The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-18
SUMMARY.

ashland" the home of Hon. Henry Clay
will be offered for sale at auction on Goth Of
September, by his executors. The advertise.
ment says "a number of Slaves and thorough
bred Horses will also be sold at the same time
and place" Mr.. Clay, at the time of his death
was President of the Colonization Society.
Mount Vernon.--A correspondent of the In.
telligsneer proposes to be one Of two hundred
to raise one thousand dollars each for the pur
chase Of Mount Vernon" the property and itt
sacred remains to be secured by deed to the
People of the United States, and to be under
the control of the Government Of the United
States so long as the Government shall remain
q Republican Government"
Senator Gaoin.--The Pacific (San francisco
publishes pungent address to this functio 4ary
and calls upon him to resign. We copy the
the closing paragraph:
Sir, there is but one way you can save what
honor you may now have, and perchance re-
gain what you have lost--Resign, and submit
yourself TO new election You have dared Coz
honor's sake to face lcaden bullet dare now
for honor's sake to face paper ballot This
last would test your bravery. It might prove
you to DO the man we once took you to be-
"MANy CITIzENs--
many more that it would make you comfort
able to know"
Senator Gwin will probably not resign, deem,
ing q bird in the hand worth two in the bush
Will he be permitted 10 hold his seat as Sen
ator
NJ. Ampere has been travelling in the United
States, and is writing letters to the Revue de-
Deur Mondes some Of which have been trans
lated for the American press. His last letter
contains sketches of views in the South. While
in New Orleans he was shown hand-bill He
says: "a hand.bill which met with shows
me that | am in Louisiana, and not in New
England This hand-bll, in large capitals, an
nounoes a sale of lands and slapes, as if they
were two things of the same nature. One OF
the slaves to be sold is represented as an idiot.
to sell an IDIOT"
Massaehusefts.-A correspondent of the Tn
bune discusses the probable nominees for Gov
ernor in this State at the ensuing election. He
says:
The Free Sellers will doubtless nominate
Henry Wilson as their candidate, and he will
make good run. Mr.. Wilson is remarka-
BILE man, in whatever view you may take OF
him. Ii has been fashionable in certain circles
to speak of him, contemptuously, as the "Nst-
lex Cobbler," because, although yet within the
age of 40, he has worked many years on the
bench rs o shoemaker. Mr. Wilson was q
strong and untiring Wing until ls4s, when
Gen. Taylor was nominated, when he backed
off the Wing platform, and made pilgrimage
to Buffalo; and although opposed to the nomi-
nation Of Van Buren,, he supported it after il
was made. He has served in both Houses Of
the Legislature, was President OF the Senate in
1852, ran for Congress last fall and was defeat
ed, was chosen member of the late Constitu-
tional Convention from two towns, and was the
leading tactician Of the majority in it. He has
also served in the militia, and reached the
rank Of Brigadier General. II there do not
qualify man for Governor, what do?
Sure enough. By all means, let tho Tnde-
pendent Democracy nominate Henry Wilson.
He will be elected. The Tribune advises the
Wings not TO nominate candidate who is hos
tile to Maine law, if they want to defeat him.
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy rich Hindoo, has
placed at the disposal Of the Bombay Govern
rnent lac of rupees, to found school Of de-
sign.
A duel was recently fought between Mr..
Dunovant and Davidson Legare, neas- Charles
ton, South Carolina. Legare challenged and
was killed-another victim 10 this false code of
honor, which requires man 10 face bullet
in order to prove his bravery.
Editorial accession Joseph Meyer, q
vigorous Anti-Slavery man, has assumed the
Of the Doylestown PENN Olive
Branch. The Coudersport Journal says: "Ws
look upon his introduction into the editorial
chair az g new era in the history Of Free De-
10 Eastern Pennsylvania. DR.. Meyer
goes into the editorial chair In consequence Of
he new life given To our cause in Eastern
Pennsylvania by the Harrisburg Convention"
The New Hampshire Patriot charges Ed
nund Burke with having been favorable 10 the
Wilmot Proviso. II says he wrote letters to
Democrats 10 20 for II, and that his letters
more than anything else" contributed to
place the Democracy Of that State in the posi-
ion they occupied 10 favor of the Proviso in
$3.50. Burke nov strongly opposes the
'roviso. The Epssing Post Supposed "ths Pa
riot had better grounds f1r advocating the
'doption Of the Proviso in is4s than it now as