le
thoir*Sifassouth
ni—Great Excitement all Through
Day.
Ths following document, which H fists ti be
a prciClamation addressoil by M. \lCipsiluvt, to tl'
ilungarian pot:liens in 'Jody. has b i •er t iiiit, 6 e l
Iles Uth's Proelas t utliin•
livate name td the Hungarian flatiate , --T61,4 7 te
cliera quart., e,l u, tat
&Athens; C.Taraiit7,4 !—My activity is orihmited
1 antitlxiut to 441 my meat. ,1%1) kndenya-kolEec
liff'Coilittry, to — Make her indiTemlent, tree, and 1
happy. It is not by torlee we have berm
The:Race of the wall would t.ever
to crualtklungary. T. eason alone dxl it.
lo:re shall no . coegner us. nor trea
son injure us again O r war t- the war of the lib
erty of the world, and wt are no I,irier , alone
Nut only the whole people dl Olif. U Coquity, will
...be - Wilkes;
not only wilt those un t ie advese m u-
pow combat with us 1114 common enemy, Lot all
the people of Europe will art-u and wive -.tio wave
the banrier of liberty. By the -fare if the people
of the world the tottering power tit :he tyturi:s shall
be destroyed. And this shall be . the last war
in.thishirtir no nation fraternises more with the
Hungarian than the Italian. Our interests are one
• —our enemy is one—our etrugglo is one. Hunga
ry ii the rich' wing, and Italy the telt wing 1.1 the
army I lead:- The victorit will be common, to both .
Therefore, in the name of my oat on, I.ave I
Made alliance with the l!,dian nation. The mo
ment we raise the banner of Lite liberty ut the world
let the Italian soldier irillimgary more the in
@urgent Hungarian nation, .'id the HoOgarian
ier in Italy Mille , with insurgent l'aly. Let all.
wheresoever the alarm shall be sounded. combat
against the common e n emy. 11'h0...0 w i ll not d o
this, he, the hireling rd our country's executioner,
shall nevermorevee his naive lanik- He 5h..11 be
forever exiled as a traitor. as one has sold the,
blood of his parents and of hie country to the enemy.
The moment the insurrection or hand ; let not
. that moment and the Hungarian unprepared, for
• should it take them 114pie i iareil, should our nation
not improve the opportunity, our dear country would
be Inst for ever, and out national flag would be
covered with ignominy
I know that every Hungarian is ready for the
war of liberty. The blood shed by the martyrs.
the sufferings of :the country, have changed even
children into heroes:
No na'inn yet rewarded its 1.-rave sons so liherak
ly as the Hungarian nalion twill reward here. Alter
the victory, the State property shall he distmmited
among the army, and the families of the victim 4 rti
patriotism ; but the cow tri and the traitor shatl die
And 1, therefore, make it known to you, soldiers
in the name of the nation, that whoever prim you
this, my oiler, is expressly sent to you. that he may
report to me the favor. 0; I.beity in the army stu•
honed in I.aly, and ;kat lie may tell von, in my
name, how >co should organize yourselves
Accept the it are f viva rded to you
by the nation throng!) roe, 1.11 .w , them. Let
it be so in every towl 3 , 1,1 district our own craw
try and everywhere.
Brave narn The I! nivcd. an 1 tl.e hussars have
covered with iziitty •t•I t‘nr titvi m The
world locks ;:p _nthe it rt . .;nriati t!r.f, as tie
of liberty. w:Il preserve :l,ai glory, ar.:l satisfy
that expectation.
It is prittcya!:y oa yon 'list the eyes of the world
are for j tint- nitrnbcr is great. ir.e arms
ars in your hard ; 3 t., , ,enetous blood In ycir veins;
the lova of th c; , llt.':y. and ,ae o: vet.ranet,
ou her execTioners ism your breast.. Your ta4
is glorious ati'd easy ; fir yt. i are amorit; a nation
which will ;!re is ul combo:ants
against Aus:ria. •
From Rome to-The rt the
Beta to :1e country beyond :he Rhirie—ail the peo
ple are unanimunii in a cry, ;lined ll) !he clang of
millions or arms • " L t God be (air 1 , 1.1;,e. Down
with thl3 tyrants! I:ve :he lit.e.d . y of the pea.
Long Iwo our voiddiry '
Brave ones ! By tlos'cry your rhea vri!l be like
Joahua's voice, at ilia of which the Jericho
of tyrants shall la:I.
So I order in tl,a nary of the n 1,..1 c rer )
one obey. I will 6hOTOy t e amo;i4 3 ., -1 .14 re
voir. God be with ycu. KJIFUTIT.
February, 1553.
Maitztat's Proclamtion
followinz proclamation W. 17 poate.l a!I over
Milan ; and has been spread in other Farts of l•aly,
ITAtIiN NATIONAL. C,ILIMITTTF!
Italians ! Brothers !—The Alissiou ut Ole
tional Italian Committee is ended—your 1T115131=
begins. To day the fa-t w0;.13 eh. t i %VP, year
brothers, l etter to you, is :•1:11!UNeC 1011 to-mor
row, mingling with the ranks of the people, we
will aid you to maintain it.
insurrection! The moment matured— nanted
for three long years, has arrived. Let us sle ‘ ize
Be not deceived by appearance , : not misled by
The cowardly sophistries of lukewarm men. Tire
Inure surface of Europe, horn Spain to our oar
land—from Greeen to holy Poland, is a volcanic
erns!, beneath wMrt sleeps a lava nAttiten wit! burst
forth in torrents al the upheaving (.1 [tidy. Ft en
years ago the inAtrirrectinn of Sicily vr a , lullowed by
ten Laropean revolutions ; twenty European revo
loti MS will follow yours—all bound by one com
pact, all sworn to one fraieinal aim.
We have trends even in the racks al armies
- Who role us ; there are entire peoples whose alarm
cry will answer to yours. The natienal derrocra
*kw of Europe form one organized camp. v an .
'gaud of the great army of the people, fear no toss
Wien The initiative of Italy is the initiative of
Europe.
Insurrection ! Sacred as the thought of country
that consecrates it ; strong in will and in concentrat
ed energy as its aim, which is justice, amelioration,
gad free fratem - 1 life for all ; let it rise and convert
martyrdom into victory. The thousands of victims
who have fallen with the sacred name of Italy on
their lips, deserve this at our hands. Be it tremen
dous as the tempest on our seas. Be it obstinate,
immovable as"the Alps which surround you. Be
tween the Alps ant the extreme Sicilian sea are
twenty five millions of us, and a hundred thousand
(*feigners. It is the struggle of a moment if you do
but will.
Insurrection ! Let the grant word leap from city
to city, from town to town, from village to village,
Ike the elecir c current. Arouse, arise, awake to
tIA crusade fever, all ye who have Italian hearts—
Italian s-ms.
Remind he people of their unjust, stifle.rings, their
rights denied them, their ancient p wer, and the
great ft.ture ot liberty, prosperity, education, arid
egnalify—they may eokquer at a bound.
Remind your women tit the mothers, the sisters,
'the friends, who have perished in unconsoled eep
mg for their loved ones, imprisoned, exiled, belch
wed, because they had not, tut desired a country.
Remind your young minds of thought outraged
and restrained, of the g. - eat tr.alitioii. past of Italy
which they can con•inue only by action, of the ab
. solo a nothingness of the state they are Tinto in—
they the descendants of the men who have twice
given civilization to Europe.
Remind the soUiers nt Italy of the dishonor of a
servile uniform which the futei4ners deride ; of the
bones of their fathers left on the battle fields of Eu.
rape for the honor ot Laly, at the true glory which
Crowns the warrior f..a rig t, fur justice, lot nation
barters, women, you his, people ! let us have
fir the moment but one heart, une thought, une de.
are, ono ory in souls, one cry on our Itps--" We
will have a'countsy we will have au Italy ; and
gn Italy shall be.
Attack, break at every point the long ar.d weak
line of the enemy. Prevent them from conoentra
tong themselves by killing or dispersing their sold
le s, destroying roads and bridges. Disorganise
theniby strikinj at their officers. .Ceaselessly
piur
sae fugitives ; bo at war with the knile. Make
arms of tae tiler ut your houses, ul the stones ot the
sums, of the mots of your trades, of the nun of
lour crosses Spread the alurrn by watch fines
'kindled on every height From one end of Italy
to the other let the alarm-bell of the peoMe 101 l the
death at the enemy.
Wherever Too are viclo‘ious pore lorward at
'Pf.1.M.1P.**1 1 .1.14.1- ..4tfle,VP.l.PS'‘,fi l .O.r.:Offef t :F
.urrection grow like an avalanche. Vt hetever the
chat ces goes agstio.t you . ; rue to the gorges, the
piatt9jau t a, the lort,peskses,. given you by e k.rill - ~,,.
.Sverywkcite lite I#llle Will Itayibri*en.ain; ts*ry,
where it 49 willlk4lbrolge : rs,libid, If zetatthefied by
Ithe vichias ..!:,iitiett , elsiOrtiefiri, )(4-7yig4 . 4 ik end
iir
yo the ge!il e e eircilie ijiiy atilt.. (Xi* et,ly -;
ow
--. 0.0/a 4 _ 4 "I IY 3 11 4:4 1 Tip plehe of o
.( ; frk
ietnel tietity. wriLeijaii it* ~ , !?4 , 1,4 I- t.;-id all ',
thit
"Pe p:e r liier ar.tie are powerful to etuupte.r, they
ai ,, he du no? te.ray. it to the Ropubllcan flat
which, Li •48 ~ rl, l . 4), FHved w the o kolor
4 p.1 .liik;.
r
it - titi , ff.ros `,.iiteiii . tirir l 'frit rNt -
to
No•ne—eternal I:4olite, the nacretl metropolis, the
, eropt.• id 1 my :11.1 of 11 , a odd I
Furl() )'our,-elvef fghtinu beneath that flw; Let
lir It li %n people drt,e, istothy of Elie G..;il — who
211:tle. them ! f,..t women be sacred . ; let age. anti
1,111!.00:1 be sacred ; tel propertY'be'userett. Pun.
-h the thief toe :to enemy_. 1.•-e . J9r.ih.-uirec!ionthe. :
tiring,' pnv::;t;i'utjiiitiiiiiiili liken fro m flreeign
~oltiterd
To arm., to armi ! Our last word in. the battle
, ry. Let the nu •ti you hav e chos,en to lead you
croni fot:h : o V.llripe, 0.1 the nihriow, the cry of
ire , ory.
[Fur the Italian-Committee ] - ' ,
Josaert Niszzyst. -
AURELIO SAFE!. .
ikilnrizin Qoartlin. CPSOrP AgOiLlint Secretaries.
• Nlivi.7.rti has been 1,1 the Canton of Tessin°, Swit•
zetlan.l, fur a month past.
[Wilier Newt by the the Arabia--In
surreetiou at 311Iau.
PA RT°. Wrtlnes lay 7.h. 4A. T4T — An insurrction
iroke nut on the 601 in ',Milan. Five men have
pertsneit. our cutler 1- ro estahlished An A nAratti
proclamation arninunces this tact- The Milan Irani
had not a Hived on the Sth at the Swiss irOßLier.
Further ,;Juices sta!es that the fi.;ltt had recom
mrneed. A prnetama . ion of Mazzini is posted up
PARI., Feb. 9.—The French Government receiv
ed the lolly - In - inc. telelzraphie message:
Tuatx, Feb. 7, 19 A )I.—" An attempt at insur
rection ti.ok place at Milan nn the 6'h. 11 has
been suppressed. Turin and Piedmont are Iran-
The Sub marine Telegraph Company received
31 3 30 A r.t. on Wednesday, he 9thit inst., the fol
lowitr4 messatze tram the Flogit-h Minister at
lletne to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Lon
don
A telegraphic ITIPSF32O Isom Rellinzona of the
1 3'l t , . a-limn:We , : that the gates of
Milan were %hie, and 1 , I.V.tti uppo4 ea the instil . _
recti , n which had t een sapprei,eil was recom
menced. On the mornin^. of the Bth, the gates of
Milan were closed, and the wasal communication
with the Se iss hunt er was interrupted."
Anuitier irlegraph ran as
fulhrw~: -
't in , errec•inn !ri kpteß in Milan nn ;',an
lay. The per , p;i- , wee suddenly in three parts of
lie town several persons were killed An Aus
tin' proclarna . ion announces the re-e ,, abli.hment
cusler. Rut 'ithe .M a:: train had not atrived
‘ . ,eoeri!ay at the SWiS , 110:1:n e 1!:11
t~ gull
chl.rd. and it is believed :hat the fight hai re corn
rnenc,ed '
Tt, 1,) r.7i -, e - .rc...1 Cae London papers of
ed!ir-d.tv i%erung:
PARI 4 . Fes! , 9'5. 5 A. M iryturrec!ion broke
out on the 6.11 at Aldan. . .
J7e three hAtti.hed of the insurgents, it is
-ail, were slain by the soldiers. The Milan train
had not arrived mt the R h Swi.ts frontier —
Further advires nuires that the fightiiie has recom
menced. The J3nrr al des Debate ~ a ys' it is thought'
that the ti_thrim4 tins recommenced, &o.
The followieg is :he despatet, received at 2 50
90r h, the submarine lelelzraph coinpany
from the British miniver at Berne for tranernifeion
to the minister of foreign affairs at London :
" A tele'zraphlc meisa:ze float 13ellinzona ,tf the
Bth in:'. anu , •mu7—; ;Itat the gates of Mi
lan were Ont. and it was supp...e.l that the incur
recion whielt has been 5rm•,47,•.el hal recommen
ce I A pr.cl tma•otti front Mazzud was placard
ed."
Thc Chronicle of the 12'r save that a
self h'or dicp,'ol re 3ccPrl3 that 17anconlity %vat%
restored, that more arests had been made and three
men r , h r it.
Kor--ri:h hatl written a 'crier to the tromps of the
army, errtreanng them to in rir the great cause of
Another statement sava that the A nutrainq in the
Arsenal were masFrteretl, (hem which we inter the
1eo,•:u pnophe,l themselves with arms) The emmite
ticker out errnuitaneously in three pars LA the
The Milanese insurrection
We suspected, in reading the prcclamrcion pur
porting to have been addressed by Kossuth to the
Hungarians in Italy, that it was not from his pen.—
It waned the unction and fervor of his heartfelt and
ileait-trinching eloquence. A correspondent. offthe
rdnine, that we have reason to know is well in
formed on the pubject, denies that it was written
by K'ossuih. He also gives the following impor
tant particulars in reference to the outbreak :
The iitsurrectinn took place against the advice
of Kossuth, who wished to have it delayed It the
probable rupture between Austria and Turkey
should offer a lair. chance of success; but the
jars were so much exasperated by the recent flog
gings and hangings, that they said they rather per
ish in open baule than in the A estrain dungeons—
When Maziiti saw that they could no. longer be
kept back, he vitiote them that, though he thought
the outbreak premature, yet he w oulil go to iheui,
in the worst ease, to die with them.
" On rhe,fetr, proclamations were posted tip no
all the-sititiiiers of the streets in Milan, with the
names of Mazzict and Kostiutit. A riot took place
and blond was shed, but the movement was put
down. On the Bth, at dawn, some Italians iwro.
deceit themselves into the arsenal, and cut down a
few Austrian officers when the privates surrender
ed arid gave up their arms. The communications
were immediately interrupted, and we have no fur
ther de-patches up to this hour. 11 the Milanese
have finally succeeded, this blo,v will fall with
great hardship od the Austratns.
" There are now 52,000 Austrian soldiers in
Lombardy-13.000 of them in Mtlau, 20,000 in the!
fortress of Verona, 6 500 in Mantua, and the re-I
mainder in small garrisons dispersed all over the
country, and easily destroyed by the insurgents—
Eight thousand out o ;the filly are Hungarians, and
tur thousand Italians. An army of about the same
strength is dispersed thrOtr4ll Tuscany, Modena,
Parma. and the Romagna, but there the proportion
of the Hungarians is mach stronger.
" As in the proclamatio.i posted up in the name
of Kossult, it is not genuine. He.-has not written
a proclamation to the Flurgarian soldiers in the
Italian army since he has been in England. Ifs
name was probably made use of by the Italian , ,
who knew he would riot coutradiet it. The Times
got flits proclamation from people connected with
the Austrian Embassy, fin whom it was of impor
tance to have it contredicted by Kossuth. The lel
graph would have carried the deniml straight to
Vienna, and in hundreds of thousands ol copies it
would have been spread among the Hungarian re
giments, in order to prove that Kessetti was ttof
connected in any way with 'the Italian movement.
He did not approve of Mazzini's begining so early,
but he knows thai his friend must have a clearer
judgment about Italian matters, and will not act
without the strongest motives.
" In case the insurrection is noteupp•essed.up to
to-morrow, then the Austrin army will be destroy.
ed. or demoralized in Italy, and the insurgents have
full six weeks' time to prepare for a campaign, the
Austrianq being unable sooner to concentrate and ef
'icier t army. Napoleon is said not to be hostile to
the movement. Whatever be its consequences in
Italy, it insures for the present peace between Aus
Ina and Turkey. So r , ll Cith is certain."
STerint O'Ne.ll, General Pierce'a laithlul body
go..rd, who was with him in Mexico, will proceed
with the Prezaien: elcet to Warhington.
riw '6/if ta r
Preto Sep'Sr-Free-Speech; -Free Mess
Pre/dolls ter .IPror Tr . . •
ackipitick, EDITOR.
Towanda, Saturday, March 5, 1853.
Terns* of Whig Itelorriet•
911 59 Ter annunt- 7 .it paid +Ohm the year 00 eta:A.ldd ,
id deducted—Yoe cash paid ilettlidly in advanee et 00 will be
Deducted,, No poen sent Oseettincryttass.mideas paid bet
Anvorrtsziemera, per 'guarani' ten Hues. ea emits for the
Arnaud 2 cents for each subsequMit insertion.
fry' Office in the Union Block," mint aide of the Pobbe
dquare,:neit door to the 13radford Hotel. Emmet beNreeti
%learn. Adams' and Elw ell offices. . ,
Theßldgeley Case.
The Whig presvies throughout the Common•
wealth, are echoing the ravings of the abolitionists,
in endeavoring to create an impression that Govern-
or Brot.En, has trocklett to snn'hern dieration or sec
combed to Slavery influence, in certain eases
wherein Fogiives from slavery were concerned.—
We have endeavored by investigation, to inform
ourselves in regmil to these charg,es, until the result
to, a thorough conviction, that throughout the whole,
Gov Btot.trt nas octed as he believed to he his du-
ty, as the F:xeeative of thr:Commonwealth, having
due regard fnr her honor and erctlit, and deierrnin
ctl at all ha7arls to respeet and maintain the rights
of her citizens.
The Ridgeley case, as it is called is most frequent
ly referred to by those most anxious to find fault
with the Governor, arid the representations which
are made of it by the Whig press, it Inse r t/Oak! jos-
Illy them in the animadversions. Bit on the con
trary, a plain and correct statement of the facts as
averted by the records in the Secretary of the Com_
monwealth's office, shows that the Governer has
been grosely slandered and belied, and dm: his ac-
non has been strh as will be approved by every
citizen of the Commorwealth
It is em particularly to defend Governor Btar.ati.
Inh to do him justice that we have prepared the fel-
lowing statement :
It wall be recollected that officer Archilxthl Ridge-
Icy, of I.Liltiniere, arrested an alleged fugitive elave,
in a lumberyard at Columbia, some time during
the past summer. That in the scuffle, the negro
was sho: Otroti.2.ll the neck, by a pistol in the hands
of Ridgeley, who in the excitement consequent,
managed tit; escape to Baltimore. The aflair, upon
partial and prejudiced repreientations created a Ire.
mendous sensation, and a demand was at once
made that llidgeley be tried for his offence in
Pennsylvania.
It seems that before Affidavits sufficient to sus.
lain a requisition for !hie de!ivery of officer Rule•
ley ha I been presented to !he Governor, the State
of Maryland appointed two commissioners to visit
Pei.tisy I vania, cllect all the facts and communi-
cate with Governor Bigler, touching this unfortunate
affair. Thi• we regard as a piece of unparalleled
impertinence. The commissioners thus appointed
came to the seat of Government In the absence of
Governer flig!er rod immediately repaired to Lan
caster, nail in company with John L. Thompson,
the district attorney of that county, proceeded to
collect all the evidence that could be found in the
case. The testimony thus collected was forwarded
t o Governor Bigler The day after it came to hand
he was called upon Ly the Maryland comet ssion
ers, who solicited a fe.iv days delay before a final
decision in the case, until they could collect testi
mony to identify the deceased, as a slave, and Mr.
flidgeley as an officer. The Governor concluded to
accede to this request, on condition the said com
missioners would give him an official assurance
that Mr. Ridgeley would not take advantage of the
delay to escape. They gave such assurance, and
their communicationis now on file in the office of
the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Immediately
upon the piesentation of this testimony, the Govern
er proceeded to make an examination of the whole
case. Ile found the p -ima facia case, of unlawful
killing by no means a cleat ono. The force of the
filet affidavits taken had been much impaired by
subseqeent ti-s:imony, which went far to sustain
the plea of accidental killing. In view of this char
acter of the testimony—the important nature of the
case—the excitement which existed on the subject
at the time ; but above all, in consequence of the posi
ti••c declarations cf one rf the Maryland commission•
ers, that Mr. Ridgeley would never be given up on
such evidence as th It, Governor Bigler felt it his dury
to send the case to a greed jury of Lancaster county.
Ile had really no other proper and manly course to
pursue. Although satisfied that Mr. Ridgeley was
not guilty cl murder, he believed he should be
brought to trial on the charge of manslaughter, and
under all circumstances repudiated the idea that
such a trial could not be„impartial. lie according
ly sent the evidence to the district attorney of Lan
caster county, to be tail before the grand jury of
that county, and distinctly stated, as appears in his
letter recorded in the office, that " should an indict
ment be found against Mr. Rulgeley, the requisition
should be issued without delay," and he further in
formed the district attorney that he had an assu•
rance from Nlr.Scott and Mr. Buchanan, the com
missioners on the part of Nlaryland, that Mr. Ridge.
ley would not take advantage of the delay to escape ;
and here the connection of Governor Bigler, with
this unfortunate affair terminates.
It appears that the district attorney of Lancaster
county, alter a fall examination of the evidence,
and with the consent of the court, (for the law re.
quires such assent,) deemed it his duty to enter a
none prosequi in the case, and thus Mr. Ridgeley
was relieved from trial. Now, we do not pretend
to say whether the course of the district attorney
and court of Lancaster was justified by the evidence
or not, for we never saw it ; but we are clear, and
we believe candid men of all parties will agree with
us, that it is most unreasonable and unjust to cen
sure and traduce Gov. Sigler for the acts of the ju
dicial functionaries at Lancaster. The responelbili•
ty assumed by them was certainly a grave' one--
it may have been an improper one. But, be that
as it may, if is doe to the cause of truth and justice,
that Gov. Bigler be vindicated against the conse
quences of misrepresentation. It was •he Whig dis
trict attorney at Lancaster, and the Whig court, • nnd
not the Governor , who determined that "Mr. Ridgeley
should hot be brought to tifcil; and set him free.
The discussion' of ibis' matter has bron;ht :out
PIMI!!=
caster county, the following letter, which of raid
is a euffk E ient JOAO. tifGoverfich ‘ Bigier :,
le. V Fi1iaa#41146.12,4853. „:
=
5 - * O, ,fliniit
, . .
- rilD isitt*-1( ofireopeqtande‘t from E g terprise
4,..
Us n& t ; Sivien iii" otOPPintiiiiilY Ocklui of
. rtio of •• hotioehe a 0 libeitilly aiards Goy.:,
i:i tee; __, _a' , • ht: .t-- 1.. s.
In declining in the first instance to demand the
surrender of Ricks ey, and for exercising h a dime
-49.1T1it514 m-4Pi r c 4 Olakilleiikkiiil Wfuld-b014•':.
iiiierytised,•thriliovereoreitir answer ; for w hat
took place aftersiards I assume the whole responsi
bill*. •'Andse pont correspondent intimates that
there was some discreditable delay in the original
prrieeedings, a statement of facts may seem Deter
sary...; -! : s , . ,• , - ~ , , ~ : ' :• ,
iMitietiitely itfter Eirnith (the 'AMR.) tvat'shot at
Columbia, the worthy magistrate of that bore', J.
lir:lloiihiejeligialiheff teme,luiren tberifelt"ilef
1 weolup to the latter place; a day was faxed .for
taking the testimony. On the day appointed. a num
ber eirittielSes were examined—their testimony
reduced to writing—taken by me to Ha?risburg, and
the Governer noticing there. left with the Secrete
rypf the
,Commonwealtb, with slater written. lir
ime,fo the Governor, desiring him to issue a requt
isitikin to`the Glivemorbf Matifind for the body of
Archibald•Ridgeleyr , The affidavits letV with him
were,very, oresg.againet the accused. The Gower:
nor did net return for some dap, and in the mean
!tune; the commissioners appointed by the Legisla
' tore of Maryland to examine into the facts of the
" alleged killing" of Smith, arrived ; and at their
request, I accompanied them to Columbia, where
some of the former witnesses were reexamined
and additional testimony taken, the latter of which
showed the occurrence in a very different light.—
This also was transmitted by me to Harrisburg,
and shortly after, I received a letter from the Goy
ernor stating that he had been absent from the seat
of Government—that he had given the whole of the
testimony a thorough examination, and after deli).
crating upon the conflicting character of the affida
vits and the circumstances of the unfortunate affair
he deemed it his duty not to isSue a requisition until
the Grand Jury of Lancaster county found a true
bill against Ridgeley—than when a true bill was
found he would issue a requisition, and that he had
eceived marine's that Ridgeley would be as ac
cessible hereafter as at present. The public. there
fore, must ag ree that quite as much vigilance and
activity was shown by inb on this occasior, as in
the Clffistiarra, or any other matter that came be.
fore me in my official capacity. The answer of the
Governor made it my duly in the first instance, to
decide and to set forth in the indictment what of
fence (if any) had been committed by Midget) , : and
after a laborious examination of the whole testimo
ny and of the circumstances of the ease, I was sat•
isfied that the killing of Smith was accidental and
that it was my duty to direct that no further pro
ceedings should be had therein. The testimony
taken before the magistrate in the first instance, is
familiar to the public. The additional testimony
proved that Smith was a fugitive slave—that he had
admitted himself to be so--that hit owner hail offer
ed Ridgely four hundred dollars to deliver himaltrve
in Maryland, Ridgeley to receive no:corapenaation if
unsuccessful—that Ridgeley procureda warrant from
Commissioner M'Ailister, at Harrisburg—that in
company with an officer from the latter place,
they arrested Smith at Colombia—that while Smith
struggled to free himself, he got Ridgeley's thumb in
his mouth—that Ridgeley pulled a pistol out of his
pocket. and while-sft-ikirig at Smi.h with the pistol,
it went off,. and the contents lodged in Smith's bead
that the explosion of the pistol would' have killed
the officer who was on the other snit of Smith, but
for the interpomtion of his brdy—that Ridgely im
stamly exclaimed :. '• My God. L have shot the man
—I - will go and deliver my-elf up"—that he started
toward the centre of the town with that intention—
that he remained at a hotel in the moat public part
of the town for half an hour atter the occurrence,
when he was informed that there might be some dif
ficulty about his procuring bail and was advised to
leave the county—that he went out of the back dour
out of the hotel, walked to the bridge, crossed and
returned to Baltimore.
The various Attorney Generals of this Common
wealth have always exercised the right of private
judgment in all criminal cases, and when they are
satisfied that the ends of public justice tequire no
further proceedings in a case, it is there imperative
duty to enter a oak prosequi . I ass•ime the entire
responribility of doing so, and have not since had
any occasion to alter my opinion of the nature of
the occurrence a , Columbia. To my great saiistac•
tion, my term of office expire: this fall, and the good
people of this county will have an opportunity of
electing an officer who may act more agreeably to
the wishes of your correspondent.
In conclusion, permit me to say that in all my of
ficial intercourse with Gov. Bigler, he has exhibit
ed a sincere and ardent desire to advance the ends
of public justice worthy of all i.urtatiun.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN 1,. THOMPSON.
We tripe to hear no more from our Whig friends
in regard to the Ridgeley case. And oar neighbor
of the Argus can console himself with the reflec
tion that the burden of the whole matter is upon a
Whig district attorney, in the strongest Whig coun
ty of the State !
In the case of the Parker gills, no one will pre
tend that Gov. BIGLER did not manifest great anxie
ly for their recovery. The Grand Jury of Chester
County, having found a bill of indictment against
M'Creary and Merriott, for kidnapping them, a re
quisition was promptly issued, and placed in the
hands of the proper officer
61;:r WE are requested io state that the letting
of the Collegiate Institute building, has been post
poned till Thuteday, the 10th lasi., in order to per
fect the plans and specttications.
Vice PitesIDENT Kisc —ln view of the absence
of Mr. KING in Cuba and the probability tha the will
not return to Washington before Congress adjourns,
a bill has passed the Senate, authorising me Amer
ican Consul at Havana, or any judge of the United
Stites Courts, or magistrate to administer the oath
of Office to him as Vice Preikeot of the United
Stales.
Ozjr• A Convention of the Agriculturists of Penn•
Sylvania is to be held at Harrisburg on the Bth of
March, for the purpose of taking measures for the
establishment of an Agricultural School, connected
with a farm for exprkumental and practical pur
poses.
TIIE CRYSTAL PALACE —The capital stock of the
Crystal Palace Association has been increased, by
a new issue of shares, to 53,000,000, the limit des
ignated by the charter. It is said that the exhibi
tion will be opened between the Ist and 10th of
May
(17-Roberil.tiras, Er-Governor of the Territory
of lowa, died at lowa City, on the 7th inst , ut th e
72t1 year of his age. He was twice Governor o
lowa.
MOTI v E POW ER wattotrr Ft:EL—Among ;he
many wonderful discovenes of the age, the Genoa
correspondent of the Newark Advertiser notes ihili
a complete revolution in the means of steam navi
gation and locomotion, is anticipatied from a recent
invention by Dr. Carosto, of that city. lie has. it
is said, succeeded in cocstrucitng, an apparatus fnr
the decomposition of wa'er by electromagnetism.
which will introduce the gases thus generated into
the engine, in a way to save all the expense of Mel!
His invention has been approved by savans and
practical eng ineers , and a company has subscribed
the means of giving it a lull experiment. Means
have also been adopted to secure patents in all oth
er countries. 'Mr. J. B. Mosso, a respectable mer•
chant of Genoa, started loathe United States, with
letters from our Minister at Turin to the headsl of
the Patent (Ace at Washington,
~~~tX ~l~llt ~~LIg TX~.
, r irsaaminto, 18._
• TlititGoitiknotjras very properli vistaed thet 7 2:bill
aGt~iO[rzing b e. Ninnsylvania Coal Cciayttibl '
).
kv
sduofß
RatiMaderninecting witty the *w Strjirk
and Erie Road al any point in New Yosk or rNew
Jersey: The - bill was objectionable - or - fiecadrii - ol
the unlimited power it gave the Company in dx's.
0g,,-100e.-4 1, * Kell kr,thet -intote4.,ot
tine ~tata.
that her Governor is placed in a position beyond the
influence of these great Corporations, and that he
has the courage to maintain it in vetoing bills of
this chracter. This morning a bill passed the Sen.
stie atithorizitig.lbis•Company to construct the tr road
by a prescribed route. It is understood that this is
' a Ithriprem Ise betwein the pirties. •
The controversy between the Canal Commission
ersand, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was
settled this morning by a vote of the Senate on a
bill agreed upon by the contending parties. The
bill authorizes the Pennsylvania Company to run
their cars on the State Road, while it confirms the
contract made with Bingham and Dock. In this
form 1t originally passed by an unanimous vote of
the House. Whet. the Senate considered it, Mr
Darlington of Lancaster, proposed an amendment
essentially altering its conciliatory character, which
strituk out the part affirming the contract with Bing
ham and Dock and declared the right of individu
als and companies, to run cars on the State road
The,amendment watt adopted by a large majority,
and the bill in this amended form sent to tbe House.
That body would not concur, sent the bill back to
the Senate and this morning they receded from the
amendment of Mr. Darlington by a vote of yeas 16
nays 12.
This action of the , Legistature must not be under.
stood as an expression of opinion favorable to the
action of the Canal Commissioners in leasing the
State road to Bingh'am and Dock. On tlibcontraty,
both parties united in a decided condemnation of
that act. But if the contract had been made, diffs
cull would result from its peremptory abrogation,
the contractors hail gone to a great expense in pro
viding a depot, cars dtc., and the State woul•I be
called upon to andemxify them for loss, in case such
a step should be taken. In view of all these con
siderations the seetion affirming the contract was
passed, and ae ail parties are satisfied with this ar
rangement, we will hear no more of the su , tject.
A bill has passed, to compromise with the Bark
f Vie 1; S., by the payment of $150,000 by said
Bark. The amount claimed by the State is St,ooo,
000. but the, case is yet in the course of
and the success of the State extremely dontsf• I. .H is
compromise is regarded as advantageous to ;he
Stale.
. . .
The Democratic State Convention is in se , sion.
They hard a strong time iii selecting a temporary
chairman. Finally on a vote Arnold Plumriter.
had 66 votes. John Cessna 65 While I am tv.t . ing
the Cierrrnitte to choose pei ma !lent pftteers for the
Convention are sitting in the Senate Chamber and
ate having a warm controversy abort something
Probably it wont affect the unity of the Republic
The great firth: is on Surveyor Gen. Brawley, %%Ito
will have a c'ose rub and . may he neaten. I heard
the pros dent of the Committee announce th a t W L.
fierst of Philadelphia, has been nominated lor
President of the Convention. I am compelled to
elo , e my letter before any action of the Convention
on the candidate. Yours irmty,
IVIOPT REIOLTING TRAGP.DV—NICHDEII AND Srl-
CIDEI—Orie al the mast sbnekung instances of mur
der and > utcide, we have ever teen called upon to
record oeccurrrd in the town of Leon, in this coun
ty, on Friday last. .
The taste, =o tar as we have been ablts to learn
them, are these: a Mi. Franklin, a woithy farmer
hell home in the Morning of that day. tar the pur
pn,e of chipping in the wood, some distar•ce nom
his ilwelbrig, taking with him a hmehenn. as he
intended it/ be gone all day. The family cosesisted
of himself and wife and three young children two
of which were twin•. On hie return at n•eh , , he
was somewhat surpri,cil • n nearing the 1100,4., at
eeeinz, no light. He opened the door, at 2 ai.i...
which something pressed heavily, and by the light
of the moon, disca‘erad that it was the body of one
of his children lying on the floor, weltering in his
blond. In frenzy, he rushed nut and alarmed the
schcol leacht.r of the- district, who chanced to be
passing by, when the two entered the honse, and
on looking far her, they found the other children in
the same horrible condition as the first. One was
badly frozen, but all were alive—though insensible
when found by the almost distracted and broken
hearted father. Two of the children died that night
—it is hoped the other may recover, although the
condition of the little sufferer is most critical. On
searching for the mother. she was found in the
wood•house suspended by the neck with a skein
of yam—cold and lifeless The skulls of two of
of the children were Iracluted in a most revolting
manner, which had evideloly been accomplished
by the mother, with an iron used about the stone,
that was found on the floor. literally bathed in blood
what motive could have led this miserable wo
man to so atrnOious an not, we have not heard con
jectured:—.Ellicottville (Cali Co) Whig.
STRANC:F. PtIKNOMENON —We learn from the
Holmes county Farmer and Fret Press; (0.) that
a wordertul curiosity has been discovered in that
county ; in the shape of natural " gas works "
This discovery was made on the farm of Mr Pur
dy. We take the f“llowing extract from an article
:living a description of it, by x correspondent in the
Farmer:
" Some eight or ten rods south of the house, is
a curious kind of earth, resembling dark sawdust
The owner for some years has been aware of the
existance of some wonderful phenomenon. The
place an which the discovery his been made. has
been cultivated for a number of years, and it has
been observed that in a number of places, every
thins planted or sown, and all kinds of vegelvion,
would dwindle and die, arid seemingly burn up
After the late rains the water was discovered to be.
agitated, and to 1 übb'e up in a number of places,
which led Mr Purdy and others to experiment, by
collecting a bottle of this gas ; and setting it or, tire;
when the instant a lighted much was touched to it,
the vapor ignited, atid seat the bottle whizzing
through the house
'• I found the extent of the space from which thi,
igneous or inflammable vapor issues, to be about
Iwo mils wide, and 15 nr 20 reds in length ; the
soil to the depth of six inches or thereettntits, at
abave stated, loose : and resembling Jack sawdust,
beneate this is the common clay soil. F:xarnura•
lion in this. led to the discovery of small hole.,
perhaps hall the size of a man's title fingers out M
which the vapor issues There are undoubtedly
many hundreds of these holes.
fservontssytito Exranistatif.—A very interesting
experiment was tried at Chicago, a few days ago to
ascertain the amount of oxygen necessary to sup•
port life. Six hun4rd persons were placed in a
hall in one 01 the hotels. all the doiirs and wind. ws
were closed and the experiment begar. During the
'first half hour nothing was observed except a uni.
versal drowsiness, which was warded odes long as
possible by an ingenius device of the experimenter
in ibe'shape of an eloquent lecture. During the
second half hoar several sank into a deep sleep.
from which it was impossibly stn rouse them, and a
few fainted. At the end of :he third half. hour it was
deemed unsafe to rontinne the experiment longer,
and the fact was considered established that under
those circumstances life would not become extinct
withig the space of ninety-dr e minutes.
/clad sairll6llolllllkUt nron,*kit
Ne 'loam, Feb. 23.—The attempt Blank
Tfiloritn32llHtyana, with dates to the 13thII'
14Ved 111111,MOrning. " . `lll.
Wheiiiour boors out from Havana, !Po t i
Varrintfaseed three Spanish vessels, one °lt
sa,„ a bog of war. As the steame r e lm , IL _
ill the bifis the latter fired a gun in l eei „:911
=before-die sormer could get her colors h o , ;'N
other gun was tired, the ball passing jw , 11
her forestays. Capt. &liuleltlt was oat 04 2,11 .
i t ia laigmles a man el-war. as she No. '
flying.
The American barque Martha Ann, In k
nah, for Havana, wa4 al F.O fired info off c,
thEglish frigke wpm, on suspicion o f
slaver.
Arnow , ' the passengeni of the Black Virs,„
the Hon j. P. Benjamin, Senator elect k orai _
iana r end Max Maretzetek's op era ',ap t :11.
The health of Mr. King Vice President
was not improved. He himself despa ir , 0111 71
eatery, and has gone to Matanzas In the
Fulton. Mr. King had held no i n t er ,,,,,
via
Captain General on account of a slight rsi s , o :: .
standing The roles cfesiqueue forbid the 7
General from paying his respects peril:
strangers, but in consequence of Mr K ing t,, 6 7 ,.,..
Caneno %valved the ceremony, and ag reed , 7 1
Mr. King at an appointed hour. He didsis
his promise, and the next morning hoh .
dressed a note to the American consn! reminds.
the Captain General of his failure to k eep hs -- %
pointment. The latter immediately rafted g
King's hotel, but Mr. Ring dechiree l e sea Is i s
also did the American ladies of his hr s itC4
have accompanied him. ft is said, howevir,4
before Mr. King lilt for Matanzas, a menial mar
change of cards took pl see.
The contract for the erection of a line oflek
graphs in Cuba, has been al - We i l l° M r.Kestwit
of Philadelphia, at the rate of i 1225 per mile
8125 per mile less than other bide.
Tux C•Loisie Sete Exiessox.--Visiv
01
VICE Patel fIRNT AND PRIAIDENT ELLC7.-A
dated Washington, Feb. 24th, says : President?'
more and Gen. Pierce visited the caloric shir
son at Alexandria this morning. They
panted by the Secretary of the Navy, multi,
retaries of State and the Interior. Among tp i
of the Naval Bureau present, were Comr
. .
Morris, Shobrick, smith and Stoat, Captains ,
Ringgold, Maury, and, and Powpll, and set
other officers of the United Slates Nary; M t
Burroughs. Gws.lenough and Penniman.nf
Committee on Nara] Affairs ; Hon. 8 0 0, r
Hon. R. C. Winthrop. Mr. E. W. retonghina,'
0. Sargent, Mr. F. P. Blair. Mr Ritchie.'
oray, Mr. Washington Irving, and other geotli
of scientific and professional distinction, by tin
lion of the Secretary of the Nary.
The President and the corn pany embarked a
Navy yard in the steamer Vixen. at half pan
en o'clock. and proceeded to the ship, wh ere
were received by the comnaander, Carateldo
and Introduced to Captain Ericsson, whe
and explained the invention, partly by mt.
model., and partly by the machinery to its pct
operation.
It rt n.tu• untwerttaNy admitted that the
phent success of the Eric ssitn seule , t the
a: an e , tablt•heti fact. and the Seervary of
try atli at once recommend to Unntre•• to
the approonat ion nece•e.ary to hutkl two fir
calorie for .he with -crew propentn.
The naval gewilemen on hoard %rere ever
gro:lied and expre , ....e,l the vi+irrne , t admitita
the.shkp and her wonderfliP machinery.
The IL4ll2ea ltinenal aecnnni Dr , bt
of a man. by ihe name of Richard Ths:rcon,,
comm t*.ton nta none it t,, , 4 , h,%, v rt ,bb e ,
hail Or hero a resident of that Tillage. an . ,
generally known as a man of re,v indesoinr
proirelv toofietisive,Rnil pr , t , ..1 , 1r nor ha l
enemy w oh,n the riscle of hoi a r giaar
lie t= atrint sereniy•fonr yt•ais of age, and
sally respected What, then, teas the sari
hut friend.' upon the reception of a leaer lett
tacky, where he hail 2.fto. .la4^2 than Tts
hail b , ..en . arre-re•!,
ben . , and tea. S.lrefire t n fit.
the present month : No are moan t o
tion to the matter, lam the eloaen= or !tau
the mom implere belief that ;nn
ant that in some way he is thl victim rf
stahces Or of coi,spiracy,, A in , - ~o al ta ,
prepared to be presented in thr (3.,T, 1 nn; of
lucky, praying fir a et)%p , '
J. M Y
RAILROAD BREAKFAST avalipalt
pa•ser.L!t•rs
Nett' York, •stkr!:
office. are handed a n: trre. brim writ,
a”leci soch alttelep as Ihr. . de,re Tioker!
mimeklia•ely forwarded fo r a e
ica.rorr to the 4, - fre-timrni r - r e rr ai WAN
numbered' ticker .ire fr o me hderet
enfzern Upon arrivor.:. at W.tr.am, each f
on the 'able those number iicitresprrilt
card, the breakfast he ordered rn
train Waits twenty minutes lor hint 10 al g.
A BANE tN Tancsa.r..— T he Philadripbh
states that the Farmer'! Hark of sctiaillt
at Pottsville, has got into trouble, with a fat
pect of loosing Os character. harm; viola
law of Pennsylvania, by allowing os
eu
in 1852. to exceed the specie Cfl
three to one It has applied to ine
relief in additional 'alit ilegeo. and the NH
rd the Senate. The case is toe in coup
warranio. The violation .ne taw nark
Certified by the Auditor-General. t;:e goyer.
authorised to is.ue bin proctaniatinn
otdetni
bank into liquidation
HORRIBLE DEATH —Mr WI barn tarts!".
Augusta county, Va , was kiiled last week"
sequence of being buried beiteatli' a large r
burning I inirelL On No one waA pieseni bat
erl man, who was entirely unable to ever
from the heavy" mass. and who says that it
cries of his )I:piing mii.irs would call b'
whenever he started oil or help. Somi
came finally, and with ddlicul'y removed'
stone under which he had laid Inr n early! ,
until half of his body was loecal!y char&
heat In this sad condition, strange to IS!'
vived three days.
Bishop S. We, of the Methodist E,nscop.i)
South left Nashville on the 8 h ns , . turd
ern New Orleans
From the New Raven PAWS,
Tns Roc[ Rose.—A medicine tinder
Rock Rose.' made from a plant of !ha' not
having a great run in this v 'cooly 101
properties. The cry of - •e
hle tom least one half of the m t•rlictn ,, t"'
cannot be justly applied to the Rock Ro g
made os i mark" this cos' to sere. rac/sr,
relirf and cure of the •utTer,, .
have lsiled—and what is
our hest physicians do not besiia•e In iftesi
favorably of the compound The (tr. nt
cures are not fabric:l.l,n, 10j,‘""':
persons, roost of whom a t-e n ll kmortl
manufacturer is also well lin rein to u 4
A hareat.g,
man who would not be en...need ,n
deceivin?, the public Wit
We eherrfollv end-c.e the til•ore. Win"' 4
rd ita good elTec•, pit ^n , l"
ult3us complaints. 11 Phr I. re it t• lhe
flit } l
pound for colds and c .'r tun!
Foce has long been littoon a• n plant of rVl o p i
•rall virtue.. and ti. r repa r en '' '''' c ilif.
a gentleman of ability and c hal arrer. in this
s. 11. Reg'°'
Nsw Dec. 211
This i• to certify thy' the nonce of Jo ao
Rose medicine publ , shed in our paper Is e
tun with one from the was no
licited, but was wriueu by the editor of 1011
1 ment and observation. OS BORN Sc D A , r;
MYERS' EXTRACT of ROC A ROtt l • fro
by Dr. H. C. PORTER, Toe owls ,
pamphlets mar ha had ran*.
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