(Tit Centre jOcraffcrat. BELLEFONTE, PA. r-jrxaazreo- A & 'AS "v.ii THURSDAY, DEC., 20 1860. 1 WW. BROWN, - • ASSOCIATE EDITOR. .pi ■ ii i . vm'.'l jl. i'o Our Patrons. This number of the DEM CRAT closes the present volume, and as is customary among printers wc will publish no paper between the holidays. Our next volume will, there fore, commence with the beginning of the New Year. We intend purchasing new type which wiil add greatly to the appear ance of our paper. ID order that we may be ble to do this we hope that those of our subscribers who are indebted for the past year wiil send the money aloDg immediately. Subscribers who have not paid for the last year are indebted to us two dollars, but in view of tne hard times we offer them a chance; any one thus indebted who will send us Three D illars, will receive a receipt in full for two years subscription, one past and one to come. Now, friends, we think that is fair enough, so send in the dimes. Stand up for the Union and for the Right. The people of this country every whero are now askiDg "What of the Union ?" Is South Carolina to issue her mandates to the whole country? Are we, the freemen of Penn sylvania, o sacrifice our honor and man hood by bowing down to the Southern nig ger drivers and aristocrats? Are we any body ? Are we freemen or are we staves ? Shall we speak our own seutiments peaca fnl'y through the ballot box. or shall we bow dnwD and eat dirt in order to keep Soutti Car olina iu the Union? No. Two millions of fighting, intrepid freemen in the North say no. Let us be jnst. Let us give to the South, to the slave States, all their rights under the Constitution ; but if they ask for the re-open ing of the African slave trade or the further extension of slavery mto Territory now free, Jet us like men tell them they cannot be ac commodated, that they have had things their own way sufficiently long, and if they do not like this, and go out of the Union, let us give them to understand that they will be, like a spoiled baby, sqiankcd and brought back agaio. They cannot go out of the Union.— No State has a right to secede. This doc trine wri* advocated by Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Webster, Clay, and by all the great. Statesmen tf this country, and of course they wsre right. Secession, peacea ble secession ! It is an anomoly ! Such a thing can not be. And the sooner the North ern und Union lov'mg papers and speakers of the country, give the South to understand that we are in earnest, determined and reso lute en this question, the better. The freemen of tbe North entered into the last campaign with their eyes open, and with a calmness aud fixedness of purpose that we have never before witnessed, and which we think is without a parallel in tbe history of the world. They advocated the election of Abraham Lincoln, not because he was Abra ham Lincoln, but for the reason that he was selected as the representative man, of a great party, adveoating the doctrines of the Decla ration of Independence of Liberty and Jus tice to all mankind. The doctrine of his party, (and his election proves that it was the doctrine of the people of the free States,) was that slavery should not be exteod°d into Territory dedicated, by the fathers, to free dom and free white labor; but in the mean time that we would not meddle with it in any of the States where it now exists. With these Jefersonian and patriotic doc trines we entered the contest, the people ral lied to our standard, and we gained a glori ous triumph. But South Carolina is dissat isfied. President Buchanan has proved him sell weak and puerile, unequal to the pres ent emergency. Some of the leading papers in the country have become " weak in the knees" and say, let South Carolina go peace ably and without a fight. Let her have her own way, and rather than let her go, rather than have tear, or any trouble with her, *hey urge conciliation, and a backing down on the part of the great Republican party from its liberty-loviDg, aud Union sustaining ecn tentiments. In short they urge that the Re publicans, or the Union men of the free States should cease to advooate, or insist in any way, their doctrines. They say restore the Mis eouri Compromise and rx'e d it to the Pacific, thus giving millions of acreH of our Territory to the slave power. The Democratic party repealed the Mis souri Compromise, and when they learned to their sorrow, that they had been guilty of a great blunder, and ot again opening up the agitation of the slavery question, they patch ed up toe Dred Scott ease e.nd had the Uni ted States Supreme Court decide in that no torious oaFe that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, and its repeal, there foie, right. Now, notwithstanding their own firmer opinion* and the D el So"'t Decision, ihey ask that it I>A restored and tendered to t, " South as a booa, as the angle of peace and roerc.f, that will heal the troubled wa ter* oi diet; >i'd, confus'on and secession. Freemen of Pennsylvania, Republicans of the wiole Union, are jua willing to thus compromise your honor and yaur dignity by yielding ad you have gained in the late elec rion. r tiT yielding one jot or tittle of the great principles embodied io the Chicago platform? Yhy should a strong, a victori ous party, yield or succumb to a minority, to a party o< man who have lost the confidence of fhj people, and whose leaders are now preaching, on the one pait, masterly inactivi ty, and on tbe other. Secession and civil war ? But they say will TOO do nothing to eave the Union ? Yes ! We will concede to the South all her rights under the Constitution, as the "old men," tbe Fathers of the Govern ment construed it, and as we eonstrue it, nothing more nothing less. We will in all things respect the rights of the minority—of the whole South, but they must be content ke*p their negroes where they haf* them, arid not ask us to recognise their slaves as property. We cannot do it, because the Con stitution does not. One thing we would request, ( and in a spirit of kindness too, ) to wit: that Presi dent Buchanan and his Cabinet officers, the leading Eiitors and stump speakers of the Democratic party in the Nurth, go at once, (if they lovß the UnioD,) down into South Carolina and the other dissatisfied States, and say to those misguided people, "We have misled and betrayed you. We have mis represented the great Republican party,— We have taught you to believe that they were a set of abolitionists and traitors, in all of which we honestly confess we were at fault, aye, vre must confess that we have not only misrepresented them, but actually lied like troopers." We say to these men, if you wish to save the Union without bloodshed aDd war, this is the only way you can do it, for rest assured, the Republicans will never take a step backward, while they have jus tice and right, and therefore, the God of bat tles on their side. Will the Democratic leaders do their part in saving the Union ? If so, let them do as we have suggested above, aud the trouble will end instanter. But, says some one horse Lawyer, some "old Aunt Nancy of a man," such talk is on. ly calculated to fan the flame of discord and to irritate our Southern brethren ! Well, suppose it does! Are the freemen of the North to told their arms and cry peace, when there is no peace? Are we, constantly, to offer compromise to the South, merely for the sake of having the compromise refused and rejected, and the whole North treated with contempt, contumely, and insult? Are we tf, remain silent, dumb, gagged, for fear of adding fuel to the flame, when South Car olina and her traitorous coadjutors are pre paring to devastate our wholo country with fire and sword ? When her misled sons are preparing to march to our country with the torch of civil war, to burn our buildings, to murder and destroy ? No !we will not do it. The great Republican party—the men who love the Union, will not be silent. But they wiil take a bold determined stand, and in the language of Gen. Jackson, will say, "By the Eternal, the Union, it must and shall be preserved." We have all confidence in our able and worthy member, the Hon. James I. Hale. We will pledge our word to our readers, that they need have no fears of him. Ha never gets weak in the knees. Let us all, i respec tive of party, hold up his hands, and join in prayer to God that the Union may be pre served to tbe latest generation, and that wis dom, peace, and strength, may grow out of the present distracted chaotic state cf the Government. Our Position as a Party "Under this head (he Erie Gazette makes (he following sensible remarks, which we be lieve will find au answering voice in the heart cf every Repulican in this CouDty. There is not an honest Republican in the country who does not in his heart believe the principles of the Republican party are right in themself and just towards every portion -.if the Union. Hit must regard the triumph of tkose principles as necessary to the preser vation of the Union, the prospects of the na tion and the liberty of the people. Indeed no one who will candidly examine our creed as laid down at Chicago, can come to any other conclusion. We have just elected a President pledged to carry out the sentiments embodied in the Republican platform and to bring the Government- back to its original tnooring=. After years of effort we are about to try the experiment of a Government wboie influence is to be exerted for the protection of Freedom rather than the perpetuation of Slavery, And now when this experiment is to be fairly tried for tbe first time in more than thirty years, we are gravely assured that it will inevitably lead to the destruction of the Union, and that it must be abandoned. The Republican party is peremptorily re- Quired to give up its designs, forsake the principles which brought it into power, re trace its steps upon the subject of Slavery, and fall back into literally nothing! It is told that it must strike its colors and con tent itself with reiterating only such opin ions and adopting such measures as may be acceptable to the South. Are the Republi cans prepared to take this backward step? Are they ready, under the threats of dough face panic makers ar.d Disunionists, to make a new compact with Slavery ? We trust not. Let us not be misunderstood. "We are de cidedly opposed to fanaticism or radicalism in the pursuit of the objects of the Republi can party. We would have its course char acterized by a conciliatory, temperate, pa triotic, Union-loving feeling. But vre shall not conßeot to the sacrifice of its manhood— in other words, to the exhibition, by those who compose or control it, of a craven, cow ardly spirit, which yields everything to the demands of boisterous opponents, and dis cords all its original characteristics. In the name of the Republicans of Lrie—of the Rex publicans of Pennsylvania, we pretest against such a surrender." We endorse each word of the above, and so does every Republican of Centre County. In electing Lincoln President, we did just what we had a right to do, and now let us stand up like msn and maintain our right to vote as we please. If we had a thousand votes to ast to morrow for President, eyery ore would go for "Old Abe Lmcoln." There ar no doughfaced Republicans in Centre County—and there wi'l bo none. We are sorry to see our neighbors of the Peas lend its columns to advocate peaceable eecession. You are mistaken, John, as sure as yon live, you are mistaken. The Repub licans of Centre County are not for secession at all—but if the South does secede we are for bringing her back. IION. EDWARD BATES.—A telegraphic des patch from Springfield, 111., dated Dec. 15, pays—" The Hon. Ed ward Bates had an in terview with the President-elect, to-day, and it is said, was formally offered the Secretary ship of the interior, in Mr, Lincoln's Cabi net. Mr. Bates is strongly opposed to seces sion, saying that it is a treason, and must be put down, and the authority of the Govern ment mantained at all hazards." T3EXK CKWTRIS OBMOCRAT. A Secessionist in Bel'efonte MR. WAKES UP THE WRONG CUS TOMER.—We extract the following letter from the F.ichmond Enquirer: BELLEFONTE, PA. Nor. 24, 1860, Dear Sir: —l understand that Col. James S. Brisbin, of this place, has offered his ser vices, with some " five hundred Wide- Awakes." to Gov. Letcher, for the purpose of forcing the people of Virginia into measures, should they secede. I have expected this, and now offer my services, with " one thou sand men," who can be organized within ten days, to repel any attack that may be made I y those men, or any other force from the Northern States, I have been through the neighboring coun ties, and the young men of the Democratic party are anxious for tbem to make the first move. Iftbey do so, I pledge you my honor as a gentleman aod a soldier, tbey will never have to leave their own State to find an enemy. If you accept my offer, you wifl please let me hear from you. I am, truly, W. C. MACMINNIS. To Hon. IIENRY A. WISE, Richmond, Va. We clip the above from the Daily Penr.syl vanian. We have no W. C. McMinnis in Bellefonte. There is one W. P. McMannus here however, and we suppose the above let ter comes from him. Did Mr. McManEUS net know when he wrote that letter he was talk ing treason. Secession is rebellion, rebellion is treason, and the traitor expiates his crime upon the gallows. Let this " soldier" and " gentleman" be carelul how he talks treason in our midst, or ho may be treated to a new suit of clothes. His letter misrepre sents the sentiment of our people, be can not raise one hundred uren who are in favor of Disunion ; William will find it is neither popular nor profitable to play disunionii-t in Centre county, and we advise him to write no more such foolish letters. THE WHITE MAN'S PARTY. —The white working men of the ccuctry should not fail to note the recent action of tbe Republicans in CoDgress in preserving the public lands as home for free white men, and that their first act on re-assembling in Congress was to re-enact the Homestead Bill. This law is but an earnest and instalment of that legis lation which shall protect and bless the free labor of the country by giving every indus trious and willing man an opportunity to make b'tnself and his children independent and comfortable. This sort of legislation is better than talking about slavery and making new laws for its extension, a cording to tbe habit of the Southern Democracy. Our thanks are due Hon. Jas. T. Hale for valuable documents. We hope Mr. Hale, Mr Covode, and others of our Honorables will send into our country and throughout the whole country, thousands of Senator Wades great speech in the Senate on the 17th inst. Mr. Wade appears to the man just needed now— the man to bring our erring Southern bethren to their proper senses.— We will publish it as soon as we can. Virginia Safe to the Union A distinguished Virginian in writing to us from that State, says : " I hope for the best from my own Slate, and think I can say, with confidence, Vir ginia is safe to tbe Union." . Further on in his letter, the same corre spondent in speaking of the Union Meeting in Virginia, says : " Tbe Union batteries were opened at Wheeling last Saturday night by Judge G. W. Thompson of that city—and Judge otthe Circuit Court, in one of the most masterly addresses it has ever been my good tortune to hear. The Judge's speech was unexpect ed, he having voted for Breckinridge.— Tbe Judge evidently suspec's bis company, and astonished his friends by telling them so. He was cruelly severe on secession and disunion under any pretext whatever. It was a learned discourse, carefully studied and highly finished, and read with the finest efiect. Many of his points bruught down the house. The general scope of his argument went to show that we are a Nationality, and that secession is revolution and must ha pre vented at whatevor cost. He closed by mating what we all know of him, that he had bepn a leading Democrat in this section for the last twenty-five years, and that he had stood with the Democratic p arty shoulder to shoulder in its support of GeD. Jackson againsc nullification. That the principles involved in the present issue are pricise'.y those which entered into that con roversv, and now when they are again presented and to be met, if he shall find the Democratic party has already, or are about departing from them, he should bid his fir mer political friends a final farewell, and will be fnuDd hauling for the Union and against all traitors. The personal character of Judge Thomp son is above reproach. A just and righteous Judge, and such is his popularity in this sec tion that his views will have great weight.— His address will create a great sensation throughout the State, and be productive of •incalculable good. All honor to the noble hearts who threw themselves in the breach at this niomeDt of danger. Their country wi'i long remember and honor them." ttSf The Pennsylvanian has discovered a patent scheme for getting unlimited power into the hands of the disuni jnists. It thinks that if the Southern States would all with draw in a body and agree upon certain terms to be offered to the North as the price of re union, the "conservative" people of the Northern States would gladly accept them. With power thus securely placed in the hands of tbe Southern States and t'ueir Northern allies, the prosperity and predomi nance of the slavery-exterisionists would be insured forever. As Poor Robert the Scribe has it, this scheme "has a fine gloss, but it won't wear well." THE PHILADELPHIA RESOLUTIONS. —The " Pittsburg Gazette" says of the resolutions adopted by the Union meeting in Philadel phia:—"The feeling in the public miDd, here, upon a perusal of the resolutions, was that of unmitigated disgust. Their abject tone excited only loathing. The resolution's concede everything to the South, surrender every principle for which we fought in the late election, cast the blame upon the North, and put the North, as far as they can, in the attitude of a supplicant. The people of Pennsylvania will not endor-e these resolu tions. When they speak it will be in a dif ferent ke.v entirely. They gave their votes to Lincoln honest and manfully, and they do not intend to apologize for it." A LITTE GIRL BOILED TO DEATH IN WHIS KY. —ElleD Welsh, a.sprightly and intelli gent little girl, agod 11 years, tell into a vat of hot whisky, at Steam's distillery, Rich mond. Va., Tuesday afternoon, and was lit erally boiled alive. She lingered in great torture through the night, and died Wednes day night. A Democratic Opinion. The editor of a Democratic paper, the New York Sunday Atlas , says " there is but one ! word in the language strong enough and plain enough to give a name to those mem bers of our National Government who are " resigning," or in other words, deserting, at his crisis. Be they Secretaries, clerks, or in any other responsible capacity connected with the admiration of the government, they arecowards, and deserve the pointing finger of national scorn, when they run away from their responsibilities at the moment of dan ger and darkness, after having enjoyed hon ors and emoluments through the period of ease and sunshine. What would be thought of tbe military officers who " resigned" at the moment of entering battle, after having figured pftnidly at parade or review? —or of the naval commander who skulked under hatches in a storm, under the excuse that " bo could no longer consistently hold his command," when he had been the most glow ing and gallant of fair weather sailors ? No man is too low or significant, if he holds any power or authority, to be ameDdible to this sharp epithet, when he deserts a duty which grows always more honorable when well done, as it becomes more dangerous or more difficult- No man is too high for the same national curse, when he proves recreant; for there is always a pubbc ready to cry, with Richelieu, " On thy head—yea, though it wore a crown, I launeh the curse ! " If thp republic must fall, better to fall with it—we tell every man holding high offi cial position in the government —better for present reputation—better for place in the .history yet to be written—better than to bear the recorded shame of this cowardice of de sertion. There was two hundred and ninety DiDe who fell at Thermopylae: they were all honored. There was one who dared to sur vive, and even Platase could not afterwards wash away tbe memory." C@*The Democratic papers of the baser sort are laboring hard to convince the people that the bogus pania gotten up by the aiaua ionists and the dougblaces is the natural re sult of Lincoln's election. They are pres. sing this idea with great industry, but with very little effect. The great mass of the peo ple have sense enough to perceive that the commercial agitation, where it has not been designedly created for political effect, arises entirely from the treason of the Breckinridge paity in the Southern States. If a portion of the Slates choose to revolt against the government, administered by men after their own hearts, the Republicans are surely not to blamo. Lincoln will not be our President for three months to come, and ail attempts to saddle the evils of disnnion upon bim and his supporters are alike absurd and contemp tible. The Northern slavery-worshippers who have helped to get up the disunion pan ic for political ends will themselves have to suffer the inevitable consequences.— Bucks Co., Intelligencer. THE GREATEST OIL DISCOVERY YET.—West ern Virginia promises to divide with Slippery Rose Creek, and the districts up the Alle gheny, the attention of oil speculators. In Clark county, some time since, a Mr. Karns sunk a well one hundred and fifty feet, and is new taking out fifteen barrels a day. Mr. Ilathbcne, from whom Karns leased, subse quently sunk a well himself, aDd in twelve hours after " ile" was struck, it filled a cis tern containing one hundred and thirty bar rels of forty gallons each. But this is not all. They Lave discovered a vein of oil coal one thousand feet thick, in a mountain on Hugh's river, a tributary Kanawha. This coal when put on a shove] and held over the fire, melts into oil, so that the discovery is a most im portant one. A good deal of excitement prevails in the neighborhood, and " ile" sites are being disposed of rapidly at fabulous prices. THE ELECTION OF MR. JEFFERSON as Presi dent, in the year 1800, frightened many very worthy but rather verdant people throughout the countiy. A correspondent of the " National Intelligencer," who remem bers tbe excitement sixty years ago, says it was then contended (bat Mr. Jefferson's elee tien would dissolve the Union ; our country would be overrun by paupers and criminals from other countries ; our religion wouid be distroyed ; our churches closed and bibles burned. None of these occurred. The wri ter adds: —"Mr. Jeff-rson prove! to Lo one of our most popular Presidents, the right oi each state protected, no churbes closed and no bibles burnt. (Such I dare believe, will be the course of Mr. Lincoln ; and if I do not greatly err in niy judgment, he will prove to be one of the safest aDd best Presidents we ever had," ggj- President Buchanan coolly asserted in ins message that the disunion movement is the result of the long continued " interfer ence of the Northern people with the ques tion of slavery in the Southern S tales," — Every other man it the country knows that the Northern people neyer mc-ddled with sla very io any ot the States ; and that the whole question rested quietly for several years prior to 1854. when the Missouri Compromise was overthrown by Mr. Douglas at the instigation of the Southern States themselves, thus tbrowiog open to fresh agitation the subject of slavery in the Territories. Evidently the Old Public Functionary has worshipped at the shrine of slavery so devoutly that some of most marked events in our history have entirely slipped from his memory. ®®"lt should be borne in mind by the weak kueed men in the free States, who in their eagerness to conciliate the South, are clamorous for the repeal of all personal lib erty bills and other legislation alleged to be unfriendly to the prompt rendition of fugi tive slaves, that the fire-eaters of South Car olina, Alabama and Florida declare such concessions will not satisTy them. They sol emnly assure us that the time for concilia tion has passed, and that they are fully intent on secesssion. They have no hesitation in telling us that they have been plotting treas on for years, and that their intended separa tion from the Dnion is the result of long de liberation. No entreaty, concession or hu miliation on the part of the North can sway them from their purpose. So our Northern Union-Savers mightas well preserve their self respect. — Bucks County IntiUiyencer. While the Southern States are de manding a repeal of the Northern "Personal Liberty bills," and Northorn conservatives evince a willingness to accede to their de mands, the freemen of the Ncrib—the great body of the people—will require the enact ment and enforcement by the Southern States, of such laws as will fully protect our citiz-ns when traveling through, or sojourn ing in thf.se States. They will require the repeal of all laws for imprisoning our sea men when they arrive at Southern ports, all laws preventing the circulation of Noithern newspapers, and they demand that full free dom of speech and of the press be guaran tied. We are willing to do the South justice but we ask a little of that commodity ior our people in return—nothing more. President Buchanan finds its difficult to fill the vacancy in his Cabinot. Nobody wants to succeed Mr. Howell Cobb. The Hon. Lucius O'Brien Branch, M. C. from North Carolina, was honored with an invita tion, but declines. Meanwhile that distin guished son of Connecticut, the Hon. Isaac Toucey, temporarily discharges the functions of the departed Secessionist Secretary. Who will be honored with the offer of the place is not known. FUR 1 HER FROM EUROPE. .Arrival of the Steamer Kedar. NEW YORK, Dec. 12—The steamship Ke dar has arrived, with Liverpool dates of the 27th uit. Further datails have been received of the operations in Chira. On two occasions 30, 000 Tartar cavalry advanced on the Allies and were completely routed. Two thousand were killed and fifty guns taken. The Allies had only eighteen wounded. The London Times correspondent, Consul Parks, and three officers were taken prisoners while choosing camping grounds, and conveyed to Pekin, where they were well treated. The headquarters of the allies are eight miles from Pekin. The Chinese sent a flag of truce, with the provisions for a treaty, hut Lord Elgin demanded the release of the pris oners before negotiating. The Emperor's brother has been appoint ed Chief Commissioner to make a peace. All was quiet at Shanghai. The latest Government despatch says that the allies are within six miles ot Pekin. The London Time's reviews the American secession movement, and reiterates the be lief that the Union will be maintained. Count Flabaut has been appointed French Ambassador to London. The King of Belgium is seriously ill. A French Imperial decree provides for a more direct participation by the great bod ies of the State in the Government. The Senate and Corps Legislatif are annually to vote an address in reply to the Emperor's speech. Provision is made for a due expres sion of opinion and the publication of de bates. The Ministers of the Colonies and of the Emperor's household are suppressed, the former being united to the Ministry ef the Marine. Admiral Il&melin Las been appointed Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor, Pelissier as Governor ot Algier, and Cbasse' loup Laubat Minister of Marine. Other changes in the Ministry are expected. The Bourse was animated and higher.'— Rents 7Qf. 60 The Ministry of Holland has introduced a new tariff, increasing the duty on cotton goods, iron, &c., The whole Diplomatic Corps, at the re quest of Francis the Second, have quitted Gaeta for Rome. Garibaldi and Hungary The worid has expressed much astonish ment at the retirement of Garibaldi to his Island home in Caprera. That the hero whom all friends ot humanity adore should so suddenly leave the busy scenes of life and the excitements of armies and campaigns, was indeed wonderful. Then he seemed to ask or expect no adequate reward for his great services to his King and country ex cept the consciousness of being the nation's and the world's benefactor and deserving their lasting gratitude. It is impossible to believe that Garibaldi has really settled himself for any great length of time upon the little rocky island where it is said that be is the only inhabi tant, except the friends who share hie volun tary exile, and his cows and sheep. Doubt less he retired for iest, and to have an oppor tunity of undisturbed study to mature some future plans of world surprising conquest.— He cannot have retired entirely from the stage of active events, for his country is not yet so free as he has promised it shall be, and the world cannot belitve that Garibaldi would voluntarily ieave his work unfinished. Besides, his wide sympathies doubtless ex tend to otjer countries than Italy, and he is very likely meditating plans for assisting the emancipation of other races. There arc reasons to think that the next scene of Garibaldi's operations will be Hun gary, perhaps, however, after Ilome is added to the Kingdom of Victor Emauuel. The freedom of Hungary and the co-operation of its people would be the greatest assistance to the Italians in recovering Venitia. A Hun garian legion has been, or at least was to be, formed in Italy, and five thousand Hungari an uniforms were soma time ago ordered. All circumstances increase the probabili ties that Garibaldi wiil ere long appear in Hungary, and the two people most oppressed by Austria will join hands to resist the tyr anny. The results of such a combination on the affairs of Europe will be great. STARVATION IN SYRIA, —The Boston Trav eler publishes an appeal for the starving of Syria. It says:—"The prospect is simply appalling. Already the lists of daily recipi ents of charity have risen to 27,000, and yet they grow, despite the u'most efforts to re duce them. - Merely to supply food to these 27.000, on the lowest scale that will sustain life for the six months to come, ( until har vest begins ) will cost £2O 000. But food is not all that must be provided. Many thou sands will be required to furnish shelter, clothes, bedding, medicines, physicians, hos pitals, and ail the machinery necessary (or these operations, even when the most economical scale possible. The Committee see, with serious solicitude, that the existing operations of all kinds require an outlay of £ISOO a week. Should they bo continued at this rate for the ensuing six months, the large sum of £39.000 will be Deeded. But we dare not conceal our appre hension that, during the seventies of winter, the rate of expenditure ought to be, and must be, considerably higher. fTi® 0 " The voice of England, through her leading organs of public opinion, is again heard upon the schemes of our southern se cessionists. It is an utterance of stern and solemn warning. There have been some short-sighted, superficial peoDle, who tho't that when the full extent of the disaffection, and the commercial troubles which accom panied it, became known in London, Liver pool, and Manchester, the previous feeling upon the subject in Great Britain would be changed How far away from the mark such surmises were, can be seen by articles published in the London Times and Daily Netcs, which laugh to scorn such imputed truckling, and tell the South that her safety depends only on her union wiih the North. These words cannot be disregarded, for they speak the sentiment and indicate the pur pose of all enlightened Christendom. Traveling Agents Wanted. PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. TtTj; will employ Agents to sell a new andval- YY uable Patented Article, either on commis sion or at a liberal salary. Business honorable, useful and lucrative. The article is required in every family. For particulars and complete instructions en el ose stamp and address J. W. HARRIS & CO. Dec."2o, IS6O, —2t.] Boston, Mass. STRAY STEER. —Came to the residence of the subscriber in Taylor twp., some six weeks ago, a Red Steer, 2 years old, with a notch in the under side of each ear, and the point of the right horn sawed off. The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take him away, otherwise he will be disposed of ac cording to law. THOS. MERRYMAN. Liec. 20,1360.— 3t. ' A LOT of Ladies Woolen Hoods just received by D. LEYDEN A CO, Bellefonte, Dec. 20, '6O. D LEYDEN A CO., bave just received a fine . assoriment of Pall and Winter Oeods which they offer very low for cash or eountry produce. Nov. S, IB6o.—tf. AGENTS WANTED. A BOOK THAT EVERY Far mer, Mechanic, and Business Man Wants, JUST PUBLISHED- THE TOWNSHIP AND LOCAL LAWS OF THK State of Pennsylvania, COMPILED FROM TOE ACTS OF ASSEMBLY BY WILLIAM.T. HAINES, ESQ., AMD PUBLISHED BY EDWARD F. JAMES, WEST CHESTER, PA. THIS work contains over 400 piges of closely printed matter, and will be sold by subscrip tion. It teaches the duty of Justices of the Peace, with foims for the transaction of their business. It teaches the duties of Constables with all the necessary forms, appertaining to the office. It contains the duties of Supervisors of every Con nty and Township in the State. It contains the mode of procedure for the lay ing out and opening of public and private roads, of vacatiug and altering roads, the buildiug of bridges, <fcc., Ac. It contains the Common School Law, with ex planations, decisions, and directions, together with forms for Deeds, Bonds, Contracts, Certifi cates, Ac., Ac. This department of the work was compiled at Harrisburg by Mr. Samuel P, Bates Deputy Superintendent, and is alone worth tbo price of the volume to any one interested in Com mon Schools. It contains the duties of Township Auditors. It contains the laws relative to Dogs A Sheep. It contains the duties of Assessors. It contains tho laws in relation to Strays, Mules and Swine. It contains the laws relative to Fences and Fence Viewers, It contains laws relative to Game Hunting, Trout and Deer. It coniains the Election Laws, with all neces sary Forms. It contains the Naturalization Laws, with all tho i.eeossary Forms for application. It contains a large number of Legal Form), which are used in the every day transaction of business, such as Acknowledgments, Affidavits, Articles of agreements and Contracts, Partner ship, Apprentices, Assignments, Attestations, BAle of Exchange and Ptomissory Notes, Bills of Sale, Bonds, Checks, Covenants, Deeds, Dcposi tion, Due Bills and Produce Notes, Landlord and Tenant, Leases, Letters of Attorney, Marriage, Mortgages, Ree ipts and Releases. The work is bound in Law sheep, and will be sold to subscri bers at $1 25 per copy, payable cn delivery of the work. The work has'passed the revision of many of the best Lawyers iu the State and has received their unqualified approbation, as a reliable hand bock of reference upon all subjects upon which it treats. The whole is arranged in such a man ner as to present a plain, concise and explicit statement of the doties of all Township Officers, as may bo readily understood by any one Cen tre county will be thoroughly canvas sed for the work, and the support of the citizens is respect fully solicited. _ GEORGE LIVINGSTON, General Agent for Centre Couuty. p. S.—Aood canvassers are wanted in all parts of this County for the above work, to whom a liberal compensation will be given. Aplieations, which must be n ade at an early date, addressed to the General Agent at Bellcfonte will receive promt attention. [Dec. 13, '6O. —4t. Orphans' Court Sale. BY vistue of an order of the Orphans' Court cf Centre county, will be exposed to Public Sale, on tho premises, on FRIDA Y, DECEMBER 26th, 1860, at 10 o'clock, A, M., the following described real estate, situate in Walker township, about two miles below Hublersburg, Centre Co , late the property of John Bcek, dee'd., bounded and de scribed as follows : One tract of land, known as the " Old Mansion Farm," bounded on the North by lands of Thomas Hu.-ton awd Henry Beck, on the West by lend of Jonathan Philips, on the South by land of Chas. Binges' heirs, and on the East by land of Micheal Shaffer, containing ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN ACRES AND NINETY-FIVE PERCIIES, nett measure, about iiintty.fivo of which is clear ed and in a high state of cultivation, and the bal arce is well tiinbe ed, on which is erected a two story Dwelling House, Log Darn, and otlor out buildings.. There is a good Orchard or the farm and a well of good water at the house, and a nev er failing stream of water tuns through the place. The location of this farm, in one of the best wheat growing valleys in the State, renders it a most desirable property. ALSO, Another tract of land, adjoining lands of Jona than Phillips, Joseph Sweyer3, Daniel Dealer, Jacob Lutr and others, containing FOUR ACMES, all cleared and in good order, on which is erect ed a Dwelling House, Stable and other out-build ings. Thero is a thriving orchard and cistern on this tract. ALSO, A lot of g round adjoining land of Thos. Huston, " The Old Mansion .Farm," an d the road leading from BellefonU to Lock Haven, containing ONE ACRE AND EIGHT PERCHES, on which is erected a small Dwelling House and Stable. ALSO, About THIRTY-FOUR ACRES and THIRTY THREE PERCHES of good timber land, bounds ed by lands of Jas. Martin, Dinges' Heirs, Joseph Sweyers and others. This timber land is divided off into five lots and will be sold separately, a plot of which, showing the amount of each lot,- will be exhibited on the day of the sale. Pos session given on the Ist of April, 1861. TKRMS OFSALE : One third of th e purchase money to remain charged upon the J and for the widow, to bo se cured by Bond and Mortgage on the premises, the interest thereof to be paid annually to the widow, during her life, an d at her death to pay the prin cipal to the heirs and legal representatives of John Beck, deceased, and one half of the remain ing two thirds to be paid on confirmation of sale, and the residue in one year with interest from the time possession is given, to be secured by Bond and Mortgage on the premises. CHARLES BECK, Trustee. Dec. 6, 1860. ts. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue oi a writ of Venditioni Expo* nas, issued out of the Court of Common Please of Centre county, and to me directed, will be exposed to public sale on the pemi" see, on FRIDAY the 18th of January next, at 1 o'clock, P. M., the following described Real Estate, to wit: The half of two certain tracis of land situate in Penn township, Ce ntre county, the one tract adjoining lands of Jacob Yeakly, John and Andidw Ilarter, Henry Alexander and others, said half tract containing TWENTY-ONE ACRES, more or lees, thereon erected a Grist Mill Sawnrll, Dwelling House and other building. The other tract adjoining lands of Henry Alex ander Leonard Iverstetter, John and An drew Ilarter and others, said half tract con taining THIRTY-TWO ACRES and SEV EN TY,SIX PERCHES. ALSO, one other tract or messuage of land situate in Gregg township, said county adjoining lands of Adam Zerbv on the East, and by laDd of Jos. Rishel on the North, aDd by lands of Jacob Stover on the West, and on the South by the Seven .Mountains, and con taining ONE HUNDRED AND SE\ENTY ACRES AND ONE HUNDRED AND SEV ENTY PERCHES. Seized, taken into execution, and to be sold as the property of Jacob Finkle. GEO. ALEXANDER, Sheriff. Sheriff"s Office, Bellefonte, 1 Ceo., 20, 1860. ) LETTERS of Administration on the estate of Jos. Norigon, dec'd., of Halfmoon township, granted Deo., 13th 1860, to the undersigned who requests all persons knowing themselves indebt ed to make immediate paymant, and all those having claims to present them duly authenticated for settlement. D. H. BURKET, Adre'r. Halfmoon, Dec. 20, 'oo.—6t. Cmmtr & Jltol, HAVE OPENED The largest assortment of goods ever before offered for sale by them, consisting, as heretofore of all such staple goods as are usually kept in a country store, together with all the NEW STYLES IN MARKET. GOODS. Black and Fancy Silks, Brocades, Madona's De- Bcges, Bcrages, Barage-delains, Delains, Challi delains, Poplins, Lustres, Alpacas, Bombasines, Lawns, Ginghams, Chintz, Brilliants, Cballi Crape- Marets, Tanjore Cloth, Kobcsand Traveling Dress Goods. ALSO, A large assortment of mourning goods. ALSO, Black Silk, Thibit Cashmere Crape and Stills Shawlr, Mantillas, Cashmere Scarfs, and Shawl Trimmings. also, Cloths, Cassimers, Satinetts, Cashmeres, Kentuc ky-Jeans, Drills, Ducks, Cottouades and READY MADE CLOTHING ALSO, Ladies' and Gents' Hoisery, Gloves, Gauntlets and Mitts, Ladies Collars and Under Sleeves, Laces and Edgings. . ALSO, Oiled Window Blinds, Plain and Ornamented,L'u en and Lace Curtains, Gilt Cornice for Blinds, T able Covers and Floor Cloths. ALSO, Oakford's Hats always on hand, together with Straw Goods,. Bonnets, Shakers, Ribbons, Artifi cials and Bonnet Trimmings ALSO, A very 'arge assortment of Shoes and Boots for men, women and ehiidren. ALSO, Queonsware, Cedarware and Groceries: ESPECIALLY WOULD TONNER & STEEL CALL THE ATTENTION OF MECHANICS 4 BUILDERS To their much enlarged stoek of Hardware Sad dlery'and Coach Trimmings. 0 —tf., NEW AND SPLENDID STOCK OF §®i? M SIMS AT EUENSIDES' WARRANTED to be just what we represent them. We have the very best which we warrant, and lower grades in all their varieties. CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. Leather of ell Descriptions, BELTING kept for Machinery. Any size have not got I can get in a weeks time. Sold a city prices. A LARGE STOCK OF SHOE FINDIGS DEFY COMPETITION IN HATS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Saddlery, Saddles, Bridles, Halters, Cart Gears, Cart Saddles, Harness Collars, Harness Lines, and every article made and kept by Saddlers. WHIPS, TRUNKS, TRAVELLING BAGS, POWDER, SHOT, AND CAPS WATAE PKOOF BOOTS, DOUBLE SOULEI) WARRANTED, COPPER 'PIPED BOOTS AND SHOES FOR CHILDREN. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF BUFFALO ROBES. HORSE BLANKETS, SLEIGH BELLS, FOX TRAPS, to. Higest market price paid for HIDES, SKINS <£• ALL KINDS OF FURS, Come and examine our stork. We will shew it with pleasure, and satisfy you it is THE PLACE to get good Boots and Shoes, and such articles in our lino. At Buruside's we study to please, aud give sat isfaction. jZ®-Please accept our thanks for past favors. Kellcf'onte. Oct, 11th IS6O. .GREEN'S DRUG AND VARIETY STORE, North-East Corner of the Diamond, BELLEFONTE, PA. THE UNDERSIGNED would resnectfully in form hi s pa;rons and the public generally that he has just returned from Eastern Markets where he has purchased and is now selling the largest and be't assortment of DRUGS. MEDI CINES, FANCY ARTICLES, Ac., ever brought to this country. He ha; constantly on hand ail the approved PATENT MEDICINES of the day. ALCIIOIIOL, BURNING FLUID, PINE OIL, COAL OIL, LINSEED OIL, PAINTS VARNISH, Ao., together with a large assortment of the TOBAC CO A SEGAR3, of the best brands. COAL OIL A FLUID LAMPS, HAIR, TOOTH. NAIL, CLOTHES, A PAINT BRUSHES, PERFUMERY A HAIR OILS. Also, a fine assortment of Plain and Fancy CONFECTIONERY, RAISINS, NUTS, AC., AC.,. TOYS of every description, also FANCY CHINA-WARE. Prescriptions and iauiily reeeips carefully aud promptly filled. Thankful for the patronage he has received du ring the iast four years, he solicits a continuance of the sam<, and from the experienco be has had he feels confident of giving satisfaction. FRANK P. GREEN. Nov. 15, 1860. tf, TEACHERS' INSTITUTE." TllE Twelfth Anniversary of the Centre county Teachers' Institute will be held in Boalsburg, on the 25th inst., and will be continued three days. The services of many d.stinguisbed educationists are secured, and a full attendance of Teachers, and a season of unusual profit to the educational interests of our county is anticipated. Arrangements are in progress fur free accommodations, and if snccesskl, the expenses will be triflijg. , Teachers from other couties are respeotfuN ly invited. T. nOLAIIAN, Pres't. d Co. Supt. Boalsburg, Dec. 13,-2t. Axe Factory & Houses For Rent. THE Bellefoote Axe Factory, capable of furnishing twenty dozen axes per day, now in the occupancy of Harvey Mann. ALSO, The dwelling house on High Street, with or without the frame building adjoining, now occupied by J. V. Thomas. For particulars apply to WM, A. THOMAS. Bellefonte, Dec, 13, '6o.—6t. CITRAY IIOGS —Came to the reaidenoa J3 of the subscriber in Benner twp., near the Big Hollow, some time during the month ot October, two White nogs with black spots, both have the point of the left ear cut off.— The owner, or owners, will please come for* ward, prove property, pay charges, and take them away, otherwise they will ba disposed of according to law. PHILIP MOIST. Dec. 13, 1860,-4t. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.—THE partnership heretofore existing between Jo seph B- Erh and Chas. Dennis, and trading under the firm of Jos. B. Erb A Co., has this day, Nov, 24th, been dissolved, The business, hereafter, be conducted nnder the firm of E. W. Erb A Ce. JOS. B. *KB & CO- Nov. 29, 1860. 6t,
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