THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL. Jr:o. S. NIANN, P.DWIN HASKELL. ) EDITORS vilmury TO THE PEOPLE il.rDEitsmarr. FRIDAY, MARC:1124,185 Or We trust our friends in Ellisburg will bear in mind the Temperance meet ing at that . place on Friday evening next, March 31. Messrs. Cole and Johnson are thorough workers in the Temperance catisg and will speak from the heart. tr Every minister of the gospel, every religious newpaper, and every honest man in the free states is opposed LO the Douglas fraud. far The Grstrui Division of the Sons of Temperance_ of Pennsylvania will hold its next quarterly session at this piaco on the 26th cloy of April next. fgr There will be a general rally of all the friends of Temperance in this county on Thursday the 27 day of April next. as dila place. gee notice of the Committee of arrangements -in another column. CST We are under obligations to Hon. James bumble for a copy of the census statistics of 1550.. We shall have fre quent occasion to refer to this valuable document. "No more compromises with slavery," is the general sentiment of every Anti-Nebraska meeting that has been held. This sentiment is fatal to the race of doughfaces, C r "Most of the trades, professions, and ways of living among mankind, take their origin either from the love of pleasure or the fear of want." '"Nothing is so much admired, and so little understood, as wit." car fiuffoon, " a man who makes a praelieo of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures and postures, jokes and other vulgar pleasantries. A drop' ; a mimic, Ile that uses indecent railery." tar Now is the time to carry forward our cause with giant strides. Circulate the documents, obtain subscribers to In dependent, freedom-loving papers, hold meetings and send on the petitions—al ready the traitors at Washington begin to tremble at the knees—follow up the blows already given, witllspirit and de termination, and the villainous swindle will yet be defeated. rir Hare you heard the news from New Hampshire ! The people of the Granite State have rebuked the conspir ators at Washington in thunder tones. Thank Qua there is still a North .and that At last it says to the Slarve Power, Not imother foot of free Territory shall be polluted with the curse of slavery. .• gi Truth Vindicated." This is the significant title of a pam -phlet which the executive committee of the Maine Law movement in Philadel phia have issued in relation to the un fortunate defection of ELI H. Pitice, the Senator elected by the- Temperance men of that city, We have watched the course of this movement with great interest—have pa tiently read the labored defense of Sen ator Price, as made by the Daily Jleg, irier, and are now forced to the unwel conic Conclusion, that Senator Price has not acted the' part n 1 a high-minded, honorab!e - matt. His letter of Feb. 17, 1854, to the executive committee of the Friends of the Temperance Reform" as published in the pamphlet before us, is written in the language of a pettifog, ger and is unworthy of a man of reputa tion. For instance, Mr. Price•knows per fectly well that if be had written such a letter before the election no consistent Maine Law man would have voted for him. Hence we say the attempt now made to reconcile the vote given ib the legislature, with the impression be knew had been made •on the minds' ' of Tem, pedace men as to what his course would be If elected, is the work of a Pettifog ger, and a small one at that. jC Senator Price thinks his wealth, and induentjal friends will save him from the merited censure which his conduct deserves, he wilf`firid himself mistaken. Ho has disappointed the just expecta tion; of the friends of Temperance throughout the State, and his praise will be confined to tho votaries of the free use of intoxicating drinks. Rum and ruin, by his influence has taken another year's leave ,of power, but the masses will not he trifled with much longer, and the Maine including the right of search is bound to drive rumselling beyond the bounds of tbs Commonwealth. • Now is the Time to Strike por Freedom. We presume all our readers realize as well.as we -- do, that this is the roost favorable time the country has seen in ? many years to work efficiently for the cause of peace, good dtler, progress and reform. The public ear is open to re ceive the truth of the gospel of Liberty and Temperance. We desire the living friends of reform in this aountylo likok about a little and ask themselves what thsy !lave dope to improve the golden opportunity. It is easy enough to find hosts of talkers for Temperance, and in opposition to the Nebraska swindle; but to act efficiently against rum and slave ry, is quite another thing. What is needed now is action, con- sistent, energetic action. For instance, notwithstanditg. we pulled 519 votes for the Free Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner last fall, and the Whigs 80, many of whom take the Journal; and notwithstanding the efficiency of the paper in promoting the Temperance and Liberty cause, is conceded by most of our friends, yet its circulation in the county - is but a trifle over 300. We know half a dozen men, who could increase this list 109 in two weeks, if we could only get them to see the im portance of such increase as we see it. It has always seemed to us the hight of folly to put off.action till within two or three -weeks of election, and then ride night and das to accomplish a purpose that could more easily have been done in a quiet way long before if a little fdre• sight had been used. And -then this I great efforts usually made just before election co4inces no one, and therefore has but a spasmodic influence. Where as if our friends would commence now, and make the same exertion to obtain subscribers for the Journal, that is annu ally made to carry the election, they i would do a lasting work that would not have to be done over and over every' year. And. then in addition to OA influence thus produced, we trust a perusal of the Journal will have a happy influence in ether respects. We hope to inspire manly thoughts in many young men to inculcate the duty of industry and economy—to encourage hope. faith, and charity, and to strengthen in all the love of virtue, honor, and independence. We are conscious of many imperfec tions about the paper, but having given it our best exertions, we ask our friends to overlook its imperfections,. and make an energetic effort to put it on an inde pendent footing as regards its pecuniary condition, for thereby we think they will be serving the cause in which they are engaged. We ;re not_ easily discouraged, but we confess to some mortification at the indifference , of some of our friends to tile prosperity of the Journal. J From the N. Y. Tribune Alf Bail New Hampshire! It looks again - as though there would be a North. Democratic New Hamp-. shire has replied to the Nebraska villainy by repudiating its authors. The party of Pierce and Douglas have lost even that State, in which of all northern mem bers of the Union such a revolution could least be looked for. This glorious and cheering fact unexpected and for the past few days altogether unhoped for even by the friends of freedom, must strike the conspirators at Washington as with the hand of avenging justice. In the popular branch of the Legislature the united Free Soilers and Whigs have a sure and sufficient majority. No Slave ry extensionist, no repudiator of the Mis souri Compromise, no 'Williams or Nor ' ris can hope to be heard at Washington as a Senator from that State for years to come. Thank God that this foul treason, this wanton invasion of the rights of freedom is thus decisively repudiated by the People at the first State Election where it could come before them for judgment ! We should ;Jot have been disappointed had the result proved otherwise, for the Pierce men struggled desperately throughout the State, deny ing that the National Executive field the repeal of the Missouri proviso to be a party question, or in any sense a ques tion of this . election. Notwithstanding all, they are beaten and solely beceuse the People would not in any way, even by implication, make themselves acces = sory to this nefarious measure. And now, in the face of this result, will the House of Representatives go on • and pass the bill ! Will they defy the unanimous feeling of the northern States, after the egregidus and imposing mani festation now made in New Hampshire ? We do not know 'and for the moment seek not to foretell. Let them do if they dare ! We defy the conspirators to consummate their crime ! The hand writing is on the wall, and the unsparing verdict will move swiftly to its ardent and scornful execution. The folowing is the latest inteligence of the result of the New Hampshire election r3osTorr, March 19, 1854. '- The Silas has returns from 204 towns in - New" Hampshire, giving Baker 795 majority. His majority in the state will be about 1,400. ' Of the Representatives elected, as far as known, 153 ate Demo crats and 154 Opposition. Free pemOcracy in Slate Convon- Hem The folloWing resolution of the State Central Cammittee, it will be seen, fixes the time of our next State Convention, which we trust will be the largest and mcst efficient ever held in the State : Resolved, That a State Convention of the Free Democrats of Pennsylvania, for the nomination of a State Ticket, and for promoting the organization of the party, be and is hereby called, to meet in Pittsburg on the first Wednesday (the 17th) of June next; and the Free Dem ocrats are requested to meet in -their counties and appoint delegates, and like wise to attend generally as individuals, especially - from those counties in which no appointing meeting shall be held. We republish the the list of names belonging to the State Committee with- their Post Office address. We hope some one in each County not named _ in this fist will at once report himself to the Secretary, C. P. Jones. of Valley Forge, Montgomery County Penn'a.; so that our organization may be perfected. We feel a little mortified that M'Kean County has as yet no representation in the Committee ; for we gave Mr. Jones the names of two or three reliable friends of our cause, but he writes: us under date of March 9th, that he. has received no answer to either'of his letters sent to M'Kean. This is not the way to labor for freedom.. I3ut here is the list as it now stands : ConISTIES. Adams, - Allegheny, MEMBERS. P.O.ADDRESS. W. Wright, York Springs. R. Erret, Pittsburg. N. Craig, • • W. Scott, • Brighton. - T. R. Davis, Altoona. G.F.Horton, Terrytown, 7 D. Gray, Labaska. J. Smith, Portersville. R. Thorne, J. Douglass Meadville. M .M'Ki nney, Harrisburg. M.T.Hughion, J.G.Wiestling, Beaver, Blair, Bra;!ford,' Bunks, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Dauphin, 3. Graff, Blairsville. J. Gibbons, Enterprise. S. Clark, Mt Jackson Indiana, Lrocaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, W.G. George, Pine Grove Sch. Co. G.-Pirking, Carbondale. F.B. Hubbard, Mercer. Luzeme, Mercer, Montgomery, S. Aaron, Norristown. 61 S. Lukens, Gwynedd. 66 C. P. Jones, Valley Forge. Perry, A. Gaylor, Duncannon. Phi!adelphia,W.B.Thomas, Phil's. 66 16 E. Lewis, 64 64 E. P. Chase, Potter, 11 J. Olmsted,.Coudersport Warren, D. Lou r Lottsville. 'Wiishlngton; S. M'Farland, Washington. Wyoming, S. G. Smith, N. Moreland. Wayne, JI.S.Wood house, Honesdale. Well Told. Mr. Foresh told the following anec dote at the great German Meeting, last Friday, in New York : "I have still some remarks to make to show to what kind of means the friends of the Nebraska bill hove re. course. Before the . meeting of a week ago yesterday, there came to me a cer tain Nesseler, who was once a • gens'- arme in Gerinany. Be requested me to appear at the meeting and speak in fa vor of the bill. Of course I was obliged to refuse. Thereupon- he imagined it was with me.as with him, that the clink of dollars would, perhaps, soften my heart; so he laid twenty•five dollars up on' ,the table. I said very quietly, to him : "now lam still less inclined to do it." (Thundering applause.) When he perceived he conld do nothing with me, he said: "Forsch t have you nouyet be cOrne knowing ? The Nebraska bill is . humbug, and every thing in the United States is a humbug. Come, then, make money !" I looked to my wife and said quietly : "Charlotte, turn that humbug out of doors. (Great laugh ter and applause.) The Democratic Press of Ohio. We would, with all becoming mod esty and respect, call the attention of our Democratic Editors of this State, at least, to the danger that is now setting in against our party for 1856. If Gen. Cass' Nicholson Letter defeated a man of Gen. Cass' talents and exalted moral character in a contest with a man of such inferior capacity, what must we expect if Douglas' Nebraska Bill pass through a Democratic Congress. Mark our prediction: if Abut bill pass - , the Democratic party will be beaten, badly beaten even in Ohio, no matter who may be bur candidate. Yes, and if. our Detn ocnitic members of Congress do not make their mark against the Douglas bill as it now stands, October will tel: a story that they, and we - may not like to foot up. We repeat what we slid a few days since, , that, there is no Congres shwa! District in Ohio, hat will not con = demn that bill, Rreihren ot the Press, are we pre pared , for such a result ? Shall we again suffer our cherished principles to be submerged b y the muddy waters of Whiggery and factionism combined If not, , ; come down -upon this repeal of compromises. Especially, you ivlio have resolved against agitatien". The Democratic Press of Ohio, united as one man, can floor the illigitimate bantling, if they will.—Democratic Mirror. Mere TroebleWith Cuba. Some days ago, the telegraph told a terrible tale ablaut the Cuban authorities seizing a vessel beloliging to citizens of the United States: The Black Warrior was the name of the vessel thus seized. We believed at the .time, and see no reason to change our opinion yet, that this Black Warrior case was got up to draiv*attention from the Nebraska swin dle. When the facts are ascertained a' bet ter opinion perhaps may prevail, but the following from the N. Y. Evening Post of March lA, will show something of the trickery that has been resorted to in this case. A dispatch from our consulate. at Ha"- vanna to Secretary Marcy has been pub. lished. It details the particulars of the seizure of the Black Warrior. The tic count of Mr. Robertson, the American Consul. does not vary from that drawn up by the agents of the steamer, which we have already presented to our read ers. There is, however, a correction in the letter, of an error - in a previous dispatch. Mr. Robertson says:. "In "In my dispatch I stated, that the British mail line have also been in the habit of entering and clearing in ballast, when they had cargo on board. Mr. Crawfoid, the British consul. has as sured me to day that such is not the case." This illustrates the loose way in which even the official papers in refer= ence to the Black Warrior have been drawn up, and should put us en our guard against trusting too credulously to all we hear charged to the conduct of the Cuban authorities. Mr. Robertson, the American consul, deserves the severest rebuke for having made a positive statement of so much importance in its bearing upon the ex cited feeling in regard to the relations of Cuba and the United States.. ' . This correction of the consul's previ ously false , statejnent serves, however, to fix the atteiftion upon a precedent which must have some influence in forming a judgement, in the Black War 'liar case. The British mail vessels, it seems, have not been in the habit of dis-. obeying the Cuban laws, as is claimed for our more independent vessels. 'Mr. Robertson declares that Law's steamers have always, as is confessed of the Black Warrior, ;acted illegally. This is the statement in the consul's dispatch No. 35. But as 'No. 35 contradicts what is said in No. 34, we are prepared to find in No. 36 a contradiction of No. 35. NEI When even officials thus reckkssly, give currency to what is false, it is not sur prising that all kinds of baseless rumors should be rile. We - yet_ want clear statements and facts in regard to the seizure of the Black Warrior. THE NEXT AGGRESSION OF SLAVERir. —Let it be remembered that Slavery never pauses in its march to.complete dominion over all this country. The passage of the Nebraska bill is but one of its . constantly advancing steps. If it succeeds in this, its restless spirit will immediately bring forward / some other scheme of aggression upon the rights of Freedom. There are some-indications of what is to be the next aggressive step of Slave ry. Mr. Toombs recently said to John P. Hale, that the South would next de mand an act of Congress to allow slave holders to take their slaves with them into any of the United States; and he affirmed that, after the Nebraska bill had been passed, - Congress would pass such a law ; and he triumphantly antic ipated the day when slaveholdera would have the fight secured to them of-visit ing Mas6khusetts with their slave prop erty, and sitting With their slaves in se curity at the foot of Bunker Hill Monu ment. Strictly according with this idea. and showing the direction in which slave holders' expectations are running, was the assertion of a shiveholder in this city last week. He said that the slave holders intended to have a law passed by Congress to allow .them to take their slaves with them to the free States, and that the same members of Congress who for the Nebraska bill would put this law through.—Boston Common wealth.- , . VALUATILE RECEIPT-CORN - 11 READ.. Every body who have been at the Mason House, at Euialo, N. Y. has learned the luxury of the corn bread there provided. The clerk is often taxed to 'write direc tions for home mopufecture, and I awe procured i receipt for _domestic use, which I copy for you, so that those who wish martty a piece of bread from the ; :i Mason, It Id as follow' : One quart of sour milk, two table spoonfuls of flour ; thr ei eggs and corn meal enough to make astiffbatter.—Ex. Coloon Schools. We ;re indebted to Mr, Eldred of the House for a copy of the Twentieth Antinl Repor: of the Superintendent" of Common Schools in Pennsylvania. This is a; very interesting document, fromiwhich we learn that our State is • making progress in her common school system. r There are; of course, many defects in our present system, which should seceive the attention,of the_ people and. of the Legislature, but the greatest difftolty in the.way of the complete triumph of the educational movement is thus ably and truthfully set forth in the report before us: The importance of securing the ser vices of efficient and properly qualified teachers, cannot be over-estimated. So much depends upon the qualifications of the teacher- r his moral and intellectual habits—that:a school had fnr better be closed than be left under the pernicious, influence of who possesses neither the capacity; not habits for the proper discharge of his duties. The relation of parent and child is one of the most in teresting and important in life ; and that of teacher and pupil being the same, whilst under the-the control of the tutor, his example should be as free •!'from im moral taint, and his instructionsms judi cious and intelligent, as that of a parent. I am aware that, in many parts of.the State, competent teachers cannot be pro cured, without much difficulty. This, however, I apprehend, can be remedied, by the exercise of a more liberal dispo sition on the part of directors and the I people. Let teaching be treated ps an I independent and : honorable profession.' and its members receive proper treat ment and 'adequate • compensation, and there will soon be no scarcity of good teachers. Young min, Instead of re garding the occupation as an, humble pursuit, yielding, at best, but a scanty support. and to be adopted as a last re sort or a mere temporary expedient, will gladly and cheerfully prepare themselves for the profession, and make it the occu pation of their lives. But so long as directors and parents put up the office of teacher, as lit were, to the lowest bid• der," and are indignant if a competent teacher haS the•presumption to demand a comparaoely fair salary, the evil must remain. The most ordinary mechani tol yields to the industrious operative thirty orfortydollars a month, and the salaries of clerks in stores and offices, are; still more liberal ; but, froin the tables ! Accompanying this report, it will. he seen that the average pay of male teachers, during The past year, is less than !twenty dollars a month, and that of females less than thirteen. While this disparity exists as to corn pensation in pursuits certainly not differ ing in respectability, young men will be loth to adopt the the precarious occupa tion of teaching, more especially when .other and more lucrative professions and callings ere before them. It seems a strange perversion of things indeed, that whilst we ;are willing.to lavish our treas ures upon the improvement of our farms, or the adornment of our dwellings ; that whilst all seem ready and willing to ex pend their money for the mere gratifica`- - ' Lion of taste, that the pittiance necessary for the education of the children of the community, should be doled out with Such an unwilling hand. As highly as we may lie disposed to regard the pro ject for the establishment of normal - or teachers Schools, we should not be sen sible to the fact, therefore, that to elevate the profession of teacher to a proper po sition in satiety and the estimation of. the community, its emoluments should correspond to some reasonable 'degree at ;least with those of:other responsible pursuits of life. It is true the operations of the past year exhibit an increase of fifty cents in, the,average compensation of teachers, which is certainly a favora ble indication so far as it goes. Whig Stale Convention. This body meets to-morrow nt burg, to nominate, as we suppose, a Whig candidate, to' be run and beaten on.strict firstly grounds. .The Conren tion, in thus putting forth a candidate will be acting in accordance with the wishes of _the friends °lithe present . ,te and National Administration. it will be pursuing the very course that, as its enemies, they would advise ; for they fear and tremble at the result of any other course. But it has of late become the custom and fashion of the present leaders of the Whig party to play into !and strengthen the hands of their opponents, or they would now be in the aScendenoy in both State and Nation. We, h6e advised agahist this course, but advice is maligned. We have shown that if . the Whigs really wish to obtain poWer they have but one course to pur sue, and that .a plain, easy, politic one. If !they would make no nomination, but support an independent Cardinale, let it be Judge -Bell, Judge Pollock, Mr. Stkong, General Lorimer, Gen. Cameron, or any other good' man, he would be elected by 20,000 majority, provided he was run on the question of selling the public works, and oposition to the Ne braska iniquity. No man acquainted with the politics of Pennsylvania can doubt this. With the Governor would be . elected a Legislature that would ac cord with nod carry out the public sen timent oa thesa'questions. • But a difThrent course will undoubted ly,:bebe adopted, with confidence on their - parf,of some of success. The campaign will be a spirited . one, as public feelings on these questions is such that the san. guine Ones will believe that the adoption of resolves in . favor of a sale of the Pub lic Works, and against the Nebraska) bill, will secure the Whig nominees the votes of all Democrats who are in favor of those measures. But all such calcu— lations are erroneous. And the result will show that the hogus•Dernocraiy understand their position best; while they ". will come out with their usual majority in advance.--Loncesler Independent ;nig. We Publish elsewhere, the proceed-....P ings of the Convention which verify the predictions of the ft hig, and we bAve little - doubt but this nomination of- Judge Pollock as a pure whig,.ivill secure the re-election of Governer Bigler, which might easily have been prevented. We hope the Independent votera.of the State will now take measures, to bring out a candidate for whom they Call consistently and confidentially vote. Temeran ce Masa Meeting. The Grand Division of the Bons of Yemperance_ will hold their quarterly session at Coudersport, on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th of April next. Never was there a more auspicious time for the people of Potter county to show their energy and determination in, and their fidelity to this great cause. • The efforts of the friends of temper. ance in behalf of a Prohibitory Liquor Law baiting been frustrated,. fur the present, we are anxioas to have . • • .A GRAND RALLY to the rescue.. The mass meeting will beheld on the afternoon and evening of Thursday the 27th of April next, at the Court - House, when abbe and experi enced speakers will be in attendance. ,A. ROUNSVILLE, HUGH Yourro,Ch'n. A. G. Oi.es-rEo, LEWIS MANN. R.O.GooDnicH,Sec. Corn.of Arrang•mtt. I. 0. of Good Temple= In the whole history of the Temper ance reform there has no organization swept over the country with such rapid ity as has the Independent Order of Good Templars. In the single county of Tioga, in this State, there are upward of forty Lodges. - In our neighboring county of Erie there are near a dozen Lodges, all established within a few weeks. The f:rystal Fountail speak iag of the Oro-r, says: "Its crowning grace is sociality. Here father . and mother, sister and brother, husband and wife, son awl daughter, can all unite in one great tinn ily, having the Fame object in view, and consult together on the best means of obz• taining that object. We cordially wet t come all ladies of good moral character. to whom prominent positions ire given, and who labor with the members of the Order in the great Moral movement of Temperance. It is infinitely valuable in bringing all the weight of female in fluence to bear in behalf of temperance. both in attracting the youth and middle aged to the path of virtue, and moulding the character and shaping the destiny of the children of our land—tracbing them to shun the unholy cup—fur woman is the educator of our race. In no cause is she more zealous, knowing. alcu,teo well, the bitter fruits of intemperance."' The motto of the orJer is "Temper ance, Faith,Hope, Charity." We stated two weeks, ago that a Lodge Was insti tuted in this place on the.Nlcnslay evert ing previons. We should have stated in addition , that it was opened with a list of twenty-seven members. We cars now add that it already numbers near fifty methbers, and that in a month from its organization it will probably number fully one hundred. A large number have become members of the Order who were never previously attached to any Temperance organization. The initia tion fee is fifty cents, and the dues ane cent .a week.—Conneautaille Courier_ Coudersport Acadenora • TIIE spring term of this institution ssiU commence on Wedne.ddy, Apiil 1854, and continue eleven weeks.. Terms. F.lemeniary bra 1 . 1 . s—o r ihography. Geography, Arithmetic, &c... . $2.25 Higher Arithmetic, First lessons.in Algebra, and Grammar, 3.25 Higher English branches, Algebra, Philosophy, Higher Mathematics. Latin, tire. lc. and French languages, • 6.25 Instruction. on the Piano Font, es,tra. Use of instrument, 3.1X1 Vocal music free of charge. N. B.—Payments of all bills will by strictly required. J. BLOOMINGDALE, • Principal. The undersigned, Trustees of the Cou dersport Academy. are moved by a sense of official and personal duty to invite the at tention of the Public--of parents in partic ular, to the rising and useful character of this Instttution of Learning. When invited, a little more than a half-year ago, to the superintendence of its affairs, we found it depressed and still declining. We requested Mr. J. fkoossitionate to become its Princi pal Teacher, and entrusted its organization and other most onerous a'ff'airs to his discre tion and management, Experience has proved him to -be faithful, elicient, and practical—just such an instructor as Ohs community need. The number of piipils in the school is now over sixty. ,We refer to Mr. Bloomingdale's advertisement for. information as to the terms and conditions on which pupils are admitted, and for other facts of interest: and recommend the insti tution to the patronage of the people. H. H. DasT, President, Ttroxss B. TTLZR, Secretary, Hesrty J. OLMSTILD, TIVISUrer, F. L. JO!CES, CHAS. LYMAN, Trustee.. 6. C. Corer; 621 4.7