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mat sassesso. Ea:ea yesterday and to-day
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

In 15ae hundred years from this time, at the
present rate of increase, there will be in the
United States Al ,804, $50 negroes. and they will
be almost all within the bounds of the States
in which slavery now exists. In many of the
free States there have been laws passed already
to prefent negroes from coming into them to
settle> We may blame those States as much
as we please for passing such laws, but it is
nevertheless fact, that such laws have been
passed, and that they accord with the public
opinion of the States in which they have been
passed. 1t is, moreover, fact, think of its
propriety as we may, that there is a strong and
a growing dislike in all the free States against
having negro population within them. And,
Judging from present appearances, it will not
be many years till there will be laws in all the
free States prohibiting the immigration of ne
groes. Now, if this should take place, the
South will have to keep its negroes, whether it
will or not 1t may pass laws reducing Its free
negroes to slavery. But that will not mend the
matter. Whether free or bond, they will be
still among them; and, as Judge Catron says,
the only effect of reducing the free negroes to
slavery will be to send them into their negro
quarters to preach rebellion.
Nov, just think of the condition of our slave
States, with forty millions of negroes in them
forty millions of negroes, with the wrongs of
centuries ranking in their bosoms, and prompt
ing them to take vengeance on their Cypress
ors. We are told, by Southern newspapers and
Southern members of Congress, that the moth
ers and daughters of the South cannot sleep
at night now, for fear of being murdered by
their slaves III they live in such terror now.
with four millions of negroes among them.
what will be the case with their granddaupb.
tiers, with forty millions of negroes among
them2 Would it not be wise in Southern men
to stop in the midst of their clustering and
bullying, and reflect a little on this matter ?
Has ii ever occurred to them to ask themselves
how their greatgrandchildren are going to
hold forty millions of negroes in slavery3 Or
their grandchildren twenty five miliions2 Or
their children fifteen millions When in the
worlds history have ever forty millions of per-
sons been held in slavery in any one country !?
Does not every intelligent man know that such
thing has never been done7 And does not
every mans instincts teach him that such
thing never can be done? Our Southern
friends are very much in the habit of Boosting
about their honor and ehivalry. Is it either
honorable or ehivalrons to leave such an in
heritance to their children and children's chill
dren Fan inheritance that, as sure as the
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09
For the National Era.
PRt PECTIVE INCREASE OF THE COL
RED RACE IN THE u. STATES.

II Ras said some years ago, by very tai
lentss3 gentleman, who had been in Congress,
froES. Pennsylvania, and had resigned his seat,
thai making speeches in Congress was only
way IF writing for the newspapers. But he
saitF it had one advantage over other modes of
wri! hg for the newspapers; it secured the pub
hca. ion of a great deal Of matter that other
wis would never get into print.
W have just now large number of gentle
mers 1T Washington, engaged in this mode of
writing for the newspapers and no sensible
man IAN fail to be satisfied, on reading the eff
fusioas of most of them, that if they had not
beep speeches in Congress they never would
have seen printed and, moreover, that if they
never; had been printed, it would have been
much better for the reputation of their authors.
T9e great subjects of debate in Congress, so
far, his year, have been the negroes and the
diss luton of the Union. These, every one will
adm l. are important matters; and, with your
leal :, propose to look at them a little:
7 ere were of negroes, free and slaves, in
the pited States
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

South must year by year see the fearful evil in
creasing in magnitude. The pictures which
Mr.. jefferson and other great men of the Revo.
LUTON drew of Il are beginning to be realized
Their prophecies are about being fulfilled. 1t
is still possible to arrest the danger, by timely
and judicious remedies, by amelioration and
colonization; but the most dangerous and fatal
course Of all is to do nothing. The South forces
agitation, by its efforts to extend slavery; but
if it did not, if it were passive, the best thing
that could happen toit would be agitation, even
if it were forced upon it, as alleged, by the
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

A HINT FOR THE DIsUNIoNIsTs.-The dis
unionists profess to believe that if the South
were to withdraw from the Union, the manu-
features and commerce of the North would sus-
tain an irreparable loss, and that the Northern
Confederacy would become miserably poor,
while the prosperity of the South would be un-
precedented. Now, for the sake of argument,
we may admit that the injury to the North
would be as great as the disunionists insist
upon and we will proceed to show how they
will be affected by it. They expect to sell
their cotton to England, chiefly. But how can
England afford to buy cotton and manufacture
it, if her greatest market is ruined? The dis
union gentry will find, upon examination, that
the United States are England's best customers,
and it is well known that three-fourths of for
eign importations are consumed in the free
States. Whatever impairs the prosperity of
these States must therefore destroy the manu-
featuring capabilities of England.
The assumption that the North cannot exist
without the South is a silly one, which is re-
futed by the prosperity of Canada. But, allow
ing it to be true, and it follows, that the Sosth
must suffer as much indirectly, as the North
directly, from disunion.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

CONGRESSIONAL ITEMS. = The House ad-
journed over from Monday to Thursday, in or
der to give time for arranging the Committees,
which is always work of great delicacy and
importance. 1t seems to be understood that
Mr.. Sherman will be chairman of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, and that Mr.. Grow will
be at the head of the Territorial Committee.
These gentlemen are eminently and peculiarly
qualified for the posts to which rumor and pub
the craftsmanship of the Committee on Foreign
Relations was rendered to Mr.. Burlingame, of
Massachusetts, and that he generously declined
in favor of Mr.. Corwin, of Ohio. Mr.. B. will
take the next place under him.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

Mr.. GIDDINGs BEFORE THE INVESTIGATING
CoMNIrrEE.-The Harper's Ferry Investigating
Committee have had Mr.. Giddings before it du-
ring the past week, but the sum of his evidence
only goes to show that he has been. pretty
close student of Jefferson's writings, including
the Declaration of Independence. He had seen
John Brown, and heard him lecture upon sla-
very, but knew nothing in the world of his
Harper's Ferry schemes.
DIR. Howe, of Boston, gave similar testimony.
He knew nothing of the Harpers Ferry affair.
His testimony goes to substantiate that given
by Senator Wilson. The latter gentleman was
told by Forbes, that Brown meditated some
violent and unlawful proceeding, whereupon,
Wilson wrote to DIR. Howe, urging that the
Kansas Aid Society should Immediately take
from him the arms which had been given him
to defend the Territory.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

II is ssid that Mr.. Glossbrenner, the late Ser
geant,starms, paid to members $50, 900 du-
ring the last three days of his Official term.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

The Index to Volume XIII Of the Era is
now ready, and win be furnished, free of charge,
to any subscriber who may express q desire to
have copy. afA s*S 500
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

TIE IScoNsoLABLR DExocRAcY.-The Sham
Democracy are inconsolable on account of the
election of Mh Forney to the Office of Clerk of
the House. They make merry over the cleo
ton of Speaker, because he is not the first
choice Of the Republican party; but Forney
they can never forgive They mourn and
anathematize from morning until night.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

The following gentlemen accredited agentsfo the
Era @. W. Light, Boston, Mass A. Innis, Salem,
Mass; Thomas Wheeler, Cincinnati, Ohio; l.. T Park,
Mount Union, Ohio; Joseph Hughes Philadelphia, Pa.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

Bar All letters for the National Era must
be addressed to Mrs. NJ. L. BAILEY, National
Era, Washington, ID. @.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09
Vol. XIV.
WORK ZOE MR. DOUGLAS

Mr. Douglas, in his efforts to clear his skirts
from all stains of suspicion, as devoted friend
of slavery and slavery extension, attempts to
show that the Harpers Ferry invasion is a L..
gftimate fruirof the teachings of the RepubH.
can leaders To this end, he quotes from the
speeches Of Messrs. Lincoln and Seward, in
which those gentlemen contend that there is an
irrepressible conflict between slavery and free.
dom. But does Mr.. Douglas know that Henry
Clay proclaimed the same irrepressbe conaict
in 1877, and told what prodigies must ba
wrought before it can be checked? He will do
well to examine Mr.. Clay's programme Of work
to be done. In addressing the American Col
onization Society in January of that year, and
in repelling just such charge as Mr.. Dougla,
now lays at the door of the Republican party
Mr.. Clay said:
" If they would repress all tendencies TO.
wards liberty and ultimate emancipation, they
must do more than put down the benevolent
efforts of this society. They must 90 back 10
the era of our liberty and independence. and
muzzle the cannon which thunders its annual
joyous return. They must revive the slave
trade, with all its train of atrocities. Tbev
must suppress the workings of British philan.
thropy, seeking to ameliorate the condition Of
the unfortunate West Indian slaves. Tbev
must arrest the career of South American DE-
lverance from thraldom. They must blow out
the moral lights around us, and extnguish the
greatest torch of all which America presents to
a benighted world, pointing the way to their
rights, their liberties, and their happiness And
when they have achieved all these purposes
their work will be yet incomplete. They must
penetrate the human soul, and eradicate the
light of reason and the love Of liberty. Then
and not until then, when universal darkness
and despair prevail, can you perpetuate slave,
ry, and TepresS all sympdthies and all humane
and benevolent efforts among freemen in behalf
of the unhappy portion of our race who are
doomed to bondage. See Tenth annual Re-
port Of Col. Soc.
Here is work for you, Mr.. Douglas Go at
it! The overthrow of the Republican party
will not be beginning, and the twelve la5ors
of Hercules will become frivolous compared
with those which Mr.. Clay has cut out for you.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

CALIFORNIA BY the overland California
mail, which arrived at st. Louis ON Monday, we
learn that the newly Governor, Latham
has been nominated by the Democratic Legis-
lative caucus for the post of United States
Senator, in place of Mr.. Broderiek. We believe
that Mr.. Latham is Southerner, while Mr..
Weller is from Ohio, and these facts viii ak
plain the cause of Mr.. Wellers defeat. Cali
fornia is under the rule of the slavery oligarchy
and she must submit until the Democracy is
overthrown Mr.. Broderick was from the North,
and his fate is q warning to ambitious Yankees.
1t is said that Mr.. Gwin is to be superseded by
Judge Baldwin, Yirginian. This may be
doubted, bat at most it would only continue the
rule of the slave oligarchy in other hands.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

To ADvxRrlsxas Business will end IL greatly 70
neir advantage 10 advertise in the Era.
Messss- Petdngill Co. g. D. Niles and Joy, coe, &
Co., our authorized advertising agents for Boston
new York, and Philadephia- -
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Items Telegraphed from Washington.

Washington, FEB. 5.-A number of Demo
Gratis who are here from Kansas have conferred
with the Southern Democrats in Congress, and
propose to advocate the admission of Kansas
into the Union with the Wyandotte Constitu-
ton, changing the boundaries so as to include
Pixies Peak and that portion of the Territory
of Nebraska on the South Platte river the
change to be submitted to the vote of the peo-
pie of Kansas, and when ratified, they are to be
admitted as a State by proclamation of the
President.
Hon. Marcus ]. PARROT, General Pomeroy.
Judge Army, and other Republicans, who are
here from Kansas, insist on the admission of
Kansas under the Wyandotte Constitution,
without any alteration, that Constitution being
already ratified by two-thirds of the citizens of
the Territory. The question of population will
not be urged, as Judge Petit, of Kansas, has
said he is confident that there is one hundred
thousand inhabitants, which comes up fully to
the requirements of Mr.. English's bill. 1t is
also proposed TO resist the organization of any
new Territories. They want to attach Dacotah
and the region round about to Nebraska, while
Utah and the Territories south of Kansas are
to be annexed to New Mexico, and to follow its
fortunes. To this it is objected, that having Sc
cured slavery in New Mexico by law, this i'm
mense Territory should not be brought under
N-AS SSN "hiSA IL
slavery forever.
From KANSAS AND UTAH.-Learea,corf
Feb. 4.-The Territorial Legislature has passed
an act Incorporating the Central Overland Cali.
fornia and Pixies Peak Express, being a reor-
ganization of the Pixies Peak Express Com
pany, with an increased capital and a wider
field of operations.
A bill abolishing slavery has been under
consideration, but no definite action has been
taken upon it, both branches of the Legislature
being principally engaged with local legisla-
ton.
Martin F. Conway, the Congressman elect
under the Wyandotte Constitution. left some
days since for Washington, to appear before
the Senate's Harper's Ferry investigating com
mittee. 4
Judging from the late adoption of the WAN
dotte Constitution, the general belief is that
the project for enlarging the boundaries of
Kansas viii be voted down by large majority.
The news from Salt Lake by YESTERDAYS
arrival is unimportant. 1t was said that con-
siderable uneasiness existed among the heads
of !" the church" in consequence of the evil
dences that large emigration would take
plsce from the Territory in the spring to Pixies
Peak and Carson Valley. Brigham Young
strongly opposes such emigration.
=
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

The HARPER's Ferry TRIALs.-These trials
have been completely dead-locked in conse-
quence of the difficulty of empanelling jury.
1t has been found impossible to get together
twelve citizens of Jefferson county who have
not formed or expressed an opinion as to the
guilt or innocence of the prisoner at the bar"
and the court has resOrted to the unusual ex-
pedent of summoning panel from Frederick
county,
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

TtSaDg the ratio of increase to be hereafter
the rlne that it was from 1910 to $780, there
will - Of negroes in the United States
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09
WASHINGTON, DC,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1850.

The SPEAKER.-The Opposition majority in
the House of Representatives succeeded, on
Wednesday last, in electing the Hon. William
Pennington, of New Jersey, to the office of
Speaker, on the forty-fourth ballot Mr.. Pen
nington is gentleman of high responsibility;
he has been Governor of his native State, and
filled other posts of distinction, and was offered
Taylor, which offer he declined. Mr. Penning
ton always cooperated with the Wing party
while that organization existed, and at present
is known as a conservative Republican. The
Republican party in the House evinced their
preference for Mr.. Sherman, but we believe
grin manifested at the necessity (which has
compelled the selection of Mr.. Pennington in
stead. Every confidence is felt that he will
discharge his duties faithfully, and acceptably
to the friends who have elected him.
ELECTION OF Elk GOVERNOR CHASE TO THE
SENArE.-One of the most gratifying events of
the day is the election of Mr.. Chase to the Uni
ted States Senate for six years from the 4th of
March, 1861. Mr.. G. served in the Senate six
years, commencing in l849, and ending in
1866, during a period of great agitation and
discussion upon the slavery question; and it is
doing but simple justice to say that he sustain
ed himself with dignity, ability, and devotion
to the cause of freedom, rarely equalled. He
took leading part in the discussion upon the
repeal of the Missouri compromise, and his
speeches on that subject remain to this day
text books for the guidance of the politician
and student of history.
His return to the Senate will be source of
rejoicing to the whole Republican party of the
country, if, indeed, he is not in the mean time
called to FIJI higher post, for which his quail
6cations and character admirably fit him.
Since Mr. Chase has been out of the Senate,
he has been twice elected to the Office Of Gov
ernor of Ohio, which position he has filed with
eminent ability and usefulness. The people
honor and serve themselves when they call such
men to the high places of power.
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-02-09

ANOTHER Speech FROM Ex-GovERKoR
WIsE.-Ex-G Governor Wise, Of Virginia, has
lately been Toasted by the members of the Leg
islature, on which occasion he made one of his
Characteristic speeches. He argued at great
length to show that his military preparations
for the execution of John Brown and his con-
federates were justified by the threats which
were made OF an attempt to rescue the prisoners.
He states that he received sixty letters per day
for sixty days, which would amount to $500,
warning him of the intended rescue. This, it
must be confessed, was an astonishing amount of
smoke, considering that there was no more fire.
Gov. Wise at one moment, when his valor seems
TO be brought in question, declares that he feared
nothing, and that his sole object was to take
advantage of the excitement, in order to foster
the military spirit among the people. In the
next breath he spoils this theory, by averring, as
above slated, thai nothing but the great mill
tary display saved the State from the disgrace
of rescue.
He is equally inconsistent and incoherent in
what he has to say about preserving the Union
At one moment, he blazes all over with Pstri-
otto, Union-loving sentiments, and IN the next
he avows and justifes his reasonable eonspir-
acy with the Southern Governors in 1856, and
declares that he would do the same thing over
again. BE, in the same spirit, nrges the Leg
islature to enter into compact with South
Carolina for the overthrow Of the Government;
but he declines saying that the election of
Republicans President win justify dissolution.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-06-16
Clap Trap :!

The following spacious, but ridiculous questions are propounded by the State Rights Democrat to the Note Book:
 Ist Is a nomination binding if stained by fraud or nustice?'
 2nd. " Is it right or democratic to allow mi norty of the party to force their candidate upon the majority?
 }rd. ;.Was it not expedient that the Dover con yention should adopt the wo-third rule?'
 We should answer to the first, that if there is " fraud or injustice" in the pro- ceedings of convention, it is to be regret ted, and should be condemned; though if the nominee is not party to the fraud, and is nominated upon basis agreed upon by the majority, excluding the operation ot the fraud in his favor, he is in no way re- sponsible for it; and as the fraud does not affect the result, 1t does not vitiate the nomination, and all good democrats will support it.
 Suppose the two-thirds rule had been adopted in the State convention, and can didate should have received the requisite vote, together with the fraudulent vote of Van Buren county; will the State Rights Democrat, or thnse foaming, sensitive pol iticians, who prate so loudly of fraud, cor ruption and injustice, pretend to say that the nomination would not be binding? An! that would be your bull and my OK! Or suppose a nomination should be made by exclamation as in 1856, and fraudu lent vote was discovered; would these ner- vously moral lovers of the dear people, repudiate the nomination? The whole ques- tion then comes down to this, viz: Is it democratic for majority of convention to make a nomination? Or in other words, may not majority of a body adopt its own rules, or must said ma jority submit to the dictation of minority? The second question is no less fallacious and unsound than the first when followed to its legiti- mate source. We will answer 1t fully in another article. But the last question is a perfect sumner; a regular knock down; and worthy of the journalistic P. R. It was right and democratic to adopt the two-third rule at Dover, and so 1t would have been right and democratic to have adopted the majority rule, had the majority chosen to do so.