The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-13
Vol. XIII.

dUosced By Judge Douglas an his article in Hqr
peys' Magazine" Here, then, is an end to Mr.
Douglas in Virginia, for, thoughtbe Eraniaer
viii support him if nominated, yet, believing. az
the Examiner does, that the South " can Tepey
be brought to support his doctrines" the prob.
abilities of his nomination hold out no encopr
agement to division in Virginia.
SLAVE PRoPERrY.-The favorite arguman,
says the Albany Journal, of the SHAREHOLDERS
right to take his slaves with him into any Ter.
ritory of the Union is, that they are his mon
erty \" and that he should be allowed to carr
them wherever Northern farmer is allowed ~
carry his horse or his OK.
But, even though this right should be con.
coded, the STAKEHOLDER wouldn't be satisfied
He would insist upon privileges for his slave
which no farmer thinks Of exacting for h.
horse.
If horse escapes from service" and passa.
across the State or Territorial boundary the
farmer expects either to lose him or catch him
himself. But if slave runs away, the slave
holder insists that the authorities Of the Sta,,
and the United States, and the people Of both
shall turn out to catch his "nigger" under The
penalty Of thousand dollars
A slave, therefore, is not deemed, even bv
the STAKEHOLDER, to be property" in the Sim
pie sense that horse is property.
On the escape from service Of horse no
penalty would attach to the humane man who
should, out Of compassion, give him feed Of
oats. But it is crime to give bread and water
to a fugitive slave
A long list of names is published of wealth.
and influential Democrats in New York. who
propose to overthrow the influence of Tamma
ny and Mozart Halls upon their party: aropg
which list we notice the names Of Charles
O'Connor, James T. Brady, ROYAL Phelps
John J. Cisco, and William F. Havemevsr
men well known in the business and political
circles of the city. They only propose. how
ever, to withhold their money from the " shout
der-hitters and short-boys," but will vote "tbe
ticket "a rather "lame and impotent conclu
sion"
New SENATORS IN THE NEXT CONGRESS-
The following named gentlemen will take their
seats for the first time in the United States
Senate on the first Monday in December next.
on which day the session of the Thirty-siz,h
Congress will commence
Hon. Willard Salisbury, Of Delaware.
Hon. J. w. Grimes. of Iowa
Hon. Lazarus ". Powell, Of Kentucky
Hon. Kingsley S. Bingham, of Michigan.
Hon. John c. Ten Eyck, of New JERSEY
Hon. Thomas Bragg, of North Carolina.
Hon. Henry B. Anthony, of Rhode Island
Hon. A. 0. P. Nicholson, of Tennessee.
Hon. j. W. Hemphill, of Texas.
ANNEXATION OF WEsT FLORIDA TO Ala.
BAMA.-The Governor of Florida has issued
proclamation directing the Judges of Probate
in the several counties to take a vote on the
question whether West Florida shall OF shall
not be annexed to Alabama.
Gen. Lane, spoken of as President, differs
with Mr.. Douglas on squatter sovereignty He
says, Slavery nominally exists, and must al
ways exist, in the Territories, until they come
to form their own State Governments"
The ~ !. Herald Classics the Democratic
party of that city as the rotten Democracy,'
and the "ruffan Democracy" and the whole
as "pubhc nuisance" The Herald, being
one of them" ought to know.