THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL
JNO. S. MANN, A. AVERY, Editors
COUDERSt'OAT, PA.:
'll I CTRSDAY MORNING:MARCH 29,1855
ar The great event of the week in
Coudersport was the exhibition of the
Coudersport Academy, for notice of
which see article in another column
•• (I."
Mr. Robert Hamilton and family
left this place for Nebraska, on Tues. ,
day morning last. Mr. H. has a broth
er in Nebraska who will boglad td
welcome him to his new home, and if
the good wishes of all bis acquaints
anccs in this section will do anything
for himself: and family, they will
always be prosperous and happy,
G"' There will be a Temperance .
Meeting at the Court Hotise in this
+illago on Tuesday etening, April 3 1
at which time Capt. W. M. MURRELLi
a popular and efficient Temperance
lecturer, will address those who may
attend. ,It is hoped that there will be
a full house, as Mr: Murrell speaks
from his own .knowledge, and there._
fore speaks to the hearts of his
hearers:
rsl'The persons who were arrested for
butchering very juvenile calves have been
herd to bail in ;:;1,000 each.—Tribune, Nth.
Why do n't some of the opponents
Of the Maine Law show the injustice
of such an arbitrary statute ? What!.
not let a man be his own judge of the
proper age of veal?. We commend:
this to the attention: of the advocates..
of the largest liberty in the traffic of
that which destroys tb.e body and
mind of such as- use it.
Friday evenin.g last, snow fell
fuur inches- Monday evening three
mqte, and it is now the best sleighing
6f.the season, with a fair prospect of
continuing an indefinite length of time..
Hay i, selling at $22 per ton, and•
hard to get at that. It is a. hard time'
fur farmers, and wo fear• there will be
conriderable loss of stock. We sym
p. thine deeply with the sufferers, and.
trust a brighter (lay is close athand.-
L Curtin, the Superintend . -
(2nt of Common Schools, requests each
Count , : Superintendent in the State to
attend a School. Convention at Har--1
i,burg, on Wednesday, April 11, "for
t-nctual consultation, and the discus
sion and adoption of such measures as
tatty tend 1 - O. a. more complete and
effective organization, for the advance
ment of (- 7.4Mtmon Schools, and- the
cnmse of popular education.": We
hope ever 2,- Superintendent in the
State %riff attend.
T•lr., last Kansas Herald of Free
nt canlains a long address- from N.
W. Goodrich, Esq., late of Stnethport,
McKean county, Pa.; in relation to
slavery iu Kansas. About half of
the Adress is a labored attempt to
prove "Aiwa none doubted—to wit—
t_laely could haveni:o legal exist
:ice in Kansas until authorized by
the Legislature of the Territory. No.
cpponent of the Dfouglas fraud has
tver said anything to the contrary,
.1110. 110 intelligent slaveholdte has
matte any such claim.; so there is no
necessity for wasting paper with such
in argument. The friends of Free--
ion) opposed tile repeal a the 'Mis
souri Compromise, because such re—
real would break_ down the barrier- to
Ouvery extension, and makes it at
least probable that Kansas would be=
tome a- slave State. Our aide con.'
icaded- there was no reason or pro
priety for snaking such a catastrophe
ksible.- Mr. GoodriCh and' others
of 14s stamp arc now laboring to undo
the Work of their own bands.. We
hope tl ey.will succeed, in which case
we shall stand precisely where we
were before this National outrage was
consumtnated, But suppose they fail,
what a terrible failure it will be, The
true way fp . prevent the extension of
Flavery is to adopt the Jeffersonian
plan as applied to the Northwest ter
ritory, and the people a the free
states are about to apply that test to
till the territory of the United States.
ri7' "Precedents, in every country,
are the stairway of tyrants,"
We suppose we are to have an
Indian War on the Kansas frontier
soon, as wo notice that the Shawnee
Indians have recently seized and de
stroyed a keg of liguot introduced
within their reservation -+-Pittsburg
Drgpatch,
TEE PIrOITIVE SLAVE BILL
One of the odious features ofthis
obnoxious act, is its provisions for
consigning a man to hopeless and life-.
long slavery on ex parte testimony.
That is, any unprincipled" slave-dealer
in the South may go before any "Mag
istrate, Justice of the Treace, or other
legal officer," and get the• affidavit of
one' or two birds of a feather, that the
said slave-dealer is-the owner of Fred
erick Douglas of . • Rochester, and this
testimony taken a thousand miles from
him, without his knowledge and with
out any opportanity to cross examine
or. impeach, is sufficient under this,
slavebolders' act to tear him from- I l i a
family and send him to a slave pen or
the rice swamp.
As an evidence of the wrong and
injustice of this way of taking testi
mony against a man, vir e ask the read
er to turn to the ac - count of the de
bate on the outside, on this subject.
No Senator erJuld be found: to defend
the practke of taking es parte testi
mony, In suits where only dollars and
ceps are concerned; which shows
the great injustice of allowing such
testimony to be conclusive in- cases
where a man's liberty is at stake.
This debate also show, even a
North Caroline Senator will not ad
mit that because a wrong has been
acquiesced in for a long number of
years, it should therefore be contin
ued_ He takes true ground on this
question. That is, when an act of
Congress does injustice, it should be
amended. or repealed. Apply this
test to the Fugitive Slave bill, and
how much of it would remain?
OIITTAWING TIE SALE OF INTOXICATING
DRINSB
We had the pleasure of informing
our readers last week, that 'a bill had
passed the House, repealing the li-
cense laws, and as we
,think it will
pass the Senate, we publish it for the
information and gratification of our
readerS. We hope thii bill will be
come the law of the State, as it is a
step in the right direction. A glance
at the fourth section will show that
this bill can be enforced much more
thoroughly than the present . laws on
this subject:
The bill above referred to is ns follows:
Stec. 1. Be it enacted, &C., That from and
after the passing of this act, it shall be unlaw
ful to keep or. maintain any house, room or
place where vinons,"spirituou.s, malt or brewed
liquors, or any admixtures thereof, are sold
and drank ; and all laws, or parts of laws, in
consistent with the provisions of this act, be
and.the same are hereby repealed.
Sea. 2. That if any person or persons
within this Commonwealth shall keep for
sale . ; and sell, or in-connection with any other
business or profitable employment give, re
ceiving therefor any price, profit or advan
tage, by any measure whatever, and at the
same time voluntarily afford a place or any
other convenience or inducement, by which
the same may be used as a beverage any vi
nous, spirituous, malt or brewed liquor, or
any admixture thereof, he, she, or they, and
any one aiding, abetting or assisting therein,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
subject toindictment; and, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to undergo an imprison
ment in the jail of the proper county, for the
first offense, fora . term not less than three.
nor more than six months, and for a second
offense not less than six months nor more
than twelve -months—and in either case to
pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Six. 3. That if any two or more persons
conspire or act together, by which one may
sell and the other afford the place or other
convenience for drinking, with intent to
evade -the provisions 'of this act, he, she or
they, or either of them; indicted together -pr
separately, upon conviction, shall. be sen
tenced-to undergo an imprisonment, in the
jail of the county,- not less than four nor ex
ceeding eight months, and lie fined not ex
ceeding one hundred and fifty dollars.
Sxo. 4: That it shall be the duty of* every
constable of every town, borough, toWnship
or ward within this Commonwealth, at every
term of the Court of Quarter Sessions of each.
'respective county, to Make return, on oath or
affirmation, whether within his knowledge
there is• any place within his bailwick kept
and maintained in violation of this act, and it
shull be the especial dnty of thejudges of all
the said-courts to see that' this return is faith
fully made ; and if any responsible citizen of
any county shall make known to such consta
ble the name or names of such person or per
sons who have violated this act, with the
names of witnesses who can prove the fact,
it shall be his duty to make return thereof, on
oath or affirmationi.to the court, and . upon his
failure to do so, he shall be deemed guilty of
a Misdemeanor, and upon indictment and
conviction, shall be sentenced to r imprisoment
in the jail of the county for a period not less
than one nor more than three mouths, and to
pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
WHAT A PICTURE.-.—We clip the fol
lowing from the 'local.column of the
Wheeling Times of Friday:
"Two persons came out of one-tav
ern, ou 'Wednesday, with the mania-a
potu, raving mad.: three Irishmen• lay
dead at the same time in the house,
while twenty drunkisiimen- and *omen
were dancing and howling round their
bodies; at the same time, too, the Clerk
of the Circuit Court was issuing four
teen writs of manamus on the Clerk of
the City, by order of the Judge of the
Court, to inquire why the said Clerk
did not issue a license to fourteen per:
sons to sell liquor."
di There is that giveth, and yet in
ereaseth: and there is that witdhold
eth more than is meet, but it tendeth
to poverty."
"LOVE, FITEITY, AND FITIMITYP.
We - are - glad to learn-from the Kan
sas Herald of Freedom; that the Order
of S. of T. has already worked its way
into that Territory. Speaking of the.
BaptistShawneemission,situatcd about
four miles west of the Missouri line,
arid of the Mev. FRANCIS BARKER, the
efficient missionary, the Herald says
• The great obstacle to progress among
these "sons of the forest" is strong drink.
Doctor BARKER observed this, and has labored
studiously to banish it from the circle in
which be was laboring. The result is. a Di
vision. of the ..Sons of Temperance has been
establiened in his vicinity, and at this time
they meet regularly weekly at the Indian
Council House, but a short distance from, his
residence.
We infer -from the above that the
Indians about this mission are be
corning Sons of Temperance,• but we
wish the Herald would be more ex
plicit on this point. Let .us kaow
how many "sons of' the forest" are
also " Sens of • Temperance," and
whether they make good members:
Also, whether there are any other
Divisions ii the Territory. Is there
One at Lawrence city ? If not, have
any steps been taken to start one?. .
We commend this action of Dr.
Barker-to our Baptist friends in Ulys
ses. DO they approve of this action
of their missionary in Kansas '7 If
not, for what reason 7 If they do, wo
hope they will imitate his, example
and thereby greatly encourage the
active friends of Temperance in this
county.
WORDS OF CHEER.
We have been greatly encouraged
of late by the many kind messages
sent us by subscribers, and by the
substantial assistance furnished us for
new subscribers, and we are further
encouraged by the approbation of our
friends of the press in other sections.
The Lancaster Express is one of the
'oldest Temperance papers in the
State. In its last issue it notices our
humble sheet in the following kindly
terms, which we trust will be as pleas
ant to our readers as it is encourage-
ins to us:
The People's Journal, published at- Cou
dersport, Potter county, by Messrs. Avery &
Mann, deserves a commendatory notice as one
of that class of truly intldpendent papers which
stands up manfully in the defence and advb
cacy of the true Interests and Rights of Hu
manity: Its able editorials have the ring of
the true metal. It is sound.to the core on the
three great questions of Temperance, Liberty
and Education. Those who wain a good pa
per fifeni that far-otrsect on of the State, should
send a. dollar for the People's Journal. it
should be recollected that the Journal ig pub
lished in a model county. At the recent
court of Quarter Se:ssious only one bill of in
dictment was laid before the grand jury, and_
that.was ignored. Those who bear in mind
that; no licenses to sell intoricatin4 drinks have
beet granted by the Courts of Pottcr county
for three years, will be at no loss to account
for the dearth of business Wort: the grand
jury.
GP-Since the middle of last De
cember, our friends have done nobly
by the Journal, and we endeavor to
return the favor, .by making it more
wide awake than ever before. But it
has not quite reached the point that
will satisfy us. When_our list of sub
scribers reaches jive hundred, exclu
sive of exchanges, we shall tease to
urge our friends to make extra exer
tions to procure subscribers, and not
before, because that is the least num
ber that our faittful publisher can
afford to print.
These are bard times, we know—
t•cry bard for a large number of the
people, and we would not increase
the burdens of a single family. But
there those who can furnish a few
subscribers,- greatly to our enCotirage- .
mcnt, anSbutlittle to their inconve
nience. Shall it lbe done I How
much longer shall we wait for a list of
500 advance-pay subscribers 7 . •We
only lack twenty-five of that number,
and we hcliere we have friends enough
to make up.the number without fur
ther delay.
ItAntra DEAn.--The principal a
chievement of our navy for a number
of years past, is the taking of Grey
town. What the army has done, we
cannot for the life of us think. And
yet it appears from the appropriation
bills that the support of these idlers
costs more than the whole government
expenditures before the time of Gen.
Jackson. The appropriations for the
army are, for the next year, nine mil
lions of dollars, and fourteen millions
for the support of the navy! Making
an aggregate of twenty-tree millions
for the article of Army and Navy
alone.—Syracuse Eve. .Chronicle.
• Gen. Houston is something of a wag,
as well as a Mexican fighter. In
speaking of the chaotic state of po
litical parties on a recent occasion, he
remarked that the Whigs were like
sheep without a shepherd, and the
Democrats like a shepherd without
sheep.
[oommusicATmn.]
ExenrrioN OF THE COME/MOW LEAD.
ETA
FIRST EVENING. •
On entering:the new Court House onThuis
day evening last, the -scene wet perfectly
delightful. • -A large stage bad been erected iu
the east part of the room, carpeted and fur
nished like a parlor, and eucloied with a
border of evergreens, among which, all across
the front, lights were gleaming: In the back
ground were green trees fall of flowers, and .
one iuvoluutaaily began to listen for the birds,
and fancy ono could. see the neata. Chairs
were placed at the eastern 'extremity of the
stage, and to these were - shown the three
clergymen of the place, and the President of
the Board of Trustees; also a baby boy, who
preserved all the decorum , . proper to his po
sition.
The Opening March was commenced by
the entrance of the Principal of the Academy
bearing a banner, followed by two assistant
teachers, and then by all the younger portion
of the scholars, who, alone, were to. exhibit
this evening. They were a. beautiful sight,
those little graceful creatures in.white dresses
and pink ribbons, winding round each other
and the banner, among evergreens and lights,.
and to the 'sound of music from an unseen
player. Next came a Latin salutatory, fob_
lowed by au English translation, both well
spoken ; then a prologue by a little follow,
followed by a speech, from another scarcely
any larger, who showed his sense of propriety
very justly, as I thought, in facing the digni
taries instead of the multitude, but„ after
being turned round, spoke his piece very well
indeed.- There was no difficulty in hearing
any of the children, it being the bust exhibi
tion in that respect I ever attended. The
Schoolmaster, a 'swig, went off with,spitit,,a3
did - all -the music. The Duetts were very
good, though we could not see the performers.
Compositions and speeches by the little boys
and girls were all no well. got up and spoken
that it is difficult to particularize ; but I must
mention one or two that were even better
than the rest. "Gambling," by Miss, F. C.
Mims, and " The Beautiful," spoken by Miss
M. E. REES, bore the palm. One of the best
of the whole,.howovcr, was an original col-
loquy by the little girls, in which they did
themselvesand their teacher great credit.
After so much that was charming, and of
which the school and the village may well be
proud.. came an . original colloquy that very
much marred the whole. It was very laugh
able, and reminded one of what some one
rays of Barnum's Life: " It was as funny as
it vi-as mean, and as mean its it war funny,"
which is saying a good deal for it in both
particulars. It was
_got up secretly, which.
accounts for its being got up at all. It is
most to be regretted on the Princlipal's ac-
I count, as it will in no wise increase the re
spect felt for him and Ids school. The belie- .
diction followed. very inappropriately, though
after such a piece. I cannot say but it was
much needed.
SECOYD EYENING
The time appointed was half past six-, but
those who went at that time had - great diffi-
culty in finding seats. Although benches ap
peared at the door in quick succession. they
were filled as soon as placed, and a-number
were 'alibied to stand the entire evening.
There was:an. opening prayer, and then a
march played by Muster Bloomingdale, and
led, as before, by Mr. Blotinaingdale and the
banner, followed this time by the young la
dies and gentlemen. As on last evening;
this was the prettiest part of the whole per
formance. Several good speeches followed
and compositions, but though the students
spoke with commendabki distinctness and
sufficiently loud, the crowd was so dense, and .
the stir and murmurs so. perceptible, that it s
was far more difficult to hear them. than last
evening. Many of the Peices spoken were
poetry, which assisted our hearinkr- very much.
We missed the French composition§ we had
been led to expect, but forgot the omission
until afterwards. The little choir appeared
again and sang, as i beffire, very well, and just
as though they did not think anything about
it. One thing, begging the
. yoUng gentle
men's pardon, I wh to ask:—ls spitting a
part of stage performances! As it was not
in the programme, I was surprised to , see it.
A colloquy entitled "Every Day Life,"
was very well spoken and sated. - We hope
such scenes of drunkenness and. starvation
may soon cease to be every day life:. "Indian
Wrongs," Ontario and- Uono, was is pretty
interlude, very pleasing indeed to those of us
who feel for the perishing race we have
wronged, nnd have some sympathy with 'the
wild life they present to our view. The
"Laurel Wreath," a periodical, was very in-.
teresting ; particularly the Remiuiscenses of
Coudersport, and a poem called the Phantom
Building. " The Beauty of Piety," spoken
by ten young ladies, was very fine indeed,
particularly the last part of it where Celestia
and Meteors appear together before the Priest.;
ess. They all appeared in spotless white
with their gifts, seeking a reward—it reminded
me of " Paradise and the Peri." It would
have been a charming plan to have had them
daguerreotyped as they stood, the Priestess
surrounded by her votaries. I suggest that
as a part of the next Exhibition. The last
piece, "The School ma'ams ' Experience,"
was fur too natural to be considered acting at
all—hope, it may do some good. Some mas
querading appeared' this evening which had
the effect to produce noise and uproar. Are
not such things too • entirely theatrical to be
appropriate •in a school exhibition 1 So it
seems to me. They lower the character of
the entertainment.
The scenery and arrangements were the
same as last evening, and it is delightful to
think that five hundred or so pair of. eyes
feasted on the delightful scene, and enjoyed
it together. ' G.
Mr Engrave the virtues of your friends
on the enduring tablets of memory, but write
their errors in sand. •
For the Journal. .
"TILE BIBLE READ IN COMMON., '
SCHOOLS."
. A correspondent of ther /earner re-'
quested that the subject of Bible in-
struction be resumed.. -•
It is well known that seed - solvn in
rich and fertile soil, produce much
more•a'bundant harvests than that sown
in dry and:sandy.. Apply this to the
mind. Let the good seed be scat-
terea irr. season, ere the intellect has
become eo`rrapt with worldly vice• and:
degradation, . and what would be the
result 1: Think you that our nation
would groan under the sins of Intem
perance and Slavery, if the Bible was
taken as the standard of Law ? No.
Why is it that the Catholic religion
is incr~asing•so rapidly in power over
our land? It is simply this, that the
Bible is almost entirely excltuiell. from
our Common Schools, and' that they
are more-faithful in the study of theirs
and its various doctrines. Where is.
the child of Protestant faith who
would voluntarily run away or absent
himself from school, merely to go and
recite his catechism to the minister
In our opinion, the instances would,
be few indeed. But they are of fre
quent occurrence among the. Catholic
children, when restraint is put upon
them by a teacher. Many points hare
they gained by being instant in sea
son and out of season, both in the
Common - School Law, and in the
Legislature. Many children might
receive instruction from. the Bible at
school, who will fail to-obtain it else
where—whose• parents are so low. in
the depths of sin as not to. care what
'should become of the Immortal souls
of their - offspring. Let it not be said.
of these United States as of ancient
Rome, that while they stand high upon
the scale of wealth and splendor, the
worm of corruption is gnawing at their
vitals, and ere long they shall sway
and fall in a mass of ruins. What
will prevent this'?. Christianity and
Morality ; and where can they be with
out the Bible? As essential elements,
one cannot exist without the other:
hand. in hand they wander over the
earth, dispelling the darkness of crime
and superstition,. bearing down the
fabrics of heathenism, and building on
a sure foundation the temples of,piety.
Lei infidelity andsltepticism , scoff and
endeavor to prove that tho Bible was
not written by the band of God, and
then ask them what they have done to
improve the condition of mankind.,
What answer can they give but this :
In. my tiain folloV , i bloodshed and a
pestilential' breath, more poisonous
than the simoon of the desert. My
power is supreme where the Bible is
not. The Bible is the only enemy .
they dread to contend with, and - as
such shun and avoid contact.
Where then can champions of youth
be better fitted to go forth than in the
school-room, the seminary, or college?
In the streets - of our own little village
we bear the voice of profanity echoed
from, the lips' of children who scarce
know-the meaning of the word that
they use in blasphemy against high
heaven. Go seek the child of the
Bible, 'and behold' the contrast. Even
saNI looks with admiration, and won
ders at the -beautiful scene. But ob .!
how she shrinks back with shame as
these words are uttered with meek--
nese: "I am the light of the world..
Wisdorriand understanding, the foun
tain of life eiterlasting. life, my ways
are pleasantness,- and all my paths are
peace.P. M.
Troy, Pa.
RUSSIA% POLITENESS.—The French
have always been considered the most
polite people in the world, But their
reputation in this respect fades away
before the courteous demeanor of their
semi-barbarian foe in the Crimea.
The Russians are as polite as they are
brave, and . Menschikofl is• a perfect
Louis XIV. for politeness. Tho fol
lowing anecdote is told of him:
" An English officer, now a prisoner
in Sebastipol, had a letter sent him
from a young lady in England, to the
effect that she 'hoped, when he took
Menschikoff prisoner, that he would
send her a button from his coat, for
her to keep as a relic.' The letter
was forwarded by flag of truce into
Sebastopol, with other letters for pris
oners now in the enemy's .. hands. This
letter fell into Menschikofl's own hands,
of course, to be read ere delivered.
On coming to the above paSsage, be
immediately cut a button from his
'coat, and sent it under a flag of truce
to be conveyed to the lady, with a
remark to the following effect : ''That
he bad no idea yet of being taken
prisoner; ‘ but rather than disappoint
a young lady of so simple a request,
he would fulfill her wish himself be
fore that time arrived,' "
MAINE SPEAKING OPT."
. .
The following resolutions adopted
hey the Maine Senate will attract gee:
eral attention- ,They are fruits of the
recent revolution in public opinion at
the North, and will be followed by
similar resolves in other states;
.indlA.
ding our own. - While these resolu
tions were under- consideration in the
Senate the House was eugn,gcd on a
bill for the protection of personal lib
erty, which will doubtless Be passed.
The North has been a little stimulated
- -
by Mr. Toucey's bill -for treading the
states under the Itogif -- -) the Goner.
al Government.: But to•the resole•
dons:—
Resolved, 1. That human Slavery.
is, iv§ all its aspects, an unqualified
evil and wrong, and as such, merits the
reprehension: of mankind.'
2. That in the early periods of our
national history, both the opinions of
the people and the - policy of the Gov
ernment were ad.verso to the
tution..
3.. That the Constitution ofihe•Viii
ted States is, and was designed to be, a
charter of liberty, and hence, that all
acts of the national government, by.
which slavery maintains a legal exis
tenco in territory subject to the exclu
sive jurisdiction of Congress, ar e iw
direct, conflict ivith the whole spirit
and with the clear provisions of that
instrument.
4. That the art of the thirty-third
session of Congress, repealing the law
of 1820, known:as the Missouri Corn- .
promise,.by which Slavery was forever -
prohibited` in the torritury north of
parallel of 36 deg 30 min., was an un
justifiable violation: of a. solemn com
pact, and a flagrant breach of faith on
the part of the South..
5. ,That Maine will never consent
to the admission into the federal 1 - pion
of any more states, with constitutions
authorizing.slavery. .
G. , That the act of ISSO, called . the
Fugitive Slave-Law, is unconstitution
' al, and odious to the whole North;
Maine thereibre, demands its immedi
ate and unconditional rq..yeat. .
7. That it is the duty oldie general
government, without delay, to abolish
slavery wherever it has exclusive jur
isdictioi4 and. to exert its influences
whenever and wherever it legitimate
ly ma y on the side of universal liberty.
That the third paragraph in the
section of the fiast article of the con
stitution of the United States, should
be amended by striking out the words,
"which-shall be determined by adding
to the whole number of free persons,
including those bound - to service for a
term of years, and. including Indians
not taxed, three-titilis of all persons,"
and adding in the place thereof the
"excepting Indians not taxed,
and all persons deemed and- held as
chattles personal."
Theretbre, Resolved, That our sen‘
ators in Congress be instructed, and :
our 7.presentatives repuested, to use
all practicable means - to secure the
passage of the following enactments:
First, An act repealing all laws of
the United States authorising slavei t y
in the District; of Columbia. •
Second, An act - repealing the statute
of 1850, known as the. Fugitive Slave
law-.
Third, An act forever prohibiting
slavery or involuntary servitude, ex
cept for crime, within the territories
of the United States.
Resolve.d, Wilber, That our Sea.
aters:in Congress be instructed, and
our. represebtatives requested, at all
times hereafter, most strenuously to
oppose in every jtistiuftable way, the.
admission of any new State into the
Union, except upon the condition, to
be embraced in the act of admission.
that slavery or involuntary servitude,
excepting for crime of which the__ ae
eused shall have been duly proved
: _guilty, shall be forever prohibited
therein: -
ATCHISON Fon KANZAS
The St. Louis Democrat states that
Smater ATCHISON was at Jefferson,
(no in "a cloud of auger at his de
feat." A recess of the Legislature
was taken to allow his friends to meet
him, (his stay being very short)- when
he stated, that ono ofhis chief reasons
fnr so hurried a departure was "the
necessity of his being in Kanzas time
enough to attend to the spring elections
there."
The St. Louis Democrat tbereupoa
remarks:
His ojbect is to secure-the predom
inance of nullifiers in the cuuncils of
the infant territory: Thus it seems lie
is intent upon playing the sarne'pree'
over again of a fraudulant importation
of Missouri votes which he and his fol
lowers did last fall, and this he C a;
"SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY."
He goes fully equipped, too—carrying
his tools with him, being accompanied
by Mr. Stringfellow and alive Yankee ,
from whom the only thing that can .be
gleaned is that he is exceedingly desir
ous of becoming a fire eater - and of
owning a goodly number of slaves—if
he can get them. - .lt is to be hoped ie
view of his "companions de v oyage" the
General will at least. receive a cordial
welcome at Weston*, where Mr. String
fellow wasrso kindly entertained but
a few-;short months Since—vire la tag'
atcllc.
A high Ivied the other night blew
over all the steeples in-town; but
didn't blow the steeples orer.
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