licpublitan tompiltr.
GETTYSBURG, PA.
IdOSDAY FEB. It 1855.
&-fliehsrd lionLiediek." the story on our
first pttge, will be found one of the most enter
ft fining thtv has , •gone She rouutis",fpr
ift;; (fleet gnust evrtainls. - be for good.
"Gen. C4.'s retains wonted vigor
and dewiness, as will be scan by a report of a;
aeeent spk eel' made ty him in the U. S. Senate,
10 bi- found - in another column. Such speechea
cannot but ..b:11 !"
lEEE
load.3lceting. called for the 22d inst., h►►,; keen
po.stpotied to the 6th of March. at which time
it isexpecteti that Mr. Sreti•exS Will be present
and address the meeting. •
POSTPON EU.—The distiihution of the "Cos
toopolitan Art Association," has been post
• .th .f Febru. .„
3:7•Don't forget the r A/in •
*IL ~ec_ures of Rev.
Dr. llniutts, in Christ's Church, on Wednesday
and Thursday evenings next. Doors open at
61-1, - ectnres io eminence at 7 o'clock.
No Go !---Soule fellow,{-hard UP," on Tues
day:night last, tuade an attempt to enter the
Bank in this place, but it Was ..no go." By
cutting away a part of a shutter, he succeeded
-in- -getting into the beck parlor of Mr. Ma-
Puttitrx 4 aresidetice —the Itt nk i ng- roo in being
in the sane building —when he lighted a can
dle;'and -prepared to work his way into . the
Bank.
,-But the doors being lined with sheet
irO'n, he hut' ud his progress stopped, when he
"left,"_leaving.behind him on the parlor table
ati augur bit.'
ajllon. James Coopei has resigned the Pres
idency of , the Sunbury and Erie railroad, and
-Bigler has been unanimously elected
in his stead.
13 :7-The Rev. Dr. RSVNOLDS, formerly of
Gettysburg, and recently President of Capital
univ e niiiy, in Wambits,. Ohio, has purchased
the High School in Allentown. Pa.. from its
proprietor, who retires on account of feeble
health. It is in a prosperous condition, hav
ing had 200 pupils during the past year.
13:7 COL. FRANKLIN GAILIDNKR, of York
Springs,' has been appointed by the Governor,
•aler of Weights and Measures for Adaws
county.
'Gov. PoLLocc has commissioned CHAS.
X. 'MARTIN. of this place, Aid.de.camp, with
the rank of Lieut. Colonel.
TY'Rev. R. fin.t. and 'Mr: I'. T. TITUS will
deliver Temperance Addresses in Christ's
Church. on the 22d, at the invitation of the
Sons-of Tempe . ranee, who will have a Regalia
procession on the occasion..
U. l l'he House of Representatives. on Mon
day, by a vote of 126 to 65, passed the Senate
resolution, authorizing'the President to confer
the brevet title of Lieut. Genera) on Major
ticueral Scott, for eminent tuaitary services.
a:711011. LYMAN TRUMBULL has been elected
United States Senator from Illinois, in place of
Gen. SHIELDS' . Be is an anti-Nebraska Dem
ocrat, and - was elected - to Congress' last "fall.
Gen. Saiia.ns bas been announced as the Dem
ocratic candidate fur Congress in - Titusnium.'s
district.
man has been arrested in one of the
upper wards of Philadelphia, supposed to be
Kaiser, charged with being an accessory of the
Skupinskis in the murder of the boy Lehman,
at Richmond, a few _years ago. Steps have
been taken to ascertain whether the suspicion
is correct.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14th.—The steamer North
ern Light arrived here this evening shortly be
fore six o'clock. with about 200 passengers and
FOUR HUNDRED AND ElLifiTY THOU
SAND DOLLARS in gold. •
,EE The rumored assassination of Santa An
na is not credited. It is, probably, premature.
But it may foreshadovr an event likely enough
to happen - , upon the overthrow of his" - power
in the South. Advices ur recent date front
Meiico show that his hold upon the reins of
government was very feeble, and that he can
not long sustain himself.
TUE NKLIKASKA QUESTtON IN NEBRASKA.-
The territorial legislature of Nebraska, elected
by the people, has adopted resolutions in favor
of the Nebraska bill. They are satisfied with
the responsibility of settling the question of
free soil or slavery for theinselves. They ac
cept the act of Congress and are willing to abide
the consequences.
TEiti COLL.3IIII A Batoi;E: NOT B itsr.—The
bridge at Colutubia,-reporteil on tire on Tues
day night, was set on fire by some boys, but
the flames were extinguished before serious
damage had been done.
(1:7No material damage has resulted from
the freshets in the Schuylkill and Lehigh
rivers. The canals are uninjured and the ice
has broken up and is floating off. At Elairis
--hirirg Abe Sioatinthanna is still ice.hoti
o:7The Pennsylvanian publishes "A full
`history of recent transactions in the Know
Nothing Countila of Pennsylvania."
flY"The Democratic State Convention of
New York has nominated S unl. Inghain for
novernor, *IA passed rez.olutions denouncing
t h e Know-Nothings and the Maine Li,' uor Law.
(1"./‘ bill has been introduced in the Senate
Indiana, to break up ltte Ktiuw Nolitittg
11)%igps digit State. It dticlares it a conspirn
r.y for persons too tottid them A..lves under solr.titn
•uathr. fur the currpetcle of depriving any citizens
of the State of ixYlitical rights under Liu; Con
stitution:
17Vor- Grormata.zn . anausl tut..isage to
*lee barriaarial - legiAature 'Alitincsnta, de.
reoUlioes:' I;s4ow-kothingistu, dying -such an
qtre'ilt - C17. - AtiCret "night 40E41 soon he l.:XpeCtk.ti 1()
/4. t•t•nu:it• he dares t !‘)
4. 43 , 42 11 , .. 1 14.0 4}'W
a_Posiptv.: i.44,_—_The Rai
The Railroad
The StotkWders of-the Gettysburg Railroad
Company ana requested to meet at the Court
house, on the 6th day of March next, to oon- i
sider certain propositions _ made for -the con-)
atruction of the work, by Mr. O'llstius,' of
Reading. It is not our purpose now to advocate
this or that plan prOposed. but - to call the at
tention of all interested (and who is not ?) to
the importance of attending this meeting.
Much. very much, will depend upon its action.
It. may be that upon the -decision which will
then behad, will depend the early commence
ment or abandonment - for years of the project
—a project than which none of greater moment
has_ever commended itself to the earnest, no.
- tiVeand- liberal 'support:dour citizens. We
will not repeat, for the fiftieth time, the innu
inerable advantages which might reasonably
be expected to flow from the construction of a
Railroad to this place. They are by this time
'•familiar as household words," and repetition
. would be adding only 'unheeded sentences.
-But,-we-say, 00-TO TIT K M EWING -!t-gO, with an
earnest desire to assist in devising "ways and
means" to secure the building of the road--7not
to find fault with' this'' or that method, but-to
give them all a candid consideration and- a
thorough sifting, and after a full, fair and sin
cere discussion. adopt that which shall seem
most likely to effect this, greatly-desired pur
pose in the shortest possible time, and a high
publid duty will have been performed. Fault
finding by non-attendants, after the meeting
shall have -taken action, will come iitim late."
Go, yourselves, and endeavor to mould that
action so as to hest subserve the public inter
ests.
Legislative.
On the 10th inst.;the House passed finally
the bill extending the jurisdiction of the Courts
in cases of divorce.
The Judiciary Committee of the House have
reported adversely upon the bill to authorize
parties to contract for the payment of a greater
rate of interest than six per cent.
The Speaker of the Senate, on Wednesday,
announced that he had appointed Messrs. Jor
don, McClintock: and Browne the committee
on the joint resolution adopted the day pre
vious, to inquire into the'rutnors of corruption;
&c.. relative to the election of a U. S. Senator.
Messrs. Eyster, Thompson and Sallade, were
appointed on the part of the House.
The [louse passed finally the aet in relation to
a bowling saloon at Caledonia Springs, and the
act permitting Josiah G. Oyler to peddle in
Adams county.
Tuesday lust was one of the '•big days"
in Harrisburg—being the occasion on which a
U. S. Senator was tolave been chosen in place
of Mr: COOPER. The -Know Nothings had
nominated CAMERON, but the opposition to him
was strong enough to postpone the election
after the second ballot, which was as follows :
Cameron 59, gnekalew 27, Wilmot 11, \Va."
Hams 8, Veech 8, Jones 7, scattering, H. Mr.
MeCt.nAN voted for Mr. BUCKALEW, the Demo
cratic nominee, as did all the other regular
Demoerats...Dr. MELLING.ER did not vote,
although he hid attended the Know Nothing
Caucus.
(0 - Tyrenty-eight of the thirty-tyro Kn4yr
Nothings who seceded from the Legislative
cauctis-for 11. S. Senator when the nom;nation
of Gen. Cameron became evident, hive issued
a circular to their constituents, justifying, their
secession on the ground that Cameron is too
fresh a Know Nothing, and ready to turn with
any current that will elect him.
"In reply to the inquiries of our neighbor of
the 'Compiler,' we mention that we are not
'booked up' ns to the strength of 'Old Line
Whiggery' in the Legis!ature —no demonstra
tion having been made to indicate its umakness,
as has been
.done by the 'Democracy.' "-
3danis Sentinel.
As we expected, our neighbor is not .‘book
od up"—of course, not! Whiggery, 'f itself,
in the Legislature, seems to be in a predicament
akin to that of the old horse, who was 'too
weak to draw his last breath. _,
. 1-lAnnisecitG, Feb. 13.—A Whig miens,
composed of eight members, was held last
night, and Mr. Williams nominated for li. S.
Senator. The caucus assembled only because
The Know Nothing nominee was not a Whig
Know Nothing.
'O - 'l.'he present Whig and linow. Nothing
Legislature appear determined to make the
most of their present chance at the State Trea
sury. - A bill is pending in that body to in
crease the salary of members from $3 per day
to $5OO for the session, and 10 cents per mile
for every utile traveled to and front the seat
of government'' Cinder the old per diem al
lowance, (even a four month's session) the pay
of each member did not reach $4OO.
Pratt, a Whig Know Nothing. has
been elected State Senator in Philadelphia
county,-t( fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Mr. Foulkrod, by about 2,000 major
ity over J. Murry Rush, the Democratic candi
date. Pratt was, of course, supported by the
Whigs and Know Nothings. Mayor Conrad's
police were on the ground. stealing Democratic
tickets, making those who would drink drank,
and intimidating poor voters. Know Nothing
will have many election outrages to an
swer for.
('What a purifying thing Know Nothing
ktn must be. The Pennsylvanian. says :
"The proceedings of the lin3w-Nothing Lodges
have always been open to us, because there
ate hundreds in the organization who only he-
came members, in order to get the secrets. and
then dispose of theft/ at such priceN - as they
could obtain. In Pict, the secrets of many of
the Lodges have been a drug in the market,
and can now he purchased at as low - a price as
two dollars a Lodge !" And yet the.:e very
purchasable fellows_are no doubt loldys:t in
prating about the "corruption of the old p n•-
ties !" Truly, the developments of k now
Nothingisua become enure and mo-e sickening.
.5..../ - "The agricultural bureau of the p:ttent
orrice has just renewed frotu the C;/pe of
Cood Hope, I,e the Japan expedition. 4 ill Int i •
4 tP• AA ' Will al 151 1 9;.ifit t y Ruff 11 el.
The Westminster Review.
The January number of The Westminster
Review has been. received. The articles. in
this number are on the foliniving'auhjects:
The Anglo-French Alliance _l3allads of- the
People Prussia and Prussian Policy : The
Pritizenraub—a Glimpse of Saxon History ;
and Prospects ; Cain
',ridge University. Iteinym ; Austria in the
Pvineipaiities : and Cotilentporar Literature-.
Messrs. LEONARD SCOT ' & Co.. No. 70 Ful
ton street .New York. publishers of these Atner
ivan reprints. otter the four Reviews and Black
wood's Magazine at $lO : and when four 'cop
ies are sent to one address they are furnished
at t',3o. The postage on all is eighty cents.
Blackwood's Magazine.
Plackumres Erlinhure Mavizine for Janu
ary is also on our table. Its contents' are :
The Conduct of the War•—Civilization : The
Census, Education—Znidee : a Romance, part
11.—Rural Economy of Great Britain and Ire
land—Mr. Thackerny and his Novels—Peare
and Patriotism : a letter-to-frenfeus—The S)o
-ry of the Ciiinpnign, part it. written in fi Tent
in the Crimea : giving the position before Se
bastopol—Commencement of the Siege—At
tack on - Baltiklava—First Action of InkiarMan,.
26th October. .
“Black wood” is pubtisheil by- L. &nen' &
Co., as above. The present is a favorable ,
'time for.iiew suliscribers to begin.
Appointments by the Governor.
Governor Pollock har. made the following tip
pointinents for the city of Philadelphia. &c.:
Harbor 'taster at. Philadelphia—Georgo R.
Graham, Philadelphia.
_ Sealer a Weigntg . and 'Measures, late city
of Philadelphia—Abraham Myers, Philadel
-phia.
Ilark -Ingpector, Philadelphia—William D.
Baler, Philadelphia.
Lazaretto Physician—Dr. Henry Pleasarits,
Philadelphia.
- Port Physician-- ElHoward Tay tor, Chester
county.
Quarantine !klaster —.Jacob Pepper, I)elawar©
C olt Inv.
Phila.
det shin.
• Master Warden—Joseph Fes. !learned,
-
Keeper or Powtler iNlagaaine-,—Andrew - M%
Levin, Philadelphia. -
Flour I respector--Itev. . Stephen Miller, Dauph
in eminty.
\Vhiskey as pe Ctor—.lohn W. (7=ol, Bucks
county,
' Whiskey Inspector— tl,din 11, Seltzer. Berk's
county.
Grain Measurer—Thos. E. Pollock, Philada._
Butter and Lard Ins ector--Georo Met2gav,-
Philadelphia.
Lumber bispertor--John J. Autin, Northum
berland county.
sI t ftec fa d Pork 1: 4 pector Win A. Ott,
Philadelphia.
Marble Mtasilrer—lsitac C. Garrigues, Phil
delphia.
The Democratic Know Nothings, who con
tributed their streng h to the t lee tion of Pollock,
have but three in the :shove list, and -they
among the least iinpartant. however, it
serves them right. They should have known,
and some of them did know, better. .
Adams County Common Schools.
(t 7 In the Reportorthe State Superintendent
of Common Schools. (for a copy or which we
are indebted to U. WILLs, we find the
following_statistics of Adams county, for the
school year ending June, NIA:
(From -the Report of D. 1 Iti4, Esq.:Co. Supl..]
sc (Oohs.
Nnmber of districts in Admos coun tit
WWI, number of schools, -
Number yet require t,
-Average nuwber of months taught,
'l' ACHERS,
Numtayr of male 'carbon.,
Number of female toucher:3,
Average Rotaries of males por month,
Average nalarien of femalo4 por mouth,
tAIIIOLAWS.
NaMber of mate sclif>larN
Nutahor of feinale eelunlars,
Number learning (lemma),
Average number I.lfreliolare attending mohool,
Cost of to.lebing cacti xeltolar per n,nth,
Conference of the United Brethren Church:
The Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the
United Brethren in Christ, met in Chambers
burg, Franklin co., Pa., on the 19th of January.
—Bishop J. J. Glosshrcnner, presided, assisted
cnAt of ingtruction,
by R e v. 3. Erb. The following are the ap-
Vnot and contingenciem, • pointutents'inade for the coming year :
Coat IrlllH , lllllll.ol4—purchfuging, building, rent- j York Distrith—Rev. Erb , Presiding Elder.
lug. repairing, &e.., I'll 51 Baltimore. Station, Rev. S. Enterline : York
'`lr. Wills, in his report to the State Super- Station, Rev. W. R. Raher : Philadelphia Sta
intendent, recommends the limiting of the Di- tion, Rev. J. P. Bishop : York Circuit. Rev'ds.
rectors in each district to three, and allow those J. Cline and J. W. Bird ;• Litdestown-Circa it,
Rev. S. L. Minnick : JetferF.on Circuit, F. Grim ;
three a salary, say from fifty cents to a dollar Manchester Circuit, Rev. 11. W. Rehok ;
Balti
pet• day, fiir every day they attend to their du- more Mission, Rev. W. Altman ; Lisburn
Mia
ties as Directors. lie makes the suggestion in sion, Rev.- T. Crider: Agent for Philadelphia,
Rev. J. S. Ressler ; York Springs Circuit, Rev.
order to secure the services of the most corn-
W, flumberger.
petent, as he says "it is generally the incom- Cho nibersbui.g District.—Rev. J. Dickson,
petent men of the district who undertake the Presiding Elder.
task" under the present system. Chambershurg Station, Rev. Z. A. Colestock;
Shopps Station, Rev. W. Wagner : Greencastle
It appears from the report that there ate 9,- j Circuit, Rev'ds. J. S. \Vents and J. Weidler ;
507 common schools in Pennsylvania, attentled_, Rock Suring Circuit. Rev'ds. J. C. Smith and
by 474,555 scholars, in charge of 11,.):10 teach- j D. A. Sawney ; Rig Spring Circuit, Rev. A.
Ot.,"Rev. G. W. Showman
ers.. The cost of teaching each scholar is 43 wen ;Carlisle Circuit,"Rev.
Perry Circuit, Rev. G. W: Tripper; Path Val
ets. per month. ley Circuit, T. S. McNeil : Mercershurg
Rev. I. Coombs ; Chainhersburg Mission, Rev.
J. Russel.
- RECEIPTS.
Ainnunt , of tax loviod for m-1t , .01
Do do building purpoises,
Total nimunt levied,
Ileeeh ed from StAte ftp)m)priation,
From collectors of school tax.
EXI'ENDIT Ulf 1.18
"The Four Points."
This is quite a familiar phrase our For
eign news, as much so, almost, as the four car
dinal points of the compass, and yet many are
unable to define it. The four points are, first,
the free navigation of the Danube: second,
the free navigation by all the five powers (Rus
sia. Turkey, England, France and Austria.)
of the Black Sea ; third, the abolition of the
Russian protectorate of the principalities : and
tirth, the abandonment of Russia of h e r as .
sinned right to protect Greek Christian in
Turkey.
HA RD TO ti kTISF v.—Heretofore the complaint
most prevalent among ice-dealers been that
the, ice vk as too thin, anti a scarcity won en-
This year we notice that in lioqon the
ice is - spoken of as provokingly thick. 0;1
many' of the ponds it is said to he a foot and a
haif thick. ice crops are nearly harvested.
ME
'l/'l - he Plusher°. A 91erican gays that the
t 411, 0V , In Idles ft9 - tei• Aretairot:g
triolli 11 , 11 1.(1 tllO-1011 GT! ‘1.4"1)•
rillte: slog' that the pa.settgetsi of the
--,:suow t ql tr.ous to lllntut. %% re . cohliev/1«1
U. cat ti4tg,., t. ct.tit rad i:tltti•
of Pliila(l4.ll)l,ta. ::4141 to
have , 11Nothutv.1 ocai ly totu atuo;tB tltr
pow lo (•i;y.
I the et •1111+
41,4 1 .
6 t y
4 in . 23 a.
617 a
10 69
4,016
3,-59
4G
41c
SI2,OGR 5S
43S' en;
11! fe.27 24
2.101
10,003 44
$11,220 25
1,697 :18
INE
Pennsylvania United States
.f3enatOr,
Ilancrstonta, Feb.' 12.—There is much Calla.
- crisitig in private circles againt Mr. Cameron's
election to the U. S. Senate.. Much bitterness
is evinced by some of the Know-Nothings who
bolted the caneus. .Airiongst those Who evince
the roost. determined hostility are Messrs.
Franklin, Witmer, Herr and Ball. of the Howe,
and Flenniken. Taggart and Jordan, of the
l...;etrate. Whether the oppoition will amount
to anything is exceedingly doubtful. further
than to disoigartise, dis:ract and weaken the
Know Nothing organization. Those who, voted
for Cameron ro Ca UCUS will stick to him. be
sides whom he has eotive few friends who sup
port hint warmly. The Democratic Know-
Nothings threaten io desert "Sam" in a holy
if the butters prove recreant. There is an ef
fort making to concentrate the opposition 'to
M r , C a meron on it new man: Hon. [lenry M.
Fidler, of I.rizerne, is spoken of as likely to
command the united vote of the, opposition:
Should their plans mature they will mast
probably concentrate on him.
'The Harrisburg Union of
__Wednesday
says We have just room to announce to Our
readers that two ineffectual ballots w e r e h a d
yesterday. for United States Senator, when,
upon motion of Mr. Taggart, the' convention
adjourned until-Ttresday, the 27th inst. Upon
the last ballot, - Gen. Simon Cameron had s')
votes, Charles R. Bucitalew 2i_votes, and the
halo nce scattering-.
limuti,Buitc., Feb. 13.—A resolution has
passed both houses for the appomttnent of a
select coottnittt* to investigate certa i n reports
that hribely and cot rnpoon had been used to
'affect the election of a T.. S. Senator. There
was only one negative ANAL , in both houses.
The Democratic caucus, last night, uotaina
ted Buckatew, for C. S. Senator,
More New Counterfeits.
We extract froin Riektiell's Reporter, the
following list of new counterf•its
Bernk of t'tiesfer County, West Chester, Pa.
20's, altered from s's?" Vignette. Inilk - maid,
farm house, cattle, &c: On either cud a toe
clalliou head.
Mei-di-ants' Rank, Lynchburg. Va. s's,
spurious. *Vignette, tw•o female figures, child.
shipping. &c. Ship on right en 4. Milk "maid
lan left end. Wel Istood ._ Banks & Co.. engrav
ers. These notes have - been ahei eel to all the
' , ..Xlerebants' Banks" m the United .States.
flank. of (lon/fierce, Baltimore. 5 . 5. spuri
ous. Aligtute. female anti shield,—over t)e,
,t
latter Ore *or& itgt ietti,Juse anti Cotntneree.
Fetnale on right and. sai?or on left end. im
pression risrk. These notes hare been altered
to "Batik of Comrnetoe, Philaaelphia,7 ‘• Dank
of Commerce, New York." anti probably all
institutions of this title in the' Unit e d states,
tiv er;s l 5) , " MechaniCS' Bank,
spurious. Vignkte. Pennsylvania Cost of
Arras, v hick is wholly unlike the genuine.
.ifecha iiie S t 0 . Traders' Rank, Jersey City.
10's, spor'ons. Vignette, female figure, one .
ariti 'resting on a sheaf of NV ht9a—felnale figure
each. end, not euuntert,igned by Register.
Wellston, llanson & Co.
k'aenters' d Aferhanirs' - Ronk,
spurious. Vignette, Arms of' State P e nna.
(Fti left end medallion ; on Hen end, female
Heart-Rending Calamity.
MAKE CIRLDIREN OF .4 WIDOW 131"ItYr To
I)EATIL-01/dit y one of the
datighkers of widow 'rardif. residing with her
s ix children , in a small house at Cape Blanc, on,
the Cove road, went to the garret in search of
something, When A Spark - Mt from her candle
and ignited a quantity of ; oakum lying on t h e .
floor. - The mother and one of the children,
aged eleven years, threw themselves upon the
flatnes to smother them, but in. vain, and the
entire garret was soon in one blaze. Seeing
Ito means of extinguis.hing the conflagration,
and thinking they were all doomed to-die, the
ti.antic mother seized her infant from the cra•
die, and, hugging it iri her arms, let herself
and child fall on the floor toget ben The daugh
ter aged eleven embraced one of her young sis
ters, and at once folloWed the mother's exam
ple. Providentially at the same moment a
younger child, aged,onty 3 years, rushed - oat
and alarmed the neighbors. who came in haste,
and thew the miserable victims from the midst
of the flames. The eldest daughter, the hoy
of nine years-, and the infant, have since died
of their injuries, and there exists slight hopes
of saving the fourth child. The mother is in
an alartumg condition from severe burns on
the neck, arms and body, and a contusion on
the head. The younger child is out of danger.
—Qutbee Alercury, Feb. 10.
Ttn STATE TRFASVRER ARRE:iITEI!---A Goon
Joit.E.—On Monday morning last an affair oc
cur-led in the Railroad cars. while stopping at
• Pottstown, which is entirely too good to be Inst.
h appears that a short time since, a person
who lodged there over night hail carried away
with him a valuable gold \valet', the property
of another. (in the morning above named, as
the passenger train was passing through the
town:a person answering the description of
the culprit was discovered sitting in one of the
cars by that indefatigable officer M. B. Missi
, Mei% - 11 e thereupon immediately arrested him.
The gentleman remonstrated, but in vain.—
Ile was taken to one of the hotels. where a
search was about being instituted. when sonic
one happening to drop in. recut ized in the
supposed thief. our - newly ehuscrl Skte Treasu
rer. Mr. Slifer ! It is neydie.s to say. thgt the•
officer was plOfuse in explanations and apolo
gies. which Mr. S. took in good part, and con-
stinted to consider the arrest a -good joke,"
a l t h oug h , t oo practical and personal to bear
repetition. -
TDE , PVI'E'I ED ( I . ll:v.kT etoilivnt
a•tr , of %ht. Vre
L:iveN Si,We
t •-,014; icl.itive to Ow re;elrli of that
..runt v..11().e
1 , 11 . 3 •.1 by ,
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Speech of General Cass.
' -- The Know Nothing - Legislature of Mictu
' On has passe,! resolutions instructing the Sen
ators and requesting the RepreSentatives from
that State. to ose their best exertions to pro
cure the passage of an act by Congress. to pro
hibitthe- introduction or existetice of Slavery
'in any of the Territories, especiatly Kane a w l
Nebraska. and to introduce. without delay, a
Lin for the latter purpose. and.rdso to procure
the int n,crlifee ri-pel 1 acl of 8 50—kno wrs
Ille Positive Sh,toe
These resolutions were presented to the
American Senate. on week, by the
lion. Mr. Stuart, one of the Michigan Senators,
who. with Gen.-Cass,. will treat them as they
deserve io be' treated
Gen. Cass addressed the Senate, at consider
able length. in yelation to these resolivious,
and the party4;at who4e 'instance they were
passed. The obi patriarch ritits.a Crest the sil
1y report about his being a: 'Know , Nothing. It
was 'a base slander upon a true American.
Mr. Cass addressed the Senate in reference
to these instmetions. Substantially, he said.
that when some years ago the Legislature of
Michigan instructed her delegation in Cyrtgress
to vote for the Wilmot proviso, he said' he
should resign when wiled upon to act. The
legislature,. - however, repealed these instruc ,
lions, and therefore he did not resign.. Ile
should now neither follow these instructions
nor resign. and he proceeded at sane length to
state his reasons.
Ile said.—The Democratic party has lost the
ascendeney in ikliehig-an. These resolutions
result' from the action of the new party there.
lair.-now inNtrueted to 'rote to deprive Ameri
can Citizens in the territories of the power to
regulate their relations between master and,
servant: and to vote for the repeal of the fugi
tive stave act which was NIS..Zed to give effect
to a solemn' guarantee of th.e constitution.
shall neither obey these instructions nor resign
my seat, If' a political party whenever or by
whatever contbinations it, attains power, can
compel, its opponents holding legislative trusts
to violate their consciences and, consistency or
resign their positions it would radically effect
the organization of the Senate, and be Moen
patilite with its office as the ter resentative -
branch of the sovereignty of the States. The
Senate would loose every characteristic of per
wanehey as the power was_ transferred from,
one party to another. This would operate
I against4lie•elemocratie party. for their oppo
' news do , not iec anise the right to instruct.
'Strange doctrines are abroad, and strange
organizations are employed to Wornulgate and
enti'Arce 'them. Our po/itieal history contains
no such chapter, in the progress ()four country,
as that Which is. now opening. The grave
Iquestions of constitutionality and, policy, which
have been sti le»g the hattle.cry of parties, are
contemptuously rejected. and intolerance, re
ligious and political. finds zealous, and it may
Le they will prove successful, advocates in this
middle oft he nineteenth century. boasting with
much self complacency of its intelligence, and
in this free country founded upon emigration.
and grown prosperons and powerful by tolera
tion. It is a system of proscription which
evotad exclude the first, general who fell at the
head aim organized American army,--and no
bly and gallantly did he fall, while fighting
for our infant liberties, under:the walls of Que
bec--from all 1 olitiL.al confidence, because he
happened to be born on the wiong side of the
Atlantic, and would exclude also the last sur
viving signer ,of the Declaration of-Indepen
dence from any similar token of regard, because
lie was a Catholic, were these eminent leaders
in. our revoltrtionary cause now- living to wit
ness this appeal to local and sectarian prejudi
ces. But, Montgomery and Carroll - went to
their graves with the weight of no such ingrat
itude npon their hearts. Two great parties,
equally attached to the principles.. of our gov
ernment. but differing upon 'many questions
of administration., and alternately borne to
power and driven front it, whether in place or
out of it, watching each other with jealous
scrutiny, present a wise awl fn'tnnate arrange- '
ment for the preset vation of freedom and for
guarding against the abuse of autheri ty. Such
has been out' condition, and well and wisely
has its work been done. What new experi
ment is needed ? W hat more does this lately
awakened zeal propose? As a. l country, we
are in possessisn of everything the heart of
man can desire—power. intelligence, prosper
ity, happiness, abundance, freedom, equality,
the religion of God and. the respect of man—
all the elements, indeed, which give value to
social life or ..ecurity for the duration of polit
ical blessings. We want ne' new parties, no
new platforms, no new organizations, and the
sootier these dangerous efforts are abandoned,
the better it will he for us and those whoare
to-follow us in this heritage of freedom.
During the process of corktrncting a party
upon this narrow basis of excl-ision. humbly
affecting to know nothing, while merlutely de
termined to direct everything,. and especially
ofcriustructing one with principles of orraniza
tion not only secret in their operation, but seek
ing unity of action. not of individual convic
tion and responsibility. but in the Surrender of
the will of each to the demands of those who
gain the direction of the associations—during
this process, the public mind must be in a state
of feverigh excitement, unfriendly to calm de
liberation ; and majorities acquired by combi
nations arisirg out of this state of things do
not act under the "fair and proper circumstan
ces" which 1 declared in 1850 to be indispen
sable to the obligatory force of legislative in
structions.
i am firmly persuaded that the adoption of
either of the measures, much more of both, de
manded by the Legislature of Michigan, would
be the signal for the breaking up of this gov
eminent, and the dissolution of this-eonfedera
cy. I know there are many honest men who
scout at every idea of danger, and many others
who, while admitting it are yet prepared to
meet it, let it bring what disasters it may--
prepared to sacrifice this magnificent structure
of freedom to one over -powering impulse, which
leads captive alike the heart and the under
standing'. This is no time to surrender the
outworks of the citadel. to abandon the .securi
ties which wisdom and patriotism have provi
ded, and to throw away all the checks we pos
sess against rash and dangerous innovations.
For myself. sir, if Providence permit, I shall
remain in the position 1 occupy during the resi
due of my term of service, unless, indeed, the
democracy ,of Michigan should require me_ to
tlo what my convictions ot duty would prohibit
me from doing in which event I should retire,
without hesitation, to private life, where in
deed I am sufficiently warned, by the years
that have passed over me, I must soon retire,
conic what, may7---But as my life draws to
wards its close—ay, as it advances—instead of
et6ebling, adds strength to my love of coun
try, and continues to console me with bright
hopes of her future power and stability.
What 1 fear above all is, that in the provi- as in this : and this is the ':firm•
deuce of God we may be struck with that of know nothingism ••lo the reli, 4 4in rf politics
dicsal blindness with ‘viii•zh n.tions are 'pin- and the pr , :itics Take any other
is lied for national offeri - !esimid - thus - add - artarher — P 4ll4 - 41 -t - heif+ 44 ( o .r 4l,l --am-LeolliPAllejliedr ac
to the melancholy list of people w h o h a d not tion; with it, and their hypocrisy will he as
\Ai:dont enow,th to appreciate th e value of f ree apparent as it. is in this.--i'aufou
nor Virtue and firmness to
tam them
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it tell: tittle in Lon.l.)n,
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prez•vntall‘L N. un t))r 2.2 , 1 t h l, , :1 in re- :San Fi.ancisero
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""' Pollock received in the city of Pi ttsburg
a notion:y of near fourteen hundred. and in
Allegheny city of near twelve hundred. An
election was held in both t tt-me cities last_ month
for Ma,yors. Volz, the auti• Know -Nothing. C"n"
didate in Pittsburg. beat Morgan, the Know-
Nothing, Candidate, over 'font. hundred, while
Adams, the anti- Know• Nothing Candidate in
Allegheny,. bent his Know- Not hi rig competitor
nearly three hundred. Here, then, in the short
space of three months, a change *was effected in
public sentiment, in both those' eitieS, of over
Ihrer thousand rotes. "Stkm" did not c:row on
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ibis occasion. lie was *prostrate, though not
blind to the fact that his Th)wer was departing
ft-om him. even foster than he hail acquired it.
Gov. Pollock received in.the city of Lancas
ter a majority of nearly eight hundred. This
was said to be the real strength of the Know-
Not hi ng organization in that city. " An eleCtion
was had there liar Mayor last Tuesday week.,
and Mr. Al bright, the K now -Nothing candidate,
was elected by a majority of Iwo hundred" and
.1 ". Her e , in the short space of four months,
there has been a falling off in that - organization
Of nearlyfour hundred rofci. Soene- - ef •Sain i ' s "
filen& have been trying to crow about victory,
bat any man of ordinary shrewducss, can see it
is the crow which precedes death.
We say to our readers, these are the only
important elections which have been held since.
"Sam's". brilliant achievements in this 'Sta te,,
awl they prove most conclmsively, that instead'
of the organization increasing in strength and
power, it has becotne manifestly weak.—Dem
°era ts, who, previous to. the Mayor's. election
in Philadelphia, had joined the order and as
sisted in the election...of Mayor Coroad, saw
their error and retuediedit at the October elec
tion. The consequence was, that the October
- election in that city proved the relative strength
of parties to be the same as it was, heretofore.
fa Pittsburg, and Allegheny cities, the same
thing occurred, Those who voted for Gov.
Pollocli. did it ire good faith. immediately af
ter the October election they saw their. error„:
and remedied. it at the Mayor's election. Al
though Lancaster city is the lwt-bed of Know. '
Nothingism in. this State. yet the friends or
equal rights have in fact achieved a victory.,
To reduce the' majority of Gov. Pollock 'some
five hundred votes in four months, was a polit
ical feat, which ..Sant" has no doubt by this=
time learned is not to be "sneezed at."'
We ask then. is, there no encouragement im
all this? The. falling off in these three elec
tions approaches nearly eight thousaiul votes,.
and the beauty of this is. the fact. has become a,
part of the recorded political histOry of the.
State. lit cannot. be gainsaiyed. It is. the
•• ha ntl- w - nii• on, the w ' ' hi el gives. w a rn,.
ing that the ° American people have not, and
will not. forget the great principles. which gave
us a republican existence. Secret organiza
tion, may, last for a, time, and thus. work out
the plans and schetn es. of P 6 tiCal demagogues,
but the .‘sober secoaa thought" of the people,
will remedy- the evil, and assert the cause of"
truth. despite all efforts to . the contrary. .
If `'Snin'..s." organization , iray lost in. four
months succeeding the last October election,.
eight thousand votes in Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Allegheny and Lancaster cities, what will be.-
come Of the organizatiotl before the year 1855.
closes? This. is .a plain question, to which,
there a plain answer. Et will fall asalloth
er isms have fallen., but to be just rerneaberect.
that such ark organization. once existed.
are thousands inthis State now, who• have had.
their eyes, opened to the injurious tendency of
secret - political assuciatioQs„ and, when they
shal•l)ag;ainesercise the right of sugrage. it wilt
he in favor of those - principles which emanate•
from the cOnstitution of the country. The
sigrwrrit the times cannot be Ll.LiStak.en. Se-says
the Llarrisbarg
We saw it stated' z fi..w days ago. that the.
Rev. MooRE.. who had• been. nom:mate& by the-
Know -'Nothings c>f New 13.ampRht as their
candidate fix. Governor,and who wasineligi bie r .
not having resided in. the State the requisite
length of time, is dead. We-nay well ask if
such a result is not enough , to cause men to.
stop in their mad career? This. Reverend gen—
tleman, forgetting his arty - to. that .religions
which he , preached—for. , et Lily; his duty to•that
God who Ase doctrines he profes#:e. - ct toach s .
stepped from the pal pi( to thepoii tical! rostrum,.
and sought to al)tstin a civil oilkitt tirrough ths•
means of a secret organizattoa. Who eau._
doubt the anxiety of such, aina mind? Lt
was doubtless even greater than. would. have
been that of, an orainary politician. And.
after having, worked so bard for it and: obtain).
the nomination. to (Ind. hi; could, not serve,.
poor human- nature sunk tinder the weight of
worse than human. We have nothing.
against him. May he rest in peace, and froint
his fate others of like stripe learn a useful
son.—llern
To show the hypocrisy and inconsistency of
the pretensions of tlw Know Nothing party,
nothing more is necessary than to take — any
one of the articles of their creed., and constras
it with their conduct. 'fake, for instance, the
following, which we find in the Aii,,trNe, thing
and Amertean Crusader, published in Boston,
Massachusetts :
"FIRM OPPOSITION TO THE POLITICS OF RELI
GION AND THE RELIGION OF POLITIGs."
'the party professing to stand on that plat
form, has elected upwards of sixty preachers
to the Legislature of the little State in which
the Crunder is published. In our own State,
the editor of the organ of that party—their
most prominent candidate for the United States
Senate—the renegade Democrat elected to Con
gress from this district—a dozen or more of
tlw members of our Legislature—all, or near
ly all, the canting bigots who, for months
past, have been wandering through the coun
try, organizing know-nothing lodges—and a
large portion of'the swarms of fawning syco
phants who crowded the streets and hotels of
Harrisburg at the inauguration, to beg for
office at the hands of the new Governor—were
mu:Acta:as, and nearly, if not - quite all of them,
members of the same religious denomination.
In other States,. the proportions of the same
class to-the whole 'arty. are about the same
tmi let 3f: td liapnel, boot jacks,
alvl the htild ters ot a iliglittna re. arc good
thr—t.ito,e till. out t% c at.:ver fan..
ov e. to
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A Rapid Falling Off!
In June last, an election was held in the city
of Philadelphia fof Mayor. Mr. Conrad was
elected by over eight thousand majority. He
re , eived the entire iiinow.Nothing vote, and the
result was regarded as the real strength of the
secret order in that city. At the October elec
tion. so great - had been • h chinge of public
opinion, that Gor. Polio:;: was only Able to ob
tain a majority of Ihirig.eig.ht Intuit-ed. here
was a falling off. in the short space of four
months, of oVerfoux thousand. "Sato" crow
to he sore, hut it was one of those "crows"
whiQh indicated that be was in rather a sickly
cund* ti on
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Know Nothing - Inconsistency.
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