BEDFORD INQUIRER.
BEDFORD, Pa.
Frltlny Morning, Sept. IS.W,
"FBIKLESS AN!) FUSE." ~
I). OTER-Editor and Proprietor.
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1860,
BON. mm fMRO\,
OP PENNSYLVANIA,
(Subject to the decision of the Rational Convention.)
STATE NOMINATIONS.
AUDITOR GENERAL:
THOMAS E. COCHRAN,
TOBK COrSTT.
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
GEN. WILL*AM H. KEIM,
BEHKS COCSTr.
IBTHTIEE™
ASSEMBLY,
GEO. W. WILLIAMS, of Bedford Co.,
GEO. G. WALKER, of Somerset Co.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
JOHN TAYLOR, of Bedford Borough.
COUNTY TREASURER,
HAMUEL J. WAY, of Bedford Bor.
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
JAMES ALLISON, of Napier Township.
COMMISSIONER,
JOHN B. MILLER, of M. Woodbury, Tp.
POOR DIRECTOR,
SAMUEL SHAFER, cf Union Tp.
AUDITOR,
H. 0. LASHLEY, of Southampton Tp.
GREAT OITPOURING OF THE
PEOPLE!
Bedford County Proclaims In favor
of Gen. Simon Cameron for tbe
Presidency !
Agreeable to notice the People's Party of
Bedford OuUDty assembled in Mass Meeting
on Tuesday evening last, and although Court
broke up on Tuesday afternoon, the Court
House was crowded, with one of tbe most en
thusiastic assemblages that ever convened in
tbat building.
The meeting was called to order by the ap
pointment of Msj. BAN'L W ASH ALAUGH.
of Bedford Township, as President.
\'ice Presidents,— JAMES PIPER, Esq., of
Hoptwell; Jantes McLLtN,E<q , of Harrison ,
•GEO. B. HOLSINGER, Esq., of Middle Wood->
berry ; Gen. LEMUEL EVANS, of Broad Top ;
JOSEPH I)CLL, Esq , of Juniata ,: and SIMON
NYCVM, Esq.. c-f East Providence.
Secretaries, — William Ovraker, nf Colerain ;
and Henry Bridentkal, of St. Ciair.
A committee on Resolutions was then ap
pointed, composed of tho following persona ,:
Jehu H. Filler, Esq., and David Over, of
Bedford ; Jas. M. Barndollar, E-q., of West
Providence , G. W. Householder, Esq., of
East Providenco ; Jeremiah Mcntatr cf Mid
dle Woodberryj Geo. 8. Mallio, of Napier;
David Miller, E-q., ot Harrison; Josiah Leh
man, of Juniata ; and Beo. R. Ashcnm, rf
Snake Spring.
Hon. FRANCIS JORDAN was tLso called upon
and delivered one of his usually able, convinc
ing and eloquent addresses. Wc were not in
.the Court room during tho opening of his ad
dress, but judging from the frequent loud bursts
■of applause, be was miking some heavy blows
against the present imbecile administration,
tile spake for about an hour, iu one of the most
withering rebukes against the false premises,
broken pledges, and extravagance of James
Buchanan's administration. His romarks in
defence ot our worthy caudidato for the Legis
lature, Geo. W. Williams, whom the Locofoco
speakers the night befors misrepresented and
belied, were quite convincing, and we feel cer
tain that be will not lose ten votes in the Coun
ty iu consequence. The people understand the
slanderers. Mr. Jordan's remark*, wore en
tlui*efiwily cheered throughout. JOHN H.
FILLER, Ksq , was then called upon, and res
ponded in Lis usual happy style. As a plens
ant, tel!trig, and sarcastic speaker, he is bard
<o beat. His speech was mainly, ia reference
to tie iniquities of the national administration.
Cheer upon cheer followed lite throughout his
remarks. Hon. &ui'L L. Russell responded
tc lud calls upon him, in a neat and very ap
propriate address. Mr. Russell is quite a fa
vorite, and is always reoeived with enthusi
asm.
The Committee reported the following Reso
lution*, each oue, as it wag reed, being rcceiv-.
ej with load cheering, but whco that in rela
tion to HOD. Simon Cameron, was read, be
bursts of enthusiasm were long, loud .nd almost
deafening, clearly shewing hiur to to deep in
the heart* and of ho people of Bad
ford Couuty.
'iakiug this tueotiog all in all, the breaking
xp of Court, the largo number assembled not
withstanding: many of whom catue fifteen to
twenty t'niies expressly to atieud it, the euthu-
dfc it aogcrs vreil for our Success iu
Bed foru Cuun.y the coding fail.
Rmolvid, That it it i paramount duty of
government to entourage the indufltri&l inter
ests of the people, now languishing and de
pressed for want of adequate protection; and
that notwithstanding the fervent professions of
James BuchanaD, we are convinced that the
industrious masses of the Free States will
vainly look for a Tariff for protection, while
the government is in the hands of the party
now in power.
Resolved, That the Seotiohal and Pro-Slave
ry Policy of the sdtui'.dstration of James Bu
chanan, as GVYuoed by its tyrannical attempts
to defeat Cue will of the people of a territory
constitutionally expressed; by its violent ef
forts io acquire foreign territory, by purchase
Ci- conquest, for the purpose of extending the
area of Human Bondage; by the appointment
to high official stutiou of the Northern advo
cates of slavery after their iudignaut rejection
by the people; by its attempted procurement
of a slave code for the Territories in spite of
repeated protests of the inhabitants; by its
connivance at tbe already reopened African
Siuve Trade, as shown in its tailure to bring
the guilty agents in that inhuman traffic to jus
tice, is subversive of tba liberties of tbe peo
ple, and uttoily at war with the principles of
humanity.
Resolved , That we ere in favor of the free
allotment of the public lands in limited but
adequate areas to actual settlers and cultiva
tor.", not only as an effectual barrier to the
ap r ead of tbo Peculiar Institution, but us a
most beneficent and just measure in itself.—
Wo therefore regard the defeat of Mr. Grow's
Homestead Dili, giving 100 aores of land to
every otib who should settle ou the same, by
the slave oligarchy in the Senate of the Uni
ted SAtes, as en illiberal attack upon the in
terests of the laboring masses of our country.
. Resolved , That wo hereby reaffirm our hos
tility to the extension of Human Slavery ever
a single inch National Territories; that
we are iu favor of the enactment of such laws
as shall he found necessary to secure and per
petuate its exclusion, thus preserving and con
secrating thai magnificent domain to Free La
bor and free men forever.
Resolved. That the ability, issl and fidelity
to the interests of Pennsylvania which have
marked the course of our Senator in Congress,
the Hou. Siuiou Cameron, jus:ly entitle hiin to
the confidence of his fellow citizens. Through
out his eutire public career iie has approved
himself a sound, able, and oniiueutly practical
statesman. We therefore cordially unite with
our sister counties of tho State, in expressing
a decided preference for the Hou. Simon Cam
eron, as our next nomioee for President of the
United States.
Resolved, That tho nomination of Hon. Thos.
E. Cochran, of York couuty, for the responsi
ble office ot Auditor General, is a just tribute
to tbe ability, high character and sterling worth
of the man. We confidently predict his eleo
tion by an immense majority.
Resolved , That Gouer! Wm. 11. Keira, the
People's nominee for Surveyor General, is en
tirely worthy the cardiul support of the entire
o, position of tLa State. His triumphant clec
tiun to Congress, from old Berks, the s'rong
hoid of Democracy, shows the estimation in
which he is held by his friends and neighbors.
Resolvtd , That we heartily approve of the
renominatioo of Messrs. Walker and Williams.
Their course in tbe last Legislature has been
*uch as to entitle theui to the entire confidence
of the people of the i>itrict.
Resolv:d, That the Dominations, by the re
ceut County Convention, cf John Taylor for
Associate Judge, S.uul. J. Way for Treasurer,
James Allison fr Coun'y Surveyor, John B.
Miller, of M. Wood berry, for Commissioner,
Saml. hhafer, of Union, tor Poor Director, uud
H. C. Lashigy, of Southampton, for Auditor,
are hereby earnestly and cordially ratified, and
we pledge tbctn our nodivi-ded support at the
coming election.
GENERAL SIMON CAMERON.
la obedience to tie unanimous voice of the
People's Party of Bedford County, wo to-day
Duil to the urist head of our paper,the name of
the lion. Simon Cameron as tbeir choice for
next President of the United States. We do
this not merely as the organ of the party, bat
because it entirely accords with our own wish
es. No other meeting will be held perhaps
until spring, and this was deemed the most ap
propriate occasion to give expression to that
sentiment in behalf of Gen. Cameron which wc
well knew to pervade the entire ma9B of our
party in the County. If auv one doubted this
he would have beeu fully cenviuced by the en
thusiasm with which the meeting on Tuesday
uigbt responded to the resolution. Not a voico
>u opposition was beard. So far as Bedford
County is concerned his nomination was a
spontaneous movement of the people.
With the people of Pennsylvania Genera!
Cameron has always been held in high estima
tion. Among the politicians, it is true, be has
hud many bitter enemies, because in his straight
forward course he has ofteu thwarted their
views and intcrftrud with their ambition ; but
the masses who rarely fail io their estimate of
character, have always rightly regarded him as
a practical, far seeing statesman, and have ad
mired biui for bis frank and dignified bearing.
In the Senate of tbo United States, when Dallas,
and others betrayed tbeir trust, General Came
ron was always the alie and sealous advocate
pf tho industrial interests of Pennsylva
nia, which he so welt understands.
He is not* talker, but a thinker and an no*
tor. If he has sever filled the mail bags of
(ho couotry with long-winded political profes
sions, he has novel failed in his whole duty to
his Statu or the nation. He has made no long
list of speech.s on all sorts of questions for art
unscrupulous opposition to seise upon and mis
represent in different parts of the country; and
this is no suit!! matter to be considered iu the
choice of a candidate. A fearless advocate of
the rights til the North, and a manly opponent
o. slavery extension, he has never been hurried
iuto any violent, fanatic U or impracticable
views on the subject of slavery, ifj is f a j p
"jprtseotaiive c the ntimeut cf Pennsylva
nia. on that question, and the Republics u par
ty of t'iis State represeut the aounl conserva
tive views of the country. The imme 0 f Gen,
BEBFORB maUXRBR.
Cameron is a tower of political strength rn this
State, mid, with bitn as our candidate, Penn
sylvania can be triumphantly curried in 1860,
and with her the Union. With another candi
date wo might fail, and the beneficent result*
of a Republican victory deferred to the distant
future.
LOfOFOCO MEETING#
Wc dropped in at the Locofooo meeting on
Monday night last. Maj. S. 11. Tate was hold
ing forth on his favorite topic, the "nigger!"
llis speech abounded in those splendid flights
and magnificent metaphors which have only been
surpassed by those of tho renowned General
Bom. Furioso. The Major is great in tie use of
hard names. The most complimentary epithets
he could bestow on the opposition, were, "uig
gerites," '-'rouiatocs," "amalgHuaatiooisls," and
aieb like! We presume, however, he will again
next fall, with tears in his eyes, go about the
County begging the votes of these same obnox
ious individuals whom be affects so much to dis
pisel It is perhaps necessary for tho Major to
do the dirty work of the party iu order to se
cure a re-nomiuatiou next fail.
Jehu Cessna came next in order—subject
ihe "oigger!" Mr. Cessna ins been riding the
fence.on the Lecompton question tor nearly two
years, nnd Las carefully abstained from making
his appearance during that time at Lucofoco
meetings, lie found it necessary to present him
self on Monday nigut in order to relieve him
self ftoiu t%? suspicion which the party had be
gan to entertain concerning Lim. His affecta
tion of honesty on the Kansas question, how
ever gained him no oredit with the opposition
and materially damaged hiui with his "own par
ty. Lie soon foumj his dodge would not take,
and this may account for the utter want of fair
ness aßd truth which characterized his spepcb
To relieve the dull stupidity which marked
the entire performance, our friend Shannon
took his usual role as clown ! Though his gal
vanic grins would fail to provoke much merri
ment in a circus, presided over by the renown
ed Dan liicc, still his jokes, though rather
musty, now and then elicited a melancholy
laugh from little knots of auditors scattered
about tie house. For letting down a Locofoco
meeting easy, and relieving the wearied miuds
and bodies of the unfoitunate audience, noth
ing does so well as our friend Shannon's pleas
antries! A pig show would suit him to aT! j
Isaac llugus, Esq., of Somerset, ws called
for, and responded in a few remarks, in which
be declared that he was in a rather bad state
of political health, alluding to his auti-Le
comptcu viows. He, however g n t the "nigger"
by the wool, and shook hiut wi'h infinite gusto,
lit closiug bis remarks be culled upon the de
mocracy of Bedford Oounty to rally around
the standard of Stephen A. Douglas, for ne*t
President. But his eloquent appeal in behalf
of the "Little Giant," failed to meet with a
favorable response from the audience. Before
he was through, the Democracy found they had
caught a Tartar, and we heard more than one
express their decided dissect from his views.
The Resolutions were pronounced in mag
nificent style, b_v the intellectual and classics]
B. Beef He sic, K~q., of the Bedford Gazette,
and the meeting adjourned.
Locofoco Candidates for (he Legis
lature.
The Locofocos cf this distnet have taken
up for the Legislature, George W. Gump, a
Know Nothing, of Bedford County, and A!ex.
Coffroth, Esq., of Sometset County. Mr.
Gump is one of those who believe that the
negro has no rights that the white man is bound
to respect, in property, swine! or anything
else. He advocates atao the retara of Penn
sylvania to slavery ! So that it can bo seen
that he is a pretty good representative of Bu
chanan pro-slavery Loeofocoism. Will the
people of Bedford County vote for such a man !
Alex. Ooffroth, differs with Mr. Gump, and
his Locofoco friends in this County, lie is
one of those who took stand with Douglas,
Forney and Gov. Parker, against the attempt
of liuchanau to force slavery upon the people
of Kansas agmnt their will. He made a long
biatherskite Douglas speech in a Locofoco
Convention at Harnsburg, at which h!s own
friends were ashamed, and if he should un
fortunately succeed he would bore the people
of the Siate almost to death-. Writ the Lo
cofocos of Bedford County who pretend to be
in favor of Buchanan, vote for Coffroth, who
ia the frieud of Douglas, Forney and Pac*:er,
whom they ignore and condemn * If they had
been really in earnest ia the hope of electing
candidates to the Legislature, Ciffroth would
have been the last man nominated. The Bu
chanun' u;en show their magnanimity j|, putting
up overweening greenhorns among tho enti-
Lccouiptoniies merely to afford themselves the
gratification of eeiug them knocked down.—
Coffroth, however, is a "talyeuted bugger."
As a specimen of his peculiar style of oratory
we quote from one of his receut speeches
against the Buubanau Administration :
tkeif be condemned to forever consignment amid
the distracted and defeated cohorts of their own
vile machinations H
QUERY.— C ;n any of ourL>cofoco friends
inform U9 the reason why the Grand Jury were
dismissed the present week, without the usual
visit to the Poor House? We hear that the
poor P.npers there are in a deplorable con li
'i'in— ha of >itl k'nJi, and the He A. I- this
the reason the Lucul'oco Judge discharged the
Jury without tho usual c .aztflt
answer, and mil ihe peopla whether a change
there would flot bu for tho better.
MUM.—The editor of the Gavotte was very
particular in stating the number cf one of our
candidates in the former Know Nothing ptrty of
which Mr. Meyers was a member. We mod
cstly requested his own number in tho Somer
set Lodge, for the informution of so inquiring
public; but it has been churlishly, and obsti
nately withheld. However, if the editor will
come out and frankly acknowledge that he has
fully repented of having taking an obligation to
persecute Catholics, and Irishmen, and Ger
mans generally, wo will say no more about it.
In the meantime, ould'ut Ex-Seorotary Nico*
deuius, who pirated the books of the Bedford
Council, obtain for us the desirable information?
FIRE.— On Friday night last the stable at
tached to the Louse in Lyons' Row, occupied
by O. E Shannon, Esq., and Maj. Rnpp, was
destroyed by firo. The origin of the fire is not
known. Fortuoately, there bad been a heavy
rain in tl.e afternoon, and there was little wind,
or all the property iu the neighborhood would
hsva been desiroyed. The large stable belong
ing to the Bedford Hotel was saved with great
difficulty, by tbe volunteer efforts of our citi
zens generally. The patent engine of John
Alsip's Eq., did good service. Tbe new en
gine company was on the ground just ru time to
bo too date.
As AUUORA.—ON Sunday night last, there
was a brilliant display of Aurora Borealis.—
The streaks commenced shooting up early in
the evening, uu'il they reached the z-uitli; ihe
whole Northern sky presented the most briiiiatit
spectacle w* have ever witnessed. Although
there wu9 no moon, vex the night was as ligbt
as though she was stiioiog in all her splendor.
About I o'clock tLe heavens were covered with
crimson. Several of the superstitious, in con
sequence prognosticated all kinds of dire ca
lamities— war, pestilence aud famine. liut the
end is not ye t.
A TiiiP TO THE WEST.
According to promise to a few friends, we
reluctautly sit dlown to write a sketch, (and we
promise it shall be as brief as possible,) of our
late trip to the State of Illinois. Wo left Bed
ford on the lO'tb of Aug., ult., for Hopewell,
to one of our friend Garrison's coaches. We
dined at the lied ford House, as good a hotel
as can be scared atp, kept by that clever and
accomodating, laniUord, Cint. Jag. Beck with.
At Hopewell, we took passage ou the Broad top
Road to Huutiagd on. The Conducter, Mr.
Morrison, is as aoco modatiug a man as cat) be
found. We were to Huntingdon
by UM. Kit Slifer, State Treasurer, and Uon.
Andrew G. (Jurli>, o be of the most prominent
candidates named for next Governor of this
State, by the People's Purty, and who, if he
be so fortunate as to secure the nomiuatiou,
wi.LJse elected, ami u t>ko one of the best Gov
ernors our good oil State has ever had. At
Huntingdon, we toolc t Le cars on the Pennsyl
vania Rail Road for Pittsburg! The scenery
on tbis road is among tlie best in the country.
The crossing of the .All egheny mountain pre
sents scenes gtand beyond description. The
town of Aitoona, is a la rge place of some three
thousand inhabitants. A few years ago the
land on which it stands "Wis a forest. Johns
town we passed in the ni; {ht, but from what vt;
could observe,it is a iaig * and business place,
and contain* with the # ub urbs about 10.000 in
habitants. The Iron Works there are among
the largest in the couutry, and at night present
a sublime appearance. Greenshurg we also
passed in the night, aud arrived at Pittsburg
about 124 o'clock, next; on truing. We spent
about 30 huurs there.
Pittsburg is truiy a ia rge' end magnificent
ciy,and since the last time wo were thoie, some
11 years ago we noticed ma ny vast changes; a
great number of building* have been erected,
and uiauy more are under pro, jtess of erection.
Au immense amount of bui iue ss is done on the
K <il Knads there, and iu m ao>sfactu:ies, she is
justly i milled to the appellation of the Bir
mingham of America. Tito ] topulation must
bo about 150.000. Pennsylvania should be
justly proud of their Western metropolis
Alh'gheoy city, across the riverf rom Pittsburg,
must have a population of 3(\0O0, and u a
great manufacturing place. Tht ire are many
oilier large and thriving towns iu the vicinity.
In Pittsburg we uiet many old Be dford fiieods,
who,we are glad to state, are ai! cluing weil.—
On Friday morning wo took tb t Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago roatl for Chicago,
on the sauie train with our oli M'exican war
friend, Capt. L. W. Smith, what is conductor
on that road.
\\ e stopped about five hours ft. \ Tonster, O.
This is a town of elxiui 3,500 inPubotaots it i
quite a business place, ami situate d in a very
rich country. The wheat crops along this road
throughout Ohio aud Indiana, werf * complete
failure, and as far as the eye could Teach on
either side of the mad, wnolo fiehls of wheat
could be seen which were not cut. The ex
tent of the injury was a couple hut dr ed nolo*
iu length, by about foriy in bredtli. 'J lie corn
and other crops iu this section luotr middling
well. We piescd through Silent, Clin ion, u
irge town of about 10 000 inhabitant*, and at
nigh', ilie fine towns of Miasilloti, Buaiyrus,
Fort Wayne, &•. This i* rather a wid look
tug country, sud uiuch of the laud ia aw. iinpy.
We here mid there noticed tho old log htut ot
the burdy piouecr of former times. W a arri
ved at Chicago ou Saturday tuniuiug, au i i-'jieut
some five hours there.
Cumago is u Urge city of noma 130,000 io -
habitants; soma Alteon yearn ago, ;bo grooud
upon wuicb it stands wj a sw<aip. Stiv<trl
street* JU it were formerly covered by th< la K°
Ibe trreets have been raised from six to cig'ht
leet, and the bouses, some of them largo blocks
of tour and iiva story buildings, have be tn
raised eveu with the streets by means of small
screws, not as large as a mail's wrist. Wo saw
this interesting process. Soiue fif teen or twen
ty rail imds centre there, ami with those, sntf
the lake trade, it is one of the grcatps* busi
ness places in the country, and the larguat
grain ioarket in tho world. Wo strolled aloog
the wnarves, viewed the shipping, the railroad
depot, un<i Ida bird's eyo view of ibo oity
lroiu Hie cut 'a of the C— t House. Itu
uieuso builtlt ;s arc in progress of erection,
and the uiiud vauders at the idea of ;bo im
mense populai>op this young giant oity of the
West will contain within the present centnry.
We left Chicago via the lliinoia Central Rail
Road for Urb.o*, 111.
We find that our jottings will exceed our
limits for the present week. Tbej will he re
sumed in our next.
WHO "OCCASIOm' IS.
The Washington Constitution, and other
Democratic journals bare lately become almost
distracted in their anxiety to fiud out the flesh
nd blood original of Forney's vigilant Wash
ington correspondent—the energetic aoJ all
pervading "Occasional." Tint individual, ta
king pitv on them, has ventured so far as to
give a description of his person, which we con
fess seetus rather fanciful. Here is what be
says of himself:
"What would the public say if I were to at
sure it thai "Occasional" has seen seventy win
ter?,, and that his head is white with vcuerutde
-now! That he has participated in the councils
of the great; has traveled in foreign lauds; has
tested the experience of at least three great po
litical parties, (in this heating Mr. Huchanan
by one,) and that he is (.a haJe and hearty to
day as he was at toity? The fact of wy years
is proved by the experience exhibited in tbe-e
letters; my integrity is established by the uni
versal fidelity of my facts; my power by the p
--piovai of the people aud the howls ot the h'v- j
mas whom 1 drive from their plunder, and toy
vigor by the regularity and punctuality with
whi<-h I luiuisb your paper with my tl.ouchts
"itaiu or shine, winter or summer, during
(ho session and in the recesses of Congress:
when the br.vest quili drivers euiploved by th■:
richest j turuals faint by the way-side, ana ra-h
off to cool watering places, "Occasional" re
mains at his post, a solitary sentinel on the
w.tchtower. I play the part hereof the i/ivis
il)l- irtmus. You have frequently visited the
theatre and noticed a quiet feiiow w .ikiitg among
the aetois iu the mimic scene, unseen by tbeui
but gazed upon by the audience. Let me say j
to you that that is "Occasional."
'*l pass through the departments unknown,
(sometimes, it is trur, \.y deputy;) I have even
overheard C. binct secrets if 1 have not beeu
present at Cabinet councils; 1 have mingled io
the social circle, and have more than once beeu
compelled to detioouce myself in order to pre
serve my incog it it ia. But enough of this- I
only write to lei you kuow that "Occasiunal"
is a flesh and blood personage—oue who deals
io facts as well as fancies, aad who challenges
contradiotion in the main."
GREELEY AND BKIGHAM YOUNG.
The Tribune contains an interesting account
of a conversation betweeu Horace Greeley aud
Brighatu Youog, in the parlor of the latter, at
Great Salt Lake City. We extract a portion:
11. G. What do you say of the so called
Dauitcs, or Destroy ing Angels, belonging to
your church/
B. Y. What do you say? 1 know of no such
band, no eucb persons or organizations. 1 hear
of iheu; only in the slanders of our enemies.
11. G. With regard, then, to the grave ques
tion ou which your doctriue aud practice are
avowedly at war with those of the (Jhristiuu
world—that of a plurality of wives—is the
system of your church acceptable to the ma
jority of it* women?
B. Y. They could not be more averse to it
than 1 was when it was first revealed to us as
the Divine will. They generally accept it as
the will of God.
il. G. Ho v general is polygamy among
you?
B. Y. 1 could uot say. Some of those
present (heads of the church) have each but
one wife; others have more; each dctermiues
what is hi* iudividual duty.
11. G. What is the largest number of wives
belonging to any one man?
B. Y. 1 have fifteen; I know of no one who
has more; hut souie of those sealed to me are
old ladies, whom 1 regard rather as mothers
than wives, but whom I bare taken home to
cherish aud support.
11. G. not the Apostle Paul say that
a bishop should be 'tlio husband of one wife?'
B- Y. So wo bold. We do not regard any
but a married man as fitted for the office of
bisln p. But the Apostle doe* not forbid a
bishop having more wives than one.
11. G. Does not Christ say that he who puts
away his wife, or marries ouo whom another
has put away, commits sdultery?
B. Y. Yes; and I hold that no man should
ever put away his wife except for adultery—
not alwiy* evou lor that. Such is my individ
ual view of the matter. Ido not say that
wives have never beeu put away in onr church;
but that I do uot approve of the practice.
Correspondence of JV*. Y. Times.
The Chiriqui <*rave Diggings.
DAVID, CHIRIQUI, Monday, Aug. 1, 1859.
I have only time to drop you a liue to say
that the story of ihere beiug plenty of gold iu
the 'hn.ioas' is no humbug. I think 'hat tliree
fourths of the natives who have ietutned have
eae.i Ifoin §SOO so SIO,OOO worth of gold. I
shall go up to (he place, about shiny miles
tioui here, whero there are some three hundred
natives diggiug. The Indians nio coming in
every dty with from tiireo hundred to five
hundred dollars' worth, which sells here a' $l
- the Castiliana, or about $9.(50 per ounce,
trey we'ghf. Soma of i' i* mix d with copper,
but tba greater pirt is pure gold. The lutiian*
want to sell the pour, but bold on to tbu finest
gold. 1 have seen some images weighing twen
ty-three ounces, and seme lit tie ones not over
oue-eighth of au ounce. 1 bivo a lot of puts,
images, corn griuders, &J., &J., takcu frout the
graves.
Tue graves are all'ainglc, dug in the ground,
and each is covered by uiue or teo flat alone*
from the river. They find the pots and other
tar'hiHiware about lutir feet helotv the surface,
and the goid from two to three foot beiuw that.
The Urge gold is d.-epor that tho small. No
bottcs aro found in tho graves, but tracas of
human hair ate found in souio. There have
been no figures, of course, of borscs, dog-,
eows, or ol any of the European snimtls found
iu the graves. Many of ibe va-es have painted
letters, very similar to tlie Cbiu.se, cn them;
and I *w one gold figure of the human head,
with the'almond eyes' of tho Chinese. I have
i-oen some plates of gold with a figure or letters
like & Chinese character
it is so rainy here, at this season, that I be
lieve none but natives on work; and 1 would,
therefore, advise ail strangers to wait till the I
dry season, 'in January) u* titers are grave* 1
enough for ten thousand to *op robbing r.,
the next hundred years
There are reports of rich plaetrg .
discovered, and 1 have seen some native Kf u
in the hands of fodians, but the quantity ijL
not justify the belief, in my &iud f that tb-r %
has been any c nstderabie qusn'ity found
yet. M
TLe country is magnificent. Horse- -
hired for $l6O from here to the miae." jp'
ners' stores of all descriptions are in te-ive d
U)4D d. *
"There is no ute talking about 'niggeri,,..
overpowering the white people of this u-tJI.-
Dtmocrai, Aug. 10.b.
Why don't you quit trying it then? Your car
tj passed the "Fugitive Law," f ur the saki 0 f
the niggers. It repealed the "Mhsonri
promise," to give tiiem more scope. J t
.he "Kansas-Xebrsska Act," to let thetukto
the Territories It tried to figbt them into
Kansas with the Federal troops. It fc as p„ r .
verted and misconstrued tho Constitution f or *
the purpose of spreading them over tie eoc
try It h&9 tampered with the Supreme Court
with the intent of procuring a decision ik n
would force them into every corner of tbs
Union. It has winked at fiiJibusterism fortl*
purpose of sealing mere tertiiury ou whieb U
breed and increase them. It is conniving i{
the re-opening of t lie African slave trade, lor
the purpose of bringing thousands more i ct)
the country. It :* daily threatening to dissolve
the Union on account of them. la short, ij
docs nothing but talk, bluster, threaten, lieacd
swear about "niggers, niggers, niggers," all
the time. The "nigger" question governs ib
every movement, and the "nigger" owners dic
tate i's entire policy, ar.d ye.t iu spit e rf all
you on do, every N >rtb-iu S-ate is declaring
against you, and 1 b'iiO will prove to you rno-t
conclusively that there is DO DANGER of ";iig.
gerisiu" with its crdent lover leeofocoisni 'ever
tlowering the vtbi'e people of this nation.—
Somerset Whig.
Tiout Hope lIiVALEr.-— THE w.-.r betjra
B.ocdin and DeLave will eod in tumbling
tbeui both into the water. Neither csrcs to be
outdone by the other. Biondin is next tn take
a stove and cooking utcn-ils halt* w;. j acres
toe rope, and there get up oruieta ala Frat
caitr for the paseetTgcrs of the Maid of the JVJist.
'J'lie Rochester Union thinks DeLave the best
man, per contra the Buffalo llopublie. which
says that just before DeLave crossed tie repe
at KuchtS cT, be ooofessed himself doubtful u
to his ability to cross safely. Biondin s'ood by
him at the time and said to him: "Very well.
DeLave, you no cross, I go cross myself—with
my boots on. just as 1 am." This roused i)V
Lve, and he determined to go, whatever mi-b;
be-the hazard. Bhuidin would bare crossad
just as he Bud, aad wheo we consider that be
was dressed in a tigha bodied coat, strapped,
pants aud patent leather boots, it might reatli-*
ly be imagined that (be feat would hare been
no bagatelle, even to so incomparable t pet
former as lilondiu.
It has been suggested that Mr. Bacbsoas., ia
view cf the dreadful loss sustained by the wid
ow at Bedford Springs, Pa., of bar young color
ed wotuan whoeurlcd hair so beautifully, should
tender to the widow the ui*r-ket T*lue of the
slave. This would at least wjust. For if toe
widow had cot been sc sedulously, and we may
say patriotically engiged in solacing the qualms
interna] agitations and stomachic convulsion!
of the Ghief Magistrate while taking the wat
ers, she could have kept a double eye upon the
youog hair dresser who ran away. We areuot
sure that an appropriation Ly Congress—con
sidering the President's position—would not be
the proper thing; and we should no; be surpri
sed if the Pi esideut's sense suggested some
thing of that kind in a special message. At
any rate if Congress does not pay, the Presi
dent should.— J\T. 1". Tribune.
The Leon Pioneer, a Democratic newspa
per printed in Decatur County, lowa, has s
two and a baif column article ou "Puestcraft,
Black Republicanism and Higher Lsw," in
which the editor speaks of "the Christ-loving
and negro-SieaiiDg Cmgregationalists," aad of
the resolutions passed by the Congressional
Association, sympathy Ling with the Oberlia
rescuers, as "abominable," ard then recom
mend* that Ministers of the Gospel of- this
kind
"Meet with neither moderation or tolera;ios (
but be vety promptly dumped into the nearest
horso-pond or mud.puddie, or tarred and feath
ered, or bung, or crucified, or got rid of by
any other means pteterred by the people."
He wiii get an office says the Burlington
Hawkeyc. Next tc catching negroes, abusing
ministers pays best.
MILLIONS OF GOLD!
Tho steamship Moses Taylor, recently arri
ved at New York frotu California, brought §2,
145,000 in gold. Since then the Uncle Situ
has also arrived at the same port, bringing slr
000,00U—iuiking over §3,000,000 ia the tff' 1
v esse t s.— lnt i lligtnctr.
Ye*, 'millions of gold* coming into the e r ni>-
trj on? ua; iron California aurt tne ncx' ship
ped iff tv jr.j for foreign suss,saiia* ami ottuf
foieigu luxuries—which should be kepi oat of
the count.y, and, if used Ly us,should oe tn-i
by us to provide employment for our own m<
clunks and laboring uisu—the result of ths
tree trade policy inaugurated aod carried out
by the'•Folk, Dallas and tbeTkriffof '42 n
swindle. What a great eouotrj and pfeoplewr
could be, wore it not for the destructive t fat
trade policy of tba Democratic party.
'■ ■ ■
PIKE S PEAK.
Tho people in and about the Gold tnicss
Piks'a Peak io moving towards tho org-taNa
two of a new Tqr-i:orial government, cud
oventua'ly a s's'e to bo celled "Jflffefson
iha State of Kupts, as crgastMa by lias i*- °i
CousUiutionsl Convention of that Territory,
did not extend the western boundary cf the now
biafe ig far West as the Geld segion, asd 08-
loss organized ou the admission of Karsas will
bo without even a territorial government
*• Westward tbo course cf euipiro lends," "dia
a few years more a now "Gtoldec State," dedi
cated to freedom, will bo added ia the very cen
ter of the continent, to the constellation of re*
publican common wealths.
Prof. Alexander Dmietry,, of Washington,,
has been appointed Minister to Costa li'Oa aod
Nicaragua lie to leave oo Saturday] fa?
Central America.