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and were afterwards brought into the United
States in the same way for adjudication would
not our Courts have been obliged, under the
same law of nations. TO consider the Spaniards
the slaves of the Africans, and treat them as
such, putting them back into the possession
and under the control Of the Africans Or is
there one law Of nations for Africans and an
other for white people! But the second voy-
age from Havana does not change the state of
the case at all. for il may be considered mere
continuance of the first since nothing had oc-
Cured to make the Africans slaves which had
not occurred before-nO law Spanish or any
other, had begun to operate upon them and
make them slaves They were made slaves
merely by force or conquest, and this force or
| conquest continued on the second voyage until
they in their turn, by the same force or con-
quest turned the tables upon their masters and
reduced them to subsection. If force then, is suf
icient to make the Africans slaves, why is it
not sufficient to make the Spaniards so!
Again: it is one of the consequences and in
gradients of slavery, that slave can hold no
property and all the property that may apper-
tain to him belongs to the master. If such be
the case, and the Spaniards should be held by
our Court to be the slaves of the Africans un-
der the law ofnations If the latter should choose
to consider them such, the vessel and cargo must
be considered as becoming the property of the
Africans also, when the Spaniards became
their slaves by virtue of force or conquest. And
the effect Of their applying to an American
court of Justice to reduce these Africans again
to state of slavery to them, will be, if the law
Of nations should be executed upon them, to be-
come slaves themselves to the Africans if such
should be the wish of the Africans, and lose
their vessel and cargo into the bargain
Next, as regards crime. Here both parties
Spaniards and Africans are charged with crime
The Spaniards are charged with the crime of
kidnapping made such by the laws of Spain
to which they are subject; and the Africans
are charged with the crimes Of murder and
piracy And it is the first crime which led to
the second, and constitutes its justification IT,
then, the persons who committed crime ought
to be delivered up to the Government against
whom the crime was committed, for adjudica.
ton and punishment ought not the Spaniard'
to be delivered up to the Government of SPAR
for this purpose, to whom they are amenable-
instead of the Africans who owe no allegiance
to Spain, who were brought under Spanish
jurisdiction by force, against their will, and
who took the lives of Spanish subjects for the
recovery of rights guaranteed to them by Span
ish laws and the violation of which are ac-
counted crimes by these laws w. s. A.
Boston AprH {, 1852.
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KossUTH AND THE IRISH CATHOLICS.
To the Editor Of The National Era:

To the Editor Of The National Era:
am aware that your valuable paper needs
no additional correspondents to enrich its col
umus but allow me, an unpretendng subscri-
Der, TO endorse, from my very soul, your re-
marks on Kossuths Sth of January speech az
well as those also made by kossuth himself ON
that occasion.
! refer to the i'll feeling yet fostered in the
American breast against England. Next to
the pervadng and degrading servility of our
leading politicians to Slavery may be men
toned the habtual endeavOr to engender ha-
tired of England kossuth himself has re-
cciyed no doubt, lesson on this subject, since
he made his first speech in New York. He
came among us with heart breathing forth
fraternal feelings from England to this country,
but he soon found that those feelings were not
reciprocated How different when in England
he spoke of the two countries joining hands
against despotisms. Nothing drew from the
crowds he addressed more prolonged cheering
nothing in this country is met with such deter
mined opposition And why is this You
gave the answer in your fraternity of the
People of all Nations when you state that the
votes of our Irish population influence TO
great degree our elections. And is it SO, that
the Liberties of the world are to be endangered
for few Irish votes! 1t looks like it as with
out the union in arms of America and Eng
land nothing will be done for the protection of
liberty in Europe.
Hatred is no good counsellor-the wisdom
of love is better one. How infinitely supe
rior is the creed of Kossuth to the demagogue
twaddle of some ut the Sth Of January meet
ing 1t would not have been difficult to find
some of our leading politicians had they lived
in the times that tried mems souls or had they
lived in Hungary at the time of the revolution.
A correspondent Of the PdtsbtWg Catholic,
writing from New York, makes his boast that
it was their word that brought down the Brit
sh flag at the Irving House, when Kossuth en-
tered New York and no doubt exists in the
truth Of this assertion. In other words the
union of two of the freest nations on the globe,
for the perpetuation Of liberty, is to he set aside
to please our Irish Catholics-the fact openly
published, and not u press moves its tongue.
The National Era and PinsJurg Gazette, as far
as know, make the only exceptions.
Yours in the bonds Of fraternity, g.
Cat FISH, Clarion County Pa.
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NO. 27S.

IN accordance with mans caprice and what
would be right to-day might be wrong to-mor-
row, and mans will would become Gods law
That selfish politicians should enact and en-
deayor to sustain such a law as the Fugitive
Law is not strange but that men-Christians
Doctors of Divinity-should uphold them in it.
and teach us that tits better to obey man than
God should lower the claims Of Gods higher
law, and exalt mans laws and constitutions
into their place, this of all deeds is the most
marvellous What alarming evidence of eccle-
siastical corruption and apostacy!
| am no Christian, if God be not to me the
Supreme Ruler Nay, | am practically an
Atheist the moment | make Jehovah's laws
succumb to even the loftiest of human laws and
constitutions. No matter though have sworn
allegiance to the Constitution and laws of my
nation never swore to follow its behests into
iniquity; and, besides | am equally sworn TO
obey the Lord God Omnipotent and, what is
more as my Supreme Ruler. From this oath
of my allegiance let my soul never swerve.
Ii the early converts to Christianity at Rome,
to whom Paul was addressing himself had i'm
bibed the erroneous notion las doubtless they
had) that, as they had become the servants of
God. they were no longer under obligation to
obey earthly magistrates, then Pauls exhOrta-
ton IA part of which your correspondent has
quoted was very appropriate. 1t seems that
Peter also had discovered the same error to
have crept into the minds of some Of those to
whom he wrote. He says Submit yourselves
to every ordinance of man, for the Lord sake,
whether it be to the King as supreme, or unto
Governors, as unto them that are sent by Him
for the punishment of evil-doers and for the
praise of them that do well For so is the will
of God, that with well-doing We may put TO ST.
lence the ignorance of foolish men: as free,
and not using your liberty for cloak of ma
liciousness, but as the servants of God Now
here he speaks Of good government, good laws
And sure, if these Christians had not embraced
this same error of which speak it certainly
must have been extremely superfluous to have
addressed them in such language.
would like to hear some of your cores
pondent's grave objections c. B.
PHtford, w.
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A THIRD CANDIDATE.
HoLLEY ORLEANS COUNTY, N. Y,

HoLLEY, ORLEANS COUNTY, N. Y,
March, 1882.
To the Editor of the National Era:
II is well said when you tell your readers
that both of the old parties are sold to Slavery,
and all their Presidential candidates are pre-
pledged to the Slave Power. Hence the pro-
priety and necessity of "third candidate -
for let it be known that there are "seven thou
sand' ut least that have not bowed the knee
to Baal," here at the North both Wings and
Democrats; and perhaps there may be some
at the South who cannot vote with either par
ty, and consequently not ut all, only in case Of
another selection, Besides, should there not
be such an opportunity offered, that Power
could riot unchecked and unrebuked in all the
wantonness of it's extravaganza.
True, there would be scarce remote pros
pect of success; moreover, it is indispensable
for the conservation of freedom here. in our
own persons, States, and Territories, and else
where that there should be steady, deter
mined barrier kept up against the approaches
OF this species OF AbsOIutism in our own land
1t is not expected that the expression would be
numerically large for slight knowledge of
the maneuvring Of parties for the year past
will teach us that each is doing its utmost TO
outstrip the other in its subserviency to the
great Slave will for the sake of mower and
spoils Il seems that we Northerners cannot
get down too low, nor lick the dust too meek.
~ onlv that our nartv can heat and there
are So many voters that net ON this princinle
that nrobablv an ;ndenendent candidate wonld
receive bnt y limited exnrcss;on even of the
anti.slavsrv and anti.extensionist sentiment
of tbe con1,rv Rnt iet us have n standard.
nearer that aIl NAV act TO that point who do.
sire perhans il Il az necessary and proner
now .s aver before
There ARE some vet who cannot look on with
indifference and ace the slave interest sinner.
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as God of Grace and that with duty. comes
opportunity to occupy in his service the talents
given by Him. She desired to have every
home duty accomplished, every household afec-
ton met but reason and Scripture taught
her, that each individual has something to be-
stow, even of time, talent or wealth, which,
spent in the service of others would return in
blessing on herself and her own family. In
the little parlor behind the shop, in the sub
urban villa, in the perfumed boudoir, and the
gilded hall, she saw powers unoccupied and
time unemployed She lived to illustrate all
that she enforced and most nObly had she re-
deemed the promise of her youth.
Years have gone. Yet once again the rem
nant of the broken band of brothers aud SIS
tiers are gathered in the home of their child
hood All was outwardly the same. The
vines still clambered over the doorway. and
the hawthorn was budding into fragrance
the birds still sang on the boughs, and the
wavy branches of the tall oaks seemed bend
ing, to welcome again beneath their shades
that strangely altered household The males
tic figure of Catharine was scarcely bowed by
age, but on her brow the impress it had left
was legible and each read in her the changes
which had passed over them. In the mild eyes
of Elizabeth beamed sweet and holy seren-
ity: but sorrowful thoughts threw their shade
across her still lovely comtenapce She
dreamed of long ago, and haunting memory
of loye-lit eyes, now closed forever, dimmed
her own with tears.
OF the seven sisters, only four remained
but groups of happy little ones went in and
out. as their mothers had been long since wont
to do, and the greensward echoed with the
ringing shouts of merry childhood. Some of
them called Elizabeth Grandmamma,r and
would lead her by the hand for she was feeble
now, sometimes, and beg her to tell them tales
of the oden time, when she played beneath the
trees or sang and danced with Prince William,
in the ante-room of the old Hall He was
gone now, and her early friend Lieutenant
Aylesworth also both had died in the hope of
immortality, and she felt that but a short pc
rod would elapse ere her wheel of life would
be "broken at the cstern'
Again she gathered with the congregation
in the quiet Westinghouse. An eventful his
tory had been hers since she listened reverent-
ly to the solemn teachings there so deeply i'm
pressed upon her heart. She knelt, and raised
a song of praise for the eternal hope offered to
the Christian, concluding in the sublime words
of Isaiah, chime eyes shall see the King in
his beauty; they shall behold the land that is
very far off"
But for her-she leaned on her pilgrim staff
vet little longer, and as she neared the tenn
pie called Beautiful she said, {" see the gates
of mercy opened and the rays of light are
shining from them"
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A few months later, and funeral train was
seen, in the gray of the early morning. wind
ing past the picturesque grounds of Plashct
House. A vast concourse of heart-stricken
mourners followed the bier The noble born,
the gifted, the lowly, and the wretched actu-
ated by common grief gathered, for the last
time to render their tribute of respect to the
loved and reyered of many years. The train
wound on, past the grounds Of her olden home,
past the place of her worship, to where in its
shaded burying- ground, a little child had been
consigned to the dust long before. The mould
was now broken for the grave of its mother,
and at the head of each mound was stone of
memorial, bearing but simple name-it was
that of ELIZABETH Fry.
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why not let them go Does lingering feeling
of resentment yet steel their hearts against the plead
ings of Mercy? How they ask God to forgive
them their cspasses, they forgive those who tres
pass against them while they memorable against
the prayers of these incarcerated men
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-10

Hunonvle and Huntersvic Turnpike, and fJr the cree;
Of bridge across Grcenbrior River
Mr. WELLER, from tho Committee for Courts 81 Justca
presented reports upon resolutions for ane:ins cA.pe
18th of the Code Of Virginia, prohibiting Counsel ana A.
torneys from acting Commissioners for the sale Of pro
perry made under DEGREES in in which they have
ms Counsel; and the following bills bill requiring nor
be given TO the master Of slave cha gcd with an o
ience Of the time OF his trial; and bill changing the -
Of holding the Circuit Courts in the twelfth Judicial G.
cult
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. TowSEs-That the Committee for Courts OF Jv.
ce enquire into the expeiiency Of repeating the eysir
law authorizing forthcoming bonds TO be by tete
daas ia satisfaction Of judgments rendered by Justices
the Peace or OF modifying said law
By Mr. BrRDETT-l'hat the Committee on Claims en-
quire into the expedency of epc!ng b! in coniorm,
with the report Of the Commissioners upon the claim
John Felt IN and Benjamin Jordan; Q! such bill as in r.
opinion .! the Commissioners, they may DEEM proper
By Mr.. DrSS-Thst the Committee for Courts OF Jus
enquire into the cxpedency OF amending the 9Th section
the 1884 chapter OF the Code by inserting in the last SER
ence before tho words his ward" "fis dccedent."
On motion Of Dir. PREsToS, the House adjourned.
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LETTER FROM D. 5. DICKINSON, ESQ.


NV Dear SrI en-, honoreI by your kind invitation in
behalf of the Democratic Young Mems Association Of
Rochester, participate in mass meeting and festival at
CoInthan Hail. Monday evening next in celebration OF
late glorious victory Indispensable business engage
will deprive D. the pcC OF meeting my young
friends upon the occasion appropriately chosen and
but convey acknowledges Tor remembrance
plimentary, in a hurried nrle.
The result OF the contest has, my mind furnish
ed stronger evidence vi the iGtr2tiiy of the American
ple-of abiding attachment Heaven formed ns
utions and of their perfect capacity for scgovenmcnt
Than any for The last quarter OF century. The ques
lions which recently aeated The public mind, demanded
response sanclionina conCcnnng aud has been
given in tones which! all hear and misunderstood
The puisaons of The Democratic heart felt through
out tho Uniuntc fountains Of Democratic equality and
truth were opcEct ates and the accumulated schemes and
1snS ano huhohs u our opponents were swept away by
the omnlpotence Oh noc opinion in potent and
powerful that II bore upon its surface candidates of
great and deserved distinction and nearly obcraed all evil
dence that they had been This is the signal re.
tbuon which law abiding, Union peope have vi.
sed tho enemies OF heI best dearest rabts and
interests this verdict disPassunatly nronouuc,d az
free people BET democracy end lis hys-cart ar,oo-
nism 1t is oa for rational and becoming demons 6ns
the part Of the victorious democracy over our eyer
minated Opponents but narrow and sectional spirit
which bears in its bosom the fearful germs of dsunion
fcelngy appreciate your complimentary alluson nv
services In the Senate Of the uned States. Humble as
they were cannot remain Indifferent public opinion
corning them, bu; chccifuy upon such judgement
just and generous people may render Remember
kindly the members of association and all demo-
cratic friends who may asscmblc and believe be-
whether in office or in private fcn victory or In defeat
IN sunshine or in stony0u friend in the democratic faith
D. S. DICKINSON.
r., &C"
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TILE RIGHT SPIRIT.

We admire the philosophy OF resignation win when Tue
Whiss OF Norfolk their fate and the good heaft WIN
which they taken up their line oil march to' inc ea
Of Sal, River On "Wednesday night last, while the Demo
cracy of This city celebrating their victory e ""
Of Norfolk had great Saturnaia says the Argus, in
ock show Of their ouncyins up SAT- RIVER Inc "ho'c
a,ir was well arranged and conducted in very becoming
oannsr The procession grand gloomy, peculiar, pc
turesoue ana amusing in the highest degree There Is ne
dispurinn o toscs Nero iddrd while Rome was burning
and our Whig friends in similar spirit laugh and make
merry over the death of their party. Ho" unnatural :
Peace to its shade"
The Wing papers give full details OF the Salt River Pro-
cessop with Niarshus Banners Transparencies, "Bue
Lick Canal Boats" &C. The programme thus concludes
WAGON.-For officers Of wing Association, Editors OF
Whig papcrs and Wig electors and su5riector Isl
CART-Con,aining Transparences, &c.
MUSIC-A detachment Of engrants ON foot
Notwithstanding Babies aud their Nurses attend
ed BY m armed guard (for protccton) on foot
PRIVATE Notwithstanding ianliies' FURNITURE
MUSIC-A detachment of Emigrants on foot.
U3IVER-The Emigrun;s from Portsmouth and Gos'
port will be received by the Chet Pioneer and Aids al me
Ferry Wharf, and conducted TO tho right OF me procession
which will then take up the line OF march, as follows
Up Bank and Catherine streets 10 Freemason, 10 bote-
tourt TO York 10 Dunmorc, 10 Butte, TO Cumberland, 10
Cove, Church, 10 Wood TO Fen Chutc 10 I'M
month and Gosport Emigrunls will embark on board q
after which the procession will proceed up West
aide of Market Square and rdmoSs for quarters.
IL is expected that every Egrant will OBSERVE as pro-
found silence possibc let there be no cscennei out II
anv are disposed weep they need not suppress that nau
raj expression OF g'ci 49, -.
1t is earnestly requested that the Wings, living In Nor
folk will illuminate einaoac only in their houses win
single Candle Lamp order 10 throw little gnt upon
our dreary pathway ouses situated at corners VIII have
one window lighted on each street
Whna of Noiylk show bold 'front.' keep together in woe
as well as veal don't despair ,esi shall return in foar
years. ". III. oanNIi - o'hei ''
n g-h1AsKs must not be worn.
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For the Enquirer.
MY DARLING, OIL! PRIDE OF MY HEART.
The 5oom from Thy young cheek is fading,
The suiie from Thy ruby lip gone
And sorrow and pain are invading
The horne which TO love should belong;
But leave US not, stay with US, Mary,
Our pride, and our darling to be
Oh why should not love with US larry,
"Mayorracen, Oh cushlamachres :"
Ny durline oh. speak not Of sorrow,
Twill fade with the turk night away
Look up and oh trust that tomorrow
Will be as bright summer day.
Come chase every cloud from thy brow, love-
My friendship tiny solace shall be,
Add thou shalt DC ever as now, love,
"Mavourncen, OH cushamachrse." " A. u.
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FASCINATION.

pr JOHN FREDERICK wEIsHAMrEL.
Whore she is, who she may be,
| dare not whisper unto thee;
But, though I'd be philosopher,
! cannot keep away from her I!
Her trcsses arc of brownsh hue,
Her check is fair, and eyes are blue,
Her lip is full and sweeter face
Never did Muri!o trace!
And when she looks at me there lies
Such trusting fondness in he. eyes,
That, though I'D DE philosopher,
/ cannot get away from her
o! what is Love? asked she of me;
] said il was Idolatry
And then kissed her, as priest
Would touch goddess, in the East
Be she poor. obscure, or rich,
Angel, girl, or foolish witch,
Care not ], but that her soul
Be as magnet to the pole!
Q, my heart! be Hand deem
All thy love but transient dream
All I'm no philosopher
l cannot keep away from her.
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THEIlrERARY SorlEIlES OE i

THE LITERARY SOCIETIES OF THE VA. NJ IN
STlTUTE.--1hr Cadets members of the literary societies
attached to the Virginia Military Institute, have commits
stoned Rev. G CLOVER 70 execute for them paintings OF
the Coat OF Arms Of Virginia. aud likeness Of General
Washington These pictures together with Others which
we learn The Cadets intend PROCURE will present very
tracve feature among the lie: furniture of the halls they
are designed 10 cubeiIisil.- Ler;agton Gazette
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LATER FROM TIE ClrY OF MEXICO.

New ORtEASs. DEC. 8 Dates received here from Moxi-
co to the lU G that The rchuancpeC PROPOSE
tons TIC puClisti aud tie decision left Congress.
Accounts Sonora that the Government
under General Gluco fought the rebels urdcr Count &C
Broulon and that TIN former defeated
The State o! Agnas CalH,as had pronounced in favor o
the plan of GIudu,a ard contributed large quantities oil
arms to the rcvnU;ioaiss.
The auihori- OF O..zah. treating with tho nsur-
gents Vera Ctuz and probably would surrender TO the
latter.
AT Mazaan vessels oil war, which sent from
Acapulco bocSadc lie port had Joined the insurgents
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SENTENCES FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

PHILADELPHIA, DEC 3ld.-SamueI CoWpCrIhwaite, con-
yicted of the Of Waterman Miller sentenced
to-day by Judge Kelly, eight years imprisonment lie
addressed the before sentence expressing the hope that
his having formerly pecu would not prejudice the
Judge rs il had Jury. After being sentenced, he
claimed"Oh say death death would be sweeier since
outcast from society, wish no longer 10 live
call God to witness that had Intention take life"
Robert Lowdcn for mansaughter, in killing Henry Nc
Garry then sentenced 10 three and eight months
imprisonment.
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To GEO. w. LEWIS, Esq Cor Sc, y.
THE CASE OF BISHOP poANE

NEWARK Dec. 2.-A;,rr Sir. $ou,hards resolutions had
been read in Convention tis morning William W. Hal
stead Offered series of resolutions quoting The opinions
several Bishops and requesting the prsentes proceed
with the presentm-nt ard al After long debate they
laid the taolo and Mr. Sopfhards resolutions were
adopted with but dissenting voting The Convention
then adjourned sine cie
Boshop Doane stands fully acquitted of the charges
brought against him.