The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-11-17


Pro-Savery sentiment; that his life has been
devoted to Southern interests, Southern rights.
and Southern honor &c. =
GEORGE WASHINGTON IN FAVOR OF "a Cox.
FEDERATION OF FREE STATEs."-We sbould
like TO have our Democratic friends learn II n
following paragraph by heart. The hope wb,rb
many entertain, that there may vet be. bv .
constitutional process" a "Confederat;on of
Free States" is an old idea. The following i
what George Washington, in a letter to Ger
Lafayette, said about it.
agree with you cordially in your vic va IN
regard to Negro Slavery have long co, ,e;derad
most serious evil, both socially and nol;tical.
y anu shouid reJoice IN any feasib' scheme 10
80 our States OF such burden. Tho CoDr,ras.
OF 1857 adopted an ordinance ,vbinb Trats;b;.s
the existence of involuntary Serv;tnda in onr
Northwestern Territory fr,re,-er co,,a;5er :,
io'se measure. met acith The oDnroroI and
assem- OF nearly eoeT,, member from the States
D'Ole t%."'ea'dtety interested an Stare labor. The
PleIag 5 0 y ~ P7rginia is against The
SP.e"u y S>dreIy in orr Relc Territories. and
States" 'O''i'''e' a'ion Vi Tree
washington were alive to-day, he would
pe eiassed with the Brown conspirators" fol-
having uttered such a sentiment.
MISSOURI RAPIDLY WHITENING OuT.-Th,
st. LOUIS democrat Of the 9th states that tn,
irreprs ssible exodus of slaves from the border
of Missouri continues undated. Some ar
selling, others allowing their negroes TO I'm,
away. twenty-five left on one boat for III,
South on the Sth, and the black stream ont O
the State Is steady and without a returnint
tide Free white labor is coming in, and thu
Democrat learns, from one of the toll.gat,
keepers on the Manchester road from St I,onis
that during the season. not less than ono hmm
dred families have passed towards the south
west, and yet only one had any slaves. All tn,
rest were from the North and East. The ED
quirer says, Can any one doubt the fact tina
the state IS last emancipating itself from tn,
incubus OF Slavery, and gradually getting read,
Union?" Wv
Ton CORwIN AND THE BULL TERRIFR.-
While Tom Corwin was addressing a larg
meeting at Springfield, Ohio, not long since
and was soaring into the higher regions of DO
htieal eoquence, black, middle-sized. an,
morose-looking bull terrier mounted the plat
form, and, taking his place beside the speaker
surveyed the assembled sovereigns with "A SO
we're eountenance and a melancholy wag of hi
eandal stump. His debut was greeted will
paused II
the middle of a sentence. Turning toward III,
intruding animal, he waved his hand courte
ously, saying, q" Come one at a time. If vo,
please. The terrier retired few PAGES. an,
glanced quizzlcaly at the speaker, when Cor
"ln advanced to the edge of the stand. an,
salo 10 the people, Ia very confidential tone
90 believe he intends to leave the otbe
dogs, ana join the Republican party!" Tbi
palpable hat was received with a temnest q
laughter and applause, in the midst of whicl
ms dogship trotted out of the hall, with his tai
al an angie OF intense disgust.
Hume, the spiritrapper, was recently !,
Pans, with his Russian wife, ON his wev :,
Aherlca' ne Is SAID to have lately received a,
enlargement of his wonderful mowers co a.
he can now not only enable Won 10 oo,,,, .n'
with defunct, but with the living peonle vb'
are IN other places.
George T. Curtis, of Boston, has written
reply to Douglas on the Territorial ones,;o,
under the title, The just Supremacy of Con-
gress over the Territories" Mr.. Curtis is III
author of an elaborate History of the Federa
Constitution published by the Harpers.
SENATOR SUMNER on," Washington co,
respondent of the Baltimore Sun, saws tina
Mr.. Sumner is about to resign his seat in +
United States Senate, and, it is said, will m. ~
and reside in England. Governor Banks =;
undoubtedly succeed him in the Senate"
The Louisiana Baptist says that Il e Rev.
Graves, editor of the Tennessee Brafisf = D.
ed In Mt Lebanon, La, last week. tc" .'reac
and patient audience for three 40, lar
quarter RS and
Senator Sumner was to sail
probably arrive in Roston - the 9Th, and "
Is week.
The Emperor of the '
Melted \ neur rrnrL a french has lust CO..