THE Jlti LAW ! . / true Record of Ihe Votes of Laporte and Jordan! We publi-h below, lor Tbe iniormatioii o! ihe pub lic, the votes of these two leading spirits in the cause of Abolitionism, in order that the Freemen of Bed ford county may understand the true character of the men who now deirc to control the action of a party w hose success would be the certain dissolution of the i'nion ! B. LA PORT]', the Abolition candidate for Sur veyor General, was a member of the House of iltf* preventatives from Bradford county at the session of 18.1.3. On the second day of that session, Jan. 3, .Mr. Cummins read in plac- a Bill No. 13. entitled "An Art to repeal tbe Tavern License Law s." I'bis Bill afterwards became what is now well known as The JUG LAW, a law which was received with ri dicule and contempt by nineteen-twentieth* of the voters of the State! This Bill having passed the Standing Committee \u< read the tirst time in t:ie Hon*e and passed Committee of the Whole <>n the 2d 01-March, 1811. It en me up for second reading March 4). The vote on the first section was taken the same day, and resulted yeas 48 nays 27. Laporte voting yea,or in favor of the Biil. See Journal p. 374. The vote on tbe second section was yeas 40 nay* 32. Laporte again voting yea. See page 376. The Bill was again reached March 14, and again March 10, at which time it passed finally and was sent to ihe Senate tor concurrence. On the 22d day 0/ March the Senate proceeded to consider the liiii. The vote 011 the first section (al ways regarded as the test vote) resulted in yeas 18 nays 9. Mr. JORDAN", the Senator from this district toting for the Bill. See Senate Journal of ISSI p. lib. On the 29th ol March the second section was adopted yeas IS nays 12, Jordan voting yea. See Journal page tiOO. On the same day the 3d section was adopted yeas 19 nays 12, Jordan again voting vea. Seesam- page. On the same day all the sec tions opto the Sth w ere agreed to, when the Bill was postponed. April 4 the remaining section* of the Bill were pa-se.l and the title was changed so a* to read "An Art to restrain the sale of intoxicating Liquors." The Bill was prepared lor a Thud reading, yea* 50, nay* 11, Jordan voting yea. See Journal page Gil. On the Gth day 01 April the Bilk came before the Senate on final pa-sage. Mr. McClintock moved to amend the Act so as to submit it to a vote ol THE PEOPLE. This was 10-t, yeas 1 nays 27, JORDAN voting NO ! See Journal page 673. Nu 'meuific amendments were ottered and voted down. The bill was debated at length, and on the 10th day of April passed the Senate finally, yeas 11 navs I t, JORDAN again voting yea. See Scums! page 704. The Bill having been amended by tbe Senate was returned to the House for concurrence. On the llrli day of April these amendments were considered in the House. The previous question was at once call ed and sustained. This cut off all amendment and debate. On this question the vote stood yeas 52 I. ays 33, I.APOR'i E voting vea. See House Journal page 670. The vote was then taken on each section seperatelv. The first was adopted yeas 56 nays 30— the second ami third yeas 56 nays 27—the fourth yeas 51 nay*29—the fifth yeas 56 navs 26—the Otn yeas 53 nays 2s—the 7th yeas 57 nays 27 the Bth yeas 17 nays 27 —the ninth yea* 17 nays 28— the • Olb, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th. and 15th sections by a bout the same vfite. In every case LAPORTE vot ed in favor of tbe Bill, supporting every section and voting again-t all amendments. See Journal pages 669 to 676. This completed the action 0: both House* on the .JUG LAW, and it was immediately sent over to Gov. POLLOCK and approved. Above we given the votes of Mr. JORDAN * and Mr. LAPOuTF. on the Jug Law. These votes were cast during the session of ISSI. We now pro pose to give the votes of our Senator during the ses sion of Pl 6. it wili.no doubt, be interesting to the people of this Senatorial I l ,strict, particulaily, when it i remembered that in October, 1811. only a lew months previously, they had given a majority of nime than rC7" FOURTEEN HUNDRED VOTES AGAINST PROHIBITION* ! It becomes more inte resting to them, too, when it is considered that the L-*g Nation of 1811—0, on th question of TEM PERANCE, co-f tbe State at lea-! FIFTY" THOU SAND Tbe money expended 111 paying the rncmbei, and in printing the numerous bill* introduced on that que-tiou would certainly ex ceed that sum. Here, too, it must be remembered, that the Bill passed in ISSI after so much time and e.\pen*c, Ihe Jug Law. required about an equal a tuount of time and expense to repeal it in iSS6. It slu uld also I;remembered that this legi-iation of ISIS took place immediately after the election of I Kit. \! that election the people had decided a gaiust Prohibition hy inme than 5,000 majority. This vote had been taken at u very heavy expense to the tax-payer*, Ibr the very purpo-e of tranqnilig ing or settling tbe public mind on That vexed ques tion, u every one supposed that all would submit to The WILL OF THE MAJORITY when expressed at the ballot-box. In order more fully to appreciate tlie services ot .Mr. JORDAN in tile premise*, .t 1* well to bear in mind that 1J IS OWN VOTE gave to the people of the whole State the benefit of toe Jug I aw. The Act only passed the Senate by ONE majority, and, ii Mr. Jordan bad obeyed the positive instruction <1 hi- constituents, his vote would, at anytime, have defeated the Bill. The Bill c.f 1856, (the present License Law ) was before the Senate *0 lung and *0 often and so many votes were tuk n that we d.-em it useless to follow it through all the vote given. We simply add that on all tbe votes omitted by u>. Mr. Joi J.ui ioted as he did 111 those which are given below. in Senate Journal of 1850 | sge.- 211 to 222 is to be found the Senate Liquor Bill. The House of Re presentatives pas-e<l a Bill of about five lines repeal ing entirely t! e Jug Law oi 1811. The Senate .struck out tin* Ball and passed a very stringent Li cense Law. This was sent to the House and amen ded there by tlm adoption of a moderate bill. On the 12th ol February. 1816, the Senate ooir m -need to vote on theli Bill. The first section pass ed yeas 19 nay> 12. The second by the same vote. Tbe third by 18 'o It. The fourth by 21 to 11. JORDAN in each case vol.i g jea or lor the Bill. See ■i tge* 280 and 2SI. Feb. 13, JSI6. page 289, an amendment was offer ed to reduce tbe site ol the building necessary for a Favern. -by dur..;..*l.itig the number ot roou s and twds required. This was adopted 17 to 11, Jordan • voting no, or against the reduction. Same day, p. ' ,90, a motion was made to reduce the amount of bail lor a tavern keeper from 81000 to 8-500. Lo-t 16 to 16, Jordan voting against the reduction. A change of bis vote would have changed the re-ult. i On the same pag>* an effort was made to reduce tbe bail to S6OO. Lest 16 to 16, Jordan voting no. Feb. 14, 1816, page 300, a motion wa, made to r, dace the pr;. ■of the License from £3O to §2l. Lost yeas 12 nays 20, Jordan voting no, or against the reduction and in favor of the SOO clause. Page* 308, 309. &c. the other divisions of the Bill were adopied, Jordan voting yea in every ca-e. By the adoption of this Bill the Jus Law was to i be repealed. In such case all prosecutions under it ! would fait to the ground. In order to prevent this and to enable fanatic* *o carry out their designs, j JORDAN moved to amend the Bdl by inserting a proviso allowing all prosecutions commenced under the .lug Law to be carried on to completion ! This ! amendment was iost 11 to 11, JORDAN voting for | it. See page 310; and on the same page the whole j Bill was adopted on second reading, 17 to 12, Jordan 1 voting for it. Feb. 21, 1816. the same bill came tip for final pis- j sage. Mr. McClintock moved to amend by stibsti- ! toting a moderate License Law . Lost yeas 10 nays ! 20, Jordan voting no, page 331. On the same page the House 8,11 having beer brought to the Senate and being simply a repeal of the Jug I.aw, was taken up and struck out, and tbe Se nate Bdl inserted and passed yeas 20 nays 11, Jordan voting yea. See page 332. This Bill from the Se nate was sent to the House where it was amended by the adoption of a moderate Bill. A committee of conference was appointed on the difference between the two houses. Mr. Jordan was one of the com mittee on the part of the Senate. See page 462. Af ter a long controversy in thi- committee a report was made March 29, 181 G. See page 652. This report forms the License Law now m force. It was adopted in both houses. The House and its repre sentative* on the committee of conference contend ed long and ardently for a more moderate bill. But the S.-r.ate and its representatives on the committee ot conference contended for a bill much more strin gent than the on? which is now a law. The Hou-e thought it better to yield sorn!biiig 'o the Senate tuan to adjourn without the repeal of the Jug Law. I' result wa - the .adoption ot the present law in vvh ch both bra; cin s yielded a large poitiou ol tbeir original i ills. THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. Bedford, Sept. S, I ot. W. Bovvmanj Editor and Proprietor- VOICE OF TJIE PEOPLE fTf "The Union of lake—the Union of lands, The Union of Slates none ran sever ; The Union of heart*, and the Union of hands, And the Bag of our Union forever!" FOR PRESIDENT, HON. JAMES BUCHMM, OF PENNSYLVANIA. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HON. JOHN e. BRECKINRIDGE, OF KENTUCKY. Electors ut Ltrrrp. Charles ii. Burkalew. Wilson M'Cariillessl District Electors. Gporge W. NVbinger. Abraham Edingor. Pierce Butler. Reuben Wilber, Edward VVartman. George A. Craw lord. Win. H. IVilte. James Black. John McNair. Henry J. Stable. John H. Brintor. John D. Roddy. David Laurv. Jacob Turney. Charles Kessler. J. A. J. Buchanan. James Patterson. William Wilkins. Isaac Slenker. JamesG. Campbell. Francis W. Hughes. Thomas Cunningham. Thomas Osleihont. John Iveatley. Vincent Phelps. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. C'a mil Commissi a tier, GEORGE SCOTT. .dud Hor General, .JACOB FRY, JR. Surveyor General, COL. JOHN ROVVE, (of Franklin county.) DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. Congress— WILSON REILLP. Assembly—Col. WM. C. REAMER. " ( apt. G. NELSON SMITH. District Attorney—G. H. SPANG. County Surveyor—SAML. KEPTERMAX. Associate Judge—A. J. SNIV'ELY. Commissioner—H. J. BRUNER, (3 years.) CADWALADER EVANS, (I yr.) Poor Director—GEOßGE ELDER. Auditor—HENßY B. MOCK, (3 years.) THOS. W. MORTON, (2 years.) Coroner—JOHN HAIiSHBARGER. Democratic Meeting it; St. llair. The Democrats of St. Clair and adjoining township* will meet in St. Clairsville on Saturday the I3th inst. at l o'clock. I'. M. The public are respectful ly invited to attend. A number of speakers will be present to address the meeting. Deiziorratic .Meeting ia Loudomlcrry. The Democrats of Londonderry will meet at the j house of D. 15. Troutinan, Esq. in said Township, | on Saturday tire 20th day of S-pt. inst. at 10 o'clock ' A. M. tor the purpose of raising a Hickory Pole in honor of the nominees of the Democratic Party.— ! Several speakers will be present to address the meet ing. A general invitation is given to all to attend. ; Mr. Ruer of Somerset, is expected to be present to address the meeting in German. THE jrc LAW. publish, in another column, the votes of 15. L.iroKTK, the Abolition candidate lor Surveyor i General, and those o! FK. JOUDAX, Esq. the self-coti ' 1 1 stituted leader of the lorces opposed to the Democ racy of oedforj County, on the subject ol' the Jog Law, to which we would call the serious attention of | a!! candid men. Laporte who is now asking the cit izens of Pennsylvania to elect him to an important State office, it will be seen, treated the voice of the people with the same contempt that JORUAN did, vo | ting against their tiprt**ed and known will through ( out the entire session of lS'io. Will the freemen ol this County cast their suffrages lor such a man ? Cut we want the people to scrutinize especially The conduct of i'r. Jonu.v.v, whom the "American party in-isted on making the Chairman of their Co. Committee,"' and who modrntly asks old-line Whigs, who "do not cordially act with them," to aid him in bringing about the defeat of •' l.m-n b'oeoism f ,> as a "jH-rxo/iitl favor" to the said Francis! Notwithstanding the people of tilts Senatorial Dis trict instructed Jordan, by a majority of upwards of , 1-100 votes, to oppose the introduction ola Prohibi tory Law, he not only voted for such a law, in its meanest lorui, but alterwaids opposed its repeal, and . advocated every opj/rr**ive measure that was intiodu . ced on the subject. He voted lor an exorbitant bail bond, and offered an amendment to sustain alt prose cut ions, (after its repeal.) brought under the Jug La v. but v.oisc than all. When a Senator offered an amendment to submit the Jug Law to a vole of the People, Jordan voted NO. If, after all these (acts, our opponents w ill consent to be led by such a man as Jordan, they merit all the odium that in*tilt arid indignity can oiler. Perhaps the daikest fea ture in this transaction is to be found in the fact [bat although Jordan thus voted throughout two entire ses sions, at the close of the second, he turned round and voted lor a whole sale License law, a law which not only authorizes the retailing of liquor by the gill, but which also authorizes the establishment of 15cer and Ale houses, the only reform being the large sum ex torted from tavern keepers for their Licenses. Pass Hound the Documents! Democratic lriends would do well to hand to their neighbors of opposite politics all the papers and documents they receive, alter having read them themselves, as there are hundreds of men in Bedford County who have always voted the Whig Ticket that will now vote with us ; and they are most cordially invited to do so. The old-lme Whigs, like the Dem crats, are for the UNION as it is, arid, as this is the only question now before the people, we stand pre- : ciselv on the same platform, and can act in perfect ' harmony. No class of men despise Abolitionism! more than old-line Whigs, and as the Fillmore paper* are only using his name to entrap Whigs to vote for ; Fremont, every principle of justice and fair dealing calls upon them to act with us. The letter of Wat. i>. KKBD, which we this week publish, addressed to his Whig friends in Somerset, should be placed in the ; hands of every conscientious Whig in the county, ! and we hope our friends will not fail to commend ! it to their careful attention. SLAVERY. ettort is now making to create the impres sioi. that Mr. Buchanan arid the Democratic party i are in favor of Slavery, and determined to force it in- ! to 1 erritory no\* free. This is not true, and the ! people should not he misled by a charge so glaringly : talse. Ihe Constitution allows every State to de cide their own local laws, and the Democratic party 1 defend the people in this right only. We believe ! that Kansas will be a free State—and. it the Aboli- ( tionists had not sent a body of armed men there to k.ck up a luss, for the express purpose of making political capital lor bremont, there would have been ! no disturbance whatever in that territory. We in ' Pennsylvania make our own laws, and why V°ld we deny to Kansas a right which we claim and cher- | ish as the apple of the eye f ; E7" Fr. JORDAN A: Co.. have another "outrage" ! lor the public ear. in the fact that Mr. RICBANAN I called upon liev. Mr. HEYDEN, of the Cathoiic Church, and did not call upon !be Protestant Clergy i men of the place. This story is about on a par with i the eaves-dropping slander to which we made allu | sion last week. A few days after Mr. BICHAXAS ar ! rived at the Springs Mr. HF.YDEN called to see hisn, i as is his cu-tom with distinguished public men of all ! parties when visiting Bedford. Whilst they were ! in conversation, a gentleman inquired of Mr. B. if be was at leisure to sit for bis Portrait, to which he replied that he would be in a few minutes. [This Portrait Painter had been sent from Louisiana to take the likeness of Mr. Buchanan.] A reference j to Ibis subject induced Mr. Heyden to remark that, i there was a Portrait Painter in Bedford, (Professor : CI.OGGEH,) whom he considered quite equal to any in i the United States, and requested Mr. B. when he vis ited the town to call at his (Mr. Heyden's) house ami see specimens of his great skill in the art. Mr. : Buchanan said he would do ro with great pleasure, i and accodingly fulfilled his promise— and this act of ; common courtesy is heralded to the world as a bid for the '-Catholic vote,'' and an intentional alight to the Protectant clergy of the place! In addition to the gentleman above allued to, the i Ministry of Bedford consists of Messrs. HKCEEKMAN, ' BENEDICT, SAMPLE, GIUSO.V, and Itrvis, none of whom | are tarnishing their clerical robes by entering the arena of politics. W e inaw that some of them ! will vote lor Mr. Buchanan, and that they all enter tain lor him a high regard, both as it gentleman and | Statesman. Rev. Mr. IKVI.N, who has for many years been recognized as a warm advocate of the ; Whig cause in Bedford County, is the decided friend of Mr. Buchanan, and will vote for him becau.e he ' considers the dearest interests of our beloved couO- I try identified with his success. And further, he views the Know Nothing and Abolition urganiza | tiou- as demoralizing and dangerous in aii their ten dencies. We had hoped that it would not be necessary, in any way, to connect the Ministry of Bedford with our political contests, but the course oi our opponents has reudeied it necessary lor us to say this much.— All they have made by the operation, they can place to the credit of their joint firm! KF*VVm. F. BOONE, KSIJ., who loimerly lived in Bedlord, hut who is now a re-ident of Philadelphia, has taken strong ground in favor of Buchanan and Democracy ill a late letter published in the Peiuisyl vani an.. Mr. Boone was the Whig and antinrasonic candidate for the State Senate in this District some years -ince, and held an honorable appointment un der the administration of Gen. Taj'lor. Satisfied that the present isms and sectional factions are tend ing to a certain dissolution oi' the Union, (if success ful,) Mr. Boone inanlully declares for the party he has always hertofore opposed, it being the only Na tional Party now in existence. Many of his old Whig friends in lledldrd will cheerfully endorse his course by stepping upon the same platform. Mr. POLK was a "better tariff man than Mr. CLAY," IS folly exemplified by the fact that Mr. Polk's tarifi is now* endorsed by all sections of the country, whilst Mr. {"lay's, that of 1812, is not so much as named in any political discussion in any State in the Union. Who wants better evidence of the truth of the assertion than this ! Hfurj Hay on Disunion. llenry Clay had lreely, on many occa-ions, de nounced the schemes of Abolitionism and of a Sec tional party, lie said in lS'-i'J— "Abolitionism should no longer he regarded as an imaginary danger. TbefAbolitionists, let me sup pos*-, succeed in their present aim of uniting th# in habitants of the free States as one man against the inhabitants of the slave states. Union on one side will beget union on the other, and this process of reciprocal consolidation will be attended with all the violent prejudices, embittered pas-ion-, and im placable animosities which ever degraded or deform ed human nature. Virtual dissolution of the L b:w will have taken place, whilst the forms of its exist ence remain." * * ' * • • "One section will stand in menacing and hostile ar ray against the othjr. The collision of opinion will soon be followed by the clash of arms. [ will not attempt to describe scenes which now. happily lie concealed from onr view. Abolitionists themselves would shrink back in dismay and horror at the con templation of desolated fields, conflagrated cities, murdered inhabitant-, and the overthrow of the fair e.-t fabric ol human government that ever 10-e to an imate the hopes of civilized man." he Til more pajrers have recently been pub li-hing an aitirle going to show that Chaunrev T. Shaffer, a prominent Fremont speaker, bad deserted Fremont and enlisted under the banner of Filmore, became of Fremont's Catholicism. Shaffer is out in a long letter ar.d denies the charge. We extract the following paragraphs, by which it will be seen, by the declaration of Shafler himself, that both the Filmore and Fiernont candidates are of the Catholic School: "But iff should refu=" To vote for Mr. Fremont because of his being a Rotr.au Catholic, 1 could not vote for Mr. Fillmore, and for the reason that the Convention which nominated Mr. Fillmore was con trolled by Koir.an Catholics as well as by Slaveiy Propagandists. This is the proof : fwo sets of delegates appeared from the State of Louisiana—one Piotestant and the other Roman Catholic—both demanding admis-ion. The Roman Catholic delegation was received, and the Protestant delegation was rejected." The Jjrmy bill passed.—l he Republicans bached do wn —Co ngress dldjou rn ed. Such is the substance of the intelligence giv en by the telegraphic reports this morning.— The country may congratulate itself that the schemes of the fact ionists have been defeated, and that government w ill not be left without an army for the preservation of peace and order in the land. The energy and manly action of President Pierce in this matter is worthy of ail praise. E rcuioißt a sad (lie Widow*. Col. Fremont was only in the U. S. Senate twenty-three days, but during that brief.period lie gave some votes that cannot well he defen ded or explained by his friends. While he was in that body, .Mr. Underwood, of Kentucky, introduced an amendment to the Bounty Land Bill, extending it- benefits to the Widows and minor children of deceased soldiers of the war ot 1.812. Col. Fremont voted against the a .Ttendment, thus depriving the widows and mi nor children ot the defenders ol their country from all benefit under that act. If any doubt this vote of the black Republican candidate, they will find it recorded in the Congressional Globe for the 31st Congress, on pages 2,005 to 2007. Will the surviving old soldiers vote lor such a man ? How different has hem the course of Mr. Buchanan towards the poor and helpless ! He donated five thousand dollars, out of his own purse, to the authorities of Lancaster, to he kept forever on interest, arid the interest only to be drawn and expended jn the purchase of fuel to he distributed among the poor widows of Lan caster. Such is one act of a man who has been called cold and selfish bv those win know noth ing of his character, and who are indent upon elevating to power one who is vastly his infer ior in all that constitutes a great and a good nun. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY MEETING. Last Monday evening was the time fixed upon for ■ a Democratic Mass Meeting for the County of Bed ford, and such it was in the fullest sense of the term. It was considered bv many of our oldest citizens the largest county meeting that ever assembled in this place, and was brought together without any eflort except a notice published in the "Gazette" for a pe riod of two weeks. At the hour of 7 o'clock the Coort House was so densely crowded that a very large number of people could not g>-t in; but, as no arrangements had been made for such an immense demonstration, we were compelled to commence speaking to such of the audience as could obtain ad mittance. The meeting was organized by the ap pointment of the following officers, some of whom will he recognized as substantial old-line vrhigs, and others as demociats who, for a period, had been de ceived into the order 01 Know Nothings : Presilient. —Hon. JOS. B. .NOBLE. Vice Presidents. Dr. Olleig, M. Wood berry. Edward Northcraft, Jr. Southampton. Etias Gump, Esq. (..'olerain. VVrn. T. Ralston, S. Woodberry. Archibald Blair, Esq. C. Valbv. CM. John Hill. VV. Prov. John Sills, Napier. Josiah D. Shuck, B. Ror. Maj. M. Me .ll wain. Union. Jacob Robin, E. Prov. Jonathan Hostort, Monroe. Capt. John Alstndt, St. Clair. Emanuel Slatler, Schellsbur". C. Devore, Londonderry. Maj. Jos. Sellers, Bed. T. Aaron Reed, S. VV. Henrv Elude, Hopewell. Geo. Rhoatls, Liberty. Sam'l. Flttek, Broad Top. Sam'l. Whetslone, Coierain. Secretaries. Michael VVerlz, Union. H. G. Buchanan, Londonderry. Richard McMullin, Napier. Jacob S. Bowser, Coierain. Peter F. Lehman, Esq. Juniala. Asa Duval!, Broad Top. Win. R. Ayeis, Liberty. Geo. VV. Gump, Napier. VVrn. Keyser, Juniata. Jonathan Feightner, Esq. Harrison. After the meeting was thus organized, the "Voting Men's Glee Club" entertained the audience with a patriotic song, which was heaitiiy cheered. Mr. C"SSNA then introduced WM. I*. SCIIKLL, Esq. to the audience, who delivered an able and animated speech. WILSON 11EII.LV, L-q. the Democratic nominee for Congress, was next introduced to the audience, a:i we but give utterance to the true sentiment of those present when we say that his speech was an able, eloquent, and powerful defence of the principles of the party of which he is the nominee, exhibiting legislative capacity of the highest order. lie spoke for nearly two hours, and was listened to with pro found attention. We will not pretend even to give an outline of his speech, except to -ay that his stric tures upon the inconsistencies of JOHN 0. FREMONT were such as to awaken the deepest indignation.— Mr. R. showed, from the Public Records of Congress, that, during the twenty-one days that John C. Fre mont was in the Senate he had twice recorded his vote against abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, the only place over which Congress has the power to legislate on this subject! He showed, too, that he ha.l voted against appropriating a few dollars to relmve the distresses of some five or six hundred negroes, composed principally of little hoys and girls, rescued from a piratical ves-el in which they had been confined for the purposeoi telling t/i m into bondage. These children had been landed on a desolate and friendless shore, de-titufe of either friends, food, or clothing, and yet John C. Fremont, who now piolesses such great love lor the negro, steeled his heart to their cries lor bread! He showed, likewise, that this -ame John C. Fre mont had voted against a Dill extending the benefits of the Bounty Land Bill to the WIDOWS and minor children of deceased Soldiers of the War of 1812. Mr. BEAU, of Somerset, was next intreduced, and delivered addresses in both English and GERMAN, a bounding in eloi|uenoe and strong argumentative points, which were received with great enthusiasm, as evinced by the repeated cheers which went up from the ciowd. Mr. Baer was followed by B. F. MYERS, Esq., a prominent member of the Somerset Bar, a g*-ntlemaii who had always acted with the Whig and Know No thing parties until a few weeks since, when he fully -ati-fied himself that the leaders of the Filmore par ty had secretly TRADED HIM OFF for FRE MONT. He then determined to go for JAMES !!('- CHANAN and the Democratic Party, and pledged himself to u-e his best efforts from this to the elec tion in his behalf. He said he had u thou-aml dol lars to bet that no man could tell for whom he voted for President by depositing in the ballot-box the ticket containing the names of what is called the Fillmore Electors, and he said that he could endorse no such political outrage as this, and called upon all honorable Fillmore men to beware of the gross fraud contemplated. His speech was both eloquent and forcible, and evidently made a deep impre-sion upon his hearers. Mr. SHANNON followed, and, for nearly an hour, kept the audience in a roar of laughter. His speech embraced alrrio-t every variety of mateiial, and was delivered with a degree of composure and -elf-pos session which greatly added to its interest. Shan non bids fair to become one of our best speaker-. After a few remarks by the editor of the Gazette, the meeting adjourned at 12 o'clock, with nine hear ty cheers for Buchanan & Breckinridge, the State and County Ticket, and the Speakers, all delighted with the proceedings of the evening. MenafOE'ial \oaaiination. The Know Nothings of Cambria, Huntingdon and Blair, met in Conferenre last week, and put in nom ination Alex. C. Mil//in, formeify of thi- county, lor the Senate. The Blair County Whig (Republican) takes exception to this nomination, and repudiates it in the following indignant terms: "We may as well state it now as in the future, that the U/air County Whig will in no way prosti tute itself by aiding in the election of AI.GX. C. Mt n- I.IN. -Any man of character in the Di-trict would have received our unqualified support, but in the pre-ent crisis, we hope the Republicans will select a man and go into the contest against I.ocofocoism, and endeavor to succeed." The Know Nothings and Republicans have seperate County Tickets in Huntingdon County, and ai e fierce ly at war. ADJOFRXED MEETIXG IV BEDFORD Cx" An adjourned meeting of the Democracy of Redford county will be held in the Court-Ilou-e this (THURSDAY) evening at She ringing of the bell, in accordance with the notice given on Monday even ing. Hon. JOHN CESSNA, W.W. M. HALL, Esq. and Maj. S. H. TATE will addre-s the meeting. Mr. CESSNA gave notice that he intends to address him self especially to the IMMORAL tendencies of Know Nothingism, and illustrate the subject by personal and practical references, for which he will hold himself personally responsible for the truth of his declarations, which he is prepared to sustain by such testimony as would be received by any Court in the Commonwealth. The public are respectfully invit ed to attend. e invite attention to the Card of our yonng friend, Mr. WJI, FOSTER, which will be found in the Gazelle of to-day. Mr. F. is an estimable young gen tleman, and w wish him prosperity. He used to Ire an ardent Whig—wag editor of a Whig paper in Cam bria County —but he is now the uncompromising friend of James Buchanan and the whole Democratic Ticket. We welcome him to our ranks. 03The Know Nothing meeting held in the Court House on Tuesday evening la-t, was characterized, we are told, by nothing but a low tissue of vulgarity, destitute of either point or argument. The speeches seem to have been received with general disgust. Union Township Awake. CC7"The Democrats ot Union Township had a glo ; r'tous meeting and Pole raising at LouDville on last Saturday afternoon. Speeches were delivered by Messrs. G. 11. SPAMS, WILSON RKIL.LV, F.sq. and 0. F.. SIIAMNO.N, E-q., when the a—emblage dispersed in fine spirits, determined to labor with zeal in the cau-e of their country. Gf7~F.ni K. Prick, Esq.. late Senator from Phila delphia, and an Old Line Whig of the very highest political and personal standing, is strongly in favor ot Mr. Buchanan. The very cream of the late Whig party, its noblest and widest and mos patriotic men I are crowding under the banners of National and Con stitutional Democracy. K7~ Rev. ,1. A. KIWKRI.WAN will prpach in the Lutheran Church on next Sabbath evening at ear ly candle lighting. Two kinds of Disunionists, dt fint d by Heu i v < lay. At the Union Mass Meeting, held at West Chester, \. Y., January 30th, 1851, a letter from Henry Clay was read, in which he said, ; that "two classes of disunionists threaten our | country : one is that which is open and undis guised in favor of separation—the other is that which, disowning a desire of dissolution of the Union, adopts a course and contends for nwa : sure.s and principles which must inevitably lead to that calamitous result." He considered the latter "the more dangerous, because it is de i ceplive and insidious!" These two classes of disunionists are now ac tively at work, ami both support Fremont for the Presidency. Garrison, whose motto is ".No union with siave-hnkWs" Phillips, who goes I with the "Republican" party because "it is the : North arrayed against the Siuth"—Rut lingarrie, who declares that "the times demand an anti slavery Constitution"—Guldings. who savs lie "should trail as the dawn of a political millen nial the day when the slaves of the South, armed with British bayonets, shall wage a war of extermination against their roasters"—Sum ma, who pictures South Carolina "lying how ling in the dust." Seward, who asserts that "the day of compromises has passed"—these, an;! a thousand others whom we might name, are openly in favor of separation. And how many are there, who, "disowning a desire of dissolution, adopt a course, and contend for measures and principles which must inevitably lead to that calamitous result?" Whv, all who are engaged in stirring up had bloorl between the North and South—all who are unwilling to concede the perfect equality of all the Stales which the Constitution established—all wiio de light to taunt, revile and insult their brethren of the South (as Charles Sumner did in the Senate chamber) u ith charges of cowardice and im becility in the Revolution, and with the oppro brious epi'lmtsol "slave-breeders" and "slave drivers"—all who deny the right of both sec tions ol the f nion to an equal participation in the benefits of our territorial possessions, which are the common properly of the States, North and South ail who contend lor the incessant agitation of the slavery question, to the mani fest danger of the domestic tranquillity, proper ty and lives of the people of the S nth—all who insist upon Congressional artfon for the prohib ition of slavery in all the territory w now pos sess, or may hereafter acquire, m matter what may lie the peculiar conditi m of that ten item . and what may he the desire of the p.-.q.Je u lo settle in it—ail who, either by thought, word or (I i, n-'-h! in preventing the execute >n of a sacred provisi m of the Constitution, milking the rendition of fugitives from service or labor a duty imperative upon ali the States—ail who, with an almost sacrilegious hardihood, disregard the solemn warning words of WASHIXOTOX. by lightly "estimating the immense value of our j National V nion to onr collective and individ ual happiness," by hesitating, and even r> fusing to "discountenance whatever mav suggest even a suspicion that it can, in any event, be aban doned," and, instead of "indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to al ienate any portion of our country fiorri the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ti.-s which now link together the various parts," openly aiding and encouraging such attempts by noans the most violent and unscrupulous—all these—and their name is legion—belong to the second class of disuni ni-ts described by Henry Clay, whom he rightly considered "the more dangerous, be cause deceptive and insidious." The candidate of these disnnionists is John C. Fremont.— What say you, reader, whethe Whig, Ameri can, Democrat, or man of no party? Are vou willing to assist them in the direful work to which all their movements tend, hy giving your vote to this candidate of one section of the Union only, who, it elected, would he hound, by his promises and pledges to th>se two class es ol disnnionists, to ignore the existence of fif teen Slates in the formation of his Cabinet, and to administer the Government in obedience to the demands of Northern anti-slavery agitators, whose prejudices have conquered them so com pletely that they would achieve the freedom of the slave at the sacrifice of the libeity of all the white race which peoples republican America 1 This is a momentous question, whose solution is with the people, in the election now-near at hand. Those who believe that GEORGE WA K II- J IXOTON spoke a lie w hen lie said that the Un- j ion. which constitutes us one people, was the main pillar of the liberty which we so highly prize, and think it not worth preserving, in connection with slavery, as the Black Republi cans teach, will vote for JOHN C. FREMONT. — j Those who have faith in the counsels of the father of Gis Country, and cherish the "cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment" to the Union, which he advised as "of infinite Mo ment," will vote for JAMES Been ANA X, the on ly man who possesses, in a sufficient degree, the confidence of the whole country, to be able to restore peace and harmony between the new hostile sections, and crush the foul spirit of dis union, for another generation at least.— Bead in <r Democrat. —.in. ...... ,i, i.niM mm ~z i i i. X\ T M. FOSTER, WITH BjILDWLY, LLYDERAMJY <S" CO. Importers and Dealers in Hosiery, Gloves, Trimmings, Combs, Brushes, Fancy Goods, Looking Glasses, &c. No 8+ North Third St., Philadelphia. All orders solicited and prompt ly attended 10. Sept. 5, ISbti. Another Letter from Wm. B. R ff j To the. Old Line Whi g , of Somerset County' Democrat* read, and be sun- to hand the p „ , to your WHIG neighbor. ' ... Ha. July 21, 1656. i V\ M. b. P.CKD, &u.*-Sir, the undcrM-ne,' appointed by the Somerset Buchanan Club , re rnitt.-e to Invite ynu to H.hlres, the n-onle < Colr4 set county Oft Monday evening the o SUI CaVoTT" gust ne.tt. It may not be out of place to inform ?' I that evety member oh he committee were ,rd . 5 ° U zeutou- in support of the Wh.g cause „ lon/a,,'.'' 1 jUhtg Hag was flying, and had-iiucribed ~7 It ; principles of enlightened patriotism. An irvia I enemy within destroyed our political and we, like yourself and hundreds of others T' eounty, have been compelled to take the only fn reason and manliness dirrate. bv boldly' avow our determination lo u>e our humble effort „ . cing one of Pennsylvania's distinguished -on • j,Presidential chair. Should yon be kind enouk , accept our invitation, and he with us on the at occasion, you will afford to hundreds a pleasure " | dou, experienced, which they will long remember ; with ol tratlli<le ami good will. Wilhthe highest esteem lor you personally -v, remain most respectfully your filends and fellow ' J. 0. KLMMH I M. TRF.DWKLL" B, F. BF.ATTV A. D. SBafBR. PIILADKI.PHIA, August 23, 1856. G ENTLE.WTN:— The satrif' reasons which have j prevented me from speaking elsewhere, Cw . j p-1 me to decline the imitation so kindly giV. j en hv you to address the people of Whk county on the 25th inst. 1 regret it the taore ■ in this instance, as your letter informs me that ! the invitation comes from a committee, every | one of whom once belonged to the Whig [ any | Gut who now have manliness and pudLc ! enough to suppoit the Democratic candidate tJr , the Presidency, and to do all you honorary | can in his behalf. In tliat effort you are rubt : in supposing you may count ujion my best ex ! ertions. In your letter you speak of the "ifisiJioiu ; enemy," which grew up in secrecy and des troyed the great party to which we* once be longed. You aie right in this. It did grow j up in secrecy, and it first destroyed us in those veiy communities—such as Philadelphia and I Somerset—where the conservative party once | was strongest. 1 was a candidate for a popu ■ lar otiice (which I now hold) in 1853, and'in the extremity of that contest, taking, as I did lan active part in it, I never heat d of such a | thing as a Know .Nothing Lodge or council or * encampment. No one in all that contest in- I suited me by asking me to join it. There were Whigs and Democrats and Americans, (and I j am proud to believe many of all parties sustain ed me,) but these were public,open, honest, un | blushing parties. Their organization was in : the day light. There were old fashioned countv i and ward meetings, where a man's politics were openly avowed and maintained. There were no waiting for dark nights. There was no use for dark lanterns. Nay, further, there was no secret, extrajudicial oaths binding men's consciences, to be dispensed with according to convenience by some irresponsible superior.— The only oaths then recognized by the law-i->r , irig political men were to support the Con stitution and to tell the truth in a Court of Ju-- tice. There was no mockery of religious ribs fie vised by unscrupulous politicians, There was no sweating on the Bible, or the crow, jr the American flag—(all sacred symbols t> tie really religious and patriotic mind, and \>t all profaned by such abuse,) to proscribe a man be cause he worshipped God in a certain form, or because he drew his fi.-t breath or passed hi- in fant years as many of our n voluti.inarv anco tors difl, beyond the ocean. There was no re course to that worst of all contrivances, denial of the fait of belonging to thai secret partv. So w as it in the Fall of 1 5:53. But in the Spring of 1554-, under ('!■• :",cr. tiv- -of a great h cal election, and with I (• p.ect of a> cumulated paw n.:g-, ti :- s •; ase broke out here in Philadelphia. It out, as infectious diseases an- apt to break at.. in bales and corners : but it goon spread terri bly. In the Spring ol 185f the Know \ - ing majority was from ten to fifteen t! mi-n in this city. I wish I could describe t> y m its insidious as well as its insolent progw here. Men joined it fVom fear. Poor men were I tre ed from actual necessity to connect theroselv.-s with :!. No one could aspire to any public post that did not mark himself with tie brawl. Curiosity tempted some. A captivating catch word about Americans ruling America seduced many an honest man who did not pause to re flect that Americans a I wavs had ruled America. I'he rush was tremendous. Careful and con siderate men paused, and asked themselves wither such crooked and secret paths rr.r-t lead. Some went verv near the edge, I Do over and drew back. Some there were—ami I claim pioudl \ to he one of those — \Y Uo<r lit stincts revolted from the verv first, and wh -•* reason prompted the quick and sure judgment that the hitter end of an organization soutiw thv, so ungentJeman!v, so uncons'itutrnia'. could not be far off. That the very de.-;>ot:- n would provoke rebellion, and that the Arrieri- can people, the people of Pencsv!vania, c not he reconciled to this secret, midnight 11 merv. Secret organization i> not ami new-, j can he congenial to the American heart. 1 thought so from the first. 1 said s", ami 1 !> lf lived to see it proved. But this dansger—~ insidious as you call not nvet, and I know from past history, that : • writing this to rnv old Somers-1 friends we can not differ. It was not likely that a patty whih had such apparent strength in lNn-f, shoulu < this, the great contest of !Sf>6, retire \\ ithoiit a struggle; and, accordingly, there is now * 1 tlie nation a Know Nothing ticket fir Prts dent and Vice President of the United States.— And here, in Philadelphia, probably in set county, and certainly in some distin states, this ticket is actively and iriget:: '- . canvassed, though it is conceded that its party success cannot elect its candidates. L*t us IJ candor ascertain what this ticket is, and ho candidates stand or ought to stand before v It what you and I and all honest men of this secret, oath-bound party have any y dation in truth or justice—i! it he demora.izu and degrading—if its aims be low, and its n wrong, who, let me in all candor ask. is "yd ' sponsible for the evil it has done am! i> f< l >- The misguided, though honest humb.e ' • ; whom passion or prejudice leads astray. (;■ - know many such,) or the well educated, ligent, experienced man, who, moving 1,1 highest rank of political life, lends thy j . t v of his name and position to this mlsC "^_' r delusion, or knowing it in his heart uses it for his own poor purposes' there can be but one answer. In January, 1856, Mr. F.limore, in ,b sence of three individuals, w hose na j ,u V y . been publicly given, was initiated it-' 1 " cret ordei, and took the obligations "t it degrves. in March ol this year,
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