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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-04
TIVE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
..TsRDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1865.

n,rI.tIE PRYOR Il D~UNNifANT.
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, = ,.,,,,,1r,A KUGLR a. rklGR, EDITORS
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The sum Of 1872 has been transmitted from Charles
ton, :. C., Tor the relief Of the sufferers i'll Norfolk
and Tor,a.qu.li. Drs. Ravcnel, Williman, Covert,
Rick, Shrine aid Strcl, with twrl?o experienced nur.
,e., have left Charlecton for Norfolk
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CETI AND STATE NEWH.

y DAY OF 1uANks"IlING MD PRiiER.--Iheio i-
lowing communication from the Mayor. recommends
i'm that Thursday next he observed by the citizens of
Richmond, rs n d2y Of Thanksgiving and Prayer,
doubt M. will meet the appreciation Of our entire
community
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FIRE ~ Wo0p CorSrY.-The stOre-housn "f
Swi,rdIrr & Harris, in Wood county, was destroyed
hv ire recently, ~i.:gr!ier With n stock OF goods
amounting to about i 500. Noln9aranca.
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S1cKygss.-The dysentcry is prevailing 10 nv
alu ,.in: ca;ent in evils county. i has proved ia.
tal in s.yerul i~Qaiazcss.
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LAW REPORTS.


This is a subject Of practical aud pressing impor.
tance. In the last fifty years the number Of Law books.
Reports aud Commentaries, has more than doubled
The completely, the intricacv. the difficulty and the
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Coat ~ HAMPsUuRE.-lhc R0mney Argus says:
I'VE understand from Il gentleman residing in the
Eastern norton uf this COUNTY, that Coal ui an excel
lent quaint, having leon Icsirh, mas LGcl. u,s.uy c.ed
on the Short AiointGi..' from the REPRESENTATION
made Ia us, we haze no GOubt that Coal exists N
the mountains IN the Lover cud Of Hampshire To u
great e-tenI. We lIqpc oar friends will I'D Use u, OF
any ucw discoveries. Inc snn.r gentleman informed
US TIM; there are strong indications Of Copper on his
farm -
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CITY OF RICHMOND.
JOSEPH MAYO, Mayor.

FR"M NoRr0LR.-1hc Rev. r.. Wuollv, who ar
rive. IL Richmond, yesterday, from Norfolk, lat the
si :.rslion of Rev. Mr.. O'krc!e that le needed no
further assis.aucc,j sill! return Immediately To Nor.
folk 10 rasun!e his mission in aid of the priests and
the people uf the infected districts.
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YouSu ANLRIuA.-Als. Enalc, residing Isear nut,
fields depot, in Berkeley county, recently preschtcd
her husband with three living specimens ct Young
America hr ,ue UiTth. .''
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AIp FOR THE ArFLICTED.-Over $1,000 were con-
tribu.cd for the Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers,
by lie visitors at White Sulphur Springs Oh the I'D.
The citizens of charlottesville have contributed about
500 to rlr same object. Tho City Of Raleigh has
contributed $ijr, and the City Of Wilmington, IN. c.
SRI
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BARS Burned. Last Sunday morning, n short
time bc:,rc daylight, the barn and corn lior;.c oi Mr..
Lewis Johnson, near the Old Church, i'll Hanover,
WAS SIT on fire and burned 10 the ground. Mr.. J"sin-
son lost three hundred bushels Of wheat By the c"i'-
tla-rnlion. Ills corn house was stored with corn and
rlIaif M The time. Loss estimated nj $1,000. This is
The second or third barn, within thirty miles ut The
citv, destroyed by fire within Il week. Farmers
.lnuII be on the look out IL. the inccrIiarics, aud
when caught, sec that they get the benefit OF 4 strcnS
rope.
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SrAMPrDx.-Several slaves ran away from their
owners residing near Piedmont, Va, on Saturday
night, 10Th Aug. They were six i'll number, belong
IN t. C"I. l.uac Parsons, q. W. Blue, G.. W. Wash
ims,on, Vim. Donaldson ani Isaac Baker.
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onward, and John would not begin to be a
teacher, these days. Besides, he is nothing but
a foreigner; and what deceucy is there in
quoting foreigners against free-born Ameri
cans2 Truth, nowadays, is but folly, unless
it show itself more cunning than Error. The
true way to fight the Devil is by circumven-
ton. Remember the fable of the Miller and
his Donkey, and be as accommodating as that
amiable gentleman Why should not the
motto of every newspaper be" All things to
all men, for the sake of bread and butter "
Our friend of the Columbian is laboring under
the strange delusion that man has a right to
think and speak freely. There is no such
right as that set forth in the Declaration of In
dependence. Better rid yourself of this delu-
sion, friend Gangewer, or you may find yourself
starving on that sublime rock of independence.
Seriously, no true Anti-Slavery man will
strike blow at the liberty of the press. Those
guilty of this meanness are either apostates
from Ant-Slavery principles, or they never
had the root of the matter in them.
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DIVIDE AND CONQUER.

The Pro-Slavery party in Kansas apPes ~
be unit. If there be controversies among ITS
adherents, they are not suffered to interfere
with their united action in behalf OF SlaveSy.
On the contrary, the free settlers seem 10 nave
carried to their new homes the same disposition
to wrangle and divide on minor points, that
has always characterized the People OF the
free States. The 81. Louis Democrat says:
"Serious difficulties have arisen in the Ter
ritory. between the Lawrence Association and
Emigration Aid Societies and the original
Souatters' Association. Meetings have been
called and held by both sides, and much abu-
siye recrimination INDUCED in. The chief bone
of contention appears to be that the Lawrence
Association is charged with attempting to mo-
nopolize the appropriation of the public do
main. The squatters are very savage against
such course. Resolutions have been passed
and speeches made by both sides, of such an
infammatory character, that they promise any.
thing but perfect settlement of the new coun.
try"
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CASE OF BOOTH AND RYEcRAr ;.

On Saturday, the Sd instant, the Sapreme
Court, in session at Madison, on the petition of
John Ryecraft and Sherman NJ. Booths unani-
mously discharged them from custody. under
sentence from Judge Miller, on a chargesof vio-
lating the Fugitive Slave Act. The Judges
delivered separate opinions. Justice Crawford,
while adhering to his opinion of last SIMMER,
in favor of the constitutionality of the Fugitive
Act OF 1850, gave an able opinion, a; ;rming
the insuficiency of the indictment to arrant
an Imprisonment, because it charged us 18th no
offence known to the laws of any State of the
United States that as the allegation in the in
dictment did not aver that Joshua GLOW .r aods
fugitive slave, it was the same as if it was
alleged that we had aided the rescue of Joshua
Glover, free citizen of Wisconsin, aid that
the sentence of Judge Miller, under that indict-
ment, was as truly nullity as if he had SEN
fenced us arbitrarily, without conviction, with
out trial, and without even notifying rs that
we were charged with any offence. And in this
opinion of Justice Crawford all the members of
the court concurred
This decision of the court was peculiarly
soothing to the vanity of E. G. Ryan, Esq,
who boosted, after the conviction of R3ecraft,
that he had drawn the indictments, and claim
Ell that the cOnVlctlOn under 1t was 0Wang 10
his legal skill in framing it.
Chief Justice Wilton affirmed his former
opinion, that the act was unconstitutional, be-
cause it annulled the writ Of habeds corpus and
the right of trial by jury. He also took the
ground that law might be unconstitutional in
some parts, so that a conviction might legally
take place under it, but whether this wfN such
a case he would not inquire. 1t was Sufficient
to rest the discharge ON the grounds sGrmed
by Justice Crawford
Justice Smith gave long and We, J able
opinion, affirming all he had said in Us first
opinion, denying the power of Congress :, legis-
late on the subject reviewing the who'll ques-
ton of State Sovereignty and State Ri{ ITS, af-
6rming the power of the State courts to nforce
the writ of hGbeas corpus upon United States
officers, and to inquire into the legality of the
proceedings of the Federal courts as f lely as
into the proceedings of any other court The
prisoners were ordered to be 2 gcharge from
custody lMl,caukie Free Democrat.
The fine imposed amounts to 81, 900; bet there
are other charges incurred by Booth AID Rye
craft. The appeal put forth in the Iadepe dent of
New York, for dollar contributions to de ray all
their expenses, is receiving prompt res 'onses.
Let them be sent forthwith to the editors of
that paper, New York city,
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SLAVE CLAIMS IN THE SENATE.

Last Friday, in the Senate, the Private Cal
endar being under consideration, bill was ia
ken up for the relief of Overton Love and John
Guest, of the Chickasaw nation. Certain slaves
belonging to these men had been seized aud
carried off from within the Chickasaw country,
by white persons from Texas. Proceedings
we're instituted under the Intercourse Act for
the purpose of recovering the slaves-but with
out avail. The slaves had been carried off to
parts unknown, the kidnappers were worthless,
and the Indians apply now to Congress for
compensation under the Intercourse Act. The
bill proposed to pay 81, 400 to Love, and 81 300
to Guest. Mr. Chase said he desired time to
examine the bill, and asked its postponement
for one week. The courtesy would doubtless
have been conceded, in accordance with Sena
torial etiquette, had not the bill concerned the
special interests of Shareholders. Several South
ern Senators, while protesting respect for the
Senator from Ohio, could see no propriety in
postponement. motion to postpone was
lost-l3 yeas, u nays. Among the nays, we
find recorded the name of the new Senator from
New Hampshire Mr.. WELLS Possibly he may
have thought it dangerous to the Union to lay
over the bill for one week.
The bill was then put upon its passage, and
on the final vote, Mr.. Chase demanded the yeas
and nays. The vote stood
4EAs-Messrs. Adams, Badger, Bayard, Bell,
Bright, Brodhead, Brown, Clay, Cooper, Daw.
son, Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Evans, Fitzpat.
rick, Geyer, Hunter, Jones of Iowa, Jones of
Tennessee, Mallory, Mason, Morton, Pearce,
Pratt, Sebastian, Slidell, Stuart, Thompson of
Kentucky, Thomson of New jersey, Toucey,
Weller, and Wells-3l.
NAYs-Messrs. Brainerd, Chase, Fessenden,
Foot, Gillette, Hamlin, Seward, Sumner, Wade,
and Wison-l0.
So the bill was passed.
1t is gratifying to see ten members of that
stiiHy-conservative body voting in effect that
men cannot be held or treated as property I'M
der the Constitution of the United States. We
shall soon add to the number-but Mr.. Wells
will not be among them.
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EXCITEMENT AT HAVANA.

Accounts from Havana, to the 18th, report
great excitement at that place. caused by a plot
to assassinate the Captain General. Numerous
arrests had been made. The conspiracy, it was
suspected, vas instigated chiefly by persons in
the United States; and it was connected, in
some way or other, with Colonel Kinney's Ex-
petition, which was reported to be nothing
more than fiEbustering concern, ostensibly
directed for Costa RIGA, but in reality intended
for Cuba, by Quitman and Henderson, who are
asserted to be the principal actors. The Gazeto
of the 9th February gives a sample of the ru-
mors which agitate the island 1t saws:
"The news brought yesterday by the steamer
New Orleans, of the date of February 9Th, con-
corning the projected expedition against the
island, is this
"The expedition will consist of from 1900
to $500 men. The points of embarkation, and
number embarked at each, are these: Calves
ton, Texas, from 600 to 700 men, in the steam
er Pampero; Savannah, an equal number, in
the Daniel Webster or the Prometheus the
rest from New York, in the Massachusetts, and
another which we do not name.
"TO effect their departure from these points
without being prevented by the General Gov
VI inc Cultcu states, 1t mas been
given out that the destination of the expedition
is Costa Rica, and it is the general opinion that
the disclosure of the contrary is owing to a
difference between one of the chiefs and the
others.
The expedition is to be conducted by Col.
Kinney, who was lately in Washington but
the true leaders and directors are those of the
Lopez expedition, namely, Quitman and Hen
derson, who reside at Natchez
"They are recruiting persons for the expe-
dition in all parts of the United States offering
seven hundred acres of land to each soldier and
making proportionate offer to the officers"
Concha had issued proclamation, in which,
referring to the apprehended expedition from
the United States, he announced that should it
arrive, it would be promptly and utterly de-
stroyed.
Are the Cubans deceived as to the real OBJ
jects of Colonel Kinney's Expedition, or has
Col. Kinney deceived the People of the United
States, as some have suspected?
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10 W

The Legislature of Iowa adjourned on the
Goth ult. Among the acts passed is one hav-
the State. An act authorizing Convention
for this purpose is to be submitted for the ap-
prevail of the people. prohibitory liquor
law has also passed, which is likewise to be
submitted to popular vote.
The Administration party held its State Con-
vention on the Oath ult., at Iowa City. Resolu-
tons were passed, endorsing the Compromise
of 1850, the Baltimore platform, and African
colonization, and in favor of liberal policy to
foreign immigrants -
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DECEPTION.

We notice that many newspapers are pub
fishing the Anti-Slavery platform of the Seces-
sionists from the Know Nothing Order of New
York, as the platform of the Know Nothing
party. Sine of these papers are misled, inno-
Gently enough but some of them, We fear, are
deliberately attempting to mislead Anti-Slavery
men. Honest people must be on their guard
What can be expected from an ism, which in
itself is an organized system of evasion, mysti-
fcation, and deception?
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MECHANICS INSTITUTE FAIR AT THE SMITH
soNlAS.-Among the contributions from New
England, we noticed particularly the chocolate,
Baker Co, of Dorchester, Massachusetts,
They are exhibited in some twenty or thirty
varieties of form, from the chocolate in common
use, to delicate confectionery preparations. The
manufacturer has copied from designs of wax
work, and presented with commendable artistic
skill chocolate busts of political celebrities The
exhibition of these articles, already approved
by distinguished physicians for their dietetic
and nutritious qualities, is calculated to intro
duce them into more general use, and super
sede those narcotic drinks whichI furnish less
nourishment, and materially injure the nervous
system.
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sixty members: farm Of 100 acres, under
cultivation, all by the hoe. At Falls of Big
Boom, one station, two schools, and church.
On Sherbro Island, station and school, and
many places ready to be opened as soon as We
have the laborers GEO. THOMPSON.
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FREE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

The Free Democracy of Connecticut are req"esfo
NEE, in Stat, Convention at Union Hail. ~ hd'y0'a -
Thur,dav March 1a 1855, at ten O'Clock a W. - and
nate ticket OF State officers for Inc coming
!" JR HAWLEY, Lia'gord,
MOSES PIERCE NOrrc'o',
AZ. WILLIAMS, Pennington,
STATE Central Commute
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WASHINGTON, ID. c..
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1855.

OUTSIDE OF THE ERA.-Foreign Affairs
Apologies for Russia Examined; Surprise, a
Poem; Wager by Battle; Something about
Love; Letter from Africa; Utah and Polyga-
my, Graphic Sketch; What makes Slavery a
Question of National Concern; Fashionable
Ladies; A Serious Charge; Excitement in a
Cincinnati School; The Diplomatic and Con-
sulsr System; finally, the Peoples Department.
ad- Agents and others sending us subscri-
bers, viii please state whether they wish their
subscriptions to begin with the volume, or from
the time the money is received. We are still
able TO supply back numbers, from the lst of
December lsst together with the extra sheet
containing the commencement of Herbert's
story, entitled " Sherwood Forest"
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NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE AND THE
NEBRASKA BILL.

In the House of Commons of North Carolina,
a Democratic member not long since introduc-
ed resolutions, approving of the Nebraska bill,
and of the votes given for it in Congress by mem
bers of the North Carolina delegation. The
Wings supported the resolution, and some of the
so-called Democrats objected to them. because
they seemed to sanction Squatter Sovereignty.
The upshot of the matter was, that to get rid of
a perplexing subject, they were laid upon the
table. on motion of Democratic member.
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THE SUCCESSOR OF PRoF. LoNCFELLow.-The
friends of Harvard College will be rejoiced to
learn that James Russell Lowell, the poet, has
been elected to succeed Professor Longfellow
in that Institution. as Professor of Modern Lam
guages and Belleslettres. There were FIVE ap-
licants for the place, but Mr.. Lowell was not
one of them, and his nomination was made
without his knowledge. We are happy to learn
that he will accept the appointment, but, before
entering upon its duties he will spend year
abroad, in Germany and Spain. He viii leave
here in May but. before going abroad, he will
repeat, at the West the lectures on English
poetry he has just delivered before the Lowell
Institute at Boston.
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l @. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR;
JOHN G. WHITTIER CORRESPONDING EDITOR.
The National Era is an uncompromisng OPP
ponent of Slavery and the Slave power; an adj
vocate Of personal, civil, and religious liberty,
without regard TO race or creed; foe to all
secret combinations to control the BallotBox,
whether under the direction of priests or laymen;
q friend of Temperance, the Homestead, and
all reforms calculated to secure to Labor its just
consideration, recompense, and political weight,
and TO Trade, its Natural Freedom, in virtue Of
which every man has right to buy and sell in
whatever market he pleases. 1t believes in the
right of individual judgment in all matters,
whether of religion or politics, and rejects the
dogma of passive obedience and non-resistance
in both Church and State holding that no man
who swears to support the Constitution of the
United States can deliberately violate his own
settled conviction of its meaning, without incur
ring the guilt of perjury, and that citizen can
obey a human enactment which requires him to
commit injustice, without immortality.
Ii regards Slavery, and the issues involved in
it, as forming the great Political Question of
the Day; taking the ground, that Slavery, from
Its necessities instincts, and habits, is perpetu-
ally antagonistic TO Freedom and Free Labor,
and unchangeably aggressive; that its workings
can be counteracted only by permanent sys-
tenn of measures; that the Wing and Democrat
ic Parties, not having been formed with a view
TO the issues raised by the Slave Interest, but
being held in thrall by it, so far from present
ing any resistance to its exactions, afford facil-
tiles for enforcing them; and that one or both
must be broken up, and the true friends Of Lib
erty be united, without regard to old issues or
prejudices, on Party of Freedom, as a neces-
sary preliminary TO the overthrow of the Slave
Power. 1T, therefore, gives its earnest support
to the Republican Movement, so far as its policy
has yet been developed-a movement which
promises to effect such a union.
The National Era, while occupying a deci-
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Its Literary Miscellany and News Department
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abstracts of Intelligence, Domestic and Foreign
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the services of some of the most distinguished
literary writers of the country.
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