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Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-20

TENlTAT CREATES. REPRODUCES NEW AND PURE
Il Blood that acts on the Liver, Heart Brain In.
testines, Limbs and Chest that revouionizes the
whole system-gives strength to the most Debilltated
anu NeaK-that contains no mineral other poison.
such isn truth, Dr. Jacob Webbers Justly famous In.
Vlgorating Cordial Sanguifer.
lne extraordinary and strange cures effected bv
thls beautiful herbal concOcton, have astonished ali
~ - seems TO suit every constitution. THE OLD, THE
FEEBLE, the LANGUID feel new life. and blood l.
gwen them. The Roue, the Disspated Debauchee the
weak from long disease, from taking too much medi.
cine, calomel and other mineral poisons: the youn,
man whose manhood is wasted, where NATURES
FUNCTIONS are inert and hfeless, experiences the
bliss of ROBUST AND VIGOROUS MANuOODt his
appetite is good, his sleep quiet and refreshing hs
mind and memory clear and certain
1T ENLINENS The TORPID LIVER, ELECTS ALL
BILIOUS MATTER FROM TIE SYSTEM causes sT-
DATlON, or FREE PERo PIRATION ESQ necessary to
healih,) it PURIFlE~ AND ENRICllES THE BLOOD.
GIVES STRENGTH TO TIE LIMBS AND BODY and
Is positively infallibe in all NERVOUS DISEASES
TREMBLING OR WAKEFULNLSS.
There never was remedy that gave such delight 70
the sufferer as this. The Agent can, from his own
knowledge OF cures effected by It, cunsCentiousy re-
commend II in any of the following diseases Nervous
ness, Weakness, Languor, Loss of Appetite Sleep or
Strength, Trembling, Low Spirits, Decay of the Ma
tural Functions, Pains in the Head, Limbs or Body
Neuralgia or Rheumatic, and it often restores those
to health and strength whose CONSTITUTIONS ARE
ALMOST BROKEN
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ing. This Institute has turned out some
very promising young men-some who bid
fair to become very useful men in the
community. Professor f. d. Bassett is
the principal. George w. Roberts, pro-
missing young man who took his diploma
at the last annual commencement of this
school, has since deceased. When he ap-
peared the last time before densely- packed
audience, among whom were those who an
ticipated for him career of usefulness, he
looked so full of life and manly vigor that,
without calm resignation to the DEGREES
of Omnipotence, one might almost be tempt
ed to complain that death should have been
commissioned to take from among US one
so young-that we had not been favored
with an opportunity of seeing and gather
ing ripe fruits from the clustering vines
whereon we have bestowed much labor, ere
the blighting frosts should nip them in the
bud
During the month of August, there were
1881 persons committed to the county
prison, of which number 1929 were white
males, and 431 white females; 81 colored
males, and 81 colored females During
the same period, 1865 were discharged.
Mr.. VIM. Still has a long communica-
ton in the "North American and United
States Gazette" of the 3lst ult., on the
subject of Colored People and the Cars"
The article shows Mr. Still to a very good |
advantage, and speaks volumes on the sub
ject of equal rights.
There is in this city at this time an old
gentleman who was once Shareholder in
Virginia; but years ago he came to this
city and liberated his slaves, and it is said
that he brought with him halfbushel
measure full to overlooking with silver coin,
and that he struck off all above even mea-
sure and kept it, giving his liberated slaves
al the halfbushel full. This has been
given to me for truth, and a gentleman
With whom 1 am acquainted informed me
hat the old gentleman visited him a day or
.wo ago. His name is Means, and he lives
n Virginia He seems to take deep in
,erest in the colored people here, and if l
shall be fortunate enough to get glance
1t the Virginia Abolitionist, WILDE able
1T some time not far distant to give a short
sketch of his history, which must be an in
.eresting one.
The number of deaths reported to the
Board of Health last week was 176, of
which number s were colored.
BANNEKER.
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OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5, 1855

IHlLADELfhlAi PcPV' " AOo"'
Mr.. Ep1roR:-When the Rev. J. Sella
Martin visited this place some time ago, he
learned the disabilities under which the
colored people labor, both as regards social
and civil rights, as we'll as political. The
result of his experience here was stated in
a communication to Frederick Douglass
paper as follows: "To call Philadelphia
the City of Brotherly Love is as much a
perversion of truth as to say the devils
saint" Admitting the reverend gentle
mans proposition to be true, there does not
seem to be any good reason why Philadel-
phia should not be called the City of
Churches" for, according to recent investi-
cations. it has been ascertained that there
are no less than 80 churches in the city
alone. Of that number 20 are the proper
ty of the colored people, obtained under
many difficulties, and perhaps more highly
priced on that account. They are of four
denominations-viz Methodist, Presbyte-
rian, Baptist, and Episcopal, as follows;
- Methodist, 3 Presbyterian, A Baptist,
and / Episcopal. I shall endeavor in my
next to give you more particular account
of these churches, their value, the number
of members belonging to each, together
with other interesting facts.
On Thursday last, the 1st inst, the Sab.
bath School belonging to Bethel Church
made an excursion by railroad to Washing
ton Retreat, and it is supposed that over
six thousand persons were on the grounds
during the day. Such vast multitude
assembled in one group strikes one as be-
ing formidable Many of them did moi
reach the city till long after nightfall, there
not being cars enough to accommodate
them all. The Sabbath Schools connected
with nearly all the other churches have
made excursions this summer, but there
have been none as yet to approach near t.
the number that turned out with Bethe
Church school. Indeed, no other church
is as large among the colored churches.
The school of the Institute for Colorec
Youth commenced the fall term this morn
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myself "some" in the German language;
but this lady set me quite in the shade.
Again let me recommend my friend of the
Phoenix to the travelling public as gentle
man every way worthy of patronage.
/ must here close, Mr.. Editor. The I'm
ger of time admonishes me of preparations
for home, where anxious hearts yearn for
the tender caress, and where little infant
arms impatiently wait my coming, to ex-
tend their "Welcome home" In one hour
1 shall be off again from this gay city, to
leave behind generous hearts and happy
faces, the sunshine of whose smiles shall,
in memory, cheer many weary hour.
CHARLEY.
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ~. u, august ~ AOo"'
Mr.. ED1roR:-Since my last letter, one
of our citizens, Mai. Edward French, En-
gineer U. S. A, and Pay Clerk of the
Bureau of Construction of the Treasury
Department, has been arrested under the
charge of forging certificates and receipts
for the purpose of obtaining large sums o
money from the United States Govern
ment. We have had here two of the F
F. VS., whose visit created quite a sensa
ton in the political circles. They were O
Jennings Wise, of the Richmond "Enqui
rer," and W. Olds, Jr., of the Richmond
Examiner" and had come for hostile
meeting, but, after dining at the famous
Club House, conducted by James Worm
ley, (who knew how to treat them better
than their seconds did, they were carried
"back to Old Virginny"
A. N. Gattrell, who was charged with
stealing negro, the property of W. B.
Shaw, was called up for hearing yester-
day. The evidence showed conclusively
that Gattrell had possession of the slave
as the property of his daughter, to whom
the child had been given by her GRANDPA
ther, who was the father of the alleged
owner. Gattrell raised the slave from four
years of age to the present time, and then
sold her to Mr.. Roby. The case of theft
was dismissed by Justice Dunn, The
slave has been repleVied out of Jail, where
she was placed for safe keeping, and the
question of right of property will be decid-
ed by the circuit court.
There took place, on Monday last, the
funeral of Mrs Celia Simmons, who had
been member of the Union Bethel Church
for many years, and who was universally
known and beloved. She was buried from
said church, where an eloquent discourse
was delivered by the pastor in charge, Rev.
A. w. Wayman. Her remains were taken
in charge by the association of ladies
known as the " Golden Rule" our fellow cit
izen John T. Custin, acting as marsha, and
were followed to the grave by large con-
course of friends. She was buried in the
Columbia Harmony Cemetery.
The great revival among our Methodist
friends is still going on with undated zeal.
AT the Union Bethel they now have
what is called Domestic Camp-meeting.
1t is held in the church. At the John
Wesley Chapel REV, Mr.. Talbut's) the
evening prayer-meetings arc still going on
with much success. Many have been ad-
ded to the church by confession of faith.
The camp-meetings that have been going
on for several days in Fairfax and Mont
gomery counties, have broken up.
The Union Choir'S great picnic did not
come off in consequence of the heavy rain
of the preceding Saturday and Sunday
nights. nov
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those who give one passing thought to the
man of strong nerve and stout arm who
guides them through darkness and storms,
with the speed of the wind, safely to their
journeys end. They do not for moment
turn their attention to the iron monster
that is dragging them along with fearful
velocity to meet friends or relatives. They
do not realize that the man who guides the
fiery monster holds all their precious lives
at his command, and that the least negli-
gence upon his part would cause sorrow
and mourning in a thousand homes that
are now waiting the return of the absent
loved ones.
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OUR NEW HAVEN LETTER.
NEW HAVEN, Aug. 81, 1859

NEW HAVEN mug u, AOo"
This city, with a colored population of
less than fifteen hundred persons, has six
organized churches for the people of color
to worship in.
On last Sabbath morning heard the
Rev. James Theodore Holly preach an
admirable discourse in his church-St.
Luke's. In the afternoon | attended the
Temple-street Congregational Church, and
heard the Rev. Charles B. Ray, of New
York, preach good doctrinal sermon, and
in the evening l was one of the great
many delighted hearers of the Rev. VIM.
J. Aston, who preached at St. Lukes.
This young and fne-looking Deacon, just
from the Gambler Theological Seminary,
Ohio, under the Presidency of Bishop Nc
lvaine, is evidently man of promise, and
is about to occupy position in your city
where large sphere of usefulness will no
doubt be opened for him, as he is to be as
sstant rector or colleague of the rector of
St. Phillips Church, N. Y, as l am in
formed.
The A. NJ. E. BetheD Church design
holding fair and levee on three consecu-
tive evenings of this week, in the State
House Hall, for the benefit of said church.
This society is erecting, or, rather, about
finishing, neat and well-designed edifce,
with comfortable basement under, and a
commodious gallery around three sides.
1t is in the immediate vicinity of large
portion of the colored population. The
pastor of this church is the Rev. John
Stanford, recently from New Jersey, and
he is very intelligent, energetic sort of a
young man, just fitted to take charge of a
congregation about moving into new tenn
pie, and if it was not for the itinerant sys-
tenn he would no doubt be very serviceable
to his people here for the next five or ten
years.
AS there is both college and public
school vacation here now, the city does not
appear quite as lively as we all hope to see
it four weeks hence.
Mrs. Mary A. S. Cary, the earnest and
faithful worker in the cause OF human ele-
walton, is stopping here, for how long a
time 7 know not. / saw the lady this
morning at Mrs Harriet E. Blues boarding
house, No. 102, Olive street.
Bye the bye, Mrs. BIS accommodations
are most excellent in all things wished OIL
needed at good boarding house, and
know must be duly appreciated by oul
people who are travelling either for pleas
ure or on business, as, Judging from some
recent conversation had with your lively
little travelling agent, who finds it quite
difficult, in about half the places his busl'
ness calls him, to readily obtain suitable
accommodations with his own people; but
as such is his preference, for reasons obvi
Gus, it should awaken an idea with us
that as we move onward and upward IL
intelligence and business, we necessarii.
demand mo-e conveniences and facilities
therefore let one or more families in ever.
place thai is reached by thoroughfar
take heed!
SKINNER
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Mr.. ED1roR:-Perhaps it may not be
known to the most of your readers that
last Sabbath evening, in Shiloh Church,
of this city, (Rev. Mr.. Garnet's) we had
most glorious meeting, in behalf of one Of
the Oberlin rescuers, R. Winsor, Esq. On
that occasion he drew with most touch
ing, rigorous, master-hand, that scene
through which he had passed, and which,
for the most part, was SO sad to himself and
his noble associates, but out of which God
had at last so gloriously delivered him.
The whole theme of his remarks elected
our deepest interest and sympathy, and we
could not resist the utterance of prayer to
the Father of all our mercies, that this I'M
Just affection that these our noble brothers
suffered, would sanctify them ever to the
cause of the oppressed, and that the op-
pressed, through them, might receive such
an impetus in behalf of deliverance, that
soon ,neither gibbet, stake, fetter, or prison
could conquer.
LONG ISLANDER.
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The EsMERALDA BENEVOLENT AND LITERA-
RY CLUB-an association composed of
many of the young men of Brooklyn have,
we are pleared to learn, recently furnished
their room Is Chapel street, with many of
our leading newspapers and periodicals,
and have determined to spare no pains to
render their place attractive to the lovers
of literature This is an example that we
hope will be followed by all of our literary
societies. The Club meets every Wednes-
day night.
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PETER II. MILLER, Secretary.

The ANGLo-AFRIcAN MAGAZINE FOR ALL
OF Our PUBLIC LIBRARIEs-WHo WILL AD2
An unknown friend writes as follows:
" Believing that the publication of your in
valuable magazine is doing more to do away
with the wicked prejudice existing against
the black man, and to elevate him socially
and politically, than by any other effort
being made; and feeling that great good
would result from placing it within the
reach of the masses, l will give ten dollars
towards creating a fund for placing copy
in every public library in this country"
How does this proposition strike the true
friends of the black MANI Will they re-
Spond literally and promptly2
We will commence this week the publ
cation of list of pledges and monies re-
ceived, leading off with the pledge of our
unknown correspondent:
"a friend of the black man" $40
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BOARDING HOUSE IN PRovGDENcE.-Prof.
VIM. F. johnson requests us to call the at
tention of the travelling public to Mr.. Jas.
Gaines boarding house, 81 Benevolent
street, Providence. He says the rooms are
large and airy, well lighted with gas, and
beautifully furnished The tables are well
supplied with the most desirable edibles,
all of which can be enjoyed without the
fear of an extravagant bill being presented
The landlord and lady are exceedingly
agreeable and accommodating, and are
capable of pleasing the most fastidious-
Rev. II. FL. Garnet is pleased to indorse all
that Prof Johnson has said of this house.
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Gbe daeeklg 9ngIo-9fritan.
NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 10, 1859.

u Advertisements for this paper mast be ac-
companied By The cash.
y Copies Of this paper can be purchased Of the
ners-dsaiers euerytchere
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A meeting of the colored citizens of New
York was held last Tuesday evening, at
spring-street Hall, for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the Troy Convention.
The meeting was called to order by Gen
J. j. Simons, and Robt. D. Kenney was
appointed Chairman and Peter II. Miller
Secretary. After addresses by Messrs. Pen
nington, Simons, Powers, and Levere, the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted: q.
ResOlued, That this meeting heartily respond
to the call of the New York State Free Suffrage
Association to meet at Troy on the 18th inst.
Resolved That the election of delegates be laid
overfor the consideration of subsequent meeting
ResOIred, That all coloredfpersons in New York
in favor of free suffrage be requested to pay the
sum of twelve cents towards defraying the ex-
penses of delegates to said Convention.
Rcsolrcd, That MIR. Peter H. Miller, 80 Chat
ham street, be authorized to collect said sums.
Rhsoiucd That we adjourn to meet in this place
next Monday evening, (l2th inst.,) at o'clock.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Anglo-African, and al other
papers friendly to the cause.
Adjourned.
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"Her arm is no doubt strengthened by
the presence of due proportion of the
servile caste; but it might be paralized by
such an influx as would probably follow if
the gates of the African slave-market were
thrown open to our present wealth, enter
prise, and stimulants."
Good Mr. Jefferson Davis Good
The arm of our dear country would be
paralized, would it, by opening the gates
of the African slave-marketl
Grave considerations these, Mr. Jeffer-
son Davis, and you have sense of eau
ton SO nice, and discrimination so COM
plete, in the manner you would regulate
this negro element in our glorious Repub-
lie, that the southern end of it, for whom
you are mouth and wisdom, should follow
you in all things whithersoever while you
live, and vote you monument when dead.
And yet we fear those stimulants you speak
of will so move your Southern brethren,
that, disregarding your caution, they will
open these African food gates upon us long
before they lay you beneath the magnolian
sod of your own glorious Mississippi. But
should they, out of respect for you and
your services, hold off until you have
passed off the stage, carry with you when
you do go, this: that the negro, who has
cost you so much toll and thought and anx-
iety, will, in seeking and obtaining his po-
sition, make you, and those who sleep with
you, turn over in your graves. Truly
have you said, Goods ways are not as
mans"
"The victim of mans DEGREES rebels and
struggles against his condition"
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-02
Immersity of Creation.

At the close of one of Prof Mitchell's Lee
lures on Astronomy, in which lie had been
considering the immcnsity of creation, he re-
pcatcd IL Illustration the conception of a Ger
man poet, as follows:
God called man in dreams into the yesti-
bule of heaven, saying, Come up hither and
[ will show you the glory OF my house. And
to his angels who stood about the throne be
said, Take him, strip him of his robes OF
! flesh; cleanse bis affections; put new breath
into his nostriis; but touch not his human
heart''-the heart that fears and hopes and
trcnbies A moment, and 1t was done, and
the man stood ready for his unknown voyage
Under the guidance Of mighty angel, with
sound of flying pinions, they sped away from
the battlemeuts Of heaven. Some time on
the mighty angels wings they fed through
Saharas of GarkLess, wildernesses of death
At length, from a distance not counted save
in the arithmetic Of Heaven, light bcaned
upon them-a sleepy flame as seen through a
hazy cloud. They sped on in their terrible
speed to meet the light; the light with les
ser speed came to meet them. In a moment
the blazing Of suns around them--a moment
the wheeling of planets; then came long
eternities of TWILL hit then again on the right
hand and the left appeared more constella-
tions. At last the man sank down. crying,
Angel, I can 60 no further let me lie down
in the grave and hide myself from the iufini-
tude of the universe. for end there is none
'Erd there is none? = demanded the angel
And from the glittering stars that shoue
around there came a choral shout, End there
is none.' .Eud there IS none = demanded
the angel again, and is it this that awes THY
soul ? / answer, end there is none to the
universe of Gud Lo also, there is no be-
ginning '"-Lite Illustrated
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An Apparition.

Strange things have been seen lately, and
none moro strange than the one we are about
to narrate. The facts were furnished US by
, gentleman of the highest responsibility, who
obtained them from the individual himself. TO
whose waking vision the wonderful appari-
ton appeared. It seems that OF the night of
the 18th uit, about midnight, Mr.. Davis,
of this county, was lying in his bed awake,
having just awoke. Whilst lying there, he
perceived a small, yellow fame-emittiug
only small ight-issuing from tie floor,
/ only few inches from the stove, in the room
Becoming alarmed, he rose from his bed and
spoke to the fame. it having by some magic
means, gradually increased until it assumed
the form aud figure of very old man, but Of
very small stature-being only about three
feet high. When addressed, it moved toward
the window and faded into the yellow flame
first seen. He took courage and spoke to ii
a second time, when Immediately it reassu-
med the appearance Of the old man, but al
most simultaneously disappeared, and arose
in a fame at the head of his bed. Upon
speaking to it third time, it approached him.
Reaching for his axe, he bade the remarka-
bic parsonage not to come where he was
But it answered, begging him not to strike,
and it would show him where the money was
The door opened and they went out together.
After disclosing where the money was, about
which it had been speaking, it sprang from
the porch. and went to the end, where the
steps led of. Mr.. Davis drew near where it
was standing, and the little figure, taking his
hand, bid him not to search for the money
until a certain time, after which it suddenly
vanished, and has not been seen since. Its
hands and fingers were long, slim, and bory
cole. Mr.. Davis says his hand has been in a
nunbed state ever since that little nocturnal
visitor shook hands with him. 1t has often
been seen before in the same house. How
can it be accounted for ?-Cun,5. (la) TEL