THE HUNTINGDON GLOBE, A DEMOCRATIC FAMILY JOURNAL, DEVOTED TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS, &C.
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Wednesday, October 12, 1859
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THE ELECTION.
HUNTINGDON COUNTY.
MAJOMTIES
Huntingdon--Cochran 20, Kelm 17, Africa 81, Watson 20,
Miller 71, Brown 57.
Walker-Africa 43,•Speer 38, Miller 40.
Menderson--Keim 3, Cochran 1, Africa 62, Watson 16,
Miller 16, Galbraith 6, Barrick 48, Brown 24.
.7mi:eta-Beim 5, Cochran 4, Africa 21, Speer 4.
Morris-Cochran 30, Keira 31, Wigton 21. Watson 19,
White 28, Campbell 20, Moore 30, Brown 21, Ramey 31.
Mt. Union-Cochran H, Reim 10, Wigton 10, Speer 15,
White 10, Campbell 11, Moore 14, Mattern 9, Ramey 6.
West-Africa 9. Speer ,3.
Petersburg-Wright 44, Rowe 47, Africa 58, Speer 56,
Miler 3'l , Galbraitl , -10 Barrick 93. Brown 65.
Tell-Africa 63, Speer 70, Miller 58, Barrick 56.
Cromwell-Wigton 34, Watson 13, ~ - b ite 27, Moore 46,
Mattern 24.
Clay—Wigton 4, Watson 6, White 26, Moore 11, Brown 18.
.Beady—Cochran. 47, Trigton 22, Watson 84, White 23.
Union—Cochran 56, Kenn 57, Africa 32, Speer 50. White
53, Campbell 91, Moore 38, Mattern 6, Ramey 64, Cunning
ham 56, Graffins 56. _
Shirley—Africa 49, Speer 74, Miller 25, Barrick 23,
Brown 77.
Dublin—Africa 9, Speer 0, White 10, Moore 4, Slattern 3.
On,,,....a—Cochran 40, Kelm 40, Wigton 24, Watson 23,
White 39, Campbell 39, Moore 20, Mattern 4, Ramey 15.
Barree—Wright 93, Roue 93,
Africa 100, Speer 114, Mil
ler 57. Barrilk 111, Brown 109.
Jackson—Wigton It, Watson 60, White 110, Moore 4,
Mcßurney 19.
Franklin—Wigton 18, Watson 30.
Warriorsmark—Wigton 29, Watson. 58.
Cass-Cochran 59. Keitny 62, Wigton 30, Watson 36,
White 73, Campbell 64, Moore 61, Slattern 54, Ramey 40.
Birmingfuroz-Cochran 17, Keim 16, Wigton 2, Speer 3,
White 12, Campbell 12, Moore 9, Slattern 4, Ramey 8.
Porter-Watson 71.
Penn-Cochran 17, Kelm 17, Africa 10, Speer 5, White
7, Campbell 18, Moore 5, Brown 3.
Hopewell-Cochran 54. Keini 52. Wigton 46, Watson 47,
White 40, Campbell 53, Moore 54, Slattern 52, Ramey 64.
Carbon-Wright 20, Rowe 21, Africa 27, Speer 2.7, Miller
21, Galbraith 21, Barna: 21. Brown 22,MeBurney 18.
Porter, Tod and Springfield to hear rom
It is generally conceded that Africa is elected by from
50 to 100 majority, and that Speer is defeated by from 30
to 50 Totes. Brown's election is conceded by from 50 to
100 votes. For the balance of the Democratic ticket we
have but scattering returns, but think the chances against
us.
Springfceld--Cochran 36, Kelm 36, Wigton 24, Watson
27, White 35, Mattern 36, Campbell 38, Moore 34, Itame - y
31, Cunningham 19.
Brant Con: arr.—Majorities for Hall, for Senator—Altoo
na 432, Hollidaysburg 62, Taylor township 115, Antis
township 127.
Majority in Blair for Hall about 500.
CAMELIA COUNTT.—HaII's majority in Johnstown 169
gain 99. Durbin's majority in the county will not exceed
300.
Conamangh gives Durbin 31—gave -Pershing 82
Rail's majority in the District 1000.
THE FATE or SIR JOHN FRANKLIN KNOWN
AT LAST.—It will be seen by the Foreign
news in another column, that the heroic pa
tience of Lady Franklin bas finally been re
warded, the " Fox," which she last year sent
to the Arctic regions having returned, bring
ing precise intelligence of the death of Sir
John. Franklin, with positive information as
to the fate of the ships which he commanded.
Sir John, it seems, died on the 11th of June,
1847, and a record of the Expedition to the
25th of April, 1848—nearly tif year later—
had been discovered. The ships Erebus and
Terror, had been abandoned in the ice three
days previously, and their crews had started
for the coast.
COST or THE WAR.—The brief war in Italy
was rather an expensive affair, as well as
enormously life-destructive. The campaign
was only of about two months' duration, and
yet, according to the figuring up of the Alge
meine Zeitung, the cost to the immediate par
ties, and to the neutral powers who were re
quired to make preparations for contingen
cies, was two hundred and sixty millions of
dollars, or nearly one-third of the amount of
the whole national debt of England! Of
this great sum, France and Austria each
" bled " to the magnificent amount of one
hundred million dollars each.
Col. D. H. Huyett.
We publish the following from the Kansas
City Daily Journal of Commerce, that Dan's
many; friends in this county, may know that
he is still in the land of the living, and mak
ing things move as briskly as ever. We wish
him success.
_ AN IMPORTANT WORK.-001. D. IL Huyett,
the author and artist, is now- in this county,
collecting - materials for his forth-coming
work—a complete Gazetteer of Missouri.—
This will be like no other work of the kind
ever published. Col. Huyett is a ready wri
ter, an indefatigable worker, and one of the
first artists in the country. His plan is to
visit every county in the State, and from the
lips of its oldest citizens, from official sources,
and personal observation, to embody every
matter of interest, historical, agricultural and
commercial. In addition to this, his fertile
pencil will give actual views of the principal
cities and towns, public buildings, scenery
etc. 'He has now been about one year con
stantly at work, and from a glance at his
portfolio, we are confident that no State in
the'Union will be able to compete with Mis
souri in the presentation and copiousness of
its local _resources, history and important nat
ural features. Col. Huyett our citizens will
.find to be a genial .gentleman, full of enthu
siasm-for his work, and open hearted in his
intercourse, having preserved his generous
impulses, fresh as when he left his native soil
-in: old Maryland to hunt the buffalo, and
sketch the wild scenes of the Prairie and Wes
tern life. It is the duty of every one to aid
him' by every means in their power. The in
cidents of Missouri history equal in wild adven
ture and romantic interest. to that of any
State of the Union, is fast fading away, and
unless preserved will soon be forgotten. It
thus becomes a matter of. State pride that
theee stirring events - should be wrested from
- oblivion, and it is a fortunate circumstance
*that the task has fallen into the hands of the
popular - author artiot of the West,
init•toNztittliiio2-Mtz)ftz-L•iiVOßil
The returns indicate the election of Coch
ran and Kelm, and an Opposition majority
in both branches of the Legislature.
Letter from Our Ex-Reporter.
Many are the changes that have been
wrought since we last met you, dear reader,
as Ex-Reporter. The - season of the " sear
and yellow leaf" has spread her mantle about
us, and . all is beginning to wear a sad and
gloomy appearance. Jack Frost has already
visited us in all his bitter and stinging pug
nacity. Already have we had sure tokens of
the approach of winter. The trees are cast
ing off their summer foliage, the frogs have
ceased to carol forth their nightly strains, the
farmer has gathered in his grain, and all are
busy preparing for the dark, dull, dreary
winter months. Row thankful we should be
for the bountiful blessings so lavishly bestow
ed upon us every hour, day, week, month and
year of our lives. There is no end to the
-blessings and gifts of an all-wise providence
to an ungrateful people. Enough ! It is not
our purpose to write a sermon, but to give a
brief report of the County Fair, which was
held on the 4th, sth, and 6th inst., on the old
grounds at this place.
On Monday morning, the genial rays of
old Sol shone forth in all the splendor of a
calm May day, the excitement had already
commenced, and an unusual crowd could be
seen collected on the street corners, discus
sing and prophecying in regard to the coming
Fair. The arrangements were completed on
Monday, and now all were awaiting the mor
row.
On Tuesday morning the excitement ran
high. Articles for exhibition began to come
in freely, and our " country cousins" flocked
in by half dozens and dozens ; however, the
display did not amount to much, as it was
the first day. By Wednesday, the Fair was
fairly under headway. The crowd was im
mense, the display of fruit, flowers and paint
ings, better than ever exhibited at any pre
vious Fair, as also everything else in propor
tion. On Thursday, the excitement ran still
higher, and the crowd even greater than the
day previous. The specimens of everything
on exhibition was of the very best stamp, and
it is our firm conviction, that Huntingdon
county can vie with any other of its size in
the State. In the afternoon, the annual ad
dress was delivered by Dr. J. H. Wintrode,
of Marklesburg, and was an able and elo
quent effort. The Awarding Committees,
having by this time completed their labors,
the list of premiums awarded were read. ' It
is not necessary that we should enter into de
tail of the articles on exhibition, for several
reasons. First, because all who were inter
ested, and wished to see what was exhibited,
attended the Fair. Second, I have neither
the time nor inclination. Third, your space
is too valuable to be taken up with news al
ready familiar to almost every citizen Of the
county. For these reasons I forbear.
There was several attractive features on the
grounds, which, perhaps, may be well to
notice. The first on the list, and the centre
of all attraction, was the " flying horses."—
A continual crowd from morning till evening,
surrounded them. The country folks seemed
to be particularly delighted with them. We
witnessed several amusing scenes, and did
we not despise tale-telling, we would very
likely make some of the young lads and
lasses blush, by hinting at a few of the many
things we saw. Near the poultry stand,- on
a dry goods box; might have been seen a
man, Who was trying to sell polish for any
kind of ware, as also some kind of medicine.
We, however, did not take the trouble to - as
certain what it was good for, or what its
quality. He also made several speeches,
very eloquent, grand, and sublime. Another
man was mounted on a box a few feet from
the one above noticed, selling jewelry, &c.—
This man made several pretty good Demo
cratic speeches, and attracted quite an audi
ence. We must say, to the credit of the citi
zens of Huntingdon county, that there was
more harmony and good feeling, and less
drunkenness and rowdyism connected- with
this Fair, than was ever before at any previ
ous one. Of Course, there were some who
had. to make blackguards of themselves, and
we are sorry to - say, a majority of them be
longed to our own 'moral- town. We are in
clined to think, however, that we are improv
ing a little of late. Hope so, at least. Sev
eral disgraceful fights occurred. at various
points, in town, but for the credit of the place,
we forbear making any further mention of
them, until forbearance ceases to,be a virtue.
We have heretoforo noticed them in detail,
and all the thanks we have received, as yet,
is the curses of the moral part of the com
munity, for holding up to the public gaze,
the sins and - traniagressions of those out
lawed scoundrels who are always destroying
the public
.Peace. EX-REPORTER.
Douotas INDIANA.—The Democracy of
Montgomery held one of the largest Conven
tions that•ever assembled in that county, at
Crawfordsville, on Saturday last. " The fol
lowing resolution was adopted :
Reslved,. That n 6 power can or ought to
prevent the people of the Territories from
passing such laws upon the subject of slavery
as they deem proper; and that by this we
mean to assert the doctrine of , popular sover
ereignty as it was understood by James Bu
chanan in 1856; and now herbically maintain
ed by Stephen A. Douglas.
FIRI, .:LT LEAVENWORTH CITY.-A fire broke
out in the extensive Bay State Planing Mills
at Leavenworth City, belonging to. Higgin
botham & Co., on the 2d inst. The mills
were entiroly destroyed, and also a building
known as the City Foundry.. The loss is es
timated at aboUt;s2o,ooo-,-Msured for $6,800.
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A Trip Among the Mountains.
To the Editor of the Efuntingdoo Globe:—
It is very 'seldom, the traveler finds a more
pleasant railroad ride, than in making the
trip from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, on they!
Penn. Central.
The valley of the Susquehanna, stretching,
and in some places, winding along, among
the distant mountains, presents a picture at
once lovely and beautiful. Having passed
this, we came to that of the Juniata, of which
I have often sung in my boyhood days :
"Where sweep the waters
Of the Blue Juniata."
Perhaps, Mr. Ed you will think 'me vain
to write to you concerning scenery, which
you see every day with your own eyes, and
which is familiar to all in your vicinity.--
Still however it may not be uninteresting to
hear the opinions of a stranger—one who vis
ited your part of the country for the first time.
It is not unpleasant at times, to hear a de
scription of the most familiar scenes of our
childhood.
It is through those descriptions often, that
we wander back to drink in anew the joys
we were wont to feel in those sweet and hap
py days.
Stopping at your very pleasant town, bor
ough, or village—it is one of the three I pre
sume—l prefer calling it the last named. I
spent the night with some friends, and, on
the following day started on a visit to Cass
vine, " over among the mountains."
I had the good fortune to fall in with a very
fine gentleman from Cassville, at Hunting
don. He was to return on that day, and I
had the pleasure of going over in his compa
ny. I shall long remember our ride over
"Old Sideling Hill mountain." I had changed
railroad for one horse-power, and I believe I
never had a buggy ride before, so pleasant as
this was. On the tops of " Sideling Hill" we
had a delightful prospect.
Far off as the eye could reach, stretched
the huge mountains, until they seemed lost
in the distance—in the deep and fadeless blue.
The oblique rays of the sun, gave new charms
to the scene, by guilding the deep tinted for
ests with their golden light; giving the beau
tiful effect of shadow and sunlight—sunlight
and shade.
We arrived at Cassville sometime before
sun-set, and on nearing the village, I looked
about for the buildings of the Seminary, but
did not readily discover them as they are sit
uated among trees, on the slope of a moun
tain just a little one side of town. My chief
object in visiting Cassville, was to visit the
Seminary.
On arriving there, I was cordially greeted
by M. McN. Walsh, A. M.—the worthy
Principal. We had been boys together in
the olden time, and I was very glad to meet
him. Since those good old times, we had sel
dom met; and hi the meanwhile, he had 'ta
ken a trip to Europe to increase his literary
acquisitions. We were still the boys of for
mer days, but not as we were then, however
—when we played together on the banks of
our native river. The years circle on, and
change moves with the years ; and though we
are changed, still in memory we wander
again the scenes of early life. I found Prof.
Walsh at the head of a fine school, giving
battle to error and ignorance, to do which
more effectually, he has associated with him
—gentlemen and ladies—teachers, making in
all, a faculty able and well qualified for ef
fective work.
The advantages offered are superior—the
tuition very low—the modern languages used
considerably in conversation—the ornamen
tal branches taught by an exceedingly ac
complished teacher. The specimens of wax
work, &c., &e., are very fine—they cannot be
excelled in any school in the country.—
I trust the people through your section of
Pennsylvania will feel themselves ever ready
to sustain institutions of this kind, where,
with the ornamental and higher branches, a
thorough knowledge of the ordinary English
branches is acquired. I say success to this
Institution, and not only to this, but to all
kindred ones, where true mental develop
ment is the object—where we educate to make
men and women—where we are ever building
up manhood and womanhood.
It has been my lot, among other things for
some years of my life, to be a teacher. I
have taught in the common school, the acad
emy, and the college, and I see more and
more the necessity of thorough mental train
ing with the young. Don't stuff them—teach
them to labor—to think—make thinkers.. La
bor ominia vincit, says Virgil—labor con
quers all things—a motto as beautiful now
as when penned by the immortal Latin Poet.
A motto, alas, which some schools never
know, or at least if they know it, never put
it in practice.
It seems to me that Cassville is very finely
located - for a school of high order,' indeed
that part of the country is well calculated
for such institutions of learning. Send. the
student where he can breathe the fresh moun
tain air, and drink from the pure spring and
mountain stream—where he can clamber to the
high mountain top to see the beauties, and
'in so doing acquire his daily exercise—and
you give him health and strength—and with
an ever renewed vigor and energy he pushes
on into the fields . mental acquisition, in
spired with new life.
After a short, but very pleasant visit in
this " mountain village," I started over
again to get to the cars.
I never tire of such beautiful scenery.—
What a fine place for a painter. What a
place for the geologist to study. Those great
mountains whose foundations are the " eter
nal rock," are everywhere about you, mount
ing upwards in.solemn grandeur-toward the
heavens. Mountains _whose taps are bathed
in the earliest rays of . morning, and gilded
by the latest beams of closing day ; on whose
sides gather thefirst shadows of approaching
night, that seem to fill up the dark outline,
and to draw their huge forms nearer to you,
as some awful presence, those majestic forms
—they are God's great watch towers of the
world. On observing the rocks, I was strong
ly impressed with the peculiarities of posi
tion of the various strata. ,
I found some sections, where they.were on
an angle of 45°, and even as high as 60G. I
also found them, as it were, meeting each
other, causing the mass between them to as
sume a wedge-like form.
"These strata form great basins and under
lie the whole coal formation. The question
might well arise to the observer, what great
.convulsion of nature has -thus broken through
those vast layers of rock, and turned them
upward ' • in some places, almost perpendicu
larly ? Was it some mighty.,cataelysm whose
flood-gates burst open theXery bowels of the
earth ? or was it through' volcanic agency—
the bursting forth of pent-up fires that have
burned since creation ? Perhaps the latter—
it is the more prevailing theory ; however, it
has objections. We know as yet but very
little of soma of Nature's most beautiful watt
ings. The more we delve into her depths,
the more mysterious many times she appears,
We are continually making new discoveries,
some throwing additional light upon . re
searches already made, and others leading
us into new difficulties.
We are continually reminded of our own
littleness, and of our dependence upon that
powerbehind Nature, that "wields the planets
and moves the universe." This theme is a
pleasant one to me, Mr. Editor, and my pen
has run along unawares, already much further
than I intended. Suffice it to say in closing,
I hope this will not.be my last visit among
the mountains ; but should I not visit them
agairi, my mind'will wander over them, still
measuring their outlines, and thinking of
their beauties.
Most truly Yours,
VIATOR.
CU3II3ERLAND COLLEGE, at Princton,
Kentucky, Sep. .30, 1859.
Later From Europe.
Return. of the Steamer Fox—Relics of the
Franklin Expedition—Record of the Cruise
Discovered.
The steamship Canada, at Halifax, brings
Liverpool dates to the 24th, three days later
than previous advices.
The screw steamship Fox, Captain IVlcClin
tock, sent by Lady Franklin to the Arctic re
gions m search of the traces of Sir John Frank
lin's expedition, had returned to England,
baying been completely successful. At Point
William, on the north west coast of King
William's Island, a record was found, dated
April 25th, 1848, signed by Captains Crozier
and Fitz James. The record says the Ere
bus and Terror were abandoned three days
previously in the ice, five leagues to the N.
N. W., and that the survivors, in all amount
ing to 105, were proceeding to the Groat Fish
River. Sir John Franklin had died on June
11, 1847, and the total deaths, to date, had
been nine officers and fifteen men. Many
deeply interesting relics of the expedition
were found on the western shore on King
Williams Island, and others were obtained
from the Esquimaux, who stated that after
their abandonment one of the ships was crush
ed in the ice and another forced ashore. The
Fox was unable to penetrate beyond Bellot's
Straits, and wintered in Brentford Bay. Mi
nute and interesting details of the expedition
are published. Several skeletons of Frank
lin's men, large quantities of clothing, &e., and
a duplicate record up to the abandonment of
the ship, was discovered.
From California.
SENATOR BRODERICK KILLED IN THE DUEL WITH
CHIEF JUSTICE TERRY
ST. LOUIS, OCT. B.—The overland mail from
San Francisco on the 16th ult., has reached
Jefferson City.
The San Francisco papers contain a report
of the duel fought between Senator Broder
ick and Judge Terry.
The duel took place near San Francisco on
the morning of the 13th ult. Senator Brod
erick. fell on the first fire, pierced through
the lungs. He lingered until half past nine
o'clock on the morning of the 16th when he
The community was profoundly agitated
by the melancholy event.
Judge Terry was not hurt.
PARTICULARS OF, SENATOR BRODERICK'S DEATH
-THE FORTIFICATIONS AT SAN JUAN
ST. Loins, OCT. o.—The overland mail,
with dates to the 16th ult., has arrived here.
Some of the passengers from San Francisco
evince a disposition to make it appear that
Senator Broderick was the victim of a con
spiracy, resulting in the duel with Judge
Terry, but the most prominent passenger as
serts that the duel was conducted in strict ac
cordance with the misnamed code of honor.
Mr. Broderick's pistol went off before he had
raised it to a line with his antagonist. Judge
Terry's shot took effect two inches from the
right nipple, carrying away part of his breast
bone. Mr. Broderick suffered intense agony
from the time he was shot till he died. The
mail left San Francisco two hours after his
death was announced, and all the flags in the
city were displayed at half mast, and the em
blems of mourning were beginning to appear
in all directions.
NEW ORLEANS, OCT. 9—The steamship Star
from Minatitlan, has arrived, bringing Cali
fornia dates to the 20th ult., four days later
than previously received by overland mail.
The steamers John L. Stephens and Oriza
ba left San :Francisco on the 20th, with $l,-
.800,000 in gold.
Senator Broderick's funeral had taken
place at San Francisco, and was the most im
posing demonstration ever witnessed there.
The public are much incensed against his op
ponent, Judge Terry, who has been arrested
to await an investigation.
Attorney General 3plaok and Judge
Douglas on Territorial Sovereignty.
[From the Baltimore Dispatch.]
The peculiar friends of the Administration
are chuckling with effected delight, .at a long
and labored publication reviewing the doc
trines of Judge Douglas on territorial sover
eignty. This publication first appeared in
the administration organ at Washington, and
its authorship is generally conceded to no
less a personage than Attorney General Black
a member of the- cabinet of President Bu
chanan. We are, at all times, opposed to
these political and militant attorney generals,
and think they would do more service to their
country if they confined their labors to their
official business, of which we ha;ve heard it
stated that Attorney General Black has his
hands all, and at which he is always "a slow
coach" when called on for the discharge of
his official duties.
Even if we were disposed to overlook the
politician in so high an officer, we certainly
are not willing to compliment a Democratic
attorney - general, or any cabinet officer, who
stoops from his hi
gh position to become a vol
unteer and vindictive assailant of a gallant
and distinguished Democratic champion.
From such a source,
,regarding his official
position alone, we . should expect at least a
spirit of. fairness and 'impartial justice, and
we see no traces of such a manifestation in
the article of Judge Black. He virtually as
sails Judge Douglas because his - doctrine is
precisely that which President Buchanan
avowed in his letter accepting the Cincinnati
nomination, viz : " That the people of a ter
ritory, like those of a . State, shall decide for
themselves whether slavery shall or shall not
exist in , their limits."
What a mortifying spectacle of partisan
malevolence and impotent rage is exhibited
when we see a vindictive cabinet officer as
sailing Judge Douglas for reiterating and de
fending the very principle on which that cab
inet officer came into office.
If it is treason or folly in Judge Douglas
to advocate such a principle, what was it in
President' Buchanan who led the way ?
Where is the Attorney General's lash that it
does not strike the higher criminal rather than
the bumbler offender ? Is he silent and sub
missive towards the President only because
be is in office under him ? If so away with
such slavishness and let us have no more mil
itant cabinet officers, unless at least they have
the spirit to strike in the name of justice and
truth all who offend; whether found in the
highest or lowest situation.
We may hereafter add to our review of
this flash article of Judge Black, and show
its many misrepresentations ; but at present
denounce its malevolence and deplore the
vindictive and imbecile spirit of executive
proscription from which it emanated, and
which has, for two years past, waged deadly
but impotent warfare against the distinguish
ed Stephen A. Douglas. .
Douglas and His Revilers.
The Baltimore Dispatch contains some ex
cellent remarks in an article rebuking the
folly of those pretended Democratic presses
that have recently exhibited so much bitter
ness towards Judge Douglas, on account of
his defence of Popular Sovereignty. The
Cincinnati Gazette spits out any amount of
venom against the author of the Harper ar
ticle. It says that "the influence exerted by
it will be chiefly in promoting a permanent
division of the Democratic party," &c. To
this and other remarks of the Gazette, the
Dispatch replies :
" What principle does the document main
tain? andhocsr is it possible that it should di
vide the Democratic party, unless the party
is going against itself, and repudiates its own
principles? Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Buchanan,
and all the great Democratic statesmen of the
North and the South, have said that Con
gress should not interfere with the institution
of slavery in the territories, but it should be
left to the people within their limits to adopt
their own policy. All that Douglas main
tains, in this document is, that what they said,
is not only good policy, in order to avoid the
slavery agitations in the country, but that the
fundamental principles of government require
it. They must be hard put to it for some
thing to fall out about, if the men, who say
a thing ought not be done, quarrel with Doug
las for attempting to prove it can not be done.
It seems to us they ought to give him a vote
of thanks for fixing their policy on the basis
of immutable principle. It would be worse
than the quarrel of the wolf with the lamb,
to pick a quarrel with him about this."
The Dispatch also notices in the following
sharp manner, the organ of the Philadelphia
Custom House:
" The Pennsylvanian says that Douglas
`desires to rally a promiscuous crowd of pre
tended Democrats, Black Republicans, and
Know Nothings.'
" Let us see who will be in that promiscu
ous crowd, if they stand to their atmed prin
ciples. The Democratic Convent), Cin
cinnati said : *lr f -•
"'Resolved, That the American PAnaocra
cy recognize and adopt the principles con
tained in the organic laws establishing the
Territories of Kansas and Nebraska—non
interference by Congress with slavery in State
and Territory, or in the District of Colum
bia.'—Chicinnali Platform.
"Mr. Buchanan said, in his letter of ac
ceptance, the people of a Territory, like
those of a State, shall decide for themselves
whether slavery shall or shall not exist with
in their limits.'
" Mr. Calhoun said, 27th of June, 1848,
the slave-holding States desire no action of
the government; demand no law to give them
any advantage in the Territory.'
"Mr. Clay even went further, and said
during the debate on the bill organizing the
Territories of Utah and New Mexico, in re
ply to Mr. Davis, If the object of the Sena
tor is to provide (by act of Congress) that
slaves may be introduced into the Territory
contrary to the lex loci, and being introduced
nothing shall be done by the gislature to
impair the rights of the owners to hold the
slaves thus brought contrary to the local laws,
I certainly can not vote for it.' And Messrs.
Cass, Toucey, Cobb, Breckenridge, Orr, Ste
phens, Benjamin, Mason, Bayard, Badger,
Hunter, Toombs, Bigler, and almost every
other Distinguished Democrat has said sub
stantially the same thing.
" If the Democratic party be the same par
ty that met at Cincinnati, and has. not
changed its principles, it will be in the 'pro
miscuous crowd.' Mr. Buchanan and all
the distinguished names I have mentioned,
will be there, and the followers of Calhoun,
if they follow their principles, will be there
also.
" It seems to us, therefore, there would be
a pretty respectable muster in that promis
cuous crowd,' good captains to drill raw re
cruits ; and as long as the men, who are faith
ful to the principles of their party, and fol
low the lead of the great statesmen we have
named, will stand by Douglai, in intrenching
those principles, behind the bulwarks of the
Constitution, he need not fear the impeach
ment of any vindictive newspaper, any more
than Washington feared the impeachment of
Benedict Arnold." .
Pennsylvania Railroad
There seems to be a disposition on the part
of the New York press, at all times, to dis
parage the Pennsylvania Central Road, and
to them- imputations of incompetency upon
its management. In the Philadelphia corres
pondence of one of the leading journals of
that city, we notice a paragraph calculated
to create an unjust impression. The gratui
tous assertion is thrown out, that Mr. 3. Ed
gar Thompson has ceased to manage the
Pennsylvania Central, for the benefit of the
State, and of Philadelphia, from which, main
ly, the road has received the financial aid re
quisite to make it a perfect success.
The Chief cause alledged for dissatisfaction
appears to be that • discrimination is made in
rates against local freights, and in favor of
through freights. So far as the principle in
volved in this' policy is concerned, it may be
stated to.be only identical with that which
governs _trade . everywhere. Wholesale buy
ers alwayg purchase more cheaply than retail
buyers. Those who use the road the longest
distance ought to be favored over those who
'use it for a shorter distance.. For the mana
gers of the Pennsylvania Central to prorate
the local traffic on the schedule of prices charged
for through freights, would be to adopt a pol
icy at variance with that of all the railroads
in the country.
But it must not be overlooked that the
Pennsylvania Central is peculiarly circum
stanced in regard to its through traffic. Not
one of the Northern or Southern competing
lines has to contend with unfavorable State
legislation. The collection of the tonnage
tax falls upon the interests of the people of
the interior of the State. Every pound that
is carried to the towns along the line of the
road must bear this burden. The Central
Road cannot compete with other lines to the
West, if it puts upon through goods an extra
charge equivalent to this tax, and hence the
local traffic must bear the brunt of the charge,
or the road cease to fulfil its destiny of open
ing the immense resources of the great West,
for the benefit of the State, and particularly
of Philadelphia.
We are well aware that public sentiment
is not unanimous in regard to the propriety
of the tonnage tax policy ; but there can be
little question that its present effects, as shown
in the rates of local freights on the Pennsyl
vania Central, are not calculated to strengthen
the feeling in favor of its continued collection-
We are decidedly in favor of a thorough con
sideration of the whole question by the next
Legislature, with a view to harmonize all the
interests involved. We believe that, by a
liberal course, the State could be made to
derive as much income as she now does, if
the tonnage tax were abolished, and the re
lief to all interested in freights (and they are
the great majority of the people of the Com
monwealth,) would, of itself, more than coun
terbalance the seeming loss which the State
might suffer for a time. The change in rates
on all goods transported would give an im—
mense impetus to local traffic, and would
build up a way business vastly larger than
that which the Central Road now enjoys. In
other words, it would develop the interior,
and make it far more able and far more wil
ling to meet the taxes imposed for the sup
port of the State Government. It would
contribute more than any other political
measure to hasten the final extinguishment
of our State debt, an event to which every
true-hearted Pennsylvanian looks farward as
the consummation most devoutly to be
wished.
So far as the management of the Pennsyl
vania Central has been made to bear the
blame of a policy forced upon it by circum
stances beyond its control, we cannot, consis
tently with our position as an impartial jour
nalist, decline to place the true facts of the
case before our readers. We believe that
there is no road which is better managed
than the Pennsylvania Central under its
present direction, It is certainly the safest
and best ballasted road in the country, and
makes all its connections with the regularity
of 'clockwork. This perfection of system is
mainly_due to the executive ability of such
menus J. Edgar Thomson, William B. Fos
ter, Jr., and Thomas A. Scott, who are known
as the foremost representative men of the
railroad world. In their hands, the railroad
enterprise so important to the citizens of
•hiladelphia, cannot fail to prosper.—Penn
sylvania State Journal.
TUE JUNIATA. VINEYARD.—We spent a
couple of days lastweek in the vineyard of our
old-time friend, Mr. Adam Harshbarger,
near MeVeytown, Mifflin county, a notice of
which has appeared in our advertising col
umns for a couple of weeks. Mr. 11. has
about fifteen acres panted in grapes, princi
pally of the Reading Is - atella variety, with a
few Catawabas interspersed over the field,
and are all doing finely. The crop this year
is very large—amounting, perhaps, to over
two tons of choice grapes: — This is the first
enterprise of the kind on the Juniata, and
we are pleased to know that the energy of
our friend is likely to be rewarded even be
yond his expectation. We regret that want
of room prevents us from giving it as exten
sive a notice as we had designed, and as it
deserves. His success has attracted the at
tention of others, and there is talk of the
opening of several Vineyards in the neigh
borhood. If any of our readers should hap
pen to want a supply of a superior quality of
grapes for family use, or to sell again, they
can be accommodated with any quantity de
sired by sending their orders to Mr. Harsh
barger. He has also about thirty thousand
seedlings, which will be, ready for transplant
ing in the spring, and which will be supplied
to order.—Johnstozon Tribune.
WIFE MURDER, AT DETROIT.—The Detroit
Advertiser of October 3d, says :—On Satur
day, about noon, Thomas Higgins, who, with
his wife and two children, reside in Windsor,
opposite this city, went to his house from his
work and ate his dinner. After his meal was
over he became incensed at his wife, (accord.
ing to the testimony of his little son,) who
was intoxicated, and hit her upon the head
several times with a stick of cordwood and a
piece of a cane. He knocked her down upon
the floor, kicked her in the region of the
kidneys, and leaving her on the floor went to
his work. His little boy gave the alarm, and
officer Samuel Port proceeded to the house,
where he found the woman seated in a chair,
still alive, but she soon died. The officer
went to the Great Western Railway freight
depot, where Higgins was employed, and ar
rested him. A post mortem examination was
held, by which it appeared that the scalp was
badly cut in several places ; that • concussion
of the brain resulted from the blows, and
the kick said to have been given, caused the
rupture of some of the blood-vessels. The
little boy whose testimony was taken, is only
six years of age. The only other witness is
the daughter, aged eight years, who ran
away at the time the Coroner's inquest was
in session, but who was found afterwards.—
Higgins had a great deal of troubln with his
wife on account of her drinking propensities,
and exclaimed, " I couldn't help it."
The St. Louis _Democrat, of Friday last,
gives the following account of the sentence of
Thornton, for the cold-blooded murder of Mr.
Charless, in that city, some months ago :
" When the prisoner arose, and was asked
if he had anything to say why he should not
suffer the penalty of his crime, he simply an
swered, Nothing,' in a firm voice, and pro
ceeded with the utmost calmness to refresh
himself with a drink of ice water. His Hon
or then sentenced him to be hung on Friday,
the 11th day of next November, in the per
formance of which duty he was deeply
moved. The general officers of the court and
many spectators, were also affected to tears,
but the prisoner was imperturbable through
out.
SINGULAIL DEATH,—Major H. Welty, O. res
ident of Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland coun
ty, Pa., died the other day under the follow
ing. strange ci,•:.snmstances : appears that
while threshing buckwheat with his son, he•
was struck with a flail on the forehead, but
worked on, as the injury was not worth mind
ing. On Saturday he complained of headache,
but worked Until noon. After dinner he
grew chilly, his speech failed him, and as he
was staggering towards the door, he was.
caught by his wife and laid upon a lounge:—
He fell into a stupor immediately, in which
state he continued until Sunday, when he ex
pired.