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CAsn ADVANCES, OR PURCHASES FOR CASH. ON
~ gold and silver diamonds, Watches Chains Pr
Scgars Dry Goods and Groceries Also bargains for
SALE pay advanccs-a variety Of the abovesks nens
nfins, &C., ~ the Cash Loan Once, Sc Nassau street,
b9cSlpd hoor, 'front.' room. JOS. u. DA CAMARA.
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fRprAL MURDERS BY THE MExICANs AND INDIANS,
-SyEAMER coMANcHE AGAIN FIRED INTO BY
MRxIC ANS GOVERNMENT OFFICER WoUNptD.-
MARROW EsC ARR or A LADY PASSENGER, ETC.
gIrotn The Rio llraVo Nav 2O1
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CLOVER NOOK; BY ALICE CAREY
THE BOOK OF THE SEASON.


Readers of tho National Era who have been de-
lighted with the contributions of Party LEE" will
not fail to buy her charming volume of Clocey
NOOK or RecoHecfioRS Of or Home ia the West" in
which she has painted American country life with
freshness genius and felicity of style hitherto un
eHampod in our literature II is work for our free
agricultural States not less attractive and character
stc than Miss Mitfords ViHags Stories for England.
or Washington Irvings Sketch Book for tho old Dutch
society of New Amsterdam and the borders of the
Hudson
EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES OF THE PRESS.
we do not hesitate to predict for those sketches a
woe popularity. They bear the true stamp of ge.
Mus-smple natural, truthml-and eyince n keen
tI w. uy numor and pathos, Of the comedy aud
HeBouy OF I'VE IN the country No one who has on or
read can forget the sad aud beautiful story of MARY
nnue'nnSS It's weird fancy tenderness and beauty;
lu touching description of the emotions Of n sicI aId
huueHhE human spirit aud its exquisite rural mic.
lures The moral tone of Alice Carey's writings IL
unoblectionnblc always - g.. lpbiIi,y -
Miss Careys experience has boon in tho midi, -,
rural occupations IN the interior of Ohio E,rry
here reflects this experience in the raros sbs..
most exquisite huos The opinion now appears IN hs
commonly entertained that Miss Carey ~ d. V'
the first Of our female authors an opinion wbi'i
FitE-Greene llallock, John q. Whittier Dr. GriswolJ
William ID. Gallagher, Bayard Taylor with man,
others have on various occasions endorsed - HBs
fy0fod NrpS.
IF we look at the entire catalogue OF female wri
tors Of prose fiction in this country we shall find N
one who approaches Alice Carey in the best oharac
terstcs OF genius Like all genuine authors she ha
peculiaritesi her hand is detected as unorringly
that Of Poe or HAWTHORNE as much as they she
apart from Others and above others and her sketch,
Of country life must We think be admitted 10 be 81
perior even TO those delightful tales of Miss MtorC
which Ia similar line, are generally acknowledge
20 be equal 10 anything done in England '-IRferao
hOAai Maga.iac
4" Alice Carey has perhaps the strongest imagination
among the women OF this country. Her writings vii
live longer than those Of any other woman among
us"-AmsyioaH Whig RSvin0.
Alice Carey has hne, rich, aud purely orgina
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ALL DISSEMINATION cannot make slave
holding politician recognise any rights in the
North. The Washington Union, with its pre-
tensions as the central organ of the National
Democracy, always looks through sectional
medium. 1t is always one-sided For exam
pie, in n recent editorial on the position of the
Democratic party in Congress it says
=" Guided by doctrines which are as ancient az
the Government it was not new TO them to
take such part in the recent exctements, az
would restrain the tendency of over-action
whether in guarding the South against unjust
assault, or in rebuking the spirit at the North of
lawless disregard of constitutional compacts. /"
Look how quietly it takes for granted, that
the only party to be protected, is the South,
the only party to be rebuked, the North. The
North is always ggressive-therefore the first
duty of the Democracy is to guard the South
In the North there is a lawless spirit of dsre-
gard for all constitutional compacts, and the
great duty Of the Democracy ia to correct It,
The shareholders have done no wrong--they
are never aggressive, never overbearings never
monopolizing-they are always mesk, patent
forbearing-always loyal to the CONSTITUTION
and Laws-there is no spirit Of disunion among
them-oh, no! OF course the Democracy can
find nothing in them TO rebuks or correct It's
sole task is, to cherish and guard the poor, un-
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xossurH AND THE ANrI-s1AvERY coMnrrgE
New YoRx, December 20, 1851


To the Editor Of the Commonwealth
Perceiying in your paper quotation from
the Courier and Enquirer, respecting the inter
view between the delegation of the American
and Foreign Anti-Slayery Society and Governor
kossuth in which gross misrepresentation Is
made, write this note that it may be correct
ed. The falsehood of Webb's paper should
not have thought it worth while to correct, had
it stood alone but as the statement has been
copied into your paper, and others also, trust
that those papers which have given currency
TO the untruth will correct it. The Letter 10
Governor Kossuth was not intended for pri-
vate letter, but was, on the face OF 1t, ietter
for the public; and the COMMITTEE, from t"s cs-
ginning, determined 10 publish II rtM "e hd-
dress. You see. then the absurdity OF the state
ment in the Courier and Enquirer, that "ex-
hbited signs Of surprise and vexation when
M Kossut6 asked me to read the letter to hum
I Understood him. at the time, that he could
not read INV handwriting and ] neither fe'
nor manifested surprise OF vexatlon.
a. Coyernor Kossuth had previously declared
that no would not be brought into discussion
of ths merits or dement's Of our domestic instl'
,ut;onsu we were obligated not to address him
at ali on the subject Of American slavery, or 70
do Il in such a manner as propriety required
We thought publication Of his recorded sen
timeuts introduced into an Address from Por,,
ton of the Aboltionists of this country, would
do good, now and hereafter, in many respects
We intended no secresy or evasion, ana VIZ
documents show clearly enough, one wouiu
suppose, that nothing else was in our minds
Your obedient LEWIS TAPPAS'
Just as we supposed. We understand 700
we'll the petty malignity of such papers as inc
New York Courier and Enquirer, To credits any
thing they may choose TO say in dispsrass"e"'
Of honest men.
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Presidential Office of n Northern man, ready to
acknowledge his obligations to the Slave Power.
There is not one of all the Northern Democratic
candidates now for the Presidency who would
not go to greater lengths in behalf of slavery,
than any one of the Southern candidates Had
we a hundred votes, and were we compelled to
choose between n Southern Shareholder and a
Northern slave, we would give them all to the
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genius Her country stories are almost unequal
led. "-Kmci1bock0 Magazine.
Miss Careys sketches are remarkably fresh and
exquisite in delicacy, humor. and pathos she Is
booked for Immortality. Home Journal
The Tiaes speaks Of Alice Carey as standing at
the head Of the female living writers of America We
20 even farther in our favorable judgment, and ex-
pres. the opinion that among those living dead she
has had no equal in this country and we know OF lew
in the annals Of English literature who have exhibit,
ed superior gifts Of real poetic gcuus The Poyf'"a
(Hs) EcisciIc
Published and for sale by J. 5. REDFIELD,
Jan 1t Clinton Hall, New lofk'
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K0sSUTH AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES

"A resolution was introduced one day last
week in the House of Representatives, propo-
sing the appointment of a Committee to wait
upon Kossuth on his arrival, and invite him to
the floor OF the House. As it was not resolu-
ton day. it became necessary to move sus-
pension of the rules to bring it before the
House; and this motion, to succeed, must be
sustained by two-thirds of the members pres
ent The yeas and nays were called, and it
appeared that III voted for suspension, and So
against. A change of two votes from the mi
nority to majority, would have made the requi-
site two-thirds. The motion was lost, but the
vote showed that very nearly two-thirds of the
members present were in favor of the resolu-
ton for the appointment of Committee. 1t
might have been supposed that so large ma
jority would take good care to carry it into
effect We shall see.
All of the ffty-eight who voted against the
suspension of the rules, were Shareholders, ex-
cept eight, and these generally were what are
called Hunkers Good tacticians all of
them-never sleeping on their posts Last
Friday, after enjoying HOLIDAY, the House
met for the purpose chiefly of making provi-
sion for another holyday The Etfy-s'ght were
of course in their places, and knew what they
were about AS to the majority of nearly
two-thirds, we suppose they were yet rumina-
ting on their Christmas dinners. Somebody in
the secret, from Illinois, moved that when the
House adjourn, it adjourn over till Tuesday,
and thereupon the majority, thinking only, we
presume of good long rest voted aye!
How the .ffyeght laughed in their
sleeve!n awe have laid Kossuth OUT ex-
claimed one of them And in this way The
following Monday was resolution day. 50 that
the aforementioned resolve being then in or
der could be passed without a two-thirds ma
jority vote to suspend the rules Adjournment
over till Tuesday wouldprevent this, by spong-
| ing out the resolution day, and meantime Kos
| suth would have arrived Thus the vigilance
of fifty-eght men was more than match
for the votes Of their one hundred and eleven
opponents.
This is but one sample of the efficiency Of
slaveholding tactics
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offending, iong-suffering much-wropved Co.,
against that insolent, overgrown usn, oa'n
lawless bully, the North. pug
This is pretty fair paraphrase of II.
marks in the Union IT,
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sylyania stepped forward to propose a compro
mise Robert Morris u strong advocate ioi
assumption, thought that the South might fur
nsh just enough votes to carry the assumption
bill if the North would furnish. in exchange
enough to carry bill fixing the permanent
Seat of Government on the Potomac. The old
game over again-pOwer bartered for money
the South being willing to pay for power, and
the North to sacrifice power for pay! Hamll-
ton entered into the arrangement heart and
soul jefferson complained that he was made
a tool in the bargaining, Hamilton begging his
cooperation in settling question which
threatened the existence of the Union Ham
ilton dined with Jefferson-White and Lee OF
Virginia, were present. 1t was agreed that
the Seat of Government should be fixed on the
Potomac, Hamilton and Morris undertaking to
bring over Northern votes enough to secure the
passage of bill for that purpose, and White
and Lee, opponents of assumption, agreed there
upon TO vote for the assumption bill. A bill
was at once introduced in the Senate, fixing the
Seat of Government at Philadelphia the next
ten years, and after that permanently on the
Potomac 1t was passed, sent to the House,
met by violent oppoSitiOn-the secret OF the
bargain having been communicated to only
the necessary number of Northern men-and
after the yeas and nays had been called thlr-
teen times, it was carried by a majority of two
votes. Provision was then made for assuming
the State debts. The necessary amendment
was carried in the Senate to the Funding Bill
by a majority of two, and in the House, after
hard struggle, by majority of six.
Thus was the bargain contaminated by
which the South obtained permanent power
and advantage in our Federal Government of
incalculable Importance, and the North petty
temporary pecuniary relief
One illustration of what has been lost by
one and gained by the other is the fact that
though the free States number twice as many
whites as the Slave States, and shareholders
constitute perhaps 40. :. h dne-t"6"',,,ta
- y ~otrYa - /.
4 3 ri. "essns2 Gossxy-.-54 'I'A o'nA-
twentieth is represented by i've daily presses,
while the nineteen-twentieths are not repre-
sented by single daily. Can there be more
striking evidence of the ascendency of the
Slave Power over the Public Opinion and Pub
lie Councils of the cOuntryl
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05- A CORRESPONDENT wishes 10 know
where he may procure publications on the
d Scriptural view respecting slavery AT New
York Address William Harmed. 48 Beekman
street He has on hand we believe, all the
standard anti-slayery publications
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WASHINGTON. D. G.
THURSDAY, JANUARY l, 1852

IT- We have some very excellent poetry
and prose, waiting for insertion. Our contribu-
tors must bear with us We shall do all we
can for them, and in 50 doing increase the
value Of the paper. But, were we to undertake
to publish at once all we have on file, tit for
publication, it would occupy two or three pa
pers, to the utter exclusion of anything else
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a recent meeting of some of the chiefs OF the
! Orleanst party il was unanimously resolved
10 write to the Prince and declare their hrnl
resolution not to support any attempt on MS
! part to keep up civil war.
! The correspondent of The London Times,
writing from Paris, under date OF December
II, says decree, issued to-day, places the Dc
partment of the Gers de Var and the Lot ct
Garonne in state OF siege.
The Moniteur announces the loss OF the
army, in the late events of / officer and "a
priyates killed, and II officers and i67 privates
wounded
The Pat,1e contradicts the report circulated
Mt the Bourse, relative to the modification in
the system of taxation.
The Inspector of the Bar writes from Toulon,
under date of December 9, that the mail from
Dragradiew brought news that 1000 insur-
gents, who were marching on that town, had
retreated in the direction of the Brigriolles and
Bayols, making some hundred public functional
ries march at their head, with strong chains
round their necks The director of the post
office at Luck was among the prisoners.
The Minister of War has addressed dis
patch to the General of Corps, in which he
orders that all persons resisting the established
authorities shall be Immediately shot.
The Minister of the Interior, in report to
the President, states that the insurgents have
attacked the public forces at different points
and have engaged in sanguinary collisions
They have attacked and taken towns and
communes which. thanks to the energy of the
authorities and to the troops, have been taken
from them.
1t is stated that several of the troops of two
or three legions of the National Guard have
rendered their resignation.
At Sisteron, 5000 insurgents succeeded in
taking possession of the citadel, which was de-
Tended by only so men. The municipal au,
thorities were compelled to resign, and So
cialist Committee at the latest dates was sitting
in the Hotel de Vile. The town has the APP
pearance Of place taken by assault The
Government are taking the most decisive
measures to repress the instruction.
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An assumed name The real name, SARAH
JANE CLARKE is as well and iavorably known
as tho assumed name
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70 A paragraph in the True Democrat of
Cleveland suggests the idea that we were not
quite explicit enough respecting a meeting
lately held in this city for consultation on the
subject Of National Convention. The coca.
kA ~ ~
III ''h'i''''1"i' Gs'he roY'ngteer sse'ac2nt4d
at Cleveland, to Judge Allen, ana Two other
members of the Committee, in Washington.
They, with Mr.. Giddings and other Anti-Sla-
very members of Congress and Charles Fran
CHS Adams, who happened to be in the city,
held consultation, and the conclusions ar
rived at We were requested to state in the
Era
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o. Please signify to me- through the Era,
or otherwise. whether Grace GreenWO0d is a
real or assumed name.
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We hope Congress by its prompt action
now, will make amends for past delinquency,
and, SO far as human agency can, provide for
the security of the city and its governmental
edifces
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80, ,a.,-sa ~. o.. .e.
~e,', and,PoIticaJ ReEspaper, published week
". al W asnanl4 ont &, y, NSyS -.....s, y, -
character may be learned by the following
statement principles
We believe
In the unity and common origin of the hui
man race:
In the doctrine that God made of one blood
all the nations Of men, to dwell upon all the
face of the earth.
In the golden rule" Do unto others as We
would that others should do unto you:0
In the Higher Law 1t is better to obey
God than man
In Liberty, as the fundamental condition of
Human Progress and Perfection
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and protected, not subverted, by Law:
In the American Union, not as an end, but
as means-a means to the establishment of
Liberty and Justice worthy of support only SO
long as it shall answer these great ends
We hold these Truths to be SelfEvident-
That all men are created equal
That they are endowed by their Creator
with certain inaienabe rights
That among these are life, liberty, and tn,
pursuit of happiness
That to secure these rights Government
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powers from the consent of the governed
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shtute new Government laying its founda.
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We hold these Truths to be applicable at all
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ion, and arc therefore the uncompromising foe
of all forms Of Slavery, personal, political
spiritual whether at home or abroad; and IN,
advocate of all laws and usages having ten
dency TO equalize the conditions of all men, Il
secure to all equal opportunities for the enjoy
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A New FUGITIVE CASE MIR. Ingersoll,
United States Commissioner for New Haven
Connecticut lately delivered up three appren
tice boys, claimed by Mr.. Russell of New York,
under the Fugitive Act as fugitives from service
and labor The Commissioner held that the
Act contemplated white as we'll as black men,
apprentices as well as slaves.
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The albany atlas, edited by most estimable
and liberal-minded Catholic, says
The only two Catholics in the Senate of the
United States-Shields of Illinois, and NAL
Tory of Florida--voted for the resolution to re-
ceive kossuth. 1t is not usual to classify votes
according to the religion of the Senator'S; but
as much has been said in this relation, it would
do no harm if little should be known
Very good and they are not the only Cath
olics we know, opposed to the doctrines of Mr.
Hughes.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-01-08
RECAPlTULA TON.

HORRIBLE AFFA1R.-The following account
of shocking affair, which occurred in Nor
way, in this State, on Sunday night or early
Monday morning of last week, we cut from the
Norway Advertiser - .. .r..
A number of young men, in the middle part
of this town, had met together for the purpose
of sercnading" party who had been recent
ly married. In the midst of the performances,
some one in the house discharged a gun loaded
with shot at the crowd. The charge principal
ly took effect upon the person Of young man
named Foster, son of Mr. John Foster, inlurng
him severely, and it is feared fatally. He re-
celved from twenty to thirty shot in his face
and neck, one of which lodged in one of his
eyes, destroying it instantly, and several took
effect in one of his hands, breaking the bones,
and otherwise injuring it. 1t is reported that
others were struck by the scattering shot, but
not severely injured. twas horrible affair,
and will undoubtedly undergo Judicial investi-
CATION. Until then we shall probably be una
Bile TO CLEAN the facts in the case. Much ex-
element exists, especially against the ind-
vdual who is supposed to have discharged the
DQn