*e* to this hill which has boon introduced by j the Senator from Georgia. I take this occa sion to say that the bill, as a whole, does great credit to the tnagi.aiiiinilv, to the patriotism, and to the sense oljustice ot the honorable Sen ator who introduced it. It is a much fairer bill than i expected from that latitude. I say so because ] am always willing and determined, when I have occasion to screak any thing, to do ; ample justice. 1 think the bill is almost unex ceptionable." Vet tile Republican leaders, in and out of j Congress, are doing their best to prevent the pas sage of this bill. TheV do not want the ques tion settled. Thev prefer civil war, disunion, and all their frightful consequences. We sol emnly trust that these heartless demagogues will receive sttch a lesson at the next election from the people, anil especiailv from the people ' of Pennsylvania, as will settle them and the Kansas question both together. By order of the State Central Committee. JOHN W. FORNEY, Chairman. vlnotlter Old-Line Whig Renounces Bind. Republican. Know-uVot king ism Gen. Bowman: —I perceive by a late num ber of your paper that rnv name is included in :i published list of persons composing a secret committee of Vigilance for the different town ships of Bedford county. A similar Circular to that published in the Gazette was sent me by Fr. Jordan, Esq. with my name in it as a com mittee man for Liberty township. Now, Sir, what L wish to snv is, that my name was put there without my knowledge or consent by the Fillmore alias Fremont party, and as my name has appeared in the public print, I deem it my duty to say that I can act in no such capacity. Whilst il is true that I have always been an anient WHIG, I cannot follow the degrading ISMS now assuming to take the place of the old Whig Party!—and hence 1 feel it a plea sant duty to connect myself with the great De mocratic Partv, a party which acknowledges the Constitution ami the Union first, last, all the time. lam for a National President, op jKjed to sectionalism, to fusion of any kind with John C. Fremont and Abolitionism; and, with that view shall, i:i the future, support JAMES BLiCIiANAN and the Democratic party. This conclusion leas been carefully arrived at, after mature deliberation, and not in the hurry or excitement of politics. The K. N. and Aboli tion speeches in Bedford on last Tuesday ami Wednesday fully confirmed my previous im pressions. JOHN LONG. Liberty Township, Sept. (i, IS5(>. From tiie Washington Union Sept. 5. Fremont \ (alitolic. It would seem, by the following extracts from the Charleston Courier, that, after all, Fremont has been, ii he is not now. a Catholic, notwith standing the denials made by his supported; "We are sickened an:! disgusted with the miserable quibblirigs and paltry subterfuges of the partisan press, blindly and servilely com mitted to Fremont. "We have nothing to do with the details of electioneering expedients, nor do we care par- j ticularly what may be the religious or irreli-j gious belief of the renegade adventurer who is ] now receiving the plaudits of the free-love, and j free-land, anil free-money socialists and radicals! of northern States. The qualifications of John C. Fremont for the presidency would be neither increased, diminished, nor affected in anywise, by any solution of the questions which have af forded prolific themes for the extravagant and irresponsible assertions of a licentious press.— We have, however, a regard for our duties as journalists, and for our lovaitv to truth and to good, manly, candid citizenship, and lor these considerations we refer to this very repulsive topic. "We are sati.-fi d, assured, and convinced, from testimony that cannot be questioned, that John 0. Fremont has been a Catholic; and if • d is matter ol interest to any gentleman, the fact can readily be proved. "We do not think, however, that Fremont reckless and restive under all moral restraints as he lias ever been—will venture to deny this iact distinctly and unequivocally - . "Gentlemen, however, have been drawn into denials which we fee! assured would not have been ventured on under fuller information : and it is evident that Fremont has presumed confi dently on the indifference, forbearance, or fail ure in memory of all who knew him in this city. The .best feelings, instincts, and convic tions ot all calm and conscientious citizen*, whether Protestants or Catholics, have been out raged by the mode and details ol the discussion on this point as conducted by partisan presses; the feelings of all southerners have le-en as rude ly shocked, and we therefore depart so far from our usual rule as to notice this pretended is sue. "We conclude with assuring all concerned,; on the fullest conviction and inquiry, that John j Fremont did avow and adopt the Catholic ' bdi-f, and the fact is so well known that many : parties here have been astonished at the denials put forth, and this without reference to the con siderations that have induced any to believe such denials necessary or politic." Constitution of the I'nited States, Section 4-, Article 6, says, ..Vo religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.— j When Mr. Fillmore joined the Know Nothing; Lodge at Buffalo, he swore that he would not j vote for a Catholic for any position of trust, or profit, and of course if in power would have tot ask a man what his religious predilections were before he could appoint him. Can Mr. Fill more be trusted—let him act as he would, base perjury would come near the result.— Hanover Gazette. lieitrj' Clay on Disunion. Henry Clay had freely, on many occasions, dp- j nounced the schemes of Abolitionism and of a Sec-; tional party. He said in l.S.'td— "Abolitionism should no longer be regarded as an 1 imaginary danger. The Abolitionists, let rne sup pose, succeed in their present aim of uniting the 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 passions, and im placable animosities which ever degraded or deform ed human nature. Virtual dissolution of the Union will have taken place, whilst the forms of its exist ence remain." * • • # • "One section will stand in menacing and hostile ar- ; ray against the other. The collision of opinion will soon be followed by the clash of aims. I will not attempt to describe scenes which now happily lie concealed from onr view. Abolitionists themselves Mould shrink back in dismay and horror at the con templation of desolated lielrls, conflagrated cities, i ordered inhabitants, and the overthrow of the fair- ' e -T fabric of human government that c: er to-r to an- ; liiii'r the :.epe- civilized man." THE BEDFORD liIZETTE. lictSl'ord, 13> fi Sl6. ii. W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE!!! "The Union of lakes—the Union of lands, The Uuion of States none can sever; The Union of hearts and the I nioti of hands. And the (lag of our Union forever!" FOR PRESIDENT, HON. JIBES 811 IIiYW, OF PF.N\SVL\ AN!A. FOR VICF. PRESIDENT, HON. JOHN C. BREfkliN HI DUE, OF KENTUCKY. Hectors at Large. Charles R. lluckafew. Wilson M'Catid!i*ss. District Electors. George W. Nebinger. Abraham Edinger. Pierce Butler. Reuben VY ilber, Edward Wart man. George A. Crawford. Win. If. Witte. James Black. John McXair. Henry J. Stable. John H. Biinton. John D. Roddy. David Laury. Jacob Turiiev. Charles Kessler. J. A. J. Buchanan. James Patterson. William Wilkins. Isaac Slenker. James G. Campbell. Francis W. Hughes. Thomas Cunningham. Thomas Osteihout. John K'-atley. Vincent Phelps. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. ('anal Commissioner, GEORGE SCOTT . dad it or (ten era/, JACOB FRY, JR. Surveyor General, CO! JOHN ROWE, (of Franklin county.) DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. Congress— VVILSON KEJLLV. Assembly—Col. WM. C. REAMER. " " Capt. G. NELSON SMITH. District Attorney —G. li. SPANG. County Surveyor—SAML. KETTERMAN. Associate Judge—A. J. SNIVELY. Commissioner—H. J. Bill r N Eli, (3 years.) CADWALADER EVANS,'(I \r.) Poor Director—GEOßGE ELDER. Auditor—HENßY B. MOCK, (3 years.) " THOS. W. MORTON, (2 years.) Coroner—JOHN HARSHBA RGER.' CC''ln speaking of the Ministers in Bedford, last week, we unintentionally omitted the name of Rev. Mr. Bt rt.KK, who is one of the last men we would intentionally oveilook, as we view him as one of the best members of the Baltimore Conference. 02?°" A notice of the Sunday School Celebration at Pattonsvilie will appear next week. GG/"" We invite especial attention to The card of that prominent and influential old-line Whig. Capt. JOHN I.UNG, which will be found in another co lumn. Many others will do likewise. Democratic Meetings. Democratic meeting will be held at Coal mont. Huntingdon Co. on Saturday the 30th Sept. inst. at 1 o'clock, P.M. A train will leave Hope well forCoaimont at Id o'clock. CC7~The Democrats of St. Clair Township meet in St. CJairsville on Saturday the 13th inst. at 1 o'clock P. M. CCF"Tho Democrats of Londonderry meet at Palo Alto on Saturday the 30th Sept. inst. at 10 o'clock A. M. The Platforms would like some friend of Fillmore to point otit the diu kken' v. between the Democratic and the Fim.moiu: Platforms on the subject of Slavery.— They areas near alike as two white beans, and yet thejir.t is branded as the child of infamy, whilst the second is christened the child of virtue and free orators. Let us have tiie difference. ! The Knrssas Case PiasiL'y Stated. The civil war (says the New Hampshire Patriot) | now raging in Kansa® is the deliberate and careiiilly ! planned work of the black-republican leaders. Iticas j / irtrH'i !"j thf.tr tool*. ii. obedience to Iheii orders and in accordance with their plans. Their own agent j sent to demand aid of the Piesident admits under otth that, the i'rcf-C*tatc mett trrre the. aaarrxsnr.s in the : di-turhunces and acts of bloody outrage which have I lately occurred there; and he admits that peace and i quiet reigned in the Territory up to the very hour in ! which ihe-e cowardly traitors made their Indian-like ! attacks upon their neighbors. The truth is. This | civil"war was planned and commenced with u view : to aid the waning cause ol Fremont. CC?""The name of DANIEL .T. SHUCK, our old ; and valued class-leader, having been named a a member of the Know-Nothing Order, we take th.s i occasion to say. that we have no doubt he was in ; duced to join under a //■'• impression of it- ol jects. j If there is a Christian in Bedford we believe Daniel ; J. Shuck to be one, and we have the same confidence ! in his integrity now that we had when we regularlv ! met hitn at the altar ol prayer every Sabbath morn j ing. We have never spoken to him on the subjert j ol li s connection with the order, but we are satisfied ; that be looks with painful sorrow upon the retrograde in religion growing out of the bad feeling engendered by th" operation of the midnight Lodge®, lie will I not —he cannot—remain in such an organization. We know he cannot. REV. BR. SllSlttlCkEß. C_/~ When this gentleman was in Bedford la-t : summer he seemed anxious to give expression to his ; political views on the subject of Slavery; and, in a | conversation intended for the public ear, the Doctor made three distinct points as follows: 1. That the blood of the While-man and the I A'ogro arc the same! . 2. That a A 'eg ro ought to be. allowed to rote! 3. 'That a .Yegru ought to be eligible to office! e. 'That the time was not distant when this state of things would be realized! We thanked the Dr. lor his candor in thus giving expression to his views, remarking that if all the ! Black Republicans would speak as plainly, the peo ple would have no difficulty in determining the fearful isMie before them. After making these-tartlingde clarations, however, the Dr. repudiated the idea that he was an ABOLITIONIST! In addressing a democratic meeting in Schellsburg a short time sincp, we quoted, in a respectful man ner. the precise language of the Rev. gentleman, as ! an evidence of the blind fanaticism now pervading! the minds of the Abolitionists, falsely styling them- . ■selves Republicans. Every honest man in that large i assemblage will bear testimony to the fact that we did not say a harsh or unkind word of Dr. Schtnnck er, and yet Fr. Jordan & Co. publish to the world ! that we nttantrd him in a spirit of vulture-like a- j buse. If we have not quoted the Dr. correctly. Rev. } Mr. BENEDICT and others who were present at the conversation will set us right. EIGHTY IMPORTANT PAPERS. CT'lVe publish To-day Two highly important pa pers, To which we would seriously call the attention ot the people of all parties. The one the address of the Democratic State Central Committee—the other ! tf.e address of B. F. MEYERS, Esq. recently one of the most prom.•lent and influential whig® of Somer set county. The address of the Committee em bra- j ce> all the material facts in reference to Slavery and : Kansas, and the calm, respectful, and frank manner j in which these questions are argued, leaves no room ! for doiiht that the paper will be carefully perused by the intelligent freemen of Bedford county. Ihe address ol Mr. Meyers is no less interesting, as it reveals a state of deception on the part of the lea ders of the party oppo-ed to ns unparalleled in the political history of this country. Read the.e papers e.i'efuily and then hand them to your neighbors to read. 1 AiSjoiinicd IK'iiiocratic .YBectiiig. CTF" Agreeably to notice an adjourned meptjnz of the Democracy ol Bedford county assembled in the Court-House on last Thu-day evening, and, on mo tion of Col. JOS. W. TATE, was organized by the appointment of the following oflicers: President—Capt. JOHN LONG, Liberty. Vice Presidents—Michael Murray, Joshua Killer, Ephrann Foster, Michael Reed, Dr. Win. Norn:;, Solomon Steel, James 'Cypher, William Wisegarver, Nicholas Koontz, Col. .1. M. Van Horn, David Shoemaker, John Mc- Coy, Henrv Horn, A. Pertlevv, Escj. John Cook, John Brown, and John Conrad, Esq is. Secretaries—Dr. R. L. Miller, Frederick Steckmun, Samuel Woodcock, Joseph Cessna, Wilson L. Weeks, Thomas Lyons, and Philip G. Morgurt, Esquires. After the organization, the editor of the Gazette made a few remarks referring to the fact that the President, Capt. LONG, hud been one of the most active and inllueritiul Whigs in Bedford connty, an announcement which was received with great de monstrations of applause. He al-o stated that the Captain had been appointed by Mr. Jordan one of his secret committee men, an honor not very highly prized, as nearly one half the list,as published, have declined to act, on the ground that they are for BU CHANAN and the UNION. When, however, it was announced that Capt. Long had not fully made up his mind as to how he should act, until he heard the speeches of the Know Nothing and abolition meet ings, the most inlen-p enthusiasm was manifested. Quiet having been restored, W.M. M HALL, S. 11. TATE, and JOHN CESSNA. Esqrs. severally ad dressed one of the large-t and mo-t intelligent audi ences ever convened in that House. We do not (lat ter these gentlemen when we say that their speech es were able, eloquent, truthful, powerful, and would have compared iavorably with the best speech es of*the campaign. M. CESSNA had promised, in advance, to discti-s the IMMORAL tendencies of Know Nothingism; and, that he fully sustained his high reputation for sound argument and forcible illustrations of facts, is generally conceded. Whilst it is true that he was severe, yet he was courteous—and if any had rea son to feel personally ugrieved, tt was because of their uiru art and not because of any charge prefer ed against them by the Speaker. No candid man can arrive at any other conclusion. Mr. C. clearly proved that the oath administered try the Know Nothing Lodges is in violation of ihe teachings of the Bible—in violation of the Constitu tion of this Slate and of the United Slates—in viola tion ol the Declaration of Independence and of the election laws of Pennsylvania, and renders its members liabWo a criminal prosecution, the penalty being fine ami imprisonment. We allude to that part of the OATH which lln-ratcns to brand an individual as "a perjurer and a- a tiaitor to God and his country; as a being unfit to be employed, entrusted, counte nanced, or supported in any business transaction; as a person totally unworthy thp confidence of all good men; and as one at whom the linger of.-corn should ever be pointed;" provided he refuses to vote the ticket selected by a majority of the order, no mat ter how exceptionable the candidates.—The election law, as published by the Sheriff of Bedford county, declares—"lf anv person shall use or practice any intimidation, threats, force or violence, with the de sign to influence unduly or overawe any elector, or prevent him from voting, or to restrain the freedom of rhoire , ,-nch person on conviction shall bo fined in any sum not exceeding $."00, and to he. imprisoned for anv time not less than one nor more than Imonths." Now, then, as Know Nothingi-tn is admitted ns well as /worn/ to be a violation of the laws of Cod and man—lor of the thou-ands who have publicly renounced, every one of them have given as a reason lor doing so the gro-s iinrnorality and wickedne-s of its tendencies—does not every principle o iright call upon professing Christians, at least, to abandon it? We can readily see how a ood man might have been innocently got into the order, but how tian can remain there, after the exposures which are daily making, is lrreconeileable with every principle of Religion' 'Set Mini-ter of any denomination—no ruling mem | her of a church—no communicant of any standing— i ' dare risk his reputation by proclaiming to the world i that he justifies the revolting oaths fa-tened upon the Order. Even the religions newspapers that did so much to spread this dreadful scourge upon truth, now shrink back from thp pollution in horror and dis may. They dare not publish these OATHS and say that any Christian is justified in taking them—yet i thousands of honest Oieu were drawn into the order j through this very influence! What a responsibility rests there ! V\ ithin the pa-f few days we have conversed with two gentlemen of high standing, who very frankly and honestly admitted that they had taken the obli gations. and that they felt mean and self-condemned from the moment they done -o until they released ' themselves of the odium by withdrawing. One of i them remarked thet deep rrmorxt seized upon him as ! soon as the oath was administered, and that he was : tormented in his mind until his name was obliterated j frorr. the foul record, which was not done until he threatened to make a public exposure. Both tric-e gentlemen are the friends of Filmore but will vote lor Buchanan the moment the contest is narrowed down as between him ami Fremont ! Br. 11 F.N TV LEADER, of Berrien. Michigan, well known to the people of Bedford anil the sur rounding country, especially those of St. ("lair *J'p., as among the most untiring Whigs during the exis tence ol that party, w rites to us under date of Sept. | •'!, IblG, and among other things, says : i E27""1, with THIRTY others of this place, took ' upon ourselves the obligations of that odious order ; known as Know Nothings, after the most importu nate appeals made to us to aid in saving the country Irom the control of Foreign Influences, which we are now sut.stied was a gross fraud to obtain poll- ■ tica! power at the expense of truth, justice, religion, and morality. We were required to take an oatfi never to vote for a CATHOLIC for any office, and now the very men w ho oiginufed this dark conspira- I cy against the Constitution, in-ist That we shall vote j for JOHN C. FRF.MONT. for President, who is proved to lie a CATHOLIC beyond the shadow of a doubt. With this fact staring him in the face, is not every member of the Know Nothing Order, who votes for FREMONT, a PERJURED man? It I could only call upon the old sub-tantial Whigs of ! Bedford county to rally not to a mpre party conflict ' —not to a feast of spoils—hut to a glorious battle ' i for the Constitution and the Union—l would urge them by all the ties which bind them to home, fa- i nriiiv, country and friends, to vote for JAMES BU- ; ( HANAN who is now endorsed by all th* living < ; Statesmen that vised to rank as the bosom friends of 1 our once gallant, but now deceased leaders. CLAY I and VVEBSIER. The Republicans of this county i want to deny their connection with the old Fanatic ! Abolition Party. 1 met with them at their first j J meeting, supposing it to be as represented, a rally of i I the old Whigs to re-organize, but, alas! it was a mix- \ < tureof ultra abolitionists, know-nothings, and tin- i suspecting Whigs. An abolitionist was called to ! ■ the chair, anil the most ultra abolition speeches de- i liver-d. Under this state of affairs some k'O old-j I line Whigs withdrew from the meeting, and have e- 1 ' ver since kept their hands free from the contamina- ; ; tiori. In this State, but more particularly iri this j section of it, Know Nothingism is defunct. Itsdeath | I requiem has been sung, and it has gone down to me- i * rited oblivion. Soon its twin-brother, the hydra- ! ' headed Monster Black Republicanism, will be con- j 1 signed to the same condemnation. Oh! shame! that | the escutcheon of our proud America should be stain- ! 1 ed by such demagogtiis \V e call upon the reflecting treerrieen of Bedford i ' County to pause and medirate—to look at things as I I they really are—and then act as conscientious men, ! ' determined to rjp right and fear not. I t One thing the public should fully understand, and 1 that is that the know-nothing oath, being extra-judi cial, is not binding upon any man. It was wrong 1 to take it but it is doubly wrong to adhere to it.— c Ask forgiveness of Him who is alone able to forgive 1 —return to the paths of virtue and integrity—do o- ' perily and honestly whatever pertains to politics— - examine carefully the great issues tobe decided—let 1 no man either threaten or coax von and vote as ' your own judgment dictates to be right. Then and ( Then only will you have discharged your duty to ' yourself and your country. f .... .... t THE CO UK TV TICKETS. a K7The democratic ticket at the head of bur paper n is certainly one of the most unexceptionable ever T presented to the people of Bedford county, and was d selected by the tree votes of free men. Every man h on vt vs both "hoiiest and capable." And further, i they have no concealments as to their Presidential preferences. They are all lor BUCHANAN. They sail under no lalse color. You know exactly where to tiud them. Oil tho other hand, the Ticket opposed to lis is llie offspring of midnight oath-bound Lodges, the dele gates to choose which were elected in secret council two years since I This tact has been fully proved by Henry Nicodemus, H-q. Of all years since the formation of our Government, this was a year in which the PEOPLE should have been permitted to choose their own delegates to nominate a county Ticket—hut the popular voice was not consulted L the people hud no say in the matter- and now they are invited to aid in electing a ticket they had no hand in making. Will Freemen humble fhem-elves to vote lor a ticket thus selected? But further- who knows the sentiments ol this know-nothing ticket on the Presidential question. Are they for FRF.MONT or FIT..MORE ? Mr. Filmore has pubit-hed to the world that the election ol Mr. Fremont could not teil to result it: a dissolution of the Union, and yet it is said that some of the county candidates are for Fremont. W ill they avow their tine sentiments, or will the Chairman of their county committee speak for them? Dare he do it ? Btm.WlN < LUL A most cheering demonstration was made by the Democrats of Bedlotd oil Tuesday evening of this week. The Democracy, moved by a common patri otic impulse, met in the Court House tor the purpose ol forming a Buchanan Club, JOSIAII 1). Snrcir, Esq. was called to the Chair, and J. P. lieed chosen Sec retary. A Committee appointed for the purpose re ported a Constitution, which was enthusiastically a dopted—then, such a ru-h to sign the same by the company present, including a number hitherto the warm opponents nt the Democratic |wity ; it gladden ed the hearts of all present. The Club was perma nently organized bv electing JOSIAH D. Slums. Esq. President—lsaac Menge| and David KuuHinan, \ ic- Presidents—J. P. Keed, Recording Secretary—Col. Jos. W. Tate. Corresponding Secretary—and A J. San-om Treasurer. Executive Committee—-J. |). Shuck, S. 11. Tate, J. J. Cessna, J. <. Hartley, O. E. Shannon. Regular meeting- of Club to be held Saturday Evenings of each week. The Club will meet on next Saturday evening at the Court House, in force. The livehe-t enthusiasm prevailed, all wese delighted, old and young, and the Club adjourned with three loud and long cheers lor Buchanan and Brecketiridge, and the State ami Coun ty Ticket. Democratic Meeting in I'uiou Township, AUGUST :iu, 18,10. At 10 o'clock, A. M. the people began to as-ern ble. 1 hey were not long in rearing a large and beautiful Pole with a Flag corresponding in beauty and style. It contained three words that now charm the Nation , "Buchanan, Breckenridge and the U ition." Ihe Newiy Biass Band, in the mean time, arrived at the head of a large delegat ion with banners and flags. The first banner contained a volume:— "No Norlb, no South, but, the Union." By lii o'- clock, no less than .100 people were assembled. Col. Bi Kui-K then organized the meeting by the appoint ment ol SAMUEL DULL, Esq., President—John Boyer, Jr., Frederick Stifiler, Jacob Corley. Jr. Jos. Walter, Geo. 1 ingling and Samuel Beard, Vice Pre sidents— (the last two of whom have been old line U bigs)—and Mattrias Walter, Jas. Wright and John Alstadt, Secretaries. The meeting being thus or ganized, it was addressed by GEO. H. SPAM;, Esq. with a force and eloquence that did him much ered.t a- an otator, besides convincing all, of the truths in which he dealt. He closed by introducing Wti.so.x RKILI.Y, Esq. of Chamber.-burg, our present candidate lor Congress. His speech was "the speech" of the day. It was a stiong Constitutional argument inter spersed with some beautiful illustration-. He made a "ten strike" a, he always does when he speaks.— He was followed byCol. Jos. VV. TATE, who-e speech was listened to veiy attentively by the crowd, and biought forth much applause. O. E. SHANNON, Esq. c!o-ed the meeting, and after the audience being formed into procession and moving around with the band at its head, the people quietly returned to their homes—well pleased with the proceedings of the day, and determined to do their whole duty for the ticket at the Polls. Ax Umjeniablk Fact. —Scrofula, Dyspepsia, ! Chronic articular Rheumatism, functional or organic disease of the Liver, incipient Phthisis, Syphilis in it- varied forms, from slight discoloration* on the skin to the ulcerative pmcess, are diseases well known to the Western country. In these particular cases Hurley's Sursapariila will lie found to act with surprising effect, and in no in.-tance where used ac cording to directions has it failed to afford immedi ate arid permanent relief. Try it, and you wil; thank us lor the advice. Fellow (ifizt'iis of Somerset County, 1 beg leave to address you through fhe medium of the public press, on the subject of our existing par ties anil politics, ido this, not for the sake of ob truding upon youmotice my individual views of pnb . lie policy—not for the sake ol biasing you m favor of any particular party, or candidate—but because a crisis has arrived in the domestic affairs of our coun , try, w h;ch demands of me, as a patriot, as a suppor ter of our Common Constitution, as a friend to the perpetuity of our li ee institutions and liberal gov ernment, that 1 give my support to the candidate of a party, towlnch, as some of yon know, 1 have hith erto maintained an attitude of hostility ; and becau-e it may be a matter of curiosity to many of you to know how and why 1 have deemed it expedient to • take this step. I, therefore, desire your kind iiiduf : gence, whilst 1 endeavor to explain the causes which moved me to this course, and would but ask you to remember, that it is only simple justice to hear be fore you strike. I have, up to the present time, supported Mr. Fillmore for the Presidency of the United States. I have done -o becau-e 1 believed .Mr. Fillmore emi nently fitted for the leader-hip of a party w hose end and aim should be the welfare of the whole Ameri can people. 1 have done so becau-e .Mr. Fillmore ha- avowed his hostility to sectional parties and in testine strife, and because be has given us abundant proofs of his statesmanship and of his capacity to fill the office of Chief .Magistrate of the American Republic. I have supported him especially, because of his opposition to that dangerous faction, winch has lately sprung up in fhe Northern, Eastern and Western States, denominating itself "Republican," but being really the very an I ipoi'e of Republicanism, the con-equences of its operulioii-, threatening lo be ' anarchy, civil war and fraternal blood-bed. But, as ; through the treachery of Mr. Fillmore's pretended j friends, all hope of his election Ims been blasted, ! and. as his party in Pennsylvania, has been disposed of by its venal leaders for the benefit of F remont and j the "Republicans," (the man and the parly that Mr. j Fillmore and his true friends most bitteily oppose,) I 1 have been compelled to resort to a Second choice, j lest my vote be cast in such a manner as will but | favor the very party and aspiinnt, to whom I wish to stand in deadly and determined opposition. The j object of that second choice is James Buchanan.— For ilirn shall rny vote be given, and to en-ute his ! success shall my energies be expended, with a hear tiness and alacrity which none can feel but he who j lias The proud consciousness in his heart that he is j doing what he sincerely and honestly believes isjust and right. In changing from Mr. Fillmore to Mr. Buchanan, I renounce no political tenet, nor surrender any ]>o- j sition in the economy of politics, which 1 have bete- ; totore held, or occupied. I remain in principle, I where 1 have always stood and where t have been j proud to stand. 1 but change captains in the great ! battle for the Constitution and. the Union. The i watch word and battle cry to which rny voice and my heart shall respond, are unchanged. 1 but trans- 1 fer myself under a banner inscribed with the identi cal words that flamed on the one I have left, but un der which there is a belter prospect of fighting the foes of my country with success. 1 have said that I have hitherto been enlisted in the cause of Mr. F'illmore, and that 1 now leave it be cau-e 1 believe Mr. F'illmore has been betrayed, and that the Pennsylvanian who desires to cast his vote for him, will, in the end, but vote for Mr. Fremont. My reason for believing this is, that, I am assured that three-fourths of the men who compose the F'ill more Electoral Ticket, chosen by the Flarrisburg Convention, are "Republicans'" or abolitionists. It is therefore, not difficult to infer, that, if this Elec toral Ticket be polled by a majority, or plurality of the voters of Pennsylvania, that it would be cast for any body but Millard Fillmore—he being utterly and irreconcileably inimical to the aims and objects ! of the "Republicans" and abolitionists. But the 1 Fillmore press, moreover, tells us that their candi date [Mr. I'illmore] cannot be elected unless a union ' is eflected with the "Republican" forces. Now, inasmuch a- their is a bitter enmity existing between the true iriends Of Fillmore am! the •'Republican" party, such a union can never be effected. The two pai ties can never, if the) mean to carry Out their different political view>, concentrate their strength otone common candidate. It is a pitiful absurdity to suppose that they can. Truly, tbey can do so, it the two parties agree that the stronger shall dictate principles to the weaker. And that, indeed, is now the groundwork njion which it is proposed to hmld up .1 union of the two factions irt Pennsylvania.— ]f Mr. Fillmore receives more votes in the State, than Mr. Fremont, the vote ca-t lor the latter is also to be given to the first. Lint if .Mr. Fremont has a majority over .Mr. Fillmore, then he [Mr. Fremont] is likewise to receive the votes intended for Mr. Filln ore. That is to say, that it depends altogether on the event of your party being the stronger, wheth er you are tor peace and nationality or lor blood-hed and sectionalism ! The ticket formed by such a fu sion no honest man can vol-. It is an insult to your manliness —it is an outrage on \our seme of proprie ty—-to ask you to vote such a ticket. Yutt are igno rant whether you are casting your suffrages lor vuur favorite, or lor Ins foe. You go to the polls blind folded— you give your voice for somelody . but to save your soul from perdition, you cannot tell for whom. No! in voting that ticket, you bow yourselves to a despotism, which, sooner, or later, if allowed to mark out your role of conduct, will cru-h out your liber tics with the very chains it is now so softly fasten ing upon you. When you say that your principles shall be such as the stronger patty mav dictate, vnu say, practically, that might maim-rig hi and when you say ihm, you deciaie that an absolute monarchy that the autocracy of Russia —is a form of govern ment preferable to our own—the popular, or demo ciatic. / cannot, therefore, vote this "Union, Klectoral Fieket and as, according to ilie American Press, it is u-eles- to vote a purr ticket for .Mr. Fillmore, ami as I wish to ani in electing a candidate who en tertain.- the same political notions, as Mi. Fillmore, i have made my choice, as herein before stated.— 1 ine it is that Mr. Buchanan differs with Mr. Fill more on minor questions, but these have all been merited and lost sight of. in the coutenipiation ol the great and dangerous issue, which is now agitating the country Jinan centre to circumference. I mean the Kunsa- difficulties, in regard to the settlement ol this question, Messrs, Buchanan and Fillmore, stand upon tbe same platform. Both recognize the Constitution as the rule of their political laitb, both declare themselves in favor ot allowing the legally qualified voter- ot Kau-as when i' shall have the population requisite lor admission into the Union to make their own Jaws ami statutory regulations, so tar as they -hull be consistent with the Constitu tion of tlie United States. Bottl are equally hostile to fanaticism and disunion, and tlie great object which each ha- in view is tlie re-toratiorf of peace and order to Rail-as, and tin* renewal of the kind leeling which once existed li-tween the North and South, but which has been turned into bitterness and fate by tii- useless and unprovoked agitation ot designing and unprincipled men. I cannot vote tor. Mr. Fremont for many reasons. Laying a-itle all objections to him a- a Catholic, (which 1 am convinced he is) and forgetting lor the moment that it is very doubtful whether it can be established that he is a native of the United flutes, tl.eie is one exception which :n i-t tie taken t<> his claims for the olJice which he u-pires, and which a lone, in my opinion, is sufficient to cause every true iriend ol ins country to turn from and condemn him. lie is the candidate of a party which under the hyp ocritical gaib of making Kan-a- a free State, aims at puipo-es the ino-t dangerous to our well-being, a a people. Under this pretence it makes a war of words upon the South, which will eventually le-ult in a war of swords. In this disguise, it raises funds and purchases arms, to curryo-.it designs, which need not the spirit and intent, but only the overt act to make thern treason of the blackest dye. Can any ; one, therefore, who loves peace rather thati war— i internal peace rather than frateiual strife—can any one who has the good of hts country at heait, and who de-ires to see her hills and valleys watered on ! ly by 'he sweet rain of heaven and not by the blood | of bis own brothers—can such a one look to me to cast my vote with a feeling of indifference, or in such a manner as might promote the election of this can didate— this.incarnation of Disunion ami Civil war? Can the citizens of Somerset County allow their soil to be made the seat of the bloody contest which must and will come, if the so-called "Republican" party is suffered to carry out its intents and purpo ses ? I, for myself, say, no! a thousand tunes, So! It our duty to ourselves, to our common country, and to posterity, to put down tins bickering and s! rife between trie North and the South. To ourselves, because we, being situated in close proximity to the Slave Stales, would be made to bear in the event of disunion and civil war, the dires! oi all their curse-; to our country, lor her general safety ami pro-perity; to posterity, that we may not withohl f 10:11 it the boon which our forefathers bequeathed to us. This can be accomplished only by electing Millard Flll inore, or Jameg Buchanan; lo the Presidency of the t iiitcd State-. As the former's own friends have al icady deviated his election an impossibility, we must fall upon the latfei as our las! and only hope in the crisis that is now overhanging us. We can do this as faithful believers in the creed of Clay and Webster, the first of w hunt declared it his purpose to leave the Whig partv whenever it became sectional, as the "Republican" jiaity now is. and the la-I of' whom, as we well know, shrank with a shudder of fear Jioiii the contemplation of the consequences of disunion. We can do thi*. and ! arn piotul to do if, by merely observing the paternal injunction of Wash ington in his farewell Address— "Totiir. ami ptrmanruru "f yo>:r I'nion , a;'( •rrnptrut for ihr wuot.K 11 B. C. MI:VMRS: Somerset, Pa., Aug. 21?. 1816. Frightful Earthquake. Three Thousand Tins Lost. Tin* Indian mail brings ad vices of another of those dreadful earthquakes for which Tornati and the adjoining localities in the Moluccas are proverbial. An eruption ofthenclive volcano on the island of Great Sartgir, in long. 125. de grees 50 minutes I!., and latitude MO degrees :>0 minutes N., has occurred. The northwest em part ol tiie island of Great Sangir is formed bv tlit* mountain Aw u, which has several peaks, the highest being about -1,000 feet above the sea. On the west side the mountain runs very steep into the H-a, at the height ofthe large vil lage Kamlhar, however, falling away to a low promontory. Between seven and eight o'clock on the evening ofthe 2d of March, a sudden and al together indescribable clashing noise was heard, which, indicating to lheSangire.se an eruption ofthe volcano, filled them with consternation. Simultaneously with this, the glowing lava streamed downwards with irresistable force in different directions, bearing with it whatever it encountered on its destructive course, and caus ing tiie sea to boil wherever they came in con tact. The hot springs opened up and cast out a flood of boiling water which destroyed and carried awav what the fire had spared. The sea, obedient to an unusual impulse, lashed the rocks with frightful violence, dashed upon the shore, and heaved itself with a wild haste against the land, as if it strove to overmaster the fire stream. The frightful picture of destruction, the hor ror of which was increased by the shrieks of men and beasts, the wild roaring of the tem pest, and the crushing ol thousands of trees torn up and carried awav, was followed, about an hour later, by peals of thunder which shook the ground and deafened the ear. A black column of stones and ashes then shot up from the moun tain to an immense height, and fell, illumined by the fire of the lava, like a shower of fire up on the surrounding country below, producing a darkness that, only now and then momentari ly broken by the (lashes of lightning, was so intense, that people could not discern objects close at hand, and which completed their con fusion and despair. Large stones were hurried through the air, crushing whatever they fell upon. Houses and crops, which had not been destroyed by fire, sunk and disappeared beneath the ashe3 and stones, and the hill streams, stop ped by those barriers, formed lakes, which, breaking over their ban'kr, soon proved a source of destruction. This lasted some hours. About midnight the raging elements sank to rest ; |,„t o the T„u o ' nig day,about noon, they a g aill r e S „ rn „ d ', h work of destruction, wch renewed violence- i' lb.- yieaiitime, the fall of ashes continued wit . oiit intermission, and was so thick on this da" that Ihe rap of the sun could not petietrap. through if, and an appalling darkness prevailed- Scarcely recovered, m some degree p () th.-ir fright, (he inhabitants of U„sdesolated ran of Sangir were again distil!bed by an erttp'j,,., t.n Ihe 17th of March, which destroyed man! fis Ids and a great number of trees dn the Tabu kan side. Smce then the volcano haS remained quie? and the only symptom of its working has been the smoke tisiug up in all directions from ctaff.- and fissures in the ground. The streams of | B va on the slopes are St ill so slightly cooled that the people dare not venture to any great distance from the shore. According to" ihe accounts r.f the natives, the top of the mountain du.-s not appear to have undeigone any noticeable alter ation. On the other side of Kandhar on the extreme nortli point of the island, the appearance of the devastation which has been caused, is, if. _ hie, oven more frightful than what has taken {dace at Taruna. For here, where formerly there were to be seen extensive fields bearing all kinds or crops and thickly planted and end less groves of cocoa nuts, we now find nothing but lava stones and ashes. The liquid fin-seems at this point to have flowed from the mounlain with irresislable force and in prodigious quanti ty. Not only has this fearful flood, as it'were buried Ihe whole district and all that was upon' if, but after having caused this destruction over an extent of several rniies, it was still powerful enough, on reaching the shore, to form two lon.r lanjongs (capes) at places where the depths of water formerly consisted of many fathoms. A number of other districts and places have been, some wholly destroyed, others greatly in jured by the fire. The loss of life has been great. It is estima ted as follows, in the undermentioned districts: Taruna, men, women arid children, 722- Kandhar, men, women, and children, 45 ; Ta bokan, men, won.en and children, '2,031' • tola! 2,806. The greater number met their death in the gardens. They fled in ail directions, but were overtaken and swallowed up bv the fatal fire-- steam. Some tried to save themselves in the liees, hut were either cairied away with them or killed by the scorching heat. At Ixaiungari and Tatiung, the house, were filled with people, who were stopped ill {heir (light by tbe lava streaming down on all sides and the streams of boiling water, and who met their death under the burning ashes and tumb ling houses. Many who had reached the shore and thought themselves safe, became a pn-y to tlie furious waves, an ! many died through stwer despair and agony. — London Tim*>. WHO WANTS A GOOD FARM ! Real Estate fcr Sale. The subscriber will sell, at public sale, the farm on which he at present re-ides, situate ■'! milesiioiih w est of Scbellsbutg, Bedford Count v, conta.i u:g ' acres of patented land, about 125 acres of wturti arc cleared and under good fence, about 2.1 or .'JO acres of which is first rate meadow. The buildings are a good two-tory Stone House, with a cellar nmlrr the whole building, a double Log Bam, Hay House, anJ all the necessary outbuildings belonging to a propeity of thi- description. There is on the premises a large orchard of choice fruit. There is a stream runmiig through the whole place well calculated for a >avv Mill, and an excellent well of good pure water at t!.- door. Terms w ill be made easy to suit jnjid.a sers. The farm Is well adapted for a Stock farm, an i much more meadow could easily be made. Any peroii in want of a good iann, would da well jo call and examine this before purcha-ingelse where. JOHN WiIF.TSTONF. Sept. 12. 18.16. LIST UF LETTEItS Remaining in the Post Office at Bedford, Fa. Au gust 2.lth 18-10. Per.-otis callipg for letters ill this list will p!ea-e say they a-e adverti-ed. Allison John, Ariams Andrew, Blair W 11. Bowles Henry 3, Boland Daniel, Bowen Thomas. Burger li ter, Blymire Frank, Brown F. C, Brown Jo-epii v. Bass Alex, Harder Rebecca, Barclay Ft auk, Bioa ucK Patrick, Barks Mary Mrs, Claycob Rachel Mi--. Cow dan Nancy Mr-, Con.-tincy C 8, Carle David or Jesse Ji, Cowen Richard, Cox Sylvester, I a dw- Button, Carpenter Edward, Coughenonr Joseph or il S Koftnan, Deha.s- KG Mr-, David Thus 11. Dietd Z.ickaria, David Pricilea Mr-, I'eyremire J a rt.e - r, Dickey Saml, Diehl W \ , Diehl Henry. Kirns .loft. F.rving John K, Fuleer W A M, Fleagle Levi,blow ers William. Fluke Caroline Mi-s. Fletcher John , Favey F, Green James W l>r, Guihien Jam?-A, Green George A. Gtine William-. Gibson F.lizahetii, Caddies Ja- B.Gambel M A, Gibb C Mi--, Flarr - Maria Miss, Flutlord George, Hail Jacob, llilin-an M I!, Happis Charles, IJenkrider Klii-on, Kin!}' Martin A. Knox Joseph 2, Kilkelly John, Kurt/. Bin p. '•?■• Wa-hington, Looser Jos, t.on-er ('. Longaker A.- bert, Lee Alfred, Miller John H, Moses Madiae., iMcLanalian K J, Marks Simon, McF'-rreu JC. . Morgan Ann, Miller Ceorge 11, Maitm Caleb h. MiHer Jonas, Miller John, Montnger DM, Nycon' Henry, Oglebay Pa-te JC, Pemnar. LA. KiiclU'V Philip, Kutge Geo, Rohrer Martin, Rippen Kennei. Robinson Jobn M, Reicharf Mary Miss, lio-e ••• Ripley Humphrey 2, Ripley Jacob 2, Rhoades II?' rv, Smith Elizabeth. Sherfv S. Smith Henry D-.i""' tor Rachel, Tate C W. I honta- John. I y-on John . Wisegarver George B 2, Wharton John, Urna- ' Henry, Wallace Thnnias 2, W haley Ilenry C, hu..> er J J, W'.llowghby C B 2. Young .loi.n. MRS. AG NFS SAFPP, P. M. Fed!'"-- To Teachers and School Directors, The Directors anil Teachers o! Comrr.ea ! Schools of Bedford county, are hereby notify" to meet the Superintendent, in their respect districts, as follows: On Monday the letb September for the borough of Scliellsburg, am township of Napier, at the house of George ( u vin in Schellsburg. At Bnena-vista, on l Ut '" day the 16th. Bridgeport, Londonderry, t "j nesdav the 17th. Centreville, Cumber.and ley, Thursday the lSth. Rainsburg,Colerair. on Friday the 19th. Chaneysville, Southan.p ton, Monday the 22d. Clearville, Monu"",' Tuesday the 23d. Bloody Kun, _ H"est Provi dence, Wednesday 24-th. House of L)- 1- 11 Cast Providence, Thursday. 2;) th. Dashers M-.', Hopewell, Friday 2tith. L. Evans htoi Broadtop, Saturday 2?th. Stonerstonn oa Monday the 29th. Woodberry on 301 h. * Pattonsv ille Wednesda v October Ist. House of John Fickes, Union, I hursda), Springs Mills, St. Clair, Friday the 3d. ' ford Borough Saturday the 4th. House 0 Werts, Harrison, Monday 6th. Bedfori ship, at the honse of John llafer, Bedton-', •- urday the 11th. School Directors and teachers arc part ictii ly requested to be present at the time am p fixed upon,-as 1 have some remarks ' . which may be useful to both Directors, 111 ers and the friends of Education. v , T. R- GETn>- County hup (• Sept. 12, 1556.
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