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FIRST OP APRIL Caermrs.—Those of our
subscribers who intend changing their places
isiibltrimw - liar,:stbartt - thefust - 1&. - Aprit
ary4;rirefl ,to,give us timely notice, always
bethie oaAxfril to state the place from, and
the-Aokleoe-- to --which they remover-
attention to this matter. will . save 'trouble ark/
Proiring,en; ititeirnption in the regular receipt
af=itieir_papers. -
THE RECEPTION.
Thepmceedings connected with the retire
ment of 43x•President BUCHANAN from Wash
ington, and his enthusiastic reception at home
,bave been oopied, in whole or in part, by
-- -nearly all the newspapers throughout the
• 'tfniorri-po far as thsy have come to our know
' ledge, and generally accompanied with com•.
mendatory notices. There has been nothing
equal telt in- the retirement of a Preeident
•during the present century, and it may not
happen again in fifty years to come, should
the Union survive the difficulties by which it
surrounded at the present time. It resembled
tnuoh more the triumph of a conqueror, than
the return of a private citizen, shorn of all
power and patronage, to his peaceful country
-home, there to remain during the balance of
his natural life.' We doubt whether Mr.
LINCOLN will meet with one half such a recep• .
tion from the people at the end of his Presi
dential term.
BACKING DOWN 2
We have well authenticated rumors from
Washington that President LINcoLN and his
Cabinet have determined on withdrawing.
Major Anderson and his command from Fort
Sumter, and its surrender to the South Car
olina authorities. They have discovered that
it will require a vast amount of blood and
treasure to hold it by force, and that it will
really be of no practical use to the Government
if it is held. We think the Administration
have come to a sensible conclusion, if they
wish to avoid war, but it does not meet the
-views of those rabid Republicans who are
spoiling for a fight, and who pledged them
selves to reinforce Fort Sumpter and " hang
the d—d traitors" immediately after the
inauguration of Mr. LINCOLN. But the old
" Rail-plitter " has already found out that a
peace policy is better than war, even if it does
displease the Abolition wing of his party.
As a matter of course HoracS 'Greeley will
will have Old Abe hung for surrendering a
Fort to " traitors."
After all, the peace policy of Mr. Bucfrexerr
is already vindicated before the oountry, and
in a way, too, that was least to be expected.
The Republicans have knocked under in
" double quick time."
""THE RIGHT MAN," &c
It is rumored that the newly appointed
Minister to Mexico, Taomes CORWIN, refuses
to accept of the situation, having his eye on
the English mission. We hope not, inas
- much as we look upon him as " the right man
for the right place." The fame of Ton Cott
wrx precedes him in the country to which he
is accredited ; the Mexican papers having
given unusual prominence to his speech made
in Congress, in 1847,. wherein be exerted all
his ability and ingenuity to place his own
•
country. in the wrong, and their's in the right,
in the war in which they were then actively
engaged. Our readers will recollect the speech
of Mr. CORWIN by the quotation so often made
from it, to the effect that the Mexicans should
welcome the American troops " with bloody
hands to hospitable graves." We suppose,
therefore, that the new Minister, if he departs
upon his mission, will receive a cordial
welcome from his old friends in the land of the
Montezumas. He will, doubtless, find more
gratitude among them than he will on the part
of the Abolitionists of his own country, whom
he has served so long and so faithfully. We
hope he will be induced to go by all means.
He will suit the Mexicans to a nicety.
It is also rumored that Cuisine M. CLAY de
clines the Spanish mission, and insists upon
being sent to the Court of St. Petersburg, as
ttitich more important. What next?
A GREAT VICTORY
At the municipal election in oar neighbors
ing city of Reading, on Friday last, the
Democratic candidate for Mayor was elected
ICY .a majority of 644 over his Republican
opponent, the present incumbent. In addition,
the Democrats have carried two to one of the
Councils, and nearly all the Alderman, Cons
stables, Judges, Assessors, &o.
The vote for Mayor is as follows
JOEL B. WANNER (Dem.) 1773
BENNEVILLE KRUK (Rep.) 1129
WANNER'S maj
At the municipal election one year ago, the
Republicans carried the City of Reading and
elected KEIM by 135 majority, and two years
ago by 9441 So we go.
ANOTHER VICTORY 2
ThesOity of Harrisburg is also Democratic
to the backbone. At the election, last Friday,
they swept the board pretty nearly clean,
having elected nearly all the Councilmen and
other municipal officers. Verily, the tables
are turned upon the Republicans, and the old
Keystone State is fast being redeemed. LIN - -
comma will soon be dead and buried in Penn
sylvania.
ANWTET ANOTHER 2
S. Sans (Dem.) was elected, on Friday last,
Mayor of the City of - Erie, by a majority of
350 over his Republican opponent. A major.
iiy.. of the Councils and other municipal
• armor; are also Democrats. •
MORE OF IT
_ .
Eacouraged by the recent Sigh -handed
action of , our State Legislature, in reference
to the Tonnage Tax question and the Sunbury
and Erie Railroad Company, the New York
and Erie Railroad Company, it is understood,
will apply to be released from the annual
payment of $lO,OOO to the State of Pennsyl
vania for the privilege of passing through its
territory. This corporation has been an
applicant for some favor annually, for many
years past, and it has now got the kind of a
LegielatUre that will do the business for it.—
The' tax-Payers will have to pay very dear
for the Republican legislation of this session.
WILLIAM H. WELSH.
The handsome vote given to this talentecl
youn i g Pemoorat. for the--United States Senate,
rby the Democratic, members:of the Legislature,
on Thursday last, .was• a high compliment,
- but,rieldy merited. If he lives, a brilliant
future is before him.
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'IIIIZWILIOLL4IIIIRE ELECTION.
filietWn in -brew ,liampshire, on Due
-*Usk tufnlied in the enooese of the Repub•
kfil#l7 ---6 010 - A 0 9 0.- innjerity—abont the
-- r= t rAitAt. last Sto election At the
The statement that the troops will be with
drawn from Fort Sumter has injured the
secession movement in the Border : Statei- The
Baltimore Patriot, in commenting on .111 X.
iety of thf , ) people of .Maryland to learn the
Oaths of the that "it was evident
Vthe eak‘l4l?tion: - .*pro*d by our oigapns,
that the intelligenOwastiost aticiaptablc and
that thay4ired t Aoat:" 4l .o.ll-
Milt of Ifd titi` utieittiVite 4tiniesi
every lip was evidenee that the people of
Baltimore and Maryland would
. regard the
order as the actual proof of the peaceful policy
- nEtturnsorthnnzinktration. - -ITothi
would tend more to the production of tranquil.
ity in the public mind, and to encourage the
Yofte-=of--71 - -1 -- to - our
national troubles, than the positive alinrehoe_
that no offensive or oppressive measures would'
he - used - in the enforcement of the Feral
laws. do -not; lieliev e thetthe feeling thits .
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prevalent 'arming our people, xs produced by
any :desire that the potters Of the general
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government shall be weakened or the'enforco;
ment of the laws suspended. ..xt is the result
of an ardent desire for peace intim belief that
delay in the operations of the
_federal:Javis
may result in a better utiderstanding ofaxist
ing relations, and induce mutual concessions
for the preservation and safety of oar national
liberties,_ together with our free and liberal
institutions. While nothings-may be_gained
andinuch lost by such coercive , measures as
may be productive of civil war, the peace and
prosperity that may be • restored by forbear.
erica.' and crinciliation, may make ample
amends for all the time that may be expended
in effecting it."
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PEES/.
DENT.
Cal. E.. V. Smoisa to be Brigadier General,.
vice Gen. Twiggs, dismissed.
JADES M. EDWARDS, of Michigan, to be Com
missioner of the General Land office.
F. B. SPINNER, of New York, to be Sub
Treasurer of the United States.
JOHN Z. GOODRICH, Collector of the Port of
Boston.
GEORGE W. MCLELLAN, of Mass., Second
Assistant P. M. General.
Cassius M. CLAY, of Kentucky, Minister to
Spain.
Thames CORWIN, of Ohio, Minister to Mex
ico.
DE WITT C. LITTLEJOHN, of New
Consul at Liverpool.
JOHN J. SPEED, Postmaster at Louisville,
Ky.
GEORGE Hunan TON, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury.
ROBERT Paws, 11. S. District Attorney in
Ohio.
ARCHIBALD WILSON, of Illinois, District
Judge for Kansas.
W. P. DOYLE, of Illinois, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs.
AMos 'PITCH, of New Hampshire, Naval
Officer at Boston.
D. PI HALLOW Y, of Indiana, Commissioner
of Patents.
N. B. JUDD, of Illinois, Minister to Prussia.
HERMAN KREIBMAN, of Illinois, Secretary of
Legation to do.
TITIAN J. COFFEY, of Penn., Assistant At—
torney General.
D. K. CARTER, of Ohio, Governor of Nebras
ka.
W. H. YESEY, of New York, Consul at Aia
la•Chapelle.
JACOB S. HALDrafew, of Penna., Minister to
Sweden.
RUFUS HOMIER, of Michigan, Consul Heuer ,
al at Frankfort on the Main.
WM. P. PHILIPS, Collector at Salem, Mass.
ELECTION OF A SENATOR
The Legislature met in joint ballot, on
Thursday last, and elected DAVID WILMOT to
the U. S. Senate, to fill the unexpired time of
Gen. Cameron, now Secretary of War. The
vote stood, WILMOT, (Rep.) 95 ; WILLIAM H.
WELSH, (DEM.) 35.
The Republicans in AO Legislature have
thus shown their devotion to the iron and coal
interests of Pennsylvania, by electing an open
and avowed friend of free trade to the 11. S.
Senate ! Judging from Mr. W.'s election we
are inclined to think that Republican princi-
ples mean anything and everything to suit the
times—the only fixed principle they have, and
which they tenaciously adhere to, being their
intense love for the poor African, and WILMOT
is the very man to suit them in that. His
election, however, is a direct insult to the
Border States South, for no man in Pennsyl
vania is so obnoxious to them as he is.
THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY
The following figures will show the popula
tion of the seven seceded States, as ascer
tained from the census returns of 1860;
Free. Slave. Total.
520,444 435.473 955,917
Florida
Georgia..
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Texas .......
81,885 63,809 145,694
616.336 467,461 1,082.797
354,245 312,188 666,431
.407,551 479,807 887,158
.308,186 407,185 716.371
.415,999 184,956 600,955
.2703.648 2,350,877 5,054.323
.2,008,972 1,781,888 3,770,640
Gain in ten years
According to the above table it will be seen
that tle entire white population of the
Southern Confederacy is scarcely equal to
the population of Pennsylvania.
In the seven Southern States• (leaving off
Delaware) which have not seceded, the white
population is 5,620,426 ; and the slaves num
ber 1,646,871.
It further appears from the census returns
that Virginia, now is in 1850, is the largest
slaveholding State, baying 495,826 slaves.—
Mississippi comes next--then Georgia—tbon
Alabama—and then South Carolina.
SECRETARY CAMERON.
On the morning of the 'l2th inst., Judge
Grier visited the War Department, and ad
ministered the oath of office to the new
Secretary, Hon. Simon Cameron, in the
presence of a large number of the clerks and
other officials. Mr. Holt, after introducing
his subordinates to his successor, retired,
wishing great success and prosperity to Gen.
Cameron. Justice Grier and Gem Cameron
are about the same age. They were boys
together in Northumberland county, many
years ago, and they started life the one as a-
School teacher and the other as a printer. Dar•.
ing all the interval between youth and mature
age they have preserved the kindest relations.-
It was fitting, therefore, that the oath of office
should be administered by the one to the
other.
SIGNED.—The Governor has signed the bill
for the commutation of the tonnage tax on
the Pennsylvania railroad, and also the bill
affording relief to and changing. the title of
the Sunbury and Erie railroad company. The
latter company will henceforth be known as
the Philadelphia and Erie railroad. By the
passage of the bill in reference to the Penn
sylvania railroad, the litigation pending
between it and the Conimonwealth is 'at an
end, the company being relieved, as we are
informed, not only of further charges- on
account of tonnage, bat also of the judgments
of $255,000, which the State has recovered
againet it. So it goes.
FROM WASHINGTON.
A son of Col. Jour; W. Folmar has been
appointed to a Lieutenancy in the Marines.
Col. Salim Coorsa, Adjutant General of
the Army, and one - of the heit officers in the
service, has resigned his commission„and it is
said will join his fortunes with the army of the
Southern Confederation. The Assistant Ad-
jutant General has also resigned.
PAY ova Nees Coicassunizus.-÷The
liegielature hoe appropriated $4OOO for the.pay
of the services of our Qommiesioners 'to the
Peace donsireinoe. The. original piciposition
was to give each member ; the sum
appropriated gives thein:ss74 - 42 each; -
The permanent Constitution for the seven
Southern Confederated States has been ad9o l
401 by their Congress at Montgonihry,7lda
,
barna. The Mowing is an abstraiitilf. its
'sirMMNl:7=t -- -1 - •
No person oflt foreign "S c liate" and, uot.,a
citizen ifithe Goafede rao States, icalliniatlL
to vote foi any 'dicier, either c i v il
'State 510 . 0 4 derit NUMer ieekku! l
tqlod . to ass Re
es t V l"l4 oongtias; Gecirgia Ur ten Oak&
tatives ; Alabama to num Represen : ; T ea ;
Florida to two Representatives ; Minim ..
to seven Representatives; Louisiana to six
Swxientatives.;_and-Texas-to six.- C :
11fiteiii - e — acili - Steßi - fo - Fave two Senators.
The Stabs Legistatuits-mayliapeichiqiidicial
or Federal officer • resident and actin: in said
sth,tic=t)filii4lifida=iiiiii:-
el Congess-,-mcky-..grant seats on- the lour T.of -
LUciuse to_ ilia principal Officer of each
executive department, with the Triyilegaitif
discussing the " measures of with_
,Tbs . .representation of three-fifths of thealaies
is "continued, ,Vongrese- is not allowed,
throngh. the.imposition •of duties, to foster
any, branch, of industry. The foreign; slave
trade is prohibited:, Congrese is prohibited
frommaking apprepriationannless by a vote
of two-thirds of both' Houses, 'e.xcept;when
the appropriations are asked by the head
some, department the President. No extra
compensation is to be , allowed to any oontraci
torroffusr or agent, after, the , contract is made
or, the service , rendered. Every law. or .es.a
'talon having the foroe of a - law, shall relate
to but one subject and be eipressed by its
title. - The Pieeident and Vice President shall'
serve fen six years. The principal officers of
the department and in the diplomatic service
shall be removable at the pleasure of the
President, and other civil officers when- their
services are unnecessary, or for Other good
causes and reasons. Removals fioni office
must be reported to the Senate and practically
no 'captious removals are to be tolerated.—
.other States to be admitted into -the'Confed-•
fumy by a ; vote of two thirds of hoth•Houses.
The Confederacy may acquire territory, and
slavery, shall be aCknowledged and protected
by Congress and the Territorial Government.
When five States shall have ratified the Con
stitution, it shall be established for said States,
and until ratified the Provisional Constitution
is to continue in force fora period not extend
ing beyond one year.
- The Albany '..eitkis: Micl 'Argus publishes the
following letter from a Republican member of
the Kansas Legislature, to a friend in the
State of New York. As the State of Penn•
sylvania has appropiated $30,000 for the relief
of the Kansas, sufferers, it would be well
enough to inquire, in view of the statements
here made, what becomes of the money :
You must be amused and astonished to see
the reports of the "Starvation in Kansas."—
The exaggeration, isbeyond belief. Hyatt,,
Pomeroy, Army & Co.b live on the relief busi
ness. There was, last year, an almost entire
failure of crops in some counties, especially
those back from the Missouri river,' and in
some of the more thinly settled districts there
is undoubtedly destitution and somaisuffeking
which cargoes of relief would hardly, cover,
even if properly distributed. But as yet, I
have heard -Of no case of starvation, such as
frequently has occurred in New, York city,
and we have no paupers. There have 'been,
I see, $50,000 appropriated by the NewTork
Legislature for our relief. I hope that they
will utilize, their generosity by appointing
some agent of their own, instead of turning it
overlo the committee to help elect Pomeroy
to the Senate—in my opinion, adding to the
unavoidable corruption, instead of relieving
a suffering community. Nothing would ben-
Cfit our State so mach as investing the whole
amount in wheat, potatoes, &c., for seed,and
properly distributing it to, those unable to
procure it otherwise,
REPUBLICAN ABUSE OF MAJOR ANDERSON.-
The N. Y. Tribune, having grown tired of
abusing prominent public mop who have
been, or are , how, endeavoring to avert civil
war, is turning its fires upon Major An—
derson—not in thg editorial column as yet—
but through the medium of an anonymous
communication, the writer of which asserts
that Anderson's whole course—
Has so plainly shown a far greater sympa
thy with, and a desire to be useful to the
insurgents, than any endeavor to do his duty
to the United States, that there is no man
who would be more warmly greeted in Charles
ton than he. Yet this man, who stood calmly
by and saw the Star of the West fired on ;
who has, day after day, for two months, seen
men and munitions of war, to be used against
his country, pass close under his guns with.
out a remonstrance or a threat; whose whole
course has tended only to make the surrender
of the fort sure and bloodless; who thinks the
demands of the Gulf States just, and sympa
thizes with them in all their acts ; this man,
it is now proposed to raise over fifty of , his
seniors, many. of them tried and capable
officers, end promote three grades to the rank
of Brigadier General. As this will keep up
the old proportion of three Southern Generals
to one Northern, our compromisers and sub
missionists will now have a fine opportunity
to save the Union once more.
gip President LINCOLN has nominated
Cessius M. CLAY, of Kentucky, Minister to
Spain, and THOMAS CORWIN, of Ohio, Minister
to Mexico. Both these nominations are made
from the conservative or compromising division
of the Republican party. Both Mr. Clay
and Mr. Corwin have incurred the censure of
the New York Tribune for their infidelity to
the true principles of Republicanism.. Mr.
Clay visited Washington during the session of
Congress, and used his influence on the side
of compromise, and against the unyielding
policy of the not-an-inch Republicans. Mr.
Corwin's views are:well-knownto be moderate
and conciliatory. The recognition of such
men, taken in connection with the order for
the evacuation of Fort Sumter, is calculated
to make the radicals furious. Mr. LINCOLN
has 'already given away several inches.
ser Ex . -Secretary Floyd comes out with a
lengthy - letter` in relatiOn to the late alleged
frauds in 'the War. Department, and gives a
full hiatary- Of
,the :acceptances given„in favor.
of Mesirs: ROsell, Majors & Waddell. Be
cites authorities for the legality of his bets, says
the existence of the •acceptances was known
in commercial circles for over three years, and
avers that the War Department never was
managed more economioally than it was
during the administration of Mr. Bechanan.
He also disclaims all connection with Baily,
and says he cannot see for the life of him
what the young man's object was in ruining
himself to prevent disgrace being brought
upon one wtio Was almost a stranger to him.
The Republicans are reeking their ingenu.
ity to discover excuses for the evacuation of
Fort Sumter. The gallant 'Anderson, yam
was petted and applauded as a maivelleus
hero, is suddenly discovered to be a traitor
ltitle less infamous than Twiggs. A corres
pondent of the Tribune says it is suspected in
some quarters that. Mr. Buchanan sent a se•
oret agent to 'Fort ; Sumter more than eight
weeks ago, advising Anderson to send the
(government false: intelligence concerning hie
condition and means of subsistence. This
very likely , storyis travely repeated in justi
fication of the back down of the Lincoln Ad—
ministration:
ger The Cotumbia co Democr . at, edited
and — Pilb)lelied at Blootrieburg, by our old
friend and fellow•laborer in the
_cause of
Democracy, Col. LETI L. 'lei4 is ,one of the
most spirited jonrnals in Northern Denney'.
vania. entered npon its fifteenth year, en
the 9th 4u4L, , and the 001. will hereafter.be
aseisted O. Faure, - Esq., wbo:makes
Mkt 4ebut as local editor.. :Mr. F. is dvignr
one andisey writir,iand • we shall look with
_pleasure to the' loeardepartment•of the paper
for the Soiiitillatioris' CUM; genius, — We wish
both etlitnteabitddinf their labors.
THE KANSAS RELIEF FUND.
IT WON'T Db.
WASHINGTON. Marchl4:—Official despatch
es from Flag Officer Bell, of the Mediterranean
squadron, say that conspiracies and arrests
are of daily occurrence at Naples, el tha
,the state of affairs there is very upset „rip
that travellers IF° afraid me ' Apa—.
and spend a portiott4l .144'that' 1 - .;
A d
climate. • .r.. - -4 b 4. .;-
_ . ....
J. N. Benian to dayl en in hie:dud .. .6
is Chief Clerk of the. avy Deft, fin
, place of Mr. Welo , ' l ikcl_t4t;' , '• \.. 0,. 'sk.:
' -,, TRIUMPH or a litt, o.4iiii. --. .-=
?fhe Supreme Court this morning decided
~ e lung pending case of Mrs. General Gaines
in favor of that indomitable and persevring
lady.
- 7 - - Atiufiztatioo- - -*VPl3thbitio - iiticied-zthe
-dee*olt•of the gQint sin.the- 0 14Be- Ake! eals it
was of long etaniiing~ and heretofore of doubt
1-reoult.—Tte relzorti-covered-thy.-thrmrosn.
pagei; and at least eight or ten pointaLhad,
best ruled by tbaCcoirt withiegird %Gk. 1.4.
last it hid beed lifOught to a conolusion. The
-decision- wasy4hat-aho is:-:the only legitimate '
.clind,efTitani.cd Olodri and-4ja•uPiTersaX legs
:tee :06k hie - last will, and, as. suck was
entitled te the property; real and . personal,
of which said Clark died posseswi; and the
defendant, He""nning ' ~iaviag pnichaaecl certain
property with.full notice-of the nullity-of the
'title -undelt:lxidoh :he held the same, she
entitled to recover ; inunediate,possession.of it,
with Aile rents and profits: Thiktotirt said measores. Weida be at once
taken to enforce .the decree. Justice Wayne
reaid, in conchision; "thatthe` fdtareswiiter of
the history of jurisprudence would bi obliged
to register? this celebrated case. as the •most'
remarkable. • • •
The' amount involved in this case is vari.
ously, estimated at from two to fifteen-millions.
of dollare. Mks., Gaines was in_ court when
the decision was giien; and received the
congratulations of her friends..
.This decision is regarded as having a bear.
ing on the question- of secession as the
property in suit, amountang,to several millions
of ,dollars, is..Jocated .in New Orleans. It
virtually expresses the: of the Court
' 44 that the Unidir is - unbrokeri," and that its
'decisions are equally binding in Louisiana as
in the other States of the The Semis.
sionists. have lately maintained the position
that the decisions of the Supreme Couit are
not binding on all Constitiational. questions ;-
tio that they will he compelled to •make an
.exception Inthis easel, or repudiate their
doctrine. "' ' ' '
Chief JuStied- Taney delivered - his opinion
in the matter of the-Commonwealth of Ken-L
tucky against. , Governor Dennison, of Ohio,
deciding-that
.it, was a ease of original Jinja—
diction, and in effect, one State against
another, and, therfore, the court has juris—
dictiOn under, the 'Constitution, It is a case
to Compel the 'Governor . "of:'. Ohio, by a
matidemus, to surrender a fugitive from
justice from Kentucky.
KANSAS AGAIN
The Senate on Wednesday, .passed without
opposition a resolution requesting, the Govern
or to return to the Legislature the bill ap—
propriating`. $30,000 for the relief of Kansas.
This resolution requires the assent of the
House. of .Representatives to be effectual, and
it is. expected that in case the bill is not.
withdrawn by the Legislature it will- be ;
returned with the Executive veto. It seems,
that facts have beein brciught to light which
lead those' who originally apprcived of - this
donation, under the impression that it was the
only means of rescuing the suffering people
of Kansas from immediate starvation, to
suspect that they have been imposed upon, ;
and that the money, if appropriated, will not'
be applied to the humane Vurposes for which
'it was designed. '
It is well that those who were betrayed by
good motives into furthering the bold.seheme
to rob the State , have had their eyes opened
before, it is to late too retrace their . steps.—
SeVeral very substantial and conclusive reasons
exist why this money should not be given :
L It is doubtful whether the Legislature
has power to vote money out of the Treasury
for general charitable purposes.
H. If this power exists the first duty of
the State is to relieve the necessities of her
own suffering population.
111. The - suffering in Kansas has been
grossly! I ,eiriiggerated by designing men for
speculativel- , purposes. Large sums, perhaps
Buffo - jells to relieve all the actual wants of the
people, have already been contributed by
individual subscriptions ; and there is no
security that the state appropriation would
be properly applied.
We trust that the Legislature will at once
put an end to this bold attempt to rob the
Treasury by withdrawing the bill from the
hands of the Governor.—Harrisburg Patriot.
THE MISSION TO SARDINIA
Carl Shurz, of Wisconsin,
,the well•known
German 'peripatetic orator of the Presidential
campaign; is now here. He is said to demand
the first class mission to Sardinia as his share
of the spoils, pretty much in the style of his
late telegraphic dispatch to the Governor of
Wisconsin, demanding to be made a commis—
sioner in the Peace Convection, as follows,
viz ; " Send commissioners ;me one of them;
to strengthen our side."
Mr: Shuiz is barely a citizen of the United
States. He is an exile from Austria, said to
have fled his country to avoid a prosecution
for aiding and abetting the escape of prisoners.
His offence not being a political one under
Austria's laws, the GovernMent has refused
to extend to him the amnesty it has extended
to so many othitr Austrian exiles in the United
States, we hear. He may be a gentleman of
shining oratorical talents; but on the whole,
he can, under such circumstances, hardly be
the proper man in whose hands to trust
American commercial interests, at an Europe-1.,
an Court, where our national representatives
should not rest under disabilities growing out
of their recent persbnal involvement with the
political troubles of countries adjoining those
to whose Governments they may be accredited.
—Wash. Star.
How NEW YORK RECEIVED THE NEWS.-
The correspondent of the Philadelphia, Ledger
gives the expression of public sentiment in
New York on the reception of the news of the
probable evacuation of Fort Sumter : ,
The Republicans were taken all aback.
That portion of ,them who belong to the. Tri—
&uric school expressed themselves in the niost
indignant terms, first expressing total 'unbelief
in the story, ' and next denouncing the step,
if it is indeed to be taken, as the suicide of
the Republican party, and the disgrace of the
nation. , • '
On the other hand, the moderados of the
Seward and Weed way of thinking express
satisfaction at the conclosion thelientenant•
General has arrived inadinubh as there
was no other course left to Orient bloodshed.
Th'e:Demoorats and Union Irken arejubilant,
and declare that, should the Scott programme
beearried out, the border States are stet only
retained, but that a first,step has been taken
towards bringing baelt even the Cotton Con
federacy to the enibraced'of the Union.
G. JACKEON ON COEIICION—THE ADVICE
CP `A PATEDYE.—GeD. Jaojcson, in his farewell
address to the American people in March,
1837, thns . elluded to coercion. - He said;
"If the citizens of one section of the coun
try are arrayed in' arms against, those of
another_ £n, doubtful conflict, let the battk re—
sult as itanayahere will be an end to the Union,
and with- a on end to, the hope of freedoii. The
victory of the victors would not secure to them
the blessings of liberty. It would avenge their
wrongs, but they would themselves share in
the common rain."
•
The words of, the venerable ''patriot, Says .
the'Cipoinnati .Enquirer, ought to be inscribed
in letters °egad and everywhere distributed
at the present time. A civil . war is, the, end of
the Union. Let. no Republican presume, to
quote Andrew Jackson in, favor of coercion.
- CONING TO TIIIEIR Ssriszs.—The Legislature
of Rhode Island has repealed its
,Persopal
Liberty bill, as unconstitutional. The SCintte
.
of Maine has done the same.. Other States ,
are tinkering theirs in a way that admits
their unconstitutionality. s When-. 014,',yeara,
ago, that these bills were : unconstitritional, ,
"these Lame Republicans hooted aad hallooed,
and swore that they would sooner cut off their
right hands than repeal them. But now,
after they have dOne all.the mischief; and the
Uaion is broken, ,they Bet then elves to the
work of repealing them. However, l since
they have so far come to, their senses as to be.
gin to backllaWn, let them keep en, until they
have receded-from all their long course of
war upon the institutions. and? rights - o,f sthe
.BOnth. -1-40 . *em.:(19„ tilis as the ftrit i and
irketcip towards, drlig bond they
Laud token. ,
rTmrrlvp,,, :TO-17
A CAMAY, APPOINTMENT.-:-Capt. HENRY
A. Haenonairr, of this eity,has been appointed a Lieu
,-
rut in the 6th Regimsat, U.A. Infantry, by President
Imam The appointment is a capital one in every respect.
I .t. Hlis eienbileer aechApentleman, , and Waved his Om. ;
,-- altd - iired on the battle flebtlinf Maxim \Tip',
eui: to which ha bee been attached, beansiderwhi
no " try in the AWiny, and shred With great ;
theleet
- - lion' the ISi an War ; ; at lately made efamoltit
Much sarcilithe Plairts, and fa Dor In attic, servbss - on the
frontier. The‘t
ti eSsent of °wet. ii- - eituses mend a..
ididskt ,; . reks3Aoo4t th it 1 OaPteiWille
Mr .
__, et elifflz-le portUon to which hill
fairly entitled. WO learn that ha holds the appointment
under advisement. If he does accept we shall be sorry to
.lowleo good a citizen from oar nada.
ANNUAL CosrmeNet.—The Philadelphia
Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will
.-- -- . r heed= tomiterl;(2oth liust.)-iii:ties-thilOn:
Church,. North Fourth_ area. Phtledelphia. This is the
'year.::fre-eheinget-discipline - Iffscipline - Of the Church allowing
no matcher to remain longer than two yearn to any one
tFekemseffnPlatlYs Rey. hir.2:mexet,,Ly - 'x* -filled-the
toraWa the Duke Street Church with faithfulness and
abilitY-44-les Wet thne,, , mlll be transferred to some other
bald of lahrs . . Odieirrosaed Lila Unman discourse on Sun
lay evening ter et very large and attentive audience, and
leaves -Lancaster with _the kind whiten of all oar aitisaas,
in - twill a:decide - as In the Chnieh.
• 'A Riimeitiiii : AiiiiiiftiaNT.7-.-It le 'inmored
that Joon .1. Oiciaan: Req:, of. The .trafice; is to be. Pest- -
mister of this city. Apart from his polities; Mr. ONNINAN;
is a 'very 'deter and Reserving 'gentleman,,and will make
a competen t and m 1,1011 6%8 °Wert: We : hope Mermen may
OSSA true, oeranee, as a general thing, when ottleee are to'
be giverftett. the eater, mho does all the hard work and'
drudgery ale campaign, is compelled to stand while; whilst
some land , mouthed, brawling demagogne carries off the
voila Many a poor "knight of the quill" in Pennsylvania
has realized the trut h of this. : ,• .
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THE HOWARD, ,EYENINGB.--Jadge HAYES,
President of the 'Hoiiird Association,
occupied the lee .
turerh 'desk on Tuesday evening bet,on account of the.
sudden indispoaltion of the regular isstater, Rev. W 3l -' it
Emory. The lecture was an able and interesting one on
the ,eeeereigntY of the people% and its nial - rite - wince against
fictions and treasonable penults of the. government •It
engaged
the undivided attention of the large audience.
' , Tip choir of Gt..-JseePlea German Catholic Church were
present, and added much to the interest of the evening,
There., were several brilliant voices among them and their.
selections of airs were appropriate and correctly and effees
tifely ekecutecL Thanks were voted them for their excel-
The discussion was participated in. by Prof. Wise, Maj.
*Ditmari, *President Gerhart; Rev. Mr. Rose:miller, Col.
:Patterson, Mayor Sanderson and Mr. Hartman. •
- The lecture this evening will be delivered by S. S..EASII.
VON, itsq". - Eildeet: Critsractsr.. From Mr. It's welt
known abilities as a writer and speaker, we have. reason
to expect an able and interesting lecture.
'-.-The Steward, to the Executive Committee' of 'the How
ard Association het made the following report of operations
far eight weeks, commencing January 14th, and ending
March 9th, 1861:, •
' Dissaurarrem THE Foitowrea Auricles, vii:-74 tons of
coal, 45% loads of wool, 3350 lbs. flour, 91 bus. corn meal,
95 bus.. potatoes, 476 qts. beans, 1033 lbs. beef and pork,
320 leave.; bread, 51% N. coffee, 52% lbs. sugar, 2 1 ' lbs.
tea, 211 pars new and mended shoed--amounting - to
$1004.63.
MIN= OP BASELLIZA AND'INDIVIDUALS RIELIZVED WZDTay :
let, week, 141 Families, 385 Individuals..
2d " 129 " . 851'
; 11d_.
-". 144 " 423 "'
4th 4, 158 " 461
' • . 6th " ' 160 " 461
6th " 146 " 415
7th " 133 " 393
- ,
6th " 116 " 850 "
M 1 " 3179
D. R. RHLER, Steelier&
Resolved, That the thanks of this Committee be tendered
to the persons composing the 'Block Committeee of the
several Wards for their valuable labors rendered in behalf
of the Society.
, S. W. TAYLOR, N. W. Ward, -
GEO. M. KLINE, N. E. Ward, r
JAMES BLACK, B. E. Ward,
D. W. PATTERSON, S. W. Ward,
Executive Committee.
The above your passed by 'the Executive Committee 'of
the Howard Aseociation, at their meeting on Monday
evening, March 11th, 1861.
J. K. ALRXANDER., Secretary
A HANDSOME PRESENT.—On Tuesday eve•
ping last, while the Fencibles' Silver Band wereassembled
in the Armory for practice, they were surprised by the
receipt of aset of new cape; which were presented them by
Mr, Frederick Smith, hatter, of 18 West.Eing street. The
'caps are known as the fatigue or Zooave style—of a deep
scarlet, bound with blue cloth and gold braid. They are
very neat, and will add greatly to the appearancs of the
Band. The present was a liberal one, and duly.appreciated
by She return
.of a Vote of thankson the spot. This is
another evidence of the high estimation in which this
Band is held by our citizens. •
&inv.—The folks generally were much
surprised when they got awake on Thursday morning, to
sere the ground covered with snow. It continued snowing
lees or more throughout the day, and had fallen to the
depth -of about (oar inches. A thaw set in on Friday
morning, and by Saturday evening the snow had pretty
much all disappetti•eci from our streets.
M. D.'s—At the Annual Commencement of
the hiedidal Department of the University of Pennsylva
nia, held last week in Philadelphia, the following Lan
ewitetiand received the degree of Doctor of Medicine, :
'E. de W. Breneinan, P, Prick, H. Landis, Ir., Jacob A.
Miller and W. P. Smith. , The whole number of graduates
woe 1767 eighty-eight firm the Southern and elghty.seven
from the Nerthern. States.
AN EXTENSIVE OPEEATOR CAGED —A young
German, calling himself Alexander Ringfelt, was arrested
On yesterday week, nen ... Elizabethtown, charged with com
mitting a burglary upon the premises of Col. Greenawalt, on
the Sunday night previous. He entered the house by cut
ting a panel out of the door, and helped' himself to every
thing which came in his way. Among other articles he
took a buffalo robe, a silk dress, bed quilts, a crock of apple
butter, a basket of eggs, and various other things, amount
ing in all to about $lOO. All these articles he carried to
a grove near the town, where he had erected a small hut
and appears to have gone into housekeeping on his own
hook. When surprised in his retreat he was just preparing
to dine sumptuously on an egg omelet, with honey and
other sweets for a dessert. In searching his hut, besides
the property belonging to Col. Ringwalt, there was found
a number of pens, pen-holders, paper and other literary
appliances, wblch, it is supposed, were stolen from some
school house. He had a hearing before Esq. Byrod, who
committed him to answer.
When brought to the prison he had in his possession a
large number of articles, we name a few: A figured plaid
horse-blanket, made of carpeting and lined with' muslin.
Wrapped in this were besides other things, a fiddle and a
bow, a brown linen coat, a muslin 'napkin marked with
red thread "I. E," hat, shoes, ho. In his pocket he had a
photograph or a gentleman and lady, and a number of
other things.
There le no doubt buttbat bele a professional burglar and
robber, and the enumeratidn of the few articles above may
assist in procuring evidence to convict him, and rid the
community of a daring depredator.
RAILROAD MaTTBRE.—The Manheim Senti
nel announcee with pleasure that the Reading and Colum
bia Railroad, so important to the interests of that borough,
has at last been put under contract and wilPbe commenced
in a short time. The terms of the contract were finally
settled by the Committee appointed by the Board of Direc
tors—Messrs. Kauffman, Schoch and the President of the
Road, Mr. Konigmacher—and by James Moore it Co., the
contractors In Philadelphia, two weeks ego. Welearn that,
the contractors, have taken the road at their standing
offer, viz: $600,000, and are to finish the grading, masonry
and superstructure; prepare the road for ballasting, cross
tiesand track. from , the east end of -the Columbia Bridge
to the intersection with the Lebanon . Valley Road, the
Company to settle for the right of way. •The work is to be
ready for the track In fifteen months. The prosecution of
this work, as it reaches Manheim, will greatly add to the
bueinesa interests of the citizens, and its completion will
•
be a.means of permanent prosperity.
Now Rem:loan PEOTEOI,—A bill has been Introduced into
the State Senate by Mr. Hamilton, of this county, to incor
porate a company to make a railroad. rota, any point on
the Lebanon Valley Railroad , between Womeladorf and
Reading, to any
_point cm the Pennsylvania Railroad, be
tween Lemon Place and this city. The corporators live in
Reading and this city. Let the incorporation he.granted
and the road •built by all means.
Fait IN RAWLINBVILLE. —On Friday after.
noon lkst, about three O'clock, a two-story frame house
occupied by Mr. A. Hagan, in the village of Rawlinaville,
accidentally took tire and was totally conaumed, together
with much of the furniture. The loss is About $OOO. The
surrounding property was saved by the exertions of a
number of citizens who were in attendance at the town
ship election directly opposite: Mr. M. L. Brosius, of this
city, who was present, had his hands and arms severely
burned while attempting to rescue some of the furniture.
Mr. George Cramer was also much injured by Mr. Amos
Groff falling upon him from the roof of a neighboring
building.
ELECTION IN COLIIIIBIA.—At the election
held in Columbia on Friday last, the following vote was
given. The struggle for Constable and Justice of the
Peace was most obstinately contested, there being an nn•
usual number of candidates In the field:
Upper Ward—Judge—Wm. dicateemey, 56; Jno. Enny,
105. Inspectors—John Finger, 86; It. Williams, 93.
Lower Ward—Judge—David Evans, 232; S. S. Detwiler,
134. Inspector—John. Hippy, 232; Jas. Schroeder, 133.
Justice of.Peace—Samuel Evans, 170; Daniel C. Warm,.
mai John M. Read, 79.
Ansessor-4os. H. Black, North Ward, 98, South Ward,
; Michael Clapper, N. Ward, 93; 8. Ward, 192. Assistant
Amason—EL S. Shuman, N. Ward, 93, 8. Ward, 133;
Abraham Bruner, N. Ward, 88, S. Ward, 212; Joseph N.
Watte, N. Ward, 100, S. Ward, 182; Peter A. Kimburg, N.
Ward, 98, S. Ward, 135. Constable--Jas McGinnis, N.
Ward, 69, B. Ward. 169; Samuel Hollingsworth, N.. Ward,
65, a, Ward, 1671 Samuel T. James, N. Ward,ls,. S. Ward,
6; Thomns B. Dunbar, N. Ward, 13, S. Ward,2o.
THE IitLENNERCIIOIt CONCERT.—The concert
given by the Lancaster hitonnerchor ' on last Thursday eve,
rang; wee one of the best and moat satisfactory musical
entertainments ever given hr Odd Fellows' Hall. It was a
samosa in every respect, excepting a suitable attendance.
The audience was fully as large as we expected under' the
adverse influence of a snowy evening in March, but by no
means up to thedeserta of the Iftennerchor. The ladles'
.seats were unusually:empty-4 clretimstance only to be
accounted for on the plea of the weather. The audience,
however, gate every evidence 'of appreciation of the fine
movie of singers and orchestra.
The choruses of the company
were very rich and well
given, and the Soliniof Altvater, a &tett and a 'quar
tette', admirably -sung.. .The orchestral performance of
Eeffer's band were—KefferesOne; The violin solo of Prof.
Heffer,cornet solo of Prof. EUingeri and: the piano :exam;
tlon of Prof. i3chmied received a due share of applause,
Several encoreewere cheerfully responded to, and the audi
ence retired satisfied - and gratified by the evening's enter
tainment.
In spite of the only partial responae of our people to the
call of the flue music of this concert, we hope the Hamner.
chor will not give he up without' another trial 'at a more
propitious mason. We are willing to admit that the xatud;
cal element In Columbia is rathertimited, bat we can turn
out a goodly audience, nevertheleeri, on occasion and an
appreciative one. Lately , all manner of entertetinmenta
have suffered with the general business from the .}tall.
times—Szturday's alumbio flpy. • • ' •
• * GRANO Jtraoita" pane in the ..Court, of.
Quarter Sessions; Cori:a:analog MondaY, April 16th:
Issac,L.-Bard, Upper Laacock; James : Beard , : Elizabeth;
CaliisCikaper, East Lairipeter; George Duchnian, }Last
Earl; Henry. Eberly, Clay; Iteuben itraini, City; 'Charles
Grove, Columbia Bor.; Day id Hartman, City; John Holcomb,
Colerain: Samuel Hoover, Salisbury; William Hensel, City;
Adam Keller, dr., Manhehn um.; Llenry L. Landis, Man- .
helm; Wit A. Martin, Columbia Bor.; Andrew Mumma,
Weet 'ld; Joseph McClure, Bart; William Paulin,
Ephrata; Rhoads, Leacook; David G. Baratta. City;
Edward Sturgis; Warwick;' Jacob E. ihnelti, Litt Mikliel
J. Weaver, Clity;lloah Zook, liapho.';
Parrs JURORS to serve in the tame Court:. •
David-Barno, Raping John L. Beneditt, City; Benjamin-
Brogan Little Britain; Benjamin „Baughman, Weal Lam.
J
peter; John W. Clark, Marietta Bor.; John Carpenter, City;
David Drat, East Donegal; Salomon:Diller, Earl; William
,City; Christian Eby, Leacock; John Finger, Colum.
tilt Bor.; Frederick Frisker, B.aphcr, Jacob M. Greider, Whet
ilempfield; Solomon Gregg, Drtunowg Edwin Garrett, Bar 4
Benjamin Graly, East Lampeter; Elias Z. Harting, Br ok.
mean John L:Hartman, City; Joseph Habits, Salisbury;
Samuel Hese, Peques; Samuel M. Hum, Upper; Loma;
Martin Cheider, Jr., West' Lampeter; Jonathan . Lapp, Lea
cook; John Loos, Drumom Christian K. Long, Baptika.
M. Morrow, City; /Erato K. Miller,East Hempfield; 'Amos
Miller,Conetitogg John Miller, - Manheini; Ezekiel Painter,
Drumm; Adams ileanhobi, West.Owldicin George 8. Heed,
City; David Ringwet, East Hataiteld; 'Broderick Saner,
ity; John; M, Shenk, Providensua: William SprirciWilads•
bury; Thomas Stewart, 2dartiq James SiMPION : Martiq
Joseph Shirk, - Wliii-flemilleld; Matthias W.-Elmith, Vonby;
POW. lender, Bachiburyt, pinks,. Warners'
wattima N - Coloridin Branton Wallace,
_Badshon: 7Ciwph
Lkr. Wana,lblaiabia; BON Jahn 31 Watisl,
Wallace, Mast Bali; David P. Young, Manor.
. -
THE WEAKNESS OP THE NEW 'AR.
MINISTRATION.
One of ille - plMular„ erroara the last campaign,-and one
that turala may ArChOninst vote—was the idea that
Abraham tirseOlat-wisit personally a strong men. lie Wall
boldly proelaimedinfimidely believed guileless apolitical I
and fuse from the slavery of party trammebramd
part Y teadeps-,w sort of political god - send, full oi rough
gristsunietndilstrfornard energy, who would bring back ,
the R: of Jeisktosteaba lesson of the last few dap .
sho teach entillMCMorlng but impulsive individuals here%
after , stand 'bit toy timsetried Mall and storm testi*
priles, and titissOmmore to the promises and h
tMuilga l!l-V .ltter hem llpriffissleastMeitement of • political
Le see tbiinkimmaronder holds tbe reins.
ETery word - said, every set done, end everything left
unsaid and undone, annomicee him a timid, irresolute.
helpless man. Amid what 1p far worse for us his Adminir
tratiou bids fair to - sun - the same reputation.
First, as to'the words. For the weakness, tameness and
meagreness of the depot speeches and hotel harangues all
aleog-his-tspe:wonss-soute. to-Washingtor a
thousand. T air poverWiirtlfcifight Indricsa — sty — grailMar
were easily passed over. At beat it was but a harmless
display. The undignified amens at Union savers, the
-g,,,urerte a lb.* the et , pool*.
_ .
"representative of a majority" were staggering. Still
charitable persons kindly hinted that perhaps Mr. Lincoln
did not know how to express himself correctly—that he
did not mean what he said. And the defence was leniently
: Itut morals - 4 - even
prafeelkolaladios* sa„ -ffer two, arsekr this .buriesene
a State paper' hie been 'rend and reread' by - an ' astonished('
peoplec trudetcs assouni - ...ut national. mortificetion .Inch ati
never before ffi to the lot of eland of oommouechools.
'ltch ii 7 Wholesale trticofeilig eta' Shame, in exhi
bition so thoroughly humillaiing,'snek su.inenit to ardl
wry intelligence, had hitherto,been spared - M* l 2Y aaaairy.
glut to-day IftSjald drinking the bitter dnnight: This ex
traordinary . aatloa,dts IM e;rotemus, atatesonanship and
its oracularnivolity, dais' all oriticiam.; "'Neither friend
aavfoe tan; eltabonweelegof Its pohitirea,sig.nag, , Wean
gruous phrases.. WA *Meetly bOlieTo has no meaning
at all--eitimeinfeculei er Si:inter-'' It derinea'n6
disclaims no policy. It says nething—it .denietinothing.
Can it be that the old joker of jokes and "teller of Stories
his .perpstrablit stupendous practical , joke in return for
the.farcical jest. of Jide election Tx But, seriously, this shal
low and pitiful' `m its author on the borne of
an 18 4 s.nlismma. Baltpurmaiely meaningless and empty,
or could its anthor gtvo It no food or vigor? If ,the latter
is thecae it is simPlyeharriefulthelieginting of disgrace
that must patiently. he. borne for the next four years. If
the former it' islrifling 'with a Suffering Country—and an
outrage on common decency. . . • ,
But if the dislocated sentences and stale truisms of this
incoherent paper tell of no policy or lies of action, they at
least reveal.the man- . Ells voice has betrayed, him. Weak
ness and iiresolutioe show themselves in every vascillating
Theman is no statesman, truelieerW and Single
minded. He fears to face the trouble. He avoida the real
issues of the hour. He blinks the danger.. He ignores the
stertliug facto of revolution, and Nenceilk fiddled away at
threadbare maxims and .wqrn.erit common places. And
mare than this,'--the Manful Incompetency of a third-rate
atares out frbm every sentence. .He does not
even know what a "State" isnor a Constitution. He sees
no difference between the first and a 'eonhty, or the seeond
and the vote of an accidental majority:: Not the faintest
idea'of the theory of governuient lights np hie mind. He
common. for the Chicago platform than the 11. 8. Consti
tution., thinke more of party than country, and looks on
the terrible political crisis as the trick of an election cam
paign. .
Another sign of personal feeblenesiln the production of
this document. A strongman, with confidence in himself
and clear from narrow-minded and contracted timidity,
would have called on the assistance of one of the best and
ablest heads in his party or country, that was waiting at
kis elbow. But no, Mr. Lincoln is not large enough for
that. Seward must stand aside In silent misery. Lincoln
alone is reaponsible for obtruding on. an 'molted people
his shapeless abortion. Let the unmeaning, wavering
message. go. It reeks of bar-room diplomacy, It s
questions,make it a master piece of backwoods', politics;
but how will it read in the same volume with Washington
and Jefferson?.
New for the deeds done. The first overt, or shall we say
covert.,:set of Mille* Jackson. wee the midnight escapade
from ilarriabars. I.f there iB say decisin, dignity, energy
or &Minas in that nimble ' exploit the'people do not and
will not see it. lt is a fitting prelude in the play that
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follows. .
The treatment Of the SouthernOomnibis — loners is a second
scene of evasion, doubt end indecision. Today-told to walk
tomorrow told to stay out, they are kept dangling and
hanging at Washington till the shiftless Adminietration
makes up its : mind, if indeed . there is any mind tornake
op.' . Either the Cabinet and President ere at war, or both
helplessly'. at seal Only in One of. these two ways can we
account for their conflicting, contradictory and purposeless
orders in this delicate and momentous matter.
The announced evacuation - of Fort Sumter [if it, too, is
not only an announcement] is another shift worthy of the
sly wizard of the west, but the 'timorous cunning of the
time-serving politician hes only ended irk a miscarriage.—
Time was—and - but one week ago—when thin deed if done
in a manly, honest and fair spirit might have been the
saving of the country. But the golden moment is 1014.
The government Sagaciously declare that they give it up
not for the sake or peace or the good of the nation, but
because they cannot hold it. If there is any virtue in it,
it is the virtue of necessity.:This masteratroke is brought
about not by the force of a strong Administration, but of
circumstances. If anything comes of it by Republican
logic Mr. Lincoln is not to be praised for it, but Es, Buch
anan to te"biamed. So thisdOw and pure patriot, entrusted
with the fateand future of a great people, shifts and ban
dies about the.responsibility. Another. Jacksonian trait.
Another dexterous feat, and thelait we shall touch on,-
most unworthy of all, - but perhaps most thoroughly char
acteristic of the ruling policy, was the course pursued to
regard to the vacancy on the Supreme Bench. The news ,
paper nomination of Mr. Crittenden was nothing more or
less than a feeler thrown out to find hoW such a step would
'be received by the mob-power of the party. A pitiful Jug
gle for the supreme execative, but no doubt very smart
Indeed, every movement of the AdministratiOn has been
liertddetlin'this way. The telegraph feels the pulse of the
irresponsible people, and their thoughtless outcry controls
the powerless powers at the Capital.
Irresolution, doubt and political legerdemain are the
order of the day. The straws that show which way the
wind blows, the bellowingclamor of noisy demagogues, the
hue and cry of blind passion and Ignorance—these are the
cabinet advisers of the new government.
Let us hasten to close this early chapter, disastrously
crowded with weakness and shame, but as good citizens
keep WATCHING.
For The Intelllgencer.
THE 'UNION CAN BE.SAVED.
The question " Can the Union be saved?" is one which
can be answered without any hesitation. What necessity
is there to delay the adjustment of the question, when
there is nothing asked for the South but her constitutional
rights ? Does the South ask anything but thie.--- - with a
guarantee that her rights will not be trampled on here
after ? No. Are the people of the North willing to guaran
tee to her thoienrights ? • Certainly—the majority of the
people of the North are willing to lay down their lives in
defence of Southern rights.
It is true, we have same aecessionists, and some who are
so ignorant that they do not knovoNorth from South, who
are willing to enter into any blind - compact for the sake of
party; but they are in the minority, and, berme, the peo
ple of the South may rest assured that they shall have
their rights with us. But we of the North are not willing
to concede, nor do we ask the Sotith to make any concessions.
We want our constitutional rights, and we are determined
that the South shall have the sate.
Now this is all the South asks of us. They do not ask
us to amend the constitution by fixing on -a line dividing
the territory, nor are the majority of the people of the North
willing to grant it. -Batt they are willing that the people of
the South shall take their slaves into any territory belong-
tog to the United States, and settle down as citizens of
said territory; but, if when that territory becomes a State
the people are opposed to slavery, then the slaveholder will
either be compelled to free his slaves, or remove them to
slaveholding.States. Do the people of the South ask more
than this ? If so, the people of the North cannot grant
liana
What an easy matter it would be then to settle this dis
pute? And they drive State after State out of the ljnion,
when there is nothing at brine except the trilling question
of slavery.? , Have the people of the North looked to their
own interests in the issue? Do they not know that if
Virginia secedes New York arid Pennsylvania will go along
with her? Why t Because their interests .are so _closely
connected• thatria a matter of conrso—not only in this, hut
in the physical relations which exists between them—they
must go together—so also of all the 'Northern Border
States.
Again, why so much contention about slavery when it
Is evident that there cannot be more than one more slave
State 1 This is evident to every one from the nature of
the climate and the condition of the Soil in the territories
which are open for emigrants. • -
But the main argument with. those few in the North
who have originated the present difficulties, is, that the
North is ruled by the South. Pahaw I What ignorance! If
the South were a female, and the North two males, the
argument might hold good; but as it Is, the . North, if she
desires It, can legislate as she plumes. , .But this is not the
desire of the people of the North. They ask of 'their Con
gressmen to give the South her constitutional tights ; 'and
if we have any persons in Congress who are not willing to
do this, WO . would mud . ' rather they would resign, or come
home and attend gpletly to soinething else,and we will
willingly pay them an extra salary for their prudence.
Now the only..tnethod by. which we can convince the
fanatics of the North that•they. Are wrong, is to educate
them. Make them thoroughly'acquainted with the politi ,
cal and physical geography of the United States, and with
the sentence .‘ Do unto others as you, wopld have others
do. unto Yon they will soon be'Willing' to yield to
Lite South al l aalcater constitutional xights I
UNION.
REV. DL VAN DYXE trr. CHARLINTON.—The
Rev. Dr. H. J. Van Dyke, of Brooklyn, whose,
admirable discourse on the slavery issue was
published some Months since,. was invited to
Charleston to take part in "the anniversary
services of thiSouth Carolina Bible Society,
on Sunday week. He delivered an address, in
which hw said ; Two days' ago, a friend
who had come to the boat to bidlim good bye,
had jokingly expressed his regret that be was
going, to a foreign couritry. And,when,,after
being rocked in the cradle of the deep longer
that he had any fancy for, he entered our
noble harber, and saw a strange flag floating
on either side, instead of the - one:w - hieh; they
would excuse. him" for' saying, he loved,-and
should always love, then he feltior it moment
bow much there was of sad reality in the re—
mark. Soon, :ICivever, after landing,, the
pressure oflrieridly bands and, the sounds of
- friendly voices had told 'him that he wax not
far from home, and -he' felt that
_there was a
Union higher and. holier•dhaziere iinperieha
ble than any of this earth:" • •
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A Moninters DILL.--/Ur. 1.412130ip 41:11%„nis
suite stopped 'one day `,Etp Deleven ; House,
formerly a rigid'tempercMce hotel' in Albany;
but he and his wife dined vilth itifeitd. The.
proprietor of the hotel; his'yrkented the.
modest bill of $1,120 for that dityisreatins•and
drinking. - : There, were bitteeirTpersbne
really entertained, and the olLarge wasthere—
fore $7O foi eabh. The items . ale.cu ions for
a Temperahce house ; for, instanbe; there, is
the sum 'of v s3s7 for wines litidliqnert, and
$l5O for broken'stoves and chairs. sixteen
persons - drank $357 worth of liquors, at a cost
of twenty-two .dollars worth -each, the only
wonder is that they did not break their necks
as well as $l5O Of stoves and chairs. This
extraordinary bill beats the experience of 'the
japanese'and English. •
, .
tma DiFFEnsmoz`t
When, the Southent Commissioners reached
WeAington under-14 BuonANmes admin
istration, the Republicans' said the . President
ought to beimpeached for, not - banging them..
Why •don't Ltsctaar hang' thetieTiiho arrived,
there since hie intinguiation 'Whir don't he ,
arrest theta-tor-treason Y Why - . don't the Ite
publicans: impeach' idscopf p '
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~[8:'OBIT.
TENDEN.
The following is the latter portion of Mr. .
Crittenden's s farewell - speech, delivered on
Sunday, MandylL
Now,:izt regard * to'the South and the Dor
dei States, I would have them trust to the
Union'and to the people. The North has
glean attenranoes of their sympathy forthem,
and justice will be done. I believe it. There
ate asentan'oea given of kindness and patri
otfatitArd....wiß be governed ; that sympathy
nrid. Wit kindiits'-itliloh exists in the North
attract others to it ; its. staddard of Lib
erty d Justice will be raised from one - end
of the country to the other, and the people
will crowd around it until States shall oome
-And-mike peason_offeringe- to their-brethren.
That day will come, and it will be a happy
day. I believe this, and I would have the
- - - South.areitheßarder_Statea.believe it._ Oar
Northern fellow citizens have entitled them
selves to oonfidennelby their action upon
these very resolutions; thousands and tens
-of thonsand*-bavaoome here,witb._ petitions
in their favor , ; States have petitioned for
"their and in all this I recognize a- spirit of
kindness which should bind the hearts of
Southern Men. I will say, lam for the Un.
ion ; lam not for sece3sion. No, Sir. And
as to my native State, I will say to her, more
than to others, I desire to see you stand by
the of the country. Do not go off un
less an imperious necessity forces you. Yon
have given to the world long continued evi
dences of your consistency, your patriotism
and your fidelity,tollie Union. Stand by it.
You have stood there heretofore; why not
noe; You have literally founded your State
- upon a rook. Yes, Sir, upon a rook that
State' is founded, and you have engraven on
a rook your testimony to the Union.
The stone yon:aent:te :he ,a portion of the
monument to . Washington bore upon its Ken
tucky marble front these words : " Ken
tucky. was the first to enter the Union after
the adoption of the Constitution ; she will
be the last to leave it." That sentiment she
has engraved upon marble, and it now stands
sanctified still more by forming a portion of
the monument to George Washington- I
want to see her true to that great and noble
sentiment. It swells the heart within me.
There is nothing, it seems to me, in all the
hope of triumph-nothing of the manly and
heart-swelling-character of the feelings which
this nobleland patriotic sentiment has called
forth Vet her stand there with us ; and
stand by those sentiments. Let her be the
last to leave the Union which is covered with
so much glory, so much of triumph, and so
much of Messing. This is the only govern
ment on earth under which man Can control
his action, can speak his own. thoughts, and
where no man is imprisoned unlawfully from
one end to the other—from San Francisco to
Portland. What if our Treasury is empty
and our money spent, and our Government
badly administered ? Still, with all these
faults, it is the best Government in the
world. It is here only, in the arms of "this
greatnnd'mighty Empire, that Liberty was
presented to the world, in all her might, and
all her glory, and all her usefulness.
In the little Republics in the Alpine hills
of Europe, whose little territories are tool
small to attract the ambition or cupidity of k
imperial power, there Liberty is kept as a
thing to be looted at and petted ; but here
she stands in all her majesty and might,
with her arm stretching across. , a continent.
'Who does not love this great country, with
its mighty benefits to every citizen ? The
name of his country goes before him like a
host, and is a shield over him. The very
name contains a charm and a spell which at
taches to him in every region of the world ;
and its greatness and blessing is magnified
still more every day. I say I hope Kentucky
will stand for the Union. Try it, and try it
again If one Congress does not judge right.
ly and does not act rightly, another will ; it
is a principle of our Government that these
. frequent changes will give us justice, and
every State in the Union shonld exercise
patience and forbearance. Let us wait ; and
when, if it be our sad fate, rebellion and re
volution shall have passed over the whole
land, I want to gee old Kentucky standing
up, even in that day of dissolution—stand
ing up with the,Flag of Union in her hand
—standing upon her conquered fields like,
the last soldier of a brave and gallant band;
and then, when the Union is no more, and
she stands the image of patriotism, honor
heroism and fidelity to the Union to the last;
then, and not till then, I would have her
consider what next is to be done for herself.
My principle is take care of the Union;
compromise—do anything for it. It is the
Palladium of Government. Take care of. it,
and it will take care of you.
Mr. President, I hate occupied more of
your time than I intended. I am about to
part from all my friends here, whom I shall
be sorry to leave. If I have offended or
grieved the heart of any man, I never so in,.
tended. I have spoken what in soberness
and truth I belive, and-what to soma extent,
coming from the region which I do, I may
say I know as a fact. I have endeavored to
give, you warning, but not threaten. I have
long-ago learned not to threaten. I may
warn; it is one of the duties of - brotherhobd;
it is one of the datieS of my place in the
Senate to warn yon of-any danger I sea ,ap
proaching our common country. I have en
deavored to do so. Tomorrow, after tomor
row, and each stoceding to-morrow brings
with it new fears and new apprehensions
To my mind, rebellion and revolution seem
to be epidemio in the land, and. some remedy
must be devised.
Mr. Crittenden dosed with'an appeal to the
Senate: to pass some measure," not of nom
promise,'bat of policy," which should bring
peace to the country, and allow the sunshine
once more to break through the clouds`'and
makeias once again the brethren of one com
mon family,
NOVEL .LAW..3171.T.,
We have just printed a paper. book fur. the
Supreme Court in a case, the like of which
has never occurred befoie in this State, and
from the fact that the counsel on neither side
have quoted any decisions of the Courts on
the point at issue, we presume it has not yet
been decided anywhere.
The case is briefly this : Elisha, Harris of
Exeter, this county, died in July, 1.853: For
some years he had lived alone, his wife being
dead; •leading a solitary and secluded life.
Letters of administration were granted upon
his estate, an inventory made and a vendize of
his personal estate advertised. It had been
supposed by his neighbors that he was pos—
sessed of considerable money and notes, but
none, or any consequence could be found by
hie administrators. At the vendee, among
some rubbish in an unfinished room - of the
house, was found a block of wood about three
feet long and one foot square, supported by
four legs,- having on top a horizontal wheel
and a perpendicular spindle, apparently some
kind of unfinished machinery. This nondes—
cript machine was put up, and sold to David
M. Huthmacher for the sum of fifteen cents,
who paid the bid and took it home. Conclud—
ing it was of no use, Huthmacher took-his axe,
and - split it open, intending to make firewood
of it, when be ound a secret drawer nicely
fitted in the block containing $lOO,OO in bank
notes, $446,00 in gold, $41,34 in silver,' two
silver watches, valued at $60,00, a pocket
compass, and $3,106,89 in notes againstmerl—
sons in the vicinity, besides the title papers to,
the land of Harris of considerable value.
Huthmacher, though poor, immediately. gave
notice of his discovery, and entered into an
amicable action of trover and conversion to
determine whether he should hold the-treasure
or whether it should go back to the estate. :On
the trial below, Judge Conyngham, in an elab
rate opinion, ordeyed judgment to.be,entered
against fluthmacher, and it now goes to the
Supreme Court for : final adjudication. When
decided if will.add a trnly novel case to the
Reyiorte Of' Pennsylvania. Col? H. B: Wright
for Huthunicher and Gen. E. L. Dana, for-the
estate.—Luzern; Union.
SPEECH•OF' sziwron. DOI7OLAS,
HIDEHANDSTHeT THE IiEPHBLICANaSHOyr THEIR
WASHINGTON, March 15
Mr. Douglas made a powerful speech in the
Senate to day on the state of. the country and
the dangers of civil war. - He called-upon the
Republicans:to show their hands. lie demands
to know whether they are for Peace or War.
The President haS spoken. Why thed are his ,
friends silent?
The speech has created great sensation' in
Republican circles, and Douglas is now as
heartily denounced as he was 'praised a week
ago:• The ultras are furious, and declare that
Douglas' only purpose is to place the Adnain—
iaratioi in a'falite position before the country.
GOMM ifir April is another rich nrmiber. This snags
: sine-eontalas the beet fashion plates published. - The April
nrenber Ins a double mammoth, fashion plate and unman.
,orutother patterns: Thi,resding matter ts of the chofdest
,ttnid, Wet tete:eating
. hind. -Every fatally ehonklAmbeertbe
for Oceley'e Lady's./Wr.
State iilefi ger Cr . •! tate thee!ta9p .. .,in Conneotiouk;rill
take
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