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The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-27

CHINESE MURDERER. The Bay pa
pers few days since, published the arrest
of one A Me, Chinaman, said to have
murdered one of his countrymen near
Grass Valley, in difficulty about rock
er. The true name of the Chinaman is
Me Sing, and the murder was committed
in this county, on Bear river, near Hi
noistown. The Justice sent Me Sing
from Grass Valley, where he had been
taken from San Francisco, to Auburn.
Justice Hawkins committed him to Jail to
await his trial at the next term of Court.
eY A few days since, negro man was
shooting squirrels in the vicinity of China
Bar, on the Middle Fork of the American,
when on firing at one sitting on rock, a
shot glanced and entered the tent of some
Cinnamon near by, wounding one of them
severely. He is, however, likely to re-
cover. The negro was brought before
Justice Hawkins, on Wednesday last,
and after strict examination discharged.
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thorities Couriers were dispatched by the local
jficers with reports that the Columbia people were
examining the coal and other mines, and said
they should plant the American flag before they
left.
The ,cho'e country 'cas once altered 10 the United
States MtOHgh the same Gen. CozRedu, 'cheR he wds
bdccitng on the biaHd, and herctSed 10 Gehc bearer
ot tie propositions, 0Hd discouraged tie DomiRcdns
from making the offer, saying the United States
would rather see them Independent and prosperous
members Of the great family Of American nations.
This idea has got into their heads and all the lead
ing Domncans are full of the American system
and Peroc's inaugural, and now this gentleman
does not seem to stand up to his own programme.
Ihe DomtHjcGE RepuJttc is lcHiiHg 10 dRRer out
and o"t or II IS rHiiag, upon jeiHy recog,iacd, to
give to our citizens all tho benefits of an additional
State to the Union without any cost or responsible
ty whatever and yet he hesitates and permits
Congress to adjourn before lie signs the treaty
ah4o"gh is one he has sAoped out hinselC and il
is better than any other have ever seen for Amer
lean citizens.
Land that is worth $40 or $50 an acre in Cuba foi
coffee and sugar can be bad here for S5. and that
healthy and convenient situations: and mining
lands equal to any in the world can he had to work
-" shares ON the easiest and most liberal terms
On, Governmentand our Commissioner should hes
itate to .r.use these things to our people,
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Drfrrrro Artttlrs.

METHODIST ErIsCorAL CnuRcu-CoLoNIzATIo
The Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church recently held its sessions in Cincinnati a
Committee appointed on tho question Of slavery,
reported the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resolved, That We earnestly recommend our
people to mcmOrializc Congress asking the repeal
Of the Fugitive Slave law, and the re-cnactmcnt Of
much Of the lnte law known as the Missouri
Compromise as excludes slavery from Kansas and
other territory Of the United States.
Resolved, That persons holding slaves for gain.
or for their own convenience in any way, or with
the intention of perpetuating the bondage of the
slave, shall not be received into the Methodist
Episcopal Church nor suffered to continue there.
in.
The conference also gave in its adhesion to the colo
nization movement, and under its auspices a meet
ing was held and state Colonization Society
organized The Rt Rev. C. P. McIlvain, of the
Protestant Episcopal Church was elected President
with some fifteen vice presidents from other demon
nations, many of then ministers!
After this organization and while the conferenc,
was still in session the coored people of Cincin
natl held meeting and adopted resolutions dis
approving of all colonization measures and associ
atols. Says the Type of the Times
"Whcreupon the next day a resolution was pre-
sented by Rev. Mr. jackson, which was adopted
declaring that the views of Conference being mi
understood by many colored persons. Conierenc
declared that in its approval Of colonization,
only meant to throw its influences in favor Of thos
colored persons who desired TO cmigrato to Libori
for a home, and not to throw obstacles in the wa
! II
This explanation, together with the resolution
show modiicial state of feeling on the question
which is hopeful and encouraging.
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-a? | repeat, the Shareholders of America are
The foes of popular rights OF popular freedom the
world over. There is depth Of depruyity, an
Intensity Of yillany in the hearts Of those trader
IN men and women, and in the hearts of many
their apougists of which those who arc not ac
quanted with them can form no ust conception
But mus. draw to II close. wish ! could have
the privilege of reviewing the letter Of &. n. San
d2rs at full length. 1t is one Of the most discred-
table and revolving productions ever read. The
man that read it without disgust and indigna-
ton, rs Kossuth seems to have done, can be no
consistent, worldwide republican If the repre-
sentatives of sepublcanism in Europe do not spurn
the suggestions Of Mr.. Sanders with contempt and
scorn,--if, like Mitchell, OF Ireland they throw
themselves on their faces in the dust, before the
most heartless and cruel Of all tyrants, snd pledge
themselves never to demonstrate with the rcrsecut-
ors and murders of some Of the best and hravest
rciormers the world ever saw--if they form an
alliance with kidnappers and mon-hunters-with
tho trainers Of Fugitive Slave Laws and Nebraska
Rlllsn vain will be their professions Of disnter-
e.tedness and philanthropy, their love Of freedom
and humanity. Their power to elevate and bless
mankind will be at an end, and the masses of the
oppressed and suffering will lose all faith in them
forever. Yours respectfully,
JosEPH BARKER.
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From the National Era.
THE SPIRIT CT SLAVERY ILLUSTRATED.
wAsulNo1oY, Sept. Is, 1854.

wAsulNcIoN Sept. Is, 1854.
Having recovered from the fatigue incident 20
several days and nights in the cars, feel strongly
impelled TO give you at leas; one incident OF my
journey.
respectable looking colored men, who kept closely
together occupying. when they could, the seat
next to the door, which travellers generally avoid
~ being least agreeable. supposcd--and
think my surpustiun correct-they chose that seat
rs one cut Of the way, and one not usuatiy 40
sired.
In the midst Of dust and heat we reached Balt-
more all of us not in the best of moods, l fear
Amongst the crowd did manage to slip into the
horse chr, which was to take us to Washington DE.
pot. / will Just whisper to you MIR. Editor, that
am not very strong minded-am apt to get alarmed
when obliged to take Of myself felt rs1fev1s
ed, therefore, when | found myself seated, and
when, to my very timid question, Does this car
take us to Washington depot2' burly old gen.
tlemen before me answered good humOredlJ ]" Vel.
reckon So" Twas content and, having got rid,
Df self, turned to observe those around. Two gem
tlemen had JUS. made good their entrance
one especially attracted my attention by his very
uuceremoniuus Get up, you rascalE accompany
ing the words by the application of his foot 70
poor fellows shins. | turned to see uh5 was thug
addressed, when low found it to be one OF the
coured men | had mentioned. Several applica-
tons of the foot, and, Don't you hear me- you
rascal! What business have you to be seateoS
the negro from his seat. Poor fellow he was so
taken hv surprise that it moment before Ire
cJmrrehended what they desired. The chirdTous
assailant not content with the punishment he hdd
inflicted, caught the negro by the collar with ms
left hand while with his right he dealt him sever
al blows with stout headed cane, aided by the
strength of passion, upon his neck and shoulderss
The negro took them quietly, merely turning his
head to save his face. When the genttema1s hat
exhausted himself, facing him, the negro exclaim-
cd in a tone of smothcrcd Indignation. The con-
ductor told me to sit here!" To this the get''s-' an
replied. with a warning nod "Youll know better
next timel" Then evidently in state OF great
satisfaction he took the seat vacated, making
room for his friend, who remarked IN an admring
tone You gave him lesson-l did not notice
they were blacks until you spoke"
/ All this Mr. Editor passed within the eye sight
of at least thirty persons; yet DO one said word
in defence, not of the negro, but of right! Yes,
lady near me exclaimed, II suppose he thinks him
self gentleman; but think the black behaved
, most like one %
Silently pondered these things in my heart.
! MARY
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WHAT DOES THE SOUTH GAIN

The Louisiana Courier, Democratic paper,
publishes a letter from its special correspondent Mt
Washington which answers this question. Alter
cferrinr to the confusion at Chicago on the occa-
ION of Senator DouGLAs's address there, tho writer
avs: 80
"IIas itcver occurred to you or your readers, Mr..
Courier, that amid all this abolition hue and cry
about the repeal of the Missouri cOmpromis line,
the practical workings of that repeal are entirely
lost sight Of? The abolition press have already
raised the cry, NO slave States shall be ad-
nitted into the Union and the scnseless cry hhds
4 ready echo from the demoralizcd Wing party.
But where are the slave States to come from
From New Mexico? No. From Utah No.
From Orcgon2 No. From Washington? No.
From Minnesota? No. From Nebraska? No.
From Kansas? No if the Frecsoii immigration
continues to set towards that Territory III the way
States to the Confsiracy. Will they be slave
States? The llustrious Sam Houston assures the
three thousand ccrgymcn' of New England that
that these three States will knock at the door OF
the Union for admission without the circumference
Of the peculiar institution The South gains
nothing by the repeal Of the Missouri compiomIse
line beyond the recognition of that fundamental
principle Of the Democratic party OF the right oi
self.government and it is principle not tainted
by the narrow spirit of sectionality, and should be
held as dear to the citizen of Maine to the citizen
of Louisiana The Union is now composed oil
sixteen free and fifteen slave States Before the
next census is taken in all probability nine free
States wiU be admitted into the UHtoH, and not 4
single stare State unless through the annexation OF
Cuba. Ii this is not giving the balance Of power
to the North with vengeance, then there Is no
ciphering"
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of happiness therefore upon our anti-slavery plat
form we prefer no sex or color; we know no sect
or party, religious CT political; we recognize no
distinction eccleastical or national: but esteem
man as man, of whatever hue or sex, land or cline
church or state thus making our country the
world. and our cOnntrymnm all mankind -
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THE COLORED FOLK.

Our people are MS much afraid of colored people
as if the color would really rub off and soil passers
by We suspect that some really think their color
is like lampback fresh paint from the brush.
and that their presence here though they behave
like the best Of citizens, is thing to be grieved
over. There should be more Uncle Tobys in our
land. His noble sentiment, uttered as he gave the
fly liberty to rove and buzz where he would
There is room enough in the world for both me
and thee, should be taught in the Common
Schools, and repeated from the press until it is
the common sentiment that there is room enough
in America for men of both colors The coonizas
ton of Africa is one of those excellent projects
which are well worthy the selfdenials of the bost
Of men. But to treat any native American, of
whatever color, as if it his duty to leave his
land to help TO coonize Africa or any other coun-
try, is unjust and oppressive. Efforts have lately
Seen made to induce colored settlers to abandon
their homes in the United States and emigaHe to
Dcmarara. The inducements held up are, climate
hot enough, and plenty of work in producing the
plantain fibre India rubber, and other articles for
which our markets are always eager, But whilo
there are thousands of untitled acres in the Oldest
States demanding cultivation, and thousands of
acres in the new States and Territories for them to
settle n we do not wonder that these new schemes
of colonization are treated like older plans of
patraton. We negotiating for the annexation
Of the Sandwich Islands, with their 80, 900 colored
inhabitants why need we fret much to be rid Of
the few thousand natives whose color scarcely av-
erages deeper hue ?N. !. Times.
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RETRoGREssIoN OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND.-ln
lTl9. the white population of Maryland was COM
puted to be 81, ,005, and the black 10000, or one
third of the whole. Itappcars by the last United
States census, that the white population of the
same State was, in 1850, 5S500O and that of the
slaves so. O00 Thus, in l35 years, freemen nave
increased more than ten-fold, whilst slavery, in
stead of being one-third, has diminished from
thirtv-three and one third down to about six per
cent of the entire population.-At6. jour.
M,zz1Y1 IypIaNAYr-F W. Chosson, writing
from Manchester (Eng.) to the WeSleydn, gives us
this important information;
eft rratifes me much TO ne able to say on the
hest authority that Mazzini (who was absent from
the country when Kossuth's letter to Sanders was
wrttenl is greatly Indignant at the Hungarian :
r,iscrolle attempt to miSTeprescnt his views; and
i fllcd with disgust at the vile-conduct of those
miscolled democrats" who contemptlbly coalesee
With the slayocrats Of Americn for the extirpaton
Of slavery in Europe, and who, by their base ANA
brutal actions, give the lie to those nsineere pro
iessons Of love for liberty which proceed from Their
dastardly lips, but which exists not IN the'i
slayery-loving hearts
ADVANTAGE OF OpposIrIoN.--A certain amount
Of opposition is great help to man. Kites rise
ocainst and not with the wind. Even a head vino
is bntter than none. No men ever worked his
nasso ge anywhere in n dead calm. Let no mar
va male therefore, because of opposition. OPP
nosition is what he wants, and must have, to b'
rood for anything. Hardship is the native soil o
manhood and self-reliauce. He that cannot abid
the storm without dinching or quailing, strips him
self in the sunshine, and lies down by the waysid
70 lie overlooked and forgotten He who but brace
himselfto the wind to struggle when the winds low
gives up when they have done, and falls asleep j
/ the stiffness that iollows.-John Neal.
We can never die too early for others, when W
live only for ourselves.
One of the finest farms in Washington Co. Md
is owned by free colcred man named Williams
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Observation-Disclosures Of alleged fugtiyes con-
tinue to occur in different parts Of the Northern
States, and freeborn citizens are frequently drag
ged from their homes and consigned to the sugar
hels Of the South.
So much has been said, writ m and published
on the subject that it has long seemed to us supsr-
fuous to argJe the point, or to appeal to the COM
mon sense of the public. Since the nnexation of
Texas, resulting in murderoGs war OF raplne and
robbery with Mexico, we have ever hoped for q
division of the States, rs in our Judgment, the
/ North can never 5'j"y peace and prosperity while
chained to the South. In national point of view,
the Southern States totally regardless OF hon,
or Justice or humanity No law, compact, or covr
enant can bind them, and the sacred provisions Of
/ the constitution, weigh not feather when they
come in contact with the interests of Shareholders
or conflicts with their rapacious schemes Of nations
al plunder.
ii the North wes ever under obligation TO help
sustain the ScteJy provisions of the constitution it
stands at this time we think, completely absolved
D.! from all such obligation and we sincerely hope
that even in our day, the "atrocious bargain
which binds us To the South will be repudiated,
and the so called Union will be forever, and ire
lvocably severed And we hope that all colored
citizens will arm themselves, drill and practice
gunncry until they become expert marksmey /,
and if pursued by buOd-hounds, or hell-hovdids,
| make such a defence as will convince the slave
i holders that few Of them can cross the limo on
,huEtiag excursion with any reasonable prospect OF
returning to thCir homes alive. These are our
l sentiments'-and, rs Gen, Tsllmadge said in the
! Missouri debate of 20, if civil war must come, he
| trallmadSe) could only say let it come-Cayugo
Chlt.
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CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CaURCE

This is one of the most pro-sayery Churches in
the land. A large portion of its membership is IN
the South, and the leavon is pretty Thoroughly
worked into the Norh. The General Assembly of
this Church, few years since, adopted the famous
resolutions of the O. S. Gen. Assembly OF lS4o,
almost verbatim 1t was Il Cumberland Prcsbyte-
rian Presbytery, in Pennsylvania, that not long
since resolved that the golden rule required US OF
the North to help slave catchers to recapure thelr
slaves because if We're slave catchers, we would
want them to help us, and we ought to do to them
as we want them to do to us We give below an
other illustration of the utterly corrupt and apostate
character of this body. 1t seems that the late out
raCeous aggressions of slavery, which have stirred
some Of the most ultra hunkcrs into sort OF gal
vanic ant-slavery life, have failed to move ripple
on this dead sea of ecclesiastical pollution. But
to the resolution;
"Thc following resolution was adopted by the
Indiana Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyte
rian Church. recently held at Washington, Davies
| Co.:
| "Resolred, By the Indiana Presbytery of the
Cumberland Preshy terian Church, while in session
mt Washington, Davicss county Indiana, that 1t Is
not cxpedient to discuss the question Of American
slavery from the pulpit"
"The above resolution was passed by vote OF
! II to 2.'-Free Presbyterian.
Eighty six members of Congress have been elect
! cd since the lst of August. In the present Con-
gress. these districts stand:
Administration, 81 Opposition, q.
Tn the next Congress they will be CLASSIFIED as
follows:
Administration, 10; Opposition, G5.
This shows n roting loss of 49, to the dough
Faces!" Comment would only weaken the clo-
quencc Of such text.
| An AMERICAN LECTURER IL ENGLAYD.-On We'd
nesday at the meeting of the Sheffield Town
| Council Mr.. Ironsde moved THAT the Council re
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From the Columbian.
GENERAL CASS.

In his long political life, what has General Cass
ever done for freedom? In all his long journey
has he left Footprint in which an oppressed man
could stand and find refuge from oppression?
Has he ever penned law in the letters OF freedom!
lie has told slavery is evil civil, religious
political. Every child knows that God has
written it with diamond pen on every conscience.
" hat has he ever done to remove tins evil? Has
he ever struggled with it? Has he ever drawn in
the breath Of freedom until invigprated by 1t, he
has been stimulated to exert his talents and wieid
his power to overthrow this triple evil, and free
otr nation from it? Never, never. Age is now
creeping over him. and still he goes about his State
procluimirg: There are clouds in the trmament
they will soon pass of and the sun will shine
forth again in all his splendor:" even So but not
TIL the thunder and lightning shall have purified
the political atmosphere from the pestilence OF
slavery propagandsm, and laid low many a betray
er of freedom. Those that "sow the wind mus
reap tl!e whirlwind." The whirlwind is now being
reaped, and the harvest is fearful one. ARC
where is Gen. Cass? Where are those whom he
has served? DO they rally around him? Do the.
lay hold of him to save him? Not at all They
stand off and cry " lie is clever old General,
| bat we can't help him; &" he does not even thinl
himself of Icing saved" As he goes down int
his political grave well might his spirit howl:
! BLOW, blow, thou wintry wind;
i Thou art not so unkind
AS mans ingratitude;
! Thy tooth is not SO keen,
ii Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude"
The seventh of November next will be the ide
of March to Gen. Cass. The election then /
Michigan, will take from him all power further
serve Shareholders and thereafter they will regar
him rs of no more value than sounding brass or
tinkling cymbal."
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The Tribune contains the following correspond
ence from st. Dmngo. Cora Montgomery It
seems, has a hand in the pie. Here's womens
lights!
at is weell understood here, not only in official
circles but among the public in general, that Gen
Cazneau the United States Commissioner, accrod-
tied to this part of the Island of ilati or, to speak
more explicitly to the Dominican Republic has
succeeded in securing for the United States the
ri sht of establishing military aud naval depots
upon the northern coast of the Island. Such
depots are considered essentially necessary for In
curing the acquisition of Cuba and Porto Rico by
force of arms. This being once effected, there
is no doubt that the Dominican territory will also
be colonized and annexed to the Union as slave
State. The plan | understand to be that Cuba
shall bo divided into two States, which, with 81
/ Dimingo and Porto Rico will form four addi-
tional slayeholding States, adding thereby iour
more stars 10 the spansl led banner.
81 am able to state, also, that Gen. Cazncau
owes his success to the shrewd and insinuatlng
talents of his diplomatic lady, who accompanies
him, bat especially to lavish bribery among the
sable officials of this African Republic
Nine thousand three hundred and forty-iou
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Gov BURr IN NEBRAsKA.-Gov. Burt arrived at
Belleyiew City, Nebraska, on Friday evening. OCT,
g. He was accompanied hy his son, Lieut.. ii. T..
Downs, and j. +. Doyle, Esq. The Governor took
lodgings at the Office Of the Indian Agency. short
" after his arryle a reception meeting was held,
and the Governor was called on for a sreech he
was however too i'll to appear before the AUDIENCE
and A. w. IIollister spoke in his behalf
Rs57-The Richmond Examiner says OF Mr. Henry
occasionally eoouent and is written with the head
long GJaudoa, the slashing energy, the cool indif
ference to style and taste characteristic OF it's an,
thor. AS Newspaper article with no name at the
bottom, it would have been great" But IT has
nv nrstensons to be regarded as the production OF
the stsid citizen or the serene statesmen"
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Nine thousand three hundred and forty-fouT
emigrants arrivedin in New York on SUNDAY eno
Monday the 22ud and 23d inst,