JRE BEDFORD GAZETTE. Bedford, Nov. 20, 1857. B. F. Meyers &G. W. Benford, Editors. Reduction of Terms! THE "GAZETTE" FURNISHED TO SUB SCRIBERS FOR $1,50, IF PAID IN ADVANCE! In accorda nee with the general wish of our subscribers we have concluded to reduce the price of odr paper to $ I 50 per annum, cash, in advance. If payment is not made in advance, $2,00 will be charged if paid within the year ; whenever a subscriber suffers his account to remain unsettled at the end of the year, $2,5 0 will be charged. f XJr'These Terms will be strictly and invariably adhered 10-^£y\ All of our present subscribers who will make payment before the fir si day of January next, shall receive the Gazette at the above named rate of $1,50 per annum, in advance, and those who have already paid us $2,00 for the present volume, shall have a credit of 50 cents on the next. THE INFAMY OF WILMOT- The Abolition candidate for Governor, at the late election, is not only a defeated office seeker, but he is a disgraced man. He has branded upon his forehead with his own hand the shameful sentence—" l have stooped to con quer." He has written himself down on the scroll of his country's politics, a mountebank and a demagogue. It is a matter of history that he was at one time the ardent supporter of measures to which he now professes to be bos tile. Every body remembers his devotion to the principle of Free Trade and his vehement opposition to what is called a Protective Tar iff. And yet when he supposed that a few votes were to be gained by reversing his posi tion on that subject, he did not hesitate to do so. He was once, as is vvell known, a prominent member of the Democratic party, and at a time when the main features of the Know Nolhincr ism of the present day, were embodied in the creed of the Native Americans, a faction to which the Democracy always showed a hostile front. But no sooner did it enter Mr. YVil mot's cranium that he might become Governor of Pennsylvania, by renouncing the faith which he held in common with the Democratic party, in relation to Nativeism, than he shook off the mantle of his old belief and donned that of its opposite. Thus, whenever he"deemed it to be to his personal advantage, he did not scruple to trample under his feet what he had declared to the world to be his highest ideas of patriotism, and his loftiest conceptions of the representa tive statesman's duties. Nor were these political somerseltings of Mr. Wilmot performed in such a manner that his changings were made to have the semblance of sincerity. The speeches which he intended should buoy him up on the tide|of public favor, were the sheerest cant, and he invariably left the impression on the minds of his hearers, that he was playing the part of the hypocrite. His interminable letter on;the Know Nothing question, in which he tried so hard to "currv favor" with the gentlemen of the Dark Lantern, was an affair that a school-boy might have beat en, in point of diplomacy. His last dodge, and one which stamps him peculiarly as a political quack, was that on the bygone issue of the tariff which some of the reckless leaders of the oppo sition attempted to drag into the late canvass. In order to obtain votes which he knew would never be cast lor him unless he forsook his for mer well known position on that issue, he dc- j scended into the mire of his own making and ! draggled his garments in its filth. 1 hus has this man made himself infamous. Nor is he disgraced in the eyes of the Democra cy alone. Every citizen of the Commonwealth, no matter what his political predilections, who believes that politicians should be honest in their dealings, looks with disgust and contempt upon the man who debased himself so shame fully for the purpose of merely getting into of fice. And, thus, will a virtuous people ever look upon impostors like Mr. Wilmot. Let his well meritpd fate be a warning to all who mav hereafter be tempted to follow j n his foot steps. Wiscousiu Democratic. We stated, the other week, that the Demo crats of Wisconsin had probably elected their candidate for Governor. It was then supposed I that the race was a close one between the two ! parties, but it seems now that Abolitionism has been "used up" completely in that state. Last year, Fremont bad a majority of about 13,000 and now, Cross, the Democratic candidate for Governor, is elected by several thousand ma jority ! Verily, the recuperative ene-gies of the Democratic party are great, even as the "ele ments of dissolution" are strong in the ranks of the opposition ! THE ATTORNEY GENERALSHIP We have heard it intimated, lately, that WM. A. PORTER, E?Q., of Philadelphia, will BE an applicant for the Attorney Generalship under Governor Packer. Ma. PORTER is a good man, and would fill the office with great ability. The Governor cannot fail to make a good selec tion, when he has sucli men and PORTER to choose from. J Z 3 'Justice Woodward, of fhp Supreme Bench, lately delivered an opinion on the sub ject of the time of expiration of the official term of Chief Justice Lewis. He decides that Jud<re Lewis holds his office until the 17th of Decem ber next. to mJket f thol r ant ! bosC ? g ' apeS Wert> sent i - e,l tor in one ot her trips. LITERARY MELANGE. In the way of sentiment —solemn, mourn ful sentiment—the popular song oi Tbe Old Sexton," has but few superiors in the lyric poetrv of America. Besses, there is some thing majestic in its imagery—something that apart from the solemnity of the subject which forms its essence impresses the mind with the idea of the grand and the sublime. The truth is, it can scarcely be called a lyric. Jt belongs to that class of songs, so lew oi which ever attain to any degree of popularity, which aim to give the loftiest sublimity of poetic figure in the purest sim plicity of the language in which they are written. The author of "The Old >exton," is Park Benjamin, Esq., the well known lecturer and litterateur. We give the song as we find it in an exchange. The Old Nexton. Nigh to a grave that was newly made, Leaned a sexton old on his earth-worn spade His work was done, and he paused to wait The funeral train through the open gate; A relic of by-gone-day' was he, And his locks were wLte as the foamy sea— And these words cam?trom his lips so thin, "I gather them in! I gather them in !" 1 gather them in ! for man and boy, Year after year of grief and joy, I've builded the houses that be around In every nook ot this burial ground, Mother and daughter, father and son, Come to my solitude one by one, But come they strangers, or come they kin, "I gather them in ! I gather them in !" Many are with me-but still I'm alone! I'm king of the dea"—and I make my throne On a monument slab of marble cold ! And my sceptre o! rule is the spade I hold, Come they from cottage, come they from hall,, Mankind are my -objects—all, all all ! Let them loiter in pleasure, or toilful spin, "I gather them it! 1 gather them in ! " [ gather tbem in—and their final rest Is here, down here, in the earth's dark breast,. And the sexton ceased—for the funeral train Wound mutely over the solemn plain, And I said to my heart, when time is told, A mightier voice than that sexton's old Will sound o'er !he last trump's dreadful din, "1 gather them n ! I gather them in ! " We noticed a parody some time ago—we do not remember where—on the stanza of this song, which must have emanated from the brain of a graceless scamp, indeed. We had "scissored" it for our humorous column, but as it is not out of place here, we give it in this connexion. "Nigh to a church that was newly made, Stood a ladv fair and thus she said— ' Too bad! Too bad! 1 here must wait While they measure the breadth of this open gate, Ah ! 'tis or.ly NINE by six I see! Too narrow, too narrow, alas ! for me ; And she sighed from her quivering lips so thin— I can't get in—l can't get in !' " Our readers will, doubtless, observe that the a bove lines s ghtly involve the subject of "hoops." Aproptts of parodies, we find in an exchange an excellent ore on Goldsmith's celebrated verses be ginning, "Wbe lovely woman stoops to folly." It runs this: When merchants fondly trust to paper, And fie too late that banks betray, What ar:ran help them through the scrape, or Suggc>! the means wherewith to pay ? j The only way to stop each croaker, To pay the banks to whom they trust; To brirg repentance to the broker, And wring his bosom, is, "to bust!" THE MAGAZINES. Arthur's Home Magazine. —The December number of this ably conducted periodical is on our table. It is one of the sprightliest of the magazines and for the ladies, is unsurpassed by any work of its kind within our knowledge. It is e'dited by T. S. AKTHI R, the distinguished author, and Miss Virgin ia F. Townsend, a lady well and favorably known in the world of letters. We can recommend this magazine particularly in one respect. It is entirely free from every thing immoral. Price two dollars per annum. Address T. S. Arthur & Co., 103 Walnut St., Philadelphia. Cosmopolitan Art Journal. —We are in re ceipt of the December no. of this ever improving quarterly and note that its table of contents em braces quite a variety of articles on subjects in va rious departments of Art and Literature. It is a beautifully printed work auif is embellished with engravings of the first order. THE MORMON QUESTION. The advance of the American troops, under Col. JOHNSTON, towards the territory of Utah, proves that the Administration of Mr. BUCHAN AN is in earnest about the solution of the Mor mon mystery. The troops are accompanied by the newly-ap|>ointed officers of the Territory, who bear with them full instructions from the President. Although a decided public opinion attends upon this movement, and much expec tation of a favorable result is entertained, there is doubt as to the successful issue. We do not give great weight to the vulgar violence of the wretched lead ers of the Mormons, especially as manifested prior to the departure of Major VAN VLEIT, of the army, for Washington. These seem to be the idlest vaporings. But it must not be forgotten that BRJGHAM YOUNG will try to surround himself with the idea that his peo ple are entitled to the right of governing their own Territory, and have never offended against the laws of the United Slates. It must be rec ollected, too, that no great overt act against these laws has yet been fully established against the Mormons. There have been many accusa tions, but, so far, very little distinct proof of rebllion. Major VAN VLEIT, himself, says the people seem to be united. It is right, therefore, that in our just abhorrence of polygamy, we should look to all the faces, and should remem ber that, for nearly ten years, this has been a trouble which has defied the genius, and the patriotism, and the skill, of two Administrations, each of which was naturally most anxious to adjust it. The Administration of Mr, BUCHANAN must so to speak, "crack the nut." He is about to bring it to a test. But his duty in the pre mises becomes most delicate when we reflect that, deep and bitter as is the public feeling against Mormonism, the shedding of human blood will not be approved, save in the very last resort. Our own hope is that the Govern ment agents and troops mav set such an exam ple and present such reasons to the misguided followers of Jo SMITH as will either prove to themselves that they have committed a grave blunder, or will so detect the weaknesses of the system, as to break it up altogether. But these agents and troops have a difficult duty to per form, and we should not expect too much from them.— Forney's Press. DEMOCRATIC MEETING. According to previous notice, the victorjus Democracy of Bedford County assemble! in Mass Meeting, in the Court House on Money evening last. The assemblage was very lage and characterized with much good feeling, ete ry Democrat present having the proud on sciousness within him of having done a grat and noble work. The meeting was calledito order bv Gen.G. W.Bowman, on whose ra tion the following officers were appointed, 11 of whom came forward and took their seats : President, Maj. THEO. SNIDER. Vice Presidents: Abel Barnes, of Southampton, Jacob Fletcher, of Monroe, Jacob C. Brumbaugh, of M. Woodberrj John 11. Barton, of East Providence, Col. John C. Everhart, of Broad Top, William Keyser, of Juniata, James Cessna, Esq., of Cumberland ValNy, George VV. Gump, ot Napier, George Rhodes, of Liberty, Major Moses Mcllvain, of Union, Hon. Joseph B. Noble, of South Woodberiy, John Bowser, of Napier, Wm- Lashly, Esq., of Southampton. Secretaries: Col. F. D. Beegle, of St. Clair, Henry Fluck, of Hopewell, Thomas H. Jamison, of Bedford Borough, Dr. Win. Blair, of Cumberland Valley. The meeting being thus organized the follow ing resolutions were offered by B. F. Meyejs and were unanimously adopted: JVherens, we have met together this evening to congratulate each other, as Democrats, on tit* issue of the campaign which lately closed n propitiously for Democratic men and measures, therefore be it Resolved , That we rejoice in the election cf Gen. WM. F. PA CKEU to the Governorship cf our noble Commonwealth, regarding it as a gioiious victory alike over the dangerous and fanatical teachings of Abolitionism and tlie proscriptive and illiheial doctrines of Know- Not hingism. Resolved, That we esteem the election of Hon. WM. P. SCIIELL to the Slate Senate, asa triumph of which the Democracy of this Sena torial District may well he proud, not only on account of the brilliant victory which they a chieved in overcoming the fearful odds that were against them, but, also, because of the fact that they have chosen a representative whose talent, integrity and devotion to the interests of the people, will make him a man of mark in the body of which he is elected a mem ber. Resolved , That the election of the whole Democratic County Ticket of this county, not withstanding the assiduous and violent efforts of the Abolitionists and Know-Nothings to de feat it,showing plainly that the people of good Old Bedford are on the side of Democracy, Na tionality and Freedom of Conscience, is to us a matter of great and sincere rejoicing. Resolved, That the present financial troubles which have brought so much disaster upon the business affairs ol the country, had their ori gin in the inefficiency of our banking system and in the violation of their charters by the Banks, and that, therefore, it behooves the next Legislature thoroughly to investigate the sub ject of Banking and to pass more stringent laws with reference thereto. Resolved, That tin- administration of Robert 1 J. Walker, as Governor of Kansas, has thus far ' been, in our opinion, able, just and impartial,! redeeming entirely the pledge of the Democrat- ! ic party that under Mr. Buchanan's direction, i the bona fide residents of the Territory should have the privilege of making their own local laws and institutions, and, therefore, we give it our hearty and unqualified endorsement. Resolved, That our present honored Nation al Executive has administered the affairs of the I Federal Government in the spirit of a true ! Democrat and with that efficiency which he, j of ali living statesmen, is capable in the loftiest 1 degree. x\fterthe reading and adoption of the above I resolutions, Hon. WM. P. SCHELL, Senator] elect from this District, was called out and ad- ] dressed the meeting in one of his happiest and j most effective speeches. After Mr. Schell had concluded, GEN. BOWMAN was loudly calied for and responded in his usual eloquent and argu mentative style. The General finished his ad dress by introducing to the meeting WM. J. BAEI:, ESQ, of Somerset, who came forward and entertained the audience with a powerful and well-timed speech on the political issues of the day, laying bare the knavery of'the Oppo sition leaders and vindicating the Democratic party from the false and slanderous charges pre. lei red against it. MR. BAER is a fluent speak er and in point of forcible argumentation, as well as in the thorough probing and analyzing of his subject, lie has but few equals within the range ol our knowledge. He is a rising man and we predict for him a career of much suc cess. Mr. Baer having concluded, Major TATE was called upon for a speech which he gave in a manner worthy of his reputation as a fine or ator and a clever fellow, acquitting himself to the great delight of his large and enthusiastic audience. On motion, the meeting then adjourned, eve ry body in excellent good humor and the old Court House resounding with three thun dering cheers tor the lion-hearted Democracy of Bedford county. THANKSGIVING. —The following States have thus far joined the throng intended to celebrate Thanksgiving 011 the 2fith instant :—New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Kentuck y, lowa, Ohio, Michigan, Texas, and the city of Washington. Maine, South Carolina, and Mississippi, celebrate the 15th instant, and Vermont the 3d of December. Bcfltrtt' in the Price of Beef. From the Philadelphia papers ofTuesdav, we learn that on the day previous, the price of beef fell one dollar on the hundred weight, compared with the rates of last week. As the market is very dull, and the supply largely exceeds the demand, it is thought, before winter is over, beef will be down to something like a fair price. Paying twelve or fifteen vents per pound for beef steak has a tendency to give it a metallic taste, which is not at all ' pleasant. IW cy 11 it s . —The winter bonnets made bv Paris artistes who direct the fashions for the approaching sea son, corne'more forward on the head, and are larger than those worn during the summer—the curtain hangs very low ami j s covered with deep blondes, reaching beyond the edge. —A newsboy who took a ten dollar gold piece from a man, by mistake, for a cent, and persisted in keeping it, was turned out of the Newsboy's Lodging House, the other night, iu New York, after being compelled lo give up the money. —ln treating diseases or the mind, music is , not sufficiently valued. In raising the heart above despair, an old violin is worth four doc tors and two apothecary shops. —Samuel D. Ross, who has been found guilt v of the charge of robbing the mails onjthe cars between Montreal and Toronto, has been sen tenced to imprisonment for life. —A pair ofhorns from a bullock, recently taken from Texas to Chicago, measured from tip to tip 6 feet 8 inches. —The church of England incumbent at Chatham, Canada West, writes that 5,000 men left that garrison for India, whose wives and children remained at Chatham. —Money matters are gradually becoming easier* both in New York and t Philadelphia. The prices of speculative and other stocks are slowly advancing. —The total receipts at the port of Philadel phia, since January Ist, have been $16,704,- 559. —Twejve hundred and ten persons were com mitted to the Philadelphia county prison during the month of October. —The Capitol at Washington originally cost $3,000,000 and ,it is said, the improvements now in progress will cost $7,000,(100 more. —There are in New York a great many peo ple who "don't sleep in houses." A night or i two since the station house reports showed the i names of 400 lodgers. —lt has been found by actual i experiment that both sugar cane ami cotton cad be cuccess fully cultivated in California. T e agricultu ral resources of that country are equal to its gold mines. —Highway robberies, burglarie- and thiev ing of all kinds are nightly occuri i g in the cdy of Cincinnati. The rascals begin fp feel the pressure of the times. —By the census of 1855 there \v#re 86, 000 voters in New York city, of whom 40,500 are naturalized citizens. —Gen. Packer's official majority hi Lycom ing couuty is 1,171. Last Octobe' {be Demo cratic majority was 397. In Willi,ansport, his residence, he ran about 200 votes a'.{ad of the party vote last fall. I —The large dailies of Chicago Hip reduced the size ol their sheets, in consequence of the dullness of the advertising business, ; — THE BANKS of New York have rfsolved to receive and pay out at par the notes if all banks of that State, but will open no new! accounts with the banks out of the State. 1 —Col. J. W. FORNEY, will deliver a lectnie in the Court House, at Reading, on the 2Sth inst, for the benefit of the "Reading Rifles," of that city. —On Friday last, a woman in Corvlon, Ind., was struck by lightning and instant!# killed. At the same instant, just as the lightning Hash ed, her sister, who was lying on a sick bed, expired. I _ —James Gosling, a dry-goods rr-rfhant of Pittsburg, has been mulcted in $1,3)1) in the District Conrt of Allegheny county, i>| calling Miss Morgan a "rascal." —The factory of the South Carolina fcordage Company, at Charleston, has been destmyed, by fire. Loss $50,000 ; partially insur- I; —The saw mill of Messrs. Moore, Sddv, Co., at Watertown, IN. Y., was decre ed by fire on Wednesday morning. Loss $331000. —Thos. Giaham, convicted at W<*cester, Mass., for breaking into and robbing the house of Ethan Allen, of that city, was brought up a few days since, and sentenced to hard labor in the State prison during his natural lij c. j —The Rev. J. S. Dubs, pastor ct'he Ger man Reformed Church in Allentown, Ills mar ried, since May, 1823, no less than liluen hun dred and three "happy couples." —The JHbany villas makes the ma'prly for the Democratic ticket 13,0+6. It p v |s the Republicans 15 members of the Senate !|o 1 + Democrats, two Americans and one Independent, and 59 Assemblymen to 61 Democrats, fand 9 Americans. j • —The property of Dr. Rowan, at falley Forge, which has been the subject of much litigation, was sold last week for sl2,' —Hon. A. G. Brown has been renomjiated by the Democrats of Mississippi, for S. Senator. —The Washington correspondent oj the Boston Herald savs :—"From and conversation, I am convinced that Mr. Bufhan an will sustain Gov. Walker in his Klusas official acts." —The ship William Chase, from Liv-rkool, bound to Charleston, went ashore on Ycfigal Bay, on the 30th. —The upper Rolling Mills, belonging tithe Messrs. Dupont, exploded this morning. T vvo men, both named Sliannon, were not fatally. —A Republican journal, in casting about for the cause of the wholesale defeat of that I'ij'ty in New York at the late election, says— ''The Republican paitv wanted coherence. l l r ,ls but two years old, and not hooped." —The Board of Canal W| U meet at Harrisburg, on the 17th inst., f ,r lhe purpose of making appointments on the p'uhc works. THE REV. DR WOOD, of Lexington, cently declared to his congregation that lit' 1 ! 3 * joritv of them were the most callous and un co %~ promising souls that fie had ever preached ta * —A letter from Havana to the N. Y. gives private and reliable information ofprepJß rations that are being made by Spain fo' invasion of Mexico. —The Methodists have already thirty itin®k"- ants and several local preachers in Kansas* a V their camp meetings this fall have been very cess fill. Till: BALTIMORE FRAIDS. The matter of the recent election frauds arid i violence at Baltimore, appealing so nearly to the security jof the elective rights of the peo jile, wiil be brought to the notice of Congress by H. P. Brooks, Esq. ,the Democratic compe titor of Mr. Davis, the member elect from the 4th Congressional District of Maryland, com posed of part of the city of Baltimore. The Washington Union says that his letter "dis closes a state of affairs in his district of so ('• ar ful a character as to fully warrant, we think Congressional intervention." Mr. Brooks says he is not entitled to the seat but that C'ongerss should declare it vacant and j render a new election necessary, when the rights of the citizens may be better secured. In his I address to his constituents he says: My interest in it is no more than that of every individual citizen. I am satisfied that j Congress has not the power to dispossess my op- j pcnent of his seat and confer it on rue, nor : would I accept if they had, but I believe that j they have the |>ower to declare that a conspira- 1 cv existed to stifle the real voice of the people ■ by fraud, force, and intimidation, and in accor-' dance with that declaration to vacate the seat. In my judgment, [ have ample evidence to warrant the exercise of this power. Thousands of disfranchised citizens desire to lay their grievances before some tribunal that will rebuke lawlessness by law, and vindicate the right of all classes of the people to a voice in their government. The trust reposed in me by their confidence demands that I should give tiiem a hearing before the people of the United ] States in Congress assembled in this extraordi- ' nary mode, inasmuch as they have been denied i a participation in that high council in the man- ! ner contemplated by our form of government and our laws. 'S he Actt <Uoii£resM. Elect ions for members of the House of Rep- j resentatives of the next Congress have now been held in all the Stats of the Union, with tlie f dlowing result : -STATES. DEM. RET'. AM. j Maine, {j New Hampshire, 3 ! Vermont, 3 Massachusetts, 11 Rhode Island, 2 Connecticut, 2 2 New York. 12 21 1 New Jersey, 3 2 Pennsylvania, 15 10 ! Delaware, 1 Virginia, 13 ' South Carolina, 6 Florida, 1 I Arkansas, 2 Missouri, 4 1 2 < Illinois, 0 4 lowa, 2 ! Wisconsin, 3 j Indiana, 6 5 } Ohio, 8 13 i Michigan, 4 | California, 2 I Texas, 2 j Kentucky, 8 2 Tennessee, 7 3 North Carolina, 7 1 Georgia, (j 2 Mississippi, 5 Maryland, S 3 Louisiana, 3 2 Totals. 128 92 14 The House of Representatives consists of 234 members, 118 members constituting a majority. I It will be seen from the above table that the Democrats have a clear majority of 22 over the combined vote of the Republicans and Ameri cans. This majority w ill be increased to 25 at an early period of the session, bv the admission of the 3 Democratic members. fioin the new State of Minnesota. It may be added as a most significafit fact, that six of the seven Territories of the United States will be represented in the?' next Congress by Democratic delegates : RECAPITULATION. SENATE. H. OK REP. Democrats, 35 Democrats, 128 Opposition, 25 Know Nothings, 14 Vacancies, 2 Blk. Republicans, 92 Total. 62 Total. 234 Democratic rnaj. 10 Democratic maj. 22 The Abolition triumph iu Minnesota* The Opposition editors have a wonderful dis position to "halloo before they are out of the woods.They are easily hoaxed about elec tion news, and even the most trilling gains, however little they may operate upon the gen eral result, are nearly always taken as indica tions of certain success. We presume it is all because "the wish is lather to the thought." If 1 hey would only sit down and calmly ask them selves what claim their principles have upon the patriotism of our people, and what would be the ultimate result of their success, we think many of them would be induced to turn from the error of their ways, and relieve themselves of the vexations which periodically takes hold of their too credulous natures. Their experience in party politics should have long since taught them the folly of even anticipating the success ofsuch heresies as they advocate, tor the dem ocratic party always knocks lliem sky high. They ought to know by this time that it is the merest nonsense to fight against democratic flails, and we think they would do well iftney would follow the example of Capt. Scott's coon, who, to save his bacon, (for he dreaded a shot from the old hunter) agreed to suspend hostiliti es and come down,and thus end an unequal and useless warfare. That Abolition triumph in Minnesota, over which that class of politicians crowed most lustily a week or two since, consists in the elec tion of A democratic Governor ; A democratic. Lieutenant Governor ; Three democratic members of Congress ; A democratic Senate, and A democratic House of Representatives, which secures the election of two democratic United Stales Senators, and which will give the new State an unbroken delegation in the next Congress.— Somerset Democrat, AN OLD DOCUMENT. —There is now hanging in the bar-room of the Buck Hotel in the bor ou>ih of Lebanon, a license granted by the "Honorable Governor of Pennsylvania, James IVnn," in the year on3|housand seven hundred and sixty-five. It isfonost singular in phra seology, and strictly forbids the "sale or gift of any intoxicating drinks to Indians or notorious drunkards."— Rending Gazette. Evils of our Present Credit System. W<* took occasion to say, a few weeks a<m that the facilities which have been afforded for some years past by merchants, shop-keepers, and traders of every description, for running in debt has been one of the fruitful causes of "the j>on derous evils which are now crushing groaning multitndeg into beggary and ruin. The ease with which credit has been obtained by gam blers and speculators at our banking institutions the competition which has existed among ail' classes of dealers, the indifference of purchasers in paying at once for what they bought, combi ned with the nervous anxiety of sellers to ob tain custom at any risk and at all hazards, has introduced a species of recklessness and partial insanity into our business transactions bordering upon the madness of the gaming table. It has | been so long practised, so generally adopted, to j such an extent has it prevailed, that multitudes have heroine involved in a frightful labyrinth lof debt, embarrassment, and difficulty, from j which they find it next to impossible to extri ! cate themselves. The abuse of the credit gys ! tern by the hanks and the community at large, has prodixed the frightful calamities we are now suffering. The ease with which the p PO _ i pie of this country have been able to ron in ; debt: without a thought as to pay-day, ha*been I the immediate cause of a multitude of beart- I breaking ills. I The slavery of being in debt is one of the | most painful that can well be imagined. In those cases where we have voluntarily made j ourselves the victims of this intolerable bondage, I when the infliction of its tortures have been I occasioned by our own imprude nee, weakness j and folly, the degradation is still more oppres sive and difficult to be borne. We have, per ; haps, been weak enough to yield to the ririicul | ous follv of fashion ; we may have attempted a ; vain and frivolous competition in the race of extravagance with more wealthy individuals I than ourselves, and shamefully complying with : artificial and unhealthy desires, a low, paftrv j ambition to make a show, we find ourselves encircled in the meshes of debt and difficulty. All this has been done because we have not i had the moral courage to live within our means. | The question, "what will people say ?" has i driven many a family frorn comfort and happi ness to destilution and dishonesty. It has been j well sai I that it is other people's eyps that ruin j us. It is by endeavoring to appear what we j are not, that we sink below what we really are, into the slough of despond and the quagmire of degradation. It is far more respectable to wear a horne-spun suit, when honestly paid for, than it is to wear the most expensive apparel for which we have run in debt without any imme j diate prospect of paying for it. i It has been quaintly enough asked, what should we say of a person, of middle height, who, wishing to stand upon the world two inches higher than fairly befits him, should con. : sent to be stretched every day upon a rack in the hope of being able to hold his head the higher fi>r the pulling ? Should we mot say that he is exceedingly foolish to submit to all this excruciating agopv, merely that he or she | might look down on some of their former com panions? Multitudes of you Id-be fashionable people go through this self-inflicted torture daily with no higher motive or object than this. They wish to stand higher in the estimation of fashionable Flimsy's than their limited means will allow them and they are ready and will ing to submit to the rack of debt in order to be handsomely and fashionably drawn out. To | keep up appearances by running in debt, is just as comfortable as to attempt to grow taller by | being daily stretched upon the rack. The j form may be expended, the height may be in | creased, but at the expense of how much pain— i how must the muscles of the heart be made to I quiver, and the joints to crack, under the agon i i zing operation! Js ail this hollow display worth the sacrifice it costs ? Think of it. good I leader, anJ answer at your leisure.— P/iila. | vlrgits. A PARTY FOR THE HARD TIMES. —One of the most recherche parties of the season "came off last evening at the residence of one of our retired merchants in S street, which was eminently in keeping with the times. A sine qua non to the invited was for the ladies toap pear draped in calico, and the gentlemen in their summer coats, and most faithfully did each sex cany out their portion of the programme ; and a more tastefully arrayed party of fair de moiselles rarely meets the eve than was here congregated. 1 pon their heads were rosettes and pendants of the varied hned products of Lowell, Manchester, and Providence. At early evening dancing was commenced, beneath the light of one burner in each chandelier, to the music of the piano, afWhich the ladies altern ated, and was kept up with unabated vigor, relieved by ocasional charade performances, till supper time : and here the genius of the host in conforming to the times added mirth to the al ready happy party. The spacoos dining-room was thrown open, and displayed a table, set forth, not with costly plate, but the fruit of the harvest, instead. In the centre upon an inverted tin pail, nicely draped, stood a golden pumpkin, from whose eyes and nose and mouth beamed forth a mellow light, relieved bv the "dips" which adorned the corners, well secu red in goodlv turnips. Yellow dishes of'lasses gingerbread yielded their toothsome stores, and Cochituate ale, dispensed from stone pitchetsof the true grandma pattern, in mugs of'delfware, enhanced the relish for renewed Terpsichorean agility. [Boston Transcript, JYov. 10. The Pennsylvania Hank. A meeting of the stockholders of this institu tion was held in Philadelphia,on Monday, which was largely attended. The entire Board of Di rectors resigned their offices, and a Committee was appointed to re-organize the Board. This Board, when so re-organized, are requested to report the true condition of the bank, and to what extent its capital has been impaired by the "fraudulent acts" of the late President. There seemed to tie a good deal of feeling manifested at the meeting, and hisses and other marks of disapprobation greeted any attempt to palliate the conduct of Mr. Allibone. The meeting also resolved to accept the late act of the Legis lature. A STATE SUB-TREASURY. —The Buffalo Re publican proposes a sub-tresaury for the State of New York; and the fact that thpre are about three millions in the banks of the State due the State Treasury, but which they cannot or will not pay, is referred to as proof that some such institution is needed for the safe keeprng of the public money. The State, it is said, has been seriously incommoded through the remissness of the banks, and this fact is highly prejudicial to them as custodians of the public funds, and it is very liable to be effectually used against then\ I in the incoming Legislature.
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