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Remarks of Wr, Laporte,
O.t tie bill '.o abrii b tl.e olUre of wtperiuterv |
dent of Com iion Solion!?. March 3d, ldsrt.
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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 th<j.t in the poor d s riots of the
1 State it is almost impossible, tjndtr the present
law, to provide for the education of poor chil
dren, on account of the want of means to keep
open the schools ; but surely the office of coun
ty superintendent cannot help this great evil
i of the present system, but rather aggravates
by adding to the expense.
Now T had Supposed that the people had a
right to have something to say as to the man
ner in which this provision of the constitution
! is carried out, and with all deference to the
gentleman froin Frio, I shall consider any ex-
I pressiori from them in regard to the details of
the school law as of some importance, and
worthy to be considered by this House. I
hope that the formidable efforts of the gentle
men who have taken the'othur side of this
question will not cause members of tin's House
to forget that we have a tax paying, ave, and
a voting constituency. It has been said by
the gentleman from F.ric that this line and cry
came from scnool directors wno had felt the
lash of the law for neglecting their duties, and
that many of those directors had.no education
and could scarcely write their names.
1 will only say that in Bradford county this
opi>ositioi! 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.
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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.
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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 <j„ ~
I --"—..-.w Wcdtap-day 23. Hillhousc do u- !' ai: -
I Thursday 24, Sugar Run do *uoiot.
i Friday 25, Frenchtowu do "'
Saturday 26, Monroeton do v.
U........ Mouday 28; Ira Varney do , ' r '
! - Tuesday 29, Le80j cornet-ado ' r * n kLi, l
1 .. Wednesday 3d. Canton do "', f: v -
I , ...May Thursday 1. Red school hou-e '
Friday 2. Granville corners
Saturday 3. West Burlingt.,,, u .n,. r ,ranv 'lle
j Monday 5. B irlington wT 'T,
I Tuesday 6, Smithfield centre l- . llr,,n *U>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<s, Andrew Uregg do ... --
Monday 111, Wni.Griflis' '"war-.,.,
Tuesday 20. Herrickvilte' ' ,uu<,,n | Stou,
I Wednesday,2l, Camptowi, 11- ■
| Thursday 22. Urt-ene school hou-e -k ""''
Friday 23. Leßay-sville.. . " lUf ><'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 <tntler, the assignor of the
; cci tain i..t or pi ce of ground situate in Gailitzi. i l '. *
ny tow nship, in -aid County. And herein fail net" f "
WITNESS the Honorable OEORGI: TAVLOE. Pre-iknt '
our said Court at Ebensburg. tie- 21-t .j, v v - >
, 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.<i; - B
splendid B
shade-- A -ple'.u -t B
printed Cashmere SIIAWI.S I
; lawn-.A-e-, from •• c ' B
i silk dres-. In D( >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-<t warrs .•* t
! good tit and satisfactory in every rcs| ■ t ... ,-^B
i the poods s-dd by us will le warrants 1. • ,„^B.
! taken back if required. We tlatfr ourselvestlui
I one of the best cutters in the city a. ,<j - ,
! workmen employed, and can givt -it.-M-'ti*-'
I Reference of our firm can be had fr-m /
j Albert Chamberlin, L. riearle, Wm. K. Hatch. !•
John F. Dean, Montrose, Pa. 9k
Towanda. April 9. H.iiJ. 99
! "VfoTICE is uereby givkx t ;
' i-x following named person* have apnlis'l
of Quarter Sessions lor licences under the
ing laws, to wit
Jumc- Metier, of Canton Borough, ■ * a
Andrew E. Spalding
Edninnd trill. ot Hliesheqnin,
Udwarij Whalon of Wysox.
Philip P. Sweet, of Ulster, „
William Gibson, " „
Mo-es T. (farrier, Towanda lorough,
('. 11. Sweazev,
Nathan Olin-tead. Ulster.
Waller Olmstead and I \fb,.nhor"'
I 1. M. Bircbnrd, I „
; M'm. l'nssell, Troy borough,
Henry Russell. Windbara,
F.tbai fay lor, Monro* I rough,
Iliram M*. Root, Springfield.
1 Jacob Reel, Athens Township,
D. M. Moore, Pike,
N. L>. 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, .<ti: ;
i IKs ker A* Cornell ol Ridgberv, for a beer,
j Merchant dealer.
William Morgan, Triy. for an Eatm* 11
J. 11. Wifalou,*Athens lioro". } j.-*
John E. Goodrich, Troy " to "
dealer. VLLEN M Kb*
Clerks Office. April 7, 1836.
ll. f B, Broontb, Tnb-. Mf' ' r ' • ,
Arushi . blacking Bru b< .A-