lIEIICAI VOLUNTEER.
JOBS B, mrm Eijlto f i Proprietor.
OAFiMSUE, PA., JUNE 14, 1855.
Democratic Ward Meeting*.
• A meeting of the Doroo-
of tbo West Ward, will
bo bold at Shotl’i Hotel , on
FRIDAY Evening, tbo 15lh inst., to make ar
rangements for tho delegate election on Satur
day, the 16th inst.
‘ Tbo Democrats of the East Ward, will meet
at BilUtt’s Hotel , on tho satno evening, apd for
the same purpose. Said meetings to be bbld ot
8 o’clock. Mant.
\£y* The communication sent us over the
signature of 41 Argus," shall appear in our
next. .
Hail Sroim.—On Sunday lost we had a very
copious rain in this vicinity, accompanied by a
strong north-west wind. In some parts of the
county, we learn, there was at the same time a
heavy fall of hail. In parts of lower Frankford
and North Middleton townships, as we have
been told, the hail fell, on tho level, to the
depth of oneand two inches, some of the atones
being the size of hickory-nats. The Wheat
and rye crops in those townships have sustain
ed considerable injury, some fields being nearly
ruined. Wo notice by our exchange papers
that hail-storms have prevailed lately, to a
greater or less extent, in nearly all sections of
country. This accounts for the continued
chilliness of the air.
Tub Wbatitbb.— Within the last eight or
ten days wo have been favored, in this section
of country, with several drenching, rousing
rains. They were much needed, and will do a
vast amount of good to the crops. The wheat,
rye and grass crops, wc should suppose, are
now out of danger or damage from drought.
OarflSbs’ Cocrt. —We have been requested
by Mr. Lttlb. Register for this county, to re
mind persons having accounts to file in the
Register’s office, previous to the next Orphans
Court, that the Ulhof July will be tho last
day on which such accounts can bo presented,
in order to have them - passed at the August
Court.
New Pe\3 and Potatoes.—Wc noticed in
our market yesterday morning, for the first
time this season, green peas and new potatoes
—the products of this county. We have bad
the Baltimore peas for some time, but they are
no comparison to thpsc raised in our own gar
dens
HISTORY OF THE IhIUSTIAM CHURCH
B j Dr. Coxrles Hasb. Translated Irmn the
German by Charles E. Butikjitual and
Cosway P. Winq. Bto. pp. 720. D. Ap
pleton & Co.
Wo hare boon favored by the with
a copy of this valuable work, and have read a
portion of it with much interest, nnl, wo trust,
profit. Wo cannot belter express our views of
tbo work than by giving to our readers the re
marks of the New York Tribune. That paper
says of the work—“ The point of view in which
Dr. Ilase regards the history of the Church la
the manifestation of the life of Christ fa Human
ity. With him Christianity is not so mnch a
dogmatic system or an ethical development as
a dispensation ol spiritual lile. The Church
was founded in the first Instance by the Spirit
which proceeded from Jesus. It embraces in
its communion all the religious life that can bo
traced to his Influence, however Imperfectly It
may bo exhibited. But the Christian spirit la
manifold in its nature, and while it Is unfolded
in accordance with its own peculiar law assumes
an infinite diversity of form In the Jives of in
dividuals. It is the province of ecclesiastical
history to represent the progress of the Church,
according to the principle of unity In multiform
development, by an exhibition of the facts which
have occurred under Us influence hf the course
of ages. Dr. Uaso divides this extensive field
into three portions. The first is Ancient clmrch
hibtory, extending to the establishment of the
Unman empire among the Germanic nations in
the year 800. Thu second is Mod'ojval church
history, reaching to the epoch of the Reforma
tion, 1017. The third is modern chnrch-hlslory,
coming down to the present time. The first
division embiaces the victory of the church un
der Constantine amt the development of Catho
licism ; tho second the triumph of the Papacy
and the symptoms of reaction foreboding s re
formation In prospect; and tbo third the conflict
of Protestantism with Catholicism. In treating
the subject Dr. Uaso exhibits a genuine histori
cal Instinct, combined with tho spirit of a sound
philosophy, ills erudition Is extraordinary
even for a German, lio has explored every
nook and comur in his field of Investigation,
carefully submitting apparent facts to the teat ofl
rigid evidence. But tho freshness of hlsiri(jff|
luct is never overlaid by tbo weight of his loam-1
ing- His mind la perpetually on the alert, \
watchful for every trace of truth and beauty I
amid tho wilderness of details and showing a
quick sympathy with excellence even under
quaint disguises. HJs delineations of character
nro admirable. In a few pregnant words he
portrays the features ot the prominent person.
ages whoso names are connected with tho for
mation of epochs, throwing a broad light on the
secret of their intellectual slrivlnga as well as
tho peculiar traits of their personality. In the
same way ho lays bare tho character, tho alms
and the tendency of celebrated systems of
thought. Connected with tho development of
religion he extends a rapid but searching glance
into the prevailing modes of culture, presenting
a compact but luminous vlow of the state of hu
man progress in the various periods of its ca
reer. Ills work Is singularly froo from a scho
lastic spirit. It boars tho inconfestlblo stamp 1
of nn active and progressive age. While cer
tainly adapted to (bo wants of theological stu
dents, It Is not liiullud to a partial sphere, but
will bo found eminently Informing and attrac
tive to tho general scholar.
Professor Dlumonthal, one of the translators
of this work, fills the chair of Hebrew and ol
Modern Languages In Dickinson College; tho
other, tho Bov. Mr. Wing, Is a I’reshylorlan
clergyman In Carlisle, thu seat of that literary
institution. They nro entitled to the thanks of
American scholars for introducing such u truly
classical production into tho English language
Wo think that compent Judges will on the whob
commend fhfl manner Jn which they have ac
(jiiilU'd themselves of tholr arduous task, si
(hough It has not (OR cnpllous criticism wJlhou
motorists for fsull.llndlng. Tho only common
Hut wo nro inclined to mnko on (hole labors ro
utes to tholr 100 strict adherence Inrasny cssos
to tho precise construction'of tbo origins!. A
grostcr degree of froodom in tholtiog down Its
rugged diction Into Idlnmstlo English would not
bsru interfered with lldellly to tho sense of 1110
suthor, white U would havodecldcdlyenhanced
tho facility of perusal.” m
TUB NEWVILLE Fi|ft.. .
’ We call the attention of oar readers to tho
advertisement ih ftnother &dumn, announcing
tho opening at KewvilO, on tho Tth of August
next, of the second dhfftud Fair of the “Big
Spring Litetary IniUtute" to which farmers,
manufactures, toechanjcs, artists, inventors,
and all others dcsirbus of displaying the
results of their labor, skill, ingentfity/ and
taste, are cordially invited to attend; an Invi
tation to which we hope they will all cheerfully
and gratefully respond.
The leading object of this society, which bos
been regularly incorporated, is the promotion
of science and the industrial arts ; and these
fairs arc gotten, up as means to this laudable
end. It has thus supplied a waut hitherto
much felt by two large classes of ouh citizens,
venders and purchasers. For, although we have
had Stale Fairs and National Fairs, attended
♦y thousands with pleasure, and doubtless by
many with profit, such fairs arc too general—
too far from home, and in tho main partake too
much of the character of Holliday shows, to bo
of much practical benefit to the majority ©four
citizens, most of whom are unable to visit them
at all, few able to visit them with satisfaction,
and perhaps none with comfort. The reason is
obvious.
It is thus reserved for our county
fairs, to do for the people of such localities or
counties whatever is to be done in this way;
and they will do much. The benefits accruing
from them are numerous; instance the fol
lowing : By imparting a taste for perfection
and elegance, they will stimulate tho inventive
genius, and encourage the mechanical skill of
our citizens, results fraught with the most
beneficial consequences to the busincsss com
munity, and contributing indirectly in virtue
thereof to the comfort and gratification ot all.
We heartily concur with the managers in say
ing that in inviting contributions to this their
second annual exhibition, they are offering to
the producers of excellent articles a valuable
opportunity for making known to the commu
nity their novelty and utility, as well as the
superior style of their workmanship ; and we
will further add, that the failure of any man In
this county who solicits public patronage, to
avail himself of the opportunity thus offered,
reflects not a little discredit upon his preten
sions. It indicates either a want of enterprise,
or a conscious deficiency in the articles of his
manufacture. If he lacks enterprise ho must of
course fall in the rear of his more active com
petitors, and so it should be ; the man who is
too indolent to help himself, don’t deserve to be
helped by any body else. If, on the other hand,
bis omission arises from a knowledge that his,
productions, whatever they may be. have been
constructed upon croneoua principles, or are
imperfect in their and would not
compare favorably with others designed for the
same purposes, ho is but prudently consulting
his own interest in keeping them at home, and
the closer he keeps them the better. He may
sell to those who are willing to risk the “pig in
the poke,” but will hardly succeed in gulling
others. In saying this we are not expressing
our own opinion only. It is the general senti
ment of the purchasing community. Is it not
reasonable 1 People attend these fairs with tho
knowledge that they can see a variety of arti
cles desired for their business, anti that facili
ties arc here offered for chosing good ones, not
(o be found elsewhere; they may compare them
together: the perfection or superiority of the
one will disclose the imperfection or Inferiority
of Its competitor. They besides, may exam
ine at leisure, consult with each other, xnd in
short investigate fully the claims of tho cotn
, modity offered to their inspection. It is true
they may even then be unable to choosebetween
I rival contributions,or one may prefer one man’s
I manufacture —another, another’s ! but even
I the rejection of an article by one man, under
II hese circumstances, does not necessarily imply
i nn opinion of its deficiency or general Inferior
ity. Tho purchaser, if a farmer, for example,
may prefer one fanning implement to another
on account of its peculiar adaptation to the cul
! tore of a given kind of soil; another, tho oppo
-1 site for the same reason; and tho same may be
said of those pursuing a different calling.
This, indeed, will most likely be the ease in
many instances, bccouso all tho articles will
probably hove merit in themselves. The fact
that an inventor or proprietor has sufficient |
confidence in bis sample, to challenge the com
petition of his rivals, and the scrutiny of tho
public, speaks loudly in bis favor, and may go
far towards inspiring others with tho same
confidence which ho himself manifests. It
will at least dispose them to examine fairly
what is so unhesitatingly submitted to their
judgment, convinced, os they roost be, that
one who is so deeply interested in the approval
of an article as its manufacturer or inventor,
would not submit it to tho trial he courts,there
by incurring tho risk of its being condemned, if
ho were not confident that its merits would |
sustain it. This preference —tho preminm a
warded to frankness and merit, is a reasonable
one : Two men have for sale articles designed
for tho same purpose, but constructed upon dif
ferent principles, or at least by diflo-ent per
sons, which they solicit people to purchase,and
when an oppotunity is offered to have the
claims of their respective articles investigated,
by those desirous of purchasing, under such
circumstances as arc likely to disclose their fit
ness or unfitness; tho one fearlessly hands hia
over to examination, and the other, with
out even the excuse of tho most trivial expense
I In .his favor, timidly shirks the trial, and in
stead of producing what ho is so deeply interes
ted in selling, wilholds it from a market, and
stays at homo to keep it company.
Thouglunuch of tlio space allotted to tho ex
hibition will be devoted, as it should be, direct
ly to the interests of the utilitarian, ho will not
be permitted to monopolize it. Tho ladies of
this and adjoining counties are also invited to
contribute specimens of their skill and taste.—
iTo those who attended last year, not as pur
-1 chasers, but merely to Indulge a taso for tho
beautiful, the most gratifying articles on exhi
bition, were those delicate fabrics wrought by
the ladies. And here we must bo permitted to
indulge in the expression of an opinion, which
may savor somewhat of egotism, by way of a
Bet-ofi to the ineagr" display of our mechanics,
viz: that tho few specimens oflady workman
ship from Carlisle, favorably with
on y on exhibition, and, if we mistake not, se
cured for their owners certificates to thatef
fact.
Xho exhibition lut year was hut an experi
ment. Those most actiro in getting it up, and
who had'invested considerable in the enterprise,
were far from feeling sanguine; and many who
were unwilling to acknowledge their opposi
tion, were fertile in their prognostications of its
failure, in consequence of which, comparative
ly little of the mechanical industry of the coun
ty was represented; and y 6€, the exhibition
proved to ho the host ever, gotten up in Cum
berland .county* exciting the astonishmcnt.oud
eliciting the praise of those who were so fortu
nate as to pay it a visit.
Wo may add in conclusion that the society
is fully prepared to meet the high expectations
that their last years exhibition gave rise to,
having since then erected one of the most ele
gant arid capacious Halls ?n tho county, in
which the fair is to be held : and in other re
spetfts made ample provision for an exhibition
ca tnr eilchsito scale. Those who attended
last summer will no doubt, so far as conven
ient, attend again, Tcr> those who have never
been there, we.may say they could not pass a few
days more profitably, and at the same time
more pleasantly: for .added to the attractions of
the Fair, the people of Ncwritlc and vicinity
are amongst the roost intelligent, corteous, and
hospitable in the State.
We have been thus early in calling attention
to this fair in order that our farmers/mechan
ics, and others desirous of attending may be
advised of it in time, and make their arrange
ments accordingly.
Turning a Sombrskt.— Last Tuesday an
election for Judge was held at Buffalo, N. Y.,
when Maaten, Dem., was elected over Hough
ton, K. N., by over 2,500 majority. Last fall
the votes for Governor were as follows; UH
man, K. N. t 3,467: Seymour, Dem., 3,124;
Clark. Whig and Temp., 608; Brown, Ind.
Dem., 123. —Exchange Paper.
Thus it is in all parts of the country—Know-
Nothingism is being crushed out by an indig.
nant people. Scarcely an' instance can be ci
ted where this dangerous and despicable fac
tionhasbecn successful twice in the same coun
ty, town or township. Like a pcsfilencc it
swept the country for a season, and left
ruin, disgrace and desolation behind it.—
Whenever and wherever the oath-bound con
spirators have bad control and authority, folly
and stupidity seemed to be the presiding geni
us of their acta, and corruption and villainy
their objects. Look at their outrageous and
dishonest proceedings in the Legislatures of
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, and in the
city government of Philadelphia, and the
jects of this combination will appear manifest
to every observer. These oath-bound conspir
ators call themselves Americans ! Bab! —
Their acts give the lie to their professions. No
man who feels proud because he is an Ameri
can can give countenance to this miserable fao-
tion. True Americans arc not cowards, nor
are they afraid to speak out their sentiments
before tho world. It is a libel upon the Ameri
can character to characterize our people as a ly
ing,hypocritical set of bigots,such as they must
be if they bold to KnowNothingism. What!—a
highminded, independent and sovereign people
afraid to meet publicly or to avow personally
their political opinions upon the laws and in
stitutions of their country. American citizens
—American bom citizens—afraid or ashamed
to meet in public, or to have it publicly
known, that they, as individuals, are in favor
of the passage of certain laws, or the appoint
ment to office of certain persons by their own
representatives. And these men call themselves
Americans par excellence, and those whoop
pose such secret orders aro hot Americana! —
What Is to become of this country, if the laws!
are to oe enacted, and the governors to be
looted in secret, irresponsible lodges? Whal is |
: to become of any country in which citizen is
arrayed against citizen, friend against friend,
brother against brother, father against son,not
openly, not to the knowledge of each othcr.but
secretly, under a system which necessarily oc
casion and therefore justify duplicity. What
common schools of falsehood are thus estab
lished like net work, over tho broad surface ol
this country. In them men can only meet at
night and in secret, and under oath; member
ship cannot be admitted, and those connected
with it must, therefore, falsely say that they
are not members, or act as if they were not
members. Their very life must be a living lie.
Such is tho new school of morals.
Tut Fraud oir Kmow-Nothwoibii —It la well
known that In the Northern States Know-Noth.
Inglam and Abolitionism Is, In many respects,
one and the same. The Know-Nothing mcra
bets pf Congress elected In this State last fall,
are, to a man, pledged to obey the behests of
the Abolitionists. In the Southern Slates, on
the other hand, the Know-Nothings tako bold
ground In favor of tho spread of slavery, and
openly declare the “extension of slavery ono of
their cherished principles." This fact tarnishes
another proof of the dishonesty and double
dealing of the oath-bound conspirators, and
should be onough of Itself to Induce all honest
men who have been Inveigled Into this order of
sin and Iniquity, to break loose from men who
(appear to glory lo their own shame. To prove
that tho Know*Nothlngs ol tho Southern States
are (ho open advocates of the extension of slo-
very, wo might lurnlah evidence from every!
Know-Nothing paper published In those Slates.
Tho following brief extract from the Baltimore
Clipper, tho organ of Know-Nothlnglsra In
Maryland, is to tho point. Speaking ol North
ern Democratic papers, tho Clipper remarks s
<« They rojolco at tho dofoat of tho Americans
in Virginia. They no doubt calculate that If
they can succeed In keeping tho Americans from
obtaining tho control of government, they will
bo able to procure tho repeal of tho fugitive
slave law and tho reinstatement of tho Missouri
Compromise} and thus compel tho Southern
States to secede IVom the Union.”
\£y The Boston papers arc filled with divers
infringmcnts of the liquor law and the convic
tions therefor.
(£7" Mormon emigration is flowing westward
steadily, and in notable numbers. Since the
navigation of the Ohio river opened tins spring,
1,500 of these emigrants passed through Pitts
burg, on their way to the city of the Salt hake,
and ollicrs arc doily expected. They aro un
derstood to be Irom Great Britain, where Mor
mon proselytlsm makes steady progress.
[CT There aro now published in Cincinnati
10 doily and 20 weekly papers, 10 monthly
periodicals, and 3 quarterly magazines, with
over two hundred literary gentlemen attached
, to them.
JC7- Gen. Shields, It is said, is to be rondo
Governor of Minnesota, if, upon inspection of
the Territory, ho likes tho idea.
What branch of education do you have
chiefly in your school 1 "Mostly willow
branch, sir.”
“ SiS” RECEIVING THE KICKS OP TAB
PEOPLE!
Wo predict that we will bo kept as busy hero
after in chronicling the defeats of the Know-
Nothings os we have been for the last year In
mentioning thoir-ill-gaincd victories. Satan’s
kingdom is coming down fast; “ Sam”hdsbcen
caught and carofiilly examined, and Is pronoun
ced by honest men a scurvy old rascal, with a
black stripe down his hack, a black cockade In
his cap, and the word “ Tory,” stamped on bis
forehead. When caught ho was dodging about
an old barn, not Ihr IVom Richmond, the capi
tal of old Virginia j his coat collar was drawn
np, and his cap drawn over his eyes, so that the
lineaments of his countenance could hot bo Seen.
He had In hishahd'a dark-lantern, and his inovb
monts, before ho was captured, were very much
like those of an "old toon” on a chicken expe
dition t The band of patriotic Virginia coon
hnntcrs who caught this Incorrigible old sinner
and cheat, first ducked him in James river, .to
remove the filth and stench from him, and (bon,
for the purpose of trying the bottom of tbo old
reprobate, administered to him -some ten or
eleven thousand Democratic-kicks, and ordered
him out of the Stale, with the injunction never
to disgrace tho land of Wabuixqtox and JefVkh
-805 again, on pain of death by tho rope!
Since bis miraculous escape from Virginia,
‘•Sam** has kept rather shady. Recently,how
over, be appeared (at midnight, of course,) at
Norwich, Connecticut. Ho hod played sad
havoc with tho good citizens of that flourishing
city in April last, and was bold enough to try
to gull them again. Rut, hero again, “Sam”
was beaded by Democratic coou-hnntors, who
captured him in a hog-pen, Just at a time when
ho was administering bis blasphemous and un
constitutional oaths to o miserable creature who
had escaped I'rom a Inbatic asylntn the day pre
vious. Again his mask was tom from his hid
eous fuSo, and Again was ho ducked, and two
hundred Democratic kicks administered to the
nethermost part ot bis body. Ho was then suf
fered to leave that community, with the prom*
iso from him thathe would never return. Well,
the Norwich election catno off} U was a very
important one, and shows a'powerful reaction
against the secret party in Connecticut. We
(tnd the following account of it In the Now York
papers s
Nobwicu, June 4,1805. — At our city elec
tion, Wm. L. Brower, democrat, on the largest
vote ever given in this city! wn!s elected Mayor
by ov.er two hundred majority, and every can
didate on the democratic ticket for Aldermen,
Common Council,' Clerk, Sheriff, Ac., was elec
ted by about tho same majority. Great rejoic
ings In the streets. Tbo Know-Nothing majo
rity in.tho town last April was over three hun
dred.
A Know-Nothing Mexobb op CoKOausa
Ruling AMRBTCANa”—The Wat jib dobs
it !—The New York Post has a report of a trial
in the Queen’s county court of Dr. Talk, K. N.
member of Congress from the First District,for
on assault and battery on the person of Mrs.
Mary Pcnfold, an attractive looking lady of 25.
The assault was alleged to consist in the plain
tifl’a kissing Mrs. tenfold without her consent,
for which act ofitnproper gallantry she knock
ed his hat of! with a broom. The doctor bated
Mr. Pentold's politics, but loved Mr. Pcnfold’s
wife. Tbe Jury brought in a verdict of guilty,
and tbe honoroWe Know-Nothing was taken—
not to his lodgo-room—but to prison, where be
is to remain for sijp months. Before hia trial
! came on the Know-Nothings made every effort
to have the jury composed of members of the
sworn eider, for the lady bad «
list of all their names in his pocket, (that had
been furnished him by a gentleman, who had
I been a member of,'but had left the order,) and
I as fast as their names were proposed” for the
(jury, ho challenged them, and they were re
jected. Thus these conspirators were forced
1 from the Jury-box, and a fair trial was bad.
I and the Know-Nothing member of Congress
I got his deserts. No doubt he is much better >
calculated fbr the than ho is for a 1
seat in Congress. Ife and Hiss, tho Know-
Nothing member of Assembly in Massachu
setts (who is also in prison,) will no doubt re
ceive a vote of thanks from all the lodges of
their reapeflVivo States for tho bold and gallant
manner iu which they have attempted to teach
1 Americans how “to rule Americans.” They
would make « strong totrßr, and wo would not
bo surprised to learn that the ticket of the K.
N.’sin 1856, will be—for President Joseph
Hiss of Massachusetts; for Vice-President Dr.
Vale of New York. They have both become
martyrs because of their principles, and their
brothers should sympathise with them in their
troubles.
K - The Western Virginia Conference of tho
M. E. Church, at Wheeling, Tft., by ft, unani
mous negative, refused to cojicur.in the circu
lar received from the Erie'Odnfbrcnco, recom
mending the next General donfercnco to change
tho general rule on;slavcry, so as to rend —
"Tho buying or selling of human beings, with
tho intention to enslave them. or holding them
tn slavery where criftncipatlon can be effected
without injury to lj»e slave,” shall not be tol
erated.
Ejected.— The delegates from Louisiana to j
tho K. N. National Convention, now in session I
In Philadelphia, are nearly all Catholics. The 1
Ledger, In speaking of tho Convention and
tho Catholic delegates; says—According to the
report of tho proceedings of tho "American 1 ’
Convention, now in session In this city, the
Catholic Louisiana delegation have been eject
ed. Tho Council appear to have had some very
sharp debate on the subject of slavery, intro
duced by the Massachusetts delegation: but
there seems to bo a disposition on (he part of
other members to kill ofl that disturbing issue,
Massachusetts will not submit very quicily to
shirking this question.
hy' Thu Hon. Alexander 11. Stephens has
taken ths stump us an independent candidate
for Congress in tho Eighth district of Georgia.
At a meeting held in Augusta on the 27th nit.,
he denounced tho Know-Nothings unsparingly,
lie intends to carry on a war u la Wise against
Know-Nothingism and abolitionism.
Tbial of Nkai. Dow.—The trial of Neal
Dow for having liquor in his possession witli
intent to sell, took plane on Tuesday, in tho
Police Court. Tho evidence failed to establish
tho fact that Mr. Dow possessed the liquors
With intent to sell, but tho fact was clearly
proved that the liquors when compinincd of
were not the property of the city. . Judge Car
ter decided that no liquor ngenoy had been es
tablished, os no agent had been appointed; but
hdd Hint tho statute did not specify whether it
should bo purchased bofoho or after (ho agent
is selected, and that as subsequently the liquors
were turned over to tho city, there was not evi
dence of criminal intent on tho part of tho May
or. Ho was acquitted, of course.
TUG OP KSOW-SOTfIINGISM.
They were generous in their defence 6f Cath
olicMekico, during thfe war of- ’46 “they were
generous in pleading the cause i> f Protestant
England in the war of could de
nounce thrir own government and Sympathise
with tho real enemies who were arrayed in fierce
end bloody strife, against ourjeountryraen—
they could do this—all this for party— for the
spoils of office—nil this to break down the
Democratic party which was in each Instance
defending the rights and honor of the nation.—
But (he lust of power, (he pride of party, the
revenge of party, the love of the spoils, or some
worse thing than either, is now inducing these
same men to take a course still more censure-'
hie. They are note trying to organize a party
—a secret pATtf bound party—-throughout 'the
land, not to defend our shorn from the pollut
ing (redd of any and all foreign feed; bat a par
ty which is'fp make war upon thedcarcst rights
of American homciiizcns, who gallantly in the
War of 1812, aided in driving back the haughty
Briton; and others; again’, who, 1 in the War
with Mexico, left thrir homes by thousands,
rallied wider the American flag, and shed their
blood in defence of the honor of that flag In
fighting against a'nation which was Catholic.'
In tbo name of trae Americanism, that is in the
name Know-Nothiugism, war is to bo waged
against American born citizens, by a press and
a party, which never failed in time of war to
giro "aid and comfort” to the enemies of tbo
cohntfy l " r . .
tt is surely of but small consequence whether
Catholics who pay their debts when they arc
contracted—who pay their taxes-when diic-»
who fight for their ,chantry when their conntry
is in war—who obey the laws and venerate the
constitution—who love tho land of their birth,
—Who makegood husbandsnnd fathers,—good
neighbors and good friends, —it is, we say, of
small consequence whether they shall ever be al
lowed to hold office in the land of tbeir birth.
But will tho war against their “nntnral nnd bi
alienahle rights' 1 cease here ? Shall 1 they glso
he denied the right to vole, and thus deprived
of tho poor privilege of choosing.between the
candidates which may bo offered by tho parties
whfch may exist after (ho -constitution is
changed and a religious test established 1 Shall
they be placed on a level with free negroes ?
And after the right to vote is taken away what
then 1 What then shall happen in this boasted
land of. freedom ? Where then'will be* that
"Fine and Fig tree** under which all used to
sit and "there were none fo'make any afraid ?"
"Oh! hogHlike a Mountain Devil in the heart
rules tho'unreined ambition.”
There are ambitious men,recengr/ui men.
who we verily believe would turn tins fair land
of peace and plenty into a land of strife pnd
mourning,—who would let loose the devilish
passions of the’human heart, —who would de
grade the nation and blacken its fair fame in
the eyes of the world*—if at such a cost they
could break down the democratic party, which
they te much more than they do the devil.
Tha DEltocxiATto JcnnLKt in Pmt-AOKU'niA.
—The meeting held in Philadelphia on last
Thursday evening, in honor of the glorious fie-,
tory achieved in Virginia over the combined
hosts ofignorance and fanaticism, was,accord*
tng to the accounts in (he papers, a soul-inspir
ing demonstration. Independence Square, says
the Pennsy}vant(in, was filled as it has seldom
ever before been filled, and there conld not have
been less than twenty-five thousand persons
present- The mulliude was so great that they
found it necessary to organise two separate
meetings. At the first one, lion. John Rob
bins, Jr., presided, and eloquent speeches de
livered by Hon. T. B. Florence, John Cadwall
ndcr, Robt. Tyler, Chns. W; Corrigan, Uon.
Win. Witte and Copt. A. Day. At the second
meeting, Andw, Miller, Esq., was President,
and the speakers were Col. R. Young, Captain
Powers, J. L. Bingwalt and Richardson L.
Wright.
Congressmen in Virginia. —The Demo
cratic candidates for Congress In all tho thir
teen districts of the State are elected. Tho fol
lowing are their names: Thomas H. Bayly,
John S. Millson.John S. Caakie.Wm. O-Goodo,
Thos. S. Becock, Paulus Powell, Charles J.
Faulkner, Ily.'A. Edmonson, Shcrard Clemens.
Zedekiah Kidwcll, Chns. S. Lewis, Fayette M’«
Mullen.
Suspension op tiib Lancaster Saving’s
Institution. —Intelligence reached here, on
last Tuesday, of the suspension of this institu
tion, located in Lancaster city ; and since then
we have learned that the ftllure i a of the very
worst kind. It seems that the funds of tho in
stitution to lira extent of some $280,000 have
been embezzled in some way, aftd tho trea
surer, Mr. 0. Boughter, has been imprisoned
on the charge of having made way with the
same.
Thcdeposltorain this Institution are, we un
derstand, principally of the laboring classes,
and tho suspension will, therefore, bo moat se
riously felt. About 8120,000 of property,
| bonds, etc., of the defaulting treasurer have
been scoured, and will, of course, go towards
making up the deficiency. Tho Directors have
promised to make a statement of the affairs of
the concern as soon os possible. Tho lost an
nual statement of tho institution showed tho
depositee on band to bo about 8700,000 —the
capital stock was $50,000.
Some excitement was created on change in
Philadelphia, when this failure was announced,
as the stock of this institution had commanded
a premium. It was feared there that other in
stitutions of the kind in tho interior would share
the same fate.
(£7" Flour has become a nicro drug in tho
markets of California. Tho Chilian importa
tions, after paying 91 35 duty, have been sold
recently, at San Francisco, for less than $5 per
barrel. Under such circumstances, it ia not to
be wondered nt that (he merchants of San Fran
cisco have commenced the exportation of bread
stuffs to New York.
Guowtii of Lif». —A scientific and observ
ing Frenchman, M. Flourcns, assumes that tho
growth of man ends at twenty, and that this
maturity, as in all animals, should bo multi
plied by to givo tho duration of life.—
Tims;
Man prows for 20 years, ant! lives to 30 or 100
The Camel 8 “ '* 40
The Horse 5 "
ThoOx 4 “
The Lion 4 “ **
.The Dog 2 '* **
The Oil H ** “
ThoUwo- 1 “ “
The Guinea Pig 7 m©9. "
ttio Temperance Slot
It m&y safely bo predicted that the recent
riot in Portland vrill domoroto chtsktho pro*
gross oflcgialatioo, East 'model,
aU iho money of all the liquor dealers in
iho country combined; Becent events 'hare
been qalcnbted to least doubts dpon the sanity
of’ tho 'people of. Now* England, or least.to
suggest the idea; that fanaticism and lunacy
arc very nearly akin. Moderation is generally
as good an index of sound common sense, as
extravagant uliraism is of mental or moral ab
erration. Such events as those that have re
cently been announced by telegraph make ns
contented with our Pennsylvania ; dullness—
with our failure to keep up with alt the inven
tions of modem rapid morality. When vre soe
howfast; how very .fast some of pur sister
States arc making shipwreck in ihdi* wild ca-i
feer of innovation; we are not ashamed to pur
sue Iho well known track’sanctioned by long
usage,' though by doing so we may incur some
censure for Pennsylvania stupidity. Our good
old. State is not quite ready to adopt all that
passes under the name of progress.' Wo still
adhere to homo of the absurdities of antiquity,
and are not yet prepared with Massachusetts
to discard the Constitution as anold fogy doc
ument.
The Portland Argua, in commenting on tho
riot, says:
“A fcwpaneaof glass and Bomc oilier inju
ries done to the door of the jiquor store, would
hare been all that would have happened, and
the croud would hqvo. quietly dispersed had a
reasonable spirit been manifested
But the presence of Mr. Dow, brandishing
his sword accompanied by the soldiers, exas
perated the crowd to make a more violent at
tack upon the store. These acts were unlaw
ful and unjustifiable by those who committed
them, but these did not, in otir judgement,call
for or justify the shedding of blood.
The loss of the liquor would have been oflit
tle consequence, compared with the loss of hu
man life, which, we confess, it seems to ua was
most wantonly sacrificed in this case.
If it shall turn out on the trial to which Mr.
Dow and his confederates will hare to submit
that the firing upon the crowd was
not required by the exigencies of the ease, and
not. authorised by. law, they will bo found
guilty of tnurder. ”
Counterfeit Bank Bills.
The N. Y. Courier end Enquirer says that
the brokers of that and other cities slate that
there has been a marked increase, lately, in the
number of Counterfeit bank bills thrown upon
the community. This is the result of a great
er proficiency in engraving and printing among
the counterfeiters, and of the loose laws on the
subject of bank pete plates. Genuine -plates of
exploded banking concerns, with the best woik
manship, have got into the hands of counter
feiters, by purchase; the names of the banks
have been altered readily, so as to be similar to
that of.well-established banks. Thus the com
munity is imposed upon by fraudulent bills,
printed from the most elegantly engraved plate,
from our best artists. Some of our leading
bank ndtc engravers obviate this risk by refus
ing to yield possession of a bank note plate af
ter its execution. They will contract to do all
Ihe printing that may be required, but make it
a preliminary rule that the plate shall remain
in their custody. Bank notes have been lately
and successfully imitated by the photographic
process, so completely as to defy the closest
scrutiny of tbo bank officers. This difficulty,
however, wo are plcrfSed to learn,has been thor
oughly obviated by the use of letters in red ink
on the back or across the face of the bank bill
Photography cannot* hs yet, imitate bright
colors when combined with black in the same
impression or on the same sheet.
Battle at Sebastopol.—The New York
Tribune slates, on the authority of a letter from
a Liverpool house to Messrs. Duncan, Sher
man & Co., dated Saturday, May 2Glh, that a
telegraphic despatch had just been posted in
tho Liverpool Exchange, stating that **a seri
ous engagement bad taken place on the day
previous, in front of Sebastopol, between the
Russians and Allies. The fight was a long and
bloody one, a Urge number of troops being cn
gnged ; and, after a very heavy loss on both
sides, the battle terminated in the decisive suc
cess of the Allies.” Tho telegraph despatch of
the Africa's news from Halifax had said as
much. w A despatch from Pcltssicr on the 24tb,
said a battle bad been going on all day before
Sabaslopol, and that the Allies had been suc
cessful, with great loss on both sides. One of
the sorties, no doubt, which tho Russians are
continually making against the Allies.
TnK Use of Pianos Proscridso.—A high
ly respectable Quaker in New York has been
disowned by the Hicksilo Friends in that city,
because he purchased a piano-forte, and hod
the same in his house in Madison street. There
are about forty Friends in New York who.with
their families, are liable to the flame condemna
tion.
(CT-'Tho liquor dcalcreofNcw York forte op
pointed a special committee to mako arrange
ments for the celebration of the 4th of July, of
such a character as will mark their reproba
of the Maine low. A mock declaration of in
dependence is to bo read at a meeting in the
Pork, and a procession of sympathisers \yill
parade In the strcceta.
Native American Slate Convention,
which root at llnrrislmrg on Thursday, unani
mously nominated Kimbor Cleaver as tho can.
didato of tho open organisation “ American#’'
for Canal Commissioner. Klmbcr Is an old nog
on that lino, and wo should think, must bo prat,
ly near tired of running by this timo.
CCT-Tho Uont of Iho Know-Nothings 1b bo
complete In Virginia that tho New York Herald
ia hauling otrfrom tho “ order. 1 * Had they suc
ceeded, that print would hare boon Tory sweet
upon them.
Tho Connecticut House of Rcprcscnla*
tires on Tuesday last defeated, by a majority
of twenty votes, tho bill extending tho right of
suflrogo to negroes.
Tub Oasb or Du. Bbai.k.—The ease of Dr.
Beale was argued before the Supreme Court on
Saturday last, but as yet no opinion has been
given.
[D*The oldest ecclesiastic now living is Sam
uel, Archbishop of the United Armenian Church
at Lemberg in Gallacin. lie is 104 years old,
Is still vigorous, and observes strictly the so
vereßt fasts.
Unsopuibtioatbd. — A man lately, Inquiring
for letters at tho Lexington (Mo.) Post office,
was told there were none, upon which ho ask
if there was not another Post offled in tho
town.
16 to 20
10 or 12
oor 10
6or 7
. ( [Fromth6.JDss!on TtUgraph, June. I.]
The First tlijnof Mnrtyt in
ThsProprittflf of tho Before Hone Stm™.
c'tdto Inc. Honse olCorrttllon, '
Mr. Stevens was ibis morning sentenced W
the Court to the House of Correction, ss will 6
seen by. the report In another piece. H 0 1».
quested tho reporters not to use,his name in m
papers., iWe bdTO no disposition to treat If.
Stevens Uncivilly, but wo cannot see tho ina!
ticoof such a request, and 'cannot'make on*'
disehnimation. - With all suitable deference '
Mr. Stcvcns, nreentertain tho belief that
sons who. sell' immense quantities of Tumor in
splendid palaces . are doing very much mort
tmschicr than those who sell in thedirtv cd
m?! 0 ' ’ T ‘ is P™P OT odd that
Michael;Scanlon.,sentenced.ycstcMay, nmia
no such request to tho reporter.
[Prom ihe 4ait
In the continued caso of Parah Stevens of thd
Kcvcre House, (Ihelpading hotel of Boston 1 ,
plea of nolo contendere was' entered. He ir.,
accordingly dnly sentenced to a fine of ten dob
lara and costa, and . imprisonment for twcotv
days in the house of correction, from frhkh
sentedco ho appealed, 4nd nave the ironiiit,
bonds. Hcmy F. Durant, &q,, apmaridl
counsel. • 11 •"
The Prohihitory law in HDqdJi.
CmcAao, June 9.—The returns from 60
counties give a small majority against the Pro
bibitoiyJdOW. The friends of prohibition con:
sidcr tpe law,defeated..
Bclnncholy Occurrence,
Easton. Pa.. June 9.—Yesterday a can*!
boat, coal laden, with two men and a boy on
board, went'orer the Lehigh dam at this place,
and all three were drowned. The boat wad
sunk.
Duel In Eoxburj.
Boston, Jane 9.—A duel was fought (hia
afternoon in Roxbury, between two French
sailors. Pistols proving ineffectual, one stall
bed the other with a knife.
joter from Mcxlco-U Reported Bcrolallonary
Horements.
New Orleans, June B.—An arrival from
Corpus'Christf, brings intelligence of on out
break at Sanpasscs, in consequence of the arri
val of an emniissary of Santa Anna, with or
ders for (he arrest of some of its leading citi
zens, as well ait others of Monterey. The cm*
missary was forced to surrender and his life
was spared. . The whole country was in arms,
and an alterant had been wade to capture Mon
terey. The Governor of Ncuva Leon hod fled.
The dales from Matninoras ore (6 the 12th uU.
Information had been received there that a
ironunciamcnlo had taken place at San Luis
[ > otosi, and the troops wert preparing to leave
Matamoras to quell tho insurrection. Chihua
hua is also reported to be on the eve of a revo
lution.
Public schools.
The Examinations for the year ’55, will b«
held as follows, viz:
PniMAsr DzPARTNKirr.
The examinations will commence on Fridar
morning. June 22, at 8 o’clock.wltb the schools
taught by Miss Wigblman.Mra. Caufman and
Mias Brighter, and In the afternoon of the same
day, at 2 o'clock, with those under the care of
Miss Bectcm aud Miss Edmond.
On Saturday morning, June 23, the colored
school in charge of Miss Bell, and the school
taught by Mrs. Adair, at 8 o’clock.
On Monday, morning, June 25. Miss Web
ber’s and Mr. Scaright s schools, at 8 o’clock,
and in the afternoon of the same day* at 2
o’clock. Miss Armstrong's and Mr. McCart
ney’s schools. ,
-■ SaCONWABT DSFABTHKNI*.
On Tuesday morning. June 26; Miss Under
wood's school, at 8 o’clock, and in the after
noon,at 2 o’clock. Miss Ege’s school. _
On Wednesday morning. June 27i HrrSnolt
wood’s school, at 8 o’clock, and at 2 o clock,
Mr. Poutk’a school.
On Thursday morning, Juno 28; ine Mala
High school, under the care of Mr. Eckels, at 8
o’clock, and at 2 o’clock, the dosses for trtny
for from Miss Ego’s and Mr. Poulk s schools
will assemble for special examination at JMu
cation Hall. , #
On Fridai' morning, June 29, the classes of
Mr. Spotlswood’a and Miss Underwood s Khools
recommended for transfer, will assemble in
Education Hall, for special examination at »•
On Friday evening, at 74’o’clock/a Lecture
will be delivered, accompanied by voraland in
strumental music, and other interesting exer
cises. The Female High school and Miss Un
derwood’s school will be in hlttndance. and the
schools will then be dismissed for vacation. __
The Directors together with the Board of ex
aminers. wilt attend the different examinations
in the school rooms, . „ _
The Dirccturs are distributed in Committees
as follows: ’ ’ ’ ■ ,
Messrs. Blair and Saxton will attend ”** ***
animations of Miss Bell's, Mr. Scaright’s, JW.
Cauffman’s, Mis* Armstrong’s, and Mis* JW
tern's schools. . ;* . • .
Messrs. Hamilton and Quigley win attend
■ Miss Rclghtcr’a.Mre. Adair's,Mr. McCartney i,
and Mr. Senright’s. -
Messrs. Skiles andComman will attend Mitf
Wightman’a.Misa Armstrong s.Mls* Edmond ff,
and Miss.Webbcr’s. _ . .
The whole Board, together with the Commit
tee of Examiners, will attend eScH of tfrt dthft
examinations at the limes above Specified in
their respective school rooms.
The parents of scholars and citizens general
: ly.aro rcspccllully invited to attend the exami
nations and Lecture.
' «T. ILum.TOK,
K. CoUNMIK,
11. Saxton,
Com. of Arrangement.
How Pleasant tr is for Unmniß* to
Dwell in Unitt. —Christ's Prolcalaht Epis
copal church, Boston, has for some time b*oi
tho witness of exceedingly disgraceful scenes.
There is a bitter feud between the two parliti
composing tho congregation, which rents itsdi
in uncvrtcous not to say nngodly bchattoar,
and this, too, within the very temple
Moat High. Tho* latest news from three*-
liggcrcnt Christians is given in the following
I paragraph from tho Boston Post :
More trouble occurred on
the beligcfcnt brethren ofChrist Church. w
Saturday afternoon, ns Mr. Stratton, the
ton of ono party of the church, was in the 3L
adjacent to tho budding, the ’
Smilhelt, canto in and proceeded “| wt ,
door, which lie attempted to enter. ■
ton offered to open the door for taj";
rector, refusing to recognise Mr. Straim
tlmity, would not allow dm
ceded to kick Ida way through thei P»»«
made hla entrance in tills tnioncr. ,
subsequently joined by his Mti
Stratton’s attempting to enler hc w
The police were called, hut aa them « Jt>l ,
other violence nothing was done- ,
from tho police that four sworn oonatan A
on duty at the church to P"?"r° n “ g" 0 r ■»
largo padlock was put upon tho Jr but „
Saturday evening by ono ol Iho P*'NL|, ,u
Sunday morning at ilvo o clock t .
wrenched, oil, prohahly by the o P, iOT tl
Tho rector's party remained m P oss&
last dates.
“Birds in their little ncsls agree,
And 'Us a fearful sight.
Where children of one ftmi y n
Fall out and chide and light.
07-Tlio I’rcabytorlan Oenoral
both old and now acliool, have tcio o
llioirnoat annual wmlon In tbo f
York* This conjunction hM not <*<»
foto since tlio.dissolution*