The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-17
LEcomFroN, \. r. fsb. =, 1889,
IA lie P,J;fo,. of fLe National LIZ,

TO tie Editor If tbe National Era:
You may inform our friends, East, West
North, and South, that profound peace reigns
in all our borders. No fears need be enter
tanned by the most timid TO cast in their lot
with us--not to fight but to partake with us
the beautiful blessings Nature has so profusely
scattered around ,fs--iand, tnat viii eysg
| half cultivation will cheer the husbandman
with abundance prosperous towns springins
up all over the Territory, inviting the man OF
business to come among us, more especially il
he has but moderate capital. He can here
assume posiiion that he can never hope to
attain amidst the crushing competition of q
large city, where capital is concentrated. Our
extensive gold fields | have no doubt will at
tract large numbers from all parts Of the Union
to our Territory. All who are disposed to un-
dergo the privations attending such an enter
prise, and are disposed to work with patient,
! hopeful spirit, | have no doubt will reap a
bohniifl hqEyest Several of my friends have
been in the mines, ;,nd ,eturned te spend tue
winter with their families, haye cbnyersed
freely with them. Without exception, they are
well pleased with the gold region they iniotn
me that the gold is scattered over more than
! four hundred miles, and that the further up the
streams are v,a3, ected the richer the diggings
are found. They are how making art&Gse
ments to return to the mines, many Of them
taking their brothers and friends with them
As 20 the question whether Kansas will be a
free o. slave Stale, presqme ye haze epn-
WINGED all the world and The rest of mankind
that we are free, and intend to remain so. We
who have been in the Territory during the con-
test with the Slave Power, enthroned at Wash
ington .a .,.s Serson of the President, are look
ing on with intense anxiety as 10 the result OF
the movement about being made, to wrest the
Government from the hands of men who have
disgraeed themselves and vainly attempted to
force the accused sYsiela 81 biaferY on the
freemen of Kansas.
Nine-tenths of our people are straight-out
Republican. / hope the Republican party will
keep straight on in the path of duty, keeping
their platform floating from the highest pima
che 9f the Capital. Governor Medary is pur-
suing very eonciiiatory course, doing all he
can TO please the FreeState men, without in
curing the displeasIre Of the Slave Power.
We are watching his movements closely, know
ing, as we do, he is an old willy politician, who
debauched the Legislature of Minnesota, and
tderSby contributed to send two United States
Senators fion tAat Siate, to aid the Slave De-
moeracy and misrepresent the people. H. our
Liberty tocing President has sent him on sim
liar errand to Kansas we will see to it, with
all his professions of patriotism, he will be dis
appointed. The people of Kansas are perfect
" cured OF al issf,;EG towards Slave Democ-
racy. The conduct Of the past and psesent
Administrations towards us has effected per-
feet cure. l..
ARREST or AERtcsYs.---It is rumored that
the United States Marshal has arrested in Ala
bama thirty-seven of the Africans imported in
the Wanderer. We see by the Savannah pa
pers, that two of these Africans, who were some
weeks ago arrested in that city, have eeen ju-
dicially surrendered to c. A. l.. Lamar, who
claimed them as his property. The court, how
ever, required him to give bonds in $1,000 to
defend his right of property II the negroes in
any suit that may be hereafter brought against
him for their recovery.
On the Sd instant, that portion of the Nc
Donogh estate accruing to the city OF Balti-
more, lying in the first district of New Orleans,
was sold at auction for $2S7,2l0, which is said
to be considerably above the appraised value.
The remainder of the property accruing to Bal
tImore city,, and situate in other sections of
New Orleans, is to be sold on the 10th inst.
RENDITION OF FUGIrIv. SLAvEs.-The ma
jority of the Committee on Federal Relations
in the Massachusetts Legislature on Friday re-
ported bill to prevent and punish any attempt
nority report against the bill was also presented.
Counterfeit ive-dollar notes on the branch
of the Northwestern Bank at tarkersburg, Va,
are in circulation.