FOUR DAYS lATER FROM EUROPE. ABRIFAL OF TOR FRANKLIN. The Russian Fleet, about to give Battle to the Baltic;Fleet — New Propositions front AuStifia-i-Rumorcd Safely of the “Oitnof Glasgow"— Chiton Unchang ed—Flour Higher. New York, Muy 22.“-The steamship Franklin, Captain Wothen, from Havre and Southampton, May loth, arrived at this Jjfotaf.’tibbut noon. Sho brings Lon- London dates to tho 10th, and Liverpool to the Oth, having made tho passage in 11 days’end it) hours. The Hermann arrived off Cowes at midnight on theoth ir.st. The steamship America readied Liver pool on the 6th insti. * There is "nothirig of any importance eiliier from the Danubo or Black Sea. SiroiAND.—tt was understood that Lord Elgin was charged with a special commu nication from the English Government to the President of the United States. in the House of Commons on the Bth, ths Chancellor of Exchequer brought frrai.hia financial measures, the fresh sum which Mr. Gladstone has to raise for the ptmtoae of tho war was stated to be£6,- 850,000, and It was proposed to provide lhs money by continuing the double in come tax to the end of the war, by aug meqtjng ihe duty on spirits, Is. per gallon in Scotland, and Bd. por gallon in Ireland, by,putting off the fail upon the duty on Sugar;, which would otherwise come into operation on the sth of July, and by in crqqsing the Malt duty from2s 9d to4s. per quarter. The “ Grapeshot ” Humbug. —The London Times^ of the 10th has tho follow in B ! . \ “According to--the advices received by the America, the clipper ship Grapeshot, reported to have captured a French vessel in the Channel, was lying on tho 15th ult, at the.mouth of the Mississippi River. The following is a copy of a telegraph ic despatch put on board the Franklin as she was leaving Cowes, by J. R. Creskey, U. S. Consul at Southampton, who received it from Messrs. Richardson & Bros. Liver pool. I “10.30 A. M—Tho following is a tele graphic answer from Cork—“Onlyto-dny saw Captain of Baldaur. April 21, lot. 45 80, long 82 54, two miles distant ob served a Bteamer, hull and funnel black, inside drab, paddle boxes yellow, foremast, foretopsail yard: nothing on mainmast, great beam, strong list to port—no people —no smoke—hading north—Altered to- Wards Baldaur, steered there, saw biscuits and boxes, when observed that a bark was alongside which steered southwards. If no other steamer is missing, we think this iathe City of Glasgow. It was a likely placo making from tho ice to the Azores, the masts and spars like ly used for firewood, and the barque steer ing for the Azores, as the steamer being then fifty days out would be short of pro visions. v The spot is only about 400 miles from (lw? Azores, and due South was the courso. We are telegraphing for further informa tion. On consideration, wo think all or nearly all are saved. ItAi,y.— Rome, April 30.—The state of the Pope’s health is still very unsatisfac tory. E(is chest is considered to be affect ed, And the enormous enlargement of his portion reveals a dropsical tendency, which Ist qot likely to be much improved by the blebding and Sangrado style of treatment here. Fbos? finj Seat of War.— A telegraph ic despatch from Stockholm, says that the . sth of May a Russian fleet was seen com ing.out of Helsingfors, and that Admiral , Napier immediately signalized the allied fleets to preparb for sea. jV camp of one hundred thousand men |s.(d be formed near St. Omars partly as a demonstration against Prussia, and partly to tttrow troops fromlhenco into the Baltic when necessary. Austria has presented fresh terms to ~Ruqsia, which, if declined, will cause her JO join England and France in opposition to th&’Czar. Tqc Russianshave evacuated Krakova. Fuller details of tho bombardment of Odessa had been received, The Russian yeirsipa, studiously omits ait the unfavor able features, such as the blowing up of ~ the magazine and the capture of the ships. The Russian commander states the affuir P 0 the part of the Russians as a brilliant (e ut'.pf arms, and odds (hat decorations had been bestowed upon the several offi cers who distinguished themselves in the action. The Russians acknowledge four : killed and 64 wounded, but credible letters frbm some of the inhabitants state that 800 were killed, 300 seriously, and 800 slightly wounded. • Tpe Laths Sub marine Tele graph.]—Constantinople, April 30. Admiral Boyer arrived here yesterday. > After the bombardment at Odessa the united fleets left to cruiso before Sebnsto? pol. The Canshee, which has arrived from Varna, brings no news. 'A rupnor is current at Galata that tho bombardment of Sebastopol began on .the 28ih,the statement requires confirmation. : Thedespatch between tho French cm hdssador, General Baraguay dlHilliers and ’the Porto, .respecting the contemplated ox- j pulsion of certain Greeks'; has been nd,' ■■jusled, and Qeschid Pucha has made ex- 1 cuces, ■> ■ | • aA' party ,of the troops in tho camp liayder Fuslid have received marching or dorafor Adrionople. . ‘Athens, Muy 2d.—Tho Chambers are ihsiolVed; The insurrection is beaten '-eirerywharo in Epirus, in Thfcssaly, and ■ulso, it is said, in Macedonia. Neverthe less; the Greek Government is organizing *AwwT attempt. It receives aid ancLsuiM sides fjrom Russia, v , . " i,Majesty’s steam frigate Leopard;l ''IR GaptoiivGiflafd, with 1 (he.flag staff; of Rear-Admiral Plumridge; arrived pf Stock* j b»ln) on the sth ihsf., and signalled that TilE' CLE ARFIE LD liE PUBLICAN. the enemy’s ships wore,coming out of Hct jsingfbrs. i-.i: ' The Commander-in .Chief, Vice-Admi ral Sir Charles Napier*, had made the sig ' nu| ,to the fleet—‘‘Make ready for sea im? mediately.” Copenhagen, Monday Evening.—Tho British fleet has been reinforced by the Prince Regent, 90, and Cumberland 70, both just nrrived from England, with the French liner PuSterlilz,loo in compnny. They sailed from Ellsnncben on Thursday morhing. The Fronch squadron did not anchor in WingoSound,but proceeded im mediately up tho Baltic to join the British fleet. * J \ Stockholm, May 4.— Sweeden contin ues her warlike preparations. Five fresh batteries of artillery have been ordered to bo put on tho war footing. Tho fleet is at anchor at Elfsnabben. Smyrna, April 27.— Pirates. —Tho British brig Smyrna, from Trieste, was) boarded by pirates at Alatznta, (Straits ofi Sciol,) about two hours after anchoring there, and stripped of provisions, cabin fur-; niture, &c. I Vienna, Monday Morning. | “Tho Oost. Correspondcz states that jMnrshnl Paskiewitscli declares that Little [ Wallachia had been evacuated solely for strategic reasons; but that the Russians will jsoon return to Krnjovn, and subject to mar shall law any persons who may have as sisted tho Turks. Great Wallachia, ac cording to tho same authority, will not be evacuated. “Tho journey of Marshal Pnskiawitsch to'Kalarasch and Silistriu has been indefi nitely postponed.” “During the Inst week several confer ences have taken place botween Count Buol, the Earl of VVnstmoroland, and M. do Bourqucnay, at which conditions were agreed upop to be offered by Austria to Russia after the former has occupied Bos nia, tho Herzegovina,and Upper Albania. The conditions wero said fo be found ac ceptable by Buron MeyendorfT. They were regarded as being probably tho final attempt of Austria to restore peace beforo she declares herself-” Paris, May B. —lt is stated on good au thority here thnt Russia recently notified Prussia that she had determined to ad dressan ultimatum to Austria,calling upon her to explain her conduct, and summon ing her peremptorily, to declare herself either for or ngainst, but at all events to declare herself. Napoleon arrived at Gallipoli on tho night of tho 30th of April. The Paris Bourse rose on tho report.lhat Denmark and Sweeden had joined tho Western powers. India and China.—Alexandma, May 4.—“ Tho India mail has arrived at Alex andria, with advices from Calcutta to the 6th of April Madras tho 10th -of April, Sanghai the 15th of March, Signapore the 4th of April, and Gallo and Bombay tho 14th of April. “Burmah still continues in a disturbed Theelectric telegraph between Agraand Calcutta, 800 miles is completed. Business (air, and indigo neglected. Exchange at Calcuttn, 2 1 ; Shanghai 5 8 ; Clinton 5 2. Tho Russian fleet left Manilla on the 19th of March for Batavia. The English steamer has not vetarrivod at Alexandria. LATER BY THE AMERICA. Boston, May 24.—P. M. A despatoh received this evening announ ces the arrival at Halifax of the Royal Mail Steamship. America, bringing Liver pool dates to tho 13th, being three days later than the previous advices. Lower grades cotton declined J; fair, unchanged. Sules of tho week, 54,000 bales. ELOUR Ims advanced one shilling.— Corn has advanced from one shilling to eighteen pence. Bank of Englnnd advanced on rates of iuterest. Mouey tighter. Consols 89. PROVISIONS quiet ; Coffee unchan ged; Sugar firm; Molasses steady; Na val Stores firm; Tobacco firm. Havre Cotton markot quiet. Week’s sales 75,000 bales. American stocks dull. Manchester trade dull. Evidence favorable that tho supposed steamer seen was the City of Gfascow, has been received by the Messrs. Rich ardsons. The news from tho seat of war is unim porlnnt, Neutral vessels are not allowed to leave Odessa so long as the enemy’s fleet is in sight of the town, but may leave after they depart. The inhabitants aro returning to Odessa. Negociations offensive nnd defensive are progressing between Sweden and the Allies. No further battles linvo transpired. England nnd France continue extensive war operations, Austria still remains neutral, Turkey and Russia continue to make war preparations. V ) Philadelphia M akkets^— <3 ra im— there is but little offering antr butlittlo de ipund for. it—small prime.mint $2 05 per bushel, amHvhjte nt js2 The mnrket is bareyof Rye, nnd it islwaiu ted nt SJI ,15, Cmn'is in dernand\and 3500 bu?hels primaPennsylytipia yejjbw* in store, sold at 80 cents, nod 4,500 bush els mjjfcd at 78 cents. Qajp ar° in (air reqiiept—4ooo bushels southern sold at 55 cents per bushel. ( j_ O'/”A Pair^EJit.—We copy tlje foljojy jing from filer Cammoniocallh ; i.v "A-Pf e x«4iange paper publishes a atory fin ,whicfi it staled that a man wjiocijnflfe l jyery near druvyping, had u wonderful re j'coljeqlion ofjeyery event-wtiipb'' hado6- .curred icTJiTs life. ‘ There; are a few of Jour Bubspribers whom jyO :>youl,d recom-j ; mend/ip practice bathing in deep water. THE REPUBLICAN. CLEARFIELD, MAY SI, 1854. j FOB GOVERNOR. «'II. El AM BIGJ.ER, Of Clearfield County. ' FOR SUPREME JUDGE. ' JEREMIAH S. BEACH, Of Sony! r act County, FOII CANAL COMMISSIONER. HENRY S. MOTT, Of Pike County. A BASE SI.ANDER EXPOSED. Our attontion hus been called to a loiter publish ed iu a lato issue of tho Harrisburg Telt<jrap3x y pur porting to lmvo boon written at Oloarflold. Tho objoct of tho author sooms to bavo boon to convoy tho iraprossion that the Whig causo is gaining ground in this oounty, and assigns as tho roason, that tlio Postmaster General had oonfiiiod all his appointmouU boro to member* of the Catholic Church. Wo do not know who the outhor is,—nor do wo caro. But whuovor would deliberately pon a false hood so Infamous, must wear tho. soul of a puppy, tho boart of a blackguard, and tho doportmont of u hypocrite, and liko tho first murderer, should bo compelled to* *‘livo' in the pangp that others die with”—at least for a tvhilo. So far ns tho peoplo of this county aro concern ed, wo would not think It worth tho ink and paper to notice so menu and baroflicod a lie—known to bo without tho shadow of foundation—but in order that our frionds in other quarters of tho State may understand tho gnino playing by tho enomy wo bavo tftkon tho pains to nscortain tho number of Post Offices in our county, with tho names and re ligious preferences of oach Postmaster, with tho following rosult: Uoicer —Gcorgo W. Elder, Protestant and Doin. MurnritU —Jackson do Whig. Cheat.— Jamoe M'Ghce, Protostnnt and Dorn. Clcarjicld —John Hilhum, do. do. do. Clcarjidd H. —E. Barrett, do. do. do. Guncentville —S. Way* do. do. do. Cuth —Asa White, do. do. Whig. Frcnchville—F. Coutriot, Catholic nnd Dem. Fruit Hill —F. W. Shooning Prot't. do. do. (ilen Hope —J. Dickinson, Protestant nnd Dem. Grahamton —J. B. Graham, Prot’t. nnd Whig. Jcffcrton Line. —J. W. Dunlap, Prot’t nnd Dom. Jeffrey** —T. Ilondoraon, Protestant and Dem. Knrthmt* —J. F. Schnarrs, Protestant nnd I)ein. Lumber City —D. W. Bobbins, Prot't nnd Dom. Luthcrxhurfl —A. L. Schnell, unknown nnd Dem. 3fon i*dalr. —Jas. Allport, Protestant and Dom. AW Wa*hington —S. Sobring, Prot't and Whig. Pvnnfield. —V. Hovonor, Protestant and Dem. ShmcHt ille —W. L. Uishel, Protestant and Dom. Woodland. —F. P. Hurxthall, Prot't nnd Whig. Now, out of tho ahovo list, Judgo Campbell lias made five ehangos—two, if not three, by occasion ofclmngo of sito—and only two, CnrwonsviUo nnd this place thnt can bo charged to political nocount. With this oxception, nnd tho throo now officos, Jcfiorson Line, Lumbor City and Shuwsvillo, es tablished within tho las^ear —which is a greater number than wo over before recoived during tho full term of on Administration, and fordoing which wo doubt vory much whether tho Postmaster Gen eral has made eithor himself or tho Dcmocratio party unpopular—Judgo Campbell has left tho Postmasters of this county just as ho found them. Of the foregoiug, hut one individual, or two at furthest can he called members of tho Catholic Church—'Unless it is adjudged that bocuuso a man fools ns friendly towards that church as he docs towards tho Protestants, as we hclievo to ho tho case with tho Postmaster of this place—he must thereforo bo a Catholic. But in udJition to the nliovo list, Judge Cump lioll Hindu unothor nppointmout from this county, in the porson of ono of tho editors of this paper.— All that wq iuix'c Ba y un this poiut'is, thnt lie is no CntholidL/iut if ho was. and a good one, ho would neither feel himself disgraced in this world nor denied his intcrost tn Heaven—nnd ss soon ns his fellow citizens of Clonrfleld county or nny res pcctublo portion of them, show thnt they are not satisfied with that appointment,such manifestation of their feelings will socuro his resignation nt onco; for he holds that no mnn should hold a,public trust agniiißt tho will and wishes of thu.c trho know hh\i hr.t. Wo know thnt right minded inon will condemn us for thus so6miug to moddlo with men's religion. Wo are woll aware that it is wrong, and should not ho dono. But if thoro is nny possililo exenso for it, wo think it will ho found in tho provocation in this case, nnd ,wo thereforo hopo oiir nirulers will excuse us for making uso of tlioir names in refu ting ttio slander. filSP’tt has boon repeatedly assented in both Housos of C'ongross, liy tho roslstauts of tho bill for the organization of the territories of Nebraska and Kitlizns, that not a single Northern man, who voted for tho Missouri CompromißO, over roso above mediocrity nftorwnrds, or who wus not discarded by tho poupto, thoir constituents, for that act. AVo know not how much truth thoro may bo in this stntomont, hut whon roponted so ofton, and in such high quarters, It is fair to prosumo thnt thoro is qnito as much truth ns poetry ill it. But if true, what does it teach ? Tho slmplo answer is, tliut tho people, disapproved of that act. But why did thoy disapprove of It ? Ayo, boro's tho ruh. Was it bocauso that act did not prohibit all tho territories of the United States from tho possibility of ever bocomiug slave States, and say to tho south, you aro not oqunl and joint owners, having common rights with us of tiio north in this rich inheritiiuco ? Or Was it bocauso the people —tho constituents of thoso northern representatives—viowod that actus a vio lation qf tho Uupslit|ition, contrary to tho genius of our froo ropul)licqn institutions, and ungrateful and tyranical on tho part of (ho stronger party in nn equal co-partnorship ? It is somothing remark ably singular, indeed, that tho authors of q. rnoas uro is now dung to with such unyiolding te nacity, anil tho offer to ropeul which oxcltos such firm opposition in tho breasts of tho Whigs and / Abolitionists, should all havo fallen martyrs, if thpir conduct bad boon propor as American states men: If tho northern sentiment of rovoronco for (ho snijctlty of that act is correct now, then tho nuthorsof itworo porreot.in miikihg.it, nnd should liavo boon favored instead ‘ Of immolutod on tho altar of an outraged publio opinion. Thoro' is somo khing unexplained lioro, and wo woro about to sug gest thnt it was pgssihlo that thoso nifn woro dis carded by their .'constituents for during to mark out a rftorjraphical line of division between tbo north and tho south, against tho dying roquostof tho groat Washipgtqn, ps ws)l ps against tho plain spirit of thb’Constitution^ '■ “There js ft divinity that shapes our cuds, Rough-how thorn an wo wilL" . i . . of doscriptiop in romarltably B.cnrco in this sogtlon> and contlnuoa to command oxcoydingly high priopß. Whoat la polling at tied dollart a luthcl, and grain of ovorjr description pro portfonatojy; high. ' t ’ : i“' Our farmers'abould now bring in'tyeiif produc tions, as prices hover rrero bottir' thon at preioht TDE FUTURE. We are no alarmists. We would not unnecessarily excite'the apprehensions of our fellow citizens either for good or evil. It has never been our practice. But wo would have them warned for coming events, so that they may bopreparodto meet them discretely and wisely. Tho next news from Europe is expect ed to detail the result of a sanguinary on r gngenient between the allied powers and the Russians. Such engagement will by no menps end thq struggle. It will be but tho beginning of it, and its other end may be twenty years hence, nnd perhaps Qt tho opposite side of the globe, whence it will liavo travelled, spreading j ruin arid dismay, death and destruction in its pathway. Should Austria join Russia, of which we think there is little reason to doubt, notwithstanding the assertions of those in tho interest of France and Eng land to tho contrary—tho strength of the contending parties will not ho very une qually balanced. At all events, the wholo military power of the world—except,ofthe United States —may be said to be engaged jn it. Shall wo or can we keep out ol it I Some, who ought to know very much about it, are free to confess that wo can not, and that the intrigues of England, Frnnco nn'd Spain, havo been all calcula ted with the nicest precision for years past, to afford a pretext to crush tho threatening powers of this country. If Russia pliall bo crushed in the present contest, tho pow ful and victorious armies of Franco and England wiil eagerly seek occupation in this quarter of the globe, and will esteem it a “just nnd righteous work” to set lim its,to the expanding greatness and influ ence of tho American Union. Mexico bids fair for dissolution, and what richer prize could cnptivnto tho cupidity of the Western Powers, than its partition among them. Surely when such a prize is to bo won, a pretext will not long be wanted. But will our chance of escape be any better if tho combined powers slmll ex haust themselves, without being nblo to conquer Russia? Certainly not. The ob ject of tho war has nothing in it beyond that of national aggrandizement. France and England are jealous of the growing power of Russia, and their only object is to confine Russia to her frozen oceans of tho north, lest she may become a formida ble rival in tho commerce of tho seas.— There are no human rights involved. No prospect that the condition of.any people will be improved. Let tho iskte be what it may,. It is only a contest of ono sys tem of absolution with another, differing slightly in degrees of degradation, perhaps, and in which the only hope of humanity depend upon their mutual destruction.— Should this bo the result, thefi the down trodden masses of humanity nil over Eu rope may be oblc to obtain their rights, and nationalities restored and respected. ' In this event, we may escape the blow and go on in tho even tenor of uur way of peace and prosperity- Otherwise, tho war will but serve to strengthen the ligaments that have heretofore connected the thrones and tyrannies of the old world, and its termination will find them ready to unite in directing their forces against the west ern hemisphere—tho American Union— ns the best means of crushing out the spir it of Republicanism. It is thus that do whnt we will, our country stands in immi nent danger of being involved in the war i that has just commenced in Europe. We have no doubt - our statesmen have carefully calculated the probable events, and are wisely preparing to meet any emergency. The helm of state is in safe hands. No rashness will characterize their acts. Yet they will not flinch from uny duty thnt may he required of them. — Our policy is that if peace, if it can be se cured without compromizing our national honor. This will we have if it can be se cured at unv less cost. RELIGIOUS TOLERATION Many of our readers heard during the last autumn and winter, both from the ros trum nnd through the public prints, a cer tain declaration on this subject, taken from a Catholic paper published in St. Louis.— The charge was boldly made that this pa per was published under the auspices of tho Catholic Bishop of that diocese, and that he sanctioned, and was responsible for whatever appeared in it in relation to tho Church. This matter was incidentally referred to In tho U. S. Senate on the 16th inst., when tho annexed proceedings took place: Wo warned our friends at the time against placing t6'o much reliance upon these efforts to inflame the passions, well knowing thut no sensible Catholic—or one Bpenking by authority—or nny ntemberof any other Christian denomination in this country—would dare utter such sentiments. Such vain-boasting is only dono by fools, fanatics nnd bigots—who, unfortunately, are to be found in all septs, conditionsand countries. Mr. Mallory js from Florida. Wo. know nothing about his religious ten ets—but we do know that, he ranks among our most honored Statesmen, and exem plary citizens; and we presume thqt no man will doubt his voracity, or suspect him of speaking at random. •<Mr. Mallory called the attention ofthe Senate to the quotation yesterday by Mr. Badger, from a catholic new;sjmper called the Shepherd of the Valley, ‘‘jfliat as soon as the Catholics get the supremacy in any State, they would put on end to religious toleration therein.” ' ■ - ' ■ ■ : “1-do not know whether the remorkfl of frorji .NphjVipjirOr; lina, and the introduction of: the papon to which ho refers, were inade ironically or jnot, or whether he meant to say no more than that legislation on the subject was use* less.' Perhaps the latter was the design. However, as jt has been introduced into this body, it will certainly,f unless some explanation be made, givo rise to some feeling and some misapprehension. In relation to tho ‘Shepherd of the Val ley,’ I am happy to state here, and' I state it because it is an act ofjustice due to two millions of our citizens, that tho ‘Shepard of the Valley’ is not an organ, a mouth piece, or an exponent of the opinions, re ligiousor othenoise of any Catholic Church or creed in the United Staies, but tbe Bishop of St. Louis himself has condemn ed, end in a circular letter cautioned tho Catholics of his diocese against its danger ous ultraism. ~ “Therefore, sir, it is that I would say that no inference should bo drawn from any thing of this naturo which appears in that paper against tho constitutional legal ity nnd fidelity of a lurgo body of our fel low citizens.” 05“Ifwo are fortunate enough to pro cure a supply of paper before our nex* publication day, tho Republican shall ap pear 09 usual, otherwise it will not. We sent for paper somo two weeks since, but have not heard that it has been forward ed yet. Accident. —We regret to learn that on Saturday last, Mr. William Addleman, Sr., of Pike township, this county, when nt or near Curwensville, with a team nnd wag. on, tho horses became frightened and run otT with the wagon, throwing Mr. Addlo mnn out, breakings both his legs and oth wise injuring him, so that his recovery is considered doubtful. 05“ Mr. Purvinnco Daguerreotypist of this borough, has just received from Phila delphia and Pittsburgh a very nent and general assortment of plates and cases, suitable for daguerreotypes^ WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE Dear Republican. —Tho long agony is over, and the Nebraska-Kanzas bill has passed tho House by a vote of 113-to 100 —nnd would you bchevo it, tho old Capi tol stands exnctly where it did—no person has been mussacred—no body wounded, and all the bright facc9, placid countenan ces, and approving conoicnces are worn by tbe friends of the measure The vote was taken at about half-past 11 o’clock last night, after tho opposition had exhausted every effort their ingenuity could invent, to delay final action. Tho bill is the same that passed the Sen ate, with the exception of the Clayton amendment. It will go back to the Sen ate, but will not be detained long, or oc cupy any considerable time. The country at lurgo will heartily rejoice that this ques tion is finally disposed of. If there were no misrepresentations sent abroad through lho..eounlry, as to tho character of this measure, it would cause no excitement in any quarter; but would receive the un qualified sanction of ninety-nine hundreths ol the people. The only provisions about which there has been any serious conten tion, is that which renders inoperative or to use another word, annuls the Bth sec tion of the act of 1820, known as the Mis souri Compromise, which “ forever ” pro hibited slavery in all tho territory of (he U.. S. north of the line of 3G£ degrees. Let us examine the difference nnd see whether this bill, which has been so mercilessly at tacked by the abolitionists, and which could not command a single whig vote in either Houso of Congress north of Mason and Dixon's line, and seo whother it mer its tho approbation of the people ctr not. — It simply leaves the question whether the institutions of slavery shall exist in them or not, to tho people thereof, through their territorial legislatures. This is the sum and substanco of its offending. If we say that this is wrong, and that Congress should decide this question, as in the case of the Missouri Compromise, and not the people, we next assume that the people are not fit to be trusted with the regulation of their own affuirs, nnd not fit to govern themselves. Agitators nnd demogogues may misrepresent and mystify as much as they please, yet this is the sum and substance, tho plain A, B, C, of the whole matter; and it is all done for the sole pur pose of keeping alive the fell spirit of Ab olitionism. Throughout the hundred arid forty or fifty speeches that has been made on the subject of this bill this session, itsyimict ples have been assailed in but two or three instances—and its Constitutionality never —no, not even suspected. But how is it with the Missouri Compromise ? That measure has beeri pronounced without con stitutional sanction by some of our ablest Statesmen, very few are without serious doubt, while none aje able to point out the authority, 4 rind its advocatesarecompelled to resort to the indistiririt and unsatisfacto ry warrant of implication— whilst it is notorious that, by establishing a geograph ical line it violates the last and most sa cred legacy of the Father of his Country to his countrymen. The, Missouri Com promise, and the' Nebraska bill, therefore, are diametrically opposed to each other on this great question of popular sovereign ty. One or the other must bo right* Both cannot bp. It is proper therefore, that the question should be : met, and give the peo ple an opportunity to say whether they ,will sustain tho constitution of their country in its purity, or whether they will allow the legislation of the country to run into rill sorts of extravagancies, and be contitiually aridirigirimendments 1 thereto, .iri'thb.shripe bfCbtriprolnnseS.'.' ,V } !‘"But, say 'thel Wofshippeif' of the Missouri l CohijhromiSe, this Nebraska* hill‘is; tiriiy a! schemo on tho part of tho. Soufh to add new i slave States to tho Union.;' This charge is without foundation. By. the Missouri Com promise the territory south of 36 deg. 30 min. was indirectly appropriated for slave States. ‘ The Nbbraska bill throws jt dear ly open to emigration from the north, and by the time all that territory becomes to bo organized, the will, predominate, and in each and every .case the people having* tho matter in theh-'tiw^ : hands, will exclude slavery,' and cornoin to tho Union as free States. Thus sccu* ring all that was pretended by tho Wil'mot proviso, and that, too, in a Constitutional way. It is therefore very clear, so far ng tho future relative power of the slave and non-slaveholding States are concerned, tho North gains,and thesouthlosesoverything. But this should do qo harm ns jong as the men of the North treat their fellow citizens of the South as coual participators in all tho blessings of free government guaran tied by our national Constitution. May 2t>, 1854.-;. Tho Nebraska bill passed the Sonato about 10 o’clock on Thursday night last, as It came from the House, by a voto of 35 to 13. Immediately after the Senate adjourned till Monday. A fow minutfcs after the passage of tho bill by tho Senate the sleeping citizens of the Metropolis wore aroused from their slumbers by the loud roar of a saluto of 113 cannon in honor of iho event. In the House, the deficiency bill was under discussion, and undergoing amend.. ments, tho_House refusing to concur inf a 1 number of items added to it in tho Senate, and without coming to a final vote, adjour ned, on Friday evening, till Monday. Wo extract the following from the Wash, ington correspondence of the Louisiana Courier. ‘Tho result of Whig mismanagement nnd wrong in tho Treasury Department; admonish the country against any further investment of confidence in Whig profes sions of integrity and good faith. Every citizen recalls with indignation the shame less Gardiner fraud, tho light house con-. tract, tho lending public credits to specif J lators, nnd other wrongs. All these prac. tices have ceased under tho present firm . and fearloss Administration of tho public " treasury. And the system of economy ' does not end here. Judge Campbell early set to work with great energy in the Post" Office Department; Mr. McClelland, in., the Interior; Mr. Dobbin in the Navy; and Jefferson Davis in the Department of 7 War. Nothing during the past years has, been so pregnant of evil to the truo inter ests of the people as the loose and wanton , expenditures of tho public treasure, nnd ' the corrupt and lawless transactions of-' eminent officials. -■> A republic to be firm and effective must bo conducted frugally and faithfully,— ' Waste and extravagance, peculation and speculation, and tho complicity of public men in private operations, will, if not se verely chocked, soon become a cronic di sease of our system, and if persisted io, ; will uitmntely result in the most perniqjous . consequences. Let tho public confidence be impaired in the integrity of our public men—let the people once adopt the belief that the revenues of the government are squandered upon measures of doubtful util-i ity, or sequestered by able and dishonest, mpn— and a blow is indicted upon repubr lican institutions from which thoy may . never recover. This is a chief and threat ening danger, nnd the whole country looks with confidence to Gen. Pierco nnd his counsellors to put an end to practices that, have grown into nn overshadowing evil.’ May 23, 1854. I Decision Under the New Lioior j Law.—Judge Pearson, of Dauphin county, Pa., refused granting license, a few days ! ago, (4jn the ground of violating the law recently enacted by the State Legislature,' which prohibits the sale of liquors to per sons of intemperate habits, after due notice from the relations of such unfortunates.—< Tins is the first decision of the kind under the new law. Ii is perfectly correct. If every Judge were to act in the same man ner, a largo number of our taverns would stand in danger of losing their licenses. oO“The Savannah Republican of the 16th inst., says : .We learn by a despatch received in this city yesterday from Mri bile, that the ship Hope Goodwin had been burnt below that city on the lllhinst. 1 — 1 She had arrived that evening from Phila delphia ; the captain went up to the dlty 'and the vessel was burnt the same night. It was supposed that her crew set heron fire. Tjte H. G. was a fino._ship, owned by C. B. Cummings, Esq., (of this and others, and was, wo understand, insu red for 850,000, which will not cover the loss. (£r‘iN our household, is a bright litfio boy of six years. A few days since, ono of tho family, in the course of a ‘talk with him, made some remark about ‘fighting men.’ Sammy answered,’ Men .that fight are wicked.’ He was risked if Gon.'-r Wasuington was a wicked man? Sammy instantly asked ‘if Gen. Washington was not a soldier?’ ‘Yes,’ ‘Well, soldiers hayo to fight!’ ./ ; OCrA Merchant of our town, nfewdays since after selling and receiving tha' cajjb for some twenty fiye r dollors worth -of goods from a new customer, was told ((tat, no had lately emigrated tp the county,nnd would not, have known where local! fpr the articles ho wanted, bad he not seen his advertisement, jn, tho papor., ; ; -n i, OCr Over ono thousand human livefchave been lose by disasters at aeri, during iba past four months, and soverolvessolsbai 0 yet to; be heard from which are supposed tO.be lost, ’ the dews are o'er me sfWl- ] mg'.” as lho man ‘said when he bad • fif*' j duo 4 bill-presented to himat onetime* : , excitement pteVaife in ':! of the eastern counties ori’thO 'Bubjc6B>' mad dogs. ‘' JUSTICE TO TIIE ADMINISTRATION.
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