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fcient; Chihuahua and Sonora must be
seized; and whatever piece Of profitable
ground may remain to be occupied, must
be reduced TO possession. 1t had now
been demonstrated that slaveholding So
ciety was the best form of the social state.
The ancient and modern philosophers,
from Aristotle down to Jefferson, had been
wholly mistaken in their specnlations as
to the true principles of government. Not
until the Divine Providence had reared a
human community in which the work
was done by the black race, and the fruits
Of it enjoyed by the white race, had any
thing like perfection been attained by
man in his restless endeayors to improve
his condition. The institutions aud man
nors Of the South were the institutions
and manners provided by nature herself,
by the Higher Law Of Divine Wisdom,
and it was not for man to quarrel or op-
pose an authority so exalted. On the
contrary, it was the privilege and duty Of
man to carry out this Higher Law, and
make it prevail wherever it could be APP
Piled
Tn this noble work, however, accord
ing to the fearless logic Of Mr. Stephens,
the South is fatally crippled by the want
of proper materials. You cannot colon
ize new regions unless you have men j;
you cannot make new states without peo-
ple and you cannot have people for new
slave states except they be brought from
Africa. The condition precedent of ali
progress and expansion on the part Of the
South, then, Is larger importation, Of
Africans, and Of course, the repeal of all
the silly obstacles in the way of law
which the general government and the
universal sentiments Of humanity have
erected against the traffic in men. Tt is
no longer needfuI or polite to disguise
the fact, and the whole South should
unite as one man in the prosecution Of
the evil.
This is frank and explicit; the policy
Of tie South is declared. Such men as
Mr. Stephens. men Of large experience
and caution, who weigh we'll their words,
are not apt to run after wilI-o' -the-wisps
and when they state what they mean, we
may know that it has been determined
upon. \ few Of their coadjutors may re-
iuotat the course proposed, and hold back
till the indications of public sentiment
are more unequiyooal; but they cannot
avert the inevitable course Of things. In
the general public gatherings Of the South,
also, its views may be expressed with a
more calculated yagueness, in order not to
repulso too peremptorily the feelings of
their humble followers Of the North; but
it is none the less the settled design Of
the southern party, which here tales the
name Of the democratic party, to insist
upon the enactment Of d slave code for
the territories, and the abolition of the
laws which brand and thwart the slave
Uado.
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! WORD 3bo8t EnaeDe
Candidates sgBd County
Conventions

For me fg"ar JoUfFG5, .
Mr.. EDIToR-As the time for the
meeting of the Republican Nominating
Convention is drawing near, l propose tc
offer a few suggestions to the friends Of
Liberty and Republicanism in this county,
The Republican party have principles
and measures at stake, and most impor-
tant ones, too, fortho Interests Of our COM
mon country and humanity, which re-
quire the undivided efforts Of its friends
in order to make them successful. The
enemies Of Equal Rights, aided by inter
est, by the name Of Democracy, by igno-
rance and by foreign influence, are watch
ing with eager eyes for an opportunity to
divide Us. Shall we suffer them to dojt?
That is the question. 1t requires very
little knowledge In any one to see what
the object Of the s0-calied Democracy is
in voting for Independent candidates
taken from the Republican ranks The
object is to weaken and diyidc--to draw
wcak-knoed Republicans into their ranks.
If this were not the case, they would as
soon vote for a candidate regularly nomi-
mated and supported BY those who care
more for the success OF the great cause,
than for the triumph Of any individual.
We say then to all those who desire to
see the Republican cause triumphant,
who desire the downfall Of the Allies of
Slavery wherever they may be, to aid in
keeping the party united, for on this al
most alone depends the final triumph Of
Free Labor in our country.
When a so-called Republican so far
forgets his duty, in his desire to secure
the spoils Of Office, as to suffer himself to
be the means of division in our ranks, we
say in the language Of another, Let him
slide, -" drop him as you would cold
potato" If the Uunkers wish to sup
port him, why let them doit-who cares?
Another word as to the manner Of yot-
ing in our Conventions. AS they are
Representative Conventions, the yo,es
should be taken cica roce instead Of by
ballot, and the vote of each representa-
tive published. All cavils as to delegates
lodging or selling out will thus be silenc-
ed. Few delegates viii have the hardi-
hood iflnstructod (and they always should
be- to vote contrary to Instructions, pro-
vided every vote IS published. Why vot-
ing in our Conventions heretofore has
been by ballot, I cannot imagine. 1t
gives our enemies a chance for insinua-
tions which they should be deprived Of
The rioa ooce ballot gives the delegate
an opportunity to prove himself faithful !;
whereas, if the vote be taken by secret
ballot, he is deprived of even that privi-
lege, Then if our primary elections are
well attended and delegates properly in
structed, we venture the prophesy that
call will be well" HOMER
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What is SfaHerY z

The great crime of American Slavery
is 50 little understood, even by the mass
Of those who say they are opposed to it,
that it is necessary to define again and
again the monstrous iDiquity.
We do not remember a better defni-
ton or idea of Slavery than is contained
in the following extract from the address
of Rev. T. w. HIGGINsoN, at the cele-
bration of the 4th Of July, at Farming
ham, Mass. We commend this defni-
ton of Slavery to all the people Of this
county, and we are certain it will induce
a large number of them to become still
more determined in their opposition to
this scandal Of our country. Said Mr..
Hlgginson
"THe essence of the idea of liberty is
far away still from multitcdes in this COM
muuity, as if they had never heard it,
They become anti-slavery because others
do; they swell the minority, then they
swell the majority; and even when they
claim that they vote anti-slavery men Ia
to Office, they themselves have never
grasped the principles upon which this
truth lies. | talked the other day with
one of the most gifted intellects whom l
know a man identified also with every
good word and work and, to my amaze
ment, that man, in defining the essence
Of slavery, defined it to be one man claim
ing and taking the earnings Of another,
and using them for his own benefit, in
stead of using them for the benefit Of the
man who earned them. That was his
definition of slavery I told him that
such a definition Of slavery would make
himself slave holder in five years, if he
lived in a slave State and got the chance.
The essence of slavery is not in taking
another mans earnings and using them
for your own good it is in daring to take
another mans earnings, and using them
at aU. If a man should 90 and draw
your railroad dividends, and use them as
he thought best, it would not save him
from conviction for obtaining money un-
DIR false pretences that he proves in open
court, that he used the money for your
good You do not want him to take it
at ALL The distinction between the best
STAKEHOLDER and the worst is triding, SO
long as they are both Shareholders. The
wrong is not in the use to which the prop
erty of the slave is put, but in claiming
the right to use it at all. Once, in Italy,
a countryman brought into the market
place basket full of young wolves. Some
one bought one of the animals, and, pay
ing the money, asked the farmer to pick
him out 'good- -natured" one. ''Iake
which you please" said he; "they are all
'coIoes' Daughter and APPLAUSE. The
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that ii not a bad state for the black, it is in
furious morally to the white race; and that 1t
checks the advance of national prosperity,
for black slave labor can never be equal to
free labor. what then is to be dope2 In
nv opinion, the southern states should take
the institution into their own hands, and
propose IN Congress that after the year -,
all black infants in their dominion should be
born free, en- condition that the central govern
ment compensate the masters ofsuch children,
and that due provision should be made for
their education in Industrious, moral and re-
ligious habits By Offering this plan to the
consideration-of the [federall legislature, the
slave states viii gain general admiration
they viii cut the Gordian knot-stoP the tor
rent Of abuse which is now leTeled against
them, and give their northern friends Tor
eRemies) an opportunity Of proving their sLn-
cerlty bt contributing their share OF dollars
towards gradual emancipation. If you
think the plan feasible ! know you viii ad-
yocate it, and !, the Supposed reFegaas English
woman, shall enjoy the satisfaction ofDeEleying
that the suferings and priyations have IN
dergonc. in what / considered the cause Of
truth and justice, have not been without fruit
Believe me ever, DEAR,
.r "Yours sincerely,
AMELIA ". M-RRAY.'
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destroyed under similar threats, and it IS
supposed this warning will be needed
That is good news. Ifnothirg less Sc
we're than June trecse viii convince the
people Of the blghting, poisoning, dead
ening influence of distilleries, then wei
come frosts as the old deacon did the
bite of rattlesnake.
If the objector shall say there are no
distilleries in this county where whisky
is made /; in reply, there are underground
places where whisky is sold, and it is just
as bad to sell it when made, as it is to
take the grain when it is needed for bread
and convert it into poison to drink.
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- Roll UP Your Sleeves and so
G( ft.o

We are a new race we are the crea-
lures of new era, not perfectly risen,
but dawning upon us. Never yet has
mankind stood in the position which we
occupy--so full Of knowledge, so full of
the past-of past unparalied in the his
tory Of civilization. The art Of printing.
at its origin, re-peopled the world from
that hour, man was called to another des-
tiny, distinct from that of his former gen
Grafton. A general principle assumed an
universal power, and was assured Of a GER
tam, if slow result. Wisdom, no longer
confined to the cabinet Of the scribe, or
the cloister of the monk, ceased to be a
mere speculation it became an active
force, and was doomed, of necessity, to
become-a sovereign ruler. It's career
forms variety Of epochs we have pass
ed through many; We are entering upon
one-not of thought, not Of meditation.
Those who have preceded have thought
and meditated for us : we are entering
upon an epoch in which it is our part to
act The plans Of one generation are left
for the next to execute. Society travels
faster than the law. We should do the
work that is ready to our hands. Work
cheerful, vigorous, systematic work is
the thing now most needed So, let
everybody roll up his sleeves and 90 at
it,-Erchaage.
Yes ! =" Roll up your sleeves and go at
il" }" friends of Freedom and Right--ye
who would truly reform the order Of the
world must "roIl ap your sleeves and 90
at it." There may be filth toremove be
fore you can put your hands upon the
jewel indeed there is an Augean heap
to remove almost invariably, but we must
not shrink from the hope Of removing it
with our hands. 1t will yield betimes,
and our treasure is doubly dear for the
work it has cost us.
Republicans, the injunction becomes
you to heed now. You have vast labor
to perform and you cannot do the work
without rolling up your sleeves, and put
ting your hands into the filth to endeaYor
to remove it. Go to work for 1850
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SfcEzEes Again.

We are oredibly informed from various
sources that the Hon Daniel L, Sickles
has become entirely reconciled with his
wife, and Is now living with her III mari
tai relations as before the death Of the
late Philip Barton Key We are also as
sured that in taking this remarkable step,
Mr.. Sickles has alienated himself from
most if not all of those personal and po-
itlcal friends who devotedIy adhered to
him during his recent imprisonment and
trial.
The reconciliation between Mr. and
Mrs. Sicklcs was consummatcd, as we are
informed, while Mr. S. was residing at
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Sp9tiai 7!oticoS.
GRANrL -AND STNNE.


Gv this We understand a collection Of sand'
like substance having been lodged in the pas
sage OF the urine When the system IS IN
healthy state. this substance is carried off by
the natural passage Of the body but when
tG ere IS q weakness Of any organ, especially
the Kidneys. they become icapahla OF expel-
ling such sandy concretong, and consequently
they arc lodged ia the kidneys, urethra, or
the bladder, causing great inflammation to
those organs, and great pains and swelling
and great difficulty in yoiding urine Il has
been admitted by many physicians, that Morse'
Indian Root Pills are made out otsome paricu-
lar plants which have a wonderful charming
influence in dissolring the substance when
has cIogged the passage, and by their cooling
properties, they eZpel all inflammation, ana
leave the water passage in an active anu
healthy state. From three TO four OF these
Pills night and morning, from one 10 Two
weeks. viii decide how this dreadful disease
is to be treated, and rs they remove the cause
Of every kind of diseases, it is utterly lmpoS-
siblc for them to fail in curing the gravel as
thay uuclog the passage, and leave the paris
ia q healthy and lively condition. ;,
Ur. Norse's Indian Root Pills are sold
bv all dealers in Medicines.
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FOR SHERIFF.

n lfe L1a.far9 q PoHer Colmly:
Fcl'ow-c w-citizens-Having long been a resi-
dent ofyour county, (being among the frs),
l offer myself as an independent candidate
for the office Of Sheriff. attho ensuing election,
I 10 not offer myself through the solicitation
of any person, but because | desire the Office
I have not the means nor the disposition to
to hire any one to canvass the county for me,
or to do so for myself, desiring rather to rest
NV claim with the unbiased feelings of the
people NM. CROSBY.
Homer, June IS, I859.-%
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the house Of a friend on the Bloouinod.Io
Road, about half a mile from the FORM ,,u
house Of Mr. S.. which for some time nast
Mrs. Sickles had occupied, either alone or
with some of the members of her own
family. The suspicious of his host vera
excited by the repeated absence of Nv
S. at unusual hours and when he camo
in very early one morning he was intero
gated by the host and another friend who
was present, aud on his positively denqing
their right to question him, and refnsin99
to give an explanation, they shook hands
with him for the last time and he with
drew. 1t is said that he has since ad
dressed letters to his former intimate ,s
sociates, notifying them formally Of the
resumption of oonjugal relations between
himself and Mrs. Sicklos.--N. 7. 1ri.
Jaue, 18Th.
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STAKEHOLDER is STAKEHOLDER. Whatever
circumstances there may be IN his special
case to make it less guilty in him at the
outset, compared with the man who de-
liberately, with his eyes open, seizes the
opportunity to commit that sin, still, the
essence of the wrong IS the same. The
invasion of the right Of property is the
wrong; the use you make Of it is triaing
in comparison"
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p7~ Gov. Packer has appointed Mr..
James Gamble, of Jersey Shore, former
ly member of Congress from this District,
to the Judgeship rendered vacant by the
death of Hon. James Burnside. A tele-
graphic dispatch to the New York papers,
from Harrisburg, states that he was ap-
pointed "Presiding Judge Of the ST.
pren2c Court! which was made vacant by
the death of Judge Burnside" What
reliable correspondents the agents of the
New York Associated Press must be =
Judge Burnside was President Judge of
the XXVth District Of this State.
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Mr.. EUsTIcE Of Louisiana, in STATING
his reasons fer giving in his adhesion 10
the Democratic party utters the following
bit Of obvious truth =" What ever errors
the Democratic party may have commit,
ted-andi it has undoubtedly many to an,
swer for-whateYer Inconsistencies il NAV
have fallen into, we must bear in mind
that Southern men hare rdcd suprsme
IN its councils, and hare held its dest1,tes
h HleLr La.Ls."
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MHEN

WHEN INDEPENDENCE BELL WAS
RUNG.-A correspondent, whostyles him
self " Feritas," inquiries of US as to the
correctness of the story that as soon as
Congress had declared the Independence
Of the Colonies, on the Fourth of July,
l776, what is known as Independence
Bell was rung. He also wishes to know
whether "a blue-eyed boy" stood at the
door of the Hall, and cried out, "Tis
done It's done ring, graybeard ring" !"
as a signal for an enthusiastic old gentle
man up in the steeple to proclaim " Lib
erty throughout all the land" &c, by
ringing the bell.
In reply to our correspondent, We will
state that this very pretty story o2igina.-
ed with the ingenious Mr.. George lip
pard, who cut 1t out Of whole cloth, along
with some other fantastical embollish-
ments, which he got up in the name OF
history. The fact is, that independence
was declared in secret session, and the
important fact Of the consummation Of
the measure was not made known upon
the Fourth to any person outside Of Con
gress The Philadelphia papers publish
ed on the fifth we're silent upon the sub,
iect, and the celebration of the event with
the ringing Of Independence Bell, &c,
&C., did not take place until the eighth
of the same month.-PbHadeLphja BuL
2afio
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90 Mrs. Margaret Bailey, widow Of
the late DR.. Bailey, announces in a card
that the National Era Will continue to
be published as the only means Of support
which the family has, and "as the rep
resentative of free principles at the Ma
tional Capitol" The friends of the Era
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Hey- Hon. Rufus Cboate. late Of Bos-

Reg- Hon. Rufus Choate, late of Bos-
ton who recently started to Europe for
the benefit Of his health, but was unable
to 60 farther than Halifax in consequence
of his rapid decline, died there on the
18th inst. lie had a national and al
most worldwide character for legal and
political emlnence.
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Literary Notices.

We have received the Cosmopolitan
Art Journal for June, and besides large
amount of literary matter, we find in it
the Associations plans for the sixth An
nual Drawing. The Magazine is publish
ed quarterly at 81 per annum, and single
numbers are sold at 25 cents. Address
G. L. Derby, Actuary of c. A. A., Gil
Broadway, n. Y.
"AU the Year Roua," Dickens new
Weekly, republished in this country sim
with its appearance in Lon
don by J. N. Emerson & Co., New York !;
price $3.50 a year, or 5 cents a number
We receive the numbers regularly.
The Aaglo african Haga.ine, the pro
duction Of colored people exclusively, has
been received for July. Thomas UamiI-
ton, Printer, 48 Beekman St, ~ Y.
Please Y regular,
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FARRIERY.

- DIR. w. HAWKINS, Veterinary Sur
NEN. geon, would respectfully inform u. wv
inhabitants Of Coudersport and Its Yicin.H6'
that be has located himself at the House OF -.
r. GIassmiro, where he will be pleased 70 IfG"'
all cases incident to that noble animal 'nJ
Horse. Horses tails put up in the latest anu
on the most approved principles. Castr"'iOH
sljlIfully performed. av
Reyess to S. N. Mills, D. F. Glassmire ana ~
+ Minis. I46-tfl
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STATE DEHT AND INTEREsr-The
State Treasurer, Hon. Eli Slifer, on the
18th uIt., paid portion Of the State debt,
amounting to 4f,lo0. He also paid, at
the same time, that part Of the interest
on the public debt due on the lst inst.
amounsing to 3G,OT0,5O.
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rGP On our first page will be found a

EGg@ On our first page will be found a
letter from the "Hon." Miss. Murray,
proposing plan for the abolition of
Slavery. IF there is any position that a
person of eminence or prominence can
place himself or herself in that decreases
our respect for that person, it is that of
attempting to conserve a right principle
to a wrong practice; and this equivocaI
position we believe Miss Murray has plac-
ed herself in by the letter referred to-
The Slavery question IS indeed national
but it is only SO to the extent that it is
an evil requiring the Intervention of the
national government to abate it. The
idea Of compensating the individual for
the damages arising from the execution
Of law which prevents him from COM
mitting a crime, is certainly queer one,
to say nothing about its impracticability.
Miss Murray may hare been good dress
ing-mald to. the Queen-she may have
been quite successful in clothing her
majesty's precious body in silks and jew
els to the taste of herself and her syco-
phant courtiers but we cannot admit
that her attempt to clothe her pro-slaye-
ry ideas in anti-slayery uniform and palm
them off on the American public as a
philanthropic measure in respect to slave
ry, is anything less than ridiculous Hav-
ing made herself the subject of ridicule
by favoring the evil in her account Of her
Journey through this country, she is now
endeavoring to make her breach of wo-
manly delicacy more apparent by increas-
ing the obloquy Of her former position.
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The Frost as a temperance
Agent.

We have been trying ever since the
9th of June, to find out what that awful
frost was sent for. The last Honosdale
Democrat has cleared up that question to
our entire satisfaction. 1t says:
"In Fayette county in this State, there
are twelve distilleries Since the last
frost, the owners have been warned by
anonymous letters to discontinue their
business, and leave the grain to be con-
sumed by the people, on penalty Of hav-
ing their buildings burned Two like es-
tablishments in the county were lately
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H@ The war in Europe is still pro-
crossing, and the Allies have invested
Peschiora; but no battle has been fought
since that ohronicled in our last.
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poIiIIeal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

announcements Of Caadidates, till Co. Con-
rahoa, S. el L7dPndent Candidates, till
G@sra} Elaa ,a, s. each-in all cases, IN AD-
ytNrp