— Editor. BELLEFONTE, PA. Friday Morning, April 3, 1363. P. GRAY MEEK, + AN INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY. There is no one subicct that has claimed tic attention of statesmen 'and publicists more deservedly, than the manner in which the Judiciary of a free government can be made independent both of the Executive and the Legislature. Although the Judicia- vy is the:weakest of the three ‘departments of all well regalated constitutional forms of government, and less danger is to be appre- hended from attempled encroachments by it upon the rights of the people, than from sim. rilar attempts when made either by the Leg- 1slature or the Executive ; yet experience teaches that a corrupt or slavish Judiciary may become an engine mn the hands of an ambitious Executive, or a fanatical or big- oted Legislature, to accomplish the destrue- tion of ‘popular liberty or the savage perse- cution of an innocent and defenceless mi- vority. The judicial murders committed by Tres lian and Juflreys, the long list of wrongs inflictod upon ijudividuals and the publie; by these and other corrupt Judges of England, convinced our ancestors, that, in order to maintain and perpetuate their liberties, they must deyise some plan by which they could sceure to themselves and their posterity, upright, fearless and inde- pendent judges. Consequently, in the for- mation of the Federal and State Constitu- tions, particular carc was taken to male the Judges as independent of the Legislature, the Exccutive, and the people themselves, as it was possibie to make them, and yet preserve any restraining influence over, or tense of accountability in, the Judges. If Judges, like many otter officers, held their posiious at the will of the Executive, upon the incoming of every new administration we would have a new set of Judges, and our judieial decisions would then be but the re- flex of the political opinions of onc Presi- dents and Governors. 1f they held their of- fices ov received their salaries at the will of the Legislatures, every change in the politi cal complexion of those bodies weuld give us a new set of Judges, who would estab- lish new rales upon all questions having the remotest bearing’ upon party politics. If they are elected directly by the people for very short terms, they are carried about and 1 t. t nd ovipolled Ros ppar a gi he good of society most requires the aid of independ- ent and untrammeled Judges, we have those who are slaves to the wild and ungoverned passions of the masses. The necessity of an upright and independent judiciary was well stated by Alexander Hamilton, in the 78th number of the Federalist, in the follow- in words: This independence “of the Judges, is eqnally requisite to guard the constitution and the rights of indiviiuals, from the ef fects of those.1ll humors, which the arts of designing men, or the influence of particu- lar junctures, sometimes dissemminate among the people themselves, and which, though they speedily give place to a better information, and more deliberate reflection, have a tendency, | in the meantime. to oceca- sion dangerous innovations in the govern- ment, and serious oppressions of the minor party in the comunity.” Not only should the judicial office be wade 1ndependent by the organic act of so. ciety, but every individual when he 1s called upon to assume the judicial ermine, should endeavor to become independent of all com- binations, factions and parties; in order that he “aay not only be perfectly impartial, but also maintain the cortidenze of the peo- ple. The character of our Judges for im- partiality should be like ** the virtue of Cm- sa.:'s wife, above suspicion.” When party spiiit runs bigh, or in times of civil com't.0- tion, the honest and fearless Judge is the only person towhow the embittered adver saries can appeal with mutual confidence. — And even when the Judge is honest and un- biassed, the party against whom a decision is made, will frequently impugn the motives of the magistrate, as is conclusively shown by the load of caluizny and abuse heaped upon the venerable Chief Justice of the United States, for his decisions in the | Dred Scott case, and the hearing on the - Merry: man Habeas Corpus. Yet he holds the high- est judicial-office in the nation for life, is just standing upon the brink of the grave, | can possibly have no political aspirations, and has had nothing to do with party poli- tics for thirty years. If, however, a Judge voluntarily descends from the dignity of the Bench, mixes with. the lowest scenes of party politics, and put himself under the control of the most ma” lignant' «political influences, then, indeed; may suitors and the public «generally, be come justly suspicious. No. one, under such circumstances, could feel any degree ot confidence or safety, when his rights of property, of liberty or of life, were to be passed upon by a’ prejudiced and partian judge. These reflections are called up by tho re- port of the ceurse recently pursued by the President Judge ofthis judicial distriet.— In 1859, when Samuel Linn was asked by 2 party of personal friends to become a can- didate for the office made vacant by the sud- den death of Judge Burnside, prompted eithér by a high and intelligent conception of the responsibility of the position he was asked fo assume, or a desire unfairly to gain Democratic volss ; he stated in, 8. published letter, that he could not consent to be the . t Congress did, candidate of any political party, but if the + | people desired it, he would accept the office ; as he believed the offize of Judge should st all times be kept above and free from the ion Tage in this town a specclimade on the oc- cadion, he pledged himself that *“ as long as Heaven gave him breath to speak or power to raise a hand, he would stand by terests. of that League and of its members:? | tion, which was agreed to Ir this is true, and it be also true as deciar- ed by another speaker on the same occasion, that one of the objects of this League is to ** crush out the copperheads of the North” —meaning thereby the Democratic party— |" is there not just cause for alarm ? not any Democrat know the result, if any question, having the least political caste about it, should come before the Comt with the in- Does a Judge on the Bench pledged and fore- sworn to stand by the interests of one of the parties litigant ? Most assuredly we have fullen upon evil times. THE CLERGY AND CON SCRIPTION. A writer 1n the German Reformed Nessen- ger says. + So far as my knowledge exlands, no Christain nation, Protestant or Catholic, has ever compelled ministers of the Gospel to go to war. : Heathen nations exempt the priests of their religion from the duties of war.— Even Jeft Davis’ rebel government has not done this, My impression is that this act is to be traced to the infidelity of our Cop- gress, as well as its hostility to the Church of Christ ‘ The galled jade winces.”” Who are ore responsible for the present, war, bloodish and carnage of battle, the irreli- gion and demoralization of camp life, than the fanatical clergy of the North ? Exempt them from the consequences of their own preaching up a cursade again:t the cons- titutiona] rights of a portion of our citi- zens? llave they not turned the sacred pulpit of the Gospil into a mere rostram for the promulation of heretical and fanatical politics? The Sabbath was made for reli- gion, but they, notwithstanding man, had six days for politics and kut one special day for religion, have degraded it to a day of political conventions. They have used their position time to inculcate disrespect for the Con- stitution and the laws and the tribunals es- tablished for their inforcement. The arch old traitor, Cheever, has made, in a book published by him, the assertion over and over again that the Supreme Court of the United States had decided in the Dred Scott case that “a black man has no rights which a white man is bound to respect,”—thai 1s a white man may take a negroes property, not be punished, and there has beeen fools enoneh ta holiava 36 Mha ete ter pared John Brown with Moses and St, Paul, and a preacher in the city of Cleve- land, who preached John Brown's duplicate funeral sermon 1n the Melodeon, with a let- ter in his hand from John Brown, showing the opinion that the only way slavery could be done away with was by the shed- ding of blood —extolled Brown to the skies notwithstanding his murders at Harper’ 5 Ferry. These Ministers for many years have ay- owedly been educating the North up to the sticking point, and they have at last suc- ceeded. They, perhaps, little thought that their own precious carcases would be put in danger. Now let them grin and bear it* We on- ly whish every'one of them drafted would Lave no way of avoiding the battle ficld, — Widows and fatherless children, and all others who have suffered by the war, may well turn to almost soy preacher and say “Thou art the man’, The crazy Congress that has just ad- journed is charged with infidelity becaus® they did not exempt these instigators of our misfortunes from their share of them. It was one of the few sensibly things the last We would like to see a bri- gade of these Abolition preachers dodging bullets in a swamp. T'he loss would not be great if they did not succeed very well in dodging.— Cleve lund Plaindealer. RE dea 07 A prominent — of this town, last week, said the Constitdation was not in. tended to be perpetual, and that the time bad come wheu it should be set aside, and another adopted m its stead. He further stated that Lincoln had only made one mis- take, and that was in pretending to achere to the Constitution'so long; as he should have disregarded it from the beginning. — We suppose this man belongs to the ¢ Union’ League,” but whether he does or not Le is a real traitor. ArtaoR’s Home MacAziNe.— This splend- id Monthly is again upon our table, filled to overflowing withi the: choicest articles trom the best writers. We cannot sce ‘how any family can get along without it. Terme, $2 a year, Address T. S. Arthur & Co., Phila_ Tue CoNTINENTAL MONTHLY for April has been laid upon our table. It 1s, no doubt, the best publication of the day that sup- ports and endorses the administration. To those who wish a Magazine of this style, we would recommend it. Address John ¥. Trow, N. Y. PrrersoN's MacAziNe for April has been received and read. Although published at the low rate of $2 per annum, yet it is fal- ly equal, in every respect, to any of the $3 publications. No lady should be without it, Address Uhss. J. Peterson, Phila. ee Al AA Aes pt. [TF We are informed that the ¢ Union Lepgue” of this town decided to have a coat of arms, and selocted for the device a hyena Lrampant with 8 negro couchont, femporiey Chairman, Robert Esq., when S. T. Shugert moved the adop- tion of the following articles of sigaviz the hold its meetings in the Room prepared Tor that purpose, on CARTI2. The officers of sad ‘Olub shal | Administrations says, consist of a President, two Vice-Presidents, | a Recording and Corresponding Secretary. misdeeds! ave they not for years been | in their may beat him, aye, may %ill him, and can- that his father had for twenty years been of CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB. An adjourned meeting of the Democracy | convened at their Clab-Room, i in Reynolds's { :Iron“Front,” on Saturday evening; the 28th alt., for the of forming a more per- manent organization of the party. A large number of Democrats were present, The meeting was called to order by the McKnight, ART. 1. +f Central: Dergocratic This society, 8hall be known as Club, and shall | The next thing in order was the election of permanent officers, when the following persons were chosen : President—S8. T. Shugert. “Vice tr Jo Xx, Hoover, J. J. Lingle. Treasurer ~John Hoffer. Cor. Sec.—0, I. Alexander. Rec. Sec.—J. S. Barnhart. Mr. Alexander then proceeded to read the plan proposed by the Sanding Committee of the County, at their recent meeting, but, in consequence of it being very lengthy, and especially as the matter had been read be. fore a larger meeting of the Democracy and adopted, the Seong reading was dispensed with. Mr. Alexander was then called npon to address the meeting, which he did in the midst of much applause, ted the cause of our difficulties with much earnest, patriotic feel'ng. The specch of Mr, A. was a success. Calls were then made for Mr. Orvis, This gentleman spoke at length upon the various questions involved in our national troubles, party in a patriotic and comvincing manner. effort, and gave intense satisfaction. John Hoffer, Esgs. Room. J. S. BARNHART, Sec't’y. — imputed to opposition. This 18 no new strain. thousand times. What possessor of political ads of nolie formly oppcsed them? istration of Lord North. ness, his own ambition, Oh, no! owing to no fault of the Administration, was the work of opposition. of Barre, War. character of wisdom to what they believed to be the extreme of : folly. They would not pronounce those meas- ples led them to condemn. They declared the Minister's war to be wanton, They foresaw its end, and pointed it out plainly both to the Minister and the country. He declared their opposition to be selfish and factious. lle persisted in his course, and the fatal result is in history.’ ‘Important as I deem it to discues, on all proper occasions, the policy of the measures at present pursued, it 1s still more import- ant to maintain the right of such discussion to its fullest extent. * * * * Jt jo the ap. canvass the pablic measures and the merit of public men. It is a howebred right, a fireside privilege at al times. It is as un- doubted as the right ot breathing the air, and walking on the earth. « This high con- stitutional privilege L shall defend and exer~ cise within this house, and without it, in all places, in time of war, in time of peace, and at all'times. Living, T'will assert it; and should I'leave no other legacy to my «children, by the blessing of God, I will leaye them the inheritance of free principles, and the examrle of a manly, independ ot and constitutional defense of them.” : The above was uttered by Daniel Web- ster. Will the members of the Union League give these words a dareful scrutiny, and in- form a wondering cominumty how they make their actions square by his noble pre- cepts ¢—Philadelplua Evening Journal. ——————— A New Haxpsire.—The Democrats gain a member of Congress. The Democrats gain two Councilmen, The Democrats gain three Senators, The Democrats gain 38 Representa- tives, The Democrats gain 4, 280 votes. The Republicans lose 3, 170 votes. The aggregate vote is 4,330 greater than it was last year, The Democrats vote is 4, 330 greater than last year. The Abohtion vote is 3,270 less than last year. Last pear the Abolition clear majority was 1.830, This year the Abolitionists lack 8,273 of a majority. Showing an Abolition or Republican loss né year of 10,104. Cyrus investiza- and reviewed the history of the Democratic His speech was a bold, brilliant and happy On motion, the following persons were chosen to draw up a Constitution and By- Laws for the government of the Orgamza- tion : C. T. Alexander, John "I, Hoover and On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet on next Saturday evening at their Club- OPPOSITION TO MISGOWERNMENT. All the evils which affect the country are It is said to be ow- ing to opposition that the war became a ne- cessity, and owing to opposition that it has been prosecuted with no better success — it has beed sung a It is the constant theme of every weak and wicked administration. What winis.er ever yet acknowledged that the evils which fell on his country were the necessary consequences of his own incapa- city, his own folly, 01 his own corruption 2 wer ever wat coarge the mischief resuliicg from his own measures, upon those who had uni- The people of the United States may well remember the admin- He lost America to his country ; yet he could find pretences for throwing the odium upon his opponents, He coula throw it upon those who had fore- warned him of the consequences, and who had opposed him at every stage of his disas- trous policy, and with all the force of truth, 1eason and talent. It was nof his own weak- 1t was it It was the 1m- pertinent boldness of Chatham, the idle dec- laration of Fox, the unreasonable sarcasm These men, and men like them, would not j in the minister in the American They would not give the name and ures just and honorable which their princi- cent constitutional right. of this people 'tos| ARE WE. FREEMEN OR ARE WE SLAVES? pj In a view of the arbitary acts and mess- ures of the Administration, it sho no! be considered filse and unjust to a “that the despotism ander which the American sia or Austria. But some. cf ‘those wise men among ts who bave dared fo make remark recently, have been denounced as traitors, deserving of the gallows. But in order to show how much reason these so called traitors have for their assertion, we will quote a cotemporary. The Hartford (Conn.) Times, of March | 3ist., ir speaking of arbitary arrests By the “To illustrate the incredible ag of their infutuation, and'insolence, we quote frow the diplomatic correspondence of Sec- retary Sewara a shameful but characteristic passage, The Secretary’s whole offical correspon- dence was by Congress, last winter, crder- ed {o be printed, and such another mass of offical writing. whether for its volumnious | amount, of the character of a large portion | of the despatzhes themselves, was never before seen the transactions of this Govern- ment. We may add, that this coautry was never before so diaghored in all its diploma- tic corresp idence. Here isthe agsage, it 13'taken Be a despatch to the Witish Min- ister. : . “My Tord. I can touch a bell on my right hand and order the arrest of a citizen of Ohio. T can touch the bell again, and order the imprisonment, of a citizen in New York, and no power on earth but that of the President can release them, Can the Queen of England, in her domwions do as much ?’ ———t ee ee WHO ARE THE TORIES, Those who compare the Democrats of thes present day with the Tories of the Revolu- tions, are very unfortuvate. The Tories were extremely “loyal.” They thought the King could do no wrong, and were ‘willing to submit to his dictation in everything, — When the “rebels,” our fathers set forth their grievances, the ‘Tories or ‘‘lovalists,’ were shocked and astonished, and thought the people were beside themselves for find- ing fault with the Administretion of good «King George #’ The Tories endorced everything that was done by the adminis- tration, and never asked a question, while our fathers contended for civil and religious libegty, and rested it from Great Britain, and when they framed and adopted the Constitution it was their design and inten- tion to hand it down to us* The Democrat- ic party is contending for that liberty to-day while the opposition, through its whole par- ty machinery, from the President down is seeking to take away from us? Who are Tories 2 Those who support what our fath ers fought and gave to us 2 or these who support. an administration that, as King George’s did, tramples constitutions and laws nnder foot and depsicaa man af dew Jights and privileges they. guarantee to them ? MR. VALLANDIGHAM ON PEACE PROPOSITIONS! Mr. Vallandighrm, of Olio, in a speech made on his return home, uses the follwing language. On the 12th., of last december, when from the City of Richmond information came to the City of New York that there was a dis- position to compromise and return delegates to the national Congress and be obed ient to the Constitution and laws, aud thus restore day, rejected the proposition, and the damn- ning evidence of that rejecting exists in New York over his own autagraph, [cries here here,”’] but there is an obligatioc of secrecy at present, and the letter ‘as not been given to the public. The day after the Federal army crossed- the Rappahannock into Fredericksburg, un- “der the belief that Richmond was to fall and thus end tho rebellion. The day previous Abraham Lincoln rejected all propesitions to return, over his own signatures, and the White House were dissipated in the defeat at Fredericksburg, and the loss of 20,000. of our sons and brothers. He should have intertained the: proposition on the 16th of December, but he Leed- lessly and wickedly drove Away all over- tures. AG -Br— a, . WENDELL PHILLIPS AND THE NE. GRO ARMY. Wendell. Phillips thus lets. the "cat out of the bag,” Inregard to the ultimate purpose of the nigger army, in his recent speech to the negroes of Boston, He Srys : : “Your scccess hangs on the Preabs suc- cess. [If the union lives, it will live with equal races: If divided, and you have done your duty then you will stand upon the same platform with the race. | Cheers,]— Then make use of the offer Goyernment has made you, for if you are not willing to fight your way up to the office you are not wor- thy of it. Put yourself under the Stars and Stripes and fight yourself to the marquee of a General, and you shall come out with a sword. (Cheers.) ® why #* * * T he question is. —will you of Massachu* setts take hold. 1 hear there is some re luctance because you aro not to hayo officers of your own collor. his’ may be wrong for 1 think you have 8s much right to the first commission in a brigade as a white man. It is as proper that Rosecrans, a Catho- lic, should lead aft army nst of his creed, But if you cannot have a whole loaf, will you take a slice? Thatis a great ques- tion for i decide. Is it a part of the duties of a President Judge to denounce the larger portion of the sympathisers with rebels ? Mr. Eviror : sense views in reference to the election of a tuted hoard of examiners before whom each candidate should appear and pass before he could be eligible, the directors must de- cide upon bis qualification and “fitness, and | in order that in their selection they may avoid fmpogition on the: one haunt: ruplion “on the other, T'propose ‘line of policy. Not that T ‘claim more re- search than others, but because some one sectarianism and politics out of schools, one is an exponent; the other, is a power, conscientious live man. the Union as it was, the President, on that ing his official duties, if he is “the right day after the hopes of the blind wan in, the | systamatize the work of education and con- cert effort. As things are now each teacher and school is more or less detaclied, save as they are connected by a little slip of paper with the Superintendent in rendering the Normal School efficient. do this is the dictate of duty. They Tepre- sent important interests and should promote should not be very successful in a few years. _ The Lancaster Normal School had just ‘such a beginning under Prof. J. P. Wickes- sham, without arising from the school should be 80 arrainged as to prevent corruption. fidelity be rewarded and negligence Punish- ed. To do this let the convention of direc- tors be the judges ‘of merit and demerit. Let the convention which elects withhold a’ part of the salary, and place that part at the’ disposal of the next triennial convention. If the incumbent has done his duty, square by the sweat of the brow ! would silence a common objection to the of- fice. dered for money paid. to the publio good, I remain, Eeir meeting in the arbitration room, a mer- | the smaller number. It may be hoped, and people of his own county as traitors, and | chant in town sold a pair of suspenders. — Mae bought ’em. een The County Superintendency, was a touch of insanity in this unnatural Ea, Whe Art Thou? strain of fer: ind the wild and squalid ~ wretch appear to have inti- 1 fox s on SE AND WAR. features of (he : 4 | ma degres of alienation of mind. Ma-@ rat , like Robespierre, a coward, repeat- nnced fn the Assembly, he skulk- dof defending bimself, and lay in sore obscure garret or cellar, among ‘his cut-throats, until a storm ap- peared, when, like a bird of ili. omen, his death-screech was again heard. Such was the strange and. (riumvirate in' which the same degree of cannibal cruelty excited un- der different aspects. Danton murdered to glut his rage, Robespierre, to avenge injar- ed vanity, or to remove a rival whom he envied; Marat; ‘from: the same instinctive love of blood, which induces a wolf to con-- tinue his ravage long after his hunger is ap- peased. Thus have you a shert sketch of the charaeters of the three men of terror whose names (says the writer) will, we trust long remain unmatched in history by those of any similar miscreants, and who had tho unrivaled leading of the Jacobins, and were called the Triumvirate. Permit mo to offer a few common ed in: "8 us, and why? men filling high places are not yet satisfied with their blood stained plunder. Though widows and orphans Ssvenlendyttiven “made by ‘thousands and tens of thousands, the « King’’ of blood in conjunction with his aids, want still a few more added to the pool of misery. You who could have saved our country from blood- ‘shed, cdrnage, robbery, rapine and plander, are the very men who capsed it, and con- tinue to advocte the great Demon® of des- truction. Who can deny it. Ard, under the false garb of religion, do you endeayor to nide your acts of pollution by vainly try- ing to make it appear that this war is the act of Providence, but this you’ cannot do ; it belongs not to the will of Deity, ** God and: cor- ‘to’ set up sights by which they may pursue a straight should do it, The following then are deem- ed safe and plain directions : First. The directors and the candidates mast step down from their, several political platforms. The school law aims to keep and justly. Political bias should not come io collision with the spirit. of education, | is Jove,” and does not promulgate wars and : hvirate, About. seventy Educational progross, on the contrary may | fightings. No it belongs to no such Proe.- | Years ago did this tribunal exist. And modify, or even reverse political bias. The | dence. No it comes from their own source, | 8Very natural right of the citizen by these miscreants were overthrown. Murder, bloodshed, carnage,and every means of des- truction that these tyrants could devise, was enacted, well may the historian say the like scenes he trusted might remain un- matched in any history.” Men they wero in human shape and fora only. Not have ing a single spark of true humanity, nor re. gard for God or man. These acts of crime come from the source of all crime, Viz., man’s disobedience to the will of the Deity. Under the false pretext to often urged that Deity authorizes wars and fightings, and te the shame of Christian nations or claiming to be, have many shocking barburities been committed. The Triumvirate of 1793 in France that I have just recited, and which the historian hoped might never have a parallel’ is now ready again for his pen; only commenced not ended ; bat it is on this side of the con. tiuent, in the United States cf America, the boasted land of Gospel light, filled with schools, colleges, churches, and every means of advancement 1n civilization, refinement and christian progress. But alas for our boasted land, what a change has taken place and for almost two years, has the great Demon’ war, been desolating our coun- try. Brother butchering brother, the T'ri- umvirate of France in 1793 is now to be found (with a lite modification) 1n the U. 3, at Washington City. now the great foun- tain head pollution and corruption, whee the great work of © Political Coriuption’’ is sendmg forth its poisoned arrows of dis- sention, malice, hatred aud revenge, over the country. And yet many professing christians and ministers of the “ Prince of Peace” would endeavor to make it appear that this unholy crusade of bloodshed and murder is the ¢ Providence” of God. Who is a wise man endowed with knowl- edge among you, let him show ont a good conversation his works wi h meckness and wisdom, But if ye have bitter envying and strife, your hearts, glory not, and lie rot” against the truth, This wisdom descend- eth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For, where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.— Bat the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruit, without parcielity, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is’ sown in peace of them that make peace —James IIT, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, & 184. Remember this you who profess christi- anity, that war pravers does not belong to the mandates of Deity. And you Ministers of the Gospel that have preached war ser- mons, remember they cannot come from the God of love. But now ye rejoice in your boasting ; al such rejoicing is evil—Jas. IV. 16th 10 BE CONTINUED. just the opposite of this, The demon of destruction, the old ‘‘ Serpent ‘ the Devil’ is the great head of this effusion of blood. — 1hig is the Providence from which the fleld of blood has come. And who elevated him to this power 2 the answer is plain and easy to be solved. They who opposed the com- promise measures, are his electors. There is the answer, Treat it with as much in- dignation and scorn as you please, but you cannot get away from it. Mark this if; you please ; the day is coming when the tears of widows, cries of orphans, and the blood of thousands will seal your condemnation. Then said he usto the disciples: It is impossible but that offences will come, but wo unto him through whom they come. St. Luke, XVII, 1st ». Political corruption, the great seducer of. mare, the great agent of Satan's works, sorry am I to say, and which cannot be denied; has to long taken possession of many ¢ Pulpits,” which was, or professed to be dedicated to the work- ship of the ** Prince of Peace.” I might go back to ancient history etill further than any I have quoted to prove, that ‘¢ Polits- cal corruption’’ has done more than any oth- er meons to destroy the peace and happi- ness of man oa carth, but this is not neces- sary. We need not go to the history of dark apes, centuries ago, for examples of benighted pollution ; no veriiy not. We, with all our boasted advancments in the sciences, arts, civilization, educational and religious attamments, are now living in as dark an age (to our everlasting shame and disgrace) as ever the historian will be call ed upon to record. Well may some of our chief rulers say, we cannot escape history, and a bleak history will it be, covered with blood, embellished with scenes of human slaughter ; such, perhaps, as will not find a parallel in uny history. And yet the advo- cae Or peace IS denounced as a traitor. Be it 50 ; your saying so, does not make it so- No verily not ; your mad actions ‘will not deter the advocate of of peace from contin- uing to expose the polluted acts of a blood stained Robespierre, Danton, and a Marat, ‘who composed the Triumvirate in France in 1793, at the time of the revolution. Reader, I'will give youa short history of the above—their names in order, that you zy more fully comprehend the mean- ing of my quotation. They are known in history as three men of terror. Danton de- serves to be named first, as unrivalled by his colleagues in talent and audacity. ie was a man of giganue size, and possessed a voice « of thunder. ‘His countenance was that of an Ogre on the shoulders of a Her cules. He was as fond of the pleasures of vice, as of ‘the practice of cruelty, and it was said there were times when he became humanized amidst his debauchery, Jaughed at the terror which his furious déclamations excited, and then might be Spat el with some degree of safety. Robespierre possessed thi s ivirithge over Danton, that he did not, seem to seek for wealth, either for hoarding or expeund- ing, but lived fa strict retireinent, to Jjusti- fy the name of the" Incorr uptable, 7 with which’ he’ was honored’ by his partisans. — He appetis to have possessed little taient, saving a decp fund of hypocrisy, considera- ble powers of sophistry, and a cold exagger- ated strain of oratory, as foreign to good taste, as the measures he recommended, were to ordinary humanity, He never was known to pardon any opposition, affront or even rivalry : and to be marked in his tablets No candidate should therefore run on poli tical ground. Second. The candidate must be bound to do his duty as it regards Examinations, Visitations, and incidentals; He should not only obey the letter of the law, but also its spirit. In other words he should he a He should viadi- cate the excellence of the system by giving it vitality and power, lis labors should be incessant, and characterized by earnest de- votion and impartial good-will. No other business or pursuit should be suffered to di- vide his efforts, bat he should. use all other mncans which may aid his administration; a description of one of which is found in. Third. A Normal School should be es- tablished in this county, and the Superin- tendent should be qualified to act as princi- pal of the same. : The reason for this is its felt necessity ; and if another need be given it may be found in its possibility. It is ne- cessary because the State Normal School at Millersville is very remote. Our teachers must travel over five counties to reach it, and still further to reach the Normal School at Ed'nboro and West Chester. This pays too much out of pocker, and consequently only about two per cent, of our teachers: at- tend them. Io other words we are about as well off as we would be were said schools not in existence, Our teachers therefore lack that training in Model, Schools, and normal methods which embarrasses them and retards the system, This is a real want and cannot be remedied by examina- tions or school visitations. The fault is not that of the teachers, but that of those who have the developing of the resources of the county. It is true Academies are great aids in this work, but they are not express. |- ly instituted for this object. ATimee Nak mm deeds we Jw The county superintendent, has the greatest part of his labor to do in the Fall and dur- ing the Winter. In Spring and Summer the schools are nearly all closed and there is a vacation of at least five months. Now if the superintendent would spend a part of this vacation with the teachers in a suita- ble place in ‘the capacity of & normal school, the office would thon be a * savor of life ”” and not subject to popular objection as it has been in this county. The school would be a powerful aid to the office and to the system, and what signifies an office or a system without the means to work out re= sults ? The teachers of the county would all patronize it who could afford it, snd thus they would moet to enjoy each other's society and exchange their methods. Ther result would be a higher standard of attain- ments aud general progress. The teacher of such a school should ve the Superintendent, for then he eould judge of the progress, attainments and character of teachers better than by a crowded exemi- nation or hasty sohool Visitation. He could do this without in the least suspend- preven tticy, REPUBLICANS ARMING THEMSEL- VES TO FIGHT THE DEMOCRATS. The Blow-Hards and ‘Small Brains,” are attempting to get up a revolution hero at home. They are appealing to Republicans to arm themselves. If this is their policy it ust be wet in like manner. We dep- recate the foul spirits that would advise revolution here at home ; but we cannot do otherwise than to say, Democrats, stand firmly by your rights. “Ask for nothing but what is clearly right, and submit to nothing that is wrong,” If the Republi- can's are arming themselves to force you into abolitionism yoa will be compelled man in the right place.” This would in the shape of a certificate. - Fourth. * The Directors should cooperate That they should them. The conclusion is that they should | on such an account was a sure, though per- to arm ‘yourselves to resist that force. use the school as a meaus to reach the de haps not an immediate sentence of ‘death, — | These are bloody times, and the spirit sired end. '| DantoR was a hero, compared with this cold, | ine¢ would desire revolntion in the loyal calculating, creeping miscreant ¢ for his Ppas- sions, though exaggerated, had af least some touch of humanity, and his brutal ferooity was supported by brutal courage. Robes. pierre was'a coward, who signed death war- rants with a ‘hand that shook, though his heart ‘was relentless. He possessed no pas- sions ‘on which to change his crimes ; they were perpetrated in cold ‘blood, and upon mature deliberation. Marat, the third of this infernal triumvirate, had attracted the attention of ‘the Tower orders, the violence of ‘his sentiments in the journal which he con. ducted from the commencement 8t the Rev- olution, upon such principles, that it took There is no reason why such a school States is a deep dyed villian. We hope he will be the first to reap the whirlwind.— Let no faction undertake to force by the sword fanaticisms and folfics upon the National Democratic party, for it cannot be done, The proposition is intended as a fire- brand, and every honest man 10 the land -will frown down the persons who make it. Freeport Bulletin. GOPPERHEADS. The silly attempt to fasten the name ofp. Copperheads upou all who are not Aolitiogf, ists, has suggested retaliation iu kind, and hence we find in our exchanges such names Fifth. The pay of the office—salary and Let accounts with him ; if ho bas been dishon- | the lead in forwarding its successive chang. | ¢, Republicans as Woollyheads, Nigger- est or deficient, let tho balance turn in favor | es. His political exhortations began and | jade and Blackshalkes. These last of the public. This may seem severe, but | ended like the howl of a blood-hound for it is said always run from Copper- it is also sovere to squander money earned | murder ; or, if a wolf could have written a heads, tis certain it journal, the great and famshed wretch could ‘not have ravined more eagerly for slaughter. It was blood which was Marat 's constant demand, not in drops from the breast of an individual, not in puny streams, from the slaughter of families, but blood jn WATCHES, JEWELRY, AND SILVER : WARE, w onid respectfully aalected stock The people wish to see service ren- The undersigned sail your attention t of Fine Gold and Silve 3, King Aold JEWELRY, of every kind « d vi arity of styles —comprising all of the NEWHST sud most Having given my views with an eye single Yours Truly, the profusion of an ocean. [lis usual calcu | beautiful designs. " THEOPHILUS WEAVER, tion of the heads which he demanded amoun. Also, SOLID SILVER WARE, equal to Coin Pine Grove MiuLs, i 4 "| —and the best make of SrLver Pisrep Ware. March 30th, 1863. ted to two hundred and sixty thouasnd : and | gah artielo is WARRANTED to Bo as represen- ———— 8 Oe though he sometimes raised 1t ag high as | ed. Watches and Jewelry carefully REpair. up and satisfaction guaranteed. JACOB HARLEY, (Successor to Stauffor & Harloy,) No. 622 Market treet, Philadelphia. March 6, 1863.3m. 07 The day after the abolitionists held | three hundred thousand, it never fell beneath for the honor of human nature, (says the histor 1an) we are inclined to believe, (here Re
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