The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-05
THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON, d. G, AUGUST S. 1858.

mepthers. elected biennially for four years
ana Ut tts twelve whose terms expire this year,
sls srs republicans, five are Democrats, and
ons % as American. 1t will be necessary for
ne hepaohcans to choose nine Senators this
faiit IN tqaer to control the upper branch of the
Legialatife.
Valerttne B. Horton, Republican, perempto.
riy decSnes a reelection 70 Congress frem
Ohip, th. 'fall.
/, G:.Vau Slyke, of Columbus, has been
elee:ed warden of the Ohio penitentiary, having
voted tor-himself as a member of the board OF
directors Ef
Samus; B. Ruggles accepts the appointment
OF nal commissioner of New York, and thus
responds 20 the invitation to unite with the Re-
publican party.
We lea.n that the large number of portraits
of Mr.. Etglish-author of English's BILL" in
Congress which were recently sent to the
West for gale, have become drug in the mar
ket. RaI her significant!
The etitor of the Dubuque Express and
Herald as received specimens OF so-called
gold from Audubon county, which turns out to
be sfrnplJ suphate of copper-glittering some
thinG hh gold, but utterly worthless The
mahSa bose farm they were found is willing
TO SCI f0 $1,000 an acre. We believe that
SONG sms ! quantities of gold have been found
in IcSa, ut it is very likely that most of the
alleged d Icoveries in that State are of piece
With fhoas of Audubon county.
A sren Sunday school celebration was held
at Belara zoo, Michigan, on Saturday, July 10.
Ten ut,nd persons, old and young together,
wers.pres mt.
K -
W. 'el q that the report of DIR. Walkers
resiEh tiV of the Presidency of Harvard Col
lege xiWt ,lly without foundation. He has not
resiessd to take effect at commencement"
nor ma I any thought of retiring from his
prese !. p lition.
Tt 81. Louis Democrat, by comparing the
freexei save population of several counties,
shoSt he tendency of free emigration to drive
Slava y Oh. of Missouri. There are more than
thirty co'Ikties in which Slavery is fast disap-
pearSg, AID it is not q little remarkable that
man. of tenn are in the middle and southern
sectis u.s. the border-ruf6an portions of the
Stata
NJ Murray, New York Alderman, died
on. j ond,s last. He was an Irishman, who
kept ffutS shop, through which he made his
entrs.ie ice i}to the Democratic party, and finally
beea. Re al, Alderman.
A s2rawoerry was picked in the garden of an
ams.sur, ear Buffalo, which measured eight
and <ee-eiyhths inches in circumference. The
weig ~ Of he berry was one ounce, two penny
weig g, ard twelve grains. The specimen was
of ,b ], British Queen variety.
Wind in the Baltimore papers the proceed
: ings : meeting of shareholders on the eastern
shors of Maryland, held in Chestertown, Kent
. coun z, on; Saturday last The meeting was
. callet ito . tske into consideration the proper
meas->es - be adopted to promote the better
secur y o. slave property" and was numerous
-ly az nd,g. by leading citizens. The direct
.cause Cor telling the meeting seems to have
been she ,elief that there are living in the
neigh orb I'D some few mischievous and evil.
'dispo I'd ~ rsons, who have secretly and clan
'-desti 3ly ,erated to induce slaves to abscond,
{ and, sci ie instances, to aid them in esca.
sing 81. it WAS resolved unanimously not to
trait, ride with any man who will not "openly
and inl' without limitation or modification,
EXPIRE hia detestation of everything like tam
perrin will slaves, to assist or induce them to
-abscc g."
&c raj William Walker has written a letter
to to :. e N ,bie Register, animadverting upon
the CT rse.. ursued by the Government towards
him. - he declares that the Federal officers,
mot C. tent with taking from him his rights and
the p;Epe. he held in Nicaragua, have at
Tempt: t. !eprive him of bis honor also. He
adds, Eat. Q regards himself as an humble
jnstru aen lin the hands of Higher Power"
and 81 ,s BIZ. scorns the counsel of those who ad.
wise bm ssion to wrong. Accounts from
Louis ma, mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
state at is,e feeling in those States in favor of
xWslk ia decreasing. correspondent of the
H. holA-
says : at Nicaragua bonds have been taken up
ny So heI, planters to the amount of $775, 600.
: Thi'. cisi, ems of Berlin Heights, Ohio, have
sesolv 4 l., purchase the property now held by
the F. fe-L Vers in that town, with the purpose
Of effe inc he entire expulsion of that disgrace
.'ul RAJ DE om the place.
: The Reg Eleazer Williams, the Bourbon
Primo is INV dangerously sick at Hogansburg,
Frank n e.pnty, New York.
:: We hat highly important advices from
Utah, ,vhit. would appear to leave little doubt
- to e STA lement, at least for the present, of
The ldi cub IS with the Mormons. Dispatches
Seceiv, H. st. Louis, and telegraphed to u.s.
tate fat Z WIS from Salt Lake City to the Sd
-fstan hae been received. Brigham Young
Sad tx be, Ia of the Mormon church had re-
| ebrneC 20 = g city, ana nau Deen followed Dy
the pc ole,, Who were returning to thir homes
ID ell /. art IF the Territory. No troops were
in the city, General Johnston having passed
siroufs an encamped with the army in Cedar
alley thirI miles beyond. The Government
Ell GER. 5ad 9een duly installed, and everything
| Gas q Wy the Valley. 1t was stated that
| eighi.e- Z; ing was anxious to be tried on the
SeargfS-. Il ason, though he insisted that the
Dry slf Id .onsist of Mormons only-which,
,% cou'Nt y luld insure his acquttal.
| By r. tes ,e to letter from Gen. Isacks, it
rill be sa-t that Gen. Calhoun has issued GER
tSfsats, 10 Al those elected under the Lecomp-
t,n &C lit, ion.
-Ewil be seen that the Free.Sta.e members
from ,Ss CT. nty receive their certificates. This
ill 81 ,e tbs, party a majority in both branch
{. Of { le l. a,islsture. In the balance of the
tolinti =, tn J, certificates are issued according
t the here tsfore-published letter of Calhoun.
This ives tpe control into the hands of the
Frees ate ZEN, in the event we become State.
Vow, tie az tstion is Invested of many of its old
| f~ejudtces. Let all men come up to the polls
sld Sc tie tie question by accepting the ordi-
nsnce. Th ,-e is no use of further strife and
agitation. Accept the ordinance, and the
pxace, 4ur.i, and prosperity of Kansas is GER
TIN Saa,t, Herald.
The :sW:,sa: ugton Union publishes COM
m mice Nc y ,m Asbury Dickins, Secretary of
| tE, Seta -, ntradicting an imputation upon
tie Vic ~ dent, Breckenridge. Mr.. Dickins
ss<s @ss
Gag 81 to plan reported by the Com
| mSttee o. - Judiciary, and agreed to by the
State; oSpers which indicated the classes
to, whic Senators from Minnesota were to
| be- ASST we're prepared and put into the