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E. 0. GOODRICH, EDITOR
Tbwimi)a;-Satu-rday,'ltiareh 1?, 1553
Democratic State ;lamination:
. - ,COLIII.' ro3llllllllllolitn.
VIO/4 . 4 . 1
.FOILSYTII, of Pum.t. Co
-Arnrtnit 021111 AL
,EPLUUZI BANKS, or MIFFLIN, CO
• • TOR 111111PliTale lIENICtI t.
.1. PORTER BRA WLEY, or CRkwrono Co
Terms of Ti. Reportet:
. gt SO per annum—if pnbJ within the year SO CPIIIP will
ose det[lutted—An cash pant actually in advance BE 00 wilt be
aerate& Nn pnper sent over two yeare . uuliss punt for.
dottiremiDisstsi'per square of ten tities...so cents for the
cents for each sulisequent insertion.
Or Mee in the '• Union 1310e1c. ,, north side of the Public
filluirre ' etttepor to the Bradford. lintel. Entrance between
Wiens. Adams , and Elaretralrkw offices. •
iliiiqr.—The 'continued absence of the edito
4. our only apology for the deficiency of out usua
Variety in the edno:ial columns,.
The Inaugural Address.
The inaugural address of Preaident Pince
which w'e publish. in another column, will be read
with interest by every body, paritentarly every
true democrat.
In spiraking of the ad tress the Now York Evan
iig • Post aply observes, that it is an inaugural in
morersetises than one, for it initiates not only a
newadministration, but in some respects a new
era. The whigh party, though defunct as a politi
cal organization, and though many of its most im
pudent doctrines are forever oveithrowo, still stu
'Tires in the spirit in which it regarded the tune
-tions of government, and in the men aho are ani
mated by that spirit. If its pet schemes or a Ea
lionsl batik, of a protective tariff, of a vast system
• of initrnal'improvement by the federal power, are
'gone by-the board, the selfish and local ambition
in whiCh these Schemes originated is not extinct.—
Large numbers of mien are still impelled by the
narrow , and exclusive views which that party pro
feseed, and nt!•er names and new combinations of
interest, will ply at the sources of power. It is
'''for . the President, therefore, to say, whether his
'volute is to give countenance to these old and ef
fete elemen , lot le4iir!ation, or to bring in a policy
orgoveminent according to the purest, shiniest and
bightfat ineridirds of demrieratic action.
An inaugural address is not the place for go!ng
into a minute and specific declaration of the mea:!_
u .e which the javernm'ent u ill propose to carry
out, anal yet the tone of it generally furnirshes a %uf
fieierit indication of what those measures are likely
to be. •
We find them no mote nor less than we expect
ed in the clear, manly, and forcibly alinunciations
of The new President.. He wines with great 'rigor
and elcquence, and with an admirable perception
of the proprietirs of his position. lie has no con.
cealmetcs, and no partialities. The °trete of his
admintecration, al they arc here delibetatety avow-
110, Ilia
1. A vigorous and leaders, tut just and peace
ful conduct of our foreign affairs, such as becomes
a powe fill and pacific nation.
t. A distribution, ofollice to persons who are
Best fitted to the dit-eharge of their duties, without
4 rootard to persoirsl solicitations, and with view to
political co-opermitnt.
1. Economy in all ilepartments to the utter ex-
Athetion, wedake it, of the jobbers and speculators.
4 A rigid constcucii-mi of the constitution, so as
'to inairtiain'the ri,gbts of the states, in their cow
pletest integrity.
- 5. The support of the Union and of fraternal feel
Inv among all its members, on the basis of the re
Cent Compromise acts.
Iremoeratle Nominations.
The nominations made by the Democratic State
tense/Mon Which met at Harrisburg on the Ist
inst.;Aie procerdisigs td which we are unable to
lire, Will be found at the head of editorial columns
•
he candidate fur Canal Cummksioner, Mr. FOR
ts a gentleman of tnoi3t excellent moral char.
11Clei, and wherever known is esteemed for his po
litical honeal and straight for Ward action. His
:many years experience in public life, and his an
iivarrisring Democracy, will qualify him fur the im
portant race of Canal`Commiw:ioner, and he will
• ; •
receive the unanimous vote of the whole Dernocra ,
•
ti
r• patty at the next general election.
, .
The candidate for Auditor General, Mr. Bsrais,
is well known as a gentleman-every way qualified
for the important office he now fills with such grea t
aratislaction- His being nominated by acclamation
ivy the Convention is more of praise than we are
able to bestow by our pen.
The nominee for Surveyor General, Mr. Baew•
'Lc; wassuppated by his many friends, and by a
large vote was nominated on the second baltot.-...
_ Ilis services tn • the Senate of Pennsylvania, and
having held the office of Surveyor General for three
years : render him sufficiently well qualified to per
form the duties of the post to which he has been
tient hated.
The New Cabinet.
thf Tuesday last, the President sent into The tenate
themainelt Obis 'Cabinet. The confirmation was,
ts *snit, 'a mailer o't course. The Lllowing gen.
tiiMin conniosed the list i
Secretary cf.Sialf—W . h. Msacr, N. Y.
flecreforyi of Var—,Jarreasoa Davis, Miss,
-,, iittiotary General--CAGLD CUSIIINO, Mass.
r " ata
."... ry - TY Traisury—Jasfes Genf RI a, Ky.
miziastar:lieneral—Jaifes Castssani, Pa.
- ' itiaiy if Interior—Neer hlaCr.ectsarr, Mich.
Scalia rNI ?Vary-4mi as C. DOBBIN : N. C.
t- I',Kr itciident occurred to the train going west
sa Frilay night, betweeuElmira and .Qwego, by
peraonscimnee.ell wi.h the train were
Iletiotaly_ t injureJ. They ,were. taken' to Elmira,
Winne thntimpno_gyi re , waiheauelves
idieiLeare ok
ironvarnsuar y.
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The Leeplatitelieserntded this mOnthit .4v(' af
vacation. of-inufila;cl. AStnaity of theatbassCisit.
!teased the: nancuntlion of Plisident'Plereeeffdjit
if4att. thenyelveilti a j dliticadon, tfjs to be hop-.
idthat they-have-tetuitte refreshed, to the'dirr •
charge of their duties.
The pentocratic9onvention atljournedon
,Wed,
neiiday list Mier a somewhat stormy session. Upon
the question of nominating a eataNice , for Canal
Cormissioner,.there was much diversit y of semi
but no aspetity. The frii;mts of Mr. Mont
evinced some dosapyminttnent at his &teat after
their sanguine anticipations, bet it was merely fern
- porary, and no - deeper than would na , oraliy exist.
Elie nomination of Mr.. Fors) th, although it was ar
dently desired by dll wao had an opportunisy of
knoxing that genttetnan; arid his eminent fitness h.r
the position, t'vas notivithStatiding a' manor of as
tonishment Hs' many. He was the candidate of - no
!action" oi-seatiort and his selection was a spontane.;
nos nil:tate from portions of every iliviriun of the
party.
The question which gave rise to the most feeling
was the nomination of Mr. Brat% ley for Surveyor
General. After his nomination on the second bal
lot; several- delegates protested against' its unani
mous cmfirmation, and openly declared that his
election would be opposed. The resolution offered
in addition to those reported by the Committee, ap
proving of the course of Hon. Richard Brodhead,
also occasioned an animated discussion, after which
it was adopted, 72 voting for its passage and its op
portents refusing to' vote at all.
The appointMcnt of Judge Campbell as Pastillas
ter General, by den. Pierce, although it is drabness
a severe infliction upon those who sdccessfully in•
trigneil to effect his defeat for Judge of the Supreme
Court, is yet received with little murmuring. How
often it hasteen the case; that men who are apps
minty completely subdued by defeat, arise to some
important post through talent or energy, where they
can retaliate upon their opponents. There ilts bloth
nig more potent for advancement than persecution
or an)thing :hat wears its lot m.
The Senate was principally occupied this morn-
Mg in dii•cus-ing the merits 04' a bill to amend the
charter of the Canton and Athens Railroad Compa
ny. The bill authorizes said Company to extend
their road in certain directions, and met with great
oppositiou on account of the indefinate powers con
(erred as to the course to be taken by such road.—
It was finally postponed for further consideration
Mr. Sanderson introduced a bill into the Senate
this morning, to transfer the Towanda Academy to
the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute.
Mangum! Address of President Pierce
MY Cull:MT-MEN
It is a relief to feel that no heart but my own can
know the personal regret arid bitter sorrow, over
which I have been borne to a position, so suitable
fur others,. rather than desirable fur myself.
The circumstances, under which 1 have been
called, fur a limited period, to preside over the des
tinies of the Republic, fill me with a profound sense
of responsibility, but with nothing like shrinking
apprehension. I repair to the post assigned tie,
no t as to one sought, but in obedience to the un
solicited expression of)our will, ansinable only fur
a fearless, fairtitul, and dilligent exercise of my
best powers. 1 ought to be, and ant, tri...y great
tut for the rare manifestation of the nation's confi
dence; but this, so far from lightening my obliga
gatiurts, °lily adds to their weight. You have sum
moned me in my weakness ; you must sustain ine
by your strength. When looking for the fit:fitment
of reasonable requirements, you will not be nnmind
lul of the great changes which have occurred, even
within the last quartet of a century, and the conse
quent augrnentation and coniplexity of duties im
posed, in the administration truth of your home arid
foreign affairs
IVliether the elements of inherent force in the
Republic have kept peace with its unparaldlled
progression is teirPory, population and wealth, has
been the3subi ct of earnest thought and discussion.
on both sides of the ocean. Ness that sixty-three
years ago, the Father of his -Country made the"
then " recent acceabion of the important S ale of
North Carolina to the Constitution of the United
State.," one of the suhkiets of his special congratu
lation. At that moment, howeveri when the agita-
tion consequent upon the rev.oluticirthiy struggle
bad ..hard ly subsided, when we were just emerging
from the weaknetriaid embarrasments of the Con
tederation, there ‘s an evident consciousimis of
vigor, equal to the great mission, which had been
so wisely and bravely full/led by our fathers. It
was not a presumptuous assurance, but a calm faith
springing-from a clear view of the sources of pow
er, in a government consdinted like ours. It-is-au
paradox to say that, although comparatively week,
the hew-born nation was intrinsically strong. In
considerable in population and apparent resomces,
it was upheld by a broad and intelligent compre
hension of right, an all-prevading purpose to main
tain them, stronger than armaments. It came liont
the furnace of the i revolution, tempered to the neces
sities of the times. The thoughts of the men of
that day were as practical as their sen iments were
patriotic. They waisted no portion of their ener
gies noon Idle and delusive speculations, but with
a firm and fewness step advanced beyond the goy
ernmenial landmarks, which had hitherto rheum
scribM the limits of human freedom, an-3 planted
their standard where it has stood, against dangers,
which have threatened nom abroad, and internal
aeration,avhich has at times tearfully menaced at
home. They approved themselves equal to the
solution of the great problem, to understand which
their minds had been illuminated by The dawning
lights of the revolution. The object sought was not
a thing dreamed of; it was a thing realized. They
had exhibited not only the power to achieve, but
what all history affirms to be so much more unus
ual, the capacity to maintain. The oppressed
throughout the world, from that Jay to the present,
have turned their eyes hitherward, not to hid those
lights extinguished, or to fear lest they should
wane, but to be constantly cheered by their steady
and increasing radiance.
In this, our cuumry, has in my judgment thus
far Whiled its highest duty to suffering humanity.
It has spoken, and will continue to speak, not only
by its words but by its acts, the language of sym
pathy, encouragement and hope, lb those, who ear
nestly listen to tunes, which pronounce for the
largest rational liberty. But, after all, the most an-
Mixing encouragement rind potent appeal for free
dom Will he its own history, its trials and triumphs.
Pre-eminently, the power el our advocacy reposes
in our example; but no example, be it remember+
et!, can be powerful for lasting
. good, whatever ap
parent advantages may be gained, which is not
based upon eternal principles of right and justice.
Our fathers decided for themselves, both. upori the
hour to declare and the hour to.strikei They were
their own judge of the cricumstaces, under
whibh it becathe them to pjedge to each other
their lives, their fortunes, and their - sacred honor,'
for the acquisition of the priceless inheritance trans:
mined to us. The energy, with which that, great
conflict was opened, - and, under the &Mance of a
manifest and - beneficent Providence, the uncom
plaining endurance, with which it was prosecute
to its consummation, were only surpassed by the
tviadoni and patriot:a spirit of concession, which
characterized all the counsels of Ahe early fathers.
Otte of the most impre+sive eitidenres of that
wisdom is to be found in the fact, that the actual
toiling of our epstem has dispelled a degree , of
Your i ally, J. M. r
saicihkiftlrhickl.ti VIROPIRd'. 10~ 101111 . 11 * *
"atur far'reeching •site apprehension of
dangets fromextendrd territory, multiplied Stalls,
acctuntillitett:wenbth. and autunenleatio ,
has piaci tit beititrounded This On , liton.yir
*inlet haie beeline neatly thterifobithertpngt
number, yOat,,dertsCley populated 'pri,xpreirrion Sit p,
the shores of the tfro glpat tcoauly *ad )10,1111
incrsise ofrienploland ter.itury has ort(it'shoitiii
itself,comintuble,•- with the harmoniin4 tllolitin.. l :ol'
the Slates and iliti'Pederal govertiment in their re
spective constitutional ?hetes, but his a ff orded an
addi local guarantee) , AO .1 1 4 41 % 11 1,-# l o.44Viii
%With an experience thus soggestive_and cheer :
lug, the policy oi 'be •
controlled by soy timi.l forebodings of evils • licim
expansion. itrileed;iris nitriolitt disguised diet
our muftis as a nation ; and opr position on the
globe,-renter the ampflidtiiiii 61' Certain possessions;
not within onrjurisctiort emiuently, kmportard: for
our protection, ifnoi; iii the intare, essenttillior the
picservation of the sights of commerce- mid - the
,
prate of The world: Should' they be ohlatnedi it
' will be iti:du4h Ito F,raSping spirit, brit with a flew
to üb'vions national interest mid se'curily',and iii a
manner consistent with the striEteet obsereari6P of
national faith. We bare natliMg*, inturtigtory or
position to invite aggression, and,we, have every
thing to beckon us to the &filtration of telations of
peace and arnity'svtball nations: Purposes, there
fore, at once just and pacific, wilt he'signifileantly
walked in the conduct of our foreign affairs. I iti•
mod. that my administration shall leave no blot up
on our fair record, and mist I may safely gipe . the
assurance that nu action' within the legitima:e recipe
of my constitutional control wilt be - tolerated; un
the part of any portion of our cititens, which can
not eliallerse a ready justification before the tribu
nal of the civilized world An admioi-ttation would
be tumor by of confidence at homei or respeot
abroad, should it Cease tube influenced by the con
y ietion, that no apparent advantage can be purchas
ed at a price so dear as that of national' Wrong or
dishonor. It is not your privilege, as a nation, to
speak of d distant past. The &liking incidents of
your history, replete With instruction, and furnish
ing abundant grounds for hopeful confidence, are
comprised in a p riod comparative brief. But it
your past is limited, your future is boundless. Its
obligations throng the unexplored pathway of ad
vancement, and will 'be limitless as duration
Hence, a sound and comprehensive policy should
embrace, not less the &want future, than the urgent
present. • ,
The great objects of our pursuit, as a people, ate
beat to be attained by peace, and are entirely Con
sistent with the tranquility and interests of the rest
of mankind. Wi it the neighboring nation upon
our continent, we shoul d cultivate kindly and fra
ternal relations. We can desire nothing in regard
to them so much, as to see them consolidate their
strength, and pursue the_ paths of prosperity and
happiness. lf, in the course, of their growh, we
should open new channels of trade, and create ad
ditional facilties for friendly itercourse, the behents
realized wilt be equal and mutual. .On the com
plicated European systems of national .polity we
have heretofore been independent. From their
wars, their =bits and anxieties, ‘ie leave been,
happily, almost e..tirelv exempt. IVhilst these are
confined to the nations which gave them existence,
arid wi,t in their legitimate jurisdiction, they cannet
affect us as they appeal to our sympathies in the
cause of human freedom and universal a4vance
ment.
But the vast interests of commerce are common
to all manking, and the advantages of trade and in
ternational intercourse must always present a noble
field for the moral influence of a great people.
With 'hoe views firmly and honestly carried
out, we have a right.to expect, and shall under all
circumeances require, prompt reciprocity. The
rights, which belong to uses a nation, are not alone
to be regarded, but those which pertain to every
citizen in his individual capacity, at home rind
abroad, must be sacredly maintained. So long as
he call discern every star in its place upon that en•
sign, without wealth to purchase fur him prefer
Inept, or title to secure for him place, it will be his
prtvelage and must be his acknowledged right, to
stand unabashed even in the presence of prince*,
wi.h a proud conticionsnesi that he is himself one
of a nation of sovereigns, and that he cannot, in
legitimate pursuit, wandstr so far from home, that
the agent, whom he shall 'eve behind in the place
which I now occupy, will not see that no guile
bared of power or tyrannical passion is laid upon
him with impunity He must realize, that upon
every sea, and on every soil, where our enterprise
may rightfully seek the protection of our flag.—
American citizenship is an involable panoply for
the security American rights. And, in this con
nection, it can hardly be necessary to re affirm a
principle which should now be regarded as Lunde.
menial. The rights, security, 'and repose of this
Confederacy reject the idea of interference or colon
ization, on dna side of the ocean, by any foreign
power, beyond present jurisdiction, as utterly
The opportunities of observation, furnished by
my brief experience as a soldier, confirmed in my
own mind the opinion entertained and acted upon
by others from the formation of the government, i
that the maintenance of large standing armies in
our country would be riot only dangerous, but un
necessary. They also illustrated the importance, I
might well say the übsolree nece'eity, of the mill
tary science arid practi,:al skill furinshed in such
an eminent degre, by the institution, which has
made your army what it is, under the dicipline and
instruction of officers not more disguised for their
solid attainments, gallantry, and devotion to the
public service, than for utrobtousive and high mot
al torte.
The army, as organised, must be the nucleus,
around which, in every time of need, the strength
of your . military power, the sore bulwark of your
defence,—a national militia,—may be readily form
ed into a well disciplined and efficient organize.
lion. And the skill arid self-devotion of the navy
assure you that you may take the performance ,of
the past as a pledge for the (mere, and may coat:*
dimity expect that the flag, which has • waged lie
untarnished folds over every sea, will stilll - float in
undiminished honor. But these, like many other
subjects, will be appropriately brought at a future
time, to the attention of the co-ordinate brancheseof
the g overnment, to which I shall always look with
profound respect, and with trustful confidence that
they will accord to me the aid and support, which I
shall so much need, and which their experience
and window will readily suggest.
lii the administration of domestic affairs, you ex
pect a devoted intregrity in the public service, and
an observance of rigid economy in all departments,
so marked as never justly to be questioned. If ibis
reasonable expectation be not realized.. 1 frankly
couless that one of your leading hopes is doomed to.
disappointment, and that my efforts, in a very im
po.tant, particular, must result in a humiliating
failure. Offices can be properly regarded only in
the light of aids for the accotnplishment of these
objects; and as occupancy , can center no preroga
tive, nor importunate desire for preferment, any
claim, the public , ' interest imperatively demands
that they be considered with sole reference to the
duties to be performed. Good citizens may well
claim the protection of good laws and the benign
influence of good government, but a claim for of
fice is what the people of a republic should never
recognize. No reasonable man of any party will
expect the administration to be so regardless of its
responsibility, and of the obvious elements of sue
cess,aa to retain persons, known to be
,•under the
influence of political hostility and • partisan preju
dice, in positions, which will require, not only se
vere labor„ but cordial co-operation. Having- no
implied engagements to ratify, no. rewards to be
slow, no resentmzute to remember, and no person.
al wishes to consult, in selection's for ofteialstation t
.1 shall fulfil this difficult and delicate trust, admit
ting no motive as worthy either of my character
or position, which does not contemplate awe& ient
discharge of duty and the best interests of my corm—
.try. I acknowledge my obligations, to the masses
of my countr3 men, - and to them alone. Higher,
objects than personal aggrandizement gave dime--
lion and energy to their exertions in the late can
vass,. and they shall not be disappointed. They
require si my bands dillipnce,:integrity and ritifik,
eity : where there are delete to beitertortned.
iiiiNfifildirlieiliii 4 ii
stringent laws, for the prevention or punishment of
fraud ' negljpece And..pci:Ltlatioo t wp . be
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t; ut t,kial re all not:llutrinly4Rinlai to viritkii yon
itsfigsviAil#lol4:l4llnaliVl*. dat*Pol. a
elitipertlfa ion? f' itirPlOretiata ihr4eneralsovern
toilful of a contiklemey tip vita! as 911Irs, atigt;tooub --
virgis,lo4 o e dfiregaide4 YO hritli a ristbti thexe
.lefeito expect your mettrts, M' silty delrinunent;
to regard strictly the limits imposed upon tttero by
riiii Constiivtimi of the United States.. The great
sidromsaufmuttatuttilistiotarlAdrestvolus-ippn - =•a •
proper distribution' of po wer litetween the Slate and
Federal aethsuitiete;.aeit-experience has shown,
that the Its [many and happiness; of our peoplem est
depend-npoms. plit-Alssetiminatitm..between-the
,separate righbt, and _ reopen sjbilities ,of the S:atels, :i
and yeti'', common tights. and bbligaltornlyndir 1116 4
general government : And lirre, in my, opinion,
are the considerations,.which should from - the true
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' basis of ftiiine - cencord m intuit to the questions, -
' whieh have mina - seriously disturbed . public ' trap.
'quility. lithe , ' Federal 'griverrimitit • - will toinfltin
itself-to theexeicitre of powe i rs cteertylranted by
the Comititution, 4 can batiily happen that its station
6pon any question Should endanger the institution 1
of the Slate; otlincirfetiliith them field, to,aninage
move strictly domestic acionling to fire wilt 6(1
their own Omple.r. „.. ' • ,
, In expressingbriefly my views dpon en Wiper-
taut subject which has recently agitated the nation
to atmoat a loatful iWi t ,ree. I am moved by no oh
et impulse thart a moot demise desire for the per
petuaiiun of that Union, which has made us 'what
we are, showeringiepon us blessings, and coufering
a power and influenceiwhich our fathers could
hardly have anticipated, even with their most sk
guine hopes directed to a favor! future. The sett
timents I now announce were not unknown befure
the expression of the voice which called me here.
My own position upon this subject was clear and
anequivotal, upon the record of my words and my
nets, and it id only recurred to at this ilme,becaose
silence might; perhaps; be iniacenstmed. With the
Unicim my ,best and dearest earthly hopes are en.
twined. Withqut. it, what are we, individually'
or collectively ? What becomes of the noblest'field
ever opened for the advancement of our race, in
religion, in government, in the arts, and in all that
dignifies and adorns mankind? From that radiant
constellation which both illumines our own way and
pointi out to struggling nationd their course, let but
a single star-be lost, and, if there be no titter dark
:Milt, tie lustre of the whole is dimmed.
Do my countrymen need any assurance that such
a catastrophe is not to overlaps. them, while I pos
sess the power to stay it ? it is with me au earnest
and vital belief, that as the Union has been the
source, under Providence, of our prosperity to this
time, so it la the sweat pledge of a continuance of
the blessings we have enjoyed, and which we are
sacredly bound to transmit undiminished to our
Children. The field of calm and free discussion in
our country is open, and will always be so, but it
never has and never can be traversed forgone in a
spirit of sectionalism and uncharitableness. The
founders of the Republic dealt with thlims as they
were piesented to them, in a spirit of sel f-sacrificing
patriotism, an.l, air time has proved, with a com
prehensive wisdom, which it wilt always be safe
for us to consult. Every Measure, tending, to
strengthen the fraternal feelings of all the members
of our Union, has had my heartfelt approbation.—
To every theory of society or government, whether
the offspring of feverish ambition or of morbid en
thusiasm', calculated to dissolve the bonds of law
and affection which unite us, I Malt interpose a
ready an] stern resistance. T believe that involun
tary servitude ; as it exists :ill different States of this
Confederacy, ih recognised by the Constitoloh I
believe that it stands like fatly other admitted right,
and that the States where at exists are entitled to
efficient remedied Weriforce the constitutional pro
vision!. I hold that the laws of 1850, called the
r' compromise measures," are strictly coastitution
al, and to be unhesitatingly carried into effect. I
believe that the constituted authorities of this Re
public are bound to regard the rights oT the South in
this respect, as they would view ahy other legal
and constitutional' right, and that the laws to enforce
them should be respectedand' obeyed, not with a
reluctance encouraged by abstract opinions at to
their property in a ilifletont state of Society, but
cheerfully, and according to the decisions of the
tribunal to which their exposition belongs , Sdch
have been, and are, my coutictions, and upon them
I shall act_ I fervently hope that the question is at
rest, and that no sectional, or ambitious, or fanatical
,excitement may again 0- reaten the durability of our
institutions, or obscure the light of our prosperity.
But l.tt not the foundation of our hopes rest upon
man's wisdom. It will not be suthcient that sec
tiunal prejudices find no place in the public delib
erations. It will not be sufficient that the rash
counsels of human passion are rejected. It must
be felt, that there is no national security but in the
nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon
God - and hill overruling providence.
We have been Carried in safety through a peril
one crisis. Wise counsels, like those which gave
us the Constimtion, prevailed to uphold it. Let the
period be remembered as an admonition, and not
as an encouragernen', in any section of the Union,
to make exreri ments where experiments are fraught
with such fearful hazard. Let it be impressed up
on all hearts, that beautiful as our fabric is, earth
ly power or wisdom could ever re unite its broken
fragments. Standing as Ido almost within view
of the green slopes of Monticello , and, as a were,
within reach of the tomb of Wathinwon, with all
the cherished memories of the past gathered around
me, like so many eloquent voices of exhortation
from Ileaven, I can express no better hope for my
country, than that the kind Prcvidence, which smil
ed upon °or Fathers, may enable their children to
preserve the blessings they have inherited.
The Ericsson Engine.
The Republic of Feb. 28 publishes a communica
tion of the Secretary of the Navy to the Chairman
of the Naval Comniittee in the House of Represen
tatives, recommending the passage of a resolntiOn
directing the department to contract with Captain
Ericsson for the construction of one calorie frigate
of 2.000 lons burthen.
'to this communication are annexed the several
letters which have passed between the department,
Ericsson; aneother parties in relation'to the behav
ior of the Ericsson and her errgine, on her passage
to Washington, we copy, the first from Captain Eri
csson's letter, the other from that of Commander
Sands, of the Navyt Cal I. E. says
" On going up the Ghesacreak s , we entmfitered a
heavy snow -storm, the thick weather compelling
us to come to anchor at the mouth of the Potomac
The machinery had then been in operation for sev
entrahree hours without intermission, with a regu
larity seldom equalled in the best constructed sea
steamers. fn fact, the motion of the paddlei-wheels
was found to be more cent:noon's, owing to. the
powerful momentum of the double pistons, which
form a main feature in the caloric engine ; It is
proper to observe that While at times the ship pitch
ed her bowsprit under water, and although the lee
wheel was sometimes immersed to the centre, not
the slightest vibration or movement was percepti
ble in the frame and braces of the engine ; neither
was there any side action or jarring in the pistons
during ibe rolling 01 the ship.
44 The various valves of the supply cylinder also
worked with - the utmost regularity and freedom,
notwith s tanding their inclination, consequent on
the . heeling of the ship. It is important to observe.
fi
that after the rst day's ilk' the consumption . of fuel
proved to be fully one ton less per diem ilian
previous trials hal indicated. Sixty five pounds of
coal supplied.te each one of eight furnaces, amount:
ing to something under four.and a gnarter inns, in
twenty-four hours * , proved to bethe spinal con-iimp
non. The speed attained with thii'verY sniall con
sumption averages seven knots per hour mode
rote.vrenther."
, , - .ri
Cat. Sands writes
a 1" Watiapprehansive that with the new, engine
`it woulttba impossible to obtain` thy Contil'ici!y or
action in 'a saa.way which the steam engine hair
To, my astonishment, however, 1 'found that, doting
a run of aeventrald hourseensecntiyely;Thare was .
Ittil a 'info Op in The enitne 3 nor The
4.14ak
iltglitiu eltect. - totEe - sieliii Implements ebbe pad;
dle-Wheela, although the 1 ship °nen rolled her
weather-wheeloaer the etice, artitaitclied.cpat.
erairi;. - .l*awalso.aPprehenviio thiqthe4m..
Itiensti:e . itri.jit,thei4,ston,,and the elevitteOpogitien.
WllielepperltylirAr, 'would be likely ' traprolliaCe*
'dyraugementf?'Whiliti -the ship . • rolled . ',ltrid : . pitchea:
tea.up tiiodeooery carefully that there :was
totrbleflligKest way in• any-part, eseryillthg
fismsifiibrl as'ernrits - if the ship was laykiterrier
dokk.; • . .
The piston m , oved perfecilysteadY and smoothly .
Gwhile thwetrip - wag tolling and 'pitt'aingr -
heard a good deal said of the great heat appli.
.erg to the. engine, and rtherefore freqeently visited
the fire-rooms, and found, to my surprise, they
ware 'as moles-a cellar: was much strerk . witts
the fact that one,treman was requiretion duty
at a time, and ;hat hotted only to supply a small
quantity of coal occasionally. I learned that the
itigulation, , was to , put-.hr - - sixty:five pounds: every
eighty minutes in, each of the eight furnaces. •
" 'th e ship entotintered gales 'or head Winds 'alter
nately much of the time from leaving Sandy Hook
last Weanesday , morning, between .nine and ten
o'clock * until the anchor was let go near - the mouth
of the .Potoniac,..no paluolay morning , ' in, 'now.
stormy it uejng impossible for the pilot to proceed.
The weather was such daring'theetyage that the,
canvass could be ailed. to - liule advantage* aft%
time; My anemia!), was.pauiculail) called to the
pressure kept upon the engines, which Captain
gricsion strictly limited to eight . pounds. The speed
during the gale averaged six and a half turns of the
wheels in a minute ; When the wind - was modera
' te, the log indicated six to seven knots'at sea.
It would be useless to notice particularly the
speed, as the workiii. , D pieigurif was limited, as I
have already Marfa ,'itt the . kine ante,' must say
that the result was altogether satisfactory. ,
On ; the whole, (deem the test !rip of the Dices
en as conclusively establishing the success of the
new principle anif I trust the day is not remote
when its introduction into our naval service may
free our shifts from the danger of being biotin up
bye chence shot•through a boiler, perhaps in the
very moment of victory."_
Da. KANE I 6 Aacnc Expel:anon —We learn with
great pleasure that the organization of Dr. Kane's
expedition is now nearly complete, altd that t may
be expected to sail by the middte,of April. In ad
dition to the brig Advance, theiexpedition will car
ry out a smaller vessel in frame ready to put to
gether when necessary. h takes also Five whale
boats, two boats made of cedar,' by Mr. Fish, 01
this city, and four gutta-percha boats which can also
be ured . as sledges. On the upper coast of Green
land,'4B dogs will also be added to theparty. The
scientific corps will consist of thee gentlemen, be
side Dt. Kane hinitelf, who will not only discharge
the duties of Commander of the expedition', bin will
also share in its scientific observations and labors.
There will be an astronomer, who will co-operate
with Dr. K. in air mattera relating to general phys
ics, a zoologist Who will pay particular attention to
the observation of the radiate and lower orders of
marine life, the products of the dredge being es
pecially cared for ; and a general draughternan:—
The expedition takes out a transit instrument, and
will it is-hoped be able to istaStish a prominent ob.
mystery at the head of SMith's Sound during the
whole time that the Advance ren.ains in that re
gion. The sailing officers wilt be Messrs. Brooks,
McGeary, John Ward Wilson, arid Amos &egad,
all volunteers. Mr. Brooks was the bows Wain of
the former expedition. Mr. McGeary has been . in
Baffin's Bay on whaling expeditions, has been
wrecked there and knows the coast thoroughly --
Messrs %V ilson and Bonsail are sailors by taste and
habit, but gentlemen of position and torture, who
go out from a love of adventure. The crew cosist
of eleven picked men, stalwart fellows from Maine.
Each man has one of Marston's rifles with a due
supply el amunition, as they will hive to rely on
hunting for fresh meat for thernseives, arid food for
their dogs, during the whble time of their stay in
high Northern latitudes. The supply of food taken
out will consist of Borden's Meat Biscuit, and pem
mican. The Navy Department has ordered Dr.
Kane to re - delve on board any articles of diet that
victualers or others may desire to send for trial,
and on his return to report the result of the experi
ment made with each article.
Dr. Katie has also been di ected by the . Depart.
Merit to prepare a' detailed report of the seieroutio
observations and results of the expedition forpobli•
cation by the Government on his return. Among
the great subjects to which hiesttention is particu
larly directed by his' cutlers is the distribution of
magnetism, and thU question of the existende and
extent of an Open sea about the pole.
We must here once more erpress ()dr profound
egret that Dr Kane has nor a steam propeller at
iis command for the purpOses of .his expedition.—
If ever a saian, and a braie adventure deserved
every aid and every► facility here ie the case. His
plan of search is as original as it is brilliant ; it is
the resu;t of science \and study at once profound,
penetratir.g, and comprehensive ; his energetic and
admirable mind has succeeded in providing the
means of taking with him a rompleie and well
equipped scientific corps ; his comrades are men
of force and character ; a noble end manly enthu
siasm will inspire the expedition from its Com
mander to the last man of Its crew - ; . and how much
it is to be regretted that they will not have the ad
vantage ()Esteem to hurry them forward at the ear
liest possible day to the scene of their arduous and
noble labors.—N. Y. Tribune.
HYSBY T. WiczoarmAir, late a clerk in the City
Post Office at Washington. F). C., recently made two
desperate attempts to commit suicide, one by prose.
is acid and one by cutting his throat. The history
of the unfortunate man is a lamentable one. He
is a brotherof Gen. Roger C. Weightman, and was
formerly in affluent circumstances. He was for a
long time Cashier of the Patriotic Bank at Washing
ton, from which he retired.several years since, and
went into business, but failed losing all he was
worth. Subsequently, he obtained a clerkship in
the City Post Office ; and through life, until very
recently, though dissipated in habits, his character
fof hinor and integrity was unquestioned. About
three months ago, he was arrested on the charge of
purloining money letters from the mail, and was in.
dicted by the Grand Jiffy. Many of his friends be
lieve him innocent of the charge, but yet he must
traverse the indictment. The prussic acid he took
apical. to have failed in its purpose—probably in
consequence of the stimulating spirits which he bad
previously taken.
A man named Gregory, clerk in the Exchange
Hate), Ann Arbor, Mich., was stabbed by a young
man named W. R. Wykoff, of Ovid, Seneca coon
ty, Y„on Savitifay morning, in a ball room.—
Gregory is itra critical condition. -
the Nem Raven Palladium.
T I II i f i L I ECIE Ross. —A medicine under the title of
4 Rock Rose,' made from a plant- of that name, is
having a great run in this vicinity for its curative
properties. The cry of " quack,' so truly applica
ble to at least one half of the medicines of the day,
cannot be justly applied to the Rock Rose, for it has
made its mark" in this city in several cases, to the
relief and cure of the sufferer; when other remedies
have failed—and what is quite remarkable, some of
our best physicians do not hesitate to speak very
favorably of the Carnifoutid. The certificates of
curei are not fabrieations. but from higly rftpectable
persons, most of whom, are well known to us. The
manufacturer is also well known to at as a gentle
mak who would not be engaged in a humbug, or in
deceiving the public in ariy way.—Palladium.
We cheerfully endorse the above; having witness.;
ed its good effectionrselves,on pulmonary and scrof
ulous codipraiois. We belive it is the best coin
pound for colds and caught, extant. The Reek
Rase, has long been known as a plant arm* medi•
ical,:iirtues, and ittkpreparation is soperhitentleii by
a gentleman Of ability and character, in this city.
N. Fl. Itegider.
Na, NAVIN. Dec. 20, 1851.
This is to certify that the notice of the Rock
Rose medicine published . itt otft paper in connect.
ion !silken" from the ravuidium.Awas not only unso
licited, but was,writtea Sylhe editor of_his own jadg.
meat arid' obseriatiorr. OSBORN & BALDWIN:
MYERSIZIMIWCT of ROCK " ROSE, fbr sale
by, pr..H. , O::PORTER. Tosisatta; Psi a of whom
ralaphlsis Sear ballad gaft •
Valk
In Smithfield, the Seth ult., )ft. %UT Z
.„,-Pteises,inlbs 21st year of her age, t atai
VTlie tuatara! vas attended on Tuesday di e
""
•a)ottgligsstontblage of persons,
big l ow
: 4;
04$ thek!kin is
ow at her sudden de
Aelleacajspoition. her sober and coesia ink
ik;hmeaCtier industrious habits, her lode &
successful.. aorta in cultivating her m ; 4 4 i
above all, her laligr, relF,d Pitt/ 4d_t!rolifor ' •
tmeirdsliipinifeekeentriormaity. Ifer iii
short —bat the rapid progress of diseatediffici
sorb the wonted composure - of her mine
its the calm assurance of a happy imma t ur ity: ::
she was a member of the Baptist Church ill 64
place. The writer deems this testimonial)
worth dee to ,her. mentor, ; and hopes ,ga i
young may be disposed to imitate her exaepisek
cherishing a disuite for the frivolities which
so often dishonored din christian professionria4
attending it/likings profitable for the life th alami
is, and for that which is to come,
Nue gtheitisnuonte.
?or the Borough 44 !mak
1111,C11111 A.ND ASIZTh
inl't due on Judgment of Woodruff et ar its i s
do on Duplicate for 1850 121 ft
do do )851
do of Duplicate for 1852 305 Is
1024 ft
do received from 13Eibes
Iti ft
do of orders issued in 1852 311 ft
ItS/CSDITUIXS
Work done on streets and aide walks $415 1
Etpenses of Borough Election - IS N
fringing Report , and notices of appeal I N
Clerics salary serving notices of appeal
and stationary ,
Orders returned and cancelled
Paid D F Barstow work on streets
do M C Mercur work and materials for
. railing overenlven on Main at 2 3 N
do .1 Doane for work laying aide walk GI ti
do do taking care of town clock G 0
do John Divine for maVria'ifurnished
and labor done building culvert on '
2d street 37 II
do D Vandercook orders of relief and
swearing Council
do J D Goodenough do do
do L Gillespie repairing Pub: Square
do L W Tiffany for stone in 1851
do C L Ward making drain across main
street in 1850
do S 8 Bailey work on streets lk
do W C Bowan work on st's '5O lOU 3l
do Wm Mix 'reprices as Street Comm'r n a
do J 0 Patton do do Is its
do Wm Briggs work on streets 3 is
do Cornelius Coleman do I N
do H Y Moore . do 5 N
do Montanr's 4 Ce do 1 to
do James M'lntire db 111
do Exhonerations to W C Rogari II N
do do Wm ron 1713
.. .
d i o Wm Scott balance due him on
settlement of last year. 473
ikkill.
Duet from Jesse Woodruff et al ill N
do on Duplicate Iti 1858 1344
do db 18$t 1341
do do , 1852 438*
In Treasury 0 0
301006i1 ORDZILI.
Iders outstanding Jan. 17,1262 Mil
do batted in 1852 31111
Orders returned and cancelled
Orders outstanding Feb. 21, 1853 OM a
POOll IMND. ,
A m't in Treasury Jan. t 7 1852 110111
do dui from irthens twp. IN
do iti J E Geiger Collector 111
do do D Variderconk do 31 II
do do W A Chamberlin do 113 T 1
do •do C T Smith do 313 Si
zkrau - wrroass.
1 Paid ma Mamba," for keeping Mrs Foley
and McAdam paupers We
do 14 Cc.rmey keeping do 411 i
do T O'Day do do 001
do J Crager keeping Sweet temporary
pauper, II Of
do Daniel Sweet keeping Mr Mrs Boring
ton temporary pauper. UK,
' do C K Ladd balance doe for services s
do Mrs: Hall keeping Maley's children
paupers
borough physician
do Rodie township keeping I Lockaby
tempoiary pauper ri
do Bailey & Nevins for Boor to paupers AT
do Mrs LaPlant temporary relief
do C Wells for coffins for paupers I N
do C M Manville, taking sick inbn to
Waverly
do Thus Barnes digging grave N
do Wood for Mrs Green temporary relief X
do E T Fox for floor furnished to Maley
and Mrs Moran I
do D Bartlett keeping Ann McCarty
do Mingus wood for Mrs Powers tempo.
my relief
do O'Day keeping McDonald tem. pauper Ifle
do Montanye's & Co shroud for Haley
do do clothing for Maley's boys
do J E Geiger per cent. collecting
do John Holmes use of horse to carry
body of Mrs. McAdam to grave
$lO
Due from Athens township 18 36
do D.Vandercook Collector 39 16
do W A Chamberlin do 33 TT
do C T Smith do 349 90
63
In Treasury
Ws the undersigned. Burgess and Town Goad
of the Borough of Towanda, do certify the for
ing to be a true and correct Statement of 15 8
ceipts and Expenditures of said Borough for"
year 1852. WM. ELWELL, Burgess.
JNO. F. MEANS, •
N. N. BETTS.
C. M. MANVILLE, Conseil.
JNO. BEIDUkIAN,
J. FRANCISCO.
March 10, '52. Attest4Ww. Scarf. Clerk'
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of ,lANIA,
M. DEMSRIST, decesSed, late of tilotila w 'r
dre hereby requested to make immediate lIMII
and those having claims against said 'gam 91
pease present them ally authenticated foe
meat.
EMALINE
Adatinielac6
March 9. 1963
n R. PrPie l " d 812 v
1 - • Ile%n.lrespectfully inform/ the citizens of I . V .
wanda diol vicinity that he has established Ito
self here. for the purpose of exercising his Ph is f elg ;
ion. Dr. Jackson has been practising in :I
twp. and neighborhood for the tbre lase Ye lol4l
has formerly held responsitfle medical appoianavOl
io England and Scotland
He can be fotidd when notprofessianal l y
ea
at Mrs Eaton's boarding house, Id door WI d
Ward House Ravanasca—Dr. Husto. l
Towanda, - Marcb 10, 11143. 4. JACKSON
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