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A Serious Matter. Pr Howe, of Boston, like Col. Forbes and several other persons at tUe North, supposed to be implicated more or lest directly in She Harper's Ferry invasion, have taken their de parture for Canada. Fred. Ponilass has pone to Kuglatrd Others will probably mrilate their example. Tlte acknowledged motive of their flight in the apprehension that they uiay be required by the Federal Government to go to Virginia as witnesses on the trialof Step-hens which is to take place under Federal authori ty and in a United States Court. This is treated by some journals as an indication of their complicity iu the crime, and by others as mere cowardice. Iu the interest of fair play we are constrained to s-jy that neither of these imputations seems to us to be warranted by the facts of the case. It must be remembered that if summoned by Federal authority to attend anywhere in the United States as witnesses, these men must go, and such summons can be procured ou the affidavit of any citizen < f Virginia,— Once within the limits of that State, they are amenable to its legal process, and would, be yond all doubt, be instantly arrested on the charge of having been accessory to the crime for which Brown lias been sentenced to death. The whole object of Governor Wise in liand- Stephon's over to the Federal authorities for trial, is unquestionably to bring sundry obnox ious Northern men within reach of Virginia law. Whether it is a device worthy of one in his position, we need not stop to inquire.— But it can scarcely be cousidered strange that none of these gentlemen, whether innocent or guilty, should be unwilling thus to be drawn into the peculiar perils, which would beset them in Virginia iu the present excited state of the public mind. For they would encounter not only the danger of being tried by a Virginia jury, but the additional perils of a Virginia mob. Mr. Henry Hunter's statement of his own agency in the coid-blooded murder of an unarmed, wounded, and disabled man at Harp er's Ferry,—and the utter absence of a single voice or word of disapprobation from the whole State of irginia of that most inhuman and unparalleled act, show clearly enough the pub lic tone and temper iu that vieiuity. What would the life of Fred. Douglass "or of I)r, Howe be worth in Richmoudor in Charlestown at the preseut moment 1 If the Government wishes to prove its good faith in this matter, and really sift the affair to the bottom, let it try Stephens somewhere on this side of the boundary line, say in Penn sylvania, where there will be no fear" of Lynch Law, and then, if Dr. Howe and the rest re fuse to appear and make a clean breast of it, they will fairly lay themselves open to suspi cions of complicity in the invasion.— N. Y. Times. Is IT MI'RDER ?—Henry Hunter, a young man about 22, son of the Mr. Hunter who conducted the prosecution against Brown and his confederates at Oharlestown, Va., testified before the Court that he shot a prisoner named Thompson. He said : We burst into the room where he was, and found several around him, thej offered but a feeble resistance ; we brought our sruns down to his head repeatedly, myself and another person, for the purpose of shooting him in the room. There was a young lady there, the sister of Mr. Fouke, the hotel keeper, who sat in this man's lap and covered his face with her arms, and shielded him whenever we brought our guns to bear ; she said to us—" For God's sake wait and Jet the law take its course • my associates shouted to kill him ; " Let us shed his blood," were the words, all around were shouting. " Mr. Beckham's life was worth ten thousand of these vile abolitionists;" I was cool about it, and deliberate ; my gun was pushed up by some one who seized the barrel, and then I moved to the other part of the room, still with purpose unchanged, but with a view to divert attention from me, in order to get an opportunity, at some moment when the crowd would be less dense, to shoot him ; after a few moment's thought it occurred to ine that that was not the proper place to kill him ; we then proposed to lake liiin out and hang him ; some persons of our band then opened away for him ; and first pushing Miss Fouke aside we slung him out of doors ; I gave him a push, and many others did the same ; we then shoved him along the platform and down to the trestle work of the bridge, he begging for his life all the time, very piteouslv at first. By-the by, before we took him out of the room, I asked the question what he came here for ; he said there only purpose was to free slaves or die. Then he begged, " Don't take my life—a prisoner but I put the guu to him, and he said, " You may kill me, but it will be revenged ; there are eighty thousand persons sworn to carry on this work," that was his last expression. We bore him out on the bridge with the purpose of hanging him ; we had no rope, and none could lie found ; it was a moment of wild excitement. Two of us raised our guns—which one was first I do not know—and puiled the trigger. Before he reached the ground, I suppose some five or six shots had been fired into his body ; he fell to the rail-track, his back down to the earth and his face up. In the North a man who would confess such a fiendish crime as that, would be likely to be punished for it. But as it is no doubt in accordance with Southern views of right, no notice will be taken of it by the President or the Cabinet, or even Gov. Wise. The Typhoid Fever still continues to rage in Berks and Lebanon counties, and in the lower end of this county. Wc stated a few days ago that one grave yard in Berks county had received, within a period of six weeks, not less than thirty-five bodies, victims of the fever. Straustown has suffered severely. There is scarcely a family in the place from whose dwellings the hearse has not carried one or more bodies. The physicians generallv pro nounce the disease to be Typhoid Fever, and so dreadful have been its ravages, that stran gers have been advised not to visit the infected regions. In other towns the disease prevails to such aa extent that but few families have entirely escaped. It is now pretty well set tled that typhoid fever is contagions.— ITnr ruburg Ttleg'aph. Four canal drivers robbed the Post Office at Olean a few nights ago They took the \\ asbington Monument contribution box which contained fifteen cents, a mail bag con t lining two huudred and fifty tetters, and two 01 dollars iu pennies. The rogues were caught near \\ arrca, Pa, with the evidence of grit npon thtm.— Elmira Prtss £ictus front all Rations. A correspondent of the New Yoik Herald wrltig from Albany, i-aya a eommiMion baa been ap pointed by Judge Gould to inquire as to the sanity of | Mrs. Dudley, the patroness of the Dudley Observatory— It is alleged that she is squandering her estate very rap ! idly. —We learn from Washington that the Postmaster General has declined taking any action on the bids for carrying the mail between Portland and New Orleans, until Congress shall indicate its course as to the appropriations for the Department. '—The Snpreme Conrt, at Boston, Mass, re fuse to release Bui nham, the ex-Liquor Agent, who is in prison by order of the Honsc of Represcutativess for con tempt of its process. Francis J. Merriara, of Boston, who was supposed to have beeu wounded with Brown at Harper's Kerry, and to have afterwards died of his wounds, has turned up in Canada. —The Canadian Reform Convention, at Toronto ha* adopted resolutions in favor of a dissolution of the present union between the two Powers, and the toruiation of a sort of federal Government instead. —Rev. Daniel Kendig, of Middletown, has been appointed a chaplain in the army. He will be station ed in the new Te.ritory of Jefferson. —Harry D. Sloan, of State Lick, Pa., has been chosen Professor of Latin in Washington College, Pa-, in place of Professor Achison, resigned. —The State Normal School at Millersville, I-ancaster county, is to be opened on the Ist and 2d of December. —At the recent Agricultural Fair at Col umbia South Carolina, two native Africans were exhibit ed. They were awarded the prize of a silver goblet. —ln Oswego, New York, on Friday night, the Railroad House and a livery stable with seven horses were destroyed by lire. —A man named McDonald has been arrest ed at Washington, on suspicion of being implicated in the Harper's Ferry treason. —The Sons of Malta paraded in strength at Hasten on Friday night. —The official majority of Mr. Latham, as Governor of California, proves to be 29,000. —The Democrats have a majority of 3 on joint ballot in the Legislature of New Jersey. —Charles l'argett, another victim of rowdy violence on election day in Baltimore,died Saturday. —Saturday's Utica Herald syas " it is ou error tliutGerrit Smith attempted suicide. He isquite passive, although entirely bereft of reason/' —Gov. Seward isexpected toarrivcat New York about the 25th insi., where arrangements arc BOW making to receive him with demonstrations. —Mr. Alfred Ilobinson, of Hartford, has in his possession a Hebrew shekel, which is supposed to be more than 3,000 years old. They are said to he worth JIOO each. —Thomas G. Rutherford lies been convict at Pittsburg, for improper intimacy with the female con victs of the Western House of Refuge, while Superinten dent of that institution. —The King of the Sandwich Islands, in a fit of jealousy, shot and dangerously wounded his Private Secretary, on Sept 13th. The affair caused great excit ment. The King at one time, contemplated abdicating his throne, but has reconsidered his intention. —Jolui Gemberling of Selingsgrove, was drowned in the river, near Wiikesharre, on Wednesday last. He, we understand, fell from his boat. He was about sixty years of age. and leaves a wife and a large family of children to mourn his loss. —A Brooklyn paper urges Horece Greely for the next Presidency. It characterizes him as the man for the people. —The Republicans elected their Sheriff and Treasurer—all they voted for—in Elk county. The two catholic boxes gave only one Republican vote on the State ticket. —Sheldon A Co. of New York have sold two hundred thousand copies of Spurgcon's Sermons, of which a sixth volume has just appeared. —Afellow named Cox broke out of Jail in Bloomsburg, was pursued, and had to be pretty badly bruised before he could be got back. —Gov. Corwin, of Ohio, has authorized a denial of tlie statement that he will not be a candidate for the Speakership of tlie next House of Representatives, and wishes it to be understood that his name will be pre sented for the position. The Herald announces the startling intelli gence that the Opposition will expend ten million of doll ars, between now and next fall, on the Presidential elec tion. This piece of news will be apt to bring clouds of Democratic locusts over to the Opposition camp. —The Legislature of Georgia is at a dead lock upon the United States Senator to succeed Iverson. There will probably be no election until two years hence. —The State Department gives notice that the only passports that will admit American travelers into Prussia are those issued by the general Government at Washington. Such is the decision ol the Prussian authorities. Au accident occurred to a stock traiu Thurs day on the Indiana Central Railroad, near Cambridge. In crossing a bridge thirteen cars were precipitated into the water, killing the conductor, a brakeman and a drover, and wounding several others. —Tlie United States steamship Powhattan reached Shanghai, 22d, on her return from the North— all well. In about a fortnight she was expeeting to leave for Japan. —The. Post Office Department, at Washing toil, ha.-authorized the statement that Mr. Dickey, late Postmaster at Buffalo, was not removod on political grounds. —From Nashville we learn that G. G. Poindextor, editor of the Union, was shot and instantly killed, in a street affray, by Alien A. Hall, editor of the .Veto*. —Ad vices from Mobile state that the ship Jamestown was completely wrecked in Mobile bay on Tuesday last, and the ships Curling, City of Mobile, Lafayette, aud other vessels damaged. —A steam flour mill and a large quantity of grain war- destroyed by fire, Thnrsday, at Mohawk vill age, X. V. Loss soo,ooo. —An arrival at New York brings later advices from Buenos Ay res. Tbe news is not of much importance. Daniel R. Goodloe,editor of the National F.ia, at Washington, is announced as a candidate for Public Printer of the next Congress. —Since tbe revelations of tbe Massachusetts I.iquor Agency, brandy and water is called, in the bar rooms, " extended brandy." We believe the official term for watering or adulterating the State liquor was " ex tending " it. —Late English papers announce that the death of the eldest bom has been the canse of a recon ciliation l>etween the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Norton, whose misunderstandings are, unfortunately, no private matter. —The Democratic State Convention of Tenne-see will meet on the 18th of January next, to ap point Delegates to the National Convention at Charles ton. —There is talk ~?n England of a World's Industrial Exhibition for 1810 or leSl.th* Prinec of Wake to be President iirai)forb|U))ovttr. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. OA. : Thursday Morning, November 24,1859. 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PEOPLE'S STATE CONVENTION—The cit izens of Pennsylvania, who are opposed to the principles and measures of the present National Admin istration, and to the Election of men to office who sustain those principles and measures, are requested to meet in their respective counties, and to elect delegates equal in number to their representatives in the General Assembly to a PEOPLE'S STATE CONVENTION to be held at HARRISBURG, on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22d, IS6O. at 12 A. M., to indicate their choice for the next Presi dency, nominate a candidate for Governor, form an Elec toral ticket, appoint Senatorial, and to designate the time and mode ot Electing Dictrict Delegates to the Na tional Convention, and to transact such other business as may be deemed necessary to ensure success at the Gen eral Election. LEVI KLINE, Chairman People's Executive Committee. STATE CONVENTIONS. We publish the call of the chairman of the State Executive Committee for a People's State Cunventiouto be held at Harrisburg, on the 22d of February next, in which an invita tion is given to the " citizens of Pennsylvania who are opposed to the principles and measures of the present National Administration and to the election of men to office who sustain those principles and measures." The objects of the Convention are defined to be " to indicate their choice for the next Presidency, nominate a candidate for Governor, form an Electoral Ticket, appoint Senatorial, and to designate the time and mode of electing District Dele- i gates to the National Convention ; and to transact such other business as may be deemed necessary to ensure success at the General' Election." We do not desire to be hypercritical, but this call is not such an one as we should like to have seen. Wc do not exactly understand how a great party can be organized and perma nently sustained upon a basis of opposition to a National Administration, however obnoxious or unprincipled that Administration may be. There appears to be a want of stability and consistency, an absence of purpose, in such an organization, for want of organization) which is certainly not commendable. What " princi ples and measures " of the National Adminis tration are we battling agaiust ? Suppose the Adfuinistration should suddenly change its purposes and measures, (at least so far as pro fessions go) what becomes of the groundwork of the great party which has succeeded in electing their State Ticket in this State for two consecutive years ? Is the Opposition in Pennsylvania actuated by no principle, intent upon the advocacy and establishment of no measures of public policy ? Are they to rely for popular support solely upon the misdeeds of a National Administration ? A party with no higher aim cannot endure. It may succeed while the acts of the Administration are fresh in the minds of the people and offensive to them—but its success must be uncertain and temporary. We care not for names. Wc desire to see the Opposition in Pennsylvania consolidated, aud marshalled under a banner which shall bear inscribed upon it the great principles which are dear to the people of this Common wealth and commend themselves to their con fidence and support. Here in Bradford we are Republicans, recognizing only the Repub lican organization. We find ourselves acting in concert with the great mass of the North in the Republican National organization. The principles of that organization do full justice to all departments of Free Labor, and recog nize the claims of the great sources of our State wealth. We know, however, that a portion of the Opposition in this State, have hesitated about enrobing themselves in this organization. Hence in some connties, wc have the " People's" party. As to names, we again declare our entire indifference. But are we to be uuited in support of a candidate for the Presidency ? Is the Opposition in this State only intended for State purposes, and is it to be sundered on questions of National importance and candidates for the Presidency? We shall very shortly have some indication how the matter stands, which will determine our judgment as to the propriety of recogniz ing this call for a Convention. We see noth ing in the way of a cordial and hearty union of all the " Opposition" elemeutsin the State, and if prudent aud reasonable counsels prevail, all will he well. That the State Convention should indicate its choice for the Presidency we do not object to, but the time and mode of electing District Delegates can only properly be done in one way : by allowing the people of each District to choose their Delegates. We should judge, from iutimations we have seen thrown out, that an attempt will be made to elect the Delegates by the Convention. Such a course would be unwarranted, uncalled for and highly improper We want no packed Conventions, nor market able "delegations. Let the choice of the Con vention have the full benefit of all the political weight, the State is entitled to, but beyond that, let the wishes of the people be paramount. The steamer IVorth Star has been heard from, haviag been detained six days on a reef of ooe of the Keys THE MEETING OF CONGRESS. Congress meetß on Moudav, December stb. The members of the house hare all been chos* en, and that body will consist of 93 regnlar Democrats, eight who call themselves nnti- Lecomptou Democrats, 113 Republicans, and 23 South Americans. The Senate is composed ,of 36 Dcmoci uts, 24 Republicans, and 2 Americans. There are four vacancies. The first matter of interest will be the or ganization of the House. Neither of the parties having u clear majority, the choice of a Speaker must be effected by a combination. The House consists of 237 members, of which 119 is a majority. The Republicans lack six votes of this number. Unless the plurality rule should be adopted, as in the memorable contest which resulted in the election of BANKS the Republicans will be unable to elect their caucus nominee. If they stand firm, however, they must eventually triumph. The prominent candidates for the Republi can nomination for Speaker are Hon. JOHN SHERMAN of Ohio, and Hon. GALVSHA A. GROW, of Pennsylvania. The former is in every way unexceptionable, and his election will be au honor to the party. Mr. GROW was supported by the Republicans at the open iug of the last session, for Speaker, when the Democratic majority was decided and in all fair ness and custom should now be entitled to the nomination. His long experience iu the House, his admitted qualifications and intimate ac quaintance with the responsible and delicate duties of the position, are so marked and un derstood, that he will probably be selected as the Republican nominee. We notice in the Pennsylvanian of the 19th inst., a paragraph, which, though put forth by such bad authority, demands some notice. In classifying the members, that paper puts down all the Opposition members from Pennsylvania except Mr. GROW and THADDEUS STEVENS, with three New Jersey members, as belonging to the " People's Party," iu contra distinction to the Republicans, and proceeds to say : " We are not, of course, prepared to say that the whole eighteen as above classified will abstain from the caucus of the Republican party, or refuse to uDite with them in the choice of a Speaker, but we have the authority of at least one of them, HOWARD J. MORRIS, of this city, to that effect, and reasoning from the stand point of their own platform, viz : that of the American party, and also from the lact that the Republican party, strictlyi is un known in this State, the organization being a mixture called the People's party, in which Americanism largely predominates, their natural affiliation would lie with the Southern Opposition, or more properly, with the South ern Americans." We do not know by what authority the Pcnnsylvanian speaks for the eighteen mem hers thus named, nor why it is so positive about the action of Mr. MORRIS, but we do not believe that any member of the Opposition party will refuse to unite with the great body of that party in supporting Mr. GROW or any other sound and reliabfe man for Speaker.— The members elected from Pennsylvania 6tand upon a common platform—they have uuited in the support, of a candidates for State Offices nominated by Conventions which adopted res olutions satisfactory to the whole body of the Opposition, and any refusal now to unite in the organization of the House would be factious, and productive of the most disastrous results. Should the course thus marked out by the Pennsylcanian, and foreshadowed by the Daily News be adopted, what would be the in evitable result ? The union of the Opposition in Pennsylvania would be irremediably and eternally broken—a Republican organization would at once be effected—and the State would be lost to those opposed to the policy and measures of the National Administration. If such men as GROW or SHERMAN cannot com mand the votes of a united Opposition, then farewell to all attempts at harmonious action —because there most be n wide and irrecon crleable difference in principle, which make all such attempts worse than a mcckery. MEXICO TO BE INVADED! —The Administra tion at Washington has at last resolved upon that decisive step which must determine the fate of Mexico. At a Cabinet meeting held on Saturday, it was resolved to move an army of occupation across theKio Grande, and hav ing taken possession of the northern States of the Republic, to hold them until such guaran tees as shall insure order along the frontiers and the safety of the various transit routes shall have been definitely obtained. The first steps of thi3 startling measure have already been taken. The Quartermaster has been ordered to provide transports for a number of companies, to be embarked at New-York ; while another strong body of infantry, with artillery, is to be sent down the Mississippi. In the meantime much doubt involves the con dition of affairs at Brownsville. The actiou of Government is evidently founded upon an assumption ol the truth of the information transmitted to the War Department by Gen. TWIGGS ; aad yet there arc grave reasons to questiou the veracity of such reports, and for believing that, though Brownsville may have fallen iuto the hands of the banditti, that no intelligence after the fact has yet reached us.— The citizens of New-Orleans are preparing to send succor to the beleaguered towu. A later disptch says that on Monday morn ing, the Cabinet, in extra session, countermand ed all orders for troops to march on Mexico. BSk- Mr. Marble, of Lynn, Mass., has been blasting at Dungeon Rock for eight years, hoping to obtain the treasures of Capt. Kidd. Guided in his labors by clairvoyants and spiritualists, he has, with the assistance of his son, blasted a passageway, about eight feet in height and breadth, nearly a hundred feet into the solid rock. The last blast developed a fissure, from which issued a current of foul air that will extiuguish a flame held over it. Mr. Marble believes he has less than 10 feet to go to reach the loog-songbl rave THE HERALD ON DOUGLAS. Our Administration neighbor has at length blundered into the utterance of the flrtrlh. lu the issue of Nov. 16, a correspondent defends Mr. DOCGI.AS, which calls forth tire following editorial comments. We publish tie Jferold't opinion of the Presidential aspirants that we may have it ready for reference in case DOUG LAS should by any possibility be nominated at Charleston. The following is the HeruleVf opinion : (IOMSKNTS. -We give place to the above, not because we think that DOVOLAS, of Illinois, should be the para mount man in our columns, but because we wish to com. ment a little on the different men who might lie brought forward to better advantage than DOVOLAS the little giant. Now, DOVOLAS,as a family inan.isuudoubtedly a good one ! But we have not much sympathy for him as a public man. And why? Because in the farst place, he is a cunning, shrewd politciau. He cares not for the p in ciples that are the dearest to our glorious country ; nor docs he care for a man who tells the truth in political and domestic concerns ; for he will pervert the truth when he thinks lie can make political capital out of it. In his controversies with political men he-has thrown away all principle, and adverted altogether to boisterous, clamorous and offensive language, which plainly shows that he cannot sustain tie truth, or respect principle at any time or place. Then, if this be the case, ia he a fit and safe man to bring into the ranks and folds of the Presidential can didacy ? Have we any right to think that be will change and become a better, truer and sounder man by becoming elected to the office to which he is so eagerly aspiring ? As for Mr. LANK, he would not be considered a proper candidate for the office. Mr. BRECKINRIDGE, of course, is unexceptionable. DANIEL S. DICKINSON—the man who, in 1856 stood so modestly and manfully up and said that he did not want the office of President; that be could not accept the nomination—is the one to be preferred before the other. He is a sounder man than DOVOLAS ever thought of being. Being sound in everything,—whether in political or in local economy,—he stands before the people as a hard working man, ever ready to do his duty to the perfect satisiaction of those who may intrust him. He is con sidered a worthy man in whatever position he is placed. The general and prevailing idea that Mr. DOVOLAS of Illinois tries to carry out is. that " the Territories them selves should have the right to legislate their own affairs peculiar to their own wants."—A very good one. But he rides this hobby to death; and yet the quotation is sanctioned by the masses, independent of him. Bo this, therefore, is no argument in favor of the integrity or re sponsibility for the office to which he is hastening. Let the people use judgmeut in this matter, and not run into error and misrule by selecting such an impru dent man for the highest office in the gift of the Nation. B©=. The excitement in Virginia, thanks to j the encouragement of rumor, is rapidly rais ing to a most intemperate temperature. An unfounded story, carried to Harper's Ferry by a person whose classifications as an impostor or a weakling,is still undetermined, led the Ex ecutive of Virginia to believo that nu expedi tion 500 strong, and armed to the teeth, had passed the Ohio river near Wheeling, and were by forced marches, hastening to the recovery and release of JOHN' BROWN. Time was not to bo lost. There was a large body of militia afoot at Charlestown ; federal troops abounded at Harper's Ferry • and the population ol Jefferson County was under arras for the ex press pnrpose of defeating any such audacious attempt. But the necessity of larger prepar ations was obvious. A body of 400 troops had at once been thrown forward by rail from Richmond, Gov. WISE acting in person as conductor of the martial train : others were ordered to advance from Petersburg, while a smeller foree with two pieces of artil lery, took the field byway of Washington. Late dispatches describe Harpers Ferry as alive with these heroes, eagerly expecting the five hundred, and prepared to give them a sanguinary welcome. Prom Wheeling, in- the mean time, we bare assurances that no strch invasion of the Old Dominion had been ef fected ; and although rumors of the appear ance of such a band in Clarke County, and of an encounter with them there by the popalace, ore reported, we may be justified in assuming the entire story to be the practical joke of some thoughtless person, wicked enough to sport with tbe apprehensions of a terrified people. Nor does thrs cruel and ill-timed spirit of jest confine itself to such mischievous efforts. The Richmond Eravxiner states that Gov. WISE has been warned of a scheme for kidnappiug prominent citizens of Virginia, or members of their family, awl to keep them as hostages for the pardon of BROWN and his fellow prisoners. The Era-miner also cautions the people of the State against flocking in crowds to the scene of the execution, assign ing as a reason that event will prob ably be the time when tbe homesteads on the border will be most exposed to peril. It is reported from Alexandria that such was the view of the immiueut danger of Virginia in that place that many persons volunteered to accompany the military who were dispatched to Charlestown. At Norfolk, a clothier named PAVXEXBERG has been indicted for sedition, bis offence being that he had expressed the sentiment that " JOHN BROWN was a good man fighting in a good cause, and then he had done nothing more than any honest man would do.** The unfortunate gentleman is soon to be brought to trial for ottering this treasonable language. t&F" The Washington Constitution has a vehement attack upon Hon. EDWARD BATES, as " about the only Southern Abolitionist in ex istence." Except bis approval of the Fugitive Slave law, it sees no difference between his position and that of GIDPINGS. It is quite sure tbe body of the Republican Party will never accept a man "so ineffably inferior to CORWIN as Mr. BATES," and that, in the South, " there is not a corporal's guard who dare to sustain a man who holds in substance the same opinions as Gov. SEWARD." The New-Orleans Picayune, cautions the Southern Press against the danger of copying the inflammatory Abolition documents with which the New York Herald has been filling its columns since the Harper's Ferry affair. It says that " Abolitiouism has succeeded, in these few weeks, in penetrating into all parts of the South with papers that never reached ns before, and in quantities unheard of until they were dispensed under snch patrouage." EI.BCTIOW. —The official canvass of the votes polled at the late election in New York, elects the part of the Democratic ticket adopted by the Americans by small majorities, racg'pg 'rom 1000 lo 2T.0 LOCAL AND GENERAL. The Bradford County Teachers' ,\- ciation conve.wfi in'the Public School House in To* , borough, Fridlay morning, November 11, and was op. cd with prayer by Rev. D. COOK. VV'. T, DAVIIOS, the Secretary, and Miss CIIARI 3 MILLS were appointed a committee to arrange aj, gramme of business. The Secretary their presented the following resohitir as the report of the business committee. Resolved, That a frequent change ol teachers is it I rious to the interests of a school. Resolved, That a term of six consecutive moot., s would do more to promote the advancement of pu|, . i 1 than two terms of three months each, alternately ,• | vacations of the same length, and that we recounneti ; this matter to the attention of school directors. Resolved, That teachers cannot be expected to miaU', j themselves thoroughly unless they can have a reasonai,'. a expectation of getting steady employment. Resolved, That tlie teacher's profession will not | elevated to its true position, and that we cannot hs-k fi,. I well qualified teachers, until teaching ceases to be a step- | ping-stone to some other profession. Resolved, That a graded school should'be cst'abß-lo; J in a central location in each district, with a higher*], partment, and accommodate the more advance pupils Resolved. That the success- of the teacher dept-ml. J much upon the cooiperatibn of parents, aud that 1 should strive to secure it. W. T. DA VIES then moved the adoption of the fir-; J resolution which was carried in the affirmative, after i few remarks by the Secretary and Dr. BLISS. G. D. Mo.STANY* moved the adoption of the following 1 resolution : Resolved, That teachers should studiously avoid all in flucnces tending to establish the doctrines of " Spiritual isin and Phrenology."" Discussed by G D. MONTANYt, F. D. IIOKBOW, and | Hon. 0. H. P. KINNKT. A motion was made and carried, that a committee of | five be appointed to report a list of tor • | ficers. Committee—VY. T. DAVIKS, Dr. C. T. Bi.rss.O.f YOV.NO, Miss MAKY POWELL, and Miss G. MILLS. The following preamble and resolution was offered lv 5 the Secretary and unanimously adopted > WHEREAS : This is the last annual meeting of t;., Bradford County Teachers' Association to be h<-ld !,. • the prevent term of office of the County Superinteadec: i| ex|)ires, therefore. Resolved, That we express our satisfaction and apprt * ciation of the faithful and efficient labors of Prof. ( y COBCBN, during bis term of office. Business of the evening was announced ; after wli the Association adjourned to meet in the Court House a: 7 o'clock, P. 51. EVENING Sesfiio.v.-Asso' iationconvened and was called to order by the Presideut, who announced the Hon. DAVID WILMOT as the lecturer for the evening. The speaker dwelt upon the qualifications necessary for a successful teacher—upon the true nature of eduiv tion, intellectual and moral ; and particularly upon t!.e duty of parents with reference to the teacher's profesM,, He maintained that it was their duty to regard teacher, as first in social position, and that their compensation should be increased four fold ; maintaining that thereby only can we hope to elevate the teacher's office to the dignity of a learned profession, aud secure the services of those who are fully competent to the work. On motion of Prof. COBURN, the thanks of ffie Associa tion were unanimously tendered to Judge WJI.MOT for h> address, and a copy solicited tor publication. The resolution on " Spiritualism and Phrenology," wi called for, and on motion was laid over indefinitely. The resolution relative to establishing graded schools, was taken up and remarked up by Prof. COBVKS and L>r. Buss. Association then adjourned till to-morrow morning a - , half-past eight. SATURDAY MORNING, NOT. 12 —Association met.ani in the absence of the President, Hon. O. H. P. KINNEY was elected chairman, pro tem. The second' resofntion was taken up and discussed by PYof. COBTRS, R. BEARDSLEE, O. H. P. KIN-NET, AND!*. C. M. TURNER. The resolution was then adopted. Committee on DORM notion OF officers, then reported the following list of candidate* : President —E. GHYEB, of Burlington. Secretary and Treasurer. — R. BEAUSLEE, of Warres-. Vke Presidents. —NATHAN .Torso, JT., of Warrin.L- D. TAYLOR, of Graville, J. H. CAI MXS, Columbia. Cor. Secretary. —C. R. COBCKN, Towanda. Association proceeeded to liallut for officers,which re"Tt ed in the unanimous election of all the officers nominal-1 by the committee. A vote of thank* was fendered to fhe President and Recording Secretary, for their services during the past year. The following appointments were made for fhe neat meeting r Lecturer —O". J. CurBBfCK and C. P. Bo DOS. Essay it t —Miss la/./k VOSE. Business Committee. —Rev. D. COOK, H. KEEKER, and Miss REBECCA VAACHN. The roll was called, and funds received fo fhe amount of three dolfam. The third resolution was remarked upon l">y TV. T. DAVIES and Prof. COBURN, and afterward- adopted. The fouilh resolution was omitted, as being embodied hi the proceeding, and the fifth and sixth were laid over till next meeting. A resolution laid over at last meeting, proposing to ex elude from school children under seven years of age, wa taWn up and discussed by the Secretary, Prof. W. H PEAS. Hon. O. H. P. KINNEY, Rev. J. Fosvsa. Dr. €. M TURNER , and Prof. COBUKN. The following substitute was then offered and adopted: Resolved, That as a general rule we recommend to parent,* not to send then- children to school under sevm years of age. Association then adjourned fo sreet in Tuscarora, en Friday and Saturday the 10th and 11th of February next. OLIVER S. PEAK. Pee. Sec y. NEW TIME TABI.SC.—A new time table went into effect on the New York and Erie Railmnd last Mon day, which regulates the running of trains as follows : GOING WEST. GOING EAST. Night Express 350 A. MJN. Y. Ex 11 37 . v. •Way, 10 33 A. M.l Night Ex. 1 23 A. M Fast Freight, 11 2< A. M.[Accomodafn, 73s A M •Way Freight 920 A. SI. Stock Express. 455 A. SI. ♦Dunkirk Ex. 538 p. M.i Fast Freight, 11 05 A. m. •Accomodation, 8 31 r, M !*Way, 632 r. si HEx. Freight, 658 r. M. |Hog, 12 2* r ' M . . _ I ♦Way Freight, 4 32 r. m. • Except Sundays. 31 Except Mondays. The Accomodation "trains remain over night at Elmir.s. The way trains run between Ringhamton and F.lmira. The way Freight trains remain o\er night at Owego. The Night Express both ways, the Stock Express, Express r reight and Fast Freight Trains run every day. BURGLARY AT W ELLSBURGH. —The store of Hildreth A Co., in Wellsburgh, was broken into on Mon day night last, says the Waverly Advocate, and good taken to the amount of two or three hundred dollars.— No clue has been obtained of the thieves. t)&~ Wo acknowledge the receipt of a fiie of the "Opening Telegram," a neatly appearing daily paper published at St. Francisco, and edited by E. A. ROCKWELL, formerly " devil " in the Reporter office.— The Telegram shows evidence of editorial ability. LIME Kir.x. —The Barclay Railroad and Coal Company have erected near their their basin, in the lower part of this borough, one of LEVI AVERILL'S cele brated patent Lime Kilns, which has been leased by Mr. AVEKILL and is now in operation. This kiln, which is an invention of Mr. AVERILL, is noted for the superior manner in which the lime-stune is burned, the tire being in grates beneath the stone, and consequently no refuse substances become mixed with the lime to injure it quality. This kiln erected here is an experiment, in some respects, and succeeds admirably. It is the first time that coal has been used for fuel in such a kiln. It works to the entire satisfaction of the builder, burning the fine tool from the Barclay mines. The lime stone is brought from the quarries in the State of New York by boats re turning from delivering Barclay Ceal. Such an improve ment lias long been needed here, and it is now establish ed under circumstaeces the most favorable for the pro* prietor and the public. 8b?-See advertisement of " Tioga Point Agr" Itural 'in :oluma.