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seeking for the friendship Of the English. Admiral
Sterling with two steamers, had gone in search Of
the Russian squadron, which had just left Batavia.
Tranquility was maintained at Nankn. Shanghai
was tranquil, but disturbances had broken out at
Canton. It was reported that victory had been
gained by the Imperial troops.
hurricane in Pegu caused much loss Of life and
property.
A riot had occurred among the Chinese at Singa-
pore.
Exchange on London--S hanghae, 6s Canton, 80.
Freights have uctused having at first feceded fully
los but which after receipt Of news Of actual war in
Europe, have recovered.
Owing to the few arrivals since the departure Of the
last mail freights have advanced from "a U.s. Cd to "a
los. to Liverpool, and to London f5
HoSe KoSG, May 9, 1854.
Freights to England, g. for tea, and 90 FOR silks
Trade unfayorable.
sHaSonK, April q, 1854.
CssToS.-Fhe continued unfavorable adviccs from the
interior seriously affect the import trade The provinces
were overrun by banditt and the feeling strong
that the picking Of the tea would be affected in those
places and that there would DO bad or short supplies
0i it,
ArryAyDRn.-Great numbers Of vessels keep pouring
in for homeward cargocs they end that there L.
little stu for shpmeut- Freights are consequently At
3s to A. per quarter Prices Of wheat and beans falling
Foreign Miscellany.
lbe ~. k'tIeTSOMTg J0HuM OF tue ID OF June, con.
tains the following letter from the Cezarewitch to
Captain Schtschegolef:-
Dear Schtschegoed.-I congratulate you upon your
nowned conduct and the imperial rccompense. send
you the august order (psrka containing your promotion
to first lieutenant and stat captain with the diploma and
statutes Of the order Of Saint George and the insgnia
hs % my
breast receive II gift from the grateful father (of
the military schooD TO his worthy thank you for
yonr bravery and exemplary services thank you in
the Of al the military schools, wherein your
will hepceforth be mentioned with respect and your
conduct model for military vaor pin to my letter
two other letters Of congrAtulation and thAnkthe
from tie noble regiment "a military school at st. Peters
burg whereat but Of NOODLES admitted, the
other from comrades Of the company Of this ree
ment, 70 which you belonged God bless you, my dear
schtscheeoleG the Emperor has rewarded you, and
viii God embrace you.
St. Petersburg May 3, 1864.
The Liverpool Mercury OF June IL, says:-The
consumption of human life during the reign Of the
Emperor Nicholas has been enormous He has car
red on q war with the Circassians uninterruptedly
for twcntyeght years. at an annual cost Of 20, 900
lives on the Russian eide alone; making grand
total OF nearly COO 900 Russians who have persisted
in attempting to subdue the independence of Cir
oassia. In the two campaigns against Persia as in
the Hungarian campaign and the two Polish cam
paigns OF ls3132, there are not sufficient data to
enable us TO form correct estimate of the Russian
loss which was, in the Persian and Polish wars,
enormous. In the two campaigns against Turkey
Of 1925 10, soo,QQQ men sel, Of whom, however,
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whether they would stop In the country or return
home. A meeting was Immediately held Of as many
could be called together, for the purpose Of de-
teImining the course TO be adopted, as they had
been previously pledged to remain in the Russian
service so long as the war was between Russia and
Turkey; yet, now that England had become
involved, IT was very different thing, and
those present had determined. on demanding
their passports 1t was with the greatest
repugnance that the naval authorities entertained
their application for q discharge from the
royal rigates, and the applicants informed that
If even their contracts were rescinded they would
be sent into the interior-to Moscow, It was said
and not be permitted to return home. Mr. Young
had renewed bis original contract several times. and
his last engagement was within two months Of ex-
piration BY the original contract he was entitled
to f49 to 6efay his passage TO England, bat he was
told that II he persisted in terminating his engage
panic was observable at this time throughout the
navy. The royal yacht Alexandra, lying at Peter
hon, which was beautifully ornamented with blue
and gold, having q magnificent cabin, with golden
eagles on deck, had all her exterior decorations
daubed over with black paint, and the deck cabin
taken away; so that, In the event Of any casualty,
she might eyade the par cular notice Of the enemy.
II is usual IL appears, in the Russian navy in the
Baltic, on the setting In Of the frost to take the ma
chinery asnnder, and to put 1t together on the APP
proach OF spring The English engineer In charge
OF the Gmicrch, having engines OF 100 horse power,
made by Rennie called the officers together for the
purpose Of showing that he delivered up the vessel
in proper ofler, aud demanded his discharge. A
Russian engineer subsequently, undo took the du-
ties. and succeeded very well once or twice, but on
making third trial OF her speed he managed To
knock the bottoms out OF her cyi1ders. aud for the
present this fine vessel u h0ys dv co15sf. From
the mills fright and other engineering departments
at iino, thc Englshnen bad ifss difficulty In oh
tanning their passport owing to the mediation az
Gen. wilson, native Of SceilArd. who e At .he
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A FINANCIAL UKAsE.
st. Petersburg, June Is, advices mention that
an imperial ukase had appeared, authorizing the
Minister Of Finance to issue the last two series Of
paper money to the extent Of six millions of silver
roubes and completing the issue authorized by the
ukase Of 18th January last.
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One half the Prussian loan Of 10000 900 thalers,
voted by the Chambers in April last, has been con-
coded to the "See Handlung," or Maritime CONNER
cial Company. The company has taken the new
loan at four and half per cent at SO, and will issue
it on LIST Of July. Government has agreed not to
coDcede the remaining half Of the loan before LIST of
October.
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Williams, it will be evidence sufficient that the
majority of the People Of that State approve Of
the Bill and Of the proceedings Of its support
srs. Let the test be applied in all the States.
There is not one Of these gentlemen who will
not probably come before the People, at one
time or another, az candidate for office; and
he can have no objection to . popular verdict
upon his action on this great measure. Let
the record then be read, and let the People
say, by voting for or against him, whether he
fairly represented their will, or not. This is
the manly, consistent, Democratic way Of doing
business between the principal and agent--the
People and their Senator's and Representatives
If the People mean to hold their agents to this
accountability, their demonstrations now are
worth something; if they do not, why trouble
themselves!
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TRUTHS WORTHY OF REFLEcrIos.
IFrom the Albany Reeister.l

From the Albany Register.
1t has been heretofore entirely true, that
when the South, bound together BY common
bond, linked by common interest, growing
out of the Institution Of Slavery, has moved in
q solid body toward the accomplishment Of an
object, they have succeeded, because 30 equally
has power been balanced between the free
and the slave States, that the few Northern
votes needed have, through some influences,
been obtained. But that condition Of things
is fast changing The free States are vastly
more progressive than the slave States. The
preponderance In Congress is increasing rapid
ly 10 their favor. 10 the House, there is al.
ready an increasing majority, and in the SEN
ate there is now n majority of two which,
when New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and Mime
sofa, shall come in as States, will be increased
to ten. This consolidation Of the Representa-
tiycs of the South will in the end create q
consolidation Of the Representatives Of the
North. Such result is inevitable. II the
Administration will open its eyes to the actual
condition of things in this State, il can plainly
discover tho beginning Of the end. Whot
or been favored BY the Administration noig sus-
taiDs ii in its course on THIS Nebraska session I?
NOT ONE. While few OF the Adamantne
organs that, with q faint and feeble voice, ad-
vocate the measure they denounce the Admin
istration, and are themselves fast sinking into
popular contempt and political oblivion ;
There is an eternal antagonism between the
institution Of Slavery and that Of Freedom
an antagonism that can never be overcome
When Slavery becomes aggressive
when those Southern Representatives Of all
parties move forward in a solid column. rs the
propagandists Of their peculiar inrtitntion, they
will sooner or later find that their very union
is the cause Of their overthrow. They will find
that when driven beyond the line and the time
OF wise concession, the North, too, can stand
FAST and be rs united to drive Slavery back
as the South are in pushing il forward.
SLAvERy--The Newburyport Herald has a
lengthy article upon the present position Of the
Slavery question, which closes as follows:
II is no impossible theory, but perfectly
practicable measure, to commence and carry
out an organization for the cultivation Of cot
ton by free labor, and to make il manifest that
free labor can be more proftabIy employed in
this culture than slave labor This is the only
mode in which the citadel Of Slavery can be
successfully attacked, and q welI-conoerted and
energetic movement to this end would most as
suredIy in no long course Of years overthrow
every vcstigc Of Slavery
The coin now accumulated at the sub
treasury at St Louis Is worry near $4,000, 600
he largest amount ever accumulated there.
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ny The Daily Era can be had every morning
:, ~. periodical stand Of Mr.. J. T. BATES, Elk
change. philadelphia; also the Weekly Era.
nz-Mr JAMES ELLIOTT is authorized to receive
and receipt for subscriptions and advertisements Tor
the Daily and the Weekly National Era In cinein.
natl and vicinity.
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LITERARY MISCELLANY.

LITERARY MlOCELLANI.
For the National Era
SONG OF THE LAST sKALD.
by AvousrIsE DUsANkr
sleep on the bosom Of Night,
And mantle my couch with her stars
And, blazing In red
Like flame DER my head,
Is swingisn the wild planet Mars
hear an awakening sound,
That sweeps through the vastly profound
see great angel,
glorious angel,
with beauty enrobed and with righteousness crownd
A voice through Creation Is hurled
The breath Of ElomM is rocking the world
And tho Spirit Of God on the face Of tho waters
r. brooding in wonderful glory,
In dark and mysterious glory
Arise 70 my sons! o, awake 20, my daughters
Behold -
On the wings Of the morning behold,
How the Angel Of Prophecy dysth from Heaven,
With power from ELoHIM the Mighty One given,
The Future Of Earth to unfold!
There are curses and sore tribulations
That crouch in the lap Of the Past;
There Is blood outlines the skirts of the nations
And shadows from Heaven are cast,
Yea, shadows unearthly and vast
Brooding over mankind,
Who arc blind--who are blind:
Who have plucked out the eyes Of their mind
1t comes O, it comes
hear it affair
That murderous tread
O'cr the Living and Dead
The march of old merciless War.
They Gomez they come.
And my spirit is dumb
The armies Of men,
They are swarming again
The princes and leaders,
With banners, and trumpets, and drums.
They tower like old Lebanon's cedars,
But bow with tho blast of the storm
Yea, bend with the hurricanes breath
They rush to the valley Of death
Yet they swarm!
Like black battle-vultures, they swarm and they
cluster,
In countless and terrible muster,
In crimson and murderous lustre:
The armies Of mon,
To havoc again.
To havoc more,
On Isea and on shore
The food and the fuel Of horrible War.
From MUscoyY---Moths Of slaves
To their graves,
To their graves on the banks Of the Rhine
Thesserfs Of the Autocrat pour;
And their blood shall nsw-nurture the vine.
From Danabe's red shore,
From Dnisper and Don,
Shall gather tho barbaric hordss,
The Tartar and Hun,
Whose laws their swords,
From desert and border,
Each thirsty marauder
Shall haste to the land Of tho vine,
To mingle his blood with Its wine,
From BRITAIN-from BRIrAIN
The flame shall arise
To the pItilsss skies;
It's written--'ts written
It's plain to mine Dyes!
And her merchants afar of lamsnting and yssrning.
Shall witness tho smoke Of her burning
EVEN so.
She must taste Of the wo
In hut and in palace,
She'll drink of the chaiics,
And weep forth her heart In libstion.
To wash out her mighty transgrsssion
For, 10.
The blood Of the innocent cries
The blood Of the martyrs whom BairAn hath slain
Shall fall on her forehead in terrible rain
And 0AUL shall be drunken with blood
Drunk with the blood Of tho North:
Drunk with the blood Of tho islands and Main;
Drunk with the suicide food,
That once and again
From her own eleven heart shall gush forth -
EaE THE RIDDLE OF SAMSON LiKs oPEs TO EARTH,
AMP rsox ROYAL saurEs SLAUGHTERED, THr HIvE
SHALL HAVE BfRTH,
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APPLES AT THE SoUTH.-At recent State
fair held in Georgia, more than sixty varieties
Of native apples were exhibited, including some
Of the most desirable kinds The Georgians
claim that apples grow larger and fairer there
than In New York State The Cherokee In
dams have been instrumental in producing
number Of excellent seeding varieties there, ~
they were acquainted with no other means Of
propagation than by planting the seeds. North
ern varieties grow ~ we'll 1t tho South a. at
the North, but generally ripen too early for
preserving or transporting 70 market II IL
aassrtsd that tn justly Wanted Early Harvest,
Newton Pippin, and Esopus Spitzenberg, will
not compare, in sire, flavor, or beauty, with the
Julien Summerour and Cullasajs varieties, Of
Georgia
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InTEnMARnAcr or BIooD RELATIONS The
Frsderioksburg Nescs says: In tho county in
which We wcre raised, for twenty generations
bsck, certain family Of wealth and respecta-
bility have intermarried until there cannot be
found IN thres or four Of them q sound man or
woman. One has sore Dyes, another scrofula,
third Is idiotic, fourth blind, fifth handy
legged sixfh with head about the size of
turnip, with not one out Of tho number exempt
from physical cr mental defects Of some kind.
Yst this family perscvcres 70 intermsrry with
each Other, with theso living monuments con-
sandy before them.
THK BfsHop vs. THE People LIN Philade'-
phia, the holly -contesied case which has been
on trial Tor several days past, 10 test the valid
icy q the electicn of trustees in the German
Holy Trinity Catholic Church, at the corner Of
Spruce and Sixth streets, was brought to q
soddsn cIoss yesterday morning, by the dir
charge Of the jury in consequence of the ill.,
ness o. Judge woodward The case had first
70 be suspended ON account Of the great snow
corn, then again in Consequence OF . death in
the family II one Of the jurors, and now il has
e0ne over until next term, owing 10 the sickness
" the judge The anti Bishops party 10 in pos
sstdon, bus Il y snid that the Bishop win not
pernit one of his priests 70 o(iciate al the
church new election for trustees will be
bsld IL May nezt
Msssssfpi CsEDIr The Louisville Journal,
psshing ~ the recent action Of the Mississippi
LeGi11atars relative " tho Union Bank bonds,
s&ys:
sThs world would be very much amused TO
80 Misoisippi ~ Some future tine send her
aesnfs into tie msrkst with bonds 70 sill for
tks construction q railroads or other works Of
iotsrnol inprovsmsnt Whist . Storm Of
kisuiaeb and hooting Size poor agents would
havs - soeomessw
Tks Baltinors Annual Conference Of the
MsoAo1fut Epiooopal Church commenced is
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treasury at st. Louis is worry near SO 900, 600
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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1891.
The bill 70 organize the Territory of Nebras-
ka was read third time.
The PRESIDENT Tho question Is, Shall
the bin pass?n
Mr. CASS. The honorable Senator from
Tennessee has been kind enough 10 allow me
to occupy the floor for moment ] was not
here last night when the vote was taken upon
the engrossmeut Of the bill desire 10 record
my vote in favor of it's final passage; and there
fore will ask the Senate to indulge mo in or
dering the yeas and nays upon the passage OF
the bill tAf b@
Mr.. DOUGLAS. / deem it due 10 Senators
10 state that announced last night before We
proceeded to tho vote that several Of our fricnde
from indisposition, had been compelled to leave
the Senate, under the impression that the vote
would not be taken, and consequently that |
should regard tho test question ~ being on the
passage Of tho bill, rather than on the ongross-
ment
Mr.. CASS. The honorable Senator mention
ed 70 me last night that no had no idea that
the vote would then 10 taken on the engrcss-
mont
Mr. DOUGLAS. For that reason thought
ID proper TO make the statement which have
mentioned
MIR. CASS. wish TO express my gratiaca-
ton At tho adoption Of the amendment propos-
cd by tho honorable Senator from North Caro-
lima, mr.. BADora, and my thanks 10 him for
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Mr.. Senator clayton refused to vote for or
against the Bill, both on the ongrossmcnt and
the final passage
The record is before the country The
Northern Senators who have thus voted to re-
peal the Missouri Compromise and open Ne
braska to Slavery--who have refused to recog-
mise by . distinct vote the right Of the People
of a Territory to exclude Slavery, right de-
MED by the South--who have refused to allow
the People Of a Territory the right to elect
their Governor and their Judges, and made the
power Of the Governor equal TO two-thirds Of
the members Of the Legislature; and who, on
the final vote, sustained Bill reducing the just
political power Of foreign immigrants, settlers
in the Territory are doubtless willing to answer
for their conduct before the great Tribunal Of
the People
These Northern Senators are--NoRRIs and
WILLIAMS, Of New Hampshire; ToUcsY, Of
Connecticut THompsos and WRIeHT, Of New
Jersey BRoDHEAD, Of Pennsylvania; CAss and
STUART, Of Michigan; PErTrr, Of Indiana
land bis colleague, Mr.. Bright had he been
present would doubtless have voted with him J
DovcLAs and SHIELDS Of lllinois; JONES and
DopcE Of Iowa. To the People they appeal
for the justification Of their acts.
Let the People decide. If New Hampshire
in the coming election should give an Admin
istration majority, choose Legislature that
win ratify the conduct Of Mcsrs. Norris and
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the salu territory into suitable election pre-
cincts and shall appoint places for holding
elections therein; and by proclamation pub
hshed 10 two or more newspapers circulating
in said Territory, and by such other means rs
they may deem most effectual for the purpose,
shall, during four weeks preceding the frst
Monday OF September, 1854, notify the People
OF said Territory Of such division and appoint
ment and that there will be held, on the Soc
ond Tuesday Of October, 1884, an election for
Governor, secretary, judges, members Of the
Council members of the House Of Representa-
tives, and Delegate in Congress, Of said Terri
tory, as hereinafter provided; and tho voters
OF said Territory, in pursuance Of said procla-
nation, are hereby authorized 10 assemble at
their respective places of election, within their
several election precincts, and appoint one per-
son to act as judge and another person TO act
as clerk OF the election, and then TO vote by
ballot for one person TO be Governor, one per.
son to be secretary, three persons to be Judges,
thirteen persons to DO members of the Council
twenty-six persons to be members Of the House
Of Representatives. and one person to be Dele.
gate in Congress Of said Territory: and the
judges and clerks Of election in the several
precincts shall forthwith make out and trans-
NIT TO the commissioners aforesaid correct
statement Of the names and number Of elect.
ors, and Of the votes cast for zach candidate
for the several ofices aforesaid, and the said
commissioners, or majority Of them. shall,
within ten days after the FIRST Monday Of De.
cember, 1854, issue their proclamation an.
nouncing the result Of said election, and shall
notify the several persons having respectively
the highest number of votes for the several
Offices aforesaid, Of their election to I'LL the
same and shall also, in said proclamation, des
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-20
JOHN lIOLlINS.
MARTIN HOLM,

OnN NOLLsNS will centinIe lhe Groee-
~ ny business IN the stor' heraforir. ocruni, :
by j. NJ Hol.ins, WHERE h. solicit, cal from ia
jan 6-d&c1m
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Correspondence of the Lynchburg virginian

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th, 1854.
The notifying fact of our having no steamer
or vessel in port on the late appalling emergency,
doubtless strengthened the loins' Of the Com
mittee on Navalafairs, and will go far towards
reconeilIpg the people to an increase of that
branch of the service. The old bug bear of a
standing army will, il is hoped, not prevent such
an increase OF the army as viii ensure protection
to our vast borders. An undue and unjust dis
elimination has always been made in favor of the
army over the navy. Whilst no more credit
has been accorded the army, in acquiring the ma
tiond reputation that we enjoy, than il deserves,
the navy has had far less than its distinguished
agency justly entities it to.
The army is better paid than the navy by law
and operating entirely land, officers have OPP
portanites, aud the means afforded, to make
money The regulations of the army do not af-
Iord the necessary protection to the public money
It's frequently put into the hands of subordinate
ofhcers' who give no security, and whose honor
and commission, to boot, cannot stand the test.
Indeed 1T is well known that the resignation of of
hcers have,in sundry cases, been accepted bv the
war Department, whilst they were known 10
be defaulters. How could this state of tbinps
well be otherwise, since the army has so long
not only furnished Presidents, but the men who
make its own regulations Instances are at
hand, in which, in the matter of emouments, they
have had bills passed through Congress. legaliz-