CARLISLE, PA.,
Thuradtt}’ Morning:. April 10, 1800. “
FOR GOVERNOR,
HIESTER CLYMER,
OF BERKS COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC PI..VTFORII
1. The States, whereof the people were lately in
rebellion, are Integral parts ufllio Union, and are
entitled to representation in Congress, by men
duly elected, who bear true faith to the Constitu
tion andlaws,and in order to vindicate the maxim
that taxation without representation is tyranny,
such representatives should be forthwith admit
ted.
12. The faith of the Republic is pledged to the
payment of the National debt, and Congress
should pass all laws necessary for that purpose.
,1. We owe obedience to the Constitution of the
United Statesflnclnding the amendment prohibit
ing slavery) anil under Its provisions will accord
to those emancipated all their righis of person
and properly.
■i. Each State has the exclusive right to regu
late the qualltlcation of Us own electors.
u. The white race alone is entitled to the control
of the government of the Republic, and we are
unwilling to grant to negroes the right to vote.
ti. The bold enunciation of the principles of the
Constitution and the policy of restoration con
tained in the recent annul message and iTeed
rnen’s Bureau veto message of President John
son entitles him to the confidence ami support of
all who respect the Conslitution and love their
country.
7. The nation owes to the brave men of our
armies and navy a debt of lasting gratitude for
their heroic services in defence of the. Constit
ution and tile Union ; and while we cherish with a
tender affection the memories of tire fallen, we
pledge to their widows and orphans the nation's
care and protection.
8. Wo urge upon Congress the duty of equaliz
ing the bounties of our soldiers and sailors.
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR IT ?
On the day of the passage of the negro
bill by the Hump House, the galleries as
usual were literally black with negroes —
the sweet-scented individuals who are
supported by the “ Bureau” and devote
most of their time to lolling upon the
cushioned seats in the halls at both ends
of the Capitol. When the result of the
vote was announced, they got up a small
Babel of noise and confusion, to the great
delight of their white brethren on the
floor. They were not only not expelled
from the galleries, as are white people
when they see proper to applaud; but
the House at once adjourned, to give the
‘ pet lambs” an opportunity to express
their “ pent up feelinks.” The “ wards of
the nation” crowded among their friends
on the floor, and a number of likely and
odoriferous wenches presented “ Massa”
Stkvens and “ Brudder” Kkm.kv with
boquets of flowers. In return for the
compliment, these gentlemen no doubt
kissed the JittJe kinky-haired mi.seegens,
and paid a number of delicate and cour
teous compliments to the “ Dinahs” and
“ Melinda Janes.” For full half an hour
the hall of the House of Representa
tives was the scone of a grand negro ju
bilee, and in this jubilee nearly every
disunion member of Congress participa
ted. The negro “ bucks” had to stand
back, while their dulcinoas hung loving
ly on the arms of the “ statesmen” of
America ! What a scene for a Raphael!—
What a grand illustration of “'the ming
ling of the races!”
Washington city and Boston are the
two points at which the rays of aboli
tionism are concentrated, and it is noth
ing more than we should expect to find
the latter presenting the counterpart of
the former. The Boston Post gives the
following glowing picture of some of the
dancing halls in that city : There are
many of the kind, it says, in the place.—
As the writer in question- entered one of
these “dancing” halls, he found quite a
large number present, “ tripping the light
fantastic toe” to the music of the piano
forte with violin accompaniment. The
liali was about 60 feet deep, fitted up with
considerable taste. The dance was con
ducted by young, good looking white
girls and negroes, black as lampblack,
mingled and commingled in the dance,
and embracing eacli other in seeming
tenderness of spirit. The tall, athletic
*pecimen of the genuine African, with
great gusto and enthusiasm, whirled the
young neatly dressed while women in
the mazy dance. This scene is said not
to be a rare or uncommon occurronc, but
can be seen at many places nearly every
night in I lie year. The young women
seem to lie delighted within the loving
embraces of Sambo; and look upon it
as merely carrying out the principles of
Sumner and Stevens in spirit and prac
tice.
These are two unvarnished pictures,
drawn from real life. We candidly ad
mit that abolitionism in Pennsylvania is
far behind that of the refined and intel
ligent circles of Washington and .Boston •;
but we ask, in all sincerity and earnest
ness, what vagary has Xcw England ab
olitionism ever initiated'which Pennsyl
vania abolitionism lias not subsequently
adopted? Already wo have solar pro
gressed that negroes are invited guests at
white tables in this staid old horough'of
Carlisle. There is but one step between
this and the scenes of I lie Boston dance
bouses. What must be the revolting
consequences of such scenes as are there
depicted, we leave the imagination to an
swer for itself —the picture is too abhor
rent to alt the instincts ofonr nature, and
we may not dwell upon it.
Do the white laboring men of the coun
try ever seriously reflect that the ques
tion here presented is the real issue in
the coming contest? Will they refuse to
believe, in the face of the Preodmen's
Bureau Bill and the Civil Bights Bill, in
the face of all the negro-equality legisla
tion of the present Congress, in the face
of the declarations of the leading aboli
tionists in this State and elsewhere, will
they still refuse to believe that it is the
purpose of the leaders of the Abolition
party to accomplish the social and politi
cal elevation of the negroes, flat through
their political support they may retain
their hold on power? "We trust they
will not continue to disregard the signs
of the times until it will be too late for
them to regain their political ascendency.
Are the white freemen of Cumberland
County prepared to vote for negro equali
ty in Pennsylvania? This important
question they will have to answer for
themselves at the polls.
One Hundred Millions- Stolen
During the Past Year. —lt is announ
ced from Washington that the investiga
tions of Assistant Secretary Chandler have
disclosed the startling fact thatthe Treasu
ry has been defrauded of more than one
.hundred 'millions during the past year
Well “pay-triots" ought to be paid for
loyalty and devotion to the Government.
jS&~ The most difficult question for a
fair and unprejudiced man to decide is
whether the negro belongs to the Repub
lican party, or whether the Republican
party belongs to the negro. Which is it?
I.IIIERTY AXD I.AIV
H may not bo generally known that
the Supreme Court of the United States
has recently determined a question direct
ly involving (he rights and liberties of
the whole American people. The case
was this; Luring (lieyear 1804, three cit
izens of Indiana wore arrested and tried
by a military commission, on the charge
of being in league with armed rebels, and
of conspiring to release the rebel prisoners
of war confined at Chicago and other
points. They were found guilty of the
charge preferred against them, and con
demned to death. Before thetiayofthe
execution, a writ of Hahca. s Corpus was
applied for to tlie United Stales circuit
Court for Indiana. The Judges of that
Court were divided in opinion, and certi-
fied the whole case to the United States
Supreme Court. The main question at
issue was whether the military commis
sion referred to had jurisdiction legally
to tiy and sentence these parties. A
number of the ablest jurists in the coun
try were employed on either side; and
we have before us the overwhelming ar-
gument delivered by Hon. Jeremiah S.
Black, in behalf of the prisoners. The
extreme length of this great legal oration,
for siieli it truly is, precludes the possi
bility of our publishing it in these col
umns; and we will therefore attempt to
give some faint idea of its matter and its
merits, meanwhile expressing the hope
that at no distant day this great vindica
tion of the supremacy of the civil law
will be placed in the hands of every tli in ic
ing and reading American citizen.
Judge .Black commences his oration
with the remark'that “since the begin
ning of the world no battle lias ever been
lost or won upon which the liberties of
tlie people were so distinctly staked, as
they are on tlie result of this argument.
The pen that writes the judgment of the
Court, will be mightier for good or evil
than any sword that ever was wielded by
mortal arm.” That sentiment will bo re
echoed from the inmost recesses of every
freeman’s heart. American liberty was
more endangered during the past five
years, from the insidious attacks of its
enemies in the North, than from the as
saults of open and avowed rebels in the
South; and for the obvious reason that
had the rebel forces succeeded in achiev
ing the independence of the South, the
result would simply have been a disrup-
tion of the Union; while had those Nor
thern traitors tu law mul liberty been tri
umphant, despotism over the whole coun
try must have followed.
He then proceeds to say :
“ In performing the duty assigned to me in the
case, I shall necessarily refer to the mere rudi
ments of constitutional law; to the most, com
monplace topics of history, ami to those plain
rules of justice and right which pervade all our
institutions. I beg your honors to believe that
tliis is not done because I think that the Court,
or any member of it, is less familiar with these
things than I am, or loss sensible of their value;
but simply ami only because, according to my
view of the subject, there Is absolutely no other
way of dealing with it. If the fundamental prin
ciples of American liberty are attacked, and we
are driven behind the in tier walls of the Const 1-
tntlon to defend them, we can repel the assault
only with those same old weapons which our an
cestors u*ed u hundred years ago. You must not
think the worse of our armor because it happens
to be old-fashioned and looks a little rusty trom
long disuse."
This is the keynote of the whole argu-
ment. He starts with the elementary
principle that if a Court decide a case
over which it has no jurisdiction, that
decision is regarded as invalid over the
whole world ; and lie then shows that no
man, in this free country of ours, can “ lie
deprived of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law.” Our space will
not permit us to follow his argument on
this point in detail. It is so plainly sta
led that he who runs may read; and it
abounds in passages of such thrilling elo
quence and such impregnable logic, that
every man must fuel, as he concludes u
perusal of it, that he has been in a high
er and purer atmosphere than that in
which lie ordinarily lives.
Judge Black’s arguments admit of no
abstract; wo lind it is fruitless to attempt
to condense them. This oration i* the
most perfect condensation that could be
made of itself. There are new beauties
and there is a new greatness about it
which break upon the mind at (‘very now
perusal of it. It stands Jike a huge mass
of granite, solid, impregnable, immova
ble.
The conclusion of the argument is giv
en in these words; “Hero were three
men whom it was desirable to remove
out of this world but there was no proof
on which any Court would take their
lives; therefore it wasneecssarp, audhrinrj
neeessari/ it urns rif/ht and proper, Ut cre
ate an iUer/al tribunal which would put
them to death without proof.” What terri
ble sarcasm (hose row words contain. —
There is no mnn who can sneer as Judge
Black can, and wo almost imagine we
can hear the tones in which this senti
ment was uttered. , r
But this is no question of men. It was
an issue in which the eternal and immu
table principles of justice were involved ;
and every freeman ought to thank his
(tod that tile Court had' the courage to
meet the issue and to declare Unit tin's
was a government of law ; and that no
ipan, he ho President, or tseerelarv of
war, or who he may, can deprive any
follow citizen of his life or his liberty,
without a fair and impartial (rial by a ju
ry of Ins countrymen. Aye, let us thank
the God ofonr fathers that the American
people are once more it free people, and
that the days of tyranny—the tyranny of
the Lincolns, tire Stantons and the Holts
—have been legally declared to he at an
end by the highest judicial tribunal of
the land.
Tim Disu-vionists in Congress are
hatching another disgraceful scheme.
They purpose enacting a law to remove
the appointing power to a great extent
from the President and vest it in Con
gress. This is thought ncessary by the
Badicals in order to save their friends
now in office. Such a bill is now before
the House Committee on the Judiciary
and will doubtless pass both houses by
a two-third vote, if it should be vetoed by
the President.
PiiN.vsY lvaxia will have lo pay as
her share of the expense of (he Creed
men’s Bureau for the current year one
million five hundred thousand, dollars.
Persons who are captivated with this in
vestraentandare anxious that theseenrity
shall be kept in tile market, cannot do a
better thing Ilian vote for Geary.
B©" As the building at one end of the*
Pennsylvania Avenue is called' “the
White House,” would it not lie wise, as a
matter of d istinetion.tociill the building
in which Congress meets, at thoothcrend
of the Avenue, “the Black House ?"
TRUTH r««.V THE RECORD OF I Sl'. 1 1 1
Sliotltly Against (lie IPi’ivale Soldier
CLYMER FOR THE SOLDIER I! !
. The disunion press is full of fit’s in re
gard to the action of Democratic Senators
in ISC4, before the Senate was organized.
After its organization, viz.: on thcSUthof
March, 1804, Senator Hopkins oll'ered the
following resolution : (See Record, page
YKi.)
Jfivulrnl, That the Committee on Fede
ral Relations be instructed to bring in a
joint resolution instructing our Senators
and requesting our Representatives in
Congress to vote for a law requiring Ibe
payment of non-commissioned oiliecrs
and privates in the service of the United
Stales in coin or its equivalent.
Upon this resolution Senator Clymer,
now the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, spoke as follows: (See Record page
5:!5.)
I did not know, sir, that the Senator
from Washington (Mr. Hopkins) was
about to oiler a resolution of this kind;
had 1 been aware of the fact, I might have
been able to form a more correct judg
ment as to his intentions in so doing.
Justice to the Soldier
1 presume he designed to perform an
act of simple- justice to those who, on the
tented field, are struggling for the main
tenance of this Government. Ho him
self avows his intentions to place this
meritorious class of our fellow-citizens, so
far as relates to their pay, upon a footing
with those sleek, well paid, well fed, truly
loyal, ami most discreet gentlemen who,
in this time of trial, are idlingsnniiy hours
in (lie courts of Eurnpo’Mas our ‘foreign
ministers, while t lie soldier is enduring the
pains, the trials ami the dangers of a cam
paign. Contemplate the picture ; the one
class clothed in purple and paid in gold,
the other clad in homespun and paid in
greenbacks! The one surrounded by all
the luxury which gold can buy, the other
in their individual persons and in their
families enduring all the want and misery
which paper money ever entails! An
unprejudiced observer, sir, would not, it
seems to me, lie likely to attribute any
sinsler or improper motive to one who at
tempts to equalize in some degree the con
dition of these two classes. Surely, sir,
tlie disparity between one hundred and
sixty dollars a year—the wages of the sol
dier-paid in greenbacks—ami Hie salaries
of our foreign ministers, ranging from
seven to twenty thousand a year, paid in
gold, is of such magnitude that it should
not be “ disloyal" to attempt to equalize
it.
Talk im<l no Work
To me, sir, it is strange, passing strange,
that those who profess so much love for
the soldier, who are eternally parading
themselves, us the “soldiers’ friends,”
who would make the soldier believe that
every one outside the pale of their politi
cal communion is hisuneni.y, whose whole
stock in trade is to yell that they are
“ loyal,” and to boast that they love the
soldier hotter than wife or child, should
here to-day resist a proposition so fair and
just. By your deeds you shall be tried.
Honeyed words of llattery cost nothing.
To sustain this resolution and the enact
ment of Us purpose into a law, might im
pose some slight additional taxat ion upon
you “ loyal” gentlemen, and that would
cost something. You cannot afford that.
Oh! no! Fulsome praise, laudation with
out stint—that you can give; it is in your
line; but when'the soldier asks for' Hie
means wherewith to supply his wife and
little ones with the bare iieceessaries of
life —which, owing to the vicious system
of finance inaugurated by Republican ru
lers, have been raised to fabulous prices—
you turn your backs upon him and brand
as “disloyal” every man who dared to
advocate his claims. That is a species of
disloyalty of which I, for one,am neither
ashamed nor afraid. If it be “disloyal”
to stand by, guard, protect and defend
the poor ami humble against tin,* rich and
powerful; to be in favor of Die soldier
rather than oflhushoddy contractor, then
I it is a kind of disloyalty
ofwhich you, gentlemen on the Republi
can side, will never be accused by those
who know you. Where the spoils are,
there will yourhearts he ai.-o.
ion of ihr Konafe
Possibly, sir, (lie Henalor from Wash
ington ottered the resolution with an ad
ditional motive—that was to relieve him
self, and those who act wiill Idm politi
cally, from tile base and un founded charge
that we were opposed to an increase of tlie
pay of the soldier. When this Senate was
unorganized, as we then believed,
and as you subsequently admitted
by proceeding to elect a Speaker, a reso
lution was offered on the opposite
side of ibis chamber, inslrueing our
Senators and requesting onr Bepresenta
tives in Congress, in vote fora hill increas
ing the pay of the soldiers. We then voted
against it, as under similar circumstances
we would to-day. We told yon then that
by no vole of ours would we ever reeog
nize your high-handed act of usurpation.
We told you we would vote against any
and every restitution, even should you
oiler one asserting the divinity of Clod
himself. We stood up for a principle, and
wo triumphed. You otferd the resolu
tion, as you ottered others, for the purpose
of making chip-trap eapilal against us
amongst the soldiers and others. Von
paraded our vote throughout the State as
a high crime and a sin, when you knew
in your hearts that every representation
you made, as to our position, was simply
falsi*. But tile resolution of the Senator
from Washington lias unearthed you. It
lias st i rred up a fearful commotion amongst
(lie ranks of the faithful. You gnash
your' teeth in Impotent rage, anil are
swollen ii]> with ndisehrrged Idle. You
rave and fume and sweat—all to no pur
pose, gentlemen. We intend to expose
your duplicity, and wo have done it.
lienee those tears. 1 advise you to cover
yourintention in some more skilltulway,
or I shall again draw aside I he flimsy veil
which shields yon from open contempt.
Pay flio Priva to Noldior,
But, sir, what will lie the ell'eel ol the
resolution should Congress enact a law in
accordance will,* its spirit? Will it not tie
precisely what you gentlemen forced u.s
to voleaguinst, when yon attempted us
urpation? Thesoldier will ho paid in coin
or its equivalent; that is to say,lds wages
will ho increased by Hie difl'erenco be
tween gold and greenbacks. If gold at
the end of any month is sixty pet; cent,
above greenbacks, the common soldier
will receive twenty dollars and eighty
cents, instead of thirteen dollars, for" Iris
month’s services. Hyon were honest in
your proposition to increase his pay, how
can yon object? When lie entered the
service, his pay was thirteen dollars per
month 111 gold, for then gold was not
above par. The resolution simply propo
ses to keep our plighted faith with the
most meritorious of all public .servants;
with him who defends onr homes and
firesides. Tell me, gentlemen, were yon
Honest or dishonest in your proposition?
You shall not evade an answer by calling
me disloyal. The word lias no terrors for
me. Three years ago you paid the foreign
minister ami the private; soldier in gold.
Why to-day, do you continue to pay him
wlio' is basking and revolting in the smiles
of royally, and refuse it til him who, amid
the roar of cannon and a storm of bullets,
is battling in your defence ? Answer me
if you dare. We will not be deterred from
malting the inquiry by I bream or denun
ciations. ' We. on tills side of the chamber
claim for ourselves ns much interest in
and devotion to the Government founded
upon the Constitution as yon claim lo
possess. We do not iiapngii your mo
tives ; yon shall not ours. d' r t‘ •‘>ru not to
lie cajoled or intimidated here or else
where. \Ye arc your'; peers and equals
here and every place. We know our
rigid- and will maintain them. We will
.stand by Hie Constitution and Union of
these Slates, and we tell you. aye, we
charge it upon you, that yon are the only
men who woulil destroy both.
■ Charges are constantly made against us
of iv want of fulolity to (he Government,
of sympathy with treason, and ol aiding
the rebellion. We defy you to make them
good. This matter had better bo under
stood and settled here and now. It is
true, we are not the slaves ol'any adminis
tration. You shall not set the blacks free
aiul enslave white men. We know no
Government which is not based übon the
Constitution, and wo will neither obey
nor be ‘loyal’ to any other. Ismy language
sntlieiontly precise? is it clear ? I do not
wish to be misunderstood. I am not
"loyal” to any administration; I am ever
so to true Government, founded upon
and acting in accordance with the Con
stitution, of which it is the mere creature
and exponent. More than this, you nor
any living man can demand of any one.
To" do so is to make yourselves masters
and (hose of whom you make the demand
slaves. We wish you to fully understand
that you shall never exercise any such
power over ns. The history of the past
should leacli yon that the race to which wo
belong may possibly be exterminated,
bill iX rrr i iixlnvcd.
SenatorGlymer and every other Demo
crat voted for this resolution, and the
Disunion Senators voted to kill it by
amending it, and having a majority, ef
fected its amendment, and thus defeated
the original proposition.
TKIITII l ItO.II THE BECORB.
If tire Ilcraltl lias any idea of conduct
ing tlie coming campaign with fairness
and honor, it is making a mighty poor
attempt at it thus far. Every week it
manages to trump up some new slander
against the Democratic candidate for
Governor, winch it retails with as much
apparent earnestness and sincerity as if
it believed the truth of its own words.—
Here is a small sampde from last week’s
Utrahl;
“ When the soldier in the field asked that the
elective franchise be c inferred on him, Hioster
L’lymcr refused the request."
Now mark how plain ataltnvill answer
this charge. It was during the session
of the Legislature of XBi>.‘> that the bill en
titled “a joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution, extend
ing the right of .sullrage to citizens in ac
tual military service” came up for con
sideration, and on its final passage the
yeas and nays were as follows, as will
seen from the Legislative Record of ISG3,
page Kit; ;
Vkas. —Messrs. Houghton, Hound, Hucher, Cly
mer, i!iiiiiii>|, Donovan, Fuller, (Mat/, Graham,
Hamilton, Hiestaiul, Johmon, Kinsey, Lamher
ton, Howry. Mct.'andless, McHenry, Mot!, Nicho
las, Penny. Ueilly. Kidgway.Serrill, .Smith. Stark,
stem.suil/.nmn, Turnll, Wallace, White, Wilson’
ami liiiwri'iice, speaker, Jt. Nays, none.
(iSa'Tho New Jersey Legislature ad
journed without electing a Senator in
place of Mr. Stock ton. Ko (his matter goes
over to next Jamuny, iieUne which time
anew Legislature will he chosen, which
we venture to predict will send Sir. Stock
ton back to the seat from which lie was
unjustly expelled. The Governor of
New Jersey cannot appoint a ,Senator in
place of Mr. Stockton, as the vacancy
occurred during (lie session of the Legis
lature. Had the vacancy occurred after
the adjournment, it would then have been
competent for the (Jovernor to make the
appointment. So (ho Radicals arc deprived
of half the fruits of their villiany. They
have got rid of Mr. Stockton, but they
have not got a Radical in ids place.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
lloncri’PNs not to Adjourn-Thc Olßpn Holders
Jubilant”Tin* ItvlV'si'tcof.lliuld, Arnold ami
(Sir otlipr Counplrntorv-Tlir Anniversary
of tlio l>pn(li of Abraliain Ijliipolii—A Xopro
Celebration--.! Nejrro Coinniomvcnltli In
Texas-Off $•« (lielr lleAds thl'.
WASkINCTON, April Ifi,
Messes. Kditous Voj.i T NTi-:r:it: There need Ik*
no longer any doubt that the radicals have de
termined to umainiic 11 10 present session of Con
gress until the fall elections are over. The more
respectable portion of tin* Republican parly,
however, favor an adjournment in .June or.ltd}'.
The Senate is understood to be against any ad
journment this yoav. Tin* object of t his is to pre
vent the removal of any of the radical oflico-ho!-
ders. The fall campaign* Will make it necessary
for the mom hers oi* the House to he going liome
to look- after their -e-elt-eiion, and they may de
cide in favor of the usual adjournment. If the
Semite will then not agree, the President is em
powered to prorog u* ('niiercss until (he next, re
gular session. I as.-ure you there Is nothing
which would afford ITi -ideuf Johnson more
pleasure.
Since the pussag* of tin- ( ivd Riglits Hill over
the veto, (he Kepublicau ntlice-holders here have
become romurkah y noi*-\. They openly declare
their opposition to the President and tlielr adhe
sion to the lawless fuel mn in power at the Capitol.
It is high time that tlies, were removed, hut the
trouble is they are under Secretaries who agree
with them. In order to strike at tin* root of the
evil Hu* Cabinet must he reconstructed.
The Supreme Com t oft he I'nited Stales having
decided the Indiana military commission for Hie
trial of civilian!: to be illegal, and the* persons
convicted by it having in coiwquence been dis
charged, there is no doubt that steps will soon be
taken to procure the release of Ur. Mudd, ()'-
Laughlin, Arnold and Spangler, convicted of con
spiracy against the life of President Lincoln, and
Hie friends; .of lljes.e parties claim Hu* benefit of
thatdeeision and will take action accordingly.
Yesterday being 1 lie anniversary of Hie death
of Preside nt Lincoln, all the public offices were
closed, in accordance with the order of the Presi
dent, with the exception of Hie Government
printing ollleo. The national flag floated at half
mast over all buildings of a public character.—
The corporation offices wore also closed, and all
tho Courts adjourned owr Horn Friday to Mmi
daj . There wa» no public di-pl.i.v", hut quili-a
number ot p; ;v. i. eiM/uns even .• impend, d l>u-i
-ness. (.m Hu; uicei mg of the lions-* «,f Rcpiv-va
tat ive.> at noon. Mr. Garlleid, of Ohio, made a brief
Iml eldijueiit illusion to the nation'-* bereave
ment and Hie Il.ai.'e adjourned. T!u* Senate was
not in se>su<n.
To-diiy is a grand negro jubilee—it being the
anniversary of Fimmeipalion in the District of
(.'ulumbia, Th* Darks nave de.erted the gal
leries of (ougiv;, and Hirong the streets, clad ii;
silk.', and hroiidelut h. A number of '• pci lambs"
have come here from other cities expressly to|par-
Ucipiite in the celebration. A procession is to
p;ms through the streets, in which all the negro
troops and tin* Abolition members of Congress
will take part. Speeches will bo made by lion.
Duller, Gen. Ranks a.ul other heroes of the war.
Another outrage is now in contemplation. It
m seriously .suggested Unit Congress shall appro
priate an area ol North *rn Texas cfpi.il Jn tho In
dian country immedhmiy adja-vm, on (he north
bauk-of the lied Hive-, as a milll,u\ i-.M.-rvatlmi
for the location ot imams cads hv ilie colored sol*
dm:-, who served during the war, ami others of
the hi mk mcoin the com U\ who may desire to
seen iv I i.iiim*. mi der Nat a nal protect ion ; a lerri
lorial govornmeut, wit Ii lull political franchisee,
to he an essential pan of th o measure.
It is strongly intimated t ml President Johnson
is about to take oil* Hie heals of all the Pennsyl
vania otllee-holdiSrs who wi.l not come out openly
and fearlessly Jn support o-’ his policy. General
Knipe. has already been appointed Postmaster at
Harrisburg, in place of Hessian Dorgner; and ex-
Governor "William F. Johnston has been appoin
ted Collector of Internal Revenue at Pittsburg.—
This is only a beginning, j usl to see how the gull
iotliu* works. .Mark my wonts, before the Sum
nu r months are upon you (in* heads of decapita
ted olheials will b>* lying around as plenty as
pumpkin-, m a corn-held.
Tut. M-.; is no *y in the Xatiomi) (’ap
itnl any longm'. Since Ilia passage ofliio (!ivil
hip, t lu‘ amw'.l ami Jostle whilo
paaple in c\ cry pa' fl of the galleries. This pro
mis'-uous mmgl ng of tlie masses Look place iho
day afier the parage oft he hill conferring espec
ial privilege.-, on tin* negroes, Detail the jieople
rejoice ln-caus;-jhc millenium of negro equality
drawoth During the proceedings in the
rte’iatv < ’hamij"]' (in Thursday, when lljceulogi
niiiioii tiie le.’e.s.'iiattjr Foot were beuigpronoim
ced, a pompon ■ negro entered the diplomatic gal
key and took a teal in the midst of the foreign
representative-.. Jlt* had evidently 'studieq (ho
Civil Rights hill carefully, ami thought that ane
growas aob !) odas an ambassador from any of
tho foreign eourts. Caucasian.
a TAiii: os’ Bioamosi!
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* I’ersmis llnrdoi-ell— I'ivo IJll.v.s I.lapso 1.0-
I'oro Hie Traseily is Discovered— Icrnblc
Millilulion ol' (lie Hollies.
[J'rom Phihi. Inquirer, I-.]
The most horrible murder, or series of murders
that ever oeeurred in Philadelphia, or, itwould
not bo itolmt 100 far toassert, that ever took place
in the United States, was brought to light yestor
day afternoon. An entire laimly (excepting an
absent son), consisting of father, mother and lour
children, have been literally butchered, and also
one and possibly another individual. .Se%en
persons in all, certainly, were the victims, and
there is good reason to suppose that Inrlhei in
vestigations will develop the fact that eight in
dividuals were sent from time to eternity by the
hand of the murderer at, or very nearly at. the
same time. No parallel case can lie lound on re
cord. The bodies wen* most horribly mutilated,
and the scene was absolutely sickening.
Mr. Christopher 1 leering resided with his fami-
Iv in .Jones' lane, about oiie-lialf mile Irom the
old Point House road, and within live Inmdred
vardsof (ho .site of the well-remembered Point
House, about three miles below 1 ho Navy A ard,
on what is termed the “Nock.” Mr. Dcering’s
family consisted of himself, wife and live chil
dreii *a relation named Kllzabeth Dolan, and a
boy who had resided with the family for several
velirs, ami known to the neighborliood by the
name of Cornelius. In addition to the above, a
German was ensured by Mr. Peering to do work
around the premises.
Yt.s erdav afternoon the fearful discovery was
made that'the entire family, with the exception
of the eldest child, a hoy named William, ten
> ears of age, who happened to lie paying a visit
to a relative, named Dully, in West. Philadelphia
were hrutallv murdered, and their bodies thrown
together inlheliarn, a short distance from the
dwelling house. In each instance the heads
wore knocked in and the throats cut, in some ca
ses to such an extent that they were nearly do
capilaied. Then; tliev lay, a mangled mass of
humanity, piled one on tlie top of the other. The
father of the family and Mrs. Dolan were found
lying side by side in the barn, terribly disfigured,
ami covered with hay, and in an adjoining sort
of corn-crib was found the body of Mrs. Peering,
surrounded by four of her children, all so terribly
mutilated that Ident itlcalion was almost impos
sible; 4 he ages of the children ranging from eight
years to an'innocent of fourteen mouths. The
names oftlio persons murdered areas follows;
Mr. Christopher Decring, aged :>7 years.
Mrs. .Julia Decring, aged J J years,
.lolm Decring, aged IS years.
Thomas Decring, aged (I years.
Annie Decring, aged 1 years.
Kmina Decring, aged I! months.
Mis. KU/abet.h Dolan, aged
The soon of any members of the family
was last Friday morning, wlum sonui of the
neighbors observed two of the eliildrcn going
over llio meadow near Hie house, apparently
abasing up some ducks.
Mr. 1 leering was, however, sqrn as hito as last
Saturday morning, vvlion ho called upon Mr.
Mitchell, No. Jkin Arch street, who owns tho es
tate on which Mr. Deerlng resides. Ho transact
ed some business with Mr. Mitchell and then
left, saying he had to go to the steamboat land
ini? in order to meet his niece {Mrs. Dolan), who,
It appears, had gone to Trenton to attend a fu
neral. From‘that tune nothing was seen or Is
known of him until found as described, in his
barn, yesterday afternoon.
Therejs every reason to suppose that the mur
ders were committed last Saturday afternoon,
for an exam inalion of tin* premises reveals the
fact that the wagon used by Mr. Peering during
Ids visit to the city on Saturday morning Is safe
ly stowed away in the carriage house, and a piece
of beef ho bail doubt less purchased -for Ills Sun
day dinner, was discovered lying in the bottom
of the wagon, yesterday afternoon, and which
was partly decomposed. Again, Mrs. Dolan,
v lien discovered in the barb, was dressed in full
black, as though she might have been to a funer
al, and she was attire 1 m entirely clean under
garments, and wore around her node a jot cruei
lix, suspended by a string of black heads.
Mr. Deerlng, when discovered, was dressed as
though he had Just returned home. He oven had
on a p;ur of dark kid gloves, hut his hoots were
taken otlhis feet, and his hat was missing.
it seems strange that the fact that the family
were missing was not discovered at an earlier
date, hut is accounted for in this wise:—Mr. 1 Jeer
ing was a man of rat her i etired, quiet hubilu, ami
did not mix miu.b uith his neighbors. liwas
noticed that the windows of the dwelling were
open, and day by day passed without any sus
picion entering into the minds of the neighbors
that anything was wrong.
Yesterday afternoon a neighbor happened to
visit the premises for the purpose of feeding a
colt that he had charge of. He entered the barn
with that object in view, when his attention was
attracted to something unusual at the southwest
angle oft ho barn. He proceeded to make an in
vest igation, when lie discovered the feet, of Mr.
Dealing projecting through the hay. He beat a
hasty retreat, and informed an acquaintance na
med John Gool of tlu» circumstance. A further
investigation was made, when the bodies of Mr.
Peering and Mrs. Dolan wore found lying side by
side, with their throats (;ul in a most horrible
manner, and entirely covered with hay, with the
exception of Mr. Peeling's feet.
Various theories are atloal as to the circum
stances connected with the murder; but nothing
detinue can lie known until the matter receives
a full investigation at thehahds of the authori
ties. The most plausible theory Is that some
person (and suspicion points very strongly to the
German engaged by Mr. Deeringto perform work
on lus farm) induced Mrs. Doering to visit the
barn, and then murdered her with an axe, and
as fast as the children emerged from the house
to see what became of their mother, they were
dragged into the barn and likewise despatched.
The murderer Hum probably lay In walling for
the arrival of Mr. Deerlng and Mrs. Dolan, ami
after Mr. Peering bad put. away his horse and
wagon and proceeded to the barn in quest of his
family (not. dialing them in the house), he was
met at the barn door and knocked in the head,
tils throat cut and tils hoily pi tel led In to the barn,
after which M r>, Dolan was probahiv treated in
like manner.
The hahy was either taken from the house by
Hie niurderer and despatched tn liu* barn, or (.-Iso
Mrs. Peering had the child In her arms at the
time she wa*- assaulted. An elderly lady, a rela
tive of the fanul.\, has resided at the house until
last Wednesday, when she left.
LATER!
About three hundred yards from tho dwelling,
ami towards the Delaware, is located a haystack,
Here the missing boy was found, on Tliurday,
dead. The police turned up some loose hay at
the stack, and a hand was discovered sticking
out. Tiu* hav then removed and Hie body
taken out, Carey was aged seventeen years. The
deceased hud no hat on when found. *A further
search was made and a hammer was picked up a
few yards from tin* stack and immediately over
a ditch. The weapon had blood on it. The hat
oft lie victim was next found under a plank which
crossed Hie ditch.
The theory is that the hound boy was escaping
from t he German, and after crossing Hu* ditch the
latter gamed on him and dealt him a blow on the
hack of Hu* head, knocking him down. He then
indicted tiu* wound on the forehead,as in Hie ease
f, f I hose previously described, ilnd finally brought
the axe down on Ins neck. The simp around his
body was no doubt used in dragging him across
the ditch to Ihe place of concealment. The wound
in Hie ted on the Icicle of Hu* head was accomplish
ed with Hu* hammer, as the size of the wound
corresponded with the Hat end of the weapon.
In making the search yesterday tho police
found iii'iiu* of the upper apart memo of Hie resi
dence the clothes which had evidently been worn
by the supposed murderer. Tile articles consist
ed of hat, coat, pantaloons and shoes. The coat
had blood upon it, and one ot Hu* sleeves appear
ed as it one of the victims bed been carried upon
it. 'flu; front of Hu* pantaloons was much torn,
apparently done by some of Hu* children while
struggling for their lives. Theshoes, nearly new,
and covered with mud, had been purchased four
weeks ago, at a place on .South street, by the Ger
man.
LATEST!
tijr MntDnur.it akhhsted—he coxi'esses ins
on lt!
Antoine Gant her or Frobst, one of tho mnrder
ers tif nut f!u- y>\- ni'.’i-if-r. a of(he eight members
of the I >eehng family, has been arrested, lias
to Hie kilim; of Cornelius Carey, the
bound hoy, and is now incarcerated in l\lova
iio*n**ing Prison.
’I he private exam ini. I ion before the Mayor
elicited the fact that Hu* minder was committed
in tiu* following manner:—
Ci Friday laM Gunther's accomplice in Hie ter
rible tragedy came over to Mr. Heelings, and
proposed to Hu* pi isoner that they should mur
der Hu* family and rob Hu* house. Gunther con
sented to Cm* plan proposed bv his accomplice
and it was arranged that the’ prisoner should
murder the boy. while Hu* other man despatched
tin* rest of Mr. Deering’s family.
About ten o’clock on .'Saturday morning tiu* ac
complice persuaded Mrs. Hearing to- come to the
barn, a short distance man Hu* house*, and get
ting licr Micro, Minch her in lie* dead witlfun
axe, and then cm her I (mail with Hie ed**e of tint
instrument. He then pitched her body into the
corn crib adjoining the barn, and Hum' proceed
ing to the house, look till* chil.hvm ), v one lo
the barn, wiu-n i heir heads were knocked’ in with
tiu* bull end of the axe and Hum* throats nut Vs
fmd as mu- Was dealt with in this manner its
body was thrown into the corn erih, ami Hu* pro*,
cesa continued until the whole family wore dis
posed of.
While tho accomplice wns thus engaged Gnn
ther proceeded to murder the bov Cornelius. lie
overtook him at the haystack, and struck him on
tho back of tho head with an axe, after which he
cut his throat, aiullhon hid the body undertho
hav. f
i ho fiendish plot being accomplished, the two
murderers proceeded to the house ami lav in wait
lor Mr. Deoring and Mrs. Elizabeth Dolan. Thev
am yc<l home, about 12o’clock, and as soon as Mr.
Jvcmig had deposited his carriage in the wagon
the aceompliec (according to the prisoners
statement,) attacked them both, knocking them
u the* head and out ling their throats, after which
the bodies were carried to the barn, and placed
where they wore discovered. Tho precious pair
then proceeded to the house, and alter collectlmr
together all the valuables they could gather, de
liberately sat down and ate their dinner, when
they left and came to the city.
In IHo-l-5G Gen. Geary was recognized
iw an active Know Nothing, so-called
“ American.” Had he, and Cameron who
nominated him, and hisjirincipalsuppor
ters now had (heir way thou (and hut for
the almost superhuman efforts of the
democratic party they would have had
their flray) nota single foreign horn person
or a Catholic in religion would to-day
possess the right to vote ! Not one of
those would have any thing to say as to
whether Hiester C'lymer’or John' AV.
Geary should he Governor. Should
Geary and ids parly, who advocate negro
suffrage, he successful now, what guaranty
is there that they would not carry out
their old doctrines and disfranchise (he
Catholics and citizens of foreign birth,
while enfranchising tho negro?
local items
Court Prpc'iceiuxgs.— The April term
of Court commenced on Monday of last
week. The first day of the term was con-,
sinned in swearing in Constables and re
ceiving their returns, and in granting
Hotel and Restaurant licenses. The fol
lowing cases were tried in the Court of
Common Pleas.
John Swisher vs. Henry F. Guyer and
S. C. Bowman.' A feigned issue to try
the validity of a judgment. Verdict for
plaintiff. ‘Sharpe for plaintiff; Miller
and llitnor for defendant.
"William Smith vs. Peter F. Ego. This
was an action on the case to recover dam
ages for malicious prosecution. Onrread
ers will remember the murder of an old
German, connected with circumstances
of an unusually horrid character, which
occurred three or four years since in the
vicinity of Boiling .Springs. Smith the
plainti'ffin this suit with one of his sons
was arrested, on the information of Mr.
Ego. The Smiths were taken before
Squire Sponsler and after a hearing were
discharged. Shortly afterwards they in
stituted this suit against Mr. Ego for the
arrest. It appeared in evidence that Mr.
Ege who was well acquainted with the
murdered man, immediately after the
murder employed two detectives of this
Borough to go to Boiling Springs and fer-«
ret out if possible the guilty parties.—
They ascertained that there was a wide
spread suspicion in the neighborhood that
this Smith family were the murderers. —
They also obtained the information that
one of the Smiths had.confessed that he
had done the deed. A knife belonging
to tile murdered man was also found in
the cabin of the Smiths. Under these
circumstances, Squire Ege, after consult
ing counsel, made the information on
which the Smiths were arrested. In
charging the Jury the Court remarked
that from the circumstances it was their
opinion that Mr. Ego’s action in the mat
ter was entirely commendable and that
the plaintiff hail failed to show that the
prosecution was commenced through
malice or without probable cause Ver
dict for the defendant. Shearer for plain
tiff; Smith, Miller and Hepburn for de-
nt.
Quarter Sessions.
Commonwealth vs. Theodore Hemvood
and Edward Arney. Charged with horse
stealing, larceny and conspiracy. Ver
dict guilty. Motion entered for a new
trial. Maglaughlin, Hepburn, Penrose
and Shearer for Commonwealth ; Sharpe,
Todd, Miller, Newsham and S. Hepburn,
.1 r., for defendants.
Com. rM. Jacob Windemaker and Joseph
Windcmaker. .Larceny of apairof wool
en stockings. Verdict not guilty, and
deleiulaiitsdiseharged. Maglaughlin for
Commonwealth; Shearer and Butler for
defendants.
Com. rs. I’clcr Dillor, Henry Goodyear,
Samuel Dillor, Samuel Brickorand John
W. IjL-itlifr. Riot and assault. John W.
Luidig guilty in manner and form and
sentenced to pay a lino of twenty-live
dollars and costs of prosecution. Ma
glaughlin and Hepburn for Common
wealth ; Penrose ami Todd for defendants.
Coin. vs. Edward F. Watkins. Larce
ny of a coat. Verdict guilty. Sentenced
to pay a lino of one dollar and costs of
prosecution, and to be imprisoned in
County jail for three months. Maglaugh
lin for Commonwealth; Beltzhoover for
defendant.
Com. ivi. Richard Brown. Larceny of
SlhO note. Vcrdictguilty. Sentenced to
imprisonment for two years in the Eas
tern Penitentiary, to pay a fine of one dol
lar and costs of prosecution. Maglaugh
lin for Commonwealth ; Dunbar and Sad
ler for defendant.
Com. vs. Jacob Marks, alias James
Mead. Forgery and passing a forged
promissory note upon Robert Diven.—
Verdict guilty. Sentenced to four years
imprisonment in tire Eastern Penitentia
ry, to pay a line of one dollar and costs of
prosecution. Maglaughlin for Common
wealth ; Beltzhoover for defendant.
Com. vs. Thomas Hanson. Larceny of
jewelry, tte. and receiving stolon goods.
Verdict notguilty ; defendant discharged.
Maglaughlin for Commonwealth; Sadler
and Gillelon fur defendant.
Com. r.s'. Joseph Windemaker and Au
gustus iSnavely. Malicious mischief. —
Verdict guilty. Sentenced to undergo an
imprisonment in County jail for three
months, to pay a line of live dollars anil
the costs of prosecution. Maglaughlin
for Commonwealth ; Shearer and Butler
for defendants.
Com. vs, John 11. Gross and Margaret
Fagan. Larceny of money and butter,
and embezzlement. Verdict not guilty ;
defendants discharged. Maglaughlin,
Penrose and Shearer for Commonwealth ;
Hepburn for defendants.
Com. vs. J.ohn Scott Green. Larceny.
Sentenced to continoraout in Eastern
Penitentiary for one year and pay costs
of prosecution. Maglaughlin for Com
monwealth ; Sadler and Dunbar for de
fendant.
Com. vs. Jacob Symers and Hannah
Smycrs. Keeping a disorderly and baw
dy house. .Defendants plead guilty. Ja
cob Smycrs sentenced to pay a lino of six
cents and costs of prosecution ; Hannah
sentenced to imprisonment in County
jail for three months. Maglaugblin,
Shearer and Butler for Commonweall li •
Smith and Gillelen for defendants.
OVKIt AND TERMINER.
Com. vs, John Kudoiph and Charles
Sherman. Burglary and robbery. Ver
dict guilty. Sentence deferred. Ma
glaughlin and Graham for Common
wealth ; Penrose and Shearer for defend
ants.
Com. vs. G. Washington Gould. Arson.
Firing the stable of Abraham Philips in
the Borough of Carlisle. Verdict guilty.
Motion for a new trial entered. Ma
giaughlin for Commonwealth; Penrose
and Sharpe for defendant.
Common Pleas—Second Week.
William Musser & Co. vs. Archibald
Brieker. Proceedings under warrant of
arrest. After hearing the evidence, the
Court directed the defendant to be com
mit led to jail, or enter into bonds with
security to apply for benefit of insolvent
laws, nr enter into bond with security to
pay the judgment, interest and costs.—
Defendant gave bonds to take benefit of
insolvent laws, and was discharged from
custody. Miller and Weakley for plain
tili’; Sharpe and Humrieh for defendant.
Slnwavt M’Gowan vs. Carey. AV. Alii,
Daniel V. Ahl, John Musselman, J. J.
Flemingttml Joint Wolf. This was a case
of trespass quurc clausum frccjll against
the defendants, for entering upon the
lands of plaint-ill' and cutting timber.—
Defendants claimed the land'as their own.
The case is still on trial.
Dan Kick’s Great Show is Coming.
—Our readers will be pleased to learn
that Dan’s great show will visit our town
on Thursday next. Dan’s success in this
business has never been approached in
this country, and each succeeding year
he comes out with something newer and
better. His present combination embra
ces a variety of talent and objects more
attractive than any ever before offered,
and (hero is no doubt that his success will
be commensurate with his extraordinary
cherts to please the show-going public.—
The many now and striking features pre
sented will bo found detailed in another
column, to which it is only necessary to
call attention in order to insure full
houses. Turn out to see and hear Dan
and his groat show.
r.svconoGT.— Prof. K. Brown AVilliama
AT. D. of Baltimore is. now delivering a
series of instructive and'amusing lectures
on Psyoology andmesnierism, in Kheem’s
Hall, illustrated by practical experiments.
He will lecture this (Wednesday) even
ing and perhaps every evening this week.
Hinir Piuri' opPjuntino i> a ,. fr '
the price of printing paper is at the
cut time most exorbitant, it is a’niatl.
no little anxiety with publishers k,
should be with readers, as to hown' 1
arliclecunbo furnishedat more reason i' 1 * 1 &
rates. One reason of the high price (f ■
per undoubtedly is the scarcity, or /’.f 1 ’ I"
the great want of rays. Tf lio U »kcl, *
would save their old rags and dlsi®' K
tlioin to the paper-makers ortlieirac ° f ■
the price of printing paper would £'*' "
less soon have a downward tendency bt '
must be obvious to all that there i sc ,!
whore a reckless waste of rags, as ev
our streets we frequently see strewn ai"" 1
goodly sized pieces of cotton, li I1(m “*
other rags, which’would be
the paper-mills. Most people thud; it" 1
small matter to gather up and clispascH
sucli trumpery, but anything which .?I
contribute to keep down the pricotof **
per, and as a consequence to p ro J*
cheap reading, is no small matter. \f
trust our readers will.takea practicalv *
of this subject, and forthwith
general overhauling of their ’gar;,/
chests, drawers, &c., where good
have boon stowed away and long g ’
forgotten. Bring them fortii from (J*
secret recess, where they are worse %
useless, and send them to tiro paper-mm
to ije converted into paper
Paternal. Duty.— The father U l w
plunges into business so deeply that he
lias no leisure for domestic duties anj
pleasure, and whose intercourse with Ms
children consists in n briel word of aj
thority, or a surly lamentation over(li f j r
intolerable expensiveness, is equally ta
be pitied and to be blamed. What r'Hit
has he to devote toother pursuits the time"
which God has allotted to iris children’
Nor is it anyexouse to say that lie cannot
support ids family in their present style
of living, without this effort. By iviisl
right can his family demand to live
in a manner which requires him tone®,
.loot his most solemn and importantdj.
ties? Nor is it an excuse to say that ke
wishes to leave (hem a competence, h
he under obligation to leave them Hut
competence which lie desires? Is it a
advantage to them to he relieved from
the necessity of labor? Besides, is money
the only desirable bequest which a father
can leave to his children? Surely well
cultivated intellects; hearts sensible to
no domestic allliction ; the loveofparents,
and brethren and sisters ; a taste toy home
pleasures; habits of order and’regularity
and industry; hatred of vice and vicious
men ; and a lively sensibility to the ex
cellence of virtue —are as valuable a legacy
as an inheritance of property—simplei
property purchased by the-loss of every
habit which could render that property o'
blessing.
CojrtNO X eau Home- A Wirrn; Um
Ei.oi’Ks With A Nkguo.—On Monday
night, the 2d inst., a daughter of Mr,
William Griffith, of Jeinter township,
Somersett county, aged about 17 years,
eloped witli a full blooded Negro black
as Erebus. Sometime after night Mia
G rifflth slipped out from her father’s house,
met the nigger on the road according to
previous arrangement and the same night
walked to Johnstown, 18 miles distant,
with a view of taking the train for Harris,
burg, where they were to bo married. Mr
Griffith discovering, the absence of the
parties and suspecting their intentions,
proceeded to Stoystown, the neauaA Vste
graph oliiee, and there telegraphed to the
police of Johnstown to arrest them im
then-arrival which was accordingly done.
Miss Griffith was taken to her father's'
house and the niggorwas on the 4th inst.,
eonuniled to jail of this county to await
his trial at next court, which will amount
to nothing as it is no legal offence, but
purolyja matter of tastk and smeij, Tlin
nigger lias been in tile employ of Mr.
Griffith for some time. During the lad
winter lid frequently took tins daughter
and Mrs. Griffith and other female um
bers of the family sleigh-riding. Herns
on a perfect equality with the family-;®
at the same labio, slept under the same
roof and enjoyed all the rights and privil
eges that Mr. Griffith's children did.
Sa le op Persona l Property.—Lafay
ette Pefler, administrator of Peter Poller,
deceased, will sell at public sale, on Fri
day April 110th, at 9 o’clock, at the Me
esidonce of the deceased in Dickinson
township, near Barnotz’s mill, seven
miles south west of Carlisle, Jacks aiA
Jennotts, Horses, Colts, Cattle, Farming
implements, Household and Kitchen
furn iture, and a largty variety of articles
not necessary to mention.
Admitted to Practice.— On Wednes
day morning last, on motion of H. New
sham, Esq., Benj F. Fries, a student in
tlie oilice of Win. J. Shearer, Esq., w-as
admitted to practice law in the several
Courts of Cumberland County. Mr.
Files has borne the reputation of beings
close and faithful student, and passed a
highly creditable examination. We wish
him success in his professional career.
ICOM-M.UNIC ATION.J
Mu. IlDiToit. —If C. Is not more skilful in amin
staudi ng the Scriptures than he seems to be in
understanding my article, his interprctalloiu
will deserve no confidence.
I said simply that the first verso of
would have explained the second, ami ( -
says “if he understands this,” the writer ** classes
faith towards Ood, «fec., with dead works!"
an understanding he must have!
simply says that we should leave such beg'JJJJs
as repentance from dead works, and faith to«»
God, and baptisms, and laying on of hauii-i J
and G. concludes, that if that explains the sec j
it must teach that faith, baptisms, Ac., aje ®
works! Surely soipe men have eouveimm r
aginations without clear heads! I would I 1 ■
exhort such a one to leave tho beginning*™, m
doctrine. He Is not safe beyond them!
him not press upon us his handbills
lugs, until he will condescend to “read an
inwardly digest” what ho pretends to wao. .
He then asks what I think of our
Peter’s words about baptism? As he
profess to desire informatidfPfrom m® JoV'
from him, mid ns I have never urged m
ions upon him, I shall not answer m®,*.. n has
has that to do with this discussion?
said anything about it? Our subject was to
matlon, and lie conveniently shifts
Let him prove that “ laying on of
refers in the sacred Scriptures, to ft rite i»‘
to bo perpetual in tho Church, or to the co^a 0 \y
of the ordinary sanctifying influences n
Ghost. Precisely that and that alone, V Dlu ial
see proved, not by ecleslastlcal but by o c r
authority. , . «ho R 6"
C. refers mo to his Prayer Book and t® ‘‘ n foe
formers. I probably think less of these i uu( j e r
does, especially ns he evidently luclim u u ij
tlio latter term only English Reformers..
have as a matter of curiosity
Prayer Book, and I should be glad tokno v t*l
oven that implies that tho Holy Ghost
to the candidate for confirmation in
Tho words of the office assume, (if f l,„<r fl ireadf
them,) that this sanctifying influence has ‘ tIDC i
been communicated. They contain a gpir*
recognition of w, former reception °v ue bl*
it at baptism, and a prayer for an hjcieab.
inlluenco proportioned to tlie matuiei *
conlirmccTone. Rev. H. Alford. tkepr® e no tii!cl
of Westminster, says that iio * dlscoi cit> Jt re
in tlie action of tho English Church i' imagin*
tained the rite from which wo of ti P er "
that it was grounded on any institution o c j alD v
petual ordinance of tho apostles. ll _ f ®
ed such a laying on of hands as a c . c ,~VeclP lel1 w
O od’s favor and goodness towards the L Jjjjy
and that this w£s -a/Certhe exampleol
apostles.”—Cbm. on Acts, 8,14,17,
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