THE VOLUNTEER.
John D. Drallou, 1C tutor ami Proprietor.
CAniilsE®!, TBURSDAT, MAY BO; 1801.
~AjlApprentice to the Printing Baslacss,
-ITTILt be taken at this office, if application, bo
VV immediately made. A boy from the country,
about IS or 16 yeara of age, will bo preferred. Ho
inuet bo ofgood moral character, and ponacuscd of a
thorough Engluh education. : ■ ■
ArroISTME#TB BY THE Can A I.CoM MISSIONERB. — Gen,
War. Bsindli, to be Superintendent of now work on
the North Branch Canal.
: Hon. Timothy Ives, lobe Superinlendanl of new
work on the Portage railroad and Western reservoir, i
; t it Inmaking thete appointments, eays the Harris,
burg Pnien. wo think the Canal Commissioners have
been peculiarly fortunate. Both gentlemen are well
qualified for the position they have been appointed]
. to fill, and there is every assurance that tho impor.
tant works in'their charge will bo pushed forward
/with the’ utmost despatch.
Hon. John Bredin, of Ballet, died suddenly, at his
residence in that Borough, on Wednesday last.—
<■ For the last twelve or ' fifteen years, Mr. Bredin was
/President Judge of the Court of Common Fleas of
the Butler district; and, at tho lime of his decease,
8 ■ was spoken of as a candidate for a seal on the Su
preme Bench. _ *
UTA gang of counterfeiters have for months in,
feelcd the border Counties of New York and Penn-1
gyivanla—their head.quarters being at Lancsboro’,
■Pa.- Five of the ganghave been, arrested, and their
■spurious bills and plates taken. , They ate supposed
to boa branch of the Michigan'scoundrels, and to
'have Confederates in other States. ■
! ; (JJThe General Assembly of Hie Presbyterian
- Church (Old School) assembled at St. Louis on the
*■' ISih. and wan opened with a sermon by the Rev. A,
W. Leland, D. D., of South Carolina, Moderator of
Mai session. The Rev. E. P. Humphrey, D. D., of
' Kentucky, was elected Moderator, and the Rev. W,
, D, Howard, of Pa., Clerk pro tern.
The Colton Factory recently erected at Harrisburg,
commenced operations last week. The trial of the
machinery was highly successful, and showed that
every thing was in complete working order. The
establishment ptbaenta the highest evidences of ex
cellcnce in all its departments.
THE BEADING CONVENTION.
■ i Th« Republican, a sterling Democratic paper,]
■ printed at Clearfield, the homo o[ Col. Bigler, depre*
'cates, in strong. language, any expression by the
Reading Convention, in regard to the Presidency.—
■ All the Democratic papers of Iho Stale, so far os wo
, have noticed, take tho same, view of tho subject.—
From the article in the Btpuilican, wo lake tbc.fol
lowing extract:
• “ We observe that ono apprehension ovists among
. a number of Democratic editors, that on attempt wilt
be made at‘Reading to go beyond Iho duties com:
; knitted to the charge of tho, delegates, by declaring
the preference of the Democracy of the. Stale on tho
■ Presidential question. This would bo unfortunate,
. for many roaoono. Our party have not oclcd on this
question in their primary meetings, and for any con.
ventlon, called for a special and plainly understood
purpose, to go beyond that, and proclaim the choice
of Peonijlvania for cither of tho Frosldcnliol candi
doles would bo highly imprudent. It would bs of
' ‘no advantage now, to cither of.these candidates, and
' ■ might eventually do much harm. But especially
■' would it tend to injnro tho prospects of our approach,
ing State election. Wo will moat probably have a|
. strong ticket, but not so strong os to warrant the
’ basked of a single vote. Instead of doing anything |
■' lb embarrass our candidates, by dragging into the
v ■ 'bbuleal things properly belonging lq,a, future and
i struggle, llshoUM bo the aim of every
- good Democrat, whether ho is Iho friend-bf Buchan
r Ini dr Cass,-or Houston, or any other man, to secure
: The redemption of tho Stele from the bands of the
Whigs, aa tho first and greatest abject, end which
can only bo done by a unHcd, vigorous,'and dolor,
mined effort. Our parly is strong—onr candidates
■ will bo strong—and wo will enter tho campaign
, under the most Battering auspices.
.. . . But notwithstanding all those advantages, wo
■ " Would hazard all If on attempt should bo inado to
■ commit the parly on tho Presidential question a year
in advance. Tho triumphant election of ottr ticket
' neat fall, will add much to tho strength of our parly
for the following year. How foolish and wrong
would it be then, to omit ony thing calculated to
V give strength and popularity to our parly in 19511
V ,i We-hope, with much confidence, to see wlso and
prudent bodnoela prevail al Reading.
The Littil FaeUlon for lin<Ue« a
Mrs. Bloomer, who edits tho Lily in an interior
town of New York, Him describes her apparel:
«Odr costume is as yet by no moans perfected;
there-is a lack of harmony in Jho dress wo now
wear, which is nothing different from tho reigning
fashion except that our skirls have been robbed of
about a fool of their former length, and a pair oflooio
(rowsers of the same matoi ial as the dross substitute
ed. These latter extend from the waist io the ankle,
and may be gathered into a band and. buttoned round
the ankle, or, what wo think prettier, gathered or
plaited np about two inches in depth, and Ittfi suf-l
ficlently wide for the foot to pass through, and allow I
oftbeir falling war the lop of the gaiter. They
■ may. be trimmed to suit tho taste of the wearer.
•» Instead of the whalebone bodice, the dress should
ta made with a sack front, entire from tho shoulder
to the knee, and a llghtjmck, with tho skirl gath.
eredin as usual 5 or cut the whole in tho sack stylo
•—fitting the form to tho .waist—and then let it
aw«U out; giving sufficient fullness to tho skirl.—
4 -'.Bhawla mualbeabandoncd, and a sack tv mantilla I
lake,their place i a n\oo fitting bool or gaiter, and a I
: round hat would make tho whole unique. Our dross!
•. la thus far a mere experiment, and not what wol
think it should be. U lakes ilmo to revolutionize]
one’s wardrobe, as well os onoV opinions. '
tftconnection’with’’the' above, tho following <rom
tho Now York Evening Pott will not prove unlntcr*
eetlng to the ladies t
" The New Costume.—A young woman, dressed
in the latest femalo fashion—straw hat with broad
brim and round crown, a largo cape and trousers—
lasi evening In company with a gentleman, promen
aded the saloon of the steamboat Isaac Newton, on
Aer way from Albany to (his city, and attracted tho
.attention of tho passengers, which was probably
what ehif roost desired.
Tax PkiUiSn,N*m* Rak-hoad, —Tho Mountain
section of this toad is to bo put under contract
immediately, between Aitona and Pringle's Point,
26 miles. Proposals, will bo received'from the
9lh to the 19th of June next, at Johnstown and
Summit, for tho grading and masonry. The road
within Ibis distance wilt cross thp Allegheny
Mountain, encountering some of tho heaviest gra
ding offered in this country. In addition. to n ,
number of extensive cuttings, embankments and i
culverts, there will be one tunnel 1,200 yards In
length at tho summit of tho mountain, and nnolh- '
er SOO yards through Pringlo'a Point. Tho Pllls- 1
burg Gazette in communicating those facta, says 1
by (he first of July, tlian, the grand work of lov- j
oiling the Allegheny Mountain will bo fairly com
menced, and when it is finished, there will no
longer be any obstruction from this cause, bo
tween the waters of the Ohio and tho Delaware, '
and Philadelphia will be brought WTthln fifteen
hours of pleasant riding of Pittsburg. By that
time, also, Jfo shall have, a continuous railroad
highway to the Mississippi, and most probably to
i OhWic. Who can estimate the effect of this
.arattltneof lravsl opening up between the East
{■ add the West, and’brlnglng the extremities of out
country Into a mere neighborhood distance.
The Locusts areboginlng to appear in numbers.
yilß COMING BIdSCTiON.,
The Reading Convention, to nominate candidates
for Governor and Canal ComVissioner, assembles on.
Wednesday' next. Cbi. William Bioleb; of Clpar
field county, will, beyond doubt, receive nearly «
unanimous vole, as tho candidate for Govctnor. Thb
Democrats of the several counties have declared for
him in a yoieo approaching unanimity- No man in
the Slate enjoys ; the confidence of Iho people lon
grantor degree than Col-.Biout*. In his' own dis
trict, where he.is known to ell, ho enjoys n popular
ity truly enviable. Ho is respected by all—beloved
h
>y all.
And well is Col, Bigler entitled to llio confidence
and respect or the people. From a poor boy, ho has,
by hie own energy, perseverance, and honesty, sun]
, mounted all obstacles, and established a character
and a name of which he may-well feel proud. Sgch
a man deserves the, full confidence of. the people.—
Such a main the people want'in the executive chair.
That Col. Bigler will be triumphantly elected, we
have nevorfor a moment doubted. But yet, to “make
his calling l and election sure,” it behooves the De
gioiraoyof the Slate to bo op and doing. Wo must
organizeevery county, town, village, and lown
ahl?,': Wo must" stiffen up ibe sinews of war,” and
prepare to meet the cohorts of Federalism ns in
days of yore. Our Democratic friends ■ must not j
rely too much upon tlieio own strength. This has
been the rook upon which' the best hopes of the
Democracy have ort more lhanono occasion been
wrecked. In the approaching, campaign; 'particu
larly.,, our friends should bo active, vigilant, and
persevering. Our political opponents, as heretofore,
will resort to any snip every-expedient,, to'elect
llicir candidates. Backed up with.nil the pnlron-,
ego afforded by both National and Stale adminis
trations, Iho Federalists* will enter the campaign
with 'many advantages over llio Democracy. A
bail cause requires desperate and reckless moons
to be employed to sustain it, and our opponents,
knowing Ibis, will, as in former limes, resort to 01,
kinds of deception, in the hope of deceiving the poo.
pie,
_n otic next rvo hope to-, bd, able to optionee Iho
nominees of the Heading Democratic Convention,
and shall llicn lake occasion lo urge our friends once
more, to organize for tho approaching contest.
A BOLD, RECKLESS TRAITOR,
. 11 My counsel is, secede-from the Union of these
United States. •At every hazard, and to the lest
extremity secede. 1 If 1 was now about to draw my
last breath, Willi that breath I would exhort you to
secede. "—RheU't Speech before the Southern Rights
Atsccialion.
For twenty.five years, says llio Ohio Stale Jour
nal, this traitor has been plotting treason against
the Union. All the movements with which ho has
i sympathized and acted, have been aimed at this
end, Robert Barnwell Rhclt stands forth, by his
own confession, before the' American people, n hoary
headed trailer. His design and aim and labor is, to
destroy the Union of those States. Ho boasts of it.
He proclaims it from the house top.
How have wo fallen since the days of Jefferson and
Dorr, in bur treatmentofthose who conspire against
the Union. Burr was arrested and tried for treason.
It was supposed ho was laboring to separate the
Western and Southwestern Slates from tho Union,
and, la conquer end attach a part of Mexico thereto.
Tho country was in arms at llio outrage. Again,,
the Hartford Convention, during the late war , with
England, assembled lo consider the grievances lo
wllich lire commerce and business of Now England
were Subjected by that measure; and, therefore, the
1 chargeol'treason was raised against them, and for'
thirty years tho odium of u Hartford Convention,” 1
was enough lo damn any man who had any thing tot
do with it, so jealous did ouVi geoplo OPPV aT on lliß
BubjeclMrtho'porpotaily'Of .lho Union. Now, how
evor, the lone is changed. Now, disunionlsla and
poljtiosl fanatics, both at tho North and the Sonlh,
eaii talk of the Union as a thing of no value; indeed,
as a bond of wetvilude, to be broken asunder at the
first convenient moment. Now, treason con stalk
rampant through the streets ofCbarleston, and there
arc none lo molest it. Now, papers can bo ealab.
lished at Washington, the sent of Government of
i these Stales, and openly advocate tho dissolution of
tho Union, and Uses formation of n Southern, and
slavo.holdiog confederacy. Now, so noted .and die.
Unfinished a man as Mr. Rholl, a Senator from South
Carolina in the Congress of tho Slates, can proclaim
his infamous purposes through Hie land, and nobody
heeds it. South Carolina may threaten secession,
and nobody is alar med. The Legislature may call a
Convention lo lake steps for a soporalo and Indepen
dent government, and (he press of the nation nolo it
in a short paragraph, as an ordinary item of news of
tho day.
Why is there Ibis 'fooling of Indifference 7 Why
this listless disregard of their throats 7 Is it because
the public mind has gradually become familiar with
such talk, and thus pass' it by when It should bo
hooded; or la It that tho people of tho Union hove no
idea that any such steps will bo taken, and that al|
thio.puffing and gasconade of the Palmetto chivalry
is mere wind, designed for some ulterior object, and
ns such, perfectly harmless, and beneath their notice?
This is n difficult question lo solve. It is evident
that somebody Is deceived. Either the people ol
South Carolina oro badly humbugged by their load
ers, or tho people of, tho Union ore deceived about
their real purposes. Time will soon determine tho
question. South Carolina is getting Into a light
place. Her Uhcllo depended much upon gelling up
la Southern Confederacy. They wore so Impudent
las lo attempt it, and failed, most signally ; not one 1
1 southern Stale uniting with them in their treasonable 1
■ scheme. Tho only course loft is for her lo secede!
alone Mr.Tthotl thinks this is tho only alternative,!
and ho is urging hor to tho fatal plunge. Let her!
go. Lot hoftry tho ciporlmenl. Perhaps thoro will!
bo no bolter time to lest tho strength and integrity’
of tho Union. • Lot a government vessel bo stationed
off tho harbor of Charleston, to intercept oil vessels
coming In and going out. Lot all duties bo collected
for the port In this way. Lot all the post offices in
the Slate bo discontinued. Lot the mails bo carried
around them, cither by soa or by land. And when
all this is done, lot us sec how long they will hold
oul. •
(jj'A grand whig demonstration agalnit Collector
Lewis, for shying that mechanics and workingmen
•' arc well onougli in tliolr sphere, but by no moans
amongst the most respectable or influential of our
citizens," came off at tho Museum in Philadelphia,
on Thursday overling last. Feiog B. Savory provi
ded. From beginning to end, tho mooting, which
was largo, waa ono continued soono of excitement,
disorder, and violence. When tho resolutions in
condemnation of Mr. Lewis and demanding hi* ro
■novel, by tho President, were road, tho greatest up.
roar occurred, the Lewis ond anti. Lewis bullies hav.
Ing got lliomsolvoe Into a regular “ knock-down
but tho police Interfered, and took a number to (lib
look-up. Tho Statesman soys that the ", scone Irons,
oendod, in point of moral, ond oven brutal vio
lance, nny of the Innumerable turmoils and riots
which almost (111 the local annals " of Philadelphia.
I Harmonious .whlggery! This flght, as well os (ho
reported wont of conoorl in the cabinet at Washing,
ton, oslilblts anything but a promising stale of affairs
1 for the opposition. Wonder if this Is tho “good
I lime " which liss boon so long " coming 1"
The weather for the.lael few weeks lies been
very favorable to the crops, being watm ond ..In
terepeieed With showers of talrt, ,
THE JUDICIAL CONTENTION.
Tho Democratic Judicial lo nominate
five candidates for the Soprem^dncji,'will ossom
bio in'Harrisburg, on the lUhofJune. dole,
gates to lliis convention will have a. responsible duly
to perform, and wo sincerely Irusi they will bo dis
charge that duly, as to modi the full approbation of
their. Democratic constituents.
Thoiobjcctof that convention will.bo to select five
names, (from tho list of Democratic lawyers in tho
Stale,) to bp placed before the-people as candidates
Tor Iho Supremo Bench; Those five candidates,
should bonnet only DombcralB,*|)bl men “learned in
tho law”—men well known for legal ability and pur*
jly of character. '
Tho election of Judges is an experiment with tile
people of this Stale, and many entertain fears that
the experiment will prove an unprofitable one.—
Such may be tho case; but the fault will bo with tho 5
people themselves, if the election of Judges proves a
failure. If the delegates to compose the Judicial
convention are actuated by proper motives—if they,
instead of selecting their “friends*' select only those
who are known for their eminence as lawyerb and cit
izens, as candidates for' the Supreme Dench, then
every one will admit that to elect-Judges is prefera
bio to appointing them.' •- >
. For the honor of our Supremo Court then—for Iho
honor and success of the Democratic parly—wo hope
to soo the delegates to the Judicial' convention oxer*
else duo prudence in selecting iho fiVo candidates
, for,the Supreme Bench.
The amendment to the Constitution, recently rati
fied by'the-,people, contains the regulation of details
for the election of, Judges of Iho acvcral..Codrts of
the Commonwealth. It has not been printed in the
pamphlet laws, and as every, body is Interested In Its
provisions, a general rcpublication seems to bo de
manded : , ”• ‘
The Judges of llio supremo court, of the severs
courts ot common pleas, and of *ueh other poarts of
record as are or shall bo established by law, shall bo
elected by the qualified electors of .Iho Cofnmon
wealth, In the manner following, to wit : ;
The Judges of the supremo court, by ,the qualified
electors of the Commonwealth at largc v lho President
Judges of the several courts of common pleas, and of
such other courts of record as are or shall bo estab
lished by law, and dll other Judges, required to bo
learned in the law, by the qualified electors of the
respective districts over which to preside
or act as Judges | and the associate Judges of the
courts of corhmon pleas, by iho qualified electors of
iho counties respectively.,, The Judges of the su
nremo'court shall hold their offices for llio term of
fifteen years, if they shall So long behave themselves
well, (subjected to the allotment hereinafter provided
i for, subsequent to the first election,) the President
I Judges of the several courts of common pleas, and
i ofsuch other courts of record ns/aro or shall boos.
I Inblishcd by law, shall hold their offices for llio
I term of ten years, if they to long behave them.
1 selves well} the Associate Judges ofthe courts of
common plcas.shall hold tholr offices rdf the term of
ifivo years, if they so long behave themselves well ;
all of tvhonrshull ho commissioned by the Governor,
but for any reasonable shall not bo suf
ficient grounds for impeachment, the Governor shall
remove any of them on the, address df two.llnrds of
each branch of the Legislature. Tho first election
shall lake place at the genera! election ofthis Com.
monwoailh, next after the adoption of this amend
ment, and the commissions of all tho Judges who
may bo then in.qffico' shall expire on,tho first Mon
day of December following, when the terms 01. the
new Judges shall .commence. ' Tho- persons who
shall then be elected Judges of the Supremo court,
shall hold iholr offices ns follows: One of them for
three years, one for six years, one for nine years,one
for twelve years, and one for fifteen years, 'the term
of each to bo decided by lot by the sold Judges, ns
soon after the election as convenient, and the result
certified by them to the Governor,' that the.commis
sions may bo issued in accordahep thereto.- .Tho-
Judge whose commission will., fiqft'pxpirp,. shall.be
Chief Juslieo during his ; tcmii each
ijudgoiwhoso cofpnusslQn>blKl,rhwshgll- tn
iotibe GhieE Jostles*
•ions shall expire on the name day; the Judges hold
ing them shall decide by lot which shall bo the Chief
Juslieo. Any vacancies happening by death, resig
nation or otherwise, in any of lbs said courts, shall
be filled by appointment by tho Governor, to continue
till tho first Monday of December succeeding the
next general election. Tho Judges of iho supreme
court and the President Judges of the several courts
of common pleas shall at staled lubes, receive an
adequate compensation fixed by law, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance in office s
but they shall receive no fees or perquisites of office,
nor hold any other office of profit, under li»>*Com.j
monwoailh, or under the government of the United |
States, or any other Stale ofthis Union. 'Jho Judjf-|
cs of the supremo court diffing their continuance in
office, shall reside within this Commonwealth • nnu
the other Judges during their conlindance in office,,
shall reside within the district or county for which
hey were respectively elected, ’
Now Couitltatlon of Maryland* .
The first Wednesday in Juno is Uio day fixed for
taking tho.sonso of the people of Maryland upon Ike
new Constitution! and if adopted, it if to go Jnto ope
ration on the fourth of July next. Tho new is cer
tainly an improvement on tho old one, and if a ma
jority of the people of that Stale Jwire rofofm.it
will carry.
Tho following arc (ho main features of tho now
Constitution:—Biennial sessions of tho Legislature,
and each session limited to the lOlli of March! Stale
elections hereafter to taho place on tho first .Wod
nosdoy of November; Delegates to servo-two years,,
and Senators to bo divided into two classes, the first
to go out of oflico In two years, and fhoso elected in
1853 to servo lour years, so that one-half will bo
chosen every other-year,nt the election of.dclegalei.
M inislcra of tho gospel are not allowed to bold seals
in tho legislature; Divorce bills ore prohibited, and
a majority of tlio whole number of both Houses is
required to pass a law. Principals or second* to a
duel, debarred from lioldlng ony office ; of trust'-or
profit, imprisonment for debt la' abolished, ond
power Is given lo tho Legislature to past laws (p
protect tho properly of the wife from debts of the
(husband, and lo exempt a homestead worth 850?
(from levy and sale by execution* The compensation I
of Btato officers, except the Governor, limited to
83000. Judges aro to hold office ten years, and each!
Cpurl is to have a Clerk to serve six years. Dank
stockholders ore brought under, tho individual lia
bility pi Inclplo. Voters required to fesldo In the
Stale twelve months, end in tho county or election
district six months, Any person convlolod of brl,
bory at elections to bo deprived from holding office
or voting forever thereafter; and the same dlsquali*
fieolion lo volo provided against any poreon over
twonly-ono yoars.of.uge, who ihoy ho oonvlctod or
larceny or oilier Infamoua crime, unload pardoned by
the Governor.
■ The reformers generally favor tbo how Cohstitui
lion, believing 11 lo bo the boat that could have been
framed under ihb circumstances J whilst a oomido.
ruble portion of Iho Whig press are mailing a dead
set against it. The chances, we think, favor Us
adoption,, ' .
The Wnslilniiton Monument.
• Tho Board of Managers of this noble undertaking
suggest that collections ho taken up in its old,
throughout ll|o Onion, on Iho approaching anniver
sary of our national .independence. Tbo occasion)
remarks the Philadelphia Sun, Is a happy and suit!
able one to assist In completing Iho magnificent
work, so purely national in its character. Tho sitae,
turn Is now eighty-four foot from tho surface) and,
including materials, workmanship, necessary offices,
workshops, machinery, etc., has cast, so far, only
about *125,000, and Iho whole cost of Ilia obelisk,
when completed, is estimated at *552,000, which, It
lo anticipated, will not fall lo be contributed by the
patriotic people of the United Slates, to an object SO
noble, and which la to evlnca their grotltndo and
ysha'tallon for the graat benefactor of their country.
CLIPPINGS OP, THE WEEK*
Youno Ladv Shot dv a Bov.— A young lady,
daughter,of Mr. Hastings, of JamaicpVyt.. while
bn a visit at ihe house of a friend in. Londonderry,
was .shot by- a,boy, under very distressing circum
stances, The boy look up the gun and Snapped
it pnco or twice without effect. Ho then, play fuL
ly .pointing it at the girl; said *' I*ll .shoot you,
sis,’* and snapping it again, the-whole charge
lodged in her forehead.
Shocking Death dv Hanging. —Welearrifrorri
the Canton Weekly Register, that a Utile girl at
school,-hear Macomb, in McDonough county, 111.,
came to a sudden and most shocking death last
week, by her school mistress pulling a handker
chief .'oround-.her neck arid raising her from tho
floor, until her neck was dislocated.' - The leacher
had accused the child of. slealing .a piece of mo
ney, and threatened to hang, her - if she did not
confess iho crime. The child persisted in its in
nocence, she proceeded to pul her threatinto ex
ecution, with the above mentioned result.
The Democratsof the.cilywtf Reading aro busi
ly engaged in making arrangements for the recep
tion of the Delegates; io the Stale convention to
be held - initial city on the 4ih of June. They
purpose giving them the right kind of a welcome.
GreglGt in London. —Amongst the numerous
representatives of the American press now in
London! is Mr. Horace Greeley, of the New York
Tribune, who, says a letter of May-9th, may bo
seen almost daily at the exhibition, promenading
with' some distinguished character, and " the
shocking bad hat" arid old “white coat” do
not give John Doll a very, correct notiAo of our
members of Congress.
Ohio. —On Tuesday, the. 17th of. June, tho
electors are to determine whether the new consli
tutlon’shall be adopted, to take tho plaice of the
old. .
Severn! cases of small-pox. have 'recently oc
curred In Lancaster. The papers are urging the
citizens to attend to Vaccination in time.
Jewelry is : becoming quite, fashionable again.
One of Our colemporaries says he met a lady the
other,day WUb'had a farm,on each wrist, a four
story housVround her neck, and at least six life
memberships ip the Bible Society attached to
each car.
Tho Paris Constitutional says—“ The number
of passports demanded by persons intending to go
from France to visit the exhibition in London, al
ready amounts to 240,000. 1 ’ ■
De leaving Wilmington, N. C., every vessel is
searched and smoked to prevent slaves from esca
ping on board. The captain is obliged, to pay
three dollars for having his vessel smoked.
,F. K. Boas, Esq., of Harrisburg, is recom
mended, in.the Democratic Union, as a candidate
for.the Slate. Senate, in - the Northumberland and,
Dauphin district, now represented by R. M.
Frick, Whig.
The Hon. Alexander Ramsey, Governor of Min?
nesola, and formerly a resident of Harrisburg,
Pa,, was last week honored by a public dinner
whilst on a visitlo that city, by his old friends
and school-mates. '«
The Scientific American says that a man in
Orange county was found one night climbing on
overshot wheel in a fulling mill. Ho was asked
what ho was doing. He said he , was Ityibg to
got;Up to bcd v but somehow- br other
still. •
A Silver and Load mino lias just been opened
in Chester county, about two miles from Phoenix
ville, from which ore has already been taken,
which, after analysis, has been found to yield 33
ounces of pure silver to the ton, and 50 per cent,
of Load.
On the 2d inst., an interesting son of Mr. Val
entino Messingeri of the village of Freemimsburg,
Northampton.bounty* aged about one/year, lost
Its life by the -'clothes catching, fire, while the
mother was engaged at washing, Tho Utile suf
ferer lingered several days after tho.accidonl hap
pened. ...
Il is estimated that IHO cost of the fuel annually
required in'the*.United Slates for mechanical and
'manufacturing purposes—mainly for the genera
tion of steam—cannot fall short of $50,000,000.
Tho London Nows publishes the names of all
the exhibitors at the Great Fair, with a list o
their contrihutions. They occupy some thirty or
forty solid columns of that paper. ■
Lieut. Adams and Lieut. Edwards, Third Ar
tillery, stationed at Fort Moultrie, S. C., have had
a hostile meeting at Island. After an
exchange of shots, by whiolf Edwards was slight
ly Hounded in the hack, the difficulty was recon
ciled. A lady was at the bottom of the misun
derstanding, as usual. '
A snake, , evidently of the Whig school, has I
been caught near Louisville. The Democrat says |
it is of the chamelioo order, ns" at tiroes it appears
of a clear white color, again you look, and it is
of u beautiful pink color.' This is a great curios
ity.in tho.way ofenadka. v .. .
“Mother,” said a little boy the other day, “why
aVo orphans the happiest children op earth V
“ They are not-—why do you askl”
. “Because they have no mothers to spank ’em.”
' ’A' young woman, wailing 1 maid to tho lady pi
ilieedltorofahoN.Y. Herald, has boon arrested on
a charge.of stealing,diamond jewelry from Mrs.
| Bennett, valued at one thousand dollars.
Tbs Ohio Statesman calls Cincinnati the meat
ropolis of tho west, and Insinuates that notwith
standing the abundance of hogs,- their “ sasson
gors" are mostly made of dogs!
Tho Circuit Court Room at Milwaukio, was
tho acono of a corrowful event on tho TCth Inst.
James Hollldey, Hag., ono of the most esteemed
members of the bar of that city, whilst pleading
a case, was suddenly taken 111, and before ho
could bo removed, from the Court, expired, Ills
death Is said lo have boon caused by rheumatism
of the heart. '
Tho Detroit Advertiser stales that the dwelling
of Gen. Cass, In that cilyj was accidentally sot
onTito from a stove pipe In the bath room on tho
18lh Inst, lly the prompt assistance of tbo oill.
zons, it was extinguished before much damage
was,done,
Tito Cincinnati papers announce Iho death of a
colored man in Clnysvillo, Ky„ at tho advanced
ego of 131 years. Anotlior aged colored person,
a female slave, died last week in the District of
Columbia) sbo was 106 years old.
Mrs. Ann Inncs, mother of Mrs. JohnJ. Crit
tenden, died lit Franklin county, Ky., on tho 11th
lnst.,ngfd 01.
’ Mrs- Partington is said lobe dangerously ill,
and it is feared that the newspaper, press la going
to lose her valuable cervices tie a contributor. Poor
old lady, r.ho has a liatd llmo of it.
STATE AGRICtttBBAL FAIR!
TO THE rE6PLE;.OH, I’ENSS’A:
It will not be forgottcn tlmt the State Agri
cultural . Society of. Pennsylvania has fixed
Harrisburg as the place,'- and'the 28(1, 2-1 tli
and 25th of October next, as the time for their
Akndai. I-lxniinTioN. There - U no State in
the Union -whose climate,- soil and the habits
lof whoso people afford more ample resources
tban ’our own fof 'a creditable exhibition of
thoir skill and industry. There is nothing
raised, grown or manufactured upon the face
of the earth, which is not more or loss inter
esting in the study and science of Agriculture.
The Former, the Horticulturalist, the Inven
tor, the Mechanic, arc all cordially and ear
nestly invited to contribute and partako-in the
interest which will bo excited by tlio occnsionj
and'especially do wo invito.the aid, counte
nance and presence of our mothers and daugh
ters, upon whose handy-work and good'exam
ple wo ore so dependent, for all the domestic
comforts of life. , •
Arrangements are now being made for en
closing the -grounds, and providing separate
and safe places for all animals and .articles
which shall bo presented for exhibition. .All
the canals and rail-ways of the State will bo
open free of charge for’ their transportation to
Harrisburg; and visitors will come and go on
them at one half-the usual rates.
. The young men of the State arc reminded
that the Pioconnto Match will, afford them
'in. opportunity for the display ..of their.skill,
of their teams and the fitness of
their implements. "•
-While wo address this communication to. the
people of our State, it will not bo understood
that it is designed to exclude, the citizens of o
ther States; much.loss to avoid the honorable
competition which their contributions may af
ford. Wow is the time to prepare. By dil-do
tion of the Executive Committee.' ' -
: FREDERICK WATTS,
President of the Stale Agricultural Society .
Carlisle, May 28, 1851.
BQy-Papors throughout the State nro reques
ted to copy.
For tlm Volunteer. .
THE BIBLE CAUSEi
The Managers of the Cumberland Comtu Bible
Society to ihe'Citizens of Cumberland County.
In pursoanoo of the recommendation of tho
clergy of Carlisle, who hold a mooting last Jan
uary, in Education Hall, at which tho agent of
tho Pennsylvania Bible Society was present,
it was.dotormined'by tho Board of Managers
to attempt the exploration and supply, .of'tho
county, by an agent visitipg.eycry family, and
meeting tho wants of all who were found des
titute, cither by sale or donation.
-. Tho Board accordingly appointed Mr. E. A.
Brady, ns their agent—directed donations to
bo solicited—inrited the co-operation of the
clergy--called for the aid of .tho Bible socie
ties in tho county—ordered a supply, of Bibles
from Philadelphia, and commenced last Janu
ary tho work Of exploring the county. ‘ It'ha’s
since steadily progrossed:.'slx townships have
been gone over, and tho .seventh, is now .in a
course; of visitation. About gthroe hundred
dollars worth of Bibles and Testaments have
been already sold or gratuitously distributed,
and donations collected exceeding one hundred
half townships which'ho has'traversed, up
wards of a hundred families destitute of ~ a Bi
. blc, all of whom .have boo!T'auppli«d.‘- Some
, not only hoy .cheerfully, butiglvosomcthing’ to
-1 wards tho work,' otters pay a trifle for a book,
ivnd. to others we have to give it gratuitously,
but with one solitary exception, all hare wil
lingly received the Bible, and in one way or
other, about four hundred Bibles and. three'
hundred Testaments have been pul in circula
tion in the seven townships, not includlng'any'
of the towns, which hare yet to bo visited..
Here ore facts deserving-the consideration nf
our bcnovolcnt’citizens! Can it bo possible
that the written word ,<jan bo, extensively dif
fused among our population, and not produce
some salutary results? Is'U not probable that
many of'those who are found destitute of the
sacred volume, seldom, if ever, go to.lho house
of God. and.sn what other way can wo hope
the truth-will over bo brought .within, their
reach? Many also who would pover think of
I looking into an old book which may have Inin
I long neglected in the garret or on their shelves,
will bo induced not, only to purchase, but pc-
I ruse in their families, the beautiful ami cheap
I editions brought to their doors. Besides is)
nothing gained by the calling the attention of*
I the bead of every family throughout the conn-,
ly to the Importance of the study cf Bible. i
by the judicious remarks of, our : agent? The
Board are determined to go on and complete
tho work ; nnd we again appeal to tub ci,eh-
Gt, to present tlic subject to their congroga
liona, nnd take up ft collection, however small,
to, assist in tho effort. Wo call on the local By
bU Societies not Only to give tho agent. Ihmr
countonnnoo, hut thoir clllolcnt mds wo look
to the benevolent and charitable among onr olti
xons, every one of whom can do .ft little, and
tho wealthy In tho church can do much, nnd
will, wo trust, giro with liberality. To tho
Indies of Cumberland county, wo need mako no
appeal i they nro over ready to nßslst n dis
tributing tho Bible, both by tholrcontnbutihns i
andpersonal services, and ihdood wo_wnnld
hnvo little hopo of accomplishing satisfactori
ly, tho groat purposa of visiting every family
in tho county, mid supplying tho wants of tho
destitute,' did wo not. Awl ' ohnildont of tkoir
willingness to help on with tho hlossoil work!
■ JAMES HAMILTON, President.
S. Etxiorr, Boorotorjr,
Curlislo; May 28th, 1851.
P@„Judgo Bredin, of Butter, Pa., died
suddenly, of an affection of tho brain, at Buf
falo’, N. Y., on tho 11th inst; Ho was tVosi-j
dont Judgo of l»la District; and was ft protoi
nent Cftndldato of tho Democratic party for
tho Supremo Bench.
OiionußA,—Our osolinngos from the South
and West bring us intelligence of a jiumher of
fatal cases of.this terrible disease, along the
Ohio And Mississippi rivers..
Appointment hy tub Governor of Penn
sylvania.—John D. ChEian, Esq., of San
Francisco, to bo a Commissioner for,taking tho
acknowledgment of deeds and depositions in
tho State of California, loiro used in Pennsyl
vania aa evidence^ ;
Jd®**.Tho Harrisburg Colton Factory was
put in operation bn .Monday week; Tho Mbj
ytwirricflJi aays tho trial tlip rtocfijpory was
highly Biioowarui, and slibwftltw everything
was In complete and working order. ‘‘.
A Dboiped Sensation. — A lady, with tho
Turkish pantaloons, mode her nppoiirnnoo hi
Choanut. street, Philadelphia, ,on Saturday
evening, and created (V groat sensation among
the staid,dehUonS of that phlegmatic olty.-r
Tho ledger laya that as tho ntat little ladling
hoot.threaded its,way through tho crowd, the
universal ojtprcpsloh was-.** decidedly pretty.”
Dlothodlit Cliiitch ,Oft»o.««iuteretliii^^ :?s '
This case,. instituted jiy Iho MclhodinE
Conference, Soulii. tigalnaVthd MeUiodistß
corn, in Now York, waMaken up in i| lo ■
i ouit Court, York, on Monday; T| | 1
! Revordy. Johnson and Daniel D. Lord, of New y' !
appeared forilho complainant. Mr. Webster • ■
oho of iho counsel oh (hd samo aide. n on V*" l ‘
Clioatfl',' of Mann., and 'Gco. Wood, Esq : , 0 f ‘y a * .
poured for tho dofciidanlß. Tho Hon. 1
ing was also present, ho being counsel f or Jo f
1 anla in a similar suit against the branch Met) *l.
Book Concern of Cincinnati. 101,1 .
; Mr. Lord, in.opening tho caee, elated U,..,, ’*
stringent measures 1 operating In the Mciiii* '
1 church in this country, whereby its
prohibited from owning slaves, led i n 1344
proposition for a division, whiph toaqacceded’to 'I ;
1 consequently, n separate ond distinct organiiil'' f ; -•
! look place in 1845, denominated the i’: :
copal Church South, thallho Methodist BooVr^
' cern in New Vork, worlli aboul $750,000, was e»u
lislied with a view to furnish Books to minist*,,.} : '
the church, who sold them tq'mcmbcrs and olhe L* 1 *
1 and tho proceeds after paying the expenses 0 f i‘ !
establishment, were to bo devoted tolbomainte
anco ol lrayelling ond superannuated ministers,;
I owe and orphans, &c., that .'the said church[W '' ' 1
[ was declared to bo composed of the Mcthodid
churches in the slavd-liolding States 5 that | t j ’y
ly understood that the annual, conference #t jf ’ vi,y,
York in, 1844 agreed to the measure, but U Wl , r . {' ‘
scqucnlly urged bylhe church North UißUhona*
uro of division was unconstitutional, and ib«i
Churches at the South were seceders, and not cuiiiU
to a participation in the profits of the
and Imvo.rcfused looilow a division of said ciu^ 1
ment, or to pay to the . Church South \Uapp t ,
share, agreeably to the division. Tho' j
in consequence, is instituted, as if the iL- •
aio declared, 'to bo seceders,,they-lose W.
iho Methodist churches ocd.other f
I South., ' ' |
The complaint states that tho churcli Is a v&Vi. P
ry institution and unincorporated. It consultdl [’.
Bishops, 4,828 :proachors—and in bishops, mining V
nnd members under tho'organiznlidn in the Uniw b' •
Sl.dcs, 1,190,9G0; ; Of these about 639,001) helon.i,*;/ .
the North nnd 465,000 to’lho,Church South. !• .
Ii wne alulcd'by Mr. Lord, in opening, lluilh ' '
slriugcul measures prohibiting Ministers and men. :
bcrsoftlfo Methodist church in.question to sUvm, ' !
prevented tho notion of tho church in slavc-hoMinj i‘
Stales and a scperalioa became -nccessarry. Pit,,. > ’
ous to this it was shown that exceptions had btet 4V4--
taken to a minister named Harding, at Bdlimwe, -
nnd. Ip Bishop Andrews, of Georgia, who bad becoM *
by marriage or descent owners of slaves, and win • ;?
could not by the laws mnnumll thetn. i ~ , v.
• One ,'of them held- by Dishdp Andrews had b«i
dcvised witii directions that she should be sent in Li,
berin, but she would not go, arid the Bishop, ulllioufb
nominally her owner, exercised no acts <it*ownership pn.4*
over her, and she went where she pleased. Mr. L
made remarks in relation to the facts.
■ Mr. Lord then rcnd'tho complaint. After übicb
Mr. Johnson (a sou of tho Hon. Rcvmiy Johnson) jjj||/'‘
rcad n portion of tlicanswer/nnd Mr. E. h Flciclw BEi?
concluded tho reading oflho same. The reidingof f|j||
Iho application was dispensed with, and A.lr. Lord
proceeded with liUorgumcnl* • r.^v'J
WVhlg Bloctlnjj-*“ but not by nuj iwmt
most respcctublc,**
Under iho above quaint heading, iho Penn»i/Uan|. ,
fin published the following highly diverting accom) ,
of a Whig indignation meeting held in PliiladelpUi
on Thursday evening, tor the purpose ofcdlllng Mr.
Collector' Lewis to account* for iho* 1 insulting id
aristocratic doctrine p proclaimed in his recent lelln ’
Ipjho President. ,It would seem, from this detertf- ;*
lion, that the harmonious hosts of VVjiiggery ire ii ;
n slatc'of glorious ponfusion, just now: -
The meeting last nfght at the Museum of. lltme
•• who arc all well enough In thqit sphere,” mi i
little htl thoTunnicst, the noisiest,-and al.tlio rami
time, tlio biggest demonstration we have had foi i
long time in Philadelphia. In ordinary‘limes,lfiki
huge saloon of tlio Musc.um is anywhere nenrful .
tlio turnout Is thought to bo very good; but on thii •.
occasion It was not only completely filled, but lb
I oiUrioa. pt.ilfq. noults and.corners were all thronged, t-V
of. the oulflidcre who filled fi'/t/h -V
street, Tram Chestnut -sireof tbTll»» .
I Theatre. There were a great many parties andw. .
tercels present, inducing the “Lewis men, lb ,
“ onli-Lowis men,”. Mayor Gilpin's Police, who uu<
iy distanced the proudest,achievements of the‘‘Mu
tial Police, *’ and a.large body.of Democrats whooc.
cuptcd the outer circles of the “sphere,” but wm •
by no means the most indifferent, spectators oil*,
fun, Peleg B. Savert, Esq,, tlio whig Senator hoi
the county, who is “respectable ms)
I sphere, occupied .'the chnir, the resolutions beirj
i rcad.by Mr. Samuel Lloyd, of Penn District, «b
!moy bo “well enough, ” bpt as yet, we lu« M
I voucljois.ns to how hu rulcsal Ihobig While How: -
I but what the .resolutions were bibuul, or who tot
iho Vice Presidents, (hero woe too much “ noise m
confusion,” to permit us to osccilain. As *oon»
Iho proceedings were fairly commenced, llioih 4
was mounted by n body, of tlio Kkllts, /WluftoJ .
Johnston, Jim and John, a rampant •
Buck, and several others from the Court Ilouto and ;
Post Office delegations., This was lU %kna/ for a '
regular “ Knock.down and drag out. ” SeuuWtfn
“most respectable” wore arrested and taken loll* :
Mayor’s Office. Among them was one of the Kti- ,
i.y’s, who hud “ pistols lor two.” but was obliged lo
wllhnul hin "cofleo " till ll.i. morning,
will Hike it at Mr. Un.rlM'n levee. I'tom llm l»
nut, the mailing won one continued ncoim ornpion
nnil lomuli, culivoned every now nnd lien nj m
minching mil of norno unlucky wight, ” 0 ' ’
knowing how fur Ihp proceeding. wore under «J,
would niog mil “No!" when h'o ihould b» T ®
gwtred “ Aye," mid vice vrria. ,i hq • g""" 1 »
Lf.wn” nnd tho “clioom for doom, ■"»
" jrionns fur Cooetrn ” nnd “ cheer. far"J
proposed in such rqpid qucccion, >"
of Iho .room, that ii impn« bln or .
most ucti.C men lo keep up ) blltall thal ««•"■W
to the Mayor’. police, lot they pouncedl wit onl*
cniojiy nnd; without mercy upon every »«
mndo hi. ronpnneo In Iho wrong o'ny nnd un
wrong lime. But which win iho rigid "‘J,.
K *«Vright lime, nobody bat
seemed to bo able lo make out.
General, Fools, Ims accepted the » ominl | |o V
Governor of Mississippi* Tim friends of! ® .
ion. In. that Stale havo presented him via r
of, higli-blooded horaesand Bn,eleg«i* , i
wilh wbioir lo make hla campaign in 1
Union principles. n
On the lAlh Inst., by the Rev. A.
•Andrew Ficeus, lo Mibb Ann WuaeTi bul»
ford township, Cumberland county. pi,
On fho Ist Inst., by the Rev. J. ”• *. A*
James M’Cui.locit; lo Miss OAnoi.iNß J>* ,^
I (or of (he late Ur. Georgs D.-l'oulho,
place. , bv ihi
In Meolinnicsbnrg, on the 99d ,n ®
Rsv.John O. Frilchey, Mt. K ; cn , ort
to Mias Mabv'Eokkbt, both ol H aro P
ship. • . w ]]((■
On Iho oamo clay, hy Iho Rov ; J “!' Cits' 1
man, Mr. David Zoo, lo Mias Locltta
both of this county. n T »)
On tiio some day, by llio same, f- (i) j|i(
.Wow,.of-South■ Miildlolon lownahip,
Jank U. Walkso, of York oquniy. , #l i
On Tuesday Inal, by both of^
NArTaiNotii, lo Mias Janb I-,. Lim-i
county. ..jjd
jaeatlM*
Liver complaint, Mrs* Mary D nob|
Patrick Diw»on,«ffed 68ye»W«^ fti , b.lo"
Sho was a kind and alToollOhato T boloviJ 1
mother, nhii a pood 011, 8 ' ", n „l B wIH bo .Icop'T f<
all who ltn*w her.nmj her lo.n wm
by her husband and children*
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