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Iur SLAVE IRApE.-Ihe Senate Ol the
State Of South Carolina, on the sth inst,
without debate, disposed Of the report and
resolutions in favor OF re-opening the slave
rad @, by indefinite postp onement
ArRIoAS PRoDUcE.-Two vessels arrive d
at Philadelphia last week from thu West
EN- coast Of Africa, bringing nearly seven
thousand bushels 0 poa or ground nuts. II
is said that from hfty TO sixty thousand
tons year are shipped from Africa to this
country aud to Great Britain and France.
The e1 port pea nuts and palm oil only TO
America and Europe represents the annual
value OF at least fifteen millions of dollars
So much Tor merely two articles Of African
produce.
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We tsw an actor the other evening
who, in "suiting the action to the word.
indicating an entirely new locality tor that
important organ, the heart. The scene
was something like this Actor roman
tically-"The angel | have her Pietur'
here--I always wear it next to my heart l'
And here he produced the precious dlslsr.
reotype-not from his bosoN-bus iron
pocket in the tail of his coat There was
somedele laughter about that time among
tho jolier sort OF spectators WhiIo the
sentimental aud romsutio were shocked by
BY this unexpected turn OFF, stage business
and hid their bushes in their hankerehie.s.
Boston Posi-.
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\ FAMILY sol ACQUAINTED. The Journal
Of Commerce tells the following reply Of
boy to his mother: The father wa. o. the
keep-your-children-a s-distOuce class, and
the boy wanting new SUIT, very naturally
asked the mother to inttrcede for him
"Why don't you ask your father yourself.
my son '' said the mother. "Nhy, IN other
| would ask him, only | don't feel well
enough acquainted with him was the re
MY.
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Law WITHOUT EoUlTr AT the las, ses
sion of the Circuit Court, held at Mason.
Ingham county, several young men were
examined for admission to the practice OF
the law. One of the examining committee,
Mr.. q. NJ. B wasa prominent locotoco poi
itican. During the examination the follow
ing scene occurred
Mr.. B. Mr.. r, can you give me- an
instance Of lu7 with total absence 'f
.quty
Mr.. R. Yes, Sir.
W hat is il, sir
The Fuginre Save La'o ''
Mr. &. was satisfied -DeIrou Ar.
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FRI IN Eo,hroRp, lLL.-Nov. 2sth, the
Bool Store Of Huntington and Barnes in
Rockford, H., was totally destroyed by
fire. They lost their entire stock, not
saving even their books and accounts -
Their stock was valued at some $4,000,
upon which the only Insurance was in the
.Eu1 for - 600 effected not q week since
The block of two stores was destroyed -
Aggregate loss $4,000
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distinction which will appear in my inau-
raj address in reference to those c1u mites
where the voters were fairly ragistcre and
did not vote. In such counties whore full
and free opportunity was given to register
and vote and they did not choose tO cXor-
else snch privilege, the question is very
different from those counties where there
was no census or registry and no vote was
given, or could be given, hpveycr anxious
the people might be to participate in the
election Of delegates to the cJnyeutiun.-
Nor could it b) said these counties acqui-
escad. for wherever they eniel ured by .
subsequent c9nsus or registry Of their Own
to supply this defect ocoIsionel by praYi-
Gus neglect Of the territorial oliior5 the
delegates thus chosen were rejected by tie
convention.
repeat that in nineteen counties out OF
thirty-fOur there was no census. In fifteen
counties out of thirty four there was no
registry, and not n solitary vote was given
or could be given for delegate to the con
vention IN any OF these c)unti's. Surel1
then it cannot BE- said that such conyeu-
tion, chosen by scarcely more than one.
tenth OF the present voters Of Kansas. rep
resented the people Of that territory, aud
could rightly impose constitution upon
them without their consent. These nine
teen counties in which there WIS no census,
constituted maiorlty Of tho counties of
the territory, and these fifteen counties in
which there was no registry gave u much
lrger vote at the October election, even
with the six months publication, than
the whole vote given u the L'c1mp.1n
constitution on the l7th of November last.
~ l., - . r
pectful resignation, in the hope that Kan
sls and our beloved country may be shield
Cd from that civil war with which | fear
both are threatened by any attempt to force
the so-cllled Igcompton Constitution upon
the people OF Kansas. | state it rs a tact e,
based on a long and intimate association
with the people Of Kansas, that an over
wheming majority Of that p ople are Op-
posed to that instrument and my letters
state that but one out Of twenty OF the press
Of Kansas sustain it.SJme oppose it becau Sc
so many counties were di-iranchised ani
unrepresanted in tho Convention, SOM ,
who are opposed TO paper money, because
IL authorsizes bank of enormous capital
for kansas, nearly unlimited in its issues.
aud in the denomination Of its notes from
one dollar, up and down some because Of
what thy consider kn1w-Nothin clause
by requru. that the Governor shall have
h-cn twenty years citizen Of the United
sstntc- epinc because the elective Franchise
/ Is not Tree, ns they cannot vote against the
/ Contribution, hut only on tho single issue
whether any more slaves may be imported
and then only upon that issue by voting fer
. TIE Constitution II which they arr pl-
posed, and they regard this as but mock
cry Dt the ell, ,Ctiyc franchise, and parilJu-
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A DRAMATIC Scene. Mr.. and Mrs Wig.
gins at breakfast.-Mrs. W My dear, |
do hope that the times are getting better.
Mr.. w Excuse me, my dear, but beg
you wont say anything about the times, it
will take away my appetite and spoil my
breakfast.
Mrs. w o. | am sorry But II -(ilcsi.
tatlng)
Mr.. w But what Mrs. Virgins CLlys
down his muffin, and looks AZ hgr serious
lyD
Mrs. W lust thought would mako a
proposal to retreuch our expenses If the
times were no better.
Mr.. w Now that sounds like sense.
My dear, you make me feel light hearted,
for to tell you the truth it is the very thing
| wanted to propose TO you, but didn't
know how to do it. You women have such
way. The fact is, my dear, we must re-
trench, and no mistake about it. (Wig-
gins swallows his muffin whole, and empties
his cotfe> cup at gulp, with immense sa-
tlsfaction in his countenanceO
Mrs. W | knew you would not object
to my plan.
Mr. W Object catch me objecting to
any thing you propose, my love.
Mrs. W Well, my dear, can save you
fifty dollars in one article alone.
Mr.. W Good
Mrs. W And if you can save fifty in
something else, we shall be Just hundred
dollars richer.
Mr. Why love, you ought to 60 into
Wall street. But how do you propose sa-
wing this sum
Mrs. W Well, you know must have
a new dress this week, and instead o. pay
ing for it hundred and fifty dollors, pro-
pose to take adyantlga of the times and buy
one that will cost but hundred.
Mr. W Tries to speak, but failing in
the tempt rushes from the house without
even Kissing Mrs, W, as he had always
done before.
3 Mrs. W Well, if ever Wha' strange
creatures these men are What on earth
can have happened to Elgarl
Curtain Drops.
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Thlrty-Finh Congre~---First Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA.
SENATE. In the Senate, resolu tions we're
adopted Tor the appointment Of standing
committees on wednesday. Mr.. Wilson
Of Mass. said he had been desired by sena-
for Sumntr % state that owing to the con
dition Of his health he wished TO be ex-
cused from serving up)n any committee.
Mr. Evans OFFS. c. announced the death
Of bis late colleague, a. P. Butler, paying
a eulogy to the eminent talents and ability
Of the deceased
The customary resolutions we're passed.
lIousE.-The Standing committees we're
announced by the Speaker
IN Wlyt 1ui VI rrs.-H'Hr'.Jp1ss,o NJ pei
Phelps, Of Mo Banks, Of Mass Letchor, Of
Va. Campbell, Of hio Davis, Of Nd. Kelly,
Of y. Y Howard, Mich, and Dowdell, of Ala.
IN Yrr'9.ies.-Mossr-. stephens, Of Ga.
Smith, of Va, Grow. oi Pa, Branch, Of ~ c.,
Granger, Of Y. y Hughes, oi Ind, Zolcofer,
of Tom, Knapp. Mas. AMI Clark, Of Mo.
Ot tu Ji1 .-jyV -Iossr'. Houston, OF Ala,
Iappln, of v. H., trai;e, Of n. c. Billinghurst,
of Wis, Taylor of Ia, Rcaiy Of Tcnncssc
Chapman ofpenn.ylyauia, Of and Clark of New York.
- ~ ~"
C,,, 'iJ .H'' I5 Va. bur'nsaAg, Gi hass' !
Ma @i,,.r.5 or Y.y ~. I'v1s Of : C. and
Groc.bcak. Of Ohio.
a., EL.pory.-Mcssrs Harris, of Illinois
Hutcc, of south Carolina Washburuc Of Me
steven on, Of Ky Clark, Of Conn Phillips, Of
Pa Giimer, Of Nortl Carolina Lamlr, of Miss.
On c,'ao-t, ~, 't'a,.r e..r. o,br,,o of New York
Wilson, Of Va; Washburn, of Illinois Miles, of
C'ori,tcc' ,n Ci,ims..-Wasers Mar.bau os
Illinois darnctt. Of Virginia Gildlng., Of
pea8 ni DrTli' Nore Lo1'ia of ALABAMA Nu9H9
Of New York Arnold, Of Connoctcat and
Gs P,Sg LTI.INe.,r. Cobb. Of Alabama;
McQrcen, of >outhC lrolina; Bennett of NewYorki
DN.'. Of Indiana W1l9ridsG,oi Michigan; Kuhin'
ol .lro.'na' i.iot ueofgta Montsomefy
E os.r. Fni.S of rrd,
,,,, p,ycii. Of yir,i3i,. Mood. of IT,jne. scott
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TnE FiSALITY. .-EYeryth that has been
done for Slavery has been pronounced
"fnallity,' but has proved only stepping
stone to some further encroachment on
Freedom. The annexation OF Texas was
" tndity, and yet was followed by the
deeds OF 1880. Those deeds were pronoun-
eed It "Gnality,' and in less than four years
We saw the Missouri compromise repealed.
That was the third "dnality,' and was to
take the slavery question out Of the poiti-
cal arena, which it did by driving every
thing else from that arena and making Of
slavery its sole figure and occupant Now
we have "dbality' No. A., in the shape Of
war ON popular sovereignty" 1his,
should the aristocrats again succeed, will
be followed by another "fnality," the fifth,
which will be the parent of sixth, and 50
on, until "fnalities, but for their odious
nature, shall have become as ridiculous as
the "more last words Of condemned
c!imiual. TrqreIisy
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InE Nav HALL of the House of Represen-
tatiyes at Washington was to he occupied
by the House on Wednesday. Itis said to
be highly ornamented and costly room,
and admirably adapted to its purposes. A
speaker from any part Of it is heard with
great ease. \ dedicatory sermon was
preached in it last Sunday by DR., Cum
MINIS, an Episcopalian clergyman af Wash
iugtou. The Tr'juae correspondent says of
his discourse
o" lie spoke in glowing terms Of Moses,
leading his host Of fugitiyes from slavery
into thowildcrness, cordially praised tie
Puritan loreiathers of New England, cited
the abolitionist, Wherefore, as the model
Of christian statesman, aud declared with
great leryor that this continent was des-
tined by Providence for freedom, not for
slavery. 1t was an eminently national and
patriotic discourse
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Even as late as the 81 Of July, 1857. when
the Democratic Territorial Convention as
sembled at Lecompton, IN consequence Of
the laws OF the climate and the well known
will Of the people, none contendcd that
slavery could tc established there. nor Was
1t until my southern opponents lntertsred in
the aiilirs of Kansas, and by dcnunciation,
menace and otherwise, aided at critlcll
n Rod by several federal offceholIers of
Kansas. including the Surveyor General,
and the President of the Convention with
his imm nse patronage, embracing many
hundred employees, intervened, and, as
believe, without the knowledge or approba-
tion Of the President of the United States.
produced the extraordinary paper called
the Leeompton Constitution. Yet this act
Of Intervention by the federal officers to de-
feat the will OF the people Sc ms u be sustain
ed hv my opponents, whilst nv intervention.
as IT is called, in obedience To my duty and
oath of Office to support the Federal Constr
tuition and to take care that our organic law
should be fairly executed by endeaTorln.r u
secure to the people Of Kansas their rights
under that act. j. denounced AMI calumni-
ated. 1t is still more remarkable that the
hyp,thaitcal remarks made by me as "a
mus IllAlhN' ~ ''' NDAlA'''N'Nh' NikI AAs
influence upon the question Of slavery in
Kansas after that issue had been abandoned
there, which views were for consolidating
the Union between the conservative, the
Free state, and pro Slavery Democrats, so
as 70 prevent the confscatioa OF the small
number Of Slaves then held in Kansas, have
been denounced by many distinguished
Southern Senators who, when the Kansas
and Nebraska Blll was pending in Con
gress, and when such remarks from them il
ever might affect Southern emigration,
were then loudest in proclalmlng that be
cause Of ito climate, Kansas could never be
come a slave State. Indeed il seems tina.
all persons in and out OF Kansas, whether
in public or in private life, may publish
what opinions they please in regard to
these questions, except the Governor OF that
Territory, who has SO little power and No
patronage And now be pleased to express
20 the President my deep regret as regards
our unfortunate difference of opinion IN re
lation to the Lecomp'on Constitution, and
to say to him that as iniaiiiblity does not
belong to man however exalted in intellect,
purity OF intention, or position, yet if he
has committed any errors IN this respect
may they be oyerruled by a experimenting
Providence for the perpetulty OF our mon,
and the advancement, the honor aud 'nte-
rest Ol our beloved country,
In now dissolying my oAioial connection
with your department, beg loayo to ten
der to You my thanks lor Your constant
courtesy and kindness
Most Respectfully,
your ob't. sorylnt
lSigned) r. i WALKER.
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MANrMssIoN. by the last will aud tes-
lament OF the late George W p Custis, of
Alexandria Va all his slaves On the differ
eut plantations are T. be set free within
the next i've years, his executors to pro
vide TIA. necessary funds from his estate, to
remove them from the Commonwealth
There are, probably, two on three hundred
slaves ~ be thus sot free
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FREEDoa OF SPEECH IS VIRGINIA.-Presi-
dent Buchanan said the other day to Vr
ginian that his was ga fine old State which
was ever right - remark which the cur
rent news ens bles US thus to illustrate -
John Underwood has been found guilty by
the court Of Prince William county. Va,
Of 'uttering and maintaining that owners
have no right of property in slaves and
has been fined :3l2,j0.
VERY SINGULAR CiRCussT,NCE.--A lad hy
the nama of William Hawthorne, of Colum-
bia County, y. Y. had his thigh Lroke1 ina
somewhat singular manner. 1t appears
that Mr. Hawthorne had been butchering
that day, and that the boy in assisting
him; had got considerable blood upon his
clothes. lie entered the stable to water
and feed span Of work or team horses,
but while in the act ot unhitchiuS one IT
them. she horse smelt the blood remaining
upon his clothes and immediately became
frantic. furiOusly attacked the hey. threw
him down and paved him with his fore
feet, and kicked him, breaking hIs tHish
about half way above tine Ense, after
which the boy craw.ed under the mlnra r
out of reach Of the horse. which broke
loose and rushed out Of the stab IN per
fectly frenzied state. The boy called loud
ly for help, when assistance came and "a
was conveyed into the house
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v oil XXX-NEv SERIES, VOL. iii.

winter night, and the lips that once presses
her soft cheeks with kisses, quiver with the
pain of cold
1t matters nothing to our purpose how
the change came. 1t may have been by sin
or it may have been misfortune. We did
not ask him that, 1t is only the naked fact
that men should know and ponder on, that
he was wandering in search Of work and
had not found it, and bitter want wrung
from him in the cold midnight, that wild
demand for food " J, COur. and En7
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WHO WANTS A CHEAP DOCUMENT
FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.

Stitched and bound in paper, sent, free Of post
age, to any who may order them, for Is cepta
a copy. The work forms neat volume of In2
pages. 1t contains
"a Decade Of the Stare P5ucer "-compl, %
in ten chapters.
Dangers Of SlGreTy Erteasioa- Shareholders
a Privileged Class GroaOth of oar Negro
Aristocracy-being speech delivered b. Gov.
Seward, in Albany, October 18th, 1855.
The Politics Of Justice, Equality, and Free
douI-being speech of Gov. Seward, delivered
at Buffalo, N. Y, October 18th, 1855.
american Polhics-a speech delivered by the
Hon. George W. Julian.
Speech Of the Hon. John p Hele, on The
Presidents Message, relating to Kansas.
Editorial Comments on the same MessG9s.
History and Philosophy Of tie Struggle for
the Speokership Of the Present House Of l2ep-
resent0tices, with a classification Of rotes.
Letter Of Francis p BIGir to the Reps.bli.
can Association Of Washington.
Sectionalism and Republic-nisn1-An Edi-
torial ReviesO of Letter from the Hon. D. D.
Barnard, Of NetO York.
A Synopsis Of The Slave Code IN the District
of Columbia.
Statistics of SGvery tn Maryland and Ma.
souri,.
Besides al this, the volume presents a com.
prehensive view of the Know Nothing move.
ment and its bearings; accounts of Karsas al.
fairs and Of slave cases, and thorough dis.
cussion of the Republican movement.
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THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. C., SEPTEMBER g. 1857

Gen. Van Cortlandt, who is marching upon
Jhansi and Hissar with the Buttisnah irregular
force, has had two engagements with the rebels
in the neighborhood of Sirsa, defeating them in
each instance with severe loss. The last action
was very decided one, and the rebels fled in
disorder, leaving 200 men dead upon the field,
besides many prisoners in our hands. The
troops of the Bikanir Rsjsh, 2,700 men of all
arms, have Joined Gen. Van Cortlandts force,
though what reliance can be placed on these
men remains to be seen.
The whole Pun aub remains quiet, thanks to
the energetic conduct of the Commissioner and
the men in command. Many of the disarmed
native regiments have begged the restitution of
their weapons, and to be led against Delhi
but it would be madness, after what has trans
pired, to listen to such prayers. The men may
be loyal in their present mood; but in the pres
ence of an example such as that offered now at
Delhi, would lead to the dangerous influence to
a certainty.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Ne,c York, Aug 3O.-The steamer Atlantic,
with Liverpool dates to Wednesday, the 10Th
inst, arrived here to-day.
The Atlantic passed the Europa on the 10th
and the Persia on the Oath, in lat. so deg,
long. Al deg. She also passed the steamer
Fulton, on the 26th, off Cape Race.
The Asia arrived out on the 10th.
The Telegraph squadron has returned to
Plymouth. The directors were to meet at Lon
don on the 18th, to determine on the future
proceedings.
The company will take immediate measures
to recover the lost cable. 1t is believed that
fully one-half can be saved, and that the ult-
mate loss to the company will not exceed
G25, 900 sterling.
Recent storms and floods in England have
done great damage to the crops. The weather,
however, has now improved.
1t is rumored that France intends to demand
the extradition of Ledru Rollin, and that he
was about leaving for America.
1t is rumored, also, that France designs
sending an expedition to Cochin China, to de-
man6 satisfaction for insults.
1t is announced that Russia is equipping q
fOtilla for the Chinese seas.
The fetes in honor of Napoleons visit passed
off we'll, but were marred by wet weather.
The Russian Imperial Guard has been re-
duced to 10000 men.
Turkish affairs are unchanged. There are
rumors that Lord STAFFORD de Radcliffe will be
succeeded at Constantinople by Lord Howden.
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VALUABLE TESTIMONY IN FAVOR OF THE
OXYGENATED BITTERS.

WASHINGTON, ID. C, June TO-
Having made of the Oxygenated Biiters, prepared
by DR. George T. Green, OF Windsor Vermont, and from
knowledge obtained of their efficacy other cases,
cheerfuy recommend them the public believing they
will fully sustain the recommendation of the proprie
We hope that this valuable remedy may be accessible TO
all the afflicted
SAMUEL s. PHELPS
WILLIAM UPHAM,
S. Senator's from Vermont
JAMES f. SIMMONS,
u S. Senator from r. Island.
j. T. MOREHEAD,
q. S. Senator, and formerly Coz. Of kentucky.
l.. II. ARNOLD,
Formally Coz Of 4. Island.
WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE,
Late Governor Of Michigan.
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Railroads in India.

We Ind In the European eorreanondence of
the New York Times an account of railroad
progress In India. & memorandum, on The
state and prospects of railways in India which
has been lad before the Court of Directors of
the East India Company, shows that 3e4s
miles OF railway have been sanctioned and are
In course OF construction in that country. The
capital already issued amounts to EGO. 3l4 800,
ana the outlay required TO complete the lines
Is estimated at s30,23l,O0O. The Company
guarantees the interest, and grants the lard for
tne railways and their termiDi, the value of
which may be reckoned at more than million.
The lines have been chosen quite "a mncb for
commercial as for military and political objects.
the existing channels of trade having been fol.
lowed, and the chief cotton-producing districts
provided with ready means of communication
with The nearest ports. In one or two inst an
ces-such as the line connecting the great cot
ton fields of Berur with Bombay aud the nail
way through Sura: and Guzerat-the PRINCIPAL
object is to develop the agricultural resources
OF those districts, and to bring them into conn
mun:cation with the coas'. At present, only
small section is open in each Presidency, ma
king about three hundred miles in all, and lad
only with single track, with the exception of
the open portion of the Eas. IL dian line, name
ly, from Calcutta to Burdwan, where it has
oeoh iounu necessary, IN consequence OF the
extent of the traffic, to make double line.
The cost per mile was Gl2,000, including ter
minal stations; and that of the Madras line,
single, has been about G5,500 The results of
the lines now open are regarded as very s;,tis-
factory, the Calcutta line earning profits equiv-
alent to the rate of guaranteed interest, giz {:
five per cent.
The revolt will interrupt the construction of
these roads, but they will be eventually com.
pleted, when they will put new face on the
affairs of the East.