THE BEDFffRD GAZETTE. liCdford, Sept. !. 18<54. G. W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor. Democratic State Ticket, GOVERNOR: HON. WILLIAM SK2LZR. JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT: HON. JEREMIAH S. BLACK. CANAL COMMISSIONER: COL. HENRY S. MOTT. JT7" A YOUNG MAX, of aue x.-rpi ion.ibl moral s, and agreeable disposition, between the age of 17 and. 18 years, will be taken at this office, To learn the Print ing Business, on favorable terms. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING- A meeting of the Democracy of Bedford County will be held in the Court House in Bedlord on Mon day evening September-1, 1871, for the purpose nl nominating a County 1 icket. and making all oili er necessary arrangements for the fall campaign. It is hoped there will be a Rcuer.il turn-out. Several Addresses will he delivered 011 the occasion. ADDRESS, AO. 2. DT* We publish to-day the third Address of the Democratic State Central Committee, and invite (or it a careful perusal. It is written in a spirit ol can dor and fairness, and relates exclusively to the sub ject of NEURASKA. It embodies facts arid arguments well calculated to excite general attention, and a vaken the people to a sense ol the dangers which threaten our Country, growing out of the wicked mfiy of i rhajggtr and powers as a Preacher. 'HiS Tclfer is published in all the Democratic papers in Pennsylvania with marked approval. We ask the jieople of Bedford County to read it carefully. COXGRESS. K7 3 * DAVID F. Ronisox, Esq., ol Franklin, has been nominated as the Whig candidate for Congress in this District in accordance with a bargain enter ed into two years ago to give each county a tarn dur ing the existence of the present a^poitionment ' I his is certainly one of the most humiliating political ar rangements we have ever known, and indicates very elearlv that Whig Politicians .uuA the spoils regardless of the interests of the peopS. Whig lea ders admit that a member of Congress, during bis ttrsf term, is of no tiecoun' to any b'>dy\- that he *is merely able topost himself on the Rule*, bee,., and vet, in the face of this admission, the rights of the tax-payers have been sold t*> gratify the longing am bition of five "Know Nothing" aspirants, anxious tc Set upon cushioned chairs, at $8 a day, without being abie to render at y equivalent theretor .' Notwith standing it was conceded in the late V\ hig meeting in Bedford fhat Ibis "bargain" was made when Mr. Res-: LL was nominated, still his local friends persis ted in recommending him for re-nomination, anil even voted for him in Conference, but the former ar rangement prevailed, and he was laid upon the shell, bilch honors hang lightly ! SEX ATE. fry The Whigs of Bedford and Fulton have nomi nated F. Jor.TIAX, Esq., as their candidate (or the State Senate. The Somerset delegates refused to participate in the nominatio; Mr. JORDAN, although a young gentleman, has the honor of being the originator of the political Temper ance movements which have lately characterized the elections in Bedford County, and we are anxious to see bow far he will face the music now that he wants the votes of those "who take a little" as well a those who abstain entirely! AVill he now declaim, as he used to do, against all who refuse to enrol themselves under the political Temperance Banner? Or will he be very liberal, not caring to interfere with the peculiar tastes of voters, so they vote for bun? A little time will tell whethei his present acts com port with his former denunciatory Temperance speeches. For the last few months Mr. Jordan has been very cautious not to exhibit his oratorical jtowers 111 Temperance meetings, and people wonder ed why! We suppose he will not object to giving his views on the question of Prohibition, as be does not seem to like those ol Rev. Dr. CHAMBERS. IS Mr. Jordan for or opposed to a Prohibitory Law'.'— Let him answer. GREAT FIRE IX SAUtAiHEXTO! BF" WE learn by tbe Sacramento Daily Union that a fire occurred in that city on the 13th Jay of July, which destroyed property to the amount of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars!! Among the sufferers by this calamity, we regret toobseive tbe name of Mr. JAMES MILLER, (brother of Mr. Thos. B. Miller, of Bedford,) who bad just' opened the •'Crescent City Hotel," and whose loss is estima ted at two thousand dollars. Mr. Geo. W. BRI RA KLR, of this place, lost ail his clothing bv this fire ex cept that which he had on, consisting ol pants, shirt, and boots. He seems to be in goOd spuits, however. He says, "I would like to be 111 Pennsylvania this fall to vote for W.M. RICLIK. 1 sec his hiother (Gov. John Bigltr) daily." k\OU \OTlSl\<^. DCF'The qustion is frequently asked, "What is,the meaning of Know Nothmgiam V s The answer is simple. It is a uew uamk for the Whig Tjrty— ' NOTHING Ei.srs. Last year our opponents were beat en in Pennsylvania, in a fair contest, 1 THOUSAND votes, and this satisfied them that they coit'S never again rally under the name ot Whig, and hence they established a secret oath-bound associa tion, into which they have drawn a few disappointed democratic office-seekers —but for every prolessing democrat they have prostituted to this dangerous as sociation, they have lost at least ten honorable men who have always heretofore acted with them. hen the unknowing ones ask the leaders ot the Vi big Party, how it is possible for them to succeed this full against a majority of forty thousand, they reply, "oh! never mind—we can't explain —but we have a rail road operation going on muter ground, and on the 2d Tuesday of October the Infernal Machine will ex plode and blow up the Democratic Party without letting them know what hurt them." This is the scheme they have adopted to mislead those they have so often deceived heretofore. They have abandoned all their old issues, and the only plank in their pre sent platform is love for the African ami hatred lor the Foreigner, whether Protestant or. Catholic ! To be Remembered! E7"Tw years ago Gen. SCOTT and the Whig leaders travelled the entire country pleading lor For eign Catholic votes, ami denouncing lien. PIERCE and the Democratic Party as being their enemies. Eve ry Whig paper in Pennsylvania took the same course. Gen. SCOTT loved the rich Irish brogue and sweet Ger man accent, and his toadies swallowed the declara tion with thrilling satisfaction. So anxious were the Whigs in Bedford to exhibit their love tor foreign CATHOLICS that they determined to appoint a Ger man Catholic Postmaster, in the person of Mr. As- ORIS SAI I C, and accordingly he received his commis sion from a WHIG Postmaster General, and took charge of the office before Judge CAMPBELL came in to power. ,\'oir, the very same Know Nothings who appointed Mr. Saupp, ask that the Democratic Party ! be visited with destruction because they won t turn i ! him out!! The only hid ever made in this country ! ;or Foreign Catholic votes was made by the Whig \ l'arty under the lead of Gen. Scott, and now that same party demand that every Foreigner in the Na- i tion shall be branded with a mark ot infamy, and ; Judge POLLOCK, their candidate lor Governor, lias I taken an oath to carry out their views, if elected. Henry 8. Molt. CE?* ln order to shield Mr. POLLOCK from the odi um and indignation which i- now gathering upon his head, in consequence of having joined the dangerous and proscriptive order of Know Nothings , the V. hig papers assert that -Mr. Morr, the Democratic candi date lor Canal Commissioner, also belongs to the : Order, although they know the statement to he des | titute of the shadow of foundation. The same state . merit we have heard made, w private conversations, ! relative to Judge BLACK. NOW, Judge BLACK and .Mr. ! MOTT view this secret oath-bound order 111 the same light that Gov. BIULKI; does, and repudiate it as ail enormity unfit to be recognized by any body, much less by the Freemen of the gieat Keystone ol the Confederacy. | If a Committee will interrogate Judge BLACK and I Col. MOTr on this subject, we will guarantee they ! get an ansVver. TUB MEETISG. O"" We hope to see the Democrats of Bedford LCounty in large numbers at our meeting 011 next Mon j Jay evening. Our County Nominations will tien be i made, and tire principles that now divide the parties j fully discussed. All who are 111 favor of the re-elec | tion ol ottr present excellent Governor, V. a. BICLLK, and opposed to Mr. POLLOCK, the Whig nominee, who ' has taken a:i rnTH in a SECRET LODGE le dislranchise every man who was not born in thU country, are re spectfully invited to attend. Tempest in a Teapot! Daily News has turned its j top-gun Bat-; tery upon Rev. JOHN CHAMBERS because be repudi- j i ates Kvow-Nathiugism and refuses to allow tlema- 1 ! gognes to prostitute the Temperance cause to dirty J ! political purposes! As the News is the mouth-p ece of the Know Nothings, arid the defender of mcr who i use their ofitciul authority to prostrate defenseless women, its Editor is a fit subject to slander the virtu- . oils and the Hi maniac ravings will penetrate ; the public mind about as deep as water will a duck's j back !■ OL!) WESTMORELAND G_7- We spent a few days in Greensburg recently, j i and had the pleasure of meeting with most of the j Democrats of that place, a " 101 whom seem to lie alive to the importance of the present contest, and promise to give a good account of themselves on the j of October next. Westmoreland has ' never beer, known to falter when the CONSTITI - j TION was'in danger, and her honest yeomanry, for- ■ getting all past differences, will give a majority lor 1 the Democratic State Ticket equal to any she has j ever polled. We found the Editors of all the Demo- i cr wii- papers in a good humour, and ready to go into I tf with spirit and energy. The Republican of week before la-t contained a powerful leader, which we should have published this week had not the paper been carried away. Will Col. MAKCIIAND send u= another copy I Oili- PROSPECTS. 1 During the past few weeks, we visited Blair, ! , Westmoreland, Allegheny, Erie and Crawford Coun- j ties, and had an opportunity of conversing with a , great many persons of both political parties. We ; ! j found the Democrats in each of these counties confi- j ' ! dent of success, and all concur in the opinion that the . ; Know Nothing movement has had no other effect j ' than to arouse the Democracy to active exertion. Our opponents are dispirited—seem to feel ashamed ■ of their new name —and are at a loss to know whether ; to vote for BRADFORD the Native, or POLLOCK the [ Know Nothing candidate. Many Whigs in every - county State will vote tor Cigler. Tsu* Cilizrnii oS" S^vic • Are a very genteel and orderly looking set of Peo ple, the bitter denunciations against them in New York and elsewhere notwithstanding. From their general appearance and manners we would take them to be as civil a community as can be found 111 any 1 part of the State. Their city looks clean and neat, 1 whilst the inhabitants bear all the marks of civiliza ■ tion in its most refined sense. It they have corn ! mitted errors, They are those of the head and not of ■ the heart. After learning all the facts and circum • stances connected with the Rail Road disturbances in ' that place last winter, we are inclined to believe " their rmhts were grossly invaded. Ilev. U t:t Ramsey ' OT/-Thi s gentleman's Lectures, in Bedford, on India tind its Customs, on last Tuesdav and Wednesday evenings, were listened to with great interest. "ST. (HAKLES HOTEL." CT7"' We publish m the pi oper column the card of, Messrs. Bryso.y & Mnui.s, Proprietors of the Saint Charles Hotel, in Pittsburg, and take plea-tire in | recommending visitors to that city to give them call. The St. Chdrlr v is a very superior house, and the Proprietors are courteous and accommodating gentlemen, who spare no efforts to render comforta ble their guests. The Superintendents of this elegant establishment, (B. K. JOHNSTON and Gto. Ml 1.1.1N , Ksqr's.) are also gentlemen eminently qualified for the trust curiiriutted to their bauds. DCTMu another column will be luuud an article on Temperance from the pen of Hon. PETKU Scuti.T.'. Having published, giatuitously, all tliat has been handed u by the advocates ol I empeianee, we hope we shall bejr no complaints Ironi that quarter. Al though • iiave always been opposed to mixing Teui peiance with politics, and cannot see that any good can result from such unnatural combinations, stiil vve have no disposition to prevent thos • troni being heard who think differently. ♦'Freedom ot Thought and Opinion" is our uiutto, and, upon tins principle, our columns are open to all good citizens, provided then communications are not too long. From the Philadelphia Argus. Will Judge Pollock Keep his Promise ? On the 27th of June, 1810, pending the passage of the Tariff Act of that session, Judge Pollcok, in the course of an erratic and unsound speech in the House of Representatives against that measure, made the following prediction and promise, to which we call the attention of the Judge and his politnal friends at this time : ♦>l believe Secretary Walker will find himself mistaken in his premises and Ins conclusions. In stead of the revenues being increased in the manner and to the extent named, they will be diminished in a greater proportion. 1 will not undertake to review all his calculations, but it Secretary Walker, or any of his ti prove tiiat the pro|Xscd bill (the Tariff of 16 Hi,) will increase the revenues—du'y on tea and coffee included, live millions— l am rta/iy to renounce ill my theories and principles, and become a conceit to the I'm Trade doctrines.' —See Appendix to Congressional Glebe, First bession, AXIXth Cou gres-, page 720. Now as the Judge is a candidate for a public office, it i- proper that we should remind him of this pledge, and exhibit for his information the results of the (our jear- when the Tariff ol 1812 was in operation, con trasted with six years under the Tarill of ibid.— Remember that Judge Pollock's pledge was, "if .Mr. Walker, or any of his friends, could prove that the Tariff Act of 1810 would yield more revenue than that of 1842, he would renounce all bis formejLjjieti ries, and become a convert to the doctrines of Free Trade." 8ha!l the figures decide the i-sure we have made with Judge Pollock ! All rea-orable men an- ; swer, yes. We give them from the official reports; to Congress: Revenue from the Tariff of IS 12— 1810-3, sl7,Kid.*73 SI 1813-4, 30,1)25,010 Si) 184 1-7, 25,510,320 80 181.3-0, 23,5id,502 31 . Revenue from the Tariff of 181C—f ~.. 1810-7, $23,7|7,5G4 66 ISI7-S, 31,737,0 70 00 1818-9, 2:.;.31ita Free Trier/ They ■ niu.-t either do so or Judge Pollock mil jsacrifige his i word of honor, given to the assembleijliepresenta-i tivesol the Nation, at Wa-liirigton. \li he do this, | or will the Whig party present a newJndidate ? Which shall yield—Whig principlesjr Jhdge Pol lock's pledges I Truly, the Whig caudate foi l.ov- ! ernor is an unfortunate man. In a relet loiter to i the people of Sullivan county, he utter*,options upon ! the slavery question in the Territoje% which, if sound, exhibit the whole Whig partji asiyjxrcrites and demagogues on that subject, wlje tppi other irnjioitant issues he Knows Xotlmr tha In; dare j : enunciate to the people whom lie a> Is fonheir sup ; f >ort. Such is Judge Pollock, the Vh:2;andidate : for Governor. Will he redeem his jJedgeHiade on the 27th of June, 181G ?or w ill the (Vbig jrty "re- j nounce all their theories and principles,"fid sup- j : port a Free Trade candidate for Governor 4l)ne or j * the other of the-e positions must be assume Kith-! er Mr. Pollock must falsify his promise, or(e Whig ; party must sink still lower than it i- in ttiejntcmpt of every thinking inan in the community, i - . - From the Philadelphia Argil-. | First frails of Know IVothingij. It will be remembered that one of the nj; popu- J ' lar campaign cries of this faction previous j the e-! ; lection was that of the Public Schools, feting*! ; were held at which Mayor Conrad, Williardv Bar- j ' ker and other prominent Know-Kothings vent j to forebodings of a truly alarming cbarad us to ! i the injuries that would be inflicted upon y Com- ' : mon School System should the Democratiarty be ' ; triumphant. In face of the fact that thsily law I ever pa-sed dividing the School Fund of p State was advocated and voted for by Whigs aiiXatieci \ i exclusively, the citizens were told tGat l|l)pmo- ' ] cratic party for the first time were about attack ; | I the School System and prostitute it to polul pur- j 1 poses. For years the Democratic party keen in i i the ascendant iri this State, and yet dig that j ( ! whole .itnc no attempt ha been made to jde the ■ j | School Fund; pn the contrary at the last lion of . I the legislature, the Democracy repealed tLection , 1 j by which a division of tlie fund was majawful, < and thus placed the School Sy-tero on the lie old j ' universal platform on which it started. But the Know-Nothings triumphed at thlunici-1 I j pal election; and how have they kept their promises as to school guardianship/ Have they -introduced j no religious or political tests into their government/ . Kelithc following able and convincing article from Ledger answer that question:— ! TBK Prar.tc SCHOOLS'"IXJUANOKR. —The common I school system ol instruction in Pennsylvania is tlie pride of the State, as it has al-o been the main in strument for diffusing the general intelligence which pervades the Common wealth. It was adopted in wise conformity to the spirit ol the Cou.-titutioifo' which lavors no particular sect, but declares that all j have equal privileges, and that nu differences ut le i ligions belief shall subject those entertaining them to molestation, or to deprivation of t hex civil and puliti eal rights guaiautecd to all. This genuine Aineri -1 can principle, constitutionally securjTd first in this ol ; all the countries of the world, legitimately springs from the liberty and equality upon which republican institutions rest. Any attempt to smfo'ert it is an i assault upon the fundamental law ol life State. Yet rumor .-uvs, and the tacts seem to justify the rpports, that ail attempt i- now being made, and lor the lir.-t time in the history ol our commonwealth i openly avowed, to introduce religious tests into our institutions ol public instruction. Tracheis, who: j have been declared competent by the pioper exauu | i.ers, and who have pioved themselves capable by ■ years of experience in the performance ol their du ties, have recently had this new and intolerant test applied to them by some ol the lately elected Board , ol ifirectors; and because ihey had faith enough in i their religion to rest their hopes ol future ml vat ion | upon it, they have been deprived of tbeir present ' I means of supporting themselves honestly and decent- j ! ly by their piofession. Fifteen or sixteen teachers i liave been turned out of the public schools ot the i First and Second Wards, because of therr religious I belief, though worshipping only in a different lorm i the same living God that the directors do —it the . latter worship any. We can scarcely believe that a spirit of such rank j and hitter intolerance could exist in this age, and in 1 j a country which pos-e.-ses the freest and purest po ! litical institutions in the world. We can hardly ' credit that men bua-tmg American de-cent, and , I prtiliug themselves upon their birth, should -o lar j descend iroui every manly principle, to make war upon a fevv honest, industrious and reputable females, j seeking to earn themselves a living by the exercise jof their talents in an honorable profe-ston. But, ! however lamentable tins lact may be, the individual | injury lnlheted is nothing to the git'wt public injury • winch is done by such an act. Tfie Common Schools : hitherto have escaped the baleful and destructive in : flaenfe ot religious seetariainsm. The doors of these i institutions have been thrown open widely to all i i creeds and all iaitbs. Children taught at borne, in .every kind ol rrligious taith, tliere met on common ground ol equality, and the necessary instruction t : they received, with the dally intercourse between : them; served to solten the asperities ot political and : j sectarian differences, and to create a universal senti -1 meut ot love tor the institutions of our cotiiitrv, u j hove all other affections or considerations of duty.— j The wise policy which built up so successfully the present noble system of public instruction, is now 1 | to be subverted, and the usefulness of tlie public ! schools to be destroyed forever. And will the peo j pie consent to see the public schools destroyed by . political and sectarian influences; and to accomplish 1 j what / It one party can act this way in the day of. j its strength, another party may do the same thing ! when it get- into power; so that we shall have, eve ry year or tvvj, a general turning out of teachers, 1 because of their religious opinions,and in a few years the total destruction ol our pre-ent system of com mon schools. Are these noble institutions not worth one elfort to save / - I Temperance iu Politics. FKunow-CiTiztfSs s—Permit me, one of your old citizens, to say a lew wards ro you upon one ot the most important subjects now agitating the political, I social and christian community. My object is not to \ dictate to any political paity, but to express my hon est coifVictjous to Hi': people of Bedfoid County, lr respecfive of party. The subject to which 1 desire to draw your atten tion particularly is, the semination ol candidates lor v our county offices ,md candidates to represent you in the m-xl Legislature. The question may be ilshed, I What kind ot men would you have fill these uiiic-- 1 answer, honet, temperate and ,'MCM— men that are not mere political l5 wW ,-4 , ing to do ' their duty. In a few days or week both political parlies w ill hold their respective mu-s and cuiiler ence meetings, in order to make such nomination- us will contribute to the carrying out ef their favorite ; political principles. And here, fellow-citizens, I j would not advise you as to your particular action,' i but 1 would a>k that you, making up the prominent ! witita. ue your influence to correct a piac i tice sobfir *inu.-t fwi-k upon with; dtegusf. It to be considered an almost indi-pen sabje (pkalific.aiion that a candidate, in an election eering ci*nq>arik, be abie to drink a hall pint ol whis key oltbrandy utka draught, and invite ail around him to partake in ftije manner; then fc vva- called a "clevgr fellow," anrr the "dear people" were thus brought or bought to vote for him. This old which was continually entailing bunged eyes, bloody ' noses, biokeri beads, and, worst ol all, an army of! drunkards*upon the couiruuniiy, which many ot you have seen; 1 hope t|iat you, even at the risk of losing cast with the "Gid'l ogies," who -eern determined to jire.-eive inviolate the usages of their grand-lath er.-, will unite with me in condemning it. We are a people of progress and should be willing to dispense with all dangerous usage.-, arid take hold of new in ventions and new principles, which seem good and ! calculated lor the Welfare ami l&ppuie-s of the human family. Ihe piactice of candidates riding into office upon whiskey barrel.-, braudy kegs, n hard-cider ban els.; if von please, ought to be considered by every good and honest man a direct bnhei% aiAan in-ult ; and I believe that any future candidate lbnyflic, who will conntenanre this thread-bare cuktom, will be closely | scrutinized by many and sei veitiaceordingiy. Let, then, the delegates appujnLed to make nomi nations, arid all other- who inawffre aeces-ory, reflect j seriou-ly upon the subject before they act. Take up no man lor office but Mich as you know to 1> • ol tern- j pcrute habits and otherwi-e qualified. If yon act j ! thus, Temperance men can, and 1 have no doubt will; act with you to elect those representing your respec- I , tive piinci|i|es. Your actions a*.parties will indicate i whether the "Rum Power," with its train of coriup- J tiou, misery and destruction is to prevail,or whether temperance, sobriety, happiness, good will to God and man will be the rule for the future. 1 am well aware that some of you, my fellow-citizens, may dis- ] agree with me; and I !*#] assured that others wills not. I must, then, leave the matter with you, hop- j ing, however, that what has been said may receive ' your friendly consideration. Why should politicians, j I or political parties, or any individual, be opposed to \ ; the subject as here presented ? Some may not an swer this question directly: their actions then must do it for them. i I FETKR SCII ELL. < A —t; r ' Communicated. I Sale or no Sale of latoxifating Liquor Examined at Sew York. "The drunkard soliloquising on the Maine (or Pro hibitory) Liquor Law." The Maine law is a mean, unjust law. It takes away triy liberty. Yes. it i- a fart! ft takes away my liberty ! A mean, nr.just law surely. It takes away my liberty to buy, drink and make a simpleton of myself; wallow in the mud; act like an idiot ; rage and foam like a madman, have the de lirium tremens, and be tormented by snakes, dragons and devils. A mean law indeed! How unjust? It takes away my liberty to buy liquor, and lie, steal, gamble, cheat, and be cheated, blaspheme, fight, murder, and be murdered, get in a penitentiary, arid be hung as a felon. Oh, what a mean law ! Oh, how unjust to take away such liberty ! H takes away my liberty to drink and be poor, miserable, penniless, houseless, friendless, character less, man-despised and God-forsaken. Surely, the Prohibitory law is the depth of meanness, and height of ir.ju-tice ! It takes away my liberty to get drunk and abuse my family ; to make my children ashamed of their drunken father; to make them fear me as they would a savage ; to beat my poor, patient, frightened, heart broken wile. 1 hat wife who loved me so dearly, and whom, before High Heaven, 1 swore to protect, love and cherish as my own self: tear that hair I once thought so fine; disfigure that face, 1 once thought scarcely les- fair than an angel's; wring that heart which would still shed its blood for mine'', and at la-t send her, tin? wife of my youth, crushed by the great weight of rny cruelty, to an untimely grave. Ob, 1 bave a soul, and ran I tolerate a Law which deprives a man >t nicji Itberly, such privi leges I it takes away my liberty to be a drot.kaid, and a nuisance to rnyselt atid every one else, and be queath my body to a drunkard's grave, and try soul, a lost spirit, to u drunkard's hell. Is not the Maine (or Prohibitory) Liquor Law a vile outrage upon every sense of honor and every principle oi justice, and a traitor to tbe dearest libei ties of men. Dear reader, we would mo*t respectfully invite your attention to the above, should you be a run - seller, a moderate drinker, a druiikark, or whatever sphere ol lite yon may move in in society. It you have any teal ol giving away your liberty, by sup porting and voting tor the pa sage ot a prohibitory law, at the coming Pennsylvania election, reflect and jMKuler seriously upon the above "soliloquy," ol the miserable drunkaid, and beware that his may not be come your own lot. "A Fill KM) TO HUMANITY." ii Y.bil'i 80. The Mter of Gov. BIGLER challenging Judge POLLOCK to meet hitn on the stump, came DOWN on the Whig party like a bucket ol' cold water. For some tune the Whigs, in their very aston ishment, remained quiet, but finding that public opinion is beginning to make the inquiry as to the cause of their silence, here and there in the State a Whig editor may be (bund attempting to show his readers some cause lor their "Lack ing out." it won't do, however, and the Whigs of this State must learn, sooner or later, that the game of brag, which they have been playing so long in this State, has lost its virtue, it it ever had any, and that they must hereafter he hon est. Last spring, immediately after the adjourn ment of the Legislature, the leading Whig or gan of the State, published at Hart isburg, pro claimed it far and wide that JAMES POLLOCK intended to stump the State, and, also, to chal lenge Governor BIOL rut to meet him before the people. This was of course a brag, nothing more. The editor did not Mean it when he wrote it. But other Whig editors in the State caught up the cry, and it was proclaimed far and wide. All well enough. It would have been a pity to have deprived them oi a little glorification, and the Democratic press ol the State looked on and laughed. By-and-bv the novelty of it wore off, and J.\Ml> POLLOCK, to make his election doubly sure, as he thought, took the advice of Judge COM: WO of Philadel phia, and had himself inifiated into a "Know .Nothing" Lodge. The spider invited the fly into his parlor—the fly accepted the invita tion, and only found its mistake when its feel became entangled in the web. Air. POLLOCK'S political ambition overleaped itself, and now we find him and his party refusing to go before the people, for fear that he might be interroga ted on this question. This is the seciet ot the "backing out," and all the twisting and turning of whig editors, to account for their silence, will not convince the jleople. It was not necessary fori he Democracy to Mow and blast like the Whigs. They knew that in due time their candidal - would settle all controversy about meeting the masses ol both parties. We sai l, time and again, that Gover nor Bigler would meet the People, face to face. What difference does it make whether the let ter w as addr-ssed to the Democratic State C<*n- j tral Committee or to Air. POLLOCK ? That Chairman has informed Mr. POLLOCK of Gov-, ernor BIGLEK'S intentions, and cannot Air. POL LOCK direct the Whig Cfontra! Committee to in form Governor BIGLER wjtat he intends to do? Such a miserable quibble will not exonerate him from the charge of cowardice before tile people. H>- knows that there are hundreds of men in this State who are just now waiting for him to come out on the stump. Questions will be propounded to him which will make the "old line Whigs" sick of their affiliation with such men as Mayor CONRAD and James POL LOCK. The Whigs of Philadelphia are heartily sick of .the former, and the Whigs of the Slate will be sick enough of the latter after the Oc tober election.— Butler Herald. Craven McCtipn, the first assistant teacher in the Reed street grammer school, was dismissed for the openly avow ed reason that she was a mem ber of the Catholic church. She also had an liish name. I luv .so dismissed a .Miss Win slow- for the same reason. Not the slightest charge is made against them except tliar. The aid directors declared they were excellent voting ladies, and entirely obedient to the regulations >f the directors. Now this is bravery for von. Among, perhaps, a hundred and fifty female acherr the schools of that city,"probably four or ti\e Catholic young ladies can be found. The secret society that boasts its strength, :ut hides its head, decrees that these voung wo men must he turned out of employment at once. I 'lf with their heads, ringlets and all, shout hese thousands of brave men, and off they go, ' md Know-Nothingism is appeased. We won- , for whether the Know-Nothing candidate for ' jovernor, Judge POLLOCK, was called into ' founcil before this wonderful achievement was fotermined upon? If he was, he should be presented with the Regalia of the Kitchen forlh r with: oil the other hand, if he wasn't, he should he ashamed that he ever allowed himself to be . inveigled into such a disreputable cabal ! * Down goes your (rockery. i ibe Democracy ol Pennsylvania are closing up their forces, and marching in solid phalanx atrainst the ranks of the enemy. BIGLER is gaining ground every day, hike waun Demo -3 crats are ringing in, in platoons, while POLLOCK is losing ground just as fast. His Know Noth ing ism, is looked upon hy the moderate and re flecting portion of the party as small business fir a man who wants to be Governor. Besides the humbutr was commenced entirely too soon, just like the Whigs get up an election excite j ment. If they had laid hack and started the fever about this time, perhaps they could have found fuel to keep up the blaze until the elec tion, for if the fire got low, they might have thrown on a church or two.— Penn&ylvnnian. OS*"A great fire occurred at Troy, N. Y.,on Friday last, which destroyed betwet#i 200 and 300 buildings, valued at about §1,000,000. BIGLER addressed the citizens j: of Susquebannali county, at Montrose,on Thurs -1 day last. Lieut. F. E. Patterson, ,1 We find the following correspondence j. ■; San Francisco paper. It is a proper tribut, j a gallant officer, and will he read wit!, j,\ a . ' ' by his numerous friends in this city, j , . - Patterson a son of our esteemed tow nsman J Patterson, being at New (Khans 1 q' . opening of the Mexican war, joined the T Rangers, and, after hard service, (ii t,. r . second lieutenant in the artillery, and now c'.,!"" j mands a battery of Light Artillery, in ~ . i arm he is looked upon as one of the .. ■ promising ofliceis. For several years fo; been actively engaged in the trials of f rot ,, military life, all of which he has born with ;; , firm, manly spirit which is his cistiiimii*! • • characteristic.— Phil. •Lrnus. \ _ ° Compliment to Lieut. Patterson. SAN Ditco, Cab, June 20, ]354. Dear Sir:—We have learned with much r . 1 gret that you have been orderedJ'roin this ■ to the Colorado. Aware that a soklier kir-' ; not to-day w here he will be to-morrow, V o we cannot refrain from expressing to you 01- ; sincere regret in foaming that you are calv.j • from our midst. Since we have bee, ■ i timately associated and connected with your- . —with you we have spent n.any gav "and ■ cial hour*;— God forbid that they are the la,t -\ a testimony of the-high estimation your ma-v • virtues are held in by the citizens of Saa Die* • we tender you a BALL, to lie given at such te ' ■ as may suit your convenience. With sentiments of high esteem, w e are very truly, ■ CAVE J. COLTS, W. C. FEKRELL, S. E. Aacu- I ELLo, Committee. To Lieut. F. E. Patterson, Mission San Di*> MISSION SAN DIEGO, June 20th, 18iU. Gentlemen—Your kind note of this date } ;a , been received. Jn leaving San Diego, mv chief regret is tlie friendly associations formed during my long stay will he broken; and the rrc< ii..l tion of thenTsubm'rtted to the tests of time and absence. I assure you that it will take n.ui of both to destroy the agreeable reminiscent . of vou and yours, entertained by mvself. \Ye rt . J vain enough to hold myself at the'premium if your parfiaJ estimation, still would I U* the greater loser; yon lose but one, I manv. I ac cept with pleasure yonr invitation, for the c • - plimentary terms of" which I ha\> is thank v ur personal partialities. Your convenience as to the time w ill be my own. With the pleasant anticipation of once more meeting San Diego friends, and regret that it may be for the last time, 1 am sincerely yours, F. F.. PATTERSON. Aforsrs. Cave J. Couts, W. C. Ferrell, S. E. Arguello, Committee. THE PAR BOM\(. POWER. In consequenee of some Whig papers d*- nouycing Gov. Bigler for alleged too free us. f Ihe Pardoning Power, the Editor ol the 1 ! •- ! form has taken the pains to ascertain the n . her of Pardons granted, and the following state ment may be relied on as correct : From tlie 20th of January, ISJ9, to the 18th ot August, 1851, two years and seven months of Johnston's term, there were granted 32G From the 20th of January, 1852, to the 18th ol August, IK5+, two wars and seven months ot Bigfoi's term, there were granted 293 Less by -tlje present Executive, .33 SINGULAR AFFLICTION. —A singular and shocking case of suffering now exi.-ts in this titv, in the person of a young woman residing in the western par? of the citv. She has been suffering for several veais from the growth of a reptile in her stomach.— Various attempts to destroy it have proved in effectual, and she is in momentary danger of death from it. A singular phenomena connect ed with ibis case is, that when the voting, wo man looks at any thing offensive to the invisible tormentor, she is immediately thrown into vio lent paroxysms.— Utica Telegraph, .dug. 2d. I -TILL LIVE. Lord Bvron once remarket, "Glory consists of being shot in battle, and havingone's name reported wrong 111 the dead an ! wound list." We were never more strongly reminded of the truth of this assertion, ami how little the great are remembered after their death, than on hearing a fow davs since, the following aftCedote ol an eastern farmer, Irving to repeat the last words of the "God-like Webster," "I still live. ' A gentleman remarked, "Life is very uncertain." "Ah, yes," replied'the far mer, "that's true, every word of it, and hv-the way, Captain, that makes me think of what one of your big Massachusetts men said when he died a spell ago." "Who was it ?" inquired the Captain. "V\ ell, } don't just call his name to mind now, but at anv rate he was a jxilitition er and lived near Boston, somewhere. Aly newspaper said when he died, the Boston peo ple put his image in their windows, arid hal a funeral fir a w.nole day." "Perhaps it w;> VV ehster," suggested the Captain. "Yes, that s the name; VVebster, General Webster! Strang I could not think on't effore ! He riz in the lied an A says he, "I AIN'T DEAD YET !"— Literary .Museum. Jj MELANCHOLY DISPENSATION. — We learn from W'rightsvilfo, Pa., that Mr. James H. Smith,.of that place, who died of apoplexv on the lT>h ult, in Baltimore, had only been married lii" previous day, and himself and wife were on 0 pleasure tour when the melancholy affiair oc curred. His wife, who left her home on Wednesday, with so much anticipated pleasure and hope of protected connubial life, returned on Friday with the dead body of her husband, under feelings that no one except herself can know. The heart, under such bereavement* knoweth its own sorrows, and a stranger tneii dleth not with it. Air. Smith was in his f year. ST. CHARLES HOTEL, WOOD STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA., BRYSON Ac SHIRLS. Sept. 1, 1851. STRAY HEIFER. Came to the premises of the subscriber, living in Bedford Township, Bedford County, about the 19th day of August, a Black Heifer, s' ! P* posed to be. two vears old—no ear or other marks. The owner is requested to come for ward, prove property, pay charges and take her away. W. N. FARQUHAR* Sept. 1, ISSL