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The yvhig Party in New York.

For several years past, the Democratic
party of New York has been divided upon
the slaveryquestion into two parties, called
Hunkers and B~arnburners. Ever since this
split occurred, the Wing party Of course has
been triumphant in the State. The Wings
continued united for the purpose of securing
the loaves and fishes. They avoided the
agitation of the slavery question, but elected
WIN. H. Seward, the abolitionist, TO the u
IS. Senate. His senatorial course has prov.
ed to be rather unpopular to the more hon.
est portion Of the Wing party, and at a re-
cent State Convention, held at Syracuse
resolutions Auditory Of Mr.. Seward were
passed, when the chirman and other dele
estes retired from the Convention and re-
|selred to hold another Convention at Utica
The supposition was, and now is. that the
Wing party is as the Democratic party has
been. Consequently we look forward to
the time when parties there will be entirely
revolu,ionized, and ranged for and against
abolition. A'msjority Of the Wing party,
as manifested by the convention, sustained
Seward and all his abolition heresies. II is
to be hoped that there are thousands of good
Wings 10 that State who will not swallow
such ruinous doctrine. We were GLAD to
see the frmness displayed by the members
who withdrew from the convention-though
we find some partizan quasi abolition edi-
tors in this State sorely regretting this diff
iculty in the Wing ranks, clearly indicating
TO our mind that they would prefer seeing
the Wing party united on abolition princi-
pies, than to divide upon honest grounds
The truth is, we desire neither Of the great
parties to adopt abolition as a part of its
creed. And viewing that subject as we do,
we cannot act with or encourage any party
that would be willing to infict so great a
curse upon the hation. ,.-.
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DEH9GRITIG BANNER R.
LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
The Election Of Monday.

The returns have NOT all come in as yet, But
we presume from what has been recsived that
Fagg is elected Probate Judge by a large major
ity. The Wings ran 10 candidate Of their own,
but gave a warm support to Mr.. Fagg. Wheth,
er it was because they relished his Bentonism'
Or feared his opponentthe more, it is beyondo ur
power to say. Some Of the Wings were more
excita5le upon the subject Of MIR. Fagg's efec'
ton, than they generally are about the election
Of Old Harry to the Presidency. They pretend
to be in favor of the Compromise measures re-
Gently adopted by Congress, but vote for the dis.
ciple of him who boosted his power in defeating
them. They. praise the Roman frmness Of Hen
fy Clay in condemning the ~factiOus course Of IA
natics and unfolding the rights Of the slavehofd-
ing States, and give point blank the lie to their
assertions, by the dnmis,akable evidence Of &C.
ton. Principle has either departed from, their
bOsoms, or else their only principle is one 10 com.
mon with the Free Soil heresies Of him, whom
they have denounced for the last thirty years, as
destitute o moral and political character. AtnO
timefor many years could a Benton man have re-
ceived the vote Of the Wing party; but now,
since he has Joined his fortunes with, those Of
Hale, Seward and Chase, and sympathises with
the bands Of %rufians who put law at defiance
and threaten our lives, in case W. prosecute our
rights under the Constitution, his character a.
politician, in The estimation of our Wing friends
has been washed Of its filth, and his satellite,
have assunned's brilliancy they never possessed
before. =.''
If there be any difference between the Tom
Benton of ten years ago, and the one Of to-day
tits only because the present has deserted The
proud positions he once occupied in defence Of
the institutions of his OWN State. And for this,
and this alone, has he become the favorite pet Of
the Wing party. This augurs i'll, and foretel'
more than written volumes can contain.
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Escaue OF Criminals.

e Charles Sanders and William Sanders, who
had been confined in the jail Of this county fOr
several weeks, upon a charge Of burglary, es.
capped therefrom on Sunday night last. The par.
tiealsrss I'VE have not yet learned. 1t is said thai
The jailor Yves absent attending church at the
time. Charles Sanders was sick, or pretended
to be so, and made great complaints He asked
that his | s'might be permitted 10 come in and
stay with him a short time to administer medi-
cine, &c.; when Mrs. Bennett, the wife Of the
j%ailor, believing him sick, and touched with sym
pathy, either unlocked or permitted her to un-
lOekthe door to go in. Upon this, William San
dsrs blew outthe candle and rushed down the
steps, leaving all parties in the dark. Charles
Sanders, during the confusion escaped, sick al
he was, and neither has been heard Of since.
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POLITICS IN ILLINOIS.

Freesoilism is strong in some Of the slavehold'
ing States, and we cannot be astonishedto see its
strength increasing in those that are non-slave.
holding. In the commencement Of the slavery
agitation in this State, Col. Benton's influence
went far towards convincing the minds Of many
that the abolitionists of the North were few in
number, and even they did not desire 10 disturb
|the institutions Of slavery as it existed in the
States that their object was only to prohibit it
in the territories, which wa. declared TO be alto.
|gether constitutional and proper. It was said
that such an exercise Of power should give no
Just cause Of fear to the slaveholding States
THAT even the widest fanatic admitted the consii-
I~tutional guaranty for slavery in the States. On
the other hand, it was argued by the trus friends
Iof the Union that the exercise Of this power
with its attending agitation, was merely an aux
Hilary movement for further encroachments. TIL
truth of this position is now being verified by the
determined opposition displayed against the fugi'
tive slave law adopted by Congress. Candid
ates for Congress, now, too, are taking broad
lground in favor Of the total abolition Of slavery
everywhere. We predicted this long since, ant
were laughed at for our pains, but the truth il
now manifest, and it becomes a duty to record i
for the reflection Of those who have shut theil
eyes and refused to see the light, when it wal
breaking on them and plainly discovering thu
danger Of their rights. In the Chicago district
lin Illinois, there are three candidates for Con
jgress-a Wing Freesoiler, in favor of the re-
peal of the fugitive slave lava Democrat, whit
has sold out to the abolitionists. and the third ar
avowed Abolitionists, whose sentiments in thu
abstract correspond with the other two. Hi
sentiments are expressed as follows:
1st. I believe that slavery should no
only be excluded from the territories, bu
should be abolished in the district Of Col
Iumbia, aud in all the States of the Unior
Immediately.
Cd. That the Constitution of the United
States, neither guarantees, nor sanctions
slavery; that by applying the same rules o.
CONSTRUCTION to those parts of it, which
are claimed as guarantees and sanctions @
slavery, which are applied to the constitu
tion Of other points as well as to all otheI
instruments, every slave in the United
States may be freed by a legitimate use o.
the writ Of hdbeas corpus.
Sd. That the fugitive slave bill recent!
passed. is a most daring violation of the Law
Of nature and ofrevelation, an outrage upor
the Constitution, an assault upon liberty
an insult to the people Of the free States
and ought to be ~disobeyed and tramplet
in the dust, until repealed.
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Fugitive Slaves.

Throe slaves, arrested in McDonough
county, about ffty.eight miles northeast Of
Quincy, were brought to this city last week
They were the property of Mrs. Hall, for
merly of Paris, Mo-, Isaac Ely, Of Rails
county, and Mr.. HARDWOOD, of Arrow Rock,
Mo-. Mrs. Halls negro escaped from the
Lucy Bertram, a short time ago.
The captors overlook the fugitives, just
as they were crossing a bridge, and a des-
'perate fight ensued. The slaves were well
armed, each having a dirk knife in the left
hand, and q cudgel in the right. One of
the white men had his gun shattered to frsg-
ments by blow aimed at his head BY alarge,
powerful negro. Ascend stroke, glancing
up his arm, brought him to his knees. Be-
fore the black could strike sgsin, the white
knocked him down. In the meantime,
the two remaining negroes were secured at
the other end o the bridge.
This took place at l o'clock at night
Happily for the whites, the moon was shin
ing brightly. To a ~by-stsnder, such a for
est scene would doubtless have appeared
rather picturesque and exciting.
One Of the negroes says he crossed the
Mississippi about three miles below Quincy,
in q boat furnished by a white man. On
the opposite bark, he was met and piloted
through by the Abolitionists.
Some other slaves were reported by the
captured negroes, as preparing to start, and
their masters have been put on their
guard.-GHannibsl Union.
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be sailed, and old Master will have to adopt thai
plan / am afraid to save some souls. 6
I am mighty sorry they put up your second ar
lticle SO badly. They made so many mistakes
Il read it over and over again, and couldn't make
any sense ont Of il. I then thought you had per-
|haps tried to make a puzzle, and Il was intended
to be read backwards; so / turned the paper up
side down and my wife and myself figured at il
shout all hour. But when your little scrap came
out and stated that the whole Of it was error, ]
became perfectly satisfied. I reckon that tele.
graph man put it up, and he did i~ttooquick.
Dear Edwin sss an advertisement Of
yours headed thus-"Who told that lie?'
| want you to take that down, for some Of
the folks here make me mighty mad about
it. tell them that you are a monstrous en-.
terprising man, and ought to have more for
your shipping. storing. goods, &C., than
those other tackles that have inst rushedin
since you built up the city "solitary and
Alone" But they vex me by answering
your question and intimsting that il is you.
They have the impudsnce TO say it is quite
as likely for a man Of your enterprise to lie,
as any Other merchant in Louisiana. This
I deny, and would give you my reasons.
but know you are like myself-nOt fond Of
praise to your face. a: .,'.4..-
lfthose ~fellowsssy snything more. I want
you to keep cool. think yowwill too, for
I understandable Noix Creek Bridge now
stands plum up. When / was there last, il
was gaping open at the top, and looked
mighty pitiful. Indeed, when you were fix.
ing those props under it to keep it from
tumbling'over, really thought you were
ga ruined woman" ! reckon this was the
chief cause Of your getting so mad. You
got your dander up on the bridge, and let it
ooze out on the veto power. Write TO me
soon. Your friend till death.
JOB MANTLE.
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Silent Ayfuence.-lt is the bubblius
spring which flows gently, the little rivu-
let which runs along, day and night, by the
farm house, that is useful, rather than the
swollen food, or the warning cstarsct.-
Niagara excites our wonder, and We stand
amazed at the power and greatness Of God
there, as he "poured it from bis hollow
hand" But one Niagara is enough for The
continent. or the world while the saps
world requires thousands and tens Of thoa.
sands Of silver fountains and gentle Aows
ing rivulets, that water every farm md
meadow, and every garden. and that shall
flow on every day, and every night, viii
their gentle, quiet beauty. So with the sss
Of our lives. It 10 not BY great deeds, liks
those Of the martyrs, that good 10 to b
done; it Is BY the daily and quiet virtussd
life--the Christian temper, the meek ,fof::
b~earance, the spirit Of ~fergiyness, 10 Tie
husband, the wife, the fathsf, the mother, tths
brother, the sister, the friend, the neiehbsr;
that good is to be dons. ,-,aq al ysst s,l
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The SOLDIER of 8

There are in our country many Of the old
heroes who gallantIy bore the flag of their
country in the war Of 1919 with Great
Britisn The gratitude of the Union has
been recently expressed to them, by the
passage of an act Of Congress granting them
bounty lands. Many of them have now
grown old and decrspit, and the vicissitudes
of fortune have visited poverty upon them.
Our Government, the most generous upon
earth, with aldue appreciation of their Ia.
bors, their tolls and patriotic services, has
extended its b~enefcence, and given ex-
preston to the feelings Of the entire nation.
He who spent his youth-"his glorious pre-
cious'prims"-in the service Of his coun
try, nov when age has crept upon him and
the strength Of manhood has departed, il
coasolsd with the thought that he is rotor.
gotten. His grateful people tender him .
ZONE; and seek to smooth his declining
years. |,'sEsE. -. @as
III - t-r. -t. "a .f-.-.... ---. r .
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FRoM HAvANA.-The steamship Falcon,
at New York, from Havana, brings dates
to October goth. They were expecting
another invading expedition at Havana--
The Steamer Pizaro went out on g cfuiss
on the 18th, and a frigats with another
steamer, were bound out As soon 20 the
weather would permit. There was sgreat
review Of the troops about Havsna-s.
mounting to six thousand men-at4 o'clock
on the morning of the goth.
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RoBDERY AND ARREsT.-There were two
men arrested here. this morning, on q charge
Of robbery. We learned nothing further Of
the particulars, than that q man was robbed
and we'll nigh murdered, neal Palmyra, Mo-,
and that these individuals were traced to
this place, and some 700 dollars found in
their possession, supposed to be the fruits of
the robbery.-[KeOkuk Register.
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Advices from the city Of Mexico to the
18th September, have besn received at
New Orleans, The Pieoyune thinks, from
returns received, that the chances are, ia
vorable for the election of ARisrA to the
Presidency, although the Tsmpico Defense
considers Almonte's election certain.
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"Tar eRttih9 pA,,,,l1eolasn san -.

S4AOGH I'M
DEATH."-The venerable Judge Wifiosn,.s
whose lamented .decease occurred ct bic
residence in this city on the, -muruinas Of
the 18th inst, was, we believe, fhe eldest
champion of the newspaper presstiaahe
west. He retired from editofisi htor.
however, a number Of years ago;l bot, his
whole life having been SPENT in That iicaplei-
|ty, newspaper residing very naturally con-
tinued 10 be one of his chief delights. AZ
ter suffering the most excruciating pain from
II o'clock on Wednesday night, until &c.
clock on Thursdsy morpng, his physical
energies were much exhausted, end, his
physicians pronounced hiss case hopeless;
but the cslm-oIdmsn in a-temporsFy~css-
sation from pain, cooliy remarked: "Hand
the mOrning pope,!m His organs Of
vision refused to serve him, and he contin-
ned: "0pen tie Uind0ie shntter." 1T was
done a. he desired, 4 thougl, the room vas
well lighted,)yst still he could not,
re lad, and quietly laid down the paper, cons
scious that his certify career was at an end
In a few moments his rover of speech left'
him, and in less than three hours he ceased
to reathe.-ISteubenville Messenger. e
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zR-cot Benton arrived id n~slcasx&ssN
days ago. The Union Of yesterday ikn5ArIseS
Iauthoritatively, we suppose, ihsthe VIII gwen
account Of himself and bis actings and doing. on
Saturday next; and that he means to cut all tbo,e
for the sin,Ples whc5ay souHEortunate as e d.
agree with him. AZ the Colonel undervsnt y.
operation himself, underth The hands Of The peoS
on the first Monday in August, he ought q
how TO perform it b~snsfeslly To- the patiently
creditably to himself. We would feeomasssS
those gentlemen who have been supporting
as a Baltimore platform politician, to place Ihsss
selves under hi. charge al. once.-[Saint Lous
Times, 9th inst.
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E-Mr. Bancroft, it is said, is now busily
engaged in continuing his history of the
US. The three volumes already ipub.
lished constitute the history ofthe ~coloniza.
ton Of the country. He now proposes
three more for the American Revolution
He obtained many valuable materials, while
Minister to England. oa< .'.l
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THE FuNERAL.-Ths mortal remains Of
Major General Zachary Taylor, late Presi-
dent Of the United States, were yesterday
deposited in their last resting place. The
hero, the patriot, the warrior, has entomb-
ed in the burial grounds of his fathers and
in the memory off greatful pe~ople.-[Lou-
'isville Journal, Cd inst ~.
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FtFfs@%FH sFTff HE <44tsss EIt fE Er..f.hr .laH
vaH-Countsrfsit fifty dollar notes on Mis-
souri Bank are said oibs' quite plentiful,
and 90 well executed that they have even
.Assn taken atthe counter of the Bank.-
Ns don't know that PriRters .isre better
judges Of money than .oother people, but
We pssef, heard Of one taking d counterfeit
RSnth;ff =, '&Sssl Gak 80 y1aaut HOE3"
PoS Vua JS6aast sasS arfF "a - s.s
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The returns Of the CENSUS are coming
in WiM wonderful regularity and dispairh.;
| have looked over some Of them at the
Census Bureau, and find them to be CONE
plets in every respect. The schedules are
so admirably srrsnged that the marshals sp-l
pear to find little difficulty in filing them
For instance, I took up the returns from
Augsts, Me-, and went through them, They,
present an admirable view, complete in ev-,
cry respect, of the industrial pursuits, The
life statistics, and the moral condition ofthe
town. asked the question Of the %intelli-
gent Superintendent, Mr.. Kennedy, wheth-,
er the returns from the South and West
were coming in with q similar is~ccurscy?-s
He said that so far they had entirely met
his views. The system, he thinks, 10 80 ex-
I~cellent that failures will not often occur
If the system be carried out, it will present
the most admirable view Of the moral and
industrial condition Of q nation. Several
of the foreign Ministers have visited the
bureau, and expressed great surprise and,
admiration, at the facility with which the
great work is carried on, as we'll IS at The.
comprehensiveness Of the plan, and the ac-'
|curscy ofits execution. -Wash Corr. Jour-
nal Of Com. "a;
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In the Indiana constitutional convention,
a resolution to instruct the committee on
the legislative department to report a PROV
ision in the Constitution providing for bisn-I
nial sessions of the Legislature, was adop-
ted By a vote of 1874 yeas to 8 nays. a
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A young lady, of delicate health, in this
city, says the Portsmouth Clipper, attempt
ed suicide by eating sever ears Of green
corn, a few days ago. No cause assign
led.
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VALUE OF LANDS IN VIRcINIA.-It is con-
.fdently predicted that the recent assess.
ment of lands in this State will exhibit an
increase in value over the previous assess
ment of fifty per cent.
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We like the story Of q blacksmith, vas
was requested to bring . suit for slsnasf'
He ssidhs could go into his shop and ibisr
Fmer out q better character than Oh ne
courts in Christsndom could give him.
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SPA meeting WILDE held atthsi Office Of
S.aB. Henderson. on Saturday evening next, a
sisty candle lighting, to organise a Debating
Cifb1f for the winter. A Iull attendance ffsfe.
quested. You've MES..
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u The steamship Ohio sailed on Satur-
day week, afternoon, with two hundred and
thirty-nine passengers, principally bound
for California, and a large mail.
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It Is stated that Mrs. Fanny Wright re.
Gently liberated some three hundred slaves,
her own property, which she had On her
plantation near Memphis.
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System 10 important not only IN The grsys
and elevated departments Of scisuce SpkS
essential in the most common concerns
and operations Of ordinary life.
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Deaths at New Orleans for the week en-.
ding on the 18th one hundred and seventy
'ains, Of which thirty-seven were cholera.
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1.-THE figures expressing the number o.
the United States have at last changed-ths
old "l3'' il turned round into 81.
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The block Of marble by the State Of
Georges for the Washington Monument,
bears the motto-"Thc Union as it is" ,
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srLtaad warrants are in fair request atNss
York, and held firmly at $i3sto $140. n
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The Hon. Mr.. Bayard, foremerly U. s.
Senator, has received aaa accepted The
Belgian mission. u59s Isl, ,s,s.. y's.iir~
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htThs Liberty Tribune contradicts the re.
port that Mr.. BovMAs will contest the cleo.
ton Of ". p Hall. .'o s.,'
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scripture against you that was powerful strong.
You know we stick to scripture and acknowl-
edge its correctness, though we sometimes err,
land people catch Us in dirty tricks. We can then
say the righteous sin nine times a day-put on a
solemn look, and call it penitence-sackcloth and
ashes. ... ..-r
Dear Edwin--I am sorry you said anything
about your own merits-others availing them
selves Of your labors, and standing in borrowed
|plumage, and about your being always success
Ifnl when you run for Office. It is very true that
you are a much better and greater man than the
people generally are aware Of, but that fellow
'Ex' will at once say again-"Seest thou a man
wise in his own %conceit, there 10 moro hope of a
fool than of him." and he may torture it around
and reason by analogy, that man good in his
own %conceit, is generally a terrible rascal. am
in hopes he won't think Of that though. But yon
know he said also, if you reprove q sooner, he
will hate thee; rebuke a wise man, and he will
love thee. Perhaps it was Your intention to Is.
your wisdom, by making those expires.
|sions of friendship for him after his rebuke.
don't know but this 10 best after all, for if you
had come out with that stuff you first wrote,
the imp might have said the "dog had returned
10 his vomit."". ash, r.. So
Well, / was delighted at the, slick turn YOU
is, that the devil quoted scripture to our Sa.
But l can't see how this fellow was trying
10 tempt you, except to act in accordance there
with. You made however a sly comparison be-
tween yourself and the Savior. This was IN.
deed good One saved souls--the other saves
pork. Don't mind my jokes. The pork has to
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l,ENlIfS


Is Gonius miseram2 Is genius fatal gihi Oh,
miserable philosophy ihni cnnsiine ~ Genius is
The faculty OF creation. Of admiration. of lave. II or-
ates from tho Jtoss spirits Of beauty which haunt
the soul through lilo peoples The world with lovely
hnms. exalted hopes. skyword aepitings and everlasting
joy aud because the sonsbiy which IL It's cordt
snhees T. petty annoyancos nuunyanes unolt,
so keeny felt, by ohars -bccause ita enthus,sm car
lies II oientlmrs from the path Of prudence aud be
cause tho punishment which lows all Ia ff
II suspended but falls upon ordinary nn'ure--h =
cause with the precious faculty Of giving utteranee
10 al lis pains aud pleasures, it somemos breaks ,lh
into law, pnlnt, or bitter irony, Wild despair. and.
IN ,hse moments tho very OF all it's great.
ness because, these things found npaay
ing genius, like shadows of ts uoes genius there
foe, 10 be called fatal pf} l. II MI genius. great
m1Ieseg genius in spite ol am The kisses ctfrion .
but Il IL" loss the Genus Is The hppcsl it is
the gfeatrs of human faculties Il has immunity
from The common seroWa of humanity, but T. hhs me
glorious pdvllcg'. which alone possesses ptiv
logo o tuning its sooNs into beauty. ana hroodn9 de
lighted over then The greatcst hat ever brcathrd
l1s.a