VOLUNTEER. AMERICA JOHN B. BIiiITTOS. Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE, PA., NOV. 24, 1859. [£7“ The absence of the editor, when we went to press, who is a witness before the U. S. Dis trict Court, at Philadelphia, must serve as an apology for all defects, omissions and commis sions, in to day’s paper. „ We hare been requested to state that the Cumberland ’ Valley Bank will bo closed on Thanksgiving day,. Resigned.—At u meeting of the Retard' of Directors of the Poor, on the 14lh inst., Mr. Joseph Lodaoii, resigned his situation as Stew ard, on account of ill health. The Directors at a special meeting on the 16th inst., appoin ted Mr. Oenbt Snider, of North Middleton township, Steward, to lake effect on the 30th inst. Ghaoet, who was elected a Director of the Poor, at the late election, was sworn in and took his seat as a Director at their last mooting. The Colonel will make a goodofficer. Assembliko or Conouess —The Thirty-sixth Congress will assemble at Washington one week from Monday next. A largo number of mem. bers have arrived at the oapitol. Sudden Deatu. —Mrs. Capp.an aged lady re siding near Bucher’s mill, in Silver Spring town ship, died very suddenly on Monday week last. She had repaired to tho barn to perform some domestic duty, when she, was soon afterwards found in. a speechless and dying condilion.— liar remains were interred in Cedar Hill Ceme tery. The Washington Monument.— Tho plan, for raising funds to completo.lho Washington Mon ument, which is through tho agency ol postmas ters, seenis likely to prove successful. Boxes have been placed in quite a number of. post of fices, and already Contributions amounting to over $2OO have been received.- Tho letters en closing, the remittances, are kept on tile among tho records ol the Monument Society, and.it is Intended, at stated intervals, to publish com plete lists of tho amounts received, and tho pla ces where they were contributed.' The little box in our post office should.be remembered by our'citizens, and no matter how small the sura given by each person is in tho aggregate it counts up considerably. Let there bo a good report irom this post office; ICT" On Thursday, last.says tho Shtppens burg News, a sad accident happened to John Spcece. a little son of Mr. Samuel Speese of this place. He was amusing himself in company vrilli a number of his companions, when a col ored boy joined the party, and,'we Aearn. used insulting language toward Some of them, which gave rise. to a scuffle. Stones were thrown freely, one of whicl\ struck the lad named, on the top of his head l , and fractured the skull. The aid of Drs. Stewart and Howland being summoned, they found it necessary to trepan the skull in order to remove pieces of bone that compressed the brain. At last accounts the Tad was doing well, and hopes were entertained of his ultimate recovery. ■ Louisiana Election. —Tho Democratic Got ernor and Stole officers arc elected in Louisiana by-from 7,000 to 10.000 majority. Their ma jority in the State (senate eight, and in the House twenty-five, insuring the election of a United States Senator. It is supposed that Senator Slidell wilt be fe-eleotcd, Host. John C. Bkeceenkidge.— The Hun tingdon Union has the name of the distinguish ed Vice President at the head of its columns, recommending him for the Democratic nomina tion at Charleston. More journals in Pennsyl vania have pronounced for Mr. Breckinridge than all other candidates together. . Tna New California Senator.—The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune says: Private advices here confirm the statement that Mr. Henley will be appointed Senator pro lem. from California. Present ex pectation is that Gen. Denver will be elected to fill the vacancy. .- .. (C7”Hon. Fernando Wood, in his letter ac cepting the Mozart Hall nomination for the Mayoralty of New York, among other things, declares himself in favor of excluding • bullies and rowdies from public employment, and of dealing summarily and severely with this class of outlaws whenever coming within the autho rity of the magistracy. These views commend themselves to the thoughtful consideration of all lovers of good government in our large ci ties, where such men have 100 long yielded an nnque share of influence in the control of public affairs to the exclusion of respectable and order ly citizens. K?" Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, while making a speech recently before the Young Men’s Republican Association of New York city, in tho midst of an unfinished sentence was seized with an attack of vertigo, and (ell back upon his seat unable to proceed. Ho was charging upon the Democratic party tho use of their power for tho extension of slavery, at the moment his tongue was paralyzed.. Health of. Judge Douglas.— We are grat ified to state that Judge Douglas, who for some time has been suffering from a severe attack of billions fever, at his residence in Washington city, is now rapidly recovering. The laborsof Senator Douglas have been of the most arduous kind—suffleiisifly so to impair his granite con stitution, and place Id's life in jeopardy. His recovery will, therefore, be hailed with joy by his numerous friends throughout the Union. OUT’ Hon. Joshua R, biddings is one of the two members “at largo’’ of the Republican State Central Committee of Ohio. It is impor tant to slate this, as since'the attcmpled servile at Harper's Ferry, the Republicans have attempted to deny his connection with their party, just as they have attempted to re pudiate Ossawattomie Brown. ET* From Rio Grande City, Texas, wo have intelligence of . the capture and burning of Brownsville, and the massacre of a hundred Americans by Cpninas and his band. The news comes in the shape of a despatch from Gen, Twiggs to the War Department, but its correctness is doubted. E7* They have a man named Brown, from BuCks.coUnty, at the Pennsylvania University, who is five feet ten inches high, and weighs but seventy pounds. Ho is balled a living skeleton. No wonder the poet wrote, “what shadows we are.!’ ' SHALL WE SUCCEED IN I 860.? TVlien united, there is no such word ns “fail” in the Democratic vocabulary. It is'only when we have bickerings and misunderstandings in our own ranks, that our political opponents pick up courage, end make a desperate, and sometimes a successful fight. It is a scriptural truism that "a house divided agaihst itself can not stand.” ■ An army, to be successful, must bo well organized, antkagreo to unite, ns one man, in an effort to accomplish the object in view—the defeat of the-enemy. If‘they fail to do this, and go into .battle in a disorganized state, with jealousies and heart-burnings rank ling in their own breasts, they will, nine times out of ten, fall an, easy prey to an inferior, but better disciplined enemy. No body ol men, no party, can hope to bo successful, in the absence of union and harmony, and a firm and unyield ing determination not to, bo conquered. Such being the case, how important it is that our Democratic friends, in all sections of the country, should think of these things, i.nd- then act as becomes tuen and patriots. In less than one yeat from.this time, wo will bo called upon to decide a most momontus question—a ques. tion of lifo or death to this, our glorious Union. The contest will bo one of nationality against sectionalism and disunion I , TVhat Democrat, i what patriot, can fold his arms in indifference, in a crisis like this ? Let us all, fellow-Demo crats, consider well the consequences that will ensue, should wo neglect or refuse to discharge our whole duty to our country. If, by a want of harmony in out ranks, we permit the Aboli tion ‘-irrepressible conflict” party to succeed in 1880, and elect their candidate for President, and a revolution be the consequence, wo will bo licid'as guilty, in the eyes of the world, as the scctionalists. Wo have the power to prevent this calamity befalling our country, and if we fail to use it, we are equally responsible for the consequences that will follow. It is our duty, then, as Democrats, our duty as law-abiding men, who have the good of the people and the perpetuity of our Union at heart, to cast font us all asperity of feeling, and at once determine upon effecting “a union of the Demoobacy fob the sake op the Union !”. Let this bo our motto—those.our watch words —and, our word for it, our triumph in 1860 will, be groat and glorious. But, wo must unite, and organize, and pull ToaETiiEii, if wo desire to achieve a victory that will forever wipe’ out Black Republican sectionalism. TVo were not united before the late election in this State, and a defeat by 18,000 followed. This should' ad-, nionish ns. to bo more careful in future; it sliouid teach us a lesson to be remembered.. . It is time, therefore, that Democrats should think of these things—time that efforts were making to effect a complete organization ol the party, so that wo may enter upon the contest with bright prospects and with “tiotoby” in scribed upon, our banners. The, man calling himself a Democrat, and who refuses at this crisis in the affairs ol our country, to assist in this work of organization and good feeling, is nothing more nor less than a disorganizer—a wolf in sheep’s clothing, and utterly unworthy of confidence. Wo care not what he calls him self—whether an administration man or anti-ad 'ministration man, Lecompton or anti-Lecorhp ton man—-if ho persists in denouncing all those who cannot agree with him upon an isolated and unimportant question, ho is.doing more to effect the defeat of the Democratic parly, than a score of open enemies could accomplish. Most unlortunately for the Democratic party; wo have these grumblers in nearly every county of the State. In Philadelphia they are as plenty as shad-fifes in April, and are much more an. noying. Many of thosb city gentlemen consider themselves the Democratic party, and talk as flippantly about reading men out of the party, as if they had been commissioned to attend to this business. Wo would suggest to them, in all kindness, and in view of tho result.in tho City on the 11th of October, that they had bet. ter get to work and road a few thousands into tho party.. This will be a better employment than .reading out, and will be an evidence that they are Democrats, and not factionists. They have no right to malign any man whose name is likely to bo before the Charleston Convention— no right to attempt to dictate to the Convention. We are down upon all such doings, and respect fully protest, in the name of tho democracy oi tho country, against arrogant dictation. Lei by-gones bo by-gones, and let every true Demo- crat go earnestly to work, and, by his prudence, for.boaranco and zeal in behalf of the cause, sis-, sist to restore good feeling, union, harmony, and victor r! It is timo grumblers and mis chief-makers were silenced, tho nominee of the Charleston Convention can be, and wifi be elected triumphantly, if Democrats are true to themselves, their principles, and the country. So mote it bo I fCT* We learn from the Norfolk, Ya*, Herald that the Grand Jury of that city, on Wednes day'week, found a true bill of indictment against S. Daunenberg, a clothier of Norfolk. The first count charged him.with Having used the words: “John Brown was a good man, and was fighting in a good cause, and did noth ing but what any man would doand the second count charged that ho bad uttered the following expressions “John Brown was fight ing in a good cause, (meaning that he was fighting in the cause of the slave against the master.) and that owners have no rightof prop erty in their slaves and said that Brown did nothing but what any other honest man would do.” Daunenburg had left the city, having received intimation that he had gotten himself into trouble by his language. E 7” Libel suits- are about being tried in Greensburg. Weslmorelnnd county, against the editors of the Pittsburg Dispatch and Pittsburg Post. The alleged offence is publishing the re marks of a counsel in Court in a case tried in Pittsburg against the plaintiffs in the present libel suits. The question involved is whether a report of a portion of the proceedings in a court of justice in a newspaper is libellous. E 7” Late intelligence from Pike’s Peak states that much excitement existed on account of the recent Indian outrages. The miners had or ganized a provisional government to continue until a Territorial government is established by Congress. A Mr. Stelle was elected Governor. Mining operations were active, and gold report ed plenty. O" They have some beautiful administra tors of the low in Philadelphia. Not many months ago an Alderman was sent to jail for conspiring to rob a countryman of some 52,- 000, mid last week another one was placed un der $l,OOO bonds to answer the charge of con spiring, to extort money from tavern keepers for violating the Sunday law. O” Ex-Governor Gilmer, of Georgia, died at Lexington, in that Slate, on, Wednesday, the ISlh.inst. Court Proceedings. Tho following Cases were disposed of last week in the Quarter Sessicns : , Commonwealth vs. Wm. Scouller and Geo. Boon, Supervisors.—Neglect of duty, ifot guilty, but pay the costs of prosecution. Comwtt’h. vs. HezeUiab Bell.—Larceny. Ig nored. Comwlt’h. vs. Wm. H.'Hamilton.—Kapo and Assault and Battery.. Guilty ns to the Assault and Battery, and hot guilty ns to tho Knpe.— This was an aggravated case. Defendant sent to the Penitentiary for tho period of ,18 months, solitary confinement at labor. Comwlt’h. vs. Joseph Miller,—Larceny. This prisoner was convicted of entering Mr. Jacob Zug’s house and stealing $9O. Sentenced to tho penitentiary for 2 years. Comwlt’b. vs. Wra. Spottswood.—Assault and Battery. Ignored, and the prosecutor, George L. Reighter, to pay tho costs. . Comwlt’h. vs. John Dash.—Assault and Bat tery. Ignored, and Catharine llolfman, prose cutor, to pay costs. Comwl’th. vs. Abraham Parker. —Larceny. Defendant plead guilty. Sentenced to the County Jail for 3 months, pay a fine of 6 cents, and costs of prosecution. Comwlt'h. vs. John K. Lindsey.—Arson.— This prisoner was charged with tho burning of tho Stable at the Garrison. He was found not guilty and discharged. .Comwl’tli. vs. Gqp. Zinn and Wra. M. Bid dle.—Libel, Ignored,' and prosecutor, C. J. Carmony, pay costs of prosecution. Comwlt’b. vs. John Boney and Mrs. Bouev, col’d. —Surety of the peaco. John was sent to jail 6 months, pay costs, &c. Mrs. Boney was discharged. , Comwlt’h. vs. Geo. L. Reighter—Surety of the poaco on oath of Barbara Gouse. On hear ing the Court ordered Defendant to enter into recognizance in tho sum of $2OO for 6 months to keep tho peaco, pay coals, &c. Comwlt’h. vs. Charles Cottin. —Surety of the peace on oath of Alex. Smith. Defendant sent to jail for'6 days, pay costs,- &c. • Gomwlth. vs. James Noble.—Surety of the poaco bn oath ot John Campbell. Sentenced to enter into recognizance to keep tho peace, &c. Cpniwlt’h, vs. Emanuel Myers, Snider Knp ley, Henry Keei'auver, and Valentine Gass.— Kidnapping. Messrs. Watts anti Sharp for tho Commonwealth, and. Messrs. Hepburn, Miller, and Nowsham, qf Carlisle, and Messrs. Mere dith, Eicholberger and Johnston, of Maryland, for the defence. This was certainly tho most interesting case of tho week and was ably man aged by the counsel upon both sides.' On the part of tho Commonwealth witnesses were called to show that the negroes, Butler, Eraaline Ins wife, and Elizabeth his daughter, resided in Dickinson township, for upwards of ten or eleven months prior to the 10th of June last, when they were taken to Maryland j that on the day above mentioned, a two horse carriage with throe or four men in came to Papertownahd put up at Kupley’s tavern, that towards dusk the carriage left and was seen on the Pino road lead ing to'where these negroes resided, and also in the immediate neighborhood, that in that car. riage they carried the negroes to Maryland. It was shown by the defence and admitted, by tho Commonwealth, that the negroes were tho slaves of'Elizaboth Warfield up until her death in 1854, that her executor’s agent, John E. War field settled the estate and took out an order from tho Orphans’ Court of Frederick county, Maryland, for tho sale of these negroes to pay debts, also a power ot Attorney to Myers from John E. Warfield to arrest these negrobp and bring them back. Tho Commonwealth offered tho will of Eliza beth WSrfleld, manumitting Emalino and child Elizabeth; that for four years after they lived to themselves, and that no control was exercised over them by the executors of Elizabeth War field, that by her will there were a plenty of as sets to pay all debts of her estate, and that this was only a ruse by John E. Warfield and Eman uel Myers to get tho money (hey would bring. It was admitted that the man Butler was.a slave, and no offence from taking him. No convic tion was asked of Ruploy, Kiofauvor and Gass. I Verdict of guilty as to Myers, and not guilty as to tho rest. A Bov Frightened to Death.— A death of, a most extraordinary character took place at Ottawa, Canada, on the 2d instant, (ho particu lars of which are these: Some men were about to slaughter an ox, and had attached one end of a rope to the horns, and passed tho other through tho door into tho slaughter house, and, were driving the animal in. The boy, Simon O’Donnell, held a candlestick in one corner of tho shed, to throw light on the proceedings.— When the beast was driven In, it appears that it made a sudden movement toward the corner whore the boy was, and was instantly seized by the nose by one of tho butcher’s dogs, when it roared out loudly, and the boy dropped to the ground in an instant? perfectly dead. Fright was the cause of his death. C?" Tho Catholic States of Europe and their colonial dependencies are assessed to the amount o( $2,722,163 towards tho support of. the Papal Government. This is in addition to taxes lev ied on imports, wines, lands, &c., within the Papal States. Tho income derived from these sources, native and foreign, in 1789, amounted to $6,843,073. The receipts in 1860 were $12,624,737, which did not quite .equal tfio ex penditures. The X’ope receives about $600,000, oiit of which hb has to provide for the entertain ment of tho Cardinals, tho maintenance of tho Swiss Guard, and pensions to persons employed in the churches, palaces, museums, and other institutions. Ho takes $4OOO for his personal expenses and sacerdotal vestments. The army costs about $2,000,000, and consists of about 15,000 men. E 7” The Chicago Times of the 17th instant, says: “The grain market was active and rath er excited yesterday, butquileirregular, though prices arc decidedly higher. Where the wheat was in convenient warehouses for loading, it commanded a cent or two higher prices than that in other places. The receipts of grain were only 00,000 bushels, of which only 20,000 bushels were wheat. The shipments of grain were 155,000 bushels, of which 112,000 bush els were wheat. The sales of wheat might have amounted to 40,000 bushels, at 90a92c. for no. 1 spring, and the same for No. 2 spring. Corn was also active and firm, with sales of 20.000 bushels, at Gso. for oid ; 44a4Cc. for new shel led ; and 36a38c. for corn in the car. Oats were active and advanced, with sales at 29a30c. in store, and 330. in bags. Flour was dull and lower on the cheaper brands.” E 7" The Senatmof Massachusetts, on Tues day, had under diSlussion an amendment pro viding for the admission of infidels to give evi dence in courts of justice. The amendment was finally adopted by the casting vote of tho President. Mysterious Disappearance of a Constable and , Tix, Collector. lie Deserts hisFimihjand Elopes with Amth ■' t • Man's Wife. , • We have anotl :r "mysterious disappearance” to record.. Sdi to weeks ago a man named Adam KemraercriCpnstable and Tax Collector of (ho borough « Millville, Cambria county, suddenly and oirateripuslydisappcareQ, taking with him about six hundred dollars of (he pub* lie funds, and another vtnn's wife! The facts of the affair we copy .from the Cambria Tribune as follows!; i. • On the sth of. October last Adam Kemerer, who held the office of Constable in the neigh boring borough ol Millville, left his home upon pretence of going to Blair county for the pur pose of arresting a man for whom he said he had a warrant. . On the same day, the wife ol George Beam, of Yoder township, left herhome io visit her mother, as she said, at Freeport, Armstrong county. . Several days elapsing without either of them reluming or being heard from, inquiry was made concerning them by their respective frieivds. but nothing satisfactory was obtained. Sufficient, however, was ascer tained 10 warrant the suspicion that the truant couple had gone oft 'together. It was learned that Kemerer liad no such warrant in his hands as he had pretended to have, nor could he be traced in any direction. These arid other cir cumstances equally unfavorable seemed to force the conviction that he had left his home with no 'intention of returning; and the failure to hear anything of Mrs. Bearit, the fact of her sudden and unexplained departure on the same day. coupled wilhitbe further fact that suspi cions of an improper intimacy between the par; ties had for some time previously existed, seem ed also to warrant the conclusion that they had eloped gone to parts unknown. Their protracted absence and the continued si lence of both confirms that conclusion, and leaves no doubt' of their guilt and that they have deserted their respective families forever. Not a line or a' word has been received from either of them’ since their departure, nor.has "any trace or clue been discovered to their whereabouts. Kemerer left behind him a w’ife and three children, and his guilty companion left two.children'.to'the care of her deserted husband. It is thought they have gone to Cal ifornia. I IE?” A correspondent of the Now York Tri bune, writing from Kio Pecos, New Mexico, un der date ol September 10, says: “I have been credibly informed tlieNavajoes are again killing and plundering dtir citizens, notwithstanding their latu treaty,.with James Collins, Superin tendent of Indian ‘Affairs for tliis district, under the approval of Commandant Bonueville, ol tliis military.division of the United States array.— Within the past five days they made a descent upon the herdoriin the vicinity ot Atrcsco, and killed two of their niimber. Not satisfied, ap 'patently, with tSe’small 'return of human hair, they moved some sixty- miles further down .the Del Norto, and killed more Pastores, rind drove off (our thousand head pi sheep. Two other bands ol the saute, tribe have crossed, to this side of the,Dei Norte, and are doubtless scalping and stealing With a perfect certainty that they will not bo called to account. The Camnnehes are also some on the war trail; they, too, scalp and steal, and. make treaties, solemnly stipula ting not to dp.so again, but invariably forget their promises when temptation is in the way. .Brown, when in Kansas. —The Pittsburg DUpatch says that when Thomas Cunningham, Esq., .of. Beaver, Pa., went to Kansas, under-an appointment a&tjmted State's Judge, in passing through a sotlltmoht ho met old Ossuwatomio Brown, who haid just arrived with half a dozen pro-slavery prisoners, captured while in arms to assail the freo-S(afo settlers. Among them wore several-olavnbs7tfora,-who wore- discharged by Brown, (as. Governor TViso promised to dis charge Gerrit Snjith,) with a lecture, as-poor ignorant devils, who knew no better; then, turn ing to the Northern men with Southern princi pies, he remarkec : “ As for you fellows, who ought to know better, having been brought np in the free North'} I must ask the Lord what I shall do with you!” Whereupon the stern bid raan.commonced praying to the Almighty, ask ing his aid, that bo might so dispose of these prisoners as to best promote the free-State cause, ,&c., in the midst of which Judge Cunningham, after vain attempts at restraining it, burst into a tit of, laughter. In a moment Brown ceased praying, and turning his piercingoyes upon the offender, remarked: “And if you don’t stop laughing, I shall dispose of you, sir, without ask ing the Lord anything about it!” It is necessa ry to say that the honorable court resumed its accustomed grave demeanor, and that tile sub sequent proceedingk.pf John Brown’s drum-bead court-martial were marked with no levity so far as Judge Cunningham was concerned. K7* The Pittsburg people are carrying out their purpose of breaking up the practice of selling foreign goods by sample in the Pitts burg market. One person, agent of a New York house, has been fined in various cases, amounting in the aggregate to 81,500. The act docs not provide for an appeal, and there fore the agent wiil hare to post up forthwith. This is putting it'on the outsiders tolerably strong. ,/ A Lucky Editor. —Governor Packer has taken compassion upon our editorial brother of the Pottstown -Ledger, Lewis II: Davis, Esq., (who has recently assumed the responsibilities of married life] and appointed him a Notary Public for the borough of Pottstown, mery county. As they have a Bank there, it is likely that the office will be worth something —at all events. Davis can protest , his ovtin notes, and save that expense. New Jersey Election. —Tho full returns of the late election in New Jersey, give the fol lowing result for the Stale Legislature: Dcm. Opp Senate, 12' 8 House, 30 28 Democratic majority of joint ballot, 3 O” According lo tho Washington States the political complexion of the nerct House of Con gress will sland thus: Republicans, Democrats, Southern Opposition, A. L. Democrats, Shlp-Defknoe. —A Vigilance Committee has been formed in Barbour county, Va., and ru mor says that all Abolitionists are earnestly invited to leave the county in thirty days. In Alabama a similar warning has been given at all the places on Brown’s map, and committees are forming in evepy direction. O* - Saxo has been in Richmond, Virginia, reciting "Love.” The papers compliment him highly, and state that at the close of the reci tation he.addressed a fettr remarks to the audi-, ence, introducing sentiments of patriotism and regard for the' Onion of the States, which touched aresponsiye chord, among his hearers, j and elicited loud applause. From the Baltimore Sun, Nov! lith. Sentence of the Harper’s Perry When the convicts. Cook, Cpppio, Copeland and Green, (the two latter colored) were bro’t out on the lOlh inst., to receive the sentence of Judge Parker, at the close of Jefferson County Circuit Court, at Charlestown, Va.. they were asked if they had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon them. Cook and Conpie then proceeded to deliver short address es, the former being somewhat vehement in his manner of speaking, and the latter in an im pressive and collected style of delivery.' It is stated that both protested their ignorance of The attack on Hatlaer’s Ferry until the Sabbath before the night of the'attack, when they were called on to swear to obey the cyders of their commander. Brown. The negroes declined saying anything. SENTENCE OP THE rETMONISBS. Judge Parker then proceeded to deliver the sentence on the prisoners, which was received by them with great firmness.. He said—Your trials, on which we have been so long employed, have at length ended, and all that remains to be done to complete these judicial proceedings, is to pronounce and record the judgments which by law must follow upon the ciimes for which vou have been tried, and of which you have been found guilty. These crimes have all grown out of a ma"d inroad into the Stale, made with the predetermined purpose to raise in our nudst the standard of a servile insurrection.' In the execution of this purpose, in the darkness of a Sabbath night, you seized upon a portion of our'Territory, captured several of,our best cilieens— holding them as hostages of war until your parly was itself overcome by force—armed such of our slaves ns you could seize upon with dtadly weapons, which they were to use against their owners, whom you denounced to them ns their oppressors t and, in your efforts to push your bold and unholy scheme through a suc cessful issue, you have taken human life in no fewer than five instances. The evidence most abundantly proved that all these things had been done, and by the force of that evidence jury after jury has felt itself compelled to bring in its verdict against each one of yon. Happi ly for the peafce of our whole land, you obtained no support froth that quarter whence-yon so confidently expected it. Not a slave united himsirif to your parly, but, as sttnn as hecould get without the range of yotir rifles, or as night gave him .opportunity, made his escape from men who had come to give him freedom, and hurried to place himself once more beneath the bare and protection of his owner. When we reflect.upon all the mischief and ruin, the dark and fearful crimes whichmust have attended even your partial success—men everywhere should be thankful that you were so soon and po easily overpowered. For these offences the law demands the penalty of death, and imposes upon me the duly of pronouncing that sentence. It is the most painful ditty I have ever been called on to perform. In spite of your offences against our laws. I cannot bill deeply ftel for, you. and sincerely, most sincerely do I sympa thize with those friends and relations whose lives are bound up in yours, and whose hearts will be so wrung , with grief when they shall hear of the sad fate which has overtaken vou, the objects of their wannest and holiest a flec tions. For them w-u all do sorrow; whilst.a due regard for our safety may not permit ns to forgive the offences of which, yon have been guilty, hope they will turn (or consolation, and you for pardon, to that good being, who in his wrath rememberoth mercy. Make then, your peace with Him—fur yoti must soon he ushered into His presence—there to be dealt with as Ilis justice and His mercy may ordain. To conclude this sad duty. I now announce that the sentence of the law is. that yon. and each one of you, John E. Cook. Edwin Coppie. Shields Green and John Copeland, he ha'nged by the neck unit! you be dead—and that execu tion of this judgment tie made rind done by the sheriff of this county, on Friday, tbe sixteenth day of December next, upon you. Shields Green and John Copeland., between the hours of eight in the forenoon and twelve noprf; of (hat ida.v— and upon j - ou, John E. Cook, arid Edwin Cop pie, between the hours of twelve noon, and five in the afternoon-of. the'same day. And the Court being of Opinion that the execution of litis sentence should he in public.' it is further ordered that this judgment be enforced and ex ecuted, not in. the jail yard, but at snch public place Convenient thereto as the said sheriff may appoint—and may God hare mercy upon the soul of each one of you. During the delivery of the sentence the ut most silence was observed, and the solemnity was very marked. A large number of the spec tators wept, as also did the Judge. , The prisoners were remanded to jail, thereto await the execution of this judgment. Opposition State Convention. —Thechair- man of the so called •• People’s” Executive Com mittee, has issued a call, requesting the oppo nents of the Democratic party to elect Delegates to a State Convention to be held at Harrisburg on Wednesday, the 22d of February, 1860, “to indicate their choice for the Presidency, nomi nntu a candidate for Governor, form an Electo ral ticket, appoint Senatorial; and designate the time and mode of electing District Delegates to the National Convention." Our.political oppo nents will therefore be first in the'field mext year. But we have a firm faith in the power ol the National Democracy of the Old Keystone State to beat them, notwithstanding. Massachusetts Coming Right !—We begin to have hope, even of abolitionized Massachu setts. The Boston Post, considers it a signifi cant and cheering fact that there are now some fifty-four Democratic members ol the Massachu setts House of Representatives, where a few years since there was but a solitary one. It thinks the Democrats in that State have cause for encouragement. White Woman, Shot by a Negro.—On Fri day night the 11th inst., Elizabeth Nix, a white woman, employed at the drinking house of Lewis Frank, in Baltimore, Md., was danger ously wounded in the neck by a pistol shot fired by Daniel Keith Doyle, a negro. Doyle was arrested and some of the bystanders held as wit nesses. An Enraged PrintreSs.—A young female compositor, employed in a.newspaper office in Cleveland, lately attacked a journeyman prin ter of that city for . using, ns she alleged, slan derous expressions about her. She obtained a double-barrelled pistol, and sought her (redu cer. Meeting him on the street she drew hqr pistol, which he seized before she could Are, and wrenched it from her. Afterwards she met him in the hall of his boarding house, ond drawing her pistol, fired, the ball grazing his head. He sprang forward and wrenched the pistol from her hand, before she could fire a second shot. She left, vowing vengeance. Straight.Aro IX4 95 23 237 Tub North Star Safe.—The California steamer North Star, about which great anxiety was felt for several days past, is safe. She got ashore on'the French Keys, about the 25th of October, and remained there six or seven days. These Keys are situated o|K. the north coast of Cuba, in latitude 22i, longitude two degrees west from Washington. She proceeded on her voyage to Aspinwall on the 2d instant. BC7" Hon. Thomas M. Howe, of Pittsburg, has consented that his friends, shall use bis name, as a candidate for the Republican nomi nation for Governor- Who is Mr. Howe ? Insurgents. IT*' ‘ t"^t' The Alarm at Charlestown. another incendiary fire. The Expected Attack hot Hade. Habpeb’s Fekbt, Nov. 18.—The. messenger sent to Charlestown, last night, r4hs detained outside of tills town over two hours and a half, before tbo guard would permit ids departure, and he was also detained till 4 o’clock, on hii A very-largo tire occurred during the night about 4 miles from Charlestown, and the mili tary were ordered out, expecting an attack, but none was made. The-particulars of the Are could not be ascer tained by the messenger, but tlfiy will probably bo ascertained otr the arrival here ol tbr? train from Winchester. ■ Richmond, Nov. 18.—Six companies of mili tary are under arms ready to start lor Charles, town at a moment’s warning. None have left yet. , Washington, Nov. 18.—A company compri sing 67 infantry and riflemen left Alexandria (or Charlestown, by the early train via the Re lay House. • Capt. Dnflby’s company of 60 nien and four guns went by a separate train on the Manassas road via Stfausburg. From thence they are to march 18 miles to Winchester. the cause op the last excitement. Harter's Ferry, Nov. 18.—The excitement last night was caused by the burning of a wheat slack, about three miles from Charlestown.. The military and the whole populace were called to arms, and the wildest terror prevailed among the people, with the supposition that Col. Davis hud some information of an approach ing danger. - The panic among the people extended to the Colonel, and a message was sent him to Har per’s Ferry, with a despatch to the Governor, calling for two companies of cavalry. Washington, Nov. 18.—The Government to-day ordered -000 pounds of powder, a large number of Mi.nie balls and howitzer shells, from the Washington Arsenal to Harper’s Ferry. This morning the Are was found to bo the work of an incendiary, but no.person could be found in the counfy on whom suspicion could rest. 'There are now a thousand men under arms, and no enemy to bo found to encounter. The troops from Alexandria arrived nt Charles town this afternoon, and those by the way of Winchester are expected to-morrow morning. The Baltimore and Ohio. Haitroad Company have sent Col. Stuitt with an armed posse to Harper’s Ferry, to guard the bridge and proper ty of the Company nt that point. There is much dissatisfaction both here and nt Charlestown, nt the,precipitate action of Col. Davis, in sending dispatches for troops instead of first sending out a posse to inquire ihlo.the cause of the tiro. The people think they have been made to appear in a ridiculous light be fore the country. Tlic Excitement in Virginia. Cn'ARt.KSTOWN, Va.. Nov. 10.—All is now quiet in this, town, but the military forces arc augmenting. ~I'he barns, stank yards, nnd implements, amounting in value to several thousand dollars, he’onging to Messrs. John Burns. George H. Tate, and Mr. Shirley, all of whom Were jurors in the recent trial, have been burned. Hon. .Alexander Hunter professes to be eon yinced that an attempt will be made to rescue the prisoners, nnd a letter from Urbana, Ohio, iiddressed to Brown, written in cipher, (which has been deciphered.) tells him to keep.in good spirits, that his friends are mustering, and will drop along one at a lime. Colonel Davis telegraphed, for five hundred additional men.- Richmond. Nov. 19.—Troops mustered here will leave for Charlestown this morning, in con sequence of the despatches received from Colo nel Davis by Gov. Wise., Great excitement ex ists here. Bai.timorr. Nov. 19.—Rumors are in circu lation that a body of armed men arc crossing, or have crossed, the river from Ohio at nr .near Wheeling. WnEKMNd, Va.. Nov. 19.—N0 warlike bod ies of men have crossed the river here, nor are there any rumors of their : crossing, near this place. THE VIRGINIANS STILL AT FEVER MEAT. Ri'chm'ond, Va., Nov. 19.—1 l o’clock, P. Sl.—-The First Regiment of. Volunteers. 400 strong, left at nine o’clock this evening for Charlestown. Gov. Wise is a passenger. Orders have been sent to Washington for am munition. i Governor Wise’s despatches from Colonel Da vis slate that a body of armed men are ap proaching from Ohio by the way of Wheeling. AUEKST OP AX ALLEGED INSURGENT AT ALEX ANDRIA, VA. Washington. Nov. 19.— Thd " Alexandria (Va.) Sentinel of this morning says a man'was arrested in that city yesterday, having-been recognised as one of Brown’s m'en in the liar per’s Ferry-riot. He was committed to jail to await further identification. NO CHANCE FOR JOHN'' BROWN—WRIT OF BR rob refused. Richmond, Nov. 19. —The petition of John Brown for a writ of error to the Government, rendered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson coun ty, was presented at the Supreme Court of Ap peals yesterday. The court to-day refused to award a writ of error, being of the opinion that the judgment of the Circuit Court is plainly right. . The execution will therefore take place, asap-. pointed, on the 2d of December. Judges Allen. Daniel, Moncure, Lee, and Robertson on the bench.- • , Harper’s Pebut. Nov. 19 Midflight.—Va rious rumors have been afloat to-day os to the approach of armed men from Ohio, in the direc tion of Wheeling. The respectable source from which the report originated has created some excitement about Charlestown, but none here. Our people are very quiet, not expecting any attempt at rescue, nor do they fear any, however formidable," because they are prepared for any emergency. The numerous tires about Charlestown have induced the citizens to antic ipate some annoyance. They are more easily excited, but no one at all is afraid of the result, even if Ore-attempt should be made. Colonel Davis has made the most ample provision for any number of the enemy who may make a call. More troops are being demanded from the Governor, but this may be as much to pro tect the prisoners from the excited populace as to meet any attempt at rescue. Washington, Nov. 20.—The regiment from Richmond, accompanied by "Gov. Wise, arrived here at 7 o’clock this morning, and wilt leave for Charlestown, on a special train, at 10 o’- clock. On arriving at Charlestown the troops will go into encampment, and remain until af ter the executions. Nothing him bean received confirmatory of the rumor of a body of men having crossed the Ohio river near. Wheeling. The Petersburg battalion of four companies arrived here in the boat this afternoon, and are awaiting instructions'from the Governor,— Roger A. Pryor and the venerable Hugh Pleas ants are privates in the Petersburg battalion. Richmond, Nov. 20.—1 t is authoritatively slated that the present movement of troops is more to quiet'the alarmed population of the up per counties, and by the presence of an over powering .force prevent any futile attempt at rescue, which otherwise might result in bloody work, than from fears of the approach of any armed body of men. from Ohio or elsewhere.— It is known that it was Governor Wise’s inlen tion to order a regiment to Charlestown in a few days, for camp duly, previous to the ex ecution, but the prevalence of these groundless alarms has tended to accelerate the movement. ■ Harper's Fbrut, Sunday Evening. Nov- 20. —The recent excitement was caused by the ar rival from Bell Air, near Wheeling, of a man named Smith Crane, who stated that be had in cidentally overheard a conversation between some men who said they had organized a band ot five hundred men to march and release Brown •nd\ the other prisoners at Charlestown. He immediately set out for the Ferry to apprise the inhabitants of the fact. It wag-alw rumored at i . I'm i. lilt ■ i- ■ |- * «*-< Charlestown that a fight had county, between some citizens and » '"“'M strangers, and a detachment was gcnP ,rtyii i alleged scene of disturbance. On the 1 *? -'h* these rumors, despatches were sent t^'P l of Davis to Gov. Wise for five hund?J? olont ' troops, who have arrived here this mor « Governor being with them, and the > tll# again bristling with bayonets ahd tb. .? a considerably excited. nec| l>tenj The Governor says that the cxcitem... give Virginia a military ekperknce, a rumors should all prove unfounded eoih , t will know how to protect their borders?. ter if an occasion should occur. Cov with three companies, has just mJiJ .' Charlestown. The othercomuanies »ni : a ™ r here till to-iporrow. reni *in Baltimore, Nov. 20.—Governor frL wailed on at the Washingion junction h«! at officers of the railroad, with whom ? E6,er> versed quilt freely With regard to the • c ? n ' raent. The Governor was understood to' I*' 1 *' in response to -the suggestions that the were unfounded, that though he might h™ gnrdttl as making unnecessary preparation! r an enemy, that might not appear, yet in so ' • a matter, and with the dear and poaitj. e denco in his possession of the existence of' intention and an organisation to uttemfiti ,n cue of the Statu prisoners, he preferhd tote* '' fifty times too many men to having ohe too f and the best way, in bis judgment, to trc „ ; serious trouble was to fully prepare to Let ? He did not credit for a moment that anvarllli force would boldly march to the scene to und take a rescue, but he did believe that bad n were planning an attempt, by gathering siS or in pairs, to be in readiness in casesucor would seem at all possible. He was inform!? that the property of three of the jurors who con demned Brown had been burned wiihin the nasi forty-eight hours, which impressed him withih .conviction that there are now emissaries or ti! complices in the vicinity of Charlestown. Q a yernor Wise further declared that while if would gratify him to find that no effort at a rescue would be made, and . that bin visit and attendant precautions were entirely unneccsra ry. yet he believed that it would be useful to" Virginia in the end, ns showing the alacriiv with which her volunteers responded to a pub. Ho call, and the case and promptness with which she could concentrate them in force to susfaiu her laws or to repel the violent invasion of her soil. From the New Orleans Delta, of the 13r)j, News from the Rio Graude. Brownsville Stormed and taken by Cortinas-* Americans driven across life ttimr-*no Quarters —Prisoners Massnnd. The steamer Charles Morgan, from indiaoo. la. arrived late last night, bringing tWlatest news from Brownsville, which place has bsm stunned and captured by Cortinas, os appears by the following affidavit of one of its escaped citizens, a copy, of which has coine to tills of. flee: Corpus Christt, Noy. 7. 1869.—0 n the 29th of October, Cortinas and his band surroun ded the. town of Brownsville. On the 31st, .Cortinas ordered the barricade to be charged; at the same lime his men made good an entrance from the yards at the back of the stores and dwelling houses ; in a moment his then and oats -were mixed up in a hand-to-hand fight, and in a moment more the barricades were forced- A fler five hours hand to-hand fighting, we were forced to retreat, and succeeded in making pur escape to the other side of ihe river. , Cortinas’attacking party consisted of about four hundred men. and . had in all probability two hundred men patrolling the country (p pre vent communication with Ihe city: In all - told we had about fifty white men un der arms, and these were aided by onghundml and,fifty Mexicans.,senl-from Matanmras, Col. Manuel (Narnnco) commander of theforce. I can form no idea of the number of men kill ed on: either side. The cry of the Mexicans was—“ Death to all. Americans! No quirter/" Arid such was truly the case, as it provtb.by the death of every man Cortinas has taken pris oner. On Tuesday Cortinas had. entire passes sion of BrownsviUc. ” • 3. "Washington. Nov. 18.—The War Depwt. mem has received-a despatch from Gen. T wiggs, dated San Antonio, Nov. 12lh, slating tlmun express had just arrived from Rio Grande City, stating that Cortinas had laid Brownsville in ashes, killing some hundred American citizens. Also that Cortinas with 800 men was marching tovfejtrds the Neuces. New Orleans, Nor) 19.—The IndianolaCn rier ol the 12th instant says that an oxprenfniß the sheriff of Nueces county had arrived, report ing that Cortinas, with 1600 men and nine tin non, has full,possession of the KioGriindefron Brownsville to Rome, and-bis forces are sconr ing all the surrounding country. All the mail communications west of the Nueces are said to bo, out off. Corpus Christ! is, however, not threatened. ' Captain Tobin, With 100 men from Corpoi Christ!, has been defeated; and It is 'feared' that lils retreat is ont off. The reports are conflicting, and probably vorT much exaggerate!. ~ ' . The latest reliable accounts are by Now W' leans merchants who left Brownsville os lie d" 1 inst., when affairs were unchanged. Gen. Twiggs telegraphed to the fforcrawe yesterday in relation to the matter- TROOPS ORDERED TO THE 8 10 OrtANDl—SEtt®* 1 or NoiiTnKRN jiexico. , ' St; Louis, Not. 17. —A special de^alchfrofl Washington to the Republican Government this morning determined , , upon the Northern Stafesof M'exico, B ” have been issued for six companies ol‘ tillery from Fort Monroe, and two ol 1 g iery from Fort Doavenworth, toyirocc .diately to Brownsville. The Republ learns that Col. Shmner, the commander department, has telegraphed to ■ “ nto ( that evening, directing the prompt ..jfo the troops in compliance with this OI A ’ jn M W a week, if necessary, these troops can “ Orleans; , ~ricf«rll» Thc Republican intimates Ihntsecuni J ■ (ntnro will be required in a better b than that established by the Kio Granud- Washington, Nov. 19—Tho New _or« Picayune, of Tuesday,' says the 11 Vj, New Orleans interested in the Rio Gran will, should there be a necessity to > ont, at their own expense, a hundred arrot for the protection of Brownsville (* o ww cent settlements. The redoubtable ex* or Vidaurri lias arrived at San Antoni• ■ New Orleans, Nov. 19.—An arri i n |ornia- Brazos, on the 4fh instant, brings th “' non tbs tion that Brownsville had not been tsse evening of the Bd. later from Brownsville. . Safety of the Town—Arrival Of Tobin at Brownsville— Cortinas Chill S Now Orleans, Nov. 20.—8 y the arr * v *l°{ist« steamship Arizona, from the Brazos, U ■ gratifying intelligence from Browosvin • recent rumors of the destruction oftnet Gorlinas all prove to be false. . a jid Oapt. Tobin, falsely reported ns c fj o» arrived at Brownsville with eighty the 18th inst. Thirty men from the [0 „ cutter Dodge, mid fifty troops ‘f om ßroW oi- Rouge, left the Brazos on the 10th for " . 5 ville, which would make n total ol 8W and volunteers Tlow there. ' ... On the arrival of Capt, Tobin, the cbl of Cortinas’ gong was hung without a tr azr At Atlanta. Ga.,on Wednesday the 16th inst., property to the amount 0 * * 000 was destroyed by fire. , Two children burned to death. [£?" The typhoid fever continues P r f®[|“! in various parts: of Berks, Lebanon an phin counties. In one locality in Berks ty, there have been- thirty-five deaths n , weeks. Later. From Brownsville.
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