THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C.
TETE GLOBE.
Circulation—the largest in the count✓
DIMITTLIEBDOR, 2,A,
Wednesday, September 22, 1858.
DSIVEOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
FOR JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT,
WIG A. PORTER, of Philadelphia.
•- FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
W.ESTI.EY FROST, of Fayette Co.
I* itelPi;itli 00110 v; el V (0 - ::411 241+
CONGRESS,
CYRT_TS L. PERSHING, of Cambria co
f~~y~~`rt~Z ;~-4►~t. K~l~i~i+M~+~tK:~}i+~
ASSEMBLY,
DANIEL HOUTZ, of Alexandria,
COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
JAMES HENDERSON, of Cassville
DIRECTOR OP THE POOR,
JOIIN MIE.RLY, of Springfield
CORONER,
THOMAS P. LOVE, of Huntingdon
EXTRA PREMIUMS
It will be observed that the County Society—for very
good reasons we suppose—have omitted in their list, pre
miums for the best specimens of printing. Printing is an
art—the art of arts—in the improvement of which, busi
ness men at least, take sonic interest. We take as much
pleasure, and pride, in executing ajob of work as it should
be, as other_ men o in their calling, and we can see no
good reason why a printer should not contest for au honor.
We, therefore, propose the following premiums:
For the best and greatest variety of Fancy Card
printing, $5 00
For, the best and greatest variety' of Plain Card
printing 5 00
For the best and greatest variety of Blank printing, 5 00
For the_hest and. greatest variety of Handbill and
Circular printing
For the best and greatest variety of Printing
" " Job Office in the county
The contest to be confined to the 'printers of the county
and no part of any Card, Blank, Bill, Circular, &c., to be
executed out pf the county. .
customer work, only, and Blanks regularly kept on
hand for sale, to be entered for the premiums.
Each Office contesting for the premiums, to place in the
hands of a Committee like sums as above; the whole to be
given to the Office receiving the awards.
The Committee to be appointed by the Offices entering
for the premiums—one by each Office, and the Committee
.to appoint one.
The Committee to visit and examine work at the Offices
entering, on the second day of the County Fair.
See adVertisement of Prof. Wood's
Hair Restorative in another column.
De= See advertisement of Dr. Sanford's
Liver Invigorator in another column.
To Tax-Collectors
For the convenience of Collectors, we have
just printed, and will keep constantly on
hand for sale, blank receipts for State and
County, School, Borough, Township, or other
taxes.
DECLINES-Mr. JOHN HIRST-t0 be the
Democratic candidate for Auditor. Who
wants the office? Have we no office-seekers
in the Democratic Party ?
• 'lei—Everybody promises to be in town at
the Fair. Extensive preparations will be
*made to accommodate all.
:Vir. To any person desiring to make an
excellent purchase, Messrs. OWEN & HENDEE
scrs offer A, fine opportunity for so doing.
See their• advertisement in another column.
• ""*OEY:- The Excelsior Brass Band left for
tellefonte ou Monday, to attend a Military en
campment to be held there this week. They
looked NV . ell in their new wagon.
Da—We have just received from Mr. TIMS.
3, Sir a very handsome present in the
'shape of a large basket full of delicious to
matoes. Mr. S. will please accept our thanks
for the present.
GONE EAST-Our merchants, for new goods.
Mr. GETMAN & Co. have already received and
opened a large stock of clothing, bouts and
shoes, hats and caps, &c., which we would
advise our friends to call and examine.
WHAT'S BETTER ?-IVe received on Monday,
from our good friend' rinser JIMISON, of the
neighborhood of Mapleton, a dozen fine Ju
niata eels. About election time eels are al
.
ways the best, whether it is because they are
as hard to take as a slippery politician or not,
we cannot say, but one thing is certain' ~we
will try - to manage all the eels our friends
may direct to our care. Mr. JIM ISON has our
thanks. . -
A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE.—The County Con
vention, in Somerset, which nominated Con
gressional Conferees to the COnferenee. that
nominated SAAIVEL STEEL ,BLArn, passed res
olutions in favor of a protective tariff and
popular sovereignty. The County Convention
of Blair county, after declaring in favor of
Mr.131. - Ain, passed, unanimously, resolution
resolving that the "Constitution confers upon
Congress sovereign power over the Territories,
and.that, in the exercise of this power, it is
both the right and the imperative duty of
Congress to - prohibit in the Territories those
twin relici of barbarism, polygamy and sla-
very."
Not having the •platforms erected .hy the
County Convention of Huntingdon and Cam
bria at hand, we are unable to say - how they
agree with the platforms of the . Republican
candidate for Congress, erected for him '
Blair and Somerset: But it is fair to sup
posathat Mr. BLAIR'S party, in Blair, itnew
him
. to be opposed to popular *sovereignty, and
did not hesitate to place him upon the plat
foria he occupied in the FREMONT campaign.
Can the popular sovereignty RepUblicans and
Americans of the district throw their princi
ples overboard and vote for Mr. BLAIR ? Can
the eyes of the - Americans be closed to the
fact that Mr..BLAIR is not only opposed to
popular sovereignty, but also to their princi
ples and existence, as: a party ? • Will
.the
Americans, who are largely in the majority
in the district, agree to sell out to a - small
minority of Republicans, who have always
opposed.regular nominees, when "sneknonii,
noes happened to belong to the. American
wing of the opposition ?
We are pleased to learn, as we have from
every section of the county, that the-pros
pects of the re-election of Dr. liouTz, are
good. His vote, last winter, to increase his
pay, was disapproved of by many _of his
friends—but the " sober-second-thought" of
such, will not permit them to defeat him for
doing that which they, under similar circum
stances, might have done. Having a knowl
edge of the actual necessary expenses of a
member of the Legislature, we are free to
say, that we would not neglect our business
and agree.to accept a seat in the Legislature,
for" the pay received by our legislators. A
member of the Legislature is not a private
citizen—he cannot live as economical as a
private gentleman boarding in a country
town, or even in your largest cities. He is
public property—his purse dare not be closed
against the numerous charitable and other
demands made Upon it. He is expected to
be charitable and liberal whenever called on
—and, if he is strictly honest, he cannot re
turn home to his constituents with more than
his necessary expenses paid. If all who,ob
ject to Dr. Hourz's vote to increase his pay,
would spend one winter in Harrisburg, as a
public man, we give it as our candid opinion,
that they would not make his increase-pay
an objection to his re-election. We would
not favor the increase of a member's pay to
a figure that would give him a few hundred,
clear profit, to return home with—but we
would increase his pay to an amount suffi
cient to defray his necessary expenses,—and
this, we believe, was the motive of members
in increasing their pay. To seriously object
to the re-election of Dr. Holm, because be
favored the increase of his-pay, would be un
reasonable and unjust, and - we are sure
that every voter, after looking at the question
properly, will feel satisfied that Dr. Hot=
done just what they might have done, under
similar circumstances.
5 00
5 00
25 00
The Republican Candidate for Congress.
SAMUEL STEEL BLAIR, delivered a speech at
a Republican meeting at Ebensburg on Tues
day evening of last week. He boldly de
clared himself the advocate of the doctrine
that Congress has the power to prevent the in
troduction of slavery into the Territories. It
will not be denied that a large majority of
the Republicans of the present day, are in
favor of popular sovereignty, and that the
Americans are unanimous upon the question.
how then can Mr. BLAIR, a dyed-in-the wool
Republican, (or more properly, an abolition
ist,) expect to receive the votes of popular
sovereignty Republicans, or the support of
the Americans of this District who have never
yet, given their votes to sectional strife, the
most important plank in the platform of- the
Republican party. The nomination of BLAirt
was considered a great victory over the
American wing of the "People's Party,"—
and already you can hear the Republicans in
this neighborhood, who a year ago refused to
support their fusion nominee for the Legisla
ture because he was an American, exulting
over their prospects (,f entirely wiping out
the existence of the American party, by the
election of Mr..BLAIR to Congress,—and Mr.
Wtorox to the . Legislature, for, it will not be
denied that Mr. WIGTON also belongs to the
radical wing of the Republican party.
The Election of Pershing, a Fixed Fact
In opposition to Mr. PEnsuixa, the straight
Republicans have in the field S. STEEL. BLata,
of llollidaysburg—and the Americans have
GEORGE IV. PATTON, of Altoona. Although
a few of the Americans of the district, who
are anxious for an office by any kind of a
fusion, or by any means, have, and will fall
into the support of Mr. Braila, the large ma
jority cannot be drilled into his support.—
They tivilt remember his, and his faction's
opposition to their candidates • in this and
Blair county, last fall, and pay Mr. BLUR
back, in the •same kind of support' they re
ceived from him and his peculiar friends.—
Without a division of the Opposition, in the
district,: we can elect Mr.• PERSHING. lie
was defeated two years ago, when there were
but two candidates in the field, by but four
hundred votes, and now, there being three,,
he must have a handsome majority. Efforts
are, and will continue io be made, to get Mr.
PATTON and his . friendS, out ot the way, but
they will continue as true to their party this
fall, as were' the :Republicans to their faction
but a year ago, when they defeated, the
American Candidates for the Legislature, in
this and Blair counties.
George W. Patton
This gentleman, (as . n•ill be seen by refer
ence to the proceedings of Conference, in
another column, and which we are requested
to publi . sh,) has been nominated' by the
Americans of this 'district, - as their Candid:tte
fur Congress. Mr. PATTON is a brother of
Hon. B. F. PATTON, and at present, a citizen
of Altoona. He was the nominee of the Op
position in Blair county, last full, for a seat
in Legislature,•.but 'was defeated by the
Republicans opposing him. His friends al
lege that M'r. BLUR, the Republican, candi
date for Congress, used,all his influence to
bring about his (Mr. P's.) defea:f. —We have
been personally acquainted with Mi. PATTON
ftir several years, and the worst we can say .
of him is, that he left the Democratic party
some five years ago, and has been with Sam
ever since.
xtb3:- The Journal says fir. S. STEEL ELME
(if eleCted,) will represent the Republican
party to the best of his abilities,
Dr. Houtz
The Democratic County Ticket
[For the Huntingdon Globe.]
There is one peculiarity in connection with
the Democratic, nominations of this county,
which is well worthy of notice ; I allude to
the fact, that there are .no old hackneyed
politiCians 'on the list: The nominees haVe
evidently been selected with a view to en
sure the services of good and efficient men ;
without any special regard to political pro
minence.
With respect to Mr. Houtz, his record is
clear ; his action in the legislative body, is
before the public; who will 'endorse , it by
sending him back 'again to the place from
whence he came, videlicet, to Harrisburg.
Of Messrs. Henderson and Mierly it may
be observed, that neither have ever been
'guilty of office-hunting, and in the present
instance, nomination was not solicited • on
their part, but was spontaneously "conferred
by a discerning and eminently independent
convention. Wire-working appears to have
been repudiated or to have fallen into disuse;
and the Democratic electors of the " lower
end," hail with satisfaction the indisputable
evidence of the ticket, that the Convention
were determined to select men adapted for
the several offices, without too close a refer
ence to party services.
The office of Director of the Poor, which
is, perhaps, of more local importance than
any other on the ticket, will, in the event of
the election of Mr. Mierly, be filled by a
man every way qualified to • discharge its
onerous duties.
The manner 'in whien the affairs of the
Poor House have been conducted, affords
ample scope for improvement, especially with
regard to system and the exercise of a more
rigid economy. The regulations in this par
ticular are of special importance to tax-pay
ers, as they materially affect the most tender
part of a man's person, namely, his pocket.
It is evident, from the recent report of the
visitors appointed by the Court,. that the
management and superintendence of the
Poor House has been conducted after a very
loose and unbusiness-like fashion.
Mr. Mierly, from his education and me
thodical habits, combined with high integri
ty and firmness of purpose, is more than or
dinarily well adapted to supply the coming
vacancy in the Board of Director's. Work
has to be done.- Zeal, patience abet industry
will be required. It would appear from the
report already alluded to, that the whole
business machinery of the Poor House re
quires a thorough revisal. To carry.on'husi
ness effectually, system is esseutial;;especial
ly in public affairs, on a large:scale,,like
those involved in the management
in
stitution at Shirleysburg. :
• It,niust hepalpa
ble, to the dullestcomprehenSion, that there
is another man wanted on the Ri!ard,—one
, . •
of the right stamp—an old routinist.,:won't
do—some one is needed who will'strike:out
a new course in the right direction. John
?dimly, Esq., is the man required ;• the coun
ty will be fortunate if •his serieeS are 'se
cured; and, if the upper townships, will do
their part, we shall be sure to' have the
" right man in the right place."- He 'pos
sesses all the requisite qualifications, ; He is
a patient, hard-working, industrious man ;
zealous and persevering in everything i he un
dertakes; and- his educational abilities are
fully up to the mark.
The management of the Poor House is a
stain upon the reputation of the county.-4
Surely, the county of Huntingdon can fur
nish a sufficiency of business-men to conduct
the affairs of the concern in a systematic
manner.
It is due to the present Board, to reiterate
the statement of the visitors, that no charge
of peculation or dishonesty can be fastened
uporythe Directors Or Steward, all of whom
would, doubtless,, cordially co-operate in any
measures which will result in the reduction
of expenditures and the advantage of the
county. The whole cause of complaint re
solves . itself into a lack of system, which
grave error ought to be remedied without de
lay. I 'have enlarged thus much onl the of
fice of 'Director of the Poor, on account of
its paramount importance; for, without the
strictest vigilance, poor rates, direct or indi
rect, are apt to increase much more rapidly
than the incomes of tax-payers.". •
The body of the people care precious little
about office ; all that .they require, and this
they have a right to, is that tlieir servants
will perform their duty, and not receive the
pay without doing the work., The mere will
or desire to do what is right, is not all that is
required from a public ofcei•; ho ought, also,
to have the capacity and ability to fulfil the
duties of his office : efficiently; and to the ad-
Vantage ,of his employers ; without this, he
has no right .to undertake -office at all ;
der similtircircumstances, he would speedily'
be hustled out of .any private' eoneern ; and,
assuredly,, the public ought to . be as .well
served as a private individual ; they pay ;is
good or better wages, and, in Huntingdon
county, at least, they' discharge their liabili
ties"punctually.
The people will shortly have an opportu
nity of recording their votes in favor of men,
who are both able and willing to do their
work, in good business-like style ;—their
names may beifound on the Democratic tick
et--" He who, runs, may road." • •
Springfield twp. PUBLICOLA.
XPZir" The ifuniiiigdon Journal, of this morn
ing. says:—" They (S. STEE!. BL:glt, and •R.
B. Wicrrowjare thoroughly imbued with the
pure, old Republican doctrines." Who will
doubt their proscriptive Republicanism ?
CORRESPONDENCE Or THE GLOBE.
lqcVErrowN, Pa., Sept., 18th, 1858
FRIEND LEms :—A few * days . agog after
bidding good-bye to some of my friends and
the "Ancient Borough," with all her fascina
tions; I stepped into a railroad car; bound
for this flourishing village, whiCh stands - on
the bank of the Juniata, about twelve miles
above Lewistown. This place is small, yet,
notwithstanding, it is a pretty fast town. It
has a population of seven hundred, with two
fine churches, which are the property of the
Presbtyerian and Methodist Episcopal con
gregations, also, a very fine public school
building, which is an ornament to the town as
well as an honor to the community. By the
way, the Presbyterian congregation of this
place, is pastored by the Rev. D. D. C. Clark,
formerly of Millerstown, Adams co., Pa. lie
is, beyond doubt a very able and excellent.
Divine. lie is beloved by all with whom it
is his privilege to become acquainted and in
a word, he is a Christian, a good citizen and
an honer to his . calling. The Rev. Mr.
Stephenson is the pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal congregation, and I believe quite
an able man. I had the pleasure, some few
evenings ago—in connection with a friend—
of hearing him preach from the good old text,
'"Mary bath chosen that good part, which shall
not be taken away from her," and if he were
to be judged according to his discourse on
that evening, he would be pronounced a good
reasoner. He could not agree with the poet,
where he says : "Man wants but little here
below." He says, "man wants much, while
here below," and he succeeded, to a great
extent, in making his congregation believe
.the same.
Since I left the •`Ancient borough," I had
the extreme pleasure of being engaged in a
serenade with the companionship of Prof.
Applebaugh and his very worthy brother,
(the Doctor.) It was as Shakspeare has said,
at an hour,
"Mien creeping murmur and the poring dark,
Filled the wide vessel of the universe" -
that we went forth, with "sweetest touches"
to pierce the ears of the lovely sleepers, who
upon being aroused from their slumbers came
to "a window above" to greet us with—.
Although the Goddess of night was not visi
ble, yet the light which proceeded from the
many millions of stars, which then dotted
the firmament was enough to render visible
faces as fair as that of "Juliet," before which
the very moon herself was to grow "pale and
sick." It is a settled fact that the Prof.
"Can o'er the chords his ready finger fling"
with more grace and ease, and make more
music on the guitar than any other man in
this union.
It would be useless for me to say that busi
ness is dull here, for I presume it is known
that such is the case, all through Pennsylva
nia. The crops in this county arc a com
plete failure. The farmers, (partly owing to
the wheat medge alias weevil) are compelled
to send abroad for seed wheat. Some of the
oats wily not weigh over twelve pounds to
the bushel. That is somewhat lighter than
any ever taken in at the "Metropolitan."—
The well known Juniata shakers are about
making their appearance on the countenan
ces of several persons in this region of coun
try. At seven o'clock A. M. the Thermom
eter—as an old friend has said—stands fifty
degrees above Caesar. But again two, it is
only four degrees below blood heat. In my
next—if I am permitted to. write you before
the election again, I will give you the politi
cal news, perhaps. For the present, good
bye, with the hope that the Globe may "long
wave." WACK:
Pennsylvania Railroad and Canal.
The following is the official statement of
the earnings of the Pennsylvania Railroad
for the month ending August 31st, and for
the period commencing January Ist, and
ending September Ist, 1858. The increase
in the net earnings f exhibits a gratifying
proof of the prosperity of the road:
FOR TILE 31ONTH OF AUGUST, 1858
Gross Earnings
Expenses
Net Earnings
SAME MONTH, 1857
Gross Earnings
Expenses
Net Earnings $ 153,402 62
FROM JANUARY 1, TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1858.
Gross Earnings $3,418,378 OS
Expenses 1,967,047 54
Net Earnings
SAME PERIOD, 1857.
Gress Earn ings -
Expe n ses .....
•
Net Earnings .$1,240,556 16
CANAL DEPARTMENT.—The following figures
show the earnings of the Canal, under the
management of • the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company :
FOR TUE IIONTII OF AUGUST, 1858.
Gross Earnings
.Expoiises
Net Earnings
SAME MONTH; 18:57.
Gross'Earnings
Expenses
Net Earnings
,$ 12,831 94
FROSI JANUARY 1., TO SUPTEXIIIER 1, 1858._ .
Gross Earnings .$103,929 60
Expenses 81,054 SO
Net Earning%
Not Earnings from Aug. 1,1857, to Jan. 1, 1858...$ 19,243 40
" Jan. 1, 1858,t0 Sept. 1,1858—$ 22,874 79
Total
DEATH TO THE DEAD-HEADS.-By the recent
convention of railroad officers at Philadel
phia, it has been agreed to cut off ALL free
passes, without distinction. Editors, legisla
tures, judges, county commissioners, and all
sorts of " dead-heads;" will have to pay cash,
or stay at hurtle, after this week.
The Deniocratic Congressional Conference
which met at Johnstown last 'Friday, on the
111th ballot placed in nomination Cyrus L.
Pershing, Esq., of this county, for Congress,
and to-day, we place his name at the mast
head of our paper as the Democratic candi
date for that office, with emotions of pride
and pleasure. It is unnecessary for us to
say anything in praise of Mr. Pershing.—
lie is well known to a majority of our read
ers, and it- is impossible to know and not
esteem him. He can justly claim undispu
ted precedence in. the'conlidence, respect and
esteem of the Democracy of Cambria, and
even the leaders of the Opposition acknowl
edge the purity of his private life, and his
stern unbending integrity. There can be no
doubt as to the course he would pursue if
elected to a seat in our National Legislature.
The principles, of the Democratic party would
be steadily adhered to on all questions of a
political character,
,and he would never be
afraid to say NO, whenever principles or
right required it. In this age of aspiring
demagogues and brawling , politicians, such
men as Mr. PerShinm are rare, and conse
quently, they should Pershing
promptly supported
and sustained by the people, whenever an
opportunity for so doing presents itself.
The Johnstown Tribune, in announcing
the result of the Opposition Congressional
Conference, very properly complains that the
just claims of Cambria county to the nomina
tion, were treated with contempt. The mem
bers of the Democratic Conference were more
just. They conceded time claims of Cambria
to the nomination, and before adjourning,
unanimously accepted her favorite son as the
standard bearer of the party in this district
during the approaching campaign. The re
sult of their labors has created a spirit of en
thusiasm throughout the county so unani
mous and general, that we did not anticipate
it, and we now confidently assert that Cam
bria is good for at least fifteen hundred of a
majority in favor of Pershing.
More than fifty years have elapsed since
Cambria was organized as a county. During
that long period of time, a " dweller on her
soil" has never occupied a seat in Congress,
or even in the State Senate. An opportuni
ty is now presented to the people of Cambria
for wiping out this reproach against them.—
That they will embrace it, we do not enter
tain a doubt. —Ebensburg Democrat & Senti
nel.
By. reference to the proceedings of the
Congressional Conference, (which will be
found in another column,) it will be seen that
Cyrus L. Pershing, Esq., of Cambria county,
has been nominated as the Democratic can
didate for Congress in this district.
Sincerely desirous as we were for the
nomination of our distin g uished fellow-citi
zen, Judge Kimmel, and desirous as were
the Democracy of this county, that he should
be our standard-bearer in the coming 'con
test, we all yield our preferences to the ex
pressed will of the majority, and will give to
Mr. Pershing the united and zealous support
of the Democracy of Somerset county.
Mr. Pershing was the second choice of
413;4: vr Iry rl sr4.
t• •as.” •-• /I, O ••JALIA,, VI .0
not successful, no man could have been se
lected, who is more acceptable to our pe(iple
than he. Daring the campaign of 1856, he
bore himself gallantly, yea, nobly, and "fair
ly won his spurs upon the battle field ;" lie
deserved success then, even if he did not ob
tain it. His nomination now, is indicative
of the high character assigned him by his
fellow-citizens of the district, and we are
happy in being able to assure them that it
will not be misplaced, or they disappointed
in him. Ile is, truly, a man of strict morali
ty, of fine business habits, and of high stand
ing in the legal profession, and is scarcely
surpassed in the district as a public speaker.
—Somerset Democrat.
We lia4c flying at our mast head this week
the name of .Cyrus L. Pershing as the candi
date for Congress in this District. We have
now our choice. He is one of the most able
and popular men in the State—was the first
choice of the Democracy of Cambria, and,
after their own name, was the first choice of
every other county in the District. We have
no better man among us or the• honorable
position for which he has' been selected, hor
one who would be mire likely to meet with a
triumphant election. We pledge to our De
mocratic brethern of Somerset, Blair and
Huntingdon, that Cambria-will roll • up for him
a majiirity of fifteen* hundred, 'and if they do
their duty, our District will, for the first time;
be:represented by a,Democi•at, and one, too,
of whom every Democrat in the District iayiy
well feel proud. If our friends in Somerset,
Blair and Huntingdon but do their full duty;
we will, with Mr. Pershing, achieve one of
the most glorious and important victories
ever won in the Conuonwealth::— . Johnstown
Mountain Echo.
$ 4-32,229 10
240,45 S 44
$ 191,740 75
Ile"' Of Mr. Pershing there is no necessity
of our speaking at length. He was our ,can
didate two years .ago.- Then, _although it
was considered, when .he was nominated;
that he had not even the ghost of a chance
for election, he was only beaten by a few
Votes—so few, that a little
. more exertion in
Cambria county would have elected him.—
As :a man, be is peculiarly frank, affable, and
generous—a high-toned gentleman, of singu - -
lar purity of mind and life. As a politician,.
his. principles are the eonvictions of right
and duty ; and, he would scorn to do that for
the Party, which would not be just and hon
orable in itself.' We' are much mistaken if
the result-of' this election be not very differ
ent in regard
. to him ;from that -of 1.856.
Hollidaysburg Democratic Standard.
$ 46W311 4S
. 280,508 80
.$1 : 450,430 54
.T,3.444,920 74
. 2,204,364 58
'A public examination of the students
of the INlountain Seminary, Birmingham,
will be held on Tuesday and IN'ednesday,
September 2Sth, and 29th. , Dr: Juxi:lX will
deliver an address on the ;dverting of the
29th, in the Presbyterian church.
In addition to the mail trains, the S,o'-
clock A. M. train,.will stop on :Wednesday
and Thursday ; also, the 3; o'clock A. M.
train, on Thursday..
.$ 19,220 02
. 15,794 70
.$ 3,42616
:zt, 27,522 35'
. 14,690 41
$ 22,874 79
IN BLOOM AGAIN—The apple trees in vari
ous parts of Chester county are in bloom
again—the second time:this season. In the
orchard of Edward James, in East Bradford,
half a dozen a trees are in bloom, and as full
as'in the Spring. , The trees in, bloom now
have produced but little fruit the preseat'sea,
SOD.'
.$ 42,11 S 19
SLAVERY IN, KAN6*AS.—The sheriff of Leav
enworth county, (Kansas,) advertises for sale
—a yoke of oxen and a negro boy,
Our Candidate,
Cyrus L. Pershing, Esq
C. L. Pershing, Esc;
Brief but Apposite.
Governor PACKER made the following short
off-hand speech at .Bcllfonte, Centre county,
at the meeting of the trustees of the Farmer's
High School. We copy .from the Central
Press :
I left Harrisburg, with -,my friend from
Armstrong, to visit this place with a view of
learning only.. My sympathies were alto
gether with this institution before I left home,
and I had some knowledge .of the plan.before
I came here ; but, I - must now say, like the
Queen of Sheba, " The half has 'not been
told me," (cheers.) I need not say to farmers,
they cannot fail to see throughout PennSyl
yenta how few farmers give 'theirSons an ad
equate or even passable useful education.—
The reason is as palpable as is, that Tussy
mountain which stretches past us. It. is -a
stubborn fact that if industry , is separated
froth learning in the process of education; in
dustry must die' out, and physical visonwith
it. The farmer cannot have a good intellect
ual education imparted to his son, without
unfitting him for that occupation, and• posi
tion which lie hopes with fitting pride that he
should occupy .; and what occupation is there
in all our great Commonwealth .more worthy
or truly possessing the elements of dignity?
Farmers
_know that if you want to raise a
crop of potatoes you must not plant in a cel
lar or you will have a puny, sickly growth,
yielding nothing; and they see that if. they
devote their sons to the desk for years they
come home puany, pale, and cadaverous, at
least a majority of them—not all to be sure.
Now the farmer wants his son to have a good
arm—a. leg—to be a man. ' And this is right.
`cheers.] This institution is intended to com
bine all that is good.and Useful in the High
School, with the exercises of the farm—the
hoe—the scythe—the plow—the horse-,the
machine—and the fresh air ; and to . develop
the Man.. This will meet, the feelings and
the wants of the farmers". They do not re
ject collegiate education, so much because of
its cost, as becauSe they:are unwilling, to lose
stamina. I know something about this, al
though I have not followed farming.
,I was
brought up on a farm, and I got sonic educa
tion by 'rough and tumble, arid What I gain
ed was wholly in winter schools.
•
It is fur the interest of all that the great
agricultural basis of society should be amply
educated to a full equality with any and
every other clan. I was going to quote the
sayings of the distinguished South Carolinian
and to say•that farmers are the "mud-sills" of
society—l will not say that, but they are the
corner-stones and the foundation of our social
fabric. They are indenendent and they feel
it and are enobled by the feelings, and thus
lifted above the sphere of meanness and low
trickery. Let their sons be yet nobler sons
of nobler sires ;
Thy spirit. Independence. let me share
Lord of the lion heart. and eagle eye
Thee will I follow with my bosom bare.
Nor heed the storms that howl along the sky."
That is the feeling we wish to inculcate.—
Such are the scholars we will train. - But I
am almost making a speech, which I did not
propose to do. I feel warmly on this subject,
and I will say, that in the-situation in which
the partiality of friends has- Thirniifile , I
shall be glad' of opportunities TO for‘Vard the
interests of the Farmer's High School of
Pennsylvania. [Loud cheers:]
Before I sit down I wish to propose a cheer
for the ladies, who have contributed so very
greatly to the pleasure of this Meeting.—
Nothing can make any advance without the
help of ladies—not even the Farmer's high
School. [Three cheers were given with the
utmost heartiness and good will.]
The Maine Election and its Significance.
There is really more signficance, and more
encouragement to the Democracy, in the re
sult of the recent election in Maine, than
would at first strike the eye. It is true that
our party has again been defeated—that the
Black Republican candidate for Governor has
been elected by about ten thousand votes;
and that probably the oppositiOn hare carried
every member of Congress, as they did two
years ago, which is no gain to Ahem. Still,
when we contrast these results with the re
sults there when the FREMONT tempest swept
over the Northern States, have we not a
right to presume that even- in the near fu
ture, Maine will again assume her position
in the column of the National Democratic
States?
On contrasting our files we find that the
majority fur FREMONT reached the astound
ing figure of thirty thousand. Ilere, then,
presuming 111ouREL's majority to be ten thou,
sand, we have an opposition loss and a Demo
cratic gain,'in two years, of t*enty thousand:
votes. Now, if this change in public senti
ments goes on in the same progression for,two
years more, it does not require much skill in
arithmetic to ascertain and to predict where
Maine will stand in the Presidential struggle
Of 18GO.
In fact, in . taking the political horoscope
of the country, so far as the elections this
summer and fall will enable us to do, we see
no cause for Democrats to despair, but every
thing' to inspire hope and confidence. The
intense sectional fanaticism that culminated
in the extraordinary vote given to Farotomr
in the _Northern States, - and more especially
in New England, is rapidly dying out ; and
we would not be surprised if it should find
its grave in the very spot of its birth_ In
185 G, the four important central States :of
New - trerSey, Pennsylvania, Indiana and
noisiserved as a breakwater to arrest the
deluge .of. Abolitionism that threatened
elect a Presidential candidate, and overwhelm
and crush out the South, but in 1860,we may'
count on New York, and perhaps Maine,.
New Hampshire and Connecticut, to stretch
out their arms and save the Union from such
a dire catastrophe.—Yemisylvanian„ . ,
The Opposition
. .
Such is. the name, says the Patterson Dem
ocrat, that has' been chosen by our :political
adversaries by, which to,designate their par
ty.' At the first glance it 'woialcl . seem' to be
very insignificant, and by no means expres
sive ; but a closer view of the subject will
show that one more appropriate,- 'could - not
have possibly been chosen. -, An .Englisb
Lexicon will give the following definitions
of the word : " Opposaion—Coptrariety. 43,`
affection; contrariety of interest; contrariety
of measures; contrariety of moaning.; incon
sistency; contradiction. With this earreet r
definition in - view, the name chosen by - the.
opponents ; of the Democratic party, wider
which to rally, should - they succeed in affect
ing, the, desired. amalgamation, will strike
every one with peculiar force. - Stich a:union
would unquestionably comprise a heterogne?
ous mixture of contrarieties, inconsistencies,
and contradictions, such as was never before
collected . together. It has, therefore mist"
appropriately christened itself " The Opposi ,
tion."