THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. Hertford. AE'SUL 27, 1537. G. W. Bowman, Editor and Proprietor. "The l.'nion of lake.*—the I lium oi lands, The Union of Slates none run sever; The Union of hearts, and the Union of hands, And the liag of om Union forever!" Democratic State iXinninatiojis. GOVERNOR: Cen* Win. F. Packer* CAN A L COM MISSH >N i iR: KOH. Mirsciiiiind. STATE CO MM HIKE. The members of the Democratic State Committee are requested to meet at the Merchants' Hotel, Phil adelphia, on Monday. April 'JOth, at 7 o'clocu P. M. C. R. BI'CKALEW, Chairman. DEMOCRATIC COLA'TV MEETING. The Democracy of Bedford County will meet in Mass Meeting at the Court liou-e in Bedford, on Monday evening of the approaching Court, for the purpose of fully organizing for the campaign now o pened. It is expected that all who can make it con venient to attend will do so. Several speeches will be delivered on the occasion. "BUCHANAN CLUB" met in large numbers on last Saturday evening, and was ably and eloquently aiidres-ed by Messrs. John Cessna, S. H. Tate, J. C. Dicken, Esq., of Pittsburg, ar.d O. E. Shannon, when it adjourned to meet on Saturday e vening, •Jotb inst. Several new names were added to the roll. The Tariff of IS4(>. ft*? 3 * The name ol Geo. M.Dallas has been denoun ced from one end of thi- Commonwealth to the oth er, during everv campaign for the last ten years, in consequence of his vote in favor ol theTariffof ISiO, and now, the cm/ mm who have thus been denoun cing him, nominate as their standard-bearer for Gov ernor, the only man from Pennsylvania in the lower House of Congress, who ca-t his vote in a similar manner! This is something for honest men to pon der over. Portage tEP"The Hollidavsburg tr/aua i-d, one oi the most able, radical, and influential democratic paper- in Pennsylvania, has, for some time, complained bit terly of certain appointment- made by the Canal Board in that locality, to which some of the demo cratic papers have taken exception, and arraigned the Standard as dealing unjustly toward-the officers controlling the public works. In replying to a cri ticism of this character, the Standard of la-t week charges, in unequivocal terms— 1. That James Bryden, the present superintendent of the Portage road, is incompetent for the po-t, which can be proven by all the business men in Hol lidavsburg. and that, were it not ior his a-Mstant. the toad could not be kept open. *J. That Bryden is no Democrat, and that he re fused to give the most trifling sum towards defray ing the necessary expenses of the campaign in that county last fall. .'t. That he keep- in the employ o, the Comtr.on monwealth both Know* Nothings and Black Republi cans to the exclusion of hoi e-t working Democrat-. That he does not profe-s to be ,i democrat, but declares openly thai a man's politics has nothing to do with his appointment to office. Now, if the facts above set forth be true, and ice do not doubt them coming I'iom the source they do, r and we may heie say that we have heard the same charges from other gentlemen of unimpeachable in tegrity,) then the (.'anal Board owe it to their high position, as well as To the Democracy oi the State, to üba'e the nuisance, for such this appointment and its fiint* must he considered, utile-- it can be clear ly proven that the charge- preferred ate not tru®. Personally, we have no reason to complain ot the (.'anal Board: they have all treated tt> kindly and re spectfully; but we would feci that v.e had proved re cremit to our trust a- a democratic sentinel did we tail to sustain a brother sentinel tit the faithful dis charge of his duty. The evils of which the Stan dard complains ate intoletnble; and no democratic c ditor will dare to take them up in the abstract and defend them. It is enough, in ail conscience, for a democratic editor to live and work in such a politi cal atmosphere a- Bl iir, without being annoverf with officials destitute alike r , biuiiis and political inte grity. If the ("anal Commissioner- desire the pros perity of the democratic party (and no one doubts it) they w ill promptly remove this mi-erable apology from the Superintetidency of one of the most impor tant improvements in the Commonwealth, arid ap point an efficient, popular Dern■ rrat in his place. The appointing power i- liable to make mistakes in the selection o -nl ordinate-, but. when the fact is substantiated in any paiticuiar case, it is their duty, a- honest men, to di-pose of the rotten material by the quickest route pos-ible. The Democrats of Blair, for gocd cause, demand the removal of Brvden —and they should no: b® treated with indifference. CCF" It is not true that the democratic partv evrr objected to Ministers exerci-mg the right to vote and express their political sentiments in language becoming their sacred calling. The democratic par ty did, however, object to Ministers taking an OATH among infidels requiring them to LIE and to violate the Constitution! They did object to Ministers at tempting to control Congress in their associated ca pacity! They did object to Ministers haranguing the people from their pulpits in advocacy of the hor rible doctrine that negroes were justifiable incut ting their masters throats : they could not obtain their freedom in any other way ! They did object to Ministers advocating a di-solution of thp Union as being a less evil than Slavery ! But they never, at any time, or in any place, expressed a desire to cur tail the legitimate political right- of the Clergy.— ABOLITIONISM. KNOVV-NOTHINGIS.M, and all other INC ENDFARISM, are works of trie Devil, anil do not come within the sphere oi political principles, consequently Christian Ministers can have nothing to do with therr. .jior will they!—as we have abun dant proof to show*. The Baltimore Conference, at its late ses.-ioc, by a vote of :.'lO to I, passed the sub joined resolution : "Resolved, by the Baltimore Conference, in Con ference a-spnnhled, that we highly deprecate the agi tation ot the slavery question, which has already re sulted to the great detriment of the political anil re ligious interests of the country." And the following by a vote of 107 to 11: "Resolved. That we will hereafter oppose with zeal any aggre-s.on which shall be attempted by the abolition agitators of the country." This shews that the true Ministry consider the siavery agitation no part of our political system ! Easton Free Press -ays "we cannot sacra fice our views of Americanism to aid Republicanism again-t Democracy." iC.' I ne \ork Eagle says:—"Beware of wolves in sheeps clothiug. Already the minions of Black Re publicanism are scheming to deceive the honest yeo manry of Pennsylvania. Falsehoods, artfully frarn- ; ed, are told in honeyed words to im-uspectin" A me- • ncans that Black Republicans and Americans are i one. Out upon the foul label." j THE COLD SHOILDER. POLLOCK has appoints! a Mr. Armstrong, | of Lycoming county, (an old line whig) to the vacan !cy occasioned by the resignation OT. lodge BLACK on the Supreme Bench! Desperate eiiorts were made by tile abolitionists to induce him to appoint one of the men selected as candidates ior this station by their late convention, but lie declined to endorse the action ofthat body in terms too plain to be misunderstood, and it is the general impression that he will not vote lor a manon the 'H'ilmot Free-trade ticket,' but will quietly give his support to the Know Nothing ticket to be nominated at Lancaster on the 20 th of May, un less, indeed, he should become so utterly disgusted with all their factions as to be constrained to vote the .lemocratic ticket, which we do not consider altogeth er hopele.-.s. In many respects, Pollock is a good ; man—he is certainly n gentleman in his personal re lations—and his appointment of Dr. Di: U'rrr, as Li ] brarian, against the solemn protest of his political 1 friends in both branches of the Legislature, clearly indicates that his better judgment is.against the i-.is iof the day. Had it not been with the view of rcach ■ mg the gubernatorial chair, we do not believe that ; Gov. Pollock could ever have been prevailed upon to i become a member of the midnight oath-bound party, j wbch, we honestly believe, he now despises from the bottom of his heart. The appointment of that good man and faithful minister, Dr. Dn V\ ITT, hav ing given morial offence to the abolitionists, they determined to pass by his Excellency in their mon grel convention without condescending to notice hirn. - a thing unparalleled in the history of this Common wealth— for, it will be remembered bv all, that no matter what the political complexioh of the party in ; power, no State Convention ever before assembled at Harrisbnrg without making some allusion to the Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth, and more particularly at the close of his administration. The ilarrisburg Teirsrrapu —the very same paper ! which, only a few years since, declared that the •'name ot Wi!mo! would forr.vr stink in the nostrils of all tHie Whigs"—and asserted but a few weeks ; since that "Gov. Pollock presented a sorry specta j cle"in view of his selection for Librarian—attempts i to apologise for the oinis-ioii of their convention to ! speak of his excellency on the ground that it was an : "accident!" This is adding insult to injury; and ! makes the Governor of so little account that he was i foruottm entirely by the abolition Patriots whose Move for the negro absorbed all their affections, so i that they could'nt think of a white man ! - ■ - The \e* not Alone! C5 i= "The Hanover Sperlator, an influential Whig I paper, printed in York county, and edited by Senary [ Leader, Esq. formerly of this place, declines to raise the Ticket beaded by Wilmof, notwithstanding Fr. ; Jordan k Co. declare that "all, n:ery one, of the op i position press, with the single exception of the Daily Sew*. gives Wilniot a hearty and cordial support." J By his extracts from the Daily New-, Mr. Leader e- I vidently favors the movement for an American Con j vention to nominate another State Ticket. The o- Jor emitted from Wilmot's amalgamation dortrines j do not appeal to be as palatable to the union-loving | Whigs as the ".bairn oi a thousand flowers." The ! AYi'-.v in referring to the abolition presses engaged in misrepresenting his course,denominate, their edi tor- us "whelps and puppies of low degree, a pack of ; mongrels in pos-ession of lump black, oil and rags, who make such use of these materials as to disgrace j and degrade them." Alter Francis takes a few do ses such a> contained in the following extracts tiorn : County Conventions, he will begin to believe that the Sew. has been and still is uppermost ill the affec tions of what he terms the " American" party*. From the Daily News. "Amet icon .Meeting in Montgomery Courtly! The [fnrrixbvrg i a ion Bogus Can notion rep ltd iu fed!! A large and enthn-i istlc American meeting, agree able to a call previously issued, was held in the Odd Fellows' Hall. Norristown, rei Tuesday evening, the !th iiist. The following officers were unanimously elected: President—Major A. W. Shainliuc. Secretary—Charles Hunsifker. The President, on Taking the chair, briefly stated that the object of the meeting was to repudiate the ! nominations of the Bogus Union Convention, which was held at Ilarri-hurg on the ti.ith day of March last. On notion, a Committee was appointed to draft resolutions •■xpre-si ve ol the sense of the meeting, ' viz: It. T. "-iewart. Gen. William Schu'ri, \Vm. H. Slioglulf, Cli.irl 01-.-.-ey, ai •! Allied D. Bigg s who i reported the following: Resolved, That we repudiate the recent nnmina- I tion ol David YYJmot as one "not lit to be made"'— as an insult to the laboring cla-e- of our State —as a blow struck at the rights of Pennsylvania mechanics and laborers. In favor of British Free Trade, in thus rewarding the man who ba-e!v saeriliced them in i P-i<*., and as an attempt to Abolitiouize and destroy 1 the American party—that we repudiate the platform of the Convention as a weak compound of Republican ism and deception, upon which no true American can stand. On moti'on it vva- Resolved, That the proceeding, of this meeting he published in flu* National Defender, nl tins Borough, tti e 1> i/i/ A*<••. of Phiiadelphia.aiu.l such other papers as choose to copy. On moMoit ad |journed. ANDREW W. SH A INLINE, Pres. CIIAUI.ES lie N-K:KEK, Secretary. | American .Mating in Jefferson County. At an American meeting held in the !%>rough of ; Brookville, ~n Saturday the ith o; April, James M. Taylor was appointed President, S. C. Arthurs and R. J. Espey, Vice Presidents, and E. S Bishop, Secreta | ry. The following resolutions were read and unani ; iriousiv adopted.* Resolved, That the nominations made by the Con vention held at Harrisbnrg, on Ibe *J.">th ult., are suf i flcient to satisfy u< that that Convention was Repub ; lican in principle, although "Union" in form, and for | which reason we cannot, nor will we support the can ! didates there nominated. Resolved, 1 hat wi* do not believe in the union of | antagonisms, for the mere purpose ol securing the I spoils of office. Resolved, That 'h proceeding- of this meeting he published in the J r/ti-Md fitar, Philadelphia Daily .Ytn'v, and all papers favorable To the cause. E. S. BISHOP, Secretary. American Convention in Allegheny County! The American- of Allegheny county have had a County Convention, and elected the following dele- I gates to an American State Convention, to nominate 1 candidates for Governor, etc.: Senatorial Delegates—Daniel McCttrdy, .!. H.lr- ; win. Representatives—F.phraim Jones. J. 11. Rowand, ! Henry Philips, C. Chadwtck, Samuel Beitler. Americans in Motion! Our advices from different parts of the State are ! that the Americans are every where indignant at the bold-faced swindle attempted, in passing otl Wilnriot as the:i candidate, and are actively engaged in sec onding the movement for a State Convention to place an American ticket in nomination. Such an act as the nomination of Wilrnot was only wanting to open their eyes to the real aim and purpose ot the Black Republicans, and they are now ready and anxious to cut asunder all connection with them. In a number of counties meetings have already ' been held, and delegates appointed. Among tho-e having already done so, are the counties of Allegheny, Jefferson, Montgomery, and some others.— Daily Sews. i f ih" Administrators ol Adam Snider de ceased, offer a very valuable lartri at public sal**, on next Wednesday, as will be seen by reference to an advertisnient in the [►roper column, pur chasers of Real Es'ate would do well to give it their attention. jßedfoi'D ISB#!J School. K?"Mrs. SI'OTSWOOD, wife of Rev. Mr. Spotswood Pastor of the Methodist Church of this place, a lady of handsome accomplishments, has. we are pleased to learn, become connected with the Bedford High a* an instructress in some of the branches to be taught. The Lady alluded to in the ailvertise ! ment. from Vermont, has also arrived, and. to-day, | the institution is to be fully opened in all its de i partaients. Some who intended to send their daugh | ters away to be educated, have wisely corne to the conclusion that they can do as well, and perhap-bet ter, at home Than elsewhere, and have abandoned their former arrangements; which, however, were made before the school assumed its present shape. Mr. Aughinbaugh is entitled tothe highest regards ; of our citizens for the geal he manifests to get up an Institution which cannot fail to reflect honor upon our town and county. The inquiries making from a dis tance touching this school, evinces the fact that it will be well patronized by other counties. W.L* SST \\ IBJ.TIOT. What was Thought of Him in 1816. That our reader- may know the political position of David U'ilrnot in is Id, and what was thought of him then by those who have now nominated him as their candidate lor Governor, we republish the follow ing extracts from the llarrisburg Telegraph , then ed ited by Theo. Fenn, Esq : From the Hairisbnrg Telegraph, July If!, IS4G. The British Free Trade Bill. It must IK- gratifying So every friend of his country, and parlirulai I v to every Wing, to know that of the 1 |J. votes which were given in trie House, for tiie adniinistration or British FR EE TRADE bill, 113 were loco tocos, and | but one Whig, and lie from the Loco Foco State : ol Alabama. j Of ninety-five who nobly stood up for the i Tariff against the Free Trade policy, sevenly , one weie Whigs, Fix Native Americans, and but eighteen Locofbeos, eleven of whom were ! from Pennsylvania, four from New York, two from New Jersey, and one from Maryland.— BUT ONE BRITISH FREE TRADE TORY WAS FOUND IN ALL PENNSYLVANIA ! I AND THAT WAS WJLMOT OF BRAD ! FORD. The execrations of every friend of ! Pennsylvania v\ ill fall upon and follow him un | til he reaches thai place "where the worm di- I eth not, and the fire is not quenched." From the llarrisburg Telegraph, July 1, Js-I'l. Wli3t will the People of Pennsylvania sav : to this outrage upon her faith, her interests and her honor ? Will she turn and lick ihe hand j lhat dealt th" blow, or will she spurn the trea ; ch'ery, and sav, hence'f-nth, let tfiere be but one party in this State, and lhat devoted solely to , the interests, the prosperity and the welfare of i our citizens ? Will she not sav, henceforth, Southern Free Trade shall he made to feel our weight, united, and standing shoulder to shoul der in our own cause, and in that of our coun try ! Hereafter, let there be hut one party in Ihe Keystone: one strong, united, indivisible party, with the determination to ask nothing but what is right, and submit to nothing lhat is ' wrong. We rejoice in being able to record the votes of all the Locofoco members in Congress, from th- State, excepting VVilmot, of Bradford coun ty, against the repeal of tiie Tariff of 18PJ.— . T/IIS recreant son v:HO basely betrayed her inter i ests and voted with the Free. Traders* should he famished from her territory. His in famous j / rettedltry fhou/d be revenged by disowning and turning him upon the South for support. His name /rs his deed 7 rill stink in the nostrils of every true-hearted Pennsylrunia'n forever. Mark, re;ul®r, this same l>avid Wilmot, who but ten years ago, while u representative in ('onpres-, from Pennsylvania, stood up mfitani and atone in the Pennsylvania Delegation, as the betrayer of the indti.-l rial interests of the State, is now nominated : for Governor, arid you, who are in favor of the Pro tection of Home Labor, are asked to vote for him.— This -ame man, who then sacrificed your interests and tho-e of the State, and na- denounced lor it a reckless and laitlil ■ <w ho-e treachery should be revenged by disowning and turning h.m upon the South tor support," is now, as , To mock the ran-e o. I ice L.ii .ir. nam imtfd as li.* <--pei' .a I champ .n of Freedom! lie Who< name, a® Ins deed, it was prophesied would in the nostrils of < r r true hearted Priltixylra.il inti forever, 1 ' has washed liirn-eil ol all his political sins, and atoned for his treachery, by becoming aif Abolition Agitator, and is now con sidered a lit man lor (loiernor. Times change, and so do men, but principles are eternal; and as long as the people ol Pennsylvania are true to the principles and policy they have ever cherished, as essentia! To the prosperity of the State, so long will they repudiate with scorn the nomina tion of Wilrnot, the betrayer of the cherished policy ; o; the State, whose very name, it may in truth be sa:d, "will -tint; in the nostrils of every true-hearted Pennsylvania!) forever " — Phi/a. Duly Acres. A BITTER FILL. 1 he Lewistown .lurorn, ati American jmrntt! whose editor favored the Unibn mav->iftet:t, does not relish the manner in which ft- whole affair was turned into Black Republicanism. It ; says : In another column of to-day's paper will he found the proceedings of the Convention which I | assembled in Hariisbnrgon Wednesday last, to j nominate State officers, in opposition to the Loco • F oco party. This body has not acted as we ho- : ped it would have done. Its nominees, especi- j j ally that for Governor, will, in all probability, | receive a determined opposition from the straight j -out Americans, who in reality hold the balance of power between the Democrats and Repubii- I carts. We shall, fir the present, keep out of the contest, hoping that something may vet be j done to bring all the elements of the opposition ; j in this State together. The nomination of Wilmot for Governor, we ! consider decidedly a had one for the coasts ma tron of our most cherished hopes. Last F'ali we Were heartily sick of triangle fights, and vet we have a fair prospect of having the same tiling re enacted at the coming election, the result of which it is an easy matter to foretell. A ( :iutiter for Hie Woollies. B fore vtasting too ntanv crocodile tears over fhe decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case, the Black Republicans hail better ex plain to the public how they happened t > ex clude black men and mala/foes from citizenship, in tlmir famous Topeka Convention? That constitution to which they cling,"iike drowning ! men to a straw," confers the fight of suffrage on j free white men, on "every civilized male ln<H- I nn who has adopted tin- hw its "f the vhife man," but not on negro sor mainlines. What have the- "hi-edom slue km:." to say to this? A ill our "tab n( *■! and eloquent Knnkel" dwell I a little on \\iis fact in his next speech? It t needs refutation or explanation!— Democratic I I a ion. Cor.. JOHN C. EVEKHAKT. —Thisgentlemfan,' j fur some years* past a resident of Martinsburg, , in this county, has located at Hopewell, in Red ' ford county, where 111 connection with otheis, he goes extensively into the mercantile business. The Colonel is one of the . 1 -,i; j ness men we have ever had among ;is, •? certainly regret his loss—not mere y on arc uThT jof such qualifications, but more on account of ; his indomitable and iron-nerved Democracy, j which never flagged. During the late carn -1 paign, the Colonel was on - of the whee|-bor>vs of the party, and his exertions in behalf ol Democracy told with effect at the North IVood ; berry |>oll. The people of Hopewell will find in Colonel Ever hart a modest and retiring man, I but a whole-souled fellow, and a Democrat of I the first water.— llo/liduysburg Standard. re-publish the above paragraph with pica -1 sure, and cheerfully endoisc every word <>; ii. We | rejoice to record Col. K\ i IMIAUI as a citizen of Bed ■ lord county, and wish him great prosperity in btisi ! ness. • Pardon of licis. On Ftiday afternoon last, while an Argti , merit Court was in progress, the lawyers and ; loungers were somewhat taken aback by the ap pearance of the ex-Rev. \v. S. 11. keys, the | distinguished Know Nothing orator, inside of i Ihe railing of the Court Room. The lookers-on were not kept in suspense long, for shortly af ter his arrival, Lawyer Blair arose, and read a : paper bearing the broad seal of the Cornmon ! wealth, which proved to be a pardon lor Keys! Ihe history ol the case, we presume, is well remembered. Keys WHS indicted and tried for i assault and battery, with intent to commit a rape j but was convicted ol assault and battery alone, j A motion was made for a new trial, but r> fused ; by the Judges, and Keys was sentenced to three j months imprisonment. In the face of this re lusal, Judges Jones and C.'aldwell both, according to the pardon, signed a petition, lor the pardon ol Keys, on the piea that believed him iti | nocent ! It is really strange what latitude can be given tothe conscience ol some men i:i behalf ola political fiiend. 1 The entire imprisonment of Revs was a farce. He was under no restraint whatever—lived in the Jailor's parlor, and fared sumptuously on the j best the market could afford. ! inter such cir cumstances, lie should have been made suffer out bis time, more especially when we remem- 1 her that fa iv. Pollock declared, at tile beginning of hi- administration, that rio pard n would be granted, unless notice of the interna .1 applica tion was published in the papers. Tins rule was not complied with in the case if Keys.— His Excellency, no doubt could discriminate in favor of so distinguished a maitvrr VYe pr-sume we shall next hear of the inr: ac ll'ale Keys Oil the stump, expounding th • code of ethics adopted hy tlie pure ami immaculate party. HolHduysb.tr g Stun Ttrd. Look :it IIoKsr! One of t!ie objections made tothe decision of the Supreme Court, in the Dred Scott case, is that it declares negro-s not to he ciliz>ms.— There is nothing either novel or monstrous in this. Our own State Constitution, under . hich : our own Black Republic ins -l.v.- T hrathe and have their being," viituaily declares the same doctrine. Negroes an* not citizens in th" State of Pennsylvania none but free white inn: ,ir- : , and yet our virtuous Republicans pass nvo th:s fact, ari l indignantly assaif Jn fge TAN' V, a man whose charat ter .-'a rids a'.o\ <> reproach, and whose ernriine has never been - i! thy a singh corrupt act, for expressing an <t in ion in IS 57, which the Constitutional Convention f Penn sylvania declared as early as l s3S. Ye genera tion of vipers ' look at home. "Pluck the f,. am from your qwri eves," before you cut on spec tacles to discover "the mote in other*/' and then hurl vnur thunder holts against the Court i lor pronouncing the Mi-ouri Compromiseuncon stitutional-, when tlieir old Federal fath-i's oppo sed its enactment on the same ground in ! S J:). and burnt in e'figv DAVID Frt.t.; BTON and oth ers who helped to pass it. To what monstr- us wrongs and gross absurdities will nt ! tind fa naticism lead Democratic I a ion. L'.iV. WILLIAM B. ii, A .if. Agliigh compliment has been paid to the city i of I'htladeipiiia in the tender of the mission to < lina, to one of our distinguished citiz-"is. the Hon. W to. B. Reed. We are gratified at this e v idence of the appreciation of the s-o \ ic-s ren dered hv the b-adeis of the Old Line Whig part v during lite late struggle for the I'nion and! constitution. Mr. Reed lias hitherto occupied | a prominent position in the Clay Whig {.'arty.' When trie late crisis came, when disunion ami' treason were r;!e in the tiorthren portion ol our ; confederacy, lMr. Reed, in common with tfie true pati: 's ofltts part v, rallied iri iheir str< ngth to save t:.>conntrv fto:ri the impending neril. Their patriotic exertions were crowned with! success. The fanatics were defeated; and their I mad schemes were disappointed; truth, justice j ami right gloriously triumphed in the election of James Buchanan to the President v. \oonela -I>ored more industriously to accotnplis.h this im portant result than the gentleman to whom lias been tendered this high post of honor and trust. That Old Line Whigs have strong claims upon j the friendly consideration of the Democratic j party, for their services and sacrifice during the late Presidential campaign, no one can en tertain the slightest possible doubt. That Air. i Buchanan fully appreciates the obligations we 1 ( are under to this "great wing of tlm I'nion and constitution, is clearly indicated !>v the offer of j foreign missions to Messrs. Clav and Reed. We j honor him for the course lie lias-th night proper ! to pursue in relation to this important matter. i The Old Line Whjgs, who so nobly sacrificed 5 their party prejudice- when the country was in , such fearful jeopardy deserves the lasting tribute' , of our gratitude and respect. That their claims ' to public consideration are fully tecognized by i 1 the leaders of our party, we are most happv loj acknowledge. j ' The mission to China is one of the highest, im- i > portance at this particular crisis in the affairs of > that country. Great firmness, sagacity snd pru- 1 dence, will he required on the part of the Alin- ] ' ister from the T'nited States, few positions involve higher responsibility, or require a high- ( er order of talents, than the one now tin- i der consideration. We believe that the great i interests of our country and the honor of the j nation, will be perfectiv safe in the hands in * which they are about to he entrusted. It is understood to-dav that Air. Reed will f accept the mission. Philadelphia Irgus. !Or=*\Ve are authorized to announce J\o P. * RFFID, I'Lq. as a candidate fir Prothonotarv, * Ace. subject to the decision of the Democratic y county Convention. J walader Evans, Esq., will b u a candi- r date for re-nomination lor the office of County , Commissioner, he having been elected far the v short term of one year. -I arrars ■ 3scat: r*. carattraacrrssK: ~ The Governorship cf Kansas. lilt" following is the letter of the Hon. Rob ert J. Walker accepting the appointment ol (J..\- ernor of Kansas:— WA-I?INGTO\, March 30, 1537. J AKS !. t c I'r*AIIKNTOF the i:ii>t•'.) Sfat*js: • i iy ijrttr Si>~ — I have at your ru t recon sidered my determination, as announced to von, declining your ttmd-'J of the oliicp of Governor id (lie territory of Kansas. In view ot the op inion now presented by yon, that the safety ol the I.'iiiun may depend upon Jhe sMertioii <•( the individual to whom shall be assigned the task of settling tin-difficult us which again surround the Kansas question, I have concluded that a sol emn sense id duty to my conntiv requires nie Jo accept this position. lam brought to this conclusion with an uriafjveied dilfi l-uce to mv own ability, hut with a fervent hope that tin* same overruling Providence whicii has carried my heiovtd cotintrv through so many p*-ri!s, will now attend and direct my humble efforts lor her Wellare, and that mv course will not be prejudged by any portion of my fellow c itizens in or out of Kansas. 1 understand thai von and nil your Cabinet cordia ly concur in the opinion expressed by me, that the actuai bout ft fe resident sof the ter ritory, iy a tair and regular vote, unaffected i-v fraud or violence, must he permitted in adopt ing their State constitution to decide for them selves what shall he their social institutions.— I'iiis is the great fundamental principle of tie act oi Congress organising the Territory, affirm ed hy the recent decision of the Supreme Court of • lie I nited States, and is in accordance with the views uniformly entertained and expressed by rue throughout mv public career. 1 contemplate a peaceful settlement of this question by an appeal to the intelligence and pa triotism of the whole people of Kansas, who should ail participate beefy arid fully in this decision, and hv a majority of wlius- vot* s the determination must be made, a- the only proper and const it ni kmu! mode qt adjustment. I con template no appeal to military power, in the hope t!. at rnv countrymen of' Kansas, from eve ry section, will submit to a decision of this mat ter by a full and fair vote of a u fjord v of the people. J will go, then, and endeavor thus to adjust these difficultie.s, m the full eonfi Knee - • strong ly exposed hy yon, that 1 will he sustained ! v all your own ! :gh antlioritv, with the cordial co-operation of all your Carln>t. Very respect full y, your friend, If. .1. WALKER. / fu! . icciui ;it on fit•• Columi ' lintlrotid'. —A fi ightlul accident occurred on Monday af ternoon, m the Colombia R-iilnad, near Oak land, in con.- .juenc.e of the foiisicut of the fi eight trains Four cats were demolished, t wo or three it j ;: • '!. an I one of the locomotives destroyed, l ite '•Buchanan" w as thrown completely across tie t.a If, tin- two north rails ol which were t:n ur> I a a distance of twenty yards. The fire man, .Mr. .1 tin ifrtst.iii, resi ling at the "(hip."' was throw n from his position on tin* south track: w in n flu- heavy truck fell upon his breast kill ing hi n instantly. We haul that he leaves a wHe and family. The engineer remained at hi* post until the engine was a complete wreck, and in fact he did not have, as an informant :.!a'e>, until she was landed across the railroad, ami lor ia: in-1 p stove in. S me oft he hrak>s m-n w• re als > thrown (mm tin ir places, ami such w J ti)e vi .hiii. of the collision, that ORE* p> i s n v'.is I,'; town on rfi > l< i grnph win •> . none tiou ever, straiige to state, w ere very seriooslv injui erL i lie "glow" line was detained until nearly 12 u.clock, list night. The "lightning" line wa aiso m i.niii ', while the emigrant trains were km: "Vi t at the "Steamboat Station." ft is uid that several trains, from some unex plained cause, stopped at a en: ve v hile on thej; way down, when another tiam approaching, ran ir.'o them. I'lie fl rgman, a colored person, fad 1 t>> gt*. e th<* signal' |. w iiich cause is- atfri :ut"d tl is -id accident. I pnn seeing tfieter rrde cor..s-quences of hi.s couduc'. the f-Jjow in.i, - i.itely fl-d: and has not since !♦•• n heard i- turf sanding the utr.i >st exertions were ii •• ! - - i or-- 1 , ar; • si. 1 <•■ A • it.'ie rinl •;lunate fireman, Huston. W;IS.S:I >U AFTER (OIRVT'VETI ID INS HOME, W JMRE H. ias an aged fither at tiie point of death. Every attention was paid to his remains, and the ut m ■-! kit: uess show n all others, Ivy persons resi i!in" in t4re VH in it v of Ihe arci.letvl U|,._ J t Vi: t > It 111 II \ <>l lilt* tl I I 11 i * 111. M K.u.t.ocn IN TNI: I'i Lt'iT.— Rev. Mr. Kn!- ! >ci appeared in (li.* pulpit at the IVfnple y-'ster•!;l\and tool; | ) t in Conducting the services. I: caused much surprise from tlie Let that lie is -till tinder trial liir aduiterv.— Ihe church \* :i> crowded, m consequence of a 11. -' id ctiri -i ! V t! it existed to see the man. We take the ahove from the Host on Post of Monday, it carries with it all necessary com ment. J; is a reproach and a disgrace to the city of Boston, that in the fare of the lewd and licentious course of life of this professed minister of Christ, as has been proved bv numerous wil ri?ss-s, his corrupt practices wherever he has been able to procure a congregation', and while his trial is still in progress in a criminal court, with the most damning evidence against him,he • til! has the hardihood to appear in the sacred iesk, and to take part in the services of the rhurch. Boston should no longer, with its fair ladies partaking of the sac-amerit at the hands of ! he debauchee, lay claim to the intelligence, pu rity, and high fame of Athens, hut seel; rather to iveit the fate of Gottioirah. Phil. Jlrgrus. DIED, At the resilience of S. Foster, on the 7th inst., af er a short illness, Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, aged 78 rears, 7 months and 1 day. She was followed toher j ast resting place by her children and many friends, ! a ho deeply mourned her departure—but not as those •\ ho have no hope, for she bore her illness with chris- j .an fortitude, and died in great peace. L. E. h./'t u ttrt.i - ft. lb-,Mies. , one of the Ilepresenta- j i-. es of the oit v of Philadelphia in the Senate of the i hate, died at Here's Hotel, about two o'clock en j Monday ot last week. The deceased was a man re- j pected by all and beloved by most ol those who j .new him. In point of intellect, he was, confessedly, I ine of the foremo-t men in the Senate, and he labor- ; <i industriously to discharge his Legislative duties. ! in Bedford on Saturday evening la.-t, Mr. ROBERT I HCSO.V, aged about 7'- years. r* A IS IS E IS !&: On Tuesday, April 7th, by Rev. Robt. F. Sample, | dr. John P. Wamble of Kamkakee City, Illinois, to I di-s F.liza J. Cruine, of Bedford, In Schellsburg, on the 2d in<t., by the Rev. H. \ llson, Mr. John Bowers to Miss Julian Merwine, loth oi Bedford, Pa. In !• fiends' Cove, on Faster Sunday, by the Rev. F. Holfmeier, Mr. William Overocker to Miss i dargaret Xycurn, both of the Cove. On the 3d of March last, by A. B. Blair. Esq.. I dr. I!. n'\ linger of Allegany County, Md.. to Mis .lien N. Growden ol Cumberland Valley, Bedford i onnty. Pa. On Sunday evening, March 29th, by the Rev. L. .vans, at the resilience of Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Da- j id Broombaugh to Miss Susan Anderson, both ol . iroudtop tp. VISESZAS* ~Z"..3.2K..5RA~^ —R —I T-JIH. .IN NR , ~ | | | Drutr, Paint and Glass Wholesale WAREHOUSE, Comer of Tenth and Market Streets. Office in second sfory, PHILADELPHI A. , f. We iiv,t< alter,;.on to <wr etd-.r. P Oils, Varnishes,& c ., telerteii exnre,, IV .or our s|, , ami comprising or ,s ol tie . a * sortmeivts in the I i. tedv-t .N-s. which we ofcr a pvic-s. tor raH or aj ; rovin! credit. ' WE MA N L FACTUKE very extensively: Premium Pure White Le.kl. (best,) ' Kensington Pure White I.euit, j Pearl Snow White Lead, "Veilte Montange" French Zinc, (bast.) Pure Snow White American Z.ne Philadelphia Snow White Zinc, Silver j, f'.astic i ire anil Weather-proof Pain's Chrome (tree,is, \ eflows, anil colors generally' AGENTS FOR: y ' Porter's -up-r or Alkaline Window Glass, G.iiu'ne French Plate Glass, (whiranted), I New Jersey Zinc Company's product. Tilden aitif Nephew's N. y. Varnishes, Brooklyn i'remiiiro Pure White Lead, j Hampden Permanent Greens, Pure Oiuo Cetawaba Brandy, &c.. ttc IMPORTERS OF: i rench and Luglish Plate Glass, French and English Cylinder Glass, laolored and Ensraved Window Glass, 1™ goes reotype (;ia-s, • Hammered Plate for Floors and Sky-Light-, Drug-, ChemicaN. Perfumery &e, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN: Drngisl-' Articles generally, J Painter- I oof ot all descriptions, Hydraulic and Roman Cement, j Calcined and Land Pl.t ter, Paper Maker's CIP.V, Sitin White, tc r . A- C FRENCH, RICHARDS kCO, Store, N. W. cor. ot Tenth and Market St-. F.ietmy, Junction York Avenue, Crown and Callovv frill STS. PLLN.ADELPHIA. April 17. I^.77—irn ,\OTf€IK. | In the matter of the distribution of the funds in J the hands ol S. 11. 'Fate, K-q., administrator of the * • Estate of Jacob Diet.!, dee'd, which was referred hack to Auditor, to make a more full repoit of fact 'l he undersigned, auditor appointed, will attend to the duties of -aid appointment, at his office in the ; Borough of Bedford, on Thursday the :tOth day April. A. f). 1557, at 10 o'clock A. M. of said da-, ; when and where ail parties interested can attend. *' JNO. P. RF.F.D, ! April 17, ts-77. Auditor. APPLICATIONS FOB LICENSE. NOTICE is is hereby given that the JoHowin* na med j.-rons have filed their petitions lor License i in the dfice of the Clerk ol the Court of Quarter Sessions in and lor the County of Bedford, in putsu ance of ttie Art of Assembly passed the .Jist dav of March, 18.10, entitled "An Act to regulate the "sale oi Intoxicating Liquors.'" which will be presented lor hearing on Thursday the 7th day ol Mav next i m wit: ' Henry Flock, Woodberrv Tp. Tavern. . James Burns, Londonderry tp ,!„ Dan! L Delibaugh, W I 'rovidence tp ( | 0 Wm Pear-on, Woodberrv tp do j James Eirneiberger, Hopewell tp do John M'llvain, Cros.-mus do Geo W Figart, Six Mile Run do , i hos C Reighard, Union Tp do Jonathan Feighner. Harri.-on 'p do Jno W Robison, Schell-bnrg Borough do ' Geo M Colvin. do do do j Geo Stuekey, Forks do Ephraim M'Daiinel, Bloody Run do ! Jno A Gump, do do Mrs Mary Ann Cook, Bedford Borough, do Valentine Steckman, do do <lo i John Ilafer, 1)0 do do i David A T Black, Rayshill do Aalentine V Wertz. Dry I'idge do | M chael VVevant, Union tp do Wm Boore, Cumbetlaod Valley tp do Peter Arnick. St Clairsvilie do Benj Ivegg. Rainsburg do ! Bernard (TNVaI, Chanvville do James Carnell, Clcarville. do P Gosler. Redlord Springs do Geo Staines, Pleasantville do | Jacob S Berkstre-s-r, Liberty tp do J G Minir!:, Bedford Borough Eating House. ! John Foster, Hopew ell do ! John Dasher, do tp do D. WASHABAUGH. j April 17, 1857.• Clerk. If SFBI1& SEA WEI mi I lie undersigned having just returned from • the Eastern ( ilies, are now recieving a large , and ;.j>li udid assortment of Spring .and Summer Goods, consisting, in part, oi Ladies Dress Goods, black and fancy Silks, plain and figured Uei.iirts, l'opJins, Chaliics, Lawns, ilriliiattls, F bite Good-, Hosiery, liamikerciin Is, (.Mliars, Kc. Kc. Sheeting, Crash, 'Muslins, Flannels, I ickings, ianey and union Casimeres, Cloths, j and a eencia! assortment of Mens and B >vs j Sum mi r VV are of all discnptions, single atid ' double C'ARPEI' Gi.ain, all colors. Boots, , Shoes and Hats in Great Variety, Hardware, Qweensware, 13ruoms and Buckets, Groceries, Syrup, Molasses, white and brow n Sugar, green : and Black Teas', Fish, Tobacco, Indigo, Spices, Die stuff's. 6vc. -\.c. ail of which will be sold : cheap, as they are determined not to be under- Mild by anyone. Thankful for past favors, they i hope to receive a general share of the public ■ patronage. J. &. J. M. SHOEMAKER. April 17, IS.V7. Wanted, f)U00 lbs. Bacon, at Shoemaker's Colonade Store, for which the highest Market price will he paid. l'u&rfic oi' ViLBBLB IIF, Hi ESTATE. IN pursuance of an Order of the Orphans' Court ol Bed lord county, the undersigned Ad ministrators of the Estate ol Adam Snider, late ol West Providence Township, DEE'd, will sell at the late residence of said Adam SNIDER, in Snake Spring Valley, on WEDNESDAY the -22 d day of APRIL, inst. the one undivided moietv or hall part of a tract of Limest ME Land lying and being situate on the public road leading from Snake Springs to Morrison's Cove, and within two miles of the Bedford and Chatn hersbnrg Turnpike, adjoining lands of Daniel Shus, Jacob Baker, Hetirv !I-'rshberger, Andrew Snowbarger, John Snnl--r and oth-qs—contain ing in the whole about 4-3F ACRES and allow ance, about 3)0 acres cleared arid under fence part thereof being fine meadow land — and THE balance in good state of cultivation. There is erected upon the premises a Stone Dwd /■; /?G House, and Log House — also a large Bank Barn, and other out-buildings. There are three orchards of all kinds of choice fruit upon the premises, and three never failing Springs of ex cellent water. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. AI. said dav, when doe attendance w-ili be giien and terms made known bv JOHN SNIDER. SAM DEL SNIDER, . lom'rs of Adit sn Snider, deed- April 17, ISO7. Oxen S'or Sale. ONE YOKE of very large and well broken Oxen ior Sale. They are fast walkers. ' WM- P. SCIIELL- Apii! 3, ISs7—3t.
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