iiiiii MIMM!!MN ,gU4-# o o,_MqYqs o `. Free Men " 2. rect rgeraorv. L.O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. tai5.4,44,„.541.Ati1yt.),A,y_ ..3.1...„18.1, 50 50 per annum—if pairrWithiu the year 80 eenta bettiedastad—fot smith paid actually in advance $1 00 win be deducted: No papr scut over two years. nuhree pat' for. 'Aiiesstrtsuntieltr4.; peracittere of ten titles. stl cents for the Grehatul 11.5.4a0ta for eaelt.sobitleent ineertioti. Sr Wide' nitheltVitton• 810e.r." oorth.sitle ot. the ritbite 1 1 0100 1 4teirlioor tha.uradford- HOJCI. .Entrance beiween Messrs. Adams , sofa Eicreirilerv'efitees. . . • •':--:—Zroigogratici rfozcinaticns. • - "i._:ro 7., •,--T-!- • , • • - ..,...,, 11 .1 . icli tßy.siorrT,_ . . GE. FRANKLINA PIERCE, , 4,444, :i -.:i4:.,,0i.f1r.*4 , 4**54t. •:. , • . rou Fic,,,...satitNT. 4: - 4-• .- W4 - 4ill lA' 31- . R:: li I NO , dr . 4LA11411:4. . . •••- -4 . , .:'- -.....' ;..: %.. -..; t'.." .7 . , .. i ~ von CAICkt tOPCNITACIO!rtn. W . *. SlfhiftlGllT - of Voic . iitti County .... . . Death of >Zenry Clay. HENRY CLAY 4 p i le greateat orator of the age, died al aahlu gton, Tuesday last, at S 5 minutes as II A. M., aged 75 years 1. months. The dissolution of Mr. Clay has been a matter of daily expectation ! tor some time past, and yet his, deceaselipreads a gloom over the whole conntry PatliseuArife;is- hushed by the .silence and• gloom of ihrkgrave,, and. those who have battled Mr. Cult's pin:pestari most warmly, are now ready, in View of the event-!high levels all distinctions, and pros traten,al) Ors ) to: do honor SO his ability. and. integ rity. that he was a great man all will :acknowl. edgq—art arator.and a statesman. No man in this nation,:ever was encircled with such.a host of per sonal admirers, as Mr. CLAY, or friends who were uswarm-heartedly enthusiastic in his support, tipon the reception of the news of his death at thja place, cm.Wedues.day, the bells warn toiled in announcement 'of his.decease, and in reverence and respect for his memory. Hark from tie Tombs* -Mr. gathers* has written a doleful letter tocer• kain:citizens of SptinOteicl township, in this county, ittr-anSwerio he addressed to him l a copy of which weer Invalid been-favored with, but find it publish• eci in several distant papers. !t LS dated the 14th ofothetpresent Month, and as is to be expected born one who is a principal mourner upon such a sor e= occasion, the - letter is fitlEd with lamentations and grief. 11r. %condoler, with every feeling of an afflicted and grateful heart, with the democracy of Springfield, that the democracy of the Union have not responded to the wishes of Pennsylvania in the National Convention ; yet he says " all of us have mach season to be sans* with the nomination of Franklin Pierce and Witi K. King." Though a reluctant expression in favor of the bentecratio candidates, we have no disposition to lad fault with Mr. BUCHANAN'S letter ; except in one particular. . 3 1Ve find in it, a sentence of common= datlon'of the u' lamented Wright''' . as he terms him. floldingyas wedo, , the memory of that best of men, in the highest reverence, we could hardly have been more shocked had Mr. B. attacked his ,fame, than we were at this hypocritical reference to a man. wito' - when he lived, Was so, immeasurably superior to 'JAMS. Bvetuns's in every particular which metes the statesman and the patriot, and whose examine *lll be illustrious, and whose memory wit! be :keret'', when the latter is numbered with thatintscillating end - corrupt. It is now matter of hiartitt; 'tette pre life, the exalted talents, the hi:bending iniagiiiy olStrAts Wayntrr had raised him eo-higt‘ in - ft:Oiler estimation, that attention was di rected to "him, early the beginning of Polk's ad ministration, its the: probable secceasor. Cense cAiiiy; he *.e7 in the way of certain aspirants catitposlttg, the cabinet. Forgetting the immense debt 'of gratitlide they overt to him ; for securing the election •of Polk; theta Presidential aspirants set reborn achieving the of the man who they supposed stood in the way of their ambition They succeeded in deteating his e'er ion tar Governor, but his holdup= the affections of the peril:le the.y could riot shake. In-dignified and peacefel retire :n*4i death' iniddenly struck him down, to their in finite joi: One of the chief of these conspkaterP, vim lames Bectiamas; Who now affects to 'shed byre:critical fears &ter his grave, and comes forward to bear witness to his virtues and fidelity as a Demo. crat. &tonna( might at least have spared his friends this thrush But if he is 'sincerely penitent forthe`pirthe played !abet disgraceful and trench enitfia'deed,he will no* have ample opportunity in theqefffernent - nt Wheatland, to refiect upon ibe uncertainty of human plans, And the certainty of gull retributive jestice which sooner or later over takei'lis;oltewho'stoop to such sets of dishonesty atuf. i pfulattekt;` ' Theiletter elgses with the following singular de cfaiaitdtt and iecitiest, wie;ch t speaks as plainly as tatiniiag„, canipeak, thareentinttinte of Mr. BUCHAN *eaten:end iffaCerates the feeling of disappoint nient . ander which the disappointed off:mg-seeker ! , 1 noWlfrotirtited !-- . " I must yet leave the public: discussions of Ilt, yrrinciples,involveri in the present ' egotist to young , et and abler partisans. I hate daring so long a pe::' 604.1i:red •ia the-character-of Smalllet...44crii' th,people„tlytt I trust my ;democratic feJtoW-Citi: zens tbrciughout the Rafe considering that I - oat:lute more thatilley yeats °lnge; will-be willing to gin • inequeliototable diicharge, Irons the mote •ttetive duties ottlits catopuign: It seems tons that this, coming from neomiheitt candidate, is calcuraleil, Jr not intented, to dampen • 4. thtreefin4 otenthusiaid with whiCh the ovettlitow n10;4 2 143 and die tialielicni of a new canal , date; liar been received, fl intplain anti pesitiie intritat , te; Mr tlftronswatei tiara:Wit filen& to gitelhe eottl ehouhler tn the nerninces - ofthe Bahl. 11' he had been ` the i,tteceialfil candidate, we hardly -bitieye he or h)e . ands, would hive, been - sitie:fied - Cattisach an excuce ham . tither ca;Rs or . tiOvet..atig. • Yet, if he 'is swuctie . a'44ive up ihe nmuit' of the ` l'rei'idenep;, natty the'political ,graFe'Whieh OWn ha4.4:_icake V; hiier, tiloiS no teiteihif the nttittiellnfbh the'Ril - hzonit, will be in any imminent danger from the act,, or euft I er deteat, or any , ,declease of popular esteem by I his witkultawalk spfeeiantiqtrircap7; Jiggirta, int ink iher relics orittie . Pest, bring tirt; tite:*iituable*rvices he= ititstettdered the Dertlo eratii!paoy, for exceiit tousifflm high positions with w hitt he Irtsteen hottbrethcide.ratle and - dettanOti jrii y, to aniWet his oiv tt'Perstirretrambition, we are cot conscious of the great amid lie his ever 'itiddejiif.: Which ite.ltioWitraiiiiif - s.tlitericiti4l4.4l l s& charge," However, we, hate no ditpcisitiert to w'd one drop to the Curl cop or his aillictionii and for one. we vote that du) prayer ofthopetitioner be graoted, Itcquies:at in pace. Mi -.0: We utideiwand there anti be -tio estimate paid to the coittractora 'iron the North'Uronch until the Bth of July nest. What does this meati f— rhe loan of $850.000 was taken at Harrisburg on. the 12th inst. and of course the money Was ready at that time ; and yet the Canal . CommiistonerA, it appears in their wisdom have Concluded. to deTer paying the Contractors their ju , t • dues for nearly one month. The query is, ; _tsbat is being done with, this money.ancr in whose lauds does it re- main in the meantime ! It looks io there was something ' , Mien in Denmark." The ex(raet, from last week's' Argue, is eitherin intentional Misreprelebtation, art Amnia learn - the 'Whirs or that ofbret to be more careful in making asiiertions and etniemmte in future. The first installment of the load taken on the 12th oh., was not to be paid into the Treetop until the Ist instant, Through the exertions of the roper of ficers the sent of $.150,000 has been fulranCefi to the contractors, sometime anee, which must be red paid from the first installment of the loan, and whieli !calmer only some 760,000 avtii able; We submit to the Argus if it is just or lair, thus by insinentiotts to attempt to intpeach the honesty of the ttishurkibg ollicers of the State, after the ex• traortlinary exertions they have made to procure mor.ey, to relieve the necegsnies of the Contractors? We know that the Superintendent, Gen. flargerAt, has been indefatigable in his elloris to procure the necessary hinds, and hat actually aiitiarsed a large amount pro Cured by his exertions, and upon his own re.ponsibility. In ihese efforts he has also been aided and seconded by the State Treasurer, and others, and the inuendoes of the tlrgui are di timed and'unwarrantable. Tbe Supreme Minot': The Democratic State Central Committee have determined to convene the 4th of March Conven- tion, at Harrisburg on the 26th of August, for the purpose of nominating a candidate tor Judge of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Judge Comma. Judge WOODWARD, thriable and popular appointee of Gov. Birmett , who now fills the 'Vacancy with much marked ability, will no doubt the tirlan lawns nominee of the Convention. The Whig Stale Convention, which assembled at Philadelphia on Saturday 19th inst., nominated the }lon. lessen BUFFINGTO N, of Armstrong 'County, mi. Judge of the Supreme Court. The attendanCe Jf delegates was very small. The last ballutetood foi BUFFINGTON 36, fat Comly 31. Judge Buffington Is a gentlemen of fair abiliiieir and sustains a good reputation. Ile was , beaten largely last fall fur President Judge of his own dis trict, by the Hon. JOHN C. Ktox, who watt not a Citizen of the district. MEETING ss Scut:lncal. COUNTY.—iI large Pub lic meeting was held at ifrottsville, on Monday, June 141, presided over by F. W.Huattrs. Best). lotions cordially approving the democratic nomind• tions, and the following resolution in regard to Gov. Btot.na, were enthuslaStically adopted : Resolved; That we, as a part of the Demceracy of Pendsylvania, feel much pride anti satisfaction with our truly democratic Governor. Wm. Bigler. we have in his official course the proof of the fact that the positions taken by him in the late Gubernatorial contest Will be ably and firmly maintained and that the great radical doctrines of the patty and bf the Constitution will be adhered to win an integrity , and decision that will give to the people of the en tire State, as it has already done, the assurance, that With him in the Executive chair, their rightt will be safe against the clamor for special priviliget, the overreaching devices of the monopolist, and that vat) economy, and statesmanlike views will be enforced in the management of the revenues of the State. the preservation of the public credit and hus bandry of our rescourees: Marralt tot Bradford County I Bradford County has for several years had the credit of being the first in the State to pay into the State Treasury her quota of State Tax. We have seen the receipt and letter of the State Treasurer ac knowleilginxthe payment of the Tax for 1852, tvith the assurance that Bradford is again first at the Treasury, and securing an abatement of three hum; dred and fifty dollars, part of which has been allow. ad to the tax•payers. • Otis gratifying moult is awing to the indefatigable exertirins df the Deputy Treasurer Mr. PEcx, aided by the Collectors, and the promptness of the tax payer* thennteltes. Kr Now that the tibeition " who isGen. Pierce?' has been settled to the Cntite satisfaction of the pub lie, we are tensions to have an answer to the follow ing queries : 1. Who presided over the rtnii boittes,at Carrot -Hall, daring the sitting of the Isle Democratic Con- vention ! - 2. Have the bills' for nines. StipPei% 'Res, been ,liquidated 3. If so, who , " bled?" • An early miner le requested. • 0::7- The Atgut is troubling itself abed Mir riot tieing represented in the Demotratio.National con. y e rgfcm, Our neighbor need riot terAfflicted. .-We• have lake tome. pains to set that tnatet rea dy, and fief competent to do it Jamie*? hereafter. The fact that we; mete unrepresented Mine Nation al Convention, Whin; it cenuld absolve us from aft obligation necessarily to support its nomination, does not prevent us from giv;.ng a hearty support to the Choice they made. (gy 4 Thdginis of Temperance at Canton 03 mak ing arrangements fo'r a celebrauon of 'GO nations/ birth-day; on WittMlay Bit-inst.',Tbgt programme will beiburtit itt atuitheritolumn, and we are confi dent than the °Caesium wilt be made worthy of the day and the glorious cause of Tenn:lemma. , ' .o*. Ltogiab R..Tavios hea beti appointed post•master at Grenville, in thpi eodtrty,' triad. Tat , lor, resigned: , • • - - , A ,wmtas,' mined by an police officei, in ton *aped from the:thirdittory:wiodow Sag Imam!, do wn ,upon tkpiavernent, and broke pdbones ? ea r th . she is FLlprOttd tj have Arijortg:liirsdir intc;init by the shock. - • - „- Letters' from the Democratic Ntomi . iceepthig the Notnln4tens. Thi,AVaeliingtonfilnion publisheithe following fetters from dememtFranktin Pierce,* tValiiatri aging i i'accOtingofie nomination et tlie 4 . ifleme":„. crate Setien .Conv ntlon for the Pr'iliale4 tta Vice:POsiilWcy LETTER PROM GEN. PIERCE ;2•4Gekir. — ibittit:=4-hatelhe'llifierfoliekte*ledge' 'your personal kindness in presenting me, this day, your letter, cfliciallY inforMirig me of 411 lamina• tTian, by'the Demoutatic National Convention, as a eandidatb forthe-Presidency of the Untied I States. , The surptise with which I. received,. thchititelli geocAl alley noraination'tiai nrii tuirninglid painful solicitude, and yet a is proper for Metope/ . that I he-tearinet in 'Which it laratitetifelfeitWee:Pe: • celiarly graiitylug- .The-.4elegittion, ; fiorn New Hampshire, with all the glow of State pride, and all the 'warmth of pereonal.regard, would not have sub nnittedieydneine ro the_Cenvenijon,,inir would they layettes' a' vote for me tinder eircifinstantes other than these Which catered. I. shaif always Cherish with pride and gnitituile a etiou•of the fact that that .voice which first :pkououneed for mooed .priniounecd alone, . came from me Mother of State..l-;--ii pride wad - gratitude fitting abbve any Consequences that Can betide me' personally. Magi 1 not regard it - ria a fact pointing' to the overthrow otsectionaljealousn'ess and.look 7 ing to the.perennial life and,vigar of a Union,. Ce mented by,thei brood of thcisii who have piteited to their rew'aida Union wonderful in its formation, boundleiairi-itihopes. and amazing in its destiny ? I accept the nomination, relying upon an abiding del (Ilion to the interests, honor and glory of the whole enuntry, but beyond and above all, upon a Power superior to all batman might, a Power which from the first gun of the revolution, in every crisis through which we have passed, in every hour of our ac.tinowleilged peril, when the dark clouds have shut dowel around us, has interliosed as if to bailie hnman wisanrn, out march human larecast, and bring out of dar::ness the rainbow of promise Weak myself, faith zntl hope repose there in Sect]. rity. I accept the nomination uron the platform adopt ed by, the Convention, no: hecanse this is expected of me as a candidate, but because the principles it embraces command the approbation of my judg ment ; and with them I believe I can safely say, therebas been no word nor apt of my life in con flict. I have only to tender my grateful acknowledg. mess to yoo, gentlemen, to the Convention of at:rich you were members, and to the people of our com mon country. I am, with the highest respect, your most obedi ent servant, FRANK Picacc. To Hon. J. S. Barbobr, Thompson, Alpheus Fetal, Pierre Soule. LETTER raor 'Mil. R. ittNa SENATE CHAMBER, June 22, 1852 GENTLE3IEN :•••I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, notifying me that I have been nominated by the Democratic Convention as Vico l'res.dent of the United States. This distinguished manifestation of flit respect and confidence of my Oemocratic brethren, eom mends my [host grateful acknowledgments, and I cheerfully accept the nomination with which I have been honored. Throughout a long public life I am riot conscious that I have ever swerved from those principles which have been cherished and sustained by the Democratic party ; and in whatever situation I may be placed, my countrymen 'may rest assured that 1 shalt adhere to them faithfully and zealously—per leCtly satisfietithat . the prosperity of our cenitnon country and the permanency of our free institutions, can be promoted and preserved only by administer ing the government in strict accordance with them. The plattorm as laid down by the Convention ' meeta 'with my cordial approbation. It is national in ell its, parts ; and lam content not only-to stand upon it, but on all occasions todefend It. For the very flattering terms in which you have been pleased, gentlemen, to characterize my public services, I feel that I am indebted to the personal regard which I am proud to know you individually entertain for me and that you greatly overrate them. I The only merit can lay claim to is an honest dis cnarge of the duties of the various positions with which I have been honored. This I claim—noth ing more. With the highest respect and esteem, I am, gen tlemen, your fellow-citizen. IYnr. R. KING. SUPPOSED FRAGMENTS OF ortiE STEAMSHIP FREAI DEN T.—The Bauffshere (Scotch) Joutital publishes the following description of pieces of the wreck of ' a large vessel, supposed to be the President, wash ed ashore on the coast of Scotland. The exact fate of this vessel, or the causes which led to her loss, have always been a subject of interesting inquiry With the public, but so tar without leading.to any saiistattory result. " This wreck seems to have formed a part of a large steam-vessel, and from its appearance it has been a lon. lime in the water. The piece got on shore is about 25ieet square, and contains 17 tim bers. !These timbers measure at the floor heads 13 inches'by 12 inches. There are three pieces Of large hanging iron knees, two of which are 7 feet in length, the other five feet ; and two iron beds supposed to be for the boilers, each bed 18 feet long, the knees of the thiCkest pad'heing tour inches by two. On one of the beds the initials "L. W." are stamped. The floor heads are bolted with iron bolts, and the but-ends with composition above eight inches. The wreck has been inspected by seamen and shipbuilders, who unite in declaring it to t I the wreck of some large steamer—this fact is said to be ascertained almost beyond a doubt.— fit these circumstances it has been suggested that the *reek now lying in our Oast may possibly be a portion hither ill-fated British stean.er the Presi dent. In order to facilitate the ascertainment of this fact—should it really prove the case—we have been particular itt giving the above description of the ap pearance of the reck, trom which, sbould it chance to meet the eye of the bbilders of the vessel, they would in all likelihood be able at once to say whether or not it formed a portion of this long lost steamer. The wreck has, in the meantime. been taken in charge by the officer of thetoast Guard, who, we doubt not, in case it may be deemed 'ite cessary to inve'tigate, will see that it is not too speedily Woken up or destroyed." GEN. PIERCE AND THE MEXICAN WAR.—The Hampshire Petrie' says : "The Boston Atlas and other federal papers, with a view to detratct from the credit justly tine td Gen: Pierce'sservices in the Mexican war, allege that tie " resigned - his com mission .and returned hometlong before, the close of the, war." This is deliberale4 th false, in the .sense in which these papers intend to fie Mideratiid.— The laCt is,,the war was really ended before Gen. Pierce - left Mexico; tie remained there as long as there waa anyfighting to be done, and the despatch es of Gen. Scott show that he did his full share of it. The•WaOlington Republic, the organ of the admin ittralion,says that it appears 14 the official fist of ofhceradralee Scott, that Gen 'Pierce was in the bat tle of Contreras, Cherubuscoi:Molino del Rey, near Chapultepec, near Bolen, and at-Garita B. ten. These• Were the principal ' kettles fought alter Gen. Pierce joined Scott.•• Atte thern and Afier our Only . `had gained possession . of the city of Mexiect:—=in other . wPrds, alter-all the fighting was over, Gen. Pieree vesigred his commission. Fot, .this , he is censured'. but most .of the people .will 'remain hi m, l o ,, v ; d o i n g, . Be did not wish to remain in idteriegs; Ming uperr the GoVernment' without ten dering,eny serv i ce, an d t o there was no prospect thataap fthiliermilitary airvicess would be> requir ed of hlin,•he very properly resigned. ; While there -Weafighting to be, done, he remained at his post 'siiiitpedimeil_tila dutyy, as creditably and as gellani;: .ly as any other officeri- it Gett?Seott's'.oftieial des ' paiebet rhelrutb.: .:Botwhen the ; war was ,in - fito rid!, home. it ; is ttusti the,wat was ritr tlericily„spealrieg closed .; every Irian in the acirtriindersistinl.that it- was c nse in. tact—t at :titete-Aras no morc-figiting• to be' done." .•r ‘; frOceedingi oCilfel4lld Congress. Watanitscatow hue 23,1852. !Debar& The Chair laid berpriilhe Sinate4 comnisMicai. tion irom-thi Deparnnent or. the inlerior, , stating ieasohs why no investigations had - been had ol the charges fled against the COmmititioners to run tfie Sfexican boundary. Mr. Seward, from the Select Committee on the subject,operted, a joint resolution far the purchase of is Catlin's collation of Indian scenes, portraits," On the motion of Mr. Hale, the bill giving to acts of the Chiel Clerk of the Patent Office...all the force. and validity as if performed by the Commission. ei inferior', was boritmliteil to the Cobunittee on' Patents. ...Mr.-Mason, from the Commiltra Claims', reported a joint resolution for the relief of the Spanish Consul and other Spanish subjects re siding et New Orleans and Key- West for loisei sustained by violence during the year 1851. The joint, resolution hont, the nooso, accelititi; ikrtrait of Henry Clay, relented to the nation by Mr. Ffignani, of New York, and directing it to be placed in the Congrepianal Library,' was taken up end passel. , The bill to 6.itattlih a braiich Mini in California Waal returned from the House With several ameba: men's. The'bill . being taken up, Mr. Gwin ;urged that the amendments be concurred in/ The amend mental webs then contorted in and 'the bII was passed. Mr. Hale offered a r esolution directing an inqui r? into the expediency of prohibiting, by law Clerks of Courts practising as Attorneys. Adopted. . A bill to incorporate the Catholic Staters the Visitation, of this city, was taken up. It was am ended by limiting the arr.ount of property owned by them at 3150,000, and was then ordered to be engrossed. On motion of Mr. Atchison, the Senate proceed ed to the consideration of executive business, and at 3 o'clock adjourned. FIi , USS. OF RePRESENTATIVES The House resumed the consideration 6" Ben nett's Land bill, granting land to all the states for railroad and -educational purposes. The question was taken on Mr. Bennett's amend ments designating, to what' railroad the land grant ed to eleven oldie sta'es for that purpose shall be applied; and it was decided negatively—yeas 73, nays 95. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, by a tote of 95 to 92. The morn'; hour having expired, Mr Benet t mov ed that the bill be recommitted, with a view that it might be kept as the first business to-morrow morn Mt. Jones (Tenn) raised the queition that, as the mowing hour bad expired, this could not be done, and he claimed his own right to the floor to make a motion. The Speaker overruled the motion, and said the bill must now be read a third time, as the House had ordered. Mr. Jones said the decision was arbitrary and IY ran ical. - The Speaker pronounced the gentlemen out of order, and requested him to treat the chair pith re spect. Mr. Jones applied from the decision of the Chair. but the house sustained the latter by a large ma jority. The bill was read a third time and then passed over. The Speaker laid before the House a message from the. President of the United States, inclosing a note from the Spanish Envoy Extraordinary and Minnister Plenipotentiary, asking indemnity horn the Spanish etiblects ivhose property was destroyed in the popular tumult at New Orleans in August last, erciaing out of Cuban rajahs. The President recommended favorable action. The message was referred to the Committee of Foreign affairs. The House went into Committee on the Dificien• cy bill as returned from the Senate With amend• ments. Mr. Town=herid laid, in tie course of his remarks, that he had cooperated with and labored for the democratic party when he could employ it as an anent to attain great ends, and only then .-- a The democratic party did not oan him. Its Corri• promise measures were concerted by clay, sustain. ed by Webster, and put through by Fillmore. and his administration. tie protested against this steal ing of whig timber to build the democratic platfortn, anti he regarded the resolution o ithe democratic Convention in relation to the Co romise, a spe cial piece of impudence, nothin,, t a fraud, and intended to humbug. In the Convention he spirit edly opposed the Fugitive Slave law. Mr. Giddings succeeded in eajing that that both the whig and democratic patties are now united on al! principles heretofore in controversy. The con test was, therefore, only for the spoils. Ile then examined the platforms of those parties, especially those portions relatin g to the Compromise, and ' wished to know how slavery agitation was to be stopped, holding that it &mid not be accomplished, although it had been resolved that dart should be done. He trampled these resolutions under his feet. The two Conventions had better have been attending Sabbath school, instead of attempting to imitate every tyrant from Nero to Nicholas. Hav ing passed the Fugitive Slave law under the gag _its friends dare not go before the people with aalefence, and hence they silence discussion. He said, the position of the free democrats was on the Buffalo platform, and that they hold the balance of power, which they will wield for the benefit of human freedom.. The Committee arose, and the House adjourned. Wasunvoma, June 26, 1852. Swam—The Senate was not in session to-day How.c.—The House met at the usual boor. The Speaker announced the first question to be on the passage of Mr. Bennett's bill, giving lands to all the Stater!. hlr.Sweetzer moved that the House adjourn.— Decido negatively, only eight voting in the af firMadve. The bill was then passe&-,Yeag, 9G ; Nays, 86. Mr. Stephens, : of Georgia, moved to reconsider the vote and at his instance, this motion was laid upon the table. The bill apprrtpriates to Missouri 3,000,000 acres; to Alabama 2,500p0 acres to lowa 3,000,000 acres ; to Michigan 2,500,009 acres ; to Wisconsin 2 500,000 acres, to Louisiana 2,500 000 acres ; to Mississippi 2,000,000 ; to Florida 2,000,000 acres; to Arkansas 3 ; 000,000 acres,; to California 3,000,- 000 acres; to Illinois 1,000,000 acres; to Indiana all the publics land not sold, located or reserved, ly ing within her limits, and 1 000.000 acres in addi tion thereto ; to Ohio all the public land not sold, Ip cated or reserved, lying within her limits, rind 2,- 000,000 acres in addition thereto ; and to each of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode island, Connecticut, New Vork t New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolinri; Georgia, Marytattd, Vir ginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. ut the rite of 150- 000 acres for each Senatoi and Representative in the 32d Congress, from-Said States respectively.— And to each of the organized territories and the Dis trict of Colembia, 150,0p0 acres. The eleven States first named are to apply their shares in the con struction of railroads, and the remainder of the States and the Territories.and the District of Colerfibia are to expend theirs for the support of schools; or for other useful purposes.. Mr. Cobb, from the eciremittie on Public f ands, reported a bill extending the provisions of an actin relation to carrying into effect the existing cinnialit with Alabama and Mississippi, in relation to the five per Deaf. fend and 'school reservations; and it Was passed. . r . , The same ' .. geritleritari likewise reported a bill, ranting the right of way to all railroads and plank reads tbirtigti the public lands. - He moved tow it on its passage; but at this point the' morning hoar expired.. , , . . • , The lionsSe resumed thri ConitidiritiOri of the Pennsylvania Contested jelection Case., • • Mr. flarrifitort'sPOlM m_favor of pealingg - the serif held oy . Mr. Fuller, and Mr. Davis, of •Massachn setts, and Mr.:Fombit'rijioke against it. . - :'The debelei waS notOnatialed Whed-ther fodle iaajoup • ed: - _ • me southweitern Frontier • i The situation at the Southwestern frontier-at -the ptesent s nioment is, if we - may credit :temp* pins collie RioGrabde, deplorably liad; and'fisreat4 ening td,the Mule Place and prosperity-. of that val 4 let. Murdeyk; robberies and outrages are of al; most daily occurrence, every mail that comes from that quarter teems with accounts of them. Quarrel& and tights between , the MeXicans 'anti Airier:lians are frequent. These, no doubt, originated in the first place with some desperate adventurers of 1:011 centimes, who cared het to See a War sprir.g up in the that they might profit by the plunder— American trailers also encourage this hostile spirit, with a yiew to arouse action,. against the. Mexican government, which has placeia very restrictive ta riff on the trade betitreen the American and Mexi can side of the `river. Carvajal's enterprise arose out of that•very circumstances; but since its failure the Mexicans are disposed, very naturally, to re taliate upon these disturbers of the peace of their country, arid are now endeavoring to break up en latelyithe.Ameriesn trade in the valley, and to break • off all inierpourses with the American frontier.— Organized brands of, robbers, under Mexican officers is said, have diiven off American citizens, who had quietly gelded uPott lands upon the Texas side of the Itio,,Gren4e; while in preseptitien of the peaceful relations of ljfe. In doing this, more than fifty of our citizens have been murdered, and out rages committed open Persons,and property,-while the infraction of the,revenn,e laws by the English and other foreign naerehants has bCen openly con nived at. This bad state of affairs demandssome more active and effective interference from-the United States gavel:merit than it has yet received, or fur ther trouble will grow opt , of it. The last Rio Bra vo which has reached us contains the proceedings of a meeting at Brownsvi lle, in which they call up on the Governor of the State to take • measures to give them " the protection which the General Gov ernment so unjustly witholds," and Ovid F. Johnson the editor of the Rio Bravo, has addressed a com munication upon the subject to General Shields, Chairman of the Committ h e on Military Affairs in the United States Senate,iin which communication there is a summary of all recent riots of violence corninitttd. The Rio Bravo contains also the fol. lowing narration: From - the Rio Bravo, oth foes On Saturday last our fellow townsman, Dr. Su therland, while on a jonmey to Edinburgh, learned that the Mexicans andlndians bad been over again and killed a Mr. Remmington, o settler on that riv. er. Proceeding on to the house of Dr. Rhodes about fifty miles from BroWniiville he learned that the party, consisting of about seventeen ludiaris and Mexicans, had.passed but a short time before, one of them having on, the piedmont Mr. Remmington, and was rang his horse, whiCh Dr. R. recognized by the enluipments. The party had stopped and threatened, that it they should find out that tie had anything to do with the gringo's, they would servo him in the.same way. Dr. Sutherland learned also, a little further on that five more persona had been killed and their bodies thrown into k fake, called Ague Negra. No one could tell whO they were, but their bodies bad been seen- that morning. lie then concluded to go on to the fake, which was but a little way ahead, and see if he could recogn iie the bodies. Proceeding on Until he came within sight of the lake, he became convinced. by certain movements in the bushes that he had already gone too far and instantly returned, at a rapid gait to itte house of Dr. Rhodes, from whence he came to Brownsville. Here a meeting.of the citizens was immediately called, by the ringing of belts through' the streets. Dr. Sutherland came forward and made the statements, as nearly as we can recollect, as we have given it above. A party were sent ont to bury the dead. in re turning, they were fired upon from the other side of the river by a large party, supposed to he from 60 to 100 in number, who were in the act of cross ing, no doubt With the intenfion to cut them off.— The party being in an exposed position, and having no means to return the fire with eflect, as those en the other side were in -die but-hes, immediately re treated. One of the party -who - had been residing in the neighborhood, and had joined with-the view of assisting to recover and bury the dead, was shot through the neck and fell tram the horse dangerous ly wounded. A GRAND GALA pAY.-MONOPPLY IN TILE Snow Ltsr..—The two most prominent Equestrian Troupes in this country, R. Sands & Co., and J. J Nathanti & Co., have entered into a confederacy, or joint ex hibition, with the great traveling Menagerie of G. C. Quick & Co., and they hare comprised.in an en• tertainment given under one canvass of colossal di mensions, riot only the famous performances of Mr. Sands, his dancing horses, ponies, etc., together with the newly imported wild beasts, recently pur chased from the Earl of Derby's estate in England t but also a full melo-dramatic perforntance ol Ma: zeppa, or the IVild Horse of Tartary, with all its splendid processions, thrilling incidents and dra matic effects, ea descr.bed by Lord Byron in his graphic poem. 01 that name. The interior of this ampitheatrieal exhibition is so arranged that the wild animals may be inspected on the one side while the performances of the Circus and the rep resentation of Mazepps are given in the arena, the audience being accommodated with eligible and convenient seats for upwards ol three thousand peo ple. The price of admission to the entire exhibi tion—Circus, Menagerie and Mazeppa— with the antipodean performance of a man who - Talks across the ceiling feet tipperniost, fly fashion, and another who breaks a rock with his bare fist,"is only twenty five cents. This combination and the low price of admission will be apt to put all small fry to the right-about i and will comprehend all the great trav eling exhibition into one grand gala day.—Tribune With PRESS ON GEL Scorr.—The Nev York Express, a decided and influential Whig paper, but opposed to the nomination ()Wen. Scott, has brought to light the following interesting reminiscence. The italics and capitals appear to belong to the Ex press : Final the Albany Evening Argos of blarelW, IS4B In the charaCter of General Scott there is much, very much to commend and admire, But the mis chief is, there is WEAKNESS in all he sayi and doei about the PaesmeNcy. Immediately after the close of the campaign of 1840, he wrote a gratuitous let ter, making himself a candidate, in which, all sorts of unwise things were said, to t return and plague' his friends if lie should be a candidate. And - since that time, with a fatuity that seizes on men that get be. wildered in gazing upon the " White House," he has been suffering his` p - en to dim the glories achieved by his Mumma AT HOLIDATSBURO.A shocking mardiir was committed, at Holidaysburg, on. Saturday night atter 11 o'clock. A man named Nathan Keast, a painter, waylaid and attacked his late employer, Mr. Marlin. A man in Martin's employ, who was in his company, named Joseph Malloy, interfered in his tietiatt, wttzn Keast stabbed Malloy in; the left breast With a dirk-knife,. which passed ihrOugh the, right ventricle of the heart, and, killed, him al most instantly: Keast was arrested and lodged in jail Tane.—LAtitong the sesoltitions ir.trodtteed ,trito the Worrias's Rights Conyention in their recent session at West Chests!, Pa., is the foho i ~ine Legislators are riqu'esteil to " initten note of Resolved, That if it .be true that it is a woman's province to soothe angry passions innl cala the tie ligerent feelings of men, we know of no place where she woolil find - a riper harvest awaiting her labor ibari iri Ibe hilti of our Nationafaha Siateleg. islatfori; . , Artrz-Pilifkx Ltutma LAW PARTY —The oppon ents of the Liquor law in Maine are.to_hold a Con. vention in Portland, next Week, to, nominate a can. ;tidal° for getkprnor . , opposed to the present law.— Hr. fiebbard, the present ineumbent.• and the 'Democratic candidate, is knewii• lc/ tie( elivoled to sdie. la W. . I•UMAHI THE OLD DEMOftAcy" HT ♦ TOVNO HICKORY Hhrrah.! the Old Democrat ! Me r in the field once more— :.No faction in their steady ranks To break them, as of yore ; With hands and hearts united all, Fling out the banner high. And Pierce and K ng, and Victory, Shall be the battle-cry. • Harrah ! the 01J Democracy, Unterrifted they stand, Prepared to smite, with Truth and %i n ; Corruption from the land ; Impatient fur the worif, their ranks Are heaving to and fro, To win, with Pierce and King, 14e Bell, From Maine to Mexico. Hurrah ! the Old Demccracy, , Defeat shall never more hs ltghaemblazc.n banrrer stain Thiough discord, as of yore ; Dui one and all to arms will spring To meet the common foe, With Pierce and King to 'whelm the W 1,131 Prom Maine to Mexico ! THE LUMBER POINTS OF THE SUSQUEIivin, principal lernberixiirits of the Susquehanna are Harrisburg, Middletown, Marietta, Co and Wrightsville, in Pennsylvania, and p un posit, in Maryland. About 200,000,000 feel, manufactured article, on an average, panda', Susquehanna to these points every year.* large quantity which comes via the can a l s quantity it is estjmated that about 70;01)0,000 will arrive at Baltimore during the cuirent ye ar. is oot.easy to get at tbq elect. Amount of S at done in this rapidly iticreising article of tot, consequence of the imperfect data required lir to be kept, but it is generally conceded that 11, ceipts of the year ending on the 20th of Am reached very nearly 250.000,000 feet, wh ic h little more theft one half the total number of 'which arrive at Albany, N. Y., tone of the • lumber markets in the United States) dna: year 1851, which amounted to not lest than 000,000 feet, a large portion of which, hot came from Canada, .whilst, ell 'hat is teoug L ht the Susquehanna is from Southern New Intl Pennsylvania., f h At Harrisburg, .um er purc..ased to that city and the adjacent country, embracing Cumberland Valley. A large portion is also chased at the other points mentioned. The of Columbia and Wrightsville, opposite, art for purchasing and piling lumber, to season Baltimore and Philadelphia markets, as well the supply of all the manutacwaing towns aka lines bl `railroads therMe to both cities ; whilst Deposit, bting at the head of tide-water, ath eiloies for shipping to all the markets sot as well as those on the Delaware ; and ma, era and manufacturers meeting here, a large tity of lumber consequently changes hands at point. The billowing is an approximation of quantity sold in each market which we hare merated z—fl.rristiorg. 5,000.000 feet; Jfiddlt 25 : 000.00h Wet; Marietta, 10,000,000 felt;! bia, 50.000.000 feet; Wrightsville, 10.000,01 Port Deposit, 50,000 000 feet—total, 150, feet. Besides which 50,000,000 feet are st from Columbia and Port Deposit tar Unmet PhilaJelphia. All this amount is exclusive average of 1,200 rafts of square timber, the part of which goes to Philadelphia and New _We have thus briefly state.: the comparant portatiee of the principal lumber points on ;hi qiielianria, from whose business some milltc dollars change handsyeatly. But it is linut event, compared to what it promises to beat few years. Ten years ago the lumber trade, timbre was hardly worth of mention. while a period something like 51,000,000 worth IS gold this market, and the trade is only in its infants Improvements are continually gong forwardc, timber regions. for getting that artml., to the rr , to be manufactured. and vast tracts of country abound in oin a wild t prinieval growth of n must, ere long, yield to the stroke of the woo;A axe and the magic influence of the heittm; to be sent down the " big stream," to the Mal of consumption, ant planted again in srnilinsic arid villages, not in the rude fashion of (Wife ness, but in,the improved shape of thoesanho: man tenements. —Baltimore Price Current. HOLLIDAYSBUIVI, I'A., June 22.—Another ing murder Was perpetrated in this cowry ; tanning Point, on Sunday night.. A saner. named John Robinson, having lost his wife, i preparations to leave for New York on Mardi Rut on Sunday night, himself and little eon, three years were cruelly murdered while a .,th , bed. A man named William Tracy had par his shanty and was sleeping up stairs. Pit ner's inquerg found lust the axe that hail slnt fatal blow, was aterwards used to batter the and wink:in-5. Altogether, Tracey's evidence so vagurfand contradictory that ho was arteged committed. Appearances'are very strong agi him. Rotenson was known to poses 5 the hundred dollars, and to wrest this paltry rum him, himself and poor little innocent son Wf erect into eternity. THE following five cadets stand htzlies: Graduating Class at the West'Point :Thlitary ' my: Ist. Thomas Lincoln Casey. of Rhode appointed at large, son of L. Col. Casey, of my ; 2d. Newton F. Alexal.ler, from T•nro 3d. George W. Rose, ficim New York; 4th ( Mendell, from Pennsylvania ; sth. Jos. B. from Connectient BRIDGE BURNT BY LIGHTNING —On Tuesilfi lightning struck and set fi - e to Shirely B: over Shirely river, on the Fitchburg railroad bridge was about 140 or 150 feet in length• . was entirely consumed, so that the passage ct cars was rendered impossible. A foot bridge been built, by which passengers are erieNetl IP and like the cars on either Fide. THE OW Unitarian Church, on the plait hasset Village, Mass, (Rev. M r 0-good.) °n day last,..was struck by I and the stripped of its out covering. o.ller parts ol he ing were slightly injured. The house was 3/ , on fire, but extinguished with but little trout The damage is estimated at about S4OOO. THE WESTERN CROPS.—The lowa papers , in the opinion that, notwithstanding the idei ness of the season, the wheat and other COl. be abundant. Vte have the Same sentation from Northern Ohio. Ini!iana, 111 and the greater portion of Wisconsin and gan. SINGULAR ELECTRIC Pt; Rao EN9 N.-- 111 b el showeroommeneed, yesterday 3 1.enionn.ea rb of lightning tio acted on tne the Fire A. that all the bells throtight the city which are it ed in theCireuit struck a