4Vr«*na> AMERICAN VOLUNTEER jon.l B. BRATTON, Editor 4 Proprietor, fa., maecii s, isss. > Democratic Meetings. _i4tV A meeting of tho Demo ***** of the Bast Ward, will \ffS&£&Sr bo bold at tho public Vflfcc <>i Joseph HJser, on Saturday Evening next, at 7 o’clock, for tho-purpose of making arrange moots for the epring election. ■ ' The Democrats of tho West Ward, will meet at Stongh’s hotel, ot the same time, ami for the same purpose. MANY. (ty” Our thanks are due to Messrs. Brodhead and Cass, of tho Senate, and Messrs. Kurtz and Boyd, of tho House, at Washington, and to Messrs. Wherry, Donaldson, and Criswell, of the State Legislature, for their attention in sending us documents. TheFiiistop Arnn,.—Those of our sub scribers who contemplate changing their resi dence on op about the first of April, will please Ip inform us ns to the new direction of their papers. /-PROVES- —Large numbers of horses and mules are daily passing through our town, des tined for an eastern market. “What becomes of all the mules and horses.” is a question wo often hear asked, but which is never satisfac torily answered. TttE Atphoacii OF Spuin'"..—For several ' days past the weather has been exceedingly j pleasant and spring-like. The merry notes of little warblers, lead ns irresistably to look for ward, and to anticipate, wilh delightful en thusiasm, the approach of Spring. The month of March, however, is proverbial for its fickle ness—for its intermingling showers and flitting gleams of sunshine—for a wild mixture of clear and cloudy skies. It will be some weeks, we presume, before the weather becomes “set tled." but vet. from present indications, it is supposed by most of our weather-wise folks that we will have an early spring. So mole it be. CVic dkixt.a vn V \ 1,1. kt Is^TiTi-TE.—Wc di rect attention in (he advertisement of Her. Jos. , S. Loose, Principal of the Cumberland Valiev . Institute, at Mccbamrsburp- We feel great : conQdcncc in recommending this Seminary to the notice of parents and puardians. Mr. 1-oosk is a gentleman possessing superior qualifica tions as a teacher, and has associated with him able and accomplished Assistants. The bmld ings arc large and well ventilated, and the lo cation pleasant at all seasons of the year. The erection of additional now and spacious budd ings, has added very much to the convenience and comfort of the pupils, and a much larger number can now bo accommodated than here tofore. All in all fheCiimborland Valiev Semi nary is one of the best of the Wind in this sec tion of country. Si.Nn.vY f.iQt on Bn.i. Signed --fJov Polhick has signed the hill designed to prevent the sale and use oflnpior on the Sabbath. It will go into cfloct on the Ist of April. Mont I.E'jisLATtVE Inus'rt.— Our Slate 1-cgislalure are not content with stealing every Saturday afternoon and Monday morning from tiic public business. They want more time to wasti: awl according!y both branches adjourn ed on Friday afternoon, at about '1 o'clock, to Tuesday afternoon at .I—thus occasioning the loss of three full days. Will some one give us the vole on this meTCiisuhie squandering of the i j»eople's tune * If onr Know-Nothing Delr- j pule* go on in this way, there will soon be a loud and general dall for them to adjourn alto gether. A long report of Lrqron Law Lvodm.amon n committee in the State Senate has been made upon (hii subject of restraining tile sale of mt<»\- icatiug li<|iiurs. The CuinmiUec, after re' lew • ing the various propositions say gf.steil. propose | a stringent license law as tin* Imwi-i tn«*a*>ll»<• <-f reform the Legislature rnu adopt, «ith ;m\ re gnrd to the nod the ;iggjav.iJi..ns >»} ,tn evil they dare not disrep.ud. It adopts 1 1 u< ma chinery of the existing prnrr.il him. miiiinng all who would H uudri live gtlloiis to take li reuse from the court in nil parts of the State, after full advert isement of their application, and subject in ohje. linn and contest by their neigh bors, and (lie dueiMOti of the court after hearing all parties as to the occasion of granting the li • enso. All aro to he put under bond,with war rant of attorney, to enter judgment for 11 faithful observance of the law, the license (ecs are 111- cruaoed thruufold, and ixmo can sell nixier a <1 uart who is not licensed to keep nn inn. and -ill inns must have at least six rooms and tin |vr buds for Die exclushc use of imudler*. Mohe Ukskgadur. -Messrs UtXIK, I*l ATT. QOTGGLE, wul STOCKDAI.F.. (1.-sirud iluir 1 Democratic colleagues m the Legislative Ton. 1 Tcnlion on the 27th nil, and voted for Cameron.' Pass around their names ' Tin* number of inu Democrats in the Legislature U now reduced to fiPcn/i/-Mrcc. CT’Tlio work of proscription goes on at Washington, and soon there will not he an American in oflJcc under the present Jesuit dynasty. —llavvtsbutg Telegraph. The above is one of Parson Mim.kii’.s best. It is a monstrous lie, in a very few words.— Doubtless the Parson is of opinion that none but Methodist preachers arc worthy of being considered “ Americans.” Thu !larnt»burg I'clff'utph, o( winch the Hcv. Stkimikn Miu.ku, Unv. I’oi.lock's Hour Inspector, ts editor. asserted a few days Miice that Post-Master-dencra! CAMrBJtLL bad nj» pointed a foreigner, by the native of Patuu’k M’Qujbr, as a secret agent of the Post Office- Department, and that be was & Homan Catho lic; . Tbolw-mliurg Union imßwmi u, w rlmrgp of (he VLii. liar Unis : • 4 We should hav« nolirwl Ouh mallet at the' time, Bui overlooked it. Mr. M’«inri-*nH Brut apppointed by President Fillmore to tlm v ond because no was found a most cxccllnu 4„d , trust-worthy oßJeer, Mr. ('unip\,cU mmiml 1 him. He is no foreigner. Ih«fiuli< rw ** Un, ( in Whrylimd, as was also his grundlnilu-r m.d this ifl more, probably, than cun be said of ihe editor of the Telegraph.” The Telegraph, for the purpose of keeping alive that spirit of religious intolerance which has been of late engendered in ibis country, re sorts to the moat deaperote expedients. The prince of darkness could not invent more swel tering lies than those that weekly appear in the Telegraph. And yet C!ov. Pollock ap pointed the editor of this low and abandoned sheet to the best office In his gift! ' 1 Birds of a feather will flock together.” « WASHINGTON A HNOff-SOTIIINC !” Under the above caption the papers in the Know-Nothing movement, are publishing what,purports to be a series of letters writtfcn by the immortal Washington, by which they attempt to make it appear that the father of our country advocated, in his day, the same pernicious doctrines that arc now held by cow ardly Know-Kolhingism ! What sacrilege is this ! —what a libel upon the memory of tbo il lustrious dead. George Washington a Know- Nothing in principle! The men who make ' lie business, requiring legislation, Ims not been Ulis assertion know it to be a lie of Hie first nit ended to, ami lire wants of the people liavc magnitude. The letters that are now being | keen dixregmdtd. published liv tire abandoned presses of tins mis- 1 The members composing the majority of the crable corrupt faction, purporting to have been | Legislature, it is conceded on ait hands, arc written by NVAsmxoroN. arc mere garbled ex- hopelessly corrupt—a mere set of black-leg ad traeds —extracts so cunningly strung together , venturers, who arc a sore upon the body pnli as to make it appear that Wasiiix'gto.v’s sen-f lie. Po infamously venal are they considered, timents correspond with the bigots of the pres- j that the more lionosl portion of their fellow entday. Thus by culling from NVasiuxotoxs i mcinbers in both Houses,for the purpose of writings isolated sentences, and omitting oth- j protecting themselves from contamination nod ers, they hope to deceive the people as to the suspicion, have introduced a Bill providing for sentiments he held. The NVhig press of tins j the punishment of members who receive bbidbs country have always, in the discussion of po- j for their votes l-and ll.ore is also a comm.ttee litical questions, addressed their arguments to I of the two Houses now in session to ascertain the people as though they presumed upon their 1 how much money was paid by Caiiebok to ignorance. The Know-Nothing papers follow , taembers of Assembly, in consideration of tbeir tile example of the leaders of defunct NUiggery, voles for U. S. Senator. IN hat a state of mor and attempt to palm oil as history the most els is (his ! Just Honk of a Legislature pass infatnous falsehoods and deceptions. But, >ng a law to punish its own members fur tbe need we be surprised at this? Tile man who, crime of bribery, and of appointing aconnmt in this enlightened age, can -so far degrade him- , tec to ascertain how many have already been self as to enter a lodge, and there sweae away ; bribed 1 The present is the first Know-Noth- Iris right to vote and speak as iris conscience i"S Legislature that has ever assembled in this dictates —who. wiilt profane and impious lips. , State, and it should bo lire pro} crof errry hqn “with iris rigid hand resting on the Holy Bible i cst man thnl it may be the last, and the Cross,” and his ‘-left hand lifted to- ■ The cffiirl to elect Cam Knox has, with all its f ward Heaven,” sweabs that he will proscribe ! corruptions, nevertheless brought to light some | and persecute a portion of his fellow men for [ things that may serve a good purpose hereaf conseicncc sake—and who obligates himself, , ter. It lias unmasked a.set of men, many of and calls his find to witness, that ho will i whom hare heretofore been considered honest whenever the good of the order requires, be and upright. It lias stripped them of the gar guilty of falsehood —need we be surprised, we moots by which they have heretofore hid their sav, that such men will garble and falsify ins- 1 rottenness, and they now stand before their bc j lory, and insult ttie name of Wasiiixiitox, by Irnyeil constituents in all tlieit naked defonni [nltr-nipting to connect Ids revered name with ly and hideousness, to be pointed at as tbe I il'cir detestable principles I , purchased minions of Cameron—to be hooted liut n few years since the very same editors , and avoided by all honest men. A mnjori-, I «ho are now attemptin'; to make it appear 1 ty of the members of the present Assembly— -1 that Washington was in principle a Know-j the members from this county. Doxaedsox ‘ Nothing.quoted from his writings to provethat \ and Criswell. among the number-had better i he was an admirer of A»h-Mason n/. They , make the “most of their time,” for we assure then as now, however, filched isolated extracts j them it is the lost time they will be honored from his writings, and garbled his language to ' with a similar trust. They arc doomed—they suit their unholy purposes. It is will known , will soon sink into nothingness and be forgot that from early manhood to the day of Ins , ten. but their fate will be pointed at hereafter death, ■Wasuinoton was a zealous Master 1 113 a warning U» others that may follow them Mason, ami yet the Anti-Masons of this State J aUempliug lo construe his language into an j Th( . Harrisburg Union gives tlic following endorsement of their principles; and now. with 1 [mrticulani ofttn attempt to kidnap n young no n similar object in view the obtaining of pow- j g ro j n (bat borough a fen days since. Ssy er and the spoils of office —they again quote (tic* scoundrel implicated, has been enga \V AsmsuTOS to prove that he was in principle ■ g c< j , n (),j s kind of business before, but hos thus a sneaking Know-Nothing, and that the senti- escaped punishment. Xowth.it the evidence nients he expressed in his life-lime arc arnom - him will be positive, we hope he limy be mous with those held by the present oalb-U.rjnd mMt b- fed the rigor of the law : conspirators ' To what base means vill mra It k-ohi there aas a fair held in town, (liar resort, to justify a wicked and foul deed ! '■*■«>*.) by mean,, of which the colored people i i j j mtm J,-d t<> realize enough money to build a I lint, we hove already extended till* article u. i.jti. Two colored men, by (lie name a greater length than we had intended, for our of J,ek.on and Thompson, Induced a young object in commencing it was lo introduce the l-'<. hr „nne ol George I'lark, to hiltn sever.,l \ . it- , ... drinks of liquor. After he became intoxicated, following sentiments, delivered by » asuinw- t b,.y induced b\m ( 0 accompany them, on pre to x in the early singe of our history as a coun- tenca of getting some more liquor in the lower try. What a rebuke he here administers lo part of the town. They went to Solomon Sn>- , , , . . . . . . i dor's houso, who, if is supposed, has been en those who deny the right to man lo worship , gfif^d for BOmc Umt . in tlu; business of arresting God ns his ronscjcnco dictates? Will our ' fugitive .slaves, and while fbero the two men. Know Nothing advocates give the following I Jackson and T botupsou, stole away, leaving the „ , . boy «t Snyder’s. Snider lockcdihfc door, and words of flic father oi_oui ( oewiry a.carol«J f nMemptvdTtn bind hfm, but the boy made fortho perusal ? window and gof partly out. The mdse he made 1 "Iff could hnvccnlcrlnlmd ll,esligl,l,s( up- induced Snyder to denial, and the hoy being m. prehem-ira, that the Con.lilulion framed l.v the . leased, lied. Information was Unin made by the omenlmn n here I had the honor in provide. '"Wlnquire Header, who issued a warrant . ... , .11- ■ U, ,f and arrested Snyder. After a hearing of the noght possibly endanger 11.0 religions rights of , , g d „ ,4 S con , mH ted for further hear, am- ech*iasl»cal society, certainly I would nev-, v irhave plaeerl my signature In it; and if l| ij.', , 0 in tll |, |, Slllll (o i,avo boon could now eoureivc that the general govern- ■ born and raised near Carlisle. I!o never was n menl might even lie so administered ns lo ren- i H i aV o, hut ft free buy, and no othar motive could il. r hin-11y of conscience insecure. I lieg you i, avo injured his apprehension and tho attempt will be persuaded thal no nne would be more to carry him offto slavery, but lo make money, /minus than myself to establish effectual barri- ' The prostitution of the principles ol the (Jonstl y »W. >" U-i. cue a searching oxau.li.a ion I Inti ahum fur his ruinous opinions ought to •« iZI W protected m worshipping Hie Dell a. curd- r „ riM .J. r r „ r ,„d |,» repelitinn. We ing lo Ihc dictates of known conscience. nr ,. llot , inßt .rt will, I'ruc-Soilism nr Abolition- II u.duagfon. j iin \y,. Sll y on nil questions what we think is IMi-nui FalsrhooJ. rJiuJ.'; *'""" b '* ck Parson MtUJtn’a paj»er —the Hamshurg J.u Uion and Thompson, the colored men who TV/rgn/n/i--Mated a few days since that ‘•Sam” figured in this transaction, and who assisted iu . , . , .. i r" t ,i the attempt to have one of fheir own color car had earned every lung before him in the mum- . , , . ~ 1 L * } h nod (l jj fo H j aV ery, should find a home in the npnl election at llollnlaysbrn g. The Hollidays- ( |,., Test cell in the penitentiary. They richly burg Viomhml answers the Parson in this fash- 1 deserve it, and if in the trial they he found guil ty. w« hope they may get It. ‘•The reckless and nnprinnph-d Knnw-Xnth- 1 Traitor iMrAit.Kn.—The old-line detnoe s th.il »l thr I»lr ' , r A .| ra „„„ county held a moling last «b<'tiniMi»lln\rnf>.—President Purcu has 1 ' vn hhig for it to dry, that we sincerely hope the appointed Mr. Blacltfoot, of Indiana, Mr Cli\. I c °b ftr nmy cuf h«» l/iroaf. christ, of Now Hampshire, Mr. I.mnphin. I (O' Thu California legislature hod balloted, (Whig) of Ocorgin, ns the throe .1 of the , «UI» lasi ailvices.no less than thirty-eight Claims Court. Mr. Blair, (son of F, F. Blair) times unsuccessfully for a United Stales Sena, is the Solicitor. tor, and finally adjourned sine dir. THE PBESEST IEQISIITUBE. Two months have now elapsed since the. present Lcgisalturc convened at Harrisburg-—- and what has' been’done? Nothing—literally' nothing. Frora thd day they assembled to the present time the majority of the members have been engaged in Senator-making, and have at length abandoned the effort-to elect —thus, by their own action, making tho humiliating ac knowledgement that they have not integrity snflioient to choose aU. S. Senator. The pub- SIBSJPPISO. ceedcd in cheating her Democracy into nomi nating and electing (hem. Catholics Ostracised. —The legislature of MaM-snchnseUrt —04 of the members being preachers—have passed an order directing the committee on constitutional amendments to re port an amemhnenl prohibiting Catholics from holding ofllco in that Commonwealth. The ' order was amended by inserting Roman before ('atliofic. From the same Slate we learn Clint a number of citizens of Boston have purchased the fugi tive slave Bcrns, having paid his master $l3OO for his freedom. IU bns is a large burly ne gro, and is now quite a '•lion'’ in Boston. Mii.itm Fount ok tiii: I’- S.—By tbc annual report of the War Department, transmitted Ui Congress on the 31 at ult.. it appears that the whole strength of the National Militia is o> follows : i Infantry•—Commissioned officers, • Non-commissioned and privates, 1,709,335 ■ Cavalry—Commissioned officers, 910 I Non-commissioned and privates, 12,539 ! Kl/Jcmen— Commissioned officers, 1,953 j Non-commissioned and privates, 32,460 Aggregate, 1,802,215 The cavalry and rillcmcn must, of course, Ikj regularly organized and drilled uniform compa nies. As stated above, they constitute an ag gregate of 47,858 officers and men. latest Foreign News, ■■ The steamer St; Louis arrived at New York on Thursday,* from Southampton, with news from Europe several days later,rand Mr. Soule as passenger, with his family. He gives it os his opinion that Cuban annexation is at an end* There is nothing new from Sebastopol. Lord John Russel has gone to Vienna, as the British Plenipotentiary at the conferences. The first dclachmct of British troops'from India Ims ar rived atthe Isthmus of Suez. An insurrection lias kronen out at Cabool, and the rebris-have, at Candahar, acknowledged the suzerainty of Persia. They were besieging Bendu Cebasi with 12,000 troops. A murderous conflict bad taken "place there, hut the besieged maintained their resistance. -Two thirds of tho Turkish army.from Varna have disembark at Eupatoriai The Cimr of Russia has authorized a levy cu masse, and proposes to send 300,000 men into tho Crimea. The Steamer Canada has arrived at Halifax, and brings still later European news. The Russians at Sebastopol have recommenced their night sorties. In«oncon the 31st, 300 French were pIU hots du combat, having fired on each other in mistake. There is a rumor that Lord Raglan and 'the Burl of Lucan will shortly be recalled. A division of the French army, at Sebastopol, into commands, is announced,.Gen. Bosquet being at the head of one and General Pclisscr at" the other, thus reducing General ■ Canrobcrl Jo a mere cypher. Naples has join ed the alliance,;md will send a fleet and army to the Crimea. Prance undertakes to prevent a revolution in Italy. Thbrearc also reports ’ofPortugal, Spain and other secondary Stales doing likewise/ TJto Swiss American difficulty about the seizure of Mr. Philips* has been set tled by the payment of &200 Q as an indemnity*, and the reprimanding of the Chid of Police. COXGte-FU\l ADJOURNMENT, Congress adjourned sine die on Sunday night, ! the 4lh of Mar?b. The bills passed arc the 1 Civil and Diplomatic bill, the Naval Ap propriation-;..bi11, the Army Apuropria-I Uon bill, the Fortification bill the bill re-1 quiring pre-payment of postage, the Indian 1 Appropriation bill, the bill to carry into effect | the Convention to settle claims between the j I'nit cd-States and England, and a number of | others which it is impossible to enumerate in ■ the confused account of the proceedings. The Bounty Land bill, giving K>o acres to all who served in any vrftr since 1790, bns received the President's signature. This bill entitles all who have already received land warrants for *lO and 80 acres, to recover, the first 120 and the sec ond 80 acres additional. A large amount of clerical force will be required in the Land ofltec lo attend to thesfc claims, and it will probably be months, if not years, before the claimants can receive their warrants for they must be ex amined, and the proofs established satisfactori ly, before the warrant is granted. The Wash ington correspondent ol the Philadelphia Led ger. thus chronicles the closing scenes: Half-past Eight—There living no quorum in the House, another call was made- It wassng gested that the Sergcant-nl-Arms bo sent to hunt up and compel the attendance of mem bers. ’ Mr. Pratt wanted to know whether it would ho in order to direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to bring in breakfast. Mr. Mike Walsh asked if whiskey-punches conld be introduced. [Laughter, and cries of •(lood, 1 ‘lTell pql 1 ] A voire — to {Vatl.’ Ha! bn! I Mr. Pratt— I Manv voices uTmiecession —‘So am T. f ! The Serpenut-at-Anns was despatched in search of absent members, and meanwhile, members amused themselves with a kind of conversational debate, some of them indulging 1 in Hashes of wit, at the expense of the friends of defeated hills, tic. The Sergcanl-nt-Annsflppcarcd. nt 9 o'clock, and reported Ida 1 success in hunting up the stray members. Excuses made by some of them—‘they had retired to refresh themselves.* On motion, nt twenty minutes past 9 o’clock, nil further proceedings under the call wore dis pensed with. The House then took up and adopted the re port of the Committee of Conference on the Navy Appropriation hill. It makes a clean appropriation for the existing mail service. The Committee of Conference on the CUil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, made re port, which was adopted. The House took up and passed the Senate hill increasing (he compensation of Dcglsfers and Deceivers, under the Land (Irndnnlion act of Inst rear. Various other hills passed under a suspen sion of the rules. During the taking of the yeas ami nays, the Clerk called Mr Benton’s name: that genMe man. appearing at the door of the main aisle, protested, with violent gesticulations, against the calling of his name. He said he was an ex member. and the session to-day was a libel on the Sabbath. (Much confusion.] The Speaker pro /cm—The gentleman is out of order. Mr. Denton—I’m not a member, sir 1 The Speaker—Then, il the gentleman is not a member, the Doorkeeper will put him nut.— [Laughter, and exclamations of‘Pretty flood!’ ■That’s the talk !’) The galleries are densely crowded. On motion, a Committee was appointed to act with n similar Committee from the Senate, to waiton the President .and inform him thatthe Thirty-third Congress has dosed its labors ami is ready adjourn, if he has no further commu nication to make. At half-past 11 o’clock. Mr. Lane.of Oregon, i arose and said that, about to part, as he was, with gentlemen here, he could not separate with out apologizing for his conduct in the heat of debate, some time since, towards Mr. Parley, toward whom he cherished the kindest feel ings. Mr. Parley rccipro rated Hie feeling expressed, and was satisfied. Mr. Jones, of Tenn-, reported fi-om the Joint Committee to wait oh the President, that they had discharged llirlr duty, and learned from the President that he had no further coinmnni* cation to make to Congress. Mr. On* moved, at ten minutes to 12 o’clock that the House adjourn. - The motion iraj agreed to amidst the great est silence. The Speaker (Mr. Tloyd) then rose and ro tnmed'his thanks to the members for the high honor conferred on him by the resolution, com* plimentory to him, passed lost night, and said, in conclusion: “Being about to exchange the toils and cares of official station for the more quiet and peace ful pursuits of private life, hearing with'mc (he consciousness that in my ofllcinl conduct I have at least aimed well, these testimonials, in con nection with the oft-repented expressions of un- DatUrhig confidence and esteem on the part of my fellow citizens at home, will be forever cherished by me ns among the most gratifying recollections of my past life. Tn this connec tion it is a pleasing task to bear testimony to the general courtesy and personal kindness which lias prevailed, one toward another, throughout this hnjl. If, springing from the veiling causes to which wo have subjected, ebullitions of unfriendly feeling have arisen, they have, I tnwt, passed away and will ho remembered no more. Cordially sharing the pleasure this must aflord to nil, and with feel ings of unmised personal kindness toward each CAMERON'S LAST CARD. y The Pennsylvanian publishes tho.'foljpwing copy of a letter from Gen. Cameron toMrVKiHc patrick, a member V /legislature • .„ . „ from Pittsburg, arid Touches for it 6 oiithpntici m BLECnOX OF p. 8, SENATOR. it bold bid for the WWg.Froi-Soil, The following Isa morcdelailedrcport’of the Abolition, andlxnow-Notliirig vote; and wheth* proceedings in the Convention of the two Houses cr modem sincerity or hot, phould be corisldcr of Ihb Legislature at Harrisburg, on Tuesday, cd a forfeiture of every particle of claim to re fer the purpose of electing aU. S. Senator, for cognition as a Democrat, which Cameron may six years from the 4th March next, in place of have previously put forth. How any true the lion. James Cooper, whose term expires.— Democrat couhLfiuppoH 1 him, after.knowing The Convention having been organized, and the ’ that he had subscribed to such principles as first ballot taken, it resulted as follows: ! ihis letter contains, we cannot imagine; first ballot. llarrisburo , Friday, Feb'. 9; /1855. For jSiihon Cameron, (American,) ; DkauSir: I have, at 12’o’clock,'received “ Chns. R. Bnckalew, (Dem.,) 28 y o ur letter of this looming, and reply to it* .m Thofnas Williams, • • b j immediately." ’To your first interrogatory: ' •* Joseph Buffington, 0 ollavo youcvdr,>at any, thrie'been, oi* arc “ James Yecch, ,5 younow, or, will you ever be, in • favor of the “ David Wilmot, so caHod Kansas-Nebrnska bilk passed by “ J. Pringle Whiles, 4 j Congress at its last session “ Writ. H. Irwin, 4 ) Answer- —From the day it was introduced* “ R. T. Conrad, 4 ! in the Senate to tins time, I have been opposed “J, W. Maynard, 5, to the bill, nor shall I ever favor it. •• -i “T. Stevens, 2 j 2d ‘‘Would you, if elected to the Senate of " K. Joy Morris, 2jtheUuilcd Suites, use all hoiiorahle* nml Thtr “ John W. Howe, 2 means to died the restoration of the so called I “ John S. Lilt ell, 2 j Missouri Compromiso. which was literally and “’James Todd, 1 i virtually abrogated by the pa N.igoof die afore* “ John C. TCunkcl, 1 said Kansas Nchi-aska bill I” “ Jeremiah S. Black, lj Tu answer—l would. 1 “ Henry M. Fuller, 1| 3d. “Would you, i elected lo the Sena to if ; “ John S. Brad}*,' * 1[ the Untied StukK, tisctill limioiuhlc* and fair j The whole vole cast was 180. making ot‘> ; means in your power, to iHVct a repeal of what necessary to a choice. ! i.s common)}' known ns the -Fugitive 81n\e For Simon Cameron— Messrs. Cmbbo, Cress- Law V ” well, Frazier, Fry. lliildemnu. Hendricks. Hoge, • Ads. —The passage of the Compromise Mms* Klllingcr, Piatt, Quipgle, Sellers and Shuman, 1 urea was acquiesced in hyi the Ninth, and I of the Senate, and Messrs. Barry, Boal, CaKU 1 bad hoped the questions growing out of it had well, Carlisle, Clover; Crawfoid, CVDifW/.Cum*l been settled, but as the South has been th< first mings. of Philadelphia, Cummings, of Somer* t 0 violate it, I hold the bill s.ihjecl to Vt vision, set, Donaldson, Kyster, Fletcher. Frnfioy, and will act with the North upon lliis and all j Free, Gross. Guy, Haines, Hnbbs, King. Kirk- j questions connected with the snbjci t of Slaviry. I patrick, Kropps, Lane, McCunkev. McConnell, j l answer—l will. I Morrison, Muse. North. Palmer. Reese,Kitten- ] 4lh. “Du you recognize the right of Con* I house, Rutter, Snllade, Shercr. Smith, of Alle- gress, nml if so, would vou not upon such I gneny, Smith of Blair, Stehley, Sioekrtale. Slur-1 right, and use your vole ami inllutnco to legis j devant, Weddell, Wood, Yerkes, Ziegler, and i n i c f or ; ,]j Territories now belonging, or which i Strong. (Speaker,) of the-House. 1 may hereafter be acquired .hy the United Slates. [ For C. R. Buckalew—Messrs. Brown, Good* to the niter and entire exclusion of Slavery or j win, Hamlin, Jamison, MaClinlock, Sager, involuntary servitude in said Territories P* Walton, Wherry and 1 leister, (Speaker.) of the My answer is that 1 recognize the tight, and Senate, and Messrs. Baker. Bush. Christ. Craig, would so legislate. I Dougherty, Dunning Dugan. Fry. Johnson. Dili. “Would you oppose, by nil and every j McClcan, Maxwell ,Orr. Thompson and W right, honorable one fair menus in your power, the of you, I bid you adieu. This llouso stands adjourned without day.” r Applause followed the delivery of the ad-’ dress shook at parting, and good humor!evci ; ywhefe prevailed. ' ''■ , of the House. extension of Slavery and involuntary servitude The changes from the hist previous ballot over territory now free, or or any were ns follows: lime, now or hereafter, wherever or whenever it Messrs, llogo, Piatt and Qnigglo of the Sen* ;! iay he endeavoiul, by its friends, lo introduce ntc, and Mr. Stockdalc of the House, who had previously voted for Mr. Bucknlew, now voted For nn niwwer to this, I could rcaddy re for Mr. Cameron. ’ for to my .Senatorial course—especially my vote Messrs. Allcgood, Ijithrop and Ross of the , on the Wilmot Pro\ iso : but that there may be House, were absent. Mr. Allegood, who had l uo misunderstanding, 1 emphcticully answer in voted for Mr. Cameron, being ill. ! the affirmative. Mr. Bowman left Cameron, and voted for f>th. “Would yon at all times, nndUipon all John S. SctleU, occasions, protect anil preserve iiWWute in Air. Fcaruon left Cameron, and voted for Mr. this respect, as in all others, the rights, iimnn- Maynard. | niltea, and privileges of the North, ns gunrnn- Mr. Foster left Cameron, and voted for Jo- teed to them by mir Constitution and Jaws seph Buffington. , against any and all encroachments of our sistep Mr. 1/cas left Cameron, and voted for Mr. Stales, comprising and composing the Southern Maynard. part of our National Coufidemcy ?** Air. Mingle left Cameron, and voted fur J. P. Northern man who would not pro* Joiics. tect ami preserve tlie rights of the North i> un- Mr. Steel left Cameron, and voted for R. T. worthy of the respect of any honorable man. Conrad. 1 and for those rights I would hnltlu until the Mr. Waterhouse left Cameron, and voted for j. w t, either in a public or a private station. K. Joy Morris. 7th- “Arc yon in favor of, ami would you There being no choice, Mr. Frailcy moved to vote, act and use) our influence in favor of such go Into a second ballot, which was ngrcid 10, & svstein of public rates and duties ns would and resulted as follows : ' most cUcctually. and beyond nil doubt guard Maynard, f» Morris, 1 Williams, 4 I Kunkcl, I 1 Black. 1 , Bulßnglon, Jrndy. 1 ' ohii'.y. Pearson, 1 1 0 a cast. 131 —Mr. Alio* the two ballots. choice. Mr. McC’oinl>s , on adjourn until the 1 Cnmcmn, HucUnlcw, Vccob, Wlmot, Slcvona, Irwin .Jones IfowCv Conrad, 7 , "Whole number of vote* good coming in between Thefre being still no moved that the C’onvenlii 4ih of .Inly next. _ ’ Mr. Krailey moved to amend by inserting (ill j 4 o’clock, this afternoon. j Mr. Johnson moved to amend the amendment ho as to adjourn until to-morrow at 12 o’clock. , Disagreed lo—yeas 25. nays 104. j Mr. Morris moved to amend the amendment j so as to adjourn till the second Tuesday in October, at 12 o’clock. ) Mr. Dunning moved to postpone the motion and the amendments, and proem! to another ballot. The previous question was called. The Presi dent stated, that if ordered it would cut otV the last motion, and bring tlic Convention to n vote on the motion to adjourn until li s .second Tues , day in October. The previous question was not passed. Mr. Morns’ amendment was then lost by a lie vote—yens lift, nays l»5 The motion to postpo other ballot was then re yeas f»0, nays (>, r ) ; and taken resulted ns follow Cameron, So Maynard. J Buckaluw, 2.1 U’lllmms, J Veech, 3 Kunkel, 1 Wllinol, 4 Black, ] Sieieim, 5 I.ittell, ■' 1 1 win, I Bufllnglon, * dones, 5 Brady, 1 Howe. 1 Pearson, 1 Conrad, 5 William Larimer. I Whole number of voles east DM. Necessary to a choice, tit*. On the result of the third ballot being an nounced, Mr. Browne moved to adjourn until the llrsl Tuesday in October next. Mr. Haldeman moved to amend, so that when the Convention adjourns, it adjourn to meet to morrow at 11 o’clock. The previous question was called and sus tained—yeas 104, nays 20. Mr. UnUleman's amendment was then nega tived—yeas 03, nays 00. Mr. Browne’s motion was then agreed to— yeas 00, nays 05, as follows ; Yeas—Messrs. Browne. Buckalew. Dar.de, Ferguson, plcnniken. Frick, Goodwin, Hamlin, Jamison, Jordan, Ixjw'ik, Mellingcr, Pratt, l Price, Sellers, Skinner, Taggart, Walton, and Wherry of the Senate, and Avery, Baker, Bald win, Ball, Bergslresser, Bowman, Chamberlin, i Christ, Clanp, Kdingcr, Vvoron, Foster, Fonfjt, j Franklin, Vxy, Gwinner, Harrison, Herr, Hod- I gson, Holcomb, llubbs, T.apoHc, Leas. Under | man, Lou, Lowo, McCnlmont, McClcan, Me- I Combs, AlrCuMough, Muddock, Megill, Mvnglo, 1 Morris, Orr, Page, Pennvpnckcr, Powell, Simp son, Smith of Philadelphia, Steel, Siowarl. Thorn, Waterhouse, Wickersham, Witmerand IVright, of the House—oo. Nays—Messrs. Crabb.Cresswell.Frazer, Fry, Haldeman, Hendricks, Ilogc, KilJinger.McClm lock, Piatt, Quigglc, Sager, Sherman and lids* ter, (Speaker) of the Senate, and -Allegood, Barry, Boat, Bush, Caldwell, Carlisle, Clover, Craig, Crawford, Crhuvli, Cummings of Phila delphia, Cummings of Somerset. Dougherty, Donahhon, Downing, Dunning, Kvstcr, Fletch er, Frailey, Free, Gross, Guy, Haines, John ison, King, Kirkpatrick, Krepps, Ijviic, Me- Coukcy. McConnell, Maxwell, Morrison, Muse, North, Palmer, Reese, ll'iltenhouso, Rutter, Sallado, Sherer, Smith of Allegheny, Smith of Blair, Slehley, Stockdule, Simdevant. Thomp son, Weddell, Wood, Vorkes, Zeigler and Strong, Sneaker of Uio House—os, So tho Convention adjourned, and Die Speak er and Members of the Senate retired. me nml proceed tn an mewed and agreed to— -Ihe ilunl ballot being yy* Brigham Young is building-two large and beautiful houses adjoining that winch he occupies now in Salt Lake city, to accomodate his Increasing family. He now rejoices In be tween fifty and sixty wives, and from lorty to llfty children. Klder Kimball, one of the Mor mon apostles, has between sixty and seventy consorts. our homo industry nml manufactures against foreign competition and pauper lalmr *" Aii s. —My principles have always been in furor of the ••American System." I have nev- cr doubted as to what was the true policy of the country, nnd I answer your interrogatory in the nfllnnaiivc. Bth. ‘ Do you still, in this respect, adhere to and abide by the sentiments and d«Hjtrinc.H contained in the speech delivered by vou in the Senate of the United Slaua on the iVUh dat of July. 1*41*?” An*. —iiuostrccriamly do. Dili, “Do you the right of Con givss lo legislate and make nppronnaiinns for the improvement of our rivers and harbors I" I do ifcojrni/.e the right—grimly dejdore the* Kxeculivc vetoes on tins subject, and will use every means in my power for the passage uf bills for the improvement of the llivirs and Harbors. l()th. ••Arc von in favor of such a change m our Nn’iounl laws pertaining to the nuiumli /jilion of foreign citizens. a.s will compel nil of them arriving in this country, after the passage of such an net, to remain in this country ni least 21 years before bcingentithsl to the rights of suffi-nge. ns they now possess them. nml will you use your vote ntul iulluence to accomplish such change ?” I This, your Inst interrogatory,l unsww in the affirmative. It wns noon when 1 received yonr letter.— Visitors anti friends have crowded my ntom since f commenced wiilin'r, or 1 should have written more in detail. Vmu inquiries were direct—the answers arcus din'd and to the point. S.ill 1 must regret that I had not time to elaborate them mon f illy. Very respect ful ly y ours, itc SIMON (’ \MKKoN. ,1. M. KiKkrATittcx, Ksq., Mouse of Kfp:c scntnlivcs. InlcrcMing Scene in Congrrss. On Monday last. in the United Htato. Senate t\ discussion on the Cnil ami Diplomatic Ap propriaiion Hill was suspeiukd, lo aU«»w llu* swonl worn hv (Jc*n. Jackson at the bank’ of Nvw Orleans to lx? presented lo CongnjM from the family of the late OVu. Armstrong, deceas ed. The sword was placed on Mr. Cuss' desk. Si'RKni or (Iks. Cass. Mr- Cass rose, and, mixing the sword, pro sen led il to the Senate. In do ng so. he look the opportunity to pay a tribute to i ho memory | of Jackson. lie hrklly. |w»inUdly. and feel , Incly, alluded to the presentation of the sword t of ft Washington, and the tane nfFriuidm, which was nt the same time deposited hy the | side of the Hword of his great codabonr in Ihu cause of human rights. Hts nllnsion to >\ osh | ington and Franklin were very happy and ap* . jiroprlaic. lie did not regard I hesc ccrcmon-j les os empty and unmeaning. The first was a I memorial of Ihc drat and greatest of our chief I magistrates, and these ami other memorials of j 1 his successor in the administration of the Clov -1 ermnent, ami second only to-him hi thograti > inilc and plVectlonH of the American people,will I lie side by side, united tokens of patriotic de i volion, and in ages shut out from our vision ; by the future, when remote generations, heirs ■ of our heritage of freedom.shall gaze upon these , testimonials of \iclurirs, time-worn but time j honored, they will U* carried hack by the as 1 Rocintion to ‘those heroes of our early history, j and will find their love of counlrr streifglhcn [ ed, and their pride in her institutions,and their i confidence in her fate and fortunes, increased. Mr. Bell followed in a speech lilglily eulogis tic of the Hero of the Battle of New Orleans.— Hu spoke at much length and very eloquently, and introduced ft joint resolution accepting the sword find returning the thanks of Congress to the family of the late Gen. Armstrong.— Rend' three times by unanimous consent and passed. Mr. Gwinn offered ft resolution that (ho speeches of Messrs. Cass and Bell be (jnlcml on the Journal, and that the joint resolution bo carried to the House. Bossed. In the House the following proceedings took place: Tho Secretary of the Senate was introduced haying tho sword of Gen. Jackson in one hand, and tho resolution of tho Senate in tho other. , In view of these interesting ceremonies, tho rules of the House were, on motion, suspended. andi a, .InrfcoVpumbcrof/ItpfllcaJ wtuting outsidb/'admitted to' the ' - Much disorder,.also, for sometime,prevailed in thb Hall,,it being densely .crowded". On motion of Mr. Smith of Tchri,, the rcao., lulion of tho Senate, accenting the sword in be. half of the ,nation, was taken up. ■ VMr.'Snjdth tjhcn'tddrtssbd ’.{he chorocfcr''imd mnittfry ekill.'ofiQcn. Jackspp.:,; 1 .Vi ! ’ : . . % IfVZbUitofler, yn\io. repre-septs; Jhc district,, followed in an.eloqqcnttribute to W gallant deeds.-;., ..dj i vl .•}';• . , t ’u , iMr. Uenton then took the floor, and spoke at muchJcngUrof,'JnQhson’sjlifcnn'dpcrsonnl liltu tory,- • narrating t minutely : clrcamirtan&s-Dfl many-of-his battles,, and In some of whifft Mr ? Benton waslibsaid. .0..-;'; -..'-i-'. WhcH Mr; Bfcrifdh hdd concluded the resoto. tlon whs 'adopted,; and. 100’000 copies'bf twb s[ictcllcs on theoccasioh-orileml to be printed D'ATII OF V(|U, M.. JlJDpiiE, ES(I. At n mceting-of life'Carli.sliillnr, in tlio court house, on Sntm-dilvthc 3d inst., on n.oiion of lion, James 11, C f r^.nri,,(wh ? tyiefly Mtlld Hie olijcct of the meeting;) James llamm.tov Hsq., ivns nppoinlcd Jlrcsident, nmt A jj’ Slmrpe, Esq., on motion of lion. Fred. Watts Secretary. Whertnipon, i Hie folloiring prol cecdings were submitted hy:l(on.,lVcd. Watts ami unanimously adoptedti • . In tho death oCWir.AL BiDm.^,'Ksq..iih as pleased the Disposer of events u>'admonish , )s by a si rokc'of- the Utmost■ soPfW/V’. ‘that Aj n t c midst ofltfo Wo tiro ‘in 1 Tint j*. pTdov the commanding charadter,'the Jiiyri i» Mvit. the cheerful countenance of ourcstcermd friend and brother,'.cnliglilciwl. nninm|wfabd brightened every circle in winch he moved: to day his well remembered.form w ocarth *lo c.rth.” Our regrets arc seriously : spoVoi and sadly - .felt,i but- wo cannot restore-the kind and nflecliopatc father and ; husband, the aMc ami distinguished Lawyer, the pure!trtelhl aid conscientious member nfsooiety. Weean lm submit mjbb silcncp of hfjnHfeU sadness ■in 1 gaze iipoirthe Vacant space Which myste rious wisdsni has ’made; aua.wondcr.wiih /hit))- f d confidence and awe, (bat ‘‘(b d.is.yighlcoii.i in all Ins ami holy in ft , l. UiH,,worW , ~ ’I lus our Lribijie of respect,call add,Lilt little to that enviable fame-which his kind maimer, his lovely temper, and high professional rily and ability hnvcvogislcrril u'pon the hearlß ol all who kneW' him. Be it ours to lender that tribute, however Rain'll, ns a token ofaf feetionaic regard for hi. 4 memory. !l ".mli-pil, That a commit lee of six members ■of ihe ha** be .appointed to meet the l>pdv at llnrrisburg to day,and,attend it.to this place. IL xnlrnl, That the members of the court ami War will attend the.fumrol of .William M. Biddle, Ivsj.. and wear crape for thirty days. 1 Jtrsiiired, That we-tender to. the family 'of [ the dcccnMtl oor most sincere aml- f heartfelt . •‘•vnipollues, in the sad Iwrmvcn’icnt'«ith which | \ | ofllcd of binrihg the body of 6ur‘'tlccciuksl j fraud to the grave. • ' - —— Rc.tolrrtl, That these proceedings-!*e entered upon the record of this Court, and published in , nil the papers the county. Nkw nai.RvNSIS I)ANOKn ; OK A2f.Ovpin.ow. —Fears are entertained in Xew Orleans (hat when the Spring rains begin U» descend the im. im use quantity of snow which has fallen on the upper Mississippi and itsiulmberlcKa tlibuta. l ies shall have melted, the pity will be in: thin* per of an overllow. It was sbmb llv<4; nr years ago. we believe, that Ihclevcc which pro tects the city gave way. and a large portion of the town nns limndatctl. The .damage |o prop* erty was immense, and the recollection of it now makes the inhabitants hpprchcn'slrc k*l they should be overtaken by p similar disaster. Wmo CoxsiSTKsrv.—Only two yenfs ago. tho whole Whig parly of the country was con* vubed with “urtuous indignation,” bccauethe constitution of Xew Hampshire provided. Uvat lo certain offices Chtlmlics shall not bb «4*gibU-} nix! President Pierfic wasluld responsible for its adoption! Xow. Hie Whig Ja-gislrlturo of Massachusetts is providing (hat (he (’admires of i fiat Stale shall not hold an office of any kind. I i less than four years they will f«coutlie other t -aok again. (mono to Kvnsis. —A party of twenty-five a 'to r, hearty young imeluuiics, left Fasten fur Kansas, on Monday morning last. They were all solkt. bard working fellows, Just .fhe kind of material for am w country. They will bo followed by others in eight or ten days*. C»k. Ja *k.sos sS•« o i •. —• •ha sword >vom by (J n Jackson ot the batlle of New Orleans, and lie pica'.hid by h’ni to the late Gch. Am* s'nmg, tins beed presentid to Congress by the funily of the latter. The presentation ,U*W [ p'aee on yesterday. by Messrs. Joncft. of Tentv. 1 C,v« and IJ.-11, on IrJmlf of lire fitmily. ■ • [!_/■’ The residence of lion. Thomas 11- Kbv» • niv, nt Washington, was entirely dcatroytd bv fire on Tuesday afternoon, with most ©fils wiluabk contents, including Mr. Bento»Vpri vate papers and book©. Ki.kction.— A Su n.KMKNT.-“S?ec. S.,licit ntucleJ A - c. That in all casts , in. wlricfi now townships, borougl s, or iKcion di«( n s changed wnkr ih? provisions of the to which this is a .supplement. the Court of ter Sessions erecting or changing tKe ,wine, shall fix (he place© for Imdtng I lie elections* wli.ch Hindi continue to-be (he place for,hold ing the elections until tbo s;ainc start bo, vhang ed according to the provip'otiK-of said.netand t lie said conns shall also appoint the officer* for holding th.i first election in any township, borough., or election district so erected. Thu above is an act of Assembly. p*»md by ihc present Legislature fit regard to cloctmhM in this Commonwealth. r:7- I'resident Puree fm» signed the Bounty Land Hill. Jttarkrtff. Piitr.AnKi.rmA March 7. Fi.oi n and Mkai..- Flour IN steady with some little inquiry fur export. .Silks for ship ment, at a V. aid home (0 isitmplion af 881 n 94 for good brands, and extra at tt 10. ll>c Flour is ; scarce, sides at at £0 per barrel, and Corn Mini, at 84J.' .! Uuain.—The market for Wheal is l»ol!cr sup plied with a rnthcr quicker demandi Bale# of prime red at 212 els. Isnit snterf of whi e at 220« ts. .Small sides of Uyenmnaklng at £1 per Im. Corn is steady. ’ Bales or'ncw yellow at Ode. Sides of Outs at 634 c. ; Whiskey is firmer. ’■Sales"of übls. at : S2 v 33c., and Jidda, tit 31 c. ‘ 1 / Cloversced is steady : sales at £fl'pcrC?nb , -i Timothy is steady tit, $3 60 ft 3 7Jvand Flax* seed at. £1 86, at which-prico thb latter >■* wanted. 35Invrith the IslTiuit., iiy WiliV/j. Fry, Mt. Jyi- K. I), (i 11*11*11, to Mias Katk', 1 daughter'AT Mr. John Hemuilugor} sr;, all of Soiilli Middleton. By tho Itov. J. Ik Morso, Mr.' Chames utb to Miss M: K. H. Leb,' daughter.of. Tlvos. Loc, K»q., nil of J>JckJnson townships ' ✓ On tho Ist Inst., by tho Bov. A. 11. Kroinev Mr. Saul. Autiams, to Miss tor of Mr. Joseph Slirom, nil of Oarlislo. . ✓ On tho same diiy, by tho same, Mr. Fnii.ir' Beacher, to Mies Makia F/.ieotr, both ol Die*'- Insoh township.