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ANOTHER UNION PARTY.

Every now and then, a spasmOdic effort
made by class of politicians of the consers
tive school to form a Union party. They are
neither fish nor flesh, and cannot cooperate
with the slavery proPagandists nor the antisla
very extentionists. They therefore periodical
organize themselves into party, and seem to
expect that all other parties will Immediately
disband, and come to them. They expect to
form party upon " a sound national basis
which will please everybody; but experiencen.
variablY proves that it pleases nobody butths
selves. They seem incapable of learning thai
the slavery issue cannot be evaded that tL.
conflict is between enduring forces, and is ire
pressible, and, without any efforts Of party ma
chinery, it will go on. 1t is simply a struggs
between free labor and slave labor for the oe
cupancy of the Territories and unless The
amiable gentlemen who get up Union parties
can stop the increase of population and The
tendency of population in the old States to sesA
new homes in the Vest, they will in vain labor
to evade the slavery issue.
Ten years ago, portion of the Wing Pag
which had no stomach for the fight with tbs
slave Democracy, who were laboring for TIE
spread Of slavery, endeavored to get up Union
party but so hopeless was the undertskng
that it never assumed distinctive shape. IhI
same thing has been attempted more than ono
since, and except when it allied itself with The
native American feeling, it could never "a
ly the people to its support. Since the deatho
the American party, the conservatives have
made the effort to revive the Wing party, under
the auspices of Messrs. Bell, Crittenden and
others. but with no success; and lastly, heI
same gentlemen who were Unionists in lN4'
and 1850, Americans in 1853 and 1856, Wings
in 1858 and 1859, have turned up Unionlss
again in 1860. They have held two or three
preliminary meetings in this city, and have Is
sued circular appealing to their friends 10
various parts of the country to organize Union
Clubs. Their circular bears date, Rooms Il
the National Union Executive Central Con
mittee," 375 Pennsylvania avenue, Washing
ton, December 81, 1859. f. William Walk
is the Secretary. They propose, in conjunctio
with the National Wing and American Con
mittees, to call q National Union COnyel
ton for the nomination of candidates for The
Presidency and Vice Presidency.
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A SENSIBLE MAN IN SOUTH CARO-
LIMA

Mr.. Perry, distinguished member Of the
South Carolina Legislature, in a letter Of resg-
nation of his post says: q
" 1t may be that the Legislature will take a
recess, to meet again in May. There are two
reasons which strongly urge this course to the
members. The business of the country will be
left unfinished when we adjourn. There are
five or six hundred matters important to the
country undisposed of, and our Federal rela-
tons may imperiously require the reassembling
of the Legislature in the spring. III ell cdndo1'
and .frdnkneSs, must sag, h0aCerer, that do
not belieUe anything serious aoiU grO'0 ont Of Our
pTesedt ercitement-Reither diSuaiOR, ciUH lCar,
nor danger 10 slacery.
MY opinion ever has been that the sole OBJ
ject of the North, in their crusade against sla-
very, is to unite the non-slaveholding States,
and take the Federal Government ont Of the
hands otfthe South, and enjoy its poioers, spoiLs
and Offices. Beyond this, they haze no other
purpose Ever since the election Of Mr.. Jeffer-
son, the Southern States have had the admins
tration of the Government. If the nOn-slave-
holding States can be united in their elections,
a transfer of the Federal Government must fol
low, with all its power and patronage. And /
do not believe that if a Black Republican were
elected President of the United States, with a
majority IN DOJn houses OF congress, Inat me
Federal Government lCOuld be administered, an
any material manner, otheT70ise than 1t has been
for the last sirty gears! The policy of such an
Administration would be, in all human proba-
bility, that of extreme caution towards the
South.
"The Legislature has passed resolutions in
the House to send a commissioner to Virginia
to express our sympathy, and advise with her.
/ think such a mission rather in bad taste and
Quixotic. The Virginia Legislature is in SEES.
sion, and will defend her honor and interests
without the advice of South Carolina. l said
to the House, on the passage of the resolutions,
that it was like a neighbor going to gentle
man, and telling him his honor was wounded,
and he must resent it and fight Very likely,
this officious neighbor might find himself kick
ed out of the house. The commissioner sent
by Virginia to South Carolina, in our nulfca
ton contest, was to keep South Carolina from
fighting, and tell her that her wounded honor
did not require such course"
Mr.. Perry is a bold man, and we fear that this
evidence of his sanity will cost him dear.
ST.. LOUIs.-The following figures give the
number of houses built in St. Louis during last
IL Il
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PLAN FOR REsCUING BRowN.-Andrew Hun
ter, Esq, who prosecuted Brown and his follow
ers, delivered an address at Richmond, a tT
evenings ago, in the Hall of the House OF De.
egates, and the Dispatch gives sketch OF It.
from which we copy as follows:
AS an evidence of the completeness of th'
system of espionage adopted, Mr.. II. said thai
one of the spies in the employment of Virgins
repeatedly slept in the bed with John Brow
Jun, and watched all his movements coneer
ing his father. None who know Mr. Hnn'
will be likely to question the soundness Of d.
Judgment any more than the integrity oil n'
character. He says that the report of five hnl
bred men being organized in the mountS' Y
was first given by member OF the Pennsy'l
MIA House of Representatives, and GtteT1cai'
so confirmed as 10 Ledre no doubt Of the "a,
The spies reported the organization, and A'1
Hunter was enabled to find it out within ior4
eight hours after the intended rescue was g'sA
up. 1t is remarkable that it was then, Tor tu'
first time, that John Brown agreed to see :
wife When she first proposed to come
language was. For Gods sake, do not com
here 1t will be remembered that, at IA
John Brown himself admitted that there ha-
been plan for his rescue, and that it had on
been given up on account of the Overwhelmins
amount of military force which was eoncen
trated at and about Charlestown.
"The speaker read letter from clerk III !
PHILADELPHIA mercantile house, disclosing
plot in Ohio to rescue Brown, in which y
writer begged that his name should not be .;
closed to his employers, as they would dischars
him if they discovered his pro-slavery feelings
Perhaps the writer of this Philadelphia leu'
was as great wag as another young leJlsl
writer we have heard of in one of the oor''
free States, who addressed to Governor wise
letter, disclosing plot for the rescue OF Brow
giving all the details of the plan, and namll
the old fogy Pro-Slavery Democrats IN
neighborhood as the leaders of the band. 10
ernor Wise and the Hon. Andrew Hunter
ill-used men.
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tional in some of its conspicuous provisions,
if not in its origin, has been executed within
her limits with circumstances of aggravation
which could not fail to excite the deepest feel
ing and cases have not been wanting where
her citizens, travelling on lawful business in
slave States, on mere suspicion of obnoxious
sentiments, have been subjected to espionage
and indignity, to arrest and Imprisonment. To
these particular causes of complaint must be
added the general grievance Of the repeal of
the Missouri prohibition, maniiesting the de-
termination of large majority of the slave
holding class to extend Slavery throughout
the National Territories.
Notwithstanding these causes Of complaint,
and in confident expectation of their ultimate
removal through the influence of better in
formation and iuster sentiments, the people of
Ohio have held fast to the Constitution and the
Union. They have ever respected all the rights
of all the States and of all the citizens of the
States. They have never resisted with illegal
force even the execution of the fugitive slave
act by Federal officers acting under legal war
rants.
"Ohio has uttered no menace Of disunien
when the American people have seen fit to in-
trust the powers of the Federal Government
to citizens of other political views than those
of a majority of her citizens. No threats of
dlSunlon In similar contingency by clClZens
of other States will excite in her any senti-
ments save those of sorrow and Reproduction.
They will not move her from her course. She
will neither dissolve the Union herself, nor con-
sent to its dissolution by others.
Faithful to the covenant of the ordinance,
she will resist the extension Of Slavery; con.
frmed in the principles of the Constitution, she
will oppose its naturalization; true to the faith
in which her youth was nurtured, and calm in
the consciousness of her matured strength, she
will abide in the Union, and, under the Consti-
tuition, maintain liberty.
:" Let as hope that good counsels may yet
prevail that differences may be composed 10y
a return to the faith of the fathers, and to the
original policy of the Republic; and that our
whole country, thus relieved from existing
causes of dissension, may once more present
to the admiration of the world thespectacle of
a great and prosperous community of truly
United States, protected in their industry and
defended in their rights by the equal laws and
impartial administration of State and Federal
Governments. To this end, at least let no efforts
of ours be wanting. s. p. CHASE.
" Columbus, Jan. 2, 1860"
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Vol. XIV.
TUESDAY IN CONGRESS.

In the Senate, Mr.. Brown, Of Mississinn;
charged Mr.. Bowman, editor of the Consfib,
ton, with corruption, and showed that NJ,
Wendell paid him twenty thousand dollars On,
of the printing profits, to enable him to prin,
the Government organ. After which, the Sc,
ate went into an election of Printer, and N,
Bowman received majority of two votes.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.. Hutch.
ms, of Ohio, after some remarks, proposed tbs
adoption of the plurality rule.
Mr.. Washburn quoted from remarks d,
Messrs. Clingman, Cobb, and George W. Jons,
who maintained that after the election of n.
Banks under the plurality rule, it was unnecs.
sary to adopt resolution declaring the elec6o,
constitutional. The resolution to elect by Mn
rality, and the election under that rule wa
declaration of the opinion of the House.
After some further discussion upon noin,. -,
ORDER Mr.. Sickles obtained the floor, and al
dressed the House upon the subject Of organ
cation. He proposed that after two ballots II.
two persons having the highest number Of vote.
be exclusively voted for; and if a tie result b.
tween these, that the House continue to yo,.
for them until one or the other has maio,
ity.
Mr.. Branch, of North Carolina, moved tb,,
the House proceed to the election of Speake,
He admitted that he had no expectation tia,
the vote would result in an election.
NJ Wasbhrr,, IL 80.
vote upon Mr.. Hutchins's r~oton to adopt The
plurality rule.
Mr.. Branch stated, in reply to Mr.. Edgertor
of Ohio that a number Of gentlemen on H..
Democratic side Of the House are determines
that no vote shall be taken upon the plursI,,
rule, at least out of its proper order
Mr.. Winslow explained that the Resistance
would be maintained until vote was taken ON
Mr.. Clark's resolution.
Mr.. Hickman called attention to this ds.l..
ration, and declared that it was the inaugur,.
ton of revolution. He charged Northern
Democrats with cooperating with Southern
men in this revolutionary project.
He was replied to by Mr.. Barr, of New
York, and by Mr. McClernand, of Illinois.
Mr.. Hickman proposed to make a remasl
in reply to Mr. McClernand, but was dsdain
fully refused, and several Southern Democrats
contemptuously told him to 60 over to the Re
publican side.
Mr.. Pryor charged that Mr.. Hickman'8 state
ment in regard to the course Of the Democrac7
in the House was false. Mr.. Hickman sal
that he deemed it beneath him to reply to sucL
charge. The House adjourned about hal.
past four.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1850.

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PLANTATION MANNERS. - The political de-
generacy of Virginia is conspiciousy illustrated
at the present moment by the character of her
politicians. Her public men seem to aspire
only to be the representatives of an effete and
barbarous institution, and it would be absurd
to expect from them the dignity and refinement
which were characteristic of Virginia sixty or
even thirty years ago.
We still believe in the existence of high
toned Virginia character; but when she aposta-
tized from the political faith of freedom, when
she abandoned those noble and generous max
inns of universal liberty, which her Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, Henry, and Randolphs, and
their illustrious compeers, ever cherished, she
with great propriety sent up to Washington
and to Richmond a race ofdegenerate politicians
to represent her-men without elevation of char
acter, or the dignity and courtesy of gentlemen.
The exhibitions which two or three of her Rep
resentatives have made of themselves during
the present session of Congress, fifty symbolic
the decadence of the Old Dominion. From
Jefferson to Billy Smith is tremendous fall,
but they fairly represent their respective eras.
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INDEX TO VOLUME XIII.

In a few days we shall publish a complete
Index to Volume XIII of the Era, which will
be furnished free to any subscriber who may
express desire for copy.
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pg~ We call the attention of applicants
patents to the card Of c. NJ. Alexander, E'3
in our advertising columns. His terms will
found to be liberal. =.
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Hon. G. j. Faulkner has been confirmed as
Minister to France. F. j. Grund, the Presi-
dents favorite, whom jefferson Davis pro-
nounced the basest Hessian of them ALL"
has been rejected as Consul to Havre,
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CAss1Us M. CLAY.-Mr. Clay still vindicates
the freedom of speech in Kentucky. On the
10th instant he delivered an able speech in
the entrance hall of the State House at Frank
fort, to large audience, who gave him an at
tentive and respectful hearing for four hours.
Mr.. Clay has acquired reputation for punctu-
atty in filling his appointments to speak, which
commands the respect of the slave Democracy.
They have no scruple in driving out of the
State inofensive preachers of the Gospel and
schoolmasters, but experience has taught them
to respect the rights of the gallant Clay. We
are pleased to notice, in a brief account of the
speech which has come to hand, that Mr.. CLAW
defended the character of the men who have
recently been expelled from the State, and
while dissenting from the radical views of Mr..
Fee, rebuked the lawless mob who have driven
him from the State. He also spoke of the
school of Mr.. Rogers in high terms. 1t was
working wonders.
He said he was no mans partisan, but he
took occasion to defend the character and no.
sition of William H. Seward; and said that his
statement of the nature and relations of slavery
to free labor were borne out by every days ex-
perience.
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of killing? Murder is defined to be the unlaw-
fnl killing man with malice aforethought.'
Premeditation is the essence of the crime. And
certainly no clearer evidence of premeditation
could be afforded than is furnished in the very
formalities of duel If two hod-carriers, or
common laborers, fight by agreement, with the
implements of their occupation, neithexlaw nor
practice will excuse them from the penalties OF
murder. Then, why should men, styling them
selves gentlemen, be exempt from the ignomin-
ious, fate of the common murderer, because
they fight with pistols, or swords, according to
the usages of what is called the code of hon
or ?" But if the common law makes an ex-
ceptiou in favor of honorable" murderers,
statute law, in this nineteenth century, should
interpose, and deprive them of it; and, in view
of the vitiated public sentiment on the subject,
it. has become highly necessary that the Legis-
latures should take the matter in hand. To
kill man in duel should be pronounced
murder in the first degree to wound, or even to
send or accept challenge, should be made Peni-
tertiary offences and the more effectually to put
a stop to the crime, the seconds and surgeons
should be exempted from the usual penalties of
accomplices, in order that they may be made
witnesses.
If the lawmakers honestly desired to sup
press the Remembering crime, such remedies
as these would at once be applied. One or two
examples of ignominious punishment would
efectpally change public sentiment as to the
honorable nature of duelling.
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THE "DIAL"-We have omitted to notice
the receipt of the Prospectus of the Dial,
monthly periodical, to be published in Cincin-
natl, Ohio, by the Rev. NJ. d. Conway, No. &c
Third street. The character which the Dial is
to maintain is indicated in the following ex-
tract from the Prospectus:
ave purpose to establish in the city of Gin
cinnati a monthly periodical of the above name,
to represent the tree thought and movement of
our age and country. The Dial will be set to
record the advancing day of God: to mark the
meanings of events, clinging to them as their
shadows, under the full conviction that all
shadows point to the sun. We do not covet for
our monthly the position occupied by other pc
riodicals in the country; we do not wish TO do
the work that others have done, or are doing so
well rather will we claim the work of uttering
what others reserve, of pleading for the sup
pressed, of proclaiming the discoveries and
thoughts which are commonly whispered in the
ear. We therefore promise large hospitality
to all thinkers and all well-considered convic-
tons. 1t is said that telling too much truth is
dangerous disease among journals, and has
proved fatal in most instances but we feel as If
there were a sufficiently robust constitution In
the West to sustain and survive some plain
speaking on vital subjects. We have, at any
rate, decided to try"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, DIR. Furness, o. B.
rockingham, and Fl. w. Longfellow, are an
nounced as among the contributors. Each num-
Der will contain sixty four pages octave. Price,
81 per annum.
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Mr.. DOUGLAS AMONG HIS FRIENDs.-The de-
bate in the Senate on Thursday last had all the
raciness of political family quarrel, and we
regret to find our Congressional report so mea-
gre. We propose next week to supply the
omission. The attack on Mr.. Douglas had all
the marks of an irrepressible outburst of Sec
tional rancor, at moment when prudence
would have dictated silence. The Southern
politicians feel conscious that they cannot do
without Mr.. Douglas, and yet their Indignation
at his course is so great that they cannot sit
still and listen to the utterance of his rebelious
sentiments.
Mr.. Pugh, whose senatorial term is drawing
dependence upon the people, and degree of
independence of Southern dictation, which is
quite remarkable in one who stepped himself
in the degradation of the Lecompton swindle.
But that shame cannot be washed out His re-
pentance comes too late. The acute Mr.. Green,
of Missouri, exposed the inconsistency of the
Ohio Senator in a word.
Mr.. Davis of Mississippi, Mr.. Green, and Mr..
Clay, gave vent to their feelings in language
anything but complimentary to Messrs. Pugh
and Douglas, and the debate clearly indicated
what Mr.. Iverson and Mr. Clay have asserted in
so many words, that the South will not support
Mr. Douglas, if nominated at Charleston. The
debate was characterized by the usual hectoring
spirit of the Southern Senators, and of meek
forbearance on the part of their Northern allies.
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IHE DINNER TO Mr.. PEYToN.-The Phila-
delphia Opposition gave dinner ON Saturday
last, to Bale Peyton, formerly Of Tennessee.
and recently of California. We are unable to
divine what the special object of this dinner
party is, as Mr.. Peyton1s public services have
not been SO conspicuous or so recent as to
call for so distinguished manifestation of
public gratitude. That he is a highly resnect.
able and intelligent gentleman, who has not
played the pro-slavery demagogue, is greatly
to his credit; but we see nothing on the surface
Of things which would have promnted the
spontaneous homage of public dinner in
Philadelphia. Is he to be brought out for tho
Presidency?
Mr.. Conrad, of Louisiana, formerly in Gen.
Taylor's Cabinet and Mr.. Maynard, Repre-
sentative from Tennessee in Congress. were
present, and denounced Mr.. Seward. This
manifestation of the proclivities of the speak.
ers was received with mingled Kisses and ap-
plause, and one account represents the party
as breaking up In confusion.
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HoS. JOHN BELL.-The Opposition papers
of Nashville, Tennessee, have placed the name
of Mr.. Bell at the head of their columns for
President.
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Total

These figures give no evidence of the de-
Ginning trade of St. Louis, of which so much
was said last year. Surprising that six persons
are added for each new house, it would seem
that the city is increasing in population at the
rate of fifteen thousand per annum. Astonish-
ing is this growth, it is far less than would
take place if slavery were out Of the way.
There can be no doubt, however, that the not
distant prospect of Kidding the State of the
curse and blight of the peculiar institution tends
to mitigate its evil effects. Thousands Of free
settlers are crowding into the State from North
and South, while the slave population is on the
decline; and these circumstances, taken in
connection with the remarkable commercial adj
vantages of st. Louis, are rapidly tending to
subordinate slavery to the interests offree labor.
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ST. LoUIs.-The following figures give the
number of houses built in St. Louis during last
year, with their cost
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The project for enslaving the ninety thou
sand Tree blacks OF Maryland is again agitated
py tne fro-olavery papers Of that State and
peutloes 10 tne Legislature, praying the pas
sage OF an act py which the proposed enslave-
ment may be authorized, are being c;rcnIa,ad
Tor signatures. We are glad TO see that that
sterling Opposition journal, the Baltimore Pa.
hiot denounces the wickedness with all tho
Indignation and scorn that honorable and inst
men ought to feel when proposition so infa-
nous is submitted for approval. The Patriot
assures its readers that the pirates overrate
their strength, and that the iniquity at which
they are at work viii not be accomplished.