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WASHINGTON, d. C..
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1859.

par ALI letters for the National Era must
be addressed to Mrs. NJ. L. BAILEY, National
Era, Washington, ID. c.
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A movement has been made and money con
tributed In New York city to present public
testimonial to Miss Foulke, of Harper's Ferry,
for her bravery and humanity in protecting
with her own person the prisoner Thompson
from his cowardly assailants.
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VOICE OF THE LEGISLATURE OF GEORGIA.
The following preamble and resolutions were
introduced in the Georgia House of Represent
atives last week, and passed unanimously:
Whereas the late attempt at Harper's Fer
ry, in the State Of Virginia, to excite portion
of the slaves of the South to insurrection, has
produced the highest degree Of Indignation in
the minds Of Southern people against the per-
petrators of that outrage, their aiders and abet-
tors, and affords just ground to apprehend a
renewal of their efforts in other places and
whereas the action of Governor Wise and Pres
ident Buchanan meets with our unqualified APP
probation, we deem it incumbent upon the
members Of the Legislature of the State of
Georgia to give the most authoritative oxpres-
sion of their sentiments Therefore,
RESOLVED, That we regard the effort to excite
the slaves of the South to a servile Instruction
with the most intense Indignation, and trust
that the parties to this insane and reasonable
plot may meet with the most prompt and sig
nal punishment believing, as we do, that while
it will be melting out a just retribution for
their crime, it will exert wholesome influence
in lettering others from countenancing similar
movements.
Resolred, That the prompt and energetic ac-
ton of Gov Wise, of Virginia, and of President
Buchanan, in suppressing the outbreak at Har-
gers Ferry, and in their efforts to capture the
insurgents, evince a degree of maniness and
patriotism, honorable alike to them and worthy
Of our warm admiration
Resolved, That we pledge the State of Geor-
gia to uphold and support the State of Virginia
and the President Of the United States in the
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The lRREPREssTBLEs.-This is the nick
name given by the Washington States to the
Republicans. Good. We like it. Synonyms
are highly convenient to editors and others,
who have occasion to make frequent allusion
to the parties of the day
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OHIO ELECTION--OFFICIAL,

The State Journal of she 4th publishes full
table OF the vote of Ohio at tn e recent State
eleGuons, and the iootings with Il e majority for
each candidate
The total vote is large one, AJ676s, being
10000 over the vote of last wear. II, however,
falls short 30,884 votes of the Pres idential vote
OF 1896 We give SUNNI Iary;
GOVERNOR.
William Dennison, jun. ls4.5O2
huius r Kanney III, 266
Denmson's majority 1926
LIEUTENANT oiorERxoR.
Robert Z; Kirk 1884
"lIiian d. Stafford l7O,58i'
hlrks majority l4,747
Ranney run a little ahead O. his ticket on the
on the other State ofHcers ran qe between four.
teen and fifteen thousand. I he Republicans
directed their chief efforts to Sc. ,ure the Legs-
azure, IN view OF u .e fact that United States
oenaOor Is 70 De nosen by it. The aggregate
majority oil the Republican candidates over
is 2l,5S6.
Inc oIa'e ticket was considered entirely safe,
anu was ie 1T to take care of ITSELF but not so
.ne Leg sla' ure. The Republicans we're deter
naneu 60 teave nothing to chance on this i'm
~. mt Office. They were bound to put PGgh
- > and Chase in the National Senate, aud 70
=, 1is enc rolled up majority of nearly p, coo
7 ne average majority, taking the whole ticket
Legislatures in both branches and Senate-ex-
ceeos 10000. Next year, the Buckeyes will
put 1t to 10000 for Republican President
CticdgO Press and Tribune.
/ 1t is worthy of remark that the Democratic
candidate ran ahead of his ticket in the West
ern Reserve, where the Anti-Slavery sentiment
IS strongest. Mr.. Ranney was, in 1850. a VIC.
lent opponent of the fugitive slave act, though
a Democrat then, as now, in good standing
and there can be no doubt that his relative
popularity in the Western Reserve is owing tc
this circumstance. Thus it is that the Shan
Democracy adapts itself, chameleon like, to al
the varying hues of public opinion which pre-
| vail in different sections of the country.
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THE NEW YORK ELECTION.

ALBANY, Noo. II, 1859
To the Editor of the National Era:
The majority Democratic and American
against the Republicans in 1856, in New York
State was A, 49, in 1853, it was 43 ,44O. At the
election just closed, the majority for the Repub-
licans lover the Democrats and Americans
united) is about 1000. The majority of the
Republicans over the Democrats is now over
10000. In the Senate just chosen, the Repub.
licans have majority of ID. In the last SEN
ate, as elected, the Republicans had no majority
except by the casting vote of the Lieut.. Gov
ernor. The Assembly shows gain almost as
remarkable. The present Senate participates
in the election of United States Senator in
1861, when Mr.. Stewards term expires.
OF the Supreme Court Judges elected, all are
Republicans except three in the Albany, Brook
Ign, and New York districts. Thus you see
that the Republican victory is complete and
permanent. The large number of voters who
staid at home, busy with their autumn work,
confident of success without their aid, or indif-
ferent to a mere State election, minus Governor
and members of Congress, were three fourths
Republicans. These will all be out in the Pres
idential struggle; so will the wavering and
timid, who now see which is the strongest party.
Americanism also has drawn its last breath,
and its mischievous influence will be out of the
way of Republicans in future contests. You
may therefore put New York with Vermont
and Massachusetts, among the reliable Republi-
can States. B.
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The following gentlemen accredited agents for the
E,a G. W. Light, Boston, Mass. J. A. Innis, Salem,
Mass; Thomas Wheeler, Cincinnati, Ohio L. T. Park,
Mount Union Ohio; Joseph Hughes, Philadelphia, Pa
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The SENTENCE OF THE HARPER's FERRY IN
sURGENTs-When the convicts Cook, Coppic,
Copeland, and Green, 1.-THE two latter colored, !
were broaght out on the 10th inst to receive
the sentence of Judge Parker, at the close of
Jefferson county Circuit Court, at Charlestown,
Va, they were asked if they had anything to
say why sentence should not be passed upon
them. Cook and Coppic then proceeded to de-
liver short addresses, the former being some
what vehement in his manner of speaking, and
the latter In an impressive and collected style
of delivery. 1t is stated that both protested
their ignorance of the attack on Harper's Fer
ry until the Sabbath before the night of the at
tack, when they were called on to swear to obey
the orders of their commander, Brown. The
negroes declined saying anything.
They were all sentenced to be hung on Fri
day, the 10th of December.
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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Ion, the Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun, says:
at is ascertained that of the 1873 delegates
to the Pennsylvania Democratic State Conven-
ton, which is to appoint delegates to the
Charleston Convention, all but ten are in favor
of Mr.. Buchanan's administration. So the
Pennsylvania delegation at Charleston will
represent the Buchanan Democracy. Every
thing now tends to the nomination, at Charles.
ton, of a Southern conservative statesman for
the Presidency"
The revelations of COL Forbes are penny. a
line work-so think we it will turn out in the
end. The Governor OF Ohio, Chase, explicitly
denies that he ever received copies of any such
letters as Forbes says he sent him. Forbes's
words are:
"Pease show to Messrs. Sanborn, Lawrence,
& Co. Copies will be sent to Gov. Chase, who
found money and Gov. Fletcher, who contribu-
ted arms, and to others interested, as quickly as
possible"
Gov. Chase's denial is
No copy of the letter was ever sent to Gov.
Chase at least, no copy of any such letter was
ever received by him. He received no intma-
ton from any source or at any time of any pur-
pose on the part of Forbes to run off negroes,
or on the part of Brown to excite instruction
among the slaves AS 10 ms nndlng money, IL
is enough to say that, in 1866, while the
contest for Freedom in Kansas against the at
tempts to force Slavery into that Territory was
undecided, Gov. Chase, in common with his
fellow citizens in this and other States, con-
tributed according to his ability in aid of the
Free-State cause. For no other purpose with
which old Brown was connected was any money
ever found or furnished by him.
eve make these statements upon the au-
thority of the Governor himself. Columbus
Ohio State Journal.
The same is sad in substance, by Senator
Hale, and the same, doubtless will be said by
Senator Seward when he returns. We have no
idea that Forbes is any sort Ofauthority against
any man, and we believe that he writes " for
pay " to supply literature in Immediate and
pressing demand.
WHERE THE SHOE PNcHEs.-An old Wing,
who now votes the Buchanan ticket, said, the
other day Ny acquaintance sometimes won-
der how /, who have always fought against the
Democratic party, can now vote with it; but
can tell them that voting the ticket isn't the
greatest difficulty. 1t is mixing with the men
that / find the hardest work.
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KAysAs.-The Republicans have triulnphed
in the Territorial election. Mr. Parrott is re-
elected as the Delegate to Congress by decided
majority. 1t is to be hoped that the last Ter
ritorial election has now been held in Kansas
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WIscONsN.-The Republicans sweep every
thing before them in Wisconsin, but we are
unable 10 give the details yet.
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To ADvxsrrsKas-Business men will find IL greatly TO
their advantage TO advertise in the Era
Messrs Pettingn q Co, s. B. Miles, and Joy, Coe'
Co.. our authorized advertising agents for Boston
New York and Philadelphia
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New JERsEY.-In New jersey the Opposition
have elected the Governor, but the Demo
Gratis have majority in the Legislature.
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Dennison's majority =.
LIEUTENANT COZ ERNoR'
Robert c. Kirk
William II. Stafford
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THE ELECTIONS.

NEw YoRK.--Albany, Nor. 1.-THE most
reliable returns of the recent State election
leave no reasonable doubt of the election of the
entire Republican State ticket. The State can
vAssers meet here tomorrow
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-01-28
Gcnuine Ola Rnr.I-n,.

The world will now laugh heartily at the
terrible forebodings contained in the follow
ing extract: petition presented in 1888 by
the most respectable citizens OF Philadelphia,
to the council Of that place asking 10 continue
the use Of oil, and not use gas:
The Subscribers beg leave respectfully to
rrmonstrate against the plan now in agitation
for Lighting the city with Gas rs they con-
slider IL most incxp~lieGi. offensive and
dangerous mode OF lighting. Ia saying
this they are fully sustained by the accounts
Of Explosion. Loss al Life. and great destrue-
ton ~ property. where this mode Of lighting
has bren adopted. We consider Gas To be an
article a. Ignitabls as Gunp0wdcr. aud
nearly as fatal la i.s effect: as regards the
immenSe destruction ~ property, We believe
the vast number OF fires In New York and
othrr clli~s. may be Ia "a great measure
aserisJ 10 this mode of lighting: the leakage
of pip.~ and earelesehess Of stopping OF the
Gas, furnish almost daily Instances Of lts
destructive effseis. And when Ne consider
that this Powerful aud Destructive Agent
must necessarily be often len Ia the care of
youth. aoaaesties. and careless people. We
only wonder that the consequences have not
bssn more appalling.
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Total to June 80, 5s. SAB l27 s2l 81 se51 oS9

De QUNCEY.-The North American Rerie,o
for January contains an article on De Quincy
from which the following description of the
man is taken:
"In person he is anything but progressing:
D ing diminutive in stature and awkward in
his movements, with a shrivelled yellow,
parched skin. His head. however, is superb
and his face remarkably sensitive and express
sive; the eyes sunken, hut brilliant with the
fire of genius and the Examinations of opium.
In manners he is model of decorum nrbani-
ty, and natural unaffected gentiltv. He is a
magnificent talker. aud a fine reader; which
last quality he notes as rare accomplish
ment. whether among men or women. He is
genial and hospitable in his household. He
performs set tasks of walking day by day, in
his garden, and marks his progress by deposits
of stones. He has offered his body. after
death. to the surgeons, for dissection, as his
contribution to physiological science. He
seriously believes that the dreadful gnawing
of the stomach, already alluded to, which
arises, perhaps, from the collapse and impo-
tence of that organ through the use of opium,
is caused by the ravages of living animal.
He is singular in his habits, often disappears
from his home for days together-nO inquiry
being made after him by his friends-and re-
turns as mysteriously as he went. He has
officer in the Indian army; the other and
eldest presidps over the house, and acts as
his amanuensis."
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON. Saturday. Jan. 90. 1859.
The intestine strife which is rapidly rend-
ing in pieces the Democratic party, broke out
with great virulence in the secret session Of
the Senate yesterday Mr.. Hale was in the
chair, and a discussion arose upOn the merits
of some nominations TO office which had been
sent in by the President Mr. Pugh, Of Ohio.
denounced the President with great hitter
ness. accusing him of insincrrity and inso-
lencc, and declaring that he meant to oppose
and thwart him wherever aud whenever he
could.
Mr.. Douglas spoke in the same strain. stig-
matZing Mr.. Buchanan recent appointments
10 Office in the West in very severe terms
He intImated that the Buchanan postmastrrs
in Illinois were little better than thieves, and
were so REGARDED by the people. If any
thing was missing from the mails. the post
masters were instinctively suspected of lar
ccny.
These imputations on tho standard bearers
Of the faithful rouse,l the ire of Mr. Fitch.
who denied their Justice, and charged Mr.
Douglas with uttering shameful calumnieS
and denounced him as a rebel to the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr.. Douglas haughtly replied that he was
an unsubdued and successful rebel. and that
neither the President nor his Senatorial fol-
lowers could put him down. He then re.
lpfl'u upon the Scntlt man from lndana his
charges Of falsehood and defamation. At
this stage of the affair, Mr.. Hale. the Chair
man, called the disputants to order, kindly
suggesting, in his facetious way, that the har-
monv OF the Democratic party would not be
promoted by such displays of fraternal af-
fiction.
The war of words still continuing Mr.
Jefferson Davis at length interposed and
sternly rebuked the Seeding Senators He
told them they were talking alike highway
men and braves give YOU his exact Ian
guage-and that their conduct was shameful,
and disgraceful To the Senate. This brought
them 10 their senses, and they subsidized into
silence.
This scene is said To have been the most
violent and indecorous that has ever occurred
In the Senate, even in secret session. whore
the proceedings are accompanied always with
great freedom 0f manner and langlage-the
Senators lighting their cigars and talking
and discussing in the free and easy style Of
an after dinner OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
n. l. Tribune
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Serious Charges Against the Govern
menH.

! Mr.. Sherman, Of Ohio. has obtained a COM
mittee of investigation on the allegations of
Mr.. ID. b. Allen, of New York. sOn-in-law of
| Commodore Vanderbilt, and Agent of the
! Allaire Works. He says that although his
bids for contracts to construct machinery for
war steamers were the lowest, vet the con-
/ tracts were given to others. He charges,
that his bids were rejrc from corrupt
motives, and alleges that New York Mem
, Der Of Congress received s., 900, for getting
contracts tor rival bidders. The n, Y Times
Correspondent says:
Mr.. Allen states further that in one case
his bid was never presented to the Examining
| Board; he charges that it was curruplly
suppressed. He also states that before the
contract in one case was finally concluded
the President wrote to the successful party
and obtained his promise that the Forging
portion of the job should be- given by him 10
an establishment in Reading PENN in which
the Hon. j Clancy Jones is rcputcd to have
an interest. General Norris appealed the
case to the President, who confirmed the
/ award Of the Navy Department, although the
General proved that his bid had been exposed
to his rival, and that il was lower in price
than the bid which the Navy Department had
declared its purpose To accept.
DIR. Allen still further avets that the speci-
tications of the work bid for were altered in
the interest of the successful parties and
against competing bidders. 1t is alleged
that both the New York and Philapelphia
Navy Yards have been used as political ma
chimes. to accomplish partisan purposes, with
great injury 10 the public interest aud at enor-
nous cost. The fact is stated TO be notorious
hal of
Brooklyn Yard have been selling the situa-
,ions in their gift. In one affidavit the de-
ponent swears that he has been paving the
Master Mechanic fifty cents IA day OF his
wages for over u year, Another has been
paying twenty-five cents per dayl And still
others declare that they have been paid for
time during which they did no work-sharing
the proceeds of this fraud with their Supcr.
inicndrnt! In Que case it will be proved
that the gift OF five gallons of liquor procured
mechanic the situation applied for; and it is
declared that In no other way, except by
bribery, have men been able to procure en-
ploymrnt.
Ii is further said that evidence will be pro-
cured showing that twice rs many men have
been employed in the Brooklyn Navy Yard
al times. AS were needed To do the work: that
a few days before the election. last Fall, tn,
number of men employed there was run M
To about 1900, aud Immediately after election
reduced to about l.400l The same sort o.
thing was done at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. Ii isailegrd thai Commr dore Kearney
Capt. Roots and Lawrence Cohen were all
removed from the Brooklyn Navy-yard br-
cause they would not wink Mt the employ
mrni Of men II mere political purposes.
IL MIR. Sherman fails to get at the bottom
Of the affair, short rs the time is before adj
Journment, II will be because unnecessary
obstacles are thrown In his WAY
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A NEW RACE OF HUMAN BEINGs-SOme time
since paragraph appeared in new South
Wales journal relative to the discovery, in the
had no hair on the top of their heads, in the
place whore the wool ought to grow" The
account of this most extraordinary discovery
has been corroborated by an eyewitness, a
Mr.. Thomson, who has arrived from where the
aboriginals ruralize. They are. he SAYS of a
copper color and are tall and athletic much
superior in every respect to their dark skinned
brethren. The woman are also said to have
more claims TO beauty. They, however, are
also deficient of what is generally acknow-
lodged to be the ''glory of woman" Mr..
Thomson, 1t appears, was at camp on the Up
per Balonne, with Others on ground hitherto
untrodden by white man, when he was sur
prised by visit from these bald-pated copper
colored beings. They appeared to have friend
ly intentions, and as nothing was noticed in
their conduct of an aggressive nature, a con-
versatlon of mods and signs ensued. After
awhile sovereign was shown to them, when
one OF them. picking up a stone, pointed
with his finger to the far west. and intimat-
ed that stones of similar description to the
sovereign were to picked up on the ground
in masses as large as the stone he held. The
place was understood to be some hundred
miles further interior, but they signified their
Intention of bringing some of these stones al
their next visit Mr.. Thomson intends to re-
turn again to the Balonne. and to await their
arrival If this story be true, the age OF
wonders truly has not ceased.-Bona6dy Tile
graph SYt.7 Z.
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Hard Fate OF the Virginia Democracy
Deceived by buchanan.

When Gen. CAsz, At the first meeting of
Congress after his Presidential defeat in lS4S,
took all early occasion to proclaim in the
Senate that he did mean to announce him
self in favor of "squatter sovereignty in his
NICHOLSON letter, and ii his Southern sup
porters did not so understand him, the fault
was their own-when Gen. CAss made this
emphatic declaration. divers Southern Demo
cratic members of Congress, stated in their
places, that If 1t bud been known that their
late candidate for the Presidency did really
hold the doctrine of ''squatter sovereignty"
he never could have received the votes Of their
States. Most explicitly was this statement
made by prominent representative from
Virginia. Having been thus deceived or mis-
led once, ii was not to be supposed that the
Democracy OF Virginia would ever he "canght
nappiGgn second time with regard 10 the
opinions of their candidate for the Presidency.
Yet ii appears from their long established or
IN, the Richmond Enquirer. that they have
not only been again msled, bat they have
b,en actually deceived by Mr.. BrcHANsN in
regard 20 bis opinions on the sui ct OF the
Pacific Railroad. The Enquirer Of the 2Oth
Inst. has an elaborate article in relation 90
tue matter. Amer showing or arguing 10
show, that the Cincinnati Platform doe. not
pledge the Democratic party to the reeogni-
tion Of the eonstitutionalily of federal appro-
priations 20 the construction OF the Pacific
Railroad, the Enquirer proceeds:
a "Notonly then. does the resolution Itself adj
WIT OF no such construction as that now atiri-
buied TO it by the Presidcnt-not only does il
virtually deny the power OF Congress Ia con-
slruct or 10 appropriate land or money 20 the
construction of Pacific Railroad. bat the
unfair manner Of its adoption depFiyes even
the leaning towards the exercise % incident
al powers, which might otherwise be adduced,
Of all force or respect whatever. IL eonsti-
tntes no part OF the Democratic platform.
And even VI IL had been fairly inserted. IL
would AFT ,rd 90 Justification Al eli for the
position which the Presidsnt has siuce as
sumed.
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The NY. Tribune and srr. seward.


The Editor of the ". Y.7Ii5unc, Of the
18th gives notice that The has never yet adj
vocated Gov. SEwARD's nomination for Pres
ident, because he has never had evidence that
such nomination would be successful; but
should evidence be afforded him prior to the
next Republican nomination that Governor
SEWARD can carry States enough TO elect him
Or even, to reduce the question TO its SIM
plest elements. that be can pretty surely carry
Pennsylvania, or New jersey and Indiana
he will heartily advocate Mr.. SEwARD's NOM
nation; as he will should such nomination
aid as this journal might give it labor
for his election with a devotion and industry
which he has never yet manifested for any
candidate except HENRY CLAY.