41attittitax. mit ACOCAL AND DIACTJURTICZ TO A 11.14,. IVIEN FqnNEY FO yr E, g,V.Ar4 AY, JANUARY 2, 1114142, Conabi-Nonding Committee 13•111forate-4. 11. Monnimo*, Snore. • .t./Bduux Ilor. F01,V114014.-4. A. lAcCoßmicz.. —7l —J. B:111411 1 01,• tiol eCi-i-J: ichkrz Housivi—J. P. Piciaiß ttoymoon--J. li. lOnign.. Iiteris—SAWITICL 0141.1LANn. M=Zffl=gii Lilrfrtr—J4mos Orsimu.Lis. MilCathilr---ROBERT LIPTUS -16101,08Z.VJAVVI SVIIILTZ KR (}in Pateton.-.T141.1(AS R. SELLEII3 it7tEL, 12=21MICSI S BARNHART Snow/Los-4w T *my r.a Zvi., —WILLI tx Merni . Union—Glamor, Pr.4r.ns. WO,I4...AVT4,LIANt WALKER Wilitt7-7Jour fic.nv.a*T.4 DMOCRATIO STATE : M.)O' TINA", conzifiVirE. At • Meeting of the Democratic `StateAPC'tttfill Committee, held November list, 1466, at Oa Mee- Chant's Hotel. Philadelphia, tee following. Itesele , thin was admitod Re,olred, That the Drrwelaii, Attlet.overdiett 1119 q, be heldAn thr 4th dthr 'of 3lsro next, in liarristwarg, it 10 o''illttitit, A. AL In purananon of thu above Ite.ielittion the Conven tion will aesembilt nrilitrrtamle - Inrltnr jump's° of anletiiinglielogstea to the Demonratic National Con , vrintion, end nominating a candidate foi Canal Cnal aditsiober,,AndiinfOriwnil and Surt evfir Ilroetai JAMES P. StiIINSTON • Chtd/11.11.111 State Central CatiezniUen It. A. GILD", Isec Oat it • JAVOS LIZIALIIII, - • • trJtatta County Oinventkin:ut 1. The Del:sweats of the thlierent liar aMay.: soul& and Tbserudtips trill meet at the Election Mese of each dishier on Saturday I.'llth of January neat, and shad &legatee to meet in l'ounty Conran lien on Tuesday evening 29th or Jarthary (court week). rot the purport° el eleoling a Delegate to the Ilth of March Coarention, also Sents.orial Delegates to meet Delegates of this Senatorial .hot riot, to sp. point a Reattorial Delegate to sold CdnvenUon. Hy order of tho Denweratitt County Committee. Jeut4 If Monnistm, CI: at n To Madorrs aid Correerondenl3 If is a question of da<pute whether or' not If enjanatat Franilin publiShed the first , per issitall la this State. 'Can you Ewe Typo sad& information as tke done. menu in our possession convey. The first peblisMet in Philadelphia Was The Ameri --:-.--smaraereirestisSlisleirti. 111 1719, Askew fkaidfiird, /a 170, Samuel,. Kremer osta6/1/died:The Pennsylvania Ga• matte, and Universal -Instructor in all the Arta and &Mecca. This parer subsequently _fill into tille hands of Bekiernin Franklin, ' - and rapidly rose in public faoar. It eon tinned far a Lag series of years the prin. aped-poper of the day. The first daily ameepapae• pfaished in the United Stases, I W.F." unsykania Packet, or General Aitiortiaar t weekly in 1771, and became, 'in 1783, a daily paper. The Pack etrenen. teeny passed into the hands of Mr. Za 'slurried; Paulson, under the name of The American Daily Advertiser. In 1840 if' merged into the present North American. JSWILLII3I.- 4 ; ii'hen was an instrumen4 p r • -- rAirmumenrement of rms.- ,first , }Vetere city able to answer the question by --snewapaper--seleetiomi. Arab, in 809 sea a clack to Charlemagne, which un doubtedly was the first piece of machinery, a pendulum and -weights, ever co tied. /lour glasses were in use be period. Irre have not the books to give further information. The , xlisc 4 k sent • -to Chariemajns was so arranged that .horse. Own Paint forth from it, and dssptayed themselves at the hoar of Metre. BL—We publish to-day another eery able communication over fhe signature of "M." It contains MHO valuable information, but being unacquainted iinfh routes lie ad rotate; our readers will hear in mind, that i eduction y ear eIAtJZ: a matter , information. e are alteeiys ?pry o re •ceiveand puhfish any contribution setting forth Me interests of the Commonwealth - and ffi adisancement of its business. tetra JaNtN, JR.—Your "Song" will appear in aufaczt issue. The "Ramance7 is al most. too long for op/i• columns. It is at rate service for cons:de-ratio's, after which We are willing to give it a'•-Place in our columns. - Lime itavau,—Your second barer leaves us as/40 irrdoisbt as ever. Being strangers in the regttas, it ;is not lobe erpecred that wit sliould be able to give you the informa. lac gtesiresi., .is one of the flowery spots A.tbsoorom ty-ftissid "ns/s-iilterf, For his 'kind remembrance, at • fite'eowuneneonenr of the-year, he Atli dui heatifelt thanks. TUE MEW* —Two Weeks' later news has beep received from California, with dates from San Fran. -chm n-trithe 6th. ult. The ,rainy season had . set Buruartss was dull. The Star of the West was to leave San Juan on the 20th inst., for New York, with half a million of gold 11.16 re in Nicaragua were More seal '4lkm is reported to have obtained, by the Sierra Nevada, 120 men. — . The foreign news is snr jitirring- Char acter than generally an9eipated: Aceor• ding to previous advices, active operation§ in •the Crimea had nearly, if not quite, ceased for the winter, while a arnilharmy. tif English, . Fronk, German, and Russian IliplointitiHts 441 taken:the field with the most flattering 'inpipects of being able tq ncgotiato au modiste lese 4 . -.4112C0ial information bag been received from !ItfaVintsttlfhtnenties relative - to the - rap: tore of the barque - Amelia, on the Coast of Kayti, on suspicion'of designing a - fillitsur luting ; descent upon Ouba. l rd Palpinrstan has written Ova:tele!? tem td ; ;ilnotrugnishergylemett in • Waehtsgeoa. stating that t Rritish govern.. 'meet anticipates the disinissal °air. CraMp ton by-thiaForernMeot i . —To report of the railroad meeting at Aa. rouelaarg, as • printed in another column, Zra ... .that the people are alive to {hi great rovrinentprojected. 4\—My4rta, the Preeidentoplerio has re. Outdo/ the isapitig. A nail ' Alligator has liven formed, and a new Pres'. Ilett'ohoseti - , ' • l;'W4ingion'imic Philklelphia • ad. vice! ire livery :ifitetesting—paitieularly the news (rein Washington. —John M. Glayton ruts declined being, he Canili44.4rtiwlKnolv--s4othi9gislor the Presi• deooy“.J.''. • ' • ' t _ 7 ll'V 4t .El,loltktors to be ohoileo by the I.Mlol4lor,tl)##,lNlOToill4iioay ‘ 7 3;:in the lireeent state of politicalifarties all honest men feel a natural anxiety*, read• the rosuha of thufteliktns oft netinnal legliPitire "cense/kr eratiO :4AI t) too, too,S , iCI1410:1 pride in ,tho,kt whe i we sent o: 14(ehinatonT ihr the purpose of dmisinglias to advance thiinterestrof the miller. %e people, of thß . retnotest district iii the country,• of course look to their own representatives -for a just,' honorable, nod manly course. They expect useful notion, es well as truth ful conduct—and for these reasons we are induced to pay our respects to the „Reverend Honorable member from the XIIIth Pennayl yenia, District.' , An abstract from the proceedings of the Rouse 'ea tho,,27th ult„ (extracted from the Philadelphia North American, a rabid Whig hpurnal) announces the astounding fact that John J. l'earce,w,as engaged in the warn : - goons business of bidding for votes to secure the election of Ilia Black Republican friend, Banks, to the Speakorship; The chargewas direct ...emphatic and undeniable. It ii• as made byt Man whom we know to be Inca ,pable falsehood, and who-has an innate horror for all that", dishonorable—we allude to the Hon. air ward, of this State. lie Is the member , froin the Third District—a terra- - Nothingr-ftetirtg-tendermildelen-pelitioal-no firms, but an hi : Meg man, tee frank to be compromised••by- hypocrisy, and too • • be awed into silence by any man sot of • . 4 IVe .learT our rei.derg toArikw their oven eimehliong, aftei iieniaini 04 report in on 7 'column—and we Teitve those who as. silted in the elevation of "this man Pearce, to ponder the gross wrong 'they' haves--done themselves, and the insult they have offered Laying-aside. the sanconstitn, tionality of thc principles which he is pledged to advocate—laying aside hid disgracetel es , sociations, his personal conduct, on the' very eve of-An - important session of Congress is stteh a? to arouse the fears and indigna on of the country, and mil a blush . of shame to the cheeks .of his constituents. Forgetting his professions of honor, and that - high call lag which titles him' " Reverend," he has basely-attempted to eorrniit a colleague with the mean hope of devatinga political asso ciate. Forgetting the oath which he is called all to gratify the undid witiltes_of financial genii, and ambitious intrigue. Ti tie are the people of the Thirteenth Congressional Dis trict represented ; and thus are the first ben efits of Black Republicanism illustrated, ty the conduct of one of its own adherents. It IS an example of perfidy, unequalled in the history of the district, and will be remem bered with disgustly the hortestatenry of Clinton, Lycofnitig, Mififlin and Sullieancoun ..- tics. His . Congressional associates,, after, the evidence they already have had, bothref -the veracity and honesty of John J.-PeinMei will not be astonished to learn that at home he is regatdett with but little favor, -and• among the substantial men of this district, it is dint- Milt Or Mtn command Cien 'and re apect.' Although occupying an important position, he is merely ono of thosevndfllwliich have been carried into A prominent place by the stream of Know-Nothingisin that ft year ago deluged the country—and the honest voters who supported him, now turn with diquat from the man who has so basely de ceived and disgraced'them. • During tho can vass, his' opponent, that gallant and firm Democrat, Allison White, not only convicted him of various falsehoods, but _proved him utterly unfit for the duties of a represents.- tire, and the sequel demonstrates that Paine People of Centrg county ! Here,you have the evidence before you that the men who have been claimingsall 11411tlrslray all the piety, and all the paltiedan—iws nothing more or less, than A banded host of traitors, sworn to betray your interests--intent on Year shame—and pledged to deprive all who differ with them ill opinion of their inherent rights and constitotidnal privileges. Among the other prominent candidates fos: the responsible priaiikatUar_ust. I:inzunis ?donee-- we notiewihat T. ihiover Aiecorning deacevally ,conspiritorta, and_ the ..Derinocesey of-Old Centre ate unanimously milted in favor of his nomination. At home, where he is known, he is regarded with the respeetAue to e conscientious man. the in tegrity of Character, intelligence and hospi talitytiutvc won the admiration_orall .par ties—and we know of none better fluid for . tha,poat to vilhich ifilrienda wish to.elavate him, than John T. Hoover. -lathe stormiest hours of the Democracywhen Know-Noth ing intrigue and Abolition conspiracy appalled the People of central Pennsylvania, ho was for mestamong that gallant band who opposed the aggrysaions of these fanatical cliques, and is now ready to do battle in defentge of his country and his principles. If niuninated, John T. hoover weld not only..l,xi enthusi aatically Siliportedbit i he Democracy of the Stoe; but his election would be an honor `and a service to the CoMmonwealth. IT Lkri,,Ell perturroor.—The thorough 11WO of the Know-Nothing party; sayultic RiChmond Enquirer, to eatabligh what could in any sense be called a itatiorial party r and inirwribility of the Black licpublicaa party carrying their infamous sectionti schemes, give 11,olicar indication that therFsoiots in the next7election, turn to the aafe guid ance Of thti Democratic party. Thmtrioile and derotett union of the Democracy of Con-_ green must exert a powerful moral influence on the mind, and ensure success. ' Tux CosikTrrertoN.—flovernor 'ifohniop; of Tennessee, in his 'hemp to the LeOsia ture, proposes iinaeWSlnchts to thd constitu tion of - the United Ilitates;niaking the . dent and I:hited Stater Sensig? - eligible the direct' rote of the poople, and ihnithing the tenure of office of United States Judges to twelve yearP. ' - Aia.'itts on or ar smite would bi~ benetitted by adfertiging in the Annolatic Watchman. Ite bitcdgion is largo'and constantly in: breast - az. • Rev. J.6a J:PlnotTerd Canal Commitionlesier , . llorest ivice bt , .- —: .. i t M% NOTIII Nti El .--T 16 Ohio n rlie- O seedety,,kthiebilifbe *pi Inoreasibsountim= b ip the United Bta r oWeatit, lat fakes Ik ' n,'irektolitiettl. nay Ile Elotrihnillet 'UM,. t rilltimpee of the forfta el etit la outqtivera: play. In sokee of qui tlefaititt sift* they h et. etuly darn the id/idiot* Iltit‘t thja It of IS note hidtlea‘orgenizatiries will km stse eitiOnarely.• gulp*. Ithinoked npoitrith 11‘ Or by Wee, end, Untied by' etiont. Providence will np doubt overrulathe movement fur good in soma way. But whatever of apparent good there may be ' about it„Chriatians especially should stand aloof from it. No Christian reformer 'needs the ettior of eeereey to collide him to carry out any laudable oh foot. Like AN Master, he should ever be open and without commitment Ilia strength luoi in the rightism/new of hie cane°. It recoit to pigitical trrolte or the element of secretly wlllJnyariald., wta , ken 'and keep beck the final triumph of his emte. 'Again we say to every Christian, beware of all sue)! Yorke Of darkness.. 'Truth and righteousness are onihipotenl; anted With - these yin' may throw offal' diegpure, nod In open daylight fight against all the hoed of sin and error with a sure prom - teat of ulti mate success. What had* the children of the day to do with th mains of night I Vomit nut from among them, and be ye separate, salth this Lord, ' Wo take the above extract Ifroni aperiod ical published at Dayton, Ohio, entitled The limey ,wit Is Gad, and Maga:tine. 4f Sacred Laarattlre, asd we plain it on roconi k i9 a fair, candid and honorable expression , of - Christian charity and Demoeratio-advici. In juxtaposition with the sentiments of many professed Christian opinions, it teaches a sublime principle of religion 'which is Ili fru•shing both for its ihteligence and liberality. Ilphows that the _real sentinientef all who truly honor Odd 'and' love their country, is against tho crusade of thole wild fanatics, who seek the proscription 'of their fellow citizens, " because -they bow not at the same altar" with • them. It proves that where there is piety there is purity—and' defeiteates -a-g-nuall;sind glorious truth, that in the ad , vancemont of truereligion, all men are jus- . tilled in advancing thrir own - convictions so as best to secure a perfect salvaticin—herC after. - pit this is (he mOillinor the in tent of KnowNOtlitegitim. Lackinra Ante appreciation of what is himorable and 4- Mous, tho. fillhors'of this new creed, seek . .y persecution to bend and bow'erery man who diffors with them in opinion. They , would destroy the religigusfaith of a' brother as recklessly 4s they would take the life of a friend. Insensible to - shame, they put forth the most ridieulous doctrines. Callous to scmorge, they are capable of any, mean action—and yet they claim Alp American Re iublicaru! Wilt the peoPle tolerate an organization founded upon principles so pal. pably antagonistleal to all the teachings of the Conititntionl We hope, we trual, 4.. we believe,they will not! A C Whom We aro glad to obseyee that onr,suggestion for holding an Editorial Convention in Belle fonte, where a union of those attachetl' tethe cleft, will be-effectively accomplished, is gaining favor among the editors of the inte rior, This is a movement of more import ance than most of our editorial I.Arethren will discover at first sight—and it is therefore necessary Unit, some effort should be made, and that speedily, to bring the subject pro perly before our friends and' associates. There au: older members ,of Liu craft than ourselves ; but., while they 'approve of the movement, there seems -to be en apathy in prejmaing some plan,. or publishing some chart, setting forth realms justifying the asaembling of such a convention. We, therefore, offer the following reasons fur holding a convention: Ist. The country,-pose have to contend, aot only with the cheap literature of the larger cities, but they have fipuidable rivals in What are called mattonedu weekliett," which.. flood the country, corruptipg the morals of the people, and monopolizing the flatronage which legitimately belongs to the country press. 2d. The great increase in the price of all the necessaries tof life ; the combiruktidu be tween all the blanches of industry, render it necessary that the editors and publikhers of Pennsylvania should• finite for mutual protection. They should combine, upon • common business platform, mid adopt such a seals or penis, as would advance their own ' interests, and at the same time, not impose upon the goricrositY of their patron*. - Hers •se two propositions, which we can didly submit to our editorial brethren. To us-whit weprefer .tosmw- I teri•l where the convention is - Rd. Alrwc dbaro Te, - • "Caventlen; with - Erna!'" ettetel: anco ; and we are confident that the results will be beneficial to all concerned. Who speaks next f Foy nl.BDw eau be aware, until they have to test tho -• • 4s--oftimatved by such a ' • table as the following—the work of one now in his grave. " history is poetry," as one who is a true. poet himself forcibly marks, then bee is poetry personified. 1607 Virginia first settled by the English. • 14104 New York first nettled by the Dutch. 1620 Massachusetts by the Puritans. - 1623 New Hampshire settled by Puritans. 1624 New Jersey settled by the tch. 111:27 Delaware nettled by the-Swedes and Fins. /635 ?ifarytaml settled by Irish Catholics. 1635 Connecticut settled by Puritans. • 1636 Rhode Island settled by Roger Wil liams. • , lat) North' Caroling settled by the Eng lish. r. 1670 Botith Carqiiun' setded-iii the ftu guenols;--7 • 1682 Pennsylvania nettled by Wm. Penn. 1733 ( - .leorgks settled by Den;Oglethorpe. 1791 Vermont admitted into the puma. 1792 Kentucky •• 17 0 4 , ennegaii i - r .1. I* ' 186 ii Ohio MI 1811 Louisiana • 1818 Indiana " 1811 Missiaaippi 1818 Illinois " 1819 'Alabama • • '" 1820 Maine 44 41 -rr , 1821 Miasouri dit IMO Michigan " 1838 - AricsXwaa.- " " " " 1845 Florida ig4s Texas 1848 lowa 1848 Wisconsin " 1860 California ‘!' " " 44 14 11 Tr 44 1 1 Il a a/ SUM/ CAMOVITA Ii'OLITIOI4.—The LogWa• ture•of;Bnntlitlarellna adjourned Thursday • at midnight smi die. The hill to giye the eTeetioh 'of Presiderittal electors to the penitle.lead Wet. ' • ~,. 'IROIMI 1 1 4111 , ^ PIIIA. • . "• .1) . unER 29, 1855.. l'n ,y t, I promise 4 , give you trowe l thin inferettinkone ofthosh: . epieculeal4-• domestic J. which diatheb thtinonotemy be fashionable:id:clot, Theincidetit wig pro* far richer - tan the dtecriptionyethe fad is on the is of.malty a belle who has been wipping the cachinatory tear from her eyes et 'ins recital. Tt appeal% that a young, hanssotne, aid intelligent - defaced°. doing. service in one of the "upper-ten" families of the twenty-ftnerth weed, attracted the - etteri• lion of one of theile perfumed fops Who ob- ' struct the, stepsof the Gerard, and lounge in the' pattern of the 'tall levitrOnie.,Tle woed the lady (and she is such in every te3nse) arid ho won her,—with the delusive hope that she would lend Min from the ultimo(' Ilymenlo,_ the coffers of Croesus. But 10, after the su reptireug--hyracnial ceremonies, the hack which contained the blushing l?ride and ard ent groom inetettd of stoping beneath -a. gra t " . nite portimi, halted in front of an iroo al loy-gate—and "Mrs." that was, invited her liege-lord into the Kitchen—cooly reminding him that all that glitters is not gold. The "groom protested while the bride insisted, un til the ,clainor- arrested the atteption of ono 'of our "detective police," and tho trio were marched to the station house. Whether they occupied a tiridal couch, ypur correspondent is unable to report. -- The groom,- however, ' has appealed, declaring that he was deceived. Ite belongs to tbirelase of aristocracy which is imported from Nantubket—aud instead of being taken out, he hai'been taken-in by-in -6 dtoging in the failure ofhis rOtions—a bite. Another, yet a 'different faWe was enacted l 'on Friday night, in the County Court House. • All - the arrengunentf 'were presumed to be perfect-and the caste of characterS was-pere- 1 ted, for the last two woks, in the Mriyor's office, and all-the station houses in the city. -It was "Republican" in its character'—or rather those who sustained paete, Juntessed. ,"republicanistn," end some of them Were as near "black" as the ties' of consanguinity could make. them. Badinage aside,—this Republican convention, to which I allude, was - a complete, and a most thorough failure. It was gotten up as a bantling, by a few 1 demagogues such as our present Mayo=—and conducted by -the pimps and spies under his control. Know-Nothing,isnuriewing in the. distance its certain doom, and feeling already the workiii - ofinnibilatienj—seeks by these movements, to attract public disgust from its corruptipri, and if possible, again deceive the people. ' Your member of Congress has been play ing rather a close game. - I hear that ho was once a preacher—and yet he dote not scru ple to induce a "brother," by the offer of bribes,4o commit perjury. If the people of the Thirteenth Congressional Di - strict cou tinne to entfer themselves to be thus betrayed and deceived, they are unworthy of their teem tationfarintelligece—and yet it seem; strange to those who have ever honored the honest citizens of central Penns) lvania, that they should so far forget themselves, their coun try, and their individual iftireMAlß, as to send John J. Pearc'e to Congress. VtAvon. SHIM WASHINGTON. Before the list - Vete - was announced. Mr. Millward, of Peunsylv said he kad been, approached by odeoflAs colleagues, who had proposed that if he would vote for Mr Bepkg, he "fkOlilltiarditahould be made Chairman of thu Engrsving:or Lithographing, or Prin ting Committee, and have a good thipg of it. [Laughter, and cries of "yrhoishe [ Mr. Nlilward replied—Mr Pearce, of Penn [Sensation. Nearly all the 'nem ' berg rising to their feet] Mr, Banks, amid grt , ht confusion, denied emphatically that any body had anthonty Flo otter such a propeeition from him. Mr. Peirce nose. ((›ies of "order, order," "Let's hear him," --Down in front.'') Mr. Pearce said he had not been authorized by Mr. Banks to undo) such a pledge to Mr. Mill. ward or any body else, although a few tug). nients ago he had asked that gentleman how he would like to be chairman Of the commit tee on Engraving. [Laughter., )Ir. atilirard idled Mr..Pearce—Did you not way, if it was not against oy conscionoe to vote for Mr. Banks, I could make a good 4 threfiti 1114 C.: 1 .4 hoe You replied that I could be made Chairmen of the Printing, Lithographing, Engraving, Committee. I iniked,oilow . do you know I can be uncle Chairman?" Whim you respon ded, "I have just had a conversation with Mr..Bankaw.htuabktinitahly promise I should make would be carried Out by him." Pearce--I deny what my oolleigue has said. Ile has miemostrued my remarks. Mr. Millward—l could not misconitrue them (Great oonfindommingled with cries • of "order.") Mr. Humphrey Marshall remarked that he had adrised_kfr. /Upward to make the expo sition. Mr. Pearce. —I alluded - to the matter mere' ly in a playful, manner to my colleegue.— (laughter.) Mr. SOlward-4 dork-tonsiaer it plawir Mr. klorerioe--Such a thing is disraceful to our State, and were It ,in order, would *Lows move koonunittseoLintestigatioa. 14. Millwartl to Mr. Pearce—Didion not tell Rio that Mr Bulks' assured you that in cue I voted for lint hamonki give foe what you promised / , • Mr. Pieros—l did not: Mr e m Ph it ild l 7 -1 y ou did. Had you say - conversation at ail with Mr. Hooka 1 40 .- ;.. vole.. Ur. Ilanks- r No mau has any aaeurence fitiiq we with wiOrd to dhe eoninittees if elected. Mr. Todd trusted that his colleague ( Mr. Milloved ( would be more guarded hereafter in attacking the character of the PMms`ylra nia Mr, *llwrrd said he was not to 1 / 9 fright ened by Wag told he must he more guard. ed. Ile had on** alluded to ono go'nthOtnan f7: 11 / POlmaYllialda,aUtl that. wall Mr Pearoo. Mr. Paine thoughS the House'ought to be obliged to Mr. Mfilward for his revelation.-- Ile Ildr. Paine }had heard Mr. Pearce say that he had assurances from 41r. Banks that the tatter would so constitute the commit. S. 11 t IMTMI tees as to takd care oft o interests of Penn sylvania. He Could p o . - -- Wi_Peiirestefted 4!lt *so- , ni ne° 7pat inspeatki *rest _would be cluisi : ;1p Mr4nt i Oloug4thiii• a pretty faiPply fight. , He 'voted Pit Mv. Mehardson vas a man above suspicion. ' Mr. A. K. Marshall wasperfcctly satisfied that if ,these charges were true, they unfitted Mr. -11mica.far_the Elpestrersbtp. After further comments upon the disgraCe ful cmidittt 'of 'M.& Viniree,.fhis litiNiect was postponed and the tiallaings continued.. The proceedings to -day resulted in a fail= tiro to elect a'Spitakiit. A Democratic °ou sels Wes held in the evening, but our exchan goltontain no liebouct of its deliberations., life 'Pennsylvania Legislature 'net yester day in Harrisburg, but wo have nothing more to Ify before., our :readers, than the•fact their tneeting, and tho following list of 111C111-. hers : • Charles - R. Buckslew, D. "16th District,. N. 11, Browne, D. 24 " • Wtn. A. I.lrabb, K. N. —lst " John Creswell, D. 15th" . John C. Evans, D. sth Jonathan Ely, IL 6th " D. A, Finney, K. N. 20th " John Ferguson, K. N. .21st " • J. C. Flenniken, K. N. - - - 1.3 d " - W. E.- Fraor, K. N.. 27th ' AndreW Gregg, K. 'N. 14th " ThBmas Hoge, If . 19th —" Harlan Ingram, D. 2d F. Jordan, K. N. 54th " Jamison, 25th ._". J. WATlllinger, K; N. 7th " Thomas P. Knox, 3d " J. .T.... 1,048; K. N, 4th " Joseph 'Eaubaoh, D. 9th • " D. Mellinger, K. 14. 11th " J. It. 4'Clintock, D. Eli K: Price, W., • ,let " Henry C. Pratt, X.,N. 2tl pd.^ W. M. Matt, D. / 170 t " J. 0: Stunnum, K. N. 7th " Henry Souther f .B. R. 18th " James W. Sellers, K. N. ,26th " C. M. Straub, D. • 28th " David. Taggert, K.N.Bfh J. Welton, D. 10th " Wm. 11. Welsh, I). 12th " Samuel Wherry, D. 1311 " 'William Wilkins, D. 22d • " James Andeison, D. Samuel Kerr, I*. R. J. ATigustind,K. N. Bartlew Laporte, Bit M. K. Boyer, D. John 11. Lovett, D• Jos. Bernhard, D. Daniel Lott, • ll. R. And. Buchanan, D. • C. M. telienring,..D. Seth A. Backus, D. . A. B. Longaker, D. Jos. - Brown, B. It. Wm. B. Lebo, D. • G. J. Ball. K. N. John Mengle, D.. James C. Boyd, D. J. G. tilsintgomer - y,, D., IN tn. A. Barry, K. N.- David 11Lsmma, B. It. Geo. J. Brush, D. • C. D. Manley, -D. T. L. Baldwin, B. R. It. B. Morehead, K.N. Isaac Beck. D. _E. Joy Morris, K.N. Philip Clover, K. N. . Geo. W. Miller, D. A. W. Crawford, K.N. Samuel Mincer, D. Thomas Craig, D. 1011.101'Combs. K.N. Slung Caldwell, K.N. J. C. McGhee, K. N. R. K. Campbell, 1). S. P. M'Calinont, B.R. Aargit Coburn, D, John M'Carthy, D. Chadds Carthy, D. ('. Magee, I). Joseph Dowdell, D. 'B. Nunenmeher, D. Jacob I)oek, K. ,N. James B. Orr, D. Abaaliam Edinger, D. L. B. Patterson, I).-, James 8.-Fulton, D.. ..Para-in Phelps, K.N. Joshua Free, D. John Purcell, K. N. Henry D. Foster, D. Jesse. Pearson, I). John Fausold, di. 4aac Robinson, 1). J. L: Getz, D. 1,. Reed, B. It. 4. )1. •Gibbony, K, N. Jesse Reinhold, D. • Bend. Gaylord, K. N. John Roberta, D. - Wm. Ileins,.l). . David Riddle, D. Judsonlloleomb,B.R. James Ramsey, D. Wm, Harper, D. Samuel Smith, D. Samuel Hill, D. James Salisbury, D. P, W.Housekeers,r,K. G. N. Smith, D. Win. Hamilton, K.N. Cleo. Shenk, D. C. L. Hunseckcr, K.N. .Jacob Strobl*, K. N. Josiah Hillegas, U. Geo. Smith, I). Geo. Hamel, D. John V. Smith, D. Kirk Ilaines, K. N. 0. W."Strouse, K.N. Joa. Huneker, I). John Thompson, D. John Hancock, 1). Nath. W. Vail, D. Samuel A. Hibbs, D. J. 11. Wintrode, K.N. Samuel Hippy, D. John Wright, K. N. 1). L. Imbric, K. N. Murray Whallon, I). Robert Irwin, 1). Ilarntarn Wright, I). James A. limes, D. IL L. Wright, D. Thos. .Irigham,B.R. Fred. J. Walter, D. Alex. 3. Johnson, D. T. Yeardsley, 1). Peter Johns4 . I) J. IL Zimmerman, D. u , Thicumags, 27. 1856. Oar readers will bear with Ant for a few immorwhile we present to them thelcind fa vor. with which our old friends receive the Democratic -WandmiairrlttiTartronrfPteMte • - - with most of the editors of the 'papers fro which wo . quote—all of whom have Democratic itud a business tion throughout the State.. That oup/patrons may see - that ono corroborates 96: other, wo continue the publication Of thtc"ir evidence in our favor: . . Wa received last Week}; second null:ober of the Democratic Watch o ot, a new Democratie paper jststarted In Bellefonte, by Henry Hays, Hog he fret number ue'ver f 01141041 its Therehae be , en no Dowered., per published in li`nglish in Centre county for more than a year post, the old Centro -Dueserruf /keying been degraded into an organ of now Nythingisau. The Watchman, Judging from the number before us, will be well worthy of the Support of the party The editorials are well written, and the mechanical wt not excelled by any paper In the country With the aid of such an organ, It Is safe to prettiet that Centro county will lieu Ise again what it has been heretofore—one of the strongest and moat. reli able Danaiiinratio twenties in the State We are pleased Co learn that the efforts of Mr. lbws are likely to .be properly appreciated by the party in his county,and that he will not be allowed to lack for "material aid" in currying on big enterprise.— Tho Democrats in Clinton are also giving blni a handsome support iiis Bet in Look Maven Is one of the largest and best withia the delivery of the Post 011 ice We heartily refoibis at bin pros peot of sacioess.—Lock, Hama Democrgt We here rewired the end number of a new Democratic paper Just started in Bellefonte, by ilsenr:HArs, entitled the Democratic Watch man, whioh is truly I large and handsome sheet. The Watchman V lowly Dentoortitio—end is Jule sea I pap* ae dose - fives, and will no doubt receive • hearty support from the Demosmoy of Old Con tre.—Prows she CiesOisid fispehlieen• NSW PAPEII.—We have received the And num bar of the Democratic Watchman,published In Belieftmiss. neatly printed mid Oohs well We hope the editor will realise • hwinisome rottt from hie undertaking.—Prom the Clearfield Rafts won't Journal: K. N Tun DEMOCRATIC WATCRMAX.—Renry Rays, Esq., has oointneneed the publivation of a new Data ocrarld paper in Bellefonte, Centre county, under the *bore appreptiata 'agnomen. Our [Head Wien For ney, we an :pleased to observe. appears with Mr. Mays, 'Mt Ailsoolate Editor. Tho Democratic Watakffissels a large and hendscane sheet,. well filled and ably conducted. As it Is the" only Eng, Ilsh Denioenttla paper in Centre, Its establinhknotit there to tIA 9PPortuat u iu raoll4lllll is ilertain.—Co. Cambia Direocrat. WATOIIW4N,IIIthe title e( a new paper which has recently been started In Bellefonte, stilled by H. Hays, who is a racy writer. We extend our oestirishes, hopell may adhere' es an adhesive plaster, in the prrnelples now capon- Shoro fiefuNtren• Dzositssa 28.- FRO* HAssailluiviza; Savers 110116 OP RF.PEZSZNTATIVES. Cmilfhawed Cowsplireate I 11 , 7or.i:eltifen fur the Pettweratiti 'via. ' 1 'ill BOAD*lllllallll.—No. 1 Circa i nflitsuices boyoniV...by pre- 1 !routed ma:kim pursuiati*pl I ' laid *urn forjisCussing tho *tilt . its of I Vie hoek4lnven and Tyroifi at, the liet4latintemplated. Stbe t% e, peo ple of tiioCitnities through which , it will pass have taken it lit hand - with 'co "ends• ble zeal" n4;3 : likeenlity, and I doubt',. whether any enterprise in this State hasreotivetycht permanent friends and- suPpOrt than this one,-unless -they were driven, to it by semi rival project which would probably operate greatly to their prejudice. IrirTjrui — T, - 11mt other to'utes through — the crt4ltty have been oontEmplatid, and one of them (the Spruce Creek route)'ha's had undisputed .pOssession of the public mind for * nearly , three years; but there are palpable grounds for determin ing that the - Bald Eagle Attie 'is the' Most practicable and most beneficial One, and it re quires no extraordinary effort to convince the - peopld of this fact. - Firsr,its route is so natural that any ono .pisaiiig through the valley cannot fail to observe its remarkable fltn Nis for such an improvement, A country often:atopears quite level and tegular, bul:the • instruments of the engineer detects material • irregularities which are expensive lo over come,:but a sluggish stream, direct in its general &ours°, is ap evidence of its, grader and lines ; its absence of bluffs, ridges, and' lateral depressions andslevatiofis determine the character of the work to be entountered• Thia,route equally divides the territory of the country between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Sunliery and Erie Railroad—it passes in a tinabetween the fertile valley of the mountains and the inexhaustablo deposits of the mineral wealth of the mountains then,- selves—lt oilers the most advantageoui fa cilitleg fo reach all parts of the country and to.give eitiplOyment to the best Water pow ers iwtho districtt ..Thelron ores lie imme diately on ono side, the coals on the other ; the ,furors on one side, the timber. on the other; the valley along its route presents ca pacities for a denser population than any other part of the counties. Small valleys everywhere abound among the Bald ridges ; and the Mountfeihs and hills Mutant everywhere jet forth the finest springs of -.pure and wholesome water. The history of ' the world is an evidence that:au - eh regions maintain the most numerous population of active, intelligent men, and towns and villa ges in snch'locations now stand amongst the molt productive, useful fifth in themselves,.independent in their opera tions, and 'the most enduring In their char acter. 'The best Wilde to obtehi a share of the great through transit most be as neat. thb main ridge of the 'Allegheny as possible. Look.HaVen, hot Milton, nor Lewishilrg ) nor lshirthomterland.. is the point where the North ; North-East, end past must cuncen trato to find a Western and- South-Westwi /route. Tt cannot he taken down tho- river. Westward" has been the trent for him; dreds of years; the destiny, of everything ap pears to be Westward, towns gitiw_Weste ward and men move Westward. Bat, I co ne i4quisteel fia farTiriTiiiattFor distances Westward. , ..- . *lrma Boston to Albany Albstiy to flingbemplon . ,1 141 1 4: Look Blughampton to Lk Haven 2 Lock Helen to Tyrone . . . 63 Tyrone to Greensburg . •.. 160. Oteanxburg 16 IJinoinnat.l . • . . 311, Total t . BatonAlorony ". 200 Altiiny to ilotralo . .„ Buffalp to Eric) . . • • : . ea Erie to Cleveland . • . 05 Cleveland to Cincinnati- 255 - Total In Our favor 1 New York to Easton . V 79 Eoitn to T11M1141114 • • • Tamaqua to Milton . . 72_ Milton to Lookllaven 52 Look - Haven to Tyrune . . . 63 Tyrono toCincinnatl . • 41$ Total , 136 New York to Dunkirk" . . . 459 Dunkirk to Etat* W. . Elate bine to Erfo .• . • . 19 Erie to Cleveland . . . PS Clovalazoi to Oinclonall . • . 2.35- --•••• Total .4Pla 135 az gar filer niledidlihts 1;3 Portgintoo - 77g Port elletoo to Milton . 93 Milton to Look Maven , . . Look Homo to Tyrone . . 53 Philadelphia to Harrhborg Harrisburg to Tyrone 13=1 The Williimsport and Elinira Railroad of. fers a nearer and better route for all passen gers going to Cincinnati from any point east of a line drawn between AlbariY and Elmira, and to any point east of Cincinnati, on the Ohio river or south of it this will he the route, New York is 123 mites nearer Cincinnati by this route than It is by any route north of it, and still nearer thin any route south of it, in equated diet/most tad by this route New York is 15 miles neate'Cleveland by this route than it is by•fsit,aad coasequently the Mississippi valley and te Lake country west of Cleaveland is nearer by this route to New York,'and the eastern coast from Port land to New York is thus brought inert? to , the Mississippi valley. In estimating dis tances, curvature, gradients and distance should be taken into iiCifount. 360 deg. of 1000 radius is equal to an additionalmile on straight line, 20 feet of elevation is equtia. lent to st. mile, eve the Isval gad a tienseldp m nt is kbout equal to 50 miles, taking ill these things into account, this route Whim a line that Is far superior to any other one H. now presented Lam Surr.—Dand' Wilmot has coni. maimed a libel suit against. g. 11. Chase, tut., senior editor of the ?Montrose Democrat, and laid his damages at $16,0470. Mr. Munro had the independence to come out and bapoit the official' corruption Ilf Wilmot, and for doing this . he hits been pro4ccuted fdr libel ! We presume the whole band of Know-Nothing Airolitionirds who infest the counties of Bus quehinna, Bradford and Tioga, will rejoice at thri - SKori,of Jessup, Wilmot & Co., to an wihilate a 'bold and fearless .Democratic editor. t I Ens ow.ariEßALfi , Illonluack doctors Areedslikied driveifi ci,t,tli gr 110 Watt stage, of consutription." 4 ao average,,twouty•til'o horses die i 4 ork isr 4 a way to seesze , eonfldence is never to ve. • , Maine. paper hoistiftlie nafaeff/oT. ,Reeder for Vtesident, to' Thero aro nine newspapers pp b shed in Kansas Territory. EI:7 - The Allies have tWoliniared.tliousaint men in the Crimea. _ employiliont.-Aktllatink for Speaker at eight dollars ' # • ri*Young ladies, remember next , year is leap yeapi .• _ . o:,'WheaChittling has bee& very heavy, in Virginia pind, North Carolina-this imaschk. Ybung ; MO has written it down iil her album that kiseing hi a capital °filmes. [0 They had a.pleasaut time of It at their first, court at Lewisburg, last Monday week. irj*Mr. Giddings, of Ohio, is the oldest member in the House of Itepresentativos. He entered Congress in 1836. Ve.. The census of Illinois, shown Opopu= Wien An—thitt_ State of I,3oo,o9o_4gikinst 805,018 in 1850 i [7NoN in the time to rotmenee taking a good paper—the DemocraN Watchman,' for instance. TO - Freedom . of speech, is the greatest terror tb tyrantn; because it in ruqmething they can neither eoutrol or encoubtlar:- VI). D. B. Brower; Eeq., formerly of Butler county, "Ulf a new paper at Danville, Pa., called the Vontniii Amirican. 117 - Eighteen newspapers aro published in Minnesota, though it contains but sixty thousand pt.oplo. ' 7•The Tyrone. Dr tnocrat hoists the name of James Buchanan for Presldeitt and Wm. 0.- , Butler for Vice President. (I:7'Turners, lu:cording to s recent English report, aro more liable to insanity than any othei mechanics. -Ir7Trtki , elling i nn the Sabbath in the Sand wich Islands except in thoE:direetion of s chore) is strictly forl(ldden by las-. p:7 The Americ:an Institute hire taken: possesoion of the Crystal.Palace r awl aro about organizing a series of exhibitions. 10 - ,A good edudiition is a better istb-guitrd'• for liberty than slaw:l4og army mud mist laws. CO - Tho losses on tho- Lahas during 'ih.: past month, williant. fall short of ono mil-0 lion of dollars. al — fLindley the coloblik4 gittio - Inurian, wan horn in I.ancester county in thir Statu., G7"A p.;•enitis has just rnventcd'a store that saves three-onarters of the wood; while the ashes it makes p ayf r the remainder. . 1 ,17-A State Military Conven,tion is to be. held at Harrisburg, on Monday, 21st ofJan • " 14 ' unry next. • 17 - Nl5 titters can be gent through the mails after New Year's Pay without being prevaid with postage stainp& ryWhatever feu tintliko in another, take care you correct in•yourielt Thus you will' make your examph3 Jot good one. „' , "7,- - Bread riott are becoming common alt ,over Great Britain. The war is literally eat ing up PArgilind and' trre midis not yet. Ir - 7 -General Walhington designed the first National Tha i ksgiving Bay. it wits the 13th` of January: /495. • • fryou appears thnt the inmates of the va rious prisons and alms houses ine city of New York - , number seven thousand . ,oollls. 11 -- A ropy of the New Testatite,nt, printed in London, in the year 1596. is In the pos session of a Mr.-Patience of Hartford. Conn. 177•Th0 Circuit Court of Reading, Pa., decided last-week that the law does not ab. low -fictitious bids at auction, and that if 7 rpiaffers” ire employed the salo isyol4,. _ a) Eight litindri d U. S. troops are to ber gent in ihtgon to assist in quelling - th dian disturbances, which have heconi •te• • • serious. 117•11nriv.e faun, in it speech •ently de- • lirered by him, sayp that " 'dying miser will pinch a dime until t eagle upon it sores 11119.') . - 17' The Chicago Ttr ca, alluding to a re. port ,that Senator D gins wotik.l be a candle (late for the next / 'residency, contradicts it in a most positiec manner. • Q"7'The of Lodi were in, In! sinkers, Pant, Stratum & Bates, icctintly. contacted .of swindling, rio habit of opening that blinking idi prayers. 058 ' P 54 944.1 W . ' he first hhad of the season WeilWear ri the 7th ultimo, by Charles E. Eietilab, in Savannah riser, and sold for . fortyslkve dol lars. P, — ,r-A man named Drain, formerly keeper of the Harrisburg Amen'', has.benn arrested for draining the arsenal of its contends and selling them as condemned articles. ' ff - Thelondin inustrafed News says that Nebraska Territory is a trait of several mil- Hone of acres lately purchased by the*Ame; ricans froni the-Mosquito king. it '"A felon generally appears im the end of the fingers and thumb.—Buffelo Repeat /man. Sometimes on the end ohs itope.— Beston Post. ,r,7-Atan idiot asylum in tho North or r.p . glanC j acien put Of tfi! ars the - efiftdron of parents related to each other by - the Imes or commugainity4 - 1 1 - 7 - There is nogreoterobstade"ln the way of success in lire than touting to something to turn up, insteatl of going to Rom sad - turning up something: Loafers piesao lA% notice. • 276 Ir'Roston ha's 0,000 more females than males. Chicago has about 15,000' more maks than females. The former we should think decidedly the moat 'desirableplata to lire in. llt ie 'estimated by "Henry C. Carey, req., the well-known wribei , on . Pelitiui Economy, th 4 the capital invested in rlM roads in this country, is seven hundiMl ma llow; of dollars. reThe Speaker of the present Congress will cost sot less than $200,000. Bather a dear Know-Nothing whistle. We-take it. the tax payers would . prefer a style of mule, not quite no cos'. fr-The work on the Washington Moan numt has been suspended for want of funds. 13:5 - Louis Lucien Bonaparte, who has mar ried a WQIIIIIII of inferior condition, wishes to have his marriage nullified by the Oourt of Rotne. K.,ridaine, during the lest forty years, has builtthree-eighte of the, whole tinitedelitetee tonnage, end, though other States, have kir monody increased, their skip building of late. that State still enjoys the same pre-emitrime oreretery one. - - G.:) - There ,are several Chinese firma In California- that have ipieated over 11{ii(X) in their bitaluese ; and there is mo two Willow( of dollars inveated betwec • Franchioo-ind China, owned and controlled 'by Ohinetnen residing in that city. p - The American. Navy oonauitc of eleven shipi-of-the-line, thirteen frigates twest_ty . sloops-of:war, one echooner, six liteatti n•t• gated, nine oth7 steamers, seven 416TellhiPer and two receiving vessels. Pentisylvaigi hit the largest vesasi in the navy. 1,.. [C7-The Ellitira (N. Y.) Adverlisor whys there is a dwarf in.that villege, ebtmt gigh• teen yeariref ago, who drinks every clay, M. one time, two ounces Qf laudenum. Variona. mean* have been tried to break him or hilt pernicious habit, but without, effect., 117• The Rochester //eine says that y whit* won= was at, the pOitee Office lu t.bM city a few days since, endeavoring to ceteblieh her claims to the hand and affoctiona of a park man, who, it appears, had deserted her, and taken to his bowie another of the paints. . , color. - N II 101
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