THE VOLUNTEER. John B« Bratton) Editor atad proprietor* C A.RtISIiIS| THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1810. AGENCY. PALMUtt, Esq.. is oar authorised agent for pro* Curing advertisements, receiving subscriptions and making collections far the American Volunteer, at his office, N. W* corner of Third and Chesnut streets, Philadelphia. v - fiIBBTINQ OF THE DEMOCRATIC STAND , , ING COMMITTEE. In compliance with a resolution passed at the last meeting* the members of iho Democratic'Standing Committee of Cumberland County will mectat the pabUc faouso oC Mrs* Wunderlich (late Martin’s,) in the borough of Carlisle* on Sstnrdsy* the 4lU’day of August next* at 1 o'clock In,(ho aftcrnooh*;for the purpose of ap* puinting the time for holding tho Delegate Elections, and the assembling of a County Convention to form a ticket. - ' 'A general attendance- of the Committee is.carneslly requested July ; 's* 1849 Three or tus Committee. gCJ*,Tlidfollowing named gentlemen compose the StandingCommittco ofthis county: ' Allen, James fc Brown ; Carlisle, E. VV., John Cromer ;’W. W.; Hugh Galla'ughcr; Dickinson, Ja» cob Beblmun ; East Pennaborobgh, Robt. G. Young; Frankfbrd, John.C. Brown; Hstnpdon,Wm. Auden* ried ; Hopewell, John McCoy; Miffiip, Robt. Middle* ton; Monroe, Benjamin Krider; Newton,C. L. Van derbelt; Nowville, William Lytle; New; Cumber, land, Charles VV. Dean; North Middleton, Auglis. tus Harman; 8. Middleton, Peter F. Ege; Silver Spring, David. Slerrott, Southampton, Henry B. Mock j Samuel Nbvin; West Penns borough, S. M. Davidson. . <ryThe Volunteer Toasts given at the Demo cratic Celebration yesterdajr t will appear in our next-• Public Schools of Carlisle. —Thojcxaminalions of the Public Schools ©four Borough took place during Ust week. ' Ollier engagements prevented us alien ding any Vf the exercises, but we understand from several who were in attendance, that the examina tions were highly satisfactory—reflecting credit alike upon the scholars, teachers and directors. Tuts Harvest.-TUb late worm weather has ri pened tho grain very fast Most of our farmers oro now busily engaged in culling their wheat and rye. tVe hopolhey may be well rewarded for their toil. Election of Major General. —An election for a Major General of the 11th Division of Pennsylvania Volunteers, composed of the counties of Cumberland, Perry and Franklin, was held nl tho county towns - of lhe respective counties on Monday last, and re "•jpjjlfiilj 'pjrffrrf have reason to behove, in tho election ofGen. Henry Fetter; of Perry county. Wo have not the official returns, but learn that' Gen. Feller received nearly a unanimous voto in; Perry. The vote in this.county stood—E. M. Biddle, SO votes; Henry Fetter, 9; J. Ruhrer, 4 ; William Gilmore, 3. In Franklin county, wo learn, that Mr. Gilmore re* ceircd a.unanimous vole. ... Military Excursion. —We understand that the Carlisle Cadets, Landisbnrg (Perry County) Cadets, and the Ringgold Artillery, ofNowville, intend lopay a visit to Dublin Gap Springs, for the purpose of performing camp dnly, on tho.S4th Inst. This will be a very pleasant trip. New. Port Office.—We learn from a correspondent that a new post-office has been established in Hamp den township, this county called, “Good Rope.”— Georgo W. Fossler is the Post Master. - General UNioN'PniLoaoruiCAi. Society of Dicein son College.— Wcl'havo been requested to state that tbe annual meeting of this society will be held in the Hall of llie' acting Society, on Wednesday, July 11, at 9 o'clock, A. M. In the evening of the same day, lbo;Anniml Oration will bo spoken by Rev. Geo. A Coffey, of Washington. v Ouk Post Office.— Mr. Sanderson, our lato cffi. cient Postmaster, vacated the office on Saturday evening last, and Col. Uendeu, recently appointed, took possession. Wo regret to add that the Post* office, has been removed from its late central and convenient location, to a room in North Hanover street. - We think the new Post Master should have consulted the convenience of the public a little more than he has. In compliance with the act of Congress, which -Quires Post-Masters to advertise in the nows- the county having the largest circulation, . 'the List of Letters wlli continue to bo adver tised in the Volunteer t as heretofore. The List ♦ for July will be found in another column. little squad of “rough andrcady boys,” • as they call themselves,, celebrated the 4th at Henderson’s Grove. What has become of the “Whig parlyV* pryWc learn by the York papers (hat the contrac tors have commenced operations on a number of sec* (ions of (he York and Cumberland railroad, between Harrisburg and York. Cj*Thc weather for the two or three last days has nol.bccn so M ultra ” warm as the two weeks previ ous, There is a fine breeze going-as wo write, and thesun is notquUe fo melting in its effects. Tiir Cholera.*— This dreadful scourge continues 1 to provail.to an alarming extent in most of the cl-1 ties.. In Philadelphia, during tho week ending onl Saturday, 243 cases, and 90 deaths wore reported to the Boatgof Health. In Now York,Tor the last week, the average number of- cases per day may bo set down at 80 to DO—about one third proved fatal. In Cincinnati the average number of oases for several days lias been 120 to 150. In Richmond on (ho Ist Inst, there were 10 cases and 5 deaths—ln Norfolk? calcs and 3 deaths—hi 61. Louis 88 cases and SO deaths, &c. - - (QrThe Supreme Coart, how Inaeseicn at Harris burg, have affirmed the dcolalon of Judge Jonea, re cent!/ rendered in the Common Pleaa of Norlhamp ton count/, aettlog aaide (ho will of (he late Peter Miller, of Eaaton, and awarding hla entire eatulo to the neared* heirot-law. It will be remembered that Mr. Miller wae a wealth/ old.bachelor, and devlaod hla miato,amounting to about $350,000, to Executora and their aucceaeora, In truat for no. one, but with direction! to Inveat and accumulate the profile upon the principal, la perpetuity. At ono nephew la the only heir av-law to thle handsome fortune, he haa • abundant to rejoice in ll the glorious uncer tainly of the Law.** • Aouital or Fituib Matthew,— Thi« distin< guUhert philanlhophlat, whose arrival bus been looked foi »o long, hos reached Now York al last. Public preparations are making lor an cn thuiiastio wcloorao. The Mayor will receive! him al Castle Garden, and a procession ol the! Sons of Temperance' meet ijlm at the battery I and escort him to hie hotel. The vessel in which he arrived, on Friday, being found free from dis ease <vas permitted to proceed to the city, and now 1 Hot in the East river. Mr. M., it is said, ollered mass, and addressed the people every Sunday! during the voyage; and on Sunday before last addressed the passengers on tha subject of tem perance, when he administered the pledge to J 80» Ho conciliated the affection and good will orati on board. TAYLOZI’9 FLEDGBSi The Federal journals, in their efforts to,cxcusc Gen. Taylor for his shameless and open violation of pledges made to the pcopld,on t tho subject of remov als from office, previous ly his lmpudently ask lf Jackson* Van-Buron and Polk did not.rdcnovo men from office because of their political opinions? No doubt they did—and. the only error in ath ministrations was that tlipy did not remove all fedcr. alists from office.. But, did dither Jackson-, Van Euren or Folk, previous to their election, ever pledge themselves that they wbiild not appoint friends in preference to enemies, to office? -No—-they never made use of such language. This, then, is the , dif* fcrence—General Taylor pledged-Mb hop or that he would not proscribe men because of their political opinions, yet no sooner was he in power limn a gen eral removal of Democra ts from office commenced. Wo do not find fault with' the President because of lm providing his political friends with office; ;thisof Itself is right enough ; • but wo do find fault with him for the dishonorable means bo used to have* himself elected—wo Bud fault with him, for falsehoods ho told the people for the purpose of got ting their professing one thing and doing another. It is for this wo blanic General-Taylor.— , Falsehood is cxcuskbio In no man, and although Gen, Taylor may now: laugh at his former declarations, and look upon them as a political i use, the people, will teach him that morality is hol.so fur lost sight of as to excuse the. disgraceful frauds bo resorted to for the purpose of obtaining a»lucralivo office for imsclf. But, to use-lho language of tho Bultimoro Argus, 11 there is still another view ofllio case, .which,should, coyer the federalists with confusion. Let them look back at the bitter and vindictive denunciation heaped by them upon Gen. Jucks6n and his suqccssors for llio exercise of (he appointing power. Let them ponder the threatened arrangement, and impeach ment of General Jackson,.for his tyranny and usurpa- ions, and then toll us If they were pfaying/dfoefy with. the public then, for party purposes, or whether they arc truckling with their conoience now. In tho vain attempt to blind tho people to the falsehood and hol lowness of (ho professions and'pledges by which General Taylor reached lijs. present position.’ No possible deguo bf ingenuity >of cunning can hide these thingsVfom the public view. Tho reiterated pledges of Gen. Taylor and his friends are known to the whole country, and his utter disregard and open violation of these pledgee, will throw upon his name a cloud of shame so dark as will forever - obscure the glory of Palo Alto and Buena Vista.’.’. “NOT WORTH A DOLLAU.n The Erie O&scrrcr, in commenting -upon Mr; Webster’s assertion on tho floor of the Senate that California was “not worth a dollar,” emr ploys the following striking language—“ Had an European sovereign accquired such a posses sion, historians and poets Would have vied in their eulogies. But the wise .and far seeing man to whose indomnitable energy and love of country the Union is indebted for this acquisition, now sleeps in death, ip the State of his nativity: but Ihia monument .to his fame is left us, to be enjoyed by the millions of. his grateful contrymcn, and it will require neither poet nor historian to render his fame as lasting as the hills and val leys, that are now sending their golden Streams 1 among us, to render tho falsehood.and ingratitude of the Whig party iho more striking. To James 1 lv. Polk and tho Democratic party does the coun try—aye, and the world—owe the possession of this mine of power, by a people,who will use it, only for the welfare of mankind. Had Louis Phillippe possessed .the golden sand* of Califor nia, think you France would nowbe/rce? Think you the shout of liberty l would now be ringing from Franco to Vienna, arid, along the banks of the Rhine? Think you the republicans of Hun gary, Germany and Rome would be defying the Austrian and the Coosack—that Bern and Kos suth would be loading their hosts to victory? No, the golden hills of California In the hands of Louis, would have quenched the last spark of Republicanism In Continental Europe! Had I England, as slid had endeavored to do, obtained 1 posesslon of this El Dorado of wealth, can any body suppose that it would have been used for any other purpose than to strengthen the power 1 of monarchy and rivet the chains of the people lighter! England, with this acquisition, that we were told was “ not worth a dollar,” would bo invincible. Her arm would be fell in every contest—her power Would bo acknowledged in every court, and Europe would be at her feet. But thanks to the policy of that party which has made this republic what she is—tho assylum of tho oppressed of every nation—it was ordained otherwise, and the gold of the Sacramento, in stead of becoming, a curso, will bo a blessing to mankind.” EDITOUIAIt CONVENTION, - A meeting of the editors of tho I7th Congressional district lately convened at Lewistovvn, at which a reso lution was unanimously adopted calling aStuto Con* venlion of editors, to meet at Harrisburg on (he Btli of November next. Tho object in calling a State Convention of editors, , is to adopt measures for the mutual protection of those engaged in the profession, and, by a united ef* fort, endeavor to -have. tho privilege of sending pa pers to subscribers free of postage for a distance of thirty miles restored. As many of our contempora ries have seconded tho motion for, the holding of (his Convention, wo third tf, and ,hopo it may, bo held, and attended by every editor in tho State. It Is time that editors should com© together, and have on on* dcrstandlng to act in harmony in (ho mode of con ducting their business. No body of men have had to submit to as much downright robbery as editors. This evil should bo, and can bo prevented, if wo of (ho .quill not in concert. On (ho subject of nowspa per postage (ho prcaont lew should be so modified ca to permit editors to send (heir papers to subscribers free of postage for the distance of thirty miles from the office of publication, or within the county , In which they ore published.. This reform, wo opine, can be carried if men engaged In the publishing bo. slncss will make one united effort. The proposed Convention may bo able to accom plish much that will bo of Importance to hotbed)- tors and subscribers. In any event'it can do no harm. Wo shall attend without fail, if incur power, and we will bo sure .to. meet as clever a body of men as the Stale can produce. If Hie Convention is fuM —as wo hope it will bo—our word for it it will bo composed of more talent titan any Convention that has over assembled at Harrisburg- lion. JAMES Dt/OIIANAIV. .'The loeofoooa of llieconniy of .are getting up a demonstration in favor of uon. ilvßiAi for Governor, very modi to the annoyance |of 'some few who would like ter make Mr. JJu* jotutiAM a candidate, and thus.place him again on A cW .ro, a higher atalion.— Examiner, whoever may have aspiration* for the next Governorship, wo ftssiiro the Examiner that Mr. Uuciunan it not among the number. There la not the shadow of a foundation for the rumor that either, ho, or his.friend., have any such’ movement in contemplation. It is a harmless fabrication, to bo sure, but not tholots destitute of-reality*— Laneaiter Intelligencer* FEARFUL CRISIS . Tho Hibernia brings unefpoctad Intelligence, says thb Saturday.— Who wonders that'the pebplo' pf'Parls. have risen, infuriated against tho infamous plotter in their Pres idency, while French soldiers, udder the French flag, arc carrying wa/ and desolation into Italy—making Romo runiwilh the .blood of the people, poured oulin a heroic defence,of tho rights winch Napoleon him self professes to sustain 7 . An net likd.thls, attempt ed even by his great undo, would have'Hwahened ir repressible indignation ; and Hfriiany countries the monarch guilty of such infamy, would have answer od for the crimp with his head, Wo do : not doubt that Romo has fallen before this; and that Oudinol has marched bin republican forces oyer the. corpses of the Republican Romans, : ' What, then ? W ill Paris I itself stand in the- face of such unaccountable' base ness and wrong? Can the Republic; bp maintained in present hands, with an army'/sldaghlering the freemen of a distant country, and and in* .dignrint, people—a 'diacontenled sol* borne ? ' There never was such.a mockery of Reason—such, a libel upon Truth—such a living and audacious Falsehood—us the pretence that seeks to justify proceedings like those by deyolioft to the cause of tho Oppressed. The Russian Czar would bepuzzled 16 And excuses, if he were guilty of this act; but wo presume tho French President will have no difHculty. in satisfy ing himself of the wisd om and the humanity of his mission in Italy. Wa would not bo astonished tobodr, by.lho nexl stoamer, that Romo and Paris—ltaly and Franco—Uavo fallen—the first by the hands of un invading .army |of Republi cans—the second by an infuriated' populace who find that their hopes of Freedom have heed annihilated. If Rome goes back into tho arms ofsainrdolal abso-j laiionism, France, having accomplished thus much | for ahotlicr, need nut be amazed if monarchy is re stored to her by a people sick Of tho deceptions of ambitious traitors. , Wo cdnfdss wo'have llttJo hope of any, other issue. The suppression of tho Democratic presses hi Peris —except the National, of Warmst, wiiioji jius doubt less been propitiated by .the government—ls omi nous; while the arrest of Ledru Rpllint'ftnd young Arago points directly to the beginmngx»ficonvulsions (hat may shako and shiiiler the Ri-publictfrom pinna cle to base* We ly Rollin execrated the pulu-y that sent* French ar my to massacre Young Liberty. In liily^—how his stirring eloquence tore the mask Ifom tbo’Executive, whose offers and threats he.equally ashed. Like Mirabcau in the resolution of his character, and in the Intrepidity of his eloquence, he seeps to us to be unlike him in his. passionate and unsleeping de votion to the cause of llic people. Incorruptible in the face of corruption—unbribed !n jlfft midst.of bribes—coming out from the provisional administra lion dazzliugty pure of even the suspicion of wrong —such a man is to Freedom, in the old world, an in estimable champion. No wonder thonltbat when he was thus proved to be brave and,honest, the govern. ment should feurhimVond fmally suceded in placing him under arrest, Wo predict his triumphant vin dication from oil the ealumnies of his'opponents. It is easy to see liow such u condition of things may lead to bloody and fatal consequences. . .." Hungary continues her successes; 'eptl It would seem as if she was indeed destined to cope triumph antly with her opponents. Lei us hope that the intelligence from Qormany Is true i and that tho bright sword will nbaiphgpr rust In tho scabbard of Expediency, or'be wlercd.with in* efficient and factious valor. Thorcvoltiflnthc Grand Duchy of Baden, with a population of 1’,201,300 in habitants,tsaii imports hi movement; while the insur rections in tho populous nlnci VVirtemborg, look as irGcrmany.waa at lust in earn est, and eager to take part in tbo struggle against Oppression! Tho spectacle is ono of peculiar interest; but the trpachcry of the French rulers has made tho issue gloomy and doubtful. Love and Suicide.—' The Detroit Unify Adocr ihtr, of theSSth ult., gives the following par ticulars of a case of love and* suicide in that city : On Sunday evening, wo obtained the following particulars of the affair from the testimony taken at the coroner’s inquest held by Justice Cook, on .the spot. The name of the deceased was Kdwini George Wilkinson. , Mr. James Wilkinson be ing sworn, said lie was acquainted' with the diseased; and that he frequently visited witness’s house, and had paid attention to witness's dough- 1 ter for the last six or eight months; witness ob jected to such attention, on accountof tlieir being, cousins.; deceased came to witness's house On l Sunday .morning, and held a private consultation with witness on the subject, and witness in a goqd-nalurcd manner again objected to marriage; deceased called again at 3 I*., M. and conversed, arid witness thought lio had gone away, when about two hours afterwards, at 6 P. M.Jio heard the report of a pistol in the back yard; went out and found deceased sitting on the out-door stairs, (leading to the second slory, of the house,) with a pistol in his .hand, and his faco covered with blood; deceased did not speak; ho had always, sustained a good reputation, and was of temper ale habits; his parents live.in London, arid arc I said to be wealthy; he has for sometime past been loxpecting the receipt of $l,OOO, a legacy leftby I a deceased aunt In London, and it issupposqtl Tllfe I remittance is novy onthe way to tfifs country— This bloody act was premeditated, arid-shows to what extremes the passions wijyt,taßd.or rath er drive its devotees; he had previously told the I lady, In a Jocose manner, that he should again see his uncle, and unless his consent. Jo their marriage was obtained, (boy need not bo surprised to find his body.floating down the river;.after he loft his unclu's house, lip went to his brother's room, and procured his pistol; ho wrote end left a note, slating how much was his duo from Mr. Tolos, his employer, and requested that ho should collect it,;discharged! of his debts,and Ids funer al expenses, am) bidding him “ good byo,” silently I returned to his undos house, and placing, himself 1 unseen upon the outside stairs, proceeded to carry into execution his design of scif-dcstrunllon. Death oftheHoh.Calvin Uuttiiic— W learn from the Ptmiyitaman, that the Hoh. Calvin, Blvtiib died in HamlUonban township, Adams county, on tlio SOlli ull., aged 87 years. Judge B. woo a com. missioned officer In the war of 1613 ( was in the hat- Ho of Chippewa, Niagara, die., and behaved with groat gallantry. Ho was In early life a member of the House'of Iloprcsonlatlvce from Mifflin, now Ju niata county, then Secretary of the Commonwealth, under' Gov. Shulze, Attorney General, Judge of the Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill district, and Col lector of the Port of Philadelphia. Ho wae an ami able and generous gentleman, _ Xj'TUo Hon, Henry S. Foot, Senator from Missis sippi, has been chosen by tho Jackson Democratic Association of Washington, to deliver a funeral Or. nlion upon cx President James If. Polk, on tho Dili insl. • Maj. Gen, Scott.—Tho announcement nf llio dan gsrous illness of Major General Winfield SeVtt, wo sro happy.to s_oo - contradicted,, The’vNew York jilnauirer. says that not only is ho not ill, but his 1 1 health has uol been so good for months as it is us I present. ! lope. Wo last week referred to an editorial article of (ha Chambersburg Repository and Whig, which, in noli* cihg the dpathofeS-Prcsidcnt Pols, abused him in Hi doing most shameful manner and oven went so fur as tousurp iho judgement of God, and condemn the do* ceased as a “wicked man*'’ The Philadelphia Z»edg er—oho of- the bcsLconductcd neutral papers in our Slate—contain? d scorching article on the same sub ject. Wo make the following extract I . “Wo*proceed not too far in pronouncing this as aanll an insult to American public opinion.. That public opinion is 100 chastened, too refined, too exal ted , to tolerate violations of the grave, oven when truth is spoken. And it Is 100 sternly just to onduro such outrages when exhibted in falsehood and slan der. In pronouncing Mr. Polk an “ambitious and wicked man,” tins journal utters a shameless libel | and in insinuating that ho has been “ called odrly to the final settlement of his dreadful account/ 1 it au daciously enters the. field, of profanity. Wo admit that Mr. Polk was ambitious, us. every- American citizen should be—to servo his country faithfully.— But when ; . partisan rancor pronounces him.toicftet/, wo challenge proof of his having over violated a sin gle engagement, public or private, or of ever having acted from , a corrupt motive. And ho has been “called early,” cut off prematurely, to settle a “dreadful account!” How dares this blasphemer slop between the deceased and. the Judge of All, to sot up his own blind judgment- upon the character of Hip account, or the prematurity of live call ! //c.a judge of.men in lb 6 Almighty Presence,! And his charily wo.uld have asked a longer life, to bring forth repen tance 1 How beautiful is that charity which, to gratify partisan rancor,-violates the grave and bias* phomes the Almighty! Arid still more 1 audaciously, the libeller refers to the Biblo, upon national sins, and says that the people are now suffering under the scourge of pestilence, in retribution for the crimes of Mr. Polk’s odministra* lion,! In charily wo must think this libeller mad. If ho bo rational, wo find language inadequate to characterize such wicked audacity. .Has the cholera come in punishment of National sins ? Then what national sins induced its former visitation? If *l, * ever comes without such on errand.how dares he doi ny thot it has come so now ? - And after this ebul lition of blasphemy, ho says, “ verily, the ways .of Providence aro inscrutable.” T/icn how dare you undertake to explain thorn ? Bat since ho refers to the Bible, wo would remind him of the injunction, “Judge not, least ye bo judgedand of the rebuke “Canst'lhou find out the Almighty to perfection?” And of the prohibition, “ Thou shult not take the name of the Bold thy God In vain. This Is the first time within our recollection In which a partisan hyona has insulted ,an American people, by violating the newly made grave of one whom they had honored With their chief magistracy. For Ibo credit of our country, wo hope it will bo the last. A : Washinglon correspondent of tho Baltimore Sun of tho 20d, speaking of tho Cabinet, says i “Tho Cabinet certainly possess a considerable in fluonco—more than any other cabinet ever did be* fore. They take a vole in the Cabinct.mceling op nil prominent appointments and removals, and Gen. Taylor, as President has a volc--tmt, as it would seem, does not over rule any decision mode by a ma jority of tho Cabinet.*' The old General ails there like a poor boy at a frolic—nothing to say; Ami why 7 .Because, lie is in a glorious minority I He is one of tho earliest kind of Presidents, we: think.— Detroit Free Press. There is dignit# for yoft. Tho President of tho United Slates, a position requiring more wisdom and sound judgement'than any other In the world, a mete cats paw for a act of designing, scheming politicians, without the moral courage (o express an opinion of his own. Not even sense enough to maintain a can sistent character.. On* Inimitable Administration. Wo alluded a fow’days ago, says the Pennsylvania an, to tho course token* by the administration of General Tstylor, on the petition of - Lady Jane Franklin, for the relief of tho expedition under llin eommand nOio* mtesing husband. Other presses have seen the tamo Tolly in the same light. For in stonco i Bright. —Tho authorities al Washington,after all their blunter and coquetting with *' Lady Franklin," havo ascertained that they have ho authority to send out on expedition to seek, after Sir John b ranklin, suppossd’ to bo lost in his northern expedition of dis covery, They wore very early In making the dis covery. Bright fellows, those at Washington!— Smart chaps to manage affairs! .Wonder if the cubincl look a vote upon it. and on which side did old Zaeh.cast Ids ballot!— OJIrlo Statesman. •j'lie Far Serino Administration.— Tho Adminis tration at Washington must bo one oflbo far seeing kind. It was announced with great guslo,-a few weeks since, that the government were goUingrondy ships bnd men to send in scnrch,of Sir John Frank lin< Tho news went to Europe and created good' feeling there. Now we have it by telegraph that tho wise men at Washington have just discovered that they have no money at their disposal, and the expedi lion must be postponed ! Taylor and Clayton never thought nfthifl until they had got up o pathetic letter lb Mrs. Sir John Franklin! JWIso men wo have, for rulers. Was there ever such another as Oen. rlay lor.—Detroit Fret Press, , Tlio Duty of the Next licgUlatmfo* Upon the next Legislature will devolve the duty of distrtciin" the State of Pennsylvania for the election of members of tho Senate and House of Representatives. This, of itself, should bo a 'motive of exertion on iho part of our Democratic friends throughout the commonwealth, to obtain a majority in tho LcglslnfuiP, and thus ensure an honest qnd fair apportionment. All experience has shown, that whenever and wherever our polit ical opponents have posessed tho power on-, such occasions, they have used U for gerrymandering purposes, and it would be hard to designate an apportionment made under similar circumstances, wherein right and justice were not made to yield to the object of securing political ascendancy to brethren every where through out the Slate, bear this mailer in mind, and regard It, ay it deserves to be, as a matter, of groat impor tance. It is one which "should not be hatarded for light and trifling causes, nor should contentions about men be permitted to jeopardise an object of magnitude like this. Every Democrat owes It as a duly to his parly, lb forego personal considers lions, for the general good; and all should unite with hearty good will, In such n course of policy 1 as will’ensure the harmony of ibo Democratic i cause, redeem the honor of the State, and establish , a Aral working mnjoritory in both branches of the Legislature.— Xorristown llcghicr. crT Tho day is coming when persons who hold of. flew underth* General Government can hold wlial ever politnßopinions they please, without rendering thoinsclvcs subject to dismissal. • ■ Boston Atlas, (Whig) July, MB. About what lime doyou think U will got here, Mr. Allas?— Boston BoeL About 1853, when tho Whigs will bo in favor of t|jb doolrinca of tho Allas,—J'ennsylconion. Pulpit PenoHALixv.—An amusing incident recently occurred at thu Old Church, Calcutta, during divine service. The {tight was a wet one, and there was but a scanty congregation. Among those assembled, hotvover, was a Jolly tar, who no.doubl either thought a church a very Justifiable retreat from the rain, or intentionally wont there to be benelitlod. While the Kov. Henry Thom as waa preaching nnd expaoiating on tho dalles of good soldiers, Jack listened attentively till the Kov. gentleman had ended,- when, sterling up, and holding forth his hand in a deprboallng attitude, no doubt to arrest attention, he exclaim ed, “Ami what do you say for the sailors—do they not do their dulyl” The blood rushed up the preacher’s face, tho clerk nearly ewooned with horror, the whole oohoelra wore invisible aglln tion, nnd it wae feared that the organist would not be able (o' play the voluntary after service— the congregation stared—but Jack cored not for tho whole of them—ho look his list, end walked out with an air of indignant defiance. < Calcutta EngUihman, (Cj-Tho oltoloru Is on the increase in nearly ul the cities. COUCHING REBUKE. OLD S6ACIC, ML M. , Fourth of July. [Democratic Celebration. Ufoslorday being the Anniversary of American In dependence, tho dqy was celebrated with becoming spirit, by a large number of tho Democrats of Cum berland county, at Burkholder's hotel in this borough, Tho meeting wasorganized by appolnling.lho follow ing officers: ' President, JOHN MOORE, Esq., Nowvillo , Vice Presidents, Dr. Ira Day, Mcchanicsbnrg. Henry Church, Bridgeport. David Emminoer.,. Silver. Spring.; Christian Hoffman, Dickinson; • , Secretaries, ' George Sanderson, Esq., Carlisle. David Hum*, Esq., Hampden, Robert Middleton, Mifflin. M.MClelland; Carlisle, M. G, BeltzhodOer, Monroe, Armstrong Moore, S.'Middleton, The Declaration of Independence .was then, road by J. Ellis Bonham, Esq,, in a' door and distinct manner, after which tho following Regular Toasts were road by James ,11. Ofalmm, Esq., and adopted by the meeting» '• / ‘ 1. ~lhe Ath of July, 1770*—It is now.scveril/three yourssinco the tree of liberty' was planted on Ameri can soil by tho hands of our patriot sires. ,• Under tho fostering care of American, freemen, it, has grown and expanded its ample foliage/..mil, «|ih Q Hie sha dows of a grout rock in a weary land,” it has become Ibo resting place of the stranger and the usylum bf the oppressed. 9. The Signers of the Declaration a/Independence and the Heroes of the Reeofn/iW'—-Sages and Patriots whose lives were devoted to die cause of human liberty—their names uro immortalized in tho annals ofllio Republic. 3. Gen. C7eprg« Washington. —“ First in War| first in Peace, and first in (ho hcuits of his grateful countrymen.” The world never produced but aao Washington. , , , 4. The Army and iVd«y.--Thclr prowess and he roism have added much to our national renown. In the war of 1819 our brave .soldiers and gallant tats achieved our second independence. Tulhe war with Mexico, the same, love of country and devotion to liberty was manifested by both .arms of our national defence,that, had in cur previous hlsloiy rendered the title of an American citizen the proudest in the civilizcdworld. , ’ ' , 5. Gen. Andrew Jackson.— The great, the noble and tho true patriot and statesman-second only to (he Father of his country in the aftactions uf-lhu American people. His name and his Tame will do sccnd lo the Idlest posterity, as a rich legacy to all future generations.' G. James K, Polk. —'The youngest President of the United Slates, nod the soonest gathered to the house of his lathers, ills lift was devoted to the. welfare of the country he so much loved, ilia acts in ike an important part of her history, His motives were the aspirations of tho purest’patriotism, His memory will over bo cherished in the hearts of his grateful, countrymen as one.of their noblest benefactors. 7» Francis /?. Shank,— •While’ Pennsylvania boasts of “Virtue, Liberty, and Independence,*’ Francis R. Shunlc will ho.esteemed one of tier greatest slates* men.' With enlarged and liberal views, lie liad the , honesty and nerve to give thorn efficiency, His death was a great public calamity, stricken down as he I was in tho midst of his usefulness while the Geld of i his nuna was just opening fresh and green before! him. Ho' had that moral elevation and strength of character, which arc tho peculiar characteristics ofj groat men, and although the pdol of u great party, 1 the people ctl largo deplore his loss.. Pennsylvania | loves and cherishes hia memory, 8. lion. James Buchanan.~i\o has. retired from Ifio eminent political station ho recently occupied with such distinguished ability, to the calm tranquil ity of private life, with tho worm and abiding esteem of his friends and. tho unwillingadmiration of Iris political opponents. His name, and fame hold no second rank In (he catalogue of Whatever may bo his future lot, whether In public or firivato life, ho has our kindest wishes (hat his future Ifc may be as happy as his past has been distinguish* od. __ " • . d.lfon, George l\f. Doling. —The distinguished compeer of tho lamented Polk. His casting vote on tho "tariff of 1846, will transmit his mime to poster!' ty, in connection with his illustrious Colleagues, Polk and Walker, as a political benefactor. In arresting tho unjust system of national legislation which gave to aggregated wealth and Incorporated power a bonus, exacted from (ho labor of tho agriculturist and the efforts of individual enterprise, Ilia nuuiool' George M. Dallas (iris been pfC’omioenlly. conspicu ousi Tho beneficial effects to tl.o laboring masses, resulting from the correction of this partial and. ab surd policy, arc too apparent evdr to permit the chi tons of our republic again (o submit to such unjust exactions. ' , ’ 10. The President of the United States. His at tempt to ape after Washington reminds us of lha fable of the frog and tho oX. Ho.has fallen Into the hands of the Philistines, and his Cabinet will bring disgrace upon the Nation. , 11. I*he Governor of Penmyltnnia.—Wo focog nizetho officer os tho representative of her suvcrlgiilv, but not the man as tho representative of her princi ples. 12. iton. J. X. HfeLandhan.~* Our talented, and eloquent representative in Congress. In his election our District has been redeemed from misrepresenta tion by Whlggory, and Democratic’principles will liavo an able advocate In the person of our distin guished representative. 13. Robert C. Slerrclt and Abraham ovr Senator and member of the Slate Legislature,— Pleasant and courteous in private life, faithful and trustworthy in the discharge of their ofllrdul duties. We give them the poor meed of our hearty approba tion. May M ofd mother Cumberland'* always have representatives os pure and ns patriotic. By the Company. Slerrett Ramsey.—Though a(j sont Horn us,"wo never moot in convivial Intercourse without a kind remembrance of his many excellent qualities. Ho is a Democrat In whom (hero is no guile, and if fur distant, wo know that on this day his heart Is here.. 1 . ’ . , By the Company. Our Wives Dough ttrs,—Our guardians in infancy, campon Inns in man hood, And oomforters In'old ago) Almighty wisdom first declared 41 il ls not good for man to bo alone," and In kind benignity formed women, a hclp-mcol Id smooth the rugged path way onifo. .By the Company. Our Host and Hostess.—May they, both " livo a thousand years and lliclr shadows never be loss.** OnotßftA and BnANDk.—At a mooting of tho Ohio Medical Society, hold in Oincinattl, on tho Gth tilt., tho oauso and treatment of Cholera were made the subject of a lengthy discussion, in the course of which Dr. Mussoy modo the fol lowing statement respecting tho use of tjrandy > “Upon boats on the river, tlio increase of bran dy drinking, consequent upon the npproobh of the Cholera, has been frightful, and tho mortality on hoard those vessels has been terrible and unprece dented. One boat lost 43, another d7.nm) a third 50 of its paseepgcrs and crew. Spirits is note prophylatio in nny case. To the temperate, It is an nollve, exciting cause. To the drinker, it Is not advisable lb drop off tlio use suddenly, bat the quantity should bo diminished rather than Increas ed.’’ A New Haven paper says of a musical com pany, that lately Visited that oily—“ Their masio was like a cluster of .diamonds tickling in a fluod of sunlight over a bed of roees." It was said last anmrner on tho approach of tlio Cholera, in Kttrope Hint the persons allocked were meetly those whose parents had died of the same disease lo 1833. - An Outfit. —Tlio Union snys ilia collector of lire port of Ban Francisco and his family have thirty lino hortf and fourteen wagong, each drown by tlx mulct— making in all one hundred and Bixtfetl honra and mutes, furnished by tho government lo transport him and Ills family to their destination. It computes Ilia coat of sending out him and (ho two Indian Agents, uno for Sail Lake and one for Santa Fc, ul ♦75,000. / THE FOREIGN NEWS. ’ Wo wore about to prepare an article, oh the sub* jocl’ofihe treachery ami wickedness ol Franco, whoa the following•. able remarks of the. Public Ledgtr ipct our eye. Wo have road nothing of late that pleased us bettor, and we give the article entire, knowing, as we do, that.the sentiments it contains wilt meet the approbation of our readers. The late accounts are of a gloomy character in some, points, but encouraging in others. Franco is far from being quiet. The struggle between repub. lioahsm oh,d monarchy, or rather between honest men • and knaves, still continues, and must end in the com plete triumph of one and the complete defeat of the other. Compromise is impossible. Franco was thoroughly, corrupted by'the administration of the Bourbon and Orleans dynasties after' the overthrow ofNopolcon. Its governing classes are as thoroughly profligate as they , were in'l7B9, and will probably « need a-purifying process of simitar character. , Tho * republicans br monarchists must.fall, and forever,-*. If. the monarchists prevail, and the rest of Europe becomes Cossack, wo shall abandon all hope of Eu. ropeon regeneration. The night of tho middle ages will'return, and continue for centuries. But they will not prevail. The seeds of libertyore too widely and deeply sown in European soil for extermination) and though the struggle'Will bo bloody, the ropubli. cans wilt triumph; And when they do, they must “proVido now 'guards for their future security,”-*. They must punish their tyrants *and betrayers, not Only for warning, but for safely. Wo oppose tho punishment of death, and would not iollow the ex ample of tho rcuctionisU in restoring the guillotine, But wo do shy lhul the people of Europe will nut be safe from wars, bloody wars against human rights, . till every one of-the present riicc of kings or prelum ders lb thrones is cither oxecuted for murder, or an exile, compelled to earn his bread by the sweat of - his face. And if those few dozens of tyrants, who Imvo. caused rivers of blood tb flow for the'oequisi* tiyn or-maintenance of unjust power, wero all exe cuted together, would anything more than justice bo done? The surrender to tho hangman of each royal life would save thousands, lens of thousands of inno cent people, from a premature and bloody grave. According to these accounts, tho French assembly had rcsolVcd, by n solemn vole, id crush the liberties of tho Romans, and tljo commander of the French' army ai Romo, receiving orders according to this .vote, had attacked that people with Are and sword. The iron leaves-of European history are red with every imaginable crime j und no deed would astonish Us, when ordered by European monarchists. But of all tho crimes which stain those bloody annals, no* thing equals in atrocity this war of Franco against the Romans. Tho plunder and oaiinolion of Poland was bad enough. But it was the work of hereditary despots, and tho war was waged against a tyranical feudal aristocracy, and imposed no hew burdens on their slaves. Thu Austrian.assuult upon thu ancient rights of Hungary was wirbed. But it Was the ! Work of a despotic government,, attempting to con* Holidato and equalize its heterogeneous empire. But the war of France upon Romo has hot 'a shadow of excuse. It is a war of unmitigated wickedness. It is u crusade ng-iinat the rights of an unoffending na* lion, merely because they have chosen to emancTpatb themselves from the paralysing despotism of a cor rupt political priesthood } and it is waged by a go* founded on that very republicanism which the Romans have chosen, and yet recking, with the blood ofa revolution against monarchy. It is an act dfbluflllng, damning Infamy, whlcli.evcry French* min should, be made Id fee), in one universal burst i ofindignanl scorn from the friends of human rights throughout the civilized world; If the French people do not rise up against ibis enormity as’they did against (heir late monarchy, and drive their authors outof their country, or visit thorn with exemplary punishment, they aro unworthy of liberty, even of nationality, and deserve to bo enslaved ond trodden out of national cxlvtcnce by the irmi heel of Russian despotism. Ifthoy tolerate this, Franco and infamy, Frenchman and Villain, will hereafter bo synommous terms among honest met) of nil counti les. But while the accounts from Europe aro thus gloomy, they still exhibit some shadcsofliope. The French republicans had risen in the city nfßlicims, about 70 miles from Paris, and were ready to rise lit the Utter.. Thecxccutive, violating the constitution, and apparently bent on crushing republicanism, had suppressed'all the republican newspapers excepting one, and arrested some of tho leading republicans in (he assembly. Appearances indicate another upotaslj and ifsucli uh awful c.iladlily comes, mity - Heaven enable the republicans to drown the Inst hopes of monarchy In the blood of traitors'. ,We would gUdty learn that tho sword.were stilt sheathed- But if it . mn»t bo drawn, let U hoW down the . plotters against human rights oven to tho last. Belter for the future is tho slaughter of tho guilty, than of tho innocent f and if nothing but the blood of the guilty will save lire innocent, lei it flow to tho Inst.drop. Tho ac counts from Southern and Southwestern Germany aro encouroging. Tho Republicans were iii thU Held, in earnest, preparing fur the inevitable conflict* The Hungarians were sill) victorious, though we lie vo yet received no accounts of decisive movement*. Out os they have almost annihilated tho potter of Austria, wo have hope In their power (o stem the barbarian torrent from Russia. -Rut tfia most cheer ing news is the victory, though parti il, of the Ro mms over lho most criminal, llio most shameless or the invaders, the French, 'Fhc Romans were re*' Solved (o flglitto tlio fast( and. we hope (hut they will (told out till, folribdtlon shall visit (he present base government of France. With these accounts before (is, we again call upon our citizens for some demonstration in favor of the Romans, AndrspccViily do wo call upon the French in the United Slates, to exhibit, hy some public pro fession, their condemnation of the present perfidious and reactionary French executive, In waging on on holy war.against the republicanism ofßomo, Iflbs Fictieh population of the-United Slates, who profees la bo republicans,, ami who loudly, and wo doubt not sincerely, (fKvrod public rejoicings for (ho emancipa tion of (heir .country Crom monarchy, ohn behold (his enormous crime against Roman republicanism with out a public expression ofdisaprohaiion.lhoy deserve (o bo slimmed by every*American with unmitigated seorru But we unto bettor hope* of them and their country. Thulrduty (o llio liberty of their Father- In rid requires them to raise their voices, loud enough In be heard nt. homo, against this Infamous outrage upon Republican Rome* • • ■ newspapers a cbNtOrV ago. T||o North American, of l!io 22d ult., contain* soma qua|nl reflections, suggested by llm eight of a copy of ** 7Vi« ■ Perwtyhauian Gatette” —Den/aui:* FiuhkmnV Pennsylvania OuzcUo—of tbo dale of Juno S 3, 1749—oioclly orto hundred year* ago! The subject is cortoinly or> interesting ono, and wo knot* of no other upon which an editor could discourse more eloquently and feelingly* The North Amttu Can truly says* I •• A look attbe little piece of brown wrapping pa- I per, just thirteen by sixteen Inches square, in whiclr the philosopher wos content to address liimsclfto the* world—or wilderness of Philadelphia—al that timo to speak of nn inspection ofils contents, would satisfy every one that a grculmnny things might be said with propriety on such an interesting subject.in relation to newspapers—in relation lotho world which has changed quite os much as newspapers—to Ainef' ion—to the mightyßopublio which Benjamin Frank* lin, although at (hat time suspecting and about to Irnco the existence of electricity In the deeds of Heaven, never dreamed was to flash out with more than (lib lightning's power and splendor from tbe mi«ty future of the colonics* After glancing at the chief peculiarities of (he (lino honored shoot, valued doubtless, beyond price* (ho North American calls attention to ope of Its char uotorcslics—exhibiting "a remarkable coincidence” ! with newspapers of (ho present day—in the follow ing strain ? * i “ What do our rodders suppose is tbo subject of : tbo •• loader 11 in onr ancient and reverend onto-lem porory, edited by Benjamin Franklin 7 For their (satisfaction wo extract the whole article, which is | only two linos long, Is stuck away in the inodcslest < corner ot the bottom of the third column oftho third' 1 page, and is about all tbo matter lo the whole paper I that botfriJ unmistakable evidence ofitebrigim. Hi* in the following words: I " All pertono indebted to B, FrarikHn for ayear't | Gazette, or more, art detired to pan.*' By way uf commentary upon its subject, the North American concludes with these wordsr—“Decidedly the world is one hundred years oltior in Philadelphia,’* •True enough j but is the world bolter or wiser for its ago 7 Alai ho I, Tliq very circumstance that Frank lin’s loader, abovo quoted, must still bo repealed, lime after timo, and la still unheeded by pine, tenths of Iho newspaper polrons of the present day, proves (ho contrary, Ah.ifago repentance andf* form, tfio millonium of editors would hove'eng since dawned upon the , world.,,
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