THE VOLUNTKKU. JoHn B. Bratton, Editor and' Proprietor. CARLISLE. THVRSOAT! JUNE »i 7 1810. AGENCY. O-V. B. PALMER, Esq., ia our authorized agent Tor pro* curluf *t|vertineiticiits, receiving subscriptions and making collections fur the American Volunteer. at . his office, N. W- Corner of Third and.Chcsnut streets. Philadelphia. DEATH OP EX-PRESIDENT POLK I w 6 perform a most melancholy duty to*dny in on* nounoing' the'* death of Ex-Prcaidcnt JAMES K. PQLK.r. JJo died at his residence, near Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday evening-the Islh instant, after a short but painful illness. Ho has been stricken dowa'after having* filled the measure of his own and hfsVbiiiilry Vgloryjandl If not full of years,at least full ofhohors.- Ml is hard to think of one T whoso lift has bcch fertly a life of toil and labor, when about to'on* .*!?? jW? f a.retirement from the burthens pf lixffb .official station, being thus suddenly snatched the ways of a just Providence, ore in* scralible to human eyes,' and we must l bear with paUenceVahd roslgnation his all-wise decrees. . A has, fallen, but ho baa left us tlio noble example of tils many virtues and an honorable and useful life.- : . i. ' j lie'wbs statesman of enlarged and libera) views, and marked ability When the fceUngs Of parly prejudice shall have subsided, his administration will stand out in bold relief, as* one of ffibst^evehtfal,'brilliant, and able, that has ever had control of our National ofiVirs v ’ He seomi to have been selected to play an impor- Vo grand drama of American progress. Uis selection a? the standard bearer ofliie Democracy contest of 1844, seemed Providential.— lit; wav the man of the crisis, sprung from the bosom lho people themselves, and knowing their wants, Interests, apd wishes.. He was not unknown himself, although he was a very young man to be thought of lt»rPresident of a mighty republic,-the highest elec tive>offioe in; the known world, and heretofore con.’ tarred upon only those whose locks had boon whiten ed; with'the-frosts of many wintcrs,.and whohad well riigh approached the goal of human life, three ■core. years, and ten. No! ho was not unknown.-*- , He Had .been a distinguished member of Congress as , far back as 1826 7*B. He had at that early day Jar himself a high rank as on orator, and a sound prac* tical statesman, among colctnporarlcs who were not either'in ago, ability,' or experience. His ■peeeh on tho Panama mission, that chimerical pro* jo'ol of; John Quincy Adam's administration, is a of cldssive style and manly eloquence. lie was always in tho front rank of the must ablcdcba- Ipts in tho House of Representatives.. Ho was for years the presiding officer of that distinguished body. He was afterwards elected Governor of Tennessee, wilhii large majority of the opposite 'political party to evej’come.whcn he entered the Hold. Ho'wus then nominated abd elected President of the United Stales lb opposition to Henry Clayywho rallied tho entire enthusiasm, and strength of his friends and political ■dpporterst-uWitli thoevenla of his administration we are all familiar.;. Ho and (hey arc.now the fruit* fuV materials of history. Ho will pass that ordeal wliVtlnumph; nndwill leave a name without slain ohd without reproach, and wilt finally receive in all , tifaie to come, the benedictions of his grateful coun trymeh. This is neither the lime nor tho place to do jbstieoto his merits, but his fame will grow brighter and brighter, until it stands out in tho full effulgence of and of (he benefactors of mankind. ThePoblio Schools.— By reference toanoth er coVuranU will be*seen that the examinations of the public schools of Carlisle will commence bn Monday, the 25th inst. , Epistle of St. Paul” is the title given, with no very commendable taste, to the first news* papfer published at St. Paulas, the capita) of Mincso (a. ; Tho Boston Post thinks the paper wilt bo sub ject to letter postage. ‘ New Government Groan.— The “Republic,”, tho new government paper, edited by Messrs. BjllUand Sargent, made, its appearance on last Wednesday morning. The “ National-Whig,” heretofore con sidered* one of the organs of the adminislralioni.lius Seen discontinued, and the general presumption'is that the patronage of the latter has been merged into thai of the .former. Looey Office Hunter. —The most fortunate of flop btinler that has yet been discovered, turned up in Washington.the other day. lie received two op poihlments by mail—-ono to the Custom Douse In Philadelphia, the other to a clerkship in the Navy Department.. Groat, was his grief when ho found he could not accept both. The fortunate individual is Mr. H. J. Shriner, formerly of the Geliys burg (Pa.) Star. Tiiß .DcrcLOPEMBNT op Summer. —The country roads are now in excellent condition, the trees and meadows have resumed their wonted appear ahoe, and all nature looks smiling and gay. As the season has thus far been backward, many have had no opportunity of enjoying the country. Alternate gleams ol sunshine followed by north easterly rain storms compose the present weather, y.egetallon. under the latter Influence is thriving wonderfully. Abundant crops will doubtless repay at the close of the season, the hard-working for their toil. We hope so. AVrisutetoGcn. Cadwallader.—On Saturday pth ihit.i'o pair of elegant silver tureens was pro* Sfhtod to Gen. George Cadwallader of Philadelphia by re number of his fellow citizens, in testimony of their approbation of his military conduct when ser ving la the Invading army of Mexico; particularly ibr* tbp. brilliant part be took in. the conquest of, the espkaJoflhal country; and os an evidence of their affectionate regard for him personally. t Attimit to Mtmnen.—A young man, named Hadgeaon, attempted on the 11th inst., to shoot tits Rer.T. C. Denning, of Charleston, S. C, It ia said that thrriiev. gentleman, being,entrust ed with the care of Hadgeaon’a sister, utterly rained her. He was determined to kill him in donaeqqence. H. is in Jail. ; A tic&aTLKss Vii.um—A man named J, G, Milir, a d?nti.t stllarrilburg, U stated to hare rained %«» slalere In. one family, and ha. barely escaped •uL ‘ ln conm <l'«nee. He first, it is said, ■SSSL^S-T-*^"' 4 < ‘ on ’P™ ml «o *h« matter,— PC I", Uj ,myin e »»«nllons to |ho of 1 'f' Tl "‘ faring of this affair* forbado him U>o house, havlmri fla .. *, ,>U ? IhU Mills, b, hi. cruelty ,bought lua, wHfcto a premature grave. 8 * d f l Finding himself rolled in his open visit., ho rceor te covert meana of meeting tho unsotpcotlngsl, ' **.* 1,10 streets, to each of whom hi mads promises of marriage—and so well arrang ed wore his plona,-andioenoceetfulhia dissimulation, lh4( py ithor of the article girl, made a confident oi essli, other, believing him.la he sincere in hid at- Inchmenl, end looking.forward la .tho future when ofory.obstoolo Should; bS reino*cd from their anion. In.this manner ho accomplished thair raiii; ami it is said a lollor lias been dlecurdred, written by Mills, jnw|i|oh he deolsros his intention of, destroying Iho poked ofilhe family, in edhaequahea of liia sammary ajsolmenl from the house by the father. . TUB COMING ELECTION. . /Tho Federal journals are evidently alarmed at tho apathy that appears to exist in the Federal ranks in this Stale. Ihey aro making strong appeals tolhoir party friondasio **bo doing,V but ad yet we see no 11 signs. of preparation l * .by.our; All is apparently quict-as the grave, i- ' : . I. Wo hope our Democratic friends ib this and other counties may not bo lulled Into a Torgelfulncssbf their duly by Hie sccrhlhg quiet (hat prevails Ini the ranks of our old political enemy, Tho Federalists, wo doubt not, will “ bo about” at tho proper.time, and if our friends desire a decisive victory this fall they must go to work in good earnest and use every honest effort to effect a thorough organization of the parly. | ■* PkNNBVLVAWMUBT.be KEDEEHEp!” , Lot this bo. I the watchword qf. oyory true follower of Jefferson, i W here.is the Democrat who will not.respond amen lu the sentiment? ‘ By' fraud, dcccplion,'falsohood and the Federalists managed to carry this Slate by a small majority last. fall.. By energy and a devotion to principle, the Democrats will carry it at the coming election. Taylorism.and Johnstonism will receive a.hearing from tho people-ofPonnsylva* nia in tones' of loud and deep'cbndemnation. : Let our Democratic friends in this Stale, therefore, imitate their brethren of the Old Dominion, and a most brilliant victory will bo their reward*' The Federalists, as.ts their. custom, will no doubt make a strong effort, a short time before the election, to rally I their friends. As- heretofore, appeals willboroado to the “ poor laboring men,” to induce them to sup. port Federal demagogues for office. Promises of “bolter tunes” will bo renewed, and. every attempt to cheat the unsuspecting voter will be resorted to as usual. -But, wc think the people have had tholr eyes opened, and ore now fully convinced of the fact that Federal promises are 44 Like Dead Sea fruit that tempts the eye . . But turns to ashes on the Ups." (Deception and falsehood may triumph over honest principles for a lime, but the “cheat fbaoi>” of last full is too fresh in tho minds oflho people for Feder* ism to expect to succeed in ibo present .contest. If oqr friends will but do their doty—if they will but take tho trouble to paint out to thc people thc dls. honesty and corruption ofTuylorism and Johnsonism —if ,they will, os they should, exert themselves in exposing the false professions, of Federalism—our victory will bo as glorious as it wil) bo decisive and coni plclo., Democrats of old Cumberland and of the State!—your duly Is plain. Lot every one deter, minolhat “ Pennsylvania must se redeemed,” and all the cohorts of Federalism cannot prevent it. The workingmen—who are the natural friends of the Democratic parly, and many of \yhom were deceived into tho suppoi I of their enemies, the Federalists, last fall—will be at their posts battling for Demo* cratic principles at the trial in October.' They have learned a lesson, such as many of them wilt not very soon forget. Previous to tho election of Taylor and Johnston, tho Federalists made strong professions of friendship for tho' workingman—ho -was to receive constant employment and higher 'Wages in case of the success ofFedcralism. ' Workingmen, b&ve these promises been fulfilled? We need-not answer (ho question fur you. The thousands of workmen now out of employment is evidence of the hollow and dls. honest professions ofFedcralism. Can you again bo deceived? We think we hear you answer in tones of loud indignation, “ No, never !’’ Let all workingmen, therefore, who have been de* cuivcd and blinded by-treachcrous and corrupt Fed* oral office-seekers, buckle on the armor of Democra cy, and lake an active pari in tho approaching election. Up, Democrats! up, workingmen !—Fed eralism must receive its quietut in October; FOURTH OF JULY* An adjourned meeting of the Democrats of Carlisle and vicinity, wos held at tho public House of IL L. Barkbuldor, on. Tuesday evening last, for tho purpose of making arrangements for celebrating the coming 4th of July. J. Armstrong, was colled to the chair,- and S. D, Adair , Esq. was appointed Secretary. J. B. Bratton, from the committee appointed for the purpose of selecting tho several committees ne cessary to carry into effect the proposed celebration, reported the following: Committee of Arrangement.— W. Park, Jacob Leiby, Jr., W. W. Lewis, John Brannon; John Hy or, G. Bcnlly, W. Holmes, Charles Magluuchlin, Jacob Slambaugh. Committee on Toasts.— James H. Graham, E*q., J.-Ellis Bonham, Esq., Hon. Samuel Hepburn, Georgo Sanderson, P. Davidson,Jl, Snodgrass, Dr. J. Baughman, L. Todd, Esq., J. Goodyear, Esq. Committee of Invitation.— Dr. W. W. Dalo.Maj. R. Lamberton, W. 11. Miller, E»q.,C« C. Mooro, Esq., A. Roberts, J. M. Gregg, E. Showers. Committee on Music.—O. E. Hall, P. Spahr. CO’ The Committee of Arrangement will meet at Maglauchlin’s hotel, on Saturday evening, at 8 o’- clock, for the purpose of organizing, and the traps, action of business. The Committee on Toasts will meet at Burkhold ers hotel, on tho same evening and at the same hour, and for tho same purpose. Tho Committee of Invitation will moot at Mrs, Wunderlich's Hotel on the some evening, at the hour, and for the some purpose. Arrival of Gov. Ramsey* The Minnesota Pioneer of Slsl ult, announces tho arrival of Gov. Ramsey at St. Paul, on the 261 h ull-, and says: “By Invitation of the Hon. Henry S. Sibley, the Governor is spending a few days at Mon dulnh.. He rodb down to our village on Monday ond look the people of Bt. Paul by. the hand. Ho ]« « plain, frank man, whom the people will like—they can't help it. A’younger brother of Gov. Ramsey , also oamo with his Excellency. “ The troops at Fort Snclling appeared on dress 1 parade last Thursday, and salutes were fired In honor of tho arrival of his Excellency, Gov. Ramsey.'* The Expedition in Search of Sir John Frank lin.—Tho Board of Naval Officers to whom the pro. position for filling out an expedition to search for Sir John Franklin was referred, have reported against the (feasibility of the enterprise at present, as it is too late In (he season, ond the government owns no ves sel suitablo to this service. Sixty.thousand dollars will Cover tho .cost of building and equipping two coasting vessels, but Mr, Preston thinks (here is no authority to make such a disposition of (ho public money; winch is appropriated to specific purposes. I.EDRD Roli.in.— lt Is certainly highly creditable to thin eminent prograsaiyo statesman—at preaent the Democratic leader In the French Convention— lliat'whlie nearly ali bis associates in tho Revolution of February; 1848, and in tho Provisional Govern nienl, havo been forgotten', or thrown aside, by the people—be alone preserves his popularity and Ills power alike undiminished. ..A fact like this proves Hist he possesses great and lasting qualities, and is a triumphant answer to oil the assaults of (ha aris tocratic press. '' Pne News snosi OauraartiA, says the Philadelphia Spirit o/the Times, Is of tho most chdorlng desc*r|p. N , nl o " ly Jo "* tho ncooiinls assure us tliai gold : r„,w'' b r l ,0 tar-.’ hundred - live, hade gone loU.o l.„j oipr„,n!lr° w m l‘ 0 , rcl “' 1 ,nU "‘T "i; ■<>«■ Will b. au?t. C mt"d , to hope warmly. Tho passage sore,, u,o I.Tmo .!* now bo made easily and regularly, nn d in s mo„,b and a half at farthest,’ Wo should not wonder therefore, ifJiolflhd community were to go. . ’ THE FEDERAL PRESS AND MR. XilfpAßD. Since the publication of Georgs LirrAßp’a loiter,, exposing the duplicity of General Taylor, dhd-Uio means ho employed lq’ hoodwink and dcecjvojhe people, iho Federal papers are laudinthclrdonan elutions of Mr. L. •, They afteci to believe- that the letter was written by Mr. Lippard for the purpose of gaining notoriety—speak of its author la the most? contemptuous manner, and attempt to lorn it inlori diculo> We expected this. The Federal papers. before the election, thought Mr. ,Lippard a very great man. and-published his speeahos in favor of Taylor, wllli approving comments.. But now that Mr. L. has had the boldness to expose to the public gaze (he great fraud by which Taylor'was elected to the office ho so unworthily holds, the same Federal papers turn round and denounce tlio very man they , lauded to the skies a.few months since. , Admirable consisted cy ! But. wilh.all the abuse of Mr. Lippard by the Federal press, not one of them has attempted to deny a single sentence contained in his letter. They know and fool that that letter contains nothing but truth— -facts, which cannot and' will not bp denied by even Gon. Taylor-himself. .What Mr? Lippard’s object was'lii'writing this letter to Gen. Taylor, we do not pretend to know, nor indeed do we Even,admitting that |l was written for the purpose of acquiring notoriety for its author, (which is not very likely,) that docs hoi disprove any of its state ments, nor will it shield General Taylor from mcr. i iled scorn and contempt. The people look'at the facts contained in that letter, without caring ,what object ,lhe. writer hod in view when ho prepared it. Lippard’s letter is a scorcher, and no mistake, end exposes the rottenness of Taylorism most effectually. No wOndcr.lhat the Federal camp was in a stale of alarm on the,appearance•of the, undeniable (ruths contained in this expose.of the “great fraud. 0 Fed cral editors may scold Mr. Lippard, andjßiisrepresent him, but wo defy.the whole clan to deny a .single statement contained in his letter. They will not attempt It—they know thot.Tuylor succeeded tollio Presidency, through fraud and'deception; and they feel It toJ>o a difficult took to defend, falsehood and treachery. ' : ‘ • OUR TABLE* VVc have before us the July number of Goby's Lady’s Book. The reading mailer is highly inter* esting, and the embellishments beautiful. Every lady sliould bo a subscriber to this most excellent magazine. Price $3 per annum, or two‘copies for w. ■ Sartain’s Union Magazine, for July, ha's also been received. The high character of this beautiful work makes it almost unnecessary that we should speak in its praise. Suffice it to say, the present is, if pos sible, superior to former numbers. VVo’can recom mend this Magazine with groat confidence to The patronage*of obr fair readers. Price, same as Go dey’s. . Tub Southern Literary MessENGER/for June, is on our table. We always receive this old and truly valuable work with great pleasure, foC,4v<r are sure to find in Its wall-filled pages much instructive ami valuable reading matter. This Magazine should bo in every gentleman’s .library.. Published by John R. Thompson, Esq., Richmond, Va., at 65 per an* nuni, *-•, The Columbian Calculator, by A£m6n Ticsnor, author of tho “Accountant’s Assistant,” See. We have been favored by the publisher w||h a copy of this valuable Arithmetic. Wo have given the work a cursory glance, and fcol no hesitation in rccom mending It as a suitable Arithmetic for the use of schools. The arrangement of the work is well adapted to the comprehension of beginners—being one regular systematic advancement frqnj the simple axioms to the most difficult problofrtfrr Copy before us is the third edition, which fret Of itself is evidence of the high character of the qr'ork. Wc hope it may bo received with favor into our public schools. \ Youth’s Colombian Calculator, by Ticknor. Tho author has also sent us a copy of (his Arithmetic, which Is intended for beginners, and is adapted to the currency and practical business of community. The work is very highly recommended by cspablojudgcs, who have examined it. An eminent teacher, ofCoo nccticut, in speaking of tho work, says: 11 [ should judge that by this system ilio arrange* ment, perspicuity of explanation, and above uU t its .practical adaplluion to (he currency of lAI« country. Us claims arc superior to any other work of the kind 'extant, and eminently worthy its mime and author," Ticknor's Columbian Spelling Book, by tho same author, Is admirably adapted to the use of schools. It is the best classified of-any wo have seen; and Iho explanations given of all the words having a similar pronunciation, is well calculated to give the young learner a correct idea of our language, and that in a most easy mid comprehensive manner. It is a book that shoulif bo introduced iuto our Cum* mon Schools everywhere, as decidedly the best of spelling books that have been pul forth. It cannot bo recommended 100 strongly. All the above works can bo had at Ess's Book Store, Carlisle. A “Competent” OppiOE-Hni.Dßa.—Tho Hartford Times, says, a few weeks since, when Hon. James Duon was In Washington, an office sucker sent him a letter, directed.os follows: . Vmr James Dickson esq Washington oitty Vu ” He asked the clerk if it could go fres t end was informed that it could not—the clerk qul sunpcciing that It was intended for an honorable member of Congrcsij and tho office, seeker paid the poslugc.—* After ho had gone, tho clerks being stompUd ai (he direction “Washington oitty V».,” looked M It more closely, and come to the conclusion thalitjVßß really Intended far Mr. Dixon.' Tho writer ofHtatTellcr has since been appointed to office, probably on General Taylor’s principle of "competency /” The Nkw Territory of Minesota, was or ganized on tho first of Juno, by Proclamation of Governor Hornsey. The following are the offi cers ; Alexander Ramsey, Governor of said X er rl* lory and Commander-In-Chief of the Militia thereof, and Superintendent of Indian affairs therein. ' Charles K. Smith, Secretary of said Terrilo- Aaron Goodrich, Chief and David Cooper, and ~ Bradley B. Meeker, Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of said Territory, and to act as Judges of the District Court of said Territory. ' " . Joshua L. Taylor, Marshall of the Culled Stales for said Territory. Henry L. Muss, Attorney of the United Slates for said Territory! Rinnrsr Man in America .Tito New Yoik Journal if Commerce says Mr, Larkin, U. 8, Govermcnt agent at Monterey, (snow the weal thiest man In California. Valiilng.his real os talo at San Francisco at what it waa worth at the last advices, ho' wonjd be doubtless the richest man In North'America. Mr. Larkin la the gentleman who wrote home the first glowing account from California, that set ad many per sona gold mad. He seema to hard profiled by the fever, and lips reaped a fortune out of Cal ifornia, if not out of the mines. , (CP 1 Tito Funeral of General Gainsi took place at New Orleans on the Tlh tail,, vvltll all suitable dc menattallona of respect. ' _ J THB NEWB FROM EUROPE* Tbe nowybrodghlby the Cambria Is interesting, but not so decisive as wo could have wished. .Pfsiies.oxhibits, In the.meeting of the now Cham, niakorall who bovo looked at her with hopeful eyes, feel Respondent. All is lion fusion and 111 nature. A very great number of republicans have been elected, but.too many of them aro fierce, ruth less, blind zealots,-without judgement, ready to sac rifice every of truth at the shrine of pas sion. • Hungary is still waging her deadly war with Uussia and Austria, or rather is defending herself with strange and glorious success against those overwhelming representatives of despotism. Buda surrendered, Utmost completes- the emancipation of Hungary from Austrian footsteps. Heaven, be thanked! We can only hope that life sacred cause of Liberty may, in such noble hands, continue to prosper. , [ famishes us, we are sorry to say, with no picture" of improvement. Misery, Starvation and .oppression, are still her leading features.-‘ She is wrelcheß,.helpless, almost hopeless and inert. It is horrible to see such a country so_ lamentably given up to despair and ruin! •' - y cl refuses to admit the French, arid insists on her right to refuse admission to the Pope. , Wo confess.lhat'weare not-prepared, without Some lieb ter light .on tho subject; to ssy whether she is correct ini this positin. Wo look bn it as a' religious, not a civil question. Therefore, we are silent. Romo cannot hold out long and the Pope will be reinstated So says the Philadelphia TVmes. Additional Accounts from California* The steamship California sailed from San Francisco oh the Ist of May, and arrived at Pan ama on the Slet* - 'The. steamer Panama arrived at Panama, on* the s(h of May, :from New York, und sailed on the 7ih for San full of passengers. The steamer Oregftn-sailed from Panama, on the S3d of May, for San Francisco, full of passengers. ■ The California will sail on- the 25th Inst* There were forty«six' passengers hi Panama at the last accounts, and one hundred, and twenty on the Isthmus, en route for the gold region. The Crescent City, it is said, has'six hundred thousand dollars in gold dust, on board. It Is thought, in Wall street, that the balance of ,f ie million brought , down by the California is on English account, ami will be forwarded to En gland by one of the Mail.steamers. We were informed yesterday, that Mr. James Sinclair,’ whose death has been reported, left this city last October, in the. John VV, Cuter, and was returning home with $50,000 in gold dust. This amount' he did not of course acquire in the mines; he probably acquired it in trade. It is reported that the bark Hecla, Capt. Touper, arrived at Havana on the 31st ult., in nine days Horn Chargres, with two hundred thousand, dol lars, in gold, dust bn board. This gold was probably brought down from California in the Oregon, and then shipped in the Hecla, We have received advices to the I6lh of April from the Great Salt Lake., They stale that there is no end to the gold in that country, though hone has been 7 found in the valley, still the region two or three hundred miles west of it abound in the shining ore. The Frontier Guardian of the 98th ult., says: 41 To prevent scattering and wasting the gold dust by paying It out in small ‘quantities the people in the valley have collected up alt the Kirtland bills they have and put them in circula tion, and whan they want any amount of-gold dust, they go and have it weighed to them. This may call into the valley all the Kirtland money that was smuggled and stolen. They had better call wolf skins so much, and let them be the currency, as wolves are plenty,' 1 Terrible Recontre between Cassius HI. Clay and Joseph Tus*ner»Botla supposed to bo killed M A telegraphic despatch from Louisville, Ky., dated tho 16lh lost., states that a rencontre took place on the afternoon of that day at a public meeting in Madison county, between Cassius Ml Clay und Jo* seph Turner, in which it was supposed both were killed. Doth parties snapped pistols without effect. They then attacked each other, with bowie knives.—* Clay, it was thought, had been slabbed through the heart—but this was not the ease. Turner wos se verely cut in the abdomen and groin, and died short ly afterwards. Later—Clay not Dead.—A second despatch, da ted Cincinnati, Juno lb, says—“lllsnow!rcported)i) this city, that Cassius M. Clay was not killed during (he rencontre in Madison county. Tho last intelli gence we hear from him, Is that there Is a probabll. ity of hlr recovering. The death of Mr* Turner Is confirmed. . Mr. Clay, it seems, having accepted an Invitation to address & meeting of Emancipationist*, in Madison county, Was addressing the assembhge on (ho sub ject of shivery, and offence being taken at some of his remarks, Mr. Tumor got up and called Cloy a liar; hence (ho altercation, which resulted, as near as I could learn, as above stated. Writing on N«WBparers.—A newspaper bea r ing the initials of a friend, was received at the Post Office, in Syracuse, directed to a young lady. The Postmaster, Mr. Teall, demanded letter postage on it, which was refused, and one cent tendered, the ordinary newspaper postage, which waa refused and the paper retained* A soil was Instituted against the Postmaster for detaining the paper, and has been carried through all the courts to the Supreme Court of the U. States. The Star (of Syracuse) says that (he Attorney General of the United States, after ex amining (he case, decided that (he Stale courts had no jurisdiction in (ho case; and ihatToali ac ted legally in charging letter postage on (he paper, and fully sustained the grounds taken by Teall’* counsel in the different courts. The costa in this suit will probably amount to at least $4OO. The amount involved in the original dispute between tho Postmaster and Mr, Hicks was nine cents. Indian Thanks,— The Old School Pres byterian General Assembly having given $7O to “ No-Hoarl-of-Fear,” Chief of the lowa In dians,, he sent Iheni the fallowing letter: 7b the Moderator of Ihe General Jlmmhly ; Honored and QncvrtiCAPip Father ; 1 desire to say to you and to the Chiefs and Braves of the Great Spirit before you, that 1 feel glad for what you have done for me. I have spoken in your nearing and received money from your hands. I always thought that you were our friends, and since receiving. th|s large handful of money, 1 know that you ere our friends.— This money will be laid out for provisions for my family and friends, and when rpy family gather around my little fire, and sit down to eat litis food I will tell them whence it came and who gays It. They will then know that your Chiefs and Braves are their friends also. ' I will haver ere you again t you will never hear mo again. 1 go far towards where the sun sets, to my little houso among my little people. I have been told that the Great Spirit sous both while and red men at once, and I believe that it is. true. When ho looks on your councils and listens, to hear yotir words, may he hear, as on this day, many kind words for the poor Indian. . Respectfully and 1 affectionately, nq-heart-of-feab. JUDGE black.. ■The foUawing admirable letter: from, the .Hen. J, S.'Black, of Suinersolp speaks for itself. Like all tbot falls, pen or tongue of that distinguish, cd Democrat; It'evinoergrcai;kiiidhcBs of heart, 'an- 1 flinching integrity, and a strength and brilliancy of intellect peculiar to its anther. ;It is singularly op propriato and touching both inJls scnlimehts end phraseology. ! From tlitt Pennsylvanian; HON. J. S* BLACK. It is very rare indeed that we are enabled to lay aoch a- letter before our readers as the following reply of the Hon.J.S. Black to thonieinbora of the Bur ul Hollidayaburg, who addressed Min'on (ho aubject of his aoparation from theirjudicial district, by the apor. oilon of a recent act of Assembly eiproasing their high opinion of him as a judge, a.citizen, and a man. Wo regard his answer as a. beautiful apochnen of.eplalo,-| lury composition Somerset, May ] 7,’1849., Gentlemen: —l received, yesterday, your letter of the .Bth inst., in which you express your approbation of my official conduct while 1 presided In tho courts of Blair county, 1 and your warm wishes for my fu lure welfare. It would be mere affectation in me to deny that this proof of your regard lias gratified me exceedingly. In the division which our system makes of judicial responsibility, the largest share, all things consider* cd, is thrown upon the judges of the Common Pleas. Their jurisdiction, civil and criminal. Is wholly on, limited; and they ore obliged to decide many ques tions, affecting the most important rights of suitors without leaving them tho chance of appeal. These duties are performed, Tor the most port, in the face oflho public,, in the presence of the parties interested, and under the scrutiny of tho bar. It often becomes necessary to apply abstruse principles to subjects entirely new, without time for consulting books, or leave for reflection. Add to this that (ho law, so fur from being oho of the exact sciences, is provcrbully uncertain—so uncertain that honest and intelligent men differ abuut every oaso that a rises,—no human being con oxpcct v to do'tho laborious dnd difficult business of a judicial magistrate without incurring some displeasure. The Woridoir is, tiiut any one who undertakes it, does not become utterly odious. The errors, which ho cannot help but make,'expose him to tho censuro of good men; and his most success' fui efforts to do right may cJtcilc tho enmity of the bad. The exquisitely organized intellect nf Uucon, united with the conscientious love of justice which so -marked the character of H.ilc, would scarcely round off the circle of mental and mural graces with sufficient fullness to make a perfect judge. Certain I am, that if a judge, even thus fitted, would try to please all men, he would signally foil. * The less a public nian deserves the approba tion of his fellow-citizens,' the more he is indebt ed to those who sustain him notwithstanding his defects. His gratitude ought to be according to his merits, but calculated by the rule of inverse proportion. Measuring my obligations to you by this standard, my.thanks are boundless; fur l ain conscious.of having at least my full share of ju dicial imperfections. Each one of you must ha ve seen and fell this very often; but yen closed your eyes upon my numerous faults, and gave to ail my acts a Construction.obstinately charitable and perseveringly kind. Of course, I owe this to your conviction (a conviction which did mo no more than justice,) that I at least meant well,’ both for the public and the bar, collectively and individually. Distant as my residence is from y -urs, I hope that an occasional re-union may not bn altogether impracticable. But, whether we meet again or have separated forever, be assured that 1 value your good opinion as highly as I.do uny. earthly treasure, except the consciousness of having hon estly tried to deserve it. 1 am moat truly ymna, J. S. BLAUK. To Messrs. Blair, Ctesswell, Wallace, I.owirlo, Cline, Hbfius, Dell, Kemp, Dank*, Calvin, and M’Muruie, members of the Blair County Bar. . From the Button Po*i. ** Appointment by tUo Frcsedi'iit.’* Allen Putman, of'Salem, Massachusetts, to bo Surveyor of the Customs at that port, in place ol Nathaniel- removed. This is one of the most hcastlcss acts of I It la heart less administration. The oxo of proscription has fallen, by the hand of tho bloody executioners ol'our 44 no*psrty” President, upon nearly every, man found in office who had battled for his country in (he wars of Great Britain and Mexico, and now the same re Icntloss proscription Tails upon tho men of literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne is known wherever the En glish language is rend, nml no man; woman or child of intellect ever read his “TWICETOLD TALES,” and his delightfully natural and touching ptudno lions which have enriched.our periodical literature, without thanking and loving theomi.>bln and mo dest author. Purely literary In his (isles and.retir. ing in his habits, he hud for some years taken up his economical residence in an old, mansion on the spot mmked by the monument to (ho brave men who fell in the revolution at Concord where the first BrilLh blood was shed in that Contest.. With his pen ho wrote for his bread, but It is hard to lush the mind and the imagination ns a dully toil. Hero ha was found by the late administration, and with no refe rence to his politics (for he did not even vote in the party contests of tho day) Ipe* was appointed to the small subordinate office of surveyor of Bulan, then vacant, wo believe. The moderate income of (he olficc sustained him in the Intervals when ill health or other causes dimmed the TnspiralWr of hi« pen, while its quiet and nut exacting duties did not inter fere with his studies and his dctoOnu to (lie passion of Ms life, refined literature. And now tomes the sword of Gen. Taylor, the mere i oldirr, who never achieved with It half the true gloiy (hat ll.twlhoinc lias anobstruslvely won by hi* pen, nnd (he head of tho poet and the scholar Is stricken oil to grati'y and reward some greedy partisan! Verily it is it shame to tho ago wo live in. Wliul a spectacle of the perfidily nnd bid faith ofPirsidenl Taylor is this I There stands at (ho gullolitte, be side (ho headless trunk of a pure minded, f.iiliifnl. ond{ well deserving officer, sacrificed to thc-worst of party proscription, Gen.3stclinry Tuylnr, now I‘rcs* idcnl, but (ho same mun who, before hi* election, solemnly said—“ I have friends to reward, no enemies to. pjmlsli”—“•l will hot bo tho candidate of any parly or clique**— 1 “1 shall bo (he chief magis trate of the people and not of a party Who has put up the old man to (his bloody work of proscription upon such n man as Nathaniel Haw thorne? Where i* the President** word of honor, where his respect for (ruth Better fnr liis future fame had he never been elected President, limn thus logo down (u posterity with a lie in his right hand I Riot.— Philadelphia has boon disgraced by another riot, A gang of. rowdies, attacked one of the Engine companies in Moyamehsing on Sunday morning last, when a regular fight look place, which resulted in tho death of Alexander Gillis, who was shot through the heart, and the wounding of several others. In Philadelphia on Saturday there wore 9 cases of Cholera, both of which proved, fatal, On Sunday 9 oases and one death. In the city and suburbs - there have .been f)3 oases and' II deaths since the first appearance of the disease on t|ie 30th ult. There were 97 oases and IS deaths by Chol era in New York on Saturday last) and 90 oases and |8 deaths on Sunday , last. ' (O’ A cook in Boston, has been sent to prison for threatening to make 11 minced meal" of his captain, the court believing that' the carcass of an n'old aalt" was not a proper Ingredient for subh a com. pound, , , ' ’.. ~ , ' A , Model, . Sueeonißsn.—Col. Tats, , of, the Columbia (Pa.) Democrat, thus discourses of one of his subscribers. Happy fellow! ' . A Golden Patron I —One of our pultons call ed at this office, on Thursday,,and paid thiee years subsoil prion to the “ Columbian Democrat,” in Gold I lie is a worthy representative of the Cplumblan County Democracy, Wo lender him our thanks—not daring to mention hie name trusting his example may be extensively emula ted, and wish he may live a thousand years to enjoy the consolation of having liberally patron ized the Democrat. . 1 LATE f JROM. EUROPE. auhival, cyTim Cambria. No Debate on Canadian affaire— The fats of th* c. . / Prisoner* stilluhdecided—Famine and CnnihnU.* in'lreland—Spread of the Cholera in Ireland** The French troops, still outside of Rome—i} ec Uj st'dndof the Romans—Sympathy of the Freni Troops for the Romans—Meeting of the new French Assembly—Terrible Scene—Almost an explosion — Aspersion of Ledru Rollin by the President—jT President's apology—Strength of the radicals— The General Amnesty Bill Defeated—Due d'Au. male not entitled to a seat iu the Assembly— ]Vith, drawal of the Neapolitan troops from Rome— fa Prospects of Peace in Denmark—Nothing decisive from Hungary—Vast armies of Russians and Aut. ■ ttians still pouring into the Country—Hungarian ’s retiring to their strongholds—Horrible Massacre at Buda—Continued commotion in Germany—Ru ssian Fleet in Danish Waters, The steamship Cambria, Capl. Shannon. arrivpH at New York late on Friday night. There hoa been no .further debate in parliament .on Conadian affaire, and the business transacted since (he Whitsun recess, is devoid ofgeneral inter* est. • Notice had been given (hat the Chancellor of the Exchequer wonld make his financial slate* moot on the 15th inst., which was anxiously looked for. Up to the departure of the steamor, the govern* meht has given ho intimation.of its intention of th o final disposal of. the State prisoners under sentence of death for high treason. As nn evidence of the extreme destitution and misery which exists in Ire. land, it is slated that a'sliipwrcckcd human body having been cast ashore, the corpse was octuallv consumed by the starving inhabitants of the vi- cinity. A statement to Ibis effect has been made in par* liument, though contradicted in part by the Govern ment, the fact is beyond dispute, that at no previous time has sickness, intense misery, and starvation been more general than .it is now.. The cholcu has broken out in Dublin, iand still continues its ravages in many parts of (he country. The dissoiulipn<of the French National Assembly look place on tile S6lh, and passed over without t<|. mull. The new Legislative Assembly met for Hie transaction of business on the 28lh, and on the 30th was the scene of one of lbs most violent debates Unit ever occurred in any deliberative body. The French fcxpcdnionnry forces are still encamped around Romtj M. Lcaseps, the envoy, having totally filled thus far to persuade the Romans to.admit tliu French either as friends of as enemies'. The utmost dissatisfaction issnld to prevail ninnno the troops, who openly avow.'their sympathy for Iho Roman Republic. Whilst negations ore going for ward.at Romo, General Qudinol's position, with Mid. aria threatening his army,is far front pleasant. li». cry day furnishes-him with fresh proofs of the pic. carious nature of his command, if not of, lira moral certainly that the troops will refuse if called upon to enter tho City by slonn. The Neapolitans having been beaten, have withdrawn within their.own ter ritories, and with Austria, seemed Inclined to lelilie French have the quarrel all to themselves. Tho war between the Danes end the Prussians .continues, wilhbul, from present appearances, the re motest prospect of a satisfactory adjustment of ilia paltry mailer in dispute. . The.town of Frederica has bedn reduced by bombardment, and ilia Prussian troops are advancing to Arhans; The Danish crui zers are strictly enforcing the blocado of the Gcr. man ports. , . •, A division of the Russian fleet has appeared in Iho Danish waters, which is Considered signilicunf of the intentions of the Uzar. There is very Jiuloualhcnlic intelligence from Germany, lt would seem, however, that (ho Western Pros* sion provinces have become somewhat more Iran* rjuilized; but in Baden and Bavaria, and in all that region, the popular chiefs arc said tube only waiting to lenrn tho result of the French election* From Austria snd Hungary little |s positively known, beyond (he fuel that vast armies from itn«. sin, in concert with Austria, aro now bearing down upon the, Hungarians, who seem to bo making a pro. giessiye movement, largo bodies of troops having re tired into the fastness of tho Country, where they will be able to fall upon Uio enemy with ulmosl cer tainly of aucoeis, , By the latest news, positive information has been received,That (ho cily ofßudu.lias tollen into (bo hands of tho Hungariitfs; wbo*«r» said-to h.r« gained possession of (he ptsco by treachery, and pul the garrison of five or six hundred man to (hi sword. j >. In the south, (ho M inors nro fatcl to bo in possession of, FtOaic, (ho. only seaport of Hunga* ry, winch, if true, will give a vast Impulse to the cause. The mooting of the Emperors pf Austria and Has* sia, at WursdOl lasted but ons day.'. .Nothing hat transpired ns to tho object nf the interview, • Upon a close analysis, of the rrsuil'of the. lute cl* cclion, it appears (hut two hundred and ten, or ui mostlwo hundred and forty ,ullrn Democratic' menu bers have been rclnrpcd, which is, something 'more than double the number that they wore expected to elect, and will give them n vastly greater' influence in the present, than (hoy possessed in thcold Asscin* lily. There nro rising-of Go£ members circled by the various other parties, but they are so split up and divided in sentiment, that it is. considered dmibjfuf about their being tilde to unite upon. leading quus* - lions of public policy. Personal disputes among tfie leading mcmbeis of the several parlies, would seem (a give small promise (Ini die President Will be aide to select a ministry strong enough to carry on the Government with that degree of firmness so much to he desired. - Marshal Ougenud is sti’l sunken ofes most certain to. bp placed at thn head of the ministry^ A motion on the last day of the la(o Assembly fur a general Amnesty Was lost by s.in a house of 567. - The last act of the Assembly was to puis a vplo nf thanks to.lhe army and to the National Govern ment, which'‘concludes by proclaiming (hat tho cilh xew soldier** ns soldier. clllX'-nii, have deserved well of the Republic, The new Legislative Asscmbty was furmally opened on Monday. In the curly part nf (hu sitting everythiOg wns perfectly tranquil, and there were no (roups beyond the usual guard. Later in the day, however, Immense bodies of disorderly people collected around (lie Chamber, and the Icarof an invasion by the mob was so great,that the (roups jiroviously instructed, wore ordered to advance mid clear the adjoining streets. No'serious attempt was made to resist the troops, and but few arrests wcio made. ... On Wednesday q bitter conflict took place in tbs Assembly, grooving out of the removal of the Colonel who.had been during (lie session entrusted with tho immediate command of the troops for the pfotoefjon of the Chambers. The correspondent of the London Times, In describing the’proceedings alluded loiays —The latter days of (lie Constitutional Assembly presented many scenes such ss in mercy we would wish to draw a veil over forever; but never, even in tho hours when its end was opprosohihg, and Far/s depended on tho protection of 100,000'bayonets, and public tranquility woa at the capricious mercy of the A 6 ’o>nbly, os (be air is shaken by tho thunder storm, in none of these unauicl moments was (here a scene of such violence witnessed, pi in (ho Lcglf live Chamber yesterday. The thirtieth of May was to have |>ecptnp » nc 'T ere, and fondly behoved that in the election return which received the votee of millions of free oitU'QA. wore also to be found buned forever the evil passions engendered ydqripg the stormy excitements of tw Legislature, which gave 10. rogepctalpd Franco U # now Constitution: but if a few more scenes iimilit to tftst which occurred yesterday again lake phea. eyen the most credulous must abandon.tho hope overseeing sound cdnalltqtlonaniberly proYsdlngW France.. Nothing has over taken place in tho law Assembly comparable to what took* place yealar* Jlaly.— The latest Intelligence ftom Romo slatei, (hat the constituent Assembly having unequivocally rejected the proposition of M. Lcsicps, bad gir*n authority to the triumviate to* treat again, and Ibjt l the triqmvlne proposed to the French plenipotentiary tho fblldwlng conditions { 1 |il. Tho peo|>!o < alioll again be colled else Their sovereignty by ppeans of universal sw froge, 1 , ?d. The Austens, Neapolitans, and Spaniard' shall immediately evacuate the territory of the t public, os universal sufirogo would bo a nioccry u * der the presence of foreign hands. . „ . 3d. Tho French will have lo advance from » .! The Republic, always gineroui k end frotorna , grant them for garrison a plqce exempt f ro, J* ..i, When they shall moeia reception mutually - m . oilier by Republican brethren, they shall r - their ftlends, no more protectors; for the aem J of Rome will constitute Itself without forelg Terence. ’ „ /|ii provisions si florae ajo growing doifpf*
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