BEDFORD INQUIRER.
BEDFORD, Fa.
Friday Morning'. Dec. 21, iSGO.
"FEARLESS AND FREE."
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D. OVER —Editor and Proprietor.
Won't some of our subscribers who never pay
us any money, bring us some flour, wheat, rye,
corn, buckwheat and wood? We need all these
things, and haven't the money to buy them.
Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer.
James Buchanan has recommended Friday,
the 4th of January, 1861, to be set apart as a
day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer,
throughout the United States. He says : "Let
our fervent prayers ascend to His Throne that
he would not desert us in this hour of extreme
peril, but remember us as He did our fathers
in the darkest days of the Revolution, and pre
serve our Constitution and enr Union, the
work of their hands, for ages yet to come."
We Lope our people,'as well as the people of
the whole land *will keep the day, as recom
mended by the President. But ia be sincere ?
He it is, that baa brought ua to this fearful
condition. If he be sincere in his attachment
to "our Constitution and our Union,'' why keep
a set of disunion traitors in his Cabinet ?
Why have them all around him ss his confi
daots ? Why not. reinforce the brave Maj.
Anderson at Fort Moultrie, aud, like Jackson,
thus avoid bloodshed? We Lope the prayers
of all religious men, and women, too, on that
day will go up for the perpetuity of this Re
public, and for the President, aiso, for it is
very evident t-y his conduct for the last lour
years, that he needs them sadly.
RESIGNATION OF GEN. CASS.
Gep. LEWIS CASS has resigned bis scat in
the Cabiuet. as Secretary of State, in cotise
quenoo of Buchanan refusiog to comply with
tha request of the brave Maj. Anderson, the
Commandant of Fort Moultrie, for reinforce
ments. We are glad of this. Although we
have differed, ami stiil differ with Gen. Cass on
political matters, yet we always believed him
to be a patriot, aud a gallant soldier, and it is
a fining timo for him to elore a long and event
ful career, by an act of patriotism like tbN,
in leaving a Cabinet aud President who appear
bent on the destruction of this glorious Union,
the best ever established by uian. It is *id
J. S. Black has been promoted to the State
department, arid E. M. Stanton, formerly of
Pittsburg, has Leeu appointed Attorney G>.ne
rai in place of Black. Black and Stanton
sgree with lluchaDan in the lattei's treasona
ble policy. If they succeed in their hellish
design of overthrowing this glotious Uuioo j
what a Luniiiatiig fact to record iu history,
•bat tho gcod old patriotic and conservative
State of PuQitsylvann nestled the traitors who
consummated tho act.
HEAVY HOGS —Mr. Alex. Henderson, kill
ed two bog®, tho one weighed 498, and the other
488 pounds—making the two 936 pounds. Mr.
J. M. Shoe tusk or killed two, the one weighing
436, the other 296 pounds. Mr. Philip San
son) kiiled oue weighing 510 pounds. Mr. Win.
Shafer killed two, one weighing 400J, the other
328 pounds. Mr. Isaac Mengel killed three
averaging about 300 pounds apiece. Dr. B. F.
limy killed three weighing 874 pounds. Mr.
Simon Ling killed two, oDe weighing 395, the
oher 340 pounds. *Mr, Alex. Defibaugh kill
ed one weighing, 4294 pounds. Maj. A. J.
Sinsom killed two weighing 727 pounds. Mr.
V. Breogel killed two each weighing 300 lbs.
Mr. Jacob Smith killed one weighing 312 lbs.
We purchased one from Mr. Asa Silver, weigh
ing 312 lbs, and killed one weighing 2724 lbs.
Jehu Bostio, near town, killed one weighing
453 lb. These hogs are hard to boat.
HOWELL COBB —OO the Bth inst., Howell
Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, wroto a let
tqj to the President, resigning his seat in the
Cabinet. His reasons for resigning is the ac
tion of bis State in regard to secession. Mr.
Cobb has been openly pi; tring treason against
the Constitution be had sworn to support, ever
since bo has been in office, and yet the craven
oid dotard, BuehanaD, has not opposed his con
spiracies, nor turned him out of office. He
leaves uow, at a time, that, by his treason and
bad management of the affairs of the Treasury
department, it ia in a worse condition than it
has been since the foundation of the Govern
ment. Hon. Philip Frank Tbomae, cf Md , 1
bss been appointed as his successor.
The Bedford Lyceum will meet at the Court
House, oo Saturday eveniog next, at 64 o'-
clock. Reclaimer, C. N. lliekok; Essayist,
J. G. Fisher. Question for discussion: "Was
the career of Oliver Cromwell beneficial to
Kugland?"' Affirmative, O. 11. Gaither; Neg
ative, J. Compber. The public are invited to
attend.
We had no turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Hope some one or other of our friends will pre
sent us one for Christmsn or New Year. Don't
all speak at oyce..
Get the Best Detector.
Petersons' Counterfeit Detector and Bank
note lias, for December has been received by us
and is corrected by Drexol & Co., the well
known Bankers and Brokers, and it is the best I
and most reliable Detector of Counterfeits and
Altered Notes published in this country. The
number issued this day fully describes Fifty
New Counterfeits, aud contains full descrip
tions of all bogus bank notes that are being
altered to suit verious banks all over tho coun
try, and which are being daily put into exten
sive circulation. It also contains several other
pages of very valuable information of everything
pertaining to bank notes. It has beeu consid
erably enlarged, having cow forty eight pages,
and contains far-similes of three bogus bank
plates aDd the coat of arms of all the United
States. We have no hesitation in pronouncing
it the most complete, reliable and best publi
cation of the kind in the United States, as it
is not used to subserve the interests of any
bankiog bouse, as most of the *o called Detec
tors are. It should Le in the hands ot every
storekeeper in the whole country, and we would
advise all persons who handle paper money to
send One Dollar in a letter, for a year's sub
scription, to tho publishers, and thus snbscribe
for the inoutbly isauo of it at onco; or Two
Dollars for tha semi-monthly issue. It is pub
lished by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, No. 306
Chestnut St., Phila., to whom all letters should
be addressed.
The Union Committee.
The grand Select Committee of one Member
from eai'b State, raised by the United States
House of Representatives to consider the State
of the Union and report measures looking to
its perpetuation and future peace, appointed
by Speaker Pennington, consists of
THOMAS CORWIX of Ohio, (Chairman.)
John S. Milson, Va. C. Francis Adams, Mass.
Warren Winslow, N. C. James Humphrey, N. Y.
Pem. W. Boyce, S. C. James 11. Campbell, Pa.
H. K. Love, Ga. Orris -L Ferry, Conn. •
If. Winter Davis, Md. Christ. Kobison, R. I.
J. G. Wbitely, Del. Mason W". Tappan, N.II.
W. L. N. Stratton, N. J. Francis S. Bristow, Ky.
John S. Morrill. Vt. T. A. R. Nelson, Tenn.
Win. M. Dunn. Ind. Miles Taylor, La.
Reuben Davis, Miss. 'A m. Keilogg, lit.
George Houston, Ala. Freeman M. Morse, Mc.
John S. Phelps, Mo. Albert Rust, Ark.
Wm. A. Howard, Mich. G. S. Hawkins, Fla.
;A. J. Hamilton, Texas. C. C. Washburn, Wis.
Samuel R. Curtis, lowa. John O. Burch, Cal.
William Windom, Minn. Lansing Stout, Oregon.
Sixteen are Republicans, 17 otherwise.—
The Speaker evidently eudeavored to select
the more moderate members of each party, so
as to give conciliation a fair chance, in accor
dance with the veto of the House. The tire
eaters, however txpre&s great dissatisfaction
with the Committee, and Hawkins, of Florida,
asked to be excused from serving, because he
believed that tho time for compromise has
J passed forever. They do not want to agree to
it, or give Lincolu a fair trial.
i he last Gazette has a number of articles in
relation to the Un.ou meetings of list week.
It insinuates that the first meeting was gotten
up by the Republicans, which is not true. —
Democrats got it up, and a Democrat brought
the bills to our cffice to be printed. Malice
auil falsehood characterize the Gazette's com
ments on the course the Republicans were
compelled to pursue, l'hat paper refuses to
publish the proceedings cf the Republican
Union mectiug, but promises in this week's pa
per to "ventilatp." We hope the editor in re
lieving himself of a superabundance of gas
will escape the catastrophe of the frog in .rEsop.
Speaker of ihe sen*te.
We have heard the name of Hon. R M.
PALMER of Schuylkill County, mentioned in
connection with the Speakership of the Senate
of Pennsylvania. Mr. Palmt-r is au able aud
ocoompliehed gentleman, and would make an
excellent Speaker. We hope to record bis
election.
Hon. L. W. HALL of Blair County, has the
qualities which would make him an excellent
presiding officer. He is one of our roost tal
ented and rising young politicians, aud the Sen
-1 ate would do well to make him Speaker at its
close.
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Distant Subscribers.
We have sent tbeir accounts to most of our
distant subscribers. If they are uot paid by
the Ist January, we will try to collect them
through an Attoiuey. We place uo more sub
scribers on our list outside of the County, un
less paid iu advance.
HOD. F. W. Pickens, late Minister to Russia,
was elected by the Legislature, on the 7th bal
lot, Governor of Soath Carolina, the other day.
lie is of the more moderate class of politicians,
although a secessionist, and was opposed by
Rhett, who was the third in the race.
The editor of the CeDtre Democrat will con
sider our old tile as touched. We would be
very happy to make his acquaintance. The
Democrat is a sound paper, and condacted with
ability.
Bloody Run was incorporated into a Borough
at the last Court. We believe the ciiizens of
the Borough will still vote with West Provi
dence Township.
CHRISTMAS.
The places of business iu Bedford will be
closed OD Christmas, as usual. This is right;
no one ought to do business on that day.
Hon. Edward MePberson will please accept
our thanks for a copy of the Patent Office Re
port for 1859.
A uieriy Christmas, patrons '
BEBFOEB m
Don't Take Them.
The notes of the following Pennsylvania
Bviiks ere quoted no sale in Philadelphia.-
They have all gone under in the financial crisis
which is now sweeping over the country:
Bank of Commerce, Erie.
bank of Crawford, Meadville.
Bank of Lawrence Co., New Castle.
Bank of New Castle.
Erie Ciiy bank, Erie.
McKean Co. bank, Smitbport.
Monongabela Valley bank, McKeesoort.
North Western Hank, Warren.
Tioga County bank, Tioga.
The Corn Exchange bank, Philadelphia,
gives notice that the notes of the Sbamokiu
bank will no longer be redeemed a't its counter.
SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. —This treas
onable body met in Columbia on Monday tbe
17th ioet., and orgauized by tbe election of
Gen. Jamison as President. In consequence
of tbe prevalence of the smali-pox, in an epi
demic form, the Convention adjorned to meet in
Charleston on the next day. The feeling ap
peared to be unanimous in favor of secession,
and it is very probabie, that the first act after
meeting in Charleston, was to pass a resolution
in favor of secession. The next act in the
drama will be the attempt at taking the forts
iu tbe harbor.
THE MESSAGE.
Let us devoutedly thank God fha*, for flic
ensuing four years at least, tbe People of the
U. rf. are relieved from the annual visitation
of a long Presidential lecture wherein Reason
is insulted, Humanity outraged, History tra
vestied and Common Sense defied, in the in
terest of Human Slavery and for the gratifi
cation of its upholders. Whatever evils the
future may have in stoie for us, this oiuv at
least, is for a seasou intermitted if not forever
put a>way.
The man who in this day talks of the oppo
nents of Slavery as blind, besotted fanatics,
and represents the current agitation as utterly
unprovoked and gratuitous, is simply dishonest.
Mr. Buchanan kuows bettor. He knows that
the means whereby Texas was thrust into our
Union were eminently calculated to arouse ai:v
latent Anti-Slavery conviction that slumbered
in the breast of our uon-slaveholding citizens,
lie knows that, wheu the War nu Mexico Was
made to result in the transfer of v >sl and thinly
peopled regions from that Republic to our
Union, it was inevitable either that Slavery
should he excluded from those Territories, or
that the People of the United Slates as a
whole, and not those of the South exclusively,
should tike upon their soula the responsibility
of extending Mho peculiar instituton" over a
region halt' as large as Europe—far larger
thau the Luited States cast of the Mississippi.
Mr. Buchanan himself expressly affirms, uud
quotes the Supreme Coutt as bis authority,
that every foot of Federal territory is neceMa,
rily slavehoiding territory—that is, territory
subject to the law of Slavery—from the mo
ment that it pase under the sway of our
Luiou. Ho knows that the Kansas Nebraska
bill was expressly au J avowedly introduced to
remove legal obstacles to the diffusion of
Slavery, and that the bill owed all its itujoir
taDee and gtuerul interest to that fact, iluw
is it possible, then, for a publicist, with tbe
eyes of tbe world fail upon Liui, 10 say that
"The long eontnued and intemperate inter
ference ot Northern people with the question
of Slavery IN THE SOUTHERN STATES has at
length produced its natural effects 1" Is the
1 resident s brow brass that it shoal 1 not ctjim
son with the consciousness that the whole
world will know this to be a lie 1 Does ho not
know right welt that the children in oar public
schools will point the iiugor of shame at ths
uuiLor ut such assertions, who lingers on the
brink of the grave to libel and traduce the'
most iuteliigeut aud consoioutioos portion of
tue people about to be relieved from tbe iu
cubus of h's rule ?
ihat this man should go back a quarter of
a ceutuary aud rake up from tbo very keuuels
uf oblivion so foolish an untruth as rbat "In
1535, pictorial handbill, aud inflammatory up
peals wore circulated extensively throughout
the South, of a character to excite the passious
of the slave.-",' can excite no additional wonder ;
stitl, tne falsehood is a uiost insane one. VVho
"circulated" such appeals and handbills I If i
this thing was done "extensively," nuny must
havebeen caught at it. if these "pietiria!
handbills ' represented imaginary out rages aud
cruelties inflicted on slaves, who could so
readily detect the misrepresentations as the
slaves themselves? If they truly depicted
scenes with which slaves wore familiar, how
should they be excited by pictorial representa
tions any more than by the actual occurrence
thus depicated ? Why is it that falsehood
must always he exposing itself by absurdities ?
Jr. Buchanan asserts that it would be "easy
•or the American people to settle the Slavery
question for ever," and this simply by letting
the slave States alone, and permitting them to
'manage their domestic institutions in their own
way.' Yet in this very Message ha proposes 1
to force Slavery down the throats of the i
Northern people, and compel them to take
upon their consciences the responsibility of
justifying, protecting, and extending it, by
ti"c or six distinct and impoitaut acts as
follows :
1. By amending the Federal Constitution so
as to embody in it 'au express recognition of
the right of property in slaves in the States
where it now exists OB MAY HEREAFTER EX-'
IST.'
2 By further amending the Constitution 30
as to affirm therein the 'duty of protecting this
right in all the common Territories throughout
their territorial existence, and until they shall
be admitted as States iuto tho Union, with or
without Slavery, as their Constitutions may i
prescribe.'
3. By purchasing Cuba from Spain at the
cost of all the States, with the morn! certainty
that tbe slave-holdiug interest in the Union
would thus be strengthened by teo or twelve i
additional Members of Congress an 1 as maov
Electoral Votes for President.
•4. By paying certain Cuban slave-traders I
tbe value fixed by tbern on the Auiistad nu- !
groes, taken as slaves from Afrioa to Cuba iti
clear violation of laws of Nations and of!
Spain, who liberated themaelves as all laws
give them a perfect right to do, and wero lan.
' ded on our shores, whenco they were sent back
f to Africa, after our Courts had decided that
k they could not be legally given up to tbe Cu
ban pirates who claimed them.
These measures of Pro-Slavery aggression
9 are pressed upon Congress by this same Bu
chanan, who tells us in the same breath that
all that is asked of us is that we let Slavery in
tbe States alone, and mind our own business,
and that this will put an end to Slavery agita
tion ! But we waste words on such audacity
of imposture.
What the President says of the alleged
Right of Secession, and the inexpediency if
not impossibility of Coercion, is iu the main
forcibly and well said. We commend it to
general attention.
' Our Foreigu Relations, save with Mexico,
would seem to be in a satisfactory state ; and
. it is to be hoped that tbe reestablishment of
tho Liberals at tho City of Mexico—now appa
rently imminent—will restore a good under
, standing in that quarter. But be wastes bis
breath in urging tbe Senate to coufirm the Mo
' Lane Treaty. We have work onough at home,
- without uuJcrtakiug to guarantee independence
aud good government to Mexico.
, Why is there no allusion to Peru, with which
country we would seeui to be on tho brick of
war ? Our Minister has formally withdrawn
' from Peru; the Peruvian Charge has been
r sent away from Washington ; the relations of
, the two Govcrnu-ents could hardly bo Worse
, in the absenoe of a formal declaration of war ;
yet BO allusion is made to Peru iu the Massage !
Probably a special communication will be made
to Congress at an euriy day.
It is melancholy, at this day, to see good
.space wasted on a serious attempt to justify
the Lccompton luiquity, or at least the Presi
. dent's partiu if. The pretence that that swin
dle was 'recognized' by thu Republicans, be
[ cause a part ot them were induced to vote
against the Slavery article submitted for sepa
. rate approval or rejection, is too monstrous.—
But no matter, luere is no danger that any
body will, at this day, oe won over to Lecornp
. tonisin; and the President might as well buve
; lavished bis sophistry in a eulogy on Judas
Iseartot or Benedict Arnold. There are some
things put y generally understood, -ana 'Lc
ootuptou' is one of them.
i Iu ail, or nearly all, that the Pre-ideot
says with regard to the Tariff, we render a
hearty Amen. We would ouly add, L.t there
be I O more borrowing, but prompt aud efficient
prov i>u lor paying, 'lhe Annual Expendi
tures have beeu handsomely diminished of
late, though we fear that tbe public service has
. suffered in consequence. To reduoe expendi
tures is well ; but to reduce them by stopping
public works of manite t utility and necessity,
is not so well. Let us have economy without
staving the public service, and a working
balance in the Treasury without further loans,
i We thank the President for bis good wrd
, for the famishing iu Kansas. If he will DO
' longer impede the passage of the Homestead
i b.ll, that measure will aflerd them a very gen
erul aud stusibie relief.
It may be well to have ait Members of Con
g. ess eieetcd ou one day; if so, we suggest that
the day fixed lot the Presidential Eleetiou is
the proper one. To reject that, and require a
special eleetiou for Congressmen in the depth
ot Winter, would hardly ba justifiable.
On the whole, though there is but a small
( portion of the Message as printed that we can
r approve, wo heertily tnaok tbo Presideut foi •
the tour columns that, ou revision, he omitted. |
( The omission of another like amount would j
have rendered it quite a respectable document. {
We thank him, moreover, for the similar Mes- i
sages that he wtii refrain from writing through- j
out tee years to como. And, though we can- ,
not commend the moral insensibility which j
renders him unable to see why any good citizen '
should detest slavo hunting iu Free States, we j
outi heartily congratulate him on tho Let that
ho is soon to be relieved from the cases of Stite j
and we assure him that in such relief the great j
body wf the people will beuitily sympathize.— I
JV. Y. Tribune.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
It is morally certain that tho seven Piesi- \
deutial Electors chosen on the PwciSo slope |
have voted, with one hundred and seventy- I
three of those chosen this side of ;he R*>o ky i
Mountains, fjr Lincoln and Hamlin. The
general rekiilt may bo euccinctly summed upas
follows:
Lincoln and Ilamlin. j Breckinridge and Lane.
California, 4 i Alabama, . 9
Connecticut, 6 j Arkansas, 4
Illinois, II Delaware, 8
Indiana, 13 Florida, 3
lows, 4 Georgia, 10
Maine, 8 Louisiana, 6
Massachusetts, 13 Maryland, 8
Michigan, ti Mississippi, 7
Minnesota, 4 North Carolina, 10 (
New Hampshire, 6 South Carolina, 8 ,
New Jersey, 4 Texas, 4
Now York, 35
Oregon, 3 Total, 72
Pennsylvania, 27 Bell and Everett.
Rhode Island, 4 Kentucky, 12
Vermont, 5 Teunesaee, 12 <
Wiscousin, 5 Virginia, 15
Total, 180 Total, 39
Douglas and Joknso i.
New Jersey, 3
Missouri, 9
! Total, 12
RECAPITULATION
For Lincoln and Hamlin, 180
For Breckinridge and Line, 72
For Bell and Everett, 39
For Douglas, 12
Whole Electoral vote, 303
Lincoln's majority ove>- all, 57
The wholo vote of the five 'Recession'States i '
is about as follows:
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South Carolina, 50,000 j i
Florida, 10,000 ! i
Mississippi, 60,000
Georgia, 90,000
Alabama, 8(1,000 j
Total, 290 000 j
Pennsylvania has jut pulled 479,387 whioh
|is as rauah as all put togelbor, and 186,000 '
■ besides. They talk of dissolving tho Union,
indeed! ' '
The President's Proclamation.
TO THE PEOPLE OP THE UNITED STATES.
A RECOMMENDATION.
Numerous appeals have been made to me by pi
ous and patriotic associations and citizens, in view
1 of the present distracted and dangerous condition
of our country, to recommend that a day be set
apart for HUMILIATION, PASTING AND PHATKE
thioughout the Union.
In compliance with their request, and my own
sense of duty, I designate FRIDAY, THE 4TU DAY or
JANUARY, 1861, lor this purpose, and recommend
that the people assemble on thai day, according to
their several forms of worship, to keep it as a sol
emn Fast.
The Union of the States is at the present mo
ment threatened with alarming and immediate dan
ger; panic and distress of a fearful character pre
vail throughout the land; our laboring population
are without employment, and consequently depriv
ed of the means of earning their hread. Indeed,
hope seems to have deserted the minds of men.—
All classes are in a state of confusion and dismay,
and the wisest councils of our best and purest men
are wholly disregarded.
In this the hour of our calamity and peril, to
whom shall we resort for relief hut to the God of
our fathers ? His omnipotent arm only can save us
from the awful effects of our own crim-s and follies
—our own ingratitude and guilt towards our Heav
tnly Father.
Let us, then, with deep contrition and penitent
sorrow, unite in humbling ourselves before the
M ist High, in confessing our individual and nation
al sins, and in acknowledging the justice of our
punishment. Let us implore Him to remove from
our hearts the false pride of opinion which would
impel us to persevere in wrong for the sake of con
sistency, rather than yield a just submission to the
unforsoen exigencies by which wo are now sur
rounded. Let us with deep reverence beseech Ilirn
to restore the frii ridship and good will which pre- j
vailed iu former days among the people of the sev- !
eral States; and above all, to save us from the hor
rors of civil war and "blood-guiltiness:" Let our !
fervent prayers ascend to His Throne that he would
n< t desert us in this hour of extreme peril, but re
member us as be did our fathers in the darkest days
of the Revolution, and preserve our Constitution
and our Union. the work of their hands, for ages
yet to come.
An Omnipotent Providence may overrule exist
ing evils for permanent good. Ho can make the
wrath of man to praise Him, and the remainder of
wrath he can restrain. Let me invoke every indi
vidual, in whatever sphere of life he may bo placed
to feel a personal responsibility to God and his
country tor he-ping tuis day holy, and for contrib
uting ail in bis power to remove our actual and im
pending calamities.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
ASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 1860.
Miljor llltitT<HL
Ibis gailaut officer, a Iveutuckian, as we are
informed, and a graduate at West Point, is, as
most of our readers know, in command of Fort
Moultrie, iu Charleston Harbor. The fact that
be lias applied to tbe President for reinforce
ments has been hitherto kept secret or denied.
Wo now loam from several sources tbat be has
actually so applied, that it has heeu the subject
of excited Cabinet debates, that the reinforce-
Uiciits iiuvtJ L6OD ryfusc+i, IjCD. CBTU- j
eatly advocated the reinforcements aud that on '
the refusal to graut th-.tn, he has resigned bis i
place iu the Cabinet.
VY e cannot bud language sufficiently strong
to reprobate the bejiiltsstiess and pusillanimity
of this treatmeut of a gallant officer. The
issue hero is short. Is Major Ami^rsooacting
in the line of bis duty or f. he uot? If he is*,
should be with bis ga.iaDt little baud of sixty
live men to be left to the uiercv of auy mob in
South Carolina, to be cut ti pieces for doing
bis duty to bis country? If bo is not iu the
line ot bis duty, why is he not withdrawn alto
gether from Fort Moultrie?
\Y e readily understand the feelings of
Geo. Cass. They do him much honor. Lie is
an old soldier, lie understands that an offiier
must h'dd tbe position entrusted to bim. Ha
understands equally the duty of the Govern
ment to give suitable support to its officers.—
YV e learn, that the ladies and children have all
been sent away from Fort Moulttie. Major
Anderson has also taken in provisions for six
month-.
Ibe New York Tribune has, strange to say,
u correspondent at Charleston. He declares
that tiie fort will uot be surrendered. The
Lhatleston Courirre ays: "Just so soon as moro
troops are seut to thp forts in Charleston, that
moment will the sword be drawn; South C.iro
ltuians will consider the movement a casus belli,
and we are informed from tbe most reliable
sources, will preveut the lauding of such reiti
forceuieuts "
Jhe New York Times declares th-.t it states
on good authority, that Ucu. Scott, a month
siuce,-urged these reinforcements. We have
always supposed that the old Chief was too
good a soldier to ullow such a post to be so ex
posed, and too noble a man to place a gallant
officer iu such a position. But what eau we
expect of Mr. Buohuuao.— Philadelphia Bui•
ieli'i.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
The Electoral College of Pennsylvania met
at Harrisburg, on Wednesday the sth inst
Gov. Pollock was elected President of the
College, aud Messrs. W. W. [lays of Harris
burg, a<,d John Hall of YVashiuton county,
were appointed Secretaries. E. Reed Meyer
was elected as a substitute for Mr. Merour,
who was detained at home by indisposition.— i
The Electors then proceeded to ballet, and tbe
Tellers reportc 1 that twenty-seven votes had
been cast for Abraham Lincoln for Presideut,
and Hannibal Haiuiiu, as Vice President of
tbe United States.
David Taggart was appointed Messenger, to
carry the Electoral vote to the President of
the Senate, at Wasbineton, and Henry Buiuui,
to be the bearer to the Judge of the District
Court at Philadelphia. Tbe college then closed
up the business of the meeting and adjourned
tine die.
A GOOD RESOLUTION. —At a meeting of the"
Howard Association, of Philadelphia, held in
the "city of brotherly love," December 10th.
1860. It was
Resolved, ihat come what may of good or
ill loour beloved Republic—Union or Disunion
the Howard Association will continue with
undiminished zeal, its labors for the relief of
suffering bumauity, over tbe whole area of out
common country, wherever the viotoms of di
sease and misfortune sbali solioit its friendly
aid.
CENSUS OF PENNSYLVANIA. —Tbe returns .
give us the following total population, dwellings,
and deaths duriug, tbe last ten years in (bis
State.
Popnla'n. Dwcll's, Deaths.
Eastern Dist, 1,559,553 267,810 16,172
Western " 1,354,888 247,007 12,465
Total 2 913.441 514,847 28,637
V MAINLA.— Tbo footings of tbe official re
turns of tbe votes for President in tbo State
• of Virginia, exclusive of the information which
caused a division of the electoral eollego are
as follows: 1
\| F ' ell V - 74,681
J • B-wkmndge, 74
t 1 1'" P° U * 16.375
t Mr- Lincoln, j g „ g
The B i x Breckinridge electors declared by
, too Governor s proclamation to he elected, have
dechoed upon tbe ground thai although nomi
> naliy chosen, tbey were not really so, f be ir p
--■ P™.t 'nsior.ty being the revj[t (f th(j b ,J_
| ders ot the returning offices. Tbe nine Bell
electors, then cho< ue tbeir six colleagues to .ill
the vacancies, and so gave the electoral vote
of the State to Bell.
A SAMPLE OF ARKANSAS ELOQUENCE—
"The Court will please to observe," said an
| ! Ai kansas lawyer, "that the gentleman from
the Last has given them a very learned speech,
j He l as roamed with old liomulus, socked with
" j old Socrates, ripped with old Euripides, and
oaotcr M with old Canthridos! but what—
your Honor—what doe- he know about the
laws of old Atkaosaw ?"
Oliver P. Mortio, the newly-eleoled Licu
| tenant Governor of Indiana, has made a strong
spt-eeh against Secessiosi. Ho says tbe West
will uot allow it, for they must have access to
tbe Ocean, (Last, West aud South) over the
territory of one government, aud not of two or
a dozen.
Coughs and Colds! Courtis and Colds !
SEASONABLE ADVICE.
Let no one neglect a cold or a slight cough.
Thousands, doing so, have had one cold added
to unotber, until tbo mucous membrane, liuing
the air passages, has become excessively irrita
: ed, and even permanently thickened, and soon
chronic cough, chronic pneumonia, and con-,
sumption gallop along. The best time to cure
all this is when it begins. If you are so for
tunate as to possess a case of Humphrey's
Specific Homeopathic Remedies, and if you dc>
you ought to at once take a cough pill, and
then two or three pills per day, with care as to
renewed exposure, will bring you all right in a
day or two.
If your cough has gut further along, then
more care aud more pa'ience is necessary for a
care, though it lies in the same direction. Our
adviee is, to keep the feet warm, the head
cool, and take Humphrey's Homeopathic (Jounh
Pills.
Price, 25 cents par box, with directions. Six
boxes, sl.
N. B.—A full set of HcarnaErs' HOMEOPATHIC
SPECIFICS, with Book of Directions, ami twenty
different Remedies, in large vials morocco case, So";
ditto, in plain case, $1; case of fiileen boxes, and
Book, $2.
1 hese Remedies, by the single box or case, are
sent by mail or express, free of charge, to any ad-
I dress, on receipt of the price. Address
Dr. F. HUMPHREYS A CO.,
Dec. 7. No. 562 Broadway, New York
REMEMBER, Strumous or Sorofulon9 af
fectinDs aru the curse, the blight of oiaukiad.
They are vile sod filthy, as well as fatal.—
They arise front impurity and contamination of
; the blood, and are to be seen alt arouod u c ,
everywhere. Thousands daily are consigned
to the grave from the direful effects of this
disease. But why trifle any longer, when the
remedy is at band? DR. LINDHEY'S BLOOD
SEARCHER—the only effectual preparation
now before the people, that does its work
mildly and safely. It does not closo the issue
superficially, while
Foul corruption, mining all within,
Infects unseen,
but purges the entiro system of all impure
matter, invigorates the body, snd leaves the
afflicted in the enjoyaient of good health. To
convince the skeptical of its healthy effects,
try hut one bottle, and be convinced. Sold by
all the Druggists iu this place, and dealers
throughout the country.—Nov. 23-4t.
RL . "
3MLA.RH.IER).
On tbe 25th of Oct.. by Rev. D. Stufft, Mr.
William Ivellermsu to Miss Henrietta Miller,
both of Londonderry tp.
On the 6th inst., by Rev. 11. Heokerman,
I Mr. John U. Ritchey to Miss Melissa Ann
; Jamison, both of Snake Spring tp.
On the 13th iuaf., by Rev. \Ym. M. Deat
riek, Mr. George Fockler to Miss Ann Hays,
both of Bedford Forge.
SIRE.
At Bloody Run, on the 7th inst., Miss Susan
Steckman, aged 42 years, 3 months, and 27
days.
Allegheny Male
AND
FEMALE SEMINARY,
Rainsburg, Bedford Co., Pa.
REV. W. W. BRIM, A. M. Principal.
MISS A. L. BRIM, Preceptress.
MISS L.J. BRIM, Teacher on Piano Forte.
THIS Institution, under the supervision ef the
nbove named persons assisted by other competent
teachers, affords a full course in Mathematics,
Natural Sciences, Languages, and Belles Letters.
In Music, Painting, &c., it gives extended instruc
tion. The next sessioh will commence on Jacuary
22, 1861. Students admitted at any time.
Habits of health, system, and promptness, views,
moral, social and domestic, are here made promi
nent objects ot education.
That the physical powers, as well as the mental
may be cultivated, Calistbenic exercises aro noces
sary—here thqstudents meet each day forsysto*
matic exercis--.
*22 AO will pay for beard, including tarnished
room, room rent, fuel, and tuition in common
euglish per term of eleven weeks. Extras, at
model ate charges, even less than heretofore, or
the circular calls tot.
Students prepared lbr the highest classes in
College.
For circulars, or particulars, address.
W. W. BRIM,
Rainstwrg, Bedford Countv Pa.
Dec. 21, 1860.
Public Sale oi Valuable Real Estate.
THE subscribers will offer at Public Sale, on tbe
premises, on FRIDAY THE 4TH DAY OF
JANUARY next, the following valuable Real Es
tate, to wit : a tract of land situate m Cole
rain Township, Bedford County, containing 76
acres and 20 {.etches, ot goo 1 limestone land, ad
joining lands of Maria B. Croyle, Harcleroad's
heirs, and others, and known as ihe "Scott Farm."
1 he improvements are a two story log house, log
stable, and other out-buildings ; also an excellent
apple orchard tberoou, about 60 acres of this laud
is cleared and under fence; balance timber.
Sale to commence at 12 o'clock M., when terms,
will be made known.
WESLEY HARTJSELL,
WILLIAM HARTZELL
Dec. 21, 1860