YdIMTEER.
JOHN B. BRATTON, Editor k Proprietor,
CARLISLE, PA., JAN.. 7, 1858.
Prom Harrisburg.—The Legislature assem
bled on Tuesday. A. B. Longakeb, of Mont
gomery, was elected Speaker of the House, and
Jacob Zbiqler, Clerk. We have no word as
to the doings of the Senate. '
In our next we will publish Gov. Pollock’s
last message.
Wo call the attention of our readers to
th« advertisement of P. F. Eoe, Esq., in ano-,
thor column.
05” Congress ro-nssembled ou Monday last,
New Year’s Day. —The weather on Now
Tear’s Day was quite warm—almost like sum.
mor. Our streets were thronged all day with
pleasure seekers, and every one appeared to
enjoy the holiday.
Post-Master at Mechasiosbdro. —Maj. H.
Lease has boon appointed at Me-,
chnniosbnrg, this county, in place of William
Eokkls, Esq., the late incumbent. Maj; Lease
has hold the office before, and, wo presume,
will make a good officer. Ho was the only ap
plicant against Mr! Eckels, but no one, wo
think, supposed for a moment that ho would bo
able to effect his object. Mr; Eckels was one
of the best officers in this section of country,
and wo regret his removal.
Returned .to ins post.—Our member of
Congress, Hon. John A. Ain- whu lias been at
home with his family during the recess of Con
gress; returned to Washington on Monday
last, and is now at his post attending to his dit
ties.
Accident.—On Christmas day a little son of
oar townsman, Mr. A. S. Sener, had his hand
very much lacerated from the premature dis
charge of a pistol in his possession. Another
Warning to boys not to carry (Ire arms. •
Notice.—Our neighbor, Mr. C. Inhotp, de
sires us to call tho attention ol those interested
to the “ Notice ” ho publishes in another col
umn!
: tt7“ The Commissioners of this county have
iqado the following appointments for tho ensu
ing year :
.Clerk —James Armstrong."
, Jlttorney —Wm. H. Miller.
Mer. Appraiser —j. C. Thompson.
Keeper of Public Buildings —R. Natchcr.
Teacher 's Institute. —ln compliance with
the call of the County Superintendent, the
teachers of the Common Schools of Cumberland
county, met in general meeting at the Bethel,
in Shippenshurg, on the 29th nit. The News
of that town says that the attendance of teach
ers, school directors and others interested in the
cause of Common School education, was very
largo. Tho nuinherof teachers who enrolled
their names as members of the Institute was
bneTumdred and thirty ; of whom one hundred
arid ten were males, and twenty were females.
The following "named gentlemen were elec
ted officers of the Institute: -
President.—NT m. B Qorgas.
■ .Vice Presidents. —Mai. James Kelso, Wm,
M. McLean, Dr R. 0.. Hays.
' Corresponding Secretary. —D. Shelly.
Recording Secretary. —M. Morrctt,
: Treasurer'.-— George Swartz.
- The proceedings were of a higly interesting
and instructive^character, and, were witnessed
by a large number of citizens, particularly
those who desire to sec the education of their
children entrusted to teachers of enlarged views
and practical experience—those who . care for
the training of their children’s tniiids. The
discussions of the different subjects before the
Institute were conducted with much spirit by
those who engaged in them.
The Britishßeviews and Bi.aok.wood, —
We call the attention of our readers to the an
nual announcement of the American reprints of
the leading British Periodicals, by Messrs. L.
Scott & Co., No. “9 Fulton street, New-York
These publications claim-the attention of per
sons providing for their intellectual wants du
ring the comjng year. They comprise the four
Reviews, namely, The ’Quarterly, The Edin
burg,The Westminster, and The North Brit
ish, and Blackwood's Edinburg Magazine. —
The best writers in Great Britain are regular
contributors to their pages, and they embrace,
probably, a more valuable collection of papers
.on subjects of current interest in the literature,
science, art, and politics of the Old World,
than is to be found in any other , shape. The
American publishers oiler, the whole set to sub
scribers at the very low; price of $lO. a year,
which is less than one-third the cost of the orig
inal editions.
Attorney General. —We learn from pri
vate sources that Hon, John 0. Knox, at pres
*ent one d( the Supreme Judges, is to be Gov.
Packer's Attorney General, and that Will-
UmA* Porter. Estj., of Philadelphia, is to bo
appointed to fill the vacancy on the Supreme
.bench. So!
Meeting of the Friends of' tfie Adminis
tration in Detroit. —A largo and enthusias
tic meeting of the friends of the National Ad
ministration, to respond to the President's
message, was held in Detroit, Michigan, on the
21st of December.
Sick Head-Ache can be cured by the use
of DU YALE'S GALVANIC'OIb, in from 5,t0
20 minutes. Sore Breasts and Sore Nipples are
■ cured soundly by Iho use of the Galvanic Oil,
and it will remove all' sore and pain in a few
p minutes. . .
I Stats Treasurer. —We learn with pleasure,
that Hop. H. S, Maqraw, the. present efficient
i and trustworthy State Treasurer, will‘bo a can
ididato for,re-election to that office, Mr.MA
jCTRAIt deserves the office and the Legislature
jwjll credit by continuing .him in the
'position v
ME
(j2f Senator Douglas Bpont tti.Phit
adplpbia, wboro he was serenaded.' Ho made a
speech'full of friendly sentiments towards Pro.
. ildont Buchanan.
Gen. Packer will be inaugurated as Gov
ernor on Tuesday tho 19th of January.
Pax op tub Speakek.—Tho Speaker of the
jj, s. House of Representatives receives twelve
thousand dollars for each Congress, besides his
miloigo. Each Senator and Representative
gets six thousand dollars for each Congress, and
mileage.
[£7-The celebrated Gaines onse ts now before
theU. S. Circuit court, New Orleans, Judge
MoCnleb presiding!
A HAPPY f(Eff YEAR TO JjLL,
Wo wish one and all our readers a happy New
Tear. Another year has fled. In tho language
of the gifted poet of the South — •
Tho year
Has gone, and with it qiany a glorious Huong
Of happy dreams. Its mark is on each brow,
Its shadow ou each heart. In Its swift course.
It waved its sceptre o’er tho beautiful,
And they are not. It laid its pallid hand
Upon the strong man, and the haughty form
Is fallen, and tho flashing eye is diin.
It trod tho hall of revelry, where throng’d
Tho best and joyous, and tho tcarlul wail !
Of stricken ones is heard, whore erst the song
And reckless shout resounded. It passed o’er
The battle plain, .where sword, and spear, and
shield.
Flash’d in tho light.of mid-day—and tho strength
Of serried hosts is shiver’d, and the grass,
Green from tho soil of carnage, waves above
Tho crush’d arid mouldering skeleton. It came
And laded like a wreath of mist at ovo ;
Yetj cro it melted in tho viewless air.
It heralded its millions to their homo
In tho dim land of dreams. Remorseless Time,
Fierce spirit of the glass and scythe—what power
Can stay him in his silent course, or melt
His iron heart to pity ? On, still on
He presses, and forever. Tho proud bird,
Tho condor ol tho Andes, that can soar
Thro’ heaven’s unfathomable depths, or bravo
The fury of the northern hurioane,
Ami bathe his plumage in the thunder’s home,'
Furls his broad wings at. nightfall, and sinks
down ' -
To rest upon his mountain crag—blit Time.
Knows not the weight of sleep or weariness, _
And night’s deep darkness has no chain to bind
His rushing pinions;
Tho year just ended has been an eventful one
—one that will long ho remembered for tho
many revolting crimes committed, misfortunes,
grievances and sorrows. The year expired in
tears, and the one upon which wo have entered
Wears tho appearance of thoughtfulness, exhib
iting doubts as to tho events that are to take
place during its short existence.- Wo trust in
God that tho year 1868 . may bo different, in
many respects, to tho one just passed away for
ever.
. Some one says that Time is tho most.indefln
able and paradoxical of all things; fleeting as a
shadow; intangible as a vapor; transitory as a
morning cloud, how suddenly it passes away.—
"While the words of greeting.are echoing in our
ears, tho past is gone, tho future is come; like,
tho "electric flash it exists and expires. Time
measures all things, but is Itself Immeasurable;
it discloses all things, yet remains undisclosed.
with the swiftest tide of the ever
hearing ocean ot duration, and retreats from our
view like tho fitful images of a dream. It gives
wings of lightning to happiness, but leaden feet
to misery and pain, The most subtle as well as
the most insatiable of depredators, while. ap.
pearing to take nothing, ho robsus ofail. Con
stantly flying, ho overcomes all things in his
flight. Wisdom goes before "Him7~and happy
will it bo for us if repentance follow not behind
him. "And what is Time ? The solemn shadow
that .boars in, his floshless fingers.the conqueror’s
scythe and the hour-glass of fleeting sands. W.c ■
trace his lingers only by his foot-prints, and by
the objects which have been touched by his
fingers of decay. Invoke him, he tarries not in
his unnecessary journey'. Shout to him with
the voice of tho ages,.ho turns not back. Stand
amidst the shadows of the histories of ancient
greatness, and you have one vast thought, one
ponderous idea pressing down upon the heart—
Time I '
Another year, with its hopes and tears,, its
joys and its sorrows, has been added to the num
ber of those that, are gone. How many flowers
have faded/Trom life’s green paths; how many
Weary ones have sjmk to repose, sincoit was
ushered in. Lips then eloquent wdth'Tories of
friendship,"are mute and motionless; eyes that
danced with the tiro of genius and ot truth, arc
closed forever. Alas ! for life’s changosj even :
in one short year! ■Wo aro at the beginning of
another; what lies Stored in its yet unbroken re
cord of events, the wisest of' us cannot foretell.
The past year now*lives only in memory, and
what says its history? The lodger is already
posted up—how stands tho account—debt or,
credit? Afo wo fully prepared for the moral
reckoning? How many follies, errors, faults,l
imperfections, have wo to atone for—how many I
misspent hours, how many neglected opportuni-1
ties ?. How many crushed hearts have we heal
ed, how many streaming eyes have we dried?—
How many of tho fallen , havo wo raised, how
many of tho guilty have we redeemed ? What
, says.tho record of 1857 ?
Tho, new volume lies open to our view; its
leaves are pure ; as yet they are unstained with
tile scalding tears of sorrow and crime ; and how
shall we fill its pages—with high and generous
deeds! with, noble acts, or-with deeds of shame
and darkness 7 Let us pause, ponder, and ro
-1 fleet and wisely decide!
’ Kind patrons—we present you tho greetings
' of tho season. May yon all, not only in the
■ volume of the year, but in that of Time nnd
! Eternity, find against your names—Happiness
■ written 1
J 1 Word to our Patrons.
There-is no class of people who foci Tho ef
fects of the late disasters of Our monetary af
fairs more than publishers of newspapers. They
are, .generally speaking, among the last whom
persons think of paying, and hence in times like
the present, they are almost entirely, neglected.
Our editorial friends, far and near, are calling
lustily on their patrons for money., And as one
of them remarks, they are not asking favors,
but-justice! The type founder lias bin hun
dreds of dollars, against him, the paper maker,
the journeyman, the grocer, the tailor, and all
his.assistants in carrying on business, have their
demands, and they think they ought to bo paid
tho sums that are justly due theim. The amounts
due tho printer in neatly every case arc small,
and yet in the aggregate, his dues'are consider
able. His dollars are scattered far and near.
For instance one of them is in somebody’s pock
ef in Philadelphia, another in Now York, a third
in Baltimore, while a fourth is securely resting
in,some city or town of tho West. A dollar
hero and a dollar there, scattered all over the
townships throughout the county, mile upon
mile apart—how shall they bo gathered? We
most respectfully ask all those persons indebted
to us, to reflect upon tho tacts which wo have
hero presented for their consideration, and we
feel satisfied they will act as becomes men and
Democrats.
Severe Illness. —We regret to learn that
Mrs. Col. Wynkoop. has been dangerously ill
since tho sudden death of . her husband. Her
naturally delicate constitution has given- away
under the terrible shock she has experienced,
and tho constant and undivided attention of her
family in. Pottsville is required to. sustain her.
It appears that tho Colonel, at tho time of th'o
fatal accident, was endeavoring to procure a
few pheasants for his invalid wife, and as his
hired man was walking behind him, the trigger
waa caught by a twig and the gun exploded.
I (£7* Socrates, when asked what was tho best
mode of gaining it high reputation, replied—to
be what you appear to be.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Hon. William M. Hiester, of Berks county,
has been offered the important place of Secreta
ry of the Commonwealth, under tho ‘coming
Administration of Governor Packer, and has
accepted tho oiler. Mr. Hiester is iq every
way deserving of, and equal to, this high posi
tion. Ho is a native of Reading, a Berks
county man, and the grandson of the renowned
Peter Huhienbcrg, who fought through the Rev
olutionary war with such memorable courage, — ;
and one of the best types of Pennsylvania char
acter. Mr. Hiester has served with distinction
in tho Slate Legislature, and is remembered
with pleasure for his ability, courtesy, and gen
tlemanly. bearing while a State Senator. A
modest, able, and conscientious legislator, a
sincere Democrat, and a perfectly upright man,
he cannot fail to prove a most efficient and pop
ular Secretary of tho Commonwealth to our
new Governor. We congratulate General Pack
er upon this auspicious beginning of his Guber
natorial career.
The Utah Expedition.— Tho last news from
tho Utah Expedition was to tho 7th. of Novem
ber. Col. Johnston had.effected a, junction
with Col. Alexander, and assumed command of
the expedition on the Bd, and tho little army
was immediately ordered to march upon Fort
Bridger. This post is only about 115 miles
from Salt Lake City, and Col. Johnston seems
determined to pusli for Salt Lake at once. Tho
Mormons were determined to prevent him en
tering the city, if possible, and they do all they
can to.annoy him by burning the grass, stealing
cattle, destroying provisions, everything except
resorting to bloodshed. This game is, however,
now played out. Col. Johnston is in a position
no longer to bo annoyed or harrassed by tho
Mormons, and Brigham will soon have to make
up his mind to submit to tho authority of the
United States, or leave the Territory, or sus
tain Ms pretentions by a light. Matters are ev
idently drawing to a head in Utah ; but what
ever course the Mormon leaders may think prop
er to pursue, we have no fear for tho little force
which lias boon sent to maintain the'laws. —they
will give a good account of themselves in any
emergency.- ■
Kansas Still Riotous. —The accounts from
Kansas,under the telegraph head, bringus news
of a repetition of the disgraceful scenes, so re
cently enacted in that Territory, and which has
made its name almost a byword for riot arid out
rage. If appears" that the two extreme factions
in Bourbon county have come into violent col
lision, and several persons are repotted fo bo
wounded, among them the U..S- Marshal, and
one killed. This report may bo an exaggera
tion. There is a strong disposition that way in
all those who send the Kansas news, and they
think nothing of killing oil’half a dozen persons
by every dispatch. As no names are mention
ed, and the author of tho statement seems to bo
laboring under much excitement, so as to see,
“civil war” in a local disturbance of no greater
magnitude than has frequently .been reported
from the same quarter, tho probability is that
tho matter is not as bad as represented.
DepUiy Secretary" op . State.— -It gives us
pleasure to announce that Henry L. Difleribach,
Esq., of Clinton County, at present the editor
of the Clinton county Democrat, has accepted
the position of Deputy Secretary of State, ten
• dered to irim hy Gov. Packer. Mr. Diffen
bach.isaman of great experience, and thor
oughly conversant with ouriitaie" politics!--
His particular knowledge of our common school
system, and the labor he has bestowed Upon ins
improveriicnt, will make him a pppularand val
uable officer.
Release op General Walker.— Marshal
Rynders arrived at Washington on Tuesday,
with General Walker in custody. ; The latter
was cheered by a large concourse of people, as
Ihe entered his quarters at Brown’s hotcl.rr
Shortly afterward he was presented to Secrete-;
ry Cass; at the State department, who inform
ed him that he did not recognize him as a pris
oner, and that it was only through , the action
of the Judiciary, he could be lawfully "held in
custody. Marshal Rynders then discharged
1 him.- .
Convention op old Soldiers.—On the Bth
of January next, there, will be the three Conven
tions of the soldiers of the war of 1812—one in
Washington, one in Philadelphia, andmnC in
New-Tork. Those who served.their country in
Maryland and Virginia, and other ..Southern
Slates, are expected to attend the Convention in
Washington city.
Good News. —The- Ledger of yesterday
says:—“Tho Philadelphia Banks-have been
strengthening themselves daily for the the last
two or three week's. Their coin now averages
considerably more than that required: by law. —
■They will continue to strengthen themselves
and be ready for.resumption at the earliest prac
ticable period," *
C 7" The Harrisburg Telegraph contradicts
the report of the dangerous illnesss of Charles
Fenno Ilofbiian,The insane poet. It says that
Mr. Hoffman, so far from being ill, is in the en
joyment of excellent health, and hopes are en
tertained-that at no far distant day, with- the
treatment now observed; the distinguished gen
tleman may be restored to that position in so
ciety of which he was,an intellectual ornament.
St-bono Talk.—At a meeting held in Mobile,
Ala., on the evening of- the 15th ult.,' in favor
of fllibusterism, «on'e 4 of the speakers, Maj, How
ard, of Georgia, called upon his hearers to sup
ply Walker with “ a war steamer largo enough
to punish Tho impertinences to which ho bad
been subjected by American officers,” and of.
ferod a thousand dollars for bis shore of the ex
penses. ■
O” Tho Legislature of Tennessee has passed
a bill declaring that tho banks of that State
shall resume specie payments on tho first of
January, 1859, at which time they are to issue
no notes below ?10.
[C7 - lion. Charles B. Buckalew, of Columbia
cqunty, has been confined to his house for some
weeks past, by a severe nflection of the throat.
He is now improving, and hopes to take his
scat in the State Senate at or near tho opening
of the session.
Tub Mission to Russia.— Tho Washington
correspondent of tho Now-York Times states
that the Hon. Francis W. Pickens, of South
Carolina, has been nominated to the Scuato for
the mission at St. Petersburg, and not Mr. Bu
chanan, of Maryland, ns rumored.
XT’ The Star of the North, at Bloombsburg,
Columbia county, published by Mrs. Weaver,
sinco the death of her husband, is offered for
sale.
Exciting News From Kansas.
Civil War Broken Out in Bourbon County—
The U. S. Marshal fired on and Wounded —
Retreat of the Pro-Slavery Party—One killed
and Two Mortally Wounded—Proceedings
of the Lawrence Conventi&n. ■
St. Louis, Deo. 30.—Kansas advices to the
24th hist., have just been received, by the Dem
ocrat, which state that civil War has broken out
in Bourbon county. ,
Several conflicts had' occurred .between the
Free State and the Pro Slavery parties. A num
ber of prisoners have been taken on both sides.
The U. S. Marshal, with a force of . eighty
nien, demanded the surrender of the Free State
party. The answer to which was a volley of
musket balls. The fire was returned, and a
fight ensued, lasting one hour, when the Pro-
Slavery party retreated, with the loss of one
man killed and two mortally wounded. The
United States Marshal was also dangerously
abounded. ; .
Gen. Lane had entrenched his party in the
Sugar Mound, and expressed a determination to
fight theU. S. dragoonsdt they attacked him.
A battle was regarded as inevitable.
Exciting debates have occurred in the Free
State Convention in session at Lawrence. The
Committee on Resolutions have submitted three
reports. The majority report disapproves of the
proposition to vote at the election for State offi
cers., Tlie first minority report recommends
the nomination of a full Slate ticket; the sec
ohd.minority -report, signed by Mr. Redpath,
recommends a participation in the State election,
for the purpose of destroying the Lecompton
constitution, and that mo man be nominated
who will not pledge himself to crush that con
stitution ; jhat'lhc Topeka constitution be sub
milled to tfie people; that loyalty to' that in
strument be made the-test of fealty to the free
State party, and that the legislature repeal the
present code of laws. .
Messrs. Robinson, Phillips,'Conway, Scbugie
and Vaughan favor vdlTfig at the ensuing elec
tion.
During the debate the most radical revolu
tionary speeches worejpde.
Scnling-Wax, and Secrets.
Trifles are said to make up the sum of human
enjoyment or human misery. Even such ah in
significant matter ns sepling-wax may have a
decided influence on a man’s happiness. We
are told the Postmaster of San Francisco has
given not|ce that manv letters arrive at his of
fice from the Atlantic States eta Panama, which
ar,e found adhering so closely together by seal
ing-wax, that it is impossible to separate them
without mutilating) and in many cases entirely
destroying, the addresses!'
- It has been suggested that letters for Califor
nia and other parts of the Pacific coast, via the
Isthmus of Panama, Should not be scaled with
wax. If the adhesivesfuff on our envelopes
(simply a solution of gum-arabic) be the jmly
protection, letter-writers lean on a reed indeed,
.for, on being damped or steamed such envel
opes Can readily be opened, without any trace
of the perfidy, and can as easily be re-closed.
Sealing-wax, in addition to the gummed edges
of-the envelope, is the only security. There
long has been manufactured in England, a par
ticular sealing wax, specially- used for letters
for India, which has the advantage of hot-be
ing softened-by ordinary beat, certainly not by
any atmospheric heat.' , . '
, Such a boon its /Ati-scaling-wax .would be
appreciated, no doubt, by—the ladies'. Nor
by. them alone, but by all who- confide secrets
to foolscap or gilt edged, and communicate soft
nothings by means of the post-office. That es
tablishment, we know, assists
“The soft intercourse of soul to soul,
And Wafts a sigh from Indies to the Pole.” ;
Fancy the mischief'which may spring from
a couple of tender-hearted letters adhering to
gether and finally not. separated without muti
lation. ’ Suppose that a gentleman had “popp
ed the" question” in a letter ; that the fair one
replied "I; will not :”rthat the mutilation tore
away the fatal negative ; and that, viewing the
reply as affirmative, tjie'lover sought the lady
nmi for,,rd hey.srarlinc; Dji a honey-moon with
somebody cfso.l possibility of such
a crisis as tfliarrialtes us shudder,.and tempts
iis to aslc: '* VVll/ hot sdYne one import or man- I
ufacture sealing-wax warranted not to run ?”'
—Forney's Press.' '
The Minnesota Election.
Chicago, Deo. 28,—The official canvass in
Minnesota-has been; completed. The .entire
Democratic ticket .wag successful at the recent
election-';! Messrs. Rice and Shields wire elected
TJ. S. Senators on,,the.9th inst.
A . j — l -
(£7’ The dead statesmen, during the year
just expired, are Morey, Hamilton, Birncy and
others. Wm, L. Maroy died at Ballstoo, N.
Y., on the 4th of. July, aged 71 years. Two
Southern ex-Ministefs to England have died ;
A. Steveiison in Virginia, in January, arid. L.
MoLane, at Ealtimore; in October. , Ex-Secre
tary Dobbin died at Fayetteville, N. 0., on the
4th of August. Wpii. E. Venable, tj. S. Min
ister at Gautemala, in August; J, G. Birney,
in New Jersey, in November; J. Hamilton, in
Galveston Bay, killed in the disaster to the
steamship Opelousas, in Noy, Senator Butler,
of S. C., died in May.- Senator Rusk, of Tex
as. This was a case of "suicide. Rusk.is the
sole instance of suicide among those wc have
given. P. S. Brookes, M. C. from South Caro
lina, whoso nanie.isj chiefly remarkable for his
attack on Chas. Sutpner, died- at Washington,
on the 27th of January.
Hotnßu RniLED-hx msit Son.—At Oak Hill,
near. Pottsville, Pitt,' on Saturday week, Jasi
Holland, aged. 19, killed his own mother by
kicking her. He was drunk. Since the mur
der he lias disappeared. ,
O” Ex-President fierce having been'named
for United States Senator from New Hamp
shire, the Concord -Patriot announces that he
would not accept the offlee even 1 if ho could- re
ceive the vote of evfery member of the Legisla
ture. '
ICr-lhi
_jere are tcsiding' in Clearfield
county, Pa., ij. Snjydori 111 years old and his
wife, 107 years both in good health and
quite active. i
0“ George D.iPfentiCo, of the Louisville
Journal, hasfor iiiore than two years written
his editpri&ls by a\nanuenses, his- hands being
paralyzed to suchfa dcgreo that he cannot use
them. V '
O* The Secretary of tho Tivasury has deci
ded to adopt three per cint, as-the rate of inter
est for the new treasury notes* and will issue
immediately six millions in denominations of
one hundred, five and one thousand
dollars. I ‘ ■
, ."When old Bogies wife fell ill, ho sent for a
doctor as sordid a]bd avaricious asdilmsolf. Be
fore the doctor saw*the t patient, ho wished to
have an understanding with tho miserly hus
band. . ,
“Here’s forty dollars,” said Bogus, “and you
shall have it.whetbpr you kill my wifo or euro
her,”
Tho woman died, and tho doctor called for
the foe. ' * ■ _ . .
“Did you kill my wife V 9 said Bogus.
“Certainly not replied tho indignant doc-
tor.
“Well, you didn’t onto her 7”
“You know sho’B dead.”
“Very well, then.loavo the house' in double
quick time,” said Bogus. A bargain’s a bar
gain. It was kill or'earo, but you did. neither.’
(£7= A Yankee! writing from tho West to his
father, speaking of its great matrimonial facili
ties says: “Suppose you got your girls somo
new teeth and send them out.”
GOV. BIGLER’S GREAT SPEECH.
A Washington correspondent, of the York
Gazette, in his letter of the 21st iilt., thus re
fers to the great speech of Qbv. Bigler in an
swer to the “Little Giant,” upon the Kansas
policy uf the administration:
The great event of the day was the delivery,
this ‘morning, of the great speech of Senator
Bigler, upon the Kansas policy of- the Admin
istration. Long before the hour of 12, the floor
of the Senate, and the galleries, and every
available stand point, were densely crowded.—
The ladies’ galleries were thronged with the
fairest of the beautiful women, from far and
near, of whom Washington is so justly proud
—white the floor of the Senate was filled with'
distinguished men from all parts ol our great
country. ' ■ _
Among thclatterlobserved theiroposing form
of Attorney General Black. Gen. 6. W. Bow
man, of Bedford, the newly appointed Superin
tendent ot Public Printing, was also present,
receiving the-congratulations of his friends ;
and Hon. W. H. Witte, of Pa., with h host of
others. At one o’clock, the Hon. Win. Bigler
took thp floor—Gov. Bigler never looked belter
—Time has but lightly touched his locks —his
face is rounded and full, apd his firm and reso
lute manner, his dignity of carriage, and im
posing mein, give a .majesty to his presence. —
His style is quiet, forcible, and very4mpres
sive; and at times, when he yields to the force
of his emotions, rising to thrilling bursts of
impassioned oratory. His able exposition, and
lofty vindication, of the Kansas policy of the
Administration, was listened to with quic.t and
earnest attention- for nearly two hours. His
telling points were loudly applauded, and a
murmur of approbation ran through the Senate.
Pennsylvanians, here, have cause, to-day, to
feel proud of William Bigler.
Wc have the above speech in our possession,
and, notwithstanding its great length, wo shall
endeavor to give’ it to our readers before long.
Secretary Cass’ Reply to. Gov. Walker,
State. Depaut.ment, Deo. 18,1857.
■ Sir:—On Wednesday last I received your
communication of the 15th inst., tendering
your resignation as Governor ot Kansas. This
resignation is accompanied by a long argument
on the affairs of tire Territory generally, to
which you are well aware it would be improper
for this department to reply. If every officer
of the government who feels himself constrained
to refuse obedience to the instructions of the
President shall pursue I his -unusual, and thus
place on the files of the appropriate department,
criticism on the policy of the administration,
lio person knows better than yourself, to what
consequences tins might lead. The department
must either cause the charges and arguments
against the President to be tiled among the pub
lic docuinents of the country without contra
diction or reply, or it,'must spend the time
which might be devoted to the public services
in controversies with subordinate officers, who
may disapprove of the President’s policy.—
Whilst duty T thcrcfore, forbids me to enter into
a controversial discussion with you; upon the
various topics embraced by your argument, it
is proper that I should make a remark upon a
single point. Yon state that the President has
changed his policy in regard to Kansas, and
why this allegation ? Simply because the Con
vention imKansaSj have, in the exercise of the
rights belonging to them, decided that they
would not submit the whole. Constitution to the
people, althoug'h they had submitted the ail im
portant and dangerous question of slavery,
which, threatened to convulse the Union, and
was alone prominent in the minds of tlje people
throughout every State, he had not treated the
submission of this momentous question as a
mere nullity. Under these circumstances, it
was bis imperative duty, and' this was in strict
conformity with those instructions', to take care
that fair elections be held on this vital question,
and thus give peace to the Union. Had he ac
ted in any other, manner, merely because he
preferred the submission of the Constitution
originally to the people, his responsibility
would have becn of the grayest character. He,
I the President, never entertained nor expressed 1
| the opinion that the Convention were bound to
submit anyportion.of the Constitution to the
people, except the question of slavery, much
less that the other portions of the Constitution
would be Invalid w|thout such a submission.—
Had he entertained such an opinion, this would
have been in opposition to the numerous prece
dents which have occurred since the adoption
of, the federal Constitution by the difterent
Slates. . ■ ”
The question of slavery was the all absorbing
question, rind you were sent to Kansas, with
tho full confidence of the President, to carry
out the principles of the Kansas Nebraska act.
With the question whether-Kansas was to be a
free or slave State yorpvffre not to interfere.—
You were to secure to the people of, Kansas, a
free and fair election, to decide the. question for
themselves. The President was, therefore, hap
py to learn from your dispatches to (lilSdepart
ment, of 15th July last, that in all your speech
es you had refrained from expressing any opin
ion as to whether it should be a slave or a free
.State.
I am instructed to inform you that your res
ignation of the office of Governor of Kansas has
been accepted. I am, sir,
~.. Your obedient servant, • Lewis Cass.
LATER EROII MEXICO.
Another Revolutionary Movement—The ■New
Constitution to be Overthrown—Later from
Yucatan. .
: , New Orleans, Dec. 25.
. The steamship Tennessee has arrived here
'with the semi-monthly mails from Mexico.
The Tennessee left Vera Cruz on the 17th;.
The-country wits again in an agitated 7cbndi
tibn,. caused by a new revolutionary movement
designed to dissolve the. Congress and to'over
throw the recent constitution- made, declaring
Coirionfort Dictator of Mexico, and granting
him extraordinary powers.
This'revolutionary movement was first pro
nounced by the garrison at Tacuba,. situated
near the city of Mexico. Tlieir example was
immediately followed by the garrison at Vera
Ortiz ; and it was supposed that the rest would
take a similar position on hearing of the out
break.
Later adVices from Yucatan are also furnish
ed. The country continued distracted by civil
war. . ' ■
Sisal, which, at tho previous dates, was in
the possession of the Oampeachy troops, and in
a state of blockade, had been captured by the
Reactionists; but it was again retaken by the
former, and a strong force pf good troops.wore
stationed at that point to defend it from fur
ther assaults.
Melancholy Termination of a love Affair
Suicide of a , Yonng Lady.
Pottsville, December 24'.—Miss Rosa Sheo
ly, a.respectable young lady of this place,
about 17 years of ago, drowned herself in tho
Tumbling Run dam, on Monday evening.—
Hor body was not recovered until this after
noon. Tho- Coroner's inquest has just been
held, and a verdict of volunlary death by
drowning rendered.
Sho was engaged to bo married to a worthy
young her parents positively forbade
the match, and insisted on her marrying a iflah
of their choice, much older than herself. She
refused, and after some severe reproof of her
disobedience from her father, on Monday eve
ning, she deposited her jewelry in a drawer, ar
ranged all her clothing in order, and wrote a
note tahec parents directing them how to dis
tribute these, articles, and informing them that
they would find their body in. Tumbling Run
dam, about one mile from this borough. She
then left the house in apparent good humor,
and was soon afterwards seen by a Man sitting
on tho bank of tho dam. Her absence from
home that night created alarm, and on search
ing her room, tho nolo was found, communica
ting the sad news of her intention to destroy
herself, which was confirmed by the subsequent
recovery of her dead body. The affair has oc
casioned no little excitement.
End of Hio Walker Expedition—Tlio General
and his Men Arrested by Commodore Spaul
ding and sent borne Prisoners:
General Walker's reign has been suddenly
brought to ah ignominious end. The note
from Captain Chatard, through the British
Consul, warning the (filibuster against any in
terference with the Costa Rica mail, has already
been published in our columns. On the next
day Captain Chatard addressed the following
note to the General:
U.' S. S. Saratoga, )
San Juan Del Norte, Dec. 1,1857, )
Sin: Lieut. Cilley, the bearer of this, is one
of the officers to whom you yesterday offered
the gross insult of threatening to shoot them.
No.w such an insult to. officers,of the United
States Navy is a national offence. You certain
ly act with very little policy : for surely, it
you were to dare to touch one of my officers, I
would feel justified to retaliate to the extreme,
aud would not hesitate to do so. I will lay the
matter before the Commodore when he arrives,
and no doubt he will feel the insult more deeply
than myself. I received your dispatch and will
forward it to him. '
Respectfully, '
Pred’k Chatard, Com’dr.
Gen. Win. Walker.
To neither of these communications did the
• General make any reply; On the afternoon of
the same. day the boats of the Saratoga were
out practising with a howitzer and small arras
near the point where Walker’s men were sta
tioned. On seeing the boats approaching, the
(filibusters drew up in battle array, in antici
pation of their landing, which however was not
the purpose of the boat’s crew. Had they
landed, the sequel shows what kind of opposi
tion the (filibusters would have made. On the
2d of December Captain Chatard addressed the
following note to Gen.. Walker:
U. S. S. Saratoga, Dec. 2,1857.
Sir: Aslant entirely opposed to; harming
; anyone unless I know I have full'right and
very good’reason to do so, I wish to notify you
, in time, that your men on the point are in the
i way of any shot I, may have to fire to bring
the vessels to ; for I am determined to bring all
■ vessels to, so that I may fully inquire into their
character. Of course I do not- admit your
i claim to the soil, nor can you yourself in earn
est imagine that any nation of the civilized
world can do so either. Respectfully,
Fred’e Chatard, Goih’dr.
Gen. Wm; Walker. ■ . ■
On the 6th, of December Commodore Pauld
ing, in the Wabash, arrived at Grbytown, ac
companied by the English line-of-battle ship
Brunswich; and English steamer Leopard.’ ■ On
the 7th the U.S. steamer came into port from
Bobo del Toro, A, correspondent of the Tri
bune,- under date of Deo. 12, thus describes
what followed:
On the 7th of December, as the rain came
down in torrents, with fl very heavy sea out
.side, nothing was done. Commodore Paulding
had. sent word to. Walker that he considered
him a pirate, and would take him and all his
men prisoners. Walker sent Capt. Fayssoux
oh board the Wabash to tell the Commodore
that he should resist to the last. : This was on
the Bth;. and Capt. Fayssoux was detained on,
board the Wabash until marines and sailors
were sent on shore.. These, united with the
men from the Fulton and Saratoga, made a
force of 750 men ; and 450 on the point, and
300 in boats. The force on shore surrounded;
the fillibuster camp, the boats advanced to the
headquarters of the pirate chief.- An officer
thereon jumped on shore, and called upon
Walker to haul down his (lag and surrender to
the United States. - ' '
After till his boasting, the man of destiny
made no resistance, but surrendered himself and
his whole force. The whole affair did not 6c- ;
oupy ten, minutes. The flag was hauled down
and Walker carried a prisoner on board the
Fulton, just as , the steamboat Morgan came
down the river. ■ 1 She .was immediately sur
rounded by the armed boats and taken posses
sion of for the United States; she was under
the command of Do Brissot, an old fillibuster
with Mr. Macdonard, an agent of Garrison-and
Morgan, bit board. There were also on' the
steamer 40 or 50 Costa Ricans, taken prisoners
by Anderson at Castillo, and on board the
steamer La Tirgen. As soon as the (filibusters
were made prisoners the English steamer Leo
pard left for Jamaica.
Walker and the men were sent on board the
Wabash Walker’s officers on board the Sara
toga. A guard of marines were placed in the
deserted camp of the -(filibusters, some of whom
were hiding in the bushes, plundering provis
ions, arms and ammunition, with the intention
of going up the river to join Anderson. On the
iOth all these stragglers were captured, and
this day they will all bo on their way to the
United States, all the men having been leans-,
(erred to tbo-Saratoga, which vessel proceeds to
New Orleans, Walker alone going on the Wa
bash to Aspinwall, he having given his parole
to proceed to New York and deliver himself to
the United Stales Marshall there. You may
well imagine that the inhabitants of thig place
arc rejoiced at the exodus of these adventurers,
and now only await the surrender of Anderson
and his party in Castillo, who bn their arrival
here are to bo received on board a man-of-war.
I subjoin a copy of the letter from Commodore
Paulding, calling upon Walker to surrender :
United States Flag Ship Wabash, >
Off San Juan del Norte, Dec. 7, 1857. j
Sir : Your letter of Nov. 30, was received at
Aspinwall; and sent with my despatches to
the Government. That of Deo. 2 came to
hand yesterday.
These letters surprised me with their tone of
audacity and falsification of fact.
Your rude discourtesy in speaking of Capt.
Ohatard„of the Saratoga-, I-pass without com
ment. The mistake ho made was in not dri
ving you from Pnnia Arenas when you landed
there in defiance of his guns.
In occupying the Point Arenas and assum
ing it to be the headquarters of the army of
Nicaragua, and yon its commander in-chief,
you and your associates being lawless adeem
Hirers, deceive no one by their absurdity.
Lieut. Cilly, of the Saratoga,.informs me
that he was in uniform, and you say he was in
plain clothes,' when you threatened to shoot
him.. While you use such threats it may be
: of some importance for you to know that if
any person belonging to my command shall re
ceive injury from your lawless violence, the
penalty tp you shall bo a tribute to humanity.
Now, sir, ybu and your fellows are hero ‘in
■ violation of the laws of the United States, and,
greatly to its dishonor, making war upon a
, people with whom we ate at peace; and for
i the sake of humanity, public and private jus
. lice, as well as what is due to the honor and
, integrity of the’'United Slates, I command
. you, and the people hero associated with you,
to surrender your arms without delay, and
-■ embark in such vessels as I may provide for
that purpose.
. lam Sir, very respectfully*
i . • Your obedient servant,
i „ H. Pauidino,
, Flag Officer Commanding U. S. Homo Squad.
. ron. To Gen. Wm, Walker, Punta Arenas.
The. Aspinwall correspondent .of the Panama
Star says that General;Walker shod tears (of
. mortification, probably,) when his flag was
hauled down.’ Tlio Bullish commander, it.is
understood, would have dislodged and arrested
, the (filibusters, had not Commodore Paulding
promptly taken that commendable course.
Anderson and his men were at Castillo at the
latest adyiees. They had seized the garrison
and tlio lake steamers.
!C7' Threo Irishmen are now Judges on the
English bench—Martin, of Belfast; Willes, of
Cork ,- and Keating, of the county ot Limerick.
GREAT DEMboRATIoIvTEtnT'
ING IN PHILADELPHIA.
Agreeable to the call, tho Democracy of Phila.
dolphia met in mass In Jaynojs Hall, oh Monday
evening of last week, foindorse tho message
of President Boohanan, especially that part ot
it recommending the speedy admission pf Kan
sas as a State, under a Constitution, framed (a
pursuance of lawful authority.”
Tlio Hon. Ellis Lewis* Ex-Chicf-Jnslico of
tho Supl’cme Court of Pennsylvania, was Pres
ident; and the names of a large number of the
lending Democratsr of Philadelphia, appear lip.
on the list of Vice Presidents and Secretaries.
Judge Lewis, on (eking the Chair, made a
brief address, in which he took ground unqual
ifiedly in favor of the legality of tho acts of the
Lecompton Convention, and urged the immedl.
ate admission of Kansas into tho Union under
tho Constitution framed by that body, as the
only practical and offlotual means of quieting
excitement on tho slavfcry question, and act
tling the vexed affairs of .this unfortunate Terri
. ’ -- . -
speaker was Hon. W. H. Witte,wfio
argued that the object of the administration was
to let the people of Kansas settle their own af
fairs. There was no charge of illegality hro’t
forward when tho convention was elected, but
many refused to vote. It was their own fault.
If tho President marked out any other coursehr
his message than true democracy, then charge
him with either neglecting his diity or overstep
ping Ills authority.
Senator Bright, of Indiana, was Jtlio next
speaker. He said ho had not had time to pre
pare himself to speak on tho subject of the Pres
idents policy ns lully as he desired. Every
word ho might say hero would he before anoth
er tribunal, the people ol Indiana. If he ne
glected Indiana, or forgot her interest, might
Heaven forget him. Territorial acquisition and
government was a most intricate question, and
had caused- much trouble. He referred to the
democratic policy in reference to the admission
o( now States, since tlio establishment ef (ho
.confederation, saying it had always been favor
able.- In. order not to bo misunderstood ho
would place himself right before.the pcople, by
explaining the position he intended to take in
Hie Senate. lie had prepared a written state
ment from which he road. The Nicholson let)
ter always mot with Ilia cordial approval.—
“Mind your own business,” , was applicable' to
public as well as piivato affairs. He argued
that the Lecompton convention was constitution
al;, and when Kansas was brought before' (lie
senate for admission under that consitntion* lie
should vote in favor thereof, without stopping
to inquire whether it was with or without slav
ery. Ho believed with tlio administration, that
it .would have been the most wise policy to have
submitted the whole constitution. But this ac
tion of tho representatives of the people tlicni
sofTesj-wo must not question. The Constitution
of the United-States was not submitted to- tho
direct vote of the people, but on ly to the legis
latures. To no new State since, the formation
of the confederacy had .the constitution been
submitted. There is no precedent for such a
course, and surely no oVß.can come if welollow
the steps of our revolutionary fathers.
. Why should a new test be applied to Kansas/
whrin only one tost is required by the Consti
tution o I tho United States. “It shall be repub
lican in form.” I deny the right to. travel out :
side of the constitution. Iwi 1 not state, what
arc my private-wishes arid feelings;- T am no
apologist arid never have’been an advocate of
slavery* but I never lot iny private, feelings, in
terfere with my public duties,. When I consid-:
er the alight difference between the Topeka and
Lecompton constitutions, when the slavery
qnestion-is omitted, I must conclude that there
is not a great difference of opinion relative to
othcrsnhjocts. I preler the latter to the former,
because it conies in an authentic form from tho
people themselves, through their chosen repre
sentatives.' But it is argued that the convention
was elected liy a minority, and its actions do
not reflect tlio will of tho people—then it is their
own fa.ujt. Ail had an opportunity. of voting.
But for them to Urge their own misconduct.-iso
reason for rejecting.tlic admission is ridiculous.
My course ol duty is plain. I shall sustain the
President whenever ho obeys the political creed,
arid shall abandon .him, only when lie forsakes
the platform—and that is (ho constitution.
Speeches were also made by Robert Tyler,
Esq,; Hon'. Samuel A. Smith, of Tennessee;
George M. Wharton, Fsqt; arid Hilaries W.
Carrigan, Esq.; • and a series-of strong resofu
tions, which had’boon- submitted early in the
evening, by James C. Vandyke; Esq.* Wore
unanimously adopted :■ ,-
The resolutions, after noticing tile opposiiiori
displayed towards the measures adopted by the
administration touching Kansas “by those who
are wjfiingto destroy tho harmony of tlio Union,-
by raising false issues before the people, "in
sert “that the democracy of Philadelphia, a™
singular -unanimity;-cordially endorse, arid do
and will support the administration ol' f’rcsUloul
Buchanan.” Tliey assert that the “message
enunciates tlio principles of the natioriaVderiio
crntic party, and justifies the confidence placed
in” it's author; that the‘‘people ol the country,
in every part of it, cannot commit a riiistakbin.
rallying around such n man and sustaining him
in Iris efforts to settle all existing difficulties,
whether foreign or domestic.’,’ The resolutions
proceed to state that the idea that tlie govern
ment can bo overruled in the exorcise of its
proper powers; either by those from whom it is
delegated, or by those for wliom.it mays be ex
orcised, is a heresy dangerous to the prosperity
of civil institutions and constitutional liberty;
—that while tlio general government is supreme
within the limits of its constitutional'innctionS,
the right, of absolute sovreignly is reserved. tD
the States respectively, and to the people corii--
posing them, arid,that the democratic party dis
countenances any infringement of state rights
by the general government; that Congress lias
no power to interfere, directly or indirectly,
with the local institutions of the several statcj,
that, in tho territories, the sovereign power is
-vested in Congress; that this power slroiiH,
however, be exercised with a strict regard to all
the rights regorvod to tho Stales, arid in exer
cising this sovereign power it is incumbent upon
Congress to protect within tho territories all tlie
rights of property, persona) security and per
sonal liberty which the. citizens from the vari
ous sections of-tho country locating in the ter
ritories enjoyed within the States from which
they respectively emigrated; and this duly
should be property discharged rip to the time
wlion, under, a constitution duly framed, such
territory shall by Congress ho reedghized as an
independent State. .
Wo copy tho main resolutions in full r
Resolved , That the territorial legislature of
Kansas, which authorized the election of the
Lecomptoh convention, was n lawful legislature,
which, in giving authority to said convention
to frame a constitution, acted clearly within Ijw
scope of its powers. That the fact that lw
legislature did not require said convention
submit the constitution to a vote of the people,
does hot effect its legality. That neither .sow
legislature, nor the convention which framed
the constitution, having deemed it expedient,
save in respect to the institution of slavery, lo
submit said constitution to a direct, popular
vote, it is unquestionably the duty of the Pres
ident, when such constitution shall be.sent by
the convention to Congress, through the hands
of the Executive, respectfully to receive and w
transmit the same to Congress, and if said con
stitution. in the opinion, of Congress, shall men
the requirements of- the federal constitution, I
will be the duty of Congres. to. respond to tn
wishes of the people of Kansas, thus legally
expressed through their chosen agents, by * ’
milting Kansas into the Union.
Resolved, That if the settlement of
had been effected according to. the usual'
ciples of emigration , to, the new territories,
question of slavery would have been peoccx v
determined by the people. Instead °‘. y’
large sums havqbeen.raised.outof the t° rrl ' -j
with which emigrant aid* societies and o .
have been employed in forcing its , Bct -* e ' nC j
with a view to this question. The cons , c< J ir J cr ,
has been that the opponents of law ana- e
have from the beginning, been in a slate o