XXXIVTH (CONGRESS.! SECOND SESSION. tVisnisGTOii, December 10,1 In the Sunatu yesterday Mr. Pitch, of Ohio, mtide an elaborate speech, taking up seriatim and replying to arguments and accusations made by the Opposition Senators relative to to the President's Message, citing judicial au thorities to prove the President correct, and eulogising him for his official course in regard to the rights of the south. Mr. Cass is to speak to-day. In the Hocse, Mr. Washburn, of Me., cha racterized the Message as containing calumni ous misrepresentations of the Republicans, soon to be the dominant party of the Republic. S<> far from the Republicans contemplating revo lution, they had in their platform distinctly de rieeiared that the Constitution and the Union of the States shall be preserved. They advo cated nothing that had not been contended for by Jefferson and others of equal authority; and were determined to prevent the extension of slavery into Free territory. IQ the eyes of the President, the love of Liberty and the ha tred of Slavery was an unpardonable sin. Mr. K KITT [S. C.] charged the Republicans this session with re-opening slavery agitation by objecting to allow Mr. Whitfield to be sworn in. The President properly arraigned the Republicans with seeking to interfere with the domestic institutions of the Souther States. He asked Mr. Washburn if he and the Repub licans had the power, whether they would not so change the Constitution as to emancipate siaves. Mr. WASHBCRN replied that he would not certainly object to a change to give the power to the Federal Government to do what Jeffer son, Madison and Gen. Scott desired, viz : to j ameliorate slavery even to emancipation. Mr. KEITT further inquired whether he would not do that by progressive gradation. Mr. WASHBURN was willing that the princi ples of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Christian religion should ! have full course to run and be glorified. Mr. STANTON [Oliioj said he and his con stituents will abide bv the Constitution as it j is. They ask no change, but will insist on its j original construction as put in practice by its ' framers. Mr. KEITT contended that the President was j correct in charging on the Republicans revolu tionary desigus. Mr. GIPDINGS [Ohio] advocated the doctrine laid down in the Declaration of Independence, that every man has a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The men of the South deny this doctrine. Men from the North dare not say aye or no. They are between heaven and hell. He hated oppression in all its forms. God and all good men and the Re publican party hate Slavery. In reply to the question of Mr. Bennett, cf Mississippi, he de nied ever making a speech touehiug emancipa tion in the South. Mr. MORRISON* [lll.] said he was ence an Anti-Nebraska man. but had left that party when he saw it was leading him into Abolition ism. He essayed to prove the Republican party sectional in its organization and princi ples, but made a sad failure. WEDSESHAT, Pec. 11. 1556. In the SENATE yesterday Mr. CASS reitera ted his opinions on popular sovereignty, discus sing the genera! questions involved iu the de bate on the President's Message. Mr. HALE proclaimed the future intentions of the Republican party, believing they would attain the power in 1860 to apply the princi ple of the exclusion of slavery from the Terri tories, calling forth replies from Mr. Bigler and others. Mr. BIGLER denied that he was a speaker at a Democratic mass meeting in favor of Buch anan and Breekenridge and Free Kansas, as expressed in a handbill which Mr. Hale exhi bited to the Senate amid genera! laughter. In the HOUSE, Mr. H UMJ'HREY M AKSIIAI.I., | of Kv., made a speech to show the difference i of opinion among the Democrats of the North i and South, regarding the interpretation of th • ( Nebraska bill, saying their positions were so ' different there was no Gilding out where they i were. During his speech, Messrs. QUITHAV, KEITT, j and McMfu.ES', the latter speaking for the J Virginia Delegation, repudiated squatter sov- j ereigntv as explained by Mr. Cass. Mr. OKR [S. S ] repudiated that doctrine, and admitted there were differences of opinion regarding it among the Democracy, saying Mr. Marshall might make the most of it. Mr. LRRCNER essayed to prove that Mi. Gid dings and the Republican party had expressed sentiments advocating Northern interference in the institutions of the South, tendiug to insur rection. FRIDAY, Dec. 12, 18G6. In the HOUSE, after some time speut on pri vate bills. Mr. CAM mux [Ohio] reported bills to pay j Diplomatic, Executive and .Judicial expenses, j and making appropriations for such service for | the next fiscal year. Mr. BROOME [IV; reported a bill to con tract with Col. Vaiidtrbiit for Mail service be tween New-York and Southampton at £16,608 for the trip and return, with certain deductions for long time. Mr. TAIU'AN iX. ll.] tried to introduce a, bill to repeal the laws of the bogus Legislature j of Kansas. He did not succeed. DREAMTL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.— The follow lowing are the particulars in regard to a dread ful accident on the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad. The Pittsburg Post savs : The train which left this place at 3 P. M. on Monday, under the charge of Conductor Leavitt, arrived at Alliance behind time ; the passengers had just got through their suppers, aud the train had again barely started and got across the track of the Cleveland and Pitts burg road, wheu the Cleveland train, conduc tor W. C. Cleland, came dashing along, and before its headway could lie stopped made a complete w reck of two of the passenger cars in in the Pittsburg train. Eight persons were killed and fully as many or more were wound ed—several very dangerously. One passenger car ran clean through the rotunda of the station house, kept by Daniel Sour beck. Another, the Despatch says, is now lying in the reception room. The rotunda is completely torn to pieces, and presents the ap jiearance of a total wreck. The Coroner's Jury, in the case of those killed by the railroad accident at Alliance, have found a verdict attributing the cause of the ac cident to the Cleveland traiu, aud finding that John Cherry, engineer, was concerned in the lKTpetration of the outrage. Cherry is still at large at the headquarters of the Cleveland aud Pittsburg Road, but professes his willingness to give himself up, if protected from the vio of t! n-.vj,. Allhnee. [Correspondence of the Public Ledger.] Letter from Washington. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. The Congressional absentees are generally fro n the South. This occasions remark, as the South is supposed to be interested in the settlement of Gen. Whitfield's title to his seat The Northern members are at their post. If the South had been as prompt, Whitfield would have been sworn in on the first day. The iti difl'erence to the result herein manifested by the Southern delegation, by their absence at this pinching moment, is significant of some future movement, yet undivulged. lion. G A. Grow, the member who repre sents Wilmot'a district in Pennsylvania, a young and enterprising leader of the Ri-puhli can party iu Congress, as likewise several De mocratic Congressional leaders, happen, at this time, to have apartments in the same hotel, to whose doors throngs of busy politicians are constantly attracted ; one side, like tempest tossed mariners, when a calm has succeeded, anxiously employed in devising measures to re pair the damages sustained in their defeat ; the other, impatient and eager, devouring with greedy ear the latest and most authoritative rumor referring to the materials out of which the new Cabinet is to be constructed, and the policy which is to be observed in the distribu tion of place under the new administration. The Republican members of Congress, in stead of being disconcerted, avow a resolute determination to maintain their party intact, and to gather up their broken weapons and prepare for another struggle for the spoils of office, which, although they have eluded their grasp, still glitter temptingly iu their eyes.— The portion of the message dwelling upon the issues presented in the late election, re-opens the wearisome quarrel. During this short lived meeting of Congress, the whole ear of the country will be tormented with the stale repetition of the dull arguments exhausted on the slavery question, aud so the session will limp tediously away. Ex-Senator Toucev, of Connecticut, pre sents the most satisfactory qualifications to to represent New England in the Cabinet He has filled the office of Governor of that State, United States Senator, and was asso ciated with Mr. Buchanan as Attorney Gene ral in the Cabinet of Mr. Polk. He is a law yer of extensive reputation, possessing the ac complishments required for the station. Not withstanding the weak minority of the party in New-York, yet that State will offer candi dates Daniel S. Dickinson, ex-Senator and ex-Lieut. Governor, will be vigorously pressed by the hards, led by D. L. Seymour, who head ed the electoral ticket, and Judge Parker, late candidate fer Governor. The commercial in terests of the State and city of New-York, satisfied with the sagacity and conservative iu clinings of Governor Marev, will desire to see h'.m retained, which would likewise prove ac ceptable so that wing represented by ex Gov. Seymour, Erastus Corning and Dean Rich mond. The party which adheres to John Van Buren and his fortunes would prefer to see New-York without a Cabinet officer. New Jersey has advanced her claims to a Cabinet appointment. John It. Thompson has been named in that State ; but like asensible-think ing man, he prefers to retain his present ho norable and influential station iu the United States Senate. At present there is division in the councils of Pennsylvania. Considering the interests of your great State, her position in the Union, her undisputed claims upon the party in power to be represented in the Cabinet, as well as her future political importance, well advised men in Washington friendly to the incoming administration desire to see her thus emphati cally noticed, and not to lose a voice iu the councils of the President. In the West, General Cass has been frequent ly named. Notwithstanding the troops of friends who desire it, and the high character and exalted abilities conceded to him by the general voice of the country, yet his advanced age seventy-five, will, it is believed, prove an insurmountable obstacle. In Indiana then w 1! be a struggle between the friends of Gov Wright and Senator Bright, who hive each been named. Indiana will certainly have s. Cabinet appointment. The Senatorial term oi Senator Bright expires in March, and it is not ut this time known that the Republican Senati of that State wili consent to an election this session. There is no room to doubt that Senator Douglass will desire to have a friend from his own State promoted to a Cabinet appointment either in the person of W. A. Richardson or Thomas L. Harris. Mr. Richardson lias achieved much political reputation. He was the eandidate of his party for Speaker of this Congress, and re> eived the nomination of Go vernor of Illinois, although he failed at the elec tion. But the great embarrassment is to be encountered in the South. Virginia will cer tainly furnish a Cabinet Minister, and that man will not he objectionable to Gov. Wise Proceeding further South, you will find an em bittered contest raging between the Southern Rights and Union Men. The former consti tute nine tenths of the eutiro party, and will not be friendly to the selection of such states men as Howell Cobb of Georgia, and Geo. A. Houston of Alabama. This is to be deplor ed, but it is nevertheless true. PKN.V. FATAL ACCIDENT AT SI-FNTER'S MINES. —An accident occurred at the Spencer mines in Dm - more, on the 4th inst., caused by the falling i f the trestle work on the branch track leading from the Lackawanna road to the mines, by which Joseph D. Rutterfield, from Susquehan na county, was killed, and S. Stevenson, Ja eob Krotzer, and Jackson Widner seriously and several others slightly wounded. It seems that oue side of the work was improperly key ed or secured, and when the workmen com menced operations upon this, their combined weight caused the whole structure to fall.— Si rant on Sopitblican. The Louisville Journal remarks that the effect of the election, thus far, is : "The Frcesoil party is decidedly stronger at this moment thuii it was 011 the 4th of No vember, and, if Mr. Ruchuuan, as President, shall meet in any degree the wishes and ex pectations of his Southern friends and suppor ters, that party will iu less than one year be powerful enough to sweep the Democracy from the face of the land in every uou-slaveholding State of the Union. CHINESE SEOAR CANE. —We learn from the Orayville (southern Illinois) Hrrald that the Cbiuese Sugar Cane has been cultivated with great success in that region during the past year, and a writer in that paper expresses great confidence that farmers may make it a valua ble agricultural product iu that latitude. srairforb Beporttr. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. ~TOWANDA: iElnreban fnornuiD, dJcccmber 18, 1838. 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Our outside, this week, is occupied bv a ve ry interesting debate in the Senate, on the 3d inst., the subject being the late very extraor dinary message of the President. Our readers will perceive that the debate covers all the grounds occupied iu the late canvass, and the measures advocated are those that may now be said to be the division between the two great parties of the country. Mr. MASON ad vocates the right ol the slaveholder for the un limited " expansion' —that is now the term— of the peculiar institution, while Messrs. WIL SON and TRUMBULL sustain the power and duty of Congress lo preserve free territory for free labor. The disclosures made by the latter gentleman, in regard to the means adopted by the supporters of Mr. BUCHANAN North, seem to surprise the southern men. Will Mr. PACK ER and others in this region, who made " Free Kansas," a part of their grounds for support ing Mr. BUCHANAN, plead guilty of an attempt to " disgrace the Democratic family ?" We don't envy their feelings as they read the re buke administed to them by their pro-slaverv masters. FIRE AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT EI.MTRA. —On Friday morning, sth inst., a fire broke out in a building occupied by Mr. WHITMORE as a la ger beer saloon on Water street, Elraira,which was totally destroyed, with the marble factory of NATHAN BAKER, and the provisiou store of CLARK A HOWES. A serious accident occurred during the pro gress of the fift. Capt. WM. DUNN, and a young man named JOSEPH TROW, were assist ing removing goods from the building, when, as they were coming out of the door, the cor nice gave way, knocking them both senseless to the ground. They were picked up, put 011 cots, and curried to their homes, where medical aid was immediately summoned. Mr. T ROW was not badly injured, but Capt. DCNN died on Monday, Bth inst. At the time of the catastrophe, and up to Sunday after noon, his situation was not deemed critical.— Toward evening, it became evident that he was failing, and a consultation of physicians was had, and it was ascertained that a rupture of the lungs was occasioned by the accident. His lungs had bled profusely ever since the occur rence, and he did not possess sufficient strength to disgorge the mass of coagulated blood which had accumulated. On a post mortem examination of the body if Mr. DISK, it was found that the injuries he lie sustained were far greater than they were -apposed to be. Ten of his ribs were broken— three of them twice, and his lungs were badly rent. It is remarkable that lie survived so long. FORTCNATE ESCAPE. —We learn from the Oictgo Gazette, that on Sunday morning, 7th inst., a few rods east of Campville Station, whilst the Cincinnati Express train was run ning at the rate of 30 miles an hour, the bag gage car and three of the passenger cars were thrown from the track, and drawn along thir ty rods, or thereabouts, before the engine was brought to a stand, tearing up the track iu its course ; but uot a soul was injured, even to the amount of the most trifling bruise ! The switch, we understand, was properly adjusted, but gave way from some cause unknown. TTIT GOOEY for January, has been on our table for some days. It is a really beautiful number, but not better, GOOEY says, than the succeeding numbers will be, and what GODEY promises he always fulfils. Several of the en gravings are tine specimens of the art, and the whole book is made up of matter useful and entertaiuing not only to ladies, but to all who may peruse it. FREMONT IN VIRGINIA. —The entire vote cast for Fremont in the State of Virginia was 291, viz : Alexandria, 1 ; Brooke, 40 ; Hancock, 100 ; Marshall, 20 ; Monongalia, 2 ; Ohio, 108 ; Shenandoah, 5 ; Scott, 5 ; Upshur, 10; Fremont's vote in Virginia is 10 more than in Maryland. FIRE. —The house of PETER ROCKWELL, in the northeastern part of the town of Candor, Tioga co., N. Y., was destroyed by fire on Friday or Saturday of last week. Lossslooo to |I2OO. No insurance. IQr The Minnesota Legislature contaius a working majority of Republicans and free soil Democrats in each House. In the Council the parties stand, 8 Republicans to 7 Demo crats, and in the House 20 Republicans to 18 Democrats. •Sr Lancaster Bank notes are bought by the Brokers in that city at 80 cents for the dollar. In trade btghce nrte? are given. II AWKINS BERZEE and Co!. W*. SHU ART were tried at the late term of the Chemung County court, convicted of receiviug stelen property, they forming a part of the celebrat ed " horse thief gang." Ruttcr was the prin cipal witness on the part of the prosecution. Ou sentencing them Judge NORTH addressed the prisoners in a few appropriate remarks, af ter wiiich he sentenced them to four years and six months imprisonment, each, at hard labor in the States Prison. BERZF.E said that he was innocent of the crime imputed to him, and seemed to lie much affected. Col SHUART re ceived his sentence with a seeming stoical in difference. BERZEE is 50 years of age, SHUART 06. Verily, the " way of the trausgressor is hard." Col. SHUART was at one time a respectable and influential citizen of this county. KANSAS.— Up to Decemlier Ist, the land sales were progressing orderly, and to the uni versal satisfaction of the squatters. There is plenty of money in Leavenworth, and squatters without it can easily obtain it. Col. Titus and his two companies have left Lecompton en route for Nicaragua. Gov. Geary had refused to allow Donaldson to put the ball and chain upon the State pri soners, declaring that no man with a spark of humanity would desire to inflict the disgrace. The Governor has demanded of the President the removal of Judge Lecompte. and gives no tice that he will resign if it is not done. The Free-State militia, under Capt. Wal ker, have been disbanded at theirown request. Sixteen of the Free-State prisoners, tried for murder in the first degree, have been acquitted, and nine are still on trial. A large quantity of clothing, received by the last boats, has been distributed to the destitute. Navigation was entirely closed. LITTLE DORRIT.— We are indebted to T. 11. PETERSON, 102 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, for an early copy of this charming work bv DICKENS. There is a fascination in Dickens' writiugs, that is found in no other works of fiction.— The simplicity of his style, his strict adherence to nature, his always advocating the cause of the lowly, and his ever being on the side of virtue, is what gives his works their world wide circulation, and which they so richly de serve ; for he has not written a line that die need wish blotted, or that any one cau regret having read. Peterson is publishing the works of this popular author in a variety of styles to suit the million. He is now engaged in getting up a beautiful duodecimo edition, which for beau ty of workmanship cannot be surpassed. REPORTED DEFEAT OF WALKER. —The steam ship Isabel, from Havana, arrived at Charles ton on Saturday last. The passengers state that the accounts from Nicaragua were that General Walker had been driven from every place w here 110 had obtained a footing, with the exception of the Transit route. The last accounts reported that 400 of his force, after fighting for nine days at Granada, were surrounded by the Costa Rica, San Sal vador and Guatemala forces. Gen Walker was on board a steamer on the lake, without communication with his army, and his men were suffering for the want of provisions and clothing, aud were dying off by disease. A CHILD DYING IN A RAILROAD CAR.— The Utica Observer [savs that a melancholy incident occurred on board an early train for the west on Monday last, and cast a gloom of sadness over the passengers. A very respec table appearing lady, with a child three months old in her arms, took the train at Rome for Canastota. When the cars had reached Onei da, the passengers were startled by a woful shriek from the mother. She was pressing her little infant closely to her breast, but it was dead ! Its spirit had passed silently away, and the mother refused to yield up its body un til the train had reached Canastota. PENNSYLVANIA U. S. SENATOR.—A corre spondent of the Tribune, writes from Wash ington that the Democrats in the Pennsylva nia Legislature will endeavor, under instruc tions from Wheatland, to concentrate their di vided preferences finally upon Mr. IUCKAI.F.W for Senator. Several competitors have already retired, with a prospect of other provision.— The Opposition will likely united upon SIMON CAMERON, as the most available chance. Un der other circumstances he might easily over come three majority on joint ballot. SLAVE INSURRECTION IN TENNESSEE. —The telegraph hus given some rumors of a project ed slave insurrection in Tennessee, causing the utmost alarm in those quarters. Later accounts show that the affair was greatly exaggerated, and the alarm has begun to subside. Precau tionary measures, however, were being taken, a large number of negroes having been arres ted—some uineteeu have already been hung. THE OLD SOLDIERS. —The surviving defenders of the country in the war of 1812, will meet, we see by an announcement of the President, Hon. Joel B. Sontherlaud, in the city of Wash ington, on the Bth of January next, the anni versary of the battle of New-Orleans, pursuant to adjournment. It is hoped all who can will attend, as business of importance will be laid before the Convention. 9&T An action was brought at Carlisle by Joseph Wombaugh, agaiust Rev. W. Gwinn, for solemnizing the marriage of plaintiff's daughter, who was a minor. Defendant con fc-sed judgment in th*- usual penalty of A'so focal Intelligence. LECTURES. —A course of ten or twelve even ing Lectures on Natural Philosophy and Chem istry, with Explanatory Illustrations, will be delivered at the Institute, during the present term, by the Principal, Rev. S. F. COLT. The first lecture was delivered Wednesday evening, 17 th inst. Professor COLT possesses all the qualifica tions necessary tor making these lectures both profitable and agreeable to those who may at tend, and we hojie to see the proposition well seconded by our citizens. Tickets for the course, sl, may be obtained at the Book stores and other places. MASONIC. —At a regular communication of Union Royal Arch Chapter, No. 161, held on Thursday 18th inst., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : H. P.— E. 0. GOODRICH. K.—H. J. MADILL. S.-— D'A. OVERTON. Treasurer— J AS. 11. WEBB. Secretary—E. H. MASON. COURT PROCEEDINGS. — But one cause was tried in the Common Pleas—the second week until Wednesday having been occupied by Commonwealth business. The trial list was read over, and the cases disposed of by post ponements, by non-appearance, &e. Geo. Goveti et. al. vs. Isaac Palmer.—Ac tion in ejectment for a lot of land in Ridgberv township. Jury find a verdict for Plaintiff. Joseph Ingham vs. liar day It. K. Coal Company. —The Court, after hearing, set aside the report of the viewers, upon exceptions filed. Geo. Tracy vs. liarday R. R. fp Coal Co. —On petition being filed, the Court appoint Luman Putnam, B. L iporte, Stephen Powell, Uriah Terry, I. A. Park, Ilenry Gaylord and Geo. W. Elliott, appraisers. In the matter of the application of citizens of the township of Granville, Canton and Ar menia, for the erection of a new township to be called 14 Alba," the Court set aside the re port of tiie Commissioners upon exceptions filed, it appearing that sufficient notice of the meeting was not given. A new petition was filed, and the Court appoint Ira C. Bullock, Stephen 11. Stiles, and Hiram W. Root, as Commissioners to view and report upou said application at February term. In the matter of the application of citizens of Wysox to be incorporated under the style and title of the 44 Wysox Brick Church Socie ty," the Court grant a charter of incorporation, after hearing. In the matter of the application of certain legal voters of Franklin township, praying for a change of the place of holding the general, township and special elections of said township, from the house of Nelson Gilbert, where it is now held, to the public house owned by J. W. Martin, and occupied by Randolph Lyon, the Court order and direct that an election be held on Tuesday, the 30th day of December inst., at the usual place of holding said elec tions, and that the polls be opened between the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon,ai d continue open until six o'clock in the afternoon; and the Court further order that the tickets to be voted shall have on the outside thereof the word " change," and on the inside " for the change, or " against the change." In the matter of the application of certain legal voters of Sheshequin township, for a change of the place of holding elections in said township, from the place where it is now held to the " Valley House," the Court order that an election be held in similar manner, on the day of the township election, being Friday. January 16, 1857. In the matter of the division of Ridgbery election district, C. A. Lyman, Virgil Vincent and A. P. Allen, appointed as viewers, make report as follows : That they have proceeded to divide said election district by a line running east and west from the south line of the land of James Mitchell iu said township, and ex tending to the east and westlinesof said town ship, according to plot filed. The Court con firm said report finally, and in the north or new election district thus established, appoint Smith 11. Hildretli, Judge, and John 15. P r eel and A. S. Smith Inspectors of elections I r the said district, and order that the eleetio be held at tlie house of Joseph C. Prince. In the South, or old district, the Court

ost offices in this County. At EAST Smitbfield, LYSIAM DIRFEY has been appointed post master. B. B. TITTLE declin ing the unsought honor. We hear of several other offices where the persons appointed de cline to accept FROM CALIFORNIA.— I The Steamer Oeorw Law arrived at New-York, on Saturday |J f brining California dates to Nov. 20 ' The vote for President, as far as received is Buchanan 42.460 ; Fillmore 28,237 • Fre' mout 16,721. The Legislature is on joint ballot. The accouuts from the mines are generally of an encouraging nature, H !tho' in some localities great inconvenience has beta experienced from the want of water. I n (J Vi, er districts copious rains had fallen, and the miners were pursuing their operation* with abundant success. A gentleman just from Missouri states that Hon. THOMAS 11. BENTON and Hon. I, M KENNETT will be returned to the United State Senate from Missouri. Mr. Kennett is a mnl her of the K. N. party, and at present repre sents the St. Louis district in Congress H was defeated by F. P. Blair, jr., Free Soil De! inocrat. Mr. Benton, as is well known, rep resents a division of the Democratic party i„ his State, and the election of both gentlenieu will be secured by a union of the K N atj j Benton Democratic parties in the Legislature against the regular Democratic nominees. The Democratic members of Congress from Virginia, strongly condemn the action of the members of the Electoral College of that State in recommending Ex-Gov. Floyd for a position in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet. It is a fact, derived from undoubted authori ty, that Mr. Buchanan has expressed u desire to have the benefit of Mr. Wise's counsel, and offered him any station within his gift, but tie Governor has declined the tender thus made tSr The Philadelphia Sun states that the illness of REAII FRAZIEK, Esq., the well-known lawyer of Lancaster, Pa., by over excitement in financial and political affairs, has resulted in derangement, so that he is now an inmate of the Asylum in Philadelphia. TERJ. 0. HARRISON, of Keutucky, has been telegraphed an offer of appointment as Judge in place of Lecotnpte. There are some doubts of his acceptance. He is said to be a man of high tone. He was formerly a law partner of Mr. Breckeuridge, and executor of HENRY CLAY. Bfcjr- Wra. W arreu, a young son of Frrz HENRY WARREN, of Burlington, lowa, was drowned on Wednesday night, while skating on the Charles River, near Boston. THE SMALL POX IN DANVILLE.— We under stand that the small pox nnd varioloid is now in Danville, but no deaths have occurred from it as yet. t&T Western papers state that the price cf bacon, ham and laid, will be low this season, as the old stock is not exhausted. Hurry them alouir. Who is in Fault? A letter from Tennessee, published in a Bridgeport paper, represents the negroes who were engaged in the meditated rising a gainst the whites to have been influenced by the ex pectation that Fremont was about to be Pre sident, and that they would then receive their freedom. If they believed all this, the con spiracy to cut their masters' throats was unne cessary, and without a motive. But it is very likely t hut the "poor ma tures," as the writer of the letter calls them, were pe-suaded that the powerful party bv which Colonel Fremont was supported at the North had some project of emancipation in view. Their masters certainly did their best to propagate this idea. They denounced Col. Fremont as an abolitionist— which in-ins a partisan of the political sect that demand.- the immediate abrogation of slavery in all the states. They denounced all who supported him as abolitionists. There was no public meeting held in the southern states at which it was not proclaimed, with a positiveness and violence which could not but make a deep im pression on the blacks, that the people of the North were plotting to deprive them ot their property, and tiiat the very existence of -l ive ly in the southern states depended on the elec tion of Buchanan. If our readers wish to see a recent sample of this sort of denunciation, they will hud it in Mr. Pierce's last nic-saire— in the passage where he charges the Iv-j*ubh can party xvitli aiming at the emancipation o. the negroes, under the pretence of resisting the extension of slavery, lie borrowed the topic aud most of the language from the declatmers of the pro slavery party at the South. It was impossible for any negro who con-i read—it was impossible f< r any negro whole-, the sense of hearing in its ordinary pt rfeet on - not to become fully possessed of two fact-• first, that their masters were alarmed lest r mont should be elected ; and secondly. !! ■ they were in the practice of attributing to and* to the party that supported liim a d"- to abolish slavery in the states. It wouM- l most extraordinary—it would he inexplicit if some of the negroes did not become fiM. convinced that such a design was on What the most intelligent of them from what they read and heard, would muiiicated, as a matter of course, to the ■ and the imagined possibility of ohtainin. IP ' liberty would make the whole race ulie , e J . r naturally suggest projects for shaking on ul, bondage. If, therefore, such causes had any fomenting the conspiracy, the slaveholder? ' only themselves to blame. Thev ma e charges, and the slaves believed them , flung a rocket toward the enemy s the sparks from it lighted a mine un e ~ own feet. We cannot allow them 0 their own falsehoods the ground of a " tack upon the pe >ple of the North. tjieir spiracy which has been just discover _ s own work ; partly the natural fruit o lamitous institution which thev c lC - seek to extend, and partly the conseqi ideas and impressions which they <■ diligent in propagating. Here,-L-etioa-~- learn at least to calumniate with i - Evening Post. *gr- The Total vote polled at the dential election, is nearlv four mil |rtP