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Not word of comment is necessary
The fifth and last bill, to abolish the slave
trade in the District of Columbia, was peculiarly
obnoxious to the South; vet it received the
unanimous vote of the North in its favor, and
nearly the unanimous vote of the South against
it. Many members from the South would viii
lnglv have seen the slave trade as carried on in
the District, put under restrictions; but when
the Abolition members announced that this was
but the first step to its final abolition there, they
opposed it with all their energy. The vote is
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SYRACUSE. Oct. 2.

SYRACUSE, Oct 3.
RAILROAD AcoIpENT--Loss or LITE.--A dread
fu accident happened last night at Seneca Falls,
by collision of the Western mail train with the
Eastern. Four Of the passenger cars were com
pleteiy broken to pieces, but the express train
escaped without injury. One man, who was
stand ng on the platform of the Western train, was
almost instantly killed several others were more
or lest injured
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bill to repeal and annul the fugitive slave
law, passed September 1850
From this it appears that those portions of
the Utah and New Mexico bills so cunnincrly
framed by the Great Pacifcator rs to convey
the idea of non-inteyention, and TO seem To
wink at slavery If the people of the territories
VIII 1t, were only ass nted to by political trick
sters, TO secure the admission OF California al
ready rredcemaby given over to Free soiisffn
by virtue of her apti-slavery constitutions but
assented to, with no design of suffering them to
rest quietly among the Legislative archievcs OF
the nation The last of the Omnibus fragments
that had been yeneercd into the Mosaic work of
Congressional doings, and the only one that
even pretended to dole out a shadow of Justice
to the South--the Fugitive Slave Bill--has not
been permitted to cool down from the fever
heat of angry debate, for thc space Of a short
September moon, ere it is dragged forth. in
defiance of propriety;S as fresh bone of conten-
ton.
VIII Southrous--patriotic Southrons--lonoer
deude themselves with the baseless lone that
peace Is one OF the consequences of trueulent
adjustment! Rather let them look the crisis il,
the iaee tor to this they must nerve themselves t
last; and read the inevitable alternatives of their
oesuny-submissioD, or secession, if not for the
admission of California no,r eventually for the
Total and eternal abolition of slavery in the
South,-Daton (Ga) Times.
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From The arkansas Democrat.

PUBLIC MEETING.-At public meeting OF the
citizens of Poinsett county, Arkansas, held III the
town of Bolivar, On the 3lst day of August, ammo
Domu 1850, for the purpose OF taking into con-
sderalion the subject of African slavery, and APP
pointing delegates to represent the said county IN
the Southern Convention, which is to convene in
the city OF Nashville, on the sixth Monday after
the adjournment of Congress, the following pro-
ceedings were had.
On motion of Judge G w. M. Stacey Y. Stod-
dard, esq.,, was called to the chars and on motto
of Hon Benz. Harris, Robert II. Stone was zap
pointed Secretary.
The chairman rose, aud IN an eloquent style,
explained the object of the meeting.
On motion Of Hon. Benj. Harris, a committee OF
seven was appointed to draft resolutions express
sive of the sense of the meeting, who Immediately
withdrew. During the absence of the committee,
Judge G.. w. M. Stacey delivered lucid and
spirited address in defence Of Southern rights and
Southern institutions.
The committee returned and reported the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which adopted
without a dissenting voice:
Whereas, the subject Of African slavery is ex-
citing our councils, and agitating the nation from
centre to extremtn, and in a crisis like this, we
deem it to be the duty Of freemen to assemble to-
gether and speak out their political sentiments
that they may be understood by the world
Therefore, be ii by us
Resolred, That the resolutions of the Southern
Convention, held in the city of Nashville in June
last, meet with our hearty approval.
Rssoircd, That we love and revere the Union OF
these States, and that nothing but disregard OF
our rights by the General Government, could ever
induce us to withdraw from it,
Resolred, That DIR. J. P. Mardis, w. G. Ar
ledge, and !. V. Cross, be, and are hereby APP
pointed delegates, to represent Pomsett county in
the Southern Convention, which is to assemble in
Nashville on the sixth Monday after the adjourn
ment of Congress
Mr.. Samuel Price offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adoptedl
Resolved, Tha. the proceedings of this meeting
be signed by the chairman and secretary, and that
copies thereof be sent to the True Issue, Gazette,
and Democrat, and the Memphis Appeal, for pub
liaation.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
Z. STODDARD, Chairman.
ROBERT FL. SroNE, Secretarg
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OFFICIAL HoNoRs TO AMIN BEY.--An order
from the Navy Department TO all tue con-
manders of naval stations ard United States re-
ceiviug ships, directs them TO show all respect
to Amin Bcy, Agent Of the Sublime Porte, and
to afford him and his suite the fullest opportu-
nifty to examine the Navy-yards, docks, work
shops, and public ships of the United States
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The Northern vote was unanimous in favor
of the bill, while upwards of two-.hirds of the
Southern members opposed it.
Next came the bill organizing a territorial
government for Utah. 1t did not contain the
| proviso-tlat is, it did not insult the South
and therefore the North opposed it.
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AMrNpMEyTs AND VOTES

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, on THE
Several Compromise, OF Omnibus Bills.
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THE SOUTHERN PRESS.

DAILY, $40 90
OG
WEEKLY, 90
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vedly inflicted The spirit of hostility thus cx-
hibiIed, increased and heightened as it will be
by corresponding retsIiatory acts from the North,
cannot be suddenly or violently slayed, but on
the contrary these acts will but serve us fuel to
implrt intensity and vigor to The fame 1t is
trite saying that none can hate like brothers.
The future historian may find in the issue of the
present controversy another demonstration of
the truth of the aphorism
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ANOTHER GEORGIA RALLy.-The mass meeting
at Kingston, Cass county, Georgia, was held on
Thursday last, according to previous expectation,
We have seen friend who was present on the
occasion, and from his account the affair seems
to have been regular genuine Georgia rally, an
enthusiastic meeting of the determined supporters
of Southern rights at all hazards, and to the last
extremity 1t was calculated that from twenty
five hundred to three thusand persons were presen,
from Cass and the surrounding counties. Our in
formant thinks TINT the estimate may be safely
placed at tw eny-hye hundred as the lowest figure
although some editors in Georgia will no doubt
discover that the meeting was a very small affair,
and some, perhaps, may insinuate that most of
the audience were from Kingston, town contain
ing, we believe, about dozen residences The
speakers were Messrs Benning, (of Macon) Co
wart, Cherokee Stiles (Cass, } and CuuIitt.
MIR. Stiles, II will be remembered, was speaker
at the Macon meeting, and his name will no doubt
recall to the minds of many, the incident which
occurred during his speech, which was so graphic
ally related by our correspondent "Edgefeld :"
Ii was his lot again 10 strike Il note which was not
exactly in unison with the feelings of the audi-
ence. He made an admirable and truly eloquent
speech, and depicted in glowing terms the aggres-
slons and outrage 10 which we were exposed but
as to the remedy he still was at loss
Is there no remedy but secession, " he asked
and the answer from all sides was no. no, no, re-
peated and re-echoed by nearly all the audience.
MIR, Stiles recommended non-intercourse but was
not prepared to describe his remedy ia full. The
friends Of the South in Georgia, can only say to
MIR. Stes---a gentleman as we learn, Of distin-
gulshed literary attanments, and elevated charac-
ter-and a true patriot,
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Milwaukee has 10000 inhabitants In 1884
Mr. Solomon Juneau was the only whito inhnb-
liant,
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Peaches sell in the Cincinnati market AT twenty
five cents per bushels,
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-Si quid novisti rectius istis,
Candldus lmpertI; ST non his utere.

The other speakers were eloquent and decided
and were listened 20 with enthusiasm and delight
They discussed the evil and the rem edy--the dan
ger and the duty of the South, ,'n language iniel-
hglbIe to all, and with a spirit which found an an-
syer in the hearts of all. Mr.. Colquitt who spoke
last answered some of Mr.. Stiles positions with
great ability, and made one Of his best efforts,
Our readers all know him by reputation, and il is
needless for add more. Suffice it to say, that
the name of Walter j. Colquiu, is destined to en-
JOY glorious pre-eminence among those of the
champions of the South. Georgia now looks to
him among others, and the South looks 10 Geor-
ga.- Columbus, s.. c. Telegraph.
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SO the rules were not suspended.
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SUICIDE.

ELEAzER PORTER committed suicide If
Wilkes Barre, by cutting his throat with a
razor He had been absent from town a
few days and returned on Thursday last. In
the evening he went to DR.. Miners and COM
planned of being unwell, and wanted the DR..
to let him stay all night. The DR.. told him
that he could not Ike p him very well, but
that he would see him the next morning.
Porter then went 10 Col. Hillman's Hotel and
remained all night; he slept bu. little, S tt
ing up nearly all night. In the morning he
went where his wife kept boarding house,
she being absent at the time in the city, and
there shaved and dressed himself. While
he was shaving the Dt. called and talked
with him, and about twenty minutes after
was called back and informed that he had
killed himself 1t appears that soon after
the DR.. went out, Porter took the razor and
went out to the privy and cut severe cash
in h arm, from which he ap, arently had
nearly bled TO death not content, however,
with the wound in the arm, he took the ra-
zor and cut his throat, severing the iugular
vein, and expired in few minutes Wyo.
ming Democrat.
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The Birthday of American Freed ON.

Most of our subscribers will receive this
number of our paper upon the seventy fourth
birthday of American Independence. it is
the great holiday of the American citizens,
and the day for patriotic reflection. With a
naliol. powerful, so that even the lowest of
our foreign servants bow no suppliant knee
10 the proudest of earths potentates, the A.
merican may well feel pr de and security
snder the broad folds of the star-spangled
banner. At time when the temple of
Janus is closed, and universal peace pre-
walls through the earth, we may well say our
lot as been cast in pleasant places. The
past is rich in glory, and the future bright in
promise. Earhs last hope is centred here in
Freedoms home, and may our people ever
prove true to their high trust, and each one
of our political b rethren so help TO guide the
good ship of state that he can every success
i've day be more proud and worthy to say
Il TOO AM AN AMERICAN CITIZEN"
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as an amendment TO the Oregon Bill. MIR.
Calhoun spurned the offer, looked upon the
Missouri line as unconstitutional, and as
most dangerous means of dividing the coun-
try into geographical halves, which would,
sooner or later, lead 10 disunion. General
Foote here q'ioted numerous extracts from
MIR. Calhoun's speeches at the time. Still it
was remarked by Southern Senators that the
Missouri line would be settlement, and to
give peace and harmony 10 the country, he,
F. ote, was willing to offer it. Again objec-
ton was made that such proposition would
be "degrading" if coming from the South,
and Foote was willing to obviate that too.
He was comforting with Northern Senators,
and found that Mr.. Bright, of Indiana, was
willing TO assume the responsibility in a
spirit of Cancellation and patriotism. Bright
and Foote saw President Polk, and the a
mendment embodying The Missouri Com
promise was drawn up at the White House
Bright offered it, but the South gave it by
no means generous support, and though
Calhoun voted for the amendment, he even.
tually voted against the bill, because it had
that amendment TO it. Amongthe men who
voted it down were those who are now
most clamorous for the Missouri lire.
1t was afterwards stated, and stated cor.
rectly, that Mr.. Buchanan was, at the earn
est solicitation of his southern friends, will.
ing 10 write another letter; but seeiug the
course things had taken meanwhile, Mr.
Buchanan declined. After the election Of
Gen. Taylor, Mr.. Buchonan was again press
ed, but he then answered that he was con
verled 10 the non interference ri,iiiciple, that
he had fought under that principle during
the Presidential campaign, and that he would
not obtrude his opinion on the public. Mr.
Foote then made Mr.. Buchanan a visit at
Wheatland, near Lancaster, and urged him
again but at the opening of Congress, MIR
Foote and another southern gentleman, can
vassed both Houses, and found that the Mis-
souri, compromise could not pass, too many
southern men being opposed to it.
Mr. Buchanan withheld his letter; and
now the very men who would denouce Con.
Foote in the South, for falling back upon the
doctrine of the Nicholson letter, (after Gen
Cass, as Mr.. Foote, stated, had been willing
TO vote with self-sacrificing generosity in
support of the Missouri Line,) are those who
opposed the Missouri line when proposed,
while he, Foote, stuck 10 it till he found it
could not carry. Mr.. Foote said he was
now willing to vote for it but not as con-
ditto sine qua non; for he was ready to settle
the question in any manner that should .pre;
serve our glorious Union. Gen. Foote rs 3
true patriot. as always have described him
ready to immediate himself by the inch &c
save his county. OBSERVER.
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United States Senator.


The Cumberland Valley Spirit expresses
its preference for James X. MacLanahan the
talented Democratic Congressman from that
district as the rext United States Senator,
and, then adds: "But should the claims of
MIR. MacLanahan be disregarded by the Le-
gisature-Should franklin County be refus-
ed the United States SeEator-should the
Democratic members Of the Legislature look
upon other Counties of the State as having
stronger claims than ours, then we give de-
cided preference TO the Hon. George w.
Woodward for the post. Apart from Judge
Woodward's purity as man and as DEM
ocrat, and of his abilities as speaker, he
has claims upon the party, in consequence
of the shameful treatment l. g experienced at
the hands of the guerrillas, in 1s45, at the
time Simon Cameron, by combination
with the Wings and Native Americans, was
perm ited to enter into the Senators Office,
not through the door,, but over the regular
caucus nominee.
We hope then for the future, that no man
in the least favorable to the breaking down
of long established Democratic usages, will
ever again be elevated by the Democratic
party 70 seat ii any Legislative body. Bet
ter for us thousand fold 10 be defeated at
the polls, than afterwards to be betrayed by
false friends into the hands of our enemies.
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VERY LATE FROM MExIco.--The New York
Tribune has adv ices from Mexico down to a
very late period, 18th inst. There is not the
slightest ground for the rumor which pre-
vailed at Washington of a revolution in Mex
leo and the return of Santa Anna. Every
thing appears as quiet politically as it has
for the laat year past. An extra session OF
Congress was to be held on the goth instant,
to provide resources for the general Govern
ment to cover the expenses of the Admin :
tration, and to decree whatever economical
measures they may consider expedient. The
cholera, it is feared, would keep h, men,
bers from the Assembly. Twenty thousand
deaths had occurred this season by it in the
country. When the rainy season set in in
Guanajuato the cholera ceased almost at
once. Signor Otero had died of cholera.
He was the principal O. one of the commit
ees, who, together with the Minister of FL
nance, had been in constant activity for
number. Of days previous to his decease, and
still wer e occupied in regulating the public
debt for the immediate action OF Congress
on the opening ofthe extra session. The
approaching Presidential Election begins to
attract public attention, and many candidates
are spoken of five already proposed-viz
Gen. Arista, D. Luis de la Rosa, Gomez Pc
draza, Gen. Almorte and Gen. Bravo.
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Hon. John Strohm.

This gentleman who was SO strenuously
urged for the post Of Canal Commissioner by
his friends in this county, received his quie-
tus in the Convention, on the ground of opp
osition to the Mexican scar { whilst men,
Der of Congress-. One delegate, Mr.. King
of Bedford, said, in the course OF his remarks,
that he would have voted as Mr. Strohm did,
had he been member Of Congress but he
would not think it safe 10 go before the peo-
pie after such vote. You could not make
the people believe it right Another dele
gate, Mr.. Richards, Of Berks, said that the
objection to Strohm was valid one. A man
who would vote against supplying the A
merican troops during war, would meet with
defeat Unprecedented in Pennsylvania.
The Lancaster delegates wanted to file
protest against the action of the Convention
in regard to Mr.. Strohm-but this was deni-
ed them, some of the members alleging that
it was an insult offered to the Convention
After being alternately brow.beaten. bully
ragged and coaxed, the delegates finally
withdrew the paper, taci,ly consentiug TO-
have the politica guillotine applied to the
neck Of Mr.. Strohm.-Laaeaster Intelhgeneer.
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sand deaths of misery and sorrow. She too
was sensitive, high-born and proud. She too
was the victim of acnspiracy. She too was
ruined by those who had rejoiced in her
smile, and joyed in the glance oe her love-
lit eye-by the demons of whom her warm
and pure young heart had almost made good
men-by the fiends whom her kind hospi.
tali,y warmed too near her into life to
learn her nature; and who then turned, like
the fab.ed viper, to destroy her. She too
asked divorce before she fell. But there
was no excitement t9g her. The country
was not convulsed. me Legislature troubled
not itself about her sorrows. There was no
mania tor her released from the body of
death, TO which relentless fate mad bound
her. When she went down TO her grave,
few were they who remembered her; and
fewer were the teas shed over one whom
the world should have priced as ore of its
richest jewels. She, who warred with fate
and resisted more than thousand others are
called upon 10 resist, fell only because her
power was not superhuman. But she was
net divorced; for she ,ras poor.
One of this actors quarrels involved the
largest of the American cities in riot
Lives were lost, and the military were called
out TO fire on the mob An ordinary earth
quake would be satisfied with convulsine a
large city, but this man must agitate the
whole coantry
Men will now read the proceedings of
the Forrest trial with greedy avidity, until
many Of them begin TO wonder whether
they too are not the victims OF some base
paramour; and this horrid suspicion will ran
kle and tester in their minds, until they
seem to live in very hell of madness. Wo-
men will read the evidence in this and such
other cases of the kind as are to follow it;
until these become familiar TO them as
household words.
We can bear "hard cider" orgies, "ruin"
panics and such like fooleries. We almost
begin TO wish that the songs about "Tippeca-
noe and Taylor too," and about ''lit,le Van,
Van; Van" might drive away the horrid din
about this Forrest case,' for if something is
not speedily done, our people will cry about
this actor of the nineteenth century, as did
the old Romans for 'tcirce nses at panem." Or
does the government open such exciting
topics 10 divert the attention of the people
from Galphin robberies, as the despotism of
Austria only keeps its people in blind SUBJ
lection by opening to them an abundance of
free theatrical performances The country
press owe it to themselves to speak out on
this subject; for in the country we have
healthy moral atmosphere. The city editors
breathe tainted vitiated air, and only cry
vive Ia humbug. ...
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ANOTHER HIT.

The Democratic members of the Lesisla-
ture, who voted for the present apportion-
ment bill have issued an address TO the
Democracy of Pennsylvania in which they
treat Senator Best in the following style:
'tThe re cent session of the Legislature pre-
sented the singular political anomaly of the
popular voice as manifested in the house OF
being neutralised and held
in check by a double power first, by the
casting vote of selfish and cratic presi-
ding officer in the senate. who sacrificed his
honor and seel.,t sa she party that had nour-
ished and protected him to attain an object
purely local in its character and results /; ell
evated to high and responsible position BY
an act of base and premeditated political
treachery, he prosti,uted his official inau-
ence and powers at the shrine Of his own
selfish ambition, and his senatorial career,
from the commencement until the close of
the session, looked at the accomplishment
of one object, and that was the division of
his own county; to the attainment of that
singl, object, personal integrity and political
gratitude were willingly but basely sacrifc-
ed. The majority in the house were also
restrained in the accomplishment of their
just desire, IN reference to tie passage OF an
bill, by the veto power in the
hands of an executive, who, prior to his E.
lection, had repeatedly disayowed the policy
of its exercise in his addresses to the people,
from one end of the commonwealth to the
other
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Too LATE BY AN HoUR-A Clerk in the
War Department, from Maine, died one eve-
ming. The next morning the Wing portion
of the delegation from that State waited upon
the Secretary of War precisely at 10 O'Clock
apologized for calling SO early and solicited
the appointment of certain candidate to
fill the vacancy, The Secretary received
them very politely, and said that there was
no necessi y for making an apology, bu re-
plied 81 must be frank with you, aEo tell
you that the vacancy is already filed by the
appointment of Mr. Cox, of this city" The
delegation simpered, looked wild, smiled
and vamosed.
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EE The Easton argus of the 27th, in
forms US that 'the gallant Col Jefferson Da-
Wis visited that borough week before last
He remained with us but few days, being
obligedto return TO the discharge of his du-
ties at the seat of government. During his
short stay he made many friends, who will
always pleased 10 welcome him 10 oul
borough"
The same paper says:
WILLIAM T. MomsoN, Esq, the Demo.
cratic candidate for Canal Commissioner pro
poses paying visit during the Summer, tc
Northampton and the other eastern counties
of the State. We can assure him a hearty
welcome at the hands OF the Democracy oI
this region.
~ We hope he will extend his visit into
thi' region, where he will find the yeomanry
OF Columbia ready to give him warm gree
ting.