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ENGLISH TRAITS BY r w Ep4,so, D.
SAMPSON Co 1850 Washington Taylor Naa-
A hasty glance at this volume Womb u.
the impression that it is an unmitipat., o,l
upon England and Englishmen, rising q, I'm
almost into fulsome adulation. But the ra.s
must recollect that Mr.. Emerson is a transcs,
entalist, and that he may still find John +,
when weighed in his transcendental balar..
wanting; and so it turns out in the Som.
bis physique is unrivalled; his courape an
integrity, his love of truth, and his love of l;l
ty, are the only genuine things of the kin
Common sense is the distinguishing charac.-
istic of Enghshmen; it is in fact an " F,or.
trait" Of which other nations only possess
modicum. Genius, also, is peculiarly Ensr.
being the product Of the admirable comb
ton of Norman and Saxon blood. In sb.,
the elements are so happily mixed in Jo.
Bull, that the result is the nearest approxi-
ton which has yet been made to a perfect M
But, after all, he won't do. He is all VII.
in religion and politics. His manners and
institutions arc an elaborate series OF shs-
and humbugs, which would rather BEEF, Il
false and faithless Carthagenisns, than the nj.
frank and honorable race in the world. n
religion of the Church is Judaism-al is STA,
ly dignity and decorum, and the inculcat.-
of the Bishops and Clergy is, that Shy TASTE
are saved" The English, according to Emr
son, are behind the Germans in philosop.r
and their race of poets is extinct. They a,
so conventional, so practical, so run away VI.
by their superior common sense and their s.
perior headstrong will, thet they are behin
other nations. The book and the people Il le
scribes are equally paradoxical, and equal
interesting. 1t abounds in striking and org
nal thoughts, and piquant expressions Il
rather philosophical treatise on the Engiis
nation, than book of travels. The inciden,
and personalities are few, but racy. I'll
glimpses of the conversations which passed b.
tween his friend Carlisle and himself eau,
US to regret that his details are not fuller v
can cordially recommend " English Traits
a work of rare merit, and of great interest
every thoughtful mind.
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respects, Of Uncle Tom. Artisticauv ..
plan and finish, it is superior to tina,
which was dashed off in successive Oh.
with scarcely, perhaps, any definite A.,
ment, as a whole, in the mind of II.
leaving one incident or train of tbouol.
another to control and shape its =.
There is no one character that runs tn,
whole book, like Uncle Tom. bred Il.
way slave of the Dismal Swamp, does M,
his appearance till almost at the Close -
first volume. Yet, the portraiture do.
him is powerfully wrought out Portior, -,
work show great mastery Of her subiac, y,
characters of Nina, Clayton, Harry NJ
Tiff, and Tomtit, and indeed of all the -,
ages that figure with any prominence a..
tanned with care; and the author has MAJ
real characters in her mind, from which
of them are drawn. The negro LAM.
just such as we recollect to have hi
placed in circumstances to listen n ,ba
sions OF their minds without constra;r,
mr.
Ilff is a rare exhibition Of the pride Of Il.
want identified with the honor of an oil 9
of name, and his remarks and eyna5;o,.,
sustain the dignity of its fallen f1rtnro.
most amusing. The condition Of n.
whites, too, of the South, as well a. Of .
holders, is set forth impressivelv. Ash"
of our readers, probably, will not them,
read and judge of the contents Of Tho.
volumes, and three chapters have been r,,.'
cd by us as specimens, we need not OVAL b..
them. We question if on the whole. tho
will be as much admired, or make as s,ror,
impression on the public mind, as Uncs p
That, however, it cannot detract from n
Stoves fame, if viewed in the circums,.,.
which it comes forth, following that ms, -.
brated work, we entirely believe: and va d..
not that there will be enough of approla,io.
authorize still further attempts 70 10 ~
and good service in the same wav. when.
our authoress has leisure or incIinat;oo =,
dertake the task.
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DRED: Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp BY IIarrie,
Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Toms Cabin In
two volumes Boston, Phillips, Sampson, 4 Co 1886
"Author of Uncle Toms Cabin These
words point to a severe ordeal for any book.
A comparison, such as that which this volume
must undergo, is one from which its gifted
writer might well shrink. She would not, of
course, venture upon it without surveying her
ground, and marking out thoroughly the out
lines. Many misgivings, no doobt, must have
crossed her mind, as she went on. In this re-
spect, we regard her both at advantage and
disadvantage. The idea was calculated to
nerve her to effort, and, at the same time, in a
measure to discourage. "Have you read
Dred2" is in every ones mouth. "What do
you think of ftp" "Do you regard it as equal
to Uncle Tom ?" are questions constantly pass-
ing, even amid the political excitements which
swallow up almost everything else. We see it
stated in some of the Boston papers that 5000
copies of the two volumes are given to the pub
lie in day, from the press where it is publish,
ed in this country, while it is pouring forth with
similar tide upon the reading public of Great
Britain, This ~ proof of the eager expectation
with which it has been hailed, and the ayidity
with which its contents are devoured. We are
glad of its success, and we think, too it deserves
1t. Critically considered, it falls short, in some
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1t is not hatred of Slavery, it is not sympa-
thy for the negro, which kindles the resentment
and enthusiasm Of the Black Republican party.
1t Is envy OF the ease and af1uence of the South.
ern gentleman, and Jealousy of the aristocratic
tute the sentiment of Abolitionism.n
On September 9th we have another boast of
the superiority of slave society, and another
sheer at free or "hireling" society. The North
is to be invaded, and Slavery is to be carried
up to the Canada line, unless the Abolitionists
behave better:
"The best way under the sun of defending
Slavery is by exposing the corruptions and
abuses of hireling labor society. Every paper
at the South practices this mode. for every one
of them publishes accounts of the starvino con.
dition of European laborers, of their crimes and
ignorance, of the desperate failure of West In.
dia emancipation, of the cruelties of the Cooley
trade and apprentice system, of the insubordina.
ton, intdehty, superstition, crime, and pauper-
ism, at our North. Yet this is not to 'agitate
slavery, but to defend Slavery. If this be
agitation OF Slavery then every paper at the
false to the South if it did not 40 ao;tate, If il
be our duty thus to defend ourselves. he who
best exposes the corruptions of hireling labor
society, best discharges his duty"
ain industriously and continually exhibiting
the greater evils of hreling labor society. in de-
nouncing West India emancipation as a failure,
in showing that the slave trade is natural pro.
cedure, which human law is powerless to pre-
vent, Southern papers vindicste Slavery in the
abstract, and prove it to be the natural and
normal condition of the African race.
at is only negro Slavery, which we think
defensible as an American institution Rnt in
old and densely settled countries, slavery of
kind is always found. Slavery, is right. in the
general, and in the abstract. That Is the doc.
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We have been kindly permitted, says the
Ne,oberry Mirror, to make the following ex
tracts from letter from Captain Milton III
Fair, to his brother:
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Aoioers OF the NOrtn, and beat down abolition
and socialism, or else prepare for disunon."
The Enquirer is for disunion if Fremont is
elected. In other words, it will not submit to
the laws, unless their administration ia intrusted
by the people to such hands as it likes best.
Rule or ruin is its maxim. The same article
concludes as follows:
"We love the Union. We fear disunion. he.
cause we fear civil wars, domestic broils. human
suffering, woman's tears, and children's cries
Yet, much as we fear disunion, we fear still
more to be involved in the fate that would at.
tend the event referred to. War is dreadful
thing, but RIGHTEOUSNESS, and agrarianism, and
lnhdelity, and anarchy, are far worse things.
We shall enter into no philosophical disouisi.
ton to show that these evils abound because
such society is free. The fact is sufficient for
us, that this system of society, everywhere, is
disturbed by heaves and throes and eruptions
more terrible and devastating than those of
llecla or Vesuvius. Let us not, like the Ink.
urlous and sensual citizens of Herculaneum.
indulge In false security, and be overwhelmed
by the cinders or the lava, which, by a little
vigilance and promptitude, we might have
avoided. The question of disunon may be q
mere question of time 1t is worth considering
what we may lose by precipitancy, and what
we may gain by delay"
August 18th, the subject is resumed, as fol-
lows:
Fremont and Disunion,
In voting for Fremont, a portion of the
North tenders to the South the issue of this
Union or unconditional submission. If Ere
mont be elected, he comes in as the protested
enemy of the South. No Southerner, withou,
treschery to his section of the Union, can be-
come q member of his Cabinet His Admins
| trsiion, if it keep the promises of the canvass
must deprive the South of all interest in tho
Territories, and harass and injure Slavery in
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The House, on Thursday, the first day of the
extra session, convened by special proclamation
of the President, exhibited backbone of com
mendable regidity. It resolved by majority of
eight, to adhere to the restrictive provso of the
Army bill, without modification or amendment,
which forbids the employment of the army to en-
force the Bogus laws that Missouri has undertake
en- to enact for the people Of Kanzas. The latest
advices from Washington speak encouragingly
of the prospect that the House will hold out to
the last, and not yield dollar of the public mon
ey without first making sure that it shall not be
used in aid of border rufian tyranny over the
free-born men and women of Kanzas Territory
Let the House stand firm. Let us do without
army rather than have one that shall be the
instrument Of injustice, tyranny, and wrong
and the day on which Congress adjourns without
yielding this point to the insolent demands of the
slave power, will be written brighter page upon
American history, than any upon the record since
the Fouth of July, l776.
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PRoPosED Public RECEPTION OF SPEAKER
BANKS, BY HIS TowNsMEN.-W hear that the
inhabitants of Waltham have it in contempla-
ton to give their townsman, the Hon. Ma
thaniel 2. Banks, Jr., Speaker of the United
States House OF Representatives, public re-
ception and welcome home, upon his return
from Washington after the adjournment ofthe
present extra session of Congress. There is
to be meeting of the inhabitants of the town
this evening, to make the necessary arrange
ments in the matter. The Waltham Light
Dragons, it is stated, will probably turn out
upon the occasion with full ranks. The peo-
pleof Watertown have also signifed their de-
sire to join in the welcome, as will, doubtless,
many of the inhabitants of the adjoining
towns-BoStoa Traveller, 22d.
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CATTLE Shows IN MASSACHUSETTS. - The
following is list of the agricultural shows to be
held in this state the present year
Essex, at Newburyport Oct. and O.
Middlesex, at Concord Sept 80.
Middlesex North, at Chelmsford, Sept. II.
Middlesex South, at birmingham, Sept II
and Is.
Worcester, at Worcester, Sept. "a, 25, and
26.
Worcester West, at Barre, Sept. 49,
Worcester North, at Fitchburg Sept. 10.
Worcester South, at Sturbridge, Oct. l
and 2.
! Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden, North
ampton, Oct. and s.
Hampshire, at Amherst, Oct. and 10.
Hampden, at Springfield, Oct. l, 2, and g.
Franklin, at Greenfield. Oct. l and 2.
Berkshire, at Pittsfeld, Oct. l, 2, and g.
Housatonic at Great Darlington, Sept. %
and 25.
Norfolk, at Dedham, Sept. 80 and Oct. 1.
Bristol, at Fall River, Oct and 2.
Plymouth, at Bridgewater, Sept. "a and %.
BaTnstable, at Barnstable, Oct. and s.
Grand State Exhibition of Dairy Stock, at
Worcester, sept. %.
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Good News from knuzn..

The mails and telegraph bring more good
news from Kanzas. Driven to desperation by the
multitude and magnitude of their wrongs, the
Free State men in Kanzas, the actual settlers in
the Territory have at last turned upon the blood
thirsty, thieving, murderous vagabonds, who have
for months prowled about their dwellings, pluE-
dering. ravishing, and numbering the unarmed
and defenceless with IMMUNITY, and are driving
with fire and sword the cowardly miscreants from
the Territory. The Free State emgrants of Kan
zas are proving, by their acts, that they are
worthy of their heroic ancestry, and their bril-
liant successes in these first pitched battles with
the Border Ruffians, will send thrill Of delight
to the hearts of every lover of Freedom.
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THE BosToN TRAVELLER has become the COM
plete embodiment of old fogyism. While all the
presses in the land that are not openly in the in
terest of the BUCCANEERS are rejoicing over the
action of the House of Representatives, in
standing by its amendment to the Army bill,
that t'rigidly righteous organ of such pro.slave-
ny, anti-war priests as the Rev. Nehemiah Adams,
rolls up its eyes in holy horror, and condemns
the friends of freedom and humanity in Congress,
who have dared to stand up for bleeding Kanzas
in this dark and trying hour.
In striking contrast with the sentiments of the
Traveller, we publish below the following earnest
appeal to the members of the House to stand firm
in their resistance to the Infamous doings of the
President and servile Senate
"The House of Representatives has now
the most important duty to perform that ever
devolved upon it. Its constitutional privileges,
its checks upon the tyranny OF the President,
are now for the first time of momentous value.
To falter is to bring into danger all those
sacred rights attained by the blood and treas
ure of our fathers, and to overturn all our
strongest constitutional safeguards for liberty
Of speech, liberty of the press, and freedom of
conscience. No possible calamity which the
defeat of the Army bill can occasion is com
parable with those which will and must fol-
low its passage, without the important and
indispensable check Of this proyiso. The
House has perfect right, and it is its bound
en- duty, to stand fast in It's integrity against
this dangerous power sought for by the Pres
ident, sanctioned by the Senate, and subver-
sive of the constitutional rights OF the citizens
of Kanzas. Let it stand fast. If we cannot
have an army without its being made the OPP
pressors of the people and the maintainers of
barberous, illegnl, and wicked legislation, let
it be disbanded forever
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AFPAlRs AT WAsHINGToN.- 49, Washi,,gton.
august 2l.- Correspondence of fhe New
York Tribune After the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the Army bill.
Mr.. Campbell's substitute, abolishing the
Kanzas laws, was proposed, but the original
bill and proyiso were sustained by five major
ity, Mr.. Grow, chairman, ruling Mr.. Camp
bells proposition out Of ORDER Subsequent
ly, in the House, II was re.aiHrmed by seven
majority, Winter Davis voting in the ullirma.
tive Mcssrs Mott aud Knight, Quakors,
Withholding their votes.
Mr.. Douglas tonight inclinos 10 the policy
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-23

IMPOSING PoLITIcAL DEMONSTRATIONS
New York, august 22.-The German mass
meeting held at the Tabernacle last night was
one of the most imposing as well as impor-
tant demonstrations that have taken place since
the opening OF the present canvass. The hall
was densely crowded, and the enthusiasm
was tremendous. Addresses were made by
German orators, and letters were read from
John P. Hale, S. P. Chase, DR.. Solger, and
otheas. After the meeting adjourned, pro-
cession of over a mile in length was formed,
and the assembly proceeded to Col. Fremont's
residence IN Ninth street.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-23

PERTAINS POPULAR PLATFoRM-Read the Campaign
Sheet OF the Perham Gift Committee which we publish
to-day, and then vote the Perham Ticket Perham's
Platform suits all partes-Hards and sofs Republicans
and Know-Nothings, all fuse this ticket and the
election of their gifted candidates is moral certainty
The distribution of favors is not confined few but an
impartial division of the oaves and shes will be made
for all who love their country, and poll the straight Gift
Ticket In accordance with the principles Of the platform
constructed at the Shareholders Convention, held in
Georgetown, D. c., on the 9Th of May last.
Tickets should be secureed early for yourself and
friends and again refer readers to the advertise
ment in another column.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-23

The underground railroad at Elmira, NY,
on Thursday, forwarded a mother and her six
children on their way to Hamilton, q. w.
The husband and father had preceded them
some time, and in the meantime has provided
comfortable home for them near Hamilton,
when thoy arrive.
An interesting child of Mr.. Henry A.
Barton-Arthur Lewis-aged four years,
waded into brook at Dalton, Mass, on
wednesday, and was carried away by the
swollen current and drowned.
Martha Stone, wife of Rev. Stephen
Hubbell, and well known as the authorizes of
"Shady Sde," died at tho residence Of her
husband, in North Stonington, Ct, ON the
morning Of tho 9Th inst, aged 80 years.
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FREMONT BARBECUE. The great Barbecue
which is to come off at Charles River Grove ia
Needham, on the 10Th, promises to be a msgnifi-
cent demonstration for Fremont and Freedom
Notwithstanding the multitude, none need fear
for want OF provision, Ok is to be roasted
whole. The famous Steam Calliope will be in
attendance on one of the trains leading there
Some Of the most distinguished speakers, in
Congress and out, are announced to be there.
An Extra Train, at reduced fare will leave the
Depot in Worcester, at o'clock, and arrive at
the grove, without change of cars, at 10 o'clock,
and return at 6 P. M. See advertisement in an
other column
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The New York Herald, in a long editorial,
confirms statement that there is large par
ty at the South now domineered over by
rabid pro-slayery leagues, which is at heart,
favorable to the election Of Fremont and a re-
formation in the policy of the government
The Herald says it has received letters from
Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama
and Mississippi, from men WHO cannot go the
the intense ,''niggerism' Of Buchanan and
Fillmore, and who because they are not allowed
TO speak or act otherwise, hold themselves
aloof from politics. If Fremont is elected, a
southern anti.slayery party will be born in
a. day.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-23

RICE GArHER1NG.-The descendants OF
Edmund Rice, who settled at an early date in
our countrys history, in Wayland, (formerly
East Sudbury Mass, hold their annual
meeting in grove on the homestead of their
ancestor in Wayland, on Wednesday, Aug.
81, 1856. A large number are expected to
be present, and all the descendants with their
families have been invited. w. w. Rice,
Esq, of Worcester, will deliver an address,
Boston Telegraph.
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BAY STATE Ice CREAM SALOON Greenwood & Bemis
No Bay State Block, successors to D. c. Gates have
constantly on hand the largest and choice variety
of ice creams sodas, and such goodly variety Of deli
cous vipnds generally, does ones stomahh good to
think Of just walk in, ladies and gentlemen, and try
them for yourselves
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-23

GREAT REPUBLICAN RALLY IN MAINE
The Fires Of 1910 Refmdled.-The Republican
Barbecue at Calais, Me-, on Saturday last, was
one of the greatest and most successful meetings
ever held in that part of the country. AT least
two thousand were present, six hundred of whom
went up from Lubec and Eastport in the steamer
Queen. Senator Hamlin was the principal speak
er, and he never did better. He spoke over two
hours, and the people would hardly permit him
to stop then. The greatest enthusiasm prevail
ed. Look out for thunder from that quarter on
the Sth of September
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NEGLIGENT CORRESPONDENCE Pied
mont Va. WING says "Since the 25th of De.
cember, seventeen negroes have left the neigh.
bothood of Middlebury, and not more than
half have ever been heard from"
These negroes should have been taught to
write. 1t is not fair to expect them to keep up
very active correspondence, considering the
Virginia laws on the subject of education.-
Neto YORK Times.
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WASHINGTON ITEMS Washington, Aug. 81.
An agent OF the Central Kanzas Committee
arrived here might, to lay before the Presi-
dent Tomorrow certified documents, show
ing the critical position Of settlers in Kanzas
and asking his interposition to protect them
from the threated invasion by the Missouri
ans.
Many telegraphc dispatches have been re-
ceived by Western and Northern members of
Congress. encouraging them to stand firm bv
the hanzas restriction to the Army bill.
The Washington Sentinel died of the ne
gect of the National Democratic Committee,
by whose funds it has recently been partially
sustained.
All the Democratic members in the House
voted against the Army bill, and Mr.. Davis of
Md, was the only Southerner who voted in
the affirmative.
The events of to-day have dissipated the
previous calculations relative to the probable
length of the extra session.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-23

A REMARKARLE SWIMMER" A singular
wager" says the Salut Public of Lyons, "has
just been decided here. One Of the best swim
mers of the city made bet that he would
cross the Rhone on his back, carrying on his
stomach small table, on which should be
placed two bottles full of wine, six eggs on a
plate. and four glasses. The fall of any one
Of these objects would involve the loss Of the
wager. The swimmer, however, crossed the
river without displacing one of the articles,
and won the bet.
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of the Senates adhering to It's original posi-.
ton, and making a distinct issue. There is a
possibility that both houses may agree upon a
compromise, providing that the original pro-
viso may be so modified as that the President
shall not employ the Army to enforce the
Kanzas laws, abandoning the conditions as
to the President using force to prevent inva-
sion by armed bands, claiming to act, as posse
comitat~s, to protect persons and property
upon the national highway, and to compel
the return, and Withhold arms distributed in
the Territory. If the Senate decides to ad-
here tenaciously, and sends resolution to
adjourn, the House will respond promptly
The feeling i'll the House is resolute and more
confirmed than heretofore.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-23

T. G. BANCROFT, successor to Lilly 4 Co., in Piper
Block has completed all the necessary arrangements for
the making of his Saloon fayorite rendezvous for the
hungry and the thirsty He will furnish meals at all
hours, with xns of the choicest quality good time
he will have tonight with his friends.