Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Meat
griffetedi nk.;_ffirti“ Territory,.
E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
Towanda, Saturday, December 21,1850.
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Memo K Tliusiggporter.
55 - 50 riiT inndm—ifpeld urithtn the yoga 50 etme•
dinhirte&-br cialtruidieundly itulimiKeila 50 jail!' be
deducted. No paper rent over two years: entree pant g m ;
afitelniatiftara. Pet pquarweir len Mrs. ,SO ernes Or the
first4ind Arent. For each stdutennent ineertion.
flOrlDeree lOW 4 Union "%rt..' ninth side-of . 11110 Pattie*
Sinanroleatairode rodeto the
Bead
Hotel. Entrance bdtercen
ws. Adam,' and Elwell's liar others.
roglUveglava Law.
The :passage.'at the late session of Congress, of
an act for the reclamation inf. Fugitive Slaves, has
cau`sed great excitement in the North, and its pro
virknas.,haim undergone strict scnrinymnd been the
subject of much denunciition We have not con
tributed to keep itlivri li ge excitement upon the
slave question by ilk .. .ens:sing its merits. We
should probably have watched the openuipn of this
law, (if anything was needed to convince us 01, its
iniquity) and waited for future developments to
decide whether our course should be active or pas
sive. terse those who deprecate - U agitation,"
have take:y.llor themselves to introduce the ills
cession of this question into this community, and
harm taken rip the gauntlet in its defence, we shall
norbe obnoxious to the charge of wishing to fan
ilie.embers of excitement, nor false 4o our duty as
a citizen, if we express our opinion freely upon the
subject.
Obedience to the, laws of the land, is the first
an. highest, duty of the citizen. He. has r.o right to
setup blip:re standard against laws constitution
ally (mauled. Though they may seem to him op
pressive or unjust, he but rushes into a worse dilem
ma whoa he declares them null. and :maid. Any
attempt on the part of the citizen to set_tal defiance
the laws of •the country, would lead .to the worst
results. As :a consequence would follow disorder,
anarchy, pill.;ge and bloodshed. There could be
no security for person or property, because the in
vention; of the -flimsiest pretest; would be suffi
cient to abrogarte all enactments. Still *bile we
acknowledge the pains and penabies of the law,
there are cases where passiiit obedience may be
given, and still liar duties as citizens be performed.
We bold that if a man deems himself conscien
tiously Otitharred from the actirtvezecution of" law,
lie may softer its penalties for non-performance,
bnd ,till not be morally censurable. This princi
ple—or, rather one ilia( goes much farther, is rec.
opized by out 'statute-books fin the case of
Quakers.
That some law should be passed (or the recove
ry of Fugitive Slaves, will be readily acknowledg
ed by all who have any regard for the Compromi
ses ender which our Constitution was formed.—
There can be no doubt, that without some recogni
tion of the rights of the Seen to the peculiar prop
coy they then possessed, this Confederacy would
never hare been formed. Consequently ? An. .IV.
Sec. 3, of the Constitution expresily declares that
`•?Co perron held to service or labor in gnc these. anderthe
hvoribereof. creepage into another. ebell, in courequenee
any law Of regUlnlsnn thereiu. be discharged Irmo such Per
, me or Intro, but Phan be deigverrid upon rheum of the party
to whom ruck service or labor may he due
To carry this constitutional declaration into elect,
the act of 1793 was parsed, which has been in ope
ration over half a cetavy, until partially superse
ded by the late laws The ejection to the act of
'93, xtas, we behdre ; that ii wee not stringent
enough in its operation, and did i nothilly smite the
constitutional rights of the. South. Enacted !Ty
runny of the teen who had granted the privilege to
Slave-holders, to claim and recapture there proper
ty wherever found, fifty-seven -years experience
has been necessary to prove its incompetency ! The
late law can hardly have such an objection urged
against it. Our principal objection to it is the
summary and unsatis'actory manner in which it
deposesef the case of a Fugitive Slave, allowing,
to oar °pinata, an opportunity, if not directly luta
ling, to Kidnapping. The best de fi nition we have
Byer seerrof it, is to call;,it tits " Kidnapper's Law."
" There are ea HP:eines thrown around the per
ron of a Freeman, who is just as much a Freeman,
though. his skin tie of the-darkest possible hue—
there are no safeguards which secure him his jest
'and inalienable rights. A description of his person
previously prepared—a certified record from the
count of some ,Slave Sthsc--two hired perjurers, to
rove des identity, and the Colored person who has
not resided all his life-time in the neighborhood
where he is arrested, and can reedit; prove the fact,
is at the mercy of, the mercitess.slare-himter,
Quite-a fine business might be done in this tine, if
the moral sense of community was not 'so sensitive
abort sending tree mew into the horronsof Slavery.
The Commissioner has no choice lehl his course
is pointed ow to him ; and from his decisioni there
i 4 no appeal, No process ean.hrteriere ageing the
power of cenifteatea granted by Bach Cotnnis
&toner. - - •
Now, we recognize the right of the Slave*older
to his property whoneversmd wherever he ,can
.find it: Give him every Facility to recover it—bribe
careful, we say, that he tikea only Itiaramperty. We
protest, most earnesily and Mssphatieilly, against
the provision. of 11elaiv - Whicir vs by the
boniest penalties, to *Fist itt reutimingte'bondne
a fellow-being, withotit fully satisfying vs that such
person has aerated from labor, and owes serriee
to the person elainuirti him. We have no meshed
sympathy for tie slave, no particular horror of the
Slaiery which now exists in this country, thotlgh
we regard it u a great moral; social and' political
evil, but there is that in the breast of every Free :
man which makes him loathe, abbot and detest
kidnapping. This frilling *ill make the lawprac•
-licitly inoperative, at least no better than the old
law—for under either the man who can shoat a
, , clear legal right to the person 01 a Ingitivrt, will
lind,the entire feeling of a r oommenitv in favorof
,his recovering what the Chnstitution recognizes as
6i4 property.
,But the man who calla upon the
community to . assist him in securing a fugitive to
whom he cannot make out a satisfactory and Inc.r
lrag,able title find quite a different feeling
had Unless in some of our large towns
where the police can violet' recapture the per.
savlaimed, *lll,ffnil it e rnely diltdolt AO ea
loarfrthip tali. The 'Mien xyhieli taints- iMit,
manner of proceeding in the Cue of a litgifive, ii
J Mint"Mgt - nee, patridflem andinnmini•
them Freemen, ond a direct attemptmeo.
n 4 r l: I PT ati Z I 74
tbe . _
.., seifj et i dlikepass .
4
, is tivelitenot; r to
end*: dishonest , •• to 4ps a
dusetind
i whelks, tilleirebeinee counte-•'
have a nght ter know they are bestow.'
--ing4pecerferesenewhereet . e iewhilly_itheimiers
v* front another. ,
We are aware that it is claimed that most of the
southern Same haverenected liberal Isms, by which
the have if uninstly held in terwelage, can tecccre!,
his liberty. This is bmaistitlbritaM*lnOni. .i lIII.i
,_o4oKirsion that the habitue:cans and trial by jury are
done twee WiCrey-17sreenictiear OPerations attar'
law. In our jiigmeist the inference is a weakens: l
The moment the master receives the eitridlieete Of
the Corninis4mer, the starve is as Much his prop 4
erty, as the horse nt any Bridfied "hander is .his-I
'property. - Ile is tree to take-him where he pleats- '
es. That moment every particle of security for Mari
wronged perron is goneLall hope of 'operation va- I
nished. He may be thrust into the infernal berm!
coons, manacled and in chains; be maybe. exposed
to sale at the slave matt where Beide and Metal and
sinews are examined and priced, and be' knocked
down to the highest bidder; and finally, thoumandi
of miles from every rfivind ion' that knows him, be'
consigned to the rice-fields of Carolina, or the sugar
and cotton plantations of Missiseippi. h is . ex-'I
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tremely absurd am! lunfair, to urge this fact is an i
excuse for the cx perk and unsatisfactory proceed-
ings before the Commissioners.
In the case of fugitives from justice, the mantle
of the law is around them, in every step they take
—they am merely transferred from one set of au
thorities
to another, and are guarantied alt the privi
legee at law they' are entitled to in any State. Not
so, will the fagitivis from later; he is deliv+l
not loth the hands of officers who will-see that Ate
tried by a jury of his country, and deprived 'of
none of the rights which the laws of the State to
whieh he is to be taken guarantees him, but into
the power of an biotic hien!, who is responsible to
no tribunal, but may at once dispose of him, if be
please, to the Slave-dealer, or the planter. There
is no parallel between the cases, because one is
merely that the law may be carried out, and antici
pates further proceedings, wherein the prisoner is
secured a trial that he may have an opportunity to
prove his innocence, while the deciiion in the other
case is final and conclusive, and from which there
can be no appeal.
The Commissioner is paid, in case the service is
proven, for his fees, ten dollars. It the case is not
made out, but five. this is regarded as a bribe of
,
fered to the Commissioners to consign men into
slavery. It is a small matter, we are aware, but
yet just as much a departure from the strict princi
ples of jupice and equity as it the bribe wawa thou
sand dollars. The answer to the objection is, that
in case the fagitise is indentified extra service is
required, in making out the certibcate. Now, we
suppose if the prisoner is acquitted, it argues a hear.
ing, wherein the Commission is obliged to exam
ine witnesses, and transact other business, which
may engage lis atosntioo for some length of time.
For this he receives Jive dollars. Where the slave
is lawfully claimed, there will be, in nine cases oat
of ten, in defence, and a few minutes . will su ffi ce
to dispose of th e matter. For this he receives ten
dollars. If the Commissioners were always hon
est and honorable men this objection would bet of
no moment. But they are appointed by the Judges
of the District Court of the United States; they hold
the appointment for life; they are answerable to
no superiormithority for thelegality or illegalility
of their proceSdings. The office is one which no
honest man would covet, and the consequence will
be that mercenary and unprincipled men will seek
, the appointment. We see that Judge Gates has,
already advertised for app:icsuits, and we imagine
that an immediate application is all that ism:cow
-Iry to scone the pest. We do not believe it is just
' for !awe to oder such temptation to officers to wits-,
late the right.
We do not iksligo going into a full diectil•lnn Pi
what we deem the objectionable features of dot
law. It has been pre ny diprougNy dicouscds le
ready and most of our readers are familiar with, the
arguments pro and con. But we consider it an in
judicious law. It will be unfommate both for the
North and the South. It cannot fail, if filtil•-hun•
ters avail themselves of its stringent and sammari i
provision!, to produce dimensions's, ' sslieSrie bad
feelings will be engendered such as should foment)
abiding place in the breasts of membess of .the
same great family. ThaSouth, if they really de
sired a :ow which would enable them to obtain
possession of the property they am entitled : o„
have made a great mistake. They have succeed
ed in producing a stale of irritation—in paring*
law which must inevitably be a constant SOSTOO of
trouble and excitement. We Impel° its oboes
ion's features removed-4o see it ( 4 ad j ' -
some way if it is possible, to secure the Constitu
tional rights of the South, and at the Mime time not
to outrage the feelings of Nentherse freemen. , As it
now stands, its operation, if it is attempted to ea
force its previsions, will hams tendency to make.
more abolitionists, than all the ravings of Ca)pisfin,
Butleigh and Abby Kelly-wealitin a opousy. Take
from it'ecunmunity an illegsdifirgitive, whim-there
is a single doubt of the justice of the proceeding,
and you arouse a / belies ol indignation which will
include wet only ilbe parficipakes in the ontreger but.
the'systern which has been threesome of-it. Impose
epos a citizen the standees of therlaw, whevirtheret.
is not-wets': ease that thwpereos arrested is justly
claimed President FtLissoite woulijiniieed be
- wadi uptetritis army to entrees wbideom
muni would to a man isersidsl- - a tyrenoical sad
unjust senter.est. -
'if deb South desire I atrial' titian of the '
quitsfien; the Sist thing they should ' .espeal
the obnexietairliroviskine °Ube them do
this—and let them cease their demons to extehd
and petpetuite Slateerwita all agitation is ended.
There will be no fetffifes in the Nei*, hotline of
thesitniost tolerigeO to her domestic institotion, and
tf*nem and respect to her people. Bet al twig
as passes such laws as this--wbile she is can.
steady striving to gain new territory mdse. priOi
leges for Slavery—agitation will nineeme. - No. h.
em men would notbe MID to themselves and
their posterity—to diet Of the felons foribeir
.k=a les
Countey 7 if they, on silently the selienita to
attain power ors ' witirli nage:eirlis : ii . t tonsil greatest and only stain.
Boom LANI:-4101 ( 4, ,,*c,ner a Pen.
atom has .decided dot thaw 14/o hired osinfkoiso
in thiwar of 1812,a50 sow la
not Me ontotilott.
Ilia Union Safety Conunittes of Now Torii oily,
Wa in
w i r eet • ! belt -.
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.. IP and Downs,
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Irtme ' itlic , Ito the • ' on , •
1. 1 4 140111211 in twimif at ' tr
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kul a i m uogdistrion ilia invitation . ' pa t •
- Its - t'llliy sad try - earnitb d a flh
rope Upon some convenient tree, in which pleas.
, IMENtgiltilirMamtilroowwwwwwmfanximnbrialli.
. - w—in honor of his vale* in preventing a kisded
pistol in the Senate chamber, at ar iellnii•Sinal
in appreciation of a man who has &gram!
il e Sl ie J P I Si r g l ml c n;P sicl er i ii re 4 .! I ha l 4; iMI
..;_ltrailod.amargoulae partimle membee.ml44,
lbw occasion, the following very remarkable ea
knowledgeirmi;' which memn in lito pit:44W i‘•
part of Ntr. ?oak. ienutiliii
'Oest,roehe elOipliOleeted the, " tioonTrinity." inky. Cass
`OW VI awe+, OWllleir - eereighefoi alte . Chlootihiroollltinm.
. When • it oil ophl to Geoerol Coto.that the proepeets of the
ehemittee tend*, the eonot" Heuer Cb.feo
the Veseideoey-Vettecal CU., wuY .[Alit Mond iaitiir wue
ge iieg•
perketly elreptaiea elp144•01•$ will
;ewe* eeriest • tepoinoWeer. fie ;lb" aims* ot•the 4! Sinal
Pony • nee oarnaiv. of timers' Mote ore.lieteled to
thnt tria the soteoet Mid lir MO Iliquaedy
, efphaiided.
We can hardly believe that the meteor bapippart
from Miseissippilind arty .antbririty, Foisrich a dec.
laration, though these certainly am initiCatioas
which might lead as to suppose that th e e antiquated
politicians of bsch parties me , qpite ready to ma
ims in the feminism . of a Union party, whose
- icantfitlate for the Presi dency may be Mr. Clay, Mr.
Webster, or Mr. FiXIIP, ewer—to be supported by
the merchants Of the cities, and .hy the South gen
erally. We;do not 'Miere that the Deppwratic
party, as far as they have been led by ilp,exam
ple of the leaders, w ill ere/ consent to any arrange
ment which transfers their rotealo either Henry
Clay or Daniel Webster. Such an attempt would
shiver the party into s thousand Isagnients. There
are Demornatrieneugh of standiug end criesiserevf
who Gong command the support of the united De
mocracy, whose. .nomination (itionkl a -National
Convention be held) would senate oar triumph..--
Bpt any attempt on the part of its selkoustitoted
leaders to bring it to the support of the whams of
the - CasileGsnlen patriots will certainly le-rinsao
tenth', and will only serve to administer it merit,
el rebuke to the planets of the moveinent. The
Democrats of the North certainly will never lend
theinseivas 'to any schemes to foist men into Wise
whose only recommendation w a blind sabservi•
ency to Southern behests.
The Philadelphia Spirit of Iht Timm make the
following pertinent inquiries npon this Ambled
" Does the Sseator Iron bol t ) the doc
trines of she Democratic party in his bands, and
had he any authority from the ilistinguiebed Soma.
tor from Michigan to say, that the late Denteemtic
candidate for the Presidency would be smarm
ed to see Hater Cs.ar Pramdent of the United
Stave.
We amen believe it, until we see it ender the
sign manual of the great statesman, for whose we
opted in ISIS!
We know that the Democratic party of this State,
and el the Union; (ender any possible coetmgen
ey,) coull never be brought to vote Sot &wit My,
and we know, ton... , ! s hat they souhl regard fusels
mann to the Pntsidency es a euiu epos the coon•
try, having no confidence in lib' wisdom, or in his
carrying out thou. principles of tree Democracy,
which be deserted fortithins, a quarter of ammtory
This being the sentiment of the masses, what
aris weir) think of those professing Democrats who
are, day after day, eulogizing Fillmore, Clay, and
Webster, sod hanging nn to the spine airings of
thole three old—gruttlemetil Are they, the few,
the aristocracy as they count themvetres, to govem
the many Shall they be allowed to break up the
good old Democratic pany—the party of Jefferson ti
and iacksoo—and to makes new mongrel 'f Union
Parry" es they would call Ni 4 with Henry Clay as
the President of its centrO , ebb at Washington,
and his future action for the Presidency, of the,
United States in View 1"
Laasaititer Censer.
The "was of rosiessn't a eitcurnMence 10 the
pitched beak which is now going od in the.tedersl
County ottancewter. Rue FRAZI2I4 Judge Citotr
elm, &c having stood by old Scat king enough
to asoertainbis otter selfishness, caliWiesrutdness
and timidity, are emeriti in the pleasant teslt of
pitying biro ofh kw his want of ammeciatiott °Otis
Needs. Quite a metre leek, however,. is the old
gentleman was ray eflactselly and decently Isia
am sossettese sine., 'lea hardly clnimian-like
now toile disturbing his rmlttrWMittl 0 :4 dm quiet
Pleasures of Wheatland. ltitaAtill Vowing Pig
and furieus t iland the enti-flock's Wang too etbcb
for the friends of. the expatriated Secreutry,,Joun
W. Fosses hes come to the Wisiotance of. the dun
aid gentles se who presides over Jdr. Iltichenan's
man - in foutrager aunty, with a series or helm
written in thadeineed Clerk's Amid end sr
rage style. As we have looked on the we* with
preuy much the acne Iselin. the woman did who
swiss bobsled end the hem figiaing, we lewdly
_itsPecied income- in many-pen of the pedirnamice.
In the last letter, however, the Bras/ford Berwyn
gets a mix AD - tight, John; we ewe you ene e end
make ixtrypoiat always. to pay such debts, with et
kest-the legal interest,
The melt will be probably, Iwo sets of Delegates
d the nein Stele Convention, when the question
will be-decided, which are the real homology of
Lannilief county. -
0tr.1 7 .1* Easton pci‘irat and Argus has a way
of.apeging ii sruul i shichoOponk Dos gocasipq M
*onion urrs capacity of enosciichq• keislimy
bisseiir i N hail to back ea eL know Mit
Souls( PliftWalth eauceming gagaidate Jot U.B.
°Cr Col. Jame noel feelearess. sewed ,Sor
U. 8. fietueer o by a conieteielfre iegeothig
Geode. We have mai see ti eten 1111.%0w.
deem filling th is important'ilation—he eh l lft,
. .
This it; certainly,lothe point, and Mr. Commie.
skater Hotter, may IoM you your office.
Cosamenasu. &whom—Poe - vacancy aces.
liaised by ibis stab or Um Cimmoter Walte r 1L C.
beat ibis Latinat distart, is la be illal s by as en.
Oman the Vl* tam. The Ueda' teammatesat
Wytaatag bale recommaded -Atop Bateau, £sq.
....afeaisarbiaGaraty,„Woust Ram, Esq. "Win.
dy,".of tbi irganatir Danocrat, as a aladiciate, bat
petal" -will arittairaw. Wont do sled* ktr
pod and ailediv reasairt. .
Scir c dacieitr• • !-i-Ttiai &We tifSoeth
bib pejo:id i Dill'tx a Coeval:Rion, mid
'amp l 6Pasearita &dam' dollar, hilliPPlidd
Mr!IMM!
the Country Prole, to make to the impudent*
ifr
for the pewee good 61 the greens' member, k
atrilnit istifsw• the penriiiolll-11111iiiIS he a reduction,
may be amended, to sant the interewi of, the pro
?lemon direct#; and "elle was time admire
giogriaitgi ineittehilhVi .
'
of the Postmaster General is to retinal the rates of
41 satyrl73tn --w aiWelW a gre&N
cent on erafietimen set lay digthiriee: h widr..
•Crhie dings . liar thatolt thhlegillegion bf Cerigienriii
`With 11 view 'to benefit • the • shish:' ' , They hay, e
• iegulyAme` this . ; in` thi s mine' itedneed'regis of
postigi 1111 nano 'tithe &eine' the;
postage Was liken .ff4oic newspapen ter ab mike
within the erninty Where they *ere peter & The
eery nest snatch of Covigre, repented this &wen
of the bill,"the one width made 'hoping, INinaWr
epotiall climes of etatimunity. - Before*e reduc
tion in postve nun, the arnotsnt •paid by bikinis"
men Was onemiet and excessive. Thetountt
pie were noTtlrected by it to mach; benne their
correspondence is from neergetir Hittite& They
generally takes com.ty paper, betterment, inveiv
ing it free of postage.; the benefit"; Of the redaction
were made apparent. intim In the inhabitants of
the untied disiricze 3 requires that if thibosiness
men in the town* end cities tan cony on the Cot
nwpondemat which isineassing wealth for ths4n;
fora neve' trifle, they it least , shonld 'have the
poor privilege of receiving their lurid papers hie of
postage They ran then - 'shiny the 'benefits of the
low postage system, an *determent will . be tolfer
-6J In patronize their county paper% and in ttim the
publishens, wen supported, will be enabled to be
stow upon theii poblicaticins the time and expense
neeessoy to mate them still mote Trainable, cod
tributing ten-fold more In the general intelligence
of the crimpy than epistolary correspondent,.
What say pm thew, brethren . of the 'Citnttry -
Prges; to- free papers within the 'County where
they are printed? It is time all shot:lll,9mA out.
Cessies Sr •r.dArd Cossaty.
Below Bill be (mod complete 'returns of the
population of beatified County, taken hum the m
ono' of the Slarahate;—
11'40 1 030 Ilisemim.
Albany, 003 1050 248 .
Molina. 947 230 des.
Armenia! (new township) . 310 310
Athens township, 1522 2117 596
Atheist porn', 625 • 700 . 271
Butlingua. 1118 1920 *l4
Cation. 1254 1746 492
Colambia. ' 1421 13117 dec.
Darell. 7 new 1202 1202
Franklin. - 261 767. 416
Granville, 431 1023 272
Herrick. . , 632 817 851
Leroy. 6711 916 2.17
Litchfield, 817 1112 $25
Monet*. 1162 1426 822
Orwell. 1027 1241 204
Pike, 1514. 1847 229
;None. .817 1266 449
Ridebury. 1214 . 1616 402
151671111 evloin• 1610 1455 446
BtrisgbilL. 1020. 4163 dec.
StandineElione4 DOW 827 8117
Smithfield, ' 1427 1146 521
BprinBBeld, 1467 15441. 861
South Creek, 484 - 702 . 825
Towanda, borough, 212 1171 ••• 252
Towanda tp. 1002 IE4I 132
Troy Bonmigh,/ 481
Tref Iry 1164 14111 . i 226
Wells, 673 . 1113 240
Wrsoz 1871 • 1167
Wimp. 1288 1572 w 266
WilmAmm. 672 967 • 70
Wyalnsits, 1400 1276 dec.
VVittnoth . new 550 650
Cisme. • 1053 • 1082 26
Taal,
32,769 4%797 , • MISS
'Armenia was takes from Troy. Cantos aad Co. lombia towasbips.
/Doren was tales from Asylum. Wyssw sad Mew.
reesiourashsps. •
;Standing Eltrase, was takes boss Who= tars.
ship.
;Wilmot was talon from Myloat lad Albany
mwashtip.
Irsamoirr 'llminarricao Law —The Legislature of
Vomited palmed altoinemead law, which went in
to riiaratiiia the GM lit' this' month. Tt *vides that
homeirid hied, ter:the *dim 'of keits, with the pro
duce east liikr:S4rall be exempi from attachment
Mid Medi:666i eiMpt Sr taxes. In mil of-the de
ems. old mutat,- d; ammut• of Piminty shall
descend to liht'itrits and Children, without being
subject to his debts, unless made specially Chine, a
ble thereupon, sad such homestead cannot betalien
lued or mmtgaged, ettept by joint deedhtabsind
and wife. Tie boinestetal. is , however, liable for
llebto COutraded before its' purchase, and the bus
band may foreign* the same at the time or pur
chase without the coMent of the wife.
- ToiTtrtaQosrvteo Scutt,—Presided
mos awn iri a wissme to Comes., announcing
the agreement of Terse to the proposition contain
ed in the Wil pawed in Symonds:lc br the settle.
tient et the &tindery goestion. The resolution,
et the Legislators-of -Texasron the subject, mown/
Any the message:- The President has also iseeed
bis melees:ion, unhesitating that the bill having
the' formally accepted by Texas, is now the law of
the lead, •
Ar :Issourntaair: Starritacia.—Young Wigan,
convicted a few slayaiillCO in the knarter
,Itasion
/11 1. 49 ..%1_5 1 : b !"-- 1 4 1 1- 41 4° ,*1.§ 6 1-
quabanna.ni,saark's, any was *led up r on
dltY W4_ Sfiktisneed tinae , years labor
ihti Doiaphin county I ' r on being lb. isiti4 of
A -
the law.
ihoonaseorrets.-= A s she holidays are - approach
ing aid ear leaders - will be looking ,about them to
secure the met appropriate pommy we-advise
doom to pay a sleet* Gas it Iktomones Ilegseeisi
Rooms, over L reigsbenyls more. • •A. gsoi libation
is a nest cask will at once be the steitappeopriate
led inewlesing present that amid be. elre; to
• wife, sweetioarter friend.
MAGLitIIIZA • OndlZi will deliver
to ear , citizens all the aa a~a'sinN at
s‘6o a year, f of postage, pad b m them en
hood ,by lb" of es& illOnth.. - 4111 . Harpies
- 1 , , P#D13 146 -3 au ' , t ele- ' ba i lee,: b e e !fl e ed•
r age, in*Towienk:
Spasm Com—Tbas ponimpb ging lifilimusal.
of ihoupatirs, ridaties rano asp if. Ciingnisit.
Silitibe 'Wiwi* 20 Ocolalor quadera • is sena&
out
=MEM
1101;; wet, Friday, Dite" — .l l ,
sot sessios;haviiiesill
ever „ sAy. - '
Noire
. _, l " Itibl assitystrvas.--Nr. 5
of!
resiiisknblerh4 lies over, titirthe
• Llift.Comillft~ copies of al
dram renewed from Government °Akers is Oregon
mime the mpaisatios of the Territorial Govern
-
The house treat "liit6 "Ceinatilltre MI lb. rink
ealender.
The bifl kirAte relief of the heirs of General Tho
mas Sumter, was debated sad afterward laid-cm the
table.
Zr Ito ii
IL Intention to intro
' last September.
relative to drawbacks or meteimmtme tort\ml Io
The OrtrOsbrot private bill mai -*bated as&
/ 1 0•0 01 4°,Pri PII)1,10117.
' • ,W4linunrren, Dee. MI,.
ntsaun,...-11(eurs..cloip,Aultinaos. and ikoglass
,appeared in their , seats today.
The President of the-Senate laid before, that bro.
ay a contsaaleatioa Irani the United. States Tres
rarer. csagasias a • stinenseat of the receipt+ and
pendqures of the Post Mee Departroent. , Referred
to the appropriate committees.
' I Mr. Ciateisbatitted a *solution can't for ep-
Pies of erft -- Flittriaatioas - Prosi the
Minis
ter., about Amarjesn signor. -1a ilnippry! Laid
over. ;.
110.:Bentea iatrcidueed it bill for s aatioaal MO-
W*, how l% Loots to tbe-Paeifle. Alter an espla
ration of the bill. it was Menai.
Private billy liras then taken up.
Mr. Maxon then called ep the bin to extend the
eherrer of the Poitnnaellnearintee Company, tit the
&strict of Colombia:
The question pending wan an amendment nude
by the House, making stoCkholders individually lia
ble.' A tong lebatw• Oilseed: [During the debate,
Jenny land• and Wr. Sarnutti made their appea
rance in the sultry; she stayed about live minutes
and lett.]
The question 'lra* then taken on the Honie
amendment and itwitetioneurred in. •
• A message from the President of the United
States announcing the official acceptance by Texas
of the proposals made for settlement of her bonds
ries, and the report of the Secretary were received
and -bad en the table and their ye-intim ordered.
when the Senate wad into Executivi Session and
adjourned..
Mooss.—Aln motion of Mr. Briggs: the Branch
Mint bill in New York 'was made the special order
of the day fur the second Tutisday in Janury.
The Speaker laid beenv the HOP, a mesas' ,
ham the President. announcing the 'somata Tessa
to the Boundary proposition of top Tess,, and, COO
gramlating Congress on the improved ceaditlon of
the country. resulting from the peace measures pro..
posedrby thee.
Mr. Meade asked latre to eder a risolution, with
a viewof dividing the public lands among the States
for school and internal improvement purposes. Ob.'
jected to.
Mr. Wentworth offered a resolution. malting the
special order for Wednesday ne=t, the bill to redire
the rate• of postage, the bill giving farms to the
poor and landless. sad the bill for improvement of
rivers and harbors.
The postage bill was audit the order of the day
for Wednesday next.
Resolutions of inquiry were adopted, r ,
The House went into Cormetitiee of the Whole on
the State of the Union, and proceeded to consider
bills on the Mender.
The House •considered the bill, authorizing per
sons entitled to bounty lands, to dispose of the-same
by testament, and without coming to 'a conclusion,
the Committee rose and the House adjourned, .
Wigwam", Tuesday, Dec. 17.
Smarm—The Coma laid before the Senate the
mart of the Board of Officers called to consider
the propriety of establishing the rank of
Lieute
nant General, and, what -mammas are aresaartto
qualify wintery, officers for exercising civil dunes.
Referred to Military Contminee and ordered to be
printed.
Mr. Foote presents& the* revelations - passed by
the Legishiturs of Misasappi, censuring him fog
his coarse on the Can Bill.
He mid the Legipnre haainistaken public sen
timent in the Statst . the neirall election would
show it. \
Mr. Jeffinsori Davis moved diar\the resolutions
be real and their printing was onler4 •
The whiting of ten thousand extra cedes of the
Secretary's report, WOP then entered.
Mk were repotted by the Military Committee
to refund to South Carolina the monies expended
by her during the Florida war t and to establitja a
WOPOPMAllirOg invk
Mr. Gwinn 1 a reiohition- to print the Pie
sident's message in Spanish.
Mr. Walker mowed that it be also printed in Ger
man ant Norwegian.
The debate is still going on.
Rocs" or, Rt7OOIIOITATT7IOI.—Mr. MOM this
morning' innounced the death of John Harmanstin,
of Lou' s**, who died is New Orleans shortly. o f
*Abe adjorunetent of bast essaion of Comtism
_Weigel! woos apfiken by Messrs. Morse, and
Bayly and after ,passing the customaryresoluthins,
the Howe aiiinunal.
'RIMY LAD re-Bavairoatt.—Thar areitement
creatatty the prasenarof Jenny Lind at Baltimore,
is asgreat, if:mu greater, than has been any,
where in this country. Oa list Sunday forenoon,
Mr. Barnum and three ladies stalled for the Cath y
lie, Caihodialtand were folktwed by an immense
throng, *Witte rumor lipreading - ;through this city,
there was at lend 5000 . persona *ambled maid'
at-the time service was over, whilst the inside was
thronged. When the congregation was datelined;
there taws such a ratir both bythoie inside and out,
that numbers were trampled under fooo and injur
etli ,Quite a number of permits, bat cllut,
and shawls in the mob. A passage was made an
the crowd Ow -the- distinguish ell party to Paws
through, but *lien they reached theramage, there
were a hundred bandit , on the bases t the win*,
anal the carriegn,ami all Mr Banium's statements
cuold not intim?, them to believe that one of the la
dies with him Wad nett Misi Lied, Alter being
tits detained Atom a Matter of an hoar, whipwas
patio the- haves, and .they finally, succeeded in
getting looseiront the crowd, .but were still follow
ed- to the hotel. The receipts at her first consent,
aniciantetrto $13 , 500.
Title final lir tree §rrow.—A correspondent of
The Boston 2wresempt simmers singular incident
whieh-happened4n the village of Piedmont, ?Lit,
lam. week. Two little Children, one five and' the
other three years of age, grayed from home. Not
' !maiming at dark, a' general 'twitch throughoutthe
;eight-way Metlarbrthe, people of the village. In
the omitting The. chilikes.were 7 discoverW io an
open field, lyietepcm the .iWant ground, end lock
ed in each Other's anew, 'tile sleeping isountfitruid
the other mate. Althoirgh"the mght was tosser,
one, the Utile one, hreeshownws yet no iU elects
hem the exposure. It is wonderful how, two such
littlenbildrea co,hl pass a winter's nifiht arm
htzen roma without perishing.
THr Litt Free MAMMA, Me The ember
- efraimessaissing since therberaing of the Mane
Martial, is ferenty-eight. r 4lrerales. There names
an Annptrortig Atlkuison, Barry, Blake,
Carriell,
Demist; Benneon, nog, Foster, Fuller Greene,
Harkm, Heath, Nodgedon, Jambe, Kasell, Lin.
gOO% Mamie& M. a, AleiLldlefq McVey. Nor.
weed i Payson, Piero% Pates. Bidtanle„
Wider* aqd Wyman. Some of these are believed
to be ibrosit. The koodiell 'et Mimi have Wen
boat, big mina( be mortised. Hem hillia4lllll
eiteedant, was the "sly marmot who peris h ed.
H. was saassioshi lo
~rsmes thole mkt Me
With let ; lew imeptiorta, all those lost
wok keteMis, and it 'ls believed that 'ivied •of
tliewi iiierfeas h is' sotinssed ibis
the lisassies dewtw Hospiial Milo malted
far f60,00p 1, Ths .
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AN WSW dateo74,..
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Christmas dap.
" " freemen keep it,
.al may Christine pray. v
, Mast it.
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here live is freedom's husk
e, tab . ogle apt-oilier ;
- n eh, and Yeakee band,
• • 'at Taiikees allogemer.
here it iv. allimedom.
Aod each use ioasts,the Presitlen
Nat kings we do aot
The'frialt have their Patric* Wit
The same as in aid Ireland,
For whoa the frogs and• semen's wait,
From hop as well as hig*ad.
r Here Hotelman have their old'saint Nick;
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Bestowed r,
As outward all pockets stick '
With good-thinp for the babies.
. 4 7 . 7 . . 1 • 7.C..1
Here yaelierdxdle is a saint,
All other saints surpasses,
. And always_ icrit'a 'without reinradst,
Beesitrint,he lavasilso foam •
Tis here we spend one Christmas day,
kr eating pigs and turkeys.
We eat good,iheligs as welt its pray,
And well we know what . work is.
And heromatrive to all be rich,
We mind not windlr weather; ,
Irish and Dutch . with Yankees mixed,
And herelee live trigedier,..
Dot should a foe invade•our tan 4.
Well show them tippak in fijbting,
Well show we are a freeman's hand,
That tyrants don't defijkt in. ; -".
So every year we meet and slog,
And beep 'hi (bri■tmas clever.
Unto the Unims, closely cling,
And freedom, lore tore►er.
Moiling, Pa.
The Wilke
The Nete-Albany (Ind.) Ledger d ti 2 41
gives the conclusion of the curious Fugitive Stave
caw at that piaci:
THE. Foetal's"' 14-rumen:mil% iletinlay law
ing the Comminet p . appoirged• on ,the ,previoss
evening to solicit anbemptinnelor themean of
the persons claimed as t Fugitives, went actively to
work, and by noon ha& collected liearly sufficient
to meet the demands of Thane". The remainder
was advanceslll Decor two of our :things. The
Committee' then proceeded to Loniatilli, , pid the
1,4500, incited a bill (teals and the docume nt .
u p on which Mame' rested , his claim, andthinght
the woman and boy !Mk to this city.
Thus terrninince ons, the, most singular and
intereating.casesul the kind which, we will ven
ture to may, has ever Gemmed - in the United %ass.
It is a remarkable fact that the sympathy for these
persona we not confined to the free State of Indi
ana, bit wan manifested equally by city gen g of
Kentucky who became cognizant of the hew in the
cape. In Cameyville they were torn by a shin
holding mob from the man claithing them, and he
threatened with, the' immmaly vengeance of the
of the excited multitude; end when milder ama
eels prevailed, and the fugitives brought befo're the
props t ribunal,, they were releand as intik pin
ions. In Louisville, also, the feeling was very.
airing, and as soon as they were seem. persist
prominent citizens at once proposed to raise the
necessary funds for their libenumn. Indeed, as
understand they are mill anxious to contribute to
this object, and he this purpose it a proposal to
hold, a meeting this evening.
We hope never to bear of another such a CVO
as this. jPor persons pronounced white, by nine
teen twent.eths of all who see them, to be tarried
away captive and heM in slavery, is something re•
oolong to the feelinp every American china.
When the United Slates mambal came here to en
cute the order of Judge Huntingdon, be expressed
his fears that our citizens would release the prism
ere by Mow. But their best friends told the mar
shal to premed in hie mission, and that, be goal
not be molested. Mr. Meredith fregolently raid
that this was' the malt disagreeable duty be had
ever been called Nom- to perform; and at core
subscribed fifteen dollars toward their release.
We are rejoiced . that om citizens as they dd.—
Under veiy aggravated circumstances they bus
thibited their respect for the law ; and in so .
promptly subtordiag for _ the liberation of them
persons, have shown that Mei are nol inter/le.
to the calls of beneVolence andebanty, '
The Belktir, of the tamer Alate r says: • .vrai
inimeted that whew the Coureittuv infonsid
captives that Melt had bought them' and wile ping
to givwthem their liberty., they " wept for jilt"—
Their hearts wets toes foil to allor them to error
in irorde l the deep Mel fovea gratitude they fell
for the Inaba& and Temerity ttid people of Nev
Albany had so promptly evinced in their *WE
State CoaVsidf.m.
The Democirttie State Cenetal Cummiue, at a
ineetimi held us Philadelphia oa tha 20th, decided
itt favor of a separate. Democratic State Conventus
to: nominate candidates for jUdges' 'of the 800" me
Coin, to be held on the •Wedneaday of Slav,
1851, at Harrisburg, which will ha Wilma seta
after the Demoe.ratic Btate" Coavention at Readier.
A most unwise and uncalled for decision, we sp•
prebend ; and one, which in the. ead, cannot fait*
breed' dissatisfaction and danger. Two Cuomo
mittens to"nominate candidates tole supported.by
the same party; is just about as neccesaary as ma
rudders to a ship. The idei is just abotit as wise.
too. We had supposed the Central Committee
was composed of men, orsome foresight sad jade
melt — aadle.titaks qtev. are—but they have shoes
precious little in Ibis ease. Because some restless
Spirits aniong the editors of the-State have ccuP
Lulu", Attoitewldluio• in. favor of this measure it is
N! clown atlat
. iise dud the masses are in favor of it,
whea the tr u th is. but a sery small aml , insigaii•
chin 'pOrfiott of 'thee . partt hive hard or thought s
wind about it. The.object; so doubt, is to fatwthe
DeminSlina of some "old.fogica" - Dow occorylar.
Basch, but we apprehend that, as the people are de
termLed to bare an eleetive judiciary. they hare
ilscedetenitined to •dispettse with satedelurians of
all parties,,and fill the Bench with a younger
Is was a reform in this particular, as much as asp
tbiAg else, that gave the amendment to the Mow
(mien such 'an oretWheltuing-majority. end di*
party, no Matter, its name-or' pretensionsrlita t
inorrialtds this tiP,.ntakiog nominations, VIII
most with Attract . Tbqr,e is nothing more entale -
Erie Observer. -
•
"le, P4'ef plain language, and we es.
ohs . cordially. with shgU reservatioa.
wore lowlifeit hie ceases of a -septirate'CoYea'
she Oml4 Mat the nomination of Jaitn
theleapreme Court should be removed asjaP'
possible {mat the inattente of trading pe li beim al '
;who *rely pay much regard to the characters/I
sms of • candidates.. Os that ground We be t4le
that the mantes of the people were in favor of lbe
measure. But the time and place selected by
state Committee, Me* second Conveatioa.Peeel ak
'the ides that they bad any each cad in view, able
they. mailer their declaim The Whoever hits del
.on Una head. when It Omen at the objets abir
geTeePedi the Italian orthe Committee ; and 'lt
aothiat more this thewuda whin salsallat
plop!. am tired mfIM bid &Miss." who now " c 44 1:
PY the elPeinnit leach, andr hod MOT eyes °P a -
reform in that quarter, as manbi as anywhere
. elo•
whet they rimmed* swhainesse majority to fa"
el' an alsatiwasdipiWry.m..demsding Deasern4
ABSOFINDCD wrrn 1 1 4,000—King, stoir
'illeithariis of New Albion, Costatarcus 60onth:°';'
reward of IMO for doe apprehension of. Jaen 4
Khmer; •whoirtse saitolpyarkhidkun ha re'.
‘lyshimg, Cassino, coeapy, And °Wei St i olo Jo'
than Be drew the wpm& in IWs t MidtbsW l )
Bank; his host/tend fled°
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