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ton WAS adopted aud the message or.
dcrcL according.
MIR. Moses presented the petition of
Thomas Il. ErgI,sh. That ministers of
IL" G"S,"l br ex 'npt iiun, patrol du
!. also. pursuant to n,ticc nd with
l'ar' "I the Sr,l.lr, NJ, Moses in.
tr";'Irs'' 1t h';! ln extend the charter
@; tt'' la th"rci ut S,,u,turvl,ir
!" ~ !I'''''; nj, also, pursuant /"
notice, ntl! 10 revive and extend ,ir.
rl"'ic' {" The RarL.>t Church ,l
Grlh"! ri Ciarr:,urt county, t" 20
years; which 'cce;ed frs, readings aud
were referred ln he Committee ON ,hc
Judiciary; also. Mr.. Moses presented
The petition "' ". B. Boyd and wife
III respect To certain e>chratrd
estate. Referred to Committee on
the Judiciary.
MIR. M"orI,lan presented the petition
Of John BcIton O'NcaIl, President oi
the convention opposed to the lIuuo,
traffic, that Il law be passed prevent
tie sale OF aIconolIc liquors hy i,ine,.
ant traders. Referred to the Com
n'il,cc n the Judiciary
MIR. Preston present.. Il the petition,
of Snndry citizens OF Columbia tor
il charter for hotel company. Re
tr'rcd t" Committee ON lnc'rp, ratio.
Is THE llousE. MIR. Cunningham.
from the Committee on Privileges aud
tiectio,S, made reports or the petition
OF sundry cilizrnS of Williamsburg
district, praying II change in the mode
OF general elections, and begged to
be discharged from any further con
sideration; also reported by bill on ST.
much OF the prcscntnent OF the Grand
Jury of Sumter District as recon-.
mcnds but onc day for all general
elections; read the first time am
ordered for consideration on Monday
next.
). Fair, esq, was elected Solicitor
ct the Middle Circuit and j. P. Read
Of the Western Circuit.
The follow Ing is the report ut the
Committee on Federal Relations un
the several bills referring to the
manner OF e'ccting Electors, of which
notice was made yesterday.
That alter due consideration ufthc
several bills referred IT, them, it mani.
testify appeared that there could bc no
agreement Of Il majority upon amy one
"i the measures submitted to them,
relative 10 thu election of Electors Of
President and vi c President of the
United States, and that the Whole
SUBJECT would be better considered in
Con.mit;ce of the Whole, where II
decision would, in effect, be decision
by the House
nEcEMDkR 4rlr.-lhs being com
mcncrmlrnt day no business was done
in either branch Of the Legislature.
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Railroad Facilities.

We are pleased to see that the
Charleston chamber Of commerce has
aiken into its hands the want Of
accom- .nodatiun afforded b, the rail.
roads for transportation of freight
between that city and this section o!
the State. and at It's las, meeting
passed resolutions strongly urging the
Immediate Importance of Il thorough
o'san zati"n and evaporation arluLgs,
the lines Of Rail Roads leading tom
Washington City to the South and
Southwest, to crdcavur, by II prupa,
spirit OF compromise and arrangement,
to harmunize, and not only to rcnncd,
evils complained Of, but, by; every
;.Hailai,le means in their power, to
render increased facilities tor travel
and transportation of goods, as we'll as
carriage nt The mails.
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trade, carpenters too arc not idle,
with them rush II is the word, or the
demand for house room far exceeds
the supply, there being at this time,
SO far as we can learn, not one va.
cant Or discngagcd dwelling or store
house, in Sulntc,villc. Now oar
friends abroad may think, that this is
all written for effect and call it; 6lu4.
well :" DC it, we are ready to show
our hn"d. One thing though we do
need aud unless the citizen, OF the
district and town create it for them.
selves we shall always need, we nca
money.
Now some good easy souls thought
1t was only necessary to send pet,
ton to The Legislature To establish here
u braI!ch uf the Bank Of the State and
the necdiui w"uld 70 How; 50 it might;
but 1t IS one thing to petition and
another 10 grant. Fellow citizens
place n"t Your trust in Legislators,
but go to work, invest your spare
funds Ia the stock OF Il .aGk OF your
own a"d bc u, once independent and
easy, and enjoy the satisfaction of
showing !that YOU have contributed
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Our next Governor.
We are daily asked who is iii

We are daily asked who is likely
t. he elected by the Legislature to fill
the GubernatM ial chair Tor the next
tw" years. Speculation on this subject
is useless. and we should hesitate in
giving an opinion, but that in CONVEX
Sati"n with well infor;ned gentlemen,
u>t from Columbia. we arc assured
thai Gcnl. ADAMS will be elected with
very little "pp"sition. G"nl. ADAMS
's not without Il host OF friends in lhi,
quarter, who will he delighted at his
elevation /" the highest dignity in the
State.
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I he sisters and wives OF the mechanics
and labouring men arc not less b.anti-
tul than those Of higher circles If the
men were only rs honest an,! IL right
rs the women are hanlsun what
. city ours would be!
DR.. BcaEc the dentist charged With
committing an outrage upon Tie per-
son Of Miss Nudge while the Halter
was under the influence ofchioroform
was sentenced Oh Tuesday to four
years imprisonment III the Pcnitcn
ti"ry. Several cleryy'ncn Of our
city, going beyond their sphere Of du
ties, are procuring signatures to ,.c-
tltlOn for communication OF his sen.
tcnce or q pardon. Before receiving
sentence Bea!e read Il statement to-
the Cour. i'll which he solemnly pro.
tested his innocence.
Governor Big!er is quite sick with
;yrhus fever. There is no doubt but
that the excitement and Iaboar through
which he asscd in the recent Erc
tionecring Campaign brought ON this
illness.
The mining districts in this state
bid fair to become more prosperous
aud wealthy. The last London Times
states that a movement is about
being made to Introduce anlhra, ute
coal into use in London, aud arrange
mcnts are in progress ipr the i!nporta-
ton OF IL into England from PrnnSv-
vania. II is said that Engii,h ;,ilurni
nous coal is 'rc,ailel there tbs sum,
ncr 1T 81 -; tha, last winter it wa,
rctailcd 1T SO per ton, auI vii pro.
badly be higErr :hy c,,mr0y winter.
y meeting OF The snldier, who
served n The war OF 1912 was held IN
tins city on Thursday evening last for
the purp"Sc Of eiectnrg Delegates to
the convention which meets in Wash
lngtou city on January Slh,-t the an
nivcr-ary OF the battle of New Or
leans.
Yours,
OuAEEr Cry
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:. 80 - - - $500
'Iiau YDrkylilG EiaiZrsa.

T'n> journal, published 1T York.
vile. S. Z. under The joint Eiiturial
ship"i IT, Eccrrs, Esq, and Mr
w. RICE. has ncun received. Tie
printing is nem and the editorials give
PROMISE "t Il pa er worth. the s,npnr!
oi S"uth CarnIl,i;lns. We wish all
connected with it that success, which
evcr follows upon honest intentions
and true merit.
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SO. CA.-SUMTEIs DIST.
By W. LEWIS, Esp, Ordinary for said
DJtrjr/

by W. LEWIS, Esq., Ordinary for said
Districi.
Whereas, Joscpl NJ. Natt cs hath ap.
pIed to ne 'or Letters Of Administration,
Oh all and singular the gooh, and chattles,,
rights ana crcuIlors ct The late W. r.,
Widcr OF The SAID District, deceased
Ihe>c are, therefore, To cite and admuu-
ish all and singular, The kindred and
creditors oi the Said deceased, to be and,
appear before INC al our next Ortiriary's
,ouri Tor the sad District, 10 be ho den at.
Sunncr Courl House on Friday the Isl Of
l)cceDuc1 Inst, to Show cause, II any, WnV
Ihe shiu adm nlstraton should not DC
grained.
u Gvch u'!"cr my uani ana seal the
O,n u - ul December IN the wear
L. :. o. oar Lord one thousand e!uh,
!i"hured anI ni'y-!uur, and III the
i3', year ~ American ludep, nd
cn,c. w. LEWIS, U. $. u.
De y, 1874 u ~
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Machine Shop.

On the l.ltit uii.. the subscribers asSo-
cla1ed themselves IN pa-tac,sni2, for
Tie nnrposc Of conducting business as
Engineers, Macin:sis, HArisrnrtk-, Sc
BE ny both practical aud working NE.
chanics, W" rel confident oi niv,nr gcn-
era! satisfaction 70 our cnl"!oyers. Goo !
w"rkincn viii be cmpiuycl to ass4 IN
giving despatch TO orders. N,c wlii fl.
orders for Castings, ,Gr ownc.S .. Seam
Mills and Others In stior;. wc WI en-.
dravnr 10 meet tic " MS ot our How.
c''rzcnS IN THIS part nt the State IN the
above branches q! BUSINESS.
Our business will be- conducted under
the name OF COI!Ii.AN & GAY
y W!s"ciwTigh' anrl GunSnth Shop Is;
CO "cc'cd with the establishment for the
accommodation OF customers.
TcrmS.-CaFh or rs cGu:va:ent
IT, J. COt;ili.AN
RECHNUN GAY
vii. 4. Man. r. T. bcpo', Su,.,erv:iIe
Dcr. i, 1854 6 3,
IL Waterman cops 81
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I'lAr Legislature

The proceedings Of the Legislature
wiIl,be found upon our first and second
pages. In our reports we have omit
ted all matter not Of general interest
and selected only such portions of the
proceedings as:would be likely most
to interest the people OF this portion
Of the State.
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Correspondence Of the Banner.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. y, 1884.
j. S. Il.

PHILADELPHIA Pa Zee > S5i
E,uyoDeau <sEuir, fJty {,,s,,oe,
inn nj Cn,,.o.. p,,:,
H.,
Der Banner: tits equally inS,ruc
tive and amusing ,onu,ice how rapid
ly public opinion IN til, city is chan.s.
ing in regard 10 ;he wal now going ON
IN Europe ASlurs rs victory nrrcl:rd
on the Allies banners and t,r,unr
invou.ei their undertaking the public
voice spoke in their favour and
,;"t,ncc. Bat now whrn The tables are
turned wien runners OF ulnrous victU
rics over The combined French ;.mI
tny:i>h ttu:cs daily winn ,l!rir way
to cur ,h"rcS- the public feeling aLI
sympathy are suddenly changed
Success will always overcome uppus
ition For on. nwn part, we hope
confidently :" y N rs tie next steam.
er lha, .i,c aci::," 81: sebnsiobp! has !rrn
raised aHI Tie allied armies forced to
rr,'rr. l.ngianA anI France have no
.r-'c>s whatever Interfering III the
qnarre~ OF the Other Enr"pean powers.
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Dr.. GrYSorr's YELLOW Dock AND
SAEsArAR'!.l, ,.--i'or the cure at diseases,
or aS SHrin" purifier IF he bi9o! ard rs a
general io"i" far iie Sy>t.o., Is mnriraied
The Curative P1wrc, ot his Il. tra,.t are
truly wonderful, ar! AL i'vai, s shoui
MAKE Ilnlpc,!n,,; 'r!li ui the, .-ic:Irw Doe k
an6 Strsarar't!A.' J; cannot imurc The
most dcirHie p!r!c:li.
THEN FLY FROM MINERAL. NOS
TRUMS To SEEN hor. lite ;.ui! vivnr
from Tins i'nrcy V"gc'an!c Rrmcly--
There nTc. however broken 10 i.ra,h and
splrlIs, however lo,th:;ouu 10 i.nsr. and
others. lei nn INC dc$pII O! recovery let
'h' patient only understand thA, hi> ho,.
y! ph"slca! restoration lies in "liuv-ui's
HN:rAr' OF leiiow Dock and Narsapars!
Ia" ana p"r-lalc Ein lnr l. ;
;ifE $ SAKE,
10 try 4, ANA We have 40 Hesitation IN
predicting his SPEEDY rcsrora .nl 10 i,cal.h
u Sac ADVERTISEMENT
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Elected.

1t affords us great pleasure to an
nonncc that onr worthy contemporary
Of the lEutchmun, Mr.. LII. FRASER.
jr., has been elected S, cretary Of The
Boa j of Trustees Of the South Carroll
na College, vice J. u. BLANolso, Esq
resigned.
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Notice.

Application will TIE made to the Com.
msstonerS OF Pensions for duplicate OF
Land Warrant, No 97l3l for O acres
'sS.td under The Act September %, 1850
!" George Floyd, The original being lost or
'nisleah' having never reached The War
ran'ee. JAMES TAYLOR,
Agen. and Attorney o: Genrye Floyd.
Sumicfviile, S. c., Nov. 4ss, l854-5-6t
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For Sale.

On the first Monday in January next |
WI! sell at public auction III Sulntcry,lls.
five or SIX PR NJ T. NEGROES, (all mem
among them Is frN rate Blacksmith.
IERM~.-CrcLit OF > or 3 years, with
bonds, mortgage and personal security. /.
ln'erest 10 be paid annnaIl,. Purchasers
10 pay Tor all necessary Dapers
NEkMEll.LE BRADFORD.
Sta,cburg, Dec. 4, 1851 q 4.
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Notice,

All persons having dema nds against the
Estate OF the late JOAN s. Bradford arc
hereby notified 10 present the same Urop-
srly aHcsted for payment, aud hose w6,
are al all indebted 10 sad Estate are re-.
ques,ct TO make paymentto 5ss.
VERMEll,l.E BRADFORD,
Qualified E,recaifir, {.
Stateburg, Qss. a. 1SSA . al
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COTTON MARKET
CHARLESTON Dec .

COTTON.-Thc transactions to lav
reached upNar,lS nf 1900 bales: and
show .ery unsettled and depressed
market. with prices decidedly in favor
of buyers. The sales wcr" at cxtr.rn-
cS ranging from I to 8 .ic.
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Edifo5aE correspondence.
COLUMBIA, Dee, l,h. l>JI.

H'"' L"g"" w hen we arrived
mere II Saturday the 23th ul' We
''''" 'A' place already '"I! Of visitors
e''" '''''h"tr "t Legislators and
'''' . re" "j''e SFc""'S' iIh> I;',, "crY
P''"s SsF A''c IT"'HA!Iy Disappeared,
"S '''''' II PES or s'''> ''av" been real
49, A., "' COW" mas been @"t''n.
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aW- Chancellor JoHNSToN has beel,
nominated in tn, Carolina Times Tor
the Presidency Of the South Carolina
College, to supply the place of DR..
InoRNwELL, resigned.
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Epscy +. B:ou .hton.

Epscy f.. Bfous shlon.
IN pursuance t" IN ur,icr in lhIS case
u viii o!l"r al public SAFE on llIe Iir.;
ii nday n January 1861. AT Sun!e, Cuuri
House, = plantation + lr:ic ~ ilh! stated
III IA Il III, Ia contain abuut i1ur thousand
acres OF land (bui which il is believed
contains about SIX thousand aCrcS) lving i,
Clarendon County, Sumter District, at or
near Fulton Post-ofice, belonging to the
estate OF the late Edward Broughlon. jr.
deceasea.
Terms OF SALE.-.Not to be sold for
less than seven thousand seven hundred
and fifty dollars, one ourlh pait OI the
purchase money To be paid III cash, the
balance pdynhe III one, Two AMI three
wears, with liiercst from the day oi sale,
the purcharer &c give bond and personal
security ANA d mortgage ol the land tor the
credit portion OF Tie said purchase money
and To pay Tor papers.
w. +. B. llAINSWORTiI,
Com'r Eq, 5. d.
Dec. 6, lS5l & Il
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w The Hon. j. ID. WITnERspooN
Of York, has been nominated rs u
suitable candidate for Governor.
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COLUMBIA BOOK STORE.
NO Sa--Heicsharhs0aa st.

El.Rr SoEE.)
GEoRcE NJ. CALHOUN respectfully in
forms the clllzens OF Sumter and The adj
joining districts that he uqw has and keeps
cons'onlly on hand n large assor,men, OF
Books Slatianery and Fancy articles, all
OF which 70 offers for sale on accommoda-
ting terms.
S-sg Country: merchants would do wel!
4 TO give .hlm a cali. Z.
sssa u erlers from the country care
smliiyyand promptly sat,enasIin.
's ,EsG y. 1sssssS, q. a.,
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All persons indebted TO us by note, or ss.
count previous. to the first Of January last are
respectfully requested to make immediate pay
ment.
We arc in want ofail the money that is ow.
ing 70 us, and we trust this call will not be
d!sregardcd.
ROGERS ~ SPENCER.
.Hshopvi!le, Nov. 29, 1851. ) IT,
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In Equity Sumter District.
JusIan I.uckcy

$. w. Mcdonald and others.
In obedience tD an order IN this cause T
q Will offer at putllc sale on the first
Monday III January next, at Sumter Cour,
House, three negroes. VIZ: Brick, William,
and Harvey, bciung'ng To the estate OF the
late john Mcdonald, Il cd
Terms OF SALE.-Onc third to be pnid
IN cash, the balance OH credit OF twelve
inon'''s with interest from the day Of sale,
TO oc secured 10y bond with good security
anu mortgage q! tile property. Purchasers
to pay lor pa, ers.
w. +. Is. uAYNSWORTH,
CunI'r EI. s. ID.
Der. i. 1854 6 y,
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HDccila aaed.

Mr.. J. l.. JONES requests us 10 state
that he is roi u candidate for Clerk OF the
Court for Sumter District.
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Notice.

The Ladies Fair for the completion OF the
Calvary Church will take place at the same
on "Wednesday 9Th. December next. The
public ate respectfully Invited to attend az
they flatt:r themselves that they will have
something to please all who may favour them
with iLeir presence.
Nov. 20, 1854. 3 81.
Watr nmau copy H.as
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Wanted.

THREE NEGRO BOYS, from Is to ls
years old, rs Apprentices to the Carpenter
Trade, under BEN, Foreman Of Winns New
Store. now being pm! upon sight OF the old
Tavern in Sumleryile. -.
A. J. MOSES.
Nov. %, 1854 : II
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Notice.

Al ,pen"ns having any demands against
Capt. James K. Brock Deceased late of Sum
ter District, will please present their demands
10 the subscriber for payment, and those ic-
deoted will make paymrn, to the ga Fse.
l.. L. tIIAME, E1'r.
Nov. 90, 1854, > II.
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In Equity Sumter District,

John Il Bronshion,
l...HIa i Erouy!.lnr,
and Margaret J. Rrnugl,"n,
10y tllc!r ncSl friend james K ! BILL.
Broyk
Epscy +. Bcou. .hion.
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DECEMBgR 2ND.

IN TIE SENATE-Mr. Allen offered
aSresnlution that message be sent to
The House Of Representatives inform
ing that body that the Senat" will be
ready to 60 into an election of Secrr-
ttary@ OF State OH Tuesday next at
one O'CLOCK.
MIR. Brockman moved AL amend.
1mcnt OF, the, resolution by adding lo.it
the words, "and immediately ,Lereat.
ter into anscleetion Tor State Report.
cr,' which being accepted, the resoIu.
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a Call in ! arnest.

Nov. 30, 1854
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-03-11
Communications. y
LETTER FROM MR.. p1IIsBURY,

One OF MIR. Pillsbury's correspondents in this
place has kindly permitted us to copy the following
for our readers: lie says:
The three full sheets | have sent the Buglc since
sailing haa Boston, seem to leave inc nothing worth
saying to yeu, Some details perhaps are possible.
coSld go into them. The City of Dublin perhaps.
is hardly a'ptcture Of English society. One cx.
trcme there is, and that is the poverty. We have
seen, tor havc,1 the German districts of Cincin-
natl, the Five Points of New York, and Lower
Broad Street in Boston, and there perhaps is the
same wrctchcd nest IN KIND, that exists here. But
IN degree the difference is immense Such JaLal.
lions of beggary and woe cannot be found there
In some sections Of Dublin, there will be an extent
OF 5" Five Points" in complexion, that would make
a great city of itself alone st. Patricks Church,
the most venerable and massive pile I have yet
seen, stands in the midst Of such district, and
seems to have sappcd all the wealth, vitality and
life for a long way rsund, to rear itself into
domination and dcspotsm, under whose weight
and in whose shadow, no flower nor fruit can ever
more flourish.
But in the Five Point comparison, one thing
have observed. Here, though | have penetrated
the darkest lanes and threaded the narrowest alleys
have seen, not the gloating eye of a single pros
titute has glared upon me. While in the New
York repository of wretchedncss, these ghosts of
murdered chastity, those p0"gs of polluted eye
stare upon you at every turn and beckon and invite
you TO their dark dens of infamy, as well as pov-
crty and Of shame; as well as sadness and sorrow
Thc'Seathcr is warm as our May or September,
and not much Of clothing is required. Hundreds
and thousands, especially of women and children.
go barefoot, and the few clothes they wear seem
more for covering than fer comfort and sad to say
in many instances, they serve but sorry purpose
evcn'fcr tlist.
Another difference visible here is the extent 10
which hateful tobacco is used. The article costs
three times much in this country as IN ours
which perhaps makes the difference in rs use
wish pound Of it cost pound sterling every
whcrc. Tborns and thistlcs can bear. They arc
Ssmall curse" no matter what was said about
them at thc fall" of Adam. But the use of TO-
bacco, as yet challenges the wisdom of tho world
TO discover And it seems to me also, that there
is less OF intemperance among the poor people
here than in large cities At the "Fiv,
Points you will see decantcrs of tho liquid FIRE
those "vials Of wrath" blazing in hundreds O.
windows, but here you do not see them at all
Nor have I yet in all my wandcrings, seen drunk
en- person in the hands Of the police, sight Sc
common in the large cities of America
Still there is great amount of liquor drank
especially Of beer and ale. So much that am
led to believe this to be the one procuring
cause Of very much Of the misery which is here
endured.
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Q he Antt-5laurrp Bmale.
salem. ohio, March n, Issa.
OUR PAPER.

Our paper for several weeks past has been occu-
pied with the Nebraska question, to the exclusion
of much else that is Of the irst Importance. The
proceedings of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery
Society, VIC passed almost unnoticed. Many valu-
able and radical speeches too have been neglected,
especially one by Mr.. Garrison, delivered in New
York, which by the way, has been very neatly
printed in small pamphlet form.
Mr. Summers Speech which will be found in the
paper to-day, is capital. Its history Of the aggres-
sions of slavery is most graphic. Its argument
unanswerable, and nobody Of course, in the Senate
out Of il will attempt answer-and its classic
cloquence has not been too highly extolled. There
is, however about portion of it, n sort of beg
yourpardon air, which we do not like. Mr.. Sum-
ncr "speaks not as one having authority" A
boldcr look and more defiant tone, would better
suit our view of the proprieties Of the occasion
and the place. But every man in his lot. Mr..
Summers manner will commend his cause TO
many among the people who would not be reached
by other means. And the people, are those we
would gain. As for the unprincipled compromis-
crs and compromise breakers who compose the
majority Of the American Congress, there is no
hope of them. They truly estimate themselves,
when for Office they sell themselves as the tools of
the most debasing wickedncss-for kidnappcrs and
seryile lackeys to slavebolding despots. The win
ming gentcness Of the beloved disciple, and the
anathema-maronatha" of the son of thunder,
would be alike unappreciatcd and Intellectual upon
them. The motives that moved Benedict Arnold
and Judas Iscariot, are the only ones ecctual with
them. And such motives will probably carry the
Nebraska bill through the House, as it has through
the Senate