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


The Charleston Mercury publishes the fol-
lowing letter from Southerner in Kansas, re-
marking, that it points in the right direction
"PAoLA, K. T., august 10, 1859.
i" i take the liberty of writing you few lines
on a subject of interest to the South. 1t is
pretty we'll conceded that Kansas will be a
Free-Soil, Black Republican State, beyond ques-
ton. The South has not done anything since Sc,
except to allow our Constitution to be rejected
We have about 1900 Southern men in Kansas
still, and they intend emgrating South as soon
as Kansas is admitted into the Union. We are
connected with Southern organization, and,
including all, we have about 1900 men. The
next theatre for action lCiH be the Indian terri
tory south Of Kansas, including Cherokee,
Creek, and Choctaw nations. The South should
prepare for this in time, and stand by her Ter
rtorial rights. They are of the last importance
to our colonization. The Abolitionists are the
most constant and incessant workers / ever
knew belonging to any party. The Dante or
der is large and well drilled in Abolition
tactics"
ANNUAL Meeting OF THE AMERICAN MIS-
sIoNARY AssocIATroN.-Th annual meeting
of the Association is to be held at Chicago, H.,
commencing Wednesday evening, Oct. 18th, at
~ O'Clock, in the First Congregational Church.
The aHnual sermon will be preached that
evening by the Rev. George B. Cheever, D. D.,
of New York. The official reports will be pre-
scented Thursday morning, and the evening will
be occupied with religious services and ad-
dresses from missionaries and Others 1t is ex-
pected that morning prayer meetings will be
held, as usual, and the Lords Supper admins
tered
1t is hoped that the friends of the cause, and
especially those of the Northwest. will make
some sacrifice, if necessary, to be present at
the meeting. Various topics of interest relative
to our missions, and especially to the extension
of our work in Africa and in the slaveholding
States of this country, will occupy the attention
of the meeting.
The Committee of Arrangements at Chicago
are Messrs. Philo Carpenter, Joseph Johnston,
and T. M. Avery. Persons designing to attend
the meeting are requested to send their names
to those gentlemen, who will make arrange
ments to entertain them.
/ A TRACT CONVENTION FOR THE WEsT.-The
I" General Association of Illinois, at its recent
meeting, adopted the following resolution
"That tits desirable that Convention should
be held ere long Of Christian men at the West,
who are dissatisfied with the position of the
American Tract Society at New York, to de-
/ eide upon the agency through which Western
| Christians may be able most effectively to CO.
! operate in the tract enterprise; and that the
evangelical ministers of Chicago and Cincin-
/ natl be requested to take measures to call said
| Convention
In accordance with this recommendation,
after correspondence, a call was drawn up, and
sent to different localities for signatures 1t has
been ascertained that a widespread interest is
| felt in the proposed Convention. Numerous
names of pastors and laymen are attached to
the call, inviting all evangelical Christians
throughout the Western States, who dissent
from the present policy of the American Tract
Society at New York, to meet in Convention in
the city of Chicago, on Tuesday October Is,
| 1859, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to consult and act
upon the subject aforementioned.
The Committee of Arrangements are Messrs.
| Philo Carpenter, Z. s. Wells, and w. w. Smith
Persons designing to attend the Convention
| will please send their names to the chairman
| of the committee. Entertainment cannot be
| promised for those who do not give this pre-
yious notice.
/ CoNsIsTENcY.-one Of the leading cardinal
measures of the American party was a Reg
istyy Lar. The Republican party passed a
Registry Law, which, IL enforced, will prevent
illegal voting and exclude fraudulent votes
Mr.. Brooks, who prctssed the greatest solicit
tude for Regisaux (ap, has nov nominated
State officers opp TO il, and pledged to re.
peal it. Isn't be Nee man And what
wise, consistent, faithful leader Of party !
| Starting with political army l35, 900 strong,
he has run 1t down to 81 1000, and then deserts
over 20 the common enemy, calling upon those
he has betrayed to follow hint When the
Election is over, he should embark on board
the Vulture," and follow in the footsteps Of
his illustrious predecessor" to England. AZ
dany Ecening Journal.
i A. VENERABLE INSTITUTION. There is q
mail carrier at Enfield N. c., who has carried
the mail on horseback ffty-6ve miles, twice a
week, for forty-fye years, missing but one regu-
lar day in that time
MURDER AT FoRT BELKsAP.--NesC Orleans,
Sept. 30.--Msjor Neighbors, the Indian agent
at Fort Belknap, Texas, had been killed by two
e Al - o<aI