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for a blessing on all such means but we wish
TO do something more. we wish some little
share i'm the moral lattle The discoveries in
California. and the overland mail steamers &c,
have. as it were carried Us almost back to our
native country again We can now read of
the doings of Benevolent Societies there before
they are long past. We count it one of the
greatest blessings of our lives that we can now
mingle our deliberations and prayers with
those of American citizens in the great enter
priscs of the day. There are many of our
people in these islands. in the mission and out
of it, who feel a deep interest in the subject Of
American Slavery. and who hail with Joy every
proof that correct views of human rights are
gaining ground, Of those out of the mission
can name no more honorable specimen than
our Chief Justice Hon. WILLIAM L. lea
man in whose integrity and talents everybody
has unbounded confidence When with us last
fall he expressed himself in the strongest man
ner on the side of Anti-Siayery opinions but
said he was behind the age on this and other
subjects, for want Of time, amidst his over
whelmng duties 10 read AS he could wish
Send HIM Report of your Society. He will
give you efficient aid
In my last letter suggested your offering a
premium for tract on some important Anti
Slavery topic Afterwards mentioned in one
of our native meetings what had written to
you. and asked the church if they would fur
nish hundred dollars for such purpose.
Several raised both hands and said. Only tell
us when you wish it. and it will come" So
you may draw on me, whenever you please. ii
the suggestion is good one in your estima-
ton o.. Let Us know the signs Of the times.
With much love and desires for success in
your work, remain, AS ever, your friend and
brother. d. BALDWIN.
Le'r', IaPpaH, Esq Ne,r York.
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PITTSBURGH CONVENTION.

The National Convention of the friends OF
independent Democracy in opposition to Com,
promise Democracy, on the nth of August
mex, promises to present n noble array of talent
and influence against the demands of the Slave
Power
Delegates have already been chosen from
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Massachu-
sets Indiana Illinois Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Maryland, and Michigan and some of the dis
trcts Of New York, PENNSYLVANIA, and Ohio.
Movements have also been made for a repre-
sentation from Rhode Island, New JERSEY and
Iowa. We observe also that the Liberty party
Of New York will send II delegation to it,
The Buffalo Convention of 1913 denied to the
Federal Government the power to deprive any
person Of life, liberty or property without due
process of law; il asserted that the original
settled policy Of the nation was not to extend
nationalile, or encourage but to localize limit
and discourage Slavery and, accepting the
issue forced by the Slave Power announced. i'm
reply to its demand for more Slave States and
more Slave Territory, "nO more Stare States,
and no Stare Territories This. as we said be-
fore, is as far as a political organization could
20, unless il assumed the doctrine that the
Constitution conlers ON the Federal Govern
ment power to abolish Slavery in the States.
Entertaining the views of those who estab-
lished this platform Of principles, we trust the
Convention which is about to assemble ut Pitts
burgh will not invite misconstructiOn and un.
necessary opposition. but that it will measur,
its responsibilities and powers, and limit it,
action by them. There is a widespread and
deep-seated opposition to the platforms of the
Wing and Democratic parties, and it becomes
the friends Of Freedom to take such judicious
action in the present crisis as will attract and
combine the dissatisfied of other parties in a
united effort to establish an Independent Dem.
ocratic organization
With our views of the Constitution, we can
not take ground, directly or by implication,
that the Federal Government has power to
abolish Slavery in the States, and we do not
think that any great portion of the American
People will unite with any organization which
declares such purpose
We trust that the Pittsburgh Convention
will restrict its platform on the subject of Sa-
very to the topics of which we have spoken,
and thus attract to its standard the noble and
ardent spirits who seek to limit and sectional
ice Slavery, and bring the National Govern
ment to use its influence actively on the side
Of Liberty.
Notwithstanding the passage of the Compro-
mise measures, the friends of Slavery are act
lively plotting to difiuse it over new and virgin
soil. The issue presented is similar TO that Of
lsls, and should be resisted by II similar plat
form OF principles to prevent the National Gov
eminent from aiding by its action or conni-
vance, the establishment Of more Slave States
or Slave Territories Accepting this issue, the
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Pittsburgh Convention should adopt a similar
platform to that of ls4s and seek by practical
bic means to divorce the Government from all
connection with, or responsibility for, Slavery.
Especially should this be pursued now, when
the old parties have resolved to resist agi-
tation, and acquiesce' in the Compromise
measures adopted by the last Congress.
In regard to other questions, we trust the
Convention will take a decisive stand for cheap
postage for the people; retrenchment of the
expenses and patronage of the Federal Govern
ment the election, so far as practicable. of all
civil officers free grants of land to actual set
tiers on our public lands the repeal of the Fu-
gitive Slave Law constitutional appropriations
for River and Harbor Improvements and de-
clare the right of every nation to choose its
own Government and especially the duty OF
free nations TO protest against and prevent the
Intervention of despots to suppress republican
or constitutional Governments.
Such platform will attract large number
OF votes, and spread dismay into the ranks of
the two old parties, which have blinked these
questions and taken no manly ground in re-
gard to them
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Fer the National Era.
LOVES ASST RAE
BY MISS PHGBE CAREY.

BY MISS PHGBE CAREY.
Close, come closer. bending over
This my weary, dying bed;
Tell me, . NV mortal lover,
Thou wilt love me truly. dead.
Now my eyes may scarce behold thee
Through their bitter binding rain,
And my arms cannot enfold thee
Lying weak in helpless pain;
Yet, if faithful. shall know il,
Though thy lip make no replies,
Loving truly, thou wilt show it
In the love-ight OF thine eyes
When thou turnest from my shrouded
Paleness, TO fairer face,
Let my image not be crowded
Wholly from its olden place.
All thou Low ST NE, TO conceal it
Would surpSss all mortal art;
/ can see it, | can feel ii,
Burning down into my heart.
Close, come closer, bending over
This my weary, dying bed
Now know, nv mortal lover,
Thou wilt love me truly, dead
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DIsUNION.

The Ant-Slauery Bugis, published at Salem,
Ohio, objects TO the Era's defence Of the Buff.
talo Platform, as reaching the full length, no,
of the desires of the Abolitonsts, but Of the
political responsibilities Of the North" 1t con.
cedes, however, that no political organization
could 90 further without conflict with the Con-
stitotion. 1t says:
D'Sunion is the only dired Anh- Slavery ae.
ton, The only action worfh whiis tor men %.
earnest 10 make
1t is scarcely necessary for us to say that We
dissent from this view but, while dissenting,
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bill should not be taken up until his return /;
but on that day the bill was hurried through
the forms of legislation, at an unusual time,
and is now doubtless law. Was not this a
trick We are not apt to be suspicious but
the movements connected with the passage OF
this bill are calculated to inspire suspicion. we
shall await further developments.
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RECORD OF GENERAL PIERCE
The Union says !:

H0 UH1UH Suys
"The article Of the National Era proviro
General Pierce's opposition to the conduct i
the Abolitionists was adopted by the Scott
committee, published in pamphlet form, and
thousands sent to the North and Northwest
Well did not the Union adopt the same ar.
tcle, and publish it in its paper entitled TIL,
Campaign, and circulate it by thousands in the
Southern States! The argument which will
Justify the Union will excuse the Wing com.
mittee.
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LETTER FROM MAINE, No 1.-The read.
crs Of the Era will be pleased to hear that
Mrs SrowE has 80 far recovered her health
as TO resume her contributions to its columns
The first Of series Of letters from her pen will
appear next week
"GREENwooD LEAVES FROM OVER THE SEA q
No g. dated London June 30 is crowded out
also. letter from the Sandwich Islands. dated
May :, 1852.
a number Of other articles await insertion
Our readers and correspondents must exercise
the virtue Of patience
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WASHINGTON, ID. &.
THURSDAY, JULY %, 1852.

We hope that the work Of extending the list
of our subscriber, will go on. 1t has COM
menced with great spirit there is a prevalent
determination among our friends to multiply
readers Of our paper, with a view to making
independent voters for Freedom Give us
list Of twenty thousand subscribers, and We
shall have one hundred thousand readers
This is worth an effort
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ANNIvERsARy-The 18th anniversary Of the
British Emancipation in the West India Islands,
will be celebrated at Toronto, Canada, on the
I'd Of August next dinner will be served, a
procession formed, and addresses delivered
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THr ONO STATE JOURNAL reprints Green
wood leaves from over the Sea, and credits
q The New Era" This is all wrong. In the
first Mace credit is due to The National Era"
for articles copied from its columns and in the
second place Miss CLARKE has secured copy
right for these letters according to law. We
trust our brethren of the press will not infringe
uuon IL
The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-02-18
For The Sentinsl d Farmer"

MzssRs EDIToEs:-By giving place, in
Jour valuable paper, to the following lines,
if you thiuk them worthy of insertion, you
will doubtless crafty some of those who
were eyewitness to the death therein rec
.orded. The demise of the little sufferer al
luded to, is supposed to have been occasion
ed by the severity of the weather, as it oc-
Cured on the morning of Tuesday, the Goth
of January, notorious for being the coldest
day known for many years. The lines be-
low were written and read by the teacher on
the day following to the school therein allu-
dsd to.
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For tke Sntinsl and Farmer.
TO THE PRINTERS D---L.

You saucy little f, you,
'Tis easy seen you're young,
When, for the love of pelf, you
So freely use your tongue.
Your characters perfdious,
As seen in your address,"
By using speech invidious
You've prov'd what you profess.
At least You are his ape, sir,
And let bis Honor sable,
Get you in q scrape, sir,
Should place you meath the table.
Where Congressman are won't to put,
Mean bills, and each petition,
That does not altogether suit
Their taste on abolition.
Your crime is this--a worthy class,
AS live in county Harrison,
Are made, in your address,"
Sheer Lngins by comparison.
'Tis true we're rough-and rough our far
And our condition looks forlorn,
But everyimp should be aware,
We've more to eat than '.parched corn.
Just leave your murky borough
Fetch down your empty hide, sir
Wen fill it with fat burrow,
And some ''roast beef" beside, sir.
If, after you are here, sir,
About our food you jaw some,
Well dress for you deer, sir,
Or else fat opOSSum.
If still disposed to grin, sir,
And not disposed to hush,
Well fill you to the chin, sir,
On-pOssum fat and mush.
If after this you've room, sir,
To raise piteous moan,
Wen stop it, presume sir,
Withholding cake and pone.
Though condiments are rare, sir,
In this our western wild,
Well some for you prepare, sir,
They'll make you look quite mild.
We've whotAeberrieS some, sir,
And various other trimmings
And when we trot you home, sir,
Well fill you with persimmoms.
When your acquaintance made is,
With our daughters and mode of life,
We think you'll leave old Cadiz,
And come to "Dohrman" for wife.
But if in spite, sir, of all these
When you go back you cannot let,
Alone us ,aborigjnses;
Wen make you run the gauntlet
If this be not sufficient, sir,
Your gibng us to balk, you
May dread means more efficient, sir;
Wen send and tonsahawk you.
BIG FOOT.
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FOR the .Scntisel and Farmer.
SpORTSMEN RALLY!!!
Grand Circular Fox Hunt!

OTauQ C1ECuLaT OK NUM-!
At a meeting held at the house Of William
Maxwell, in Hanover, on Monday evening,
the Cd inst, it was agreed to have circular
Fox Hunt, on Friday the Goth Of February.
The following boundaries were agreed upon:
Commencing on the Rumley road near
Mr.. Slosns, thence south along the section
line, via. Isaac Pratt's, Samuel McLsan's
Judge Moorehead's Widow FerrePs to Sam
uel Osburn's house on Saltwater. Thence
west from Samrel Osburn's, via Arthur
IBeatty's, James Robison's, David Patter-
sons, Aaron Conaway's to Samuel Adams
barn above Laceyville. Thence north, via.
Robert McFadden's, Alexander Simpsons,
Isaa Lemaster's, John McDonough's to
Conaga's mill on Cennotton Thence east,
via. New Market, Frederick Kimme's Thos.
Noore's to Mr.. Sloan's, near New Rumley,
the place Of beginning.
The centre to be in the bottom above Jer-
emiah Bradlcy's meadow, one half mile S.
w. of Hanover.
AMOS Hr1oN Marshall of the day.
East Line.--Chef Marshall, DR.. J Fl.
Patten. Assistsnts-Isaac Pratt, Joseph
Buchanan, j. A. Simpson, John Smiley,
John Cox, John Atkinson and Jas. Osburn.
South Line Chief Marshall, James Rob-
ison. Assistants. Samuel Adams, Arthur
Beatty, George Palmer, Samuel Gilmore,
Albert West, John Anderson and Aaron
Conaway.
West Line,-M. H. Conaway Chief Mar
shall Assstants,--Robert McEadden, w.
Simpson, Andrew Hendrix, Obediah McDo-
nough, George Thompson, James Houser
and Samuel Mclean.
North Line "A. F. Croskey Chief Mar
shall. Assistants. Sc. G. Conaga, Phillip
Jolly, Thos. Whitaker, Frederick Kimmell,
VIM. Patterson, John Epley and James Pat
ton. ~
The Marshalls will be on their lines at
half past nine o'clock, A. NJ, to be ready for
marching at 10 O'Clock with their respective
lines.
The signal for starting will be given by
the Chief Marshall, by firing cotton ball al
the centre. The signal to be repeated by
the Marshalls, by firing guns along the lines
On arriving at the first straw line, one
fourth pfa mile from the centre, the men will
halt, and the Chief Marshalls will repair to
the centre, and reseive orders from the Mar
shall Of the Day before marching to the Sc,
.cond straw line. The signal for closing in
will De given by firing gun at the centre
No firing Of guns viii be allowed within the
straw lines. The dogs 70 be let loose on ar,
irving at the second stray line.
RALLY ALL
February 5, 1859. y
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OBITUARY.

The wren is dead!-that little wren,
That horp'd about the school house floor
Is dead and gone! We look in vain
To see him now-he is no more
He died on yesterday at eight;
His little body was inter'd
Deep in the snow drift, and his mate,
Since then has not been seen or heard.
Upon the crumbs he used to feed,
That from the scholars dinner fell;
1t makes my heart now almost bleed,
About this little bird to tell
How harmlessly he hoped about,
And when pursued by roguish boy,
How quickly he would tiutter out,
Where no one could his peace annoy.
Or find some chink within the wall
Some hole in which to hide from harm,
When he could not get out at all
There would he sit, enseonced, quite warm
Poor little bird!-as you are now,
So one and all of US must be-
Death is imprinted on the brow,
Ofeach child of mortality &!
Then let your lives the impress take
Ofinnocence that marks the wren--
While you are scholars it will make
You lov'd-respected when you're men.
Twill f. you, too, to leave this world
Oftears and death, and make you rise,
On wings of angels wide unfurled,
To dwell with God above the skies.
DOHRMAN.
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making land warrants, issued under the
act of September 4s, 1850, assignable, and
for other purposes.
Messrs. Brenton and Yates severally ad-
dressed the Committee in favor of compen-
sating the land officers for the lSeation OF
land warrants.
A large number of amendments were Of
fered to the bill, and debated.
The Committee, without coming to con-
clusion upon the subject, rose, and the House
adjourned.
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Theory Of Humor.

TO see young officer IA years of age,
come into company in full uniform, and with
such wig as is worn by grave and respect
able clergymen advanced in years, would
make everybody laugh, because it certainly
is avery unusual combination of objects, and
such as wouldnot atone for its novelty by any
particular purpose Of utility to which it was
subservient 1t is complete instance ol
incongruity.
Add ten years to the age of thisincongru-
GUS officer, the incongruity would be very
family diminished; make him eighty years
of age, and celebrated military character
of the last reign, and the incongruity van
ishes. | am not sure that we should not be
rather moro disr osed to respect the peculiar
ty than to laugh att. AS youincrease the in
congruity, you increase the humor.
If u tradesman of corpulent and respec-
table appearance, with habliments somewhat
ostentatious' were to slide down gently ii
the mud, and decorate pea-green coat,
am afraid we chould all have the barbarity
to laugh. If his hatand wig, like treacerou'
servants, were to desert their falling master
it certainly would not diminish our propensl
ty to laugh; but if he were to fall into vlo'
lent passion. and abuse everybody about
him, nobody could possibly resist the incon
gruity Of pea-grcen tradesman, very re-
spectacle, sitting in the mud, and threaten
ling all the psssers-by with the effects 0
wrath. Here every incident heightens th'
Ihumor Of the scene; the gaiety of his tunic
the general respectability of his appearance
the rlls of muddy wates which trickle dowr
his cheeks, and the harmless violence of hi
ragel But if, instead of this, we were to OBJ
serve dustman falling into the mud, j
would hardly attract any attention. because
the opposition of ideas is so trifing, and tht
incongruity SO slight Sydney Smith.
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=
SANArH.--Mr. Cass presented petition
from the workmen lately employed on the
wings of the Capitol, asking to be continued
in their employment. He also introduced a
joint resolution authorizing the same; which
was referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings.
Mr.. Shields presented the memorial Of Al
fred Guthree, with the result of experiments
by him on the cause of the explosion ofsteam
boilers.
Mr.. Broadhead called up his resolution Of
inquiry into the expediency of having a
Charge at Switzerland; and it was adopted.
Mr.. Shields reported bill granting land
to the several States for the relief Of the in
digent insane. as
HousE,--The House resolved itself into a
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Union, Mr. Olds in the chair, and resumed
1.-The consideration Of The bill from the Senate
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Secret of Tanning Animals.

--~@-~~~SN-~F
We have no direct means of divining the
"why and because" of certain predictions
and preiudices observablei in birds and other
animals. We daily see actions among them
for which we cannot in any way account.
Thus, for instance, if a dog enter a room full
of company, you shall presently observe him
make a careful tour of the apartment, snuff
sembled guests. Towards some his tail will
be seen to wag, with every symptom of kind
liness and goodwill; whilst towards others
he will, with tail detected, show unmistake-
able signs of suspicion, perhaps of disgust.
Depend upon it, the animals discernment is
rarely at fault. Iwould willingly be guided
by such Mentor. Just so it is with the
feathered race. Some masters and mistrss-
ses can never tame their birds--nsver get
them to be on terms of intimacy. The cause
is evident There is no feeling of affection
lin common between them. They do not love
their birds. The latter know as much, and
are assuredy aware that they are kept simply
fer the sake Diminishing amusement.
have also noticed the same unerring sa-
gacity in my squirrels. They would con-
stantly detect any person who might be pre-
pairing or wishing to play them off some
practical joke, and would, to my great de-
light, fasten on them at once, paying them
handsomely and in full for all favors about
to be received! Itwas, however, impossible
for me to anger them. They, too, we'll knew
the frendliness Of my disposition--seeing
what merry romps and gambols we had to-
gether, both by day and night, up stairs,
down stairs, and in the garden. No doubt
it is wise provision of nature, thus to en-
dow or little friends with instructive powers
of perception. The face is the index of the
mind They read our character when they
catch our eye William Kidd, IN the Gar
dener's Chronicle.
THE TRUE HIGHER Law DooTRINE,-No-
thing has excited our surprise more Than to
witness the great variety of opinions express
ed among Christian men on the question,
whether there is higher law than the law
of the land. A vast amount of absurdity
and nonsense has been published, both from
the pulpit and the press, in regard toit The
true ground is stated in a nutshell, in a
Thanksgiving sermon, by the Rev. Albert
Barnes. He held, that when civil law con-
flicts with Gods law, it is our duty first to
use our lawful influence to secure its repeal
secondly to refrain from forcible resistance,
single or combined, unless the case should
Justify a revolution; thirdly to obey con-
science and suffer the penalty. He further
maintained, that the constituted authorities
are the Judges of the constitutionality of any
law--but they cannot determine a question
of conscience In his inferences he found
cause for thanksgiving, in the general con-
formity of our laws to Gods law, and said
lthatit was wonderfulthat, in thirty-one States,
lso few enactments should have contravened
that law Presbyterian Herald
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Congressional Proceedings.
Friday, January 80.

PIuayb 'ahuaIy OO'
SkEArE.-A resolution, submitted by Mr.
Bradbury, directing an inquiry iuto the e1-
pediency Of providing by law for the preven.
tion of abuses in the conveyance of pasSen-
gers by steamboats, from the Atlantic ports
to those of California, was adopted,
The Mexican indemnity bill was reported
by Mr.. Hunter.
The bill for the relief of the lately pardon,
ed Cuban invaders was referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations.
HoUsE.-Mr Robinson, from the Commit.
tee on Roads and Canals, reported bill tc
set apart and sell to A. Whitney, of New
York, portion of the public lands, to enable
him to constructs a railroad from Lake Mich.
igan or the Mississippi river to the Pacific
ocean; which was referred to the Committee
of the Whole on the State of the Union.
The House adjourned until Monday.