AMERICAN .’VOLUNTEER. JOUN3). II RATION, Editor & Proprietor. ’.CAIttJSLB, PA.. JUNE 29, 1854. Damocratio State Ticket: : , GOVERNOR: WILLIAM BIGLER, . ' ’of OLEARPIED COUNTY. •Judge of the supreme court. JEREMIAH .S. BLACK, 0? SOMERSET'COUNTY. CXfciL COMMISSIONER ; HENRY S.MOTT, OP. PIKE COUNTY. [£7»Our member'bf Congress, Hon. Wm, H. Kuetz, will please accept our thanks for his continued attentions. Soldiers Coming. —"We are informed that three companies of United States Infantry will g6on arrive at our Barracks. Our male citi zens arc delighted, and the young ladies are al readyon the alert, preparing their “togery” for an against “ commissions.” Buttons, as a matterof course, will now reign predominant; and 44 cits” will be compelled to act as good little children, viz—shut their eyes, open their.mouths,'arid take what the Lord will send tbemL' 'Juvenile however, had better lookout, as some of our ladies are veteran -soldiers in the wars of affection, and have had considerable experience in “flinging” and—*” being flung.”' New York Weekly Leader, —This is the title of a new weekly paper lately started in the city of New York. Lord, Webster & Co. are the publishers. Terms of subscription, $2,00 per years. Tho matter is well selected, the ed itorials ably written, and the execution of the paper very neat. The proprietors have our hearty wishes. Carrying o:*t i heiit 1’ it i s’ci ples .—lt is said that the Hon Joseph K. Chavoler. for many years the able editor ol the United Slates ' Gazette, and now a member of Congress from Philadelphia, is to be thrown overboard as a propitiation to the allies of the Whigs. Mr. Chandler is a gentleman of the highest character ami a Wing of the sect, but he is a Catholic. and that is a suffi cient crime in the eyes of those modern political saints to justify his decapitation. However, we can have but little sympathy for Mr. Chand ler, when we call to mind that he left his post at Washington and hastened to Philadelphia to aid, by his vote and influence, in placing in power the very men who will contribute most to his own ostracisation ' A Mayoral Veto.— The Mayor of Balti more, says the York Rp/mtdicau, has vetoed the ordinance passed by the Councils to transfer the Stock held by that city m the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad to the Consolidated Northern Central Railroad Company, from that! city to Sunbury. His course is strongly con demned by the American and Sun, the latter of which, notwithstanding that it has heretofore shown great partiality for Executive vetoes, cow twit’j his Honor sharply for his fondness “Jthe one man power.” JThe per thinks that the ordinance cannot pass Coun cilsin opposition to the Mayor’s veto,’and its defeat is likely to prevent the completion of tho Susquehanna Railroad, on which the work is cow suspended. This is an unfortunate result, and especially disastrous to Baltimore. Gone on a Summer Jaint. A letter Horn Washington, dated June 23, says—The Presi dent and his faimlv, accompanied by Mr. Sid ney Webster, Mr. Dobbin, Seorctaiy of the Navy, and General Cass, left here this morning for Old Point Comfort. Important to Helk Haters butchers of Philadelphia, sa\s the Harrisburg Borough Item, have determined lo bring down the price of beef, and have adopted a resolution to buy uo more vat lie unless the prime article is sold to them for £'J UO per hundred. The victuallers attribute the present high prices to the monopoly practised by “ the middle men,” and the latter seem in a fair way to got Lhui fingers burnt by their speculations. On Thurs day, a number of the striking butchers paraded through West Philadelphia with liags living and drums beating. A little reduction m the price of beef, and in fact all kinds of meat, would bo an acceptable Hem to many of our readers. The Mexican Treaty. —TTu* President re cently sent a message to the House of Keprc-1 eentatives. announcing that the government of Mexico had agreed to tbo amendments to tin Gadsden treaty, arid asking for an appropria tion to bo expended in tho payment by the U. States to Mexico, of the sum of $7,00P.W0 on the exchange of ratifications, and the further s\im of $3,000,000 when the boundaries of the ceded territories shall be settled* The Pestilence. —There is a general appro- j hension that the cholera will sweep, over..our | country. It has already made its appearance ( ia many towns in tho West, especially those on | tho rivers, and it has also commenced its rava- : gcain some of the large Northern cities. It, cannot bo doubted that many of the oases of sickness that occur at this season of tho year, j aro mistaken for Asiatic cholera. They are produced frequently by the young vegetables that are so eagerly sought after and so impru dently eaten. But every precaution against that terrible scourge, the Asianc cholera, should J bo taken by private persons and by municipal authorities. Cellars should be cleansed, rub-' Wsh removed, and bad meats and vegetables avoided. Great attention should bo paid to the streets and gutters Wcitics. Filth should not bo permitted to accumulate in alleys and in pri vate ways. ‘A reasonablo attention to cleanli ness will flo much to keep oil tho pestilence. AiIAMMOTitF-AUUBR. —JacobStrawn'shomc- stead in Illinois consists of ten thousand acres. Tho number of acres of corn ho has this year, is twenty-tbreo hundred. This, at forty bush els per aero, a low average yield for the last sea son, gives ninety-two' thousand bushels. The corn fed to cattlo is not husked, hut is cut up and fed to them on tho stalks. Another farm is owed by tho same roan which isaixmilcslong and four broad, hast year ho paid out ten thousand dollars for fencing materials. lie has also largo tracts of unimproved lands. Strawn j i j an immense dealer in cattle.. ORGANIZE l-OR/TDE CONTEST! Democrats of’OldMothor Cumberland—Do moernta of -Pennsylvania !-*Jn more you • will be called upon tp right of every. American—the privilcgAof voting at the ballot-box for those you-desire to man age your and county affairs. desire, thus early in the campaign, to,remind our De mocratic friends of the -importance con test, and of tho necessity of an early fftd efficient organization. It must bo apparent to every one that the approaching contest—notwithstanding the present calm—will be conducted with vigor and spirit by our Whig-Frec-Soil-Know-Noth ing opponents.. Theclans are already marshal ling their forces—they have consummated their bargains, exchanged promises to each other, and are making active preparations to meet the Democracy; and vanquish them, if they can. — Such being the cage, it is important that our Democratic friends in this county and in the State should act in concert ancl.withenergy in effecting a thorough organization. : No true Democrat will permit himself, at this particular period, to engage in a bandy of words with men of his own'party—nor will any editor, having the welfare of tho Democratic party at heart, use his columns for tho purpose of pub lishing vile slanders against our most distin guished statesmen. We care not what profes sions of fealty to the party such an editor may make—his acts furnish evidence of his hypoc risy, and his disposition to disorganize. Ho is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, an ass dressed up in the lion’s skin, a political Judas Iscariot. Be j ware of such men, Democrats ! They are spies [ in the camp, and have received their “ thirty j pieces” in consideration of their treachery. But, we are digressing, for it was not so much our design (in commencing this article,) to refer particularly' to political Arnolds, as to remind every' true Democrat of the importance of the approaching contest and the necessity' of an early organization. Democrats, rest assured your political opponents (we know not by what name to call them,) are hard at work, even now, in organizing their scattered forces for the con test. Shall we permit this base combination of corrupt factions to triumph, or shall we, as in days gone by, meet and rout them, horse, foot and dragoons? That we have the numerical strength to do this no sane man will deny. All that is wanting is union, harmony, and a firm ness of purpose. Our standard-bearers, the distinguished Bigler, the learned and eloquent Black, and the upright and incorruptible Mott, are meu worthy our support and most strenuous efforts. Shall .they receive that sup port, or are we to remain with folded arms, and witness the defeat of our nominated candidates? We think we hear the indignant response of every follower of Jefferson'—“no, never!” Then, Democrats, be up and doing—form clubs iu the different towns and townships—burnish up your old arms—gird on your armor —and prepare to meet your ancient foes, and VAN QUISH THEM AT THE BALLOT-BOX. THE TERRITORIAL APPOINTMENTS. The following is a complete list of the Terri torial appointments for Nebraska and Kansas, sent iuto the Senate on Thursday, all of which ; For Nebraska —Gen. W. 0. Butler, of Ky., Governor; Mr. Gumming, oflowa, Secretary'; Judge Ferguson, of Michigan, Chief Justice ; Messrs. Bradley, of Indiana, and Harden, of Georgia, Associate Justices Mark lizard, of Arkansas, Marshal; and E. Eslervelt, of Wis consin, District Attorney. For Kansas —Hon. A. U. Reeder, of Pa., Governor : Daniel Woodson,ofLynchburg, Va., Secretary : Messrs. Elmore, of Alabama, and Brown, of Mary land, Associate Justices; Mr i Kaa'-s, of Louisiana, District Attorney; and Mr. DoneliLun. of Illinois, Marshall. These appointments appear to render univer sal satisfaction, both North and South. With Mr. Rkbubr, who resides at Easton, we arc well acquainted, and feel free to say that the honor could not have been conferred upon n more pure, able, and eminently qualilled man. The appointments, all in all, reflect great credit upon the National administration. —The beef Important Movement. —Tiie Washington correspondent of the New York Times, slates that the Committee on Foreign Affairs, in the j Senate, have reported a resolution to terminate i our treaty engagement to maintain a naval force on the Coast of Africa for the suppression of the slave trade. The United States committed a blunder in contracting any such engagement in the first instance. It is not the business of (lie < lu\ eminent to undertake a mission of phi lanthropy, nor can it consistently play the part of a police on the high seas. It was instituted for some more practical purpose thau to protect the interests of humanity. It did enough in , assenting to the principle that the slave trade is ' piracy ; and it went beyond the limit of duty and polic) in assuming to keep up a squadron on the coast of Africa and in consenting to sub mit to the right of search in this particular in stance. The only effect, moreover, of these ox ! iraordmary measures for the suppression of the slave trade has been to aggravate its horrors.— • Inasmuch, therefore, as our naval force is wan j ted for tho promotion of infinitely more impor ■ tant trust the Government will t escape from so expensive and foolish an engage ! ment at the earliest possible moment. Dkvtii of Josiaii Hoi.ubook. —On Tuesday, the lifeless body of Josiaii Holbrook, Esq., h well known sciynlillc c.ti/.cn of Washington, was found in Black Water Creek, near Lynch burg. Vu. It appears he had been sojourning at Lynchburg for several months, occupied in scicntillc and especially geological pursuits, to which he was enthusiastically devoted. On Saturday morning he left his boarding-house, and it is supposed met his death by fulling down a cliff into the creek, while searching for [ geological specimens. The contributions of the deceased to the columns of the National Intel• 1 Itgcncer arc familiar to the public. Execution and Suioidb. —The Swabian (Eu rope) Mercury relates the following:—Young lle.ssendorfer, a journeyman saddler, aged 19, was executed this morning, May lllh, having been convicted of the murder of his employer. Tho executioner, a mon usually very expert in tho exercise of his duties, was unfortunate enough to fail in severing the head from the trunk until ho had dealt seven blows with the sword, some of which had struck the skull and tbeahouldcra. Murmurs urosenmong tho spec tutors, and it became necessary, to save Che executioner from being stoned by the crowd, to conduct him homo under a strong military es cort. Tho executioner having reached his resi dence, put an end to his existence by blowing out his brains. THE WHIG. PARTY—WHERE IS IT ? . The once * ‘great Whig party the : party of; Webster and Clay— tho party, which at one time promulgated a -creed of principles—the party that battled manfully against the demo cracy—where is ’ that party now ? Where, we ask, are the men who composed that once proud organization? The answer is .easily given.— Their leaders, who, it must be confessed, were governed-by noble impulses, and loved their country-100 well to be engaged in a truckling act* sleep beneath the.clodsiof the valley, whilst tbciY followers, like an emigrating flock of birds berfcft of their leader,'have gone astray, and in stead of worshiping at the same shrine of those who formerly led. them, are now engaged in doing homage to false gods, and are utterly reckless as to the means they employ to secure their ends and the emoluments of office. Not withstanding the many,-pernicious doctrines advocated by the Old Federal andWhigpartica, it is nevertheless true that many noble minded men and pure .patriots espoused, the cause of those parties, and in sunshine dhdin storm 1 / throughgoodna well as evil'report, battled man fully against the creed, established by, Jeffer son. If we could not approve of tli6 principles then advanced by our political opponents, we at least respected them because of the boldness with which they avowed- and. defended their principles. But, we will not pursue the sub ject, our only object in commencing this article was merely to introdue tho following remarks of that truly able Democratic paper, the Phila delphia Argus. We bespeak for this article of the Argus a careful reading; let old Whigs, who at one time felt proud of their party and ,defend ed with zeal their principles, read the following, and then weep for the degradation of their once great party. From the Philadelphia Jlrgus, " Have We a Whig Fatly Among Us J” We do not intend a jest. The subject is too grave lor Dial. Really, it is a matter for Indig nant tears, and not lor mirth—for shame, re proach and sorrow—and all attempts at .merry making would be an unpardonable indecclicy. We remember there was once a Whig party that justly claimed to embrace in its wide organiza tion gifted and glorious men—an organization based on noble measures, and on principles, if not politically correct, certainly not morally in famous. We remember this well, for in the day of its pride and power, wlion led by statesmen, and marshalled in countless squadrons on the common field oftheUnionand Constitution, the Democracy delighted to do battle against it— deeming our great opponent worthy of our steel. These were times when parties differed only as to what was best to be done for our common ; country. All labored with honest and earnest zeal for the country’s general welfare. Politi cal abolitionism, in its various hypocritical dis guises. and the ribald conceit and felonious pur poses of a midnight “Know-Nothmgism,” were not yet invented. God, the Constitution, Peace and Liberty, were not yet considered as being : subordinate to the disgraceful purposes of a law less ambition, or those avaricious desires stimu lated by the expected profits of servile office seeking. Wc regarded the Whigs as the legiti mate successors of the Federalists, and us inher- j iting with many of their principles, many of the virtuea'of those trusted, high-soul and excellent men. No one doubts, or lias ever doubted, that, 1 however mistaken the old Federalists were in their political views, they were patriots, all of them, from Hamilton, Adams, and Jay, to the Obscure private in their ranks. There was no such thing as a modern Abolitionist, ora'«Knbw Nothing,” known amongthera.' They fought for .freedom on.tho great principles contained in the Declaration of Independence,and the revolution ary battle-fields were strewed with their bones. They'assisted to frame the Constitution, and they venerated it, being accustomed, fa (heir wisdom an<l>purity, to believe its provision* lm* perishable and Sacred. They aided to establish' the Union and to make its laws, and tbdtr first rule of public conduct, founded in private mor als, was obedience io the laws. They abhorred tyranny In all its forma, and would have scorned the vulgar meanness of a petty religious or social persecution of any portion of their fellow citi zens, na they would have despised a burglar or a petty laiccny thief. They lovdd their country with all their hearts—all the people in it,and nil sections of it. They subscribed eagerly to tho noble idea of religious toleration -in the IT. S., How could they do otherwise, when their fathers had fled to America for peace and protection from the RellglousDcspotism of the Old World 1 They Invited foreign emigration to these shores. How could it bo otherwise, when many of them, and the fathers of all of theta, had been origin ally foreigners? They generously sympathized in a true American spirit with their oppressed brethren in Europe, and they clearly foresaw what tho re'sult has proved, that iho habits of our people, the nature of our laws, and our so cial theory, combined to mako our country pe j culiarly susceptible to those advantages con- I neeted with a rapid increase of our population, and tho effect of this Increase on the prosperity i and power of tho Union, which only could be derived so speedily and effectually from this extraordinary source. It Is true, with all their gills and genius, their honorable intentions, ami their valuable services, they could not insist the onward march of Democratic truth. They wore I wrong as respects many important principles, ami they were consequently routed as a party, ami presently disbanded. Dut in the midst of their misfortunes they never forgot what those who claim to bo following in their footsteps, Iseorn now to have entirely oVerlookod-r-they never forgot their self-respect. J .•' ’ ■ .■ Well, alter nn intermission of a-ftyjvycajs, du ring which the domlnlancy of th(£p6mograt|C party appears not to have been,fc_ led, tho Whig party— the lat party ot Daniel Webster and giants in the land—was sect Then, indeed, lor moro that tnry tho country witnessed ■non have seldom seen. Whig party woro muiuostioi worthy of, but superior to thev were engaged. Experience has conclusl vely shown that In advocating In whole or in part, that series of measures cullttij the American system,comprehensive and statesmanlike aa this plan was, they indulged in mistaken views of public policy. Nevertheless, they represented a constituency covering every portion of the Union, who wanted a Dank of tlie United States, a TanflTor protection, and other kindred meas ures of Legislation. They conscientiously believed such legislation to bo necessary to n proper development of the natural resources of the Union. They were mis taken—they wore unfortunate only. In being mistaken. But they lived and died American statesmen in education, spirit, feeling ami truth American statesmen every Inch of them, from the crown of the head to the solo ot the feet— their brains over revolving largo schemes and thoughts directed to the promotion of the ppbllc welfare and the national greatness—their hearts Inspired with the noble feeling of patriptism, while their faces wore always turned towards tho broad shining light of universal benevolence, and Immortal Power radiating from the sacred alter of tho Constitution, over tho Union—over tho Continent—over tho wide world. Alas I that such men—tho bravo—tho noble—the migh ty lu Intellect should pass away 5 and, alas! alas I that we should bo compelled to admit, as tho rod Hush of shame crhhsons our cheeks, that, for their earthly peace and fame, they did not die too soon. How rapidly and how painfully tho condition of affairs has changed. What was once tho* Whig party, now consists of two mis erable factions, confined almost altogether to what am called tho free Slates of tho Union, (there is, properly speaking, no Southern Whig party,) both governed by a single Idea—so far us there is even the afi'octatlou of a principle— both ominous of evil is an undisguised opposi tion to tho laws ami tho Constitution, and both influenced in their corrupt affiliation by tho one solo tie of hostility to tho Democratic party, and tho attainment, at any cost, of the spoils ot office and (lie powers ol government. No honest man cm or will donythut precisely such a combina tion ao wo have described,forproclsolysuch ob- Jects, has lately prevailed In tbo|olectlon In this city. Wo further presume that no honest man that an effort is now'being made, by extending the same combination throughout the State, to elect an Abolltionlaedffenow-Nothing-. Whig to the Chief Magistracy of the Common wealth. One of the factions to' which- we have referred as composing the present Whig party, consists of Abolitionists, eiflier open or dis guised, or, as. they may prefer to be called,'Ab olltionised Whigs.' Tho other faction still more contemptible—made up, as.lt principally is, of renegade Whigs, Democrats and-Native Ameri-; cans, political loafers, and the .worthless of-all parties, delight in the denomination of “Know- Nothings.” Now, who is leading spirit in North among the Abolitionists .and Whigs. It isHorace Greeley, FourierltQ Philosopher, Spiri tual Rapper, &c,, &c., editor of tho Neio York Tribune'. Who are the leaders ol the simon pure,Abolitionists, tho friends and political al liea’bf-tbo Whigs? Theyore Garrison,the paid Engliah.emissory, who docs not scruple to de nounce the Union, like a scurvy scoundrel as ho Is,’ and Theodore Parker, tho devil-parson, the infldol-preachet, tho ghoul-like defamer of Dan iel Webster in his grave, ah Accessory to the murder of Batchelder,the mouthing-pbraso-mon ger, the liver-hearted traitor. Who and what is the author and leader of.Know-Nothlngism ? “Ned Buntllne,” so-called, a-New York “Five. Points” politician, how under arrest in tho Crimi nal Courts of New Ysrk city for swindling. — Tes, these are the men whose potential .Voices are now heard, teaching in tho temples of'the Whigs. Great God, has Itcomo to,this,’that such creatures shall direct and control the opin ions of the people of these Northern States in matters affecting the peace and liberty of tho country, aud tho destinies of tho Union. Just think of it. Can we not picUmj-to-ourselvcs the severe dignity seated on the brow of the eldea Adams, as he would have turned from this ad monition as from a serpentin his path ? Cun wo not see tho lip of Webster curing with a sovereign contempt too bittei*for language, and the, eagle eye ol Henry Clay withering these knaves and traitors with a glance? And, ohJ if tho ashes of those thousandStthnt havd gone— who once bore tho old Whig banner through victory and defeat, answering with bold shouts to the rallying cries'of thelr-educatcdj wise and magnanimous statesmen, clothed with tho living raiment of mortality, how would they start back'and shudder with disgust and shrink away from the contamination ,of such a presence?- Now Let us sum up and make-'something of a practical aplicaHon of u hat we have written— 1 -. We do not address ourscUfiV particularly to Democrats. Every man who. is a Democrat is of course willing to adopt tHfpCbnstitution and the laws of tho land, as ihe chart and guide of his politick! footsteps. EvoryDemocratwofthy of the name and characteCjiknows that he can not bo at one and Iho samc'fimd, a true Demo crat and an Abolitionist, either py open profes sion or in effect. So no true Democrat can*bo a Know-Nothing, fora Know Nothing is exact ly a political assassin—a social tyrant—precise ly this thing, we say, and tobeavoidod as a pes tilence. Nor do we address ourselves to those adopted citizens, Irish or German, who have been in tho habit of voting tho Whig ticket.— True, it is their cause wo arc defending, but it they choose to submit to bo branded as n de graded class, and to fawn upon the hand that would smite them to the dust, it is their own business, and they must have their way. But wo believe there arc many rational and decent men attached to tho professions—merchants, farmers and others, —persons who have a sub stantial stake in tho institutions of tho counfry who are' naturally and strongly interested to check all demoralizing tendencies in the com munity, and who? aboveall things, would desire to see tho blessings ofthe Union transmitted to their posterity. Wo believe there are many such mon who belonged to tho old Whig Party, but who are disposed to turn their backs on the vagabondism and fanaticism of these pirate as sociations that now usurp the title of Whiggory, and it is to such os theise wo would especially speak a few words. Ist. Con any man of intelligence affect to be blind to the fact that in a national point of view, tho present Whig partf Is a mere faction, almost altogether confined to thefreo Stales ; and that it essentially relies for success other bodies, not only -factions, but utterly lawless, viz: tho Abolitionists aod'thb Know-Nothings. 2d. Is it not plain thaff,{bo6Abolitlonfscd ele ment at thia time, tho Whig party North; ana are not tho loaders ma king strenuous exertions fsecure a certain po litical result, viz: tho banding together of the free States of tho North and West In a vast anti- Southern League with the view to the election of a free State man to the presidency, on what are denominated Free State issues' by the votes of Free Slates alone. 8(1. Docs any sane man question the fact, that the hour that shall wltnessa an avowed attempt to elect a President by free State votea alone, taken above a geographical lino separating the northern and southern sections of the Union—ln nthes words, to elect an abolitionist to-4hePres idency—thus/ witness the end of tho republic 7 4th. Is it reasonable to suppose that the Southern States would not view such a procee ding as nn Implied declaration af war against their interests and rights, and, if compelled to fight for their property and independence, does any one imagine they would sit still and permit tho powers of government in such a contest— the army, navy and treasury, and the authority of government—to prss Into the bands of their enemies 7 sth. Are there not strenuous efforts being made, and to be made, to Induce tho people of this State, in October next, to vote for James Pollock for the ofllcc ofGovemcr, with the view oftransferring Pennsylvania from tho Constitu tional position sho has hefctofoic occupied to the scmi-Abulition platform of New York and Now England tYhlggery, with the intent to con summate the very project of which wo have spo ken 7 We have much more <o say, - and leaving it with these questions, shallresurae the subject at another time, . ' California Gold: Inj^uiaustidle.— Doctor Trask, who was appoin&d-by the California .legislature to investigate !tho productiveness of the gold mines of that country, says the Phila delphia Ledger, has published ft long report, and tho results afro favorable to a belief that the goldof tho State is inexhaustible for many years, I and may be profitably .worked for a long period. The placer ranges arc ealo to extend to the cast within ten or fiflcyp mile;! of the summit rldgo of the Sierra Nevada. Threrc are evidences which , indicate a deposit of gold older than the diluvial drift of tho lower western diggings, and its di rection has been traced for about 70 miles. It appears to have an average breadth of about four miles. The quartz, mines, he concludes, possess continuous and inexhaustible veins, ffnd all tho expectations that have been formed of them ho thinks well grounded. Of tho moun tains running along the coast, ho states thfvt the auriferous deposits are known to occur over a district eighty miles in length. Ho represents most of tho principal mines of tho State as still in a prosperous .condition; and able to insure largo profit to tho Inmtracnt of a far greater amount of capital. -/ < Religious' IktolekKncb in Russia—No association for rcligiousjpurposcs aro tolerated in Russia ; no printing presses are permitted to print tho Bible in Uio vernacular tongue of the people j no versions of Scriptures in tho only language tho mosses can understand are per mitted to cross Uio frontier. It is staled that there has not bcena.cojly of the Bible inßussia, printed in that country, since 1823. Colpor teurs Bible agents,'track distributors, find as. little favor with tho bigoted C/tir as bo many Red Republicans. Even to the tvro millions of Jews concentrated in ids empire, not a copy of the Old Testament in their natlvo Hebrew is permitted, 'No OhrisUan missions to the most barbarous and distant tribes under hissway are tolerated. Tho inollcneivo and pious Moravians, permitted to pursue thrir charitable work every where else, have been driven from their labors in Russia. SLANDERS UPON DEMOCRATIC REPIIESEKTA- TIVES. If it-be trud that a newspaper which deals in slanders and profanities is read by the largest number,. thoNew'YorU Tribune' saystheWash rngtonUnion, must.be a source of great inter est to the lovers of its festering yet prolific false hoods, -.While reading tho polluted pages of this prostituted and incendiary newspaper, we are reminded of the abuse and the foulness Rent ed upon Jefferson during his memorable career, of-the threats and the fabrications hurled against Jackson; andof that myriad of calumnies which, from the begining, have been showered by the paid organs of internal disaffection upon the grcafhnd good in this country for fifty years. Every generation has had a moral assassin like .Greeley, or a venal bravo like Bennett. Let the public man do bis duty as ho may, however bravely or purely, he cannot, or dare not,, hope to. escape the stings of these vipers. There is not now living a statesman of cither party—of course we except the demagogues who howl against the Union in infidel churches and femaU conventions—upon whom tho slanders of Gree ley have hot dropped their malignant humors. He who was praised yesterday is by this re morseless libeller hunted down to-day. Ever}' public man becomes, to Greeley and Greeley’s hirelings, infamous or illustrious, as he oflends or obeys the treasonable purposes of that aban doned, agitator. Take his abuse of Mr.-Web ster,and contrast it ryitb the praise which pre ceded, and you will find' that' tho dishonesty which would not allow Mr. Webster’s character to be impugned even by a doubt, was quite equal to tho subsequent cruelty,, which denied to that great statesman the intellect that dll men con ceded to him. . Mr. Clay could not pleas? this hyena of politics, and more than once was made to ftelGrceley’s denunciations.' If Washington lived among-us now, and defended the fugitive slave law which ho signed, Greeley would deny hint all tho attributes of patriotism; and the associates in arms of that great man would no more find themselves safe from bis abuse than had committed robbery in the streets. Why,j,heh, should not democratic represen tatives in Congress who nobly do their duty, expect to he abused by this leader and apolo gist of treason ? We admit that it is a specta cle well calculated to make the hot blood mantle the honest brow, to hear degrading epithets ap plied to men who have reflected honor upon their country, and who, in every relation of life, are admired and beloved by their friends, and esteemed and respectedby their opponents. But this emotion soon passes away when wo recall the fact that the abandoned wretch who seeks to strike at sacred reputation, long ago parted with all respect for himself; all regard for his country; all obedience to law ; and is never happy unless ministering to the designs of dema gogues, encouraging the disturbers of the pub lic order, or invoking fanaticism to violence and to bloodshed. Hereafter the men whom Gree ley has traduced will show his calumnies as so many proofs that had" they not teen true to the right they would never have been.assailed by the slanderer of the most eminent amTmost ven erated among our countrymen. A Spunky Editor —lt scorns that somebody wants to cowhide the editor of tho Coudersport Patriot. The knight of the pen andscissors is not in the least alarmed, and presents' a'bold front to tho enemy. He prints his name at the head of his editorial columns and appends the following notice: —,‘fWo oa?-iiimo in thfl editorial head ofthe Patriot, witli’thohopc'that' those pugnacious individuals who so greatly desire to inflict personal chastisement on thccdi tor, may not be at a loss to find the object of their indignation. We would inform the puff balls that they can find us at our ofllce, at all hours, ready and willing to receive calls in their line.” Improvement of tue YouamoGnuNy.—A convention of the citizens of Allegheny county, Me., and Fayette and Somerset counties, Pa., is .to beheld at Sclbysport on the 24th of this month, to consider the expediency of improving the Youghioghcny river from that place to the point at which it is crossed by the Pittsburgh and Connellsvillc Railroad. This improvement would open an avenue to market for one of the most splendid coal andiron regions in the United States, which now lies utterly locked up and almost useless to mankind. Strike .—ln accordance with notice, which was given to the Superinten dent of the New Y’ork and Erie Railroad, about one week since, the Engineers on the Susquc- hnnn, Delaware and Eastern Division of that road yesterday ceased working. Tho reason for this movement is said to be the recent de cision of the Superintendent, to dischargacvcry Engineer whose engine runs off the track, and prevent him from getting employment on other roads, by posting him. Tho engineers think that they ought not to bo accountable to the ex tent indicated in the order, or responsible for ac- I Clients caused by the misplacement of switches. The effeejof tho strike will be to limit thoopera tions of the company for a short period, but on ly till they get a fresh supply of engineers. Aa a railroad, company is pecuniarily liable for nil damages resulting from accident, it seems but proper that they should endeavor to fix some thing like responsibility upon their employees, if not for their own interests, it Is at least duo tothcprotectionof tholravellingpublic. If they adopt rules, the observanceof'which will ensure safely, tho engineers who violate such arcclcnr ly morally responsible for accidents which hap pen in consequence, and ought to bo held legally liable. The public, who arc most the sufferers, will be likely to sustain the course pursued by the Superintendent. Christian Burial in Pavta—At the city of Payta, in Peru, tho remains of strangers are denied Christian burial, unless they have been Roman Catholics. The attention of Hon. Tho mas D. Elliot having been called to this fact, ho promptly addressed a nolo to tho Secretary State, laying tho case before him. Tho Secre tary has since transmitted a statement of tho circumstances to Mr. J. R. Clay, our Minister at Peru, with instructions to endeavor to ob tain from tho goverment of that Republic tho necessary authority to enclose for the pur pose of sepulture a piece of land near tho city of Payta. (K7* Tho committee of foreign affairs in tho Hawaiian legislature, to which had been refer red resolutions praying for tho annexation of the Sandwich Islands to tho United States, have reported that tho matter must first receive tho attention of tho king, and promising to co-ope rate with him in any action ho may take in tho premises?- THE NEWS FROM EUROPE. The intelligence from Europe, brought by. the Canada, is one week later than last advices,..but ■is still-unsatisfactory as to any definite results oh an' extended scale.. The whole interest is. nhw centered on the probable fate of thd.fof t ressof Salistria, which is invested by 70,000 Russians. Tho-attacks are contlnuous/night. and day. A break has been effected, in the walls; still, owing to the obstinate resistance of the Turks, no entrance has yet.been made by the Russians. An Anglo-French l army of 50,- 000 men has been despatched to the relief of this post; but as they cattnot possibly reach it be fore the 14th of June, it is doubtful whether the garrison could hold out against the .besiegers up to that period. As all the Russian troops at Bucharest are ordered to advance on, the Dan ube, it is ccr&in the Emperor intends to push the campaign with zeal and resolution. The evacuation of Lesser Wallachia by the Russian forces may be and probably is but a ruse to co ver a forward movement upon the line of the Danube. At all-events, if the allied forces are to bo of any service in checking the advance of the Russian army into the heart of, Turkey, they should be brought into active once. Delays are dangerous, especially when the opposing force is being daily augmented and pushed onward toward the centre, regard less of all opposition. It is now clear that Rus sia is nothing daunted by the presence of the allied forces in Turkey, but means to try the issue of the campaign on the Danube, in the face of all the consequences from that quarter. The allied fleets are still cruising, but nothing further has taken place to show an intention to wards a vigorous prosecution of the war in the Black or Baltic Seas. Admiral Napier’s fleet was at Helsingfors, and a second division of the same, including the French squadron, was cruis ing on the south coast, preparatory to forming a cordon across the gulf. This seems to be the full extent of the present design of this formi dable fleet upon the Russian possessions on the Baltic. No intimation is given that any of the strongholds are to be attacked. In the Black Sea, the same masterly inactivity pre vails on the part of the allied fleets. No de monstration has yet been made against Sebas topol. A meeting between the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, attended by their re spective Ministers, was to take place on the 9ih of June, on the frontiers of Saxony. This movement creates some suspicion, especially as it has transpired that Count Mastiz is thebear -1 cr of a letter from the Emptror of Austria to 1 | Nicholas. While it is evident that England and Franee are in no hurry to encounter a close hug from the Arctic bear, still the probabilities of a protracted war are daily increasing. The News Fnm Europe, The Atlantic arrived at New York Cgfu.-Sun ! day afternoon, in a little over ton days’ from [ Liverpool. The news presents many stirring ' items (>f importance. The Turks at Silstriano bly held out against the immense army ol Rus j sians by which they arc surrounded. It seems to be confidently believed that the allied forces of seventy thousand men will be‘able to rpach them, before the Russians can make any decided impression on this.almost impregnable fortress A battle will then be fought which will decide whether thp Russians can march on Constanti- not. The rupture between Russia and : PcJjcia i 6 etjd, to-be cmripleto. .The blockade of the Danube by the a&t&flcets has-been official ly announced in London. •An important despatch has been scijfc’tijr the Prussian Govern ment to the Czar. .TffisTs thought to have giv en rise to the rumor, proposition for peace. The Russifth'Embassy was about to leave Athens. The revolutionary movements in China show that the Emperor is in- a very, precarious condition. The markets show no marked change since the departure of the Can ada. Flour was quiet and consols had slightly receded. Rrv. Du. Duff. —The New York Times of the 20th publishes a speech recently delivered by the distinguished missionary, Dr. Dull, be fore the General Assembly of the Scotch church, at Edinburgh. The speech, (says the Times) embraces a very full report of -his visit to the United Slates, with remarks upon the various incidents and characteristics which fell under his notice—especially of those relating to the progress of education, religion, and general culture. The doctor’s opinions of this country are in the highest degree flattering ; he seems, indeed, to have found nothing among us suffi ciently defective to elicit his censure. We are probably not to infer that he approved of every thing he saw, but that ho had the kindness and good taste to dwell only upon those points which he deemed worthy of commendation. Those who heard him while in this country do not need to bo reminded that ho is a man of extra ordinary ability and eloquence. Ilis speech at Edinburgh seems to have been one of his ablest and most successful efforts. The Gadsden Treat*. —The President recent ly sent Into the House of Representatives a mes sage announcing that official information bad been received, that the government of Mexico had agreed to the several amendments proposed by the Senate to the treaty signed December 80th, 1868, and bad authorized Iho Mexican Minister at Washington to exchange the ratifica tions thereof. Thu time within which the rati fications are to bo exchanged expires on the 80th of the present month. The President, therefore, asks that an appropriation of fen millions bo put at his disposal for tho payment of tho gov ernment of Mexico. Seven millions are to be paid immediately, and tho throe millions addi tional after tho boundary shall have been estab lished. Tho President says it will bo necessary for Congress to make tho appropriation of seven millions prior to tho 80th Inst. Tho message was referred to tho Committee ol Ways and Moans. Explosion and Teriudle Ketridittion.— On Saturday morning, at Richmond, Vn., a slave engaged at the gas works in that city de liberately went to work to blow up the whole building by igniting the gas issuing from one of the.of the pipes, which lie opened. A tre mendous explosion took place, which dashed him against ono*of the walls of the building, kill ing him instantly, and knocking down a large portion of the wall, and otherwise injuring the house. The explosion would have been more severe had all the retorts, eight in number, in stead of two, exploded. Tho slave was an in genious blacksmith, and had lately been sold for $1,700. It is supposed ho committed the act in revenge for being sold. - nh§. - ..BpNKEia annlverfln ■ ry of the Battld of Bunker .Hill was observed on Saturday in Charlestown, Masai, by the fires' ing of .cannon, ringing of ’bells: and' a ftfcdevnt turn-out of the hiilltary. * , •* aorafc ■ Murder in Naw Orleans. —The True Dcltd says .that though. there is on an average, a mur der- commited in. New Orleans, every iwtlvt hours, there have been but two convictions for the crime in eighlyears. .. . r Swoidb.—On Tuesday, night, Sarah Shaw / Gorman Woman; wont to the shop of an apothe cary in Baltimore', and purchased a quantity of laudanum, which she draukiri some brandy and died in a few hours. . ; * Death or the Great Prophet’s Widows— Clarissa Smith, widow of the great prophet Jo seph Smith, died at her residence, Great Sail Lake, on the 14thi of February last, aged years. -* ‘ The Constitution op Buenos, Ayres, lust adopted, establishes tHo Roman Catholic reli gion as the religion of-the State, but at the same time guarantees the right of every pCrson to* worship God according to the dictates of hit own conoience, so' that it concedes an . impor tant point in favor of religious'liberty. A Brutal Father .“A little.child belonging, to a baker in v Harrisburg, fa:'; fell into the ca. . nal on Monday morning, .and. was rescued by *: Mr. Fisher.. The father,-by way pf showing h!a gratitude, it is.said,-.knocked thfr poor child* down and otherwise ill-treated it, also" its preserver, Mr. Fisher. 1 ' Some of, the bystan ders manifested a strong disposition to throw the bakor into tho canal, but he heat a hasty re-' treat. *“ ' New Jersey is «a great Country”—Tho’ Newark Advertiser says: “A few miles from. Trenton lives a woman of masculine frame and disposition, who is a skilful mechanic. She* has constructed a bandsomo carriage, make* and plays violins, and has manufactured a gun', besides many other articles. She Is entirely self-taught, and is only 25 years old.. C?**Messrs. Pepper and Carlisle, two gentle men of Woodford, Ky., who wore concarned-iu. challenging another man last fall, having been prosecuted therefor, have plead guilty, and been fined $5OO each, and for seven years. CCF'New Orleans continues healthy, and the Picayune says there has not been & single case of yellow fever at the charity hospital this year. There were only twenty-two deaths y ftom cholera in that institution during the last month. ’ - Suicide.— Dr. Inglelmrt, a German, commit ted suicide in Baltimore, on Tuesday evening, by cutting his throat and then Jumping -from a third story window. Foolish Daring.— On Sunday week,'Caleb Hartman was drowned while bathing fu a stream near Salisbury, N. C. There was a largo hoilow stump in the pool, with an opening un der the water, through which, by diving, a per son could enter tho stump, and rising,'Show himself within it. H. had performed the feat a number of times, on former occasions, but In attempting it on the occasion mentioned, bung fast in the hollow, and there was drowned be fore his danger was known to bis comrades. Tnc “GaAPEsuoi,” the mysterious Craft which so excited the sensibilities of the English, when it was reported that she, as a privateer, had captured a British merchantman, was recent ly spoken in lat. 28 55), lon. 89 27, on a cruise, by the steamer Charles Morgan, on her last pas sage from Indjanola and Galvestonto New Or leans. Geeat Advance in Feioe. — A lato number of the Daily Minnesotian notices the sale of land, about two miles from St. Paul, at two hundred and seventy-flvo dollars per acre, which one year ago could have been purchased at thirty dollars per acre. A Small Steadier.—A company at Chillf cothe, Ohio, are building a email Iron steamer, calculated to dppw about eight inches water, and carry-twelve to fifteen persons, to run on the Scioto river, and to be bunched on the 4th of July.', Cuarqb op Cruelty. —The Nashville Whig says.» “A. warrant* was issued In Now .Orleans - last Thursday for the arrest of a free colored woman,usmtSd al leged (o bo in the habiWofiil-treating her slorvos, and using instruments of torture in their pun ishments;*’- 4 ' Tea Cultote in Omo.—The Dunkirk (N. Y.) Journal says that a gentleman passed through that village, en route for Cincinnati, with some twelve native Chinese tftaculturists, for the pur pose of testing the practicability of growing tea in that vicinity. NewFloue. —An excellent sample of new flour has been received in Columbia, S. C., tyhlch is the first seen or heard of this season. j'-A Lad Lost. —Geo. Dodge, a grandson, of (jon> Dodge, aged 16 years, wandered from a surveying parly in Northern Wisconsin, and It Is feared he has perished from starvation. Change op Fortune. —L. W. Guile, a scons pointer, engaged at a Pittsburg, Pa., theatre, has by tho death ol a relative in England, be come solo heir to an estate, valued at 5200,000. A Nice Bonus Nest. —-Tho Zanesville, (Ohio,) Cornier says, that a lot of bogus paper money, in all $15,028, was found under therafteraol an old shop In Eaton, on Friday last. The pile was made up of bank bills on tho Northern Dank of Kentucky, Sandusky Bank, Clinton Dank, and banks of Indiana. Uion Pasturage. —Tho native grasses ol Southern Oregon are described as being so nu tritious, that cattle reduced to the last stage of leanness by tho overland journey across tho plains, become so fot In a brief time, on the Or egon grass, as to render even moderate locomo tion a positive annoyance. Heavy Fleece. —Tho Yarmouth (Mass.) Re gister states that Mr. Thomas Crocker, of West Barnstable, recently sheared from a yearling sheep, a fleece weighing nine and a halfpouodi. Tho average amount of wool taken from sheep In that region is from one to throo pounds. A Father’s Advice. —Joems, my son, keep away from the gals. Von you see one coming, dodgo. Just such a critter ns that youdg Mm cleanin’ tho door on tho other side of the street.' fooled your poor daddy, Jemmy. If it hadn’t been for her, yon and your dad nflghthavobeea In Callforny, huntin’ dimuns, my son. 07-A Western paper says: “About thirty years ago, Con. Cass owned a farm In whftt Is now tho heart of Detroit, and, by simply ‘hol ding on,’ ho has become tho possessor of a fortune estimated at three millions of dollars.’* John Van Buren, of Now York, expects to sail for Europe off tho Ist of July, to bo absent throe or font months. Ho intends, to visit Scotland, St. Petersburg and Constantino^ IE?-Tho Delaware Stale Reporter says ‘•The wheat crop In Delaware, from present ap« pcaranccs, was never more abundant. The ma jority of fields will yield well, • K7“Tho corn fields generally, throughout Augusta county, Va., look unusually thriflylH If tho weather should continue favorable. tH<* v farmers will have an abundant crop. CC7” Senator IVcllor, of California, married his. fourth wife on Friday last. Tho Hon. gen tleman Is said to bo still young and handsome, Locusts aro infesting northern Illinois in myriads. In many parts of that region they cover every shrub, and make tho woods vocsl with their singing. In that section they ore said to have last appeared In tho summer o m 1808, Americans in li-ait.—Ex-Prosldont Van Bo ron aVI son wore at Naples last month, and, la stated, will spend tho next winter in Egypt*''' Mr. Marsh, ourTnto minister to OonstanllnopJ » Isso-journlng at Bologna. 07-Tho York Gas Coroimnylms dooteo'l dividend of* three jier cent, on tho capital ste' • for tho last six months t payable on ami a* tlds day, at the storeoj Weiskb, b I** tho Treasurer of tho Company. KF" A youngster, -bn coming homo f rO P , first term at a boarding school, being askefl ho had boon fed on, replied, "multiplication bloa hashed, atpl slowd suh.strnction.
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