—
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
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The people wish to see service ren-
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sail your attention t
of Fine Gold and Silve 3, King Aold
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—comprising all of the NEWHST sud most
Having given my views with an eye single
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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