The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-07-29
GENERAL SUMMARY.


souri,. The New Orleans Crescent, in an arti-
Gle lsmenting the progress of Freedom, says:
Missouri is now almost Free Soil State
and will undoubtedly be so utterly in few
years; Delaware is Free-Soil, although nomin.
ally slave State. Take these two Common.
weahhs, and add them to the seventeen free
States now in the Union, and we have nineteen
free and thirteen slave States. To these nine
teen, add Kansas, Nebraska, and Oregon
which Territories will probably be admitted at
the next session of Congress-and we have
twenty two Free.Soil to thirteen slave States.
This will give the free States eighteen majority
IN the Federal Senate, and their msjority in the
House of Representatives will be correspond.
ingly overwhelming Therefore, Judging from
the facts of the past stubborn, rigid, iron
facts-what chance win the South have in the
National Legislature, when she is completely
powerless, and the North possesses absolute
control of both branches, with a man like
Seward in the Presidential chair, to enforce
special, arbitrary, and oppressive legislation +?
This is the question to be asked, and the question
to be considered, if our fellow citizens desire to
arrive at safe conclusions"
That indeed-and the conclusion is a safe
one, entirely. Wher all these predictions shall
have been fulfilled, the Union will stand as
firmly as it does to-day, and the alarmists,
North and South, will have repented of their
croakirg, and become good citizens.
The Memphis appeal gives a glowing &C.
count of wholesale wedding on the planta.
ton of Capt. Jones, near that city, at which
nine happy black couples were united:
each couple with their attendants marched
up after the ceremony by our pious minister,
and he knelt in prayer, imploring Heaven to
bless each one of the nine couples. And, sir, the
prayer seemed to be breathed with fervor and
devotion for assistance from on high to his fell
low-servants. After prayer, such kissing and
joy as was manifested by the friends of each.
Then, in few minutes supper was announced
and permit me to say, that it was the most or
derby crowd l have ever seen of blacks, attrib-
utable, no doubt, to no spirits or wine being
used on the occasion. After supper, came TIE
dance for the non.religious but near by, on
another equally beautiful grass plot, were
found about onehalf-the religious-in the
play of Sister Phebe and other kindred plays.
And never have had the. pleasure of seeing a
happier crowd"
The perfection of this scene Is not q little
marred by the fact that Capt. Jones has the
power to separate these happy couples when
ever he may choose, or, if he is too merciful to
do it, his death or bankruptcy may scatter
them at any moment "What Gcd hath join
ed" Slavery puts asunder without mercy aud
without remorse.
The Republicans of the 9th Congressional
district of Maine have nominated Stephen G.
Foster, the present member, for reelection
and this is believed to insure this, the only
hopefully contested district by the Democrats,
to the opposition to the Administration.
Gen. Jim Lane delivered an Grafton ct
Brownsville, Kansas, on the 9th. No sooner
did he appear, than three cheers were given for
Gen. Lane and self defence" In his speech,
Lane alluded to the homicide as having been
unavoidable on his part, but yet the most un.
fortunate event of his life. The Lawrence cor.
# the New York Eoening Post
thinks that the affair has not by any means de-
stroyed Lanes political prospects, as was at
first supposed. I.
We see statement in the New York Jour.
nal of Commerce, copied from Virginia
paper, that Anthony Burns, the fugitive slave
who was taken out of Boston at the point of
the bayonet, and afterwards purchased from his
master, is now in the Massachusetts, penitentiary
for robbery. This is mistake. Mr.. Burns is
completing theological course at Oberlin,
Ohio, and was recently in Boston On visit.
His talents and prospects for usefulness are
very fair. .
The reply of the trustees of the Dudley Oh.
serratory to the scientific council is delayed on
account of the death of John N. Wilder, to
whom the preparation of the paper had been
intrusted.
Among the visitors at the Lake House, Lake
George, last week, were Col. J. w. Ripley of
the army, and three ladies.
The report from Oregon, that the Democrats
have carried the first election under the State
Constitution, does not say which wing was
the party was split in two-but
does say that Gen. Lane will be one of the
United States Senators.
Colonel John Wade, of Woburn, deceased,
made bequest of $4,000 to endow a profes
sorsbip in the New England Female Medical
College, and real estate in Boston valued at
over 10000, the income of which is to be de.
voted to the support and medical education
of worthy and moral INDECENT females"
Near the mouth of the Ohio are two rival
cities, which sometimes manage to keep their
heads above water. The editors of both towns
have been telling some queer stories about the
late submerge. The Mound City Emporium
10 responsible for the suboined dry joke on a
wet subject:
"The steamer Manchester has been engaged
inside the levees at Carlo, during consider
able portion of the past week, towing houses
from one point to another, and getting drift out
of the town. The report that she tore part of
her bottom off by running over the top of the
Taylor House is without foundation"
Homer E. Royce, of Berkshire, has been
nominated for reelection to Con.
gress by the Republicans of the third district
Of Vermont. Messrs. Morrill, and Walton are
quite certain of denomination, thus preserving
the present able delegation.
John M. Read, of Philadelphia, who is the
Union anti-Administratior candidate for Su-
preme Judge in Pennsylvania, ia an old Demo
GRAFT who refused to support Buchanan in 1856.
The last Texas Legislature, controlled by
The party which by the grace of hqnkers and
aunkeys is declared to be especially national"
passed an act for purchasing additional ma
chinery for the State penitentiary, with pro,
viso, That no part of the same shall be ex-
pended in the State of Massachusetts,, nor for
manufactured in said State" The
New York Day Book, an organ of this sort of
says it is glad to see this discrim.
nation against fanaticism, and hopes to see
more of it at the South. H.. .
Samuel G. Goodrich delivered an Grafton at
Woodbury., Conn, on the 9Th, and was terribly
afraid that the Union was going to the dogs.
BE does much better in the quiet capacity of
Peter Rarley.
Hon. Samuel D. Bradford, for many years a
prominent merchant and politician in this
State, but who has now retired, has collected
nis writings, for the benefit of his sons, and
printed them for private distribution. The