navigation, I.diJ iif)l.'liesiltito ; to; make use ;,..fpr, opinion. tytl'Aifti ! ’jf tlio United Stajfes inte/id thoiqtetiir trade of ScßithAmer icd'; spn -y-declares Rfnpmdre‘ >s navigable forsicamors | %i,a ppint; near Cochubamhnto' its con-, flqence with the Gimpuro or Itetcz; and tothe jonotibn of the latter with forming together the tUci Ma ri strap drat the' (Juchuelas, or falls of: the Madeira; ttro neither.impassible nor for-! miifehlSv Qnd .'nitty bo easily ascended: by steamers, as there is plenty of water end ao rooks. To; this, ho asserts that a schooner ascended the Mamoro lo nnd fired a snluto at that place, about tw6 years ago. t After passing the falls, tlie river is of course navigable to j thp.&ppazon. , Admitting this statement to I be true, (and I am inclined to bclievo it, as the,Brazilians constantly ascend the Ite npr, to iMalto Grosso,) there is open nnvig- 1 utiaufrom Para-to within a lew leagues of Cochabamba, at least 2,000; and this is nor so incredible when wc consider the length pf,navigation on the Missouri river. of (ho Bolivian rivors '“ilkV.Wdver, be,ascertained with greater certainty after. Gibbon has passed, through; tljp-Cflchuelns of the Madeira, na it is to 4h».t-he will sound,'or otherwise , Tojfl(\tp)y ,e*,inline,,tho diffiirent rapids of that cor, rept thoerrors, vyhichr-rr— me in the chart,niatlo by Palacios, a 1 se ' nt y° u by. M?. Q’Brina . . , ' account- —rgives of the products hp ( ebuntfy lying on the banks of the! nofe is very glowing. rfb says that! lt>o:richest cocoa and coffee grow almost; that the greater part of the-for-j K&f >*?( consumed by the rqonkeys and; bifds, for' the want of means of transport- j ipgj,tta,n market. Sugar-cane df-gigan-! tic dimensions is found everywhere ; white i apj(j. yellow cotton, of a staple equal to Sea; Several kinds of cascarilla grow| ij»_pJ)undijnce, as also sarsaparilla andj gums., ornamental and other woods, and slbpey and. wax-jn immense quantities.—' . Cjrosping.the t Marmore from.Exujiacion toj. tbe.saplhwest, you,arrive at the' river Ma- ! epupd,which, according to ,is a small | and he assures me that the whole , country bet weep the Marinoreond the lie-1 qf&n from latitude 14 deg. to tho porth, is UgoUdistrict as richas California. My gginlon..decidedly is, that the whole coun try traversed by the rivers opepiqg from the eastern Cordillera, from Tierra, in Bolivia, to the ,*l»9 in Peru, im mense gold and silver region-—gold being ipjfhe Ilats, near,-the rivers, and sil- mount if ins, I. will, venture to ftyipict'tst the samp: region containsdia g«uids[ plher .precipus stones, and proMiJjly. soirqe unknown to the lapidary at 1 mines of Carabnya 1 were fmiramfoly productive when worked by! So much so, that the vice-regal VSreWtttdnl 1 trumped' up nn accusation| ad iinsf Him! tried, and ordered his execu- j ssession of mines by j cftpniliktiqn, attempt failed, as the «j!L&W, n iWljo r top.ib devoted to Salcedo, re ptny, information to the gov-j 'rdspfectl’jig ! the mines, nnd they iried tin'worked up 16 the pres ftiftte!; Goltfis ’fcnpwn to exist in pon- qukplitles al Curabnya, and in del 'SiEtpramenta 1 have seen cjmetwffpVn' ftje’ former place, But Sii I(le'fost ariraption for emigration to soil:’ Hhd i's products are which the wanderers from ’foreign 1 lands are' to find plenty and hnppi :fteiisV The cHm-ite is said to be good, nnd ihe Indians, except upon the lower part of r ms B&lS'pea£eabie, ahd vvell : disposed to InPe ! tSjijtdSi: J .'lit' short, nepoj-ding to'—-, df poliyia affords the greatest e 6SPcU‘'tijilrdd6 nnddolonijfntiqn. l .W.{tH are the people for him, will bring, wealth, force, and civil ’ Jzaudn to Bolivia. , • ™ Wbann'ot doubt that the Bolivian, gov u/efnmeni! will'declare J the places pnentionejd '.‘Guarayo's’ and 1 !‘Exalta :; pf entry tp foreign J h6mmotce. : ®ftf ttierO will be one great point vJUflpeft It will si.ovv. tlmt Bolj.yfa wishes; wOi® x d e Ptio n ot “ n ~ ’" . •»i< a tii^seilfj' 1 ! feel full 'of I this vast Bub nf'jpctj.ufor l.knowjtlmt,within less tban ope! -iliuntlrfid'ldagues of mo ds the-margin of j 'mnid occupying the"iWild space iwhern mp lion9’of‘ l thb'hulrtun-ru / ce , "hiight'dy'ell jin ptenty’!w(lwhiwWe do- i miire-vthani'would ■'Support population of‘ 1 <3hi6Of U In ;i pci IWfd n hfid ’ whore the most luscious fruits and fairest flowers grow and bloom unknown und un noticed. When l reflect on this, and on the mdes of rivers rolling on in und neglect, 1 feifl doubly, the Wane of power ant| ingncy'jk) accomplish their to-I troduction to the civilized WoHd. V j “To return. to ;, tl|o question of internnl navigation to South Anieripu. 1 fenclosodj you will flncfn slip from tlio ‘Commercio’ j newspaper, published in ibis city,contain- j tog an uccount of the departure of a small j expedition from Paucartnmbo to explore the river Madre de Dios, “The Cuzcaniansnro alive to the impor tance of communicating through their riv ers to the Amazon and the Atlantic ocean, and whenever the question shall ho fairly j brought before tiro Peruvian government and it is ascertained that the United States intend to forco open ihn way through tho Brazils, I can count upon the assistance and influence of tho wholo department of Cuzco, and probably of the whole number of senators and deputies from the eastern | proviucosof the republic. Until some ac tion shall be taken by the government of I the United States, little can bo done here. I “However, cn attendant," it would be well if you were to attempt to organize a ‘company for tho navigation of the South ‘American livers gencmlhj, because,whilst l we, look at tho Amazon, we should not I lose'sight of the La Plata. The country | lying upon the .head-waters of that river is Shelter populated than that on the conflu jencO of, the Amazon, and ns far us L can learn, the commerce with Pnraguuy alone would amply repay the outlay necessary to establish a steam company for the wa ters of the La Plata. Possibly, if steam ers weremctually plying upon tho Para guay and Parana, the Brazilian govern ment might bo better disposed towards us, and the question of Amazonian navigation be amicably settled. You may rest ns sured that If the United States do not move shorllv in the matter some other naiion will. “Even the Bolivians themselves are be ginning to wake up to ‘he importance of opening a communication with the Atlan tic. The subject is touched upon in the enclosed articles from the ‘Commercio,’ published in this city. The Bahia Ncgra is not -put down on tho map 1 have, nor arc Guiurriz r the lake Izozns, the tiver Otupuis, nor the Latiyegnique; but it ap pears to me that a better and more direct route to the Paraguay from Chuquisca (Sucre) would be down the Pilcomayo, which passes within a few leagues of tho town. lam not awaro whether that river is navigablo nor whether the country it flows through is nt all productive. I pre sume not, as it traverses the Gran Chaco desert. ‘>l think that the energies and influence j of all the friends of South American inter-, nal navigation and colonization should be I directed towards forming a company with a large capital, and to obtain the aid and support of the Congress of the United States. I know how difficult an underta king it is to wring an appioprintion out of our national legislature for any purpose ; but if the subject could bo fairly brought before it, and some of the leading senators and representatives could be excited.to toko a patriotic interest in it, perhaps some thing might be done. **We must on our side do all we can, and by dint of perseverance may socceed at least in accomplishing our object — Should we do- so, it will be a proud satis faction to ourselves, though the public mayi and probably will, leave us to ex claim, ‘ Hos ego verseculos feei tutis alter konorcs,’ “1 shall continue wording on, and writ ing to you whenever I liave anything of the least interest to communicate.” I think thut from this showing I am en titled to snv that commerce up and down the Amazon now with Bolivia is not ah ab straction. " Just as I am concluding this number 1 receive a communication from South America, stating that in all probability Bolivia will make, in the month of Decem ber,' 1852; on the Madeira, add Rez'es, cm the Beni—both belonging to the Amazonian water-shed and to the tributaries of the Madeira —-free ports to the commerce of t/ieicorld; and that the sum of 810,000 will be ofleied as a re ward to the first steamer that shall arrive preither mte of these places. The results of Lieutenant Gibbon’s ex ploration of these water-courses are, more joyer, looked for, it is said, with exceeding 'interest by the Bolivians [To be continued.) Cube fob the Croup.—Dr. Forbes, of Boston relates in a laie number of the Med ical Journal, a case in which a severe at tack of croup was cured by tho applica tion of sponges wrung out of hot water to the throi)i, together with'water treatment, which he describe? as, follows: “Soon nftcr making the first application of sponges to: tho.throat, I .wrapped the child in a woolen blanket, wrung out in •warm water, ns a substitute for a vyurm bath, and gave twenty drop? of, the wine of antimony irt a littlp sweetened, water, [which she swallowed with difficulty, I per severed nn the application of the hot, pioist sponges for an hour, when tfio child was so moch relieved that I ventured to leave it. “These applications werocontined thro’ the night,! and in' the morning the child wds well.” ' , i, ' It will never do to trifle witn this terrible disease; ' The quicker the remedies arq applied jtlj'e, better. , Instead of antimony, we would recqmmond ismall quantities Of alum water given every ten or fifteen min*' utes übtli the pbijid .vomits.' Mexico Ibrotweiiiy.nve cents ; but Jt is fiiiV fcabv tcjf j»er- twenty-five cents in tljat pountryi ' " ’ ’", GEN. CASS ON THE DEATH OF WEBSTER. In tho U. S. Senate, on tli'iJ 14th ult., thnt part of the President’s Message rela ting,to the death of Mr. Webster bein£' cajlcd'up by Mr. Massachusetts, Gen. Cass dejivercil tho'following beautiful trjbuje to the character of that jgrehl; man, '.Mr'.- President:— How ahk mi JiioiiTY fallen, was tho pathetic fomentation when ; the leaders oflsruel were struck down in the midst of their services und their renown, : WcJI may >vo repeat that national )vail. : — HOW AKF. THE MIGHTY FALLEN, wl'Ctt thol impressive dispensations of Providence have so recently carried mourning to tho hearts of the American people, by sum-j moning from life to death»three of thejr : eminent citizens, who, for almost half a| century, had taken part, and prominently, j too, in all the great questions, as well of J peace as of war, which agitated and divi- j ded'their country. Full, indeed, were they t of days and honors, for ] * Tho haml of ilto roaper I Took Ihc cars that were hoary • i but never brighter in intellect,purer in pa triotism, nor more powerful in influence, than when the grave closed upon their la bors, leaving their memory and their ca reer at once an incentive and an example for their countrymen, in that long course) of trial, but I trust of freedom and pros-J perity also, which is open before us. Of ten divided in life, but only by the honest' convictions of duty, followed in a spirit of) generous emulation, and not of personal! opposition, they are now united in denth, [ and wo may appropriately adopt, upon thisj striking occasion, the beautiful language I addressed to the peoplo of England by onoj of her most gifted sons, when they werej called to mourn, as we are now called, a] bereavement which spread sorrow, dismay 1 almost through the nation, nnd under cir-i eumstnnceS of difficulty and danger lari greater than any wo can now reasonably | anticipate in tho progress of our history, j »-k not forih'-t'e n pcpAnh 1 ilodin j Whom fn:t* brothers in the tomb, > But ucnrrh tho lnntlof living n»on, Whcro slmil we find ihoir like oynin ?*’ Aud tc-dny, in the consideration of the Message of tlio Chief Magistrate, it be comes us to respond to his nnnunciation, commending itself, ns it does, to the uni versal sentiment of the country, of the death of the Inst ol these lamented States men, ns a national misfortune. This mark of regret and respect was due alike to the memory of the dead nnd the feelings of tho living. And l have listened with deep emotion to the eloquent testimonials in tho mcntul power and worth and services of the departed patriot, which to-day have been heard in this high place, and will be heard to-morrow, and commended too, by the American people. The voice of parly is hushed in the presence of such a nation al calamity, and the grave closes upon the asperity oi politicol contests, when it closes upon those who have taken part in them.! And well may we who have so ofien wit nessed his labors and his triumphs—well may we, here, upon this theatre of his ser vices and his renown, recalling the efforts or his mighty understanding, and the ad miration which always followed his oxer- j t; on —well may we come with the tribute of acknowledgement,to his high and diver sified powers, and to"the influence ho ex ercised upon his auditory, and in fact upon j his country. He was indeed ono of those j remarkable men who stand prominently: forward upon tho canvass of history, im- j pressing (heir characteristics upon the ago; in which they live, nnd almost making if) their own, by the force of their genius and j the splendor of their fame. The time 1 which elapsed between the middle of the) eighteenth century aud our own day, was, prolific of great events and of distinguish-! ed men, who guided, or were guided bv ! them, far beyond aDy other equal period! in the history of human society. Hot, in, my opinion, even this favored epoch hasj produced no man possessing a more mas-] sive and gigantic intellect, or who exhibit-j ed more profound powers o[ investigation j in the great department of political science, j to which he devoted himself in all its vari ous ramifications, than Daniel Webster.— Tho structure of his mind seemed peculi arly adapted to the work lie was called up on to do, and ho did it ns no other man of his country—of his age, indeed—could, have done it. And his name nnd his fame are indissolubly connected with some of the most difficult und imnortant questions which our peculiar institutions have called into discussion. It was my good fortune to hear him, upon one of tho most memo-, rahle of occasions, when in this very hall, | filled to overflowing with an audience whose rapt attention indicated his power and their expectations, he entered into, an analysis of the constitution and of the great principles of our political organization, with a'vigor of argument, a forco of illus tration, and a felicity of diction which have rendered this! effort of his mind one of the proudest monuments of American genius, undone of the noblest expositions which the ‘operations of our government‘Have called, forthi I speak of the general effect, without, concurring in all the views hepre sented; though the points of difference neither impair my estimate of tho speaker, nor of the pdwOr lie displayed in this elab orate debate. ' 1 1 The judgment of his cotemporaries upon j the character of his eloquence will he con firmed by tho-future Historian. He grasp ed the questions involved in the subject before him with a rare union of force und discrimination, and he presented them in in an order ofnrrangement marked at once vvitli, great perspicuity and with logical acuteness ; so that, whenhearriyed at his cpqclusibn, lie,' seemed to • reach it by a proces.9]of established propositioqs, interwo ven with the hand of.a master. And topics frarren ef attraction from their were reridferet} Irtieresling • ’bjri il|irjßtfa(i°n3 ; ohH allusions drawp'frpm a' taste, torhjea upon the best models of an- ! • [< • I ; i j ■ 1 ! cient and modern learning. And to these eminent qualifications wns added nn unin terrupted flow of rjoh, and often racy, old j/nshioned English, worthy of the earlier ' Piasters of the language, whom he studied >nnd admired., ' As n statesman ond politician-ids power was felt nndi acknowledged through the Kepublic, and all bbro willing tcslitoony to his enlarged views, and to his 'ardent patriotism. And he acquired a Euro pean reputation by the State papers he pre pared upon various questions of our for jeign policy, and ono of t|iesc his refutation and exposure of an absurd and arrogant [pretension of Austria, is distinguished bf j lofty and generous sentiments, becoming I the age in which he lived, and the | People in whoso name ho spoke, and it is 1 a vigor and research not lee [ honorable in the exhibition than conclusive }in the application. And it will ever ta(e I rank in the history of diplomatic intti. j course among the richest contributions (o i the commentaries upon this law of tjc ! world. / I j And in internal ns in external trouble*, Iho was true, and tried ond iiithful; andln the latest—may it he tho l®t, as it was tfie most perilous—crisis of ou/countrv, reject ing all sectional considernlons, and expos ing himself to sectional dlnuncinlions, he I stood up boldly, proudly indeed, und with [consummate ability for po constitutional rights of another porticpiof tho Union, fiercely assailed by a spiritjof aggression, jns incompatible with ourriulunl obliga ' (ions as with tho duration ol the confeder ation itself. In that darliand doubltyi | hour, -his voice was heard aravutho storn), ! recalling his countrymen to liscnscof their j danger and their duties, and jenneting Ini lessons of reproof with the experience a luge and the dictates of patriotiim. ® who iieard this memorable npped to it ; public reason and conscience, made in tit 'crowded chamber, with all eyes fixed u[ lon the speaker and almost nil hear [ swaved by his words of wisdom and I (power, will seduously guard its recolle 1 tion as one of those precious inciden which, while they constitute the pooty i history, exert a permanent and decisive ii fluence upon the destiny of nations. r And ns our deceuscd colleague, the kindlier affections of the heart to tl. lofty endowments of the mind, and I with almost painful sensibility, the assoc ations of our boyhood, when wo wei school fellows together, wiih all the troi bles and pleasures which bolong to that r lation of life in its narrow world of prep; tion. He rendered.himselfdenr by dispos tion and deportment, and exhibited some those peculiarcharncteristic features whic later in life made him the ornament the social circle, and when study at knowledge of the world had ripened h faculties, endowed him with powers of col, vorsation 1 have not found surpassed [ my intercourse with society, at home t abroad. His conduct and bearing at 111 early period have left an enduring impre sion upon my memory of mental trait which his subsequent course in life devd oped and confirmed, and the eo/nmandio position ond ascendency of tho man we foreshadowed by the standing and inflj ence of the hoy, among the comrades wl surrounded him. Fifty-five years ago v parted—he to prepare for his splendid c reer in the good old land of our nncestoi and I ,o e ncountcr thcharshto,lsjnd t ExK c l:Tl v E ConmiTTEE.-The Execu nteof life in the great forest of hcWel Committee shall transact the business But ere long the report of Jus words a tha gooie Bhall auperin . deeds penetrated those recesses where Qnd f he of th^Re . man industry was painfully butsuccessir ,• ,« j lv contending with the obstacles of natu rls aad ‘ ra “' ons 08 lhe { ma y deen J y 7 , , D , i , opor, and shall designate the time und bnd I found that my early companion td forannual Exbib g iliona> regu | atetbe assuming a position "hie confirmed r n(litu| . e examjne nnd previous anticipations, and which cm* Buob cha rge of the affairs of onlv be attained hv tho rare faculties w 5 •, , , ° . . Sell be was gifted. Since then he “ Soc,et y as best P romole «*«■ gone on irradiating his P ntl ' j They shaft select their own chairman splendor uf his exertions, .11 the \v« d meet Q{ , cnßt once jn every three hemispheie was rig "> 113 E fonths. A majority shall form a quorum and never brighter than when he the transaction of business, dow n in the west without a cloud to | They s|lall ca) , Bpecial meelings of lhe scure his lustre, clear, calm and glonc ciet w | )en and , ybere necessary, in Fortunate in life, he was not less fortuij e j r op i n j on< J in death, for lie died with his fame u g GC . 4. A ' knual Meetings.—The So-: m.mshed, his (acuities unbroken, and Qnnua || y> on Wednesday usefulness unimpaired ; surrounded ycning of February Court, at the Borough weeping friends and regarded with j- Clearfield, where all the officers of the lous so icitgde by a grateful sba |j bee | ected by ba || ot or o t b . whom the messenger that mocks at L,; so f or the ensuing year, and until an and space, told, frpm hour to hour the^ her R , Gctian Xha / Bhall alao hold a gress of Ins disorder and the approao Bnera | meet j ng ut the , irne of , be almua | his fate And beyond all this,, and Exhibition, and special meetings whenev than all this, he died in the fuith ol a a by tbo Execulive Committee, tmn, humble but hopeful, adding an Ten members shall forma quorum for to the roll of eminent men who , e transaction ofbusiness, but no member .searched the gospel ol Jesus, and Toi j arrears shall he entitled to the privileges the word and the will of God, given f , be Sociel v • * reel us while here, and to sustain us | g eo< 5 p AVMENT or DUE3i—Whenev hour of trial when the things of[this L any member gha ,| fail for one whole aro passing away, and the park velt ear (0 p()y b j s nnnim | contributioi) to the death is opening belore us. Society, he shall no longer be considered How ARE the mighty faixen, wi member, but shall forfeit all his tights in yet exclaim when reft of our greatej bo soc j etv nnd j„ tbo p ro p orty thereof, wisest; but they fad to rise aga.nj Sec< 6 . This Constitution may be niter death to life, when such quickening or pended, at the annual meetings in m the mercy of God and m the sm« ebruary> by , a V0(0 of two . thirds of 6 the of tho Redeemer, comes to shed tlt nemberg j n happy influence on this sido, of lhc| Sec> 7 . By Laws. —Any by-laws deem und beyond it. , ed necessary for the government of the ps- Jsocintion, may be proposed by the Execu tive Committee at any pnnual meeting, (o J the Society, wfio shall, adopt, emend or reject the same,,by a vote of n.majority of the present, qs they phall deeiq adyisabi^' Conviction of ajj English 1 The London Times of. the 4th in tains a full report of, the trial o Viscount Frankfort,” indicted i lishing an indecent libel,upon Lpr Lennox. The trial came ofT in t of Queen’s Bench, before the Chit (L&rd Campbell,) and resulted in viction of the noble (?) defend; wasi immediately after renditic verdict sentenced to be imprison Middlesex House Of Correction 1 calender months.' ' ' 1 ] ‘ ! 03rThe democrats of Fjttsl nominated ' Mayor Guthrie fc lion. ..i ■ »>.:•• :■ ‘ ' {KrPnnt9 : tickai ■ ei)’ “breeches of trusti”'-'/• ; : sm, is seVenlytfive dolmre. ! CONSTITUTION Of till 1 Clearfield Co., Agricultural Society. The name of the society shall be the Clearfield Agricultural Society*. The ob jects of this society are to fosternnd im» prove agriculture, horticulture, and the domestic and household 1 arts, and shall be auxiliary to the ‘'Pennsylvania Slate Agri cultural Society.” . ; Sec. 1. The Society shall consist of all such persons, as shall signify to the Ex ecutive Committee their wish to become fmembers, and shall pay to the Treasurer on signing the Constitution of the Society not less than ono dollnr; and annually thereafter, not less than one dollar, and also of honorary and corresponding mem bers. The payment of ten dollars shall constitute a life mefiibership, and exempt the member so contributing from all an nual puyments. Sec. 2. The Officers of the Society shall bo a President, n Vice President from each township in the county, three fourths of whom'shall be practical Agriculturalists or horticulturalists; a Treasurer, a Corres ponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, n Librarian, and an Executive Committee of five members. Sec. 3. Dotiesoftue Officers.— I The President shall have a superinlendance of all the officers of the Society. In case of his death, illness or inability to perform the duties of the office, the Executive Com mittee shall solect a Vice President to act in his stead, who shall have the same pow ler, and perform the same duties as the President, until the next annual election. Vice Presidents.—lt shall be their du ty to take charge of the affairs of the as sociation in their several districts ; to ad vance all its objects, to call upon farmers to report as to the condition of agriculture in their neighborhood ; to ask for informa tion as to the modes of. cultivation adopted by different farmers, and as far as in their power to make known the resources of their districts, the nature of its soil, its good geological character, and all such matters as may interest the farmers of the county. Treasurer.—The Treasurer shall keep hi account of all monies received, and shall inly pay bills when audited and approved iy the Executive Committee; each order or payment must be signed by the Chair nnn of the Executive Committee. Corresponding Secretakv.—The du y of this officer shall bo to invite a cor espondence with nil persons interested in griculture or horticulture, and at each sta id meeting of the Society shall lay such orrespondencc before it. He shall also orrespond with the State Agricultural So icty. r Recording Secretary.—The Record- Jng Secretary shall keep the minutes of the ociety and of the Executive Committee ; jt the close of each year he shall prepare fx publication such parts of the minutes transactions of the Society, as may be esigneted. ' Librarian.— The Librarian shall take barge of all books, pamphlets, &c., be jnging to the Society, and shall act as urator to preserve seeds, impliments, or Whatsoever property the Society may pos- Jss. The library to be kept at one place Sen however to the inspection and read jg of all members, but books not to be 'aned to be carried away from the libra- o^7’’A man should not, put a fence of words around his ideas, because many, who would otherwise giyd him a fuir hear ing, lack resolution to climb qver such si rugged enclosure. - ' OCrlt betrays a greater soul to answer a satire wjth patience rather than with wit ■„ /, ■ is not decent to spend ybtir money; in foolishness, when ydu have debts that ought to be.paid.i : ddwri east Councdm- tell thaChb cdn'ttell when hb tbps ’ote-cold.-" ■ -UAinUu ,ht)Ki •:< ;r A . For the Republican, Messrs. Editors>—\ was present at tIW “I 8 * m ee l' n g of tho “Clearfield Debating t-'tub,” and listened with interest to an el tion^,nt SCUB3 ' on °C following ques “Dae the Indian more cause of com plaint of his treat mcm at tho hands of tho' \yhite man than the negro.” The affirmative argued lu* j at l l? e Ilians had been in effect' robbed of their lands—had, been driven from them by force or compelled to evac-’ uate them by treaties to which they had’ : - assented while under the influence of the intoxicating bowl given them by the White man for the very purpose of getting vhei r assent to a bargain favorable to the whitest 2d. That intemperance and its dire con* sequences had bebn sown among them by the whites. 3d. That unnecessary and unjustifiable wars had been waged against them. That the effect of all these influences combined is to degrade the Indian physi cally, morally, and politically, and that it is rapidly exterminating the rqce. ..This was urged as the ground of the Indian’s complaint. It was denied by the affirmative that the Negro has any just causo ofcbmplnint in asmuch us his situation as a slave in this country was far better than that in which ho was found in Africa. That wherever tho straight Imircd man was found with the wooly-head, the latter were found slaves' to tho former. The offirmajjve attempted ■ to show that the wooly-headed race exists in slavery in fulfillment of Scriptural . prophecy—and that the only portion of the blacks converted to Christianity was the slave in our own country. The negative, while they did not deny all ground of complaint on the part of tho Indian, yet contended that it had been highly exaggerated by the affirmative— that the Indian had been satisfactorily paid for his lands—that his natural disposition' was that of empity to the whites, implaca ble and unrrierciful—that their treachery and wars upon the whites, had compelled our government to adopt this policy of buying their lands and peaceably remov ing them to a home which they hnd pro vided ior them where they can enjoy their own habits and customs unrestrained by tho presence of the whites. The ground of complaint in behalf of the Negro was chiefly based upon his sit uation us a slave. The laws of several of the States sustaining Slavery, were brought forward exhibiting the most atrocious cru elty and wrongs toward the slave.’ The affirmative could not well deny the severi ty of these laws, for the laws themselves were produced by the negative. They only replied contending that these'laws had heen rendered qecessary by the con duct of the Abolitionists. Thus the affir- 1 mative inadvertently aided the negative, lor the Abolitionists beinggeberally whites, the affirmative in attributing these severe laws to them, of course blamed white men for the evil. The evils of slavery were depicted in glowing colors, but I did riot consider the picture too highly colored. The negative who showed that in many of the States the laws regarding the poor blacks were, extremely severe and unjustifiable, depriv ing them, not only of civil rights, but o the means of educating their children. The negative also contended that ther was no nntural inferiority in the negi race, as compared with the whites—tht with the same advantages, the same dr gree of intellect would be developed inte former as the latter. Fred. Douglass Mr. Ward, were brought forward as 0.- nmples. The effect of slavery was pitt ed to be to keep them in utter ignonjce and degradation. The Scripture argument of the nffina tive was completely cupsisedand fe to rise no more during the evening. Thdis [cussion was very interesting to youtpor respondent. and it was encouraging / see a side which almost went begging ft ad vocates when the question was first lopo sed, so nobly end eloquently sustaird by your young men, and yet not one if the regular disputants hasa taintof Ahifion ism about him. They merely lowed what they would and could do forpsake of argument. I would not attrlUe .im proper, motives to the Chairman If deci ding this question in the n(Brmali3-—but for one, i cannot see how he at such a decision from the argurre/- We • were favored with pertinent and loquent j speeches on both sides by gentleCO from abroad. ' " The next question for discussii is pne of vital importance to. all, and fill' very ; soon be a practical one, to be djided by the people. “Ouglu the Main Liq uor Law, or onp similar to be adopts in ra V* This question will be discussed M Friday evening Deb. 31st., at the Acaimyian’d I understood the ptiblic were inlcedtoat- . tend. 1 Yours, SvrXittbiiS- . . ""I _—' ; : I .1 vd -- • The California VicToßV>The'S4fe-'" ramento Stale'Jdurha\hoficlniHedft%Spi f ing victory of the democracy irijalifdrnia, says : _<.