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lightning Rods.

4 FTEk many years close investigation ani
"A numerous experiments. the pa!entee takes
pleasure in informing the public that he ha,
arrived at the ifue principle Of protecting iane-
dwellings and property from the destructive lnal'
enee ei LiG THING. The e,lamiliss
that every CITY, Town, Village and County iallr
victim TO annually, thro' the gross negligence Of
its Inhahituuis, is beyond calculation. especially
when The remedy is SO easy to obtain-this Il
fnrnn n
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fatter themselves. by careful attention TO their
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ronage so llberally enjoyed by the old firm.
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HERRING'S
Patent Champion Fire

Proof SAFES, with HALL's
Patent Powder-ProoiL Locks,
which were awarded separ-
ate Medals at the Worlds
Fair, London, 1851, ard also
at the Worlds Far, New
York, 1853 and 1854. The
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-25
Dissolution Of Partnership.
THE Partnership heretofore eXiStin!

Il between David Blair and J. l.. Barrett un-
der the firm of BLAIR Il Barrett, in the business
Of the Mount Vernon House No. 95 North
Second Street. has been this day dissolved by
mutual consent. J. l.. Barrett having purchased
the in,eres, of said Blair, will con,inUe 10 keep
the Mount Vernon House.
DAVID BLAIR,
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SAM,L Il. FULTON, ,

OTAPLE and Fancy Stationery, and
~ Card Engraving. Establishment.
10 soa;b EIGHTH ST., Philads. April 4,'$
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CCHOOL ORDERS neatly prin and iof
- sale a, The Ckyo,iete Once
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NOR SALE+TWO new and elegan,
Il six-and-three-quarter Octave Pianos.
Also THREE beau,ifully-fnished MELO-
DEONS, made after the newest improve
menis. Apply TO
FIR. J. GESSNER.
South Fourth 81. near Market
Lsvisburg, Nov, 20, 1854
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Culver WARE-Table, Tea, Dessert, Salt
- and Mustard Spoons, silver warranted
equa' to coin. Silver Tea spoons from So
upwards, no charge for Engraving. at
J. l.. YOUER'S.
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TEWELRY Of the latest pattern Of all quail
u tiles for sale at the lowest City prices by
J. l.. EOUER
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" OLD CHAINS-LadirS' Chaieldin. Gold
" Fob, Vest and Guard Chains. from $40
10 SO. al J. l.. NOpEk'S.
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FRIDAY morning, Dec. 18th, ls5i-EVANS N
WATSON'S SALAMANDER SAFES TRIU-
MPHANr, as they always aTe when put TO
the test:
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BOSTON COMMITTEE AND SHAREHOLDERS

Mr. Garrison having been invited by the Bos-
ton Committee to deliver one of its series of
Lectures on Slavery, declines in a spirited let
ter, in which he tells greet deal of home
truth. Without endorsing all the terms in which
he speaks of the persons who have been solicit
ed by the Committee to edify Boston audience
on Slavery, we think he is right in refusing to
take part in course to which such men as Mr.
Wise and Mr.. Atchison have been invited to
contribute. Christianity enjoins US to forgive
our enemies, but we are not called upon to do
them special honor. There might be some rea-
son for inviting gentleman, opposed to the
Anti-Slavery Movement, and educated to be-
ieve that there are insuperable obstacles in the
way of emancipation, to present his views pub
licly on the subject; but we can see no reason
why truculent partisan of Slavery, devoted to
the work Of propagatipg it and securing its su-
premacy as political element, should be hon
ored with such an invitation. Especially,
when to this wicked partisanship are added fla
grant misrepresentation and abuse of Anti.
Slavery men, it deserves, not courtesy, not re-
spect, but indignant and stern Reproduction.
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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

1t ought to be known that the Republican
Party is not tributary, and does not intend to
become tributary, to any other organization. At
the right time, it will hold a National Conven-
ton, frame its own platform, and make its own
nominations. 1t is not identified or connected
with any other Party, and its action does not
depend upon that of any other Party.
At the late Republican jubilee, Columbus,
Ohio, an attempt was made to provide for call
ing a National Republican Convention this
being opposed, proposition was made to IN
struct the Central Republican Committee Of
Ohio to call one at certain time. The move
ment failed-it seemed to be the will Of the
majority that the whole matter should be left
with that Committee. 1t is said that the secret
reason was, disposition to wait for the action
of the various sections of the Know Nothing
Party.
This may or may not be true-it is quite i'm
material. 1t is not in the power of any State
Committee, even if so disposed, to sell out the
Republican Party, or prevent it from holding a
National Convention. We do not know the
views of the gentlemen composing the Central
Republican Committee of Ohio nor is it neces-
sary that they should explain them. We shall
regard them as honorable men.
| The proceedings in Congress will soon define
the positions of Parties, and members will show
their hands. We shall know who are Republi,
cans, who, Wings who, Administration men,
who, Know Nothings.
Then, if the Ohio Committee do not move,
others will. The Central Republican Commit
tees of New York, Massachusetts, and Wiscon-
sin. might agree upon a suitable call, and it
would be everywhere responded to.
We hope, too, that the call may be definite,
confined to the members of the Republican
Party, and to those who are willing to forego
all other party relations, for the sake OF support
ing it in the Presidential contest.
For one, we shall support clean Republic
can ticket, and no other. We will support 10
ticket, representing taco parties or miced IS
sues-no Democratic, Wing, Know Nothing
nomination, in whole CT in part, but an unmis.
taxable Republican nomination. An honest,
open union OF the People, against the Slave
Power, disregarding all other issues, is the only
policy we can sustain in the Presidential contest.
We will not support, but we will resist, cost
what it may, any attempt to frame Presiden-
tial ticket on the principle of cooperation, by
which Republicans shall agree to support a
Know Nothing, on condition that the Know
Nothings will agree to support a Republican,
each Party remaining distinct, and securing
from the other countenance and support. Let
every Party fight under its own banner, and
God defend the right.
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there was too much truth in it. The Cincinna-
ii Gazette, we perceive, which supported the
ticket, is good deal more Kaow Nothing than
Republican, and seems to claim the credit of
the victory chiefly for the American" Party.
And at last we have the Lieutenant Governor
siding at the Convention of the Gardner Know
Nothings, held at Cincinnati, on the 2lst inst. /!
Aye-this gentleman, nominated by Repu0-
hcan Convention, elected as Republican by
Republican votes, presides over Know Moth
ing Convention, of which Governor Gardner,
the successful antagonist of the Republican
Party in Massachusetts, is a member and lead
er! Mr.. Ford, then, belongs to the Know Moth
ing Party, and yet claims to be Republican !!
What does he mean? Is he, are his associates,
trying to serve two masters? We heard that
Henry Wilson had been requested to attend
that Convention, for the purpose of influencing
it to take right ground on the Slavery question,
and that his blunt reply was" No! L am not
member Of that Party-I am Republican! "
That is honest If Mr.. Ford is Republican,
ict TtHOuhct membership III
political party. If he is a member of the Know
Nothing Party, let him say so, and cease to call
himself Republican.
We can tell our friends in Ohio, as elsewhere,
if you mean in good faith to seek the overthrow
of the Slave Power, as paramount object, you
must rely alone upon the organization honestly
and openly formed for that specific purpose, and
no other. If You think of being able, by cum
ming notifications of the Know Nothing ma
chinery, to rally the People of the free States
under the banner of the American Party" de-
nouncing Slavery locally. but ignoring it ma
tionally, you reckon without your host. There
is but one issue on which You can unite the
masses of the Free States-but one on which
they ought to be united. Associate other issues
with it, especially questions concerning Natu-
ralization and Catholicism, and you inevitably,
and, we fear, irretrievably, divide the nonslave-
holders of the country.
The alternative is distinctly submitted to the
People: Choose We this day whom ye will
or Know NothingisD,.
You cannot serve two masters-you cannot be-
long to two political parties.
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more than the Know Nothings, with all their
machinery, were able to cas-: on their first dem
2nstration, and only 10000 less than they have
Just given, after having had the field for one
year. The same Republican Party controls the
Senate, and has a plurality in the Assembly.
IF it has accomplished all this through an or
Sgsnization two months old, what will it not ac-
complish twelve months hence?
In one respect, the position of our friends in
New York is better than that of the Party in
any other State, except Wisconsin. 1t is one
Of open, declared antagonism to Know Moth
ingism In other States, it merely ignores the
issues raised by this Order; in Wisconsin and
New York, it is the direct, avowed antagonist
of the Order-so that whatever it has gained
in either is o pure gain for Freedom. This is
precisely the position the Republican Party will
be driven to assume in other States. 1t must
deal with the Know Nothing Order as it does
with the Pierce Party, and as the old Free Soil
Party used to deal with the Wing and Demo
cratic OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES it as an obstacle to
the union of the masses of the free States
against the Slave Power-as, in effect, an ally
of the Shareholders. Its members must look
beyond merely local politics, temporary results,
and try every party by its relations to National
politics and the Federal Government.
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CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN Mr.. BUCHAN-
AN AND LORD CLARENDON.
The Barque Maury,

The Washington Union says it is authorized
by the State Department to make the following
statement;
I'm consequence of the publication in the
London journals Of the 23d, oath, and 18th of
October, Mr.. Buchanan requested an interview
with Lord Clarendon, for the purpose of asking
explanations on the subject They held two
interviews-ore on the 29th Of October, and
the other on the LIST of November At these
interviews, Lord Clarendon declared that the
proposed naval expedition originated in no
purpose unfriendly TO the United States that
its object was a defensive one, to protect Brit
ish commerce against Russian privateers, three
or four of which were said to be fitting out i'll
New York, and one of them nearly ready for
sea; that this particular one was large and
fast vessel, specially intended to intercept Brit
ish ships from Australia, conveying gold to Eng
land, with purpose in the first instance to cap
ture one Of the Cunard steamers; and, In justi-
Gcation of the general statement, he referred
expressly to the case of the barfue Maury, as
represented in afidavits communicated by Mr..
Barclay, the British Consul at New York, to
Mr.. Champion, ard by the latter transmitted to
his Government, and at the same time laid be.
fore the Government of the United States
ave have already stated that the investiga-
ton instigatcd by Mr.. Barclay resulted in show
ing clearly that there was no truth in his ale,
cation against the barque Maury."
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GOVERNOR REEDERs PROSPECTS OF A SEAT
IN CONGRESS.

We understand that very careful counting
of noses in the next Congress gives majority
OF s,Steen In favor OF admitting Gov. Reeder as
the Representative from the Territory of Kan.
sas 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 it include the vote OF
Walk, Kelley, or Ravens, of New York, who
will probably vote against the admission of
either delegate.-N. y. Foe. Post.
We hope the Posts counting up may be YER
fled by results.--Ed. Era.
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EAST UNION, Nor. Il, 1865.

EAST UNION, NOC. II, I0J0.
To the Editor Of the National Era:
In the Era of the 18th inst, article Eng
land, Kossuth, and Hungary" the sentence, d" Ii
the British Democracy mean to do anything for
Europe, let them strike now, while they have
help" you interpret, let them revolutionize
England" Perhaps | used the word Democra-
cy in sense too extensive and too mild for the
present times. But used it uniformly in that
sense, in one instance very explicitly. | will
not take up space to show that the whole arti-
cle the context, and the last number of the
sentence itself, forbid your Interpretation of my
meaning, and point to another.
Yours, respectfully, ANrI-RUssIA.
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WAYNE, Co, N. Y, Noe. q, 1855.
To the Editor oftke National Era:

~ bnc rum " Hte LNUtDHtt IFu.
The recent triumph of the Know Nothings
in this State, / see, is claimed by the Pro-Sla-
very presses rs verdict against the doctrine
of Slavery restriction. But is this so? Did
their orators parade their national platform be-
fore the people, and talk of the danger of ag-
tation, and preach submission to the aggres-
sions of Slavery? Not in this latitude, certain
ly. Here they claimed to be the true Anti
Slavery party. One of their Binghamton reso-
lutions was selected, 1.-THE one that declares that
Slavery should derive no extension from the
repeal of the Missouri COMPROMISED and this,
it was insisted, was higher ground than any
other party had taken. They were oblivious to
everything conflicting with this, either in their
platform resolutions. 1t is safe to infer that
a majority Of the votes cast for their ticket were
intended to tell against Slavery extension.
A TRUE AMERICAN.
Perhaps, by next fall, the good people may
set their eyes open.--Ed. Era.
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HON. HORACE MANN.

There are many Of our readers who have
differed entirelj in politics from the Hon. Tor.
ace Mann, formerly a Representative in Con.
gress from Massachusetts, and now a resident
of the State OF Ohio who would yet like 10
know of his welfare and present occupations.
We perceive by the Buffalo Commercial IT.
certiser, that he paid visit to that city last
week, and on Thursday night delivered before
Collegiate Institute Characteristic lecture. Of
the subject of which the Adrertiser furnishes
the subioined concise but interesting sketch
I" His subject was the Common Nature Of
Man and Brute. He treated man synthetical-
ly, making him up by piecemeal. First, man
with the mouth and hands, the commander
and grasper, was considered. In this fractional
condition he was shown to be very much below
the brute and tie speaker took occasion a
this point TO give temperance lecture, saving
more in ten minutes than most speakers on The
subject could do in as many hours. Next, man
was considered with covering, in which e
good deal was said on the foolish display N
dress. Then came vanity and egotism, with
their exhibitions of human weakness. Next
the sex was considered, and here Mr.. Mann
was ironical and eloquent in the highest degree.
Subsequently was added love of accumulation,
then combativeness aud destructiveness Here
the audience had a great sermon on the hOr
rors and wickedness of war, second only in
roundness of periods and musical and sublime
flow of language to Robert Halls. To man
was next added the idea of selfish God in
which part of the lecture bgotry, intolerance.
and all wars and prosecutions in the name OF
religion, were handled with just severity. Con
science was at last added, and then man began
to rise above the brute. Finally came love to
man and love to God, (benevolence and piete,)
and man scared to fellowship and equality with
the angels. The lecture was full of fine alllte,
rations, brilliant antitheses, keen wit, and
healthy sentiment eloquently expressed. Mr.
Mann spoke more than an hour and a hall, yet
he held the attention of the audience to the
last moment
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The Ohio Columbian, published in Colum.
bus, Ohio, edited by our friend, A. NJ. Gan
gewer, formerly Of this place, has issued its
prospectus for 1855. It is a safe, sound, we'll
conducted paper, managed with industry, and
edited conscientiously. 1t goes against Slavery
and Know Nothingism, advocating personal,
civil, and religious liberty, without regard to
race or creed. Its terms are the same as those
of the Era
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have set the telegraph and letter-writers in mo-
ton, so as to pre-occupy the ground. All the
nominees, so far spoken of, are Know Nothings.
How happens it that we hear nothing from these
sources of Mr.. Washburne of Maine, Mr. Banks
of Massachusetts, Mr.. Giddings of Ohio, and
other gentlemen, not Know Nothings, but emf
nently qualified for the Speakership? Of one
of these, the gainesville (O.) Telegraph says:
"Joshua R. Giddings has been named by
several presses, in various parts of the country,
in connection with the Speakership of the
House. Such an election would be one emf
nently fit to be made. Mr.. Giddings's large
Legislative experience, as well as his long and
earnest fidelity to the great cardinal princip Piles
of the Constitution, now, after a long period of
outlawry, once more in the ascendant in the
popular branch of the National Legislature,
would well warrant such action"
Mr.. GIDDINGs is the oldest and most ex-
perienced member of the House. For service
to the cause of Freedom he stands pre-emi-
nent. He is familiar with the rules and bust
ness of the House. and has too often suffered
from arbitrary decisions, not to maintain the
rights of debate
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Read the proceedings of the Convention Of Sc
ceding Know Nothings at Cincinnati. They
resolve to keep up their organization, to keep
their issues before the People, and have agreed
to meet in Philadelphia on the 18th of Febru-
ary, three days before the National Convention
OF the Party, with view, doubtless, to prepare
the way for acting with it. We shall have
more % say in our next.
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RESULT IN OHIo-OFFICIAL.
Majority for Ford

The vote on the rest of the ticket was like
that for Lieutenant Governor. The Know
Nothings nominated against Chase, but sup
ported all the candidates with whom he was as
ISOLATED. What special reason he has TO praise
the magnanimity of "the American Party we
are at q loss to understand.
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The WEATHER EASTWARD. Boston, Nor.
2a.-From one to five inches of snow fell last
night at various points as far east as Halifax,
and in many places in New Hampshire. In
this city, last night up to midnight it rained very
heavily, when 1t cleared off cold, with violent
gales from the northwest,
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er viii notice the copy of a bill lately introdu-
ced an the Legislature of Georgia, authorizing
the institution of suits for damages against the
citizens er bodies corporate of any State to
which fugitive slave has fed, where, on de-
mand from IFS Executive, the claimant Of the
slave fails to secure his services. 1t is a beau
tiiul specimen Of slaveholding justice and wis
do-p
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WASHINGTON, d. G.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1855.

SENATOR SUMMERS SPEECH, delivered recent
~ At Faneuil Hall, will appear next week.
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PROGRESS OF ETIQUETTE. According 10
Judge Kanes construction Of the code Of polite
ness we must all amend our manners. II
man is duuned for debt which he is unable 20
pay, ne must not say, " / have not got the
money" as this will be equivalent to putting an
aggravated contempt on his creditor. The only
authorized answer in such case, hereafter,
will be- 81 cannot pay, because it is impossible
to do So" 1t is expected that this will satisfy
the most punctiious CREDITOR oneida Circular
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NEW YORK ELECTION.

The Albany Journal of Monday evefine, fur
nishes official returns Of the vote for Secretary
of State from all the counties in the Ste le. The
result is as follows
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hss- We respectfully commend to the notice
Of subscribers, and our friends of the Press, the
Prospectus Of the Notiondl Era for 1856. Sub
scrpiions should be renewed without delay.
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The Journal claims seventeen Republican
Senators of the thirty-two composing he body.
Included in its seventeen, however, ar tvo or
three Of whom it is said the classih' alton is
very doubtful. The Assembly it classes thus
Hards and SoAs, 4S; Republicans, AZ; i<now
Nothings 3S.
The Hards and Sofs have no more '.oftmun-
ion with one another than "Jews an6 Samar
itans." 1t follows that the Republicans have
the majority in the Senate, and the plurality in
the Assembly.
Headley, Know Nothing, has one-tbrdaof the
whole number of votes cast. He is ahead of
K:.e- ponuhl;oa,, o.,lr 10 n2O