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EMANCIPATION OF THE sERFs OF MOLDA
VIA, RUSSIA.

Prince Ghika has issued decree, by which
the serfs in Moldavia are emancipated. He
says:
"Many years have passed since Slavery was
abolished in all the civilized States of the Old
World. The Moldo-W allachians have alone
preserved this disgraceful vestige of barbarous
society. In these Principalities alone, Slavery
forms part of the general social order. Such
an anomaly neither ought to nor can any long.
er exist Such state of things is in opposition
to the sacred dogmas of the Christian religion,
to all the principles of humanity, and to the
vital interests of the State; it is, in fact, the
plague of society," plague which we must not
try to keep from observation, as has hitherto
been attempted-for it is impossible to hide
it-but one which we must remedy as soon as
possible. In consequence, as Prince and as
a Christian, consulting the dignity of the coun-
try and the sentiments of our own heart, we
now call the serious attention of our own Coun-
Gil to this important question. We count on
Its active cooperation in aiding US to solve this
matter in spirit in conformity with the great
laws of humanity, and at the same time not to
forget the indemnity which is due to the pos
SCISSORS of slaves and we recommend it to pre-
pare bill on the subject and to submit it to
US, In order that it may be discussed by the
ueneral Divan. Our opinion is, that the basis
OF the measure should be-lst, the immediate
abolition OF Slavery in Moldavia; I'd, the regu-
lation and the mode of apportioning the indem-
NIFTY to be accorded to the possessors of slaves"
FURTHER FROM Observation-Disclosures Jan.
l9.-New Orleans papers, from Wednesday to
Saturday of last week. came to hand this morn
ing; also, Mexican papers to the 9Th inst. The
latter declare that the present Government is
more inquisitorial than ever. A number of
journals had been obliged to abandon publica
ton altogether, and several editors had been
seized and thrown into prison.
Dogollado in Guanjuanto, and Uraga in Sur
ra Gorda, are engaged in armed opposition to
Comonfort's Government. Gen. Vidaurri is
strengthening himself for future movements.
He is taking care 10 secure an abundance of
men, arms, ammunition, and provisions.
HAYTI AND SAN DoMINGo.-New York, Jan.
1O.-Advices from Port au Prince, of Deem
Der 18th, bring rumors of an engagement be-
tween the Haytiens and Dominicans. 1t is
stated that the former sustained a heavy loss,
| in provisions, ammunition, &c. 1t was also
rumored that there was much dissatisfaction
among the Hayden troops, and that many had
| revolted.
SENATOR BIGLER AND Mr.. BUCHANAN.-Gov.
Bigler, of Pennsylvania, who has Just been
elected to the U. S. Senate, has published a
letter avowing his decided preference for the
Hon. james Buchanan for the Presidency.
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Monday, January 81, 1856.
GIN AsrI.

The Senate met, received memorials spent
much time in Executive session, then adjourn
ed till Thursday.
The Clerk called the House to order at IL
o'clock, and the Journal of Saturday was read
Mr.. Boyce, Of South Carolina, moved to re-
scind the resolution adopted on Saturday last
precluding debate during the present week, and
desired to know if the motion was debatable.
Motion disagreed to-yeas 60, nays 1873.
Mr.. Sapp, Of Ohio, submitted the following
resolutions:
Resolred, That the Clerk of the House, on
Saturday next, if the House shall not have be-
fore that day elected Speaker, address a com.
municaton to each of the Governors of the sew
eral States, and request them to convene the
voters of the various Congressional districts at
their respective voting places, on the second
Monday in March next, there and then to ex-
press, by ballot or RIGA ooce, as may be the law
of voting in the several States, their opinion
upon the action of their respective Representa-
tives, as to whether they approve of the man
ner in which their votes have been directed to
elect Speaker of this House, or whether they
shall not thereafter vote for plurality rule for
the purpose of effecting an organization.
Resoloed, further, That, in order that the flu
ture action of the Representatives in the Thir-
ty-fourth Congress may be directed so as to re-
fleet the latest expressed views of their constit-
uents, the House will, with the consent of the
Senate, on Monday next, stand adjourned until
the first Monday of May next.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Virginia, moved to amend
the resolutions by substituting in lieu thereof
the following:
Here follows a plan of resignation, &c.
Mr. Sapp then withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Faulkner thereupon submitted his reso
lutions to the consideration of the House.
Mr.. Norton, of Illinos, moved that they be
laid on the table which motion was decided in
the affirmative-yeas Ill, nays IS.
Mr.. Faulkner announced his determination
to submit his resolutions again, so soon as lib
erty of speech and debate should be restored
to members, by the expiration or rescission of
the rule under which the House was now act
ing.
Mr.. Sneed, of Tennessee, submitted some
resolutions which, on motion of Mr.. Stephens,
of Georgia, were laid on the table.
The House thereupon resumed the business
of voting for a Speaker, when the one hundred
and eighteenth vote was had, and resulted as
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KANSAS DIFFIcULTY.-i&. Louis, Jan. 2l.-
The reported battle in Kansas proves TO have
been greatly exaggerated. None were killed,
and only few persons were slightly wounded.
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Saturday, January 10, 1856.
The Senate did not sit to-day.


The Clerk called the House to orderaat /.
o'clock, and the Journal of yesterday was read
Mr. Clingman, of North Carolina, remarked
that as the resolution offered by him yesterday
had fallen with the adjournment, he would sub
NIT another, which he preferred to that which
he presented yesterday. His resolution was Is
follows:
Resoloed, That until Speaker shall have
been elected, no debate on any subject, or under
the form of personal explanation, shall De in
order; but any member attempting to speak
shall be held out of order, unless the unanimous
consent of the House shall have been first had
upon the question being submitted by the Clerk
Mr.. G. remarked that he was willing to come
here and vote, and thought that the House
ought to do so, instead Of degenerating into a
political debating society.
Mr.. Ready, of Tennessee, opposed the resolu
ton. Much discussion had already been had
as to the party upon which rested the respon
Sibility of the failure to organize the House
He thought it was important that the country
should know upon whom that responsibility
rested, and discussion would enable it to form
a correct judgment upon this point.
Mr.. Houston desired so to amend the resolu
ton as to preclude debate during the calling Of
the roll, and to put it out of the power of The
I1OuSc W Tue zen HlilultS rule.
Mr.. Clingman, in accordance with the slg
gestion of the gentleman from Alabama, modi
fed his resolution so as to read as follows:
Resolved, That during the call of the roll no
debate or personal xplanation shall befh order
and this rule and the ten minutes rule shall not
be suspended except by the unanimous consent
of the House.
The resolution, as thus modified, was agreed to.
The House then resumed the business of vo-
ting for Speaker, when the one hundred and
seventeenth vote was had, and resulted as fol.
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Mr.. Rust, of Arkansas, submitted the follow
ing preamble and resolution;
Whereas one hundred and eighteen ineffectu
al efforts to elect Speaker, in which the votes
have been divided among Mr.. Banks, Mr.. Rich
ardson, Mr.. Fuller, and Mr.. Pennington, must
have made it manifest to those gentlemen and
this Congress that neither of them is the choice
of majority of the members of this House for
its presiding officer and that longer persist
ence on the part of their respective friends in
urging their names for this Office will only de-
lay the organization of this House, and there
by prevent immediate legislation, when the
common interests of the whole country require
it /; therefore,
Resolved That it is the sense of this House
that Messrs. Banks, Richardson, Fuller, and
Pennington, by Withdrawing their names and
forbidding their use as candidates for the Speak
ership, would remove certain and insurmounta-
BILE obstacles to its organization, and that the
public interest would be greatly promoted by
their doing so.
Mr.. Fuller, of Pennsylvania, wished to re-
move one obstacle in the way of an OrganiZa-
ton, cries of "order," "order,"l and would
therefore withdraw his name as candidate for
the Speakership.
Mr.. Morgan, of New York, moved to lay the
resolution on the table.
Mr.. Pennington, of New Jersey, did not rise
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IsoRA's CHILD.

This novel, recently published by J. C. Der
by, of New York, in one volume, PIP. 5O4, and
written, as we are informed, by Miss Olcutt,
is one of the most lady-like novels of the day.
The delineations of character and scenes are
graphic and attractive. The colloquies are natu-
raj, and always elevated and refined. There is
no character introduced to the reader, whose
acquaintance in social life would be felt as
sacrifice of selfrespect. There are no horrible
scenes Of vicious life, no terrible conflict Of
the bad passions, but the gentlest sympathies
of the reader are enlisted at once, and their in
terest in Isora's Child is kept up to its close
We believe this is the first effort of the author,
and that in her picture of Rufus Wilton she
has Swallowed her distinguished relative, the
Hon. Rufus Choate. 1t is work to be com.
mended, for the beautiful pictures of Nature
with which it abounds, for the purity and
womanly delicacy and religious sentiments of
the author. p
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Tbt Ssbieh.

URGENT QUESTIONS. Twelve Urgent Questions: Personal
Practical, and Pointed. By the Rev John Cumming
ID. ID. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston. 1855 For
sale by Taylor Maury, Washington d. C.
DIR. Cumming throws off his works SO rapid
ly, that it is almost impossible to keep pace
with him. A production of this cast must, OF
course, be wanting in that strong, deep thought,
which longer reflection might impart. 1t is
designed, no doubt, for present effect, and,
with much that is crude, it contains valuable
matter. 1t is filled with earnest appeal, and
is more direct and has less of the authors diff
fusiveness of style, than some others of his vol
umes. One reason of this may perhaps be
found in the nature of the subjects, and that
he is not led off by his favorite topic of prophe
cy and the coming Of Christ just at hand.
The questions he propounds are, indeed, ur-
gent and all-important. "What think ye OF
Christ? What must do to be saved? How
shall all escape? Who is on the Lords side ?
Lowest thou me? What shall it profit? What
is your life? Why art thou cast down? What
wilt thou have me to do? Wilt thou be made
whole? Who can be against us? o Grave,
where is thy victory?" We need not say that
no one with mind imbued as DIR. C.'s is, with
the spirit of Gods word, can write but to some
profit on such topics. S.
THE PoETs POETRY OF AMERICA. By Rufus Wilmo,
Griswold. The Sixteenth Edition. Philadelphia Per-
ry& Mcmillan. vol, PIP. $40, octave.
AT this season of the year, many are inquiring
which is the best of all the new "Gift Books u
Cor tho oon,;n, bolydovs ond Na,, Voor,, IL
And we confidently reply-of all books, this
new edition OF the Poets and Poetry of Ameri
ca is the best that we have yet seen.
This work is undoubtedly the most perfect
compilation of the poetry of our country; and
this, the sixteenth edition, is illustrated by steel
engravings, from original pictures of R. H.
Dana, w. c. Bryant, James G. Percival, H. w
Longfellow, Edgar A. Poe, Philip P. Cooke,
James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor, and a
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esteemed friend, w. D. Gallagher. The por.
traits, to the best of knowledge, are all excel.
lent.
In proof Of the accuracy of this work, we
have seen a letter from DR.. Grswold, stating
that probably not less than one hundred of the
poems it contains were printed from the auto.
graphs of their authors, or from copies in which
they had made alterations. This was the case
with all the poems, herein printed, written by
Richard II. Wilde, with two by John Quincy
Adams, and with others by Judge Hopkinson,
Washington Allston, Andrews Norton, Bishop
Doane, John Neal, and others.
No library can be complete in American lit
erature, wanting this volume and to no one
can this be other than a most acceptable pre-.
sentation book. AS such, we commend it to
the readers of the Era. Ps.
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SENATOR BIGLER AND Mr. BUcHANAN.-Gov.
Bigler, of Pennsylvania, who has just been
elected to the U. S. Senate, has published q
letter avowing his decided preference for the
Hon. James Buchanan for the Presidency.
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NIL MIC lIF E:
BEFORE AND BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

A Series Of NarratireS.
BY ANNA CORA RICHIE.
formerly Mr.. HJirar)
Author OF Autobiography Of an Actress Armand. .
d" Fashion 40
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proposed exclude Slavery from the OF Missaur
but he favored the Compromise line by which 81 was
restricted in the territory beyond the limits OF tn State
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The Senate met, received memorials spent
much time in Executive session, then ad journ
ed till Thursday.
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CAFrCRE AND NFnisoSMESr oF TIM DErAULTrSG TREASURER
AT NEw ORLEANs-The telegraph has already advised
Of the capture and imprisonment OF Col Garland the New
Orleans defauldng The Evening Delta Of March
has the following particulars in regard to the capture
The fact Of Mr. Garsuds fight was toegraphed The
boat Anglo Norman lying at the Belize To this de-
sPatch received hence nothing known
OF the arrest till the arrival Of the distinguished prisoner
this morning on the Anglo-Norman,
So rs the despatch from Chief Moynan re-
ceved by the officers Of the AngloNorman they informed
Mr Bowdch the officer at Pass P0ure Of the fact and
took TO intercept the Jane Elizabeth and her pre-
cous cargo The schooner fortunately had not reached
TIE Belize yet aud when she did arrive half hour later
she Immediately boarded by Mr. Bowditcb, who at
arrested Mr., Garland With downcast countenance
and posaed hore he left the schooner aud accompanied
the officer board the AngloNoman, which staunch
sci at got up steam and returned 10 the city.
The AngloNOrman arrived at O'Clock this morning,
and the chief OF police board received Col c. and
escorted him the parish prison lie appeared to be in
very sad mood and not disposed 10 be communicative
He walked silently in company with the chief Of the par
ish prison, where he is securely lodged Mr. Garland
under the impression when he fed that warrant had
been issued At FIVE o'clock Saturday night when the
fact that it not issued until ten O'Clock
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Fss sale Four Hundred Nsgr1ss and Ten Thousand
Acres % tane-Eiake Land ina Dallas RIad Eersy
gannNek. Alabama,

". s.le Eoas i,sn.,.a % ssgsa.; = ",a Ten rnSa.ana
an The dat Monday April he 7l wl so ahawba
Dallas eoany, Aa % Che highest bidder it eas, MebIs
dsd Of likely usgToss; slso my others longer tine All
viii as sen al any ns during lnis year al private sale fr
eah o. on tins. Dssross n
SSy uaisa eans aud biaek nciaains lbe nine
s"S9 % x"S"s Il sssn. rsn% pses ~" d sd
ebr ones Place. aud ths Cross Raads ali OF which,
an elegantly improyed and beautiful esdoaee Ddoning
ss. sss % s1s s' 70 o dws"S osss ss % oaro"s
soaad gsn SG ats sn @ = m m a'1 sgsSen l1ess paTS
above or nad w's z" and near 10 ts Alabama NV
wbc all nayable for seabosis Near thou
eudas four Of tue pataio"s 90 the selma d
wooJse railroad and on this body lard aont onueen mites
ue Selma pad and from ~hIeh depot the
TeEay tf ne other planaoa one "n The sena railroad
miles and miles aisan oae at VIII eis within
mes "f tho city fstlaa 1hse aius IN the high
m H. negro cabins shops stables alesian Ses Sc Sc. ae.
vii, sch ,he tracts purchsrr u 500, 100, 800
So"a a q es fas Il ia, b ass ssd WIN o. Without ,Ss
negr.es, snfk, pian,S,os roofs corn, n"Vsndrr &c
time whist The growing in Deeeu-
privately pcvious The rst Monday in December
next w "n nat day al relma sell 10 he highest bidder such
Such opportunities and advantages before presented
for hose wishing OF engage in the cultivation Of
II hTs heen deui. for past 10 find plantation in he
cane tae region r sas AZ any pee or even to purchase
hess plantations are, fertility, facilities poraon and
growing know personal cation viii
hat Union
healthy than the 'canebrake region Of Alabama
VIII also sci privately, cr eah oIhe beau-
,i improved private residences Ia the city of SELMA and several
elegantly large blocks OF bck buildings
Including he largest and desIahy located
banking houses, &c.. Sc.
desirable unimpToved large lois and
land in and contiguous Selma.
A about 80 head of hsoded horsss which the cele
bad Brown Dck' several superior brood
slaons eeIdnss cos and iesa of them the very
stock.
first trainer good riders,
aud excellent hancs eooas and house
further particulars address the undersigned W. H. Byrd
w NJ. Brooks Marion, county,
Alabama The the plantations will all desi
Tabe information those who wish make personal invos
tigaton OF the premises. BEN. EDWARDS GREY.
5ELmA, Alabama, Feb. H. 1855.
Feh l9-demlf
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OWNING VUsBAyD.--W oNENs RIGHTS NEW ORLEASs.-
We clip the following edying paragraph from the New
Orleans Bee;
ave all know how in wild CirCassa the dark-eyed
daughters of the land bought and sold for price in
gold how, in enlightened France, the fair
demOisee is often given to her lege lord by the fond
mamma for n pecuniary consideration in the shape Of
houses lands carriages, servants unlimited pnmoney,
Sc, bat we have heard Of race Of females who
directly purchase and own their husbands although
have known many poor fellow whose only fortune was
his youth good looks and wit TO mortgage his sou and
hody for the advantage Of matrimonial alliance with
some lady Gu and forty and-rioh That such things
are is shown by the affidavit Of Margaret Adams sprgh
y c. Of No 200 Bieuve street, made before Recorder
Ramos Saturday. The depouent set forth that her
occupies similar poson she having bought him from
his former owner for husband. This statement was
made preface to request FOR the arrest OF becose
free darkey named Edwin Nash, who has been beating
Mr. Adams violently that he is incapable Of leaving the
matrimonial dOmiCil,"
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Land Warrants,

John CLARK Gate gisier cy, Iowa agent the To-
j mary In Of Iowa..
opsned office Washington city ID, o.,
iaud Offices
Iowa. which prepared offer faces the
of land mode by which
hodet fully await themselves Of The bounty of the
The land will selected, location made
sending by mail the
following fees, which accompany tho
aud ocAiion "a; which add land
Office tee, sl-Sj.
80 selection and location, So which add land
Office S2-Sr.
acres selection and location, Ss which add land
office fee, s3-SiL
selection and location sIo whics add land
Office fee Sf-Sii.
The above the lowest prices charged by agents
local office.
guaunly judcousiy upon
ua nscnn, and OF good land in The dis
experienced In
fully advised al the local adyantagessucha
raiuad nbers water, aud settlements present and
prospective
Lands thus se,ed confident. Sa
SIS per selected Waaees beueh this
agcney designed aud other hHldcrs fail
large xdvaisce upon the fare o their warrants.
Wsuantees will power OF attorney locate
Ard ovrs will plGae Oh blank
me with the full The locator.
w. Webb s. Co.
Refer 10 the Delegation Congress- aud the Hon Charles
Mason, Commissioner Of fstehts.
FEB I2-dif 3n-
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THE Is give aoiiCe that the subsoTfbsr afi Oh
tuned Coca the phabs' Washington rhC
District OF Columbia, iers "f odnpsation the personal
n ThnmsH Law tate Stae Of inO deceased. Al
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exhibit zane, with vODehers theeof H'scnb
before day Of February ihry
b, law be- excluded ON MI beH~ht III" I'D
Gwen updeI NY ninecen,h of krbTpary 1854
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For s.ie-Twenty -thrse Thouasnd Acres OF Land

rNHIE sub.urtbsr win "a t.Ny - 4 Gays
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States ~ Louisiana, hrsansa Asbama, Fouda G. Worth
Carolina PeRulvauia uslawar Tennessee Ken ucty Missouri
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