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OBITUARY.

Died at his residence in Lagrange, Lagrange
county, Indiana, April %, 1855, DIR. JoHN A.
BUTLER, 4ry years of age. DIR. Butler was a ma
tive of Canada, but for ten years past has re-
sided at Lagrange, where he acquired an ex-
tensive practice in his profession. He was a
man of great energy of character, and an un-
compromising Anti-Slavery man. In his death,
the Anti-Slavery cause has lost a friend, who
stood by his principles in the darkest hour.
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CLEVELAND WATER CURE ESTAB-
LISHMENT

THE above establishment is now commencing its
Il eighth season.
II being the Oldest establishment in the West the pro-
prietor intends that shall st maintain its reputation for
being the best
Great improvements have been made TO il since the
last season, especially in the bathing JcieS which
now believed TO be unequaled by any establishment IN
the Union
The great ihahss hitherto attended this nstu
ton and the liberal patronage bestowed upon by GEN
pubic will only 10 stimulate the proprietor 10
renewed efforts TO advance the happiness and welfare OF
all those who may place themselves under his care
In diseases peculiar In females experience has been
very great and think warrants us in
ing that they are here cured with RAPIDIrY even in
their most aggravated forms, unsurpassed by any
mode OF treatment
The proprietor has again secured the Invaluable
vices OF Miss G. A Greene who takes especial charge OF
this department and whose ample experience makes her
peculiarly qualified TO discharge its dai,eS
4S Il. I. SEELYE a. d.. Proprietor.
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wIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY,
c 0 N S U MP TON.
AND ALL OTHER DISEASES OF THE PUIM0NA

AND ALL OTHER DISEASES OF THE PUIMONA-
RY ORGANS.
The greater the value OF any discovery the higher 20
held IN the esteem of the public; and much proper
uon IS that public liable 10 be imposed upon by the
spurious limitations OF ignorant designing and dishonest
men.
Now that this preparation Is well kiowa "a d. n Moore
certain cure for inciPent CONSUMPTION ASTHMA,
LIVER COMPLAINT. COUGHS. BRONCHITIS, ard
all similar affections than any other remedy known hrr
found those villanou<ly wicked as ." couro.t a.
spurious and perhaps poisonous mixture and try 10
palm il of as the genuine Basam.
This is 10 caution dealers, and the public generally
against purchasing any other than that having the written
signature Of l. BUTTS the wrapper.
Prepared and sold wholesale and retail only hv SETH
w. FOWl.E Boston Mass, whom all orders should be-
addressed and for sale by has agents. H.
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Liquor Excitement at Roston.

Boston, May 20.-The new Liquor Law has
gone into effect. During the last two or
three days, there has been SO much activity in
dispatching demiiohns and mysterious packa.
ges to all parts of the city and suburbs, as will
prevent serious liquor famine for few days.
Considerable amusement is created in the
streets by different handbills conspicuously
posted in all parts of the city-one calling a
meeting of all the friends of constitutional
rights and personal liberty to assemble in
Faneuil Hall tomorrow evening, and the other
appealing to all the friends of rum, riot, and
pauperism, to do the same. Il is thought that
the demonstration Of the liquor dealers will not
amount 10 much.
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UNION PorST. LIMA Co. OREGON.

ONioN oiNT, LIMA TO-, OkEGoN.
"We are here in the ends of the earth; do give
us some light. How many Judges of the SUI
preme Court are there, and where do they come
from? How many Representatives in Congress
from the slave States? How much would il
cost to send all the blacks to Liberia? Some
of the Democrats here say if every man in the
United States would give twelve and a half cents,
it would be enough to send all the colored peo-
pie to Liberia"
There are nine Judges of the Supreme Court,
FIVE from the stare States, four from the free,
although the latter contain twice as many free
people as the former. Their names and places
of birth or residence are as follows:
Roger B. fancy, Chief Justice, Maryland.
Inbp cT AcCoo;ata Ob,o
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KNOW N0THINGIsM ILLUSTRATED.
From the Boston Atlas.
PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE


On Tuesday morning, in the ship Daniel
Webster, one Mary Williams, poor Irish
woman, with her babe three weeks old, and a
native of Massachusetts, was sent back to Ire
land and starvation. She earnestly and fearful
ly protested against Punishment, but, for being
poor, by the civil authority of the Common
wealth she was forced away. In all this rich
and prosperous State there was no work for her
to do, and no one to take pity upon her. A
second time an outcast and an exile, she was
remanded to penury, oppression, suffering, and
friendlessncss. The naked facts are eloquent
enough without comment.
On the 18th of July, 1875, while we were strug-
CLING for freedom against fearful odds, and hard,
ly with well-founded hope of success, the Gen.
eral Congress at Philadelphia agreed upon an
address to the People of Ireland" In that
Address, the delegates asked for Irish co-opera-
ton and sympathy, and promised sin the fer
tile regions of America, q safe asylum from
poverty, and in time from oppression also; an
asylum in which many thousands of your coan-
trymen," said the Congress, +" have found hos
pitali.y, peace, and aff1uence, and become uni
ted to us by 81 the ties of consequently, mutual
interest, and affection" Accept" said the Ad-
dress, -four most grateful acknowledgements for
the friendly disposition you have always shown
to u.s."
"The safe asylum from poverty" which Con-
gress promised, poor Mary Williams did not
find. "The friendly disposition which drew
from Congress "most grateful acknowledge
ments,n could not save her from cruelty. We
hear much mounting, in these times, of the
spirit of 70" Perhaps more general knowl-
edge of the history of that period might mitigate
much of the popular clamor of the day, and lead
us to consider the full extent of the legacy
which our fathers bequeathed .rs.
THE PouLrRY MANA.-The highest Ameri-
can quotation for pair of Cochin Chinas was
at Boston, where $l00 was paid on one occa-
sion for an extra sample of two-year-old fowls !;
while at a prize show at Birmingham, last year,
a pair of gray Shanghais were sold to Mr..
Taylor for one hundred pounds sterling, nearly
$500. Large sums of money have been ex-
pended in this transitory deiusion, and many
persons have found themselves vastly in error
in regard to the prospective profits arising from
the traffic in this very uncertain species of
property.
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MASuIIssroN OF sLAvEs.-ElUah Williams,
rich planter frpm harnesville, South Caro-
Inns, arrived at Cincinnati, on the 2lst instant,
with eight slaves, his object being to manumit
stepped from the steamboat into ,as carriage,
ht fell dead. Tas slaves, Of Course, are FREE,
pis6er the State laws. Mr.. Williams had pre-.
yii5usly willed TO them the whole Of bis estate,
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Theodore Parker among Stakeholder,

Wilmington, May 19.-The Rev. Theodore
Parker, of Boston, addressed large audience
here last evening, in Odd-Fellows' Hail. His
subject was Slavery. This was the first a..
pearance of this celebrated champion OF FREE.
dom in slave State, and MS eloquent discourse
was listened to with the closest attention and
most intense interest. The Lecturer was greet.
ed with frequent and hearty applause during
the delivery OF his discourse, and at It's conclu.
&c thanks. "fhe world does nsore ,"-DespafcI
to ~ y. Tribune.
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Ne,c Orleans, May 2l.-The ship Caspian,
of bath, Maine, from Boston to this port, with
a cargo Of ice, went ashore at Gingerbread
Ground, Bahamas, on the 10th inst she will
probably be a total less,
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Veto of the Personal Liberty E;il IN Massachu.
seyts,

Eosoon, May 2l.-The Governors veto of
the Personal Liberty bill has been sanctioned
by communication from the Attorney Gener-
al pronouncing the bill unconstitutional. the
Senate passed the bill over the veto by vote
of 81 to 3, and the House by vote of 80 to
TO-
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NO. 43S.
RATHER A NOVEL VIEW.
nle,s Journal. lPennsylvania.

From the Peoples Journal, (Pemsylvania)
"A female friend of ours, writing private
,.,,er from Wisconsin, to a relation here,
says: IL. n,,ao
II that he had the best of reasons for up
Sling women in doing battle with men for
~ Maine law for they have more to do with
:. :; his State than in most others, as it is now
I'll ou,benticated fact, that at a ball recent
H. Governor and his Uife both became so
~ eb intoxicated as to have to be carried
NJ ~ The people are furious against their
Iuanten Governor, and acere IL not for the i'm
ulase German and Irish population, scho are
~ f,r ,ro1. there would be no fears entertain
u Rnt Governor Barstow will buy and Paddy
N IN votes to an incalculable extent
The National Era will find it difficult to
"a the fact which we have italicized, or to
.ayspt men from uniting to counteract the
Pi;,;oal influence of this class of men, who
~ oIravs acted as a unit in favor of Slavery
and Intemperance."
q Immense German and Irish population"
7, 1850. according to the Census, the Irish
horn population of the State was barely one
,honsspj. the Germans less than forty thou
..rd Welding some seven or eight thousand
voters in total voting population of more than
sixty thousand!
- They hare dl,cdys acted as a unit an facOr
# S7rrery and H,temperance." A majority of
them has acted with the Democratic party so
called. whose general policy has been opposi-
ton to the Maine Liquor Law and subservience
70 Slavery. No class of men in this country,
except the grog-sellers, has acted as unit in
favor of Intemperance, and no class, as a unit
IN favor of Slavery, but shareholders. Let us
speak from facts, not prejudice.
In the election held after the Nebraska out
rage. It is we'll known that large numbers Of
German naturalized citizens ranged themselves
on the side Of Freedom, and they were multi
plyinr every day, until the advent of Know
Nohinsism compelled them to look to their
own rights.
But to the argument: the German and Irish
born citizens have generally acted with the
Democratic party, which has been generally
subseryient to Slavery, and opposed to the
Maine Liquor Law; therefore, foreign immi-
grants ought to be denied citizenship, and for
eign.born citizens excluded from office That
won't do Therefore, the inference should run,
every one who does not concur with US in
support of the Anti-Slavery movement and the
policy Of Liquor Prohibition, ought to be dis
iranchised! Treat all alike, friend of the Jour
nal; do not act in the spirit of the slave code,
and punish in one man what you would spare
in another.
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Negotiations Of General Gadsden-Santa Anna in
the Field Against Highwaymen,


Washington, May IA bearer of despatch
es from General GadSden, our Minister in Mex.
leo, arrived here few days ago, and is imme-
diately to return, with dispatches from the State
Department. 1t is to be supposed that Gener-
al Gadsden is engaged in a negotiation, in CON-
formity with his instructions, for commercial
treaty, and for the payment of large sum due
our citizens from the Mexican Government on
account of spoliations and other injuries, since
the date of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
We learn that Santa Anna was in the saddle
and facing his enemies onthe 18th ultimo, instead
of being sick in bed, as his enemies reported
through the press of the United States.
He has gone on another expedition to the
pass of Chelpinzenige, to clear the public roads
on the way of the bands of highway robbers in.
Testing them, and acting in the name and under
the protection of Alvarez. These bands scatter
and abscond on his approach, and can seldom
be brought to conflict. Beyond the pass which
named, Santa Anna cannot go, as 1 suppose,
without much danger, for it is long and mar
row defle, in which he might be, with his troops,
cut Correspondence Baltimore san.
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To men Of energy furnishing undoh,ea testimonials o
character liberal encouragement, will be given To such
this affords an opportunity pleasant and profitable oc.
Spee.s numbers, containing full description of the
10 become agents or subscribers, Address
~ BURDICK 4 SCOvIIL,
Snru NJ Xor
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A. w. FOSTER.

A ffORNEY, Notary Public, and Commissioner for
IA New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Michigan,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Virginia, Tennessee and California
u Testimony taken upon Rules or Commissions from
United States or State Courts
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 10, 1856. cows
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From the Rio Grande.

Nep Orleans, May 2l.-We have tidings
from the Rio Grande provinces of Mexico, that
another revolution has broken out, of quite a
formidable character. 1t is reported that Car
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Foreign Mormon immigration.

NeD York, May 22.-The ship Curling, from
Liverpool, arrived here this morning, bringing
57S Mormons from European countries. They
are on their way to Join their brethren at Sail
Lake City
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Kossuth ia a regular and very able contribu:
tar to two London Journals, to the New York
l.aily Tsg'es, aud to the New York Weekly
Independent.
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The Virginia elections take place to-day
We regard the result as very doubtful.
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vajal has crossed the river with 1900 we'll
armed followers, and is accompanied by other
revolutionary leaders.
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A NEW TALE RY FANNY Erpv,

A NEW TALE BY FANNY FERN
VNHE PUBLISHER OF THE NEW YORK LEDGER
IS pleased 10 announce that he has CONCLUDED an ar
Tangement with
FANNY FERN
for new work of fiction. her first since The pulcsi,
OF Ruth Hall y and that he will comn,eIirr II in bs pa
per ABOUT e Isl OF June lie has secured this work
an enormous eXpense-Paying for II a greater sum man
mas ever been given 10 any anthOr 10y newspaper putt
usheI: AMY fhkN Is not now wiring. = Il her
intention hereafter write for any other ue,spaper and
inns is me only Tale she Will write for the Ledger u
VIII De IohOweh up ny productions from other prominent
American authors u il desirable that orders sent m al
an carry uaie, so that calculation nearly
possDle as 10 he amount OF copies required. may Dee
hAoe-hus securing al prompt supply TIN. tale ha -
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a large, hrst-claSs Family and Business Pap.r uubb.
EVERY SATURDAY, and sold ut all ev,-oiicr, at
three cents per copy, and mailed 10 subscribers az II peg
Hnnuin r. BONNER, Publisher.
AIS No l.sl Nassau II N-,,, N,rt
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A CHA MING VOLUME.
BELL SMITH ABROAD.

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n by an American Lady in Europe.
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The Cincinnati Daiiy COMMERCIAL OF May iih SAYS.
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OF society IL will be charming book The troutisnie
steel engraving of Miss Smead beautuI Engih
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was compinnened by Napoleon being the mos, beau
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PITTSBURGH WATER CURE.

STTUATED west Of the city. the Ohio and Ohio
- aud Pennsylvania railroad Ilaysyillc A.
dress either of the physicians al Pittsburgh, Pa
:. FREASI. " ID.
H. FREASE. NJ. d.
AZ Mrs. CELIA p. RICHER FREASE. NJ ID
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At. New Orleans Picayune says that the
60 s,'n well IN that city has reached the depth
e,. ~ eet, that the auger is now penetrating
,,. IN o. loose sand, and that the workmen do
vat ''pa'e arriving at permanent source of
,ir IPPly before reaching depth of FIVE or
INJURED ieet. As the Mississippi river is al
.. ieaSt adequate to the uses of the dwell
hap F'" It's borders, would not experiments
sron III view the publication of its waters
s5b, q large scale, afford hopes of better re-
II. Ia. nan 'his thing of boring deep holes in
l.,,.lT."! A successful achievement of the
io,,..a anu establishes nothing but that single
whit y O' success among the many failures,
tscs,; :-'0ess IN single experiment of the pu-
bls,- III OIL the turbid waters would prove a
LeiDn. 10 millions upon millions of human
c :" many parts of the earth.
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The Squatter Sovereign says: "The rec
State men In this district were wise enougI to
remain away from the polls on election dsg,"
and yet it rejoices at the result. d
The recent result of the election in Kansas
is one of which no person has reason to be
proud. Every Infringement of the organic aw
of a country, which is founded in right, te Ids
to anarchy and all good citizens should uiite
heartily in preventing such condition OF
We publish this week the Governors proela-
nation for a new election in the Lawrence,
Douglas, Tecumseh, and Fort Leavenworth
districts, making nine Representatives and two
Councilmen who are to be chosen. "a =
1t is now represented that the Missouricas
will not interfere in the next election, but t-at
the people will be allowed to do their own o.
ting, having come to the conclusion to tn at
the new election as a nullity, and admit thu ie
who were balloted for informally and illegal y,
on the 30th of March, to seats. 1t is said, in
addition, that they have decided to let he
people of Lawrence alone until after the ell C.
ton; and then, in case they elect an "abt IL
ton" ticket, they will send committee to
wait upon US with notice to leave the Ter l.
tory and if we refuse to 60, then we are to BE
forcnly xpelled.-Lawrence (Kansas) Herald
of Freedom, May 5th.
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This sum is only the amount of specified ap-
preparations. The great mass of contingent
objects Of expenditure, of which the sums were
uuascertatned, and could not be specified, the
hheVigeacer thinks may swell the grand total
Of the expenses of the year to perhaps serenity
tcs millions of dollars. John Quincy Adams
was assailed by his opponents, on the score of
extrayagance, because his Administration re-
CURED freice millions year.
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A story, which we regard as improbable, has
been started, to the effect that Ex-Presidents
Yam Buren,, Tyler, and Fillmore, are to meet in
Europe to tender the belligerent Powers the
Mediation of the United States. We fear the
rstice and magnanimity of our Government
sad the institutions under it do not commend
6 taiths admiration of the world as fit umpire
"a national disputes.
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INFORMATION WANTED.

A NY person Knowing of the whereabouts OF ELIZA
IA BETH X WET viii confer a favor ON her trends
by direeNps line to James Mordecai Shotwell Ala
muchy, New Jersey. 495
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the Senate thirty Senators. besides be;ny rem.
resented there by several from the free States
and ninety REPRESENTATIVES, To the House in
which the free States have l44 members, that
is, an apparent majority of 81 members; APP
parent, we say, for many of the free State Rep
resentatives seem to think it an honor to be
governed by the Slaveholding Minority.
AS to the other question, we will help our
friend to the facts.
According to the Census of 1850, the num-
Der was
OF free colored people 434,4s5
Slaves 3,2O4,3l3
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Aon5S.rN massachusetts, Legislature adjourned on
sSs,ap;. ~teenoon. The vote of the House
Yeas to = IAe Personal Liberty bill stood, 23e
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A MAN EXECUTED FOR SLAVE STEALING
III nathan county, North Carolina, Willis Hes
~ Was executed last week for stealing slave.
ne uenied his guilt, alleging that he purchased
i''i rom another, for the sum of eight hundred
ne Ind the above in the Baltimore Sun and
''"'' papers, and presume it is true. Hester
'"'' not have been hung for the first offence
'''llls any other description of chattel. He
7u' nave stolen cow or horse, and still be
aO uanser Of hanging. Nay, he might have
''O'5h child, or even the wife of the best citi-
- u north Carolina, and still his life would
nave been sacrificed. Why is it regarded
:, ~ much more criminal to steal slave
'D'l'! because Slavery is so unnatural and un-
=" institution, that it can only continue to
N, ~ the constant support of the arm of pow
IN statutes must be enacted with reference
=. II must affect all the political and social
'-'Ons OF the people. 1t is itself cruel and
y. '-'Sea wrong, and it must be upheld by cru
a. qua wrong. Mercyis incompatible with it ;
;aI' Of knowledge is incompatible with it ;
,I Is incompatible with il. The libertine
%, e'pois the poor mans home walks forth
,o.., ''1aay the knave who steals the rich
'Aa slave is hung!
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Tug CosT OF GovERyMEYT.-Someo Of the
newspapers, employed by the Government for
such purposes, have issued, in supplemental
sheets some twenty or thirty columns of List
appropriations made at the late Session of
Congress, and prepared and published agree
ably to law This document exhibits, in the
main, the objects on which the public revenue
!, expended. The aggregates of the classified
heads Of expenditure are as follows:
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rung in as explaining the object of the mel ting,
voted against the resolutions. He advo ated
q resolution declaring that the citizens of lark
vile considered their slave property safe j my
hands. F. II. Mcdonald, w. H. Miller, \. b.
Ewell, are mere drones-blood-suc OF the
community; they own little or no property and
have done nothing to build up the country but
they and few others are the willing too-s of
their masters. Are any Of the presses ir St.
Louis apologizingfor upholding thisassociat on !?
Do they want to see the same state of things
exist in st. Louis, as "the work goes brsyely
on?" Do they want to see Southern men refu-
sing to trade with Northern men, and Northern
men refusing to trade with Southern men till
confidence is destroyed, and that noble class of
business men, both from the North and the
South, who have given credit and charactes to
St. Louis, driven BY the force of circumstances
to New Orleans, Memphis, Cairo, Alton, Qsin-
cy, and Burlington? Then farewell to St.
Louis and all her greatness. Instead Of be-
coming the great mart of commerce, the eat
of American empire, she will dwindle dow to
the little border town she once was. ore
anon. GEORGE 8. PAR
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PROSPECTUS
gints DuIum. of abt YatianaI era
Washington, D. C,
Washington, D. c.

G. BAILEY, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR;
JOHN C. WHITTIER, CORRESPONDING EDITOR.