AMERICAN TOLMTEER. JOP # TOTTON, Editor* 1 & Proprietor; . CARLISLE; PA., JAN. 4, 1855.~f An Apprcnilco ,i mo loam tho Printing business, will bo taken I.atthls offloo,lf application ho made soon. None bat & smart, active, Intelligent, good boy, and possessing a good education, need apply,— To a boy possessing the above qualities, and ,of 10 years of ago, a good opportunity to loam tho piloting Is oflbrod. ■ , ,7^ Appointments by lhc Commissioners, At a mooting of the Board of County Com missioners on Saturday last, tho following named gentlemen wore appointed to fill tho various offices for the ensuing year, viz i C/ff)c—William Riley. «gftomiy-~Wm. H. Miller. AfirtanJtlt doprainr—* Joseph C. Thompson. Physicia* to Jail— Dr. IV. IV. Dale. JTiipcr of Public Buildings —Rudisll Natcher. Wo also loam that P. Quigley,-Esq., has been appointed by tbo Oonrt to audit tho accounts of the County Officers for the year 1854 { and that David Cornm&n, Wra. Alexander and Mitchell U’Gtotfta> bare been appointed Visitors of tho Poor tor 1866. ,CauflHK> to Death. —Wo learn by tho Cali fornia papers, that Joseph RUncr, n son of Mr. Etency Rltnor, of lowa, and grandson of Ex- Cftmrnor Rltuer, of this connty, was recently crushed to death by tho accidental falling of a load of boards from a cart near Crescent City, California. The deceased is represented as having been a young man o! much promise, and bis untimely Ibto is deeply lamented by a wide circle of relatives and friends. Svits Legislature. —The Legislature of thi« State assembled at Harrisburg on Tuesday. Tho House was organized by tho clcolion of QbhrtK. Strong (Whig and Know-Noth ing,) of Philoda. city, as speaker. We had fiot, when wo went to press yesterday, heard of tho organization of tho Senate. We learn, however, that Messrs. Damib and Prior re fused to attend the whig caucus that wo? held for Speaker, Mr. HbkdriCSs of Schuylkill, is the whig, and Mr. Hamlin’ of Wayne, the Democratic candidate for Speaker. A Bbritolsmt Movement.— Quito an Inter eating ceremony took place on Friday week, at Shomokln, Northumberland county, this State. Judge Helves stein, formerly of Carlisle, and whoso benevolent donations we mentioned lust . week, one of tho most benevolent as '*ollo9 one Of tho wealthiest citizens of that county, dedi cated fbrever, a valuable and productive coal •state; located in tho Sbaniokin Coal Basin, to the benefit of the destitute poor of Philadelphia, New York,Baltimore, Lancaster, Carlisle, &c. On the wne occasion, the corner stone of a Free College was laid, which is Intended to be en dowed with the proceeds ol another coal estate. And still further, a third coal estate was dedi cated to tho benefit of Atrican Colonieuion.— The exercises took place, under tho charge of a Committee, headed by Klmbcr Clover, Esq. A large number ot citizens were in attendance, Rad several appropriate addresses were deliver «d. TTc have hoard of (ho benevolent move ments of Judge Bclfenstcin heretofore. lie is OUB of the most liberal benefactors of the poor, andAU hand and bis heart are alike open to tho appends of bis suffering follow-cnjoiurvs. Such ipeu are an honor to human nature. Annex to Yorxe Mcx. 'W* i|R4«aU , *ad an article containing some excellent suggestions to young men, which m peoaUarfy applicable to this The Ion; i Vinter evenings are now here, and the young j men of Carlisle should think hoe (hey can best. improve their time. The apprentice and the j mechanic, the clerk and the laborer, have many 1 evening*, * all to themselves.’ Uon will they 1 pass them? In reading, in study, in cultivating j the mental and social faculties, in acquiring j knowledge of history and of the world, or in . the rounds of dissipation and idleness f The f young men of to-day are to give character and * direction to our country hereafter. Thev are ‘ to control its destiny, and it is important (her 1 should early lay strong and deep the founds, tlona of mental and-of moral worth. The intel ligent man, who has integrity ot life, has an ever- j present introduction to the better part of socle- 1 ky. It matter* not what his vocation, if it Is 1 useful, necessary labor, he is respected. Elihu Burritl at the anvil had the respect of all his neighbor*, because of his virtue and intelligence. If a man is nsk respected it is because be is not entitled to respect. It is not wealth which com mends a man tt> the favor oi the community. A good name, Intelligence, Integrity, and Industry are capital for any young man. All can invest fn this kind ol stock, and it ever yields largo dividends. There is no way in which our young mechanics can better pass tbeir time during the winter evenings than in attending lectures, and la reading history, biography, travels, Ac.— There Is no reason why the man who swing* ibo hammer, shoves*the plane, draws (ho thread, or Works in Iron, should not bo as well educated a* the professional man In all the departments of learning outside of his profession. Lot our young men seo to it* that their minds arc culti vated'with the greatest care. There are a thou sand field* of use A) I labor in which the iutolU -I*ol ever have the preference.” Weather** la the cry alt over the oonntry—North and South, East and West,ami the complaint of ° hard times,” and scarcity of money, is heard on every hand. The rivers aro (Teasing up, and (boro seems to be no cod to (he modes of suffering and distress among the poor, resulting from the early severity of (ho season. It Is gratifying, howererj to see tho charitable at worts,, here and them, with so much earnest ness. Goiao.—The soldiers of the Revolution arc 4roppta* off out b, ono. The rrcent rrpnrl of ttl. Pension Buto.n nte Uw whole number of IkOM »Ullod to pension. >1 ono thousand and «W7-nt»o. Tbren hundred ,nd 4«teS ttte pwlnus jon. I„ . ,h o rt period (ten wW nolb. . itegte UMn, o(1Ls timoa that tried men's souls." Strmci or JUaucui—The motion for a new filial to tha CM of TTm. H. Arriton, the young »>dir>l rtndtrtt convicted at Cincinnati, of Mj*«nlar to tha Irst degree” in causing the death of Mr. and Mrs. AlHsaa, by moans of an •ffolhnul machine,” hiring boon refused, be «U called tip before Judge FUno> on Saturday vOak, to rocelr* sentence, when he addressed Ufa coort to a cool and collected manner, giving aonaa of the reasons why ho desired a new trial, «ad declaring that he could, had ho a chance, asHtilii 1 ! his innocence. When he concluded, JadgaPUnn,inthe presence of a crowded court room, sentenced him to be hung on the lllh of WaynexU The prisonorhoard his terrible doom without the least apparent emotion, and was cMwjtd hack to prison iu charge of a strong I gaud. I TROBBBE EBETOO Itf TEE M. E, COTEM. The Rev. Dr* Bond, editor oLtWNcw York Christian, Advocate, in & late mupbet of bis pa per, thus speakSof tircthroaten ing the M. E. Church: '■' “We are no prophot, nor the son of a prophet, ret wo venture to predict that mischief is. now convulsions, and disruptions, such as we have never witness ed before . And the Rev. Doctor might havo proceeded, and informed his readers of the cmwc of those “agitations, convulsions, and disruptions,” in the church. It does not require the wisdom of h “prophet nor the Son of a prophet” to point out tho monster that is now eating, like a can cer, at the vitals of Christianity, ICnow-Noth in jisro is winding its serpantino coils around" the church, and. already tho “convulsions” are noticed by Dr. Bond, and ho sounds the alarm. Had he the nervo to tell hischurch of the cause of its present difficulties—Hxnild ho but summon up tbo courage to hold up to the public gaze the bloated spider that has worked its way to the heart of tho church, and there deposited its poison—ho would be subserving tho interests of his people, and prove himself a faithful sentinel on the watch-tower. But, Dr. Bond, wo opine, will not reveal the cause of tbo present “agita tions” in his church, although ho is well aware of what that cause is; ho himself has been an advocate and defender of this great enemy of Protestant Christianity, yclepcd Know-Notb ingism. He 1s now reaping the fruits from tho thistle seeds ho so recently scattered over tho surface of tho Methodist denomination, and in tho bitterness of his heart ho is forced to ack nowledge that his church is now beset with “agitations,convulsions and disruptions,” such ns ho “never witnessed before.” , Dr. Bond is an able writer, and, we take it. a man of good judgment, but he, like many I others, was caught in the spider’s web that bad I been spread for smaller insects, and forthwith he commenced to work in the harness that bad been prepared for his well-proportioned loins. With more than his ordinary real, he defended tho infamous oath-bound conspiracy that now lurks in nearly every village, and which pro ; scribes every man, no difference how honest, patriotic or trust-worthy he may be, who re fuses to bow his neck to this worse than Aus trian tyranny. Ho forgot, for tho time, his duty to his church, and his columns, inacad containing well-digested dissertations Ai the subject of pure Protestant religion, wcrl filled with panegyrics upon depraved Know&oth ingism, and bitter denunciations ftgnitpt tho Democratic party, and the President mf the United Slates in particular, upon whoso head tho Doctor did not hesitate to invoke the ven-, gcance of heaven ! Ho rejoiced over Uio Sec tion of tho “rabble” delegation to the Massa chusetts legislature, because forty .eight of the members wereKnow-NothingMethodistpreach ere. and others of them were Infidels. Nor could he repress a loud * ‘huzia” over thereturns of Pennsylvania, because of the defeat of Gov. Bigler. and the election of Congressional and IcgislaCivodelegationsof about the same“Btripe” as are those of Massachusetts. A flood of the waters generally brings to the surface tho pu trid and decayed matter that had lodged and corrupted the stream, and the political flood of lastfallbreughtfromlhrirhidingplaccsanddcns Law JlfrisiDßk the renal and corrupt-of all parties, and placed Jndce Thronnsna fetfbjr rd that « here a many of them in high official pasjtxms—in x-w.-un a wvil t-v i-rr positions for which %t-3; Jfcjort fry for which they never were intended hr cs3xr Swsaahty eksened as if tb« «itl I God or mm. Ad d Lbtaar were the ''Vtctcvks." • executed. The act of ISIB requires j over which Dr. Boxn rejoiced so rocdikrocsJj— ***** * *2l be executed In tbo presence of and what are the fruits of those victories ? tTO WItIICiSCS , neither of which shall bo tho ‘'•Agitations, ccnrulsioas. md disruptions” in hnsband the Methodist church. These are the fruits, as jQ dgo HaroUfoly suspended on attorney from the I>r acknowledges himself practice alx months for speaking to two jurors We hope, tharfor*. ih.t Dr, Boki, the ” P “" th ° “’»'*• ° f “ “ n ° r ? o,,rt b,d , committed it to them to forma verdict. , hc v bdon = S * Jod g o Smyser re «fUy charged a J nr y 11,at e warning, an , oo'tug at things as -where a store-keoper or landlord sells liquor to f * re< r * lrac ® thar steps, and attend to young men. whom by reasonable inquiry or r legitimate duties bercafta*. Instead of judgment ho might have known or suspected to defending bigoted and intolerant Know-Noth- be minors, he tuns his own risk ofa prosecution ingistn. let them call back from Congress and if they prove to bo under ago. Their declare the Legislative halls the hondredflof clergymen lions of thoir ago ore no excuse to him. 1 they have sent there. Let these misguided and lathe Reports of decisions by tho Supremo emng clergymen again assume the duties of Court wo find among others one by JndgoKnox, the pulpit—if the people can bare confidence in that occasional acts of drunkenness will not them—and lei them attend to the salvation of constitute tho person an habitual drunkard, but men's souls and eschew politics, and especially il * s not necessity that ho should constantly bo the politics of the Know-Nothings, and then, ln intoxicated state: a fixed habit of drum but not till then, will “a'gUalions and conrul- kenness will constitute a person an habitual sums” cease to annoy the Methodist denomina- dronkard ‘ U newl not * P«>r«| that such a lion. It is utterly impossible for alt Mctbo- mn ” raismansging his estate, as that f.xcl is a j ~ conclusion of law. A man who is dnmk one dists to sanction the outrages and wrong, the .., . . . , , . 4 . , _ v- half his time is certainly a habltnal drunkard, despotism and deception of the Know-Noth- 1 ings. and Dr, Bond should bare known this. He knows it now, and wo hope he will profit by the lesson ho has been taught- IJcvonrajtT Dtnsios.—On Thursday week, Judge Black of the Supremo Court ol Pennsyl vania, gave a decision in several cases from Al legheny county, where an alderman bad fined tavern keepers $5O for selling liquor on the Sabbath. Tho defendants claimed the right of trial by jury, denying the Jurisdiction of tho al derman. Tho deci&ion affirmed tho judgment of tho magistrate, holding that such cases were not suits at common law, but criminal proceed ings under a special act. All the other Judges agreed with this decision except Judge Lewis, who contended against tho whole principle of summary conviction naan invasion of tho right of trial hy jury. Illinois LcatftLAVinc. —According to a state ment in tbo Washington Cm ion, the “ fusion" majority of ono on Joint ballot In (ho Illinois Legislature has boon changed into a democratic majority of one, In this wayt Mr. Lincoln, « muiubcr from Sangamon county, seeing (hat ho hold (ho balance of power, and desiring to bo a candidate for United States Senator, but not liking to vote for hlmiolf, resigned his scat, un der the impression that a persona) and political frioml would beolcctcd to fill Uio vacancy.' Tbo election camo on, when tho democrats united, and returned one of their own party, thua glv- U®B them a majority of the Legislature and pro- Ibably the United States Senator. Wnvt i Rxuauirs P.nn S.ts—Tho Mon- ' mn S,ar * k rce ’'"' Baptist paper, uri that tin) I He success .rhlch „„„ attend* ministerial la- ' W a to a great extent, to a I ok ' efßiWleal preaching. The mint,tty ha. retro. ' F ra>le,t lntn.profe.sten of eswyl.,,. , )Wlmo . t ~We.l .paculalota, meraluing npnn toptea ~f 1 interest generally, hat rr.nllnß that ele.ntess ! authority, and Hi vino ponor which pttUins to the wold ot God when expounded and onforcod. Numerous sermons are as barren of Scripture at (be desert la of flowers; indeed, the toil «e«n\« to bo regarded as a rucro motto to introduce the subject, ami the positions taken are mado to real upon (bo assertions or speculations of tbo preacher. The Mission of the United Slates. Tho Boy. Dp. Brown son, recently delivered’a lecture at Chelsea, Mass., on tho mission of tho United States, Every nation,.he said,- has- Its, mission, Its destiny; The mission of ancient Qrc«o was tho realization of 'the idea of the beautiful. : Whether in painting, or-in sculp ture, in pbetry' or eloquence, the idea of tho beautiful was formed and realized in Greece ? The mission of Rome waste present to tho world the majesty oflaw and of jurisprudence. In tho same manner tho United States have their mission. The lecturer believed tho United States destined to swallow up the whole of tho North American continent, and although many talked of tho danger of a disunion, all tho causes which they now think threaten a divisem of tho nation, will pass away and the republic still survive. ' Men talk of tho north and of tho south, but where doeS>-the north end 1 and whore docs tho south' begin ? , . If you separate the six Now England States from tho rest of tho Union, you must take in New York; for their interests arc so united that they cannot be separated!" And if you take in New York, what prevents your taking also Pennsylvania? and if Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia? Thcroisnogeograph ical division between tho North and tho South, nor between tho East and Wc«t, at least this side of tho Rocky Mountains, and if both sides of these mountains are joined by chains of iron, not even this great barrier will divide them.— What then is (ho mission of this great repub lic ? Dr. Brownson did not think it was to present nn example of a popular government, for that had already been exhibited in the re publics of tho ancient world, and how much soever he admired liberty—and ho yielded to no man in his lovoof freedom—bethought the mis sion of this country was something higher and -noble than that—that it was the realization of the idea of ft perfect Christian society. This the doctor considered as consisting of three dis tinct and important elements. Religion, the State, and individual freedom. In the govern ments of past times, where tho State has ap peared in all tho majesty of law. as' in ancient Greece and Romo, the rights of individual free dom have been disregarded, the citizen, except as a part of the nation, has had no rights which he could call his own. But to realize the lec turer’s idea of a Christian society, it was ne cessary thatthoGovemment ol tho State should be strong and effective, and the freedom of the individual sacred. Tho danger to bo apprehended was from tho predominance of one of these two elements, which would result either m despotism or in anarchy. This danger w?!a to be guarded against by tho introduction of the third ele ment, Religion! Religion, the lecturer main tained, should bo independent of the State, not subject to its control. Thus, be calls himself a hlghor-law man, though perhaps not in the sense in which (his term was generally used.— If governments or mobs should inflict wrongs :on him, he would bear it; bnt if thev, com manded him to do wrong, he would answer as did St. Paul, Shall I obey God or man ? I will obey God, and if the commands of man are in compatible with the higher duly to God, I will disobey them? f?"In Bradford county, the temperance men tried last week to enforce the Uqnor law of 1854, eommonly known as the “ Buckalcw act.*’— Three indictments were returned “not guillT,” In another ease the Conri permitted a «oIJe pro tajui to he entered for the rcasan filed (hattbe law had not been officially published in that county previous to the alleged offonce; and in still another caso a pardon was presented from tho Governor lor the same reason therein stated. Before onr radical Whig temperance men blame Gov. Bigler In this case, they must settle with the Court and Grand Jury who represented tho law and the people. A JrWsmt DmnLKB ik Bofttos. —A Rev. L. R. Smith arrived in Boston some weeks since and succeeded, with an oily tongue, in winning his way into the hearts of a large circle of good people. "He had lost $4OO in the ears on his way from Illinois*’—which statement procured for him some money from several of tho ‘orders* into which he was about to enter. Smith had in his possession forged recommendations from the clergymen and "solid" men in Illinois; and with these documents ho managed to establish himself and tatty in the family of a clergyman of tho north end. And finally, says tha Courier. Smith opened a slow on Commercial street, put his sign as L. R. Smith, filling up tho store partly with sewing machines. Ho advertised for a large number of girls, and had, of course, plenty of applicants. Among the number was ono from New Hampshire, to whom ho paid marked attention. She had a lover in Newbury port, and these parties wore to be mairtrd last Sunday evening. One day last week tho young wan sent her $75 to ob tain tho wedding-suit* Smith, learning of tho matter, immediately absconded, or left city, last Thursday, taking with him the young New Hampshire girl, tho (buds and hU wife, and was last seen at tiro Providence depot. K7* A young widow with sSt>,ooo, In Now York advcrtUo fbr a liustund. Height not to over A«« t*t\ ton inches. Nothin* la said J ™ the With, so wo presume a Daniel Lam bert proportion wuinot be o\\)«eUonabl«. WIU onr modest young men la search of wives u«Uh tho pewter” tu&ko anot* oftu 1 - w lh 1 ; :• . 'Xaip w kceopb. . ■ •The 'steatner Atlantic arrived at New-York; on New brings dates to the 18tb uit. Parliament is in session, and tho Queen; inti speech, premises to cany on'.lbo war .rigorously. She siya that the treaty with Austria, will require largo reinforcements, and Lord Johnßussell admits, the imperfection.of the treaty With Austria, hut says it was iho befit they could get from the latter power. The overland mail from India calls for assistance against the Russiahs,-who threatening, the Indian Empire. The Emperor states that if pence is not declared- before the first of the year, he will put an army of a million men in the field. ’ blockaded by the Russians. -Tho siege bf Sebastopol still con tinues, but the trenches of the Allies arc full ol water from'’the henry rains. The Russian's make frequent sallies. The whole Turkish army has retrOated'aoffcss the Danube. As far os the treatyv-with Austria is under stood, it is said, that it docs not bind her to not offensively against Russia unless Russia joins 'also. The peace propositions of tho Al lies to Russia is simply ridiculous, and will just os readily be receive English and French garrisons principal cities ot tho Empire. of the bravo and haughty losing a portion of his ter ritory, paying Utb expenses of tho Allies, .rais ing tho fortresses of Sebastopol to tho ground, giving up a portion of his fleet and tho ‘Protcc .torate of tho Principalities, and admitting the free navigation of the Black Sea to the Allies, with other.like absurdities- We should as soon expect to see a Russian army in London ns that Him peace propositional the Allies will bo ac cepted by the Autocrat-' Tho war in China still continues. MBETIM -OF THE STUB COMMITTEE. There wasqmte a full attendance of themcm bers of the DcmocratltfStnlc Committee in Phil adelphia, on the »sd the proceedings were conducted with Jpirit and unanimity.— The meeting of the daiumttce will, no doubt, produce the happiest results. Mr. Bonham presided, and E. B. Chase, of SQsquchanna, acted as Secretary protean After a full and free interchange of opinion in relation to the present position and duties of the Democratic party, the following'resolutions and address were unanimously adopted: Rcso/rrel, That the. immutable truths em bodied in our principles, which have been faith fully and succcssfullyrarrird out by the Dem ocratic parte, and by .which the glory, honor, and prosperity of tlio country have been upheld and recured, forbid add preclude the possibili ty of our making aqy treaty with error, or forming alliances for tjjc sake of expediency, or temporary party triufciphs. Resolved* That the .Allegations against the Democratic party of tiring influences to obtain • the rotes of naturalized, (jUitens. and of favor itisro towards them in the distribution of ofS ccs. aro unfounded and unjust: that while there has been no proscription on account of religion or birlh-place—no negation of consiiillonality guaranteed privileges—there has not been any deviation from that jrndplc of justice, that regards equally the rights of every citizen. Krsolrrd, That ourliiih in the great funda mental doctrine has nabccn diminished by the fortuitous corabinaliej-of circumstances that occasioned the temptpary defeat of ihc Demo « atic party in this State, confidently believing that lac people will perceive in the First attempt to incorporate into our system of government [ prises pi rs and to the rights tef aiiv. the hrpnnmcE|a policy tU»»yp—w»« let y 1 WNfr 'Jt***" “'*• ' v *1 ► JRcscired, That tjtfclca, that the old on which the DtCKusatic party triumphed, hare been abandoned l*r our opponents and arc obsolete, is false and deceptive—all experience proving lhatca the acquisition of power by our adversaries,ftedc to overthrow the Demo cratic and substitute the antagonistic policy. Resolved, Tliat as the battle of the Democ racy is a battle lor measures, not men—princi ples, not place—the defeat of their candidates produces no evils or discouragements, except so far as it enables their opponents for a time, to carry out obnoxious treasures ; and bang f«l. Jy aware truth, a sense of duly and pat riotism will constrain them with unrelaxcd real to advocate, and unabated vigilance to guard, those principles of p|ttrnmcnt to which the country is indebted for' Us unexampled growth and prosperity. Kesofred, That a State Convention of the Democratic, citizens of this Commonwealth, composed of a nmnbe equal to the Senators amf Representatives C ‘ the General Asscmdly, to be selected in the it ual way in the respect ive Representative am Districts of the Stale, to be held -at Harrisburg, on the Fourth day of July, A* D., 1555, to nominate a suitable person for He office of Can*l Commis sioner, transact such Business and adopt sych measures, as the exigencies of the times may scan to demand. I TO THE PEOPLE dP PESXSTLVAKIA, ;—The State Committee of the Democratic party nave thought proper to address von briefly U to U good sense, the honest j anil lore of justice./which charactcrirca the public mind, will seiner &h« present combina tion of adverse dcmfnts to the wind. la a Tcry short time the I miocracy will be strong er than ever. We ca i afionl to go into & mi nority for a season, md then emerge, as ire shall'ilo, with bright* r hope* and prospects for the future. Wo will isoon teach anew, and in a manner more iropretsito than ever tho lesson so often read and so filly known and. under- stood, that the poliiw and principles of the Democratic party can alone make the Institu tions of a free country safe. Remember that ths Democracy has complete ly quelled Its most dangerous enemies. The political superstitions and grecdr infatuation which threatened to ;put the industry of the people under the dominion of bunking and manufacturing capital, are almost entirely ex tirpated. The party that advocated those dangerous doctrines, with so much energy, tal ent and boldness, and with which we stmg gltxl fur scmity-lW rears, lias been crushed to death in the Yoldsof anew organisation, that has not a single clcitcut in it to give strength or endurance. Its! secrecy is calculated to give it temporary success, but that very feat ura will insure its speedy and final repudiation. Tho party that has beaten Federalism in so many shapes will not be conquered by an eno- . my-.which avows no political principles at all, or which is ashamed to mako that ayowalpub holy, and in the faco of tho people. The Eagle will not, bo hayrktod at'and brought 'down oy thotaofislng uwK ; T- Wo.regard AhO, defeat: of .Gov. Bigler os a great misfortunc’totlia State; and we fed euro that history will fioreoord it. Nevertheless; let us give the'measures fair and impartial consideration. T|io tree will* be known by its fruits. If ho boldly uses there to against tho corrupting influence of incorpo rated wealth,; ifhe does not prostitute the pre rogativo of the pardoning power to tho use of his political friends: if ho economises the pub lic treasure; if ho keeps tho*oath which ho takes at his inauguration, v and disregards that which he took in the Know-Nothing Ixidge, on tho 16th of. Juno lost, at tho comer of* Ninth and Arch streets", in thls.city, we will bo bound to confess that his administratron, is a. .better tiling than wb hoped. Bat if,’on the other hand, the influence of his office shall'bo lent out to the evil purposes of bad tacn —ifhe stirs up religious bigotry and strife among tho peo ple—if ho squanders tho money of tho tax-pay ers or despoils the Commonwealth of her pub lic works, without-adequate sonsideration—if he acknowledges the sworn obligations ho owes to his election, os being more binding than the fcahy ha owes to tho Constitution—then he is entitled to no forbearance—his name will be come a hissing and a byword, and the short period of his power will be remembered hereaf ter as wo remember tho blights and mill-dews, tho times of famine and drought and potatoc rot, when all tho years of plenty and prosperi ty are forgotten. We ask you, fellow-citizens, to consider and reflect carefully upon tho political topics which tho present condition of things suggests. Our opponents work in secret. They prefer dark ness rather than light. They have no princi ples which they are not ashamed to discuss.— But tho Democracy rely on a fearless, frank and full avowel of their sentiments. The con trast between such a course and that of a par ty which shrinks from all public inveatigauon, is alone sufficient to give tho Democracy an en viable moral superiority which must in a very short time secure them tho political ascendan cy among a people so marked by the manly vir tues of truth and boldness, as arc tho freemen of Pennsylvania, J. ELLIS BONHAM, Chairman. E. B. Chase. Sec’w. Philado,, Dee. 26, 1854. The Held after the Entile of Inkerham—Bur ial of the Dead. A correspondent of the London Times gives the following heart-sickening account of some of the after-scenes of the battle of Inkcrham: ‘‘ln every bush—on every yard of blood stained ground—lay a dead or (lying Russian. The well-known bearskins of our guaids, the red coats of our infantry, and the bright blue of the French Chasseurs, revealing each a si lent horror in the glades, and marking the spot where stark and stiff a corpse lay contort ed on the grass, pointed out the scenes of the bloodiest contests. The dead were happy—the dull, cold eye—the tranquil brow—tho gently opening lips, which had given escape to the piling spirit as it fled from its bleeding shell, showed how peacefully ft roan may die in bat tle. pierced by the rifle ball. The British and the French, many of whom had been murdered by the Russians as they lay wounded, wore terrible frowns on their faces, with which the agonies of death had clad them. Some in their last throes had torn up the earth in their hands, and held the grass between their fingers up towards heaven. All the men who exhibited such signs of pain had been bayoneted. The dead men who lay with an eternal smile on their lips had been shot. But the wounded.— For two days they had lain where the hand and the ball had felled them. There were very few. it is true, but all our searching had not discovered the secrets of that blood-stained hill side, and it was towards noon (o-dftycretho last of our soldiern bad been found in h(s lair and.carried to the hospital. But the Russians. llicy lay around. wcrcUar more placed together in heaps, that they might be more readily removed. Others glared on you from the bushes with the ferocity of wild beasts as they hugged theirwounds. Somcimplorcd, in an unknown longue, but in acccnls not.tp bo mistaken, water or succor; holding out their mutilated or shattered limbs, or pointing to the track of the lacerating ball. Tho sullen, angry scout of some of these men was fearful. Fanaticism and immortal liatc spike through their angry eye-balls, and he who gazed upon them in pity and cbmpassjon, could at least understand why these men. in their savage passion, kill the wounded, and fire on the conqueror who, in his generous human ity . had aided them as he passed. It was a re lief to see that their arms were broken—that their cartridges were lying open in beam? on tho ground. LUterbearers, French and English, clothed the hill side, now toiling painfully up with a heavy burden for the grave, or wiln some snbjecl for the doctor’s care: now hunt ing through the bushes for the dead or dying. Our men have acquired a shocking facility in their diagnosis- A body is before yon ; there is a shoot, ‘Come here boys; t see a Russian!’ (or *a Frenchman.’ or ‘one of our fellows.*) — One of the party comes forward, raises the eye lid if it be closed, peers into the eye, shrugs his shoulders, says quietly, ‘Tie’s dead, he’ll wait.’ and moves back to the litter: others pull (be feet, ami arrive at equally correct conclu snsions by that process. The dead are gener ally stripped of all but their coats. The camp followers and blackguards from Balaklava. and seamen from Ihc ships anxious for trophies, carry off all they can take from the field. At particular spots you see a party of men busy at work. Groups of them are digging awav all along tho lull-side, at the distance of forty or fifty yards apart. Go over and yon find than around a yawning trench, thirtv feet in length by twenty feet in breadth and six feet in depth at the bottom of whhh, in' every conceivable attitude, lie pack ed together with exceeding art some thir ty or forty corpses. Tho gravediggers stand chatting on the mounds by the sides, waiting for the arrival of some bearers to complete the nnmbcv of the dead. They speculate on the ap pearance of the body which is being borne to wards them. “It’s Corporal .ofthe—th, I think,” says one, “No! itsmv roar rank man, I can see his red hair plain enough.” and so on. They discuss the merits or demerits of dead sergeants or comrades. “Well, he was a hard man; many's the lime 1 was drilled thro* him. butit’sail over now!” or “Poor Mick ? he had fifteen years’ service—a belter fellow never stepped, *’ 4 This scene is going on all a bout tho hill-side. Frenchmen, with litters, are also looking out far their dead and wound ed, and in sharing the sad labors of the day.— At last the number in tho trench is completed. The bodies lie as closely as they can be packed. Some of them have upraised anus, in the at titude of taking aim - their legs stick up thro* the mould as it L> thrown upon (hem; others are bent and twisted into shapes like fantoccini. Inch after inch the earth rises upon them, and they are left “alone in their glory.*' No, not alone, for tho hopes, and fears, and affections of hundreds of human hearts lie buried with (hem. Mr. Borrows, of Lancaster city, was then afforded ao opportunity of delivering a lecture lo the Institute. - Before proceeding to tbesub jectof his lecture he took the opportunity of! stating the origin of the School Journal. fiav- | iog selected no particular subject he lectured upon general topics relative to Common School Education, and in an able and eloquent manner impressed the subjects of his lecture upon the minds of the audience: especially edifying the Teachers of the county in the manner in which I some of the subjects of book-learning should be j impressed upon the minds of ihrir pupils. | On motion, it was agreed that when this lu, | stitute adjourn, it adjourn to meet at 2 o’clock i this afternoon. An opportunity was thru afforded the mem bers of the Institute who were appointed* to lecture to proceed to the same: whereupon, Mr. James proceeded to give his method of leaching the alphabet. JU stated that he had attempted lo leach the alphabet by requiring the scholars to'repeat the letters alternately, but was not very successful.. lie was of the opinion that writing letters on the blackboard which spelled some familiar object, such as dog aud cat. and teaching the pupils their names and what they spelled in connection, was the most efficient and expeditious method of teach- 1 ing the alphabet. Mr. Bale made a few re marks upon the same subject. Adjourned. Fridat Afternoon, j The Institute being called to order by the President, the proceedings commenced with, music by a choir composed of members of the Institute. Dr. Collins. President of Dickinson College. . c<4l . UlK , proceeded to lecture before the Institute. Du- ° ld So,dier ‘ . Meeting, ring the lecture, he adrerted lo the relation of Afrccabljto public ooucc, our Common Schools to our political institu- :cts of tbc Uar ot ISI-, uas tetd ia th. Court tio« ! lho gretlreoao handled m“jare» noth ability, impressing the thoughts firm®!- , h o Chair, and ii. I&W4. appointed Secretary; rf in a Trrjhappj- manner upon the minds of which U» following prSeediugs were had, , the bearers.. T j x; i The subject of reading was then brought be- R/jclrtJ, That Wo. Alexander, (Caisde,> i fore the Institute; whereupon. Mr. Heusd pro- j» C ob Fetter acd M. Holcomb, be a eommitt*# cceded to show hi* method of teaching Ibesame. to call upon the officers of the railroad company Mr. Burrows bang obliged to leave for Lao* to makearraagemenUfor carrying thedelegala* caster, the following resolution was unanimous- to and from Washington City, that may la st ly agreed to: pointed this day. Resc/rtd, That the earnest thanks of the In- That Ex-Governor Joseph Bitaor* stitute be tendered Uon. Thomas H. Burrowsi Gen. W. Foclk, 3laj. 51. Sanad,W. Alexander, for his very able and ittSlracXi re address, dclir- \ (P»P*rtown,) Geo. E. Armor, Ju. GaUa^ie* I cred this morning. Piper, Williim Alraawjcr, tfadia-O Jff - 1 Mean. McKeeban Manrire Phf4W and ' Jacob Feller, Jota Keller, M-lic»- As- escaped cosnct—A telegraphic dcs- McElwain then explained their’ methyls M j patch has reach*! Pluhda, fa. Ken Oilcans. Unchtug J {conveying, briefly, lutrihgtoce of the escape of) Mr. Moses Mamtl then lectured upon the. jAaimy> 03 behalf of this nectiag. Major W. 11. Wilder, a former meroberof the “n JWwd, That woteader oar Ikarifa to the 1.. , .. , ... , , . , , men Schools. He beCeved that mustt has *[ n oa , B.Bro»lbcaJ, of the D. S. Senate, Hon*, the Louisiana legislature, who had been con-. tendency lo relieve the monotony of the exer-l x. B. Florence, Wentworth, Richanlsoo, and ricted of several frauds on the Pension OSke. cisxs of the School-room. and exert amoral in-j Ready, of the U- S.lloaiwof Representative*, Ho was in the hands of a United States deputy fiaence on the minds of the chllditn. Further 5 for the manly coaraa they hay* taken fortbß marshal, thro' whoso grest or rent- mrance the tsrape occurred. ihistming. "I M ' lkitcsai> Osb o’Cuxx, P. M.—For about one mile and a half in length by half a mile in depth, the lull-side offers such sights as th*y, Up wards of two thousand Russians hare been bur ied by these men; few remain abo re ground now. For the Volunteer EDDC4TM.II COiSTBSm ' Agreeably to noheo given by Daniel Shelly, Esq k , Superintendent of the Common Schools of Oumboriand county.- a largo humferof Teach ers, Directors and friends of Education', assem bled in.tho Court House in the borough of Car lisle, on Thursday, thoSlst of December, 1854, for the purpose of organizing and permanently establishing a Teachers’ Institute, for tho.pur pose of-bcncfltting and preparing young' ladies and gentlemen for the business of. teaching the Common Schools of CumWland'.county. : < The Convention being called to order, ty-four teachers in attendance,) by the Super intendent of , Common Schools, on motion, Abraham Lamberton, Esq., whs "appointed President pro tern.; John P. Rhoads Secretary, and Jacob Scoscman Treasurer. The committee*nppoirhed ata former meet ing for the .purpose of .preparing and adopting & Constitution and DyrLaws for the govern ment of .the Teachers 1 Institute were called upon to reporti who through -their, Chairman, D. C. Eckels, reported the same. Pull power having been granted to the committee to pre ; pare and adopt a Constitution' and By-Laws, no action was required on the same. On motion, an opportunity was given, -to all Teachers, Directors and .friends of Education desirous of becoming members of the Teachers’ Institute, to do the same, by coming forward and subscribing their names to the Constitution and By-Laws, and paying the ihniliation fee; whereupon, one hundred and thirty-two per sons subscribed their names as prescribed by the Constitution, and became members of the Institute. Adjourned to meet at lj o’clock this afternoon. TntmsDAT .Afternoon. The Convention met agreeably to adjourn ment ; being called to order by the President pro tern., when they proceeded to elect perma nent officers for the Teachers’ Institute. The following persons were placed in nomination ; for President. Ex-Governor Joseph Rilner, Abraham Lainbcrton, Esq., and Joseph M. Means, Esq. Upon counting the votes, it was ascertained that Ex-Gov. Jos. Ititner had a majority of all the votes cast and was therefore duly declared elected President of the Institute. The President-elect was then conducted to his chair by Jos. M- Means, Esq., and on tak ing his scat, thanked the Covention for the honor conferred upon him. and in a brief but able manner addressed the Institute on the sub ject of Education, ., '' Tho subject of arithmetic, was heat brer till before tho Institute, when -Mr. Ifaurice forward find explained the principle noon which he taught the subject in his school m the blackboard. ■ V™ “plnincd (he principle on wl " dl bo taught whole numbers and fracliom Mr. Eckels then nddressed the, InslUiteW the subject of teaching antbroctic, station Hint ho Was of the opinion that the rules of arilW tic could only bo thoroughly understood in cm. noction with algebra. Messrs- Sibbets, Dense! and Sliriver also chained their methods of-teaching anthmel tic. . • Mr. MoElwam then came forward, and \ n an able manner addresed the Institute oh-the subject of teaching grammar, with ohe*£Ui>»- t.mn on the blackboard of hie mode of teaching tho noun, article, verb, pronoun, moods tnd tenses. *■ Dr. J. K. Smith was then called upon to ad•' dress the Institute as to the best mariner of leaching grammar; who responed to the call, and in an able and very satisfactory manna addressed the Institute.on tho subject Wow the house, with an explanation on the- blick. hoard. Adjourned to meet .to-morrow morn ing at 8 o'clock. •. ■ ‘ ■ Satprpat Moraixo. The Institute being called to order-by the President, the following resolution was offered, and agreed to unanimously: Resolved, That the Treasurer pay the no ccssaiy expenses of this session of the Institute, amounting to $l5. Mr. RhoathUhen lectured very eloquently up, on the importance of establishing Teachers’ln stitutes. Re stated the origin and progress of a Teachers’ Institute in his own neighborhood, Newbnrg. Ho thought that this association should adopt some measure by which to induct llio different Board siof Directors to adopt a uniform mily of hooks. He also gave the Institute an amusing conversation he had had with a Teach er who was entirely ignorant of the uso of th« blackboard. The following resolution was offered and laid upon the lable: Resolved, That we approve of Abgdrsserics of readers, and recommend them to the different Boards of Shool Directors throughout tbecoun ty as the best text books which can be had. The subject of grammar was then brought More the Institute when Mr. M’Glachlinvwy ably demonstrated, on the blackboard, bis method of teaching the subject* Further re marks upon the same subject were made by Mr. Shelly. Before taking bis scat, lie gave the In stitute an account of the manner in which he conducted his night school; established for the purpose of reviewing arithmetic. My. McEl wain then showed bis method of teaching re duction of currencies and fractions. The lagt subject brought before the Institute School government; whereupon, Mr. MoKcc-han gave his views upon the subject— Dr. J. K. Smith, in speaking upon the same subject, among other very important Ideas, statid that for the purpose of establishing good government in School, the Teacher shobld first learn to govern himsplf. A democratic system of government, based upon phrenological prin ciples. be found to be the most successful.— Mr. Fenseman believed that School government can be most successfully established by culti vating self-respect among the pupils—waa in favor of using the rod when all other methods were exhausted. Mr. McElwain believed that Teachers should feel it Incumbent upon them selves to cndeavor.lo prohibit the use of tobac co among their corporeal pun ishment a nccessaij&tanL same subject. , The President, as prescribed by the Consti tution. appointed the following business Com. notice: Daniel Shelly, D. Eckels, J. P. Rhoads, J. S. Hostetler, Lydilie Uavcrstick. ■ The follunieg resolution seas offend as a mat ter of discussion at the next stated mating, and was laid upon the table : Ro-oival , That corporeal punishment should not lx- indicted in any Academy. On motion it was agreed that when the In stitute adjourn it adjourn to meet on tbe 251 h of December. 1855. It was also moved and seconded that the next place of nutting be Ncwville; amended by sinking out Ncwville and inserting Mechanics* burg. The motion, as amended, after a good deni of discussion. was agreed to. Mr. DenUnger, from ihecommittceon resolu tions. reported the following, which were unan imously adopted: Resolved* That the thanks of this Institute be tendered to the County Commissioners for the use of the Court House during its sessions. Rc.-* lute be published in the Pannnirania Sdud Journal, mod *ll (be papers in ice county &' Torable to the cause. Mr. Sdlr then addressed tbe member* of (be Institute, bridle, but eloquently, and with much pathos. The President of the Institute, Hon. Joseph Kilncr, then made a ftw eery ap ariate remarks; alter which the Institute y adjourned. JOS. RITXEB, Pnsidat, ' D. Eckels, Stcrrtcrg.