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From the Baltimore Patriot.
The BIBLE IN SEPARATE v0LUMEs-NO. g.

Ma EDITOR: returned but an hour or two
ago, from the burial, at Greenmount, Of our
venerable fellow-citizen and Christian brother
John Chappell. So much the more is the ad-
monition impressive "Whatsoevcr thy hand
fndeth to do do it with thy might; for there
is NO work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wis
dom, in the grave, whittier thou goest"
Having described the Model st the Fair, it
were now 10 place 10 state the advantages Of
the proposed plan Of publication. As prelimi
nary TO these, however, allow me to avail my
self Of this opportunity TO make the following
remarks:
/. wish, indeed, by these communications
10 promote the success Of my plan but de-
sign TO attempt this in way which may prove
entertaining and instructive TO general readers.
O. I 6nd that publishers Of secular papers are
exceedingly vigllant against the intrusion Of
private interests into their columns without pay.
This, however, is not selfish, but benevolent
enterprise. II it succeeds, it will furnish COM
pcnsaton for labor; but, beyond this, its profits
are pledged 10 simple, saving, unsectsrian, BIZ
bic Christianity.
Q. Since the announcement of this plan, other
editions Of the Bible have been largely adver-
tised The more they prosper, the better but
no one OF them initiates, or can initiate, the Pc
culisr merits OF the plan before us.
4. A mistake has appeared in many OF tho
newspapers ~ 10 the price OF the Bible on this
plan ranging 1t from s25 to $3.50. The " Pros
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For tho National Era.
The ANGEL OF FORGIVENESS
BY MARY CLEMMER AMEs,

On meek-eyed aogel from the heaven above
Where earthly passion hath not entered in,
woo thee, with thy ministries of love,
To visit oftencr this harsh world Of sin
Sister of Love, oh clasp her out-stretched hand
Kneel down beside her in the human heart,
Lest Hate, and Discord, by its affairs stand,
Till weeping Love shall mournfully depart
Oh boauteous spirit, como and spread thy wand
Der those who circle the domestic hearth
Kind as the angels make each little band,
Till home shall bloom paradise on earth.
Law thy soft hand upon the brow of rage,
Distill thy balm upon the heart of care,
Till passions wars forever cease to wage,
And men shall learn to love and to iorbear.
At thy meek presence, Hatred fees away;
Revenge awakes no more her hellsh fires.
And Peace and Love assume thoir gentle sway,
And hearts expand with high and pure desires.
Thou spotless one, to thee the power is given
To render Joyful this sad world of ours
To mako it tranquil as yon peaceful heaven,
An Eden fragrant with celestial flowers.
On, whte-wnged seraph, thino unclouded eyes
Gaze on me from the battlements of night
I see thee lean against the sable skies,
And know thee by thy countenanco of light.
And shall yearn for thee in days broad glare.
Amid the wrongs which fill this sordid life;
nv soul will call thee through the deeps Of air,
To whisper peace" to the loud waves of strife.
Angel Of love- / build for thee a shrine
Deep in my heart Oh, come, and never more
Hide from mine eyes thy lineaments divine,
But walk with me to "a serencr shore
Wea6eid Mass, October, 1853.
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and when about leaving, to get a hasty dinner,
rs we had determined to proceed as far IA
Rouen that night the hackman held out his
hand. and said
"Que!Que chose pour 10 pauyre garcon."
"What does he say now, Bell 2"
Something for the poor boy"
Must give him something" turning to
Mrs T.
dyes -no-f you want to. Do as you
please"
ooh, very well III give him something-Pll
give him my blessing Garcon, may Heavens
choicest gifts be upon you, garcon may you
prosper in all your OutgOngs and incomings, in
all your uprisings and downsittings now and
forever, my sweetfavored garcon."
delivered with great gravity, we proceeded to
take hasty view Of Havre, which looks, ID.
said, as if it had gone crazy, some centuries
since, and been forgotten.
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Hon. VIcroRY BRDsErE.-The Syracuse
Chronieie announces the decease Of this gen
tleman on the 18th Of September. He was a
member Of Congress in 1914, and also in 1880.
The Chronieis pays a warm tribute to his char
acter, and states that
He was member Of the General Az
sembly Of New York in 1923 Of the SEN
ate in 1927; and again OF the Assembly in
1899, at which session he was Chairman Of
the Committee Of Ways and Means. Then
it was that he drew up and reported the
bill for the moro effectual protection Of the
citizens OF this State from being kidnapped
or reduced to slavery" 1t was mainly through
his exertons that that bill was enacted into
law. And never id his benevolent counte-
nance beam with higher joy never did words
escape his lips that partook much OF self-
graduation, as when, about year siace, he
learned that, in virtue OF that law, Mr. Solo
mon Nortbrup, Of Washington county, had
been brought back to freedom and his family,
from cruel bondage Of twelve years contnu-
an oe in the State OF Louisiana
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oak, making his greyhound lie down in tall
fern beside him
The approaching hounds came to sudden
fault, and silence, deep as that Of haunted
midnight, fell on that solitary place.
To BIZ CONTINUED
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A HIr-The North British Rsvisw, speak
ing Of the prejudice against color in the Uni
tod States, says: 4" 1t cannot be an antipsthy
TO African blood as such olss we should not
and whites cohabiting with blacks, mulattoes,
and quadroons, and raising up families by
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OHIO ELECTION.
COLUMBUS, Quo, OCT. 81, 1856,
To The Editor Of tie National Era.

S"HN""N"I O"fOi VtFf '@~~'
To The Editor Of tie National Era.
The returns Of the State election are nearly
all in, only two or three email counties to hear
from. The vote stands: Medil o. L. Dem,
I44, 1000; Bsrrsre, Wing $4,000; Lewis, Free
Dem, $4,000. Since the Presidential election,
the Old Line Democratic vote has decreased
%, 900 the Wing vote has decreased So 900;
and the Free Democratic vote has increased
10000 Surely this is encouraging. Two Free
Democratic Senators, and six Representatives,
are elected. Last year we had but ono Sena-
tor and two or three Representatives. Two
Independent Free Soil Wing Senators and two
Represcn tatives ore elected also. JE.
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THE SOUTHERN PLATFORM ;
nAEUAI or SOUTHERN sgNTIMEET ON TIP
SUBJECT OF SLAVERY

Beng Compilation from the Writing, Of
Washington, Jefersor, Madison, and others,
tohose names are eOnsecrated IN the affections
Of the Southern PtOpie--tM Debates tn the
Federal and State Conventions iohieh framed
and ratified The Constitution of the United
Stdtes-those whieh occurred in the first Con-
crosses lchieh sat during the Administration
of General WaShingtOn--dnd extracts from
the Debate in the Virginia Legislature an
1892; nth Udrious letters Judicial decisions &C.
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THE SAXON SERf:
BY HENRY WILLIAM HERBERT.

A TALE OF ENGLISH SLAVERY, IN THE
TWELFTH CENTURY.
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" DANIEL R. GooDLoK, OF NORTH CAROLINA.
From fuckers Blackstone.

ON THE STATE OF SLAVERY IN VIRGINIA
BY st. george Tucker, Professor Of Law In the UNI
sersIiy of william and Mary and one Of the
Judges of the General Court in virginia.
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Of Frank Lewis, Ada's arms relaxed their hold.
She did not lift her head, but the color ebbed
and flowed in her temples with every fresh
surprise that linked him with the narrative.
At last when Milly, in tremuous tone, re-
peated the words Of his farewell whisper Ada
lifted up her tear-bedewed face. ike June
roee to the rainbow of its first thunder shower.
glowing in undisguised delight All Ada's
heart had blossomed into womanhood, more
swiftly than the rose unfolds!
"Then he rtH come again ~ she innocently
and frankly exclaimed
Yes-he did come again and yet again.
Before the termination of the tour he con-
templated, Henley fell victim to the cholera,
which had Just broken out among the river
steamers. Frank was at his side through all
the hours OF the brief excruciating illness list
ening to the yet more heart-rending cry of a
despairing soul, that had squandered it's treas
ure of Time, and struggled back in vain from
the brink of Eternity The dreadful lesson
was not lost upon the young survivor
He found his guardian overwhelmed with
grief, even to mbecility, at the loss of his only
sen----his idniized though prohigate heir--for
whose sake he had trampled On principle and
conscience, to "lay up much goods for many
years"
Lonely and dispirited, Frank at last turned
in thought to the sonshiny prairie. There were
faces waiting to welcome him, at least there
were-He would certainly make the circuit
in his route to the University. He could do so
with safety now.
Frank Lewis and Ada Egerton could not
ai,cays be boy and girl, you know. When
Frank shall have succeeded in dsentangling
himself entirely from the chain of slavehold-
ing, and in melting the remaining fragment of
Ada's snow-drift Of anti-Southern prejudice
then Ada's dear mamma" may revive again,
in the balmy air of Southern winter and
Milly, blessed in the fruition of her hfe-hope-
her Jreedom-may not be forced to choose, in
fixing her home between the child she rocked
and the child she reared But must not
anticipate.
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OHIO POLITICS.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Sept. 10, |

COLUMBUS, Ono Sept. ~, 1853.
TO hs Editor Of the National Era:
The prospects Of the Free Democracy were
never more encouraging in this State than at
present. Messrs. Lewis, Chase, Hamlin, Julian,
and others, are now engaged in canvassing tho
State. They are meeting with the warmcst
reception everywhere, and the prospect is that
the Free Democratic vote will DO greatly in
creased. MIR. Lewis being the only candidate
for Governor who ia reliable on the Temper
ance question, multitudcs Of temperance Wings
and Temperance Democrats will vote for him.
In the election Of members Of the Legislature
the Maine Law is the great question, and old
party lines are mostly obliterated, and candi.
dates are supported with reference 70 their po-
sition on this question
In counties where Free Democrats have a
majority, Maine Law Free Democrats are
nominated, and will be elected In counties
whore they are in the minority, union Of tho
temperance men Of all political parties is fire.
quently formed. In these peoples tickets the
Free Democracy have quite fair representa-
ton in the candidates, and we anticipate that
some fifteen or twenty Free Democrats will be
returned 10 the Legislature next winter, who
will hold the balance Of power and, we trust,
secure the 70 election Of Mr.. Chase 70 the u.
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THE sUBsERvrENCy OF SCHOOL LITERATURE
TO THE SLAVE POWER.
To the Editor Of the N. Y. Tribune.

To the Editor of the N. Y Tribune:
SIR: Looking over, accidentally few weeks
ago the TRADE Catalogue" Of books for
March last, saw under the contributions Of
Newman lvison, Of your city, the following
Alabama Readers, in Four Parts--prepar.
ed expressly for schools in the Southern States "
part Fourth--Rhctorica Exercises, &c. by
DR.. Porter, late Of Andover Theological Sem
mary"
No sooner did read this, than asked my
self, Why are Readers prepared expressly
for Southern children, Have they, with their
peculiar institutions" peculiar" organs Of
speech also, that they require peculiar train.
ingf Or have they peculiar dialect, No
that they would not understand the pure Eng.
lish, a. spoken and printed for our Northern
children Or are the children there so much
smarter than those north of Mason and
Dixon's line, that they require reading books
of much higher order Or, what is more
probable, do the parents of that region in hum
bic imitation of bigger folk--as the "Mana-
gers" Of the American Tract Society, and the
"Committee of Publication of the American
Sunday School Union--keep an ever. wstchful
eye, lest their children should see some humane,
truthful sentiments adverse TO their own dear,
cherished, "patrisrchal," peculiar institu-
toni" No, this cannot be, thought |, for the
"Fonrth Part " Of this series is that excellent
reading book, Porter's Rhetorical Reader,
which contains, know, at least two pieces OF
poetry = Cowpers touching "Negros CON-
plant" and the abolition Of the Slave
Trade which no STAKEHOLDER, one would think,
could read without some twinges Of conscience
But, to satisfy myself got q copy Of this
same book, and compared it with tho old Rhe-
torical Reader of DR.. Porter, when 10! Tor the
"Negro's Complaint" ON pages 100, i2I, and
1919, found substituted, Spirit Selling Curse
to the Seller" and for the Abolition of the
Slave Trade, " pages 245 and 246 the Basis Of
lnfdelity" | coald hardly believe my own
own senses; bat any Of your readers can get
the books and see the truth Of my statement Tor
themselves.
Now, what shall be said Of such conduct a.
thisi Can words Of censure be found strong
enough 10 ohara0tesizc iti Are publishers
who would do such deed, deserving Of any
patronage from honorable, high-minded mon
Should not the whole North say to them, "Sirs
II you choose thus basely TO cringe to the slave
power, and to expurgste from your books every
sentiment Of humanity and liberty, to suit that
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peculiar market to ket 90 for your
support and we will gid countenance and
our money to such only ow themselves in
dependent truth-loving 6d8est men"
But this is not all To the cowardiee Of this
act the charge of falsehood may undoubtedly
be added, This, ! know is very plain Ian
guage but in case Of this kind, the truth
demands great planness The book in ques-
ton is called Porters Rhetorical Reader
Now, as verify believe, this is NOT Porter's
Reader"-that is, it is not as the pious and
venerable DR.. Porter left IL: HE NEVER CON-
sENTED TO SUCH murILATIoN OF HIS BOOK
That good man aud accomplished scholar died
at Andoyer Macs, on the 5th Of April, 1894
NINETEEN YEARS AGO this book, thus muta-
ted has been published within very few years.
The date of the book is cautiously omitted in
the title page, but cannot trace it's publication
further back than lS4S The publishers, there
fore, are called upon to show their authority
for thus mutilating DR. Porter's excellent book.
If they cannot do it. need not say what will
be the verdict of the public.
IL it not time for authors to lift up their
voices in this mattct, sxA Indignantly remon
made of themselves, either by socistics or indi-
viduals There arc those who think far less
of the literary merits of their works than they
do of the moral, humane, and Christian senti-
ments that pervade them, and they deem such
works as are in harmony with Gospel truth the
richest legacy they can leave to their children.
But the hopes Of leaving such legacy are
vain, if publishers can thus alter their works
with impunity.
In conclusion, would ask, DO not the de-
e H. H..
and to the fair fame Of their excellent ancestor
to come forward and vindcate his memory
from all participation in, or connivance at such
deed &. ID. C..
For this National Era
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=. Senate. Quite deep interest is felt through.
out the State in the election Of the State Com
missioner Of Common Schools This { flee wa
created by the last Legislature, and will hayc
very great influence on our common school
and the interests of the Stale. Some years ago
for about three years, we had a similar Office
which was very ably flied by Samuel Levi.
our present candidate for Governor UDde,
his superintendence, the schools OF Ohio were
greatly elevated and improved. The people
now feel deep interest in having this Office
again in able hands. They wish to have il
divorced from party politics, and the person to
be chosen with reference 10 his fitness, and not
with reference to his party predictions AIR
Lorin Andrews, gentleman of fine attain.
ments, who has been employed for several
years rs superintendent, by the State Teachers
Association, and who has shown himself emf
nently fitted for the place, has been recon-.
mended for the Office by the ardent friends OF
education. He is now supported by almost the
entire Free Soil and Wing press by several in
dependent papers, by many Democrats, and the
teachers of the State generally.
The Democratic party, not content that the
Office should be filled by peoples movement
or by any other person than a strict Democratic
partisan, have nominated Mr.. H. n. Barney
We anticipate, however, that Mr., Andrews
will be triumphantly elected, rs the strength
OF all parties combined, at the last election, wa
900 over the Democratic party.
Mr.. Andrews, although he has heretofore
generally acted with the Wing party is opposed
10 the Compromise measures, and ia an ardent
friend of Freedom, Temperance, and every
good reform. He is man of noble and gen
erous heart and is worthy of the support OF
every Free Democrat ALpHA.
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A DREAM OF sEPTEMHEH.
nv LYDIA A CAIDwEII

BY LYDIA A. CALDWELL.
More dear the dreamy, purple haze,
Which slumbers Ger these Autumn days,
Than all the fair, but paler light,
Wherein the spring time flowers grow bright.
The richest blooms that boughs may bear
Scent sweet this soft September air.
The brooks which water all the vale
Have told, of late, tepderer tale,
With voice so low it almost seems
A sound which filters through our dreams.
And drops, We know not how or whence,
A liquid bliss upon the sense.
Where the warm light loves best to lie,
OF any spot beneath the sky,
The yellow ranks Of ripened maize
Stand ready for the harvest days.
As some spent warrior, sad and torn,
Lets fall the red helm he has worn,
Yon lonely maple mid the sheaves
Casts down the crimson of his leaves;
The weary grapevine low lets fall
His purple burden DER the wall
The prince s-feather drops his glumes
Beside the door, in blood.red plumes
High up are heaped the jasmine SHOWS;
Most blue of blooms, the larkspur blows;
While asters, crimson, gold, and blue,
Enrich the light with their rare hue.
The dean = to be,do do, and dare
Is not for this delicious air
Then let me lean on natures breast
For have need, to-day, Of rest.
In all the valleys scented soil
No lily blooms that tells Of toll
And l awhile would live like theec-
Dream still of peace, and only peace
Come, thou sweet friend, in whose meek eyes
A fairer light than autumns lies;
Awhile wen trace the moss grown ways
Of older times and dearer days
Together will be here be fed
On mutual hopes divided bread
And, clasping hands well drink the wine
Wrung out from mem'ry's purple vine.
Within these shadows, deep aud cool,
Wen sit by this remembered pool,
And watch for faces, dear as fair,
luht Weic tucicb
Until our eyes grow dim with tears.
Wen trace the smiles of other years;
Wen wait beside these paths uneven,
For feet long since gone up to heaven;
Aud il, amid the boughs there be
The south winds low, sweet psalmody,
Wen think we hear voice that long
Has sung the angels fairer song.
And thus, dear friend, well sit and muse
Till Past and Future blend their hues,
And, mingliDg, cause faircr light
To'glorify the coming night
While Memory lends to Hope her crown,
Wen sit and watch the sun 90 down
Behind the purple hills, that lie
Against the blue walls of the sky;
While, one by one. the pale-eyed stars
Come through the sunsets golden bars.
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The various Washington correspondents have sud-
denly scayed in so far interesting gossip is con-
cerued. Their letters which we received yesterday
were devoid of their usual interest
ArroRsFY CUsHNG.-The Republic gives the fol-
lowing:
The Attorney General has played hob with the
calculations Of those who hoped to get nibble at
the treasury through an entire change of the par
ties engaged on the construction of the extension Of
the Capitol On Saturday he rendered his opinion
on the points submitted to him in this connexion
from the War Department which was such as to
induce the Secretary of War to remove the ban
hanging over the further prosecution Of the work;
which was resumed this morning, TO the great JOY
of Washington by the three hundred hands whose
daily wages had been thus stepped.
TIE WEErERs AznsIrAsFs AAisYfi5N.---fiise se.ee--
tioa OF tia Harrodsbisrg EssiFiss, with two hun
.ieeti acres attached for the site of the proposed
western military asYifla, .tssfehce - the Bue
ss g;-sseminent dissatisfaction 10 tsie friends of
the latter loc,aily now in Washington The wags
are insisting il fact that the Generals mortal aver
sion to these Blue Licks settled she question
in favor Of Harrodsburg at $l00,000S though the
LicSs aforesaid, with four hundred acres attached
were offered fer $50 1t seems &c &c estimated
that the HarrodshHrg site is worth in open market
some $50, 000 If so, Uncle Sam hSa come on bet
ter in this trade than in the purchase OF site Tor
the Memphis Navy Yard, having to pay only twice
as much as the property is really worth How
ever. fifty thousand here or there, is a mere cir
cun,stance to the Government in the matter of get
ting the very best possible location for such an es-
Enlistment