INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTEftIAN,
GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR.
A., SANDERSON, Associate.
LANCASTER, PA., FEBRUARY 3, 1857
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To the Democratic Freemen of the City
and County of Lancaster.
In accordance with the resolution of the County Com
mittee, adopted on Wednesday last, you are requested
to assemble In the several Wards of the City, and boroughs
and Townships of the County, on
Saturday the 7th of February next,
then and there to elect not less than three nor more than
fl?e delegates to represent each District in a general
County Convention to be held on Wednesdat the 11th of
PnacAßT ircxr.-at U o’clock A. M., at the Hotel of Eman
uel. fihober, In the City of Lancaster, for the purpose of
electing six delegates to represent the Democracy of the
County of Lancaster In tbo Annual State Convention, to
be held at Harrisburg, on Monday the 2nd day of March
next The several Ward, Borough and Township Commit
tee* are requested to give early notice, in their ie«p" ctive
Districts, of the time 'and place of meeting.for the election
of delegates.
In accordance with tho establbbi-d usage of the party
the several Districts will each nominate oue person to t-erre
bn the County Com.tpittee for tbe ensuing political year;
and also nominate their Wurd, Borough and Township
Committees, th*-ir names on their respective
credentials to the emiuiug County Couventluu.
By order of tho County Committee.
' 11. B. SWARR, Chairman.
Lancaster. January 20th, 1R57.
The Election—To-Day.
The election lor Mayor, Aldermen, Coun
cils, Constables, &c. come* off to-day, in
this City, and it behooves uur Democratic
friends to be up and doing if they desire
success. The enemy, under various guises,
is in the field and actively at work, with one
grand object in view—the defeat of tbe Dem
ocratic party. We hope tbe Democracy oi
the City are fully prepured to meet their
opponents at all points. Wo have an unex
ceptiunable list of candidates in the field, all
fairly nominated in accordance with tho usa
ges of the party. They are well qualified for
the various positions assigned them, and are
entitled to tho cordial support uf every Dem
ocrat.
We earnestly urge our friends to turn out
in their strength to-day at the Polls, and give
* 4 a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all
together” for the whole ticket. And beware,
too, of spurious tickets which are afloat by
the thousand—circulated for the purpose of
deceiving honest and unsuspecting'voters.—
The following is the genuine Democratic
ticket—all others are counterfeit:
OKNER A L N 0 MIX ATIU N S.
Major—John Zimmerman.
High Constable—J.din Myer.
WARD NOMINATIONS.
N. W. WAHD.
Select Council—Christian Zo.-her.
Common Council—George L. U-iylo, Latvia llnldy, Charles
, 1L Fralley, Adam Trout, Juhn Reese.
Alderman—j Sebastian U,. Musser.
Assessor —jhbti F. Sehn.-r.
City Constable—Jacob Gumlakcr.
Judge— Robert J. King.
Inspector—James S. Jones.
a. w. w\r.D.
Select Council—Dr. Henry Carpenter.
Common Council—Philip Fitzpatrick, John Stolgerwalt.
«r., Henry P. Cnraou.
Assessor —Cspt. Hem go IlhzaibergcT
City Constable—J /lm Kuhns.
Judge—James Po qil-N.
Inspector—iamuol Ilul-er.
N. E. WARD.
Belect Couucil—D.tvbl 0. Eohleinnn.
Common Council—Juhn Llppinctt. John Wcidler, J.J.
Spreugor. lleiijaniiu l.irlity.
Aldermen—William Curpoutur, James C. Carpenter.
Assessor—Garrett Kverts.
City Constable—Hugh Dougherty.
Judge—Charles E. Wentz.
Inspector—‘Daniel Okeson.
S. Z. WARP.
Select Council—Dr. llt»nry Cirpenter.
„ Common Council—William l\ Brooks*, Win. S Amw*g,
Michael McGonigle.
Assessor —Eugene Harkins.
City Constable—William M. Oormly.
Judge—Samuel .T. Morrisou.
Inspector—Juliu llcasler.
Democrats—Beware. 5
We learn that certain gentlemen are at work
through the city, representing Air. Burrowes
as the Democratic candidate for the Mayoralty.
This is done for the purpose uf deceiving hon
est and unsuspecting voters. Wc caution our
Democratic friends to beware of this trick.—
Mayor Zimmerman* is the Democratic candidate,
regularly placed in nomination, whilst Mr:
Burrowes is one of the opposition candidates,
brought out by certain individuals, some of
whom we know to be the blackest kind of
Black Republicans, for the purpose uf defeat
ing the Democratic party. We are sorry, ns
we intimated last week, that Mr. Blrrowes
lends himself to such a purpose. But, as he
has done so, it becomes our duty to place him
in his proper position as a candidate. We,
therefore, repeat the caution to our Democratic
fellow citizens, to beware of this cunningly
devised scheme to foist him upon tho public
as the Democratic candidate, instead of Mayor
Zimmerma.v, the regularly settled nominee uf
the party.
The Delegate Elections.
We hope our Democratic friends throughout
the county will not forget or neglect to attend
the delegate elections on Saturday next. The
ensuing County Convention has b.en called
for the purpose of electing delegates to the
State Convention which is to assemble at
Harrisburg on the 2d of March. And as this
latter body will have to nominate candidates
for the responsible offices of Governor, Judge
of the Supreme Court, and Canal Commission
er, it is highly important that “good and true”
men be sent as representatives to that body.
To be certain that Lancaster county is fairly
represented, it is necessary that the people
themselves should see to it that their County
Convention'is composed of the right kind of
material. We make these suggestions at this
time, so that the attention-of our Democratic
friends may be directed to the subject. It is
their business—not our’s—to elect the dele
gates-on Saturday next.
movements of Mr.-Buchanan.
; The President elect left Wheatland on yes
jterday week, on a brief visit to Washington
City. He reached the Capitol on Tuesday
morning, and during the afternoon called on
President Pierce, tty .whom lie was cordially
received and invited to partake of the hospi-’
talities of the White House. He will return
home, probably to-day or to-morrow, and will
remain here until within three or four days
of the Inauguration. During his stay in
Washington, he was visited, by thousands of
his fellow citizens of all parties, anxious to
pay their respects to the Chief Magistrate
elect of this mighty Republic. Perhaps no
man since the days of the great Washington,
has been elevated to the Presidency of the
United States, who has attracted, and who
will continue to attract, so much of public at
tention, not only in this country but through
out Europe, as Mr. Buchanan. Ho reaehes the
highest post of earthly ambition and influence
at an important'period in the world’s history;
and if he succeeds, as we have no doubt he
will, in guiding the ship of State through the
angry and turbulent sea upon which she is
launched, his administration will be a model
one in the history of the country, and his
name and fame will go down to posterity, and
be cherished by the hundreds of millions who
will sucoeed us upon the stage of action.
Indiana Senators
By a special dispatch to the Cincinnati
Enquirer, it appears that in the Democratic
caucus held, on the 29 th ult., by the Demo
cratic members of the Indiana Legislature,
Hon. Jesse'D. Bright and Hon. Grahaii N.
Fitch, were unanimously nominated for U.
S. Senators—ex-Governor Wright declining
for the sake of harmony. .
A resolution was unanimously adopted
recommending ex-Governor Wright to Mr.
Buchanan for the highest gift in his bestowal
to which he may deem Indiana entitled.
19* Once more we urge our Demooratio
friMrfs to beware of SPURIOUS TICKETS,
*» the election TO-DAY.
Tho Letter at ljast 1
I Wo have heard a great deal said in the ;
Black Republican press, for the two or (
three weeks, about a “ dictatorial'’ letter sent j
; by Mr. Buchanan to Col. Mott, on the sub- !
ijectof the late Senatorial election. There has i
been a vast amount of unnecessary abuse j
helped upon the head of the President elect, ;
'and many honest people were led to suppose !
that there was something absolutely horrible ,
in his “ attempt to influence the election of
United States Senator.” We supposed all
! along that the Negro-worshipping friends of
Cameron were barking up the wrong tree, and
that when the letter once eaw’ day-light, it
| would be found to be a totally different affair
frura what the public were led to suppose.—
: At length it has made its appearance in the
: public prints—thanks to the traitor Wagon- .
seller, who, in his feeble attempt, the pther
i dav in the House, to justify his base treachery,
• (somebody wrote a speech for him which be
; read in his place,) brought the letter to light.
We have read this letter over and over again
| carefully, and, for the life of us, we can see
nothing wrong in it. It is just such a letter :
. us Mr. Buchanan might have written to a
political friend at Harrisburg or elsewhere—
i even to Gen. Foster himself—without giving (
; just cause of offence to any man, whether a 1
i candidate for Senatorial honors or not. And
I this letter, so cautious and mild in its tone, 1
! and so far removed from dictation in the re
motest shape or form, is made the shabby
pretest by Wagonseller and Lebo for sup
i porting Cameron's election ! Hear what the ■
1 traitor, in closing his speech, says:
A document so palpably hostile to the spirit ,
j and policy of republican government—so I
| subversive of everything like free action and !
: free thought—so insulting to Senators Bigler
| and Brodhead and other eminent Democrats,
! and so contrary to the expressed sentiments
| of Mr. Buchanan himself when called upou to
! give his opinion of Gen. Cameron's previous
election to the United States Senate, at once
brought my mind and that of my colleague to
the determination to resist its instructions to
1 the farthest end. •
To show the infamy of Wauonseli.er, and
the utter groundlessness of his excuse fur be
traying his party and his constituents, we
subjuin the letter of Mr. Bcchanan, and ask
all our readers to give it a careful persual:
Wheatland, Jan. 7, 1857.
Mv Dear Sir: —Although I have always
refrained from interfering in the choice of
Senators by the Legislature, yot the highly
confidential relations which a Pennsylvania
President ought to sustain toward a Pennsyl
vania Senator, at the present moment, induces
me to say a few words to you, as a valued
friend, on the pending Senatorial election.
I learn that doubts have been expressed as
to my preference among the candidates, and
although my opinion may be entitled to little
weight, I do not desire to be placed in an
equivocal position on this or any other subject.
When asked, I have always said that 1 pre
ferred Col. Forney, and I should esteem it a
friendly act towards myself for any person, in
or out of the Legislature, to support him.
At the same, I desire to express my warm
personal and political regard fur Messrs. Rub
bins, Foster, Buckalew and Wright.
From the course pursued by Mr. Brodhcad,
for some years past, confidential relations be
tween him and myselfhave ceased.
I have thus presented to you my views, so
that, if you should deem it necessary, you
may speak my sentiments to such persons as
may consider them of any value.
From your friend, very respectfully.
JAMES BUCIIAN’AX.
llenry S. Mott, Esq.
Col. Joseph B. Baker.
The silly attempt of the passengers, detain- ;
ed a few day* in this city in consequence of the '
great snow storm, to injure the character of i
Col, Baker and the employees under him on '
tho State road, will fail before a discriminating 1
public. As we stated in nur last, the Cob did j
everything that mortal man could do, even ‘
to thtfuwing open his own house and feeding
unci sheltering scores of men for several days
and nights, to clear the track of the immense :
and unprecedented snow drifts upon it. The '
fullowingarticlefrom the Inland Daily (a paper ;
whose proprietor and editor are both opposed ;
to Mr. Baker in politics;) will show the diffi- j
culties encountered by the officers and men in ;
opening the road, and is a well deserved trih- '
ute to the energy and perseverance which :
they displayed in accomplishing the task.— :
That paper says: _ '
“ The great storm of 1857 may now pruba- j
bly lie considered as over. For a whole wbek j
the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad was I
closed to the passage of trains. From Sundav !
morning, the 18th, till Saturday evening, |
the 24th, no mail arrived at Lancaster from i
Philadelphia. At least three times during
the week the road might have been considered ;
as open, but before au engine could be got j
ready or a train run through, old Boreas, j
with his frosty breath, shut it fast again. i
The efforts made by the proper officers to clear !
the road, we are told, were almost superhu- i
man. In some oi the deep cuts the snow was 1
from twenty to twenty-five feet deep, while I
cuts of twelve and fifteen feet in depth were a i
common occurrence. -Those who have not !
witnessed the operation of clearing a road
thus covered with snow, can have no idea of,
the labor and difficulty of opening a track ’
fur an engine. It is true that on embankments
and on levels the engine can generally open '
its own way with the snow plow, but in cuts j
the case is very different. There, owing to the |
fact that there is no place to put the snow, !
the shovel must be resorted to. Think of fifty, l
sixty, or an hundred men working through’a -
cut from a quarter to a half a mile longf the ;
snow-from five to twenty-five feet deep, while 1
tiie thermometer stands at zero or near it.— ;
Then think of all such cuts between this and j
Columbia, and between this and Philadelphia, i
and then some notion may be formed of the
immense amount of labor required to open the !
road throughout its entire length. The won- !
der then will be, not that the road was so lono :
impassable, but that it was opened so soon.— ;
Nothing but a fixed determination to succeed, ■
backed by an unflinching energy in the exe- |
cution of this purpose, could have enabled
those having it in charge, tp have accomplished
the w*ork under the countless difficulties pre- 1
sented by the depth of the snow, the prevailing :
direction and force of' the wind duriqg the
week,'and the course of the road itself: for it
must be evident, to everyone who will but
reflect for a moment, that in the late storm
a road running east and west must have been
much mote difficult to open, and clear, than
one running in a contrary direction. There
were times in the week wlien as many men as 1
could stand on portions of the road could not
have cleared away the snow as Hast as the
wind blew it on. On the whole, we may say ;
that no such season of extreme difficulty has
occurredon the road since it was first opened ;
in the year 1834. We never saw the like be
fore, and never wish to witness it again.” i
B®, Hon. William Bigler, U. S. Senate,
will please accept our thanks for an important
public document.
Election, of State Treasurer.
A resolution has passed both branches of
the Legislature, fixing the 10th instant for the
election of State Treasurer.
S£aT“ Messrs. Heistand and Pownall, of the
State Legislature, have our thanks for copies flJa?*The Erie City Bank has closed its
of the Legislative Record, and other documents doors, owing as some of its apologists very
of interest. , truthfully say, to the “heavyoutside pressure.”
New Napier h^'™ 856 ,™ 6 °. f the o ™“ ted tWO ? ears
been appointed Minister to the United State* If “ belon g' n e *» J u f 010 “» '“ 8 ”
t L„ n , !■ . . t , , Ino Germantown JeLegrapk trusts that the
by the British government, in the place of Mr. T * i , r, L .
j. . ; , „ Legislature will be very careful how it yields
Lrampton, dissmissed by President Pierce. .. • . ... f
several months ago. this sess.on to similar public necessity ”
~ . _ for new banks.
JgyHon. Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia, Death or Hon. Preston s. Brooks,
died at his residence in Albemarle, on the Washington, Jan. 27.— The Hon. Preston
night of the 25th the 75th year of his S. Brooks, of South Carolina, died this evening
age. Mr. S. was a distinguished man and at Brown’s Hotel. lie had been in bed for a
a prominent Democratic politician. He had da £° r t” 0 su .f f 1 0.? fr . um tbe ? severe
, , ....... ™ cold. He said to his friends this evening that
been a member of the Virginia Legislature, he had passed the crisis of his illness, and felt
and Speaker of the House of Delegates, mem- considerably improved in health ; but ten
her of Congress, Speaker of the House of Rep- m ‘ nutes afterwards he was' seized with a vio
resentatives, and Minister to England For lentcram P' arul expired in intense pain. The
several vanrs ho t ' v.- 6ad BTent > so , sudden and unexpected, has
retired from publio caused much surprise and sympathy through-
: out the elty. 6
The Truth Weil Spoken—The Caucus.
The HolHdaysburg 1 Standard / one of the
best and most spirited of, our Democratic ex
changes, savs that Col. Cresswell, the Senator
from that district, by refusing to go into the
late Democratic caucu3 for the nomination of
a U. S. Senator, has “.proved recreant to the
trust reposed in him,” and that “ his course
is condemned by lour fifths of the Democrats
of Blair county.” Speaking further on the
subject, the Standard says:
It may be said, too, that we supported Hen
ry D. Fuster for the office of United States
Senator. Very true. The Standard was the
paper, immediately after the late cam
paign, tu speak uf him in connexion with the
office. The opinion we entertained uf him
then, we entertain of him uow. We believe
him to be an honorable, high-minded Demo
crat, and eminently qualified to adorn the
office ; but we do not believe that there, is a
shadow of Democracy to be found in the at
tempt of his friends to dishonor the usages of
the caucus.
The caucus is one of the fundamental prin
ciples of party organization, aud when its be
hests are no lunger binding, party ties are
severed. To annul the caucus, is to stand up
in the face of the majority aud say' the major
ity shall not rule—which is at once avowing
the foulest of Federal sentiments. If Col.
Cresswell was right, the same rule would have
held good in the county o<>nventiujt which
elected his Conferees, for we have reason to
know that mure than eight of the delegates
were opposed to him ; and yet they all voted
for him—aDd why ?—because he was nomina
ted in accordance with the usages of the party.
The caucus is nothing more nor less than a
nominating convention—precisely similar to
a county or State convention—subject to the
same restrictions, and governed by the same
grand rule, viz :—that the minority shall be
governed by the will of the majority. It
therefore follows that he who refuses to recog
nize the right of the caucus, tramples upon
the usages of the party, and virtually cuts
los§e from the party itself.
• We hear a great deal about executive inter
ference, based upon a letter said to have been
written by Mr. Buchanan to Col. Mott, ex
pressing himself in favor of Col. John W.
Forney. We have read the letter carefully,
but, for the life of us. we can discover no dic
tation in it. It is writteu (not to a member
of the Legislature,) as one friend would write
to another, merely expressing a preference in
lavur uf Col. Forney. We need hardly say
that Col. F. was not our choice. Still we must
do him the justice to say that no man in
Pennsylvania labored more unceasingly or ef
ficiently in the late campaign than he did.—
This preference on the part of Mr. Buchanan
was, therefore, nothing more than commenda
ble gratitude ; and we have yet to learn that
gratitude to a friend is a heinous offence, fur
which a man should be held accountable.—
But, in the language of a sturdy old Democrat
—“a poor excuse is better than none!”
The Coldest Day
The'severity of the present winter has not
been exceeded sinoe 1835, and from the record
before us, it would seem that the temperature
on Saturday, the 24th, throughout the North
ern and Middle States, was even colder than
on any day of that memorable year. In the
Southern States, the temperature at that time
was lower than it has been during this season.
The following table shows the state of the
thermometer on the 24
which we have receiv
graph, or otherwise
tli, at those points from
id information by tele-
Halifax, X. S.
Montreal, Can.,
Salem, Mas*.,
Worcester, Mass.,
St. Jobuß, X. 8..
Sackville, X. 8.,
Fredericton. N. B . 30 “
Pruvideoce, R. I.
Calais, Me.,
Bangor, Mo.
New Haven. Coun., 27 ••
Hartford. Conn., 32 “
Troy, X. Y., 2G “
Albany. N. Y., *27 “
New York. G
Philadelphia, 5 •*
Washington, 8 *•
Baltimore, 6 “
Alexandria, Va., 8 “
Charleston, S. C., 12 ab.
Tallahasse, Fla., 10 *•
Portland, ile.,
Manchester, N. Tl_
Dover, N. 11.
Woodstock, Vt,
Montpelier, Vt.
Boston, Maes.
K. Cambridge Maes.
Malden. Mass.,
Lawrence, Maas.,
Springfield, Mata.,
Bangor, Me., must have been decidedly Arc
tic on the 24th. Such an atmosphere would
suggest an Esquimaux costume and a diet of
walrus meat. all individuals
who are desirous of imitating Dr. Kane's ex
ploits and endurance, to go through a winter
of preparatory experience in Bangor. It
might be well to intimate, also, to professors
of the Terpsichorean art, that they could do
a service to humanity, and fill their pockets,
by teaching the people of Bangor to dance—
that being a graceful exercise, calculated to
keep mortality from the condition of au icicle.
The Right Spirit.
We make the following eloquent extract
from the recent masterly speech of the lion.
A. 0. Brown, in the United States Senate.—
The confidence he expresses in the incoming
administration is shared generally at the
South, and cannot be shaken by trifles. Mr.
Brown is a representative-man of the Southern
State Rights Democratic party, and he but re
flects their feelings in the earnest faith lie re
poses in Mr. Buchanan :
“ The Senator from Illinois, [Mr. Trum
bull,] the other day interrogated the Senator
from Pennsylvania,' [Mr. Bigler,] as to what
tfr; Buchanan’s views were on this point,
(squatter sovereignty.) My friend from Penn
sylvania declined to reply, because he had no
authority to do so. The friends of Mr. Bu
chanan were satisfied with his position mi this
point before they nominated and electecf him,
and they are not likely to fall out with him
now on account of any suggestions coming
from his enemies, secret or open. That he
will hold the scales of justice in equal balance
between the North and South I have no doubt;
and if he does, his friends Xorth and South
will adhere to him. They were strong enough
to elect him ; and if he fulfils their hopes, as I
am sure he will, they, will show themselves
strong enough to carry his administration
through iu triumph. Mr. Buchanan may
laugh his enemies to scorn. He has only to
feel the inspiration that moved the heart of
his friends at Cincinnati, and stand firmly on
the platform laid down by them, and they
will thjrow over him their arms, aud build
around him a rampart that will defy the pow
er of the black republicans and their allies.—
South-Side Democrat.
A. Mammoth Scheme.— The New York '
Herald says, a scheme is on foot to fuse the i
two great Railroads in New Y'ork—the Cen- !
tral and Erie, each built at a cost of forty I
millions. Then it is proposed to increase their j
stock to one hundred millions, fo obtain the
Hudson River Railroad, and finally purchase \
the Erie Canal and its branches, which cost 1
forty millions. This done, the Herald believes i
that State will be as much under the control !
of this vast corporation, as New Jersey is un- j
der the control of the Camden and Amboy \
Railroad. !
An Important Decision.— The Supreme ■
Court of this State, has decided by a majority 1
of one, in favor of the right of the Governor |
to appoint a Judge to fill a vacancy for the bal-;
ance of a deceased or resigning Judge’s term. :
This matter was brought before the Court, by ?
an amicable agreement between Judge Find-;
lay, who was elected by the people of the Nor
thampton district at the last general election, :
and Judge Maxwell, who was appointed by j
Governor Pollock. ;
Trouble/in Nebraska.
The Territorial Legislature ; of Nebraska is
in sessum, and appears be a strange scene
of disorder. It appears that a majority of the
Legislature is bent on removing the capitol
from Omaha to some other point* on account
of the interference of mobs of people from
lowa in the Territorial business. The council,
or upper house, passed a bill authorizing the
removal, but the house was unable to reach a
vote on the question, on account of the factious
opposition of the minority, and the riotous
conduct of the mob of persons thronging the
lobby, mostly from Council Bluffs, lowa, who
cheer their friends and groan their opponents.
Council Bluffs and Omaha are both town sites
owned by the same company of Speculators,
who also own the ferry, and are endowed with
a gift of government lands. The organization
of the Territory ha** proved dueh a good thing
for them, that they cannot bear the prospect
of the capitol being removed to some other
point. To such an extent is the attempt to
overawe the Legislature carried, that the
House of Representatives petitioned the Gov
ernor for a sufficient military force to protect
their persons from violence. It is thought
that the removal will pass both houses by the
requisite majority of two-thirds' over the Gov
ernor's veto. To make this two-thirds major
ity in the House the vote of the Speaker was
necessary ; but under the rules of the House,
he could only vote in case of a tie. To rescind
this rule was, therefore, the policy of the ma
jority, and it would have been effected, but
for the determined opposition of the represen
tatives of Omaha, which prevented action.—
At length, one of the representatives abused
the Speaker personally, and refused to take
his seat; whereupon the speaker ordered the
Sergeant-at-Arms tp take him into custody.—
The member, a Mr. Hanscombe, defied him to
do so, and significantly put his hand on a
Bowie-knife. The Sergeant-at-Arms paused,
whereupon the Speaker repeated the order.
Hanscomb dared the majority to lay hands on
him, and the lobby applauded. The Speaker
intimated that, unless this were stopped, it
would be necessary to clear the lobbies. The
mob responded, “ Bettor try it," and making
a rush, broke down the railing, and forced the
House to adjourn. It was this event which
caused the House to petition the Governor for
protection. It is a strange state of affairs,
and will, probably, render the intervention of
Congress necessary. —Xorth Avierican.
The First Snow Storm in the City of
Mexico.
La Nacion, a newspaper of the City of Mex
ico ia its number of the 21st of Dec., speaks of
the enow storm there, thus:—Last night at
half past nine o'clock, a heavy snow storm
began, which lasted several hours. Never
have we seen this phenomenon, so common in
altitudes higher than ours, in Mexico before.
It also excited, to a high degree, the curiosity
of the inhabitants of the capitol.
Tho thermometer of Reumer was one degree
above zero, and maintained itself there du
ring the whole night. The fiat roofs of the
houses, the streets, the hills which surround
the city of the lakes, and give her 60 beautiful
-an aspect, the public walks, all reminded us
this morning, of the first snow storm we ever
witnessed, which was last fall, in the United
States and in Europe. Mexico City presented
this morning a truly picturesque 6ight, fur the
green leaves of our eternal spring formed a
lively contrast with the flakes of snow, which
dressed them in an attire to which they were
not accustomed.
Transfer of the Hermitage to tiie Uni
ted States.— The Legislature of Tennessee
at its last session - passed an act authorizing
the Governor of that State to purchase five
hundred acres of the Hermitage, including
the mansion of Gen. Jackson and the tomb
where now reposes the remains of the illus
trious hero and patriot, and those of his
beloved wife, and to make a tender of the
same to the general government, provided a
branch of the Military Academy should be
re-established at that place. In pursuance of
this-.act Governor Johnson purchased the
Hermitage for the sum of forty-eight thousand
dollars, and on Wednesday week arrived in
Washington and made a formal tender of the
property, with the the condition annexed, to
the President. The President, in reply, stated
that this offer by the State of Tennessee would
be promptly -teowmunieated by him to Con
gress.
Chance for Mechanics.— The Lebanon
Advertiser says:—The large number of Me
chanics wanted to put the many new build
ings, to be erected in this borough, next spring
and summer, will no doubt create a great
demand fur Carpenter, Brick-layers, Laborers,
&c. Being apprised that some difficulty exists
already from the want of workingmen in those
branches, we undertake toiuvite industrious
mechanics, from'abroad, to come to Lebanon,
with the assurance that they will find here
plenty of work, and.no doubt, good wages,
for a long season.
The Effects of the Storm.
The great storm of the 18th and 10th ult.,
and the subsequent heavy gales, were very
disastrous along the Atlantic coast, affecting
the shipping interest from Maine to Florida,
and half way across the ocean. Much loss of
life, it is feared, has occurred in consequence
—to say nothing of the immense loss of prop
erty by shipwreck and otherwise.
COMMUNICATIONS.
For tho Intelligencer.
Chester County, January 26, 1857.
When one nation or people are on the evo of making
declaration ofrtrar. or about eutering into a treaty of pcaco
with .nothing should be done hastily, or acted
upon without due consideration; and those intrusted with
the public interest should adopt such measures as in their
judgment will be conducive to the general welfare, pros
perity and liberty of the people.
The same principle will hold good in regard to the acts
of the representatives of the individual States of the Union,
iu their domestic affairs.
As Pennsylvania at the present time is approaching a
crisis which is pregnant with good or evil, and which will
have a tendency to add additional strength ar.d prosperity
to her in luture. 01, if inconsiderately acted upon,-may
produce an abortion that may paralyze and lay h?r pros
trate for years before she will be able to recover her wonted
vigor. No man with eyes open can deny this fact, when
he sees staring him in the face applications to the Legis
lature for from twenty to twenty-tire millions of additional
banking capital, without any statistics to show for what
purpose it is wanted, or the reason why application is
made.
Tho people of Pennsylvania are deeply interested "in this
matter, and should demand, through tho public press, a
full statement of facts in relation thereto, and by whom
Or what institution made. And the persons whose names
re to be inserted in a charter should be required to testify
on oath, before the committee of the Legislature appointed
on banks, to the truth of their statistics and representa
tions; andiflheybad evidence or reason to believe that
persons most deeply interested io having a bank charter
granted, or an extension of capital to those in existence,
were speculating in property which they have purchased
and having laid out in town lots, on which rows of vision
ary houses are to be erected, or dabbling in air line rail
roads or undeveloped coal fields, or in fact any project
which evidently will have no permanence, should be re
jected.
The following la a synopsis of business done at Coates
vllle and vicinity, embracing a scope of three miles east,
and ten miles north, south and west of the village :
10 Rolling Mills doing an annual business of $1,000,000
6 Forges “ “ “ 177,600
3 Foundries and Machine Shops “ 100,000
16 Paper and Box-Board Mills “ . 400,000
8 Cotton and Woollen Mills “ 320,900
,17 Forwarding Houses - . 850.000
8 Lime Burners - 40.000
13 Tanneries “ 104,000
27 Flour and Feed Mills M 675,000
19 Saw Mills *• 95.000
40 Stores “ 400,000
Live Stock in value 500,000
' $4,661,600
In addition to the above, might bo added mining and
j agriculture which will amonnt to no inconsiderable sum.
The principal banking for the above named district, in
: Chester county, is done in the cities of Philadelphia and
Lancaster, the former forty miles east, and the latter thirty
• at of this place. Further comment would be Kuperfluous.
Yours. CHESTER.
Chester County Delegates.
The Democratic Convention of Chester
county, met at West Chester, on Tuesday last,
and elected Capt. Robt. Irwin, as Senatorial,
and Abel Evans, Col. Samuel Ringwalt, and
Ebenezer W. Sharp, as Representative Dele
gates to the State Convention, with instruc
tions to vote in favor of Judge Strickland for
Canal Commissioner.
i Inunuwe Land Grant—Congrenion&l
Bribery and Corruption.
Another uf the immense land grants in fa
i for l, f railroad* have heretofore boeu suspeet
j ed of being cnhceiveJ in fraud and carried
c through by bribery and corruption, ho*» been
! introduced iuto the House of Representatives,
in the shape of a bill,, which grants to the ter
ritory of Minnesota, for the construction of a
trunk railroad traversing the territory with
three branch roads, every alternate section of
land, designated by odd numbers, tor six
seetwjisi in width on each side of said road and
branches. The grant will call for nearly four
hundred th"usand acres of land in each and
every mile which the road traverses, and mak
ing the aggregate an immense oue.
The New York Herald pubbshes letters
from itscorrespondents at Washington, setting
forth a very scandalous state of Congressional
| morals, and the existence and organized and
'act-fve exertions of a distinct profession in
' Washington—lobby agents—whose business
it is to bring personal influence to bear upon
; the action of Cougress, and to determine
; measures of legislation by corrupt considera
■ tions. The Richmond Enquirer republishes
the Herald's letters, and says that the ma
jority of these lobby ngents are “ ex-members
iof Congress, ex-Secretaries of department,
. editors out of employment, occasional curres
: pondents of papers, officers of the army dis
: missed from the service, officers of the navy
; retired for incapacity, clerks, women of easy
virtue, dealers of faro, and apostate preachers
l of the Gospel. These individual* have
- methodized the mysteries of plunder into
' a science, and have reduced their operations
J against the Treasury to a regular system of
‘ strategy. The agencies of their influence
! comprehend all the means of subduing prin
-1 ciple through the instrumentality of the pas
; sions. Tho amiable disposition of one metn
-1 ber of Congress makes him an easy prey.—
: Another falls a victim to the sedu'tions of
: champagne and canvass back. A third isinsen
, Bible to the charms of an epicurean banquet,
but ho surrenders to the seductions of a solid
j sum of money. A fourth is beguiled by the
arts of some charming Lais, and consents, if
: not to support a particular claim, to be absent
j when the vote is taken. A fifth, with hardly
1 less criminality of motive, sacrifices his
’ scruples to secure the operation of a pow
{ erful interest in his own special behalf. So
i the thing works; and the result is th:it the
| people am so plundered -if millions by a cur-
I rupt coalition between Hie lobby interest and
1 certain profligate members of Congress."
It is through such influences and bv such
1 means that the Treasury is robbed, the pub
; lie money squandered, and the good name of
! the nation degraded. It is a mortifying fact,
; as well as one o£ evil omen, that, whilst the
i character of the public men of Great Britain
! has steadily improved those of the U. States,
[ both in intellect and morals, has as steadily
j retrograded. Could one of the pure and in
| corruptible patriots of the Revolutionary era
j arise from the grave, he would be astounded
i at the profligacy which lias converted the once
; stainless halls of the public council into “ a
I den of thieves." —Richmond Despatch.
Mr. Buchanan In Washington.
Washington, Jan. 27.—Mr. Buchanan ar
rived in this city at 11 o’clock this morning,
and proceeded to the National lintel, where a
number of his friends were waiting to receive
him. There was ho public reception.
Mr. Buchanan was accompanied from Lan
caster by his personal friend Hubert $. Ma
graw, of Baltimore.
At 10 o'clock ho pnid bis respects to the
President, and it so happened that there was
a public reception to-day at the White House.
The persons present warmly welcomed Mr.
Buchanan. The President cordially greeted
him, and tendered him the compliment of a
dinner with invited guests, as did also Judge
Douglas and others, but he hns declined them,
preferring to partake of their hospitalities in
a private manner.
Mr. Buchanan is at the National Hotel, ac
cessible to all visitors, but is not uppressed
with their attentions. He will remain here
a week or ten days.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
Washiwjtov, Jan.
Tho bill to aid the heirs of the revolutionary officer* has
been finally lost, or in other words, postponed until De
cember next. So, for the present, that bill is a dead chap
let for this winter in draining its expected millions from
the public Treasury.
The bill that passed the Senate for the benefit of Mrs.
Mary Reeside, the widow of the late great Lord Admiral of
Mail contracts for so many years under our government,
we regret to say, has not yet become a law. Tho Senate
struck out from the bill the interest clause, justly duo the
claimants, which wo aro pleased to hear will bo inserted by
the Ilouse wh«n the claim come- before them again for
decision. Every dollar claimed by Mrs. Reside i« jnstly
due to her enterprising and energetic husband—and wh*u
the bill shall become the law of the land, we shall hone to
gee it contain a full Indemnity in principal and interest
of every cent due to the late Admiral Ree-dde. There has
been many a man that baa had the title of 11 Admiral ” be
stowed upon him. that did not deserve the distinction by
services rendered their country nne-tcr>th the ratio that
the noble Reeslde devoted to his. through many lone years
of summer heats and winter colds In building up and sus
taining the mail facilities of the land. We want his h*lr«
well paid, without stint or hindrance, all claimed in their
bill before Congress.
You will aea in (be Union of Tuesday morning," th« late
law passed by both lions®* of Congress, upon lh“ subject
of compel! imr the attendance of witnesses before either
House of Congress to disclose testimony under certain
pains and penalties. This law has been passed in too much
haste, and in consequence of some information flrßt made
public by a Mr. Pimnnton. the correspondent of the New
York Times. ?oj-myself Tdo not believe there in any truth
in the assertions made bv Mr. Fimonton. nor would I be
lieve it upon bis simple testimony from this fact alone,
that, if he speaks of facts, ho mnst hare been a party to
the corruption and collusion fraud practised in the House.
Put enough of this, the public can decide the question of
the propriety of the law when the Committee of Investiga
tion of the House shall make their report. What we wish
to say just here, is that we dissent In toto from this prin'
ciple of compulsion and suborning of witnesses that are to
be brought into the Courts of the United States by the
passage of this law. Is i t not much after the type of that
obnoxious law In principle, that killed politically the elder
Adams? It seems to me that it Is in very close' nflieme* to
that law of his that abridged the rights of citiaens, called
the “ alien and sedition ’’ law. Those who can see through
the mazes and Intricacies of law seem to think, that some
sovere punishments will follow the presentments under
this measure, as that which followed the trial of Matthew
Lyon in the days of old. when persecutions under Mr.
Adams was a favorite theme of agitation among political
partisans. We are not exempt from party feeling even in
those pleasant times of progress and prosperity,—hence It
is, that we hold to our objections to the passage of the law
of compulsion lately enacted by the present Congress.
Mr. L. D. Campbell has introduced bis promised
amended Tariff Bill this week. The reductions of duties
lu this bill will reach some fourteen millions of dollars,
should Congress pass the bill as he has introduced it. Bnt
the bill will not pass this session, nor will there be, as a
consequence, any reduction of the duties for the current
year. The truth is. there is no time left of the present
session to perfect any such important measure as a Tariff
Bill. If we shall be mistaken in this result we will early
advise you of the actirn of the House upon the subject.
Mr. Yilliers recently appointed, by the British Govt-rn
nieut. Minister to 4he United States, having declined the
appointment, tho-Rtation has been tendered to Lord Napier,
an under Secretary of nn« of the Foreign I egatlons of the
British Empire, and not to Lord Elgin, who
would obtalnthe. mission The British press, generally
are much dissatisfied with the appointment of Lord Napier,
and say Ufa not of sufficient talent to cope with the
talented United States Tbero is more truth
than poetry lpithisiobjection, and the same objection can
be extended to irfany others in British high places, who
aro not tipaichtn to many of our present American States
men. However, Lord Napier CAn come over arid trv his
hand in his new position.
The President elect took our citizens by surprise on
Tuesday morning last, by his sudden appearance in Wash
ington. We folks here being mostly frozen in, had no idea
but that the distinguished occupant of "Wheatland was
eqnally unfortunate as we were—but it seems not so from
the sudden oppearance of Mr. Buchanan. The President
elect paid a visit to President Pierce on Tuesday evening,
ne was most cordially received Since thenar. Buchanan
has been *t the National, receiving the visits of his numer
ous friends. Now that Mr. B. la here we have queer
guesßing at the Cabinet appointees. It would fill your
paper, Messrs Editors, just to see the different arrange
ments that are made for Mr. Buchanan in the way of
Cabinet selections. But It Is all smoke. Mr. Buchanan
will profit by his own experience and, ripe Judgment in
such matter*, consequently the Democratic party has
nothing to fear in the selections that are to be made to aid
him in the affairs of the Government after the 4th of
March next. It is conjectured that Mr. Buchanan will
return to Wheatland next week.
We have a melancholy duty to perform, in announcing
to your readers tho sudden demise of the non.
Preston S. Brook 3. a member of ihe House of
Representatives, from Hie State of South Carolina.—
Mr. Brooks was in his year, and he died from an at
tack of the Croup or Jains. nis death was unexpected
to his colleague* ancFnii numerous friends in and out of
Congress. exprerfsed himself but an hour be
fore bis death thpt his disease was conquered and that he
would soon be well. But it has been determined otherwise,
and he is now no more; his death is felt most keenly by his
venerable nncie. Senator Butler, who in turn has the aym
pathy of many friends for this bereavement in the death
of his high-toned and chivalrous nephew-
Both Houses of Congress adjourned on yesterday at an
early hour, doing no business in coosequence of the death
of one of South Carolina's favorite and much cherished
sons. The remains of Mr. Brocks were committed to the
vault of the Congressional burying ground to day after
the funeral service was performed in the House of Repre
tentative*.
CITT AIVD COnSTt AFFAIRS.
Disappointment. —On Tuesday evening last
we. In common with ft largo number of citizens, were most
wofully disappointed in not hearing the promised lecture
ofthe Rev. William n. Millbcrji, the colebrated Blind.
Preacher. After trudging over some five or six square* of
almost impassable pavements, to the Duto Street M. Th
Church, we were Informed that Mr. M. had not arrived,
and, consequently, no lecture wonld be delirered. This
was a very unpleasant announcement, as «« had antici
pated a delightful evening's entertainment. Mr H. failed
in getting to Lancaster on account of missing the connec
tion at Philadelphia. ' “Better luck next time.*’
Lecture at Marietta.; —A correspondent
gives us an interesting aceount of the lecture given before
the citizens of Marietta on Thursday evening la-t. at
Temperance Hall, by Samuil H. Rrtvolps, Esq . of «his
city. The citizens of that Borough have established
a regular course for the Winter season. *ud Mr. K. deliv
ered the third vf the course. The credit of getting up there
intellectual entertainments Is mainly due to Messrs. Chao.
Kelly and John J. Libhart. A large and intelligent andi
en'ce was present on Thursday evening. The Quartette
Club was present and added much to the interest by their
excellent nnWc. Mr. Rovnoldi’ subject was “Our National
Literature,” and it was treated in a masterly manner.—
The audience, were delighted, as well they nJlght be, for
Mr. R. is a young gentleman of fine literary attainments,
and a very entertaining speaker.
I Citv Election.—The City Election takes
place to-day. We trust our Democratic friends are active
and vigilant, and in readiuesa for the uuderhaul attack*
of the 81.-ck Rppuhlii-tuV Know-Nothings. We expect to
hear the “Old Buck” prt-daim a Deinccrsrh- triumph this
evening. Are you *ll ready, btys -
Pollock’s “Ore Cleaner.'’—Mr. David
Pollock well known, in this nty, as an Kudina Builder,
, ftnd a most skilful mechanic, was granted, on the 27th of
■ January, Letters Patent for ODe ofthe moat valuable aud
powerfully operating machines ever invented in thisneigb
: tnrhood. It is an immense Iron Cylinder formed of ad
justable Iron bars, so constructed a* to be easily adjust*-*!
and regulated according to the »i2e of the ''re <>r Goal
j required. It contains perforated hollow Iron shafts slid
| cylinders for washing the inato.lal, and has powerful lifters
; and arms for stirring up the (.‘res, with adjustable oper
i ating rollers for stamping and crushing the same. Uls
: so arranged as to wa*b. crush, screen and rl~sh several
: hundred tons of Ore* or other material daily, of any required
size, and in a wet or dry state.
i This will certainly pro\e one of the greatest acquisitions
to our Lancaster County and Pem^ylvania Iren and Coal
1 Districts, aud Mr. P. Ho.-k will. no dnnht, rlchlv re
warded f r bla p?rsev-mno6 and skPI. We h-.ro seen the
drawings of this ponderous machine, which uluiesf seeius
. to have the appearance of an immense Iron ‘'rgan. An-i
when we imagine that a hundred tons of Iron i>r<- Is rush
• iug through such machines daily: stamping, crushing,
. screening aud washing the heavy orw, with Innumei able
fountains pourinpou to these heavy moving m-tssea, the
. music of the hill* and valleys of the Iron and Coal districts
will be vastly enlivened, and a new spirit b*» Infused Into
the Mining anil Furnace operations.
Opposition Ticket.—The following is the
ticket settled upon by the all sorts o’ opposition to the Dem
ocratic party of this city. We assure the gentlemen on
It that it will give u* much pleasure to record their defeat
on Tuesday next:
GENERAL NOMINATIONS.
Mayor—Henry M. White.
High Constable—John (1. Martin.
WARD NOMINATIONS.
Select Council—Ootkdb Saner.
Common Council—George Yeisley, Dr. Henry E. Muhlen
berg, John Trinsler, Daniel Ehrisman, David Ilartmau.
Alderman—John F. Ilnher.
Assessor—James Wiley.
City Constable—George HufiVagle,
Judge—Frederick 8. Albright.
Inspector—William Buckins.
N. E. WAP.n.
Select Council—Robert H. Long.
Common Council—Daniel Ileitshu. John Brandt. Jr.
Jacob H. Smelt* Benjamin F. Cor.
Aldermen—William Frick. William B Wiley.
Assessor—George IJ. Mowrey.
City Constable—Philip S. Baker.
Judge—William Ilensel.
Inspector—Robert A. Evans.
6. W. W.ASI*.
Select Council—John C. Walton.
Common Council—Samuel Cormany. Thomas Sllvis,
John H. Hemley.
Assessor —John E. Carpenter
City Constable—. John Berkel.
Judge—Henry F. Benedict.
Inspector—William Wright.
8. E. WARD.
Select Council—John C. Walton.
Common Council—John L. Benedict, Michael Steiger
wait, John Fordney.
Assessor—John Rock.
Citv Constable—William Lambert, jr.
Judge—Jacob Light.
Inspector—Jacob Weitzel.
Mechanics’ Society.—The following gen
tlcmen wore elected officers of the Mechanics’ Society, at
their late stated meeting:
President —John Bear.
Vice President—Charles Gillespie.
Treasurer—Christian Cast.
Secretary—Henry Pinkerton.
Library Committee—P. G. Eberman. Christian Goat,
Win. liable, I*. McConomy, M. Westha-ITer.
•Committee on Property—C. KiefTer. M Westha-fi'er. C.
Gillespie, F. J. Krantph, Peter McCouomv.
We uro gratified to learn that the Society intend re
opening their Library, In one of the rooms of the new
buildings in West King street, adjoining the Market
House. It will be Of great beuefit’to many.
Died of bis Injuries.— One of the persons
injured by the railroad accident, near Middletown, a few
days ago, Sir. Henry Garraan, of the neighborhood c-f
Roarastown in this county, ha* since died of his Injuries.
Polls Close at 7 o’clock.— Recollect,
Democrats, that the Foils close at 7 o'clock this svouing.
Bo sure you are there in good time.
License Revenue.— The amount of License
foes paid into the .'•lata Treasury from this county, uodcr
the new license law, is $9.51,“i. Including taverns, eating
house*, brewers and distillers.
Tavern and Other Licenses. — The Court
have fixed Monday, the Oth day of February next, sc the
time when they will hear applications f>r tav«rn, eating
house and store licenses.
Democratic Ward Meetings.—Democratic
meetings were held in the different Wards, of this city, on
Saturday evening, at which Poll and Vigilance Committees
were Appointed, ami other uecensary business was trans
acted. The right spirit was manifested, ami our friends
amused.
Democrats or the South East Ward.—We
canti-'T) nur Democratic friends in this Ward to bi-wnre of
a trick which will be attempted to be played upon them
today. Large numbers of tickets have beeu printed with
all the Democratic candidates on, except our oomiuee for
City Constable. William M. Gormlt. In his stead is sub
stituted the name of the Black Republican Know-Nothing
nominee, WILLIAM LAMBERT, .Jr. We again warn the
unflinching Democracy of that Ward to beware of the trick:
The same game will probably he attempted in the other
Wards. Keep a sharp look out.
Teachers’ Institute. —The Lancaster Co.
Teachers’ Institute which was In session at Fulton Hall, in
this city, all of last week, brought its labors to a close on
Saturday. The exercises throughout were very interesting,
and a large number of our citizens attended them daily.—
Addresses at the conclusion were delivered by Hon. A. L.
Hayes, Professors Wickersham and Brooks, and Hon. Tboa.
H. Burrowes. Tho Institute adjourned to meet at the cal!
of the County Superintendent.
Lung Diseases. —We invite the careful
attention of all persons afflicted with coughs or colds to
the following certificate by Mr. John C. Little, of Peebles
Tp., In this county. Mr. D. Is oue of our most respectable
citizens, and volmntarily called on Dr. Knyser, and ottered
his certificate to tho facts stated below :—Pittsburgh Post.
January 2, 1853.
Grzat Cub* bv Da. Ketseb’s Pectoral Strut.—l llto in
Peebles tp., Allegheny county. I had a coughing and
spitting which commenced about the 4th of February last,
and continued for eight months. I employed the best
physicians in the County, and my cough continued una
bated, until early in October. At that time I was advised
to try your Pectoral Cough Syrup, which I did; and after
I had taken one bottle I was entirely free from coughing
and spitting. I had despaired of ever getting well, and I
think it should be known that this valuable remedy will
do for others what it has done Ln ray case.
JOHN C. LITTLE, Peebles Tp.
Witness: B. M. Kerr
Pittsburgh. December 31. 1862.
Sold by C. A. Helnitsh, No. 13 Hast King i-tre^t.
jEST* A writer in the New York Journal of
Commerce srys a simple and effectual remedy
for curing frosted feet, and one that will afford
immediate relief, is to heat a brick very hot,
and hold the foot over it as closely as it can
be held without burning. Cut an onion in
two, and, dipping it repeatedly in salt, rub it
all over the feet. The juice of the onion will
be dried into the foot, and effect a cure in a
very short time. If this is done a few times,
it is almost certain to cure your feet entirely.
Increase of Pay to the Army Officers.—
We are gratified to observe that the bill for
increasing the pay of the officers of the army
passed the House of Representatives on Mon
day week, and was sent to the Senate on the
same day, where it was referred at once to
the Military Committee of that body. We
presume that it will meet with no opposition
there, as the Senate baa been in favor of such
a measure for several sessions, and that the
bill will soon become a law.
A destructive fire occurred at Phila
delphia, on Thurday night last. The fire
originated in the third story of the Girard
building, in Chesnut street near Third, occu
pied by E. Gaskill, as a book bindery. The
lower floor was occupied by T. B. Peterson,
the extensive publisher and bookseller. The
room adjoining was occupied by Goodyear’s-
India Rubber establishment. The socond Btory
was occupied by J. M. Harper, importer of
Watches, and Dubosque &Carrowa, jewellers.
The fourth and fifth stories were occupied by
Messrs. Siokela & Jones as a printing office.
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.
The. Mississippi River closed at St. Louis—Heavy Teams
—Missouri L ■'crislal ur*— Benton Representatives
drrtnrinp thcnifh'f.s Black Republicans—fid. Fhme.y't
defeat.—he Off re Seeker a in the. Field—The Tomb of Gen.
Juclson—the Hermitage. iff.— Gr.. Geary and his J fes*
too- Thy ** Tape l -» Legislature"—Resignation of Officials
in Kama*—"Traitors in the FicUT'—Senulhr Harlan—
Severity of Uie Winter, ifc., iff., t£c., (£c.
St. Loot*, Jan. -fi. 1857.
There has been no abatement in the cold weather since
our last dato. The thermomutes ranging from xoro to 14
d-ga, On Wednesday last, the 21st, the river gorged
at thi* p#nt, and the following morning footmen crossed,
and on Irtday and Saturday horses and team* passed over
In safety. Every day since the ice stopped running, hun
dreds and thousands hav- been on the river amusing
themselves In varfou* ways. Men and boys are daily ska
ting to their heart’s content. The ice is very strong—be
ing uncommonly thick before it gorged. In consequence
of this embargo upon the riv.ir navigation, business Is
completely prostrated, and will remain so until the re
sumption of navigation In the Spring. There is nothing
doing in the produce market. Local items are like hen
teeth—“few and far between.” Edwin Booth, the young
tragedian, is drawing Urge and fashionable audiences at
the Peoples* Theatre. Spiritual lectures are as common as
dirt, and the cause is progressing backtvards, although the
long-bearded chaps still assert hug** mysteries—but prove
nothing.
Our Legislature ts now busily engaged on Bank Bills.—
Quite an animated discussion sprang up among the mem
bers upon the ekvfi-ui of Bank Director*—.Mr. Brown, of
the Missouri /W-v-mt. and Mr. Henry A. Clover, Benton
reprerentHtirr from this county, both declared openly that
they were Frre~smiert —signifying, w*. presume. Black Re
publican*.—thus cutting Kv from the Dem.-critlc party.
We like a bold and maulv avowal of prin -iplt-fl, aud give
these gentleman credit for cf„>nly expressing their political
‘entfments W- do not like to misplace any man, aud
think there an* «tIH a few more who nhould b~ as caudld
as Me*KVH. Drown and Clover—they must some
their partition. and now as well as at any otliontlmv, for
the community will view their silence witltf*ut*piclon.
The frl-nds of Col. Forney, hen*. hav<* received a power
ful stroke In thr .-lection of the r-mntwde, Cameron. Thoaa
in your 1 .•*« i**l f iirm bo profosa.-d to b« the frl-uds of Mr.
Buchanan. and u.ve their elr-cti-*n to his strumrth, but who
have proven tbvtmmh*'* traitor* at x time wl»*u their *er
vlcos were m-*«t for cold or its equivalent, should
have th** finn-r of scrti and iN'iit-nipt pniuteil at them
where'er they go—landlords slr-iild itisnil-a them from
their lodging**—m«*mb»rs of tbo Legislature should offer
a resolution for their impulsion—their constituents should
re call th-m from the post they have so willfully dlgrneod
—Democratic journal* should post their names In flaming
capitals .si the head of their leading columns— white, people
throughout tho ■'fare should <~al 1 indignation meeting*
and hold them puMI lv up to an outraged people—their
wiv*-. he*.there and -inter* should giro them a curtain lec
ture. as thev never h-anl K-foro A man wliu would sell
his tru-< for cold, would s-l! Ms wif,. an*l children for a
meps of pottage. These are men. Mo. that have **nrh mer
ciful rimscieti- es. that they alum-t f.airjt when they hear
of n hl.tek 4/.(*v being sold into “bondage,*' and turn il ;bt
ar f nnd and huv up »»• /r,- men to servo them in a Mu
fold worre “bondage" than to work upou a sugar planta
tion. They mist nr-w stop harping upon the cruelty of
Southern Slavery, wheu they have open the'- Slave Trade”
In a Stats where it in by an net of law forbidden : But it
would sosm that tho only difference between the Black
and White slaves, Is in tho price; the latter
commanding *ior-. A good likely n .*gr> would sell here
for from ?) .d*'o to »1 .Son ; hut wo learn by a telegraphic
dispaMh pnMiiihed Imre tlmt tho abolitionists paid from
$-'*.ta)n to j/er head ' Would a nigger command the
game price th«ie? If so. apprise ii.h through tho roluraui
of your paper, and we will P o.m rlil Mi*s.*ui i of the '• Insti
tution’’ these white dnvr masters hare boon working to
accomplish.
itiir office seekers hen- nre In the field with potltlous a.*
long as the moral law. Mr. Buchanan will havo to em
ploy an army of assistants to read them r>r hltn. and aflor
they are read, how many nf them will be known to tbs ex
ecutive? Wo wen* told yesterday tbnt soiik* ot our office
seekers here have b-en visiting the different Coimsterlea
qulto frO'iusnfly *>f late, and judging front tho length of
some of the petitions, wholesale f-Tgerie* have beet* com
mitted upon tile dead ! Tbo present Incumbent* suom not
gitisGfd with a lour years ot'tlos—and fat ones. too.—but
every ouo of them are again applicant*. The people boro
HeeDi Co think the! u ■ bang- would bo desirable, and ninny
cry out “rot iti«;£in office.'’ That being a Democratic
principle—th** Demo-out* now in office should fall bach
and make room for others, who had tin object ions to offer
when they obtains.! the piize; but it would ssem that a
“bird in tho hand I* worth two in the bush.'' Mr. Buchan
an will tin doubt make Judicious appointment* for this lo •
caiity. Wti-n the proper rime arrive* w« will *uggeit the
name uf a gentleman lor a very important office of our city .
and one, too. who will be accopt-ible to the whole commu
nity.
The Legislature of Tenn«*«wen, pnsned an act. nt Its last
sesalon, authorizing th- Governor to pure has* five hundred
acres of the Hermitage land, including the mansion of
Gen. Jackson and the tomb where now repose the remains
of the illu'tnous hero and patriot, and those of his twloved
wife, and tender the same to tho Government of the l uited
.States, provided a branch of the Military Academy nbould
ba established at that place. Gov. Johnson has already
bought It for the snin of s-Mn-00, and has made a formal
tender ofthe property to th* Pri-widcnt. This Isa generous
and noble act of the people of Teun<M.yae. the home ofthe
Hero of New Orleans.
The mesFairn of Gov. Geary, of Kansas, lias been received
and published in "Ur city papers. It is a highly important
document, and the views set f .ri h by i Jot. Uoary, aro fully
endorsed by all conservative peaceful and Uw abiding
citizens—neither th« Free" State or Fro Slavery men—
whether In the N*>rth or th\» Sotith—can honestly utter one
ay liable against it. But one sentiment prevails here in re
gard to Gov. G*ary and his um***au'e. and that is, he is Im
partial in hi* views, and tbo sentiments’set forth whole
some to tho entire community. Thus f.ir Gov. Geary has
conduct*! the government of this unfortunate territory to
the satisfaction of all, and should he continue, of which
there is scarcely & doubt—ns he couinicnoed, biv future will
b* oiio to be onvitrd.
It wuitM Kotin that tho ‘‘Emigrant Aid Societies,” have
censed furnishing capital to their member* now in Kansan,
sine* the Presidential election, ami it Is very doubtful
whether the “Free State” party of the Territory will hold
together long enough to get admitted into the Union.—
Gov. Robinson, as yon are already aware, has resigned his
post, and at the time, too, tho Free State" Legislature
was alwut to assemble, and thus turned the “ Free State"’
over, with many oxtravigant compliments to Lieut. Gorrr •
nor Roberts. Mr. R. "not fooling disposed to saddle himself
with the tiius and misdoings of Gov. Robinson—and not
over desirous of ocrupying so high a position —wlth-the eye
of Gov. Geary constantly upon hi* every movement.—in
turn, transfers the honors of Ills office to tho President of
the ‘‘Topeka Sonata,” in tho following courteous $oto:
Ar.iismoNn House. Wyandott/l K. T n
Wednesday. Dec. 13. 1853.
* My Dear ?in :—I have just learned that Governor Rob
inson has resigned his position., and hasten to inform yon
that ray engagements will utterly preclude the possibility
of my being present at the meeting of the Legislature
It will therefore devolve upon you to act in the capacity of
Governor.
I would not dictate to you. hut should a quorum of mem
bers answer to tht-ir name*. I would memorialize Congress
for admission into tlm Union, and then adjourn. Should
there be no quorum, it would be well to take a recess until
Ray the 4th "f Match.
In gr*nt inutf, vory trulv. kc ,
W. Y. Roberts.
Hon. Jofjv Curtiss, President <>f Senate
The President of the Tnp*ka S«nat«, (Mr. Curtiss, consid
ering that the resignation of the two gentlemen above al
luded to, was a violation of public faith and trust, offered
the annexed resolution
Resolv'd. That wa view with Indignation and soorn the
attempt of some of our loadqn* to barter off our present
State Government, sealed as it is with the life blood of some
of our best patriots.
Upon the adoption of which, quite a discussion ensuedr
and our latest advices do not state how the discussion end
ed—but it matters very little whether it was adopted or
not. We think wo have seen the worst of the Kansas troQ
blos.aud much credit is du« Gov. Gnnrv.
With these views of Kansas, wo ban- no hesitancy in
affirming that all emigrants—from the North as well as the
•South—will find the strong arm of Government ready to
protect lifn and property; and as there will likely be a
large emigration in the Spring, we advise all tocomo upon
their own rrsouros. and not sitddle ppor. their' buck* the
weight of New England Societies.
Tho U. 3. Sonata recently d-ctared Mr. Harlan, of lowa,
Ineligible to the position of Senator in consequence of som
informalities in his election. Mr. Harlan returned to low
City, when- the Legislature U now in ses-ion, on tho night
of the 15th and on th* morning of th~ 17th, both branches
met ("strongly Itepuhii an. and very black, at that; and
elected Mr. Harlan a goin. The rote sto-.i Harlan, ('ll. K.)
r>3; Conlbaugh. 'D-tn ; 3.'. Thus, bus another abolition
Senator stole into the donate of tho U. Mates. The while
people will soon have their eye* opened, should a few more
like Cameron and Harlan find their way into tho Senate
Chamber, but we must all pay for our learning.
It is ■•aid that Judge Wend, of Peoria, IHs.. has com
menced suit against th- Rock Island Bridge Co., in hebaif
of the owners of the steamer Eflle Afton—which, with
a portion of Urn bridge was destroyed by tire some time
time since, by the Lflle Aft'>n swinging against one of the
piers. The suit is for the value <>f th# lost, her freight and
We hear great rouipUlnts of the M-verity ' winter
from ail sections. A man by the name of Crowley, with
his wile and four children. <sayi* the Gal»na fburj’er) star
ted out on a sleigh ride, and when upon the prairies, get
ting off the road, they were unable to find their way home,
and the six were found th. next day frozen to death. A
Mr. Price and his son, from Ohio, were frozen to death near
the Big Nemaha, Nebraska Territory, on the 24tb of De
cember, during one of the most terrible auow storms ever
experience in Nrbiaek.n—so says th* Nebraska -Vus.
The number of persons win) have perished with the cold
this winter, U without a parallel. Many of these victims
start out upon the prairies, w hich is almost the same as
embarking upou the wide ocean, little thinking of the
hardships they are to cncouuter, and still more terrible is
it when they get caught lu a snow storm, and can’t see ten
rods before them, aDd the road lost to sight beneath the
snow, and the piercing winds that usually sweep overthese
uoproteeted plains, blowing a perfect hurricane. We were
once ont opon the prairies, and night overtook us before
we could reach tho bluff; it beiug iu the bummer, a thun
der storm arose, and the night grew very dark. "We bad
not more than a mile to travel, but we lost our road, and
drove around and around for some lour or five hours, and
only found our way by whipping op at every flash of light
ning, ruuning great danger of pitching headlong into a
lake or pool of water. We were satisfied with prairie travel
after night. How terrible, then must It be Id a snow
storm with no guide whatever by which to navigate. Too
might walk or drive for a week upon some of those prairies
and then not get off. We find the following melancholy
account ln the La Crosse ;