"T7 w. Remarks of Wr, Laporte, O.t tie bill '.o abrii b tl.e olUre of wtperiuterv | dent of Com iion Solion!?. March 3d, ldsrt. _ I MR. SPF.AKKR :—I should be very sorry, by 1 nnv act of mine, to impair the offieictitjyof tljjp common school system of this ('nmnioifwoaltli; but in urging: a repeal of the Jia errctipg the office of comity superintendent. 1 believe T hot only obey the wishes of my constituents, but also take such i cour.se s is necessary to s - j cure the welfare and harmonious working of, the school system. T Grst will examine the origin of this law.— It was passed in 18f> * ; and I have examined; the journal of that session to see if there a> j any expression from the people in favor of thcl creation of such an office. I cannot hud that, a single petition was sent to tlie legislature by the people asking for this law, and I must eonelude that it originated here, perhaps in the School Department : and a new office was created and fastened upon the people without any expression from them in favor of its es tablishment. An innovation like this, withoflt any oxpros ion from the people in its favor, could not j fail to meet with opposition ; and the history i of oil important laws of the like character is, that they have been either inoperative or have created discontent, and dissatisfaction among | the people. I I will next nntiee the actual operation of the, law as shown by statistics. In 1853 we had in Bradford county 341 Hchodls—tv<> have now but 828—-a falling off in two years of sixteen schools, when there should have -been a natural increase to keep pace with the wants of a growing population. ' I will next examine the salaries of teachers : niul I find that in Bradford county there has been an increase in two years ef about sixteen per cent. on the salaries of male teachers, a lid twenty per cent, on the salaries of female teachers. In the State at large I find an increase of about fifteen per cent, in the salaries of male teachers, and about twenty-four per cent, in the salaries of female teachers. Now, I do not object to an increase of the salaries of teachers where there is an increased qualification for the business : but *o far as I have heard, wc have the same class of teach ers It is no part of the duty of county superin tendent to educate teachers. Wherever they have done so, it has been out side of their offi cial dnties ; and in large counties the officer has quite enough to do according to law with out undertaking the education of teachers. F know that the superintendent does not fix the salaries of teachers ; but it is a singular coincidence that this increase of salaries has taken place mainly during the administration of county superintendents, and when we con sider that no teacher, whatever may be his qualifications, can receive the public money without a certificate from the county superin tendent, we can readily perceive the effect of this office upon the salaries of teachers. In Bradford county there is a wide spread and general dissatisfaction with the opera tions of this office, and 1 must here notice a clause in the report of the State Superinten dent which does great injustice to the people of our county. He says : ' The office is op posed by many who judge of every enterprise I by the money it may cost, without regard to the results anticipated from it ; but by far the fiercest opposition comes from those who are opposed to the cause of popular education ' at the public expense, and who strike at the the vitals of the system through the office of county superintendents.'' Now, it seems to be admitted that the fier cest opposition to this law comes from Brad ford county —a county that has always upheld the common school system, and in which it has flourished with as much vigor as in any county of like means in this Commonwealth. The statistics show that there was levied last year, for school and building purposes, in that countv. over nineteen thousand dollars. Our people arcj attached to the cause of popular education, hut they look upon this office as a clog and hindrance to the system. While they received from the State ahout three thousand dollars for schools, the gen tleman who superintended its outlay received fifteen hundred, which is fifty per cent, on the State appropriation. Our school system in that county is in coiifus : on. aiT7l in many dis tricts the people have met in town meeting and passed resolutions requesting the county superintendent, to stay away from their schools. They wish to get rid of this officer, and are satisfied to allow their school directors to ma nage their schools, as those directors now bear the important and sometimes onerous duty of levying the greater part of the moneys nec essary to carry on the systenw I have listened with to the elo quent remarks made by the gentleman from Erie, (Mr. I'AT.T.A and also the gentleman from Venango, (Mr. MCCAI.MOXT,) in favor of the common school system ; and it is perhaps fortunate that this debate has taken so wide a range, as it will obviate the necessity for ranch effort when the appropriation for com mon schools shall eoruo up for consideration. I will not allow them, however, to class me with the enemies of education. I think it wise to educate the children of the State : 1 consider general education as necessary to the success of our institutions ; and when we come to vote for an appropriation for common schools, I will go with those gentlemen for the highest sum that they will name. If the State has not the means, I will vote for a project to raise money to make such appropriation ; and further, sir. in view of the great waut of competent teachers of our common schools, if the office of conn ty superintendent can be abolished, I am willing to vote to appropriate the thirty thousand dollars now used yearly to pay that unpopular and generally useless officer, for the education of teachers in the se veral counties of the Commonwealth. Give tis fifteen hundred dollars for the education of teachers in Bradford county, and you will con fer real and lasting benefit on onr schools. The gentleman from Eric has said that if in 18">4 there were no petitions from the peo ple in favor of the office of county superinten dent, none were needed, as the Constitution authorized the creation of this office. Well, I looked with some curiosity for the reading of that clause of the Constitution, as I had never heard of it before, and it strikes me if such an officer was required by the Con stitution, the gentleman from Erie and others who have occupied seats on this floor between the year 1838, when this Constitution was adopted, and the year 1834, when this office was created, were sadly derelict in their obe dience to the Constitution in allowing this matter to slumber during a period of sixteen years. Mr. Speaker, 1 will read the clause of the t institution referred to by the gentleman from i.r.p : " The Legislature shall, as soon as conven iently uiav be, provide by for the estab lishment' of schools throughout the State, in such insmtK r that the poor may be taught j gratis."' > ? Now m view of this clause of the Constitu tion, I have often thought that the Lcgisla -1 r'nre of this State had Tory poorly pel formed j its duty. 1 keow thositioi! does not originate with school di rectors, and further that our school directors are not of that class who cannot write their names, altlmngh such directors may be elect ed in that region represented so ably by the gentleman from Frie. 1 would say a few words in regard to the | amendment now before this House. It pro -1 vides for leaving the question of the abolition of the office with the school directors of each county. This would suit our county, had not j the executive in a veto message of last year : taken ground against a provision of this kind, | which would preclude him frcm giving his J sanction to this law should this amendment be adopted. I will read the extract from that 1 message. " The phraseology nf the bill is such as to permit the school directors in the counties i named, to virtually abolish the office of county I superintendent so far as those counties are eon- corned,- a "d thus dislocate and derange the ; working machinery of the common school svs tern impair the efficiency of its administration, j and materially retard its successful progress."' From this.* views of the Governor, which j seem to be reasonable and just, gentlemen will see that this amendment is a mere dodge, al | though probably not intended hv its mover as such, and those who desire to get. rid of this , office mmt do so by a general bill. [From tho Montrose Rrpnblicnn.] Republican Mass Meeting. Pursuant to notice, the opponents of Slavery extension of Susquehanna County held a Mass Meeting in the old Court House iu Montrose, on the evening of April 7th inst. The meeting was called to order by SAMUEL F. CARM.U.T, Chairman of the Republican Coun ty Committee, and on motion of C. F. Read, 0. G. HEMSTEAD was elected to preside over the meeting. The following officers were elected :—Vice Presidents, Charles Tingley, Peter Decker, Robert Griffis, D. I). Gage, J. S. Birchanl, J. C. Bushnell. Secretaries, Amos Williams, Johu Young, 11. 11. Frazicr, Harry Harney. On motion, the Chair appointed a Chrnmit toe to report resolutions, and to take into con sideration the matter of 'appointing delegates to the Republican State and National Conven tions to le held at Philadelphia in June next. The following was the eommitfc? :—- Harvey Tyler, Harry Harney, Thos. Adams, 1. C. Hushneli,J. U. Chapman, S. F. Carmalt, <\ I>. ilson, J. I). Slocum, I. P. Raker, Fred. Lines, J. Hosford, Orauge Mott, jr., Peter Decker. David Taylor, Tvler Hrewster, J. W. Smith, Stillman Fuller, Elislia Bell, W. M. Tingley. G. B. Eldred, E/.ra Pratt, George T. brazier, Henry Granger, I). D. Gage, Thomas Nicholson. '1 lie r ommittec on resolutions having retired, the Hon. (J. A. GV.mv, to hear whom his fel low citizens had assembled, was loudly called for. and on hi- appearance was warmlv greet ed by the audience. His speech, which lasted nearly four hours, and was listened to throughout with deep in terest and frequent applause, it. is impossible to furnish even a sketch of. But it contained a triumphant vindication of the consistency of his course as a Free-soil man, and the repre sentative ola I'rce-soil constituency ; a clear exposition of the great question now at issue before the American people ; proof, from the record, that Jefferson, Madison, and all the fathers of the K 'public, stood on the Republi can platform of opposition to slavery extension; and a sf r ing nrpial for a union of all Fro soil lie n to su-tai i our cause, with the same unanimity as the pre- la very men unite to sus tain theirs. M lien Mr. GROW closed, there was a pro longed enII for Judge \\ H.MOT, who in response spoke a few minutes, referring to the lateness of tlie hour, it being near midnight, as a rea son for not then detaining the audience with a speech. lie could address them at some other time on the great quotum of the day, in which he felt no diminution of interest, I lie committee on resolutions through their chairman, Mr. Tyler, then reported the follow ing • Resolved. That we approve the action of the Republican Convention held at Pittsburg, on; the 22d of Febrnary last, to consolidate the elements of opposition to slavery extension in to one political party in the next Presidential election : and that we recognize the platform then adopted, of opposition to the extension of Slavery into Free Territory and in favor of the admission of Kansas as a Free State, as containing the only questions at issue in that election. Resolved, That we approve the course pur sued by our Representative, the lion. G. A. GROW, upon the question of Slavery extension, from the time of his first taking "his seat in Congress to the present time, and that we re gard him now as heretofore, as " Susquehauna's favorite Son." Resolved, That we recommend the lion. G. A. Grow as a Delegate to attend the Nation al Republican Convention to be held at Phila delphia iu June next. Resolved, That we reeomnjend O. G. Hemp stead as Senatorial Delegate to the Republi can Stqte Convention. Resolved. That we recemmend C. F. Read and Samuel Y. 'Carmalt a< our Representative i Deli'i-iife to the Rpjinbfienu State Convention. I Ikairfori) ilqwttr. £. b. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA": Cnunviiiin XlUuiunp, April 10. leSolj. TERMS — One Dollar per mutton, invat-iablu in advance.— ' Ftntr weeks previous to lite expiration of a subscription. notice trill be given hi/ n printed wrapper, and if not re netretl, the paper will in all cases he stopped. I CUMING — The Reporter trill be sent to Clubs at the fol lowing extremely line rates : fi copies for. ?."> 00 115 copies for.. . $1- 00 | 10 copies for 300[ 20 copies for,. .. 15 00 ADVERTISEMENTS —For a square of ten lines or less. One Dollar for three or less insertions, and twenty-Jive rents j for each subsequent insertion. ! JOB-WORK — Executed with accuracy and despatch, and a | reasonable prices— with every facility for doing Rooks, Hlanks, Hand-bills, Rail tickets, $-c. \ MONEY mot/ be sent by mail, at our risk--enclosed in an cnvehjpe. and properly directed, we will be rtsjumsible '} fur its saj'e delivery. j, TO THE PEOPLE OK THE UNITED STATES ! The People ot" the United Btnt'-s, without regard to political dii Terences or divisions, who are opposed to the \ ropeal of the Missouri Compromise, to the polirv of the j present Administration, to the extension of Slavery into j the territories, in favur of tlie admission of Kansas as a ; free State, and of restoring the action or the Federal Go vernment to the principles of Washington and Jefferson, 1 are invited by tho National Committee, apyointed by tJte 1 Pittsburg Convention of tlie 22d of February, 1556, to i send from each State three delegates from each Congrca- I sional Distri. t. and six Delegates at large, to meet at I PHILADELPHIA, on the 17th of JUNE next, for the } purpose of recommending candidates to be supported for : the offices of President aud Vice President of the United j States. j E D. MORGAN, N. Y. GEORGE G. FOGO, N". IL j FRANCIS P. BI.AIR. MD. A. J. STEVENS, lowa. JOUN M. NIT.Es, ' onn. CORNELIUS CORE. Cal. ! DAVID WILMOT, Pa. LAWRENCE DIIAINERD, Vt. A. P. STONE, Ohio. WILLIAM GKO.SE, Iml. j WM. M. CHACE. 11. I. WYMAM SL'OONKR. Wis. j JOHN Z. GOODRICH, Mass. C. M. K. PAULISON, N. J. j GEORGE RYE, Ya. E. D. WILLIAMS , Del. ; ABNKK R. ILtt. I.OWELL, Me. JOHN G. FEE, Ky. I E. S. LKLAND. ill. J.AMES KEDEATH.'MO. I CHARLES DICKEY, Mich. | LEWIS CLEPUANE, I). C. \ WASHINGTON, March 29, 1556. National Committee. FOREIGN NEWS. Tlie Washington arrived at New-York on Sunday from Southampton, bringing European ! news four days later than we had by the pre j vious steamer. A point of interest to the pub lic here is the dispatch by the British Govern • ment of two steamers to search for the missing ; Pacific. But the great and important fact is a diffi ; cultv in the progress of the pence uegotiations at Paris. According to the account of the j London journals, it grows out of the demand of Prussia to bear the same part in all the trea , ties now to be made as if she had been un j equal sharer in the previous diplomatic tran sactions bearing upon the war. In this prc i tension she is naturally supported by Russia, and it is quite likely that it has caused discus sion and even serious embarrassment in the Conference. Bnt this is by no means the great . obstacle to a successful conclusion of the nego tiations. The hindrance is from auother quar ter, and of a kind which may more easily prove insuperable. Turkey it is which now threatens to reuder nugatory this elaborate and most costly attempt to settle the questions involved in the war. The Porte refuses to allow the so-called reforms, just decreed at Constantino- I pie under the influence of Lord RedelifFe, to be incorporated in the articles of peace, as in its view, they are internal matters with which for " i eign powers have no proper concern. So, too, it refuses to suffer any diminution of the Sul- I tan's sovereign rights in the Principalities, and i these two points the Turkish Plenipotentiary ; at Paris has been directed to insist upon. The steamship Cambria arrived at Halifax on Monday last. The news is three days later than that re ceived by the Washington, but presents no fea : ture of decided importance. The difficulties alleged to have presented t themselves in the Paris Conference* just prior to the Washington's departure, are understood to have been removed, and it. was confidently expected that the treaty of peace would be signed within a few days. B*3s'- At the regular meeting of Naiad Fire i Company, No. 2, held Saturday, April 6th, 185G, the following officers were elected for ; the ensuing six months : Foreman —J. BII.L. MEANS. l.< AV.TV — HENRY MERCUR. 2'/ Ass't — LESTER P. MONTANYE. | Pipe man —TOM FI,OOT>. Secretary — OSCAß E. BLACK. ' Treasurer —o. P. GooDEXOroir. HAWER RE-TAKE*. —We learned on Satur day last, (says the Klraira Advertiser,) through what seemed a reliable source, that Harper, who recently escaped from the Indiana Coun ty Jail, in Pennsylvania, had again been taken, about fifty miles from the place of escape, while making preparations to embark on a raft bound down the Allegheny river. BARN BURNT. —The burn of Michael Ivcap, in the upper part, of Pittston, was entirely de stroyed by fire on Monday evening, and five horses perished in the flames. A man was out early with a light, which lie left burning while be went to breakfast. How it caught cannot of course be known, but when discovered, it was impossible to save the five horses. Several were got out. Three of those burned belong ed to Mr. Reap. RAM.ROAO BRIDGE DAMAGED BY ICE.— The Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad Bridge at Pittston, received some damage from ice on Sunday last. For three hours ice ran in the river carrying away part of one of the piers.— It is feared that the whole pier will be swept away by the ice from above. A motion has already been made in the Legislature to repeal tho 27th Section of the new License Law which limits Hotels to one for every one hundred taxablcs in the cities, or one hundred and fifty ir the eounttos. THE LEGISLATURE. fW A *' ndWE. A supplement' to an apt to ■ authorize the Governor to incorporate ft company for erect ing n bridge over the river Susquehanna, at tire borough of Towuiida, the seat -of jnstiow of the county of Bradford, approved the 14th day of March, 1531," patted final reading. Mr. BROWNE read in place a bill to lay out ft state road along tlie valley of Carbon creek, in Bradford county. House bill .No. 849, to incorporate the North Branch Insurance Company of Brad ford county was passed to third reading and laid over. The bill to legalize the notion of the com missioners of roads in Granville township, Bradford county, passed second reading ; and on motion of Mr. lIOUIOMH, was postponed for the present. The Senate amendments to the General Ap propriation hill were nbn-concurred in, and a Committee of Conference, composed of Messrs. Fester, M'Combs and Wright, of Luzerne, ap pointed. TH House concurred, yeas 01, nays 23, in the amendment of the Senate, fixing Tuesday, the 22d instant, as the day of final adjourn ment. SENATE. Senate bill No. 58G, to change the venue in a certain action pending In the Court of Com mon Pleas of Bradford county, cauie up in or der, April 10, pending the amendment to the amendment, to strike out "Tioga," as the county in which the case shall be tried, and insert " Lycoming which was adopted—yeas 10, nays 15, as follows :—• YEAS — MC.-MSC Bruvrno, Buckalew-, Civ-swell. Evans, Ely, Hoge, Ingram. Jamison, Knox. Isiubai h. M'CJiiittH-k, Strauli, Walton, Welsh, Wherry ami Piatt, Speaker — lb. I NAYS—Messrs. Ferguson, Finney. Flennik'-n, Frazer, Gregg. Jordan. Killinger, la-wis Mellmger. Pratt, Price, ' Sellers, Sliuman, Souther and Taggart—ld. ! The amendment as amended was agreed to ; | and the section as amended was adopted—yeas IT, nays 10, as follows :—• YEAS —Messrs. Browne, Buckalew, Crcsawell. Evans, Ely, lloge, Ingram. Jami-on. Knox, Laubarli.M'i Unlock, i St ran h, Walton. Welsh, Whirry, Wil kins and Piatt, Spea j her—l7. j NAYS—Messrs. C'rabh. Ferguson. Finney, Fhnnikcn, : Frazer, Gregg. Jordan, Killinger, Lew is.Melliugcr, Pratt, j Price, Sellers, Shaman, Souther and Taggart—l6. The bill was laid over on third reading. Messrs. Buckalew, Killinger and M'Clintock were appointed a Committee of Conference on , the General Appropriation Bill. Democracy Defined, Wo. 2. We give below a second article from the Montrose Republican, communicated by its ' correspondent IniAiion. It is quite as reada ble as the one published last week. The wri ter seems to have a very clear idea of what i is now a days denominated Democracy —and of ! the ridiculous and inconsistent position oceu ! pied by Free Soil men who would cling to the Democratic organization, in the face of its ut ; ter subserviency to the Slave Power : MESSRS EDITORS : —-As I sec you published my letter, I write again. I have since con versed with several of my neighbors, and am ! sorry to say my arguments in favor of aban doning their Free Soil principles and adopt ing the more Democratic doctrine of Slavery j extension, do not meet with as much favor as i 1 had expected. They don't seem to think " niggerism" so good and desirable a tiling a* i the Democratic party and 1 do. For vou are ; aware that although, for the sake of effect, j we call yours the Black Republican or nigger party, it is our party that seeks to spread the I black race over all this continent, and to main tain forever a very intimate connection be tween them and the white race, by means of ! the Patriarchal institution. You want to peo -1 pie the rich Territories of the west with whites, ice want to people them mostly with " nig gers," leaving the junr whites who may stran gle in there to lead a hopeless existence, in ig norance and want, like tlie same class in the old slave States. Still, we-hall continue to stigmatize you as the nigger party, and shall make votes by it. When T see the stubbornness of men from whom I had hoped better tilings, in adhering to Free Soilism against Democracy, 1 begin to think those old Democrats were right, who said that if we did not recover control of the county last Fall, we never should, and that Susquehanna county, like the rest of the Wil mot district, must be left in the hands of the enemy. Put there is oho consolation : if we cannot get the suffrages of the people, we can get the patronage of the government ; and if we preserve the Union, we have assurances that the Union will take care of us. I am glad to see that friend Phase has already re ceived from the Po-t Mas'cr General substan tia! proof that Republics are not ungrateful, and that his devotion to the Union, as evinced by his returning to full communion with the party, instead of of carrying the Free Soil heresy further like Mr. Grow, is duly appre- ! eiated. Our reliance now is on the election of a Democratic President, for if we succeed, all the leading men in our party will be well provided for by the general government.— Here is a motive for sticking to the party and exerting ourselves. It don't make much"diffe rence who our candidate for President is, for, in any case, he must be fully pledged to the South so that we can carry every Southern State, and then if we get two or three North ern States, the victory is ours. We expect to carry as many as are necessary, since ex perience has taught us to place great reliance on the old Watchword, " Democracy," with the uniformed and unthinking multitude. And thou we shall do what we can to keep up di vision at the North by means of Know-Noth ingism. For the principles of the Know-Noth ings we really care nothing, one way or the other, as is plain to be seen from our bitter ly denouncing them at times, especially in lo calities where tliev are " tainted with Free Soil ism," and it may be possible to produce dissensions between them and the Republicans, while In other localities, where they agree with us on the Slaveiy question, as in parts of New York State, we coalesce with them In Opposi tion to the Black Republicans. Since the union of the Democrats and Southern Know Nothings in Congress, under the sanction of President Pierce and the Washington l T nion, wc do not expect that any man of intelligence will think of acting with the Democratic' par ty lor tiic sake of oono-iug Know Nothing ism ; but still there are men that can inttii- j euced bv to harp upon that subject • mill therefore wc shall do it. I perceive you think Mr. Grow hon been consistent in lib; course, and Mr Chase ,ui<-on fistont. 1 caiuiot agree with you there. Tin-/ have both 4m*cmi consistent, with a diffe rence; Mr. Grow has been consistent in sup port of principle, Mr. Chase in support of par ty. As I told you la fore, I agree with Ghase. Vnn perceive we have this important, advan tage : we still retain the name of Democracy, and with Democracy for a name and Slavery for a principle, we have a good chance of suc cess both with the Northern workiugmeu and i the Soutlrcri) aristocracy. In discussing this troublesome question of ! Slavcrv, T urge upon my neighbors the views I put forth bv C: 1,. V\ ardj Kstj. in a Democrat ic meeting at Mon'msc, not long ago, namely, that it makes no difference to us away up here in Northern Pennsylvania, whether Slavery exists in Kansas, some thousand of miles oil, or not. Somehow the unreasonable feilows won't take this view of the -wibjct't, One says lie lias a brother in Kansas, and it does make a great deal of difference to him whether that i brother is permitted to enjoy the freedom ■ which has been eonsidefd the birthright of ere j rv H-hitr American, or whether he is to be de prived of tiie liberty of speech, and perhaps ! murdered in cold blood, for no offense but pre* 1 ferring his own interests and his own opinions to those of the Slave drivers of a neighboring State. Another says that, although lie is wil ling to stand by all the compromises of the constitution, lie is not willing that the mode representation that makes five head of black I cattle count the same as three white men, | should be extended to new States, for no com- I promise >f the Constitution requires that.— lie suvs his drove of cows have as good a | right fo a representation in Congress, on eve j rv principle of common sense, as a. drove of ! slaves' on a Southern nabob's plantation ; and j if we must submit to the absurdity in the old j Slave States, we ought not to aid in extend : ing it to new ones. In reply, I told him we need not aid in carrying slavery there, but apply the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty,— ! and give all sections an equal chance in the ! Territories. Hut he said he would like to I know how slavery could ever have got into Kansas if the democratic party, had not re ! pealed the Missouri Compromise ; and he | wanted to know if that was not active iuter ; ference ®n the side of Slavery ; and then he \ enquired if the President—by his late procla i ination telling the people of Kansas that if i they refuse to obey the Missouri laws which i the Horder KufHans hare "extended'' over ; them, the United States troops rhall be called i out to enforce their obedience at the point of I the bayonet,—did not furnish another instance ■ of active interference on the side of Slavery, i Of course there was no use in talking with ! such a fanatic, and I left hint, to call upon a ; venerable Doacon who has been a Democrat, ' and his father before him, from the time of Jefferson. I have found religions men who 1 could furnish good scripture arguments in fa : vor of Slavery, and I hoped the Deacon might i lie able to comfort me with some appropriate texts ; but to mv surprise, I found him as ' fanatical as anv of his neighbors. Poor old man, lam afraid he is in his dotage, lie 1 actually began to talk to me about the moral I irrottg of depriving human beings of their lib erty. and bringing thorn lip in enforced igno rance, and subjecting pious Christian men and women, like the beasts that perish, to the will of wicked and brutal masters.- As though the question of right and wrong ought to be introduced into politics 1 Poor, foolish old mail! When at last he commenced to tell of the wickedness of keeping the mass of the |*eo plo,—which at South means the slaves—in ig norance. and forbidding them to read the Bi ble. 1 pereeired that he had become tinctured with Know Nothingism. and. pitying his nar row minded bigotry on this subject of Bible reading, ] withdrew. Returning towards home and seriously think ing over the words of my neighbors, I was ! strongly tempted—by the Evil One, I sup | pose, to leave the Democratic party forever : . but on reaching my house, 1 found the last | number of the Democrat, the perusal of which I considerably strengthened me in the faith, and i 1 can still subscribe tttvself a Democrat. , I en A HOD. j Dimock, Feb., 2.", 1 fit??" Kvery few days an owner of a horse which has been stolen, makes his appearance ;in our midst, looking after his propcrtv. We | understand 17 horses have been reclaimed,and 1 that there are several more in this section of the country.— Elmira Gazette. ■ . | In Leltaysville, on the 29 th of March, bv the Itev. ,T. Hodge, Mr. X ATHAXIKf. PI, ITT, of Ilcrtick, to Miss BETS BY F. BARNES, of Pike. ©ic d , In Harrisbiirg, on Saturday evening the Sth in=t., after a short illness. Mr. ISAIAH HARTLEY, formerly of Sul livan county Pa., aged 47 years. FAIR WARNING ! I _> MR SONS knowing themselves indebted to MONTANA ES A CO., by regarding this notice will ve themselves being waited upon in n mre snmmarv manner if payment is not made between uow and the first "PMay. April 10, ]Bsfi. Administrator's Sale. BA A irtne of an order of the Orphan's Court of Brad ford county will he exposed to public sale at the premises, hereinafter described. 0:1 the loth day of May next, at 1 o'clock, I*. M. the following described lots of land situate in Orwell tw-p. Beginning at the southeast c rner of John W. Hill's land; thence north r,2°, west fif ty perches ; thence north 40° east 42 perches and 8-10 • thence south 804° east 34 and 7.-10 perches ; thence north H.j J west fifty- four perches to the place of lieginning, con tain ing 12 acres more or less. AI .SO—One other niece of land adjoining the above, and to he sold with it--Beginning on the Wysox creek main road and on the line of Horace A. Russell ; tlieuce south 79° east 1 perches ; thence north 13,j° 0.-ist t and 9-10 perches ; thence south 07.° west It! and 4-10 perches thence by the road south 34' west 9 and 4-10 perches to the places of beginning, containing 122 perches, he th same more or ]ess-ll improved. Terms made known at thu su,e - A. A. RUSSELL, . , . . SAMUEL C ASS. Administrators of the estate of Austin R-.isrll dee'd April to, lK&r,. r)ISSOLLTION. —The co-partnership licre- J_Z tofore existing between the nndbrsigiu-d in the lum dim' btnitrtvt*; is thi* day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted to tin- firm an- re<|nired to settle their accounts immediately with Charles Chatlee, who has as sumed to pay all debts due from said firm • , ANDREW WEBB, April 10. MAS. CHARLES < iIIAFFFE. ITowanda Female Seminary. MIK NEXT QUARTER of the Tarrnnda Female Seminary under the charge of Mvsses HAN SONS will commence on Monday, April 28. Towandiy April 3. 1855. BOOTS A SHOES dt LEATHER. JD. HU MI'HREY is just receiving a gc • neral assortment of BOOTS A SHOES, suitable for the spring trade. Also.au excellent assortment of I.HATHER. comprisiii" Ho sides Sole Leather. 99 rfWes Upper. 200 Calf Skin.-", together Wilb a general stood of Kipps, Linings A Find i n e~- TowandS, April 3, Hi;, Examination of Teachers. The county supekintendi.-\- t will examine Teachers for the Public s.l V ' lirudford coenty, in the different district* ou'ti ,f and at.flie irlaceS cjesigimted in the follow!,,„ 11!' uointinents ,7 * " rt of -p. Hsd, April Saturday 19. Pail Factory S. II V, t I . .... Monday 21, Centre school hou*e" ' , TucJfijy 22, HibUrd ii. Wednesday 7. Springfield corner- "J!'"" 1 " 11 ' 1 '! Thursday 8. Troy borough '"P'k-ld. Fridays, Morgan Hollow school hou-e , , T '"> Saturday 10, Rowlin ,1, Mo day* J2. Gillett U a Tuesday 13, Ccntreville ' {J'"- Wednesday 14. Athene boro' ""imer-. Thursday 13, Ulster school house' V-!" Friday I<'j r ,, r , Saturday 24. Bowen iloilow scii .. 11 Fit*. Monday 28. Ku> kendsll Tuesday 27, Orwell Hill a, Wednesday 2s, It-Hue village " 'J"**"- Thursday 29, Centre vhwA hou-, ' r? : " Friday 30, L.vrer do J' - S.tturd.iy 31, Brick Church school house W t l . , ' / UY.MBRIA CO *. ; V ealth O! Pennsylvania : T-, Catiu' rcc"""' ' ; rcmiah A'Hern and John Flvnn. adnii- i'-ti-at ■ r'i I O'Keifc. deceased, u.id to th" heirs and lej| " j tires of said deceased. LRCKIINO ; I We command you and cverj- of vou, that v • 1 ■ j own proper persons appear before*our Jod**'!, l'- * burg, at a Court of Common Plea# tW to . h..i 1 ' ' i first Monday of ,liini> next, at tea o'cl *" m ? l "" j day. t • answer Gr'enbhrry 'fa-h.r it> the nntur ; j tition for the specific performance of a' ~tri,-tUa '' 1 Daniel O h< lit dee d, in his lifetime, t- -,-li , ,1, 1 t tioner a certain lot or piece of <* r „, ;i , j sit j zin, Allegheny township, in the sjj.j r „ n tv "?' : ! !in fail not. Dl >- And Lrt j Witness the Honorable GWIIUE TtYi.or ?> r s-ID, ; our said Court at Ebensburg. tlit- ''l-t d'n-' .- i. ' " ' |HS;L MII.TO.V ROIEIW.S Pmth' ! Notice to he given to the heir* and legal rei.rt- ■ V j by publication of the same in " The T-.w.i:„i*J p,."."" | for six successive weeks. JOHN si .7 April 8, 1856. >owi!:. i ( iaMBRI V Tkci,: I \.< wealth of Pennsylvania: To Catharine O'K • • : remiih A Hern and John Flvnn, admini-tMc.r- 'Vlt*-'-'"- | O'Kcii'e. dee'd. and to the heirs ami legal remt ? ! I of said deceased : We command you and ,-\ cr - ' that you do in your own proper persons anprtrvJ?,'-' Judges at Eoeusburg. at a ( ourt of ('ommm p| - ! to he held on the fir-t Monday of June next at i w ;*'"' A. M. of said day. to answer James M'r ,T {., t , ;of his petition for the specific perfor nan.V ~'f s rn , . ; made with the -aid Daniel O'Keife, dec d. in hi to -e|l to Jonas , 1W- MILTuX ROI!Bkm i£*Vn l Note eto he gi\- a t, the iieir.s aij'j legalrepfestnlv H j by publication the same in the " Towiuela I)* n *• ' for six successive week*. JOHN ROJIEKTS <'*• ' ; April 3, ISM. NEW SPRING (IDODS, .txn XEAV FJIUM. H KINGSBURY V SON i.eg le.,vc t- rati tt ;r I • tion of tiieir friends and oust uncrs. an we' •• I era. both Jew .and Gentile. a ihfagto l,e\ 1 HEtr I to tacir Well t, .1 k "I / (lit I 11. V j \ I ME STIC any aooi IS, mristing of 1 -:*. .. I of I. lilies Ui fis 1 i'xiris. Silks. Shatcis, hi /Mint* 1 I lies. Harries, Chamhray*. I.nnts. lirilluintn.ty ,;<■ I Also, a ehoiee of Met I other styles of fast -c-dored l'rir t-. | A large and complete assortment of Yankee A'.v™ I Ilit'iery, O'ures. Ihens 7Y>'-rm,'ng*. While I/-- I ims . Ticks, Drills, hinrnn Cwtljfirs.lSle.-. liehititlhr I Sheetings, Cotton 1 'am, With, Lull'. 7',ri>". < j~: I j I Carp. 4*e.. sr. 9 In addition to the above articles, the** iii alw.m k I | found a full assortment of GROCERIES, C; • k*"' : I ; Glass-ware, Boots and Show*, Hat- and Cans. Nail-,':,-.. I PaiD. Tubs, Mutts, Ac. 9 The undersigned feel a pleasure in inviting tb* pn'd I to an examination of their Spring stock liet t; I • good Good- and l->w price- will in- r.- 1 -,.. ■ I ready pay. B. KINtHiH'RVi -o> B Tow audit, April 11, 1-.78. E GUTTINBURG, &. CO. I HAVE OPEN Ell A ■ NEW STOKE. I Now Friers ami Xew Gooils! ■ IT -s I a splendid -t-iek >f DRY Gimp- -.-i-l'-u ' I styles of Ladies" Dress --Ik-. -• . ■ ! h t*--. H Inventine brocade. Ac., cliangc;-.:.;-. ' a.MES'i!' S. our a— i •- -'• B j we hate a large st-k of prints, .iagltun-. f. C : ing-s, Mearhed and unbleich'd uni-U- - V- B , did assortment of E.MBROIDKRII'-. - rb s need.ework collar.-. .-|e> ve-. S -- : j.i" K needlework edging- and i i-ertii.g-. B I cotton embroiderei! lace curtains, kt -oners. 4 - B grospart inu-liiis, Ac., too numeroti- t-t nienii- M e hate also an elegant as-ortmciit of [g ht/n*. Floirrr* and Herrders. Hrai-lretsis '■ i hair braids tj -c. to which w e invite the th iitrir try Milliner.- and the I-idies in particui.ir. AM of t!ie abote articles we fi 1 i as-urr.l w jK [ the public at astonishingly b.w pric*. and ar H cd not to be undersold by any e-tahli-bnirat New York city. We would invite the -.P/'i;- : ■ ford county and el-ewhere. to give us a call y '- r our stoell, and satisfy themselves abu t uir jit: W 1 purchasing elsewhere. It i.- a true wiring cd is two earned."' To the iIESTLfIMEN in parii- idar we ■ _ .^9 J connexion with the above, wt '^B j establishment in the city of New Ytk ar.u ... N B| | particular pains o gs< up a -lend; i -to- k *•' " 1 AND SUMMER CLOTHING, which "* cf-r ' _ prices unsurpassed at any otin-r estahlisbin'-a'- ' .■£ sortment in this branch consist- Irfm! - • ' | Men's Wear : also a general -to. k"f (tenth'''" ( i inhing Gtods. such as Shirt-. CoiLr-. .rav-.t -j Sock-. Muspenders, Ac. a rc.rn I . ' Hats We afe prepared to take measure- f-r • _ - and furnish them on -hurt n -tict a-. Snyder do. T. It. Ihu'ls jr. Athens twp. Joseph t). Pine, Ridgbery, C. t). French do. John Wallace, d<>. ! R. H. Tuttle, f^jtrtbfteld, Alexander liowe, Springfield, j John Dickersou. Warren. S. F. Washburn. Shesheqnin. 1 Horace M. Southwell of Eruuklin, i < '-liester G. Chaft'ee of Rome , Francis Porter do Darius Mvers of Ulster, .