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Of Almighty God they may announce; what |
ever doctrines or theories ot the equality OF
hannah rights. and the various races Of man
kind, diversified as they are by complexion,
physical formation aud mental develop
ment, the disciples of a transcendental creed
Of any kind may hold or teach; however
they may dogmatize upon this hypothesis,
and declare it to be a violation of the law of
nature by any one race, with whatever supe.
riority of mental or physical faculties they
may be endued, to subiugate those OF an in-
feror race, and make them the instruments
Of improvement aud anelioration in their
own condition, and in that Of their masters
and conguerors, in carrying forward the
great work Of ciyiiIzation-until we shall
be enlightened by revelation from higher
source than themselves, | must claim the
privilege OF interpreting the law of nature
lby what | see revealed in the history OF
mankind from the earliest period of recorded
time, uncoElradicted by Divine authority.
must interpret that law according to the
prominent facts connected with this subject.
as they have stood out in the past, and as
thew stand out before US at this day. Look.
ing through the eyes OF history, have seen
slavery or involuntary seryitude the instru.
ment and hand maid OF .Iindoo. Egyptian,
Assyrian, Jewish. Greek aud Roman cisill-
zatron. | have seen the institution recng.
nizei by the theocratic government Of the
jews, the chosen repositories OF the Word
Of Life, By Democratic Athens and Republl.
can Rome. have seen, upon the overthrow
Of Roman civilization BY the savage hordes
Iof the North, that these new masters oil
Western Europe and their successors, adopt,
ed and continued to uphold the same instl-
tuition, under various notifications adapted
) to the changing condition Of both slave AM
master, and stall under an advancing civil
zation, until comparatively recent period
I'll see the same institation tolerated ant
i maintained in Eastern Europe at this day
| see the native race OF all British India a
5 this moment bowling the neck under system
{ of quasi slavery. But, above all, | hayl
J seen here on this continent, and IN thes,
United States, the original lords of the sol
subdued-snme of them reduced to slavery
others expelled-driyen out-and the rem
nant still in subordinatipn and all this unde
. an Interpretation OF the law OF nature which
holds good at this day among our Northern
brethren; and | have yet IN reserve tina
: great fact to which have already alluded
e three millions Of the African race, who's
labor is subject 10 the will Of masters. undo
/: such circumstances that their condition can
E not be changed, though their masters shout,
will il, without destruction alike 10 the IN
terests and selfare Of both master and slave
These are the lights by which | read AM
, understand the law of nature"
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REPORT or THE COMMITTEE o. THE
HARPER's FERRY RAID.

On the 18th inst, the Senate Select Com.
mittee % the Harper's Perry raid made .
report, signed BY senators Mason. Davis and
Fitch. They reyies at great length al the
Circumstance. connected with that raid, and
quote largrIy from the youminous testimo.
ny. They speak d insecurity Of the peace
and safety Of some Df the Southern States,
in the existing condition Of the public North.
err mind. X may moi, they say, become
them to suggest a duty 10 those States to
provide By proper legislation against the ma.
chinatiOns within their borders destructive
Of the peace Of their canfsderated Repub.
lies, bui IL did become thew tally to exposk
the consequences resulting from The present
license there existing to tie peace and IN.
tegrIiy u the Union. which 10 necessarily
inyV.sed 10 is continuance.
The report also traces the history n the
large armament collected BY John Brown, Al
iIafper's Ferry. The committee s.y there
can Ds no doubt that Browns plan vas %
commence 4 seryile war on the borders Of
Virginia, Which he expected to extend, and
which Ne believed his neans and resources
we're safIieient 70 extend through that State
and throughout the entire South. IL does not
seem he entrusted even his intimsie friends
with his plsns fully, even after they were
0ut lOf execution Dsr have the committee
been able clearly 10 trace q knosledge Of
them to any. The COMMITTEES, after mature
consideration, are not prepared 20 suggest
an itg,slatIon which 10 their opi1ien would
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cAsnAI.rIEs pY LIGHTNING.

A careful record kept BY that interchangeable
clerk Of the weather. Mr.. MeriaIn, Of Brook.
lyn, shows that in 1883 there mere So per-
sons killed aud &c injured By lightning, while
in 1859 there were 20 killed and ~ MUIR
ed. During many years OF observation. he
AYERS that no case Of death has happened 10
person lying on an iron beJstead, or N .
house or building having metallic iooi. lie
AYERS that persnns in iron buildings, iron YES.
sells, within railroads cars, on boaId oil stram-
boats or ocean steainrfs, or in vessels iur.
nished with metallic conductors. continue
to enjoy complete protection lram death OF
injur, BY lightning. Mr. Merriam, however.
does NOT agree with the opinion that super
abundance d thunder and i,ghining indicates
very healthfabatmnsphere Tor ia the West
Indies, where yellow fever and cholera arr
active, and in the East Indies, where the
latter Is an eser-present scnnrge. thunder
and lightning are frequent and terrific. whilst
California, where they are unknown. has been
pronounced the heal,hiest climate IN the
world.
MIR. Merriam records il az remarkable
fact, that iargs cities 10 both Europe and
America enjoy great immunity from danger
10 life BY lightning. During thirty years,
IN which $50 900 deaths occorred ia London,
two only had been produced by lightning.
Between 1900 and 1851 not one death BY
lightning Is recorded in Paris while through.
out France from 1885 10 1852. the average
number II death. from The same causr va.
~. Twent,.h,e per cent. Of all deaths
from lightning happen % persons under tree.
The reason for the comparative security IRON
lightning ~ towns i supposed % b. ilc sa.l
array 81 conductors within limited sIacs
which Is presented bs lefty buildings. chsrci
spires, lightning conductors. metallic rnnl.
from which TN or iron CUTTERS lead Oh ths
rain water. Tie bplt. when Il falls, usual,
Gescends on some one Of these muli,iudinnu,
points, which carries the explosion harmless
/ Is OF.
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SCRAP FROM THE ANCIENT REVENUE
SYSTEM or TIE STATE.

II may not be amiss ID these times, distin
gui,hed for deep research into the modes !.
,lopted by our lorefsihers for the purpose 81
raising revenue, 10 invite public attention "a
an act of Assembly Immediately succeeding
our Revolutionary struggle. Il seems TO have
been wholly overlooked in the learned fnan.
cal essay which, somrtime since. enanatet
from the Executive Committee Of the Demo.
cratic party.
We sllude to the act Of 1882. chapter z,
entitled. In act for aseerfainiag ,eiai pro.
psrfy in his STATE shall be deemed fafable
property. me method Of assessing tie same,
and collecting public fares.' Iredell's Reyi.
al. page 429.
I,y sections 1T, 4th and 5th i i enacted,
"Thsl ~ Io,. and lands. with their improvements
slaves under the age 81 sTy ysan,v hc.. shall b.
held snj deemed israbis propeny.'
IAN sisves under seven years ~ sre, aHI I'll whs
ae between the ages 81 fhy sDd sisiy shall ~ rated
u twenty pounds tsch. ~ sls,ss sss years oi md
under sixteen, and between the sgss 81 forty and any
,hsl Be rstsd 81 forty pounds zach. And III asyss,
siriesn years and under oiy. shall h. rated u eighty
pounds' Provided. ihst slaves disabled b. bodily
in6miies. Or ,oid Of rsson. sgch ihospseify 10 D.
judged and certified ~ The County cour, shall noi Be
deemed IsrsbIe pfopsny."
Here is a pure al ,slorem tar on slaves as
property. rated with land and other property,
assessed by the Legislature ~ the very mode
nov used BY one or more d the Southern
States.
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DR.. W. Y. Young. Of Washington city,
who. with Webster Lindsly. NJ. D., is en-
gagged TO accompany the expedition, states
that the exact number Of negroes at Key
West is 1880, and that three vessels will be
needed for their conveyance. The law spe-
Cites that but one passenger can be allowed
to every two tons Of ships buithen. Gov
eminent pays for each Of these vessels $40,
900, or $4,000. and the Colonization Socie-
y gets $50 per head for transportation the
latter also being under obligations to supply
clothing at Key, West and on the African
coast.
DIR. Young states that the negroes will be
landed at Cape Mount in Liberia and that
the Society has stipulated that the ships shall
leave the United States not later than LIST
July. After dischareing at Cape Mount,
they return Immediately. to avoid unneces-
sary exposure to the African climate.
Boston Journal
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BsIL AND EyERErr.-- The N. Y. CORES.
pendent Of the National Ii ielligencer writes
!" A deputation OF six OF The so.caIIed Ma
tional Democrats u this city went 10 Rich.
mond yesterday to attend the "Secede re-
Conventions" In doing SO they must be
aware that they help to consummate an in
durable split in the party. The Douglas
men say they may be vanquished, but they
never surrender. The conservative men OF
all parties. in view Of the ultra ground taken
by the extremes, are daily arriving at the
conclusion that there is but one safe course,
and that is 10 support Bell and Everett.
In their hands the country will be safe, and
the ires Of sectionalsm will be extinguished.
This is not the mere suggestion Of Northern
men. Sagacions Democrats from the South,
now here. admit that there can be no unity
Of sentiment at Baltimore, and the breach
in tie Democratic family is already too wide
to be healed"
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lbe adequate to prevent like occurrences in

be adequate to prevent like occurrences in
the future.
The report speaks OF the constitutional
duty to protect States against invasion. do
nestle insurrection, SC. Browns raid was
simply the act Of lawless ruaianisn. under
the sanction OF no public or political author
lty. So far as the safety of the public pro-
perty is involved the committee, would ear
nestly recommend that such provision should
be made by the Executive, Or, ii necessary,
by law, to occupy. under an adequate militia
~ guard. the public srmories and arsenals
OF the United States, in the same manner
that the navy yards are now protected,
| The minority Of the committee Senators
Collamer and Doolittle) make a minority
repurt. They say there is no evidence that
any other citizens except those who were
with Brown, were accessory to any outbreak
lnr invasion, by contributions. threats or 9th.
er1ise nor any proof that any others had
any knowledge of the conspiracy or its par'
poses in the year 1889. They say, too, there
is no evidence to show there was a conspira
cy to rescue Brown or his associates from
the prison in Virginia.
Time aud reflection have happily dissipa
ted much of the alarm and suspicion. and
shown that this was but an offshoot from the
exciting outrages aud lawlessness in Kan,
sas, commenced and continued there by al
armed invasion of that territory, TO control
its own people, the elections and the govern
ment, for the introduction and perpetulty 81
slavery in that territory, on the one hand
and resistance or defiance on the other
The committee say there is no fact calling
for legislative action. They insist there i
no such matter presented in the testimony
or in fact, as is more than minated in III,
! report, that even the abolitionists in the IRE,
States took course coyerlly intended I
!. produce reasonable violation Of the law
and the peace Of the slaveholding States
!. much less that any such course is counter
anced BY the body Of the people in the FIRE
q States.
e The Committee was discharged from Ii
e further consideration Of the subject.
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The TnuE fs.UE,--The real, living issue,
in the present campaign is, shall the Consti-
tuition Of the State be so modified or changed
as 10 give the Legislature power TO tax slaves
as other property. The platform upon which
John Pool stands. is in favor Of making this
change; that upon which Gov. Ellis stands
is against il.
The Governors platform says. il would be
dangerous and unjust TO give this power to
the Legislature. while on all other classes Of
properly, Saving and excepting slaves only }
ii iasors an ad valorem tax. There is neither
reason nor justice in giving slave property
any peculiar advantage over other species Of
property. Gov. Ellis knows this, and feels
that such is the sentiment Of large majority
of the people Of North Carolina hence his
great effort to get up side issues Tor the pur-
pose Of drawing public attention IRON the
real point Of the controversy.
Let the people hold him TO the true issue
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The CRY OF No CHANcR."-The Louis
vile journal says some persons who ayowed,
nv wish success to the National Conservative
Ticket, but who are Of a rather despondent
Temperament, permit themselves 10 be half
persuaded that we have no chance Of seccess.
This is all wrong, very wrong. The view
taken is wholly incorrect. A conservative
sentiment. powerful and deep, is at work in
nearly or quite every State of the Union.
The Baltimore American reminds the timid
portion Of the conservatives that there are
seventy. five thousand national men in New
York, eighty thousand in the New England
States, and one hundred thousand in Ohio.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Nine hon.
dred thousand men voted for Fillmore and
Donelson in 1856. and three hundred and ff
~ thousand preferred the former to Fremont
or Buchanan, but voted for one or the other
of the last two because they thought Fill
more had no chance. Add all these t0geth-
er and we have vote exceeding Fremont's
in 1856, by at least tour huEdrel thousand
votes. Ii the timid Conservative men will
remember these facts. and add to them the
other and important facts that the Democra'
" is torn by all manner OF dIssentions, that
the Administration is odious. aud that the
known sectIonalism Of the Republicans has
rendered them impotent; and il IN addition
10 this the central body guard of eonsersat'
ism-men who are conservative at all timel
and in all places, irrespective of all parties
whstever. and careless Of all things save th,
Repubiic-if these last can be aroused TO III,
certainty that radioalism is no pginy in thi,
country. buta youthful giant, pert. strong
working. defiant. boastful, fearless--if thes,
two classes eau be enlisted by the consider
ations We have named, then, indeed, til,
prowess and prosperity Of the Union part,
viii be ensured beyond perad,eniure. ant
the re establishment - the Government il
1860 IL is pristine dignity and purity vii
, follow a. matter OF course.
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veil Known ei,tsn o. Gold.bo,oueh, N. C.. MAXI.
The following statement Of The good results as.Ins BON
ths Ne Of Dr. Wssia,s Boi'am Of wild Cherry
GolJsbosough. ". G., Mach 2. 1870.
Nesss. =. w. Fowls n Co, Gsnilsmsp :. Benv
solicited cannot fe,sn from expressing IN opinion al
tsut populsi snj remarkable long remedy, ~, W.tgy,
Bgisgm n Wid Cheyy. have been ol.srysn, IN 4.
saluiay siisc, 10 cases Of obsinas coughs sed ee.
vith m1ny q my Humsfons liends Coz more ibsa len
years pss snd The result hss sways been seed, snd
eetains and ~iih myself snd family can with coma.
lenee certify ihst i has accomplished nsre good ihsn
any 0hss medicine ~ have ever nssd n fact INV "a.
psnsHss hes fund Il 20 10 ~ unlaiIns remedy ~
coughs ~ pslmruay complaints sad therefore se.
commend y. vefy truly yours.
Jesse !. BAKER.
~ csafioa 10 Pvehaseys, only genuine VIII.
tsfs Bslsan has the grieH signaiufe ole I. BUTTS"
md The printed one Of the Pfoprlsiofs on The outer
wrappers I'll ohef u vile and worthless.
Prepared By seth W. Fowie 4 Co. Boston, ssd CO..
.aie BY Webb a Dickson, Hill.borossh, n. D. ssun.
ds,s, chsfsl Hill willisms& Haywood, Raleigh, and
hy 81 Druggists, sod Il wholesale By Addis a ony,
Richmond. .nd ~ A. 4 ca. sss,os. Non.It
luns u. ts-iam
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ExrFSr OF THE ExPIRE OF JsPAN.--lt nav
interest some Of our readers to know nhsi
i. included under the name Of The Empire
of Japan, which nov. for the 6rst time. sends
an Embassy to distant nation, and that ma.
ton, which the more remarkable. the toung.
ct IN the family 81 nations. Japan proper
consists u three large islands. Nippon, kiu.
siu. and Sikok0ki. % these, Nipon Is The
largest. and contains The capital Ut The I'm.
pire, Yeido. These are surrounded BY !
vast number II islands. most of which liiils
Or nothing il known of estimated by SINE
Al Z 1000 and again by others Il 5000. The
dimensions o. The empire are about III .00D
square miles--a htile larger than the six
New England States, and New York, Penn.
sylyania. and New Jersey together. The
population is variously estimated al from
IS 900 900 TO $4,000. 900. and does not pro.
badly fall short Of 50.OO0.OO0.
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LATER.


Thi. remedy hss long been cherished by the eommu.
MIR fof e fsmarkahIs efficacy 10 relieving. healing md
curing he most obstinate, psinia snd long .tandins
esssa q Cough, Cid Liusasa. Sore Tkyaaf. B,osski
u, whipping Cough. A'ilmq, lgJasmmaiioa n lAe
Lungs ~his even Consumption itself be. Yielded "a
I. magic influence when III other mean. have failed
IL whole hisoy proves the, The ps. ha. produced no
remedy ofsqaal value a. cure fer the numerou. end
dangerous pulmonary affections which prevail I'll o,a
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Errrcr, OF rms Tsrra.NATrosAl Par

ErrEcr. or THs IsrEa.NArioSAL Parzr
floaT-We have been curious 20 note the
effect Of the late "mill between Heenan
and sayers. as brought to light though our
exchanges. lts fruits have been so Ear. air.
ten bloody Encounters irhsrs deadly ,reapons
wtre astd, fee Of rhieh rsSuifsd N murder.
viz: one IN Albany. one near Rochester, one
10 ST. Louis, aud two in New Orleans. These
murders have. IN turn. resulted 10 the incar-
ceration Of eight individuals 10 jail, and prob
ably will terminate in the execution &c al
least three Of them, making eight violent
deaths. all growing out Of one beaslly encoan.
Ter. Four Of the above mentioned men have
lef, wives. and three have children number
Ing in the ag-egate thirteen. Here. there are
thirteen orphans sni four widows 10 saw
nothing Of those families Of the murdsrers,l
made such at once by the Prize Ring.
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Questions bV Census Takers.


In order TO be prepared 10 answer promptly the
questions TO be asked by Census Takers aud 10 insure
correctness tie following method Is proposed to
each head Of family;
In the first place it is necessary to write
down the name OF every person whose usual
place Of abode on the first day Of June, 1860,
was in the family.
The age Of each, sex and color. whether
Shits, BLACK or muatto.
Profession, occupation, or trade OF each
male person over fifteen years Of age.
Value Of real estate owned.
Place Of birth. naming the State. Terri
tory or country.
Married within the year.
Attended school within the year.
Persons over twenty years Of age that can
not read oc write.
Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane,
idio,ic, pauper or convict.
Name OF owner, agent. OF manager OF tle
farm.
Number Of improved acres
Number OF unimpro,ed acres.
Cash value Of farm.
Value of farming implements and machl-
merry.
Live stock on hand ysne ist, 1860, viz
Number of horses, mules aud asses, work
ing oxen, mich cows and other cattle, swine
and sheep.
Value Of live stock.
Value Of animals slaughtered during the
wear.
Produce during the year ending Jane lst,
1860, viz; number Of bushels OF wheat, rye
Indian coin, oats, beans and peas, backwheat
barley, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, pounds
Of tobacco.
Gailons Of wine, value Of produce OF mar
ket garden, pounds Of butter, pounds
cheese. tons Of hay. bushels of clover see
and bushels Of grass seed. pounds Of hops
pounds of Tax, bushels of fax seed, pounds
maple sugar, gallons of molasses. pounds o
honey and beeswax, value OF home mad'
manufactures.
Name Of corporation. company or indi
vdual producing articles to the annual value
u $500.
Name Of business, manufacture or product
Capital invested in real estate and person
al estate in the business.
Raw materials used, including fuel, name
": quantities, kinds, values, kind OF moiiy
power, machinery, structure or resource.
Average number Of hands employed, viz
male, female; average monthly cost OF NAL
and female labor.
Annual products, namely: quantities, kinds
values.
Name of every person who died during tht
wear ending June lst, 1860, whose usua
place Of abode was in the family; the age, Sc,
and color, whether white. black or mulattO
married or widowed, place of birth, naminl
the State, Territory or country, the mont
in which the person died, profession, oceu
patton or trade, disease or cause Of death.
la addition to these, there are a humble
of other questions, the answers TO which cal
be obtained with little trouble. II woull
BE- well for every head Of family 10 max
mt the several answers Al ence. and IN cas-
Of absence leave il with the family read
for the officer when he makes his appearance
By the act Of Congress for taking the cen
sus the msrshals and their assistants are a.
thoriLed 10 transmit through the post offic
any papers or documents relating to the cen
sus. by writing thereon. "0fiical Basines
Census" and subscribing the same, wit
the addition Of marshal, Or assistant, as tn
case may be.
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BALrImoRE CONVENTION. The Squatte Z
Sovereignty wing Of the Democracy meet in
National Convention at Baltimore to-day.
The prospect is not bright. Il is, as At
Charleston, a struggle for the spoils. and the
Democracy will stand up for their principles
10 that fight. The Douglas crowd have bee n
KEEP, out Of the crib for four years. They
want 10 20 in. The Douglasites have
been in for four years. add don't want TO 90
out. II is very well understood that the
whipped party will get no more plumber than
if they were oppositionis,s. As Gov. Ellis
says. these people differ but will not deyide.
IL is the whole or none. Fay. Observer.
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MExIcAN NEWS.

The Pieayune Of Saturday afternoon has
Tampico dates to the 9TH. Just as the vic.
tory At Guadalara was in Gen. Uraga's grasp.
a stray cannon shot tpuk OF his leg. Alarm
aud confusion followed. Gen. VOL, una.
wares, charged With great fsry on the Lib.
erals. The affair ended in the desperation and
flight Of the whole army Of Liberals.
Tsmpico letter saws that The news seem.
incnmPrehensible. but Il comes from an au.
lhnriiaiise and reliable source.
Gen. Iraga. made bis escape, but the loss
u HI leg will cost him bis lie.
Gen. Zuloaga had assumed the Presiden.
cy ~ the Capital.
A condueta with Of. l33. 900 from Zsca,e.
eas had arrived 81 Tsmpieo. Another large
eoadueta vas soon expected from Guansia.
alto.
LATER.
Further adsiees confirm this defeat Of the
Liberal forces under Uraga. add state that
another battle had been fought in Qasre,aro
between Vol and urags. 10 which both
commanders we're wounded aud the latter
taken prisoner. The Liberals we're CON.
pleieiy routed.