1=1:=0 *6l PI r b r • i.l.l.‘l"Vt4r. ;^ ,Ff,11 . 111,-11414 P IVeos JINNI 11 1 Verde= OE4 /r» Varriliterp. Q GOODRICH, EDITOR. To7mktifiiisriay, December 28,1850. aeperter. , _375:181.per amsnee—if paid *Ws the teat Mb elssite edit Jr aneted—Aff mob paid broadly he bliffelere •ii SO will be lisessrl. Mt wiper wet Ann tern yews. mires paid fee %tovizessestsrrs. per equate or see lbws. lls veins be ibis brat. rad .15 era's for reels usberepirat insestirms. icr Odic* se lb* " UMW. unssb Ode of lb, Plebe t.L. own. nest draw se Ilse ItirsPlised EM..... bemeep P ••rts. 4Ssims' mod Elwelralsw pikes. Election el inneente Midge& • The ratification, by the ,pan pe it the tat eke. thin, by a tumidity of seventy-five thawed, of tbe amendment to the Constitution, providing for an Elective Judiciary, shows how dearly the public mind is impaired with the idea that the present antiquated regime ha. become unseiteil to the spirit of the age, and that they are Envious to died a ra• dical change. ThiS subject, in less than a year s ill come before the public fir their t prtion. But a few months will elapse before the Democratic State Convention which has been called for the special purpose, will assemble to place in nomination candidates for the Supreme bond of the State. It is now high time that publicAltedlicm was aroused, that the delegates to the Judicial Convention may be able to place men in nomination who will meet the expectations of the public, and fully carry out the principles and the spirit otpmgress and reform which have brought about this shadien in the marine' of appointing nor judicial officers. - Tame is a great' responsibility resting oport this Convention. It depends in j e great measure, upon its action whether the experiment shall be fully - and fairly tried, of she people electing their own judges. If wisdom and prudence, and a desire to advance public welfare control its deliberations—if public expectation, be fully met by the nomination of sound, able and honest men, as its candidates, the policy will be settled, and the principle that the people are capable of electing their own judges be fully established. If, on the other hand, the wel fare of the priblic,'and the character and ability of the Supreme Bench his ribt the only ctonsidewation ; if ancient politicians are to be rewarded for past subserviency, bj being elevated to that responsible station ; if men be not Selected only with reference to their ability and moral character, thegreatest in jury will be done to a principle which is most es sentially Democratic. We are aware that the frierrds of old systems. give up their florae theories,with great reluctance This was seen in the tenacity with which most of the olrflawyeni, of the State clung to theappointing power—in the systematic but secret effort made to deceive the people and defeat the inmendment, by tickets circulated in every district - in the Staid by money from Philadelphia, and placed in the hands of reliable persons to be forthcoming at the polls.— The same coterie will now endeavor to bring the new system into 'disrepute by foisting upon the peo ple candidates who are unworthy of support, and until for the station of a Supreme - Judge. Strictly; the election c f Judges should not be a party question. There is, however, less danger of bad men being ch,sen, if nominations are made by the representative parties, than if candidates came informally before the people. Each party, if it has any respect for itself, will select the very beat men it can. In the other case, by ministering to local prejudices, by partzan excitement, or by fraud and bargains, unfit men might ocpasionally, get uponlhe beach. The rinfififications of the candidates are their only clouds for the Ace of a Supreme Judge of the State of Pennsylvan it,' Their fitness, capac ity and moral honesty should entitle them to sup port, and should-be fully disclosed and investigated by. the voter. Any other course, woold!inerge this most responsible duty of the Citizen into a mere scramble for office—a blind subserviency to party. For ourselves we shall support the nominees of the Democratic Convention, provided none of them are grossly unfit to be upon the Supreme - Bench. Its ermine shall not be diagraced, knowingly,. by any set of oars. We will noidOpport, directly or indi. may, any eandidailsi•srlose: moral character and legal attainments do not entitle him to tbe.respect of the oommunity. *all support no man, who as a Judge of our District COM% is notoriously in- capable of properly discharging the ditties which devolve upon him: Ws shaksupport no man, un less he be eminently quaked, ir hose nominal. is brought about by bargain and sale,or by reports to sectarian feeling. Ws have too high a respect for the station which is to be filled, for that; It is a p ro per time now for the friends of • and able Judiciary to express their views upon mib*t. We should strike at the beginning' of all abuses, and not wait until they have grown into magnitude. Let it be understood that mere party dimnplin will not carry an incapablik man with° &Imre Bench; that the people are anxious to experiment stall be fairly tried; ind we'shall be care of good canlidates upon both sides—voting for whom, we can be enrtain we are redeeming the characterof the Supreme Bench, and placing men upon it, who will, in all meg, be guided by wis dom and rectitude, Inc INCITED STATICS ltrsaaateab P011111401t.-.•We call the attention of out readers to the advertise. merit of this Conspenv in another 'eolonin. Being rifle of the oldest and best established Companies in the Union, it offers. mearities ad inducements to persons wishing their lives insured, seldom to be met with. J. E. CASPIIILII, Athens, Pa., is the Agent. • Ottr As I. • is no " Regular Contpbutor " an. norm:ad kw the North Brand Ikrnocrist, we wonder who is to tike charge . of the bantling, during the tender days of its intimacy, while the Senator- is ab• sent? We shoold'ot be surprised if time would •showy Meenwhde we shallfreep a sharp look oat to me the optimises of the Anfet Midget." ACIXIMINTAL DICATIL-.-We learn with mach repot that if J. PATIMZ, brodow of H. W. Patrick, Esq., Albans, was found dead in the woo& near Tank !stoma, a law days sines, under such .eircsnatan ass as to mho it certain, that he had accidtmotally shat himself: • The AlTaMem. The organs ofof the Pre"ideal have been boo" for =We weeks pew,is Pwelelgslig fa ' Amite the:tests nacessary fiorperfict otthode4 lathe oyes of the Ad aft-s alailliaft s ill Orlt, the *form open widolt - allifille Waal AIM espet,d Maiand. .11 is orkihriwid,* the:Men& sflbe asemed4dimpuNat rawiimsidirwl us I'S: maid's, and those who hare ant fell Gri' in that 'Comoro. fake-la ellatilala dietaliallias 011 0 s,_ sent Administration. That die imam Am-rot WY !bale who have full faith that Meanies of moesures adopted by the hie sesaian of Congnamcostain the Arad specific, the peat rismall, which mto bad all for W pping weasels" we -Cain is sop ost: , tering how; polled air the tesebfird 'smote - or sactinsmg villsdian, is ~.Juts ilise,eintaid sad brotherly lore wassi as main= and uslemlis-; need last to is Alassuel wdwiaiiltlNisa far emir Seam* or seppott. it is also eal!, epee goad am that baileys Fuessoste haspniase a loam eentabilig Wm mese decimation& It may seem somewhat singebn, that the mm who, when a eandidse, was stigmatired aim " aF olitionist,” and not entirely without teem, should when by the Nation'. miifortune be Ihm became its chief ruler, set up as a test principles and require ments which the party that elected him never re cognized, and in direct opposition to the actions and professions of his past life. That such is the fact, there can be no disputing : and as a consequence, the Whig party of the North which has heretofore been distinguished for the real and unanimity With which it advocated the doctrines of Freedom, bas suddenly become full of el:inverts to the new opinions of the President, and alive with patriots deeply interested, at this critical juncture, in the preservation .of the Union. That party can no longe'r be relied upon a patty, for the defence and snpport of principles of which they ' have for years claimed to be the guardian, and on ly sincere friends. .While Gen. Tam= lived; and his policy was clearly to preserve free from the en croachments of Slavery our Free Territory, the Whig party in the North were ready to's man to inveigh agamst the extension of the evil, and sought y every means to show their fidelity to the Princi ple. But that brave and patriotic man. wts no soon er removed from the helm, by an inscrutable and mysterious dispensation - 6i Divine PrOvidence, and another had taken his place, who gave evidence of ess honesty of purpose mid firmness of ebsrumer, than the mind of the Mit party, like than of cer tain, statesmen 4 pas undergone a great change, and thOse who were loudest in their denunciations of Slavery, and most severe in their rebuke of the sub serviency of the Democracy, have Ili ' At mice be come nervous about "agitation," andlremblingly alive to the imminent danger of "disunion." The great party, which has emphatically been this Anti- Slavery party of the North, "Which has ceased and coquettedjvith.the Abolitionists, is now, by virtue of the power and patronage of a designing Presi dent, many steps beyond what the Democratic par ever was, in the palmievt days of Pull's admin istration. • We wish the Whip—end especially the Free :Soil Whigs—of the North, joy of their Aecidency, No. 2 ! And we predict, that in•lese than a twelve month, that party will be numbered with the things that were. A part will be engulfed,upresistingly, in the maelstroom of the " Union part)? "—a desig. nation for the aggregation of political raeralities— a union of all political inconsistencies, incongruities and heterogenousness—black and and white—"the puritan and the black-leg "—while the kcfiest por tion, ostracised and denounced by the Hiawera that be," will find themselves without leaders, and do. yen front the pale of " the party." We have seen something of the %roaring and influence of the patronage of Government, when applied for the . purpose of debauching public senti silent' That it should ever be so applied, i4a deep and burning shame, and derogatory to the Imo-Dirk of our free institutions. Let us look buck but a few years : When the Wilmot Proviso was Snit intro duces! into Congress, it met the =nelson and frrs-' vat of the whole North. There,was no cippositket to the Principle which it was intended to carry out, The lime and wanner of offering it, was an that the most supple tool of, the Slave power dare complain ot. It was said : " You are embanaesing the Ad ministration, and delaying the conclusion of the " war, by pressing your Proviso at this time. Wait " until the war is ended, and territory serprind, "and we will be reedy to join yea is placing open " it such seerietions as shall revue the pamarility " of its exiseirmg the ems of Seeley see iselte— "Them is no irdleriasee in principle; bet we think your AmendmeM easensanable sad emoodlool Ow." Legislateres,Joreeess, and rabic .ms beopsoll to avow their adhesion to what was a traomens silos celebrated Ordinance of the inmiettal iwnnalson, which had done so much for the growth and peo• pin*. of what was once the Notthwestent Territo ry. 'Messed the !louse, without Disunion raising its hideous bead, and only laded in the Senate, be cause Jona Davis talked out the last hours of the session. But for the, t I , cistunale occurrere, the Wilmot Proviso mini w have been the law of tire land, with no State trotting in arms, and threat. ening secession, and all excitement, agitation and danger have been avoided. The Revery question would have slept in peace and qoiet; tor its seine queni discussion has been caused by the extremes' and dangerous assumptions of the Slaveri-propa. Banda. 'Dining the interrepunn between the two Con gresses, the South had iiine look around grid dayire plans to thwart the exported wis4es of the people. A Southern President, wielding a dangerous amount of patronage, was the first engin whieh was buil to bear. The same phakorm was laid down then ~a pow. The Union proclaimed "That it Ina no remora nvisidation tothe Administarics to be a friend of the Wilmot Promo." A delicate way of an nouncing the escwourtnicatio' nplptweellittieat. So, poor, deluded, sacrificed Wbiga,swe have disposi tion to " mock at your calamity 'and Istegh when your Isar conteth." We eau sympathies with you, for we too have been under the ban of the Admin. heathy, Mel subject to the displeasda of those we had labored to sank. Notwithstanding the Proviso a was ground from which no Northern man could recede? the effects of the pressor' of porpone was soon mongoloid. A change came over throe whose business - is 1%, mandmatue And monmi public sentiment. Promi. mem men in - the North tell beiove the vomiter, and wevrvisrarded ivith Mire. The poison was sown broadoest, in the . shape of mistopmentation end lidoehood, until 1010, ben been lamentable. *bas Mande the Novd4 nowt Is she tree to her own Mimeos, to the interests of net annoy, an boo She mmemnbed Wove d schemes of the Slavelve. sus 1 - Mehl that ao army .traitma should have blo t been nourished in her bosom. Be eedoc *lie wiles of the dispensers of - :Are have dealled mesitat:ler make the _ ! be more e eimephdette. With . 0 hew 1 ::_, - "4„pi l ppir lb" *die lIINIML . 4* Ninth Q.- ...; - /sea I. 4 t i st no 440,1sOriih.-to 11 iheitirosilikeen 43.14 - _ 11$0 whnkvennia :of heme t amstiseinuag ,be edema l air eclair N /M -al simemiad, Omsk Gr'al, that stain is removed) they tide, lereet amble to • mod upierderdre. imam: ems brought to beat epee diem, and have fallen. le err own good oldCouunauwealth, trowsismds the amount I She is, neither celebrated for dm ileftesul.rt cognrity of her politicians, . mu Odin- gashed . far. Eerie finesses Mid 1 tudepeolleseir.-- I Prr.k."-Ilf .. 1 .1 4 1 1 -..-.. 11 , 11 ...-; I . 00 !!".4 tefOlutirsa 410tgel ing oar Sank - ft to vat for the Proviso ' with Beat meeimity yet the work of debswebing public *ru diment emmeeneed here, end wan mod ...awful • our borders.. There it scarcely A Democratic pees that hes dared In stand up and defend the,- swore of Freedom; befall have been constantly ile.. tiding and beliehyg it, at the baring of those Srho have control of certain infleential papers. They have Mewed in the path marked out for them, as sheep follow their leader. There am few of nor prominent men bold enough to avow their belief in doetrines which the whnle State asserted. but a few years ago— though we knoW of many who • agree with us in principle. if oar whip friends deem these admissions are humiliating, they will at lent give us credit for bringing to. their mind their el manifest destiny." "To this completion atost i you tame at h The power which has wrought this great change in the Democratic party,is now put ktrih to effect the same results in. the Whig party. That party, compered in the rums, of men whose only princi ples are the losses Ind "flaw, will mit withstand with as much honor the attack upon itsconsistency, as did the Demoaratie party. It *ill bend like a reed before - the blast. It will hasten to give in its allegiance to the new dynasty—to swear leaky to io the new requirements. If theta is an honest Whig—one who is not ready to bow the knee to again wish him joy of Jona Truce, the Second. The First crushed a huge monopoly so build ups new party and make himself Pieshlent —the Second isnow crushing the hopes of those who elevated him to power, for the same design. Seth, will hereafterbe remembered alike, and go down to posterity despised, their names a by-word and reproach, and a monument of warning to am. bilious men. Operatics arias Fsegieive Stave Lair. We invite the attention of ;our readers, and es. pecially of those who like ourselves were willing to see the workings of the Fugitive SlavaLaw, to the proceedings before the Commissioner at Phila delphia, which we publish in another column. It is a report the most favorable of any published, for the Commissioner. It demonstrates plainly what we have asserted that the law afforded no security o the free black man that he might not at any mo ment be dragged into Slavery. Here is a negro who. is a freeman, who is Liken before the proper officer, his case summarily dispoeed of, and on the Oath of men one of whom admits he is under prose cation for• kidnapping, is hurried off to Slavery, des. pits the oaths of two colored persons that he is a freeman, and of his own protestations that an hoot will suffice to bring witnesses toprore his freedlm, which short space is denied him. . What manner of man is this Mr. Commissioner lecasmix, who disposes of his fellow men to slavery with such arrogance and tyranny 7 Ills conduct in this case is most insufferable and unjustifiable. It is the spirit of a "ethyl displayed upon a more bed theatre. He has covered himself wi h disgrace, and will be hireed at by every man in whose breast bums a "ark of humanity or feeling. The attempt to anfose• the law, after this manner, is an outrage on the law itself—a tyranny weinhy of the Inquisi tion in its. bloodiest ilays. Is this Commissioner willing to become a tyrant to carry oat the designs of perjurers and kidnapper..? And yet to such an anent has the public mind of the State been de. beached by the politicians who follow the lead of the Slave-holders, that the infamous cooduct•of mamma meets not enly apology bet s misdkd as a high aims. It islndled patriotism and a sacred is. gard feedlot Compromises of the Constitatimi. The Pennsylvanian says—r` The promptitude and de cision of Mr. liwasnae, in remedial; the slave to bin wistar, toper bearing the help, monot be too highly commended." A most serpendleled wiser fian, wonky id the unblushing effecinseiy of its an. thor. Fromm, niff the evidence and see if you meld lied it in yetmAisarts to ease* a awn to sla very upon such evidence. To brand M still more infamous the condom of the Commirsioner,. and the severity and danger of the law, the emu to whom it wes pretended the colorsd poison belonged, upon seeing him, at , ones &dam, that ke sees not taw steer 7newed is the war real, and did not belong to him. So as the Mar shal stiff had him in his custody, the schemes of the Kidneiperis were foiled and the man returned with the Marshal to Philadelphia. lime is a commen tary upon the Fugitive Slave Law, More powerful and convincing than all eiplanations or arguments, and which would overthrow a thousand speeches in its favor. What say you, Freemen, nth ile going quietly to your work some morning s to be coin inantkd by an officer to swill in returning to sla eery, a man. whom you have strong reasons, for be hewing is e Freeman, as was Adam Gibson . ; and failing to do so, to be ma lcled in • heavy fine ? Hare you nut a riglt to altdi good and sufficient proof that the alleged logitive ovree:rirvice to an other, and is not the victim of Ki kippers In the present ease the tannic ion of the out age was prevented by the pmessie of the °Meets and by the honesty of the _pretended owner. Bat most Fromm be dirpeedent upon _the: chance of being refereed, when once art the bends of Kidnap per.? Seek , a reliance would be dangerous indeed. lithe person fell into-Meilen& of an honest mave. through mistake, of course be would promptly lee lily the wrong, hot what is to prevent Kidnappers from carrying on their inkimous business? It needs no soeb decisions and ascii :pony as marked this case to make this law odious. It is ) in its fairest light, repugnant to the North. The South will advance &shown interests by smoothing down its obnoxious features, while they render its operation none the, less favorable for themselves. Otr On oar first page will be found a piece of poetry by "Romeo," which ha merits far aborts the meal rano of newsier/sr artieks. Aa !Ogg is doe The mak* for its tardy amosmemee, ceased by its being mislaid, mod basing jest lessrostely =me oo fight I Awlther Riciluseelm i la Use Field': • During the kw years'we have been engaged in the publication of the a ifrelifOrd Reporter," we have had °antilop to dingier with -a few' Demo. embir 611°11 ysastk is n 'lligfeti ti l k • it could brolly be intideied, totif tiM 11104081 ms flilenelli ddetidtry of his Pinciples, 'should - !near the e'remity''of those whcrilid not agree . with hhn, or -whose sel&duress saw more of gain in an opposite direction. Thor, who differ with us,. have cep* gamily made several attempts to establish " or peen which should promulgate their peculiar views, and give theta a standing and influence in the pary which they not:they merit nor can attain. be find nwriretnant 'was made in 11146, by-Gets. Parrett. Mr. Wit.unr wan then the Demean& sun didite for Congress; his vote on the Tara— being the only mean * from Pennsylvania who rood for the net d 1114111—bad given his views up on 'that qesition importance, and his enemies sought to deism hint, upon that issue. Mr. Werra was bombi into the field in opposition, and to boner promote .the choices of the bolters, Gen. Parron maned the " Bradjited Settler"- This abor tion was printed at Montrose, and but two or therm numbers made their appearance. it was a trifling affair. but is a key to subsequent events. In 1848, under the same anspires, and sustained (a promised so to be) by the same men who had been conspicuous in the campaign of 1846, Col. D. M. Bina., started the " Brad/ord - Dement:lC' . The materials were mostly owned- by Messrs. Parros, Casa and PIOLLET. The ostensible ject of the paper was the support ol Gen. Cars, but really to defeat DAVID Wilmer. The bolting can didOe, this time, .ras JONAH Besawrsa. Being m 4 f, signatly who by the voice ol the people, the concern lan labial some twenty eight weeks, and -finally died oral Jesuit. In. this memorable campaign, the Untrue, with which that clique re garded Dim Wra.surr and the it Ilteporter". found lull vent in the vilest abuse and most gnus misrep resentations. .In 1949, the grand and magnificent plan of elect ing a North Branch Canal ticket, was conceived by some of the Very sagacious minds of this region. To be bojne into offices by this , plan, were men, who conk! not command from the people a respect able support. The " Reporter" did not favor that brilliant scheme, and consequently added triple bitterness to the gall with which it was already re garded. It was necessary to have an organ to play their tunes, pnd after Me proper doses i ltad been scientifically administered, Mr: WARD Xras pre railed upon to invest some of his surplus means .n the operation. In perfect kee u ping with the affini ty between the parties, the materiels upon which the " Democrat " had been printed, were embraced in the common stock, and the qtionrLis and bitter enemies met in a fiaternil embrace, brought to gether by an insfnetire hatted of DiVID WILMOT, and a laudable desire to reform the Democracy of Bradford Isom the error of their ways. Mr. WAND, who couldn't keep Ns name oat of print, was an nounced as a " Regular Contributor," and Wits, Foasev just from the Panisyleankm office, the North Pennsyfronion started ell with a full , press of 'canvass. It is hardly necessary to advert the sickness and death of that paper--tout if any ono wonkl have a correct understanding of the men who induced him to come to Bradford, let themto to Were FORNEY. lie ran tell a tale of dkception, parsimoniousness, .and positive abuse, teltich doesn't redound greatly to the credit cf those who harp already inveigled three different persons ,into the expensive operation of printing a paper for heir use.• (By the way Wits,- - if you are satisfied there are Worse people in Bradford, than we, let as balance the account by rubbing all the past from the slate of memory.) The North Pennsylvanian, having gasped, and gasped, and finally "kicked the bucket," anew victim was sought kn. ldr. Warm bad become perfectly satisfied;andibesides the bad lock of the. paper was laid to his illstars. Aber furnishing the materials, after keeping the paper alive over half a year, by his money, besides sustaining it's rope tatiart t 7 doing the writing, it was hardly generous in those who had coaxed Wm into the scrape, to swear that "there was no Me in trying to establish a paper as long as Ward was connected evidi However the thing remained in state quo—no one being ready to fork ova the needful, er tits nwpon sib's to priniers and paper hunishers. it was an nounced that Mr, Samocason was ready'-to edit it, but wooklr.'t be iesponsiftle for a cent's outlay.— So there was no pregmes nut until Gen. Patios paid his Normal visit to Bradford, for the purpose of shaighaming whatmee might becrooked. The General was as deeply impressed with the necea. city of having a mad Democratic paper in Brad lord, as be was in Mill, when be sent his Sun to klentmen to print the 4 ' Settkr " to %delicate the la ,riff of 1942, and to defeat ,Mr. Wilmot for his op. position to that tariff, and himself perambulated Vie district for the santralpaqmse. It is now pre- tended that the General fought of Mr. Witte the materials which the latter had purchase l for the Nortk Prinasyleankm, which united Scith the old Democrat type were in one office. Arrangements were made to set the concern into operation, and the only thing lacking was the money.. The Gen, had brought !ith him from Washington $lOO sent here for " liliekionary purposes," and being proba bly part of the'. fund raised there to defeat Mr. Wit.sorr lest lall. This being too small a sum, the General lei for Washington, and alter a lapse of a hew weeks the money has been forthcoming from some source, and yesterday the lama piper the General has been. concerned in, made its appear. ance, with the title of the "Neill; Brands De stoat;" Gcoace Saeor.ssoa, editor and proprietor; Fpari as Stern, associate; H..L. Snsw, publisher. Now,we deemed it our duty to mettles the Dem oasis of fkadlonl against thedeception we believed was pastime In the establishment Of the "North Postesnlemmiam,” and we view this . " new dodge" as stiff more disreputable. It la a notorious trek that ibis paper toppliei the place of the wins; that it is the nucleus around:which wither those discordant elements which baseborn so un easy for yew; !ho have opposed every principle the Democracy of Bradford held dear, arid Whme hearts are filled with rancor, 'amounting utmost to personal hatred, towards those, who, steadfast in the support orptinciple, enjoy the confidence of that Democracy. ' That they have a single emo tion in their breasts for the welfare of the Demo.. cuts of Bradford,,ls a shallow pretence ; they are actuated by envy, malevolence and a desire br office. 'Raving once tasted of the emoluments of officer, bestowed upon 'them by that Dernoemey, they are now nay to rend it into a thensind pie. moat the bidding, of scab men. as Bachmann and Forney. These liteliggei and Ilte hope of . being Marls Its the masons wliyethi wiforthilring Dentocrit" has node ial appeinmee. h is equally .notorions that . Geone Sninehron has not a prenyjavistad thein the establishment' cif whiehtelifiiiiiiem Pd ike rlwithrr is Ire ie' 3 lo: y Winged pecnniariy in it. Helm• canal into' dot joint stork My name—a name wh'ielt rho Liniocraar of Bradford here - lately sap. portal at the ballot -biz for the office of Benator- It will driiiinort of thin whoetvotrui have - aided to elevate him, With the utmootiorprise, tone him in inch company. It shall be our planarity make apparent the-devices which have brought about this mob, whereby weAhall rid oar mind of i load which hail laid heavily upon it icier since the La cyvillo Conkm".., There isms rtification we realise from read ing the first notate -a t of this paper Its foomiens are sgthirfisti that thii,Detmommts of Bradford are too firmly entrenched behind their pencipkts to sutler from open attacks, and consequently have restated to deception. The men who own the Democral have been accustomed to a rich treat in the former stage of this paper, by the abosy.of the principles of the Democracy, and by hearing them ridicided as " abolitionists" and "fanatics.' The same col umns, now, are to advocate - professedly the doc trines of Freedomi It Inuit be galling, to those who would overthrow our principles to be obliged to embrace the . very principles they have so often :m denimed, in order to accomplitt theirpurpose. —But this is intended only as an announcement of the advent of the metamorphosed North Penn. "Iranian—and we will endeavor next-week to make some explanations, which may satisfy the Democracy of " some things." numbered deeldest to Jew Lied. The Richmond (Va.) Enquires of Dectlmber 25th helical, following painful rumor : There was a rumor yesterday that the steamer from Wilmington totharleston, with Jenny Line, drihrti board, was lost in the tempest on Sunday night. We have nothing to confirm the report—in. thial, the Telegraph wires South, by which alone iooultl hare come, are said to be out of order. • learn through passenger, who came from Charleston on,that night, that ther,storm was very violent, the baggage floating on the a ater which washed over the. deck, and the paseengerit were rejoiced to escape from their perilormaituation. T_ t r *rut of a Fiwdire Slave. 'SUM the Philadelphia North Maar ;can, Dee. 21. Or,Sattuday a youn ,, e colored man, calling him self Adam Gibson, and who has lately lived at liteJtikCiinlen, N. 1., was arrested in die street,, in the Nantheamem part of die city, by three white men, named George Alberti, Wm. ItlcKinslev and Robert &nth, upon the pretended allegation of stealing chickens, but really as an alleged fugitive slave. No warrant was exhibited to the prisoner. fig resistel, when a pisto) was placed at his head and be was compelled to submit. The young black man was taken before Edward p. Ingraham, Esq , P. S. CommissiOner; under the Fisgitive Slave Act. The Commissioner informed the prisoner that he had been arrested as a fugitive from labor, and that it was alleged that he was Emery Rice, a slave„ and the property of Wet. Knight, of Cecil candy, Maryland. Wm. S. Pierce and T. P. Hanbost,• &qrs., ap. ?eared for the prisoner, and asked that the bear. ing ol the case-might be delayed until they could send lor. David Paul Brown anal Charles Gibbons, Esqrs., to act as counsel for the alleged fugitive.— These gentlemen not appearing, alter a reasonable delay, Commissioner Ingraham observed that the law in relation to the case required the matter to be proceeded with in a summary manner, and that the examination most go on at once. Wm. F. Lehman,' Jr. Esq., whO appeared as remised try"the agent of the reputed owner of die law, offered in evidence a power ol attorney, dated Oseober 12, 1850, and attested by Alderman Mc- Kinley, betting forth the fact that Emery Rice Ab sconded horn hiimaster, and containing the an drwity for his arrest. Mr. Pierce then moved to adjourn the case until 114 morning, to enable the prisoner to secure coon selarrun a proofs, &c. The Commissioner refused this application, and the hearing went on. lames E. Price, sworn—l know Wm. Knight; I knew him in Maryland ; was acquainted with tis negroes; I know Emmy Rice; he was a slave be' longing to Mr. Knight; I knew him to be imeh lived near Mr. Knight's and often saw Emery. Rice; I moved away in MS; Knight lived 'ton the Sas afras river, near Fradericktown; the last tune I remember or seeing him.in Mariland is five)rears ago ; since then 7 have frequently seen him 1111 oar city markets; never gave any tug:mutation to have him arrested: [The witness ackdowleilg*l- on being tightly cruse-examined, that be bad been bound over. .40 the Quarter Beasions on the edema of k.:"llmtng. ..1 George T. Price , swornl knew •,11r. tint, and that he had aidave named Kittery lice s saw him there, bon , cannot now recognise this boy, (meaning the prisoner) as being the person ; 'I also know that Emery escaped; 1 wrote to Mr. Knight last spring, about May-,•-1 think, in relation to the boy; 1 haverhail s pome couVeraatkm withyMr. Al berti about the bey ; Alberti was pointed .tint to me about three years ago; since then 1 hare spoken to him—whentsprer he would ask me any question about iiegross, then 1 would answer him; do not recollect the boy. At this state of the examination,' D Pinavid I Brown, Est; entered the room r and took charge of" the case on the part of the boy. Mr. Lehman closed his case. • Mr. Pierce again asked for opportunity to pre pare his defence. To do so, he slid it wrld only be necessary to send 10f witnesses. He said they were important, and could be got in one hour.--. He named a number of pontoons who could testify as to his freedom. Mr. Lehman said the persons named wets all claimed as fugitive slaves, find opposed the motion. The Commissioner said that a proper adherence to the spirit of the ars would not permit nor allow of any postponement t • So the motion Was refused. Sam Anderson, colored, sworn-1 know the boy his name is Adam Gibson havi known him all my lifetime; when first knew him in Cecil coun ty, with Mr. Robert Robertson, and he was the Orof Parson Davis ;1 left there in 1843; I hewir his mother say that she was the prop eity of Parson Davis; have nest heard al his. being the propetty of Mr. Knight; I hate always onierstoorl that Gibson was to be set free on the death of his master; I knew one boy that Knight haiti,kis name was Emery; the prisoner Is not the same person; I was born in 1823 ; Emery Ifiee was about the height of Gibson, bat not quite in stoat; Rice was not so dark 'as Gibson; I never was a slave; 1 lived with Mr. Bushel; about eight or nine miles. from Mr. Knight's; Parson Darts riled before I left, and then Adam wient to live with Mr. Davit he Kent county. , Daniel Wilkins, colored, sworn—l live , ; in /et.. my, at Feuersville; I know the bqty Adael; have known him ten or twenty years; liknew his father and mother in Cecil County; I did not knoll his name then, he was so small; his mother's name - is Charity; she.lived with Parson Davis, in Ken I have been at his_ place, and saw Charity ya) ty there ; 1 !eh Maryland about twenty five years ago; l was in Maryland niiti 1845, and saw dm boy there then, and also sawkii - mother; the watthen free; he was with his mother ; I never knew. Mr.l4dert; and newer heartiat. Adam belonged to Mo se , "Cation; I lin now Amu 4; 1 4 " or foct y.aisjea n old ; I wile a ohm% and belonged to a person nem. ed Sutphen.; I bought my time. Mr. Blown next read an extract of the will 01 Henry ,Divis, dated March 10 / 1840, and recorded in Kent county; Md. The Will set forth that in •ibe last,..day. of the rear socceeding thj m e i n `which be atimild • die; his slaves ehankl be handed over to the State Colonization Society, to b e s ,„ / In Arne., His slaves were all named in the will Among the names, that of Adam appears. Tle..leighniony._owissh sides here clasp!, • Mesers.-Brown and Fierce then reviewed 0,„ evidence tddersd to prove the identity oldie pm_ °nor / and contended that it was entirely too m ils% and mdefinite in its character to warrant the Co m . mipidester in sending him back again into bondag e . - Mr. Lehman briefly replied. Commissioner Ingraham _decided -that the ea ,, wan modem. Go behalf of the claimant, and es, cofirtiogliiiiimmded the Ingkive. . The tee Pee Mere wire PreMPIII Plejared,e e d the slave placed in the ccstody of A. K. Ma l t s &quire, is Marshal, to be conveyed to M es : land. Etttuery Philadelphia at ten o'clock the teem , night. in 1 Baltimore cars, in charge of the.prep. Of Onfleel* The arrest carotidal moth excitement among, th e colored popolbtion, and drew e large crowd of black people to the State Hogse, where The rat , e was heard. A strong"bOy of policemen, detailed by Police Paistrehrl Keyier, prevented any w ee d, of the mice. The prisoner was taken from the State Home to the Railroad Depot, corner of Eleventh acd M at . ket streets, under a 'guard of twenty-love of the Marshal's police, in charge of Lieutenants Ett„ , Young and Watkins--the,Manihal himself taking command a the whole in person. A mob of negroes and.wbites followed the prig. oner and guard to the depot, bat no demonstration ..of violence or. attempt to rescue (was made by th e blacks. The Marshal of Police, with.one or two of hi* lieutenants and twelve men, accompanied the Aim numberto Gray's Ferry. - A iof excited colored men pursued thecars as far 811 Broad and Primo streets, in the outskirts of the town. - - At dray's Ferry, - Marshal Keyser seleCted th ree of his men—officer Pickering,. of Spring Garden, officer Corson, of the Northern Liberties, and oft. cer Neff, of Moyamensing—to accompany the In. gitive to the State of Maryland. • Proceedings of the XXXIst Congress. SECOND SESSION. %Timm:nos, Dec. ta. Searrse.—Beinttora Bright - of Indiana, and sonde of Louisiana, appeared and took. ditir seats, Mr. Pierce presented restitutions of, the Miry. land, Conisitutional Convention, sustaining the Compromise measures. They were ordered to le protest. . Various petitions and reporti were present e d . The. Chair laid on the table the report of dark. perintrinient of the Ceast Survey, which was or. tiered' io be printed. Adjourned. - • House lf -Mr Gilbert introilnred a bill to rang,' the idfice of Surveyor of Public lands in Cini. loran. Referred ~,to the -Committee on Public LanA. Mr. Phcenix introduced a bill In make Hall, New Yprk,-a port of entry. Referred to tit Committee or. Commerce. The House then went into Commute of tie Whole no the state of the Union, and took up the bill lot the seduction of Teenage. Advanced. • s Waentscres, Dec. t 9 Sebastin, of Arkansas, appeared in his seat this morning. Mr. Douglass asked" 46 be, and Irak excise!. from serving on the ComMittes of Foreva At lairs. A lumber of petitions, reports, and bills of no general interest were introdneed. • The resolution to turkesol the roles relative to the printing of the Sekinte -was taken up, and after an uninteresting de •-kute,, adopted. A resolution to have bound some of the Seriale'r documents was taken op, det.atell, and laid ou the' table. _ The bill to amend the Patent lays was taken op . An amendment giving hq every defendant in a rim for infringement of patein, the right to have a wr i of Wile faciaa, to test the validity of the palm, was offered, which viavetise to "101 l debate. Mr. Tamey spoke -jaillitsvcrr o 1 the, amendranit and Messrs. Jefferson - Davis, and Seward in one. anion The amendment was agreed. to, and !Ir - bill laid on the Little, when the Seate adrift. d over to Monday. Doting the debat e ,, the Viggn,t Fire Ccimpany of Philadelphia appeared in the gallery. Roost •OF Risairstursvivra.—Mr. Dorn asked the unanituoni consent of the Huuse to nerodure, from the Committee on Territories, a joiut.resoio- Intim admitting W. S. Measervy to a seat as Dele gate Imm New Mexico. , Objection was made. and the House went into Combines of the Whole co the state of the Union on the Chap Postage bill. Mn Tnowsem of Pa., adroCated the canyig of newspapers circulating within the counties where published, out of the county and in the Stati. half cent, and out of the State one emit; transient ya ppers two tents and drop for one emit.. .• Mr, Mesas said not a single argument had brii) advocated to induce him to fiver a reiJoetire of postage. Gentleman had endeavored Jo show that garb reduction would enlarge the revenue. No. •to test their sincerity he would move stdkers the appropriation of a and 4 half dultars meet deficiencies in receipts; u to eoCoorrgemeo to the local preset if the cities can himish twin material, let the people hive it. The character of the press within the last ten years has deg,enerad. and unless theie be sumo reformation. in it, dn. less they are circulated the better. M . Tartoa advocated,' three and tire cent pro age, •giving notice that he should introduce's' amendment to abolish postage on newFpapers the county where they are published, or lidirtY mi es. beyond. He opposed the abolishing of the Franking privilege because it afforded a cover: iha link bnween Represematives anti thei r ". stitrients: ' • Mr. Greenlee con'entled that a uniform rate of five cents was sufficient to begin with—if this an &tiered, then a lunher reelection might be made : and showed 1 tat the greater saving in the Post Of fice -Depar melwas.owing to the tedriced term. of letting tQntracts, and argued that the increbew letters would idnt ease rather than di-n awl cost of transportation. : . • Toxic of p aserd the redaction of postage, be' cause a million and a half of dollars were to b: ta ken from the` Treanuryr.at a time when the Nation al Debt Is seventy Milliocts, to make up the 116 ciency in the. receipts. • *Mr. Mune was willing to go as far as any see to reduce postage provided mail facilities am a ct to be curtailed to the country people, and the ow ones of the Demisted diminished. Whom/ a uniform five seat rats on lemons. Mr. Coteau contended for two cero Pelege— same prediction was made in 181.5„ as now. tba tl woad bankrupt this Treasury...instead ate a larffs staples • was. acensaulated.' He adrero l such wredoctionjori newspapers as shall diicalte* nate* country pmsses, pensiuing theta Itt culotte Ifree within a show distance 01 the P lace publication—was foe abolishing the :tanking P°" 1111:11 p 9 : 4 m u t me worth! oppose Me bill which hei,, beau ed unless a corresponding benefit nitro be accorded to the runt& districts by sae, e 4 41„ country papers from postage within the t• or Congressional District in which the) are r' fished. Mr. TilLiurrox ok,se,l that part of the bib tsbßb . taxes letters to Cilia and Oregon three ate! and nearipapeirs four times as much as usairo other paMi of the country. Mr. trim tti;oke a few minutes in farm el to during -A size ofnewspaper to be circulate' a counties oe their publication, to 1,200 agave and without :concluding gave way for a-1
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