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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-04

ossb, 20 have kaown H. NJ. Cana and o,bs, aa,csI,s.
OF It. expressed themselves when Mr. Hunters bill YEA
upon m passage and stated explicitly that they voted for
this because II evident that other BILL with the
Homestead feature could pass the Senate. Why then
.uch bot haste at the close Of the session. have
much charity to suppose NJ. Hunter influenced sole
ly by desire to concate the West with whom. II 10
true be not popular; but such extraordinary moves
calculated to excite suspicion. rather suspect that
tho amiability OF his disposition yielded the solela
ton Of designing men, IN moment Of onghtlessncss,
aud trust he secs the error Of his way"
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-04

hrRirrp REBuSE OF rHr NV ENGLAND CIERar.-
The Warwick Baptist Association Of New York its las
meeting, administered stiugiug rebuks to the 5000
political clergy Of New England, who recently assumed
to themselves the authority speak the will of the Al
mighty, concerning the Nebrask. bill We copy portion
Of the proceedings Of the Association:
Extract from the Minutes Of the Session held al War
cick, jane and s, 1884.
"Your committee having examined the correspondence
Of sister associations and finding ausiou made the
celebrated protest Of the clergy New Euglanj
menu the adoption OF the following:
Whereas Tho assertion has been extensively circu-
lated that the ministers Of all religious denominations
the northern States, have united in protesting against
some OF the enactments OF national legislature we
deem il due to ourselves association OF churches
protesting the religion OF Lord Jesus Christ say
that As citizeus members possess naenabe right
TO petition for or demonstrate agnns; legislative
actment which they may believe to be calculated pro-
mote the welfare endanger the peace Of country;
Yet as subjects of King who declares that his kin gdom
IL not Of this world, entirely discsim any WISH as
such, to interfere with the political affairs Of nation
and we utterly repudiste all fellowship with those who
impiousy assume 10 protest in the Of the Almighty
God against the passage Of laws Tor the organization OF
territorial government other purposes and his name
TO illuminate anathemas against the representatives the
people in the discharge Of their official duties And we
regard the assumption that any body Of dyiney
insruc ed to sit In judgment upon all questions Of
moral and religious which, f recognized by
the people, is calculated destroy every vestve of civil
and religious freedom, and PROSTATE all the OF
our land at tue feet OF irresponsible and arrogant
priesthood"
was resolved that copy of the minutes be furnished
the President OF the Senate aud Speaker OF the House OF
Representatives OF the United States aud that cory of
the foregoing be published in the Sigus OF the Times
Banner Ut Liberty and Southern Baptist Messenger and
IN any other papers which may think proper publish IT,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-04

expired at noon yesterday and o. no bids were
made NO cash sale can now be made without farther
legislation.
Yesterday was an excessively hot day "A this city,
and the telegraph informs us that In Boston, Pha-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington, the thermome-
ter touched til highest point reached this season.
Two trains, cons sting of two locomotives and
fifty cars, carrying one thousand eight hundred
emigrants, passed over the Central RIA road on So
tu,day.
Judge Hoar, of Massachusetts,, In al address to
the Grand Jury recently, acknowledged the obliga-
ton to carry out the Fug tive Slave law, at the same
time condemnng tue conduct Of the Mayor OF B ston,
in the Burns case transferring to the itary he
power which should have been reserved and exer-
cised by the civil authority. Judge Hoar is free
soler in politics, if not mist sken and son OF
the gentleman sent to South Carolina some years
since to test the constitutonality of certain munich
pal laws OF that State in the Supreme Court, and
his opinion contrasts favorably with the treasona-
BILE doctrine but recently promulgated by Mr.. Sum.
per, loudly Landed by the abolition press through
out the North and West.
THE LAW COURTS.
We this day publish in another column eery
asie, sensible and judcious decision of Judge Sios
son. Of the Superior Court, dissoving the injunctoi
which had been heretofore granted against the Hud
son River Railroad Company, for allowing tx
emigrants to collect around their Office in grea
numbers, anxious to procure tickets to leave TIM
city Of New York and to be forwarded to their
home in the western parts of this extensive
| country. We think that Judge 6losson has dom
wisely in thus giving the poor emigrants every ia
clty TO wend their way TO agricultural localities
! where their services are most needed.
| A writ Of habeas corpus was issued by Jadg'
CIerke, ofthe Supreme Court in the case Of Come
Inns J. Vanderbilt, arrested on Sunday an alleged
charge oflunacy.
The case Of Thomas Dunlap was further post
poned until Friday next.
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The Literary World.

RIsroRIKs-NHN0iBs OF PUEBLO cHARAcrEns, pfc.
The venerable GEORGE WAsHNGroN PARKS
Cusrrs, the only surviving member Of NE immediate
iamily Of Warrington, has been for many years In
the habit Of writing Recollection" Of the great
chief for publication in the National Infeiigenoer
on each anniversary Of his birth. These RecoI-
'ections" are now completed, and the aged author.
it Is understood intends to publish them collective
y, with his final revisions. Some Of them are OK
ceedingy interesting; but those written Ia the last
dozen years frequently evince decay or confusion
Of memory which will have serious effect upon
their historical authority. Mrs. Gusts, after mar
Red life Of than half century, died last year.
and since then Mr.. Gusts has visited New York. II
IL one Of the marvellous facs OF modern history that
the boy who resided here when the lots on which
Park row is built was an open field, almost without
the city, and when the city and county contained
scarcely TWENTY-FIVE thousand inhabitants, should
wander through It's streets, extending compactly
many miles over what then were half cultivated
farms and when that meagre population is increased
70 six or seven hundred thousand.
FlsuER AxEs was the great orator and the great
leader Of the federal party in the first Congress. In
the mere point Of eoquence he has not been equaed
by apy member Of the national legislature since his
time; not even by Clay or Webster, or Everett. And
he was sound lawyer, familiar with good litera-
tur., and q writer Of remarkable force and ele-
eance He died at tho early age Of fifty, having
been several years in retirement on account Of Ill
heath. A selection OF his works was Published
soon after his death, with memoir by his friond,
PRESIDENT Kirkland, in ono volume. This volume
has Just been reprinted in Boston, together with
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BREACH OF THE NEUTRALITY LAWS By THE
FRENCH CONSUL At SAN FRASCIsCo.-If any re
lance can be placed in letter published in the
Mexican Trait clinton, and reproduced else
where, the French Consul at San Francisco has
been clearly guilty Of breach Of the neu.
trality laws and the disagreement OF the jury
BY which he escaped punishment was fortu-
nate accident for him. Whatever be the issue
Of this case, It is obvious that such conduct IS
Mr. Dillon's cannot be tolerated in future. We
see NO practical difference between enlisting
men for q Hlibustering expedition and raising
troop for the service of foreign prince or
State both acts fall clearly within the purview
Of the neutrality laws and require prompt sup
preston. We are bound to the world and to
ourselves to take the necessary means TO pre-
vent bands Of freebooters organizing within the
limits of our territory expeditions against
foreign powers with which we are at peace ;
but we are not the less bound to resist any at
tempt made by foreign powers to enlist soldiers
for their service among our citizens or the re-i-
dents Of this country. Were the precedent es-
tablished by the case Of the Challenge to pass
unmolested, we might confidently expect to see
British recruiting sergeant patroliing the
country with handful of shillngs and Uaiol
Jack But independently Of the principle in
volved, there was peculiar impotence in the
.onduct of the Mexican and French Consuls at
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hards Is 70 estahlis the treschery an in6delity
of the administr ati. q party o. New York, by
taking that decisive constit tional ground
upon the direct quest on, which, fr N he anti
slavery Instincts of their leader. an their
organs, the Van Buren, adminis .akioa faction
will not dafe to oc upy.
A frank and bold endorsement Of the repeal
Of the rAieeoan compromise, by placing the
New York hard shells in open hostility to the
free soil, wing and abolition sac ions, (who are
conts nding for o restoration of the Missouri
rest fiction,) WI convince all parties Of the
So nth as 10 which wing of tae democracy
are their reliable allies in the North
JSut if the hards desire to subserve the purposes
and policy Of the admin tration AMI their
spoilsmen, they will compromise it with the
!. free sellers upon some such half and half recog
1 nitions of popular sovereignty as those of
| the artful dodgers of Tammany Hall and New
Hampshire The hards at Syracuse win doubt
less be cordially harmonious in their opposition
to the spoils policy Of the administration. No
Custom House officer, navy agent or postnas-
ter will be there to soften the wrath Of the
admantines upon the important subject Of the
public plumber; no g short boys" will be
ticketed to the salt works on the 18th, to en-
force obedience to The Cabinet. Upon the spoiis
question the hards are o unit, and inexorable.
But they are divided upon the Nebraska bill.
| And here is the danger. A weak and wishy-
washy compromise on the Missouri repeal will
place them in the same category with Tammany
Hall, and they will stand before the country IS
faction whose only principles of action are
| the spoils, and as such they will be submerged
/ in the election.
| Let the hard shells at Syracuse take an expli-
cit, decisive, and comprehensive position on the
/ Missouri repeal, chat is the issue-not popular
sovereignty and their labors May be crowned
| by the support Of sll national, constitutional
! Union men of the North, and by the mass of the
whig party, and the elite of the democracy Of the
South. Otherwise, the " Ola Guard " will fall
in at the tail of tn administration, and be dis
graced. Endorse the repeal; but no more dish
water resolutions. Better follow the advice of
Brady than the spoilsmen Of Tammany Hall.
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Notice to enc Public,

No paper win b issued from this ONCE to-morrov
morning Whatever to-day and tonight wiiioe
puhKshed m the evening editions, At and three
sclosA Tomorrow Afternoon No evening edition win he
issued TO day.
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the amrmatlve. Inc vote OF South Carolina
was also given the same way. New York still
declined to vote; but on the 9th of July the
Provincial Congress Of this colony, which met
at White Plains, gave their sanction to the
Declaration, which thus became the unanimous
act of the THIRTEEN UNITED STATES. 1t was
then ordered to be engrossed on parchment,
and was subsequently signed by all the dele
gates then present, including several who were
not members at the time of its adoption.
The leading idea of the Declaration Of In
dependence, as drawn up by Jeferson-that
mankind are created equal, and endowed with
the rights Of government-although, per-
haps, for the first time put forward in state
paper Of that Importance, is not original in
that document The principles of liberty then
entertained, both in England and America,
amply justified the points claimed Ia the
Declaration of Independence. But it is curious
to trace the ideas of the friends Of liberty and
independence at much earlier period than the
American Revolution. We have before US an
old work, printed in London in 1896, entitled
:. Observations ON Forms Of Government, &c,
by Sir r. Filmer, Bsronet" The object of the
writer was to prove the divine right Of kings
and the excellency Of monsrchical government.
OF course, he opposes the principles Of the
English liberalists Of his time. He remarks:--
since the time that school divinity began to houra
there hath been opinion maintained ~ veil By
rivincs By divers other learned vhin ar@s
kird naturally endowed and bofn with freedom from eli
est IL please; And that The power which say
lstb Others arst bestowed according 20 the dis
ere ton Of the multitude
This tenet 6rst Matched In the schools, and hsth
been fastened BY AL succeeding Papiss for good divinity
The ines also If the Reformed Churches
,siped It, and the people where tsuderly
embrace IT, being most plausible To aerh and blooi
Il tina, Il prodigaly distributes portion OF liberty b.
u meApcst the multitude, who magnify liberty, as
height human felicity only TO De founi In 1t,
remembering thai the desire OF liberty the rt
cause OF tn fs Of adam. However the Vulgar oinon
hath Of late obtained 10 great rspatat contradics
tho ooctfbe Of the anly scr ptures the consnt
tj n all ancient srcbss and ihe principles OF
the of IL IA har, ~ say whether IL be
snumous In divinity or dangerous IN ey.
In no part Of the confcderacy was the British
party more numerous and influential than in
the city Of New York and it's environs. 1t was
consequently expected that the main efforts Of
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-07-28

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Oriean, County.-The Free Democracy
Of Orleans Co., at a Convention in Iras-
burgh July II. nominated George Putnam
for Senator. Sabn Kellam and j d. Hard
ing, for Judges, Horace Pierce, for Sheriff.
:. A. Willard, for States Attorney. Geo.
Nve, for Judge of Probate, 4. G. Babbit.
for High Bailiff.
The Wing Convention. in session at the
same time, voted to propose union with the
freesoilers upon the Rutland Platform. AZ
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-07-28
New York Democracy.

The Hards" told line locos) held their
state convention on the 10Th, pledged them
selves anew to the Baltimore Platform, and
repudiated President Pierce on the one
hand, and all coalitions on the other. The
following is the resolution on the President !:
Resolved, That the President Of the
United States. by his unwarrantsble inter-
reference with our local politics = his
palpable and alarming invasion Of State
rights, and his unIustifabe and undisguised
ed use Of his patronage to control our State
elections, has violated his obligations to his
party, his allegiance to the constitution, aud
his duty TO the country, and alienated from
his administration majority Of those in this
State who cast their votes for him in 1882
Poor Pierce repudia,ed by the free soil
democrats for his treachery to Freedom, ana
by the old liners for not irving them all the
Offices, there is nobody to sustain him in
New York but tho office-holders and pen.
stoned presses. John Tyler's fat will be
his
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Important from San Juan.

NEW ohhf Jull -.
The steamer Illinois, with the California
mails and large amount of specie, arrived
at about IL o'clock.
The u. 5. sloop of war Cyane arrived at
San Juan on the llth, to demand full and
satisfactory apology for the insult to Mr..
Borland.
The authorities and inhabitants refused to
make the slightest apology.
On the 18th, Capt iiolllns issued PROF.
lamatiun to the parties; announcing that I'M
less an apology was made by A. NJ, next
day, he should proceed to bombard the town.
No apology came. In the meantime, the
Captain took possession of the Transit Com
pany's steamers and sent them to the town,
offering protection to all who wished IT.
Precisely at the time designated, the can
nonading commenced and continued without
intermission until 3 P. NJ. No disposition
being manifested on the part Of the inhablt-
ants to come to terms, at p. N. a lar ge
party was landed from the Cyane, who burn
ed lid Town, and nothing now remains OUT
in one quarter two small buildings IN the
suburbs TO mark the spot No lives were
lost. Mr.. Scott, agent of the Transit Com
pany, rendered free passage per the FRO
metheus to all who wished to leave, and
few accepted the offer.
The Cyane intended sailing for Boston on
the l7th, taking the Hon. Mr.. Fabens, our
Commercial Agent.
The British war scbr. Bermuda, West lndla
Mail steamer Dee, and British merchant
man, were witnesses to the scene. The RAJ
ny season had commenced in earnest Inc
difficulties at San Juan did not interfere
with the transit Of passengers.
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County Politics.
T.. p. WALTON.
To G. c. SAMPSON, Esq,
Sec'y Mass Convention.

The following communication fairly hits
the original design of the Convention called
by VIM. P. Briggs and others for Saturday
next. c. G. Eastman e. Co. got the thing
up, with the knowledge that another Con-
vention was to be called, and, of course, to
defeat union of the friends of Freedom
and keep the County in the control of the
Patriot clique. Eastman himself publicly
defends the Nebraska swindle in his paper,
but privately gives a dispensation to every
body to denounce Nebraska as roundly as
they please, if they will only support men
whom he can control, and whose election
will be claimed as a defeat of the friends of
Freedom and u triumph for the Slavocratic
Administration. As we understand it, the
purpose of the Convention of the 9Th of Au-
gust is to meet the true issue fairly and hon
esty; TO unite all who are for giving eifec.
tive support to the cause of freedom by re-
slsiing Its enemies, whoever they may be
-doughfaces Of every party name, and in
every position. Whoever of the freemen OF
the County are disposed 10 take that course,
we hope will attend the Convention on the
5th, and agree upon ticket of reliable men
who stand firmly and confessedly on the
broad ground of the Constitution and Free.
dom, and Of course opposed to the present
slavocratic administration and all its sup
porters. We make no distinction between
men and measures. Whoever sus,ains
Pierce, Douglass and the doughfaces. really
sustains their principles and acts. Away
with them On this ground there is a
chance for efficient action aud for fair dem
onstration of the views of the people of the
county between Freedom and Slavery -
Wings. Freesoiers and Democrats can
cooperate on iha, ground, and make then
votes tell. VIII they; The meeting o.
the 5th will afford the opportunity to test the
question.
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VERMONT POLITICS.


ffoh lHe NoontN"0h Httuffs
The Convention which assembled at Mont
peler on the 18th, (caled Mass Conven-
toni adopted course of policy, at once in
iudicious and unwise as it seems to u.s.
There is every reason in the world existing
at the present time, why the opposition to
the present Matt, nal Administration should
be united, Duty and patriotism alike re-
quire it. The Wing party of this State,
comprising very large plurality Of the free
men of the State, had, in Convention Mt Rut
land, adopted publicly, course of policy, as
decidedly hostile to slavery and the nefari-
Gus policy of the Frank Pierce Democracy,
as it was possible to have done. They put
in nomination too, for the offices Of Govern
or, Lieut.. Governor and Treasurer, men Of
character, men Of note, true men, in whom
was no hypocrisy,-and in the person Of
Judge Royce, their candidate for Governor,
they presented to the people Of this State a
man, whose acknowledged talents, whose
age, whose long public services, whose spot
less JUDICIAL career, and whose integrity OF
character, were all that a Discrimination
public could desire.
We believe that with but uery fetc, the
general expectation and desire was tina, the
Mass Convention" OF the 18th inst. should
raiify and adopt the Rutland nominations
and the platform of principles as set forth il
the Resolutions there adopted But the
prime movers and wire-workers at Montpe.
her, had an are Of their 0Un 10 grind, anc
that must be attended to, even though there
( by the opposition to the Nebraska iniquty
be divided, and weakened, to the great joy
and satisfaction of the democratic party o
the State, who are now entertaining strong
hopes of success, by reason Of the division
of the opposition.
We trust something may yet be done t,
unite upon a single set of candidates the en-
tire opposition to this Nebraska slavery ex
tension fraud. If safe counsels prevail, thu
will be effected but if rashness, and yea
that u not according 80 Lno'~ledgo, are I,
bear sway, then we can expect no better re.
suit than defeat under the most humiliatine
circumstances, or, what is equivaen. there
TO, another prolonged and improbable TRAN
guar contest, where the most INSCRIPTIONS.
and generally the most unprincipled, are
sure IN the end, to win. In such a contest
the odds are all in favor of the democrats
aud hence their joy on account of the pro
ceedngs of the Convention of the 18th
Had that Convention contented itself witt
nominating some suitable person for Lieut.
Governor, in place of Mr. Shlfter, VINO j.
understood to have declined, aud then resol
we'd to have given to The ticket firm sup
port, II would have paved the way for such
a victory in September as would have glad
dened the hearts of the friends of frecdota
every where, and made Vermont the ban
ner State" in the canse of human liberty
aud on the side Of free labor.
Cannot something yet be done 10 effect
such a result
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THE STATE TICKET.

Our readers will see that the State ticket
is now full,-the Wing State Committee
having fully carried out the spirit of The hon.
orable and liberal proposition of the Rutland
Convention, by inserting the name of Gen.
FLETcHER. We insert his name with plea
sure. The address of the committee is an
nexed. We also give the letter of Gen.
WALTON, declining the nomination OF the
Mass Convention. We hope and believe
that Judge Rorcr will be named in his
stead--a consummation undoubtedly expec-
ted and wished by the friends of Freedom
generally throughout the State. The indca-
tons Of the press, given elsewhere, and by
private correspondence. are all to the same
point: the Mass Convention disappointed
the expectations Of most men of all parties
in that II did not unite the friends of free
dom. That is the universal sentiment; and
Il is right. In union only is there strength.
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Our readers will be delighted to learn that
we are to be favored with visit from the
great Menagere Of the age, the Great
Combination Menagerie which has swallowed
up dozen others in order to render itself
wholly unequalled in its attractions, and
withouta rival in America. This Menagerie
which, besides its immense collection Of
choice, rare aud costly Animals of all other
descriptions, includes the celebrated living
Giraffcs, just imported from Egypt, by p. r..
Bsrnun, at an expense of $4,000, will furn.
ish splendid opportunity for the study of
natural history The Giraffes alone are
wonders. They are Is feet high, very beau
tiinl. graceful quite young and gentle. The
Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Monkeys, Ele-
plants, &C., are said to be the finest in the
world. In short his Show Is one that merits
aud will attract universal attention as some.
thing far beyond common yisitauts, and as
embodying at once the most extraordinary
objects of interest and value.