THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL, JNO. S. MANN, AI)DISON AVERY, EDITOR! posimortivainaciami . 4ooloAlM COUDERSPORT, - PC: THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 26, 1854 ar The defeat of John B. Beck in this Assembly district, is a great tri umph of principle. renVe have changed the publica tion day of- the journal to Thursday, in order to supply our subscribers on the Wellsboro route in better time. This change became the more neces sary, by the change of time in carrying the Ceres mail. No paper was issued from this office last week, on account of the failure of our paper man to supply us with the article in time. We trust our patrons will excuse our non-ap pearance, and will try to avoid a like occurrence in future. Mr. Brown is turning out the %yolk at his new Foundry in admirable 6tyle. He is prepared to cast any piece of machinery, or anything in his ling, on reasonable term, and at short notice. Give him a call. Mr Our friend S. H. Martin of Pike Township, sent us over 4 beet the other day, which he raised the present season, that measures nineteen inches in circumference, and weighs eleven pounds. We don't believe the M'- Kean County Fair brought out a larger beet than this. - divine services at the old Court House on Sabbath morn ing next. Preaching by Rev. S. C. Smith. We hope there will be a full attendance. Services at the Presbyterian church, by Rev. John B. Pradt. rgr The Binghampton Standard, an excellent Temperance and reform atory paper, has been reduced in size. These are hard times , for newspapers that are not well established, and have not a large fund at hand to draw on for support. It is estimated by good financiers that one-fourth of all the newspapers now published will have to he discontinued. re The vote on the Maine law in this county shows some singular re, sults. For instance, Wharton gii'es but three majority against the law when a large majority was expected by all. On the other hand Bingham gave twenty-four against it, when it was expectett there would be a ma jority for it. We think the temper ance men of Bingham ought to be ashamed of this vote, and we hope they will organize a Lodge of Good Templars, and go to work to show the evils of Intemperance. Our friends there must have been asleep for some time hack. We hope they will show by their efforts in the good cause, that they intend to sleep no longer. . rEP We had a grand Temperance meeting on Monday evening last, at the old Court House. Rev. Mr. Peo bles. of Elmira was the chief speaker,. and those of our people who failed to hear him, lost a rich treat which we do not see how any one could afibrd to lose. Mr. Peobles sp9ke with pow or and eloquence, using choice lan-. gunge, but rousing the assembly by his burning words and fiery invectives against drunkard making. We liked his telling lecture most of all for its faith in the triumph of truth, and for its bold and fearless declaration of manhood. Give us' a speaker who dares utter any truth which God has revealed to him, regardless of supposed popularity. Give us a speaker who stands up erect, an independent free- . man, quailing before no timid conser vatism, and advising no half-way reme dies. Such a man is Mr. Peobles, and' we feel stronger and better for listen ing to him. After Mr. P. took his seat, Rev. Mr. Smith of the Methodist church, was called out, and "mosthap pily kept tip the spirit of the meeting. Mr, S. made a strong, strait forward, and manly appeal in favor of Tempe rance and Liberty, and we feel confi dent that his ministerial labors in this community will be more successful in consequence of his fearless utterance of truth, tgr Of the five hundred Methodist ministers in the State of Indiana, only three support the Kansas and Nebras ka platform, THE. HON. JOHN J. MIME. After the election efJudgePolloCk we Consider the election-of Mr. Pearce to Congress from this district the greatest triumph of the campaign. The - district was thought to be so overwhelmingly old hunker, that a nomination was thought equal to an election; and it was so formed on pur pose to accommodate the aspirations of a certain politician in this county, when pro-slavery affinities made his standing at home a little doubtful. Potter county has no more natural connexion with Mifflin' and Center counties than it has with Washington county, N. Y.; and the only reason that we were thrown into such a dis trict, was to swamp our Free Sail voters. It is therefore with peculiar pleasure that we announce the election of the independent Anti-Nebraska can didate by a sweeping majority. We rejoice at this result for another rev, son. Mr. White was supported by the whole army of officials on the pub lie works, He used his ill-gotten wealth to circurate the basest slanders against the private and personal char-. acter of Mr. Pearce. But the people of Clinton county, knowing both the men, have spurned these slanders with indignation, and have vindicated their character for intelligence and integrity; 'We trust the time will come when the people of this county will spurn with like indignity the . slanderer who goes round a few days before election re tailing private scandal against the can . didates sought -to. be defeated. No ' matter though the man engaged in this dirty work iS rich, talks politely, and makes great pretensions to friend ship for the people. , It is safe to say that any tale told the. day before the election, when there is no opportunity to .reply, is firlse; and we rejoice that the people in Clinton and •Lycoming counties could neither. be fooled by falsehoods or party appeals, but went to the bal lot-box and voted their principles like independent men, striking down the allies of Slavery after this fashion : - Pearce. White Lvcoming , .. 2717 225:3 Clint6b; 142:1 9:17 316 292 Center. 2+ , 53 1979 31i111.11; -•- Potter, ... 1.1364 l:118 616 647 Pearce's majority, 2012 TEMPERANCE AND LIBERTY New that the election is o'er, we think there can be no difficulty in con vincing any candid • man that the liquor influence, - and the pro-slavery influence, have been united, and will [GEMMED Tim Boston Evening Telegraph, commenting on the rest It of the recent elections, has the following paragraph, which we commend to the attention of Temperance men who are inclined to vote the old line democratic ticket: It is an excellent sign in these elections to see temperance and liberty going hand in hand, and uniting to gain a common victory. The slaveholder and the liquor-dealer are in deed natural allies; and' so are the temper ance and anti-slavery men. The s.ime senti ments of humanity ..and justice, the same regard to the material interests of the coin-• nmnity which inspire opposition to liquor-sell ing, must occasion hostility to slave-holding: I❑ fact, the only difference between slave holding and liquor-selling is precisely the difference between robbing and' swindling. The one is an open, high-handed offense, committed with violence : the other is a pan dering to depraved appetites, which in order to rob its victims, first brutalizes them. ' Both are selfish contrivances to enrich a few at the expense of ale great mass of the community; for the evils whether of Aaveholding or liquor selling fall not by any means exclusively on the enslaved or on the drinkers, but so spread as to reach and damnify the entire mass of the community. We have not the ability to add any thing to the power of the above. but we desire to corroborate it by Pref erence to the election in this county. In Pike and Jackson the vote for Bigler and the vote against the Maine law are the same to a vote, in Sweden there is but one vote difference, .and in Genesee the same: In •Eulalia Bigler had 31, against the Maine law 32; Hector Bigler 43, against the Maine law 40; Roulet Bigler against the Maine law 39. Now we admit that these figures taken by themselves would not prove that the Bigler men and the Anti-Maine law men, are die same. But it is notorious, that in Genesee, Pike and Sweden, intoxi cating drinks were freely used for the purpose of making votes for Bigler, and against the 'Maine law, which we think makes the proof conclusive. We admit that a few men who voted for Pollock, voted against the Maine law, and a few voted for Bigler and for the Maine law; but the great mass Of those who voted for Bigler, voted for the free sale of intoxicating drinks, hence we say with the BoSton Tele graph. that Temperance and Liberty go hand in hand. Will the M'Kean Citizen please make a note of this, and explain how it came 'to get off that old fogy, wishi washy, Backus article, that appeared in the number after the. election? EENNSYLVAIiIIi FOR FREEDOM! The Allies of Slavery Struck Down !—The Faith _Breakers Repudiated!—Over Thirty Thousand for Pollock and Liberty! • That sounds well, and will cheer the heart of every- friend of Freedom. Only fire Administration members of Congress elected in the old Keystone State! That is glorious. A-largo majority of the Legislature. is against the Administration and for the Maine Law. This Will secure an Anti-Nebraska Senator, and we 'hope the suppression of the• liquor traffic. The following, from the Pittsburg, Di .spoteh, is the fullest vote we have seen. We shall give the full vote next week. From the papers before us, we think there is about 3,000 majority against the Maine Law in the State. Pollock. Bigler. For. Ag'st. Allegany, 10467 5118 108.37 4027 LawrCnce, 2576 994 2359. 737 Westmoreland, 3773 - 3803 3346 3236 Philadelphia,....2BBl7 24936 25330 20570 Cumberland, ... 3157 2581 2:326 3210 111ain, 1630 1287 1398' 982 Huntingdon, 2614 1500 2169 1294 Chester 6554 .4412 551.8 3830 Fayette, . 3488 2443 3.197 1407 Armstrong, .... 2689 1949 2323. 1691 Dauphin, 4(•61 2224 2476 3448 Greene, 1746 2006 1186 1780 Berks, ... 5143 8493 2611 76599 De:aware 2292 1576 1722 1593 Lebanon, 2736 1751 1091 2784 Schur Ikill, 4252 5388 2652 5658 Franklin, 3579 .2.799 2539 3241 Blair, .. 2706 1513 2253 1143 Crawford, 3696 2807 2984 2135 Indiana, 1161 1261 2368 1333 Clarion, 2073 2149 2148 1507 Laneamer, 10962 4699 5536 '8 , 969 N ori humberland ;2121 2182 1529. :27280 BuCks, . . 5408 5069 . 3778 56791 Montour, 757 076 773 7351 ITthon,. . 2e21 1913 1.140 2614 Monroe, 446 1664 574 1716 Mompnnery,... 5695 5529 3619 5769 Beaver, . _. 2233 .1458 1935 me; Catubm, 1627 1739 1292 1325 !chins, • .. 2124 2066 1236 t25e4 Veuango, 1679 1466 1636 622 Mercer, 3034 2550 2965 1646 Fulton, .. 705 676 426 632 Perry, 2121. 1412 1207 1930 York, 4777 4707 2336 5904 Susgnehanna r .. (10110 0000 2640 1525 Bedford 2157 2019 1252 2361 Elk, 401 3111 262 307 Warren, 1400 1118 1273 975 Nordunnptmt,.. 3415 3090 0000 1(01) Butler, .. 2955. 2331 2301 2295 These 41 counties ,give Pollock 161;063, Bigler 121,671, Bradford 1,168, Potts 7 ; Pollock's majority, 29,382. Forty-one counties give for prohibition 121,549, against 128,010. 9538 75'26 The papers which arrived by Satur day'sl mail, brought further co firma tion of the report that our Temp ranee and-ointi-Nebraska Governor an Con gressman were elected. The long rain bad made everything so wet that we could not light the proposed bon fires ; but just as the sun was setting, the rain ceased for a short time, the storm-cloud parted, and a sunbeam darted through the opening, illumining the valley with a brighter blaze than twenty bonfires could nave made. About eight o'clock the clouds cleared away, and the stars shone out in all thC;ir glory. Then the cannon —made,to order at .the new Foundry, two weeks before, ekpressly for the occasion, was brought out ; and if it did not shake the fbundaticins of the everlasting hills with its Anti-Nebras ka thunder, it. at least made houses tremble and•windoWs rattle. At the sound of the cannon there arose from all parts of the village hearty, enthusiastic cheers fiat Pollock and Prohibition. Old men and young men, and little boys, joined in the shout. • Even women and ministers so far overstepped the boundary of their peculiar sphere, as to meet their hus bands and their brethren with words of congratulation. • DR. GRAHAM.—The verdict in the case of Dr. Graham, is generally regarded as a very lenient one: but it is said that the Dr. ex pected an acquittal, and is greatly disappoint ed. We understand from private sources, that the Dr. is a man of standing at home, and that his associations are among the best class of southern society. De has, however, had a bad penchant for an occasional spice, and when under the influence of his indulgence, is vio lent, unreasonable, quarrelsome, and revenge- IR!. His crime took place on one of these occasions, and it is fortunate for hint that he had so lenient a jury.—Ercning Chronicle. At•a late discussion between Galloway and Olds of Ohio, the latter attempted .to defend his Nebraska vote by showing that emigration would keep slavery out of Nebraska. Sam replied that Judas Iscariot sold his Lord and Master for thirty pieces of silver, and the Lord overruled the act of treachery to the good of Mankind; but no thanks to Judas for that—no thanks to Olds, Pierce, & Co., if the people overrule the betrayer of Freedom. 1:=1 EMT= THE JOLLIFICATION THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. EVery free State in which an elec tion has been held since the•introduc tion of the Douglas bill into Congress; has declared against the Administra tionand in favor of Freedom. . - These: elections show .that the Rckublican Party is about to take the control of. the National Government, and that, the people are tired ofthe'rule of the Slavery Propaganda. ,As there are, in nearly every county, 'allies and apologists of Slavery; who . exert all , their influence to deceive the masses as to the real object of the Republican *vement, we shall endeavor to make this object plain to - all who will read for themselves. The National Era of Oct. 19th, has an able article •on this' subject from which we extract the , following. Is there a single man in thiS county,' other than hunker office-seekers, and those few who fight simply to gratify personal feelings, that will not endorse the following calm siateinent._ of the 1 epublican, Anti-Slavery party Says the Era :- The advocates of Slavery may as well save• their breath. They will find themselves as, much mistaken concerning the effect of:melt appealii,, as they were in relation to the reid sults of the repeal of the•Missouri-Compro-, mise. The masses of the people do not care • a straw for their threats. They do not intend to dissolve the Cnion,•nor will they pertait it to be dissolved; .but they do intend to make themse.ves felt in the Federal. Government in proportion to their constittitional weight: The white population of the- frf:e - States is 'twice as great as that of the slave States— :seven. or eight limes larger than the slave holding Caste which rules not only the slave States, but wields the power of the Federal - Government. Nearly all the Retires-cm:likes 'and Senators in Congress from the South, are :members of the slaveholding caste. It is no, lotions that it .determined the nomination as' it now directs the action oldie present incunt bent of the Presidential chair—that it has sent a Ministar to Spain, to further its designS upon Cuba—that it has f Niro! • represents', Lives and advocates at the principal Courts in • •Europe—that it has a special . ' agent in St.. Dttoing°, to advance its peptiluir interests in ,that quarter—that it holds in sub . ieetion the public Press in this District—that it has Pi -stalled at Slavery Propagandist in the chair of the Senate, a Ski% eholding Speaker in the 'house, and secured the ascendancy on ail 'the important committees' of hel l H o es e ,....H that it has proscribed aud still proscribes from • equal political fellowship, members of either, House ,knowit to he adverse to its views I policy—and that it makes fidelity to its pecul iar interests and pi-limn-dons a test of fitneils for any office in the gift of the Executive. And et this caste unmbers, according to the Census, about ;350,000 slaveholders, or, in cluding their families and (Jtipendauts, grit more than I,SCO Mt persons; while the population which 4 claims an indefeasible right to rule, is only about twenty milliousitf souls! f - The free People of the State; have come to the conclusion that . government by tic, People is better, more constithional, more republican, than governmentWy a class—that the voice of •twerny nilillions shniid have more weight than that, of-less than two mil lions—that twenty millions have a deeper, interest in the destinies:of their country than three -hundred and filly thousand'slayelteldk - s with their dependants 'can have—that they are quite as capable of governiiig as the latter, I and quite as much diss . o,ed .to do ptstiee, maintain the Constitution, and legislate for the best interests of all. And their purpose is—we hope they will stick to it—to actupan I this conclusion. If true to themselves and their country, they will not rest till they have filled Congress with faithful rePresentatives of their interests, and obtained the control of the Adminiiaration. Of course. this _will be very o ff ensive. io the caste which has so long monopolized the power and patronage of the Goveinment. 4 is quite likely that our policy would cease to be sectional, and become national -in the true .sense of the -word—quite likely that no cotuttenance•wihuld be given to Shivery pro pagandism or propag odists—quite likely that there would be a repeal of all. extra-constitm tional legislation in behalf of t! , lavery—quite likely that a devotion to the Cause of Freedom would not be made a disqualification for °tribe —quite likely that Slavery wOubl be remanded to the States in which itlexists; to -he limited to their itui•diction, taken care of and dis posed of by their own laws. All this would, we dare say,- he revolting to the Slave inter est, for when has ever Power surrendered willingly or gracelidly its usurped dominion But, the People of the lice States know, Mid the Slaveltobling caste knows, that all this might take piace tt pout trespass upon at siu g!e constitutional right of the Slaveholding States. No such trespass is meditated. We claim no right to abolish Slavery in the States, or to interfere through the Federal Government with the domestic allitirs of any of the States; hut we \do users a right, and nitr fixed . purpose to exercise 11, to redeem the Federal Government from bondage to the Class Interest of Slavery, and make it reflect, within its constitutionai bounds, the opinion and will of the American People. Now, we should like to see •any particular Caste or dass;in this country, atteMptine to dissolve the Union, in mhitr words, to destroy the Government, becaase the'People ht•d sig nified at the ballot-hot their determination to take the reins of power into their own hands. - : Correspondele of the Journal. k. SOUTH CREEK, Bradford Co., ' Opt, 17, lt".A. , : DEAR JOURNAL : You have, only been here ' twice in four weeks; once yon came tlirec'ed Ito Ldsallville, and once to Ulster! Pray get such a label on your back as 1-lave placed at the head of this article, and see if you do not conic right along. 1 I. . As- soon as election was over I went Ito York State to spend a few days, returning last evelliti - g. Parties were never so split up lin the Empire State before; and I thank God for it I believe that in the- fusion, refusin, and confusion, the people will speak out for the right. 0, these are glorious times! Righteousness is rolling through the land like the waves of the sea: Against Tempermice there will soon be no law. Freedom's bell] is ringing through the'linited States, proclaim ing " Liberty to all the inhabitants - thereof.'.' We are no more strangers and foreigneks; but it begins to be an honor to say, in Ole yearoll grace 1854, 'lam an American citize .' Amen.. Even so let it be. - I• - - . Jon. Jr.wra, : "PARTISAN'S AND PATRIOTS." The last Templar 4 . Watchman, an able temperance paper published at Ithaca. N. Y.; has an article under this caption which we commend to the attention of all candid men. Now that the election is over, we hope men will look More calmly. at the facts: Says the Watchman: The times are calculated to bring out m bold relief the two classes. Those that de sire to act and vote for the greatest good of the whole country, will disregard all party names and party men end vote directly for the best, TI ey.will vote so as to rebuke that class who have favored and do favor the repeal of the " Missouri Compromise "—that measure which shut nut slavery from the vast West and North-west, and left a beautiful land free from the stains of mean man-owner ship—against those who favor the Nebraska- KIIDSZIS Bill, that opens wide the door to slavery, leaves it to go beyond its limits, where out FutLers sought to stop it "in the States where it existed "—that lets it loose to prey upon the rights of man—slavery violates the rights of man. . Pan izans„those that belting to a party, as a dog belongs to him that sets him on, will go and vote as the leader directs—they will vote to sustain Douglas and all who sustain him, while they say that they are not in favor of the repeal of the Compromise hurl° slavery. The partisan will ask for a ticket of his party regardless of consequences. Candid Demo crats will not: sustain such men, nor those they • follow. They know' if the State fidls into the hands of the Democrats, the partisans will claim it as ad endoresment of Douglas, the Nebraska Bill and all. The mist 1111C:IIITC Douglas will introduce will be a bill providing that slaveholders may transport their slaves through Free States, and Call it regulating Commerce between the States. Candid Democrats, think of xvliat:slavery has done—how it wounded the right, of petition—violated the mails—made war for Twitory without cause—made tvs dogs by law, to hunt humanity—broke down the walls or our Fathers that fencerin for freedom a great 'country. Then vote for Freeillein and rice Tefritorv. LOSS OF THE "ARCTIC." The terrible series of calamities - Of this - remarkable year appear to have culminated now in the total loss of the 13.8. mail-steamer "Arctic," by col lision at sea, on the 27th of Septem ber, involving the loss of between thrt•e and four, hundred lives. .4 The news - is broupla by 11117 George H. Burns, messenger of Adams & Co.'s Express, one of thirty-tvio sur vivors, who are all that are kn'own to have escaped. The Arctic had 226 pas:4engers, exclusive of children, With a ship's company of 175, making above 400 souls; also, a valuable car go, and a heavy mail. She left Liv .erpOol on the 20th.of September, a: d on the 27th. at 12 o'clock M., 40 miles off Cape Race, while 'going at 'l3 knots, was run into by a hark-rigged, iron propeller, bound eastward under full sail, with d. strong, fair wind. llr I .urns says : The shock to us appeared slight, but the damage to the tither vessel was frightful. Capt. Luce instantly ordered the quarter-boats cleared away, and the chief mate, boatswain and three sailors went to her relief; liefore : other boats left, tIM order was countermanded. The •Arctic then de scribed a circle.twiceround the wreck, during which time I caught'a glimpse of - more than two hundred people clustered on her hurricane deck, At this juncture it was. first ascer tained that we had sustained injury, and the water was pouring in at our bows. - The - pumps were . vigorously worked, and an anchor-chain thrown overboard; but, in spite of all .exer tions, the engines stopped' and the wines extinguislia the . fires. Four of thelfive other life boats, believed to have been well provisioned, contain ing the engineers, sailors, a few pas sengers. and all the officers except the captain : 41nd third mate, left the ship at an early :tage. The majority of the passengers were working at the pumpssomelfiring signal guns, and others launching spars„ under the direction. of Captain Luce and Mr. Dorian, the third mate toffirrn a raft. In order to facilitate[ this latter work the sixth and last boat was low ered. Dorian, one or two firemen,- three of the other passengers saved, and myself, were busily engaged lashing water-casks and settees to the main yard, : two topgallant yards; and several smaller spars—the Captain with a number of gentlemen, protect ing the Ns:o.k by keeping back the crowd—when a panic-seized all on board, a rush was made, passengers and firemen precipitated themselves headlong over the bulwarks on to the raft, and in a moment our little boat was full, and in imminent danger of being sunk. In this emergency, Do rian ordered the rope which held us to the steamer to be cut, and with our hands and axes we paddled fiom the raft's' side. The mate, who through out preserved great presence of mind, and labored with heroic energy, cried out-: ‘For God's sake, Captain, clear the raft, so. that we can work. I won't desert the- ship while there's a timber above water." But the sea was now flush with the dead-lights. In less than three min utes from the time he spoke, 'the stern sunk—the fintlin went- boiling over the tumbling heap of human beings— many" were dashed against the pipe. I heard one wild yell, Jstill ringit , to my ears,) and saw the Arctic and struggling( mass rapidly engulphed. NUmbers yet clung to the imperfectly constructed raft; but, alas! we could render them no aid. Our own situa tion was no less precarious; and, cruel .1' . .. as it seemed, we were forced to aba n . .1 don them to fate. Heaven forbid th at ~ I should ever . .witness such anothe r ':'-i • s cene. We, however, picked up two more men, and then, with an over. loaded boat, without- oars, tholepin s 1 food or drink; avoiding with difficulty the fragments,of the wreck, and p as , . ing many dead females, prepared f or .. a night upon the - ocean: We secured 1 a floating pumpkin and- cabbage to guard against immediate starvatioo, lashed a spar to the bow of our boat ',.) to keep her head to' the wind and s ea , .4 and thus drifted until daylight ; th e night was cold and foggy, frith 1 1 4 heavy swell, and, in a cramped, ' 4 drenched, and- half-naked conditio n , '.l we suffered terribly. -The next afternoon; about sunset, they were picked up by the bark Ifu. .; . ron, Capt. Wall, of St. Andrews, X. - .l'• '13., bound : for .Quebec, where they .. were treated ‘vith ad kindness. On th e 29th, the ship Lebanon, Capt. Stbry, '. of New York, came alongside, a n d took 18 of the number, who came up to the city in a pilot-boat about ;t o'clock on Wednesday morning. . Y. S.-Mr. ' Balham, 2nd officer of the Arctic, with two pf the boats, con , tiiining, - flirty-five persons, reached Haliflix on Tuesday. In a published statement, he says: The t sight we had of the :lip, her guard.; were level with the tituter,, and the sui face of the sea was strewn with human beings who had jumped or fallen overboard, to whom, how. ever, it was impossible to render any . assistance; and we soon lost sight ()f -all, as the fog continued to be very dense. I then asked the boat's crew whether they were willing to be goy. erred by me, which was unanimously assented to, and I was put in corn. plete comtkand of both boats. We were about GO miles S. E. ci Cape Race. Deeming it my duty to take the nearest course liar the safety of all, after pulling forty hours, with nothing to guide, us but the run of the sea, which I took to be heaving from the southward, and in a thick fog, which lasted all the time, we reached Itro a d Cove, some twelve miles to the north of Cape Race. \ye thenpro ceeded by land to Renews, which %ye reached on iday 1 there obtained and took charge (;f a small Iscliooner which was hired by the purser-and myself, and proceeded in t-carch of the wreck or the boat , . We crui-ed round in a strong gale of wind froin the northeast, hut diseuv cred no trace of the ship or boats. ; It is believed that the propeller Kai a French. Y.. independent. BLOODHOIJN.DS AT WASHINGTON. CorPespondeuee of the N. Y. Tribune •WASIIINGTON, Oct. 6, 1•'.")-1 A few days since while passing doun Ten'h-st. from Pcnnsylvania-:n'. to the Smith sonian Institute, before reaching the canal., I was overtaken 'and passed by a large deg (which I afterwards learned Was a bled. hound) with his nose on the scent clo-e to the ground.. As .he hastily ran along - he dragged by means of a rope tied around neck a two legged creature, apparently iu min nit ofsoine game, and who, .but for some af er deve'opinents, might have-passed in thy world's great eye for a man. Naturallw feeling a little in:crested in the object of their pursuit. its toy steps quickened, my eves followed them about a square, when the clog taking a sudden turn to the right ran between two high piles of boards in a itaahrr yard at the canal's bank, jerking the : jut:lulled appendage with him. As - I approached a few-steps more nearly 1. heard the mosthid enus and heartrending screams of a Child, and fearing one of the several children is hoot I saw lilt the le:rik fishing had fallen therein, I 11.. s mug! to ,he spot for his rescue. hint wr li•r- had toot roses' for the worst ; for here, 8:111o,: lotarr.llo , stars and stripe- , or ;,,mati , d4 fl.g,n hie!' so boasts efirer freedom, Iva: I an r!, ne,:a to a scene heart-rending, appall tug and terrific in the extreme: For there I saw a man of the'Smith, as he had made his appearanc)- thyough the hatchway of a small vessel, jerking after him in a rude and heart less manner are game—one of God's children —a is ell-limited lad with a three-fold lighter skin than the man-hunter's black soul; uhase comic:mince, although disfigured nib fright, terror end tears, bespoke a mind, sympaMies and affectiiins. Of these, the tyrannical fiend and man of the ;iamb proved destitute and void, by his grasping the stronger. specimen of humanity by the ankles, and with a swing • a his whole person bringing him over hir right shoulder, uttering in a loud and earnest voice aS he placed hint there : I'll learn you to run away! I'll show yaa who von run away front V l —and . ti c thus. the passed from the we -tsel up the street, falloete'd by the h o und whose acute scent was for the present dispensed with. "Great God f" could but exclaim, as I gazed on the children, and thought what ti scene for the young nod tender hears of American free-born children. That I might lint write my first impressions, and with a heart wildly palpitating with indig nation, I have delayed giving the above for sonic days, during which time I have been induced, from witnessing this " scene, to read through Mrs. Stnwe's world-renowned Cork Tom's Colic. At a former time I had laid it aside unpernscd, believing that a high servo and humanity breathed in the hearts of our • Southern brethren, as well as ofithose with whom it has been my pleasure to dwell, and therefore I-was prejudiced against the work and doubted its truthfulness. I have now given to you a scene acted in the metrapoli , of our nation consonant with those described in that work. Although I would not have otherwise than witnessed it, I trust h similar one may never again be mine to record. Publish it, then, to prove the truth of the writer - . just named to our American people. Scenes like these should be kept before. them, and when 'occurring.made to them "as fhiail iar iu their mouths as household words." Our Dominican acquisition is said to include the right of establishing military and naval depots by our god• eriiment, and to give our citizens the riget to buy land and work mines, with all the privileges of notives of the, republic. . MM=
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