--f-i «*■—«<*' after a-rapid review of events in Kansfta, I sta ted that “to the people ot Pennsylvania the ad mission of. a now State into the. Umpn-into that confederacy, of -which sho is a momber-r -must bo at all times a subject of high, interest. And ! believe 'I express their sentiments, as Well as my own, in declaring that all the quali fied: electors of a Territory should have a lull -mud fair opportunity to participate in selecting delegates to form a constitution.preparatory to admission as a State, and.il desired by them, they should also be allowed anhnqualißod right to vote upon such constitution alter it is Irani- ■cdi” - -■ ' ■- .■ ' . Subsequent events have: confirmed mo in ■ these sentiments. The deplorable disputes in the first session of the present Congress, —the popular excitement resulting from those dis putes, together with other proceedings in their nature.novel and alarming, would all have been averted,‘had the' people been scoured in “ the .. unqualified'right” to vote upon their domestic institutions. I regret to bo ■ compelled to say, that, under various pretences, this sacred fran chise has been virtually withheld from them. "When they refused to accept the Leoompton Constitution, made for them by delegates rep resenting the minority, they were explicitly do* nied’the privilege of making their own oonatilu-: tion, unless upon a condition not previously ex acted. If they accepted the Leoompton Con stitution, they entered the sisterhood of States at once, with a population less than one half of the existing ratio, of Congressional representa tion; but, if they relusod that Constitution, they could .not be admitted* into the Union, with the Constitution of their ohmceruntiVtlrey werb ready to show by a formal census that they had attained a population equal to that ratio. The results have become historical. The last expressive vote of the people of Kan : sas against the act of. Congress, commonly known as the English -Bill, has for a time ar rested Congressional intervention. Peace has resulted alone'frora the votes of the people, not from the suggestions of Outside influences. — But, during the angry feelings which this con troversy has aroused, the theory has been star ted, and insisted upon, that it will hencefor ward be the duty of Congress to protect slavery in the territories, if the people of the territories shall fail to do. so. The warrant for this ex traordinary assumption is alleged to exist ip the decision of the' Supremo Court of the Uni ted States, in the case of Dred Scott. Enter taining, as I do,' profound reverence for the decisions of that august tribunal, and standing , ready to obey them, whenever, they . are enunci ated, I have yet to he convinced that any such, construction can be fairly given to their action in the case referred tOi Such a doctrine, no matter how sanctioned, or supported, will shake •, the-very pillars of our constitutional fabric. It would compel every territory to elevate prop erty in slaves above every other description of property,-—and to establish a slave code in. its early municipal regulations ; or else it would convert the Congress into a theatre, ot crimina . ■ tlbn and confusion, and’fill the 'whole country with strife. And all , this, without securing a siugle advantage to the North, or protecting a ■ single right; of the South. myselfl as rttlljrcommitted to-the doctrine of’ popular sovereignty in its broadest sense, I can never subscribe to the theory of Congressional intervention, as understood and , fiupp.6rted'hy ; the opponents of .this doctrine.— Bjr popular sovereignty, I mean,no,violation of theTights* of the States—no-assault upon the institutions of the South 3 —no appeal' to Section al prejudices. On the contrary, ! regard the doctrine as the embodiment of the popular, will : in States and Territories, as the conservator of the rights and the equality of States and pie—and as the only means by which a vexed! and dangerous agitation will be .satisfactorily and perpetually “ settled.” \ ( A theory equally heretical has been advanced ih-ahother portion of the Union. It has been held that this government, divided into free and slave States, as it was framed by our revoluti onary fatherSi cannot endure—that all must be come fre6, % or all become slave. When such'a doctrine shall be enforced, the constitution will '♦ ttrivo been.' subverted—|tath sovereignty pros trated—state rights disregarded, and the liber ty bt the people destroyed.' It should meet an 1 ... indignant rebuke from every lover of his coun try, and the blood bought right of the people imd’tbe states to self-government. Under the vanous amenainents:£o tho oonoti-; tutiori of Pennsylvania-, the influence of-the-Ex eoutive has been greatly reduced by the traus fer of patronage from the Governor to the peo ple; This is in accordance-with the principles; of'self-government, but it must be acknowledg cd that in relieving the- Executive from many serious responsibilities, it- has diminished his. ability to-maintain the-rights'of the State against Federal and other encroachments, and has thrown a greater share of responsibility upon the people. The extensive patronage of the federal government, and the large salaries paid to its officers, in comparison with those of the state, present constant inducements to our ■ oitizens:to-oyerlo'ok the state in the pursuit of more Uicrati under the United ■Stales. Tt is, therefore, the more necessary that the people should 1 guard the sovereignty Of , the state with increasing watchfulness. The constitution of the United Slates contains the great fundamental principle which should gov ern its construction on every question respec-J ting the extent of the federal power. “The I power not delegated to the United States by the constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved- to the states respectively, or to the people.” It is on this broad platform that every claim-of federal power not granted ' . by the constitution, should be sternly resisted. The tendency to centralization is so great, and I the overshadowing influences of power and < patronage so seducive, that liberty cannot long { be preserved without the exercise of sleepless . vigilance in- enforcing a- strict construction of ■ the federal compact. The doctrine of slate * rights is-the doctrine of true liberty. Popular 1 sovereignty is the lifo-bloodot our free institu tions, and the palladium of our safety. Every patriotic-inducement to . sustain, those great I principles-should bo fearlessly held out to our . citizens; and every unauthorized assumption of power should be resisted with unceasing ener gy, and fby all constitutional means. ililving now discharged the duty imposed on the Executive,. by the constitution, I cannot conclude without congratulating you upon the peculiarly favorable auspices under which you enter upon the duties of the Session of 1859; — Few important subjects of legislation press upon your attention. Prudence, firmness, fi delity—a watchful regard for the interests of the Commonwealth—a jealous guardanship bi tter, finances—oh the part of the government are all that are required, under Providence, to ensure the continuance and increase of our on ward prosperity. Pennsylvania may then, at no remote period, rejoice in the extinguishment . of her public debt—the repeal of her onerous and burdensome taxes—afamo and acreaU - tarnished—a free arid popular educationally - tern—and an industrious- and) loyal people, prosperous pAGKER , Executive Chamber* V Harrisburg,. Jan» ) Demand’ for- tub Gospel. Tlio pews in Henry Ward Beecher's church, Brooklyn, were rented at auction for the year; on -Tuesday week, .and brought $24,642 50, about- $B,OOO more than they were sold-for last year. Very many who wore anxious to obtain powswero unable to procure them. The competition among the bid ders was very spirited. Mr. Beecher was pre sent during- the sale, and appeared to he do lighted at the great- interest, manifested by his i congregation to obtain good seats. - GniTTY.— The wife of a well known citizenof Cincinnati, in relating a painful history of her domestic troubles to the police Judge, states that not a single word of conversation haspass edihetweon her and her husband for twenty years. They have lived in the same house to getberj and a part of the time dined at the same table.. AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. BMTTON, Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA., JAN. 13, 1859, Onr thanks are duo to Gov. Packer, and Messrs. Fetter, Stuart, M’Curdy, and Scholl* of the State Legislature, for the receipt of Public Documents. , M sens a.—The Cumberland County Agricul tural Society will meet at tho Court House, in Carlisle, on Tuesday the first day of February, to decide on the applications tor scholarship in tho Farmers’ High, School. Gas Meteus.— Tho severity of tho cold on Monday, froze a largo number of gas motors in onr borough, and many of our citizens, in conse quence, experienced considerable trouble to ob tain gas for 'illuminating purposes. Tho best means to prevent such inconvenient occurrences is to mingle alcohol, ether, or common whiskey with the water in tho meter. January dumber of the American .Agriculturist—tho commencement of the new, volume —has been, received, and contains,some very interesting matter. “ MosEadßatcKEn,- Esq,, of Carlisle, killed a couple of weeks ago, two Hogs, one of which weighed 587 pounds, and the other 411 pounds, making in .all 948 pounds. Pretty good pork ers ! ■ ■ The Weather. —The weather for some days past has been decidedly zeroish. On Monday and Tuesday mornings the thermometer stood at two degrees below zero. Congressional Globe.—We are indebted to Hon. John A. Ahl, for bound copies of this valuable work. Also for a copy of the work, “Commercial Relations.” . Appointments bt the .Commissioners.— The County Commissioners of this county have appointed James Armstrong Clerk ; Wm.’ H. Miller, Esq., Attorney; Dr. W. W. Dale phy sioian to'jail; Rudisel Natoher Superintendent of Public Buildings ; and Thompson Reightcr Mercantile Appraiser. , The Eire Plugs.—During the hard freezing, weather it is well to examine the lire plugs of the town frequently, to see that they are not frozen tight/ In case of fire we would bo in a sad predicament if deprived of water from the plugs. See to it. Shameful . Spectacle.—A • few mornings since we■ noticed-- a-littlo .boy, about-12.0r X 3. years of age, reeling along one of our most pub lic streets, in a beastly state of intoxication. It was witfy grcat'difficulty that he, could walk, and the oaths that escaped his lips were wicked m the extreme. The man who furnished the Juvenile liquor deserves a coat of tar and feath ers. ’ Philadelphia Augus,— This able and spiri ted Democratic journal has been changed from an evening to a morning paper, and reduced in price to one cent a copy. The Argus is con ducted with marked ability, and is. one of pur most welcome exchanges. We take pleasure in ■recommending it to our Democratic friends who tnay wish-a true and reliable Democratic city paper. ' , Cameron- Triumph.— The election of Mr. LAjvrencb as-Spoaker of the House of Repre septaliveSjat Harrisburg, is claimed as a tri-, auiph for Gen. Camerom A' vigorous. effort was.made in the .Opposition,'caucus- for-; Mc- Clure, for the nomination for Speaker,- but “Simon wiggle-waggled,” and Lawrence tri umphed. Cameron seems to bo tft’e “ big dog, in the (Oppositin) tan-yard.” They will find him more troublesome in their party than out I of it. Not a. Candidate.— Mr. Fur, the present Auditor- General, has authorized the Harris burg- £7m'o«-to announce that he will not be a candidate for re-nomination before the next Democratic State Convention. Mr. F. has made a faithful officer, and we are sorry there-, fore that the State is to bo deprived of his valu able services. Fbom Washington.— From Washington we have little of importance. The Naval Commit tee of the Senate has reported a bill providing I for the construction of ten screw aloops-pf-war I of fight draught, with heaviest armament, and. capable of greater speed. The need of-this much accession to oiir naval force must bo con ceded on all hands.. Last Friday the House Committee on Terri tories decided to report two bills, one for the organization of the Territory of Arizona; and the other for the organization of Dalcotah. It is understood they are at present opposed to this erection of the proposed government of Co lona. ■' 0= A bill has been read in. both of the State Legislature to abolish the Cana cm ~ Also, a bill to abolish the Board of Revenue Commissioners. , tt -c Ministkbs.— 'Tho stoam-- rirPARTURE Of U. , shj Fulton, Captain Wotton, which Sailed on Moriday last, for Havre via Southampton, took. European mail and 83 passengers, among th * „ non. W. Preston, Minister to whomwo note lion., Spain, with lady and family, Hon. J. Glancy Jones, Minister to Austria, with family, Mr. Wolley, Secretary of Legation- to Spain, Maj. Pervillard, Attache of> Legation to- Spain, and Charles 11. Jones, Attache to Austria. Senator Douglas Re-Elected.— The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas was re-eleotcd United States Senator by the Legislature of Illinois, in joint convention, on Wednesday of last week, having previouly received the unanimous nom ination of a caucus of the Democratic members. The vote of the Legislature stood 54 for Douglas to 46 for Lincoln. 077= Col. Snowdon, Director of the Mint, in his-annual report, states the total gold coinage of the United States, including bars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1858, to have amounted'to 852,889,800 29. The silver coin age for the same period amounted to $8;233,- 287 77. The number ofeents coined! wa a $23,- 400,000.- , ' [CT’vfhe Democratic State Convention- met at Frankfort, Ky., on Saturday, and-nominn. ted Hon. Beriah Magoffin, as candidate foi Governor, and-Dynn Boyd fot Lieutenant Gov- ernor; Special Congressional Election.—A special election on Tuesday, in the Sixth Con- gressional District of Illinois", made vacant by the death of Hbn, Thomas L. Hhrris, resulted' in the choice of Mr. Hodges, the Democratic candidate.- GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE. Gov. Packer's first annual Message will be found in' bur columns this morning. It is a plain,' business-like' State paper,; and will well repay,a perusal. On the subjects of tho flnan- - oes, tho Common School System, granting of Bank charters, the keeping and disbursing of the public moneys, the military system* &0., ! - tho Governor’s views receive our hearty appro bation, and will, wo doubt nOt, moot the expec tations of at large. ; Upon the subject of tho. Tariff, the Governor, Wo are glad to see, agrees with President Bu. cuanan, and in a frank and cordial manner, on, dorses his views. Tho members of Congress, (tom Pennsylvania who are’ anxloiis (or a revi-;' sion of the Tariff laws, so as to afford reasona bio protection to tho groat industrial interests of our State, and at the same time replenish tho Treasury, will rejoice,at the concur rence.of the Chief Executive of .tho Nation with" tho Chief Executive of Pennsylvania, in the expression of their convictions as to tho necessity of a change | in our revenue system. •' 1 So far wo agree with Gov. Packed, and en dorse his views,and regrethe did not stophero. His reference to the Kansas difficulties, and the question of l slavo’ry might with propriety and profit been •omitted. His duty, as <j}bvernor, is to' cc ’give information of tiio state of tho Com monwbaUh.” When: hO 'goes'faoyonddhisj and aitempts to discuss national politics, ho tran scends his official duty. On the subject ot the tariff all Pennsylvanians fool an interest, and all agree that dur revenue laws require amendment*. N d dno will find fault with tho Governor, there fore, for his reference to this subject, but that everlasting “ nigger question” the. people, are sick of and are-divided in sentiment, and it was a grave error in Governor Packer to revive a discussion that had boon dropped by common consent. It is extraneous and uncalled for matter, calculated to engender bad feelings) without the least hope of accomplishing any good. The Message, as a whole, is an able one, and, as it is of reasonable length, wo hope .all will road it carefully: . Contemptible Twattle.— ln the i 17. S. Sen ate a few days ago, during the discussion oh the Pacific Railroad Bill, Mr. Iveeson of Georgia, belched forth the following twattle: He said that “more than three-fourths of the money and land expended by Government had been devoted'to the. North and Weatj they bo ing free States. If either section should have advantages, it ought to bo the weaker one. He complained of Northern aggressions, and be lieved the time would come when the Slave States would be compelled, in vindication of tlioir righ ts, interest and honor, to separate from, the free States and erect a separate confederacy, ■and-was not sure (hat the. lime waa.not near, at hand.” We think it about time that Southern men either cease their threats against the Union or put those threats into ’executionI—which 1 —which they please. Let Mr. IvEitsoN try the experiment of erecting “a separate confederacy,” and ho will soon discover that his own State will repudiate Him and all other disunionists.- It is positively disgusting to read the ebullitions of the few small-minded men who are constantly threaten-, ing the Union, A “separate, confederacy,” in deed 1 • Did the astute Senator ever consider that the'people of the “North’and West” have always paid lor. the carrying of the mails in Georgia and all other Southern States?- Is he, aware that Pennsylvania contributes more to the. support of Government than half a dozen such States as he .murepreserits?. Why, wo of the. “North and West” pay the Senator his wages, £. wt pay him for, his treasonable seiitl monta. w'ifhonl the “Niortb and Wcst”JGjSp.r gia would become a pauper,, unable to; support herself. And yet a Senator from-Georgia talks flippantly about 'a “separate confederacy 1” Got. out! ' . Economy in the PubuoPiunting.—Wc I observe by the report of Gen. George W. Bow- I ninii; Silferimeiident of the Public Printing at WnshingtOfi; that he has effected a : saving ; to. ' the’Government sirtce the commencement pf-?iisi term of office, of spnicthihg like half a ■ million of dollars. This is highly creditable,,and-shows the policy of appointing an honest, and- ettpa .c man to office/ 7 The Oeti'eral is a prpdtical prin ter. and- by care and close attention: has stop ped one of the.prindpaT leaks in-the Tre^uny, The printing of Congress is necessarily a heavy and expensive job, and:unless carefully; watch ed, hundreds of thousands of dollars annually can be uselessly squandered. The present su perintendent is, just the man to bnHg about a thorough reform in the Department of which he has charge. We congratulate him on the im portant resulthe has achieved^ From Mexico. —The steamship Quaker City arrived at New Orleans with highly important news from Mexico,, and a week’s later, .advice from California. The dales from the capital of Mexico are to the 261 h ultimo. Gen. Zuloagn had been deposed by the forcqs, under General Robles, apd had taken refuge house of the British Minister. General Robles had an nounced himself as the head of . the so-called conservative party, and despatched Commis sioners to Vera Cruz to treat with President Jaurczfoi' a union, with the liberals. ; The Qua ker City Brings the California mails to the 20th ulti, The shipment of specie by the Panama steamer on the 20thahiountcd to. $2,209,000, of which $1,366,000' was for New York, $l-00,- 000 for New Orleans; and $743,000 for Eng land. Business at San Franeiscowas dull, and the markets unchanged.- From Ediiol'E.— The C'unard'steamship Africa arrived at Now York on the l-Oth inst-., bringing throe days later news from Europe. -The tariff negotiations with China had been completed.— The ship Isaac Wright, from Liverpool, bound to New York, with three hundred passengers, was destroyed by Ore in the river Mersey j; for tunately all—passengers and crow—were saved. Tlje American bark. Kate Wheeler, bound to Boston, was abandoned at sea, in a sinking con dition. The captain and live men were picked up at sea, and taken to Gibraltar. The Indian Empire steamer, of the Galway line, is con demned as unfit for use. The London Times still continues to criticise the President’s mes sage. Consols were quoted at 96} a 97, and cotton had experienced a further decline. DC7* Tiie Geneva Gazette describing a-broken down, worn out horse, says :-—“He looks as if he had been fed at tiie public crib, after the Know-Nothings and Black Republicans had Been there.” - * 077" Dr. Hatch; having made $7OOO by preaching up spiritualism; has taken the field and intends to clear twiee that siim in preach ing it down-. O* Authentic accounts, confirmatory of pre vious advices, respecting the richness and ex,- tent of the Kansas and' Nebraska gold mines, continue tp pour in. SOUND VIEWS. TJio Albany Jlrgus, a mosl orthodox and re liahio Democratic journal, and an able defender of administration. thus refers to the recent reveries sustained by the Democra tic party, and (ho duty incumbent upon us in the foturos, \ ’ . Thd Slate 'elections uf 1858, ato how past. Whatever of or controversy among De mocrats may hav.o characterized them and weak ened oi* .broken our power for the time being in iatoy State, h;is gone hyjfand it is better and wi ser, to look {6 thtKfuturo, than to dwell on past heirtlfttrmngs dr iifforeneds* '• The success of tho Democratic paity in ItiCO, from this time forward, should bo tho gdrernirig motive of po lilical action on tho part of Democrats. All -minor cbnbidoraUonsy all lbcal cionti'oversjes, all impulses to purtlsh ’ real or fancied Injuries, should be merged!; in tho paramountpconsldera tion of carrying the uefct Presidential election. Not merely the prosperity of tho Democratic I party and the Interests of its metphers, but tho higher duty of patriotism and of fidelity to the 'interests and honor of. tho country requires this action., For oursolv.es,-We shall endeavor to act on tho rule which ftc recommend to .others, and fecognizihg ho sectional or personal poiltu qal.interests, labor.to promote the general sue cess of tho Democratic cause, and especially to build up tfnd strengthen the Democracy ol this State, so that in tlio groat contest two years h’ehce, tho thirty-five votes of New York, may, beyond'pdradvopturo; bo cast into tho Demo cratic • side ot * tlfd scale and cause it to prepon derate; in Javdt.df 1 the noniineO'of tnp Charles - much coveted, dosigahtidh inay tall. »Yo think the Democrats of this Stfete should feel a pnde in 1 relation t<? tho position of New York in the next 1 Presidential .contest, 1 which should a “ „ their efforts and thdFstrength, load them Jntq harmonious and energetic co-operation, and prepare them to as ' sort in thdt great struggle the power of this ; State in bebalf, of. thb broad national principles upon which Diofr party is founded. Most heartily do-wc-concnr in the views ex pressed ah'eVo.desire to bo successful in JB(io,wo must untie, and bickerings mils cease.;; This can bb done without a surrender of a jot dr tittle pi tho principles of our party. ■\y[c would not counsel nor recognize a am pol ing with ffid national creed of the paity for ic purpose of reconciling those who are disposed to bb factious ! but wo would urge moderation upon all, and reliisb tornakfl issues where none are necessary. Tlie result of the recent elec tions inthc Woilhortr Sfates should admonish to be more ca oful in ib« futuro-51.0.. d teacli us a lesson that wo will rcmcmhorwifli tor many yeaE to come. Lot the advice lithe Albany Mrgts, , be heoded ’ and a glorious, victory fortho bemociacy wi oso cured. residential Ticket. ’ Union Pi The New York I the opposilion t<i } Presidential, Jolccti o tribune favors a union of all the Democrats at the nest m on certain conditions.— First - ■ <■ Wo pfoposo .that tlie republicans, as the larger section of lie opposition bd permitted to nnma one of their number (or. President, to bo , sustained by the jbntiro opposition i 'Vhilo the Americans propose tjie Vice Presi- I dent. The ticket thris fdf mod shall be support ed by the entile opposition, each party and each State makirig its own platform',, arid none being committed to liny blit' his own doctrines or pro-, positions, and tto united to be desig nated Kopublichn,‘American,- Union,-People^ Party, or whatever else its voters in any locali ty may choose.*’ : If this be’nbt atTOeptable, it proposes : ( <<Lot tlie otferHvibg of the .opposition name the Hie'Vice Presidentjo the Republicans,; ‘with dhis single- cotadition, agreed public,' tlj&JaWY&dmiriistration thus formed sGaU doalUn^POwarlo'-condne^avei-ywitb in the Jiraits 9dife>^ atit 'e:slavq States. . - Here’s a patriotic « Little, Piirtv ’’ " ht> terms prnpWod a portion ot tire, ■’ :: ii l Wlmt «'w diid what, priipdplba !. ; Xleaven savo us from ever falling i' n ‘° company such as this; -Everything jfii’e’p up to secure votes ! cipies sob'sbrvinnt fo success. One tldug ih th'e jtbo enk, another in thosoutli, auotiier in the,west. ... rWilb honesty intelligent men thank Greeley ■foFdhisprbpbsition? We do riot see how’ they. the side df : such platforms the Char- Idstbm Democratic platform will he grand in- The latter will’ bo broad chough to allow. ’ -.all'Beotibnsitb stand with;liorior upon. ' It can bd proclaimed in Mainethe sariie as Florida, and it wiU i)d Huiy nUtidrifill ' ; But-bow eau tbo'. be' brought, to gether i This .(Ideation' puzzles many minds.— 'Greeley is exorcised, Crittenden dubious, and the “Little Party” generally anxious. some of'the democracy are just now'pursuing , a odiirstS not’,calculated-to strengthdn our chiul i oes fqr 1860, yet wo think the Opposition are so . deep in the mud that they wili be unable to ex tricate themselves in time to.win the race. , The Effect of Fashionable Parties. —ln alluding to fashionable: parties, an exchange portrays tfinlr cflbcts in no very encouraging, but certainly in a moat friithful light; That late hours, ■ heated rooms filled ■ with fashionable guests, nightly supperp, protracted, balls—fol- 1 lowed over add anon with : exposure to an in clement atmosphere) however briefly, are making ' sad inroads upon the health'and beauty of Amo- 1 rican ladies in our large cities, there can’bo no i doubt. Night is turned into tlay. Evening ; parties, 1 among the.wealthy, seldom commence until ten o’clock,- andtaro' often prolonged until .two or three on the ‘following .'morning. The natural' poweve of both mind and ,hody, unduly stimulated perhaps, become exhausted, and while tlie, belles are.pole,- languid,-and ennuyees on the following day, the beaux are quite unfit ted for activity in their business or professional avocations. Sleep has been wooed in vain, and ’.the sparkling and animating excitement of the night' is followed by the reaction,, listlessnoss, and idleness of the day.; -Health,' wealth, and the energetic ;dutlos of life are sacrificed, and all for indulgences in reoreatipn at hours that are ill chosen ,for the- purpose. ■ But to confine our remarks to tire fair sox; ;■ Wo notice in our ;late European exchanges, the.report of a trial, in which it appears that an entirely hew,female profession is practiced in the fashiona.ble-circlea •of England—that of a:» fade painter,’’or <‘la . dies’ decorator!” The mistress of this art at -1 tends ladies \fho go. to balls,-..&c., .beautifies their, complexion, and.arrangcfl their' teeth, bo -1 sides dressing their hair, and attending -to the ’ making up of'their persons generally. Some * who pursue this business can prodheo tlie re quired qualityiof paleness or,color to suit vari. j ous times and circumstances, and can make the [• subject languidly' interesting or'brilliantlyhand some, from the contenfs'of a small-box.' How | long will it be, beforo-suoh ajsthetical prb/cs icucscs will introduce their artificial fascinations into the United States? Nqt Ipng, wo opine, r ,jf such terribly late and- injurious party hours 1- continue tp,prevail. -.• <' : V3~ What a' lienrtloes set western people are! A patty in that benighted country was- discus sing- a recent' very -sudden interment. Says one, “Tf aa’nt that rather hurrying up the cakes?’ ‘■No,” says another, “it looks more like running hqy-into-tho ground!” ■ . The Imposters ol the lost Campaign. Wo need not remind the reader* of this jour-, hal, the Bedford Gazette, that during the last-campaign we did our. hcstlOJTnxntho jwo ple against Uio fronds and hypocrisy of the leaders of the Opposition. We'prophesied that all their ranting about “protection,” .all their outcry for a revision of the tariff,.\vould prove but hollow pretences, arid that they would not fulfil their promises to the 1 tho Tariff, should they be elected. That wo were fight in'our predictions, is fully shown by the action of the Opposition in Congress, in en deavoring to stave oil the revision of the Reve nue laws, and thus to keep in force.the present low Tariff, of which they, last fall, complained so bitterly. The telegraph informs us that the “Republican” Senators and Representatives in Congress, 11 have come.to the unanimous conclu sion that parties and politics are so shaped in tho present Congress, that nothing will be ef fected during this session, concerning a modifi cation of tho Tariff.’.’ This, being interpreted, means that those “Republican” Senators and Representatives, “arejietermined that nothing shall be effected during this session of Congress concerning the : modification of the Tariff. . They reckon that os they were able i last win ter, to defeat the President’s Kansas Bill, they " will “(byacombination-similar to that by-which ; they succeeded in doing the former) be alike sucoessful in preventing the establishment of a : proper Tariff. Their Object in opposing the re vision of the Tariff, is to keep the question open i for future discussion. They found it useful to i them at the last election, and they suppose that having blindfolded certain people, once, they, can do it again. They want the revenue to fall short; so that the Government will lack the means of paying its debts, and then they intend to raise such a howl about “extravagantexpen ditures”of tho Administration, as will ring in the ears of the Democracy for all time to'come. Arid if, perchance, the “hard times” should Continue, they think to bellow as lustily asever for a high Tariff, and to make the people be lieve that'it was not their fault that the Congress of suffered the Tariff of 1857 to remain unchanged. Such impostors as . these deserve to be “whipped naked through the world,” and if the people do not soon protect themselves against their imposition, they may look to be swindled, not only out of their votes, but out of their rights as free and independent citizens. A Christian Traffic. The value of the opium yearly carried to China in British vessels from the British East Indies, is said to be over fifty millions of dol lars. Two in Aliens of .'Chinese’, It ‘ is Tfurther said,’die annually from'lhe, eHects of this per nicious drug. Because the Chinese rulers en deavored to prevent this demoralizing traffic, war was made by England. The late, teajy of the, American Minister provides that the United States shall not interfere for the protection of American merchants who may engage in this .contraband and destructive trade. In so, pro viding, an example was set to England which is a perpetual rebuke to her sordid and unchris tian love of gain in this particular! Whether the clause referred to. has anything to do with the. attack of the London . Times upon Mr. Reed,..we know not —bat it dries not look im ■probable. "" •' Lecturing a Jury.'—ln a .recent action. !ol replevin for a cow, where the defendant coriclu sively proved that she, was h>s property, a Chi cago'JuryTOUntt fln- thc-plaintiff. “The counsel for defendant,” says the Times," moved to set aside the verdict ; where upon the court delivered to the jury a spirited lecture upon finding a verdict so clearly against the evidence; stating that there was no way in wliich such a verdict could be found, except by regarding the testimony of Some five or six wit nesses.as utterly false, while there was not a pariicle of proof offered to impeach their tesli-. mohythat the testimony throughout was en tirely consistent, showing a, previous purchase and property jn tho.defendant to that claimed by the plaintiff; that the court, was unable to account; for such stolidity on the part ol the jury, unless they were rendered obtuse by the flattery of their superior honesty, candor, and intelligence, which they frequently received, from-the counseland the court thought the counsel more often to blame in this respect than jurors. The court, closed, the remarks by or dering'the verdict-to be set aside.” , Decidedly Cool.— ln the United States Circuit Court, in .New York,- lately, a man named James MoAdam was tried oh a charge of larceny on the high send in stealing some sovereigns in a woman’s' coroscf, whioh-ho ob tained by cutting the corset, but he was ac quitted through the exertions of his counsel.— As soon as the verdict had been rendered- the accused coolly stepped Up to the jury and ad dressing one of their number, said, “ you have acquitted me, but lam the man that took the money," and then walked out of court. Shocking Death.— The Reading Journal says a man named William Kissinger, a brick maker, of that city, aged' abbut 35 years, met with a shocking death on Wednesday night week. It seems that while under the influence of liquor he; laid down on the top of Messrs. Frees & Kissinger’s lime-kiln,- ip , Canal street, below Penn, which having been recently filled up, he was readily enabled to do, without,- in his drunken state, perceiving his danger. Next morning his body was found almost burned to a crisp, presenting a horrible sight, rendered still more shocking by a whisky bottle protruding from his'pocket, and another at hjs side nearly emptied of Us contents- The probability is that the unfortunate man was suffocated by the gas soon after lying down, and died long before the fire.reached hiui. His. death is of course attributable to ram, the great destroyer of the human race,' ; Beauty Dispbkseb.— -A recent trial at Lon ilon brought to light the fact that one of the parlies, Miss Leverson. is a lady ’s decorator. For the foe of five guineas she attends a lady going to a party, improves her ’complexion, hair end teeth, and-supplies all deficiencies. This trade, accprding, to the woman’s state ment. brings her in'no less- than £BOO a year. Leverson boasts- of having all the crowned heads among her customers, not excepting her Majes ty, Victoria, whoso, patronage, she pretends, to enjoy. She says, she has preparations for mak ing,complexions white or red at pleasure, and carries about heauty for sale in a small box. Wouldn-’t the business be a profitable duo, even in Carlisle?- O” General ffm. O,- Butler, of Ky„ de clined the Democratic nomination for Governor of that State, ... Horrible Tragedy. The Atlanta {Ga.) Intelligencer, of the Ist inat, says: Our usually peaceful city was wrought up to a state of intense excitement on yesterday by by William A. Choice, tfhe facts arc briefly as followsOn Thursday evening Choice was ar rested by Webb, Who was a bailifl of the city, on a bail process for ten dollars. Choice gave security, and there it was supposed the matter ended. But it seems that Choice bore malice; in his heart,.and met 'Webb near the Trout House, on yesterday, and shot at him twice, the last shot, taking effect, and Webb died, in a few minutes. ' ' _ The deceased was a respectable and peacea ble citizen, and has left a dependant family, consisting of a wife and several ohildrai.— Choice yvas a citizen of Borne, having formerly resided in this city, and was on the eve of re moving to New York.. The raoSt intense ex citement prevails in our city. A meeting of the citizens was held yesterday evening at the City Hall, which was largely attended arid address ed by Col. Calhoun, Judge Ezzar'd. Mr. George Daniel, Mayor Glenn, and Judge Baker, in fa vor of law and order. 'But the crywas, “hang him! hang him !!” The meeting adjourned to 10, o’clock this morning. The crowd general ly were in favor of summary punishment, but weliope~ivnight’s-sleopTand— will incline them to milder counsels. It is due to our fellow citizen,' Mr. Filch, to saiy that be was most active arid efficient in arresting the perpetrator of the foul deed. Mr. Choice is now in custody and awaits the decision of the proper judicial tribunals of the couritry. Remarkable Story of Crime. The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser publishes a series of letters which detail a remarkable story of crime.. The Commercial .says: “Four teen years ago Harlow Case was . a respectable and esteemed citizen of Buffalo. He held the place of Assistant Postmaster under Mr. Dors heimer, and was for many years entrusted with the more important duties of the office. A member of one of the Baptist churches, upright in every walk of life, married, and the father of a family, beseemed to be as firm in the straight forward paths of virtue as any other. Remov ing to Sandusky, Ohio, he received the ap pointments collector of .that p6rt under Mr. Fillmore. The appointment was one universal ly approved, and the numerous friends of Case, in this city, were rejoiced at his success in life. While holding that office he was intimate in the family of a Mr. F., one of his assistants. Mrs. F. was young,, beautiful, impassioned, and a fatal attachment grew up .between- the. two, which remained unsuspected until the truth was made known by the sudden- elopement of Case with Mrs. F., and the simultaneous disco very that he had absconded with Government funds to the amount of 834,000. ' From that forward nearly all trace of the guilty pair, was lost. The family of Casc/bereavcd and betray ed, remained hopeless in their grief. Mr. F. en gaged in a long but fruitless chase of the fugi tives. And now, from offthesea.cometidings —a broken, half told story of lonely, wander-, ings in foreign'lands j a full recital'-of a never ceasing remorse.'with pill,fuf and solitary deaths in l.ar away islands and, on the stormy waters of the Indian ocean. Both victims Of unhal lowed passion are asleep—the: niothcr. in the groves of Ceylon, thp little child in the corat forests of the sea. - The betrayer still wanders the earth.” ‘ - ... • A White Heiress-Elopes with n Negro, The Detroit Free Press of Thursday tells of. a singular elopement iii that vicinity On Satur-t day: • ' . A youpg girl named Sarah Judgon, whose .father lives, on a flue properly a mile or two from Pontiac, eloped on Saturday and came'to Detroit- The partner of her flight was,a black manr who has been in the employment of her father for some time in the capacity of farm hand. The first intimation that the father had of the intention of the parties was conveyed by the fact of their. flight. , They immediately crossed over to Windsor, upon reaching this city, fully sensible that they could • not accom plish their unnatural designs on this side) as no official or clergyman could have been found .who would, have so far transgressed the bounds of decency as to unite the couple, the appear ance of the girl being such as would'forbid the union in the mind Of any sensible man, to say nothing of the law, in the case". Some indivi dual was found in Canada who performed the ceremony, however, and the two were: made one. They are now in Windsor, enjoying the sweets of the honeymoon. S. The brother of the girl came ori the next day, arriving here on Sunday, and, ascertaining there whereabouts, went to her and iriiplorod her to return; She was contented; however — loved her ebony half—was happy in his arms, and couldn’t think of going back. The emo tions of a brother at such a"Sight edin better be imagined than described. . Some men' would have blotted out their disgrace with,a single blow, but he had been taught that it was nd sin against God or man-that his young sister should repose in the embrace of a - negro, and at ■ the same time calmly look him in the face and say that she was contented. • He went home as he had come, alone. . The girl is about eighteen years old.' The family are said : to have occupied' a position in sofiiety which was first class, anil the blow'is, consequently, a terrible one; The father is rich, and the girl an heiress,'which makes it very nice for the African Of her choice. The matter has caused an intense excitement in the neighborhood where the parties are well known,' the girl having been born and brought up Where her parents reside. It is difficult to im agime any train of circumstances by which a young and intelligent girl could be brought to form a connexion so repugnant to all the senses; yet the fact exists. . A more complete retribu tion for the crime of fanaticism Wo never heard of. The least we can wish is, that the father, undoubtedly well cured of his beliefs by this time, may bo able to save his young daughter from the terrible future which now opens to her. .... Horrid BuTonEnv of Mexican Soldieiis. —A correspondent at Aspipwalf writes, under date of December 20. as follows ; “In the engagement between ibe Reactionist's forces and those of Yidaurri. four hundred of I lie latter’s men were captured by the former, who, after seeing them; disarmed and tailing from them their most valuable equipments, or dered his second in command fo take them from his sight, and do with them as he thought fit. This inhuman wretch, who .well knew what would ensue from such a course, placed, them in the hands of his soldiery, who were just then in a beastly stale of intoxication. They.fell upon the captives, who were entirely defense less, *and a horrible massacre’followed/ ; At the end of the-terrible scene. the lifeless bodies of four hundred human beings were found stretch ed.upon: the ground, mangled and weltering: in their blood—a patent sacrifio to the bloody cause of liberty. The Argentine Government has authorized the construction of a railroad between the capitalsof Santa Feand Santiago.” 'BIT” Win. B. Aston of New York, paid his year’s taxes tho other day—they amounted to the snug little sum of $85,000, or as much as most of us would bo satisfied with'as a princi pal. * / ... ■ . Speech of the Vice President, On the occasion of the opening of the Senate Cliniriher fit Washington, the Vice ident madd a ‘speech, giyjng a brief* history^ - the various places at which Congreas .ha/ ° f sembled, of the struggles, which preceded tT permanent location of the seat of Goverhinchr arid of 'the cifcrimstririccriurider which ft ’ finally established on the batiks"of tileP« M mao. The follriwirig extract from the con o i°' ding part of his address is mpstimpreesiveli-cri oquent: .. J - “ The Senate is assembled lor the 1,,»i ,• . in this chamber. -Henceforth it will baimw, led. to other uses; yet it-must remain i connected with' great events, and sacred in nf r memories of the departed orators and It , ' men who'here engaged in high debhtn. H shaped the policy of their country, Jr.™ the American and; the granger, ns tw ■ er ! der through the Capitol; will turn with riLr* 11 ' live reverence to view the spot on J, ■' many.and great, materials have ' acccuSt'v for history. They will recall the imSf,f„ :• great and the good, whoso renown is the com mon property of the Union; and chiefly J, I haps, they will linger,around the scats onceoo' J cupied by the mighty three, whose names and fame; associated, in life, death had not able d sever ; illustrious men, who in their generation sometimes divided, - sometimes led, and some times resisted publieopiriion—for they were of that higher class of f talesmen who seek thh ’ right and. follow their Convictions', - ; There sat CalhoUn, <A6 Senator,, inflexible austere, oppressed hurnot oiverwhelmed by hii deep sense of the Importnrice of his public funk’ lions ; seeking the truth, then fearlessly foiled mg it; a man whose unsparing intellect com pelled all bis emotions'to harmonize with the deduction of his vigorous logic; and whose noV ble countenance habitually wore the expresssihi/ of one who engaged in the performance of high public duties. ■ “ This was Webster’s seat. He, .top, was even such a Senator. Conscious' of his own vast powers, he reposed with confidence upon himself; and scorning the contrivances of steal, ler men, he stood, among his peers all the great er for the simple .dignity of his Senatqrial de meanor., Type of his northern home, he rises before.’tho imagination,,in the grand and gran, ite outline of his form and intellect, like a great New England rook, repelling a New England wave. As a writer, his productions will bo cherished by statesmen arid scholars while the English.tOnguc is.'spoken'. As a Senatorial or ator, his great efforts are historically associated with this chamber, whose very air scyns yet to vibrato beneath the stroke of his deep tones and his weighty words. . , “ On the qiftcr circle sat Henry Clay, with his impetuous and ardent, nature untamed hr age, and exhibiting in the Senate the same re- 1 hemem patriotism and passionate eloquence that of yore electrified The House of Represen tatives and the country. His extraordinary personal endowments, his courage, all his no ble qualities, invested him with an individuali ty and a charm'of character which, in my age, would have made him a favorite of history.— Ho loved his, courifryoboye all citrthly'oojeots; He loved liberty in all. countries. Illustrious man !—orator, patriot, philanthropist—his light at its meridian was seen and felt jn the remotest parts of the civilized world ; and,his declining, sun, ns it hastened dowri the west, threw back its level beams'in hues of mellowed splendor to illuminate and to-cheer the land ho loved and served so well, “ All the States may point, with gratified pride, to the services in theiScnate of their pa triotic sons. Crowding the memory, come the names of Adams, Hayne, Mason, Otis, Ma-. con, Pinckney> and-lhe rest—l 'cannot’number them—who, in the record of their acts arid ut-* terancea, appeal to their succcessors, to gtve.lho. Union a' destiny pot. rinwortliy Of' the past'.— What models were these, to .awaken, emulation or to plunge in despair Fortunate will be the, American,.statesmen, who, in this age. or in’ succeeding tjtnes. shall.contribute, to invest the. new hall to which, we go with historic, meine ries like those which cluster here , And now; Senators, we leave lh;smcmorh-" ble'cllariiber, bearing with ns, unimpaired, the Constitution tve received from our forefathers. Let us cherish' it with grateful acknowledge ments to the. Divine Power who controls' the destinies of empires and whose goodness we adore. -;The structures reared by men yield to the corroding tooth of time; These marble walls must moulder into ruin ; but the princi ples of constitutional liberty, guarded by wis- virtrie.eurilike material elements, (If) not decay, T.e't us devoritly. trust that another Senalte; in.another rige. shall btar'to a rietv and •larger chamber this Constitution, vigorous and inviolate, arid that the last generation. of, pos terity shall witness of (he ■Representatives of, American States, still uni ted, prosperous, and free.” Turning Over a New leaf* : .'The commencement of a new year is the sea son for virtuous resolutions, when prolligatoes and -spendthrifts promise themselves to turn oycra new.leaf,. This.thing of turning,over a hew lcaf is a very good thing.in its way, and we most cordially and heartily recommend it to all who cannot look upon the record of the past twelve months without blushing. Thq old motto vkno.w thyself!” heathen though it be, is perpetually applicable to thd cdiislantly rd pealing characteristics of human nature. With out wandering into metaphysical shcdulatioit, we nuiy say that there are periods'in T the lives of tlie most reckless, tfhdn conpdierice a rigid seir-examlhatiSri'; and" no time is likely to produce such reflections than just rip oh lllelhreshold of a new yeah; Hbro wo arc entering upon the roOO'df another itfelvO.moplli. j Arc wo going',to spend this y ear-precisely as ire J did the past ?, tot us oast our eyes in gloomy e .retrospect upon the purges of lost year’s history, t and determine candidly Whether it is worthy.cf j imitation—whether we want all. the. years of future life to resemble it, so'.that when we | part, this record may. be hung above our tombs as a memorial. Is there nothing in the record that needs mending ? Who con say there is not, and who-would not rather turnover a ecu leaf in the history of life, arid’ write the eveplf of the fresh ycar'Upon.a dean page ?. ' Of the thousands of'prbrriises of reformatio o that have been made upon the advent of a neff year, by far the largest proportion have bos’ [broken. But what .of that, while some'have been adhered ,td! Hundreds upon hundreds pi men, once addicted to bad Habits, can data their reformation and return ' to, respectability fro ol ,tho firm resolutions raado.at the commencement of a new. year.-Tf men'were.deterred by exam ples of failure in any object of life, no great en terprise would ever he [undertaken. , Individual reforms are the prodoots of 10 " vidual determination.'; Every man is the arm of his own fate. It is for him todccidevvli path he will tread; whether he will pursue downward road, through nllthedebasinglw® of dissipation, dr whether he will .become u ful and respectable. ;He has'brit tq turn e vt , 1 new leaf. The expression is a siinple.one, Scribing an hot of ready and.capy peffoyma • '.But it is different wUh coniiminiiies, .States j nations. Kefprni lo.lhera is like writing a n volume, a tedious process of patience and year ■ (The abuses of Government are mamfoldiri tljey would require thucht trine to remove. , v litical doctors have administering tn nostrums to the great body, politic. id be growing rather* worse than; belter, u fl their’treatment.. .We cannot turn oyer,*jj. leaf in.Goyernment as wo can a leaf, or. n I expedience, but ,vye can at least look forwa the time when this country, will, new year, and the peculators,.and; sob and burrowers in dark corners, and * l.j gnawing at theTouhdations. aroail.d.lriP . the dawn of the now era.—-IHamahurg Of* Gen. Sam/Houston; at the empire to iiis Senatorial .term in «o,pr«eirt' o ? turns to Texas, povermore, be says, to ,part iu pubiic busincss. *'
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