The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-02-21
PEACE-MAKERs FOR KANSAS.

Gen. Pomeroy addressed the citizens OF Wor-
cester, Mass, on the 10th inst, in behalf of the
freemen of Kansas, and in the course of his re-
marks ovbsered that on the Saturday previous
he had been able to send to General Robinson
fifteen hundred dollars, and on the previous
Saturday two thousand dollars, all of which had
been generously contributed at a few meetings
which he had been invited TO address.
At the close of his address, the President
called upon Eli Thayer, Esq, who is reported
by the Spy as follows:
'He said he was peace man, and his offer
to furnish thousand superior rifles was based
upon an earnest and sincere desire to prevent the
shedding of blood. A large number of men
were engaged in their manufacture in this city,
and a portion of them would be completed in
the coming week; but as it was desirable that
some additional arms should be sent to the Ter
ritory at once, he proposed to pay for ten
Sharps rifles at $50 each, on condition that
during the coming week, other citizens Of
Worcester would subscribe enough to make up
the number to one hundred rifles.
"Several gentlemen subscribed for rifle.
and sent their names to the chair, and before
the audience left the hall, twenty-three rifles,
equivalent to the sum of S575, were subscribed
for. Mr.. Thayer's generous proposal was re-
ceived with great applause, and a committee
of three was appointed TO solicit subscriptions
for the requisite number. OF course they will
find no difficulty in securing the material aid
necessary"
We recommend the subjoined anecdote to
the particular study of slaveholding commun-
cants. In what particular is their conduct diff
ferent from that of the old negro woman? And
do not our Northern churches, which fellow
Ship Shareholders take view of Christianity
very much like hers?
" A negro woman, soon after having expert
enced religion, stole goose, to make merry
with her consort, from a neighboring planta-
ton. Of course, she was whipped, for the good
of others, as well as of herself Soon after
these circumstances, communion was to take
place in the neighborhood, and Dinah prepared
to go. Her mistress demonstrated with her.
and mentioned the goose affair as a sufficient
reason for her not to offer herself on such a
holy occasion; to which she replied, 'Lor,
Missus, amt gwine to turn my back on my
Dressed Massa for no old goose! y"
Eastwood AND OTHER PAPER-Mr. Boards
ley's extensive paper mills at Little Falls will
be ready to go into operation on the lst of
January, when he expects to be able to turn
out, daily, tons of white, elegant paper, made of
wood. In quality this paper, it is said, will
resemble that of English manufacture AprO-
pos of new material for making paper a plant
has been discovered in Wisconsin,, growing
from six to seven feet high, that yields both
cotton and flax from the same root. 1t bleach
es itself white as it stands, and yields three or
four tons to an acre. 1t is thought it will make
cheap and excellent paper, can be planted in
the spring, and cut in the fall or winter, and is
called the Paper Plant.
ENAMELLED CARDs.-An exchange says: "a
little child of our acquaintance was rendered
seriously ill last week by chewing handsome
enameled ball ticket, which its mother had
given it to play with For the benefit of those
who do not know, we would state that the en-
amel on these cards contains arsenic"
A country parson had singular peculiarly
of expression, always using the phrase ilatter
myself" instead Of ~ believe" Having occa-
sion to exhOrt his congregation during revi-
val, he " Gattered HIMSELF that more than one
half of them would he DAMNED