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LIBERTY PROPAGANDIsM
To the Editor of the National Era.

TO the Editor of the National Era
am much pleased with the suggestion OF
your Kentucky correspondent G. M La Bar
| have frequently revoyed such schemes of ope.
ration in my own mind, and am happy to rec
ognise the same vein of thought in others His
plan of emancipating Texas is worthy of seri-
Gus consideration and the effort if not wholly
successful, would not be much in vain, since II
would be the means of disseminating liberal
principles among the poor white people of the
South, who, if they knew their true interests
and their inalenable right of free speech, would
become the most efficient and devoted cham
pons of universal freedom.
There is perhaps no better field for such an
enterprise, all things considered, than Texas.
The small handful of slaves in Texas are almost
exclusively confined to the sea shore or to the
frontiers of Louisiana and Arkansas while the
immense and fertile interior region is either a
wilderness or but sparsely peopled by the
poorer classes from Tennessee and other States
with some German settlements.
While the propagandists of Slavery are COM
passing heaven and earth to introduce Slavery
into California, free State, it behooyes the
friends of freedom to counter-mine, by infusing
freedom into Texas The justice of such a
course will commend itself even to Southern
minds; and where is the Northerncr whose
spirit is 80 craven and whose face is so doughty
AZ to condemn it
The probability is, that the agitation OF
emancipation in the northern parts of Texas
would bring about a separation from the slave
region, and the formation of one, two or three
free States
Why cannot an organization be formed in
New York, whose object shall be to encourage
emigration to Texas, both from the North and
from Europe? For this purpose agencies may
be established in New York, Boston, and other
cities, and also in England, Germany, &c, the
object OF which shall be to point out the in
ducements which the soil and climate Of Texa,
hold out TO the emigrant
In conducting the discussion of Slavery on
Texan soil, care should be taken not unneces
sarily to offend the prejudces and sentiment,
OF the people, which have been produced by
custom, acting upon successive generations
and are therefore for the most part honest
however erroneous.
The free press should be placed in the hands
of men who possess capacity, frmness and
prudence-who will neither wantonlv offend
public sentiment nor weakly yield to popular
clamor
Particular measures must Of course depend
upon the actual circumstances of the countrv
which can be best judged of by intelli gent
minds on the spot
If the friends Of Liberty fold their arms and
quietly see Slavery extended, while they do
nothing to arrest it-nothing but talk and la
ment--are they not Improbable servants ?
Let them carry the war into Africa lin Pick
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law requiring all personal taxes to be paid be-
fore voting 1t gives the Corporation power to
make any of its ward officer elective, and de-
clurcs that any one entitled to vote shall be
elg bic to the Office of Mayor.
Mr.. Badger introduced bill to prevent pub
lie executions in the District of Columbia The
law provides that persons in the District of Co
lumbia, now or hereafter under sentence of
death, shall not be executed, save in some pris-
on, or yard connected herewith 1t provides
for limited number of persons to be present,
and declares that no one under twenty-one
years of age shall be permitted to witness such
execution. The bill was considered and passed
The French Spoliation bill was then passed
yeas 26, nays 3.
The Deficiency bill was then taken up.
Mr. Gwin addressed the Senate at length
After some remarks by Mr. Hunter the bill
was postponed, and the Senate went into Tx.
ecutiye session, and shortly afterwards ad
iourned
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THE UEEE OF MAY.
BY ANNA II. PHILLIPS.

Never morning smiled so gaily,
Never skies such radiance wore,
Meier from bower and stream and woodlan,
Such gladness beamed before
All the world is light and music,
And hear low voices say,
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So fair a Queen of May.
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Has brighter and doarer bloom
Than glows in all the rest
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When l wandered down the lane
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On the path flung shadows twain
They did not hear the voice heard,
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And max st it always May"
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AMERICAN AND FOREIGN ANTI.SLAVERY
SOCIETY,

The AunIv rsary Of the American AMI Foreign An Sa-
very Society is sppointei he held on Tuesday May
three o'clock r NJ at the Broadway tabernacle An ab.
sract Of the Annual Report will he presented with appro-
pirate Resolutions and Addresses are expected from sew
er distinguished gentlemen Strangers are invited to
call az the Rooms Of the society i5 Beekman street,
SIS IOCELYh,
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LEWIS TiPPAN,
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COMMITTEE Of ArraHgsHsnfI
Editors friendly 10 the cause are requested to give
the above one or n ore Insertions
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AN still engaged In the prosecution Of claims the
Government Such of the soldiers Of the Mexican war
their heirs hay" filed claims 10 bounty land aud had
thea suspended rejected who applied will do
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we learn that shortly a CALL will be issued.
Anti-Slavery men throughout the country are
anxious to see the notice, and are looking for
ward with intense interest to the Convention
"A demonstration will be made, trust, that
will do honor to the cause, aud re-enkindle the
enthusiasm of the friends Of Freedom.
Yours, ever, MANHATTAN
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wickian sense) if they wish to turn the tide of
popular feeling.
| hope to hear from your Kentucky CORES
pendent again soon, and from others in refer
ence to his scheme Of Liberty propagandism
A SOUTHERN MAN
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OFFICE FOR pArENrs. WASHINGTON, d. c.

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TUESDAY IN CONGRESS.

The morning hour in the House was taken
up with the consideration of the Naval Dis
cipline bill In Committee Of the Whole on
the state of the Union, Mr.. Newton spoke on
the Homestead bill, advocating an Agricultu-
raj Bureau.
The Senate was occupied with the Deficiency
bill
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LAW NOTIGE.

THE subscriber informs his friends and former CORES
Il pondents that he has resumed the Practies OF sw
and s hereafter devote his tine to the duties Of BIZ pro
fess,on Agencies tof legal sharsoer) sed caecom ior
~ INV BLISS.
EIvr,s Iorxin Ia Ohio Jan. I, IAb2--jan 10
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ants NAV attempt to beat it back; but it will
asarlsan their embattled walls, and break the
Oo..;od hosts of their steel-cad soldiers, and
end It's way to the hearts of their oppressed
neople. 1t will kindle a love, burning love,
Of liberty, which cannot be restrained until
oporesson shall be swept away, as with the
hssom of destruction Freedom will he widely
extended, and our own people will be prosper
Gus and happy"
GREAT FREsHET-The Telegraph reports
immense losses by the late storm, causing high
waters. The following is a late despatch;
HARpER's FERRY, April 10, 8 p. M.
The waters in the Potomac and Shenandoah
continue to rage with increasing fury, carrying
down trees and timber in great abundance.
The water is now within one foot OF the floor
ing of the bridge, and is rising at the rate OF
one foot per hour. The general impression is
that the bridge will be carried of toni ght
with the raging flood The trunk OF tree
struck the bridge this evening passing through
it and out at the top Of the roof
At Back Greek the river is some eight or ten
feet over the railroad track.
At Cherry Run the water is also over the
track to the depth of some ten or twelve feet.
ne river mas completely iiooueu TIC Sheoa-
peake and Ohio Canal, causing great damage
ELIZABETH PARKER the free colored girl
who was abducted from Chester county, Penn
sylvania, some months ago, and sold into sla-
very by Baltimore slave trader it has lately
been discovered is in New Orleans The Legs
lature of Pennsylvania. has passed joint reso-
luton authorizing the Governor OF mat State
to employ counsel to prosecute the suit for her
freedom She is, says the Harrisburg Ieie-
graph, sister of Rachel Parker, the girl
whose case made so much noise lately in Ches'
ter county, connected with the murder of Jos
c. Miller, who went to Baltimore to ferret her
out. MIR. Broomall stated in his speech, when
the resolutions were pending, that the gentle,
man in New Orleans who has purchased Eliz'
abeth, is willing from motives of humanity tc
bring her back to Baltimore, to have the ques
ton of her freedom tested in the courts of that
city
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jEssY LIMBS LAST CosesRT-Mrs Gold
schmidt the late Jenny Lind has fixed on the
evenings Of the 18th, the 2lst, and the cath OF
May tor her last concerts in New York, before
departing for Europe.
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10 Subscribers who do not flo the Era and
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The Free-Soers of Indiana are to hold a
State Convention at indianapolis On the 18th
Of May next
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THE COLLINS LINE OF SrEAMrRs-It il
stated that the Post Office Committee Of the
United States Senate, Gen. Rusk, Chairman,
have agreed upon a report in favor Of allowing
TO the Collins line Of steamers an Increase Of
pay from about si950o per trip to $4,000, or
from about 1885 900 year to 100000.
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LETTER FROM CINCINNATI.

The late Gov. Brown aud Coz. MorroW-Stdte
Legislature and its doings.-FlOod Of the
Ohio TiUer
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Mr.. Hammond, Of Maryland, presented the
memorial of the Mayor and City Council Of
Baltimore, and others praying Congress 10
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INFORMANT DEcIsIoN.-The Supreme Court
of the United States on Tuesday week decided
the case Of the Clamorgnn grant under which
half million Of acres of land were claimed in
the State of Arkansas The decision is in f-
vor of the Government, and against the valid
ity Of the claim. The large tract Of country
covered by it, therefore, falls into the mass Of
the public lands and is subject to sale and Get
Element.
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Party EeRlIN.

To The Edttors qI' tie Amertcan Telegraph:
GENTLEMEN: Permit Democratic reader of
the Telegraph TO say through its columns that he
reads it with very great pleasure Your editorial
of Monday evening, on the Democratic Conven-
ton, although decidedly in favor of your own
side of the question, in my opinion, contained
more good sense and good feeling than any other
article on the subject have seen in any other
paper of any party. l respect, as you do, the
character of a frank and decided politician, and
have often felt that the attempt of Wing politi-
clans, when in power, to buy over Democratic
votes and influence by sighting the friends they
already have, is humiliatng to the Democrats
they would bribe as it is ungrateful and disgrace
ful to themselves shall support the nominee
of my own party for the Presidency, and heartily
too; but if you select man who will stand up
to his own, both before and after the election,
will respect him all the more for it, You saw how
we spurned the overtures of Mr.. Tyler in 1914.
| can assure you that there are men in the pres
ent Cabinet whom we entertain no higher respect
for. A DEMOCRAT.
TREMARKs-We receive the above remarks of
Democrat in all kindness, and doubt not his
sincerity but we must take occasion to remind
him that although Mr.. Tyler was both faithless
and ungrateful to the party that placed him in
power the Democratic pdrty hattered, used, and
deceived him. The present Cabinet cannot have
much to hope from that party, and therefore
their conduct is more singular than that of Mr..
Tyler who was both the " betrayer and be-
trayed." In fact, we have never heard any at
tempt at an explanation of the conduct Of the
present Cabinet, in its preference Of the Demo
cratic party from which to make appointments,
except the vague suggestion that the relatives
and special friends of the several Secretaries
were thereby to be continued in their places du-
ring the next Democratic administration.-Eps.