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Show . A, Jfr-ono YtoiLjiNcs Coitrrtite m CuVKUNpTho negro pojmlatipn of Clef elands Ohio, batel (drmca, thcms6lvfs into an.muppeuuenunquiiuoriiuvgori, ior thq trial Of certain Of their number, charged with having informed Jlr. Qo-khorni Qo-khorni of Wltecliig of tho whereabouts of hU shtto Lucy. The- assembly meets every qvenlng at tho Old Baptist Church. Two women have already been tried, without, however, any definite conclusion as to the, gnitt of one ,of them. Applica-; Applica-; tiou una been made to thq police by thq accused parlies for protection There i much alarm among them, though no one appears to havo the faintest, Idea of the penalty, la case tho' meeting should declare de-clare them guilty ot tho charge. . r Indiah 'ThOcfiua 1: AmzoI The Arizona correspondent of tho .lltpullttan saysJ tho dny.after thenttaek on tho overland over-land mail at Apacho Bass, thq Indians appeared (it the station in large iiumbers, and hoisted a .white flag. :CharIes W. Culver, the station-keeper, Mr Welch, his assistant, and James T, Wallace, his driver, went ont to lipid a conference, .when tho Indians attempted to seize them, . Culver was wonnded, Welch sliot dead, nd Wallace captured. John A. Ward was also wounded, and A B, Culver, Cul-ver, brolhcrof the above named, wounded,, A man who rodo the express to Tucson, to give Information, of thq stato of affairs and procure assistance, reports fiorting, d short distance from the station, the remains re-mains of a wagon .train' with the. bodies of eiftht mcu who had been, murdered by the Indians. Two of tho bodies wero chained to tho wagon, nnd prcsehtcd tho nppearaneo. of having been burned nt the stake... Tho names' of the men wo not Incntibn'cd. Tho Joad wnS obstructed with roeka for the distance of two miles, Hturimsr pinsl;-fltiimiihreyr Davis i has bceif cpnviqtcd, at' St. Lonis, of .Jho murder of Robert Clifford, and schtel!ccd, to" flfleen'years' Confinement in tho Mis souri Statdtirisph. D.ivl U th"6 son pf. Hon. Jaracs.Davbr, now of Leavenworth, Kansas, but. formerly of Fountain COo.nty,' lhdiahn, and a Candidate for. Congress n few ycara'ago. The Lnfrtyctto (Indfaua) ?on(r'givcs (ho, foilOjWiiig; nce'da'nt -of tbotarccrbf young Davfs: 'Thua clones .the career of avyounj m'an whoso aUvpn-; tages were such tfidr,.had he tftadd proper;' nso of tbem, to day he wohldlmveiceii valued jitcirihcr of society, and a'sourcobr pride Snd'usefiilnfss 'tp fhls'family icW ti6bs.'Biit' from', extreme youth Mio'iJf- played a.s'eeniingly nnconqnerhblo 'pcttchi nht for tliq, many alluring vlcei tjfjpur larger cities, -lie early 'becamo a.pfc-' fessiooai gambler, and what raodcrnly called " fa,s,t yonng man;" About eight ycaW'go'bb weftt' to 'Ncw, ,OrIeaiis qnd married a' bcantifiil.. niid Wealthy ty0tnij lady of that city. Ho soon became po? scssed of h,cr fortune; and continued a career 6r gambling "and 'dissipation .which lit a short tiraojeft'.both'hihi and JiW'wifq Altnostin a stajc of poverty. '-lleart broken nnd friendless, thb uufortnhate partner pf his misery died In JCcy York City some two yenrs after tho marriage. bmco Umt time the life of Davis has been one 'of unexampled prolligaey. , PremositioSs or X STonu.It ' is h sublime rpcctaclq to see- a people , throw-? ins off the, yoke, of tvranny, 'after having' exhausted nil honorable means of pacification; pacifi-cation; ' Tlio people pf Texas, (a nicru . handful j oncoAveiit th'ronph this drdea'l. StUng with tho tyranny pf.-Santrt Anno, who had constituted himself a mllltpry tyrant and trampled underfoot the constitution con-stitution or, 1821, th'tf ppople of Texas sent; embassadors to,thc seat of tho Mexican" Mexi-can" government, asking that the coUsttiu" Uon of 2t be allowed them, and their rights and liberties' rcmstn intact.' This they' did, with.)itttbhopeof their rccpicst being granted, but with the; dcslro to exhaust" ex-haust" all bonorablq "mean to prpvciit war ond bloodshed, consistent' with their liberty. Their embassadors were lm-nq'sonedr-tliclr rights still disregarded. They then appealed to God; and declared themselves free and Independent, leaving tbo arbitrament to tho sword. They trugglcd;'theyubccamora 'free and hide-pqiidentj' hide-pqiidentj' but' impoverished, people rich In liberty; simplicity - hospitality, rind bravo Ijcarts; and ready hands; but poor tnTcadcash.- Although tho principal powers of tho earth had acknowledged her Indcji endence;. Mexfco had not. - Wo becarab n part;ofthq-great republic of tho United. States, and war between tho United States and' Mexico was1 tup result of the establishment of oar border lite. Oar border' wfis csfiiblishynt Ihcj expense of the common treasury ami the blew! of the country: Wo liavo become! a thrifty and prosperous country under tho'fosterlng hand Of tho federal govern, ment, Bqtmow'lOok oh tlils piettire: A proiporous statea people jenjoyin, lifo and liberty 'nnder'.tho frccst.anl best govern gov-ern mcot in ' tlvo; trorld 'Suffering no oj. prcs8ioii,;f() wrong, nrf injustleo" from that govcniriiont," rising up in rebellion to it and throwing off its authority and why? Wocan Tiud noothcr; nnsWer than "to follow a, bad cxnmple'fnstea'd of being gratefnt for past favors dud blessings, rind maintaining that-Uuion that has been the sonrcaofall tliat". Amerk-nns. are.prbud of Let it be remdmbcred thnt. nil the gricvances'ihat do exist'i Wst among thb twople. -Tho government' is yet blames e8, and no "olivo branch hns ret bceil sent no, effort has-yet been inatfo tott-ard a peaceable 'and honoriible adjustment, that is so far nsrthe people ,pf Tcx; are couceruBil,. Alaaa (TVxos) BRILLIANT CBLKSTIAL l'HE-'OMEJJA, l'HE-'OMEJJA, The western skies nro full of wonderful portents. The Waverly (Ioivii) llejnil-liean llejnil-liean thus describes thb phases of. n! siuIq ; day: " '- "w- 'fAs the suri roiOyDstcrday,tAX0 very br(I-llant'ijwls br(I-llant'ijwls appeared on cither" side. Th'cA continued M1ncrea"sVd 'brightness1.- HAt ( to o'clock thff bearMS prc. wiled a rcryjrfr g;sUrsOTiMW4ucc,f A luriUfiduS circJcTRfttffcly surroiimleiV tlio saitJlfA palq liaiTiry distinetj slironk; biecteglHl'l sun ortTtha! piano 'it tho' horizon and fx-tendcd,nbqnt fx-tendcd,nbqnt thqcHtlro thul clrclcff At thopbtnts of intersection of tlio miiifr cle withftlic formcri were' larga luminous spots Jihut ltkd it MinboWibatUhoro liant'f Three Other 'spots of less brilliancy brillian-cy appeared Cquklistaut, along thlrf horl; mlal streak, making five 'Mol-s" In all. Tho roost singular thing of all remain yet 10 bo described. At, point between the suit nnd tho zenith, ami considerably outside tho first dcKerlW circle, tho mot brilllantlhued, nhd brighlfM apol'ittitU this tamhiodsuilplfly ."-arcd In thq-form of tho segment of n. jjifrif, In dtorriu'er somowhat less than tho ftfttwhU thq exterior ex-terior of thetfgmmit turned toward, .the tun These siiignlnr fnots nnd strcoks continued, for hours with such brilliancy n? to 'pain thq eyes to took uppn .thein. These singular phenomena continued through the'day with tha exception of a few brief Intervals, in which tho son was Obscured by squd and .oiily disappeared as tho sun sunk behind , the western, hori-zon, hori-zon, Tho evening was fccantiful and the moon took np and varied, tho wonders of the, day, ,A very largo bright rahibow-hucd1 rahibow-hucd1 elliptical, halo appeared bisecting tho tnodn.as ncar .ns may be hi lit lower wing and extending -toward tho zenith with mock moons or moon dogs nt Intervals, At times thero appeared also a bright concentric halo, with the moon In tho center cen-ter Inclosing tho lower part of tho ccccn trie halo. ' Below tho concentric halo there appeared a long luminous ;strcak, more bright, and varied and broader than'araitjbo'w, with Its extremities slightly slight-ly curved upward front thb piano of tho horizon. All these unusual appearances together lorrocd one cf the most, wonderful wonder-ful sights that we were ever permitted to behold,- How long, they : continued wo cannot. tell.. ''', '. '"- BOWERS OE THE BRESlDEXTr TPassiDKirt L't.scot.?r dccfarest in! hfs" in-nogurof, in-nogurof, that he will take caro that tho las of the Union, bo fafthffllly enforced ill nil the states, la tXeczlev(of Vu.(tbitUy. Uidpr .existing' eifenrastanecs this is' a moslimportntitqualilicallonjas the Brcsi-dent; Brcsi-dent; himself virtusillyacknowMges" that, of the large' body of United "State TstV tutes, the .laws for, iho, collection ,of thc .federal rcvcnUo.'arQ tho. pniy otiea. wldcb he dccinS It advisable or practicable to cnfotceIn the rebel .states,, 'The' law's, of the United States arc', "executed "through tlngciicyfof juhordinatb. local officers. As no mdn can bo compelled to hojd of-' fiqof without, hls.conscritthe laws becomq fncpchitivp from the wantdf ihstwmi'iits to cVccutq tlicm-" "Irr Jinculp" dcom'S jt unwlsd, to: further irritate d dit'afiVctcd people by sending a'mong'thcin 'rt hbsp or oprioinlcc8"fromabrbod,;iaii"d tli6fonIy ,ex' ertion df ;e,tcutire power ho will attCinp irftliq Scccd(id:ta(e3,wlll bblt'o ifolf "tho' public property, and; cq!Ieptyjboi(re.fcW J t.may Toirly.bo questioned rtltethefcsrsl-ingjas rtltethefcsrsl-ingjas .prfi.ndcbuKto'f b ".cnablo. ' hfm, to: inatnfalircrcn;thiiuaIt';mpd(CBm of, nu-' thority ; np4 lr,.o,acxamlnatfp!i, jt1 ihgnld' bd found that they JJro noC$hq- President' wiU'ha'v'c.tolcOiisider, ilm expediencyr6f callifig an.extra session jbf. Congress. .;TThqrrcldnt;iia8 nQ.'pQWcr to'thforco the biws except, by 'thp-' metliodsprq-; scribed by existing legislatippi If a person per-son eomiuitS'ACrimd (sihugKliug Tor "ex-nmplej "ex-nmplej to which the laws of the Uiiitcd Statcs.allixa penaliy. lio can bo - tried only in, the state, where ,iho crimo was committed, nnd. by a jury pf tho vicltmge; Butif.no person will hold- the office of marshal, whokwill summon the jury? If nobody will consent to.be judge',, who will hold the court? If jibbody, will ho district dis-trict attorney, who will manage tlioprbSc-: cntiou? Or, if. wo could overlook the'sq insuiK.TabIe obstacles, what jury, in on'o of thq seceded staUs, .would c6nvict.,his fellow, citizen, and fe"bw rcliel nudcri lawa to which, they liavo tilikb abjured their allegiancet A law without penalty practically null;-but how aropcualtics to ho inQicted wion thq whom machinery for administering justice is broken down and destroyed?- Lawlcsslmeh. in thq. rebel states may rifle tho mails, counterfeit, thn fedcial cpin, smnggio goods ,v into the country. set Cro to the government properly, prop-erly, and, unless tho stato," authorities choose to take cognizance of.tho offenses, the cnmlnalsmbst go Unwhlppcd, pr justice, jus-tice, lfarnan should shpot down, a ref-enno ref-enno office of the United -States in Charleston 1q cannot bo. taken Out of South Carplin.t tQ bp tried,-and,thero pro J)0 means of tryiPg him thero unless tbo stau.courts slipuld try.bimjfdr bbmicide. It Is clear, therefore, that no crimes against tlio United' Statesipramittcd. in tho. rchelt states, can bo, punished; and tnat,,nq fedcralijaws can bo jcnrorced In those statcwbich depend on, thqogency of tho coarts for their execution. Scemg that.thq'.power, of thq "federal executive is thus crippled and paralyzed, Mrr Liiicplnjs jnisqui 'relinquishing.' any attempt to enforce any other Jaws in the ccctlcd,tates than those relating; to tho revenue. But aS his duty .requires -him to make this exception. au.intcrcstiiig-Jn-' quiry anses as to hgw far existing laS cmibIe;li!m;to coIlcH the revenqej In," frtcq or the powerful and cooibiried opposition whigh will be offered in. thescceded states, llio 1 resident, who Is sworri" to Cnrbrco Jltor-law,' imt hItusclfrobby, tbe4 J4j mid he can Collect tho 'fcvcliubr inly at the places and in the-.manner prescribed pre-scribed by exltting acts of Congress, tpo ports of entry nro .established by Congress; thqlVesidcut'ha.sria power to ahotishlhcto.orjo iraifsfcr; the!pIa'c6;of colleeting il,? diee, 'TJ10 kdir W cccdmg, uuer prsnt, circuiiistantcs, wp;dd seep to be, to cst'ablisG tbo custom Louse pn Jjoard a gprcrnmen.' vbsscl'fbut if does not appear thai tho'csecutlyo has power q do this vitl!out.,fpeJciai oathort. M'Q y Congress. Jb m3 wj.en the collection or thefederal rercnuo was likely like-ly to be resisted in Soatb Carolina, Tret. ucat Jaksonnt a messngqto Congress, udvining thatnii act sboold be passed authorizing au-thorizing the President, tc W alter or abolish such of the districts 'nifid porta of entry, ns should bo necessary, and establish' tho lustora lipase at tomo a6curq5)!acq"wlth-t a6curq5)!acq"wlth-t i a port pr harbor, with taj-lbus other modillcatloas of the 1 fieri existing laws. He not only thought' th'at' there Would be l:s opportqnity ror collision, but doubted 1 if'Uift revenue could, ba collected lncnny I6ciluthprt!es. ?An bet wm wised H Mnfpl'ancuitn thbjrcfcomrMndatfoil, bo Ifs lirrttoitwns )lmttfl tffltbgtclejbf the! next session of Cditgresa., iMr". IJu cold has na tnOro power noWj- tlihu'Oem Jacljioo bad ,prcvlon to tho l?afMo3pf Hm forco actj-bnd if tho execntincell-8 ed to be clothed with additional iiotliorb ty'thcri, It would seem to bo ctcu, moto necessary under existing rlrcmnstaiices, fjho attempt to rqrive lids act t tho lata 'srsJtonJt will bo remcmbfcred, did not prevail; Tho fdiestloh' then, liaturally nrlie.; whctlmr Mr. Lincoln' wilt decm'it liccc-sary liccc-sary to call on extra scsslou of Congress. Ax It I impossible, to collect tho revenue, under existing laws, Without an tmmelato collision between the federal mid stato authorities, au-thorities, It' Is hardly probalilo; that the President will undertake It until ho has obtained from Congress authority to abolish abol-ish existing collection districts, ami establish estab-lish Custom houses on board ships. The wholo tOne of thg Inaugural Indicate that ho wjll not tako nuy, hanty sfcjj nnd, iu-deedf iu-deedf so largo a uubibcr of states hava yet to. elect their member,, that if nq ex-' ex-' tra, session should bo called It would hardly hard-ly assemble, before thb; bcglnnlugjof' sum-mer sum-mer But tha duty of collcctiflg the'rev-, the'rev-, enuqscentfso.lmpcrntivQ. tjiial wq decia R ; probable Brcsldent Lincoln , will fett.lm-i fett.lm-i pelted to assemble Congrcss jn special scs-, scs-, eioii and lay before jt.su.ch .rccom'nienda , tions as tho exigency may render, proper, , -iY.' ' ;. " t |