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The Democratip Party and• Slavery Ex-
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' the' of 6 repeated . charge, that the . Demo
cratic:- Party is' in favor of the extension of
Slavery, formS, l the. Whole stock in' trade of
`the' abolition 'ere*, from the ismatic Greeley,
of the' TribienerAncl the soft-brained rhetori-
Sarnner, doWitio the merest,toady of an
dtator who disgrades the cause in which - he
has enlisted by
. the unlimited use of vitupera
tion' and'falsehood. Our presses have, time
after: iiine,'''denied the charge—oUr orators
have, on every bcasion, declared that slavery
bitensioit is no part of our.pUrpose—our can
didate for - the ViCe Presidency, hailing from
the. South, the authorized exponent Of-Demo
cratic principles,
identified by association
and interest' with. that section of the Union to
which the pasty is said to pander, and neces
sarily speaking the sentiments of the South
ern.- Democracy; declares, that, if KanSaS,. or
any other',Territery, applies for 'admissiOn
'with 'a free - constitution, she is as "welcome
id the 'SOtith as the flowers of May."• Yet,
in'theVcd of all this, the Black Republicans
unblushinly stick to the falsehood; and from
'the Lakes to MasOn- 'and Dixon's Line, the
charges are rung without interthisSion or ces
sation.
'Why is this? their cause so disreputa
ble that falsehood must be relied on to sus
tain it? 'lt is not thug*the Democratic party
fights ; it was not in this way the old. Whig
party presefitedits clainis for support. They
would spurn with contempt the base means
:employed by their opponents, and court de
feat in an honorableeonteat; rather than swish
triuraPh by the arts of falsehood and - de
ception.
• • The - Democratic party is not; and never
was, in favor of the extension of slaverY.' . - It
through the influence of Jefferson, the
father:of the Democratic 'party, that slavery
"was forever prohibited in•all the North-West
Territory, andflve large' and flourishing- free
States adcladto the Unicin-L-it wits by the act
,of Democratic Pennsylvania that Slavery:Was
abolished" within her limits; and itAS but re
-Cently that the Democratic State of Califor
-nia-wasadinitted. as a free State, without an
"attempt the Democratic party to
.extend
-Shitery to'har. "'lf more' proof were needed •
clear'the Party of the charge, it will be
'fband..iii the history of the country, almost
unintarruiPtedly governed by Democratic ad
?iniiaitiititins`---in the Admission of State after
c.
Statetdiiriner'these administrations, With not
'a singfe . Woresiiid abdiit the establishment of
.thire''itistitlition,' and in the platforms of -the
party'frOin its elstabligliment to'thc. present
:day.
'Believing that the 'recognition of the sover
'eig,npOwer in the people is a Vital' principle
'of Reptiblicanisna, - on which bur :whole peliti- ,
:cal, fabric rests, the 'Democratic party, would
'extend that principle wherever . the stars and
stripes protect a foot of Americaii soil; and
whether in State of. Territory; in' the North
or South, she . will.defend it with all her en
ergY.— She believes that when that recogni
tion. no longer forms a 'part of the creed tOf
ipaiy, t party, republicanism will be but a - name
'it'Aineriea ; and -so' belieVing, she takes her.
- Stand upOn it, and will abide the' issue, come
'What May: is - Tor "this''W'eare Called slay
- cry eXterismiiiki and: all the opprobrious cpi
thets of the blackguards called into Tecluisi-,
fo' heap :tipen'us. 'Mit the intelligent'
I not' be deC,eiVed by theirfalehoods . ;
.they will hurl back the calumny tipPri
and, by their votes, renew their con
lidetice. in the Democratic party-the party
Of the i Qonstittition and the Union,— Oreens
benwercit:
'"SLit'hiiy..tioGßEsSlOST."-:—The'PittSliiirgh
Post",.(lisposcs. of thiS,coiiyonient
‘..catela r word, briefly and conclusively as fol
lows;, •
"Fools talk about slavery as though it was
making constant aggressions. Butall sensi
ble men know that precisely the reverse is
the case. Seventy-years . ago, every , State in
Th
tbe'iion-but: one weie• slave States: - Now
sixteen are free States, and-but fifteen-slave
csSfate.S.:::•hi les - 8 , than five -years, :scven -terri
tories will be admitted as free States ; , fo
Minn esota,cNebra sk-a, Oregon,
Utah, New Mexico.andli2ansas-. •IThen there
will be twenty-three-.• free States• and•filleen
,slave States. Then the, Senate will ,stand—
from free States 4tl • from .slave , States 30.
.."Then the House of: Representatives will Stand
two to one from free States. 'That-is - what
, Abolition spouters-call t'slavery aggressibn."
Delaware will soon be a free State;.too-i and
;:;pnobably , Missouri.. DoeS -not:every one see
that the Black Republican stories about slit
- werfaggression are simply-lies?"
aphis GENTLY-WITH THE BARING.—The man
- possesses an extremely gravelling mindz who
rejoices at the-downfall-of •another,• • • A noble
heart, instead of dehouncing as :a consnm
ma,terkeonndrel. One -who has erred, will throw
around him the mantle lof , charity and the
:arms of love, and labor:to bring , him balk to
duty and to God. We . are•not- duri oWii. keep
ers. Who knows when we shall so fur forget
ourselves aStii put=forth-our•Tight hand and
„sin. y_rleavea keeps us in the narrow path.
if we,shculd fall, where would be the
:mild of our course ; if in every face we•SaW,a
frown, and on. every brow we read vengeance,
--,deepexinid deeper would we descend in the
- ,'-path of infamy ; when, if a different spirit
were manifested towards us, we might have
staid our career of sin and died an honest
and upright- . gently with those
who„,gp ! astray,,draw them back by love and
;,p,cirsuasion:-,4. kind word is more valuable
tolhe lost:than a mine of gold. Think of
• and be;oxi your guard, ye wlici would
chase to the confines of the c; - rwenn. errinc ,
and_ unfortunate brother.
r We have some frailty,
We are all unwise,
And the grace v. hich'redeemsus,
Diust come from the skies.
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WILLIAM LEWIS,
VOL. XII.
111,isttLtaittplts.
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Mr. Boyd is a very :valuable citizen, but
we regiet to 'say, very easily irritated. This
fact is known: to' a couple of butcher boys,
by the names of Donnelly . and Smith, who
reside in,the immediate vicinity of Mr. Boyd.
If. tlfeie is .any article in this world that Mr.
B. is - down on, it is a Shanghai rooster. -For
this prejudice, M. R. is indebted: to a-pur
chase which he made during the "hen fever."
During that excitement, Mr. B. bought a pair
of imported chickens,- for which he gave $63.
He kept.them a year,. and suffered - a
loss of
$125—525 in feed; and $lOO for damages,
paid: to Mr. Emery, because the "male bird"
attacked his little boy, , Henry Sylvester, and
tore his noso.open. Since that day, Mr. B.
has been.down. on Shanghais.
This fact is well known to - the butcher
boys aforesaid..:- On Monday , last they felt
like-fun : a,nd came to themonclusion that they
would turti,Mr. Boyd's prejudices to account.
They accordingly concocted the following ad
vertisement, and inserted' it in' the Albany
Knickerbocker : : • • • ,
"WANTED—A pair of first quality Shang
hai Roosters. For fine blooded fowls $l5 will
be paid. W. C. S. Born, LiaiUS street, con
tinued." -
An offer 'of this kind of course rather took
the.crowd.- At such prices, there was not a
bird fancier in. the city ,who was not willing
to supply Mr. Boyd with all the "fine blood"
he could possibly want. The first operator
that appeared was a dealer from the Bowery.
"-Is Mr. Boyd in?"
. "No, lie's not; and if he was, what busi
ness is it to you ?"
" I've brought them chickens:"
_
"What chickens?" .
"'Those he advertised for this morning.—
A pair,of full-blood Shanghais. Read that."
Here the Bowery operator drew out the
E . 4tickerbocker,. arid requested the •housemaid
to run her eye over "that advertisement!? .••
" And Mr. Boyd is not in ?"
" No, - sir ; and what's more, he won't be
in till evening. 'll.e'S gone to Lainsburg." •
. " But I can leave tire chickens, I suppose,
provided I don't.ask for ;the.money till he re
turns •?"
"Of course, place them in the cellar."'
The Bowery dealer did as requested, and
left-the house, promising to call about'tea
time. had hardly got around the corner,
before a , young man who , formerly tended
shop for ,foe Clark, .made his appearance
with "the killingest pair of chickens ever
seen in Amerika!" • .
"Is Mr. Boyd in ?" „. .
" No, he's not."
" Well, here's them chickens he advertised
for. Where shall I put• them: tilLhe comes
back ?"
" Throw them into the cellar, bad luck to
them." . '•
. Mr. Clark's "young man" obeyed orders,
and then followed. the Bowery boy around
the corner.. Mr: Clark's - young man was fol
lowed by nineteen other dealers, each with a
pair, of ,Shanghai roosters itrhis hand. They
were all placed.in the .cellar. Mr. Boyd ar
rived home about five o'clock, P. M. Ile
Went up stairs, pulled Oftrlis coat, and,thert
repaired to the front basement.
What's all that row-, 'Margery ?"
" The black cock has kilt theyaller one,
and is,now crowing over it,"
• " CroWing . over it, - what do you mean
"•• " Why, that' we've had 'the deuce's own
time since gone."
' • "'With - what?" .
'• -" With them Shanghais."..
" What Shanghais ?" • •
" Thent you putAiP in 'the Eitiaerbocleek."
" lii the Kiiiidcerb - ocicW?
. - W hat are yen
talking about ?" " •
" The Shanghais, sir.' Nineteen pair, and
some of 'Cm 'big enough to trOf a coach." •
" And who brou&litnineteetipair of Shan 6.-
haiS here ?"
"The men *he owned ihetn:." .l •-• ,
"'And for what purpoe, - ?" , •
"Because you put • theta* :in the ‘Knicker
bocker."
"'NonSense—Tve . " no Shaitir,hOs 3n'the
Knidcerbdelcer; want' thetn
into the street."
N0t..1. 'l3y• ray, trotb, as soon ;take a
o•ri . of a kitchen.donkey.•"..„
1 ere the twent:y-seyen full-bloOdedX66i.iters
'started a crow that • 'might- been heard
aS•iiir as Troy and back again. • : • . .„;_;
Will you. throw those chickens into the
street • - • •
, •
‘i‘Niv.er
• •'soo)a6r , loge my place and
both hands:''''
• ".Well, then, do • t
Here Mr. Boyd • seired ••ime helve and.
went, in. In. about fifteen, minutes , Eiglit
Shanghais wer'eMaced7Ors_42?Oinbitt„ while
the other 'ninetedn'orCthe'elipositelside walk
were•fighting for, the: pre-emption-right of •a
piece ,of doughnut. „,111.r.-Boy,4,,.hay.ing clear
ed the house,_ returned .to the
. supper room
for the purpciSe'of making tea,. Ile hadjuSt
faced his:firsW 'and: - piece 'Of 'toast; done
,on, the first, side,"..when a rap Was heard; at
the front : clflor.. -•• .• ,
" See' that'i„ Margery."
-••Margery obe.yed'orders,•• and in. a =Lenient
;returned... „ ,
"Who is' it ?" - •
„
'" Five gentlemen whd wish. to i see Mr.
Boyd."
•lake them in the front parlor and say to
.them.that I'll be up in a moment."
• " Yes, sir.". ,
. .
• • 11argery carried ,out the order according
t 0 'instructions: ' ' ' ••-
In a few ',raoments Boyd finished'up
his tea: and toast, and wont -to the parlor.
" Well, gentlemen, ;what do, you wish ?"
" Pays for them cocks. " '
' " What cocks ?"' -
" Those Shanghai. cocks' .we brought this
morning.'
" And who told you to bring ?me any Shang
hai cocks:2" •
• " Your, advertisement' in the Knickerback-
er." •
. •
"No such thing . _l have not had an ad
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1!I=M
HUNTINGDON., PA;;HPOTOBER 29, 1856
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vertis&nent in the Knickerbocker' for two
-years." _
That be blowed. You don't think• you
can gull us with such gammon.'
" Do you know to, whom , you are address
ing such langthige - t . '- • • . -
.
.Or COurse we •do—to Man : who wants
to swindle folks out . of their chickens. You
area Irdinbug;you are:" •
." Leave the house, sir." -
" I'll not leave till I, have my chickens or
your money."
"AS for money, owe you none. Your
chickens you will find in the street—saving
those that were killed in the cellar."
" And do you suppose that we are going to
be, swindled out of our property in this man
ner?"
" I've told you twice already, that I want
no more conversation with you. Leave the
house or I will serve you as I did the Shang
hais I"
" And how's that ?"
" Pitch you into the street !"
" That's just our play. Undertake to-pitch
us into the street, and we'll charge nothing
for the chiekens."
Mr. Boyd accepted the challenge, but lost
by it. lie got so awfully pummeled by the
young man who formerly tended store for
Clark, that his head looked like a harvest
moon-very much swelled, and slightly ting
ed with. vermillion. This was on Tuesday
evening. On Wednesday morning, Mr. Boyd
appeared at the Police Office; and swore out
a warrant against half the' thicken-growers
in the city.
Mr. Boyd 'is exasperated, and allows that
if there is any justice in this State, the young
man- who formerly tended for Clark shall
have his share of it.—[Albany Police Ga
zette.
Antsx-oenkcY.-One of the parvenue ladies
of Cincinnati, who would be wonderfully ar
istocratic in all her domestic concerns, was
visiting a few days since at the house of. M
ajor know the old Major,) when
after tea the following conversation occurred
between the'Maj . or's old fashioned lady and
the "top-knot," in consequence of the hired
girl occupying seat at the tea-table. •• •
"Why, Mrs. G., you do. not , allow your
hired girl to eat with'you at the
horrible !"
"Most certainly 1..d0. You know this has
ever been my custom. It was: when you
•worked for me—don't you recollect?"
This was a " cooler"to silk and satin great
ness—or, as the boys call it, "codfishlaristoc
racy." After coloring and stammering,' she
answered in a very low voice,—"Y-e-s, - I b-e
l-i-e-v-e-i-t-w-a-S," and left.
-What a withering • rebuke! And how-ad
mirably ,it applies to much of our strutting
aristocracy. When will the world learn that
Poverty is not the evidence of meanness and
degradation, nor silks and satin the sure ev
idence of a true and noble woman.
SYMPATHY_FOR THE FALLEN.—For,my part,
I - confess I have net the heart to take an,of
fending man or woman :from the general
crowd of sinful, erring beings,. and judge
them harshly. The little. I In. - iNe seen of the
world, and know of. the'historY of -mankind,
teaches me to lookupou,the_errers,of others
in 'sorrow, not anger.. ; 1 :4-r r ken I take the.his ,
tory of one poor heart that has sinned 'and
suffered,' and represent . •myself the sting- .
gles and temptations it has passed.; the brief
pulsation of joy, the feverish 'inquietude of
Hope and fear, the tears of regret, the feeble
ness 'of 'purpose,- the, pressure of Want, the
desertion of friends, the scorn of, the world
that has but little charity, the desolation ,of
the soul's sanctuary,. and the threatening
voice within, health' gone, even, hope, that
staysi-longest with us; gone, i have , little , beatt
>for,a,ught else but thankfulno,s,si, thaVit is_not
so, with me, andwould , fain • leave the herring
soul of niy fellow-being 'With llim froni w.hoso
hands it came.—Anon; -"
EARTurir pleasure§,,of this
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• ,
world t are so transitory and ;fleeting, that it
-seernSa;eriinn for Man to - paSS his days in
frivolousl - ptirsuitss,- - or 'to I:Stake; 'as , many do,
their. whole -mind upon;. what,' Before to-inor
row'§•sun shall go down,,, ITillibesonte as gist
and .vzi.por, - 'The Uneertanity of life, 'that
dark :Veil: cuts' . the future ''f
piercing eye or man, the ignorance of
Ire might bring forth, have a salutary effect
.iipon,the thoughtful,
~114 ct wea,43l4em from a
too grat,:tove,of. the World, its pleasuresi.or
of
,thernS'elvos, .'Though
,ther,e be a,,few,yvho
liVe to, the" age of thiee -sebie years an&ten,
health and youth are - rioeto relied . on, for
the nipping frost often . destrOYs la an hour,
the fairest ffOwer, and the, liglrtnina from
h6o:en, orto: T eo § -'the ~sturdy, oak. If. we
:Place otr heart§...iiPen,tlie,riches of the world,
the,Y'faile away 'before ,Mir , sight; arid•the
hard earrings of - ye-trs aday have been
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BIG ..9:ArD LiTtLE • Titoniinrs. l ---The sting'of
a , Wasp or the, prick 'of a pin 'often give§ mire
'acute pain than the — gaSh inflicted by lap.-
cet; , • So, as we pass- through - life, our'minor
sorrois are frequently harder'- to bear than
- our* great afilietiOnS: Vett heavy - troubles
'either deaden 'our sense of suffering'by the
.violence of .the shock; or else excite an un
wonted and unnatural strength; which ena
bles us, to stand firm' against. the blow,. But
the minor evils of life annoy us—irritate us;
we chafa,against them, and canneither.pa
tiently endure, manfully " fight against
them. And thus it is that ire often see those
whom,wo have most reverenced. for having
nobly borne great trials, the-first to:sink un
der lesser ones. ' .
• All reasoning must take something for
'granted, but disputants often take .different
things, for • granted,. and don't try •or don't
.know how to explain their premises ; so that
men,are , continually arguing without convin
cing; •
•
• A quiet 41)6Shinn of TruthbaS a bet
ter effect than a .6olent attack on error. Truth
extirpates errors •as grass extirpates weeds,
by working -its way into their placei and,lea.v
ing theni no room to grow'.
1•111
=-PE&SEy,ERE.-
The smallest insect in creation has its
pointed work to do. The atom that floats be
fore us—the softest zephyr, the faintest ray
of reflected' light, each has its separate por
iion •of labor. They all exist for a purpose
either for good or evil. Seeing this; as
even untrained eyes and uncultivated intel
lects must,
.how culpable are we if we have
-- nonina before us ! •If we listlessly arise and
move around—or worse, :if .ive spend the
time God has given us to improve, in soulless
pleasure or contaminating action. ,We' may
be poor, persecuted, sick, chained to adverse
influences:Ant no circumstances can absolve
us from a. work to do. . We. inay be blind,
,deaf, crippled,; 'he who permitted, our .adver
,sity, gave - as our appointed path and the light
to walk therein': We may be Bunyans shut
up' in prison, •our limits circumscribed,' our
movement clogged, but as far as,we-have ca
pacity, we can all write pilgrimages. They
may be written in patient endurance of suf
fering, . in -holy trust under the darkness of
affliction. They intiy be written in penitent
tears, and transcribed by angels into the
books of heaven.
And the work we do. What shall it be—
for good or for evil ? Shall we 'exalt or drag
.down ?—bless or curse:? build up or destroy ?
One, or the other we must be pursuing. Our
every look, thought and action is reflected in
a pure or pernicious influence by the minds
revolving around our sphere. Momentous
power ! thus to choose, or reject I
A work to do ! You are not excepted, wo
man of fashion, .nor you, gold worshipping
man. - Through the walls of adamant built
up around your soul—through the thick dra
pery of• selfishness folded over and over your
hearts, that voice of the Eternal will pene
trate, "live for something." The very heaven
:that bends blue above us—the very earth be
neath your careless tread—the flowers of hu
manity that bloom along your pathway—the
weeds that wither under your loathing glance
—the yearning of your immortal - spirit, that
-ca'nnot suppresSe&z--the voice within' you
:that cannot be silenced—all toll you of - that
work to do., How beautiful your lives might
"be made', ye who haVe power ; do ye ever
think 'of it? Look back along-the life you
have traveled ; have you built any temples
where simple goodness-may-worship ? Have
you planted .here and-there a tree that will
live when you are gone, and yield fruit as it
is 'plucked, will call forth sweet memories of
your sojourn here ? Have you ever made
your same a household word, or have you
lived but to build houses and buy merchan,
dise, and erect an altar and a temple and a,
-monument 'to :corrupt and perishing self
-Can you answer these questions as a right
'minded, reasonable
_and true-hearted man
ought to answer them ? Reflect ! reflect!
The word of God, in specific language, or
in implied direction, commands a life of tem
perance in, food and beverage, a. strict re
straint upon the licentious appetites, regular
industry and labor, cleanlinesS of person and
apparel;-and observance of frequent days of
rest. The general moral, sense of mankind
has, given to most of these rules an indepen,
'dent sanction, Now, although the result of
1 -such physiCal morality is-not-the sole object
of its, injunction is Scripture, nor all the con
sequences clearly forseen, where the unaided
moral - sense enjoins it, yet the sure tendency
such - observances' Is to bring the entire
body to that state where all:its parts of blood,
and bone,, and muscle, of sensitive nerve _and
organic functions, are fitted in their, separate
and mutual action to - give the franie its high- ,
-"est • - powers of strength and endurance, and
fitriess,for:alLthe peculiar purposes of exist
, ence-;- and in, mere physical consciousness of
this healthful, existence, there is
,a !physical
'happineSs: not - Merely the absence of
pain.and uneasiness, but a positive feelirio',.. of
-buoyancy; and exhilaration. I in
troportion, as thes,d laws , are not , ..o served,
here is a correSponding, logs of their physical
rewards,- and a gradiiarsinking into positive
suffering and disease. 'Even-as we walk the
streets„we meet.with:illustrations of each ex
treme. Here behold apo,triarch, whose stock
'of" :vigor thiTb - score : and ten years seem
hardly to have impaired: His erect' form,
l ;his firm step, his elastic limbs, his undininied
senses, are so inany.certificates of, good con
rather, so many jew,els . and orders
of nobility' with - which nature has 'honored
hini ; for 'his fidelity -to her laws. His 'fair
coinalexion shows that his blood has never
yielded his digestive apparatus- for a . .vinters
:cesSixicili . hiS:Cxact language and,keen ap
prehension, that his 'brain 'never'has been
,drugged or stupified by the poisens; of the dis
tiller or tobacconist. Enjoying his.:powers
to the highest, he has_ preserved the power of
enjoying them.. Ifes,pite_ r .thp moral, of the
sehoOl'boyts story,' he - fia4 - eFten 'hit cake and
kept it. As he-drains the cuP of life, there
are no less at the bottorti, , His. organs will
_reach the goal of existence .together. Pain
less burns' in its socket, 'so 'will
he; expire, and a little imagination-would eon
-Teat him into Enoch, transplanted from earth
to ,a better world'without the: sting of death,
—llfrecein's 'Natural Goodness. .
All the air and the exercise in the universe,
and the ..znost liberal table, are but poorly
sufficient to maintain human stamina; if :we
neglect other operatives—namely, the obedi
ence to the - laws of 'abstinence; and those of
ordinary gratification. We rise with a head
ache,. and sot about' puzzling ourselves to
know the cause. We then recollect that we
had a bard days fag, or that we feasted over,-
bountifully, or that we stayed up very late ;
at all events, we, incline to find out the fault,
spa& then we - call ourselves fools for falling
into it,. Now, this is ,an. occurrence happen
ing.almost every day, and these are the points
which run 'away with the be 4, pOrtion'of our
life : before- we find out What-is .for good. or
.evil. I 4 et any single individual: review -his
past life ; how instantaneously the blush will
Cy Intik Cult
Live for Something.
Physical Morality
Golden Rules of Life
,
cover his cheek when he thinks of the errors
he has unknowingly committed, because it
never occurred to him that they were errors
until the effects followed that betrayed the
cause. All our sickness and ailments and a
brief life mainly depend upon ourselves.—
There are thousands who practice errors day
after day, and whose pervading thought is,
that everything which is 'agreeable and pleas
ant cannot be hurtful. The 'slothful man
loves his bed—the toper his drink, because it
throws him into an exhilarative. and exquis
ite mood—the gourmand makes his stomach
his god—and the sensualist thinks his de
lights imperishable.. •So we go on, and at
last we stumble and break down. We then
begin to reflect, and the truth stares us in
the face,.how much we are to blame.
Reader, were
,you ever in a strange place,
and on Making inquiry of some, friend, what
young gentleman that was who had just pas
sed, received for answer; his name, and the
additional remark, emphasised—the is a reli
able young man? Then you knowsomething
of the effect such a remark is_ likely, to pro
duce. It is like " good news from a far coun
try, or. cold water .to the thirsty soul.?' A re
liable young man. How pleasing the reflec
tion, that in the midst of the numerous temp
tations to which the young are subject in this
age and country, we occasionally find one of
whoth the remark is intrinsically true. We
know they are like angels' visits, but that
only makes the remark more thrilling, and
places the subject of it higher in the estima
tion of 'all right thinking men, and we may
add women .too.
There is a world of meaning in the term
reliable, as we use it in this country. It
means just anything that is worthy and to be
commended. If a young man is prone to any
of the leading vices of the day, if he.makes
promises and . violates them, or habitually
paints his conversation with his high wrought
and exaggerated expression, he cannot be
called reliable. If he is frivolous, inatten
tive to business, careless, indolent, or too
fond of pleasure and pastime, he cannot be
called reliable, 11.11.4 ch, less, if .guilty of
- violation of those higher laws of community,
not to say of God, the infraction of which
would make him rank with the immoral and
the vicious.
How enviable the position of a reliable
young man in a community capable of appre
ciating his worth. Every one confides :in his
integrity. ,His word is never doubted—as a
business man he is sure to obtain the highest
salary. The good bless him whenever they
see him. The old men speak of him fre
quently in terms of the highest praise, and
those who have daughters, think a little more
than they say—while the mothers are by no
means chary of their complinients—and the
daughters smile with unaffected complacence
upon him, and could-he but hear what they
have to say of him after he has gone, it would
doubtless make him blush, for men of merit
4re sure to be modest. In short, the praise
of such a young man is on the lips of every
one who knows him, except those, it may be,
who envy him because he stands so far above
them, or another despicable class who
everything that is good,
Oh, how refreshing in these degenerate
times, to see such a young man!
. When will
parents learn wisdom so as to impart proper
instructions to their children, that they may
learn to appreciate labor more, and partici
pate in such associations, as will make them
wise and . good, instead of those that lead
(through flowery paths it may be) to vice,
'degradation and infamy.
Five Thousand Murders Committed in
California in Six Years.
-A. San Francisco paper gives the following
information, derived from a .pamphlet just
published in that'city :
"Taking a portion of the notices of mur
ders that have been published since 1852,
and the other evidences that we have on
record previous to that time, and since, it
will be seen that the number' of those who
have met an.untimely end by murder is truly
appalling. The District Attorney of , San
Francisco in 1852, stated in a public speech,
that for the previous four years, twelve hun
dred murders had been committed in the city
of San Francisco. Any one conversant witti
the history of the "Great Pacific Emporium"
Since that time,. will readily agree that crime
has net diriiinished with the increase of popu
ulation.:., ilt , was stated on or near the close
of the year 1855, by the public press; that
for the year just past, five hundred• murders
had been brought to'their notice: The com
piler of this work feels perfeetly safe in say
mg that not less than five thousand: murders
have been committed in California within
the last six years. I will also here mention
that from the examination of the old fileS 'of
the daily papers, it appears that the aceiden
tal deaths have not been less innumber.than
those by murder, for the same.time. .
With these facts before the public; can we
not readily acebiint for the great number of
men that •have disappeared in California,
whose friends and relations cannot obtain the
least intelligence from them ?
Ses—What a glorious thing it is'for a, young
man to have .the smiles of approval and good
wishes of everybody. It is a cortainsign, if
he preserve ann - honesty of purpose, and an
unsullied reputation for v.eraeity, - that he'will
be successful in any business he may engage
in ; and it is also - cine of - the surest paths • to
speedy wealth. Mind that, now, young mon,
M,..IVe are so made, that each of us re
gards himself as the mirror of the communi
ty; what passes in our minds infallibly seems
to us a history of the universe . . Every man
is like the drunkard who reperts an earth
quake, because he feels himself staggering.
aS..rThe Columbus (Ohio) Statesman. says
that two negroes - are straufiing . that State for
Fremont. • -
Grunibling:—Punch sass—•` It is a bad
plan not to gfumble—the wheel oiled
till it creaks."
Editor and Proprietor.
A Reliable Young
PROCLAMATION.—Whereas by a
precept to me directed, dated at Huntingdon, the 30th
day of August,. A. D. 1850, under the hands and 'Seals of
the Hon. George Taylor, President of the Court of G r ommon
Pleas, Oyer and Terminer, and general jail delivery of the
24th judicial district of Pennsylvania, composed of Hun
tingdon, Blair and Cambria; and the lion. Jonathan Mc-
Williams and Thomas F. Stewart, his associates, Judges of
the county of Huntingdon, justices assigned, appointed to
hear, try and determine all and every indictments made or
taken for or concerning all crimes, which by the laws of
the State aro made capital, or felonies of death, and other
offences, crimes and misdemeanors, which have been or
shall hereafter be committed or perpetrated for crimes
aforesaid—l am commanded to make public proclamation
throughout my. whole bailiwick, that u,Court of Oyer add
Terminer, of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions, will be
held at the Court House in the borough of Huntingdon, on
the second Monday (and 10th day) of November next, and
those who will prosecute the said prisancrs be then and
there to prosecute them as it shall he just, and that all
Justices of the Peace, Coroner and Constables within said
county be then and there in their proper porsoni3, at 10 o'-
clock, a m.. of said day, with their records, inauisitiond,
examinations and remembrances, to do those things which
to their offices respectively appertain.
Dated at Huntin gdon'the 15th of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and the
80th year of American Independence.
JOSHUA GREENLAND, Sfur,:it
NO. 19.
DROCLAMATION.—Whereas by 'a
j._ precept to me directed by the Judges of the Common
Pleas of the county of Huntingdon, bearing test the 30th
day of August,lBs6,l am commanded to make Public Proc
lamation throughout my whole bailiwick, that a Court, of
Common Pleas will be held at the Court House in this bor
ough of Htintingdon, on the 3rd Monday (and 17th day) of
November, A.D., 1856, for the trial of all issues in said Court
which remain undetermined before the said Judges, when
and where all jurors, witnesses, and suitors, in the trials
of all issues are required.
Dated at Huntingdon the 16th of July, in the year of our
Lord 1856, and the 80th year of American Independence.
JOSHUA GREENLAND, Shertyr:
Sutures OFFICE,
Huntingdon, Oct. 16, 1856. }
RIAL LIST for November Term, A.
D. 1556, FIRST WEEK.
Jury Steeiey 6 llugh Moran's Admr
Taylor for use v David Hudson's Admr, "
*John Lukens Admx v John and Robert Madden
John Savage v Henry Davis
John Conrad's adru'r v John H. Stonebraker
Matthews heirs (1 G K and J IL Shoenhergor
D Caldwell v Samuel Bolinger
Charles Stratton v William Corbin's Admr
Matthews heirs v F S Plowman
George McCrum - v Thos Wilson
Ganoe (7 Shoenherger
George Otenkirk ty F Sollers
Stirling & Alexander ' v Bracken, Stitt & CC!
John 11. Wheeler - • v Moses Greenland,
I. Woolverton , . • v Irvin, Green et al
Marquands , - - v Pentia It R Co.
Jacob H. Set
James Pell
George W. Pheasant
Dr Shoenberger's Exr
A P Wilson
John Lee
Michael Quarry
Clement's heirs
Patrick Kelley
George Lane
Isaac Baklit
Jos. W Riley for use
Nicholas C. Decker
G W Wagoner
Elizabeth Keitto
Samuel Stewart '
Leonard Weaver
Joseph McCracken
Adolphus Patterson
Fisher & McMurtrie
George Couch for use
Jacob Cresswell
Samuel Beatty
Andrew Crownover
October 15, ISSG.
TIIST OF GRAND JURORS for a
Court of Qiarter S...eaSions to be held at Huntingdon,
in' and for the County of fluptingdon, on the second Mon
day and 10th day of November, 1856.
Andrew Carberry, Farmer, Hopewell
Henry Cornpropst, Innkeeper, Huntingdon
George W. Cohel, Farmer, Clay
John A. Cunningham, Carpenter, Huntingdon
John Curium', Farmer, Union-
Jacob Hutt; Blacksmith, West
David Bunn, Merchant, Huntingdon
Alexander Ewing, Farmer, West
Samuel Eyer, Farmer, Warriot , surark
Nicholas Goshorn, Farmer, Tell
Jacob Goodman, Mill Wright, Henderson '
Samuel Hemphill, Carpenter, Huntingdon
Henry Isenberg, Farmer, Walker
Nicholas Isenberg, Carpenter, _Porter
Andrew Lias, Farmer, Tod
John F. Lee, Farmer,
•
Samuel W. Myton, Merchant, Barroe •
Henry L. McCarthy, Teacher, Brady
Isaac M Neff, ?armor,
Henry Putt, do, Hopewell
Peter Swine,, do Shirley
Johu Shoop, do do
Alexander Stewart, do Franklin
James Shively, do 'West
TRAVERSE,TE'RORS-,-FIRST WEEK,
, Rudolph Brenneman, farmer, Walker
Abraham Bolinger, of Johnfarmer, Tai
Elias Brown, farmer, Springfield
Adam Black, farmer, Clay -
John Baker, Jr., 'carpenter, Clay
- John Cresswell, merchant, West
Solomon Chilcote, miner,Tod
Enoch Chilcote, armer, Springfield
Samuel Cummins, farmer, Jackson
William Cunningham, jr:, farmer, Clay
William Dysart, farmer, Franklin
John Decker, farmer, Hopewell
Levi EviitS; merchant, Tod-
James Edwards, farmer, Tod
Samuel Fleming; laborer, Barren
Daniel Fink, farmer, Penn
George Garner, farmer, Penn
George W. Glazier, carpenter, Huntingdorl
John R. Gorsuch, jr., farmer, Cass
John Hutchison, farmer, Warriorsmark
Frederick Hector, farmer, Porter
William Hoffman, carpenter, Huntingdon -
Henry Ker, , do
Peter Kesler,
merchant, Brady
Caleb Kelly, laborer, Cromwell
John Leport, farmer, Franklin
Willictui Lightner laborer, Brady .
Christian Long. drocer, Huntingdon
Adam Le/Tert, , Jr., farmer, Porter
Samuel Miller,- of Sam'', farmer, Barret>
William MOore, farmer, West
- -John S. Miller, manufacturer, Jackson
David „B.Mong,.farmer, Warriorsmark
• Benjuniin L. Megahan, plasterer,,Walker
A.,8. Siingaree, fariner, Walker
Benjamin Sprarikle,:farmer, Morris • •
- Daniel Showalter, farmer; Henderson -
Jacob Summers, jr:,- farmer, Hopewell
David Shultz; farmer, Hopewell:l-'7".
Abraham Shoenfelt, farmer, Walker
David'S. Tussey, farmer,.Porter
- Abraham Weight, farmer, Franklin •
George Whittaker, farmer, Porter
Simeon Wright, Esq., farmer, Union •
Samuel Wigtori, farmer, Franklin
Jorden Wright, farmer, Union
Tsatte Wolverton, miller, Brady
Daniel ilroin.elsdorf, J. P., Franklin
- ' TRAVERSE Mt-ORS—SECOND STREE,
Jacob Anspach, farmer, Jackson ,
' William M:Dell; Ironmaster, Shirley
Samuel Bucher, farmer, Shirley '
George Borst, farmer, Shirley,
John Brumbaugh, farmer, Pena
Robert Cunningham, farmer, Barron -
Andrew Crotaley, farmer, Penn , • '
. William Curry, jr., manufacturer, Franklin - _ - ,
'ouis Corhelitts, laborer, Shirley
Samuel Doren, farmer, Dublin : ~,
John C. Davis, farmer, West ,
• Aaron W. Evans, merchant, Cass. . .• .
Allen Edwards, manufacturer, Tod ,
.John G. Glick; farmer, Shirley .':, •• ' •
James Clifford, Esq. Tell -
S.amuel Grove, Etritier; Crop:moll
James Ganoe, farmer, Warriorsmark
Walter Galbraith, farmer; Crormfell
John,Geissinger, farmer, Penn - , . •, - -
George Hawn, farmer, Brady
James Hirst, farmer,"Jacksbn ..
, . .
, • ~
John Householder, J. P., Penn
Andrew S. Harrison, J. P.:, Huntingdon - -
John McPlierren,.T. P., Franklin -
Richardson Ite...ulonerehant, Cake •
George Roberio,l.l., farther, Springfield., ' '
William Ilothrock,*plaaterer, Huntingdon • -
Jacob Stover;!farmer; Warrioremark
&unite' Sharrer, farmer, Shirley'
Ilenry,Shalfer, farmer, Cass • •
Alexander 'Stitt, farmer, Porter' - . • •
Jonathan Teague, farmer,'Crt•mwell ' -
Francis B. Wallace, blacksmith, Huntingdon . •
Thomas Weston, mechanic. Warriorsmark
John. Wry, farmer, Franklin '
R. B. Wigton, ironmaster, Cromwell : • '
• . ' - J. GREENLAND, Sheriff.
THOMAS HAMER, . .
BENJ:E.': NEFF, - Comma'reh.
JACOB BAKER, - • '
Octoberl.3,lSs6.
- L1 .X.ECUTOR'S NOTTM,E.:-7-7Letters
A
Testarrientary.npon.the Estate of*:ll:flAYS,
late of Jackson township,ifirriting,don county, haling been
granted to the - undersigned; "all persona indebted to said
estate are notified . to make immediatelpaymerit, and thosb
having claims against the same present them duly an
thentleated for Settlement, to'-
se-1A.16,1666.*
Qv. - E - ftcOATs, pf all binds * ; cheape r
than elsewhere at
t. 1. 1856: 11. ROMAN'S CLOTITING STOOP.
Coutt Viaires;
v Samuel Caldwell
v John S Miller
v Robert Barg Powel
SECOND WEEK.
A P Wilson et al
✓ M Buoy
a Joseph P Mooro
✓ Wise & Buchanan
v Brown & States
v Penn'altßCo
✓ Michael Hawn
v A. Wise, Jr. & Jacob Wise
v H. & B. T. M. R. It. & C. Co;
v Boat & Buckingham
v IV Garver
• A. Price a Sarre' Keitto
Sheffier & Son
v Lode & Snyder
✓ Wm Foster's Exrs &
TSP&WWHarris
• Shoop & Wharton
v Couch, Reed & Co.
✓ Robert Hare Pow-el
v W H Wharton & M Wharton
v Wm. Cummins adm'r. & M.
- - Cummins.
M: F. CAMPBELL, Prothonotary.
SAMUEL STEWART,
Executor