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STRANGE DEVELOPMENT. A corespon.
dent Of the Cincinnati Gazette writes from
Pittsturg that when the case Of Passmore
Williamson was argued last summer, at
Bedford on The motion 10 bring Williamson
out on writ Of hpbeas copus. three OF The
judges, Messrs. Lowrie, Woodward and
Knox, were in favor OF granting the writ,
and two, Messrs. Black and Lewis, oppos.
ed to Il. When the Court re-assen bled in
Philadelphia, Judge Kanc and his friends
had an interview with our Judges and com.
municaied 10 them the fact that the Pfesi.
dent bad ordered The United States Mar.
shall in case the Court should direct tho
writ ut issue, TO remove Williamson from
Moyamensing 10 United States receiving
ship, and defend him there, with United
States marines aud soldiers, against any
force the State might send 10 take him.
The question presented TO our Judges was,
whether II was prudent 10 risk tbs threat
ened collision! Ian sorry TO say thai they
thought Il wasnot. They had not The nerve
TO stand up for Staio rights. Judges Low
rio and Woodward changed their opinions,
and the writ OF hateas corpus was mol Issued.
The threat-for il was q threat - should
have been an incentive 10 Its issue, instead
of'he pnsilanimous course adopted for tho
question OF Stale Rights has got to be- set.
lied, and this was the opportunity needed.
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TO THE EDITORS OF THE BOSTON POST.

SIRs In your paper Of yesterday, you
are pleased to say, "When Charles Sumner
was at the. South, he was silky as possible
upon the subject Of slavery" and you there
proceed, in confirmation OF your own words
to quote an article from Louisville paper
to this effect:
"At Lexington he first became acquain,.
ed with slavery, and such an effect did its
= hVrrors have upon him that he could no,
resist acknowledging to gentlemen oil our
acquaintance how egregiously he had here
tofole been mistaken. It happened, for.
tunately, that he passed the Sabbath in
Lexing ton. and attended the African Bap.
tist Church. The sight Of so many well
dressed and well.behaved slaves opened~ bis
eyes. When he saw that they worsnipped
without molestation or surveillance, he was
further astonished. and, when he studied
their demeanor and countenances. all in
dicative Of perfect happiness and content.
ment, he could but confess that his previous
belief concerning slavery had been based
upon Information wholly incorrect. e
In our city louisville, Mr.. Sumner receiv-
ed the hospitable attention of several of our
citizens, . IS While here his ex-
pressons concerning slavery were in terms
Of agreeable surprise ut the state ofaliairs. {"
Now, Sirs, in this detailed statement
desire TO make denial, both general aud
particular. deny 1t as whole and deny il
In all its details.
Never, anywhere in the slave States, or
out of them, in public or in private, have
expressed opinions on slavery inconsistent
with those have uttered from my seat in
the Senate or ut home IN Massachusetts.
I did not pass the Sabbath 10 Lexington
never attended the African Bartis: Church
there I never saw it's well-dressed and we'll.
behaved slaves" worshipping without mo-
Ies,ion or surveillance :" never "stldied
their demeauor and countenances, all Indie
alive Of perfect happiness and content; I"
and never made any confession that my
previous belief concerning slavery had been
based upon Information wholly Incorrect"
Tbi, whole story Is as baseless as dream.
Il Is true that was at Lexington but I
saw nothing there calculated to mitigate
INV previous aversion to slavery nor did /
ever acknowledge to anybody that had
been mistaken " egregiously," or otherwise
Il is true also that was at Louisville for
a single day, cheered BY pleasant hospitali-
~ but had o occasion to express any
oninions on slavery II manifested On
. agreeable surprise " at anything, Il was at
the Thoroughbred cattle, the woodland pas
lures and the blue grass, which arc the
pride Of Kentucky. There was |" sur
prise u ola different character which l could
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From hs PorfLaad <dpsrfissr.
THE LIQUOR LAW THAT IS TO BE.

Governor Wells 1--WE might as we'll get
used to title which he seems 10 have al
ready nntioipaied,) has, we learn on relia.
BILE authority, nearly completed The draft Of
a new Liquor Law. II is understood TO
contain all the principles Of The old license
laws - the ,ale, by licensed persons, Of not
less than n certain quantity - the liquor
not TO be drank on the premises - disiilla-
ton for medicinal and mechanical purpos-
re- 10 be allowed, &c. The aboui.lc. DO
Governor certainly shows commendable
alacIiiy In forestaIling the Legislature and
seeing what laws he can conscientio usly
approve. His press also does we'll in try
ing TO prepare The public mind for nn easy
conteniment with whatever law may turn
up. Nop, it is very different matter Tor
Legislation, and the people musi not expect
loo much How The times change! BY
the way, 10 connection with the above, tho
Argus OF Saturday had an exceedingly APP
propIiale remark 10 the following sentence:
I" For The last few years, such thing as
a full and fair discussion upon The subject
(lemperance) in the Legislature, has not
been ioleraied-bul single individual has
said what must be done, aud iha, has been
DONE"
The Argus will probably explain the in.
consistency by declaring that Judge Wells
70 not single individual"
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NAMES ADVANTAGES.

A writer in late number Of the Bath
Tribune, who signs himself"S,ay a, home,"
enumeraies the advantages which Maine
presents 10 her young men TO remain and
assis, in developing her resources. instead
Of going of to The West in quest of fortunes
seldom realized. He says:
Poor as some are disposed to call
Maine. as an agricultural State, yet in no
State in the Union can you find the com
forts and even the luxuIies OF lie so gen.
erally shared in, as in Maine. In no Stale
in the Union can The traveller find so many
good farm houses, barns, and out build.
,ngs, and that general appearance OF thrill
and comior, among farmers, as In Maine.
This may appear TO be a strong assertion
il may be TOO strong, bu, think not II is
true, have not visited every State, though
have many OF them, and in the hest Of
Them have never passed 100 miles, as you
may in going up the valley Of the Kenne-
bee, and no, see, neglected farm, nor a
farm wilhou, well flushed and painted
house and everything denoting thrill and
comfort.
In another branch Of business, Maine has
so far oui.,ripped all other States, that the
best OF them are bat feeble competitors. I
allude TO the ship building. Few among US
even, are aware Of the importance Of The
position Maine occupies IN this particular.
AT this time, the State OF Maine Is building
more than onesirih IF The entire tonnage Of
he ,corid. The commercial marine OF The
world. exclusive Of China and japan. OF
which little is known, amounts to Is, 45S. 2i0
tons. 0fihis the United States owns 5,66i,-
4i6 tons more than ono third OF the entire
tonnage ofihe world and this 1861 ,4i6
tons Maine builds more than oil ihs other
States combined.
IL Is not many years since Maine ranked
as the third or fourth State IN this now stu
pendous business. The indications now are
that this immense business will almost
wholly concen traie in this State. Our nav.
gable rivers and railroads. which penetrate
lar into the interior, afford facilities for the
TO The sea-board Of The requi'
lite materials - lumber with which on,
Stale abounds. The high rank our ships
now take, and the conveniences and facili-I
les we have to aid Us in the business, all
help 10 establish the character Of Maine rs
he great ship building point OF tho world.
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LIouoRs WHICH AMERICANS DRINK. The
New York Tribuae SAYS: "0ne who has
The means OF knowing, favors US with the
following facts in regard 10 the wholesale
liquor traffic."
"F. is an importer OF 0iard Brandy (so
called II costs him $3.50 per gallon
Tie sells at So, and has between one and
two hundred thousand dollars OF that cask-
ed lightaing credited about the city and SUI
buIbs.
"One house in Boston exports recti6ed
whiskey, a, about forty cents n gallon, 10
the value OF half million dollars annually
10 Bordeaux /: and enormous quantities aIe
going from Ohio. From that whisky all
the brandy that comes to u is country is
made. Indeed, there is no pure brandy.
made from wine, now used in this country,
let the price be what j, may All that has
been manufactured since 1886 and 1910 is
consumed in Russia and by the nobility Of
England.
"The frauds are now mainly carried on
upon the other side Of the water but, add
ell to the frauds there, how must We estimate
the 0tard and other brandies when we
are told by member Of Liquor league thai
he has seen pipes Of brandy landed upon
the wharf here, direc, from the vessel, to
be sold on the next day. He foundi il nec-
essary, when going down nj the early
dawning Of the morn, to pass shady place
up town, alone occupied by a miserable
looking wretch who would well pass for a
piratical coast trader, where he would see
them ere casks he had cen on the wharf
the evening before, hosting from a sub,er.
rsnean passage-way to carts in waiting, and
before the wOrkmen returned 10 their daily
morning tolls they were again to be seen
upon the wharf, and at 10 o'clock n. m,
parccled out IN lots to suit purchasers. y"
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LIGHT HousEs on OUR CoAsT. We OBJ
serve that the Eastern and 81. John papers
are earnestly deprecating the changes
which, II is said, are about 10 be made in
our light houses. The following from the
Eas,port Sentinel embodies the objections /:
+" II has been stated to Us by some Of our
mos, experienced ship masters aud pilots,
that there is danger that the proposed chan
yes in the character Of the lights on Out
coast, may in one or two Instances, turn
out not TO be improvements, but on the con.
rrsry, be an actual injury, and have ten.
dency to mislead the mariner.
II Is said that the new flash-light, in It's
appearance, as seen in thick weather, re-
sembles 50 much revolving light thai
they would be mistaken for each oher, and
therefore should not be placed near iogeth.
er. Two instances are mentioned, on the
coast Of Maine, where tie pilots think the
proposed change will be an injury - Isl,
Cape Elizabeth igh, Is made fash light
Il is about nine miles from Wood Island
light, which is revolving. II, by the simil-
arily, pilot should mistake one for the
other, the effect might be disastrous, 2nd.
Petit Menau light is 10 be made flash
light II is said this is so near the reyolv-
Ing light on MOosepecca, tina, it will be
mistaken for il.
Undoubtedly il IL ;~rn-.~-. Ale, Hshts
near each other should be in appearance so
diff rent as not 10 be mistaken, and if the
proposed changes in the lights above reierr-
ed TO, will make them no, so easily distin-
guished as they now are, il rs very clear
tina, the change ough, moi 10 be made.n
II appears from statement in the State
Of Maine, that there is TOO much sameness
in the present arrangements on our COAST,
aud that Lieut.. Franklin is Of opiuion that
the proposed changes are urgently need
ed.
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TIL e u MON
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JOURNAL.
BiddelOrd, Friday Morning, Nov. 80, 1856
GOV. FEEDERS PROSPECTS.

Undoubtedly one OF the most significan
and important questions 10 come before tn,
next Congress will arise upon the conAic,
ing claims OF Reeder and Whitfield 10
seat in the House, as territorial delegate
from Kansas. II will then be seen wha
The administration really meant by POPULAR
~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES it was 10 be the
act OF foreign marauders, carried out by
fraud and the force Of arms, or whether il
was 10 be recognized in the conduct Of resi-.
dent citizens, deliberately and legally ex-
pressed. 1.-THE popular sovereigns OF Kan
sas are the ruflians Of Missouri, then Whit
field may be considered the righ,ful dele.
gate. But II the people Of Kansas are to
choose the representatives OF Kansas, the
proof would seem clear that they have Sc.
lecied Ey-Gov. Reeder. But We fear the
absolute justice and legality Of the question
will be The las, points considered. The great
thing is, how many can the administration
get 10 90 with il, In this connection, the
following statements OF The N. Y. Evening
Post will be read with much interest:
ave understand that a very careful
counting OF noses in the next Congress gives
a "eja.i,y. - s:-.~s" !" n'vi VI admitting
Gov. Reeder as the representative from The
territory OF Kansas in that body, and against
the admission Of Whitfield, who brings the
certificate Of Gov. Shannon. This includes
no vote from any southern State, nor does
il include The vote Of Walk, Kelley or
Ravens, Of New York, who will probably
vote agains, the admission Of either dele.
gate.
The impossibiliiy OF elec,ing Whitfield is
now apparent, and the proper course for
the administration 10 take, to ex'ricaie hem.
selves from the Difficulty in which such a
decision by the House of Representatives
will place Them. has been, as we have rea-
son 10 believe, the subjec, Of prolracied and
earnest consultation.
The plan which is mos, likely 10 be agreed
upon by the slave State interest, is TO send
back both delegates 10 les, their claims 10 a
seat, at the polls in Kansas. To give a
certain aspect Of fairness to this proposal, il
Is suggested that some OF Douglass's friends
should movs an amendment 10 The Kansas
bill, comforting power upon The President TO
protect the polls fiom violence BY the United
States soldiers, il necessary.
This amendment is an ingenious attempt
10 get from Congress an implied admission
that the President had not power to inter-
iere before, and was therefore excusable
for his supineness a, the two last elections.
|, is also expected 10 give an appearance oil
concession to the Fee State interest BY
which it may be conciiated or divided
Whatever course the iree.Stale men may
lake about other matters, we ,rus, they will
not offer any obstruction 10 any amend.
ment of the Kansas bill which only looks 10
greater security Of the elective franchise"