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In Adair county, Kentucky, on the 9th of
March, John Pendleton, aged 81 years, was
married to the amiable Mrs. Mary Adams, aged
Y years, who is entirely blind.
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PERRY DAvIgs
VEGE TABLE PAIN KILLER
Sill Triumphant!


A FrER thorough Trial, by innunerable living wit
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THE MEDICINE OF THE AGE.
Although have been many medicinal preparations
brought before the public the first Introduction
expended in their introduction the Pain Killer has
tnued steadily advance in the estimation the world
the best family medicine introduced As an in
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JOY. TO THE WORLD.
One positive proof OF its efficacy is that the sales have
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for II the rank II now holds among the great number of
preparations OF the present time The effect the Pain
of Colds, Cough, Bowel Complaints Cholera Dysentery
and other affections of the system, has been truly won
derul, and has for il medicinal pren-
aratons that be forgotten It's success i'm re-
moving pain. external remedy, in of Burns.
Bruises Sores Sprains, Cuts Sngs OF Insects and other
of suffering has secured for such host of test
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discoveries OF the nineteenth century. The magical Ell
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directions certain. You have only be sure that
you buy the genuine article and adhere the directions
IN Its use, and you will admit its wonderful medicinal
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cents, and 81, respectively.
PERRY DAVIS & SON, Propre,ors.
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IL The Pain Killer is sold by John Il. Mortimer and
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=THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. G., MAY TO- 1866

for thai period from 35 305 to 2O3 472 Tucker after
making all deductions for persons going and coming
from Canada makes the 100000 between and
$780, and Az between 1910 and 1850 less 100000 Amer
leans who emigrated to Texasn
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SPIRITUAL TELEGRAPH,
The Orqan of Modern SpiritnQlism.

TIC O7yUH y 1HOIe7H NPU HHtIttSW.
TNOURrH VOLUME commences in May II contains
IL the fullest record eItan of current facts and opinions
Spiritual Intercourse. Published weekly, So per
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MONS. DARIUS, formerly first bass singer of
the theatre of Rouen, who is not less than l02
years DID, and who is the Oldest professional
singer in France, is to sing in concert which
is to be given for the benefit of unemployed
workmen.
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LAND WARRANTS OBTAINED.

fer the editor of the National Eral prepares rapers
and prosecutes claims for Bounty Land Warrants
Washington, ID. C. 42o
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A TTORNEY AT LAW will prosecute Bounty Land
IA aud other claims on the Federal Government.

OUR WORLD,
THE GREAT ANTI-sLAvERY ROMANCE,
now ready, and for sale by all Booksellers Price
Il 1.25
Ii il perfect storehouse of damnng facts against the
institution of Slavery IL shows its effect upon the
MASTER AND HIS SLAVES,
upon every class of society, and
Ecery Interest, North and South.
Southern PRIDE arrogance and TYRANNY intrigue
and chcanery, Southern incidence ignorance and inef-
cheney, and Southern debauchery and laIity of morals
vigorously skctched and traced their nc
exposing the whole
SYSTEM OF THE SLAVE OLIGARCHY.
II Single copies sent by mail OIL receipt of price
Agents wanted To sell the above every part the
44 New York Auburn.
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! NEW AND IMPROVED PATENT
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Made from Wrou0n Iron.

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peror 10 any other snath.
Manufactured only by LAMSON, GOODNOw, Il CO.
Oong known makers of Isamsons Patent Wood Snahs
aid for sale al their warehouse, No Gold street. New
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THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS SECURITY
FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZ'
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TEMPERANCE IN THE NAvY-Lieut D. d.
Porter, commanding the u. s. store-ship Sup
ply, which is going to the Eastern world after
a load of camels, has made an arrangement,
by which his crew is to be shipped, with the
agreement that no grog shall be served on
board. The men are to receive communication
for the liquor at the rate of sixpence a day.
The abolition of the grog ration in the service
should have been simultaneous with Danish
ment of the lash. 1t is to be hoped Lieut.
Porter's praiseworthy experiment will afford
convincing proof that rum is not necessary to
Jacks comfort or health.
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SHOOTING AFFAIR AT GAsroN.-On Sunday
morning last, about ten o'clock, the citizens Of
CASTOR were thrown into high state of excite
ment, caused by a white boy, named Robert
Frazier, shooting negro boy belonging to DIR.
Clemens, of that place. The negro boy was
playing with a cat, amusing himself in an in
nocent way, when this boy told the negro to
leave the cat, and play with him. The negro
not obeying this youths command, turned
round with his face to Frazier; and, as he
turned, Frazier fired at him with his gun, the
whole load lodging in the negro boys mouth,
tearing part of his nose off, knocking off two
or three teeth, and injuring him very much.
Medical assistance was promptly rendered by
the owner of the boy. Young Frazier was ar
rested, but admitted to bail.
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SECURED BY THE AUTHOR
THE LEGAL TENURE OF SLAVERY.
LETTER xxx.

For the National Era.
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WASHINGTON, D.
A REASONABLE REoUEsT-sTAND IN THE
OLD PATHS.

LYNN, Mass, February 10, 1854.
TO The Editor Of tie National Era:
Can you not bring some of the Anti-Slavery
Know Nothings back to their former faith, by
publishing the article Of the Pittsburgh Plat
form on foreign immigration? 1t viii show
them clearly where they once stood.
Yours, truly, b. F. NUDGE.
We gladly comply with the request of our
correspondent-but the resolves generally are
so thoroughly Democratic, in the true sense of
the word, that We reprint the whole of them.
Ed. Era.
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lous legends OF the middle ages We have chosen
this example, not berause the middle sges by any
mesns bad monopoly Of these deld-ions' but be-
csuse it il more agreeable to contemplate the
faults Of other people than our own.
But to tsIe more modern instance-if Elder
Sly killed Jusfus Matthews because be was
possessed by an evil spirit, is not Judge Eduund''
too openly accused by Bishop Hopkins Of acting
by tie instigaion of the devil This accusation
vii Of course not lead to results so lamentable as
that tf TIE New Haven case rather, however, On
account Of the superior refinement and more ele-
waited sentiments Of the parties concerned than
from any essential difference ia the question at
issue, or in the Intelligence exhibited in their
n spectiye iuigments upon II.
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REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION.

The freemen of the several States who sympa.
thize with the Republican movement are invited
by certain of their number to meet in Convention
at Pittsburgh on the next anniversary Of Wash
ingtOn's birth to mature and adopt a plan of Ma
tional Organization, with reference to Presiden-
tal nomination for the canvass of 1856. II is not
intended to nominate at this meeting but simply
to open the way to National concert and COOP
Grafton in tie Presidential canvass now ap.
preaching.
We could wish this call had been somewhat de-
laJed, though we do not object to the meeting it
proposes Ifit be designed only that few wise
and earnest lien from each Of the States in which
the Republican movement has supporters should
come together and form the nucleus Of National
organization, we assen. to the proposition. But
let ua avoid the expense and parade Of anything
like National Conventional least for tie pres
ent. Half dozen persons from each of the great
States, and one to three each from the smaller,
will subserye every practical purpose If must
baye Nominating Convention, we think the 18th
of July (tbe anniversary Of the adoption of the
Ordinance of 81 will be soon enough to hold it
But it would be better to obvate the necessity of
holding che, should that be found practicable.
1t is impossible not to see that present party
machinery for the nomination and election Of Pres
idents is utterly at variance with the Federal Con-
s'tution. That Constitution Originally contem.
plated the selection by each State of a certain
number of her ablest and wisest citizens who
should meet on definite day and, after frank
comparison of views, proceed to vote severaly for
in tha for inh
tive trust subject only to the restrictions that they
shall be natives of the country, of mature age and
not both residents Of the same State. This was
the system which gave us Is Presidents George
Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
the two latter by 10 means faultless but the three
together UNNECESSARILY superior to any three who
have since been successfully elected. Tney were
cbosen when our country contained Three to Five
Millions Of free Inhabitants; Of late il has had
from Fifteen to Twenty Millions yet the Let pro-
duct Of a years caucusiDg, COMMUNICATING,
worrying sweating, struggling, By million or so
Of peOpleat all aggregate expense OF not less than
Ten Millions Of Dollars in time and effort not to
take moral depreciation into the accounts the
elevation Of Polk or Pierce to The Presidency.
Does il pay
We have no blind reverence for whatbas been
not even for the wisdom and virtue Of our Revolu.
ticnsIy Fathers They ordered some things bad
ly others very well; and among the best Of their
devices, in cur judgment was their plan for the
choice of President and VicePresident. Had that
been maintained and in good faith lived up to --hsd
definite number Of the ablest and best citizens
Of each State been chosen unpledged to act as
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KANSAS.

We publish to day enc of the long delayed letters
of cur Ka,tas correspondent and hope to give in
day or two the interesting documents to which
be aludes 1t would seem as if at last Governor
Shannon, fearful Of not being able to control the
Border RufIians whom be had collected, had been
reduced to give the Lawrence men full authority
TO defend themselves and him against the violence
ard ibsubordination OF bis previous followers.
At pIetent the danger is over. Lawrence and
the Fee State men are safe for the Winter But
the friends Of Kansas here and throughout tbs
Free States must by no means conclude that the
final victory is won, and that nothing now remains
for them TO DO. Kansas Emigration Socitty has
lately been formed at Gainesville, Mississippi, oil
which the object is to raise money to defray .he
expenses Of emgrants from the South to meet
"tbeir foes at the ballOtbOxes, and if necessary
"with rifle bals.' Speaking of this circumstances
Tie Nc,c. Orleans Comir says:
ORGANIZATIONS of a similar character are conte n
Mated Ia every county In that State and we hope the
aaycelent example will be speedily followed IN Lou
issra 1t is full time that citizens were awake TO
the great and growing importance Of doing all tha.les
in their power to thwsrf the dangerous nceodIqry an
reyoluii6rsry schemes row in progress in Kansas-
ur ed on as they are By the money and influence OF
nnye,ful and III scrupuous faction Of A1olitioliIs
ard abetted by orsarized bands o. armed conspirI'
tors
This organization in Mississippi has doubtless
been stimulated by the letter OF Senator Brown OF
that State, which We give in another column.
The Journal of COmmtrce, which was go Mortified
at the formation of cur Northern emigration So
cieties, cbronicled some time SINCE with great ap-
patent satisfaction, the formation in Georgia Of
societies like those of Mississippi aud already it
is stated that at least one party of Georgia emil
grants is Oh the way.
Meetings were lately held in Chicago, Cleveland
and other Western cities, to con sider the dangers
with which Law rence was cnyirOned, and to de-
wise means Of relief We hope that all who par
tcipated in those meetings, and the friends of
Freedom in Kansas Throughout he North, will not
let the Winter pass without making ample ar
1angements to pour in upon the Territory with
the opening Of the Spring strong reinforcement
of resolute men amply provided with everything
necessary to defend the nseyes and the free State
of Kar sas against assailants, whether from with
out or from within This, ard nothing short of this,
will secure Kansas to the cause of Liberty.
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Tile SPEAKERSHIP.

TheprOceediDgs in the House of Representatives
on Wednesday, form one of the most curious aud
characteristic phases of the contest for the Speak
ership and accordingly we this morning add to our
brief dispatches of yesterday an unusually inter
INC account of the day from our Washington cor
respondent, as well as the detailed report Of The
National InteIHgenetr. From these the careful
reader will be able TO gst apretty complete idea of
this remarkable scene, and especially of its
most startling incident, the nomination of
an Administration, PrO-Slayery candidate
for Speaker, by an Anti-Nebraska man. In
this part of the report there is however still
hiatus which We hope soon to be enabled to fill
II appears that while the discussion was gCing
forward upon the eccentric and injudiciOus prOpo-
sition Of the Member from Ohio, a motion to lay
the proposition on the table was defeated, only 80
votes being given in its favor to los sgains. it, Az
the humber of votes in favor Of laying upon the
table was thus considerably inferior to the strength
OF the AntNebraska party in the House, it follows
that moi only the Member from Ohio, but some
Others Of the gentlemen belonging to that party
must for the time being have cast their lot with
the enemy The list Of the Yays and Nays on thi