Confession of a Wife Murderer.
[From the Toledo Commercial, April 6.]
Through the politeness of our worthy Sher
iff. S. J. Springer, esq., we last evening paid
a vinit to 11. J. M. Ward, who gave us the
following confession in relation to the murder
of his wife : Ward seemed to be deeply affect
ed, frequently interrupting his disclosure by
exclamations' of deep sorrow and regret for the
crime he had committed, and giving us a full
and complete disclosure of the same. After
taking down his confessions, we read the same
to him, when he pronounced it correct. We
give it to our readers as we had it from his
own lips, iu the presence of the Sheriff and
others :
CONFESSION*.
" On Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, Mrs. Ward
and myself had some words, during which Mrs.
Ward struck me on the head with a fluid lamp
also on the right side of the nose, causing the
same to bleed freely. I begged her not to
strike me, took the lamp away from her, and
went to bed. We arose between (1 and 1 o'-
clock on Wednesday morning. I spoke to her
about the blow she had given me, showing her
where she had struck me on the evening pre
vious, also the blood on the bolster and tick
She said she wished 1 had bled to death, and,
jacking up a stick of hickory wood, she at
tempted to strike me. I warded off the blow,
which fell ujion my right thumb, laming it se
verely. The stick fell from her hand, and as
she stooped to pick it up I seized a flatirou,
and in the heat of passion struck her with it
on the right side of the head, UJJOU aud under
the ear, driving the ear-ring into the flesh.—
She fell to the floor, exclaiming, " Oh ! Ward
you have killed me !'' I dropjwd the flatiron
ami went to her ; she was lying on her side ;
1 turned her over on her back, and placed a
a j>etticoat under her head, su|>posing she was
only stunned. I used all means in my power
to re.itore her, but iu half an hour she died,
having only spoken once, " O, my Nellie,"
meaning, as I suppose, her little girl.
" After she was dead, I wrapped her head
in a petticoat and drew the body under the
bed, to conceal it iu case any one should come
iu. About S 1-2 o'clock, Wui. 11. Nathan, a
mulatto boy, came to the door with some milk;
came into the shop ; took the milk from him
and lie left. I then went to I.iba Allen's gro
cery bought a pouud of sugar ; told him I was
going away. I then returucd to the house,
aud after a short time commenced cutting up
the body. I tore the clothes open from the
throat down. 1 then took a small pocket
knife and oj>ened the body ; took out the bow
els first, aud then put them in the stove, upon
the wood ; they being filled with air, would
make a noise in exploding, as I took my kuife
and pricked holes through them, to prevent
the noise ; then took out the liver and heart,
and put thera in the stove ; found it very dif
ficult to bnru them ; had to take the jioker
aud frequently stir them, before they could be
destroyed ; found the lungs very much decay
ed. I then took out the blood remaining in
the cavity of the body, by placing a cojqier
kettle clo.-e to the same, and scooping it out
with my hands. I then dipped portions of
her clothing iu the same, and burned it togeth
er, fearing, if I put the blood in the stove
alone, that it might be discovered. I then
made an incision through the flesh, along down
each side, broke off the ribs and took out the
breast bone, aud throwing it into a large boi
ler, unjointed the arms at the shoulders, dou
bled them up and placed them iu the boiler ;
then severed the remaiuiug jiortious of the bo
dy, by placing a stick of wood under the back
aud breaking the backboue over the same,
cutting away the flesh and ligament with a
knife ; then tried to sever the head from the
body ; it proving ineffectual, and I put the
whole upper portiou of the body iu the boiler;
then took a large carving-knife aud severed
the lower portions of the body, unjointed the
legs at the knee, aud again at the hip-joint ;
cut the thighs open and took out the bones
aud burned them up ; they burned very ra
pidly.
'• On Thursday night I commenced burning
the body, by placing the upj>er and back j>or
tious of the same, together with the head, in
the stove. On Friday moruing, finding it had
not been consumed, I built a large fire by plac
ing wood around aud uuder it, aud in a short
time it was wholly consumed, except some
small portions of the larger bones aud of the
skull. The remaining portions of the body
were kept in the boiler aud iu tubs, under the
bed, covered up with a corded petticoat, and
were there at the time the first search was
made on Saturday by Constable Curtis.
" Hearing on Saturday evening that the
citizens were not satisfied with the search
made by Mr. Curtis, I proceeded on Suuday
morning to destroy the remainder of the bo
dy, by burning the same iu the stove, cutting
the fleshy parts of the thighs in small strips,
the more readily to dispose of them. On Mon
day morning I took up the ashes in a small
keg, sifting out the larger pieces of bone with
my hands, placing- the same iu my overcoat
pockets, which 1 scattered in various places iu
the fields at different times. Also took the
major portion of the trunk nails, together with
the hinges, and scattered them iu different pla
ces. I then burned her trunk and every ves
tige of her clothing, disposing of small jior
tiuns at a time, to prevent their creating too
much smoke."
On the 6th iust., K J. M. Ward, the inur
dereiv wae brought in, dressed as usual in a
full suit of black, appearing much downcast,
and as the Court commanded hiiu to stand
up, ho arose breathing heavily, his eyes fixed
upou the floor, and only momentarily seeking
the face of the Judge. With one hand he
leaned heavily on the chair, while the other
hung trembling at his side.
After the Judge had pronounced seutencc
of death, Ward kuelt down, aud, leaning on
the chair, buried his face in his hands, weep
ing aud groaning. He was suffered to remaiu
thus a few moments, as the forms of adjourn
ing Court till afternoon were gone through
with, when Sheriff Spriuger touched him on
the shoulder, aud he arose, apparently much
wore composed, and was taken to the Jail.
KANSAS. — At a meeting in New-Haven,
Conn., last Saturday evening, Senator Wilson
stated that it was a faet within his certain
knowledge, that Governor Geary wrote to
President Pierce, some time before the latter
went out of office, that the sufferings of the
early Christians from persecution did not ex
ceed those of the Frco*State people of KaDs&s.
I®" The two horses who were urged
through one hundred miles from Albany, on
Mouday, are both alive and kept in one sta.
ble. The Judges will award the $350 to
Mr. Taylor, the winner. He says that his
librae did the last half mile in two minutes.
The Policy of the Free-State Party in
Kanst 8.
The late Free-State Convention at Topeka
deeided, and, we think, wisely decided, the fu
ture policy of the Free-State party in Kansas.
Their position of unyielding resistance to
usurped authority at every hazard, rather
than compromise their rights as American cit
izens and jeopard the interests of Kansas, is
one which challenges the approval and admi
ration of the friends of free territory iu every
part of the Union.
As certain exceptions, front apparently
friendly quarters, have been taken to the
course of the free-state party, in refnsing to
participate in the election of delegates to the
Constitutional convention, provided for in the
Lecomptou legislature's census and convention
net, we here subjoin the reasons given by them
iu supj>ort of their policy. These are :
1. That the organic act docs not authorize
the territorial legislative powers, even when
legitimately convened, to pass any enabling
act to change the government of the territory.
2. That the Convention aud Census act of
this irregular assembly at Lecompton is par
tizan iu its character, clearly contemjilates the
fraud, against the recurrence of which it offers
inadequate security ; which deprives the Ex
ecutive of the Territory of the power to pre
vent or remedy such fraud, leaves the control
of the census and election in the hands of pre
tended officers, uot chosen by the peojile of
Kansas, who are of violent characters and
arc hostile to the best interests of the terri
tory.
3. That said act purports to disfranchise
certain bona fide settlers of Kansas, who have
tiled their declarations of intention to become
citizens, and are recognised as voters by the
organic act.
4. That there is no provision in said Con
vention and Census act for submitting the con
stitution which may be frathed by the propos
ed Constitutional convention to the people.
These reasons appear to us satisfactory
I>ut some of our contemporaries still inquire,
why uot submit to the action of the bogus leg
islature for once ? Why not, since the free
state party is largely in the majority, vote, un
der protest, for delegates to the Constitutional
Convention, iu order to save freedom in the
territory.
Iu the first place, it is very uncertain wheth
er the free-state men have a majority sufficient
to overcome the invasion of Missourians which
the Convention act was intended to facilitate.
With the unscrupulous agents of the Missouri-
Kansas Legislature to execute the act, and to
issue certificates of election, and with an elec
tion law which, in order to secure the success
of frauduh ut voters, requires iu one section, as
a couditou of voting, registration without res
idence, and in another, residence without reg
istration, and which cuts off from the right of
voting all free-state men who arrived after the
third moudav of last March, the chances are
certaiuly adverse to a result fairly expressing
the will of the people. Indeed, we have the
impartial testimony of Gov. Geary, during his
late visit iu Washington, that a clear majority
of ten thousaud would not give the victory to
the free state men.
But allowing it to be possible for the friends
of freedom to obtain a prejionderance in the
proposed Constitutional Convention, and there
by to frame a Constitution according to their
own wishes, they would gain no practical ad
vantage, immediate or remote, adequate to
justify such a departure from consistent aud
sound policy as is iuvolved iu a compliance
with usurped and lewless power. There is
hardly a possibility that the constitution will
be accepted by Congress. The Democratic
party, which will be in the minority in the
minority iu the next House, cannot unite to
sanction a constitution which, like the one in
question, contrary to almost every precedent,
will not have received the ratification of a
popular vote. The want of the requisite ratio
of population for the choice of a representa
tive iu Congress, (93,420,) is another objec
tion under which the friends of Senator Doug
ias may cover their opposition to this, as they
did their opposition to the Topeka Constitution;
aud numerous other reasons may be mentioned
for the belief that the labors of this illegally
constituted convention of Kansas will prove ab
ortive. Whether they adopt a pro slavery or an
anti-slavery constitution, there is nearly an ab
solute certainty of a sufficient combination in
Congress to reject it.
What we here urge is in reply to the objec
tion raised on the ground of expediency. It
fortunately happens that the question of ex
pediency agrees with the dictates of a straight
forward aud consistent policy. With a popu
lation hardly numbering 30,000, just recover
ing from disastrous civil feuds, burdened with
a heavy indebtedness, aud as Gov. Geary says,
without money enough in her treasury to pay
the expenses of a convention, and needing the
aid of the general government for the settle
ment of her land titles and the erection of her
court houses and jails, Kansas can well afford
to remain for a year or two to come in a terri
torial conditiou. Such is the advice of her
late Governor, aud we believe that it is promp
ted by by a correct understanding of the ne
cessities, and a sincere interest iu the welfare
of her people.
Meuuwhile the great Northern hive of free
labor will add her multitudes to the ranks of
the free-state party, and before long its im
mense numerical preponderance and superior
prosperity, will give it in the eyes of the coun
try such a proud pre-eminence, that even the
administration at Washinton will be ashamed
to lend its sanction to the few omnibus loads
of pro-slavery usurpers who may be hopeless
ly struggling against those laws of population,
climate and soil,, which, when allied, as they
arc, with the indomitable energy of a brave
and slavery-hating people, must insure the as
cendancy of freedom in Kausas.— Evening
Post.
ttaT-The Kansas appointments of Mr. Bu
chanau indicate a policy by no meuns friendly
to the Frce.statc settlers. Frederick Emory,
who has just been appointrd Register of the
Laud Office for the Western District of Kan
sas, according to the Cincinnati Gazelle, is
the Capt. Emory—the noted border ruffian—
who drew his men up in line before Phillip's
house, and ordered him to be shot. He was
arrested for the murder under Geary, but re
leased on bail, and now rewarded with an of
fice from Mr. Buchanan.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.— On Monday night
of last wet k the express train on the
Catawissa Williamsporl and Erie Rail Road,
ran iuto a rook that had slid on the track,
between Muncy and Williamsport. The cars
were much damaged, and the Suubury &
Erie rain was detained some three hours
tin Tuesday morning before the track could
be cleared.
srairfbrir Importer.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
DAVIS WILMOT, of Bradford Co.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
WBE. MILLWARD, of Philadelphia.
FOR JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT,
JOSEPH J. LEWIS, of Chester Co
JAMES VEECH, of Tav**** CP*V.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
The Convention of School Directors for the
purpose of elecing a County Superintendent,
is advertised to take place on Monday, May
j 4th, and we desire to direct the attention of
I the Directors generally to an excellent article
: from the Pennsylvania Common School Jour
nal, which we publish on our first page, and
; also to awaken such atteution to the import
| ance of the election to be held, as seems to us
due, under the circumstances.
There can be no question but that the office
of County Superintendent will be retained a
sufficient length of time to give its efficiency
and usefulness a fair trial, and whatever differ
ence of opiniou there may now be in this Coun
ty in regard to the uselulness of the office, it
becomes the duty of the Convention soon to
assemble, so to conduct their deliberations as
tv give to the office of County Su|>erintendeut,
an opportunity to accomplish for our Common
Schools all the good possible, and to gain for
itself all the credit which it fully deserves.
This only requires the election of a nroper
man for Superintendent, and the fixing of such
a salary, as shall pay him for discharging the
duties with fidelity.
Between the candidates, it is not our place
nor purpose to choose. We trust that when
the Directors assemble in Convention, they
will endeavor to lay aside all personal, politi
cal aud other prejudices, and be guided in
in their choice, only by a desire to benefit the
schools of our County. The only point of in
quiry should be, who is best qualified to dis
charge the arduous duties of the office, in such
a manner as shall confer the greatest good
upon the schools. As to the Salary :—it
must be apparent to every one, that the time
of a County Superintendent who faithfully
discharges his trust, will be wholly occupied.
As there has been some discussion of this
question in this County, we may add, that the
State Superintendent has adopted a system by
which the pay of County Superintendents is
taken from a fund specially set apart for the
purpose, and the amount paid in Bradford for
County Superintendent does not increase nor
diminish the approprations for schools.
We trust that in the next three years the
office of County Superintendent will have a
fair trial in Bradford. There is no denying
the fact, that during the term about to close,
there has been no opportunity to test its utility.
Whether justly or unjustly, the present incum
l)cnt at the outset of his career, unfortunate
ly incurred so much odium and opposition, that
however ably he may have filled office, it has
been of no avail because of the popular pred
judice, extending in some cases, even to the of
fice. It has been unfortunate for the cause of
education, and particularly so for the office of
County Superintendent. We earnestly en
treat the present Directors to attend the Con
vention, carefully select a good and capable
man for Superintendent, aud vote him a liber
al salary. We shall theu be in a situation, at
the end of the next term, to form some judg
ment as to the propriety of continuing this
office.
DEATH OK CHAR; ES 13. PENROSE.—CHARI.F.S
13. PENROSE, one of the Representatives of the
city of Philadelphia in the Senate of the State,
died at Ilerr's Hotel, about two o'clock ou
Monday the 6th.
During the session of Monday, both nou
ses of the Legislature appointed Committees
to accompany the reraaius of Senator PEN
ROSE to his late residence in Philadelphia.
Messrs, WRIGHT, of Philadelphia ; Lwis, of
Delaware ; FLENIKIN, of Green ; BREWER, of
Franklin ; SOUTHER, of Elk, were appointed
ou the part of the Senate, and
Messrs. GILDF.A, of Philadelphia ; CLEAV
ER, of Delaware ; BISHOF, of Philadelhia ;
INNES, of Northampton ; and STRUTHERS, of
Warren, were appointed on the part of the
House of Representatives.
The funeral of Mr. PENROSE took place on
Friday morning, at Philadelphia, and was at
tended by the Legislature, the bar of that
city, aud many citizens.
Haf Presldeut Buchanan has appointed
John W. Whitfield, (late Border Ruffian Dele
gate to Cong r ess) Register of the Land Office,
and Daniel Woodson, (late Border Ruffian
Secretary of the Territory) Receiver of Public
Moneys for the " Delaware Land District,"
Kansas territorv.
A dispatch from The Tribune corres
pondent at Lecompton gives some farther in j
sight into the meaus whereby the enslavement
of Kansas is to be consummated. Charles Rob
inson and George W. Dictzler, Governor and
Secretary of the State of Kansas under the
Free.State Constitution, appeared at Lecomp
ton on the 6th inst. as their bail bonds requir
ed, to stand trial ou the charge of High Trea
son involved in accepting those offices, but were
off till next month, on account of certain
changes in the laws effected by the Bogus
Legislature at its late session. As they are to
be tried by Lecompte, before a Jury of his
choice, they may possibly be convicted.
The Census lists by bogus law were to be
posted by this time, but have not beeD. No
poll is to be held in Lawrence containing near
ly half the population of Douglas County ;
but four polls are to be held in so many ob
scure hamlets. A Pro-Slavery Postmaster has
just been appointed for Lawrence, where the
people are at least fifty Free-State to oue Pro
Slavery.
" GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK," for May comes to
us long in advauce of that "smiling month,"
and is filled with its usual amount ot interest
ing matter, and engravings. This periodical
now acenpies the first rank of monthly publi
cations, and keeps its hold upon the affections
of the females with wonderful tenacity. The
secret lies ir. GODEY'S long experience, and his
endeavor to please.
JI'DGE OF THE SUPREME COURT. —Gov Pol
lock has appointed James Armstrong Esq , of
Williamsport, to till the seat vacated ou the
Snpreme Bench by the resignation of Judge
Black. This is a good appointment. Mr.
Armstrong is a good sound lawyer and in
every respect well qualified for an able dis
charge of the duties of the office.
The " Columbia County Republican "
is the title of a paper just established at
Bloomsburg, by PALEMON JOHN*. It is, as its
title indicates, devoted to the rights of free
labor, and the success of the Republican par
ty. The first number is a capital one, well
printed and well edited. The friends of free
dom in Columbia can support the Republican,
if they determine to do so. We trust they
will.
Kg- Ex-Presidents Van Buren and Pierce
are both sojourning ut present at Philadelphia
—Mr. Van Buren being the gnest of Hon.
Henry D. Gilpin.
DIFFICULTY AMONG THE CANAI. BOATMEN.—
Several hundred boats, says the Miners Jour
nal, many of them loaded at $1 75 a $1 80
per ton, have been detained at Schuylkill ;*a
ven during the week, iu conscqueucc of dis
satisfaction among the boatmen, who demaud
$1 90. Some that are loaded at the first nam
ed prices, were willi g to start ou their trip, but
were afraid to go tor fear of personal violence
from those unwilling to load at a less price
than $1 90 per ton. It appears that dealers
ordering coal refuse to pav higher price than
$1 80.
The scenes attendant upon the accumulation
of so many boats at Schuylkill Haven have,
duriug the week, iu some instances, beeu of
the most lawless character. Two boats be
longing to Mr. Bartolett, of Reading were .n
--jured. One was set on fire and partially de
stroyed, while the other was scuttled. Depre
dations were committed on property in the
neigborhood, and in one instance a store was
broken into aud robbed.
The miners have turned out at a number of
collieries for higher wages. This is rather
earlier in the season than usual, but it is better
that these turn-outs should take place now
than later in the season, when the business is
fully uuder way. The miners are scarce in
this region, and nothing but an advance in the
price of wages will bring many back who have
goue away.
TROUBI.ES IN MlNNESOTA. —Considerable vi
olence and trouble are prevailing at and
around Wabashaw, Minnesota, arising out of
claim jumping and all the other difficulties in
cident to settlers in a new territory. Mnrders
and shooting and burning occur constantly.—
The latest outrage is thus reported in the Wi
nona Argus of March 19th :
Mr. Polhemuß was shot near Tepotah on
Dr. Enright's claim, last Friday night.
The facts in the case seem to he, that the
deceased had been employed by Dr. Enright
during his absence to take charge of his house
and claim. In the absence of Dr. Enright, a
Mr Brown entered a suit, contesting the right
to it, and obtained a writ of restitution, which
was executed ; but subsequently an irresponsi
ble gathering of the friends of Dr. Enright
dis|K>ssessed him, and left the possession iu the
care of Mr. Polhemus. lie being alone, and
unarmed, retired for the night as it seems, (for
he was iu his shirt and drawers,) and to ap
pearances was driven out and shot some ten
steps outside the house, a d staggere 1 a few
feet aud fell ou his face ; no struggling was
apparent in the snow, indicating that he had
died almost instantaneously.
Scarce an arrival from this place fails to
bing intelligence of murder and contest rela
tive to claims in that troubled vicinity.
The difficulties attendant upon the settle
ment of the Half Breed tracts have but just
commenced, and we fear that we shall be call
ed to herald a long catalogue of violence and
bloodshed ere the troubles are appeased.—
Chicago Tunes.
PRESERVATION OF A CORPSE. —The following
remarkable statement appears iu a late num
ber of the Vicksburgh (Miss.) Settfintl.
"We were preseut on the 27th of Februa
ry at the disinterment of the remains of Mrs.
Mary Jane Tompkins, first consort of Hon. P.
W. Tompkins, former member of Congress of
this district, and a sister of Ex-Governor
Helme of Kentucky. She had been interred
seventeen years on the 4th inst., enclosed in a
zinc coffin which was filled with alcohol, which
was re-enclosed in a woodeu coffin,and all care
fully packed in charcoal. The wooden coffiin
aud the top of the zinc coffin were somewhat
decayed, but the corpse itself was in a perfect
state of preservation, the features natural'aud
the hair as flexible as in life."
Washington Items.
The administration has completed its arrage
rnents relative to China, and William B. Reed,
Esq. of Philadelphia, who is now here, has
been tendered the mission. In addition to
other vessels, the steamer Minnesota will pro
ceed to China.
The land officers in Minnesota have been di
rected to continue the withdrawal of lands
falling within the probable lines of the rail
road routes established under grants of Con
gress. Preemption claims based upon actual
settlement and not for speculation, made tip
to the time when the lands or routes were defi
nitely fixed on any of the lauds withdrawn, will
be allowed, provided the testimony is clear
and explicit. The officers of the newly-crea
ted Land Districts will be established at
Browusville, at Dakotah aud ebraska Cities.
Charles O. Greene, of the Boston Puft, is
re-appoiuted Navy Agent at Boston.
The case of Commander Ogden has been
taken up by the Naval Court of Inquiry.
The President has re-appointed Joseph W.
Gray Postmaster at Cleveland, and Thomas
Mdler Postmaster at Columbus, Ohio, vice
Sparrow, whose commission has expired.
The correspondent of the Boston Journal
says :
"The Hon. John Appleton, of Maine, has
withdrawn from the Washington Union,
and has (at the repeated request of the Presi
dent and Gen. Cass, it is understood) taken
the chair of Assistant Secretary of State.
The paper will remain about a week und< r
the charge of the gentleman who aided Mr.
Appleton during his illness, and then pass
intc the hands of Hon. William A. Harris,
of Missouri, who was once a member of Con
gress from Virginia, and afterwards Charge
d'Affairs at Buenos Ayres. He was also e'l
tor (with Mr. Hart, now of the Charleston
Mercury,) of the Constitution, a Calhoun
paper published here when ' Tyler too' was
jat the White House. Charles Maurice Smith,
I Estp, formerly editor of Ilev. Tucker's Wash
i ington Sentinel, will be associate editor.
Lord Napier has removed from George
town to Washington, and has taken the
houe occupied during the past season by Sena
ator Fish, having a new ball-room added ex
pressly for his use. As it is understood that
he has a large allowance of " table money,"
metropol tan snobdoin is jubilant with the
hope of dinners and dauces.
There were over 100 applicants for the six
Land offices inNebra-ka. Mr. Chapman, del-
Delegate from the territory, recommended re
sidents only, ami secured three of the offices
for them, but the outside prevented the entire
accomplishment of bis wishes
The following persons are said to have been
appointed : Dueotah District—John C. Ti rk,
Register, and John N II Patrick Receiver.
South Piatt District—lsaac L. Gibhs Regis
ter, and Edward Deslond, of Alabama, Receiv
er. Nelrama District—George 11. Nixon, of
Tennesee, Register, and Andrew Hopkins of
Pennsylvania, Receiver.
There is little doubt that Governor Izard
will be removed. His successor has not yet
been designated.
The Administration War Against Geary,
[From the Washington Star. (Administration Organ)
April 7.]
THEIR GAME NOT PLAYED OCT. —Governor
Geary, according to the newspapers, is eugag
ed at the Ncrth in retailing to the letter wri
ters of the abolition press his budget of sland
ers upon the people of Kansas who would not
or could not see the propriety of throwing
overboard those who had proved themselves
worthy, and uniting upon him, as one o: their
candidates for the United States Senate from
Kansas when admitted into the Union as a
State.
In Chicago, according to one of his corres
amenuenses, he went a few inches further than
when in Washington, and abused the adminis
as, while here, he contented himself with abu
sing those whose offence was demurring to his
plans of personal advancement and to his ef
forts to palliate the murder of the poor young
Sherrod, and to screen the band of his imme
diate coterie who were aiders and abettors as
well as principals in the perpetration of that
cowardly and heartless act.
He evidently aims to become a second Ree
der in the estimation of abolitionism ; the
" original Jacobs" having died out politically
like the dirty snuff of a dip caudle. His
(Reeder's) light is no more seen (in the news
paper,) while even the offensive odor of his
career in Kausas generated in the nostrils of
all honest people who are not crazed on t' e
slavery question, is well nigh forgotten. Gea
ry is to be their next grand agitator ; and not
having been endowed, like his distinguished
predecessor, with a gift of gab. he essays to
make bis desired abolition capital through the
pens of writers for the freesoil press, rather
than upon the stump. That he is in the
course of the current year to be bubbled into
a hero—though be did run away from Kansas
on the first occasion wherein the stuff he was
made of was tc.>ted—is already apparent.—
Our impression is that lie is destined to make
even a poorer hero than Feeder was ; that he
will never become more than a five days'— not
a nine days' wonder.
By the by, lie tells the truth in asserting
that the administration rejected his advice in
reference to Kansas affairs. That's evident in
the selections so recently made of new federal
officers for the territory, every man of whom
is a democrat of the right stamp, entertaining
no sympathy with abolitionism, and evidently
opposed to ulI Geary's schemes for his person
al political advancement.
FATAL ACCIDENT— On Friday last, Mr.
Adam Belcher, of Oakland, in this County,
met with a fatal accident while cutting rail
road ties in the woods. Attempting to step
over a tie, he rested the broad axe which he
held in his hand, on it, with the edge towards
him, when his foot slipped, and he fell upon
the edge of the axe, cutting a deep wound in
his side and lungs. By the aid of a youug
man with him, he succeeded in reaching home,
but not till he had lost a great quantity of
blood. He died on Saturday morning April,
4th. He was a married mau, aged 37 years
Montrose Republican.
FATAL CASUALTY.— Philadelphia, April 10.—
Susan Colwell, of Mystic, Connecticut, was
killed last night in the house of her brother
in-law, the ltev. Mr. Cappers, by accidental
discharge of a pistol which fell from the man
tle-pieco while she was in the act of taking
another article down. The ball entered her (
head.
The Response to the Nominations.
[From the Washington (Pa.) Commonwealth.)
We raise, at our mast head this week the
names of the nominees of the Harrisbunr Con
vention intending to keep them there uutil
they are defeated or triumphantly elected
Of the gentlemen personally it is scarce worth
while to speak. They are well known through
out the State. • 6
They are men well fitted to lead the advanc
ing columns of the freemen of the land of Penn
to victory—to a glorious triumph at the ballot
box. We have an abiding faith that thefree
of the State—aye, of the nation—are almost
unanimously in favor of the spread of freedom
and the curtailment of the bounds of slaverv
They only need to see that this is the question
at issue. Circumstances being developed led
us to think that the true issue" caa no longer
be concealed, and that no portion of the i!eo
ple can be longer misled. When that time
docs come, as come it must, woe to the mis
creants who have betrayed the trusts confided
to their keeping. The inhuman decision in the
Dred Scott case, by which slave property is
protected the same as property in horses
throughout the Union—the expulsion of Gea
ry from Kansas because he was willing all par
ties shoul hare fair play ; the probable open
ing of unother serious and more bitter war be
tween the slaverv and liberty parties in Kan
sas—the probable adoption of a slave power
—this monster of evil must be eaaght by the
neck and choked to death. mis
take the sentiments of the People of Pennsyl
vania if they are not ready for the question
They will answer in October next.
[From the La caster Whig.]
By our exchanges over the State, we learn
that the nominations of the Union State Con
vention have been received with the most de
cided approbation. We have never known a
more cordial and general response given to the
nominees ot any convention at the outset • and
this itself is calculated to inspire confidence in
its favorable result
The " Old Guard," on the second Tuesday
in October Will roll up a majority in tavor Jf
Freedom that will again place ia her frout
rank, as the banner County of the State.
[From the Blair Co. Whig.)
We take extreme delight in placing the
names of tlie gentlemen uoroinated by the late
Uuion State Convention at tlie head of our
editorial column. It is a tower of strength,
and can be elected if we give a strong pull'
i and a pull altogether. With DAVID WIL
| MOT we have a candidate that we can bejust
j ly proud of.
[From the West Chester Keview.J
The nominations combiue indeed, rare litera
;ry as well as intellectual powers. Mr. Wil
: mot is cot only one of the first men of the
State but of the whole country. He posses
ses the rare faculty of self-reliance—having re
fused to bow subserviently to the sinister and
corrupt demands of party and to sacrifice his
owu independence when party was learly
wrong. Few men have the courage to be true
; to themselves when party leaders threaten
with their vengeance. The love of justice, of
: right,—obedience to the dictates of their own
i conscience—all have to yield to the demands
! of party. Wilmot has a powerful and
persuasive eloquence, and upon the question of
Slavery he Occupies the jiosition of the demo
cratic party of Pennsylvania, from the days of
j Jefferson down—until it was assumed that
! Slavery was national and Freedom a mere sec
tional iHirtitu'ion. He occupies the position
1 ou this subject which has been uniftmly held
by the Whig Party of Chester comity and by
j a great majority of the Democracy. He has
i not swerved from the ancient landmarks
i His sole and only fault is that he has refused
to smother the convictions of conscience—to
; forget the traditions of his Fathers—the doe
-1 trines of Feim—at the demand of those who
| desired more Slave Territory—more Slave
j States—more Slave Senators in Congress
j lustrad of abandoning a great principle, be
; cause his party was drifting away from it, he
j ebose rather to embody it in the law of the
; laws of the land—and hence the famous' Wil
mot Proviso."
The seperation of the questions involved in
| the coming election, from party trammels—
I their consideration from another and indepen
dent stand point —is a " consumation devoutly
to be wished." The tyranny of party aims to
shut out the light of history—to darken the
horizon—to lead and mislead the judgment—
to fetter men who boast of freedom. As the
conductor of an independent newspaper, aim
ing only to build up the prosperity of the coun
try, anil to foster the institutions of our fa
thers in their purity, we shall sOiioit the atten
tion of our readers, without respect to party
distinctions, as we shall venture from time to
time, to a discussion of the questions involved
in the canvass. The cry of " Democracy
and of " Abolition," will doubtless be heard,
and men who are controlled by prejudice will
be governed thereby ; but the sound reasoner,
the true patriot anil good citizen, will treat
them as an impostDre practiced upon his UI1 "
derstanding.
How the Border-Ruffians take the Census.
[From the Chicago Pre*-.]
LECOMPTOS, Kansas, March
As the law of the bogus legislature for tak
ing the census allows sheriffs and their depu
ties four dollars per day for their trouble, there
is a large number of tlieiu at work. They do
not take much trouble with this census opera
tion, getting all the ii formation they
from their pro slavery friends, and setting down
only such as they want. They refuse to inser
any of the names of the free-state emigrants
who have comC in this spring, even of those
who arrived early. They call thein tran
sient." The country courts instruct tbem 0
take no names unless the party has
sident previous to the 15th instant. " 10
this is the rule they observed toward free-sta c
men, they are putting thousauds of names on
the list who have never lived in Kansas, an
who never will. The names of all the
bers of the Shawnee Association, some thirtj'
five hundred, are on the list of voters. It 1
the same elsewhere. It is now seen that ai
suspicions and fears about the law are co
firmed. The law itself will even be gross.
violated wheuever it suits.
jgy-The Hon. Frederick P. Stauton, the
Secretary of the State ot Kansas, too *
departure for Kansa, and will reach LCCO
tou the seat of government, next Monday
It. J. Walker will uot, it is said, stay in "
territory longer than August, it ho got*
all, So determined is he reported to >
making short work, that he will not pro
bis stay beyond that period, oven to insure
pacification of Kansa*.