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THE RIGHTS OF BELLIGERENTs.
Opinion Of the Attorney General,

Attorney General Gushing has rendered an
official opinion in regard to the recent viola
ton of our neutrality laws by las is aleged)
Minister Champion and several British Consuls,
presenting the following points, which embody
the views of the Administration in the case
l. 1t is settled principle Of tue law of ma
tons, that 70 aeingerent can rightfully make
use OF the territory of a neutral State for beli-
gerent purposes, without the consent of the
neutral Government.
Z The undertaking Of bellgerent to enlist
troops OF land or sea in a neutral State, without
the previous consent of the latter, is hostile at
tack on It's national sovereignty.
3. "A neutral State may, if it please, permit
or grant to belligerents the liberty to raise
troops OF land or sea within it's territory; but
Tor neutral State to allow or concede the lib
erty to one beihgerent and not to all, woaid be
an act Of manifest bellgerent partiaiitv. and a
paipabe breach of neutrality.
4. The United States constantly refuse this
liberty to all belligerents alike, with impartial
justice; and that prohibition is made known to
the world by permanent act of Congress.
5. Great Britain, In attempting by the agen
cY of her military and civil authorities in the
British North American Provinces, and her
diplomatic and consular functionaries in the
United States, to raise troops here, committed
an act of usurpation against the sovereign rights
of the United States.
6. All persons engaged in such undertaking
to raise troops in the United States for the mil
:. -. &c G-~~+ R-fain. whether citizens
or foreigners, individuals or officers, except
thew be protected by diplomatic privilege, are
indictable as naletactors % statute.
I. Foreign consuls are not exempted, either
by treaty or the law of nations, from the pena
effect of the statute.
8. In case of indictment of any such consul
or other official person, his conviction OF the
misdemeanor, or his escape by reason OF ar
ranged constructions and contrivanoes to eVadt
the operation Of the statute, is primarily mat
ter of domestic administration, altogether sub
ordinate to the consideration of the nationa
insult or injury to this Government involved il
the fact of foreign Government instructing it
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CURED BY OxYGENATED BITTERs.
A Case Of Eighteen Years. Standing!

From Fltzhenry Homer, Esq, of Boston, Mass.
Boston, September ,.
DEAR SIR: II is eighteen years since | Gr-t
troubled with The waer-brash and arrangement OF The
stomach have taken advice OF the best physicians IN
this city and New York. in London PARIS Germany, aud
Italy, and visited the several sulphur and other springs
this country, the watering places OF Germany and else
where IN Europe, and had found no relief Since taking
the Biiters, have had of the wacrbra-h
which daily troubled me, Of late years 10 very great
degree. Having found great relief from this most dis
couraging disorder, have n,led trial of your
medicine 10 many of my friends, who using II To
great advantage. What hte is in my scope TO offer in
extending the circulation OF your OXYGENATED BIT
TERS will he done with grateful pleasure all tmes
Yours, very respectfully, FTTZHENRY HOMER
To d. George g. Green.
SETH w. FOWLE & co, lbs Washington street,
Boston, Propretors Sold by their agents everywhere
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IHECINCINNATI CONFERENCE OF THE METH
cDIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON SLAVERY.


The following is the majority report of the
Committee of the Conference to which the sub
~c' Of Slavery was referred at its last meeting
n jIhana. and which was finally adopted by
an almost unanimous vote, after full discus
Sion. We take the report from the Hestern
t.riiGa idrocdjcf
q he undersigned, constituting one half of the
1onmitiee to whom was referred the subject of
slavery, beg respectfully to present the follow
.,i pEcambic aud resolutions for adoption by
conference:
"h-reas the General Rule on the subject of
slavery expressly lorbids the enslaving of hui
man BEINGS and whereas the voluntary hold
ing ID human beings in Slavery, without refer
'''e To- their emancipation is equal IN moral
'-Pla'e to their purchase for the purpose of
'.,h'ng them; and whereas we deem it prop
or to express clearly and definitely our senti-
menis On this subject; therefore,
- heS'tr"t, That we recommend the ensu-
az General Conference so to alter the chapter
on slavery, that it shall read as follows:
"'fa,oa. What shall be done for the extir-
patton Of the evils of Slavery?
-"STer !. We declare that we are as much
Is ever convinced Of the great evil Of Slavery.
u, q IS ,ont.a,y 10 The law of Nature, the law
" Hod' and Just human laws; and inasmuch as
az GENERAL Rule expressly forbids its iaitid-
'''H and ploctice, by buying or selling, and, by
-'.f'S;ry Implication, forbids also its perpet-
"'l'fc, no person who shall buy, sell, re.
rNe away, or retain as IA slave, any hui
Al "tihF, Tor any other than merciful purpo-
me ehslayed, for the purpose of enamel
's mem, shall be eligible to the member
'; al lie 'ieinodist Episcopal Church.
&er :. Such Of our members as may at
'' u'ae have slaves under their care, shall be
i1"ea TO teach them, as far as it is in their
- +" read the word of God; to encourage
AL attend upon the public worship of God,
ra % instruct them in regard to the sacred
fo. ana inUoablity of marriage, and the du-
III me parental relation.
,,. : A'Solcot, That the General Conference
o.. Sueh ether changes in the chapter on
E IS viii make it conform with the pre-
an ' te,iar.-uons OF principles.
VI winch IS respectfully submitted.
GRANVILLE MOODY.
Cyrus Brooks.
". Z. STRICKLAgp.
WILLIAM /. FEE.
3. BRowMILLER.
l' iolosing is the minority report of the
''ne Committee:
Il n pl' committee have had the subject assign
. usm Under consideration, and respectfully
-' 'Ae following to Conference:
H., !, H.solred, That We wv do N-"'n w. e'ef
tr1s 'ssG with the deep and unutterGbte acrong-
&c. as -l-e1I That we cannot resist the con-
,.-, in Tat to extend Christian fellowship TO
y1loders, by admitting them into the Church,
.,i, lived 10y our Discipline, is to sanction I'M
Gus y, acts of slaveholding.
AMOS. i,.:ssotred, That neither the Bible nor
,yaS ';r example iustifes the existence Of
jb','dins, in the American sense, in the
Co 1t@egtced, That we recommend the mex
ar Conference TO take such action as vii
from 'I u and speedily exclude slaveholdin9
. i'eso'cei, That our delegates to the mex
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TENNEssEE.-Governor Johnson, in his recent
message to the Legislature, recommends the
adoption of resolutions instructing the Senators
and Representatives in Congress from Tonnes
see to urge the passage of a national homestead
bill also recommends reform in the judiciary
system of the State. The Governor also re-
news his proposition for so amending the Con-
stituton of the United States, that the President
and United States Senators be elected by d.
rect vote of the people, and that the Supreme
Judges shall be elected for t,celce gears, and
not during good behaviour"
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TRANSLATED for the Evening Post from the Correspondence
of the Ntle ZsiLl
ZURICH, October 9. 1855.
1t has just transpired here, that a difference
has arisen between the Swiss Feders ton and
the United States. The ambassador { the lat
ter requests an explanation from thu Federal
Council of the grounds upon which tle police
have refused person provided with IN Amer
lean passport, formerly subject of b den, and
at present in Basic, the privilege of maining
there. From the report of the police, j. appears
that this person was formerly exiled from Ba-
den, and afterwards ordered out of Switzerland.
Since then, he has become an American cit
izen.
The police magistrates maintain that it is a
question for the federal authorities to decide,
how far the obtaining of a new citizenship in
another country shall affect the previous out
lawry of such people. We earnestly hope that
the Federal Council will not go to extremes in
its disposition to please neighboring States
it has already done too much in this respect.
The party in question is at present occupied as
an architect in Basic.
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DIR. AYERS PILLS.

When Machaon, the Greek Physician, slain, To-
said of him, good Physician is worth much as
whole army Then "A good medicine, like AYERS
CATIIARTIC PILLS, is worth great deal more, be-
it well, works wider, and lasts longer
The circle the best Physicians labor must be narrow
while such remedy is available al-can he had by
everybody, and is worth having
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SEMINARY FOR BOTH SEXES,
East Gl,eenirich u

REV q. w. QUEREAU. A NJ. PRINCIPAL.
tniIS Is one of the highest grade Of Academies Frb,
4 competent Teachers have continual oversight of thu.
% ana sat al the same tables There Egnsis
course a large Library Cabinet Apparatus. &e Th.
oil study are extensive and thorough the location
crate - i''''S "''N-
winter Term begins November la; Spring Trrn Jan
t,,y I'n no vacation beI.tsSh them For Circulars,
address the Principal.
45o Pit>SrON BENNETT Secretary
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PAssMoRE WILLIAMsoN.-The father of Pass
more Williamson has already paid $1,000 for
legal proceedings in the case of his son, now
imprisoned by the dictam of Judge Kane. A
gentleman in New York has generously given
$1,000 towards defraying his expenses. A gem
next House of Representatives, to have Judge
Kane mpeached.-Daily Wisconsin,, oct l9.
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BLEEDING AT THE LUNGS CURED.

Chiekopee, Mass, February 90 1884
DEAR SIR Having been attacked with hcmorrhaq.. nj
the lungs, which lea me with a troublesome cough and
the usual debility consequent upcr zach an attack aud
having cured myselfby ,-e use Of 80
WISTArs BAL-SAM OF WILD CHERRY
feel II pleasure and duty to testify 10 Is merits M,
general faith IN patent medicines Is small bu, 10, mos
VINO are suffering a'ef pulmonary attacks am persua
osa ,,iS,'ee Dai2am is an excellent preparation.
Yours, very truly IoNh n cTnI,ps
Editor Chickopee Telegraph.
,,cls, Esq, Boston,
II genuine signed 1 BUTTS.
Prepared and sold, wholesale and RETAIL only ~ az Ill
w FOwIE, Boston, Mass, 10 whom e. orders should "t
addressed and for sale by Ell prugsiSts IL
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ABOLITION CONVENTION IN BosToN.-Boston,
Oct. PA Convention of Radical Abolitionists,
as they style themselves, assembled to-day in
fremont Temple. They propose to favor a
National Abolition party, and find remedy for
Slavery in political agitation claiming the Cor,
stitution on their side. ""
The Conyention was oficered as follows
President, DR.. j. McCune Smith, of New York,
Vice Presidents, the Rev. L. Davis, of Fitch
burg the Rev. A. P. Burdck, of ishode Island
the Rev. A. G. Eeaman, of Connecticut; Fran,
els L. Cassin, of Boston. Secretary, G.. II. II.
Gilbert, of Fulton, N. Y. Treasurer, Lewis
Tappan, of New York.
Mr.. VIM. Goodell, chairman of the business
committee; rc c:., report on the subject Of the
illegality and unccGstiiutionalty of Slavery, and
arguing that the Federal Government had the
power, under the Constitution, to abolish it
wherever it existed in the United States. Res
olutions of similar purport were also read.
The Convention will continue in session about
three days.
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THE CASE OF PAsSuOEE WILLIAMSON.-PhU-
rf|phu, Oct. 29-Judee Kane made an order
today in the Williamson case, refusing the
leave asked for his counsel to present petition
FROM him, because he is still in contempt, and
By rtitlon does not purge himself; but, to the
'at that he may purge himself, the Court also
ordered that whenever said Williamson shall
ir.are, under oath or affirmation, that he is
FiIing 10 answer such Undergraduates as may
be addressed by the Court touching matters
r.re'a;ore inquired into by haGeas corpus, the
MARSHAL shall bring him before the Judge in
Court or Chambers, to abide the further action
% the Court.
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SHARON COLLEGE.

The Winter Session Of this Institution will commence
on Monday the 9Th day OF November Tuition. -
10 $40 per session Of five months Boarding, ~ 80 Ia ~
per week. RANDALL. ROSS President OF Board
Sharon, Noble Co, o., Sept. 20 1855.
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PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE EMPLOYMENT,

In every town and village, for Men aud Women 10 sell
our neat cheap and quick selling Books and to
for our Popular Scientific Journals. AH rho engage
fet 'cH be Scsd from The possibility Of loss. ProhIs
very liberal Please address FOWLER Il WELLS, 10
Broadway, New York.
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ANTICIPATED NEGRO RESURRECTION IN BATON
RoUGE.-A correspondent of the New Orleans
Delta, writing from Baton Rouge Oh the 18th
of Oct, says: asst night our usually quiet
city w.-s ihrown into a state of great excite
ment, by current rumors of an intended RISING
Of the negroes of this place, and of the planta-
tons in the vicinity. Anonymous letters were
received by the editors of the AduOcate, and by
the Mayor, purporting to give information of a
well-organized plan by the negroes to assemble
during the night, take possession ofthe United
States Arsenal and the Branch Bank, end, being
thus provided with money and material, to
commence Campaign against the white popu-
lation. The report spread like wildfre, and
our citizens turned out in large numbers, armed
to the teeth, and the streets and the suburbs
were patrolled all night. Nothing transpired,
however, to confirm the rumor."
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WHEELER IL WILSON'S
S { w G MAC CHINE S.

INiFSE Machines operate upon an entirely new plt
u cplc using no shuttle bat one needle. and Two
lieaHS Ihey have been IN operation IN the haut- OF
cs "hu manufacturers sufficiently long 10 give them
inor"nSh iual and have given entire satisfaction
ihry are very simple u construction and highly orna-
mehiai ~ well useful. fitted To adorn lad,s paror
or occupy less conspicuous position Ia the shop OF the
artisan. - - ~
II has been our object furnish Machine Thar voulI
be apP"able 10 FAMILY Use as we'll q, TO ,hc wants
OF Iaors, Dress and Cloak Makers Shrt and Collar
Manufactures Nc. We are couh,ii thai our Mac,n,s
IN Their present form the best ever offered tn h,.
public.
Thousands 81 families testify To their nrt ON all
Kinds oi Family Sewing. while Snrl and Collar NInuu
Tor their work
An examination Of the Machines respectfully -oieit-
ed az Oiicr~--
No. 3l3 Roadway. New York
l3 ~. Charles street. New Orleans
10 BaltInurr street. Baltimore
3 SoGth Seventh street Pliiaic nina
~ Market street, ~ Louis. Missouri
Albany street. Troy, New YORK
T. Seventh street. Washington ~ e.
90 Count street. Boston L.,
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TO ADVERTISERS,

H. p. WHITNEY is authorized canvassng agent for
New York CITY and vicinity and will and forward
advertisements for the Era at our lowest rates
Advertisements be leh at his Office, No - Spruce
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General Conference be, and are hereby, instruct
ed to use their influence to secure this end.
A. LowREY.
M. DUSTIN.
J. KREIHBIEL.
c. r. LOWELL.
THOMAS ID. Crow.
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MARRIAGE.

AT Marketfeld, New Hampshire on the 9th
ultimo, by Rev. Nathaniel Barker, EDWARD A.
ROLLINS, Esq, of Great Falls, to Miss ELLEN
I. HOBBS, daughter of the late Josiah Fl. Hobbs,
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There has been popular outbreak in Mil
waukee, because a man named Pfeil, Russian
by birth, attempted to burn the dead body of his
wife. The good people of the place interfered
and accordingly we have newspaper cores
pondence in the Daily american of that place.
The husband publishes denial of certain state
ments made as to the mode of burning and so
forth. Mr.. p. had intended to rear a pyre of
sixteen cords of wood-a liberal allowance for
such purpose-and was interrupted when only
third part Of the sticks was up. Sixteen cords
tor one womanl The burning of the bodies Of
the dead, should it become general, would soon
denude all the forests, al that rate.
.Neio York Tribune.
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TO EDITORS.

The advertiser intends to reside in Washington during
the session Of Congress aud wishes to write letter,
To one or two daily and many weekly papers OF Free
Soil principles Address al C. s. Box 6ls, Washing
ton. ID G."
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AGENTS WANTED
P U 7 N MS MONTHLY
NOVEMBER.

Contents of No. XXXV.
The United States Coast Survey.
November.
BenitO Cereno-continued
The Mariners.
Place. " " menu D" fark
Th ne y E'rg. mia Springs, in twelve chapters.
y me sense of Sight in Birds.
Notes in Syria
I-!ie among the Mormons-
dhvlng in the Country.
The London Post Office.
Chastilon.
About Trees.
nhe Attorneys Revenge.
The Use and Abuse OF St,mnlsots
Editorial Notes:
L. american Lit9aiA,s ant Rcpyiaf,
. H"r%rea" Literature Enyi,iad, Eraace.
GERMANY
J. Drama
4. Music,
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officers to abuse, for unlawful purposes, the
privilege which they happen to enjoy in the
United States
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The VICTIM OF THE KANSAS RUFFIAYs.-The
Rev. William G. Clark, who was SO brutally
matreated by the Kansas ruffians, was former
ly settled at Exeter, N. H., and more recently
at Elliot, Me-, where he is now stopping with
his friends. He still suffers severely from the
effects of the outrage, and it is feared by his
friends that he will never entirely recover. Mr..
Clark had intended to settle in Kansas, but it
is doubtful whether his physical condition will
admit of IL
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STATEMENT OF THE BANK OF FRANCE.

Total I9O572OM acI560,tW 22,5i6,0OO
" The latest quotations for the French funds
are G4.4O for three per cent. rentes; l,l7l.25
for shares Of the Credit Mobilier, five hundred
francs being the par
The money letters from London evince no
anxiety as to the ability of the Government and
the Bank of England to meet the financial emer
gencies which have at length been brought
about by the expenditures of the war, in connec-
ton with the high prices Of bread.
In regard to the grain reports from abroad,
we may remark that, while they appear sufIi.
GENTLY authentic and encouraging for farmers
and factors to sell on here, they do not Justify
the risk of heavy speculations on American ac-
count abroad. The bankers are warned in
some of the Liverpool letters of their cores
pondents, to be cautious in taking grain and
flour bills on the merits fthe adventure alone,
from which the inference is plain, that in Eng.
land high prices are not looked upon as likely
to keep up beyond January. The orders on
French and English account are ample, how
ever, and it is desirable they should be met at
going rates. The lesson to American shippers
in l847 ought not to be forgotten"
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n,rnLs- Three dollars year or tvycpty nv. ,.,,,.
PnnamS Monthly and Household Words. -
Gia Moh'hIi or Household Words with the school
CHOW, 10 one ""uIt>' N'J"i " all three the Maeu-
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TO THE REPUBLICAN, PRESS.

The Republican Association OF Washington cIty being
DESTROYS of procuring speedily possible complete
list Of all Papers advocating favorable 20 the Republican
Parry. for publication and for the purpose OF Forwarding
them desirable political information and documents frora
tins important point during the next session OF Congress
aud Presidential Campaign earnestly request the editors
OF all such mail HHD'5sr OF their paper. ajr,d
10 i" Faer for he PsoIie,~ Washington cy.
DANIEL. II. GOODLOE
L. CLI.PHANE.
Committee OF Republican Association
Papers friendly to ihls movement requested gave.
publicity to this notice
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HAMLET ANswERED.-On Thursday evening,
during the play of Hamlet, at Phoenix Hall, tho
news of the fall and destruction Of Sebassopol
arrived Just as Taylor, as Hamlet, was in the
death scene, exclaiming-
-" On, die, Horauo;
The potent poison quite o'ercomes nv shirt:
cannot live TO hear the netcs from England"
A friend of the Allies Immediately cried out,
" Die away, old fellow; Sebastopol Is taken :"
Petersburg Fa.) Express
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PROGRESS OF TOLERATION.

The great novelty in London is the election
of a Jew-Mr Alderman Salomons--to the
high and important office of Lord Mayor, GER
tainly the first person of that persuasion who
has been appointed to that position.
There is very confident opinion expressed
that Baron Rothschild will be allowed to take
his seat in the House of Commons during the
next session Of Parliament.
The election Of David Salomons, Esq, on the
28th of September last, as Lord Mayor of Lon
don, is only remarkable from the fact that he
is an Israelite, and is the first Of that denomi-
nation who has filled the Office. He was elect
ed High Sheriff of London and Middlesex in
1885, and the first Jew who ever held an
elective public office in Great Britain. He has
been leading man in endeavors to remove
Jewish disabilities for Parliamentary qualifca-
tons; and, not succeeding in these endeavors
by petition, for the purpose of testing the ques
ton, he obtained the suffrages of the county Of
Kent at the same time that Baron Rothschild
was elected to represent London with Lord
John Russell. Rothschild and Salomons were
refused admission, as they declined the test
oath. Mr.. Salomons then took his seat, was
elected by order Of the Speaker, appealed to the
Court of the Queens Bench, but the decision
was against him. He possesses large fortune,
and is said to be gentleman of fine talents.
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VIOLATION OF THE AMERICAN FLAG BY MEX.
IcAN AUTHORITIES AT CAMPEACHY.-Mew Or
leans, Oct. 25.-The brig j. s. Behring'S, from
New Orleans, was quarantined for seven days,
on Ter arrival at Campeachy, under the rretence
that cholera prevailed here. On the night of the
Sd instant during the existence of the quaran-
tine, Col. Aelina, passenger on hoard The brig,
was removed by force of arms from tie vessel,
by the orders of General Ulloa during the alb
sence of the Captain, conveyed on lizard the
Sisal. Thence he made his way to Merida,
where he was received with great JOY by the
populace.