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ROCHESTER, N. Y., JULY 10, 1857.
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j true to it   so long as fl      .ive. btm   life; aU the (aspect and love oi this community as any .'reform  whether bv word* or ,n .     ■ u.
1 honor to him for such woi lis!   Mi-   Warner is m«n ia ii      o,,,^,-,,    .   ■ J        .     • Vrietuer »y «orda or sneers ia pub o
"*    *r'     arucr ,s "IHU »" "-    tie earned it.by being a good man,   or m private—who dissuades his sister or h,«
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H ctn ; to any part of the   baited States, «1 eta.
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BOSTON COREESPONDENCE.
Ft k 1 - ,-, Esq-,—Dkar Sir :—
I have time and again scucaed ihe columns
of yonr highly   prized paper io expectation of
a treat from the pen of yonr talented   Boston
correspondent, S. but hare*" time and   again,"
been disapooiated; the cause of the silence may
be imputed to a multiplicity of other   matters
requiring his undivided atrention, which leaves
him minus a spare moment to write as he was
wont; and do you  know  I  have  wondered
that in Ihe   " Athens of America'  where   we
have so   many  talented colored   young men,
none seem interested enough in the welfare of
'Frederick Douglass Paper' to communicate
occasionally   of passing   events, which   cast
their shadows before them; this state of things
ought not to exist here where Ike privilege: of
an education is accorded us; and for my part I
think there ought to be a better feeling shown
for its prosperity.   I am aware,    sorry am I to
say it,)   that you have but  a very few subscribers here,in comparison to what they ought to
be; 'tis not because they cannot   afford to pay
the very small gum of £1 50  per annum,  but
it is because the young men and old,who ought
to be foremost io it3  patronage and   advancement take 30 very little interest in the cause of
freedom.    ]*n   battling for the cause, and   the
mighty agency which this gieat struggle in oar
country demands at   the present time  for the
downfall of American slavery, we ought as a
people.to feel proud in easting In our little mite
for the support of the paper which speaks out
to this would-be liberty loving people, that we7
the colored people- citizens   of ti       United
Spates, have rights which white men are bound
to respect, rights which  as long as there  is a
drop of African biood (thaDk <iod   it couises
in my veins,; in our veins, we  will make tuem
respect whether   they will or  not   I  long to
gee tbe colored young men in this city be up
and   doing ; there has been  too much  levity
shown; this''don't care'7 way of action towards
the   indignities, tbe gross insults heaped on us
by this nation will not do, it must not  suffice.
Be up  and doing,   I repeat! show them that
we are like them in every respect;  show them
that we cao aspire to ever}' legi:imate calling,
and not remain in   the slough  of despond, remaining there as their waiters,barbers,anri boot
blacks, and be satisfied   with the*>e  menial occupation?. Some might say»'tie of no oee to have
ambition or aspirations as clerks, talesmen, or
bookeepers; they will refuge  to employ un on
account of our   color, which ia   all very true;
but what we want is, that we shou! I form feas
ible associations.   In speaking of employment,
an instance which I will relate occurred in fins
city, tome two months since. A colored young
man,   a graduate of the   Institute for colored
ycruth in Philadelphia, who3e father is of high
standing in that city, came here to   seek a sit*
uation as bookeeper, salesman, or clerk, having
with him letters of the highest recommendation from gentlemen of that city, as to capr.
ty and   character,   applied   to   several   of the
Garrison, un Abolitionist* doing business hew,
for a situation, and in every application ho made
received evasive answers ; he remained here
over two months, finally bad to return home
disheartened at his ill success, and his faith in
tho (tarrjaonians utterly uprooted.
Tbe colored peeple should feel a deeper interest in the welfare of each other iu their enoeav-
or to compete in business with the whites, to
encourage each other id un u«<iahU nndertak-
ingtf, form institution.*, association?, and socie*
tie* of their own, for in unity there is strength;
we would then show to the pale fuco American
that we have rights which thoy arc bound to
respect, and by this uuity we will in a short
time be able to give employment to deserving
young men in our stores, warehouses, counting
looms, &c.: and, not leave them to the mercy
and caprices of tiie (iarrisonians or any other
onians of the white man.
You will ere this have heard of the nomination of IJon. N. P. Banks as Governor, and
as he, Mr. D, has one foot on the American Platform and the other o.i the Philadelphia, should both here mingle, there is very little
doubt but that he will be our next Governor;
he ia a yary popular man amongst the mass,
especially the mechanics and laboring class ;
we rejoice id the expectation of the political
death of our bobbing a/ound "Gardner." May
his evil genius rise no more this side of his political grave ! Hon. Oliver Warner, of Northhampton, in accepting tbe nomination of Lieut.
Governor, said he did it with the understanding that he was an old fashioned Anti-Slavery
tnan, and that he held the Anti-Slav©r7 cause
dearer    than   any   other,   that be   will   be
an active and influential polilician.aud is much
respected io the western pari ofthe State; tho
other nominees are understood lo be pretty
fair on the all important quesiiou. We wait to
we what action Mr. Ji. will take as he will
: have a delicate task in ae Ling the Republican nomination so ns not to give offence to hie
Americau friends. All that is required is harmony ou both sides for him to curry the
State.
Rev, L. A. Grimes has returned from Washington whither he went to cousocrate a church
of the Baptist denomination. His unliable lady
who was, previous to I r loi
health, returned much improved in health and
appearance. Mr. G., speaks pleasingly of the
colored people in that city, notwithstanding
their residence in the vicinity of Judge Taney
and the "Plug Uglies."
I    There is much stir here amongst the colored aristocracy, In the  matter of the third annual   Fishing  Party of   the  ''Boston Whist
Club," which is to  come  off ou the Oth July;
they have chartered the pleasure yacht " Flirt/'
together  with  a  bund of Music;   Iheir  programme is spoken of as  admirable,   and they
expect to have a glorious time.
TheuHistrionic Club,"  composed  of Artists
Daguerotypists, Clerks,and others, are preparer  for  their grand   Dramatic   performance
which is to take  place in the early part of tho
{coining fall, so far they  are  quite successful,
a^     iated with uncommon rLerir..
The "Dodglass Musical Association" celebrated their First Anniversary by a Concert.
The members evince considerable musical talent
thev now assist in the choir of Rev. L. A.
Grimes' Church.und have c-outributed largoly
to the purchase of an organ for the Church
at a cost of $400.
Mr. Cooper and family of South Carolina
have lately opened at Xo 83, Sonthac street a
j genteel Boarding house, and we recommend
| those of our friends visiting this city from
(abroad that they cannoi do better than to
I give Mr. Coopers house a trial, Mrs. 0. is an
| excellent housekeeper   and will do  al!  in her
a faithful man,   ao exemplary man, a disciple i ladJ lriend r''01" its adoption, gives   unuii.stak-
u.,d follower  of the Lord Jesus  Christ.    Sod ?i'1(3 evidl;nce of> narrow  and  illiberal  mind.
ea_y  they.
I'p then,   brethren, and fa  doing.    Waste
not yonr lime in idle despondency, and useless
complaints'.
Belie m the Lord Josus Christ. Renounce
your sins. Perform your duty. "By patient
continuance in well-doing, seek for honor, and
Cod will give you your reward." An Appon
di.\ of thin sermon informs « of the following facts :
He must bo void of real conscieotiousDess, settled 10 a time-serving folly, and selfish at heart
ecause unmindful of tho happiness   and welfare of his companions aod friend i
Ilnolvd, That in the opinion of this Aasoc
.tfe.the greatest, hindrance to the success
I tho   VVWns  Rights  movement   is to be
■und in the  manifest inconsistency   between
omana pretensions and woman's capability.
"wl,    hg?Vha maJ°rity ol men eee women
sub absolute corporeal thraldom as is im-
h ir i 1','? Sk'rl* h°°pS and "S**   wafete,
U^2°djferance' Wfog thi? to be he
u'    u •■TV ,w '"'y yc
aud of our <>*B koowlceiJ «        l 8c«««-roa<..«
habit of .bmnlZrPXaL° S« "{""ir
Carmol, by »taBdi4 ft    dTf;p Qt iffo,,1,t
i unuM-i*. >....?_ ...rtoor-WaJr. and cms-
for   tbe
j power to mnke her  guests   e BO
, may favor them   with   their  patronage.More
' aQoD- VERNON.
He was given by Mr. Mumford to his son
Robinson, and grew up in his family. Robinson Mumford s wife was the kind aud pious-
mistress spoken of in the discourse-
tVhen tho Revolutionary War broke out,
Ichabod had just attained manhood, and soon
after married Rosk, servant of Capt. Robt.
Frowel, to whom report has given sufficient
praise in saying, that he was " a help, meel
for her." Ichabod was taken South by his
master, did not like separation from his wife|
and did not like Southern slavery—escaped;
j found friends, rejoiced to meet his wife. He
was a member of the Episcopal Church. Died
March 3d 1842, aged eighty-six." Blessed be
the memory of Ichabod Phase:
Yours, J. R. JOHNSON.
Nbwpibld, June 24, '57.
For Frederick   Douglaes' I'aper
DRESS   EBFOItM   CONVENTION.
Editor Frkdkkk'K Dovcuass Paprk:—Sir:
—Encouraged by the courtesy ycu have pre-
viou-ly extended to the friends of Dress Reform,
and assured that there is an increasing interest
amoog the people to investigate this subject, I
send you a brief accouut of the second annual
meeting of the Dress Reform Association.
The convention was held in Syracuse, the
17th and 18th of June.
ridicule and contempt. ^^^^^^^^^_«
Resolved, That whilo we recognize physical
advantages as the first great interest, we do uot
target the educating teudency of our reform.
And we claim for it the merit not only of leading us ont of physical boudage, bat into a higher sphere of feeling, thought, and action.
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this association, tho blighting curse of weakness, degeneracy and hereditary disease has been fastened oh American Society mainly by long continued violations of tbe laws of health iu our
modes and habits of dress.
Resolved, That it is the immediate object of
tbia association to remove those evils, and reclaim society from these abuses, and we would
base this reform upon a radical principle.—-
God has made man in bodily  form, beautiful,
active,, and strong ; and as human art must add
a cove ring thereto its province is only to second
the obvious intentions of Providence, and eo
clothe these bodies as to aid nature in its original manifestations of grace and power.    We
advocate,  therefore, the entire representation
of all forms and appurtenances of dress which
needlessly restrain motion and repress activity.
Wc  hope  thus to encourage aud   introduce
among women especially more .active habits,
to awaken a fuller sense of fre dom, to auimata
and vivify the vvhoie being by the development
of such physical powers as may serve for a tit
>d adequate medium through which the more
lively intellect of women uball display itself.
Rms      d, ' tiie people of our coun
try to follow Parisian fashions with such un-
hesitati:.g obedience as they do. is servile and
undignified, and totally at variance with  tbe
motives which should actuate true and rational
minds.
Reeol    \ That tfca Drsa» *Mbi   . aoea aox
Now we do  not believe that  a  minister of
j the gospel has performed all his  duties in the
i political sphere, when he has quietly deposited
I Ids own ballot; or that his  "prayicg   lor    the
i (Jonvernioa of sinners" is to be  substituted for
direct personal efforts with sionera   to convert
them.    There are no worse siooera than poitti-
cat sinners, and if you   would   convert them
from political sinning, you must preach politi-
ral rigltieousnes after the manner of Cheever,
Beecher, aud a host of other noble men.    Everybody Iznavaa that   gftupralizaj      <<a  without
Bpeeifio application of the print       ;  ol the
gospel to given case^, are not enough to secure
practical religion^and practical morality.   Does
a minister perform all his duty in the commercial sphere when he goes "unostentatiously, at
the most quiet time" to the market, the place
of merchandize, or to the shop of the artisan,
and makes his purchases and returns home ?
Suppose he knows that knavery and selfishness
rule   these   places,   shall     he    not   preach
against  knaverj   and   selfishness    exhibited
in      business     intercourse?     Suppose     he
(inds men engaged in trafficingin human flesh,
I or ia selling opium or alchoholic liquors for in-
I toxicating purposes, shall be  say  nothing  of
these eins?    Must he not call upon  men  who
wield the power of the   ballot  to  relieve the    , , - -.-*■   ™ w ufllul,ni
community of these  curses, by voting right-   aIthous:h terribly injured, with proper care will"
eously?    Is he no\ rather a traitor to humani-   ""duobtcdly uxoYcr.—£tmira Advertiser,
ty if he does not evoke the .hunders of the I     a   Nmro, has wo Moral Bight to E
With a White Max.—We  have  received
children dr««ded toZ''T1 "tand< «* that tho
-bore for fenr of theTr^ea      °  Sabb-*-«*<>oI
gon Ja visit ii We] ^1- *!&* Wa"
came frightened from . e b eaki /^"f 1°** be'
of the gearing, and dashs,le *\"e °f8°me mtl
^^  torri-
the horde.—
Wyhf>re he succeeded in 8topn
Mrs. Aanlon, in attemntit,,,TP""s w,clJor8e—
^agon,was caoghJb?^S&mP *«" «»
Divine law against those   who   countenance
these things?    Suppose also that he  sees—as
anybody with open eyes  must have  seen—a
purpose on the part of a class of unscrupulous
politicians to establish slave marts on free sail,
and to curse a virgin territory with the worst
of political und social cvii3—Slavery, can   the
Minister, who is pre-eminently a teacher   of
righteousness, discharge his duty with a single
ballot?    No; he is bound to p.each to   others
that they should vote for righteousness as  well
as pray for it; and ministers who do this, are , u$ unew tht
in thus doing, attending to an important  part j the house b
VT
a
ass-is: m* f^r
mm§m
,K*i D.Lh 1 K* at the general ta-
of their "spiritual and pastoral avocado,*?— j ble he knew fW*S T aKUl n ine SeneraI ta-
Jhow misters who   have preached politics | all. f' ~" .tbat\he.,0c0 focos  would be the
For Frederick Dou^l«sa" Paper.
ICHABOD PEASE:   ^A COLOBED MAN.)
Fkisnd Douoi.ass :—A pamphlet ia before
me, having the following title :—"The Dignity of Goodness. A discourse delivered at
the funeral of Mr. Ichabod Pease, (a man of
color,) io St. Jamea Church, SrewLondontCt.,
March 5th, 1844. By Rev. Robert A. Hal-
land, Kector.*'   The text is, Prov. zii 2&—Tho
righteous is more excellent tiiau his neighbor __ -~,0 w wuat  nw io»iy,
Extmcta from the eermoo :—"I should do in-1 the extravagance, and tbe rriekedness  which
justice to   my own feelings, and I mpy rasona-   woman sn constantly evinces in her dress.
bly presume, to yours also, if I were to suffer       Among the letters read was one from  Hon.
tbie OceMon to page/without bearing testimony j tfenjt Smith, and another from Mrs Angelina
to the worth of the venerable   man, whose rej Grimko Weld, both giving hearty support to
The meeting convened at Coriuthian  Hall,
and held five eouseeutive sessions.
the weather was qu.te unfavorable. manent style of drL    It wonlli  pot discard
the  walas were so wee and the showers so any P\eiW™ or utility to be derived from the
frequent, that it could not be pleasant or nru- exe.r'-;,se *" ind'vidaai tastes, from change and
dent for ladies in full dress to  get out • this fS VZ-JTa **uPeijodical   rotatioD   «f
njnde the need of a reform more apparel, ^; 'S^tfe SSft
afforded an excellent and convincing opportu-      	
nity to show the superiority of the Reform
Dress.
The time was mostly occupied by gentlemen
and ladies in speaking, aud the principles of the
subject were well sustained. Pew could have
i^tened without the conviction that it is in the
spirit ot low rivalry of appearances.
For Frederick Douglass* Paper.
Syracuse, Juno 19,186T.
Mr. Editoh :—Have you room in your columns
for a few words respecting "The National   Dress
Reform Association" which bag just closed its two
days' session in this city 1   I know that you are
nave also beeu most active»and efficieut men iu
other departments of ministerial labor, as anybody may satisfy by reading the  names   aud
characters of such as have been styled politicians.
That  minister who  loves his couutry,   aid
WiSJiefi to SP.fi justice and    tagh<ownrm.»». «,«-,M
ner institutions, ami prtfactfes ihus trom pulpit
and platform, is not disqualified for vi-itiog the
sick and dying, or administering religious cou-
solations to all who ueed them, or discharging
any oue of his high und holy  responsibilities.
"Ihese ought ye to have i one and not to leave
the others undone.''—4ubum  Daily  Advcr-
i tise . J
w«?UCu n-Muuut me conviction that it is in the   i   • .   . J        UUU,Y tuac y°a a"
hearts of these reformers to correct the folly | e^ITe L^ ^ ^    '^  ^^^ ^^ to
th* PTt-ftW««™   „,i   .._      ...    I     LnL I0 '/'| Uevate and   i»pr*ve the race,  and if you   coaJd
mains we are about to commit to the grave
We, doabtiou, all feel   that this was a remark,
able man; the more remarkable because  his
distinction was of on uncommon sort, and lay
j purely in emineuce of goodness.'*
"Icmabop Pease: was born in slavery, and
grew up amidet the trials and disadvaetuges Of
| that miserable system. It pleased God to provide him with an important alleviation oi its
evils, io a kind and pious mbtre33. She tangly
him the catechism of her church, and the
principle truths of the Bible, required  him to
j attend public worship, &c. The case we have
now been looking at is full of useful instruc
tion. flow does it serve to correct our estimate of human life, and what is good for man
in it ; to stamp vanity upon tho petty distinc
tions of caste and grade, and all the divcrsi.
ties of rank which grow out of the artifical struc.
lure of pocity; and exalt in our eyes a nobility
of Goo's creation, better and more honorable
than all earthly greatness, from which, men
ham no power to debar their fellows by any
decree of caprice, fashion or prejudice , it hi ok
ja as free to the humblest as to the highest;
which he who has, may afford to despise the
phantom show and glory that passeth away ;
which heeds no bar of complexion, t irtlv or
property ; in chich there k neither Greek, lo
Jew, Barbarian, Cythian, bond or free."
"The people of color will permit me to say
how truly I feel for them in their great loss o'
a friend, a guide, a counsellor, an example."
4*Oh, let his memory be embalmed in iheir
hearts! But let them not think they have
done him honor enongh when they have grieved for him and resolved to remember him.—
There ia a better way to honor him : a way
which would have beeu much more pleasing to
c a u se. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^h
There was a large representation of the re
form, aod it is useless longer to deny that it
j does progress, and. will triumph.
Wornea are sick.    Their dress is unhealthy
ful,   inappropriate, and objectionable os run
possible be.    Their murderous drew jh the d.-
rect cause of peculiar disabilities.
Then when a movoment i« made to corn
these evils, are there not women to uphold it ?
Most assuredly.
There are those who desire to be well, t!
the/ may be useful ; who desire to be useful,
that th«y may deserve to live ; und  who  desire to live, that thr-v rriny labor for everything
good.    Such will help Ihis cause regardle3s of
difficulties.
AU in all tho meeting was most encouraging
and reflects great Credit upon the reform.
The resolutions passed so fully*express fhe
sentiment of the convention, that I add them
in conclusion.
Resoleedy That this Association recommend to
th* women ot our country, both old and you
oomu viiriPty ofthe short dress n worn in
various localities, us uelug Uettei adapt srl »«>
subserve the proper ends of clothing than tho
various styles of dross in common use; aud wo
would have it distinctly understood that tho
recommendation is mude to all, without distinction or caste, or station or age.
Resolved, That, elderly persons are in u
measure excusable for their prejudices against
this reform, since from their fixed habits of
ihinking, consequent upon maturity of age,
they cannot be expected to adopt innovations
of any kind as easily ns young persons, and
least of all can they be expected to make
that change of personal appearanee and habit
j required by a short dress.
Resolvrd That there is do possible motive
whatever that should influence young men to
oppose    the  reform-    No  iuconveuience   to
have lMenad to the able speeches and valuable
letters there iutroduccd.you could not have doubted that  these reformers have   the  foundation   of
their principles  in the Imperative necessity for
woman's physical improvement, as a foundation
upon which to rest all effort for the improvement
of the race in physical, mental, and moral devcl-
opement.
Letters from Hon. Gerrit Smith, Judge Hay,
Giles IC. JaoksOD, Angelina Weld and others gavr
interest to the proceedings, and flpoerhCK from
! l>rs. Jackson and Anpfin, of Glen Haven, TroP
Porter, of McGroWvllle, Rev. S. J. May, and Mr-
Tylor, of Syracuse, and many others, wen aud wo*
men, were listened to witb attcnion. und responded to frith enthusiasm by large and intsl)if«nt
Audiences couvenod at Corinthian Hall at Brt
meetings.
These reformers won th« respect of ouroltiSBBl
generally by their neat and appropriate costarae
—and their mo- ling was a decided BUOOefi^, more
ilian answering the holies of the most onMnisias-
tio friends of this [movement.
What shall bo done to enable women to exei
cine more freely i» the open nir, to give them the
free uae of their limbs—pure blood which shall
oourse their veias* aflbrdiug the joyouaness thai
health alone cau give, is the question proposed by
Press Reformers, and   they invite all,   because all
are Interested   in   an   iaoreaso   of cur national
healthy to assist in its solution.
C. A. J.
FATAL SUNDAY FU AC AS li\ VIBGIyNI.
A Sabbath-School Teacher Armed with
a Kevoiver-He Shoot** hi» Aysallaut
U'iii.'o Going to Church,
The Alexandria Sentiucl Bays:
A fatal rencoutre took place near Mount Car-
mel Meeting-house, Alexandria couuty, yesterday, (Sunday morning,) in which a mau named Jauios Birch was shot by a lad named Molvall i
Austen.
i"C;:;:h"'"^'~^~^
Collecting 'IUxks iv  Kakrac     Ti,«  k   •
o?X 4t raen rce ? co,lect taxes- °Da
versation took pS l°mDg C°D'
«^ Z?LS?™f' 2 ,?are C0D)e l0 town to a3-
SB^A,Si^from youH"Dd
fork over [" eD8,    Are ^ou read7 to
Auetea was arrested, brought to town, and is after^m-Lj8»nT„'J,!it?e8'-JOU d""d viIilan'
uw uuMl a0 far as we can aseorlaia, uo ia. If r sh "[J5 llp and destrojiog mj property?
uest iuw boea held upon tbe body of Birch, as j »*, l;uld..PaJ' ^"°u with an oance of cold
« ,„ ..... ^_ .u     .       . I «M, " woaW be what you richly deserve.    If
ust S?-!Trt a°^ taxee 0D mJ property,
m b„a ^'irs0'' that h0r8e JO« »«SlePfrom
a?d th Poetr mm0r-1 Le8Ve my PreseDce-
better rZr C,^ ^^ "*"*■ ^
re^'wLT^T hy otLer citizen8 of L*"- -
SajkvVh0^'7 ra°re flat,eriD?- Jt waa with
DOW ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
quest hi\H boon held upon the body w»«>«»)--«
up to noon to-day the coroner had not beeu notified of Iho occurrence.
The Washington   Star  of tho 29th given the
following particulars:
)i seems that a youug man  named Aush-n,
who lives in ihe  neighborhood of Cooney, and
who is a  Sabbath-school teacher in tbat place,
h*% foraomo time past, had occasional difficul-. uimcuity that the people were kipt"from seiz-
tioa with hm Hcbool comparnoup, HUi\ veaterday,   injy  tarrino- on,] f«iii / •      u- ^a     i-       u-
08 gob       • -the  Sabbath-school,  which » befd j 0lft' (f tol «n ^"^ h,ID'and nd,n« h,m
in the neighboring ?school-hou8e, he was thero 1 D " ^a,',
attacked by two youag men, or boys, aud driven
into the school-house. He ;i<>i inttj a frr*ca« wilh
* mofir named John Bollfi and Bob
Thompson, who had undertaken to whip him.—
In ri»o woutllo he threw one of them against a
trefc, A^liorcupon James U. Biroh, who wrw sitting on his bone near by, said that "he sonld
not wtand thai," and dismounted for Iho purpose
of separating iho parties. J-le itui towards the
Bohool^house door, and Auston ran round th«
] ouse aud tried to get iu, when Birch intercepted him,aud pushed or tried lo push him out.—
that Austen drew a revolver and tired three
I,-1 Is--one striking him iu the neck and the other bwo iu the breast, killing him almost instant-
A young man.  named John   Dennison, who
i
Lai Salh of Slavks.—The slates belonging to tho estate of Ueuben Cbaney, deceased.
re aoid on Monday laet to the highest bid-
der, in the .Southern part of this country, at
tho following unprecedent prices.
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POLITICAL   PREACHERS.
Iho same lime slnkiug him several blows with
his fiat. AuHten ihen suapped the pistol three
timeKat Deuuison.butDenuieon had caught hold
ofthe band of tho pistol, which prevented the
chamber from revolving, so tho hammer came
down on the old cap. At this point a man nam.
cJ ftoW Maai came up to Dennison's assistance, who   wrenched   the pistol   from Austen's
him.    Ixjt them resolve to be like l.i.n : to do    j!"' .ari88'5J.r0|o the pe >rjs  of   „,„  ,-,.
as be did.    He ha3 shown them much the best  -no ^ ^ii? ^'l-1° OTerCoinc P61*^ habits
and most effcetna. way of JL^£K I ^^tt"MT1^^
The Amorican of yesterday   contains some
he Jear ^ C\onferoo««   their   stations for
'IX bV  r,^ard t0 tbe Propriety of their en-
•      d   i,0 5e77lM  bG8t Perfori11 their pol-
udo tentS by deP°91'ting £rfr vote iu a tno.t
hedava^^^^^ time of
miSSX eZT fe fh°P   fIOrriS
riSern- nr!fc°U;tain He^ Circnit, near *••*
SMere.ofthoOld Hero. an-V'"' •    ,     ..
I     they Bought (.-.*- u(1"''y arrived  nunis-
°°   i% &   .rVJ ""^red of him whose side he
j     a young man. named John Dennison, who j bat tow m^^ha0t-r°nght^ the heire'
I stood Bear, ran up and  seized Austen, aod at-   Thi« w« ifT       •       7 C,t,zenB of ihh coa^T-
tempted to wrest the weapon from his hand, at! PV '\ 11 •   "'V3' ,S   thc   ,ar?e8t  lot ef slaves
the same time striking him   •of.^i i.l. :'L ' U ln the  COOHty    and  tho  nriwa
afi^:orer before N*-*fi <*£)
»i; n°l     'LVPrJudge c«l^"of Brookb
was invited tc.dehver the. Oration  at  Oswego
on the J oarth.     He accepted,  as has alwava
hand, who there„pon  fcT5^"^JSaW2S?^S;.ID "V1"^ ^00^00    tYe
ward. Georgetown.    Mr. J. W. Birch,  uncle of   S     ,°K Tt "'V ^ 8hflck,e98 b°   putupol
tho deceased, drove off after an officer, and after   ?,.n,—tha1t h,e should be left to discuss old Lr
a-':~ ,l— J-J '   "   " ' lronf fa,id Pj^forms, Liberty and Slavery wUh
perfect freedom     This, it ge'emed, aJarmJd  the
Hanker  and Silver Grays,   who constituted *
finding one. they proceeded to the house of Austen's parent*, aud were told by his  mother that
he was not at home; they   proct       d,  however
to liis chamber, whore they found him in the act
of changing his bloody clothes.
Wo learn by gentlemen from  the   aeighbor-
hood of this lamentable  occurrence   that 3'ouijg
them how to be honorable «» n/ — ~r—i     - -      	
«rth»:r ahaava&tagu.    It is clear  from faiJ \° P^ote her owrnhoulth,
m, th»toM „f them m»jbave «ma,hof   f3/OT^ ^£Z?'&Z£^,**^»t*^%Zk?.
'   -fp^>a the Aai      wadds:
co, hazard  ,he speech,  *£"*£& ,oTe
capacity of weak .tomacda. l^he Judy e refuged
Austen    had   beeu   throatooVd" wUrWaT^
during tho past week by   the parties who made i f^ aod   will   leave
the attack upon him, if ho persisted ia going to ; them t0 seek eJ^^here for their orator.
the Sunday-school; that on hisappearauce there
they attacked him with stones aod clubs ou thp
face; that James Birch, on jpt •-; r^g AUsfcB
at tho 6Ch00l,rn^  ^^5,^   V ^ hair
c , ...uu by obT haad and by the leg by the
other band; thaa Austen asked Birch to let him
alone, as ho did aot waat to shoot him; that
Auateu retreated as far as ould, with severe 1
ofthe parties kicking a&d beating him; that
Ausieu fired three shouB, retreated after each j
shot, and that tho third shot t^ok effect iu the
region of Birch's heart, kfllfogliitn almost in-I
stautlv.
Manuel A. Austen, who killed one of tho
young Birches yesterday, at Mount Carmel
Meeting-house. Ball's cross-roads, Alexandria
couf'y.Va., is a teacher in the Sunday-school at
i0
—The snow   ^n-j.o-tod  to be verr    deeo   in
-A  Post-Office   d, naraed    Cow,
Portfeffiouth, Va.. ^ ^ detec{,      ,;r -   -
he   ma,lb nthc   offic|       ^ 8
the taef>of$:1300.
lodged
-T i an old gentleman in one of the cirr
papa ut,ons at South Boston, ^ho wM Z
many years the   President of one of the  larce^t
l usuranco companies in the country.    He has
. j,, _, „ —-r^w »  s'jrdd -i]li(™ »P<» millions  of propertv iT-
Virginia Theological Seminary, (Episcopal)   singlo year, and is now in his old nee- m.f«*
ar Alexandria.    Mount Carmel i* a minion-'    '•"-->'      « "S^awmtajn-