TUK VUI.UXTI'.I'.R. •CARiiISX.E"TIitIiISp AV, MARCH 1», 1800^ JoJti.il. llrfttHm,Vprt«oi- ninl Proprietor. AGENCY* ITJ*,V. B. PALM KB, Krfq;. isour iiiitllnrizcil nU‘:m (nr pro caring a-lft‘rtiaainanis.; receiving nutisr.riptloiia nmUtinknitt cn'lociiona for.lhe AmsricnnVnlnnlOKr, ul Ins nliico, N.W. cirnur of Third a iul ChcsnutsireoU. Fldtadutnlmu , *TO THOSE XfIfDEIITEb. . During'the week of the April Ccntfwo shall cx>* poet those; who know themselves indebted to this ■otßce advertising, job work, &c. to dischargo lhoir respective accounts. • We have hea vy liabilities to Vneot in the month of April, and must therefore appeal to thoss indcblcd, to como'for ward, during the April court, (if not before,) and assist as to discharge' our own obligations. We shall confidently expect t compliance, with tins ro ■•quest; * .will bo delivered in Education llallVon Thursday evening,, the SBih nisi., by the Uov. J, V. E. Thor.vx, . Subject—“ The * world wo live in.V - (fj* There ate two.modes of oslablishlng a reputa tion—to be praised by honest men, and to I>e abused byknaves. VVo have thoroford no reply to male© to the guerilla of- the Democrat . For the purpose of branding his 'whole statement as u .premeditated falsehood, however, wo muy, stale that Jerome K. Boyer nmr too* our partner in business for one hour. ’The linn of“Bru.l t ton & Boyer,** as publishers of the Volunteer from Juno, 1845, 10-Junc,TB46, ,wus com posed of John B, Bratton and Georgs Boyer, of Har- As we said before, wo will nut suffer our self to be led into a controversy with the Democrat , unless compelled to it In self defence, and forthu. purpose of staling a few fuels not heretofore made public, and to correct villainous misrepresentation. BOROUGH DEMOCRATIC TICKET. TOMORROW, (Friday,) is llio day of our Bo rough alee lion, and II is expected llml every Democrat in the two wards will bo up and doing. The follow* ing ticket was agreed upon at the Democratic Ward meetings on Saturday evening last: Boruo&'II Officers. Chief Burgess—Samuel Ensmingor. Assistant liurgest —James Armstrong. Assessor—John Cornmun. Touoti Clerk—James Spollswood. East Ward. ' Judge —John M. Gregg. Inspector—Augustus Gallahcr. Town Council —John B, Bmtton, Andrew Kerr, jr., Charles Maglauchlin, Win. Brecso. School Directors—Patrick Davidson 3 years, John Goodyear 2 years. Conetab/e— Robert M'Cnrlncy. Juitiee of.the Peace —James Noble. , West Ward. Judge—Robert Allison, • fnepector— Win. MTherson. < ToionCduncil —Andrew Roberts, William Spoils wood, John Fuller, George N.Sclmchman, Henry L. BuVUholder. School Director —Andrew Blair. • Constable —James Gray. Justice—Alfred L. Sponsler. LtcfußKs.—Our townsman, Ucv. 3. N. Hoffman dclivoroda lecture before a very largo audience in Charaboraburg, on Thursday evening of Ust week, which is spoken of in tho highest terms by the press of (hat place. The Harrisburg correspondent of tho Lancaster Intelligencer thus refers to the lecture delivered in (hat place by our townsman, Mr. E. 8. Eos: •* On Saturday evening, tho 23d ull., w« had the intellectual feast of* tho season. Edwajd Stiles Ege, E»q„ of Carlisle, by request ofa number of our citizens, delivered a lecture on Poetry. 1 would that 1 could give your readers a faint outline of (his beau tiful and interesting lecture, or oven a shadowy glimpse of somc'of its rare excellencies, but to mu tilale a production so finished and so symmetrical as a whole, by cutting choice extracts for publication wou'd be a defacement of it and n profanation, and would-be wronging its gifted author. His noble des cription of Nature’s temple,'«whose pillars are the -lofty and snow crowned mountains which stand like silvered patriarchs, gazing in sorrow upon the tombs of a long gone age ” was truly grand. His whole lecture was a prose poem ol surpassing beauty ; mid' his vindication of Shelly-the unfortunate child of genius, whose mind’s height, like that ofl’afticclsus, inuit bo measured •• by the shade it casts,” wrl long' be remembered by his charmed auditors. The very complimentary notices which Mr. E. has received in the Harrisburg napera, are but the echo of the opin* ions and sentiments of those who listened with rapt attention to this most chaste and polished discre tion on Poetry. The Legislatures of the several Slates, saytf (ho I'tnntylvauian, are now cudgelling their brains for mottos for the blocks oT marble lo be furnished by e*cli Slate, rcspclWely, for the Washington Mon ument. It is auid that Gen. Tay'or will ask Louisi ana to accept his favorite saying, as that of the U tend Washington r M We are at peace with all the world and U»o rest of mankind,” Pcnh«tlvanu,Umuioad.— I The.Philadelphia North American states that the clTotli of the committee— appointed at a meeting of tho stockholders of I his company, held at the close of list year—to solicit •übscrlplloneTprtho road, have thua far been highly successful* Ussysi .* "Tim Bank* and Insurance Companies have in vno«t initancci doubled llieir subscriptions. Two gentlemen of tho committee have obtained by their own persona! application, subscriptions amounting to more than a tenth of all that is required, and olh ers have boon diligent and active. Tho lime is np preaching for the adjourned meeting of March. U’ (he sum asked for by tho directors—soy 91*035,000 '—ie obisined before the adjourned meeting takes ; pl.Me, the whole of the Western Division will be pul under'contract at oned, and tho early completion of the entire work will bo pleased bcyondull potadven* • vure». M '.., Disunion Paperat AVasiiikoton.— The pros pectus for a disunion paper has been Issued ni 'Washington; by I*. Hampton fc ro. The opponents of Mr. Uknton, iri Missouri, aro about opening the campaign ngnlnac hint; but their preparation* thus far, liovo not, according Vo thfl Si. Loul* Hepubllcon, boon successful. ■ Heroic '—Some of the members of Congtess attendiho sessions with revolvers in their porkete. They intend to dissolve the Union with a pocket pistoll , Vitou Yucatan and Muxioo.—A letter from Now Orleans, dated the Cth InsU states that late advices . from Yucatan report that the government troops hud i.. had l * battle with the Indiana, near t-iobano», ln which the latter were defeated, losing <lOO as prisoners, COO muskets, and* quantity of mpney and powder. Tho . ringleaders afterwards tmplbred pardon of tho. Gov. ernor, and offered on unconditional surrender of their foroes. It is supposed that this will put an cud to l this Jong- protracted war. ■ . 'Got. Ukst;ow.~A very largo meeting was hcld nlj St. J/PUi*. bn llio 6th Inst. A scries of resolutions paa.ad, approving, of the coiirao of Col. Ilvnlon in Ilia | United Slatea Sonata, and repudiating Mr. Calhoun'a apaeeb' on lb. slavery quoitlon, and Urn llircala of di.nnlnn, They alao agreed to make " DonloiU.m " n le.l voto on Ills Democratic condldnlcv ul Uio imt nicipol elfolion. __ r ,— Stop That.— Why it Gin, Tnyinr Ilia ,o dpid .olv diir-?’ B.dauao )iu i« «l peace will* ull lb. .world end •Mho reetyf tnaltkind." pua uoßoiidUf < Uuklneiii Iwpi'Ovcmoiiti) & c >. . Carlisle is.ajnong the oldest Inland' towns In the Slate or Onion,;U being now,-more ihun 6nc hun dred yoars'sinco ila first-settlement; It is situated 1 in the garden of Pennsylvania, with' a pure and healthy blimuto,aild th water powerand other nalu*|- rai advantages, it is unsurpassed by.any section of ' .country in the Stale* There is,loo* in the borough ; aiid surrounding country.,a ; vast..amount el capital, muckof wliich is permitted 16 lio dormant, or suf* , (bred to seek aycnlih'somo other channel. Not withstanding tbonalural advantages and resources of Carlisle, our capitalists, generally, have 'alvvays evinced u great luck of publi.e spirit and'.enlcrprise, and have'shown a. disposition to' enoourogO.'tho tncr ohanls and mechanics of the Eastern lowns and ci ties father than Ilieir own. On-all sides, mechanics and Qlliets’complain ■oP’hard times," and want of employment, and many of them have been forced to -emigrate to enrich the villages of other Slates by their enterprise and industry, if those of ,odr citizens who possess'capital, would piit.it into its legitimate uses, by investing it in a proper, manner,- the cry of har'd lirocs-would not bo heard, the streets, of.our borough would'soon assume a bustling,'bust* ness like appearance, money would vifttalale freely, and the value of real estate, as woll.as all other kind .of properly, would.soon bo.enhanced* .As it is, in lenlorptiso and prosperity, wo lag far-bohing the neighboring towns and villages, many of which al* ready boast their Steam Mills, Colton Factories, and Gas Works, and none of which possess the natural advantages as to water power, salubrity of climate, &0., which Carlisle does. ’ The consequences oro, (hat these.towns uro rapidly-growing in wealth and population, while oor population is not increasing, and our people arc growing poorer. Will ,our capi talists think of these things?- Again, those who nrp living upon ihoir' incomes, usil is called, should disdain lo import -from' the eastern marls their ready made clothing, their boots,' and shoes, hats, furniture, tea, coffee, sugars, s&c.» hut should parchasd thorn of put permanently located merchants and mechanics, and thus show lo the world that they are. willing to" live and let live.” Such a course would bo in tho lung ran the wisest and most economical, and would .lund much lo the prosperity of every class in tho community. Although the prospect has been rather dlscourag ing, nevertheless.there have been some enterprising 1 gentlemen who seem determined lo “ go ahead " in building, no doubt hoping for “ belter limes,” Ac cordingly, within the last two years, some very hand some and substantial .buildings have been erected, and many old ones retouched and improved. Wo may, hereafter, refer more particularly to these im provements. 0)1) Chls ilttinous TnrllT* The following item ia‘clipped-from tho American , tho Iron organ of Pittsburg t •* It may bo an evidence of some Improvement in tho Iran business that good Juniata Blooms are re ported to us as soiling readily aI’SGS, 4 / moB. ,< This establishes the truth of what has been said in the Post at different limes during the past six months. Wo have contended that the depression in the Iron business was but temporary, produced by various unavoidable causes, Wo have predicted,and our predictions are now being verified, that os soon as the Spring business would sot In, Iron of every description would advance, and substantial prosperi ty would attend that and every other - branch of in dustry.— PitUhurg Post. LUZUUNK COUNTV* Tito following resolution, taken from tho proceed- 1 Ings of a Democratic,Convention in Luzerne coun. t‘y, at which Judge Wdobvvrad presided, we think occupies the true Democratic ground on tho slavery question. It inculcates (he same jloclrince as those adopted by our own County Convention .recently, and is a roaffirmanco of the principles of tho 11 Bal timore Platform.” Tho “ loafcA-toorct” of “ Free Soil*’ docs not appear to bo “much relished" by the sterling democracy of old Luzerne.: ilfsoloed, That slavery is peculiarly a domestic institution of tho Stales—a reserved right over which Congress and the people of other States have no control or power whatever—that while somq Status have abolished, and others have retained and others have established, the,institution; the action of oil has been independent of tho general govern ment, and of the people of qtlicr Sutcs-; and in tho Judgment of this Convention, all interference by the 1 people of'a Stale where slavery has been abolished, with (ho institution where it has been retained or ‘ established, is impertinent and treasonably—it lends ' t 0 destroy’•> domestic tranquility," and hinders'Mho general welfare-;" it embitters sectional jealousies and aggravates tho evils that aro inevitable, r i 8 more than.anything else, tho cause of present i „‘larm and agitation. An Ingenious Fxauit. A number of the banking Institution*, of Phila delphia, soya llio Harrisburg Union, huvo offered through tlicir osshlers, a reward offivo hundred dol lars Tot the detection and prosecution to conviction of the pcrpclrdlor of un adroit ond successful fraud. It appears that some time back, some person or persons have been in the habit of cutting or tearing I ‘a small portion from several notes and joining the pieces thus,obtained, by some adhesive matter, so as la make another- note', and then by passing as well the mutilated notes as the note formed by the pro . i peas upon the unwary public, succeeded in cheating t to a considerable amount by moans of this nefarious r. practice. • ■ Gov. Trumbull, of Connecticut, in a proclamation 1 recommending the 991 h of March, os a day of pub-l lie fasting and prayer throughout the State, among] other cxccllenUhingsfor which the Divine assistance is implored, odds lhe following J . '• That ho will confirm and render Indissoluble oilr National. Union, and Ituslrate llio traitorous dosings of ail those who conspire against it* ruin.” Fruitful Prcsvect.— Wo find the following in the Piiifudclptiia Born.— On the 2Gth of December, 1849—a dough ter fJulian Gardner) to IBs Excellency, John Tyler, ex President of (ho United States, ot hie residence, Sherwood Forest, Charles City County, Virginia. Four mcmbcri of Mr.PoLK’a Cabinet, vix: Mciara. iluolUNift, Maecy, Wannae, and Maaon worn at Washington.togollicr last week, and nUructcd mndi attention. • 1 ' * j Tlio correspondent of llio iV. V. Globe any., (but “ Ilia reaped which haa boon paid Ibero, though Stripped of nil official power ond influence, exceeds Dial over extended tp tho'prosent Cabinet, olotbod in Its brief onllionly, and ia n just tribute to ripe talents ond lengthened public service. 1 ' M'if.tikuS run Titk I’nasEßvvrioN or the Union.— An iilimcnao Union Mooting wdabohl in Now York, on the evening of the 3d inst. Mayor Woodbull pre- sided. ‘ • ; An equally great demonstration whs made in Hal* 1 timoro, on tho evening of the' 4th Inst., over Which 1 Muyot Btronsbury presided. ■ Rach meeting numbered several thousands, and al i both strong resolutions wore passed in favor of the Union.- • ; . The people era bcginlng tospeuk every whotoand disunionlsts and doilruotloniits, both North and South, wl 1 bq. crushed by tho’weight of popular opinion which i« being brought to boor against them. Woll, John/ 1 sold a ,doctor to a lail whose mother ho hud been attending during her illness, “how is ypur mother U* ‘‘She’bdcad, (Ihnnh yu\i t air” ' ■ .Fortlio Volunteer. VHB COMMON SCHOOL SYSTEM.—NO*. Its History. It has-been’ nptly Vivid = by, u mndcrjr. writer, ihot modern civilizalion is Indebted for napresent ad.- v'uiicod stale tb C/irialmnity.llic Uio Steam Engine. To' these'agencies might .appropriately be added, llio.Cornmon School.- ‘ Those, four grand agencies mutually aid each oilier; Christianity needa the proas as the voliiolo of-its truths}. lhQ,B(oam en gine multiplies the power or the press a thousand fold, both' in production and. dissemination of Us mutter } uud lho Cbmmpu Schopl opens the eyes of tho untaught mind to behold and tend, the truth* of Christianity—to comprehend the principles of Sci- ence—to aid in observing,and 'investigating nature —to perfect art—to improve mankind. - _• ‘ The origin of Common Scliool* dales .back two thousand years, and.is to lio attributed/to the Chi*, ncso..‘ Their schools, however, 1 did, not,'neither do now, aim oltho full, development of iniiid, hut only such a development us is calcualcd lb make them the pliant and ’contented subjects of. an, absolute des- potism. • The idea of Common the com plete and harmonious development of.llio great mass i of mind, is an American -idea, and originated In the land of “ Yankee notions/ 1 T 6 Massachusetts the honor, is duo, of having providcd.tirst, in the history, of (ho race, that .the treasures of knowledge, like the rain and dow of heaven, should be dispensed to all, upon equal terms, As early all (hTT, only abouj 30 years after.the crew, oflhb H Mny f*lowcr ’’land ed upon'Plymouth Rock, it was onactßilithnl in eve ry township, containing fifty householders or more, one should forthwith bo' oppojnlod-to,leach such children na should reaiorl lo him to rood and write, and that in any township containing end hundred householders, they should set up a granimor school to fit youth for the. University. Suclmvbs iho.bcgin ning-of the Common School System, and thrdilglioul Now England, from that day to this, universal edu cation has been a part of the fixed policy. flcrsons, as a mass, arc not, nor ever have been equalled in iho history of Iho world ; ahd 16 the genera! dissem- ination of knowledge, and the habits of mind indii- oed in;ocnuir»ng It, ihdlr supcriority-as a class is to attributed, In 1795 Now York adopted the phvn of nppropri. aling $50,000 annually, “ for iho encouragement of schools; 1 ' anil in 1805 the “Common School Fund” was established; and in 1815 a regular system Ol Common Schools was organized. Tlio general government lias provided for univer- sal education in.all Iho new Stales,by an appropria. lion of one Ijiirly-sixth purl of all the-public land for lot purpose, c Tho origin of 1 the Common School System Pennsylvania dates no further, back.than 1831. In that year provision was made for . the creation of a.fund from (ho proceeds of Stale lands, and other sources, and from the interest accruing ihciCon, until the annual interest should amounted $lOO,OOO, after which the annual interest ($100,000,) Was to bo op plied forlhe'BupportorCommoii Schools. Dy (lie act of 1631, dial 0f4831 was modified by dividing the Slate into divisions anddialrlcle.and by providing that $75,000 should bo appropriated annually out of the school fund,' until' tho interest! should omounl to sloo,oob. Jl also provided for* levying a lux in the districts, not loss iltanjdoublo UiejState’appropriatlon, nnd added the duties of Superintendent of Common Schools to tho office of Secretary of the Common wealth. ; , • ‘ The act of 1836 modified that of by appro priating $200,000 annually, to bo. divided amongst Iho districts in the ratio of authorize) the directors to levy a lax not loss Unit equal to, nor more than treble the Stalccpproprialion,'withoutthe consent of a majority of lltu volcrs-nf. iho district.— Uy tho Act uf 1638 tho Stato appropriation was in* crooned by tho nddiliou of $108,019, junking it cqua) to dl Tor ovary t ixobldin the Slate* This fncrcaecd appropriation was subsequently repealed; minor modifications of these acts were mode from lime to I lime until 1847. The districts were loft freo to nc* .cepl or refuse (ho system under, all of them. In some places much opposition was mode (o tho.sys tom, and In others it was only aduptnd foe tho -pur pose of drawing their portion of the, State npproprt ation. Gradually it gained upon the affections of the people, until in 1848, tho Lcgialulure fell authorized in extending it unconditionally to every.district in tho Slate, with the provision that the districts which had nut previously accepted it, should bo cftUdbd to] S 3 per cent, of their Staid tax for the two ncxldnsu* | ing years; to bo appropriated to tho ortotion of School houses. By the several acts mentioned, tho system was brought forward, until in 1849 provision was inode for tho education of every, child In (ho State. It will bo noticed that each succeeding act was on advance upon the previous one,-(with.a flinjjtfocxocp lion) showing conclusivoly nn Increasing .conviction of tho valno ofthe system, end a willingness to tost its merits. Step by step it has advanced, bused up. on tho surest guarantee of its continuance—the knowlcdgoof its merits. As wol| might wo expect Pennsylvania to coaso. to develops her treasures of coni and iron, as to expect her to cease to encourage and fqslcr her system of Common Schools. The system has labored though the dark storm of oppo sillon, like tho noblo ship In the midnight storm, un* iliUiiodawn of day has brought with it hope, and security. Much has been done, and a great debt of | gratitude Is dud to Us early suppin ton, which after generations will not fail to pay. Cut much yet re mains to bq dono,< and It b incumbent upon oVory citizen to,contribute his aid in its advancement. It is now a part of our fixed policy, at it will lie of our Union' In a few years,-and, indeed* as it is how, so fur ns the general’government is edtuferned*. Though Mother Cumberland ’’ has.not done all that could have been dona, sti'l,'with her energy end wealth properly directed, she may roan bo a glorious I ensign in the cause of .universal education. Indeed, oven now, tho Schools of her county town are equal led by none west of Philadelphia, and there is no reason why every waysido M Scho<d throughout llio length and breadth of Cumberland valley should not equal them. In cur next wo shall indicate .Bemo of the moans by which our schools may bo improved, w. u. d; ouu union* Tho r'enmyivamai of Thursday Inst,-contains nn able article on tho 011-cngri-siing subject of slavery. In speaking of iho proposed-dissolution of tho Union, that paper says: ,Wo trust in God. that every Patriot jh Iho ■Northern, Middle, and Western States, will awake to a sense of tho fearful purilfl that encompass our beloved country, and exert himself to avert them. The . dissolution of this glorious Union will bb the denth-knoll of republican freedom throughout ihe civilised world, for-ngos to come. Civil war—a bloody and cruel ol.vll warf—Anar chy, will spread her dark Wlpgs.over nil this now happy land, and, riot in the rum that will, pervade, wm-re now'dvvell frendom and pence, 1 . • C3»Tho General Banking-Law, a snynopals of w)ilcl» wo published in our Inal, has passed tho House of Uopr'cMntallvcsi Sliould tlio bill, also pass the Senate, ami finally receive the signature of.thoOoy. ornor, Pennsylvania could then boast of having Iho best banking system lit the country. Tho whole, some provision of compelling iho bank* to Iceep their not cd- at par In one or-tho other of opr great commdr. clol'oUlus, will effectually prevent the. circulation of depredated bank holes «nd, thereby 'nave iho people I from tho many wlmcs.ond losaCs attending them.. Ilbw bo.lomn,/yet how, sublime tlio scene, to look upon tho. chid and lifeless form of u lovoly.lnftint on, \vhbao' murblcd hrow is written, as it by an Angol s j pencil. Innocence, Ponifv, and Lovk, with a num.eT ( rbus circle of friends bathing its remains in the tears of affect ion. Who could rub that ulllictbd ipothcr of * ■her .wish to weep? ■ Who would desire to dry Up the fountain of those freighted, pearly drops ? I hoy aro the outlolß of her soul. Thoy are the streams of of- i foclioii.which spring from, tlio fountain of love, and ■ flow through the flowered vales of einypalhy. She could ombuhn her lost ono in lior tears. She bids them freely flow. Behold, the distressed- assembly repairing to tho final resting place of man, to bid farowall to a cherished one. , IloW calm, hqw still. Tlio mother’s bosom heaves with the feelings of her ebul struggling for vent, and she stifles her sorrow. She cannot weep hero.’ She hopes to gain her fll | un ’ i room and wcop upon her husband’s bdaoin. Hca the sound of the ooflin’s .touch} and, us “dust .to dust i rclurnclh" list to the lust sad and solemn requiem ol tho dead! Return homo, and hoar the melancholy.■ 1 recantations of past joys. Things, that formerly wer i lust amid tho.mCilliplicity of pleasure, arc now called to remembrance to sweeten tho sorrows of memory, The first vivid effusion of grief is past; and the prat tling inftinl, with its silken curls and sparkling eyes, , seems oft aa'a ’dream - —remembered by the deep im i pressions llinl.il left—at tiriies appearing as a rcali. .. \y,' at others as a leap of imagery, and apparently ! gone but to return. That which Onoo' called forth the instinctive bursts .of affection, is- now emerging into fond and .sweet remembrance.' What can bo 5 more precious than that inhuto/lbvc, which the pa* , rents now nurture In their hearts, for their departed . gem? What more suored, more 1 holy, Ilian the seat 1 of such affection? « • * * Death J Oh! how * solemn that word! How Important to remember— • thou ud»v uik.” Wodio but inhvo. Wearo , destined for eternity. '*♦ A ; p * HU* WBBSTliiJ<*—TllE SLAVB QUESTION* 'The liito speech of iho lion. Daniel Webster, in the Senate of Iho' Doited Slates, Inis'created quite ft sensation in the public mlptl, owing principally to llui various views entertained of Mr. Webster's feelings upon the subject now agitating the country. Want of spued precluding the entire speech from our columns, wo extract tholbllowing from the con-! donsed rcporli as containing the •substance of the I mutters in dispute: - • ‘ I. Returning to li>o question of thb admission of Texas, Ho roluled his own position thereon, quoting from Ilia speeches and acts, to show- that die had' al ways been opposed, to it—because ho knew‘that whoever possessed Texus, it would be a slave .terri tory, was unwilling to extend that institu tion. lie time and again expressed himself strongly opposed to the introduction of any new slave States, or the acquisition of »lave territories.’ Upon that point ho know no change fa his sentiments til ths present time. (Sensation.) Ho hud, on ono occasion, ho believed, expressed himself against iho acquisi tion of any more territory north, south, east, or west. He had expressed his belief in (ho Spartan maxim—" improve, adorn what you have—seek no further." Dul what was our, present bondilion? Texas had been admitted with all her territory, with the institution of slvovcry, and tin irreparable -law, by whiohj if now Stales are elected out of any por tion of her .territory, they should bo slave Stales; , and ho wished it to bo distinctly understood that he considered this government solemnly bound by law to create new slave Stales out of Texas when slid shall contain a population sufficient. Slavery was excluded from California and New Mexico by the . la w of nature, which had creeled impassible barriers to its introduction.there.. Thin .ho considered u 8 a fixed fuel. That that .country was to lie free, was nettled by the arrangement of Providence, and oould not bo changed.- Regarding' (his at a fixed fact, he would say that he would nut'vole for the insertion into any bill giving, territorial governments to Iho new territories, of any provision prohibiting slavery 1 there—any re-enactment of the will of God. He . would pul into it no WiUiot Proviso—nothing that toot so useless and nugatory. Ho 'meant (p. stand • or fall npon the proposition .that every foot of tbo territory in this country had a character, fixed ant) irreparable, and which cannot bo changed in any way.' ‘ In this Connexion, ho said that the Proviso, in (life onso of Oregon, teas nugatory audusrlctt, and ob served that if there was any of Iho Northern Do- , mocraoy who now desired to pul n Wilmol Proviso into an oct giving government to California,, he supposed that the same man would fuel it necessary to pssert the. same principle fur (ho purpose of saving. , the snovv-clud hills of Csnnda froiil the fool of the slave, In case slio shall bo annexed, ' (Laughter.)*— The provision would bo qnitc.os necessary and proper in onp case os ,the other; In Iho next pUoo : Mr, Webber proceeded to consider ilia complaint i made by each,section of lhd"Union against Iho other I—beginning with Iho-complaints ofltio South, and passing over that in relation to Iho manner, ol col looting ond disbursthg' lho .rovendo. Ho alluded, to'the difficulty arising ;from the failure of the North to give proper aid in the capture and delivery up of.fugitivb.slavrß. In.lhis he thought Iho North wrong, and. the South right. It was a cadso of complain** upon thb part of iho South, and one which the North ought to remove. .. . ' .. The duly was imposed by the Constitution, and it was not consistent with morality, for Northern men nml Legislatures lo'nllompl to evade this provision. Congress ought to pass sdsno law removing the evil. For ono ho designed, supporting llio bill (Masons) now ponding in the Semite, having that object In view. In connection with Ails point, ho made,some remarks upon lljc.propricly of tf&gialallvo instructions, object - i jug to them,.mid saying in effect, that iflnllruclions | should bo sent to him in relation to any matter affec ting the interests of the' country, ho should.pay no I moro.rcgard to them than ho would If appointed an arbitrator lo‘decide some matter In dispute between Individuals,-to the instructions of him whoappointed him. Considering in the next place, the agitation In the North, cohipluin'ed of by the South, ho said ho hud no doubt but that during the lust twenty years mo ney chough hud been subscribed in the North for ah olition presses,- societies and,lectures,to purchase the freedom of every slave in'Maryland—but unfortu nately, he bo leved the sympalhics of those societies had never been extended in Hut direction. lie valued highly the freedom of the press, yet it was, unfortunately, true, that the press wus frequent* ly prostituted; and evil articles were frequently found in the papers, having a mischievous ond irritating ton* i dsney,os there were such expressions in many, speech es made fa the'house of Congress. Indeed, he must say that the vonaculur o( the country h’ad boon great ly vitiated and depraved by the character of the speeches in Congress. (Laughter.) After administer* fag a rebuke to persons' for having compared the oh- 1 solute ignorance of slavery with the independent, ed uealedTreo labor of the. North, ho eloquently consid ered the question oftlic dlssolulionof the Union,scou ting the idea of peaceful secession. Could any man be so foolish ns to expert such a mlfaclo? Could any one dream of the breaking up of this groat country, without convulsing-ond upheaving the waters of the mighty,deep—wllnout disturbing (lie surface? Blit what was to lio-tho result .of disunion! Where and how Was (ho line to bo drawn 7 What was to become of the Slates? What was to become ofliim?— Where was the Hug to remain 7 Whore the eagle to to nr—or was it to shrink and fall to the ground 7 The spirit ofburanceslors—ohr very children ami would’cry " shame I" if wo a'low these ensigns of our nation in trail in the dust. Fur ono, he would rather hear of national blast and mil dew, or war, pestilence, and famine, (Sian to hour men talk of secession, Hu alluded sLo to the Southern Convention’. • Ho was hmmd to believe gentlemen do. signed assembling there for the purpose of consider ing matters fur tho-sufety, perpetuity and prosperity of the republic. If they had any design of oonsid I oring any projects of secession, ho, would only sny I that they had boon inappropriate in llivir choice ofn I place of mooting, whet) they selected Nashville.' It! wassald onoo.tliat if King William onuld have hoard of lhe conclusion of the poaco of Amiens, lie would )mvo turned fa his boflfa. The sumo expression might well ho applied to thn cane of the proposition 1 of secession to iked of over (he grave of Andrew Jack son. ' In conclusion, Mr. Webster delivered a most Impassioned and eloquent tribute to Iho valuo’of the Union, and the spirit of patriotism und plillanlhopy which would moinlaiu it,, . -Curious Cvstou.— A very curious mode of trying the title oDand is prncilccd In Hindustan:. Two holes are dug in (he disputed spot, in each o ( which tho plaintiff and defendant's lawyers put one of their legs, and remain there (1)1 und of them is tired, or complains of being stung by tho ineoota, in which case Ids, client Is ln'thia country ilia tho Client, lihd, not the [Lawyer, who pula Imp foot info it. ■ 1 For ’the. Volunteer: ■ DEATH. California IVcws. TUo Dlstmljaucc nt ilio Lillies—Axaorlcnns Slurilowdi i’ho "'Alta Cfl/i/or.mtin, of tho : i4(b January, con tains a loiter from Stocktoh, dated Dee. SH, giving a detailedaccbuntoflli'p attack of the Chilians on the American minora, nudr'tho Calaveras river. If appears that'a number of Americana had, nl Ibo commencement of the rainy season. Heeled a certain'place near. the Calavorua nver, where, they | erected log cabins and made preparations to winter. This wa.“ place i.i which '’dry b owing’ for gold was carried on lust summer, by Clillions " nI J foreigners. Soon alter Iho Americans sslllod, a number of Chilians arrived, and wont to work in the neighborhood, and shortly Afterwards a. pubh" '«“‘j inir was hold by.tho Ainonoane, and o Judge and Military Captain wore olfcclod. Notice was then given to all who were not American citiniia » «>'' within fifteen days.- A body .of q luiians still re mainod at tboir old place, about eight miles from Iho "lowa Log Cabins," (the American Camp,) and abused Ood drove off llireo or four Americans, who attempted to dig in the neighborhood. At Iho expi ration of the lima specified, for the Chilians to leave, lliuy were brought before the Judge, (Collier,) uml fined one ounce, each, and notified to leave by Iho 251 h instant. . ' ' ‘ ; ’ , ", '•jit this lime but few of them remained, and those -apparently werb'enahing preparations to move, On I iho night of iho 271 h instant, at about 8 o’clock, a [descent was made upon Iho “lowa Log Cabins, by about eighty armed Chilians, who went from cabin .to cabin,-seizing the-inmates, most of whom were in bod, anil binding them with ropes, using the most abusive language, and threatening tp shoot them if they resisted or made iho least noise. It should, be remarked; thM none of the Chilians spoke in. Lng« lish, nor did they show any-authority for the arrest of the Americans. Having bound the inmates of the lowa Log Cabins, and lied some of :lhcm to trees, . they left them under guard, and 'procccdcd to some other cabins and tents in the neighborhood. In one of iho cabins there .was a. light, and five or six per* sons playing cards. This cabin they charged Upon, broke open the door, and-attacked the inmates with pistols, gUns and knives, killing two Americans,ono : of their own parly, and wounding four others. The two men.who.were killed were nged, ono ofi them loaving a wife and ten children, in tho Stales, ] and Iho other a wife,end five children.. I have been unable to ascertain their names in fuU, ; pnoofthom is culled Starr, originally from NowYurk,bul lately from Texas,, The Chilians then bgund'wilh ropes a 1 Americans in this camp, even those who wore wounded, and hurried them off*— some without blun kots or . even coals—and joining the 'others, whom they hud previously taken, - marched the whole, six teen in number, a.dlsUnco ofcightmilcs on the road towards Slanishu, to the lent of an Alcalde named Scullion, who they said, would accompany them to Stockton, Tho Alcalde refused to see them, or-to' have any thing to do with them;,and after a dehiy of about an hour, they marched back to tholr own curnp, a distance of fifteen miles. In passing »n American lent, they threatened to. phool Iho first man who ut tered a word. At about 7or 8 Vqlock next morning, (hey arrived at tho six mile lent, ten miles this side of the Doubly Springs; they then' marched twelve miles farther towards Stockton. On reaching the vicinity pfSlockton, tho Chilians became frlghlbncd, and agreed io unbind their.pris .oners, provided they Would Intercede for thorn if liny Americans should attack' them on onlbring tho city. They had not. proceeded much 'farther- before lhey / approached u tent of Americans. who wero soon in arms and made prisoners of the Chilians', whom they marqbcd,into.Slocklolu tl was then, ascertained that iho Judge and Alcalde had issued a writ for the arrest of certain Americans, who had warned the Chilians nff from thoinines and robbed or extracted money from them, end not being «hits In get Amcri-. cans to serve the writ, hail employed tills band df Chiharisto-execute it. 1 They Were taken back for trial, but their.countrymen hero were reported to bo colloeling in largo bodies ami-endeavoring to Induce tho Indians to join them in a war against tho Amu tho latter hud determined lu drive the former out of the country. A\rful DiHa«ttr»llnriilu? of the Slootarr Si. JoUn»*Tlilrty Persons llurnt to Dentil anil Dro\vinUil a "ho4i of $250,000* ‘Montgomery, (Ala.) March 7. , Tho steamer St. John'was burnt to tho water’s dgcj near llridgcport, Dallas county, oh her upward trip to Montgomery, ut six o’clock, on Tuesday eve uing. . It.is supposed that about thirty persons wbio bbtnt to'death or drowned. . The tire was accidental, and caught from the heat of the boilers. • All the ladies on board, numbering seven dr eight, were lost; Lieut. Rice; of tho United States Army, lost some $250,000'.: ■ . p Several Californians oho lost (heir all. The Roat was insured fur s3o,ooo—she coSl $40,. 000. , • Important from Rnntn r«»Morc liultnn Drp* rutlatt(mft~A£ovcmcut of Troops, «fco. : St. Louis, March 7. Dy an arrival hero yesterday from Iho Wains, \te hnvo dates from Santa Fr* lo the 27th of Jan uary. • Col. Calhoun, after considerable dlffioully, had succeeded In effecting a treaty, with Uio Kulaw Indians, A ftw days afterwards a marauding hand of Eulaws attacked and murdered a number of Mex icans, and stole a largo quantity of slock. . - A short time since, a party of hunters, who wero. returning to Santa Fo, encountered a large party of Apaoho Indians;. A severe fight enwuo.il, . in which, several of the Indians were killed,ami wounded. T\vo or three of the hunters were wounded, hut nol dangerously. 1 Tho phoye'nno tribe afe again becoming hos-. lilo. ,Foa/s aro entertained that they will ho very troublesome to tho emigrants crossing tho Plains in tho spring. Tho weaihdr was extremely cold at Santa Fe. The Stale Territorial question was being can vassed with much warmth,.atidhttjjcudaodcon sidcrablo oxoiletnea^.;.. . •/ A party of Missouri,wsW very successful In worklng-a gold mine abobt twenty eight- miles from Santa Fe, Cant. St. Vrain’s company wore to Iwve Santa Fo on tho 10th of Feuuary, for Fort Inde pendence* ••Facts, roa Farmers.*'— I Tabular statements ot tho trade with Europe show that the exports of Farm Produce have boon 350 per cent, greater under tho tariff of, 10*10 than in corresponding years under tlio.CarifT of M 2. And yet Gen.. Taylor and his Whig Cabinet would have Congress restore the oppressive “ protective " (arid' which makes the farmer pay-from 10. to 30 per .cent, moro for all ho buys from stores, and prohibits tho snia of two. thirds of his produce. What' a beautiful system of monied and manufncluilng monopoly our Whig ud< ministration would build Up, if lhcy had the pow er 1., Cj 1 Tho’ Legislature of Maryland wdjourned on Iho Oih Inal. During' (ho session 555 acts, were pas* sod. ’ IRAIUtIKD. / On (ho 7th Inst., by the Rev, A. 11. Kromor, Mr. FimiriiicKL. Uuiklk, formerly of KuUtown, liorks county, to Mias Christiana M., daughter of George Seidel, formerly of Lancaster county. . , / , DIUD. *ln this Borough on Monday lost, Mrs. Janr Ro binson, wife of Mr. James Robinson, aged nbout dO years.*' •• , /lit this borough, on Tuesday morning Inst, Mr. Jacob SminAUon, (innkeeper,>agod about 40 years, /in South Middleton township, on Sunday tho lOtli iiißl., WAaiirN Link, sou of Mary Ann, and Samuel Puffer,aged ll tnonlhs.- Ufa i«llke atnntoor Htnro; k Tpm flari* along (fio sky.. llliiinliiß heaven’s arch it wiult, Thun from our.vlaiun fly. Row net (ha verdict* stern of fata, Our tooMnas disapprove; \VI)on jihicklmrCroiii our hiiilst a gem— A pea H—that alt mint love. Ilii slurps, he sleep*! oh I yes, ha sleeps In drain.- Hl*'jmln* tire o'er. IMw pure, how gouil, limy Muifful, ■, VVamrkn, iliou uM no more; , Estate Notice. J* UTTERS of adminislratibn;dn the estate of John j Myers, deceased, Idle of .Mifflin' township, Cum berland county, Pennsylvania, have been granted to ibd subdbrihut residing ill the soino township.-- All persons indented lo said estate will make imme diate,payment, and those having claims will present them, properly authenticated foi Bclllemont. td . , . BAMUEI/.MACAWS Ex’f, March 14, IR5O—Gt- •. • . Estate Notice. LETTERS of Administrollon on. the ofitalo bf Julm'Millcr, late of Upper Allen township, Ciim land county, Pennsylvania, have.been issued to the subscriber residing in said township, in suit! county. AIT persons indebted to Said estate will make immediate payment, and thpso having claims will present .them properly authenticated for settle, monl to HENRY MILLER, Adin’r. March 14,1850—61* NOTICE. fpHE undersigned l Auditor appointed hy the Or 1_ phana'Court of Cumberland'county, to dlstrb. buto the assets in the hands of Christopher Orris; Administrator of William Boschoie, late of said county, deceased, to and among the creditors of said decedent, will attend to tbd duties of his appointment dt his otficc, in.Carlisle, on Monday the 2‘2dday,of April next, at 10, o'clock A; M., at which time all having' claimd’against the.estate of said decedent,are. requested to present them for settlement.' ;V A. B.SHAHPB, Auditor. March 14, 1840—Ct ‘ , V NOTICE. •, 7N THE-MATTER of the.Rulo on,the .heirs-and X representatives of .Dei’trich LThlcr, deceased, to appear and accept or refuse to accept the real estate of said decedent, «Scc. , , ''t Now to wit; 12th February, 1850, non* of the within named heirs oppearing in tbun to accept dv refuse the real estate of Dciirich Uhler, dec’d. within named at the appraisement and valuation, thereof.--. 7 Kulc upon the heirs aforesaid to appear at the next slated Orphans' Court'to bo held at Carlisle, in and foi Cumberland county, on tho 30lh April next, ond • show cause why the same should not ho sold, BY THE,COURT. Notice of the above rulo on tho parlies in intercbL is hereby ghen. DAVIU SMITH, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, ? Carlisle, March M,1550-3t5 ' ■" . - NOTICE. TN THE MATTER of the writ of Partition and I Valuation on Iho.Reul Estate of Thomas Wallace, deceased,*tho same having been returned'by the Sheriff duly executed us per schedule to suid writ annexed. ’. And now to wit: 12th Pehrunry, 1860, the court confirm the Inquisition and grant a Rule upon pll the heirs to appear at the next stated Orphans’Court to be hold at Carlisle, in and for Cumbciland county, on the 3Ulh of April next, and accept or refuse the real estate of the within named Thomas Wallace, deceased, at the appraisement and,valuation. UY THE COURT. Notice of llio aboyo Rule is hereby given to the parlies in interest., DAVID SMITH, Sheriff. Sheriff's Ofino, } Carlisle, March U, 1860-41$ • Tavern I^iccnsi 1 , NOTICE iahcriiby giveii that I Inlcml lanppryot Iho next torn) of ; tlic court of Quarter Sessions of Cumberland cnunly, (or u license to keep ii tavern or public house hi liic h.imsa l .now occupy ns such iiL.tlio township of Newton March M. 185Q~3t ■ Wo the undoraqjned- citizens of the township of Ncwlori, Cumberland county, do certify Jhiil wo uru well acquainted with tho above named John Wil* kino, tliut ho ia of good repute for boncsty nml lcni|>ciaiicc; ,nnd is well provided with holme room arid couvrnicuoqs fur the accommodation of atruhgera aud and that *mch iiiu or tavern is tieces* i»ury Iq accommodate the public arid ehlcrlaln sitin' gcra and travellers. John Gniccy, S. W. Sharp* H, U. M’Cuoc, . .1 •iiiii 11. Miller, . John WtulliefTer, II«-nry Hurdr W. L; M’CuUudh; .1. CL M’FiifhiriO'V Jumea Watson, Hubert Mickey; J).nml flyers,' Peter Tobias.’ Joe! Uriokef, t We Study lo THIS attention of Builders nml blhcfs, Is rouped* fully entitled to' flic extensiVeaftd well selected stock of • Building Uiu’dwuve iuitl Took, now offered by ibo subscriber,' consisting-in part u i follows: Amcriedn Frc'iif Boor Bockri, Upright, with ufght ' work, plufed of brass furiiilurojof porcelain aUc»b»r'. Americkn Kionl Boor;Books,. upright; plain; pß* ted or, brass furniture, of ptfrfcelnih.' American Front Boor hocks, am) SfoVb Door; Hu* rizohlal or. Upright, blues furr.iluro. or porcelain. Aim-ri<‘.m i(|m.hock.S;nll eiicsik qualifies,' While or bras*. furniture, of porcelain., ' American.mortice locks, all sizes; With - plated,while or brass furniture, ur porcelain. American nioilico latches, oil sizes, with plated, white or briss furniture, or po.cclafu. American mortico ami rim closet locks, plated ot brass escutcheons, or pnrrt'hih. American drop, slop, thumb, galefond store daur latches.. Also, imported locks and latches of every.descrip tion; Baldwin’s, nml American Butt Hinges, of all sizes, fast or lunso joint; shutter, gate, strap, T;, and backflup hinges, all kinds; shutter, gate,'door, flush, and .spring bolls, of wrought or cM iron and brnrfl, every description; scrows, sprigs, glue, sand paper of the bust quality; American Axlo ami shdni nx(o pul* lews, of every variety; ‘ American buttons, plain or on plates, brass, iron, or bronzed; American nobs, pltiud, white, iron, or wood, all kinds; Saslbcord, common - and patent, with oilier articles too numerous to megs ti<m. Kails and SqsU Weights at. Factory l ,r * < ‘^W^ r All Uouds delivered free ol eh rgo.to any the City and Bisfricls.- At bo found one of tho ,largest and host ttssolTOwl*. °* whitu and fancy Nobs for locks, &c.» in live city; some patterns, of which, Cannot be seen, or obtained, i»l any other, store, ■ , * ToolSriv.' M!;.. Spear & JucksunV Buck, panel, TtyfSWshd Hi’i'P S.uvs, imported expressly for retail tml&pßll‘eek'(KJ f with cure." 8010 AgeiiUtot the celebrated I’lanrs, Ac. r made by 8.. W. Carpenter; of Lunciwlcri l*n., being nil made of split wood, and tho hilts ground and : tried. Beatty's & Williams’make of chisels, axes* * hatchets, drawing knives, &c., oil warranted good.— s Pugh's & Slack’s make of augers m\d ougcr bills, nil sizes. ' American squares and hcvils of every desciip' lion, .American rules, gauges, sawsetts, compasses, screwdrivefc, &o. American 6. 8. Hammers, Claw and Riveting, all sizes; Anvils and Vicss, all sizes; steel, iron, and wooden braces, with C. 8. Bills, in great variety; W, Greaves & Son’s, Butcher's, and oilier celebrated makes of chisels, files, piano unm, vStc.; Addis’s celebrated Curving .tools,,oil shapes. Making one of tho host ond most oxtensivo assort* ments of Building Hardware and Tools in the State. .. At this establishment considered a pleasure (■» show tho Goods, You arc invped to cull and amino, the nsscnrlmonl, and hear the prices asked* fore purchasing elsewhere. ' Come and net ns. , WM. M. McCBUIHm No. 287 Market st, between 7th dt Bu> Match pi,*lBfib—Urn - tinner side. I»»»■ ili'Giul Without Ycu«f. t • JUST received at ISby’s Grocery, JJabbitt'i ‘!’ fervcachig Compound, which, by following lions, will prodnoo Urend,. Cakes, & 0, » Yonst—prepared and pul up in whole, half qUartorpound |mc)mgoa, with nil « v anry for uao, and.wnrrnntodlohaycitliebrea'' ' te .J for’ ilio oven in ftvo rninntefl. Also n now s' of prepared Powder, which .will 1 produce . PAMILY SOFT SOAP in n few mlrmlfM‘" oul ashes or fnt, and when used will not IJU ,, ' C hmiila or clothes, Prnparad in Now \ or ' {, ';.i l , 9 Ijbth those vulunhlo and Inhor saving nro for aulo nl tho Grocery and Ten atom oi Carlisle, March,?* 1860. J. ' ' Bargain* I; ... THE Hubscilberfl respectfully Inform W‘ J. i(1 g ihnl they aro determined to close ouMhor j lfr . Block of- Winter goods, without regard hlf 1 ’ son# wishing to . purchase oheup goods wm* per ccu{ by calling at thp cheep e lo^o , o * ryi/ . ruliruar/v, 1850, J . AUSOLU * W' u JOIIJT WILKINS.
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