m REPUBLICAN. OpfißKFlEfp, JULY BiA, 1.853. “o~* Democratic Nominations. •»•.. .... ‘ Canal Commissioner, THOS. if, FftRSYTH.of Phllridclphiuqo. vciiv run Auditor General 1 . , ; . E ; PHB>IM BANKS, of M.ilfln coupty, ‘ Surveyor General. J. PORTER.BRA WLEY,of Crawford co. otfltSM&n Thursday lasi, as we had about R^ihcd 1 tetting.the type for this week’s itjhe bpard op which the adyertise* ideate intended for the, inside, were placed, accidentally slipped 6fF the stand, and about three s feOltinirie oftho same were knocked ' VYe have not attempted Jo, pet pP;,fWstdi -jrepjace. tho advertisement? thus broken to pieces in time for the present bUtttber,’hs‘ It would have been impossible po~but \ve. shall have all set jip iypd inserted as soon as possible. ‘ n P°N, 0- E; BARRETT. glad lp learn that the abovd Maned gentleman, has been appointed by PiealdCnt PiEBCE, Commissioner to revise fUA Codify the Revenue laws of the Uni* lid 1 States. 1 The position is one of great elmni. ■; and labor, but .t is nssignea to the hands of,a man ,whoso ability and taAjptry will enable him .to perform the l#tm>witfv«ntire satisfaction to the govern* t'dflirtSFhe appointment of D. \V. Moore, to a Clerkship in the Post Office De. at Washington, 1 wijl no doubt bo to his nuiperous friends in this nntinty. The, Post Master : Genorul Ims ffa* rewarded a fhithful Democrat, and has (ho wishes and expectations of all mttfSds d.f our citizens. Mr. M. ; will con s||Us,!,hia interest in thle Republican, ns tewtofvre. ; : ..bliis a singular tact, that this is the first liM<5 r evor a Democrat of Clearfield honored with an appoint* pMat ;undar, tho General Government.— iharWhigs have, had, two Marshals, and even now a gentleman of that party from is holding a high office under ibis i'&ruellyprdscriplive" Democratic Ad* AnniliratiOo. We trust that hereafter our rnay not bo as much overlooked ~ji% she Haskeen heretofore’ , JAM ELECTION. ' ■ proceedings of. the Democratic Standing Committee on the 4th inst., it will Ifchwisb-that l Saturday the 27th day of has been fifced upon as tjtoday of df tho Democrats at their several istricts. for the purposo of ap olegaies. to represent ■ them in Harrisburg Keystone, came to us a tJduflty-CoDvention-—which Cbnventiop is r •; 6 -.i. .• i .• ■.< a vV few evenings since, with ap article mark tow held in the Court HouS n Clearfield, ~ ~ ,r . . ■, . ~ . r. .. * ed, indicating a. desire that wo should give J»r«fSepl,mtor i, pUce f no i p , p „. ; Th | eauweie y opo lnt tho ID* rtr ;[( P p overt ( ]o jjg nß j ureo j’i Jp[(N( ,p o ; l - c^i i p JU B^ OUt | 0 co | l | lt y W 1 g' vo | l3 and advocates the repeal of the “stato tax ju^ldvatattentionwiW clr xts great ,m. of , hreo mil , B por lon per mile n whicl) P>4 , eaian 9 roa .°f ° ur P 9. ' l >- (|jo writer says, ,“is ncpv imposed on nil ~, fP P®r t o ma e o p ;ever y description transported at*Mmimte*-it .is. only- neeeaaarv that .. . , , „ in , „ .. ... *i over the foad. Alter carefully perusing the people shall neglect; these primary , : • ■ • j , the production, we have come to the con meetings, They are then in danger of , i v ;, wjwo ••jTT:„ j v .i. j • • elusion, that we can without much diffi* being controlled by the designing and in- , .. » - ••• •' •: n , culty or research, find contributions from •«**«*• «fc either moraHy or pbli.ic.Uy, and ■*•«“»* P°>«y mom »n„d, and whteh win.’cannot procure any delegated trim »«“'■* l» >nom taterojng to per reader. A y to pocket a greater amount of'the nomination of'the very best men bt such peeples money, of they already re ' n'-CS'rivetitton. ' !' •''' '• ' ; ' I ceive it liberal share—and that the mass of , V Tfirj dominations jo' bai mado j>y this people not Jn tho [east be bene. . f *C ( are not of the.mselvep very /ited.thdreby. ;'• . ..i . .:iy: jWpprittni; but when taken in connecUon ! does not appear to have been thp ob. ,iw‘itk;Bieifuture;action and welfare of our eedipany’to.jrcducb the prices : juit ; ai ; jmpdr^ht;asi*tlidy' ? iye(. $/?s!!&%s!. *hc-.JpWftsit Wore. toencourago transportation. ;t ' b ®-pf v^ntioE) wjth' the ;cop..exffc.cti.. they.bavo- ei«P endeavoifed' Id' extort; tH■ '' ■’ ] J - v.-fjVhi-- ! i'(! and act as though he fell, that tho interests of the other counties of tfto district had as strong a claim upop his attention as those bfhis own county, apd would always bo regarded as such. IF such a nmn'is nom inated, wo shall have no fear as to tho re sult, let'what will oppose. ;,r\ / , j?oUßjrp of juiy. |3: i,; Tho soventy-'sevepth Anniversary ;ofi tiur National Independence, was appropri-j ptoly observed by the different Satjbafe Schools pf the borough and neighboring! yicinity,’and citizens generally, on Moni| day last, : The different Schools, citizens and mil- 1 itary, convened ut tho M. E. Church, at! 0 o’clock. At half past ten, the .entire as- j semblpjje, escorted bjjr the Regulars,’ up- j de'r command of Capi. njarc.hed | to the beautiful grovo on : the hill; east: of j town, where the table, which was not a; small one, was soon covered ' with evory-j thing pleasing'to bebrilff arid good, to take, j which had been, prepared and brought on tho ground by the ladiesin attendance.—j All.present partook of a sumptuous repast. | After tho cloth had been removed the audience were interested by a very appro priate and most eloquent address, by Capt, Wallace. The Rev. T. P. Hunt, mado a few very appropriate remarks, but soon; wandered from the subject, and spoke at I some length of tho .evil of inte/riperpnee, and endoavored (o give the political parties particular “Jesse” in regard to their course on tho subject.- He recommended as a means of retarding tho onward march of intemperance, that all persons there assem bled, and all lovers of liberty, nnd those in lavor of further extending the . blessings we now enjoy, should unite'and elect to our,next Legislature a temperance man. IJe endeavored to impress upon the minds of tho people, that this was the only way in which tho much desired reformation ever could bo effected. Ho was opposed to uniting with either of the political par ties—but wap in favor effeminating and electing their own men. . Mr. Hauchenbury, then made n few very appropriate "and pleasing remarks, aftor which tho meeting adjourned. Ma ny of the citizens immediately returned to their homes, while others remaihed for a time on. the ground. The Regulars march ed to town end paraded the.streets, making a grand display, and enlivening the scene and, waking ; up the ‘natives’, by firing sev eral volleys of musketry. . •The day was p'easant, arid every thing passed agreeably and to the satisfaction ofj all. . Thus passed the 4th of July 1853 j in and obout CJearfield. . !: ' The day was appropriately observed, we understand, in different parts of the county.’ ; . The Sunday Schools and citizens of CJearfield Bridge and vicinity, had : a cele bration on Tuesday tho sth in commemo jrationof our National Independence, f will wo have nssurapqo that tho yepenl of] the tax which fe at present oxaefed ofj them, tond to promote the prosperity of i the State; and.then we might bo induced j to advocate the measure—believing at the ! spmo ; tifio that wo laboring fer the “greatest of tjio greatest numbCr.’p- Unde? the piWent prtangem&ijt of affairs, there is ho doubt but the Corripariy.nro aft ! forded a most ad mi rabid opportunity of ex j torting from the people', which opportuni ty eagerly embrace—and far be it ] from us to advocate the repeal'of tiro tax lot the present limn. Tub CoubT House,—As we c have trav elled past the Court House in this place, daily, for. some time past, wo have ferent tithes taken a peep at the lightning rod attached thereto, and hnVocome to the conclusion that tho persons having charge of the building, and thoso who freq'uentthe place are certainly, not “afraid of thun der The rod is made fast to,the steeple— the upper ond extending considerably Lnbove it, ond tho lower end layls immedi ately od the roofofthq house—some twen ty-five or thirty feet having beep broken offby some accident or other and destroy ed. According to our way of thinking, this rod, as it now. is, instead of conduct ing tho lightning oft'tho house, is admira bly calculated to conduct it on to ih . The house has been thus exposed for some months. How long it is destinod to re main so wo know not. Perhaps those whose business nnd whose duty it is to at tend to it could inform us. of our furmors state that the fly which .has been making such sad hav oc with tho grain in different parts of the state, has within a short jtirnu past, com irienced its work of destruction upon the wheal crop in some portions of this county. The crops are so far advanced and the time for harvesting so near at hand, it is thought that no serious damngo will be sustained. (ttrlt occurred to us on last Saturday evening 09 we saw one of the “promising youths” of this placo; mounted on horse, racing a cow up and dowrithe public sreet, endeavoring to drive tho horned animal to the stable of the owner, that that \vas not the proper way of doing that business— especially when there are men, women and children crossing the streets ut differ ent places. ATTENTION! DEMOCRATS. The Stouding Committee, at n meeting! convened at Clearfield on the 4th duy ofj July, 1853, made the following orders and arrangements: : , 1. On Saturday, August 27, 1853,he. tween the hours of l and 0, p. m., the Democrats of each Township in thn Coun ty, are to hold their Primary Election, nt the place where the General Election is held, for the purpose of electing delegates to represent their respective townships in the Democratic County Convention, ta bo held in Clearfield on Saturday the 3d day of September, at 1 o’clock P. M. 2. Tho number of Delegates each town, ship is entitled to elect, is as follows: Brady, 4;. Bradford, 4; Lawrence, 4; Morris, 3; Pike, 3; overy other township and borough, 2 delegates.. 4. The following persons are appointed Committeespf Vigilance, in their respective townships,, to superintend and conduct the Primary Elections, im their respective dis tricts, viz:. Bradford—Jacob K. Pierce, James Han pagen, V. B. Holt. ; Beccaria—Dr. G.W. Caldwell, J. W. Wright, John ShofT. ; Bell—K. MehafTay, W. T. Gilbert, H. Breth. Boggs—John E.Shnw, I. L. Barrett, Luke Kylar. Brady—Dr. J. T. Boyer, Jacob Kuntz, Tolbert Dale, . , Burpside—rJohn Cummings, Hugh Gal lagher. Chest—VVm. Tucker, Gilbert Tozer, Andrqw Tozer. , • , Covington—Francis Coudriet. . Decatur—Wm. Hughes, sr., J. M’Clar ren, Esq., Jno. Gearhart, Esq. , Ferguson—Cortes Bell, Thomas Owens, Wm. McCracken. ' Fox—John J. Bundy. : Girard—Henry Hite’, Abraham Kvlar, Joseph Kylar; 7 ' Goshen—A. Leonard, Wm. L. Rishel, Thompson Reed. Huston—Edgar Hoyt, Valentine Hev. ener. ■ ■ 7 ' Jordan—Jacob Gibson, Conrad Baker, F, W. Shoening. ■ Karthaus—Lawrence' Hartleiri, B. I). Hali, Geo. Hecketidom. ' : 1 • ; ■ Lawrence—Samuel Clyde, S. Shaffher, Thomas Dougherty, N. K. : MpMiilleh. Morris—Jacob' Wise, Chester Miihsdn; Jacob Wilhelm. Penn—S. : C. Hepburn, Anthony Hilo, Jonathan Evans;‘Jr. 7 : ' <'■■■'<. - Pike—George B. Dale, Beni; Bloom, jr John I. England. ■■■■"[, 1 ‘Union-TTpeter, Laborde; jr'l, Elias’W. Horn, Dayid tabordo. v ; Woddwdjfd—-Thomas Henderson, John D. Alexahtier. W. H. Henderson. Clearfield Borough-rF. P.Butlqr.M. A.Trarik, ! Thos.J.Alc&uHdiigb. ■ i i,w CurWen4viller-Jit’mos Harvey ; FJißinihg, David Fleming, B. P. Sterling. •: •; o ! ;. JByorderJofStandibgCommittee, : ' ™ W” 1 | !;■; J;: B:;iMcEßX|.i.ys Scb’b;;;' sv"'i p.: I i ■ ■; ■ If.';,-.’ thlii From the Washington Union. The 'Renewal of the Abolitipnlit Agitation. We have, upon a former occasion, pointed out to pur readers the efforts of the northern enetpios of the administration, both white and black, to renew against it the abolitionist agitation; and, we' have shown how the southern whigallies of these pgitations have lent their aid to theqftnck, by a monstrous attempt .to disseminate'at the South the idea that the administration has abandoned, or is capable of abandon* ing, the broad national principles on which it was placed in power. There nre special circiimstances aggravating the criminality of this course of the opposition at this time, which have not yet perhaps been fully brought home to the popular conviction. Heretofore, ndolitionist agitation in this country has been mainly a domnslic affair. As Buch, the people have recognised in it the worst evil in our federal system.,. As such, it has, done all that can in any way be done among ourselves to cramp and re* press our national growth, to foster d hos* tile spirit between different portions of our country, to disturb the prosperity of oil its great material interests, and finally, to break up, in so far ns any madness of guilt can do it, the social, commercial, political, and religious union which makes us one people, and opens before us an august fu ture. Under such convictions—convictions grounded upon.a painful and perilous ex* porienco—the people, in a, majority so weighty as to be worthy of the issuo which created it, resolved in the late presidential canvass, and by their vote ordained, that hencoforth tho sectional agitation should cease, that henceforth the adjustment of it should stand, uhd that the federal govern ment should 710 longer he used as an en gine of war wpon the institutions of one half of the countrij. Now, considering all this os uu affair merely domestic, in which foreign jealousy or hostility takes no part, it is yet plainly no ordinary crime against the American people, their peace npd their dignity, to undertake the reversal, .the de feat, or the evasion qf puch .u popular ver dict. The usual justifications of partisan virulence or extravagance .have in, such a case no application,, fbr the reason that the | whig abolitionists, whom tho Inst canvass, on the showing of their own co-partisans, looked to tho anti-slavery agitation at the North ns their main path to power, were yet in their convention forced so far to suc cumb to the popular feeling and convic tion as to incorporate into their organiz ation the pretence at least of.a full pledge to keep the public pepce on the question of sin very. Bv sp doing, they themselves set upon any future attempt ,tq renew an anti-slavery ugitation the brund of political outlawry, even as ihc' people had before decreed to be nothing less than domestic treason! But during the last few weeks, just at this time when the abolition ossault upon the administration has been showing itself most clearly, a foreign element has come into the case, with a power of evil and peril not before experienced. Wellascer ! taincd facts on the one hand, and, on the other, reports too grave and well sustained to bojightly considered, have combined to indicate a settled purpose on the.part of European powers, through an avowed and coercive abolitionist policy, to assail the ! vital interests of this country, and to strike l a deadly blow at the traditional policy, which, since the time of Mr. Monroe, has sought to shield from foreign interference our national peace, security, nnd growth. The late movement in British Parliament in regard to the police laws of South Car olina ; the British glorification of the au thoress of a novel whoso whole notoriety arises fromits incendiary abolitionism; the open proclamation at Exeter Hall of the existence of an organized society inCanda for the enticement and succor of fugitive slaves, n/id its bold appeal for aid in its work to the people; if not to the authori ties, of England ; the Howden diplomatic correspondence in relotiqn to Cuba, had between Lord Palmerston and the Spanish minister some time since, though iporo re cently developed here; and, finally, the repeated rumors 'which have reached this country, to the effect that an intrigue is on foot, to make; Cuba an abolitionist stronghold, and eventually a barbarian African colony, under the pretext of a great scheme of emancipation p—all these iacts indicatp but to clearly, that foreign powers have already ;begun to rely upon the aid aqd alliance of abolitionist agita tors among us, for the consummation of a policy at war alike with our nationql pros perity* safety, qnd peace.l' In this view, what, is wanting ( io the case pf the men who would now-excite in this country4thi3 -baleful fanaticism, and urge it on to a renewal of sectional aggres sion and;agitation, to malro them tfioy>ub lie enemies of the United States? They are at war with every : capital interest of the country.; 'fhoy aro.at war with, the deliberately-deplored policy and'sentiment of .the people,, They are at, war against the public faith, pledged to stand by the ad justment as a, bar to, further agitation.— And, finally, they are in league with the most insidous form of, foreign aggression upon our interests; and. interference with ourrights! ' , v ! Such, is the position of the men whom :the whiga of the South are now aiding in a •futile and hopbless effort ; for nothing is moredear than that events now apparent ly soon coming to light will expose ere long to the people of the South this: com bination in its true colors, and then,' as tlifi history of the late canvass shows! its: doom is sealed. : So: long as the policy of this administration Shall 1 be sustained by the country, so long will the public f?itn be sternly kbpt. That faith is pledged against a renevdMof the ahti-slavoryi agitation.— .So longTrs this administration issustajned by- fhe people! the policy which protects out Rights, our; safety, ! ahd 6hr interests ph. th.is continent from foreign invasion or infor/erefice, will be to the last; vindicated and 'roslptm’ned/ At no point, and upoft no occasion, is the ,npqintainance of (hat policy of more vital concernment that .whop such foreign aggression puts on the chape of on abolitionist propagandists In suob a shape it must arouse against it from }he start not only tho whole poweroCjihegov ernment, but the wfcoje patriotism! wine' country.—-In such a; tnodajof foreign as-, saultjipon us, whether'it Ifinds its centre of action in Cuba or in Cahddu,th<|£louth will see the death-blow to its safety, tho North will see tho most fatal 'stab at its growth and prosperity, and the whole country will behold the most .dangerous and-the most .insolent of all attacks Upon our commercial interests, our peaceful re lations, our established, policy, and our territorial rights. • k ' FUGITIVE SLAVES IN CANADA. ’ It may not be generally known that there exists in Canada an organized and active association for thd encouragement and re lief of such fugitive slaves as may be able to escop into the British provinces. The objects ofthis nssbciationnre fully disclos ed in an account of a late meeting held in London, of which we give the particulars below. It will be observed that a direct inducement is held out by this association to slaves to s’make 5 ’make their way to .Canada; and if the statement of Mr. Ward, as to the numbers which annually find their way therejbe near the truth, the induce ment is effective. It will be observed, also, that the objects of this association meet with a cordial sympathy amongst the no bility of England, and that material aid is readily granted to carry it forward. ■ We cannot see how Great Britain can hope to maintain those fraternal relations with our government which ought to exist, when she countenances such interferences with our institutions. We have called attention with earnestness .to the evidences of her disposition to draw around us a lino of free black governments by procuring the eman cipation of slaves on tho islands adjacent to'.us, tind now we see ' evidence of the same’spirit in the readiness with which means are furnished to induce a concen tration of- True.blacks on our nothern bor ders. But, without indulging in further comment, we call attention to tho proceed ings of tho meeting in London : “Fuoitivk slaves inCanada. —A pre liminary meeting of gentlemen interested in the welfare of the fugitive slaves in Can ada was held on Tuesday, afternoon, the 7th instant, at Radley’s Hqtel, Bridge street; Blackfriars. The Earl of Shaftes bury presided. There were present Messrs. Robert Forster, Spicer, Hronan Fisher, VVilliam Tylef, L. A. Chamerovzow, Rev. J; James, J. C. Galloway, and Rev. James Sherman. ‘•The Rev. R. S. Ward, dejggate from the Anti-Slavery Society of. Canuda, made a very interesting statement of the condi tion of the fugitive slaves who'have escap ed to, Canada. Tho number escaping every yedr was not less than thlreo thous and, and is constantly increasing. Tho majority arrive at various points on a fron tier of seven hundred miles, almost desti tute of clothing nnd of the necessaries oi lifo. The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada affords them temporary relief qntii they procure work, which they usually do wjth in a week, there being no case on record in which,except in tho caseof sickness, re lief bad to be extended beyond a period of six days after their arrival. In conse quence, however, of the heavy claims of this nature upon the limited means of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada, the com mittee had delegated Mr. Ward to cornO to England to raise d fund, the interest of which might be devoted to this special pur pose. ' Tfye Eral of Shaftesbury expressed his sympathy with the object of Mr. Ward’s mission, and a commission was appointed under his lordship to promote it. It wns determined to hold a public meeting ut the Freemason’s tavern, at an early day, to afford Mr. Warden opportunity of making a public statement as to the condi tion of the fugitive slaves in Canada. The Earl of Shaftesbury having consented to preside on the occasion, a sub-committee wns appointed Jo make the necessary nr rangements. Several subscriptions were then announced; and, after thanks to the noble chairman, the meeting separated.” OCrTho Tttscarora Register, published at Mifflin, Pa., in speaking of our next Gubernatorial candidate, and the course so far pursued by the present incumbent, Gov. Bigleb, speaks as follows: “Wo unhesitatingly say that the course pursued by him since ho entored upon the: duties of the present term eminently enti tle him to another term.. He has discharg ed tho responsible duties attached to the office of Governor of Pennsylvania, with fidelity and given general satisfaction to the great Democratic party, of which tie is prominent member. ,Ho has always been an able and fearless champion of the poor man’s rights; for a number of years ho has been afloat upon, the tempestous sea of political life. His voice was ever heard on the side pf the; oppressed: ever ready to support the cause of the people against the grasping.ambition of the reckless dem. agogues .w^q,would steep their country* in ruin for the ?ako of power or gain.: The Democracy of the Keystone State will not hesitato to give their support to her!talent ed .and worthy 399. . The New Mexican Tabiff.— The New Orleans Picayune says' thdt the 1 publics! tion of the new Mexican tariff has blefen prohibited at Vera Cruz, arid jt is believed the duties will be still further-changed ; in some instances lowered. • • ’ ’ 11 M : (ttrlt is Baid that Pueen Victoria 'de clined to receive Mra.Stowe/aridexpress ed her surprise; that Lord Johnßusscll, Palmerston, and ot he r mofribe rs of the gov ernmebt'attended per party' at Stafford ■House! 1 : ’ Coppor orb has been'discovered in Johnstown county H’. C. This is the'first wciiqla ; qf ths||rtte; ! ; . ■ ! aoust WI . Sunday School of Moiipt Joy iriet 4 at the Mount Joy School House, on the 24* flay of July, to celebrate our National 10. .dependence- The following were appoint ed officers oftbe day: ! Presidents-WILLIAM WALLACE, . Vice Presidents.—William Ogden, John ShaW. ■ i Secretary—Peter A. Young. Committee—Oliver Conklin, p, Owens, Mathew Ogden, Zacharias Ogden, Nelson Thompson, J. W, Wallace, , • ! The exercises of the day were com*, menced by singing and prayer, odd ah; address to the Sunday School by the Rev.. Samuel Creighton. The Declaration of Independence was then rCad by J. B. Shaw, after which the dinner was prepared, and a largo pumber of people,paitopk thereof. - The meeting. then called ( to .order by the President, eind'iiV dddrpss 'delivered by Mr.'John Owens, jK, who was followed, by Mr. 1 Nathaniel RiShel; With the follow, itigaddress: • : ■'■'/ Fkuow C|Tfzarts 1 : ftyv. olution’ forms an epoch ,in the history of the .world.lt stands prominent as on'e'of, the most important, riot only in tho imrtie-. diate consequences' Which rosujted'jfroni it, but in tho continued influences it is' des.‘ lined to exert,upon the destinies.of the' world through all coming tjme, 1 " i ‘; ; It opened p new era in the . scienceof ‘ government, rind, like Ifieadventof, the, ' Christian religion,jf'j'estabh'shed a '.pew' dispensation.';, ' ii; '^ Our country was baptized with the and consecrated by 'the prayers of the Pill grims. It has been tlie asylum •of thp-' persecuted of nil. nations.- ; ‘ First came the, Pjlgririjs.'who,' ip. the', language of their covenant, ‘‘fled from'; their native (and, and Homes,‘and rela*.; tives, for the glory ofGod.nnd the vation of tho Christian religion.”‘ ~T l Hen came tho pioiis, Hugenots, of France, es caping also from a persecution which'had literally made the moiintuiris deserti arid the vales, to ro,n with blood. , , , These r aro the founders of our country —the ancestry to which we look back’with a feeling of exultant pride, i Soon ciimc tjio time' of fiery' trial, npd ' severe tribulation; the ceaseless watch;, the bouse of God begirt with sentinels-and filled with arnied worshipers; the night , attack by tfye ruthless savage upon the , frontier settlement J the burning dwellings j tho murdered infant, slain in its mother’s arms; the bleeding father scalped,, and trodden underfoot ere the warm spirit has, departed ; the feebio women; led captive 1 and driven away, and, when nature could no longer suffering, torture and death; the stout resistance; the fearful vengeance and final triumph. These,and ’ n thousand other trials were the portion of those who laid the early foundations of the institutions, whose blessings are now ours. No sooner was the.savage foe subdued —driven back from river odd mountains $ no sooner did those selT-sacrificing' men ’, begin to enjoy the fruits and reap tito re wards of their toil and suffering, than they became an object of jealousy and’envy to the mother country! England, led by a narrow policy, no sooner saw the colonists in a situation ,to defend and provide for themselves, than she resolved,to impose taxes and assessments for the benefit of the Home Government, at the samo timo de nying them a sharp in the enactment of those laws by which they were to be taxed. These unjust imports and tyrannical meas ures met, at the outset, with strong and determined opposition, restrained though it was by a habitual reverence tp the ma jesty, of the King and Parliament pf Great Britain. But, as the oppression .increased, and the hand of tyranny became more eroneous, the elastic spirits of the colonists, though bowed down for the moment, re coiled with terrific force upon the oppress ors. The measures adopted by the min istry of England to subdue the rising spirit of discontent, was but so much fuel to the volcano which was sqon to shake Npw England to its centre, and whose premon itions of the cataslrophe were felt through, out the colonies. But it was at the battle of Lexingtoii that, it burst forth in all its fury, with a glare that illuminated rpck, hill and dale, forest and prairie, and with a shock that was fejt throughout Christendom. . , ! The Battle of Lexington is the .first .act in the opening drama—the first of the. “Daring Peeds'” achieved by our revolu tionary fathers. It gavo earnest to the! spirit with which they entered the.fearful, struggle,, and of the final triumph which! crowned their heroic efforts, after vearp of toil, danger and blood,. Familiar 99 house hold words though the evonts of the Revo-! lulion are, we hope the, lime will never come, when they will cease to bo of deep, and absorbing interest to every American freeman when their recital.;will cease' to make the bosom of every patriot glow with renewed emotion,' r , Then followed tho trials and sufferings pf the Seven' Years* War. Men accus to the implements of agriculture and the mechanic arts sbized the sword ond fho musket, ehd .went forth to’ bailie.' for the! right! TJiehabill|t).et]i|p.of the citizen were exchanged for the covering of the! soldier; map left hi si hejne and;his happy fireside for the tented field, thecampofwar!'' ftho instruments of peace were wrought! jinto instruments ofdeath,andthe patriot march ed forth to meet the oppressor with a firm rpsplye, to.conquer or ,dio. The farewell waosaifl, anfphe Idst.offerihg made altar, of donjiestic.jafiectidbs. , ' ' PphipvemeptofD^rcpootjyJa'inaepehdpnce spirit, of our fathers. Thefire whioh had been Kindled 'hnA Bunkefjplill coptipued'its course, Btirnimr PP a s^. over t P Q .' I PP'!.;; ft’sp’ed'Hk^a w(nd. l ‘ It f 1 mw B^lfh^ i Bn,d,.eped itb light ! a(ar : <)fr-|^h