ANTELUGENCSI at,-,LANCASTENAN.
GEO. SAIIIDEEBON, EDITOR.
LANOASTEA,'PA., NOVEMBER 27, 1855
CLACTTLAVION, 2000 COPIES!
169. V. B. Ruses, Esq., is onr Agent at
Philadelphia, New York 'and Boston, for the
receipt of advertisements, itc.
We Need Money 2
There is a large amount due us for subscrip
tion and advertising, which ought to be paid
without further delay. Oar expenses are ne
cessarily heavy, and we need money to keep
us - moving along. Will not those who know
themielves indebted make an effort to square
up their accounts, or, at least, pay us a part
of what is justly our due P The approaching
Courts will afford many of our country friends
an opportunity to call in person, or remit
by their neighbors. Those residing in the
city will not have far to travel to reach our
office in Duke street. We dislike dunning,
but necessity, it is said, knows ko law.—
Hence, our appeal at this time.
The Liquor question
The recent action of the Grand Jury of this
county, in ignoring the bills against the Tav
ern Keepers for a violation of the Restraining
or "Jug Law," shows how dangerous it is for
legislators to go in advance of public opinion
in attempting to reform the morals of the
people. Here is a solemn enactment of the
Legislature deliberately set aside by a Grand
Jury, and, it cannot be doubted, that in their
action they have done nothing more or less
the, reflect public opinion in Lancaster coun
ty. And to show that the Jury were not ac
tuated by a desire to ,promote or encourage
drinking or drunkenness, they found true bills
in all cases, w•e believe, for a violation of.tbe
Sunday Law, selling liquor to Minors, or for
keeping Tippling Houses.
The "Jug Law" is therefore, a dead letter,
so far as Lancaster county is concerned, and
it should be repealed without hesitation by the
next Legislature. The people of the Com
monwealth decided in 1854 against Prohibi
tion—and the people of Lancaster county,
through their Grand Jury, have repeated that
decision in a way and manner which cannot
be misunderstood. Far better to have no laws,
than to save them of so odious a character as
that they can he trampled under foot with
impunity by the people, and even nullified by
the deliberate action of a Grand Jury.
IE9. Our friend Bratton, of the Carlisle
"Volunteer," is slightly mistaken, in claiming
all the nine appointees of the Canal Board,
enumerated by him, as Lancasterians. Lan
caster county only claims six of the nine, viz:
Messrs. Baker, Lightner, King, Watts, Roath
and Holbroook. The other three hail from
other counties—Mr. Carmony from Lebanon,
Mt. Mayer from Columbia, and Mr. Carson
from Dauphin county. Their temporary res
idence is, of course, in this county.. But so
is Mr. Bentz's, and the "Volunteer" might as
well set him down also to the credit of Lan
caster county, notwithstanding hie temporary
sojourn in our midst.
Mr. Bration seems to have overlooked the
fact that, there are, in addition to Mr. Bentz,
two more appointees on the Columbia railroad
bailing frOm Cumberland county, viz: Messrs.
John Brannon and Andrew Roberts. So that
our friend will see at a glance that Cumber
land has not been treated so very "shabbily"
after all, in this matter.
ZOW'THANKSCITING DAY was very generally
kept in this city, on Thursday last, according
to the recommendation of the Governor of the
Commonwealth. All business was suspended.
the streets were filled with well-dressed people,
all of whom appeared to enjoy the holiday.—
divine service was held in the various church
es during the forenoon, and in the afternoon
there was many a social gathering around the
family hearth-stone, where ties of affection
and-love were cemented, and made stronger
by the kindly feelings which animated the
hearts of all. The custom, which owes its
origin to our Pilgrim fathers, is a beautiful
one, and we trust it may ever be observed, not
only as a manifestation to Divine Providence
for the many blessings conferred upon us,
but as a means of binding more closely togeth
er, friends, relatives and neighbors in the
bond's of affection.
sfir Col. A. K. M'Clure, late editor of the
ChambersbUrg Repository & Whig, has be-
Come associated with Stephen Miller, in the
management of the Harrisburg Morning Her
ald.
Ite..Messrs. Albert B. Ashton and Daniel
S. Beideman have authorized the Pennsylva
nian to say that their names were published
as members of the Dallas Executive Commit
tee, of Philadelphia, without their knowledge
or consent, and that they decline acting on
the same.
Ite,...The Grand Council of the Know-Noth
ing party in South Carolina, have recommend
ed that the subordinate councils disband, and
absolve the members from their obligations.
'A monument in memory ot; George
Taylor, one of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence, has been erected in Easton,
Pa. The dedication took place on Tuesday
last. The address was delivered by ion. A.
Brown, and there was a large attendance of
citizens and military.
IM,The Star of the North, a sound demo
cratic paper published at Bloomsburg, Colum
bia county, indicates a preferenre for Mr. Bu
chanan for the; Presidency.
Ml... According to the Albany Argus, the
lower branch of the Legislature of N. York,
will stand as follow • ,
Democrats, . . . . 5t7
Know,Nothings, . , . . . 38
Fusionists, . . . . 34
Moat COrNTERFEITS.—A number of counter
feit notes ou the new Consolidated Bank of
Philadelphia were put in circulate en within a
few days, which are said to be sufficiently well
executed as to deceive those not well acquaint
ed with the genuine note. In the country, es
pecially where these notes are little known,
great carp Should be exercised to avoid being
deceived.
gee. The Reading Gazelle, the organ of the
Democracy of BerksLounty, has an able arti
cle on the subject of the Presidency, in which
Re preference for Mr. BrcnANAN is clearly
made manifest.
Era - A number of the Philadelphia tavern
keepers have been arrested and bound over,
by the .Mayor, to answer for violating the
Sunday liquor law. The oath was made
against them by several of the Mayor's police
officers, who, it appears, went from one tavern
to another as pimps and spies, as also for get
ting a skinfull themselves—some of them.hav
ing taken as many as seven or eight drinks at
different houses on the same day! What
moral reformers these Know-Nothings are!
Ita. We cut the following from the Pitts•
burgh Post, of the 24th inst., which may be
regarded as indicating the result in Allegheny
county on the Presidential question :
Comaprzz MEETING.—A meeting of the
County Democratic Committee of Correspon
dence ie called. The object of the meeting is
to fix the time for holding a County Conven
tion to eleot delegates to the State Convention.
This is the Presidential movement. Our coun
ty,-we presume, will go as most of the other
ommtiee of the State have for James Buchanan.
..Arista and thaJLllles
lord Palmerston says that England and
Erni:ice are,the two greatest, most intelligent
potent and liberal nations in the world, and'
that the war in the Crimea has not been a
war against a single fortress, but. against the
whole power of Russia—here the northern au
tocrat had concentrated his national strength,
and here the whole military resources of Rus
sia have been defeated. The special corres
pondent of the London Times, however, does
not think the allies have much to boast of,
after all. This correspondent writes as fol
lows :
" The Russians, so far from flying in dis
comfort over boundless wastes, are calmly
strengthening their position on the north side.
The face of the country bristles with their can
non and their batteries. There is no trace of
any intention on their part to abandon a po
sition on which they have lavished so much
care and labor. They retired from the south
side when it became untenable, shaken to pie
ces by a bombardment which it is impractica
ble for us to renew. They have now between
themselves and us a deep arm of the sea, a
river, and the sides of a plateau as steep as a
wall. We let them go off at their leisure, and
looked on, much as we would have gazed on
the mimic representation of such a scene at
Astiy's, while the Russian battalions filed
in dless column over the narrow bridge,
emerging in unbroken order out of that fright
ful sea of raging fire and smoke, which was
tossed up into billows of, flame by the frequent
explosion of great fortresses and magazines.
What time our generals woke up and knew
what was going on I cannot tell, but it is cer
tain they did not as a body distress them
selves by any violent efforts to get a near view
of the enemy's movements early in the morn
ing. It was late in the day when Fort Paul
blew up. The mine missed in the first in
stance ; but, so cool were the enemy, so per
fectly satisfied of our inaction were they, and
so convinced they had awed us by their tre
mendous energy in destruction, that they sent
across a boat with a few men in her, about
half-past four o'clock in the evening, who
landed and went into the fort, and were seen
by several people in the act of entering, in or
der to prepare for the explosion which fol
lowed immediately after they had retired.—
Spies have, however, informed the authorities
in the most positive manner that the Russians
were prepared to retreat, and had all in read
iness to cover a retrograde movement, in case
the fleet succeeded in forcing a passage, and
the allies evinced a determination of throwing
-their whole force against the north side.—
Their field guns and guns of position were all
in readiness, and were strengthened by a very
large corps of cavalry, which Would hold our
infantry in check, and our cavalry could not,
of course, get over the water in less than sev
eral days, nor could it gain the heights of
Mackenzie unless the infantry had previously
established themselves there. Everything
was foreseen and calculated, and the Russians
were in hopes that they might catch us at a
disadvantage amid some of their fortified po
sitions in a difficult country, and retrieve their
past disasters, or, at all events, make a mas
terly retreat. But when they saw that all
was hesitation, if not confusion, in the army
of the allies, they recovered their courage,
stared the situation in the face for one mo
ment, and the next were busily employed in
making the best of it, and they have now erect
ed such batteries as to shut up the harbor to
our present iavy, and to render any attempt
to cross it as rash as it would be undesirable.
Yesterday they finished a new line of batter
ies, to-day we begin to make some in reply.
Is it the ease thatsteam has impeded the action
of our fleet the land transport has stopped the
march of our army ° lam assured that Col.
M'Murdo will not permit any such assertion
to be made, for with certain small help of men
the army he pl'ofessekto be ready to take the
field and to carry provisions and ammunition
for our ava 'Able strength of bayonets de
tatched on a short expedition. As to the
French, they have certified their mobility by
the rapid demonstration of four divisions on
Baidar. Then why did not the English move
There were orders and counter orders day of
ter day—requisitions on Captain This to know
how many mules he had to carry ball cart
ridge, orders to Captain That to turn out his
battery in order to take the field at daybreak
next morning, counter orders in the evening
recountered and retracted at night, till it was
hard to say what was to he done; and if the
men who gave the commands were in half as
confused state of mind as those who received
them they were indeed in a pitiable plight.
It is quite evident the expectations of the peo
ple at home have nut been gratified to the full
extent, and that we are not in undisputed pos
session of Sebastopol; that the Russians are
not utterly defeated; and that the campaign
will have to he renewed next year by doing what
might have been done several weeks ago. How
nanny men will Russia have iu the Crimea
by the time the country is fit for military ope
rations, should she be determined to held it,
and be able to maintain the war? On the
north side there are few houses, but there are
very large magazines. In fact there'was no
step taken to insure the possession of the fruits
of our labor. We did not prepare for success,
and we now have to face a new campaign, and
the Russians have seven or eight months to
strengthen themselves, to recruit their exhaus
ted army, to gather new materiel, and to dis
pute our progress with fresh slaughter, which
leaves us victory but half enjoyed.
The British army is busily engaged road
making, hut building, and drilling. As yet
the vast majority of the soldiers are under
canvass, and are likely to be-so for a couple of
months longer. The trenches—those monu
ments of patient suffering, of endurance, of
courage—will soon he no more. The guns
are withdrawn; indeed, they are now nearly
all gone. The gabions are going fast, for the
men have re .dived permission to use them for
fuel.
Batrisu It;soaANTE.—The English press,
says the Philadelphia Sun, areas ignorant of
our politics as they are of our geography.—
The London News stultifies itself by saying:
"The alliance between Old and New England,
in. a crisis which tests the very principles that
are the life-blood of both, must he stronger
than the Union which the Northern and
Southern States arc alike and simultaneously
threatening to dissolve. Massachusetts will
never aim a stab at Europe to make South
Carolina Queen." Our London cotemporary
should remember that we may have our little
domestic squabbles, butit is always dangerous
for a stranger to interfere in them. 31assachu
setts would see all Europe bleeding at every
pure, and its thrones tumbling into deserved
decay, before she would see a foreign insult to
South Carolina to pass unavenged. We may
be "distinct as the billows" in our homo quar
rels, but we are always "one as the sea' , when
the blast of war calls upon us to stand shoul
der to shoulder for the Union !
SCNDURY AND ERIE RAILROAD.--170 learn
from the Sunbury American that the last span
of the bridge over the Susquehanna, on the
Northumberland side, was put up last week.
The bridge on the Sunbury side is nearly up.
Both will he sufficiently completed for the
passage of locomotives before the Ist of Jan
uary. The small link, ofkoad making through
Sunbury, to connect ihe Philadelphia and
Sunbury Railroad with the Sunbury and Erie,
is also rapidly progressing. The rails are
now being laid on a portion of it, and the
whole will be ready, we presume, by the time
the bridges are completed. We may there
fore expect that the oars of the Sunbury and
Erie road will commence running from this
place by the' st of January next—when coal
will be carried direct from the mines at Sha
mokin to Elmira and all intermediate places
on the Sunbury and Erie, Williamsport and
Elmira, and different points on the New York
and Erie Railroads.
AGAIN UNFORTCNATE.—We regret to learn
that Mr. John Wilhelm, the engineer, who
was so severely injured by the explosion of
his engine a short time since, met with a mis
hap the other day, whereby he again disloca
ted the thigh bone which had been broken by
that accident. His wife, also who had been
previously partially deranged, on learning of
the accident became so much worse, that it
was found necessary to send her to the State
Asylum, at Harrisburg. Of a truth misfor
tunes come not singly or alone.—Examiner.
lion,-James Suataztau. - - -
We observe in several of our exchanges the
name of the lion. James Buchanan, of Penn
sylvania, mentioned as prominently before the,
minds of the people as the probable nominee
for the presidential chair at the approaching
canvass. It is duato that distinguished states
man of the Jefferson school of pblities, to refer
to such facts in his past history is may entitle
him to the consideration of the State rights
Democracy. We have one before our . minds
which presents a bright page in his biography,
and we must take the liberty to refer to it.—
In his celebrated speech on the veto power,
delivered in February, 1842, Mr. Buchanan
thus expressed himself : "Let me suppose
a case of a much more dangerous character.
In the Southern States, which compose a
weaker portion of the Union, aopecips of prop
arty exists which attracts the attention of the
whole civilized world. These States would
never have become parties in the Union had
I not the rights of this property been secured by
the federal constitution. Foreign and domestic
fanatics—some from the hplief that they are
doing God's service, and °There from a desire
to .divide and destroy this glorious republic
—have conspired to emancipate the Southern
slaves. On this question the people of the
South, beyond the limits of th eir own States,
, stand alone and unsupportedby anypower, on
I earth, save that of the northern Democracy."
I What was clearly apparent to the mind of
. Mr. Buchanan at the time of the enunciation
of the above proposition, in the United
States Senate, has been hourly becom
ing more and more pitiable to the univer
sal mind of the people, untill its truth is at
! last painfully placed beyond the reach of eon
; troversy.
It is indeed true—and the troth should be
proclaimed, trumpet-tongued, throughout the
land, until it falls on the ears of the people
in a tone of reality—that the National Dem
ocracy is the sole ally with which the South
can unite in a bondof amity on the slave ques
tion. Either the hond must be entered into
or the confederacy must be broken, and the
. South depend on her own right arm for the
maintenance of her institutions. We desire
! cordially to see averted this last dire alterna
tive, and we put the question, how is that desire
! to be consummated, than by the mode which
wehave justpointed out? What other remedy
can we suggest for the boding evils that now
hang suspended over our country? We an
swer, none. We appeal, therefore, to the
South to rally with her Northern friends un
der the lead of Mr. Buchanan or whoever else
maybe the selected candidate—and as at pres
ent advices we see no one more meritorious
—and bear triumphantly the banner of State
rights against the foes of the Union and the
constitution.
We have contented ourselves with quoting
a single passage from the many speeches of
Mr. Buchanan, illustrative of his friendship
to the South. We ought to add, that in this
respect his whole political career has been
most signally consistent; that with surpassing
eloquence he has vindicated Southern rights
when assailed, and stood by them with manly
fortitude and unswerving fidelity. Her heart
must be cold indeed, when it ceases to warm
at the name of James Buchanan, of Pennsyl
vania.—St. Louis ..liirror.
ttfa.. A special election in Virginia, for
Senator to represent in the State Legislature
the district composed of the counties of Hamp
shire, Hardy, and Morgan, has resulted as
follows :—for James D. Armstrong, Whig,'
1461 ; for Joseph S. Duckwall, Democrat,
1229 ; Armstrong's majority 232. We give
the politicaldesignations as we find them in
theßichmond papers, not knowing whether the
term Whig be in this case convertible forAmer
lean or otherwise. Though as a national or
ganization, the Whig party is now dead be
yond question, it yet exists as a local or
ganization in various quarters Thus 'at the
recent election in New Jersey, the Whigs and
Americans, in many cases run separate tick
ets, and the Whigs were largely successful.—
It is, however, merely as a local organization
that it exists in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Now York, Massachusetts, and Maine, and
as no effort has been made looking to a gener
al combination to revive the party, it may be
regarded as but the remnant of that earnest
devotion so long cherished for it. The organ.
ization has not survived the illustrious states
men who founded it, but in its stead has aris
en a new and more powerful successor, with a
partizan system so effective as to have begun
its career with a wonderful series of successes.
—.Yorth AmeriCan.
A DUEL PREVENTED.—It is reported that
a quarrel took place on Thursday week, dur
ing a ball at Pottsville, between Col. Wether
ill and Adolphus Moore, which led to arrange
ments being made by their seconds, Mr. Eli
Bowen and Dr. Hagar, for a hostile meeting.
The principals and seconds left Pottsville
next morning, and doubtless intended to
have the duel in the vicinity of Schuylkill Ha
ven, as they were in the act of leaving the
care at that place, when they were arrested
by officer Christ, of Pottsville, who followed
them. The whole'party returned, in his cus
tody to Pottsville, where they were required
to give bail to keep the peace.
'BTAR KILLED.-A bear was killed at Indian
Gap, in Lebanon county, last week, by a fath
er and son, and in the operation of killing,
the son ran a narrow risk of getting a tighter
squeeze than might have been good for his
health. ft seems that the father and son
were out gunning for deer, when'the son came
upon the bear, being in close proximity to the
customer before he was aware of his danger.
On seeing the bear, he immediately raised his
rifle and fired, but the shot not being a fatal
one the bear made for him, and he retreated
towards his father. The race was a tight one,
and the father being attracted by the noise,
came in sight just in time to see the bear al
most upon the young man. With considera
bledanger to the latter, he fired and was
fortunate enough to give old bruin a fatal
shot. The animal weighed 425 pounds. He
would furnish a small family with winter
meat.
ANOTHER, MOVE OF THE MAINE-JACS!-It ap
pears that Neal Dow's Maine Law is not yet
stringent enough to suit the notions of the
ultra fanatics who would enforce the liquor
prohibition at every hazard. It is stated that
a Mr. Robinson, a member of the Vermont, Leg
islature has introduced a bill into that body in
connection with preventing the liquor traffic,
providing that the third offence of selling in
toxicating drinks be punishable with death !
Wonder what next we shall have in this line,
from our liberal New England brethren ?
Perhaps they will try to prohibit the raising of
grapes, barley, hope, and all substances from
which liquors are made, by condemning those
who offend to be burnt at the stake.
T ILE WEBSTER ESTATE.—The executors of
the estate of Daniel Webster have sent print
ed circulars to persons having claims against
the same, in which it is stated, that the net
amount of assets in their hands'is $35,180 89,
and the amount of claims is about $155,000.
The executors are now making a distribution
among the creditors. They divide twenty-one
and three-quarters per centum, retaining in
hand about one per centum to defray expen
ses and charges in the suit against the city of
New Orleans for a claiin of $25,000 for coun
sel fees in the Gaines controversy. •
Know Nothing Convention
A convention of delegates . fiom the States
whose American Councils bolted the National
platform adopted at Philadelphia, was in ses
sion at Cincinnati last week. Delegates were
present from eight of the sixteen free States.
A report was adopted declaring the repeal of
the Missouri compromise aninfraction of plight
ed faith; that the compromise should be re
stored, or if that fail, then no more slave States
should be admitted north of the line of 36 de
grees 30 minutes. The report also protests
against coalescing with any pexy that de
mends the abandonment of American-princi
ples.
Perdorcof
Gov. POlhMli hailegendid his eliiueii4 to
Dr. Beale, of Philadelphia, and remitted the
remainder of his sentence of imprisonment,
which was four years and six months, begin
ning on the 28th of November, 1854. He has
served, therefore, about one year of .his term.
The pardon states the reasons which induced
the Governor to extend this favor.
He had received communications • from
about one hundred and forty dentists and
twenty-three physicians, of this city and the
county, stating their belief that testimony as
to matters transpiring under the influence of
ether is unsafe and unreliable ; from a num
ber of other physicians named, that they be
lieve him innocent from a large number of the
bar, and citizens of various States, including
the names of Governors, Attorneys General,
&c., that they believe be was convicted un in
sufficient testimony ; from a number of clergy
men, that they believe him innocent ; from the
Mayor of Philadelphia, and fifty members of
the Philadelphia City Councils ; from mem
' hers of the Legislature, Judges of the Supreme
Court, editors of Philadelphia newspapers,
and five thousand other citizens of Pennsylva- '
nia and New York, with five of the jury on
the trial, all asking for his pardon. After
enumerating all these facts, the Governor
says:--
And whereas, the Board of Inspectors of
the said Philadelphia County Prison, (as ap
pears by their communications on file in the
office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth,)
have unanimously recommended the pardon
of the said Dr. Stephen T. Beale, because, in
their opinion, the end contemplated by the
law in the moral reform of the prisoner has
been attained—because full and ample satis
faction has been rendered to public sentiment
by the imprisonment he has already under
gone—because his health is undoubtedly
breaking down under the sufferings of body
and mind which lie already endured, and be
cause the destitute condition of his aged pa
rents and bereaved and sorrowing wife and
children imperatively demand the presence
and support of their son, husband and father.
And Whereas, after a full and careful ex
amination of the facts and evidence in the
case, aided by the scientific discussions to
which it has given rise, (without any inten
tion to reflect upon the prosecutrix, who no
doubt testified to what she believed did occur
—nor to impugn the integrity. .of the learned
Judge who tried the case, nor the honesty of
the jury who convicted the prisoner,) I ant
now satisfied that the defendant, Dr. Stephen
T. Beale, is not guilty of the crime whereof he
stands charged, and was convicted upon evi
dence unreliable in its character and insuffi
cient in amount.
I do, therefore, in consideration of the
premises, pard on Dr. Stephen T. Beale
of the crime whereof he is convicted as afore
said, and he is hereby fully pardoned accord
ingly.—Ledger.
Aexn•et. 01 TILL CANADA.—By the arrival
of the steamship Canada, we learn that the
excitement in England, in relation to tray with
the United States, had abated.
There is nothing now trom the seat of war,
except unreliable rumors of battles near Pere
kop and Simpheropol. and the o mh:
of Nicolala'.
Peace rumors are tunnerei]i, but unreliable. ]
Strenuous efforts have been made to bring
Sweden into the alliance. ,
Unfriendly relations are arising between
England and Spain.
WHEAT COMING FROM INDI.I.—The present
high price of grain in Europe has given ris
to a trade, the existence of which, we dare
say, is little suspected by the great majority
of our readers, namely, the export of wheat
from India to England. We learn from suc
cessive numbers of a Calcutta mercantile pub
lication, that the quantity of wheat shipped
from that port for Great Britain during the
month ending the 7th of September, was no
less than 127,884 maunds, or 22,654 quarters,
at the rate of GO lbs. to the bushel ; and w
understand that, at the date of the latest ac
counts, shipments are• still going on with con
siderable activity, and at rates which prom is
a handsome profit to the exporters.
This is a very striking instance of the way
in which high prices attract grain from quar4
ters where nobody supposed it could be found)
in any quantity ; and if the present prices in
England should continue, we shall most likely
hear of imports from other countries from
whence they are just as little expected as they
were a few months ago from Bengal.—Man,
choler (Eng.) Guardian.
THE WAR OF 1812—NATIONAL CONVENTION 4
—The defenders of the country in the war of
1812, who met last January in the city of
Washington, are requested to assemble there
again on the approaching anniversary of the
Battle of New Orleans, pursuant to the resolu
tion adopted at their last session, to which
time and place the Convention adjourned. 4
As many of the Delegates have gone to theii
last account, since the adjournment, it is rec
ommended that additional Delegates be rhos
en. Many important propositions will be pre r
sented to the consideration of the Convention.
Meetings should be held forthwith in the sev
eral States, to make the necessary arrange
ments. A full attendance of delegates is very
desirable. J. B. SUTHERLAND,
President of Convention, elected 1855.
FOR TUE INTELLIGENCER
Mr. Editor :—I attended the Anniversary of the
Young Men's Christian Association of this City, hel
in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, on the eve
ning of the 15th inst., and was highly gratified a
the undoubted evidence of interest manifested id
the proceedings by the large crowd of people of both
sexes in attendance. This is as it should be, and ar
goes well for the success of the enterprise in thiii
community. The reading room established by the
association is a commendable feature in its working
and it is to be hoped the young men and boys of this
city will avail themselves of its advantages, by spend
ing their evenings there in the acquirement of use l r
ful knowledge, instead of congregating about the
street corners to the great annoyance of quiet and
respectable citizens.
I was doubly gratified at the remarks of one of
the speakers, in reference to this point ; btit have
since learned that there is an establishment located
in this city, with which that gentleman is connected
where the Apprentices—some 18 or 20 in number- 7
are required to work until near 10 o'clock each evet
ning, under penalty of dismissal. If this be so, then
these young men or boys are necessarily excluded
from the enjoyment of the privileges appertaining to
the reading room in question; and have no possible
opportunity of improving their minds or their morf
ale, except upon Sundays,, when, perhaps, the err
boasting labors of the week—each day from 7 in the
morning until 10 at night—totally unfit them for
mental or religions improvement. The precepts of
the speaker are, therefore, not carried out in practic4
so far as his influence extends, and it might be well
enough at the next Anniversary meeting of the As
sedation, for that gentleman to state the fact that
there is a class of young men virtually excluded
from the privileges of the reading room, by the task
masters who are set over them.
FIAT JUSTITIA.
Maryland Election
The official vote gives a Know-Nothing ma r
jority in the State of 2,253. The State SenatO
will stand 14 anti-know-nothings to 8 knoW r
nothings—the House 54 know-nothings to 2Q
an ti.know-noth
reit... The Doylestown Democrat, the orga
of the Books County Democracy, has the name,
of Mr. DALLAS at its mast-head for the nazi
Presidency.
NEWSPAPER CIIA.VOE•—The Baltimore Dis' r
patch has changed hands. Messrs. Cloud and
Brown have retired, and Messrs. Gobright
and Norris have become the proprietors and
editors. We wish the new firm abundant s 4
cess.
DS—BARSTOW (dem.) is elected Governor o
Wisconsin by about 1000 majority. Last year
the fusionists carried the State by over 7,000
majority. The Senate stands 10 democrats te
13 fusionists—the House 27 democrats to 23
fusionists.
bay- Hon. JOEL B. DAsr.vs a, of Adains coon,
ty, is named by a correspondent of the Allenf
town Democrat, as a suitable candidate fo
Auditor General of the Commonwealth, Mr}
D. is a first-rate Democrat and a highly intel T
ligent and active business man—in all ref
spade well qualified for so responsible a post
He has been an acting Magistrate for many
years at Gettysburg, was formerly Prothono4
tary of Adams county, and represented tha
district in Congress, and is, perhaps, one of th
most popular Democrats in all that'seotien
the State.L
Court Pr
. The Court was principally occupied with preliminary bit
trusse--motions, dr— In tho contested election of Prison
... tore, a motion was made by Messrs. Swarr and J. L.
ynolda to quash the petition on the grotmd of inforruall
y. The Court fixed the ad Tuesday of December for a
- .g of the argument on the motion.
Franklin Lolar, indicted for robbing the . County Treesu.:
r's Office a fait weeks ago 01 PA being arraigned, Plead
ty, and was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months imprison
.. nt. The money his been all recovered by lir. Reinhold.
Jeremiah Kemper, convicted at the last Court of Fornica
.n and Bastardy on complaint of Flizibeth Adams, was
.
ntenced to pay a fine of a and costs orprosecution, and
o pay to proseentlix $133121¢ lying-in expenses and main
enance or the child to this time, and the further cum of
cents per week until the child arrive, at the ale of
John Swilkey, wmvieted at the last court of ceiling liquor
Ito minors, was sentenced to pay a fine of $lO and pay $4l to
Ithe complainant, Mrs. Coby, and suffer imprisonment, for
2i days.
In the case of Jacob Albright, of Churchtown, Indicted
l et the last term of the court for selling liquor to minors,
Ithe District Attorney stated that the defendant was an old
man, a worthy citizen, who had always kept a good house :
that the offence complained of was committed on the 4th of
'July, when there was a great crowd at the house; that the
prosecutor did not appear, and that therefore he would ask
to enter a not. pros. The court mid the responsibility should
not properly rest with them but that the matter had better
be submitted to ajury, and if no prosecutor appeared, a ver
dict of not guilty could be taken. The suggestion of the
court was acted upon. a jury called, and a verdict of not
guilty taken, defendant being mulcted in the costs. •
Cum. re. Catharine Ju'mann. Indictment. antsult and
battery upon the person of Joseph Robinson, of Colentil%
twp. Verdict, not guilty and county for costa. District At
torney Patterson and smith for Commonwealth. Frazer fur
defendant.
Com. Ts. Philip Schirdt. Indictment, lareeny. anidhor
indictment was also preferred against this defendant. for
receiving stolen goods. Venlicta of nut guilty iu both ca
ses. Patterson for Commonwealth, J. ii. Reynolds for de
fendant.
Com. Ts. Andrew Lewin. Indictment, larceny. Verdict.
guilty. Sentenced to 4 months imprisonment. J. It. Rey
nolds for defendant, Patterson for Commonwealth.
Com. vs. John P. Dostman--surety of the peace ..n com
plaint of Rosanna. Keller.
Same, on complaint of Frederick Keller. Sentenced to
enter into a recoguizitice of $lOO to keep the peace for six
months., and pay costs of proaecution.
Corn. va. Jacob llutiley. Indictment, larceny of copper.
Another indictment was also preferred against this defen
dant for the larceny of some copper kettles. Verdict in first
case guilty, and sentenced to S months imprisonment. In
the second ease a verdict of not gutty was rendered. At
torney for defendant. J. 11. Reynolds, Patterson for Com
monwealth.
Cum. vs. Coleman J. Bull and Stephen Given. Indicted
at a former court for libel. .No prosecutor appearing, the
District Attorney took out a verdict of not guilty and ',on
.
ty for cost,.
CUM. TS. Z. 4111 0 .. I idictwcnq 3SSBUIt and
battery. Ignored, and Catharine Fritz: pr,ecutria. to pay
the cots.
Coln. vs. Catharine Fritz. Indictment, as s ault and 141“0-
ry. Ignores!, and Wilhelmiuu Stroke. prosteutrix. to jay
the cost,
Several witnesses summoned to attend at this Court, not
being present when called. were brought before the court
on attachment, andsentenced to pay thh cod+ in each case,
where no sufficient 'excuse was given.
Corn. vs. Lewis Lawrence. Indictment, one count, assault
and battery with intent to kill; 2nd count, aasault and bat
tery on the person of John Dungan. Fron the testimony on
part of rom'th, it appears that in June last, Meagan and
Lawrence were on the river shore near Marietta, and that in
consequence of a difficulty between them, arising out of
One Deegan by Lawrence, the latter deliberately stab
bed the former in two places. and in comequence of such
wounds, his life was despaired of for a considerable tint,-.
lie was confined tolls bed for a space of eight weeks. The
defence then set up.was. that Deegan first made the assault
and threatened either to have his money or send Lawrence's
soul to eternity. and that Lawrence woo acting in self de
fence. Verdict guilty, and sentenced , to pay ilOO fine and
mats of prosecution. District Attorney, Frazer and Ford
ne2, for conith. Swurr and Stevens for defimdent.
tom. To. John Erisiunu. Indictment. fornication and
baFtardv. PriAccutrix Elizah,th bulgeiiKkor. Thin case
any still progressing motto the court ndJourned till 9 1..e1.ch
to-niorrow
WYDNtaDAY, Nov. I.
• Thy "I Erinnunan c.antinued. This NINO consumed die
whole on the dnt.t. .1 crest numb,. of Williero3Cr were C3:-
amined, an both -ides. and die eVidi•lice sue of a very
dieting nature. The defence was an alibi. Frazer and Ell•
malt. r for defence. Pottery:n annul Price f,Collllll.llWealth.
W.6:11.1410 land guilty, and receiNed the wand 'wien.,
Court Mrt at
The jury in the moo ni Erisiuln reiurni..l with a c<nhrt
or guilty. l'entenre
'rho Court then adjourn...l until Friday, morning, Ihia
bghig Thank.giving
Several , amei of 1:1111101 . : a nen wen, trial. The caoelt
oC Collllllollwealth :lows J“lin,on ott, taken till Oita af
ternoon.
This defendant ever charged with burning the barnsf
Thomas Patrerson,,in Little Britain township, on the 25th
of Stptendber last. The evidence on the part of the Com
monwtalth was almost entirely of a circumstantial nature,
but 11111,14 out a clear sere against the defendant. Verdict
euilly. .Sentence deferred, reasons the a new taint bring
filed. Alexander and Dickey for prosucutlon, S. 11. Rey
nolde and I:. Franklin for defence.
The Wand Jury ignored twelve bills itgeinst Tavern
Keepers iu this Cit, end saddled the costs upon the Proe
ecutor, They also ignored 3in Mount toy nod 2in Colum
bia trot put the coete upon tte Nulty.
SATURDAT, Nov o.
Several unimpsitant cases were tried—and the trial of
Clgules Boughter,,lsq., was continued till next term.
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
To the Honorable, the Judges of the Court of
Quarter Sessions, in and for the county of
Lancaster, the Grand Inquest for the body
of the county of Lancaster, of November
Term, D., 1855, Respectfully Report':
That we have passed on all the bills pre
sented to us by the District Attorney ; we
are pleased to state that although there were
a large number, many of them were of minor
importance and it is to be regretted that such
cases cannot be settled by the magistrates if
they have the power of settling such cases.
We have visited the Alms House and Hos
pital under the charge of Mr. Taylor, and are
pleased to find every part of the institution
in perfect order, and the unfortunate inmates
as well provided for as the circumstances of
the case will permit. We have also visited
the County Prison, under the charge of H. C.
Locher, and find every thing in proper order.
We have examined the carpeting and other
productions of the prison, and find that they
will compare favorably with like productions
from any establishment in the State. We
have also examined the American Engine and
find it all in perfect order, and we do recom
mend that the county pay the American En
gine and Hose Company the balance due on
re-building their Engine, three hundred and
sixty-two dollars, in accordance with the
agreement between the county and said com
pany, as shown by their books and approved
by a former Grand Jury.
In conclusion we return our thanks to the
Hon. Court, for the courtesy extended towards
us in the discharge of our labors ; to D. W.
Patterson, Esq., District Attorney, for the in
formation we received of him, and for the able
manner in which he discharged the duties of
his office ; to George Martin, High Sheriff of
the county, for his attention towarp us, and
to the officers of the Court genereffy concern
ed in the administration of justice, for their
promptness, courtesy and fidelity in the dis
charge of their duties.
CHRISTIAN GROH, Foreman.
P. 11. Sustry, HENRY PINKERTON,
. .
JACOB STEINER, HENRY HIESTAND, JR
PHILIP BOLET HENRY BAUSMAN,
ELIAS REEMSNYDER, ABRAHAM GOOD,
GEO. KAHLER, HENRY HOFFMAN,
MICHAEL HILDEBRAND, JOHN EVANS, JR..
ADAM DCERSTLER, JACOB C. CLAIR.
LEVI LAUSCH
JOSEPH NISSLY,
JOHN Es rILE3tAx,
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.—The Washing.
ton correspondent of the New York Times
speculates as follows concerning the Presi
dent's message:
"The President's message will show that
'Lord Clarendon has never attempted to an
swer Mr. Buchanan's last argument on the
Central American question, but when, iu Sep
tember, he pressed him to answer, Lord Clar
endon declared the correspondence closed, de
clined to re-open it, and indicated the deter
mination of Great Britain to construe the
treaty as not applying to the Ruatan colony.
There is little doubt that Great Britain would
yield the Mosquito Protectorate if he would
admit her claim in Bunten."
Tue licssrAs; PRIVATEERS.—The Washing
ton Union says that it is authorized by the
State Department to say, that Mr. Buchanan
had had two conferences with the Earl of
Clarendon, in relation to the West India
Squadron. The Earl declared that the squad
ron had been despatched for no purpose un
friendly to the United States. Its object was
to protect the commerce of Great Britain
against Russian Privateers, three or four of
which were fitting out at New York, one being
nearly ready to go to sea. This particular
vessel was a large fast clipper, specially in
tended to intercept British ships conveying
gold to Europe from Australia, with the pur
pose first to capture one of the Canard steam
ers. In justification of this statement, the
Earl of Clarendon referred to the case of the
barque Maury, as represented in the affidavits
communicated by Mr. Barclay to the British
government, and at the same time laid before
our government.
Szrow.—The first snow of the seition, in this
vicinity, fell ,on Wednesday morning last.—
During the forenoon it was succeeded by rain,
and before night the snow had all disappear
ed, leaving plenty of mad in its place.
Its Horucz GRIMLY, of the New York
Tribune, is to lecture at Columbia, tomorrow
evening, the; proceeds to be appropriated, by
the Young People's Christian Association of
that Borough, to the establishment of a Read
ing Room and Library.
AIeirKINTLY ECILIRT, Esq., of PaXiaße town
ship, took the 'oath of office and entered upon
Ids duties of 'Prism Inspector, on YolPralY.
week. The Board` s new ft& •
cMC •fLznl-POliniTY
w , FI r -
Mcnicai, Nay. 19.
ARTIFICIAL Tenn.—We direct attention to
the advertisement of Dr. Welchens, in another
column, respecting Gotta Percha Teeth.—
This, we think, is w great - improvement in
Dentistry, not only because the material is
cheaper l than gold, but also on account of its
impervious and indestimetible character.—
Neither acids nor alkaline& of any kind—not
even Aqua Rega which ehanees thec.lor and
even dissolves gold will ntlect it. We have
seen a specimen set of teeth a ith th;- materi
al, prepared by the Dr. and cannot too stron g .
ly urge the invention upon the attention of
the community.
Mi. The handsome colle,ttiou of '5475 WILS
taken up in the First M. E. Church, t Dr. Bar
tine's)on Thanksgiving DAy. iu ai.l cf rli Lin
easter County Bible Society.
BAN!. DIRECTORS.- -The Gil I. v.- _Pt, tl em en
have been elected Direetor: ..r th,• several
Banks or this City:
LANCASTER BANK.--Messm B. C. Bach
man, A. S. Hackman, Marrih Hoopes, Pat
rick Kelly, II Freeland, Mark Cannel. A.
Herr Smith, Jahn Muscleman, P. McEvoy,
B. Eshleman, John Hatz, Augustus Boyd,
Ferree Brinton.
FARMERS' BASK or LANCASTER.—Christo
pher Hager, 'Nathaniel Ellmaker, Hiram F.
Witmer, George D. Mcllvain, Henry Arndt,
Daniel Heitshu, Jonathan H. Roland, Reuben
A. Baer, Joseph Reliance, David Herr, Fred
erick Sener, John Beck, Christifin Lefevre.
LANCASTER. COUNTY BAsE.—Jno. Lumles, C.
B. Herr. Emanuel Swope, Gabriel Bear. John
Bushong , Samuel Ran k, Abraham Bauman,
Christian Heistand,:Christian Brubaker. Abra
ham Howry, Henry Esbenshmle, George Le-
Fevre, Jacob Bachman.
BANK ELECTION.—The follOWing 11:1111ed
gentlemen were elected Director= f the Co
lumbia Bank, viz:
John Coopfr, Thomas Lloyd, Abraham
Zook, Isaac Ilinkle, B. F. Iliestand, John
Kline, Wm. F. Given, Rudolph William's, 8.
D. Toting, William McConkey, Dr. Barton
Ei•ans, John Lowry, George S. M“tin. •John
Cooper was elected President.
PLANK Ro(1) ELECTION.—At a meeting of
the Stockholders of the Lancaster and Ephra
ta Turnpike and Plank Road Company, held
at the Hotel of Henry . S. Shenck in the City of
Lancaster, on Monday the sth day of Novem
ber, inst., the following persons were elected
officers of said Company for the ensuing year :
Henry E. Leaman, President ; Reah Frazer,
Esq., C. B. Landis, Jacob Landis, John Hess,
John C. Reed, Managers, and Henry Shrein
er, Esq., Treasurer.
nThe new bridge user the Susquehanna
at the York Furnace, about miles nv Safe
Harbor, is now open for travel.
IC Sohn.—The Grand Jury, in session last
week, ignored all the bills against the Tavern
Keepers—some 17 in all—in this city and
county, and in several instances put the costs
upni the Prosecutors.
I'OSIIASTER Arrol.NTEn.-The P. M. Gen
eral has appointed Christian 11. Simmer, Esq.,
P. M. at Highville, in this county, in place of
Jacob Miller, resigned.
LECTCRE.—The lecture delivered by the Rev.
A. Nevin, at Sprecher's Ilall, on Friday eve
ning last, was truly a literary feast lung to be
remembered. In it the serious and sober, the
racy and sparkling, philosophy, history, biog,
raphy-, anecdote and wit were so happily and
interestingly blended as to attract the most
intense and critical attention from all present,
and excite repeated expressions of applause.
The lecture was peculiarly adapted to the
the young men, every one of whom, in thiscity,
would have spent a profitable evening, had
they been present. They would have heard
what would have aroused their ambition, en
larged their understanding, and awakened
new and higher aspirations. We were glad
to find so large an audience, in attendance.—
It showed that our citizens appreciate the
pleasure and advantages that are derived from
public lecturers, exhibiting the learning and
talents of the ablest men in the country; and
tee have no fears that the interest manifested
thus far will flag. 'On the contrary, we may
confidently calculate upon an increase of hear
ers at each lecture of the course. Thus far
the lectures have given the highest satisfac
tion, and done much good.
The nextpne will be delivered by Profes
sor McClintock, of Carlisle, one of the most
distinguished lecturers of the day.—lnland
TRIBUTE or RESPECT.—At &Meeting of the
Philharmonic Society, held at their Hall, on
Saturday evening 17th inst., a committee was
appointed to draft resolutions expressive of
the sense of the Society, relative to the death
of a fellow member, John G. Fetter, Esq.,
when the following were presented and adopt
ed:
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to
remove from our midst, our late worthy Presi
dent, John G. Fetter, Esq., therefbre, be it
Res()Wed—That in the death of John G.
Fetter, Esq., this Society has met with an ir
reparable loss—the loss of one who devoted
faithfully, earnestly and with liberality, his
valuable efforts towards the prosperity and in
terest of the society.
Resolved—That as President of the Society,
John G. Fetter, Esq., was eminently qualified
for the duties of the station, and through his
aid and noble energies, it has maintained an
honorable position as a Musical society
throughout the State.
Resolved—That we will ever cherish his
name, in grateful and honorable remembrance;
that Ave will strive to inherit his principles
as a Christian, his charity as a citizen, his tal
ents as a musician, and his advice as a leader
—knowing in all these his name and example
is entitled to our most sincere respect and
gratitude.
Resolved—That we sympathise with the dis
tressed family of the deceased, and at the
same time would call upbn them to remember
that their loss is his eternal gain, that his ser
vices and energies were no longer to be per
formed in this world, but were transferred to
a happier place of joy and bliss, there to be
devotod to the praise of his God and Maker.
Resolved—That in respect to the memory of
the deceased, we clothe our Hall in mourning
for the space of thirty days.
Resolved—That a copy of the foregoing res
olutions be sent to the family of the deceased
and published in the papers of the city.
R. E. FRAIM, j
J. F. SEVER, Comm: TILE.
H. M. SHREINER,
ger At a nibeting of the hoard of directors
of the Lancaster Bank, held Nov. 16th, 1835,
the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved : That by the death of J. G. Fetter,
late Cashier of the Lancaster Bank, the com
munity has lost a valuable citizen, and the In
stitution an officer devoted to its interest, rind
distingui had alike fir his urLanity of manner
and high moral worth.
Resolved: That we condole with the widow
and family in their afflicting bereavement,
though they have in the Christian life and
walk - of the deceased, a hope, more lasting
than that which springs from human console.
tion. •
Resolved : That H. Freeland, Maris Hoopes,
and A. Herr Smith be appointed a committee
to make known to the widow and family, the
sentiments of the Board of Directors.
At a meeting of Fulton Lodge, No. 454
I. 0. 0. F. held at their Lodge Room, on Mon
day evening, Nov. 19, 1855, a committee ap
pointed for the purpose presented the follow
ing resolutions which IN x ere unanimously
adopted
Resolved, That in the decease id .mir belov
ed brother, John Feuer, Fulton Lodge has
sustained a serious M.—, and this community
of which he was an exemplary and highly e..
teemed member will long have cause to rvgret
his removal from its midst.
Resolved, That whether we regard our de
ceased brother as a husband, father or friend,
his well spent christian life is a model for our
imitation, and, as such, his many virtues will
long be cherished in our memories.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with
the widow and children of our deceased broth
er in their bereavement—and pray that " He
who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb"
may be their comfort and stay in this their
hour of deep distress. Their loss, we believe,
is his infinite gain, as he is now, we doubt
not, safely housed with that Saviour in whom
he trusted, and whose bright example be en
deavored to imitate.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions
be furnished to the family of our deceased
brother, by the Secretary, and also that the
Lodge adopt the usual emblems of mourning
for the space of thirty days.
GEO. SANDERSON,
BAWL. WELOI(ENS, leowirmu ,
I R. 1110 Vat
,
~..WASIZINGIII*CIORaIrSPO/IDEINVE• ,
Ht
Teethe - Editor - of e Into sneer . , dated .
Walurivrow, . C., Nov. 23d, 1855.
It is alttlOttnned here, an believed by some per
sons, that the +Beall= ,the forthcoming !dea
sago of Pr esides PIERCE Iriii not be circulated be
fore the same is resented tb Congress. We are pleas
ed if this . ' 'on has beien adopted by the grai
-1
dent, and,': we ho e that t e regulation now said to
be determined n n, will n tbe departed from in the
future. It is al said, th t the organization of the
House in the el tion of il l s officers, is not expected
to take place forborne dayt, and this expectation in
fact may has realized; consequently, the Message is
better in the hartds of a,. President until Congress
is organized, then in bei.sg in transitts with the
I
mails of the U. Btates to d scant points of the Union
Besides, there Isla manilas propriety In the Message
being first placed before C tigress assembled, in-pref
erence to the coxLtentsbeinghawked all over the Union
before the memlns have had the same laid before
themselves in t heir respeotive Houses. So soon as
delivered in Congress, it can then be sped to the
remote corners o the major' in time for all readers to
peruse in a very short period of time.
Quite a numbsr of gentlemen are being named for
Speaker, es therp is also 11 large number spoken of
for Clerk. Somefew have men named for Sergeant
at-Arms, a very importeint and responsible office,
which has been filled of late years to the satisfaction
1 I
of the Members and to the credit of the occupant.
I n
Col. J. Glossbre ner, with narked ability and atten•
tion. WO should think rom the partiality of the
old members, arid the ea and. attention to the do •
ties of his office, that Co . Gloszbrenner will meet
with pretty suc k r success s tn being re-eleeted to. his
present position in the Hodse. At least, we shall ex
pect so, if his tvotion td his heavy duties of high
responsibility, , all win tor him that re-election to
which his merits-so justly 'entitle him in the opinion
of his friends and the public generally.
Gen. Cullum is moving 4bout in this city, beingen
gaged pretty busy for the clerkship, and seems to ar
rogateto himselti of being the magnus apolloaral the
favorite of the dark lantern party in tho House. He
will have someletormy effinpetitors, and, if he gets
his deserts will lie treated in the coming election-be
fore the House in the same say that he received in
the late contest in Tennesoe. That is all the harm
we wish.him ;
l ut, at the same time we believe he
will make a good run for the office he seeks. As to
the SpeakershiP,, there is More diversity of sentiment
than we ever have remiimbered in the choice of
that office. ThO contest May be long and doubtful,
and the result qhite different from the supposition of
manyealeulators. Beliovirtg, that,the Democratiopar
typossesses theeiements thatwill go further inthe pre
servationhf the'rincipleslof fraternal love between
the States of is Uaion:than any others in the
House, we think, that there will be enough of the
patriotic opposition united with them in the organi•
ration of; the "louse, that, will ensure the success of
their friends in4he coming struggle for the suprema
cy. This we believe, and this wo hope for in real
good earnest, Based on a data that we shall not feel
willing to change, until the trial is come and past.
By the change. iu the now postage law, all letters
deposited in-the diffeient Post Offices of the U. States,
on, and after the let dayhf January 1356, will have
to be prepaid bi stamps. No postage to be received
at the different :'ost otficeit for totters from the above
date. Consequently, all persons will have to provide
themselves with stamps before that date, so as to
meet the reqtdrements of the law that takes ef-
eot on the let;Onnuary, 1.1356. We diesent entirely
from this pro4sion of coersion, on the people, to
procure from the Department postage stamps, and,
we hope 'that this provision of the new law will be
repealedi and, ihat persons, as now, bo permitted to •
pay the ' postage on the' deposit of their letter, or
place a stamp Upon the letter as they may select.— •
Clerks are coMpelled to be on duty in Post offices,
and we cannot! see that receiving postage can add
much to their d}ities, particularly on the law ae it now
stands will add. to the revenueof the departznent,but,
asamonded, will deduct from the revenue,bydeterring
many persons from writing letters who live remote.
from post omesu and have , no facilities for obtaining
Poet Office Stsunps.
1 300 from t4e. Philadelphia papers, that Senator
Crittenden, of Kentucky, made a speech to the know•
nothings of thht city on ;Monday last, and, that he
was intrOduced!to the va9t assembly of three or four
hundred, persons, by the 4nighr of the back window
in the buckslult war, dome years ago, at the city of
Harrisburg, 4.1 the present temperanecMayoraf the
city of brotherl7 love. Mr. Crittenden was highly
honored and exalted by this manifestation of these
knights of forLer days, in his favor,—and, Mr. C
made a speech !,11' Phoebus !—that would have made
your hair stand on end, if it was not too much twist,
ed in its'oompuFition ; the speech was, so pointed, so
sublime, that even thekreisrmothings assemblywas at
a loss whether cheer on the distinguished Senator
or not. As the friend, of Clay, Mr. Crittenden
was introduced, and, if there ever was a greater ese•
nice to frieadihip 1t was in coupling the name of
Mr. Clay witt;Othat of Air. Crittenden. Since 1848
Mr. Clay entiiely repudiated. all friendships and as
sociation with Mr. Crittenden, and, the public may
well be surprised at the coupling the name of the
latter as beinglthe "friend of Clay." It fell like a
damper upon the people of theemeeting, for, it was
in Philadelphia, that Mr. Clay was ostracised, yet,
beheaded, an6lia friend" Crittenden done ranch of
"that deed.' !But times' and seasons change, and
now in 1855, oboe more before a Philadelphia audi
ence, this same gentleman is changed into a friend
to Mr. Clay. 3lr. Crittenden isa candidate for the
Presidency, and he seekathe favor of the know-noth•
ings for that high and commanding position of honor
In our country le history,',•but, ho will fail idshie ef
fort, for the kuow-nothing managers have already
fixed upon their limn, and, sir. Crittenden will learn
of him with +ars in his eyes" when it will be too
late to Temedy the selection that has been made
against . him.
From the turn things have taken in England, it
is well ascortalned that alt this bluiter of the Lon
don Times and Lord Palmerston, to kick up a dust
Aith the gaveYhment of the United States, has azose
from a false scent, and on inforniation furnished by
the British Consul, at New York city, Mr. Barclay.
Mr. Barclay and Mr. CrEimpton bad, by agents, both
been engaged in enlisting soldiers, within the United
States, in operi violation i t f the neutrality laws of the
country, and it while a er - their conduct had been
exposed, and two or th ee of their agents arrest'ed,
Mr. Barclay, t create a also issue, started the story
to England, to: satiate th pride of Lord Palmerston,
that the Bark Mary w s being fitted out In New
York nether, ss alt n privateer, with tho con
nivance of ouq people, hich 'information was for
eign from the truth an the fact, and which has
been fully subfitantiated to be so, and that Mr. Bar-
clay had no alithority, for the information he had
forwarded to his govermilent. But Mr. B. and Mr.
Crampton hid been caught in ugly work, in the
abuse of their! privilege , Las British subjects in this
country, and Mr. B. th ught, that, by the plan of
raising, a falsii issue, viith reference to the Bark
Mary, ho might arouse ri warlike spirit in England,
and, by this nteans, divert the government from the
pending issue 'of the violation of the neutrality laws
of the UnitediStates, which he and Mr. Crampton
had committed, and, for which, the government of
the United Stiltes had cubed upon the British Min
istry for an itxplanatimi or an apology, we don't
know which. But, at sny rate, for censure upon
1
the British aglnts in th United States for enlisted
men for their armies, to fight against a neutral
power, that held ever ben the best friendly power
this government had in all Europe.
We arc fully aware that Mr. Barclay denies his
personal agency in enlisting men in the United
States. Therelis no citiien of the United States that
is so "green" as to beli4l that Mr. B. would engage
personally in any such busine4a. His cumplfolty is
none the less for that. And hii agency in communi
eating false inipressionCl of thei object of the sailing
of the Bark Aiary from New York, prove pretty con
clusively, thei l i, his sensitiveness in the enlistment
question is worth about 'as much as the deceptive in
formation he fommuni4ted to Lord Palmerston.—
And the war fircere, that his information started in
England, by the last arrival of the steamer Canada,
has pretty well died out' and left Lord Palmerston,
the Times, anli Mr. Bar lay, their informant, a poor
reputation foil veracity; in reference to the Ituasian
privateer bein l g fitted (lilt from the harbor of New
York, to prey upon the! commerce of Old England
and France. I
Tho Bark Mary question being now disposed of,
and no war ecitement likely to continuo to divert
the attention of Lord Palmerston, we shall expect the
enlistment neutrality giestion to be pressed home
upon the English Ministry, until full atonement is
made for the fla g rant vkilation by the agents of Mr.
4,1
Crampton and his Irian Barclay, and, farther that,
Mr. C. shall case to be the accredited British Min
ister at this GOvernmen for the British Empire.—
This, we think '
is due fo the violated laws of our
land. 1 . , .
I I
sairThTorristown Register, the organ of
the Demo& cy of Montgomery county, mdi
dates its preference f(im Mi. BUCHANAN for the
Presidency.
1181.. The Qtermantown Telegraph (neutral)
is strongly ig.favor oaf 001.1 Joni W. Fon=
for U. S. Nutter, sua pays a handsome trib
ute .to his Wow aha seirocie in the Demo
.
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McEASCLABD