.'41,-,-.. , ‘G:h raorovt. Qtporttv. _ . Towanda, Wednesday, May 3, 1848. TOR TIIVARD4RT.a VICE PRLUDENT, Nompees of the National Convention. ELECTORAL TICKET., Wrist Alll Bist.r.s,of Clearfield, . SentsforiaL DA Vt r D. W s.s ga,.of Northam pion, I. Henry L. Benner. 13. John C. King. 2. Horn R. Kneass. 14. John Weidman. 3. Isaac Shutik. IS. Robert J. Fisher. 4. A. L. Ronmfort. 18. Frederick Smith. 5. Jacob S. Yost. 17. John Criswell. sS. Roben'R. Wright. IS. Charles A. Black. T. Wm. W. Downie;. - IS. Gleo.'W. Bowman. •S. Henry Haldeman. 20. John R. Shannon. 0. Peter - Kline. ' 21. George P. Hamilton. 10. B. S. Schoon_oyer. . 22. W. S. Davis. • 11. W. Swetland. • 23. Timothy Ives. It Jonah Brewster. 24. James G. Campbell. TOR CANAL commurtumn, • ISRAEL .PAINTE_R. Or WISTUORILLANp cOVNTY Col. Pielle% Re.amintlaatell. We team from the Pennsylvanian, that Colt V. F. Thot.t.rr his been're-nominated by the Presi: dent of the United States, to the office of Paymas v • ter in the Army. The City efWaehhigto.—CheispPepetege and Country Newspapers. The city of,,Washingtgn is, undoubtedly, a great place ; and though it can hardly ever become the United States, as ",Paris is France,'' yet no one will question that toward the great political metro. polis, centralizes the talent, and learning., if not the modesty, of the Republic. Consequently, from this "first, great source," it'should be expected would radiate all .the great lights which are hung out to dispel the ignorance of the common people-44 vulgits populi—and to originate all the great mea• sures for the political and social amelioration. There the platforms to be laid down—the schedules made out—and the directions given--.which we " outside barbarians''' should be implicitly guided by if we would preserve our casts, perpetuate our liberties, and be ruled with Wisdom. These expectations are notAlisappointed ; and we almost daily see manifeistatidns, Which make itap. parent that the Chinese in their" narrow and con-- tracted estimate of their neighbors,`,are possessed of but little more self-esteem, egotism and sell-com placency; than are the incongrumis inhabitants of the fistric4—those who ate so officious in endear. oring to manufacture " poblie opinion"' or direct its operations, who arrogate to themselves the rights of dictating Orin 'questions which are the prerogative of the people, and, who hold in contempt,and direct. ly insult the intelligence of the masses. A large proportion of this contemptible class, is made up of the letter-writers—whose name is legion, and whose reputation, dubious—who seem to breed in the very climate, and are ready to ; serve any party or any master, and to whom no' work, however debased or servile comes amiss. To these may be addeelthe clerks in the department, to whom all issues and contests, are a "question of , bread," and the thousand Tory drones who eternally hang about place and pow r. There are yet others, Worthy to figure in this list, of, whom we will now make no mention. The latest movement of this (-lass of persons " to rule mankind and guide the State," is a meeting, the proceedings of which we see published, per- portilig to consist of c' members of the press." Ai the names of these members of the press are not familiar to us as being idefitified with its interests, se cannot, of course, judge whether the meeting was composed of editors, correspondents, pastes boys, cecarriers. Neither do we care, for in either case, we as an humble member of the press, pro . test against their action. We believe the count'' , press has vital inte c tests - at stake—interests which are now slumbering neglected—which demand. that they should once more raise their voice, and reqUire of our National Representatives that justice be Ilene them and the people. It is but a short time since the country Preto, vOth unanimity demanded as a matter doe the peo ple' that papers should be allowed to go free of pos trig* in the county where they are i tinted. Sel dom has a measure of Reform been more strongly sit t simultaneously called for. It was expected that Congress would, among its first acts, rescind the obnoxious act which repealed that wholesome regulation. But a good portion of the session has , already passed, with scarcely a. movement being made to effect it. Their time has been absorbed in selfish and narrow scheroes, in embarrassing the war, and giving "aid and comfort" to the Alexi .cans. The true interests of people are neglected— their rights suffer—to make way for matters of self aggrandizement. We hope to see the Press, make , another strong appeal—a demand which shall not be negl;cted—upon their-Representatives, to effect this wholesome and salutary measure of Reform. These Washington -wise-acres, who claim to be 4 : members of the pressja demand amongst other things, that the postage law be so altered, ea to Make the postage upon Newspapers one coil for ny elsi - dance I Now really, these are modest gen e , men ; and would confer a high favor upon the pie I They would permit the business man, w occupation brings him a fortune yearly, to rectfive his letters for a Isere piinince-while the Fanner : vibe takes his county paper, which burdens Uncle Sam's carriers for a half dozen miles, shall not be the recipient in the - Reform which is iri progress.-- We have heretofore taken occasion to show that the true, liberal, and just policy was to - allow News papers to go free of postage tin the Comity in which they 'are printed. For insiance : 7 —a fanner takes his two ecanitrpapers. The postage upon them, is RIM per rms. His letter postage durinr, the year, , does not amount in the aggregate to on e h a lf t h at • sum. If letters should gofrse of postage, it would bed but little practical benefit to him. Men of business whale aorrespoodesce is extensive, dim Oland their portage, under the old law, a seiere tax . The cheap postage on letters benefits him—by al lowing the farmer to receive his county papers free of postage, he law operate. ovally.- Its provisions would benefit all alike=in a measure at least. We hope to see this poegeliefomi go on--not as here. u Gam, with cmasaiprinrard and two beckwarda— but that as its redactions prove thenaselumbeneficird, the postage shall be cheaper and cheaper, until dm lowest point is attained, compatible with the tote. rests of the Department. The &steep*, be effec ted is the repeal of , postage upon Itlevrtpapers for the county in which they are.prinm&oor an act of justice to the country press, and to the people.— Let the Country Press speak out, boldly end prompt ly, and it will be accomplished. ' Fir* lib IDeaville. On Wednesday morning last at 2 o'clock a des tructive fire occurred m Danville. It commenced in the Drug Store of Mr. M. C. Grier, from an ex plosion of the Stone Coal Stove, or some other cause, not known, and the spread of the fire was so rapid that the Druggist, Mr. Long, who slept in the back mom of the Store, James and Thomas Maxwell, who lodged over the Store of Maxwell & Michael, and Mni. Savage and Mies Vastine, who had a Milliner Shop, and lodged in the same building, barely had time to escape. The two large buildings ,were entirely destroyed, with most of the contents. Mr. Charles Cook, who lost his whole Printing establishment in the flames, and as it was but partially insured, his Its* is very heavy,—he has lost all his day-books, ledger, files, and every thing, connected with the office, having succeeded in snatching nothing from the flames big his sub scription books. The burning of the Drug Store, created such a blaze, smoke and stench, that it was impossible to breathe or live in the adjoining, and upper moms, hence the attempt to save property in some parts of the building, failed entirely: The work of destruction progressed rapidly, and was soon over, being confined, by the prudent, and well directed exertions of the citizens, mainly to the two buildings, which was considered the handsomest, and most valuably block, in town. STAGES TO THE STATE Luxe.—We learn from the Pottsville Emporium, that the contractors are likely to have opposition upon their Stage Routes - : That paper says That an arrangement has been made be tireen the Railway and Messrs. Perces Es EDWARDS, bi which the latter' become interested in the senger profits. They will place Stages between Pottsville and the York State line up both branches of the Susquehanna, to draw the travelling in this direction : and they will also put on fast coaches between Reading and Harrisburg, to divert travel lers from the present State Railroad route. This arrangement will certainly increase The amount of passenger business oulhe Reading Railway. It is designed to have two daily trains to Philadelphia, at 7A. M., and 3 P. M. One of these lines #lll make the trip in, two hours, stopping only at pro minent points, as Reading, Pottstown, Phoenixville and Norristown. LECITRE ON MAGNETISM AND Ececrsterrv.—We had the pleasure of lister ing, on Monday and Tues day evenings, to lectures, showing the wonderful powers of Electricity, &c., delivered by D. HARKINS. The lectures are illustrated by a variety : of instru ments, and were unusually attractive and interest- Commetatt Msosmar..—The May number of this popular monthly has already reached us. It contains two engracinusi the first representing Mrs Gen. Gaines ; the second, a view. of Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives. The contents of this number are all original, from the pens of Nlrs. L. H. Sigourney, Mrs. F. S. Osgood, John Inman, and other talented ;titers. Among the articles is au excellent one on the life of John Q. Adams, by Rev. Mr. Prime, called forth by the recent death ef the great statesman. The Columbian is published by John S. Taylor, No. 151 Nassau street, N. York. Cc:lMRt. CASs is 11.u:cols.—The Democratic State Convention of Illinois has renominated the present State otficens. ilesolutions on the question of the. Presidency were passed, which declare Gen. Cass as the first choice of the Democrats of Illinois for the Presi ency, and Levi Woodbury the second. The Democrats of the Ist Congressional District of Missouri (the St. Louis District) huve rernomina led James B. Botvlin for Congress. • J: LIXTtRES OM CHEMISTRY AHD Exrearmszemee. Pemosorsev..---We have been requested to mate that Mr. Docile, of this Borough, proposes to de liver a series of lectures at Meer-ur'd Hall, upon the above subjects, illustrated with excellent instru ments. The terms of admission will be within the reach of all—and particular advantages will be of fered to fiundies wishing to attend. The lectures will be for six evenings—Thursday and Friday of this, and four evenings of next week. TEWELRY.—Chamberlin, at No. I Brick Row, has just added to his stock, a large 'assortment of beau tiful Jewelry and Fancy Goods, which is worthy the attention of those desirous of purchasing. I: gra CPEWTA NT St gingcas.---During the examinatlnn of ministerial characters in the Wedlyan Methodist Conlerence now sitting in this village, one Rev. gen tleman, in answer to the interrogatory whether be had any pro-slavery voters on his charge, said he was sorry to stay that there were six who vcted for Henry Clay in 1844 ; and that notwithstanding he had admonished them often of the heinous character of the sin they bad commited in so doing, two of them had as yet given no signs of contrition for the awful act, and were still unwilling to make con. fession to their brethren fog the wound they had inflicted ripen the cause of religion !—Owego Gdz A GIMAT Low—The National Intelligence, is in formed that the recent destruction by &re of Major Graham's residence in Washington, involves also 'the lose of the valuable maps and calculations con nected with the Northeastern IlonnOary Survey. It is presumed, however, that they can be replaced by copies from those in the possession of the Eng lish Government. Fut 111 likirrtarria.—A large stone buildringnewr Jones' Conon Factory, owned byy S. C. Jones,rut burned down on Wednesday afterneott. It was In sured for f.r:6000, which nearly covered the loss.-- Some damage was done to the machinery in the cotton factory, but it was wholly covered by luso. ranee. THE TROPHEEL—The two brass cannon captured at Carr Gordo, and presented to the State by Gen. Patterson, have been raised to their places on the wings to the portico of the Capitol. They are beautifully mounted, sad *AI be a handsome ornament as well se a lasting mainmast of the prowess of me tiros id hlezieo.-11trvisburg Den. Union. • Rau. Roan Accuisarr.—The tiMbers of the Bridge over Muaeova River were left open yesterday, white two dm laden with about 30 ma were going over. One man was iujured so much /that he is not exptcted to recover. His legs were broken. Six ahem were slightly injured. AU of the men were laborers em droned. rn4rea Diu►.. air Gissacji, IL—A preacher named Dudley (formerly a Baptist and late atieeen&Advent preacher,) has been arrested in Grafton, N. IL for murdering his wife. Arrival elf the litealmahip Maidll. gamam darnuse-_- - ids is hrhameat Eriektisked--Frend Amy Oimervatiom-.Addroms from /raga to Lamsofine--Eamitomemt Lawko-.The Chartist Tie brbidikit by Chartists &terminal to Prowl their petitioe--The Goverment Inuoining Garrisea—Tottheasandl 'Droops Pcated in London. Borne, April 23-11 o'clock. The following in ad abstract of the foreign intelli gence received by the steamship Acadia : The general commotion oe the continent of Eu rope has gone on increasing. The intelligence respecting the insurrection in Lombardy has been confirmed, with the further im portant finlike that the King of Sardinia, at the head pf an army of 30,000 troops, crossed the Pied montese territory into Lombardy, issuing a declass lion of war as he passed the fraidiems against Aus tria. and marched to Milan. The Austrians, defea ted at every point, fled as he approached, and hav ing successfully been driven fromPalma, Porescia, and Delensean, endeavored to esiabliah themselves in the Dances. The Italian Duchies have heist out into an insur rection. Modena and Parreina are revolutionized, and Venice, which has been dying daily since the fatal 18th of January, 1798, now just half a century, when the Austrians took possession of that city by virtue of the treaty of Campo Formosa, again shows signs of life. In Austria proper eve 7 thing seems disorganiz ed, and amidst the cheoucconfusion which prevails it is quite impossible to fix the hourly changing scene. It is anticipated that the Austrian General, Radelsky, who is afraid to enter Mantua for want of provisions, will be compelled to capitulate upon the appearance of the Sardinian troops. It is said that the disposable force will shortly be.at the cora mand of Charles Albert, if not less than 260,000 men. With such an army not only will all Lom bardy be liberated, but Austria may be threatened even at the gates of Vienna. Savoy has declared herself a Republic. In Switzerland a strict neutrality seems to be aimed at, and the levying of troops is discounte nanced by the authorities. All the countries on the right hand of the Rhine have been violently convulsed: At Baden, Wurtemburo and Saxony liberal •gov eniment, have been conceded to the people. In Hanover the triumph of popular hiding has been complete. In Prussia, aher the bloody scenes, which took 'Place in Berlin, te King has put himself at the head of the German Confederation, and promise, exten sive constitutional reforms. At the same time he has plunged headlong into a dispute with the Danes respecting the long contested duchiesof Holland and Schel eras which by force he seems resolved to de tach from Denmark. Oa the other hand he is ex asperating the Autocrat of Russia to the highest bounds of passion by encouraging the 'Poles to erect an independent government to the Duchy of Posen. All Silesia, Breshn and Lithuania appear to to in art alarming state of convulsion.' It is rumored that 50,000 Cossacks suddenly appeared at Telsit, and in the state of excitement in which the Emperor is vibe moment, should the Kink of Prussia waver, the consequences may be serious. The E • • himself is vigorous and decided. He is have ordered every man in Russian Poland, i• . tween the age of 18 and 35, to be removed into the interior of Russia. Russia is concentrating a vast army in Southern Russia, which we should deem sufficient to crush any attempt to arrest a republic in that division of the empire. The Emperor has issied a manifesto. In Denmark no actual hostilities had taken place in regard to the duchies which declared their inde pendence. But the Danes are preparing their fleet for offensive and defensive operations, and as it is in excellent condition, and would inflict.incalcuible injury on the Prussian commerce, if actual war takes place, there is a corresponding hesitation on both sides as to which shall strike the fiat blow. Hanover is preparing an army to march in favor of the German side of quarrel in" Belgium. All at. tempts to over throw the government or to create disturbance have failed Belgium and Holland are comparatively Moulin' Iris reported that the Turkish government, under the influence of the Russian Ambassador, refused to acknowledge ;he French Republic. Additional precautions have been taken in France to keep secure the person of Abel Kader. A violent emeute took place at Madrid, on the ev ening of the 26ii. The people and the soldiers fought in the streets from 7 o'clock in the evening until 4 in the morning, and a considerable number were damn on both sides. The cause was said to be a republican movement, and it was wholly un expected. Courts martial have been held on ma ny of the persons, but no execution took place. Queen Christina was said to have fled during . the conflict Cassivro, the Minister, was shot in the leg, and a Mr. Whitewelloin English engineer, was killed, The city on the ',l27th was declared to be a in a stage of beige. Tranquility has since prevailed, but the provinces are excited to an alarming degree.— Motasago and. Messassara have both been arrested by Narvaez. In Portugal matters continue tranquil at present. In Sicily the 'Parliament is constituted and the separation of the Island from Naples is complete. It is generally believed that the King of Naples has altogether abdicated his right over Sicily. The advices from Athens state that the Greek ministers had resigned. Conduriott had accepted the task of forming a new cabinet. In England and Ireland the greatest excitement exists. Lard John Russel repeated in the House of Commons oil Monday last his previous declaration that the whole weight of the Government should be applied to the maintainance of order and to pot down dissatisfaction and rebellion. At the same time his Lordship expressed the sincere desire of both his colleagues, and Lord Clarendon especially to listen to complaints and to apply a remedy or al leviation to any distresses or evils which exists. The great demonstration of Chaniiits, which was to come off in London on the 10th inst., has been forbidden by the English government. All the ar rangements for the procession were going cn satis factorily,. the carriage for conveying the petition, and the banners, insignia, &c , decided on, when Sir V. Gray announced to Parliament, on the 6th inst., the determination of Government to allow neither the assemblage nor procession to take place. A proclamation appeared, forbidding all persons from attending the meeting. The course pursued by the government has not only increased the for mer general excitement, but called forth remon strances from even that section of the press oppos. ed to chartists. The effect on the chartists has been as might have been aniicipated, a detemiination to carry out their object with more ardor than before. At the first meeting of the convention, held after the baiting tithe proclamation , a unanimous leo. lotion was come to that the meeting and procession should take place, despite the threats of government Every delegate present firmly and coolly declared his determination to risk his fife in the contemplat ed demonstration, and a general belief was express ed that their constituents would emulate the exam ple thus xet them, by holding simultaneous &wet- Ings in their several load. ides on the same day Resohniont, calling those meetings, and far the is suing of a counter proclamation, were at once agreed to.. The members in the placation ate net to carry arms. Mr. O'Connor made a'on to the meeting, which pcseesses mine at that present time. It was that they skald recommend to their canstituents the withdrawal of all moneys from all Savings Banks, in order as mock as possible to de. range the financial operations of government. As the gross sum invested in these institutions amounts to £25,000,000, and belongs almost entirely to the middle and lower classes, of whom the large pro portion are Chartists, there is little doubt, to me Mr. crcounces own words, " that if the people would withdraw their savings from these banks, they could more effemoally attack the government than if they made a direct attack on the horse guards!' - The govannient has seein*ly determined on bringing matters to an issue, salary bodies of cavalty, fumy sod *Wilkey here beat cleated into the mo tropcais, so that it is thought the force in the city , cannot be how than 10,900. men. AGITATION IN AND Amen Losten;—The ing is taken from a London Meer of the 7th instant London at this moment in a very agitated date, Every WO is talking about the movements of the Chartists. • Thst government, I am assured, extraordinary preparations, the im menee stock of guns, pistols, and swords, which have been kept it the Tower, were yesterday dis tributed all over the metropolis The Bank, Cus tom House„Eschange, Post Office, Somerset House Guildhall, Museum, the Palaces, and other public; ' buildings, are filled with these weapons of war.— Several regiments of troops are ordered immediate ly, to London, and soldiers are to be distributed at various points, having ball catridges in abaci. dance. At council there was great difference of opinion as to whether the Queen did her family should re• main in London, or leave Monday next. It was finally decided that it would not be pru dent (m another word safe) for her to remain.— The Queen left Buckingham Palace today for the Isle of Wright. Yon will remember she was lately confined, beside which it is a cold and wet day ; nevertheless, it was deemed advisable for her to leave town. It may be concluded that nothing else is now the topic of conversationin the streets and in houses, bat the Chartist demonstrations in London, and the repeal demonstration in Dublin. Every boarding in this metropolis is covered with large placards, addressed to the people, either calling upon them to come forward on Monday and obtain their rights or warning them as against this revolutionary movement. Scores of people stand before these porters and attentively read them. - I heard ;never al persons call the posters which wanted them against meeting " all humbug." Lord Palmerston, in answer to a question put by Mr. Urquhart, said that the claims of foreign credi tors would not be at all affected by the alienation of any part of the territory of Mexico, and that such a step coutd not at all affect the-claims of the cred itors upon the public revenue of the country. Da RIPTION or SANTA As:ie.—We published, few days ago, a description of a visit made by some Americans to Santa Anna, on the occasion of escorting him out of the country. Another letter, describing this event more particularly, speaks of him as follows: I must confess myself greatly but agreeably dis appointed in the personal appearance of Santa An aa. In every action he is the essence of dignity and politeness—all that can be 'e.i.pected of a per fect gentleman, and the first impression, to one Who knew not the history of the man, would be a favor able and lasting one. A finer face I never saw, and his eye is as keen and impressive as ever man possessed. His height is about five feet eleven inches, with a well proportioned body and limbs, thong) a little inclined to corpulency. His hair, originally jet black, is fast taming gray, and his countenance, although a care-worn expression is perceptible, is a picture of cheerfulness, combined with resignation to misfortune, He walked about the room without a cane, but stilt with some diffi culty, and when he seated himself, it was not with out some pain in his crippled leg Linn:4 acknowledge that I visited the man with e strongest prejudtceis against him, but at the same time could not but feel an admiration for one who had accomplished to much with so little forifida tion to go upon. He possesses the reputation of a great general without having won victories! lie has raised armies without means, and fed them without money ; he has instilled into his country men an enthusiasm and affection for him which man never accomplished before with so few re sointes; and the cause of all is a mighty mind.— No one who has ever traced his career and ,read the masterly productions of his pen, who will judge him impartially, but will acknowledge him to be really a great man; yet his faults have been so many, his exc.isses so numerous, and his outrages on the first principles of honor so glaring, that no living being can judge of his actions without con demnation. He was anxious to obtain all the papers which we could furnish containing the particulars of the French Revolution and the news from the United States ; and when informed that Mr. Clitrafcf. oar Minister and Commissioner, had gone up to Mein co, he indicated that his mission would he .a hope. less one—thorgh be did not say so in express terms —and did not give the least encogragement of a peace. The day before he expressed the opinion that even if it were possible to obtain a quorum of the Mexican Congress, there 'were enough of them who were opposed to peace, combined with those who would not dare to rote for it, to defeat the pio ject. A Homccoerrnic Cot.t.ma.—A correspondent sends as the following, which will possess interest for may of oor readers who place confidence in this new practice. Eighteen Homcropatic physicians of Philadel phia, and as many of the friends of Homceopathy as could be asked in the space of two days, peti tioned the l eg islature in January last to get a char ter for a Hommopathic College. They were driv en to take this step by the resolutions passed in the National Convention of Allceopathic physicians • ac cordingt to which, a Diploma could be withheld from students who had been pursuing their studies in the office of a physician not in the regular " prac. tice," notwithstanding the same was a regular M. D. It was obvious that this resolution could have been applied to Hoinmopathic physicians and their students. The bill passed the Honae Feb. 12th, and the Senate April sth, and seceived the signature of the Governor April Bth. Monday week, April the tOth." theibirth day of Hahnemann, the founder of theHomatopa thic system , the Incorporators held their . arst meet ing in the Atheneum, a majority of the members being present. Judge Parsons was called to the chair,, and Dr. Sims appointed Secretary. A vote of thanks was proposed. and unanimously adopted, to Mr. Ball of Erie, and Dr. Whitehead of Harris. burg, for their zealous anti disinterested exertions to bring the bill in time before the House and Sen ate. A committee to frame a constitution and by laws was appointed, consisting of Judge Parsons, FAlward M. Davis, Isaac S. Waterman, Henry J. Boller, John M. Kennedy, and Dra. Jeanes, Wil liamson, Neidhard and Hering, and the meetiir , adjourned to meet again on the 27th of April, at the same place. THE Taos Wosits.—We take from a protectionist paper—the Neweitrk Advertiser—the following an nouncement of this last new iron-works: " Messrs. Whitaker Buck, & Co., have recently erected large iron - wor ks at Bridgeton, West Jersey, which will Famish ernployment to'hcrlreds of hands. —Every hour increases the importance' and lbw amount of the iron business in this country ; and no State, in the ratio of its population has a g r eater interest' in it than New Jersey—which has now twelve fumscea, yielding 12,000 tons of pig iron per annum; and to Bergen and Morrie counties, sixtrthree Forges, which make annually 3,010 tons bloontery bar icon. The consumption gull fitter quse with the diminution of price, and this must be effected by improvements in the processes of con versing the ore.' This does not look numb like a decline of the iron interest under the new tariff —Trenton News. Genuotis.---A patty of five young Irish woman, on their way to Honesdale, Pa., were, on present ing their mimed fare, found to have been Imposed upon by some scoundrel, who had passed off upon them $l5 of counterfeit money. It was every far thing they had ; and they were about being left, when a company of Sullivan county lumbermen in terposed, and generous:3r contributed Sl5 of good money to the unfortunate strangers. Srocrr.—A rain named Hoffman was shot dead on Sunday week at Reading, in the vicinity of Cin cinnati, another named Campbell, who desired to rev a mil or fancied wrong done to his sis ter. murderer armed himself with a gun, and as Hoffman rraltc(l down the street, deliberately tired at hint. Proceedings of the A 6, th congress. FIRST SICSSION. • ". Wasstwirren, Aphl 25y1411. SCRA/IL-116. Donbas of W, reported a hill providing for the organization of the Teiritory of Minnesota; she one for the organization of Nebras ka. These, together with the Oregon bill were made the special miler of the day Wednesday next. Mr. Hale of N. H., .eked leave to introduce a bill of which be gave previous no!iee, in relation to riots and unlawful assemblages in the Distrid of Columbia, and made a bow remarks relative to its object. Mr. Bagby of Ala., gave notice that he would ask leave to offer an amendment to the bill, end shoeld it be considered, be would include other sprxies of crime, kidnapping, &c. Mr. Hale said that be would join heartily in pas sing a law to prevent the additional. crimes which Mr. Bagby alluded to, for he had been informed that a gross case of kidnapping occurred yesterday within sight of the Capitol ; but. he mud say that it was foreign to the object of the bill, which was merely for holding the corporation liable' for the property destroyed, and no farther. Mr. Benton, of Mo., hoped the subject would be dropped, and the regular order of business procee ded-with. Mr. Calhoun, of S. C., spoke warmly on the sub ject, and in the course of his remarks took occasion to denounce the efforts of the northern abolitionists to deprive southern men of their property. If north ern vessels could not visit the southern waters with out endangering the rights of southerners, southern ers should prevent their coming at all. lie consid ered that if anything endangered the safety of the Union it wan this slavery question, and be sincere ly hoped that leave to introduce the bill Would not be 'granted: Mr. Westdott, of Fla., said that there bad been no outbreak, anti no outrage committed except by kidnappers. Messrs. Foote and Jefferson Davis of Miss. followed for the same side. Mr. Hale rejoined positivdly denying his having had any connexion directly or indirectly either by counsel, speech or Silence, with the recent affair, and delivered himself at some length in reply to Mr. Calhoun. Mr. Calhoun replied that he would as soon think of arguing with a maniac as with the Senator from New Hampshire on this subjeet. Mr. Hale continued his remarks; and was follow ed by Mr. Foote, who spoke with much personal invective against Mr. Hale. The exciting debate ,was cotrinued by Messrs. Mangum Calhoun, Douglas., Foote, Davis, Han netan, John Davis, Butler an Cameron. Mr. Johnson, of Md., moved an amendment pun ishing all individuals interfering with slave-proper ty. Without taking any quessiton * the Senate ad journed over to Monday. Horse.—Mr. Palfrey, of Mass. rose to a privi leged question and wished to offer a reseption set. t ug forth the whole proceedings of the,recent mob, and proposed to raise a select committee to report what action the House would take to secure its members from personal threats and attacks. A debate sprang up, in which the following gen tlemen participate() : Messrs.. Rhett, Bailey, Sims, Woodward, Joseph R. Ingersoll, Dm ? Gayle, and several others. Various amendments were offered and discussed, after which a heated discussion was renewed by Messrs. Venable, Haskell, Giddings, Tomb and Moorse. Without any action the House adjourned. SENATE.—The Vice president called the Senate to order at noon, and the Rev. Mr. Slicer officiated ass Chaplain. • 'A variety of petitions were presented. Mr. Badger submitted a resolution instructing the Committee on the Library to purchase:Brown's por, trait of Gen. Taylor, it the same can be had for a reasrnable sum. Laid over. Mr. Hale repeated his demand for a vote upon the leave asked for by him, to introduce the bill for the prevention of riots in the District of Colum bia. Mr. Benton moved to take op the bill relating to the California claiins, and the vote being taken was carried—yeas 29, nave 7. Mr. Mason moved to amend the amendment, by striking. out that part appointing Col. Fremont, and substituting that a Board of Commissioners be ap pointed by the President. debate ensued, which was participated in by lklessrs. Underwood, Davis, of Miss., Benton, Niletl, Plidips, Crittenden, Allen, Ruder, and Case, which was rot short by the adoption of a motion made by M. Badger, to g o , into Executive session, after which the SenateAourtied. iloesc.—A message in writing was received from the President. communicating the correspond ence between Gen . Scot( and.the Secretary of War, Mr. Marcy, which was ordered to be printed. The Speaker announced that Reports from Com mittees was the first business in order. The stand ing committees were accordingly - called upop for reports. and a number of bills were reported by them and referred to the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Butt, from the Committeeon Military Affairs reported a bill repealing the one passed at the last session of Congress, giving the President a discre tion so as to return either the old or the newly cre ated Generals, u hen the Army should be redneed at the close of the war. Mr. Houston of Alabama, vehemently opposed the bill, and Messrs• Stanton, Burt, Holmes of South Carolina, and Both', 'advocated - its passage. Mr. McKay offered an amendment to ity which was rejected. Mr. McLean moved that the bill be laid apon the table which olui also rejected. The bill lies over with others reported. Adjourn. ed. SEWING MACHIN r..—The Boston Cabinet gives an account of a sewing machine seen in New Hamp shire, by Mr. Thomas Hunt, which appears to be a wonder indeed. It is represented to seft foot in length of broadcloth in two minutes, puteingin three times the number of stiches usually made in the same length.. No lady , on earth. nor man either, can do it with the same regularity. The finest cam brick stiching appears coarse and unfinished when. compared with the work of this machine. It mat ters not what is the form of the seam, straight, an gular, or circular; it goes regularly along with its steady but rapid pace, without being hindered by any change in the line of inotion. The work is stronger and not as apt to kip as that performed by hand. It does all the work aoout a coat, pantaloons, vest, shirt, cloak, ladies dresses, &c, except mak ing the button holes, and sewing on the buttons.— Two men and four girls will d o mote work with this machine, than thirty persons can without A quarter hone power will &ire more than fifty of them with ease. It is capable of making hoists and shoes ; also harness for horses, &c. It can be ap plied for the making of ships sail. Indeed wherev er a needle can work, it can work. It does its work so rapidly, and regularly, and 'strongly; that it mast come into extensive use. A machine for fam ily use will not cost filly dollars, Any girl of ten years of age can work it in the same way.; and any person who.can thread a needle, and turn a screw, may learn in ten minutes how to rise it, and with it do more work in a day, than ten men can per. form. [Can this be the machine of E. Howe, of Cam bridge, Masa patented in 3846. . We received a number of communications shod Mr. Howe from people who had 'wrote to Cambridge and Wed to get an aaawer.—Scientific American. Immeownexcenw..—The State House bell, that rung out in merry peals when the Declaration of Independence was announced, and which was acci dentalty cracked about three yeari again an attempt to ringis to be deposited in •the ballot Indepen• donee, In Philadelphia. It will be placed upon a suilablo pedestal, under a glass case, and will re. main a!permanent fixture of the room. A Cm-row FacroaT ilr THE &amt.—The Pensa cola Gazette describes the - Areadia Conon Factory, which is now in successful operation. It is work ed entirely by slave labor, has twenty-four looms, and tarns oat 1000 yards of cotton per day. WAsnrxcrox, April 26 Sew sTerr- fibrosis,. One ofthe reasons given, again the "Proviso. , isilliatit idoneglia/ and unjust to te South to prohi. bit -boat 2trrying slaves Into free territory. Th e AMeeljes Inverter, in the following, meets this quis tkZend sui""hows that the North and not the South, healthe milielireason to complain : "Al is said the northern man can take his proper, ty there, - While the southern man cannot. Just such do ' u the one can take may the other take oo , r, , our ,emi t hhor, say, th is sou th ern roan owns negroes , while the northern Man does not, and therefore it is wrong. _ Why not the north Pet up a cry. that it is unequal against them to permi t the south to take negroes there and not the north 1 The north has no slaves, and congress has prohibit ed their purchasing them out of, the United staig s and bringing them wi th in it. They cannot supply themselves (if they•desire it)orily•hy purchasing of the south. •If the market for slaves is to be extendd over an area of six hundred thousand square miles what a splendid monopoly doe, the Ruh immen ? What countless millions are' tO be added to their wealth I No there is no inequality about l it.—The northern and southern man can go acd 'settle side, with th e same property. If the eouthein man says to the noithern maul want to go to ealifornia, the north ern man answers, come along. But what am Ito do with my slaves says the . southern man. Do as the northern man has already dene—tet rid of them. But if you cannot surifice • your prup e o v 'Os you call it,) stay where you are and enjoy it— you have cursed enough of this continent with slavery.—The entire north an three-foonlui of your own people_ own no such pr ' Ay. and we can not afford to inflict all the evi of slaiery upon, our large territories to enrich t o hundred, thousand slave-bolders. There are no more than that, and le we believe not so many in the whole United .States. Now reader listen to his plea. To understand it in. all Airforce, imagine him with ten slaves chained up and calling for justice anti equality. He wants equal rights. He who has just purchased the fa th er and husband, an d torn him from the wife and chit , dren, ready to start with him in chains for California, is met by a law of Congress prohibiting human slavery there and has paused to reason with north ern voters about the iniquity of the law that prevents his speculation. As soon Would we suppose the lelon on his way to prison, ;would inveigh against the equality of the law that took him and spared the honest man. But reader, have you ever looked over the map of the United States, and observed how much ter ritory the alavebolders have already monopolized for their peculiar institution'! Examine and learn, that they already have, including Texas, over thir teen hundred thousand square, miles! Over six square miles or one entire township for each slave holder -more than half of which has been acquired for them within the last fifty years by the money and efforts of the north as well as of the south. This they have already in states beyond the control of congress, while the free states have less than half that extent. If the present free territories are g ivep up to slavery, how then will the account stan d !-- Over two millions of square miles of slave territory to six hundred thousand sacred to freedom. We confess we can hardly contemplate the modest demand of the ,south with patience ; with more grief than anger do we witness the efforts of any northern man, to hunt up arguments to favor such monstrous injustice. , If the friends offreedom secure for the homes, of the labtiring - whites our entire territories, they will then have less than half of our country. Shall they have it ! That depends upon the people themselves ! If they will permit their chil4ren to be deprived of a residence in California' or Oregon, unless upon' the degrading terms of laboring side by ,side with bondmen, they can do it ! If they determine otherwise, they hare thepower. , If they will that the government shall 'no longer be controlled by the two hundred thou sund, slareholdders, but &y 'the three millions of free men. it will' bee done! its -4m , There is, thank God, - wer to resist. Such an effort as it colt, the ogle of Paris 'to start the conservatives of Fmnce„ need not be made here.— All that is necessary. is an intelligent exercise of the Elective Franchise. 1 Lynn LAW .-A friend at Tioga Centre informs us that one Rinehart; nho has been somewhat troublesome in that neighborhood for some time past, was. on ,Saturday night last, after having been duly notified to " take up his tronens" for other parts, made to suffer the fun penalty of his misconduct and insolehee,•at the hands of Judge Lynch. lie had become a very great annOyance to the people,several of whom he had threatened with violence ; and all peneable means for the Abatement of the intolerable nuisance proving unavailable , it was resolved to 'try the virtue of - Lyndi Law, which resolution was' most effectuallly carried into execution by applyina to the said Rinehart a most thorough and finfrhed coat of tar and fenthersl—Owego Gazette. ARREST OF CONROD V.WIFIEELF.II.-A letter/in the Albany Evening Jounial of April 20th, from C. F. Houton, Editor of the Freeholder anncunced the ar rest of C. C. NylteelFr. one dl tie men iropiicated in the shootineof Deptity-Sheriff Smith. I, appears that Mr. youton, on receiving the Governor's proc lamation' Set out immediately for Taghkanic.Colutu bia co., Wheeler's residence. to make sure of the SLOW reward. He arrived at the place about mi• night,, and found the object of his visit in bed. He was aroused, however, and delivered himself up' willingly. On their *ay to the prison, they met the Sheriff with a posse offorty men, boand.cin the same errand, Symptoms of trekl:prw manifested th ' inselres the case of Smith on Friday, and in the appre hension of a fatal termination.the prisoner Wheeler was brought before him and indentified. as the min who fired the first gen. The deposition of Smith was verified by oath. -WHEAT CROP.-A Rochester (N. V.).paper say%. The appearince of the wheat fields in this reDon is generally very tot 1. Some pieces on low grounds have been considerably injured by the frix , l. - but kern personal olkietWation and intelligence receo - - ed from farmers and others who have paid atten tion to the subject, we believe that the cmp hat , seldom promised better in the Genesse Valley— The weather continues pleasant, and we hear that the farmers in this vicinity have already commenc ed their, spring planting. A letter from Akron, April Bth. published in the Utica Herald thus speaks of the prospects of lio= coming, wheat crop of this section of western Gino, • never was (at this season of the year more favor.t. ble thati at this time. This remarks will apply I" to the counties of Summit; Portage, Wayne, Shark,.! Holmes, Columbian, and Carroll. . • I STATE MEDICAL CoNyF.NTim, met yesterday i n the Methodist Church of this city, and l e mporarrilti organized by the appointment of Dr. J. P. Itr.r.rritif of Berks co. Chairman, and Dr. Sari s , of Phila delphia, SeCretaryr, on examination of eredennak it was ascertained) that about 'twenty;-five Sot ieuvs and Faculties were repreiented. For the .prrns• vent organization, Dr. S. Horn,. of Laneaster was appointed President ; Dr. J.P. Hamra, of jerks and Dr. Woon, of Lycoming. Vice Presidents . ; Pr_ klissum.t., of Lebanon, and Dr. Disturcs, Seereta ries. The object of the convention is to tom a State Medical Society.—Tite Laaazatriialt„ , AITEMPTCD YIVRDER AND .SUICIDE. -At Wort last night about 6 o'clock, a Frenchman named Mates, shot a Miss Oakes ' who was tinder engagement of marriage to him, with a double• barrelled pistol. One ball entered her neck 20 ` 1 another her temple. Dunes immediately afterivard ran to a building , a shit distance otl. where he tired another pistol at filmset, both balls enietillt.: his head. Both were taken to the hospital. no' cause.of Dunce's conduct, is supposed to be 1" 1 ' owy. Both wee still bring at 8 o clock this toot ning, bat it is thought they cannot lire. . - Actinium—The Elmira Stage npFet lad night. in ..the lower part oftheirillw. One of thepa-q,en gem, an. elderly lady from Ohio, Wars eonsidemb l Y us bruised, theugh, We are happy to hear, not feno injured.—Otergo G
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