Vroogoro ciA(portar4
Free Soil, Free Speech, Free 31ent
Frostier:we •r Pry, Irerrllory;
E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
Towanda, Saturday, April 6,
Term• of the Iteporter
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Aisfirni. " Adnun. ' and Eisfeti-s
Mr° THE DEMOCRATIC STA NDINO,
COMMITTEE of !Ira 'ford County u t:1
trwet at the Bradfvrcl Hotel, on Mondav the 15th
of April. 1850, at 2 o'clock P. M. The attendance
of the members ii recpres.ted. The followide nain•
ed gentlemen compose the Committee :-I:ly. , eA
Mercur, B. Lnporte, Stephen Pierce, J E. Canfield,
Thomas Bmead. John Bald win, Geo, W. E.liutt, Ne l
aan Reynolds, .Irunah Wattle - s.
1.1.1 . 571. ES NIERCER, eit.tirthan.
Mach 22, 1950.
The North Penasylanlasi.
Contraty to its exptes:--ed tletelniiina , ioa (4 the
precious week. the North Perotty?-tniitrit of S a ttl . .
day two, indulges in a long tiradti Of falsehood and
vituperation, which fur sctirrillily and blarkgnard
ism we have never seen egnallcil. We shall not
attempt to retort upon that P.4er, or its contributors,
any of the ungentlemanly ex pre:4'km; it so freely
induh , es in—or strive to rival it in like demonstra
tion„, of coarse rancor all,l tril.tri !led and rn..liz,naLt
passion. We trust ts c have n better appreciation
of the purpose- and ob i t-else -1 puhiirjournal, and
higher idea of its dt,;(tity grin ttx prostfute our
ccl
mmns. with language fit only for the stews, and
hardly decolcus etlcl: 6 l .; fur ;iie tap r, um.
We have charged upon Mr Ward, the establish
ment of the North Feßnsylr tai in, fur purposes far
removed fret') the support of Deinocratte princi
ples—that it is intended to minister to the gratifi
cation of personal feeling, anti a diseased :aid rucn•
bid cattily. We have laid ut his door the author
shipof certain articles, which demanded at our
hands sometnotice—as we behoved, and still be
lieve, justly. We would be justifeed by public be.
lid, in charging him with-at least the responsib:li
ty of this later ebullition of malice and spleen, Unt
it mattes little how much h:s err-:narks : are vitt
ble i it. The course which that paper has taken,
has proven beyond a doubt how greatly he cot:Ito:a
its columns and its conduct. ‘Chat other persotrin
this community would exhibit such voce illation t.
Firstly conics the in:ogre/am which -heralds the
forth-cbming'sheet, declares that it is not
designed or desired to attack any man in any form,
” except what may be involved is a faittifal and
fearless support of the ra:ty." That " whatever
eak and erring man chooses to sit in :p.,l4..rrielit
upon the ordinary falfts end fisilies of 11.11 fellow. ;
man he must find some herald . othoi than this un
pretending sheet to make his jodgment known."
I: was empliatfeally denied •• that the public freed
has any right to enter the paths of private life, for any
purpose of individual censure or reproach. unless
overt crime'invite it." This was a just and judicious I
course :—yet that same sheet contains a private let-
ter of the editor of the Reporter, and indulges in a ;
strain of lbw and personal abuse, dragging in pri-
Tate matters as foreign to the subject, and as far re
moved from the discussion or furtherance of prin
ciples is pole is from pole ! The gri,e is thrown
down, for war, and a contest invited. The next is
. sue—after the "ball has been opened''—declines.
all controversy As ith the Reporter whatever, Kat
choosing to "pour out abuse or fulminate libels!'
The third timber, in the face of this avowal, de
votes its entice ether isl to abuge of the editor of
the Reporter ! Such a changing and wavering
cnurse, inarks too plainly to be mistaken the influ
ences which control that paper, and are in .perfect
keeping with the thole life of a-man as unstable
and varying as the weathercock upon the steeple.
Our course in regatil to this Journal, and its con
tributors and backers, is plain. We reeognize
amongst them men who have zealously opposed
our party and our principles through many ardent
contests, who were born Federalists, and W host
lives show hew deep is the force of education and
first impressions. Connected with such [nett, are
those, who, while they have acted with the Demo
cratic party have done so solely for the advantagead
such a connexion placed within their reach, and
who would rend to a thousand fragments that party
when it would or could no longer nil ti.ster to
their personal aggrandizement. A more incongru
ous body of men could not be imagined—held to
gether by a common went of principle, by tl.e
hope of achieving personal benefit, or of gratify.
ing envy and 'hate. Such are the causes which
now bind together in close communion, those who
, Inn a few months ago were engaged in per
acnel warfare, who have abused and most heartily
despise each the; Bank-men, and anti-bank' men,
!aria and free trade men, sob-treasury men, and
its most bitter opponents, "black•spirits and while."
A more delectable spectacle was never - exhibited
than this new coalition which now eeeks-to rear tip
another Democratic pasty , upon the• free-soil of
Biadlord, to advance James Barbarian's prospects
for the Presidency ! It will take an immense deal.
of labor, and by the time it id accomplished:, the
" Regular Contributor," will richly merit at . the
hands of the " Favorite Sou," the appointraerit of
Envoy Extraordinary acid Minister Plenipotentiary.
to St. James' or St. Cloud ! - 1
We say then this attempt to put forr•ard a irre
sponsible hireling as a mask to cover the operations
of this clique, shall not prevent us front exposing
the whoie plot; its eiders and abettors. lie may
lend hisliaine for so much per week, for others to
perpetrate their dirty work behind, with impunity,
for we shall not descend to a contest with .he poor
blackguard who stands in the gutter arid throws the
tilud,but shad - hold those responsible who are behin d
him, urging and encouraging to the work. We hold
them respor.mble--4T4 shall confine our remarks to
them as far as we deem it our dray, to expose their
plots to the world. In doing this, re shall confine
etweetves to what is legitimately oft right and our
truth the task of holding up the opiwations if ie
who seek to divide and distract the party, to the
odium and execration of that parry. We Shalt at
tempt to use no weapons of i)lackgnardisen—it
eat of our aphere=and besides wei should fail iu
such a contest with the North-Pennsylvanian ; but
vre are content to leg it wear such laurels undisput
ed. It nas richly merited them. °
We had intended to open a new Chapter in this
matter, this week, but are unavoidably obliged to
postpone it until next week—when we hope to
give more attention to the aff.tir.
et In the liclamel, Privies taakesessary fM
We have frequently heard it asserted. that Sla
very would not exist in California, inasmuch as
soil and climate were unsuited to slave labor.
We have elwls regarded tilts argument as un•
soUnd atti.T fallacious as all history proves that Sla
very will be eirendeil wherevei it cin be made
prefifut ie. ft will not be forgone.' that prepara
tion't c•ere made in certain qu'arteis to Fitly .dales
hit° Oregon aod nothing but the proviso attached
to dr territorial bill :typed the evri in 'the bud.—
liy rho enijoined paragraph, it will be wok that
'he experiment is tribe tried of carrymaSlaves into
ta!ifornia notalltsrs riding the poi:River-prohibition
in the California Constitution. vr, e copy front ;the
Pir9aielphia Ledge?:
Snrrncarc SLtl7l. CnLONT Csuro:liti..2 —Tliq
follow tug apeears in the, advertising roinmns of the
Mississippian, arlif we copy it as a matter of eerie-
twerert
Calir,rnia— Soviiiern Slave Caney --:Citizens
tho Slave t . ..ttates: deAirons of emigrating !o C'ali
lornia w ith their slave orOpettv. are rryiested to
twild their name,. number nl i;i7tres, and perfi.d
depanine, to the addrets ut South.
on! *1.1%, Colony," J.n-LAcitt..Sli,si,mppi.
All tenets, to Meet with intention, oust be post
It is the desire &flit° lands of this enterprise to
settle in toe riLLest mining and agricultural 1 unions
of Ctilifornia; and to seepro the uninter t upted eu
j,iyment CO Play e properly. It is estimated that by
the tirst of May next, the members of tbh :Aare
Colony will amount to 'shunt 5000, and the staves
to abi,ut 10.000. Thu mode of etlecting orgititiza
tiou,u ill be privately transmitted to actual
menzbeis..
Couple this ulvenkement %vital the announce.
rneut of .%Ir. Artiade iii his recent
:- poL . h
" But for the fear of nibbery and undo: tLe forms
of laws, there would be at leav4 fifty thousand slaves
to Ca:ifornia by the tiTst of December. It is the
best field for Such labor now in America, nod it
null be itivaluable to us as a means et thinning
fib bh:ck population. When people say that the
climate and production are unsuited to stave labor,
they are either endeavoring to deceive, or are de
ceived themselves."
With these facts staring ns in the face can it be
expected that we will forego our honestly entertain
ed con% actions, at :he bidding of " eloquent Sena
tors," sum moned as they are by Sonthern influen
ces We know that dome of those who claim to
be le:ulers in our own State have for years been
endeavoring to prove the provi to be ' 4 unneces :
sary"— they have obtaidld edi tdrs sufficiently pli
ant to suit their purposes—theyhave got ep mee
tings to endorse then opinions., and where no press
was established craven enough to respond to their
bidding, they have established one. Bin all this
does nut make the pros iso any the less- necessary
and proper. `Me appeal tb the lion-hearted De
mocracy of Bradford, and say to- them, this is no
time to be sleeping at your posts—slumber not in
the arms of any treacherous Dblilah, who would
woo you to the embrace of Slater;, and deprive
you of your atrength-.—your true glory is in the
maintenance of your principles, and we have every
confidence that in the hour of trial you will not be
found wanting. The honored name of Democracy
will be used to ensnare you—the.cfeesitful and in
sidious word "non intervention" will be rang in
your ears, and appeals will be made to y our patri
otism, to indrlce y•ott to forsake the cause or your
true and tried Mende and join the ranks of the Sla%
very extensionists. Shall theist appliances prated
We hope not—we believe not, and thus believing ,
we shill continue to advocate with Whatever ability
we profess the cause made Barred by -the erample
of the fathers of the Republic. We shall continue
to tread in the footsteps of Thomas Jefistson, " re
' gardiess of denunciation from any quartet."
Death of John C. Calhoun i
Thiedistinvislied Statesman died at Irash tug
ton, on Sunday morning last, at 10 , m incites past 9
o'clock, aged Mt years.
Hair funeral took place on Tuesday, and was. very
nameror.sfy attended. His remains were deposit.
ed in. the Congressional burying ground; previous
to their removal, under directions of the Senate, to
South Carolina.
OzrOur neighbom of ihe Bradford Argus are
greatly mistr.ken in asserting that Mr Ward is in
any way connected with - or interested in the Re
porter office. ft would be just as lair fbr na to say
that any one. Who is unforumate enough to have a
bill upon tire briiken swindling shops, the Towan
da or Suntre \ ftwina County Banks in his possession,
is in a manner a stockholder in the North Pennsyl
vanian establishment ! We advise the Argua fo ks
to mind their own business; though of course we
cannot expect them to conceal then sympathy with
that paper, seeing that its objects are calculated
to benefit ihe ‘Vhig party, and being •the offspring of
Federalists:
Kr If " Christys Minstrel" will proJace tke
private letter he calla a " printed circular"—in a
printed formvser will agree to believe a* he has
said or may hereafter say. We will believe what
we know to be false : that Mr. Barbarian . bad - no
knowled of the establishment of the_,Noitit l'enn
syluoitian—that editorials are his productions which
he does nut sign his name in . futl to—that the " Reg
tifa:r contributor" is not his master—and almost.
tharher iv - a courtesne(a - nd dignified editor !
We understand it is contemplated ta change
the name of a certain public house in this borough.
A. friend suggests irthis be the case, that it be call•
ed the " Towlnda and Susittchannu County house"
--a name more significant than graceful, though
" under the circumtutares," perhaps appropriate.
Ciz:)- Why don't the' Minstrel gtve the' names of
those we ahuti.ekirt that memorable ride in the stage
with him from Waverly ?". We have heard of per
sons being in a state which made them see doubts,
but we fear It affects our neighbor's auricular nerves
—so that he /tore doable. This is the most chari
table coostreetion we can put upccrwlrat otherwise
wouid looklike wilful falsehood.
Jusrice Stow But Suac.—The " regular contrib.
woe' is in favor of hanging " all the bankoffieers,
bank notarise, and bank aionoies that ever existed
-4qt 4Ci of justioe in which :hit azimut unity would
ea
concur, rts far as some of the o ffi cers are ' r - ..
ed. Firstly, however, they should be made r
dir
gorge the thousands of which i they defrauded thee la
t%or of the country,
FROM HARRISBURG.
or the andkmi Reporter.)
',., •
-/Illstuusauao, March 38,.11180., '
Thielfilleppoitiling a sew set of Cot missiten
ere to re-e.iintimitlnd le-locate thileat ill desßee
in Sullivan County," was taken up Id the house cc
Wednesday, and titter undergoing edgelderthle
discussion and being subjected to tote oniesif of
various amendments, was finally passed in nearly
the ferne tone, as repofftd by BM Committee. It
was then sent to the Senate; where it was referred
to the Committee on the Jellicliry, Winn flat* not,
at this present writing made a report on the subject.
It is est:owed they will report the Bill back in a
day or two, skied it wilti6on receive the attention
of the Senate. It will undoubtedly pass, alldongh
there are those in that body who will itiate all poe.
sible opposition to it in the feelife hope that they
can bolster up the injured reptitatfon of one of the
late Commissioners, who was instrumental in re:
moving it to Cherry..
The bill Ooviding rot the elecsion of Amfitor
General and Surveyor General, which bad passed
the Douse when ray last was Written, has finally
passed the Senate also, after bar big:been amended
so as to antlinrize the election of a Depoty Survey
or in each County at the Same time. The bill is
now in the hands of the Governor, and will undoubt
silly become a hi*. So that the people will be
called upon at the net anuual election to choose.
those officers for thcmfefves. Thfs is the age of
reform, end the progress of Democratic principles;
and among the rit,'.ical principles of Democracy
none is inure dearly cherished than that the per).
i ple are an.ply qualified to Select their own °dicers,
and perfectly competent to administer their own
government—and the passage of the present bill is
an evidence that the professions of the Democra
cy on this st d jest are not en idle hew, bet that
they are not only sincere, but ready whenever they
bare the power and opportunity to carry their fa
vorite theory into practice.
The a?portionment bit: and the appropriation
bill have made very little progress since my last.
The apputionment bill is a bend of contention in
the Senate. They are unable to agree upon a dill
to please every section of either party, and hence
it makes but slow progress in that body—lt will
most probably have to be settled, at last by a com
mittee of conference—as I before hinted, at die
last stages of the /cgislature.
The general flunk Bill passed the Senate yester
day. It was slightly but not materially altered
The most important alteration is to allow Banks to
issue notes of as low denominations as $5, instead
of f.-10 as it was passed by the Hours. The ap
propriation bill is kept back, by a kind of simul
taneous consent of parties, without taking any
positive action. h is held as a shield to some,
and an instrument to force others to the support
of measures which can not be carried by straight
forward fair legislation. I have said before and I
repeat that, such a stale of things is prejudicial to
the interests of the North Branch. I tholt dram the
chances of an appropriation to that object as by en
means flattering akpresent. However the Craver
nor and the Whigs generally, may profess to be in
favor of that improvement, the result will Rho*
that nearly every ono of them will rote against it.
I cannot now dwell on the causes which will pro
taaim this result. It is sufficient for my purpose
that I know something of the operations which are
in progress to procure its defeat, and in the sequel
will be able to give them to the public.
The Forrest Divorce ease is finally disposed of
in the Senate, by being defeated for the thinltiirie.
It has been the si.bject et great excitement here
and in the cities where the parties are known, and
of course' great exertions were made by their
friends both for and against the passage of the bill.
The last and final vote, stood Tel for and ly against
The nonttnatiow of George Tracy as Associate
Judge of Bradford county was yesterday confirmed
by the Senate. Mr. Tracy was here iu person, and
with the aid of documents !torn his friends at home
both Whigs and Democrats, was enabled to turn
toile the cutrent which had been setting against
him, and filially ei procure his confirmation with
out any serious opposition - .
The North Pennsylvanian made its appearance
here a week or two ago, and'was the occasion ol
very many remarks and conjectures at to the effect
likely to be produced in Bradford. It has itsfriend
here of course, and friends who seamed to enjoy,
most exquisitely, the violent auaek which its first
number made upon the Reporter. The very va
liant flourish of trumpets with wi ich it ememenc
ed the onslaught, and the trait:noes taunt of defiance
in closing his flirt broad-side with " bay on Mac
duff" was hailed as proof of the great chivalry
and prowess of the commander-th-chief, and other
officers employed in directing the operations of
that terrible engihe. The fate' of the Rtailionl Re
porter was considered as sealed—doomed to speedy
extermination, and never again io know peace-un
til it should-tie Mildly and totally annihilated. 01
course, an interest, and even anxiety was felt to
see the socceeding-tiu.*bee el-the Reporter, which
in due time made its appearance, and the same
mail brought the seetnid number of the North Penn
sylianian. Theartieles in the Reporter were read
with avidity=the paper was in great demand; the
few its here passed from hand to hand as rest
as read, until the controversy became! L a general
topic of conversation—and but one sentiment was .
felt, and but one opinion expressed-..,disappoint
ment and disc:dist, and commiseration for the assail
lints—..even those who had been foremost in stak•
ing odds on the new paper, gave it up that the re
turn broadside from the lUporter had sifenced its
batteries and driven it into the ditch, and that its
Editors, in the second number, were couching like
spaniels and tk,iting•Tor quarters. The manifest
Cluttering, or complete backing oat, of the North
Pennsylvanian, as evinced in its second number,
is very mortifying to the friends of that concern in
this region—who had rmicelated that a great change
was to be wrought in Bradford.' The opening of
the battle, in the first number, had served to ani
mate their hopes and increase their confidence in
their chosen champion. DOI - their expectations are
disappointed, their boastings are turned into mar
muss and ejaculations of surprise and' regret. It
was said to-day by one who heat all along took as
active part* (Mho new paper . , that the 'position as.
sumed id its second nun:thief was supereitlious and
cowardly—.that thiehackeied remark'thar" the Re
porter was too kiw and vulgar %r him to cadent!
With," or something to thisrefPxt, offered - 1181 kind
of evasive answer, cumeAvith grace friamthe
North PennsyNanian, after provoking anti' ebM
mewing the attack hinwelP-and was just about
equivalent to an acknowledgment that they lacked
courage or ability to carry on the discussion. Its
stock has fallen greatly. Tr:cement
W° I 7;7‘MI.PIMM
taltl.4loll6lllCll orb. Bradford Itirportqj
. . o •PetzaDziestfi, April 15t,.11150.
Peal SutZT6e complies, of tornespeedence
emanating hose the great nfiletineof the 12th alt.,
has Win appolnted--Edward A.. Penniman is the
Chaim:fen, end his colleaglees are well karrati
ttiroughont the State, and they are all firm, consist.
ant and uniform Democrats, who will attend to
their duty. •
I annex stetter from a special correspondence of
the Times, cfat4il at Harrisburg on the 27th ult., and
as it is a rich morsel, l must beg the favor of your
placing it before your readers. I know the writer
Land the facts be makes known can be relied upon.
James Buchanar.'s " dignified retirement" is all a
humbug; he is spending Mare money, and det•ot
ing more time than he ever (la before, to accom•
plish the Inky aspirations of his ambition. The
guests, though fee - in number, who attended hie
recent banqnet, on their return to Harrisburg, ex•
pressed themselves as having been " foraging upon,
the enemy," and although some of them hozza'd
for " Old Back," it was in derision, and " the winks
and blinks esehinged between cunning politi•
clans," were well tunierstorai.
Of seventy six tiernitcratie liter:lll;ers of both
hoasis, echo were Invited, only eighteen attended,
and the vacant sesta at " Whe a tland " and in the
cars, even astonished the plain citizens of Lancas
ter. The whole entertainment was a " free blow
out," tree passages np and down froth . Harrisburg,
and the freedom of the city, and the domain of the
Lord of,thit manor—James Buchanan. The , visit
of the members was " short and sweet," and left
no very faroraole impression Uptim the mind of the
farmer of ‘lheatland, who I think will not soon
attempt to rep rat one of his Immeaning assembla
ges. " *exits quid curiae simper art sr rio," as Hor
ace says,—" Something is always wanting to oar
imperfect fortune."
The frien l is of the union At these Mates here
are di:in:4rd with the course of the " ?ennsylva
nian " and its Washington correspondent, in their
abuse heaped upon the patnotie Beaton. Nino
crate who remember the services retiXeresc to the
country by Col. Benton, in all the hard contests
with the Whigs; in the campaign of 1834, in the
times of nullificatien, to the attempt to arraign the
patriot Jackson, as, a traitor be.f...re the United States
Senate, and our country, feel indignatil to*ards a
paper that :ince ipcite' as the organ of Dec:doer:lcy
of the country, and was nut bound down to the
cause of slavery exicasion, and the laudations of
petulant southern Senators! lam pleased to men
don one fact that will g;re getieral satisfaction—
tnsir.y of our oil fashioned, reliable and firm Dem
ocrats, aro withdrawing their subscriptions from
that paper, white others are continually denounc
ing it as the'roie organ of fames Buchanan, and
the slivery ptopagandists. .Itrr ei1.501(
(1 1 pectst Cortraponaessee of thaTtmes
Things- In Illarrbtonsir.
Ramairacao, Marv!' 27, 1850
Pula( Sttarr —The article in the Pannsylistshian
of yesterday, on the subject of Mr. Buchanan's re
tirentint from public life hatt.occasioned no Mile
affittstment here. It is well known that, on last
Saturday esarrin,g, Mr. Buehanan gave a grand en
tertainment at his house, to which all the Demo
cratic members were invited, with the additional
luxury of a fret passage to and from Lancaster, at
the expense of their hospitable host. Benne eigh
teen or twenty attended, and innumerable were
the good things eaten and raid, and the winks and
blinks exchanged between cunning puilticiaties—
%Vhat a pity that Mr. Buchanan's privacy should
be interrupted by such unmeaning asseinbliges,
Yours truly,
FROM- WASHINGTON.
' [Correspondence of the Bradford Reporter 1
ItAsinNoTorr, March 23, 1850
Dzaa• REPORTER :—The spec ions logic of the
mighty Webster, his given a vitality to the wretch.
ed lie, that the laws of God have prohibited slavery•
in California, and, that there, more than elsewhere,
the Father of all mankind him forbidden tlan intro
ilbetion of the peculiar institution ; for the first time,
I believe enacting total laws upon a moral subject.
In vain are the dee:avatkm of Southern men—truth,,
ful ihongh they are, that the elithate, and the na
ture of the services required, adapt the mines for
just this Lind of labor. Webster has appealed to a
false fear of insulting Providence by re-enacting hit
laws, and there is danger, great and imminent that
the pearl of liberty, will be lost among brillitmt but
worthless tricot diamonds - of ()rater,: * Seward's re
ally great, became really' good ; ellbrt roses its force
and fails to attract dire attention. Just as the breeze
that brings upon its wings, and walls
blessing-all along-its way, rules les:Vast, than the
tornado that.devastates its path, the Webster speech
carries the " light weigfilfs"—untditunarely entrust
ed-with the•saavne power when it comestOthe ayes
"and nays; and Seward has only the great anilgood
—alas hew meagre a proportion—to say God speed
to him. Southern Whigs and Todthern timocrats
vies with each other in their landattonecr the GM
like ; and he 161:Ikea boen Etenovrived for yearsby
the vett ran Hitchie—(Who has not cintng,ed• a tittle)
—is now complimented unto blushing, by the
" Union." Here is, as I said, real, great, and pies•
eat peril, to the cause of freedom ; valet° Old Alas
saclnmettebelcmga The honor of furnishing the cause.
The reed upon which millions have leaned, has
pierced 'limit: side. .H is twit:mate that only by break
ing; could it wound its friends.
And sourpectiliirly, should the reits - of home,
lead its influence 16 strengthen 'the • laithfiTrepre
-
sentaure, and to lash, if need he, into duty, the wa
verinjand-the traitOroui. IflBe editors in the inte
nor knew hilff their powbr, the question cook! be
Settled, ate settled irithott . n•coritpriimise of con.
science or of rfgftt.
• The adminßitration, leil as it is by' CZ33, and
backed by Webster, arid strengthened' by all the
executive patronage of the government, witrcarry
non• intervention,—which is slavery extension, to
all tertitory except Calif6mia—sinit its machinations
there have wotked, so badly for the stave interest,
that we need runlets: futther executive interference.
A new taele'rt Witten ied—letislativeCor . cat-paw
interference—so that the old Hero wiii,not probably
burn biti Edges in the
I see yon• have a note neighbor—Ml. Pontey.—
The interitiori to r establish a pea " to break down
warner" iftergesielaitrknown here, some time
since, when John W. - first leameirthat even his
good looking fate had 100 melt dough in it. i t
was said, (and M. Buchanan was here at the time,
and might have heard it y that Wien Forney Was
to be the agent in this work; but his very decided
denial, I suppose, settles the fact that it war another
press, and not that of the North Pennsylvanian, that
was to "crush, obliterate, damn oat, Free Soiluun
In Bradfoni:" Should it prove ; heweveri that Wien
Is Misilienniarfi
troying angel, he.will find his hands-Js have is
they as-was John W's,:, ; .hesut, is afore
. entifthed: Talking of regular nomination/, I
wondee if the North Pennsylvarihro
. 4111 it itein
Wilmot, When he Is again a candiilatis he is
Erre *be, it he wilraceept a rencriniiatioit I Let's
ask bYm.
The spring is already considerably advanced, al
though a alightriall-ofsnewOooke - wintery- to day.
Flowers are plentiful, and a very respectable pas
turage already covers the ground, where slavery
has not quite Killed the soil. Apricots are in full
bloom ; Lilacs unfold their fragrant leaves; and we
ate Rd fat to*arda summer, as you northern barbs- .
rians are in 14 . y,.., ,
~_
A n 44 plough is to be etl, on the public mall,
on Monrfa3, in presence of the President and mem•
bets of t ongresi. Better business:this than some
recent attempist at legislation. It would be a sight
worth Seeing., to hate et' tenni of General Taylors
0611 haniesSed to that pton2,h, with D. S. Dick in
sun for. i &Tier ! It would beat the hoe exercise,
aS the fiighting farmer mightityle if, all hollow!
Mr.lCayler, plitirrietor of a line of oinnibuses t in
re i r
:his city, rrhttfe dtocli, consi ting of thirty horses,
carriages. rind harness , we burned a tew weeks
since, is again a !Utterer by re. Its PLoenix Line
coaches Were nearly ready
Tundiy morning last, soma i 'Batik set fire to the
shop, and they were, with Idle eicepicon of one
coach, consumed. No instiiince. .
Mr. Mr. Culhohn is very low, -With but faint
hopes al his recovery.
The Clock down, between Borland and Foote
has been antiCatil Settled. Both men are so small
that they despaired of ever hitting each other, if
they undertook to di , „tit a duel.
The telegraph gives you the news, so you may
I Well eica'se and Nun' the task of II:Mos/in tho tor
tuous eotonie of Congressional proceeding's. Yours.
for Free. Territory. X'.
(z-What has our dog acne that he should re•
eery's, the praises of the " Minstrel?" We trust he
has never been in his company;—if so, we shah
have to learn iim the historyof poor Tra . f, who
suffered by being among evil companions.
" Christy'. Mipstrefist " finds fault with our
look,. This is uncharitable. So perfect an Adonis
as our neighbor, can Afford to be generous to those
who do not happen to be quite so gocd-lookinr, as
himselt, fur it is rare gift.
O. We have neter fallen the :rouble to notice
the male kickapoo slander concerning the 526---
nor should we do it nos•, except to refer any one
who may be curious about the zffeir, to GEO. SAN
DERSON Esq , and COL. LAPORTE.
(Ic:7-Several articles intended for this paper do
not appear, fur the,very good reason we have been
unable to write them, owing to a slight visit4tion
of sickness. Among4hem is on about the recent
vote in the Legielatur • postpouitigthe Anti-Slavery
resolutions.
1 1 11iLlL ;IM.
FOP.
THE MURDER OF DR. PARKMAN!
This trial which has excited such interest throw; hr.
outille country, was finished on the ht of April.
tnd contrary to the general expectation resulted in
a verdict of GUILTY against the prisoner; who was
therefore sentenced to death. We have not room
for all the testimony but give below the remarks of
pr. Webster, and some incidenia connected with
the trial.
0. P. Q
The Attorney-senerat hatting'conelnded his re
marks, Chief Justice Shaw, with much emotion.
stated to the prisoner that it was . his privilege pow,
to address the fifty, if he fiatranything to say,, or
any explanation to make.
Professor Webster rose, and in a very distinct
voice, made the following retnatits:
"I have desired to Soler i n to an explanation of the
complicated network of circamstauces which, by
my peculiar position; the government has thrown
around me, and whichoti nine cases out of ten,
are completely distorted, and probably nine-tenths
of which could be' satislactorily explained. All
the points of the testimony have been placed in
the handsaf my corrnsel, by whom my innocence
conid bare been firmly .established ; en.
tirely under their direction, have sealed int lips
Alining the period 01 my congnernent, trusting my
self enirely to them. They have not deemed it
necessary in their superior wisdom, (this was
said in an ironical tonel.to bring forward the evi
dence which was to exonerate me from a variety
of these acts. The government have brought what
ever consummate ingennity could suggest against
;be, arid I hope it will not havti an undue influence
upon my Jury. I will not allude le many of the
charges, but there is one which touches me, and
that is the letter which has been produced. It is
the first 1 had read in th, • daily prints which have
been.distrubuted in my aparimerts, and various
-publications which' have been made respecting
them. One statement was; that I. had, after the
disappearancee of Dr. Parkman, purchased a quan
tity of oxalid skid to remoie the stains of blood,
and it instantly occurred to me that this parcel
might be saved and_produced when necessary.—
For several days Mrs. W. had requested me to
purchase some arid for domestic use, and as my
wife had repeatedly laughed at me bcause 1 had
not purchased it, I had borne it in my mind that
afternoon; andlusil gore, veto Thayer's store, under
the Revere House, made the purchase, and waited
till the Cambridge Hourly came along and then
jumped into the omnibus with the bundle. I went
home and gave the bundle 4my wife ; and when
afterwards I heard so much laid.abhut the bundle,
it 'flushed on my mind in a Notnent that this mint
be the bundle, Il was to this bundle, and not to
any docunient, that I'referred iu the direction to
my wire.
" As regirrJa tit nitrate of •ebpper . in the usual
lecturespreceeding my' arrest,- l• had occasion to
use the influence of chemical agents in producing
changes of various subjects. Among others On
gases. I prepared a lane quantify of oxalic acid
gas A'gtilltai jar was filleirwith gas in order to
produce the chances front dark' color to orange,
and also int is. On great heat being applied to the
jar the gas was Alrawn through water. As to the
nitrate of copper spilled on the favor of the labora
tory, it was spilled accidentally from a quantity,
and by me, unny lecturel between the day of Dr.
Parkman's disappearance and my owe arrest. So
I might gri on explainin,g a 'variety of circumstan
ces which have been distorted. Sly counsel have
pressed me to keep calm. My very calinnese has
been made to bear against me': but my trust has
been in my God, and my own innocence. In re
gaol to money, I must say a word.
"The mo:iey which I pail Dr, Park man on the
afternoon of Friday, Nov. 23d; Iliad saved ertt from
time to time, and kept it in a troiik in my liduke id
Cambridge; but, unferlumeely no' ode ever saw
me take it out-4berefore t I can only give niy word
that such is the tact. Severallears ago I had stu
dents who hied my apparatus ; thereforo, pre
pared every t hing for my own use in my lectures
with my own bands, and that is the reason why I
excluded mum from my laboratory. As regards
my whereabouts from he hour of Dr. P.'s ilisap
peatance, I have palate my counsel's hands sat
isfactory information, which Will account forevery
day I had spent during that week—for every day
and every hour 1 Was absent ',from home. As to
tiiikf • ,
Wing peal by r. onion, wall at borne all
evening. 'One thing•that hair been omitted by el '
counsel was,.that the. Friday on which the &H Z
scernordesilas laid to have been embalm ed, ,
.juid Puithased Hamboltli hew Work, it coma,:
end whtl wailing air an omnibus, stepped toy
Brighan4 to - take a mutton chap, Lid in corn,
tit to take th 6 omnibus, had forgotten m ,
t aftecry arrest remembered the pla ce
had left 'it, and mentioned it to my counsel. yh e
had sent to Brigham's, .and the book h a d 4, 1 1
The Profeisni here eat Join, gal almost ins
ly arose End tint.
r, I will say one word afore. I, have t e t t •
much distressed by, the -production of those a l l en ',
mous letters, more so than by any thing th at
„ met ' d ur i n g the trial. I call my Gad to *ny e ,.
that if it was ther last hour of my life, I never vrras
tbosesletusts. —gust the trial - eaameneed, a t a e, r
has been received from this very " Cirri" by
.of my counsel. ff tTs &rime has any spa.k of ;
mangy, ball upon him to come forward: A no.
tice to ibis effect has been put in ;be . p ape ,„ . .,
be. Wedeer ittgaln tacit his seat, having evi.leoL
ly made a deep , impression upon all preterit by t h e
seriousness of his remarks.
iir4rni ffniio tl N,, At N • fond s i,
'the Court more was crowded this mornin;.lo.
lfear the sentence of the law pronounced upo n D r.
Webster, as were all the avenues leading to
Court House. The state of feeling was one of g rem
sadness and solemnity, and silence like that of
funeral prevailed throughout the assecnoly.
Dr. WeasTga was tarnirt Len Conn at tf em.
utes to 9 • fie looked' gloomy in the extfeme,
wore the marks of the eufleriirthe musrharep s ,,,,
ed since the verdict was made knawa r but yet
collected and calm.
At ten ihincjeil.pzet nine, the Court ramie in I!.
tul mg Hon RICHARD FiCTCHER, who had' ape. ! .
ed the trfitl Atter some-minutes of 'silence, It.
AttomdpGeneral CLIFFORD, rose ens! suctimult,
yet with great gravity, nitrated the facfii,ot the tt..
dictment, trial and verdict, and the:i moved eu i
Court that the final sentence of the law be now p• c ,
flounced.
The prisoner then rearm .aril was- asked by t i ,
clerk what helhad to chow why sentence of Dr. 9:
should oot be pronounced against inm. In rep
he said floating, but bowed sadly and took hissei.
Chief - Justice Shaw then ,adilressed him. Them es
of the Chief Justice was replete pith emotion in
his whole manner evinced. the sincerity of the ter.
mg so touchingly expressed.
DILLIDERATLON 0/1 Tat AIRS
It is understand that the Jory, after going out r t
*stiuniay night, at first deliberated in silence torte :
minutes.•
They lien voted on the . que.A . rco rvfielh th , +
maitie were,those or Dr. George Pariman. Tbra
was a unanimous
ihe second question, whether Dr. yetin.
murdered him, there were elerien yeas and are
nay. The ray came frOrii Mr. Benjamin ft Costs
He stated his point of doubt, and alter some th-x-s
ston he declared it removed.
sricrevirs, Bee
The family of Di. ‘Nfehriter was not informed
the .I : erdict the night it was rendered. Fries!,
however. t n.tertook - .the tall" Of preparing 'sr
minds for it. The awful disclosures vrere mstet..•
them on Sunday morning by Mrs W. lA. Pfesr.-
The scene was mbst heart - rend ing. and the tr z ,
and shrieks could - cot be conceale d from the pas
ers..by.
Elvery effort has been ma - ire by Mese
oFinage the Friel of the adlicied• w Ile and ; augh e,
who up to a tate hour confidently expel :ed aft L.
quatal. .
A letter of condolence Ws; ,presented them :Is
Sunday afternoon, signed by the heads of alt-ISe
principal families. of Cambridge. including lbc
Edward Erereh, Jared Sharks, Prufessor Nano:
Jude Fay. etc.
Thu ramming the immense crowd retired Ira
the Court Room and its vicinity to susuce ar
without the Jeast disturbante.
. _
Judge ;PIVEi it tliTtliat H flieni Dr Wei
ster was a goilty man after hearing hui own spec.:
on &tit:inlay ercnihr.
Anecdotevrf - the cruelty of br. ‘tiebster a err
life are niawtold by - persons who were acquazt
with 10i.
bection of Judges by the Pe94
Notwithstanding the f •rm idable secret orron•
to to this 111 f 222 in the Legisl.ture., the pee . te
will soon be upon to exercise their judgment
in the selections of Judges for the several
We rejoice at this; and-beg leave to cornmeal 't
the attention of our readers the followin'g able an
t.iscrieninaiing allicle . from the Philadel„ttna
of the TiMes. It inculcates an adherence to soon
principles, and we trust its suggeAnous rem:
the consideration they merit:
. .
Under the first Consteution of Pennsylvania, tie
Judge of the Supreme'Court were appointed by a
President and Council for seven years. By the ser.
ond Cciustitution of 1790, which was a very se;
copy of that of the United States. Judges were at
po.nted by the Governor dam; good behove
ihe English tenure. This elected a life Judicaq.
01 course, the whole efficacy of 'the Judie/7
system of the stab depended upon the nut c.
judgment of one man, the Govenior t wnose fore
and patronage, in relation to all appointmet
office, were larger than that oldie Piesidentol.l.t
United States. This Was a tearful trial in aRI
publicau Government; and it decidedly failed to
she lowest branch of the judiciary, but still a tee
impottaid Luse, the Executive, at use close 01 ear
term, sowed Justicee.of the Peace broadcast ore
the state. It aas nut the quality of the sod, tr.;
the quantity and quality= of the seed sown,
caused . a most ditastrous harvest of iuconete'.
and ignorant men in the primary, but still a or
important, part of our legal administration.
In many sections of the Cernmortwealth
Courts of Common Pleas, the most important?*
lion of the whole. Judiciary, "were bolts Metal*
lent and unpopular. One was deaf, others plater
insane, some unable to decide correctly a eivt
point of law or evider.ee, some too despotic Sal
free country, and one certainly, whose open vius
were a disgrace to any age. We say twilling of tta
Suprtene ebtnt. s
Such an administration ofjestice d mantled *
form ? and it carne, as to the justic.ca n the per'
by giving their election to the people, laud as to TA
Jurhaes of the Courts of Record by -limiting lbe,
tenures to terms of years, and adding the console
the Senate. to the num mum of the Governor. De
same causes have, however„ contiuued to °pew
and they have' produced, in I t a more, mare r
years, similar result.. We have seen the Supro
Court of the United States gmanaly-weakeneig one
the exercise of the same mode of apperntnieut sal
there can be no doubt, that, ere this, a ehA' s
would have liken place 'a his department of ac
general government, if the niachinerv> RI ames',
meet had not been screomplicated and tedious.
will, however, come at last!
I a Pennsylvania the appointrig - power has gr a
proved incompetent ; a n d was perhaps Lao°,
have eipected more from the incumbents of ak
Executive chair.' Both the life tenure, of its sub.!'
tute hat e, therefore, failed, because the Goreio'
have made bad tippointinente. In a free coaalr!. ,
t i lePePPle having the power in their own titt . hl!!
will not tolerate a feeble Judiciary. In Newluu;
the evils ofitheieconiplicated system of LAW
- Exuity, and its administation, have produc e ."'
the,radcl change, and devolved the appointment? ;
judges directly- son the pele. In one sta!
day, four Judgesol the Conn of Appears and 0 0_,
two Judges of the Supreme Court were elected;r
it is not say atlas too much, when we frankly dep t "
that we do noi, believe the wisest and purest mee.! '
the United States could have made so mane'C e
appoint - Meats in the same time, and with the
opportunities of . previous deliberation!
The success of this experiment in a great
of nearly three millions of inhabitants. has Mao