Meeica^wlunteer; PDBUaK«DErtIEr,rarBBJIAT ; MO)I!IINO _ «y Jolm B.ntraUoß. ■ ■ fefe-A' ■ , TERMS i‘: :v;-, '! ; Dollar.and Fiftytehts, prfd hTadVance? Two Dollars irjp'ftid wit Lin the .Two Dollars' and FliwCenW, if • not ftafd within the year. The6e tenna will be rigld f adhered to ia every instance; Ko subscription Uiioontlaaed until all arrearages are ‘paid unless htihe option of the Editor, - . Aovkrtiskmekxs-—Accompanied bylMo Cash, and,not .exceeding oda bo Inserted ihroottmes for one Dollar, and twenty-five cents for eadhaddlfctonal insertion. Thosffdf ft greater length lti-propei#on. j■ : . .; . , : \ ; Hand Billa, Posting &c., &o«y 6se . eutodwlth accuracy and. at the shortest notice. * ffolKtifal. ADDRESS OF GOV. BIGDBR, * PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA ■A WAVXKLTjN.T., SOpt. 22,:1854. ! ■ _ :—lt Js pow pearly- three rare aiure youetatrusted me with the discharge of Ibe duties of the office of Governor. I have Endeavored, to the extent of fpy feeble abilities, to pcrlbrm the trust in such a' rnanneraa to do* yckmethercsouroes of the State, promote a just • tmblic policy, and advance the welfare of the .V people. HoW far I hayo. succeeded in this work IslofVotttddetermine. 1 -V * . \ , AvthanoOmtic, State Convention, in March JaaWpreseuted me for your suffrage^. for a sec* bad term. In accordance with what appeared to'be a togognized custom; I left the seat of gov ennneat > near the close of last month, for the purpose of, meeting the people in the Several bounties of the State, and in, person accounting -to them for tey stewardship; and declaring to them my views and intentions* oh all public . questions of State policy. A painful and dan* K«oua illness has deprived mo of this pleasure, * For near three weeks I have been, confined to the room In which I write, during all which time, v.aa Hearn, the canvass has been actively pur* •*aed by my opponent. It is now Impossible for mo to visit move than a few if any of. theconn c, tics prior to the election, and I can sec rio mode ‘ fif reaching you with my views cxccptthrougU •‘the medium of tho press. Ay .'fin my present ctifecblcd state of health, and in this locality, without access to the books and documents which I.ordinarily refer to. I shall limit what I shall herein discuss to those ques tions Which legitimately bear .upon >ur State policy 1 , op which ore in some degree involved in tho present canvass, and in reference to which jX may, in the event of my reflection, bo called upon t° act in’my official capacity. I have done, and what I would wish to do. If ro-dcotcd, it Is your right to kpf»w. .-I must, in tho first place, congratulate you on tho nourishing condition of all the great In terests of the State, excepting only tho agricul tural, which has suffered materially by tho drought of the season. , , ■The-finances of the State were never in a more . wholesome condition. Our resources are equal /.to-all ordinary demands, with an annual sur , rfd? of about three-quarters of a million of dol lars, -which is applicable to the payment of tho pubKc debt, For the three past years this sur-. ,plua has been absorbed in tho consummation of schemes of , improvement commenced prior to my Induction into office. . These undertakings Will cost tho State in all, over four millionsand a half, of dollars. Hut’ for these,a Very largo reduction in the State debt would have taken . place during the term of my.service. No new -schemes of expenditure have been commenced - under my administration, save only a small ap propriation to enclose the public grounds, and a meagre sum to sustain an idiotic schooL If I shall be re-elected Governor, I shall employ - the power of the Executive department to arrest all new schemes of improvement at the expense of tho treasury. ... - I have always regarded tho proposition to sell the a-bußinbfia ' pducy Df .thQ measure' depending-laroely upon tho pried to bo obtained and tho Conditions on which possession of the works may be granted. -:Xf a sale be made for an* aggregate sum, lass than .the amount on which tho net profits would pay the interest, then it would not bo economy to aril; sack a measure would increase and not lessen tho burdens of tbe people* Should the policy of selling meet the approbation of the representatives of the people hereafter, tho ut most care should bo taken to secure a full com pensation, and to make tho conditions such as most certainly to guard tho rights and interests of the public in tho psc of these great highways. I am sure all will agree that no corporation should have the improvements on such terms os would enable it to impose unjust burdens on the internal trade of the State, or encroach upon the rights of tho people. No such measure can ever receive tny sanction. •> - ■ > . 1 have spoken of this branch of public affairs with delicacy, because its management and con trol have been confided to agenta selected by the people themselves, apd accountable only, to them, tho Executive having no power to direct in what manner the public worksshall bo man aged. ‘ > As indicated In my last annual message, you arc aware that I regard the State’s system of managing the public works 'as susceptible of greatlmprovcment. • t then expressed t hoop in ion, which I still sustain, that the management should be based on plain business principles*. -■ , Tho currency of tho State seems to bo in a Wholesome condition. When I assumed the ex ecutive office, a strong sentiment in favor of what is called tho fixe banking system, instlga ' ted mainly by tho influence of the preceding ad mioistratniD, evidently pervaded tho minds of many good citizens. I felt required (o interpose the influcnceof ray position against this scheme. Subsequent events must certainly satisfy all ttuit sucha step would have been disastrous to tbotrQo'intcrcsts of tho State, and especially to our own cherished commercial metropolis.- I also felt required, during tho session of 1852, to interpose the Executive prerogative against a dangerous expansion of our present banking system. Ith-nk there arc few who will now doubt tho correctness of this step. Had those schemes for tho expansion of paper money pre vailed, the conacrmcnccs would have been more disastrous than the most sagacious could have forsecn. Our commercial metropolis, instead of standing as she has stood. Impregnable a gainat the financial storm which hns been felt so seriously cities and States, might herself have fallen a victim to the folly. Instead Of boosting a proud fidelity and punctuality as she now- can, she might have been humbled and dishonored. Sensible of the defects of tho sys tem we have, I skill regard It as salcr and better iojj® t those °f raosf- or tho surrounding States, Wn(lsl there way bo localities where a growing tod enlarged business would seem to demand the convenience of banking capital, no consid eration can Indue© me to sanction any consider fcWewUMlonof ,nch wpiW ft. State ' X to » Ann believer In the policy bf dispensing frith the mo of paper moncy oofaraa that can U done withoutgivlbeXoosudilcn • shock to the business relations of tho people, po j. fey, lam confident, is best calculated to pro- Inoto the success of the tnaira&otnrer, the ml-' her. the agriculturalist, and above all, to secure to the laborer a Just reward hla toil. A loose and unguarded system of granting corporate privileges obtained favor under tIS administration of my predecessor. Corporations tvero created to engage in mere ordinary busi ness enterprises,! clothed with extraordinary powers, and upon tho principle of a limited lia bility of tho corporations; thus giving tho cap italists unduo advantages. I deemed this sys tem unwise and unjust. I could see no reason ivhy those Who sought to enjoy all tho profits of an ordinary enterprise, clothed with the con venience of a corporate seal, in competition with Individuals, should not bear the entire respon sibilities and pay their debt to tho last farthing M individuals are required to do. Tho uso of too veto power eqoa succeeded in arresting this Mcri H* JOHN. >: BRATTON;- VOL 41. •f -■?Vi r system; and the prindplo.of individual liability in corporations of this Rind is now. the settled polioy.of the Stated and shall he ndaintaihed so long as I have tho power to do so. - - Anumber of general laws havo betfn adopted to Supercede the necessity fbr special legislation, and much good has been accomplished, out thefe is stili'^ii'this point A great work toprirfortn; - Theoftetfsivosystcm of omnibus legislation, by whichgftodond had measures are piled to* gatherAmder tho sathe common title,And which hnii.c^ Commonwealth i»- many millions of oxpcndituro in time post; was du> ringtW'lost session,,fan the first time!comple tely brokendown; find thefows of 1854 have been presented’ to Ihb' each separate, resting oh Us own merits.; *lf I be re-elected, the whole power; of .the • Executive department Shall he wielded to maintain. this wholesomo system. • •’ ■ : The policy pf municipal subscript ions to pub lic works, sanctioned by my processors, nev er did, as you will remember, meet the entire appihval of my judgment. X felt required, at an early day, to admonish tbo people and their representatives against this insidious mode of creating debt { butas these measures were gen erally presented in the shape of a locaPquestjom affecting the interests of particular localities, X did not feel required to intcipose my judgment against that,of tho people iromcdiatelyintercflt ed and their representatives. Time and expe rience have convinced, me that this, was an un wise delicacy 1 , “If re-elected Governor, I shall unhesitatingly employ, the veto power against all and every such schemes. ,•,. - I hod not supposed, prior to tho cbmracnco rocut of this canvass, that it would ho ncccssaiy for me to declare to any citizen my views In re ference to our common school system. I had cherished tho belief that my career, as a citizen, as a Senator, and as a Governor had given am ple evidence of tny strong 'attachment to this most sacred qf our institutions. As in boy hood I was the recipient of the blessings of that system, so in manhood shall X maintain it to the fullest extent. •. X have resisted Ire. the veto power, os tho public records show, all attempts at innovation upon the system; Those engraft ed on it' by our political opponents, when in' power—the endowment feature and the sectari an feature—have been stricken from thefiystcrin Nor could I ever sanction a division of the ftmd for any purpose, Whatever means ho raised for educational nurposcs by the government should bo expended under the school organiza tion. - It would seem quite unnecessary and impolitic to collect money fiom the people, in a pubjio way. to be expended under pnvato di rection. There Is ample room for theusoot private means for the promotion of education, without interfering with tho general system. ' It shall homy pride and pleasure at all Hines .to endeavor to perfect, extend and ; strengthen our common school System. Indeed, I antici pate with pleasure the day when tho coffers of tho Stale will he able to bear tho expense of ft far more enlarged and liberal system of educa tion ; one which shall teach tho higher branches of science and literature, os well as tho rudi ments of a common education. No higher du ty could occupy thp energies of a government. Education in all its phase, is the great helpmeet of civilization and Christianity. It is iho most potent nfeanS of preventing, crime, Uio greatest of the largcstdegrco of Individual happiness and the highest grade of national dignity.. Tran sccndanlly.important Jin all. countries, aud a raong every pcoplo; but nowhere more peculi arly so than in America- Here public will di rects thopolicrof tho government; hero indeed, tho very foundation of the government rests on tho soverign thoughts of the masses. How im portant then it becomes that that, will shoiitd emanate from a highly cultivated judgment.— This is tho very palladium of our liberties. It is the shccfcanchor of our republican institutions. I believe that so long os the people arc made inteljigent by education and educated In tho scale of mbrality by its influences, so long will our civil and religious liberties bo safe against' internal strife or external aggression. • It is tho preparation for tho exercise of Iho elective fran chise, through which wo are self-governing peo ple —means of which the voice of thchupv blest citizen is cqooHo that of the most promi nent and wealthy—through which aU enjoy equal dignity and power as citizens. What statesman can bo indifferent to such a system as this? .Whoevercould bo deserves not .the name' of an American. 1 could not greet him as a true Pennsylvanian. On Iho great moral.question of. prohibition. Iho making and selling of intoxicating liquors, except for particular.purposcs, I have but little to say in addition,to the contents of my letter to .the Temperance Convention of June last.— Tri that communication I expressed the opinion that the Legislature was possessed of constitu tional power to control and regulate tho subject; but, at tbo same time, remarked that, in the exercise of that power, a law might bo passed which, in its detain, would bo obviously uncon stitutional and unjust. I said then as I repent now, that I sincerely deprecate tho vice of in temperance. and am prepared to sanction any proper measure to mitigate, as far os possible, to extripate tho vice; but I cannot bo regarded ns pledged to sanction a proposed law, tbo de tails of which I have not seen. . The obligations of my oath under tho Constitution forbid this. The Executive department of the government is a co-ordinate and concurrent branch of the law making power. as I havo been, with its functions, for tho time being, T should do you injustice and dishonor myself, As an officer, were 1 to surrender those functions to any oth er branch of tho government, or associated pow er, for any reason whatever. , They must bo retained in the Exceptive where the Constitu tion baa placed them, and freely, intelligently, and independently,exercised on each proposition of law or polioy as they may arise. Tho expediency and policy of Jaw has been, by an act of tho lost Legislature, submitted to the judgnJent of tho whole people. Their sentiments for and against the measure are to be appertained at the ballot-box in Octo ber next. Should they demand such a measure, their will should bo carried into effect in a just; efficient and constitutional fonn. • • Complaint lias beenraade in certain quarters that I have not sanctioned a now license law, which passed the .Legislature on the night of tbo final adjournment. , I have not .sanctioned It, nor do I intend to do so. It hak'bfeen filed away in the office of the Secretary of the Com monwealth, to bo returned to tho next General Assembly with niy objections.. , * •This measure is tf fhir specimen of hasty and inconsiderate legislation: and it is ro confused and obscure ini its purpose, that Us administra tion, \vhc&'taken m connection with the other license law of tho State, would bafllo thp most astute legal mind. After a deliberate examina tion of Us provisions, I came to tho conclusion it might do much harm and could do no. good. My reaSPns against it and which arc too long to bo inserted here; I am confident will prove sat isfactory to. you. Certain lam that no real friend of tomncranco reform, with q full com* prehension of the manifest tendencies of this measure, will bo'willing to make himself tho advocate of such a measure. . Certain strange political dogmas havoroccnt ly been presented for‘public consideration, and , which would scorn to demand more than a pus- ‘!.i ,‘»sf mg noticed I meat) the doctrine of tho recent ly doctcd-.Maybr of the city .of Philadelphia, that a citizen bora out of the. country should not be trusted with civil office, and tho stilt more extraordinary tenets of political faith held by a certain secret organization, which, it id said,'materially aided in derating thus func tionary 1 to power. • 4 X am opposed to oil secret societies to accom plish political ends. ' I believe, ini the language of GeoiaE. WASBiKaxos, that allaucb associa- likely in the course of Jim and things tobccome potent engines by tenkhctt,\ning, am bitipiis'and unprincipled mm mil be enabled to subvert the power of the people,’abet tousurpfor themselves the reins of government , destroying afterwards the very engines which lifted. them to unjust '-'f-' T believe in tho. wisdom and justice of tho language of the CoiwtUutlon of the United Slates, that icclnxed** ho religious test shall ever be required as .to any office or public (rust under the United States f and in the declaration of tho bill of rights of our own . Commonwealth, that “c/f men have’ a. natural and indefeasible right to worship AU mighty God according fo the dictates of their oum conscience, ‘That “no human' authority the -of conscience t and no preference shall ever be grven by tow (o any religious establish* iiient or modes of worship and in the further declaration that, “no person who acknowledges the being of a Ood,ana a future state of reward hndpunishment, shall, on account of his retie* ious sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or plate of trust or profit, under this Common* tucolfh;*' , 1 1 •’; ■ ' I believe these 'instruments of fundamental i law, as l they arc, should be maintained and justly administered byollmcnin civil authori ty. Indeed, it ia difficult to imagine how. any pne sworn to administer these pai-amount laws could feel wammtcd.m ; stepping, oyer- the bounds of theirdistmet term's, end establishing rules of action in direct violatioQof the gunnsn tecatmd immiipilicawhich they secure To every citizen. Citizens according to the terms of tlie Constitution, are all alike—they are entitled to equal protection—-to equal rights— -to equal immunities, and no man srho pretends to ijb&t administration of the laws should attempt the high-bonded usurpation of constituting citi- ' ttns to suit his own caprice, and to lav downi * as a rule of action, that: the accident‘of birth should deprive an'American citizen of the-en joyment of tbo full .immunities and privileges guaranteed him by the Constitution. A more unjustifiable idea never cntered.tbe mind of any American statesman. I would notfcay this because I believe any class of people, wherever born, or whatever their religion, havcanjright. as , a class, ° r religious denomination, to de mand office or honor, or distinction in the civil government. Tho Democracy of this country never have, nor never will recognize any such demand.,. But taking the Constitution as a guide and a rule of action, they will maintain the just rights oral! citizens, learning each to depend upon bis own merits and qualifications for office, emylumcprfi ftnd honor. This I hold to bo the true doctrine op.this question. , ilf ibe conditions upon which tbo ptopic .of other countries. can become'citizens -of the United States, and enjoy ihe'bcneflts of onr free not the German, the Wclcmnnw, the English man, the Irishman, or the Poland cr, who made, these conditions. * They are.the work of Amer ican .statesmen; They.v stand sanctioned by George Washington,. Thomas Jefferson and other illustrious fiuhos of our Republic.. Wo held out the alluring invitation to the people of other countries to come here* accept our condj*. t tion and become American citizens. Nor were we slow to impress upon (ho world the peculiar , benefits of our institutions. Indeed, we boast ed of our laud of civil and religious liberty—of ’ bur asylum for the oppressed, whom every man could enjoy ihohtgb dignity of self-government, and tho. inestimable privilege of worshiping God agreeably to the dictates of conscience.— Thus invited, many came of all countries, and of all sects of professing Christians. Some have been with us since tbo days of the Revolution ; some for half a century; some for half that time, and others for a shorter -period. They have contributed by their, industry and skill to the dpTxtypmcnt of the resources of our com mon country, and have assisted in its defence; Others have felled, the forest and. cultivated (be soil, and have added to the general. prosperity of the country; others have advanced the com mercial, manufacturing, mining, and mechani cal. interests ot the nation, and others have adorned the pulpit and the bar. They have as sisted topaythe taxes; and to fight onr battles; and shall the sacred covenant which was. thus made with these people be violated by tho pow- , er of a secret and insidious combination that override the Constitution. ■ . , Shall tho faith of our fathers, as plighted in this great instrument', bo thus disregarded ? Right-minded men of aU parties must respond no! No such immorality and political wrong should'be permitted to tarnish the fame of America. From tho long past days of the revo lution there is a reminiscence that speaks in eloquent tones against this proposed'error.—• From tbo shades of Mount Vernon—from the heights were Montgomery fell—from tbo once bloody fields where Pulaski and Do Kalb gave up tbeit Uvea, there cornea up a solemn remon strance against this proposed wrong. X would not say this, nor the weakest sentiment of it, for the mere matter of office to this class of citizens. Tho value of office to them Is of small importance; but it is tho deep dishonor that such a violent measure would inflict upon our country, that induces me thus to speak. It would not be the loss of civil place that would most afflict our adopted citizens, but- It-would bo. the humiliation of bring designated as a class, of whom it should bo said, they tfe not , to bo trusted with civil place. This ts the Idea that would most wound their prldq and excite their indignotion. There are amongst them those who in tho want of a full appreciation of our institutions and customs, so deport them selves as to'give reason for complaint. . But these facts afford no sufficient ground for vio lating thp institutions of the' country. It ip simply cowardlyto acknowledge danger from sUch' a source, and the avowal of Tt is a poor compliment to flic strength of our government. I repeat, that X am opposed to all oath-bound societies or associations to accomplish political end , and to all obligations which embarrass tho free exercise of the .elective franchise; or that may ho calculated to prejudice the sanctity of the jury box. I deprecate as most mischievous those political tenets which, in their illiberal and intolerant spirit, would go behind the swad dling clothes or tho infimt, and pry into tho conscichccs of men to fix tho teat forclvll office. Has it over occurred to those who havo thoughtlessly espoused this new doctrine, that tho practical application of it.must ho . met at iho very threshuold by insurmountable difficul ties, Is this attempt to cxcltobnocloss of pro fessing Christians another, a mere ex pedient of wily, politicians to, accomplish their own selfish cutta* or is it intended os a great radical change iff tho institutions of our roun; try? If tluf latter bo tho real idea, it will bo perceived Ihht’tbQ first step must bo a unity of Church widfimto. How else can these new dogmas bo reduced to practice I Their odvo- ‘,'ooa coDNinr— hat it AiwatS jib Biam—nra mdire oawsoNa.'omrooDNißY.” i CARLISLE, PAi, 5 1854, j cates mast get possession of ifttf civil, govern- change the fundwnenVidrawaoF the land* ondthen bringiho'Jpawcr of the gov cramentto bcar,'<jamatterfl of ; .belief and church orgdniratipn: Bnd,;\rhen obe/do nomlnatiorirOf professing Christians shall been pbmfimd int# purity,'according! to' the notions.’ of; this new poWer,thcn another, the most needing correction, would'botakcn up,, Bndeo on until all religious /denomiqations \r6uldhpznade.to ; acc6rd tdJQSed elondird by the forcc of law.’, ■ In my opinion by the ■ tlrno this. Soitbedrom Should hare passfdail denomi nations jn review,-the-Christian.spirit of the ' nation would bo prostrated and the infidel spirit . have the boldness to undertake a 1 work of .this magnitude ?, Sbsbnc, I .’venture to say, ofolltho.mcn, who.in-ari evil hour, have embraced.this heresy, cnn found who will asstuftasb giXAt responsibility. Such oq attempt, could it be toodo, would oo well cal culatcd to awaken a dread of the scenes of the 1 aerentcenth century, as enacted 1 , iu Europe.— We should not be deaf to the voice of history , upon this subject r nor should we forget that . our ancestors, from whatever country they may have come, and wherever landing on i tinent, whether at Plymouth B<>ck onJnrocs-* fown,'were fefhgdcs Irani rdigipfis persecution. « escaping from the bloody' scenes which* mahh. , the-darkest pages in modem-tußloryy'f VNbf , should wo forgeVthal when . Williams ond-■ Baptist.upon Xefc‘:<jf perfect it n-qs uaccbnd i crobf “good earth,".. >jt vteslbo 1 greatest triumph orC}jrisUanity v sinpc the days of Constantine. It has been the source of the ; grw!l(stg6odtbmaukin^;; J ltBbienigninflaences ■ have been vrorid-wide,'aud it has strengthened the cause of civil liberty and-chriaUwjUty .in all countries, lias it occurred, to those who would eclipse this great chut-acteristic of Amer ican institutions, that thcdif&bUnQuCnccofa rctrogade action on this subjcet could not 1 be* confined to the limits of oar cddotryl . That as its odocates (bey could nothc justified for a jtemporary incoDvenlence or .Eflfiah .end, in Cmaillng so great an evil in tbo r caO|3o of Chris- ■ tlamly and eWIV liberty' in other .^[&^ndpleof : Christianity,'benevolence and rights of man, kuoriduo geograph ical-llmitS/ It Isos widespread os the human race. The Chrisltana’in llctxlligu,kuda.poiut toymen Oan institutions as ‘ftn argument in Ihvor of liberal views. Thfl of the civil rights of man under tynumioal, and op* pressive forms pf government, also draws his orgumcnTs from pop. example. Y The American example has been the bcncoh-ftglit which- has guided the, political wnercvcf-strug gling against the ,wSVcs of onjprtssion., Totßc ChtisUacs in. Heathen lauds,iud tlwj Protest lanls in Catholic countries; jt/JnSs furnished (be largest fihorcof their argumentshndthetr hopes. But to suppose—whichltf Btpiply an absurd idea—that there bo reason to-apprehend en croachments upon our civil institutions by any) cl oks s or sect of citizens, where'wCuld all good j citizens rally for protectionsagainst such an] . cvill They would bafound’io'-cluslcr around about it 1 ■ like (he faithful at Mecca, ana bold it.up. as iHil ! itbpossahTo . barrier, to sucS|mcr6aciimcpt.^: (am this ins t ru men t'for ibe benefl t Of all classes . and all dcncmsnftUOns Idle is It In those who, pretend .that there may bo danger to the civil institutions of the coun try, to announce, ad a remedy, the 'destruction oflho greatest safeguard which c»r institutions a(Tord. . *• Belong as the people have confidence in the paramount law of the land and reverence Us .principles, so long will it afford > ample protec tion -to all; .but if that mautmtmt bo overrid den by the power of combination—if it be thus demoralized and weakened and (ho confidence, of the people alienated from il r and encmach ments should tlich be attempted, thcremiglit be . cause for alarm, for those resisting such In vasions would be in (he ntlfducof nnarmy with the fortress torn down and‘the ordnance dis mantled. But cnongh of tills* ' I trust that I have succeeded in making my views known to you upon this grave subject, I have said none ol these things from preju dice, for I am myself a Pennsylvanian by birth, and a'Protestant by religious belief, as wcrctny parents before mo, out I have simply declared principles winch I believe ore consistent with the best interests, the dearest rights, and high est hopes of the people of my native Stated Nor do I intend to ’speak •unkindly, of individual citizens, who for any reason iriay Imre connect ed thcms<£vCSwUh the associations to which I have been rcfeiring, I can readily perceive how, - clo.thcd ’a novelty and-Secrecy; the ap- 1 preaches of such an institution would be in- j sidioua and seductive; and hovr acllizen of the , best intentions might bo drawn wilhinlu mesh- ( cs. Jim all such have a plain duty to perform, ( andAbal is Vo wilbdraw fioro pic order—Vo ro- 1 new their allegiance to the conhtitntion, and to 1 assert the dignity of free and .independent yo- t ters-. ond vote for. whomsoever they , please for * political office. • I have now, fellow citizens, wild all Ib&t tho limits of a communication of Oils kind will per* mit, and trust I have made mvaclf understood on all subjects relating to my VtfllCial duties.—* Tho issue must be with you* 1 am conlldanl that, in passing upon my bets. you. will hot test them by a standard of. perfection, for Hint is what humanity cannot altaip. Inconclusion, let me assure you, that whatever your decision may bo, it shall not weaken mV attachment 19 the principles I have declared, nor lessen my zeal for the welfare of my native State, nor my admiration for you as 0 people, Very respectfully, your fellow* citizen. - • • - WM* WGLER. * Prfeilom of Eelifjpn. Tho .Philadelphia wfrgtu hit tho fallowing appropriate and sensible remarks on the sub. Joct of religious toleration, the d4ngororl singfcom.((ioknoWrnothiDgorgublxatloo too very mauVliborty i , i “Jfamauia.Anbe excluded ftosa office be cause bo is a Roman Catholic, certainly by the 1 sapio rulo ho may b° excluded ffam- office ,bo conso ho is a Methodist. II tiro threoimndrotf religious socle in tho United tftates, including the Methodists, combluo together for tho pur pbsa.of .oXcUidlngtho Roman -Catholic from of* flee, and after UioyhavodUftauchUod iha Cath olics, tho'remaining two hundred and ninety nine should combine for,the purpose of exclu ding the Methodists, could they, with any sort of consistency, complain because the samernlo which thoy had aided tn enforcing against tho Catholics had boon enforced agalMUhemsolvesf Certainly ,not. . Roes not every iuan soo that if bo aids in this attempt to .proscribe the Roman Catholics, that,the aanio j-nlo :of proscription, may In the end- be applied tohlmeolfT Every man, who places any value ondda own religious liberty ,1s bound by every coualdocatUm ot solf lotorost, ami ttio prcscrvation.pl his own rights of couscioiioo to oppose, by bvoiy honorable means in Ills power, tho principles and object of this secret association, h;IjIcH strikes at (ho (uudamontal principles ot of tho United States* ond of our system of. civil oud re ligious liberty.” JUnn-FAGSD by'tho Udicaih tho present siyta of tanacts. . Vi :A; '.mi 1 ■:: 5 .(the Know-Nothings; of Orleans have galned fecvcral GuWantial yfctorica,of - late,, by* Men are shot doWn mthestroct as they pass to and from tbelrwork, without ambmeut’a warn- lt {a estimated that tnorb tfiah;ooe huh- ; ■ deed audchUdmv hays bcen tant dered bytbc that dtywithin the last BVwtili9.ETtrry prcssof.tho Democrat/Whig, and nCutral-Hire' appealing to the people their foccs like flints',' against the Know-Nothing mardererswho Ini fcBtJNW-Qrlean&,. .V • People of Cumberland county, will. <you give countenance to the Know-Nothings, by Voting for, ihdr candidatcgT ; sanction the cold-blooded. mhnJcra that have been, commit iitd VerityjfqnTcad your.,aid to’jJcck a man to i Ctongres? who fs the boasted champion of Knbw iNotbingism iplbia Congressional (flstnet,?. Xfe think wc hear your response^-“NO,NEVER V} |: The New Orl cans ■ Pkayunt of, Wednesday, | has tho followiag acoount of the outrages, pp I ‘Tuesday night previousY‘ >V;' 111110 WforelVp*clock, ati excited mphatWcked The coflco housobf .Tfrno-, thy I)anyv-Np‘ && New Rfrpct, and fired several 6bbta at the inmates!,/ .The bttcrpuc cecded !n closing the/dopra and shatting lhe! rioters out. who, retired. Abouttwcntymiri ntes after, they returned and forfccd open the doors, entered the coffee hop so and ! smashed every thing In the bar,. They thcn proceeded to search the bon fee* and founda roan secrelcd In the back kltchen/whom they dragged Thootherihmates pf the' hopse hadj Breveted themselves near iherpof and escapCd lhesearch- The roan who was dragged out was named John Rane, and; only arrived here "at 8 q’clock.last. night,from Xou Isvilfo - What became of him is not wtts-dragged doarn lafayctte she':>l*Tcc. the mo\y disputing, should: abbot bVro-or several Bholawero heard'hut Whether Kano 1 was killed is, impojwijye Jb'say.- ‘At ho.-has hot been beardofsmCCj’ The utiforttmatetnuh was, entirelyihnOccnt of all participation in the pro* yipns riotifii^;.. , ~.V ->v ••... ;i. : - /■Amaunamcdßarneyßoylan wrasshbtiirtho, leg in thisatfray, but the wound la hot scribua. The cause alleged for this outrage Islhaton the previous night some shots were ilred from Dot-, fy’s house. This the latter strenuously denies.' We sinoercly regret td Stale that The rioters bh this occasion boldly avowcd bo Americans. There were wbt over twenty or 1 thirty, of'them engaged inlhctiot.and feo si-1 Icnlly ahd quickly; waq it done lhat no intima-1 tloh was receWcd/at the sCoareuntii long after.] the rlotershad disported. Then of the military passed oat and yiiitcd the scene of the; disorder, but'everythlng was quiet. : 1; Another human life Bight, , hutitwas some dv&tftn&' from the scene of the [ above riot, and J>car6 more tjie ..appearance of i ih cold-blooded" murder 1 than tWtn. young-nitm named mCa cKrVjrfcr. a jfotjnd dead street; having been shot througb iha'h>ad . hi«!way hofne. He was a cfcric & Oo. f 26 yeare of ago. ‘and married.- There, was tin . riot or semblance of one at tho place Where the body was found at any time during tbe night.. It is, reasonable to suppose Por- ■ ter’s dcath.-was/ cuher a deliberately planned murder, or by. the wanton and reckless discharge of to the Blrtct.” " The Bullctid, referring (o these outrides, and their fanatical Instigators, s&y3: “Do our citizens not sco that if such princi ples arc to prevail, no man is safe. .Tho best man is as liable |o be shot down as tho worst. Wo implore all right-thinking, respectable men, who have the good of tho edrambnity at heart,, 1 of whatever name or s<£t, W act their faces like flints against proceedings that are inflicting On | ineffaceable stain on New Orlcand. . Dot of the Ftulla of lulolehllce. A democrat who Joins the party of intolerance! deserves to ho called a know-nothing { for lie will neither sco nor hear. II such as are dispo sed to go into (ho now order—or ms-order— vrtUoD.lv taco over Uvo history of tho last few months, they will, find that wherever a Knot?* Nothing victory has boon achieved whig parti sans have got into oUkfb. Whig papers advocate Know-Nothing doctrines f Whig orators artfho lor Know-Nothing principles- Judge Conrad, the now Mayor of Philadelphia, elected byrtho votes of tho Intolerant*; has a Whig leader the best years of his lifo. The only Whigs that do nut feel tbo benefits of (his new coalition'are those who are unfortunate enough to bo Catho lics, who were born abroad, or whoso fathers were bom abroad. These are usblhl things’to remember.—J«jr<riom'nn. Assassins.—There is (ruth in tho following from the Harrisburg that applies to every du.v life, political and private 1 “Wo prefer, always, a hold villain to a sneak* Ing. cowardly assassin. Tho man who meets you face (0 Pico In broad day-light, and demands “your money or your llfo,' 1 is a nobler and a better man than tho stealthy scoundrel who glides noiselessly Into your chamber at the dead of night, when you are wrapped'ln sleep, and plunges hie dagger In your heart. Tho syrapa tides of mankind arosometlmosarouscd in favor of tho one f , never In thvor of.lho other. Tho political assassin la, If possible, a more detesta ble villain (ban his brother of the knife and lan* tern. Too cowardly to strike, UUa a maa, open* ly and boldly, ho attempts to accomplish his base purposes by oM»nuo/«"on. Wo have many Bach In Pennsylvania. Truly, this la a groat country. Tub Tcuow Fbvsr at .Charleston is on the Increase, no less than 20 deaths having occurred on Tuesday, being tho highest mortality in any one day yet. On tho aamo day 11 now coses worn admitted to tho llopor Hospital. The Bank of Charleston his made a donation of 9250 far tlio relief of the tick. A mercantile Ana has alst} given 9100, and two ladies $l6. Gov. Pbiob, AfIDTOB Nkwahe Bror.—Thfl Governor of Novf Jersey, has offered ft reward ol SOW for such InlormsUon as may lead to the apprehension and conviction of the murder, of Thomas McCarthy, who wot killed in tho recent riot ot Newark, lie has also offered a reward of 9800 for such Information os may-load to (be apprehension and conviction of tho persons aid ing or abetting In tho destruction of tho interior of tho Qoiman'Catholic church, on that occa sion. C7”A singular- excitement at Washington, D. 0, t baa boon caused by tbo publication of a long list of names purporting to bo all thomum bors of ono of (howaraasoclatlonsof tho Know. Nothing ardor; and the threatened pubUcatlon of similar lists from all thb wards of - that clty.~ Pooplo all over tho country -aru becoming a'shamod of Know-Nothlnglstn, and dread noth, lag wo no-than an exposure of thoir connection VtltMt. • \ v ,„ V ■eeL*/ : 'V : .?'-’A'- y-'^v"f^'-j, SißSfc' sBs B-'v* B B-*/■ B* B-v 1 ■’■.>' ,i w?Sr' : - B^^ *< h litl-# If I'-iS fc I i: ■■;;•■: m^ 1 ' Kty'- if J I*..' B ■-84-. B-H B B • •='-'•, Wt' £> .-: B/ . jy ~ 7y- , k ; •AT 42,00 /ANNUM. aWetSight • The following obsertatiohiof lViehd of the Boys,* are so important andtbecriVdcp rccated in them is so remmbri f Jthat we desire to impress thou on the notf and guar* dianswith'aU the ,cmphoaMf£6i‘tbHal reedm mcnd4tfonf ‘ <; V- r ’ ; >‘l barebccn a sympa ihiangiovef of toys,. I like to'see them happy; <;bretTul, gleesorbe. Indeed, ! can hardly un derstand how a- high-toned* Useful min can be the ripened froicofa toy who had not enjoyed a full state of. the glad privileges duetoyouth; But while I;watch, with a vcry«jealoua eye all rights and customs which Upon the proper rights'of' hoys, 1 sive lest parents Who' sro' notforcttougblful, andwbo have not habituated themselves to efose obsmalums; upon Ibis subject g pcrmH.-lheir tons indulgences,, which are Almost certain to result in their demoralization,.if riot tn'thcir, to tal ruin : and among the habits, which I hate observed attending most surely to ruin, I know, of none more prominent than that of parents pennUtingtheir sons fo ,tn the strict after ttlghffall, ifi. ruinous to their morals in all instances. They acquire, under tbo.coverof night, annn heaUhful sjato of mind—bad, vulgar, immoral, and profane language/ bbtocne practices, crimi ha) sentirncnts. a'lftwlcfia and riotous bearing. Indeed, it is in the Street after ni'ghfnll that the toys principally acquire the - education of. the bad, fud.capacity for becoming rowdy, disso lute, criminal men.- Parents'should in this particular, have a rigid and inflexible rule, 1 ihat witt-not permit a sonuiidcr any circumstances whatever, to go in the street after nightfidl with a view of engaging in out-of door sports; or meet other toys for. social chance occupation.-, A right riifo of this .kind,'invariably adhered to, will soon deaden the. desire for Bach dangerous practices.-.' .-<•.■, r Boys -shbold . be- taught to have plcdsiircs around the family centre table,, in reading, in convention, and m quiet amusement. Soys are seen in.tho streets after night-foil, behaving iq a manner totirdy 'destructive of-nil good morals., Fathers, and' mothers, keep your cbilr drefi home at night, and too' that you take pains tdrnnko your homes pleasant, attractive, and profitable to them ; and above all, - with or view- future destruction,Jetthcra mot become, while forming.lheir characlerefoc Ufo, to'accUsUyned to disregard the.nioral sense ofstame as to.bpcnly violate the Sabbath day in; street pastime during' its day or evening hours.” . "! •, r * .... .‘,- ■ Tho ijiniviitti '• :vCYea she Is' dying J ' He* 1 physician Just ; lirunohQCcd tbo solemn 'Wolds,- ahd- yet she ; AsmitoUkethot ot jin infcnt ailo over her downy checks llor hrouUiUigia easy and regular, excepts, UtUo shorter, ana she looks se pluUsaui.thiit yoaorta nQt.boUpTo her dying.. Qh ihpw carapslly you beseech*.tbb God ol Ufo to spare,youiflovely and loving companion. How tenderly you press - her la-yonr -heart, like some tender moth'er would her • -Howpassionately you press yourlips toller colddjrow. and. think ! ol .tho swoet seasons you have pasScd-wUh hoc I r 'Memory recalls tUo'tiinuwheajrWUhAtf^ijUpg 1 t tvhlsperpd that youc uumed,Md,7mirirud shejbas,-over feeen tfctJ&h 4 trusting [she looked 4nld y ourjivch wheiryou - Ural prp* (Qounced the words “my-wlfolH Zoa ronSuta ■her, too, whbn youharooonuj Ih,tired and weary, hpr-tender smiles and upturned eyes, full of loro and sympathy, you. .. Dowlwll. I lingly she your wonts, and in lier own chborful way s'ooninado youiorjrot 'the turmoils of life.'\ • v - ‘ *• ,0 memory, be quiet I And yet thcro'ls i sad dened pleasure in such thoughts, fur you know that to that, confiding creature you were over kind. - • Buteoe/aUe moves and looking oa. though she wished to sjicak to some pne. How anxiously you listen, least you lose a word. • “Aly husband I” sbo exclaims, «*I am still with yon, and loaning upon that breast which has over been a sweet resting-place for moj— but, my sorrowing one, X must leave you. I seem to bo more favored than you, for X go to that bright land before you ?• for to part with you in this, cold world and. livo, would ho taoro than 1 could, bear, (het'oforo the fjord in hitt tender mercies, has been mfndlul of my weak ness even hero, and .has called mo first. Loved one, weep nut for mo? 1 am’ happy,— Death brings joy, to my soul? lj releases my happy spirit from this woarisomo body. And soon, uiy husband; this brow will bo encircled with a wreath of never fading glories—a glori ous crown sparkling with gems ? and, best of all, my Savior who bought Iho precious gill for roe, will bo there, and bid even mo welcome to that city, whoso.streets arq paved with gold, where onobright summer always reigns, parting/ sonow, pain and anxiety never como, Then, dear oho, when you boo mo cold anddoad,whon these limbs once lay stilt and quiet, when these Ups that over gave back Iho kiss you gave, to fhsoto respond to yours, ovon for tho weep not for know that lam happy. I ask you not to forgot mo. O not think ot mo, and for got ail my waywardness? and moot mo, oh I meet mo on. tho flowery hanks of tho river of life. There wo will 'never bo separated, but will bask In tho sunshine of our lloduomor’s countonanco for over, and stilt for over. But, hark I what music Is (hat 7—lt comes still nearer. Who is that calls! O, t sect They aro com ing for mo with palms of victory—they smilo, they welcome mo t X como —X'como I Loved and true farewell, I bless him—my—and so saying her lovely spirit takes its (light. Stic finishes her prayers where t fhoy;can best bo heard—before the throne ot’God. Buffaloes by the icrc. A mcraborof Govl Stephon’aNorthcrnßouto exploring party, In « long communication to the St. Louis Republican, written J>om (ho head of Yellow Stone It Ivor, says of tha Incidents of the party thus far j— ♦‘On Sunday, after ft march of some 10 miles (ho buffaloes were reached.—They were before and on each side ol tbo train. For miles ahead It seemed onp vaatdrovoynrd. They itara esti mated by some a* high as 600,000—200,000 is considered at a very low estimate,. Drawlogup (he (rain at pur usual balt,wt,PooD,a Jargoherd were about a half « tnllo ahead. The hunters, six In number, wore Immediately despatched, well mounted on apaw hones* teacrvdd for vhat especial purpose, and (im whOletraln bad an ob potunlty to witness a buffittohunt. The hunter# dashed te among the herd, picked but the latest ol the crowd, and th6n,separating the selected ones Item tho herd, soon dispatched (how. Xu an hour tho wagon# were* sent l but a small dis tance from the .route, to receive the .choicest pieces of tho buffalo. In tho next .two days* march the hunters wero kept some distance ahead, to koop off tho buffaloes i It was the only way tho safe passage of; tbo train could bo en sured through the sea of Hash, T Tho pack mules and spare animals following oh the train being' too numerous to bo separately led, wore hard to control | aml, doBpltooyery precaution and Caro, ono horse and lour nmlcS wore lost—they getting mingled with tho herd. Every effort was made to reclaim thorn—hours spent m their attempted recovery. Tho effort wluj useless.’* • ACT" Tho lady who lot down tho window ccir\ tain to keep tho man In the moon from fiction her in hernigbt clothes, has been seed at church i with ft holo hi her stocking* Itgr >ft(^rg^.CKHr,' {;. <ii^istofi^^'d^w?ii£he» tnensc. - potamiti* '■ I crata Rre you tTady'!-)’"- 1 ' -’ '- : ■ ~o~f* His Vito stiU not ■ ? |>®rt fm^,9£Hßo|iis'Bi&; r ;' ?•-■ : • f:■’'*:' '■ ;. ■ * nlty rtjrw:M^, [; .„.;' s; /,-': ' Northern p»Kof Itwjfii;;.. ■;'; 1 -;S,^' , “ : ‘“ ,! '-.'j"' T. [^.Thoifthniilo^rliWj | r)#^i!>^^&;, : __ [Ky* A licit trot camo off at: tbbNcflrJlTork Kippotironm on Monday night*. I IE?; WhcniflAbrick-layer like * Jtjji(Jer ?—. iJIW b»V rannfi%oup > ■■ [lv*Better read little with Uiougbt than with levity md;quickness. :,': -r j ■'• ■ - Vy;'/ :'■ . of brwui and brcadilaSJt lias causod BCPcrtl rio ta in Cclguno. ' rived in IScw: Yprk bn - : lc?" Caterpillars ha-re not been os numerous since 1827 Mtbcy hwo• this season. ;>; y ■ ID" - Ifyomrant f‘boot” awitertato tochcat ngcntlemnnwhowclirsalarEOßiMdl^ogno." ' of a company has just wUenonghtobe.ifijol.f . tty The pimples oa a toper’a tbco ornitjirittl ual manifestations; ;,'. ;.;' ’ ■l.' VS: ... y-w.'- j\ '< ‘ £C7* Death is not on cvil~-it haveqfit tbit makes the Woi^^lertiblO. (D* A good natared',husband,; < doa&<aj|l-'r. dwi) and ft happynomo,aro C^ a ‘pehiu&, thofree and hitMoaloUa all the faculties of a human being.''/;*• ’ryj'yi f [ 1 C^AclTOrco^lcn^jgWm^etiiMSoSdtop 1 inoncy* bat never-bought ynihiUy/j; jy.^j y tD*. Ajncer paper,has' bccn.started *l6 He* 1 Xqrk called the Thief*.' n J‘ - ; i? ID* The yoansmeu Of cut bfcroagh intend, organizing themselves Into alttcrary society, to bo called * tTheToarig MedV' library. Aisoda* lion ofCarlialo,’'-, (s >V ■ • JTyT Contentment is to ibeiitlild whit ft frame 1 13.t0 a cucumb^r-r-SUnnin^ilt^ ctch -•. >1 * *' ' ! J O' Nothing t!mt ia broken bt*ra.»ny,«ju»’ «C5J>l the heart, vtfuch becomes mom TalanUa r the more it is broken. : . -.- ;. . ID - 'The talent 6T turning men Into Is tho gratification of Uttlo minds aadmj£encr* o\» temper,'... : .• ; - ’ Advices in ttgwd to the Gjtn Crot& in tho West ana South aro coming in momairor^ :r -.r. .. has been introduced into th»,Con* ! neoticot legislature to tax. catej and, bachelors.. ’ . *-.'J•. ; ? IC7f Potatoes tro io plenty da Vermont that. It is anticipated 374 perbuahel mUbothoptfctt ibefore. a month., ''jV'*. : • O* l&e safest and. Barest plan for thofcj-, mw.ltt.to sell hifl crops when no can 6bfcun a r^dnorntlropriefc. ‘ •■■ ; ■ ppqcn^tcra' |q^ I tsl President ot&aitoi ~ 061* ic£e, NcTr.york.ia now in Jus 81st ycaryaadis> still halo and rigorous. ■•, ' V-. .; , ., r . f (t; Tfylorja cngagrd.br Mr; Nfc!* olas, of Cleveland, to deliver- 20Q . fall and wintenin-tiuLWest,—— . '7 ID* There is » baby in St. Louis, 3 yean and 2 mouths old, which welghscno bundled and thirty pounds. Some, baby that; *•>*.*.*> C7* On and after tho first of October, Itvrtff not bo lawful to pass notes in Ohio of a less do* nomination than ten dollars on any bonk out. of the Stale.. (> J * K7*Hon. John M. Bolts, ofßichmond,Ta.,' had his pocket picked of $BOO at Ibe 'K. Y. Theatre, on Monday 'evening. .Thn ihief tfas arrested and tho money recovered. • >.. ;>r . CT - Tho Milicritcs have fixed upon the IOtH of May, 1855, as Iho day for tho ending of oU , thing earthly, and tho event will not b© post* poned oa account of Iho weather. ID*An English writer says, yon tell when you arc Surrounded,by, a dozen Americans by thu following unerring test,—threcwill bo found smoking cigars and-nine reading ncwo-‘ papers. . • • ' ID* True merits like tho nail inside an oy»-' ter, id content to remain quiet until it finds an' opaflng. 1 ‘ McCracken was beset by robbers, he threw himself upon bis knees, and exclaim* cd.:. vfakoall Vvogot.but spare the rest-" * Whether they did so wdi bo known when the; mud soovf gets up from Tinnicum., (D*There Id plrifosophy in Iho remark:— “Brcsscd pradem dat expect nothin’, for dejr sbant bo disappint. (D* Mean spirits. under disappointment, liko small beer in a thunder storm, always turn sour. \C7* A lady was drcadAilly affronted theoth*- cr day, because a gentleman accosted her as an old acquaintance; K - A nenr style of hit has come in Oishion. It is called the Bolivar, and resembles the cU-, lapidated shell of an overgrown tortpise, badly punched. \£s~ Vegetables of every desertotioa arc scares in LcuisvUle, Ey., long continued; drought. ' rt ' . C7* A cleric in the Now.Orlcans Post. olQq* has been arrested for embezzlement. * ET” There is no one thing, perhaps, which gives a distinctive character u> the age of pro* gross, than that of advertising. ~ D" A few days ago some individuals entered the house of Mr, Soulo, at Spring Lake, during the temporary absence of thooccopants, and took away throe hundred and fifty dofian in bank hUte which they found it* * chest. *■' O'* Solitude and. society aro the two great 1 magnets which ttUriUd mankind—and bo Innate their votaries. * • ■; - ID'* Some rogues iu New«Tork have obtained a large number of old-iimo piataretmfi, worth sixteen cents, and them oftontha poor emigrants for quarter dollars.J' ; to* Horn Jatrfos Cooper la lying UJ at Pott** ViUo. : r ' ‘- 1 '» ' (HT* Thoii cans’t bo brought to no. situation ia Ji£». bolt cwp so untoward, whtiiv ProvlJ dcnco has not been before thee. It has its led* sou for Uim>’-Therefore Iktok not, norinunnur: for. Uo who ..brought thco thither will grant needed fitrengthami guidance if thou seek it.. ; ■ KyMisfl Susan B. Anthony; one r oT the "fltrapg-miuded” lately dclivcmlft very jiower' 4 fal address qh “Woman’s Bights,lf but, imfor* Innately, upset all her orgumchte for woman's independence of tho other sox, by passing rcuhd a man’# hat te take up the collection*.
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