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st. stephens Church, corner Of broome sud Chfy
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Seventh Presbyterian Church, corner OF bIoone an
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ADAM BEDE A Novel. BY GEORGE ELIOT, Author or
a Scenes of Clerical Lle." limo, Musin, 81.
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Aniritu a Miss SUSAN NJ. JOHNSON MLI Leetuie
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ISDIAS 0urRAers.-Every mail from the northern
portion of the State Of Texas sill brings news of new
Indian outragss and murders. In small parties of not
more than fifteen, the savagss TO have dispersed
themselves over the whole Of the northern counties,
penetrating into the very heart Of the State II seems
that nothing can arrest theee outrages but thorough
securing Of the whole region by force Of mounted
men numerically sufficient to overcome ali opposition
Among other outragss gentleman writing from Cora,
Comanchs County, says,
son the evening Of the Sd instr three of or siti-
zens were returning home from this place, and four
miles from town they were attacked BY Indiana,
and one of the men, A. L. Foreman, was hllst.
sealpsd and his body INITIATED In the most horrible
manner. The other two men made their escape.
Neither of the three had any arms. Aner killing Fore
msn, the Indians crossed the Leon, and rode up 10
John Buegetts house, caught two Of his children,
bow ~ and girl 10 years DID, stripped then, and
killed and scsPed the boy and lanced the girl In seven
places but abe Ia recovering. Mr.. Buggett saved her
own lie, and those Of FIVE other children, by sausx
the door and remaining In the house."
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" DO AVON 70 thF neTeTn TuHa
The Severn 20 the sea-
And wieslios's da't ,hsll spread abroad

To continue the quotation with different ap
plicatioi snd slieht variation of the language, /
ray, gentlemen, IL the blood of innocent men is
tahfn by an sbsolnte unqualified, nnjusthable
violation Of natural law what will II apPesse,
what Will IL pscify II will mingle with tho earth
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And this ia the question: whether these twenty eight
million people shall be accommodated, two million
people shall be accommodated; for, l repeat, the
presence Of Slavery is the utter exclusion Of free labor
and the institutions Of Freedom. deny no one their
rights The Slave States equal TO the Free States
1t ia poor ptifu and paltry patriotism that cannot
take in the entire extent Of s country; but do deny
that Slavery has the came right as Freedom in this
country. Freedom is the Isaac Freedom is the heir
of promise. Slavery IL the Hagar and Ishmsel, and
they must go into the Wilderness and Freedom shall
have the entire inheritance God and the fathers gave
1t to freedom and free institutions II belongs to tree
dom-not to me- not to the citizens OF the Free States
but to freedom, to the utter exclusion OF ssyehodng
Now, gentlemen, know You are in mood to take
little advice Laughter. tell you love you all
lRenewed laughter
Mr.. LovfJoY-Sipners did that Of Christ but he
Mr.. McOUIrs-I do not think he loves you much.
Mr.. LoyEJoY-I am afraid that l am not much
Ike him.. He went, h9Weysr and prssoned 70 .aS
40 nearly TO him In this regard while making pro-
clam atom of the holy eyangel Of God TO sinners 10 TINS
House. tell you Of the Slave States that you must
emspcpate your slaves. 1t belongs 10 you and not TO
ma You must transform them from slaves into serfs,
and Give them homes and protect and guard the sane
tity Of the family. We shall not push you If you
pay that you want O quarter Of century, you san
have liz II Won want halt century, you can have II.
But insist that this system must ultimately be extn-
euisbed. There Ia no question about it, You who ad-
yocats the perpetuty OF Slavery like set Of mad
caps who should place them selves the top OF an
iceberg which had disengased tsef from the frozen
regions of the north, and bsgun to float downward,
and downward through the warm climates. The sun
shines and nelis it, the soft winds blow on and melt
IT. the rains descend and melt il; the water rippIes
round it aud melts il; and then these wild Wis.
i9uaiies, who tsncied they could sail an iceberg
through the tropics start up, and blaspheme sunshine
and rain and zephyr and mounting the heavens,
tell Jehovah that unless he stops the shining of the
Gun, and the blowing Of the winds. and the falling
ot the rain they viii crambe his universe from tur
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CONVENTION BILL.

SECTION l., Be 1t enacted by the Semi,
House Of Representatives. of the Stat, of Ia. a"a
ana: m General .Assembly convened, That ;. mA
dIately after the passage of this act. q .uNa
be the duty of the Governor to issu. 'us!
c'amatIon to the Sheriffs of the several pro-
lshes. directing an election to be held psf'
lesates to a State Convention. said otae.
ton to be held on Monday. 7th dav ~
nary 1861, and shall be conducted il w. 'ua.
manner as is now provided by law 81 sne
election OF members OF the General An "'s
bly. "''em.
Sec. 2 Be Hfu ther enacted, That u.
era| parishes and Representative d;s..''
shall be entitled to the Same numb, -
gates to said convention, as the sev.,,l we
ishes and Representative district, 49, ni:
tied 20 members Of the House of R.n,s.na'
tlves OF the State, and the several Sen,to.;.,
districts shall be entitled to the sam. on' MUTE
OF delegates as they are entitled to Sen.,S.''
in the State Senate. '@"<'o''
Sec 3; Be 1t further enacted, All n.,..
qualified to vote ;or members of the GG.."..on
Assembly, under existing laws, shall Ih. !.
titled to vote for delegates to said CAM. .n'
ton. N"en'
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted. Thu.
voter shall designate IN his ballot III. e.ea
or names of persons voted for. a, ns,. asme
for the Senatorial district. and tboss es.!es
for as delegates for the parish or Ren, 'o.ed
tative district as the case may be. Trh f.
turns of election shall be made in Il. n'
manner and form. and. within the Sam. r ~s
as for members Of the General As,.mh, ,aas
Sec. 8 BE 1t further enacted, That fh.
legates elected to said Conven ION shall n W.
at Baton Rouge, in the Hall OF the HON.. :.
Representatives, at II O'Clock on Wedns.S,uu
the twenty-third day of January. lssl |'
case any person elected 20 said Conv.,.llnn
shall die or resign, a new election .h.n
ordered by the Governor to gill the var,n.s
IN the same manner and form, and within, ~
same tlme as is provided BY law Tor fIl;a.
vacancies in the General Assembly. A""s
Sec. 6. Be it further enaeted, That II. =.
lesates to said Convention shall rec.;vs ~.
same mileage and per diem compensate, :.
which members of the General A,s.mhu
are now by law entitled. "'
Sec. l. Be 1t FATHER enacted. That Il. ~.
OF $4,000 dollars be and the sam i, h.,.ha
appropriated. out OF any moneys in II. ~!
sury not otherwise appropriated, for the mil.
age and per diem compt nsation Of The AL.
gates, and for the contingen nj expen,e, Of .a
Convection. and the same shall b. MA
by the Treasury Department, on the v,,n.,
OF the presiding officer of said Convention
Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted. That tbi, -,
shall take effect from and after ia n,.'
sage.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-12-15

FuG'1Iyk SLAVE CASE IN NEW JERSEY
On last Thursday night Deputy United St, r..
Marshal shivers, of Camden, and posse pro.
eeeded to Moorestown for the purpose Of ar.
resting a negro named Perry Simmons. an Al.
legged fugitive from slavery in Virginia. Upon
arriving al the house occupied by the negro
~ o "Iuest'1"; aoo gaming admission. they were
by the party they designed arrestins. who sta,
,oneo himself at the top of a flight of steps,
ana, armed nth an axe and a gun. tenr.i
aeatn 10 any one who should venture to ascend
oe. also oy the assembling Of a large number
"a negroes who during the night had been
summoned TO- the spot by the o~1tcries of the
a,.esea fugitive aud those Of bis household
= ~. o"eets returned to Camden shortly after
sunrise Yesterday morning without seeming
fugitive. who is probably now en- route foI
I anada, via the underground railroad w. ~
erk D"ay .4Sr.yh.,y, lst.
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4 NEW ArrlrrpE FoR RlELEMES.-A ct
ter from Liverpool, describing the proceed
ias> of the Lancashire contest, gives an &C.
count OF new firing position.
One gentleman. said to be an Indian eff
ce,, made beautiful practice with a Tsmer
rifle. His firing position was some " hat Pc
enIlaI- but II possesses .h- virtue Of perfect
>tradiness. You sit down on the ground, sup
port the barrel of the rifle Oh the left ann.
lay the left hand on the right arm. support
Ing the toe Of tie It: OF the right knee.-
The pes ton is somewhat scroha.ic and the
performance appears t. be carefully hushins
his weapon TO sleep: but. when the rifle was
brought level with the object. not a .remnr
could be noticed. 'BulFs-eyes or 'Center>'t
generally rewarded The riflemei 5 ste adin-ss.
Morn. Poa.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER Is, Isl

The cosvxSr,os.-we publish to-day the ptncipal
work performed by the late special session of the
legislature, viz. The Convention bill and ii Army
bill. In compliance with the 6rst, Gov. AGiRe has
though, proper to issue . proclamation CALI for .
Convention to assemble at Baton Rouge on londay,
January 7th, 1851. We are among thoe favo5 ns not
alone State Conventions, but . Convention oMall the
southern States, to deliberate upon . course Faction
IN regard to the present condition of publicly affairs.
By the action Of the General Convention We re viii
ling to abide, be it for veal or woe. II the delegates
from the several Southern States decide ths$ 1t were
bstter for US tn withdraw from the Union an form q
separate Confsdsracy, why We are willing, anSS a large
majority Of our friends ~ willing to abide @,ch de-
eision; but If, on the other hand, We can get kom the
North full recognition Of our Constitutiona rights,
With pledges that We shall, in every respect, Re trest-
ID IS equals-then, in Heavens 0me, let u stay in
the Union. We are opposed to separate Sta + action
in this matter. II South Carolina carries Ser mad
project into execution, why should thu 9TH i States
follow her example3 Let the South be p2ited in
whatever is determined upon by the Genera1conven
fiou.
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-12-15

TsB DRAyroSs.- Have you been to see thesif Then
make up for your fault BY going At once. But one
nieht moro remains to US of this charming troupe.
AID the chance must not be lost. For the 8st week
they have been performing to bouses not ad$ luate to
their merits. 1t il SO seldom that We are eermitted
to enjoy anything worth our money and tins in the
way Of amusemsnts, that We should make The most
Of the opportunity when it presents ITSELF. 1t may
b . long time before so excellent . troups visits US
agsin-an additional motive to make the mdtt of the
pres Mt visit. AZ vocalists and actors, the pRAYroSs
stand high in the profession, while their PLEASING lit
Tie Operas are amongst the greatest attract n- of the
stage. Being we'll supported BY a good : rchestra
how can their Entertainments be otherwist4tban de.
iishtful and entertaining, The last p& formance
takes place to night, when we hope to sec 3ae house
crowded.