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' OF LOCK HAVES, PA.,
RVSURES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer
chandise, Farm Property, and other Build-
AND their contents, at moderate rates,
J, DIRECTORS.
TA John J. Pearce, HON. G C. Harvey,
EB Hall, T. T. Abrams,
jirles A. Mayer, D. K Jackman,
juries Crist, W. Wrate,
,: rDickinson, Thos. Kitchen.
Hon. G. C. HARVEY, Pres.
T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
Thos. Kitclun, Sec'y.
REFERENCES.
, SJT LH, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, D. I).
Winegardner, WM. Vanderbelt.
A. Mackey, WM. Fearon,
White, GR. J. S. Crawford,
[AES(JU'ijgle, A. Updegraff,
RTD LV. Mjynard, James Armstrong,
00. Simon Cameron, Hon. Wm. Bigler.
R| Agent for Mifflin county, G. VV. STEW
ART, ESQ. _ AP23
sd?mflity from Loss and Damage by Pire,
W'if PsrtU of Marine and Inland Transportation.
CONTINENTAL
INSURANCE COMPANY.
InrpurateJ b>j the Legislature of Pennsylca
? uia, irilh a Perpetual Charter.
Authorized Capital, $1,000,000.
Ilficf 50. 61 Walnut St. above Second, Phlla. :
fire Insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer
umlise, &£., generally. Marine Insurance \
Cargoes and Freights to all parts of the J
rorlJ. Inland Insurance on Goods, Ac., by
ikes, Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to
111 parts of the Union, on the most favorable
rat, consistent with security.
DIRECTORS.
RFORGE W. Co 11 ad ay, William Bowers,
Mta !. Coleman, Joseph Oat,
i:*in V. Maehette, Howard Hinchman.
GEORUE VV. OOLLADAY, President.
POLES- TVII.SON*. .Secretary.
IFF* A LENT for Mifflin countv, Wm. I'. EL
JOTT. Eq. * febl9-ly
ISDESMTV Mill \ST LOSS BV FIRE,
'rankliii ' ire Insurance Compa
iv of Philadelphia.
Gili-e IC3A Chestnut street, near Fifth.
liiemeßt of AWETS, §1.827,185 SO
January 1-t, 1857.
ibiohe.i agreeably t<> AN act of Assembly, be- !
•S. I
M-irtgages, amply secured, §1,519,932 73 :
TEAL Estate, {present value, §109,-
W.I cost, 89,114 18
,J K, pre-ent value, §83,"<81 12,)
>'■ " 71,232 97
''",4 C., 04,121 56 j
§1,827,185 80
Ptrjuhtiil or Limited Insurances made on every
escription of property, in Town and Country,
H-.SSAS low as are consistent with security,
•"■"•x their incorporation, a period of twenty
■:;t year., they have paid over Three Millions
: DOLLARS" losses by fire, thereby affording ev
ince of the advantages of Insurance, as well
I the ability and disposition to meet with
nmptness all liabilities.
Losses by Fire.
--?es PAH), luring the year 1856, §301,638 84
DIRECTORS.
:, IS. Y IJancker, I Mordecai D. Lewis,
OFE Wagner, , David S. Brown,
•AWL Grant, Isaac Lea,
OB It. Smith, j Edward C. Dale,
W. Richards, T George Fales.
CHARLES N. BA.YCKER, President.
1 G. BAN'CKER. Sec'y.
. Agent for Mifflin county, 11. J. VVAL
TRS, Esq., Lewistown. rnarld
ITS7F GROCERY,
PROVISION AND FISH STORE.
[HE subscriber has opened a Grocery, Pro
yision and Fish Store opposite Major Eisen
!|*'S Hotel, where he has just received a fine
"lortment of fresh
| JFmmile (Srocctire,
•aong which may be found fine Coffee, Sugar,
' TA S Molasses, Syrups, Cheese, Crackers,
TFIF T^ AM ' Moulder, Fine Ashton and Dairy
ii. CCO ' SERATS, Soap, &c.
MSO, Brooms, Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, and a
assortment of Willow-ware, which he
WS for cash very cheap.
will pay Cash for Butter, Lard, Potatoes,
WIOWJIC.
CSLL, see prices, and judge for yourselves.
JAMES IRWIN.
Sugar, Syrups and Teas
GREATLY REDUCED.
j J/FJI) Brown Sugar at 9 all cts. per lb.
J _ White " 11 al3 do
F***'. 62 a 100 do
'BERING'A best Syrup, 75 per gallon
; WORK " 50 F do
All R * ORLEANS Molasses, 50 do
KM* a T 8 * 1 AT L ' IE Steam Mill Store, by
' ? ?> -Junkin TC Co. Also, the price* on
GOODS GREATLY REDUCED,
AIU?* T' V# U8 A CALI * W E will sell for
. 'WER than any other house.
KENNEDY, JUNKIN A CO.
. DR. MARKS,
il M-, RESUM£ D the practice of medicine,
E O A * B OUN( L at his office in the
MAY ®PP° , ' T * the Lewistown Hotel
iKßSSJffliam IPWS&ssiiiibib sw ®I§@IB<&I!8 JTOWSBSKKMBs MmnsHNmw# amsrans? ®®iwsj®w 9 JP^O
THE
FIRM'S COOK BTOVI
AT THE STOVE WAREHOUSE OF
F. G-. Franciscus, Lewistown.
300 STOVES
FOR SALE LOW FOR CASH.
Farmers and others burning wood can find j
one of the best wood Cooking Stoves used.—
This excellent Stove is made heavy for use, j
takes a stick of wood 28 inches long, lias a *ery
large fire place and oven, bakes well, and got
up in good style. Will warrant it to do its
work well, and give good satisfaction. It
comes much lower in price than stoves of this
kind generally. sepli
PEARL and Ivory handle Table and
Dessert Knives,for sale by . FRJMVCISCUS.
BILLS for Frame Stuff filled at short
notice, of good qualiiy. ami al low rates,
ANGIA FRANCISCUS.
|(Wi DOORS, for inside and outside,
-I Y 'V * Room and Front Doors, assorted sizes and
qualities, from #1.50 to #3 each. FIIANCISCI'S.
150,000 Joint Shingles, 40,000 best 24
. inch Lap Shingles, on hand and f.ir sale by
aug 13 FRANCISCUS.
150,000 Flustering Lath, 3, 3.4, 4 &. 4j
feet long, and tite best in the market, fur sale by
aug 13 FRANCISCUS.
QTOYES! STOVES! STOVES!—
All kinds of Parlor, iloo.u, Bar, Hal! and Conk
Stoves, on hind and for sale at reduced prices by
<1 n s x: FRANCIS c US .
Gi AS BFRNERS! OAS lIIJILNERS!^
I Ihe most economical coal burning Room or Parlor
Stove ever introduced; made altogether of wrought iron,
no oilier metal b. ing used in their manufacture at all.and
will save al leal 50 per cent, more of cualth in any stove
used. On hand and for sale bv
sept 17 FRANCISCUS.
PATENT KNIFE CLEANERsT— I
One of the greatest labor saving machines ever in j
vented. Kvery housekeeper sinned have one. Aiso, i
Apple Pureis, Bread Toasters, Preserving Kettles, brass, i
" opper, pori e| iin, tinned. A.c For sale by
sepilT FRANCISCUS. .
SOLE LEATHER, Calf Skins, Pink
Lining do, Upper Leather, Kipp do , Madras and
Tatiipico Mororco, with all kinds of Fretn b Kitl Shoe
Findings A;c. fir sale at lowest rates by
sept 17 FRANCISCUS.
rpHE NE PL! s ULTRA of cook
1 stoves is Hie .Noble ( Vmk— the most perfect now in '
use. Every one wanting the nttsT rooking stove, are re ;
s|ietlfiilly it. vit - d to i.„ll and exatuiiie this tinker, baking
bread equal to i brick oven. Tins excellent stove is :
warranted in every respect For sale t>v
sepli: FRANCISCUS.
CIQAL RI'CKETS, several patterns,
/ Fnkers, Slmvels, Sifi-rs fastings fur alt ordinary
stoves, Tin and Iron i'ea Ksttles, Tin and Cipjiei Bottom ,
Wa.-h B'iters, tiiove lioilers, Cnd des, Long Pans, 11 ke
Pans, Ac. In fart, all kinds of trimmings and*;xturea !
for stoves can b- had at tlu- esMhUablMlit of
wpH7 FRANCISCUS. j
HARDWARE!;
To Buy Cheap for Cash,
Blacksmiths, buy at Hoffman's,
Carpenters, buy at Hoffman's,
Sailrllers, buy at Hoffman's,
Shoemakers, buy at Hoffman's,
Cabinetmaker-, buy at Hoffman's,
Farmers, buy at Hoffman's,_
Builders, buy ut Hoffman's,
Housekeepers, buy at Hoffman's.
Don't forget, if vou want good Stoves, Pump ;
(..bains, Oil Cloths, Nails, Steel, Iron, Cutlery,
Vices, Bellows, Chains, Glass, tke , F. J. Hon- ;
man's Mammoth Hardware Store, and you can j
be accommodated. sept 3
rpO MAItKSMKN —Rifles and Shot Guns,
Shot, Powder, Caps, &c., for sale at
sep3 HUFFMAN'S.
PAPER. —Printing Paper, best quality of Wri
ting, Letter and Note Paper, Envelopes,
| &c. at_ HOFFMAN'S.
PRESERVING and Pickling Jars, of Glass j
and Stoneware, quart and half gallon, just !
what is wanted for Tomatoes, Fruit. &c., at
sep3 HOFFMAN'S.
QTOVES! A NEW COOK STOVE FOR WOOD! ]
—lts unusually large oven and fire box and j
its entire suitableness to the wants of the farm
er, place it far in advance of any now in use.
A number have been sold and have given entire
satisfaction. Also, other Cook Stoves, for coal
or wood; Parlor Air Tight Wood Stoves; Coal
Stoves for parlor, store, office and shop, at
sep3 HOFFMAN'S.
DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS,
Medicines, .Medicines, Medicines,
Paint?, Paints, Paint?,
Glass,
Oil.?, Oil?, Oils,
Trusses, Trusses,
At HOFFMAN'S.
New Arrangements.
AFTER returning our sincere thanks to our
numerous friends and customers for their
continued patronage, 1 would inform them that
I am still to be found at
With a desire to bring my business nearly to
CASH, after the first of April our credit terms
will be Thirty Days and aecounts not to exceed
Fifty Dollars. We hope still to conduct our
business so that we shall enjoy the good will
of our numerous customers, and that the num
ber may be greatly increased.
marl 2 F. J. HOFFMAN.
SB~O. Vr~ SLUSH,
Attorney at Law,
OFFICE in West Marketstreet,opposite Eisen*
bise's Hptel, will attend to any business in the
courtsof Mifflin, Centre, or Huntingdon coun
ties Lewistown. Julv 1,1853.
BLACKSMITH'S COAL,
LUMP COAL,
WILKESBARRK EGG COAL,
SUN BURY COAL,
i Just received, and for sale low, and delir
' ered in any part of town, by
novs SAMUEL COMFORT.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1858.
MAILMAN-ANA.
"THE CAMPBELLS ARE COMIN' I"
Scarcely out of Scott's novels can a scene
be found more dramatic, touching and pic
turesque, than that of the relief of Luck
now, described by a lady, the wife of an
officer at Lucknow, in a letter published in
the London Times.
To give its due effect, it should be re
membered that Gen. Havelock was not an
hour too soon in bis relief, as the advance
of the' enemy's batteries and mines had
settled thfe fate of the garrison; and it
should be known that in the continual up
roar of the cannonade, and the obstructions
of military works and buildings, the belea
guered and devoted garrison did not hear
or see anything of the advancing relief
until the battle had been fought outside,
and the relieving force was marching up
to the gates.
"On every side death stared us in the
face; no human skill could avert it any
longer. We saw the moment approach
when we must hid farewell to earth, yet
without feeling that unutterable horror
which must have been experienced by the
unhappy victims of Cawnpore. We were j
resolved rather to die than to yield, and ■
were fully persuaded that in 24 hours all
would be over. The engineers had said so,
and all knew the worst. We women strove
to encourage each other, and to perform the
light duties which had been assigned us,
such as conveying orders to the batteries
and supplying the men with provisions,
especially cups of coffee, which we prepar
ed day and night. I had gone out to try
to make myself useful, in company with
Jessie Brown, the wife of a corporal in my 1
husband's regiment. Poor Jessie had been
in a state of restless excitement all through
the siege, and had fallen away visibly within
the last few days. A constant fever con
sumed her, and her mind wandered occa
sionally, especially that day when the R < - :
olleetions of home seemed powerfully pres
ent to her. ;
At last, overcome with fatigue, she lay j
down on the ground, wrapped in her plaid.
I sat beside her, promising to awake her
when, as sin; -aid, " her father should re
turn from the ploughing." She fell at '
length into a profound slumber, motionless,
and apparently breathless, her head resting
in my lap. 1- niys<df could no longer re- j
sist the inclination to sleep, in -pite of the
continual roar of the cannon. Suddenly 1
was aroused by a wild, unearthly scream
close to my ear; my companion stood up
right beside me, iter arms raised, and her
head bent forward in the attitude of listen- '
ing. A look of intense delight broke over i
her countenance, she clasped my hand, |
drew me toward her, and exclaimed, i
"Pinna yc hear it? dinna ye hear it ?
Ay, I'm no dreamin', it's the slogan o' the
Highlanders! We're saved ! we're saved!"
Then flinging herself upon her knees, she j
thanked God with passionate fervor. 1 !
felt utterly bewildered; my English ears j
heard only the roar of artillery, and i i
thought my poor Jessie was still raving; i
but she darted to the batteries, and I heard j
her cry incessantly to the men, "Courage! ■
courage ' hark to the slogan—to the Mac- ;
gregor, the grandest of them a'. Here's j
help at last!"
To describe the effect of these words j
upon the soldiers would be impossible. — |
For a moment they ceased firing, and every •
soul listened in intense tnxiety. Gradual- j
ly, however, there arose a murmur of bit- j
ter disappointment, and the wailing of the |
women who had flocked to the spot burst j
out anew as the Colonel shook his head, j
Our dull Lowland ears heard nothing but
the rattle of the musketry. A few mo
ments of this death-like suspense, of this
agonizing hope, and Jessie, who had again
sunk on the ground, sprang to her feet, and
cried, in a voice so clear and piercing that
it was hoard along the whole line—" Will
ye no believe it noo ? The slogan has cea
sed indeed, but the Campbells are comin'!
D'ye hear, D'ye hear?" At that moment |
we seemed indeed to hear the voic. of
God in the distance, when the pibroch of
the Highbinders brought us tidings of de
liverance, for now there was no longer any
doubt of the fact.
The shrill, penetrating, ceaseless sound,
which rose above all other sounds, could
conic neither from the advance of the en
emy, nor from the work of the Sappers.
No, it was indeed the blast of the Scottish
bagpipes, now shrill and harsh, as threat
ening vengeance on the foe, then in softer
tones, seeming to promise succor to their
friends in need. Never surely was there
: such a scene as that which followed. Not
a heart in the residency of Lucknow but
bowed itself before God. All, by one sim
ultaneous impulse, fell upon their knees,
and nothing was heard but bursting sobs
and the murmured voice of prayer. Then
all arose, and there rang out from a thou
sand lips a great shout of joy which re
sounded far and wide, and lent new vigor
;to that blessed pibroch. To our cheer of
I " God save the Queen," they replied by the
; well-known strain that moves every Scot to
j tears, " Should auld acquaintance be for
! got," Ac. After that, nothing else made
j any impression on me. I scarcely remem
' bered what followed. Jessie was presented
; to the General on bis entrance into the
i fort, and at the officers' banquet her-health
j was drunk by all present, while the pipers
marched round the table playing once more
the familiar air " Auld Jang syne."
ARCTIC SILENCE. ~
The following eloquent description of
the silence of an Arctic night occurs in
l)r. Hay's lecture on the Arctic Regions.
\\ e have, at least upon one occasion, when
eight or nine miles under ground in the
Mammoth Cave, seemed to fed the dark
ness, but we never imagined that other neg
ative attribute of nature, silence, could be
so intense as to be heard. Yet the Doc
tor s description makes this strange para
dox a reality. lie says:
J he monlight of this period (winter)
is the most grand and impressive of any
thing I have ever witnessed. The clear
ness of the air, the white surface of flic
snow and ice give an effect monotonous
and cheerless, but truly .grand. But there
is a new element which makes this mid
winter moonlight seem almost terrible in
its impressivencss—it is silence.
" 1 have often, to escape from the trying
monotony of ship-board life, gone off six
or eight miles into the interior in search of
novelty, and in order that I might be alone.
There, seated upon a rock or snow bank, I
look around me and see a great uneven
country, rocky hills and glaciers covered
with snow, myriads of crystal gems spark
ling in the light of the pale moon, which
shoots its rays down through the crisp air,
making it almost as light as day. 1 look
seaward, and see a long plain of ice, melt
ing into the horizon, dotted all over with
towering bergs—nothing more. All nature
is in tlie repose of death. 1 3111 too far
from the shore to hear the crunching of
the tables as they rise and fall lazily with
the tide, or the rqar like distant thunder
as some huge crack opens through the
heavy floes. There is iio animal to cross
my path, no tree among whose Stiff branch
es the wind can sigh or moan. There is
no song of birds t<> enliven the scene, no
wild boast to howl. 1 stand there alone,
the only representative of God's living
world—the only being that has life or can
move. Every sound that I hear, every
motion that I see, is made by myself. I
hear nothing but the pulsation of my own
heart, my own footsteps, or now and then,
possibly, in the distance, the deep rumbling
of n falling snow-bank. The sensation of
utter loneliness and isolation creeps over
me. My heart beats; lam up pressed as
with discordant sounds. Silence has ceas
ed ro be negative , it ha> become sterniy
positive; I hear, sec, and feel it. Its
presence is unendurable. I spring to mv
feet; I plant them heavily in the snow to
drown its presence, and i rush back to the
vessel, glad to find refuge in its dull, dull
life of horrid inactivity."
THE ROYAL MARRIAGE AT LON
DON.
The English papers are filled with ac
counts of the marriage of the Princess
Royal with Prince Frederick William of
Prussia, which took place in the Chapel
Royal of St. James's Palace on Monday
morning, January 25th. London w.ts filled
with royal guests, chiefly from the German
courts. Among them were the King of
:he Belgians, the Duke and Duchess of
Brabant, the Prince and Princess of Prus
sia (parents of the bridegroom,) the Duke
and Duchess of Saxe-Ooburg, the Count of
Flanders, and many others. The ceremony
of marriage was performed by the Arch
bishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Bish
ops of London, Oxford and Chester, the
Dean of Windsor and the Sub-Dean of the
Chapel Royal. There were three proces
sions, the Queen's, the Bridegroom's, and
the Brides. The latter w tfs supported by
her father. The ceremonies were of the
most imposing character. Before the ser
vice, a choral, written for the occasion, was
sung by the boys of St. Paul and West
minster Abbey choirs. At the conclusion,
Handel's Hallelujah Chorus was sung; as
the procession of' the Bride and Bridegroom
left the Chapel, Mendelssohn's Wedding
March was played. There were illumina
tions and various festivities in London and
throughout tne Kingdom. The Bride and
Bridegroom wore to leave in a day or two
for Berlin, where a grand reception was
prepared for them. The fullest particulars
are given of the appearance of the royal
couple. After the ceremony, the bride,
who bad been very composed, gave way,
and threw herself in her mother's arms, in
a burst of emotion.
JgigfQuite a mistake lately occurred in a
love affair at Duanesburg, N. Y T . A couple
of young persons agreed to elope together,
but by mistake the gentleman put his lad
der up to the window, of the room next to
the one in which his sweetheart slept, and
which proved to be that in which her mam
ma, a handsome widow, reposed. She turn
ed the mistake to her own advantage, got
into his arms, returned his affectionate em
braces, was borne by him to the carriage,
and by preserving becoming silence until
daylight, kept him blind to his error, and
by the potent power of her blandishments,
actually ehanned him into matrimony with
herself. The Schenectady Reflector gives
these facts on the authority of a responsi
ble correspondent.
J&Many arc led by their vices; many
of us follow them without any leading at
all.
Letter from Governor Wise
To the Philadelphia Meeting.
Governor Wise says that a careful review
ol' the President's Message constrains him
to differ with the President of his choice.
He protests against the mode in which the
Lecompton Constitution was pretended to
be submitted as anti-republican and oppres- j
sive, and as offensive to the self-respect and
moral sense of a free people.
After expressing the opinion that the Kan- i
sas-Nebraska act was an "enabling act" of !
itself, ho admits that the conduct of the To- !
pekaites was violent and unlawful, and that !
their opponents acted under lawful authority !
up to tlte submission of the constitution to
the people. But that has nothing to do with
the issue. Is the constitution the act and deed
of the people, and is the schedule republican f
The wrong of the Topekaites will not justify
the wrong of the Lecompton Convention, nor I
euro the defects of the Lecompton schedule. {
which, though providing for its ratification or
rejection, was submitted for approval alone,
without allowing a vote upon its rejection.
After a review of the Lecompton Con
vention's election jugglery. Governor Wise j
proceeds to give a Southerner's view of the i
question :
The Democratic party had just come out
of a severe and doubtful conflict with the
Know Nothing secret society, the most odious J
feature of which was a " test-oath." Now j
behold an honest, peaceful, law abiding citi j
zen approaching the polls in Kansas under
this schedule; I imagine myself an ultra-
Southern slaveholder put to an ordeal of a
challenge uuder this clause of the schedule;
I am anxisus, very anxious, to record my vote
for my right to hold the chief part of the little |
property I own ; I am told that I have the j
right by the grant of the high Lecompton j
Convention, to vote for or against property in j
slaves; I approach the polls to exercise the
right; lam challenged; the Bible is held out j
to me to swear first to "support the C'onstitu j
tion of the United States;" I ask why impose !
an me that oath? I urge that tlte obligation !
is binding on ine without the oath—that I !
love and obey the Constitution of the United
States, and that is made the supreme law of
the land, binding of itself—but, being willing
to support that instrument, and anxious to
vote for my property, I nssent to swear to
support it. But iam told I must, in the sec
ond place, swear also to support the Lecomp
ton " Constitution if adopted, under the pen
alties of perjury under the territorial laws."
I redden into wrath under the insult of such
an oath tendered to a freeman at the polls—
to support a constitution, if adopted, before
its adoption ! 1 denounce the obstacle to my
freedom of election. It is in vain; I must
take it cr leave my property unprotecttd 1
suppose —the supposition is almost intolerable
I take tbe oath : f am then, and then only,
granted the privilege of voting. I vote for ;
slavery, but against the constitution. lam i
then told that my vote cannot he counted, yet 1
I am sworn to suppert, if adopted, what I |
have voted against 1 Stung by insult, and j
then disfranchised, I go away maddened to
violence by injustice, inequality, and insult ;
added to injury! Is that my act and deed? !
Is that republican? If Caligula was a tyrant
for posting laws too high to bo read by the
Roman people, what does this deserve to be
called, which puts the whole and a part to
gether. so that a minority for the whole may
prevail over a majority for or against the part? \
Is it not the very hocus pocus and legerde
main of keeping the promise to the ear of the ;
people and breaking it to their hopes? I tell
you that no proud free people will stand insult
and outrage like this, and such despotism is
enough to drive peaceful and good citizens to
violence for a redress of grievances. But the
question is not whether the Lecompton Con
stitution has been opposed unlawfully, but is
it the act and deed of the sovereign people,
whose it purports to ba—and is it republican
in its submission by the schedule of the Le
compton Constitution? And mark, tots, that
this test oath is applied when the constitution
is to be sent to Congress from a Territory for
approval. After taking this oath, the casuist
may determine whether he could, if the con
stitution be adopted, oppose it before Con
gress, though he voted against it at the polls.
lie contends that there was obviously a
sinister and anti-republican purpose in thus
giving an unfair election as to part of the
constitution, with no election as to the
whole.
He denies the assertion of the President
that no people could have proceeded with
more regularity in the formation of a con
stitution than the people of Kansas have
done. The people were not allowed a fair
election at all. A lair election could not
be held under tac schedule as appears from
its face.
lie contradicts tbe President's idea that
the admission of Kansas would speedily
end the agitation in Congress, and localize
it in Kansas, lie declares that it never
can be local again. It is all essential that
the settlement shall be just, right and equal,
and, if not so, it is sure to be mischievous
to that party sustaining power without right,
and doing wrong that good may come.
The letter concludes with the following
warning appeal to the friends of the Pres
ident :
" W have proudly, heretofore, contended
only f®r equality and justice; but if this be
wantonly done, without winning a stake—
the power of a Blave State thereby—it will be
worse than vain. It will be snatching power
per fas aut nefas, to be lost "speedily" with
the loss f something of far more worth than
political votes— aur moral prestige. If we
are not willing to do justico, we can't ask for
justice ; if we can't agree to equality, wo must
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expect to be denied it. It is our bull goring
the anti slavery ox. Suppose we had a ma
jority of slaveholders in that territory ; sup
pose a minority of abolitionists Jiad gotten
the census and registry into their hands and
had kept fifteen t-ut of thirty-four counties
out f the Convention ; suppose they had
formed a constitution with a clause prohibit
ing slavery, and had scnt.it to Congress with
out submitting it to a majority of the legal
voters; or suppose they had submitted all
parts of the constitution to-the popular vote,
excepting the one clause prohibiting slavery,
knowing it would be voted down if submitted
to the majority of the people; suppose such a
" boot on the other l"g" hud been submitted
to Congress, and we hud then heard the ab
soluteness of a Convention contended for by
black republicans, demanding of Congress to
sustain the doctrine of " legitimacy." I tell
you that every Southern man would have
been in arms and would be roused to the
shedding of blood, rather than submit to
Congress fastening upon a majority of pro
slavery people an arbitrary rescript of a mere
convention, unauthorized to proclaim its con
stitution without an express grant. This is
the same principle, accompanied by trickery
and fraud. "We are willing to do unto oth
ers as we would have them do unto us." The
Southern people ask for no injustice, no ine
quality.
"We are told that' prompt admission' ot
Kansas as a State will end the agitation in
Congress and localize it in Kansas. What is
the Kansas question ? Is it local to Kansas?
No. It never can bo local again.- It has
pervaded all places and all classes in our
country. Let Congress endorse this schedule
of legerdemain, let the South insist 011 it, let
the Northern Democracy be required to con
sent to the injustice, and the precedent be
comes of universal application and citation
against us for ail time. Not only will the
example plead, but wiii be a plea in continu
ous cases of similar import and danger, ris
ing successively as long as our vast territories
to the Pacific shall be filling up. It comes
up again and again every year, from territo
ries extending from Masilla Valley to Daco
tah. Flatter not ourselves, then, that any
mode of adjustment will do because it is the
' speediest'* for Kansas. It is all essential
that the settlement shall be just and right and
equal. Jf not, it is sure to be mischievous to
that party which has snatched power withou.
right, and done wrong that good may conn
of it. To do justice is always the beat policy.
If all would ' demand what is right and sub
mit to nothing that is wrong,' injustice ar.c
oppression could never be perpetratod or tol
erated. The ulterior effects of adopting the
Lecompton constitution, with its schedule an
nexed, will be worse than referring back the
question to the territorial decision. It will
arraign this administration, and the democ
racy and the South, for demanding more than
is right, and for forcing resistance to wrong.
It will Lc jagging the lion of a majority
whilst the hand of a minority is in its mouth.
It will return the chalice to our own lips when
the Kansas question again and again arises
in North Texas, New Mexico, in Mesitla Val
ley, and in all our boundless domain of un
settled and fast settling territory. It will
drive front us tljousands.of honest democrats
in the North, who can willingly stand by us
for justice and equality, but who must leave
us when we demand more and refuse justice
and equaiitv to others. It will raise the
Black Republican flag over the Capitol in the
next struggle for power, and that, then, will
raise the last dread issue of union or disuni
on I Are not some aiming to drive us to such
extremities as will raise that issue past beinc
laid?
" For my part, gentlemen, I address you as
the friend of Mr. Buchanan and his adminis
tration. They have my best wishes and
warmest friendship, and I would save both
from danger and defeat.
* * * * *
"Very truly yours, IIEXRV A. WISE.
To John W. Forney, David Websters, Daniel
Dougherty, K. t. Webb, Esqrs., Commit
tee."
SHOCKING AFFAIR Hyena in the
Wooils. —A distressing tragedy occurred
this week in the western part of this State.
Gannuiig's Menagerie is wintering two miles
west of Paulding, Paulding county. Am
ong the other animals was a hyena, said to
be the largest in the United States. The
animal was very ferocious, and had twice
bitten his keeper. Early Wednesday morn
ing the hyena escaped. Search was in
stantly made, and later in the morning he
was discovered in the grave yard, having
dug U2> and partly devoured two or three
dead bodies. Several of the citizens rush
ed in to take it, when it turned on its as
sailants, striking down a German day la
borer named Jacob Poffenberg, and crush
ed the head of the unfortunate man in its
jaws, killing him instantly. The brute
then made its escape, after tearing the flesh
from the right arm and chest of a lad, who
is not expected to recover. The animal
succeeded in making good its escape. The
citizens are much excited. Parties -are
scouring the woods, and the Menagerie
men have been notified by some of the cit
izens to remove*their establishment at once.
Cleveland Jlerald.
A Warning Apparition. —Mrs. Dodge,
wile of a captain killed at Agra, while ly
ing upon a sofa in her residence at Dept
ford, was startled to see, as she supposed,
her husband standing before her. She rose
to meet him, but he was not there. She
even run to the garden after him. When
she told her friends what she had seen,
they laughed and pronounced it a fantasy.
Subsequently it was ascertained that Gap
tain Dodge was killed on the very night of
the apparition.
lady hung herself a short time
since, in Holmes county, Mass., on account
of her husband having been caught play
ing cards with a negro.