pent on the lynchers of Phillips. Mr.
McCrea, on the other hand, under . g * Ws
a long and rigorous imprionment,
first in the fort and then in the jail;
a bill fur murder is found against liim
by a packed jury, after a aiir4.lfehtist.
one had refused to find any ; and whed
atlast lie conies into court to be tried,
insfioue.ameng•ttre-counsel within the
bar. p .if - among the effacers of that
tributnit, -- inclucting the clerk of the
Court; no less than four persons who
bad been;Coticerned in the abduction
and of Phillips: This fact
wan ei.terward brought into Oti notice
ye the 42ourt by sworn aff!idavtt ; but
ire Geri 'not yet learned , that any ac
tion 'was taken upon it. We uro
bapiy to say that Mr. McCrea, after
many other' poink3 bad been ruled
tisti:iit Trim, liassucceeded in obtain-.
.tagtkliatigeofvenue—which operates,
11(4i:bet, to defer the trial and prolMig
jsis•-iinpr•tsonnteat, which is in a coati
try-jir:l td the must, wretched descrip
••• • •
vu the 20th or. May, three day's
otter tau outrage on Phillips, several
members Of a Epervt, ProAilavery
association of -iSlissuurians, called tb3•
Blue Lodge, visited Ozawatoulie, iu
. .
i.;.ansuls Territory, and su;.zed a Mi
Parker on the chars;; of being an'
.Kbolittunist. They took his rifle•aud
broke it over a stump, mounted inra
en a mule and carried him diirne did-
tance into the woods. They then took
Inuasuyel to hang him Without judge
or jury ; but upon his siiggesting that
la• ought to be allowed to speak fur
they suffered him to
Alter he had made his n tate m e "the
cumpa..,:...y were about equally disideci,
one-hull siding with Put kor, the other
kialf with Kirby, audllie'leader
ging. SoOn, however, OM! 01 ttie
Landed Packer a revulvet
capped and arcked, alter which Kti:by
ettw tit to hold his peace. Parker was
fincll.y released, but '.as obliged, how-
over, to give up 1116 cialin. ziuce then
the Rev. Pardee Butler, a Methodist
clurgyman, was .etit dowu tut: river
• .0
on .t
raft, on the charge of pteuchiug
"Free• Soil d•jctriuos. 6imilar to this
was the carne of the Itev. \Vithain C
Clark, a Methodist clergyman from
tsiimuth, N. H., and iutel); resident
in Kan,.al. On a co; age in the :Atm in
boat Polar Star, down the Missouri,
in the month of September, he ex-
Prees'eci ;Ann . e aentimeut on the subjeCt
Lf negro equality nut agreeable to the
Missouri ruffians on board, in conse
deuce of which the cry was raised
.him!. kill him! kill the d—d
Abolitionist!" _ face was beaten
toquec,es, aw,l, a emir broken over his
head, .aftpr which the Captain (wit()
had pocketed his passage Money,
which .he did not refund) put him on
ihore on the river bank, about .100
piles from St. Louis, leaving him to
find way thither as he could. On
the 31st of October, one Pat Laughlin,
tin Irish lickspittle—the samo fellow
lvhose name has figured in our recent
I lispatehes, and whom the Free-State
taeh Were accused of designing to kill
--having got into an altercation and
quarrel with one Collins about certain
rovelatious which Pat had pretended
to make of a-Free-State, secret, mili
tary organizatiOM Laughlin took his
; opportunity to shout Collins through
the heart: To this (not to mention
many lesser outrages in driving Free
pte men from their Claims) last of
all, has been added the Murder of
oTh.v,,;, v.:hereupon occasion has been
taken by Guy. Shannon to proclaim a
rebelliuni iuK.antas.
In ill these numerous cases of vio
lence and bloodshed, the only Iclal
proceedings. thal.baAie taken place, it
is to be observed, haie been directed
against the Pree-State men. lit evety.
‘ase, the border ruffians have been
allow!.1 to go wiptinisliqd, and in toe
last case, that of the Murder of Dow,
Governor Shannon, not content with
racc.ii;ig tine'.
murderer, causes pro
616 to be issued to arrest the witness
it a ag dust him . , arid because tile peo
ple of Lawrence' do not choose to'
submit to_ such sort of arrests,' hePro
'rebelS, and telegraphs to
*he Preaidout foi. military and.
Horace Mann thiuki that Moses was
the first Conductor oritlie4n4tiriround
usdroad, as be took ouf of Egypt the
biggest train on . record, containing two
iN~tl.
.
of passengers. . : •
Snow . Chtibtmas, anti
cho sleighing
TtIE triOniE'S
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JOHNS. RIANN,J pliorrpß
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COPDEP.SPOUT, PA.,
THUitSDAY 10 - 11.'.41N - G DEC. 27;1855.
The, business of. the, several
courts in Ase.ssion hero last week, was
more than-. usually - interesting. We
think Judge White erred :very much
in one of his decisions ; hut on" th e
whole, his influence was -most favora
ble for the supremacy of law, and the
promotion of peace arid good order in
this county: We trust all classes will
profit by the teachings from the Bench;
The concert by the little girls,
under the ilirection of Mrs. Shaw, on
•.
Thin'sday evening last, was most suc
cessful. There was a - large attend
ance, notwithstanding • court was iil
session that. evening. The,' singing
gave universal 'satisfaction; amj the
receipts were 535.00. - We hope Mrs.
Shaw will repeat the experime'
' The Ilducational Lecture of .
Hendrick, on Wednesday evening
of last. week, was 'a grand one, and
Was'listelied to• with marked atention
by h .hige 'atid intelligent audience.
We hope toha . ve. the report of the
secretary for our next number..
lar We have not been able to give
the, paper much attention this week,
hut our eorrespundeuts have made up
for our deficiencS-. We are under
great obligations to our friends for
their coinmunicati 3 Ous and reports,
nr - No election of Speaker yet,
The Republicans stand firm fur Banks,
and will yet elect him, 7e think. The
59th ballot stood as foiloqiis
Banks of Massachusetts,
Richardson of Illinois,
Fuller of Pennsylvania
Scattering
Richardson, the administration Dem
ocratic candidate, receives 'but one
vote in all New England, and but 17
from the free States. That shi.- i wa the
strength of pro-slavery Democracy
among the intelligent freemen of the
North.
Er There is a -communication•trom
Nebraska in this number of the Jour
nal, to which we ask attention.
OP A friend informs us that a sin
gle-stalk of buckwheat grown by Hen
ry Dingman in Hebron, produced
3,240 perfect grains.
tar Tlie• threatened civil war in
Kansas, is averted for the present.
The border Aiftians from Missouri e re
great at murdering and Lynching un
armed mon, but don't seem to relish
a brush with Flee-State
.men with
Sharpe's rifles in their hands.
r4f. At the Annual Session of the ,
Gm - 0 Lodge of Good Templnes of
Pa., held on, the 18th, 19th, and 20th
inst., at r,:rie,the attention of members
and friends of the Ord was particu
larly called to a resolution adinpteJvat
the session at Troy, a year ago, and:
to be found on the 19th page of the
printed Journal of that session, viz :
Resolved, That it is a violation of
the spirit and intellt of the obligation
of the Order of Good Temp Lars, to im
bibe unfermented wine. or cider. •
The following ofAcers were elected
for the ensuing year, - and on the sew
ond day of the, session, duly inszalled :
G. W. C. T.—Rev. Charles Perkins,
Orwell, Bradford Co.; ,G. W. Coun
selor, G. W. Miller, Dunmore,
LM
zerne Co.; G. W. V. T., L. E. Wright,
Coudersport; U. NV. S., S. B. Chase,
Great Bend ; G..W: T., J. S. Hoard,
Mansfield, Tioga county - .
The appointed officers are
G. W. 'Chaplain, Rev. L. L. Rogers,
Tioga ; G. W. M.. S. M. Smith, Erie ;
D. M.. Lucy Snyder, Lycoming ; 1. U.,
E. C. Wright, Maean ; G., C. K.
Martin, Bradford. •-
The next annual .session is to be
held at Meadville, on the 2nd Tuesday
of December ; quarterly sessions, 2nd
Tuesday . . in March, Providance, Lu
zerne County.; 2nd Tuesday in June,
Reading, Berks Co.; 2nd Tuesday in
Sept., Danville, Montour County.
4t regular meeting of Eulnlia Di
:sto. 383, S ons of Temperance,
bell nn the 22rid inst., the following
Preamhle and lixeolutions were
tett :
Whereas the all-wise Disposer of;
events hair:Ken fit to rem4ye frontrihr
Brother • Addison AVery,late
*ember emir Division : therefore, '
Rcootred; That by bii - - death this
Division his loit one of its most op
right and promising meibberne
. who was ever • " prompt in the dis
charge of, his duties, charitable to
others, faithful tci liis vows, and zeal
ots in doing good." The • cause •of
Temperance has 'been - iiereft "of an
earnest advocate, the members of .thii
DrviSion - . of a Warm personal friend,
and the community of - n'gclea citizen ;
and though comparatively_ young, it
may be said of him, as it has been said
of. one who has goi . te before, " The
world is better for 'his 'having lived
in it."
• Resolved, That . a copy of these res-.
°lotions be sent to the friends of the
deceased, as the expression of this Di
vision; that a copy be furnished "for
publication in the county papers, and
that they be placed on our records.
KM$SAS.—Late ad vices from this
outlaWed Territory, bring intellig e nce
that the population' have formed them
selves into armed mobs--rnurder and
fire being the orcier of the (lay. F i aph
party tells a, different story, and each
blames the other. Gov. Shannon has
asked the President for troops.to sup
press disorder, and assistance has been
promised. The people have shown
themselves utterly incapable of self
government, and the best thing for
them would be a military government
from the United States, until they are
prepared for freedom.—Lycoming Ga
zette:
711,ere is. "scoatter sovereignty" fur •
you, with a vengeance. A " military
government" that would ensure the
extension of slavery, would doubtlesS
be snore Democratic in the eyes of
Pierce men, than a Territorial Gov
ernment instituted by Congress, which
excludes slavery frum the • soil. We
are glad•the mask is off. at last.
10.5
7.1
41
For the Journal,
LETTER FROM NEBRASKA.
BELLEVUE, Nov. 2), 1855. •
Mxssa.s. Eurrous: Boreas begins to give
us warning that we must have. our houses
made warm, and the, animals provided with
shelter. Snow roll, on the 15th, to the depth
of six inches—the deepest known here for
224
several years—and did not melt perceptibly
until the night of the leth, when there came
a warm, rain, and took it all oft But the wind.
veered, mind to the north before morning,
and thero Was ice two inches thick on stand
ing water. It remained cold until the 24th,
when it became a little warmer, and snowed
about the same as.before. We have had sev
eral warns days since then, and the snow is
dis:ippearing again very fast. •S!eigh are
unknown here, and the people seem to dread
the snow. Those who have been here, say
this is very unlike last
Scarcely any of the farmers have their grain
.in; it was almost impossible to get hands;lut
then they do not cat and take in their corn
stalks. They just break off the ears in the
husks, and leave the fodder standing. in the
field, and in the winter turn their cattle into
the field to live ; and husk the corn as they
want to use it, or feed it out without husking:
Corn does not turn out very well. Tid early
part of the summer being very dry, caused it
to be late, and a hard frost coming. on. early
in the fall, killed it before it was ripe—though
on the lowa side of the river, it 'soils fd.c 30
cents per bushel. Food for cattle is not very
abundant on this side. There was coniidera-
NOTIOE
HI GII YOUNG,
J. W. HARDING, Committee
GEO. W. SWEET, •
ble hay made in the summer, when it could be
purchased for about three dollars per ton; but
the prairie. was set ork fice earlier than was
expected, and much of it was destroyed. Ft
now sells for eight dollars per ton. Provis
ions of all kinds are high. Flour is $l5 per
barrel, beef 7 to 9 cents per pound, pork 5
and 6, butter 25, eggs 25 cents per dozen, -ap
ples two dollars a bushel. • Dried fruit ;,ells
for much less in proportion than fresh.
The steamboats hare about quit coming up
here, for this season. The Missouri is so full
of ice that the ferry-boats cannot 'cross at
On;:iha. Bellevue improves. The large, new
hotel is now ready to be occupied. The oth"-
er is doing a flourishing bdsiness.. There is
quite a•number of buildings going up. The
.new steam saw-mill is iu operation, and there
is one at La Platte, about eight miles. south
of Bellevue. The peciple begin to.bnild plank'
bongos. There are some emigrants cona'ng
in, but net very many working hands, and
the price of labor still. keeps up. The social=
ty is considerably mixed, some from the East
ern States, some from the South, some from
lowa and Michigan, and some from Europe.
The Eastern people and the regular " West
erns," 'are too unlike ever. to he thoroughly
united; there will be elements of discord.
The paper is started again under the name
of Young America. The election has been
over for some time. The politicians appear
to "have had a hard campaign. Bellevue did
not .send any moukkers to the Legislature.
Omaha appeprs, to be the strongest, politically,
just now. Mr. Bennett, a south-of-the-Platte
man, got the most votes for delegate to Con
gress ;" but Mr. Chapman, a Cumming play
ruse, got the certificate. Bennett-is a Whig,
Chapman an Administration Democrat ; and,
Cumming' Izard, and clique, had to throw
out three or four counties, in order to give
Chapman the certificate. Bennett 'win Con
test his right to the Seat:
. There are all sorts of
party men in the Legislature. They. did not
organize regular parties---the o'.d parties did
iliil.edll.sadeFth_etallyes.atronLeurghi JULt
eabh clique pomivated rninen, and such
et•huying and seliitt4'!:if Iptes.'end principles,
is, there was, wetild scarcely hie believed in
awold,:tindaicilizad . cottntr3l l . 4 .SeVeral gen
tlemen;undertook to ru4 tor delegate to Con
gress, but-were - finally beught off, until 'only
two remained intholleld. One of the would
be delegates got a seat in the la,FaislattFe;
what the rest got is not quite so well known.
• Respectfully yours,
M. E. R.
For the Teachers' Drawer
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
No. 1. "'A better supply has been
introduced," because the verb roust
agree in number with its nominative,
.
~ s upply."
• No. 2. Good pronunciation is the
distinct utterance of words taken se
parately and singly, as in the columns
of a spelling honk, while good articu
lation is the distinct utterance of words
connected together in a sentence.
No. 3. Physiology--because a
knowledge of structure and likws
of the human system" will naturally
induce us to be more careful in the
preservation of health, and good health
is a more fruitful source of haPpinissa,
than a knowledge of the surface of the
earth.
No. 4. They will be 1946 miles
apart, will havo passed over 18,882
degrees of longitude each ; B will be
at the point of intersection of the 42nd
paralled of N latitude with the Little
Sioux River in lowa, a few miles North
of Council Bluff—time of day 12 h.
44 m. 29 sec. A. M. -A will be in the
Atlantic Ocean South East of Halifax,
in latitude 42. deg. North—longitude
18 deg. 52 m. 54 sec. East from Wash
ington—time of day 3 h. 15 m. 31 sec.
A. M.
No. 5. A lack of "Modern Innova
tions" in teaching that impotilat
branch.
Questions,ln what order, and to
what extent should tho differen t
branches be taught in our common
schools, and wily
No. 2. What is the circumference of
the, earth in statute miles on the 40th
[walled of latitude, admitting that it
is a perfect sphere, 7912 miles in di
ameter. ED. PARKER.
Above we give answersto the first
five questions of our Series. We are
glad to find that we have- Borne
. live
Teachers, who are willing to try.—
We would advise a careful reconsider
ation of questions No. 1., 2., and 4., as
we havo heard it hinted that .there
might be a difference of opinion in re
ference to them.
We hope that more oCour Teachers
will be awakii, and willing to help•
along.
T,eacti3rs' Association in Sharon.
Ma: EtrTOR :—Knowing that you
feel• an interest in the prosperity of otty
schools, and whatever tends to their
advancement, the following is Sub
mitted for publication in the Journal :
A Teachers' Asso;dation for Sharon
and Clara Districts, was formed at the
Sharon Center School Houm on
Wednesday Evening,. Dec. - sth. A
.large number of the friends of Educa
tion assembled at an early hour, when
the meeting was called to order and
organized, by electing Robbins Brown
Pres't. 0. C. \Varner, Vice P.res't. and
Miss R. S. Jones, Secretary. A Con
'stitution was submitted, adopted and
.signed by about thirty Teachers and
patrons. - A shortseries of earnest and
comprehensive resolutions was then
offered and, accepted, which - were as
fo nvs :•
Resolved, That as we deem a well
conducted Teachers' Association an
efficient means of elevating our com
mon schools to their proper position
it is the duty of every Teacher resid
ing or teaching in Shaton or Clara
Districts, to attend each Sitting of this
Association.
Resolved, That it is the duty of
every Teacher present and voting in
favor of adopting any of the reports
upon the methods of teaching the va
rious branches, to carry the spirit of
such reports into practice in their
Schools.
Resolved., That it is' the duty of
every teacher belonging to this Asso
ciat-ion to use his or her influence in
forming such organization in every
District in this county, where they do
nut already exist.
Resolved, That it is the duty of pa
rents and patrons to forward this
movement by their prosetice and cO
-
.Risolved. That gtese. resolutions.:
together. with the proceedings of tliis
meeting, lie published•in the Peopl,'s
J'ournal. The meeting was then ably
addressed by Mr. 1. A. Jones and W.
11. Graves, - the fornaer clearly -and
- forcibly pointing out the duties of
teachers, and the defects, in teaching;
the lette . r:gi - v • ing a 'descrip&ion of soiiio
of the absddities practiced in the con
struction of School Houses, the eNam- .
ples set before children by parents; in
some instances &c.; &c.
The meeting tier, adjourned ,to
meet at the, School House near the
forks a the Oswayo and Honeoy
roads, on Saturday, the 29th inst., at
1 o'clock P. M.
Lecture in the evening by Wm. B
Graves Esq, K.
HOPE
• Without hope life would be cheerless
indeed ; it is a bright star to light
the darkest night, a green oasis in the
desert path of life, the.gift of a bounti
ful ProVidence ; .and the pool est of his
creatures, -.without a home to, shelter
them, still despair not, but kink fut.!
wz:rd for the " good time coming"
and have a bright future in prospec
tive. In sickness and adversity when
other friends forsake us, still hope
beckons us onward, and is a sweet
' solace in the dark hour of affliction.'
It tells us of happier days and
. more
worthy friends; it extends its promises
beyond this fleeting life and points to a
land of cloudless sky and fairer sceucs
•in that better world on high. Thus
through life's ever-changing scones,
ho . )e guides us . on. It enlivens, the
sunny path of youth .and forsakes not
the aged for; "Hope never dies."
Colesburg, Dec. 17
THE LECTURE ON WEDNESDAY EVZNXFIG.
At the request of the Library Asso
ciation of the Borough of CoUdersport,
the Rev. J. Hendrick, delivered ad
address, on Wednesday evening, at
the Court House, to a large and atten
tive audience.
On motion, Hon.. 0. A. Lewis, of
Ulysses, Was'called to the Chair, and
E. 0. Austin, named Secretary.
After Organization, the Chairman
introduced Mr. H. to the audience, he
then proceeded to address them upon
the proposition that " The Dicipline
of the Mind is the proper object of
Scholastic Education.
.He said he considered all Elemen
tary
Instruction should be so pursued
as to be preliminary to that future dici
pline so essential to success. The
amount gone over—the number of
pages road, was — often considered as
evidence of acquirement ; but the
quality not the quantity—the practical
application of leraning, was the true
criterion of successful culture.
In his otion, knowledge without
dicipline, Was of but little use, servit.g
to encumber, rather than to illuminate
thought. As David, armed with the
simple sling and smooth pebble fromß
the break, was more - than a match for
the enemy ; yet had he been. clokited
in the armor of the day, would. have
been shivered like glass,. by the
strength and'power of the foe: The
thinker impressed his character upon
men permanently, the, • discursive
Scholar, transiently. Ne spoke hap
pily of a . class of learned' Men whom
he denominated intellectual dyspeptics;
men of much knowledge and but little
thought. Much learning, be said re
quired much mental, as much food re
quired much physical exercise, with
out Which, the. loftiest mind becomes
diseased. .
The. most important part of study,
was to learn to think, and this, proba
bly, was the least taught in our schools.
In dicipline of miodotkr teachers chief
ly fait, while it is the in,ost important
qualification. Mr. H. replied, the
idea that mon could - know more than
they could express. Intelligence can
always explain itself. Those vague
semi-opaque thoughts that flit through
the brain are not clear ideas, fur such
will • always comp out. Undiciplined
minds cannot teach dicipline, and this
is the-reason why so many apparently_
learned men fail as practical teachers.,
Some, he said, had the idea that the
path to science was a . royal road,
where genius alone could, walk ; but in
reality, it is a rugged way, to be gone
over by the utmost diligence and ap
plication only. Hard study and in
tense inquiry into principles, is tree
1 true method of wont- • Investigate
thoroughly as far as you go; for by this
meaqs is to be obtained that true di!,
cipline of mind so necessary to true
success.
ID conclusion, he said, our present
course of study should have reference
to the future in life, as our life to th e
future in destiny', so we shall reach that
sUblime and elevated enjoyment ie
store above, for wise and dieipjined
cOlture.
The' lecture was lister.ked to" with
pr'ofound attention by a large 'and is:
telligent audience, while the sentiment
of the Christian poet wzs fastened up:
or, all minds : -
Knowledge au4 wisdook, fir fro being
Have oft times no connection. Knowledge
dwells
In heads, replete with ; thoughts of other met,
Wisdom.iu minds replenished with theirovra:
0. A. LEWIS, President.
For the Journal
E. 0. AUSTIN, secretary
The Direct Ors of Ulysses held k
School Meeting at the School House,-
n this place, on Monday;the 3d inst., - -
at which time they had the - honor of
meeting the Rev.. J: B. Pradt, County.
Superintendent, - wilt) was present for
the purpose of-examining Teachers.
We are happy to say there was a
goodly number-of teachers and spec
tators in attendance. The exminatioa
occupied most of the afternoon, and
was agreeablA and interesting to all
present. The meeting then adjourned -
until evening, at which time the citi
zens of this vicinity met for the per.
pOse of holding an edhcational meet-,
ing. A Corey. Esq., viai -appointed
Chairman, and C. C. Lyman Secretary.
Mr. Pradt was cal led to the floor, and,
made some able and eloquent remarks.,
One suagestion was made to which=
we wish to call particular attention.—
It Was in regard to the distribution of
the State appropriation. It was thought
by. the speakers that instead of dividing
the appropriation according to the
number of taxabtes in each District,
•an equal di-tribution of it should ho
made according_to the number of Dis
tricts and Schnols throughout the seve
ral counties. Remarks Were made by-
Messrs. A. Corey arid Creighton Lew
is, favoring the bug,gedtion. Remarks
were also made in favor of petitioning
the Legislature for the object above
mentioned.
G. A. B
It is hoped that the readers of this
notice will colisider th.i.s subject, and
if they approve, will lend a helping
hand.
HcrtoEs.—When I see a man hold
ing faster his upi ightness. in propor
tion as it is assailed, fortifying his
religious trust in prqpertien as Provi-
deuce is obscure ; hoping in the
ulti
mate triumphs of virtue. more surely
in proportion for its present affliction';
cherishing philanthropy amidst the
discouraging experience of men's uu•:
kindness and. unthankinlness ; extend
ing to others a sympathy which his'
own sufferlngs need,' but cannot ob
tain ; growing milder and gentler
amidst what tends to exasperate sad
harden ; and - tin ough d princi
ple, converting the very incitements
to evil into the occasions of a vicuni
ous virtue ; I see an explanation of the
present state. I see a good produced
so transcendent , in its 'nature as to
justify all the evil and suffering under
which it grows up. I should think
the formation of a few such minds,
worth all the apparatus of the present.,
world. I should say that this earth,
with its continents and oceans, its sea
sons and harvests, and - its successive
generations, was a work worthy of
God, even were it to accomplish no
other end than the tiainiug andmani
festation. of the•. illustrious chhracters
which are scattered thrOugh history.
And when I consider how small a por
tion of human virtue is recdrded by
history ; how superior in dignity, as
well as in number, are the unholored .
ens unnoticed saints-and heroes of do
mestic and -humble life ; see a light
thrown over the present - sta . te,which
more than reconciles me to. ill its
events.—Chanaing. _
one,
SC ;I,OOL MEETING.
Adjourned to meet in two weeks
A. COREY, Pres
C. C. LvmAii, Scc'y. .
Lewisvirle, Pee. 4, 1555.
From tn, Toleclp. Blade.
I t rapfowvn i t. of thi At mpsp)ippx at V,a4s23inklosi
WASHINGTON, Dacelnkgr.
The last time I was in Washingtosh..
the atmosphere about the National
Hotel, the political head-quarters,.
was all pro-slavery. Union savers
poured their blarney into the. earn of
fresh and confiding members, till their
sensibilities were overcome. Wheg
flattery and sophistry -.failed, -then
bullying succeeded, and' the impulses
of freedom. were suppressed. It io a 4
changed now. The atmosphere is
our atmosphere. It is bracing. Crook
ed men walk straight. No-man speak,s
in whispers or in by-places senti•
ments honorable to his- head and
heart. The majority act and talk as
though they had determined to °reit
izo the House and shape legislation.
A great point is. gained for freedom
when the tyranny that social life exerts
1 in Washington, is overcome.
Yours, kc., AV,