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GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE A.
ME. CHURCH.

Mr.. EpIroR:-The General Conferences
4 will convene at Pittsburg next May, 1909
ITO take into consideration the condition OF
1 their church, to adopt rules for their betterE
government, and suggest plans for the fur
/ Their extension of that gospel the world sol
] much needs. For several reasons, BOTH
clergy and laity appear to look forward toll
this convention with considerable degreeE
Eof interest.
One of the principal items of business!
Ito come before it is the election of one orI
more Bishops 1t is said that the progress
sof the Convention since their last general
conference has been so rapid that the pre-
sent body of Bishops Quinn and Paine)
cannot attend to its affairs. And it is alsos
reported, that Bishop Paul Quinn, theI
| great pioneer of the west, talks of retiringl
Ito private life the remainder of his days.
Should this be the case, his vacancy alsoE
I will have to be filled, for that would leaveE
Bishop Paine the only Bishop this side OF
] the Canadian conferences, and he could
/ not attend to the work of two Bishops, for
I his own work now is too arduous for oneE
man. l am informed they want Bishop
: for California also, where there are souls
as well as gold. But the great and con-
slant inquiry is, who will be our next
Bishop Who is the man among us that
lis able to fill so exalted situation, as al
aleader of the sacramental host, and an ex-
atender of the Redeemer's kingdom2 1t isl
{ said, we want holy men, and educated
/ men, and men naturally talented and we'll
Experienced The ministers now talked
{ of are the following:-J. F. Campbell, oil
Philadelphia; w. R. Revels, of Chicago !;
1T. NJ Brown, of Baltimore; G, r. Green,
y of the Ohio Conference, and A. w. Way
imam, of D. c.; these five ministers, it isl
supposed, will be the can idates for the
HBishopric. PRGslDuM
BALTIMORE Dec. 10, 1859
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LETTER FROM HARTFORD.

HARTFORD, Dec. 5, 1859.
Mr. EDITOR While all the cities have
been expressing their sympathies at the
end of great, noble, and courageous man.
| am sorry to say that there was no public
expression here; yet there were but few
of us who did not feel that the morning,
dull and hazy as it was, indicated the feel
ings and gloomy forebodings of things yet
to come upon this unjust nation. The old
heather maxim, "Whom the gods would
destroy they first make mad can, in my
estimation, be applied to the powers by
which the martyr John Brown fell a vic
tim, not to justice, but TO the policy and
tyranny of the peculiar institution" 1t
lis lesson fraught with great consequences
Ito us, as people-one which we ought to
lrecollect, and, if the time ever comes, put
into practice, and, in the language of that
oft repeated poem, Strike till the last arm.
led foe expires"
One circumstance which transpired here
lis worthy of relation Mr.. Samuel Eaton
was hired to clothe the figure of Justice OIL
Jour City Hall in a suit of mourning. He
had accomplished the act, but, unfortunate
lily, in descending the stairs he lost his hat
and was endeavoring to find it by the aid
|of few matches, when some persons, OBJ
serving the light, thought that an attempt
was being made to fire the building, and
accordingly rushed upon the suspected in
|cendiary, who, to save himself, told what
he had been doing. Accordingly Madam
Justice was disrobed of her black suit, and
thus ended the only expression Of public
sympathy for the martyr in this city.
There is in this city about seven hun
dred of our down-trodden people Among
them are walters, BARRIERS, porters, dress
makers, laundresses, a restaurant keeper,
and silver burnisher. We have two
churches, a Congregational and Method
list The former has now no regular pas
tor, but their pulpit is supplied by the
whites The Zion Church is under the
pastoral charge Of the Rev Samuel NJ
Giles; He is a minister who combines
With true piety the desire to interest his
hearers, and really studies to do So There
ire Sabbath Schools connected with both
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Cotton is king, high priest Of Mammon,
Ruling the nation with imperial sway
His viii il lar, all else is CANNON
The people murmur, but murmnring obey.
lis strange to notice how a simple thing,
Pregnant with force potential vet occult,
Overlooked, may mar far-sighted plans, and
bring
To hopeful labor disheartening result.
For instance, take the history Of these States
At whose confederation all was thought on
That haply might effect its welfare, (see de
bates)
Except the simple article called cotton.
Pre- science could not anticipate the trap
Inventive genius would ere long prepare,
Nor statecraft predicate the sad mishap
That Whitney's gin would prove the nations
As Troy, Of old renown which, after ten years
war
Saw from her battered ramparts bat1ed Greece
depart,
Yet learned her seeming victory to deplore,
And owed her ruin to work of agi
50 too may this great polity, whom pristine
fame
Challenged detraetion to find blot on,
Recreant to principle, trace with shame
Its downfall to thing for cleaning cotton.
Cotton hath snothered conscience, stihed law,
Made Truth to swerve, and Liberty to falter,
Gaping the climax ofits coup a etat
By strangling Freedom with a cotton haAar.
NEW YoRK, Dee 3, 1859
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OUR PATERSON LETTER.

PATERSON, Nov 80, 1859.
Mr.. EDIToR:- Much concerning the con
'dition of our people here, may be correct
|ly inferred from the fact that no literary OF
benevolent society is in existence among
|us in the place. The "Anglo-African,
however, is beginning to be looked upon
with favor, and several have expressed
their intention of becoming subscribers be
fore long.
Two daily newspapers are published al
Paterson at the present time" Register,
Democrat, and Guardian" Republican
The latter was once considered the most
radical anti-slavery paper in the State. But
since Mr.. VIM. Wright's withdrawal, it has
not improved in that respect, to say the
least
There were no services in the colored
church here on Thanksgiving Day." sew
|eral persons professed conversion, and
were received as members short time
ago. Rev. Moses Manning is pastor.
In the evening of Thanksgiving" the
+ Independent National Guard had their
ball, which competent judges considered a
grand affair, one of the best of the kind
ever witnessed in Paterson. The desire
to be brief prevents a full report, the de-
tails of which might be interesting.
That day colored military company
from Hackensack, Bergen Co., made a
visit to Lodi, in the same county. They
number about thirty men, and their uni
form, a black suit, showed good taste In its
selection. Their appearance and perform
lnces on the3 occasion, attracted much at
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OUR TRENTON LETTER.
TRENTON, Dec. 10, 1859.

TRENTON, Dec. TO- 1859.
On Sunday, 9th ult., our city was Wis
fitted by the Rev A L. Stanford, of New
Haven, who held forth at the Mount Zion
sChurch. | had the pleasure of hearing
/ him in the evening His text, taken from
Joshua, I'd chapter, 10th verse, was beau
itifnlly elucidated furnishing US with rich
treat, and eliciting the highest encomiums
from the intelligent part of the congrega-
stion.
The Trenton Debating. Association met
on the 28th ult, and elected permanent Of
Ulcers for the session We have our mi
atiatory debate this winter far in advance
sof the Legislature, which begins here about
4 the LIST of January, and shall be fully pre-
paredto discuss any and all questions touch
ling our cause and condition, as well as
those of general utility, that may come I'M
der our notice The debates will be pub
aIic.
One of our old residents, a prominent
business man, closed his place of business
on the I'd inst, in sympathy with John
Brown, the hero of Harper's Ferry, and it
Ills some consolation to me to find that, with
all our seeming apathy, there exists some
philanthropy among us-some kindred
feeling to that existing among our friends
/ in this and other counties; and | feel as
asured that if he, or any other prominent
aman-and especially minister of the
EGospel-had used the least effort, there
might have been Il general participation IN
fasting and prayer on that day,
The ladies of Mount Zion A. NJ. E.
Church are to hold fair some time dur
I ing the holidays. To judge by the one
Hthey held last year, it will be something
] very creditable to them. This congrega-
] tion, by their perseverance and industry,
have collected within the past year nearly
Fifteen hundred dollars, and paid it toward
the expense incurred in rebuilding their
church, and the present movement, l nm
aderStand, is to raise means to meet an in
lstalment due some time in January
/ am glad to see, by our local newspa-
spers, that our white brothers are beginning
/ to feel the effects of slavery upon their So
scial condition, and that, south of Mason
/ and Dixon's line, the exclamation, 81 am
i an American citizen ~ is of little avail, ex-
acept it be accompanied by an endorsement
gof the hydra-headed monster in all its
phases The expulsion of two Trenton
atinmen, the Imprisonment of Northern tin
serants, the enmity to a free press and free
speech, have caused the gentlemen of the
/ press to compare our Southern oligarchy
/ ito the despots of Russia and Austria
AFRI.
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churches, and from what / can learn they
jare in a flourishing condition.
/ have seen the famous Charter Oak
chair now in the office of the Secretary of
State. tits rare piece of furniture, and
lis beautifully carved with leaves and acorns,
SO finely executed that they seem real 1t
lis made after the style of the old-fashioned
Iarm-chairs, and sits on small pedestal OF
/ pine wood, painted lead-color. 1t cost
/ three hundred dollars, and am told that
this did not pay for the time and labor ex-
pended in changing a portion of the "old
oak into piece of furniture to grace the
Senate Chamber SIGMA.
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ARISE, THE DAY rs PASSING.

Arise, for the day is passing
While you lie dreaming on,
Your brothers are cased in armor,
And forth to the fight are gone;
Your place in the ranks awaits you
Each man has a part to play;
The past and the future are nothing
In the face of stern to-day.
Arise from your dreams ofthe future,
OF gaining a hard-fought field
OF storming the airy fortress,
of bidding the giant yield
Your future has deeds of glory,
OF honor, God grant it may ,
But your arm viii never be stronger,
Of needed as now to-day.
Arise if the past detain you,
Her sunshine and storms forget
No chains SO unworthy to hold you
AS those of vain regret;
Sad or bright, she Is hteless ever
Cast her phantom arms away,
Nor look back save to learn the lesson
OF a nobler strife to-day.
Arise, for the hour is passing;
The sound that you dimly hear
Is your enemy marching to battle
Rise rise for the foe is near
Stay not to brighten your weapons,
Or the hour will strike at last,
And from dreams of a coming battle
You viii wake and find it past
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9eferreO Correspondence.
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
BosToN, November 30, 1859.

BoSToN, November 80, 1859.
Mr.. EDTToR:-Circumstances all potent
have hitherto prevented the transfer from
my tablets Of an accumulation of items in
tended for the readers Of the "Anglo," and
| literally seize the present moment for that
purpose. On the evening Of the 21st,
just "a years since the Boston Garrison
mob-and, by the bye, VIM. Lloyd CARR
son, H., was present, | happened to attend
literary and social gathering, where a
portion OF the exercises was lecture by
Mrs. Frances D, Gage, in which she gave
graphic and eloquent narration of her
recent visit to the Island Of St. Croix, de-
scribing the very satisfactory incidents and
results Of emancipation; and as she pictur-
ed to the minds eye scenes Of the insur-
rectlon, distorted, as you know, by the pro
slavery press,) one could not help their
thoughts wandering to Harper's Ferry.
news OF which movement, under the lead.
ership of John Brown, had but few DAYS
before reached Boston. Prominent features
in the St. Croix demonstration were the
bon-fres of freedom, and the EXPLANATIONS
of those who had been slaves-"We are
free ! We are free !"
Mrs Gage described the peasantry as il
very prosperous condition, and in detail
ing their home associations made signif
cant mention Of the politeness exhibited by
children Of emancipated slaves. She met
there a colored American named Groce
who became acquainted in Baltimore with
Benjamin Lundy and VIM Lloyd CARR
son, and blessed God for them and their la
bors in behalf of the slave.
Mrs. Mary Shad Cary also briefly pre-
scented the claims Of her Canada school mis-.
sion, which was responded to by cash ap-
preparation.
DR. John S Rock has delivered, this sea
son, in Boston, three lectures, including
"The Voyage of an American Outlaw
in which he sketches his recent trip to Pa
ris, contrasting the treatment there with
that melted out to colored Americans at
home, as Illustrative of the bred Scott de-
cision, and also an admirable lyceum lee
ture on the character and writings of Mad
anne De Stael, in which he presents an in
teresting account Of the prominent events
in her life, with some critical remarks on|
her writings, bringing into special notice
that antagonism between her ideas and theI
despotic system Of Napoleon Bonaparte,
which rendered her Punishment necessary
Tor the success of his purposes"
Rev. J. Sella Martin, whose pulpit and /
platform exercises have interested intelli-s
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LONG WINTER EVENINGS.

Mr.. EDToR:-From a family circle
where the Anglo-African" is read, ] have
received letter, from which | copy the
following extract" My sister has come
to join our family circle this winter, and
we all intend TO enjoy ourselves these long
winter evenings. We have formed small
society tor the purpose of improving our.
selves in reading, writing, compositions
and speaking, if any of the members wish
to do So"
This is right. There should be thou
sand such circles formed in all parts of the
country. Who will go and do likewise 2
. A hint to the wise is sufficient" How
many homes may thus be made bright and
pleasant How much each mind may be
strengthened and developed, which by
tongue and pen may instruct and benefit a
multitude of immortal men. EsPERANcE.
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small sum of money towards buying a por-
trait of the veteran hero-the plan l think
lis a good one, and worthy of adoption
everywhere. YOUNG PHIssIc.
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Ia A poor fellow says: "In an evil
hour ] became addicted to drink From
that moment | have been going down, un-
It'll L have become an outcast, a loafer a
thing of no aecout-ft for nothing else ON
this earth but to be member of Con
'oressv
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The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
District ConventionI

wnxsxas, The counties Of Usage, Brecksnridge.
Morris and Chase are entitled 70 two delegates in
the Ccsstitutional Convention, 20 Be held et wy
sndots in July. 1853; snda -
WsEzzAs, The time is,nov teo limited to admit
Of . general eonfeEenee between the Republicans
of ssid counties respecting the tins and mode of
selecting candidates for said Office; and sess
.WHzsxAs, It's desirsbie that the Republicans Of
said district sha units in casting their votes for
persons who viii represent their political visvs;
in order therefore to securs harmony and concert
Of action in the premises It is suggested that the
Republicans of the various townships, IN said
counties, send delegates TO eonysntion to be held
It the town Of Emporia. Breckenridge county, on
Saturday the twenty first Of May, at o'clock
p. NJ We would recommend that the appcrtien-
uent of delegates to the said convention, shall be
as follows: Let each township choose one dele
gate. and one additional delegate fog forty votes
polled at the township election Of March 18th /;
and one delegate for every fraction Of forty If the
same exceeds ons half that number. - as
We would further recommend that the Repub-
liesns Of Breckenridge county meet in the various
topnships in said county. at the usual place Of
holding elections, on Saturday the l4fh of May,
ct 2o'elock P n, and elect. by ballot, delegates
(sccording 10 the above apportionment3 TO repre-
sent said townships IN the convention above re-
commended; and we would further recommend
that the polls be kept open long enough to allow
ali % opportunity Of voting.
8, te-s J.H WATSON q
SlI ts- o. PHILLIPS, ls4-l
e:o1. ris d. SWIM. - -.
Rspnbliszn Central Committees Of Brsekens
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
The Great Fizzle.

It was extensively circulated throughout
the county. for week or two previous to
the 4th inst.,. that there would be Great
Free State, Half Breed mass Convention at
Americus on that day. There was to be a
time long to be remembered. Brown had
announced that "even in Breckenridge coun-
ty the Free State party would triumph, -
and had doubtless set aside two or three
columns of his valuable paper in which to
publish the proceedings of the convention.
Well the day came, and the people, like SEN
sible people always do on such occasions,
ssaid at home. Four or Eve Republican
boys went up from this place to have some
fun. but they bad to come home without it
There were only half dozen persons pres
eat, and they were all Republicans! Thai
looks like the Half Breeds would triumph in
Old Breckenridge. don't it? But from al
accounts. this Is just the way the Brown
and Stanton movement is triumphing ali over
the Territory. The Big Springs Conven-
viii be perfect failure.
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
Tom Ewing and Fremont.

The Lecompton Democrat. under the ap-
ProPriats heading of ga silly trick" attempts
to create prejudice against Thomas Ewing
jra of LeaysnWorth. by saying:
"He is the same Ewing Who stumped
Ohio for FREsosT, the negro-equality can
didats for President in 1885, and is there
fore worthy. Of the support of men holding
such disgusting principles "
The man who would attempt to prejudice
the freemen of Kansas against JoHH c. FRE-
MOTT. is too much of an idiot to deserve q
serious reply. The old war cEyof 1855, FRE-
HoEE and VICTORY, will stir more hearts in
Kansas TO an involuntary hurrsh. than any
other ever uttered, and if Tom Ewing seeks
popularity hereabouts he could desire no
better introduction than the announcement
thai ne was friend and supporter of the
Pathfinder of the Rocky Mountains, and
gieries in it. Let the Official viper bite again.
Files are good eating. Pitch in, Mr.. Motsle !
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
OILY Cannon. E.o..

OF the late celebrated firm Of Qairk, Gammon
and Snap. snlightens the readers of tbs Ls-
compton Deasere occasionally BY SONS very
wise. profound. sagaeious, audaeious. and
mendacious eEiisions, the object of which is
usually to convince the people of Kansas
that they have been dreaming for the past
four years-dreamiug of outrages and MUIR
ders never committed;--or dreaming that
they were committed by the minions of the
Pierce and Buchanan administrations, while
they were ia fact committed by the ..Know
Nothings." 80. Lordyi" Just think
what horrible delusioa the people of Kan
sas and the civilized world have been labor
ing under! But listen! Ye poor deluded
folks, and be deluded no longeri Listen! 1t
is Cannon who speaks 70 you:
'sIt is useless to repeat the charge, sthat
the Democratic party is responsible for the
crimes done IN Kansas. It is base, unmiti-
gated falsebood, and every intelligent man
IN Kansas knows it to be 50.
The Know Nothings in Kansas assumed
the name of National Democracy to COM
.ceal their real purpose and obtain power
We suppose then its all mistake about
Atchison and Stringfellow being Democrats,
and organizing the Rufians of the Frontiers
to come over inIo Kansas to control the
elections. 5al grfs7 a 6a.i - ss..7
Lecompts was not a Democrat, when he
issued his writ ordering the Free State Ho-
tel, the Lawrence Printing Offices and Blanr
tons Bridge to be abated as nuisancesl Its
all mistake that Pierce favored the Rafi-
ans and put their leaders in Office, and that
Buchanan has done the .same-keeping in
those who mere in, and appointing others
upon no other ground than that they had
been foremost in the work of robbery, pill
lage and murder of Free State meni @
Fred Emery was not promoted to the
Land Office at Ogden for the murder of
Phillips. nor Clark to that of Fort Scott for
the killing of Barber, and when that town
became too hot to hold him he was not pro-
NOTED to better Office beyond the reach of
danger. And s. J. Jones, the Great Shot
al, was not rewarded foE his services in the
cause of Democratic Pro Slavery Rufiauism
by the appointment of Collector of the Rev
enue at El Paso, was he? Answer, o, Gam.
mon! were these men all .tKnow Eotings?"
OF do you think the People are Know Moth
ings, that you attempt to palm off upon them
such arrant nonsense, and such self-evi-
dent lies. o, Cannon! ~.
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
The Republican Party in Kansas.

The Republican Party in Kansas.
The Republicans of Kansas will hold a
Convention at Ossawatomie on the 18th day
of May. for the purpose Of organizing the
party in the Territory. We trust that the
Free State men of Kansas will enter into
the movement heartily, with determina-
ton of securing such State platform as
will be broad, fair and liberal. They must
be fully aware that they have nothing to
hope from the Democracy, VINO are wholly
given over to Southern influences Let
them bear in mind that the homestead bill,
the agricultural college bill, the st. Clair
fats bill, and the postal appropriation bill
providing the means of opening their post
routes, were all defeated by the machina-
tons of Southern Democrats and the vetoes
of Democratic President. Thenew States
and the Territories of the Northwest are ig-
nored by the South, because they have cho-
sen to be FREE, and their interests are tram
pied upon accordingly. They mast be made
to feel that there IS NORTHWEST
Wash. Republic.
The Kanzas news., 1859-05-07
Pro-di-gi-ousI

E. S. Lowman, man of high renown-
whose abiding place is Lawrence. and whose
occupation is that of Pettifogger at Law, oc-
cupies two mortal columns in She last Her
aid Of Half Breeds, with long rig-marole
of Iogic-i profound for the comprehension
of common folks, the main drift of which
seems to be to demonstrate the danger of
forsaking the neutral. Good Lord-Good
Devil Platform, until we see plainly which
is going TO prove the strongest, the Repub-
lieans or Democrats. Our friend, Judge
Eskridge, remarked good naturally. on a
late trying occasion, that it required great
deal of labor to convince tie people Of sskat
they soantedi Perhaps Mr.. Lowman can
convince them that they don't wantthe Re-
publican Party organized. and that they do
want combination of Half Breeds, Mon.
grels and Sore-heads, to manage their affairs.
Try it. Gophers. and Groundmolss to the
breach!