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arrest it when VIC come near the verge Of the cat
aractl The South may rule the Union, but they
cannot divide IT, Their whole Atlantic seaboard
is open to attack, and powerless for defence; and
the Mississippi river may as easily be divided
physically as politically into independent portions
With these advantages, let US never agrees upon
their rights but let us maintain our own.
low-ctizens, | would gladly relieve the dark
ness of this picture by some CLEANS of light.
There are two hopes which, as yet, are not wholly
extinguished in my mind Beyond all question
COMPROMISE bill will bereported by the committee OF
thirteen, in which free California will be made
20 carry as great a burden of slavery as she
can bear Ii is still possible that the House
will treat as it deserves this adulterous union.
A single vote may the turn scale, and Mas
sachusetts may give that vote. Not improb-
ably, too, the fate Of the bill may depend
upon the earnestness and decision, with which
Northern constituencies make their sentiments
known TO their representatives whether by petit
tions by private letters or by public resolutions.
Let every lover of freedom do his best and his
most.
Should the North fail, | have still one hope
more is that New Mexico will do for herself
what we shall have basely failed to do for her II
both these hopes fail, our country is doomed 10
run its unobstructed career Of conquest, Of des-
potism, and of infamy.
| have now, my fellow-cltlZens, gwen you my
Views and Opinions on the present Crisis In
our public affairs. Had regarded my own ieel-
ings should have spoken less at length but the
subject has commanded me. ! trust have spoken
respectfully towards those from whom iSssent1
while speaking my own sentiments justly ana
truly have used no asperity, for all my emo
tons have been of grief and not of anger my
words have been cool as the telegraph wires,
while my feelings have been like the lightning
that runs through them The idea that Massa-
chusetts shonld contribute, consent, to the ex-
tension Of Human Slavery lis it not enough, not
merely to arouse the living from their torpor out
the dead from their graves! Were to help 1t,
nay, did not oppose it with all the powers ana
faculties which God has given me, ! should see
myriads Of agonized faces garing out upon me
from the future, more terrible than Duncan's nj
Macbeth and | would rather feel an assassin's
pognard in my breast than forever hereafter 10
see "the air-drawn dagger of guilty imagi-
nation In Massachusetts,, the great drama OF the
Revolution begun. Some of its heroes yet survive
amongst us At Lexington, at Concord, ana on
Bunker Hill, the grass still grows greener where
the soil was f,ttened with the blood OF our Ia
theirs. If in the providence of God, we must be
vrnquished in this contest let it be by force of
the overmastering and inscrutable powers above
US, and not by our own base desertion.
| am, gentlemen, your much honored, obliged
and Obedient servant, HORACE MANN.
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LETTER FROM THE HON. HORACE MANN TO
HIS CONSTITUENTS.

The Letter from the Hon. Horace Mann to his
constituents, published in this weeks Era, pre-
sents bold and faithful view of the "New
Dangers to the Cause of Freedom" chief among
which is ranked the position of Mr.. Web
ster on the Territorial Question. The Let
ter is indeed chiefly devoted to severe and
eloquent review of the late speech of that
Senator, and the policy it proclaimed. No one
who has read the resolutions recently passed by
the Legislature of Massachusetts, on the suhjee
of slavery, and ia familiar with the general tone
Of the Massachusetts, press can doubt that it
speaks the sentiments Of the great majority Of
the People of that Commonwealth.
But one paragraph in the Letter requires from
us particular comment. Reviewing the proceed
ing Of the House, at the opening Of the session,
Mr.. Mann remarks-
"Within an hour after the House was organized,
Mr.. Root of Ohio submitted resolution, instruct
ing the Committee on Territories to report Ter
ritorial bills, prohibiting slavery. Many true
friends to freedom believed this movement to be
ill-tmed and unfortunate; and though the House
then refused, by handsome vote, to lay the reso-
luton on the table, yet when it came up for con.
by about the same majority. There is abundant
proof that the latter vote did not express the true
sentiment Of the House. Not a few voted against
the resolution avowedly because Of its paternity
thus splitting noble son on account OF It's oohoA-
ious father. Others repented OF their votes ~
soon AZ they came to reflect that the record wouo
20 where their explanation could not accompany
itn
Mr.. Mann leaves it to be inferred that ne
agreed with those who thought the movement u
Mr.. Root "ill-timed and unfortunate" lie
acknowledges and shows, however, the deplorsole
results Of laying the resolution on the table. luz
failure of movement is often received as e,''
dence of want of wisdom In its author, wn'.
success satisfies everybody that 1t was we'i-un'''
and well-planued. Mr. Roots resolution ,an.''
not because it was "ill-timed," but preclsev
cause some of the Democratic members '''
North were pledged opponents OF '"' -
and some of the wings from the SANE -. :,
pledged supporters of the Presidents p'"'y
non.action These were the men who ca"sou 'n'
defeat Of the resolution to them It was III
timed in the beginning Of the session, a"" -
no ne,;od s;uce would they have deemed IL ~'"
,;med. They stand opposed to the polcy oon', -.
plated bv the resolution, and, therefore, to ,As
resolution itself Mr.. Mann will NOV u.s'
it's Democratic opponents, are true frieua' y, !.
freedom and, IL he claim this praise TOT ''
WAig opponents he will hardly, We THINK ''D
ture to assume that their friendship has proven
servioeabls In any respect.
We hold that Mr.. Roots resolution propose.
the true policy in regard to the territories anu
Wa introduced at the right time. The Terr'e
ries we're without government-propsrty ana 'u'
insecure 1t WAS the duty Of Congress 70 supply
this want The Territories were exempt from "S
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The NATIONAL ERA.
- h-e.Ie.. f7rC "a ~
WASHINGTON, MAY %, 1850.
CROW DIED..

Long speeches, long letters, and long articles,
crowd US. We have not noticed half the matters
we intended to notice in this numher-but the
paper won't stretch to suit our desires
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
A Town Sight Lost in the Grass.

The Census Man." writing to the
Dubuque Tribune from Fayette County,
Iowa, relates the following characters
tic anecdote:
while crossing one Of the extensive
prairies that stretch along the southern
border of Fayette county, upon which
the grass and vegetation had grown to
the height of four or five feet, then
scared and yellowed by the autumnal
frosts, we were suddenly startled by
the voice of a person shouting, Hello,
there stranger, did you come from this
here course ?" Turning in the direction
of the voice, we discovered the head Of
a person just peering above the top of
the tall grass, while the arm was extern
ded in sothern direction. We answer
ed affirmatively, when the man contin-
ued, swell. stranger, did You see any
thing of town sight in your travels,
slanting little towards the sun, with a
Dustin spring coming out right b. the
side of boulderP | found one down
in these parts last spring before the veg
citation was up, and I've been looking
for it again close on to two days, and by
thunder | can't find it !" We answered
him that we had not discovered his lost
town site, when he continued, Well,
stranger, recon I'll have to give it up
till the grass burns, and if you'll let me
ride behind into the settlement, I'll make
you deed to lot fronting on the pub
lie square, as soon as | get my land war
rant squatted on Empire City Not
being the owner of any town property,
we accepted the offer"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
To CuRE MARyLANp HAMs.-To eve

To CuRE MARYLAND HAMs.-To eve
nv one hundred pounds weight OF pork
take eight pounds of ground alum salt,
two pounds of brown sugar, two ounces
saltpetre, one and half ounces potash,
and four gallons of water. OF these
form brine. The meat should be well
cooled and dried before being put up,
and then suffered TO lie one day in cool
place. Then rub each piece with fine
salt, and pack the whole down, and suf-
fer it to remain some two or three days,
according 10 the weather. The above
brine should then be poured into the cask
or tub on the side. After being in the
brine six weeks, take out the meat, rinse
it in cold water, hang up and suffer it to
dry for four or five days, or longer, and
then smoke it some two weeks with
hickory wood. Tie up each ham in q
linen bag, and whitewash the outside.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
Agricultural statistics.

The proportion of soil under cultiva-
tion in Europe is Tn England DO parts
out of 100 are under cultivation; in
Belgium as parts; in France "a Dem
mark and Prussia 46, in Italy and Portu-
gal 80; in Germany and Spain %; in
Holland and Austria 20; in Russia and
Poland Is; in Sweden and Norway IA.
The excess of producing countries in
Europe, is stated by NS, Jacobs, at TO-
900, 600 heetolitres, or 81 100000 bush
els, of which not over one-filth can be
imported into England with profit, and
not more than enough for 100000 rer-
sons. So that, in case of dearth, Eng
land must supply herself elsewhere than
from Europe, with her bread.
In France, the cereal grains now yield
not over sixteen bushels TO the acre; ant
although small production, yet it is
nearly double what the land produced in
l7SS. The average production of wheat
in France is now 49,, 100000 of bush
els; in 1884 it was only $1,000, 0oo.-
In 100, thirty-nine persons ont o
100 in France, lived upon white bread
and sixty-one upon black bread. Thi
proportion had varied but little in 1884
now il is sixty consumers Of white breai
and forty black. This simple statemen
speaks volumes in favor of the improve
ment ofthe social condition of the Frencl
people, and is the strongest proof of pro
gress in that country.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

I3 Mr.. Holmes, the able Represent
alive of the Charleston District, voted
alone for the Harbor and Fortifcation
Bill. 1t gives $4,000 for the compile
ton of Fort Sumter, and for the preser-
walton of the sites of Forts Moltrie and
Johnson, which had been encroached on
by the sea, and 100000 for the con-
struction OF Custom-House in Charles
ton. But it seems that the Charleston
ians condem these votes, and writer in
the Mercury calls upon him to resign;
but we entirely concur with contem-
porsry in hoping that Mr.. Holmes will
retain the seat he fills with so much hon
or. At the end of his term, indeed, his
constituents have decided that he shall
retire, much to the regret of all men of
all parties who have served with him in
Congress or known him here in social
life. As Mr.. Holmes has been discard
ed because he voted for appropriations
for the defence of his city, one is at a
loss to tell why they should send sue
cessor to him at all, or what a successor
can find to do, unless it be to vote no on
all questions for it is clear he cannot
vote aye on any national question which
is likely to arise. If a Representative
must not support appropriations for the
public defence-to arm the country al
least, if not to improve it-what function
is left him, except to draw his pay P
The protection OF heme industry is un-
constitutional, the improvement OF rivers
and harbors is unconstitutional custom
houses are not needed in Charleston, and
federal Notifications must crumble be.
cause they may be turned against the
city. These objects all being forbidden
to Representative e, there would seem tt
be verv little for one to do.-.Nat. Intel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
AnecdOtc of Jenny Lind.

We find the following Characteristic
anecdote of Jenny Lind in the New York
Home Journal:
During her first visit here, Swede
called and sent up note in his native
tongue, requesting to see her. She did
not remember the name, as she read it,
but when the young man came in, she
at once remembered his countenance--
an cid play-fellow when they were chill
dren together at school. She inquired
his circumstances. He is cabinet ma
ker, residing with his wife and children
at Brooklyn. The next day Jenny drove
over and made the wife of her old school
fellow long visit. Again, the next day,
Just before leaving the city for Boston,
She went again. The husband was not
at home. She gave to the wife note
for him-he opened it or his return--it
contained sweetly worded request that
be would allow her TO give to his chill
dren a memento of their fathers school
friendship with Jenny Lind. The" SINE
menton was check for fen thousand dol
lars. This anecdote, we assure our
readers. is correct in all its particulars.
The fashionables say it is impossible to
get visit from Jenny Lind. ltreminds
us-with the above circumstance--of q
proverb we have somewhere seen: The
RICH dratc FRIENDS TO them--the PooE
draio ANGELS"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
FATAL SICKNESS IN CALUMET CouN

FATAL SICKNESS IN CALUMET CouN-
rY, WIscoNsIN.-A letter from Man
chester. Calumet CO., TO the Green Bay
Advocate, dated Oct. 2lst, states that an
emigrant family from Pennsylvania, con-
sisting of eleven persons, arrived in that
village on the Wednesday preceding, and
stopped with the family Of .elative.--,
On Friday, strange malady appeared
among them, and on Sunday morning, q
little more than twenty-four hours after
the first attack, six had died Others
were still sick and but little hope was
entertained of their recovery. Out OF
the family of eleven persons, but two
have escaped an attack. The disease
was pronounced cholera by the physi-
clans.
These circumstances appear very SIM
liar to those attending the late calamity
of Kalamazoo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
jefferson Co. Redeemed!

We will not exult over fallen foe
one who has so recently met with a SCI
cond Waterloo defeat. We shall satisfy
ourself with The bare, though the highly
gratifying announcement, THE PEO-
PIE Of Jefferson have endorsed the ex-
cellent county ticket nominated by the
Wings, and this, too, in a county which
last fall gave the Democratic candidate
for governor majority of 258!
What is the cause of this revolution ?
The very general prevalence Of the opin-
ion, that the Democratic ticket was NOM
mated through system of bg-rolling
set onfoot by two or three men here,
who assume the lead of the Democracy
of the county. -
For the unprecedentedly he.vy vote
which the Wing ticket received in this
town, CASUALLY Democratic by $50 or
200, we are mainly indebted te our a
dopted fellow-citizens. While many of
the Germans most significantly lebuked,
by their votes, one or two of their coun-
trymen who attempted to set uI dicta-
torship over them, the Irish, almost tca
man, were found laboring, hart and
hand, with the Wings, and this for the
first time in WATERFOWL. To these two
classes of voters, and particularly the
latter, is the credit due of defeating a
ticket nominated by the basest bargain
ing and corruption Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

A MILE A MISurE.-The Utica Ga
zette says that the express train on the
Utica and Syracuse Railroad, with the
engine I" Lightning" for its motive pow
er, recently made 10 l-2 miles in four
teen minutes, and that one day last week
the same train came through from SYRIA
cuse TO Utica, fifty-,hree miles, Including
three stops. IN one hour and thirty min
uieS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

New PosT-OFrIcE.-The Postmaster
General has established new Post-offices
at Willow Creek, Marquette county, A..
P. Moves, P. NJ; Oregon, Dane county,
Egbert Bennett, P. NJ, and Sacramento,
Marquette county, B. F. Longworty, P.
Nj. He has also discontinued the office
of Muskego Mills. Ala
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
DUBUQUE. Nov. 10. 1850.

The Livery Stable belonging to Lyman Sho-
NEE, in Dubuque, was burned to the ground on
Wednesday evening last, consuming in its raw
ages nine horses, all the seighs and harnesses
belonging to the establishment. Have not
learned the amount of property lost by the
proprietor nor whether insured or not. 1t is
supposed to be the work of an incendiary.-
This was the most extensive Livery Stable in
Dubuque, and was situated on Third street in
rear of the CITY Hotel. Hle amid
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14
Extract from the Washington CORES

Extract from the Washington cores
pendent of the Richmond Republican:
The great task Of excluding anti-sla-
very as wing principle, from National
Wing politics, bids fair to succeed under
the auspices of Mr.. Webster. Certain
ly no principle ought to be allowed a
place in the wing creed, which is not
national, all over national, and surely no
one will say, that anti-slavery, any more
than pro-slavery, can ever be national
principle in country whose institutions
are so diverse as ours. The resolutions
of the national Wings in Massachusetts,
already look to the dropping, entirely,
of the subject, and tits not too much to
expect, that it will be tabood ere twelve
months shall roll around, by both the
great parties in the Bay State. The O.
pinion, hereabouts is gaining ground ran
idly, that Mr.. Webster is the man, for
the future. upon whom the Wings of all
sections will find it to their interest tc
rally. m 0aee" # eng -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

An ARGUMENT ron A PRoTEcrIvE
TARiFr.-The Providence { r. l. Jour
nal publishes list of seventy-one cot
ton mills, all with the exception of three
within thirty miles of that city, which
have suspended operations and are now
t,.;,e. AZ g., >,,t Is pA~Si-xs
wing lutC, NulnttiN.s- - SsssNSS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

T5-1he remains of Gen. Taylor reach
cd Louisville Ky. } yesterday, and were
buried in the family cemetry, eight miles
from the city. There was a solemn pro-
cession and general suspension e. husi-
ness or the occasion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

b 10 The County Board of Supervisors are
industriously prosecuting their labors. Much
business has been disposed of, but we are CON-
PEELED to postpone the publication of the pro-
ceedings until next week, when we hope to
give them entire.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

WIAr Soar OF WINTER WE ARE TO
HAvE.-The Alexandria Gazette says:
3 We have heard through scientific
friend, that he has recently examined
record Of the weather which has been I'M
interruptedly kept through several gem
erations, and that he finds that as the first
three days prior tS the autumnal equi-
noxes, so are the autumn and winter
which follow. That if these days be mild
and pleasant SO viii be the winter; If. on
the contrary, the three days preceding be
cold and clustering, so will be the autumn
and winter that succeed. Our attention
has been more particularly drawn TO tins
theory from the remarkably fine weather
succeeding the hail storm which recently
passed over this section of the country
which is so different from the weather
generally succeeding hail storm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14


CAUSE OF FAILURE IN BUsIsEss.--
An excellent writer in Hunts Magazine
enumerates the following cause OF failure
among business men:
l. The leading ones is an ambition 10
be rich; by grasping too much, 1t de-
feats itself. 500
2. Another cause is aversion to Ia
Dor. qe 80.
Sd. The third cause is an impatient
desire to enjoy the Injuries of life before
the right to them has been acquired ~
any way. a.
4. Another cause arises from Tue
want of some deeper principle for dis
tinguishing between right and wrong
than reference merely to what IS e.
tablished as honorable in the society IA
which one happens.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

N- DWIGHT t. PARKER, at his Store, corner
of Madison and Maple street, is opening fine
assortment of Goods of all descriptions, from
the heaviest articles of Staple Goods, to the
most cute yankee notions, which he says he can
sell at prices to suit the times. We looked in
upon him few nights since and saw sights
Give him call +!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

FIRE.-The house of Mrs. Philbrick, at
Fennimore Grove, was destroyed by fire on
the 2sth of October, together with all its con-
tents. The fire originated from stove pipe
Loss from 3 to $500.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

~ Graham, for December, has been re-
ceiyed. For information in regard to it see
Prospectus on third page. -rsys
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

VESSELS WAsrrD.-The Detroit Tri-
bune says vessels enough cannot be OBJ
tanned to take away the freight from the
Central Railroad depot, in that city =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

THE VALUE OF PRETTY WOMEN
Mr.. Brown, the American dragoman at
Constantinople, says that the female Cir
cassian slave markets continue IN full
blast at Constantinople, and that the pri-
ces ranged from 5000 TO $4,000 accord
ing to their age and personal charms.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

T,x,se THE CEssus.-A An ord maid
up town, in New York, broom-siickea
tbe census taker for having the impu-
dence TO ask her age. A eolored LADY
with fourteen young ones, some wni.e
and some black, threw a pail OF dif'y
water at him for asking whether one
man was the father of the whole trioe'
ia singular discovery has peer n
made in Madagascar. Fossil eggs o. a.
enormous size have been found IN 'lie
he'd of torrent. The shells are :"
eighth of an inch thick, and the circuh'.
ference of the egg itself is two lee. e.gls
inches lengthwise, and two iee' '"
inches round the middle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

1--WE would seriously like to know
how man feels, after taking a newspa-
per for upwards of three years and new
er paying red cent to support it, when
he sees the paper come out in new
type2 How does he think the printers
manage TO live, say nothing about get
ting new materials? We should think
that man who could, year after year,
receive a newspaper and never pay any
thing for it, although requested SO to do
several tines, would be fit for any mean
or contemtible trick whatever. This
seems hard language, but what can be
thought of man who would defraud or
cheat his neighbor out of few hard
earned dollars, just because il was left
to his honor and honesty to do as he
pleased. A word TO the wise ought to
hA sufficient = L,'s.s Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

Close SHAvE.-Stuntz, the Wing candidate
for Sheriff, in this county, has succeeded by
four votes
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

EThe number of Indians who have
beer removed by the Government from
this to the other side of the Mississippi.
is $4,000. There are only $4,000 re-
manning, and this number will rapidly
diminish from natural causes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-11-14

a. The County Court adjourned on Tuesday
last, after transacting considerable business