nd to properly direct, tliis fountain bead of °* iai influence, is, it seems to roe, the great duty of the law maker, in bis highest und most re* sponsible capacity, as the fraroer of the future State. The attention of the General Assembly was called, somewhat at length, to the existing con dition and further requirements of our school system, in the annual message of last year.— It is not, therefore, necessary to repeat the sug gestions aDd conclusions then presented. They are again, however, commended to your favor able consideration; the events and experience of the enterveuing period, having increased the conviction of their propriety. This i" especi ally the case in regard to the plan devised by the act of 20tfi.of May, 1857, for the due train ing of teachers for the common schools of the State. A full supply of competent teachers, is admitted by ail, to be ibe great need of the system, and the first want to be provided lor. Unerring indications, in every quarter,no! only establish this fact, but point to the general adop tion of the proposed meaDS, at no distant day. The efforts of the teachers, themselves, for pro fessional improvement, encouraged and sustain ed by all who duly estimate the value and in fluence of the teacher's office, not ouly foretell this, but the strong publie in favor of institutions for ibe purpose in question, con firms tbo probability of this result. Ia every quarter, indications of tbis kind are perceived —more or less strong iu proportion to the force of local circumstances. In tbe Second Normal district, composed of tbe counties of Lancaster, York and Lebanon, an institution, up to the full requirements of tbe law of 1857, baa been established and officially recognized, and is now in successful operatiou, as a State Normal school. For its details the Legislature is respectfully referred to the annual report of the Superin tendent of Common Schools; but, I should do injustice to the intelligent enterprise which moulded, and the enlarged philanthropy which produced, this noble institution, as wsll as to my own feelings, were I to forbear congratula ting you upon the result. It is the first fruit of a law which seorns to be as much iu accord ance with the cautious, yet generous character of our people, as i' is admirably adapted to ef fect the great end in view. All that seems lequisite to give full effect and general success to the plan, Is, at this juncture, to guard it from mutilation, or radical change. If the intelligent and liberal minds that are now weighing the project, and contemplating its exten sion to other parts of the State, be assured that this is the-fcettled policy, their efforts will be con centrated, their activity increased, and final suc cess be hastened. Whereas, radical or important changes will destroy this growing confidence, crush the hopeful efforts now being made, and postpone for years, if not totally destroy, all hope of suc cess in this essential department of public instruc tion. The true course will be to cherish the law, and bring it into general operation, by holding out the certainty of State aid to each institution es tablished under it, as soon ns a certain number, to ho fixed by law, shall have been legally recognized, and are in full operation. The money of the State appropriated in this manner, will effect more bene fit, in proportion to tbj outlay, than in any other of the operations of the system. The instruction of the child is a duty; hut the instruction of the teacher is economy as well as duty. It will proba bly be advisable to make such appropriations, pay the chooi aru legnWy r^cogpiae/.l tin:?TT"s?lhiiiL!itig^f!" l <?"iTv existence a sufficient •number of institutions to supply the tx sting want in every quarter of the State. The period tor the third election of County Su perintendents is rapidly approaching, and the pub lic mind will naturally be turned to the results of tbe office. My own observation, as well as infor mation from various and reliable sources, leads to tbe opinion, that this office, when filled by the prop er jierscn, and its duties discharged in full compli ance with the design and spirit of the law creating tt, has been or great advautage to the schools.— Indeed, no candid person can deuy the fact, appa rent to even siight observation, that more improve ment has been effected in the workings and results of the system, since the creation of the office of County Snpeiintendent, than in any previous jieii od of even double duration. It is true, that when exercised by incompetent officers, or crippled by in sufficient compensation, little, it any, advantage has accrued. But this is no argument against the office itself; and it is to lie hoped tint the directors of counties thus heretofore deprived of the bene fits of this agency, will, at the next election, acting under the teachings of t xp?rience at home, and the fight of success fioni other parts, correct this evil and realize tbe full benefits of this provision of the Inw. The increasing ease und soundness of our finan cial condition, will, at no remote period, justify an addition to tite common scSiool appropriation, The general policy of the State has been that each district shall raise within itself the main support of its own schools; but an annual donation, distribu table amongst them all, in proportion to population has also been a part of that policy. The object of this State grant s. ems to W; two-fold: First It is •a means r.| securing regularity in the proceedings and reports of the several districts, so that the De poitment of Common Schools shall have the requi site information for the due discharge of its func tions: And second—lt lightens, in degree, the bur den of local taxation, to the relief of the poorer and more sparsely peopled districts. Au increase of the anuu.il appropriation would enhance both these objects, and, whenever the finances of the government will justily it, commends itself to the favorable consideration of the Legislature, The aid which the Legislature has hitherto ex tended to the establishment of the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, strongly evinces their high appreciation of the advantages which it is anticiiui teii will grow out of that institution. While" it must be admitted that knowledge is as essential to lh* art ot farming, as it is to all the other employ ments of lite, we cauuot but feel deeply interested, 'tnat a community so peculiarly agricultural as we ire, should have all the advantages of an education which combines in itself, as well the knowledge of the practical art of agriculture, as scientific ac quirements in all those i ranches of learning which are especially applicable to its profitable pursuit— A school where agriculture is practically taught, is a new field to which our attention has been called, and one which, because of its great importance well deserves our attention. It embraces the prin ciple, that while youth ar taught habits ot iudus tiy, they are impressed with the proud considera tion, that the labor of their own hands contributes to their acquisition of knowledge. And thus. too. education is brought within thj reach of ni my a bright genius, who would otherwise struggle and languish for the Want ot ihs nuatis of acquiring it. Our school, within its limited means, has been in successful operation during the past year, having under its charge one hundred boys, who, white they ate carefully instructed in all " those blanches of science which pertain to a high order ot education j are daily engaged in all :he practical operations of the farm—fitting them to return to rural life, ami to infuse throughout the Statu au amount and kind of knowledge which must ultimately produce a moat beneficial influence upon this most cherished brauch ot industry. The practical workings of the -school, for the past year, liuve impressed the trus tees, who have it in charge, with the hopes of its complete success. The great interest which is o/- esywhere lelt throughout the Commonwealth, in tne j lurther extension and progress of the iustitu iou, j commends it to our care and protection. The State Librarian will report to you the com- ' pletiou of the descriptive and classified catalogue of | the books in the State Library, authorized by the ' act of tite 10th of April, 18db,—a work, from the details it embraces, of much labor, hut which will greatly lacilitate the use of the Library. It will be seen, fiom his report, that the origin of tbo Library dates far back in the history of the Provincial gov- ornmcnt, and that it received the fostering caro oi the Commonwealth during the period of -the Revo lution. It is gratifying, that, notwithstanding tbe waste to which it has been subject in past years, owing to the want of proper attention, —under the careful supervision of the present Librarian, it has, since he has had the charge of it, nearly doubled its nuuiN;r of volumes, and now contains in all ti'Z,- 000 volumes—the largest State Library in the Union with the single exception of that of the State ot New* York. The collection of law book 3, and es pecially law reports, is considered by those compe tent to judge, among the best in the country. The Library, from its intrinsic value and importance, and its historic relations, deserves, and 1 truft it will receive, the continued liberality of the Legis lature. In my inaugural address, as well as in my last annual message, I expressed the opinion that our present banking system was extremely defective, and that, unless it were radically changed, I should consider it an imperative duty to withhold the Ex ecutive approval from all bills creating new banks. Without again giving in detail the reasons which influenced my action on thisquestion,or repeating Ihe suggestions and recommendations heretofore made to the Legislature, it is proper to remark, at this time, that my convictions have been confirmed, by time and reflection—that my opinions remain un changed, and that I cannot approve of any increase of banking corporations under existing laws. If corporate privileges, for banking purposes, are needed, to accommodate the business wants of any portion of the State, justice requires, that such institution should be compelled to protect the com munity receiving its circulation, by lequlring that ample security shall be given for the prompt re demption of its notes, the sufficiency o f which no act of the corporation could impair. AH experience in this Btatc, and elsewhere, has demonstrated, that the present system af fords littie or no protection to nolo holders, beyond ibe persona! integrity of the officers controlling the management of the several bauks. For a full exposition of my views on this question, I respectfully call the attention of the General Assembly to my last annual message. The reports of the Auditor General, the State Treasurer, the Surveyor General, the Adjutant General, aDd the Attorney General, will be laid before you, and will show, in de tail, the operations of their respective depart ments for the past year. Deeply impressed with the belief that the present mode of receiving, keeping and dis bursing the public revenue is entirely unsafe, sud inadequate to the complete protection of the interests of the Commonwealth involved, I again respectfully, though earnestly, invoke legislative action on this highly important sub ject. The receipts and disbursements of the Treasury are each, auuually, troui three to four millions of dollars. At times there is on hand a balance exceeding one miliien of dollars.— Tbe State Treasurer gives security to the Com monwealth in the sum of ouly eighty thousand dollars, lie deposits the money of the State when and where he pleases, and it is paid out upou his own check exclusively. His accounts are settled by the Auditor General, oooe a mouth, and ibis is apparently, the ouly safe guard provided by law to prevent the illegal use of the publio fuuus while under the con trol of the State Treasurer. That the Treas ury of the Commonwealth has hitherto escaped from disastrous defalcation, is owing to the in tegrity of the officer, and not to the efficiency of the laws; and while our main reliance, in *!>. ftTTriMWmrli MiBiSMI tdh, NlltrtMUofc *l*r -"F-r by proper legislative enactments, to prevent, as far as possible, the illegal, improper or fraudulent use of the funds of the State by a faithless or dishonest public agent, i respect fully recommend, that provi-iori be made by law that no money sbail be deposited in any bauk, or elsewhere, by ike without drst requiriug security to be given to the Common wealth lor the prompt re-payment of the sums deposited; that all checks, issued by the State Treasurer, shall be countersigned by the Auditor General before they aro used; and that daily accouuts of the moneys receiv ed, deposited and disbursed, shall be kept in the office of the Auditor General as well as in the Treasury Department; RUU that weekly statements of the halluces in the Treasury, and the places and amounts of deposits, shall bo kept in a book to be provided for that pur pose in each department. The Commissioners appointed in pursuance ot the resolutions of the 19th of April. 1858, to revise ike Penal Code of this Commonwealth have presented to mo their snal report, which is herewith transmitted to the General Assem bly. Ita importance to our whole community, arid the great labor devoted to its preparation, commend it to your eatjy and ctrncst atten tion. The manuer in which the duties of the commission have been performed canuot fail, in my opinion, to receive your approbation. J ooLuiuead to your fostering ears the State Lunatic Asylum, >it Harrisburg, the Western Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, at Pitts burg, the asyium for the Mind, at Philadel phia, the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, at Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Training School for idiotic aud feeble minded children, at Me dia, the House of IU-fuge, at Philadelphia, aud the Western House of llefugc, at Pitts burg. These excellent, charitable -ind refor matory State institutions have dene, and are doing, almost incalculable good, in the relief of suffering humanity, and in the reclamation and reform of the erriug young. They have strong claims upun the continued bounty of the Commonwealth. The annual report of these noble charities will ba laid before you, and will exhibit, in detail, their operations du ring the past year. 1 refrain from recommending, as propor ob j-sct3 for tho bouoty of the State, a number of benevolent ami charitable associations, equal ly humane and beneficent in their Operations, because they are entirely iocal in their charac ter, and however nierctorious their claims imy be, and unquestionably are, upon tbo respect ive communities for whose particular use they are founded and conducted, in my opinion, they btve no claims upon the Treasury of the State, which cm be recognized with a just re gard to the iuteresta and rights of other sec tions of tbo Commonwealth. Tho editor of tho Colonial Records and Pennsylvania Archives has prepared a copious index to the whole work, which will be laid before the L :gi.-iature, at an early day of tbo session. This publication is now completed, and it is a satisfaction to know, that the rec ords of the colony, as w ,-ll os those of the State, preceding ;he adoption of the Constitu tion ot 1.00, are now cf easy access to the puoiio, and in a condition which renders their entire destruction impossible. 1 recommend that a suitable sum bo paid, by the Common wealth, to the editor of ttie Record and Ai obives, for the work performed by him ginoc tbo discontinuance of hisf.tiry. I have so repeatedly presented my views to BEDFORD INQUIRER. the Legislature, of the evils arising from local atid class legislation, that it is not necessary again to repeat iheru. 1 desire, however, to call tho attention of the General Assembly to the fact that we have, on our statute books, geneial laws providing for the incorporation of railroad, turnpike, bridge, plank road, gas, wa - ter, insurance and other similar companies, and that all corporate powers granted by the Legislature, to such coutpauies, should bo un der these general laws, so that there may be uniformity in the provisions of similar associa tions, and that the time of the General As sembly may not be occupied in passing bills of great length, when a simple reference to the details of the general laws would answer every purpose. The practice of sonding to the Executive a j large number of bilH immediately preceding the final adjournment of tho Legislature, is highly objectionable, and ought, as far as practicable, to be discontinued. Its necessary consequence is, either to compel the Execu tive to approve bills which be has not fully ex amined, to sign them after the final adjourn ment, or, if ha disapprove thorn, to return theui to the General Assembly, with his objec tions. Thus imposing upon a succeeding Leg islature the final disposition of bills, with the origin and passage of which it had no connec tion. To illustrate the evils resulting from this practice, it is only necessary to inform you J that, of the large number of bills presented for my approval, within a day or two of the adjournment of the la-rt Legislature, I am ■ constrained, by a seuse of duty, to return,' with my objections, twenty three to the present ' Legislature, for reconsideration. It is apparent from tbe exhibit of the finan cial condition of the General Goveriiuiout, re cently made public, that the wants of the Fed eral Treasury will demand a revision ot the ex isting (stiff laws of the United States, with a view to an increase of the revenue derivable from iu ports. When this revision shall take place, it is greatly to be desired, that a proper regard for the industrial interests of the coun try will prompt the Congress of the U. States, to place her rovenuo laws upou suoh a basis, as to afford to our great mining and manufactur ing interests the largest incidental protection. To substitute specific for ad valorem duties, on a certain class of articles which from their na ture are of equal or nearly equal value, —r to change tbe foreigD to a home valuation, —with a moderate increase of the rates now imposed, would, 1 am satisfied, infuse new life and vigor iuto ail the various departments of industry, and, at the same time, without imposing deii3 upon the people, afford to the General Government a revenue amply snffbieut for all its wants. The early auuii.-siou of the Territory of Kau sas as one of (he sovereign States of the Union, under a constitution legally enacted, aud fully aud fairly ratified by the direct votes of a large majority of the people of tbe Territory, will re move from the National L.-gislature a subject which has hitherto, in no inooasiderable degree, attracted the attention of the Nation, aud which, from the nature and extent of the discussions iu Congress, has been productive of much erinij Ktuimsw out uauMwiiij uuuuu ivapntarmrfc ereignty having finally prevailed, in the full, free aud fait adoption of the fundamental law of tiie Territory, according to the wisLes of the people, this vexed an 1 dangerous question,'id that Territory, may now be considered sail - factorily and perpetually settled. Copies of the correspondence between the Governor of Virginia and the Governor of Penn sylvania, on tbe subject of tbe recent outrage at Harper's Ferry, are herewith transmitted to the Legislature. The letter addressed by the Governor of V trgiaia to the Governor of Penn sylvania, was miaseutto Harrisonburg, Virginia, and hence was uot received until the first day of December, one day before the execution of John Brown; and, therefore, it was impossible to repiy to it, by mail, iu tune to reach the Governor of Virginia before the execution. The auswer was consequently euJ by telegraphy which will account for t's brevity aaj sententi ous character. ' ha recent seizure of the public property of the Halted States at Harper's Ferry, and the invasion of the State of Virginia, by a gai.il! band of desperadoes, with an intention to ex cite the slave population to insurrection, have Irawn attention to the dangers which beset our feder-ii relation-*. It ts a source of sattsfaetio* to know that the authorities of Virginia posses sed the me aus and the determination to puut-fc offenders with promptness and justice;— that the military force of the United States was a power immediately available to aid in puttirsj down the outbreak against the public peace; - that tho slavo population were contented with their condition, and unwilling to unite with dis orderly white men in acts of treason and mui der;—and that the great masses 'of the poopfe have no sympathy, whatever, with any alias: upon tho rights aud institutions of uny of the States, aud have a Jeep and abiding devoti® to cur great aud glorious Union. To us Penusylvaoians, it is gratifying to believe tb* the citizens of this Commonwealth have not h any inauoer, participated in this unlawful pro ceeding, and to know that when some of tin guilty perpetrators were arrested, within our jurisdiction, they wero promptly surrendered b the justice of the offended and injured Statt. The several States of the Union are indepet dent sovereignties, except so far as they hate granted certain enumerated powers to the Feo eral Government, la cases not provided for h ' the Federal Constitution; the several Statw ! iu their relations to each other, ought lobe' j governed by the principles which regulate he j conduct of civilized nations. Those principes ' forbid, in all nations, "every evil practice teni- ' ug to cxcitc disturbance in another State:" aid are founded en the maxim, that "differentia tions ought, in time of peace, to do one aooher all tho good they can, without prejudicing heir real interests." This maxim, recognized ir all civilized governments, applies with peculiar jrce to the several States of this Union, boun to- ' gather, as they are, by a sacred cotnpat for mutual support and protection; aod, thenore, any attempt in one State, to excite injunction in another, is an offeuce agaiust all tho Sates, because ail aro bound by the Uonstitubo to put uown such disturbance; and the aot <j Con gress authorizes the President of the Jailed States to call out the militia of tho cveral States for tho purpose. It is a high itfeuce against the peace of our Commonweafc, for ; disorderly persons within our jurisdition, to combine together for the purpose of string up insurrection, io any of the States, or t induce ! the slaves in the Southern States to abscond i from their masters; and it would be joper, in ' uiy judgment, for the General Assembly to con sider whether additional legislation may not be tecessary to insure the prompt punishment of such offenders against our peace and security. In determining our relative- duties towards our sister States, the morality of servitude is not an open question, for we are hound by the legal and moral obligation of the compact of the Union, under which we have been brought jinto existence, and preserved as independent States, as well as by the principles of interna tional law, to respect the institutions which the laws of the several States recognize, and in no other wsy can we faithfully fulfil our obligations, us members of this confederacy, i While I entertain no doubt that the great i Republican experiment on this continent, so I happily commenced, and carried forward to its 1 present exalted position, in the eyes of the world, will continue, under tho Providence of I God, to bo successful to the latest generations, lit is the part of wisdom and patriotism to be | watehful and vigilant, and to carefully guard a treasure so priceless. Let moderate counsels prevail—let a spirit of hatmony and good will, and a national fraternal sentiment be cultivated among the people, everywhere—North and South —and the di.-turbiDg elements which tempora rily threaten our Union, will now, as they have always heretofore, assuredly pass away. Pennsylvania, in the past, has performed her part with unfultmng firmness—let her now, and in future, be ever ready to discharge her con federate duties with nuflinchingintegrity. Then will her proud position entitle her, boldly and effectually, to rebuke and assist in crushing treason, whether it shall rise its crest in other States, in the guise of a fanatical and irrepres sible conflict, between the North and the South or asßuuio the equally reprehensible form of nullification, secession, aod a dissolution of tbo Union. Her central geographical position, stretching from the bay of Delaware to the lakes —with her three millions of conservative population entitles bcr to say, with emphasis, to the plotters of treason, on either haDd, that neither shall be permitted to succeed —that it is not iu *he power of either to disturb the per ! petuity of this Union, cemented and aauctiticd, as it is, by the blood of our patriotic fathers — that, at every sacrifice, and at every hazard, the conatitutional rights of the people and the States shall bo maintained-—that equal and j exact justice shall be done to tho North aud to | the South—and that these States shall be for ever United. We, as a people, have great reason to ac knowledge the Proviaeuce of God, who rules over the nations of the earth. I'uder His guar dianship, hitherto so signally tmjoyed, we feel an unabated eoundenco iu the permaueuoy of our free government, and look forward, with cheerful hope, to a future glorious destiny. In the blessings that have crowned our own Com monwealth the past year—iu the success that has accompanied ail our tudustrial pursuits —in the steady advance of our educational iuslitu tions—in the quiet aud peaoe of our domestic homes—iu all that can advauce a nation's pros" perity and bapiuess— we recognize tbe hand of the Great Giver of all Good. WILLIAM F. PACKER. carrfjouuiirji ■. tJ -—— ginia and tke referred to in the foregoing JUes sage. GOVERNOR WISE TO GOVERNOR I'ACKER. RICHMOND, \A., November 25, 1859. fo His Excellency the Governor of Peiw'a : DCAU SIX :—i rcspcc.fully sen Jto you the in formation contained in a letter to the".President of uie United States, of which the enclosed is a copy. I submit it to you in the confidence that you will faithfully co-operate with the authorities of this State in preserving the peace of our coterminous borders. Necessity may compel us to pursue in vaders of our jurisdiction into yours ; if so, you may lie assured thai ,t will be done witu no disre spect to the sovereignty of your State. Hut this State expects the confederate duty to be observed, of guarding yoHr territory lrom becoming danger ous to our peace and safety, by affording places of depot and rendezvous to lawless desperadoes who may seek to war upon our people. With the highest respoct, I am, sir, jours trulv, it UN K V A. WISE. GOVERNOR WISE TO JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESI DENT OF THE UNITED STATES. RICHMOND, VA., November 25, 1859. To His Excellency , JAMES BUCHANAN, Presi dent of the United Slates : Snt: —l have information from varjoiis quarters, upon which I rely, that a conspiracy, of foimiJa ble extent in moans and numbers, is formed in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and other States, to rescue John Brown aud his associates, prisoners at Charlcstown, Va. Tho information is specific enough to be reliable. It convinces Die tiiat an at tempt will be made to rescue the prisoners, and, it that foils, then to seize citizens oi this State as hostages and victims in case of execution. The uxccutiou will take place next Friday as certainly as that Virginia can and will enforce- her laws. I have been obliged to call out oae thousand men, who aro now under arms, and, if necessary, shall call out the whole available force oi the State to carry iuto ellect the sentence of our laws on the lid and 16tn proximo. Places in Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania have been occupied as depots and rendezvous by these desperadoes, unobstructed by guards or otherwise, to invade this State, and wo are kept in continual apprenension of outrages from fire and rapine on our borders. 1 apprise you of these tacts in order that you may take steps to preserve pence between the States." I protest that my purpose is peaceful, and that I disclaim all threats when 1 say, with all the might of meaning, that it another invasion assails this State or its citizens from any quarter, I will pursue the iuvaders wherever they may go into any territory, and pun ish them wherever arms can reach them!! I shall send copies of this to the Governors of Marylind, Ohio and Pennsylvania. With due respect and consideration, Yours truly, HENRY A. WISE. TELEGRAPHIC REPLY OP GOVERNOR PACKER TO GOVERNOR WISE. STATR OF PENNSYLVANIA, I Executive Chamber, Harrisburg, Dec. 1, '59. I To His Excellency, the Governor of Virginia, Richmond, Va. : SIR Your letter of the 2Mb, having been mis sent to Harrisonburg, Virginia, was not received until this morning. Of all the desperadoes to whom you r-fer, not a man, so far as I CJ.II learn, was a citizen ot 1 ennsyivania ; nor was their rendezvous, (which jou Si y was unobtsructoci by guards or otherwise,) in this State, but in Maryland or Vir ginia. In relation to them, Pennsylvania has done her duty. Virginia has no right to anticipate that she will not do so in tne future. The information you have received in regard to a conspiracy to res cue John Brown, will, undoubtedly, be found, in the sequel, utterly and entirely without foundation, so far as Pennsylvania is concerned. Nor will wo permit any portion of our territory, along our borders, or elsewhere, to be made a depot, a ren dezvous, or a refuge, for lawless desperadoes, l'roni other States, who may seek to make war upon our southern neighbors. When that contingency shall happen, the constitutional and confederate duty of Pennsylvania shall be performed; and, under all circumstances, she will take care to see that her honor is fully vindicated. WM. F. PACKER. BEDFORD INQUIRER. I BEDFORD, Fa. I Friday Moruiupr, Jan. 13, IS6O. FEARLESS AND FREE." I). OVER—Editor and Proprietor. FOB PRESIDENT IN 1860, HON. SIMON CAMERON, OF PENNSYLVANIA, (Sabject to the decision of Ike National Convention.) DISORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS. —In the House on the 7th inst., Mr. DAVIS, of Missis sippi, a violent Lcccfoco, said, "that if the House weio not organized, the government itself would be overthrown. He did not think the disorganization chargeable to the Republicans at they had not a majority." "Ho thought the Democrats, uuti-Lecomptonites, and South Americans should nnite, as without such a coalition the organization never could be affect ed." By this it will be Been that even the Loeofocoes themselves admit that the Republi cans are not responsible for the disorganiza tion existing in the Houae of Representatives. It is true, tbo Republicans and People's Party, are the strongest party in the House, yet the Loeofocoes, South Americans and auti-Le comploe men united have a majority over the Republicans, and it t.'kcs a majority over all to elect a speaker. The Kepsblioims, then, being the strongest party iu the House are entitled to She Speaker, >d the Le.*ofocce in refusing to pas* tbe plurality rub*, are rssp- u-i --blti before the country for the disorganization. The people of the country will hold them to a fearful responsibility. PETERSONS' DETECTOR. Peterson's Counterfeit Detector and Bank Note List for January has been received by us, aud is corrected by Drexel & Co., the well known Bankers and Brokers, and is the best and most reliable Detector of Counterfeits and Altered Notes published iu this country. The present uumber fully describes one hundred and sixteen uew counterfeits, aud contains full --v.—v.'* J '.: r :.' = try, and wLieh are being daily put into exten sive circulation. Terms §l. ANOTHER FIRE.— On Taasduy morning last, (Le dwelling house of Air. Jacob Weaverling, on the Turnpike, a couple miles below Bioody Run, caught fire and burned to the ground. The furniture was nearly all saved. Loss probably about §oo,i'o. No insurance. Ibe length of the Governor's Message ex cludes many articles intended for to-day's pa per. The Message is favorably spoken of by the press. Ilun. Wm. P. Schell, of the State Senate, and G. \V. Wil.ianis, Esq., of the House, have our thanks for favors. Hous. Ed. McPhersuu and John C'ovode, have our thanks for recent favor.™. Grow and Branch. Daring a discussioa last week, Mr. Branch of North Caiolina impugned tho motives of Mr. Grow of Pennsylvania for rcsistirg an amend ment to the post offi*e appropriation bill in creasing the rates of letter end newspaper postage, which Mr. Grow sitginitizcd as unpar liamentary aud ungeDtlemanly, as it certainlv was. On tais the fire-eater demanded n ex planation, and Mr. Grow having treated this demand with tho contempt it deserved, Branch challenged him. To this further demand of this wouid-be-murderer Mr. Grow made the following reply—a reply whioh will do bim'more honor witn ail christian and well meaning men than fighting fifty duels with bragudocias : WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. 30, 1859. 1 7 o'clock ; P. M. SIR Your note of tije 29th inst., was pi iced in my Lands, by your friend Governor Winslow, at 12 o'oiook to-day. 1 JIDOW of untiling that makes it necessary for me to name a time aud piaoe outside the District of Colum bia to receive from you a communication in writing. Your note was, doubtless, as nothing 01-e has occurred lolweeu us, based upou re turn ks made by me in debate in the House of Representatives, in reply to your speech im pugning my motives and the integrity of my ucts as a legislator. On that occasion 1 used no language in violation of Parliamentary law, and none not warranted by your remarks thus iinpuguiag my conduct. If your note is to be considered of a hostile character, then I have this to reply. Regarding duelling as at vari ance with the precepts of the Christian religion and the sentiments of a Christian people, and it being prohibited ami declared a crime by the laws enacted by the oc-iiy of whioh wo ure members, i cauuot recognize it as a justifiable modo ot settling difficulties among men, even in oases of unwarranted provocation. Bat my personal rights and the freedom of debate guaranteed by the Constitution I shall d-fand whenever they are assailed. Respectfully Yours, GALUBHA A. GROW To Hon. L. O'B. BRANCH. There will be a special olection held in Dau phin county, on Saturday, the 21st inst., to electa Representative to fill the place of Marks D. Whitman, dee'd. GENERAL BOWMAN'S ASPIRATIONS TOR THE SENATE PRINTING —The following is the letter of Mr. Wendell, which damaged Gen Bowman's chances for tbe priutersbip, in the Senatorial cancus: "WASIHNCTON, D. t\, Dec. 8, 1859. Dear Sit: In answer to yours of tbe 6lb ioat. f I would say that tbe following arc tbe tacts iu relation to my transfer of the Union newspa per to George W. Bowman, presuming that he was at the time superintendent of the pub lic printing, mid that tbe following extract from the United States statutes at large, Thir ty second Googress, first session, chapter 91, section 6, page 82, has an immediate bearing oa the case: " 'Sec. C. That the superintendent of the public printing shall not be directly or indirectly interest v i in the public j>riuthig, Se. - and for any violation &CK-, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary of the \ District of Columbia for any term not less than one | nor more than five years, and in addition thereto | may be lined in any sunt from one thousand to ten | thousand dollars.' "Oc the 26th of March, 1859, i stipulated to transfer the Union to Gen. G. YV. Bowman, under eertcio conditions, and to pay bitu also 1 tbe bum of §20,000 per annum out of tire profits of tbe public printing. In pursuance thereof, OD the 1 ilb of April following, I paid him, as per rubjoined receipt, §3,000: "Received, Washington, I>. G. April 11, 1850, of C- Wendell, three thousand dollars, the same be iug on account of twenty thousand dollars per an num. stipulated to be paid by said Wendell, as pro vided in cur letter of March 2tt, 1853. Geo. W. Bowk as. "This snows that Bowman t cos interested its the public printing as early as March 26, and that ke received tnree thousand dollars cash oo the lltb of April. He tfßoiated as citiperiu ten dent of Public Printing, sud drew bis sala ry therefor cp to the 12th of May, as per re ceipt on Slo in the Treasury Department: and rpferenee being tad thereto, it will mo.-e fully appear that, six weeks after, he btcarre inter ested in the public printing. These are the simple facta in the ease," Ibe statements of Wendell cloariy judicata that onr gallant Pennsylvania Brigadier hasr rendered himself liable to indiotiaenf. PESNSTLVA.NJA LEQISLATLUE. —The Penn sylvania Legislature commenced its session on Tuesday of iast week. The Seßate met at & o'clock, aniorgauizud bj electing Win. M. Fran cis, of VenaDgo, Speaker. Russell Brrett, of Pittsburg, was elected Clerk. Toe House of Representatives met at 12 o'clock, and-preceed ed to the election of a Speaker. Messrs. W. 0. A. Lawrence, of Daupbiu, and Henry Dun lap, of Philadelphia,- were placed ia nomination and, a ballot being bad, reunited as follows: Law renee, {Opp.,) 65; Dunlap, {Detn.,) 36. l£. II iiaacb, Opp. was chosen as Clerk. On Wednesday the Senate proceeded to the election of the remaining ofSoere ef the bodj r when the following gentlemen, boiog the nomi nees of the Opposition caucus, were elected by a par y rote: A-sistant Clerk—U, I*. Rams dell; Transcribing Clerks—K. Coweo, J. C. Lewis, G. W. Patton; Sergeant-at-Aruw—G. AMK'TFA^REASS^GTR^R'?! VVorks; Assistant Door-keepers—J. B. Hinies, J. Ilibiet; Messenger— T. Walker. Mr. liiucb appointed the following officer? for the Hoose: Assistant Clerk—John ilall- Transcribing Clerks—J. 3. Picking, L. lloger*! > .C. Samaaker, M. Wjcod. The House then e.octeti J. 11. Matthews, opp Sergeant-at Arms; d Morgan, Door-keeper; A. D. Smith, Mes senger; and Israel Gutehus, Postmaster. The officers eioc.cd were the nominees of ILo Opposition caucus. Twelve familiar ExpHled from Ken tucky lor cmertafniusr Free State ci"c l uoi , ,'r"" r,, - 5,v kvii< -' ' i'uo despotism of Slaver? has again disecra ted toe sod 0 t Kentucky* December 30tb, 1859, a company of thirty-six persons arrived ;n Cincinnati from Kentucky, industrious, so ber, peaceful citizens of that State, but driven .rem it Icr toe crime of Deleaving Slaver? to 3 sin •' ?!* resided at lierea, Madison county, and where neighbors, friends, and co workers of the Rev. John G. Fee, a well-known anti-slarory man of Kentucky. "Among the exiles," the Commercial says, "are Rev. J. U. Rogers, principal of a flourishing school at Ber.a, and Lis family, J. D. Reed and family; John c. Hanson and family. Mr. Hanson is a Lut I .?* of Kentucky, and a hard working, thrifty man. He bad recently erected a steam saw mill, and own* fire hundred acres of land in M,:dison Co., Ky. iha Rev. J. F. Gougbtoo; L. i. Hayes and S. Life, carpenters, A. G. W. Parker, a Dative cf Sonth Carolina, W. F. loney, a native of Tennessee, John Smith, a native 0.~ U.iio, a farmer who has lived iu Ken tucky some jevrs. Mr. Smith is described by Mr. Fee as n grey-haired father, a man of prayer, indeed of eminent piety and usefulness. More than half of the exiles are native Ken tuckians. The only offence charged against any of thetu, ir that 0. entertaining Abolition sentiments." THE LAST BALLOT FOR SPEAKER. WASHINGTON, Jan. G. —Oa the twenty-eight * ballot for Speaker, taken in the House to-day, ull the Democratic members voted for Hon. A. J. Hamilton, of Texas, with the exception of Messrs. Adraiu, of New Jersey, and Horace F. Clark, of New York. The following is the result of the baliot: Whole number of votes, 211. Necessary to a choice, 106. Mr. Sherman, 103. Mr. Hamilton, gg # Mr. Gilmer, 14 # Scattering, g # NEW \OBK, Jan. 9.—The Washington cor respondent of the Tribune says a conference was heul yesterday of the delegates of the South Aiuerio.-iu aotLLecomptonites bud Democrats, at which it was agreed to vote down Hickman's plurality proposition, on the belief that this would exoluua Sueruwu. No agreement was reached on the Speakrr or other affairs. DEATH OP DOW, JR.— Eldrige F. Paige, well kuowu as "Dow, Jr.," the author of the famous "Patent Sermons," was found dead in a house of prostitution in San Francisco, on the 4(b inst. Ha was a native of Litchdelu, C. Ten years ago ho was the editor aud pro prietor of ibe New York Mercury , but meet ing with reverses, he went to California, where he became addicted n> liquor, and died in the tno otter depredation and niisciy.
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