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STATE CHRISTIAN ANTLSLAYFRY
CONVENTION,
To be held IN Columbus, Ohio, Wednesdoy ann
Thursday, august 10 and II. 1890

Thursday, august 10 and IL, 1859.
The present aspects of the great controversy
between Freedom and Slavery in eur country
earnestly call Tor more thorough aggression and
systematic action on our part
The African slave trade-which nv tho lou,
is piracy-is revived, and there is not sufficient
active moral power in the nation to oxtinpuisb; !,
Southern Churches have generally anosta.
tzed to the open justification of Slavery and
Northern Christians are sadly remiss in duty
with respect to reforming and opposing il.
Southern States are expelling or enslavinp
their free colored population, and Northern
States allow their colored citizens TO be kid
mapped under the provisions of the fugitive 40,
The fugitive act is pronounced constitutional
by the National courts. Some of our rnost vir.
tuous and respected citizens are imprisoned no.
cause they could not quietly stand and see
neighbor kidnapped and dragged into homeless
bondage, and our State Supreme Court. in
difference to precedent, has refused to pronounce
the law unconstitutional.
According to the decision Of the Supreme
Coust oil the United States, Slavery is extended
TO All our Territories by virtue of the Constitu,
ton, and neither Congress nor the peonIe has
power to prohibit it. And while all this is
passing, the party in power is straining its ener
and development of the great evil.
To meet the demands and aggressions of the
slaveholding power, the Freedom,loving elq
ment of the nation has no great, Christian,
earnest, systematic agency.
Alarmed at these facts, the undersigned in.
vite Christians of all denominations. who be-
lieve and deeply feel that Slavery is our nations
great crime, land her great calamity. and the
source OF her greatest danger, as well,) to meet
in Columbus, on Wednesday and Thursdav.
August 10 and ii, TO deliberate and prav. 10
give public expression to our views, and to or
ganiae system of efforts which shall aid in
enlightening and arousing the public conscience.
and enlisting the Christian energies of the
State and nation against this great iniuuity.
Let there be great, earnest, prayerful. and
calm, but determined, Convention.
Unless the Convention shall otherwise direct.
the forenoon of Wednesday will be spent in
prayer, the afternoon and evening in addresses.
and Thursday in the transaction of business
This call for an Anti-Slavery State Conven,
ton is signed by long list of cergymen and
others, including Mr.. Giddings The object is
a noble one, and eminently deserving of atten-
ton.
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WASHINGTON, d. G..
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1859.
A CARD.

ii is due to the subscribers of the National
Era to state that the paper viii continue to be
edited and published under the provision made
BY its late editor and proprietor in view Of his
intended absence in Europe.
The Era will remain true to the principles 1t
has always advocated. Writers of eminent
ability will contribute to its editorial columns
Its literary department viii be placed in able
hands, and no effort will be spared to make the
paper as nearly as possible what it has always
been.
The value of the National Era as the repre-
sentative of free principles at the National Cap
ita, and to the family of its late editor as their
only available means of support, makes it my
imperative duty to continue its publication
without interruption.
MARGARET l.. BAILEY.
WdshiR0toa, July IL, 1859.
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THE wELL-BoRN DIsUNIoNIsTs.

The Washington States thinks the well. born
hearts of the South can never submit to the
rule of the Black Republicans. The humble
classes, the poor whites of the sand hills the
mechanics, and shop-keepers, and small farm
ers, might submit, but high-born gentlemen,
such as Davis and Barksdale, of Mississippi,
never But, after all, there is consolation in
the intimation of the States. If it is only the
high bloods who cannot brook Black Republi.
can rule, the difficulty can be settled easily and
quietly. They can sell out, and retire to some
country where their blood will be better appre-
ciated. The States says:
Z" 1t would be idle to deny that the South has
an immense interest in the Union. She could
not recover from the damage which she would
receive by subversion of our system, perhaps,
for century. She is now developing her re
sources in the most salutary manner. The day
is Fastening when she is to enter upon high
commercial career The extended net work
ofrailroads, connecting her fine harbors with the
West and Northwest, cannot fail to accomplish
such result in less than a score of years. In
short, she has every reason to be tolerably well
satisfied with the present, and hopeful for the
future, if she be let alone.
" 1nlS, as We understand, Is something ike
the view that is entertained by Senator Davis
and Mr. Barksdale, who, at one time, were
considered ultraists. They are well disposed to
remain in the Union, if the Constitution shall
be fairly interpreted and faithfully administered
But in the recent Mississippi State Convention,
those gentlemen did not express themselves in
whispers as to what they were prepared to do
in the eveut of the triumph of Black Republi-
canism in 1860. They but give utteranee to
the sentiment of every true Southron, when
they declared that submission to its rule was an
impossibility. In well-born hearts, honor is
dearer than interest, and glorious death prefer
able to an igno5le life"
This threat of disunion is kept prominently
in view by the States, on the miscalculation
that the North will be terrified by it into ac-
quiescence in the demands of Slavery. But it
is ammunition wasted. 1t will repel honest, in
dependent, and patriotic men from association
with party who threaten to become traitors
if turned out of office.
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DEMOCRATIC AFFINITY FOR SLAvFRy.-Tb.
official organ, the Constitution, compares Mr..
Seward to Judas, because he asserts that there
is higher law than the Constitution of the
United States, and because " he does this for
the sake of humanity" On the other hand
the Constitution paper lauds to the skies Mr..
Stephens of Georgia and Mr.. Hunter of Viz
ginia, who assert the higher law because
they do so for the sake of she slave trade and
Slavery
The same paper shows its leanings in favor
OF the slave trade, by denouncing the "maudHn
sentlmentahty" of Clarkson and Wilberforce
who, 1t is well known, gave their lives to the
abolition, not of Slavery, but the slave trade.
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of the founder of Methodsm. The telescope
is not large, but is in good order, and is an ex-
cellent instrument for it's size the electrical
machine derives its only interest from its asso
Citations, and both will be admitted to have
value in the estimation of Methodists of North
Carolina, far beyond their commercial or scien
tifc worth. NORTH Carolina advocate.
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THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. c, AUGUST 4 1859

are sure that the friends of the most popular OF
American poets, even if possessing other por-
traits of him, will be pleased to add this like
ness of the man as he is, in the maturity OF his
features and expression.
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THE WAR OF THE ROSES.

white rose for the House of Lancaster and
rcd rose for the House of York served as badges
for the parties in the civil feuds OF medieval
England but in the free fight which now RACES
in the ranks of the ever-harmonious Democ-
racy, the colors of the rainbow would not be
sufficient to distinguish the combatants We
suggest that in place of varieties OF the rose,
the high contending parties substitute the plants
or other productions peculiar to the sections IN
which the several Democratic isms prevail For
instance, Mr.. Stephens, with his African slave
trade, would of course adopt the cotton plant,
as symbolic of his cause. Mr.. Wise, with his
slave code for the Territories, would take the
tobacco plant or an oyster-shell. We should
be at loss to suggest badge to the friends of
the President, with his bred Scott decision and
Lecompton fraud. The people of his own State
have repudiated him. and would not tolerate
the idea of his assuming to represent any of
the great interests OF agriculture, manufactures,
or mining. Possibly, however, the whisky dis
tillery in which his friends are peculiarly inter
ested, might furnish an appropriate symbol.
But this point should not be decided without
giving fair hearing to the supporters of Mr..
Douglas, who cherish an equal interest in that
branch of home industry
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The Savannah (Geo.) Ne,os of the 22d
makes the following emphatic statement;
Nothing is truer than that there does exist
in Georgia an earnest widespread, and rapidly
increasing agitation for the repeal of the law
prohibiting the slave trade. Candidates and
leading men of both parties have alluded to
the subject, and declared themselves in favor
of the unconditional repeal of both the State
and Federal laws which brand the slave trade
as piracy. The agitation in favor of repeal is
confined to no political party or class of our
citizens, but is fast becoming the popular senti-
ment of the Southern people and the sooner
our Northern fellow-citizens are convinced of
the fact, and make up their minds to aecede to
our just demand, the better for the peace and
prosperity of our political union"
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The METHoDIsTs AND SLAvERY-A number
of the Methodist Episcopal clergymen have
published circular TO their denomination, re-
counting the history of the church as connected
with Slavery, and stating that they " felt that
1t is our bounden duty to secure, if possible at
the next session of our General Conference,
which takes place at Buffalo, May lst, 1860, a
disciplinary rule, by which all shareholders shall
be declared ineligible to membership in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Slavery is deeply
cursing our nation, and Its malign influence is
not less deadly upon the church of God; and
We feel it our duty, as much as in us lieth, to
remove this curse, and to wipe away this re-
proaeh from the otherwise pure escutcheons of
our common Methodism." They desire, there
fore. that memorials on the subject be sent to
the Conference
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The Springfield Republican modifes state
ment which we copied from its columns, thus ::
I" 1t is the young James Gordon Bennett, a mild
youth, who keeps yacht, and not the elder,
who keeps a newspaper, who has been in Bos.
ion, dining with Governor Banks"
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DOUGLAS IN kENTUCKY.-Mr. Bell, the OPP
position candidate for Governor in Kentucky,
asked his opponent Mr.. McGofin, whether he
would support Douglas for the Presidency in
case he is nominated at Charleston, and de-
manded categorical answer. McGofin told
bell that his object in asking the question was,
TO drive him into position that would lose
him several thousand votes, and for that rea.
son he would not answer. Subsequently, how
ever, Bell pressed McGoffin so hard on the sub
ject, that he concluded he would lose more by
keeping silent than by answering, so he said,
In reply; denounce Douglas, but will vote
for the nominee of the Charleston Convention"
This evasion of the direct question, coupled
with the harsh allusion to Douglas, shows con-
clusively the status of the shorn giant with the
Kentucky Democracy, and puts a complete ex-
tinguisher upon the hope heretofore entertained
by his friends, that he would get the vote of
Kentucky in Convention.
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SALE OF NEGRoEs.-Arthur Stephens sold, at
Culpeper c. H., Va, on Monday last, six likely
young negroes, at the following prices: One
boy, IA years of age, sold for 81 ,2O5 one aged
IL years, 81 1896; one IL years of age, 81 ,O55;
one aged 9 years, 1895; one aged s years
$50; and girl aged years, 1869. This
Is an average of about zoos. These prices
are unprecedented, when it is remembered that
all of the negroes were under fifteen years of
age.
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New PoRTRAIr OF LoNGFELLow.-Mr.C C. H.
Brainard, fremont Row, Boston, has just pub
lished a large Autographed head of the poet
Longfellow, drawn by 7. D'Avignon, from. da-
guerreotype by Whipple l. Black. The like
ness is good, and the head very striking and
effective. In his treatment of the subject, Mr..
D'Avignon has shown himself master of the
crayon, an artist of true taste and feeling. The
head is boldly yet gracefully handled. well
modelled, without pettiness of detail, the hair
flowing careless, and the intent earnest expires
sion finely rendered. We have been very "a
vorably impressed with this work of art, and we
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VIRGINIA SPECIAL ELECTIoN.-The Governor
of Virginia has called special election, to take
place in October, to fill the vacancy in the
Petersburg Congressional district, occasioned
by the death of William o. Goode There are
three Democratic " candidates in the field, of
whom the only one known to the public out.
side of Virginia is Mr.. Pryor, late editor of
the Richmond South and of the Washington
States. The district is largely slaveholding,
but so thoroughly " Democratic" that even
John Letcher, with his abolition antecedents,
carried it by majority of 473 votes over Cog
gin, much sounder" man while Wise car
ried it over Flournoy by 1907 votes. There is
therefore no chance of electing an opposition
man, except through the divisions of the De.
mocracy. Strange as it may seem, Mr.. Pryor,
who has signalized his zeal in behalf of Slavery
beyond that of most men of his age, is charged
in the Richmond Enquirer with being Free
Soiler This is, Of course, the mere reckless
ness of demagogueism but it serves to show
that the "nigger" is ever uppermost in the
minds of Southern politicians. If they have no
Northern aboltionists to rail at, they set up a
fictitious John Doe or Richard Roe as the
target for their Southern fire,
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To ADvERTsERs-Buslness men Will Ind II greatly 10
sheir advantage advertise in the Era
Messrs PettnsiT a Co., :. b Niles, and Joy, COe,
Co are our authorized advertising ents for Boston,
New York, and Phiiadelpbis.
The folio wing gentlemen accredited agents for the
Era: @ w Light, Boston, Aiass.i J. A Innis, Salem
Mass; Thomas Wheeler, Cincinnati, Ohio l.. T. Park,
MONT Union, Ono; Joseph Hughes, Philadelphia, Pa
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The Eclectic Magazine for August, 1889.

The plate of this number of Mr.. Bidwells
popular Magazine is one of Sartain's fine mez-
zotints, copied from Harlow's celebrated pic
ture of the Trial of Queen Catharine, originally
published as an engraving, we believe, in Boy
dell's splendid edition of Shakespeare The
figure and attitude of Queen Catharine is said
to have been taken from Mrs. Siddons's match.
less personation in that part of the tragedy of
Henry VIII. 1t is beautiful and eloquent
representation. Besides two or three heavier
articles, the most prominent of which is the Re-
view of Sir William Hamiltons Lectures, from
the North British Review, there are several in
teresting ones such as Legends and Lyrics"
and I" The Wanderer,' from the same Review;
Peasant Life in Russia, from the National Re-
view The Ascent of Monte Rosa, from the
Eclectic Review; number of articles relating
to Italy and the war--as the Roman Question,
from Frasers Magazine; Italy seen through
French Spectacles, from the Dublin University
Magazine; and the Austrians and Italy, from
the Eclectic Review. The account of the
Duchess of Orleans, from Tait's Edinburgh
Magazine, and some Of the smalar pieces also,
will be found quite attractive.
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is Mr.. BUCHANAN IN THE FIELD p The
Pittsburgh Post, few days ago, formally nom
mated Mr.. Buchanan for the Presidency.
The Constitution, however, as formally declares
that Mr.. Buchanan will not be candidate
But the surest way to obtain coveted prize is
not always to declare ones eagerness to have
1t. The ladies never desire to marry, vet thew
often yield to the demands of destiny and the
calls of duty. Caesar refused the crown more
than once, and yet suffered himself to be over.
persuaded. Mr.. Buchanan has more than once
declined denomination, which has not vet
been offered him by any competent authority
but he would not be so cruel as to turn his hack
upon his friends, supposing them unable to
agree at Charleston upon an untried man. Not
he. In this connection, the Washington cor.
respondent of the n. r. Tribune says:
Subscriptions, professedly voluntary. but
really compulsory, for the Pittsburgh Post, have
been taken up in the Departments, since that
enterprislng journal nominated Buchanan.
What will the Constitution do or say now?"
Whether this proceeding in behalf of the
Pittsburgh paper has had anything to do with
the Constructors prompt denial that the
President gives countenance to the effort to mt
him in nomination, we are unable to say. But
it is natural that the official organ should re-
gard the Departments in Washington as its
private EaanGr, and look upon the Post as law.
less poacher
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The STATE JOURNAL.-This is the title of
new and beautiful Republican weekly newspa
per, Published in Philadelphia by the State
Journal Company"
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The Petersburg buteIligS,cer says that Mr..
Roger A. Pryor, iii one Of his speeches, said
that corruption in the Government had become
so general and pervading at Washington, that
it was not considered disparaging to a mans
social relations, that he was suspected of com
plicity in schemes to defraud the Government
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DEATH OF HON. RICHARD RUsH.-The Wash
ington Constitution of Saturday evening an
nounces the death of Hon. Richard Rush, at
Philadelphia, on Saturday morning, at an ad-
vanced age. Mr.. Rush was the son of DR.. Ben
jamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declare
ton pf Independence, Mr.. Rush was appointed
Attorney General by President Madison, in
1914, upon the resignation of Hon. William
Pinkney, of Maryland In 1917, he was ap-
pointed Minister to England by President Mon
roe, and he afterwards published a volume of
his Recollechons at the Court of st. James"
in 1925, he was appointed Secretary of the
Treasury by John Quincy Adams, and made
an elaborate report in favor of a protective
tariff He was afterwards nominated as a can
ddate for the Vice Presidency on the same
ticket with Mr. Adams, who was defeated for
the Presidency by General Jackson; was after
wards identified with Democratic politics, hut
we believe never again entered public life.
Mr. Rush married the daughter of DIR. Muir
ray, of Annapolis, and sister of James Muir.
ray, Esq, of that city, through whom he was
connected with several prominent families of
Maryland.
The Springfield Republican contains an
amusing account of Mr.. Mason's Court intro.
ductions at Paris. 1t is said that, on one occa-
sion last spring, thirty of our countrymen were
paraded In at once. Arrayed in Court dresses.
they stood ike servants in livery, in semi.cir,
Gle the Emperor enters the reception cham.
Der; MIR. Mason bows, aourishes his hand.
and says, My countrymen, your Majesty -
all bow; Emperor mods, and turns to some one
else; countrymen exeunt
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A new FreeState paper, called the Repub.
t1cGH, has been established at Kansas city,
Missouri. Its editor and publisher is N. Thorn.
as Doane, Esq.
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Harper,s Magazine for August.

The August number of this beautiful and in
teresting Magazine is before us, with its usual
variety of interesting articles.
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TAXING IN SAL.-Gov. Wise has written a
letter only FIVE columns in length What does
n,oan2
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Captain John Brown in Prison,

A correspondent of the Boston Traveller
thus writes from Charlestown respecting Can
tain John Brown: a-
During my interviews with Brown at the
jail, he repeated what ho said in Court. that
he was perfectly satisfied with the fairness Of
his trial, and tho kindness of bis treatment.
lie said that Captain Avis, his jailor, showed
as much kindness in treating him, as he had
shown courage in attacking him-"it is what
| should expect from brave man." Seeing
that one of tho deputy .ailers was present, he
added, 81 don't say this to hatter-it isn't
my way--I say it because it is true." 40
Judge Parker appears to havo conducted
the trial with remarkable candor, dignity
and impartiality; and when we consider
what q servle insurrcction is, the self.con-
troll of tho people is wonderful. =
Brown has not been in irons since the first
night, and every possible indulgence is shown
him, except the indulgence of delay. Even
the speed Of the trial is, in part, accounted
for by the accident that the term of the Court
happened to be held just at this time.
Captain Brown appears perfectly fearless
IN all respects-says that he has no feeling
about death on 'scaffold, and believes that
every act, "even all the follies that led to
this disaster, were decreed to happen ages
before the world was made" The only anx-
iety he expressed was in regard to the cir
cumstances of his family. lie speaks highly
OF his medical attendants, but rejects the Of
tered counsel of all ministers who believe
that slavery is right. He will die as fear
lessly as he has lived. p.'
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A CALIFORNIAN VoTING Big TIckET.-In
Stockton, on Wednesday, an hombre at the
First Ward Polls, exhibited great fear that
spurious ticket would be played upon him,
and thus he would bc swindled out of voting
for all the men ho desired to cast his ballot
for. To make himself secure he procured a
cloth postor, with the whole State and County
ticket printed on it, and walked up to the
polls to deposit his ballot. Hero was di-
lemma for the Judges. The cloth poster
would fill peck measure, and there was no
means of getting it in the ballot-box. The
voter claimed his right of voting his entire
ticket, as the law did not say how small the
ticket should be. The Judges began scratch
ing their heads. The voter threatened the
law to protect him in his privilege of casting
his ballot. The crowd shouted, and the voter
held in his arms his ticket, and insisted upon
his rights as citizen Of the United States.
The Judges became polite and commenced
coaxing, when the voter magnanimously con-
sented to vote ticket of less huge proper
tions.-,Sdn Francisco National.