351—Lowden, 15: cotton, prime boy.
352—Silas, 13: cotton, prime boy.
353—Lettia, 11: cotton, prime girl.
Sold for §3OO each.
354—*•"Fielding, 21: cotton, prime young
man.
355—Abel, 19: cotton, prime young man.
Sold for §1,295 each.
356 —Smith's Bill, aged: sore leg.
357—Leah, 46: cotton hand.
358—Sally, 9.
Withdrawn
359—Adam, 24: rice, prime m3n.
360—Charlotte, 22: rice, prime womao.
361—Leab, 1.
Sold for §750 each.
362—Maria, 47: rice hand.
363—Luna, 22: rice, prime woman.
364—Clementina, 17: rice, prime yonog wo
raau.
Sold for 950 each.
635—Tom, 48: riec hand.
366—Harriet, 41: rice hand.
367—Wanney, 19: rice hand, prime young
man.
- Deborah, 6.
369—Infant, 3 months.
Sold for §7OO each.
It seems as if every shade of character capa
ble of being implicated in the sale of human
flesh and blood, w ts represented amoDg the buy
ers. The Georgia ta.st young man, with his pan
taloons tucked into his boots, his velvet cap
jauntily dragged over to oue side, his cheek full
of tobacco, which he bites from a huge plug,
that resembles more than anything else an old
bit of a rusty tvagou-tire, and who is altogeth
er an animal of quite a different breed from
your New York fast man, was there. His han
dy revolver or his cenvcuient knife were ready
for instant use in case of a heated argument.—
White-neck-clot Lcd, gold spectacled, and sil
ver-haired old men avcre there, resembling in
appearance that noxious breed of sanctimoni
ous deacons we have at the North, who are per
petually leaving documents at your door that
you never read, and the business of whose
mendicant life i is to eteru dly solicit subscrip
tions for charitable associations, of which they
are treasurers. These gentry, with quiet step
and subdued voice, moved carefully about among
the live stock, ignoring, as a general rule, tLe
men, but tormenting the women with questious
which, when accidentally overheard by the dis
interested spectator, bred in that spectator's
mind an almost irresistible desire to knock some
-1)0dv down. And then, all imaginable varie
ties of rough backwoods rowdies, who began
the day in a dispirited manner, but who, as its
•course progress 3d, and their practice at the bar
became more prolific in results, waxed louder
and talkier and more violent, were present, and
■added a characteristic feature to the assemblage.
Those of your readers who have read "Uucle
Tom"—and who h\s not?—will remember, with
peouliar feelings, Lngroe, the slave-driver and
woman-whipper That that character is not
overdrawn or too highly colored, there is abun
dant testimony. Witness the subjoined dia
logue, about mauaging refractory "uiggers;"
some were for severe whipping, some rccom- j
mending braeJing; one or two advocated other ,
modes of torture; but one hug* iw®.t_e_o£.a man,
who had not taken un active part in the dicus
sion, save to assent with approving nod to any
unusually barbarous proposition, at last broke
his silence by saying, in an oracular way, 'You
may say what you like about managing nigger*,
Tin a diiver myself, and I've had some experi
ence, ao i 1 ought to knew. You can manage
ordinary niggers by lickin' 'em and givin' 'em
a tast-e of the hot iron once in a while. when j
thoy are t-x'ra ugly; but if a nigger really sets ;
himself up against tne, I can't never have any !
patience with him. I just get my pistol aud
aboot biur right down; and that's the best j
way.'"
And this brute was talking to gentlemen, and
his remarks were listened to with attention, and
his assertions assented to by more than one in
•the knot of listeners. But all this time the
sale was going on, and tbe morry Mr. Walsh,
with many a quirp aud jest, was beguiling the
time when the bidding was slow. '1 he expres
sion on the faces of all who stepped ou the
block was always the same, and told of more
aDguisb than it is in the power of words to ex
press. Blighted homes, crushed hopes and bro
ken hearts was the sad story to be road in all
■ the anxious faces. Some of them regarded the
eale with perfect indifference, never making a
motion, save to turu from ODQ side to the oilier
at tbe word of the dapper Mr. Bryan, that all
■the crowd might hive a fair view of their pro
portions, and then, when tbe sals was accom
plished, stepping down from the block without
caring to cast even a look at the buyer, who
now held all their happiness in his hands. Oth
er", again, strained their eyes with eager
glances from one buyer to another, as the bid
ding went on, trying with earnest attention to
follow the rapid voice of the auctioneer. Home
times two persons ODly would be bidding for
the same chattel, ail the others having resign
ed the contest, and then the poor creature on
the block, conceiving an instantaneous prefer
ence for one of the buyers over the other, would
regard the rivalry with the intensest interest,
the expression of his face changing with every
bid, settling into a half smile of joy, if the fa
vorite buyer persevered unto the end and se
cured the property, and settling down into a
look of hopeless despair if the other won the
vietory.
I)AI'HNICY'S BAB*.
The family of Primus, plantation carpenter,
consisting of Daphnoy, his wife, with her young
babe, and Dido, a girl of three years oiu, were
reached in duo courso of time. Daphney Lad
a large shawl, which she kept carefully trap
ped round her infant and herself. This unu
sual proceeding attracted much attention, and
provoked many remarks such as these:
"What do you keep your nigger covered up
for? Pull off her blanket."
"What's the matter with the gall lia* she
got tbe headache?"
"What's the fault of the gal' Ain't she
sound? Pull off her rags and lei us see
her."
"Who's going to bid oil that nigger, if you
keep ler covered up? Let's see her face."
And a lond chorus of similar remarks, em
phasized with loud profanity, and mingled with
sayings too iudecent aud obscene to be eveu
hinted Bt lmre, went up from the crowd of chiv
alrous Southern gentlemen.
At Det. the auctioneer obtained a hearing,
long enough to explain that there was no n,t
rempt to practice any deception in the case
the parties were not to be wr<vt.ged ;ir) y W3 ...
lie had ip desire to palm off on them au init
lior article, but the truth of the matter was,
ilmt Daphney had been confined ci.ly
days ago, and he iboughl that on that account
she WBs entitled to the slight indulgence cf a
blanket, to keep from herself and child the chill
air and the driving rain.
Will your lady readers look at the circum
stances of this case. The day was the second
of March. Daphney's baby was born into the
world on St. Valentine's happy day, the 14th
of February. Since her confinement, Dapbney
bad traveled from the plantation to Savannah,
where she had been kept in a shed for six days.
On the sixth or seventh day after her sickness,
she had left her bed, taken a railroad journey
across the country to the shambles, was there
exposed for six days to the questionings and in
sults of the negro speculators, and then on the
fifteenth day after her confinement was put up
on the block with her husband and her other
child, and with her new-born babe in her arms,
was sold to the highest bidder.
It was very considcrato in Daphuey to be
sick before the sale, for her wailing babe was
worth to Mr. Butler all of a hundred dollar*,
The family sold for §625 apiece, or §2,500 for
the four.
808 AND MARS'.
| This was a couple not quite a year raairied
; and were down in the catalogue as "prime."—
| They had no children yet; Mary with a repre
i heusible lack of that tender interest in .Mr.
| Butler's affairs that had been exhibited in so
j eminent a degree by Daphuey, had disappoint
j ed that worthy man's expectations, and the ba
as yet was not. But Bob sod Jlary sold for
; §1,135 apiece, for all :hat.
In auother instance, Margaret, the wife of
Doctor George, who was confined on the 16tb
of February, though the name of herself and
family were inserted in the catalogue, did not
come to the sale, and, consequently, they were
not disposed of at all. As Margaret's baby
was fully four days old at the time she was re
quired to start on her journey to Savannah,
we can only look at her refusal to go as a most
culpable instance of perversity. Margaret should
bo whipped and branded, and otherwise kindly
admonished of her great sin in thus disappoint
ing the reasonable expectations of so kind a
master. But Mr B itler bore with tier in a tru
ly Christian spirit, and uttered no reproach—
in public, at least. It was the more unkind cf
Margaret, too, because there were six in the
Tauiiiy who would have brought, probably,§ 4,-
000, and all were detained from the slc by the
contumacy of misguided Margaret.
Wfcile on the subject of babies, it may be
mentioned that Auiity, chattel No. 316, wife
of Prince, chattel No. 315, had testified her
earnest desire to contribute all in her power to
worldly wealth of her master by bringing into
the world at one time chattels No?. 317 and
318 being a fine paii of twin boys, just a year
old. It is not evideuco that Amity received
from her master any testimonial of his appre
ciating her good beasvior on this occasion, but
it is certain that she brought a great price, the
four, Prince, Amity and the twins selling for
§670 a-pteec, being a total of §2,680.
Many other babies, of aii ages of babyhood
were sold, but there was nothing particularly
interesting about them. There were some
thirty babies in the lot; they are esteemed
worth l& lha 3sT?r-a hun ired" dollars the day t
tiiay are bom, and :a increase in value at the j
rate of a hundred dollars a year till they are
sixteeu or seveuteen years oid, at which age j
they bring the best prices.
THK T.OVE STORY OF JEFFREY AND DORCAS. |
Jeffrey, chattel No. 319, marked a* a "prime
coiteu hand," ged twenty-three years was
put up. Jeffrey beiug a likely lad, the com
petition was high. The first bid was §l,lOO,
and be was finally sold for §1,310. Jeffrey
was sold alone; he had no incumbrance in the
shape of an aged father or mother, who must
necessarily be sold with iiim ; nor had he any
children, for Jeffrey was not married. Hot
Jeffrey, chattel No. 319, beiug human in his
affections, had dared to cherish a love for Dor
cas, chattel 278 ; and Dorcas, not having the
fear of her master before her eyes, had given
her heart to Jeffrey. Whether what followed
was a just rotributiou on Jeffrey and Dorcas,
for daring to take such liberties with their
master's property as to exchange hearts, or
whether it only goes to prove that with black
as with white the saying holds, that "the
course of truo love never did run smooth,"
cannot now be told. Certain it is that these two
lovers were not to realize the comsummation of
their hopes ir. itapry wedlock. Jeffrey and
Dorcas bad told their loves, bad exchanged
their simple vows, and were betrothed, each to
the other as dear, and each by tbe other as
fondly loved, as though their skins bad been of
fairer color. And who 3ball say that in the
sight of Heaven and ail holy angels, these two
humble hearts were not as closely wedded as
any two of the prouder race that call them
slaves?
Be that as it may Jeffrey was sold, fie
finds out his now master ; and, h*t in hand, the
big feats standing in his eyes, and his voice
trembling with emotioD, he stands before that
master and tells his simple story, prayiug that
his betrothed may be bought with him. Though
his voice trembles, there is no embarrasmcnt
in his manner : his fears have killed all the
bißhfulne.3 that would naturally attend such
a recital to a stranger, and before unsympa
i thizing witnesses; he foels that he is pleading
for the happiness of her ho loves, as well as
for his OWB, and his tale is told in a frank and
manly way.
j I loves Dorcas, young inas'r, I loves her well
{ an' true; she says she loves me, and I know
she does; do good Lord knows 1 love her bet
ter than I loves any one in dc wide world—
I never can love atother woman half so well.—
Please buy DofoJ", rafth'r. We're be good
j sarvants to you as long as We live. Wv'r® be
i married right soon, young mas'r, and de chillun
will be healthy and strong, mas'r, and dey'll
bo good SATMiits, too. Please buy Dorcas,
young mas'r. We loves each other a heap
do, really, true, Mas'r.
Jeffrey then remembers that no loves aud
hopes of his are to enter into the bargain at all,
but in the earnestness of bis love bo has for
gotten to base bis plea on other ground fill now,
wbeu he bethinks him and continues, with his
voice not trcmbliug now, save witn eagerness
to prove how worthy of many dollars was the
maiden of his heart:
"Young mas'r, Dorcas piime woman—A 1
woman, S.i. Tall gal, sir; long arm?, strong,
and c .r> do a heap of work in a day. SLe is
one ob de best rice hands on de whole planta
tion : worth §1,200 easy, mas'r, an' fus'-rate
bargain at that."
The man seems touched bv Jeffrey's last re
marks, and bids b'irn fetch out his "gal and lot's
sec what she looks iiko.'*
Jeffrey goes into the long room sod preseni
BIBPOEB IflraUlßllt
ly returns with Doroas, looting very sad and
self-possessed, without a particle of embar
rassment at the trying position in which she is
placed. She makes the accustomed courtesy,
and stands meekly with her hands clasped across
her bosom, waiting the result. The buyer re
gards her with a critical eye, aud grewls in a
low voice that the "gal has good p'ints."—
Then he goes on to a more minute and careful
examination of her working abilities. He
turns ber round, makes her stoop, aotJ walk ;
and then he takes off her turban to look at her
head that no wound or disease be concealed by
the gay handkerchief; he looks at her teeth,
and feels her arms, aud at last announcos him
self pleased with, the result of his observations,
whereas Jeffrey, who has stood near, trembling
with eager hope, is overjoyed, and he smiles for
the first time. The bnver then crowns Jeffrey's
happiness by making a promise that ho will buy
her, if the price isn't run up too high. Audi
the two lovers step aside and congratulate each
other on their good fortune. But Dorcas is
not to be sold till the next day, and there are
twenty-four long hours of feverish expecta
tion.
Early next morning is Jeffrey alert, aud hat
in hand, encouraged to unusual freedom by the
greatness of the stake for which he plays, he
addresses every buyer, and all who will listen
he tegs the boon of a word to be spoken to his
new master to encourage him to buy Dorcas.
And all the long morning he speaks in his
homely way with aii who know him that they
will intercede io save his sweetheart from be
ing sold away from him forever. No one has
the heart to deny a word of promiso and en
couragement to the poor follow, arxl, joyous with
so much kindness, his hopes and spirits gradu
ally rise until he feels almost certain that the
wish of his heart will be accomplished. Aud
Dorcas too is smiling, for is not Jeffrey's hap
piness her own ?
At last comes the trying moment, and Dor
cas steps npon the stand.
But now a most unexpected feature in the
drama is for the first time unmasked; Dorcas
is not to be sold alone, but with a family of
four others. Full of dismay, Jeffrey looks to
his master, who shakes his head, for, although
be might be induced to buy Poroas alone, he
has no use for the rest of the family. Jeffrey
reads his doom in his mister's look, and turns
away, the tears streaming down bis honest
face.
So Dorcas is sold, and her toiling life is to
| bu spent in the cotton fields of South Uaroli-
I na, wbilo Jeffrey goes to the rice plantations of
: the Great Swamp.
And to-morrow Jeffrey and Dorcas are to
say their tearful farewell, and go their separate
ways in life, to meet no moro a* mortal be
t ing.
But didn't Mr. Pierce Butler give them a
silver dollar apiece? Who shall say there is
no magnanimity in slave owner-?
In another hour I see Dorcas in the long
room, sitting motionless as a statue, with her
head covered with a jhawl. And I see Jef
| froy, who goes to bis new muster, pulls off his
hat and says, "I'se very much obliged, Mas'r,.
! to yon for tryin' to help me.' I kaoar_ijMy
! wonfd have done TV If you could—thank you,
! mas'r, tiiauk you— but —its —berry—bard"—
and here the poor fellow breaks down entirely
j and walked away, covering his face with his
: battered hat, aud sobbing like a very child.
He is soon surrounded by a gang of his col*
: ored friends, who, with au instinctive delicacy
| most unlooked for, stand quiet and with Un
| covered heads about bim.
Anson and Violet, chattels Nos. 11l and
: 112, were sold for $250 aach. Loth beiug old.
and Anson being down in the catalogue a
j "ruptured, and as having but one eye," Vir
| let was sold as being sick. Her disease was
probably consumption, which supposition gave
i rise to the following feeling conversation be-
I tween two buyers:
"Cheap gal, that, Major."
"Don't think so. They may talk about her
beiog sick; it's no easy sickness she's got. —
She's got consumption, aud the man that buys
her he'll hive tc be a docterin' berall the time,
and she'll die in less than three month. I
won't, have anything to do with her—don't
want any half dead niggers about me."
AN UNEXPECTED MARRIAGE.
When the family of Mingo, consisting of
his wife, two sons and a daughter, was called
for, it was announced by the auctioneer that
chattel No. 322, Demno, (he eldest son, aged
twenty, had the evening before, procured the
services of a minister, and been joined in wed
lock to chattel No. 404, Frances, and that he
; should bo compelled to put up ine bride and
in one lot. They were called up, and,
[as was to be eineoted, their appearance was
i the signal for a volley of coarse jokes from the
I auctioneer, and of ribald remarks from the sur
rounding crowd. The newly married pair bore
it bravely, although one refined gentleman took
hold of Frances's lips nod pulled thorn apart to
see her age.
This sort of 'hing it is that makes Northern
blood boil, aud Northern fists clench with a
laudable desire to hit somebody. It was al
most too much for euduranco to stand and see
thoe brutal slave drivers pushing the women
about, pulling their lips apart with their not
too cleanly hands, and committing many other
indecent acts, while the husbands, fathers and
brothers of these women were compelled to
witness these things, without the power to re
sent the outrage.
Dembo aud Frances were at last struok off
for $1,320 each, and went to epond their hon
eymoon on a cotton plantation in Alabama.
TUB CASE OF JOfiHCA'R M -LLT.
The auctioneer brought np Joshua's Molly
afid family, lie announced that Molly insist
ed that she was lame in her left foot, nnd per
versely would walk lame, although, for his
part, ho did not believe a word of it. lie had
caused her to be examined by an etniucnt phy
sician in Savsnnah, which medical light had
declared that Joshua's Molly was not lame,
but was only shamming. However, the gen
tlemen must judge for themselves, and bid ac
cordingly. So Molly was put through her pa
ces, and oompellcd to trot up and down along
the 6tage, to go up and down the steps, aud to
exorcise her feet in various ways, but always
with the same result, the left foot would bo
lame. She was finally sold for $695.
Whether she was really larao or not, no one
knows but herself, but it must bo remembered
that to a slave a lameness, or any thiug that de
creases bis market value, is a thing to bo re
joiced over. A mau in the prime of life, worth
SI,OOO, or thereabouts, can have littlo hope of
ever being alio, by any little si rings of his
own, to purchase his liberty. But, let htm
have a rupture, or lose a limb, or sustain any
I other injury that tenders him of much less ser
l vice to his master, and reduces his value to
; §3OO or §4OO, and he may hopo to aecumu
i late that sum, and erentually to purchase his
| liberty. Freedom without health is infinitely
| sweeter than health without freedom.
And so the great sale went on for two long
days, during which time there were sold 429
roeD, women und children. There were 436
announced to be sold, but a few were detained
on the plantations by sickness.
At the close of the sale, on the last day,
sundry baskets of ohampaigno were produWtd,
and all were invited to partake, the said wine
beiog at the expense of t'be broker, Mr. Bry
an.
The total amount of the sale foots up §303,-
850, the proceeds of the first day being §161,-
480, and of the second day §142,370.
MR. PIERCE JILTLER GIVES HIS PEOPLE A
DOLLAR AriF.CE.
Leaviug the Kace Buildings, where the
scenes we have described took place, a crowd
of negroes were seeD gathered eagerly about a
man in their midst. That man was Mr, Fierce
M. Butler, of the free city of Philadelphia,
who was solacing tho wounded heaits of the
people he had sold from their firesides and
their homes, by doling out to them small
change at ibe rale of a dollar a head. To tv
ery negro he had sold, who presented Lis claim
for the paltry pittance, he gave the munificent
stipend of one whole dollar to specie: he being
provided with two canvas bags of tweDtv-five
cent, pieces, Iresh from the mint, to give addi
tional glitter to his munificent generosity.
4 hat night, not a steamer left that Southern
poit, not a train of cars sped away from that
city, that did not Lear each its own sad burden
ot those unhappy ones, whose only crime is
that they are not strong aud wise. Some of
them maimed and woundeJ, some scarred and
gashed by accideot, or by the hands of ruth
less drivers—all sad and sorrowful as human
hearts cr.n be.
JEDEORO INQUIRER.
BEDFORD. Pa.
Friday Mornln;. March 25, 1559.
~~~ 'TEAifljjsS ANU EREE. 7 '"
I. OVER-Editor aud Proprietor.
WILLIAMS and WALKER*
In week's Gazette arc over two mortal j
cqlnmus .devoted (o Jiw;
liams, for bis votes on the bill to prohibit the I
marriage of whites and negroes, and on the ex- j
tra pay question. Among other choice pen- 1
tsnces wc find the following: "Men who thus
bring us to shame, should be sent into utter
obscurity, by the unanimous voice of their dis
graced aud iusaltcd constituents." Now, let
us see whether there be not more humbtiggery
than candor or truth in this fierce edict of ex
communication. A bill is before the liou-e to
prohibit, under penalties, the marriage cf
whites with negros. Somebody moves to post
pone it indefinitely, and thereby get it out o?
the way, aud Mr. Williams votes so to dispose
of it, and it is so disposed of by a large major
ity, tho leading Locofocos such as Gnppp, Wil
cox, and many other, voting the tame way
Williams did. We cannot of course- tell the
motives of the majority who thug defeated LL's
bill, but we strongly suspect it was to get it
out of the way, and get at something of nioro
importance. If there, as a member, we think
it likely we would havo voted for the bill; and
yet wo arc not prepared to denounce Messrs. j
Goepp, Wilcox, Williams, or Rny other mem- j
bar of that majority for voting as they did.—
We think it very likely they had more impor
tant iaw3 to consider, and, if they had not,
they had better adjourn, and come home. If
this law be so important as represented, how
comes it that tho Locofooo party d;d not pass it
years ago I They might have done it at almost j
any time within tho last twenty years, and yet i
they did not; and even ibe democratic Senate j
of this sessiou has not yet seen the impcrtance '
of this great measure. We fear our friend j
Scbeil is not doing anything more on this great j
question than ouv friend Williams. How ;
comes it to pass that there is no democratic |
thunder against democratic delinquents? Be- j
causo the whole thing is humbug, anu nothing '■
else. It is charged as a mere Republican de
linquency, without any regard to tho facts.—
Wisconsiu is the only State, so f?.r as wc
know, which has a law prohibiting the mar
riage of whites and blacks. It was passed last
winter,by a Republican Legislature,the Locofo
oos having neglected to do it for the many years
that they had the control of that State, just as
they have neglected it here. We hope Mr.
Williams will survive this scurrilous attack.—
The whole affairs reminds us of an anecdote we
once heard ou the subject. Mr. A., an old,
honest, straightforward farmer, was a member
of the Legislature. He had Mr. B. for his
oolleague. The latter was a fussy, office-hunt
ing, popularity-seeking little demagogue, who
was always trying to do something which would
create a sensation, and make popularity among
his constituents. One day hs got the idea into
his head that a bill to prohibit the marriage of
whites aud negroes, would be a vastly popular
measure, and thought if be could secure its
passage, his political fortunes would be made, j
Aa a matter of precaution, however, he deem- j
od it best, before going too fa-, to submit the
matter to thj greater experience and supetior j
judgment of his colleague. Mr. A. After he '
had shown him his bill, and explained its mer
its, and asked his friend A.'s opinion, the lat
ter replied: "Mr. R. t legislation should he a
practical matter. Our constituents are for lbs
most part like ourselves. I am en eld man,
and have sons and daughters grown up, and so
have you. I utn not the least afraid that any
of uoy sons or daughters trill ever marry a ne
gro, and it would be insulting my constituents
to suppose that theirs would, i cannot there
fore support the bill, but il you think you or
your constituents need its provisions, it would
be proper for you to support it." What Mr.
B. did, is not reported, but we suspect lie drop
ped the subject. We thiuk it very likely Mr.
Williams acted from the same motives which
influenced Mr. A.; and whether his constitu
ents for this w.di send hitu "into u'.ter ob
scurity," as the Gazette supposes, we consider
it at least doubtful.
This we will say however, that if the writer
of that fierce article in the Gazette, wants the
aet referred to passed for Lis own benefit, or
that of any of bis kiudred, we will warrant
Mr. Williams to vote for it, whenever it comes
up in that shape.
On the question of extra pay we showed week
before last, that both our members, Walker and
\Y iiliams, voted all the time, and in every
in wnich the question was presented, to reduce
the compensation of members of the Legisla
ture. The yeas and n#ys as shown by the Ga
zette proves this; and yet by a low species of
pettifogging, it is attempted to bo shown, that
whilst they were actually voting all the time
one way, they were really by some hoc us pocus>
o: something else, helping to keep the pay up
to the highest figure. Here however, is mere
cf that same Lumbuggery end deception which
characterizes the whole locofoco party, and all
its acts, and apologist?. They abuse other men
for what they hate dene themselves; and take
great credit for that which they never did. The
Two Hundred dollars extra pav was added last
year L*u I ■legislature, which was locofoco in
both branches, with a governor of the same
politics. And now when our members, Wil
liams ami Walker are trying to get rid of it?
and fail in their honest efforts to do if, they are
villified therefor. The locofoco seDate Darcr
even makes an effort to reduce it; and yet the
Gazotte has nothing to say. Mr. Scboil, 53 is
well known, voted fcr the increase, and th? Ga
zette had nothing to say against that. But,
because Messrs. Williams end Walker vote for
the reduction they and their party inu-t he
aimed for Republican extravagance.
_ ri ng_ EI ectj en s. . ;
The election in this Borough resulted in the
success of the Lccofoeo ticket as usual. The
candidates of the Locofoco party f.r judge
constables, &0., canvassed the town and solici
ted the votes of nearly every man in it, and
the vote being siiui, two-thirds of those not
voting belonging to the opposition—henco the
result, io Bedford Township the opposition
secured part of their ticket, beating Michael
Nawgrl for supervisor who turned lat fail, aud
John Brown for School Director, whilst our,
other candidate for School director was only
beaten two volts, and our candidate con
stable 10 rotes. .T'ac- oppositioa gain io this
district, Bedford Borough and Township, over
last you Is scrne 30 or 40 votes —this is cause
for congratulation by our fritnds. In South
Wood berry cur friends uid nobly, eieoting our
whole ticket by an average majority of about
30 votes. la Broadtop we carried everything
including both inspectors. Iu fact all over
the whole County we did remarkably vre'l.—
We car. carry the County next fail easily if
our friends do their duty.
EOCOFOCIO STATE CO'G atfTlf)*.
The Locot'oco State Convention which met at
Harrisburg last, week, nominated Richardson
L .4\ right for Auditor General, and re-noini
nated John Rowe for Surveyor General. They
refused to pass a resolution by a large majori
endcraing the administration of Gov. Win F.
Packer. In consequence, the anti-Lccoinpfou
men have called n Convention to meet at Ilar
risburg on the 12'b of April. It is (ben quite
probablo we will have two Locofoco State tick
ets in the field. The cull i 6 in the Press and
is signed by the loading Douglas men in the
Srate, including John tliekman, E. G. Webb,
J. W. Forney, Sw irtz; and wo also notice the
iuies of Messrs. Uugus and Baer ;>f Somerset.
Tlity are now in the interesting position of the
kilkenny oats. The friends of justice and the
right have an easy task for next fall. \\ o
will publish the call, and probably part of tho
proceedings ot the convention in our nex\
ELECTION IN READING.
Too eleotion for Major and Counciimcn in
Reading resulted in the complete success of
the People's party. Bonneville Keiuo is elect
ed Major by 944 majority, and the same party
has cariied all the Councilmen, and every warn
in the city by large majorities. The glory of
ait Berks for Locofoism has departed, and
henceforth her large Locotoco majorities will be
only remembered among the things that were.
On the 19th inst., an Aot was reported in
the Houso with a negativt reootnendation, to
attach Middle Woodberiy Township, Bedford
County to Blair County. That kills the affair
so far as tie present Legislature is concerned.
Those of our subscribers who intend cbang
their post office address OD the Ist of April, will
please inform us immediately.
An ait has passed authorizing the School
Directors of Bedford Borough to borrow mon
ey.
I Tiik Waveblejt Novels.-The well-known
firm of T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 200 Chest
; nut street, Philadelphia, are now eDgaged io
publishing a remarkably cheap edition of these
unapproachable works of fiction. The first,
"lvanhf-c," appeared on Saturday of last week:
the next, "Guy Manneriog," will issue to-da\,
"Rob Hoy," next, and soon, one novtl will te
published reguiarly each and every coming
Saturday, until the whole number of vol
umes—twenty-six— i completed. The low
price fixed by the publisher? for them are only
25 cents a volume, or the whole twentv-siz
volumes for five dollars. A complete set' will
be forwarded, free oj postage, by mail, to any
part of the United States, to any one, !.y tLe
publishers, on receiving a remittance of fire
dollars for the twenty-six volumes : or a re
mittance of §3.00 wiii pay tor the first twelve
volumes; crn remittance of oue dollnr will
pay tor tie first foe? volumes. The novels will
bo neatly printed, and each volume will contain,
about 125 pages, printed on fine white paper,
and neatly bound-with paper cover. The re- -
vised uniform Edinburgh edition, from which
this is reprinted, comprises forty-eight volumes,
the cost of which is §72; and this'editioD will
contain every word of the Edinburg edition.
We commend the determination of this enter
prising Philadelphia firm, to furnish the works
of an author like W alter §cott, at a price so
reasonable, that nil persous whatever may
possess a full set, and direct the especial r,t
tention of our readers to the fact, and would
advise them all to rnako a remittance of Fivo
Dollars at cnce, per first mail, to ihe publishers,
for the entire set, who will send them complete
to any one, free of postage, on receipt of that
num.
i A bill has been introduced in tha Senate, by
i .dr. fe:•! af* 1 1, of Bedford, providing for the cJee
i tion of Staie Treasurer fcj the people. If the
, ss'ute Mr. Sehcl! will look at Sec. (3, Art. G of
I the Amended Constitution, be will find that
j the object be proposes can only be effected by
j a constitutional Biueudiueat -~Butler Jhnnican.
j >.sc advrtitfcineDt of Sanford's Liver Javig
; orator.
im mtiKirrs.
d'mLADELFHIA, Marc'u 21
. Floor dull sr. 1 prices drooping—small salei
; of euperfiue at §6.374, extra at §6,624*0,75,
and extra family at §7: ryefl-.-ar steady at §4,-
j 374, and corn meal at §3,874. Wheat comes
. iorwaid s.owly, aud utcets ;t steady IDOU'II";
i d.OuO bus. western r.li at §l,6oal*62| forred
I and SI,BO f,r white, rye waatsd at' L : saoß cts.
j Oct a is tr. and has advanced—3,ooo
j bus. yellow sold at 874 eta. Oats defined to
j 54 cts.
MAHJaiED.
Oa the 17ih inst., by the licv. H. Heckor
man. Mr. GEORGE KWAI.T, to Miss MA BY S.
K EMERY, both of Scucllsturg.
Oa tie 15'h inst., at the bouse of the brnVs
father, in Juuiata towuship, by Jcbn Smith,
Esq., Mr. CHRISTIAN C. LONG, to Miss ELI
ZABETH HARDMAN, cll of Svhcllsburg.
Ou the 28tb Feb., ALEXANDER HAMILTON
800 of J ,'hn and Elizabeth Mu'.liu, aged 1 vear, 9
months ud 22 days.
On the 12th March, inst. SARAH SINCI.AIS,
iufatit daughter of J one aud Elizabeth Mulii.
On the 16rb inst., ELIZABETH, wife of John-
Mui'tin, m the 34th year of hor age.
tier remains were followed to the grave by *~
lsrge concourse of sympathising friends and re—
iati ye*.
A family ue bcs been sundered—a 11-nk bag
occurred that can utter ie filled—tbo wife
the mother is goce—a bevoave.l husband and
seven clildrer mourn her departure. Death
has desolated Ihe heme circle; the bitter tear
ha? been eheu, 3Dd the wail of nuguiabed hearts
has gone up. A mother sleeps, and the little
ones—God "tamper the winds to the shorn
larnl who shall supply ber place to them!
lie who has premised to be "a husband to the
widow, and a father to the fatherless,'' will
also be mindful ot the motherless, and kesp
them under the shadow of his wing.
In the snort space of n tew days what a
breach has been made 1
But let the afflicted ones "mourn not as those
without hope," but in faith look up to the
"Batter-land," trusting to meet those who have
gone before, in that Happy realm,
Where pain and sickness are unknown.
* And sorrows never come.
On the 14th iost., at Lis residence in Napier
Township, Mr. Eliei, Allen, in the47thyear
of his ngo.
Bedford County, ss.
At an Orphans' Court, held at Bedford, in and
for the C'-nnty of Bedford on the 14th day of Feb
ruary, A. D., 18-59, before the wudgfs the at ma
Court.
On motion of John P. Reed, £sq.. the Court
grant a rule upon the heirs and legal representative*
of Philip 11. Hoover, late of Juniata township,
docM, to wit: Catharine, Peggy, Maria, Strsarns,
Betty, George, Henry, John., William, PhiKp, and
Jacob hoover, to ue ami appear at an Orphans'
Court to be held at Bedford, in and for said Coun
ty, on the first Monday, 2d day of May, next, to
accept or refuse to take the Keal Estate of said
ueceased a* too valuation, or show cause wbv the
SATy- should not be sold by order of tho said Court.
fSmSm testimony whereof I have hereunto.
J Stffwjj set nay hand nrd the seal of tho said
% 3HiHB#KS7 Court at Bedford, the 22d day of Feb
ruarv, A. D. 1869.
Attest, SAMUEL II TATE,
Wm.S. Fisci, Sheriff. Chjrk,
March 25, 1859.
LxfCiUor's Notice.
JVTOTICE is hereby given that letters testamentary
J-1 having been issued to the undersigned, by the
Register of Bedford County, on the last will and
Testament of Daniel Bnssard. late of West Pro
vidence Township, dee'd. All persons indebted to
said Estate are requested to make Immediate pay
ment and those having claims against the same are
notified to present them duly authenticated for
settlement. JOHN* SPARKS,
March 25, 1859. Exor.
Administrator's Notice.
| ETTER3 of Adrnvnialration baring been graah
LJ cd to the subsubscciber on the estate of Eliel
Allen, late of Napier Township, Oec'd, all persons
indebted to said estate are hereby notified to make
payment immediatt ly and those having claims
against the raui will present Us- m duly authentica
ted for settlement.
B. H, WALKER. Adm'r.
March 25, 1859, St. Clair tr.