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y TO swear obedience-and my word for it the nj
preparation OF war WHOM nov obtains ~ Q ~ Il
f sdvbedly) throughout the south would cease, aud
our swords would be beaten into pouRnshsres Dscord
woud reign longer but there would place thereof
"union Of hearts," - well ~ "union Of hands, for
ever +"
in deciding upon this Buoh action mis- part to
DO tnectual must be Immediate; 70 msrroS may be too
late.
EXTRA SESSION OF THK LK0IsLArURv OF vrRGI !fA-
PROCLAMATION by THE GOVERNOR.
whereas, by the constitution OF this CommonwertN
the 6overnor 10 invested with the authority 70 convene
the General Ass mbly, when, In his opinion the In
trest Of the Commorw wealth require IT," And where
a. 81 the last session Of the Legislature, large amoaa.
Of the public brsiness left 10 unfinished condition
TOR want OF time 70 complete the And whereas,
sDce that me contract has been entered into by tine
James River and Kanawha Company, for the sale OF It's
immuntts including the large terest held ,her in ~
the Con wealth, and with stpuations for toe
ZION Of tie eI tire work. and 1t 10 necessary thai ,he
tract approved should be ratified oy the General Assem-
bly, TO give validity and force TO the agreement 90 mad
And whereas In consequence OF the appointment OF cleo
tors majority OF whom known 70 be favorable 70 the
sc.Dt Of the United States whose principles and view
are believed (by large portion Of the Southern Sates)
TO be IN direct hostility TO their constitutional rights and
interests an In conN quence thereof great excitement
prevails In the bic mind, and prudence requires that
ihe representatives Of the people this Common wes th
should take into consideration the condition OF public
AhaIe, and determine, calmly and wisely what action 10
Governor by virtue ~ horisy Aforesaid do hereby
require the Senator's and delegates OF the two houses
the General Assembly Of the Common wealth 10
at the Capitol in the city OF Richmond, Monday the
seventh day Of January 1891, II twelve O'Clock NJ
TO lesisste upon such subjects they may deem
fary and pr, per.
Given under my hand a. Governor, and under the seal
Of the N mmonweath, o. Richmond, on the Is y day o
o,ember $780, and In the egh, nfb yea Of the oou
monwealth. JOHN LErCHER.
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ALA BAMA.
OUR SELMA CORRESPONDENCE.

eEIMA, Alabama, Nov IL, 1850.
TIE Pre- idtn.ial Election and Hs Res1s-7he Southern
Political Parties Uniting for Secession-WAat tie SoaA
ID Doino-Business Dull, DC dc.
The smoke OF the late political battle has scarcely dei
away and the number Of the politically dead and wound.
cd counted up, yet the three late parties Of
South banded and banding together for mutual protec
tion Blue cocksdes accumulate thicker and faster and
quiet determination to seoede from tho Union plain
sunlight When the abolition States OF the North null
ly tho Fugitive Slave law BY passing laws nne and
iuprson every man who attempted to his fusi
tire, they violated that special proviso or the con
stitutioa which says, Any person held 70
service In one State, escaping 70 another
shA be delivered up" If they could not stay in the
Union under such law, why did they have the no.
nesty to withdraw from the Union, and lei
together in pe.os aud harmony The honesty ~
that they lack the South does mot We already consider
ourselves ous Of the union-pesceably we can, and
forcibly II We must. Our enrolled, our for
tunss and honor pledged 70 that end and II
Lincoln should be withdrawn doubt II secession DO
prevented. There 10 not dissenting voice. with
exceptions Of good old mon. Who would be glad 70 close
their eyes In the Uaion, II Northern fanaticsm would
allow IL.
with the nrs. fash Of the news over the wires an
nounclDg the election OF Lincoln, made up their
minds, and msp, too, who had AL u stake. Merchants
planters mechanics and all able 10 bear arms prepared
for the work We are not wanted 10 the Union and We
expect 10 be allowed 10 20 out OF 1t quietly,
and then our sodly brethren OF the North eau
s up their eyes comfort and thank God that they
longer connected with nation OF slaveholders This
seems TO be their greatest burthen, ard they will
be relieved OF H. Our ports will be thrown open 10 free
trade, foreign bottoms win carry of cotton, and En e
land ain be lad TO add 70 the duties OF their and
ministers that oil protecting the lives and property Of all
citizens q the southern American Conlederscy And she
win put few steamers coast II want them, TO
prevent the phahthopic Yankees OF the Great North
Coniedertcy" from nundatipg with wild Africans
without consent, and thus the expense of
navy Having no we can afford TO give Sc ward
Lincoln Co the navy, and throw In few gingerbread
to pay them for taking the burthen of our bands
BUSINESS In somewhat pAraly zed with u.s. but soor
hope TO get it and hereafter shall not suffer
tonvuson every four years 10 pease the black repub
Our President will be elected, hope, for at eas
Ten years.
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win be from the above that the Northern States
are nearly all 10 position OF practical disunion that ID,
they have refused TO sustain the constitution which their
fathers adopted
This does great ustce TO Indiana BY she 10 placed
in poeiton tn any other State In the Union
Is made To appear more anatcA ey en- than Aassa hu
teite This 10 all wrong indiana has passed any
Law whAtever retardng or obsuuctng the execution Of
the Fugitive Save law has prohibited her officers
from rendering assisnce 10 the capture return Of
fugtvee has refused the Of her jis for the
iDprsonmeni of runaways
How the HERALD could lave mado ouch grlevous mis-
take ices TO discover II Is calculated ID do
great injustice 10 state and her otzens maby Of
vhom partly reside and do bu,inefs IN the south We
rjoced TO be able 10 say that the legislation Of ln
dana has yet been tainted by that snsfca spirit
OF aboitioIhm which has prevailed Ia ~ many OF the
Northern staer and induced them 10 set the
and laws of their at defiance Her cit have
tcen 10y al 10 the federal compact and mobs have
never except in Angle instance, we believe, interered
10 pre- rent the rendition OF fugitve slaves
We hope HERALD will a. once correct the erroneous
statement In regard 10 STATE and Request all It's
tsmporarie which may have copied lite article to do tho
in the preseut excited condition OF the Southern
mind such statements might be the canse OF trouble to
citizens sojourn,pg In that region.
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SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1850.

dem< nstrasion In BALTIMORE bus their more prudent
leaders advise against II, likely produce trouble In
the present excited condition Of the public mind Mary
land with the South, but asAns. any nconsderae or
pvecipitslo Action.
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OF as the commissioner TO settle with tho government
the terms Of secession He ID learned, armand cool
Public confidence the and beneficial results
OF the revou' Ion grows stronger daily.
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NO PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL IN INDIANA.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

NEW YoRK Nov IL, 1850
would respectfully call your attention 10 the enclosed
taken from the New Albany (tnd Lsdor Is statement
true, the opposition 70 the democratic party has
had The political power In Indiana since 1s4o hence
such "Libery bill" was passed. u not for want
Of will that the black republican party Of that Sats has
not enacted such law, but for want Of power Respect
fully, D. C. SLOWER
INDIANA AND TIE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAVA GREAT
ERROR CONNECTED
TFrom the New Albany (lnd.) Ledger Nov lll
We 1nd the following IN the last number Of the NEW
YoRK HRAID:-
The suboned table shows the penalties imposed In the
several Northern dsunion SAtes those ocer
who may aid In preserving the constitution intact by
enorcincg the Fugitive Slave law, viz
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TO sister States OF the South Awaog their deoision
and ready TO join them In dt fer OF . interest
We are not firing en guns and rsnipg nsgs and going
crazy generally; We know exactly whether We are stand
ing heads heels and discuss Affairs With ~
much coolnefs and common sense, and perhaps less
bcmbsft, than some do not say We are more
in earnett than those who talk great
deal; believe all the central and extreme
southern States equally determined and IN earnest and
this w be shown fully whsn their seve raj Legisla
turts shall be In session That OF stats will meet On
the 2eth inst, simultaneously with that Of south Caro-
| lima
Iregsd ss most unfortunate circumstance that the
Northern people viii not believe in the determination OF
he SOUTH or at least greater portion OF The saveh0ld
ing statss 10 ecede ana very much fear that this dis
belief due In no small degree 10 an habitual contempt Of
southern people cherished st the North We get
DIT for truth, senee or msnuers fered mere
"oiower and deficient 10 that pluck and earnesiness
which our brethren OF the North imagine be exciu.
sively among their attributes and chAI Iacer.Atia .
people
There 10 disposition IN human nature 70 lord II over
cur weaker brethren; AID i my conviction that
spect more becoming and more worthy great people,
cted TO such Of insult and yitupe raton aod
the spirit Of aggression would not have 10 80 alarm
the endorsement Of Helper, the hiaeous doctrines OF
the "Tepressibe aict school, which consider a
having rumphed IN Llncon's election were 80 many de-
Abid conviction that We cannot look TO tho Nortn for
justice or fair play; that not ony our righis
property are imperilled, and that we must take
. firm and decided stand 10 repe the threatened
danger. The Legislature will undoubtedly call conven
ton Of the People, and the most active shat
may be considered necessary adopted and inaugurated
without delay. can you that In the adoption Of
those the State will be unanimous, the Bell
and Everett cordially untiog with the supporters OF
Breckinridse and when Il 10 remembered that the former
poled very heavy v,te leaving the others bat tring
msorty, you win pcrc I've that the present revolution
Ay movement ID lot confined TO any political party
or class but Ia the sentiment d the people st large We
only ask ustce. Would that the eyes OF the Northern
people could be opened, aud patriotic cia-
tory movement set foot 10 the stHm which u
rapidly gathering beloved co antry.
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AFFAIRS AT COLUMBIA.

AFFAIRS AT COLUMBIA.
CoIuxBA, 8. c., Nov. II, 1890.
There s moro quiet In political circles today, but
there rs such an unanmty Of feeling existing among he
people Of the State az TO make secession fixed fact
Msss. Orr and Perry and other old Union men, either
co operate In or unoppose the movement
Meetings being held in all the disrcts and parishes
Of the State, and all favor ession.
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THE FEELING IN GEORGIA.
Augusta Ca, Nov. II, 1880.
There very little opposition 70 tho secession move
mennt BY the people Of this sta.s although the Of
them are unfavorable 70 presipiasion.
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aspect Of The vote very materially rrom what was
few days ago Tho odds either side win mot exceed
two or three hundred.
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OUR rALLAHAssH coHsEsroSpE CO.
TatraHasSs, rs Nov H. 1850
yIo,,da D,,,y~srsd- teeniaiu, Adics-A Convention 70
~ cailnd-U Unsrsray ~ ne Pepk 70 Sand ty h.S
s,,,>y sa,s R.f1etsons ns Scessicn xccs~snt and
an APPEAL 10 Ne N~n dc &c
We Gown bore In this little state Of Florida, calm
bu, Il 10 The cs,mness o. desermoation. We are Iocs os
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bag The Albany Kaicksrbockere. ~ ha

pS The Albany Katiekerbockero has
the following remarks in relation to the
probable nominee at Charleston: q e7Ec
III "Mafk the prediction-the South
never can be united on Hunter; and we
believe it may be also safely prophesied
that the internecine warfare among the
aspirants of that part of the Union
will at last induce them to combine in
favor of a N Northern candidate for the
Presidency. Who is to be the man,
it IS difficult to say. 1t: may be Doug.
las. The result in Connecticut sent up
his stock, according to information from
Washington, with great rapidity.l The
Southern % Democracy is thoroughly
frightened, and begin to believe that
they mast choose between Douglas and
Seward The Softs gof this State are
more likely to be for Douglas than any
other man.. That they will be if they
are admitted, weshave no doubt New
Y ork will vote as a unit, ndNew York
will nominate Q the President. Rich
Jmond & Co. know that Douglas is the
only man with xhom the Democracy
will hope to succeed. Knowing this,
they will go for him to the bitter end
despite of the bargains made at Alba
N.Y. Hunter, We Think will not be
nominated? Douglas may iisf HIS
Rather say he iacaU, for his nomina.
ton is a party necessity. .s2do i's7ooi ia
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-Da The Goshen ~Qa.) Times saws.

IS ssSa The Goshen tIa.) Times says:.
GA Coon OMEN.-Ifsthere is any,
thing in signs, whatsmay we look for
in case Simon Cameron gets the nomi-
nation for the next Presidency. The
initials Is. e. spell Successful Candi-
date. And Cemeron and Lincoln GO.
L. would spell can't Lick ''em."
We add, would not Salmon P. Chase
be equally ominous, whose initials spell
sSaccessfdl Presidential Candidate . -
Summit Beacon.
We find the above ina conspicuous
place in the Journal. 1t is certain the
Republicans are ready to attach i'm
portance to omens- of any kind in re-
lation to the coming canvass: The in
itials of Simon CAMERON would be more
appropriately applied to Slippery Cheat,
those of Lincoln and Cameron to Loaf
ing Closon, and the initials of Salmon
P. Chase, to Snail Potatoes Cooked. -
Statesman. n'Hh 30 : ''b 7hot % Sspt
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1.-THE Russian policys Of emanci

~lThe Russian policy Of emanci-
patton Of the serfs has received q check.
The, Prime Minister Of the Emperor
Alexanderl II whose infuence,oyer him
led TO its1adoption, is dead. His suc-
cessor is bitterly hostile to the meas
ure, and rstrograde steps will undoubt-
edly be taken. The present Emperor
Alexander like his father, Nicholas,
and his uncle, Alexander, set out as a
reformer, but, like them, he will prob
ably in!the end adopt ! contrary policy.
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An English View Of the Km pend
81 ing Crisis. "a 3

An English editor enlightens his
readers upon the subject Of American
affairs in Che following strain: g
The boastfui Rel epublicso much vaunt-
ed by yaing!orious Yankees seems on
the brink Of a precipice, from which
|retreat,will be disgrace and advance
destruction. phe very wigest of.Amer-
lean statesmen-Bonnet, the Smith
brothers, Aaron Burr and otliers-are
wrangling in the, House of Parliament
in the Columbia District over a little
volume called-the "Impending Crisis"
written by an Octoroon named Helfer
in which the author proves that, unless
the State of New Orleans agree to abol.
ish negro slavery, the North will sup
ply them with no more shoe-pegs, and
utter financial ruin will be the. .conse.
quence. The members. Of 'Parliament
who quarrel over this singular book
betray all of the American characteFis-
tics in. their savage, abuse of each. other
and sometimes they even come TO blows
The Hon. Charles Summer, one Of ti.cil
number, was recently fred upon by q
man named Hooks; and just before the
Asia sailed it was reported that mem
Der named Asking was detected in the
act of throwing away a heavy rifle,
which he had previously managed tc
carry in pocket made expressly 70,
it. 80. ,,-.. ,.,-,.---
ai "Though we have no particular faitI
in the stability of what the Americans
call their republican Institutions, We
are sorry. to see our cousins working
their, own ruin with the, .edge-sword Of
political incompatibility. As free, born
Englishmen, we are bound to sympa-
thize With the so called /" abolitionists :
of the Northern States Of Georgia
Nashville, Harpers Virginia, etc., in
their efforts to free the negroes from
bondage. Some Of the greatest mer
now living in America are blaeks-the
famous James Brown was a negro
therefore the Governor, of Harper''s
Ferry hung him, Horace Greeley, the
famous journalist, is negro; atheil
great sensation precher, Henry Woos
Beecher, is said to be a quadroon. Ye
despite such evidence of the African
natural equality with the whites in in
tellect as well as in everything else, the
Southern members of Parliament. let
on by Mr.. Sippi. are threatening tt
dissolve the American Union if they
are not allowed to hold their slaves il
New York ,,i>oI
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The Reaction in New England-The
4 Popular RevoluIlon in the North.

The late elections in New England prove
that reaction has begun in the popular mind
there, which is the forerunner of a great po-
.IiLical and moral revolution in this country. a
As long as things go well with him, there is
no man that puisues an abstraction with more
vigor, or follows an i,npracticabie idea farther
its operation begin to affect his interest to in
terfere with what he pithily calls "the main
chance" than his conservative feeling is at
once aroused, and he turns on his course with
all tho agility of practioed gymnast. This
is the result that is beginning to show itselfin
New England. The people of that section OF
the Union, have followed the teachings of the
practical aboltionists and fanatics until one
set of the rogues in politics, 9the remnants OF
the old broken down Wing party, have come
to believe that iabolitionism, was affixed and
permanent idea, which could be, turned into a
hobby and ridden into powerful party or
ganization and political rule. They mounted
it forthwith, and commenced to ride it witl,
whip and spur. But the Union that has been
between the abolition fanatics
and the political rogues, and the manifest
tendency OF their aims to sap the guarantees
of the constitution and destroy the Confeder-
acy has alarmed the South and begun tt
awaken the conservative feeling everywhere
New Hampshire is too remote from the grea
tides of commercial and Industrial interest:
to have experienced the effect of the new
dangers But Connecticut and Rhode lslant
are in close contact with the commercial me
tropolis of the Union, ana in them tn bonds
of interest have already begnn to draw. Herr
are the results. 'a5'f 'sat '3S So
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY, y ],
FOR THE ~ sssJ
PRESIDENTIAL LfnCAMPAIGNeq !

i It is unnecessary for us to-.
urge the Importance to the
country of. the success of the
Democratic party in the next
campaign. ai It will possess a.
double interest, being both.
State and National, and Ohio
is to be the scene of'the hot
test part Of the contest Every.
Democrat 4idss q liis
"Should feel as though himself were he
On whose sole arm hung victory. nvF boa
/ No other means Of insuring
party success is half as effec-
tive as the circulation of wel
conducted political papers; and
county papers are, in their
sphere, far more useful than
papers published at distance,
where the local preferences
and prejudices of the county
are unknown. l.E'sssEsss 1ssF- !
We intend to make the
"SpIR1r," during the approach
ing campaign, better than it
has ever been heretofore, and
fully equal to any county pa
per in the State. In order to
give it more general circula-
ton we offer the following
terms, (tO be paid IN advances:
| One COPY for 80 weeks, commencing
Immediately after the Charleatou Conven
ton, IS cents.
TEN COPIES. and one to the get -
ter up Of the club, $3.50
TWENTY COPIES. and one to the z"
getter up of the club, .- 400
| If the getter upo the club be-st pres
ent subscriber, the price Of , copy will
be credited to him. An subscriptions
should be sent in against the fst Of May.
There is not q township 10 the county IN
which from Is to loo may not be obtain
ed. Tfg gF4fA tsgy f.,,
! Fellow Democrats, we know
we are in the right; let us do
Jour duty, and these hills shall
again reverberate with the
thunders of eighteen hundred
and tifty-six.si..,s. re-. ssse iieia ~ 2!
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y PITTSBURGH. April


% The heavy rains for the past few days
have caused freshet, attended by the
destruction of considerable property
The lowlands along the Monongahela
and Allegheny Rivers are. completely
inundated. ,aotIo7s aI'i ot q
+ The rise came so suddenly that sew
erali coal-boats in the Monongahela
were swept over the dam and sunk =
The number lost was thirteen, thesloss
being over $4,000. Ike ,sot 5949tfn '!a'
T The loss in the Allegheny has been
considerable. Several manufactories
have been flooded, and families. in some
instances. were driven from their dwell
lings. The railroads have also suffered
from land slides, which have impeded
travel 'sh 84tt1ss9a ney T7hoih % s'sad
I Altogether, it has been ono Of tile
most destructive freshets experienced
for many years. The rivers have mostly
now attained their highest stage, rising
tabout an inch per hour. The Monon-
tgah4la pier-mark indicates twenty mine
| feet four inches-only twenty inches
less than the great freshet of 1852.
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Who dare accept the Proposition,

Mr.. EDITOR: s 1 have heardit assert
ed that Judge Douglas, if nominated
at Charleston, could not carry single
Southern State.sg Now, to test the sim
cerity of,those so1asserting, I will wager
$200ato $780, or five times that amount
on every Southern State excepting
South Carolina; and $1,000, even bet,
that no one can name a Southern State
excepting South Carolina) which he
will not get if nominated at Charleston,
all. to be taken together. / except
South Carolina merely because she
votesaby her Legislature, and might
find her vote not wanted, and throw it
away. 1fa hsA7ausT -daeb a.
rThe above is from a responsible
source, and the agreement canbe COR
summated at this Office. Ed. States ana
U''fon. NV e o5.eoa io-.trs's bo9s
Roll up you who think Douglas will
not carry single Southern State il
nominated.
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scene in the Merchants Exchange

% 1SttS2s EST S-+-- SO sadqF vFXf'
oiThe following incident actually oc-
Cured on Change yesterday. The
initials we use are correct. q 'o<'
Mr.. B., to Mr.. a. A.-How is -four
Nj. "A A. A..4Dull at $3.50. sgI o :.
Mr.. C.-Why, you are in error, Mr..
A.; flour, is firm, with an upward ten
Mr.. .A.-That must be one of your
jokes, G: Do you suppose I don't know
the condition Of the markets . =
Mr.. C.-We!l, if you don't think
me serious, I'll bet you ten dollars that
before the 31st Of. June super6ne -four
will be quoted at 81. 't5' -
Mr.. A.-I'll take the bet, and let B.
hold the stakes. What say you?
Mr.. C.-Agreed. 80 ,s1 : .ea
The money was accordingly placed
in Mr.. BIS hands. The question now
arises, what shall be done with it? june
has but thirty days, and the. 31st will
therefore never come. Mr., B. thinks
he had better buy his wife a new bon.
net with the double x, and we think
SO too.-Csn. Eng. [''ms'