Daily national era., 1854-06-07

ness, and of truth.
SMALL Pox We sec it stated that the Brit
ish Parliament has passed an act making it
Unable offence in every parent or guardian
who neglects to have his OF her child vaccina-
tod, within four months after it's birth. This
is we'll; but it docs not 60 far enough Every
child and adult should be vaccinated at least
once to test tho virtue of the previous vaccina-
tion. A regulation coercing the observance of
this duty would be felly as just as that requir-
ing houses to be built in safe manner, or
noisome nuisances to be removed
SLAVES IN WASHINGTON CITY.-The assess
ment Of taxable pro, erty, this year, puts the
value of the slaves Here at 1929, 265 Many Of
these are owned in Maryland and Virginia.
and are hired here. BY returning them to their
homes day before the expiration Of their year
of service, to send them back again the second
day after, their owners avoid forfeiting them to
freedom under orr laws
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS. - The Washington
correspondent i" Inspector Of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, telegraphcd to that pa
per, on Monday, as follows:
"Lord Elgin and Mr.. links depart to NOR
row. The fishing and reciprocity treaty is
fully arranged, subject to the decision of the
Provincial Congress to assemble at Montreal.
We admit duty free, coal, lumber, and grind.
stones over which most discussion has taken
place.
aOf6cial dispatches from Mr. Soue state
that, n addition to the remission Of tho 6ne on
the Black Warrior, the Spanish Government
accords to steamers OF that line al the privi-
leges and exemptions Of British mail steamers.
Englend and France have demanded Of
Spain 24,000 men, for the occupation of Greece
and of Palestine. Spain refuses uncondition-
ally.
aEngland denies, ofI,ially, that she hes ten
dered either ships or men to protect Cuba
against the United States, or TO promote the
Africanization thereof
aOficial dispatches from Mr.. Gregg only
state that violent discussions have taken place
in the Sandwich Islands, about annexation to
the United States. He has made no treaty
but, as advised you one yeGr ago, he will make
one as soon as practicable
LAW AND 0RDER.-At n moment when the
people Of Boston are receiving the denuncia-
tions Of the South because they have given any
trouble whatever, to persons who were per-
forming an Infamous Office in thcir midst, para
graphs like the following, from the Savannah
Sentinel, may be found from day to day in al
most every Southern paper
aSettIing in Nebraska Kansas, we learn
from the Gazette and other SOURCES, is going on
rapidly. Hundreds of claims aro already ta-
ken up opposite st. Joseph, and meeting Of
the settlers held. Not day passes but new
additions are made to tho number. The Indian
agent has issued proclamation against tres
passing on Indian lands buf little he'd rs paid
10 H.; The tcork goes braoeiy on' Nor do the
hardy pioneers seem TO fear the cold steel Of
the bayoncts with which they were threat
encd last fall Impatient Of the unreasonable
delay Of the Government in extingnisbing In.
dian titles and organizing the Territory the
people haze determined TO take the matter an
their own hands The appropriation was made
more than year ago, and time enough elapsed
for something TO bc done. The masses are now
on tho move. II Is rs wc predicted. Nor can
the movement be drves'edD
IL The Richmond Examiner has an arti-
Gle on "thc end Of the Boston Slave Casc''
Tho beginning has scarce been seen yct. Tho
end is farther off than that OF the sea-serpont
II will he mighty end when It comes, and
great events will come with il.