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Poitroa«t«i* neeleotlmto whom lbF jbooom* inbioribon, »nd are H 1 " 10 lor v fepapari.no* o«.M«* maiUh.oapboat lb. count, I ro « of po«tAie. ——^—= For tho Clenrfiold Republican. . -WORK FOR THE KNOCKERS. ■' ■ Ib it not strange, that almost every doe -trine, no difference how absurd and full of 1 Sophistry it, may be , always finds ■lies, and those who are willing to sacn ,£ce almost every interest in its support. *We eeo this position established beyond*! .fflisputo in the attachment the Mahometans .and Pagans have to their false religions. ;» ut why need wo go to those nalions who 'lave no gospel light, and who are sunken , ■,flleep into idolatry and superstition for proof hat men nro more zealous in the propaga tion of false opinions, than they are m llight ones? Wo have examples nearer Home, with shame it must be confessed, l ' Which aro worse in their nature than those I found in the dark and benighted ands oi f' Jieathenism. I mean the so called spiritu- turn* Cow*. iito'ft. utrc I uin* iPat>. path M&i al manifestations. Of all errors ever pro pagated by Voltaire, Hume, Gibbon, Paine, nnd the whole infidel hosi, with Lucifer at ,iiheir head, these are tho most direful, it , flully- carried out. All other systems of i infidelity have been exploded, and their put to shame and confusion. Re %irion has stood firm, against all the artd ' io-v that the TSgions of darkness could ' produce. The enemy has seen this, and’ In his rage, I had almost said has come Jiimself in the name of the departed io deceive the world. But bo this L; t may, I consider this delusive phantom ane of the most impious blasphcmys ever Invented. It'has already drove many of .•*3 votaries raving maniacs to the Lunatic Iftsylum ; and it is preparing many more! '' Jbr that doleful habitation. But if the evil here, it would be corrigible; us dire effects would bo allevinted by death ; tout this is not tho case. It is n deadly IJane, the effects or which will be felt be ’ iond the shores of ertrth. It will inevita bly plunge its 'votaries into the vortex of |n endless ruin, for they have an opportu '.jjitv of acquiring light und knowicoge.but JfiV, e v shut their eyes against the light, «nd follow after vain delusive phantoms, leir punishment will be just. Probably some may suppose that my as rtions are uncharitable. But let me say such, I 'am not like the man who saw s'wifo in the fire, but loved her so ten ■rly he could not help her out. Iho util should always be spoken, although »rhaps it may not be pleasing to some as falsehood. Again, every one knows that fn desperate diseases, sometimes desperate ftienns are necessary. Who is there that *ould remain silent, or rebuke another lor i - ipcakin"- what every one should know to toe the truth, when he sees the deleterious effects these false opinions have upon so ciety 7 llellect for one moment, parents taking their children to those circles until their minds become as 1 it were completely subdued—then giving them into thepower Of Satan, to convey his news to earth, and , jJrobngate his diabolical principles among Unkind, and probably the next place you Rear of them, is in tho mad house. Ibis, fa too shocking an idea to dwell on. Say | Parents, why will you sacnficc your chi ■ ,oreh on on L altar worse than that of Mo • feck 1 You not only become the destroy ■lts of their bodies, but also of their souls. '%Vlmt do You expect to gain, by mnking out of your children ? or what; Save yomgaincd bv all the intelligence you avc ever mceived through these mediums'! lave they ever brought ono soul to repen iltonco'? Have they revealedany thing which Pfiod -had neglected to reveal in his holy ,%ord ? Have they pro»ched any other ■ ‘ifbspel than that which is taught in the j Jjripliiresl If they have that awfulon yfjhema, pronounced m tho word of God, %ill’ fall upon them! ■ tfi I intertd 16 try to elucidate some of tho lifaturesoftms doctrine, as taught by its ■ 'Sfttvoente 0 . I firmlv believe that all that I necessary to explode it, is to bring its i Watures to the light, and see it as it really ! .'w It undoubtedly worthy the attention 'i fabler ■hens than mine; but as no other * has/l presume to enter into an inves ' Ration of it, and hope the thinking par of Ifammunity Will not look Upon it as out of fence' if I eivd, my opinions on this sud- E I Will ■ foV the present, at all events, Eaive the'BoVdral hypothetical opinions Biat thferh’hte • dpoiit this .phenomena, (or lie ,pleiSlife of! mpeting thenv upon their IvnUilind: Again, I will admit Tor tho : ike ofcirgiimek that,there 1 is sbmething ftper natural iti'those manifestations. But Sen, admitting bis, ! there must be strong ftproof adduced,than any I have everseen j|> ih.i* • j ll ■ . n \x , : : '-‘ ' '*' | > 1 -' A WEEKLY PAPER- DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MORALITY, AND FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INTLLLIG ENC^. Volume 4, merly done is inadequate for tho end for] which it was intended, and lias been fore cd to apply to the more powerful means ot human agency ? Indeed! Mv 2nd objection is, that their actions are too ridiculous for a man who has three grains of common sense. Let me inquire, what would you think of men who would E o about rocking cradles, thumping on ta bles, &c ! Would you not say they had I better bo in the mad house ? And yot there are men even in this country who arc sil lv enough to believe that this, and it it were possible, worse than this, is tho em ployment of the immortal mind after it is , liberated from earth. Again, according to tho doctnno of this system the soul cannot undergo any change; or in other words, it retains the same distinctive features after death as tho different tribes did from which it sprung. They tell us of the wild and romantic deeds of individuals, while under the in fluence of Indian spirits, some of whom would strip themselves naked, and run wild to the woods, &c. But why dwell upon this point? The individual who be lieves this to be the employment of saints, is worse than an infidel. Annin, one more feature and I conclude. Let it not be counted sacrilege, sn,ys an ad vocate of this docline, if we sav that the commencement of the Christian era, was not a greater event than the commence, ment of these spiritual manifestations in'.he nineteenth century. This is 100 bold a piece of blasphemy, to need any comment. 1 ALVA. HORSE THIEF CAIMT. On last Friday a man named Robert Stoops, residing near Punxsutawney, Jef ferson county, was apprehended in George ville, this county, on a charge of stouling a horse from Mr. Abraham Pierce, near Plumville, some 14 miles north of this borough. Stoops had taken the horse to Westmorland county and sold him to a Mr. Kull, an inn-keeper at Harycv s hive Points He remained at Mr. K s several days when he left under pretence of visit ing some relatives who resided near by.— This was on Monday last, 11th mst. b j s ne phew, of this coun in conversation, gave them to understand who rcs id os a few miles from the that if they had given him timo to make I Meeting House, his arrest known'in Ins neighborhood, Thd hermit is upwards of 80 yoars of they might had some difficulty in detaining af , c> 0 f stout, muscular frame,and remark hira a prisoner. 0 a ble for his strength. His hair and beard Thus three stolen horses have been dogcend t 0 b ; 8 waist, and neither have felt rather mysteriously discovered. l hlBar ' tbo comb nor razor for half a century.— rest may lead to the breaking up of a band His flesh is rough and husky, and a of horso thieves that have lor a number ot slranger tol h o purification of water. His vears been committing depredations along c | otb j ng consists of a blanket thrown over the mountain district of Western Pennsyl- h . g “ bou | derg and tied round his waist, dc vania. Much credit |s due to the gentle- scend i n g nearly to his feet. His feet in men for the manner in which they con- co j d weatber ft re wrapped in rags. His ducted the affair throughout. — Indadtfg. vo j co j 3 hollow and sepulchral. Ho con , verses freely and cheerfully with visitors, when thoy deport themselves respectfully, otherwise ho has very little to say, and seems to shun those who regard him as merely an object of curiosity. IPs neigh bors send him many or tho necessaries ot life, and he receives their favors without manifesting any gratitude, or trpubling hitnself to return thanks for their krad ons. It is said, in tho neighborhood, that the reason of his leading the life of a re cluse, was, that he was crossed in love , since which timo he has not beheld the faco of woman with pleasure, and even sent from him his own sister, who former |y shared his domicil with him. His sis ter was older than himself, and Jived to the advanced ago of 02 years. She died a week or two ago. It is thought that tho change in the old man’s manner of living will shorten his days, as he'seenis much averse to 'sbciety in his now home. ’ . Cecil (Md.) Dem. A Young Compositoh.— On one of the Ferry boats yesterday two gentlemen were talkin'* about the trial trip of the Ericsson, when a little fellow who had been liken ing attentively, remarked that she had al ready been oh.two trial trips, and ho sup posed she had now gone on a voyage - There was Something so engaging in the manners of the child that one of the gen tleman drew him :put,an the: subject of the caloric engine, and fotlnd hihn hot only to be familiar with ita &meral ■ but capable of conveying to f )" o^f ra n cl^ idea of its plan: ; His remaVkab o intelh ’ enco and diminutive stature'led the gen tleman to question him closely.and, U op neared' that he was exactly eight years himself by setting typo. S “asli was 1600 cm? a day, and he Sid that wheii'lie chosehe it'by' ad’cToik ih tho afteVnbop. He shoW ed himself to be perfectly fatjuhar With all tho techhicalitids Pf. his tradennd, take l hifn ! nltbgethef hb’is’an'edf the .most extra brdinary ‘Wp havd 6yer Clearfield, Pa., March 11, 1853- Potatoes for Late Use. Among the many inconveniences atten ding the keeping of potatoes for late use, it is to be enumerated, as perhaps tho most troublesbme, their tendency to sprout. When vegetation has once commenced, a very rapid determination in the eating qualities of the vegetable is immediately apparent. The potato withers', becomes shriveled, and when boiled, or otherwise prepared (ortho table, is found to be clam mv, devoid of its usual taste, and indiges tible. In her operations, Nature requires the assistance of precisely the same prin ciples to perfect the process or vegetation, which are essential to confer value on the root for eating purposos. Sprouting them, or rubbing out the eyes early in the spring, and keeping the roots perfectly secluded from light and warmth is perhaps tho most effectual method of preserving them. But where this cannot be done, suffering them to remain immersed in a solution of am monia and water —one ounco liqyid am monia to a pint of water —for four or five days, will effectually prevent the sprouting and add to the mealiness of tho vegetable. Where roots are wanted for sea voyages, or for transportation, this method is per haps preferable to all others, principally from its entire efficiency. Its cheapness is a consideration. After the immersion the potatoes require to be spread on a dry floor, and completely freed from all adher ing moisture; they may then be placed in the cellar or stored in on out-house, and will keep perfectly sound and hard, and in the retention of all their more vnluablc ; eatin" qualities, for six, eight, or ten months. The same effect may also be , produced bv immersion in a solution of common sait and water, taking care to make the solution very strong, and to re move, by subsequent washing, the whole of the salt. This requires time, and re peated changes ol water, and on tho whole is more expensive than the other. Some scald their potatoes. This, how ever, generallv stops tho sprouting pro pensity. If, indeed, tho potatoes, be placed in a tub with many holes in the bottom, and the top covered over with a coarse rug, the effusion of boiling water will certainly destroy the germinative in stinct without materially injuring the roots for keeping. The wntcr passes off rapM ly, and the hot steam intercepted by the covering cloth, soon robs the eyes ortheir life without cooking the The cloth should remain on but a few minutes, and cold water should then bo dashed over them until they are cool. They should then be dried, and put in a dark, cool place till wanted. Germantown Telegraph. gains, fi'iepdsi, i^dve tries'jiKein. : :j!l . a , V.l « DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. lljuiribbuhg, March 1, 1853. The Democratic State Convention of Pennsylvania to nominate candidates foi the office of Canal Commissioner, Auditor General, and Surveyor General of the State, assembled to-day at 12 o’clock, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, pursuant to the cal! of the State Commit tee. The attendance of delegates was very full, and the strong interests felt by the friends of the rival candidates, especially for the officoof Canal Commissioner, caus ed much excitement to prevail. The Convention was called to order nt 12 o’clock, amid much noise and tumult, by Mr. Wise, who moved that Mr. Arnold Plumer, of Venango, take the Chair. Mr. Wise put the question amid cries of “order,” “order,” and great confusion. Mr. Farley, of Schuylkill, moved to amend the motion, and that the Hon. J. Cessna, of Bedford take the Chair. Tho utmost confusion prevailed for some time, and both Mr. Plumcr and Mr. Cessna were conducted by their friends to the Speaker’s Chair. Mr. Cessna, after a lime, and when or der had in some measure been restored, expressed his regret nt the scene which had been enacted, and besought all to act with calmness and decorum. To settle the difficulty ns to the choice ot a Chnir man, ho proposed the appointment of tel lers to count the votes. This motion was put and agreed to, nnd tellers then having been appointed, the vote for n temporary chairman was again tnkerf, and resulted in Mr. Plumer receiv ing 00 votes, and Mr. Cessna 04 votes. 5 Mr. Plumer thereupon took tho chair, and, in a brief speech, thanked the dele gates for the compliment conferred, at the same time alluding to the important duties the Convention had assembled to perform, and trusting that no excited feelings might be aroused to mar their harmonious uc tion. „ . „ A committee of one from each Congres sional district was then on motion appoint ed to report officers for tho permanent or ganization of the Convention. Tho Convention then ndjourned until threo o’clock. Afternoon Sf-ssion. —The Convention re-assembled at 3 o’clock, when the Hon. J. M, l’orter, of Northampton co., chair man of the committee appointed to select officers for the permanent organization of the convention reported that they had se lected Wm.'L. Hirst of Philadelphia as President. The committee also reported the nnmes of some twenty gentlemen as Vice Presidents, and five Secretaries. The officers appointed by the commit tee were then unanimously approved by the convention, and the President (Mi. Hirst) being conducted to the chair, ad dressed the convention in a brief speech of thanks, alluding also to tho many hap pv and gratifying circumctanecs under which they had assembled,and which had in a great measure resulted from the bold and independent position taken and main tained.hv the Democracy of tho country in the late National contest. The list of delegates was then called)" and the credentials or the delegations front the several counties submitted. In a num ber of cases substitutes appeared and were admitted. The matter of the contested seats was then taken up, but ono only—that of the contesting delegates from Montour and Columbia counties—occupied any consid erable time. Tho question of the admission ol the Representative delegate from the counties of Montour and Columbia being before the convention. Mr. Valentine Best, of Montour, advo cated his right to his seat, and discussed with much minuteness the circumstances attending his appointment, and the shad ow of a claim, only, that was set up by his contestant. j Mr. John Dean, of Columbia, [the con -1 testing delegate] replied at length, i Some further discussion followed, ana the Convention finally decided to admit neither, first by rejecting by a largo vote the claim of Mr. Best, and then refusing the seat to Mr. Dean. The Convention being then fully organ ized, it was moved to proceed to tho nom ination of candidates for»he offices of Can al Commissioner, Auditor General, nnd Surveyor General, taking first the office of Canal Commissioner. The motion was agreed to, and the names of some ten or twelve gentlemen were then placed 8h general nomination for the office of Canal Commissioner. The Convention then'procceded to bal lot for a candidate for Canal Commission er, and the votes being counted, the result of tho first ballot was announced as fol lows •***”* Thomas Forsyth, of Philadelphia, 31 Henry S. Mott, of Pike county , -22 VV. S. Morrisson,of Montgomery* 22 _—Feather,— — 11 Joel B. Banner, of York, ' 9 and the remaining votes scattered among some seven or eight candidates. , There being no choice,-the Convention proceeded to n-second ballot, which 1 , ns al- , Its tha kaohiabtegoent do. wli hna°coiumn°3 mo'ntht'd UO ■ >l's?''s SS& 4 Jo % . do IS month*. 100 Ido „ JS 0 Sub 8 do 8 month*. 400 1 colnmn 8 month*. ,^OO do 6 month*. 5 $Q|l ll 10 —■ Feather, 8 6 8 0 Aftor third ballot, the name of Mr. Danner, was withdrawn from tho list ot , candidates. After the 4th ballot an adjournment was moved and very strongly urged, but was disagreed to, , , . The result of the sth ballot being an nounced, and there still being no choice, an adjournment was again moved. I Some debate uroso upon the motion and it was finally agreed to adjourn until 7 | o’clock. The Convention then adjourned. Evening Session. —The Convention again re-assembled at 7 o’clock, when the balloting for a candidate for Canal Com missioner was resumed, and the sixth ballot being taken, resulted as follows : Thomas Forsyth, of Phil’u., 81 Henry S. Molt, of Pike, 46 Nicholson, 4 Mr. Forsyth was thereupon declared du ly nominated as the candidate the Democratic party for the office of Canal Commissioner. The nomination of Mr. Forsyth wus then unanimously ratified by the convon j The nomination of n candidate for Auditor General being next in order. . Mr. Long nominated the Hon. Ephraim Banks, the present incumbent, and moved that the nomination be inado unanimously. The motion was agreed to by acclama tion, and Mr Banks was announced as the nominee of the convention for the office ol Auditor General. , The Convention then proceeded to tne nomination of candidates for Surveyor General. Several gentlemen were placed on nom iuntion. , , The Convention then proceeded to ballot, when two ballots wero had as fol lows I’. Brawley, VVm. S. Garvin, . Klets, G. F. Mason, Tho Hon. J. Porter Brawley, the pres ent incumbent of the office of Surveyor General, having, on the second ballot, re ceived a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly nominated for that oi fice, and the nomination was ratified by a unnnimous vote. The President then, in pursuance ot a motion by the Hon. A. H. Reeder, ol Northampton, appointed a committee o I seventeen, of which Mr. Keener is chair- I man, to report a series of resolutions ej- Ipressive of the views and sentiments or the ; Convention. | The convention then adjourned un d j 10 o'clock to-morrow. 1 iAHitisnM’.f-, March 2, 1853. Resolutions. — Mr. Reeder, from th' CommiUee on Resolutions, made the fol lowing report. Resolved, That the great and wonder ful progress of our Republic in wealth, in power, in political and civil enlightenment, in population, in territory, in all that can develop the energies and promote the hup piness of man—exceeding as it does all parallel in the history of the world—estab lishing by mountains of evidence, mans ability to govern , himself —alarming the absolutionists of the world and menacing to overthrow and destroy, by the mere moral power of this grand display, institu tions which Itavo withstood all the vicissi tudes of centuries, and shadowing forth a national destiny, which the wildest im agination can scarcely conceive, is calcu lated in its grand sublimity to fill us with pride and confidence in the permanency ot our institutions, and in the Democratic principles which have given them all their value and their power. Resolved, That the late victories aclue ved by the Democratic party or the State nnd the Union, resulting as they dm, not onlv in the defeat but also in the annihila tion' of the political organization opposed tons, have given the mpst cheering and encouraging conviction 0 r the fundamental truth and purity of the principles which form at once the basis and strength of our creed ; and fill us with glad as.su ranee'thpi the nominations here mnde, will be recei ved und treated with the same fidelity and support as those which vyerp'mado the ral lying pbint lti thb enritest' which.produced so glorious a'resmt. l' -U- *i , lit - and position of our governnieht'm.'rylahon ta ttyo lions 6f -b ecornin'l vigilance timl'care overpur own safety, require at our hands a prolubit.on of all futuro Europeari qpou. thp American continent! Resolved, That we take pleasure in.ejc pressing - the gratification; we .Toe} > tfio hi