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TOO CONCILIAT0RY.

We thought, when we extracted last week q
paragraph from the Richmond South very mild
ly condemnatory of the Administration for its
policy towards Mr.. Douglas, that we should see
the South rebuked by some of its fire eating
friends for its conciliatory tone towards "a
renegade" to quote its own language last win.
ter, as applied then to Mr.. Douglas. The
Charleston Mercury is, to say the least, astonish.
ed by the article in the South, from which we
made an extract last week. Says the Mercury
NOW comes one of the straugest political
exhibitions from the South which has taken
place in our day. Virgisia wakes up. The
Richmond South, a journal distinguished for
the viger and ability with which it has support
ed the rights, interests, and honor o! the South,
and the principles of State Rights Democracy,
journal which has followed Douglas hereto.
fore with the spirit of sheath Homeland the
Richmond Enquirer, although far behind with
feebler bay, suddenly stop. They overtake
Douglas, and they find that he is no quarry at
all. He is q marvellous proper man.
Here the whole responsibility of the division
IN the Democratic party in Illinois is charged
on the Administration and its supporters.
The adherents of the Administration the
South says, held Convention, and issued
declaration of war against the supporters of
Douglas, and it calls it policy Of vindictive
persecution
The South replies:
"Now, have we ever employed any such Ian
guage in regard to Judge Douglas? Have we
ventured even by implication to offer an apollo
gy for his conduct Have we so much as in
simulated doubt of the Justice of that sentence
in he
provoked from the indignant people of the
South To each and sll of these inquiries we
respond with an emphatic negative. In the
very article upon which the Mercury bases its
criticism, we explicitly stigmatize the Anti LIE.
compton Democrats of the North with treache.
~ to the party and the South"
The South goes on to say that it Gid not dep.
recate division in the ranks of the Illinois De
mocracy because it had any feeling for Judge
Douglas, but for the sGke Of the party there.
This whole matter is well understood by the
really sagacious members of the Democratic
party. 1t is not that any of them cares for Mr..
Douglas, we suppose, but they know very we'll
that if minority of the Democratic party in
Illinois may bolt the regular nominations, 90
may Anti Lscomp!on minorities in Indiana.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other States. Illinois
will not alone be lest to the Democracy-M
Douglas will not be the only man defeated by
this polcy-but other States will be lost, and
scores of Administration Democrats be laid upon
the shelf. For this reason, the sagacious men
of the party, the influential Democratic jour.
mails, are trying to make a peace with Mr.
Douglas; and if it can be done so as to secure
his re election to the Senate, it is not likely
that he will be averse to such compromise.
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criminal, according to the nature Of .nd
mony.
"Col. Young insisted that, in law =
slain is supposed to be wrongfulIy SLAM ~'
"Mr. Coe. That is the law of EpoIs..
of America.
"Col. Young. If there is any book n, ,
earth that contains any other doctrines IN
to eat it without gressing. Laughs,
"Mr. Coe. Then you'll have NOR l.
your stomach than you ever had In yon. .
Roars of laughter.
The writer adds:
"Col. Young is difficult man to m,
bat this cut fully stunned him inst.aj A.
joining, he said something about b,,.
wit. VIII
Lane was in court all day. He /, ..ir-
and weak from his wounds"
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this sublime act of moral heroism, he must let
Judge E ,hols alone. What right has he to in
terfsre with the course of justice, or punish a
Judge for administering the law as he finds it?
Ga the whole, We conclude that the less the
Republicans have to say in excuse or mitiga-
ton of the institutions, practices, and rebellion
cf the Mormons, the more the energy displayed
by the Administration in enforcing their obedi-
ence to Federal authority, and the less the trust
reposed by all Parties in the good faith and pa
cifc purposes of Brigham Young and his coun-
sellors the better for the honor and interests of
the country.
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A dispatch from Washington, in relation tc
tie execution of Powers, says: :
Great Efforts were made, up to the latest
hour, to obtain Communication of sentence. I
understand the President said to one person.
occupying a prominent position, who was
pleading for mercy, If you can show me an
extenuating circumstance, will grant it. The
person reflected some moments, and, finding
no other ground of appeal, answered, His
youth, your Excellency. The President re,
piled Nearly all the murders, and other
crimes of vislence so frequent of late in the
District of Columbia, have been committed By.
such young men,
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1ay- There was a violent and dangerou,
thuDder storm in New York last week. /,
blew down chimneys, houses, and killed severa
persons. The church occupied by the Rev
Ralph Hoyt was destroyed. The weather wa
very warm last week, North and South.
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THE FOREIGN REPUBLICATI0Ns BY LEON
ARD SCOTT & co.

Leonard Scott & Co., the New York publish
ers of the British Qasrterlies and Blackwood'
Magazine, call attention to the fact that th
July numbers commence new volumes, thu
afording a suitable time for beginning ne,
subscriptions. They say that "more tina,
$4,000 worth of their works has, for the las
fifteen years, been annually furnished to tn,
editors of newspapers throughout the United
States and Canada "a fact highly creditabl
to their iberality and enterprise, and for which
they deserve we'll of the Press. Another fact
which will insure them general respect and
good will, is, that for long time they have beer
paving TO the British Publishers of the Review
and Blackwood more than s., 900 year out
their profits.
Publishers pursuing SO just and manly 6.
course are entitled to special consideration, ane
we are glad that we can with good conscience
recommend their reprints to our readers as fal
more valuable than any mere selections o,
compilations from their pages. The terms are
as follows:
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A Democratic exchange is angry with Lore
Napier for associating so much with Abolition.
ISIS. We suppose I" the chivslry" would lik,
the foreign Ministers to cut all the Republicans
as they affect to do but Lord Napier is not such
bunglng diploma,ist as to offend men quite
likely to have the Administration of this Gov.
eminent in their hands in a couple of years.
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Mr.. MoNTGOMERY.-This gentemar. =
stood out so nobly in Congress last VII
against the Lecompton policy of the Presil
seems to be coming into the regular sham
mocracy. He says, in letter to his Peul
vania constituents:
81 hare Invariably, ia all pqrts Of The
tricts, SAID TO the people that ! 1cGs notd e
compton candidate, nor an Anti Lscomyt
candidate, but simply an old. fashioned h.
cratic candidate, subject to the customs
ussges of the party. We had some dif1re
of opinion amongst US on the Kansas quest
but now that controversy is terminated b
bill which, if it is not sll we could ask, is "
compromise which We, as good citizens, sh5
faithfully carry out, the course OF true wisi
demands OF every Democrat to exert bis wh
influence to harmonic and unite the pa
Because we differed on the Kansas quesi
must we never agree again? Your cH
have often differed on other questions
when the controversy was ended, you all cs
harmoniously together, as though you never
been on opposite sides.
have never belonged to any other pa
than the old Democracy, and never intend
To that party am indebted for all my poti
honors, and the lfvliest gratitude of my hear
the remembrance of their devotion to me 10
struggles of the past. The principles Of d
party are my principles, and my destiny i;
separately united with its fortunes. Should
the earnest, unfaltering devotion of nv ltec
vince the most incredulous of my fidelity to
party?"
1t is very evident that Mr.. Montgomery
no intention of making any issue with the
ministration upon its Lecompton policy.
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The Germans of Cincinnati came out j,
great numbers to escort Connolly from prison.
one day last week. Connolly has returned II,
New York, and is reporting again for the pa
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Judge Pers ms, of the Supreme Court of In,
diana, having dec. 1ed that it is constitutional
10 tax the people for the building of school
houses, bat unconstitutional to impose taxes
Tor Toe support Of schools, tie p;,biic schools Of
be StAie have snsi eLded operation, turning
q. N thirty Al u ID hl iur,s. =
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The grea. steamship Leviathan-if some
casualty Goes not even yet "put a hook in her
nose p is to run between Portland and either
Liverpool or Holyhead- probably the latter
The prices of passage will be SlO5 for tie 6r,t
ciass accommodations, 500 for the second. and
$50 for the third. By the Cunsrd line The
prices are $3.50 chief cabin, and S75 SECOND
cabin from New Yo,k to Liverpool; $40 arc
500 from Boston. By the Vanderbilt steamer
the prices are 500 first cabin, ard $50 second
cabin; By The North Star, Northern Light, and
A,iel, the prices are $50 first cabin; $50 second
cabin. ard S35 third cabin. Tie saving there
fore, "a to the fare, viii be little or nothing
especially considering that very fe w passe ngers
would find Portland q convenient port either to
sisrt from or land at, except they were bound
TO or from the British possessions. II, however,
the passage by the Levistban can be made, ss
is supposed, in screen days, the shortness of the
trips will be 6 great inducemeut to travel ers.
The suppostion of the owners of the Levis-
than is, that she will carry an average of 1000
passengers each trip, make seven or eight
double voyages every year, and yield $S8, 900
ne, pre- 6t on each voyage-in which estimate we
hone they will find themselves correct, though
we bav. very little expectation of it.
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Id- Mr. Wheeler is the accredited agent for
the Era, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mr.. L. 7. Park, of Mount Union, Ohio, " ii
receive and forward subscriptions for the En-,
at club rates.
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sag- Mr.. GooDELL, the editor of the Radico !
AdotHionist, devotes several pages of his pape.
to criticism on our vindication of the Reput
lican members of Congress against the attacf,
of DR.. Cheever. The only reply we have t,
make is this If Mr.. Goodell will insert in hi
paper the whole of the article he critcizes, W,
will pay for the cost of composition. The prop.
ostion will not be thought unreasonable whe,
it ia recollected that we allowed Mr.. Goodell t..
print bis views weekly in the Era for about I.
year, without charge.
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THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH

On the experimental trip of the Te's,
squadron, the cable parted foe times NJ
Y. Times has correspondent on b,.,.
Niagara, and he says:
You will see, if you get an accurate -.
of the experimental trip, that a more fa,r
opportunity could not occur for prsc,s.
experiments in laying the cable. The =.
was calm and the sea smooth. There a.
swell-the ship was perfectly still. vet
confess, it was not so successful trial a. I
hoped and expected. Disguise the fsc .
may, there were mishaps, mieiudgmep,,
miscalculstions. The cable parted al
trial, tohether neU or condemned cable a
voyage, of course, the dangers to be apn,-
ed are still greater-since the two shin.
the same duty to perform, and failure on
will be fatal to the other"
Another letter from an officer SAYS:
ITO the credit OF the Niagara, | mus,
ton that when the cable was running o,
equal rates from both ships, the break in .
instance occurred from the Agaplsmso,
seems to me that ship does not give the M
the requisite care and attention-besi6s.
labors greatly. Ipredict failure on her,
though | am very sorry to think so, for i
taken a deep interest in this enterprise
have something at stake in its success.
after carefully watching and weigbing p,
thing, l have reluctantly come TO the Gu,
sion that third trial toW hare 10 he b
before the cable can be laid. One I'M,
certain-that if the cable is checked wb.
running out rapidly, the job is over, for !.
not bear the strain. IhaUe heart some Of
engineers and some ofthe electricians s,
the opinion that IL aoiH prore a future
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=" HERMAN, Oh YOUNG KH1GHrHooD."

1t is proper to say that the work under thi,
title, commenced on the first page of this nun
Der of the Era, is copyrighted for the bene6t
of the author.
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WASHINGTON, D. G.,
THURSDAY, JULY l, 1853.

B6- A SUBSCRIBER sends us q club If
twelve subscribers from Maryland. he say j:
" As you will observe, the club is from sla g
State, and can tell you it is from stror g
Pro Slavery community" The papers, he te is
US, are frequently borrowed by shareholders, a, d
read with interest.
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WARLIKE.-France is increasing her sI
and naval forces at an alarming rate, and 4
British Lion is waking up. The London TrI
says:
eff France will insist on increasing d
armies and her nsvies, she forces us, her neigi
bors and her allies, to do the same. We h1
too much at stake, 1oithin this HhIe island 4
ours, to be content 10 eris by the permission 4
on the suferonce Of any ally, hooerer .tl't
full Of any foreign Prince, hoceger m0qaa'I
nous. History warns us against incurrug Y
fate of those nations who have trusted the pa
er of the sword in other hands than those
which they were content to trust their freeio1
If France is determined to arm, we must eit1
be content to lie at her mercy, or prepare
arm too. If she increases her regular arr
we can hardly do less than call ont and embe'l
our militia. If she insists upon increasing "a
navy, she forces US most unwillingly, from =
bsrest considerations of prudence, TO undefl
the expense of a channel feet. We woa-
then, take the liberty respectfully TO submit
the Emperor Napoleon, that it is the snc5''
wish of this country to be his good friend snI
true ally; that to this end we have made msl'
sacrifices, and are prepared to make mar
more but he asks too much of US if he exPsci
that he is at once to enjoy whatever PoSS
support, or influence, his alliance with Engsr11
may give him, and at the same time to irf.i
upon us by his vast military aud naval prep
rations q war expenditure which we ore mo-
unwilling to incur, and which casts upon :
many of the evils of state of actual hostilluc
In politics, many things apparently discordsa
may be made compatible, but it is imposslS'
that two powerful and neigboring nations O.
at the same time be arming against each o'i5
and united in close alliance and cordial ffel'
ship.~
The London correspondents think that L0a'
Napoleon anticipates a war with America :
defence of M. Belly's Nicaraguan scheme ."
the letter writers are too fond Of senss''
rumors to be trusted.
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The Southern Democrats will naturally eia'
the next Democratic Presidential nominate
and they are already beginning to put out lhy Y
men. One Mississippi paper urges Aaron =
Brown of that State, now Postmaster Cent?,
and another favors Albert G.. Brown, one !.
the Senators from the same State. TINS
pushed, would become battle of the Brow,
But Howell Cobb and James L. Orr are '''
most prominent men for the nomination yeL
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1oS We take pleasure in calling attention.
to the advertisement in another place of Car
Isle White Sulphur Springs, Pa. 1t is beau
tiful spot for summer sojourn-within two o.
three miles of the Blue Ridge, in the heart of u
rich, highly cultivated, healthful country, very
accessible, Astounding in attractions, and the
Accommodations are all that could be desired
We made flying visit there lately, and on }
glance satisfied US that we could find no bette :.
retreat FOR our family during the hot summe :
weather.
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Forty delegates from nine COUNTIES h''.
organized a Republican party in NeofS'''
Territory.
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THE NEXT GoyERNoR or VRGryI,- -
Letcher is to be the next Governor Of Yin,
and pretty good Governor he will make .
ing by the conduct of the man 10 Copy,
where he is universally popular. A great
jority of the Democratic papers of Vrgipi,
in favor of the nomination OF Mr.. Lot,
and his nomination is equivalent 10 hi. .
ton. The Richmond Wing makes a SIM
objection to Mr.. Letcher. 1t is, that he !.
SlaUery in his sentiments, and it charse.
he published an Abolition document ,
years since. The South, which advocate:
Letcher's nomination, says:
"Mr. Letcher has never written a a.
word against the rights or interests of Sa,
We have heard story to the effect that
Letcher, many years ago, solicited the ..
cation of an academic address, wherein /.
things were said in disparagement Of the D
liar institution 1t was a mere formal a
courtesy to clergy for literary etf5,
Mr.. Letcher's own village. And, after al.
believe the attack upon Slavery was rattle,
ferential than direct and explicit. TITS "a
basis of the Wigs grave sus piciou Of tue .
ity OF as true Southern heart as ever gc
with the fire of patriotism"
The South is growing liberal.
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pd- A FRIEND, writing from Kulpsville, Pr :,
says: g again send you some more names al d
money for the Era. wish all your volunta y
agents would hand their papers to their neig i
bors; by 80 doing, the list of subscribe 8
would be greatly increased. My experience /,
that those to whom one loans the paper, con Q
at last to think they cannot do without it,
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10r INDIVIDUAL EFFOBT.-A subscriber ut
Russellville, Ohio, says: " 1 promised that
would try and obtain new subscribers for the
Era, and now, with little interruption to my
business, l fulfil my promise. When first set.
tied here, seven years ago, only two copies 81
the Era came to this Office. Now there will lie
over tUenty."
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sasr James Powers, convicted of the murder
OF L. a. Lu'z, was executed in this city or
Saturday last
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sar There was an auction of the chairs,
desks, drapery, &C., of the old Hall of the
House of Representatives, on Monday last
The desk and chair formerly occupied by John
Q. Adams sold for $50. The single desks gen
orally sold for from 81 to Sc apiece.
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A CORRESPONDENT, sending us club of sui,
scribers from Linn county, Oregon, says:
Reading such speeches as those of John +.
Hale and William 81. Seward makes me proud
to be Republican. Hale's speech is to me
worth far more than all the money have ever
paid you for the Era. l am glad you do not
entirely overlook the interests of Oregon. Re-.
mote from the Capital, and numerically small,
we hope, ere long, to send you brace of Ser
ators. We constitute part of great syste e.,
embracing the entire Pacific slope, whose i,-
terests are very nearly identical, which WILL 1T
period not far distant, TEEN with inhabitant,,
and eventually exercise vast influence, fer
veal or woe, on the destinies of the nation an
the world. Cannot the States be aroused to
the construction of that great Pacific Railroad,
so necessary to both East and West?"
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The warm weather is thinning out Washing.
ton to considerable extent. The ofice-seek-
ers, however, still congregate at the hotels, and
give them fair business yet.
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victims.
We infer, from the tone of the Union, that
the apparent recognition of the appointment Of
Governor Cumming is all that the Administra.
ton requires. The enforcement of the laws OF
the United States in the Territory does not ap.
pear to be within the scope of its policy
Chief Justice Echols, evidently under the
impression that law was to be expounded and
administered in Utah as in other Territories,
delivered bold charge to the Grand Jury
against certain prevalent crimes, especially
Polygamy, which we find thus reported in the
Washington Union:
Judge Hchors Charge to the Grand Jury.
"We cannot conceal from ourselves the
knowledge Of the fact that certain domestic
arrangements exist in this Territory. at war
with those which pertain to all other Christian
communities, and destructive of the peace and
good order of society. Polygamy exists in
Utah to very considerable extent, while it is
forbidden BY every other State and Territory of
the Union. 1t is not for you TO inquire where
this institution had its origin, or when or what
we're the consequences resulting from II. II is
our duty to inquire whether it is authorized BY
law. and if not, by what statute, if any, it is
punishable.
It 10 understood that the United States &C.
quired ell of thin Territory that is inhabited by
treaty from Mexico. As the Law of Mexico
stood at the time of the treaty, polygamy was
prohibited in this country. The municipal
Law in this respect was not changed BY it, ces-
sion 70 the United States. Has it, thsn, been
altered since We acquired it, After the mist
diigent search and inquiry have been en-
abled TO make, ! have found none, and pre-
sumo the law is therefore unchanged; and
hence all marriages after the frst. Whist it
| remains in full force, are illegal and void. Ii
there any law in force in this Territory under
which this practice is punishable? End no
statute Furnishing polygamy, but there is one,
however; tor the punishment of adultery, and
all illegal intercourse between the sexes, If
either of the parties have hueband or VIII,
living ct tia time, is adulserous, and bunishabl,