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Lancaster,
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The Democratic Ciolity Commi e Lancaster
County, are requestedito meet at e p lic house
ofiacoo Ziegler in th city ofLan on WED
-I+f SDAY the 18th of January, 1864, at 11 o'clock
A+ bli' - A - getterai . . and trmetnal - a tt endanceitte =
ctfully requested:
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HIRAM B. SWARR, Chairman.
Lancaster, Dec. 20tii, 1.853. '
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City-0,13.,8wari, 'Chairman.
iststarnttatersl-William Bloat. 1, 7
Y.-Bart-LE:cob - art Montgomery.
Brecknosk-Reuben; Shober.
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Drurnare••+.l6ln Mdiparreii.
Earl - Anthony Carp enter. • ..
• Earl East-GeorgetDuchman.
Bari Worst-H.4 .. ,
Aphratu , -Jeremiah ohler. • •
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Eiszarmystown--Bertjtnain F, Baer. •
AtszubeHt-John Elier,,Esq.
Fiala/1-4-Ihou y Ca:ld:Well. •
.liemplield,Bast-Retry G. • Imhoff, Jr, •
liem,pfleid West-Dr A. K: Rohrer.
Cup iv. E. FV..I 4 es I. Reynolds.
S. B. W.-Tii mix Deen.
~ 'N. W. W. -J ob B. Amwake. •
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Lancaster Twin-aligh al'lntire. , •
• Laayster .East-Betfry ,Hara. .
Latnyeter West-Gfp.orgi Raub,-Sr.
Leacuck-John .b . ; , 44kijas.
leacucic Upper,-
. Mark Connell . ; Jr.,
Lulu .Br2Fain -Centres Patterson,
.d aultestit"Bor.- alib ' Worley. "
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Itlattheim . Ttop.-litinj is Big. •
Manor-AbrahamP ere. j
Manic-James H. agen.
filar - Jetta-Lewis 'Martin,
lilount Joy . Bob.-7ktionry Shaffner. '
Mount Joy Twil. -7 ena Sheffer. - •
Penn-Aaronimaglmecker.
Poraruse--ileorge 17. Eckert. -
Jayne -Joseph l4etiviler, ..
beim/erg-lease Walker. •
kiattroury-James 1. Houston, • ,
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*traztturg tior.-!A 4 IP T
. S. Warren. '
Stroaourg Twp.-SICOb Neff. •
Warps's-Samuel E. Seller.
Wastuniton-John A. 11.p1Bh.
The Governor's Message.
We have perused this important State paper
with no ordinary satisfaction, and feel sure that our
,readers will be equally well pleased with. it.
The receipts in the State Treasury, including
balances oh last year, are nearly six millions of dol
lars, wile tge - expenditures are but a trifle over
four milliote. half a million of dollars has been
paid into thes4nking Fund, and over the, same
amount appropriatedto the payment of old debts
and the constellation of new works begun under the
preceding administration. There is a .balance of
$625,000 noWin , the Treasury, for the payment of
the February interest on the public debt.
The GoveinOr esti ates the receipts and
iitiaexpen
ditures for the press year at nearly the same as
last year, which will leave a surplus of about $7OO,
000 to redeem temp rary loans and pay old debts
on the public works
The total amount of funded debt is $0,272,235 .
The floating debt i 5 11.17,661 less than when he
cams into office. During the two last years, $2,-
143,91.5 have been spent upon new improvements
—showing that the Treasury has • yielded over a
million of dollars annually above the ordinary. -
charges, which amount, had there been no new
works undertaken, could have been appropriated to
the reduction of the debt. ' . • .
The public workslexhibit an aggregate amount
of business larger by 20 per cent than any former
year; but owing to the reduced rates of toll, the in
crease of receipts has only been $36,683 over the
receipts of 1852. Bytproper management, he thinks
they can be made toj pay the State handsomely.—
He argues both side of the question of the sale of
the public works with, great force and ability, and
shows conclusively, re think that a-sale should not
be made, unless for-a full consideration.
The Governor is Opposed to 'omnibus bills' and
special legislation, acid also takes ground against
granting permission to municipal and county cor
,posations to itibscrihe to railroads.
He is in favor of withdrawing five - dollar notes
from circulatiod, aria is strongly opposed' to con
tinuing the so-called! 'Relief notes' any longer in cir
culation. ,
In relation to the Erie troubles, the Governor
takes the right vievi:, and one that canna; fail to be
approved of by the people.
There are also a number of other excellent
points, in the Message, which will doubtiess attract
the attention of our readers. Take it all a whole it
'is an admirable document—plain, practicab straigh
forward and busines-like, and cannot fail in being
satisfactory to the people in every section of the
State.
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The State Legislature.
A quorum of members were in attendance, in
both branches, at tle opening of the session on
Tuesday. In the Senate, Iliszwzrz McCAmrsti
Esq:, of Greene, was elected Speaker. The House ,
elected E. B. Casssi, Esq., of Susquehanna, Speak
er, and WILLIAM .Lic, Esq., Clerk 7 the latter by
a unanimous vote. V.5..1 Picking Was elected As
sistant, and R. I; . L Adams, Wm. L. Grey, Charles
Stockton and. B. Gillis, Transcribing Clerks.
1/ eV
Brief addr es - were made by the Speakers upon
te_king the' chairs-r -the members were sworn in,
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and the necessary •Committees appointed to wait
u . pon the Governor
On Wednesday the Governor's Message was sent
in end read, and thi) usual number of copies order_
ed to be printed for, the use of the members.
The following additional officers were elected on
Thursday, viz: '
In the Senate—Thomas A McGuire, of Blair co.
Chief Clerk; Henry Pettibone, Assistant do.; N_
Weiser, W. H. Blainand J. N. Henneashotz, Trans
cribing do.; Wm. B . Cummins, Sergean(-at-Arms,
and Wm. B. A.lbei!ger, Doorkeeper.
In the Housel,JohnHumphreys, Sergeant-at-
Arms, and J. J. Hbrn, Doorkeeper.
A large amountiof important business is already
before the Legislathre, arid the session promises to
be more than usu4ly interesting.
The QipeStloll Settled.
If any thing were yet wanting to satisfy the
most doubting mind as to the re-nomination of Gov
ernor BIGLIR, the result of the delegate elections
in. the City and Cilunty of Philadelphia, on the
evening of. the 2d , inst., must lie conclusive. From
the noise made by l the-opposition there, it was fear
ed by many that the. delegatiod would be divided,
and that, at most, niit'more - th* a mere majority
would be elected favorable to the Governor. But,
instead of this, his friends literaUiswipt the board
clear, carrying everything beforgtheni, thus ensu
ring a unanimous 'delegation to Eirrisburg.
The question is npw settled. overnor Bremica
is, in effect, the nominee the Eiemocratic, party,
and the ensuing Stat ventiod will have noth
ing more to do Oafto register the edict of the peo
ple, which, we doubt not, will 4 done by , accla
mation.
The present proprietors oil, the .I)emacratic
Union propose publishing a daily inner, at Harris
burg, during the'session of the Leiislature,astuton
as the necesSaty a! i rran'gements cab be made.; It, is
intended to contain full reports of'l.lse proceedings
of both Houses. - ,
A CHANGE.— -The •Independe. Whig; of this
city, has passed intO the hands of stiosimosEtszar
Esq., recently of EfarriSh,nw,,k6 ( hotp heret
alter be edited. Barring his pnlities, we wish the
new Editor, success in his undertaking.
k The 'lnland Daily' is now published by Mr. HAR-
T= L. GOODUL, also from Harrisburg. •
The Erie •Troubles.„, , g am.
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.k . liitute of Be prelle - littiivesi Alt -; •
- )3 ar4tWilit) {'Erie, - *fuliriCan amilllxiMetao
' . .ririaltiGoverts .filtii; r iage, 4imarlia, in
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tive has spoken as a ' 'emir should speak. e
exciting railroid,difficu i 'ika far off county,
which 1 have the honor, part, to represent on
this floor, he has spokenof with becoming dignity.
.11e.quard .na - , .r iiiene,.aaclth e prinritifolii inuo/i s e_ 41
in them, - are momentous to Peansylvania,and he
has met and treated them as a statesman and pa
triot
should treat them.. He has spoken of them
as the honor, - mterests, - and independent* of Penn-
H
Sylvania required he should speak. The. Governor.'
has done his duty. I repetit.o4ti am! *lid of
this message. As a state paper ' it thbroughly
said emphatically Pennsylvanian,. as such cred
itable-Mite Comthcinvielifi li , - Ciiir ibleitiVepeo
ple, and creditable to itrihoitoi ,ainheu t . - Lib el'
era! and just in its views,' - mitifeln its ierlrd;
mendatioas, it does justice to all.' No , iiister'Sitate'
eau complain of want of •cooitesy, nor of a tvtuar
of proper. • Libmality,; as the message concedes to
them all that can, with propriety, be asked ; and
from:it they will learn that the ways - of trade *ill --.
' be left open to be - enjoyed upon conditiMis pronoun
ced equitable by themselves. This message also,
slid with equal emphasis, vindicates the rights and _
sovereignty of Pennsylvania, and does justice to
those great business interests which it is the duty .
of the Legislature - to foster and 'protect. - ' Blessed
are the peace makers' This state paper, like the
faithful dove, bears the 'olive leaf.' Peace will fol
low in its way, and when it shall be read by
„my
constituents, as it will be with interest, armed men
will lay - aside their weapons—stroug men will
-weep hot tears—their big . hearts will swell with
emotions when they learn that the Governor has
announced to the world that Pennsylvania, wise,.
'liberal, and just, as she has eber been, continues to
love her children, and will protect their rights.—..
Believe me, Mr. Speaker, they will breathe more
freely, and joy will be with them. They have look
ed to the legislature for a solution of their unhappy
difficulties, and now they wish them to be adjilsted
in a spirit of liberality to other States, and . 01 jus
tice, simple justice, to Pennsylvinia. Wicked eta
ries have been fabricated, and circulated every'
Where, to the effect that the , citizens Of Erie - and of
Harbor creek township have beaten, bruised, and
nearly killed many of the railroad men. '"lf is also
charged that they have- maltreated innocent per
sons, and that the mails of the United Stites hays
been delayed.
- The whole Statement is false, and - here, in my
place, I solemnly pronounce it to. be so. The pas
sage of the mails has not been hindered. Blo&l
-has been shed—yes, the blood of our own brethren
has been shed to reach this day. Armed men were
brought from other States to overawe and butcher
-our people, yet our men quailed not, but did their
duty as they will ever do it. Our citizens acted
coolly; they bruised no person—they have berme°
no one. Have not my constituents been forbearing?
They have sought vengeance on. no one. No, they
ask not vengeance, but justice. They would com
mit no aggression, lest the tame of the State should i
be sullied by their action. On-the other hand they
would not, nor will they allow the rights of the
State and the people to be disregarded. Let it be
understood, however, that the world may know
and comprehend it, that, in case need had required
or should the principle contended for still require
the sacrdice,,there are thousands yet ready for the
field of resistance and blood. • Should thfe sacrifice
be made, history will record the event; and on me
morials equally •impenstiable will add, Mit the •
principles contended for endure, and eilduri they
must. And shall wedieglect to investigate the'cause
it these difficulties? Calumnies against the good
name of the legislature have gone abrood: Its
character has been sullied. The public mind is
agitated. Reports of corruption are current every
where, and it will be well if the law-making branch
of the government takes waiving in time. The
people demand that the legislative and judicial de
partments shall keep themselves ptire. - Shall we
hesitate lo vindicate the reputation of the General
Assembly? Why hesitate to relieve the public
anxiety. We can do so by such actions and such
conduct as shall stamp our proceedings with mor
ality of purpose, while a studious regard, on our
part, of that wise of public honor so much cher
ished by our people, will sans!) , them that we in
tend to discharge our duties with fidelity.
I am aware that this is a commercial age, and I
am also aware that the people of the several States
are engaged in acquiring gain as earnestly as
though in a crusade. The individuality of States,
and their separate rights, eccres to be melting away
before the centralizing power of commerce. Let
us arrest this centralizing influence—let us break
its force. It is well for the country t 1 have 'it ar
rested.. Divided, it will be a blessing.. ;I'hin State
should study to establish and perpetuate a well
markkd and well defined nationality. It is necesa
ry. We cannot be great without it; with it we shat" l
give nista of tone and character to the Union, and
other States will - be more impressed by our char
acter and power.
We have a revolutionary character. We have
an anti-revolutionary character; .that character is
a proud and honorable one. The pen of history
has traced it on tablets of stone. We are without
—nay, we are above suspicion. But a change has
come. The cupidity of commerce prompted men
of other States, and their foul breath has tainted us
Let us apply the proper correctly's; It is through
trade and commerce, interior as well as exterior,
that the State ie to be individualized, to be litted
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up, made.powerful, made great. But that trade
must be subservient and obedient to , our own sov
ereignty, to our own power, of witidh it must lorm
a part./ Pennsylvania is a government—a nation
if you' please—for Pentfitylvantans and for their in
terests. Let us be just, first to eur own people--
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thei we may be generous to others. Probity and
honor, at home and abroad, is an old established
character—it was earned when State influence as
aigovernment, was more particularly cared for
than now. Let uscherlsh that old fame--let us
relight the fires that gave us so proud a reputation
Purity of legislation will come as an aid to sustain
and adorn it. The wrongs already perpetrated up
on the rights and sovereignty of the State by im
proper legislation, strike direct.y at the prosperity
of our improvements, public and private; they con
flict also with the prosperity of Our commercial me
tropolis, Philadelphia. To disregard her prosper
ity asd advancement is disloyal; dielo yalty to Phil
adelphia-is disloyalty to the State—the success of
the epe being the prosperity of the other.
The Administration Sustainede
Mr. Curritro, of New York, offered a preamble
and resolution in the House of Representativeg r a
few days ago, calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for a copy of the correspondence which
took place between that functionary and Mr. Bron
son, prior to the removal of the latter from the
Collectorship at New York. This movement, of
course, was Wended as a blow at the Administra
tion, but it met with but little favor in the House.
The members listened patiently to a speech from
Mr. C., and then went to work and gave the go-by
to his preamble and resoluti?n, by a vote of 104 to
66—those voting for it being nearly all Whigs.
This result, we think,•eettles'the question as to
the real strength og the Administration before Con.
gress, and shoWs it to be.all powerfurin one branch
at least. Every effort, thus far, on the part of a
portion of the New York - delegation, to make their
quarrel a National' one, bas signally failed. Alarge
majority of the people's representatives have evin
ced their determination to keep hands off, and per
mit the "Herds" and "Soils" of 'the Empire State
to fight their own battles in their own way. The
whole country will - rejoice that such is the deter
mination. v . •
117 The 'Democratic Union,' as announced last
week, has changed hands- 7 the last number coni
tenting the valedictory of Mr. McKinley, as 'also
the salutatory #ddress of Messrs. George M. Lau
man & Co. by whom it is hereafter to be published.
Although his name does not appear, We have no
doubt that Mr. George W: Crabb, the brother-in
law of Lauman, of whom we gave n brief history
last week, is the Editor. 'Whether froin his sidu.
ous course in politics heretofore, he can be trusted
now we leave for others to judge. If the patrons
of that -paperwill be satisfied with the change, We
need not com Plain. Mr. C. is a man of taients,and
if he turns them in the right channel can make the
pager useful td the Democratic party—if nof, not.
We shall watch the course of the 'Union' with'
some anxiety,
IscesiovEn.—The Franklin Repository, and Get ,
mantown Telegraph, have both been considerably
enlarged and improved—an evidence -that they.
trait) the right kind of patrons in their partiCular
• '
11:r Auditor 'General Buss; and Metuire.'ltnr . -
zza, RA:cruse, and Hats Twin of the State
tore, have our .thanio for imiortantapfiblic docu
ments. • , ~ 4
GEORGE STROOP, Esq., Editor of the Perry
Co. Democrat, died suddenly, at his residence in N.
Bloomfield, on Wedhesday evening last.
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:zorsa,l94l3overnor in 1854, subject.of con : to
.e decision of the next Democratic State Cony • .
'on. What the decision of that Convention will
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preponderating majority of the delegates elusion are.
instructed 4blatrifildr-bili , l44iiirrildaticitil bvi c itt have
spfficient reason for the inference that the delhates
seleCted without iiiitructicini — uf friendly to him; and
yhlrerdelegatigaeloise, n hostiieloeiny (
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of majority to e, and as' faithful dein rs of
of theConventiOn.. ,
represent this .diatriet.
in that Con4intian r itat Reilly, Ben
jamin Christ, Req. and Col. bamuel.D. Patterson—.
men of. acknowledged honesty awl capacity, .and
hat altogether uunnownin the politiettbf this State. •
They are , warm personal 'and political friends of
Gov. Bigler, in whose re -nomination, they will man
liest an interest beyond' that 'Which is expressid to
the usual form of instruction.
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To',us the:preseet posture of political' affairs , in
Pengsyivania, is must gratifying, . in one respect at
leas;;--iudicating, as it does, the undiminished and
abading confideuccol the, great mass of the demo
cratic party, in the integrity_ capacity, and faith
tideless ol.the `Rattsmadast Clearfield,' tu the admin
istration of the Executive utFaars of the Common- .
wealth. While connected with the 'Democratic
Press,' in 1848, we were . the firsein this county, it
not in thii'secticip of - the State, to suggest and urge
his name for domination ill that memorable con
test, which, with - the nomination of Lossisxlisra,
eventuated defeat and,disastrous results ,to the
democratic party. , Loagstretli t was a good man,
possessing a high order of taleht, but his nomina
tion fatted in• bringing with it the prestige of suc
cess-2qt extorted Irmo the whig press of the entire
State an activity of opposition, 'which for maligni
ty and is almost without a par-'
allef—litud and treachery throughout that canvass
, and at the billet box, was rank , and notorieus—the
man was literally 'bunted; down by a demoniac op
position of 380 majority against him. The delega
tioil'from this County in the convention of 1848,
though entertaining flattering opinions ofldr. Long-
Buell, were instructed,lor William Bigler, and ur
ged his nomination with peculiar lorce on grounds
of political expediency. Again, in 1801, the dele
gates nom this county went into convention in
structed tor BioLen; and with a unanimity rarely
to be met with in a political nominating body, he
was declared the unanimous nominee of the party,
and elected, after a somewhat animated contest,
over . William F. Johnston, by a majority of 8,465
votes. The election and inauguration of Gov. Big
ler, while it extorted lively teelings of enthusiasm
from a great , party flushed with victory, and awa
kened a sense of more than ordinary friendly who:
itude in the breasts of perhaps thousands who had
been familiaryith the history of the man, from his
out-set in lite as a penniless and almost friendless
printer boy, to the day of his greatest triumph; the
result, at the same time, was one fraught with great
consequence to the democratic party of the State
and Delon. it displaced iron power a bold man,
not devoid of great talent-and of much strength with
the people, by his power et successful dissimula
tion on the leading political topics of the day; it
placed 'in the executive chair the representative of
'a party, that - had successfully controlled the poli
tics and affairs ot the state without scarcely an in
terruption, nom the date of the organization'Of par
ties in 1199, and it was the finale of an effort which
aimed at an expression hostile to the Congressional
enactments of 1850, known as the 'Compromise'
measures.
And while we look forward to the assembling of
the next state Convention , for the re-nomination of
Gov. Bigler as an event that admits not even of the
doubt of probability, we at the same time cannot
refrain from explessing the conviction that it will
require higher numerical numbers to record his
majority over the Whig nominee, whoever he
,may
be. ' than were used to indicate the result in 1851.
Aside from his great personal and political pop
ularity, and undoubted capacity for the Chief Mag
istracy of the Commonwealth as evidenced thus far
by his official acts, the party find in the custom of
the past sufficient precedent to excuse their parti
ality for William th. E tler by remominaiing him; it
is found in the three terms meted out to Thos. Mc-
Kean; from 1799 to 1808; in the three terms of Si- -
mon Snyder, Irons 1808 to 1817; in the two terms
of Wm. Findley, from 1817 to 1823; in .the two
terms of John A. Shultze, from 1823 to 1829; in
in the two terms of George Wolf, from 1829 to
1835; in the two terms 01 David R. Porter from
1838 to 1844; in the two terms of Francis R. Shunk
f rom 1844, to the period of his decease in 1848.
gt,?
Truths well ,Told I -
certain clique of politiciihs, says the Venan
go lids'', whose head quarters is in Phila., have
undertake the work of proscribing the National
and Stat Administrations. These men are avow
ed De ocrats, and their` devotion to the party is of
that in ense kind which id induced and kept alive
only by thi , hope of official preferment. They rep
resent the 'five loaves and two fishes' wing of the
Democratic party in Pennsylvania, and are waging
a war against Pierce and Bigler simply because
the National and State AdMinistrations have over
looked their claims for office.
It 'WEIS impossible for Franklin Pierce or William
Bigler, to appoint every man who asked an appoint
ment. A great many worthy tnen have no doubt
been disappointed in hopes which were none too
high, and many have been appointed who were un
worthy. This has been the case with every Pres
ident and Governor, and always will be the case.—
An Executive is often deceived by the misrepre
sentations of interested persons, and his personal
knowledge of men is too limited to be of much
service to him in his appointments.
II Gov. Bigler - had distributed about three-fourths
of his official patronage among the rampant faction
now assailing him in Westmoreland, there would
be no muttering in that quarter.
If Gen. Pierce had bestowed upon every moth
er's eon of the two hundred 'Pewter Mug' patriots
in Philadelphia, who want a foreign mission,-or a
place in the cabinet, some trifling notice of his re
gard—some proof that the country could not exist
without them—by a mail agent's appointment, a
consulship to Hayti, or some old clothes, it is prob
able that the National Administration would have
been perfectly satisfactory to these gentleUiSn.
What these men are to gain by their factions
opposition to two men so popular with the masses
as Pierce and Bigler remains to be seen. If the
past political history of the country is an index to
the future, their reward will' be .the contempt of
honorable 'men of all parties. Where are the men
who assailed .oen. JaCksonq Tks Duaues, the Tat.
Ledges, and others of *at itk. They were men
whose standing in the party was treequivoCal, and
their detection was anserror iniudgment, in many
cases:and not caused-uy the base and contemptible
motives that actuate their imitators of to-day., , If
in their case, talent, standing and honorable mo
tives curd tot sustain them—if with all these they
sank into political oblivion, where, in the future,,
shall we find the intense patriots of Philadelphia
whose motives 'are 'Spoils of ciffici, and whose
standing in the partyjs, to say the least, doubtful?
E PArtDourno.-The Ledger ofyesterday week says;
"On Friday last, an advertisement was published
in tieLedger .p idrongli_condemning Governor. Big
ler for, having : granted a 'respite to the two-con
demned individuals; Cappie and Emrtios,mhewere
convicted, about a year ago, for the murder , of
&fame, and malting; assertions, which we are sat- ;
have no foyndation in fact. There'is noact
of Executive clemency on the part of Governor
Bigler, which has given niore satisfaction than that
of respiting these two me n , iiieundpr 'the circum:%
stances, we think his comic vas perfectly justifia
ble, Thetto'vetLi grants a respite to these men
on zhe_earnest solicitationof nearly fifteen thou
sand-petitioners, citizens of Philadelphia, among
whom, was the wife of the nnfortunnie 'Sennett,
who declare& her/mit 'satisfied that the condemned
enmity .l . • • -
men had no to her,husband, but .;were en
..
zirestrangere to him at the time his death occur-'
red ' -The Governor' took months to diligettpy
,ietitigate the 'subject, - auti every fatt satiefitialani,
the toad yrth:Mr. We doubt; whether that
.4:otao(*articins,Ofrred to, was moved in hie
adiariteae ereeh4virtnditsindignatiimptivirin-i
ing prerogative perverted, as a desire to-accom
plish some sinister political object. Where e
facts ate known, hie animadversions can do the
Governor no hurt.
IV - We understan. fr 7 "„. • fr nun
' 3
Nightingale- 0. I In Sun
of their grand performanc at Lebi n,
Friday and Saturday, Jan 13th "1 .141
short time will ap. •
whomfriends may expect • trat.
- per The San Hose Company intend giving a bait 1
- ITT - Fulton Hall; on next Friday evening, the pro
ceess of which - are to be applied to the liquidation
on debt onlheir‘buildingS.-.._ibtibieCkisAwai h _lj
one, and will no doubt meet with liberal encour
Anocurrnorarrs.—The folhowing_pOson officers
have been chosen for the enstag year: L - Eielier; ,
lirnder•keepe%. Ift Hegolv - and .tor.
BaaTuattit J.;.J.
Ehler; SoliCitor, D. G. Baker.
-Liquor Store of-Messrs; Kurtz 4r-Shank,' -of this
city, and formerly of Schoeneck,ldied ; whilst in. a.
privy, at Showers. hotel, on .Thursda.y. His
"mainu•were taken to the' county... Hospital, where
an inquest was held by...Cormier. Dern. The lie
eeseed, hod no family
Ourdelegatien at Harrisburg have • looted
'themselves as , follows: E. C. Darlington, at San
'tlers, Hotel; Dr. E. Kinzer; Eleres:J. A—Blest:and,
Herr's; C. L. Hansel:Aar, Cover's's; D. Herr,
Coverlra; floury prey, poverly , s; and, John Raw
-48, Mrs. Dolls, on Front street.
Ancrnann Donarron or Coen.—Messfrir. 'Cochran
ti Peale, of Shamokin, Pa.,through the -Messrs.
Baumga:dner,of this iiy, ave placed in the handa
'of the Dorcas Society, a cargo of. Goal 00 tone,)
to be by them distributed among the indigent and
deserving poor o f this city.
~
Fin a.--On Friday night last, the dwelling house.
of John Hess, in Millie tewnshipi was destroyed
by fire, together with the greater part,,of the con
tents. There was no insurancebn the building:—
The fire originated from a stove pipe,
The Saw Mill and Turning establishment known
as Breneman's, near Camaro in Bart township,
andbelonging to Mr. C..ll."Bronnernab - of this city
was destroyed by fire'on Monday morning last.—
The fire was discovered about 2 o'clock, and the
building being frame made' uch rapid progress that
it was impossible to arrest it. his not.knotht hcw
it originated, but is presumed to have been the
Work of,an incendiary. _Mr. , Brenneman's loss i s
partly coveredby insurance in the Southern Mutu
al Insurange Company, The loss of, Mr. Meyers
the tenant is severe, he having no insurance upon
his stock in the mill. Had it not been that the
snow protected the adjoining buildings the destruc
tion of property must have been much greater.
TRIBUTE or RESPECT.-Elt a special meoting of
the Lancaster city and county Medical Society
held Jan. 4, 1854, the follolvint resolutions were
unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That in the lamented death of Dr.
Francis Smith Burrowep, the Lancaster City and
County Medical Society has lost one of its most
distinguished members, and the community a con
stituent which cannot easily be supplied.
Resolved, That in sorrowful remembrance of
our departed friend and professional associate, we
will wear the usual badge of mourning, for thirty
days.
Resolved, That this Society offer their sincere
condolence to the afflicted ;may of their late,
much esteemed and respected associate, with a
hope that the remembrance of his highly distin
guished professional character and elevated social
position, so honorably, justly, and laboriously ac
quired by a long life devoted to the community in
which he lived, will gru:unity reconcile them to
this decree of an all-wise Providence.
M. A. WITHEIV, Seey.
Parson STA.TISTICB.—The whole number of
prisoners confined in the Lancaster CountyiPrison
during the monthof December, was as follows:
Convicts 32 (all males) ;
for fine and costs, 6
(d 0.,) awaiting trial 26 (1 fecnalei) drunkenness
and vagrancy 27 (4 females.) Total, 91. •
Those discharged were:
Convicts, 1 by expiration of sentence, and 2 sent
to House of Refuge; for fine and costs, 4 by expi
ration of sentence; awaiting trial, 1 by Court,;,
by writ of habeas corpus, 2 by Magistrates; drunk
enness and vagrancy, one sent to hospital. Total
30.
Those committed during the month were,
For trial 13_i drunkenness and vagrancy 10 (2
females.) Total 23.
'Those now in the prison, are
Convicts 29 (all males ;) for fine and costs 25
.awaiting trial 13 (1 lemale;) foi drunkenness and
vagrancy (3 , lemales.) Total, 61.
Carpet made in December, 1622 yards.
'LIST OP GRAND .TOIIORS
To serve at the January Term of the Court of
Quarter Sessions, commcacing 0...• Monday,
January 16th, 1854.
John AM - sander, Little Britain.
John Allen, Sadsbury.
Henry 13reneman, Strasburg.
Daniel Bitzer, West Earl.
Reuben Bowman, East Hempfield.
Abraham Dehaven, Earl,
Christian Diehm, Warwiek..`
John Evans, Manhe'm. •
John Forney, West Earl.
David Gochenour, East Hempfield.
Christian M. Greider, West Hempfield. '
John Hastings, Drumore:
Christian Hiestand, East Hempfield.
David Kling, Leacock. •
Isaac L. Landis, Manheim.
Cyrus Miller, Ephrata. -
Isaac Ober, West Donegal.
William Pinkerton, East Donegal.
Samuel S. Patterson, Rapl,o.
Arthur Patterson, Mount Joy
Jacob' Reinhold, West Cocalie°. •
Frederick Smith, Conoy.
Nathaniel Wolle, Warwick.
John S. Weave; East Earl..
PETIT JURORS,
Christian Bachman, East Lamp eter.
George G Brush, Manor.
James H. Barnes, City: ,
Jacob B. Brubaker, Mount Joy.
Henry Blickensderfer, City.
Davis Clemson, Salisbury.
Adam Diller, (G's son,) Earl.
Henry S. Engle, Conoy.
Joseph Engle, Conoy.
George Fry, East Cocalico.
Justice Gray, West Hempfield.
Benjamin F. Houston, SalisbUry.
Daniel Hamacker, Last Hempneld.
Edward A. Howard, Columbia.
John Hamaker, West Donegal, a „ '
Jonathan Hamilton, Little B:itain.;
Thomas W 7 Henderson, Salisbury.
John Haverstiok, Lancas'zsr.' -
Levi Kemper, Earl.
George Kreider, Providence.
Jacob H. Kurtz, City.
%Joseph Lytle, Jr. Rapho.
Daniel Lefevre, Ikumore.
- Josiah Martin, Strasburg. • • '
James Moore, Mount Joy.
James H. Mifflin, Columbia.
John Miller, Jr., Providence.
John B. Myers, Salisbury. '
John McCartney, Petirea. I ,
Edward Morton, City.
William M. Noble, Sadsbuil: . • -
. James M. Patterson, Mount Joy bor. I •
Henry ReinhOld, West Cocalino. • -
Nathan Rambo, Salisbury.
Samuel Ranck, Lancastsr. '
Jolui Reist, Penn. 1
Emanuel Sailor, Earl, :1 -
Jacob B. Shuman, Manor.
Reuben Sonrbeer, Conestoga:
•
Henry Shreiner, ManheiM.." l
Adam Styer, Carnarvon.
John Sheaffer, West Earl. 1
John lityer, Earh
Henry Sherbon, East Donegal.
William W. Withers, Bart. 1 .
Joseph M. Watts, Columbia. !,
Thornsa S. Woods, Leaeock.
Benjamin Young, Columbia.l
I D- Mr. Prentice of the Louisville Journal, thus
touchingly 'alludes to the death of 'his associate,
Mi. Shreve:—
We, the surviving editor of the: Journal, feel that
.
the prime of lite is scarcely yet One, yet, a s we
look back' 'upon our long career in this city,! we
seem to behold, heart ill tar; Only the graves of, the
prized and . the lost All the:numerous joUrneimen
and apprentices, that were in our,employ when we
first commenced _publishing our paper are dead;
our first partner .our. second our third'
partner are dead, our first assistant and our last as•
sistant are also dead. - When these inemories•cbme
over us; we feel like one alone-at midnight, in the
midst of a church yard, with -thewinds sighing
mournfully aroma!' him through the broken tiniabs;
and 'the voices eit departed joys sounding dOlefullY
in his ears 04 , prayer to God is iliat suak,ll3el3:l
- may
,haVe ti,F.histeningaqa Ecuifyitig,and ele
vating influence upon us, and fit u r n to. discharge,
better'. than„we have ever yet done, our duties to
earth and to heaven.' . •
liannisittao, Jan. "
CAltaL
pti
Bon .
- r 'he,
election of Sia*Trea4iirer,Yl excitingcri
interest. Gin. Bickel, the prehent incumbent, and
Joseph Bailey, of Perry, are the prOminent candi
dates. The election takes place on Monday, the
18th inst.
The new Canal Board orgziniz.es
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!View 1(ork flor,respondwice ~
`, -*- ::4k, • , ! - .0 1- ""r ArSicaix:l • ;:. :,1
BiNEdp*,‘,l steal in :r to - te ,be -
'.•- .. m g Aft make m f ew - i's Ili.
Th weatlu* col_ and th is ffir' ysa -..
slap :. ,fct.t , k, e • g... ire 41- . . /
.., .• "... iglit pub and lifd, e., aii _ esi al ';''''
are thienged with foot passengers. But liardly a
-.1. yl jaftiii be seen; they are all at home, 'receiving
cOls," according to our good old Knickeibbcker
custom on New Year's day.
..
,Ttik.dresheat.pieee oLscandal, ia.this.vic , iaity, is
the arrest of Mr. William S. Hall,"the Superinten
dent oUdfe HarlitiollaitrOadondbleach of a prom
ise of marriage, subsequent to his seductiori of An
nie Howartki charming young lady, of Washing:
Jon, ggedi t only seventeen ., Site has made an affida-..:
Alt, *Mr st p 3 \ larti(th4„ eaify in the fear 1.8:30:
- she Becaini - arqnhiliter - with'Hallthe vials then
boardinglig the sante_tionse_ in which_ tteeageota,
"nt 7hiiseliTiesited• 'he immediately commenced.
liayifig his'Addresses to her; in 'December, 18 . 50,
they were engaged to he inarrieksoon afterwards
he effected her ieductitM, 'and 4y taking aantage
'td tier youth and inexperience, and under. repeated
'promises of marriage; that she is now erkienie in•
consequence.. She further states that be has ap
pointed times when he woold'marry her, ;and has'
'as often postponed that 'Ceremony: . Her'iratience%
being at length exhauited; she how deraands etem-'
fiery damages. Whether Mr. Hall is innocent or
guilty the scandal of his arrest on such' a com
plaint, will.doubtless cause his dismissal from the
situation of SuperintendeM of tbe'road. i ' .
.AChirleston '
(S. C.) editor, who was annoyed,
when in thii city,ty the eXclusiveites.s of O . ur fash
ionable Haarches, gives the' following amusing Dar:-
ration of his own experience: ,
"When we .went to New York, some months
Since, attracted by the lame of the preacher, we
attended the Calvary Church. I Alter remaining ten
or htteen' minutes in the vestibule,; the sexton led
the way' to a pew in the side aisle, occupied by
two phtshns, but sofficithitly •comrriodious to ac
commodate seven. The gentleman who sat at the .
Odor of - the pew made way for us most reluctantly,
and carefully removed the Prayer Books from with
in owl reach, lest perchance we might violate One ,
oh the commandments thertia written. He was a
handsome young man, wearing pantaloons so pre
phsterously tight that it was a matter Of simple•
impossibility to kneel in them. His well gloved : .
hands held up a copy of the Book of Commbn
Prayer,
bound in crimson velvet,, and gold, frocii'l
Which he repeked' the creed with the moil delight:
ful orthodoxy. Without the, mJans of Ifollowing
the morning service, we telt like a, pohr !boy at a
frolic. The luxurious pews, every where filled with
well-dressed people, wereilittle suggestiie of 'the
triais and sufferings of the . Christians of an earlier•
day; who met upon the open downs, beneath The
leafless oaks of the wintry forests, to lilt: up their
voices of praise and supplication to God. We could
riot help thinking that the minds of many of the
congregation were upon the next day's operations
in Wall sweet, :rather than upon the service, and
that the liturgy would have been far better respond
ed to, if, among its deprecatory clauses,, there had
liven tr.is little petition :—Trotu all losses by land
LI.• water, Crum broken banksiand bad isivbstments,
ikom hike policies and a lad tn flour—GOA Lord,
deilver us! •
One year since, Edward Anthony, Esq., offered,
ihrougn toe clumns of the Photographic, Journal,
SS(.IJ, which he subsequently decided to invest in a
assivesitver pitcher, ru be awarded as a, prize tor
the best 'tour daguerieoly pes that should be present
ed for competition pre eious.to November Ist, 1853.
The artist), in all countries were admitted to the
contest, but were restricted to the use or at the reg
ular, lull-sized camera, as Mr. Anthony offered the
in'ize to test the skill of artists, and not the excel
lence of the camera. In his proposalfhe nominated
Professor Renwick, of Columbia College, Protessor
Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, and Professor
Draper, of the New York University, aCjudges.—
Each artist was required to enclose his name in
a. sealed packet, so that the committee should
not be influenced by personal considerations. The
competition for this prize, 1 am informed, was
very spirited. After carefully comparing the da
guerreotypes sent, the committee awarded the pit
cher to the package marked 'six,' which, on being
opened,fwas found to contain the name of S. Gur-.
ney; of 349 Broadway. Considering that the prize
was open to all, the decision of the judges may be
contside4ed tantamount to declaring Mr.. Gurney,
the leading photographist of the world. Mr. Gur-
I ney is not a mere mechanical dauguerreotypist; he
has spat many years in studying the philosophy
of ligh and in the daguerreotypes which won fat
him th4prize of Mr. Anthony, the care and study
which could only be brought out by an enthusias
tic lover of the Photographic art, are everywhere
visible.
lie 'Astor Library, in this' city, is to
,be opened
to the public, for the first time, on Monday next,
and will be open' thereafter from 0 A. M. to 4 P.
1"L, every day but Sunday. The library numbers
already nearly ninety thousand volutnes, including
the leading standard works of European and Amer.
dean literature, a liberal assortment of historical,
biographical books tor reference, and an' entertain
ing list of the more valuable portions of current lit
erature: All persons are to be freely admitted, with
'out ticicet,-, or introduction, on condition of good
behavior. John Jacob Astor immortalized - himself
by beqheathing four hundred thousand dollars for
the fitundation of this noble institution. One-fourth
part of, this bequest has been expended in erecting
'the fire proof enifice in which the library is depos
ited.
A new and important colonization project has
been formed in this city, by a company of capital
ists, add whose plan is' to colonize the Mosquito
Territory, in. Central America. It is 'said that his
i\Lijest, the King of the MosqUitoes, dented twen
ty-live millions ol acres to these speculators, among
whom are mentioned Senator Jambs Cooper, ol
Pennsylvania, Edward Sat:shard, Y. Prescott Hall,
s and
W. White, Charles Morgan, - N., H. Wolfe,
and seVeral others less known to fame.. The corn
.pany proposes to issue two hundred and fifty thou
sand shares, at ten ddllare per share, which would
,give the capital of two millions and a half. The
by-laws of the association, and the conditions ol the
grant, have not been divulged: The Mosquito Ter
ritory lies oh the Carribean See, and extends from
Cape Honduras to' the mouth ul the river San Juau.
,If an American colony is once firmly established,
!there, Mexico would be placed between two fires,!
and our absorption of her territories would be ma,
'terially' facilitated.
Our quietly disposed citizens are alarmed by the
number of ' secret societies,- for, various purposes,
that are daily epringing.up around us. The 'Know
Nothings,"Short Boys,"Shanghais,' and 'Black Ti
gers,' are the ''classic names of some of the most
desperate and depraved of these
. associa.tioim-e.nd a
great proportion of the bloody affrays, nocturnal
and diurnal, by which the city is,disgraced, spring
but of quarrels between these rowdies. The 'Kil
lers' and :Stingers' of Philadelphia, are entirely
eclipsed, wickedness by - our ruffians. The police
can scarcely do • anything in opposition to such
powerfully organized bands, for the rascals vote to
gether us well as fight together, and when' one'of
these it arrested and taken before a Justice, he is
pretty sure to be . discharged. The Yustices. are elective, and never forget that the vote of one man
counts as much at the ballot box as the vote of an
other. . 'Yours truly, Larieser.sa.
Too Linsus.r. I—The United States Senate seems
determined to confer not only the monarchial ti
,lle 01 Lie'utensnt General upon Waxxxxxn Scorr,
but to giveiswords to all the relation of the officers
'who fought' in the Mexican War. We Observe that
Senator James of Rhode Island has offered a' re .‘
lotion in that body to present to the nearest' male
relative Of Major Ringgold, who•was killed , in the
battle of Palo Alto s a national sword. Major Ring
!gold was a btave 'and effieient officer, whose un
timely death was universally deplored by the coati
at the time it occurred, but we See nothing in
that fact that Whi Ould justify Congressvoting his
'illation the memorial in'oposed. • '
A swoon is the rewarder personal.tnerit, and, is .
'not given to please the pride of relatives, however
just and proper. that pride may be. There was a
great many officers killed in the Mexican war, and
'if a sword is given to the relatives of Major Ring
gold, of coarse, in order to avoid a charge of par
tiality, it would be necessary to bestow one to rei n .
atives of each I This would. never do, !arc as the
entering wedge to a bad system, i; shOuld receive
ho favor from Congress. Major Ringgold. haw left
Ids relatives a glorious nanie-4 heritage citsenown'
with which they should be a:intent. ... V, .
The official reports of the battle of to Alto
and the skill and intrepidity with whiCh e bath! ,
ry of cannon was worked thit wasplacA under
his charge;aild the credit which hereeeivell in the.
dispatchesnl the commanding officer', and in the
Imblic'jniirnals, have given hiM undying ,fitrnein
;he history of the. tountii to:: that
. ranie thelie :
stowal of a sword upon hisneirest reiqive, by,coru
l gress, would add nothing—although 'it would 16111
Aloubtedly'be lief,' pleasliff'folitrHo thiliskriiiluch'
a relic of the country's gratitude."le we have
'a due appreciation for that feeling whi, is 60 laud
able to him, there is certainly objectie standing
in the way of granting of the request
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*deuce.
I,'Ga, Dec..l2,
4Sinee 1 last wrote
this great Southern' Sea
My tour between Aug,
man SA
'land tn),
of Chi
p. )161.,
ve t
- , --j.d of 4 tour between Auglft.
sthitil nothing in it of satruileta
inalitritartear , ' er i' - ' - •rthy of particular atftlie.
In order ,to avoid the hoirors and perils of South
ern Stage travel,) wts„,,ifiduced to proceed to At
lanta, near the Alabrma line, by the Georgia Rail
road, thence by, the Central Road . to Macon and
Aiairannitb*4lll63.sb6lol.l.oilte - 'it.trtllES ,
boro' Road, which connects with the Central, at
a pint called the *Ninety One Miles Station.'—
This road, however; is yet unfinished,
.a_distancc
of strteetrmiiin being run by stage coiehes. It
ir, iLiely to -bd completed, as well as the Man
clies9r ,Road, by February or March, when tray
&is will be enabled to pass from New York to
":.Y..-Qcklalmaig4l24..tfY.R-ail-Pktat
desideratum by' the way{, inasmuch, as many, Ure
deterred from - cothing. -- Soutir ihrough fear of a sea
' voyage; anti :the'roauaea . and inconvenience of sea'
sidknesS. The most irtiOrtent occurrence on the
way *its eniost excellent dinner, at the 'Sevien: .
ty Nine'Mile - Poit? Mr: 'Williams certainly get:
serves . ereifif for 'the manneein 'Which he caters
far the tastes of, the irMieling pnblic.
I have just taken a view of the City from the
Exchange, and must say 'that its appearonce from
this point is unique and beautiful. A-person who
has never visited the place, can form an idea of
it by itnagihing to himselfa city built up-in the
midst of a forest: , Pn'am this-peculiar appearenre,
it has very' appropriately received the• name of
. the 'Forest Oily.' Tiverylsecond street contains, a.
public square, or circle' ',rather, ornamented with
lofty, wide spreading shade trees; and all aresba•
del eeither side with- Water 'Oaks, and India's
Pride; the wider ,ones having double rows in the
middle; so- that no inconvenience is experienced
from the direct rays ol the Son, even in -summer.
They are, however, with the exception of a tew,
quite too narrow to meet my notions of beauty;
and although perfectly shaded,. as I remarked, 1
should[ think they must, render the air in Sum.
.'iner time. rather.cippressive, Indeed, even at this
'time,J, feel it heavy, danap,dusty and disagreeable.
The duSt„especially, is, most annoying, and can
be avoided only
,by retiring, to ,the 4ubarbs; the
particles being extremely minute, constantly tloat
in the atmosphere, renderineit necessarily highly
injurious to delicate or ; diseased lungs. I visited
the piece .some five years ag - i, but had no idea it
was so remarkable a Sand hil . It is situated about
forty feet above the inter, and is said to be health
ful,—perhaps its sandy, elevated situation may ren
der it so, but the low Marshy lands about it would
unquestionably indicate the reverse. The country
on the river, in the, vicinity, is peculiarly adapted
to the culture ol Rice. How it is possible for men,
white or black, to live these locations, I am,at
a loss to conjecture. The planters themselves would
not take the value of the property, to remain twen
ty-four honrs on the premises, in the fall of the year;
yet white men are found who have the hardihood,
and reoklessness to imperintend thoie plantations in
view of a large salary; very few, however, escape
for any great length of time with their lives. It
requires an exceedingly strong constitution to en
dure the.first, second and third seasons; but having
once become acclimated,, the danger, of course, is
not so great. ."
The necommodations in Savarigth, are astbnish-
iugly interior, considesing the locality, character
and importance of the city.' There are four hotels,
the Pavilion, City, Marshal and Pulaski; and al
though their charges are:equal to those of the St.
Nicholas and Metropolitan, in New York, and Gi
rard and La Pierre, in Philadelphia, the accornmo.
ations are much inlet ior to what I have been accus
tomed to at the Railroad House, Upper Station,
Marietta, kept by my worthy friend, Mr. Lewis
Houseal.
The edifices, public and private, are neat but not
striking; the city indeeiltaken as a whole as I said
before, may. e called pretty,, perhaps bawl:jut; but
it does not exhibit that splendor, grandeur and mag
nificence, observable in its rival,, Charleston.
In the great struggle between these two South
ern Cities, for pre-eminence, the former has the ad
vantage of the Savannah - river, which gives her
large ampunts of produce from the interior; but in
point of energy, and all the other essentials and pre
requisites of a business community, Charleston, I
am inclined to think, outstrips her.
The greatest curiosities I noticed, were the Rice
Mills, situated under the bluff, each having from
twenty to thirty mortars in operation. The Pulas
ki Monument, in Monument-Square, in front of the
Pulaski House, is rather a small affair to commem
orate so great a man—to the credit of the place,
however, a larger and more magnificentone is about
to be erected in a different part 61 the city.
Ol the politics of the South, I can say very little
—suffice it that in every election, since the New
York difficulty, they have sustained President
PIELLFE and his Administration; they appear to
understand the matter perfectly well, and cannot
be led astray by the wiles and tricks of disorgani
zers.
AlMdugh I have travelled much in this country
•years ago, I ryas not thoroughly convinced till my
present tour of the contentment and happy condi.
tion_pf the slaves in, the south; but more of th
anon.
I leave to morrow for Florida, the 'land of flow
ers,' in the good boat 'Welake,' Capt. King. I ex
pect to write you some interesting items from the
most noted points of thht favored clime. Three
Steamers leave' this place, and two Charleston, each
week, invariably filled with passengers, some to
seek health and thousands pleasure in that land of
promise where frosts never collie.' A majority go
to Orange Springs,- twenty-five 'miles west of the
St. John's River, opposite Palatka, the old Govern
ment Depot. These springs are creating quite an
excitement, they are warm mineral springs, and
are said to be highly efficacious in diseases or a
scrofulous or pulmonarysliaracter. In fact, they
are represented by all to whom I have spoken on
the subject as the, most desirable point for invalids
in Florida. I intend visiting , them before my return
whep Liman be able to speak more fully of them,
anti from actual observation and experience.
. Yours in haste„ W. K,
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Wass!Naxos, Thursday s Jan. 5
Mr. Foote gave notice that he would introduce
a bill to provide for the construction of a railroad
from the Mississippi to the Pacific coast. .
He said. that his bill would be a practical meas
ure and differing from all otherprojects heretofore
submitted to the consideration of Congress.
On motion of Mr. Hunter, the resolution direct
ing inquiry as to the expediency of erecting new
buildings tor State, Interior, War and,Navy De
partments was taken up and passed. .
14r. Cass moved that the messsge of , the Presi
dent received the other day relating, to the Clayton
rind 13til.wer treaty be referred, and that that mo
tion be postponed and bp made. the order of the day
for Tuesday next; n whicd day he would ask to be
heard on the subject—which was agreed to. The
private calaudeiwas taken rip Sand one bill passed
when the Sehate adjouined to Tuesday next.
Mr. Dean, from the domoaittee on ,Foreign Ala
fairs, reported•a resolution of thanks and a gold
medal to captJ.lngraktam, for his gallant conduct
in relation toKorta. ' •
Late front Washington.
•
Wismnaron, Jan. 6.—The greatest anxiety is
felt.hore tor the fate of the steamship San Francis
co, from New York for t Califoicia, with 700 troops
on board, and which has just been announced as
in distreas,,: off the coast or Virginia on the 26th
nit Among those on boaid is a married daughter
of Mr. gvArdtt, a ,married daughter of J .idge
ney, the wile of Coi, Taylor, and other persons
well known in this community. ,
. The Department had decided that ariearages due
to soldiers shall•tid paid Withant administration,
eithefio - the widow o f soldier, their sisters,
father, or raothei,. or their eider, but no more
remote heirs. ' ' I
.
The returns, received at ,:the treasury Depart
ment shOW that the revenati branch of the service
is repdering ittlaable aid to , the shipping interests
along the, Atlantic coast.
• The amount of drift& registered at the office. of
the ftigister of the, Treasury for the week ending
the 31st OfDecepher,,was over three millions of
dollars. : . ,
The.itatemept,that Mr. Gadsen t eur Minister to,
exiec,negatiated treaty w ith that,,Goyern
moat, which ' is now.herore:the Presf i dent is untrue.
• . The, Supreme Court ; hius:aostained thdvalidity of
the' 11 liana Las Omega grants, derived fsom
the S panish goycrnmeat t lyiag in Loubtiaia and on
thq Sabihe.
-‘, It not believed that either bra,nelt of the Na
tional.Goverinent will. take 4 cogoisauce of the
_ , _
Foreign Ntiws. •
Theffiteantship Cidada which. arrived at Hali
fax on Wednesday 'last; krings inspoitantand inter
esting news r frolit Europe, a , week later than for
mer advices: The combined English and French
fleets/ have at hat entered the plielifSea—in'conse
queliko-iv**,4 is beiieved f . t h e ft4.04 , _044.-
lens will beat once recalled from - London and Tar
ie. Skirmishes still,coutintia 'the
h e Ass s,.. a Va„met wsth a repulse at,italafat i
'but hr,,Assist,therbave,been, suceeistnt.' over °the
Turks.
The indications now are in favor of a general
European war in the spring, . unless something
should be done during the winter to prevent it.
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foot, rn a seprisoner of the law,
Vpse - t attit.e Almighty came, and
DeN.jsristraJaßtiiiikix Governor. He was
an whose zeal and energy the world
d. Death and•the grave for him no
Terris had, nor did he fear the scourge,
Nor chain, nor gloomy dangeon, with which
Theylasigsgilts his- faitir to dampen; '- --
Arrested on his journey to Damascus,
He had seen the pure light of his
Adoption, dawn with a brilliancy
Far too keen for finite eyes.
Dumbstricken, blind'and prostrate
In the dust, he alone Of all the chosen''
• /
Ones had heard the voice of God
Call from the clouds in tonese of anxious
liiirrY, iiralltits dee& rose up, hafore
Him, in their fearthl turpitude.: :Be turned -
Ws footsteps backard, leaving the scenes
Of blood., ilia obje t of his mission, to be' •
Enacted by anoth• band.
Saul was converted, and his heart .
HlS'sbul Bras given to the cause
Of Him,' who cattle to seek and we;'
He doffed his robeiof royal favor,
And put on an hu bier garb i
Tbe livery ot thosaiwtiO followed in the steps
Of Jesus. .
Reared at the feet i of proud Gemaliel,
He v.as deep learned in law and disputat ion,
And where e'er 14 journeyed afterwards
His voice shook thrones and trembled in
The eats of Princes. Felix had given
Him audience, anti he came with soul
Undaunted, spirit iinsubklued, to meet..
The royal presehcf.
His theme was mighty ! Righteousness!
The only hope of fallen man. Temperance!
The eternal virtue] that leads to peace
Of mind, and love, and truth, and the 9
Fearful Judgment, held before Heaven's ~
High Chancery, where the assembled universe
Must feel the weight ot God's decrees,
The final fiat, that will fix their state,
Beyond all change or alteration.
Felix trembled at the force of trh, .
And yet was undecided, lor he w oe
The robes his country gave him, and
That country hostile was unto the
New born laith.
To the Apostles stern appeals, his only
Answer was,' go:thy way for thillime '
When seasons more convenient c me
I'll call on thee. The man of God
Retired, and never after were his counsels
Asked for. Felix lived out his time
And then went down unto the dark, , .
Cold grave, unchanged for aught we
Learn in history from what he was ,
When on the throne he trembled. 1
Full eighteen hundred years had rolled theirl
rounds,
Slice the stern messenger ot Heaven, undaunted
Stood before the throne of Felix. The labors of
the
Apostolic age were closed, and nought remained
To show that such a man as Pitil had lived,
Save the eternal truths he uttered,
And yet the doctrines that he taught, '
Had ta'en a hold 'along men;
Churches reared their brazen spires and'
Kissed the clouds. Children had learned
'1 o lisp the Saviour's name. The words that '
Jesus taught, had found their way to
Every town and city, an in the rich
Man's palace and the poor man's cot
The voice of prayer was heard.
Faith in the atoning blood, was almost
Universal. Few disbelieved, though many
Still rejected, and plead as Felix did,
A more convenient season.
Far frbm the scene where Bethlehem's
Babe was born, there Blood a quiet,
Village. The summer's sun ne'er
Shone upon a fairer one. A clear,
Bright stream of water, washed it
011 the south, and on The north
Rose gentle hills' that sparkled with
The dews of morn, and cast their
Shadows far across the plain.
A lovelier scene, the painter never drew,
Nor poet e'er imagined.
Yet so engrossing were the cares of life,'
That few who lived within that quiet •
Village, ever thought beyond the'prasent,
save tor worldly purposes.
But the destroying angel came, and
That fair village was the scene of death.
The aged and the young alike were taken,
The blushing maiden and the youth of promise,
Each were called.away to seek an early grave.
Families were stricken down with grief,
There were few who did not wear
The weeds of mourning. At almost every
Board, some place was vacant.
The plumed hearse and dark funereal
Train, crossed at each Street, and the busy
Toils of life were' for awhile suspended.
Each Sabbath found the:seats in Heaven's
Sanctuary filled. Lips were then •heard
To pray, that scarcely ever named the,Saviour's
Name, save words of desecration.
It was a opportune for.those wheySe
Business was to warn a guilty world. •
The grey haired minister of God, whose •
Lile was almost wasted in His servicti
Arrested was amidst his works of chality -
And love. They bore him to his gilie,
And many a tear drop tell on his •
Remains, and for awhile it seemed ,
That naught could compensate the loh. •
God works by means, however,.and another
Came to fill his place, younger in yeari,
But still endowed with all those qualities
'That in the heart and work upon the soul. .
His words of burning eloquence-fell
Like a thunder peal from heaven, •
And !amities whose altar had been •
Long neglected, met once more - '
Around its hearthstone, to send up
Prayers tut mercy.
Bpt there were were those who still were cold,'
And formal, unconcerned amidst the`
Scenes of death.
lOne I. shall name, a.man of brilliant prom*
He was not wealthy, yet he bore within kin the
I Which would have been a mine of wealth, 't
Had it been used for the wise purpose
-Heaven designed. His mind had not
I Been moulded in the common. form; •
.Each thought he uttered was a precious
Gem, fit to be registered in the books •
Where,aages seek for wisdom. 'He looks
Upon the stern realities of lite, as facts
And figures stamped by the hand of Time
A record merely of the world's progressions,
In abort he. was a Sceptic. Yet as he saw . ,
The havoc death was making, the closed door
And sable weeds of mounting, and heard
The solemn funeral bell, deep thoughts
Awoke within him, and he felt, that
Something more than chance was moving
In the scene of desolation.
Conviction seized upon his mind; the empty
Theory he so long had cherished, seemed
tienseless and unmeaning, and could not: -
Satiety the longing aspirations of the soul. -
He.mit the force of the eternal truths, • ,
Heard daily from the man whom God
Had seat, and under circumstances
So sad and solemn..that,a..heart al
stone could scarcely fail to break beneath
Their influence. Yet he was young;
He might escape the fearful scourge, whose
Ravages were so widely visible, and in atter
Yeats, when the pursuits of life grew sour
And fOsteleA, and the gay world no. longer
Chaiped him by its magic influence,
• His mind might ponder well those
Heavenly thins, he now could recognize
And k ndw as teal. . . I-
His
betterjaciginent owned the sterner dtity.
The cares of fife, and pleasure kept bim back.
The destroying'Angel's work was nearly done;
And purer breezes spoke returning health,
But still the drama was not ended.
Within his 'chamber lay this man of mind,
The pale limp glimmered in its socket,
And shedis sickly and a deadly hue,
Upon each anxious face assembled there, , •
For life in him was ebbing slow away,
His friends stood waiting for each heaving ,
Breath to telt them all wag - •
Yet , he lingered still. The hour of midnight
Came, and silence hung like a fixed pall • '
Around that deitlrbed scene.
But silence did-not reign without,
The elements had formed a conflict, -
And the deep thunder rolled and vivid • '
Lightning flashed, and eartletind sky '
seemed rent with God's displeasire. . •'•
At glimmering of the.daylight,- when,
The.thick clouds had tolled away
To herald the approach of morn, . ,
There. lay within that: quiet.chamber, .
A cold and .senseless corpse.
The vital spark had fled forever, - ,
And ihe.soul had gone to meet the
Eternal Judge. No cheerful-smile,-
Such as sometimes lingers.upon, the
Cold lace of the, departed claristlan, ,
played do his, The rigid.features
The IMO Of his.,
the.dire
Contortions of a soticat war with ,
lutriaient, - arid cOnscions hVinetrited
With a theme, on which its,everlasting •
Interests hung. The after years he kindly
Hoped for, came not to him, who th
Had claimed, a more convenient season. .
Lancaster, January, 1853,