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MEssRs. DOUGLAS AND TRUMBULL.

In the report Of Congressional proceedings
on our fourth page, very good summary is
presented of the remarks of Mr.. Douglas, but
quite an imperfect one Of Mr.. TrumbulIs. The
following synopsis of the reply of the last
named gentleman will be read with interest:
Mr.. Trumbul, replying, said he had learned
most of his Democracy from Mr.. Douglas, and
little thought at the time that he was chershing
the Black Republicanism with which Mr.. d.
charged him. He (Mr. Trumbull) was sitting
at the Peoples gate, and would not bow down
and worship his colleague; and if, on the scat
fold erected by Mr.. Douglas for him, there be
found another hanging, it would not be his { Mr.
Trumbulls) fault. As to the absurd PROPOSE
ton of his colleague, that both should resign
their office, he had only to say that the People
had recently sanctioned him, Mr.. Trumbull,)
first by electing him their Representative, then
Senator. That certainly is a modest PROPOSE
| ton. Let tie Senator himself resign, and if,
after going back TO his constituents, he should
be reelected, Mr.. Trumbull would join him in
resignation. Thus they would stand on equal
terms. The People of Illinois stand upon the
Democratic platform erected by the aid of Mr..
Douglas and others in 1850. The proposition
| to resign reminded Mr.. Trumbull of the unsuc
cessful client in court, who, having lost his
cause, was ready and asked TOR new trial.
Mr.. Trumbul maintained that the Kansas Legis-
lature YEA fraudulently elected, and said: My
colleague speaks Of hanging traitors; and 1
think they may be found without going to
Kansas. If the People there committed err
rors, was it not in consequences OF falling into
my colleagues lead? Has it not been pro-
claimed in the majority report that the People
shall settle their affairs in their own way? If
they have committed error, no one has been
more instrumental in bringing it about than
my colleague,
After replying 10 other points advanced by
Mr.. Douglas, Mr.. Trumbull, in aiiusion 10 per
sonal contentious between members, said !:
When questions are before this body threaten
ing civil war and disunion, questions on the
issue of which the peace and happiness of thir-
ty millions of people are at stake, and the cause
of Republicanism throughout the world in
volved into what insigpifcauce do these petty
squabbles sink? SIS member of the Senate,
l hope shall never be drawn into them again.
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THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 81, 1856

vironed by wonders, which intellect is helpless
to explain, which science carries only very
few steps farther back toward the Primal Cause,
can we marvel that men in the childhood of the
world verify believed all things miraculous?
They were like infants who think piece of
paper moved by the wind is living thing. We
have outgrown that delusion, and have learned
that paper is not alive, that it is manufactured
from rags, and destined for a temporary use.
But do we, in reality, know much better than
they did what life is ?"
With every sentiment of respect for the tai
ents and purity of purpose manifested in this
work, we regret to see so much labor worse
than wasted. Just so far as the faith of men
and women are unhinged in the revelation of
God made "unto the fathers by the prophets"
and, in later days, by his Son our Saviour,
Jesus Christ we regard the foundation stones of
society loosened and when the great mass shall
have reached the point of displacement to which
these volumes tend, then will the age of pas
sion and of misrule begin. In Germany there
has been reaction, great reaction. Ration
alism is no more in the ascendant. The day
of Paulus of Heidelburg, Rohr of Weimar,
Wegscheider of Halle, and Bretschneider of
Gotha, ruled for half a century, and found their
end in the Pantheistic teachings of Hegil; and
before this bottcmless abyss the German mind
paused. 1t has disappeared from nearly all the
chairs of the Universities, of which only three
remain Infdel. In this country, the war of
Truth and Error, of Skepticism in its various
guises, is now commencing; and it is the duty
of all who love the permanency of liberty and
law to be ready, with all gentleness and all
courage, to meet it, not with reproaches, but
by the weapons supplied by Reason and Reve.
lation. To return to this work. We prefer to
believe with Paul, rather than to doubt with
Pyrha.
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their proper guardian, and establishes their
freedom. In this decision, Judge Hays arrives
at quite different conclusions from those of
Judge Anderson, who decided similar case
IN one OF the California courts about three
years since.
Judge Hays is a native of Baltimore, and was
for some time resident of Missouri before re-
moving to California. The course of reason
ing, however, which he pursues in his opinion,
shows him to be man of humane and enlight-
ened views, and not disposed, under any pre-
half of shareholders, to make Slavery national,
ana to put the rights of their class above all
State laws and Constitutions.
Our correspondent says of Judge Hays, that
he is "a Democrat in the strictest sense of the
word" and, SO far as we can Judge from his
opinion, ne ia well entitled to that epithet.
NeU York Euening Post.
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BRONCHITIS AND COUGH CURED.

LoStoS, August Is.
DEAR SIR: Having h3Sh troubled for a long time with
bad CcIgh and Bronchial affection. induced TO
Try a bottle of d. Wsay's Balsaol of Wild Cherry which
am happy TO say, entirely removed the difficulty deem
but justice say thus much Tor the benef, OF those who
may be similarly st,tcIed
GEORGE w. DAVIS,
Firm OF HalIet & Davis,
Piano-Forte Manufacturers, Boston
Mr.. s. W. Fotcle.
BosroS, August IS.
hereby certify that personally acquainted with
George H. Davis, Esq, and have the fullest confidence in
the above statement ". G. RARRUS,
fFacieing Physician.
such testimony can be relied upon.
IL genuine, signed l. BUTTS.
Prepared and Sold wholesale and RETAIL only by SETH
w FOWLE Boston, Mass, to whom all orders should be
addressed and for sale by his agents. 20
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THE NATIONALITY OF SLAVERY DIsALL0w.
ED IN CALIFORNIA.

An important opinion, recently delivered by
Judge Hays, in the Court Of the first Judicial
District Of California, will be found in another
part of this sheet. 1t is the decision of cause
which involved, as the correspondent from whom
we have received it truly says, the question
whether the free States have Constitutions and
laws which are to be observed, or whether they
both lose their validity when they come into
collision with the interests of Slavery.
The case was that of several families OF slaves,
some of whom we're children, who had been
brought into California in 1851, and whom
their master, Robert Smith, after residence
of five years in that State, nov desires to take
back to Texas and Slavery. To persuade them
to accompany him, he had told them that they
should De ss free in Texas as in California.
The decision of Judge Hays forbida his remov-
ing them to Texas, under the pretext Of being
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FREE DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE, MONROE
COUNTY, INDIANA.

The Fourteenth Quarterly Meeting Of the Free Demo
cratic League Of Monroe County Indiana, will ~ held
the CourtHouse, Bloomington the hrst Saturday e
April, 1856. at one o'clock p. NJ.
The following subjects will be discussed:
l. The proposition that Slavery is a moral evil
. That the people of the States have aided M
tanning the evil.
D. The duty OF the North al the present crisis.
The members OF the League earnestly requested
leave their pows standing in the burrows, and
The rescue. The public invited attend Wings,
Democrats. and Free-SOilers.
BY order OF the Executive Committee.
JOHN CAMPBELL.
HIRAM STARKS.
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Marine Disaster.

NeU York, March 24-The ship John Rut-
ledge, from Liverpool for this port, (which sailed
on the 10th of January ran into an iceberg,
and was so badly damaged that she had to be
abandoned. The passengers and crew took to
the boats, and one of them, containing thirteen
souls, was picked up on the 18th of February,
by the ship Germania, which arrived here yes
terday. When discovered, all had died of star
walton, except one man, sailor, who has thus
reached this port, The ship had crew of
twenty-five persons and one hundred and TWEEN
ty passengers, of whose fate nothing is definite
" known.
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INFORMATION WANTED

Il UCIEN LINDSLEY left the residence of his fsthe,
i then in Madison county, New York in Seo,eIsbrr
1885 q 10 go West" In 1897 heard OF an Inc OHIO
canal The year. and the lasi .me heard from was
at Mercer, Pennsylvania. When he left was twenty
hree years Old gbaui i've feet five inches in height dan
complexion, and dark hair and eyes Any one knowing
his whereabouts, will confer great favor on az asva
father by addressing JUDAH LINDSI.EY, al West
March 10, 1856, Aso
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sion here yesterday, which will receive twothirds
of all the votes cast on the FIRST Wednesday in
April next Legislature is also to be elected,
which will elect United States Senator.
The American organ in this city has repu-
dated the nomination Of Fillmore.
Cor. ". y Tribune.
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The New Tariff.

Washington, March 2O.-Mr. James present.
ed his tariff project in the Senate to-day. 1t
substantially eAbodses the principles of Secre-
tary tsuthries report, and conforms to my state.
nents heretofore made. It contains four
schedules, specifying all descriptions of import
ed and dutiable merchandise. Schedule A
consists of spirituous liquors exclusively, with
duty of eighty per cent. ad valorem Seized
ule b embraces all articles now paying thirty
per cent and over, except spirituous liquors.
with few others, now rated at twenty five
This includes iron. Schsdule e contains the
free list, inaiGding raw materials for manufac
sulers and mechanics, which are not produced
in this country, or but partially; wool, chemi
Gals, dyestuffs. and the like, are here named.
Schedule d is composed of articles not emu
merated in cthef GcGedules, with duty of
twenty pes cent.-Cor. N. y Tribune.
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N E W S.
i Free State out Of Texas.

From various sources we have come in
possession of facts, which go to show that the
Germans, French, Swiss, Hungarians, and
other foreigners, will, ere long, make strong
demonstration to form free State ont of West.
ern Texas. We have lately conversed with men
from that part Of the State, and they unhesta-
tingly aver that the foreigners there to man
are opposed to Slavery.
There are also men RON the North who are
insidious leaders in the movement, and are urg-
ing the foreigners to take bold stand in favor
of the project They arc busy in the work of
drilling them for the contest, and already boast
Of having ten thousand voters.
The struggle for division will soon com
mence, and, although natives Of the State would
like to see division, yet they fear to test the
question. But whether they move or not, the
foreigners will move for them, and bring on the
issue. The longer the natives of the State delay
action on this subject, the worse it will be for
them, for their opponents are gathering numer-
ical strength, and will doubtless overwhelm them
sooner or later, unless our present patent pro-
cess of naturalization is speedily arrested.
These patent mills sre grinding out voters
With astonishing rapidity, and the hopper is
kept full of fresh grists from the old world.
Gentlemen who have lately visited that por-
ton of the State confirm the above statements
There is food for reflection to Southern mon
in this matter, and the sooner tho issue ia
promptly met, the better it will be for oil par.
ties,
What will our Texas exchanges say TO this
state Of things ?-NeW Orleans Creole.
From Rhode Island.
Providence, March l3.-A large and enthu-
siastic Kansas meeting was held here hast
evening. Governor Hoppin presided, and made
an excellent speech in favor of dropping all the
minor isms, and laboring unitedly for the freedom
of Kansas and the Territories. Addresses were
also made by Gen. Pomeroy, of Kansas, and
others. A large collection was taken up, 10 aid
the Kansas Free State men.
The American State Council refused to ratfy
the Philadelphia nomination by a vote of "a to
9. At their Nominating Convention, the follow
ing among other resolutions was passed unani-
nousiy:
Resolred, That the true danger of the Union
proceeds from an abandonment of the spirit in
which it was formed; from the warfare wagea
upon Freedom, not from any warfare waged
upon Slavery; that, under the Constitution, Free
dom is national, Slavery is sectional While
declaring our devotion to the Union, our fidel-
ity to Constitution we will oppose the extension
of Slavery at all times and under all circum,
stances, even against oil Inducements, against
all supposedlimitasiops great interests against
all Combinations, against all compromises.
The Republicans are thoroughly organized
throughout the State. Committeea OF Confer,
ence have been appointed by the Republican
and American parties, and ticket was recon.
mended by the Republican Convention, in sea.
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ern pork S4s., scarce. Lard, quiet at 54s. %
SOS.
The market is more stringent. The bullion
in the bank of England has increased GA, 900.
American stocks are steady, and prices un-
changed. Rate OF discount and per cent.
Consols for money are quoted at 9lR.
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oXYGENATEB BI1rERs.

Eseh day brings evidence of its efica
cy, until lis present position is the envable of being
far in advance of all preparations ever offered for the
of dyspepsia and asthma
SETH w. FowLE q CO., las Washington street
Boston, Projectors. Sold by their agents where
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ThA NIAGARA Staamars-

We find in the New York papers the follow
ing card from the President Of the Accessory
Transit Company
MARCH II, 1856.
The Nicaragua line is withdrawn for the
present. in consequence of the difficulties in that
country, growing out Of the extraordinary con-
duct of General Walkeryin seizing or taking by
force the property of American citizens. deem
it duty owe to the public, to the country,
and the Transit Company to remain quiet, by
letting the ships of the company lay at our
wharves, until our Government has sufficient
time to examine and look into this outrage com.
mitted upon their property. In the mean time,
as do not consider passengers or the property
of American citizens safe on the transit of the
isthmus, / cannot be instrumental in inducing
either to take the passage. C.VAYDERBILT.
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The Fugitive Slave Case.

Cincinn0ti, March lS.-Judge Burgoine has
Just decided that commissioner has no consti-
tutional right to act in fugitive slave cases, and
that all such acts are null and void.
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LITTLE PILGRIM.

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IA year, IN advance. Specimen copies sent, fses Of
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McCosh on Typical Farms, &c:
Memorials of Captain Hedley Wears.
Memoir of Adelaide Leapu Newton.
Cheever's Lectures on Cowper.
Kitto's Memoirs. vols, 2no.
Edward Clifford or, Msl~oTies of Childhood.
DIR. Hodge on Epheaiaas.
DIR. Sampson ON Hebrews.
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Boat found at Sea.

Providence, March 24.-The bar9ue Lewel.
Ign, from Apalachicola, at this port, picked up,
on the 18th instant, in lat. IS, long. IS, me.
tallc life.boat, numbered %, l3. All the life
boats Of the Pacific had her name upon the
stern.
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Kansas Emigration.

Columbia, S. c., March PA large meet
ing was held here today, to promote emigra-
ton to Kansas, Resolutions were adopted, and
committees appointed to collect funds.
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FARM FOR SALE.

OF 20 acres fenced, no cleared 20 miles from Rail-
" road, Female Academy, State University, &c
Tems-Sl5 with time, ~ per cent discoun,
on 81 500 House and possession ready Address NJ NJ
CAMPBELL, Bloomington, Indiana as2
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NO. 482.

the country, that evinced their sincerity and
earnestpess. Others viii pioneer the way, by
voting for the State ticket, and others still by
making common cause in the local elections.
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The Fugitive Slave.

We sew, yesterday, a note from Governor
Morehead, of Kentucky, addressed to the agent
who was employed by Governor Chase to pro-
coed to Frankfort, to demand the return of the
slave woman who had murdered her child in
this city, but who had been sent by her master,
Mr.. Gaines, to Arkansas, before the requsition
could be served in due form of law. Governor
Morehead expresses his extreme regret and in
dignation at the course taken by Mr.. Gaines,
and says that the slave shall be returned, and
that measures have already been taken to cause
her return. We understand that the conduct
of Gaines is very generally reprobated by the
people of Frankfort. Cincinnati Gazette, l4th.
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News from Kansas,

81. Louis, MARCH, 22.-The Topeka cores
pondence of the Democrat, to the 18th instant,
says that the Free State Assembly would ad-
journ on the 18th, until July.
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Opening of the Ohio River.

Wheeling, March l9.-The ice in the river
gave way here several times to-day but gorged.
The weather is mild, and we have a prospect
of navigation being opened Immediately.
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Wisconsin.

A Geographic despatch states that the Hon.
William A. Barstow has resigned the Office of
Governor of the State of Wisconsin. 1t does
not appear that the Supreme Court of the State
has yet made decision upon the question to
which we referred yesterday; but the despatch
states that Mr.. Bashlord, the competitor of
Governor Barstow, was proven before the Su.
preme Court to be elected by a majority of
about one thousand votes. The Lieutenant
Governor is now acting Governor, pending the
solution of the constitutional difficulties in this
case,
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The Wings of Maine.

The Wings of the Maine Legislature have
passed the following sensible resolution:
ReSolUed, That, in the opinion of the Wing
members of the Legislature, it is not advisable
for the Wings of Maine, at the present time, to
take any action in regard to the nomination Of
candidates for the next official term Of Presi
dent and Vice President of the United States
but to maintain their organization, and at
suitable time hereafter to act with reference 10
that important subject, as a patriotic duty to
the whole country, and an intelligent regard for
the principles and interests of the Wing party
may require.
They also requested the State Wing Commit
tee to cali Wing Convention in June or July,
at Portland, to take measures with regard to the
State and Presidential elections.
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the wisdom of God" Such are the words ST
Paul, who gloried in the revelation God ma Sc
of himself in the Gift of His Son, Jesus Chrf t.
"pho hath abolished death, and brought u e
and Immortality to light through The Gospel
How different from the rapturous faith #
Paul are the fnalitiss of Mrs. Child's system f
Religious Ideas. If John, too, had his visit
of the New Jerusalem, the River of Life, ar
heard the music of the redeemed, great mu-
titude, which no man could number, of all ns-
tons, and kindreds, and people, who stood befos
the Throne and before the Lamb, clothed ia
white robes, and palms in Their hands, and whs
sang to golden harps, saying, Salvation to our
God who stitch upon the Throne, and unto the
Lamb"
And Paul, in strifes, imprisonments, in
tumults, in necessities, and in the daily expect
ancy of a martyrs death, regarded his anict-
tons light, not to be compared with that far
more exceeding and eternal weight of gbry,'
the crown of Immortality, which awaited him
in the kingdom of God and Christ. Nov list
en- to the poor conclusions of Mr.. Child, (tol. 2,
p. 1853
awe wake as from a sleep. and fnd our.
selves on suspended globe in the midst of the
Universe. Above and below, clouds eiclose
us. A magnificent phantasmagoria of ever
changing forms and colors encircle rouid us.
The tones of Gods voice, by which the world
was made, are echoed in the great mysery of
music, forever suggesting what it never nveals
Perpetual whispers come to US from te I'M
known infinite Professions march trough
our sleep in magic-lantern show, and ve can
not understand what they are, or why THY visit
u.s. We are miracle also TO ourselvS; not
knowing whence we came, or whittier ke are
travelling But through ell time, the vices of
invisible ones have been whispering to litening
souls that are Of celestial origin, and slall re-
turn to q celestial home. THUS en-
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a"A, Henry Co., o.. March l2.-Many are
u,n. the Pierce ranks and falling in with US
hDI, mere and some are wayering, aeeing the
Out dreading to break with their party.
l. county is Locofoeo stronghold, but, at
ps,a s' election for county officers, We came
Wy hear routing them, to their great surprise.
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The Rail In NIoiion.

Notwithstanding tue combined efforts of the Abolition.
lists aud Democrats the Northern people seem to be NOV.
ing noby IN behalf OF Fillmore and Donelson. Already
fifteen papers in tho great State OF Pennsy lvania have
hoisted their flag And in the still greater Ste Of New
York the signs cheering and bright and growing
more every day. The Northwest too is awaking.
like young giant refreshed by -lumber In word the
good progressing gorousy throughout the length
and breadth vi the cOuuty-n the North South East
and West. Let Virginia arouse, likewise AZ she was
reused Beforehand lot tue ball be kept in motion
The following the latest tidngs have received and
anirnating enough they ATE
RATIFICATION OF THE AMERICAN NOMINEES
ALBANY, March The American party held a IN st
enthusiastic ratification meeting here this evening The
capitol was thrOnged inside and outside. Some three
hundred councils partcip ated in the proceedings aud
numerous prominent speakers in attendance Res-
lutons passed heartily endorsing the Presidential
nominees.
MUscArNE, lows, March G.-The Fillmore aud Don.l.
son nominations have been unanimously rstilel by the
Iowa American State Convention.