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CONGRESSIONAL.
sPEECa OF mia. GREEN,
or MISSOURI,

OF MISSOURI,
On ae Presidents Message Transmitting he constitution
Of California; dsiUered s House of Representa-
Apra 4, 1850.
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THE NATIONAL ERA.
WASHINGTON, JANUARY 3, 1850
THE FOURTH VOLUME OF THE ERA.

We enter upon the fourth volume Of the Era
with increased spirit and hopefuluess. The
growth Of our paper has not been spasmodic, but
regular and uniform having reached, at thebegin-
ming of its fourth year, an issue Of fifteen thou
sand.
To our numerous friends who have eXerted, and
are still exerting, themselves to increase its cir
culation, we are under great obligations. Their
friendship and confidence are even more crafty
ing to us than the lists of new subscribers they
have sent us welcome as these must be-
We know lot how 10 repay their disinterested
kindness, except ty still more liberal OUTLAWS on
the paper, for the purpose of increasing its etl-
cheney as an advocate Of the Anti-Savery cause.
nor, while we 10 lnis shall we relax our efforts
to make it a safe and instructive Family News
paper Ii were vain for us to hope to crafty
every tastc-to avoid offence in all cases to the
scruples OF every reader. Unwilling to impose
letters uuon the free thoughts of our contribu-
tors at times sentiments may appear in our
paper of an Objectionable character; but we are
sure such constitute the exception. Our constant
aim is to employ writers combining signal ability
with purity of taste and soundness of principle.
Approaching to some extent the grave response
bilities of public journalist and fully recognis-
ing the supreme claims of Christianity as a sys-
TEN of religion and code of ethics it is certainly
our fixed purpose to give sanction or currency.to
no principle or sentiment repugnant to its divine
teachings If at any time we fail, it is through in
advertence, not design.
We have secured for the fourth volume Of the
Era writer's of substantial merit and reputation
calamity as unexpected as it was terrible, has
deprived US Of the services Of one of the most
gifted Of our contributors-the Rev. J. III. PER-
KINS-a man Of great purity Of character, great
beuevoence, and richly endowed intellect In
his place, as an occasional contributor, we are
happy to announce Nathaniel Hawthorne, whose
graceful pen has made him familiar to the homes
and hearts Of the American People, and who, we
understand has lately been secured az writer
for Blackwood's Magazine lie has favored us
with an article, which we now hold back for week
or two, only for the sake of those Of our suLscri-
bers who, under our terms have been cut of, but
will doubtless speedily renew.
In this connection, it may be well to state that
we shall be able to accommodate renewing sub
SCRIBE re- with back numbers, and new subscribers
with an Emu FRI, containing the beginning of
Mrs Southworth's Story and Of the proceedings
of Congress There need be- therefore no relax
alton of effort in raising new subscribers, or re-
newing old ones, as we shall be able to give them
complete files Of all the numbers they may desire.
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~ Aa~ signed il and have kept it for one

sI haw signed it, and | have kept it for one
year,
aThsn, my son'-the old mans hand was ex-
tended, but his voice was choked lie bowed
himself, AMI wept like a child
Bet the arms hung loosely around Caleb Rey.
nolds's neck; the surprise had been too sudden,
and gentle Addie.had tainted Not till they had
won back the life-tide to her check and seen her
again in the arms Of her husband, turning 10 him
that glance of SOULFUL earnestbess that her early
years had worn-not till then--did the others ap-,
preach to welcome, with fearful embraces, their
long-ost brother.
And this is our boy, Addie, whom never saw 2
murmured Caleb pressing his lirs 10 the little
round forehead Of the sleeper. Adelaide only re-
piled by her tears.
No questions further were asked but Caleb
| soon spoke of his wspderinge Wounded in bat
tie and brought 10 the point of death, he had lis
tened TO the angel Reflection. Bat with reiec-
! ton aud good resolutions, came also RemOrse and
! Despair Who should win back to him the for
fetet affections of his deserted wife 1t was
then hat the lessons learned at his mothers knee
came bcaming up through the gloom Of years
squandercd in dissipation. He TO the foun-
tain Of Peace, and drank Of the living water
Having fixed and finished his term of probation,
he had sought again his home
d" knew said he, " you would all be assembled
here tonight; and fingered, shiyering long, be.
fore could man my heart to come in among you"
Brother ~ exclaimed more voices than one.
The clock in the corner struck nine-itwas the
hour Of prayer Farmer Talbot laid his hand
on the oil Family Bible and wiped his glasses
Come my children, let US give thanks with the
angels tonight for this my son. was dead, and
is alive again-was lost, and is found"
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fHE NATIONAL ERA, WAsHLNGTpNSD. G.

try, NORTH and South, contest in which 1t had
been demonstrated again and again, that Messrs
Allen, Gddngs, and Root, would never sustain
u candidate not believed by them to be favorable
to their cause, had they, on the final, decisive
trial, gone over to MIR. Winthrop, MIR. Cabell
would not have dared to vote for him, and Messrs.
billiard and Aston. and probably Mr.. Cling
man, would have been repealed. Every man OF
sagacty, who has been a careful observer OF the
proceedings will concur in this opinion
So long as the majority rule was in being, the
Free Soil men could have elected Mr.. Cobb;
they could not have elected Mr.. Winthrop; they
could most certainly prevent the election OF
either--and this they did, determined to show
the country that there was an organization IN
Congress for the first time, strong enough in
numbers and in resolve, to make the question Of
Human Freedom paramount over all party issues
and interests, and prevent any organization OF
the House unfsvorabe to their great cause.
Again and again did they openly manifest their
willingness to vote for either Wing or Demo
crat, provided he would satisfy them on this
point; and it was in the power of the Wings and
holding constituencies by u united effort to have
elected either Mr. Strong, Democratic member
from Pennsy lvania or MIR Stevens, a Wing men,
Der from the same Sate-both able, experienced,
dignifed men, in every respect competent for the
Speakers chair. Bnt they would not unite; so
that upon them rests the whole responsibility OF
the election of Slavery -Extensionist to that
Chair.
OF the action of the Democratic members we
spoke plainly in our last number. A word now
concerning the Wings They claim that the plan
of electing by plurality originated with them
that, by their support it was carried through the
House and that an organization was thereby eff
fected We grant all this-and then we add,
that their leading men foresaw that its adoption
must lead to the election Of Mr. Cobb. They
had every reason to believe that he would be the
Democratic candidate, should the plurality rule
be adopted. They knew that MIR. Winthrop
would be the Wing candidate-that he could not
receive the SURFACES of the Georgia Whigs-that
the Free Soil men, with one or two exceptions,
would not support him-that Mr.. Cobb would
receive plurality of votes, if in no other way,
by the aid of Messrs. Toombs and Stephens.
ForSeeing all this, they carried the plurality
rule through the House-and the result is, the
election By Majority of Democratic Speaker,
opposed u the Improvement of our Lake Harbors
and WesteS rivers, and opposed to all attempts
to restrict STA ~ within its present limits. Who
is respeDsibie| We too appeal to the country,
anG are willing that sur appeal should go side by
side with that Of the Ner York 7IiJDne to every
sincrc opponent of Slavery and Slavery-Exten-
sion.
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-. = an lsesaasnt- -, we should
~ - ~. Bu4 e. SPkpss shown
:. ...sAs, - - k.6sSe ~ ssnbers
49, - ~, ~. S1is1kap could not
s.,s b.ep .lsl The aly rss4 = thsis CO.
o,.,.liop IL, rossSsd 80 - Aave
-. Is. tr;.rf Ri Mf-CzswHJeuEu1t Of
- s.sis., srl de cOmp'sts 81 49, : -
'n..-.,v,aio men Iers to the rus - - Slave
-, =. = i their consistency has bssa ns'n-
~, he prOr,e,ed struggle which IL Aas Co.'S
~. t.o... Ia ssasssd to show clearly to the
,..;.,, poo,, tbedetermination Of the Slave
~ o. o,L. The Wilmot Proyiso bar to
onv offee-a hresy utterly repugnant TO DEM
IT 0r,hoao,:v 10 awaken among the Dem
oo,o,ic n,srrbe.s from the North in Congress
Iii, whic,, r,nnd be hereafter suppressed by
slavery .hrav,lo And. if Mr. Winthrop IS de-
feated. Mr.. Cob IS not the choice OF the majority
% ,ho uonse He is at best minority Speaker
and as such, auaer special obligation to pursue
roodorotc and liberal course In relation to Thu
.on,,A,oar WI have no doubt he will make fa
uuoo;d;no officer He is familiar with the rule
Of thfIouse a man of energy, and disposed, W
doubt pot 70 preside with impartiality As t
the organizstlot of Committees, he will of course
be controlled BY Southern sentiment on the Ola
very Question.
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NAILS.

The Eastern and Western mails last week
! every other d2Y., II this happened on the great
ROUTES iu,iiug iirtoiiy 10 This cly, what must he
the condition Of things in other parts of the coun-
try And when VIC recollCct that failure to con-
meet at certain points may delay mail matter from
three to seven days certainly some of our subscr-
bers will hardly wonder at the irregularity with
which they receive their ppcr
There are some pSst Offices in which, we are
sure, there must bssomething wrong From Gin
cinnati and Philadelphia we have had letters sta
ting that few, if any, copies of the second number
of the Friend of Youth had been received at those
places Now. we knoH that that number was
regularly forwarded TO the subscribers in those
cities We shall believe, until better advised,
that the failure to receive them is chargeable up
on something wrong in those offices. We are out
Of patience with these miserable. annoyances.
We hope the subscribers will call again and
again at the Offices and insist that their papers be
looked for. Other publishers, we notice, are suf-
fering similar annoyances. The UnioH learns
from certain places, that while the Li,li,gmer is
regularly and daily received there its issues are
almost uniformly delayed complaints OF the same
character concerning the Era have rsacAed us.
At some points, We are appraised by oorresPOu-
dents, that we have near'y lost al our Subscribers
in Consequence o. these nesSs'kle Irregularities
siiIl we believe tbe1~ ceptions. Post
masssrs, and In many in
igations by their
Columbus, Ohio
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Mr.. ROOTS REs0LuTlOye

Always vigilant, the Free-Soil men h..
ready tested the strength Of parties 4, he s..
on the Slavery Question. Mr.. Root n
troduced resolution instr'icting the Co., J
5h Territories to report Territorial Bp. - i I
Wilmot ProvisO-an instruction reoa, VI
cessary by the fact that MINORITY Of /. 7 III
mittee is composed of anti Wilmot Pr,r n II
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, moved to law y
the table. This was the resi-, and had tb. :,
prevailed, the resolution would have Leert /,
and the sense of the House declared again,
Wilmot PrOviso. For this motion the foll,,.
gentlemen voted;
Bissel, McCkrnand, Richardson, and Va,
of Illinois-aD Democrats; BgMks Duer ~.
of New Yopk-all Wings; Mum and Gil~c,x
PenusylygAia, Democrats Miller Of ohit A..
ocrss g6rman of Indiana, Democrat al
Democyts and Wings from the free S.,
The y<his~ 'sA> = zee TO voss en- this -
t,rrh the vsnablss and Meaues or the Souih. wer
'yAxrs BxooKs of the Nsw York Express, WIZ
\Dvxx, psssending to represent an antishy =
Nistrict in New York, and CHARLES Z Clans
Jew York, whose first distinction in Conyre,
Nned by voting with the Slavery Propagsp =,
edWe shall have something more to saysr
Yer next week. We hold their conduct n 4.
Acusable.
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FREE SoIt-CHASE BUsY.-The correspondent
of the ErpsS writes from Washington as fol-
lows:
"Mr. w. Brown of Indiana, as you will see,
is at presen the Locofoco favorite standing at
1909. The Fee-Soiers go for him. Chase, the
Free Soil Seator, has been electioneering for him
all the morpng"
We copy the foregoing from the Men York
Tribune, mel for the purpose of giving a fiat
contradcti4 to the statement respecting Mr.
Chase As a friend of Mr. Chase we may state
that, so fadfrom electioneering for Mr.. Brown
he could nd see the propriety of supporting him
although il YRS not for him to sit in judgment upon
the action Of independent representatives, who
honestly totk Q different view of the matter
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THE BANNER COUNTY IN ILLINOIS.

A correspondent writes
Just say to the readers of the Era, for me,
that Edgar county will stouty contend for the
honor of being the banner county in Illinois, so
far as the circulation Of the National Era is con-
cerned
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some errors in the direction Of two or three of our
packages Similar fsvors from others will be duly
appreciated.
For the National Era.
TIE DREAM OF ARGYLE

Earthly arms no more uphold him;
On his PRISONS stony floor,
Waiting death In cslmest slumber,
Rests the great Mac-Cullum More!
And he dreams dream Of boyhood,
or his dear loved Argyleshire,
or his bold, heroic clansmen,
OF his plumed and plsided sire.
Once again, with pulses beating,
Hears the wandering minstrel tell
How Montrose, on lnverary,
Tbieflike from his mountains fell.
Now be stands, in plaid and bonnet,
In the grim and sombre hall,
And again the ruddy freight
Sees he on the armor fall
Down the glen, beyond the castle,
Where the Inns white waters shine,
lie, the heir Of naughty Argyle,
Meets young Efie Of Loeb Fine
+ fife, with her suooded tresses,
And her tmid eye of blue,
At the CLEANING, to her ysting,
In the bracken valley true
Now he hears a sad lsmentlng-
HArpers for his mother mourn,
A. with floating plume and pinion,
To the burial carn she's borne.
Then anon, LjsJJesmS are darker
Sounds Of battle ill his ears,
And the pibrochs mournful wailing
. For his fathers fall he hesrs.
Wild Locbaber's mountain echoes
Wall in concert for the dead,
And Loeb Awe's hoarse waters murmur
F.rthe Campbelps glory fled.
Fierce and bold, the Goddess tyrants
Trample the apostate land,
While her poor and faithful remnant
Wait for the Avengers hand.
once again at Inyerary,
Years Of weary exile Ger,
Armed TO lead his scattered clansmen,
Stands the bold Mac-Cullum More
Once again 70 battle calling,
Sound the war pipes through the glen,
And the courtyard Of DunstalInage
Rings with tread of armed men.
All ia lost the Goddess triumph!
And the fai'hful ones and true,
From the Scanold and the prison,
Covenant with God anew. r
On the darkness Of his dreaming,
Great and sudden glory shore;
Over bonds and death victorious,
Stands Aa bv bis Fathers throne.
From the radiant host of martyrs,
Notes ofjoy and praise he hears,
Songs Of bis poor lands deliverance,
Sounding from the future years.
10! he wakes but airs celestial
Battle him in immortal rest;
And he sees, with unsealed vision,
Scotland's cause with victory blest.
Shining host attend snd guard him,
As he leaves his prison door,
And to death, as to a triumph,
Walks the great MIac.Cullum More
T. III.
4.
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publish the resolutions Of this Association on the
subject of Cheap Postage, please forward us a
copy of them The other request he makes shall
be Intended 10.
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"CiLL FOR A CHRISTIAN ANTESLAIERY con.
lENTl0N

We have received Call for a Christian Anti
Slavery Convention, to be held next April, at Gin
cinnati, signed by the Rev. DIR. Aydclottc, and
other well known philanthropiSts. it shall APP
pear i'm Onr next.
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| ted States.
g. Resolued, That the several States Of thu
Union acceded to the Confederacy upon terms 81
perfect equality, and that the rights, privileges
and immunities, secured by the Constitution, be-
long alike to the people of each-State.
- Resolred, That nny and all territory ac-s
quired by the United States, wheth, ? by diseoy-
cry, purchase, or conquest, belongs in common 10
the people of each State, and thther the peopleef
each State and every State have common right
to emigrate with any property they may possess !
and that any restriction upon this right, which
will operate in favor Of the people of one section,
to the exclusion of those Of another is unjust OPP
pressive, and unwarranted by the Constitution.
5. Resolred, That slaves are reccgnisetIby rhe
| Constitution as property, and that the Wimot
Proviso whether applied 10 any territory Mt snv,
time heretofore acquired, or which may be hes.
after acquired, is unconstitutional.
6. Resolred, That Congress has DO power, eithT
directly or indirectly, TO interfere with the exist
eice of slavery in the District of CoIunbiay~
T. Resolred, That the refusal on the psyf
non-slaveholding States to deliver M
slaves, who have escaped to said StpI
proper demand being made therefor, isa
palpable violation of the letter Of the
ton, and an intolerable outrage upon
rights.
s Resolred, That in the event Of theT
the Wilmot Proviso by Congress, the alb
slavery in the District of Columbia, inca
of California as State Units present pl
organization. or the continued refusal of
slaveholding States to deliver upifngitive
as provided in the Constita1isa5f VIII beco
immediate md inyeEsl1vs duty 81 NJ Pa
this State t0-meesiA csuss4dusCr&eSpA
sderatiOn - 80 - Fs q n1rse
O. Re'on . ossa g
these states q Il 25(1 II short sd .srsIula
ence in the pesssns system 81 encroeeaQeGA No.
our rights by the non-slaveholdins 90 n
duce us to contemplate the possibinAf q y dias
luton.
TO- Resolved, That his Excelency The Goverl1
or be requested to forward copies Of these reso-
lutions to each of our Senator's and Representa-
tives in Congress- to the Legislatures Of the sew
eral States, and to the President of the United
States
1t denies not only the right Of Congress to eS-
clude slavery from California, but the right ofthe
People of that Territory to do So in the act Of
forming State Constitution. Nothing will satisfy
these gentlemen but the prs:ious privilege Of
getting up a slave market on the shores Of the
Pacific
WoA9p1 CsHsces w. G. -, ~. .sss
Tor 1t viii be pity that the Georgia Legislature
should lose any time Let De bill for the admis-
sion Of California as State be put through at
once There need be no sriety as to the course
of the President His message picdres him to
sanction the bill Then, the Georgia gcptlemsn
can cali CSRyeptisa eSFse People Il that stat,
forthwith, {" u taks intd consideration the mode
and msassss 4 rsdrsss.',I The good People woulj
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ihR KENTUCKY royvryrioy.

The cnvsntion of Kentucky, for amending
the Copsikption Of that State, after session of
~ uesAb - eAsse weeks adjourned on the
pg ~ sspaddents made, and which are
- Slbd y ths People, are the following.
sh ssqriDn fAhe Legislature, not to e.-
coed sirtyliays: inooapsseucy q the Lsei1.
to contrao debt, save ~ the expsases s. S.a.
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AmesJury, ZEN month, 1919.
appreciate

The unfortunate Duke Of Argyle who shared the dsss
trous defeat Of Monmouth under James found sleep
ing by the officers who to lie him 10 the scafd.
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, F0REIGNpondencs i, ur,,o;d

FURElGsPondence is upa,oii & ,.,s
Our foreign correA
over till next week I'VE acs;. ~
s"e''h cav rtsention
to the advertisement 0
presents magnificent, asff
one can contemplate ISTypRsDsd
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ine THE GREAT STONE FACE.
BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE

ublish in two weeks from to-sav =,
We shall ibutiOn, entitled as above, BY NJ.
original contly poESE We delay it two sssks.
rusN,r, H,wA we hope, subscribers win nave
as in that time.
generally renew1e C0RRESpolnp,cp
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We are indebted to our friend, NJ. A Corr
AND for his suggestion, aud shall bear it in mind
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CHRISTIAN CITIZEN.

We call attention to the advertisement in au-
other column of Burritls Christian Citizen The
paper is good one, distinguished by the most
enlarged philanthropy. Mr. Burritt, who has
returned from England, will impart additional
interest to its columns
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VOL.

sys En- of public education. 70
Slavery remains as under the old Cons,;,,,
except that no slave can be emancpated ,.,,
On oondltion Of removal from the State
The Convention is to resssemble the s,s,u
day of June next, to proclaim the new q
ton, should it be ratified by the People -. -
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fSlSMNDt
THE ron

n -
While the Legislatss ,rss .. ~
raise forces to invaded 4
the authority of the : b, -
tory, the Legislature "a
its will to Congress, ~
its head, precisely foul
will obey.
The following resol}
cent session, and it thd a., .,s
at the end Of four week, j a A,rsss,;ssssss
Whereas the people - III Cer4t{tnfia,
States have commencsu anu ~ prop
system of encroachment upof and
and the rights of portion Of IN
Confederacy which is alike tuF S8S
Gus to the peace and perpetuit VNS \
Union: Be it
l. Resolred b. The Senate ~ RD4N
ssuta,irys Uf7hx Sssssxf -Gss@s& ~ ~
be- eospe,uI, Tat the GovsrHtfm Y
sSstes i one e I,uited powessl aa r IN
/ fully seneeiss ~ sathOrisyaCt 2 2 =
/ CsasttSutien - - ~ -
n zy5slSsd, That The CcEstitntion grs
I yewef 70 Congress to prob iit che intrcdu
\ o. sin@ery into any territory belonging to the
| tod Stofoo MA IL
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We enter upon the fourth volume of the Era
with increased spirit and hopefuluess The
growth of our paper has not been spasmodic, but
regular and uniform, having reached, at thebegn-
ming of its fourth year, an issue Of fifteen thou