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The time has ccme when we must call upon
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about expiring, to renew; and, while doing So
20 send new names with their own. The first
half Of the present volume Of the Ere closed
with the month Of June. We have sent oct
special request to our voluntary agents, to
Join in 4 determined and vigorous effort 10 en-
large our list. The time is suspicious. People
are aroused on the subject Of Slavery, and
need information. Only the first great tri
unrh Of the Slave Power has been won. Fur
tber and more dangerous aggreesions are medi-
tate3 The Anti-Slayery sentiment of the
country needs organization. To promote the
great cause Of Union for the sake OF Freedom,
the most active efforts ought now to be made,
% increase the circulation OF newspapers op-
POSED to Slavery.
The Era needs a special movement in its
favor. SEINE Of its best agents during the last
twelve months have diverted their labors to the
cssabiishIneat of local Anti-Slayery papers.
We do not complain OF this, but couid they
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For the National Era.
ICHAB D!

I heard the trains shrill whistle call,
saw an earnest look beseech,
And, rather by that look than speech,
My neighbor told me all.
And as / thought Of Liberty,
Marched, hand cufod, down that swordcd street,
The solid earth beneath my feet
Reeled fluid as the sea-
/ felt sense of bitter loss
Shame, fearless grief, and sitting wrath
And loathing fear, as if my path
A serpent stretched across.
All love of home, all pride of place,
All generous confidence and trust,
Sank smothering in that deep disgust
And anguish of disgrace.
Down on my native hills of June,
And homes green quiet, hiding all,
Fell sudden darkness like the fall
Of midnight upon noon
And Law, an Embossed maniac, strong,
Blood drunken, through the biackness trod,
Hoarso shouting in the ear of God
The blssphemy OfwrOng.
ooh Mother from thy memories proud,
Thy old renown, dear Commonwealth,
Lend this dead air breeze of health,
And snite with stars this cloud.
another of Freedom wise and brave,
Rise awful in thy strength" said
An, me spoke but to the dead;
I stood upon her grave!
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MIR. CLAY, OF ALABAMA.

Tho scriptural quotation made BY this 81 -,
ator and the rebuke he provoked from ",
Sumner, have not SO far as we have been adv
to discover, been copied into, or noticed BY 'D'
Southern newspaper. The former coarse >
saults of Mr. Clay were triumphsntly para''1
by those presses
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DEATH OF JACOB RIcHARDsoN.--Jacob Rich
ardson, formerly Collector of Oswego, and the
alleged defaulter for 100000, died on the
night Of the 18th, at KingstoD, Canada, after 9
short illness.
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INDIAN SKIRMIsH--An arrival at New York,
from Corpus Christi, reports that Captain Van
Buren,. with twelve soldiers, followed party
of twenty-five Camanches distance of 300
miles, attacked and defeated them, killing sew
eral. Capt. Van Buren, was shot through the
body, but would recover.
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Who DIE IN New YoRK9-We learn from
statement in the New York Evening POa,
that from the beginning Of the cholera in that
city, the present season, to the 22d of July o
period of nine weeks, the number of deaths was
6sl; and that Of these, 122 were natives Of the
United States, and 5os of foreign birth.
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% Mr.. Sickles, at London, is satisfied, and
win not compel Mr.. John Van Bhren to fight
q duel which is very kind in him.
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10 Csssius M. Clay, it is said, has been
doing good work through Illinois, and at q
few points in Iowa. He has everywhere won
attention, and made the impression due to
his honesty, his franknesab courage, and devo-
ton to liberty.
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% 1t is said that conspiracy has lately
been discovered at Vera Cruz, and that there
were several arrests.
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New CoTToN.-Two bales of new crop cot
ton were received at New Orleans on the 25Ib,
from Texas.
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GUBERNAToRIAL CANVASS IN PENNsYLvA-
NIA-The Doyleston Democrat says:
James Pollock is an dbolitioa larger of
Northumberland county, and is the guberna-
torial candidate of Greeley Seward, Tom Cor
win, and Fred Douglass; while VIM. Bigler,
the Cleayfsid county rGfls,aar, is the candidate
OF the farmers, mechanics, and workingmen, of
Pennsylvania. Let every man. before he en-
lists for the campaign, decide which of these
crowds he would be seen fighting inIn
II appears that the selfstyled Democratic
party of Pernsylvania-thef friends of the Me-
braska perfiy-are determined to make an
issue on that subject. Can they not be graft.
fedq Let the sentiments of the people of
Pennsylvania be fully and fairly revealed. Mr.
Pollock may not be an Abolitionist, nor Mr..
Bigler raftsman; but whatever they are, let
US have fair and square issue
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We observe that the Anti-Slayery Standard
and the Pennsylvania Freeman, two able Abo-
lition papers of the Garrison school, have been
united-or, rather, the Freeman has been
merged in the Standard. G.
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IL a State Convention of tie friends of
Temperance Is to take place Of New Yak, on
the eth Of September,
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10 Hon. OrsaInus Cole, late Wing mem
Der Of Congress from Wisconsin, has announced
his intention to act with the new party of Free
dom hereafter.
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THE CHoLERA-The spread of this disease
is very general Thus far, we have not seen
the evidence upon which to base the belief
that single case has occurred in Washing
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10 We are favorably impressed by peru
sal of circular of the Batavia Institute, at Ba-
tavia, Kane county, Illinois H. w. Williams,
at that place, is to be addressed for information
in regard to it.
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DEATH OF SAMUEL LEwIs.-We regret to
learn that Samuel Lewis, a prominent leader
Of the Free-Soilers, died at his residence near
Cincinnati On Friday night last.
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~" The Herald Of Freedom is the title
of q proposed newspaper, az the seat Of Gov
eminent of Kansas Territory, to be commenced
On the 1st Of September. G. w Brown is to
be the editor Charles Albright Union Emf
grafton Society, Washington city, is an agent
Tor this paper.
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PUTTING OURsELyEs.-An extract of let
ter, bestOwing great praise on the Ere, found
rs way, by mistake, ito cur pepper Of the 2oth
instant
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-27

CUBA. in Havana Indicate
storms and trouble ahead. No sooner
was the announcement Of the return of
Captain General Concha made public.
says the Charleston Standard, than the
political horizon of Cuba became clouded.
Even before his arrival we find that the
elements Of discord were at work, the old
Spanlards are OF course reiuiccd at his re-
turn, but the CubanS, the patriots, remem-
Der the awful doom that befel young Grit
tenden and his equally brave but miSgui-
ded companions. That sanyuinary out.
rage upon humanity By CUncha, according
TO our correspondent, will have otner Oh
StacIeS than the CreOleS tU contend with
he will find aportion oil the solIirrly array.
ed against him. ltappeArs that The troops
recently Sent out consisted OF those VINO
hrSt raised the recent standard Ut revolt
in Spain. They are said ~ be dissent
mating their revolutionary ideas anon.
their companions generally, and the
consequence, is, that we need not
be surprised at any moment TO hear
OF the overthrow of the government
OF the ISland-not by the CIeOles, but by
the very men who have been sent out to
subdue their rebellious feelings and keep
them in order. We agree with our cor.
respondent in the belief that three thou.
sand men from the United States could
now establish the Island of Cuba, tut we
doubt the policy of any such move =: be-
sides. our national honor is pledged to
" crush out" flibusterism. When the
Cubans themselves strike the first blow
for their independence. there can be no
doubt that they will receive efficient and
wholesome aid from all quarters. Till
then it is hoped that Americans will re-
main quiet.-Rich. Enc.
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NE E. Pritchard. Son d Co., are re-
ceiving new stock Of Fall and Winter
Goods, and of course is selling cheap.
Correspondence o. the Register.
GALLIPOLIs. O. Auy. 29. 1954.


Dear Sir II take up my pen to drop
YOU few lines. promising that it might
not be altogether void Of interest to your
readers. must confess that il would BIZ
n source Of much more pleasure to be there
and communicate what may have 10 say
in 2)ropriu persona. notwithstanding that
we are considered by some persons as be.
ing tongue tiea;; but under present circum-
stances we Dlust tie content 10 make use OF
the present available means. The lapse
Of time with US as with others, is begin
ming TO cast mist Of indis inctness and
UbScurity over our recollectionS Of scenes
and associations which transpired and with
which we were connected. There we
were something more than human If such
would not be the case, however sacred
they may have been. for this is incident
to human frailty. But the time may be
long ere we cease to forget entirely. How
could it be otherwise than that we should
retain in memory's desolate waste some
Of the scenes and transactions enacted du.
ring the two long weary years we spent
there in patient toll and confinement.
sweetencd up, it is true. BY occasional in
terVals of pleasant enjoyment. which we
then often thought amply repaid US for all
our troubles and difficulties otherwise. l
recur back to the place, aud thus. per
chance. our silent walks at the carly dawn
or the dewy eve may not be so much fire.
Quented as of yOre, when we were wont
to drink in fresh inspiration from the pure
and balmy atmosphere, which made the
crimson current of life rush with increased
velocity through the veins. and added new
life and vigor to the whole system. But,
sir, why should dilate upon this theme I?
Why rccur back TO these scenes Wby
remember them at all ? Well, sir, 4
sometimes almost try to forget the place
entirely, and l think shall succeed. for
l hear or see little ever to keen me in re-
membranes, save now and then copy oil
the Register" though we are aware
there is such place some where out there.
| suppose. perhaps ] had better come out
and see; don't thinksI shall be quite SO
hasty as before.
The politicians here are beginning to
stir the pool of politics and 70 US It looks
''clear as mud, y for the isfree soii'' alias
abolition faction have tackled on their for !
tunes TO what il left Of the late " hig par
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-27

WHEELING FAIR.-The Wheeling pa
pers contains long notices of the Agricul-
tural Fair which commenced on the Is
land opposite that city. on the Ssh inst.
The severe drought in the North w estern
part of Virginia. his operated to lessen
the amount Of Agricultural products
which in a more favorable season would
have been on exhibition, but there is an
interesting collection Notwithstanding
aud the number of horses, cattle, and Az.
ricultural implements are represented to
be large. A large crowd of farmers and
others are in attendance at the Fair
On Thursday the number Of visitors was
at IT. 900. The Address de-
livered by Alexander r. BOteler. Esq.
of Jefferson county. Va, is represented
to have been able, eloquent, and appror
priate'
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~The Yankee Notions, published I

wT The Yankee Notions. published BY
I. w. Strong. 80 Nassau Street. New
York, at S1.5O year, is decidedly the
most humorous pictorial publication we
know of. 1t contains some SO pages, fill
ed with well assorted fund of humor and
any quantity Of caricature cuts, which pos
sess great advantage over those of near
" all its rivals, in having ''a point:" 1t
is certainly good-worth double the sub
scriptiOn price.
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@A Democratic meeting was held in
Stanton on the 98th ult., to appoint del
egates to the State Convention. No pref
erence was declared for any candidate
The hospitalities Of the place were tender
ed to the party, should the Convention be
held there. Anti-Know- othin3 resolu-
lions were passed, as we'll as one calling
upon the State Central Committee to name
the time and place of holding the Conven-
ton.
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nsR-We ohserre- ll,a1 ohinclions are h1.

EE7We observe, that objections are be-
ing made 10 Hon. Henry A. Wise's NOM
nation by the Democratic party for Gov
ernot, on account Of his beingia Wing at
onetlme. and speech he made in 1899
is called up as evidence against him. The
Alexandria Sentinel thinks Mr.. Wise
should 'take the laboriny oar and wait
patiently until he is called AS the
speech objected to was made fifteen years
ago, and we are not aware that he has
in the mean time made any efforts for any
office, but labored faithfully for the Dem
ocratic party, we should think that he has
come fully up to the Sentinel's standard,
especially as he has been "calIed" with
greater unanimity than any other gentle
man in the State.
So far as we are informed, the friends
Of Mr.. Wise have not, and do not desire
to enter into discussion of the relative
merits of the different candidates for Gov
ernor, and we hope that they may not be
forced into it; bat we must say that the
course pursued by the friends of some Of
the other candidates is not calculated to
win much strength from. the original friends
of Mr.. Wise, should his name be dropped
in the Convention, or contribute much to
the harmony of the party in case he is
nominated. If, by any means, the Dem
ocratic party should be defeated in the
next Gubernatorial election. the response
biity will rest upon those who have been
engaged in eliminating some of the can
dldates spoken of, rather than those who
have simply expressed preference.
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FINE GuN.-We have frequently had
occasion to speak Of the skill of our Clarks-
burg Mechanics, and it is always with
a, feeling Of town pride that We are per-
mitted to do so. Another opportunity OF
awarding just need Of praise has been
given US by the award by the Wheeling
Fair of premium to Wright q Earnest
for the best ride there exhibited. The In
teIIigencer in speaking Of number OF ar
ticles on exhibition, says
"WA1Gnr d. EARNEST, OF Clarksburg,
Va, exhibited very fine rifle, manufac-
tured at their establishment. 1t was OF
superior workmanship in all its parts. and
of beautiful finish, and did great credi,
to the place from which it eminated
and was we'll worthy premium, which
we hope it received"
We are happy to inform our readers
that it did draw prize. 1t was manu-
facture entirely by Mr.. Geo. Earnest, is
single hairtriggered, and silver-mounted,
with the exception Of the guard and heel
plate which are Of case hardened iron.
1t shoots very well. and taken altogether,
we would call it an excellent gun.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-27
ANTI, Know Nora1xG MEETING

ANTI Know NorHIxG MEETING We
are requested to announce that E. F. Vim
cent. Esq. wilIaddress the people OF Sims
ton on the 99th inst. and the people OF
Bridgeport on the 18th of October, on
the subject of Know- Nothingism.
AS Mr.. V. is Represented to be good
speaker, who knows thing or two about
the order. a rich treat may be expected.
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ty, which former IS always ike cattle In
the shambies, up for sale to the highest
bidder, cemented together by no ether
principles but the. cohesive power OF pubs
lie plnnder.,' They talk oferesenacting
The Missouri compromise. What do
they care about any compromise save a
Compromise by which they may. II posi-
BILE, get into office; none opposed the Mis-
souri, Compromise more fercely than they
when it was first enacted, now they pro-
fess to be its especial guardians. We in
tend to knock the life. what remains, out
of this heterogeneous compound OF .'oppo7
size contending improba bllities. 1888
We have had extremely warm and dry
weather. It has been as warm here as
ever known before. The mercury at pre-.
sent stands not far from 1000 above zero.
The drouth has continued 50 long that It
about ruined the;corn. There will not be
one fourth of crop. The river is very
low little left but moist ground.
We had large "camp meeting" lately
near this place. Il was quite numerously
attended. Supposed to be some 5000 to
5000 persons present Twas 5conduS ted
with great good order and decorum. The
liquor law here has great tendency to
keep the boys upon perpendicular, and
this is one reason why there was such adj
mirable order manifested.
am happy to know that the Academy
there is in a Aourtshiug condition. as |
have no doubt it is worthy of large pa.
tronage, este perpetue; but must soon
close. 1 entertain the hope of visiting
your place some time again, but cannot
at present say when; nor could | well gel
there now, as.the river is SO low, but ii
would afford the greatest pleasure to do
So, but must bide my time. hereby
send my best respects to my friends, and
the ladies in particular, and will endeayor
to long remember them for the many kind
nesses have received at their hands.
Yours truly, E. A. j.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-27

CESSATION OF THE CHOLERA AT Co1rr.
BIA. Pay slip from the Office of the
Columbia Spy, we learn that the cholera
has ceased its ravages there, only three
new cases having occurred since Fr;dss
afternoon last. The citizens who f,ed hey
commenced returning to their homes and
ventlia'lng their houses preparatory to
tnelr re-occuPatIon, and the streets BEGIN
e, present lively appearance again .
The Spy sets down the total numhsr q
deaths at-l07, but says others suppose the
actual number TO be about 100. 80
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JNo. s. cHIsLER Pres't.

FeATRrcrDE.- "A letter ia the Peters
burg Express states thata horrible affair
occurred in Louisa county, Va on Tues
day. A man named Lorenzo saunders
shot his brother, James Saunders who
lived but short time after receiving the
the wound. The weapon used was apis.
tol.loaded with balls. onepf which entered
the left side just above the Bip, passed
obliquely down the leg, dividing the fomO-
raj artery and causing death as above
stated. Lorenzo Saunders was arrested,
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A Gallant Comhntnnt.

The Constantinople correspondent of
the London Times gives the following ac.
count of the last struggle of Lieu! Burke,
who fell at Giurgevo:
Mr.. Burke's body was found after the
action in which he lost his life with no
less than SO wounds upon it. The Rus
SLAMS had taken his sword belt, but his
sword was found hidden in some long
grass near The corpse. The ring finger Of
both hands was cut off. He was seen by
the saPper who went with him, fight.
ing desperately to the last, though sur
rounded By horde Of Russians. When
he first leaped on shore from the boat six
soldiers charged him. Two he shot with
his revolver. one he cut down with his
sword, the rest turned and fed. While
he was encouraging the Turks, who were
IN the stream, to row quietly to the land
and was forming them in line as they land.
ed. conspicuous as he was in full uniform
and 0y his white cap cover, number of
rlhemen advanced from behind a ditch,
and took deliberate aim at him, Poor
burke charged them with headlong gal,
lantry. AS he got near he was struck
oy a ball, which broke his revolver and
cheit Two men through hemlet and all in
to the brain. He was then surrounded.
and while engaged in cutting bis way with
heroic courage through the ranks of the
enemy, sabre cut from behind given BIZ
dragon as he went by, nearly served
his head from his ba.ly, and he fell dead.
covered with bayonet wounds, sabre cash.
es and marked with lance thrusts and
bullet holes. The sapper who was with
him stood by Mr.. Burke to the last. bnt
could not save him. He & nov SLOWLY
recovering from his wounds and the eject
OF his exertions.
WAErED-A NIeoER The following
advertisement lately appeared in the
MATRIlGoEIA LA widow, thirty year
o. o. sge, being possessed of a fortune Of
! francs, wishes 10 marry d Negro,
between forty and foFty Eve years q age,
: has received good education. For
further particulars. address M. Des
rue q tslstat, No 81
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RWe neglected, last week, to call at,

rave neglected. last week. to call at
tention to the advertisement of A. F.
Barnes, found in another column. He of
fers US material ali" against the Know
Nothings. and promises a substitute for
those "dry bones;'' and we have no doubt
he can edo something" for ''the rest of
mankind" Give him call.