Atchison Union from Atchison, Kansas • 2

tdrisau Ilttimt. EXTENSION OF THE ST- LOTUS TELEGRAPH TO ST- JOSEPH- The 'Telegraph linefnm Atchison to St. 1 Joseph was cimipTcted on Saturday last, and on MondavjJfeh- Gth, the following greetings and' responses weretrawj mittcd over the line. genuine article is so scarce, and all other localities nre so poor. As we are not in-cliuetl to lie cousorions, we to enjoy occasionally the lnxury of BjWaking well an opponent without uhjecting orselvts to the cliatre of liefi-csvy hThe Herald re-itei atcsi the charge that we "the political character of men whose record it indefeasible." The Herald culpably ignorant or it intentionally misrepresents us.

Dr. Johnson once ATCHISON Bt. JOE BAIL XOAD. THE IXATvitAL CITJIfTEZ Of TJM TEL AND COMMERCE. The, work on thia Road progressed in a few days the rails yill be all laid to this city By the first? day of March this important Jink in the great chain of internal Jrnprovement, for which we have all worked -and wrote, and prayed, will be completed.

The completion of this read will maik a new epoch in the For the Atchison Union. LOCKE, BERKLKt, niTMS AMD SC1EXCE, OB THE XXIUTKSCK OF AX EXTERNAL WORLD. XO. IX, There is another phase of the argument which if presented might possibly exhibit the case in a clearer light than that which it is now in. The argument thus far has been carried on, with reference to the existence of an external world, only on those notices' which' the "tenses receives from without, we have went no farther than the inner or mental argument; we have been pointing out what can know of existence of matter by showing how far the7 senses ere competent ,16 Receive noti-' ces of its existence.

'We, bave'not-yet carried our investigations without and made an external application "of the premises laid do we have not gone abroad with our senses and -put them on trial to test their capabilities -in approximating to the actual existence of matter of their ob Helfensteen, Gore Grocebs, St. Louis. We would call the attention of our Merchants visiting St. Lonis. to the extensive -stock of this; old established House No.

SO Levee, opposite the Missouri Packet landing, They buy for cash and can afford to sell as cheap as the clteap est. Their stock" consists of every variety of staple and fancy groceries and liquoTs, and their terms unusually liberal. Call and see them and you will not regret your visit. Orders promptly and faithfully executed, and shipments made at the lowest tjossibjef fisrui'si'' I To Vt Smith HiraAtp. We are in receipt of this- high toned Democratic paper edited and published by our old friends Win.

-BSjr palhpuii at Fort Sinith," "Calhoun 'is' a practical printer, Las had experience as an; Editor, andis a ready and able Many years since W. B. fc S. H. Calhoun were our neighbors we.

all belonged to the Press gang in Tioga county, N. and we. know them. to be gentlemen in the best; sense of the That they inay prosper in their new field of usefulness, is our earnest hope. i Railroad Election.

tice before given, the -Lexington and Louis Haili-ov. this city, at two o'clock Thursdr.y tjie purpose of electing a Board of i following geutJe-ocii were chosen said Board: -Puobert Aull. Hon. T. V.

Akc-rs, Gen. T. H. Allin, Judge' TG. Smith, Jos.

B. Tony. of Lxinglon. William Lirnrick. S.

T. Keill, of Lafayette V. Bield l'etlis county, Mo. Express, TE Missouri River. The steanw den from Lexington, reached Independence larfding on Satuiday, wher( she f.

iU be detained a short time in consequent': of tbe ice gorge jnst below here. She-, has freight for this city. The Portsmonth reached Fort Leavenworth on 'Saturday, on her way from St. Joseph to Kansas the sustains no injury from the ice? Gus Linn lying- at Kickapoo, was seriously injured by the breaking up of the ice' 200 sacks of abwarcl. were lost.

She is to be' taken to St. Louis and docked. The Mansfield at St. Joseph, came out of the ice all right. The steamer Isabella was loaHing Sr.

Louis, on the 27th inst. She was t) -first boat that leached this Louis, last year, and will he the this year, if she meeti with no accider. She will reach hre, undoubtedly, some ame this week. Other boats at St, L' i-, ivere preparing to follow. Journal of VviiaitfTce, Kansas City.

Six Indians on the Northern part of the Potttowatomie Reservation, a few since purchased a jug of whiskey and went otF by themselves for the purpose i i having a drunken carouse. They were afterwards all found dead, npposed to have been poisoned by the liquor. Slate Record. Sec. 2.

The Mayor shall have power to employ and appoint not exceed -I ing five policemen and discharge the same whenever he shall deem it expedient--3nd he shall desig- nate the boors of service of the policemen so' employed and may vary the same at pleasure. See. 3. The city marshal shall be eapfain of the police, and all policemen appointed under the provisions of this ordinance shall be in subordination to the city marshal Sec. 4.

The marshal shall keep a roll the gfiard call the same at the jnw flf-niyte shall establtsh the beats and distribute the members of the guard throughout the city, and such manner as to equal- -nc- --ize -their duty -n- and properly guard and protect Uie inhabitants and property 'within the city, Le fchall report to. the. mayor or any member of the guard who shall be found intoxicated or asleep during the hours of duty or sent from, his' beat, or guilty of any direiection' of duty or im- proper conduct. Pec. 5.

Every member of the Police de-pattment is heneby 'authorized and is made their duty to arrest all persons found in the act of 1 committing any violation of law or ordinance or found aiding or abei.ting in any snch Sec. 6. WLeneverrany. additional police force may be necessary in order to quell any' riotous or disorderly conduct, or in order to arrest or secure any person or persons accused of any 'crime or violation of any law or ordinance, tlie members of 'the police depart' ment are hereby severally au- Ihorized to call upon any inhabitant of the city, and require his akl and assistance, and any in- habitant so' called upon and required to -assist the quelling of" riotous or disorderly, or to aid in arresting or safe keeping any person accused of any crime or breach of any law or ordinance U. O.

CHASE, Utlltor. SATURDAY. FKIilJlTAKY 11.18C0. i OFFiCIAl PAPER OF THE CITY. THE ATCHISON UNION AGAIN.

The Atchison Union copies our nriiele in relation to the course of tha journal iu rcrcrv-jiT V. S. Seiuitors nn'l lite it Ii ai'Dliimn hii(( a unit com vi ii ii rni" nients. should willingly give our disti'ngnished eotpuiporary the "last word' was it not llint. lie is pursistenl in his at-tempU to misrepresent us.

Our friend asserts, that, in his controver sies with eo-emporanes lie ics tuoir ar- tides, and charires injustice because we 'ailed to five pi to his laudations of Pomeroy and Lane. If the Union finds ad- hereuce'to such a rule convenient we shall not object, but we very humbly and respectfully protest against giving place in our columns to extended and flattering eulogies of th corrupt leaders of the Black Republican party of Kansas. Ve Ltive sM high a regard' for the courtesies of the profession of our -fricitd' the Union. but have yet to learn that "courtesy' requires a Democratic journal to publish articles calculated to promote the interests of such men as Lane and Tomei-ov. Again, we can inform our friend that we did not charge or "insinuate" that he was "in tavor of Lane mid I'orneroy for the 17.

S. Senate." We belive nothing of tho kind. It wns bad enough, without going farther to find the Union "defend-' er" of ilie political character of men whose rccoru ih juouit'ofea me. cnaigca our cotniporary with lieinsc nnd defender" of Lane and I'orneroy nothing more. His ankles sustain the accusation.

Our cofemporavy is especially indignant because wo changed him with being the "defender" of Lane. We were fully jus tified in what wo said. The Union says it onlv snoke of Lane as "a historical char- nrfi'r In thi connection it took esiie eial care to eive oxxU the bright side of bin nictni-fi. His odd and bloody career in Kansas nroducii.ff the darkest pages in her "history" mow infamous than that of nnv of those wh stayed the prosperity and defiled the mine of Kansas, is entirely overlooked by our accommodating cotera-porary. He ould see him only a- a "brave soldier and a quiet gentleman." It.

wilt not do for our intelligent friend, who could irace Lane's career until he (sine to this Territory, to say he is unacquainted with his Kansas "history." Well he knows "that the truth and the whole truth would place his "historical character" in an entirely different light, than where he was pleased to leave him' The editor of the Unwn is doubtless' more familiar with the political career of 1'omcrny than we are, and perhaps was justifiable in saying all he did in his behalf. But. tee want no further evidence that he is "politictd trickster of the first water" than Ihc lact that the notorious "Massachusetts Kansas Aid Society constituted him their fint agent in this Territory His career as each is marked by innumerable moirtuls thut dot our hill-sides and p- airies. 'The Herald fsavs the Union is fully committed on the IT. S.

Senator question in three of its Republican neighbors. "This is a wilful In referring to the "thret" we did merely by way of comparison to Lane and Pomeroy as re-t'flfds talent, tc vlnd in the same connection spoke of men in. Southern Kansas who soared above either of the men the Union has deemed' it necessary to protect. It is untn that we have 'uominatal" or are "committed" to any of the aspirants for Senatorial honors unwarranted the charsre that we have uttered a word that would just ify an such Like the Union "we don't care the snap-of our finrer who wins." vv'e entertain no feelings of unkihdhess towards our amiable anil intelligent cn-temporarv. If wo have in the slighest degree done him injustice we can assure him it was farthest from our tholights.

To us it has alwavs been unpleasant, to differ from a political friend, much prrfering, as mir eotemporaey observes; To reserve "oar blow for the common enemy. Zeavcnw. Daily Hrndd. We had flattered ourselves with the hope that our controversy with the Leavenworth Daily Herald closed with our last issue, but as that paper is unwilling to let the matter at issne rest at that point, we are compelled to crave the indulgence of our readers. wbiTo we bestow a few remarks- upon the article from the Herald which we copy above.

It is not, for the purpose of having the "last that we prolong this controversy To keep ourselves right, and th? Herald right is more important to us than the first, or even "ihe last word." The Herald has ft very convenient way nl jumping the gap which it. is quite willing to keep open in this controversy. It shows its readers but one side, and it is not wondeiful that fair minded men should notice the hiatus, and have a desire to see the text from which the Herald preaches uch interesting homilies. It is fair to presume that its readers would prefer to nee our position correctly defined by to hare it unfairly stated by our extemporary. The impartial reader may well conclude that our articles better subserve the purposes of the Herald in their appropriate pigeon hole in the sanctum, ttian in the hands of its readers.

It has "0' high regard for tho courtesies ot the profession," but its courtesies do not extend to Atchison. It is magnanimous, and seeks no nn-Jne advantage, is willing that its readers should render a verdict against ns on ex parte statements. It holds up its hands in horror at the bare idea of copying our remarks in reference fo Lane and Pomeroy, while it indulges in the most fulsome "laudations" three of its Republican neighbors. It would not for the world publish any thing "calculated to promote the interests of such men as Lane and Pomeroy," but is ready and willing to devote ils ever ready pen to the "interests" of Vaughan, Ewing and Parrolt, three di-ifingufshed citizens of Leavenworth. Unsophisticated people who may be less charitable tlan ourselves.

oerbniiM wnl coiicIikIh that tntr Herald is a ii i i i i -r I controlled iy local considerations, nucu a conclusion would be wrong, as the Ihr-aid pointedly declared the other day, that it. was above and beyond local influences. While we accept tho positive assurances of the Herald as conclusive on this point, we mnst be permitted to say, without-giving offence to our cotemporary. that it 1 a singular fact, even in this eonntry 'so productive of that the only tV.rie Republicans in all Kansas deserving he encomiums of the Democratic' press, ri in Leavenworthf To eulogize' these, :4 highly commendable. To speak kindly others is tank heresy.

We arc not in- lined to be envious, but really it is not o- tho i'd to enjoy exclusively a monopoly -especially where the ouC I i Atchison. Feb. Gth, I860. To His Hok.JW. Jeff THOMrsox, Mayor of St.

Joteph. I congratulate you on the completion of the Telegraph between this city and St. Joseph, anil on behalf of our citiaens cordially tender to you the hand of friendship G. 4 FA RfjlllLTjJ Mtiyor' Atehiten. To Hox.

H. FartReiHt.Ds Jfaynr of Atchison. congratulatory dispatch Las' 3 been received. The city of St. Joseyh' clasps your hand of friendship and hopes that he qualities of the magnet which is inherent in two such Cities may" be stf increased by: the current of electricity, which now passes bet ween us.

that we being the greater body will attract you all here. promise you a brotherly welcome. "'t W. JKf'F THOMPSON, Mayor of St. Joseph.

I860. Editors of Gazettb Atchison and St. Joseph are now united by River and Telegraph, and will In a few. days be con neeted by Rail 1 Road. May their intercourse be fraternal, and their friendship perpetual.

G. O. CHASE, Atchison Union. Joseph, Feb, G. 1860.

To- G- O. Your dispatch this moment, reeeived. We heartily return greeting, may. the measure of our untold be full as to' exclude any eelings of ungenerous rivalrv. PFOrjTS.A CTJNDIFF, I j.

Qazctte. St. Joseph. Feb. 6.

To G. O. Chase. Atchison and St; Jo seph sisters not rivals, long may they wave F. Ed.

West. NEWS OF TEE WEEK. By a reference to another column it will be seen that Governor 'Milton' S. Latham has been elected 'United States Senator by the Legislature of California to supply the vacancy occasioned by the'death of Senator Broderick. The last vote in Congress for Speaker was as follows: Pei-ningfon 1I7 Mc-ClernandSS scattering 28.

On Feb. 3d. John W. Forney was elect ed Clerk for the 36th Congress. The following was the vote Whole number 221 necessary to a choice 111, Forney 112.

allien 77. Taylor 23. Dawson 8. McKean 2. A.

H. Hoffman of Mainland was elected Sergeant-at-Jh-ms. The correspondent of the New York Times says that a Caucus has been held in Washington, composed of Republicans and Americans, and that a programme for the Presidential campaign has been defi nitely agreed on. It has placed on the slate Edward Bates of Missouri for Pres ident and Simeon Cameron of Penn. for Vice President.

Seward is to. be pacified with the French Old Brown and Helper have raised Ked it seems. The Salt Lake Mail and Express left for the wes on Tuesday last. It carried out several passengers, and among the number was Lieut-Merebant of the U. S.

Army bound for Laramie. It is said that Tom Hyer the pugilist was shot by Morrissey in a scuffle at New York on Feb. 2nd. A Jewish Rabbi made the opening prayer in the House at Washington last week. The Jews and Gentiles if seems are fraternizing.

The lion and the lamb will soon occupy one bed. 'The promised Millenium is at hand. It is stated that Senator Crittenden of Kentucky will vofe'against the admission of Kansas into the Union under the Wy- andott Constitution. John Brown. refuses to obey the.

summons of the Senate Committee. Atchison Chess Club Ball. -This Grand Festival will come off at. the Massasoit House on Friday the 24th of February, instead of Feb. 22nd, as was announced last week.

The arrangements are all perfected and the Ball will be the most magnificent affair of the kind ever witnessed in Kansas. Onr friend of the Atchison Union will perhaps feel highlv flattered when he finds his defence of Lane and Pomeroy receives the commendation of the Chamfiion and a murky little vtboln ion sheet of this city. Lcavcmcorlfi lluSy Herald. We really hope pur good friend will not go into hysterics. Will his Republican friends, Col.

Vaughan. Thos. Ewing. and Marc. Parrott, bo prepared with a bottle of hartshorn EcxirsE.

A promised by the Alma nacs the eclipse of the moon took place on Monday evening and continued from 7 o'clock until about 10. The greatest obscurathn appeared about 9. The evening was cloudless, the moon was full and totally eclipsed or nearly so, and until luna recovered her rays the stars shone out with tjneontmon St. Josfph West. Shields, Jones, and Cunningham, Lave disposed of their interest in the Wed and Lave retired from the editon'al oiamgemeot of the paper.

We are personally acquainted with only, one of these gentlemen, whom we know to be one of the most accomplished and vigorous writers in the west. The West will hereafter be published by Mr. F. M. Posgate, who is fully able to sustain the high reputation of the paper.

Missouni Rivf.h. The River is still icebound at this point, and teams cross, and re-cross with' entire The ice-bridge is a great blessing" to tn people of this city: Our friends from the other side can come here to trade independent of feriy fftfrangements." In consequence of the ice-bridge the price'of wood has been reduced thirty per Death of Hox. Xlv Moohk.Hou. ETf' Moore, Register of the U. S.

Land office, died at his reidence in iLceompton on the 27th nit1 Col. M'ire ablyj represented the city of New York' for four years during Jackson's and Van Buren's administrations, and Las "held many other posir tions of honor nnd trust. He died. universally lamented at the age cf 6'2, suit! that if he could Lace the privilege of presenting his views on any subject for a ivc-n h-n'th of time without being con- tradicled, he wa sure to convert his hcar- rers. Acting upon-Johnson'i- theory, tho Ilvrtdd keeps np the ding dong that the political character of both Lane and Pum-eroy is in our keeping.

The Herald may promulgate the charge as often, as it-s con yenience will allow, but it shall not be said that, we tacitly or otherwise admit the truth of the charge. IIcrtddcon plains that in our former article, in speaking of (3en. Lane, we took "especial care to give only the bright side of the Suppose we did What wo said was true, was it not We did not take np our pen to lampoon Lane nor any body else. It would seein then that after all, onr grievious sin is that of omhsiw that we were not so much at fault for what we re ally said, as for what we neglected to say. If the charge is simmered down to this, we are prepared to plead guilty, and close the controversy.

This good cotemjorary, bas been pur prbminent failingall our life long, and as this class of ems are committed without guile, we hope to be able tu obtain absolution and pardon. We here close the controversy. From the Luwpem-o ilepublican. HHS. NICHOLS and THE ATCHISON UNIOTI Kansas Legist.

a ti-re. This roving body has nnall3gone back to Lawrence, as will be seen by the proceedings in another col umn, copied from the Leavenworth Herald and Time. 1 he everlasting Mrs. Nichols and her yoke-mate. Miss Grant, are on hand for the purpose of participating in the affairs of State.

These women are some on foot, if they can keep up with this migratory body. These masculine women, who are not satisfied with their physical condition, bat aspire to Man 'a estate, should be encouraged. They are prepared to resign their knitting work, and take upon themselves the business of legislation. They pray that a law may be enacted making them equal to man and Cases, and theirpetition has een.feferred to the Judiciary committee. W4ijJer this Legislature will arraign the wisdom of Providence, and repeal an ordinance of nature remains to be seen.

Messks Thatchkr: The above racy par agraph is' clipped from the Atchison Union. Your correspondent respectfully asks its insertion in your columns for the benefit of all whom it may concern. As an as surance of pleasant regard and sympathy for the gentlemanly author, we lender him our autograph; also if if he will furnish yarn (the times are hard) we will cheerfully engage to keep him stockinged until su perseded in our labor of benevolence by some less aspiring knitting maehinc, only asking in return that he will send ns his paper whenever the spirit moves him to pleasant notices of the "strong-minded i women." In answer to his query as to the proba bility of the Legislature's "repealing the ordinances of nature," we think it not likely while Manual" holds out Respectfully. C. I.

H. NICHOLS. It will be seen by the above which we copy from the Lawrence Republican, that our harmless jen-d 'cx-pril in reference to the public labors of certain strong minded women at Lawrence, has arrested the attention of the distinguished Mrs: C. I. H.

Nichols. We have two or three reasons for transfering her good natured and gen- eroiix response to our columns. Kirst, as we ventured to point a pen at "Mrs. Nichols and her yoke-mate," it would be unmanly to withhold from our readers the response. Second, we cannot do less than make a formal apology, for not sending to Mrs.

N. a copy of the Union, containing our notice of her, and her doings. If any thing of a personal character appears in our editorial columns, we make it a rule to send to tho person who has been made the sub ject of editorial comment, the paper con taining it, whether the criticism? be favorable or otherwise, and'itisnot our purpose to make. Mrs. N.

an exception to this fair and wholesome rule. I Hardly and lastly, as the preachers say, we desire to make our acknowledgements for the autograph so gracefully tendered, and to i put on record the very generous offer made by her. We arc quite willing to accept the offer if the assumption contained in it, that in performing the contract on her part, she becomes a "machine," is pointedly disavowed. We will not admit that knitting work is degrading, or that a lady looses her womanhood or her identity by engaging iu a work so useful ant? honorable. To be candid with you Mrs, Nichols, we nave been (Town on "machine ever since spinning gins, earning and sewing machines were invented.

The history of the last few years has taught us that these contrivances hate been productive of evil, and nothing else, and that the innovators wrought by them bode no good to society Before these things were introduced wo man was satisfied with her condition. The spinning wheel, needle, Ac. were num Tiered witn fter household gods, and it was to her no less a duty than pleasure, to prepare with her own hands the-warp and woof Uvhe wove and made into cloth ing tor tbe dear ones at nome. Ail is changed now. Instead of teaching by ex ample 4.rH ami inculcating habits of industry and cennomy, we see mothers trotting; after ptdlicians and conventions, and dabbling in State affairs.

We saw, of thia before these viciating machines were introduced. Times have sadly changed since we were Girls and Boys, Mrs. Nichols. We will only add in conclusion that the 'ya'tt" wHl be rnd we shall venture to hp-- that during these long winter evenings while knitting-, by the cheerful fireside, our good friend glean a moral from these hasty lines, and couclnde that neither the social, moral, or physical condition ot woman ean be inn- proved by the arena of politics, history ofXTebison and the great -west. Irrw jll -baBe he tcnrent ti jtrjdQ and; dLanj the UrWa cunyueeel nil trar of -the veiitre at this point, just so certain as that air will rush to a vacuum 'Emigrants from the East and "tne Sort H'ast may not, learn the important fat 't Jnor to-mot row, nor this' year, 'thai "Atchison 'is' further' west than any other available point on the'Mis-sou'r River in Kansas, by more than fourteen miles, but in good time the travelling public will be convinced of this, and the immense emigration that ustfor all time be surging on westward will inevjtablj-pass through Atchison.

It mutt be so, as this will always he the cheapest, as well as the-most expedition to the Interior of and the boundless west that lies spread out bej ond, yet unsubdued. These old grooves, through which trade. and travel have been sliding for long years will be rubbed out like the Indian trails which wo met with on. the praiiie, and new will be opened cheaper, more expeditions, and. better in fogies will shudder, at this announcement, but we tell them truly that, this prophecy will be.

fulfilled, just so n. as that water will seek a level. This prediction is not founded on vain hopes, but is. based on the plainest deductions of reason. fj We Lave said that' Atchison is further West by oyer fourteen miles' than any other available point onthe Missouri Rrv- xvausas.

i nis cannot pe aemen it is not denied. Now let us be candid and, for moment. A traveller starting from any of the Eastern States bound to a point west of the Missouri River, will not b'ly a ticket to St. Joe nor Leavenworth Why it is asked. For the simple reason that you can buy a ticket just as cheap to Atchison as at one, or the other of these places, and the ticket to Atchison, takes you nearly fifteen miles on your journey further than those bought to St.

Joe or Leavenworth. The travel westward is generally during the Spring, when the roads are bad. During that season fifteen miles a day with a is fast, travelog at any season it is worth saving. Jfifw when the travelling public learn these important facts and they uill be known, the- is no power that can divert the trade and travV from Atchison. This strife for the mastery 6ji the Missouri River, and throughout the West, is laughed at by travellers.

They don't care a fig for any ot the cities. They travel the cheapest route and strive to subserve their own interests, regardless of the interests of rival cities. We assume then other things being equal, that the shortest and route, to a given point, must neccsmrily command the travel and trade for "all time. This being the shortest and cheapest route to the interior of Kansas, and to the broad west beyond Atchison must in the very nature of things be. the cntre-pot for the trade from the East, and for the exhaustless commerce of Kansas, New Mexico and Salt Lake.

Gbeat Wkstebx thorough-fare The important Avenue leading to the Military Road west from this city, is now in tip top order. Two or three weeks since we alluded to the judicious expenditure of by the City Council for the improvement of this Road, and we are able to-day to announce to Freighters, Farmers and ail travellers coming hither, or bound West, that road is in excellent order. Culverts, embankments, all complete, and travellers will now find easy grades, and a road equal in all respects to the best in Kansas. IMPORTANT FROM CALIFORNIA! 'Arrival of Overland Mail Latham- TJ. S.

Senator. Mai-lout's Statjox, Feb. 4. 'the overland mail with San Francisco dates, to the 13th of January and telegraphic advices to the evening of the 14th arrived here this evening. Milton S.

Latham on the 10th night after being inaugurated, was nominated in caucus for U. S.i Senator, and on the day following, was elected to that office by the The vote in the caucu3 stood, Latham 57; Weller, 43, i In the legislature the vote stood, Latham, Edmond" Randolph, Anti-Le-compton; 15; O. L. Shafter, Republican, 3. 1 Latham's nomination in caucus was on the first ballot after his name wasintrodu-ced as a candidate.

The use of his name took the Weller adherents by surprise and was: quite unexpected to the public at large. Hist success was attributed to the determination on the part of the Democracy to rid itself of the dynasties which had hitherto governed to a great extent the politics of the state. The new Senator was to start for Washington by. the steamer of the fifth of February. Lieut.

Gov. "Downey, by this change becoming Governor for the ensuing two years will be, inaugurated on-the He is but little known in public life is a successful business man rather than a politician. He is a native of Ireland, and came to-California from Mr. Gwin who has been elected President pro tern of the Senate, becomes Lieut. Gov.

by virtue of that "i There' is. a suspicion that before winter passes the election of a Senator to succeed Mr. Gwin, will be brought on. There aro indications that Judge Baldwin will be the Senator, and Eugene Casserly appointed in Judge Baldwin's place on the Supreme Bench by Governor Downs. Bent message fo the Senate, in re' Governor yesterday, fotion to the six southern counties of Cali- fornia, on their proposed separation from the State, and organization tinder a Terri-t6ril government.

-t -The Governor says a two thirds vole is required an act authorizing a separa-I'fon befoi it can' be obtained, and no further act is necessary on the part of- the State to OMtinMBBte tLe pnrpose. The authorisation of Congress, however, Le suggests, i required to perfect a separation. He doubts not the aggregate sentiment of the wLole state is opposed to the division and considers it proper that Congress decide whether the opinion of the people of the proposed territory ought to be accepted as conclusive. taining an ingress to the substratum behind the phenomena we have been examining iue iinpiessiouB luey nave receivea, analyzing these thev were found to nan nf. other authors than certain phenomena tnat-wnere it was tnougut one bad received ivtimations directly from matter, phe nomena, ii was iouna, oniy naa been reached.

These are the premises' we have reasoned from to show that the existence of mai.ter was but an: inference- we know nothing of it. Or to bring the case more fully out with a few words, let me state it sylwgisticaUy an 'receives hi ideas only through the medium of his senses the senses are competent to take cognizance or receive impressions only of phe nomena;" Therefore man knows nothing beyond phenomena. From this- it was further reasoned that Man knows noth ing beyond phenomena; the existence of matter as a substance in wmeh phenomena centre, ana which gives to them roanites tation is a portion of man's knowledge therefore tbe existence of matter as a tub- stratum underlying phenomena is but an inference, the creation ot the imagination These are not as smooth as Aristottle or Whately probably have- left them, but they show the present condition ol the garumenli "JNow as every person, pro ba. bly is Qaite certain that matter doe exist. let me proceed on the that it does and see it our reasonings thus tar.

are correct; let us take a piece of this substance and -see if we can actually get behind the phenoaaena--sie how we can by invading the existence of matter itself. We will take a piece which is considered as ore of the most solid, the most fixed and permanent, of any of -the various kinds which appear to strike the senses and while our investigations ot it is'calculated to carry the present argument to its logical terminus, they may also suggest its own and the means by which. to remove, much of the perplexity in which the case may have become involved for as Berkley and Hnme has ap parently destroyed the philosophy: of Locke by carrying his premises to. their logical termination so we may possibly entirely subvert' theirs by carrying their criticisms to their ultimate, ana making a logical and practical application of their premises. The investigation I will carry on by proxy and as this criticism, when applied against the existence of is called Idealism, whether employed by Berkley or by Hume, and as it is not now to be used against the existence of mind.

Idealism and common sense, therefore, will still be personified. I hold in mv, band, says Idealism, a half (5'ow I know of several persons, even here in Atchison, who would trust the veracity of their senses in this cese. regardless of the particular ism that might follow.) Please to dissect tVat and inform us what part is matter and what part is phenomena which you say is not essential to its existence But, says common sense, what do you mean by the term it existence You hold out to me a half Dollar; the term half Dollar is a. name given to a certain portion of matter to a certain quantity of substance of peculiar shape, size. ic.

Kow then its must either stand for the particular substance held out, or else, for the name to the substance the term half Dollar, because von are well aware, that the particles of which the substance held out is composed may be so arranged as to- make the name half Dollar inappropriate when applied to them, and yet those particular particles still continue to exist. I mean, says Idealism, by Us existence, the existence of that particular portion of substance which I hoid out the matter in. my hand, which manifests the phenomena which I wish to have distinguished. Very well, since we understand each other, the phenomena which are most apparent are these form, color, extension and solidity or hardness. And what are we to understand the part to be called matter Matter is that, replies common sense, which manifests these phenomena, it is the substratum that underlies and is behind these, and to which they inhere.

But you have only told ns what it docs, and wl ere it. is, instead of telling us what it is. You say that these phenomena are manifested by the matter, and that the matter could be so arranged ns to destroy the phenomena and the matter still exist or that the phenomena are not es-; sential to the existence of the matter Just so, replies common 6ense. Very well, then, let ns remove them so that we may get at the bare substance- to the mat- ter'behind the non-essentials. Form you say is one 7 Yes.

We will destroy it. Color yon say is one Yes. We will destroy that also. Extension we will likewise take away; then last of all we will remove hardness of solidity. Now then, we shall be.

able to see the naked piece, at once, the genuine and naked uow we shall know what matter really is of itself. Let ns look at- it. There's nothing here to look at there 's no form of anything to be seen, there's no extended substance that we can observe, nor color that can be distinguished. -Let us see how bare matter feels, and learn something of its weight. But behold We are unable to get hold of anything that manifests weight there's nothing to feel of that we may know of its hardness.

Where is your matter Here we see that common sense is at fault again the external argument proves more unfavorable to the common-sense philosophy or the existence' of an external world than the internal or the mental for it is plain to be seen that, unless there is an error in the reasoning, matter has no actual existence. Now shall we not only deny with bishop Berkley the existence of matter, but with Hume the existence of both mind and matter Shall we not only say with Berkley that matter is a figment, but with Hume that matter and mind both are figments How are we to extricate ourselves from this dilemma which gave notoriety to these great men Is there one who doubts the existence of an external world in which we all live and move Is there one in all the wide who doubts the reality of kind friends and pleasant homes, of substantial property, or, ('although a scarce article instructive Libraries or, if forsooth should become deprived of these blessings, could turn coldly around and exclaim they are all illusive and a thin imagery, a "dim and shadowy eSfuence" a "tenuous and invisible filn.V, wotrthe existence "of ourselves friends and the world arouud us a selfevfdent fact? Yet if the reasoning on the half Dollar is correct, this is not the case but all is inference, a figment, a fleeting hollow ahuw--a fiction of the imagination. D- Atchison, Feb. 4th, I8bD. Gen, Almonte La been appointed.

Mexican InibassaJof ta appointment is it good one. Gep. Almonte is regarded as the most prudent, and accomplished statesman in Mexico. AH ACT. Fixing the time of holding the Supreme Courts of the Territory of Kansas.

Be enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the of Kansas Skc. 1. That for the year 1860, the Supreme Court Of the Territory of Kansas shall hold two terms;" the first to com-, mence on the last Monday in February, and the second to commence on the second Monday in' Jtrne" "'the February term, herein mentioned shall be held' at the Capital, and the 'June term herein mentioned of Leavenworth; and, on each succeeding year, two terms of said Court- shall be held; the first term commencing on the 1st Monday in Lecornpton', and on the second term commencing on the' second Monday in Jiine, at i Skc' The Judges'-of the Supreme Court shall have5 power to hold such special and adjourned terms, at the Capital of the Territory as may be deemed necessary. 5 T-f Sec3-jhatall process may be returnable on the last ia February, A. D.

A i Sec. 4. This, act to take effect and be in force from and after, its. passage. Approved, January 31; 1860.

Hugh S. Walsh; Secretary of Kansas Territory, do hereby certify that'the foregoing is a correct copy of the enrolled law on tile in my office. In testimony whereof, I Lave hereunto, signed mv name and caused the Seal of the Territory to be afiixedT this 31st day of January, :1860. I HUGHS. WALSH, Papers throughout the Territory are requested to' copy.

4 i- CITY ORDINANCES. No. 192. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-cilmen of the city of Atchison. That, the Mayor is hereby authorized to issne Bonds of the City to MeCatlsland.

Brown and James Breston of the sum of one dundred dollars each, payable January 1st. lt-61, and to be received in payment of the general city taxes with interest at ten per cent per annum. Said issue of bonds to be equal in amount to the amount bhown to be due them by report of special committee, appointed to ascer tain the same and bled iu the city orhce. Passed January 30, 1SG0. Approved February 1860.

G. H. FA IK CHILD, Mayor. Attest J. B.

WrLiE, Register. 37 193. Ordinance in relation to vagrants. ordained bv the Mayor and Coun- ci lmen of the city of Atchison. Sec.

1st. That all able bodied persons who not having visible means to maintain themselves, live idly without employment, or are found loi or rambling about, or wandering abroad, and lodging in 'groceries, tipling houe-es, out houses, baudy houses, and houses of bad repute, sheds or'stables. or in the open air; or who shall be found tresspassing in the time upon the private premises of others, and not giving a good account of themselves, or wandering abroad and begging, or going about from door to door, begging or placing themselves in the streets or other thoroughfares or in public places, to beg or receive alms, all keepers or exhibitions of gaming devise all persons' who for the purpose of gam- ing travel about or remain iu steamboats, or go from place to place; aird. all persons upon whom shall be found any instrument, or thing usecf Tor tbe commission of burglary or for picking locks or pockets, and who cannot give sa-tisfae lory account of the posession of the same, shall be deemed va-. grants.

Sect. 2d On the trial of any person before the Recorder, charged with being a vagrant it shall be lawful for the city to introduce in support, of i said charge Testimony of the general character, reputation of the tduching the of-' fence or charge- set forth in the complaint, and the defendant may likewise resort to, testimony of a like natnre for the purpose of dis-. proving said charge and if the defendant after all the proofs shall have been heard, be found guilty, he or she shall be assessed to pay a fine of not less than five ner more than fifty dollars, and the Recorder shall enter judgement for such fine and costs and shall more over require the defendant, to give a Bond to the city of At-, chison with two or more good and sufficient securities in a pen-. ally of not less than one hundred dollars, conditioned that the said defendant will for the space of three month, next ensuing the i execution of said Bond be of good behaviour, and in detanlt thereof, it shall bo the duty of the Recorder to commit said defendant to the calaboose until snch secur-- Hy is given not exceeding three months. x- Sec.

3rd That all vagrants who 6hall be committed under this ordinance shall be required to work out the fine so imposed as aforesaid by ordinance, Passed January 30., I860, Feb'y 6., 18G0. i G. II. FAIRCIIILD, Mayor. Attest J.

B. WrLiE, Register. -'l94j -An ordinance tstabiishing and regulating the 1'iiice Dcjiartmetd. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council-, men-of the city of Sec. 1.

Tliat there is hereby established a Police Department, to consist of the city marshal and not more than five policemen, to be appointed as hereinafter provided. What did they Endorse The is among the sentiments endorsed bv the sixty -eight Republican members of Congress, Wra. H. Seward, the New York TriltKiie, and other leading Republican papers. '-Not to he an Abolitionist, is to l.e a wilful dialxilicol instrument of the devil' Helpyr'i Crisis, page 204 of the Compcnii-nm.

The Osawattomie Herald of the 2th gives an account of the drowning of a mother and son in Pottowattomie Creek, on the Saturday The little fallow was sliding oh the ice iu company with a younger brother, when he broke through and was drowned. The mother was also drowned in her ineffectual efr.H! to save her son. She was the wife of Joseph Olney, of that place, and the hi eldest son. RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN IS (ill, Protestant Episcopal. mar oxpor-fd twrr nn taj; mnrnin? at clok.

at t'm of th F.picopaI church rpt. Mary MatctialrnaV L. Stacdexmatee, Rector. Methodist Episcopal. There will be Relicifns jw-rvirfs at fj, Mcrhn-dist clinrrh in Afrhison.

on strept. opposite the Court House), on ererT Snn-dav. as follows Public Preachixr, at th honr of i and PrruY School tt Brui.ii fns at 2 V. Class Mretj-. afti-r niornintr To all of these services, citizens an-i Ptrrnrer3 are incited to attend.

J. F. COr.T.JV?. Con gregationa. Perri held in the hnildine y.

net corner of Conimrriat and F.mrtli Sahhath, morniuir. at 11 o'clock II Erp.r. Baptist. Perrices in the Baptist church, corner of and Kansas streets. Preach every Fmiilav at 11 Pnnday School at 9 "cl-v-k." A M.

ad Pmrer nm-r-inir every evenins: at r-1 o'ctn-k. on amrdsv before 1st Sun in each month, at 2 o'clock. PM. A AT.DERSOX. rafr.

Prf3byterinn Oli Services the fiivt and tln'rd fciM--af eact, month, at 11 o'clock. A. M. and 7 o'clock. in Headley Crr n-ilt.

Third Street. retwej Commercial and streets. Fahhath at 9 A. M. j.

Sr-ExcsR, Pastor. Catholic. Service every Sal-hath at 10' rbu-. corner of Second and Pivision under the nidanceof the Rev. Father Masonic.

TTTASinXGTOV R. A. Chapter meets the firt and 3d Wednesday in each niortii. Transient compauioiis are respectfully invited to attend. 'iSITTXGTOX Lodpe X.

5 meets on the lt 31 thud Saturday of each month. St. Johns Lodge. At. 2i communications occnr npn Xl second and fourth Saturday in each in, G.

O. Chase, Sec y. G. II. FAIRCIIILD, VT.

ODD FELLOWS. TIip Odd FpIIows meet on Tuesday of each week I- 0- Sons of Malta- LODGE meets every Mondav Masonic Hall. S0 CUEss ciVB You are respectfully invited attend a H.i'l. to be piven by the menjbers ef tho Atchison Club at the House, on Friday evening, Feb'y- 24th I860-COMMITTVEK OF INVITATION. TT.

V. COCDBASB, A. 8. PARKER, O. H.

FAIRCHILP, J. B. WAOXBR. co.vi!mxxi.E of HECEPxrov. iao.

iccrpct, j. a. PAracraLT. 1 B. B.

BAVIS, J. I. H2KETOR! CO.U1IITTEE OF SUPPJJIi. K. A.

ARNOLD, T. A. ECST, b.L bavis, k. i mass. O.

CHASE. FLOOR MAXAOERS. L. C. Cn.VLLISS, T.

R- TALLIAST, J. A. TILLIT, M. ROTHSCHILD, J. I tUi CLCEB, jyn.

T. TRACT. A. T. SPOT5 ft OCD, r.

BIER, J. B. WTLIR, P. T. PLATTSTf i.

f. ens. 1 DissoEirrio.v notice. TFTE Copartnership existit: 1 the sulscribers under the firm of Pomeroy A Co." ia this day dislveil r.v consent, the bnsinesu of the firm will be sett Samuel C. I'onieroy.

Signed S. C. Few-pey. TitAnnrus Tit Theoioke January, Ctbv 1S50. NOTICE TO OWSEUS.

RECKIVED on the 24th of October 59 of steamer -Hewperiaa, mckaees H. II. Goods. aN.i on the 2th of same mouth of steamer Black Hawk i packages of H. II.

Goods, all for Wm. vt nut taken away and nil raid within 30 days from this date will be sold at auc tion for Baid charges. PARKER A Commission Ifcreh.Tnfs. Atchison, Teb. 8.

1SGO. 4 1VOTICE. TVURIXG tbe absence Geo. W. Tracy.

Jno. T. If Tracy our lawful Attorney, duly impewerd to transact any and all business connected with our firm. u'-H-vl M. II JCK VDAT Cf.

who shall neglect or- refuse to give "such aid and assistance to -the" best and utmost of his abili- "ty'f shall be 'Subject to a fine ff not, less than five nor" "more than -fifty- to be sued for and as 'in'cases of other breaches of city ordinances. Sec. 7th-Tbe members-of the city guard whilst on duty shall wear a me- tallic'-star on the left breast ex posed conspicuously to view. Sec. 8th.

When a member of tbe city guard shall be charged with direiection of duty and reported to'' the Mayor he shall without unnecessary delay summon the member so charsred to appear and hear the charge preferred against him. The mayor shall examine into all the facts and proofs and if required by the party accused i 'shall summon -witnesses in his behalf an.d hear their statement, and if npon a full and careful investigation of such charges! the mayor shall be satisfied of the guilt of the accused, he may dis-" miss the accused party from ser vice under the Police department, or he may impose a fine in any 6um not exceeding one month's pay. Sec. 9. The policemen shall receive such compensation for their serrices as the city council shall from time to time provide by ordinnnce.

Sec. 10. The city marshal shall be entitled to the same compensation as other meinl)crs of the city police for the time actually employed and the duties required of him by this ordinance may be dis-' charged by his deputy. Passed January 30, I8G0. Ap-.

proved Feb. G. I860. G. H.

FAIRCIIILD, Mayor. Attest 15. ylie. Register. 1S5.

Ordinance iti relation to houses of ill fame. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council-men of the city of Atchison. Sec. 1. That any person who shall keep or maintain in this city a house of i.l-fame or prostitution, or a house in which disorderly, licentious, obscene or indecent conduct or language is permitted or allowed, shr.ll upon conviction be fined not less than ten nor more than one hnmlrcd dollars, and said House shallJ be adjudged a nuisance.

Sec. 2. The owner or occupant of said house as the ease may be shall be liable to a fine of ten dollars for encti and every day said house shall continue to remain a nuisance under the provisions of section 1. Sec. 3.

After any house shall have been adjudged a nuisance under the ordinance the owner thereof, if he or she be not the occupant shall be -notified by the city marshal of said conviction and judgment and he shall be liable to the fine mentioned in section 2 if he do not take immediate steps to Jiave said nuisance abated by the removal of the tenant or the suppression of the conduct constituting said house a nuisance. Sec 4. Every person male or female being au inmate or resident of any such house who shall indulge in said conduct or language as mentioned in Sec. 1, shall on conviction be lined not less than five nor more than fifty dollars and the 'fact of any being an inrr.ate of such house shall be prima-facie evidence of said conduct, and lancuage. Passed Jan.

30th, I860. Approved Feb. 6, 18G0. G. H.

FAIRCIIILD, Mayor. Attest J. B. Wtlie, Register. Ordinance in relation to City Recorder's duly.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-cilmcn of the city of Atchison. Sec. I. That before the recorder enter upon the. discharge of his duties he shall take the oath of office provided in the charter and execute Bond with security to be approved by the Mayor to this city in the penal sum 4f 2'ieo Tliovsanel dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of his duti and the prompt payment to the city of all fines and penalties which may be paid into his coint under the ordinances of this city, which oath and Bond shall be filed in the office of the city Register.

Sec. 2. The Recorder shall hold a regular court at 9 o'clock, A. M. each day (Sundays excepted) for the purpose ot hearing and determining all violations of the ordinances of this city, nnd also at such other times as may be necessary in the day time.

Sec. 3. The Recorder shall keep a record in a Book to be provided by the city of each and every case arising before him for a violation of a city ordinance, and at the first regular meeting of the coun- cil in each month make a report in. writing of every person fined by him for a violation of city ordinances, the date and amount of said fine to whom paid and if not paid to whom a writ was issued for its collection and shall at tie same time pay over to the city treasurer all moneys in his hands arising from the payment of said fines or any of them. Sec-4.

The City- Council shall at said meeting allow the account of the Recorder for his fees in all cases- of conviction before hi in which the fine and costs Were unpard and the party committed and discharged without the payment of said fines and costs. Passed Jan 30, 1 860. A pproved Feb. 6th. 1860.

G. H. FAIRCIIILD, Mayor. Attest J. B.

Wvlie, Register. sr.