opportunity to read it, and suggested that the
oons:deratioa of the question be postponed un
til this day week.
Mr. Covode said that the special committee
had already in evidence—
Mr. Branch of North Carolina, interrupting,
said the gentleman could not divulge the pro
ceedings of the committee.
Mr. Covode remarked that he had the best
evidence of such use of money, as the President
had been written to for soma to use against the
party opposed to him.
Mr. Branch said if the gentleman was sta
ting the testimony before the committee he must
object.
Mr. Winslow, of North Carolina, explained
that the President makes DO objectiou to the
inquiry, but to the first branch of the resolu
tion, which brings no specific charge. He
makes no objectiou to the latter part.
Mr. John Cochrane, of New York, hoped the
subject would not be postponed. They could
discuss it now.
Mr. Bocock resumed—lt was not true that
such communications were without precedent.
A distinguished democratic President, Old
Hickory, sent in a protest to the Senate against
its action which affected him. The gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Covode) had not shown
that this was not a vague and indefinite in
quiry.
Mr. Covode—l cannot make it otherwise.
Mr. Bocock replied that the President has
not protested against what the gentleman can
not do, but what he has done. Does the use of
mouey show corruption? The gentleman, with
his other party associates, has in circulation a
secret circular, calling on their friends to con
tribute money for the use of the Republican
party.
Mr. Kilgoro, of ladiana, said the circular
contains a recommendation to contribute money
to disseminate useful information, just the same
as the missionary societies raise money to send
Bibles to the heathen. 'Laughter on the Rc
publican side.)
.Mr. Bocock replied : But the object was to
send out false bibles, false doctrines, and false
prophets. It was reserved for the geuerous
end portly gentleman from ludiana to come
forward and take the defence of this matter.—
The gentleman was the veiy oue who required
of his candidate for public printer that the pro- j
tits should be divided for the benefit of his i
party. (Laughter on the Democratic side.) ■
But if the President should happen to kuow
the use of money, then it is wrong, and there |
must be sweeping charges agaiust hiut.
Mr. Haskin, of New York, said this manner j
of treating the subject was unworthy of the i
dignity of this body. It was not iu order to j
dcsceud to dirty party politic- 1 . Tho Presi
dent's plea in abatement should go to the Com- ;
inittee on tho Judiciary. The question of}
reference only was legitimate for diseussiou.— j
This House has been insulted by the Napoleonic 1
decree of the President.
Mr. Bocock replied that these remarks came |
appropriately from one who had declared that }
he had acted as a Republican ally. He bowed J
to the gentleman in humble acknowledgment j
for his lecture on the dignity of this House.— j
(Laughter on tho democratic side and a voice,
"good.") Ho asked whether it was not au
tujury to the President to bring forward loose
vague and inJcfioite charges. Was that no
puuishment. The President has denied the I
sweeping allegation®. He moved the post
ponement of tue question. Not agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Sherman, the message was j
referred to tho Committee < n the Judiciary, j
with leave to report at any time.
Mr. Hickman, of Pennsylvania, as ehairman
of that committee, said au early report will be
made aud a fair opportunity allowed for its i
discussion.
That Extra Majority.
Locofoco journals, says the ilarrisburg Tel
tgrap/i, are ju3t now engaged in a grand effort
to keep up the courage of the party. They
should bo careful, however, not to lay too much
stress upon the Louie strength of Mr. Foster.
That be is popular at Lome no one doubts, that
we know of. That he is immensely popular
there, the figures do not testify. For instaoce,
in that Congressional district, in 1858,
Mr. Foster received 8,165 votes.
Judge Porter received 7,899 ♦
Foster over Porter 266
The figures do not show that Mr. Foster has
any extraordinary popularity in his own district.
Again, at tbe same election,
Covode was elected over Foster by a ma
jority of ' 1092
Cochran over Wright list year 1074
The failing off of the vote last fall as com
pared with the vote of 1858, was about the
same on both sides—Covode receiving upward
of a thousand votes more than Cochran, and
Foeter upward of a thousand more than Wright.
If our frieuds on the other side can get any
comfort from this exhibit, it will show that they
are indeed thankful for small favors.
Already we see signs of trouble. Men who
are dissatisfied with the result of the Reading
Convention are busily engaged in inculcating
tbe idea that the Charleston Convention, fol
lowing up ifs idea, must throw overboard all
promiuent candidates, and fix upon a new one
—a man of straw, perhaps, uuknowu to the
people, and unacceptable to them.— Sentinel.
So our neighbor has got the dust raised by
tbe Reading Convention out of his eyes. Well,
that is encouraging. He begius to see sigus of
Iroublc already. Some man art dissatisfied
with the result of tbeßoadiug love-feast. The
Democracy is not h>ir'nomoux t as its organs
have been piping for a week. Had our neigh
bor kept cooi, as we did, he might Lmve seeu
that tbe uoiou of the factions was fictitious
from the beginning. Mr. Foster, thrown iu as
the combining medium, fails to assure our friend
of that victory about wbioii so much has been
said, sung and prophesied for tbo last week.—
We offer him our condolences, and so forth.—
"Vanity of vauities, all 13 vanity:" saith the
preacher. Nothing is certain but the common
fate.—//dr. Tel.
A correspondent of tbe Lancaster Uomn says:
"Though 1 Foster no ill feelings against the
Democratic nomineo for Goveruur of Pennsyl
vania, however they may try to bring him out
to view. I predict that he will be found Mind
A. Curttn.
Anonymous letters have been addressed to
Mr. Covode, M. C-, from Pa., and Mr. Sherman.
31. C., from Ohio, threatening tbem with assas
sination unless they desist from investigating
charges of corruption again the Locofocos,
' BEDFORD INQUIRER.
BEDFORD, Fa.
Friday .tloriiliif?, April 13, IS6O.
FEARLESS AND FREE."
D. Ol'Eß—Editor and Proprietor.
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1860,
DON. SIMON CAMERON,
OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Subject to the decision of the National Convention.)
FOR GOVERNOR:
ANDREW 6. CURTIN,
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
REMOVAL.
The office of (he "Bedford Inquirer," has been
removed to the brick building, one door souih of
our former office, immediately opposite ttie Meti
gel House, and formerly occupied by Charles
McDowell, Esq., dee'd, and known as the <; Bee
Hive Printing Office."
PAY IP!
As very few of our subscribers have heeded
our former duos, we hope uow, all who owe us
will bring, or seud the money, or parts of it,or
at least let us hear from them, by Court Week.
__ _
THE PRESIDENT'S PROTEST.
To the exclusion of other matters, wc lay
the late extraordinary message of President
Buchanan to the House of Representatives,
and the debate consequent upon it, before our
readers. This message is one of the most
extraordinary and bigh-handed docuiueuts ev
er presented to Congress, and only fit to ema
nate from a tyrant. !t appears that Mr. Co
vodo's committee was producing some very
damaging testimony in regard to the use of
tuouey in elections, particularly in Pennsyl
vania, and fastening it upon the illustrious J.
B.j who wrote the celebrated Fort Duquesue
centennary letter, in which he deprecated the
degeneracy of the times, particularly in the
use of money to bribe electors and to carry
elections, and also the author of that other
celebrated letter, in regard to tbo navy con
tract, signed "J. B." The President whines
like a whipped schoolboy, aui says that that
committeo has no right to try him, as though
the President of tua U. States is above the
Constitution, an 1 the law.s. lie, DO doubt,
imagines that ho is king, nd the king can do
no wrong. Ho declares that he Dcvor dabbled
in corruption, yet he denies the right of the
committee to investigate his conduct. If be
is not guilty, why not oourt the investigation,
rather than object to it ? This message will
place him before the people of the United
States, and, in fact, before the whole world, iu
anything but an enviable light. His reputa
tion, if he ever had auy, as a statesman, will
go down to posterity quite dimmed. But oue
good result he may have accomplished, and
that is, the terrible warning he gives to future
statesmen and Presidents. Let them profit by
it.
Let ail our friends give the message a care
ful and dispassionate perusal.
Death of Mr. Josiah D. Shuck.
We reoord, with pain, the death of our late
townsman, Mr. JOSIAH D. SHUCK, which sad
event took place on Monday morning last. Mr.
Shuak, was a man of good sense, sound judg
ment, ooe of the best business men in Bedford,
and LU loss will he severely felt. In all his
dealings, he was just; and kind to tho>e needing
help. His departure is lamented by very many
of the j eople cf Bedford County. As a friend
and neighbor, we pause to drop a tear to his
memory. He was afflicted for about a year,
and gradually sunk, without pain, into the
arms of his Redeemer, upon whom he placed
his trust (or salvation. The end of the perfect
man is peace.
A FLOOD.—Tbe rains for the past few days
have raised the Juniata, at this place, higher
than tt has been for several years. Wo notice
qui'o a lot of good timber floating down the
stream. Some of the fences in the neighbor
hood have been takea off. The streams in
other parts of the County, so tar as we have
yet heard, are quite swollen. We have not
beard of the amount of damage to the crops,
as we piesuuie in some places they are injured.
The mails that left town on Wednesday morn
ing last, for Hopewell and Hollidaysburg, had
to return, on aecount of the high water. The
turnpike west of Bloody Run waasome four or
five feet uuder water. The waters have since
considerably subsided.
CHANGE. —The firm of Ferguson & Alan
speaker has been changed. Mr. Ferguson re
tires, and Mr. Simon Sbafer takes bis place.—
They will do business under the style and firm
of Manspeaker & Sharer. They have a lot
of new goods, which they are disposing of at
very low rates.
See the advertisement of Messrs J. M.
Shoemaker & Co. Tbey have a lot of new
and very cheap goods.
BEDFORD mODIRER.
CONNECTICUT RIGHT!
SECOND GUN OF 1860.
The election held in Connecticut on Monday
week resulted in the re-election of BUCKING
HAM, Republican, for Governor, and the whole
State ticket, and a majority of both branches
of (he Legislature, securing the election of a
Republican United States Senator. Well done
for the "land of steady habits."
New Hampshire lead off last month, which
also sent a thrill of joy to the hearts of free
meo.
The work goes bravely on, so gloriously be
gan 1856, and has not receded for one moment.
Every State that went against Buchanan has
gone the same way at every election held since
then. Can't Democracy see the band writing
on the wall 1
RHODE ISLAND ELECTION. —The Democrats,
with their usual presumption, claim the result
of the election in this State as a triumph for
their party, and accordingly anuounce it with
a general hurra. During the canvass the party
papers and orators in Rhode Island denied that
it was a partisan contest, and assured the voter 9
that they would not claim it as such after the
election. The Republican nominee for Gover
nor was SETII PAPELFORD, who was obnoxious
to what is called the American-Republicau
portion of the opposition, and accordingly WM.
SPRAGPE, of Providence—an Atuerieun-Re
publiean in politics—was plaeed ta nomination
by that wing. The democrats, in a hopeless
minority, made no nomination, but cast their
votes in opposition to the regular Republican
candidate. The State of Rhode Island, in the
coming natioual contest, will be as thoroughly
Republican as it was in 1856. His success is
an American victory.
Mr. Spraguo is at the bead of an immense
calico printing establishment, and is said to be
worth over live millions of dollars. It is re
ported that he spent at least one hundred
thousauJ dollars to secure his election.
THE PEOPLE'S CLUB met on Tuesday eve
ning last, aud on motion of It. D. Barclay,
Esq., adjourned out of respect to the memory
of Mr. JOSIAII D. SfIUCK, whoso funeral ser
vices had uot yet taken place. It stands ad
journed to the first Tuesday night of next
month, its regular time of meeting.
MENOEL HOUSE —This old and well known
Hotel has changed Landlords, Mr. Valentine
Steckman retiring, and Mr. Isaac Meugel, Jr.,
taking bis place. Mr. Mongol, wo have n
doubt, will make an attentive and accommoda
ting landlord, and wo bespeak for Lima share
of the public custom.
We attended the performances of Prof. Rol
lio, ou Monday night, in the Court House.—
His sieigbt of band, negro.aod bachaualian per
formances were good, and equal to any wo have
ever seen.
A new couuty, to be called Cameron, has
been formed out of the couoties of Clinton, Pot
ter, McKean and Elk.
For ihe Inquirer.
THE SU P EIIIN TENDENCY.
Mr. OVER: —I have heretofore taken little
interest iu the canvass for Superintendent, and
had a desire to stand aloof, and not allow my
self to be drawn into tho general soramble;
but lam a teacher, and have been a teacher
for the last six years, and find my interests to
be the iuterests of the Common School Teach
er, and I am uudor the improssion that the iu
terests of tho teacher are the interests of the
common school system everywhere. These be
ing my sentiments, 1 feel it my duty to record
my preferences for tho true representative of
the teacher—J. B. Durborrow—who is not the
candidate of any political party or creed, and
who, if elected, will make every effort to raise
the standard of education to the rank of our
sister counties, by a system of labor unprece
dented in this county. I hope the teachers
will not lose sight of their best interests.—
Bomciuber, tho State Superintendent repudi
ates "broken down members of other profes
sions,'' and olaims that none but practical
teachers should bo elected.
S. A. MOORE.
StonerstowD, Pa.
For the Inquirer
LEGISLATURE.
Mr. EDlTOß:— Several persons have alroady
been named as competent and suitable persons
for the Legislature, who are possessed with
undoubted ability for the post, but in our
opinion none of tbem would better perform its
duties alike with dignity and deoorum, as well
as to the entire satisfaction of the publie.tban
Mr. (J. W. ASIICOM, of Hopewell. Should he
receive the nomination, we are certain that his
election would be a fixed fact. Mr. Ashcoto
is an actire and effective politician, and has
labored in our party for uiore than twenty
years. Many of our friends in this part of
the county fed that Mr. Asbcoui deserves and
should have the nomination, and Hopewell
Township will roll in a majority for him.
8.
BEDFORD LYCEUM.
The Bedford Lyoeum will meet at the Court
House, on Saturday evening next, at 7 o'clock.
Deolaioior, J. W. Dickerson; Essayist, A. J.
Statler. Question —"Should the Judioiary be
elective V Affirmative, S. L. ltussall; Nega
tive, Dr. C. N. Hickok.
Our Republican friends in tho western ooun
ties say tbey will cross the AUoghcuy moan
tains with 25,000 majority for Col. Ourtio.—
Glorious prospect. „
SEVERE BUT JUST.— "Occasional," tho
Washington correspondent of The Preis , thus
refers to the Protest of Presideut Buchanan—
which we publish elsewhere iQ this paper—
against the two first clauses of Mr. Covode's
resolution providing for a select Committee to
oxatnino iuto alleged abuses by the President,
or auy other officer of the Government, iu the
distribution of the public patronage. The re-*
marks are severe but just :
"Meu change only in their fashions and in
their customs. The marked mental character
ist.ics of the human race remain always the
same, and whether in the naked savage or the
enlightened Christian, the same passions, im
pulses, and peculiarities, are equally observa
ble. Thus we find the earliest record of hu
man events but a reflex of those of to-day.—
Six thousand years change the customs, maus
tiers, and dress, but tbe minds and passions of
meu remain unaltered ; and as Adam and Eve
lived and loved iu Paradise, aud fell before
temptation, so to-day the same story may be
found on tho pages of every new novel, So,
also, we find the ancient Assyrian aud Egyp
tian tyrants ruled their hosts with a despot's
sceptre until they aroused the vengeance of a
people betrayed and outraged and then, when
turned upon, fell trembliug, abject and sub
missive before them. So the worst of the Ro
man tyrants died. So the curse of France—
the miserable Robespierre —after wadiDg
through oceans of blood to bis bad emiueuce,
proved true at last to tbe uaturo of tyrants,
and died in the most slavish fear in the pres
ence of the people be had wronged. And later
times show the same unvarying "Law of Na
ture," illustrated by tbe events of to-day. A
President of the United States, after having
violated every pledgo made to his people—af
ter having betrayed every friend—after having,
wiih the axioganee of a tyrant's nature, at
tempted the subversion of the very principles
'of his Government, and endeavored, by the
most tyrannical of reigns, to usurp the proper
power of a free people—wbeu that outraged
people indignantly call him to account for his
malversations, falls a trembling, abject slave
before them, an i begs, like a very mennicaut,
a little pity for his "gtay hairs."
It is one of the compensation of nature, thai
when she makes a tyrant she makes hiiu a cow
ard. There is somuthiug grand iu the contem
plation of great men aud great acts, e.cu when
the acts themselves are bad. Syil, for in
stance, coumiauds himself to out admiration
for his courage. We admit, and cauuot hut
admire, the haughty defiance of his character,
and
"The Roman, when his burning heart
Was slaked in blood of Kotuo,
Threw down the dagger, dared depart
In gloomy grandeur home."
Old Crotnweli, too, marching his regiment of
ironsides into the house to drive out a refrac
tory Parliament, makes a fino historical picture.
And Louis Napoleon, for contemporary illus
tration, with his coup cf etat, which overturned
a Gr>verniueut in an hour, cauuot be looked
upon without a measure of that admiration
which the world evor accords to dariug boldness
of action. Rut woe is me 1 foi our historic
picture of 1860. A tyrant dragged before an
mdiguaut people to answer for his acts, too
nerveless to cuusummato his treasou by a single
act of courage, cowers and whines under tue
fear of punishment, iu a manner so abject as
to excite the pi-.y of Lis enemies, and the con
tempt of l.is friends.
"Thy name— thy human name—to every eye
The climax ol' all scorn should hang on high ;
Exalted o'er tliy less abhorred compeers,
And festering in the infamy ot years."
Democratic Tribulations.
Senator Rigler told the Convention at Read
ing that "we shall have no peace until the
lilaek Republicans are wiped out." Our opin
ion is that the illustrious clerk of the Reef
market will get a very small piece even iu that
event. He sees the writing on the wall. The
Democrats have used biiu, aud they will dismiss
him after the nomination at Charleston shall
have been made.
TBOUBLL. —Richard J. tlaldeman is "'out"
of tLe lUrrißoatg Patriot Sf Union office—a fact
which he does not like, but can't help.
"WHAT DOES IT MEAN?"—WE find in For
ney's Press of Wednesday, a tolerably plain
declaration of neutrality in the comming guber
natorial contest.* It says that if Mr. Foster in
tends to do anything, he uiust immediately re
pudiate the Administration of James Buchanan.
As Mr. Foster cannot repudiate Buchanan's
iniquities without repudiating the plank in tho
Heading platform, it is pretty evident that he
can not the support of Mr. Forney's paper
The Press highly eulogizes "Col. Curtin in the
same article. We receive this as new evidence
that the fusion at Beading was not real—as we
more than hinted at the time.
Bill English's father has been appointed
Marshal of Indiana—another reward to a Le
compton Congressman, llis appointment creates
a great stir m that State.
The Horicon (Wisconsin) Argus, referring to
Judge Douglas, says: "There is no Democrat
iu the couutry, from Green Bay to tho Florida
reets, that can get up half the enthusiasm, that
will suit the Democracy of the North West and
tho whole Union as well as he, and \va look up
on his nomination as certain to come. It must
come, or the Democrats lose the President
there is no other choice—no half-way ground."
A POLITICAL BUUOR —A rumor, which I
am disposed to believe, after thorough inquiry,
is in circulation in this city, to the effect that
tho Administration has advised aud will support
the secession of the Southern delegates from
the Charleston Convention, should Douglas be
nominated. Ji Cabinet Minister is said to have
slated to a distinguished JYoithern Democrat,
two or three days ago, that this scherpe was ar
ranged, and he did not hesitate to add that it
was Very Jar Jrom improbable that the South
would take possession of the Union Constitu
tional Convention, which is to assemble at Bal
timore on the 9th of May, in order to array the
Southern people against Douglas, should he suc
ceed in overwhelming his opponents of the Na
tional Convention. You need not be surprised
if this projeot is carried out. That it is in
contemplation I do not doubt.—" Occasional."
Howell Cobb has withdrawn his name from
the Presidential canvass.
We believe we run no hazard whatevor in as
serting that not one singld free State with the
possible exception of California, will ev c r vote
for Congressional protection to Slavery in the
Territories. And if the Democrats of the
South succeed at Charleston in bringing the
contest to this issue, they will nave decided the
result in advance—no matter who, may be the
candidates on either side.—JV*. Y. Times.
/ We are aware that Nr. Buchanan absolutely
I declines to be a candidate at Charleston, under
any circumstances whatsoever.— JStw York
Herald.
The fox absolutely declined the grapes when
he feuid they were beyond bis reach. Mag
| oanimous Mr. Buchanan ! Magnanimous fox !
I The iggrwsion in (he Galf—The
Other Side of the S(ory.
The true character of the naval affair before
Vera Cruz is already disclosed, notwithstanding
the inteutional disguises thrown around if by
the telegraphic dispatches. The Admimstra
j tion confesses, through its organs, that a seri
ous blunder has been committed and a serious
embarrassment the Conduct of Oapt.
Turner and Commodore Jama, and signs are
already apparent that they will have to bear
the responsibility of that conduct, unsupported
by their superiors. The capture of iwo Mexi
can vessels would bo oniy justifiable on the
theory that they were pirates, and although
this plea has been advanced, it is scouted by
the law authorities. The case does uot present
eveu a technicality under which to shelter the
act of Capt. Tumor. Gen. Cass himself has
persisteutly maintained the position, that no
vessel is obliged to show her colors. But add
to this, that the Wave and Indianola, from
which the challengo for the production of colors
cauie, were kuown to belong to Juaiez. As
soon as the Saratoga—a ship known to belong
to the U. States—fired at the Mirumoo, both
the Miramon and Marquise de la Habana hoists
cd the Spanish tirg. When captured it was
found that these vessels were destitute of equip
ment, and entirely unprepared for fighting, and
also that their papers were regular in all re
spects. Yet they were taken to Mew Orleans
as prizes, where they remain; and the ques
tions now are, what disposition shall be made
of tbem, and how shall the affair be treated 1
They cannot be retained or sold, as they are
uot pirates. The Government has no alterna
tive but to censure the rash officer, restore the j
captured vessels to their owners, aud make suoh
other reparation as tha case calls lor. Thus,
humiiusion and the payment of damages must :
be the result ol the atuueuieut whatever for |
undeniable wroug should be adopted. Wo
have no doubt that Capt. Turner acted in the J
spirit ot his instructions, but we are equally j
certaiu that the Aduiiuistratiou wilt make a I
scapegoat, as it did Commodore Paulding. In- I
deed, it must do so, or put itself in the position j
of hating made war, not only without the per
mission, but against the wishes of Congress.—
We agaiu repeat what wo bavo said so often :
there is a conspiracy (of which the Adminis
tration is the very pulse) in the bosom of the
National Democratic party to bring about a
war with Mexico, for the purpose of governing
the result of the ooming Presidential election.
That party knows well that it is doomed to de
feat ou the issues which its policy, for the last
eight years, has shaped, and it is therefore,
straiuing every nerve to have these issues
mvrged aud silenced in the clang of arms and
the uiu of war. It acts up to the maxim that
solf-prcseivation is (he first law of nature, and
in comparison with this the welfare and bonor
ot the country arc matters of no moment ; but
it is tbe duty of the Republican party to main
tain and advuuee both tbe national bonor and
wci:'a;e, which indeed arc but one, end hence
we nny confidently expect that it will offer a
successful opposition to tue uegraning and dis
graceful foreigu policy of the President.—
Missouri Democrat.
The Principles of ihe People's Party.
The following concise statement of the prin
ciples which govern the People's Party, should
be read by every one, especially those pro
gressive democrats, woo are ao fond of stigma
tizing that party as the "Black Republican,
Nigger-loving Abolitionists." If there is a
democrat in this county who has the courage
to avow his opposition to any one of them, we
should like to see him "face the music:"
1. To preserve iho Territories to freedom
and free labor; to prevent the monopoly of
their, soil by the owners of slave labor; to save
free labor Irotu the degradation which always
follows from close contact with slavery; to se
cure the establishment of schools, universities,
and churches, without which a high degree of
intelligence, molality and thrift is entirely im
possible.
2. To give land to the landless-, to encour
age settlers from both the fcee and the slave
States to enter upou our now unsettled domain
by the free gift of a homestead, inalienable
forever, except at the option of the grantee,
aud thus secure the early development of our
unequalled resources, increase our national
strength, and reflect new lustre upon our bes
neficent and free institutions.
3. To s'reugthen the political power in the
national government oi free white laborers, by
rapidly building up new free States, and thus
placing the representatives of the Slavery Oli
garchy in our National Councils in a hopoless
minority.
4. Such a revision of the fiaanciai policy of
the government as will result in protecting the
free white labor of this country from the ruin
ous competition of the pauper labor of Europe;
which will scomo a home market for the bulk
of our agricultural staples, inorease the gener
al prosperity of the country, and make us in
dependent of other countries altko in times of
peaco and war.
5. Reciprocal free trade with all the gov.
crnuients of the New World, the development
of an American policy which will link them
oloser to each other by a community of inter
est, put a stop to schemes of annexation for
the purpose of increasing the political power of
slavery,'and effcotually squelch fillibustering
and flllibusters.
6. The improvement of Rivers and Harbors,
and the construction of a Pacifio Railroad,
cheapening the oarri&ge of all artioles of com
merce, and facilitating intercourse between
citiacns of every seotion of our widely extend
ed confederacy.
ASTOUNDINQ FRAUD.—A day or two siuoe,
at Washington, Mr. Cowoll stated before the
Printing Investigating Committee of the Sen
ate, that he had bid for the printiug of the
Post Office Blanks, for four years, ninety-three
per cent, below the prices which the Govaro
ment has been payiog! That is to say, bo of
fers to do for seven cents what the Govern
ment has been payiug a dollar for. Aud this
is but ouo of a thousand things of the same
sort that have wide our Government ono of
the moat profligate and corrupt in the world.
A DOUGLAS EDITOR'S FAREWELL
Thomas fl. Dawson ha* been printing the
Louisville, Clay couoty, Illinois Democrat
paper with the Dame of Stephen Arnold Doug
las flying at its mast head for the Presidency.
Having been engaged in doing a discreditable
business for a long tiree, he repents in "dust
and ashes,' and in his last paper bids farewell
to bis patrons aud political associates as fol
lows, which we commend to our Buchanan ad
vocates, and hope they will do likewise:
''Our opinions are strongly anti-democrat
and our readers arc aware that we published a
Douglas organ—at least it was published i n
that name, but we never came out strong
Forbid that we should. For what v? e have
said or doDe to, aid the democratic party, "we
shall have many sorrowful nights of repent
ance to alone for that grievous wrong. Q u ,
right judgment has ut last triumphed, and wo'
have dashed tbe cup of poison from our Hps -
though the golden cup that held it was very
templing."
' The editor continues:
'•fo carry a double face during the coming
great struggle betweenjrigbt and wrong, in our
opinion would be highly criminal; therefore we
were glad to sell out at the firt opportunity,
that we might have our limbs free to fight on
'be side of right at the oext election."
Ihe editor closes out his demooracy by of
fering to accept an engagement as editor of a
Republican paper, bo we go.
THE GREAT ECLIPSE OP IB6o.—The total
eclipse of the sun, which will take place on tbe
18th of July of this year, will be a very im
portant one to ibe scientific world. It wiil
commence in California, and terminate on the
borders of the lted Sea. Pass along about the
60th degree of latitude, an 1 quitting tbe Amer
ican Coutineut at Hudson Strait, it will cross
the Atlantic to the Spanish shore, and for some
minutes something like one fourth of Spain will
be in total darkness. Tbe shadow will con
tinue its course over Africa, crossing tbe Niia
to the north of Dongola, and finally quitting
the earth in Ethiopia. During tbe eclipse, ihe
planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiftr, and Saturn
will be visible together arranged in tbe form of
a rhomboid—an occurrence so rare that some
ceuturies w:li elapse before suoh a spectacle can
be witnessed again; indeed, the eclipse itself
will be of a character that will be uuequaled
during the present eeutury.
Tribute of Kispect.
At a meeting of BedforJ Lodge, No. 202
I. 0. O. ?., the following preamble and reso
lutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, it has pleased Almighty God to
remove from us, by death, our brother, A. J.
Baylor, therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of Brother
Bajlor, the fraternity baa lost a true and wor
thy member, and our community a peaceable
and conservative citizen.
Resolved, That wbile we deeply and sincere
ly deplore bis loss, we would bow with humble
submission to the fiat of that Infinite Power
who is too wise to err, and too good to lay the
rod on his creatures bat in righteousness and
love.
Resolved, That we tender our brotherly
sympathies to the widow and family of our de
oc-aseu orother iu their sorrow, audi commend
them to him who has promised to be the wid
ows' God and the orphans' Father.
Resolved, That the members of the L-odeo
wear the usual badge of urourniog for thirty
days, and that the Lodge he draped iu mourn
ing for thirty Lodge nights.
Resolved, That these resolutions be publish
ed in the papers of our town, and that a copy,
under seal of the Lodge, be transmitted to
the family of our brother.
11. NICODEMUS,
J. It. JORDAN,
EBEN PENXELL,
Committee.
MARRIED.
On Tuesday the 29th ult., by the Rev. R. F.
Sample, Mr. DAVID DICKEN, of Cumberland
Valley Tp., to Miss ELIZABETH REA, of Red
ford Tp.
The happy couple have our thanks for a
plentiful supply of cake, accompanied with thd
"yellow boy.'' Long life and joy always ac
company them, is the wish of the printer.
In Hopewell township, on Tuesday, the 22J
ult., by the Rev. W. M. Deatriok, Mr. Sam
uel M. Clark, of Westmoreland Co., to Miss
Adaline R., second daughter of Mr. William
Youug, of this County.
At the same place, on Thursday, the 29th
ult., by the same, Mr. Ezekiel Cook, Jr., of
West Providence tp., to Miss Matilda, eldest
daughter of Mr. Win. Young, of Hopewell tp.
On the 11th ult., by the Rev. R. H. Hunt,
Mr. Peter Nuuemaker to Miss Matilda Mech
tley.
In St. Clair tp., January 12tb, by the same,
Mr. George Rorder to Miss Martha Miller.
At the Methodist Parsonage, in Bedford,
March 21st., by Rev. S. Barnes, Mr. John S.
Brown to Miss Emily Drenoiog, both of Cum
berland Valley.
In Union Tp., on the 25th ult., by Thoatas
Oldhnm, Esq., Mr. Chancey Oorl to Miss Bar
bara Roudabusb, all of Union tp.
On the 22d alt., by the Rev. N. E. Giida,
Mr. John Powell to Miss Mary Croess, both of
Bedford Co.
On Thursday, Ihe 28th ult., by Elder Abm.
Miller, Mr. Jacob Hardman, of Harrison Tp.,
to Miss Jauo Arnold, of Cumberland Valley
Tp.
Tbe Great Drawback to persons emigra
ting to the extreme south and western country, Is
the (ear they have of the Fever and Agne the most
direful of all diseases. Every day we bear of per
sons attacked by this disease and made helplessin a
short time, without any Cleans of affording reliefs
In view of the great demand for a remedy. Dr*
Hostetter has presented his celebrated "Bitters,"
whose curative powers for all disease* of the stom
ach have been universally acknowledged. The 'Bit
ters,' prepared after a long experience and deep
study, have received the euoomiums of the most
eminent physicians, as well j.s all classes, from every
part of our couutry. To those who doubt their
many virtues, all wo c : in say is So tiy them, and
judge for themselves, respectively.
Sold by druggists and dealers generally, every-,
where.
advertisement in another column.
March 9; 180.