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Slavery has not yet taken root in Nebraska, or,
at any rate, but few have been carried there;
but remember the constitutional fright" &C
cording to James Buchanan, exists as long as
the Territorial Government exists, and until
Convention of the People exclude it in the for
nation of State Constitution. If Mr.. Buchan-
an is elected, the best care will be taken, with
the aid of the Pro-Slavery Senate, to keep Ne
braska out of the Union until Slavery gets
footing in it. The same policy will be pursued
with Oregon and Washington, if not with Min
nesota itself. When the.Nebraska bill was un-
der discussion, with Sham Democracy at the
food-tide, the vile purpose was secretly whis-
pered of carrying Slavery all over the free States.
Pennsylvania and Illinois were regarded as ripe
for the re-introduction of Slavery; and Toombs
proclaimed that he would yet call the roll of his
slaves on Bunker Hill. Caleb Cushing issued
an edict for crushing out abolition" and
Wheeler, North Carolina stakeholder, who had
just been appointed to Foreign Mission, and
after the fullest consultation with the President
and Cabinet, as there is every reason to believe,
attempted to override the laws of Pennsylvania,
which prohibit the holding in or transport
ing of slaves through the State. The Wheel
er case was part of the deeply-laid scheme of
conquering Northern prejudices, and crushing
out the spirit of Freedom. 1t was no accident.
Wheeler's official position, and his departure
from Washington with bis slares, make it next
to certain that the Administration awaited itself
of the protection and precedence universally &C.
corded to Ambassadors and Ministers Plenipo-
by establish precedent. Judge Kane was no
doubt in the secret, ready to render any assist
ance which might be needed in bullying the
State authorities out of their State rights. But
the scheme failed, and the wicked enemies of
Freedom, who by fraud and treachery robbed
the people of Kansas, were foiled in direct in
vasion of State sovereignty. 1t remains to be
seen whether, by the election of Buchanan, they
will suffer a triumph of Slavery greater than all
preceding triumphs, since it will be a down
right endorsement of all the wicked measures
that have been adopted or projected by the en-
emies of Freedom. Pennsylvania herself, the
State whose sovereignty and honor was assaulted,
has it in her power to determine this question.
There seems to be little doubt resting on the
other free States. Will the land of Penn, of
Franklin, of Morris, and Wilson-of Rush, of
and Miflin-the State which first, :.
under the leadership of Franklin, threw off the
incubus of Slavery, now falter and recede?
Will it sanction the dishonoring tory doctrine
of Kane, that a sovereign State cannot protect
its soil from the whitening tread, and its air
from the polluting breath, of Slavery? We will
not believe it until the fact stares us in the face
We have too much respect for the intelligence
and character of the people, to doubt their 10y
atty to Freedom.
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If that Island cannot be purchased, to take ii BIZ
cIoSe1sce, in order to the tranquility and peace"
OF the South. In this matter he will not be
hemmed in BY the Constitution, or controlled
Tor moment by any abstract notions on the
subject Of Slavery, nor be awed by the com.
bined force of the world.
Southern men will do well to ponder over
this position of James Buchanan, as it is a COM
plete answer to all the petty objections invented
and magnifed by Know Nothing papers and
speakers. When the Nail, the Alabama
Journal. or Mr.. billiard, or COL Watts, or
Judge Chiffon, any of the "lesser lights, talk
about his repugnance to Slavery as contained
IN his annexation speech--when they bleat about
squstter sovereignty" falsely deduced from
his letter Of acceptance, point them proudly,
and as conclusive, to the Ostend Conference
Manliesto, and defy them to produce anything
Mr.. Fillmore ever did or said, which entities him
To 1.-THE of the same confidence on the part of
the South.
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literally treated as Know Nothing; and no
dull donkey ever received more kicks and cuffs
from a surly groom, for his perverse hayward
ness On all hands he "catches it." but more
particularly from his Southern friends. But
they have taken him for better, for worse"
campaign, when he will retire, with curses
loud and Deep" from his friends, to Know
Nothing obscurity
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by Convention without constituents, and by
the mere shadow of party without principles.
They forget their daily and lifelong expert
ence-that while ghosts may frighten children
and very weak-minded adults, they never do
any serious harm. They may haunt their old
deserted habitations, and frighten the young
and timid with their spectral forms; but they
never carry off or devour the victims of super
stitious credulity. They can neither injure
their enemies nor assist their friends.
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with the introduction of Slavery, black and
white, first into all the Territories, and then
into the Northern States; and followed by the
suppression of general common-school educa-
ton. If these results do not follow the auspi-
cious event, it will be a failure, and the Union
must be saved again and again, until the de-
sired reforms are accomplished. The pro-
gamme requires the crushing out of Freedom
O nd froa oohools
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FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE NIAGARA DIS
AsTER.-C Chicago, Sept. 27.-Itis now estimated
that the number of lives lost by the burning of
the ill-fated steamer Niagara amounts to sixty.
six. The schooner Dan Marble saved tbirtv.
and the schooner Mary Grover eleven, but they,
have not arrived here.
The following persons, in addition to those
previously reported, are known to have been
lost, Almond Atwood and wife, of Vermont !:
M. j. Clark, 1.-THE steward of Buffalo; Hon.
John B. Macy, of Wisconsin; and Harvey Aims.
worth, of Royaton, Vermont, lost his wife, three
children, father, and sister.in-law,
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Or, in the call out to him

There are few, indeed, OF these songs and bal
lads that can lay claim to poetic merit. They
are, in this respect, far below the songs of va
rious description already published for Fremont
and Freedom. But they stirred, even with their
rude satire and loud appeal, the hearts of thou
sands, reused up to new vigor, and bore no mean
part in the fundamentally of the pen for the
great cause Of a countrys liberties. Scattered
as they have been, in various books and public
journals, some, perhaps, too, in manuscript only,
or handed down by traditional song, they form
welcome contribution to the records of that
time which tried mems souls We hope the
author will meet the reward which his diligence
and patriotism deserve, for thus rescuing them
from comparative obscurity, and that in subse-
quent editions others too may be added, from
whatever quarter they may be found. The style
of printing does credit to the publisher. Per-
haps they may yet have the increased interest
which which wellsketched representations in
series Of engravings could give.
TaADE LETTERS Their Journe wings Round the World
Three Diseourses delivered before the Mercantile Ia
brsry Association Of San Francisco, and published at
the request OF the Association. By w A Scott ID. d.
New York: Robert Carter Brothers 1856 For sale
by Gray BsIaniine, Washington, DC.
This small volume bears marks of careful
preparation, and by a reflective mind. In the
compass of SO few psges aud Of three popular
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SUPERsrITIoN.-The proneness of mankind
to superstition is illustrated in the consequence
given by the Fillmoreites to the ghost Of a
Wing party, which assembled in Baltimore q
week or two ago. They seem really to ina
CINE that some grand result is to be effected
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FIy Utr tIie DdcksIue OF INC WOTId, Tar on
Into limbo" with
call things transitory and vain,"
" Aboruye, mons,rous, and unkindly mixedn
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go, ravage, steal, and plumber,
And you shall have the prey;
They quickly will knock under
In North America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-15

r. IL is proposed to construct a railroad
rom Philadelphia to Cape May. Five hun
dIed and twenty-five thousand dollars of the
stook mas been subscribed. The entire cost
Will De about eight hundred thousand dollars
~ The Boston Post says the lady patrons
OF the hoop fashion will doubtless be pleased
70 learn that post has been removed from
the entrance to the Common at the corner of
boyiston and fremont streets
~ A person giving his name as NJ Lou.
aon, OF New York, has recently been "sell.
ing the Chicago merchants, by going about
the streets with few boxes of indigo, making
contracts for the delivery of large quantities
Oh OIL mat article, and selling box as sample.
me boxes delivered, on being opened, were
found to be mostly filed with blocks of wood.
Since this discovery was made the pedlar is
not to be found , '-.
Il The Cincinnati Commercial says that
MT. Fsrrie. who recently established his
legitimacy in the courts of New York, and ac-
CURED property left by his mother to the
value of one hundred thousand dollars, had
agreed to pay his attorneys, Messrs Chase 4
Bal, twenty per cent in case they gained the
suit for him Consequently they pocket the
snug sum of twenty thousand dollars.
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POLITICAL ITRHS

Thomas II. Clay, another SON Of Henry CLAY,
has come out in favor Of Fillmore.
Hon, Charles Sumner is announced as hay-
ing been invited to speak at the Fremont bar
oecue, In Needhsm, Mass, on the 10Th inst.
The st Louis Democrat, the Benton organ.
Indignantly denies that Mr.. Blair, Just elected
to Congress, is Republican.
The Louisville Journal groans over the re-
suit OF the elections in Kentucky and North
carolina, and thinks the Dem ocrats carried
them by "lOcal considerations 4"
The Freeport (Illinois) Anzeiger, a German
paper, at first run up the black flag of Fremont
ana Dayton. Ii has now pulled it down and
hoisted the names Of Buchanan and Breckir.
ridge to its mast head. /.
The Petersburg, Virginia, Democrat thinks
Fremont's elevation to the Presidency vouId
DC an actual stigma of disgrace upon the
oouth, and the day that secs his election will
sec the dissolution of the Union.
The Boston Campaign Democrat has a pic
ture OF an old Buck running spendidly-toss.
Ing person with dark lantern from his
noble antlers, and kicking a little voollv.
horse into torment from his heels
Hon. Z. W Farley, Hon George Evans
and j. Little ESQ three of the most nrom.
inent straight wings in Maine, Occupied
conspicuous places upon the platform at the
NJ D1uioo,aIio mass meeting In Portland on
Thursday. Va
The proprietor of the New York Day Book
pro poses to issue, on the first day of Septem
Der, and every morning after, the Day Book
as morning paper-double sheet and IN.
same size as the New Yerk Herald.
The National-the organ of tn. Franco
american population Of New Orleans-bas
placed the names of Fillmore and Donelson
for President and Vice President Mt tha ha.d
of its columns. The National has h;thar,o
been neutral in politics
At meeting Of Council No. 81. in tho viii
lage OF Port Chester, N. Y, held last veal
the following resolution was unanimousjy
adopted "That this Council be now d;s.
banded The reason given for sdoptino this
course was, that there was not enough Of Fill
more men in tho village to attend the CounoiI
In Maine, the Republicans have made thai
nominations for Congress in two districts Tho
second and sixth. In the second district
comprising Oxford, Franklin, and a portion
OF Contamination. Charles j. Gilman Of
brunswick; and in the sixth Hancock, Wash.
iDgtOn, and ArOostOok-now represented bv
Fuller, Hon. Stephen c. Foster, of Pembroke
The Greenville (0hio) Democrat saws that
Ex-Governor Trimbie, OF that State, has Gonna
out in favor Of Buck and Breck,n and ia
doing good service for the cause of Democracy
Last year he ran as " Old Line Whig'' candi.
gate for Governor So We go; the Union
loving men cannot, and will not, support the
"ooiy Horse" and his disunion groomsmen.
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SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS

The IntsIltgencer takes from the Panama
Herald Of August 4th inst the following in.
teresting particulars concerning the State Of
affairs in Nicaragua, which, the reader will
perceive, substantiats the views We express
in another column to-day:
1--WE are in possession of private reliable
advices firm Nicaragua Of the highest import
ance Walkers position is a most Precarlous
ore. He has only twelve hundred foiioaen,
all told, whilst Rivas, who still contends that
he Ia President. is fortifying himself ct Canen-
dsgua, and has already three thousand we'll
armed troops. He has the sympathy of the
entire country except the few Americans who
still adhere TO Walker, and his countrymen
are daily rushing to his standard. Honduras
and Guatemala are organising forces to invade
Nicaragua and drive Walker from the coun-
try; and il is understood that as soon as the
dry season resumes, now near at hand, they
will make q descent on Nicaragua Rivas
will, Of course, receive their sympathy and
cooperation, as w alker is now regarded by
the people of Nicaragua as a usurper " =
walkers arrogating to himself the right
to depose Riyas the people of Nicaragua do
not recognise. They regard Rivas as the
rightful President Of the country. He is so
recognised by the United States States Gov
erbment: and We are curious to know how
that Government will act in view of the pres.
emit state of things in Nicaragua"
The Union by way of Rowland for the
Oliver of the New York Evening Post, proves
that FremoLt's conduct in the fair of his cels-
brated Huttman-drafts on the treasury was
violation of the sub-treasury law sufficient
to subject him to punishment in a State's
prisoA under its penal clause. The same pa
per shows that there is to be concerted effort
on the part of Republican. party merchants of
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio to prescribe
the city Of Philadelphia in business matters,
because its citizens manifest a great repug-
nance to the abolition elements of the Repub-
lican party organisation ...
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from the Senate's files the credentials Of Mr..
James Harlan and the resolutions Of the Sen
ate o. Iowa relative to his election as a Sena.
torfrom that State, for reference to the Judi
ciary Committee, was taken up, and after
some discussion it was postponed an motion of
Mr.. Hunter
The Senate again proceeded to consider the
Civil and Miscellaneous appropriation bill on
which they were engaged as the Star went TO
press. - =
In the House, the bill to regulate tho Dip
lomatic and Consular expenses of the Govern
msnt was reported from the Foreign Affairs
Committee by Mr.. Pennington under ssuspen-
sion Of the rules, and was duly passed after
being amended in several particulars --------
Mr.. Stephens moved to suspend the rules to
enable him TO offer resolution directing the
printing Of new edition of 1000 copies of
Gales & Seaton's Register of Debates. 7-a-.a=
After some conversation, in which Messrs.
Clingman, Stephens, and McMullin partici-
pated, the question was put; and the rules
were not suspended. 80 -r- -
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The ANNUAL Boston MUSICAL CoNyRN
TON, which is largely attended by singers aud
music teachers from all parts of New England,
with many from other States, commences on
the 18th of August. 1t holds its sessions in
the fremont Temple, in Boston, q very large
and admirable music hall, containing an organ
of seventy-seven stops and four banks of KEYS.
which is by far the largest organ in America
Ihe convention will be under the direction of
Prof. A. N. johnson, assisted by an efficient
corps of Professors, with Prof. Morgan Of
London, now Organist of Grace church, in New
York. As organist, Mr.. Morgan's wonderful
performances on this great organ, at the con-
venuon last year filled the Bostonians with
perfect astonishment, and drew crowds to
every concert of the convention. Besides the
perfect performance Of pieces Of high order,
such popular, performances as to play "HaiI
Columbia with his hands and Yankee Doc
Ole with his feet, at one and the same time
were perfectly at his command. Miss White.
house and Mr.. Frost, who are not unknown To
our musical public, will be the principal solo
singers at this convention.
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ANEW CENr.-Everybody will be glsd b
learn that new cent is to be coined. The
old copper head which has so long represented
the smallest fractional division Of our decimal
money in use, is too cumbrous and large fol
the little value it represents, and the sobsti'
tuition for 1t Of . new coin, readily distinguish
able from ell others in circulation, will be
considered by all great Improvements. II ].
therefore proposed, by the Director Of the
Mint, that the new cent shall be eighty eight
parts copper and twelve parts nickel. This
will make coin Of dark reddish color. II
is to weigh ~ grains, less than half the present
cent, which il 16S grains. Phiia Sun go
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H Pickpocket Detector has boon in
vented down East - IL cousisssexternsliy Of q
case resembling that Of a watch in sire and
shape it has fob-chain or string, and lie
worn IN the pocket like q watch Withid the
case is bell and spring hammer the latter
Is connected With the fob-chain. The suppo
sition is that the thief will suppose that the
wstch.chain IS attached TO q bosa fde wstch,
and will accordingly pull the ch Ain in order 10
obtain the prise. But Instead of getting the
watch. the watch gets him The pull sosnds
the alarm bell, the oNner Of the watch erabs
the rogue, and the policeman conducts hin TO
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POLlCE NOTICE.
ce opAn from 4 A. m a 1QP m

fOLlCE NOTICE.
Office open from z A. m. to 12P. M. .
YNHE UNDERSIGNED, LATE OFFICERS
OF the regular authorized Police Department
OF this CITY, have located themselves in an nee
In the building occupied by Justice Hollinqshcs
and will give prompt and immediate Attention "a
all business entrusted TO them
CIVIL BUSINESS.
Collection OF accounts and notes by suit on
Otherwise, distraiDs, DC will meet with nom q,
attention, and prompt returns Of all monies re-
ceived.
CRIMINAL BUSINESS
Cltlxens ana stiangers VIII may REQ uire the aid
OF the police In feretng out and de citing thieves
&c Will lind some Of us at this Office, and our
united aid will be called In requ.ition II neces-
sary TO carry out their views
RUNAWAY SLAVES
owners OF runaway slaves In the District and In
In the States, by giving early information Of
the same, our efforts with unusual facilities for
detection, viii be given to their arrest
JOHN DAVIS
Late Chief Ct Police.
w A. BOSS,
Late Police Ofacef ID Ward
JOHNSON SIMONDS
Late Police Ofacer 5th Ward
A X ALLEN,
Late Police Ohicer 9th Ward
JOHN H. WISE,
au 15-3t ate Police Onacer 5th Ward.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

In the Senate, yesterday, after we went t.
press, a message from the President was re-
ceived, vetoing the bill for the improvement,
OF the navigation Of the Patspsco river, &c.
The bill creating two additional land Offices
In California was taken up and passed
report was received from the Conference
Committee On the disagreeing votes of the
two houses upon the Naval appropriation hill:
which was ooncurrcd in
Tho Civil, Executive and Judicial annro.
priation bill was taken up and discussed at
length on various propositions to amend il.
Among the amendments discussed was the
recommendation Of the Senate's Finance Com.
mlttee, to strike out the clause inserted in the
House, on motion Of Mr. Ball, directing that
hereafter the construction Of all Government
buildings shall be under the superinte ndence
OF cisillans, &c; which was agreed to, but
three or four Senators voting in the negative.
Ihey adjourned at late hour, without dis.
posing Of this bill.
In the House, the ANIMAL post route bill was
passed.
The Senate bill, explanatory of so much
Of the act of August 5, 1854, making appro.
Paia.lons Tor the support Of the army for the
year ending June 80, 1855, as relates to the
Pyimeht OF expenses incurred by the State of
;a;iiornla In the suppression of Indian hostil.
''' Ts ~ said State, was laid on the table
=, Inc report of the Conference Committee nm
no agreeing votes of the two Honss. = ,o,,
sle Nayai appropriation bill was recs;ved = nd
journed. $3.50 " p IN they ad
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FILLMORE AND BUCHANAN
4 tokRECT L1FR SIZE PORTRAITS or
~ Buchanan and Fillmore
a "A. Also several handsome colOrsd Engrsvings In
faper-hangings, hne, medium and low price q ;
fireboard Prints Window shsdes corb. r.
sells, &c, for sale by
j. MARKRITER
500 Seventh street. ne1t door 70
tu 4.V* Odd Fellowss BALL
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WILLIAM DOUGLAS RETURNS
~ his sincere thanks to his neigh bors and
friends for their successful eXertions In saving his
property during the imminent danger to which II
was exposed by fire on the morning Of the 18th in
slant, lta
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Stx CfNTS REWARD and ma rh,I,
~ kansway from the subscriber en- irdesiuTea
spPrenu e, John w. Wheeler
su IA BE ALFRED JONES.
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this crying evil long since. The very Wors'
sign We know of so far as the intelligence
good sense and love Of justice Of the American
people are concerned, is the hesitancy OF Con-
gress up to this time, to vote themselves iaii
compensation, and to face their eons'''uehcie'
in manly vindication of that act Every mem
Der knows we'll that the proposed increase ID
absolutely necessary to meet the altered con-
dition-prices-of the times, and Congress has
repeatedly demonstrated it, faith in this view
by increasing the pay Of nearly every body
else in Government employment to meet the
recent rapidly decreasing relative value of
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poLirtCALr FLAGS, FOR rHEJUyEN.
nile Politicians, for sale by
sn h-S HAMMOND.
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\ 4 <MASONIC.-A REGULAR COMMU
nieation Of Lebanon Lodge No will be
0held THIS Friday Evt MING, the 18th
instant. at ~ O'Clock. Punctual ettendsnle ID
earnestly requested. H-- rE
Master Masons in good standing are fra.srnally
invited
By order of the w. M:
Its T.F. MAGUIRE, Sec.