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Free Soli, Free Speech, Free Men
AllilroolOos' for Am* rerrliorgh
E 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
Towanda, Saturday, May 15, 1852.
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LIIIVort doer to the Bradford Hotel. Entrance between
l Adante' and Elwell's law offices.
The Delegate to Balt/more•
We have awaited with some anxiety, the ac
tion of the State Central Committee in regard to the
Delegate foisted upon the State Convention to rep
resent the Democracy of this Congressional District
in the National Democratic Convention at. Baltimore.
But we have waited in vain. That Committee seem
to be actuated by no idea except the elevation of
Mr. Becn.sar► to the Presidency, and anscrupul
me as to the means employed. Wernow make our
tut appeal to them; by the highest considerations
which should influence Demoerats—•write little hope,
howeier,lhat the feelings and rights of our Democ
racy will meet with the slightest consideration
We call upon the Senator from the District, who is
a member of thateommktee, and who shook) know
something of the wishes and temper of bis consti
teems, to represent to the Sate Central Committee
the grievioas wrong which has been inflicted
Upon them,ind the danger there will be in leaving
those wrongs unredreseed. If that Committee have
the power, they should promptly displace Mr.
WARD from his position as a Delegate and fill the
place with some aoend, consistent Democrat, whose
political course has the Teepee of our democracy,
and whose action they would stand ready to ap
prove and endorse.
It the Committee have not the power, then it be:
comes incumbent upon the Delegates themselves,
when they meet at Baltimore, to declare the 12th
Congressional District unrepresented, and appoint
(as they are authorized to do) some Democrat to
represent it.
Were the delegates f rem PennsylVeritr-ifompos.
ed ef honest, upright Democrats,—men selected for
their ability ; consistency and high character—we
should expect to see this matter arranged at once,
and satistactorily—but u we look over the list, we
mast confess the character of too many who have
been selected to represent this Commonwealth, for
bids that they should be actuated by any except
the most selfish and mercenary motives. There
may be good men upon the list—if so, they are in
mighty bad company. We are not certain, alter all,
bat Mr. Wares appointment is in keeping with the
whole affair. Apparently the State has beensearch
ed for political adventurers, broken down and bank
rupt politicians long ago discarded by the people for
their dishonesty, to find a delegation fit to represent
Mr. Bectieuesis claims in the National Democratic
Convention ! Truly Pennsylvania will present a
sorry spectacle in that assemblage of the talent and
Integrity of the Democratic party of the Union. Our
ohl friend DAN stip LTmcn of free-soil - notority, we
lee has been very active since hie election— H. B
Vaionv, who once presided over r. National Con
vention, and betrayed the choice of Penney Ivan ia,—
4for which he never received his pay from Pout)
will on this occasion, be doubly valusble from the
presence and co-operation of oar amiable cotempts.
mry, Worm—while the Old _Kickapoo chief can
appeal to the columns of the Union, edited by hie
fallow-delegate bl'Kuti.sv, for evilences of his in
tegrity and honesty. .
But it is chiefly with the selection of Mr. Man
that we have to do. We have felt, and we still
feel, an intense desire that the Democracy of the ,
12th Congressional district could be able this fall,
in an unbroken phalanx, to rally against the corn .
mon enemy. It seems to vs, that prudence and a
- Alain, tor the success of the Democracy should have
dictated to the State Convention, that, at least that
Democracy must not be outraged and insulted
They have shown already that they ere mai) , to
o uphold the right tad condemn the wrung," under
any circumstances. The selection of a proper per
son to represent. them in the National Convention
would have given the nominee of that body a claim
to their rapport.which they would have reco g nised,
and respected. We hear now bat one expression
in regard to the con'emptuous and insulting manner
in which they have been treated. They will no t
consider themselves represented in the National
Convention by any such politician u Mr.. Wasp,
and as a consequence, will not hold themselves
bound by its action. We regret this position of af
fairs exceedingly, yet we feel conscious 01 having
dischruged our duty to the Democracy of this COUN
ty, of the State, and of the Union, by promptly and
boldly calling for justice to be done.
We are certain that the State Convention could
not have been *Tare of the political character of the
man they were placing in .s position of such trust—
nor even with what universal indignities the an.
Denotement week) be received bere—or this insult
and humiliation .wook) have been spared us. There
( i lia. good Dements in this Comity who honestly
desire Mr. Becnanan's nomination, (they are few
in, number, be xevermen who hare always been
conoietent in their- political , ecraree, and wise bare
the confidence of our people. Wb; then wee Mr.
Muse fixed upon, who has never supported s De
mon*, candidate for the Presileney—whoberide
Dr. Smola=las the confidence of no. DRUMM
in the county—whose political life had been' one of
peaeltery, to Inendo—and who wait never suspected
of anything like consat r eney cc uprightness Why
we ask, was such" s` man selected to represent a
Numeracy who have already given pee& of their
devotion to principle, which should have beim s
, warning now? Will it be eked of them to sap*
me in tbi selection of a-Delegate to represent them
' is the National Convention, whom they have seen
is successive eonteals attired in zealous and active
eppositioo to their principles and tendidahis, spend.
leg his mosey, and distributing hie-arguments and
knowledge (in homatopathks doses) for their do.
feat? Will they submit to hunk at pointed to daft
We answer they will net—and those who ask it,
ate susa i rs to a Nmoctacy second to none in the
Onion for their determinatiim and love of boatel
and consistent men.
Our duly is now ended—and we make this !ail
and motet Salerno appeal, inlop feeling but slob al
regards the welfare and lIIICeeSS ofthe great Demo
emit: party, with whose priOciplea we ate indoetri--
natetl r and whose 'organization we respect and
would observe. But there are grievanceer'too oed
emata babarnor, and we mk t . before it is too late
hat iuch r course may baattoptedyaishall preserve
the unity of the Democracy and avert the feast dan
ger of impending disaster. Let those " who sow
the storm, reap the whirlwind."
Tim Carat. ENLARCEMIitT to v iew Yostx —The
Court of Appeals of the Stale, or New Yotk, have
decided the Canal 'bill ; to be unconstotional. The
Tkibwre has it. a dispatch Iron Albany, dated the
11th, the following Tartieulars:
• The decision of the Supreme Court in the case
of Phelps versus Newell, which presents the pure
comuirmionaf gnestinn as to canal contracts was re
versed, and the mandamort,was denim - 11'3y a unam
moos vote, Judge Wells declining to vote.
In the Orange County. cue, the intlpteint of the
Supreme Conri was affirmed, that judgment bay
ing been that the Canal law was unconstitutional
On this the Court stood all for the affirmition except
Judge Wells.
The Democrats have called a Mass Meeting for
Wednesday evening, to tube measures for the im
mediate enlargement of the Erie Canal; by request
ing the Gmernment - to call a special session of the
people at the next general election, and to effect a
loan upon the credit of the State.
The decision of the Court of Appeals produces
intense excitement.
U. S. SENATOR us Cenercrietiv.—Ex. Governor
Isaac Toncey has been elected Senator by the Con •
nee:tient LegislatuSe. The Evening Post says of
him Gov. Toucey han been of late years some.
What subservient to the pro-slavery interest; but in
1848 he was an earnest and able defender, in the
Baltimore Convention ofthe radical democracy of
New York—passed an eloquent oulogium upon the
lamented Silas Wright and manfully declared that
" if the Convention ondenook to impose pledges
upon him, (Toncey)as it did upon the New York.
ers, he would button ap his coat and turn his back
upon its doom"'
(*.The Pennsyfmairm of the 10th contain' the
following wretched attempt at a joke 5--
g'Pronir Washington we learn that Mr. BUCHAN•
•a's prospects for a not:nitration for the Presidency,
were never better. His friends are in high spirits.
Is the editor aware that the first of April want
ed some six weas since
FARM liwasar..—The May number of this extol
lent monthly, devoted to the advancement of oar
agricultural interests, is on our table. It presents
its usual variety"! interesting and instructive matter
for the farmer. In addition to other plates, the tea.
der is presented with a neatly executed frontispiece
from Wheeler's " Rural Biomes? Terms—sl per
year.
Tut Mintz Lsar IN R. Itt.swn.—The Rhode Isl
and Legislature has pasted the Main Law. The
vo:e in the House was 47 to 23 ; in the Senate there
was no opposition. Gov. Allen is opposed to the
Law ; but he has no veto other than a casting vote
in the Senate, in which , body he has a right to pre
side.
New Coutrrearars.—Counterfeit s's on the Far.
mar's and Mechanics' Bank, Easton, Pa., are in
circulation. A large 5 in the center of the bill,
with men harrowing and sowing seed on (ho right,
and a man ploughing on the left of it—a figure b
and two V's on the 'right end, and the word Fat on
the left .
Mn. CLIT'S lizam.—The Washington Repub
lie says Mr. Clay was better on Wednesday, and
obtained tome sleep. Re appears to be in good
spirits although he has given up all hopes of recov
ering. His non had arrived, and is constantly with
FLORIDA STATZ CoNvcwrios.—The Democratic
convention of Florida appointed Ron. D. L Yulee,
and fifteen other delegates to the National Demo.
erotic Convention. No instructions were given,
but the delegates are miderstood to be in favor of
Mr. Douglass for President.
Tilt Nzwr AGRICttIifRAL Fau.--The F.xecutive
Committee have seleeittd Lancaster as 11 place
for holding die next Sate Agricultural Fair. The
time fixed is Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the
201, 21st and 22d, of October nest.
Ocy- John C has retired from the . Sonia
iurrout Register, whicW paper will hereafter de pub
lished by H. H. Frazier who has become its editor
and proprietor.
Ott- The Milton Democrat comes to u in a neat
form. ft will no doubt receive the support it de•
serves from the Democracy of Northumberland.—
() is edited and published by John It. Eck, Esq.
Toe PammurcT.—Democratic National Conven
tion, to to held in Baltimore, ittne, 1, 1852.
Whig National Convention to be held in Belli.
more, June 16, 1852.
W. F. Dago*be;
d U.S. geretiFir 6)l So C°l ' -ugn " bial—hla peen
at).
pointe
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igt Bo ot h %Aran* vice Mr.
ed .
Swats Novo Low.—Rvidenes —ln the Court of
Common Pleas of Philadelphia county, it has been
decided that the prosecutor under the small note
law is hot a legal Witnese against the defendant,
being-interested to one half the amount of the rn
atty. The ledge held that the law having provided
the action of debt as the force of remedy,- it em.
braced the incident of such action. in respect to the
admission of evidence. This will prevent saint
for the penalty, where no one is present atithe pass
ing a dos notes except the person prosecuting.
Ancttwrirmrr sou 'NAIL—The limitlen! has
nominated to the Senate, of Onion Hyde, a Monflon
as
as Judge 'dem Territory of , ` trice Poaches resigned. Moo Mr. iliehanhi, •
Mormon to be Seereuey of vies William
Harris, weighed.
Judge Brandebery, of Utah resigned his office al
to but hie 1104MelliOr is not yet appareled'.
Oti- Both Col. Doniphan, th e Whig, am? Gen.
Prim the Democratic candidate for *Nemo/ ..of
Missouri, figured is New Mexico daring Me writ.
Domphen led the lamoimexpedition fromtan•
to Pe into old-Mexico, which eadolcd r greatly hada
210ty, and Gee. Price was atibsequendji'
Uotemor of - the terthoty.. •
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Political Items.
—mis nominalituf of Gen. STICRLING Patct. for
Governor of Missouri, appears to be : heartily res.
pondettle by The democracy of Missouri, except a
few anti-Benton mein the 3d district; who com
plained, that he supported a Benton candidate et the
last election for Congress, against James S. '
.Green,
the anti-Benton member of the last Congress. Every
democratic paper in the state zealously supperte the
entire ticket of the united democracy.
Wrtztaw 11. .lonseawk one - of lite moat infnen•
641 and active of the democrats who participated in
the Union movement in Mississippi, announces : in
reply to a letter addressed to him,.that he considers
that a question settled, and that, letting "by-gones
be by•gones," he intends to support the nominee of
the Democratic National Convention, and That he
knows of no democrat who will do o herwise.—
Governor Fool% will min be lett "atone in his
glory•'.'.
—The Albany' Register says that a son of Senator
SEWARD is one of the editors of the Albany Journal,
and that there is no reason to doubt that the attacks
on Mr. Ftwaoite and his administration, with which
it constantly teems, embody the feelingi and policy
of his lather and are mainly dictated by t im. Very
likely.
The silver grey papers insist that the chances of
Mr. Mummies nomination are as good as those of
Gen &ors i and one of them inquires: " in case
be should l,; . re the choice of the national convention,
what will the . llvening Journal, Syracuse Journal,
Buffalo Express and papers of that sort do," Gen
tlemen ! please step forward arid recond. •
—The Illinois State Register, in speaking ot the ac
tion of the democratic state convention for the op.
pointment of delegates to Baltimore, says : " the
unanimous endorsement of STEPHEN A. DOUGLACI
as a candidate for the presidency is not less hon
orable to Illinois than to the distingu:shed states
man who thus stands recommended by acclama
tions of a sovereign State; and should he besellect
ed as the standard bearer of the party of the union,
we confidently hope for a majority of TIM TO9O-
SAND TO BE ROLLED PP in his favor.
-COI. BENTON in his speech at Hillsborough
Missouri, announced that he would become a can
didate for Confess it the desire of the democracy
of the district was clearly expressed to that effect ;
but that he would make no compromise with those
who style themselves "anti-Benton" men, and
thus avow personal hostility to him as the motive
of their action.
—Judge Morrnostray BLAIR, St. Louis delegate
to Baltimore, and one of Col. Berrrom's most inti
mate friends, in a speech at the democratic ratifi
cation meeting at St. Louis, announced that he
would heartily support the ticket nominated, in or
der to " beat the whigs," being satisfied that :such
was the wisest course, and one required by patriot
ism, notwithstanding his views had at first been
against any union with the " anti-Benton" men.
—The sots of St. Louis ere determined to keep
up asepanite organization At a convention held
at Cape Girardeau on the 33 instant, they separat
ed from the regular democracg and nominated Col..
BOOT for Congress. They also adopted an address
abusing Col. Bercroa. We had hoped that the De
mocrats of Missouri had adjusted their difficulties,
bat this looks as it the State was to be given,lo the
whigs again.
—The New York Courier and Enquirer takes oc
casion to say to its readers generally, and especially
to those correspondents who have addressed enqui
ries upon the en:it:Oct, that it has but little doubt of
Mr. Wiesstai s nomination by the whig national
convention ! His nomination, it adds, is, in its
judgment, almost certain ! And, if nominated, he
will be elected; or at all events, he is the only
whig wkom it believes it possible to elect.
—Joy. A. MArrtsott, the democratic candidate
for Govern& of ldinois, Who is sure to be elected,
is a native of Jefferson County, New York. He
will make the third governor elected within about
a year, born in that county;. the other two' being
Governor WOOD of Ohio end GoVemor rAIIWZLI., of
.Wisconsin.
—The Cleveland True Democrat contains a no
tice signed by Samuel Lewis, of Ohio, chairman of
the Free Soil National Committee, that the Free
Soil National Convention.w ill be held at Cleveland,
Ohio, on the first Wednesclay in Aogusv
SHOCKING OCCURRENCE-4 Box SHOT BY HIS
Mortise —We are called, this morning, to lay be
fore our readers an account of one of the most
shocking tragedies it has ever been our painful du
ty to record. It appears that a lad about fourteen
years of age, by the name of Walter Richardson,
(son of Mr. John H Richardson, who is second
clerk in the Arsenal ; ) had always been very refrac
ury, and given his parents much trouble With
his step-mother, Mrs. Hester Richardson, this was
particularly the case, as it stated that he ad at times
laid violent hands upon her, and she was unable to
exercise any control over him. Finally, the lather,
wishing to prevent this, told the mother that he
had charged a.gun with only powder, and advised
her, when the boy was refractory, to use it, for the
sake of intimidating him. He placed the gun, load.
ed in the manner spoken of above, in a place which
he pointed out to the mother; but a short time af
ter, intending to shoot a dog, be placed a very
heavy charge of large shot in it, l and did not advise
her of the fact.
On Thursday afternoon, the mother and the boy
had a difficulty, which ended in his 'hrowingat her
a sharp piece of stone coal, that struck her on the
cheek, cutting a deep gash. She, in-rin, excited
state of temper put him out of the house, and made
use of a threatening expression when he left, and
did not return home aga'n on that evening
~Between seven and eight o'elock yesterday
morning, he again returned. When she saw him
apprcs . (thing the house ; she seized the grin and at
tempted to fire r bat it missed for the want of a per
cussion cap. She returned to the house, procured
this, and then resting the musket over a fence, fir
ed. The charge took effect principally in the bow
els and the left side, and the boy instantly felt to
the ground. When the unhappy woman saw what
eh( bad done, she was much alarmed, and called
for help A sister of the deceased came, and to
gether they bore him intoihe house They admin
istered camphor, and used other means to restore
him, but without success. The wpman was arrest
ed, and alter an examination wahcommitted to pris
on for trial —Pittsburg Jour.
STOLIEN Cuitax r -The legal authorities of Wan.
ke4a county, Wisconsin, have had great trouble
deciding to whom a certain child belonged. A Mr.
and Mrs. Patridge lost a child several years ago,
and one was found answering the description
among the Indians. •On a trial, the court decided
that it belonged to the Indian mother. The child
had been placed in the hands of a commissioner
for oafs delivery on the decision of the court, under
a bond ols2ooo. ft was delivered to the Sheriff.
biro: Pairidge, the other clairrrant, arrived at the
house at the came time as the Sheriff. Twenty or
thirty bithe neighbors also co/tested, and among
them the child wee spirited away.
The P. Anthony Falls Express urges those out of
employment in the erraboarif States to go to hfinno.
seta. It nye that emEgants cart reach , there from
New York for about WO, and that work at high mi•
cea, ranging from fel sto $2O per day awaits them
immediately on their arrival. Forty acres of fertile
land can be purchased for no, and it can be made
to yiehl an abondance for t 1 family of ale or eight
persons.
This hnsd, the editor says, will be worth from $5
to *2O per acre in a year or twos
Dthlo ar..—Two buildings in New York,
Nos. 102: and 103 Cathiiine street were burned on
Saturday morning lest? So rapid was Mir delitrust.
ion that Mrs. Calton, wile of Philip. Clagoni a -po.
linen= -occupying a portion of N 0.102 a son and
,two daughters, and Miss Margaret Lodull,cce,FP.T•
a, room in No. 104, were unable to escape; and
,
were. bemell tfa death before anyof them could be
rescued.
The Speele Movement.
The• amount of gold deposited in - the United
States Mint durina the month of April has been $3
070,000. The official statement will vary but little
from _this amount. During this period the entire
shipments of specie from this country to Europe
have beetienly $B,OOO, while the receipts of coin
from - abroad have amounted to probably a couple
of thousand dollars. The Philadelphia Bulletin of
the I,t estimated the excess of our recent re
ceipts' ofrgold_over our exports at • about 8e,600,-
000. 11 we add to this the result of the April move
ment of specie, we shall have a total excess of 810,-
070,000. The flow of specie i.vm F.urope is just
setting in, and coming with the increased receipts
anticipated alter the close of the rainy season into
California, we shall probably soon have a greater
amount of the precious metals in the country than
was ever before known.
This abundance of the precious metal, is appro.
priately remarked upon, by Gov. Bigler, in his ex•
cellent message on the {lank bills, which he was
Constrained to veto. The present period, he says,
is one distinguished lot the great abundance of COlll.
The mines of Ealifornia arid Australia hive recent.
ly been contributing to swell inordinately the usu.
al supply which other parts of the world still contin
ue unabatedly to furnish. Money is usually plen
ty in this country, and has not been so much so, nor
so cheap in Europe, for many years. The bank of
England now contains the enormus sum of near
ninety million! of gold and silver; whilst in France
and Holland there is an evident excess above the
demands of business. In the United States we have
a full supply, which is now being rapidly augment.
ed by new receipts.
The effect of this supr.rabundance of money on
the business affairs of the country is already being
made manifest. The signs of the times, the Gov.
ernor thinks, indicate very clearly that we are ap
proaching a period of more than natural prosperity,
resulting from the excess of money. The mania
which prevails for all kinds of business and proj
ects of improvements which require the investment
of large sums of moLey, is the evidence of such
tendency in our monetary affairs. If, then. we are
to take counsel from the past and the indications
of the present we most believe that this abundance
of currency will of itself produce an inflation of pri
ces and lead to speculations andprodigality. BS
such artificial prosperity will be of short duration.
THE COLUMBIA MURDER —Two different versions
of the atrocity committed at Columbia, Pa , in the
name of the Fugitive Slave Law, appear in the Her.
risburg Telsgrapk both of which we append :
" On arriving at Columbia, the officers found the
colored man engaged in piling boards. Snyder ap
proached him, and as he was in the act of lilting
some boards, struck him on the back, and said, you
are my prisoner—at which the negro dropped the
boards, looked up amazed an instant, and then run
about thirty feet to a fence, which he was in the
act of crossing, when he was caught and pulled to
the ground by Snyder; Ridgely who swore he would
shoot the negro when•he ran, came up while Sny
der and the negro were struggling, and taking sure
aim, shot the negro through the neck, cutting the
jugular vein, and killing him instantly This hap
pened about tour o'clock in the al ernoon. At five
o'clock the body of the negro was still lyit.g at the
place where he was killed—a horrid spectacle, no
inquest having been held upon - it. The negro's
wile and child were its only attendants. Ridgely,
immediately after he killed the negro, fled across
the Susquehanna towards Baltimore I.yne and
several others were near the negro at the time he
was murdered, but hid behind a pile of lumber --
None of the parties have been arrested,"
at ANOTHER Vanstost —We have received from a
gentleman who was in Columbia at the time of the
murder, the following version of the affair, which
he says is known to be correct. He states that the
negro had not been arrested by either Snyder or
Ridgely—that he was engaged in piling boards in a
narrow place between piles of lumber, on two on
two sides, and a fence at one end of the space.—
Snyder and Ridgely entered at the other end and
commanded the negro to surrender, or they would
vhstot him. The negro then sprang for the fence,
and was in the act of getting over when Ridgely
shot him through the head. They were both with
iri
twoyards of the negro when he was shut, but
had not put their bands upon him. After the deed
was done Ridgely was represented as from Harris.
burg, and slated that he was a United Slates officer
and If arrested, ha would have those who arrested
hint taken for false imprisonment. This had the
effect to intimidate the officers there until Ridgely
escaped over the bridge, and made his way to
Maryland'
These differ only in the degree of brutality which
they ascribe to the officer of the law. •
STRANGE ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD A LIFE INSUR
ANCE COMPANY.-A letter from Berlin lathe Lon
don Times, says that an extraordinary caseof fraud
on-the London Globe Insurance Office, and the in
surance Office in Copenhagen, came before the
criminal court on the 13th ult Two brothers, nam•
ed Tornascheek, were charged with copspiracy
and forgery, to procure the amounts insured in the
above offices by the pretended death and funeral
of Franz, one of the brothers. A coffin, filled with
straw and a sleeveboard, was actually buried here
in 1848, Anton the second brother, following it to
the grave as chief mourner. The medical cenifi
cates of death were forgeries ; those of the burial
were given by the clergyman in full-belief that a
lardy had been interred. On these certificates the
insurance money was paid. It was not till last
year that the fraud was discovered and then only
by secret information given to the police that the
dead man had been seen alive and well quietly set
tled in Bohemia. It is stated that the offices will re
cover the greater part of the sum paid, as it had
been laid out on a mortgage. On the trial one of
the brothers recalled what he had stated in the pre
vious examination, and the case was postponed to
proenre additional evidence from Copenhagen.
THE LATE Arras AT COLEMBIA.—WE learn from
the Lancaster Examiner, that an examination of the
witnesses, in relation to the late transaction at Co
lumbia, in which a Baltimore police officer, named
fidgety, shot a colored man named Smith, whom
he was taking into custody on a charge of being a
fugitive slave, has been heard before J. W. Fisher
Esq. ft is the intention of J. L Thon.pson, F.sq.,
the District Attorney,, that the whole transaction
shall be thoroughly investigated. He was present
at the examination, and intends to lay all the evi
dence before Gov:Bigler and have a requisition
made on the Governor of Maryland, for the person
of fidgety.
Rev. JOHN W. GREEN ; who was recently arrested
in this city, on swindling, has plead guilty in the
Court of Sessions, of Philadelphia, to two bills of
indictment, charging him with obtaining two gold
watches and a gold chain ' from Samuel Hopper,
'and twenty-five dollars from Thomas Boyle, mail
agent. Sentence was deferred at the instance of
his counsel who said he would show that Green
was driven to do whit he bad done from poverty.
Otr. The Portland Advertiser has the following :
and similar paragraphs appear frequently in the
journals of that city, proving both that liquor is still
smuggled into Maine; and that the defeat of Neal"
Dow haS riot nullified the law.
itutoottletzoac—Twobarrels of gin and a bar
rel of brandy were seized on a warrant by Depuly
Marshall Hall, at a shed on Danforth st , yesterday
ahernoott.., They were deposited there in the sore
.
KOSSVIN AT Burnie BILL —lCossern accompa
nied by thellassac.hcaetts Legislative Committee,
visited Charlestown on Monday. A Military and
Civic procession escorted him to the vommit of
Bunker Rill, whereat the base of the Monument
he spoke for Amu hall an hour. Dahl or ten thou
sand people were assembled, and considerable en
thusiasm was manifested. At the close of his ad.
dress, Kosairrn wended to , the top of the Mona-
Meth - , aria equated great delight at the extended
view there kora.
Synopsis of Decisions of the Superin
tentlent of Common Schools.
s Eljrectors have no authority to pay , the treasurer
mote I then two percent. for collecting the school tax,
under any circumstances.
Trustees of a school house demised for the use
of a neighborhood orlownship for school purposes,
or-for school houses erected by voluntary subscrip
tion for such purpo-es, may sell or rent 'the same
to school directors, " for the same use for which
•it was ,originally granted to said irnstees." If for
any cause there are no legal trustees, the court may
appoint.
School erectors have power to establish schools
of different-grades in their respective district, and
to require the scholars who have attained different
degrees of advancement to attend such school as is
best suited to the course of study of each. Every
branch of Englisheducation may be taught in the
common schools.
The law does not authorise a teacher employed
by the directors to collect additional compensation
from the parents, guardians, &c., of scholars, nor
do it themselves.
Where it is desired by persons sending scholars
to a school to pay a teacher a higher salary than
the directors are willing to t►ry him they may ei
ther make a direct contribution to the teacher, or
pay the same into the school treasury of the district,
and the directors can appropriate it to the purpose
designed. But no person c:n be compelled to make
such payments, and the an .01 must in every re-
spect be governed as other common schools are,
and contorm in all things t. the requirements of the
school law.
The school law of 1849 constituted every town•
ship, borough and ward in the commonwealth ex
isting at that time, into a separate school district,
except where a borough and township were con.
nected in the assessment of county rates and lev
ies.
If the president of a board of school directors en
gages a teacher, without authority, the contract is
not binding on the distskot, but if the directors in
any manner reco , 2nise the contract, by paying the
teacher, or permitting him to go on with the school
knowing that he has been employed, &c., the dis
trict is bound to pay him the salary agreed upon,
until he is legally discharged.
No person can be imprisoned for non-payment
of school tax. The law does not provide any
means for enforcing the collection of school tax from
persona who have no property.
II a school treasurer, contrary to the express pro
visions of the law, keeps the duplicate in his pos
session until the expiration of his term of office,
the auditors in sett:ing witn him should charge him
with the whole amount of tax, deducting payments
and exonerations. By such palpable disregard of
the requirements of the school. law, the treasurer
renders himself liable to the fullest extent for the
whole amount of the duplicate not exonerated by
the directors. Having assumed the duties of the
office, the treasurer is responsible for the duplicate,
and can only be relieved t y fulfilling the require
men's of the law.
Directors are not personally liable for the debts
of their district contracted in the usual way.
As to liability of the district or its property, there
is in the mind of the superintendent much difficulty
in enforcing it. Although the question has not been
settled by any of the judicial tribunals, the superin
tendent holds, and has no doubt the supreme court
will decide, if ever the question comes before them
that the property of a school district used for school
purposes, such as school houses, desks, tables or
books, cannot be taken by execution ur otherwise
and sold to pay the debts of the district. The corn
monschoolsystem of the state is a part of the ma
chinery of its government. It prepares our youth
for an intelligent exercise of the right of suffrage
and their sovereign duties as citizens, and public
policy and interest will therefore not permit so im•
portant a brrnch of the public service to be im
peded or thwarted to satisfy individual claims. The
law, however, is defective also,in not fumishing:an
adequate remedy for the recovery of debts due by
a school district and should be remedied.
A person removing from one township to another
is liable to the district from which he removes for
school tax assessed upon him previou t , to removal,
and no additional tax can be collected trom him by
the district into which he removes until the next
annual as sessment.
County commissioners are required by law to
furnish the directors of each school district " with a
correct copy of the last adjusted valuation of proper
subjects and thing made taxable in the same for
state and county purpose." These subjects and
things are all taxable_ for school purposes and the
directors have no power or authority to omit levy
ing a school tax upon some of them, or to add oth
er objects of taxation to them. They cannot enter
properly on their duplicate not returned by the
county commissioners, nor strike off any property
so returned. But where a palpable error has been
committed by the assessor, they may exonerate.
It is not proper to exonerate the school tax levied
upon money at interest at the time the assessment
was made, but which was paid previous to the levy
ing of the school tax.
• The board ofschool directors and council of a
borough may erect a building jointly, one story of
which is to be owned and used by the school dis
trict and the other by the borough—provided, the
schools are not in anyway interlered with or preju
diced by such occupancy of the house, and it ie re
comended that the ditectore in all cases reserve the
privilege of occupying or purchasing the whole
house whenever it may be needed for school pur.
poses.
A sub-district is not '.t established" and cannot be
recognised as such in a legal sense, until its boun-
daries are entered upon the minutes of the board
of i diiectors. Such entry is necessary to constitute
a sub-district, or give it an existence.
Kossunt's RECEPTION by the Massachusetts Legis
lature, on Wednesday, was quite an attractive
spectacle, and was witnessed by a great concourse
01 ladies. The President of the Senate delivered to
him a short address, fervidly eloquent, in which
he said :
" The Senate of this Commonwealth entertain
the most profound sympathy for your country in her
misfortunes, and for you, her es iled leader . and
champion. The Senate of Massachusetts receives
you to-day as the representative of Hungary and
champion of her freedom!'
Kossuth in reply, expressed in feeling terms his
gratitude, and said :
" I take these honors proudly, beeause4 I lake
them not for myself, but in the name of mrpeople
in whose name I expresti my humble, my eternal
thanks."
In the House the Speaker deliver him a long
speech of welcome, and Kossuth a proportionally
long one in reply.
Accost/I To 14a. Wcasrca.—This morning,
about 8 o'clock, as j Mr. Webster was proceeding in
his carriage from Marshfield to Plymouth, the bolt
of his carriage gave way, detaching the tore wheels
from the hind ones. The shock threw Mr. Webster
oat of the - carriage 'upon the ground. He fell
upon his left shoulder, spraining his arm, and re
ceiving a bruise upon his lorehead— -De was im
mediately conveyed to the Infuse of Mr. Benjmin
Delano of Kingston, where the accident happened.
Dr. Nichols of that place, who was immedhtely
sent for, is now in attendance upon him. We are
exceedingly gratified to learn, that Mr. Webster is
not seriously injured.
DEATH OF MATtHEW ST. CLAIR DLAECE.......WO
learn from the Washington Telegraph, that Mat
thew St. Clarke, of that city, died yestetirair morn
ing alter a protracted illness, aged abort 69 years.
Mr. Clarke was the Clerk of the United States House
Of Representatives during and subsequent to the ail.
ministration ofJ. Q Adams. He was highly es.
teemo,l fur his faithfulness as an officer, snit for his
many accomplishments as a private citizen.
MC UTZ Earthquiku was felt distinctly m
,Gieene and Fayette county in Pennsylvania: Some
of these shocks were so violent as to slop the mo
tion of mantle clocks, produce anaudible commo
tion among the cup board dishes, and greatly to
agitate houses and-orherbuildingri, '
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THE LAIR RAILROAD Acetter.--An extra, is sui 'd
from the office of the Northern Arno York ihx,„, ai
published at Watertown, gives the pan.rolars
of
the frightfufrailroad accident which oceorted on
t h e
~.Rome and Watertown Railroad, on F l id,
evening last.:
reit appears that a company .. of nine pen, 04...
two w
- married men, with their ives, and five 0 ,„ ...
ladies—lin.ught to amuse themselves by a n er - e li
sites ride from the manor to Sandy Creek, o n
hand-ear, after, as they supposed, the last re gji.
train fur the:ilay. had Framed. After running 26.1
hall a mite, antra% they wefe Wining a e th ile - ^m ili
the road, they were met by a locomotive and re l y
der, which was backing up from the Creek to I l i
manor.
"The unfortunate occupants of the hand-ear h ad
but a moment's warning, and that moment se r ,,, A
only to paralyse the !aes with tear. O ne of tt ;
men seized his wife, and the other one hie e h
and tine of the young ladies, and Sprang from th t .
car. The other lour were on the car when th e to p
fission took place; three of them were diroa n a ,
der the locomotive and crushed to death, and tb ,
other was found mortally wounded by a blow ib et
she received in the forehead The awfully n, aa ,,_
ed remains of the bodies were picked up ,Z,",
brought back to the manor, to those friends et,,,
had joyously parted with them a few moments be,
fore ; but the wail of woe went up where the sou a d t
of joy had been.
" As near as we can ascertain them this morni n ,
the names of the young ladies killed were
Wright, of Oswego, and Miss Williamson, Mier
Allen, and Miss Andrus, of Pierreponi Manor
it We cannot say that any particular blame e t ,
be attached the engineer, Mr. D. Smith, abbot*
he regrets not having raised a light sooner, a l
p r
should have done; but as thq were coming t ,
Watertown he deferred putting up a light until t hey
should reach the manor.
The party were warned against going:A[ oo N,
track by the station master, as some special the
or locomotive might be upon the road, which Env
unfortunately and unexpectedly proved to be th e
case.
" P. S.—We yesterday received the following is
addition to the above :
4, The full particulars of the dreadful accident sa
the Rome and Watertown Railroad, on the 70
have not yet been received. A letter from Metre.
pont Manor to Mr. J. P. Van Boren, states, tint
Miss Emily Andrus was very badly injured, and is
in a dangerous condition, and is not expected to
live ; that Miss Mary Allen was killed; and ttj
Miss Julia Stebbins saved her life by jumping frain
the car into the water."
FIRE IN Buvottxrrox.--On Thursday of Ist
week, about
.6J o'clock P. 11.1 ,the Woolen Pactoiy
of Mis. Stevenson the Susquehanna, at the Ro c k.
bottom dam, in this village, was discovered to te
on fire, and before the flames could be arra*
was consumed with a portion of its mem, The
large Tannery of Messrs. J. B. Abbott &
its huge piles of bark, only separated from thel'aci
tory by a passage between the buildings of 3 02 4
feet, to the surprise and admiration of looker
on, (and there were too many such, when help
was needed,) wax saved by the prompt, efficient
and well directed eflorts of the Firemen, aided 67
a portion of the citizens. On the east, ata little
tanco from the Factory and nearly connected with
it by an open shed, was the Piaster Mill aniaaili
Mill of Messrs. Pratt & Doolittle ' and the extensive
Saw Mills of Gen. IVakerman. These were Fayed
by the exertions of the citizens, with but littledarn
age. All the buildings were of wood, and presented
most favorable materials for a sweeping cenflagr,
lion, which must have taken place but for the mesa
lute and determined exertions mai were interposed.
The rescue of the Tannery, was another triumphal
the Fire Department, proving over again its chivai•
ions determination, under all circumstances, to con.
quer success;
The loss of Messrs Stevens, sve understand, i,
estimated at some 36,000, covered to considerable
evtenf by insurance. The loss of Abbott & Son , in
. - emorirz part of their stock, &c., is 4150 covered
by insurance.—Binghamion Democrat.
INTERESTING TO HOTEL K cEPERS.—Two
named Simm, who stopped at the Indian Queen
Hotel, New Orleans, on their way from California,
and while there had their trunk robbed of 55,225
in gold, have recovered a judgment for that amour:
against the proprietor. The Court decided thatiln.
keepers are liable for the property stolen fromstrau
gers and travellers sojourning at their inns.
THE MAINE LAW IN RHODE ISLAND.—BOth boos
es ol the Rhode Island Legislature have passed tbs
Liquor bill framed after that of Maine. It is to gs
into operation on the Ist of July, and will put Is
effectual atop to intemperance ammo; the seiner
era at Newport during the fashionable season.
THE OVERLAND ENIGRATION —A gentleman of
Gelena, who recently came across the plains, cues
that large numbers of emigsants who had started to
California overland, were returning ig consequence
of bad state of the roads.
'RAPPING MADNEss —Six patients have been t;
mitted into the Indiana Insane - Hospital, within 4
past month, whose insanity has been produced t 7
the spirit rappinga.
SIR llama Bur.wea.—The Grand Duke of Ts
carry has refused to receive Sir henry
British envoy to Washington,. but has laieff coq
med to his residence at Florence, as Elligk
Minister.
Wasnmovots was raised to the degree of Ms"
Mason, August 4th, 1753 having been initiated N 4.
vember 4th, 1752. The 100th anniversary pilaf
initiation is to be celebrated by the Masonic
temity throughout the Union.
Waverley Station
TINS
GOING EAST. R.M. GOING WEST•
'Night Express, A.M. 1 34 'Night Express 4.31.
Day Express, r.x. 217 Day Express, lot. 419
Mail train, A.m. 8 63 Mail train, 91 3
Accornmodation,A.m. 4 23 Accommodation,r 1. I II
Sunday night, r.x. 838 Express freight, A.x.101
• Does not stop at Waverley.
Q' Stages leave Waverley for Towanda, twines
day—at 8, A. M., and upon the arrival of dm Laf
Express, at 4 26, P. M.
Leave Towanda twice a day for Waverley—+t l
A. M., to connect with the Day Express goings's
at 2 17. P.M.—and also at 3 P. M., connecting
the mail train going west.
Married,
n Wysox, on Wednesday evening. 1201 Taft, h 7
Rev. Julius Foster, Jon P. Ki aa r of this Wesel.
to Miss MA's ANN RTIZICKLA.IIII, of the forma
place.
Cat.awissa and Towanda Railroad.
NOTICE is hereby given to persons interested u
said Railroad, that the Commissioners appoifr'
ted by thy act of incorporation will hold'their 60
meeting at LAPORTE, in Sullivan co.. on TM
DAY, the 25th day of MAY next, for toe purpose ri
opening books and receiving subscriptions to tht
stock of said Railroad. The following are the Com
missioners: Thomas 8. Fernon, Wm. ColleY , „
Sanderson. H. A. Moblenberg, J. Y. James, N. 1 :
Burrows, 8. H. Gillingham, Sam'! talegargvei Mar' h
8. Mange, W. B. Clymer, G. A. Nicoll's, John Ta:,.
er, M. S. Richards, C. R. Paxton, Joseph Phria ,u ;
R. Buckalew. M. E. Jackson, Emanuel Loaros,s
Masters, L. B. Rupen, J. F. Cowan, C
Oliver Watson, Michael Meylert, James ZIP"'
A.
A. Mason, Lewis Zaner, A. J. Dietriek.JosialiJ aes•
son, Rollin Wilcox, G. F. Mason, (- 7 .-L Wa rdr Vi n
Overton, John Laporte, Wm. Elwell, B. s.llassem
David. Wilmot, A. McKean, Henry Gibbs,. Cha r l
F. Welles, jr. David Landis, John Seller, Dame
Her; (Pequa.) May O. ISO
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VISE!! FlSH!—Mackerel by the bbl. half and Qr
bbl.
1"1.• pound. At. a choice quality of CA
fish this day received and for sale by
Liitarch le. MERCUri
N. T. &USIA.
ABLE.