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THE pREsIDENCY.

Amid the agitation among the Democratic
politicians for the nomination by the LIST of
June Baltimore Convention, Gen. JOSEPH LANE,
of Indiana, is much talked Of in private circles
as Compromise nominee, in case Gen. Cass or
Mr.. Buchanan should fail to receive twO-thirds
vote of the Convention Should the scheme of
Gen. Lanes friends succeed, it is calculated
that the Convention would not deem it neces-
sary to pass resolutions declaring the Compro-
mise measures inanty." The grounds of
this belief rest upon speech made by General
Lane at indianapolis, on his return from Ore
gon, in which he indicated his position He
said, that the Compromise measures each
and every one of them, met his cordial appro-
val and had he been member of Congress- he
should have voted for all of them, including
the Fugitive Slave Law, which was a measure
absolutely necessary to carry out one Of the
Compromise features of the Constitution. They
were oil right; but this pas the best measure Of
aH The slavery question, he said, was always
dangerous and exciting one, and he had al
ways been opposed to the agitation of it. The
people of the free States had nothing to do
with it. They should leave it where it is, and
where the Constitution has left it, and it could
never be agitated without endangering the in
tegrity of the Union. He was he said Union
man; and to preserve tha Union, the Constitu-
ton must be carried out ia its letter and its
spirit politically he recognised no law above
the Constitution. He hoped every citizen of
Indiana would be found supporting these meas
ures, and frownng upon every attempt further
to agitate the slavery question
This speech we find in a book recently pub
lished, under the title of Biography of Joseph
Lane-by Western" and bearing the imprint
of the Congressional Globe Office, 1852 1t is
doubtless issued by authority" and is intend.
ed to smooth his way TO the object Of his am
bition. Without dwelling upon the talents or
capacity of Gen Lane for the Presidency, we
commend this extract TO the attention of our
readers His friends calculate that he can
carry New York We o2ine that the political
| cipherers have missed figure if they suppose
that New York can be carried by any man
who holds the opinion that the Fugitive Slave
Law is a measure absolutely necessary
not only right but the best measure of
all" We may remark that Gen. Lane exhib-
its great political sagaci'y in endorsing as the
best measure of all, that feature of the Com
promise which is most unpopular both at the
| North and the South!
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THE PASSAGE OF THE HOMESTEAD BILL

This bill passed the House, May 18th, by
the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Abercrombie, Charles Allen,
Willis Allen, Allison, Babcock, Bartlett, Bissell
Briggs Brooks, Albert G. Brown, Buell., Busby,
Joseph Cable, Thompson Campbell, Cartier
Chandler, Chapman, Churchwell, Clark Cleve.
land, Cobb, Cottman, Cullom, Curtis, George
t. Davis, John G. Davis, Dawson, Disney Doty
Durkee, Eastman, Ewing Ficklin, Fitch, Flor.
ence, Floyd, Fowler, Gamble, Gaylord, Gentry
Giddings, Goodrich, German, Green Grey
Grow, Hall, Sampson w Harris, Hascal Hend
ricks, Hem, Houston, lngersoll. Ives, Andrew
Johnson, John Johnson, Robert w. Johnson
George w. Jones, Kurtz, Lockhart Mace, Ed
ward c. Marshall, McMullen, McNair, Mea
cham, Miller, Molony, Henry D. Moore, John
Moore, Newton, Olds Samuel w Parker Penn
Penniman, Perkins, Phelps Polk, Porter, Rich
'ardson, Riddle, Robbins Robinson Sackett
Savage, Schoolcraft David L. Seymour, Skel
ton, Smith, Snow, Benjamin Stanton, Frederick
P. Stanton Abraham p Stevens, Stone St Mar
tin, StrattOn, George w. Thompson, Thurston
Townshend, Tuck, Walbridge, Walsh Ward
Watkins, Addison White, Alexander White
Williams, and Yates-107.
NAYs-Messrs Aiken, John Appleton, Aver
ett David j. Bailey, Thomas H. Bayly, Barrere
Beale, Bell, Bocock, Bragg Breckenridge Geo
H. Brown, Burrows, Caskie, Chastain, Cling
man, Colcock, Conger, Dockery, Duncan Ed
mundson, Evans, Faulkner, T. j. d. Fuller
Hamilton, Harper, lsham G. Harris Hubbard
Holiday, Horsford, John w. Howe Thomas
Y Howe, Jackson, Jenkins, George G. King
Preston King, Letcher, Martin, Mason, Nc
Queen, Millson, Morehead, Orr, Outlaw Peas
lee, Powell, Ross, Scurry, Origen s. Seymour
Stanly, Strother, Taylor, Wallace, Washburn
Welch, and Woodward-56.
The Southern Press makes the following
analysis of the vote, classifying the Free-Soi
ers with Wings or Democrats, according t.
their afhnities We presume the table is cor
rect, though we have not examined it care
fully
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SEC. g. And be ii further enacted, That the
Register of the Land Office shall note all such
applications on the tract books and plats of his
Office, and keep register of all such entries.
and make return thereof to the General Land
Office, together with the proof upon which they
have been founded
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That all
land acquired under the provisions of this act
shall in no event become liable to the satisfac
ton Of any debt or debts contracted prior to
the issuing the patent therefor
SEC. 5. And be At further enacted That if, at
any time after filing the affidavit as required in
the second section of this act and before the
expiration of the five years aforesaid, it shall
be proven by two or more respectable witness
es, upon oath, to the satisfaction of the Regis
ter of the Land Office, that the person having
filed such affidavit shall have actually changed
his or her residence, or abandoned the said
entry, for more than six months mt any one
time, then, and in that event. the land 80 en-
tered shall revert back to the Government. and
be disposed of as other public lands are now by
law.
Sec. s. And be IL further enacted That if any
individual now resident of any one of the
States or Territories, and not citizen of the
United States, but at the time of making such
application for the benefit of this act shall have
filed declaration of intention as required by
the naturalization laws of the United States,
and shall become citizen of the same before
the issuance of the patent as made and pro-
vided for in this act shall be placed upon an
equal footing with the natiye-born citizens of
the United States
SEC. T. And be ii further enacted, That no
individual shall be permitted to make more
than one entry under the provisions of this act
and that the Commissioner of the General
Land Office is hereby required to prepare and
issue such rules and regulations consistent with
this act as shall be necessary and proper to
carry its provisions into effect; and that the
registers and receivers of the several land Off
ees shall be entitled to receive the same COM
pensation for any lands patented under the
provisions of this act, that they are now emit
tied to receive when the same quantity of land
is entered with money, to be paid 10y the party
to whom the patent shall be issued: Provided
hOperer, That all persons entering land under
the provisions of this act shall, as near as may
be practicable, in making such entries, be con-
fined to each alternate quarter-section, and no
land subject to private entry. And proUided
further, That nothing in this act shall be 50
construed as to impair or interfere in any
manner whatever with existing presumption
rights
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piles of lumber on two sides and fence at one
end of the space. Snyder and Ridgely entered
at the other end, and commanded the negro to
surrender or they would shoot him. The ne
gro then sprang for the fence, and was in the
act of getting over, when Ridgely shot him
through the head. They were both within two
yards of the negro when he was shot bus had
not put their hands upon him. After the deed
was done, Ridgely was represented as from
Harrisburg, and stated that he was United
States officer, and if arrested, he would have
those who arrested him taken for false impris-
onment. This had the effect to intimidate the
officers there, until Ridgely escaped over the
bridge, and made his way to Maryland
These differ only in the degree of brutality
which they ascrbe to the officer of the law
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fore the gold mines and the lands will fall into
the hands of grasping spectators or soulless
corporations and the industrious men, now
honestly Subsisting upon the fruit of their own
labor. be crowded out by slaves! But, what
does an advocate of Slavery care for this
The laborer, in his eye is the mere instrument
of capital, entitled to no consideration, any fur
Their than he may minister to its exactions.
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UNCLE TOMS CABIN.

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MAJOR DoNELsos, the editor of the Wash
ington Union, has sold out his interest in the
concern to General Armstrong, and retired,
Disguised We presume, with the fierce hostility
against him, manifested by large portion of
the Democratic members That he has failed
to please his party friends, is not surprising as
they have not yet been able to please them
selves. We suppose the reorganization of the
organ will depend very much upon the re-or-
ganization of the platform at Baltimore
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somebody's motives without such recognition,
would of course be rather doubtful!
If this cumbrous ceremonial of politeness
tended to make members more courteous to-
wards one another and more refined in their
department. it might be tolerated, but, as a
general rule, we think it will be found that
gentlemen most addicted to these solemn for.
mulas of politeness, are oftenest guilty of VIC
lating its true spirit and dictates.
Mr.. CLEvELAND's SPEECH.-The speech OF
Ex-Governor Cleveland, Of Connecticut, de-
hvered several weeks since, has but lately ap-
peared in the Globe So much of it rs relates
to the question of Slavery, we publish in this
weeks Era 1t was listened to with great at
tention, and produced decided sensation. Ii
is the bold, indignant utterance of a man whose
patience had been exhausted by the abuse
heaped upon Northern men.
On comparing our copy taken from the
Globe, with the pamphlet edition of the Speech,
we find the following important clause, refer
ring to the Fugitive Law, omitted in the Globe
reprint" tn its origin and principles" These
words should follow the statement made in
the first column of the speech, that the Fugi-
tive Slave Law was "a purely Wing measure. y
HE SPEECH OF PREsToN KING of New
York, expressing as we presume he does, the
views and purposes Of the New York Democ-
racy, will be read with great interest. He is
calm, mild, but determined man, always
measuring his words with care, never threaten.
ing, generally saying less than he means.
The COLLINsLINE-MR. Stewards SPEECH
On our fourth page we insert the speech of MIR.
Seward in support of the proposed additional
appropriation to the Collins line of steamers
as presenting in condensed form, the whole
OF the argument on that side of the question
we shall take occasion, at proper time, to lay
before our readers the argument on the other
side
BREAKERS AHEAD.-In several parts Of the
South, delegates have been appointed to the
Baltimore Democratic Convention, by Union
Democrats and Secession Democrats respect
lively. In Vermont, in some instances, the
bunker Democrats, displeased with the APP
pointment of delegates by the regular organi-
cations have drawn of, and appointed their
own. From Massachusetts there will be COM
petitor for Mr.. Rsntours seat The contro-
versies springing out Of these conflicting claims
will be productive Of great excitement, and of
difficult adjustment
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THE MAINE LIouoR LAW has been passed
in Rhode Island and in Minnesota, and sub
mtted 20 the People for decision in Ms.sa'
chusetts and Wisconsin
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Mas. ADAMs-The venerable widow of the
late John Quincy Adams died at her residence
in this city last Saturday evening Congress
as a signal mark of respect for the deceased,
adjourned over from Monday till Wednesday,
50 that the Members might attend the funeral,
which took place last Tuesday.
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The PLURALITY LAw-The bill to repeai
this law, which passed the Senate Of Massa-
chusetts, has been defeated in the House.
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Correspondents and Literary Notices are
crowded out this week
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REFORM AND CHRIsTnNITY.-A worthy cor
respondent writes
at has long been with me settled opinion
that no work of reform among men can pros
per, permanently, where there is either in its
intrinsic character or in the means employed
to promote it, anything antagonistic to the
People Of Christ Every such thing is a foreign
element--an element of weakness, which must
be removed in order to ultimate success OBJ
serve, do not assume that everything that is
not of the Gospel is antagonistic to it."
We presume we agree substantially with our
correspondent though we might express our
views somewhat differently. Christianity ac-
cordng to our creed, furnishes the only true
Theology and Ethics. No movement founded
on principles in conflict with it can be reform
atory in other words there can be no anti
Christian reform.
That the use of wrong means cannot ad-
vance right cause is true, except when an
All-wise Providence chooses to override them
for good that they often retard good move
ment is also true but that they can ultimate
ly defeat it, we do not admit.
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GLIMPsEs.

The Southern newspapers furnish US from
time to time, with very suggestive glimpses at
the peculiar institution The Tallahassee
Sentinel of the 27th ult contains an account
of the arrest of fellow caught in the act of
decoying from Thomsonville (Ga) large num-
Der of colored people, bond and free
"On the 2lst instant he went to the house of
q negro woman, where seems to have been.
perhaps accidentally collected several negroes.
and to them he opened his business. He was
full of commiseration, and fired with the be.
nevoent purpose of taking them all to st. Do
mingo, a country where they could all enjoy
freedom. After a string of golden promises,
and threat of murder if they disclosed the
subject of the interview he appointed rem.
devious at the same house, after night, telling
them to collect as many as could be relied on
with safety, as he wanted to take with him all
he could, both bond and free"
The conversation was overheard by white
woman, who Immediately communicated it to
several gentlemen. The negroes, instructed to
act as decoys, assembled according to appoint
ment. He was on the spot, and commenced
operations To encourage them, che said that
he had carried off thirteen lots of slaves all
of whom were free and happy, as they would
be if they followed him. To an inquiry of the
servants as to whether he sometimes did not
meet with difficulty, he replied that he had got
into one scrape which had cost him eight hun
bred dollars, but was too smart to be caught
again and if detected, he could not be taken,
as ne considered himself equal to any twenty
five men that could be put upon him."
At this point the white men lying in wait
suddenly made their appearance and seized
him.
IL would seem from the statements of the
rascal, though they are doubtless exagge-
rated that the business of kidnapping slaves
and free negroes is carried on to consider
able extent in the South, and that the kidnap-
pers are in the habit of decevng them by APP
pealing to their love of freedom. This does not
look as if they were very profoundly contented
with their condition.
After the arrest, the fellow announced him.
self an Abolitionist-" perhaps adds the cor
respondent Of the Sentinel, "prelerring that
character to Murreliteo Well, this ia really
encouraging Our impression has always been,
that in the South an Aboltionist was more I'M
popular than Murrelite.
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RANK AND NOBILITY.

The readers attention is directed 10 the
Story entitled " Rank and Nobittg' commenc-
ed in this week Era 1t will be continued in
successive numbers Back numbers will be
supplied to new subscribers.
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Curv.LIrR HuLsEMASS, the representative
of Austr;a in Washington, left our shores ON
the 9Th, with no expectation, we presume, oil
returning. He has never felt at home since he
received that famous letter from Daniel Web
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The LIBERTY PARTY CONVENTION last fall
nominated Gerrit Smith for President ana
Charles Durkee for Vice President As neither
Of them consents to he a candidate, another
Convention is called, to be held at Buffalo New
York, on Wednesday, the LIST Of September
next
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MOB IN RICHMOND, VA.-Some two months
ago, young man named Jackson, employed
as an overseer in one of the tobacco factories
of Richmond, Va, undertook to fog one of the
colored workmen. A scuflle followed the la
borer picked up poker and struck the over
seer on the head, who died within twenty -four
hours, from the effect of the blow The offend
er was tried, and sentenced to death but in
compliance with the prayer of a large number
of the citizens of Richmond, Governor Johnston
committed the sentence of death into transport
alton
The Richmond (Va.) Examiner was in ia
vor of hanging the negro for the law punish
ing crime in the colored population should be
executed, it contends, with merciieSS severity
the state of things in Eastern Virginia requiring
it. But it vindicates the Governor
"No ont" it says, " who looks at it, can say
that case of wilful murder is absolutely and
unquestionably made out by this evidence
While court and jury could, if they chose
give that Interpretation TO it, it is not at all
probable that they would have convicted
white citizen of anything further than man.
slaughter from it. Governor johnson came to
the conclusion that it was nothing more than
manslsughter, and that Hatcher had been I'M
Justly condemned to death. We have no doubt
that he came to that conclusion most consc-
entiously, for he had no motive to bias him on
that side. SO believing it became his solemn
duty TO interfere-to commute the punishment
of the convict, and he did it,"
But the impression seems to be gaining
strength with large portion of the people OF
Virginia, that laws and regularly constituted
authorities are great encumbrances An in
dgnation meeting was Immediately called in
Richmond, to give vent to the wrath of those
who were calculating upon the delights OF
hanging exhibition. Violent resolutions were
passed, and the mob then paid visit to the
public grounds Of the capital, insulted the Gov
ernor, and, but for its cowardice, would have
committed violence. The police, as usual an
such cases, was out Of the way but tine ''"yo'
was on the spot trying to coax tue O''' "
go home"
These proceedings in Richmond and the
recent violent deeds in Grayson county, indI'
cate anything but hs"lshful sentiment in 'n'
Old nou,pinu
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THE CASE STATED.

The Compromise consists of six distinct
Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-10-23
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5oS" 1SS% poSsS SSsSn' yF0f"1 s'''91 ~ pPT %pH
Isaac Dickeag sel7.ttI s.asa tuah Ne
TIME said Isaac Dicken, a non resident or the
4 State Of Ohio,is hereby notified that the said
SdsannBh Dicken, on the tenth day OF September,
A. d. 1852, filed in the court of comnon pleas Of
Sandusky county, and state of Ohio, her petition,
setting forth that she is, the widow and relct of
Stephen Dieken, late of said couDty; that on or
about the 10th dsyof February, 1852, ths said Ste-
phen Dicken died, seiezd in lee simple Of the fol-
lowing described lands and situate in the
said county Of Saadusky, State Of Chic to wit:
The south east quarter OF the northwest quar-
ter Of section thify-ve, Containing forty acres of
Iands Also. the west halfof the southeast quar-
ter, and the east half of The southwest quarter Of
section thirty Eve containing enc hundred and six
~ acres, (l60) making in all two hundred acres Of
land, and all in township number four, (4) north Of
range number fourteen, (l4) excepting certain
tract OF thirty nine and ninety-ve hundredhs acres
of, the south part Of said one hundred and sixty
acre tract, sold to Craig Hunter and that said de-
PENDANTS have the next estate of ipheritance IN
said lands, in which said land, excepting as afors-
said the said Susanah Dicken clhinIs dover, and
prays tae court 10, assign the same to her. syaa
And the said Isaac Dckeus is hereby nohhed
that unless he appear and plead answer,or demur
to said petition within sixty days after the eext term
Of said court, the matters in said petition set forth
against hi,s, will be taken as confessed and de-
cree entered accordingly. 34 as'@ t'7i.avet
ase ...s,- BUGKLANDa& EVERETT
Sept. 3. 1852. abarif .sfHhse Soils for lPetr.aF
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There has also been made and placed upon said
duplicate the following special evies TO wit: In the
town Of Fremont, fdr corporation purposes, three
mills on the dollar for fire engine. two mills on
the dollar; and for school house and tuition SpurPo-
ses six and half mills on the dollar.
In the town of BeilVue for corporation purposes,
eleven mills on the dollar; for tuition purposes,
two mills on the dolor; and for school house tpuF-
poses /, ,25 mills on the dollar. In the township Of
Balville ? mills on the dollar for school purpo-
ses ;and the townshipsof Rice two mills the dol
lar for school purposes in school district No eight
Madison three mills on the dollar; district | Ball
vile one mill; district Riley III mills; district
eight Townsend two mills district five Ballyille
two mills. % ID ... 80. ..-... H.-.
The subscriber will attend one day by himself
or bis deputy in each township for the purposes of
receiving taxes at the usuai4paces ofholdng cleo
foIIo In Uif.
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For the Ladies!

IT'S hardly necessary to inform tfs La &
4 dies of0uf stock of RS {s,sa7s - zs ss5 snte
PERFUMERY YANDFANCY GOODS!i
as theyknow where,they are. and what they are,a
but,we would just hint TO them that we have en- :
larged our stock in this line very much this Fall,
and we are sure they will be pleased TO try
Paehuzy, 44paJre. Yerrine, Jenny, Land,
Jockey Club, MaynoIiu, Yanilu. Cream of Lilies,
Ok Morrow, Jules Hunes EauLustrelI, &c, for
they are certainly very nice. Then there is the
Fancy Goods on the otherside; 9t5 sea
/ Ladies' Ebony Boxes and Writing Desks,
Port Folio Paper Weights. Aiabaster Jewel Boxes
and Ink Stands, Pearl, She'll livery and Velvet
Card Cases; and, the finest Papeir Aaehue Perte
Monies You ever did see, and thousand other ar
ticles too numerous to mention, which were bought
expressly for them. Just come and see them whe-
ther you want 10 buy or not. We are never tired
showing nice goods, and we want the good folks Fl
Fremont and vicinity TO be posted up in these mat
ters. S. BUCKLAND &; Co.,
Fremont, October 25th, 1851.