AMERICAN.VOLUNTEER. JOHN B. BRATTON. Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA., FEB. 17, 1859, ' Mail Aoiit. —We are glad to learn that our late townsman, Mr. Jacob tT. Wondkbuoh, hire received from fho Postmaster General the ap pointment of Mail Agent on the Illinois Central Rail Road, from Bloomington to Sandoval.— Mr. W. Isa young man of intelligence, willmabo a good officer,- and we congratulate (him upon his good fortune. Juvenile Prof. J. II Rtieeh, tcaihor of vocalmnsic in the Public Schools of Carlisle, is entitled to great credit for the efforts he him made and is' making to instruct his nu merous’pupils in the useful and elegant accom plishment of vocal music. On Monday last, the Professor, with the younger portion of bis female scholars, gave two Concerts in Educa tion Hall—the first in the afternoon, and the second in the evening. The little Misses who took part in the exercises, {some 150-or 200,) were the scholars of the Primary Department of our Schools, whose ages are from 7 to 10 years The singing of these children afforded evidence of well-trained' voices, and a good understand ing'of the rudiments of music. Indeed, those who attended the Concerts, (and the Hall was filled;afternoon and evening,) were not only de lighted, bjit astonished at the proficiency of the pupils. We repeat, Mr. Riieem is deser ving of the highest' praise for the zeal he mani fests in his profession. We.havelong been an . advocate of vocal music in our Public Schools, and we are glad our School Directors arc now of the'sarae way of thinking. Sales.—John Boston, Dickinson township, safe of horses, cattle, colts, hogs, sheep and far ming implements, on Thursday. Fob. 10. . Isaac Pahsons, Mansion,. House, Carlisle, large sale of household and'kitchen furniture, dishes, &c., on the 28th inst. [C77The.sale of Mr. John Elliott, near Plainfield, will take place on the,2d of March, instead’of 1 the 3d, as published in tire list of sales in our .last issue. Pitsß Alin Tho cry of Ore on Monday evening, proved to be is false alarm.. Some of tho boys who run with tho “ machine;” wanted to get up a race, but did not succeed in their object. Tho arrest of a few of these juveniles, would soon put a stop to these false alarms. The' Bio Hog. —The mammoth hog. raised by Mr. Edward Graham of South Middleton township; and which weighed 812 pounds, was shot for* with tho rifle, on Saturday last. Mr. Robert Bell, book-keeper at the Mansion House, made the three best shots, and'therefore won the hog. - His Kogship was- sold' the next day to Mi-. Jacob Lei nr, who took him to the city, where, ,we suppose, “mince meat” has been made of ftmT'beforc this. Hot Beds. —Gardeners, and those intending to grow early, vegetables, should* soon be col lecting- , thfeir manure; and preparing- it . for forming a hot-bed.' Those who have never used hot-beds, will find a layer of leaves from thiaiwoods,- or spent-tan-bark, of say two feet deep at thb bottom-of their beds, increase the duration of heat some three weeks. v Fikemen’s Paiiade. —The Good Will Fire' Company of this Borough received their beau tiful new engine from Philadelphia, on Satur day last,, and in the afternoon paraded the headed by the Garrison brass band, and accompanied by the Cumberland and Union Fire Companies,, the whole presenting a very impo sing appearance. Each Company had its engine in the lino of procession, which had' been bur*, nished-up for-the occasion!. The-new engine-of-the Good Will, is equal to any we have seen for many years; and-we doubt not is as good as it is beautiful. This enter prising Company is crilitlcd to much credit fore the efforts-they have made to supply themselves vrilb'a complete apparatus, as well as a good' l engine-house. Carlisle can now boast of Three as good-Flre Companies as can be found in the- State. Below we subjoin the proceedings of a meeting held by the Good Will Company, on Saturday last: Atta. Meeting of the Good Will File CosnPA-trr'oP the borough' of Carlisle, held at their Hall, on Saturday, the 12ih last., the fol lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted 1 : That the thanks of the Good Will Fire Com pany be tendered to Messrs. E. M. Hansel, T. H. MoCalla, and 0. D. Hughes, Committee to sell the Diligent Engine of Philadelphia city; to-Wlfnv HJ Rogers, painter, and to the Compa ny in general, iorthfeirmany a«ts of-kindness extended to our Committee while iu the city, and for their aid and assistance in having it re: paired, shipped, &c. To G 4 A. Nichols, E.sqj. Superintendent of the Reading & Lebanon Valley Rail Road, for generously allowing our Engine and'agerit to be transported over that road free of charge. To O.’N. Lull, Esq., Superintendent of the Cumberland-Valley Rail Road, for the use of truck and'hlso’free pass for Engine and agents; To Messrs. James Steel & Co., Forwarding Merchants of Broad street, far the use of side ling and yard. To-the Garrison-B&nd-'-f under fiho charge of Sergeant Box) for giving their services volun tarily to the Company for the- parade on the reception of the Engine. And to the citizens of Carlisle; who nobly responded to our call by subscribing so liberal ly to -our iunds foe the purchase of an Engine. . Also to the Union and Cumberland- Fire Companies of Carlisle, Air-participating in the parade of.thafc occasion.- That these resohuions-be transcribed in the minutes of the Company, published in the pa- j pers of the borough, and a printed copy be transmitted to each of the persons and Compa nies above named. i H. F. Knight. , ) Jas. B. McCartney, I Committee. 3am’l. 11. Gould, j CZf A good blory is toldof Mi's. Douglas, when asked recent]}-’ regarding her • politics. Her reply was, “I aiii an old line whig, with pretty-strong Douglas proclivities.” Pfcou-WksniNGroN.—Our late information from Washington, leads us to indulge strongly in the-hope that afarifi-which will prove ac ceptable tn the interests of Pennsylvania, will be-agreed upon and passed before the adjourn ment of the present Congress. DC/”' There was m total eclipse of the moon on this (Thursday), morning-early, visible through out the United States.-. (CP A dispatch from Leavenworth, Kansas, statesthat a bill abolishing and prohibiting slavery in the Territory Has passed the Legis lature, K 7" It is said that the President contemplates seviatt to Wheatland,' on priyate business, soon eitcr the adjournment of Congress. THE TARIFF QUESTION IN CONGRESS’. The Democratic delegation in Congress from tills State, wo are pleased to observe, are using their best efforts to effect a modification of the existing tariff, with a view to raise more reve nue from customs, apd give new life to prostra ted industry. Ju the Senate, a few days since. Senator Bktleb made a most lucid and power ful speech in support of President Buohanau’s views on this subject, as expressed in his Mes sage, and urged, in the strongest forms, achango in the tariff. Wo repeat, we are glad to see the Democratic members of Congress from this. State a unit on this subject, for wo consider Jhat they are but obeying tbo voice of their constituents, and at the same titrto sustaining a principle for which the Democracy of Penn sylvania have always contended, viz—“a tarill for revenue, with a just discrimination in favor of protection.” Every tariff measure framed by a Democratic Congress, has contained this principle. During the existence of the much abused tariff act of 18-16, the country enjoyed a prosperity never before paralcllcd. The man ufacturing, commercial and producing interests nourished, and the nation was Out of debt, with a surplus in’the treasury. Everybody' and all interests appeared satisfied with the revenue and protection this tariff afforded.— But, unfortunately for the people, and particu larly for Pennsylvania, pur political opponents obtained a majority in the House of Rcprcsenta , lives, (four! years since,) and their first act was to abrogate this advantageous tariff act, and substitute in its stead the present low tariff— The very men who have for years represented l , themselves the exclusive friends of Pennsylva ’ nia, were the first to repeal the tariff that affor ded protection to our various interests! Had our unscrupulous opponents not meddled with , the tariff of 1840, the time of Congress would not now be occupied with tire troublesome sub ject, and our people, perhaps, would bo more prosperous and happy, and tire public treasury in a little better condition. But, our oppo nents in tire New England and Northern states, finding themselves in a majority in -Congress, were determined to make a bold mark or two, that their acts might be remembered by poster ity.. So they will be remembered ! They there fore elected that notorious frco-thider, Banks, of Massachusetts, Speakcl- of the House, and followed this by a repeal of. the protective tariff of 1810; And these are the men who now prate about tho producing interests of the country ! Gould hypocrisy go farther ? Look at their leaders even now, in Congress. What are they doing ? Why is it that we have not heard from Seward, Giddings. Chase, and the other leaders of the opposition, on the subject Of the tariff? For the simple reason that they do not desire to aid in the passage of a tariff act that will relieve the treasury and afford protection Ip our inter; csts. Their desire is to have no action on the subject, so that they may have it (or a hobby in 1800. But, the people are not to be again de ceived and ‘ humbugged by political trimmers and demagogues. The Democratic party is the party: of the- country, and-.the. parly for the country, and if the people desire their rights anddheir interest* protected, they must look to the Democratic party alone. Our country has been made what it is by the Democratic party, and will continue prosperous if the people are true to themselves, and put down, with a strong hand, the bypocrits who quango their name every few years. ; As everything connected with tho tariff ques tion, has an interest to our readers, we copy at length the proceedings of the caucus of the Democratic members of Congress from this State, held at Washington on the sth : A meeting of the Democratic delegation from Pennsylvania,, in Congress,-, held February 5, 1859. , Present—Hons. John A. Ahl, Henry Chap mam, William L. Dtwarl, Thomas B. Florence, Paul Leidy, James Landy, William Montgom ery, Owen Jones,-Henry M. Phillips, Wilson Reilly. lion. Henry Chapman was called to the Chair, and Wm. L. Dewart elected Secretary. Mr. Landy presented ihe following resolu tions : Resolved, That the, recommendations of the President, in his late annual message, relative to the advantages of specific over ad valonm duties on goods, wares and merchandise impor ted-into this country, as more uniform, less lia ble to frauds, and affording the most certain arid uniform amount of revenue, and (he mosl effectual encouragement to American industry, meets our hearty approval. Arid we will use all legitimate means of the present session of Congress to carry said views.into effect. After a free interchange of vievys by the members present, the following resolutions, pre sented by Mr. Montgomery, were unanimously adopted : Resolved', That the creation of a permanent national debt-is at war'with the principles of republican simplicity on which our government is founded, and dangerous to oar future pros perity ; and that we will earnestly oppose any gttdmpt to inangnrale such a policy. --■Resolved! That we esteem the recommenda tions of the President in his last annual mes sage on the subject of the revision of the tariff, as eminently wise and politic : that the best in terests of the country demand legislation in ac cordance therewith, and that we will use all le gitimate means to secure such legislation at the present session of Congress. Resolved, That wo do not recognize the acts or proceedings at the caucus now being held in the House of Representatives, as binding upon us in any matter whatever. . , Resolved, That a Committee of three be ap pointed, to confer frorir lime to . time with the Democratic members of the delegation, and lake such steps as may be necessary to obtain uni ted action, of which Committee the Chairman shall be one. VThich Committee was appointed, and con sists of the following :—Hons. William Dewan, Thus; B.- Florence, and Henry Chapman. The meeting was exceedingly harmonious and united in sentiment, and after a session of nearly an hour the meeting adjourned, with the hope that by their prudent and determined course, the interest of Pennsylvania and the en tire Union will be greatly promoted. State of Orkc.o:,. —The important event in Congress, on Saturday, was the passage of the bill admitting Oregon as a Slate into the Fede ral Union. The subject was the only one dis cussed by the House of Representatives on that 1 day, and after many amendments had been of fered and rejected, the bill finally passed, pre cisely as it came from the Senate, by a vote of yeas 113, nays,9s. The vote was by no means a strict party one, although the great body of the Democratic members voted for it, and the majority-of• tho Republicans against it. 'There was finite a rejoicing' in-Washington, on Satur day evening; among the friends of (ho bill 1 , op account of its passage., Several of the mom here of-Congross who-voted for it,' were serona ded, as were President Buchanan, Vice Presi dent Breckinridge, and'Senator Douglas}, all of whom made short speeches on the occasion. K"r- A rumor that Judge Roosevelt, of New York, la to succeed Mr. Dallas as Minister to England, prevails in Washington. The Future of the Democratic Party. 17c hear a great deal from the Black Repub lican and Abolition journals and spouters, says the Unipntown Genius of liberty, about the demoralization and disorganksationof the Dem ocratic party. In reply to all this wc point to the croakings of the past. There hasn’t been a year since the Abolition party became formida ble that it was not predicted that the Democrat-- ic party was disorganized and broken up. And long before the Abolitionists had acquired any respectable show -of strength, it was stoutly af firmed by the then existing opposition that the Democratic party was disorganized and power less Vo re-unite; It was so after the election of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe; it was so after the election of Jackson and Van Buren. It was so after the election of Polk and Pierce. And how, (hat James Buchanan occupies the exec utive chair, wc hear the same old croakers pip ing their doleful old chorus. To all theencniics of the Dcriiocratic party, in the name of the past glories and triumphs of that honorable old party, we send greeting, that tire Democracy are sure to rally in the future as they have done in the past, and the ballot boxes,while attest ing the strength of tire party, will at the same time, place the usual temporary quietus upon tire motley voiced croakers. It is not wortli while to refer to the disintegrated, disjoined and distracted condition of the Opposition, and commend them to a careful healing of their own breaches, for the opposition don’t aspire to be considered ''anything more than a number of cliques and factions, all out of joint ns respects anything fiko concentration upon well-defined principles. They are the opposition, but hot a party. As it has never been custpmary for the opposition to gain two consecutive victories, we have the best of reasons for predicting a com plete Democratic triumph at the next general election in Pennsylvania and other States, and then in 1860, when the old national flag of the Democracy will.be hung upon the outward Wall, it will infuse the ancient Democratic fire into the bosonisof the masses the country over, and’viciory, glorious victory, will again follow the eagles of Democracy,,and everything like opposition, Abolition, nigger, worshiping, nig ger marrying, spiritual rapping, and kindred isms will be totally overthrown and forgotten, until they come up again in the shape of old croakers all croaking. , Mexico.— We have some really important news from Mexico, by the steamship Tennessee, at New Orleans, from Ycra Gruz. Zuloaga had abdicated in favor of Mirairion, and on the 2d of February Mirnmon was formally.installed as President of the Republic. Mirambn immedi ately ordered the re arrest of all the political prisoners who were liberated while Gen. Rubles was in power. The dismissal of all the officers of the Government and army who aided in in* flucncing the deposition of Zuloaga, and the suppression of Robles’ newspaper organ. ■ A forced loan, for-a million dollars had been or dered. Miramon was about marching on Vera, Cruz with 5,000 men. the French and En-, glish commanders had succeeded in,enforcing their demands at Vera Cruz. -High duties will consequently forthwith restored, two thirds of the revenue th&s obtained being secured to England and France. The American consul at Vera Cruz promptly protested against ,such in terference, and Jaurcz was much embarrassed thereby. , An Old College DESinovED.— The Williarii and Mary College, at Williamsburg, Virginia, was destroyed by lire on Tursday last. It was one of the oldest institutions in the country, and had one of the largest libraries: The Washington Slates says that it was the oldest, except Harvard University, in the Uni ted States; it was chartered in 1093 by King William 111 and Queen Mary, who gave out of their private means nearly £2,000 towards erec ting tho necessary buildings. This with twen ty thousand acres of land, the office ol surveyor general, (in virtue of which one-sixth of the fees received by public surveyors in the colony, and the sole power, of apppoinling them, were given,) and one periny a pound on all tobacco exported from Virginia and Maryland, granted in the charter, £2,500 raised by subscription, in the colony, and £290 from the House of Bur gesses, constituted the endowment of the col lege; Within the last few, years,, large addi tions have been made to the philosophical and chemical apparatus, both of which were amply sufficient for all the purposes of instruction in these sciences. The library has also been en larged, and contained nearly 5,000 volumes, among which are many curious and rare books. D-f” Black Republican Journals and their sympathizers profess to regard tho fact of an Opposition majority in the House of Represen tatives of the next Congress as indicative of tho certain and permanent overthrow .of tho Demo cracy. Don’t be too fast, gentlemen, in jump ing to conclusions; but bear it in mind that tho past shows that it is nothing new or alarming for a Democratic President to .hare one or even both Houses arrayed against him, for as stated by a correspondent of the Boston Herald, “It is one of thb facts of history that'froui the time of Thomas Jefferson down to the present day, tho election to evoty second Congress of a De mocratic administration have resulted in a tri umph of tho Opposition. , -During tho whole period of -bis administration, Gen. Jackson had either one or the other branch of Congress against him, an® sometimes both. In tho Presidency of Mr. Van Burcn; tlio Op position hold one branch of Congress. The second Congress, under the administra tion of James Ki Polk, badia Sfonse of Repre sentatives opposed to him and his measures. In the second Congress under Gen. Fierce, the House of Representatives was opposed to the administration.” The Franklin Railroad Company. —At a meeting of the Franklin Railroad Company, hold on Wednesday the 9th inst., the following gen tlemen wore elected directors to servo for the ensuing year: J. W. Weir, A. J. Jones, A. Armstrong, G. W. Zoiglor, Jay Cooke, Peter McMastcr, G. W. Blower, J. J, Dnll, Jas. Wason, A. B.Won gerd, C. H. Clark-. Mr. A. Ji Jones, of Harrisburg, was tinnni'. mously elected President, and Mr. H. 0. Fah nestock, Secrotary and Treasurer. Wo understand that it is the intention of the- Company to proceed'at once to ro-la-y the road between-Oharaborsbui-g and’ Hageretown, a dis tance of-twentyrtwo milos, with the intenlion'of making it a first class road', which wilt be in godd'running order by theflret of July next. (C 7” A girl thirteen years- of age, recently forsook her’distracted " parents," at Gardner, Me., and ’was married before' they could prevent ,it< Democratic County Convention. Pursuant to notice'given, the Delegates from the difierent Boroughs and Townships, met in ■Convention itfeCuHisle, on Tuesday, the 15th Inst., for the purpose of electing a Delegate to the Stntc Convention. Hon. Samuel Wherry, was chosen president, and George Scobey qnd John Fioyd, appointed Secretaries. The following gentlemen appeared -as Dele gates, viz: Carlisle, E. W.—Philip Qniglcv, Moses Briolccr. Carlisle, W. W.—William M'Phorsou, George Scoby. ■ - Dickinson--Matthew Galbrcalh, Samuel Har- per. ■ -East Pennsborough —Benjamin Clay. Frankford—James Graham, Daniel M’Coy. Hampden- -Hi B. Stone, John Seiver. Mechanicslmrg—l’liilip Uhlor, Dr. G. Fulmer Milllm—John Jacobs, Jos. Brim. Newton—lsaac Waggoner, I’. G. McCoy. Nowvillo—Dame) S, Dunlap, Simon Sliivoly, North Middleton—John Elliott. Silver Spring—John Jacobs, Jas. Swiler. South Middleton—T. Bradley, J. G- Keeney. Southampton—Sam’l Wherry, J. K. Kelso; Upper Allen—John W. Cockhn, J. 11. Floyd; W- Ponnsboro’—David S Kerr.Sam’l Graham. The Convention then proceeded to elec tion of a'Representative DoktgSte fo the 4tb of March Convention, which resulted in the choice of Thomas It, Biddle, Esq., The following gentlemen wera appointed a committee to report resolutions, viz : Philip Quigley, Samuel Griihnm f -M. Brieker, Thomas Bradley and William M’Plicrson, who alter a short absence reported the* following, which were unanimously agreed to: [During the absence of the Committee, the Convention was addressed in a lew remarks by W J. Shearer, Esq.] Resolved, That' we continue to repose the highest confidence in the ability, honesty and patriotism of President Buchanan, and award to his adminisl ration ourmosl hearty approval. Notwithstanding the fierce assaults made upon the President and those associated with him.in the administration of the Gflf'ci imicnt, the day is hot far distant when (heir Course will be ap plauded by the very men who now .condemn their,. Every Democratic President, not ex cepting JkPphrson, has been subjected to the vile abuse of ■ demagogues, and Mr. Buchanan cannot expect to be made tin exception. Resolved, That tve agree with President Bit* Citanan, andfavor a modification of the tariff, so as to furnish an amount of revenue sufficient to defray the expenses of Government, economi cally administered. The President hits an nounced himself in favor of the honest principle of “ pay-as-you-go,” and wo most heartily en dorse that principle. Thc-propositioh to re vive. the tariff .of-1840, jiist its it stood before it was repealed by our opponents in 1857, would, in the opinion of this Convention, accomplish this much-desircd object. Resolved, That we are in favor of the peace able acquisition of the Island of duba, deeming, OS'we do, its possession by this Government necessary for the proper defence and protection of our rapidly increasing commercial interests. Resolved, That we cordially approve of the leading measures of the administration of Our able Governor, VVm. P, Packer, believing, as .we do, that his official acts are guided by states-, manlike wisdom, and with a special care for the integrity of the pftblio faith and the permanent prosperity of his native S.att. Resolved, Tift.) we are in favor of the gradual withdrawal of Hiall jam); holes from circulation;- and we would therefore ‘recommend the passage of a law prohibiting the issue and circulation, first, of notes of a less denomination than $lO, and subsequently, at a proper time, those of a less denomination than s2o.] d Resolved, That in Senator ilici.En, (ho Demo cratic party has ah able and consistent advo cate. His couf-so in the Senate is-regarded with admiration, not only] by .his immediate constituents-—not only by ,tnp,peoplo : ot the va rious “tatos—but-py tfioir mbled'replosen. tatives in the councils of the nation, if we may except those “ whose'envy makes their brigh test visions dark.” I Resolved, That our mom her of Congress, lion. John A. Ann, has awvod'us iaithfully, honestly an(l well, nod merits the thanks b( his constitu ents for his consistent adherence (o the adniin islration and- (ha creed of (lie National Demo-- cratio party.. “Well done, good and' faithful servant.”.’. Rciolvcd, That our State Senator, Gen. Fet, ter, and ourßeprcSentative in the House, llunit Stuart, Esq., have been fiithful in the dis charge of their ditties, lot which ivo thank' them in the name ol the Democracy of “ old Mother Cumberland.” ‘ - ’ flesolvcd’, That"wo adhere to the understand ing heretofore agreed upon, and concede, (so far as we are concerned.) the Senatorial Dele gate to Juniata county, and deem it unnecessary to appoin't'ScnatoriarConferces. Resolved, That these proceedings he signed by the officers and published. Shocking Calamity. Th a,New York Herald of Monday gives the particulars of a lamentable catastrophe; involv ing the death of.four persons, and serious if hot fatal injuries to three others. .It appears that the dwelling of Mr. Edward Gill, a merchant of New York city, in Fulton avenue, Brooklyn, took (ire about four o’clock on Sunday morn ing, while the inmates of (lie house —Mrs, Gill and two little daughters,. Mr. Thomas Gill, Mr. Otto Graves, and two servant girls—were asleep in the third and fourth stories. Mr. Gill, finding all chance of escape by the ordina ry mode of ogress cut oB by the flames, precip- itated himself from the window Upon the pave ment. receiving fearful injuries. . Mr. Graves attempted to descend by means ofarope made of bed clothes. The rope broke, however, and he fell to the ground. One o( the servant girls, after clinging to a window sill, Until exhausted, also foil to. the ground, and sustained such, se vere injuries as to render her recovery impossi ble. Mrs. Gill, her two daughters and one of the servants, were suffocated with the smoke. Every possible exertion was by the police and firemen to rescue them, but without avail. Mr. Edward Gill was in Philadelphia, on busi ness, when this mournful disaster took place, and did not know of the., sad bereavement he had sustained until a telegraphic dispatch brought him to New York, when the tidings produced a severe attack of illness, Mrs. Gill was formerly a teacher in'ouo of the public schools of Philadelphia,her maiden name being Miss Elizabeth Farnum. ICT 3 Mr, Allen Sliernian has brought' thucc suits for libel against the proprietors of the New York Times, and one against the pro prietors of the New Yprk Tribune. The dam ages in each case being laid .at 5*50,000, make $200,000' in all, which lie desires to receive as compensation for injuries done his charac ter, by various publications relating to legal proceedings, in which Mr. Shcrmpn was a par ty. The Tribune says truly, thoit if he gains these suits he will be a rich man. and hopes ho will bo a happy one ! Lkt it hf. Done.— lt is reported, says-the New York Times, that a secret movement is on foot in Washington, to ascertain if the Demo cratic Members of both Houses of Congress-can agree upon an address to the Democracy of the Onion,’which shall settle on spmo uniform basis of action for the party. Leadirtg' Sena tors seem to favor thip. If it can be properly carried out, it will have a wonderful eflcot .to ward uniting, tho-wholc Democracy of the coun (try. IMPORTANT FROM HAVTI. TUB EJtPIRE OP SOULOUQUE DESTROYED, Success of the Revolutionists—Abdication Of Soulouque—His Flight to Jaihcnca in a Lritish War, Steamer. The negro empire of Soulouque'Bits fallen, and an. independent republic has been pro claimed in llayti, with Gon. Geflrnrd hs, first President. ACCOUNT OP THE REVOLUTION. Ever KfrtCe the financial crisis about a year ago, brought about by the flight of the broker Rombaud, who carried off a million of dollars* and, plunged the island into commercial ruin, the subjects of Soulouque have been disaffected. Soulouque was freely charged with having aided his escape, owing, it is said, to certain financial transactions of his own in connection with Reimbaud, the broker, or his friends. Certain it is, the Emperor permitted Reimbaud to-evade justice and bring destruction upon nearly ail the commercial prosperity of the Em pire. This fact, added to his cruelty, avarice and love of personal aggrandizement, bad made him extremely' unpopular. Discontent grew apace, until, in December last, one of the gene rals, Fabre Qeflrard, raised the standard of revolution in the city of Gonaives against the power of the Emperor. ■ ’ On Wednesday, 22d of December, Qcfirard arrived from Port an Prince at Gonaives, in a small sailing boat, with his son, Mr. Ernest Romain, and a Frenchman, and landed a short distance from this town. They .were there joined by some confederates—Mr. Aimo, LJgros and others ; and having procured horses, these five persons rode into town, pistol in hand, cry ing Viva la Repithlique ! Viva la Liberie!' No one stopping them, they arrived at the chief guard house, where the soldiers, either from fear or from being favorable to the cause, beat the alarm as desired. Pursuing their way) they readied the Governor’s house; but Before arriving, they' let all prisoners loose that were working in the street, telling them to shout Viva la Liberie! —and which they were but too happy to comply with. The Governor at first hesitated to accept the cause; but being a very old man, and wishing also to prevent blood shed, lie at last accepted, and with him all the funcluaries. The next day General Geflrard was solemnly proclaimed President of the Republic of Tlayli. After this formality the President'repaired to church, where n solemn I'c Deum was chanted, and a most impressive ■ and stirring appeal made to the people by the Rev. Abbe Gcrdolles, in favor of.the cause.” The President also made a very eloquent speech, in which he stated the causes for the revolution, and promised a thor ough reform should bo made to insure the wel fare of the country. " On Friday , 24th ult,, he left for -St. Marc (a well fortified town between this and Port au Prince) the commander of which joined him .im mediately, and gave his adherence to the cause. Well and firmly established there with two regiments, he awaited the submission of the other tmyns, and soon Cape Hayti. Plaisance, Port de Paix, Limbe, St; Michael, Sec. —in fact the whole of the North—acknowledged him as their ruler. Since that period the two armies have been at bay—Soulouque in Port an Prince, and Geflrard in the neighborhood of that city. They never came to an engagement it appears ; but the army, who at Hist sided with the Emperor, gradually lost confidence in him, and the result has been that he abdicated and fled the king dom, leaving the popular party in bloodless possession of the country. ' Gclfrhrd, the new President of the Republic of Hayti, is a man somewhat advanced in years; his hairs are gray, and he has the appearance of having seen a great deal of lifu. : He is at least: fifty years old. His manners are very popular, and he. Is a favorite ol the peo ple—so much so, indeed, that once..before he; was on the point of being arrested by the present Emperor. Soulouque has always opposed, the .influence of'iorcignera. GetVrnvd, oil the. con trary, favors it, and endeavors to gain the con fidence and cafecmof strangers. Ho is nearly black, but still has some white blood in Ills Veins. He was at one time Governor of Jucmel; but Soulouque being joidous of bis popularity and afraid of bis influouco, withdrew him from (hat post and retained him near his own person, as one of fits staff. -• SKETCH OF SOUIOUQUE’S CAREER; Sonlouqno was born a slave on the coffee plantation of a French planter, M. Yailiet. Af ter tho negro insurrection in 1791, ho joined the army of the now-Republic, and gradually advan ced until he became a General, and commander of tho forces against the Republic of Dominica, in 1814. In the year 1847 he was, almoU by ac cident, elected President of the Republic of Hayti. Tho contending candidates were about oven, and enough of tho friends of both united at the last hour upon Soulouquo, as an availa. bio man, to succeed in electing him. It was then supposed that ho was a man of no strength of character, and might becomo the tool of bis party j but, like Louis, Napoleon, ho proved himself not a slave, but a tyrant,, and his unfor tunate people have since been mercilessly dealt with, and his dominions reduced almost to ruin. Alter being President of tho Republic for two years, be was declared Emperor, in August, 1859, greatly to the astonishment of every one. It cfihnot be foi’gofteiv fliat aooti al'tcv bis elc. vation to the throne he instituted scv’ernl orders ol nobility, alter the fashion of European Men. archies, created a lot of princes, dukes, mar quises and knights, out of bis burly negro li-ionas and gave them pompons, loud-sounding, and sometimes ridiculous titles—such as- the Duke do Lemonade, the Duke do la Marmalade, &c'. In 1852 ho caused himself and his Empress to bo crowned, with groat show and ceremony, at Port an Prince, his capital. Never having ac knowledgod the independence of the Dominican Republic,, but always avowing that it was a por tion of his Empire, he undertook to reduce it to subjection in 1855, and in tho mouth of Decem ber: of'that year advanced with an army of flvo thousand men to tlm- frontiers of Dominica. — Hero the Dominicans, under tho Liberator, Santana, mqj him with a most inferior force, and he was defeated badly in' two or three engage ments. An armistice of three years was then made, which expired this month, and it moved that Sonlottqne intended to march against the Dominicans when the late’revolution broke out, which deprived him of his power, and drove him a fugitive out of the-Island. The Admission of Oregon. AYasuinoton, Fob. 13.—The admission ol Oregop into the Union was celebrated last night by a large concourse ol citizens, who, with the (till Marine Band, serenaded the distinguished friends of the measure, includmg General Bane, Senator Green, Representatives Nicholls, Scott, Stephens, Letcher, Thayer, Comins, Stevenson, and Orr, nearly alt of whom delivered brief speeches eulogistic of the political event. The I’resident was also serenaded, and in response to repeated calls appeared at the window of the White House. Ho sincerely congratulated them upon (ho advent of another sovereign S tate into tho glorious Confederacy' of republics'—a State, too, situated on the very shoves of tho Pacific, favored with a fine climate, an exuberant soil, and filled with.tried and noble Democrats. The elevation of General Lane,-who- had proved him self a gallant soldier in war, and a true states-, man in was also a lit subject for rejoicing. It was an honor lie. had fairly deserved by his exertions to bring this new State into the Union. Expansion was in future the policy of our coun try. Cowards alone feared and opposed it.— Thanking thorn for tho honor paid him, tho Pre sident concluded by calling (or Yankee Doodle, which was performed hy tho band. A r ice President Breckinridge, in another part of the city, declared that whenever ho could ho' had given tho bill a push, and' expected next- Monday to swear in belli Senators. Having been called uponto say something about'Cuba, ho remarked that wo talked , too much and did too little. AYhen England wished to do a thing she did it and talked afterwards. If the Island of Cuba, instead of being placed 1 at tho mouth of the Gulf of Mexico, laid at tho opening of the British' channel,'England would take it in tsn days. ,H 6 would not rob for it, but act with any portion'of his follow-cillzons in using all honorable moans to acquire it. 03?” Read tho proceedings of tho Convention. New Senate Chamber at Washington. The general aspect of the new Hall is and graceful. In shape and dimensions, it''is similar to the new Hall of Representatives, but to the eye. appears more ‘finely proportioned.— I’hc stylo and character of decoration is nearly the sitne in both 'Houses; except that in the Senate the lone of color is to'doh more subdued. The area of the floor is 80 feet by 48 feet, and of the roof 112 by 80 feet, the difference- being occupied by a continuous gallery around the four sides of the apartment, and capable of sea ting 1,200 persons. The inner roof or ceiling, of iron, is fiat, with deep pannels, 31 of which are filled with ground glass, having in the cen tre of each pane a colored medallion, represen ting the printing press, steam-engino, cormico pia, and other symbols of progress and plenty. The light is supplied wholly through the win dow in the roof, and the died is gdrfd, a flood of light falling on the reverend seigniors oil the floor whilo thc galleries remain in half shadow. GAS APPilt-ATUS. The gas apparatus is plaOcd above the ceil ing, so that, the light streaming through the panes may seem like a soitened effect of sun light. The ceiling is 30 feet from the floor, but presents an appearance of greater altitude. It js- encrusted with floral and other embellish ments in high relief, and all of iron. The floor of the chamber is covered with 1,700 yards of tapestry carpeting; having a large pattern of flowers on a purple ground. Its effect is not unpleasing. Had time permitted, a carpet would have been manufactured of color and de sign to harmonize—as for instance, of red stars on a buff ground. The Vico President’s desk is a modest table of mahogany, ns unlike as possible to the marble bar on which the Speak er of the House pounds. The places of the Sen ators are arranged in three semi-circular rows around the seat of the Vice President. The spectator’s galleries are upholstered in drab damask, rather 100 blue in tone (or good effect. Ample accommodation is supplied, even ,to the extent of a ladies’ robing room. Access to the galleries is obtained, through doors of maple, inlaid with bronze. The, gallery sot apart'for the press, is filled wilh desks for about twenty persons, and it is Understood that noone.will be permitted within it unless spec ially accredited by the Vice President. WINGS OF THE C.U'ITOI,. The wings of the Capitol being of the Roman Corinthian order of architecture, tin; interior fittings and decorations are, of course, in har mony therewith. The hall itself is approached by two grand stairways—the cast of Tennessee marble : the west entirely of white marble of extreme purity.- Neither is yet completed ; but enough is shown by the broad marble steps, the massive balustrades of the same material, and the suburb columns, with their capitals heightened with bronKc, to indicate the magni ficence of the design. Both stairways are ligh ted from the roof, with special adaptation to the walls being covered with historical paintings.— This situation is considered the most favorable in the building for the execution of some Work ol art recording the of history. TUB ■ ANTE CHAMBER, The Senators’retiring room and ante cham ber arc the most highly furnished rooms in the Capitol. They arc in totally different styles. The retiring-rootti is entirely of .marble, the roof supported by columns of rare beauty. It is impossible to desire any effect more chaste than this apartment presents, With the Cold glitter of its walls and roof, ‘‘unadorned, adorned the most.” Three mirrors, inserted ns panels in the wall, are, each, of.the dimensions of one hundred and twenty inches in height by sixty inches wide. The ante room is excessive iti ornamentation, and is yet unfinished. The walls are divided by gilded work in relievo, in to spaces for fresco paintings. The domed ceiling of the room is panelled, each panel being filled with a rosette of burnished' gold. The four spandrils and the centre of the doinn have allegorical paintings, executed in a superior manner, and forming a contrast to certain "me dallions in another portion' (if the building, where otie represents a 'celestial being with a dislocated hip, and another, the Goddess of Melancholy, dancing the bolero. TDE PRESIDENT'S APARTMENT, KTtJ. The President and Vice President’s apart ment, and the Committee rooms, enter from the level of the Senate floor. All are decorated Some'few are finished, but the greater number are incomplete, in consequence of the action, of Congress in withholding supplies. The cor ridors and passages are likewise in progress of embellishment. All are paved . with encaustic tiles. The arched roofs are,.generally speak ing, finished in geometric designs, enclosing landscape and heraldic devices. The walls are covered with trelliswork of (lowers and foliage, on which cupids and naliye American birds, beasts, and creeping things are ascending and descending, with 1 more or less resemblance' to nature. Some of the dowers and fruit pieces are gems. They might be cut from the wall and framed as originals of Lance. VENTILATING FANS The healing and ventilating arrangements are said to .be the largest in the world, those ol the English IlouSe of Parliament not excepted. Every portion ol the Capitol—that mountain ’ ous mass of marble—is at once ventilated and warmed by one apparatus Eight boilers con voy steam lo coils set in-different places of the cellarage, supplying any required degree: of heat, and, at tile same lime. motive power to two fans in either wing. One ot these fans sends continual, brccies -of medicated air through the smaller apartments, while the other per forms the stitiie'service for the Senate Chamber. The air is graduated according to the atmos pheric-temperature without and the political excitement within—during a sectional .debate nev'er to exceed 60 degrees, and on ordinary oc casions to.radge between 70 and 73 degrees.— Thirty thousand cubic feet of air are circulated through, the chamber per minute, which quan tity may bo increased to eighty thousand.— The apparatus is complelcly under control. — Any proportion of moisture may be imparted, from the delicious freshness of morning to the feeling that preludes a thunder-shower, or even till the atmosphere. “ ~—thaw, and resolve itself into dew.” It may be prudent to add that, as, each room' is furnished witli flues and registers, Senators, on the first symptoms of asphyxia, can protect themselves from the indiscretion of operators. ttF” The Kansas Legislature has passed an act providing for an election on the fourth Mon day in March, to decide for or against holding a convention to form a State constitution. If the decision bo favorable, an election for fifty dele, gates to the said convention will ue hold on tho first Tuesday In Juno. Tho convention will moot on the first Tuesday in July, at Wyandotte city. The constitution framed by this conven tion shall bo submitted to a vole of tho people on tho first Tuesday in October. Tho officers under this constitution shaH be elected'on the first Tuesday in December. OC7’ A Mississippi paper has hoisted 1 tho fol lowing ticket at its mast head, as the choice of the Democracy of that State in 1860: For President —Jefferson Davis, of Mis .sissipi. For Vice President’ — Asuuel P) Willard, of Indiana, (CT" Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, has postponed 1 “the day for the execution of Gambrill and Cy phus, to atiiflo to- bo hereafter designated by him. Last Friday was the tinie fixed upon, but as there are four others to btS hung, it is presumed they will all be executed on tho same day. O” A man named John Sloan, was shot and killed, at a tavern in Oxford street, Philadel phia, on Sunday night last, by. the tavern keep.- er, John Alexander. The Fashions.—From a latest Paris fashions, wo clip the followin h “We have seen some beautiful evening tumes, ohe of Which was of blue tori-i! - 8 , 0 the skirt is without any trimmino full; tho low-necked body is open’rn - c, 7 almost to the waist; It is hollowed i forms braces, which are fastened on iC I*ff dors.; the front piece is composed of « { w 0 plaited muslin, with sleeves of the dered with terry velvet; and thetr with voluminous white tully pnfjjj n ro Co 'Wci, Marmb. On the 18th mst., by the Rev. mer, Mr. .Wilson Situpp, to jr;, o ', Krc.. StoneK-, both 'of South, Middleton town'h^ NDA Djfb. In this Roro'ftgil, on 'tho 7th instant "w Snvdeb, daughter of David and Elizabeth der, in tho 18th year of her ago. u “"7* IVoticc IS hereby given,- that application for li ccn ,. under the several acts of Assembly, mi, .,1: filed with tho undersigned, on or before ih 14th of March next, otherwise they wm aot ? hoaid. m ; D. S. CROFT, Clerk /Fob. 17, 1850—It ’ r!i - Store for Sal*. A FIRST rate country Dry Good & Gtocctv Store, doing a good cash business, is ollh ed for sale. Enquire at the Volunteer olllc/ Carlisle, Pa. '> Feb. 17—If APPBABSi rnilE Commissioners of Cubibol ; iahil cbimli I have fixed Upon the following titacs anj places for holding (ho appeals on tho triemml assessment for Hie several boroughs and town, ships in said county. County tax—Dollar rate 3 mills. State tax—Dollar rate 2$ mills. The Assessors will make theirrolurnsrespcc. lively, at the time's aud places fixed for iW appeals. Monroe township, aHbo public hoilsOOfg, Algier, on Tuesday, thu 6th of Jlafch. Silver Spring* at the public house of feter Harman, on Wednesday, the 9th, of March. . Hampden and Lower Allen, at the public house of 11. B. Stone, on Thursday, tho loth of March. East Fennsborongh and New Cumberland, at the public house-of B. Clay, on Friday, (lid 11th of March. Mcchanicsblirg and Upper Allon. at the piib.' He house of tj.. L. Sponsler, on Saturday, (lie 12th of March. Newvillo and Frankford, at (he public house of D. S. Dunlap, on Monday, • the ,14th of March. Mifflin, at tho public house of D. S. Dunlap, on Tuesday, the 13th of March. • Hopewell, at,thu public house of John Ford, on Wednesday, the lOtli of March. Shippensburg borough and township, at the public house of S. Speech, on Thursday, the 17th of March.' Southampton, at (ho safiie plate, on Friday, tho iStli Of March. Newtdti, at Iho public house Of C. Mullingcf, on Tuesday, the 22(1 of March. Dickinson', at tho public house of JdhU E;lr. fy, on Wednesday, the 23d of March. West Pcnnsbornngh, lit the public house of IVm. Aitghinbaugh, on Thursday, tho 24th of March. ' '. , 1 " South Middleton, at the Comtvusslohct’sof-. (Ice, on Thiday, the 25th of March. North Middleton, at tho salno place, oh Sat urday, the’2(!th of March. Carlisle, at the same place, oh Monday, the 28th of March. ANDREW KEIUI, ■; : ’ < Commissioners) Attest—J. Aitjis'Tnbso, Clerk. • . Fell. 17, 1859. , . , •Notice. A COURSE of six Lectures trill be delivered, in Emory M. E. Church, during the months of February and March, in aid ol the tumls of the Church. The Lecturers engaged aro Rev. Wm. H, Milium, of N. V., Morion McMiehael and J. W: Forney, Esqrs., and Dr. Elder, of Philadelphia, liev. 0. H. Tiffany, of Balti more, arid J, G. Saxe, Esq., of Vermont.- ' From the distinguished reputation ’of those gentlemen, the public may roly upon a series of entertainments richly worthy of attention. Tickets for tho course, 51,00. For a single Lecture, 35 cents—to: be had at tho stores of' Messrs. Piper, Loudon, and flavprstick, and af tho door of the Church. Tor, particulars, se»' handbills. C. COLLTtfS, J. W. MARSHALL, W. C. WILSON. Committee of Jlrrangemenht ■ , Feb. 3,1859 3t For Rout. THE subscriber offers for rent, from the laf of April next, tho large room on the second story of ids fi ont house, and also the largo room on the (hint story.' A 1.4 0 , two rooms on tho' third story of tho building (routing tho Market House, which are well calculated for Dagancr. rian Rooms. Alb of these rooms aro liJ;S«rf with gas ami easy of access. For particulars enquire of , ■ C.'INIIOPF. ■ Carlisle, January SV, XffiS'—3f Pniblic Salcr WILE hc'so'ld af public safe - , OiyTuesday, March 1, 185!>,, at tho fcsfdeflce ui tho subscriber, in South Middleton township, three miles south west of Carlisle,the following described personal property, viz: ' 5 I lead of draft Horses-, (Two of them fnares wUh foal 1 ,") 1 Two young driving marcs, i twd-year old coll/ 5 milch Cows,'a lot of young callte, 1 Belli, a lot of Sheep, Four breeding Sows, 1 now hroad.whocleib Wagon, 1 narrow-wheeled Wagon, 1 one liorao Wagon, 1 wagon bod, 1 pair hay ladders, I - new Threshing Machine and horso-powof, ofPlank » make, Windmill, Cutting box, Revolving Hay Rake, Flows, Harrows, Double Shovel Flows, Cultivators, Double & Single Trees, Hors® Gears,Fly nets; &c-. All thcfarmingimploments aro nearly new, having boon but recently.p lll-- chased. Sale to commence at 10 o’clock, When terras will bo made known JOHN STUART, Ja-' Jan. 21, 1859’. POTATOES FOR SEED AND FAMILY USE.' The best and most prolific ever offered in the J’W adelphia or New York Markets . I AM now prepared to fill orders for all S'wß of Potatoes selected and pilt np exr rc8 * J . for reed or family use, of tho following vane lies;’ ' „ a. Peach Blows, good; Blue . Mercers, Bfl oU 'i White Mercers, Black Merdersv good;, wooa Seedlings, Prince - Alberts, Bate Pink Eye t Early Mountain Junes, good; Early Djcknian, pretty good; ’ Early Buck - Eyes, pretty B°°“! Early Pink Eyes, Carters, good; Hough an Ready, Fox Eyes, good; and are raised in Jso .York and New Jersey, and aro Warranted tnr • The Poach Blows Potatoes yield from 200 350 bushels to tho Aero, to ho planted os w apart, two- cuts to a hill, one eye to cacti n o and vines will grow six feet long. When'll tho wafer must be poured off before, done. they will slack the same as hrao. Steam Roasted is tho best way. Tho Black M yields about tho same as Ben'ch’Blow , planted about tho same as ordimjryPota. • _ And tho Early varieties as ordinary Po . are planted. The Early Mountain Juno aro first in Now York Market. h Fo^^£sESSv; Opposite the Post Office, Carlisle, P“'' i Fob. 10,1359— 3m*-
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