THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. Bedf'oe'd, lYov. 13, 1857. . ■ % B. F. Meyers & 0. W. Benford, Editors. , DEMOCRATIC COIiMV MEETING The Democrats of Bedford y, will assem- I ble in Mass Meeting at the Cotpd ftouse, on day evening of next Court week, the glorious victory achieved by the Democratic party at the late election. Let there be a full turn, out ofthe gallant men who charged the ranks ofthe enemy with such signal success ami who' can now meet together and congratulate yah other on the triumph of tiie piinciples lor. which tbev so noblv battled! riv Bicduclion ol'Totiii*! THE "GAZETTE" FUR MISHAP TO SUB SCRIBERS FOR $1,50, IF PAID IN ADVANCE!! In accordance with the general wish of our subscribers we have concluded to reduce the price of our paper to $1 50 per annum, cashf in advance. If payment is not made in vance, $-,00 will he charged if paid within the year ; whenever a subscriber suffers his account to remain unsettled at the end of the year, $2,50 will be charged. [fj = "T/iese Terms will j be strictly and invariably adhered All of cur present subscribers who will payment before the first day of Januarynnextt t shall receive the Gazette at rate of $1,50 per annum, in advance, and those! ; who have already paid us -S2,QO for the present i volume, shall have a credit of 50 cents on the i n?xt. \ Treachery (orumanding a Premium. We notice with astonishment and regret that several of our Democratic exchanges propose for the Speakership oi the next House of Repre sentatives, one of the notorious who last winter refused to comply with the time-honored usages ofthe Democratic party} by declining to go into the Democratic Caucus held for the purpose of nominating a candidate for U. S. Senator, and by afterwards withhold ing their votes from that candidate, who was fairly and legitimately nominated and who was fully entitled, in every point of view, to the ar dent and enthusiastic support of every Demo crat in the legislature. We consider this noth ing less than offering a premium for treachery, and, theiefore, we feel itourbounden duty, as sentinels on the Democratic "watch-tower. |?> protest most solemnly against it. If such a course of conduct is to be pursued toward those factious spirits who pride themselves in setting at naught the rules and customs by the strict observance of which the Democratic party has, in a great measure, been made invincible—if a man who pretends to be a Democrat, and pledg es himself to abide by Democratic usages, but afterwards refuses to sland by regularly nomi nated Democrulic candidates, (thus not only violating his pledges, but endangering the suc cess of Demrciatic principles) is to be rewarded by Democrats, with a high and-important office —then, indeed, are we reckless of our interests as a party, and of that transcendant 'interest, the common good of the people, which' we be lieve is best promoted by the proper administra tion ot Democratic measures. Whether the journals we refer to are in earnest in their ad vocacy of tiie disorganized claims, we do not pretend to say. We cannot believe that they are. We cannot believe that they would make choice of a man who did not hesitate to violate the sacred usages of the party, when t.iere are so many other true and talented Democrats from among whom to chose. Nor have we any fears that the Democratic members ofthe next House of Representatives wilt honor with a cau cus nomination, one who last year treated with contempt a Democratic caucus involving in its deliberations, a subject of paramount importance to the whole Democratic party of the Union.— But it is certain that the encouragement which the papers in question give to the schemes of factionists—the reward which they hold out to those who are ready to peril the good of the party for the advancement of men —will lead to consequences utterly at war with th integ rity of Disorganization. The weak and the ve nal need but an evil example to exhibit their fail ings in their worst phases. If that example be approved by recognized authorities, how much more will they not be tempted to follow it ! The next Legislature will be able to do much harm, as well as much U> tjtie Democratic party. It will be able, if treachery does not lurk in the hearts of its' members, thoroughly to apply Democratic principles to the settlement of whatever question may be brought before it. On the other hand, if the political libertinism which disgraced the late Legislature, be char acteristic of its sittings, those glorious principle will be trodden under foot by the very who are pledged to their constituents to sustain them. The presiding officers of that body, there fore, should be men who have never swerved their fidelity to the Democratic party. They should be Democrats who have ever heUl the usages of their party sacred as their own honor. For, melancholy, indeed, would jie', the prospect, should members elected as Demo crats, point to the Speaker's chair, and .say,:in vindication of their departure from Democratic rules, TIIEU.E > ITS TIIE SLA.X Wll DSC EXAMPLE W.E iiave followed! - * " -M The subject upon which we have thus briefly commented, simply resolves itself into the ques- : tion : Shall a uvui who claims to be a Demo- ; crat, but who lately refused to complv with Democratic usages, be rewarded for his infidel ity to his party, by an important office in the: gift of Democrats ? If our friends who pro pose disorganizes for Speakerships, cafi sustrSh*! the affirmative of this question, we shall cerfaih ly not say a word more against the Course they are pursuing. N , > Know ftothingism in Maryland. It is doubtless, something quite familiar to onr readers, to hear of riot and bloodshed in lial timore, on election day- There the Know Nothings hold their bloody saturnalia whenever the day comes on which freemen should have— but have not—the privilege of exercising the elective franchise. There it is that these mur derous proscriptires clasp their ensanguined hands together, and paint each other with the blood of butchered citizens, whilst Mayor and Police (being of the same political stamp) look ssmi-approvinglv on, without attempting to interfere in such a manner as would put a stop to their horrid atrocities. And there alone, of all the places over which its blighting shadow ever hung, does Know Nothingisin yet loom in its original terrific darkness. Every where else it lias been dispelled before the light of that bright political sun, the sober judgment of the people—there alone does the dark cloud hang: a cloud formed of the mint that rises from the blood-pools drawn forlhby the assassin's dagger! Aye, Know Nothingisnri has no fbot-hold, now, save where it is sustained by'violence, rowdyism and blood-shed. , The election came ofTon Wednesday >of last week, was no exception to tin? general utile in this city lf riot and murder, Gov ernor of Maryland had foreseen that it would be frul a mere npockery, and therefore, had issued a proclamation calling out the military for the protection of the citizens, but on the assurance of the Know Nothing Mayor that the Police of the city would keep tbb peace, he withdrew it. The result was jfr,hat we expected it would be. TheMavor did not fulfill his promise- to the Governor, and no Democrat's iile was safe on the streets. Know Nothingisin ruled the day with fire and swWd. Naturalized citizens were shot down like cattle, and the cartri !ge-box of the Plug Ugiies won a glorious (?) victory over the ballot-box'of free America ! The Democratic candidate lor Governor, is defeated bv whatever the blood-bought majority of the Know Nothings is in the city of Baltimore. There is a Democratic gain of one Congressman, in the fifth district, Col. J. M. Kunkel being the successful candidate. There are Democrat ic gains, generally, throughout the interior and Western parts of the state. We append the following from the Washing ton Union, in relation to 4 the bloody transactions in Baltimore above commented upon ; The following is an extract from a letter ofa highly respectable and intelligent citizen of Baltimore to a friend in this City. It gives a most deplorable picture of Baltimore, but, de plorable as it is, the picture is not a new one to onr readers: BALTISfORE, Nov. 5, 1837. ***# * # ## "A word now with regard to the elections. In this city I had honed, from the promises of Mayor Swarm to the governor and citizens, that the democrats would have beeen protected in the attempt to exercise the proud privilege of an American citizen—viz: t'np elective fran chise; but how villanously have we been decei ved! Not only have thousands been denied that privilege whose misfortune it was to be born in another clime, (many of whom had resided here for twenty, thirty, arid fortv years,) but others who were born on American soil to the number of several thousand, some of whom had been engaged in the war of 1812-'JA, and defended this very city-from the invasion ofa British soldiery. This I know of my own per sonal observation. The plan adopted to deter such from voting was to approach every person with a knownothing ticket, and if they refused taking it, to issue threats and to drive them from the places of voting. In one instance, in a family of my acquaintance, were three sons of lawful age, and a father, who had lived here for ten or twelve years, and they were ail compelled to iiee from the polls without voting rather than be beaten from them. Jn every instance almost where a foreigner approached fhe polls he was knocked down arid beaten in a most brutal manner, and half-grown youths [ disguised and made to vote [the know nothing ticket. The torch of the incendiary iighted up the dwellings of democratic voters ere the close of the day's brutality on the part of the ruffians. The papers do not contain one-six teenth part of the doings of yesterday, simply | because the lepurteis were deterred bv fears of j being assaulted hereafter. The intelligence from other portions of the State is cheering to the democrats—more especially from the north ! western, as you will perceive by to-morrow's papers. This city is a doomed city, and [many will be compelled to go from it for peaceful security and the exercise of a freeman's rights. Cod knows I desire to leave it, and I trust in Cod that something will turn up to my advan tage by which I may be enabled to do so. A Significant Fact. Wherever the opposition to the Democratic j party are in power, the present financial difficul ties are the most embarrassing. For instance in New Vork, where Abolition misrule has been i throwing to the winds the boasted wealth of [ that great state, there have been 4-4-S suspen sions since the of August last and in Mass achusetts, the banner state of the opposition, there have been, since that date, 120, making together more than one halfof all the suspensions 'n the 1 nited States, since the beginning of the i ||v ° V ; jSf'sent monetary troubles./in Pennsyi I where the democracy have had more to do with the making of the law 3, the suspensions since the above mentioned date, amounted to but 85, and in Indiana and Kentucky, where the Dem ocrats have been for some time in the ascenden cy, there were only 10 in all! This is signifi cant enough. It shows plainly the disastrous effects of the bank-favoring policy of the oppo sition, upon the financial and business affairs of the country. It shows, also, on the other hand, the salutary influence, of Democratic measures, which, as a general rule, have inva riably been opposed to the expansion of paper currency. General Haskell, of Tennessee, who lately became insane, is said to be rapidly recovering. Minnesota in the Democratic Column- The Abolitionists have been trying to create the impression that their candidate for Gover nor of Minnesota was elected, supposing, doubt less, that, as that Territory is far distant, the good people of Pennsylvania would not, for some lime, come to know any better. Below is authentic news, anil such as rather reverses the story of the Abolitionists. The ]?liaiueNOta Election. Notwithstanding the reports to the contrary, it now appears that .Mr. Sibley, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Minnesota, is elected by a handsome majority. The following giati fying letter, we learn from the Washington Union, was received in that city from a gen tleman of high political standing in St. Paul: ST. PAUL, October 30, 1857. We have elected Sibley by from 500 to 1,000 majority: also, the entire State ticket by over 1,-00 majority. Our Legislature on joint ballot will have eleven majority for the Democrats, viz: Three in the Senate and eight in the House. Fully, nobly, and most triumphantly have the Democracy of Minnesota discharged their whole duty. Cotsvciititui! Ol Ih'tuucralic Editors. The Pittsburg Pout proposes that a Convention of the Democratic editors of this Slate, beheld at Harrishurg, about the lime of the inaugura tion of Gov. Packer. We are decidedly in favor of this movement and agree with the Post as to t he time and place of meeting. Should such a convention result in nothing more than bringing Democratic editors into closer intimacy with each other, it would, doubtless, be a source of much good to the Democratic press of the state. OCP'Louisiana has elected a Democratic State ticket and three Democratic congressmen out of four. Wisconsin, which last Fall was badly "niggerized," may have Demo cratic Governor. The run is very close. General Jaelsnoii :ns<3 Cite Hear what the old Hero says in his farewell address to his countrymen : "The severe lessons of experience will, I doubt not, be sufficient to prevent Congress from again chartering such a monopoly, (as the Bank of the United States,) even if the Con stitution did not prevent an insuperable objection to it. But you must remember, my fellow citizens, that eternal vigilance bv the people is the price of liberty ; and that, you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing. Jt behooves you, therefore, to he watchful in your States, as well as in the Federal Government. The power which the n.onied interest can ex ercise, when concentrated under a single Ip-ad, and with our present system of currency, was sufficiently demonstrated in the struggle made by the Bank of the United States. Defeated in the General Government, the same class of intriguers and politicians will now resort to the States, and endeavor to obtain there the same organization which they failed to perpetuate in the Union; and With specious and deceitful plans of public advantages, and State interests, and State pride, they will endeavor to estab lish, in the different States, one nionied insti tution with overgrown capital, and exclusive privileges sufficient to enable it lo control tlm operations ot the other banks. Such an insti tution will be pregnant w-ith the same evils produced by the Bank of the United States, although its sphere of action is more confined; and in the State in which it is chartered, the money power will be able to embody its whole strength, and to move together with undivi ded forces to accomplish any object it may wish to obtain. You have already had abun dant evidence of its [wer to inflict injury upon the agricultural, mechanical and labor ing classes ot society ; and over those whose engagements in trade or speculation render I them dependent on bank facilities, the dominion |of ttie Stale monopoly will be abolished, and their obedience unlimited. With such a bank, i and a paper currency, the money power would | in a few years govern the State and control its measures; nncl if a sufficient number of States can be induced to create such establish ments, the time will soon come when it will again take the field against the United States, and succeed in perfecting and perpetua ting its organization by a charter from Con gress. "It is one of the serious evils of our pres ent system of banking, that it enables one class of society—and that by no means a numerous one—by its control over the currency, to act injuriously upon the interests of all the others, and to exercise more than its proportion of in fluence in political affairs. The agricultural, the mechanical and the laboring classes, have little or no share in the direction of the great moneyed corporations; and from their habits and the nature of their pursuits, they are in capable of forming extensive combinations to act together with united force. Such concert of action ma) r som?times be produced in a single city, or in a small district of country, by means of personal communications with each" other"; but they have no or active correspon dence with those who are engaged in similar pursuits in distant places : they have but littlr patronage (o give to the press, and exercise but a small share of influence owr it : they have no crowd of dependents about them who hope to grow rich without labor, by their countenance 1 and favor, and who are therefore always ready !to execute their wishes. The planter, the ! farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer, all know that their success depends upon their own in dustry and economy, and that they must not (expect to become suddenly rich by the fruits " of 'heir toil. Net these classes of society from the great body of the people of the United States ; they are the bone and sinew of the country ; men who love liberty, and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws, and who, moreover, hold the great mass of onr national wealth, although it is distributed in moderate amounts among the millions who possess it. But with overwhelming numbers and wealth on their side, thevare in constant danger of losing their fair "influence in the government, and with difficulty maintain their just rights against the incessant efforts daily made to encroach upon them. " I lie paper money system and its natural associates, monopoly and exclusive privileges have already struck their roots deep in the soil] and it will require all your efforts to check its further growth, and to eradicate the evil. 1 tie men who profit by the abuses, and desire to perpetuate them, will continue to besiege the halls of legislation in the General Gov ernment as well as in the States; and will seek, by every artifice, to mislead and deceive the public servants. It is to yourselves that you must look for safety and the means of guard ins; and perpetuating your tree institutions. In your hands, is rightfully placed the sover eignty of the country, and to you, every one placed in authority is ultimately responsible, it is always in your power to see that the wishes of the people are carried into faithful execution, and their will, when once made known, must sooner or later be obeyed. And while the people remain, as I trust thev ever will, uncorrupted and incorruptible, and con tinue watchful and jealous of their rights, the Government is safe, and the cause of freedom will continue to triumph over all its enemies. But it will require steady and persevering exertions on your part to rid yourselves of the iniquities and mischiefs of the paper system, and to check the spirit of monopoly and other abus u s which it is the main support. So many interests are united to resist all reform on this subject, that you must not hope the conflict will be a short one, nor success easy. My humble efforts have not been .spared, during my Ad ministration of the Government, to restore the Constitutional currency of gold and silver; and something, I trust, has been done toward the accomplishment of this most desirable object. But enough yet remains to require all your energy and perseverance. This power, how ever. is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied, if you determine upon it." Washington's Opinion of Paper Money. The following letter, written by Gen. Wash ington more than seventy years ago, on the pa per or bank currency question, will be read just now with no ordinary interest : MOUNT VERNON, Feb. 27, 1785. Dear Sir :—Your favor of the 30th ult,caine duly to hand. To give an opinion in a cause of so much importance as that wiped has warm ly agitated tile two branches of your legislature, and which, from the appeal that is made, is like ly to create great and perhaps dangerous divis ions, is rather a delicate matter; but as this di versity of opinion is on a subject which lias, I believe, occupied the minds of most men, and as my sentiments long before the assembly ei ther of Maryland or this State was convened, I do not scruple to declare that if J had a voice in your legislature, it would have been given deci dedly against a paper emission, upon the gene ral principle of its utility as a representative and the necessity of it as a medium. To asign reasons lor this opinion would be as unnecessary as tedious ; the ground has been so often trod that a place hardly remains untouched ; in a wo#d, the necessity arising from a want of spe cie is reprinted as greater than it really is. I contend-that it is bv the substance, not the shadow of a thing, that we are to be benefited. The wisdom of man, in my humble opinion, cannot, at this time, devise a plan by which the credit of paper money would be iong supported : consequently,depreciation keeps pace with the quantity of emission, and articles lor which it is exchanged rise in a greater ratio than tiie sink ing value of the money. Wherein, then, is the farmer, the planter, and the artisan benefit ed ? The debtor may be, because, as I have ob served, he gives the shadow in lieu ol the sub stance, and in proportion to his gain the cred itor or body politic sutief. Whether, it be a legal tender or not, it will, as has been observed very truly, leave no alternative—it must be ; that or nothing. An evil equally great is tne I door it immediately opens lor speculation, by which the least designing ano perhaps most val uable part of the community aie preyed upon oy the more knowing and crafty spetulatois. j Hut, contrary to my intention and declaration, I am offering reasons in support of my opinion— reasons, too, which, of all others, are leustjpleas ing to the advocates for paper money. . 1 shall ! therefore only observe, generally, that so many people have suffered by former emissions, that, like a burnt child, who dreads the fire no person : will touch it who can possibly avoid .t ; the natural consequence of which will he, that the | specie which remains unexported will be instant j iy locked up. With great esteem and regard, I, am dear sir, Kc. GEORGE WASHINGTON. - THE STATE SENATE. The next State Senate will be one of the ablest bodies (so lar as the democrats are con ; cerned) that has ever met in the Senate Cham : her at Harrishurg, and we doub: much whether any similar body in the Union can exhibit the j same array of talent. Amongst the new mem i hers elected are Hon. Thomas S. Bel!, of Ches ter, formerly a Judge of the Supreme Court, ! and one of the ablest jurists in the State, Hon. | Charles R. Buckalew, of Columbia, the pro found thinker and eloquent debater, and Hon. William P. Scheil, of Bedford, the able and tal ented Speaker of the House a few years ago. Then, of the members holding over, there is the venerable William Wiikins, and the eloquent Brewer, Welsh, Knox, Walton, Wright and others, all of who have distinguished themselves heretofore, and have reflected honor on their constituents. Jt is a body of which the democ racy may be proud, and we have every reason to expect from such men sound and wholesome legislation. Nor will there be any deficiency of talent in the House of Representatives. With such able and energetic democrats as Nill, of Franklin, Irwin, of Allegheny, Hodsnu, of Chester, Kiik patrick, Armstrong and Dohnert, of Philadel phia, and many other excllent men whom we might mentior, (he people of Pennsylvania may have every confidence in the wisdom and hon esty of their representatives, and in their ability and willingness to legislate for the good of the Commonwealth alone.— Lancaster Intelligen cer . HAitr.ism.riG,Oct. 26. The Trotting Park as sociation races came off this alternoon. For a trot in harness, mile heats, best two in three, N. K. Shoemaker, of Philadelphia, entered bay horse "Billy Penn," and George M. Laurnan, of Reading,jentered a bay mare - "Billy Penn, won, having distanced the mare, the mile being run in 2m. 455. John Gordway, of Philadelphia was the driver of "Billy Penn." During the whole of the revulsion in 1837, the number of failnres reported in New York was abont five hundred, but the return under the bankrupt law in 1841 showed that five thousand took the benefit of the act, showing liabilities amounting to about fifty millions of dollars. great man is one who can make bis children obey him when they arr out ol his sight 13vcui t i c s . —The watch and jewelry store of Jatnes M. Hooper, in Freehold, N. J., was entered on Mon day night last, and goods to the amount of five or six hundred dollars stolen. —The Governor of the State of Vera Cruz has appointed an-engineer to survey and la v out a railroad, direct between the city of that name and Tampico. —Mr. Alvinza Newell, agpd sixty, cut his throat with a razor, in Bristol, Conn., on Ihe 31st ult. —The E vansville (Indiana) Journal says jt hat "from present indications, there will be more hogs killed at Indianapolis this year than du ring any former one." —A fire occurred at Brownsville, Texas, on the night of the I Gth ult. Ninety-five kegs of gunpowder exploded, killing four persons and injuring several others. Loss, $200,000. A lawyer, named Shays, fias been con victed of.stealing change and postage stamps from the post office at Centreville, St. Joseph county Mich., and*sentenced to the State prison for five years. —Tlie first cargo of new crop while corn, consisting of 1,600 bushels, in splendid order, arrived at Norfolk on Tuesday, and was sold at 75 cents per bushel. —The Tennessee Legislature, on Friday, elected Colonel J. T. Dunlap, of Henry, State Comptroller, and N. T. McGregor, of Warren, State Treasurer. —James Jones,colored, convicted at Dover, Del., of manslaughter, lias been sentenced to pay a fine of $l,OOO, and undergo an imprison ment of two years. —Large uumbers of the workmen lately em ployed by the 51 mtour Bulling Mil! at Danville, Pa., have emigrated west since tney have been paid off. —The Presbyterian congregation of Lewis burg, Pa., have selected Rev. J. J. Lane to be their pastor, with a salary of $7OO ajvear, and house rent free. —The famous house, No. 31 Bond street, New York, is again to be occupied. The fam ily of a brother of Dr. Burdell will shortly move into it. —The hanks of Columbus, Commercial Bank, Brunswick, and Bank of Middle Georgia, are the only specie-paying banks now in Georgia. —Thomas J. Dunn, convicted in Lynchburg Va., of abducting slaves, has been sentenced fb five years in the penitentiary. —Commodore Ap Catespy Jones is lying dangerously ill at his residence in Fairfax coun ty, Virginia. —Seventy manumitted slaves, from Prince Edward county, \a., arrived at Richmond, on Tuesday, t >r Li ieria. —The African Methodist Bethel Church edi fice, at W rightsvilie, Pa., was totally consumed by fire on Sunday night. —Sugar is selling in the New Orleans market at 4i cants per pound, and molasses at from 18 to 20 cents per gallon. —Col. Charles Pcrruw, formerly a member of ihe V irginia Legislature from Nelson County, is dead. —On Thursday last an old man named Joshua Dabbs, who has lor some time resided on the Hilton road, near Ellicott's Mills, Md., was found suspended to the door of his dwelling, perfectly dead. —The people in one of the upper districts of U itconsin were represented in ttie last Legi.-la- 1 lure by a Mr. Gunn; but he not making noise enough, they have tins year nominated a Mr. Cannon. —There is a clerk who lias been in the New- York post office forty years. Geo. \ ail Snodgrass, of Burdell celebritv, came to Savannah on Sunday last , and the i Burdell murder is revived. He, of course, is pointed at wherever he goes, and the question now is, "Have you seen Snodgrass?" V\m. \V. Mulford, a carpenter, while at work at Bridgeton, N. J., received a slight blow above tile eye with a shovel, from the I effect of which he died Ihe next night. —James Head, a soldier of the Revolu tion, died in Scott county, Va., on the 4th lilt., at the advanced age of ninety years. Bayard Taylor's wedding-day was appoin ted for Tuesday of last week, at Gotha, Germany. William H. S. Smith, ofNewYork, went to Hoboken on Saturday with a fishing party, but drank so much bad whiskey that he died dm ing the evening. —The Chicago Journal learns from Spring field, 111., that Governor Bissell is at present in a very precarious condition, and suffering severely from the disease under which he has been laboring for years. —A whole family of the name of Hanson, recently died in Bangor, Me., within nine days. First the daughters next the mother, last the father deceased. Philosophers say that shutting the eves makes the sense of hearing more acute. A wag suggests that this accounts (or so many closed eyes at church in service time. —The chief majistrate of Vienna has given notice that the general census of the population throughout the whole of the empire will com mence on the 31 st inst. Wild game is said to be abundant in thp forests of Ohio and Indiana. Quails are more plentiful than for some years past. The laws have protected them. —The corner stone of the Mechanics, Insti tute at Richmond, Va., was laid on Wednesday. —I he ladies ol New Orleans are taking measures in behalf of the Herndon testimonial. ' i Great Democratic Triumpli in New York' I F f THE EMPIRE STATE, O.K. Additional returns of the election in New York insure the success of the Democratic State ticket by at least ten thousand majority. According to the most reliable accounts, the Legislature will stand th us : Senate. Assembly.' Democrats, 17 Democrats 68 Republicans, 13 Republicans, 50 Independent, ] Americans. 4, American, 1 —Riving the Democrats a majority of two in I the Senate. Sixteen Assembly districts to be heard from. Th©r()fficial Vote cf Ohio. CINCINNATI, NOV. s.—The official vote of the Slate, tor Governor, foots up as follows: Governor Chase, (Rep.) 160,56S Henry H. Payne, (Dem.) 159,065 Peter Van Trump, (A.) 10,227 The above shows that Gov. Chase has been elected by a plurality of 1503. The Mate Election. U'e have given the tables of the official vote of the State election, with exception of that : for Amendments to the Constitution. The to ■ tais on the various amendments are as foi -1 lows: : AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. Ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. i For ] 22,653 117,14-2 114,666 118,205 Against 13,653 21,412 20,395 14,332 Maj. for 109,005 95,730 94,271 103,373 We have taken the totals upon the vote fir Governor given by the Harrisburg Telegraph, as we find that the tables ot the different papejs ido not correspond in detail. As we have no means of ascertaining whether the difference is typographical, or from the sources whence the information is derived, we take Jhat which is j most likely to he accurate.— Pittsburgh t i nion. _ IWPORTA'IIO.VS, Somebody said, we think it was Mr. CAL IIOIN, that it required a great intellect to un derstand and illustrate tlm tariffqtieefion. Our cor respondents, however, men of experience •and b-arning, and bring much reflection to sup port their respective views. Those who advo cate a high protective tariff, however, and who charge excessive importations upon the system of low duties, make some m ust transparent mis takes. One fact in history seems to have been overlooked by this class ot thinkers : and that is the enormous amount ct importations under the compromise tariff of 1*33, in 1*35 36, while the duties ot that tariff were still at the highest. The fact is, the w hole business of tar iff will be best regulated by a sound currency, ft is our paper money which mainly sets every body wild with speculation—that < and the consequent and sure advance of labor and pro duce, rills every channel of trade with schem ers who look only to present gains for them selves, leaving the certain future contraction to jbe borne hy those who can least afford it. If we could have a currency of gold and silver, and allow no bank notes under B*2o or $5O, (his would go far to make economy a necessity, i and to protect industry and manufactures from : those expansions and collapses which first lift them up to the sk>es, only to dash them down I to the earth, a mass of undistinguishable ruins. I —Forney's Press. —.— Specie and Pt&pei*. By a late return of the Bank of France, we see tfiat it has about $120,000,000 of notes in | circulation, to §45,000,000 of coin bullion.— This is over two-and-a-half dollars of paper j to one of specie a much larger proportion of pa i per, we are inclined to believe, than what is j generally supposed. The smallest note issued ! by the Bank of France is equivalent to about $2O. The proportion of paper to specie in this country is stated fohe. according to the returns made in or mar January last, as follows: Cir culation §176,000,000, Specie §63,000,000. — This is a very little larger proportion of paper to specie than exists in Fiance—notwithstand ing we have bank notes of as small a denomina tion as one dollar in the United Slates. The New England States seem to care very little as to the proportion of specie to pa : per. Thus Vermont has only one dollar of specie to about eighteen of circulation. Rhode Island about one dollar of specie to fifteen. — New Hampshire one dollar of specie to seventeen ol notes. Massachusetts one to six. Coming to the Middle States, we find a much larger proportion ol specie. Thus New York and Maryland have not two dollars of notes to. one of specie ; while Pennsylvania has only two and a half of notes to one of coin. As we go South, the disproportion again in-, creases. Tims Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia have three dollars of notes to one of specie—while South Carolina and Mississippi have six to one. Alabama—the banks of which, State have not suspended—lias, it seems, over three dollars of speeie to one of notes ! The Western States generally range about three dollars of paper to one of coin—though ll jinois has seven to one.— Sat. Eve. Post. —The Banks of Pennsylvania, with few ex-, ceptions so far as we have heard,, have accepted, the provisions of the Relief law. -—RENTS are falling heavily in Chicago, as owing to business embarrassments, good paying tenants are scarce. A number of landlords have voluntarily reduced their rents.
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