The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-04-07

ult, gives an account of " the first Emanclpa
ton Convention ever held in slave State" 1t
took place at Wilmington Delaware, on the
22d of March. The editor says
According to the Call the first session of
the Convention commenced in the CITY Hall Mt
ten A. M. Rev. Nicholas Patterson, of vii.
mington, Vice President of the National Com.
pensated Emancipation Society, for Delaware,
was called to the chair, and DIR. Bulloch was
| appointed Secretary"
The resolutions adopted are long and argu-
mentative, but, in substance, they declare that
Slavery is a great moral and social evil; that
the North as well as the South is responsible
for its existence; and that the proceeds of the
public lands should be appropriated, as sug-
gested by Rufus King and approved by Mr..
Webster, to the extinction of the evil, by COM
pensating the owners of slaves The eighth
resolution declares
! "That the fraternal and benevolent DISPOSE
! tons which this act of brotherly copartnership
would inspire and diffuse throughout the entire
nation, would be of vast and vital importance
to the slaves themselves, both before and after
their emancipation, leading to those ameliora-
tons of their conditions, which would greatly
enhance their moral elevation and happiness"
| The OVERLAND MAn.-,& Louis, March
| 3l-The Overland California Mail of the 9TH
and Victoria dates of 18th ut. have arrived here.
| A proposition had been made to annex the
Colony of Victoria to British Columbia.
1t was reported that reserve of four hun
dred thousand acres of land would be made at
| the Forks of Thompson river, for the accommo-
dation of emigrants.
| AZ, D.Iaoaa 1T,..l On III - =: - ...
| teen feet of water at the bar, and nearly all
the outward bound vessels which have been de-
tanned there have gone to sea. Eighteen in.
ward bound vessels have entered the river.
The Government contract for clearing the
passes at the mouth Of the Mississippi for one
year, has been awarded.
Nothing additional from the ship Monticello,
which caught fire at sea on Sunday, and was
abandoned ....
THE PARAGUAY ExPEDITIoN.-Th Ameri-
can war steamer Atlanta, Commodore Ridgey,
arrived at Rio January 49, on her way to Join
the Paraguay squadron. The Atlanta left at
| Pernambuco on the 18th the war steamer West
ernport, which was to follow on the ensuing
day. The war steamer Memphis, Commander
Marchant arrived at Rio on the 2lst January
! The news from Paraguay, as given by the Corr
! ciO MercantH, indicates determination of the
dictator, Lopez, to bar the passage of the Amer
lean vessels into the Paraguay river. The Off
cial organ describes the defensive preparations
as complete the Notifications being in excel
lent order and abundantly armed and manned,
while the troops were all impatient for the con-
Aict. |.
CAPTURE OF SUSPECTED SLAvER-During
this week there has been considerable excite
ment in our city, from the fact of its being re-
| rfa1 f1ofo IL, i
had been captured by the United States steam
err Vixen, Lieut.. j. X. Duer commanding, in
st. Joseph Bay. We gather the following in
formation of the said vessel:
She appears to be the barque E. A. Rawlins
| of Savannah, of whom much has already been
said in the papers, from the fact that she has
once before been overhauled by the authorities
1t appears that her papers were irregular and
that she was lying in St. Joseph Bay for con-
cealmeut. There are also facts CLEANED from
the appearance of the ship, and also from par
tial confessions of the crew, that she had been
engaged in the slave trade, or that she was
making preparations to proceed to the coast of
Africa for the purpose of being employed in
that traffic. .
The master of the barque was not on board
at the time of her capture, having made a visit
to this place, where he seemed to be well known
by many persons He accompanied by the
supercargo and man occupying the position
of a servant. The mate reported that there
| had been Spanish captain on board, who was
landed at st. Joseph by the American captain,
but has since confessed that be was killed and
thrown overheard. The vessels name has been
altered, and that of Rose Lee substituted, and
the paint was still fresh on the arrival of the
Vixen.
The captain of the barque left here in a
| m 10
the purpose, as he said, of proceeding to his
vessel in St. Joseph, but since then nothing
has been heard from him. We are also in
formed that party left here last evening, for
the purpose of aresting the captain supercar
go, and other men in their company
The barque is reported to be the property of
c. A. l.. Lamar, of Savannah. The paaaG of
the master is Hayden, and that of the supercar-
go, Delamayer. Hayden, who came to this
place, registered his name, we are informed
Hill, in the club room, and gave as a reason
that he had been captain of vessel in Sa-
vannah, and, having got into difficulty with
the men, wished to conceal himself for some
time,
There were ten men on board of the vessel
at the time of her capture, who had been con-
fined under close guard ever since. She had
on board many casks of water, by far more than
any vessel of her size would carry on tho long.
est voyage, with the usual complement of
men.-ApqtGc..oota tF7orida) Adpertiser.
INDIAN AFFAIRS IN TEXAS = The Austin
| (Texas) hteltigencer of the 18th inst. has the
following:
Major Neighbors received despatch by
express, en- Saturday last, stating that citizens
in the upper counties were proposing to clean
out the Reserve Indians and expressing seem
ingly well-founded apprehensions that an early
attack would be made. Major Neghbors has
started to the lower Reserve.
Gen. Twiggs ordered Capt Plummer, with
company of infantry, e march immediately
to the lower Reserve. Both Gen. Twiggs and
| Major Neighbors have become satisfied that the
Reserves cannot be maintained in peace without
greater expense than the United States would
or ought to incur; and the latter has recon-
mended the removal of the Rssaevs indians to
the Indian lands exclusively within the juris-
dict,on Of the United States. Major Neighbors
authorizes to say to those citizens who feel
such hostility towords the Indians, that he
doubts not, if they will but suspend their indig
nation few months, a peaceahle removal will
be accomplished
! The SUsoUEHANNA LUMBER TRADE.-Large
| quantities of lumber and timber are now ar.
riying at Wrightsville, Columbia, and Marietta.
Pennsylvania. Over fifty RATS Of lumber we're
lying along the shore on Wednesday The