CI JOHN S. MANN, EDITORi I==l CQUDEEtsponT, PA., t ' THURSDAY MORNING J-Vit. 140, Tliemas.Holloway, - we cau pot publish your advertisement for the price.offt;red. Our terms are on t - fir,tt.r&s,Loy,the.paperherewith sent - -F r ,e./4 a n other.. If you want !!!!/iatlyertisement thesp terms, sentl,it : along, and the Money to nuate,,it. gu ;, aod if you. want to sior . ,respond ovith... us, send. us, some inot.age,at,atrip. ..Ilost people do that , svitligit:auch a. hint. . . .Tlie'Sotithern Theological Stu delft; of 'Bethany Cellege, -. 17a., have faxippfiud the influence .of, slavery, by 11:1 4ug „ ii TO to put down the 'Students. A Mr. Burns was il)l*? T rA preao on Sunday evening, took for his texti "Stand fiiii,.,tliereforis, in the liberty whele- Fitt) 'Moist has made us free, and be nc.t -entangled again with the yoke of bOildage." v, 1. This is too strong yangualie for the Chriitianity of Slaveholders ; so a large number of the atidietice left the room, organized put:ide, and then commenced pound ing On the sides of the building, break int,windews, and other outrages usu- Ally'reserted to by the friends of the peetiliur institution. Beautiful reli gion these slayeholders enjoy ! Or Snow felt on Saturday night to the depth of 18 inches, which, added to -What we already had, made over two feet, a greater depth than we have had at one time for several years. The weather wa; mild and still—mercury ranging, ddring Saturday night and Sundny, frorq 8,5 to 30 above zero. £ The County Auditors met last )lunday, and (two of them) examined the.accountsof the officers, and the fi nancial condition of the'County: We shall publish their report as soon as sre can obtain a copy, notwithstanding the refusnl of the Commissioners to pay 'us for last year's printing. Dr. Graves makes a thorough and efficient Auditor, and meets thin high expecta tions of his friends. ®'Our friends throughout the court, ty,rfill ha glad to learn that Col.Whip pie .has already made himself thor oughly acquainted with the duties of bits ofß,ce, and that . he is looking after the interests of the people with faith ful vigilance. •Mr. Rosa has made a better officer than e had realon to expect,. considering his politics and ibo character of his .clvisers. rgr The law requires all letter postage prepaid with stamps or stamp ed envelopes. Fr There is no Speaker of Con- g t ESP yet. ar The public meeting of the Good tcrqplars, on Tr,day evening last,. %yes well attended, and exceedingly inter osting. Mr. H,!ogriek was happy in nis remarks, and -the choir successful jnl their singing. We hope another meeting will be arranged soon ; for the rice of intemperance yet lingers in our midst. The cider sold in Con derspot t for some weeks past, operates Isn those who drink it, very much as vhisky. used to--,makes them see dou-. hitt. • This is a nuisance to be abt.ted, and• requires a thorough agitation of }he subject in public meetings, and in lee press. By the way, we would in-. nuke of the Constables of Coudersport if they have not something to de in Ail matter of selling cider. that ope rates like whisk,y pr, We, call at.tenlion to our Har iisburg letter, and ask. the friends of Temperance in this county, to remon strate at once against the repeal of the jaw teatraining the sale of intoxicating drinks, Kr. The Republicans of Allegany smvoship have called a meeting to orr geniis . a-Freedom Club. We cOrn verid'their example to our friend, in Jtheitownships. • IgrEx-Governor pigler was notni slated by the caucus of Old Line mern- Vera of the Legislature, u their can didate for Senator. He was probably elected on Monday last. 'Mr The Tribune Almanac for -186 , I. the aiost perfect docutnent of. its vation. It contains, in addition tg tip 1 fithlesi a ifstory4 It4tras,thel.loyerderient t f tho wiled Mates, thd-War io the East, the toast jiipportaut Acts of diegiess pUsseCat .the La'st sessiod,- Election Returns-10r 1855, besides various other items of interest. Price $7 per hundred, or per - doz'or - 1 1 ?i - cents'isitigTe copy:" For at the :Thema Book Store. - COUDERSPORT ACADEMY The Spring-Term of this institution will commence on Monday. the 8d day of March next, and will 'close May 17. This will give teacheits an opportunity i t `" attend the spring term of the Acad- "my th• prepare themselves for teach irk the summer schools. We call the -ittention of .teachers and School Di- . rectors to . this subject thus early, so that all concerned can make arrange-, merits to take advantage of the oppor tunity thus offered to improve our common schools. Mr. Hendrick is a teacher of long experience, and fin ished education, couiteous in demean or, and gentlemanly in his manners. We do not see how it is possible to spend a term with him, without being I richly rewarded for all the time and expense incurred. We hope to see a large number of those who intend to take summer schools, attend the next term of the Academy. - LIBEL SUITS.—The editor of the Highland Patriot, Coudersport, Pa., has just had a libel suit decided against him, for saying some man was not fit for an office to which he aspired,-and giving t:essons therefor. He offered to prove that everything said was true, but the court would not hear the evi dence. This should be a warning to Mr. James that some places are tit to live in, while others are. not, and in duce him to emigrate.—Lycoming Ga zette. We presume that is quite as near the truth- as could be expected of a paper that swears by the fugitive slave bill, and endorses Frank Pierce. Mr. James was nut convicted of a libel for any such reason as is given above;. and he could no more prove the truth- of his wholesale slanders against our.citi zens; than lie could make out Frank Pierce to be a statesman. It was an easy matter to offer to prove what no Court in . the State would listen to ; but there was no offer to prove the truth of the charges. As to whether this is a fit place for Jeems and his master to live in; we suppose the Gazette is an excellent judge, as it seems to be con; ducted on the same plan, paying no : regard to truth in its attacks un oppo nents. SQUATTER SOVEJLEIONTY - There has not been a single election held in Kansas since the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, that was not either wholly or in part controlled by the border ruffians of Missouri ; and yet President Pierce .has made, no effort to prevent these outrages ; nor has the old line Democratic press in the free States, made any effort to in duce the Administration to protect the citizens of Kansas in their rights. Hence these outrages are continued. The last one is thus described by the Kansas col respondent of the Tribune, under date of Dec. 26 : " I have just learned that the print ing office of Col. Delahay, in Leaven worth, the Territorial Register, has been mobbed and thrown into the Missouri river. This was done last Saturday while Col. neighs)? was at tending the convention at Lawrence. It appears that Ewe or no •defense was attempted. This is just what I expected; the only wonder is that they did not do it on the Saturday previous, as they intended. Let those who think :u Missouri has kdo her last inroad into Kansas, look Out ; have only seen the ' beginning of the end.' An effort is being made by the pro-slavery pa- • pers and men out this way, to repre sent the party engaged iu this lawless act, as small—only eighty—and that they were pro-slavery men residing in tho.Tertitory. I learn from a reli able source, that, though not. so nu merous as on the Saturday previous, the mob was still very large, and that they were nearly all from Missouri— only a few being leaders of the pia slavery bullies on this side. There is sq doubt that this was resolved on in the secret council of Bolder Ruffians of Western Missouri. 1 have seen enough of these fellows to understand their - mode of doing business. What will be their next undertaking; . I ry the HAR2.IIBUILG, Jan. 10." 1856. J. S. MANN, Esq., 'Dia SIX: , 1 suppose yea' are were • Con- CrifiTaWgtr - m - Viiallier affairs ofAus qotternmentose,mwring .iin, aqd dui Union is safeitiont prCsert • iippearanees. Next MonClay:yi •fixei,' - for the election of U.cB!" Simon - -• electi on Nominations have just been matie,' . .ii the Senate every body was rierairra ted. I nominated Hon. David :mot,' but 'his: chance not very Numerous petitions have been pre- . .sented_toyeinial. La*." Ite monstrances should be forwarded im mediately. If it is repealed-ari I.‘ thiuk it can pass the Legislature— there is nu telling what will be given as a , substitute—perhaps a stringent. license fa*. ' A bill has been intro duced in, the Senate for the uncondi tional repeal. It cannot pass in this way, I think. Yours, truly. REPUBLICANS IN ALLEGANY. We, the undersigned Citizens of Al legany township, believing that the time has come when the aggressions of the slave power should be met by the friends of Freedom, with an un- yielding opposition ; and believing that the Republican party is the only one through which it can be successfully done, would respectfully request all those who are opposed to the further extension of slavery, and opposed to. the i/mission of any more sieve States into this Union—aud in favor of the abolition of Slavery in all National Territories ; : and opposed to all pro scription based merely on birth-place, religion, or color--to meet at the Raymund &hoot 'House Oti Tuesday evening, Jan. 22, for the purpose of organizing a Republican party in' this township. GILES A. BAKER, EPHRAIM MORLEY, ASHER Con, 'LEWIS B. Mostes,NATIIAN COBB. R. W. BENT or:, T. S. BENTON,: CHAS. STANLEY, . ERI HOWE, JAMES COREY, A. G. .PRESIIO. Hon. O. A. Lewis is expected to be present and address the Meeting.. [For the Journal.] TEACH EU' DRAWEE. We begin to recoive contributions to the Drawer, from a few of our teachers. We hope to receive many more. Send in sour questions, an swers,thoughts, doubts, *difficulties, and experiences, Fellow Teachers, and thus help each other : Eir We abstract a number of good things for the Drawer this week, from the " Teachers' Department" in the McKean Citizen. We propose to continue the se abstractions, if no ob jections is made. ANSW ERS TO QUESTIONS Ans. to Ques. 4th, by Ed Parker.— In this solution, it is assumed, that de grees of longitude are 51i miles nearly in length, on the 42d. parallel of lati tude, but he gives us no reason why 1 Ans. to Ques. 4th, by X. Y. this solution it is incorrectly assumed that degrees of longitude aro 42 90ths of 69i Miles in length orr the 42d pa rallel of latitude. We still wait for a correct solution to this question. P. S. Since writing the above, we Lave received another Ans. to Ques. 4th, by J. W. 13.—1 n this solution, it is assumed that degrees of longitude on the 42d, paittilel of latitude are 43 90ths of 69/ miles in length.. It is nut explained why this is so, but we sup pose the reasoning to be this . : On the equator, the length of a degree of longitude is 69i miles ; but meridians of longitude, as they extend north or south, approximate, and meet at the p o l e s. Assuming the earth to be a perfect sphere, the territory between two meridians of longitude, in either hemisphere, ono degree apart, would bean isosceles triangle, (1) of which'' the equater would be the base (1) As it is 90 degrees from the equator to the poles, it is evident that at the dis twee done degree from either pule, the width of this triangle would be .1- 90th of 69/ miles ; and as the' 42d parallel of N. latitude is 48 degrees from the north pole, therefore on this parallel, the width of the triangle would be 48-90ths of 69i miles, which is 37 and 1-14th miles. Aand B would each travel 97$ miles, which divided by 371,15, gives 28 14 as the number of degrees each would haie passed over. In the McKean Citizen, it is itssur4- ed that a Deg. of long. at 42 . N. lat. is 51.65 English miles. This is cor rect. ' A.ns, to Ques. sth.—" Why dO so few persons spell correctly 4 Prob- ably Mr. Editor the bad, spelling of many persons is the :welt of ignorance -An • waniMliftigratiffirVeltil aut many_intellimt. and_ l oler#l.y II educiiitd erson lre p, smell This may he . account ed 'fur from - the fact that +bile we'baie about; $,O d)f ferenlelensisutary sounds invcr,iptsken tatigtifiger,'•vre have but 23 UsefUl letters by which to represent their sounds. nos necessity , of• making 23 letters' Pet-ibririthe`iifh - ce - Uf 40 rise to Many shifts 'and anomalies: For' in - - stance, • to spell the word - sheathe, which, contains but three soli - oda, we use aevan letters, and six of them are necessary. Other words contain "m ny silent or super;:2ous letters; are irreg ularly spelled, as weigh which may be Spelled with two letters. Sinning Vaen should be taught to the eye well as tr the ear, as stated by " A. 8.1 C.," for toe pronunciation of a word is often no guide . to its, ortuograpny. and its orthography 4:5".-no guide to its. prouunciatiot.. Heist as immense ' labor is expended in the endeavor to remember the various and contradic tory methods of spelling words, especi ally these whose - sounds have no proper representatives. All this labor and uncertainty would be obviated if we had asiniaiiy:letters as sounds, and if each sound wa invariably represent ed by its proper ,letter. But under existing cirplm4tsuces, the drudgery and irksudieno:ol(of learning to read and spell ouilanguage. operateglpian impediment to the universal Afful:ion of learning, which is little xeit - liZed. When shall a reform be made 1 P HONE. NEW QUESTIONS 10. Why should nut the' . bran as well as the flour of wheat be eaten - 11. Why should green wood never be burned for fuel, if it can be avoid ed 1 • • 12. Two thirds of one' half of wh at number are two tenths of one third of five times sixty I 13. In what order, and to what ex tent should the different branches ba taught in our common schools, and why? 14. What• is the circumference of the earth in statute miles on the 40th parallel of latitude, admitting that it is a perfect sphere 7912 miles in diame ter 1 ED PARKER. 15. Two poles are 100 feet apart, the highs of one is 100 feet and the other 80. It is required to erect a third pole on the line between them - at such a point - that if leaned towards either pole it will just re3ch their tvi. What is the distance from the foot of either pole [Teachers' Dep., Mc- Kean Citizen. • 16. If A can do as much work in three day.- as B can in four and one half days, and ti can du as much in nine days as C can do in twelve, and C do as much in 10 as D in 8, how many days' work of D are equal to 5 of 'A 1.711 - c Kean Citizen. SCHOOL GOVERNMENT Do not be so " snappish" in the school-room, fellow teachek. " Speak gelitly," be kind, and above all things be patient. Teachers are apt to for gra how much there is in a kind ward, and how hard. a harsh ward grinds. upon the .finer feelings of children. Not long since, wane visiting a school of some, twauty-five little fellows, our own feelings were 3, - )mcw:iat stirred by the austere expressions of a Teach er, who thoughtlessly gave utterance , to the feelings of impatience that per vaded his breast. "Stand down there ! What -makes you crowd so ! .Now hold up your books and get ready to be somehow"—said the. Teacher, and his tone of voice and expression of countenance, gave sure indication of his meaning. The making of that speech was a awl mistake. It made its impress upon the class. Teachers by careful. .Remain oar that he . who 'lead,: children by kind wards, in the paths of knowledge, is a co-worker with angels./irlican Citizen. • FANNY Fem.—We have- the pleas ure of announcing that our gilted con tributor, eirs. Sarah Payson Eldredge, (so renowned and admired as Fanny Faro,) was married on Saturday, the sth inst., to Mr. James . Parton; well known in the literary circles as the author of the Life of Horace Greeley . E Ledger. Some poor soul, who was, no doubt. More or less e4perienced in the matter, an old growler smashed all to pieces ; and, perhaps, a jaw broken, utters the followingspirited and emphatic prayer: From the insidious wiles of Rum, Foreign lafluerme; arid quack Depais- Op . goad I t ert)., delissi ass!" President Pierce sent in his toes? rag, f 4 eti Ile 33st d rat Dec., aq.noagn belatreii lied nut organized. ret.messagt ttsfer lent to -- 004- , - grass before the election o f a peiilf -et'. We, have oT,ly.rootrtfor. the lot, lowing abstract taken from the Satur day Our .of 'anits.y continue ; to.exist' betvreen 'the'lliiitedStatesand all foreign pow-, ere, but-With some of them grave , gees-. tions are depending. Central. America.—Great Britain and the United states differ widely in relation to the treaty of the 19th of April, 1850. Tlefacts are recapitula ted, and the Presi'dent says that, is as-' sured of the correctness of the' con-. struction of the treaty constantly ad } e is!ad to by this government, and re-- solved to. insist on the rights- of the Unita States, yet actuated also by the same desire% - , , hich is avow ed by the - British government, to re move all causes of serious misundef , standiag between two nations associa ted icy so many ties of interest and kindred, it has appeared to me proper 'not to consider an amicable solution of the controversy hopeless." The Recruiting Case.—lt is distinct ly charged that British officers are in volved in the recent violation of our neutrality laws. The President, there fore, has been - impelled to present the case to the British government in Ol der to secure, not only a cessation of the wrong, but its reparation. The subject is still under discussion. iVerlzingeon.—lt is recommended that provisiun- be made for the ap pointment of a commissioner, in con nection, with Gteat Britain,' to survey and establish the boundary line which divides the Territury of fWashington from the contiguous British posses sions. The Sound Dues.—The United States ought not to sUbmit to the pay ment of the Sound Dues, but the Pres ident has expressed to Denmark a willingness on the part of the United States to share liberally with other powers in compensating her for many advantages which commerce shall here after derive from , expenditures made by her. France.—The trouble in relation. to Consul Dillon has been adjusted, and the relations between the two govern ments continue +to be of the most friendly character. Greece.—The slight difficulty with this country has been satisfactorily adjusted. Spain.—Satisfaction claimed for the arrest and search of the steamer El Dorado has not yet been accorded, but there is reason to believe that it will he,•and that case, with others, continues to he urged on the attention of the Spanish government. Mexico.—The unhappy situntion of that country, for .some time past, has not allowed. its government to give due consideiatm to claims of private reparation; and has apßeared to call for and justify 'some forbearance in such matters on the part of this gov ernment. • Central America..—The distracted internal condi - ioa of the State of Nic aragua has made, it incumbent - 4 1011 the President to appeal to the good faith of onr citizens to abstain from unlawful intervention in its affairs, and to aloar preventive measures to the same end, which. on a similar occasion. had the best results in reassuring. the peace of the Mexican States of Sonora and Lower Caiiforaia. Treaties.—Since the last session : of Congress a treaty of amity, commerce and navigation,. and for the surrender of fugitive criminals, with the kingdom of the Two Sicilia's ; a treaty of friend ship, commerce and navigation with Nicaragua ;,.and a convention of com mercial reciprocity with the I-tawaiian kingdom have been negotiated. • The Treasury.—lt appears from the report of the Secretary of the Treas ury, that the rfceipts. during the last &col year ending J one 20, 1855, from all sources, were $65,306,936, and that the•public expenditures for the same period, exclusive of payments on ac count of the public debt, amounted to $56,365,393. The- - Public Debt.—Tho amount of public debt, at theeconamencement of the present fiscal year, was $40,553, 000.631, and deduction being made 'of subsequeat payments, the whole pub lic debt of the federal government re maining at this time is less . than 40,• 000,000. The Tar is now, says the President, so - generally conceded that the purpose of revenue. alone can justify_ the imposition of duties on im ports, that, in re-adjusting the impost and schedules, which unquestionably require essential modifications, a de parture from the principles of the present tariff is not anticipated. The Army.—The additioual. regi ments authorized at the last session of Congresi have been recruited and or ganized. and a large ; portion of the vows have "already been sent to the field. The Navy.—Tho Navy is described as in . good condition, and the report of the Navy Board is fully endorsed. The Post o,ffice.—The expenditures ever the receipt, during Lite year, aoseunt s ii to 111M26,206. - - _-svrep-ottiatteifir-z-T4telfettegale amount of public land sold during the jag final year, located with military scriQ of land warrants, taken up under grants for roads. and selected as swa mp lltddi by States, is twenty-four million, five: hundred ffnd filty,scv n thou•and fiir, hundred and nine acres; of which the portion sold was fifteen millions seven hundred anti twenty-nitre thous, and five hundred and twenty-four aeres,• yieldfng hi - teteititir thb aura o f 811.485,350. • 'The Indians in , Oregon and W. ington.—Efficient,meusuruit bare be.* taken, which, it believed; will ri. store quiet and . atford Protection to oUreitizeni, Ke7tza.i.elll' -r ferrit'ory of K in , e ) sas there haver been acts prejudicial to good order, bat as. yet none h-ro se. currcd under eircum,tances uo j un if y the - intergositiun of the federal Ex ecu . • The States.--Tractically, it is im , material whether aggressive interior ence between the States r ot deliberate refusal On the pqrt of any one el them, , to comply with constitutional tions, arise from erroneous conviction , or blind prejudice, whether it be per petrated by direction or indirection. In either case it is full of threat-and of danger to the durability of the Union. Slaver y.—A considerable portions of the message is devoted to this sub• ject, and the President says Will) not different States be compelled tt re=• spectively to meet extremes with ex• - ttemes 'I And if either extreme carry• its point, what is that- so far anti but, dissolution of the . Union I If a new State, formed from the Territory of. the United States, be. abiolutely eluded from admission therein, that. fact of itself constitute the disruption of union between it and the other States. Would not a sectional deci sion, producing such result by ams— jority of votes either northoi n or south ern, of nocessity drive out the up.• pressed and aggrieved minority, and: place in presence -of each other two I irreconcilably hostile confederations I"' The Union.—The message concludes with this language: " I know that he Union is stronger a thousand times than all the wild and chimerical schemes of social change which are generated, one after another, "in the unatable minds of visionaty sophists and inter ested agitators. I rely confidently on the patriotism of, the people, on the dignity and self respect of the States, on'the wisdom of Congress, and, ahoy. all, on the continued gracious favor of Almighty God, to maintain, a;ainst all enemies, whether at home or aloraad,- the sanctity of the Constitution and the integrity of the Union." TO THE REPUBLICAN PRESS The Republican Association of Wlsh• ington city, being desirous of procuring• as speedily as possible, a complete list• of all papers advocating or favor.ble to the Republican Party, for pubhca- Lion, and or tha purpose of forwird ing them desiranle political inform'• tion and documents frotn this impor tant pint during t:te next liession -of Congress and Presidential camptign, earnestly request the editors of all :.uch to [nail us one number or their paper addressed to "Facts for the. People."' Washington City. DANIEL R. Goent.os,. L. CLF.PRANE. Committee of Repub. Association. COL. FREMONT.-. 1 Ws ihington lot ter-writer says chat Cul. John C. Fre mont is talked of as- Tim Repubiicas candidate for the Presidency. He is a native of South Carolina, a resident of California, son-in-law of Cul. Ben- . ton, and probably in good terms with, 'Benton. Blair and Van Buren generally.—Boston Post. If such a man as Colonel Fremont could be elected, with all his gallant and scientific antecedents, the clinics would redeem the office from the dis repute into which small and mean men have brought it, and the country would have reason to rejoice.—Sa/em Gazetu. In the information of a state govern ment for California, Col.,Fremont was among the most urgent to limo a clause prohibiting slivers inserted 'in her constitution. He was opposed, he said, "to having d o mesticated: on the new and fertile Territory of the,Pacific an institution which had proved such. a burden and curse to many of .the older states on the Atlantic." Col. Fremont's views on this ques tion are understood to be very nearly the same as those of Col. Denton. Having been reared , in a southern state, ho knows all the evils connected with slivery, and deprecates their ex.. tension and porpetuation.—ficeschfai (Ms.) "Joursial • Thesiery, 4.• . ,
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