THE 81711131JRY AND ERIE RM IROAD. OLOBIOUB mAssAdittrAr 1 For the )garnet. ra. . . For the. Journal. 1 , • . Messes a , EDITOR S : It is extremely • - The Hon. -AlTtn. Bigler' . seems 'to The Personal Liberty I3ill which Na PRO SORO PIMLICO. have infused new life into this impor- has becOrrie a law in the old Bay State seldom that I trouble the readers of 1 BRO. MANN : = ln one of my previ• :D • taut undertakino - . 'lire attention of in spite of Governor Gardner's veto, your valuable Journal with my into- ous communications I made a passing the capitalists of Philadelphia is at is the most important act ever pissed by herent scribblings; but having noticed remark on Selfishness, but did not your frequent solicitations for contri- then write all my thoughts .on the last awakened, and we think the work a State of this union. It is thus -de will go steadily forward until it is coal- scribed by the N. Y. Ere. Post. butions to its pages, I will - venture to .aubject, nor shall- I - do so now •, y e t, 1. - See yourßs es. pleted. A greet meeting was held in 'An act, in twenty-three sections, passed by Bay a few words, which I hope may with your permission s , I will b gl is . the late legislature of Massachusetts, is now - not be entirely unacceptable, Philadelphia on Thursday evening of readers just a few. . published. It is one of the fruits ofthe Fur•i last week, at which Gov. Pollock pre- tive Slave law, the Nebraska bill and . otar • The Journal of May 24th,1 observe, Under the influence of the selfish ones bfslaverY aggressiveness on the part of sided, and which was addressed b y 'commences the Eighth Volume, under - principle man is ever bounding hi s outhern friends. Its provisions are: . • ‘ His Excellency , Judge Kane, Hon: 1. That every alleged fugitive from slavery what should most certainly be t consid- views and sympathies by .. Win. M. Meredith, and others, in sriaalllbbyejnernyt.itled to the. habeas corpus and to t erred very flattering circumstances. The family, the party, or the sect to favor of the early completion ; of this :I. If any person shall attempt to•remove, or That a paper of such a decided Tem- which he belongs, constitutes an ar ea assist in removing an alleged fugitive, who road: We think - the presence and perance and Anti-Slavery stamp- as' sufficiently large for the play of- his shall not be proved to be a fugitive, he shall endorsement of these representatives be punished by . 0 fi n e of•not less than one yours has been from the very corn- thoughts or the expression of hie of the wealth of the city, iris strop thousand nor more than five thousand dollars, mencement, could be for such a length wishes. Ile wants what fie wants, g and by imprisonment for not less than one nor assurance - of success. Ex-Governor More than five years. of tithe sustained among So sparse a j and with a supply of them, thousands y, 3. No state officer shall i ssue a warrant Bigler, President of the Compan grant a certificate, or - in any waV act under' -population, against the dorrinant party, are left in destitution and their wail made the first really able report that the Fugitive slave law, under penalty oflosing and in - the face of the most bitter and of distress is borne •on the . brbeze his office and being forever thereafter inelen has ever come from any officer of this ble to any office of trust or emolument of the determined opposition, is a thin g to be which is sent to kiss his brow. See company. The following- extract will commonwealth. i A . rig evety person wko holds wondered at, and we may look long in him as he draws nearer the crackling ofa c a 'e qualifie sv f e u t ive sl all: fire, while the voice of the storm-god be read with interest by the people of to act e in the reeet'ulrvnilininitithbues vain for a'siinilar instance. We have this county : s , . allowed to hold any state office, (This - is a di- heard its enemies revile—we have lis carried on the wings of .the north __ rect requirement of Judge Lorinws removal.) WhateVer diversity of opinion may 4. Any Massachusetts lawyer '7who shall op seen their machinations—we have seen ern blast, and witness the selfish smile exist, as to the influence a direct rail- pear in behalf of the claimant of the alleged , their blasphemous vows that the Jour- accompanying the constantly recur slave, shall be road to the Lakes would exercise deemed to have resigned any , of fi ce or commission that he may hold under nal must and should be put down, and ring thought, "how comfortable am I." upon - the costive of trade and travel, the commonwealth and . shall be incapacitate d yet it stands firm in the affections of i Hear her as she sees front her man. there can be mare as to its beneficial fron9hereafter appearing as counsel or_at. effects upon the country through torp'e - y iu the courts of the commonwealth.— , all who truly love the cause of down- I sion window the attenuated form of Which it must extend, nor as to the 'This deprivation of/state commi - ssions is a trodden humanity. Not content with 1 the beggar-widow, beating the rade penalty on the legal profession, Mae, great value of its local business. On severe m,, c - luxury to het these points, the experienCe of the is now a justice of the-peace. upon which fair and candid men could half-starving children, while she utters New York and Erie road furnishes 5. Sheriffs - , jailors and constables are for- - abundant testimouy.- bidden to assist in returning the fugitive, un- meet, they have resorted to bar-room. her selfishness thus :" I thank mv der penalty of ithprisomnent for not less th n; The road in view, will penetrate a one nor more than two rears, and a- -fineiof ; slang, and the most disgusting per- stars that I ant not in her condition." section rich in natural resources, nosy not less than one thousand dollars. The sante sonalities. Onnsidering that to point - Among the most unblushing sped- inaccessible to Philadelphia, the entire penalty is adjudged to the volunteer militia of f the coinnumwealth, ileonvicted oftlic otfence. • 0 olitical - soc ial, a nd 1 out the p o f selfishness cle arl yto be seen , moral mens - - trade of which is driven to the =- necessary 1 - eat kindness must run G. The Governor. shall appoint one - or 1 evils of the Journal was rather an In our own day; is the office-seeker, tropolis of a sister State. In this re- more commissioners in each county, for the I .. ifirtiligh ali. You say ; and you must gard, its effect upon the growth and especial protection of the alleges fugitive, - 1 up-hill business, its enemies have en- 1 the slaveholder,- and last, not least in .I•t;r•preserte the character of a friend population of the State, will be far who shall take care that he has aft the privile- deaVored, with a shame-facedhess that our opinion, the dealer in alcoholic ges secured to the present act, All • ~ s .• - more fruitful than in the case of the td supOrt %Jur presensions to be free the expenses in s uc h proceedings necessary oug h t a l ways to lie met with a stern Poisons as articles of beverage. It is, kith a man. E. ouelit to be banished Pennsylvania Road. Tire latter was for the defence of the fugitive, shall he paid rebuke; to render the persons mosthowever, an occasion-of gratulation to constructed parallel With the State from the state treasury. - 6u mail society; because he raises his . intimately connected with it, obnoxious know that the elements are in exist i - - works, which had already furnished an 7. No jail, or oilier place of confinement be Mirth upon giving pain to the person These are- brave and true words, longing to Massachusetts, shall be used' for the people—a. kind of scalp-and- , ence Which shall carry the principle to outlet for local productions, The for -1 time imprisonment of the a11. ,, ed fw , itive or of ~ Upon ivliem he is riess.ant." • I and we respond ,d to them must heartily; rner will penetrate a mine of -.wealth t omahawk warfarefor - which they !.i tess _ lifeto refeebleflicker- i any person charged with '' b ' •f - ' • Le- the resisting the execu- I i charged - --- and will be c .. .ad to act in concert with heretofore untouched. The counties 1 lion of the Fugitive Slave law, or of env Per- I seem to be peculiarly fitted, although : ing, ,, , , h'::1-19till':- within such ; and ' . ''''" How proLngal of help is the ~ 11 who •:ill honestly live up to their of Clinton, Potter, McKean, E lk. I sell arrested on execution in any suit for ! . , ' I daina."es accruing in conset uence ofaid iven I their success thus far cannot guar' that in. the x.x,.,it t':: :•.- Auuld prove 1 • n , . ~,... t g . .. , . anvil to his scheming and guileful see_ spirit an meaning,. sut perha p s we - , , Warren,Venango' C ass lord, andEr ' • • •ale, Ito an escaping fugitive. I themselves incapable of such a life, equal their expectatiuns. Why, scarce to be opened up by this - avenue, nd 1 rants 1 BOt the Powers celestial— 's a s -I ask • ought rest moue:3u) , to the virtu- • • . the :spirit of reform shall pass over Can a savant of their stripe foot in its connections embrace an - area more TEM NEW-YORK EVIALNO post. i . setwhy they love their chosen too wisely and ous old fo • up townwhetherthe' of g 2„ too well to diminish by one care th e Union i 3 " minding its own business" Rhode Island. and Connecticut, pus- There is no paper, in the United. • such men as Judge 'and '' Prey with upon each other, or to die - burden that makes them strong, to or not. What a glorious time the greaterStatessessing mineral wealth to a ! whose editorials are written in refound regrets that they are leaving' Lawyer , et al., should 1 . mr- ' P lessin by one pang the agody that slas•eholders would have, if the North- extent than all the Easter States : better style, or with more integrity. . , - the only Gnd they ever loved. The united, now so flourishing, and, in - ad- 'Av mit the ' democratic' party of 'this e do not sympathize with the Post i Makes them good, to prevent one mss- ern People wouldonly confine . • • their dawn, a soil susceptible of a higher . , • • t county to be defeated;" and straitway =l'-tilt of an enlarged philanthropy is take of the folly that makes them attention to clearingland,buildingofcultivation• 1 in' state •t lan some in , in several important points, out we he declares that John S. Mann and "breathed with a peculiar grace by factories, and other individual pursuits, our most . populous countits. This read it with a peculiar pleasure that the ournal must be. put down. So I .-heisthesubjectof man ;fur the un valuable portion of our State- is not we- desire a number of our fliends to and leave the affairs of our Territories his snakeship, - sub rosa, forks his - - • , selfishness of Heaven. The stretching tgr We hope no person in Couders s duly appreciated, because it is seldom enjoy. Its great merits are these : It ' to the unobstructed control of Slavery; and forth of the hand to help our fellow tongue ; . Falstaff grows bold, Port will flit to notice the adveitise- • . seen. It is deficient in population, is honest, candid, correctin its state- But, then, the people won't take any Only because it is inaccessible. It may " Ives 'een darts ;" M. D • I ' I r. o-as- - . b„L ve man, must be a' beautiful scene in an Meat of George Mather. He is a merit of fact—brave, manly, and a "g Ives course. They remember the seem strange, but it is true, that it is • angel's vision ; for they have witnessed - regular - butcher, and will serve our , fearless opponent of oppression in all fathers the whole; and a host of under .. policy of the Fathers was to exclude a. less task to visit St. Louis from lings do up the rest of the dirty.wor , k the great hand divine extended to . people with fresh meat in good order, • Philadelphia than to reach these val- its forms. There are other merits .. Slavery from Territories by ert of begs to our hearts. The go while a few who have long since ex . - well dressed, in such quantities as stable -counties of our Commonwealth. which commend the .paper to every Con ,, rers• and the • can no .i.nrs out into the world on errands of pended their ammunition, and others e may desire.We trust be will i 's "' 3 seereasonTh e growth of 'these. "counties has they. reader of . ordinary intelligence. and . for abandoning this policy, simply to been; and in the absence of an outlet • mercy, mast be an act yn which the - who are rather too decent to engage in • be liberally patronized, and so in- , virtue.- Its editors are men of rare ; please the shareholders of the - South, to market, must continue tobe slow.. -'such foul business themselves, look eye of infinite betlignity can rest Corn- dared to beconie a permanent citizen. lndeed, the whole experience of our genius and high scholarly acquire and their allies at the North. So, on placently ; for God the Son in whom on, midi pleased to see " the feathers _ ---------- - i s country- proves that avenue's to carry ments, who never. descend to the use ri.,- --. m, .vationar ridatc - i , the title of a ' renection, we shall act with the. tin;on - God the Father is ever well pleased, fly." Meanwhile, the Journal pursues - off local productions are as essential of la •heread - language riot suitable to in - large and vi ell printed Paper published -m ' . . .. in gising to the people such facts in to its growth and full development, the even tenor of its way, and, corn- not only came t.a earth to man, but - Jersey Shore by J. 8..& L. J. enniming.;. It the family circle, or the most refined is devoted to the advocacy of American print - relation to shareholding in Kansas as as are the veins of tire human system wept over him, and blessed and saved !mixes its Eighth Volume udder more ciples, and exhibits talent and ability in its , .. to g ive life and health. Without such E'r ) cietY• ' r They also possess a rich vein 11 them • ' i vsi enable cm to instrur:t their mein- him. Away, then, with selfishness, editorial department. We lisope it may proveprosperous and encouraging ancircum artery through the north-western of genuine wit, whieli gives to the a thorritigh temperance and antilslav cry sheet.: bers of Congress intelligently on this Go altead.—..lgitatur. portion of' our good old ,Common- Evening Post a charm not possessed stances than before. Verily, deep- . away question ; and if the pro-sla% ., ry organ wealth, she will be slow to rise to her 1 h - ts • seated malignity and puerile venality hearts. It is too unlike our Heavenly. We join in that hope ; but the term ; oy any ether • paper In t e •nited fe d ll • u a ° P _Yational has been soque .) se ; town has any business to attend to, full strength and dignity. The Penn- , • . 'States. Mimi, we So not say it is the have failed ghee more to accomplis • b father to be indulged. Thou. Man of it might as well look after it. It is sylvania railroad, so timely constructed s Calvary met•cifull assist us in its 'of late years, as a blin way of exs i : best paper ;on the' contrary, we pre- their proudly-cherished designs. Let . ' Y ours to keep the people • advised. of through the smithere parts, gave in- • utter destruction. By the light of thy pressing devotion to slavery, that we 1 , creased life and vigor; but to make fer either the Tribune or the National us, who believe that men and patties • 1 whatever is going on, to the extent of spotless life thy tire example,may should act consistently and honestly , . P suspect the Vedette will advise arc . her what nature ,intended she should Era, but we use now speaking of the our space—eto expose the shortcont- be, and to give her commercial metro- - in be effectuall • rebuked into sharne even politics, thank God and we 3 ' eseenee in the slavery outrages: poet politician, and will leave the ings of Northern dougbfaces; to labor polis due success, she must have a contrition, and. reformation. , , merits of the others to another time. courage. -Let us hope and labor for tor the extinction of the liqrsor traffic, similar artery through ber northern R. L.:TILWELL.- es Some of us will ever be Those honest democrats in this the time when all who truly love ner , . to advocate an improvement in our " tremiti • . - East Smithfield, May 31, 1555. (helps f the humble part we had in county who, desire a city democratic race,* shall consistently arid unitedly educational matters, to aid the farmer gig this southern line into exist- paper worthy the days of Jefferson, work to redeem it from the appalling in his department of labor, and to epee, and we should be no less dill- GOOO Hustoa.—Keerin good he- - should by all means subscribe for the mgr. It is not great calamities that gent in our efforts to bring a northern our beloved coeutry• from, the deep 1 ' Post. New-York Leenmg, The pro-. embitter existence ; it is the petty one into use ; for in - every aspect the latter should lie regarded as no less slavery, time-serving, rich-man 'wor- and damning stains of Slavery. That vexations, the small jealousies, the important than the former. But for shipping class, will find 'Bennett 's the Journal may long live to - expose little disappointments, the , "minor miseries," that make the heart heavy the Pennsy.l„yania road, our commer- Herald much More to their liking. the glaring inconsistency of which and the temper-sour. Don't let them. cial metropolis would be quite borne THE EVENING POST WEEKLY men are guilty wile profess opposition •.. s Anger i a pure waste of vitality. It down by competition. :"With this aid, IR I'L'a.ISHED EVERY THURSDA Y, SIavery •Slavery extension, and the • , helps nobody, and hinders everybody - . she has more than maintained her At two dollars per annum, payable in ad her to . . ' , ," - rative position with other cities, yet 'ranee. Twenty dollars sent fr ' om one address -1! uptive stave .L.,aw, and Who still lt Is always foolish, and always dis rc• i n t I copies; liay for twenty copies: twelve . dollars for w h ose graceful, except in some • rare cases. triumph will not be complete with- support the men and the party eight dollars for Me copies; five when it is kindled by -seeing wrong out a co-laborer with the Pennsylva- dollars for three conies. whole energies arc lent to . subserve done to another; and even that "noble pia road extending through the other 'THE ••. LA ENLNG POS T SEMI-WEEKLY Ithe interests of the Heaven-daring nig rage" seldom mends the - matter.— side of the State. IS PUI3LISHED EVERY TUESDYY 1i1) EDIDYV . ' . At' three dollars per annum, payable in •_ advance. li4teli • number contains the late'st — heart. To sustain those men and I NP man dues-his best except when intelligence, political, - foreign, and domestic, th ose papersa - who fearlessly stand up lie is cheerful. A light heart makes and is sent o ff by the earliest mails to sub- - nimble hands and keeps the mind free scribers in eery part of the Union. . in advocacy of the principles of trni-, Address. and alert. ' No Misfortune is so great versal Liberty, isE obviously the duty as one that Sours the temper. Till of' every freeman—a duty which I cheerfulness is'. lost, nothing is lost. shall endeaVor iu some measure to ' Keep in good humor. perform. The company. of a good-humored 1 • man is a perpetual feast. He is wel- A sincere friend of the Journal. come everywhere. Eyes glisten at • 'W. I his approach, and difficulties vanishjn his cheering presence.' Franklin's indomitable good humor did as much for his country in the old Congress as Adams' fire or Jefferson's wisdom.-- He clothed wisdom with smiles and softened contentious minds in acquies cence. Keep in good humor. . A good conscience, a sound stomach , and a clean skin, are the elements of good humor. Get them,. keep them, and keep in good humer.—Lyi Plus trat.q. . THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL J.VO. S. MANN, .4. A ITR Y, Editor. 4 - OU 4 OERSPORT, JUNt 7, 1E;35 E-TrThe foreign news on the first },age, has some interest in it. We are glad to have another Iblemliureation from Brother Still- grA contract been made with responsible party, td construct d Telegraph across the Atlantic; to be bompleted iri three years: Only four old line Democratic Papers in this State, have published riot. Riieder's speech; or even a svn bpsis of it and the party is as pro lavery as this fact ,indicates. How t•an an honest RepubliCan fellow hip br support such a press, or such a party! our farmers consult their own interests, they will not purchase the fanning mills and wagons that are run in hers from the State of :yew Yolk to sell. Mr. John Reckhow will fur bish a far better article, and is, be bides; your neighbor and customer. The true policy is to patronize your tiwn Mechanics. rully well, it is • absolutel) iv:so:" F'Do you desire thit Kansas shall ‘, Come into the Union o free State? If so, iVhat arc you doin.t' to make that desire a reality 1 The slaveholders have: organized for its armed subjuga- work for every movement which-has tion ; and unless they are resisted.and ! a tendenCy to elevate the people and defeated, they Will triumph. We do I advance their interests. The honest not ask yon to resist them in our way, citizens of this county will decide but ive du ask you to oppose them in whether we endeavor to work up to sonic way., Gov. Reeder has appealed this standard or not, to the Northern people for assistance Is he not entitled to it'? [-'The Miners' Journal or Potts: is one of the papers that we al 'ivays read with interest, and seldom fail to find it well filled with reading matter of the right kind. We are . pleased to notice that the proprietors 'f this paper hie commenced. the Publication of a Wednesday Dollar journal, devoted to education, and the local interests of that section of the State. This enterprise deserves a liberal patronage, and will no doubt n.• ceiva it ri'Now goods have been arriving in 'Considerable quantities for some days past. Those who desire to pur chase will find a good assortment fresh from the city at either Collins Smith's dr Lewis Mann's. if groceries, provisions, or a supe iior article of cedar pails, is desired, tall at C. S: Jones' We say this for the benefit of buyers, and shall hope to preiseni in our advertising column next week, a more interesting state ment of what our enterprising, Mer chants have to gel!. MUST BE JOMQ . . _ The Harrisburg Union cotimences an article abuut the slaveholding mob in Kattswi is follows : `• The public are by this time pietty K ell informed al relation to the disgracefrd scenes which transpired in KatisaS at the late elec tion." As only four or five of the entire old line democratic press in this State have had the manliness to give their i•eaders GoveinOr Reeder's speech, or the facts alluded to by him, we do not see on what the Union forms its opinion as to the inlet-illation of the public on this question, unless it sup poses "the public" look to other than old hunker papers for information. Then the rest of this . article of the Union is soput-spoken and manly—is so in contrast with the cowardly and craven course of its party press. , —that we hardly dare rejoice over it for fear that it is only joking; but is it true, whether joking or not. So we give our readers the conclusion of the article—as follows: " The people of Pennsylvania are anxiously looking to see what course' the National gov ernment will pursue in this matter. Whether tiler will vindicate the doctrine of popular sovereignty,' under the control and direction of law, or whether it shall be trampled down in the first election in a territory formed to carry it out, and no remedy be found to reach the ca , e. Fbr ourself, we cannot doubt but that President PIERCE will do ail that he can to set the matter right, and that Gov.. Itcy.ore. will be fully and manfully sustained. :That if we have the power, the election will be de clared void; aturat any rate, no act will he done or counselled which shall in the least give countenance to any acts or doings of a Legislature so elected, even if they should convene 'and iro through with the farm of passing laws. We also trust that the next Congress will take up the matter, and refuse to sanction anything growing out of such corruption and disregard of all right, and admintFter such a rebuke as will eneetually prevent anything of the kind hereafter." CrThe Pittsburg Gazette is edited considerable ability, and for a few months back, has seemed to be a very efficient advocate of the over throW of the slave power. We should have more confidence .in its sincerity if it were a little more consistent. For instance, it is unsparing of its condemnation of the Know Nothings, b,ccatise as it alleges they are endeav bring to dodge the slavery issue, and yet it endorses the address of the Whig - Committee of Philadelphia, as a manly end encouraging document— , which address is as mum on the slave ry question as if Kansas was not a subjugated Territory. The Philadel phia Whig address does not advocate a single reform, but is a cunning at tempt to dodge all the living issues, and bring together anti-slavery and pro-slavery men in loving embrace for the sake of the spoils. After ap proving of the cotton-bound Whigs, the Gazette shOuld keep quiet about .the pro-slavery tendency. of the Know Nothings. EV"' State Sovereignty is Free dom's fort." Josniu R. GIPDINGS.—This great champi-. on of freedOin is to address the people of Potter county and vicinity on the Fourth of MME ' neighbor Mann, we'll be there. We have a kind of liking for that man Giddings, and we desire to hear him speak. That is not all, we shall be most happy to meet Cole of the Fret Press, and Cobb of the Agitator. Suppose you invite Hatch of the Banner, and Major Magill of the Eagle-to meet them. We are going to send to Cowan of the Mail, and Aldrich of the Journal, inviting them to meet us there. James of the Patriot, of course will lie present; yes, and Powell too, with his Elk, we hope to see him there. Wouldn't that make a heap of Editors, though ?—M' Keen Citizen. We shall be happy to meet all of the above named Editor s who approve of the great movement of the people to resist the further aggressions of slavery; and .will do our best to make them feel at home. As for those who have no sympathy with the great Re publican movement, we have no sym pathy with them; and shall make no pretensions .to any. We will, how ever treat even such courteously ; and sociably, with best wishes for their speedy conversion to a manlier posi tion. WM. C. BRYANT & CO., 9.1 Nassau-st, cor. of Liberty, Now•-Fork. I arThere will be a meeting Tuesday. evening of Court, to make arrangements for. the Liberty Jubilee on the Fourth of July next. We no tice that the bare announcement of I Hon. J. R. Giddings' intended address on that occasion, has alarmed 'our fogy editor. All-right. When dciughfaces snap and snarl, men with backbones may be petty certain they have hit the mark. ,So pass the word•round that Ohio's ablest and bravest champi on of liberty will speak such words in Coudersport on the 4th of July next, as will make freemen . rejoice, and .slavery men tremble with fear and shame. . A bed of chalk has been discovered at De Soto in Nebraska. June 4, 155.5 "The death of an old man's wife," says Lamartine, "is like cutting down an ancient oak that has long_ shaded the family mansion. Henceforth the glare of the world, with its care and vicissitudes, falls upon the old wid ower's heart, and there is nothing to break their forte, or shield him from the full weight of misfortune. It is as if his right hand was withered, as if oue wing of an eagle was broken, and every movement that he made brought him to the ground. His eyes are dim and glassy, and when the film of death falls over them, he misses those accustomed tones which might have smoothed his passage to the I grave." ikatver be the motive of insult, it is always bet to overlook it Icor folly scarcely can deserve resentment , and malice is punished by neglect. A, man cannot leave a botterlce,fracy to the world than a well educated family.
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