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A WORD IN EARNEST.

The elections in some of the Eastern and
Western States are now near at hand, but we
arc still very much in the dark as to the course
to be pursued by the Wings and Anti Nesras-
ka Democrats in relation thereto. 1t is we'll
understood that no pains or cost will be spared
by the Administration in the support Of its
Congressional candidates. All appliances of
party and Government will be put in opera
ton every ofiice-holder will be made to under.
stand that ho holds his place only on condition
Of rendering active and unscrupulous election
eering service. Under these circumstances,
nothing short Of q complete fusion Of all the
elements Of opposition into a determined and
vigorous party, based on the long. abandoned
principles Of the Declaration of Independence,
can insure majority Of Anti Slavery members
in the House of Representatives.
Shall this fusion take place Shall Wings,
Democrats, and Free oilers--powerless while
separated unite, and sweep the free States
clean Of services and slave catchers, and make
the new House of Representatives an effectual
barrier against the monstrous propagandism Of
sirable result be sacrificed to an insane attach
ment to party names and prejudicesl Are
there none among tho leading Wings of tho
North who are capable Of rising 10 the altitude
Of the occasion, and declaring, that If Freedom
fails in this death grapple with Slavery, the
fault shall not lio nj the doors OF themselves
and their friends, who are ready to meet Free
Sellers and Anti Nebraska Democrats on
common platform of constitutional and legal
opposition to Slavery and, forgetting the things
that are behind, bury old fouds and personal
antipathios, old party names and watchwords,
and rally about thom Party Of Freedom,
having for its specific objects the repeal OF the
execrable Fugitive Slave Law and the Nebras-
ka Bill, and the limitation and Standardization
OF Slavery The men who should do this--be-
cause they can do it-are well known. The
responsibility rests upon them. They must
answer for il to God and their country.
But why waste words The hour has
struck--the favorable moments for successful
action arc rapidly passing. II anything is to
be done to save tho country from the perdtion
to which it is tending now is tho time for it.
unce for ALL let it bs we'll understood, that tho
Free Democracy ask nothing but the privilege
of swelling with their ono hundred and sixty
thousand votcs the ranks Of the Party Of Free
dom, and Of bringing to the support ofthat party,
by whomsocvcr lcd, untiring zeal and infringing
labor Wings and Democrats, who love liberty,
the matter rests with yop. You hold in your
hands the destiny Of the country You can
establish its liberties on a sure foundation, or
leave to the future darker legacy Of evil than
one generation has ever yet beqneathed to an
other The question 10 between Liberty and
Slavery. Choose for yourselves and posterity.
J,G.W
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LITERARY NOTICES

DOCUMENTARY HIsToRY OF THR REVOLUTION ny
r. W aibben, M. D., Columbia, s c.
A volume Of three hundred pages, contain.
ing letters and papers relating TO the contest
for liberty during the last three years OF the
Revolutionary War, chiefly in South Carolina
The correspondence il mainly carried on by
Greene, Marion Sumter, and Rutledge but
u good many interesting letters that passed
between the American and British officers are
presented.
In this, as in all works of the class, there is
a great deal Of chat, but there is enough wheat
to pay for the trouble Of sitting it out 1t is
real pleasure too, to go to the sources OF HIS
tory and see how much of our compiled infor
nation is correct Writers of different parties
on the war against Mexico would prepare
narratives very differently colored, and sug-
costing quite opposite opinions, although they
would draw their materials from the same
sources. He who would not take opinions on
trust, or at second hand, will always be glad
to avail himself Of faithful and full docu-
mentary history.
That before us is, of course, merely frag
mentary; but it contains some Of the finest
specimens Of lctter-writing from Gen. Greene,
that we have ever seen from any pen.
PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF EXPLORATIONS AND IN
cipsNrs. BY John Russell Bartlett. In 2 vols.
New York d. Appleton 4 Co For sale by r,
Farnham. Washington, d. Q.
Mr.. Bartlett was appointed by Gen Taylor,
in June 1850, United States Commissioner,
to run the boundary line, in conjunction with
the Mexican Commissioner, between this coun-
try and Mexico. In that year, and in 1851,
1852, and 1883, he travelled extensively
through Texas, New Mexico, California, Sono-
"a, and Chihuahua; and these two large hand
somely printed volumes, embellished with maps
and illustr ations, contain Narrative OF his
explorations during that time, and of the in
cidents Of his journeyings; and much valn-
able information concerning the regions ne
traversed-the soil climate, mineral resources,
animal and vegetable products and various
tribes of savages 1t is written without exag.
geration, generally in a simple, easy style, and,
batting some excess Of detail, is very interest
inp
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FROM A PIONEER.
MINNESOTA, June 10, 1885,

mINNEsOTA, June III, 1904,
To the Editor Of the National Era.
Having come to Minnesota for the purpose
of making claim and home, and being poor,
as majority are who go to a new country,
aud having had several years experience in
Western life, allow me to tell our servants in
Congress our wants:
LIST We want three or five years pre- -emption,
to pay for our lands. With one years pre-.
emptlon we are obliged to pay for our lands
before we can produce anything to spare, az it
ia well known that for the first year and half
we must be on expense. | think most of the
settlers would be satisfied with bill to that
effect instead Of one granting lands free of cost
Certainly the land business should pay it's own
expenses.
Under the present system, we are obliged to
90 to spectators, and get them to enter our
lands for us, and allow them from 25 to 90 per
cent on their money. This enormous interest
accumulates so rapidly, that one half the Set
tiers are obliged to sell their lands to pay for
them Government should give us this time,
which we have TO purchase 81 dearly of specu.
lators and it would lose nothing in the end
by the operation. Let us have Masons Land
Bill granting FIVE years time or pre- emption,
or something like it before the close of the
present Congress.
"a. We want one hundred post Offices es-
tablished Immediately.
The mail route from Dubuque 10 st. Paul,
via Elcador, DEBORAH, Chatteld, and Oronoco,
should DO established now so that the close Of
navigation will not close the mails The ooun-
try is fast settling on this route and already
large settlements are thirty miles from this
post Office.
Sd. We want the public land sales abolished.
Government gains little or nothing by putting
the lands up at AUCTION, while it is q great il :
convenience and nuisance to actual settlers.
We are obliged TO attend for days and weeks
at the place Of sale, and IL by chance we have
found choice spot, We are liable 10 lose il by
the Overlooking Of some speculator who has a
larger purse than we.
Please tell our servants in Congress these
things, and sec il they cannot do something for
us. Yours p. +. THURBER.
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From the Salem (ohio) Homestead Journal
KANSAS AND SLAVERY.

Since the Plan for Freedom, part Of which
we Published few weeks ago has been set in
motion in Massachusetts, and New York, the
South have endangered to organize similar
company, and, az they choose to term it, cheat
the Abolitionists, at their own game" Their
prime object is, to first settle Kansas with
shareholders, and, when that Territory is well
secured, and Slavery firmly rooted in its soil,
they will then, If need be, turn their attention
TO Nebraska The shareholders are on the
alert, and although they have, by the basest
and most dishonorsble treachery, secured the
privilege Of taking their human chattels to these
Territories they will not consider their victory
complete until involuntary servitude becomes
fixed fact y in the Constitution of Nebraska
and Kansas, but more especially the latter.
And when this purpose is onee achieved, then,
doubtless, other Impressions on free soil will be
contemplated by the Slave Power. The Ordi.
nance Of 1897 by which Ohio and the North
west we're forever declared free from the loath-
ing curse, will be the next to receive the at
tacks Of the enemy FOREVER, with the South,
means only as long as they please.
Several meetings, for the purpose OF organ
izing companies Of shareholders to settle an
sac have already boep held in Missouri.
n
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MURDER BY AN INFERNAL MAcHINE.-On
Monday evening box was sent to the Maine
Hospital, on the corner of Longworth and
Western Row, Cincinnati, and deposited in the
room Of the steward Mr.. s H. Allison.
At about ten O'clock the steward and his
wife, being alone in the room, opened the box,
when it exploded maDgling the bodies Of both
horribly Mrs Allison had both arms torn on
and her skull fractured. Mr.. Allison was
dreadfnlly mangled. The furniture, windows,
and ceiling Of the room, were shattered to
atoms.
The indications are, that the box contained
a bombshel about six inches in diameter.
There is no clue to the perpetrator of this aw-
full outrage.
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The debate in the Senate to-day was some
what personal. Massachusetts, suffered moth
ing in the hands OF her eloquent Senator, nor
did he suffer by the assaults OF his terocious
adversaries.
In the House, the bill providing additional
mail service between the Atlantic and the Pa
cific was defeated, and the closing speech on
the ten millions appropriation bill was made
by Mr. Houston.
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For the National Era.
NAY
BY c. M MORRIS.

BY C. M MORRIS.
IT'S glorious month for tho Poet and bird,
And doubt me if ever a sweeter heard
Than that which sings high on the old
That so lovingly droops round my window sill now!
Oh leave the dull hearth, for why will 20 iingor
With pale aching brow, swift plying finger
Throw the work quite away, leave the pens tardy
motions;
All the dreamy now books win mako good sleeping
potions
should know it is May, without any cipher
Of Calendar months, by our joyous old ffer
Who strolls through tho village, if the rude hte
That clings to his lips we're the solace Of life
I should know tho glad month on this glowing day,
By the urchins. half crazy with marbles and play;
And even the Sun seems to wear new spendor,
Or pen woaried eyes are becoming more tender
But sometimes old Winter, to make the folks fret
Steps in upon May just for ono pirouette;
snow. drift or hail-storm, or something OF scurry
To lot US all know he's not of in hurry.
Rude Winter all ice bound aud stern as thou art
There's something about thoe that cngs to my heart
With thy warm-curtained rooms and thy bright SO
cial faces
Whore can sit down without studying graces
There's tho table so filled with food for the mind,
That tho food for the body is half loft behind,
Till some Epicure- spirit sweeps off in a freak,
Some silvery verse, some sour critique
Then tho new books love them whenever they como,
Without any brown mark from a finger or thumb,
That shows how some pale, snufy student before
Hath purloined all their to add to his store
But May is sad month, whenever we find
What long sunny Mays we leaving behind;
And many slab in tho churchyard will say
Our brightest, our dearest, we buried in May
Oh! May is the season for roaming or rest
Through the wild wood, whichever may please you
the best;
With the blue sky above and the moss for throne,
You may fancy wild Natures swect kingdom your
own!
Yes seated for hours in some dreamy nook
With silly now song a wondrous old book
The song is ones own, and collected with care,
But it puts you to sleep in spite of the air!
But the twilight broad shadows arc deepening round
am far from the homestead and tread fairy groand ;
i
Some brave pigmy knight with train of out riders
There's the star in the sunset" how cleaning and
still,
Like rich blazing gem on the brow of the hill;
In the language of stars, suppose it must say,
I'm shining so brightly in honor of May
And there's the May moon-oh pale. pearly shell
Your topic is od-how old cant tell;
But after the great M aster- poet, twere vain
To trespass on any peculiar domain
But one werd must say, wo part Mt tho gate,
And it shall not be long, for it is growing late
Though perfume and roses arc coming with June,
shall never forget thy soft guidance, May moon!
[coPyRIGHT SECURED BY THE AuTHoR.I'
For the National Era.
THE LEGAL, TENURE OF SLAVERY.
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lBY HOUSES PRINTING TELEGRAPH
TELEGRAPUIC CORRESPONDENCE
FOR DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
From .N'e,p York-7He Weather-Foreigl,

From .Ne,p York--TH Weafher-F'weiga
.N,eaos at Sailing of the .Arabia,
New York, JusE 2s.--The difficulties on the
New York and Erie railroad have at length
been settled, and the freight and passenger
trains are running as usual. 1t is estimated
that the loss to the company by tho engineers
strike will exceed 500 600.
1t is not known whether the Hon Gilbert
Dean will accept Of the Supreme Court Judge
ship,
The weather is excessively warm. Az noon
the thermometer stood Mt 95.
The Cunard steamer, with three days later
intelligence from Europe, is full due
Several new cases of cholera arc reported.
The royal mail steamship Arabia sailed at
noon to-day for Liverpool She took out 100
passengers and $2s7,000 in specie. Among
her passengers was Mons Roger, bearer Of dis
patches.
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DAILY NATIONAL ERA.

TAvERss DEsTRoYED.-There was q mob at
Ripley, Ohio, on Saturday night caused by the
inmates of a tavern throwing rotten eggs into
Temperance meeting The Temperance men
rallied, and destroyed all the bar fixtures and
liquor in the house They then visited all the
liquor shops in the town, and those that did
not agree to give up the business were assault
ed. No lives were lost.
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New HAMpsHIRE-ln the House OF Repre-
sentatives yesterday forenoon was spent in de-
batting the anti Nebraska resolutions COM
mttee Of five was appointed TO inquire into
charges against the coalition, # attempting to
brihs members, and dragging their liquor.
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New York Market.

New York, JUNE 2s.--Business OF oil kinds
is dull to-day. Flour heavy; sales OF 1000
barrels State brands at 81 25 /; Southern, W. 80
to So Wheat--salcs OF 1000 bushels; com
mon red at 81. so to 81. 90; Genesee ut 80 So
Corn--saIes of 10000 bushels mixed at ~.
cents; yellow, 81 TO so cents. Oats, 60 cents
Cotton dull and dropping. The stock market
shows o slight upward tendency.
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Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE JUNE 2s.--The oppressive heat
Of the weather has checked all kinds Of bust
ness Flonr--Howard Street il held at $s A (;
City Mills SO. No sales Wheat--no sales,
red is nominsly held at 81, 10 q 81 rs; white,
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The Weather To-day.

The thermometer at New York, ut noon to-
day stood at 90 in Philadelphia, s5 in Bal
timore, 90; in Washington, 81.
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10 Mr. James Crutcher, one Of the jurors
in the Ward case, has published card explain
atory of his asserting to the verdict He i'm
pugns the motives Of the larger portion of the
jury and alleges that deception was practiccd
upon him, and that be was ontrapped into an
assent II was vile verdict, and its odium
will live forever.
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Railroad .Hccidenf.

BUFFALO, JUNE % "A serious accident oc-
Cured on the Great Western Railroad, in con-
sequence of the whole train Of oars being
thrown off tho track. The locomotive was
completely destroyed ono man was killed
and several persons injured
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PHILADELPHIA Market.

PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 2s.--Business exceed
ingly dull to-day. Flour, SO so We have no
change to notice In our grain quotations-mar-
ket heavy.
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THE GADsDEN TREATY-The New York
National Democrat thus sustains the demand
OF the Democratic President
IL Congress shall consent to give Santa
Anna ten millions Of dollars for miserable
strip Of territory which would soon fall into
our hands, it will give just ten millions less
than the President was willing TO give him,
and which amount was inserted in the first
treaty. But what is ten millions, when Santa
Anna is i'll need, and orr Treasury SO full
What would have been twenty millions even,
when the President deemed it should be given
to Santa Annal The Senate have saved the
country small sum by their action. Now let
us promptly pay up the amount demanded. 1t
IL not much for the country to pay for their
whistle-not much for the Democracy to give,
when their favorite demands it
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From The South.

New ORLEANs, JUNE 90. - In the way of
business, there is but little doing to-day The
weather is exceedingly hot
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$l.75 a 81 80. Corn--sales of "a, 900 bushels,
white and yellow, 80 SO cents, and mixed at
rs cents Oats-sales of 1000 bushelr, So so
cents
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This is q scant showing to be sure; but
then, in the matter Of expense, we doubt not
we can make larger comparative exhibit
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Ohio Riner.

WHEELING, JUNE % -Four feet Of water IN
the channel Of the river at this point At
Pittsburgh stationary. Weather intensely hot.
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Our NAvY--The Buffalo Democracy says:
Here is a table, from q recent pamphlet, by
an American officer, showing the extent of the
first five naYies in the world:
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NJ The Louisville Journal states, upon the
authority Of a gentleman, who arrived there
from Lexington, that the hair of Weigarb
found guilty Of murder in the fret degree,
which was formerly black, has turned 'ohite
since his conviction
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CONGRESS-.
Thirty THIRD coNaR sss--sTRsT SESSION

The House bill to change the annual meet
ing Of Congress to the first Monday in Novem-
her was rejected in tho Senate--yeas 8,
nays SO
In the House, yesterday, MIR. Richardson de-
nounced in severe terms the author. and pub
fishers Of despatch from this city, accusing
him of fraudulenty retaining the 9Clayton
amendment in the Kansas Nebraska bill.
The debate on the Ten Million Appropria-
ton continued until eight O'Clock in the even
ing, when the Committee rose, and the House
adjourned.
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For the N ational Err.
THE LEGAL TENURE OF SLAVERY.
LITTER XVI.

SLAVERY ILLEGAL BY THE STATE CONSTR
TUTIoNS FORMED FROM 1875 TO 1889, AND
AFTERWARDS
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The Hon. John g. Palfrey is writing his
tory Of New England.
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The Speaker laid before The House COM
munication from the War Department, trans
hitting in response to a resolution OF the
HOUSE Of goth June, copy of Fuller's Report
OF the Survey of the Ohio River Laid on the
table, and ordered to he printed.
Tho Speaker announced the business before
the House to be tho bill to provide weekly
mail service between the Atlantic ports and
San Francisco.
Mr.. SHELTON, by consent, introduced bill
for the better protection OF life and property
on the coast Of tho United States which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce, and
ordered to be printed
Mcssrs. Cobb, Haven, MoDougal, McMnl-
len, Olds, Chamberlain, and Mace, debated tho
motion TO reconsider the vote ordering the
California mail bill to- be yead q third time.
This motion was made for the purpose OF
amending the bill, and tho dsbnte took in it's
scope, TO some extent the amendments pro-
posed, which, however, were not important
The vote was reconsidered, and the amend
ments adopted
Upon the question, Shall the bill be read
a third timeyn
The yeas and nays being called for,
MIR. Bridges moved to lay the bill on the
table; upon which motion the yeas and nays
were ordered, and the result was---ysas "a.
nays 70.
Mr. MoDongal moved to reconsider the vote.
MIR fletcher moved to lay that motion on
the table.
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This Constitution Of Delaware was adopted in
1884, after the adoption Of the Federal Constitution
and after the Judicial decision in Massachusetts, dc
claring Slavery inconsistent with Constitution of
precisely the same character