THEVOLUNTEER. Jfrha Pi B>atton t BJltor attd Proprietor* OARtilSliltf, THURSDAY, MARCH 93, 1640. AGENCY* RJ’V. IK PALMER, Esq. in,.pur authorized Agent fOr pro* .ounng advertisements,receiving subscriptions and making collections Tot the American . Volunteer, nl lit olllco.N. W erner ofTnlrd andCbusnutatrects, Philadelphia. C3* Messrs. Sterrett end Lamborton, of tlio Legis lature;" wUlacccpt our thanks- for their kind remont brance of us. ' ADJOURNMENT OP THE LEGISLATURE.—Both HoUSCS have agreed (b adjourn sine die on the 10th. of next month* This is (ho best,act of the session. The CoLtrouN.—We have received the first num ber of (ho Cdffggian—a monthly magazine, published bya'Joint editorial committee from the Belles Lcllres and tTnibn Philosophical Societies' of Dickinson Col lege. It is, printed in magazine form, ond each Dumber will contain twenty-four pages. The Colle gian presents a very nqal appearance, and is well filled with original articles from the pens of. its edi tors, all of whom are quite young men. If the CoU legion continues as it has commenced, we have no doubt of-its success. We consider it a very cheap and valuable publication, and. hope to see it cncour* aged. Terras, 81,00 per annum, iu advance. Ad dress, post-paid; “Editors of Collegian,'* Carlisle, Pa. LpcoPocoism and Banes."— Under this caption the Herald of yesterday refers to our remarks of lost week, in which we spoke oftbo recreant Democratic members of Assembly w bo had joined the. Federalists in parsing a bill re-chartcring the Farmers' ond Mechanics*. Bank, without the, individual liability clause attached.to iU The Herald considers the in dividual liability principle a , ‘Aum6«g.’ , Well, our neighbor hag a right to his opinion, but no should like (ojoin issue-with him oh that question. Ifrncn engaged in the business of banking are to-be allowed to speculate in stocks and land-purchases, and then perinitlheir bank paper to depreciate, and place their creditors at defiance, we should suppose that men engaged ,in any other .business ought to have the same right. - But, we. will not argue the question now.; Our neighbor is very ready in denouncing certain principles of the .Democratic party as “hum hags," and there his arguments end. Ho docs not attempt to point out the “ humbuggery," He has pronounced tlio principle of Individual liability of stockholders of banks a humbug—how .wo ask him to sustain his position by some kind of argument.— Whenever bar neighbor will do this we shall meet him,«nd expose the position he occupies. Fo» CaliMbku.— On Monday last a parly of our enterprising chiton* left Carlisle, for California— The party consisted of Col. Simon Alter, Geo. Flem ing, Esq., Samuel F. Gaenalen, George Keller, >Vm Keller, John C, VVilliams, and William Humor. Wo understand also that the following mined gentlemen left this morning, and will join the first named party at Pittsburg—J. M. Knecdlcr, J. A. Bishop, Samuel Mytinger, and Robert M'Cord, (a student in Dickin* •up College.) The parly will proceed by canal to Pillaburg, and from that to Indepcodcnee,\Missouri, and there lake the.overland route to California. They.are all men,of excellent character, and high ly respectable; The moat of them, we believe, go to California, with the intention of making that their place of residence. In common wilh'our citizens we tender them, one and all, our best wishes, and hope they may not bo disappointed in their 'anticipations. ■TOP THAT HALL I At the otlcmpl made by the Federalists inlheXcgisluturc to consolidate the two Wards of (his Borough, Mr. Ball, of Eric, the Stale Treasurer elect, and. Mr. Sadler, tho Senator frpm Adams, at tho instance of Mr. Ruslet, oho of the Representatives from this county—whose stupidity add incompctcncy is only equalled by his low trickery —took occasion to belabor tho Democrats of Carlisle in no very measured terms, and, among other things, alleged that they {the Democrats,) wero in a meagre minority, and, of course, ought not to aspire to the control of tho Borough 1 Messrs. Ball and Sadler have probably learned by this limp that they were egregionsly mistaken in their calculations, or grossly misinformed with regard to the true slate of parlies here. If they will lake the trouble to examine the returns, they will find that on tho general tiekei the Democrats carried every thing worth having, and ■lso,that the whole number of votes cast in the' East Word exceeds, by nearly Jifty, the voles polled in the West Ward—showing conclusively (hot tho state ments they made on the Boor of tho House and Senate were entirely destitute of truth. But, enough for the present. Tho Democrats pul on effectual slop to tbst Ball, and hare abundantly sustained the posi tion taken by their worthy and faithful Reprcscnla. tires, Messrs. STeaitrrr and Lamderton. A HOME THRUST* President Tavjlor intimates that hit opinion will not differ materially from those of Congress, that is, when Congress is Whig, he will be a Whig President, and. when it Is Democratic he will be a VemoeratiO President. Suppose the Senate is Democratic, and the House Whig—what will ho be in that case? , asks the Springfield Post. Wo suppose ho will then do tt one of his "conscientious*' supporters in this place did at the Presidential election. Tbo gentle mao , in question, had been in groat political agony for weeks, as to which candidate It was his duty to ▼ole for, Cass or Tarum T Hi# conscience told him .Cass was the best man—his politics, urged him on for Taylor. At last came (he day of election. There was ho debating the thing longer—sa he " compfo njlsed'’the matter, (as ho called H,) by cutting off the names of the three first candidates for Elector on the Taylor ticket, and voting the remainder,-for. the benefit of Mr. Ftllmoro! Perhaps Gen. Tuylpr it «goslly gifted in expedients. M eax ArroiiruxNTa. —Mr. Philip Greeley,hoi been appointed Collciilor of the Cuiloma al Bolton. Mr. Fletcher Wobaler, haa been nominanated District Attorney at Boston, Col. Bigger, dom,, is re-ap pointed Postmaster at Richmond. A. Sloanaker, (Native,) is to supersede S. D, Patterson as Nary Agent at Philadelphia. MoClintoek Young, chief etsrk of the Treasury. Department, hae sent In his , resignation, George Evans, of Maine, Col. Payne, of N. C., end G. B. Smith, of. Ind., have been nomi nated oommiaaionera to adjust the claims against Meeteo," \t» Lena to CsuroaMiA,—The inventor of the •rial locomotive annaonccß that lie will leave Now : York on the ISth of April on his that flight to Call, fotnl*. The price of passage is Ried at *5O. including board, and the trip is eapcelcd to be mads in calm I ■ weather in two days—against head winds in five daya. ’ Asiutaht Suaotoaa.— A medical board for ihol examination of candidates for the appointment of] aislslsnl surgeons in the army will bo convened In Kew York about the first of May ensuing, and will -pnlinup> session for a month or longer. Condi gates being between twenty-one and twenty-eight yaara of sgi,should.make application lo.tho Secre tary'of War, Washington city, with proper testlroo. olals. ■ ■ (UQoo. Beall, iho commander of tho army, and Commodore Perry, ore both now in Weahlngton ojly. 'The former paid bis reaped! to the Proaidehl, on Wednesday. £ OOVNTT CONVENTION. .' [TUB INDIANS WITHIN THB V. S. TBBRI* 1 Cr? ‘ io^OU^ CoU,o ? l^ Wl V Ch ' 1 ' Bem 'l Wo-te.umeliiii.a^r^ti.e^lMaVwiaoi bled in tin. borough on Tuesday last, fur the purpose |eft off lodlwcoll> Wo have already .hewn that for orappo.nt.ng delegate, to the Slat. Convent,on,:»» oar , t vor and et,il(jhuned wc " attended-noarly every township m the eounty been taking Id. improve the whole con being, fully represented. The Convention. We. or-, diUon irid bolng of , 110 | ndi( , pi _ lo them a gan.zcd by nailing that staunch and ..unwavering scnab of dignity and eeir-reapoot-to indunt thein in. Democrat, Sauuri. WoonnoaN. Esq., of Diekin.on, ; |0 |ho path 0 f eullivaled life-lo awaken within to the cl.a.r The beat feeling prevailed, and every; I|]em ■ a doar and aatisfjolo corlsdouE , leaa 0 f moral I thing passed off quietly and m order. It w.ll be seen ; ver Tho ollract w 0 from a schoo i te purt, by ifio proceedings—which wo publish in another, ® . .. . . . , --• ■ . , ' . 'showing the progress of tho pupils, is ably supported column—that Samukl VVoodburn is the Senatorial" ..J* . ■ rr - J and- Wai.;M. Bran, and Dr. W. W. Nev.n the I- b ',°'‘"f n ... ~ *' I made a public examination on (ho I7lh August, Representative delegates to the Pittsburg Convention, jj n che preB onco of. tho whole nation, of the advance. They aru all safe and good men, and will go to tho incht made by-the pupils at school.- I consider them Staid Convention untriunmeled with instructions.— gaming un-education os fast asdould bo expected.— That they'will aupporl no man,for the office of Canal S °'" s " ro r . B “ di "B ,' vcll ‘ n , lho Tesla,nent-a book _. . ; . , . , . y . quite.necessary (or them to become acquainted with. Commissioner who is not Unown as a thorough. Some are writing and .spelling. The houses are going Democrat and honest man, wo feel entirely . largo' and commodious; the farih. is, in good order, satisfied, and well cultivated; the boys and girls are well . Great prudence and care.should, and no doubt will > bo exercised, by .the Delegates representing the Do-1 mocracy of Pennsylvania, in the selection of a can-j didate for the responsible office of Canal Controls-j sionor. The candidate, wboovei lie rhay be, should bo known, not only as a trustworthy and capable man, but os a Democrat truo as steel—one who'is connected' with no faction, and whose, character, moral and political, is above suspicion. I<cl such a man bo nominated, and his election may bo consid. ered certain by an old-fashioned Democratic majority. But* on the other hand, should a time-serving dema gogue and trading politician bo selected—one, who, for tho purpose of securing a nomination, will pro mise patronage to this'or that man or faction—he may be defeated, and wc hesitate not to say that his defeat would bo a just and righteous verdict of an indignant democracy. Wo throw out these hasty remarks, because wo know llml corrupt mcn.oalling themselves Democrats, are aspiring to'a nomination Tor Canal Commissioner by the Pittsburg Convention—men who make politics a trade, and who send out their pimps and lackeys into the several counties to influence the people in (ho selection of delegates. Tho groat majority of the gentlemen spoken of sis 'candidates, are. high- minded honorable men—Democrats from principle, who would make valuable and efficient public officers. Such an ono wo desire to see nominated, for wc feel satisfied that he can and wiu. be elected by a trium pliant majority. Such an one will the Delegates from old Mother Cumberland vote for* and for none other. BPRING-MTIIB tibtfti ttlltDS. Where the fell tyrant, Winter, so lately held his reign, wo now behold rising beauty and tranquil pence, fur. Spring is about to appear. Symptoms of ever-welcome Spring now crowd thickly npon us.— Tho cheering rays of tho son—the merry song of birds—the changed aspect of the fields—the bursting bud—tho oppcaronce of favorite flowers—all unite m reminding us of the departure of. Winter. Every ono rejoices at the return of Spring—all nature ro joiccs. How welcome are tho nates of tlidt liltlo harbinger of Spring, the Bluc-bird 7 . It comes tho supnttet of its race, Am) flics with gentle wing; It scokslhe aid frequented place, And there it loves to sing. Como, gentle, bin), and .let us bear Thy early notes of Spring; Ami may thy mate, ns wont, be near, ' To share the joy ye bring. . Corns, build the nest, the hollow rail Is where is used lo be; The foot) ye want, it shat) hot fall. And we will welcome theel - Santa Anus. Tula cruel tyrant end real fob to the,welfare ofhls country is bgaln meddling.in the affairs of Mexico Ho has entered into communication with,'his friends, and succeeded in instituting an insurrectionary more merit In his behalf, which threatens to be formidable. The.government is on the alert, and is making pre parations to crush the rebellion whenever it shows its head; The people arc awakening to tho belief that many of their misfortunes sad reverses wero owing to this hypocritical despot. Uc, on the con* trory, writes from Kingston, under dale Dcc.*2l,a cringing Jcllcr, appcoling to the sympathies of the peoplo and portraying himself a martyr, suffering and bleeding for his poor country. Tho letter was written fur the public, fur, In conclusion, ho author!- 2cs his friend, Col. Navaro, to publish it os a defence of justice and his honor. We trust no one will bo deceived by It so.an to yield .themselves up to the control of tils selfish and insatiable ambition. Justice to hint would be hanging, and as to his honor, U is a piece of audacity tor him to mention tho word in connection with Inmscif. The New Senator from Ohio. Tiio Tiffin Advertiser, (edited by Mr. Brcslin, apes, kcr of the Ohio House of Representatives) gives iho following condensed statement of the political views held by the now Senator I •• Mr, Chase is known aa a Democrat!# *rco aoii cr. Ho Is opposed to all bunk and paper^inonc/ * ho la in favor of the Sub-Treasury, Iho tariff of 1646, and free trade; ho was a strong M4O man; he Is in favor of a now constitution, and the election of all officers by Iho people ; ho is in favor of the demo cratic policy of taxing banks, so long as wb have such institutions; he believes the present apportion ment .bill to bo clearly unconstitutional, and the (manner of its passage illcgulond wholly unwarrant able I ho is opposed to the creation of a Stale debt, without submitting it to tbo people; he concurs with Mr. Bjnton and Gon. Houston, in their views upon Iho slavery question, and would have supported Gon. iCuss ogniust Taylor, If he had not written iheNioh-' Ison letter. In fine, he approves and endorses all io principles of tho Democratic parly, and mostly ;s measures, and docs not hesitate to condemn both ho principles and. measures of tho Whig party,” PicßiNioN College.— We neglected In our lust to acknowledge the receipt of the annual Register. of thia Inatllutlon. The number of students, as given, arc— Luw Department, Resident Graduate, Senior Cluib, Juniors, Sophomore*, Freshmen, Preparatory Department, Total, . ■ . * 74 TIIO College is represented to; bo hr a flootuhing condition. The number of atudenls now in attend anoe la greater, we believe, than at any lime previous. Tho Rev. Jxaax T, Pecs, a gentleman of acknow ledged ability, la President of the College. A Railroad at SiiKßtrp'fl Salt.— Tho Sheriff at Hogoratown, Md., has called upon the Franklin rail-, road, extending from Ihol place to Iho Pennsylvania Kuo, with all ila lands and appsrtenanccs, and will ■ell tho same, on the 10th of April next, by video of la writ if fit ri facial iaiuod out ofWaehinglon coun -1 ly court, at the suit of Andrew Kerihhcr and George IW. Henry, uae of Joseph I. Moridk. Gxn. Simtbs The Senate of the U. Stales has vsoatod the asst of Gen, Shields on the ground of Ibis not having bean naturalized the length of llmo required- by the Constitution. Tho following Is the reaolujiori passed by the Senate 1 Rseojosd, that llw etool.oe l of James Shields to be a Sonolor of the United Slate, doe. not eellllo' him to a teat aa aueh in Ihla hod,, he hot haalne been a citizen of tho United Stale* the term ofjeata required oe a qualification to bo. a Bonotor of iho U. Stales at (he commencement of tho term for which ho was elected. General Shield* war naturalized In October 1840, end tho constitution require* a citizenship of nine year* clothed, and fed ; .they 'dre not'oidy taught the bbsef* vunce.ofgood manners and ,morale, but are forced-to practise it; they have the example of the whole fum. ily,. belonging to the mission, before them, which is strictly religious and moral.. 1 consider Mr. Patler-i son well adapted to the task assigned him by the Methodist Episcopal church, and take pleasure in. recommending him and the institution to the foster* I ing care of the government. I , Very respectfully, your ob't. servant, " ■** B. A. JAMES, Neosho Sub-agent.** ■ 1 This deals, (us it was indeed necessary and proper,) in generalities; but in Mr. Patterson's report.to. the Agent, we are introduced wilhout-reservo to tho rationale. of instruction andlijisciplino, as adopted in the school-: . “The farm is it a convenient distance'from the house, and is well fenced and planted In corn, beans, pumpkins, melons, dtc. • •••' ■. Theplan of instruction is based upon .tho principle (hat a little, well learned, is better than much-half learned. Particular care-is taken to'(each and ex* plain (he lending principles of science, and to impart a thorough knowledge of the English language. Six hours of each day are devoted, to'mental anti mprai instruction, and. iho-romainder of the lima to manual labor and suitable recreation.* • *, * The government of (he school .iis kind and parental, dd.| ponding more upon tho mutual confidence existing 1 between teacher and scholars than In penalties and' punishment. SAM'L. G. PATTEUSONi Superintendent, Crawford Seminary, Wo regard the total absence of every thing like coercion in matters or opinion as thq most reasonable and philosophical element entering into these efforts. The game of compulsory belief had been practiced in the old world ad nauaeami and when Iho tree of human freedom struck deep Us roots in a Now Eng. land soil* the baleful winds of.fanatical persecution gave it now. and then u malignant blast, and then were hushed, we hope, forever. It gladdens one's heart to examine the policy which the Jackson, Von Duron, Tyler and Polk administrations have pursued towards ..the Indians. They have never for a mo ment lent themselves to the support 1 , In a narrow and bigoted sense, of any seel connected with Iho mis. sion;andilis nothing but sheer.justice to the sev eral denominations, io add, that we are nut aware of their having,over asked peculiar aid from the civil arm. .The result is just what might bo expected—a clear, tigoroua, healthy tone of moral sentiment, con* nested icith great dioeraity of opinion* • Thus in some oases, there seems to bo scarcely any belief In a religious system at nil. In .others it is customary once a year, for a whole nation to meet about the font of August, bring provisions for a regular festival) and spend some two or three’ days in eating, drink, ing and.dancing—exorcises expressive of their grail., tude to the “ Groat Spirit** for giving them a boun* liful harvest. Finally, in other cases t)io Christian faith, carefully explained and understanding!/ re. eeived, is consistently professed—bdl-there has peared no whore that bitter animosity so sure to spring, from every attempt, forcibly to promulgate theological dogmas j and as .on olmost necessary consequence noncoflhe communities are afflicted with a feverish,sickly morality. Justice,truth and kind, ness, in a very high degree, prevail. It Is a mailer of regret that a dark spot must find a place on the picture} but truth requires us to say that intoxicating liquors some times find their way to these peaceful abodes,through the instrumentality of the traders. Were wo solicited to write on essay on the best mode of promoting temperance principles, wo should'hesitate long before complying with (lie request. ” Moral suasion, 1 ’ “ Washinglonianiam,’* and even the noble “ Order of the Sons,” seein inad equate 16 the purposes of reform ; and wo would not increase thb list of inadcqutao plans. With other men, however, the can feel; and when wo- contain* plate the child of the forest just emerging from the gloom and ignorance of barbarism, gradually adapt, ing himself to tho genius of our institutions, slrog. gling to school himself, in the hopo and bclioflhut’a higher position in Iho scale of .social existence >iu within the compass of his abilities —when we con* template this sublime spectacle, and-then learn that there arc while men so lost to.every feeling above Iho sheerest selfishness as to sully tho prospect by dealing out intoxicating liquors for more pay, wo confbse we not prP«r» b e lo 9 a * indigno lion. Wo rejoice to inoir (bat the War Department hu instituted nioii.uroi' on .object, wiiicii, if efficiently onforccd. will.it is in tho discontinuance of tho traffic. Tho ugcnl also nppe: lfl lo tho friends of progress every where to co-opcralo with the govornmunl In frowning down with con* tempt every man who may bo sordid enough lo on. gage in the business. Dut the brightest hope of oil seems to bo baaed on the action of the tribes thorn solves/ “In.all my councils,” soys Mr. Modltt, w ll invariably bring tiro subject .of liquor lo the notice of 'to Chiefs and head men, ond urgo upon theta the propriety of using their influence with the Indians to prevent them from drinking whiskey. They have promised mo their hearty co-operation, nod I have had the pleature to eee the Chiefe in full council udclee their nation not to use it. 1 ' Here wo leave tho question, ami wo think it is m ■afo hands. Let but those men stand up to their re- solution) and they moy defy tho oflorls of the shame, loss rum dealer lo seduce their people from tho brighter destiny which now seems looming up befyro | (hem. We have dwelt at some length on tho plan of: 134 improvement for the Indians, but wo con not dismiss the eulijeol without referring lb It again. It la not a lohomo of. outwnrd mechanical pressure—not a moro aggregation of Taolu and principles huddled to* gel her and committed to memory by note) but It i> properly education, a developemont from within, n process oforganlo assimilation. It io an auakening of the tlumiering intellect I not a crowding 0/ idea* on it while ailtep. It assures tho aoul of in inhe rent power! and it plaooo proper,objooli before it for the exercise of that power- And it deco this on a system of enlarged and comprehensive liberality—a system far removed from bigotry and superstition. It assumes that the surest method of imiklng men pure is to enlarge their stock of knowledge! that to allure them by the joys ofa future life, we muslelo vale their condition in this. Wo have shown that to a very considerable extent this has boon realised !' ,pd the results are obvious. Tho very men who but a few years ego derived a precarious existence by the ohssn, now enjoy free and Christian institutions, and are providing comfortable homos for themselves end children! ond woman, formerly th'o drudge and slave of tho hunter, is raised to her rank as a com panion, and her tabor transferred from tho field to her fireside and her family; ■ G«n. La Viqa Ii In command at Tampico. Borough Election! Glorious Democratic Triumph.! Friday last was a gala-day for the unflinching De mocracy of this ancient Federal Borough. For the first time in many years the Democrats succeeded in electing a majority of the Town Council—thus scour ring the entire patronage of the Borough, all of which has boon withhold from them heretofore. ■ In addi- they carried tho Principal Assessor by a mnjo. rily.oflS voles,.and one of tho two Assistants by a majority of .4 votes! They also elected the Town Clerk.by a handsotne majority. Truly itisaglori ous triumph, and shows conclusively what tho in domitable Democracy of the Borough can do when they arc thoroughly united in support of their can didates. i-; , The East Ward—which elects Jive of the nine members of Council—wasjlhe battle-ground, and in that direction were all the efforts, foul and fair, of the Federalists directed for days and weeks.prior to the election. They selected their very strongest men in tho. Ward, and sol well were their plans laid, that up until tho polls.closed on Friday evening, they were certain of electing at least one, if not two mem bers qf Council. This, with the four thol Wife/con ceded to them in lho Wdst Ward, where Federalism roigns triumphant, would have , been sufficient for their purpose, and enabled them to retain tho power wfyich they have so greatly abused for several years pait. Bui, in the meantime, the Democrats were not idle. . They contended manfally.ln a good cause. .They cumo up lo the work with stout hearts and willing hands, and a glorious. TRIUMPH was the rcslill ofllieir well-directed and energetic efforts. ■ Nor did the Democrats of tho West Ward falter in their duly. Although in a hopeless minority, which precluded them from making any effort on tho Coun cil ticket, they, succeeded in reducing the Federal majority for Assessor to 33, and .'in defeating tho regular Federal candidate for Justice of Iho Pcacc, and electing ah Independent candidate by a majority of 8 voles I . . In Uio East \Viirtl both llio candidates for Justice of the Peace arc Democrats. The successful one was elected by a large majority. The result of the election has dumbfounded the Federalists, and, in a proportionate manner elated our Democratic friends. The VICTORY is a sub. stanlial one, and must greatly enure trt out* friends in their future contests with the enemy. Below we give the details of the election. The Democratic candidates arc in Roman—the Federal ists in Italic. Chief Burgess, 183 | Joafph H Blair James Gallagher Assistant Burgess, Samuel. Ensminger, .210 ( James L Guthrie Assessor, Mitchell M'C!cl)an 393 } John R Turner Assistant Assessors. 380 I Peter. Wcibley 383 1 John Shade Henry Myern, lauuc SheufFer, Town Cleric. George ,L Richlcr . 297 [ David Hyen WESTWARD. Judos. Robert Mooro 111 | John Halbert Inspector. Abraham Dchuff, 113 | John Thotrtpvon Council. James H Graham 81 John.B Parker Andrew Roberts, .61 Samuel SXpe , 68 IJt Egbert iaimiot Wcttcl . ... 76 .John Rhoadt Justice of tiie Peace. 136 | Wm B Fleming School Directors. • Thomas II Skilcs, 228 J Constable. lOt | C targe W Crop EAST WARD, Judge Peter Sputir - 164 'George Ego lenry Gould, ( Charles Fleager £CTOR. | Stephen Keepers NCIt... Inspi William Park - 100 Coui Jacob Baughman 138 William Bell, 133 David Sipo 139 George L Beutz 129 James Liggett 141 Jacob Zug % Henry Glass Wm M Diddle P B Leckler R D Eckels TllK PKACR. Justice ofr Isaac Todd 104 Michool Holcomb 188 School George Sanderson, 177 Patrick Davidson, 171 lIKTCTOR. Richard Parktt 126 \PDSmilh 130 rABLie. ( John Peters 124 Const. William Ilolmca 162 •Independent candidate. SOUTH MIDDLETON. Our Democratic friends in South Middleton (own ship, deserve much credit for the manner in whicli they used up Federalism on Friday last, at the town, ship election. The Democratic ticket from lop to bottom whs elected by an. average majority of üboul 35 ! This in indeed, a glorious triumph for tho Dem acr.t'* of South Middleton. JVEW ELECTION. The election in New Hampshire lias resulted in a glorious triumph for the Democracy. Dlnsmoro,the Democratic candidate for .Governor, is 'c)f®ted by near 5000 majority. The Congressional delegation is composed of a large majority of Democrats. In the Stale Legislature the Democrats will bo in a I trge majority—in tho [louse tho majority will bo at least sixty. Well done, New Hampshire. EndorsoDient of tlie Hleiloau War by General Taylor* General Taylor in one of his Tennessee speeches, after remarking that wo were a nation of soldiers, modo lhie declaration, which we want .those Whigs who have so often asserted Ibat Gen. T. was opposed to the war with Mexico, to read over twice: “ Wo have time grown strong, not only to defend and protect our own country, hut to invade tho lor. ritory of an enemy, when impelled to do so by public necessity." Appointments hy the Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church* The DaUlmnro Methodist Conference, hold in Staun ton, Va., lust week, adjourned sine die on Saturday. Tho following is a list of the appointments for the ensuing year for this district: ' Carlisle District- —A. Gripith, P. E. Carlisle Sta tion, James. H. Brown; Carlisle District, James Watts, George W. Cooper, Wtn. Butler, tup.; Bloom* field, }, Elliott Newport, Geo. Dothstreseer, John Floyd, VV. 11. Collin, gup./ Mifflin, Geo* Stevenson, { Abraham Bahm } Sliipponsburg, Joslah Forrest, La* thor J. Elcliisant Grconoasllo, Ellas Welly, John Thrush} John Smith; MoConnels burg, Bihha Butler, Noah BoMomw) Hagerstown, 8. S. Rnza); Uoonsborough, James Brads, Win. (Jar* dim ; Fredrick City, Elisha D. Phelps, Sami. Smith; Frodrlok Circuit, (Berlin,) John A. Henning, J, R, Dbborrnw, James H. March; Gettysburg, Horace Holland, Dovorly R. Waugh; York Springs, Franklin Dyson, Wo*. A McKee ; Dlckinson College,Jesse T. Peck, President | Otis 11. Tiffany, Adjunct Prof-, of Mathematics; Missionary to Chino, R. S, Maclay’, (jj-The Jftraid of yesterday, in speaking of thq Borough election, bonds on orticlo lima—‘‘7%o Whig Supremacy still Uunbroktn arid then goes on to acknowledge the soro defeat (ho Federalists of (his borough met with on Friday last. Such "supremacy” w o hope may ever attend our political opponents. pBMpORATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.- Agreeable ,to notiqp.of tho Democratic Standing Committee 6f Cumberland county, tho Delegates elected in the different townships and, boroughs, for the purpose of appointing Dolegales to represent the democracy of Ctimbbilantl county in the 4lli of July Convention, which is ;to assemble at Pittsburg, to nominate a suitable person for Canal Commissioner, met in the Court house, Carlisle, on Tuesday, the 20th inal. V Tho Convention was organized by the appointment ,of SAMUEL WOODBIJRN, Esq., Chairman, and Dr. John Aiil,.J. B._ Bratton, and David Criswell, Secretaries. The following Delegates appeared, presented cre dentials of their election, and look their seals, viz: jU/cn—John C. Dunlap, Samuel Station „ v i > W.W;—Jacob Duey, Col. J.F. Hunter. Carlisle, E w.—William Lewis, J. B. Bfutlom. Dickinson— Samuel Woodburn, Wni. Shriver. ;E. Pennsbord'— Henry Church, J. Longneckcr. Frankford— John, Wallace, James Graham. Hampden —James O.rr, J. S. Snavely. Mifflin —James Woodburn, George Henry. Monroe— Dr. John Ahl, Potor Baker. ‘ Jlfrc/ianic«6org—Snyder Ruplcy. New. Cumberland —Dr. C. W, Dclm, Dr. James Giimshaw. N. Middleton —Joseph Lobnch, John , Wonderlioh. NewvilU— Thos. Haekct, John Waggoner, Jr. Silver Spring—Co\i J. Clendenin,’Abm. Boslcr, Shippenshurg B.—S, : W. NoVin. pavjd Criswell. S. Efiddlelon— Thos..Bradley, P. F. Ege... t Southampton —Robert Britton, J. K. Kelso. On motion, the Convention then .proceeded to ap point q Senatorial Delegate, to represent the counties of Cumberland and Perry, in the 4th of July Demo cratic Convention. Whereupon Samuel Woodburn, Esq., was duly appointed. Tho Convention then proceeded to appoint tWo Representative Delegates to represent Cumberland county iti the Stato Convention aforesaid. Whcfo upon WitLiAM M,' Bbbtem, Esq., and Dr. W. W. Nevin were duty appointed. 1 The following resolu tions wore then adopted ! Resolved, That the Delegates this d.»y appointed have power to supply ull vacaupics that may occur in'tho delegation. . Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by the officers and published. SAMUEL WOODBURN, president.' JoUn Aill, J • J. B. Bratton, £ Secretaries. David Criswell, 3 . ISxtrnordluary DodnriUut* VVo give below, says llio Philadelphia jixpYtas of Thursday, a Verbatim translation of one of lliemoal extraordinary documents wo have seen for rtiany a day. U purports lo be .the'official'publication °i* a suoiely whose existence in this Country has hitherto been suspected only, but now, it will be seen, openly avowed. We have no comment upon it to offer at this tim&; indeed, it speaks loUuly enough for itself* One of our cotcmpornries, the £»f/rt, in rofeicnco lo the mailer says: “The Society referred to consists of men of wealth and standing. The Sccbelnry him self is a gentleman of property and respectability, carrying on a pretty extensive business in qnr sister city. Wo understand that the proclamation is to appear in all the German papers of this city. It was tent out yesterday by the steamer Euiopa, PROCLAMATION OF THE GERMAN AMER -ICANS TO THEIR GERMAN BRETHREN IN OLD FATHERLAND. Since every effort, prayers, and representations, which tho Gorman people have made, lo induce their unjust Oppressors, emperors, kings, and princcsofull kinds lo abandon their unnatural positions, havoall been in vain—and since; furthermore, these posses sors of power, instead of granting tho people their deilrcp, have only answered thorn with shuts of can nons ; and since their cars uro deaf lb the voice of humanity and justice, and only open to hypocrites, .deceivers, and lickspittles | since, also, these empe rors, kings, and princes, in their fight against thP people, have committed the mos( horrid murders and shamoful eruollies by .their ooiiiujon Win dlscdigralz and Joliaohiphi they might , root opt hon est moh from q.mong tho people, trample the 'rights of man'under foot, and throw thousands of worthy families into suffering and misery; and shier, finally, all mankind become now enlightened,acknowledge the above, anti wish tho present forms of government to cease In which hereditary princes arrogate lo them selves to be the bead) men who ut all limes prove themselves to be the enemies of the people, and who continue to oppress tho people and rub them of their right Id bo free; a right given the people from God~ thcrefore, wp seo of no other menus of rooting out thrdo deadly enemies of mankind, other than (ha! wo Gorman Americans, and our friends who oro of the sortie mind, should offer records to the person or persons who,'by any means whatever, shall moke the barbarians of the nineteenth century to bo and abide harmless and incapable of hurling. Therefore, 'we offer the following sums of money I ■ For destroying tlie Emperor of Auo trio, 30,000 guilders, tor destroying the King of Prussia,23;ooo “ *• , any other King, Prince or Duke, 15,000 * For the head of tho common hang man lO,lOO u We believe wo can justify these,measures before the world, because they are open and against itiun destructive to tho common racoofman.whrfse hearts oro hardened against every feeling of justice, and whoso actions ate not belter than common thieves and murderers. 123 116 113 123 Wo further believe, and U U ohf.finfi fconvtolion that it is the most holy duty of every freeman to help to banish them from tho. earth and to root out their majesties from among llib people, and they who help to do this work ought to bo highly horn ored and esteemed, ouch ono of them as a William Tell. For the punctual payment of these rewards, os soon as tho doer or doers of the deed are properly Identified, to bo paid l» thorn or their heirs, wo pledge our fortunes and onr honors. In the nanio of the Union, L. A. WOLLENWEBER. Corresponding Secretary, No. $7l North Third street. Philadelphia. To -whom all publication* end letters (post paid)musl bo addressed. . ' ; - Dauaok to DhCWW»“*II Is estimated tho*l the damage to ladies drcuaca, In coiuequonco of Ilia crowd at tho Inauguration ball, amount to #3o,* 000. Ono lady lost d shawl valued a ■ Execution or two Brothers.— Carroll and Thod. Henderson,convicted of the murder ofßobert Wilson, were executed on Friday last at Pickens Court House, 6. C.. Polk, lady and frlends { had a very cordial and gratifying reception u( Savannah, Geo., lust Saturday night, from men of ail parties, Salutes word fired, the.shipping displayed their, colors, there was a proccssion t 'military escort, &.C. lie remain ed over until Sunday, attended church In the fore and afternoon, ana led on Monday. (Xj*Tho Pittsburg Board qf Trade, at. a recent mooting, passed resolutions petitioning the Pentjiyl* vaola Legislature to grant $405,000 for putting tho Portage Rail Road in complete order, In view of (ho completion oftha groatContralroilroad to Hollidays* burg, hy the spring of 1850. i (Xj* The business prospects In PhiludelphU, nays (ho Lodger of Monday last, this season arc excellent and the work of transportation over (he canals, now open and in line order, has commenced with unusual briskness. Tho amount of business now being done is fur greater than at tho same period in ony previous seoson, and it is assorted In every respectable quur* tor that the increase roaches as high as fifty' per tent. Wild Pigeons.—A large number of wild pigeons have boon shut during tho luBl;wock; within a few miles of our hordugh. They pro, very abundant. Governor of Tennessee.— General Pillow will probably bo the democratic candidate for Governor of Tennessee. • From'the Harrisburg Keystone. The North Branches mall Notea ana Govern. Johnston* . • T niw Our opinion in regard io the propriety of. compl 0 . ting llio North Branch extension of the Pennsylvania canal hue;been expressed frequently in the most f a . vorable .terms. : Wo also endeavored to ehow. nnd wo.think fairly, - that,by proper legislation arid rc a . sonably- good -economy in our public affairs, ih 0 * means of the state are adcquate.lo complete the work in the- course of two or three years, without any increase of \ho State debit These opinions remain unchanged,'find wo arc - heartily anxious to sec the work undertaken, in a direct and honest manner.— It seems,'however, that Gov. Johnston and the whig parly, true to their instincts of endeavoring to blind* fold and cheat tlio scjling thuir,rig|)| B to the banks, and Inflicting upon the community a pew batch of small notes for all time'to come, rather than to pass the proper revonuorbills, bnd make a direct appropriation. To this, fldiWithstanding the gdher&jJkyorable opinion oftbO Work, we believe the public never can ’Butuudecany circuinstan. ccs the cpmpipiion of. tins. canal, canqot bo much longer Even djgdinsl'lho next session of the legislature, if •'it-shbtillf not pass pt ihe, present one, we are confident Ihat publlC dpjnlon will be so strongly in its favor, us to dcrtialld , 'UB -completion. It had therefore much belter bo delkyecf ayeur longer, than be made the means of entailing bppH tho Common, wealth, for an indefinite period, l such' a detestable project us thaicuntaincd in the amendment submit, tod by Mr. Ball on last Saturday. This amendment proposes a loan from the banks, at a reduced rate of interest, and by wayofcoinpcnsatingtlie banks; they are authorised.to issue small notes; This is the old trick of deception, by which the people have been cheated into a debt of over forty millions. It is of a piece with the deception prod, lised in regard ,to the rcchartcr of the bunk of the United Slates, which was entitled “ An Act to repeal the State faxes, and io.continue the public improve. merits.*’ It was the passage of .this act that eventu. ally broke down the credit of the State, and compolh cd her to abandon her works unfinished# and to aac. rifice all .her stocks atJoss than half-of their original cost, by which sho lost something like a. million and a half of dollars; ' One would suppose Hint such deaf bought experience would not so; soon be. forgotten; but it seems us if at) experience is lost upon the whig party, and that they never can think of doing nny; thing of .n public mature without the old of a bank; or'some contrivance to hide their- real design. Besides, the course now proposed is unjust, not only to the whole community who are compelled to use bank paper, but It is Unfair to tho'buhks themselves: The bunks of tills Slate, It is believed, are ndw gen erally in a pretty houllhy condition, and uro making very lair, not to say Inigo, dividends. The authority to issue small notes Can be of np advantage to any sound bank that Is HdW doing a gdodJbnsliios*, a ud it is very Unfair in the legislature to attempt to force' them into such a.measure, ogainst their consent, by imposing ndditionnl.taxalinn, as a penalty for refu sing lb make the lonh. Wo believe that.all the banks would bear a larger tax on dividends, whctl compared with the taxes individuals have to pay; without doing them any injustice. If so, let such an irterfansed lux bo imposed bn tllCriVbul do not at. tempt to force them.lnto a measure, by the.inflation of a penally which their own judgment Uf propricly cannot opproVo. , . The system of selling special privileges and Indul gences to banks, to obtain money for any purpose, is the most pcrnlclctin in its consequences, both to the banks and lb tho Stale, of any contrivance which crack-bniined empiricism and polUicoljugglery havd ever yet invented. Should this.policy bo-sgsin re. vived, it requires no prophetic vision to Coretel a’ largo increase of Stale indebtedness;.in a very short period, and another,bank-explosion; GEN. SHIELDS. In his address before iho Sonntcj.whfeh his oatti tamo up for dhcnsslonj Gem Shields made the fob lowing manly acknowledgement,width doc* much to extenuate the fault of his unfortunate letter: “Mr. President, the Committee have acted upon the evidence hpforo them. They could give no other decision . upon l(iat evidence. If'necessary I could cxplain thal evidence now. 1 could explain the clr* cumslancos in Which I have been plated. But, sir,- 1 have been guilty of 100 much rashness already. 1 have been guilty of on indiscretion since Icumotd this city that has pained mo mbro than would my. ejection from this bodyj 1 h®vo committed errors; I have committed a wrong irv wriiinff a letter tj» a gerttlernnn .tcccntiy -sj' member of. tin* .body, • 1 Knowledge my error j I admit my fault bolbrethe Senate ol Ilia United Slates and before Iho country; When two Kind, generonft, and considerate friends called upon mo and pointed ofil (o nto the improper character of that letter—(l hope, thfc*Senate will tolerate mo in these remarks)—u«d the injurious consUlicttoh of which it was susceptible, 1 authorized them to withdraw it immediately and make any rep. oration in their puwfer. And now standing-here before the Senate of the United Stales—before this honorable body—and 1 Would siiy. i( before the bar of God, to which I sliall in limb be called—l disavow (lie bohstrtlctiob which has been put on that letter. 1 disavow it la toto. 1 um incapable of such a thought —I moan of menacing assassination. Sir, I could call.np every man who has been acquainted with me in the' Untied States to disavow so Injurious on Imputation; I could cull u|* the gentleman who has pal that construction uporf my letter, and he, .sir, could testily (hat, so far front menacing him with assassination, I.hazarded ana perilled my own (itu in Iho town.of Bclvlllo, where I reside, by thrusting myScif bclwWh’ him and asim* amadou. ... Mr, President,! do not make Ibis slalcmenl »y way of complaint. 1 make U for the purpose of c«*. (eiiuutingmy indiscretion, end lo.ciculpalo mystH from the Injurious Imputation which has been al» tempted lb bo ca6t upon'mb; IVijr determination n»» sir, to submit myself In the action of the Senate. iho decision of this body 1 will biiw submissively, mu then 1 will go to my constituents and oppftal to IbCio to reinstate mcdifcrt. Henry Clay'on Emancipation* Tho Hon. Henry Clay has written a loltcf Id (M members of the Kentucky Stole Convention, on ih( subject of emancipating' slaves. Tbe following ex. tract will show Mr. Cluy*s opinion on the subject: ■ Without undertaking (ojudge lor ony other tilalef it was my opinion l in 1.791) that Kentucky wait In s condition to admit of tho gradual emancipation of Iter slaves; and how deeply do I lament that a ays* tom* with that object, hodnol then been cotrtUlisiifd! Kit had been, tho Stole would now bo noiriy rid of all slaves. My opinion has never changed and 1 hove frequently publicly expressed It. 1 »(, 0 u)i) (>o most happy If what tfus Impracticable ut (but epoch Could now bo accomplished, After full and deliberate consideration of* the sub jeetj it appears to ma that three principles’ should' rogUliite lhe ostubiislinicnt of a system of gradual emancipation) The first is, that it should be slaw in its operations,cautious and graduations to occasion no convulsion, nor any rash or sUdden disturbance in 'lie existing habits of society, 2d. That, as an indispensable condition, the emancipated slaves should ho removed from tho Slato (0 some Colony' And, thirdly, that Ihe expenses of their transports' lion to such Colony, Including on outfit for *•* months oftor their arrival alii, should bo dofroyco bv a fund to bo rolsed fropi (ho labor of cochftw» slave. . ' ... Nothing could bo rrioro unwise than tho Immcoiaio liberation of all the slaves in (he Slate, coni| relief) • Ing both sexes, and all ages, fVom that of tender r • fancy to extreme old ago. It vyoald load to tho mo frightful and fatal consequences. Any great cliang in (he condition of society should bo marked by ”* tremo care and circumspection. The Introduct n of slaves Into (he Colonies was an oporotlon °‘•’JM years duration; and the work of their removal " tho United Stoles can.only bo’effeclcd oAor.lho l»P l of a great length of time. . tlUf . 1 think that a period should bo fixed when all oAcr it should bo Aee at a specified sge, all b°rn , fore It remaining slaves for life., That period IW , suggest should bo 1856, or oven I 860; for o j . and other arrangements of tho rsyiilom* If *- incline to a liberal margin* so os to obviate as J r objections, and to unite as many oplonjons P I bio. Whether tho commencement of the oner j of tho system bo a little earlier or f fffe j . important as that a day should bo permanently 1 from which wo could look forward, with con ’ to the final termination of slavery‘within t* r of tho Commonwealth. .j- A Yoimiri’L .OouPl.b-rAdam Sliisor, ngod * Nancy Cook, aged 65, wore recently niarr c Cincinnati. . < (Cj* Yankee Sullivan, tko prize Now York for California a few day* ■ ln °®' - |{ Hyer la ffiving piifillietlc exhibition* in * ihe National Theatre.
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