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Frascati and Tivoli, with class OF Roman
girls answering to the Partisan grisettes, were
out in all their glory and assure you | never
saw on any one occasion 80 many strikingy
handsome. graceful, and charmingly ooquettish
women. The costumes of some of them were
perfect studies of fitness and effect, and mar
vel 10 behold were the utter freedom and care
less abandon Of their merriment; never rude,
and never in the slightest degree immod-
est--the bold grace Of their attitudes, the ease,
and Gghtness and gay fearlessness of their &C
ton. All! it was enchanting, and your brain
would have reeled 10 the fine intoxication Of
the scene. You would have felt poets delight
in watching shat bright, interminable vision
Of blooming young figures, plump or dainty III
all conceivable, bewltching fancies of attire
Of merry mantling cheeks, and red laughing
lips, and hearty white teeth, and glossy black
braids, and far flashing eyes-dark and ten
der, and piercing and passionate, even through
the sunny holiday light in which they fioated
and danced for the merry hour.
To-day, to our keen disappointment it rained
learfuly and incessantly from the early morn
ing to the time of the race-which, however,
came off without any accident-and the MOcO-
Ii, the browning frolic, came on. Then all the
world came out in carriages, on foot, at win
dows and balconies, with lighted tapers and
torches, and everybody strove to put out his
neighbours light and protect his own, Every
possible cOntrtvance in the way Of extinguish-
ers was in use; but the most successful seemed
a handkerchief, tied at the end of long reed
which could be suddenly let down from balco,
Mes and slyly thrust up into carriages flap
ping out the flame in an instant. | noticed one
young man standing up in a carriage, holding
his taper perfectly protected by basket-lit-
orally hiding his light under bushel.'
Ths COrso presented most brilliant sight.
Mrs Kemble, think, says OF it on a similar
occasion, 1t looked az though the milky way
had dropped into it, And 20 it did but ina
CINE in addition the starry hosts which stretch
their long files along that same Uid idcte hav-
ing imbbed something stronger than milk, and
abandoning themselves to a wild bacchanalian
revel, and leaping, and dancing, and reeling
about in the most extraordinary manner
Nothing could be more exciting, even to one
not an actor in the frenzed fun, than the sin
gular sounds in the street.-The peals of laugh
ter-the friendly cries of warning of attempts
on your light from those who the next minute
flap it out themselves--the triumphant shouts
Of Sen2G mocoioi Senza mocOi0 :" without
"a high tho rush forward tho retreat, the at
tempt, the defeat the surprise the victory Oh
It was a glorious frolc, and mad, merry, gay
and compromising conclusion TO a somewhat
sorry Carnival.
But must say adieu, or shall lose the mail |
As ever, yours, GRACE GREENWOOD
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like such discrimination it is unnatural. We
recognise the right of the real friends Of free
dom in allnatons, to protest and declare against
slavery and oppression under all forms, in all
countries. Why should we condemn or sheer
at our countrymen for exercising this right!
If it is right to give the devil his due, it can
not be wrong to give our country its due Why
seek to dishonor it, Wholesale abuse is no
better than wholesale hattery the defsmer Is
as bad as the demagogue. He who would re-
form his fellow men must not commence by a
declaration of hatred against them; and he who
would mend his country cannot expect to sue
coed by excluding it from the pale of his SYM
pathies. Let him defend it against false accu-
sation; let him seek the promotion of all its
interests; let him give it full credit for all the
good in it's character and its acts let him re-
.joice in its prosperity and speak hopefully of
its future, then, with propriety, may he deal
freely with its faults, and expect to aid in their
correction.
Patriotism is not inconsistent with devotion
to absolute right; frank acknowledgment
of the merits of our fatherland is compatible
with the strictest fidelity to truth; contempt or
defamation of ones country is not necessarily
proof of great moral heroism or sublime virtue.
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opinions are frankly declared, although 1t Is
aware they are not held by all the party. But
it asks the support of all the party for its can
didates precisely because it is unanimous on
the paramount question, and because unanlm-
ity on the subordinate questions is not to be
expected Immediately, and is not absolutely
necessary. No voter in the ranks Of the Free
Democracy will violate HIS conscience by sup
porting an Anti-Slavery candidate who be-
lieves in free trade or protection no such voter
could help violating his conscience by support
Pro-Slavery man, on account of his devotion
to free trade or protection. In the former case
his vote would say that Slavery is greater
evil than free trade or protection in the latter,
that free trade or protection is a greater evil
than Slavery. What Them
/. Let the friends Of Freedom keep the
question of Liberty or Slavery paramount.
3 Let them intelIigently form and manfully
express opinions upon all other practical ques-
tons.
3. Let them make the paramount question
the test question, but tolerate differences of
opinion on all other questions not requiring
conformity or non-conformity in regard to them,
as preliminary to united action
We know of no other way in which the In
dependent or Free Democracy can grow in
numerical and moral power, and fairly demand
the confidence and support of the People.
And here let us say, in view of certain
comments we have noticed in one or two news
papers, that the Era is not the organ of the
Free Democracy, or its conscieuce-keeper, or
it's creed-maker; that it claims no right to
read anybody out of the party, or into it that
it is simply one of many counsellors, claims no
peculiar merit for its opinions and never feels
itself entitled to be aggrieved when they are
disregarded
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TO ADVERTISERS.

We have been compelled, for want of room
TO suspend several new advertisements lately
received but will give them place az soon as
we can make room for them We devote but
three columns to advertisements, and are there
fore not always able to insert all received, but
endeayor to do so as speedily as possible, and
in the rotation in which they are received
Our terms for advertising are ten cents line
for the first insertion, and five cents line Tor
each subsequent insertion.
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The TRIAL or Dr. GARDINER came on
the District. The jury consists of the follow
ing gentlemen
Peter Magruder, John NJ. Johnson Alexau-
der Borland Abram Butler, Eben Brown, Jesse
Is. Wilson, James FullaIoye Charles A. Lane,
John Bayne, William H. Gilman, John Wilson
and James Crandal
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GEORGE SUMNER the brother of Senator
Sumner delivered u lecture in the Smithsonian
Institute, in this city, last week, ON France and
its affairs, which is spoken of in high terms of
praise Mr. Sumner spent many years abroad
and is familiar with foreign affairs His lee
ture wus listened to by crowded audience.
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THE BLACK LAWS OF ILLINOIS.

The new Black Law of Illinois provides, that
State, and remain ten days, with the evident
intention of residing therein, shall be arrest
ed, fined fifty dollars and in default of pay
ment sold at public auction, to any person
(who will pay fine and costs) for the shortest
time; for the second offence the fine is in
creased fifty dollars, and 30 on for every subse-
quent offence sale being made in each case in
default of payment.
The act il inhuman and devilish, without
shadow of excuse OF palliation. 1t is an out
rage against those Of the States which regard
blacks and mulattoes M citizens. A citizen of
Massachusetts,, under this law, is liable, if he
go to Illinois, and remain there ten DAYS, to
fine and enslavement. What becomes of that
provision of the Federal Constitution, which
secures to "thc citizen of each State all the
privileges and immunities of citizens IN the sey-
eral Statest ~
1t is fragrant violation of the declaration
of rights in the Constitution of the State No
State has published to the world broader
more emphatic declaration Of fundamental
rights than Illinois. The first item runs thus
" All men are born equally free and indie
pendent and have certain inherent and indie.
feasible rights, among which are those of en-
Joylng and defending life and liberty, and O
acquiring and protecting property and reputa
ton, and of pursuing their own happiness"
"ALi Man - Blso hypocrites solcmnly
declaring this sublime truth to the world, anc
ruthlessly trampling on it by their legislation
Again the Constitution of the same Stat,
provides as follows
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitud,
shall hereafter be introduced in this State
otherwise than for the punishment of crimes
whereof the party shall have been duly con
yictedn
But the act inhicts slavery upon a class O
persons, who, in pursuit of legitimate business
or in discharge of some duty may have COM
into the State, and remained therein for te,
days. The Illinois Legislature may dcclar
such nm act II crime but it cannot make it "
or find in it any justification for the iuiamou
violation OF a fundamental right, secured by il
fundamental laws
What need of "Gg,tation2p Let tho afro
cious act of the Legislature of that profcssedl,
free State answer. Tuscany Furnishes her owl
citizens for abandoning Catholicism and seek
ing to propagate Professionalism, but she il no
audacious enough TO enslave Americans for tn
offence OF coming within her borders. The pee
pie of Illinois boldly commit this outrage, bu
are doubtless shocked at Tuscan tyranny.
We beg pardon of the People of that State
We do not believe that this base act of tn
Legislature has been passed with their sane
ton; we hope that they will take promr
measures to wipe il out from their statute book
but, should they permit it to stand unrepealeC
they will deserve tho scorn and adherence G
Christendom.
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PETER e. WASHINGTON has been appointed
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
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WASHINGTON, ID. G..
THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1853

The following named gentlemen are authorized
agents for the oitios Of Philadelphia Now York, and
Boston
William Alcorn, Ne. S26 Lombard street PhiIa.
William Harnod No. - Beekman street, n York
-. W Light No. CornhilI Boston
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SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE

On the 9TH, Mr.. Clayton submitted resolu.
ton, requesting the President to communicate
certain documents relative to affairs in Central
AmerIon. Several messages, in writing, were
received from the President, and the Senate
went into Executive session.
On the Sth the committees were constituted
with the understanding that they were to stand
only for the special session The healthy or
carnations having reconsidered tho matter.
placed Sumner ut tho tail end of the Com
mlttee on Roads and Canals and Chase next
tO.the last on the Committee on Claims Il
is to be hoped that their health may not suffer
from this extraordinary act Of magnanimity.
Mr.. Clayton addressed the Senate tor moro
than two hours on his resolution, in defence Of
his official conduct relative to the affairs Of
Central America, and the Senate then went
into Executive session.
On tB 9th, Mr., Badger addressed the Sen
ate in personal explanation of his Senatorial
course having been charged with neglect o
the interests Of the State of North Carolina, b,
paper printed at Wilmington in that State
Mr.. Clayton resumed and closed his speech
in defence OF his conduct in the Clayton. Bulwo,
treaty and Mr.. Douglas signfying desire I,
reply, the subject went over After some tim,
spent in Executive session, tho Senate ad
jOurned
On the 10th, Mr. Cooper submitted resolu
tons of inquiry in regard to the kind of coal
whether English or American, furnished b,
Rowland Aspinwall for the use of the ia
pan squadron. They were agreed TO- Mr.
Douglas addressed the Senate for nearly tw,
hours in reply to Mr.. Clayton Mr.. Masol
then obtained the floor, and the subject Wa
postponed. After some time spent in Execu
tive session. the Senate adjourned till Mon
day, the l4th.
THE PIERCE DEMOCRATS have made a clear
sweep of New Hampshire electng their Gov
ornor, Il majority of the Legislature aud all O
the Congressman.
Mr. MEAGHER, the celebrated Irish patriot
lectured in Washington, on the evening of tn,
llth Instant in Carusi's Saloon. The Hal
was crowded with brilliant Assem- blago, anC
the lecturer was received with great applause
Everywhere Mr.. Meagher is making a mos
favorable impression
SANTA ANNA has been officially recalled by
the authorities Of Mexico, and invited TO a..
sumo the reins Of Government.
STATE CONVENTION OF TnE FREg D,Noc
RAcr ~ PESNsvLyANIA,-The Free Democrat
10 Press Of Pennsylvania is out m favor of 1
State Convention of the Independent Democra
cy, TO be held some time in May or June Tn
Central Committee is earnestly urged to issu
y call.
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u Subscribers who do not file the Era
will confer favor by remailng Nos 3l4 and
3l5 to this office
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OsERLIS TIaEs-A newspaper of moderate
dimensions has been started at Oberlin, called
the Times II is anti-slavery, anti-war, anti
rum, and anti -tobaoco.
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CONNECTICUT Hooker, of Farming.
ton, Conn, has been nominated by the Free
SOIL party us their candidate for Congress, in
the first Congressional district
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SANTA ANNA has been officially recalled by
the authorities Of Mexico, and invited to A.
sumo the reins Of Government.
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THE PIERCE DEMOCRATS have made clean
sweep Of New Hampshire, electing their Gov.
ornor, majority of the Legislature, aud all OF
the Congressman
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RrvrRrNrrAL.-The New York Observer
quotes approvingly, saying of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, that "a man OF any re-
lipious creed, who speaks irreverently of the
clergy of every other denomination, is guilty Of
nothing more nor less than downright hoen-
tiousnsss"
The clergy Of every denomination ara wor'
thy Of respect rhen they preach the truth and
proeties 1t when they do MT they discredit
their calling and deserve no respect,
We wish these papers had more reverence
for merit and less for persons
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For sale by H. farnham, Washington ID. &.
The Messrs. Appletons deserve great credit
and bountiful patronage for the good taste
displayed in their selection of English books
for reprint; also, for the despatch with which
they are issued Mrs. Gore has been long
known as one of the most popular and success
full of English writer's of fiction, and it is suii-
cient to say that the story before us is marked
by the same high moral tone, the same deli
cacy of sentiment, and the same fascinating
arrangement of incident which have charac-
terized all her previous booke,
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our besrts Of esrn. allegiance to the great pr'n
ciples If The Pilgrims. which have been rendered IN
mort by their cousi.ncy their fh in ii enf th7i, -
v,repce FIR the Divine lar Let take 'h-s- ana gp
forth with this par opy aad The and the blessing
~ God which attended fathers shall attend u ana
~ shall hard down these blessings 20 our children
chfr-D After IL
Mr. RICHARD YE,Dos, of The Charleston CoHrS''
NJ. CH.s W. UPHAs Of Salem; Rev. Mr. OsGooo
Of New York Mr.. HIRAM FuLLLR. Of The Nele- f'rS
Mirror aud Others furnished toe orstorics display.
Letters we're then read from C.LEB CUsHIsG, RoBr
C. WISTHRoP. q W. HoLsEs. SIDSEY WEBSTER JOIN
J. CRIrrEspEs. JoHS p KESSEDr. LORD ELLE'xERs,
PfLEs SPRAGuE. THoMAs II PERKINs, Wv. HI. SEW
Arp. Rev +. II CHAPIS. and Others and also one
from the Plymouth Church. Suffolk, England.
append Holmes characteristic toast:
The God rr(e Of Df H1r-n-They a, the rest
OF word y heir ugy tut ,.. always remember them
for ,endirr Of oho'c- reEi-'f.'
M Winthrop sent the following
P,roah Roek-Msyit Trbe R,ck vhoss
crurbs % the Pilgrim. sha assemble %
ctnterrp the decline and fsl Of the American Union
In the evening the town was Illuminated houses were
thrown Open salutes fired. fireworks displayed music
poured out and al demonstrations of decorcus JOY In
dulsed in 1t emphaticall! great day for Old Ply
mouth. H.
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in which and are any two radil OF tse op,~s 10
given angle which the Spiral make' with tnem 1n 10.
light Of Of circl, INTERCEPTED o-t"een q IA
ing IFS radius unity and fer It's center me csH'''
SInsl .. .,,oa of6b
The form which this Spiral assumes at each p.os ~
servstoB. and also TIE tor oIn-fent A
then exhibited BY drawingt pe' R.dasIa and NJ Esb
both .ubsist in combination, m mo'i o'ofu' Wv ,ss y
notion ben the more prominent, WINE Ia ''''
ward motion prevails
IN Ab,t,0c oa Paper on 'or1> 'pecta, 'El.og'' t,
fuJe IN hs EosLer~ H1i.phee ~ "> H4,". ~, y
ale Ham, Dke,e Of m H00a' run eD@f'6~'- - ",
'D pa oo,.a,onoe NJ time poyfp0ns ~ ~ VI
,r,,,b are inrisi6l. BY Pfof srErHhS ALtAA'Di-
Princeton. -. A. - .nosf
or Inch ver. formerly originated az sea are ~ "a,
s,syot. 20 the Ea,iern g. nneIt 81 the EARN 70 80
s.yers respects 4 general form situation "na
,t.ut: snd Tia he oiGere ce Of level OF these esd
crnsr4d b the bright portions of thu visible san -
he Moon IT, moreover, Of such character As the 49,
10 Qu-rton 1Oulo require o., II. ..-.i,aes
That all tn. Is moreover consistent with ihs @,
OF fr,f POI w. with respect 70 the pecularlhes VI
the s-yefal ysri-tIts Of lunar vol AMOS r,as
Iha, the .xtensnn Of these aDaloEies tel ~ I'd
IN. sup.srance Which would be presented oy INC -
Hen ph,re Il the Moon, which IS for The mos p's 10
ib- 10 us no appearance beng That ot th' al
l.t h-re o thu H. rh from thu distance OF w
ihe plane OF the Earihs equator ana IN INC "''''-
fba II seems. moreover TO BE- worthy Of qussa' q
fer sis lar analogi.s may exist, 10 the Grans7
/ er BODIES u the solar System. =
o.. III, Ntiod Il finding ne Error Of CAro.o',s,
Fgroi Alnfudes Of the SUI. by Prof W. CH'v'i''
III. L >. Naval ACADEMY. 49,: ,ha saeso1
Prot G. explained hls method OF comPguog '.' ~ acs
Of equal suod-s BY using The hourly d1efsn,s ,o,s
aiior Given IN the Rev American NaulcH 10 .
80 - The q hour charge heretofore used 10 "a -
nsviga,,op lie pointeo out some impeii -, M
Tpl. GIVEN IN Lieut.. Rspers Pr.fuce 81 g. -
Inns Nsvigauon. and Ia tisbr.ith l"ovs ;,,s.fst
-,t.d fltt II Wa important % notice sacn - -
Mons ihoush apparently slight oecause these NE ~
d.sisned for PRACTICAL men who are not Always 49,
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THE SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Of the American Association for the
Advancement Of science.
The Convention concluded rs lsoJrs on tuesday even
ing The closing proceedings we're as follows

The Convention concluded ts sbJrs on tuesday even
ing The closing proceedings we're as follows
by Telegraph
CLEVELAND. Mond,y. Aas.l 1855
An invitation from ih- citizens 10 attend party st the
Ar sricsn Hotel was accepted
Washington was liked upon the nett meeting 10 May
prof Dana Of New ,veu was elected President Prof
Lowering. permanent Secretary l. Smi D. General s7
,retsry Or Eloyn. Treasurer Drs Haldensu Leidy
and Leronte Au1'irg Committee
TIE Association sdiourps On Tuesday afternoon.
The lowing papers wer- read oday
A description D.yiica Mophology by Pro- Pierce
Some relation Of Central Primary Pi.nts by Professor
Ahrardee
o. Per..na Equation in Astronomical Observations by
pr Gould. Jr
A New Method for securing Inform Circular NJ )on in
Registering Mschinery-by Prof L'tch-u
Personal Scsl~ Astronomical Observer-5y Prot Psrce
Comparative Precision in the American Method Of %
servatior-by DR. Gould, Jr.
Internal FDge' Produced by Interference IN the Eye
An Experiment on soand-by Capt Wilkes,
Na'hemstica Analysis # the Contact surface 10 Oscl,s
tiny Machine-y-by Prof Hsckley.
The Cohesion - Fluids Evspor lon of steam and Boiler
suboI dinatiCn Of Atmospheric Phenomena-by Lorn
81, dgeit
Conican Condenser Telescope and Appendage by Lieut.
Structures On the Mechanical Explanation Of the Zlzig
psih Electric SpArk-b, Pref Sfoddard.
The theory Of Molecular Forcts-by Prot Riddel.
Structures and Transformation Of the l,siara Aureini
by Prof RddeN.
The effect of the reclamation ~ annually nundaed t1cs
in Mississippi Valley upon the General Hath OF the coun
try and Navig airn of River. by Andrew Brown.
Structures and Ainte. OF certain fossil pAn,s OF car
boz ferrous ira by - NV bursh.
On The Machine for the SEPARATION Of Metals by their
specific gravity by Captain Wilkes
Point. in to- History OF Zoordiu-. by :. Sanford
The Ge'loscsn Age and Aintes of Fossil Fishes, oy
W { X. dfed.
The WheAt Fly and II. Rsvages by X Howell.
Memorial 20 Congress agreed upon for the estso
.hnent Of Geographical Department. IN the Congresson
al Library. ..,
The Association adorned AZ NJ I day u meet IN
Washington on the LIST Wednesday 10 April mex,
The usual Of thanks % the officers OF the Conyen
ton the citizens ot Cleveland, Sc, were passed.
A portion of the members leave TO morroE for Chicago
on an invitation from the Steamboat and Railroad CON
pauies.