The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1860-01-19

MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF WISCONSIN,
Chicago, Jan. l3.-The annual message of Gov
Randall, of Wisconsin, was delivered to m,
| Legislature yesterday. The finances of N.
State are shown to be in a prosperous condi
ton. The slavery question is discussed at con
siderable length. Gov. Randall favors no com
promise, denounces the disunion sentiments Mt
tered Ill Congress as unpatriotic, undigni6ed
and disgraceful, and declares that every at
tempt at disunion should be rewarded with thu
halter.
UNION MEETING AT BANGOR.-Bangor, Ne.
Jan. l3.-The Union meeting in this city yes
terday was largely attended, the galleries Of
the hall being crowded with ladies. The Hon
). w. Hathaway presided. Speeches were
made by the Hon. George Evans and Others
| ana letters read in unison with the objects OF
/ the meeting, from the Hon. Edward Everett
Franklin Pierce, and other distinguished gen
tiemen. Strong Union and conservative reso
lutions were passed.
| UNION MEETING AT ALBANY. Y-AHo.
| ny, Jan. ia Union meeting was held at the
| Capitol grounds, last night, and was attended
| oy over 1000 persons. Hon. Garrett Y. Lam
sing presided, and all parties were represented
IN the list of vice presidents. Mr. Lansing and
| lion. Henry j. Raymond addressed the meet.
| ing. Horatio Seymour and John v L. Pruyn
also spoke. Resolutions were adopted, ex-
| pressing devotion to the Union, and condemn
ing both extremes of North and South.
The MISSOURI SLAVE NsURRECTIoN.-Th
chicago Fress and Tribune asks us what has
become of the Bolivia No. slave instruction.
Our answer is, that the accounts furnished by
the Southeast (Warsaw) Democrat, which were
| teIppranlad N
mere exaggerations of Christmas row be-
tween gang of drunken negroes and party
of frolicsome white folks. The design Of the
Warsaw paper was to operate upon the Legis-
| iature, and create votes ia the Infamous free.
negro bill.-N. Louis Democrat.
ARREST OF REALF.-C Charleston, Jan. I2,-
The Courier has special dispatch from New
Orleans, to the effect that Mr.. RealG John
Browns Secretary of State, left Austin on the
4th, for Washington, in charge of the officer of
the Senate dispatched for him.
SALE OF NEGROES IN GEORG4A.-Tbe prices
given IN the following report from the Coum-
bus Enquirer ofthe 9th are lower than any we
have seen recently:
Messrs. Harrison 4 Fits sold FIVE negroes
separately at prices ranging from $l.l00 to
Sl,2o0; man, wife, aud five children. for
$4,000; woman and child for 81 900. aud n
boy Tor $500. Messrs. Ellis & Livingston sold
field hand, IL years old, for $l,l50; a woman
of 30 and her two children, for 81, 400; a wo-
man of rs, cook and washer, for 81 200; and
several other negroes, diseased or of bad char
acters, at cheaper prices. A few men, field
hands, hired at from 5000 to $3.50"
FREE COLoRED PERSONS IN MARYLAND
A memorial to the Legislature of MARYLAND is
IN circulation in st. Mary's county, praying the
passage OF law to take the census of the free
colored population of the State with the view
of hiring out, to the highest bidder at public
sale, those able to work, for twelve months. a
portion OF the proceeds to 20 to the support of
aged and lnhrm free colored persons, and the
balance, after the payment of all expenses, to
be paid to the person so hired. A county
meeting on the subject is to he held at Leon
ardtown on tuesday next. The Beacon saws.
the ciuzeDA o. st. Mary's county are generally
opposed 20 the proposed forcible expulsion OF
the free colored population from the State, or
their perpetual ensavement.-BaH. Sun,
LcdreaWorth, K. T., jar. TT. p;,o,.
t pea6 * express arrived this afternoon with
$4,000 i'll gold. Busi-, ,oa - ali -,
r DonpTl el.y' ANY miners were returning tc
| =. perations, IN consequence of the mild
..ess Of the weather. Several extensive quartz
discoveries had been made, large quantities be
ing taken ont ready for crushing. There was
great deficiency in proper machinery for the
mines. Pyrite OF iron had been found to q
| great extent, and, on being tested, proved capa
BILE OF yielding large proportion of gold.