linttlligencer & Journal. GEO. SANOERSON, EDITOR. 1,21 . 10CMIler. July 2 . 11354. FOR GOVERDIOR WILLIE[ BIGLER, 'of Cleaifield County. JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT: JERRIE S. BLACK, of Somerset County. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER BNB! B. lOTT, of Pike County. Office of the Intelilgencer. In Kline and M'Clure'sl3uildings, Duke street; 3d door north of E. King, and di reedy opposite the east entrance to the new Court House. Sale of the Main Line. Some of the 'Whig papers—and we are sor ry to class the Examiner of this city amongst the number—are charging to Governor Bro- UR the cause of there being no bid offered , for the purchase of the main line of our public improvements. This is ridiculous and ab surd in the extreme. The bill was passed by the Legislature and promptly signed by the Governor, authorizing the sale at the mini mum price of slo,ooo,ooo—a sum far below the real value, as also of the original cost of the works. The sale was open to competition, and nothing (not even the influence of Gover nor BIGLER if he had been so disposed,) could have prevented their transfer if a bid had been offered. But the true secret of the failure to sell is not attributable to the Governor or the Democratic party. The Whigs themselves are to blame for it, and tin West Chester Repub lican hits the nail onyie head exactly in the following paragraph. That paper says : We take the position, and we believe it to be a perfectly tenable one, that the Whig Press and Whig politicians have done more to -defeat a sale, than all other influences combi ned. From the first passage of the act until the present moment, there has been an un ceasing cry from both these sources, that the price was.fixed far beyond the value of the works, and that no company ought to become a purchaser, under the provisions of such a bill. Every effort to destroy confidence in these _works being remunerative was taken by the opposition. C.1%,0 opportunity was permitted to pass, without a word being thrown in to injdre the sale. They saw very clearly that if the works were disposed of, their great po litical hobby was thrown down, and the gu bernatorial canvass was not worth contesting. True therefore to their instincts and impulses, they preferred to see the people heavily taxed, rather than they should lose the remote pros pect of resuscitating their dying party. It will be remembered that we are speaking of the Whig Press, and Whig politicians proper —those men whose political aspirations are -nothing more nor less, than the most intense selfishness. Hundreds, nay thousands of hon est minded men in that party, were sincerely desirous that a sale should be effected under the bill, and these did not fail, in the private Walks of life, totsebuke the persevering efforts to prevent a sale by those mere politicians in the ranks of their own party. Every one pay ing any attention whatever to public opinion at the time this question was agitated in the Legislature, will remember that it was almost an universal sentiment, that if the ptice were fixed at ten millions, a sale would certainly take place. 'We heard it then freely asserted, that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company had signified, through some of its prominent offi cers, a willingness to pay that price; and it was in consequence of a manifested anxiety to get such a bill passed by other men known to be in the interest of that road, that maq. democrats made extraordinary efforts to have the price fixed at a higher point than ten mit-- lions. These gentlemen were desirous that the very best possible price should be obtain- ed for the main line, and they thought they saw indications that the Pennsylvania Compa ny would go beyond the price ultimately fixed upon. And :yet by the clamori of the Whig politicians against the price, and against other sections of the bill, those having an intention and desire to purchase, have refused to make a bid they were once willing to make. The people of the State should look at this matter,. and bear it in mind. At their Old Tricks Again The Whigs are now trying:to operate upon the prejudices of some, who are not familiar with our statute book, by falsely charging the passage of the "Sunday Law," so called, to Governor BIGLER: We are not aware that it would be any discredit to him, if he had sign ed such a law; hut, then, every "tub should stand on its own bottom," and the Governor does not wish to appropriate to himself what was accomplished by others nearly a century and a half ago. The act in question was pass ed by the Colonial Legislature as far back as 1705—but for many years remained a dead letter upon the statute book of the State.—. Latterly, however, it has been enforced by the, Courts and Magistrates of several counties, and if there is anything wrong or oppressive in the act, they are to blame, not Govertioir, B/GLER. A lin9w Nothing Editor At Last: , The Examiner admits that it employs a gen tleman to superintend the local departr.Ant 01 that paper, and at the same time acknowl edges that the publisher of the Regispr„the Know Nothing organ,' "finds it more conven ient to nee the local items prepared by him, than to employ a special reporter fot that pur- pose." So, then, we have au inkling Df the Know Nothing editor at last. Mr, Daimisc•ros}ve presume unthinkingly, lets the public into the secret. The local editor of the Examiner is the man—and no mistake. Mr. E. M. Klass is•the fortunate individual spoken of, and as be is in the employ of Mr. DARLiscrox, and does not move a step hut by his direction, of course the latter is entitled to a full share of the laurels that may be reaped by this new Whig, alias Native crusade against foreigners. We suggested, last week, the firm of DARLING- TON & LINE as a suitable one to edit the American Register. - Whether our recommen dation had any effect, other than extorting the 'acknowledgment of the Examiner, we do not know ; but the secret is out, at last, and thus the public are relieved of all future surmise and guessing. We shall pay our respects to the - editors of the Know Nothing organ in due season. It is sufficient, during the . continu ance of this sweltering weather, to know who they are. BREVET MAJOR GENERAL NATHAN TOWSON, Paymaster General of the United States Army died in Washington on Thursday. He was a native of Maryland, and 71 years old at his • death. He entered the army a Captain of the 2d Artillery in 1812, and his name is associa ted with almost every brilliant action upon the Niagara frontier. during the war with G. Britain. , In the official statements Towson's . corps formed a prominent feature, and one of the command ingofficers graphically said, 'Tow son's battery emitted a constant sheet of flame." He was especially distinguished in the battles of Chippewa and Bridgewater, and in the'snr tie from Fort Erie. He has been at the head of the Pay Department since 1822, and was `breveted Major General in 1848. = PENNSYLVANIA STATE FAIR.—The State Fair this season will be held on the Powelton and Bingham estates, in the 24th Ward, Phil adelphia, near the Market street bridge. This site is in every way a desirable one, being di rectly at the terminus of the Columbia Rail road. Next to Lancaster no more eligible site could have been selected. - Bar The weather last week was the hottest we have ever experienced—the thermometer ranging from 97 to 104 in the shads. The War of Race and Sect. The indications of growing hostility between native citizens and citizens of foreign birA are niches should lead all to sericiturrefiection: It is not seen;i3o much between - berman emi::i grants arid nntives;;bnt.is mostly confined, on the part of those who cherish it, to the Irish p osn ilatinn.L;-This is alWays accompanied with bittitinstility, also, to the Catholic sect. ,In fluences are Constantly operating to widen this 1 ; hostility between race and sect; The results have already been deplorable. We have dOily to record accoubts of strife and bloodshed be- ; tween those who should live. in peace as citi zens of a common country. Private dwel lings have been assaulted and torn down; one church has been partially blown up by gun powder, and two other churches have been !, wantonly destroyed by mobs. All this tends to shake the authority of law. The principle !that guards the costliest mansion should pro ttect the rudest dwelling: the same anarchy that would level the church of the Catholic might turn its ruthless hand against the church of the Protestant. Such lawlessness cannot be too strongly condemned, As we meet, on one side or the other, the violent and inflanimatory appeals that are rife, we are forced to' he view that the misguided zeal that uses them has lost sight of the foun dation principles of a true Americanism. On the one side such glorious national institutions 'as our common schools are attempted to be brought into disrepute, because, forsooth, they do not teach thel faith of a sect; on the other side the determination to proscribe Catholics, to deprive them of rights secured by our laws and constitutions. has become bitter/and un relenting. The popular cry is "down with the foreigners." When principles and practice, at war with what has beeii, and ever will be, our peculiar and glorious American national ity, thus prevail, there is no safer or better course than to recur to those principles that dinguished uS ;is a people, and have made us what we are. Along with our noble material development, csith colonial and since we be cameindependent, there has been an exposi tion of sentiment, or principles and action, which may be formed American nationality. This natiiiiiality, from the start, tolerated no narrow creed as to race and no proscriptive course 'as to religion. Of the fathers of the country nO , one stands out so completely as its embodiment, so far as political principle is I concerned, as the illustriousJEritasoN. 'Equal and enact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious and political,' is one of the maxims laid down by that g&at statesman as a principle to establish which the wisdom of uur sages and the blood of our heroes had been devoted, and as a touchstone by which to try men and parties. - "Every citizen," Jef ferson remarks in another place, "has an equal right to the honor and confidence of his fellow citizens, resulting not from birth, but from his actions and their sense of them." These rules are simple and plain. it is not throw ing out favors to certain citizens or a particu lar sect ; it is not, on the one hand, courting their votes by appealing to them as 'a distinct race or a distinct religion, that is here laid down as sound action. The duty is simply that of treating all with equal justice. Such a principle as this is coeval with our history. From the settlement of the country until this day the - oppressed humanity" that has sought asylum on tliese shores,qms been - received and . welcomed indulgent laws:and . now. as was the case a hundred years ago. these laws ittamp on then: "the symbol of adop tion.- The foreigner is immediately protect ed by au• institution,, and when he becomes a citizen he possesses equal right to share their benefits. If he comes here with proper ty in hand, as thousands upon thousands do, he finds modes to invest it. and by 'prudence, and shrewdness. add labor, adds to the wealth of the nation: if he conies here with nothing but his hands with which to labor, and is in dustrious, prudent and shrewd, he too may soon acquire property. \Vhen he becomes a citizen he has the same right to acquire the good opinion of his fellow citizens as the na tive born: and I.e stands on the same footing. as to fitness for office and character, as others do. These are so plain, as to rights, that they hardly need be expressed. We make these remarks, however, as intro- duetory to comment on a phrase now in many mouths, to wit : that Americans should rulo America. Who have ruled America but Americans? Who now controls her destiny but Americans? Let us dwell on this point a little, looking both to causes and results. Of course those who rule America are those who make the laws, or Who administer them. Now how has it been as to law makers and the ex ecuters of the law as to birth? Have they been Americans or have they been foreign- It has often been remarked that ambition to hold office is general among Americans.— Thousands of citizens, however, of native and foreign birth, go through life without having filled even the smallest office. This is case in this city, and in every considerable place.— Individuals, as the phrase is. are not popular. either from habit, a close pursuit of business, or positive distaste for office. But should an occasion arise that would question the riesild of one of them to hold office, the individual and the community would be swift to vindicate this right. Citizens of foreign birth come in to this category. We are merely stating 'ffict3 The prejudices against them are so great, and their Ways so unlike the ways of the natives„ that they are here seldom elected to office.— While they have a right to he candidates,their fellow citizens. also, have their preferences, and will exercise them. In this respect the native and foreigner stand on precisely simi- lar footing These considerations will account for the fact that citizens of foreign birth are rarely elected to office. flow many mayors and al dermen, or selectmen, or incumbents. of the smallest local offices, have been foreigners ? To go from local offices to the law making power. Of the three hundred and thirty towns of Massachusetts, how seldom is it that any return citizens of foreign birth as representa- I tives. It would be a curious fact to ascertain how many foreigners have been in the legisla ture since the adoption of the constitution.— They would he few tand far between. It is perfectly idle to 'talk of foreign influence in this body. The same remark holds good 46 to both branches of congress and the cabinet . The constitution requires but one office should befdled by a native born, the presidential.-- Yet the citizens of foreign birth Isho have been elected to congress have been corupar a tively very few ; and these cases where extra ordinary merit has overcome the prejudices .of race. Must not every candid person, ticA blinded by passion, not guided by a dema gogue zeal, , in view - of such consideratioos as these, regard the popular cry that Ameri cans should rule America as void of point Americans always have and always will rule America. Again it is said that we shall he ove non with foreigners ; that they will rise upon na tive citizens and overpower them ; that. Cath olicism will prevail and deprive America of its liberties. These have been reiterated 11 0 often that thousands really fear such results. Take the former apprehension, and let facts, so far as they bear on the questioriof physi cal force, say how groundless; the fear is. In the first 'place, for the whole time we have been a nation, it is a fact that no such .at- tempt/tea been made; and if it ever should be „map, each je the admirable working of our instiitatione, that the rule ,of a mob is utterly out of the:qttesticm. Pertr4tuent success, even wheii the :foreign poptilatiOrit, outweighs.: the • native popidation r ,isnn impossibility ; for the whole force of the country would at once be invoked to-suppress-inch a'-rule. In the next place, consider thc Utter lolly, Want of fore sight, and suicidal poliCy'Of such an attempt, if it should eye'. 'be made. Of our now thirty millions of population, one million only arc from- Ireland: of the thirty-eight thousand churches which the census of 1850 show as be ing in the country, the Catholics are set down down at 1221 ; and of the 87 millions of church property the Catholics have nine millions.— Now, cannot thiS immense - preponderance of Protestanism, and of Americanism take care of itself? Is it not perfectly preposterous to suppose formoment that the Irish Catholics a will, ever attempt to "rise," as the phrase is, with such an enormous disparity against them ? It is due, it is but bare justice, to our foreign population to say, that not only has there been no attempt at rising, but their con duct—save only in cases when heated by li quor or otherwise excited—has been almost in variably that of peaceable citizens, submis sive to the laws. They have a right to have such a certificate, as to 'the past, to stand in their favor and when we consider their posi tion among us, we believe there is no more danger of . their "rising" than there is of the falling of the stars. But there is another fear felt, to wit, that the spread of Catholicism in our country will be dangerous to our American liberties. We have no fears on this score neither. We do not discuss in these columns theological ques tions. It may be well to remember that, with unparalleled sagacity, with a wisdom which the world had never before seen, our fathers as to national matters secured perfect freedom of religion. "Congress," the federal constitu tion says,: shall maW. no law respecting an establishment of religion; or prohibiting the free. exercise thereof." The great object of this clause was, it has been said, to exclude all rivalry among Christian sects, and to pre vent any national ecclesiastical establishment, which should-give to an hierarchy the , exclu ,sive patronage of the general government. In commenting on this clause, Judge STORY re marks--" The Catholic and the Protestant, the Calvinist and the Armenian, the Jew and the Infidel, may sit down at the common table of the national councils, without any inquisition into their faith or mode of worship." In what way is it possible for American liberty to be destroyed, with such guarantees, by the spread of any sect? We believe this fear, too, to be as ill-founded as the apprehension that the "Irish will rise." One view of all this persecuting, properip tive, antagonistical policy, on the part of those who. pursue it, is worth \ considering. What is surer to increase a sect than to persecute it? Is not the history of churches a standing tes timony to the truth of this remark? Does not our own annals abound with illustrations of its truth? We have often heard it remark ed that the destruction of the Ursuline convent did more to consolidate Catholicism than all Catholic argument. Such will be the inevita ble effect of persecution—proscription—in all its shapes. Equal and exact justice to citizens of every sect and every race is in the spirit of a true nationality: while war on our foreign popula tion and a partielar sect is British tory in ori gin and in principle. The fathers of this re public never thought of so narrow a business as to object to the signature of CHARLES CARROLL, of Carrollton, to the declaration of indepen dence because he was a Catholic: or to the use of the service of the brave MosTnomEav be cause he was an Irishman or to the patriotic LA FAYETTE, because he was a Frenchman and a Catholic: or to the chivalrous Pr LAsKi, be cause he was a Polander: and to them have succeeded a roll of illustrious Americans who have been Catholics. The great and eompre sive patriot, ANDREW .I.tcKscoi. never thought of letting so unworthy a consideration, as that he was a Catholic, prevent Judge TANEY'S nomination as chief justice of the United States: and whoever objected. to the service of the gallant Senator SHIELDS, on the plains of ,Mexico, because he was an Irishman? But the introduction of the sect element or the race element into politics—appeals to a sect or against a sect, as such—cannot be too strong ly deprecated. It is a policy' deeply violative of the spirit of our institutions. It is at war with the principles of our federal constitution and hostile to a true American nationality.— It tends to create distrust where should be confidence; hatred, where should he fraterni ty; and violence where there should be amity. Indeed nothing can be 'more anti-American than that course of action which tends to make, and to perpetuate a distinction between native born citizens and those whom Provi den-c-e-has cast on these shores.—Boston Post. 'MORE STRAWS:—The Philadelphia Sus, a "Native" paper, with decided Whig proclivi ties, (the editor held office under Gen. Taylor,) says that the result of the next Gubernatorial election in this State, must either be a " Na tive" or Democratic triumph—" no Whig can didate, as such, can be elected." It further declares that the Whig party must become "Native Americanized." or remain a minori ty faction, split up, divided and disorganized; and that James Pollock, the Whig nominee , can be elected only as the candidate of the Whigs, Natives, Know Nothings, &c.,----the Whigs alone not being able to accomplish anything. . The Whig leaders see their hopeless condi tion just as the editor of the Sun sees it, and hence are bargaining with all the isms to se cure votes for Pollock, the spoils of office be ing their paramount object, no matter how ob tained. Their efforts are mainly directed to wards unsuspecting Democrats, whom they hope to draw from " TAE GOOD OLD CAT:SE," by outside issues, not heretofore introduced into politics. We therefore warn Democrats against the new intrigues of the - bld Federal - Whig partyfor, depend upon it, that, deny it as they may, their only purpose is to work injury to the Liemocratie party. la— On Tuesday afternoon last, a street I fight occurred in New York between Mr. T. F. Meagher, one of the editors of the Citizen, and Mr. McMasters, editor of the Freeman's Journal. The difficulty grew out of an arti cle which appeared' in the Journal personally offensive to the first named gentleman. The result of the combat appears to have been that Mr. Meagher's forehead was grazed by a pis tol ball, while his opponent was severely beat en about the head and shoulders with a riding whip—knocked down—kicked—and jumped on. Both parties were arrested and hound over to keep the peace. It is generally tho't unless friends interfere, a resort will he had to "pistols and coffee for two." ,per JAMESPOLLOCK, is an Abolition Lawyer of Northumberland county, and is the Guber na7torial candidate of GREELY, SEWARD, Tom CORWIN, and FRED. DOUGLASS, while WILLIAM BIGLER, the Cliarfield Conniy Bailsman, is the candidate of the Farmers, Mechanics and Workingmen of Pennsylvania. Let every man before he enlists for the campaign, de cide which of these crowds he would be seen fighting in !—Doylestown Democrat. Froastha TignizUmsr. The Ceinvass—Coriespondence. J-Esq: . • much speculation has appeared in. the Priblic press, touching)the Intentions. of Gov.l3igler, the Democratic candidate iin the present canvass, for the office he' hasp ably :and faithfally filled, and as very unkbid and uncharitable attacks have been repeatedly' ', made - upon him in this connection,, A have deemed it-an act of justiceias well to"!him as to the Democratic party, and the peoPle of the Commonwealth, to give publicity to the an nexed letter addressed to me for the use of the , State Central Comfilittee. The public will discove is communica tion, another exhibition of that honesty, sin cerity and fairness of purpose, which has so much distinguished the course of its author, in the various responsible positions with which the people have honored him. Gov. Bigler is willing to meet Mr. Pollock or Mr. Bradford, or both the opposition candidates before the people, and discuss the various politial issues of the day—and in such discussion our cause, the cause of republicanism and truth, has nothing to fear. Our principles have only to be known and understood, to be Properly ap preciated. Very respectfully, &c., J. ELLIS BONHAM. Carlisle, July 18, 1854. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, July 6, 1854. J. Ellis Bonham, Esq: DEAR Sta—The manner of conducting the Gubernatorial canvass has, I observe, become a topic of newspaper discussion, and I have ! deemed it proper, cm that account, to place my views on the subject in the possession of the State Central Committee. You will remember that when trarelliug the bState in 1851, 1 deprecated the stumping system" as liable to manifest and weighty oh jections. That I embraced it more as a mat ter of necessity than of choice. opponents of the Democratic party had Commenced the practice in 1848, and then again in 1851, any there seemed to be no alternative left but to meet them in their own chosen way. i t sim ilar alternative may be again presented. In deed, if the opposition press is to be regarded as ' good authority, Judge Pollock, one of the most prominent and talented of the opposing can didates, has already determined to canvass the State by holding a series of public meetings. The Committee will, s therefure, regard the democratic candidate as subject to the pleas ure of his friends, as far as the performance of his official duties may permit. I shall most cheerfully meet and address my fellow citizens, at such times and places in the State as may be deemed proper. I have no opinion to disguise on any sub ject to be in the least affected by the election of a Governor, am willing and anxious that each elector should understand, as far pis possible, I the effect of the vote which he is about to east. Beside, my official acts are matters of public concern. and in passing upon their wisdom, justice and policy, the people have a right to all the facts and -informatihn that calm bo thrown, before them. I shall; therefore, stand prepared to account for my stewardship by speaking to our party frie4ds in the usual way, or, if preferred, by meeting Judge Pol lock before the people witheut distinction of party and discussing political topics past and present, State and National, great and small. This I am willing to do to the extent of my spare time and limited abilities, and during the continuance of my health, which, thank God, is now excellent. Very truly, Ydur olft. serv't. W.ll. BIGLER. PENNSYLVANIA STATE FAIR.—We have re ceived a printed pamphlet, containing a list of the premiums and regulations for the annual exhibition at 'Philadelphia of the Pennsylva nia State Agricultural Society, which will take place on Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th days oceptember. From this we learn that ex hibitors must become members of the Society, and have their articles and animals entered on the SeCretary's hookS, on or before the 27th, or opening day, and all articles and animals except horses, must be brought Within the enclosure as early as Tuesday noon, in "order that they may be suitably arrange.d.for aminaiion by the Judges on Wednesday morning, when the horses will be received. Au office will be opened in Philadelphia on and after the Ist of September, for the -pur -1 pose of receiving entries of exhibitors. On Thursday the grounds will be opened to the public and continue open for two days. Sin gle admission 25 cents. Members' cards Sl. Competition is invited front all parts of the linion, for the prizes offered. A plowing match will take place On Friday, the 29th, at 9 o'clock, A. M., iu a field adjacent to the place of exhibition. The annual address will be delivered at 1 o'clock, P. M. on the sante day, immediately after which . the reports of the Judges will be read, and the prizes award ed. The premiums are distributed into twelve classes, thus: 1. cattle; 2. ; horses and mules; 3. sheep, swine, and poultry, 4. plowing match; 5. farm implements: 6. dairy, sugar, and hon ey: T. flora•, cornmeal, grain, seeds, and veg atahles; 8. domestic manufactures; 9. agri cultural productions of field crops; 10. fruits and flowers; 11. stoves, silver ware, glassware, cutlery, and Brittania ware; 12. bacon, hams, inventions, and miscellaneous articles. These, prizes, it will he seen, are calculated to draw out a full display of our industrial resources. pzir-The Whig State Central Comntlttee , have issued an Address. Like the shddowy remains of Whig principles, it is the mosq vague and indecisive political doctunent ginable. Except solar as it expresses hostility to the Nebraska bell, it is absolutely pointless] and leaves the reader in glorious uncertain as to what are the issues presented on th Whig side, for decision at the approachin election. It passes by the question of selling the public works, in a few ambiguous words; speaks mildly in favor of a Prohibitory Liquor Law; and hints at the imaginary danger of 4 division of the School Fund for sectarian pu4 poses—a project which we venture to say, has not seriously entered the mind of any sane man in this Commonwealth; and one which the Democratic party certainly cannot consis ently entertain, for the very good reason tha t i :it was under its auspices that this sectaria it feature of'the School Law of 1838, passed w3 l -- der the administration of .Joseph Ritner, was repealed? The Address does nut say a word in ally sion to the newly created allies of the Whig party, commonly denominated " Know-Noth ings." This silence is a little singular, wheii we remember that Mr. Pollock himself has admitted the indispensable necessity of sectl ring the influence and support of this religious organization by joining one of their, Associations; and that *Whig papers undiS guisedly advocate their procriptive and intol erant doctrines, which:aim to disfranchise all citizens who cannot claim - descent from a na tive-horn ancestor, and to exterminate all Christians who adhere to the creed of the RO man Catholic Church.—Reading Gazette.. Book Notices. TOWERS' ELEMENTS or ORAMSEAR.—DanieI Burgess SO John street. N. York, have jus published a neat lltt.e Work. entitled "First Lessons in Language; or Elements f English Grammar"—by Davi d B. Tower. A. M.. and D. F. Tweed. A. 31.. authors of Gradual Lessons in Grammar, and Sequel to ' the Lessons. ThLs little book is designed exclusively for beginners, and a faithful study of it, by the youth of both sexes, I des a competent teacher, will lay a foundation upon whi 11 may be erected a grammatical superstructure of the mist massive and harmonious proportions. We cannot do ter than recommend it to the notice' of Teachers, and. all in any way connected with our common schools. "THE MITTERLI:S or A CorretrEY—This Is the title now novel, written by a "mated Methodist Preacher, " ard published by T. B. Peterson, Philadelphia . For s ale at Masan: & Brous, price 25 cents. YANKEE NOTIONS.—The August number f this amusing publication contains rather mo e than the usual quantum of fun and frolic. Those of our readers who are fond of the Ml morous, in reading and illustrations, should t i by all means subscribe for this monthly r at least - procure the August number. Te s, Si, 25 per annum—or I2i cents each o. Published by T. W. Strong, Engraver d 'Printer, 98 Nassau street, N. Y. The Leger Beeir BBL We have*heard a' reat deal said, in certain : aa, about the "Lager Beer Bill;" passed . e List night of the sesaimi," iii - the hurry of :',..ass, and which has not yet been-signed . the Governor..-1t is an undigested mass of do and! incoirkppgitensible legisdation; 'which_ I,uld require all-tinktact and 'shrewdness of i' , ' • . 01)104c/17er 'to expound, and we do'. . ,t marvel that it has failed to 'receive the EX- - - utive sanction. The following is an exact Opy of the absurd and ridiculous bantling : , . .. ..1u Act for the better Regulation of the rend ing of SpirittiOns and Malt Liquors. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and itlis hereby enacted by the authority of the same, sl'at from, and after the passage of this act no p rson or:persons shall sell or expose to•sale a y beer, ale, porter - or other malt liquors, thout a license for that purpose, first had a d obtained from the court of quarter les ons of the proper county, in the same way ad subject to the same rules and regulations v :k a, regards the licensing and keeping of beer hOuses, and the payment of the license fees to the commonwealth, as are'now applied by law t 4 the keepers of licensed inns and taverns. Sec. 2. That from and.after the passage of this act, no license shall be granted by the `treasurer of any county, to any person ur per isims to sell spirituous liquors, entitled to be ;classed equal with the fourteenth class, and have been thus regularly classed by the lip : praisers of mercantile taxes. SEC. 3. That auy person or persons vending spirituous or malt liquors without a. license fOr that purpose, first had and obtained, ac qording to the provisions hereinbefore provi ded, and any person, or persons violating auy ' f the provisions of this set, shall be subjectf i the same penalties that are now.by law pro ided against the keepers of unlicensed tip ling houses : Provided, That this act shall ut be so construed to apply to the brewers of *halt liquors or the manufacturers ur rectifiers Nf spirituous liquorS fur wholesale purposes : terovided, That the applicants for license un ll.ler this act shall not be required to give nu ice thereof by advertising in the newspapers iif the proper county: and said courts shall ace power to ;grant said licenses at any term t which petitions may be presented : betided, That nothing in this act contained, hall change the classification of venders of ,pirituous and malt liquors in the city or , ounty ofPhiladelphia, or reduce the amount if the license fees thereof. , i I Speaking of the bill, the _Democratic Union, i4ays: II I Now, front this bill Governor Bigler 'with holds his assent, for reasons perfectly obvious lo any one nut so wilfully .blind as the editor ,pt the the Telegraph. The first section, and no qther part of the bill, relates to beer and other Malt liquors. But what effect can the provis uns of this bill have upon the consumption of ager beer or any other species of malt liquors': ) ,e. the bill impose •a single additional peo ii!cy fur any vi:olation of the act of 1849, under iv!'cli beer (Muses are licensed? Or does it bend in the slightest degree to suppress the oils of intemperance'? It merely changes do: Mode of granting licenses to beer houses, giv e the power to the courts of quarter sessions stead of the county treasurer, as is provided liy the act of 1841.. This act is not expressly eperded by the act before the governor; and if not by implication, then, in the event of its vcoming a law, there •would be both courts and county treasurers authorized to grant beer 'licenses But let any sincere temperance man, ex . a mine particularly the second section of the and then say, if he can, what signal ben lefit Gus'. Bigler would confer upon the cause 'of temperance by giving it his sanction? Call lit a temperance Measure truly, that would permit the county treasurer to license tiny !person to sell spirituous liquors by the: quart l or less quantity, because the word "otherwise ' means "greater or less," on the single condi ltion that , the applicant shall be a retailer of, foreign and domestic goods, wares and mer chandize, and placed in the fou'rteenth class! Does the editor of the Telegraph really under stand what he is advocating? If he.does"; he b is surely not faithful to the cause of temper 'lance; and if not, the -sooner he infdruis him ! self the better. In addition to this, look how grossly unjust the bill would to the inn and tavern keepers :licensed ender existing laws. We know of ' no temperance man who wohld desire to in jure even an inn keeper, so long as he viotated no law. But lie would be liable to the penal ties inflicted by this bill unless he took out a license under its provisions, which he could not do without he added a stock of goods or merchandlie to his establishment. Indeed, as a mere revenue measure, the bill perhaps is commendable; for whilst itwould compel the inn keeper to take out an additional license and become a store keeper, it would enable the merchant and store keeper to obtain a li cense to sell spirituous liquors by the small. Soberly and seriously, then can any man of common sense, who has the slightest regard for the cause of temperance, advocate such a proposition as this? Can any person really desire such a bill to become a law? Will the editor of the Telegraph oblige us and the temperance public by taking up the bill and examining it, section by section, and point out its extraordinary merits? Point out, if he can, the clause that would lessen or af fect, in the slightest degree, the consumption of that somewhat celebrated compound, called "lager beer?" But 'suppose this bill all that the editor of the Telegraph desires, or rather pretends it to be, and that Gov. Biglei had signed it in five Minutes after its passage, what then? What effect would it have in suppressing beer lions- es? The bill passed on the Bth of May, but existing licenses were granted on 'the first of May.. Could these be effected or taken away by the proviSions of this law? It would re quire something more than the ingenuity of the editor of the 'Telegraph to close the beer hous es under the Bill he talks so much about. The truth is, and there is no use in saying any thing more about it, the bill is simply absurd and ridiculouS, from its utter want of reason and consistency. And, unless we are greatly mistakeu, the(editor of the Telegraph has him self more than once pronounced it unintelli gible. Instead of being an act to suppress intemperance, it should be„called "An Act to encourage the sale of intoxicating liquors." COLORED VOTERS.-OD Wednesday the 5 th the Connecticut House of Representatives, by a vote of 116 to 78 (31 not voting,) passed a res olution to amend the State Constitution so as to allow negroes to vote on the same terms as white men. Also (106 to 80,) an amend ment to prehibit any persons from voting who cannot read. These proposed amendments were then ordered to be continued to the next Legislature, and published with the laws. ze- The above is taken from? a "Native American" paper, the columns of which teem With articles urging the imperative necessity of reforming the Naturalization- laws of the United States, so as to exclude, foreigners from voting under a twenty-one years, residence.— These political hypocrites would exclude the intelligent, honek and industrious immigrant from enjoying the right of suffrage, and at the same time import the naked, savage, and in dolent African; place him on an equality with and permit him to enjoy the same privileges, as the whites who are native born. a DECLINE IN WESTERN PORK.—The Louis ville Courier says the pork market of that city is excessively dull, and that 800 bbls., of mess were offered on the 12th inst., at 540. It al so notes a sale of 700 bbls., at $lO per bbl. nu four months credit, and a shipment of 2100 bbls. to New York. The Courier further says: The stock of pork and bacon in this market on the first of July, as ascertained by actual count, was 19,687 barrels pork, and 199,836 pieces of bacon. The stock of pork in New York at the last accounts was 114,000 barrels, and the price of mess in that city on the 12th, was $11,25. This is rather a dull prospect for pork speculattirs, and' must have an influence on the price of the next hog crop, and the im pression is prevalent that prices will be much lower next season than they are this. The stock of pork in this market is not very large when it is taken into consideration - that more hogewere killed and peeked around Louisville the past season than at any other point; and more than ever,was packed before, anywhere. THE PORK TRADE.—The Albany' Atlas says thequantity of Pork, lard and bacon, arriving at tide water, from opening of navigation to and including the first week in July,' is 48,197,601 lbs., an increase over last year of 10,000,000 lbs. racti The clamorous allegation against foreigners of all religionel*lionalnetiiiiik is, that they monopolize the lion's idi* . ; of all the offices under the .Generel..Goternment, and state ments are daily made in. the Whig and Know Nothing organs to that effect, in order to mile: lead-the unwary and unsuspecting. To show the titte!talsity . of thtsaliegation, we subjoin the following table; first published in the Bal timore Sun, and re-published and endorsed by the Washington Union; both of which papers give it as authentic and defy contradiction : List of officers in the employ. of the U. S. and place of birth ' ' Washiugton. D. C. State Department Treasury Department Department of the Interior Officers and agents in the service of House of Representatives 49 1 Post Office 'Department 80 11 Ministers and Consul's Cost surveyi United States Mint Light-house inspectors and keepers United States revenue marine service List i!f . enwtom-hoime Officers . Amer'n 106 Maine New Hampshire Vermont MassachusettS Rhode Island. Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware District of Columbia trgiuni North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama Mississippi Florida Lou kiana Texas Ohio ISCOEISIII I 1. ennick 1, Missouri Indiana, lowa, :11iiinest An 'Territory, Oregon Territory, IVashington Territory, ('ustormhouse officers, 1.837 Departments at Washington. 4 1.32.0 Ministers, Consuls, &e., 745 .3,902 401 n emnmenting upon these facts. the corms s - 1(1cm. of the Sun has the following pointed •utd truthful remarks: Nine . iforeiynec.s. the Baltimore custom house! when it is constantly asserted that one half the employees are foreigners. Now, let no honest man repeat this statement: let no truthful man speak from report; the facts are correctly stated, and "he who runs may read." So runs the whole statement. Four hundred foreigners in the employ of the government of the United States out of four thousand—in all the departments, customs, ministers, and con suls, revenue marine, light-house board, mints, coast survey, all united: in some States none at all, and many who were, perhaps, like those in the Baltimore custom-house, so young when they reached America that they have no recollection of any other land. Can suffi cient cause lie found in this to aini at the de struction of the democratic party? Can any democrat annul his ancient ties to unite with such allies ? the head and front of which, at last, is whiygery, one flank of it ; the Old Guard will never touch it—mark the prophecy! Again : of these four hundred foreigners, there may have been those who lost all in their fights for liberty abroad; crippled in defence of our own fireside.;—a thousand meritorious causes, which would, all the facts known, be confirm ed and sanctioned by a "know nothing" dem- ocrat, if such a contradiction can be under stood. Nine foreigners in the Baltimore custom ouse !—some of them infants.when they came ere; another in his present office for upwards of forty years. Might not our adopted ci ti zens hare the greatest cause of complaint lon not this number been purely accidental ? Now, democrats, look at our foreign rater chants—look at the German enterprise those engaged in our foreign trade—the wealth the lab6r, they bring, the prosperity they scat ter—and, as democrats, as Native Americans, say in your hearts, each' oue of you, whether, individually, you would remove one of those men, uf you could—if you had the power to do so ? It may be well to reflect upon such things before we repudiate the counsel and example of Washington, Jefferson and Jackson. Late Foreign News. The Steamer Franklin, Brings the following intelligence from urope: The reply of the Emperor Nicholas, to the Austrian summons to evacuate the principal ities, has been received. It is a peremptory refusal. Russia is determined to resist to the last man and the last rouble. • A collision between the Austrian and Russian forces in Moldavia was considered imminent. The Russians are defending the line of the river Sereth. The Austrian Commander-in-Chief has pro ceeded to the seat of war, with orders to in sist on the evacuation of Moldavia. The news from the fleets is not decisive. On the 29th of June the Anglo-French Baltic fleet was lying before Cronstadt. A general attack was expected the next day. It is stated that the Prussian government has received from Colonel Manteuffel, who was sent to St. Petersburgh with a despatch to support Austria in her summons information indicating marked coldness on the part of Russia. On the .18th of June the Turkish troops at tacked the Hellenic volunteers, commanded by Hadji Petros. After a conflict of three hours, the Greeks were completely Witten. A considerable number'were killed and wound ed. Their guns and baggage were captured. The Greeks.took flight towards Agrapha and 6lympus A military insurrection, headed by Gen. 0' Donnell, has broken out in Spain. Tour thousand troops from the Garrison o' Tadrid have marched out in the direction 01 Toledo. - The accounts are conflicting. Madrid was covered with barricades. The garrison was fraternizing with the in surgents. Gen. O'Donnell was threatening to attack the Palace. • The abdication of the Queen was proposed. On the other hand, the Patrie declares that the news received by telegraph frow Spain continues favbrable to the government—that the insurgents, " after having been defeated, marched upon Toledo. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.—The following statement exhibits the earnings of the Penn sylvania Railroad, and the expenses of its management during the half year ending June 30th, 1854: Mouths. Earnings. ' Expenses. Net Earnings. January, _275,19204 0148,973 83 8126,618 24 February, 'n7,657 37 148,704 12 146,953 25 March, 475,496 88 206,585 04 268,911 81 April, 313,889 11 174,804 91 139,084 20 May, 204,124 73 157,039 48 , 137,185 25 June, 74863 88 151,241 57 . 72,622 31 Totals for % year. Same mo's, - in 1853, 1,459,133 48 1,880,324 01 986,948 95 893,375 06 $4:::1,190 53 $189,171 54 From this it appears that the net profits of the Company have been $893,375, for the first half of the present year—equal to the interest at 6 per cent. per annum on $29,779 167. If we deduct from the net revenue; as above exhibited, the half year's interest, paid on the lst inst., upon their five million loan, amount ing to $150,000, we have the sum 0f5743,375 as the profits on the capite‘of the Company, amounting (including subscriptions to Wes tern Railroads) to about eleven and a half millions of dollars, or at the rate of "nearly thirteen per cent. per annum upon'.the•Niliole capital stock.—Nora American: CITY AND COU Naw WRSAT.—We were shown las i week, by, our frieniiMi.: Jonat'irlii: as. of M. nor town t i .., ship, two i samples of 'wb ai raisedhilt tide year.. Ti; one is . from ' . obtained from the tiy northern pirt of this Stile, he grains a e unusual. iy . plump - and lull, and will doubtless vieigh very heavy to the bushel, and pr. dime a sup rior articl e . of: flour. .: The othe r if also a very fine grain, and 1 knOwn in the neicborhood as David Heir's wheat,' who about ten years ago, discovered one or two: heads in his field which from some i peculiirity about them.. attracted his 1 attention. 'From this small beginning the whole) neighborhdod is now' supplied, and more of this bind of whea t i is grown . than any other 1 i 1.1.7r . f Et is day (Tuesday )' the Corner Stone of the new College building will be laid, 4ith appro• priate ceremoides. The Annual Comtnencement otyranklitt & Marshall College will be held to-mor • row, in Fulton Hall i .. 17 - The Buchanan Ride [laving disbanded, a new military company - has been' organized ifi this City, called the La,caster Ride. l The tollowling gentle men have been elected 4.fficers: Ca tain, T. B. Barton; Lieutenants, C. R. Frady, C. F.,Voight, R, • J. Colvin; Sergeants D. W. Miles. A. Srear, S. H. Ehrisinan, D. E Campbell; l l Quarter-Master, Wm. M. Gortnley; Surgeon, M. '.-1,. Withers.' Irf Mr. JOHN F. Sener, 4, of this Cily, has been. elected by the. Directors a ITeller in the Farmers Bank, to supply ihe vacancy occasioned by the resignation ut RF. Ranch ] . Esq. i Amer'y Sat. Cit 24 4 401 16 LL7 A new Poi( Office has been established in Colerain township, called '!Cionmel, - i:nd James Kennedy. Eq. appointed P [NT A TI Cin I.: —On Tuesday lust ajurjy ut inquest W S held by J.c.ob Hepury Coriber, on the budy of .1 child found in thri vault or 'he privy of Juhn F. Herr, in ! . .tiaP•burg; twp., and !be verdict of he jury was that it come to its death by its mother mimed E u Gertdno girl, wh i n bud just cone to Mr He:r's 05 a Iriied servant.) 134 1$ 108 9 47 1 25 41 .4 23 3 I'l i STA BBING CASE.-011FriIlay evrnittOit halbpast ght o'clock, All Affray occurred in d Barber ,inop an alley back ol :be old:Stale Hot 4., between cu well named :•:engel and Einelroc R 6 38 32 12 20 3 •27 1(1 e Inner ~ , , r ely,statibed in Tile k The blade, which' lwa., afoul ti inches it: kng:h. tva, broken out e svollud wls arrested ;tie rock-up. Dr. earpetter dressed IrrThe Culumbta -ays a man niune. , l Law rence, from Lancaster, iva< bound iu a S ilymg lion, un Wednesdy even hig it ast, 'real iht Cemetry iu that place. When discovered he was unable to speak, and soon al . :er . expired." He w.r a man 01: intemperate habits, and had been intoxicated for 2 1 1 I e.eral day )lie mow,' Juy Herald at Frid ay s the rabbet- alto broke Iwo the Brenneman nl this place, a. lew weeks' ing in jail at H.lrrisbuig One ot went up yesterday and identified h the three , lIVICIMIS looking fellows w ' prowling about the ,illage The gar: concerned in a number oh robberies si r List' OF GRAND JURO' Tr , .serve in it C'onrt 0 . Quart •' conontenring on Monday the 215 i=t James Bryson Drumore Samuel P. B iv, er Strasburg p I Jacob n. Canes. Rapti°, Samuel B. ('ox, City Miles Carpenter, Warwick . j Henry Eckert, ParadNe Philip Fry, Jr Columbia bur t Daniel Gem, Rust E Henry Gorrecht, City Jacob Hol-inger, Earl Henry Hens Leacock George Jenkins, Fu 11 1; n -t Lot.a.tic,l Beniarkin Keeerise I.e Horatio Kern., Bari, Beni irll.ll LOllit. East Hempfield. ' Abrabarn B Peipiea John Naylor, East Donegal . Chi isti,ll H. Rauch,larw Martin Ringwalt, Can a on Cress Ream, East CoF r ilico Goollet, ' , root Maim' George W. senseing, '4,tst Earl B.F.:Tangier, Colombia Jacob S 1 , 1 itmer, Manor PETIT JURORS . John Auxer. East Doni.gal Benjamin Bauman, City. A am Bear, Upper Leacock. Breneman Wesi Hempfieldi J„ Blair, Upper Leacock Lewis Cooper, sadgbury John Cooper, Ephrata Michael Carpenter, City . Abner Carter, Little Britain Cornelius Collins, Coleram Joseph DiLkensou,Sad,buiy, Henry Dickerrson, Salisbury Solomon Diller, Earl Elias Eby, Mount Joy. John Ehter, City. I Jobs Findley, Fultonu Jacob Frantz, paradise. John Fryilay, West Ifempfield Thomas Furgeson, Bart Peter Felts, Warwick. Peter Good, East Earl. David Horst Rapho . Jacob S. Hershey, East Donegal. Samtiel Hatz, city . John Harrier. Ea-t Donegal Harrison Hibshman, Ephrata . Henry Hurst, Leacock . Reuben B. JOl - 1116, Upper Leacock Christian Johns, Earl! Peter McConomy, City. Jacob Mumma, Mount Joy . Gilbert Maxwell, Fulton . Jacob Miller, Rapho William Needham, Little Britain . Thomas :McNeal, Salisbury . Jacob Z. Plank, Carnarvon John E. Pfoutz, Ephlata John Pinkerton, East 'Donegal.' WilliarA P. Robinson) Strasburg Eli Rutter, Leacock John Rohrer, West Lampeter Autos Hockey, Bart. Isaac Steinmitz, Ephrata. I Simon Swisher, Cotentin . Daniel Sensenig, Breeknock. • CONCUtiSSION IYASHINCTO SENATE.-Mr. Chafe presen • titions praying the abolition of District of Columbia. ' - Mr. Geyer introducbd'a bill fi for the meeting of the next Co Ist Monday of November; laid of The Homestead bill was then' a third time and passed. The Texas Debt bill was taken up. Mr. Chase moved to strike oin $8,000,000 and insert 50,500,000, Eight and a half mil lions is what the United States Would have to pay at die end of 141 years principal and in terest; 86,500,000 is what the principal and interest now amount to, with . the market pre mium added. The amenchnenewas negatived —yeas 18, nays 25, and the bi 1 then passed —yeas 27, nays 20. After an Executive Session and the pas - sage of a few private hills including (the bill grant ing land to lowa for railroad Purposes, and also Pettit's resolutidn to prints 20,000 copies of the Nebraska andl Kansas act in pamphlet form. Mr. Chase moved to reconsider this vote for the purpose of adding an amendment to print also the vote and amendment on the bill; lost- Adjourned. Housz.—The How6e went into ',Committee and took up the'PriVate calendar. A dozen hills, of no general interest, pasi3ed. SiEgf*A Washington correspondent of the N. York Courier, says that the revenue returns for the month of June, the cloiing one of the last fiscal year, furnish a striking proof of a commencement of a serious coMmercial re-ac tion. The following will show in round numberi the comparative receipts from Customs for thdt month, in the two years ending severally, June.3oth: 1854. 1853. 82,458,000 $3,729,000 I 664,M 620,000 303,000 633,000 245, 0n 88,000 Ha s6 noi) 000 11,000 35,000 797,71741 001,35007 New York, Boston; Baltimore, New Orleans, St. Louis, $232,018 99 Assi,obe $5,350,000 Decrease in 1854, I $1,809,000 This rate of deereise, if eon inued through the fiscal year, would din'eunt o $20;000;000, serloaN C. Myeas, Esq.,l editor of the Berks County Pkess offers himself 6 the . iv -port of. the eitizens t if44erks .ty, an fn dependent oftadialk for 09 TY ITEMS. in ‘c hich irk with a Innt and n I the handle elac.tl the wound !y, One of nise of Mr. ago. I. now i.n as one of ho had been have been • Sessious, - of August 17 various pe lavery in the tiring the time mgress on the the table. ken up, read
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