AMERICAN VOLUNTEER, XOHR I. BUTTON, Editor & Proprietor CARLISLE, PA., DEC. 13, 1860. Standing Committee Meeting. The Democratic Standing Committee of Cumberland Coufity is requested to meet nt Mortin’s hotel,, bn Saturday, the. 15th pf’Do cember, 1860,,at lO.o’clook, A. M. A. DEIIUFF, Chairman. - The following named gchtleraon composo the. Committee: Carlisle, Peter Mouyer, Abr. Dehuff, AA r m. McPherson, J. B, Bratton; Upper Dickinson, AVm. Harper, Joseph Brown; Lower Dickin-" son, Gep. Kissinger, Samuel Spangler; East PennsborougH, JT D. Bowman, Geo. AV. Fish ,er; Frankford, Levan 11. Orris, Jacob Kost; Hampden, Johq Soamer, Samuel Megaw; Hopewell, D. Ayherry, J. C. Elliott; Lower Allen, D. . Boyer, 6. AV. Mumper; Mifflin, AVm. '.Ruth, T. C. Scouller; Moohanicsburg, 0. 11. Bohhe, J. B. .Herring; Monroe, Samuel Beetem, T. A. Liggett; Middlesex, Geo. AV. Jacobs, Philip Zeiglor; North Middleton, Alex. Common, P. AV. Quigley; Now Cum berland, John B. Church, J. G. Kotterman; Newville, A. Killian, Thos. Stough; Newton, AVm. A. Middleton, Samuel Parks; Shippens burg bor., AVm. Griffin, J. T. Rippey; Ship pensburg twp., Thos. P. Blair, Adam Duke; Silver Spring, AVm. Senseman, Loudon Ewalt; Southampton, P. Comroy, T. Strohm; South Middleton, Thos. Bradley, Adam Gutshall; Upper Allen, Adam Koller, David Knoderor; AVest Pennsborougb, AVm. Kerr, jr.,. J. M. Carothers. . Pub. Dog. —AVo are indebted to Senator Bigler for four bound volumes of the Con gressional Globe, containing the Debates and Proceedings of the First Session of the Thirty- Sixth Congress ; as, also, of the Special Session of the Senate. These are important volumes and oqr sincere thanks, to the dis tinguished gentlemen for his kindness in sup. plying us with them. . Bead It. —Wo mean the Thanksgiving ser mon, on our first page, delivered by our friend and former partner, Rev. E. IV. Hotter, of Philadelphia. It is a beautiful and eloquent appeal in behalf of the Union, and is credita ble to the head and heart of its distinguished author. • Agents Wanted. —The attention of persons in want of employment, is directed to an ad vertisement in another column, for canvassers for Township and Local Laws of this State. Township- and Local Laws.—We are in debted to Mr. Edward F. James, of West Chester, Publisher, for a volume' bearing this title; It is a compilation of the laws relating to the duties of Justices of the Peace, Consta bles, Supervisors of roads, ifco., a knowledge of which is of importance to every citizen.— . In addition it contains a number of blank forms -for instruments of writing, most in use. The -volume is a. valuable one, and should be in the hands of every, man. We have no doubt it : will find a large demand. , It was compiled by William T. Haines, a member of the Chester County Bar. Mr. Piper, book-seller, of this place, is agent for the work. . . Christmas is Coming.— We have unmista kable evidence on all sides of ns that Christ mas is coining. The shop windows of every description present a fair appearance, and alb kinds of goods are displayed in .the most temp ting and inviting manner. This, together with the approach of the 25th of December, and the merry twinkle in the boys’ eyes, prove beyond a doubt that Christmas is coming; so get ready, boys, for that greatest of holidays among the juveniles. , Lieut. R. M’Feely.— Wo had the pleasure of taking by the hand a few days since, pur esteemed friend and former townsman, Lieut. Robert M’Feely, of the 4th U. S. Infantry. Lieut. R. has been with his regiment, in Ore gon, for the last eight years, and has experi enced considerable rough service. ’ He expects to remain here for a few weeks, when he will return to Oregon, carrying with him the good wishes of his numerous friends. “Palstave Mustering his Recruits.”— We have received an engraving representing “ Falstaffi' mustering his recruits,” from Wa. J ! . Shearer,. Esq.,.the Secretary of tho Cosmo politan Art Association. This is the engra ving offered 'by the above association as their premium for the coming year. It is difficult to give an idea of the beauty of this picture. In size it is 30 by 38 inches and would make a handsome addition to tlie,parlor. Tho scene depicted by the artist is when tho recruits are called in for inspection, Falstaff receives them leaning upon a counter in his office, arrayed in all his glory of-crimson, gold lace, and trap pings of the field. The recruits arc. such a set of men as described by Shakespeare, vide Henry IV., scene 3d. The engravings are in pure line, and tho plate is one of the most ex pensive eyer gotten up in the country. Tho Art Journal published by this, association is an excellent work. The County Officers.—Benjamin Duke, Prothonotary,- John Floyd, Clerk of tho Courts, and Ernest A. Brady, Register, all of whon&wera elected at the late election, on-- toredupan the duties of their respective offi ces on the first inst. They are all men of .goodtstandlng and competency, and they will discharge' the duties of the offices in an impar tial and satisfactory manner. V Thpretfringofficora.M-bssra., Quigley, Ckopt and Emingee, havo discharged their duties faithfully and well, and to the entire satisfac tion of all. In common with their numerous friends and acquaintances, we wish them luck, . and bid them welcome as privates in the Do theoretic ranks. We expect to come down to thasamo level shortly. ..^intry—The weather during tho past i week has been decidedly wintorish. Wind, , snow, rain and sleet alternately have visited us/: ■ On Tuesday of last week snow commenced falling rapidly, and by-evening enough lay on the: ground to warrant:the belief that sleigh irig: would bo the order of*the day. But old! «_Sol” rose on Wednesday, determined to as sert his supremacy, and:rapidly, molted nil visions of tingling belles, buffalo robes and 2.40 at night.; The probability, however, is that sopn there will bo snow enough, and' to spare. The-rich should not forgot tho poor 'suBh seasons as this. The pollings of pitiless stoHhi will soon be upon us all, bringing with them, suffering enough to many members of oiiccoomtunity. THE MESSAGE.’ Last week wo furnished our readers with the lost annual Message of President Buchan an, and by this time, wo presume, all have read it, and have expressed opinion ohit. AVe regard it the ablest: State paper that over emanated from any American Executive, and,,we doubt not, it will bo so regarded by the fiitnro his torian. The Message has been road, wo feel satisfied, with more than usual interest, par ticularly that portion which reference to the difficulties between the North and the South. Mr. Buchanan has passed through a long life of active experience, has filled the measure of his ambition, and w-ill soon retire to private life. These faots give force to his last Message to Congress, wherein ho refers to the long oppressive policy of the North to wards the South, and to the suggestions which he makes to.rostore.harmony. As all expected, the Message is assailed by Northern fanatics who desire the disruption of the Union, and who seek to embroil the country in the strife of civil war, ns well as by the extremists of the South, who have de termined to establish a government of their own; but it is heartily endorsed by all con servative, Union men. Those who expected to engage Mr. Buchan an in a war, for the benefit of free negroes at' the North, against the Southern white man, are the loudest in their donilhciations, now that they find they must fight their own bat tles. . For four years they have heaped abuse, contumely, and falsehood upon Mr. Buchanan, caring not for the consequences, until they have brought the Union to' the very verge of destruction; and now, in all kindness and charity to his uncompromising enemies, Mr. Buchanan is perfectly willing that they and their Rail Splitter shall have all the credit of fencing in the Union on more pacific terms. They ought to be satisfied ; but they are fear-: ful of the responsibility, and well they may be. Re-Dedication of the Lutheran Church. —The congregation woruhippingiii thischurch (Mr. Fur, pastor,) have recently enlarged and re-furnished their building, and on last Sab bath it was re-dedicated to the service of God. The Dedication Sermon was preached in the morning by Rev! I). W. Conrad, of Ohio. At 3 o'clock, the. Rev. B. W. Hutter, of Phila delphia, preached a most able and impressive sermon. In the evening, Mr. Conrad again preached to a very large and attentive audi ence. The exercises throughout were very interesting, aud will be long remembered. This church, as we have said, has been en larged, rc-furnishcd aiid beautified, and is now the most elegant church edifice in our town. The building is 94 feet in length, with 166 pews on the first floor of the audience room, besides those in the gallery, affording accom modation for 1200 people. Certainly;. this congregation deserve di-edit for their zeal and enterprise. Death of William M. Wilson.— Mr. Wil-. liau M. Wilson, Sutler at the Carlisle Bar racks, died suddenly, at his quarters, on Sat urday morning, the Ist inat. Ho had been indisposed for some days, but was going about the evening before his death, and ho one sup posed him in the least danger. .Shortly be fore his death he was seized wlthcramp and severe coughing, and finally internal bleeding took place, and in a short time ho bled to death. Mr. W. had many friends in Carlisle; and was highly popular with the officers and men at the Garrison. Appointment op Sutler.— There was a considerable rush made for the office of Sutler at tho Carlisle, Garrison, immediately after the death of Mr. Wilson, the late incumbent. There were some eight or ten applicants be fore the Council of Administration, and all pressed their claims vigorously.’ ; Finally the Council met'on the morning of the 3d inst., and soon settled the matter by the appoint ment of Mr. T. Scott Stuart, of Philadel phia. Mr, S„ we learn, is related to.quo of the . officers who composed the Council, and hence his good luck in obtaining this snug office., ' Our Daylight Market.— Saturday last the new Borough Ordinance, ordering market to commence at ,12 o’clock, went into effect. Notwithstanding tho unfavorable weather, the market was well attended by our country friends, all of 'whom sold out readily at fair prices. Wo made it our business to makein quiry of those who supply our market, to as certain how the new regulation suited them. Without exception; they all favor daylight market, but they were equally unanimous in saying that the hour named (12 o'clock,) is wrong. They nearly all named 8 o'clock in the morning as the time that would snitthem. There are certainly strong objections to the present hour. A farmer attending market loses the entire day, which is too much of a sacrifice of time. Besides, if is not a conveni ent hour for town folks, nearly all of whom are in the habit ,of dining at 12. . At this hour, tod, our public schools are dismissed, and the scholars swarm the market, to the great annoyance of every one. We, in , com mon with nine-tenths of our citizens, are in favor daylight market in winter, but we be lieve the Council made a mistake in naming 12 o’clock as the hour for the opening of mar ket. We think 8 o’clock would give more general satisfaction.. Holliday ADVEimsEns. —Persons who ex pect to reap any pecuniary advantage from I the sale of articles during the approaching hol idays, should take time by the forelock, and let the people know where they are, and what they have for sale. It is too late in the day to call the attention of people to the benefits resulting from advertising, as all rational men are sensibly aware of the fact that those who advertise are those who sell—but it is not out of place to gently hint that now is the time to I advertise, and the columns of the Volunteer the place. - I Some Tdrket.— A few days ago Mr. Sam uel Middlekauff shot a wild turkey near Ster rett’e Gap, tills county, which weighed twenty.one pounds, and measured from the tip of each wing five feet six inches, and from the hill to the end of its tail four feet six inches. These “ birds” are abundant on the mountains. New York Election.— The Now York municipal election, on Tuesday last, resulted in the entire success.of the- Pemocratic par- A REPUBLICAN FEAST. i Recently, at the Continental Hotel; Phila ■ delphia, a feast was given to Col. M’Clcre, i Chairman of the Republican State Central 1 Committee. It was got up by prominent Re publicans, in honor.of the valiant Colonel, and ■ in token of approbation for the “ efficient man ner in which he, as the head of the Central Committee, had conducted the late political contest.” The honored guest, of course, made a speech, in which ho spoke of the great tri umph the Republicans had gained., Ho con gratulated all the gormandizers then and there assembled upon the “glorious victory achiev ed.” The Governor-elect, Col. Curtin, was also present, and he made n speech; Morton M’Michael, editor of the Ninih American, made another speech, and, judging from the published accounts of this supper; Col. M’- Clvre and his admiring friends had a high old time of it. They wont into the eatables and drinkables to a late hour—or ra ther, an early hour, next morning. Now, does it not look becoming.in the Black Republicans to meet nt the festive board, to rejoice over their victory ? At this particular time, when banks and merchants. are break ing, stocks and. provisions are down, machine shops and factories closing, tens of thousands of workmen out of employment, with poverty staring them in the face, the Union itself dis solving, and our people, both North and South, ■arming, in ’the expectation of meeting in dead ly conflict. Is it not right, wo say, that the party responsible for all these dire calamities should meet together and feast and rejoice? How appropriate I At the very time those heartless leaders were drinking their richly flavored wines, and partaking of venison and" canvas-backs, thousands of their dupes—the poor fools who had filled the AVido Awake ranks, were walking the streets of Philadel phia-begging for bread! How considerate in the nabob Republicans, to meet at this time of gloom, misery,and distress, (o rejoice over (heir victory—a victory that has brought des olation to thousands of happy families—a vic tory of a sectional faction, whose aim and ob- 1 jeot is a dissolution.of the Union. ! Fatal Railroad Accident.— On Satuißiy evening, the Ist inst., about 5 o’clock, Mr. Dunwoodie, the freight conductor on the Cum •berland Valley Railroad, met with an acci dent in Ohambersburg, which resulted in his death. It appears that,Mr. D. was standing with one foot upon the tender of the engine, and another on the front car, when the train was ncaring the turn out of the Franklin road, upon which some of the cars were to be switched. When ho had uncoupled the loco motive, some one gave the signal, and the en gineer started rapidly. Mr. Dunwoodio had nothing to cling to, and fell upon the track, when five long cars passed over him, injuring his arm, spine, and shoulder. Jle was taken from under the cars as soon as possible, and every attention paid him, but his injuries' proved fatal. He lingered until 11 o’clock on Saturday night, conscious of everything, when he died. i Mr. Duhwoodie was an honest, upright, sober man, and’has been in the employ of the company for fifteen years. - ' . His death is .another evidence that. no mat-, ter how much experience a man may have ip l railroad matters, he is ilOTcr'MenTpt-fr'tnn'no--' cidents, even at times when their occurence is least expected. Tub United States Hotel, South East corner of Elervcnth-and Market streets, Phila delphia, adjoining the Pennsylvania Railroad depot, kept by Henry W. Kanaoa, is one of the best hotels in the city.: It has been hand somely refitted and newly furnished, from top to bottom, and is certainly ope of the most ■comfortable places for a sojourner to stop in the city of Philadelphia. It is kept in Kan aga’s best stylo, affording all the conveniences and comforts of the genuine home to the tra-" voler, at a cost that is both moderate and con scionable. Ilia rooms are large, airy aind well furnished, whilst the . table is : supplied with all the delicacies of the season, and tho atten- tions paid his guests ouch as to satisfy the most fastidious. .We speak from personal ex perience when we affirm that there is no hotel in the city of Philadelphia where the visitor will get better, accommodations than at the United States Hotel. Mr. Kanaga is well known to the traveling public, having been for a number of years the favorite proprietor of the United States Hotel, in Harrisburg where he acquired a reputation for being a kind and courteous gentleman and model landlord. The Genesee Farmer.— The December number of this excellent agricultural journal is om our table. We would again recommend the' Genesee Farmer to all who want a good, sound, practical, reliable agricultural and hor ticultural journal. It costs only 50 cents a year. A new volume commences with tho next number.- Now is the time to subscribe. Send the fifty cents in Stamps to Joseph Har ris, Rochester, ,N., Y., or get one of your neighbors to join with you anffseud a. dollar for two copies. . , A General SmashtUp.— -Our exchanges from all sections of the Union, coin® to 1 ' Us filled with failures, suspensions and a general break up in the financial, commercial and industrial affairs of the nation. Thisis truly a deplorable state of affairs; but wo do not deem it thopart of wisdom longer to with hold the true state of the case from the- people. And all this is the work of reckless political demagogues aud the election of a Sectional President. God help the country. The Electoral College of this State mot at Harrisburg on the sth inst., and organized by selecting ex-Governor Pollock President, The .twenty-seven votes were then cast for Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin for President and-Yice President. ■ Q-r It is not true that Chief Justice Taney has resigned-, or intends to resign, or has over signified any intention or wish to resign his post. Ho is in better health than usual, and declares his purpose to die in harness. Population of ■ the State.— The total population of Pennsylvania, as ascertained by the census recently taken, is 2,911,104. In 1850 it was 2,311;786. Increase in ton years, 599,328-.. BSS“Col. T. B. Florence, of Philadelphia, has announced his intention to run. for the Clerkship of the next House of Boprcsenta -1 lives. Oar Finance!. It is said that produce and cotton bills on Europe are being sacrificed at Now York.— Wo know ih.-%t why?. Simply because we are nearly wit of debt to• Europe. If there were a largo back debt, there would bela quick demand for sterling bills, itut it takes time to move the cotton and grain crop to Europe. Pending that time there is but little to draw against. , But: this is only another sign of prosperity. The truth, is that it will soon bo difficult to prevent specie from flowing back from England. 4 — Evening, Bulletin. Before the election the voracious sheet from which we cut the above extract, told the peo ple that we were millions npon millions over trades! and in debt to Europe; and from that or other and similar publications the small papers in the country took up, the “ hue and cry.'' But now the election is over, and the’ immediate cause for continued lying removed; o are exnltingly told that there is no a panic,’for “we are nearly out of ipo," emphasized by being put up cause debt to Ei in italics. There will sooirtFspcole flowing back from Englandyou could not bare induced a Re publican to admit any such fact a month ago ; then we were-cuincd beyond redemption, now we are about.put.of debt, and specie is about to flow bftok. .And all this admitted and pro claimed, under Buchanan’s administration. Has “the man of rails" effected this, or is the confession of the truth extorted from your fears ? 60 to, now I Weep and howl—the people will remember your lying liyprocrisy, and wo put this on record for an example. of importance is doing in Congress. lii the House, that portion of ihe President’s Message relating to our pres ent domestic difficulties, was referred to a special committee of thirty-three. On Friday, the Speaker named the Committee as follows: Ohio, »_ Thomas Corwin, Rep. Virginia, John S. Millson, Dem. Massachusetts, . C. F. Adams, Rep. North Carolina, Wnrrcn Winslow, Rem. Now York, . Janies Humphrey, Rep. South Carolina, W. W. Boyce, Dem. ■ Pennsylvania, ; Jas. 11. Campbell, Rep. Georgia, ; ' i Peter.E. Love, Dem. , Connecticut, r Orris.S. Ferry, Rep. Maryland, IL Winter Davis, Amor. Rhode Island,. C. Robinson, Rep. Delaware, . . ■W. G. Whiteley, Dem. New Hampshire, Mason W. Tappan, Rep New Jersey, .. J. L. N. Stratton, Rep. Kentucky, Fran. M. Bristow, Dem. Vermont, Justin S. Morrill, Rep. Tennessee,. T. A. R. Nelson, Amor. Indiana, W. McKee Dunn, Rep. Louisiana, , Miles Taylor, Dem: Mississippi, Reuben Davis, Dem. Illinois, Wm. Kellogg, Rep. I Alabama, . Geo. S, Houston, Dem. Maine, _ Freeman 11. Morse, Rep Missouri, • John S. Phelps, Dem. Arkansas, Albert Rust, Dem. Michigan, ; Wm. A. Howard, Rep. [Florida, , Geo. S. Hawkins, Dem Texas, A. J. Hamilton, Dem, Wisconsin, C. C. Washburn, Rep lowa, Sam’l R. Curtis, Rep. California,’ John C. Burch, Dem. Mmnesbta, Wm. Windom, Rep. Orfcgon, Lansing Stout, Dem- Gov.- JPActoptLiKß the• Abolitionists^— Gov. Packer, a’-short time since, received a letter signed by James Redpath, on behalf of several young men in requesting him to attend a Convention in that city to devise measures to abolish slavery; , Gov. P.’s reply is as follows:-* dQ _ K AJi.Jr.awTMKNT,'■ - ’ Harfisi}ufg, November 21, 1860. ‘ Sir: In my ‘opinion, the young men whose names are attached .to the foregoing letter would bettor serve God and their country by attending to their own business. John Brown was rightfully hanged, and his fate should be a warning to others having similar proclivi ties. W.M. P. PACKER, Gov’r. ofPenn’a. Tiie Phomiseu " Good Times.” —Previous to the-.election every Black Republican stump speaker assured the people that the election of : Lincoln would be immediately .followed by groat prosperity and “good times.'” Demo cratic speakers predicted just the reverse, and warned the people against voting for Lincoln, assuring them that his election would produce great distress as well as a-dissolution of the Union, "Well, the people trusted the'Repub licans, and behold the end !- Battles suspended! Business prostrate ! Hundreds bankrupt !■ Thousands starving! Civil commotion,at out doors! And. it may he, years of War—of Teat's—of Blood t Secession. —Tho National Intelligencer of Saturday recommends a Convention of all the slaveholding States for consultation. It has been proposed in the Georgia Legislature that their representatives in Congress request the appointment of commissioners on the port of the North and South to fix the terms of a peaceable separation. The people of-Toxas are, moving in favor of on extra session of the Legislature, which being adverse to the views of Governor Houston, he threatens to resign if it is cohvenod> No more Federal troops are to bo sent to I'ort Moultrie, Major Alex ander has made no requisition for reinforce ments. The President, to-day, explicitly ex pressed his determination to send no more troops to the forts near Charleston, and said everything would be done on his part to avoid a collision. Major Alexander lias made no request for reinforcements, and it is repre sented'that the best feeling exists between tho garrison at Fort Moultrie and the citizens of Charleston. . ■ Secretaries Cobb and Thompson. How ell Cobb, Secretary of tlioTre»aary, tendered liis resignation to the President on Monday. Mr. Thompson, the Secretary of the Interior, will follow his example as soon as he can ar range the affairs <jf his office. Dead.—lsaac G. M’Kinlev, Esq., a worthy and enterprising Citizen of Harrisburg, and at one time well known in political circles, died at his residence in that city, on Monday. Mr. M’K. was for one year our partner in the pub lication of the Democratic Union. Peace to hrs ashes. Railroad Accident. —An accident, oecuns red on the North Central Railroad near York, the other day, by which Charles Davis, engi neer,.had' one of his feet mashed’ by being caught between the cross head and the-stuff ing box of the locomotive. It will, perhaps, become necessary to amputate the foot. o*Tho population of Allegheny county— including‘Pittsburg and Allegheny cities— is 180,074; The population of Pittsburg alone is ; 49,216, and' of l Allegheny ’ City 31,536. ! - ' v Black Republican! Before the November Elec . tion vs. Black Republican! After-the Elec- tion. Before the Election Grand reception and ovation to C run-.'-—tariff —-plenty of work—high "wages-—torchlight procession— parades of Wide Awakes—Mercantile Tariff Club—oxroasts—big talk ot Abolition Wig wams —and a good time generally. After the Election:—Much pooh-pooh' ing at the danger—a good deal of big talk— grow smaller, then beautifully less—a whine —break down in public confidence—every one suspicious of each other’s credit—Kansas starving—ask for bread—Abolitionists give them Shjibpe’s rifles' instead—Bank suspen sions. What next? These Republican are queer follows, very ? The John Brown Meeting in Boston.- Bosiorr. Dec. ,3.- —The meeting called by the ultra republicans in commemoration of John Brown, to take jflaco here to-day, in Tremont Temple, was headed off by the Uni on men, who took possession of the ball, chose Richard Sullivan for their chairman, and’ then_paased a series of resolutions denounci ng Brqwn and justifying bis execution, and landing the course of Virginia in the affair. Fred Douglas, Rodpath, Prank Sanborn and other well-known abolitionists vainly en deavored to be heard, and much confusion en sued. Finally the police wore called in, and the Temple was soon cleared and closed by order of the mayor. . Before the crowd dispersed, three cheers wore given for Governor Packer, of Pennsyl vania, and his celebrated letter to the Com mittee (published in to-day’s .paper) called for. Proposed Reduction in tUe Wages op Operatives. —Some of the manufacturers of Philadelphia are proposing a reduction of the wages of operatives from ten to twenty, per cent, as was done in 1857, and considerable feeling has been created in consequence.— Should the proposition bo carried out, it, is thought that a general strike would be the re sult. At present prices, weavers of checks, ginghams, &c., cannot make more than §5 a week, and many of them do not earn so much as that. Children, employed as bobbin wind ers, do not, it is said, earn more than from §2 80 to $3 a month, A redaction of twenty, or of even ten per cent,, to such would be sc j verely felt. - . This is a sorry realization of the “better times and higher wages” that were so loudly promised, as sure to follow Lincoln’s election. We sincerely hope that the fears of the sus pension of work and consequent discharge of workmen, which many experienced persons entertain, may not ho realized. It would he a dreadful thing to have thousands of honest mechanics and laborers, who in the best of times make scarcely more than enough to support themselves and families, thrown out of employment just as winter, with all its ri gors, is coining upon them. , God grant this may hot come I But if it does, let the heavy responsibility rest upon those who have bro't the country to this deplorable state. . Of On the sth inst., the whole electoral vote if Virginia was oust for 801 l and Everett. A number-of Breckinridge electors luid been formally declared elected by the' Govcrnor, but, as their election was obtained by an in formality, they declined to serve, permitting the Bell and Everett electors to fill the vacan cies, and throwing the whole vote fpr that ticket. " The Electoral College of New Jersey voted four votes for Lincoln and Hamlin and three votes for Douglas and Johnson. • Mr. Seward.— The Syracuse Journal says• “ Mr. Sfewitrdnwill, we are advised, at an ear ly day in tho session of Congress, make a speech in the Senate, giving his views on the state of. the country and the revolutionary, movements in these times,” The expressions of his home organ, the AubUrn Union, m..y indicates the line he will-follow.- The Union repudiates the compromise proposition of the Albany Evening Journal, and says that the Republican standard must not bo lowered a hair's breadth. , American Aor'icui/turist.— -The American Agriculturist conies-to hand this month in a new dress, .and with a valuable and interes ting addition of reading matter. It is un doubtedly the 1 cheapest monthly before tho people,’and tho great variety of which it treats, renders it peOulihrly adapted fSr'tho home?cir ole. It is printed; in both English and Gor man. Terms $1 per annum. Address Or ange Judd, Nevv York. C 7" We learn from Boston, that oh Tuesday week a prizefight, for one thousand 7 dollars, took place near bfortli Berwick,, Maine, be tween Michael Fritzjof Providence; and Wm. O’Neil, of Worcester. Sixty-three rounds were fought, occupying four hours twenty min utes, when Fritz was declared victor, owing to a foul blow; Nearly one hundred and fifty persons were present from Boston by special train; Neither party had ever fought, in the ring before. . Reception of the Prince op Wales. —Lord Palmerston spoke with great enthusiasm at a recent banquet in London, of the friendly re ception of the Prince of Wales in the United States,, which has evidently been a now reve lation to our British cousins. The English papers all discuss it in the same tone, and the London News says—“He has seennnation of soldiers without an array—civil ordorwithout a police—wealth, luxury and culture, without a court or an aristocracy. He has learned to mingle with the busy crowd of men without the intervention of chamberlains and court iers; he has found rospoot without ceremony and honor without adulation.”' Census of Minnesota.— The following is the summing up of the marshal of tho census of Minnesota; Total population, Number of farms. Number of maunufaltering estab lishments, 5©3 Number of deaths;. 1,295 The total area of Minnesota-is estimated at 81,159’square-miles, so that the population of Minnesota on the Ist of Juno, 1860, was a lit tle over two persons to the square mile. B@*Hon. 'William Milward, representative in Congress from the Fourth District of Phil adelphia, broke his ankle on the evening of the sth inst., while stopping from a carriage in which ho hod accompanied his.wifo and daugh ter to a bridal partj. ,„i The Letter of Hon. A. 11. Stephens. Tho following letter of this distinguished Georgion statesman will bo read with interest and. pleasuro by every lover of tho Union. Whatever may bo the result of the existing agitation, his wise and patriotic efforts to calm the raging storm will always W gratefully remembered r Dear Sir : Your kind and esteemed favor of tho 19th instant is before, me, for' which you will please acceptmy thanks. I thorough ly agree with you.as to the nature and extent of the dangers by which we are surrounded, and tho importance of united action on tho part of oar people, in tho lino of policy to bo pursued.- I know, also, that there breathes not a man in Qoqrgia who is more sensitively alive to her rights, interests, safely, honor, and ■glory than myself 1 and, whatever fate be falls us, I earnestly hope that we shall bo saved from tho worst of nil calamities, inter nal divisons, contentions, end strifes. The groat and lending object aimed at by mo in Millodgovillo,; was to produce harmony on n right lino of policy. If the worst comes to tho worst, _ as it may, and our State has to quit the Union,, it is of tho utmost importance that all opr people should bo united cordially in this coarse. This, I feel confident, can only be effected on the line of policy I .indicated. 1 But candor compels me to say that I am not without hopes that our rights may bo maintained, and oiir Wrongs bo redressed, in the Union. If this can be done, if is my earnest wish. I think, also that it is the wish of a majority of our people. If, after making an effort, wo shall fail, then all our people will bo united in making or adopting the last resort, the “ Ultima ratio regum.” Even in that case, I should look with great apprehension as to the ultimate result., When the Union, is dissevered, if of necessity it must be, I see at present but little prospect of good government afterwards. At the North, I feci confident, anarchy will soon en sue. And whether wo shall be better off at the South, will depend upon many things that I am now satisfied that we have any as surance of. Revolutions are much easier started than controlled, and the men who be gin them, even'for the best purposes and ob jects, seldom end them. i The American Revolution of 1776 WftS otid ■of the few exceptions to this remark that the' history of the world furnishes.-' Iluman pas sions are like the winds; when aroused, they sweep everything before them in their fury. The wise and the good, who may attempt to control them, will themselves most likely be-- eome the victims. This has been the history of the downfall of all republics. The selfish, the ambitious, and the bad will generally take the lead. When the moderate men, who arc patriotic have gone as far as they think right and proper, and propose to reconstruct', then will be found a class below them, governed by no principle, but personal objects, who will be for pushing matters further and further, until those who sowed the wind will find that they have reaped the whirlwind. These are my serious apprehensions. They are found ed upon the experience of the world and the philosophy of human nature, and no wise man should-condemn them. .To tear down and build'up again are very differcnt.things; and before tearing down oven a bad Govern ment.,we should first see a good prospect for building up a better. These arc my views, candidly given. If there is one sentiment in mybreast stronger than all others, it is an earnest desire for the peace, prosperity, and happinessof our people—that peace, prosperi ty, and happiness .which a wise and good Government alone can secure. I have no ob ject, wish, desire, or ambition beyond .this; and if 1 should in any respect err in endeavor lingto attain thiaobject, it will bo an error of 1 tbe head and not the heart. , With great personal esteem and respect,! remain yours, truly, , Alexander 11. Stephens. The Full Electoral Tote. *We present herewith a tabular statement of thff result in the electoral colleges-: , BRECKINRIDGE ■ & LANE. {Alabama, 9 LINCOLN AND HAMLIN. California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, .Maine, Massachusetts/ Michigan, Minnesota, Now Hampshire/ Now Jersey, New York, , Ohio,. Oregon/ Pennsylvania/ Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin/ Total/ 180 -.-DOUGLAS. Missouri; 9 Now Jersey/ 15 Total/ For Lincoln and Hamlin For Breckinridge and Lane For Bell and Everett For Douglas Whole electoral roto Lincoln's majority over all' The Fruits of Lincolnism;.—The Sk Y. Commercial Advertiser says: “The'boot and shoe trade has not suffered much as yet,, but the ‘'crinoline' trade 'with the South- hits gone' down, rapidly. There ore in this city 1-20 hoop skirt factories,-employ ing about 2.300 1 girls,- and about three-fourths of the articles 1 they produced l wont South. Since the panic, some of the larger factories have dismissed nearly all their hands.. The boys and girls who work the ’ braiding 'ma chines, which supply braid, in the skirt bus iness, are also sufferers;” So it seems that in trying to elevate the ne gro, the Republicans have been instrumental in bringing distress upon the heads of the white girls of Now York. JUS?" Lincoln and Hamlin mot on the 22d ult., at Chicago, for the first time, to know each other, though they both sat out a term in the same Congress for two years. Such men as Clay and Webster would have known each other if they had only sat together for twenty-four hours. Kidnappers Sentenced.— The trial of Fran cis Wilson and Gilmore Hull, for kidnapping a colored man named John Brown, taking him to Baltimore, and offering him for sale, some months ago, took glace at Lancaster, Pa„ last week. They were- convicted and sentenc ed to. five, years each in, the prison of that county* 175,525' 19*095 KT’ln the vote cast in.tho General Assembly of Georgia for eleetoros-to cast the votes of Georgia for President and Vice President of the- United-States, wo-fincLreCordedtho-follow ing; For President of Southern Confederacy, R. Barnwell Rliett, of South Carolina, 1* For President of Southern United States, Edmund Ruffin, of Virginia, 1. The Clayton (Alabama) Banner says that op Sunday last the Rev. Alexander McLem on of the Methodist persuasion, preached in the Methodist Church of that town, with" the tri-colored rosette conspicuous on his vcst." .Crawfordville, Ga., Not. 26, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana/ Maryland/ i Mississippi, ; North .Carolina,* i .South' Carolina* Texas, ' o. h*. u: ■ .ao: 4 •. s: 13 <i • 4 5 4 36 23 3 27 4 Total,; n DELL AND E-VBH2TT.. Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Total 39 RECAPITULATION. Electoral. 'foies. ■ 180 [/Vom the Savannah JRepubll C( From Georgia,, Foreign Goods Direci-y-Arrival ; Savannah. TMShip ifcwy, f rom Ant go of French, and German CO od» 1 exhibition at thd Cotton Planters' con, in the'coming month, arrive, yesterday, consigned to Muller Her cargo is valued at $50,000 m a large variety of manufacture general use, in the South; and tl their importation is to throw snm the practicability of a direct {S the Southern States and forefa. They .will doubtless give great gt thoiair of our plantingfriends to Macon who would otherwise r We congratulate the cotton plant, safe arrival of the vessel with th, mont, and we trust the results of tion will meet their most saneoi tions. Mr. G.Eyrond. tho sped Belgian manufacturers, has boon for some days awaiting the arriva sel. Messrs,.Gregoire and Monti sistants, cratno passengers Testei Heni'y . J The steamer Montgomery, whim Savannah on the 26th ult., had ot boxes of Sharpe's patent carbines and 40;000 conical ball eartrid,’ State of Georgia,, They came fro, The floniHlead Bill. Wc give below a copy of tha l( 0I bill winch passed the House of lio.L, tives on the sth Inst. This bill a yoiJl / objections made by the President in bjJ of the bill passed by the Thirty-fifth Cor ’’ and is likely to-.become,a law: A BILL TO SECURE HOMESTEADS TO Al ; SETTLE, BS ON ;T«B PUBLIC DOMAIN, Be it enacted by the Senate and Hot Representatives of the United States of ca in Congress assembled, That any i who isf the head of a family, or who h, rived at the age of twenty-one years an citizen of the United States, or who shall filed bis intention to beeomesnch,BBm by the naturalization Jaws, shall, fror alter the passage of, tffis act, be oritit enter, free of Cost, one hundred-and acres *of. unappropriated public lands which said person may have filed a pi, tion claim, o if which may, at the time plication is made, be subject to pre-ent at one dollar and twenty-five cents, or per Cere; or eighty acres of such unnpni ated lands, at two dollars and fifty cent acre; to bo located in a body, in confer to the legal subdivisions of the public aiid after the same shall have been sum Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, Tin person applying for the benefit of thii shall, upon application to, the register oi land ofheo in which, he. or she is about (oi such entry, make affidavit before thesaii inter or receiver that he or she is tbe.hnr a family, oris twenty-one years or* ago, and that such application I; mat his or her exclusive use and benefit, ami specially mentioned in this act, mill note directly or indirectly for the use or bent any other person or persons whomsoever; upon filing the affidavit with the regisle receiver, ho or she shall thereupon hope ted to enter the quantity of land.spec Prodded, however, That no certificates! given or patent issned-tbefrefor Until th piration of five years from the date of entry? and if, at the expiration of stfot t. or at any tim# within two years Iterate! •the person making sti'ch entry—-or if ten dead, his widow; or in case of her,Wl his,heirs of tfeHaee; or in esse of a viM making etieli entry, her heirs or deviate! case of her prove by ttfo Or ble witnesses that he, gW or .ffi<!y b«« ded upon and of five ycarra immediately- suoveoa/ngt/iecii of filing the affidavit aforesaid, then,' in sue case, he', she, or they, it at that time a citiit of the' United States, shall, on payment of It dollars, be entitled to a patent, as ifl oth .cases provided for by IftW : And previdij further. That in case of the death of W father and mother, leaving, an infant child, children, under twentyrone years of hgc, t right and fee shall enure to the hencili said infant, child or children',- tnider tptilj one years of ago, the right and fee _ skill n ure to the;benefit of said infant, child dnß dron; and the executor, administrate « guardian may, at any/timo within Iwpj after the death of the surviving parent,® :in accordance with the laws of tlie Sliti'n which such children, for the time being.b’i their domicile,, sell said land for thohcniin said infants, hut for no other prtrpose; I the purchaser shall acquire the absolutet by the purchase, and be entitled to a p from the United States, on rmymcntollfi :fice fees and sum of money heroin speak ; Skc. 3. And }>c it further enacted, Tht register of the’land; office shall note ills ; applications oh- tlic tract-hooka and [fir* ■ his office, and Steep a; register of aB fti» : tries, and nutktf- retfirn' thereof to tfio Slid ■ Land Office, together with tji£' jiitlflfti which they have'been founded 1 . • r Sec. 4. And be (i further' enacted, Mai lands aoqwirod under the 1 provisions oft net shall in; no eveht become liable to ltd isfactioU of any debt or debts contracted fij -to the issuing of the patent therefor. I Sec. S'. And be it further enacted. Thill at any time after the 1 filing; of the alfidatiij required* in the’second section of this aft? before the'expiration of the five years alj said, it shall be proven, after due nofiol 'the settler,-to the satisfaction 1 of tfic'rtjp of the fond' office, that’ the 1 persqirfiavin;/ such affidavit shall haw actually chay] or her residence, or abandoned thesalew for more than six months, at any time, r and 1 in that event, the land.so entered revert to-the'Government. j Sic. d. And be it further endcttd, individual shall be permitted' to mote * than one entry under thp' proTisiom »_ act; and that the Commissioner, of It l ' 1 ' ral Land Office is hereby and issue such rules and roguW**' f tent with this act, as shall bo nc *Ssi proper to carry its provisions into™ that the registers and receivers of land offices shall be entitled to re« same compensation for any lands e» e dor the provisions of this' act, that ) now entitled to receive, when the so , tity of land is entered with money, a to be paid by the person making to tion, at the time of so doing, ftnll !»,■/ half bn the issue of the- cettihiJMOi ef j son to whom it may be issucd':- if' 0 nothing contained in this act shai strucd as to impair or interfere), in ner whatever,' with existing ? , rights: And provided’, further, t'Vj sons who may have filed 1 their Das sjjij a pre-emption right prior to_ tne P . jj this act, shall bo entitled to all the P«' " of this not. A Pboufic Cow.— On Thursday. th * 11 ult., a cow belonging to Mr. Hi of Berks county, gave birth to J calves; which weighed, together, a lhs„ Two of this extraordinary W 0 ly a short time, but the other two at ing, and growing finely. A South Carolina paper prop o as Columbus was. defrauded out o of having this continent named o new Southern Confederacy be c public of Columbia. — ~~ - Sentenced. —John Cathcart, o county, was sentenced last woe , £inn, to ho hung for the nwrdor i|f m pUi fyfflce, 'Vfito
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