, 1 1 /anz'the Na . tioni,zl
licilication of spring &Mei liistitulc
ABBREBS BY EON. WILLIAM BIGLER.
Thenew and heauti ful Hall oldie Spring
Garden Institute, ut rho corner.ef,Broad
and Spring Garden streets, waS dedicated
vier, was a large
yesterday
,evening.
noel intelligentaudienee present, and a very
late, nirinher,g4 ladles, The opening ad
do?st"„ was' delivered by (.3ov. Bigler, who
80404 . 411,sub5tancp us follows ;
`:Venainion cf the Spring Garden In.
satire and' fellow-eitizens:.---Plii lade! pith;
isdistin,guishad for her institutions.of learn
ing,.,--for the eminent success which has,
marked her efforts iti favor of the. Common
tied High! Schools—for the , number and
tleneficient character or the institutions
which her generous people have dedicated
to 'because of general education. I have
Lime ,here tu.night to participate in the
ceremonies that are to derlicave,the "Spring
hoiden.ln,stittite" to that great• work, and
IF I can say truly that I never have
benhcalled upon to perform a more pleas
ant duty, and I beg to. say also that wheth
1-r4n.public or private life it shall always
mtford me the utmost plea Sure to partici.'
pate in any movement to perfect and ex•!
tend these institutions.
To place within the reach of every Mil
pen the 'Means of intellectual improvement,
*field be regarded us one of the highest
ritiiposes;ofgovernment ; and !certainly no
wore sacred obligation can devolye upon
the went than to educate the child. The,'
etittivatiiA or the moult and intellectual
faculties of the people elevates and digni
fres their social condition, and' caphcitates
them li.r selfigovernmetit. ; This moral!
training of the people is desirable in any
eatrtitry, but it is especially so in a Repul-i
-fie like ours, where each citizen is invest
ed with a certain degree of sovereignty by
means Of which he exercises the high pre.
'vocative of choosing his own guardians of
, 7
puma: affairs, and thus makes the impress!
of his gilt on the policy of the govern-1
Itnetit. In other countries, w here the mass
es tree' looked upon. as mere "hewers of;
wood and drawers of water" for those who!
have reached the bend of civil aflitirs by!
usedi!ary succession, the moral condition!
of the masses' has tauch less influence up-!
ca the movements and upon the stability!
cat the government. But in this Republic,
where so inuc / It depends upon popular will,
influenced by poPular intelligence—where;
dm distinction of blood and title do not ex
kit, too much sacrifice cannot be made by
the citizen and the government to promote
the douse of education.
And especially should the means of ed
ucation be placed within the reach of the
poor and helpless. Talent which would
otherivise remain obscure is thus brought
in Fight and practical use. Nature in be
itowing her gifts, is not confined to the
ranks of the distinguished and opulent.—
liev bounteous hand is restrained by no
ifiritracted limits. Talent and genius of
the highest order is • often found in the
Most: humble rank of socity. But what
ri'dh treasures of these facilities ure lost for
want of the means of cultivaticu—smoth
!eyed by the chilling hand of poverty, or
extinguished by the paralyzing influence
nr bad examples or bad morel' training. How
lientitifiil and how true the poetic senti
ment which was impressed upon my mind
rrity school bay days:—
rAvli nu.ny n gent of purest ray seven-,
t.rflo dark Ofilathomeii of Ocenn bear;
ocillt many a (lower is burn to blqiit unvOPII,
Af And Wage , its sa•oetness on the dole r I air
Our free schools are 'drawing forth thew
hidden treasures and blessing society with
their rich fruits. The "Spring Garden
Literary Instil we" will ben powerful aux-1
Wary iti this noble work.
Thentility of establishing literary insti-
tutions as a means of disseminating useful
knowledge, is not doubted, and I shall ,
therefore use but little argument to demon
ljtvate the wisdom of the design of the in
stitution- we have met, to ded icate to that
'sacred cause. Its influence 'in this com
munity; in protecting the morals of the
yotrit,.and in cultivating a taste for rea
ding and thinking; must have a most salu
tary efibet upon society. 'Fho mechanic,
laterite has performed his daily toil, tvill
find in it a quiet retreat, where he can
stare hismind with• useful- information.—
:Pe ,will.here find a treasure of knowledge,
toi means of which he can prepare him
., , r, ~ •
pelf tl)e better
.to perform the duties. incl
., u i 1i , • .
PeLigi,t9
,tile, ,The krKl‘YlOdge which he
Ottneauires,. * ettables him the ;pore corn
...pietn)y,' i tomptpreitep,d ,the. art or trade' in
Whiett hq may bO engaged; ,and in this
way . ; it becomes to him ,a means of wealth.
Its iioSide.s, opens up to his mind pew sour.
OS Of . enjoyinelit, expand;s and cultivates
i lhe,fac4hips of his niind, and his aims and
j p4,1e0 3 heceine" mare, elevated and purer
.11i§ eeneeptien ,or iiiduti6 to, tliesgoVern
pent, land tO:his..'netglber the rn,ore clear
i jino:oo,,;
,Hi.‘ whole Monii.being is made
ttfe„Mp,?o.ploely te,proximaie the ireageof
is .majcer o iand everitne, seeds of Christi
i,p.nitim' er, be . thus : sewn.
,This knowhidge
~ill does muchibr the laborer and,for all
~pitter,ilasses,
,as for the mechanic. ~:
AlrWho. resort hero run find something
~
the
n Vral-NOririgit:,ihd, the Merchant, may find
tiere.,utiAf t ur.lTsona,in reference to their
.Te :, 9 0 1 0iYO . ilqsnits. The mysii3ries of Sci
,9cOiriidiseussiip ip the bo,elts of the Li
ratb.44,,l4stiidying these, the most
fumble may lieCeme the means or great
good , to society. ,The Farmer, mdikm l aw
ILitowd . to,t4ow and reap, but who.war say
vale% tpeptudyof the eciene.e of'Agriculture
.in net ;Ikionfifted to increase the: profits 6cif
~ , thill Most. noble 'pursuit, and at.the Same
i,iirrtmitxpt . nd his mind and open new our 4
)lail ,i orLitp ! elledtual.' , enjoyment 1 Every
; „'Or :4;ipi!adustry-iii this:country is firm
„go A.
; i,„ iand Ile: who:.c.lesirds ,to keep up
, : mPitht
ell,, loge in ‘iiich,Vce dive, must loolt
Jitri e tlielinprevernentu whielthe!Arts and
• ,uf l iiieriOes (' • ure!rnalcing ip his owns peculiar,
, I ,trade..or. business.:. He must , iVateh,:and
: fitu.dyitliese,
,iiod reduce thern'to practical
use,; if -be desiree to Weep pee' With.,his.
1
neighbor. This he can only do by read
ing and thinking. This institution affords
xm the opportunity of doing both. But
he must make the effort if ha desire to at
ta in to eminence in the Arf and Sciences.
You must "plough deep whilst the slug-; wherever he might have obtruded his
)
, gard sleep ;" and yon must embrace , the Iprophesyewithabe remark— "Whaitpity
favorable opportunity of your youth .and ;of the crazy fellow 1 1 ' Ho might have
vigor to: do this. :A wise man of olden !reached an asylum, but no higher' distinc.
1 tu lles sa l t ] : !I -1(3411a gatheyeth in seminar, ' tion. : Such have been, and such perhaps;
is a wise son ; but he that sleepeth in Tice. ' always will be, the mysterious character•!
vest, is a son that causeth shame." of man's purposes. ' .
The usefulness of material matter is Within the recollection of many pros
made the more appnrent by the develop- Iperous and happy citizens of this Com
ment and cultivation of the mind. The monwealth, the hand flail was the only
'rich resources of the earth aro discovered;means used in threshing out grain, and the
and prepared for the use of man by the 1 fan mill, made of a sheet and a man at
agency of the mechanic arts and sciences. teach end of it, the only moans of sepdra
' These never can be readily attained to tine the wheat from the chaff. Now the
' has
without theoretic and patriotic education. flail given way to the "threshing ma
: Pliwical science, which is contributing so' chme"—the sheet mill to a fine specimen
profasely to the cultivation of our country,! of machinery which separates not only the
and to the comfort' of the people, is greatly , chaff, but all other impurities from the
• aceellerated in its'progress by our system !grain. The sythe and sickle are being
of education and by our institutions of ear- superseded by the "Patent Reapers,", a 1
e• nine But for these, itsi movements would • huge machine that walks through the field
Ibe much retarded. A knowledge of arith- 1 bidding defiance to all competition. Cot- I
; metic, geometry and algebra, is almost in- I ton, in olden times, was separated from
principles of right science. Who can con- '
dispensably necessary to test many of the! the seed by hand, and this business requir- I
! ed immense tabor and consumed much!
!template, with indifference, the progres.o time. An humble carpenter invented the 1
which a few years have witnessed in this' "cotton gin," and by this single advance!
science, which so distinctly marks the in physical science added immense wealth I
character of our people and the peculiar to the estates of the cotton grower. The ;
!institutions under which 'we live'! Who "corn planter," in certain sections of the'
will say that these wonderful achievements country, has displaced the hoe. The sow. I
ALIT not attributable to the facility with ing machine has gotten ahead of the man !
itch our people can obtain useful know'.' with a bag on his shoulders. Many a time 1
edge; to the numerous institutions, eimi- !I have, witnessed the operation of fulling!
ler to this, which are found in Our coml. blankets, by the process of kicking theta!
try? The' humble mechanic who devotes in a tub, when saturated 'with soup and
his leisure hours to the investigation of the • warm water. lam not an old "fogy" and
principles, of the mechanic arts, as he is yet I can remember some queer things.—,
enabled to do through the medium of our, I can remember seeing in Western Penn
free institutions of learning-, is soon found sylvania an humble—indeed a rugged
presenting the world with some wonderful 1 building, with the significant words written
invention. When Fulton first applied for, in large letters over the door "no admit
aid to test the power of steam, he was , niece." There was a trade going on there:
looked upon by many good citizens as a ' that every body was not allowed to steal.l
weak and visionary creature, and his great The inmate was making tenpenny nails,
discovery treated with indifference. Fut- by hand ! I can remember the old "sheep!
ton, Get! bless his memory, was in ad- ' skin ball" with which we used to put the;
vance of the age in which he lived, and' ink on the type, and the old hand-press,
yet I believe he was only a self-educated ! with which three good pulls would make!
male The restless spirit of a man is con- !one poor impression. And I can remem- !
stantly on the move, and this discovery of, ber how we printers rejoiced at the discov.
the humble and pennyless mechanic has cry of the "Napier Press," and the 'Moles-
reached all corners of the globe. Ilow ! ses Roller." I have nothing to say of the 1
startling would be the announcement at unprovemenis ii) this art, except to ask you 1
this day, that the age of steam power was, to go to the Ledger office and look at!
soon to terminate ! Many people would i them. 1 can remember when the hand- I
think the world might as v..e1l terminate I loom was heard in every neighborhood.—
with a—that it could not go any lonizer , These have been silenced by the power of
than steam rower lasted. The ocean steam and the inroads of machinery. The
could not be traversed tine more ; for no !old-fashioned wheel, that used to snake!
man in this go-a-head ace, could think of , music about the domestic hearth; has been
seending three or four months in snaking , almost superceded by the operations of the
a trip to Europe and back. And then the , "spinning jenny." But it is useless to at
idea of being Drought down to five miles! tempt to talk of these things in detail.—
an hour in traversing our own country ! I Such a story would make a volume. Let the;
W hat would become of the merchant who manufacturer give his experience--the cur-1
is obliged to come from the Western States • penter his, and the machinist his, and they 1
to the Atlantic cities, thousands of miles, I will be enough to startle man from his!
to purchase all his goods and return the' senses. If some Rip Van Winkle, who had
same week? lie would be ruined. It would ! been familiar with the position of Pennsel- 1
seem to take all his time to do her travel- 1 vania twenty-five years since were to wake
line, And whet of - the itincrent politician,' up at this day, who believes that he would
who is required by the obligations of pa- recognise his awn home? He would not ;
triotism to instruct the Democracy clone' understand the snort and smoke of the
State to-day and those of another to-nor- , "Iron horse ;" the streaks and stripes made!
row? Ile too would be ready to exclaim , over her broad surface, by her canals, rail
that "Othello's occupation is gone." But', roads, and telegraph wires. If it were,
it is not only in the transportation of men ' possible for the founder of this great State!
and things, that the happy consequences of, to look upon her face as it now is, no lan-
this great discovery is spade manifest.— I guage could express the intensity of his '
Its domestic operations are not to be reach. amazement. What profound emotions of,
ed by the imagination of man. They are ; gratitude to God, would swell his pious, '
found in every country—in every valley, ' heart !
and in every plain. The hamMers, the I These wonderful things have been achie
wheels, the spindles and shuttles, that are 'I ved by means of education, theoretical and
made to acknowledge its influences are 1 practical. Our institution places within the
countless, and the productions of these, for, reach of the mechanic and laborer, the
the nies'of man, are boundless. Stop the' means of becoming wise and useful. DO
use ofeeteam power ! You might as well 11.gence in the work of self-education will
knock the earth off its axis. produce success. No one of you, howevbr
Steam is saving time and annihilating I humble, will Tail if you use proper efforts.
space, and this answers the go-ahead in- I The word fail should not be found in your
clination of time nge very well. But the! vocabulary. You must not, you cannot
magnetic , telegrapl7 has commenced to beat; fail.
time ; and as for space it recognizes no! Addresses were also delivered by Pres
impediment. A netn's ideas, started on! ident Allen, of Girard College, Judge Kel
the wires at Boston, beats time to New ; ley, and several other gentlemen, and the
Orleans handsomely. An orderfor a bale's occasion was altogether one of much in
of cotton, going from the Easteo the West, I terest.
beats daylight without a struggle. This 1 The hall presents a very neat and pleas
is truly the wonder of the age; and' if it ant architectural appearance, and is admi
were not for the impediment of the oceans, rably contrived for the uses to which it will
this wonderful science would bring the be devoted. The lecture room, in the sec
whole inhabitants of-the globe into close and story, is one of the largest and finest
communion. • Mello city, quite comfortable in its arrange-
But kit us look •at the less-wonderfuli ments, and illuminated by several large
discoveries for a few moments, and con-land very elegant chandeliers. In time third
template their effect upon the affairs of the story are the . ' reading room and library,
world. In our own Commonwealth, the divided into three apartments, one large
influence of the mechanic arts has been land two smaller ones. The building is lit
most' !striking. "There was a day, sincel handsomely throughout 'with gas.
Pence formed this Commonwealth, when l
the only' means of ttansportation between
its extremities was pack-horses. There
Was• a time ‘vhen ‘he transporter of
tonnage considered it rude to visit Phila
delphia without the equipage of bells on
his horses Simon Snjider in his last an
nual message, congratulated the members
of the Legislature and the people on the
fact, that the bridge .had been,constructed
over the Susquehanna River, at Columbia ;
that it Inni been commenced and completed
in three ly6ars=and that'a turnpike road
was wenaing its way through the South•
ern tier of counties, totviards Pittsburgh.---
Such an aChioveitient :as'the construction
of'the Columbia Bridge in three yeare, el
evated the character of its architect to the
highest niche of pm. At this time how
ever, human thoughts•ttrO occupied about
other things.' Bridges itwor' the Su:sque
hanna, are quite too common to attract at
tention: The turnpikes—the construction'
of which -rejoiced the , hearrof Snyder--;
have been long since superseded by•aantils
as a means of travel and transportation—
and now„. those . in - .turn, are completely
superseded 4 . 4, it, rocinkof travelling; and;
'herd preSsea; -asEA iiio
.'deoBtrarisportatiorj,
by Railroads. ; , T.ltir'irith horse .bids defi
ance to all 'in this rapidity and ter
.ttlinty Of. his progress:-'-What; would the
wise and patriotic Snyder have said to a
picture of the present condition of this
CommonwenithT How would the com
munity have treated the author of such a
a work? He would have been dismissed
FOR THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD DEBATING CLUB.
Messrs. Editors :—A society under the
above name has been organized in this
village, which offers a fair chance to all
who choose to devote one evening in each
week to the improvement of the mind, and
surely what should more deeply interest
the young of all classes and occupations.
The opinion is' quite too common that these
societies are intended specially to benefit
professional men. No greater mistake
could bo made. This class have abundant
opportunity to read and improvq their sev.
emt callings aside from these societies.—
The' great object is to: improve thoie 'who
have not' these 4)pportunities. ; The Mer.
chant,' Mechanic and Laborer, will' find
great advantage'' by' takinlgn-part iri• these
debates. •Societies of thiS kind, often de.
Velope and improve talent, ilit•superiot to
that of the pulpit, bar, or aPothecary 'shop.
'dome on then, gentlemen one and all, nex l t
•Friday evening. , • ( •I
The question for discuSsion is, qs
erty 'favorable to the dovelopement or.
talent'." Don't tell'us yon can't trt)', any
thing about it—don't utter io grosii altdan
der upon yourselves as that—corno on and
, help discuss the:questionor li&tr others.: ;
. ; • .: G o ,Anicio;
THE REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD Pa., Nov. 26, 1852.
07 - Hon. J. R. SNOWDEN, fn a card in
the Pitisburg papers, objects to the: use of
his name in connection with the office of
Treasurer of the Mint at Philadelphia, un
der the new administration, and says that
he intends to "follow the law," and spend
the remainder of his days in the "Iron
city." Mr. SNOWDEN held the above of
fice under President Pora, and the faith
fulness with which ho then discharged his
duty, would have.given himsuperior claims.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE ON THE SOUTH
Another unfortunate judicial decision
has been made in one of the Courts of
New York, touching the rights of Slave
holders, in which, in our humble opinion,
a serious wrong has been inflicted. The
case is about this :—A citizen of 'the State
of Virginia, was about to remove to the
State of Texas with eight slaves, the prop
erty of his wife. Accordingly he wentby
Steamboat to New York, intending to take
the Steamer thence to New Orleans; and
whilst lying in the port of New York, he
was summoned on a writ of habeus corpus
to appear bolore a certain court to show
cause why the slaves should not be dischar- ,
ged. A hearing was had, and the court
decided that, according to the Statutes of,
New York, which forbids the importation
of slaves into 'that State, the aforesaid
slaves should be set free, and they were
accordingly discharged, and their rightful
owner despoiled of his property. His!
council demanded that the slaves should
be held, or security given for them, until
an appeal could be taken and the matter
settled in a higher tribunal. Buteven this'
was not granted.
It appears that in a late Statute of New i ,
York, it is provided that "No person hold '
ns a slave shall be imported, introduced or ,
brought into this State, on, any pretence'
whatever. 'Every such person stunt be 'I
free. Every person held as a slave who
has been introduced or brought into this
State contrary to the laws in force at the!
time, shall be free." But in this case, the
owner, though within the limits of the
State, and within the jurisdiction of the
courts of Ndw York, yet still there was no
actual "importation," for the purpose of
settlement or residence. They were only
in a state of transition from ono part of
the Union s or from one part of a common
country, to another, following the usual
! route travelled, and that the public high
! way, and under this state of facts, how any
I Judge, who has sworn to support "the C6n
stitution and laws of the United States,' ,
as well as the Constitution and laws of his
particular State, could find a plea for such
a decision outside of the creed of the rank
est Abolitionists, we are at a loss to divine.
It is a serious subject, and we fear the
end,is not yet.
Otrit was rumored that Gem PIERCE,
the President elect, and his lady, intended
spending the coming winter in Virginia;
but it is now understood that such will
not be the case, and that he will rennin
at his Granite home until he takes up the
lino of march for the White House about
the first of March next.
THE Pm-runEs.—Mr. Fulton, the bag
uerrean artist now on a visit to this place,l
judging from the specimens of his work
which we have seen, is a good master of
hist Art, and is fully deserving the patron
age of those of our citizens who wish to
procure a perfect likeness of their "human!
forms divine."
A GOOD P A pER.—The Pittsburg Daily
Union is now under the control of T. J.
Keenan and John Hastings, and is on'e of
the most spirited doilys in the west. They
also publish a weekly paper, at 81 pet'
year, which promises to be a highly use
ful and interesting paper.
A FIRST RATE •Boo.K.—The publisher,
T.B. Peterson, No. 98, Chesnut Street, . 1
Philadelphia, has favored us with a ,copy
of ," The Cabin and the Parlor," a beauti
ful story by J. Thornton Randolph. It is
intended to counteract, to some extent, the
erronebtis impressions that may be gat!).
ered front Mrs. Stowe's story of "Uncle
7bm's Cabin," and most effectually has
the author accomplished that object. Both
stories are founded upon the institution of
Slavery, and we are •sure' that all those
who affect to feel so much sympathy for
the poor slave, after reading this book .will
see.other objects quite as worthy. of their
sympathy. i• • . . ..,r, . , .
GRArlAll'S IVIAGAZINE, for DOc'enibOr, is
on our table: This, PTO.'
,Completes the,
present volume, each number containing
112 pages—perhais a larger
,quantity of
goad reaping matter than is furnished by,
ttuy 'other pukli4t4en,.foOhe'stirite price.
The next ,volyme commences in, January,
and we would. be; pleased to forward the
names' of thOpe, of our friends who wish to
subsdnic for either Graham's
One, copy : ,ef eaeb will be - sent one year
Ifor $4, or, one of either, and, l ihe ~Reps
/ican;one•Ydar for $3. • I'l ' '
MEXWO.—Poor Mexico frown!' accounts,
is again bdset with troubles on every hand,
one revolution has followed quickly in the
wake of another, in many parts of the Re
public until there is almost a difficulty in
telling whore, who, 'or what •is the govern
ment; and in the 'midst of 'this confusion
worse confounded—or whatjs.much plain
er English -j-this confoimded confusion,
France and_England are both hotly press
ing certain claims of their respective citi
zens for certain sums of moneys advanc
ed to Mexico in her former season of diffi
culty/and trouble. There is no mistake
about it, Mexico must go down—just like
the Whig party in the. United States, and
for the same reasons—they have toomany
leaders, and they can't get their leaders t.•
tliink alike, and besides when they do
lead it is straight forward to destruction.
The United States tried their best tc teach
them better, and it was thought that the
example we sot them—which was a pretty
severe one—would be followed with profit.
But such has not been the case, and she is
bound to go down. To whose profit she
will be lost, for there is never loss without
profit to somebody, remains to be seen,
and it is not unlikely' that we may again
hear certain politicians contending that
"Uncle Sam's farm is large enough."
,Cuit.i.—The situation of the controver
sy between the United States and the au-'
thoritics of the Island of Cuba, continue to
wear quite a belligerent aspect, and isnot
unlikely to lead to a serious misunder
standing between this government and
Spain, if not to blows. And should blows
be once 'given, it is' net likely that a few
will be satisfactory to either party. The
fact is, the United States, and the people
of the United States, ought to behave theni
selves, and treat Cuba and the Cubans just
as they treat other nations and people--
all of which we presume they de;—and
then if these blustering Spaniards don't
come up to the mark, and treat us as they
treat other people, and as we have a right
to be treated, we say let us make them—
! that's all.
HIGH PRICE9.—The price of all kinds
of produce and manufacures are rapidly
on the rise. Wheat, flour, corn—bacon,
beef, butter-=iron, coal—woolens—and it
is even thought that in this grand uprising
fever, newspapers may ultimately be reach
ed.
Presidential Election, ISs2.—Ofil?tat Vote.
C. Corn. President
4 o C 0
A . S
COUNTIES :`C
4 , 01 S
a •
1672 2197 2018 2725
6530 7146 7226 9615
1891 1447 2430 2093
1692 1555 1943 1805
2045 2026 2319 2273
7372 3748 9503 4913
1772 2251 1931 2590
3027 2458 3930 3526
5408 4810 5766 4928
2176 2431 2533 2833
Adams,
Allegheny,
Armstrong,
Beaver,
Bedford,
Flerlcs,
Blair,
Bradford,
Bucks,
Butler,
Cambria, 1923 1190 2035 1461
1238 674 1311 749
Carbon,
2753 1717 2993 1916
Centre,
Chester, 490 5588 5520 5700
2149 990 2042 1218
C ?a rion,
Clearfield, 1353 758.173:3 997
Clinton, 1188 1002 1318 996
Columbia, 1974 998 2102 1165
Crawford, 2468 2175 3427 2775
Cumberland, 2974 2745 3188 2876
Dauphin, 2521 3165 2675 3673
Delaware, 1544 2020 1737 2083
Elk, 267 112 423 163
2180 3257 2738 4015
Fayette, 3594 2692 3867 3030
Franklin, 8107 3423 3358 3904
Fulton 774 649 831 729
Greene, 2241 1227 2602 1559
Huntingdon, 1681 2095 2041 2511
1464 1942 1827 2387
Indiana,
Jefferson, 1057 785 3484 1115
Juniata, 1243 1047 823 559
Lancaster, 6688 .9986 6578 11636
Lawrence, 1048 1685 1064 1984
Lebanon, 1752 2344' 2118 3105
Lehigh, 8183 2482 3493 2993
Luzerne, . • 4894 3.141 5340 3339
Lycomipg, 2363 1911 2790 20E15
M'Kean, 498 370 597 403
Mercer, 2556 2079 2693 2211
1448 1253 1620 1392
Main,
1647 220 2098 418
Monroe,
Montgomery, 5276 4163 57.67" , `4791
Montour, - 1319 787 1465 866
Northampton, 3318 2174 4403 2978
Northumberland, 2215:1392 2451 1619
Perry, 1901 1172 2159 1413
Phila city & co., 2191.6 2.1233 26023 24571
Pike, . 652 83 • 834 202
Potter, 591 175 601 263
Schuylkill, 4223,.3747 4758 4128
Somerset, 947 2389 1203 2986
Susquehanna, 2470:1349 .3040 2035
354 163 ~426. .177
Sullivan,
2227 1292 2614 1564
1807:2456 1994 3081
Tioga,
Union,
Twang°, 1559 '859 1899 1164
Warren, ' 1229. 982, 1433.1138
Washington,, 3675:'3740 4064 3810
Wayne, ' 1974 813 2362 1232
Westmoreland, •4683,2551; 5609 . 3203
Wyoming" 1093 744 k 258 807
York, 4599 3345 5080:4700
To w , 171593 151715."19: , 18s 179182
Pierces majority over Scott k aa shown
by the.above figures is 19,386: - • '
Halo, tho Free Soil candidated, received
8,624—8r00m, the Native American had
I,Xl7o...,Fierce'Ei majority over Scott, Hale,
' 1161131 *; 14115 9,1940 1 .1 /
Rom the Wash*lgton
THE FUTURE OF VF, DEMOCRATIC PART
An anxious search for colonization i
their present distress has disclosed to *II
journals th e fact that the democratic party,•:
cannot long survive its triumph, but, wilt
soon sink wader the pressure of its own':
w e ight, mid fall from the unwieldi OS of:
its bulk 1 This idea seems to prey dit;ite •
generally among the whigs, and ha`d6iibt-',
less contributed much to mitigate the'i.d.
verity of their fall. They ttilk very cert. ','
fidently of • a return to power in 1850, and
of the protestation of the deinocratic party,
in the mean time by the rage, of intestine ,
strife. '
Wo cannot assent to the soundnos of
this opinion, although we have every dis
position to permit the whigs to indulge in
such consolatory visions as their fancy
may soggest. From an impaititil'survey
of tho relations of parties and of the con
dition of the country, we deduCe the con
clusion that the supremacy of the demo
cratic party is at length established upon
a permanent basis.
It is very true that there isnot an entire
uniformity of sentiment in ,the democratic
party upon every possible subject .of
ical belief. Perhaps no two individuals
can be found whose opinions Upon all'sub
jects are in exact accordance. It may bo
true; also, that there are .persons profess
ing the faith of democracy who entertain
opinions directly at variance with the rec
ognised creed of the democratic party -J--
, just as • nominal Christians sometimes
preach veryheretical doctrines and do very
sinful acts. But neithdr the unity of tbo
church m the one instance, nor of the
party in the other, is destroyed by the
misdeeds and heresies of refractory mem
bers. The great heart is sound, and the
loss of the offending limb, so far from in
flicting death, will rather improve the
; health and increase the strength of the
body.
They argue from a false analogy who
suppose that the democratic party
,uun die.
Success and defeat aro equally fatal to the
whig party, because ii has no genuine vi
tality and is animated and sustained by no
living principle. Adjusted only to an ac
cidental exigency, based upon a temporary
cornbination ofcircumstances, and feeding
upon the fleeting breath of expediency, it
fulls when its artificial suppert• is with
drawn, and expires, like an exposed pro
duct of the hot-house, from the first chill
ing blast of adversity. Not so with the
democratic party. The foundation of its
power is laid broad and deep. It is built
upon eternal truth, and like truth, "though
crushed to the earth will rise again." An
alyze the creed of the whie part y , and. j.t
will be found to consist of :batch of politi
cal fallacies %hie') philosophy and experi
ence equally condemn ; as, for instance,
its tuitional bank and its protective tariff.
Its measures have sprung from no well
established and consistent policy, and ,
have contemplated no definite and lasting
benefit; they have been the creatures of
chance, the products of unwise and nar
row legislation, and instruments of only
partial good or unmitigated evil. In short,
the whole theory of whig politics is wrong,
having its origin in no enlarged regard for
the public weal, unsupported by the teach
ings of philosophy, at varience witlithege
nius of our government and the character
of our people, and but ill adapted to devel
op the magnificent destiny of our country ;
and therefore has it been condemned end
repudiated by the people. The very re
verse of all this may be predicted of the
policyof the democratic party. It contem
plates not the interest of the class, but the
good of the entire people. Its principles
are the deductions of reason and the les
' sons of political philosophy, confirmed by
i actual. experience. Its measures are all
in perfect harmony with the spirit of the
constitution, and aspirations of the people,
land the tendency of American destiny.—
And this is the source of the strength and
power of the democratic party—its being
based upon immutable principle and its
adaptation to the country and the age. It
is expansive and progressive, and never
too narrow for the widening stream of
American development, nor too slow to
keep pace with the advancing spirit of, the
times. The principles of democracy nev
er grow "obsolete ;" so that if by any casu
alty the present organization of the demo
cratic party were to be Cloken up, and its
name be abandoned, yet would its princi
ples and its spirit survive to be as they
have ever been, the blessing and the glory
of the country. •
It strikes us, therefore, that they "feed
upon afantasy" who expect the early, de
cay of democratic supremacy, and the ul
timate restoration of the the policy of the
whig party. Nulla vestigia retrorsunt
the motto of the country and. the age.—
Civilization lakes no step backward—the
march of mind knows no halt,
PRESIDENT PIERCE'S CABINET.
The following names have been suggested
as suitable persons for President Prenoe's
Cabinet. They present an array of talent
and qualification from which a' strong
cabinet might readily be formed;
Bigler, Buchanan and Dallas of Penn
sylvania.
Cass, of Michigan. .
Dix, Dickinson, Van Buren, (John,)
Marcy, and O'Connor of New York.
Gen. Houston, of Texa5..:.,.,"„
Allen
Allen and Todd, of Ohio, =. • .;•
Atherton and Burke, c.if New Hamp
,shire.• ••; •
, .
R. J. Weikel', of Waebington, D. C.
Douglas and Shields, of. Illinois,
Davis, of , lndiana, • . .). • .
Stockton, and John .R. Thompson,of Now
Jersey.
'.• Hunter and Wise, , e Virginia.
Cobb, of Georgia. , _
Bancroft, of Massabhusette.
u Boyd, of Kentucky. , ' t ' 4
- Soule, of Louisiana.'. '
'• Marehall,.of Cttlifornis.