INTELLIGENCER & LANCASTER! AN. OEO. SASDERBOS, EDITOR. A* SANDBRSOHt Aiioolate. LANCASTER, PA. f DECEMBER 22, 1857. circulation, aooo cofibs i KsiPTioic Puck, £2,00 ?er tannin. THE CONTESTSD BLECTIOT. At the time ohr paper went to press on yesterday afternoon the Court had not yet given a decision in the contested election case for Prothonotary. The public are awaiting it with great anxiety. WHAT IS TO BE GAINED ? The agitation of the Kansas question at the present time might all be well enough, if any good could possibly result from it. But we should like to be advised by our Democratic friends, at least, both inland out of Congress, what they expect to accomplish by placing themselves in an attitude of hostility to the views and recommendations of the President in his annual Message. e can very easily account for the coarse of the Black Republican newspapers and orators, inasmuch as the continuation of this senseless agitation most, of necessity, to a greater or less extent, enure to their benefit. But how any Democrat, having the good of the whole country and the welfare of his party at heart, can consent to play into the hands of the Abolition agitators of the Northern and Eastern States, is passing strange indeed .apd beyond our comprehen sion, and what they expect to gain by so suicidal a policy is more than we can divine. For three years and more the entire Union has been agitated with this Kansas question in connexion with slavery—aud now, when the whole subject was likely to be put at rest by the introduction of Kansas into the Union as a'State, with or without slavery as a ma jority of her people might determine, and after the President had devoted all his energies to bring about so desirable a result, lo and behold l an opposition suddenly starts up in an unexpected quarter, and we are again at sea without compass or rudder—aud all this, too, the work of our own friends 1 The Abo litionists are delighted, as a matter of course, at the proapeot of a disruption of the Demo cratic party, and are already anticipating an easy triumph over the friends of the Union and the Constitution in 1860. But we trust in Heaven they are destined to be disap pointed. The veteran statesman at the head of the Government is strong in the affections of the American people. He was a zealous co-laborer with Andrew Jackson in repelling the assaults of the United States Bank, and aided materially the Hero of the Hermitage in crushing the monster. Having passed unscathed through the trying times of that eventful period in our Nation's history, he will not now quail at the puny assaults made upon his administration by fanatical leaders whose bucc6B9 would be a death blow to our confederated Republic, and whose only hope is the distraction and division of the great Democratic party. President Buchanan, in common with his Democratic friends generally, is sincerely anxious for the speedy settlement of this pro tracted and dangerous controversy, which has already estranged the northern and southern sections of the Union from each other, and which will inevitably result, if not soon settled, in a separation of the slave-holding and non slave-holding States. .He would have preferred that the entire Constitution should have been snbmitted to the people of Kansas for their approval or rejection ; but inasmuch as that was not done, and the Convention was not bound to do it, either by the terms of the Kansas-Nebraska act, which limited its pro viso to the simple question of slavery, or by any other instructions from any quarter, he is content that the Constitution, with or with out slavery, as the people of the Territory might determine for themselves, and as they did determine on yesterday the 21st instant, should be approved of by Congress, and Kan sas be at once admitted into the Union as a sovereign State. This would take the whole subject out ot the hands of the General Government, and the people of the new State would at once have sole and entire control over their own domestic institutions. It would immediately give peace to the country, and if the good folks of Kansas should here after choose to dispute and quarrel among themselves about any of their local institu tions,-they might do so to their heart's oontent, without longer disturbing the peace and har mony of the Nation. We, therefore, again ask the question—and it is a pertinent one at the present time— what do our Democratic friends, who have arrayed themselves against the Administra tion on this important measure, hope to accomplish by pursuing the any farther course they have taken ? It surely cannot be the pacification of the country and the integrity and harmony of the Democratic party. If that be really what they are seeking to effect, they seek strange company in the persons of Seward, Hale, Greeley and the Abolitionists generally, and we hardly suppose either their patriotism or Democracy will be much improved by their new associations. HON. WILLIAM BIGLER. This gentleman is emphatically a working • member of the U. S. Senate. To prove this fnct, as also to show how high he stands in the estimation of his fellow-members, it is suf ficient to observe that he occupies a prominent place on four important standing committees, viz: On Commerce ; Post Offices and Roads; District of Columbia; and on Engrossed Bills. His able remarks in reply to Judge Douglas will be found on our first page, to which we invite the attention of our readers. THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE The Kansas Legislature was organized on the Bth inst., by electing C. W. Babcock, President of the Council, and G. W. Deltzler, Speaker of the House. Secretary Stanton recommends that the Legislature pass an act directing an election to be held for certain purposes, on the same day and at the same places, as that provided for in the proclamation of the President of the Convention, authorizing the people to vote for a constitution in either of the forms presented by the Convention. The Governor also recom mends the passage of a law making a fraudu lent return of votes a felony, with suitable punishment. Kansas letters to the St. Louis Republican? state that intense excitement, prevails among all classes of people in the Territory, and the probabilities are that the party opposed to the Lepompton Convention will not permit the eleotion on the 21st. General Lane, and three hundred or four hundred men, were encamped nearLecompton; and threats had been made of driving General Calhoun and the members of the Convention out of the Territory, but no outbreak had yet been attempted. Whether the calling of an election on the same day as that proposed by the Lecompton Convention is or is not a virtual admission of .the legality of that body, or whether it is done expressly for mischief, by the bad men who are intent upon seotional strife and civil war, time will determine. If that personification of utter, baseness and depravity, the notorious Jim Lane* could meet with his deserts, all would be quiet within a month. The quasi Democrats :yf;ho are ctfrectly or indirectly encouraging; this nest of traitors and disor ganisers, most certainly see to what deplorable results their efforts are tending. “ “ .1 GOV. WALKER HAS REBIGHED. Hon. Robert J. Walker has resigned the office of Governor of Kansas, and, id doing so, has addressed a long letter to the Secretary of State, in‘ .which he takes ground against the admission of Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton Constitution. The letter is very ably written, but we apprehend tihe Gov ernor's argument relative to populair| sover eignty is entirely too philosophical for the masses, and will therefore fail of its intended effect upon the popular mind. The plain, old fashioned, common sense remarks of President Buchanan, in that part of his Message refer ring to Kaosas, will be much better.! under stood and more highly appreciated | by the .people. . 'jj The subjoined remarks from a friend, after having carefully read Governor Walker's let ter, are to the point exactly, and will : be read with interest':— j| Messbs. Editobs : —I have read with some letter of resignation addressed by Governor Walker to the Secre tary ot State. It is unquestionably an able d/x-nniwnt. and yet it contains strange, if not revolutionaryjdoc'riues. He distinctly affirms, if I am able to understand nim, that delegated bodies are not, and cannot be, sovereign— that sovereignty cannot be exercised except by tbejpeople as distinguished from their delegates. He says: j| “It will not be denied that sovereignty is the poly pow er that can make State Constitutions, and that ft! rests ex clusively with the people; and if it Is inalienable] aod can not be delegated, as I have shown, then it can oifly be ex ercised by the people themselves. Under our Government we know no sovereigns but the people. Conventions are composed of ‘delegates.’ They are mere agents on trustees, exercising, not a sovereign, but a delegated power, and the people are the principals. The power delegated!] to each conventions can, properly, only extend to the framing of the constitution, but its ratification or rejectioujcan only be performed by the power where sovereignty alpne rests, namely, the people themselves. We must not sovereign with delegated powers. The provisional author ity of a convention to frame a constitution, aud Submit it to the people, is a delegated power; but sovereignty alone, which rests exclusively with the people, can ratify, and put in force, that constitution. And this is the'Jtrue doc trine of popular sovereignty,—and 1 know of lino such thing, nor does the Federal Constitution recognize it, as delegated or conventional sovereignty,” Ac. Ac. !j Now, this principle applies with equal force toj! Conven tions and Legislatures, and the result is, that thef people— the sovereigns—do make the laws by which they are governed, but they are made by mere delegates-^jagents— trustees—inasmuch as the laws are not submitted to the people for ratification, but go into effect upon the author ity of the delegates; and our boast that the people of this country make their own laws is void—a mere fiction; they are made for them by their subjects! lu order tdjbave the laws made by tbe people they must meet in masses for.the purpose of making them, as did the people of thlj aucient Grecian Republics, or they must act upon them after they have been framed by Congress and the State Legislatures; neither of which is done, or has ever been done, jl But why do not the people make their own constitutions and laws without the aid of delegatus? The reason is gen erally, and I doubt not correctly, understood to be, that It would be exceedingly inconvenient, if not altogether im practicable. Think for a moment, of a Legislative body comprising all the voters of a large State or of the United States! They, therefore, prefer to make their through representatives selected from among themselves. And these representatives are clothed la tbe first place, with their own personal sovereignty, and, secondly, ijwith the power of exercising, to a given extent, the sovereignty of those who have elected them. The electors are ifnot sup posed to have abdicated their sovereignty, but to have con ferred upon others tbe right to act for them ift certain ways, and to a given extent. But if the people cannot del egate their power as sovereigns, (as Governor! Walker would have it) either to make constitutions or [fews, and cannot exercise their power to those ends either separately or en-masse, is notour attempt at sell-government a total failure—a mere sham ? I have always understood It to be the theory of our government, that, in Conventions to frame constitutions, and in Legislatures, the present in the persons of their delegates. But, according to the doctrino of Governor Walker, Conventions’! and Le gislatures are not equal in diguity to Committeeajof delib-' erative bodies, for these last are supposed to bqj equal to those who appoiut them—whereas Conventions and Legis latures are mere subject agents! ;• The distinguished statesman finds it necessary for his purpose, to deny that the Government of the; United States possesses any sovereignty—it has only Relegated powers. Congress, according to his doctrine, possesses no sovereignty—of course the Supreme Executive does uot. But are not making laws and treaties, declaring wai( and pr o claiming peace, appointing ambassadors and receiving them from foreign powers, acts of sovereignty? What, accor ding to this theory, is the whole machinery and process of government but an acknowledgement that the people, though holding the sovereignty of the country, and claim ing to govern, are incapable of performing auy ofl the acts of government except appointing their delegates,lind thjt they are compelled, though sovereigns, to be under the control ultimately, of those subject agents ! if Wo do not know whether the Governor and Mr! Douglas agreo or not. If they do and ore right, the sovereign peo ple cannot make a constitution for themselves unless ena bled by a body not possessing the attributes of sovereignty; and when the constitution is made, the making it cannot become a State, or be admitted into the Union until a non-sovereign body giveE its consent. It|j is plain, that according to this principle, our whole Government needs to be re-constructed to make It what it prpfesses to be—a government of the people. ij Such are Borne of the thoughts which this extraordinary document suggests. Some of Ub abstractions a?e almost too transcendental for criticism. I LECOMPTOK OR TOPEKA; The Washington Union, in an elaborate article, reviews the late speech of Senator Douglas, replying conclusively to thelj points that gentleman essayed to make against the propriety of the policy with reference! to the State Constitution of Kansas urged ’in the President's Message. The able writeri shows first that Senator Douglas is in his assumption that he finds justification in the Message for his position; and next, that in that position—that the entire submission of the Constitution was necessary to give)] valid ity to the action of the Lecompton Contention —Senator Douglass takes ground against the doctrines of his own report of 1856; aiijd more especially wherein he holds that the Kansas and Nebraska act required the submission of the whole Constitution to a popular vots before transmitting it to Congress. Tbe writeij proves conclusively that tbe was not only a legally constitnted bodly, with power to do what it has done, but that if there is a statesman in tlje land estoppel! from denying that fact by the tenor of fijis own record, that gentleman is no other than Sena tor Douglas himself. And, also, that ]jto hold the contrary position is to stand on the plat form of the Topeka disorganizes and agita tors. It will be difficult, indeed, for! one to read the article in question without realizing most forcibly the fact that the only effect of the position and arguments of Senator Doug las must be to strengthen the Republican party organization against the principles, measures and candidates of the Democratic party. ‘j WHO'S TO BLAME 5 Suppose the Free State men, who claim to be in such an overwhelming majority, had voted at every election appointed by flaw in Kansas from the beginning, what would have been the result ? Why, if it be true that they have such a majority as is represented, they would have carried every election since the exit of Reeder. Legislature, Convention, Constitution, “ Freedom,” everything: would have been in their hands. Who, theft, is to be blamed for the present condition of; things in Kansas ? If a majority will not vftte, the minority must inevitably carry the election. EOF* The New York Ledger, the| great Family Paper, has now attained the extraor dinary circulation of Three Hundred and Thirty Thousand Copies. The Prospebtua of the Ledger, which contains all necessary information in regard to it, will be found in our advertising columns. j The Power of .Congress to TaY|Bank Notes.— Mr. Gallatin held that this jjpower was clearly vestfed in Congress. In hisl “Con siderations on the Currency and Banking System of the United States,” page 75, edition of 1831, he says : Jj “ Congress has the power to lay [’stamp duties on notes, on bank notes, and dn any description of bank notes. That power has already been exercised ; and the dutieb may be laid to such an amount, and in such a manner as may be necessary to effect the object intended. This object is not merely to provide generally for the general welfare, but to carry into effect, in conformity wi|h the last paragraph of the eighth section bf the first article, those several and express provis ions of the Constitution which vest in Congress exclusively the control over the monetary system of the United'States, and more partic ularly those which imply the necessity of a uniform currency. The exercise of the [power for that object is free of any constitutional objection, provided the duties thus laid shall be uniform, and applied to the Bank of the United States as well as to the State ]|anks. The act of laying and collecting the duties, which is expressly granted, is alone sufficient to effect the object.” J jj Resumed. The Honesdale Bank, at Hones dale, Pa., and the Philipaburg Bank, af Phil ipsburg, N. J., opposite Easton, have resumed specie payments. f Indian Battles in Florida. I Auodsla, Ga., December 19.— News; irom Florida announce that more battles had been fought, in one of which Capt. Parkhilt was killed. Several soldiers, were wounded J I®- To-day is the shortest day of the jjyear. THE PRESIDEST»S MESSAGE. We have seldom known a ‘public docu ment of 'the kind to meet with a more hearty. , response from the press than that which has i greeted the first'annual Message of President j Buchanan. Its plain, straight forward, manly 1 style is the theme for admiration- in all quar i ters of the Union. could fill the Intelli i gencer for weeks with the -warmest eulojgiums ! on this admirable State paper, but the foliow . ing extracts will suffice of the present to shew ! the course of public opinion : {From the Newark (N. J.) Journal.) I The first annual message of President Bu -1 chanan is before the people of the country for their examination and verdict. We' do not hesitate to predict that these will be trium phantly favorable to the President, and that the democracy of the country and all national conservative men will unite in the support of | the platform of principles so boldly and clearly ■ enunciated in the message. The patriotic •people of the country, who appreciate a firm and bold position, will rally around James Buchanan as they rallied around Andrew ; Jackson when he boldly attacked the abuses j of government, and called recreant States to their constitutional allegiance. ******* On the whole, we first message of, President Bachanan will meet with the cordial approval of the Democratic party, and that all national men, irrespective of party, will agree that its sentiments, principles, and suggestions are in the main statesmanlike and judicious. They are certainly not liable to the charge of evasion and non-committalism, but are put forth as an honest patriot will always address the people, with a frankness and boldness which must command respect. Let us sustain the President. (From the New Haven Register.) In consequence of putting our paper to press several hours in advance of the usual time, we reserve our comments for another day. We commend the message to an atten tive perusal, and assure our readers that it will be found unusually interesting. The manner in which Kansas matters are discussed will command the approbation of all candid persons. (From the Petersburg (Va.) Democrat.) We have room only to notice general tone of patriotism and statesmanship which breathes in every line of the President’s mes sage, and particularly to commend to the reader's attention that portion of the docu ment in which the Kansas question-is consid ered. (From the Troy Budget.) We would not by giving this synopsis of the message relieve any reader of the duty of giving the entire document a careful perusal. It is in every way worthy of this attention, as it is worthy of the high source from which it emanates. It is not immoderate in length, considering the multiplicity of the subjects it embraces. It is dignified without auy osten tation in style, plain in language, direct in its recommendations, forcible in reasoning, and conciliatory in tone. Even those who dissent from its conclusions must concede that its de ductions are manifestly those of a man of enlarged statesmanlike views, clear head, and patriotic aims and impulses. It will inspire the confidence of our own people in the destiny of the republic, and be read with gratification in every land where free institutions are respected. (From the Alexandria Gazette — Opposition.) The President’s message meets with very general commendation from the press of all parties, and the mnnner in which it has been received by the public should bean indication to Congress that, outside of the halls of the Capitol at least, there is a disposition to re press and allay party excitement, and that the people neither expect nor desire,at this peri od, to see political heats and asperities revived. The whole tone of the message is admirable, and when any particular views are presented which do meet with the approval of the reader, they are presented with so much dig nity, and in such a spirit, as to challenge attention and respect. It gives a very dear and satisfactory account of the condition of our national affairs, and we trust that the efforts of the President and the administration may be always directed to the preservation of the peace of the country at home and abroad. (From the Brooklyn Eagle.) The message of President Buchanan is a calm, able, discriminating review of tbe rela tions of the country at home and abroad ; with no puerile effort of rhetorical display, but) a masculine handling of the important interests it disousses. It bears the marks of sagacious statesmanship, and the sterling characteristics of its author's mind. We have detached that portion of the mes sage which refers to Kansas from the general Bynopsis we publish elsewhere, as it is of leading importance and will aid to place a full view of the matter before the public. It seems to us that the simple history of the new constitution and the convention that framed it is all that is necessary to show the impreg nability of the position the President has assumed on this subject. (FTem the Baltimore Sun — lndependent.) But the President—conceiving that Con gress designed that the question of slavery should be decided by a majority of the people themselves, and recognizing the Democratic doctrine, especially as expressed in the “ Cin cinnati platform ” of 1856 —maintains that the slavery issue should be decided by the legally and fairly expressed will of a majority of actual residents. Hence he says, had it “been insinuated from any quarter that it would be a sufficient compliance with the requisition of the organic law for the members of a Convention, thereafter to be elected, to withhold the question of slavery from the peo ple, and to substitute their own will for that of a legally ascertained majority of all their constituents, this would instantly have been rejected.” Thus, in the present state of affairs, the legal and equitable principle has-been observ ed, and the especial Democratic theory of the “ Cincinnati platform ” been vindicated. It seems to us that the whole matter is thus ex emplified to the dullest comprehension ; and that there exists no just cause why Kansas should not be admitted as a state into the Union, under the Constitution as perfected by the vote of the people of Kansas on the 21st inst., “ with ” or “ without slavery.” (From the Boston Courier — lndependent.) The message of the President, presented to the Houses of Congress on Tuesday, December Bth, is now before the public. At the present time it could not fail to command unusual at tention, and it is, in our opinion, a document of more than unusual ability, as it certainly is of uncommon iuterest. Whatever may have been Mr. Buchanan’s political associa tions, we have always regarded it as a happy circumstance for the country that he is a statesman of the old school. Accustomed to look at questions of national concern, there fore, in a broader aspect than that in which they are exhibited to mere political partizans, the character of his mind and habits leads him to discuss them upon general principles of government, and in reference to the diversified relations of the country at large. Inevitably, there would be certain views presented in a message embracing such a va riety of topics with which we, like many others, should be quite unlikely to agree; and yet, disposed as we are to offer no. opposition to the Administration on mere party grounds, and feeling no inclination to see objections, except so far as the doctrines put forth might be inconsistent with our own notions of right and wrong, we are glad to observe how little there is objectionable on the score of policy ; and, except as a point of policy, we see noth ing in the message open to serious animadver sion on the part of any intelligent and candid man. Our foreign relations are discussed in a just and liberal spirit, and it is gratifying to observe that we are on so friendly a footing with other nations. It is in regard its domestic affairs alone that any difficulty or danger is to be apprehended by thiß country, and these present nothing of a serious char-, acter, except in reference to the perpetual Kansas brawl, which, we quite agree with the President, “ has occupied too much of the public attention,” as to which attention we also agree: “It is high time this should be directed to more important objects.” * (Fi-om the Cincinnati Enquirer.) We trust every reader of the Enquirer will give a careful perusal to the President’s mes sage, which we publish in our columns this morning. It is long; but it could scarcely be shortened, when we consider the many impor tant questions that it beoame the duty of the President to notice, and the detailed exposition of publio affairs that he is bound to communi cate to Congress. He who omits to peruse this very valuable state paper will be very badly informed in relation to the great and absorbing questions of the day, and will de prive hiinsel? of much useful information relative to the practical workings of the. Go vernment. In style and oompositioD this message will compare well with any that ever emanated from the executive branch of the Government. It is clear and explicit in narration and in its argoniemts. and is equally free from ambiguity and'from thatambitious qrnamentation which is repugnant to a refined literary taste and .propriety. In that respect it iaworthy of its distinguished author, who bas-ever been noted for the elegance and purity of his diction. As to its matter, we have little fear what will be tbe popular judgment.- Bigot# and narrow minded partizans and disappointed office -seekers may find fault, perhaps, and cavil with some of its recommendations ; but the great mass of the people will applaud their wisdom and admire the patriotic spirit in which they are conceived. With the excep tion of one or two suggestions—which have been made party issues— but little exception, we imagine, will be taken to the general drift and policy of the message. The President writes like An earnest, sincere man, and if there are any who imagine that James Buchanan :has any of tbe elements of non-commits! in. his character, this mes sage will convince them of their mistake, for nothing can be more decided, and outspoken than its tone and character.' Upon the ques tions of the public lands and the currency, the message has the rfrjg of the true Democratic metal. To keep the lands for the uses of ac tual settlers, and ( to oppose their being squan dered away upon combinations of speculators and grasping corporations, which; of late years, have been too much the policy of the Government, is evidently the fixed determina tion of the President, so far as he has any constitutional power in the premises. The views of the President in regard to the cur rency, and of the causes which have produced the present monetary derangement and busi ness stagnation, are those held by the friends of “ hard money," and it will be disastrous, indeed, if Congress and other legislative bodies do not give them practical effect, by widening our “metallic basis"—and abolishing much of the “bank paper" nuisance, which is the cause, every few years, of such distressing monetary crises as that we are now experi encing. (Prom the Gettyslmrg Compiler.) The. President's positions are defined with great calmness, clearness and power, exhibit ing tbe experience and foresight of the states man, and the fidelity and singleness of purpose of the patriot. The manner in which the Kansas question is handled is as thorough as could be desired, and will carry great weight with it. Should Congress and the people of that Territory act favorably upon the Presi dent's suggestions, the|slavery agitation would doubtless soon cease, and quiet ensue—“ a consummation most devoutly to be wished." Read the message entire, and calmly digest it. THE KANSAS QUESTION. The Philadelphia Argus, of Wednesday evening last, concludes a very able article in relation to the action of the Lecompton Con vention as follows : Why did the Lecompton Convention decline to submit the whole Constitution to a vote of the people? For the very best reasons in the world. The disorganizes and mischief-mak ers hisl emphatically determined to crush down everything, right or wrong, that should be proposed by the Convention, for the pur pose of prolonging this fruitless controversy until another Presidential election, if it was possible. It was their only hope, and they were resolved that the difficulty should not be settled without a desperate struggle to prevent it. The friends of peace, law and order very wisely determined not to submit the Constitu tion for their factious rejection, but only the great point about which there could be any difference of opinion—slavery or no slavery— the very point, and the only important one, before Congress when tbe Kansas bill was on its passage. The anti-slavery men profess to have an overwhelming majority in the Terri tory, and if they were really and truly sincere in their professions, they would rejoice to meet the naked question, and settle it by a decisive vote that would put the question for ever at rest. ;No. This is not what they desire. They care only for the question of slavery as it secures them votes.- So long as they can keep up this useless agitation, so long they may be able to keep a vanquished party from utterly disbanding. We take the position, and it seems to us an impregnable one, that in submitting the slavery or no slavery question to a vote of the people, the great principle of popular sovereignty has been vindicated. The Lecompton Con stitution is admitted on all hands, even by the candid portion of the Black Republican press, to be a model Constitution ; that, taken as a whole, it is equal if not superior to any other in the United States. . In all its important features it must commend itself to the judg ment and approbation of all right-minded men ; and yet if it had been submitted as a whole to a vote of the people, the Free State fanatics would have carried out their pre determination, and would have voted it down by a large majority, for the express purpose of keeping up this mischievous agitation.— The decision to submit the only question in dispute to a decision of the popular vote, knocked all their plans into confusion, and they howl accordingly—shriek for “freedom” to embarrass and annoy the whole country perpetually, louder than ever. ‘ The Troy Budget , which was a strong advocate for the whole Constitution being submitted to a vote of the people, says: “ It may not be wisdom to look very closely into the shadow, as long as we get the sub stance. If Kansas comes as a free State, with a free State Constitution and unobjec tionable in other respects, why quarrel over the order of her coming? In taking positions upon this question, it strikes us that the Democracy Bhould act in the spirit of Augus tin—on non-essentials, forbearance ; on essen? rials, unity.” The Budget has some other judicious re marks on this subject, which we subjoin: “ The next question, whether under all the circumstances of the case—the people of Kan sas disagreeing upon no point of the Consti tution except that relating to slavery,, and the Lecompton Convention having submitted that question to the popular vote—would it be safe and wise to erase all that has been done towards bringing about the final settlement, of the question, for the sake of maintaining and carrying out the principle of submission in its entirety? is, it must be conceded, a most perplexing one, and one that demands the exercise of mnch discretion. The President himself makes no recommendation on this point. Senator Douglas and some others— how many we cannot say—are for upsetting the entire Constitution and commencing the work anew. This is a delicate matter, and we are glad to perceive that the New York delegation and the majority of Democratic members of both Houses prefer to stand uncommitted upon it until it shall have taken a shape requiring decision and definite action - Very important events are to transpire in Kansas within the next thirty days, and be fore the question of admission will be passed upon by Congress." The Cincinnati Enquirer, which has been looked upon as strongly in the interest of Gov. Walker, as well as an ardent admirer of Senator Douglas, has the following sensible observations upon this subject, which cover the whole ground: “ But the original Nebraska act made no requirement as to how the Constitution of the Territory should be made; how the popular will should be ascertained ; whether by a Convention chosen by the people or by a direct submission of their work. “ The Convention which made the Consti tution at Lecompton, and has just adjourned, was a legal body, and had authority to de termine this point. They have sent their Constitution direct to Congress, with the ex ception of submitting to the popular vote the question of slavery, which is the only one that has entered into the polities of the Terri tory or of the country, or about which much diversity of opinion is known to. exist in Kansas. On the. 21st of December the people vote whether Kansas shall come in as a free or slave State ; a. majority of the votes cast will determine that point, and be a substan tial fulfilment of the pledges of the original act.. “ If a portion of the people of the .Territory, animated by- partisan considerations and $ desire to make political l capital for a party outside of the Territory,, choose not to vote, and to voluntarily deprive'themselves of that fright, they must be prepared to take the con sequences, and abide by [the decision of those who do vote.” . CITY AJTI> COCJT TY AFFAIRS. Wnrder and Robbery In UanUelm Twp* Horrible Tragedy in Manhei6 Twp.— UukDEB op Two Women—Anwar op the Murderess—Our community was startle! on Tuesday aflerunnu last by the *tmnuneem*rit that twtjjadles had been murdered ip Man-' helm township. soraeffour miles north of the city, and about a mile from thefrillafr* [Of NeffWille J. The names of the murdered women'tire M*a.-<3krber and .Mrs. R**™ two as respectable ladies as'llved in:the cnuutjqand the motive for the murder,wasplunder. The murder took place abont nooo. and the house was robbed of some $9O in money and several articles of clothing and other wearing apparel. The discovery of tbe murder w»a made, abont 1 o’clock, p. m . by a daughter of Mrs Garber, who Is married to a eoo of Mrs. Ream, and whns- residence is not more than a hundred yards off. Sbe had gone to keep the old ladies company, and was horrified at the sight before her. She found them with their throats cat from ear to ear, and their skulls mashed and crushed in a horrible manner.— She immediately gave the alarm and in a short time hun- dreds of neighbors were congregated at the scene of murder. The sight presented to them was truly awful: the whole upper end of the floor was one pool of blood, which bad run around the bodies of tbe murdered women and glued them to the floor. Their hair was matted and elnng to their faces, while dprk clots of blood covered their features. The deep and ghastly‘‘wounds in their threats were open, and revealed the severed portions of the neck, as far back as tbe spine. In the morning Mr. Conrad Garber, at whose house the murder was committed, and who is Road Supervisor and Tax Collector for Manhejru twp., left home for the purpose of attending to some bnsiness, aud did not retnru until afternoon, when he was struck with horror, on entering the house, at the spectacle which met his gaze. Two men, one a negro and the other a mulatto, were seen to enter the house about fifteen minutes before 11 o’clock, and do other person was 6een near or around the house uotil abont 1 o’clock, when Mrs. Garber’s daughter made the discovery. These men were seen to enter by Mr. Isaac Kauffman, at whose house they had been 'asking alms. They went directly from his house to that of Mr. Garbor, where they must have knocked the women down with their clubs. One of then* in falling struck the door by tbe side of tbe stairs, which descend into the kitchen; here were found large pools of blood, while along the side, it could be seen by the marks, that a person had fallen against the door. From the kitchen they must have been dragged Into the small sleeping room, whore their throats were cut, so as to almost sever tneir heads from their bodies. The blood had run down the floor on both sides of tbelr bodies. Tbe doctors present stated that their persons must have been violated. Nothing was disturbed in this room except the bed clothing, which was thrown upon the floor. Marks of blood wero found upon different articles in the room, as if they been handled by persons with bloody hands. From this room the murderers went into an adjoining one, in which were two beds, two bureaus and a large chest. The beds wore not disturbed, but the bureau draw ers were pu.led out and their contents thrown upon the floor. The lid of the chest was broken open, and the con tents were also thrown about the floor. Two inquests were hold upon the bodies—one by ’Squire Kurtz, and the other, late in the evening, by Coroner Summy. In the first ioque.st post mortem examinations were made by the Drs. Bowman, of Neffsville, and in the latter case by Drs. Ehler aud Atlee, of this city—the latter of whom agreed in every particular with the former. After the murderers had loft tbo house, they started towards this city, by way of the “Old Manhelm road.”— When they had gone about half a mile, they turned back and went across the fields towards Neffsville on the Litiz Turnpike. t Information was immediatelysent to Mayor Zimmerman, who directed the police to keep a strict look out for the murderers. Officers Myers and Gormley were despatched to the first Toll gate on the Litiz pike, and on arriving there wore informed that the suspected murderers had just passed through the pate towards the city; from thence they cut across the fields to the Railroad Bridge. The murderers were discovered by some boys, who were playing “shinney” near the Locomotive W> rks, and imme diately word was conveyed to that effect, by one of them, to the Mayor’s Office, when Officers Baker, Huffnaglo and Kuhns started in pursuit. They were captured In Middlo street, near Stoney Alley. Their names are Henry Rich ards and Alexander Anderson, two worthless negroes, who havo spent q greater portion of their time in the County Prison. The evidence, though circumstantial, is of the strongest kind. Amid tbe most intonse excitement they were conducted to tbe Mayor’s Office. Loud cries of “lynch the d—d niggers” were heard from the large crowd which followed, but the officers wero allowed to conduct them unmolested to the place of bearing. A partial examination was had, and they were committed to prison for a further hearing on Saturday morning, at 10 o’deck, before Aider man Musser. The funeral of the murdered women took place on Thurs day morning at 10 o’clock. It was probably tbe largest which has ever taken place in this county, over four hun dred carriages alone being in the line of procession. The two murdered ladies were held In the highest esteem by their neighbors and acquaintances, and were extensively known in the northern part of the'eounty and in this city. The ago of Mrs. Garber was 55 years; that of Mrs. Ream about GO. Mr. Isaac Kauffman, who lives but a short distance from Mr. Garber, and at whoso house the murderers bad been at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning, and who saw them enter Mr. Garber’s yard, called at the prison on Wednesday after noon, and identified Richards and Anderson as the same men who had been at his house. Officer Baker wsw notified on Thursday morning that (he men accused of tbemurder had left a number of articles at a place known as the “Cottage 4 ” or “Spook House,” near the Railroad Bridge, about a mile east of the city. The officer went to the spot and found a mantilla and pair of stocks with marks of blood on them, a pair of ear rings, and some other articles tied in a handkerchief, all of which were identified by Mr. Garber as his property. The shoes worn by Anderson, when arrested, have also been identified as having belonged to Mrs. Garber. Two other negroes were arrested by some farmers, living in the neighborhood, on the afternoon of the murder, and taken before ’Squire Kurtz, who committed them to prison as witnesses in the case. It appears that they saw Rich ards and Anderson after the murder, and had boon in their company. They denied all knowledge of a murder having been committed until after their arrest. Such are some of the particulars of one of the most shocking tragedies which has ever startled this community. A more cold-blooded murder has never been committed in this county, not even excepting the butchery of the Ford ney iamily by Haggerty, in this city, some ten years ago. Great credit is due to the Police for the promptness they displayed in arresting the murderers. The examination of witnesses took place on Saturday morning. We copy the following report from the Express of Saturday evening: SCENE AT THE HArOR’B OFFICB, This morning at ten o’clock having been fixed for the hearing of Alexander Anderson and Henry Richards, before Alderman Mussar, long before the hour named a large crowd collected in and around the office, and the most intense excitement prevailed, especially among those from the country. When it was learned, that, as we stated last evening, the prisoners would not be brought down street, much indignation was manifested, and the crowd freely expressed themselves in favor of hanging the “ wretches ” Some of the farmers from the neighborhood of the tragedy declared that “ hanging was too good for them,” and a very respectable gentleman, and of a peaceable and law abiding reputation, said that they had the wood all ready to burn the murderers, and intended to take them out for that purpose, and thus “save the county the expense ot trying them !” Others expressed their ap prehension that the prisoners might break jail or escape through some technicality of the law, and they did this in terms not very complimentary to the justice of Lancaster County. Wo learned from conversation with several per sons (strangers to us) that there was a determination, on the part of several persons, to take the law in their own hands if an opportunity presented. A number of citizens tried to reason against such & course, but the reply generally given was a reference to the details of the fiendish mnrder and to the precedents of others escaping, who, in their opinion, were guilty of the crimes charged against them. Finally, when it was ascer tained that the prisoners would not be brought down, the majority of the crowd dispersed, but a large number still remained, half believing that there was EOme kind of a ruse attempted upon them. At the conclusion of the usual morning hearings before the Mayor, he gave orders for tHe office to be cleared of all except the witnesses in the murder case and the reporters, who were then admitted to Alderman Mnsser’s office in the back room, District Attornoy Dickey, officer Baker, and a few others beiDg present. Mr. Conrad Garber, and his two daughters, Miss Susan Garber and Mrs. Mary Ann Ream, clad in the habiliments of mourning, with the evi dence of deep and overwhelming affliction stamped upon their countenances, were the first witnesses examined, in a general way, and who fully identified the articles found on thojprisoners and those obtained at the “Cottage” by officer Raker. We give a complete list of the articles iden tified: Black silk shawl, black silk mantilla, three cotton cravats, pair linen stockings, two linen pocket handker chiefs, pair knit gloves, silk neck tie, two silk cravats, red silk pocket handkerchief, silk parasol, razor, pair gold ear rings, pair silver spectacles, pair scissora, pair shoes and a chimney scraper. A neck handkerchief was produced that was found on Audersons neck, corresponding with the other half in the bundle, and which Mr. Garber said his wife bad cut and hemmed for him. They were both taken from his houSe. Miss Susan Garber positively identified the red handker chief la which Anderson had the money tied as belonging to her; she also identified the stocking garter with which the money had been tied iu the salt sack, as one belonging to them. Mr. Garber identified the money as nearly as coin can be identified, with the exception of some pennies In the lot (which were obtained by the prisoners on their way to the city, ia change for payment of some whiskey, as will be shown ou the trial.] lie said this was the same kind of money'(describing it;) Mrs. Garber bad chargeof.it,*nd had kept it back to pay interest on the purchase money, of some laud he had bought; she put nothing away forthat purpose but gold coin, half dollars and new.quarters; this money was in the chest; kept her small change, for ordi nary use, in the cupboard in the kitchen. All the other articles were identified by them os belong ing to the family, except the razor, which had been left there by Mr. George Fink who identified it as bis. Mrs. Mary Ann Ream testified that she discovered the murder first, at about a quarter before one o’clock; she went down, to Garber’s from her boose, and-upon opening the door saw the bodies lying in the condition described; this was the first intimation she had of anything- being wrong; 6he went down to keep her mother and.mother-inr law company; her mother-in-law had left home about'ba)f past nine that morning; she just lookedin, and when she saw tho bodies, gave the alarm; her mother In-law had gone to keep company with Mrfc. Garber, the rest of the finally being away from home.. Mr. Isaac Kauffman, who lives about 400 yards from Garber’s house, said he saw these men go into Garber’s yard, in the manner heretofore described by our reporter; aaw neither of them hare a bundle when they left bis bouse;, is pretty sore they bad Done. • 'Gjk'Daeer was working on the turnpike about one mile this side of Garber’s, and saw the. prisoners coming ' along the Dike in the direction of Lancaster; the largest one (Anderson) had something under bis coAt, like a bundle;' he also saw two other darkies going in the opposite direc tion ; he identified them on Tuesday after their arrest; [Mrs. Meeze, who is said to hare seen them coming across the fields, from the dlrectiun of Garber’s, was not present, but will, bekubpoeoed for Court.] Emanuel I>. Keller saw the prisoners going out the old iianheim road between nine and ten o’clock on the day of the murder; wheu he saw them they were about one sud a quarter mile Aide of Garber’s. ham’l Longsnepfe}r saw them beyond the toll gate coming in the direction if Lancaster; the biggest one had % bundle under his armwitnpta passed them twice on. the road. David .Ford Bsw'thdm’para the toll'gate near two o’clock; one of them had a bundle. John Delong, who lives at the Cottage or “Bpook Howe,” said that Anderson and Richards left the bundle he gave to officer Baker at h!s house; they were left with his wife while he was away at work; the. bundle, was there when be came home; told his wife he would have nothing to do with it, ns it did not belong to them. Mrs. Mary Delaog testited that sometime In the after noon Anderson and Richards came to their house; they •at down and talked awhile; Anderson had the money un der hia shirt in his bosom!; he.took H ont and threw it on the bed ;' be said they hadworked at Manhelm and earned the money; he picked it up and threw it on the bed two or three times. In answer to a question from Mr. Dickey, as to how the prisoners came to stop and leave the bundle -with them, shueaid they had rented a. room from them and lived In it about a month, some, months ago; about two weeks ago they had been there again and wanted t<> rent, and in that way they had become acquainted. When they Jeft the bundle they said they were going into town to bny "new clothes, and told her to take good care of their things until they came back; Andersen had the bundle and the money; Richards had tbe parasol and chimney scraper, the former he said he paid $2,50 for. He also bad a big botcher knife in his pantaloon-4 pocket or concealed in some wav in his clothes; she saw him have it. Margaret Snyder, a little girl, daughter of another ten ant of the Pottage, corroborated Mrs. Delang’s testimony, and said farther, that when Anderson ’ thre w the money on the bed he said “there was a great deal of money, but they had earned it very hard ; that they had got the money by cleaning chimneys, and had to take the (roods from persons whose chimneys they had cleaned bat who had oo money to pay them. She said that Anderson made np the red bundle in the house from the articles which he had con cealed under his clothes, she also saw the butcher knife io Richards’ possession. [Tbe Garbere testified to their batcher knife being mis sing from the hoase after the murder.] Mr. John Gundaker was working on the railroad on that day, an d they enquired of him if Delang was at home, but said that Mrs. Delang would do [and Lewis Stone and John Painter saw them previously crossing the plowed field near Tomlinson’s spring house; they then had a bottle of whis key with them.] Lightner Sharp, who lives on the Litiz turnpike, said they stopped there on their way out and wanted to clean his chimney, the tallest one asked him in German. Edward Croup, Isaac Kauffman, Wm. Mcllhenny, Jacob Stamp, Henry L. Landis* Lightner Sharp, Jacob Lorentz, and three or four others, who had not seen the prisoner* since their arrest, said they thought they could identify them, aud Mr. Dickey directed (hem to go np to tbe prison, with himself the Alderman and the Garbers, for that pur pose. THE SCENE IN PRISON. We took this opportunity to visit tbe prisoo ahead of tbe crowd, and saw and conversed with Anderson and Richards in their cells. Anderson appeared to be very much de pressed, bnt Richards seemed to be in a good humor and apparently unconcerned. In answer to a query whether his name was Rfchards or Richardson, he replied that it was Henry Bichardt. The Alderman, District Attorney and witnesses having arrived, they were seated in the’office while the prisoners were brought down stairs and directed to dress in the sam» clothes they had on when arrested. When told by the under-keeper to come down stairs, they showed considera ble trepidation, aud one of them said, *• fit- don't want to go down street ßeing Anally dresSud in their sweep’s garb, they were brought, into the store room adjoining the office, and directed to stand on the side opposite the office d-n>r Tbe witnesses were then taken in and arranged themselves in a semi-circle arouadthe prisoners. All the witnesses who had seen them in the neighborhood of the tragedy at. once identified them. Mr. Kauffman entered into conver sation with them, first asking them if they knew him.— Anderson replied that be did not. Bnt when Mr. Kauff man related the circumstance of their coming to his house, and what conversation they had with him, they admitted that such was tbe case, no then, in a somewhat excited manner, went on to relate how he saw them go across to Garber’s and enter there, and was adding—“then you steepod your guilty hands io the blood of those poor help-' less women”—when Mr. Dickey interrupted him aud said they were now clearly identified, which was all he wanted. The prisoners, as they stood in tbe store room, were much changed in appearance and manner, from what they were when we saw them in their cells but a few minutes before —especially Richards, from whose face tbe uriouing smile had taken a sudden flight They stood as if transfixed to tbe spot, and fearful that a glance or a word might call forth some sudden vengeance upou their guilty heads. There was one feature of this scene which was deeply solemn and impressive. In the middle of the cemi-circle army, stood Conrad Garber, the husband of oue of the murdered victims, supporting on either arm one of bis daughters, clad in mourning garb, their hearts pierced with a recent, suddeD, and terrible sorrow, while right before them stood the two guilty authors of their grief, the def lators of their late happy home, whom they now proba bly looked upon for the first time. No word informed the murderers that their unslaio victims stood before them, but with an instinct which ever lives in the gui'ty con- j science, they seemed to realize the dreadful personality, as | tbeir eyes fell suddenly, from & hasty glance at those sor- i row stricken faces, to the floor At their feet. ! The identification being complete, and a perfect chain ot circumstantial evidence of their guilt fully established, Alexauder Anderson and Heury Richards wero finally committed to answer the charge of murder at the next term of the Oyer and Terminer, commencing on tbe third Monday of January. While this scene was enacting within the prison walls, one somewhat different, but not less exciting, was wit nessed without. When it was known that tbe parties were j going up to tbe prison, there was a general moving of tbe ! people in that direction, and a large crowd was soon col- [ lected in front of tbo prison gates, among whom a good : deal of impatience and excitement was manifested. When 1 they found, however, that there was no chance of gaining i admittance, they quietly dispersed: but while wo write this, the tragedy is still the general subject of conversation I among* groups of excited countrymen collected at the ho- j tels and on the street corners. New Mail Arrangement.—The following notice of the closing of the mails was banded to us by the Postmaster. The new arrangement went into effect on yosterday. It will be seen that hereafter there will be no night mail to Philadelphia : Through Mail Tbrougn and Way. Through Mail Way Mail Through Mail Via Philadelphia. Good News. Arrangements are making to to resume operations in No. 1 Cotton Mill about the first of January. The others also will probably resume oper ations before Spring, though nothing definite has yet been determined on in regard to Nos. 2 and 3. A Merry- Christmas.— A “merrie Christ mas” to all our readers. May you all have a “glorious time” at your annual Christmas dinner. Wo hope “ Old Santa Claus” will not be unmindful of tbe numerous wants of the iu these "hard times”’ We presume, as usual, all the stores and other places of buAness in shis city, will be closed, thus giving a holiday to all concerned. The Teacher’s Institute.—This body, after a harmonious and interesting session of a week, closed its labors on Saturday at noon. The sittings of the Institute were attended by largo numbers of our citizens. Over one hundred and fifty teachers were in attendance, and a good deal of talent was visible in the body. We are certain that they have not spent a more pleasant week during the whole year. The Institute wm presided over by the able and efficient County Superintendent, Rev. J. S. Cruwbauuh, and among the active participants in Us deliberations was the “ old war horse ” of tho common, school system, Thomas H. Burrowes. We were present two or three times during the session, and were very much gratified with our visits. The Watchmen.— These faithful guardians of our nightly slumbers will be about, as usual, on Friday morning next, with their Annual Christmas Offering. We bespeak for them a kind reception, and hope to hear of their being entirely successful in their efforts to collect a little of the “needful.” They are worthy men, and deserv ing of our most unbounded liberality. Photograph of the Murderers.— We are indebted to our friend Looser, of No. 10 West King street for a photograph of Anderson and Richards, the murderers of Mrs. Garber and Mrs. Ream. They are said to be capi tal likenesses. Locherhas them for sale at his Photograph Gallery. Price 25 cents. A Chapter of Robberies.— We clip from the Express of Wednesday evening the following account of a robbery and two attempts at snch, the night previous, in this city: Dabing Attempt at Robbery—The Supposed Thiep shot at. —A daring attempt at house robbery was attempted this morning about one o’clock, the particulars of which we gather from Mr. Absalom Fairer, who resides in Duke &t., between Walnnt and Lemon. He informs us that at the hour stated he was awakened by his son, who is about eleven years of age, calling out that some one was getting in at the window of the room in which he was sleeping.— Mr. Fairer was sleeping in an adjoining room, and replied to his soo. “I guess not,” but at the same time sprang oat of bed with a revolver in his hand, which he takes the pre caution to keep under his pillow, and discharged the first shot in the direction of the window, where he supposed the robber was, the ball striking the window frame. He then htzrricd to the window and found the shutter wide open and the 6ash raised to its full height. Mr. Falrer’s view was somewhat obstructed by some clothes banging on the balcony, bat he discharged four more shots in the direc tion he supposed the villain was making his escape from the balcony, hut found no evidence this morning that any of the shots had taken effect. The shutters to tho secohd story windows are Venetian, and were locked; but it is supposed the thief drew baek the bolt by inserting a hook between the slats. It is sup posed that the object was plunder, the robber no doubt supposing a tax collector would have money in bis house ; but should the attempt be made again he will find, instead of money, a still warmer reception, as Mr. Fairer has pro vided himself with.an additional six shooter—a precaution which, we learn, has also been taken by many others 6iuce the tragedy of yesterday became known. Another. —Mr. Dana Graham, residing at the corner of Prince and James streets, discovered this morning that about $75, which he had pnt in his pantaloons’ pockets on going to bed last night, was missing. lie did not discover the loss till after he went to Ills place of business in the morniug, and on returning to the house to make search for it, he learned that tho hired girl had found the back door unfastened when she got up in the morning, though she bad locked it before going to bed. The money was nowhere to be found, and Mr. Graham has no doubt that some thief entered during the night and rilled his pockete. Still Another. —We learn that the dwelling of Mr. John A. Scheirenbrand, corner of North Queen and James sts., was also entered last night, the person evidently gettingin at the second story window, over the porch. Some of tho family, who slept in an adjoining chamber, hearing a noise in the front room, got up and struck a light, when they found their room door open, which had been locked before they retired, and also the window referred to. A bureau in the front room had been rummaged, and tho entry door down stairs was open, it also having been locked the night before. It is supposed the robber was in theact of entering the bed chamber when alarmed, aud escaped down stairs aud nut of tho entry door. The following we clip from (he same paper of Saturday: Daring Attempt at Highway Robbery.—Dr. John R. My erly, residing in South Qneen-st., in this city, who has be*D travelling through tho country recently, and selling an article called “Goodman’s Universal Salve,” on crossing a bridge on the. Philadelphia pike about three miles from this city, this looming at 10 o’clock, stoppod and sat down on the wall of the bridge to rest himself. While thus seated a man emerged from nnder the bridge and asked Dr. M. whether be had any money; he replied he had not any or veiry little. The man raid he wanted what be had, and Immediately caught hold of the Dr. when a struggle took place, and the highwayman drew a knife, the blade of which was about six inches iu length. On seeing the knife • the D. screamed murder very lustily, which attracted the attention of a farmer Dear by who came to the rescue, and the man put off across the fields, and was lost sight of. Peo ple who travel in the country just now, had better provide themselves with a “six-shooter.” Another Daring Burglary and Attempt to Murder.— Sometime last night two men broke Into the house of Mr. Hiestand, s farmer living near Landisviile, about five miles west of this city, and proceeded through the dark to the room occupied by Mr. and Mra. : Hiestand, and while one of the men dragged the latter out of bed by the throat the other indicted a number of wonds with knife on the body of the £>rmer.ind also cut a deep wonnd in the leg. Mr. Hiestand, as soon as attacted leaped from the bed, and de fended himself with a chair, which he used with so much effect that the villains were glad to beat a retreat, carrying with' them some severe bruises on the head and face. The room was too dsrk at the time to distinguish the men, but Mr. H. thought one was a tall man and the other short and stout. Mr. Hiestand’s father lives a short distance from him who is advanced in years and reputed wealthy, and it .was no doubt the Intention of the sconndrolato murder and rob the oldman; bat had evidently made audstakeio the house, wthey discovered to their coat. The wonds on Mr, Hiestand are not dangerous, bat It Is hoped that the bruises on the heads of the burglars are deep enough to lead to their apprehension. Another Outrage.— Two negroes, from Columbia, were committed to prison on Friday, charged with assault and battery and highway robbery. One of them is an old nffender, for who a a warrant had been toned some time sloce. They knocked a man down on the public highway and robbed him of a pair of shoes, bnt failed to find money on his person, which was, doubtless, what they wero aftor. The Farmers’ Bank op Lancaster.— At a meeting of the Stockholder* of the Farmers’ Bank of Lancaster, convened at*tbe Banking House, on the 11th Inst . to hear and act npon the report of the Committee to whom was referred the statement made by the Directors, at the annual meeting of the Stockholders on the 3d ult., the Committee made a detailed report of their examination, and of the condition of the Bank on December 1,1857. The report beiog unanimously adopted, it was resolved, that the Committee furnish an abstract of their report tor pub lication : It is with pleasure that the Committee, aftor a most careful examination, are enabled to exhibit the following, as the result of their inquiry: LIABILITIES. Capital Notes In circulation Discounts Dividends Exchange Account Interest do Due to Banks Fund reserved for State Tax. Due Depositors Total Liabilities. Bills receivable Bonds and Loans Banking House Farmers’ Bank Stock Other Stocks Notes of other Banks. Checks, - ) Certificates, Gold and Silver, J Expenses Due from other Banks Total Liabilities. Leaving a Surplus of. Tbe above exhibit leaves to the Bank after having made deductions for all losses, known and estimated, its capital unimpaired, with a surplus fund of 114,938.17. GEO. M. KLINE, JNO. L. ATLEK, SOL’N DILLER, JEREMIAH BROWN, SASTL M. REYNOLDS, Committee. More about Mrs. Showber.— A new de^ velopment baa been made In regard to the Identity ot Caro line Showber, now In prison to answor tbe charge of the series of bold larcenies recently committed in this city.— She was identified In prison, on Thursday last, as Mary Smith, who was convicted some years ago in Philadelphia, for a similar series of larcenies, and for which sho served three years at Cherry Ilill. When first arrested, being near her confinement, she was taken to the Almshouse and lodged in the third or fourth story, where it was supposed she was perfectly secure; but on the second day after the birth of her child, she escaped by making a rope out of bed clothes and letting h-rsolf from the window—cer tainly a very extraordinary feat “under the circumstan ces.” She was not seen or heard from for eighteen months after her escape, and to this day it is not known what became of her child. Sho was finally re-arrested, tried, cnnvi.-ted and sentenced to three years in the Eastern Penitentiary, as above stated, serving out hor term. But, as the seq uel shows, the punishment inflicted did not effect the desired reform, as sho resumed her old occupation, under an assumed name soon after her liberation, and has since, in concert with other parties; carried on an extensive scheme of house robbery in Wilmington, Philadelphia, Reading. Carlisle, Lancaster and other places She is a bold, ha