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THURSDAY, J AN~ 31 1861
WW. fiROWN, I - ASSOCIATE EDITOR-
No Civil War
The di'ctrine of uo civil war, says the Xeic
Toil 1 riimne, is good doctrine. We are not
likely to have w.tr unless it be made upon
the sea agaiust r Home Squadron. Pro
vided alw.7, that Ur..it-d States J be
not withheld from its lawful and Uni
ted States authority be uot eor tested in the
Terri-otiss. and elsewhere within its juris
diction. The United States own torts and
arsenals at various points on the coast. As
tbey bough: the sites, and erected the forti
fications, it would see'm to admit of no doubt
that they belong to them, and to ifubndy els*.
If they be se:2' d, and attempts bo made to
hold them, no one can be presumed to sup
pose that the United States ought not to te
take them. In doing this, they moke no voir
on anybody, tlicv simply recover their prop
erty. Ia espeiliug those who have taken
and attempt to retain it, they rxsreise an un
questioned right for which nobody can find
n pretense of blaming them. If war is to be
avoided, let those who have seized the lorts
and arsenals simply surrender them on the
demand of their rightful owners. The Uni
ted Statos will not invade aDy State or at
tach its peop'e. They cacnot do tl.is- They
will have no occasion, unless invited to put
down rebellion or insurrection.
Hot* of tho Territories'? Of course the
United States will retain and protect their
Territories, as they ehculd. They bought
them, and have paid for tbem, and om
them. They have always governed thvui
nnd granted them protection. Wby should
they not continue to do eo ? It is a plain
duty. But the seceding Siates will claim to
have an interest in them. Of course thc-y
will, and the claim will bo cheerfully rscog
oiasd. Every other S nte v.iil claim ih*
tame right, and have it accorded to there,
But what is that right? Simply the light to
go in pencaobly and occupy the land, by
paying therefor. All wiil have that privi
lego. Seceding Stiles, loyal States, or tho
people thereof, white and black, native and
foreign, will all enjoy equal privileges. As
to carrying slaves there, the Congress of the
United States will tfgula'.e that, as tkej al
ways I svt- done.
But the seced'Dg Stages will send in an
army arid try to conquer the Teiritoiies, or
a portion of them, and establish Slavery
therein by force of arms ? If they should do
this, that would bring on war in the Territo
ries. But it would Dot la-st long, as the ex
perience of Kansas shows.- Aod it would
net take much of an army to keep Slavery
cut. Slavery cannot le extended at the
peint of the bayonet ngainst a free people
who object ea't estly to its spread. And nny
war on this continent, or at lea*t th s por
tion of it, fur such a purpose, would be very
brief. The struggle would soon be over ar d
peace restored. We eanm t have much ola
civil war therefore IU the Territories.
If any a'trmpt should be made to obstruc:
the navigation of the Miscis-ippi Riyer, it
would cieute difficulty, r.nd might readiv
lead to war. Bat the eeeiding Statc-8 them,
selves say they have nt 1 the slightest inten
tion of doiDg anything of the sort.
The only danger of collieioD, then, would
appear to he on the sea, in the effort to drive
away the Coast Squadron, which may be
set tto enforce tho law?. The seaports of the
seceding States would object to being shut
tip. They would aim to remove the blockade
tint must be impo. cil those parrs refuse to
pay Federal duties. They would thus have
to attack the naval force used in the block
ade, and drive it off, or defeat and destroy it,
if they tould. The war would thus become
a naval war, and the strongest party would
succeed. But. considering that one side has
a navy end the other has none, the contest
would be very unrqu.il, and its results hard
ly admit of a doubt. lbs Slave States would
sabmi*.
What then ? The seceding States would
have no war in noy other way than in the
modes suggested, unless they raise an army
and invade the loyal Stales. If they should
do this, they might very easily bring on a
general civil war. But they never yet have
eonteaip'a'ed this method of proceeding, and
it is difficult to perceivo whatadvan'age they
would gain bv it. The interior and border
Slave Siates would bs siov to do this, inas
much as tba retaliatory biow would first fall
upon them. Besides, sueh an attack would
unito the North, and greatly exasperate the
people. The inevitable rasHlt would be de
feat to the weaker party. W bicb that le can
easily be told beforehand, by examining tho
census tables. Ttie raising of armies in the
seceding States to invade the loyal States
does not, therefore, seem at all probable.
We do not tee then in what wav a general
civil war is going to be brought about. The
w 3r, if we have any, must be locabzed and
specific. It must be io the lerritcries. It
must be on ihe Mississippi River. Or, what
teems to be mOrc prftb>b'° than aii, it must
ne a war of the seceding State* on the block
ade squadron. To be eiire, if Maryland
should secede, tho u-siible Mr. Foeiubs tt*ay
march northward, sword in hand, as he in
timated he shall, and attempt to take Wash
ington. Or some other contest may be ini
tialed for the same object.
Oo the whole, therefore, we are obliged to
confets Ul&t we do not see just how vre are
going to have an old-fashioned civil war.
The war, if there is to be any, must inevita
bly Le one of the sections ; and, for the rea
sons given, wo conclude it will not be of
muoh importance. Even before it begins,
everybody will want peace, and struggle for
peace, and they will do this more and moie
every day till it is fully established. We
have not had three-quarters of a century of
internal peace, and general fraternity, and
republican education, for nothing. As Loca
modore Stewart lately said, ' quiet your
fears, madam, quiet jour fears j the efforts
to break op thi* Government will fail, it will
certainty fail It caon&t be done. The p r
pit) }U t}6t permit it-''
Grand Rally on Wednesday Evening
The meeting on Wednesday evening was a
grand affuir. The Court House was filled to
over-flowing. LoDg before the hour for
opening, the people began fo assemble, and
by seven o'clock the vast Hall was complete
ly fiHe i up. The following list of officers
was submitted ttr.d unanimously adopted.
President —Thomas Hutchinson of Potter
Vice Presidents— Jar. Alexander, Union •
das, G. McAlroy, Spring ; Lewis Hess, Pot
ter { J. G. Goldman, Halfmoon ; Thos. llos
ierman, Ilaines; Henry Mt-Ewen, Walker;
J. McCalmont, Marion ; Ira Fisher, Boggs ;
Jas. Hunlap, Ferguson ; W'nv. Marshall,
Benner ; A. N. Russet, Unionvillo; John
Adams, Huston; Samuel Osman, Worth;
John lrvin, Howard ; Mnj. F. Burkert,
Miles'; Geo. Boa), Harris ; Jeremiah Mayes,
Patton ; Jacob V. Knoll, Curtin.
Secretaries— W-. 11. LongwelJ, Bellefonte ;
Jevse Comly, Spring; J, lrvin Gregg, Walk-
Alter music by tie Bellefonte Brass Band
the meeting was opened with pr iyer by the
Rev. Thomas Sherlock. The President then
stated t! e olj-ct of the meeting, after which
the following C. muiittee was appointed to
draft Uc-olutioris :
A. Boyd Hutchinson, Chairman ; 11. N.
McAllister, llirry McEweD, John E. Ilodg
er, vid C. G. RjmaD.
During the absence of the Committee, Col.
Brown nddresied the meeting in a speech of
over an hour in length, in which he took
strong grouuds agaiDst compromise mea
sures. At the conclusion of his remarks,
Mr. A. B. Hutchinson, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Resolutions, came forward and an
nounced that the Committee could not agree
and therefore a majority and a minority ro
port wi ul'l be snbmitted. Mr- Hutchinson,
in behiif of the mojori.y, submitted the fol
lowing Resolutions :
Rexolved— That we, the members of the
Republican Party of Centre County, here as
sembled, adopt the following as the declara
tion of our political'sentiments, in view of
our present national disturbances.
FIRST That we are now, more than ever
before, tirnilv convinced of the necessity and
perpetui'y of the Republican Par y. That
we believe its principles as laid down in the
Chicago Platform to be just to all si crior.s of
the country ; right in themselves, and en
tirely conformed to the letter and spirit of
the Constitutiou,
SECOND Thai wo will firmly resist any
chaDge or amendment of the Conetituii in uf
the United State", believing that our past
prosperity has demonstrated its wisdom, and
that our Fathers made all the concessions to
the Slavery interest which security required
or justice woqid
THIRD—That we totally deny, as ridicu
lous and absurd the charge, that the Repub
lican Party is responsible for the troubles
which have failen upon the country: that
we believe they have had their origin iu the
treasonable schemes of ambitious men ; nnd
their aid and comfort in the imbecility of
our Executive Government, the unfounded
prejudices of our Southern brethern, and the
siud'td misrepresentations of an unscrupu
lous partisan press.
FOCRTII—We totally deny the ex's'.erce of
nny legal right of any Siate, under any cir
cumstances, to resume the powers < nco dele
gated to the genemt Government, or in any
way to seperate i self from the Union.
FIFTH—We are opposed to the repeal of the
so-vailed L herty Bill of Pennsylvania ; be
lieving that it was not enacted in a spirit of
retaliation towards our Southern brethren ;
that if is Cnnsii; issioral and right, and in no
way inte faring with the execution uf tho
Fugitive Have Liw, or the tights of onizens
ot a -y Sister Siaie.
SIXTH—We ars opposed to any concessions
or c mprnmise involving an abandonment of
what wa conceive to be fundamental princi
ples of political wisdom, trod finally, we
pledge rurseives, in view of our respoi sibil
it'es to rur country, to our posterity and to
humanity, to maintain our present Govern
ment, cur present Constitution, an.l our
whole Union; to the extent of our power, at
every cost, nnd at every hazard.
Mr. McAllister, in behalf of tie minority f
thin submitted the following Resolutions:
FlßST— Resolved, that this meeting ap
prove of, and recomend as a basis of Com
promise for the settlement of the difficulties
exsisiing between the Free and the Slave
States, the adoption of the propositions sub
mitted by the Committee from the Border
States as reported by Hon. Jus. T, Ilale in
Ilepibbcan caucus, that our most heartily
approve ot the conduct of Our Representative
in :te prniUee, and that tht conci iatory and
friendly spirit manifested by the Hon. Si
mcn Cameron, towards the Patriots of the
Border Slave States meets our hearty appro
val ; leeling as we do that preservation of
the Union is paramount to all mere party
(Otsideratiocs.
SECOND Rerolved that the course of GOT*
ernor Curttn as foreshadowed in his Inaugu
ral address and manifested in his intercourse
with Governor llreks meets our entire ap
proval-
The following are the propositions submit
ted by the Boruer Committee :
The Committee of the Border States, of
which our Representative is a member, cont
pri.-ing Senators and Representatives from
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ken
tucky. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Miseuuri,
in caucus on the sth icst., adopted the f.l
hwing proppositionn, as aba-is of eompro
m sc for the rcti lenient of the difficulties be
tween the two sections:
Ist. Recomending a repeal of all the per
sonal liberty Lids.
2d. That the Fugitive Slave Law be amend
ed for the prevention of kidnapping, and so
as to provide for the equalization ef the Com
missioner's fee &o.
3d. That the Constitution be so amended
us to prohibit any interference with slavery
in Any of the States where it now exists.
4ih. That f'ongreps shall not abolish sla
very in the southern dockyards, arsenals,
&c., nor in the £. : . s trict of Columbia, without
the consent of the iriorbitantfl of the District,
nor without compensation,
sth That Congress shall not interfere with
the inter slave trade.
6th. That there shall be a perpetual pro
hibition of the African slave trade.
7th. That the line of 36° SO 7 shall be run
though all the existing territory of the
United States ; that in ail north of that line
slavery shall be prohibited, and that south of
that line neither Congress nor the territoiial
Legislature shall hereafter pass any law
abolishing, prohibiting, or in any manner
interfering with African slavery ; and that
when any territory containing a sufficient
population f'r one membeT of Congress in
any rea of 60,000 square miles, shall apply
for admission as a State, it shall be admit
ted, with or without slavery, as its constitu
tion may determine.
TXXEI CEWfTRH BEIMOCRAT.
Mr. Hutchinson then came forward and
supported the majority report, in a lengthy
and strong speech. Mr. McAllister followed
him, and made a very able in defense
of the minority report, taking strong grounds
in favor of compromise. Col. Brown follow
ed him in reply, when one of the most exci
ting scenes we have ever witnessed, occurred.
There were load cries of'question, question,'
but Col. Brown kept the floor and demanded
to be heard- The President tried bis voice,
hut could not make himself heard. Stover,
Brisbin and Hutchinson, each tried to get
the floor but failed, Col. Brown positively re
fusing to give way. At last order was re
stored, and Brown went on to make his
speech. He was severe on Mr. McAllister
and his Resolutions, and declared that he
was not in favor of the meeting passing sny
resolutions. At the conclusion of : Col.
Brown's remarks a motion was made to lay
both sets of resolutions on the table. The
motion was ruled out of order by the Presi.
dent. The question was then put, and the
minority resolutions adopted amid loud
shouts of applause. Mr. Brisbin then pro
posed three cheers for the Constitution and
the Union, which were given with a hearty
good will, and the meeting adjourned.
The Bellefonte Brass Band was present
during the meeting and discoursed some fine
music.
SECRETARIES,
Concession and Compromise
These are terms frequently used in these
troublous times. And tbere are many men
who art willing to concede every thing to
compromise the difficulties which environ the
Union. They reflect but little upon who or'
what has produced the crisis which imperils
our form of government, hut are anxious on
ly to avert the calamity which threatens, by
some peaceable remedy. They are sadly ag
itated at the thought of coercing a State in
to submission, and would rather dissolve this
fair fabric of government by submitting to
peacabl- secession, than adopt the maxim of
the immortal Jackson, and declare that the
'■ Uuion must and shall be preserved "
There has been a worse than womanish weak
ness exhibited on this subject at Washington
on the part of the President, his Cabinet and
both Houses of Congress, and we are not sur
prised that, liko an infectious disorder, it has
had an effect in lees distinguished places and
amongst men from whom we ought to ex
pect less.
lOf our part we cannot see how we cfth
concede to and compromise with traitors who
have risen with arms in their hands defied
the government, seized upon her public ar
senals forts and fortifications, fired upon the
flag of our country, and continue in open re
hellion to law and order. It is u very pretty
thing to talk about " conceding something
for the sake of the Union," but in what othei
oountry on the face uf the globe, would such
an idea bo entertained under similar circum
stances?
We doubt very much whether the Sates
which have conceded oan be reached by any
c mprouiises which might be offereJ. The
train of circumstances develops J show a coo
cert of action and plan of operations which
have been maturing for years, under the aid
and encouragement of traitors in the Cabiuet
and in other high places, showing a deep
seated and long concocted scheme of disunion
and secession; and exhibiting a matured de
termination to accomplish the end in view.
The truth is, these men were determined to
' rule or ruin." And when the result of the
Presidential election announced to them that
their day of " ru'o" was ended, " ru u" be
came their watchword; and the rapidity
wiih which secession has spread, proves, it
there was no other evidence, that the train
was laid yea s since, and the traitors only
awai.ed a favorable opportunity to apply the
ma'oh and plow our government to frag
ments.
Now, what do such men care about " c n v
cession and compromise ?" Nothing at aii!
And no new guarantees can be given thau
those engrailed in the Constitution. In
that instrument are found provisions amply
sufficient to protect each section in its pecu
liar rights and institutions. All that is nec
essary is to have these piovisions put in force
by laws faithfully executed. For our part
we go for the Constitution as it is and the
Union as it is, and for preserving it by all
the means at the command of the Federal
government, without regard to consequences
and at all hazards.
If any compromise can be effected, with
out violating priuciples, and without dishon
or, mcst heartily would we concur in any
such measures as would bring order out of
confusion, and stay ciyil war with its atten
der.t horrors. But come what will the unity
of this government must be preserved. To
admit the light of a State to secede, without
the consent of her sisters, from the Union, is
doctrine repugnant to every just view of our
sacred compact and a tacit acknowledgment
that our government is but a rope of sand,
subject to the caprice and whim of the smal
lest section which may at any time eliooso to
assert its sovereignly and dissolve tho Com
pact.— Crawford Journal.
Minutes of the Institute
We this weak commence the publication
of tbo minutes of the County Teachers lusti
tute on our outside page. We will com
plete them next week, and would ask our
readers to give th;m a careful perusal, as
they contain matters of special interest. We
are the oniy editors in the county that would
publish them. We hope the teachers will
bear this in mind, and when they have any
printing to do, send it to the Centre Demo
crat. They should support the paper that
supports them. We would have published
the minutes sooner, but waited in hope that
we could make arrangements with some of
the other papers to publish them with us—
Having lailed to make an arrangement cf
this kind we concluded to publish them
alone. We hope this explanation will be
satisfactory to all the teachers, and account
for the delay.
fi-sf- Wishing to publish the proceedings
of the meeting on Wedneeday we delayed our
paper somewhat tbia weak.
The Cost of Coercion—Reoly to aLofcisi-
An intelligent gentleman from Louisiann,
under date of January 4th, 1861 addresses
us as follows:
EDITOK or TOB CINCINNATI TIMES —DEAR
SIR : I am r.ot one of those who stop a
because an offensive editorial appears in it. I
like to compare the opinions of men in dif
ferent sections on the various important top*
ies of the day. I even take and read the N.
Y. Tiibune. that arch fiend of Abolitionism,
in order to watch the movements of the ene
my.
I would respetfully suggest that you give
us an editorial on the probable cost of coer*
cion. You have counted the cost of disun
ion, and recommend " bloody coercion."—
Every cotton State will cordially indotse the
South Carolina platform. Ilow tnuch will
their coercion cost the free States in men,
money, &c.. &c. ?•
We like the spirit in which this letter is
written. The nuthor, who is evidently an
intelligent man, does not discontinue a news
paper because he happens to find in it occa
sionally an article to which lie takes excep
tions. It is a more difficult task to edit a
newspaper, and sati-fy tlve readers, than is
generally imagined ; and he who would in
form himself must consent to examine all
sides of the ques'.ion. Tradition fells us of
two valiant knights of the days of chivalry,
who, traveling in opposite directions, encoun
tered a splendid shield, which had been plac
ed by the side of the road. One instantly
pronounced it gold ; the other, without hesi
tation, declared it to be silver. Each posi
tive in bis conclusions ; high wirdssoon fol
lowed, and each withdrawing to a proper dis
tance, dashed at his adversary with his sword
and lance. While they were engaged in a
dsperate 6trugg'e, seriously endangering
their lives, a pious monk came along, and as
certing the cause of the collision, im-tired
them they were both right and both wrong •
that one side was gold the other silver ; and
remit ded them that each would have avoided
a vast amount of trouble by looking at the
opposite side of the shield.
It is thus in nil the affairs of life : a man
gains nothing, and loses almost everything,
by wrapping hiuis n lf in the garments tf his
own individuality, and refusing to pe'init an
idea to penetrate nis s. til which he does not
fu ly understand, or wh : ch ho tinds inconsis
tent- with e-me hackneyed notions of his
childhood, or to have hi en debired, at some
period of the pas', hy souie chimney corner
ccunc'l of literary ow's, to be founded in her
esy. Nothing bespeaks the gentleman, the
scholar, the man of travel, so quickly ns a
willingness, at all times, to suhmit his opin
ions to the inspection of those from whom he
differs on nil imugiaiib'e subjects If there
cannot be found two leaves of the forest pre
cisely alike—it two human faces cannot be
found to correspond—if there oe a shsdo of
difference between even two blades of grass
in the field— if there be not two lilies in the
valley which the delicate pencil of nature
has fashioned precisely aliH?—-if eveh two
drops of water will not balance in the micro
seopic scale —if, in Short, contrast, and not
uniformity, is the universal law of nature,
why should we erect a Procrustean bed upon
which to rack the opinions and sentiments of
mankind? We are to day what our fathers
were a f-W hundred vrars ago. They believ
ed the earth to be a flat surface and the great
center around which the Universe was proud
to revolve ; they believed it proper to destroy
even their own fathers, and mothers, and
children, when they as-umed the f rats of
witches and wizards, and, instigated by the
d-vil, passed through k®y holes and toimeu
ted the r neighbors' dreams and killed their
cattle by the me-e exercise or Will ; they be
lieved, in Old Virginia, as late as the mid
dle of the seventeenth c>nttiry, it was right
to bring a man to the whipping post, or take
his life, if he abs-n el bins-e f 'run chinch.
Wei now criticise Orr fathers, but our chil
dren in turn will critici-te u, and will laugh
as heartily at' our fo'.lics us we now laugh at
the follies of those that have gone be'ore us.
But we must reply to the q lestio.i of our
correspondent: " WEAT WIULD BE TEE COST
or COERCION V ,
In the first place, let us remark, however,
that by the phrase ' bloody coercion," we did
not intend to convey the idea that we do not
deprecate as n calamity of gigantic dimen
sions, the necessity of resorting to armed
force for the purpose of preserving tie Union.
We had fondly hoped thAt such a necessity
would not arise, and that the " sober-second
thought" of the people would he on tiie side
of law and order. We sincerely trust, even
yet that our brethren in the North and in the
South will be able to settle the questions
which distract them, and that they wii), ere
| long greet each other not ts enemies, but as
' friends—friends linked together by con-id
i erutions of interest, happiness, a dmu utl
| safety, altogether to) exahed to he sicrificed
upon the ignoble alter o r pers mal prejudices
and partisan rancir. We believe, however,
us we have he ieved front the beginning, thur
the laws must be executed . that St c naton and
Niiihficati >n, which are identical in otigin,
principle and effect, must he met (if the dis
ease can not be reached by the mild argu
ments of reason) by the itr >ng arm of mili
tary power. This is precisely the view of
this question taken by Washington, Madison.
Monroe. Jefferson, Webster, \\ infii 11 Scott,
Wool, Stewart, and all the lead ng statesmen
and soldiers of the piRt ar.d present nge. If
we are wrong, we enjoy at least the satisfac
tion of knowing that we arc in the company
of those whom the country, from its founda
tion, has most delighted to honor.
But we are asked what will he the cost of
coercion. From this question, we infer that
our correspondent believes that it would re
quire an immense sacrifice of men and money
to bring back the seceding States. L?t u
see. It will not he necessary, it is possible,
to transport a single nan acta ss the soil of
the Smth. Mr. Jefferson believed the true
policy in quelling a rebellion like that of
S uth Carolina to consist in tnc emplovment
of the navy, instead of the army. We ate
compelled to maintain our ships of war, and
(in view of the rapid increase of the war na
vies of Europe and Great Brifinn) to contin
ually add to their numbers, whether any of
the flutes of the Union secede or not. lias it
occurred to our correspondent that it will
cost no more to raa ; ntnin these grim ocean
giants oft tho harbors of Charleston. Savan
nah, Appalachian).*, Mobile and Galveston,
and the mouth of the Mississippi river, than
it will to suoport them in the vicinity of Long
Island and Cape Cod ? lias it occurred to
him that the South has not, and could not se
cure in a dozen yeats, even if permitted to
enjoy tho advantages of uninterrupted pom
merce, the war vessels necessary to enable
hey to contend successfully with the present
navy cf the United States? Has it occur
led to hi at that the prizes alone which would
be captured by our seamen, would be suffi
cient to pay the expenses of a blockade from
the Chesapeake to the llio Grande ? Una it
occurred to him that an effectual blocknd*
of six months—not courting the immense loss
es by the capture of prizes—would involve
in bankruptcy and general ruin, all the Cot
ton States of the Union ? Has it occurred to
him that all the advantages of the carrying
trade which the South has so long enjoyed,
would, at once, be forfeited, and added tu the
capital stock of the North?
It is not necessary to " count tbe coat of
Coercion." If not a soldier should be sent
to the South, the South would still be the
jyat sufferer in ease of a separation. The
lßral effect alone of the formation of a South-
ern pro-slavery Ernpiro it the instance, and
under the sole ausyices of o State like South
Carolina, would be lelt throughout Europe,
and the strong sinews of Southern wealth
and enterprise wou'a wither and die under
the blighting curses which weuld be instinc
tively buried upon them from the galleries
of the civilized world.
The right to eoer-e rebellious States into
submission, is unquestionable ; the policy of
bringing them to terms by immediately
blockading their ports, we cannot for a mo
ment doubt We hope no blood will be shed,
but, if treason cannot be suppressed without
the shedding of Mood, we say, LET TUE
WOB&T COME. Cincinnati, limes.
What is Conservatism
We notice that a number of Democratic
sheets, and their attendant demagogues, are
assailii.g the Republican party as lacking in
conservatism, because its leaders refuse to ac
cept ihe thousand and one plans of aeci ui
inudatiou prepared tor them by the Cons'i
tution-tinkers at Washington. Some have
even eon* so far as to aver that if civil war
is the result of 'he present complications, the
guilt thereof v i'l tall on ihe Republicans
Under any other circumstances a charge of
this character would deserve only contempt,
but at the present ii:ne the prevalence of
such an idea, ridiculous as it is, may possi
bly have serious consequences. Still, we
have very little to Fay in reply, more than
this: Conservatism is not cowardice—it does
not mean desertion of fundamental princi
ples of right and wrong—it does not imply
the surrender of the Government-into the
hands of a vicious and rebellious people—
and than all, it does not mean a giving
up of the future destinies of iliis great and
free republic to the domination of a clique of
slave breeding oligarchs. So far as we can
see no hing less thar, entire and eternal sub
mis-i .n wmiid satiety the demands i f the se
cession haders. They will have the wln le
or none. They will rule or mm. This be
ing the ease, we believe that thr Republi
cans, and the more reasonable Demo ats,
are prepared to fully endorse the firm and
man'y tiosition of their repre> nta'ivi s.—
Such submission as the South demands is out
of the question, and such co)icessious as we
c -u'd reasonably grant, without a sacrifice
of honor or principle, wcu'd be unavailing
therefore we must stand firm. If n 'thing
but a fight will answer the purposes of the
rebels, much as all true patriots would regret
it, a tight they can have. If they must at
tack United States forts, ships, nr-ensls and
custom houses, 'he Government must defend
the national property and punish all rioters
and lebels with due severity. " States, as
S'afes, are not recognized in this quarrel.—
There is not, and cannot he. any such thing
as " coercion of a S r ate"—Government deals
altogether with individual men, ow Dg aHft
giance to the United States.— llarrtsbvrg
Telegraph,
££s"*Tbo indictment of Secretary Floyd
hy the grand jury of tine District of Colum
bia. f >r complicity in the late malversation of
bonds in the Department of the Interior, will
give universal satisfaction among honest
m°n. It is humiliating to the national pride
that one who has occupied FO high a position
a member of the cabinet, and a constitu
tional adviser of the Presidi nt— should be
arraigned for an offence which, if provrd,
would, according to law, consign him to the
penitentiary. No euch instance has before
occurred in the history tf the got eminent
But 'he higher the position the more degrad
ed the net, and the worse the example. If
the secretary is guilty, his condign punish
ment will be a vindication of law such as
will do more than anything else to re-estab
l>h the old standard of official probity. If
he is innocent, the trial will do bitu g"od
B*rv'ca in relieving his na tie from one of the
a-.i'trins which rested upon it when lie left
office. We do rnt say the worst stigma, fur
even positive swindling is, to our mind, t
lighter offence than abusing his • fflcial trus's
in emptying northern atsenal*. as he indis
putably d d, for the behoof of those who, lie
knew, were designing a subversion of the
government which he had sworn to def-nd.
Ju-tice, we fear, has a long account to se'tle
i:h the gentleman who so vociferously har
angued us in Wall street in 1856! And if
so, we hope she may get her dues.—N. Y.
World.
We have this day stricken from our
exchange li-t The Centre Dcmocrii and Ihe
Central Press, both republican paperi. pub
lished at Bc-llefonte. Pa , thir editors in
their last issues having proven themselves
liars, villi tiers aud blackguards.
Oh. Mr. Dunham, how could you? Indeed,
indeed, we don't know what we tn-7 do if
you stop the If at ch man. Where are we to
get our blackguard articles if you don't send
us your paper? You don't know how you
will inconvenience us.tr you would not strike
us from your books. Our family likes your
paper, it is so handy. We have not used any
cologne about the house since we got it—the
boys say it makes such good kindling and
shaving paper, and then we have tied up all
our apple butter crocks with it. Now. Mr.
Dunham, don't be so heartless —dc send us
tho Watchman, or a lock of your hair.
FredKa*tz
The sauev little Editor of the Berichter,
was in town this w®ek, and d d not forget to
pay our sanctum a visit. He looks fine, nnd
is as full of fun as ever. Politically, we dif
fer very widely with Fred, but personally we
agree perfectly. We like him, for he is bold
and manly. Mr. Kurtz is tbe only Demo®
cratic Editor in this Counry, he gives hard
blows and expects to get them buck, and
when he gets a knock, (unlike the m'nnics
of the Watchman he don't pout about it) but
strikes back like a man. Fred has got a
young wife, nnd from the bottom of our
heart we wish him joy. May his posterity
be numerous., and may he long live aad re
pent of bis poli ical sins before be dies.
A PRATER FOR MAJOR ANDERSON. —An
Indianapolis paper says that on lust Sunday,
in that city, at the closing exercises of a
meeting at one of the Methodist Episcopal
Churches, Bishop Ames, a man of strong
Douglas Democratic sympathies, though a
patriot still, astonished and thrilled tbe con
gregation bv the following prayer :
" We thank tliee. 0! God. that while trea
son stalks abroad in high places, there is one
man who loves his country ! —one man who
will defer.d his country's flag 1 God bless
and protect the gallant Major Anderson and
his noble band!"
The " nmens" which came up from the
brethren around, were loud and enthusius
tic, and when .the congregation arose from
their knees, -ml -*s and tears wete sejn 6trug
gling in mat y a countenance.
The Hudson River R tilroad has pa*
triot'cally refused transportation to all can®
nun and other warlike stores dsstined to
South Carolina. Quite a number of can Don
were offered at Troy on Friday morning and
peremptorily refused- Tbey will conse
quently have to seek some other mods #f
transportation to New York city.
NEW STORE!
H AEDWABE HARDWARE!
4tc*i
f HASOWARE} A
| l^cvnflK/Yf
SLLLtruhii. y
~|MJK undersigned would rspoctfuUy inform
1 the citizens of C'entro county that they have
opened a
HARDWARE STORE
in tbe Room foimerly occupied by Wilson & 3ro.
on tbe North weft corner of tbo Diamond. They
have selected their stock with great care, and are
prepared to sell goods from fifty to ouo hundred
per eent lower than can be haj at any other place.
The ladies are partic. Urly invited to call and
examine their assortment of cutlery. They ear
nestly solicit a ilberal portion of the public pa
tronage, and will take every pains to please.
Thev ba%e constantly on hand a variety of
POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY,
Rifles, Shot Guns, and Locks of every descrip
tion.
CROSS CUT, MILL AXD CIRCULAR SA WS,
And ail va trie ties of
HAND-BACK, GRAFTIXO AXD PAXXEL
8 A WE.
Broad, Hand and chopping Axs. Butchers sleav
er and choppers.
DRAWING KNIVES. HAMMERS, HATCH
ET.", 011ISLE3. and ADZES.
HAY, M AND It K
AND SPREADING *ORKS.
EDGE TOOLS OE EVERY DESCRIPTION.
CEDAR AND WILLOW WAKE.
PAINT AND DUSTING BRUSHES,
NAILS, PAINTS, OIL, GLASS & PUTi V,
CO A L OIL AND LA Ml A'.
SA DDLER Y HARD WARE.
COACII TRIM HI a
Also. COFFIN FIXTURES,
A"d everything that is generally kept in a well
regulated Haraware Stoie. Terms Cash.
BAXIIVESSi-R A CRIST.
Bellefonte, april 26, '6o. y.
Conner & ilfceJ,
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.
ID TRESIS GOOI>S.
Black and Fancy Silkg, Brocades, Madcna's Do-
Beges, B'rages, Borage detains, Delnins, Cbaili
detains, Poplins, L-stres, Alpacas, Bombazines,
Lawns. Ginghams. Chintz, Brilliants, Chnlli Crape-
Maretd, Taujore Cloth. Bobesund Traveling Dress
Goods.
A L S 0.
A assortment of mourning goods.
ALSO.
Black Silk, Thibit Cashmere Crops DJ Stilla
shawl?. Mantillas, Cashmere Scarfs, and Shawl
Trimmings.
ALSO,
Cloths, Cassimers. Satinetts, Cashmeres, Kentuc
ky-Jeans, Drills, Duck?, Cottonados and
READY WADE CLOT £l3 At*
A L S 0,
Ladies' end Cents' Hoisery, Gloves, Gauntlets and
Mitts, Ladies Collars and Under Sleeve?, Laces
and Edginjra.
ALSO,
Oiled Window IJ'inds, Plain and Ornamented, Li
nen and Lace Curtains. Gilt Cornice for Blinds, T
able Covers ana Floor Cloths.
ALSO,
Oakford's Hats always on hand, together with
straw Goods, Bonnets, Shakers. Ribbons, Artiii
ciais and Bonnet Trimmings-
A L S 0.
A very arge assortment ol' Shoes and Boots far
ineu, woolen and children.
A L S U,
Queen swarc. Cedar ware and Groceries.
ESPECIALLY WOULD
TONNEH & STEEL
CALL THE ATTENTION OF
MECHANICS BUILDERS
To their much enlarged stock of Hardware Sad
dlery and Coach Trimmings.
Bellefonte, Uct. 11,-60 —tf..
Millinery Goods
\ LAKGb' and splendid assortment of Millinery
A. Goods hasjust been received at the Store ot
MRS. K. 11. GRAF/US.
Among other things, may be found a fine assort
ment of
VE L YE T. SIL A" AXD STR A H r R OXXE TS,
purchas-hod in the city, and trimmed in the latest
and most fashionable styles.
Having employed a first class milliner from the
City she feels prepared to execute all orders with
which she may be favored.
ALSO :
Whitman's best candies for sale
MRS. E. II GRAPH'S.
Ti'letrrU' Nov. Ist—'6o- tf.
HEAD QUARTERS. CENTRE BATTALION.
Pine Grove Mills, Jan. 31st 1861.
7b the Cur>'2>anies oj Cen're Hattalion.
In view of our present
f lis ting National difficulties and iu r b -dienvg to
the orders of our commanding officer Brig. Gen
Jonnthan Wolf, you are hereby notified to be in
readiness to inarch, at one day's n..tiee to defend
the Constitution and the Union,should the Gov
i rntuenl need your setvices.
J. IRVIN ROSS.
Commanding.
STRAY. —Came to the residence of the subscri
ber in Harris twp., about October last a
yearling Ivown Steer The animal has no partic
ular in irks. The owner is requested to come for
ward, piovc property, pay eliarges and take him
away, othci wise ho will te disposed of according
to law. CYRUS WASSON.
Jan. 31,. '6l. 4t.s
QTRAY. —Came to the reidence of tlio subscri-
O her >n Ferguson township, about the 16th of
August, a white yearling steer, with red fpots
and a small crop off the right ear.
Jan. 31 'CI— —-At. J. I ROS^.
LETTERS TES.A.vifntaryod tk. Estate of
John Jarreit. late of Ta> 0" twp., dee'd,,
granted to the undersigned, who requests all per
sons knowing themselves indebted to mke im
mediate payment, and all those having claims to
present them duly authenticated for settlement.
JOHN TIIOMPoON, Ex'r.
Jan. 24,'61. 6t.
LETTERS Testamentary on the Estate of Eli
jah lSoyce, lato of Ferguson twp.. dae'd.,
have been granted to the undersigned, who re
quests all persons knowing themselves indebted
to make immediate paymen , and those having
claims to present them duly authenticated for
settlement. SARAH BOYCE, Exc'rx.
Jan. 24, '6l. 6t.
IJND.— In tha Court House, on Wednesday
inornin: , a ladies Victorene, It is supposed
someone lot it while attending the Concert of
the Bellefonte Brass Band on Tuesdty evening.
The owner will please call at.tbis.office. and after
thanking the editor for the notice she can have
the Victorene.
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
D. S DUNHAM
AVER'S
|lgg|l CATHARTIO
' " Ara yon sick, (eelde, and
I ~ W|a eompUiidugl Are you out of
v. order, with your system de-
Kr-fS-y rfirffi ranged, and your feelings un
•' I; comlbrtable I Thesu synip.
ic'muwauu .- "''Wsiyj turns are often the prelude to
# s!*• BjAs serious illuess. homo lit of
sickness is creeping upon you,
• *"d should be averted ty a
k V 'VYSESIB timely use of the rit-ht vwa
6&3|jfP e<ly. Take Ayer s I'ilS, urnl
j clunuse out the disordered Jit*
Cu rABwaiBM mors—purify the Hood, and
K let the Hunts move ou uuol*
; It- ■ structed in hei.ltli i gaill,
> . 'J*.-, Tliey ©tiiimhiie tlie
of tlitt Lotly into vigorous hc
tivity, puiify the system from
the obstructions which tu&ke
di*e;so. A colfl settles •oinoIiC£ iu tbe laxly, and cl>*
at met* Its natural function*. Those, if not relieved,
react, upon themselves and the surrounding organs, pro
ducing general aggravation, Biiflbriug* and diMuao.
YVbil© in this condition, oppressed '>y Ul. M
take Tver's Tills, and sue how directly they restore the
liatunvi action of tho system and with it the buoyant
fooling of heult-li again. What is true ami so apparent la
this trivial ami common complaint, i* also tiuo in many
of the deep-seated and dangerous duteinpoi**. The snuio
purgative effect expels them. Caused by similar obstruo
tinns and derangemoutft of Ihe natural functiona of th#
btxlv, they are rapidly, and many of them an rely, cured
ly tho BHIU9 means. None who know the virtu*g ol Lb ore
Tills, will neglect to employ thcrn wiiou suffering fruui
the disorders they core.
Statements from leading physMnns in some of th©
principal citlos, and fiotu other well known public per
sons.
From a Forwarding Merchant <f Ft. Louis, fkh. 4, IS6G.
I)*. A run: Your Tills are the paragon of nil fthnt Ij
great in medicine. They have cure-1 my little daughter
of ulcerous lorog upon her hands and feet that lmd proved
incurable for yearn. Her mother lina been long griev
ously afflicted with blotches and pimples on her akin and
in her hair. After our child was cured, she also Hied
your I'ili*. and they have cured her.
ASA MOIIQKIDQB.
As a Family Pliyaic.
From Dr. E. II". (Urtwright, Ar. Orleans.
Your Tills are the prince of purges. Their excwile.nl
qualities surpass any cathartic we poreus*. They me
mild, but very certain and effectual in tludr action ou the
bowels, which makes them invaluable to us in tlio daily
treatment of disease.
Headache,Siclilleaditelie,Foul Stomach.
lYmn Dr. F.dwnd Boyd, Baltimore.
Dkarllho. Aykh : f cannot answer you what compJyJfits
1 lmve cure I with yuir Tills l> -tter than to any all that us
ere.r treat with ajnrr/ Uivc medicine. I place great dcpci*-
dei. •© on en eftctml catiiartic in my daily contest with
disease, and believing ns f do thrit your Tills allord us th#
bet wis have, 1 of course value them highly.
PtTTßDunq, Ta.. May 1, IWft.
I)R. J. 0. AT'Jlt. Fir: T have laen repeatedly cured of
the worst hnutactf. any body can l.ave by a Awor two
c.f your Tills. It aeeius t© uria© from u foul slotuach,
whicii they clean so at since.
Yours with great icspact, T.P. IV. PHKPLE,
Clerk"/ Vitamer Clari tu
Bilious Disorder# T-lvear Complalntit
From Dr. Theodore Bell, of Xrw York (J- 'y.
Not only aro your Pills admirably adapted ta their pur*
pow as an aperient, hut I And their la-neficiul ctC-.-cts U|Aju
tbe Liver vory marked indeed. Tliey have iu toy prac
tice proved luoru effectual for th© euro of k limn c
frf'titUs than uny ouo retliody 1 can mention. I sincerely
l'cjoieo that \v have at length a purgative which is vrwi
thy tlio wouiidoiico ol tho und the poopio.
Dlpactmlst CF THE Intkiuob, >
Washington, 0. Till tub, lft6t}. j
SIR: I have used your Tills in my general and kopltal
practice over .since 3011 Uiade them, and cannot hcsiliue to
*y they are tho beat cuthaitic wo employ. Their regu
lating action ni the liver is quick a.- I derided, cons©-
queuily they are uu admirable retnedy for derangements
cf that organ. IntheU, I h.i\© wvldmu foipid a cuao.of
hilii/Ui ilise.ifC ho obetinatc that it did not readily yield ta
tlrem. Arawriialiy yum, ALONZO BALL, M. LS
lltysiciun oj the Jlariue
Dysentery, Dlarrlioca, Relux, Worms..
Ft via Dr. J. (J. Oreeii, 0/ Ciucago.
Your Tills have had a long I rial in my practice, aud K
bold them in esteem hk one of the best aperienta 1 have
©▼or found. Their uilerativo effect upon t!© liver mukes
them an excellent remedy, when giveu iu sinall doses for
bdiout dysentery and diarrhoea. 'Jhwir sugar-cowl lug
makes tlivin very acceptable and convenient ki th© usa
of women and children.
Dyspc|jali, Impnrlty of the lllood.
From Jitv. J. l\ Jlimes, l\tst"'r '/ Advent Church, B -slur..
Drt. Ayeb: I liavs used your Tills with extra"rdlnary
success in my family urnl among those I am culled to visit
iu distress. To regulate the organs of digestion and
p.urifv tho blood, they are tbo very beat remedy J hurt*
ever knowii, and 1 can confidently recouilueud thcoi ts
uiy friends. lours, J. Y. 111)11x3.
WAR3AV, YYyomlng Co., N. Y.. Oct. i! 4, ISoS.
Dear SIR: I am using your Catliartie Tills lu my
lice, and find thm an excellent purgative to cleuLis© th©
system and iiuri/'y the fountain ty/ u>e 0 ton*?.
JOII.S Ci, MKACIIAai, M. D.
Const Ipnt lon, Costt*r lie*#, Spi>re*lof #
Ithcumatisui, Clout, JVeUralgiu, Truji
#y, Pttralyth, Fits, etc.
From Dr. J. J\ Vuvyhn, iluutreul, Canada.
Too much cannot bo Kaid of your Tills for the cure ••f
cstireutM. If others of our fruternlty have fbuud them
M elllcucious as I lmvo, tlioy should Jln m# in proclaim
ing it for the benefit of the multitudes who suffer from
that complaint, which, ulthough bad enough In itcdf, N
tho progenitor of others that are worse. T believe c.v
tivenes* to originate in the liver, but your Tills alTcct that
organ imd cure the di^c.-tbO.
From Mr.*. E. SHnnrt t I'hysicijn and n!idw\fe, Ucstoti.
I find 011 c or two large doses of your Tills, taken at tba
proper time, ere excellent pr< motives of tbe natural ecr+
tit ni when wholly or partially suppressed, and also very
efiV'Ctual to vlrtivte tho s!t>natch and eryrl timmis. They
are so much th© best physic wo have thut I rocuuiiuaud.
no other tu my puticnts.
From the Dev. Vr. Hawles, nf the Methodist fyis. Chwxh.
Pci.AUKI IIoc.r. Savannah, Oh. dan. 0. IS6C.
IPt."oTr.i> Sik: 1 should ba ungrateful fr tii. relief
your Kkill lias brought mo If J did not report tuy case to
you. A cold s-ttled in mv limbs and brought 011 excru
ciating neurit hie p<s, which ended in chronic %he nma*
Usin. NotwitiisLauding I had tl be.-t of physicians th©
disease grew worse and wor*t>, until by tlio ndvice cf yutir
agent in RaUimore. I)r. MockanEle, I tried your
Tills, 'i heir effects were slow, but sure. ly ia:rs©viiring
iu tho uso of them, I iun now eutirely well.
Senate Cha&iber, Paton Pouge, T,b.. 6 I)fC. 1P55.
Dn. AVER: I have been entirely euro), by your Tills.cf
I Rheumatic <3uwf—a paiuful disease that had afflicted u*e
! for years. YfNCKNT bi.IDLLL.
tGF Most cf the Pills In market contnin Mercury,
which* although a valuable remedy in skilful hands. U
dangerous in puidic pill, from th© dreadful c uise
quonces tliat frequently foil w its incautious nw. Those
contain no merenry or mineral substance whatever.
Price, 25 cents per Box, or 5 Boxes for sl.
Prepared ty Dr. J. C. A TEE to CO., Lowell, Mali.
Sold by J. Harris & Co., Bellefon'e; .f. Binjf,
Unionville; K. D. Cuminings, Pol-t Matilda;
Hebl .r tt Co., Stormstovvn; 11. Fester, Alillheim;
D. 0. Dower, and Gross & Y ariek,
C. G. Kyinan, Milesburg, and by one trader in
every village in the count-y.
Jan. 10, 'ol.—ly.
HONOR THE DEAD.
BELLKFOXTE MARBLE WORKS.
HAVING just returned from th. Eastern mar
ket v hero I have purchased a largeandex
tensive stock of marble at greatly roduced prices
I am prepared to fill all orders with which I majr s
be favored, with promptness and despatch, aiy
stock includes the best quality of foreign and do
mestic marbles.
1 kave employed in my establishment som* of
the best and must experienced workmen in th®
State, and persons who have her ■■•..fore patroniz
ed mo can testify to the superio* workmanship
b>th in execution and design wbich I manufac
ture. Persons who desire marble tombstones,
table tops, or anything into which the article oan
be manufactured will do well to give mo a call.
All work delivered free of charge.
Shop on Spring street, North of the Presbyte
rian Caurch.
WM. GAIIAOAN.
Jan. 24, IS6I,
A O. FURST, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
XA Bbllskoxtk, Pe., will attend promptly to
all bu i'2-.'SS entrusted to his care. Office on
Northwest corner of tbe Diamond.
Will practise in the seerval Courts of Centre
and Clearfield counties. Jan. 24,'C1 -tf.
Axe Factory & Houses For Rent.
TllE Belleloiite Axe Factory, oapa tie o
lurnighinu twenty dozen nxe* p£r day
now in the occupancy of Harvey Mann.
ALSO,
The dwelling house on High Street, with or
without the frame butlding adjoiciDjf, new
occupied by J. V. Thomas. For particulare
applv to IVM. A. THOMAS.
Bellefonte, Dec. 13, 'GO.—6t.
LETTERS of Administration on the Estate of
Fred'k. Shank, lato of Howard twp., dec'il.,
granted r.o the undersigned who requests all per
sons knowing themselves indebted to make im
mediate payment, ahd thoso have claims to pre
sent them duly authenticated for settlement.
CHRISTIAN SHANK, Adm'r.
Jan. 34, 'l. t.
DLEYDEN A CO., kave Just received a flee -j
, pssor'mect of Fall and Winter <Jedi
they offer very low for cash er ueuatay prodaee-, ,
Nov. S, lifib. -tf, a•