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GILES COUNTY Tenn. Dec %, 1851.
DR. BLEDsoE Il feel that should fall short Of my duty
TO you and 10 those who afflicted not to further
recommend your Alternative Compound IL has entirely
eved me, that have not had to take anything IN
two months can eat anything want with impunity and
believe my health good is my advanced age
Should ever suffer from dyspepsia again shall be
call on you. am very respectfully your friend. Us.
- -. ELIZABETH ]. HARDWOOD.
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..... HENRY J. G0FF.
sThe above medicine is for sale in every Drug Store
the city and most of the.towns in the State. G. W. HEN
DBRSHOTT, General Agent for wholesaleng the med
cine. "a Price 81 per pint Bottle nov15-Ivd tr
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THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

The question now IL, can the flame OF war
which has been lighted in the Principalities Of
Moldayia and Wallachia be confined to those
Principalitics, or even 10 Rus,ia and Turkey Z
Is there any prospect of its speedy termination .
The Journal of COmmtrce which propounds
these questions, instead of attempting to an
swcr them Itself, gives the views Of its Paris
correspondent Robert Walsh, Esq, on this
point. MIR. Walsh being an intelligent and
unbiased observer, his views are entitled to
much more weight than those who feel a. par
tisans in the contest; and we therefore make
the following extract from bis last letter, dated
at Paris on the l4th of November:
"On Friday and Saturday, two Senators
observers who have access to the best sources
OF knowledge-conversed with me freely in my
study, On the aspect Of foreign affairs. They
interpreted the mission of Gen paraguay to
Constantinople rs follows: A diplomatst was
no longer wanted at Constantinople the com
bined fleets were in the Bosphorus IL the
Turks were beaten in the Principalities, ana
the Car then invaded Turkish territory iur-
Their, or would not evacuate the PrincPa,,',e'
on terms suited to the policy Of the allies, 'n,r-
ty or more thousand of French troops wouiu 20
sent to operate against him, and piaceu uouel
the command of the General. his previous
sojourn in the Turkish capital must enao,e
him and the many experienced oni'ers N ms
suite to prepare in all respects Ior me- 'no eAeca-
ton of their real GRAND Osncr rrenGn Ne''
eran statesmen deem Great Is 1saih ana France
10 be already at war with Russia ihey iend
the Turks not merely moral, but military sup
port; probably they rcp'en'Sh the war CHESTS
Of tho Porte
aThe new circular of Nesselrode, dated the
alst of October, is a more pregnant tignIhca-
tive document than even the manifesto The
views and resolves Of Russia are distinctly ex-
hib;ted. No concessions are implied or shad-
owed forth. The two impending Powers are
apprissd that it will depend altogether on
them, whether the war shall be limited, OF
shall involve the rest OF Europe. 10 short CIR
cumstanoes generally are more 'naacpio'ouS
than heretofore
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H. Mr.. II. b knight has been appointed publish
inc agent Of tho American and Foreign Anti Slavery
society in place Of L. j. Bates resigned and Is also
tho authorized agent of the Era for the city Of New
York and may be found at No. As Beokman street.
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Wcrregtcr Mass
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the Legal Tenure of Slavery" without contro-
verting them Our readers know our opinions
so we'll that they can hardly misapprehend
them, and we have so much confidence in their
good sense that we are not afraid to submit to
them, without comment views not in accord
ance with our own.
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TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

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simply to remind him that these is such pa
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Cor this alone, would seem out OF character Tor
the Administration of Republic founded upon
the doctrine of Human Rights. The requisite
amount Of Indignation against Great Britain
could not be manufactured in this way, nor
could the public mind be enlisted against the
humane policy of abolition. What was to be
DONE The English Government must be rep
resented as hostile to our progress, as plotting
to arrest our territorial expansion, and AS re-
sorting, for this purpose, to the dlabolcal
scheme of importing ten-year apprentices into
Cuba. so as to prevent, by its differentiation,
its Americanization What American would
tolerate such intermeddling as this - would
permit this arrogant and selfish Power thus to
plot against our growth and destiny What
philanthroJist would not be shocked alta scheme
80 inhuman 80 rockies, Of the interests of the
children OF Africa, and OF the rights OF the
white race in Cuba-a scheme no better than
the slave trade itself! The Philanthropy and
Patriotism of the American People might thus
be aroused against Great Britain, and enlisted
in the support of whatever expedientS the Adj
ministration might find necessary to check for
egn Intervention in favor Of Emancipation, to
keep Cuba in safe condition for annexa-
ton, and to favor the progress of this policy.
This would seem to be the philosophy of the
course pursued by the Union, and the Admin
istraton of which it is the organ, " in relation
to the ianciful scheme of the differentiation OF
Cuba And now, we put the question to our
countrymen Wiliyouverify the somewhat spite
full remark Of the London Times, in reference
to Americans, " that their Wanted and I'M
doubted shrewdness wholly deserts them when
they come to estimate what they are to expect
from another country" That against winch
the Washington Union would really array
them, is not the Atricani:dtion but the Ema"-
cipation Of Cuba.
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o. A very interesting exposition Of the re-
cent Election in Massachusetts il laid over till
our next
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She will be tested this winter.

MASSACRE OF A SURVEYING PARTY.--A re-
cent mail from Utah announces the massacre
by Tho Utah Indians, of one of the Government
exploring parties, under the eommand of Capt
Gunnison. He and twelve men of the party
had separated from the main body, and were
taken by surprise. The captain and seven Of
the rest were killed, and all their notes, instru-
ments, Sc, seized
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HEBREW AND AMERICAN SLAvERY.-We find
that the very able article of Judge Jay, on He
brew Servitude, meets with warm commsnda.
ton among our subscribers, and has attracted
much attention. The New York Evening Post
speaks of it in high terms, and the editor OF
the Detroit Daily Press says that it is the clear
est, most succinct account of the conditions
under which slaves were allowed to be held
under the Cd Testament that he has read
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| tho gate, and some OF the Taoutars men, re
ceived few scratches; but otherwise, strange
as it may appear, city having 100000 inhab-
itants was "imperial" at night and "rebel
| on the following morning--no one anticipating
the coup detat, and only one or two men hurt
| in its execution. Truly, the Chinese are a
wonderful people
THE MATE OF THE AMERICAN SCHOONER
! FLIRT commanded by Captain Gibson, who
who was 80 vilely treated by the Dutch author
tiles in Batavia, is in prison ut the same place,
on charges that have been proved untounded
by the courts of that country. A correspond
ent of the Tribune says that his case has been
brought to the notice of both Mr.. Champion
and Mr.. Marcy. He is an Euglishman by
birth, but an American sailor by choice Mr..
Marcy, it is said, refuses to interfere, because
he is an Engshman; Mr.. Champion, because,
at the time of his seizure, he was in the Amer
lean service. IL this be true, neither function.
airy represents the humanity of his country.
As he is an American sailor, was serving on
board an American vessel when he was arrest
ed, and was in fact "domiciliated under
our stars and stripes, Mr.. Marcy even if no
political capital" is to be made out of it,
ought to look into the case and if he is I'M
justly imprisoned, demand his release. There
will be little inducement for foreigners to en-
list in our naval or mercantile service, if they
are to be regarded as outcasts from its protec-
ton.
Mr.. BELMONT, the naturalized citizen, ap
pointed Charge dAffaires at the Hague, was
required by his Dutch Majesty to appear at
his Court in livery. Mr.. Belmont, referring to
the Instructions OF his Government, refused in
timating that if he could not present himself
in the dress Of an American gentleman, he
must decline any presentation at all He was
accordingly received. He is better Ameri-
can, decidedly than Ex-Governor Vroom.
Vroom, we spprehend, is one of your regular
Northern Hunker politicians, and has lost the
faculty Of standing erect.
Ex-Governor JARED w. WILLIAMS has
been appointed by the Governor of New Hamp-
shire, to fill the vacancy occasioned in the
Senate of the United States by the death of
Mr. Anterior
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KoszTA arrived at Boston few days since,
and was warmly received by his friends, with
out any public demonstration, of course.
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SENATOR BRIGHT, representing the free
State Of Indiana, is understood to be a slave
holder. The Brookviiie (Ia) Ameriean of No
vember 18th, says:
Mr. b. at present represents the State of
Indiana in the United States Senate. He lives
part of the time at Madison, and when at
home ls kind neighbor We lived near him
several years. But his chief interest is in Ken
lucky, where he owns large plantation, which
is well stocked with negroes"
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JOHN mitchell, the Irish patriot, arrived in
the Promethous on the 29th ult., from Califor-
MIA. His Irish friends were out in full force to
do him honor
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WHAT MEANS THIS The Washington let
ter writers, who have a peep at the reports of
the various Departments in advance, announce
that Col. Manypenny, the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs, is in favor of organizing Terri
torial Government in Nebraska, whether the
Indian titles are extinguished or not What
means this Has the Colonel changed his
ground, or has be been misunderstood hitherto?
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Ex-GovERNoR JARED w. WILLIAMS has
been appointed by the Governor of New Hamp-
shire, to fill the vacancy occasioned in the
Senate of the United States by the death of
Mr. AthertOn
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WASHINGTON, ID. G.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1853.
PROSPECTUS OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE
NATIONAL ERA

G BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
JOHN g. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
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WASHINGTON, D. c.
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METHODIST CHURCH CoNTRoyERsY-By
the mediation of Judge Mclean, it is under
stood that the parties to the Methodist Church
controversy have agreed to settle it on the
principle of pro rata division Of the proper
ty--an equitable adjustment
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I5- A friend at Ohio City writes" These
are all new subscribers, save FIVE, and belong
to the best class of our citizens. If the num-
Der falls short of what would be my proportion
to increase your circulation to fifty thousand,
you may draw on me at three days sight tor
the deficiency and the draft shall be duly
honoredo
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70 We rarely transfer to our columns any
compliment paid by a contemporary to the Era,
but the following, from the New York Evening
Post is SO cordial and graceful that we hope
our readers will pardon us for reprinting it.
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with morality, the ears will disclose them
selves, although the lions skin conccals tho
body. Can any Northern minion prove
slavery Il curse, and contrary to civil, moral
or religious law. No; it is Il poser to them
1t has stood the pointed ire of sophistry,
criticism and argument Did she expect
the Cabin to affect it: 1t surely must have
been written for some other nation, not
withstandinG her appeal to Americans, for
it is not applicable TO or slave systcm.-
The dignity of character, personal beau
tv, and astounding Intelligence of her pnr-
traycd negro, is to lis remarkable, whilst
its faISity is beyond dispute. Her instance
of the custom Of selling a negro baby from
its mothers breast is Il type of the entire
work, which is IN opposition 10 truth, Gus
tom and every day experience. No person
need read long ere lie will become acprl;,in-
ted with the work and lis ;uih"r-thc one
Is hut type, Il reflection o: the other. The
two living witnesses of i;lISchonl; hence, it
must appear liSguStiul to aIl lovers of mo-
rality, truth AMI order. Her heroes appear
too lavishingly fond of presenting to their
negroes free papers, in itself contrary to the
too general absorbing principles of self and
gain. Time will not permit me to enter into
a minute analysis of this production: vet,
ere close, a remark or two concerning the
last chapter of the Cabin Mrs. SrowE sup
plicates her people, from the farmers of the
i"o-clad Maine To those OF the erich and
Joyous Ohio, and yc Of the proud prairie
States" to awake and wipe this stain from
your devoted land. We have, notwithstand-
ing this formidable array, kept as a general
rule or proprie:y 50 Ear safe. We are able
to transmit to our rost"riy our RIGHTS, pro-
perty, DC, unimp"irc,l. ly force Of :;rinS if
necessary. | hope vc;r work will he The
instrument, which will cause in part the
tu!ilIinent OF what many Of Us dcsire-;l
"gcncral burst" with yo,'r independent med
ding. Slavsh. inconsistent Yankee ,lema-
gogucs. 1t is our duty TO guard well the
trust God has given Us. The North has
grown too insolcnt of late even her women,
outraging the finer sen<ibil,ies Of their ma
ture, not satisfied with conventions, must
needs figure to their shame in politics.
We should hc proud Of being descend
ants of Revolutionary sircs. and in all Ma
tlonal emergencies it would be well for us to
allow their examples to become olrs-
Nevertheless, we are calie.; upon to wait, in
Soul-stiring appeals from orr stump orators
and prophets. We arc called upon to agi-
tate, "gitate. agit"tc this sectional question
What has been the result? Where are orr
Southern Rights Associations, which were
tie media through which this :"ilaiion was
I" be kept active! They live cnly l.: s;orv
We have become too hopeful, too inactive
Let lis exert ourselves, or the ,i"v is not far
distant fear, when inta,ny will i.c our just
rrproach. "iIoRXET"
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MISCELLANY.
The jewish People.

The Jews arc TO longer nation, but
they. have not lost their nationality. They
still preserve the distinctive characteristics
OF their race, and i'll whatever country, or
i'll whatever station, exhibit the same deep,
earnest love for tleir oil home While all
that remain Of otli"r nations are Il few let
tered pages, or u few moidcred stones
while their greatness and their glory have
beer swallowed up, so that wolves howl
where monarchs ic:,sted, and wild nocks
Dasturcd where lowered palaces arose. the
Jew preserves his old identity, and lives in
the present thing of the past Encoun
ter one of the Jewish people in one of the
crowded thorOughli.res Of London, meet
him i'll Il Parasian square, on the Venetian
Rialto, or in one Of the quarters of the Etcr-
rica or amid the toll and trafli. of New
York; or in the buster scenes of Australian
gold regions; and his peculiar countcnancc,
his sharp piercing glance. tell unmi>tallabIv
his origin, and you know him for Jew ms
well us though you saw him mourning over
the relics of his peoples Lygone glory, as
well as though you saw him weep over the
ruins Of Zion.
Iii whatever light we view the jewish
people we cannot fail to he penetrated, with
feelings Of intense interest on their behalf.
They have ever stood forth conspicuously
in the very centre of the world-a pharos,
thc'light Of which was reflected on the
gloom of surrounding polytbcism, supersti-
tion, and idolatry. While the Assyrans,
the Babylonians, the Persians, the Romans
the Carthaginians, the Egyptians, the Goths
have each in turn played their part in the
worlds DRAMA and disappeared from the
theatre of the world, the Jews still remain
aspeople dwelling alone among the nations
Fer eighteen hundred years they have been
ipsa state of oppression and exile, the OBJ
jects, in many instances, of execralion and
scorn.
A wonderous history is that of the Jews
Far away in the past you recognize the ia.
the, of the nation in old Abraham. The
nomade condition Of the people at that pc
Rod is briefly told. 1t is more the history
of family than the history of nation.
Those men who are busy in rearing .hugc
Egyptian structures. and are themselves
cast down and l,eldin brutal slavery, are
the Jewish people. The wondrous doings
Of that wondrous time, the marching host
that Quilted land of bondage to found a
nation on another shore, are recorded with
an eloquence almost as wonderous as the
theme. wandering after wandering, Jour
ney after journey, battle after battle, victo.
ry after victory, till the land of Palestine
became their home. The land was holy
tland, the government theocracy. But
they grew weary Of this government and
sought asking like theother nations. King
mesns; elinnihg cunning man. Their roll
Of kings bstrsys norgreat sagacity, :. s