- .ll4ittUigencer St, Journal.
GEO. SAI'VDEFiSON, EDITOR
Lancaster; November i, -1853.
Goverllole
.
Perhaps no .
in the Coiiintonwealth—r:
not even the state officers - who. have: been:tib
nrulfhautly elected—nis greater eeeon to rejoice"
at we rayon oi the recent election, than Governor
ifiei.sa. lie it was, in realit„ who had to bear
We Muth of we contest, and, although not a candi
chite Lawsuit, the att;mite were aimed at the Exec-
Uve rattler than at the caniudatesbelore the people,
anu the tiuberuatorial contest ot next year was, in
effect, omitted at the recent election. The whole
artillery ot me enemy, almost, was aimed at his
devoted head; We actions were basely misrepre
sented, and no policy mailed by an unscrupulous
toe, skid tau laisenoods or calumnies were consider
ed too vile, in tuner, it possible, to shake public con
fidence in hia integrity. The State debt was mag
naiad, and me effort was made to saddle upon him
the sins anti mistakes o 1 Jan) predecessor. But it
was all in no avail. The people ot Pennsylvania
have lull coundence in the honesty and ability 01
Governor BIOJAU, and thtsult of the election on
the second Tuesday ot October last, is a triumparuit
endorsement pi nia administration—a greater than
which none of his predecessors in the Gubernatorial
chair has ever received.
Governor Hansa has been true to the beat inter
eats 01 the Commonwealth—true to the pledges ot
his inaugural address, true to the Democratic party,
and true in lumselt, and it is in vain for an infuri
ated opposition to attempt to weaken him in the
affections of the people. His whole public lite is
but a record of his devotion to his native State and
her best interests, and he may bid defiance to all
the envenomed assaults of a malignant, but harm
less opposition. His nomination and election next
year to a second term in the Executive chair of the
Commonwealth, is a foregone conclusion.
Hon. James Campbell.
This gentleman, since the Fourth of March last,
has been winning golden opinions at the head of
the Post Office Department. Every where—east,
west, north and south—his efficiency is spoken of
in terms of the warmest commendation, and he is
universally considered by all unprejudiced_ men as
one or the very best Postmaster Generals we have
ever had.
Speaking of Judge C., the Washington Star says:
"He has already become the life and soul of his de
partment ; laboring like a mole, yet despatching
business with an apparent thorough appreciation of
all the points of each case, great or.small, coming
before him, which seems to us wonderful, when we
consider the number, diversity, importance and com•
plexity of the matters which he daily adjudicates."
And again: '.!A. man of less than the very first or
der of abilities, attainments and capacity for hard
work, would break down in his position, in a fort
night."
Pennsylvania has reason to be proud of her rep
resentative in the Cabinet.
The speakership.
The State Senate being redeemed, of course a
Democratic Speaker will be elected. Who thatwill
be is, of course, a matter of conjecture at this early
P•
eriod The two most prominent candidates will
undoubtedly be Hon. MAXWELL McCAeraN, of
Greene county, and Hon. Caerma R. Bucirri.sw,
of Columbia. They are both excellent and talent
ed men, and either would preside over the Senate
with distinguished ability. We are inclined to the
opinion that the former will be chosen, as he has
had most legislative experience. Mr. BucxeLsw
can hardly well be spared off the floor at the next
session, as he is undoubtedly the ablest debater in
the body.
LOOK. AT THE RESULT
TLIE •
OLD ZSYSTONEI
Supreme Court.
KNOX (Dem.)
Bum) ( Whig.)
Dem. Maj
Canal Commissioner
FORSYTH (Dem.)
PowneLL (Whig.)
Dem. Maj
Auditor General
Rums (Dem.)
McCi.tras (Whig)
Dem. Maj
Surveyor General.
BRAwLEr (Dem.)
Mrmts (Whig)
Dem. Maj
The above is a complete summing up of the of
ficial returns of the State, except Forest County,
which will increase the majority of each of the
Democratic candidates about 60 votes.
Verily, it was such a coon skinning as remind
ed one of the days of ANDREW JACKSON!
CHRONICLZEI or %maim—We are authorized
to say to the correspondent of the Examiner, "C,"
that the First Book of the Chronicles of Lancaster
County Whiggery was concluded in our issue of
the 11th of October—the chapter in the Examiner
is therefore spurious. 'The Second Book is in course
of preparation, and will be given to the readers of
the Intelligencer at the proper time, in which se
ries several new actors will be brought upon the
stage and their actions suitably commented upon.
The " war of the roses" has only commenced, and,
although partially unsuccessful in the first grand
encounter, the enemies of the "King" are by no
means disheartened, of which they will give ocu
lar demonstration when the next campaign gene.
They have now retired to winter quarters, and can
well afford to "bide their time." Some rare sport
may be anticipated during the next summer and
autumn. ' The seven thousand good and true men
who did not bow the knee to the golden image of
Baal,• are unconqUered and unconquerable, and
their number will be more likely to increase than
diminish during the temporary suspension of hos
tilities. There is a good time coming, boys ! The
BOTIGHTEU spirit will yet make itself felt through
out the length and breadth of the county. Mark
the prediction!
RBESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTB.-HOB. ROBERT
M. Mains, of Maryland, to be Commissioner to
China, in place of Robert J. Walker, resigned.
Livi K. Bowan, Esq., of Maryland, (formerly
editor of the Baltimore Jacksonian) to be Consul
to Bordeaux, in France.
Paosurren.—Dr. J. S. Messersmith, formerly of
this city, has recently been promoted to a full Sur
geoncy in the Navy. Dr. M. has been in the Navy
for about eighteen years, and is now attached to
the Japan expedition.
113 Mr. Jonas, one of the men injured by the
collision of the trains at Coatesville Bridge, on Fri
day week, has since died of his injuries—making
the second death from that accident. The other
persons injured are recovering.
irr President limes visited the Agricultural
Fair, &c., at Baltimore, on Thursday last, and was
accompanied by Sidney Webster, Esq., his Private
Secretary. He returned to Washington City the
same evening, much gratified with his visit.
saasscrre.—The •Democrats have swept every
thing before them in this .Territory , --carrying
their delegate to Congress and both branches of
the Legislature.
Rasuan 07 FOR7IGN MIAISTEILL—Among the
passengers in the Atlantic, which arrived some ten
days ago at New York, were the Hon. JOSEPH R.
'lslamism.; late Minister , at London, and Hon. R.
H. Bavain, late Minister at Brussels. .
As Exxxastvz CotraTl. — Eightyone votes, all
told, were cast at the General Election, in Forest
County.
The Reftegade 3 s Fate.-
The fate and political fortunes of Er-Govertioi
Johnston and Christian Myers are apt and ford ,
ble.illustrations that while men may love the trea- .
son that
son that aids their schemes;tbiy brariablrdelpise.
*the traitor. Both these men came from the same
district-4oth are renegades from the Democratic
iatty, add both bane sunk into it quiet political
grave from which:to ordinary
_course of human
events can resurrect themLt_hey , will out live the
ephemeral greathess with which their treason in
vested them.
In the case of Myers, both parties might learn
a useful lesson, viz: that a renegade has a cormor
ant appetite, and is always dearly purchased. Show
us a political ' renegade, and we will show you a
man whose thirst for office is as unquenchable as
the fires of Vesuvius. The history of the gentle
man in question is well known. He was elected
to the Senate as an "Independent," and finding that
he had the casting vote in that body he set a price
upon himself, and sold out,"body and' breeches," to
the Whigs. What the comyact wat, we do not
know, bat there is scope to believe that it was ful
filled; but Myers demanded more than the bond
called for, and on the opening of the session of 18,-
52, he very modestly claimed the Speakership.—
This, however, was too bitter a pill for the old line
Whigs, and they re-elected Walker, of Erie. This
was a personal insult to old Christian, and he lost
no time in showing it, by voting 'on several party
questions with the Democrats—the Federalists were
alarmed, and the nomination for Surveyor General
followed. There is little use in following him thro'
the campaign, or reverting to the arguments used
in his behalf, and against his competitor, but will
simply content ourself by pointing to him as a liv
ing admonition to traitors—to his obscurity - as a
warning to renegades—and to his political grave
as a monument of blasted hopes and short-lived
greatness.—Hollidaysburg Standard.
The Lottery, Business.
As often as about once a month, in common
with many of our neighbors, we receive a circular
by mail setting forth the splendid opportunities to
make fortunes by investing a few dollars in lottery
tickets. So tar as we are concerned it is all labor
lost on the part of the sender,for we never havepur
chased a ticket of the kind. and,what is more, never
intend to. Still a few are silly enough to dabble
in such schemes; and to all such, and others we
commend the following exposition or the chances
of making a fortune in that way :
"First, there are upwards of seventy numbers
used in making out the tickets; and there are three
numbers on each ticket; now the question is, how
many different tickets can be made? If but ten
figures were used, instead of seventy, there could
be issued 479,000,600 tickets; so a man in the first
instance, where there are ten numbers, wouldstand
one chance out of 3,623,800 chance, and in the last
instance, where there are 12 numbers, to change
by, he would stand but one chance out of 479,000,-
000, and it the whole seventy figures be used, and
it as many different tickets were issued as could be
formed by the permutation of these numbers, it is
probable that there would be enough to more than
carpet the whole territory of the United States. Of
course very few are printed, compared to what
might be printed, yet there is just as good a chance
of the prize to fall to an unprinted ticket as to a
printed one, It it does so, as no one can claim the
money, it remains with those making the lottery.
There are, in such a case,' thousands of chance in
favor of the lottery makers. Again, if lotteries
were fairly conducted there would be hundreds of
thon,ands each month receiving a fortune by the
high prizes alone; and each year there would b e
named from one to ten thousand person s thus fa
vored by fortune. In this we have only been
speaking of one single prize in each lottery, and as
there are many important ones in each, the fortu
nate persons ought greatly to exceed ten thousand
annually. Yet, now seldom do you hear that even
a 51,000 prize is drawn? Still, all the prizes of
every lottery should tall on some at each drawing.
Who gets them? Where do the favored ones live?
And how does it happen that their names are not
paraded before Ile public each week? It is simply
because no one holds a ticket entitled to the prize,
a nd of course the money remains with the maker
0f the lottery."
Doing the Clean Thing.
Our friend McCcuas,of the Ctambersburg Whig,
the late Whig candidate for Auditor General, is
still disposed to be facetious over his defeat. Wit
ness the following humorous paragraph, which we
copy from the last number oi his paper :
We feel under peculiar obligations to the gallant
Whigs of several districts in Monroe county for
the unbroken front they presented, not only for the
Whig candidate lor Auditor General, but for the
whole State ticket, It will be observed that in
seven districts the vote for Whig candidates pre
sents the most complete uniformity, without the
slightest variation or .scratching.' We append the
vote :
Auditor Gen. Surveyor Gen.
Banks, D. McClure, W. Brewley, D. Myer B,W
CheSlDlth ill, 165 00 167 00
Coolbough 34 00 37 00
Eldred, 135 00 132 00
Jackson, 108 00 109 00
Paradise, 42 00 41 00
Polk, 95 00 97 00
Ross, 70 00 72 00
648 00
By the way, this Monroe county is a glorious
Democratic region. It seems as if the very soil
was, at the same time , productive of Democrats and
fatal to the growth of Whiggery. Only think of
it, seven townships without a solitary coon in them
even for seed! Is'nt it awful to contemplate
ICY A correspondent, whb signs himself "A Prop
erty Holder," complains bitterly of the "high and
oppressive taxation under which the community is
laboring." 'Tis true, the taxes in this City are
enormously high, but, we apprehend, it is not the
owners of property generally who suffer most. That
portion of our citizens denominated "RENTERS,"
(and they are by far the most numerous,) have to
bear the burden in the shape of increased and ex
travagant rents, which have risen to such a height
as to be almost beyond the reach of the poor me
chanic or laboring man. By this system of extor
tion on the part of property .holders, the poor men
of our City have to pay ten times the amount of
taxes, in the shape of rent, they ought to pay, and
thus the great democratic principle of taxation in
proportion to wealth is virtually, indeed actually,
trampled under foot, and the intentions of our laws
frustrated by the wealthy portion of the communi
ty. It matters nothing to the owner of a house
whether taxes be increased to any amount; as for
every dollar added in that way he will add at least
teifidollars to the rent of his house, and thus take
just so much from the pocket of the poor renter,
whose family must suffer in that proportion for
want of the necessaries of life. The same system
is pursued in the renting of farms. The tenants
have to pay all additional taxation. •
There is something radically wrong in the whole
system of landlord and tenant, and if "A Property
Holder," instead of sympathizing with his own
class and grtimbling about exhorbitant taxation,
would look at the thing in its true light, and en
deavor to lessen the burdens of the poor and de.
pendent, he would be doing good service to the cause
of humanity, and be entitled to rank as a public
benefactor.
Important from Europe!
The steamer Arctic arrived at New York, on
Sunday, containing the important intelligence that
war was about commencing between Russia and
Turkey. A battle had been fought in Circassia,
which resulted in favor of the Russians. The par•
ticulars are not given:
Flour, at Liverpool; maintains fully its former
price, but Corn is dull and prices declining.
ET Governor MIDILL'S majority, in Ohio, over
Barrere (Whig) is 60,555, and over Whig and Free
Soil candidates combined, 10,396. The Democrats
have a majority of 61 on joint ballot in the Legis
lature.
Er Thirty thousand dollars have been contrib.
uted in Kentucky, toward the erection of a monu
ment over the remains of Henry Clay. The amount
to be rain( d is $lOO,OOO.
11:711on. John Bell (Whig) of Tennessee, has
been erected to thel7. S. senate.
The Tease; Bends.
Attorney General Cuesiati has given a highly;
improant and interesting opinion (which is puff- - -I
lished - 4it length in the Washington papers) hap
lotion to the delivery of-the reserved five millions
of stock, now held by .the United Stem, whiChis
pledged. to Texas. The BaltimOre Times Bart • .
- The subject is most important, not-Only aS, in
thelanguagalit the-leaned Attorney General, iif
lecting the rights of one of the 'States of the Mum;
and involving the good faith of the United States
in the execution of a solemn compact with that
State," but in its effect upon the credit and Nth of
I that State, and upon a large number of bond hold
ers and creditors, to whom that faith and credit
I were specially pledged.
. .
Like many other States struggling tor indepen
dence, Texas was forced to raise money by expect
lents. She did it, and those who received her Be-,
entities, took them with all the risks which were
banging over the success of her enterprise. It can
not be denied that the means which she derived,
1 1 were a most powerful contribution towards attain
! ing her independence. It was attained. Texas took
her stand amongst the nations of the earth, and was
finally admitted into the confederacy of this Union.
The United States undertook, after the war with
Mexico, to pay a certain portion of her debt, and
although everything has, been in readiness, there
are difficulties in the way, arising from the words
of the act which made the provision. In order that
the stock may be delivered to the State of Texas,
her creditors holding bonds, must first file a release
in the once of the Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States, upon all those claims arising froth
the bonds or certificates of stocks for which duties
upon imports into Texas, were specially pledged.
And as these certificates of indebtedness have been
scaled by Texas, and many creditors refuse to sub
mit to the scale, and as releases fromlall of them are
required, under the present provisions of the law, a
man holding five hundred dollars worth of the stock,
can stop the delivery of the whole five millions.
This is the decision of the Attorney General in
his able legal argument, without questioning the
right or wrong of the law. What he believes that
Texas should do, is shadowed forth in the following
paragraph:
"It by no means folloWs that the United States
have assumed any liability thereby, or impliedly
recognized the existence of any liability upon their
part; nor that any less of readiness will be shown
by tne proud and wealthy State of Texas to fulfil
the engagement in regard to her debts, contained
in the compact of her admission into the Union."
It is very true, doubtless, that much of the means
obtained during the revolution, was squan
dered, and that they were, raised at ruinous rates,
but the citizens of Texas staked everything upon
the cast, and now, whatever their engagements
were, they should be liquidated, and in time may
be.
The trouble at present is in the law of Congress,
and it should receive its early attention, and such
provisions made, that those creditors holding bonds
or certificates ot, stock as are willing to file their
releases to the United States, may receive their
money from Texas out of the five millions of stock
now held in trust by the United States. There is
no difficulty in the way except the law.
The amount of those bonds and certificates of
stock for which duties upon imports are especially
pledged, under the scale, ,is less than the five mil
lions of dollars, and provided that creditors are
willing to sign releases, trusting to the future good
faith of Texas to make up the difference between
the debt due them as scaled, and the lull amount,
no injustice can be done to those who refuse to re
lease, but claim the whole, it the more accommo
dating creditors are paid.
As things stand now, the five millions are locked
up in the Treasury, and men who came forward
in the darkest hour of the fortunes of the Republic,
and pledged their means and their credit for the
requisite assistance to carry on the war, have been
reduced from affluence to poverty, and are nowstrug
gling along under the load of accumulated personal
responsibility, for want of the relief which could be
afforded. Gold in the middle of a mountain won't
pay a debt, nor will the five millions of stocks, re
lieve Texas or her creditors while locked up in the
Treasnry.
ENGLAND ATTEMPTING TO AERICANIEE
Recent advices from Washington, make it almost
certain that England is, by treasonable means, en.
deavoring to perpetrate upon Cuba a wrong, which,
while it would destroy the ascendency of Spain there
in a manner more revolting and barbarous than an
armed descent, would leave that fair island in a ter
rible condition of anarchy, and in the end endanger
the quiet and peace of the states. It appears that
in June last, Lord Howden procured from the home
government the right to search for slaves suspect?
ed to have been landed from slavers. Thus the right
of search by a foreign power is conceded. It is
now reliablistated that a treaty is on the point of
being concluded, by which Cuba shall be allowed
to import slaves from Africa, to any extent, pro
vided they be made emancipados, or free, at the end
,of ten years. The recent accounts of the landing
of slaves on the island, gives reliability to the be
lief that England now winks at this diabolical traf
fic, with ulterior designs equally diabolical. The
inevitable result of such a proceeding would be to
deliver the native whites and Spaniards over to a
horde of blacks, wild by nature, and rendered fero.
Mous by servitude. The result upon the Southern
part of the Union it would be plain to see. We
look anxiously for further developments. It will,
in case of the verification of these reports, be tee
duty of our government to avoid so sinister, treach
erous, and barbarous a blow-
THEATISS WITH SPAIN.—It is said that
Lord Howden, British Minister to Mtrdrid, in June
last, made a treaty with Spain, by which English
cruisers are permitted to land men to search the
plantations of Cuba, on which slaves are suspected
to have been carried from Wavers. Lord Howden,
it is said, is now urging upon the Spanish Govern
ment, with a prospect of successs, a treaty by
which the English Government offers to withdraw
her cruisers from the coast of Cuba, and permit
any number of slaves to be landed, provided they
shall be made Emancipadors for ten years, and that
slavery shall be abolished in the island at the ex
piration of fifty years. The New York Times says
that the above is confirmed by letters just received
from Havana, ditted October 1, which state that
Mr. Crawford, the English Consul there, was pro
curing letters from prominent persons urging this
plan, in order to send to England to fortify her in
herdemands on Spain. No British cruiser had
been on her coast for a month, and 'slaves were
landing in crowds.
655 00
&mum or FORTIINE.—A lady, well known and
long respected as an eminent teacher in N. York,
died at the advanced age of 80, a few days since in
the City Alms House. A writer in the Mirror says
he knew this lady as the Directress of a fashionable
Boarding School in that city. For 25 years she
was very successful and had accumulated 50,000
dollars, which she invested in Fire Insurance Stock,
in 1835. Her losses by the great fire, ruined her
fortuaes and prospects, and too proud to apply to
her friend; she went to the City Alms House, where
she has lived some years, and died as stated. This
lady was highly educated, possessed polished man
ners, led an exemplary life, was a most useful
member of society, had educated hundreds of young
ladies, and yet doomed to die iii nn Alms House.—
Alas! we know not what we may come to in this
changeable world.
LEBANON VALLEY RAMBO AIL—We learn from
the Reading Gazette that within the la st two weeks
additional subscriptions, to the amount of $340,-
000, have been obtained to the stock, of the Leba.
non Valley Railroad Company, which, with the
municipal and individual subscriptions previously
made, amount to the sum required to warrant the
making of the road. Engineers will be placed on
the route on Monday next, and it is expected that
the 'Eastern Division, between that city and Leba
non, will be put under contract by the Ist of Jana
ary next.
Cam - roam LEGIBUTIIIII.—The Legislature of
California is one-sided enough for all useful purpo•
sea The following is the state of parties :
Senate. House.
Democrats, 33 80
Whigs, 8 11
_
Dem. rthij. 25 69
69
Maj. on Joint Ballot, 94 !
Atlas, poor Whiggery ! Its pretty much ro
where in the *olden State.
Mi sure. nir Taxcitsimi CoosTr.—A ;company
At-Philadelphia capitalists' have commenced' work--
ing the. old Silver Mine inConestoga township about
a Mile and a half east of Conestoga Centre., Vtis
- mine was opened and -workedm.some.extent*X
to:111M Revolution, but Willi White. nieces_ it TCriiit
kilown. The presumption however, from the fact
of its having been abandonekis that it did not pay.
Bat the great improvementsinfide in 'recent years
in the science of mining and iepaiatinOmAszay
resider the present undertaking naore4ittccesshil:
If the amount of silver obtained should not be very
great, the other metals-obtained—lead and zinc—
may still remunerate the labor expended. We have
been shown by Ele Bowen, Esq., Superintendent of
the mining operations, an exceeding•rictiOecimen
of the Argentitero us Galena obtained lrom the mine.
-This ore—a combination Af silver and leadis said
to be worths6oo per ton.
The Copper Mine in Bart township, Which - was
oiginally opened and abandoned under simildr
inmstarices to the above, - has now - been re-opened
for two years, and from the spirit with which oper
ations are carried_on, the Company is doubtless
meeting with success.
The Lead Mine in East Hempfield, discovered
and partially opened two orthree years since, is,
we understand, about to be tested again under more
favorable auspices.
Several very valuable beds of iron ore have re
cently been opened in different parts of the county.
Mr. C. Geiger has opened a very fine bed (appar
ently) on Mr. Mylin's farm, a mile south of Wil
low Street, from which be intends supplying his
'furnace in South Prince street.
In passing Camargo, in Bart township, the other
day, we noticed iron ore from the beds, near that
place being taken to York Furnace, a distance of
twelve miles. The superior quality of the ore war
rants its transportation that distance.—Examiner
& Herald.
TRISTAN BURGESS AND JOHN RANDOLPH.-Mr„
Burgess, of Rhode Island, who lately deceased, in
the 84th year of his age, first entered Congress in
1825, taking with him from the public arenas of
his own State a deservedly high reputation for
scholarship, talent, eloquence and championship in
controversy.
In 1827, Mr. Randolph returned from the Senate
to a seat in the House. It was his delight to try
.all new metal, and his pride to vanquish all who
had the courage to enter the lists, with sarcasm,
invective and eloquence, as weapons. Tne discus
sion that took place between them is as full of pe
culiar interest as any that was ever heard in that
hall. In the course of the session, he interrupted
Mr. Burgess in a speech on the tariff, and made use
of some very sarcastic remarks on him and on New
England. Randolph was accustomed in his speech.
es to ridicule New England men and measures, and
it was not often that a member was found who
was willing to take the risk of replying to him.—
He more than met his match in Mr. Burgess on
the occasion referred to, and the severe retort of the
latter is fresh in the memory of many at this day.
The concluding part ot it was in these words:
"Sir, Divine Providence takes care of his own
universe. Moral monsters cannot propagate. Im
potent of every thing but malevolence or purpose,
they can not otherwise multiply miseries than by
blaspheming all that is pure, and piosperous, and
happy. Could demon propagate demon, the uni
verse might become a Pandemonium; but I rejoice
that the father of lies cannot be the father ot liars.
One adversary of God and man is enough for one
universe Too much! Oh! how too much tot one
nation."
Mr. Randolph could not withstand the unparal
teled severity of this retort. He immediately left
the Hall, and his voice was never heard there after.
ward.
TRY LATE WILLIAM HILSTEIL—The following
notice of the Hon. William Htester, who died at
his residence in this county on the 13th ult, is ta•
ken from the last ,comber of the Reading Gazette
The deceased was born in Bern township Berks
county, Pennsylvania. In the war of 1812 he vol
unteered in the service ()this country, and was cho
sen a lieutenant in the company commanded by
Dr. Jacob Marshall, which marched to the defence
of Baltimore. Alter the war he removed to Lan
caster county, was commissioned a Justice of the
Peace, and acted as euch for a number of years.—
His strict probity and sound judgment gave him
great influence, which he used with conscientious
care, and with signal usefulness, as an adviser and
arbiter among his neighbors. In 1832 he was
elected to Congress by the Anti-Masonic and Whig
party of Lancaster county, and served two terms.-
In 1836, he was elected a member of the Conven
tion to reform the State Constitution. He was an
active and useful member of that body, and altho'
a Whig, was efficient in urging the elective Judi
ciary and other Democratic Reforms. In 1840 he
was elected a member of the State Senate, and serv
ed the term of three years. He filled all the offices
with which he was honored by his attached con
stituency 6 with credit to himself and to their satis
faction. His declining health compelled him to
withdraw from public lile, and for the last ten
years he suffered from a severe paralytic disease,
which he bore with christian fortitude and which,
finally terminating in apoplexy,' caused his death.
He was a man of strong will, of excellent judg
ment, and unbending integrity; a kind husband and
father, a benevolent and uselul neighbor and citizen
His remains were deposited in a vault, prepared by
himself during the last years of his life, at Lancas
ter, on Sunday last, followed by a large concourse
of mourning relatives and friends.
A Cat/D.—The undersigned, officers of tne Inde
pendent Artillery of Chester , Valley, and National
Guards of West Chester, on behalf of their respective
commands, take this method of expressing to the
military and citizens ofLancaster, their appreciation
of the kind attentions paid them during their late
visit to that city. To the Buchanan Rifles' our es
pecial thanks are due for the escort given us on the
evening of our arrival in Lancaster, as well as, for
their escort to the various places of interest in that
city, on the day following. To Major General Ford,
Captain Sommer and Lieutenants Berton and Slay
maker of the Rifles, to the other officers and mem
bers of that beautiful and well disciplined Corps, and
to the citizens of Lancaster, our thanks ate due lot
their various entertainments, and many kind atten
tions during our stay in their beautiful city. Mr.
Spencer, Superintendent of the Conestoga Cotton
Mills, is entitled to our warmestthanks for his kind
and gentlemanly attention inconducting us through
the mills, and exibitiug any explaining the various
operations of the beautiful machinery, which is in
the moat perfect order, and is a fine specimen of
American mechanism. To Mr. Locher, keeper of
the Lancaster County Prison, for his courtesy, while
visiting that splendidly built, and admirably arrang
ed establishment. To Messrs. Bingham and Dock
of the Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, for the
ample arrangement's made for conducting the Co
mpanies from and back to - their homes, we express
our many thanks. To Mr. Cooper of the "Lion",
and Mrs. Reed of the "Lamb" the former, the quar
ters of the Guards, and the latter of the Artillerists
for their bountiful supply of the good things of life,
and their may efforts to render us comfortable,
during our stay, we return our most grateful and
sincere acknowledgements.
_ _
THOS. R. TRIMBLE,
ROBERT IRWIN,
LIEUT. POWELL,
LIEUT. H. R. GUSS, '
LIEUT. WM. SWENEY
FORNION Naws.—The Niagara arrived at Hal
ifax on Wednesday night, with late European
news. In Liverpool, the markets were firm with an
upward tendency. The news from the East looks
warlike. The Sultan of Turkey had announced
his ultimatum, that unless the Russians evacuated
the Danubian Principalities within fifteen days, he
would consider war declared and act accordingly.
The Sultan had invited the combined fleets of Eng
land and France to Constantinople.
The next news from that qnarter will probably
put an end to the painful suspense which has sur.
rounded the Russio-Turkish question for the last
six months.
YORK Gaza:rms.—This old and reliable Demo
cratic journal came to hand last week in a new
dress, so much changed in appearance that, at first
sight,.we hardly recognized it. Messrs. GLOBE,
BRENNER & SMALL deserve no little credit for their
enterprise and good taste, and we are pleased to
know that the Gazette is in a prosperous condition.
It is alWays a welcome visiter to our sanctum.
V' The election in New York , will -take place
on Tuesday next. As there are two Democratic
tickets in the field, for State officers, both claiming
to be einem purer, and each bitterly hostile to the
other, we suppose the Whip will elect their ticket
—that is, if there is such a thing as .a Whig party
any longer existing in the Empire State ; about
which there is some doubt.
..piaMRCILATILM APRILAISZA.—JacOb HMO Esq., of
Marietta, his been ,appoitited Mercantile Ap
praiser of Lancairer county r for.the ensuing year.
i:Er The • CAMPANA:LOtiLLMS or Swiss Baca
' , ..atituaas ale het; andialk - Mistake: TtiOse igiiui
table petforme*willgive ibiea r of thettAimitiAtile,
Citacerta, at yaltorL,Hall, corampucitig,,. witbis
ayeatne See,adveitiselatat.
itrAttention ditee.ted to die peptic ‘of
valuable Wilding luta", babilibicte , :tbe
John Culbert; dec , 4whichuiteaplaCiathtichifelre"
Hotel ; this evening, at 6 o'clock . See advertise
ment in another column.
lla-We direct the attention 01 our agricultural
Iriends.icribe advertisement in another coil:twits
specting .larricrars' 1-Arairr GRAIN DZILL, which
issaid-to beit most valuable , invention,
ArmsAtEis Accumr,NT.—One accident seems to fol
low another in such rapid succession, that we al
most shrink from the duty of recording-, their: par
ticulars for the information of oar readers. =Last
week we noticed no less than three sehous acci
dents, which occurred in as snarly daya L andwhich
caste gloom over our whole community. A fourth
took place about the time we were going to press
on Friday night, which has since proved fatal. A
man named Joists Aferrazws, who for more than
a year had resided with Mr. Cyrus Strickler, in
West Hempfield township—and who is said to have
been a sober and worthy person—.fell over the
bridge near the new Depot, (whilst attempting to
get out of the way of a train of cars,) a distance of
18 or 20 feet. One ofhis arms and legs was broken
---the latter limb in two places. The broken limbs
were set by Drs. Mahon and John, and the follow
ing day the unfortunate man was removed to the
Lancaster County Hospital, where he died, from
internal injuries received in the fall, on Tuesday
morning last.. We learn tha the eiseased has a sis
ter residing somewhere near Philadelphia who is
the nearest (perhaps the only? relative hei has in
lthis country.- Columbia Spy.
Dusenrur. ACCIDENT. On Wednesday evening
last, a German, who resided at Marietta, named
Daniel Peter, was killed at the railroad, in this city
under tne following circumstances:—Some of his
relatives had recently arrived from Germany, and
he came here to attend to their baggage and have
it taken to Marietta, on the Emigrant' train.--
Whilst he was endeavoring to mount the .train—it
being in motion—his foot slipped, and he tell im
mediately under the wheels. Two cars passed over
him, literally severing his body in two, and other
wise mutilating him. He died immediately. He
was about tnrty years of age, and leavens wife and
children. A coroner's jury was summoned on the
spot, before whom all the !acts were given. Their
verdict was that the said Daniel Peter came to
his death by accidentally being run over by the
cars in the city of Lancaster, whilst attempting to
get on the same while in motion.', No blame is
attached to any one connected with the locomotive
or cars. It issaid the unfortunate man was slightly
iuioxicated at the time the accident happened.
Da" List of Grand Jurors to serve in the Court
of Quarter Sessions, Commencing the third Mon
day in November, 1853 :
Bart, Thos. Ferguson; Ca , rnarvon, Coleman J.
Bull, John Good; Colerain, John Whiteside; Cocali
co ,East, Geo. Fry, Chas. Carpenter; Cocalico West,
Chas. Steinmetz; Drumore, Nathaniel Myers, Don
e4ll East, Henry Shock; Earl, SAM. Flickinger,
Join, Overholser; Earl East, Frederic. Mast, Cyrus
EFraia, Levi Miller; Fulton, Joseph Bal
l:mut.; iitinplied E isi, Christain Hiestand; Lancas
ter C. , y„ ht t Mooti we,l ; Lainpe,ei 11 eat, John
Le.wock Upper, Mara Connell; Manic
Will Lon .51,11:1( Joy, .).111 . 1 J. Crush, Geo.
W. Paiamse, Just, Jid)inakel, John S.
Bart, Jose B. Bachman; Brecanock, Junes Bow
man, Anthony Good; Criiarvon, Up us H. Jacobs;
Cocalieu East, Israel Hauler; Cocain:o West, Chris
tian Weist; I.uleram,Jereintah Hastings, S. MCam
man; Donegal East, Simon Grosh, Joseph Hogan
dobiei, Anion suminy. Earl, Samuel Grabill; Chris.
Jones; Earl Wes!, Henry Grabill; Ephrata, Sam'!
Gorgas; Fulton,: . Day Wood; klempfient West, Mar
tin Grube; Lampeter East, Andrew Fr...utz, Benja
min Grail, Joel L. Lightner, Lancaster city, R. E.
Fahnestock, J. F. Long, Benjamin Reinhold, Geo.
Weitzel; Lancaster townstiip, Samuel Hershey;Lea
cock Upper, ls,ml Bothrmg; La:lU John
Gibson, Jonatti.., H linos Pei.nock; Man
beim, Abraham ; Alai sa, Hugh O'Neil;
Mount Joy, Joseph Donavan, P. Greiner; Paradise,
William Slaymaker; Rapho, John Brenneman,John
Baker, Ben. Pretz, Cnristain Long, H. S. Shenk; Sal
isbury, Andrew Bailey, A. L. Henderson, Martin
Overhollzer, Nathan Rambo; Strasburg Borough,
Henry Spiel,lman; Strasburg township, Henry
Brenneman, D. Herr; Warwick, Geo. B. Shober,
Levi Grube.
Murreny MEETING. — Resolutions of Thanks .—.
At a meeting of the bIICHANAN Rirt.E Conrs, held
at their Armory on Monday evening Oct. 24th,
the following resolutions were read and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this Corps return their warmest
thanks to Capt. Ancona and the spirited Corps (the
Reading Rifles) under his command, for the kind
invitation extended to us to visit their beautiful
city, thus affording us an opportunity to behold,
with pride and gratification, the Volunteer spirit
which characterises the patriotic citizens of Read
ing.
Resolved, That our thanks are due to the Vol
unteers of Reading in general, and to the Reading
Rifles, Capt. Ancona, and Ringgold Artillery, Capt.
McKnight, in particular, lor toe imposing and un
merited reception and escort on our arrival there,
and we will ever look back upon this as the proud
lest moment of our military life.
Resolved, That our special thanks are due to
Capt. Ancona, Lieuts. Devlin, Holmes, Sergt. Pi
per, Privates Laux, Hannan, Arnold, Mohler and
many others, whose names, although fled from our
memories, yet impressed their kindness upon our
hearts, by sacrificing time for our entertainments,
in escorting us to all places of interest, and thereby
rendering our stay pleasing and attractive ; also to
Dr. ILester, the President of the Berke co. Agri
cultural Society, along with the efficient Board of
Managers of that Institution, for their kindness in
permitting us to view their truly interesting Exhi
bition; also to Maj., H. A. Muhlenberg, tbr the
sumptuous entertainment given us at his mansion;
to Col. Sands, for his inimitable and scientific
Lectures, by which we were so highly delighted ;
to Cols. McKnight and M 2 Michael for their
courteous and gentlemanly attentions; to
Maj. Barto, for his excellent entettainment; to
the Ringgold Glee Club, by whose exquisite melo
dies we were so much enraptured and whose en
chanting notes shall ever ring in our ears ; and to
the Rifles Band, by whose excellent music we w_eie
ever enlivened during our happy stay.
Resolved, That our thanks are also duo to many
of the citizens of Reading for special marks of
perfect kindness ; to his Honor the Mayor, Col.
Clymer, for his handsome entertainment; to Mr.
liousem, Proprietor of the Golden Swan Hotel,
with whom it was our layered lot to be quartered;
to his kind Lady, and all ladies (God bless them !)
connected with this House, by whom no means
were spared to make our stay a happy one; to Col.
Deal, the efficient superintendent of the house for
the occasion, to whom we feel especially indebted
for the soldiers comfortable quarters; uto • Col.
AndreW Ream, of Reamstown, for themcellent
Meals furnished us going and returning, as also to
his Lady whom we can recommend as an excellent
caterer to the most fastidious appetites.
Resolved, That this Corps will ever look back
u pon this excursion, with feelings of satisfaction,
and regard it as the beginning of a new era in the
history et the Volunteers of Lancaster City, and
feel confident, that it has accomplished more to
ward reviving
the military spirit here, than all oth
er former efforts combined, and for all of which
we are indebted to the Volunteer spirit of Reading
in general and to the Reading Rifles in particular.
Resolved', That this Corps return their thanks to
the Lancaster Brass Band for the reception and es
cort on our return, also to Capt. Blickensderfer for
refreshments on the occasion.
1213 A BALLOON -AscErnioN came off at Balti
more city, on Wednesday last. The Aeronaut was
Mr. George Elliott, who had recently purchased
the Balloon "Irene" from Mr. John Wise, of this
city. He attained the altitude of about four miles,
and reached terra firma, after a voyage of one hour .
on the farm of Mr. Stafford, near the Rock Fur_
nace, Colerain township, in this county. Atter he.
stepped from the Balloon, and before the gas could
be discharged, the aerial vessel escaped from the
net-work, reascended rapidly in a north.westerly di
rection, and Was finally lost to his sight. It has not
yet been heard from. Mr. Wise was present as
sisting Mr. Elliott at the ascension- from Balti
more.
JEwmaY.—Those of onr readers who may visit
Philadelphia, for the purpose of purchasing Jewel
ry and Silver Ware, we;would recommend to call
at the establishment ofSrauprza & Hairmr, No.
96, North 2d street, where they cannot fail to be
suited on as reasonable teems as at any other store
in the city. They also have constantly on hand a
large supply of splendid gold and silver-watches;
which they offer at very moderate prices. See ad
vertisement.
DT The operatives at the. Cotton Mills of Read
ing and Harrisburg, have compromised their diffi
culties with the Directors, and recommenced work,
At the former place they may work only ten hours
or longer if they choose—at the latter, they have
agreed to work eleven hour&
TRZ NORMEMIST PANIL6I2 Accoatru sairo.—The
foreign intelikeiee states tiiit Commander Ingle
field had tirilveitiii7 - Ekiland, from his Arctic
search for Sir JOhiattinklin, and bad been unsuc
celialut-rtitit he hribgailir.intereating intelligence
3.415? tie probleda
, s of,the,..North-west passage:hais
lien- solved at lastouiethat a ship has actually sail
sad routid, the Aitieriesua continent through the Arc-.
:tic ocean. Com - nudes. McClure carries oil the
*nos Orthls.ret,Mitkable exploit. It will be mot".
thateiinmaddirliiitiffelds despatched in Ind%
steamship Phoenix, in the spring of the year, with
supplies to Sir Edward Belcher's squadron. He suc
ceeded in depositing the supplies as directed, and
is accompanied by Lieut. Creswell, of the investi
gator 'with despatchertrimander M c Clure,
who ;ailed in December, 1849, in search of Sir
John Franklin, in H. M. S. Investigator, and from
Capt. Relief, who sailed in the spring of 1852, in
H. M. S. Resolute, on the same mission.
No traces of Sit John Franklin have been dis
covered, but Commander McClure, in a letter dated
the Bay of Mercy, Baring's Island, April, 1853, an
notinces.his success in accomplishing that which
has'so long been a mysterious problem, namely—
the North Western Passage. Ile is coming home
by Baffin's Bay. .Natives have been discovered far
ther north than ever were seen before, at Woollas
ton Sound, at Victoria Land, and Prince Albert's
Land. Copper, of the purest description, was lound
in lumps, and the natives, who were very friendly,
were much amused at seeing the sailors run to pick
up the lumps of metal with which they edge their
spears. Commander McClure's vessels have win
tered in the pack in 1850, and the succeeding years
without receiving any injury. The despatches will
no doubt be published.
The gallant writer states that, during the win
ter of 1850, his vessel wintered in pack, without
sustaining any damage, (and, surprising to say, he
has to report the same result at the end of the third
winter, and without the lots of a single man of her
crew,) in the frozen waters called Prince of Wale's
Strait, and communicating with Bairow's, as he
ascertained on the 26th of October of that year.
In July, 1851, heatates, "that such a body of
ice came down upon us with a strong east wind,
and set the vessel so far to the south, that we de
termined to attempt a passage by the east end of
the cliffs of Bank's Land, forming the north en
trance of ;he large islandunder which we now are.'
The difficulties and dangers of this passage may be
estimated from his statement that the ice-floes en
countered measured from 45 to 70 feet beneath the
water, only 6 or 7 above.
Honalcurruasz.—The admirers of the beauti
ful and incompreheusive developments of nature had
last week an opportunity of gratifying their taste to
the utmost of their wishes. The Hon. B. D. Von•
dersmith has in his conservatory one of those-beau ,
tiful plants called the Victoria Regia. Some mis
statements have been made concerning this flower,
misleading the public, which this description, how
iVer, will correct. The plant is of the water lily
species so abundant in England; but this is found in
the streams which empty themselves into the Mis
souri and Mississippi rivers. It is very difficult to
rear, not on account altogether of any change of
climate or light,:but the nature of the- compost
must assimilate wito that of the beds of the streams
from whence it is taken; it is also necessary to keep
the basin in which it is grown constantly supplied
with fresh water, of a certain temperature; itis al
so necessary to exclude the sun's rays from it, by
hosting the glass on the roof of the conservatory—
the plant being naturally umbrageous, the sun's
rays are detrimental to it, a soft light like twilight
being most congenial. This plant of Judge V's.
renting is considered the finest specimen yet pro
duced. The leaf grows to an immense size, and is
curious in its construction, bearing a weight, as it
rests upon the water, of about sixty or seventy
pounds. It is exceedingly difficult to rear. There
are some fine specimens in the royal gardens at
Kew, and in the possession of Mr. Cope, of Phila
delphia; but neither, we believe, have produced a
leaf so large as has that of the Judge, which mea
sures nineteen feet in circumference. The Judge
gave a general invitation, on Monday evening, to
view this rare and beautiful plant, his conservatory
being illuminated tor the occasion The plant was
then in lull blossom, and, it only continues perfect
ly so four or five days. Judge Vonderarnith's ar
rangements for perfecting this plant are excellent,
though requiring expense and attention; but this to
him is pleasure. He has other specimens of rare
plants, and an aviary, the delights in which marks
a refined mind.
A CERTAIN AEI,IE/it—The "strong-minded wo
men;' it has just leaked out 'by the last mate,' have
entered into a conspiracy of a most astounding
character; which they have resolved should be fully
and speedily carried out, and on the success of
which they confidently rely for the dawning of that
millenium of Woman's Rights, which they so, ar
dently have been praying and preaching for. They
say that moral suasion of man, is only as pearls
cast before swine; that their one, so long accusto
med to be the slaves of the stronger sex, is too tim
id, as yet, to put on regimental Bloomers, shoulder
muskets, fall into ra..ks, proclaim revolt and wage
physical warfare against their stern oppressors ;
and, therefore, they have devised a new scheme,
new altogether, and as strange and as efficient in
remedy as new, which will be as fatal in striking
off their chains and clothing them in their inalien
able rights, as gleaming swords and thundering
cannon: They have resolved that there shall be no
more male children born I—that all shall be girls—
and, hence, if all the 'strong minded' co-operate in
this radical measure, and, by their example and
success, influenes the weak-minded,' the male sex
in this world will die out in the course of three
generations, and woman, in camp and court, at the
ballot-box and on the bench, in merchant store and
mechanic shop, at the helm of ship and helm of
State, will hold indisputable sway, and all creation
will rejoice in angel universality I This is certain
ly a formidable conspiracy 1 Men, to arms!
I From the following, which we copy from
the Hagerstown Mail, it appears the snow of yes•
derday week was much heavier in that region than
in this vicinity :
Elzsvz FALL OP SNOW.—On Sunday night last
it commenced snowing, and during Monday it came
down very rapidly all day until about 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, when it subsided. This is the heav
iest fall of snow, so early in the season, known in
this latitude for many years. Much damage is
done to fruit and other trees, the weight of the
snow being 80 great as to break them down. Some
of the choicest fruit trees in our midst have been
destroyed. We heard also of large trees falling
across some of the roads and producing great in
convenience. The snow fell to the depth of ten
or twelve inches, and if the ground had been frozen
it would have been much deeper. This was sup
posed to be the heaviest fall of snow ever known
in this county at so an early period in the season,
but upon looking over our old files we found the
following in the 'Mail' of Friday, October 7, 1838 :
Early Wirier—A gentleman writes •us from
Hancock, that on Tuesday evening last it commen
ced snowing and contined uuntil next morning. On
SidelingHill ten inches of snow fell.
Book Notices, &c.
THE POLITICAL CLASS-BOOR OE THE STATE OP
PENNSYLVANIA; by Daniel Fuller.—Messrs: E. C.
& J. Biddle, No. 6 South 6th at., Philadelphia have
just published a little work with the above titlei
which cannot fail to be of great utility, if introdu-.
ced into our academies and schools, as it places be
fore the pupils a brief but comprehensive exposi
tion of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial de
partments of the Government—a species of knowl
edge of east 'moment to the youth of Pennsylvania.
The work ought to be in every school in the State.
67- Utz KNICKERBOCKER for November, ever a
welcome visiter, is before us, filled, as usual with
much to amuse and enlighten the reader. The num
ber contains 22 original papers, 1 notices of litera
ry works, and 4 editorial productions.
On the let of January next, the 43d volume of
this able and interesting magazine will commence,
which will afford new subscribers a fitting oppor
tunity to take on.
Edited' by Loom GAYLORD CLARK, and published
by Samuel Heusi on, No. 139 Nassau st., N. Y., at
$3 per annum, payable in advance.
Azoroun's MAGAZINE, for November, surpasses
in its contents and embellishments all former num
bers. Mrs. Denison concludes her novelette of
"Patience Worthington and her Grandchildren."—
The Magazine is really a valuable publication.
GLEASON'S Pterdeux, and }Utmost's limarrer,
TED NEWS, are both growing better and better—the
rivalry between them causing each to endeavor to,
excel the other. They are both capital publications
but Ga.oxson is a little a head. BARNUM, however
won't stay long - behind,if industry, talents and per
severance can bring him up.
0:7" I'HZ CHRISTIAN PARI S OR MAGAZINE, for No
vember is an excellent number, with two handsome
embellishments. Published at,New York, by Jas.
11. Pratt & Co., No. 1 6 Nassau et.
A LUIGI LIMP or Gorn.—The largest piece of
gold we ever saw was that in the possession of J.J.
Brown, yesterday. It weighed nearly six pounds,
and its value is $l2OO. It was taken out at Angel
Gulch, California, by Mark T. Howe, of Bamford
—the young than who was murdered in Ca lilor
nia a short time since—an -account of which we
have published. The possession of this gold was
probably the cause of his murder. This lump
however, was not in his hands at that time. His
murderers got only_ about 'four hundred dollars
worth of gold from his body.—Poraand.gdy.
ET At FairAeld, Va., snow fell to the depth of
twolad (1) oniarterday week.
- - From the Washington Union.
Remov4of Mr. Bronson.
Saturday Morning, Oct. 22, 1853.
To the Editor of the Washington Union;
Bra-Recently I addressed a letter to Collector
Bronson, and other Officers of . the customs in the
city of New York. By some means an imperfect
copy, of Mil letter, purporting to have been corn
mut-fluted. froirsNew York by telegraph, was pub
lished iu orie al the papera of this city. This ren
dered it proper for me to give to the public a cor
rect-copy; and upon the ground of that publication,
under such circumstances, Collector Bronson pub
lished his long-delayed reply, even before the origi
nal bad reached um. Under these circumstances,
I deem it proper to transmit to you, for publica
tion, the enclosed letter. Very respectfully,
JAMES GUTHRIE.
wathin g ton, oa. YJ , 1853
•
Sia—l have received your letter of the 17th inst.
It is not my purpose to respond to the many'posi
tions 01 that letter, because must ot them bear their
contradiction upon its face, and others are too un
important to require refutation, and, also, becauSe,
while in several phrases of its admitting your im
plied obligations as a man of honor to act in ac
cordance with the known policy of the Administra
tion, and moreover recognizing the propriety aid
justice of that policy by declaring that you your
sell deprecated and endeavored to prevent the di
visions now existing in the democratic party in
your state, you nevertheless indulged in a tenor of
remark as to various relations of the subject which
not only impugns my motives but indicates an at
titude on your part woolly incompatible with har
monious co-operation between us, and the proper
conduct of the business of the government.
One suggestion appears in your letter which de
mands animadversion. You allege, by implication,
that I have desired you to appoint free soilers to
,offtee; and in doing so you strangely misunderstand,
or misinterpret, my letter of the 3d inst. I neither
entertained nor expressed any such desire. 4 : h a s
been my pleasure and my duty not to inquire into
the opinions which may have been held by your
sell and others as tar back us the year 1848, but
to regard the claims to consideration of all who
have acted with fidelity to the principles and orga
nization of the democratic party since the conven
tion at Baltimore in 1852, and those only. And
with these views I must condemn your course,
when, in this letter, you inform me that you hail&
selected lite soilers for office, without having given
me the notice of the fact which would have en
abled me to withhold my approbation rum any
such appointments.
I will add that the imputation that I have re
quired you to act with reference to controversies of
a local or state character, is wholly gratuitous.--
My letter was intended to guard you against dis
tinctions between democrats, bounded upon local
politics and local divisions.
The concluding portion of your letter has lett
me no alternative but to lay the whole matter, be
fore the President, and take his direction concern
ing it.
You assume that in relation to certain things
you are to receive instructions from this' depart
ment, arid in others that you are to proceed with
out or contrary to such instructions. This cannot
be admitted in any branch 01 the public service;
for where the department is not expressly empow
ered to give instructions to subordinates, it.has the
authority to do so, as inherent in the power to re
move a refractory officer.
You also assume that you are to appoint the va
rious persons employed in the custom house; some,
as you admit, subject to my approval, and others,
as you seem to conceive, on your sole authority ,
I cannot but regard it as singular that a gentleman
of your legal acquirements and experience should
have fallen into such error. The constitution of
the United States has empowered Congress to cen
ter the appointment of inferior officers in the Pres
ident alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of
departments. Congress has not attempted, nor if
it had, could it have effected, any modification of
this provision of the constitution. Those who are
employed under you in the custom house do, both
by the constitution and the laws, derive their ap
pointment and their authority as public officers
from the Secretary of the Treasury alone.
What the language and temper 01 your letter
would have rendered embarrassing, these unwar
rantable assumptions, marked as they are by a man
ifest spirit of insubordination, render impossible,
namely, your commodore in the office of collector
of the district of New York. I am, therefore, di
rected by the President to say that your successor
in the office will be promptly appointed.
I have the` - honor to be, very respecttully,
JAMES GUTHRIE.
Greene C. Bronson, Esq., New York.
THRILLING INCIDENT AT THN LITB
Shortly alter the commencement of the fire on Sat
day night, and previously to the flames reaching the
extensive premises of Messrs. Wilshire, Braitoi &
Co., Mr. W. H. Vandewater, a well-known citizen,
and one of the most active members of the Rover
Guards, hastened to the scene for the 'purpose of
volunteering his assistance. Upon reaching the
fourth story of the building, and while in the act of
devising means for the preservation of the property
therein, a sudden burst of light advised him that the
subtle dames had already invaded his locality, and
soon the extensive wareroom was illumined with
a brilliant glare. It seems that a large tank of raw
whiskey had become ignited in another part of the
building; this communicating with the apartment
in which Mr. Vandewater found himself, by a hose,
arranged for the purpose of conveying the liquor
from the tank to a number of barrels, had formed
a means of communication, and 'ere long the whole
of that part of the building was in flames. Bewil
dered with the glare, and almost choked with the
smoke, Vandewater, for a moment, was astounded
with his novel and perilous situation. Alone in the
upper story of the building, the roar of the fiery
element mingled with the hoarse shouts of the pop.
olace in the street beneath, while the absorbing
flames, with their transparent tongues, were danc
ing madly before him. It was a moment of hor
ror; but at such a time the cool ai.d undaunted spir
it of the man of action can display itself in its in
domitable energy. Peering round, he observed a
rope suspended from a crane, used for the purpose
of hoisting up or' lowering barrels. He immedi
ately seized it, with the intention of lowering him
self; but it had become charred, and broke with his
weight. It was only by great muscular exertion
he avoided being precipitated to the street.
Undismayed, he rose irom the door, divested
himself of his coat, and wrapping it around his
mouth and nostrils, cautiously made his way tow--
ard the stairs, Which were 'by this time obscured
with a volume of smoke which was ascending, for
now the whole of the premises underneath was on
fire—cautiously groping his way, he descended to
the third story, a portion of which, as his loot was
upon the stairs leading below, fell almost blinding
him with dust, and nearly suffocating him with the
smoke and flames. At this critical and perilous
moment a stream of water from one of the engines
came with irresistible violence against him, the
shock precipitating him to the ground among fal
ling beams and timbers, happily, however, unin
jured. Recovering himself, he arose, and was rap
idly retreating from the scene of so many accumu
lated perils, when a portinn of the brick wall fell
so close that his hat was knocked off and buried
beneath the ruins. One bound 4 however, and he was
Safe; and alter taking a birds eye view of the thea
ter of his late perilous adventure, he calmly put on
his coat and retired home, unscathed and unscorch
ed, minus only a ha .—Cincinnati Enquirer.
A ONE-Sinn) ST.siz.—The Philadelphia inqui
rer, a leading Whig paper, draws the following very
plain inference from the result of the late election.
"Pennsylvania must, for some time to come, be
regarded as thoroughly Democratic. Her Gover
nor is a Democrat, and all the Canal Commission
ers are Democrats, and a Democratic Legislature
has just been elected. This we regard as unfortu
nate. The prospect of a sale of the public works is
by no means favorable. The people at large have
not thought it worth while to second the move
ment, and the party in power will, it is apprehen
ded, directly or indirectly resist any bill authorizing
such sale, should one be submitted, as is likely, du
ring the next meeting of the Legislature."
Yoram Man.—Can't say whether the following is
original with the spicy Harrisburg Item or not--it
is good advice, and all young men should heed it:
"Young man, look here; you are ambtious, are
y o u? You want to get up in the world, do you I
Well, don't try it by wondering how other people
not halt so active as yourself have done it—but
watch your chances, keep your e4s open and when
you find a chap sleeping on the road to hustle
him off info iheditch and go ahead—uever wait,but
like a perpetual motion, keep moving.
Two W 1.7001 LATZII PROM. CALITOIIIIIA-84500,
121 Gol.n.—The steamship Northern Light, from
MpirllAsll, with California dates to the lit inst.,
and 700 passengers, put in at Norfolk, Va., last
Tuesday, short of coal and provisions. She brings
also, $1,500,000 in gold dust. Her news is unim
portant. The markets at San Francisco were dull,
and. prices favorable to buyers.
EARLY IN THE FIRLD.—The Easton Sentinel has
placed at its editorial head the name of Col, Henry
S. Mott, of Pike county, as the Democratic candi
eate of the "Tenth Legion" for the next Canal Com
missioner. The Colonel received a highly credit
able vete at the last 'Rate Convetittea.