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From Panama.

Charleston, May 8.-An arrival here from
Aspinwall brings accounts to the Oath ultimo.
Everything was quiet at Panama, where the
United States sloop-of.war st. Mary's had arriv-
ed. The commander Immediately entered into
an examination of the causes which produced
the late outrage, and q warm correspondence
had taken place between him and Governor of
Panama, the latter not believing that the diff
Guilty originated in desire on the part ofthe
natives for plumber.
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New YORK, WEDNESDAY, Maj Z.

american and Foreign Christian Union.-
The Union celebrated its seventh anniversary
yesterday, at the Broadway Tabernacle.
18th chapter of Revelations, by DR.. Hawkes.,
of Hartford, Conn, prayer was offered by the
Rev. Mr.. King, of Bockaway, Long Island.
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GRoUNDLEss.-It is stated that the report
that Mr.. Gadsden has been negotiating for an
other strip of Mexican territory, is groundless.
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WASHINGTON, d. c..

Office, No. sol Seventh street, betsoeen ID and E,
one square south Of City Post Office.
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Death Of Gov. from. of ssorpia.

Ex-Governor George M. Troup died at his
residence in Laurens county, Georgia. ON the
Sd instant, in the 10th year of his age.
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By Telegraph.

COLUMBUS, May IL.
To the Editor o the National Era:
Four Congressional districts have chosen
delegates to the State Convention, in favor OF
Governor Chase. Ohio is undoubtedly in ia.
vor of Chase, as the most available candidate
for President.
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18- We are still able to supply subscribers
with the Era from the commencement of the
present volume
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The ADMINISTRATION AND Mr.. CRAMPToN-
Washington letter writers say that SO soon as
dispatches are received declining to recall Mr..
Champion, the Administration will dismiss him.
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The Rhode Island Republican State Conven-
ton meets on the I'D instant.
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Delegates from Maine to the Republican Conven
ton.

Bangor, May THE Republicans of the
Fifth Congressional District met in Convention
at Exeter Corner to-day, and elected Joseph
Bartlett of Bangor, John Ii. Rice of Monson,
and William E. Brown of Scion, Delegates to
the Republican National Convention. All three
are in favor of Fremont.
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THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1856.
THE NATIONAL ERA FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
Extension Of Time.

We propose to issue the National Era for the
Campaign, from the LIST of May, instant, to the
LIST of January, inclusive, comprising thirty-six
numbers of the Era, covering the whole period
of the Presidential canvass, election, and re-
turns, for 81 a copy, in clubs of FIVE or more.
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The NICARAGUA GOvERSMENr.-The news
gatherers IN Washington are at fault. One day
they say, the new Minister from Nicaragua il
not to be received, the next just the reverse.
The latest announcement ia that the Admins.
tration has made up its mind to recognise him
and the Walker Government.
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ment on new building, slO7, 900; making de
6ciency of $2,6l8.I0.

american Anti Slavery Sociay.-This Soci-
ETY. held its twenty-third annual meeting yester.
day, at the City Assembly Rooms. VIM. Lloyd
Garrison presided, and opened the exercises by
reading a passage from Jeremiah Prayer was
offered by Rev. Theodore Parker. The Treasu-
rers report foots up as follows: Receipts for the
year, of the American Anti-Slavery Society and
its auxiliares, so far as returns have been made,
S33,646.53; expenditures, s29, 1880; balance,
S4,5O7.63.
Mr.. Garrison submitted the resolutions adopt
ed.
Speeches were delivered by the Rev. S. j. May,
Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell Mr.. Garrison, Mr..
Stephen Pearl Andrews, the Rev. Theodore Par
ker, and others.
Sessions of the Society were held on the morn
ing and evening of the 9Th also.
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american Temperance Union.-The twen-
teth anniversary was celebrated last evening,
at the Academy of Music.
The Rev. DIR. Tying, the Vice President oc
cuPied the chair, and made an Introductory
speech.
Prayer was next offered by Rev. Dr. Healol,
of Buffalo.
The annual report was read by DIR. Marsh,
Corresponding Secretary.
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MRS. EMILY P. LEsDERNIER, who recently
gave public readings from the poets in this city
has won praise from every tongue, especially
from the intelligent and discerning. Her pres
ence and voice at once command respectful at
tention; her elocution is scholarlike and beau.
tlful; her appreciation of the poetry she reads
is subtitle. more extended notice may ap-
pear in our next weeks paper.
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BsE We close, this week, the publication
of Poem of rare merit, The Old Quadroon,"
which, we doubt not, has attracted the atten.
ton of our literary readers.
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!. Union Theological .Seminary.-The ami
uesary took place last evening, in DIR. Premises
n1orch, Mercer street. The address Of Mr..
James b. Bonar was Of an exceedingly vigor-
Gus character. From what we saw last even
ing, we are impelled to observe that pursuit
OF the study of defamation would not be amiss
amongst the students of the Theological Semi
nary. An appropriate address was delivered
By Professor Il. B. Smith, ID. ID. The gradua-
ting class comprise the following gentlemen:
Chester S. Armstrong, Parma, Mich; JAS.
b. Bonar, New York; Alonzo Brown, Ossip-
pee, n. H.; Israel Brundage, Benton, Pa. /;
jackson G. Coffin, New York; John p. Cush-
man, Troy; Charles Harding, Conway, Mass. :
Edwin l.. Hurd, E. B. Hurlbut, Galesburg, ILL., F;
M. d. Kalopothakes, Athens, Greece Alex.
Mclean, jun, New York Mills; James II. Par
sons, Franklin; Herman C. Riggs, Brooklyn;
George L. Tucker, New York Henry M. Tup-
per, Hsrdwick, Mass; Charles c. Wallace, New
York; George III. White, indianapolis, Ind. I;
William C. Whitford, LeonardsvilIe; Marinus
wilett, New York.
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Aa'erican and Foreign Bible .Sociefy.-Tbe
annual meeting of the Baptist denomination
was held yesterday, in the Oliver street Church.
The Rev. DIR. Welch occupied the chair. The
morning exercises were opened with prayer by
the Rev. Mr.. Baldwin, of Troy. The Rev. Mr..
Hutchinson, of Vermont, read a portion of
Scripture. Mr.. Warren Carter read the minutes
of the anniversary meeting held in Brooklyn
last year. The committee on officers nominated
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President, Rev. ID. L. WEIGH, ID. d.. Rev.
f. Lathrop, ID. d., first Wee President, with
twenty-nine other Vice Presidents; Rev. Horace
I. Love, Corresponding Secretary; Warren
Carter, Esq, Recording Secretary; and Ma
than c. Plat, Esq, Treasurer.
Board Of Mdnagers.-Rev E. Lathrop, Rev.
w. Briggs, ii. NJ. Baldwin, s. S. Constant,
Humphrey Phelps, Ii. NJ Barrett, Lyman
Thompson, Isaac Newton, William j. Todd,
j. F. Zebling, Lewis Roberts, and U. D. Ward.
These nominations were all unanimously
confirmed.
The Treasurer, Nathan G. Plat, read the
annual report, in which he showed that the re-
ceipts, including those for the new building,
were sos, 6ls.l0; expenditures, including pay.
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becoming scarce.
1t is fair to state that the election in Phila.
delphia turned chiefly on questions affecting
municipal government, that large number of
Wings openly supported the Democratic ticket,
and that the Republicans made little effort.
Still, the revolution proves that Know Moth
ingsm has been weighed in the scales, sand
found wanting.
VIRGINIA.-The State Convention of Know
Nothings held at Richmond, last Wednesday
week, ratified the nomination of Fillmore and
Donelson, and condemned squatter sovereign
ty ). M. Bolts, T. j. Flournoy, A. II. II. Stu
art, and John s. Carlile, were chosen electors
for the State at large.
CoNNEcrlcUT-The Legislature, in Joint ,ses-
sion last week, reelected Mr.. Minor, Governor
OF the State. Mr.. Minor received 1875 votes,
Mr.. Ingham lie, three Anti-Administration
men being absent. The following gentlemen
are named as prominent candidates for the
United States Senatorship:
r. S. Baldwin, of New Haven county, Re-
publican Wing; James Dixon, of Hartford coun-
y, Hnho, icah wing anu r4hciS ulnttCe, OF
Hartford county, Republican"
NEW JERsRY.-May 7th, the Know Nothing
State Council met at Bordentown. Mach diff.
ference of opinion prevailed as to the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Fillmore, and it was held by one
one party, that to ratify his nomination was to
insure the loss of New Jersey. 1t was at last
agreed to postpone all action in reference to
the subject, till Mr.. Fillmore should be heard
from, and the Council then adjourned to meet
on the 2Sth May, at Newark.
ILLINoIs--T Know Nothings of Illinois
met IN State Convention at Springfield, ratified
the Fillmore nomination, and nominated w. B.
Archer as their candidate for Governor.
1t will be observed that, under some form or
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produced. The first reports that went into the
State below us were, that the murdered man
was Pro Slavery man, and murdered by a
Free State man, and that the women and chill.
dren of Pro Slavery men in this vicinity were
being murdered and robbed. It had its effect.
created its excitement, and brought ON an in.
vssion. But when the affair became too ser-
GUS to be contemplated with IMMUNITY, when it
appeared that the whole affair would end in a
civil war, then the party having it in charge
thought it best TO look into it a little more
close, and then they found that the people of
the Territory had no responsibility in the mat
ter whatever--that it was an individual affair
altogether, and that the parties to blame were
on the side of the enemies of Freedom--tbat
things passed of with great many mutterings.
not satisfactory at all to our party, and now
comes on another demonstration. These things
are not conducted for individual benefit. In
dlviduals are as nothings in this matter The
lie OF any one man is but as a straw, but as a
drop in the bucket. Here is a war agitating
the whole country, and this is the battle ground.
What is the life of Sheriff Jones, or Charles
Robinson, or Governor Reeder, or any other
man, in this contest? A mere nothing"
A commission is in Lawrence, to investigate
the affairs of the Territory. Instantly troubles
begin to be fomented. Sheriff Jones, a man
who has wantonly rendered himself obnoxious,
makes his appearance with a batch of war
rants. Some individuals refuse to be arrest
ed-United States troops are called in-United
States authority at once is everywhere respect
ed-resistance had been hoped for, but the
People would not resist the United States
everything continues quiet-a corporal, without
his guard, could 90 through Lawrence, and ar
rest every man in it.
"What was to be done? happened to be
out of town last evening, and suppose shall
not be charged with the offence committed then.
But understood that an individual, who is OBJ
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Exhibition Of the Deaf and Dumb-The
annual exhibition of the New York Institution
for the instruction of Deaf Mutes took place
at the Tabernacle last evening.
The exercises were opened with prayer by
Rev. DIR. Stone. The President, Harvey p
Peet, LII. d., proceeded to explain the condi-
ton of the unfortunates at the time of their
admission into the institution, and the method
of training by which they are instructed
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New YORK, FRIDAY, MAY 9.
Nep York City Anti- Slarery .Society.-The
anniversary meeting of this Society was held
at the City Assembly Rooms last evening, MIR.
S. Ii. Gay in the chair. Some three or four
hundred people were in attendance. Mr.. Will
liam w. Brown, Mr.. C. L. Remon, both men
of color,) Mrs. Lucretia Mott, and Mr.. w. l..
Garrison, were the speakers.
The american Bible Society.-The Society
held its fortieth anniversary yesterday, at the
Broadway Tabernacle The President of the
Society, the Rev. Mr.. Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey, having taken the chair, the meeting was
opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Pollman;
the President delivered an address. Two Vice
Presidents have died, Hon. Abbott Lawrence
and Hon. j. Mcpherson Berrien; and one Man
ager, Nathaniel Richards, Esq. The receipts
of the year amount to 1898, 1925. Of this
amount, $I6l, 060.48 are gratuitous, and
1922, lO6.77 from the sale of Bibles and Tesla
ments The number of volumes issued is
66S, 225-since the organization of the Society,
Il,32l,9l2 A new imperial quarto Bible has
been published; a royal octave Bible; the Book
of Psalms in octave; small English Testament
for children, schools, &c. the Gospel of John
and the Acts, in Spanish; Second Book of
Kings in Choctaw. The Ojbwa Testament is
now being printed, also Portuguese Tesla
ment, and the Testament in Portuguese and
English.
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american and Foreign Bible Society--Sec-
ond Day.-The Society resumed its exercises.
Rev. DIR. S. w. Adams, of Cleveland, Ohio,
delivered very eloquent address on the i'm
mortality of the Bible, as furnishing an argu-
ment for its universal circulation.
afternoon Session.-Prof. Dodge, of Madi-
son University, spoke at length and forcibly
upon the duties of the Society in helping along
the cause. He took occasion to express his
dissent from the idea of wasting their energies
by joining in with UNCONVENTIONAL organiza-
tons, whose exertion WAS not the propagation
of the Scriptures as from the very original
tongues.
Rev. Ii. W. Reed, of the New Mexico mission,
presented resolution to the effect that the call
from New Mexico for twelve additional colpor-
teurs to engage in the work in that dark land,
where only about one in hundred knows how
to read, deserves a favorable response from the
Board.
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The Institution for tile Blind.-The ami
versary exhibition took place yesterday after
noon, in the Broadway Tabernacle. The pupils
occupied their old places on the platform and
the seats in front Of the audience. They num-
bered altogether one hundred and thirty. Eve,
of whom seventy-fve were girls and sixty boys.
The girls were very neatly dressed in white, and
their cheerful and happy looks was peculiarly
grateful sight. The appearance of the boys
showed that they had been equally well cared
for.
An original poem, entitled at is I--be not
afraid and descriptive of Christ stilling the
storm, was recited with admirable effect by the
authoress, Mrs. Frances Jane Crosby. This
lady is one Of the teachers, and is herself blind
She is also the authoress of book of poems
possessing good deal Of merit.
A few remarks in relation to the institution
were made by Mr.. T. Golden Cooper superin-
tpndent
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| wish indeed that the whole evidence could
Ge proved untrustwor;hy aud false. But
this we regret cannot be. There are tho
! instruments Of torture. As we have seen
| above, the majority OF The officials admit
that they use them, aud scarcely any deny
their being resorled 10. All the testimony
has undergone the scrutiny Of the corninis.
sIoners. Some Of it WAS derived from the
Courts themselves. Some was "drawn from
the official returns Of class of European
witnesses who would be deeply interested
in conceaIing the facts if il had been posi-.
ble to do so-the collectors, sub.coliectors.
Judges, magistrates, surgeons, and other
civil servants of the Government; part from
the testimony of merchants, cleryymen.
and Others unconnected with the admins.
trstion; but by far the most curious aud
interesting portion consists Of the written
or oral statements Of the aggrieved parties
themselves. Native testimony in In.lia is
proverbially deceitful, and there is no
proposition which may not be established
IN an Indian Court Of Justice bv prepared
witnesses; but in til case, the Commission.
ers themselves declare that The variety and
extent Of the evidence precludes the posi-
S'"N' W lucy
"ln consequence Of certain notification
disseminated almost simultaneous over the
whole Presidency, without any previous
warning or notice, 1859 complaints were
preferred within the space of three months,
by parties, the great majority Of whom
could have had no means of acting in con-
cert, poor, Ignorant, and penniless, dwelling
at great distances from, and totally un.
known to each other, and using even vari.
Gus languages; yet these complaints, one
and all, speak to similar facts, detail similar
practices, ascribe similar causes for thei,
treatment. If this be concocted plan. i,
Is the most singular conspiracy in the
worlds history; but indeed the a5ove con.
diuons preclude the possibility of any
other conclusion than that the acts of yio
lence complained Of are commonly prac
tised."
All this-and tho half Of the horrors
have not been told in this articIe-withip
seven years, transpiring probably only n
lew months ago. under the rule Of a Chris
tian Government! II is appalling. and
would have been incredible had the facts
been derived from any other source than n
commission appointed by that Government.
All comment would he tame after such
Tevelations.-N. y. Commercial .1dcerti.
ser.
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OF sense, we con strued his orders to retire
out of reach Of the cannon balls, and so we
just kinder countermarched. The General
had some difficulty in interpreting this
excuse 10 Humbert, who shock his head,
and continued to the day of his death
profoundly sleptical Of the soldierly quail
Tics Of the Tennesseeans.
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THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
BY CAVIS q TRIMMER.
T. P. VERNON, Associate Editor,

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4 New York AssenbIyman has intro
duced bill into the Legislature prohib;,-
ing The publication Of anonymous letters in
newspapers; and another Scion has brought
forward a bill to exempt ciergymen OF psys
isg toll on plank roads, bridges, tnrnpikes,
&c.
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Az ILtrsTRgTfoS.-Lon Kossusk fhus
illustrates the controversy in regard 10 the
Central-Ameriean question:
Two travellers had but onshrse; ono
o. them proposed an agrecuesy M <hesc
icrms: the FIRST half honr y'sx ~. raIk
and | will ride; the second half IS (>pr
will ride and you shah walk. JtiNs xach
would be the Central American treaty, 40.
cording TO the English interpretation
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piles and Fistulas.

These aud other similar distressing Inraiuls
efectualy cured the Ointment be- well rubbed Ia over
the pars affected. and by otherwise following he tp-
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Pettit's maj.
Recapitulation.
Latest from Nicaragua.

We have before us the details of the news
from Nicaragua, received by the way Of New
Orleans, brief outline of which has already
appeared. Particulars of the bloody battles Of
Masaya and Granada are given. They fully
confirm our previous accounts. The loss oil
Walkers force in these engagements was
about sixteen killed and twenty slightly
wounded, while that of the enemy amounted
TO eleven hundred men. The latest report
states that the enemy was retreating from
Masaya, and that General Walker would sci
out in pursuit as soon as his troops had some
what recovered from the fatigue of a fight o
forty-eight hours duration. Mr.. Wheeler
the American Minister, was lying dangerous
ly Ill, having experienced an attack Of Apo
plexy.