The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-04-28
VOL. VII,

him for this rebellous demonstration, tell. !.
that TO Conventions the Democracy in Vir0;,,
as elsewhere, owes its aseendency, and boro,
that unless he conform to the old party NO.
he may be left at home. By the way, the :.
Governor was lately figuring in Califorpi, .,
ing, if we are not misinformed, with that ha ]
Of politicians who are seeking an quite, ]
Slavery on the Pacific coast. Has he ho.'
disappointed? Was he overruled in his y.
tensions for Office in the new Statel
The Hagerstown (Md) News says that ;,
whole number Of slaves in Washington count.
of that State, is 1888, valued at S3lzOOO-
an average of Sl77 so each. The Mem, u
marks that the slaves, since 184I, have A,
creased one-half in number and value.
The validity of the law of South CarOl,,
imprisoning free colored seamen entering ;,
port Of Charleston, is about being tested-a
British consul having brought an sc,;o.
against the sheriff Of Charleston, to recov.
81, 900 for the false imprisonment of Mann,
Pereira, a colored British subject. We woO
remind the reader that Buell. & Blancbs,,v
printers in Washington, have just issued
volume entitled Manuel Pereira," by N,
Adams, of Georgia, in which the incident,
the seizure and imprisonment of this sailor q,
worked up into very interesting narrative
Col. Gilbert, of Jackson parish, LouisisD,
has been committed to Jail, on the charpe 4
having murdered Mr.. John Bryant. BRYANT
was the only witness against Gilbert in Il
criminal action of uncomfortable natur,
which was to be tried week after the d.v
on which the murder was perpetrated He
was ploughing when he was shot in the bach
from behind fence and his son, boy oil
twelve years of age, who happened to be with
him, testfes that he saw Gilbert commit the
deed The North LOuisianian, published at
Bathrop, Louisiana, remarks:
I" For the present public feeling is very strOn,
against Gilbert; but as he is yell off, and make
about 100 bales of cotton, 1t as not Liketv that ke
tc'H suffer more than temporary ineonUentncs.
Such has been our experience an North LOwal
ana
This is painful testimony. Bryant, it seems
was working man, and Gilbert a wealthy
planter.
1t is apprehended that there will be this
year a scarcity of provisions at the South The
Cotton Plant says that nearly the whole "force
Of the South will be thrown into the cotton
culture. IL this be so, the probable conse.
quences will be, fall in the price Of cotton
and rise in the price of provisions.
The daily papers in Washington publish a
correspondence between Colonel Benton and
Mr.. Davis Secretary of War, in which the,
Colonel suggests the employment of Mr. Bealc
Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Calilor
MIA, and Colonel Fremont, in the reconnos
sances of routes for good road to the Pacific
Mr.. Davis replies, that in consequence of the
great pressure upon his time since his enter.
ing upon the duties of his Office, he has not yet
taken up the subject. He promises, however,
SO soon as the subject shall come up, carefully
to examine the views submitted by Colonel
Benton, and before any final action, to have a
personal interview with him in reference to it
MIR. Borland having declined the appoint
ment of Governor of New Mexico, has accept
cd that of Minister to Central America
There is many a slip between the cup an
the lip. Mr.. Slidell, after all, may miss bein
Senator, as the Democratic members of the
Legislature Of Louisiana have refused to hold I
caucus for the nomination Of Senatorial can |
didate, and both Houses have agreed upon aI
resolution to adjourn the I'd Of May.
A telegraphic despatch announces the loss
of the steamer independence, on her way FROM
San Juan to San Francisco on the 10th of
February. 1t is supposed that she took fire
during a storm, and that an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to run ashore on Margaretta
island. The flames spread rapidly, the boats
were swamped the powder magazine was blown
up, and nearly two hundred of her five hun
dred passengers were lost
The ofhclal returns OF the late election 10
Connecticut show 1924 votes for Gillette, F.
Dem; 3O,sl4 for Seymour, Dem. and 2O,61l
for button, Wing The aggregate vote for
the Independent Democratic candidate for Con
gress was 1928.
Hereafter the single rate of letter postage
between the United States and Brazil, uia Eng.
land, will be as cents instead of 87-pre-pay.
ment required and to Java, via Southampton,
as cents for less half an ounce.
Dispatches from New Orleans report that
Gov. Lane of New Mexico had issued pro.
c!amation claiming Morella valley as portion
of American territory. Col Sumner, who was
ordered by him to proceed and take possession
of it, refused to obey the order on the ground
that it was Mexican territory, and several
hundred Mexican troops had been DISPATCHED
with orders to resist any attempt by the Amer
leans to enforce the claim of the Governor.