —1 have recently had such . conversation ; there is no secret about it, no confidential restraint upon <ither of the parties ; I have described the • scene to many persons sincC Friday Ins*; 1 I presume (his Committ'q, like many ? oth is, have heard of it ; 1 had an aoci- S dental discussion wjlh Attorney Gener.l J Black, upon the truth of the existence t of such a document as, the one referred toin this testimony —he denying audi i affirming; le declared that no such ' documents existed, and never did exist ; I told him I ha.i seen it ; ho affirmed that I was mistaken ; I hat if such a let- ter existed, no good citizen would with- hold it ; I inquired of h m whether he invited its production in the name of the President ; he replied yes ; that he challenged its production ; that if Gov. Walker had such a paper, his duty to his country, as well as to l.imself, requir ed him to produce it ; tHat in point of fact, however, he said the story was not founded in truth, or words to that effect ; many severe rein:!ikj passed be tween u< ; he was in a stale of great excitement when I referred, a second fine, to my having seen it; le again, in high rage, declared that I was in gross error: that the President never wrote such a document, and if Governor Wal- ker, or any other person, pretended to • have such a document, it was a mere pretense to cover np a pretended or in- tended treason to (lie Democratic party, 1 or a mere pretext for deserving to the Mack Republican ranks ; he '.further ad- ( ded '.hat if any one attacked the Admiu- . istration on this ground, I words, he will put a ' which he will never j QHrxtio,, 5—lit ca I torview, what led tr. ._ j A?i.iire/- —I was making a visit to one Republic must repose Queen among the 0 f tue editors of the Constitution in ref- hauui.s of the earth, Slavery must die. ereiice to another matter entirely; I The p ilosophy. I me t Judge Mirck there Accidentally ; 1 which the j did not expect to see hii>i ; my business with the editor was in no way. directly or indirectly, connected with the object of this Committee ; I decliue answering the question solely on the ground of irrelevancy. THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER. The following is a copy of Mr. Bu- chanan's celebrated letter to Robert .J W T alker, when Governor of Kansas : WASHINGTON, July 12, IS,\»7. MY DEAR SIR—I duly received your letter of the 28th tilt., on Friday last, and read it to the Cabinet, then in ses- sion. The yiews which it contained were not calculated to assure us of your success, though we did uot despond Hence you may judge with what satis instructions' and advioTof President ftiUelod^Mnj tfftb..' Ba t God's wilt bo * ' done in any evant, With every sentiment ofesteem, I re- main always sincerely your friettd. • [Signed] BUCHANAN. T o Hon. ROBBBT J . WALKER,' be froi: S :ii cMlii.g ! ind by so. nps ath : ulilri. the) c coiitiuue a! • i t roep; lades ol it;d Patrick Henry wil. the Old Dominion, shout- • Give us liberty, or give Then wi 1 transpire thbsi l.idh troubled the prophuth vision of .\ejflfers 'ii. and made him trem- ble for hisqmm-rv. \\hen he remember ed that Gor) was just and that his jus- tice would hot slefjp forever and -thin everv divin? attribute would be arrayed upou the side-of the struggling bond- nu> . Andlhe justified the uprising, by s.uiii. thel little finger of Americ-n Siaveiv w.-|s thicker than the lions ol B.. i>h despotism. Sir, Virginia cannot j country cannot afford, to dice fraught with «• • H is better to remove th maea/inc. than to be kept evermore in dread of a lighted match. The fu- ture id.irv and usefulness of this nation : an::ot be sacrificed to this system of crin.e. The nations of the eart i are light by ourexample. Th e A me therefore, and the Slave States ought to have learned- from all these events, are not these ex- pressi JUS of rage a' d vengeance. In- stead of being' stimulated to revenge. Y i-L.ir.ia ou.ht to have learned the les- sonofpVuite.ee. Instead of arraying herself in sheep's gray, she ought to put C:J sackcloth and ashes. Instead of im- bibi:;g the distillation of corn, mixed with the producs of the poultry-yard. she ought toh.v e drunk th.--waters of buten.es-, in view of her sin of slave- hold i::-. Mr. MARTIN (Ya.) And if y u come nmens us. we vgill do with you as u e did with John Brown—hang you up as high as Haman, I say that as a Yir- ) use his exact shirt upon him from escape. ise you had such in- >it? Mr. LIJVKJOY—I have no doubt of ii [Here the hammer fe l.j INTERESTING RE\EUT» .,»•/ r,f Mr. Srhaah,! uvf'- ndc Cnnmiitre—Sfr. liueham •<-.,- io FI-H. R. J. K',«-... Schuabel. being duly swor . Cuvodc Committee,.testifit- oootinae t o Wt e iffiJNWBFfpia, or at leastuntil you are oat o/tbe woods. Kanws^-TasUy moreimwrtaot a t the present moment tiun ©%, Tl » pre»- r ._^_^ me apt^M* jfkhoot loter- Ipray^ba^piyfaae Providenoe. ^^y heal ipMoiotu- untilthe ^QiWyiliLB,, K, \T. .WEDMESOAy ; -•-Vr ..APRkt^lMOL Robbery of the Adam* Eipreti Company on ttie New Haven Road From ih* New Yolk Tril.nnel The New Haven express train from Boston, on Monday night, was robbed of an iron safe belonging to the. Adams Express Company, containing from $12,- 000 to |I6,000 in bills and^speoia. Af- ter leaving New Haven depot, the Ex- press Agent of the compiny on board the mail train stepp d into an adjoining apartmenr of the same car, and engaged in conversation with the mail agent — This was contrary to the Jrules of th company. While doing so. some un- known person or persons approached either from the passenger cars behind, or entered the front door of the oar from the platform adjoining the tender, where he may hare stationed himself watching his chanW, aud shoved the safe out of a side d^or from the train The Express agent, an old and thor- oughly-experienced man iu the business, who had probably seldom or nevei 1 oen guilty of such neglect before, talk- ed away. a«d did not discover the rob- bery till the car was whirled into the depot at Twenty-seventh street, New York It is supposed that the thieves have watched for such an opportunity for somo time. Cases have transpired in which six or eight months were spent by a villain in dogging (lie steps of an expressman, with the hope of mak ug such a haul as this in the end. Little hope is entertained of the ap- prehension of the thieves. Probably they have buried the safe, and taken good care to secure themselves from detection. Messengers and hand-cars and an extra locomotive, were, howev- er, put on the track to discover, if pos- sible, where the safe fell. At latest ac- counts, no (races had been discovered Fortunately a full descrip'ion of the money in the safe is retained, and the thieves may be tracked by that means. The packages in the safe coutained, as fir ar heard from, ten $500 notes on the Atlantic Bank of Boston; $620 on the Park Bank of New York; Si.000 on the Mechanics Banking Association ; $755 in Ogdensburgh Bank notes; four $50 bills on the Shoe and Leather Deal ers\ Bank of Boston; $2:900 in % mall new bills of the Langdon B,.uk, Dover N. H., and other packages, amounting in all to $16,000; $12,000 being in charge of the Express Company, and $4,000 entrus ed to Kinsley & Co. Th e company yesterday paid the am unf-s called for in the various reports, so that the customers have not lost, nepr even delayed by the robbery. A Reminiscence---The Holing Hussion Strong in Young, O.rrn.rmn.lcn™ nhti.! TPIP.I,. Bln,)r. RovAt/roN, Fulton county, 0. , April ff. In the winter and spring of 1821, a young man, by the name of Henry Stevens, and myself were attending a select school in Goshen, the county seat of Orange county, New York, Stevens was well advanced in Latin. I WPS only trying to learn to tubjugate the verb amo, amas, am it. Th e school was kept in a vacant law office, up stairs, in a little square build ng oppo- site the old \Stone dug.\ which, at the day answered both for Court House and Jaib Access to our school room was by a flight of stairs on tMe outside. There was 1 also a debating club, which held its discussions in our school room once a week, in the evening. The club was composed principally of young lawyers, some theologians, a small sprinkling of f rmers, and two or pedagogues Among tbe voting _jfiS\^^;.. riwqHeitionoftha propriety l> rha D |tinr th* lioieof hoWinir the Republibnn NuiioAal Con e«i- tion hnripg hMn •abipitted to th« members of the Rnpubtioaa National Committee, »n<] their «(ew» liftrinr been j*oinmunic«tfl(i by lette-, it it deter 1 mined, io accordance with the wiabev of a majori- ty thereof, thnt the wid Cpovantita be h«H on lest.v'' .-_ - ^ng B ard was! THE LkClSUTURE. tjrtl r . ^ Wednesday,'he ftiarteenlh dav of May next.' EDWIN O. MORGAN. Chad WILLI AM M. CH AC«, Hecretaryi edih * Senate, bnt w«i dot acted on B i^mm^. • are formed, High- to pa* . Canistw countieswe-xW vetoed. >rk Ta^telyBU U aft»^] by striking ooi the itei ~ ik e Onrnmistifjners i and signed. |o guard against Unsafe York, and the Bro.k t$n Park Bill, haVe both become Jaws The bill amending the! aot defining the powers and duties of the Contract ~ * —passed . . faction we received an account of the lawyers was quite a small man. who had proceedings of the National Democratic just gradnated at Union College, New Convention, held at Lecompton on the York, with red hair shaved close, large • I—Were vou -.i.lJuly 3 * , \i85 silent of the Ut ,bert J. Walker, ever shown a 7, written b\ ited Srates, t' he latter then Q... fldelit .peak , An s> r —I never saw bul^one letter. iscript. writteu by the'Presiden Walker, and that, I brieve, te.luly 12. 1*37. ' -in 2—Wasrfithown to you con- iiv, or are you at liberty, withou „- any promise of secre y, t^ f i's co 'vx cuts ? •,-—1 am under no obligationso, whatever; 1 have discussed tin- merits\ of that letter with a great many different persons within the lasteighteei 1 . months ; I presume twenly different people in Washington to-day have beer lung been aware >f my knowledge oi this letter, Gov. Walker exhibited it to me in vindication of his course in K m sas, ai. ; at the time also stated that he himself was under no confideutial re- straintj ; at this time Gov. Walker was exceedingly indignant & angry ; he also freely expressed his fear thAt the Presi- dent would not only destroy the Demo- cratic party, bui the country \with it ; I urged immediate publication ; he fear- ed the consequences to the country, and thought its welfare would be best secur- ed by being not too precipitant, altho' he stated with determ'ned empliasi-, that inasmuch as the President had sud- denly changed front, since the date Oi that letter, the tendency of which change might be to disparage him Wa!- ker. iu public estimation, as a faithful -ervant of the people, should that ever appear, either in assimilating his hon >r or the manner in which he discharged his duties as a public officer, he not on y felt entiiely free, but would justify and defend himself before the country by publishing the letter of the 12th of Julr „1857 ; he expressly s ated that the let- ter was semi-official, and entirely divest- \ ed of confidential restiictions ; as to myself, having no confidential obligations resting upon me, and freely discussed the matter with numerous persons at inter vals during « yea r and a half, at least, I feel perfectly free \to.- speak of Us con- tents. - Question S—What is your recollection \- of its contents ? Answer —Tho time i saw the letter was soon after the resignation of Gov^ Walker ; I, with mauy other gentlemen earnestly urged bis appointment; hencu I felt a profound interest in his success; conversing with htm al out what was deemed an indirect removal of him from Kansas, led to the introduction of thfs 3d inst. The point on which your own success depends is the submission of the i Constitution to the people of Kansas ; • and by I he people I mean, and I have no doubt you mean, the actual bona fide ; residents, who have been long enough in i the Territory to identify! themselves : wi h its fate. The Legislature deter- ; mined three months as the period of res'- | dence to entitle individuals to vo'e for L members of the Convention, and if the i Convention should think proper to adopt i the saine p.riod toentitle individuals to vote for or agaiust the Constitution, it appears to me this would be reasonable. On the question of submit ing the Con- stitution to the bona fide residents of Kansas, I am willing to stand or fall,— It is the principle of ; he Kansas Nebras- ka bill, the principle of Popular Sover- eignty, and the princip'e at the founda- t.ouofall popular government. Th e more it is discussed, the stronger it will become. S -ould the Convention of Kansas adopt this principle, ail will be settled *harmoniously ; and, with the blessing o; Providence, you will • return triumphantly iromyour arduous,import- ant, and responsible station. The stric- tures of the Georgia and Mississippi Con- ventions will then pass away, aud be speedily forgotten. In regard to Georgia, our news from that Stale is becoming better every day We have not yet had time to hear mm h from Mississippi. -> Should< you apswer the rclolu ion of the latter, I would ad you to make the great princinl the submission of the Constitution to the bona fide residents of Kansas con- spicuously prominent. On this you will be irresi.>tab)e. With the question of climate every person is acquainted, and the more you insist upon this, the more will our opponents urge that w;e are vi- olating the princ'ple of non-interference at the foundation of the Kansas bill. It is strange that people at a distance,, who have no practical, acquaintance with the condition of Kansas, should under- take to be wiser than those on the spot. It is, beyond all question the true policy to build up a great Democratic party there to maintain the Constitution 1 and the laws, composed of Pro-Slavery and Free State Democrats, and if the ma- jority should be agaiust Slavery, to ob- tain such constitutional provi-ions as will secure the rights of slaveholders in Missouri and other States, uttf Maintain alll the laws guarding the juat eights of the South. ' b You are right in your conjectures as to Judge WiUiaui8 , ! « appointment. ^r e supposed it would be peculiarly accept- able to yourself, and that he might aid in carrying out.your policy. .\''. ; Col. Cumming has been appointed Governor of Utah.. This will oatuje litis place to be vacant after the brief period required for settling up his business, and I certainly shall be disposed to fill it by th> appointment of Mr. Stevens. J3eii. Harney has been - ordered, to command* the expedition to Utah:, fe«t be 1-crowned hat, a snuff\ colored coat lookiDg as though it was made for hin when a.boy; and, like one of (he char acters in Paulding's ' Spy.of the Ncu tral Ground,\' had on snuflf-colored \in expressibles.\' One aftemoou, along in the month of March, after tea, Stevens remarked that he would walk down to the debate. I told him it was to early, as the Club never got together till after dark.— Arriving at the foot of the stairs, w heard some one in our room speakin^ ' ud. SurJy the Club had not met yet ; and as we w.alke 1 up stairs arid opened the door, there stood the little man. all alone, with his large bell crowDed bat on the master's chair, and he addressed to it the speech which 'intended to deliver to the President of, the Club in the evening, T-t.at litttle red-head d young man was William Henry Seward, now the most prominent candidate for the the office of President of the United States at the Chicago Convention. As for me and my house, if he gets the n miination, you can guess how we will vote. W. S. arrival of ihe anierica- HALIFAX, April 21, 1*00. The royal mail steamship America. Capt. Miller, from Liverpool, 8.30 a, 7th. via Queenstown 8th, arrived here at 9 this a.m . She brings 28 pas- sengers for Halifax, and 71 for Boston. f.»r which port s':esailedat noon to-day. Heenan was arrested at Derby early on the morning of Good Friday, and was kept in custody until the day the Am rica sailed, when he would be broH before a magistrate. I t was supposed that the fight would be indefinit ly |-postponed. i A ship was seen on fire April —, off the Sicily Islands, apparently an Amer- ican cotton ship. Ma*ts alj gone-—a schooner was alongside her. It wasreported.that the Great Ext- ern would be ready to> sail with the squadron wb|Bh accompanies the Price* of Waleato Canada early in Jnne. i -—Wj.-:.«>~-~j— •\ —The 'Troy Times -^y»: : We have just received a communication froni Mrs. Mary Wilbur, trance medium oifj Clarendon, Vt., giving the result of th | great prfce fight. She wishes i* put oik record. Th e dispatch, which is froii the ghost of old 3\r& Harrington, is wt # ly deficient in particulars and In th ^ sporting phrases he would be likely \6 use.; I t is: \Fight just over. Qreat excitement ' \ . - uw crowd. Sereii *i« *-*!*&* * ? * 4^ *<***» first toock3ow» tm tbj»j firorifc round; J£;2£^\\\M** *& fig** on the ^smM^^m mwh iwirt: ^m^S^S^M Morriawy'k ^w^SSpSfcS^S i This body adjourned last week, for which, all thjanks. Doubtless, (he hon- orable body accomplished some good,, but the few members of honor and in- tegrity could no more stem the tide of evil, than LOT could that of Sodojn.— The people breathed with greater ifree- dom when the cars, steamboats and stages, landed the legislators at their homes. Thanks to the wisdom and firmness of Gov.| MORGAN for the timely check he interposed upon su' h wild and reckless legislation. He has exercised th«> veto power with the utmost discre- tion, for which <.he people will grateful- ly remember-him, while the unscrppu- lous politicians will hate him. That j the great State of New York ,can pros- per and flourish in spite of sudh corrupt legislation, only p oves her tremend us resources and vast recuperative powers. The great majority of the members ought to have been indicted as nuisan- ces, and removed, like any other con- taminating influence. We append a li^t of the most important measures brought before the Legislature. Some very meritorious bills could not pass on account (wo presume) of the «ant of necessary . \ funds\ fo be placed in \ proper hands.\ Among the following measures our readers can doubtless dis- tinguish the meritorious bills: The completion of the Canal En- largement has been provided for, a.. 1 the last tax levied for it. That long desired result is now close at hand. The Pro Rata Rail Road Freight Bill was passed by thel Assembly, but failed in the Senate. The Rail Road Toll Bill falls through by disagreement between the two Houses, which the Conference Commit- tee was not able to adjust. Six New York City Rail Road Bids were passed. One was signed by the Governor, the others vetoed. But the five vetoed bills then passed through both Houses by a two-third vote, and|| have become laws. The grant of $1,000,000 to the Al- bany and Susquehanna Rail Road was first passed by the! Senate, but reduced by the Assembly to 350,000, and the reduction concurred in by the Senate. The Governor ve'oed it. The Senate passed it over the veto, but it was lost in the Assembly. The Annual Appropriation Bill and Supply Bill have both been passed and signed. The Tax Bills have also become laws. The total tax this year will be three mills and three quarters on the dollar, viz:—For Schools, three-quarters of a mill; completion of the Canals, half a mill; interest on two-and-a-half million Loan, quarter of a mill; for support of Government, a mill and one-eighth ; in tcrest on Canal Debt, a mill and one eighth. The Capital Punishment Bill, estab- liftluug a tlistinolion bvtw««ti tw o eliuse s of murder and making one punishable with imprisonment for ife, is now a law The bill repealing the enactments of 1805 in regard to alienation to Deed. commonly called the \ Anti-Rent Bill also becomes a law. The bill perfecting '.he Constitutional Amendment, abolishing the property qualification for colored voters was pass- ed and approved. The bill securing to married women their earnings and j property in trade was passed and is a law. 'The amendments of the Metropolitan Police Act were passed and go into ef- fect. The bill establi5hing a Department of Public Charities in the City of New York passed, and has been signed by the Governor. The bill providing for th j sale of the West Washington Market in New York was passed, vetoed, and then passed by a two-third vote iu each House. The bill to Temove the City Hall iu New York to Madison Square was pass- ed by both Houses. The Divoree Bill failed to pass either House. The proposed repeal oif the Usury s also failed to receive 'the sanation either Honse. i <jjThe bill prohibing bequests by Will to' Charitable Institutions exceeding a specified amount, in certain cases, was passed and signed. The bill for the re'ief of Insolvent Debtors passed both Bouses, with a provision that is \hot to take effect until April, 1861. Th e bill prohibiting R41 fioad Stock- holders from voting by proxy, and that empowering members of Religious and Charitable Societies to vote, by jfroxy^ but failed to pass. , The Extension of like Chenango Canal was passed by the Senate, but faded in the As*embljfi ,' The bill providing for the appoint- ment of Canal Appraisers in. each of the bounties along the liue of the Canal, failed to become a law, t ', T^e ohaqgos and aatfBtfawnfs ia th e law» relating to SI* adopted. v,i 11^:o»gtT^^ State the anclaimed dapwt e in the Ba***fMfedtop«a»**tn*Howe. , ••' : ike MlliidWl^^r, 'aad^lil^i^'^^L^ failed -fyfi^bBfr^ lf ., w •Wo %B* *to lelagtheiS W Gai The IRethodfit m Chiieh nid' ttae Slavery iThe Democratic National Convention o«anij»d in OjarJeet^a ion J^oda y 1«*W l.wfth F . B. FLOtmNrr of Arkansas, fbr] (jheirman.' • Tbftik body' se**s l o ; $MJ*; transferred to it the temper and jnannesa of the usual democratic Stfrtle Conven- tions at Syracuse. The appeal of FERNANDO WOOD for admission to the eonvent.on till adjourn- ment fur the day, when it was referred unread to the committee on credentials, wfcich with the committee nr( permanent organization, was made up by each State choosing its own member of the com- mittees. '^f^i^AZii P'OWtf AND GOtJNFY. i'jft • to Junius RfpaWeti. *gE*» _ „ , d Deer River- H. C. N RTJIMK. Port LeydeoW Grelg, . , O&^U^lft^'n^.bur.h, V K. LBOIURO. Wot Mtnin. burgh, . \ JOHN MANN, New Bremen, i . A. R PMIMB, Constat**! le, ^ . HORA6BQU»K. DtolM. I JOHN MAf&Bilf.Oaeeuta. /I The Methodist Episcopal Church in this country W'BB first organized in 1784. That year, on Christmas' day, a Rule was adopted iforbidding \th e buying and selling men, women and children wi'h an intention to enslave them.\ Though enforced at first it was subse- quently neglected. Th e Weseyan Methodists seceded for this, among oth- er reasons, in 1843. In 1844 a Sla vehold - ing Bishop from Missouri presented himself at the Conference. A great contest followed. The Southern Me h odistsseceded. The'-Methodist Church South\ was organized which does not heed the Rule. The Metrodist Church North retains if. ' But the Metlhodist Church Ndrth has still over a thousand Preachers and a hundred thousand members in the Slave States of Delaware, Maryland, Virgin Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas. This keeps thp struggle going on. 11 comes up at every Conference. On one side it is urged that the Rule was in- tended to and does forbid Mclhodi ts to lold Slaves. On tr e other it is argued that it does not foribid them to ho'd Jong as they do not buy and sell, and that it does not forbid either buying selling so long as they do not both buy r/sell. Th e spirit of the Rule is in- sisted upon by one side, the letter by the o.her. This month the various Conferences hold their annual sessions. They de- rive additional importance from the near approach of the General Confer- ence. This occurs once in four years. It is composed of Delegates from the whole Norlhern Clurch. It meeb at Buffalo on the 1st of May. It is looked to define the scope of the Rule. Th e New York, New \England, Troy, New York East and other Conferences h^ve discussed or adopted resolutions asking such action, and its meeting is on all sides regarded as an eventful crissis.— [Albany Journal. Black River Conftrwice. FKIDAV.—On Friday, Be v. M. M JFrench, agent of the Wilberforce Uni JMrersity af Xenit., Ohio, an institution for the education of colored youths, addressed the Conference - A collecti n was taken up in behalf of the institu- tion, amounting to $62. H..Humphreys was tftosferred to the Oneida Confei ence. Rev. Dr. Reid, President of Genesee College, addressed the Confer- ence, after which the candidates for Deacon's orders were examined by the Bishop. , SATURDAY.—At 9 o'clock the orde of the day was taken up, viz.: the election of delegates to the next Gener- al Conference, Tw o tickets had been made put at preliminary meet ngs, and much interest was felt in regard to the result. The anti-Slavery Anniversary was held in the afternoon, and speeche: made by Dr. Hibbard of the Northern Christian Advocate, Rev. J . W. ,Arm- strogg, H . Jlattison and J . B . Van Pet ten. The last three were known to be prominent candidates for the Genera! Conference. The Conference proceeded to ballot, with the following result Whole number of votes, 181. Ne- cessary to a choice, 91 . J . Erwin re ceived 109; J . S. Bingham, 105; J . W. Armstrong, 105; G. Baker, 94; F. H. Stanton, 95 ; E. C. Bruce, 97 ; P D. Gorrie, 92. and were declared elec- ted. H. Mattison received 83. C. L Dunning and I . L. Hunt were elected Reserves. The'committee on the division of thi Conference reported adversely, and the | report was adopted. Pulaski was selected as the place for the next session. Th e Conference will probably rise on Tuesday next. TH E REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. —The proceedings of the Republican State conventioii v held at Syracuse, last Wednesday, will be found in another portion of ou r paper. The convention discharged its duties with great unanim ity aud -enthusiasm. Th e delegates were unanimous |in favor of Hon. WM . H. SEWARD for President. Su<h enthu siasm as was manifested in that great body of delegates, conclusively shows where the State of New York will be found next November. It will be seen that CARLOS P. $COVILLE, Esq., of Low- ville, i& appointed as Presidential dele* gate to Chicago, with HIRAM PORTER Esq, as alternate. Jefferson county sends I. H. FISK of Wat^rtown. BON- MR. LovEJov.-^-Oar first page b entirely occupied by. the apeeoh « T J!©*.; Owsar LOVBWHT of Illinois, ikifih 4red in Congress {some two weeks We think those of our oot peraaed the ipoesh* will mor» iBterestiiig tbas aey t^W^W^osyfebeiff . 'W?lM ^mm-M^:Mi^m?^ »be iM-*p«ined iater**t*«» Important Proceedings, The canal board has bit upon a novel plan of raising money fo|r the liquidation of the State debts. A t a meeting of that body, held Wednesday evening, the following resolution is said to have been adopted: , Resolved, That the rules and regula tions heretofore adopted in regard to freight on railroads west of Utica under chapter 270 of the laws of 1847, be re-adop'ed and applied to the Central Railroad Company be required to make returns and pay tolls in the same man ner as the Railroad Companies consoli- dated to form sraid Central Railroad Company were required to do undei and in pursuance of said act. The Comm'ssioners of the Canal Fund, it is said, also instructed the Au- ditor to ascertain the amount due, and to demand payment ; and in the event of the Baltimore company refusing so to do to commence proceedings forth- with. Th e amount claimed is said to be some $3 500,000. -. ) ^ £ 3 The Case of the Rev. Henry Budge, We published last week the verdict of the Coroner's jury, also the opinion of the physicians, headed by Dr. SWIN- BUHN of Albany, in relation to the case of Rev. HKNRY BUDGK, at Port Leyden. We publish below an article taken from the Utica Morning Herald of Saturday last, in relation to the affair.^ As to the correctness of the article in every par- ticular, we are unable to say : — The friends of Rev. Henry Budge (whom a second Coroner's jury accused of the murder of his wife at Port Ley- den) were so confident of the reverend gentleman's entire innocence, and that the body of his deceased wife would not indicate any appearance of strangu- lation on fair examination, tba^ they have procured eminent medical njen to make another examination. They sent to New York city for the most distin- guished authority, whereupon Alonxo Clark, M. D., formerly Professor of Pa- thology, but now holding the chair of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in the New York College of Physicians awi Surgeon?, was recommended to them. Dr. Clark was employed. On his way up, he stopped at Albany and examined the stomach, one lung, and the tongue of the deceased, which Drs. Swinburne and Porter had in their po- session. In company with Drs. C. B. Coventry and Chas. L . Hogeboom of Utica, and five other physicians, whose names we have not learned, he proceed- ed to Port Leyden. The body of Mrs. Budge was again exhumed, and such por- tions of it examined as had been left by the other physicians. Among the rest was one lung which had not been touched. It was submitted to a great variety of tests, which we need not de- scribe. JThe physicians were unanimous in the 4w> or > 'hat if Mrs. Budge had been sufircated before her throat was cut, the lungs would be gorged with blood so as to cause congestion and en- largement. The lung showed none of these appearances. It was found to be in a normal condition, empty, and in- stead of being enlarged, was rather contracted than otherwise. Other ex- aminations were made, with which we are not familiar. Suffice it to state the result. All the physicians present unit- ed in the optni n that so far from show- ing that suffocation had been produced, the examination proved thai no such Sling could have taken place. In this opinion they are very decided. The other physicians who examined the body, were quite guarded in their expression, stating that the appearance of the body \would rabe r ifidicate \ suffocation. The last council of_M. D.'s are emphatic indeclaring that such co'd not be the' case. So we have had two coroner's in- quests and two medical examinations in this, extraordinary case, each finding conclusions diametrically opposite. The next step is the examination be- fore the same Coroner who has already had two inquests. Thomas Rogers, Esq. It is now taking'place. District-Attor- ney Kilham, E . A. Brown and Henry A. Foster, are counsel for the prosecu- tion ; C. D. Adams of Lowville, M. H. Faulkner of Boonville, and Ward Hunt of Utica, have appeared on the exam- ination as counsel for Mr. Budge. It is likely the Coroner will hold the defen- dant, but after that, it passes from his jurisdiction, and we presume a fair and impartial trial,' where evidence is pre- sented on both sides, will satisfy the public as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. The lung above mentioned is now in the possession of Dr. Hogeboom of this city, where we presume any medical man cap examine it who chooses to do Dr Morton—h- Is how delivering a course of his pop- ular lecturejs io Turin. H e k having good success;. He goes from Turin to Boonville. \ \ The Badge Co»e, The examination before THOMAS RO tea, Coroner, jxmimenced again yester- day afternoon. There is a probability of the examination being continued during the next two weeks. The Weather-^- '\\ \~ For the last few days has been cold, but pleasant.. This (Wednesday,) mor- ning, the ground is covered with snow. An hour of warm sun will take it away. The Canal*—i- * The Canal opens to-day. The Buffalo id Oswego papers say that many boattj are already loaded and ready to start.— Tho Black River Canal promises to do a fair business this season. New Boat—- A new Steamboa't, named the R. GAL- LAGUKR, was launched \at Carthage, last Friday. She is to make regular trip; between Carthage and Lyon's Falls. First Trip The Steamer L. R. LYON, cam- down the lliver to JUDD'S Landing, last night, for the first time this season. She left for Carthage, this mortiinpr. Confrrcnee The Black River Conference adjourn ed yesterday. W e arc not yet inform- ed as to the appointments. Superintendent. WOODMAN KIMBALL of Rome,- has been appointed superintendent of the Black River Canal, in place of RICHARD HULBKRT, resigned. Mr. K. Will make a good superintendent. The Jappoint- ment is one eminently lit to be made. Tnria- A co partnership has been formed be- tween J. M. WILCOX and C.N . OWENS. The firm will hereafter be conducted under the title of WILCOX & OWENS.— They are row receiving a large stock of uew and beautifnl goods. Advertise- ment with full particulars will appear next week. CommnnicaUojis. We have lately received a number ol well written communications, accompan- ied with fictitious names. We have one signed \ MATHILD.\ If \MATHILD ' wishes to see her communication it print, she must send in her right name, and. place of residence. We do not publish any articles unless we know the real names of the authors. Groceries L. B. RICHARDSON, has lately arrived from New York, where he purchased a large assortment of Drugs, Medicines, Groceries, &c. The goods are to be here this week. Jefferson Cooaly A man named Burton Monroe was found dead in his bed on the 12th inst., at the house Of Mr. Perez Maine, about one mile south of Adams. 'Ile^sad re- cently come from Mexico, Oswego Co. and being in straitened circumstances was working a few days for his board.— He was 72 years of age, and is supposed to have relatives now living in Pennsyl aania and Ohio, who should this conn under their notice, can obtain any infor- mation tbey may desire of Mr. Perez Maine, Adams, N. Y. Scans IN TSBHofcte^PHnnfag Extra ordinary.—While ike Potter-Pryor con- troversy was going on In Washington, a vote of the House was Called upon some minor matters^ When Mr. Pot- ter's name was called, an old Dutch member from Pennsylvjhia, who'never takes u p time unless hefcasiomething to <ay to the Print, ro*e itf h » place and xcused Mf; Pbfller litis :— ;, Sifehter Jhpfcsker, I will sbust say ash how Vfishter Potter bash a Pryor «hgage- nent.\ JBoth sides of the House aad he galleries united in an uproarons ex- dosfon of mirth a t the Hon: member's atfy of^wft, and It'iiU oniy clicked to leredobbfed, wheal ifftet the haSme of ,lr. FryST J»as *$ W a^Tol* lata arote a M ipr*Tdfc' Tu^y. e'1# m^t^ip^ol^^f| Ball Playing The rapid approach of the season for engaging in this healthy and manly pas- time, warrants a brief notice of passing events connected with ball-playing. W e rank ourselves with those who are d • sirous of encpuraging the invigoraling game among our too little-exerci ed cit- 3. Says the Troy Arena : The fact is. we all, more 'or less, devote too much of our time t o our offi- ces, desks and counters, and pay far too little attention to the recreation of body and mind, that nature absolutely re- quires to preserve health. Especially do educated tiieu make a great mistake in this respect; they make recreation purely mental; they give a little play to theiri minds alter, their day's :work, but none lo t&tir bodies, and therefore they grow weak and dyspeptic; and ul timately all ihe train oi* evils that fol low neglect ot tb* proper recreation for the physical njajiire, come miserably to effect''»their spiriis, and distort thoir views of men and things around them. Exercise, to bis beneficial, should be at- tractive, and to a certain ex'ent, excit- ing, aad we know -rf no other sport as ifcid fifni objectionable features, and at the satire time I more attractive or excit- ing tlian tbise maily games of ball; and we think \t would be an addition to our schools, public and private, that would lead to'beneficial results morally and physicallyL if each had a ball-club attached to it Whi t mW -*^*-™ practical lessons in discipline T behavior migta be/ impart of teachers or on^schoo(fe, eVei afternoon, if tb.ey wofcM oi a baft club a^iong their 11(11143, and accompany ^^^^^4\ J&~^' an< * 3 & riyab*; fr^out a be rec campaign with con- f MAOAZJWBJ tfo* MAV.—W* have re- cei#t:tfe \At ^atks Moaifcljr in d Hkr- fperVMagawne, wbfcbTare up ty thejr | wcelleai standard. | Peteraon lan d Godey are also received, ^•tf^di****^ Arthur * > for May is 7 TW«IM|tf« «B4fce tfk* tttf*<«i Be J w * G»i e i ft , RHPDIUCl«8TiT8CWr?E^0N. p. \ - SYBACUBS, April 18. Thfc Republican State Cbnvontion S at Corinthian Hall a t 11 o'clock, morning. The attendance was very e, and embraced Very mahy of the leading Republicans of the Stite. Jnmes Kelly of New York, (jailed the Convention to order,: and on* h a motion, the, Hon. Richard Hulbert, ojf Oneida, was made Temporary Chairmko, & Ln- cien Birdpeye of Kings. Daniel E-Ga- vitofNew York. Thomas C Piatt of Tioga, Hiram W. Haskill of Genesee, Secretaries. . -J • Mr. Hulbert, on taking the Chair, returndd thanks. His allusiobs to Wil- liam H . Seward and John 0.1 Fremont, were enthusiastically received The )Ut of delegates was called. On motion, the Chair appointed the following Committee on permanent or- ganization: First District, James Kelly, George, Opdyke; Second, Charles Jlones, Al- fred Post; Third, H. J . Kin^ John N. Parker ; Fourth, P. C. HitchUck, W. A. Dart; Fifth, John H. I Wooster, Sanford Coe ; Sixth, Lucius jRobinson, James W . plover; Seventh,! Bhristo- pher Morgan, M.H . Lawrence!; Eighth. A. G. Congar, A.G . Ri.e. I Recess till 2 p. M. On reassembling, Mr. Morgan from the Committee on Permanent Organi- zation, reported the following officers ; President, Hon. E . W . Leavenworth, of Onondaga. | Vice Presidents—1st Disti George Opdyke, Edgar Ketchum, Henry Smith; 2dDist., E . F. Shonnard, Petbr Town- send, Lucious C. Andrews; 8d Dist., William Burton, John N. Pariker, Wil- liam Mas'en ; 4th Dist., Jamei H. Hor- ton, S. Belding, A. C. Brown ; 5th Dist., A. G. Thompson, Peter M. Warren; A. W. Severance ; 6th Dist., Levi Dim- mick, J. R. Allaben, Joseph Rj. Dixon ; 7th Dist.. John Adams, M. J . Milliken, Theron R. Strong; 8th Dist.j Joshua II. Dar!ing, ~L. D. Cobb, Jacob Buyer. Secretaries—1st Dist., Annrew Wil- liman; 2d DM., Lucien Biraseye; 3d Dist., A. J. Van Allen; 4th Dist., Samuel Ames ; 5th Dist., B. N. Hotch- kiss ; 6th Dist., Thomas C. Piatt; 7th Dist., N. T . Stevens ; 8th DistL John F- Smith. Mr. Leavenworth, on tajking the Chair, said ; Gentlemen of thfe Conven- tion :—Yon will please accept! my pro- found acknowledgement for the honor which you have done me in capling up- on me to preside over thedeiiberations of this numerous and most respectable Convention. lean not but feel deeply this renewed manifestation ofjthe kindt and confidence of the Republicans of the Stata of New York. |But unfa- miliar as I am with the dutiesjof a pre- siding officer of deliberate bodies, per- mit me in advance to bespfeak your most indulgent support. We) are con- vened here from the varioufe counties aud districts of this great Statje, to take the first step in opening the of 1860—a campaign fraught sequences of the most momeAtous port to the cause of freedoml and the welfare of the Republic. We should not for one moment forget th^t the or- ganization which we represent, is the only barrier which interposes the slight- est obstacle to the spread of the dark and desolating cloud of slavery over all the territoriesof this glorious fjbion. It is not too much to say that bbt for the successive victories which wej, the Re- publicans of the {Sate of New York, have achieved in the years that are past, th e black and piratical flag of slavery would now wave in. triumph over the beautiful plains of Kansas and Nebraska. But they have I thus far been saved by our efforts and'sacrifices, and our successes, in common with those of our friends throughout the Union, but the work is ; nojt yet donk , . Other ^ territories in eujbryo still .lie. beyond;\ (Applause.) We alone are Struggling to preserve this^piiceless inheritance not only by the. white iabor&tof the North and South,, but fai thd poor and oppressed; of .every? kingdom J and clime. This consummation/is*to be af(ajaed\oa<» ly through the I^trtynentalitfe 6f meas- ures, through the labd^ a:^efforts of' the great and»gotftj[ menpC oiir country. We hiaye conie*?. together* \hejre- to-day, v that, with such ptudencevand wisdom as' we can'comniAnd, w* niay elect the-men who.ihall.represeht the Republicans of this State at the.great\national gather- ing at Ghicago; and nothing will more- conduce-to the success of,ohr|iabor than the fact that the*;Republican party is compos -d ! of the- in.ost ' homogeneous materials, ^and-ebntains within itself W elemenfs which can interfere to disurh the harmony ofour deliberations- , I know that I do not mistake! the senti- ment of this Convention when! I say ihat we are all moved .by one sentiment and feeling. I cannot-dbuBt thatf it is the evident and -unanimous sentiment and desire of the gentlem here.pssembled before me, that he who has heretofore been ' our champion in so ttany hard fought battles—he w4io has si long and so ably, and so fearlessly, and so. wise- ly represented our interests! and our principles in that, august tribunal, the Senate of the Union, should be selected as the exponenUof our opinions, as the common sfandard-bearer of ti e united Republican hosts-: . (Applansej.) We, who for thirty years past, hjave been familiar witb his calm piudence, his wisdom, his ability, his fidelity! and his patriotic devotion to duty, cannot hesi- tate-in our choice, nor relax ill our ef- forts for its accomplishment. That we may successfully accomplish tne work work which has assembled us on this occasion, and forward the greJt object which we havle individual'y so much at, heait, let us proceed, gentlemen, at, once with calmness, prudence and wis- '' dom to the discharge of our important; duties, and laying aside all personal and local consideration, let us march direct- ly forward tp the accomplishment of the great and paramount objeel which weseverallyso much todesire. (Hearty Applausei)i f A committee of one from eaih Con- gressional District was appointed to se- lect four delegates at large, r It waf i^sojlved that the delegates from each Congressional District select two delegates and two alternates for their districts, to the National Conven- tion. A committee of eight, one froinT each Judicial district, was appointed, (to re- port r solutions, as follows: Isfj John G. Flojd : 2d Ged. Opdyke ; 5d Au- gustus Tolle, 4th A . D . Palmet; 5th Richard Hulbert; 6th. Xucius Robin son; 7th TerottR. Strang, Chaitman , 8th, H . A . Pren*n$ast. [ Areoe** f anliour was thenjtuken, JZl. _ Vk \ ' at Urge, reported Cpoamit jee on following report: Repith icanll«<- iteof New York repre- SmrAU> (DsMftri- , ap?3««se, lasting for soma ^States) tbUuClicago Convention for the of- ,, »./ y < t »
