amkiwus viiiram: JOBS B. BMimt, ‘Editor, '& rcapfietof. 22. 'pss. (C7* We will once more inform those who are interested in raU-Mad projects, and other move ments about svhich our, readers care little or nothing, that we cannot and will not publish their proceedings for nothing. We have quit that mode of doing business, because we found that those dependent upon ns for their “daily bread’’could notlive by it. It is a very cosy and convenient thing for a few men to assem ble at a country tavern and adopt great long whereases and resolves, thclast one being “that all the papers of the county be requesed to pub lish the proceedings.” But these men don’t think, (or if they do they don’t caro.) that it costs us from one to two # or three dollars to comply with their request. As wo said be fore. we are done with gratis advertising. We have submitted to this imposition quite long enough. Bio Spring Instjtutk.—Wo arc requested to state that the second annual Agricultural Horticultural Fair of the Big Spring Institute will be held on the Tlh of August next. Lent. —On Wednesday the 21st inst., the season for lent, a period of religious fasting, so scrupulously observed by the members of the Catholic church, and which will continue for six weeks, commenced. This is one of the most solemn and rigid seasons of fasting observed by that church, and terminates on the day before Easter Sunday. Penmanship —Wc have been shown several specimens of penmanship, as executed by Mr. P. Hammak. who is now engaged in teaching the art (in the Grand Jury room of the court house,) to several classes of young ladies and gentlemen. To write a plain, legible and benu tilul hand, is an accomplishment that all should strive to acquire. Mr. Hamm tv has, by per- Reverence and labor, made himself an adept in all the secrets of the art. and he has the faculty to impart his knowledge to others in an almost incredible short space of time. After taking a few lessons, a marked change for the better can be noticed in the writing of his pupils, which is the best evidence of Mr. H’s. expertness as a teacher. During his stay in our town, all who desire to become good writers, should avail themselves of Mr. UxiOLAN’s services.— Such an opportunity is not presented every day. His terms arc very moderate. Gest. Cass’ Speech.— On oar first page will be found the admirable Speech of ibis veteran statesman, in reply to the absurd instructions o< the Michigan legislature. The old War Horse is opposed to Know-Kothingisin, and be lieves that the American people want no new platform or organization, lie tabes his stand upon the broad platform of Democracy, and is, aa he always has been, true to the principles of civil and religious liberty, and opposed to nil interference with the rights of U is an able speech, and will repay an attentive perusal. Be on f onu (.Idaho! —The Town Council of the borough has passed an Ordinance prohib iting, undbr a penalty of txrenly dollars, any person not duly authorized, from interfering with the fire-plugs. The plugs are totalised only for the purpose of extinguishing fires,and any one injuring, opening or drawing water from any of them, will be proceeded agamst according to law. Exception is, however, made in favor of any regularly organized hose or fire companv, such companies, upon certain conditions, being permitted the use of the pings and water. Citizens then, should goicrn themselves accordingly. TIIE l\BT lECTCRE OP THE COURSE. Mu. Bonham’s Lecttrk —The sixth ami last lecture of the senes of entertaining and in- structive lectures, for the benefit of the “I'nion ) Kirc Company,” was deli vend in Marion Hall, ( on Thursday evening last, by J. Eli.is Box ham, Esq. The subject of the lecture was “American Peculiarities," an interesting theme just now, when so much is said and written in relation to American manners, institutions and nationality. Although the weather was most unfavorable, the large ball was completely fill ed with a highly intellectual auditory, compos ed of both ladies and gentlemen, all of whom listened to the discourse with the most profound attention. The delivery of the lecture occupied somewhat more than an hour, ami during all that time there was no evidence of restlessness Or inattention on the part of the audience, but 1 on the contrary all appeared delighted both With the manner and matter of the gifted ami eloquent lecturer, and not a few expressed re gret that it terminated so soon. The lecturer, during the course of his re marks, spoke of the first settlements made on this continent by Europeans, declaring they were made in consequence of the dense popula tion of the old World, and that the red man was despoiled of his inheritance in order that barbarism might give place to civilization. He also deplored the evils which would arise from the triumph of that narrow and illiberal policy which would prevent the emigration to our shores of the oppressed and down-trodden mil lions of Europe ; and administered a deserved rebuke to that spirit of fanaticism and intoler ance, now so rampant in the laud, which would disfranchize and persecute citizens on account of their religion or birth place. Ilcmost beau tifuUy referred to our own revolutionary strug gle, whenWA»ms<j r ON and Lakavbttb, Amer ican and foreigner, Protestant and Catholic, Stood aide by side, fighting for the liberties which wo now enjoy. Although perhaps many bf the sentiments advanced by Mr. Bonham grated harshly upon the cars and wounded the sensibilities of some of Uui members of the se cret order, many of whom were present, the generality df his hearers evinced their approha-' lion by frequent and loud applause. During the Jcctliro, Mr. B. introduced several amusing imd piquant anecdotes, illustrative of iho “pc cultaitics" of the American people, which told with marked effect, mid which convulsed his audience with laughter- On the whole, the lecture was a masterpiece, original, forcibJonnd elegant, nod na n literary production, would take rank among the ilncat efforts of the most eminent men in the country, and our only re gret is that wo have not moro frequent oppor tunities of listening to such interesting and in structive discourses. As this lecture will no doubt ho published, either in the newspapers or in pamphlet form, wo refrain from making any further comments upon it. DECLINE OF RNOW-NOTIpGISM., • This, ficcret-' political organization,'; Which j sprung into existence so suddenly, and, which j extended itself with such surprising rapidity ' into almost every section of the Union, is* if we may judge from tho “signs of the times,” deg.* lined tb an overthrow as complete and huqiUia* : ting ns its rise and progress was brilliant and I unprecedented. This sudden and disgraceful 1 end of a popular and wide-spread fanaticism is easily accounted for, when wc lake into con sideration the characters and antecedents of the leading men who control its action and speak its sentiments. Thegreat majority of them are men of easy political virtue and with no fixed or honest principles, who, having received from the old political parlies much more than they were entitled to and all they could reasonably hope to obtain, thought that by joining some new and untried organization, the star of theii* prosperity would once more be in tho ascend ant. They are men who have been “every thing by turns and nothing long,” and so that their inordinate desire for office is satisfied, they care little what party is in power or what set of principles triumph* Tt is true, that thou sands of honest and well-meaning, thoughmis guided Democrats, carritfl*ffway by their hos tility to foreigners, and dreading (os they say) the increasing power and influence of tho church of Rome, left the Democratic party and threw themselves into the arms of Know-Nothingism But the excitement of the moment being over, seeing the disreputable company they had got into, and finding that tho real object of the leaders in the new movement was a selfish hankering for tho spoils of office, many of these wanderers have already returned to their first love, and ere long hundreds more will follow.— The late disgraceful scenes enacted at Harris burg, during the caucassing for a candidate for United States Senator, where members of “the Order” were publicly bought like sheep at the shambles, have opened the eyes of thou sands of honest men, Whigs and Democrats, who now see that the lenders of Know-Nothing ism arc corrupt, both politically and morally, and rotten at the core. Bui the principles as well ns the practices of the secret order are wrong. The policy of pre scribing men because they happened to be bom in some other country than this, or because they belong to some other church than that to which we ourselves arc attached, is, when strip ped of its disguise, too despicable to be tolera , ted for a moment. As a religion, Catholicism may ho nearly all that its enemies have repre- I sen ted it to be—ns regards the temporal power of the Pope, it may be hostile to the genius of our government and institutions, and what 1 then ? Are we to repudiate the inspired declar ation of Jkpfkrsos', the great apostle of De mocracy, hy a practical denial of the fact, that “error of opinion may be safely tolerated, while reason is left free to combat it Are the peo ! plcof this country driven to the desperate ex trem ilv of being compelled to resort to a secret or ganization, in order to oppose, and put down, a 1 religious denomination hardly strong enough I to stand alone ? Have we become so alarmed hy the influx of foreigners, that we no longer dare to look our danger in the face, and must skulk into secret holes and comers, to devise ways and means to protect ourselves? Under a despotism secret organizations may be ex cused, and perhaps justified. But are tre un der a despotism ? After the people” of America have voluntarily thrown their doors wide open, and tendered to the oppressed of all nations the hospitalities of our country —after providing an asylum for all the oppressed, and urging them to flee to it —after boasting of our tolerance, and gloating over the munificence of our charities, are we all at once constrained, hy a consciousness of our liberality, and the potency of our fears to “know nothing,” and care for notlyng, but to proscribe and put down a few poor foreigners, who had been fool ish enough to Wlieve what we have said ? But such, though the ostensible, is not the real object with the leaders of the movement in question. Kvery day is demonstrating the fact, that the organization is, and is to be, the mere last resort of narrow-minded political as pirants and broken-winded demagogues. Hon est men of all parties have been caught in the trap, but will get out of it. If our naturaliza tion laws are defective, let them ho revised and made right. If Catholicism is erroneous, let it he refuted But we want, in this country, no secret inquisitions, and no Jesuitical combina tions, to uphold truth, or pul down error, (live us an open field, and fair play ; that is nil we ask. The people of this age and country are 100 far advanced to lie tied down to a narrow and despicable policy, like that which is at the liollom of Ibis movement. More comprehensive ! views, and a broader, deeper, and truer philan thropy. arc, and will continue to bo. the prin ciples which guide and govern the grc&t body of the American people. [Cy* The editor of the Jlerald, speaking of tho course pursued by Messrs. Uokai.dson and Criswell in the attempt to elect a Unlteif States Senator, handles them as carefully as he would young chickens—very tenderly. Ilcnt tempts lo create a false impression, 100, by staling that they merely voted for Gen. Came ron in with the decision of the American caucus.” thus leaving his readers to'infer that they had not supported the Gener al in caucus. It is well known that Messrs. Donaldson and Criswell voted for Cameron in caucus, and worked for him like dray horses. They voted, too, for the secret ballot in caucus, and also with Cameron’s friends in convention against tho postponement of the election for two weeks. Indeed, they have been active and vigilant friends of tho General for several weeks past, and have been ready to servo him In eve rything ho required of them. This has been their course, and tho Herald might as well let his readers know tho truth of the matter. O" The Detroit Advertiser is urging the ne cessity of a ship canal around Niogra Falls on the American side, On the ground that the Wel land canal has not sufllcicnt capacity to do the work that is done, more especially when the Sant St. Mario (Lake Superior) canal is opened, and when the reciprocity treaty goes into ef fect. The Michigan UgMatur* j 8 to lakc the subject. A number of lines have boon sug gested for this canal, hut the shortest Is about seven miles which is proposed from Gill Creek (Schlossor) to hewialon. -Tnn Ural Cash. —The Harrisburg Herald says the most strenuous efforts have been made for the pardon of Dr. Bcnlc, but that after a full hearing of tho case, Gov. Pollock positive | ly rcfhscd to grant a pardon." PRESIDENTIAL VETO--;-FRENCII‘SPOLIATIONS. . J Wo feel highly gratified that President Pierce , bad tUo iodcpeodciiCe and firinness to Veto . J the French spoliation billy a stock-jobbing, qpec ulating measure, 'which, has been pressed- with ' pertinacity and zeal, but which ..is 'manifestly : rotten to the core.-,.The President deserves great credit for his faithfulness to the interests o( the people in this matter, when a bold and impudent attempt bag been made to take from the treasury five millions of dollars, on the principle that tho government should become an insurance office for every bold piratical ad-1 venture, in which as many realized fortunes os lost them. These claHns have never been re cognized by the reliable statesmen of tho coun try. Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, and other cotemporancouß Democratic statesmen hover admitted their justice, and'it is a remarkable and pregnant fact, that no President has over recommended their favourable consideration to Congress. They have been got up and per sisted in by borers and speculators, who hang round the National capitol. The losses in which these claims are pretended to have originated, were incurred a time of quasi hostility between this country and France, growing out of tno ratification of Jay’s treaty with England, by this country, in which war or quasi war (for no war was declared,) wo took as many prizes as the French, and immense fortunes were made by private individuals and other claimants through insurance offices. All the just claims growing out of our treaty of 1778 and other treaties, with Franco, have been fully paid and satisfied, the last being enforced against {franco ; during General Jackson’s administration. The present effort therefore is to allow in . surance officers, who are tho principal . claimants, to got back what they paid for , insuring doubtful and piratical adventurers * against French commerce, by depleting tho , national treasury to tho amount of their losses. But It is remarkable what an interest can bo enlisted in behalf of these rotten claims against . the government, and that Democratic journals will lend their countenance to such efforts.— We notice a leading Democratic journal p in our own commercial metropolis that has for some lime past been urging the propirety of j the passage of this French spoliation bill, and ; saying with a kind of ex-cathedra air that the j President would not veto it. In a late number of that paper, wc noticed an article on this sub ject which wo conceived at the time highly j objectionable. Among other things equally in appropriate, that paper says: “It is an insult . to President Pikrck’s clear understanding and p lively sensibility, to insinuate the excrciatf of , I the veto power by him in a case like the French spoliations.” Tliis is a little like the old game of Demo crahc journals sustaining the U. S. Bank, be fore Jackson vetoed it, in'which they were af terwards obliged to chew their own words, take back what they had said, and acknowledge that the people hod rights paramount to stock johbe r s, speculators and money changers. We ncverlikc to see .Democratic journals vicing with the leading federal organs in pressing rotten claims upon the government, or becoming the champions of mammoth corporations, and of gentlemen who live by their wits, or in other words by cheating the government. The country recollects well the Gardner and Oalphin claims, which were small in compari son to those now pressed. tfpon the v considfVa- lion of Congress. Wo observed a few days since one made by certain citizens of Florida, which was defeated by a small vote in the Ilouso, through the manly exposuro,of Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, which was originally computed by Mr. White, a former member of Congress from Florida, at some eighty or ninety thousand dollars, end on which nearly a million and a half of dollars has already been paid, and a million and a quarter arc now asked again—very modestly of course. It is time there was a stop lo these things, which a full treasury always invites, and which can only be prevented by a farther reduction of the tariff. A. Hockarkld, late Treasurer of one of the Know-Nothing lodges—to be more : explicit and in his own words, "Treasurer of I/odge No. 21, of the Sires of 76, smeo named Council No. 21 of the Sons of the Siar Spangled Bannci,” —of Lancaster city, comes outin the papers in exposition of the Order for expelling him because he dared to vote the Whig ticket last fall. Ho is induced to the exposition be cause he was expelled, disgraced, published in the Councils as a traitor, and a fine of one dol lar imposed upon any member who should mention his name in meeting ! If this is not an attempt to enact tho "Span iis Inquisition” over again, we should like to know what else to call it 1 Can such a high handed attempt to fetter man’s freedom of thought and action, find countenance and sup port in this enlightened age, and under our re- I publican government ? DisastrousTUsulth Anticipated Incon- J tomplating Iho immense quantities of enow, in the North-west, the Chicago (DU.) Tribune, asks—“Wlial will become of uh ifitralnsl”— If rain should come in sufficient quantities to dissolve Iho snow in a single day, the conse quences would he most terrible ami disastrous. By a rain that came at such a lime, in 1840, the loss by flood was one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, while at this lime the loss would be os much greater, as has been the growth in population and wealth. d/* There is at present in circulation a coun terfeit gold dollar. It is made of pure brass gilt. It differs slightly from the genuine coin, in its appearance; though a close inspection of the wreath, on one aide, will show they arc not exactly the same. The weight of this counter feit is only 16 grains, while that of tho genu ine is 28. The difference in weight is such as to be plainly perceptible, on comparing tho two, notwithstanding tho dimuntivo size of coins.— Tho counterfeit is a dangerous one, fiom the fact that being bo small, it is not apt to bo so closely scrutinized as would bo a larger coin. Tub Wirw Partv.— Tho Now York Eipress thinks it rather ominous of the fate of the Whig party, that in tho two old Whig states, which were the homes of Clay and Webster, it lias h<*m virtually abandoned, the Whig delegation \in Congress from Massachusetts having de serted tho’prolcclivo system, and in Kentucky , a refusal having been mode to call a Whig Stale Convention. o"Tlib next annual Conference of tho Metho dist Episcopal Church will ha held In Lancaster city, on the 20th of March. * .., RXttff.NOiniJiG object's, aXd tactics,■<; f It is Raidthcrii'fe ftorc rejoicing in thpKnow- over the imitation info “the orio jDcmpcraf, thanthere - is Over that of riincty and n|nc federal Whiga.tvhp heed no renovating process to render them encihies to popular freedom. 11 can readily believe this. The great bbjcctof the founders of Kuow-Noth ingism is to distract i and prostrate the Denio craticpaVty.and thereby destroy its influence and crush its power. To accomplish this,they have not scrupled' to appeal to the worst ftnd' most malignant passions and prejudices in man’s'nature; and rather than fail in their un holy purposes, j they would willingly citizen against citizen in a war of races or, of creeds. They know that a largo majority of the federal party #l. cheerfully obey their be hests and follow where they lead, but to pros elyte a democrat, and by his defection weak en the democratic party, they would tra verse both heaven and earth, and leave no Rtoiib unturned. But can such bold, bad men. in a free and enlightened country like ours, succeed in effect ing their nefarious designs, and in trampling upon the civil and ipligious liberties of a nu merous and respectable body of citizens ? Will tho people aid in elevating to power hosts of corrupt and broken-down politicians,and. windy and hypocritical clerical demagogues, who on ly flatter to deceive and who only seek fior pow er that they may betray ? Will they permit the old Democratic party, which lias faithful ly advocated their interests and jealously guard ed their rights for more than three quarters of a century, to be prostrated and trodden under foot by a bordpofscHUh and unprincipled men, banded together for n common purpose and bound to secrecy by wicked and unlawful oaths ? No, God forbid! the people may fora time bo deceived and led astray, erring' thro’; ignorance and not from any want of patriot ism, but when reason shall have resumed its sway, and the "sober second thougbt”,shall in fluence men’s conduct, tho reaction will ho ter rible. Then will the demagogues who have sought to win for themselves honors and pow; fer by pandering to the baser passions of human nature, bigotry and intolerance, be driven back into their original insignificance, and* 'tfielr names consigned to merited oblivion, or only remembered with loathing and contempt. With the disruption and prostration of Know-Nothingism, then again will the Demo cratic party, purgedbf its rotten and unworthy members, and restored to its pristine strength and purity, go on, os in days of yore, conquer ing and to conquer, advocating and defending, as it has always done, the rights and interests of the people, as well as the true principles of republicanism. KXOff-SOTHIM CONSISTENCY I The Lancaster httelkgcncp.r gives the Whig and Know-Nothing supporters of Gov Pollock the following hard dig in the ribs. Tho fact is, Know-Nothingism has been consistent in nothing but its inconsistency. That faction, by it acts, has given the lie to every profession it ever made. One of the principal objections made by the Know-Nothings to Ghv. Bigler, was because be bad appointed Judge 'Campbell to a high and responsible office after the people had defeated him at the polls whes/ft candidate for another station. This is one side of tho picture—but what ia tho othc»ii>s*rcyly ia Mr. Pollock, the chief of the Know-Nothings, warm in the Gubernatorial chair, than he takes the back track and appoints to high and lucrative posf. lions under the government, Alexander K. M’Clurb. of Franklin, and Christian Myers, of Clarion—both of whom had been repudiated by the people, when candidates for Stale offices (AuditorGcncral and Surveyor General )in 1853, by a three fold greater majority than was Judge Campbell in 1851 * Such is Know- Nothing consistency. The Nebraska Question in Nebraska.— The Territorial Legislature of Nebraska, elect ed by the people, have adopted resolutions in favor of the Nebraska Bill. They arc satisfied with the responsibility of settling (he question of free soil or slavery for themselves. They accept the act of Congress, and arc willing to abide the consequences. A Marked Compliment.—The London Court Journal, in alluding tp our Minister to England, Mr. Buchanan, pays him this hand some compliment;—“Among many able men whom America has sent to represent her at our court, not one has obtained n greater amount of consideration with our statesmen than Mr. Buchanan. To great diloraatpic talents, his excellency unites a modest demeanor and wonderful conversational powers, bo that in any political gathering, his ascenden cy is speedily manifest.” j£7* Gen. Winfield Scott has received by the joint vole of both house of Congress, the brevet rank of Lieutenant General in the. United Stoles Army. This honor conferred by a Congress, the majority of which represents a party that! I was arrayed in political opposition to him, must bo peculiarly gratifying to the great soldier.— Qcn. Shields and Judge Douglas both elec tioneered in tbc Uoutio in favor of conferring Iho , title. Upon ascertaining the vote, Col. Preston i drove to Iho War Department, where ho an . uounced the intelligence to Scott. The Gener al dropped his head for a moment, and tears wore seen trinkling down his chock. Ilia rc • ply was worthy of his fame, and was ■precisely i as follows; “ Let no roan say, hereafter, that this coun try is ungrateful to ono who has served her faithfully. . Horrible. —There has been a trial &nd con viction in tho Erie county Court this week, which, for tho sake of humanity, wo hope.may never occur again. It was tho case of Earl P. Blackmoro, of Conneaut township, for rape up on two of his own daughters—girls not over 15 or 10. Tho details are too horrible for pub lication. Upon tho first count, though the of fence was proved to tho satisfaction of every body, save tho jury, ho was acquitted r but up on the second count, ho did not como off so lucky, ond will doubtless bo sentenced to tho full extent of tho law—ten years in the Peniten tiary ! Gooey ran MAlton, —Wo have received the March number of Godafs Lady's Book, very richly embellished, ai)d in point of excellent reading fully maintaining its high character.— It is a work which no lady of, taste should ho without. _ {£/* Sbntbbnoi'.d.— John (1. Kauffman, who was convicted at January Court,ol Embracery, or attempting improperly to influence a jury in a case on trial, was sentenced last Saturday ,by Judge Young (In thoabugacoof Judgo Jones) to a lino of $5O and costa. SHOOT THE TRAITORS I •. Tho pourso of Messrs. DoNAtnsoN andOhia- VrBLL,\ the, I^lpg-Kqow , -Nofluhfe - membir|> of, ; XssenibJy’ ffpin tbjfii county>'-iri Qeh. CAtfEitbN for'Pi S. : Scnator,’isjdcno]apccd in unmeasured terms a portion theiypar* ty friends. The Jleralfcot this place,'vjrithi its usual timidity, handles ttio “recreants ahd traitors” very tenderly, but the Shippensburg News, a more fearless and out-spoken ‘journal, lashes them with a scorpion whip. From the last nutnbei* of that paper we take tho follow ing extracts from an able article: * From Ihe Shippensburg Newt. ; -If. s. SEMOGSHIP. P&j&HjS no political event sinte the treachery of has created so ntuch'fcdihg in the minds of all partips in Pennsylvania, as did the announcement that Simon Cameron had received the caucus nomination for tho office' of U. S. 'Senator, and perhaps no portion of the State felt more indignantat tho announcement of such n result, thati did the people of Cum berland county.'*'They had elected men who they supposed wfcre honest and trust-worthy— men who would-be true to tho trusts confided to them, but they were mistaken. The treason of Arnold found men only In the ranks of the enemy, who'were base enough to speak in jus tification of it, an'd who looked Upon it as the act of an honorable man; the treachery of Ty ler won for its author only the hypocritical plaudits of the gambling politicians, who ex pected to profit by his defection, but the perfi dy. of DonUldson and Criswell is so abhorrent to the feelings of all honorable inch,'of every political shade, that tho bare mention of it is beard with loathing and disgust. Even the most depraved political adventurer, in whoso heart honor and honesty have no resting place, must look upon their conduct os too debasing even for his approval, and every right thinking man must despise tho wretch who is base enough to betray a trust such as this. No enn • federation should make a man so fat forget himself as to sacrifice his honor, or expose it to a suspicion, which, in this case, lurks in the ‘ mind of every man throughout the length and hrebdth of this commonwealth. • • - * , * • * • Mr. Donaldson bos boxed the political com pass, and is one of those who think that party services are worthy of reward in tho shape of some lucrative office,' and that no man should lend his services to a party, it matters not how unimportant they mdy bo, without a reward of some kind. It is but a few years since ho was a Democrat, .but as that parly seemed rather tardy about rewarding his fidelity, he rubbed ol! the outer garment of his faith, and display ed the gaudy decorations of the Anti-Tax par ty. That party, Ijowever. did not suit the as pirations of a man who looked beyond the rank of a private. It breathed but languidly and soon died. Mr. D. then became a Whig, and was hardly warm in the party ’until his voice was heard high above the clamor of tho hungry , throng, crying, “Give mo office.” The people obeyed, and he has paid them with treason of tho deepest dye. Of Mr. Criswell we had more to expect. Wo believe he has always been a consistent member of the Whig party, and that no stain has ever darkened his political fame until he became the dupe of the dcsigningdema gogue into whose ranks he has enlisted, and he might yet have been free from the contamina ting inlluences of the man, had not gi’cafocss been cost upon him. • ««!•• • If they, (Donaldson and Criswell) were be fore the people to-day for re-election; not twen.- ty men of tliose who cast their votes for them last fall, would now do so. It would be folly in us to talk of a day of retribution being; at hand, for where men have not risen to notoriety by the force of talent, but only attain it by their olamerous desire for place, they have nothing to loose, but the profits which such places yield them. Notoriety they have gained, but it is'"of that kind which weak men can win. They will be taown only for their treachery to those who 1 gave 1 them political existence. Tub Trrauß Hondbed Doixab Exemption Acrr. —Attempts arc being made, saj-s the Led ger in the Legislature to repeal the law which exempts $3OO of property from seizure for debt, on thcplca that It docs more injury to the poor mart than benefit, aa it prevents him getting credit when he needs it. Facility for procuring credit is often rodre of an injury to tho poor man than a benefit, lor he should learn to roly ; upon his labor for .the satisfaction of his daily wants, and not upon his ability to run up a score with his baker and grocer, or to postpone the payment of his rent when due, by which means debt is accumulated upon his shoul ders. and ho la always working for wliat is technically known as a “dead horse,” and pay* ing from twenty to twcnty.flvc five per cent, more for credit than ho would if he paid cash. A man who is industrious, economical and pru dent, Seldom needs trust, and should misfor. tunc or sickness overtake him, his character as an industrious ami provident roan will always procure him the degree of credit required in his necessities. Thostrwho arc demanding the re peal of the law are those who wish to fleece the jKjor man, by getting him in debt, charging him exorbitant interest for the credit, and then walking into his house with the constable, and taking the bed that his wife and children sleep upon from under him, to sell to pay the debt. Tub Likutekant-Geneualbuip.— I The bill conferring tbo rank of Lieutenant-General upon Maj. Qcn. Scott, gives him the rank and pay lof a Lieutenant General .from tbo dote of bis Service in Mexico, thus ; granting him about $50,000 back pay, and an income of .about $lO,OOO for life. There is also attached to the grrido of Lieutenant-General a stall of nix per sons—.four Lieutcnnnt-Coloncia and t>vo, Sec retaries—each, with tbo rank and pay of a Lieutenant-Colonel. The Lieutenant-General will receive, in addition to his pay as Major- General in command, the following pay and emoluments—viz: $250 monthly pay, $5O motbly allowance for forage, and forty rations per day, or money in lieu thereof at the cur rent price. {£7 Lewis Schonbergcr, a young man of about twenty-threo years of age, married a short time since I/onisd Ann Jordan, in Henri co, Virginia. The father took her forcibly away from her husband on tho morning of their marriage. A law suit followed. Tho father contended that tho marriage lioioso was ob tained by perjury. Tho husband said it had not been, and contended that if it had, tho Vir ginia codo did not annul tho marriage, and tho law pointed mit tho punishment. Tho Judge agreed with the husband, gave him back his wife, at which result there was a great shout of approbation in tbo court room. TnoK Bridge, —The workmen are now en gaged, at tho Pennsylvania Uailroad Compa ny’s Foundry, in AlUmn,in casting plates, &0., for an iron bridge to bo erected on tho site of the one recently burned near Lewistown.lHn the meantime a temporary structure is nearly Completed, bo that no further delay need bo ap prehended in tho transportation of passengers and goods. Tho iron bridge will bo a splendid structure, and ono that will bid dollnnce to tho sparks of the locomotive, or tho torch of tho incendiary. It is indeed ultimately to replace all their bridges with Iron structures.— llollß daysburg Standard, 6 ■ 1 ' EFTlJho' following lihofl hayo hoen handed to us by atVlond for publication.. ,by % lady , of, Philadelphia Jn\a jpiayfuj m<sd3»''and indi&i{o'; J d‘‘ pbotloal ’talent' which ahbuldj'm'jMtlco lr^pasosaw^b’ciilt inuip! \/''! ’ r p;j" ‘•■'-“f:j' .v!!' '■ A .aiDEI IN’piWsBUBS, y. . . 1 , ' BY St.'Jl, It. ' ' •■, '! Three ladies fair, Who spending-wero The winter months together, Resolved in Pitt; ; They’d dash a bit, Not heeding wind or weather. And that they should, ’Twas understood,, y They’d better take a drive, • That folks'might stare, And wonder where, And when, they did arrive. Upon this bent, * At length they sent, * A messenger to, hire, The finest cab That could be bad— Coachman in neat attire. At the hour named, The carriage came. But shocking to relate, Covered with rust, And filled with dust — With driver in same state. Now they demur. They will not stir, In that old shabby thing, It was not late. They’d rather wait— They could another bring. Driver said no— Hx; wmjlrl not go. That was the best they had— So in they hopped. And down they dropped, Each ono of them quite mad. Now ladies three, The moral see, And let this crush your pride, And would you splash, And cut a dash. Don’t try another ride. Reported for Ike Jhncriran I'olunlrer. Igrienltnrul Society—netting of Formers. 11l compliance with the published call, a largo number id farmers and others met in the Court House, at Cariisle, mi Saturday, the 17th hurt., to adopt measures for the formation of an Ag ricultnfal Society for Cumberland county. On motion, CtBOHOB 11. ilocitKit, Esq., »viu called to the Chair, and C. Slayman and Joseph Cul ver, appointed Vice Presidents, and Robeit Mocfru, Secretary. After being thus organized, the meeting adjourned to I o’clock, I*. M. Aftriinoos Mkktiso. The meeting was called to order at 1 o’clock, by the President, when Judge Watts addressed the meeting at some length In favor of the for mation of the proposed society. At the con elusion of his remarks ho offered the following preamble and resolutions, which wore adopted unanimously : Whereas, The post few years has exhibited a marked degree of improvement in tho business of agriculture, which Ims manifestly been pro duced through tho instrumentality of Agricul tural Societies ami Journals. Living, as wo do, in Ja county so admirably adapted in its soil and Climate to develop© the results of judicious ex periment, It becomes our duty to fend our sup port and influence to the exertion which is everywhere being made to promote as well tho Interests of the farmer as tho common good of mankind. Therefore, Rfxohed, That it is expedient and proper to establish an Agricultural Society in tho county of Cumberland. Resolved, That the subject bo referred to a committee of.five, whoso duty Italian be to pre pare a Constitution and By-lap’s for Us govern ment, to nominate such officer* ns tho constitu tion may provide for, and generally to make such recommendations as will in their judgment best promote the object irt ylovr, and to make report to an adjourned meeting to be held at this place on Saturday, the 24th ol February, lit 1 o’clock, P. M. In compliance with the second resolution, the President appointed the following committee— Dr. IF. W. Dale, George Clark. Ab’ra. Hosier, Wm.-Llnc, jr., and Win. Woodburn. It was then, on motion, Rctolved, That these proceeding*! be signed by the officers and published iu all thopopora of the county. [Signed ly the OJJicb^t.] Appointments by the Governor*, . Harbor Master at Philadelphia—George R. Graham, Philadelphia. Scaler of Weights and Measures, late city of Philadelphia—Abraham Myers. Philadelphia. Sealer of Weights and Measures, late county of Philadelphia—Samuel D. Abbott, Phllodei phift. Park Inspector. Philadelphia—William D. Baker, Philadelphia. Lazaretto Physician—Dr. Henry Pleasants, Philadelphia. X Port Physician—Dr. llBward Taylor, Ches ter county. Quarantine Master—Jacob Popper, Delaware comity. Health Officer*—J. W. T. M’Allister, Phiht dolphin. Master Warden—Joseph E. Hcarncd, Phila delphia. Keener of Powder Magazine—Andrew M’- Lean, Philadelphia. Flour Inspector —Stephen Miller, Dauphin county. Whiskey Inspector—John W. Cowell, Bucks county. Whiskey Inspector—John 11. Seltzer, Berks county. Grain Measurer—Thomas E. Pollock, Phila delphia. Butter and Lard Inspector—George Mctzgar, Philadelphia. -V Lumber Inspector—John ’J. Aut'n, Nor* thumberland county. *•' ' 1 Baited Beef and Pork Inspector—William A. Olt. Philadelphia.* Marble Measurer—lsaac B. Garrigucg, Phila delphia. [C7* Gov. Pollock is roundly rated by many of his party friends for his appointment of the notorious Thomas J. Power os Adjutant Gen eral. The Lancaster Kxamincr is Indignant at the appointment, and says “Power is one of the roost notorious borers and ‘snakers* that has inftflted Harrisburg during the past ten years, and has a celebrity in that lino not nt all to bo envied by those who admire fair and legislation.” It is thankful, however, that his office is Ono of merely nominal importance.— Tho Executive has but few offices in his gift, and thus far,his appointments have given but little satisfaction to any of the factipnacompos ing tho great “fusion,” or ton-fusion party. — Before bo gets through with it, ho will no doubt find that “politics is a hard road to trav el.” * Col. Benton, in acknowlgcdmg tho pres ent of a silver pitcher from the New York Mer cantile Library Association, informs his young friends that tie attributes whatever of mental and bodily vigor Uo now has and whatever of business application he has over shown, to a resolution formed early in life to abstain from all intoxicating drinks. BC7*Tho special election for State Senator} in .Philadelphia, to supply tho vacancy occasioned by the dentil of tho Hop. X/iViFpu\krod, result ed in the chofob of, tho TThig • ' ' ' •Flour and Mea!;.—Flodr is Qfrhly'hcld, but there is rather more doing. t Sales of good se lect dtrapdejor shipment, at a 9,. Stand, ard .brands Avdl hot,bring t .'Sjnall hoirio consumption within the/range of for good .brands, and at 10 p IOJ. - RyJ-' Flour is dull ,-at §G per barrel,.and Com Meaf atfs44. ~i )•'-, ■. Grain.—Tho market is nearly bora of Wheat and veiy- littlb ,coming'in. Sales of-nrimo red 'ht 111 212 ola. Bast sales of white At 2220; in store; Stnall sales of Ryc aramakintr . at ’$l r 22. Corn is scarce. Sated i of. i new yellow at f 92 cents. , Sales'of‘Pcmm/OAts-At , at 54 c. . and Southern at 52 cents; . • u ~ >, Whiskey. Sales of bbls. 32 a 33c. jjddg. < arpdull at 32 cents. * . Clovcrsccd is more inquired after, with sales at SO 25 a 0 37 per 04 lbs., from wagons, and at SG 50 a 6 021 -from receivers’ hands. Timothy is steady at $3 50 a 3 f 76 r and Flax seed at §1 85, at which price the latter is wanted. •■lilafm!). On the 15th inst., by the Rev. J. Evans, 3fr. William E. LiNnSET.and Miss Sophia Qb wo, both of West Pcuqgboro’ twp., this coinAy. On the 15th inst., by the Rev. 0. P.'ninj, Richard 6. Molliijin, of Prince George'* county, Mart W.Hats, of Car lisle. Difb On the 31st ult., near Mount Vernon, Ala., John SiMtsojc, formerly of Carlisle, in the 55th year of his age. f On Sunday the 10th of December Inst, in Washington Oily, D. 0., of consumption, Cor. porai JojtN A. Simms, late of the United States Army, in the 30th year 6f hia'oge. W eep not for him! there la no cansO of Woo, Hut rather, nerve tho spirit that Is Weak Unshrinking o’er (ho (horny path below, And from earth’s loVdofilementfl keep thoe hack, ~ Rn when a few fleet swerving years have flown, lIo’U meet thee at heaven’s gate—and call thee on! VTohp not for him I NOTICE IS hereby given that I have, this day, assocl. tod with mu in fbe practice of my profession, ffm. Al. Penrose arid Thou. M. Biddle, Esqrs. All business in future will l>u attended toby the above, under tjio firm ot “Biddle Sc Penrose.” W. At. KIDDLE, AWy. at Law. February H, 1856 —tf W3I. C. UUEEiU, ATTOUXEY AT LAW. O nice An Beet em'i How, Carlisle, Pa. Business entrusted to him will be promptly attended to. February li‘i, IK-m—tf liorougli Ordinance. BE it unacted by the Town Council of the Borough of Carlisle, and it is hereby or daiued and enacted by authority of the same j That the Ore plugs placed, or hereafter to bo I placed, in unv i|l the streets, lanes or alley? of the Borough of Carlisle, are to be used nr opened only lur tlic purpose of extinguishing Arcs {.and it any person or persons ahull open any lire plug or draw water from the same, or abuse or injure it, or any part of it, in any manner, he, she or they, shall be i table to a penalty of Twenty Dol lars. Provided, however, that it shall not be considered a violation ot this ordinance If the fire plug and water be used by rcgplftrly organ ized Hose orFiro Companies, thby having first obtained the special authority of the Cftrilslo Gas and Water Company for that pttrpoio - . A. NOBLE, Chief JJurg(4fi- Attest —James Mulun, Sect 1 y, February lBs6—Bt Proclamation. WHEREAS the Hon, James XT. Gbabav* President Judge, of the several Courts ol Common Pleas In the. counties of Cumberland, PiTfv, and Juniata,.and Justices of the severs! Courts »f Oyer ami Terminer and General Jail Delivery in »:dd counties, ami Samuel Woodbum ami John Hupp, Judges of (he Court* o( Oyer and Terminer ami Genet;’! Jail Delivery for tho trial i>( all capital ami ether offenders, in the said r<umly "t Cumberland, by their precepts to nm directed, dated tho Bth of January, 1856, have ordered the Court <»f Oyer mul Terminer and General J ail Delivery to be bidden nt Carlisle, on the second Monday of April 1855, (being (bo Oth day,) at ten o’clock in the forenoon, to con tlnuo two week. NOTICE is hereby given to the Coroner, Jn*. tires of the Peace, and Constables o( the said county of Cumberland, that they arc by tho said precept commanded to be (lien and there la their proper persona, with their rolls, records, and in qubotlons, examinations mid all-other remem brances, tii do those things which to their offices appertain to bo done, and all those that are bound by recognizances, to prosecute against the prisoners (bat are or then shall be In the Jail of said county, are to be (hero to prosecute thorn as shall bo just. 'JOSEPH McDARMOND, Sheriff. February 22, 1855. Valuable r a I'm foi* Sale. AS it is lute in the season it requires particu lar attention to draw purchasers. Look hero, then, Fanners mid Capitalists, a groat in ducement for a side investment is offered. No lintnbug, but real and substantial value. So bo up and doing, us now is the time for those Who speed the plow, for wo farmers have been In the drag long enough. So walk up and don’t Uo in duced to invest your money In some fancy hum hug slocks, to ho rich to-day and poorto-tuof- I row, but go to this sale and ninfcen safe and sure investment, os the tanners ore the'chief bone and sinew of our country. • 1 . The undersigned, one of the late firm of Plell, Pouring & Thudfum, former owners,.will, ©tier at public sale on the premises, on, TUESDAY, ,tho f Ifltji. day ol March, that voluablo .FAJiM, situate on the Lctort Spring, about half amllo tsoulh-east, of the borough of Carlisle, contain ing 380 Acres,.. of Limestone Land, about 220 of which *ra clbarcd and tho residue covered with the best ol thqber. Eighty acres are now In winter groin which will be included in the solo. Tho im ■JujiiL provemenis nro a largo double two jttraflik story Stone Mansion Housp, ftafh ini'liil an 'l °ther out-buildings. There Is o never lulling spring of vbry flue wa ter uuaor the house. Also an Orchard of choice fruit. Ono third of tho doored land In now land, as it has been lately cleared, while the old cleared land lias boon lioavily manured' from stables in Carlisle. Tho wliulo is in a high stato of cultivation and has produced groat crpjte, u can bo nacortalnod from tho farmer now living on it. Besides that it actually produces a double crop if well worked from under ground as well as tho top, ns the wholo farm abounds in veins of tho boat Pipe ore, and ray former partfaor | years ago paid to Charles M. IPClurOjdec’d*** , high us $3OO per year for 0r0,&p4 'So.thls It* 1 rare ohanco not often to bomot vtfih. , Any per* I son wishing to examine the farm may do, Bo by calling oipPeter Albright now living on it. Terms of Sale—Five per cent of tho wl)ol° purchase money to bo paid on tbp day of wj* Ono third of tho wholo purchase money, to p 0 paid on’tho Ist of April, 1836, when possession will bo given. , Tho residue In throe equalahnn* al payments, without interest. A deduction of ton per cent will bo tnado for as much more money as tho purchaser chooses to ofibr. Also at private sale, a Farm of 220 acres, atm n first ratu MEUCIIANT MILL, situate In Per ry county, nolir Landlsburg, For particular* enquire at Oak Grovo Furnace. Fob. 21 at. OimiSTIAN TnumUM.^ GLASS WAKE.—Just receiving a now in voice'of Vf are, embracing il variety of bowl* suitable fbr fruit, preserves; pickles, sugar®, jollies,,&c’ M as also Oollory JStanddjJflrs. DeeflO* tors, Pitchers, Salts,. Poppers; Candlesticks, Lamps, 1 covered Bowls, a largo assortment or Timmlora, Goblets, and other usofdl articles;— Fopsoloby ' ‘ J. IY. EBY. Fobrttary 22, 185 C. i. • ••• ■
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