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Scents for each subsequent insertion.
covrivicu.
fPIIE elections being over and the exciiement
1 1 attending them passed away, and it being
Considered dangerous nowadays to keep on hand
bank notes, the proprietor of the People's Store
Would again invite attention to his magnificent
depository for replenishing the outer man and
Woman on the scientific principle of saving
Jjhionev. which accommodating establishment is
f|n East Market street, and can readily be
distinguished from all others by its piles ol
beautiful goods and wares and "that sign,"
which, like the Star spangled banner, is fanned
' "*>? every breeze. The Ladies, gentlemen, mer
chants, traders, farmers, laborers, and all oth
ers are therefore invited to a grand di-p!ay (ad
jiissionfrer) of a most extensive, beautiful, and
theap stock of Staple and Fancy Goods. The
exhibition will remain open every morning, af
ternoon and evening until further notice, and
jail concerned are requested to call early and
Procure good seats. The performance com
mences early in the morning with an exquisite
melo-drama entitled
3DK.Y GOODS.
in part Broche Silks, 75 cents; Ging
ham# from tij to 25 cents; White Goods, such
Swiss, Victoria, Lawn, Bishop Lawn. India
Jaiook Muslins, Brilliants, Swiss and Jaconet
JKJgin's and Insertings, Flouncings, Collars and
IgEleeves, Challeys, Bareges, Mohair Mitts, Silk
at ml Kid Gloves, llosnry, and hundreds of olh
' r articles in daily use.
Iff Scene second will open with a grand display
•f Stella, Crape, Cashmere, Delaine, Thibet,
mnu numberless other
B H A 77 L S 3
BCrape Shaw Is from $6 up.j which lor beauty,
•eatness. fineness, finish, cheapness, and all the
ithcr etceteras, exceeds anything of the kind
Ipef.ire displayed to the ladies. This scene is
She admiration of all who have seen it, both
Wrorn town and country, and alone is worth a
f i>it from the extreme ends of the county.
Scene third will be an unrivalled exhibition of
CLOTHS AM) CASSIMERES,
•ii colors, shades, and prices, of exquisite ma
terial. and so beautiful w lieu made up, that a
jnung ladv of our acquaintance had for several
Nfcu s an idea of setting her cap for a handsome
gentleman she had seen across the street, thus
alressed up, w hen she discovered it was her old
be.: u !
y Scene fourth w ill be a diplav of a choice se
lect ion of
;i£_r J-J _i2. IS —Hd
intended exclusively for family use, comprising
•very article usually sold in that line, and of
bmurse cheap, whether quality or price be con-
Bdered.
9 An intermission of socae time will here be
■ I owed in order to give the audience an oppor
tnnitv of e amiiiing an extensive stock of
; READY-WADE CLOTHING,
• el! made out of good material, and cut out on
fKicntihc principle-.
11 The fifth scene will present a ticti and varied
9pck of
Queenswaro and. Glassware,
frjt i side views of Boots and Shoes, Cutlery,
fadies : Guilers, and sundry other matters pita
da to the ev% and (lurse.
jjgHrl he sixth scene it a rare spectacle of
* BOWETS AID BOVXET TRIBIIHiS,
wioch always produces a marked sensation
am nig the ladies, and is frequently encored.—
Jib's is really fine.
dfflfl his is the general routine of the exhibition,
bat the scenes are often varied by the iutroduc
tion of other articles, use ul, ofaaaieatai and
jjleasirig.
B*l he perTormers in <his eAtibttiow, from the
•?' agtr down, are all unrivalled and ceiebra
far and w ide for their politeness and atten
to their numerous customer*, and blessed
with the most unvarying patience, which isdai
-41 exemplified in their taking pay either iu gold,
4jßver, bank notes, or country produce.
# JDS. F. YEAGER, Manager.
o.evvistuwn, Nov. 27, 1856.
FREEBURG ACADEMY,
i, FREEBtRC, S.VYDER CO., PA.
jf#H b location of this Institution is beautiful
■jL a "d healthy, and free from the temptations .
jPy vices common to larger towns situated on j
Jjjnlic thoroughfares. The course of instruc
ttpu is thorough and complete, embracing the I
Mual branches of an English, Classical and
mathematical Education, and is calculated to
HpEpare students for College, the study of a
■ofession, or business pursuits. Frequent
■gctures are delivered during the term, and
■tactical iilustratiorii accompany each recita-
V' Students have access to a good Library
■The Academic year is divided into two scs-
Mltis of -12. weeks each. The first commences
■ the last Monday of July; the second on the
■ Monday of January. Public Examination# 1
■the close of each term, when certificates of
iarship and Standing are given to each slu
or Tuition, per quarter of eleven
ST S . t0 Board, Room, &c.,
•*■< per week,
further particulars, address
Ve h l F McFARLANU 'Principal. !
Preeburg, J une 2C, 1856.-
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5 sacks Asbton's Fine Salt,
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(idVBR.VOB'S m
Concluded.
The report of the Superintendent of Com
mon Schools, wiil exhibit to you the number
and condition of the schools—the number of
teachers and scholars, and the general opera
tions of the system during the pa-t year.—
To the valuable statistical information of
the report, and tlie useful suggestions for
the improvement of the system, I invite your
early and intelligent consideration.
From a small and comparatively unim
portant incident of the State Department,
the care and management of the public
schools of the Commonwealth with their
seventeen hundred districts, ten thousand
directors, twelve thousand teachers, and over
five hundred thousand scholars, have become
the most important and laborious branch of
that Department. The increase and increas
ing business of the system has been met by a
i correspondent increase of zeal, labor and
efficiency in the officers to whom the law has
committed its general direction and super
vision. They should be sustained bv wise
and generous legislation. The magnitude
and importance of the system, in its politi
cal, social and mora! relations to the present
i and the future of the people, require that
this should he done. The guardianship of
the mind ol the State should occupy a di--
tinct and prominent place among the noble
institutions of t lie Commonwealth. it
should receive the efficient aid and encourage
ment of the government, aid be sustained
by a virtuous and intelligent peopl -. 1( the
revenue and treasures of the Situte—her pub
lic improvements—her lands and their title-,
require and deserve the marked and distinc
tive care of the government, how much more
should her mental and inttliectual treasures,
richer than gold —the social and moral im
provement of her people, more valuable than
canals and railways—the titles of her vouth
to the boundless fields of knowledge, higher
than any of eartli or aught growing out of
its ownership, claim an honorable position,
and receive a tare and aid commensurate
with their greater value and usefulness.
The County Superintendence, wherever it
I lias been committed to faithful and efficient
men, lias fullv vindicated tiie wisdom and
policy of that measure, it is -dowlv, but
surely removing the prejudices and gaining
the confidence of the people. Whatever
defects time and experience may develop, in
this or any other branch of the system,
should be promptly corrected. Rut until
the necis-ity for change is established, the
system, in i:s unity and integrity, should Le
maintained; and if change !, changed only
to render more cert tin the accomplishment of
noble purposes and objects.
A sufficient number of competent and
welt trained teacher.- is the great want of the
i system. In its structure and organization it
is es perfect, if not no re so, than any of the
systems of our sister States. Rut the teach
er is wanted to give it proper vitality and
efficiency—to develop its tiue force and val
ue—to secure the great object of its creation,
the thorough education of ilie youth of the
Commonwealth. How can this want La
supplied? How are teacher- to be trained
and provided to meet this e lucatioiuil de
in and ? .Must our yst-<on be je p uded, and
its -uccess perilled, by waiting the slow and
unaided efforts of voluntary as wiations to
tumi-li the much needed teacher? Voluntary
associations of common -ehool teachers h ivt:
ac -omp is'ied i. uc i in heir disinterested and
noble efforts to remedy this defect, 'ihe arc
worthy tlie highest commendation—tln-y de
serve every encouragement. Tin y can an 1
will do more ; but unaided they cannot oe
complish the object Jcsired. The L gisiature
must provide the lcmedy—they can supply
1 the defieency. !'• should he d< tie or .nptly
and effectually. N > subject of gr -ater in
terest can occupy ronr attenth n as 1 'gisla
tors —iio one appeals tu .re earn.--My to
duty and patriotism.
In a former communication t the Legisla
ture the establishment of State Normal
schools, f>r the edueatioii of teachers", was
urge 1 ;ts indispensably necessary to the per
fection of the system. With full confidence
in their utility and necessity, 1 again recom
mend them. These institutions, with their
pioper professor-, and appliances, supported
by the .'■date would meet the wants and ele
vate the character of our common schoyls.
Teachers* Institute#, as auxiliary to Nor
mal Schools when in operation, and supply
ing their place till established, should be
itide l by the State. One such institute in
each eounty meeting annually, under the
fostering care of the government, would be
productive of most beneficial results. Whilst
it would improve teachers and prepare them
for their important and responsible duties,
it would elevate and dignify a profession too
long neglected and under-valued by those
most deeply interested in their honorable
labors. These measures, as also an addition
, to the annual State appropriation for com
i nion schools, in an amount only by
the necessities of the Treasury, would give j
energy to the system—increase it# efficiency
—and thus premote the true interests of the
people and the Commonwealth.
Our educational, charitable and reforma
tory institutions have strong claim- upon the
bounty of the people, and i cordially com
mend them to your care and liberality.
The State lunatic Asylum at llarrisburg, ,
and the Western Pennsylvania Hospital for j
the Insane, and other kindred purposes at
Pittsburg, ape noble charities, and deserve
the aid and encouragement of the State.—
The annual reports of these institutions wiil
be laid before yog and will exhibit, in detail
their operations during the past year.
The House of Jtefuge in Philadelphia, and
the Western House of ILefuge near Pittsburg, ,
are institutions of great excellence, and their
results clearly establish the wisdom of tl.e
policy that founded and sustains them ought
not to be neglected ; nor should the aid of
-he Commonwealth be with held from them. ,
The " Blind" and the " Deaf and Dumb
Asylums" at Philadelphia ; and " the Penn
sylvania Training School for idiotic and
feeble minded children," are institutions
that appeal, in silence and sorrow, to the
best and purest feelings of the heart, and i
THURSDAY. JANUARY 15. 1857.
a#k your sympathy and aid. They abouM
receive a gen-ruus share of the benefactions
of the State.
Agriculture, in its varied departments, is
the great interest of the Commonwealth. It
i- the basis alike of financial and commer
cial success, and of State and national pros
perity. An interest so important should be
fostered by the State, and honored by all
classes of society. To its promotion and
success ail should cheerfully contribute. In
a former comnmni ation I recommended tlie
establishment of an Agricultural bureau. In
connection with some one of the State De
partments. to give efficiency to the collection
and dilfii-iin of useful knowledge on this
subject, and to encourage scientific and prac
tical agriculture. Science, with wondrous
energy, has aided the husbandman in hon
orable vocation, and proffers still more help.
The State should n rve his arm and cheer
him onward in this, the first and noblest pur
suit of man. This subject, in connection
with an appiopriation to the " Punnet's High
School of Pennsylvania"—an institution des
tined to be an honor to the Commonwealth
—is recommended to your favorable con
sideration.
The " Polytechnic College of Pennsylva
nia," established by the enterprise and
liberality of some of the patriotic citizens of
Philadelphia, a- a school of the applied
science?, deserves honorable mention, and
should receive the confidence and patronage
of the public. In the teachings of this insti
tution, literature, science and art,-in happy
union, meet to prepare our young men for
the practical business of life, for mining,
mechanical and civil engineering, and for
promoting intelligently and efficiently the
great interests of manufacturing and agri
cultural industry.
The 1 iws on the statute book regulating
manufacturing and improvement companies,
require revision. They are unnecessarily
stringent in many of their provisions, and
thus defeat the object of their enactment. —
They drive capital from the btate, instead
of encouraging individual and associated
enterprise and energy in the dev-dopement
' of our immense natural resources, they bind
and crush both by severe restrictions, unwi-e
limitations and personal liabilities. The
subject deserves careful attention and liberal
legis.ation.
1 have so frequently PX pressed my views
in relation to local, special aud " omnibus*'
legi-lation, that their reiteration now be
comes unnecessary. Legislation, so far as
pra -tic-able, should be general an l uniform.
Local and special legislation, when the ob
ject desired can be secured by general law-,
or by tlie action of the courts, should be
tvoided. "Umnibps legislation" cannot, un
der any circumstances, be justified or ap
proved. Too much legislation is an evil that
prevails extensively iu legislative hail-. It
avoidance would not be injurious to public
or private interest-.
The practice of delaying the passage <f
the general appropriation bill until the last
days of the session, and incorporating in it
provisions incompatible with its general
character, obnoxious, w hen standing alone,
to insurmountable objections, i.- highly cen
surable and should be discontinued. The
attempt thus made to farce, by a species of
legislative legerdemain, tlie pa--age of objec
tionable measures through the Legi.-lature,
an i compel their sanction bj- the Executive,
ha# been too often successful. The practice
emnut be to > strongly condemned; it can*
not receive my sanction.
The militia law of the State i- imperfect
in m inv of its provision l , ami should he
revised. The powers and duties of the Com
mander in-Chief should be more clearly de
fined : as also of the officers connected with
tie niilitarv organization of the Common
wealth. Tliis is necessary to prevent i\ con
flict of jurisdiction with other departments
of tlie government, and to give greater
eilicioiP: vto our military system. Volunteer
• tupanics should be encouraged ; our entire
liiiihaiy system should he remodeled, and
made t.) occupy that honorable position
which from its importance and necessity it
deserves.
Near the cl > c e of the last session of the
Legislature, 1 transmitted to that body an
ordinance passed by the select and common
councils of the city of Philadelphia, approved
by the Mayor on tlie 7th ufi April, I bod, and
officially communicated to me, proposing to
convey to the C •mmonwealth ot Pennsylva
nia a lot of ground in that c-ity-, f<-r the pur
-e of erecting thereon a State arsenal.—
Want (if time alone prevented action on the
proposition then submitted. The ground
thus offered to the State is valuable, and its
location most eligible for the purpose intended
The conditions of the proposed grant are ,
favorable to the State, and highly creditable
to the municipal authorities of Philadelphia
evincing a liberality and public spirit worthy !
of all commendation The necessity of a
State arsenal in that city is so apparent that
the mbjeit needs no elaboration in this corn
muni- anon. After the sale of the State arsenal
in Philadelphia, the public arms were deposi
ted in an old building, or out house, unsafe
and unfit as a depository for public proper
ty. The sum of $30,000 00, realized from .
that sale, is now in the Treasury; and by
the fifty fifth section of an act passed the
lyth day of April, A. D. ibs3, entitled an •
"An Act to provide for the ordinary expenses
of government," £c., tlie Governor was au
thorized to apply tlie same to the purcha.-e
of a lot of ground aud to the erection of an j
ar-eual. This sum was found insufficient for
these purposes, and consequently tlie object
inteded by the appropriation has not been
iccomtdished. By the cession of this lot,
the Suite wiil lie relieved from the expendi
ture of any money for the purchase of suita
ble grounds ; and the entire sum of $30,000
00 may be applied to the erection of the ne
cessary buildings ; to which sum can be add
ed, if deemed advisable, tine amount that
may be realized from the sale of the arsenals
at Meudville and llarrisburg, is recommend
ed in my last innual message. These sums !
would be amply sufficient to accomplish this
object.
I would, therefore, again recommend the
immediate passage of a bill accepting the
conveyance of the said lot of ground from j
the city of Philadelphia, for the purposes |
ind upan the terms ind con litioos contained
in rhp orilinmce; and that the sum of sii
Odd 00 be appropriated fur tlie erection of
;t .'Hate arsenal thereon.
On the oth day of October, H"JS, f approv
ed an l signed a bill entitle 1 " An at t > re
peal the charter of* the Erie and North k'ist
railroad company, and to provide fur the
disposal of the same." In pursuance of it#
provisions, Hon. Joseph L'asey Was appointed
to take posser-iini and have the charge and
custody of the mad. Before possession it i<
taken, application was made by the compa
ny, to one of the judges of the Supreme
, Court of I'a., fur an injunction to restrain
the .agent of tiie State from taking p lssessiun;
and subsequently a cautionary order was
made by the Supreme Court, in banc, to stay
proceedings under the act. The questions
then pending before that court were deter
mined in favor of the Commonwealth—the
constitutionality of the act sustained, and the
application fur an injunction refused. I'os
session of the road was then taken by tin
agent of the State, as directed by law.
On the 22J day of April, 1850, an act,
entitled " An Act supplementary to tlie act
incorporating the Erie and North East rail
road, company" was passed. By this act
the Erie and North East railroad, asoiigin
ally located and constructed, was legalized
and confirmed ; and certain changes iu the
roa l were directed to be made, and otoer
acts to be done by the company. It was also
provided " that the Governor shall retain
possession et the Erie and NN.rtli East rail
road. und >r the act of the sixth of October.
.85u, until the provisions of tbi- act shall
have b*en accepted by a vote of tlie stock
holders of the Erie and North East raiiro&d
company, at a meeting called for that pur
pose." On the l-sth day of May, 1856, at a
meeting of the stockholders, called for that
purpose, the provisions of the act were ac
cepted by their vote. This acceptance, duly
certified, was received and filed in this De
partment on the 15th day of July last. Ros
session of the road ha-> been restored, and it
is now under the care and management of
the company. A final account for money
reee ved from the road, whilst in possession
of tlie S ate. will be settled with the company
at the earliest practicable period.
It is but proper to state that since the ac
ceptance ol the act of the 2'JJ of April, 1856.
a writ of error, in the cases adjudicated by
the Soptrenie Court of Pennsylvania, has
been is-ued at the suit of the company bv
the Supreme Court of the United State-, and
is now pending in that court.
The commissioner first appointed having
resigned, A. lv. McClure, esq., was appointed
in his place. The duties of both officers
were ably and faithfully performed. Copies
of their correspondence and reports, herewith
submitted to the House of Representatives,
f>r the use of tlie Legislature, will furnish
information in detail on tlie subject now un
der consideration. It is sincerely desired
that good faith and honesty of purpose inav
characterize th" conduct of this company in
the di-eharge of the duties assumed by their
acceptance of the act of 221 of April last,
and that this much vexed question will not
again disturb the harmony or retard
the prosperity of the city of Erie, or any
other portion of this Commonwealth.
The resolution proposing amendments to
the C institution of the Coiiiin mwealth, I ave
been published as directed lv that instru
ment. It will be your duty to take such ac
tion in reference to these amendments as
will, iu your judgement, le most consistent
with the wishes of the people. An ap
propriation will be required to pay the ex
pense- of their publication, and to this your
earliest attention is requested.
The important duty .f districting the
.State for the election of Senators and Rep
resentatives. will devolve upon you. Thi
duty should be performed faithfully, and
with strict reference to the interests and
rights of the whqle people. Returns of tax
able#. required to be made by the different
counties, have not all been forwarded to this
Department, a# by law directed. Circulars
have been issued to the officers charged with
these duties, urging their speedy perfoiuunce,
and the returns will, as soon as received, he
transmitted to you.
The elective franchise is tiie highest and
most responsible privilege enjoyed 1 v the
American citizen, involving ir, its exercise
the sovereignty of the people, and constitut
ing as it d<es the substratum of our free
institution, it cannot he too highly appreci
ated or carefully guarded. The ballot-box,
through vvl ieh the people speak their will,
should be preserved from violation qt pvery
hazard and sacrifice. Upon its purity and
integrity depend the existence of our Repub
lican government, and the lights and privi
leges of the citizen. Every legal voter,
whatever may be bis political affinities or
party predilections, is deeply interested in
this question. Any attempt to sully its pur
ity, or impair its efficiency, whether by vio
lence or fraud, should be sternly resisted and
severely punished. Illegal voting, whether
founded on forgery or perjury, or both ; on
false statements, or false and forged certifi
cates of naturalization, is an evil that de
serves the severest condemnation. It pre
vents an honest expression of the popular
will, corrupts the sources of legitimate pow
er and influence, and strikes a fatal blow at
the cherished rights of freemen. These evils
are alleged to exist in our large cities—the
rural districts of the State are comparative
ly from such corrupting abuses. A remedy,
co-extensive with tlie evil, should be provid
ed. Every defence shonld be thrown around
the ballot-box, and whilst the rights of legal
voters should bo secured and protected, fraud
in every form should be prevented and pun
ished. " Whether a judicious registry Lw,
or some other measure of reform, adequate
to the necessities of the case, shonld be
adopted, is referred to the wisdom of fhe
Legislature.
As appropriate to this subject, the reform
of the naturalization laws—the prevention,
by the National Government, of the impor
tation of foreign criminals and p>aupers, and
a more careful, rigid and personal examina
tion, by our courts, of all persons coming
before them as applicants for admission to
the rights of citizenship, would, to some ex
tent, correct existing abuses, and relic*e the
bull it-box from the pressure of corrupting
and dangerous influences.
To the policy and act* of the National
'internment, affecting, as thev do, the rights
and interests ol the Commonwealth, tlie peo
ple of the Stale cannot he indifferent.—
Pennsylvania, occupying a high and conserv
ative position >• the -Utcviiood of States—
devoted to (he Constitution and Union, in
their integrity and harmony, has heen. and
will ever he, as ready to recognize the rights
of her sister States as to defend her own.—
these sentiments she has never abandoned
—these principles she h is i ever violated,. —
Pledged to tlve maintenance of the rights of
the north, as well ae those of the smith— sin
cerely desirous to promote the peace, harmo
ny ami Welfare of our wlfote Country—and
disclaiming all intention or desire to inter
fere with the Constitutional rights of "die
States, or their domestic institutions—the
people of this Commonwealth viewed with
alarm and apprehension the repeal of the
.Missouri Compromise—a compromise ren
dered sacred in public tstcem by its associa
tion and connection with the great cause of
national harmony and union—regarding it
as a palpable violation of th plighted faith
and honor of the nation, and as an unwar
rantable attempt to extend the institution of
domestic slavery to territories then free.—
This reckless and indefensible attempt of
our National Congress, has not only aroused
sectional jealousies and renewed the agita
tton of vexed and distracting questions, hut,
as a consequence, it has filled Kansas with
fraud, violence and strife—has stained its
soil with blood, and by a system of tcrrit >-
rial legislation, justly styled "infamous."
has made freedom of speech and of the press,
a felony, and periled the great principles of
liberty and equal right-. If the doctrine of !
" popular sovereignty" is in good faith to he
applied to that territory—if the people thereof
are to he left " perfectly jree to form their
domestic institutions in their own way, sub
ject only to the Constitution of the United
States," then the obstruction of the great
National highways to the northern emigrant
—the employment of the National forces,
and the subversion of law and justice alike
by the officials in Kansas and Washington,
to force slavery upon an unwilling people, :
cannot he too severely condemned.
Freedom is the great centre-truth of j
American Republicanism—-the great law of
American Nationality; slavery is the excep
tion. ft is local an i sectional; and its ex
tension beyond the jurisdiction creating it, :
or to the free territories of the Union, was
never designed or contemplated by the p itriot
founders of the Republic. In accordance
with these sentiments, Pennsylvania, true
to the principles of the act of which
abolished s! .very within her territorial limits
—true to the great doctrines of the Ordi
nance of 1787, which dedicated to freedom
the north-western territory of the Union—
true to National faith and National honor,
a-ks and expect.-, as due to her own citizens ;
who have, in good faith, settled in the terri- j
tory of Kansas, and a< due to the industry i
and energy of a free people, that Kansas i
should be free.
In this connection, and as consequent
upon the repeql of the Missouri Compromise
reference to u proposition made by some of
the leading southern journals, anionore re
cently sactioned by high official authority in
a sister .State, to re-open the African slave
trade, will not be deemed improper. That
-uch a traffi declared to he piracy, arid exe
crated by the civilized world—so crowded
with horror in every stage of its pursuit—so
revolting to every sentiment of humanity—
every impulse of pure and noble feeling,
should be advocated or approved, in this I
nineteenth century, with apparent sincerity, j
and urg>-1 as a measure of political economy
ami ot justice and equality to the southern
States of the Union, are facts that find their
only explanation and apology in a wild en
thusiasm, cr a still wilder fanaticism that
overwhelms alike the reason and the consci
ence. The wisdom and humanity of a
proposition so startling and monstrous, must
seek their parallel and illustration in the
dungeons of thi Inquisition, or in the hold j
Of the slave ship amid the horrors of the ;
"middle passage." Equally repulsive to
the intelligent and virtuous sentiment of the i
south as well as the north, it should receive j
the indignant rebuke of every lover of his ;
country —of every friend of justice and hu- j
manity. The history of the world and of
crime does not reveal a traffic more inhuman |
—an attrocity more horrible. Against a 1
proposition so abhorent, and against the i
principles i f involves, as the representatives !
of a free people, and in their name you
should enter their unanimous and emphatic !
protest.
The Union of the States, which constitutes
us one people, should be dear to you—to every j
American citizen. In the heat and excite- |
raent of political contorts—in the whirl of j
sectional and conflicting interests—amid the i
surging of human passions, harsh and dis
cordant voices may be heard, threatening its
integrity and denouncing its doom ; hut in
the calm " sober second thought" of a patri
otic and virtuous people, will be found its
security and defence. Founded in wisdom,
and cherished by the intense affection of
pure and devoted patriotism, it will stand
safe and undisturbed, amid the insane rage
of political demagogism, and the fitful howl
ing of frantic fanaticism ; and when it falls
—if fall it must —it will be when liberty and
truth, patriotism aud virtue, have perished.
Pennsylvania tolerates no sentiments of di.--
union—she know- not the word. Disunion '
" 'tis an after-tlmught—a monstrous wish—
unborn till virtue dies." The Union and 1
the Constitution—the safe-guard and boud '
of American Nationality—will be revered !
and defended by every American Freeman
who cherishes the principles and honors the
memory of the illustrious founders of the
Republic.
Recognizing our responsibility to ilim who
controls the destinies of nations and oi men;
and invoking his blessing ou your delibera
tions, may order aud harmony characterize
your Sessions, and with single reference to i
the public good, may your legislative action,
in its character and results, promote the hap- 1
" \
New Series—Vol. 11, No. 10.
T'-ricss and welfare of the people, and the
hxynor and prosperity of the (J-mm-nwealth.
•MMES POLLOCK.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. )
llarrisburg, J;io. 7, 1807. f
[Ftprn ;hr Baltimore Patriot.]
POLITIC A L FLU NKE Y ISM.
Th* flunkeys are beginning to discover
that Mr. Buchanan is a marvellous proper
man. ISuccess has a magical influence
upon some minds. Faults are lessened,
virtues magnified, errors overlooked, and
what was yesterday a subject of indignant
animadversion, to-day finds its ready apol
ogists in the altered fortunes of tlie assail
ed. It j? tlie way of the world. We ex
alt the victor unduly; we hurl barbed spears
at the vanquished. At the mature age of
sixty-five, Mr. Buchanan suddenly finds
himself famous. A few thousand votes
less in Pennsylvania, and lie would have
been nothing more than a poor despised
Cincinnati platform. As it is. he is the
observed of all observers. Political Mac-
Sycophants are crooking "the pregnant
hinges of the knee"' before him. They
a fleet to discover, even in the most com
mon-place remarks that fall from his lips,
a profundity of wisdom which they were
incapable of fathoming until their mental
perceptions were quickened by the hopes
of a good fat oflfiee. It is an excellent
thing to have crossed the pons asinorum
in safety, but the path beyond is a difficult
one to travpf, as Mr. Buchanan will find
before lie reaches the end of his journey.
A Baclteh r clergyman is a reniarkablv
Liveable individual iu liie eyes of maiden
parishioners matrimonially inclined; but
wedlock d'-jiels the allusion in those vvhosa
hopes have been disappointed, and the
olice charming young minister degenerates
forthwith into a very common-place per
sonage, shorn of halt his good qualities,
and by no means so talented as people
imagined.
A President tlec!, with a hundred thou
sand offices in his gift, is a gentleman
crowned with every good qualilv; but a
President Ue facto , with the offices distrib
uted, suddenly loses his 3ltraciiveuess in
the eyes of neglected aspirants, who begin,
for the first time, to discover that the knoi
ot the Presidential white neck-cloth will
twist round ominously under his left ear—
that there is something peculiarly sinister
in ihe cast of his eye, of which they were
previously unconscious, and that the po
litical idol whose praises they have chanted
and whose battles they have fought, is so
very iii put together, as to be easily shiv
ered into fragments under the blows of
inimical Iconoclast. But the diary of an
admiring office-seeker, in the first flush of
ambitious expectation, presents a very dif
ferent picture from what is subsequently
drawn by the same person when he finds
liis claims upon the government are not
likely to he recognized. Let us open a
leaf or two, and reproduce what we find
written there.
EX KOITE.
*-iSiariei from Bungiowu—credentials
ail in due form—strongest possible recom
mendations from B„ G., and I). Very
confident of a good place—puzzled what
to ask for though. Strike for a collector
ship, Lot will take a first class consulate
rather than miss.
WHEATLAND, MONDAY.
Presented by Forney. Extraordinary
improvement in Mr. Buchanan since we
met last—thought hint cold and seifish,
facile and unreliable—find him courteous,
benevolent, bland and of sterling integrity.
Mutually pleased with each other—shall
ask lor a collectorship.
WHEATLAND, TUESDAY.
Am more and more struck with the ma
jestic simplicity of the President elect.
Talked about the Ostend Manifesto—all a
mistake—Administration deceived hint
never expected it would see light—more
over, was mesmerized by Souie, and signed
it under the influence of his will. Mem:
Interesting fact to Pschycholugists— must
write the daily papers all about it.
WHEATLAND, WEDNESDAY,
Great crowd here. Couldn't edge in a
word for a long time, so I stood off ami
watched the couuleitance of the President
elect—much struck with its remarkable
beauty. Even the trifling ocular defect,
singularly enough, is no blemish, but adds
marvellously to the expression. Neck
cloth a spotless white—the type of inno
cence. Bather like it than not, especially
on him. Conversation shifts from politics
to religion—His Excellency much anima
ted—speaks warmly of the Presbyterians.
Mem: Mr. B. a Presbyterian—rr.tst
write that to the newspapers.
Conversation continued. Anecdote of
Mr. B.'s .visit to Bedford Springs; mat a
Methodist Protestant clergyman there;
liked him exceedingly; thinks the Metho
dist Protestant creed undeniably excellent.
Mem: Mr. B. a Presbyterian Methodist
Protestant.
Conversation continued. Refers to his
visit to Philadelphia: invited to occupy a
seat in the Episcopal Convention; went;
didn't like Washington Hunt's remarks;
thinks, on the whole, Episeopaliatusm ad
mirable; knows nothing of its marriage
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