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THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C.
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• AUGHWICIC Mum, March 9, 1858. .
Mn. Enrrea ::--I see in the proceedings of
the Huntingdon County. Teachers' Institute,
as published; a mistake, Which - in justice,to
myself and county Superintendent, demands
correctiontraflt reads as folloWst---" An in
quiry was then instituted as to the probable
.cause of the - absence of so many teachers
from. the Institute. When, - on motion, Mr.
Baker was requested to state the cause of so
small an attendance from the lower end of
the county, which he did ; giving as the prin
ciple reason, that the County Superintendent
had used his influence against the meeting,
and had endeavored, as far as. possible, to
prevent the teachers from attending. kr.
Baker was followed by. Mr. Eldridge, and
others, who sustained him in the assertion,
and corroborated his statement."
Now, in order to - set the thing in its 'proper
light, allow me to give'some of the circum
-stances which brought about the subject, and
also what I said, as the best corrective of the
mistake. On Monday evening some reflec
tions were made upon the teachers of the
county for not attending more generally. I
deemed some explanation necessary in behalf
-of the lower end; and being the only person
from that section, on Tuesday morning asked
permission to state some of the reasons for
the non-attendance of our end. Permission
was granted, and I stated all the reasons I
thought of. The one which the proceedings
give as the "principle reason," was not men
tioned at all, or thought of. My reasons not
being satisfactory to all.—some. thinking that
Mr. Owen had used his influence against it—
I was called upon in the afternoon for "fur
ther- reasons." I then said that as to Mr.
Owen opposing this Institute, I would state
as well as I could what he had said in an In
stitute at Orbisonia, a short time previous,
whiCh was about as follows: Mr. Owen said,
"I have been asked by some persons, are you
not going to hold an Institute at Huntingdon ?'-
I told them no; there is a call for an Insti
tute there, but it is not by me, nor was I con
sulted in regard to it. It is gotten up by
some individuals about Huntingdon, in rather
an informal manner. I believe and I expect
it will be rather a slim affair. It is reported
=that it is to be turned into an indignation
meeting against me, but as to that I. do not
care, they cannot do me any injury ; teachers
can do as theyplease about attending it,
but will be considered by me as much in the
line of their duty by attending to their schools
as by going there." I was then asked how
the teachers understood that ? I answered
that I only recollected of exchanging views
with but one teacher upon that subject, and
his surmise was that perhaps Mr. Owen would
rather they would not attend.
This is the sum-total of my statements in
regard to the County Superintendent. If the
Secretary protein, (Mr. Eldridge) or whoever
wrote that part of the proceedings, was hon
est but mistaken, they can have a chance to
correct their mistake by publishing the above.
If he was not honest .of course he will not
want it corrected.
P. S.—ls it not a little strange that Mr. El
dridge, a man who bas no acquaintance in
the lower end, should be able to " sustain"
and " corroborate" such statements, even if
I had made them:
Pursuant to a call of the Directors of
Union township a Teachers' Institute was
held at Mapleton on the sth and 6th of
March. Said meeting was called to order
by electing M. F. Campbell, Esq., President,
John Hamilton, Levi Pheasant, Vice Presi
dents, and Wm. McDonald, Secretary.
Mr. Stonebraker then briefly stated the
object of the meeting. The President was
then called upon, who made some remarks
upon the subject of Education, and the Com
mon School Teacher's calling, and followed
by Col. John Donaldson. On motion, J. M.
Stonebraker then opened the subject of
" The teacher's duty in the governing of his
school." The subject was then very anima
tingly discussed by Messrs. Baker, Whitney,
Stonebraker and others. Miss Woolverton,
Miss Glazier, and Mr. Whitney were then
appointed a committee to prepare further
business for the meeting. By motion, J. M.
Stonebraker was added to this committee.—
The committee then presented the following
subjects for the morning's discussion : Ist
—The best method of teaching Arithmetic.
2nd—The best method of securing gocid or
der in School—and punctual attendance.—
The meeting then adjourned to meet on Sat
urday at 9 o'clock A. M.
SATURDAY—Morning Session.—Agreeable
to adjournment, the Teachers, Directors, and
friends of Education •met at 9 o'clock. The
meeting was then called to order by Miss
Glazier, President pro tem. The minutes
were then read and approved. The subject,
" The best method of teaching Arithmetic,
being first in order, was then taken up, and
opened by Mr. Baker, followed by Messrs.
Whitney, Stonebraker, Miss Woolverton, Miss
Glazier, and closed by Mr. Owen, the Super
intendent, who gave his system of oral, men
tal, and practical instruction, with demon
.rations upon the black-board. The teach
ers present, unanimously endorsed this sys
tem as being the best method of teaching
this branch of education in our Common
Schools. On motion, the regular business
was postponed,• and the subject, How many
lessons should be given in a day, and is it
possible for a teacher to get along success
fully, in .a large school, without a system of
classing, was then taken up. The subject
was then opened by Mr. Stonebraker, and
, was followed in the discussion by Messrs.
Baker, Pheasant, Irvin, Owen, and Miss
Woolverton. On Motion, adjourned to meet
at 1 o'clock P. M.
Afternoon Session.—Meeting was brought
to order by calling Thos. Irvin to the chair.
Mr. Owen continued the subject which was
Under diicuision when they adjourned; after
which the regular question in order, upon
the minutes, was brought up, and discussed
by Messrs. Baker, Bare, Hamilton, Stone
braker and Owen.. Mr. Baker then present
ed the folloWing resolutions, which wore
adopted as amended:
Resolved, That we consider it the impera
tive duty, not only of every teacher, but of
-parents and Directors to attend as often as
possible, Teachers' Institutes.
Resolved, That it is impossible for any
teacher to succeed even tolerably well, with
out a system of text books.
Resolved, -That no school should be kept
, open- on Saturdays, as a good moans of pro
curing punctual attendance.
Resolved, That we, as Teachers, tender
ear 'warmest thanks to the citizens, Directors,
and County Superintendent, for their attend
ance and co-operation during this meeting.
Resolved, That these proceedings be sign
ed by the Officers, and published in the
JOHN BAKER.
Globe, Journal, and Herald. The meeting
then adjourned.
M. F. CAMPBELL, Pres'e.
WU. MCDONALD, &c'y.
The Boatmen in Council !
The Boatmen of the borough of Hunting
don and vicinity, held a meeting at the
" Franklin House" in this borough, on Fri
day evening the 12th inst., which was large
ly attended. The meeting - was organized
by electing John Snyder, Chairman, and
Abraham Westbrook, Secretary. The Chair
man stated the object of the meeting to be,
to regulate the prices for carrying coal on
the Juniata Canal. He said that Boatmen
on all the other canals had associations for
the purpose of mutual protection, buit on the
Juniata Canal the Boatmen engaged in the
carrying of freight were at the mercy of the
coal operators, and that it was high time
that they should take such measures, and
make such regulations as would protect their
own interests.
On motion of D. G. Nash, a committee of
three was appointed by the Chairman, to
make out a schedule of rates, and report the
same to the meeting. D. G. Nash, H. IL
Johnson and L. E. Westbrook were appoint
ed said Committee. The meeting was then
briefly addressed by Capt. H. H. Johnson,
who stated that he understood the object of
the meeting to be, to make uniform prices
for carrying coal to all points, and he hoped
that the prices adopted by the meeting would,
be strictly adhered to by every person en
gaged in the carrying of coal on the canal.
The report of the committee was then pre
sented to the meeting, as follows, and unani
mously adopted :
From cts. Ton.
Hunt. to Harrisburg, 4 51,621 per Nett
" to " 61 1,80 " Gross
" to Columbia, 7 1,75 " Nett
CI to 44 7 1,96 " Gross
" to Wrightsville, 8 2,00 " Nett
" to " 8 2,24 " Gross
" to Safe Harbor, 81 2,121 " Nett
44 to 64 81 2,38 " Gross
" to Havre de Grace, 91 2,371 " Nett
" to " 91 2,66 " Gross
" to Chesapeake, 111 2,87/ " Nett
" to " 111 3,22 " Gross
" to Philadelphia, 12 3,25 " Nett
44 t o Si 12 3,64 " Gross
" to Wilmington, 13 3,25 " Nett
" to ~ 13 3,64 " Gross
" to Lebanon, 91 2,371 " Nett
:‘ to - ~ 9/ 2,66 " Gross
" to Reading, 12 3,00 " Nett
" to " 12 3,36 " Gross
" to Phcenix.ville, 13 3,25 "Nett
" to " 13 3,64 " Gross
" to DelawareCity,l2 3,00 " Nett
" to ' " 12 3,36 " Gross
We the undersigned, citizens of the bor
ough of Huntingdon and vicinity, engaged
in carrying freight on the Juniata Canal,
agree to adhere strictly to the above sched
ule of rates for the transportation of coal.:
John Snyder, Abraham Westbrook,
H. 11. Johnson, D. G. Nash,
Henry Hazzard, . George G. Couch,
George Decker, Levi E. Westbrook,
Stewart Allen, Love & M'Divitt,
William Long, Murrets Hawn,
Joseph Hawn, A. B. Cunningham,
David Dunn, Coulter & Hamer.
Mr. Abraham Westbrook then offered the
following resolution, which was adopted
unanimously :
Resolved, That we, as Boatmen engaged
in carrying coal on the Juniata Canal, will
adhere strictly to the schedule of freights as
adopted at this meeting, and would respect
fully urge the Boatmen at other points on
the Juniata Canal to call meetings and adopt
similar regulations.
Remarks were then made by Messrs. Sax
ton, Johnson, Westbrook, Snyder, Nash and
others, in regard to the various kinds of coal,
and their value when in market.
On motion,
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in all the papers of
the town.
On motion, adjourned sine die
A Sad Honeymoon
Elope?neat—Marriage—Mail Robbery—A Term
in the State .Prison.
A young man named Charles Albaugh, of
Mt. Gilead, Ohio, was recently convicted of
Mail robbery at Cleveland and sentenced to
a term in the State Prison, the Columbus
Gazette says of his case :
Charles Albaugh is only twenty years of
age, and the events of the past few months
will fill an important chapter in his life's his
tory. On Christmas day he eloped with his
landlord's daughter, a Miss German, in her
sixteenth year, went to , Alexandria, Pennsyl
vania and was married. An effort was made
to keep the affair quiet, but it was discovered
by the girl's parents, who were highly in
censed at their daughter's imprudence.
On the 28th of January, Mr. Prentiss, the
U. S. Mail Agent, arrested Albaugh upon a
charge of robbing the Mail. He was taken
to Cleveland, tried, Convicted, and sentenced
before the United States Court, and upon
reaching Carlington, on his way to the pen
itentiary, the young wife came aboard the
ears to bid farewell to Tier convict husband.
The meeting was a painfully affecting one.—
She begged him to keep up his spirits, to
make a firm resolve to do his whole duty
while in prison. She vowed to stick to him
thoughall the rest of the world should for
sake him ; for said she, " Charley, we are
bath young; we have years of happiness in
store for us, and when your time has expired,
we can go to some other land where the of
fense will not be known, 'where we can live
happily together, and earn an honest liveli
hood."
The poor girl nerved herself up to the
task, and as sho tripped the tears away from
the cheeks of her young husband she never
whimpered.
The car was full of passengers, who wit
nessed. the scene with tearful emotion. The
conductor who, at the request of the officers,
had kindly delayed a few moments, to give
the young couple an opportunity of meeting
each other, at last notified them that he could
delay no longer, and the whistle gave notice
that the cars were about starting. "Keep
up your courage like a man, Charley," said
the fair heorine, and as she kisied hii cheek,
she turned to leave, but, overpowered by► me
feeling that she had thus far%k.eptlandertiidd
trol, she fell fainting - in - the arms •erthe by-,
standers, who carried her gently into the'
station house, and the cars rolled, Over the
rails with increased speed, to mikinp ,for
the detention.
Rather a sad honeymoon.
Veto Message. =
Exscurirs CILIMBEE,
Harrisburg, March 12th, 1858: -
To the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania :
GENTLEMEN :—A bill has been presented
for my approval, entitled, "An Act to extend
to Walker township, Huntingdon county, the
provisions of the act to authorize the School
Directors of the borough of West Pittsburg,
Allegheny county, to select sites for school
houses, passed the - eleventh day of April,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six."
By reference to the Act extended by this
bill to the school district of Walker township,
in the county of Huntingdon, I find that it
provides that whenever the board of school
directors of West Pittsburg, shall - be unable
to procure such eligible points for the erec
tion of school houses thereon,
as they may
deem-expedient by agreement with the Oval-,
ers of land, they may enter upon and &Sig-.
nate sufficient ground for the purpose, ilbt
exceeding in any case one half of an acre and
may use and occupy the same fora school
house with its necessary or convenient - ap
purtenances, provision being made in the act
for assessment and payment of damages to
the land owner.
In other words, power is given - to the school
directors to take private property against - the
assent of the owner for the purpose of build
ing a school house. If this bill should be
come a law, the school directors of Walker
school district in the county of Huntingdon,
may enter upon any man's farm within the
district, without his consent, and mark off
half an acre of ground and erect thereon a
house and other necessary and convenient
appurtenances, and occupy the "Same fer
school purposes, without even first paying to
the owner the value of the land or',givino - to
him security therefor ; the only rerpidfbe=
ing the assessment of damages by viewers,
and the liability of the district:ht. tlie,'PaY
ment of the same. • -J
The exercise of the right of emingni do
main, which is the right that a gOverpment
possesses of taking the property of its.Stibject
for necessary public uses at a fair v,alhation,
is one of the highest prerogatives or sover
eignty, and ought never to be used - except
when necessary to the accomplishment of
some great public good. This right, it is true
may be exercised by the government through
the medium of corporate bodies or individu
als, but only under the restrictions imposed
by the fourth section of the seventh article
of the constitution, which provides that " the
Legislature shall not invest any corporate
body or individual with the privilege of tak
ing private property for public use without
requiring such corporation or individual to
make compensation to the owners of, said
property or give adequate security therefor
before such property shall be taken."
I cannot consent to give even to public
corporations the power to•take a man's land
without obtaining his consent, except in cues
where the necessity is clear and free from
doubt, and Ido not believe that such neces
sity exists in reference to hind to be used for
the building of houses for our Common Schools.
No such power is given in our general law
regulating common schools. On the contra
ry, when it was proposed to be conferred
upon schools directors generally throughout
the commonwealth, I find, by reference to the
Senate Journal for 1854, that the proposition
was defeated by a largevote. lam not aware
that any serious inconvenience has aiisen
from requiring school directors to purchase
land whereon to erect school houses instead
of allowing them to take it 'when and where
they please with or without the• consent of
the owner, and I am entirely opposed to
making exceptions to the general law of the
State in favor of particular school dis
stricts. • -
The people of this cotnmonwealtli aro wil
ling that their government should exegoise all
power which conduces to happinegs'itnd pro
motes the prosperity of the great btidy of its
citizens, although it may work an individual
hardship, but if the public weal do6s not re
quire the sacrifice of individual interests it
is an act of tyranny upon the part of the gov
ernment to interfere with individual• property
or permit others to do so in its name.
Because I do not believe that the' chool di
rectors of Walker school district should be
permitted 'to take land to build school houses
without first obtaining the owner's consent, I
return this bill to the House of Representa
tives, without my approval: . •
Shocking Cruelty and Brutality.
The Athens (Ga.) Watchman, of the 25th,
contains the following: -
A case of unusual interest was tried in
Walton Superior Court last week, Consuming
four days. The testimony was. volumnious,
and we did not hear -nor Shall we pretend to
give the hundredth part of it. A brief ac
count of material facts will suffice. A man,
named Thos. Kelley, or was ar
raigned for the murder of his wife, who was
found dead (frozen, it is said) in her place
of confinement, during the extraordinary cold
weather of 1856. The deceased, it is alleged,
was at least partially deranged, and had
been confined a number of years--eleven or
twelve, we believe—five in Oglethorpe, and
seven, perhaps, in Walton. It, was. proved
that her place of confinement consisted of a
pen, constructed of poles notched at the cor
ners and covered with clapboards. In this
was a hole, ten by four inches, some-four or
five feet from the ground,' with a shelf in
side, upon 'which was placed her food in an
old iron frying pan, without ever beizig
washed. Her food, some of the witnesses
testified, was promiscuously mixed together
in this pan—boiled bacon, " collards and
milk being frequently mixed together. Many
of the witnesses testified that-the chinks or
cracks between the poles of this den were
open; there was never any fire in it; no bed
or bedding, and the poor creature sometimes
entirely naked, and always nearly so.
In this den she languished seven years,
until relieved by death from her horrible
sufferings. One cold morning that- winter
she was found upon her hands and knees at
the door, naked or nearly so, andfroien stiff.
Many persons think there is reason to be
lieve that . starvation as well as cold' had
something to do in brin g ing about her death.
We understand that the deceased; •before her
mind became impaired, was a sensible and
respectably educated woman. O'Kelly was
sentenced to three years' imprisonment in
the penitentiary.
WM. F. PACKER.
The East Baltimore Conference.
The East Baltimore Conference of the M.
- E. Church, on Tuesday, March 2, made,
among others, the following appointments
r the year 1858 :
JUNIATA DISTIUC
George Guyer, P. E. Hollidaysburg, J.
H. C. Posh ; Altoona, Samuel A. Wilson ;
Woodbury, G. Berkstresser, J. B. Scarboro ;
Schellsburg, Henry Wilson; Bedford, W. L.
Spottswood, Samuel W. Smith, sup. ' - Bed
ford Circuit, J. A. Coleman, G. T. Gray ;
Coalmont, Enoch G. Jamison ; Manor Hill,
J. A. Melia, John W. Cleaver ; Williams
burg, Alfred A. Eskridge ;. Cassville, G. W.
Bouse, Hugh Lynn ; Birmingham, Robt. W.
Black, J. W. Buckley ; Phillipsburg, E. W.
Kirby ; Curwensville and. Clearfield, Thomas
Barnhart ; New Washington, Chas. Cleaver,
one to be supplied.
BELLEFONTE DISTRICT.
James Sanks, P. E. Bellefonte, Edmund
B. Snyder ; Bellefonte Circuit, Alem Brit,
thin, S. M. Hartsock ; Bald Eagle, N. W.
Colburn ; Warrior's Mark, J. W. Haugha
wont, Daniel Sheffer ; Kishacoquillas, E. P.
King ; Penn's Valley, John Moorhead, one
to be supplied ; Lock-Haven, W. Downs, A.
N. Creighton ; Clinton, Albert Hartman, R.
S. McWilliams ; Great Island, John Lloyd ;
Liberty Valley, James Gamble ; Newberry,
James Curns, John F. Craig ; Jersey Shore,
E. E. Allen ; Jersey Shore Circuit, Robert
Beers ; Sinnamahomng, Jas. Hunter ; Ship
pen, Ashbury R. Reilley ; Caledonia, to be
supplied ; Karthaus, John A. Dixon.
NORTHUMBERLAND DISTRICT.
T. Mitchell, P. E. Williamsport, Samuel
Kepler; 'annoy, A. W. Gibson, P. F. Eyer ;
Montoursville, J. F. Porter ; Milton,
P. Res
cord ; Milton and Montour, Samuel Barnes,
Andrew E. Taylor ; Lewisburg, Thos. Bow
man ; Northumberland, Franklin Gearhart ;
Miffiinburg, S. Creighton ; Sunbury, George
Warren, Finley B. Riddle ; Catawissa, John
A. De Moyer, Peter B. Ruch ; Danville, W.
Harden ; Bloomsburg, John Guyer, T. Sher
lock ; Orangeville, J. Y. Rothrock, C. H.
Savidge ; Bloomingdale, Elisha Butler, A.
M. Kester ; Luzerne, T. W. Switzer, Sam'l.
Shannon ; White Haven, J. A. Price ; Ber
wick, H. G. Dill, J. Guss ; Laporte, Reuben
Kelley.
John A. Dashiell, principal of Dickinson
Seminary, member of Williamsport Quarter
ly Conference.
Irvin H. Torrence, secretary of Pennsyl
vania Bible Society, member of Danville
Quarterly Conference.
CARLISLE DISTRICT.
John A. Gere, P. E. Carlisle, Robert D.
Chambers ; Carlisle, Emory Chapel, A. A.
Reese; Carlisle Circuit, S. Dunlap, Nathan
Shaffer ; York Springs and Hanover, Oliver
Ege, G. W. Dunlap;' Newport, F. E. Crever,
Jas. T. Wilson ; Petersburg, Thos. D. Got
.walt ; New Bloomfield, Cambridge Graham,
Isaac C. Stevens; Mifflin, Jno. W. Langley,
Milton K. Foster, W. A. McKee, sup. ; Con
cord, N. S. Buckingham, J. Clark Hagey ;
Lewistown Circuit, George Stevenson, W. T.
L. Weecb. ; Huntingdon, Alex. M. Barnitz ;
Shirloysburg, Amos Smith, Geo. W. Heyd ;
Shippensburg, Reuben E. Wilson ; Green
Village, Noah Schlosser, Amos J. Bender;
Chambersburg, Philip B. Reese.
Daniel Hartman, Agent of the Tract Soci
ety, member of the Carlisle Quarterly Con
ference.
Archibald G. Mariatt, Principal of the Ir
ving Female College, member of Carlisle
Circuit Quarterly Conference.
David Shoaff has been stationed at Han
cock, Maryland.
Barbarous Punishment.
England has not yet become so far civil
ized as to abolish the use of the "cat o'nine
tails" as an instrument of torture and punish
ment. The English papers received by the
mail, comment on a revolting case of flogging
which .had occurred at Newcastle. A soldier
belonging to the Northumberland Fusileers
was condemed, for disobedience of orders, to
receive fifty lashes—the full tale permitted
now by law. But these fifty . stripes were
delivered by the "cat," an instrument of
such infernal construction, as in fact to make
nine deep gashes at every blow. That used
at Newcastle is described by an "eye wit
ness," as having a handle eight inches in
length; and nine tails,
each of the same
length, and weight with pentagonal pieces of
case hardened steel, eighty-one in number.—
On the morning of the day that the flogging
was to be administered, the battalli*i was
paraded in the barrack yard, the triangles set
up, and the cat displayed. The account
says:
The intended victim of these preparations
for his agony and mutilation, would probably
have marched unhesitatingly upon a Sepoy
battery. But now the command of his officer
struck him into the dumbness and disobedi
ence of shame. He was a fine man, of good
family, driven to enlistment, probably, by
dissipation or reverses, and retained some
what the feelings of a gentleman. His refu
sal only exposed him to heavier indignity.—
Sixteen of the strongest men in the ranks
- were ordered out. They "hurled him, face
downward, on the stone pavement of the rack
et court," and stripped • him by force. In
vain he implored his officers to condemn him
to death rather than to the dishonor of the
cat. He was tied up to the triangles, and "one
of the largest, drummers" in the battalion
proceeded to wield that invention of ninefold
horror we have described, and to which even
an additional brutality of force is given by
its being swung round the head of the tortu
rer.
At the first blow of the." cat" a piercing
and unearthly shriek rung from the strong
man in his agony! His lacerated flesh gaped
under the blow, and lumps of flesh, at each
fresh blow, were detached from his bleeding
back, and flung high above the wall of the
Racket Court, and on the clothes of those
standing by. The stern Colonel, compelled
to be an unwilling witness, turned, and lean
ing on the arm of the equally affected Major,
covered his face with his handkerchief, while
deep sighs agitated his manly bosom, and
plainly showed the struggle that was going
on within. The surgeon, a most humane
man, was obliged to be supported by. his
Hospital sergeant, who, from time to time,
administered to him restoratives, as 'well as
to the suffering soldier. Man after man fell
from the ranks, carried away fainting; tears
bedewed the. faces of nearly all the officers,
and at length the poor sufferer was released
from his torture to linger in hospital, where
he now lies, the whole of his spine being laid
bare, and gangrene has ensued, leaving the
tortured and lacerated wretch in such a state
that every Christian can only hope that death,
as it must do, will soon release him from his
sufferings.
Southern Views on the Itansas Issue.
The plea, most strongly urged by the advo
cates of the Lecompton scheme is the plausi
ble idea that the moment the Constitution is
imposed upon the Territory, the citizens of
Kansas will have an opportunity to amend
the Constitution before 1864, the time ex
pressly stated in the instrument itself. We
have no doubt that many Democrats of the
North are deluded by, this apparently fair
proposition into an impression that this con
tingency will certainly happen, and that all
cause for discontent will be satisfactorily re
moved.
It is only necessary to look at the matter
from the Southern point of view—to examine
the views entertained by Southern Represen
tatives,—in order to completely . demolish the
basis of this flimsy hypothesis. We wish
those who represent Pennsylvania in Con
gress to ponder well the Southern arguments
which we append below, and determine
whether they are ready to carry these doc
trines out—whether they are willing to im
pose a juggle upon the people from which
they are positively debarred any escape till
1864. Let Mr. Calhoun " count in" his own
peculiar friends, and . the Lecompton instru
ment becomes "a finality" to all intents and
purposes, and slavery is fastened irrevocably
upon a State, nine-tenths of whose citizens,
at this hour, are positively averse to its in
troduction,
The Hon. Mr. Maynard (of Tennessee), in
writing to the last Lecompton meeting at
New York, speaks out in the following frank
strain :
But I must protest against the doctrine, so reluctantly
inculcated by many, that when admitted to the union the
people of Kansas have nothing to do but to overthrow their
Constitution,
abolish slavery and inaugurate freedom. A
very general Idea prevails in the Northern States, that
when slavery' and 'freedom,' in the cant phrase of the
day, come in collision, the latter by its mightier potency
will inevitably prevail. The distinguished author of the
Kansas-Nebraska bill doubtless entertained the same idea,
and believed that by the principles of that bill all the re
maining Territories would eventually become free States;
and that he would be bailed everywhere through the North
as the great apostle and martyr of the ' holy evangel of
Freedom. But the course of events in Kansas seems like
ly to overturn the cherished idea, and to demonstrate its
utter fallacy, thus depriving him of all apostolic renown—
though it is quite probable ho may be honored with a place
in the pages of political martyrdom. If Kansas is admit
ted as a slave State, under the Lecompton Constitution, as
I fully believe she will be, she will be very sure to continue
a slave State. A large and substantial emigration will
flow in from the other slave States, taking with them their
slaves ; the settlers already there, whatever may be their
present sentiments, will find their prejudices against sla
very disarmed by contact with it—will see that they have
been fighting phantoms, that have no existence except in
the heated brains of enthusiasts and fanatics, and will let
the subject drop—leave it where their Constitution leaves
it."
Is the above the kind of popular sovereign
ty to which the Democracy of the Keystone
State expect their servants at Washington to
commit them? Does this prospect of eternal
slavery in Kansas cause a feeling of exulta
tion to rise in the breasts of Messrs. Phillips,
Florrence, J, Glancy Jones, Allison White,
and those other members of the Pennsylva
nia delegation who voted against Colonel
Harris's resolution ?
Compare with this the distinct declara
tion of Col. Keitt, of South Carolina, in the
House, a day or two since :
"Can the Constitution of RaIIBAIS bo legally changed
prior to 18647 In my judgment, it cannot. There is a
clause in the Constitution of Kansas prohibiting the as
sembling of a Convention prior to that time, and this in
hibition precludes it. This clause is regarded as a nullity.
Ido not so regard it. * * * The difference between a
revolutionary right and a legal right, or a right under the
Constitution to change the Constitution, is clear, distinct,
and vital. The one is a political right; the other, the right
of the sword. The sword may not be drawn from the
scabbard ; the olive may be twined around it, but it isstill
tho.sword."
Are any of Our Pennsylvania Congressmen
ready to say amen to these significant inti
mations ? Do they believe that any change
of the Lecompton instrument before the year
1864 would require the exercise of " a revo
lutionary right ?" Let them pause, then, be
for they commit themselves to an arrange
ment which must inevitably seal their politi
cal doom. The old Commonwealth requires
that her sons should be faithful to the soil
which gave them birth, and she will hold all
to strict account who violate that spirit of
freedom which animates her charter of rights.
The .Press.
The Spring Trade.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says, the Spring
Trade has commenced. Quite a number of
merchants have arrived. in the city from re
mote points, and have already entered upon
the business of selecting their purchases. In
several instances, we have heard of consid
erable sales. It is not likely that a large bus
iness will be done, but all who have paid up
in whole or in part, will find no difficulty in
obtaining goods on reasonable terms. Phila
delphia has suffered like the rest of the world,
in consequence of the recent terrible panic,
but the great majority of our merchants passed
through the fiery ordeal, if not unscathed,
with the heroic courage of triumphat success,
and are fully prepared to accommodate their
old customers. The supply of goods on hand
is quite large, and the disposition is as kind
ly and. considerate as could be expected ma
under the circumstances. It is at a time like
this that integrity, honesty and reliability are
fully appreciated. Hundreds have been com
pelled to make a pause in their payments, but
entire faith will be felt in their operations for
the future. The policy is to bear and forbear
as much as possible, and to make every al
lowance for the disasters that were brought
about by the delinquencies and misfortunes
of others. This country is eminently recu
perative in its character, and thus it is, that
the storm which prostrated so many for a time
will soon be forgotten. We repeat, the Spring
trade is not likely to be heavy, but the indi
cations thus far are that it will be sound ,
wholesome and encouraging.
A CURIOUS WEDDING.-A letter from New
York relates the following:
An interesting wedding took place a few
days since, between a Mr. Henry B. Melville
and Mrs. Sarah K. Seymore. The parties
have both been married before, and each
have a family of seven children—those of the
gentleman comprising six daughters and a
son, and those of the lady six sons and a
daughter. The sons acted on the occasion as
groomsmen to their future father, and the
daughters as bridesmaids to their future moth
er. The whole fourteen dressed alike, accor
ding to their sex, entered the church arm in
arm, and ranged themselves on either side of
their parents, who are both remarkably hand
some, and looked superb. The bride is weal
thy, and was richly dressed in a pearl-colored
moire antique, with costly laces and diamond
brooch and. bracelet.
SINGULAR INCIDENT.—An Irish woman liv
ing in Newßedford, about eighty years of age,
a few days since, while sitting at table, had
just taken a cup of tea in her hand, and re
marked, when her age was alluded to, that
she hoped "the Lord would take her home
before lon" Her hand was observed to
tremble ; she leaned back in her chair, and
died instantly,
An Unexpected Atteefirag---Romance
Real Life.
[From the Boston Ledger of March 9.]
On the 23d ultimo a passenger came to
Portland by the steamer Anglo-Saxon, and
took lodgings at one of the city hotels. Nest
morning he took the cars for this city, in
company with a gentleman who had remain
ed at the same house with him over night.
with whose countenance he somehow or other"
imniagined himself familiar. They got into
conversation in coming down the ,Eastern
Railroad, but nothing transpiredfto elicit the
fact whether or not they had. been oldaequain
tances. When. they arrived at the depot,
and had attended to their luggage, one of the
gentleman inquired, in the hearing of the
other, for-a cab to take him to a certain street
in Charlestown. The other said he purposed
going to the same street, and the two enga
ged the same conveyance. On arriving at the
street in question, it appeared that they both
designed to call on the same individual.—
This strange series of coincidence greatly
puzzled both; but their mutual surprise and
delight can be imagined in a degree, whezr
they found that they were brothers, and that
they had thus singularly met at the house of
a third brother. One of them has been in
the service of the Pacha of Egypt for twen
ty-two years ; the other has spent sixteen
years in the East Indies, while the third has
been in this country during nineteen years
past. The brothers are natives of Scotland,
and have not seen each other for twenty-four
years.
UTAH.--A candid and calm representation
of affairs, as they really exist in Utah, made
by Dr. Hurt, the Indian Agent, shows what
an infamous despotism Bringham Young has
suceeded in establishing in Utah, and how
completely , all the guarantees constitutional
ly secured to the inhabitants have been over
thrown by his priestly tyranny. It is in
vain that individuals assert their liberty-and
their independence. They are. forced to
submission or have their " throats cut."—
The Theocratic Autocracy is complete.—
Those who do not willingly go to confession
al are in danger of the knife or of the torch
of the incendiary. The common forms of law
are disregarded, houses are entered without
legal process, persons are condemned without
trial, and driven out of their community or
murdered. In fact, all law and all right are
disregarded except the law of this priestly
conclave, and the rights which they think
are necessary to the establishment of thoir
authority, Dr. Hurt relates instances of op
pression and of brutality toward individuals,
and helpless women among them, which
would justify our government at once in ex
tirpating the whole mormon brood.—Ledger.
A NEW EXPEDITION' TO UTAH.—We learn
from the Washington States, that the Nation
al Government, without waiting for the ac
tion of Congress, on the suject of the increase
of the army, will organize the force now in
Kansas for an expedition to Utah. This
force, numbering about twenty-five hundred
men, will be necessary to conduct the train
with supplies, animals, &c., are requisites
for the relief of Col. Johnston's command.—
The troops in Kansas can be moved, on this
expedition, as soon as Congress shall make
necessary appropriations. They can com
mence their march during the next month,
at the same time when the Mormons, who
are scattered through lowa, Nebraska, and
Minnessota, intend to move to join Brigham
Young at Salt Lake. Starting thus early,
the new expedition will be in Salt Lake City
before autumn.
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