THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. Sept. I I, 1M.1.1, G. W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor. Democratic Caniiiikitc for Canal Commis sioner, HON. ARNOLD PLTJMER, OF VENANGO COUNTY. Itluess of (he Editor. ir./ 3 * In consequence of the indisposition of the Editor, the Gazette of this week does not contain its usual amount of editorial matter. — This also will account for any deficiencies that appear to the reader. We are happy to state that he is now convalescent, and his Physician and family anticipate, by our n>-xt issue, a suf ficient recovery to resume his former duties. A Quarterly Afeeting of the AI. E. Church ol Bedford Station, will commence on Saturday next,at 10o'clock, A. AI. The Rev. JOHN A. COLLINS, Presiding Elder, is expected to be present, when the people will again have an opportunity ofheaingthe thrilling eloquence of this eminent divine. COL. BLACK. —There was a gram! Democratic mas meeting at New Lisbon, Ohio, on Monday last, at which Gov. Med ill and our fellow-citizen, Col. Black, were the principal speakers. The Ohio Patriot speaks thus of the later gentleman : "At the conclusion of Gov. .Medill's speech, Col. • Sam Black, a favorite son and eloquent orator from I the old Keystone State, was introduced to the audi- j ence. His speech was confined principally to Know j Nothingism, which he exhibited in alt its naked de lormity. His eloquent exposition of the infamy oft the infamous order—his eloquent appeals in behalf of civil and religious liberty—lns denunciations of the outrages on the ballot box in Svan-as and else where in our laud by the midnight conspirators, carried conviction to the Demociatic masses pres ent." PHILADELPHIA NOMINATIONS. —The Democratic County Convention ol Philadelphia, has made the fol lowing excellent nominations : frnator —Harlan Ingram. —First District, Chas. M. Leisenring; Second, John McCarthy; Third, John Thompson; Eighth, Joseph Huncker; Ninth, John Hancock; Tenth, Townsend Yearslej ; Eleventh, Chas. Cartv ; j Twelfth, Frederick Waller; Thirteenth, bainue! j Hibbs; Fourteenth, John Roberts ; Futeenth, Until*! ardson L. Wright. Skerijf —George Megee. lirgirter of Will* —Charles W. Carrigan. Cirri- of Orphan's Court —John Sherry. The City Convention has nominated the following Legislative ticket : Fourth District, Ignatius Donnelly; Fifth, Aaron J Coburn ; Sixth, Pempberton Morris ; Seventh, George • Smith. MISSISSIPPI, The gallant Democracy of Alississippi are do ing their work nobly. Messrs. Ale Willie, Wright, Bennett, Barksdale,, Quitman, and Alc- Rae, are laboring like (aithful servants in the Democratic vineyard. As a sample of tlie spirit prevailing and the energy with which the con test is being carried on we copy the following from the Mississippian of the "-Mb of August: : "There was a gathering of from SGO to 1000 • Ln the occasion of a Democratic barbecue and j mass meeting. Ihe Know Nothings were in- > vited to participate in the discussion, and Alessrs. A. R. Johnston and G. L. Potter appeared as the forlorn defenders of their cause, the De mocrats were represented by the Hon. s A. G. Brown and Wiley P. Harris. Several ol our j citizens went down to attend the discussion, and we speak their unanimous opinion in saying that the Democratic victory was complete and over- | whelming. Brown ied the charge with an ar ray ot eloquence, logic and sound Democratic truth: while Harris wielded the battle axe ot argumeut, wit aud sarcasm, with meriiless el fect, against the disconsolate and crest-fallen champions of Know-,Nothing Whiggery. -Ma ny accessions were made to the Democratic cause, and the banner oi 'Sain' went down in the dust amid the shouts of the multitude. Gen. Ali!e3, ol Alississippi, a distinguished Whig, in a late speech at Jackson, said— "Fellow-citizens, 1 expect to be in New Or leans when the election shall come on : but on the morning of the first day I intend to take the cars at eight o'clock, and travel eighty-four miles to Osyka, and then, for the first time in mv life, I intend to vote tlie full Democratic ticket. And, further, I earnestly and solemn ly upze mv old Whig friends to follow my ex ample : for if Know-N'othingisin succeed, there will be an end to our republican form of gov ernment—it will be annihilated." E. S. Gtxjde, the Know-Nothing candidate in the Fifth Congressional District, has declined, and Gen. Quitman will walk over the course. In the Third District, Col. J. 11. Cobb refuses to run as the Know-Nothing candidate. Know JYothiagism From almost every part of the country, as well as in our own county, we have the most unquestionable evidence of the sinking condi tion of the Know Nothing order. Its fall prom ises to be lull as rapid as its rise, and in one year from this time nothing but its despised carcass will remain to tell that it ever existed. Thousands and tens of thousands of good men are quietly withdrawing from its pestilential embraces, determined to cast their votes with the great national Democracy, as the only cer tain means by which our civil and religious liberties can be perpetuated. The honest-hear ted Christian, after viewing with surprise and deep regret the devastation it is working in the Protestant churches of the country, speedily withdraws from the infidel compact, and en deavors to repair the evil he has assisted in bringing about, by as zealously trj ing to defeat and destroy this monster of darkness. Its days are numbered, and its requium will be the la mentations of waning churches, and the wait ings of the widows and orphafls who have been made so by its bloody violence. Blair louiily. The Whigs of Blair county, at a Convention held a few days since, nominated the following ticket; Assembly, Col. David H. liotins ; Associate Judge, Joseph Feanv : Commissioner, Daniel C. Gibbonev ; Sheriff, Samuel M-'Camant. The Convention, before adjourning, passed the following resolution : Resolved, Tnat we appiove of the nomination of Hon. John M'Cuiloch, a* the Whig, %mo cratic and Independent candidate for the Le gislature in Huntingdon county, and that the Whigs of Hlair, and all others be cordially and unit'dlv rejti'\sted to give him their support. OLDFASHIOAEI) MORALITY. If all our clergymen are not baxters, Bar rows, and Wbitfields, their influence upon the people for gocd or for evil is beyond all calcu lation. Those who do the most good, however, are the men who most closely study the charac ter and the example of the early teachers of Christianity. The noisy and inflammatory priest, the pragmatical humanitarian, querulous and reforming polemic, who attempt to cure all "the ills that flesh is heir to"—such as these are rarely remembered except in the passions they excite. But those who are divines after the Divine example, who preach 'good-wi 11 among men,' are certain to become almost as immor tal as the truths they utter. These latter are the teachers of old-fashioned virtues, and are not, perhaps, as popular as the Ward Btecher school of political clergymen. It will do no harm, however, to reproduce an occasional example like the following. It is part ot a letter writ ten by a Kentucky clergyman who has evident ly had nothing to do with the Louisville riots : "I am now in my 7Stii year, and have been in the ministerial oflice a little upward oi halfa cen tury. During the long course ol my ministry— ten years occuping the old homestead, and up wards of forty in my present location, and under different phases of the jxditical atmosphere—l never saw it my duty, or felt the slightest incli nation to preach what is generally called a po litical sermon. And if, by one word, or even insinuation, from the pulpit, I ever disturbed or interrupted the feelings of a political hearer, I never knew it. T never entered the election eering canvass for any man, even my most fa vorite political friends. And when I thought proper to ofler my suffrage at the polls, it was always done by a silent vote in an unobtrusive manner. Ido not know that J ever gained a vote secretly or indirectly for any man. In deed, I always thought it unbecoming the grav ity, the dignity, and sacredness of the pulpit, as well as detrimental to the spiritual edifica tion of tlie people, for the ambassador of Heaven to turn aside from his .Master's work to mingle with the excited multitude, where little else is to be heard but wrangling and jangling about men and measures, without any addition to put most certainly detracting from, the credit and influence of iiis clerical character. Of all the offices ever held by man that of an ambassador of Christ is the most dignified and responsible. '"No other post afiotds a place Of equal honor or disgiace.'" From the Somerset Democrat. COMIXG Oi l FROM TUB FOIL PARTY. Below will be found a letter of renunciation from a citizen of Alii ford township, to which! we direct the attention of our readers. We are always glad to record such instances of manly j independence, and trust that Air. Friedline's no- I hie example will be imitated by others whom ' We know have become disgusted with the Or- ! der, and who regret the day that they ever bow- : ed the kr.ee to such a monster of iniquity. Pub- j lie withdrawls are the only proper ones to ef iect. They speak trumpet-tongned against the Order, and it is the duty of those who have he come convinced of its corruptions to publicly! expose it. The people demand it, and they | scores ot bfofrny anu (idfiarauW'-urv-n j set county who were inveigled fnto it under false pretences, who have resolved never to act with that party again : then why not warn their fellow-citizens ot the dangers of Know-Noth lngism, that they, too, may not be drawn into its serpentine folds ? Come out like Ireemen. Leave not the stinking carcass as sneakingly and secretly as you went into it, but come out bold- Iv and"independent!y, ami you will be the more honored by those whose good opinion is worth enjoying : AltLFonn Tr., Somerset County C. F. Mitchell : Dear Sir—l was induced through the persuasion of persons who professed to be mv friends to become a member of the Know Nothing party, on the positive assuiance that there was nothing wronger immoral in it. But sad experience has demonstrated the fact, that it is the very opposite of what the members of the Order say it is. ] therefore publicly re nounce the Order, and state my determination to vote for ail the Anti-Know Nothing candi dates at the coming election, because I know them to be honest, competent and deserving men—much more so than their opponents. — And I would further add, if my fellow-citizens do not wish to be imposed upon they had bet ter beware of the members of that Order. You will please publish this letter in the Democrat, for 1 a:n determined in the future to be a free and independent man, which a mem ber of that order cannot be. Yerv truly your friend, LEVI FRIEDLINC. Gen. Washington's Last Vote. A correspondent of the Charleston Courier relates the following interesting circumstan- j ci's : "I was present when Gen. Washington gave j his last vote. It was in the spring of 177L1, in the town of Alexandria. He died tfie 11th of December following. The Court House of Fair- j fax county was then over the market house, and j immediately fronting Cadsby's tavern. The j entrance into it was by a flight of crazy steps on the outside. The election was progressing— several thousands of persons were in the court house yard, and immediate neighboring streets; and I was standing on Cadsby's steps when the Father of his Country drove up, and immediate ly apprroched the Court House steps ; and when within a yard or two of them, 1 saw eight or ten good "looking men, from diffeient directions, without the least concert, spring simultaneous ly, and place themselves in |)osition to uphold and support the steps should they fall in the General's ascent of them. I entered the Court House with him—followed in his wake to the palls—heard him vote—returned with him to the outward crowd—heard hnn cheered by more than two thousand persons as he entered his car riage, and saw his departure. I here were five candidates on the bench sitting; and as the General approached them, they rose in a body and bowed smilingly ; and the salutation having been returned very gracefully, the Gen. imme diately cast his eyes toward the registry of the polls, when Col. Dencale said, "Well, General, how do you vote ?" The General looked at the candidates, and said, •'Gentlemen, I vote for measures, not for men," and turning to the re cord table, audibly pronounced his vote—saw it entered—made a graceful bow,and retired. OUT OF SKASOX. —They had a snow storm at St. Johnshury, Vt., on Saturday last. SCAUP. A young sramp, about 2l> years of age, is at present traversing Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the adjacent states. He is a man of short stature, with black hair, and a rather narrow counte nance, and is not heavily built. He pretends to be deaf and dumb, which, however, is very doubtful. He writes in English capitals and his orthography is very bad. It is the opinion of the writer that he understands the German language better than the English, for he writes English as a German would write it. lie changes his name as often as be considers ne cessary in order to deceive, in the mouth of March he came to Lehigh county, and visited a family, which has a brother and his children residing in Ohio. He pretended to be the youngest son of the brother in Ohio, and said that lie had just left the deaf and dumb insti tute in Philadelphia, anil was short in money. As lie first visited the younger members ol the family, lie succeeded in swindling tliein out of several dollars. When, however, he came to bis pretended uncle, he was discovered to be an unposter and compelled to leave. He then went further in search of new booty. The next, of which we have beard, lie found at the bouse of a clergyman residing in Clinton coun ty, Penna. He there pretended to be a mem ber of a very respectable family in Allentown, and as the clergyman was born and educated in Allentown, be felt sympathy lor bint, and gave him two dollars. He then continued bis journey, arid in the present month of August lie arrived in JMiamis burg, Ohio, and there sought the relatives of the family, which lie bad partly deceived in Lehigh co., Pa. He said that he was the son of their uncle in Lehigh county, and thus their cousin. He said that he had lost bis voice and hearing by an attack of sickness, and that be was now travelling for the improvement of bis health. He also said that bis father bad given him §b(J, when he left home, which bad been stolen from him at Pittsburg while sleeping, so that he was now in unpleasent circumstan ces, for his money was gone and bis clothes were so badly worn that lie could not go to visit bis friends in Puller county, and that he j wished he was at home with bis parents. The ; g£>od people had no suspicion but much com passion. They received him kindly, gave him money and a suit of clothes to the value of § 17.f)0. He then appeared to be pleased, and wrote that ho now wished to visit his friends in Butler county, and that, in the meantime they should write to his father for §3O, and ex plain his misfortune and they would soon re ceive their money. He promised soon to re turn and receive the surplus of the money, in order to go home. IT- left and will without doubt never return. Let those who do not wish to be swindled look out for him. Exchanges will confer a favor by giving the above a place. The News From Europe, The steamship Atlantic, at New York, brings news from Europe a week later, bnt nothing oil! special interest. The details of the bombard-j ment of Sweaborg are given, but while the Times, insists upon crediting the destruction of the town, another London journal admits that "such is the nature of the great bombardment j ol Sweaborg, that all that can he said is that it ; is conjectured that considerable loss has been i '■ -0~-l gained much. Seriously, the success is neither brilliant in a true sense, nor is it solid. All the work has yet to be done in the Baltic." The details of the battle of Tehernaya are very im perfect and conflicting. The news of an as sault on Malakofi' may be expected .to arrive with the next steamer. Should it fail, the Al lies would find their situation much deterio rated.— Philadelphia *Jrgus. Whig Movement in Dauphin. HARRISBURG, Sept. 4-, 1855 The "old line" Whig county Convention as sembled yesterday, every township in the coun ty being fully represented, and nominated John Adams Fisher and Win. J Robinson lor Assem bly : Dr. Jacob Shope for Prothonotary: John S- Lvnch for Register: John Hoerner for Coun ty Commissioner, and John McCoy for I'reasr urer. James Fox, Esq., was appointed Sena, toriai Delegate to the Whig State Convention, and Jacob C. Bomberger and H. Murray Cray son, Representative Delegates. An attempt was made by a few Know-Not ht itig delegates to adjourn without making none inations, when, on motion of James Fox, Esq, the "old liners" adjourned to meet in the couif room, and, upon calling the names of the del egates, 51 out of 58 were present, and pledged themselves to support the ticket nominated. TIIE YELLOW FEVER AT PORTSMOUTH \ A. —By a letter from a Philadelphia physician, now at Norfolk, Ya., ministering to tin; comfort of the sick and alilicted, we learn there were five hundred and thirty cases of yellow fever in that city on Saturday, in a population of from eight to nine thousand. So great is the panic that there are a great many families who are very well off in this world's goods, who are entirely dependent on the Howard Association for their bread and meat. We are further in formed thai. "The city indeed presents a lamentable as pect. Every house is closed—not a sound to oe heard, save the occasional howl of tile faith ful dog, mourning bis departed master, or the rumbling wheels ot the hearse or hospital wag on, with their loads of dead or dying. While walking over the grass-green pavements you are startled at the sound of your own footsteps ; with them there is nothing to harmonize, save their own reverberations from the silent and lonely walls—walls which but a few days ago threw back the echo to the gay and giddy crowd that throhged the now deserted streets. The disease is of a most malignant type, and has not yet reached Its culminating point. It is, no doubt, on its northern tour; and next year you may expect a visit from this ter rible destroyer in Baltimore and Philadelphia ; the next year it will decimate New York, ami will continue to travel North, and only stop when the warm temperature comes below 700 Fahrenheit. Q^ = *Francis Carr, who lias taught school ia Indiana for several years, was driven from Mooresville a few evenings ago, by a gang of seven or eight Know-Nothings, who shouted "kill him knock his brains out," Kc- The New Albany Lvger says he is a peaceable, qui et man, and bad committed no offence under heaven except being born in Ireland, and hav ing a good education. ALMOST AN ACCIDENT ON THE HUNTINGDON nI RAILROAD.— On Saturday evenmg I , '' Jhe passenger train had passed up the ' | evil disposed person or persons plac- s * I ut# e track near Mark lesbrtrg, a heavy et ■|Q d it, e return orthe train tlieobstruc- Observed by the brakesman on the pas- < J -X, which was in front coming down, . i and fl rm vvas * ivt>n ' but not liniH l .° **"" to stop the train until it bad a .ass|T o the rail. Fortunately the tiain was |; o ;l. n off the track, the road being perfect ly Jht where the obstruction was placed • Jj We hope the person or persons who plajbe obstructions upon the track may l>e i loui't aIU ' punished severely. A reward of offered by the Company for bis or th"ir a-alt'i'sion and information which will lead J to their conviction : and for the appre- j heal and information which may lead to the ! coi|iion of any other person or persons who shg'-reafter be guilty of a-violation of the |a* extract of which we give for the infor mal of all evil disposed persons: < any person and persons shall wilfully aiJaliciously destroy or remove any part of tiXd, property, building or other works lie lo<*i£to such Company, or place designedly or'jth evil intent, any Obstruction 011 the line qI jf|i Railroad, so as to jeopard tin* safety or enfiger tlie lives of persons travelling 011 or qvfthe same, such person orjieisons so olfend jn?hal) be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, an'ball, on conviction, be impiisomd in the eoty jail, or penitentiary, at the discretion of tfi-'ourt, for a term of not more than three yt. —Huntingdon (Hubs, • > ill nut. \vn r. RAVAGES OF TUL: VELI.OW FEVKK.— M.TJMOI:, Sept. 4.—The Norfolk Iwal arrival tlmorning. She tilings awful tidings ul the rjnmi of yellow fever at that place. A letter Ijo Dr. Morris -fates that 6-1 deaths had occur nin Norfolk on Monday. The Herald gives tl names of 3") that died on Sunday. An or d" has been received here lor 100 additional dims : - r >o were sent down on Saturday. The fit brought up a large number ol people flee jg from the scourge. Some of the fugitives jive taken refuge in the rotunda of the Ex jiange until they can he provided with lodg- )£S. i The fever is abating at Poi tsmouth; the jeaths average about ten daily. A committee of citizens ot Norfolk, headed iv Dr. John McCabe, passed through this city to Washington this morning, to ask the Presr deiit for permission to remove the remainder ol the inhabitants to Fort Monroe. Tin*. VAI.CE OF T:H: UNION. —Mr. Benton concludes one ol the chapters of the forth coming second volume ol his 1 hirty N ears' View, on tiie causes oi the present discontent in the South, with the following remarks: "Separations is no remedy for thes evils, but the parent of far greater than just discontent or restless ambition would flv from. To the South the Union is a political blessing : to the North it is both a political and a pecuniary blessing : to both it should be a social bless ing. Both sections should cherish it, and the North most. The story of the hoy that killed the goose that laid the golden egg every day, that he might get all the eggs at once, was a fabie ; but the Northern man who could pro mote , _. „ v.. 0 ..v (-.nurse of wrong to the nis own history—ami corfmm a ten,,,-.: . profit and loss point of view, of which there is no precedent except in fable." '.LF*"A mother sat at the fireside of home, and her darling boy' sat with her. Love and her peace seemed hovering over them. A word from that mother's lips was treasured up in the heart of the hoy. Years rolled on.— The boy had gone from the paternal roof, arid his voice was heard in the hills of his country. But through him spoke the holy influence of a mother, and a nation left the power of tl at fire side word. Again, it is night. A f. ir haired boy looks imploringly in the face of a worldly-mind mother, and inquires of holy things. 1 hat mother utteis a word that crush es forever the germ of eternal truth. A word fitly spoken is like dew to a drooping flower. One bacily spoken is like the worm that never dies, and a word nnutteied mav affect the world for weal or wo. WHIG ItßSttLl'TlttfS. Whereas, It is due to the citizens of Phila delphia in the present confusion of politics, that voshculd make known wherein we are distin guishable from another Convention assembled n the Whig name—Therefore, Resolved, That while we heartily subscribe t> the declaration that "Americans shall rule ■ merica," and express our belief that since the goriotis Fourth of July, l?7(i, Americans al vjtys have—tfiat they do now—and always \ill govern America: we hold no communion \iili that spurious Americanism that skulks ito hiding places, organizes its disciples upon te footing of mutual distrust—and with the at of immoral and unlawful oaths, inculcates hiitual evasion and deceit, and establishes as it:guiding star indiscriminate proscription of cifcens, hv classes and general descriptions, su as are utterly at variance with the Con st lit ion of tile bnited States, and the whole scqe of American Republicanism. ♦■solved, That it is with pain and regret the we witness the dishonor of the Whig nat>, by a Convention composed of members of f' secret Order known as "Know-Nothings" —io are sworn to support the nomination of thejCouncils, l>v assuming tiie name of a par , ty lic.h they formally abandoned upon becom ing'Know-Nothings, and palming upon the corriunity, as Whig nominees, the candidates wliiave been first nominated in the Councils ol 14 Order. lil ved, That we deprecate the frauds up on big voters heretofore practised by the se cretlrder of "Know-Nothings" in the Whig nargto which we are indebted for the iricom petCe, imbecility, and extravagance which has> signally marked the career of the City Adp ist rat ion, and the prostration of the city's crej and we warn all true Whigs against furfr deceptions of the same nature. mThe Democratic Convention of Delaware coi| met on Saturday, Ist inst., and nomina ted D. Manly, Esq., for Assembly. WOOD. S -d proposals will be received at the Com mis ers' Office, on Friday October 12, 1855, tor furnishing of forty-five cords dry Chesnut the same to be ranked when deliver ed. : A. S. RCSSELL, Clerk Com'rs. sl 14, 1855. — - t! DIED, s , In Harrison Township, on the Ctli Aiws't nit., H AI.BEUT JKISOMF., infant 'ON of Benjamin F. anil l>e- sa tilah Tucker, ss*j 4 months ami Hi tlays. ( On the sth Hist., JACOB MKI.LOX, infant son of <*. | '' VV. Mi meet at the house now occupied by William Keyser in said Township. The Electors of Hopewell Township to meet at the School House near the house ol John Dasher in said Township. . nS hip to meef at the house now o'ccujui .: v' VVm. ii. Hill as a shop, in Bridgport, in said Township. The Electors of the Township of Liberty to meet at the School House in Stouerstown in said Township. The Electors of Monroe Township to meet at the house of David O'Neal in Clearviiie, in said Township. The Electors of Napier Township and Sc.-lis burg Borough to meet at the house built for a School House in the Borough of Schellsburg. The Electors of East Pdovidence Township to meet at the house of John Nycurn Jr. iukeep er in said Tovvnhsip. The Electors of West Providence Township to meet at the new Log School 11 uise at Bloody Run in said Township. The Electors of St. Clair Township to meet at the store near the dwelling house of Gideon Trout in said Township. The Electors of Union Township to meet at the house of Michael Wvant in said Town ship. I IIP Electors of South VVoodberrv Township to meet at the house ol Chandler Pavne, near Noble's iniU in said Township. 1 lie Electors of Southampton Township to meet at the house ol \\ illimu Adams in said Township. The Electors of the Township of Middle Woodberry to meet at the house of Henry Fluke in the village of Woodberry ; at which time and place the quallified Electors will elect by bal lot— ONE PERSON* for Canal Commissioner ofthe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania : ONE PERSON fur Tieasurer of Bedford County. TWO PERSONS, in conjunction with Bedford Fulton and Cambria, as Representatives in the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania : ONE PERSON for Commissioner of Bedford County, for the term of 3 years ; ON E PERSON for Director of the Poor. O\K PERSON /or Auditor of Bedford Count v. I tie election to he opened between tile hours of / and 8 o'clock in the forenoon, by a public proclamation, and to keep open until* seven o'- clock in the evening when the polls shall be closed. AV7VCE IS HEREBY HIVEA That every person, excepting Justices of tin- Peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of profit or trust under the United States, or of this State, or any city or corporated district, whether a commissioned officer or otherwise, a subordinate officer, agent, who is or shall be employed under the legislative, executive or Judiciary department of this State, or of any city, or of any incorporated district, and also, that every member of Congress and of the State Legislature, and of the select or common council o! any city or Commissioners of any incorpora ted district is by law incapable of holding or exercising at the time the office or appointment of judge, inspector or clerk of any election of this Commonwealth, and that no inspector, judge or other office ol such election shall be eligible to be then voted for. And the said act of assembly, entitled "an act relating to elections of this Commonwealth," passed July 3, 1839, further provides us follows, to wit: " 1 hat tlm inspectors and Judges, shall meet at the respective places appointed for holding he election in the district at which fhey re. pectively belong, before eight o'clock intlp norningot tlie'Jil Tuesday of October, and each iaid inspector shall appnnt one clerk, who shall je a qualified voter ol such district. "lu case the person who shall have received [he second highest number votes for inspector, shall not attend on the day of any election, then fhe person who shall have received the second highest number of votes forjudge at the next preceding election, shall act as inspector in lus place. And in case the person ui.o has rec-iv ed the highest number of votes for inspector shall not attend, the person elected judge shall appoint an inspector in his place, and in case the person elected judge shall not attend then the inspector who received the highest number of votes shall appoint a judge, in his place . and it any vacancy shall continue in the board Lr tlie space ot one hour alter the time fixed by law for the opening of the election, the quali fied voters for the township, ward or district lor which such officers shall have been elected, pie sent ut the election, shall elect one oi tbeir nuniber to till such vacancy. "It shall be the duty of the several assessors respectively to attend at the place ol holding every general, special, or township election du ring the whole trine said electron is kept open, lor the purpose ot giving information to the in spectors, and judge, when called on, in relation to the right of any person assessed by them to vote at such election, and on such other mailers in relation to the assessment ol voters, as the said inspectors or either ol tliein shall horn time to time require. •'No person shall be permitted to vote, at any ' election as aforesaid, than a white Ireeinan ut the age of twenty one or more, who shall have resided in this State at least one year, and in the election distinct where he oilers to vote ten davs immediately preceding such election, and ! within two years paid a State or county tax winch shall have been assessed at least ten days before the election. But a citizen of the I 1,1- | ted States who has previously been a qualified i voter of this State and removed therelrom and returned, and who shad have resideu iq the . election district and { aid taxes, aforesaid, shall be entitleil to vote alter residing in this State six months : Provided, That the white freemen, citizens of the I tuted State 3 between the ages i of twenty-one and twenty-two years, who have resided in the election district ten days as alore -1 >aid shall be entitled to vote, aitbougu they shall not have paid tax. No person shall be admitted to vote whose name is not contained in the iist ol taxable in habitants furnished by the Commissioners, un less : First, tie produce a receipt ot payment, within two years ol state or county tax assessed agreeably to the constitution, and give satisfac tory evidence on bis own oath or aturmation ol another that he has paid such a .ax, or m a >an ure to produce a receipt shad make oath to the payment thereof, or Second, if lie claim a rig:.t to "vote by being an elector between the age ot twentv-one and twenty-two years shah deposit cn oalii or aliirination, that lie has resided 1:1 the State at least one year next before his appli cation, and make sucii proof ot residence in the district as is required by this act, and that lie dots verily believe, from the account given him that tie is of the age aforesaid, and give such other evidence as is required by this act, whereupon the naineof tin* person so admitted tu vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical lot by *ib,e inspector, and a note made opposite lb-re . p . n urii 'tax,' 11 lie shall be admit ted to vote by reason of Having paru ia.\, ui u,e word 'age' if he shall be admitted to vote by reason of age, and in either case the reason ol such a vote shall be called out to tli- clerks, who shall make the like note in the fists ot vo ters kept bv them* Jn all cases where the name of the person claiming to vote is not found on the list lui ni.-hed by the commissioners, and assessors, or ins right to vote whether found thereon or not, is objected to by any qualified citizen, it si.ail be tile duty ol the inspectors to examine such person on oath as to his qualifications, and if be claims to have resided within the State lor one year or more, his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, hut lie shall make proof by at least cue competent witness, wiio shall be a qualified elector that he has resided within the district tor more than ten days immediately preceding said election and shall also himself swear that Ins bona tide residence, in pursuance ol his lawful calling, is within the district, arid that lie did not remove in the district for the purpose of vo- j theiein. I '-Every person qualified as aforesaid, arid who I shall make due proof it required, ol Ins resi dence and payment ol taxes, as aforesaid, shall j be admitted to vote in the township, ward or | district in which he shall reside. If any person shail prevent or attempt to pre ! vent any othcer of an election under this act I from holding such election, or use or threaten | any violence to any such officer, and shall in terrupt or improperly interfer with him in de execution of hisdutv, shall Ldock or attempt to block tip the window or avenue to any window* where the same may beholden, or shall riot j ousl v disturb the peace ol such election, or shall : use or prat ice any intimidation, threats, force : or violence, with the design to influence untlu j ly or overawe any elector, or prevent him lro:n I voting, or to restrain the freedom ol choice, I such person on conviction shall be fined in any i sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and to J be imprisoned for any time not less than one i or more than twelve months, and it it shad be ; shown to the Court where the trial ol such o|* ; fence shall be had, that the person so offending I was not a resident of the city, ward, district or | township where the said offence was commuted, : and not entitled to vote therein, then, on cou | viction, he shall be sentenced to pay a fine of | not less than one hundred nor more than one ! thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not h> s than six months nor more than two years. If any person or persons shall make any bet or wager upon the result of any election Willi the Commonwealth, or shall otter to make any such bet or wager either by verbal proclama tion thereof, or by any written or printed ad vertisement, challenge or invite any person or persons to make such bet or wager, upon con viction thereof he or tfiev shall forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet or ollered to be bet. And the Judges of the respective distiicts a* foresaid, are required to tneet at Bedford, on tie Friday next follow ing the holding of said Li< c * tion, then and there to perform those things re quired of them bv law. Given under my hand, at my cfficp in Bedlam, this Sth day of September, in the year ol o". Lord one thousand eisbt hundred and hit)* four, and the 79th of the Independence ol t United States. HUGH MOORE, Shcrif Sept. 11, 1855.