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The Presidential Election. . From the Valley ~'iltilit
- That the Democratic party will elect the next More Whigs Coming Over.
I President we belielle to be a fixed. tact. If The Kliow Nothing party having authority- -i ycASIIINOTON, Dm 24, 1855.
' there is any "doubting Thomas" in or ou tof tively declined that it has Ilrirmt upon the Correi - kondepee nf ,the Republie.tn Compiler.
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t the ratilot, ire desire IS ) call Isis attention to the ruins of the old parties, and the recent elec- ; Ido not thirik - the House. is any nearer an
Lions in all quarters of the Union having shown organization than it was on the clay_of_ meet--
i result of the last State electioas, and if- that
I does not con %ince bins that We are right, neitli. , that it has indeed ruined the Whig, party, (al- ing• .'she hope of the filentis of Banks to car
. . --,-- -=-I—e-r—Wiziiirirfie—b-dieve ~.0- 1 01)i f1 41 m e simul d ar i se ' though its object was to destroy the Democra- ry the plurality resolution, and thus elect him,
REF'UBLIC A Y-- c
1 0111 ) I L 1 4 1,1 1 1
. front the dead'and - tellitim th e --sal ,c story. t cy-,-) nlomn prAnuiltent_and_iiiThlentia.l_4vlijo ! has twice failed , and Will not
- . perhaps-be tried
In ill, iwentv„one Stater, remar k s t b- e ib u - - .7llave - kit if - liberty to form new political con-
risburg Patriot & Union, have voted this year, nections for themselves. On looking around
of which the Democrats have carried l'ennsyl- . many of them have found but one Nitional and
North C aro li na , ; conservative party in existence-Abe Demcratic
vrinia, New Jersey, Virginia,o
:
Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, T M a i ne , party 'Texas, of the Union—and wisely- taking the
OC7A Happy New Year to a 11..- ..
Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, :Nlississippi, and , advice of Witansit to CunArn, they ' have"
-Il3"The State Legislature will assemble at < Wisconsin, fourteen States. giving, in the ag--- smothered old partisan animosities, and con-
Harrisburg to-morrow. gregate. a majority of 100,000. and casting 144 meted theniseltres with that great, conservative
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The Harrisburg Patriot Union will he
electoral votes ; and the Know- Nothings, Re- : political organization which knows "No North ,
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published during the sitting of the Legislature publicans and rreesoilers have carried New ' —No South—Nothing, but a ermlinon Brother.
York, MassachusettS, - Vermont, Ohio, Mary- hood." Solong as the old Whig party trail an
at 562 semi-weekly for the session, or f.:3 semi
land, Kentucky and California, seven States. lexistence, they clung t o i t , b ecause t h ey b e _
weekly during the session and weekly the rest
casting 1.00 electoral votes. ' Wo claim—and bored it capable of doing good to the country ;
of the - year:7—
we think the claim will be conceded by all the 'but when they found its place usurped by a
'wing ones--that tlar_Dinuouracysteil I carry, . be'
OETTYSI3UII,O, PA.
'MONDAY INIOIINING, Dr4e. 31 , 1855. I
B:7The plopriety of publi,shing oui• general
:ws in a e severs papers o t
wealth, - at the close of each session, is again
urged by the, press. The thing is so just and
reasonable that, we are surprised it should re
ceive opposition from any source. if it is not
soon granted, the press should 'determine to
nialte it an issue in the different counties in
the election of Senators and Assemblymen.
CO'The York Democratic frees refers in
handsome tertna_ba the- reception- of -the _new
brass gun, kbl'enelve anti," by the Democracy
----iarGettysbu-rg.
Rontsox, the member" of Congress
front, this , district, has been, voting for Mr.
Banks, the Abolition Know Nothing candidate,
Or Speaker of the House. That's going con
siderably farther than many who voted for him
expected him to go. But such are the tricks
Of secret and sworn dark lanternism.
Ir7llon. James Buchanan, our Minister et
Londba, lately attended a banquet At the Guild
hall. and. the English papers say he was load
ly*cheered by the populace.
Barris, dem., has just beer. elect
ed Judge of the Supremo Court of Tennessee,
over Bullock, K. N.
GRAM M'S MAGazuis.—The January num
ber of Graham's Magazitze is really "a beauty."
The portrait of Rosa _is not to be surpassed.
and the Title and Fashion pages are gotten up
in unusually good taste. There are numerous
other embellishments. The letter-press is by
the best magazine writers of the, country.
t --- Culonel Daniel Jenifer, a well known
citizen 'of Maryland, died at his residence near
Port Tobacco, on Tuesday next.
C7on Monday night week, the house of
Nicho;as • Beaker, near Ebensburg, Pa., was
burned down, and Mr. Beaker, his wife and
two daughters perished in the flames.
Dann trt- Buttstsa.—An infant child of Jo
liePh•Lehar, residing in Middle street, ncas
,`died on Thursday week from the etfectS of
burns received the day before. The child was
lying in a cradle in front of the stove, and it
supposed that fire was communicated to the
bedclothes by a spark from the stove.
MELAsviioLy Evi.l.NT.—.llr. S. W. Mis.nicil,
while engagccl in eutting'wood .tbe fArtn of
Mr. 11. EAsurn, near Loudon, on the 19th inst.,
ruptured' a blood vessel, and died before lie
could be removed. He , was about 2G years of
end was . , highly esteemed.
X7A body of five hundred men, enlisted
for the service of Gen. Walker, in. Nicaragua,
and destined to sail last. Monday on board the
steamer Northern Light, for San Jtian, were
stopped by United States authorities at New
York nu Monday, the exp6dition being contrary
to .the provisions of the elayton-Bulwer treaty.
The steamer was detadated by cltiqial order,
but got off in spite (id it. and attaztapted to make
. her way to sea, whereopno .44he liras tired into
by a revenue 'cutter, aua /amain back. She
has since been allowed to depart, under heavy
security.
WILT. AGITATION THEN CEASE ?..--the whole
question of, slavery is to be up before the Su
preme Court at Washington this winter, in
this way : An editor of the name of Booth, in
the State of Wisconsin, was brought before a
V. S. Commissioner on the charge of rescuing
a fugitive slave from the United States Mar.
shit, and discharged on habeas corpus by the
State Court. Ile- was afterwards indicted and
tried, and convicted in the United States pis-
triet Court, and then again discharged, on
. 3 - -41abeas tor puS, by the ! Supreme Court. Thus
the whole question of the legal foundation of
slavery. the constitutionality of the Fugitive
Slave Law, and the right of a State Court to
interpose in such MSC by habeas corpus or
otherwise, will come up in two separate cases,
to be attermined by the Supreme Court of the
United States.—Phi/a. Sun.
AGRICULTURAL PAIR AT PARIS.-F. P. Schi
sane, French Vice Consul at, Norfolk, gives no
tice to furintrs and other i s iu Virginia, , that a
•'universal concourse" will be opened at Paris,
from May to June 185G,.and during the NA me
period in 1857, when hogs,. horses, ri,teep,
cows , poultry, ike., and agricultural produce
Led for exhibition.
SOMETHING or A. PIiESENT:—Tie New York
Mirror was shown on Monday an 01;a1 breast
pin, set in a circle of diamonds, to be given to
a lady as a Christina , 4 present, which cost 'bo
twcen...4.ooo and $5,000.
DISAnitEFASENT A RitT.—Tliejury at Cin
cinnati in the case of Arroion, ti4C torpedo law.-
d e yer, tried a t4L.VA3114, time, have been dis
charged, being tinlble w agree upon a verdict.
A SLAG IIT 1)1 V' I:II.VNT E:. —The State <vf ft-“a
chusetts, is about 813 iiissue-iwspi;.ii at
NOitiaatopton, and „schertiseci for propor.al..—
The trightst S32s.tintr—the lowest 15(b.
COO. Somebody meant to aralat
6iderable thouey, if both are right.
ca - . 1 single inanufacturcr iu Sew Torlz
city, it is sa:,,J, hag sent out over :;-1,':;()U,k)
:.v....1 14.a4.. 11le pa
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next year, every one of the fourteen States
which they carried this year ; and, conceding
to the Know Nothings, Republicans and . Free
goiters the Presidential votes of the seven
States which gave them a majority last full.
the Democrats will only fall short of a inajori
ty of the electoral colleges live votes, while the
opposition will require 49 votes to elect a
President. ~Now, let us see what the chances
are_for _either-pally - obtaming—wha IA hey want.
The States which did not -hold elections this
-year-are , m eeticat; --- Rhod 1, 1.
Ilan hire, Delaware, lowa. , Michigan, Mis
souri, Arkansas, Florida and South Carolina;
ten States, casting 52 electoral votes. South
Carolina, always Democratic, chooses electors
fry her legislature, and we may he sine that
- her eight votes, three more than the Democrats
require to elect a ('resident, s ill not be given
to a Know Nothing or Freesoil candidate, we:-
tared with abolitionism. lf, then, South Car
olina shall cast, as she undoubtedly will, her
electoral vote for the Di:Mei:fade nominee, his
election will be efli:eted, without further assis
tance from the nine remaining States. lint we
shall certainly carry Arkansas, Florida, lowa,
Michigan, Missouri and New Hampshire, thir-.
ty-one electoral votes; leaving Connecticut (6
votes) to be fought for, and giving Rhode Is
land and Delaware (7 votes) to the opposition.
Thus, without making any prepon.erous claim,
we think, we have 'clearly shown that, w hatev
er combinations may be effected against us.
the success of the Democratic nominee for the
Presidential chair is as certain as any unae
complished evcnt can be.
In this calculation, for the reason that we
wished to claim no more than, in all fairness,
We were entitled to, we have conceded New
York and Ohio to the opposition. It. makes
the case stronger in our favor, and we arc sat
-isfied with the calculation as it stands—but
we should do injustice to those twonolde Dent
ocratic States _were 'we to conceal the convic
tion which we honestly entertain, 'that each
will settle its family quarrels in time, awl both
wheel into the Democratic line, where they be
long, and, with all the enthusiasm of other
days, cast their electora/ votes once mole for a
Democratic President.
No Organization in the House.
Four weeks have now passed away. and
8100,000 of the people's money expended by
'the Know Nothings, in frtiitless quarrels among
thetuselves for a Speaker, and in laying wires
for the next Presidency . . '
In regard to the course of the Democratic
me,mliers of the House, who are greatly in the
minority, the Louisville Deiiwerta speaks our
sentiments in saying that their . "position is
universally approved by the Democratic press
and the Democratic party. They are acting
just as they were expected Lo.act by their con
stituents who elected them. It is none of their
business to comproinise or bargain with fac
tions. '.The, opposition have a majority of the
Douse. For the last two years they have been
bellowing over the country, making great
promises of what they would do. ' They have;
by their how Hugs and pretences of one sort and
another, got a large majority. It is their busi
ness to organize the House and conduct that
branch of the government. If they can't do
it, let them resign and go home. lt, is not the
business of the. Democratic party to organize
the House. They have a policy to sustain,
which the opposition pretended the country
had .condemned. Let. them now organize the
House, and change this policy ur try to do so,
at least. The Demberats are doing exactly
right ; let theta persevere in well doing.
"There is nut the least danger but the fac
tions will organize the House. The rabid
i hungering and thirsting after spoils Will over
: tide all other considei ations. The know
Nothings will swaliew the Pope and all the
' Irish whole before they will lose choir mileage
and eight dollars per day. Hut if the House
is not organized at 'all, well and, good. What,
dues the country expect, fioin such a House ?
The people will be thoroughly ashamed of it
w lien it is organized. If half of them would
g u home and resign, and give the people a
, chance to elect Democrats in their places, they
would do the country better service than they
are ever likely to du in any other way."
The State taper, understanl; that a Cran4l
-- of the leading spiiitt or the
Know Nothing Order, (those moving in the
Titird_Cirele.,) was held on the confines of I tar
t on Thursday evening week. The
sins questions of the day were discussed—a
dewrininatiun made to breathe new life into
Sam, clothe hint in systematic attire, curl his
hair and black. his face, give him tine ti,'ls
11 hro , rue - ' and the “sweellierthan accent,"
anti— h inm "spook" it in faVVI of Fulltt:vre,
fth• the nuxt Piesideney.
alter an hour's Lighting tvitluirew- .1')o!li ar
init.,. v% ere-com ;brut t ity - hurrscil - and - provi - n, - mit - A: -
The tiring s nit continues between the north
an 4 I •toti ill sides of S.:Imst,(11)141-
IZ,v , :peeting the pro:la:CAA -of peace there are
a mass or , eatraordinar , statements, (runt Ile- __________,_ _
g(ltia ii...ms he On toot they have '.IOL. progressof Pt.:lOWl'r %. 1, ..\ IllTitlN. A in m i name d N'ink
a step.—lt is known th:tt differences exist in has on exhibition at New 111% en, a machine
the English caltinet.- Lords Palmerston and which he claims to 1)e the sOlution of the per
l'amuitre l/ I t ,''e on the war, whilst the rest of petual motion prohlein. The Palhyliinn says
- . _ the ealimet supports .Napoleon's sti,;,.;estioit to that "the machine cer[aittly goes, anti there is
IT - :'- - alik--r-tPur-Lea--Ate-a- 1 11--"" 14 C- 4 FWC- 4 4C - 4 44 V—ettil'I'llet ,- the - Itte3t - itt -- v - irjortuot ty --- L., in ali - C - tru elia lice irs - rciThg , 11i iLI ; . - ' - c tilt scn et c.t. of
late I. , :tils rhilliiiiie is o.,:il.rt..liett-(1, a..i z..itc is pe.‘ce. _ _ . its hiein g ' utuve,l `,..iy ally' A-11.1AL: .. Utlz All ~:A1..1A,C.:1-
.
JLAlk.il ci. i 1,.. _ 1 J;SCA.LiZtjj..r are 'PIM. Jed 11l 'A:I:J lillei/ant4ell: ea.' Lict::. "
tVaistl, a citizen of New Aladrid,
and wo/ to IUU,UUU, %vas lately /numler
(Al by do
Resurrection of " Sam !"
rwrgi
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otlice-hunters and their credulous dupes; they
feli: it to be their duty to join in with the only
party which kcined - capable of repelling the
assaults of the neW_cennbination upon the mt.-
cred Constitution of the country. • They there
fore avowed theft_ intention to act with the ;
Democracy.
Tltc whips who. have thus connected them
selves with -the Democratic party have given
nortat — offence — to — the — Know — Nothings;who
seem to think that they have a sort of divine
I►~`
rig it to a WlO a away Imo LlO 0 I parties. ,
They think it to out"rageous thing fur a Whig
to connect himself with the Democratic party,
brit quite MALI/Ma 11111/ appropriate for him to
join their dark lantein cabal ;- and this in the
,face of 'their declaration that. their party has
"arisen upon the ruins" of the 11•hig party !
Certainly, if they have mined the Whig party,
those who have remained faithful to Whig
principles may be excused for declining to go
with them. And - in truth, as matters now
stand, patriotic Whigs will feel mom .at home
in the ranks of the Democracy than anywhere
else. The issues of, Bank and Tariff that
fiir►nerly divided Abe old parties have been ad
justed with a reasonable degree of satisfaction
to both sides. "Protection" and "Free Trade"
are no longer heard as rallying cries. A new
banner has beef► raised ; a new organization
has come forth to grapple with the Democracy
--an organization planned in secret and they
who planned it in their hiding places have the
presuMption to ask old Whig oppanents ry . se
cret societies' to fall in with it, and the iu►pu
deuce to lectiire them sharply for refusing.
Among the distinguished Whigs who have
recently declared their intention to act hereof•
ter with the Democratic party is lion. JouN
'KEitit, late Member of Congress from North 1
'Carolina. This gentleman addressed a meet
ing at Henderson, in Aurth Carolina. a few
weeks ago. firs remarks on the occasion are
worthy the attention of Pennsylvania Whigs.
We copy a brief synopsis of his speech frolll
the Itahigh Register
lie said be found himself in what might he
considered strange company ; but asked and
looked for his whig friends. and found many of
them in a dark corner, concealed horn the light
of day. Ile asked
LAM what they were Aging
—the answer was, '1 don't 0, here
hail they been —`,l thm i l lowly.' What had
become of W big pri nci Pies ? tlnn't know.'
Ile said that as a whi o . , he had met-the democra
cy in: the open day, had contended with them
openly befine the peopl 2., and there were no
oaths, jot concealments, no mysterious grips on
either side. Both parties had labored for the
good of the country, and the means they em
ployed were honest, above board, and. known
and read of all men. The man who held that
virtue was confined to any particular patty or 1 ,
sect. was a bigot and a lbol. Ile had found
true men in both parties, and honesty and right
intent in the masses of the people generally ;
and he deeply regretted that so many of his
old friends had gone astray into the dark laby
rinths of Know Nothingism. For himself, he
was still a w big on all the old issues ; but
those issues had either been settled, or had
been :IL:maimed by his former associates, and
new ones had been presented. As against the
pestilent, isuis of the Know Nothings, and on
th e great questions of the Consttitution and the
Union, he was with the democratic party ; die
was with that party because he NV itti for his
coun t r y an d for the perpetuation of the Union
according to the Constitution ; and that party,
in his humble judgment, was the only one
which at this time could administer the gov
ernment on national principles, and give rea
sonable assurance that our institutions would
be preserved. lle spoke bout personal obser
vation and experience while in Congress. He
did not pause to ask, in a contest like this,
what the true men were called—he looked to
acts, not mutes--to decd.;, not professions, and
shaped his conise accmilingly. The K. N.'s
could oller'sio reasonable assurance that the
Union would be safe in their hands. They
were not national—they were sectional on the
great question which so vitally concerns us all,
and her e, them dote, powerless for good in this
respect in the very beginning of their umve
in( tits. In addition to this, they ;core rntole
rant and proscriptive, and as such should and
must he overthrown before the progress of en
lightened public opinion. lie spoke at some
length and in commanding eloyience ill sup
port of the pr)nciples of religious liberty, and
i n o pp o siti o n to the narrow and exclusive policy
of time K. N.'s in relation to forctgli etnigiatiun.
E EF.K. LAT 1:R Fittnl 1:U 1:01'
FALL OF RAM, IN ASIA.
ANOTILEIt BATTU: IN THE CIIIMEX
NEw Yong, I)ee. `B.---The American steam
er Pacille arrived here this afternoon, with Liv
erpool dates to the 15th inst.
The news is quite interesting. From Asia
intelligence has been received of the fall of
liars. before, the Iliission arms. No p:irtieu
krs lien received, tittt the garrison is
supposel to have surrendered, in consequence
ILA the famine prevailing.
Frum th e t.i lines the intelligence is that the
lild attacked the extremity of the
French lines with a force of 3,000 men, and
WASHINGTON NEWS.
- gain. — Some -f - the - Rip ns are opposed
to the adoption of the rule, and sustain their
opposition by the argument that if they have
no to-elect a-Speaker i -they-havo-none
for any practical purposes of legislation. They
have made their stand on Banks, and are ap
parently resolved to stick to him .to tho-,last
gasp, which resolve is by. no means comforta
ble to Ciihipbell of Ohio, and a brace of other
gengeineu who had not begun to despair of
their own chalices for the Speakership.
The Bon. John R. Edit!, who congrawlates
himself on having the especial guardianship
and care of the •great iron interests" of Penn
sylvania, votes for Campbell instead of Banks,
he h
)ecause Matter is not sound on Protection
Cul. hale, lam told, considers this a "smart
dodge," and expects by his influence, and, of
course,. that of the aforesaid "great . iron inter
ests," to bring the friends of Banks over to
Campbell. They will hardly come. Had the
Col. called on me, I coi•ld have given him a
much better excuse for voting against, I3anks.
Ile is understood to have had, about.the mem
orable_year 1840_, a. particular aversion to_
coon skins and hard cider. Opposition to him
on-tha-t-g-roulid-wou-14-bavo Veen-fair—la
gitiinate. But the Tariff! Vi'here's —Tariff
Andy ?" Things are thus at a '.dead lock"
among the finow "Nothing 'Republicans, and
the legislation of the country is postponed by
their personal difficulties and differences,
which is a rather bad beginning for those who
boast to be, par excellence, the "rulers of
Auiet Ica." ADAMS.
Know Nothingism in Congress !
ri -- "The proceedings of Thursday afford but
slight hopes of- an immediate organization of
the Ilouse. The last ballot' stood : Banks,
103 ; Richardson, 67 ; Fuller, 31 ; scattering, 9.
Between -the ballotings, quite a breeze
sprung up among the. Pennsylvania Know
Nothings, originated by Mr. Mill ward. Ile
said he had been approached by one of his
colleagues, who had, proposed that if he would
vote for Jr. Banks, he, (Millward,) should he
made chairman of the engraving and litly
graphing committee; or printing, conitnitpee,
and have a good time of it. [Laughter, and
cries of "name him." "Win) is lie," &c.l
Mr. Millward replied —"Mr. Pearce, of Penn
sylvania."
,'Phis announcement caused great sensation,
nearly all the members ri,ing to their feet, and
much interest was manifested in all parts of
the ball.
Mr. Thinks, amid great 'confusion. denied
emphatically that any body had authority to
oXer such a proposition from him.
.Ml 7 : - Pcarce gat& he had' not been auth - orized
by Mr. Banks to make such a pledge to Mr.
.1111 ward or anybody else, although a few mo
ments ago he asked that gentleman how he
would like io•bt.s chairman, of the committee
on engraving, I . l4angliter.l
Mr. Millward asked •Mr. Pearce--Did you
rut say that if it •was not against my conscience
to make, vote for Banks I could amakea good Climb' John Wierman, Huntington ;
-,. milieu ; Nicholas Wertz. Ty Daniel Rice, Me
-1 Martin
of it. ? , ----LUnt:ghter. j I askrd how ?- You rer
• , thifwan t Germany.
plied that 1 would be made chairman of the '., , ______________ -
printing, lithographing or engraving commit - \ "CIRCULATE THE DOCUMENTS!"
tee. I asked. "How do you know I can be A great and important political contest is
made chairman?" when you responded, "I approaching—a contest in which the Democratic
have just had a-conversation with Mr. Banks, party, relic% ejof its dross and strengthened by
who said that' any promise I should make accessions of patriotic Whigs, will take the
would be carried out by hiM." field in imposing force against the skulking
Mr. Pearce.--I deny what my colleague has Know Nothing toe. This journal has unflinch
ingly combatted the spread of dark lanternism,
and: it will continue to give it battle as long as
the banner of proscription can rally enough
followers to show light. There is no douht
that a large majority of the people of this
county are opposed to the proscriptive measures
of the Know Nothing party ; and to insure a
crushing verdict against that party .at the next
election, it is only ne:essary to get a full turn
out of its opponents. A vigilant and 'widely
circulated newspaper :nay affect much by well
directed appeals, and the more widely it is cir-
said. lie has misconstrued my remarks.
Mr.llward.—l could not misconstrue
them. [Great confusion mingled with cries of
-order." I
Mr. Pearce.—T alluded to the matter merely
in a playful wanner to my colleague. [Laugh
ter. I
Ilward.—l don't consider it play, sir.
Mr. Fiorence.—Such a thing is disesraceful
to our State, (Penn»ylvania,) and were it in
order, I would at once move a committee of
iilveAigation. ,_
Mr. Millward4o, 11r. Pearce: Did you not
tell me that Mr, Banks assured you in case 1
voted for him he would give me what you
promised ?
Mr. Pearce.—l did not.
Mr. )lillward, say you
did. ' Had you any conversation at all with
Banks ?
Mr. -- Pinks.--No man has any assurance
from one with regard to the formation of corn-
1111 t I,CeS.
Mr. Todd said he trwited his colleague (Mr.
Millward) would he more guarded hereafter
iu attaching the character of gentlemen.
Mr. Millward said he was net to he fright
ened by being told that. he must, be more
guarded. Ile had only alluded to one gentle
man front
_Pennsylvania, and that was Mr.
Peat cc.
Mr. Paine thought the House ought to be
ohliged to Mr. Mil!ward for his revektion.
He (Mr. Paine) heard Mr, Pearce say that. he
had assurance from Mr. Banks that. the latter
would so constitute committees as to take care
of the interests of Pennsylvania. Ile could
prove the fact.
Mr. En ,, lish said he thought this was a
pretty faintly and he voted for Mr. Rich
ardson as a man above s• J tyi e l u n,
Mr. A. K. Marshall said he was perfectly
satisfied that if those charg - es were' true they
unftlied Mi.itiinks_fur_4l.te_speaLersh
c o usequelle.e of the absence n!some members
proof eJIIIIO IIOW be produced, or other reve
lations miglit be made.
TOWN & COUNTY.
LOCAL HISTORY.
CLUCKS OF TIM COURTS OF ADAMS COLTICTF.
James Duncan, by appointment. fro►n
Wm. McClellan—appointed in
George Welsh •I.
John Picking 44
Thomas Dickey ai
Joel B, Danner • "
1839
i - -- Siitidkl R. Russell—elected in I - 83V —
D. 0. Brinkerhoff ' " 184:2
W. S. Hamilton ~. - 18,0
1 -- Hugh - Denwiddie - ' " --' 1848
I Eden Norris 14 . 1851
J. J. Baldwin 46 , 1854
The term of appointments ,by the Governor
was three years ; but as they were at times
made immediately lx4re, and at others imme
diately after, the first of Jar.ua ry, sonic appear
to have been for two, and .others for four years.
The were all for ire • Tars however exec t
those made in the spring of 1839, in the fall
of which yt;ar '•the county officers" were for
the first tune elected.
1i A our list of PROTHONOTAIIIkS. last
week,- 1827 was given as the year of George
Welsh's appointment "to that office—it should
have been 1824. Ile was twice re-appointed.
CORONERS OF ,ADAMS COUNTY.
We are unable to discover the name of the
Coroner elected in 1800, although the records
have been dilly_searcht_d_for___that_pur •
John Arendt was elected in - 1803
Henry Mike 41 1800
Thomas Cochran 4, 1809
Samuel Galloway 44, 1812
John F. McFarlane - 1815 .
John Galloway 1818
James A. Thompson 4 4 1821
David Horner, jr. ad 1824
John Houck 14 1827
S. S. Forney " 1830 -
George L. 14',auss 4, 1833
John Ash 14 - 1836
A. B. Kurtz 1839
David Honker if 1842
Joseph N. Smith • 11 1845
Charles Horner 4 4 1848
11. W. Cauftnan 11 1851
J. ‘11.., Hendrix 1854
TILE FIRST COURT IN THE COUNTY . .
The first Court of General Quaiter Sessions
held in Adams county comuienced on the second
Monday in June, 1800, "before William Gilli
land, John Agnew, and William Scott, Es
quires, Associate judges, &c." Sheriff Get
wicks niade return of . the flillowing panel of
Grand Jurors, viz Alexander Russell, Wal
ter Smith, John Dickson, James Brice, George
Lashells, David &oft, Thomas Abbot, Peter
Ickes, Robert Doyle, Jacob Mertz, Alexander
Cobean, Henry Kuhn, Win. Bailey . , Samuel
Russell, Henry Walter, 'Nicholas Dietrick,
Robert Campbell, Jacob Greenainyer, Alexan
der Irvine, John Lees, and WM. Mille..
- The Constables who made returns at that
Court were :—Jacob Noel, Berwick ; Joseph
Lindsay, Mountpleasant ; Sain'l Adair, Mount
joy ; Emanuel Ziegler, Cumberland ; Jacob
Trine, Ileidlersbm'g ; Henry Ferguson, Ilainit
tonban ; Valentine Hollinger, Reading : Satn'l.
M. Reed, Straban ; Charles Good, Franklin ;
ciliated the more it may accomplish. We have
recently enrolled the names of a goodly number
of new subscribers on our books, and would
request our friends to make an effort to increase
our list in every district. The Know Nothing
road will be made a hard one to travel ia the
next contest.
TO GUARDIAN'S.
Wu are requested to publish, and call atten
tion to, the following section of the Act of As
sembly of the 20th of March, 1632, in , relation
to a duty of Guardians which is often neglect
ed
"Every such .., , nardiari shall, within thirty
days after any propertLuf his ward shall have
come into his hands or possession, or into the
hands and possession of any person for him,
tile in the office of the Clerk of the Court, a just
and true inventory and statement, on oath or
affirmation, of all such property or estate."
17 -- The Directors of the Railroad Company
will meet to-morrow, at Mr. Wit.i.s's office , to
ascertain the amount of stock subscriptions4c.
An Election for President and Directors will
Le held at the Court-house on Monday the 14th
of Januar>-.
LT:i'RORERT SKIM and THOMAS C. _REED
sold, at public sale, on Friday last, the proper
ty adjoining Jas. A. Thompson, on Chambers
burg street, fur 61425—J1011E11T TATE pur
chaser.
DANTF:r, — PLANK _
on Carlisle sued to NV u.t.i.N..Nt Duuut✓.ls for
$l4OO.
C' --- "Our Carrier will wait upon his frier v ii
to-morrow with his annual greeting—some
thing "rich and racy." He hopes to meet
with a subs/on:/a/ reception.
1.:-7-7-:= K EA--4A cers ---sev-r-ral—rata-shti2
`fowl' propt.itivo prtvatc aalc. advt.:r-
;i~e:ta~:;t.
LADLES"'
The Ladies' Fair attr. ; cod a ve, , iy large at
tenda nee, fur nearly a reek, and clod on
F. Thursday evening with an auction.- The pro.
cevrfa were - of - course largisititething like
$9OO, and yielding a clear profit of about $450.
The Ladies deserve much praise, nip) it will
be fully accorded t o them ; if nut now, at
fartitest-wbeer-an-cieellent-shaded — wafk — shal
have been 'made to the Cemetery, for r which
object the Fair was bald.
The f illowing,_ is as Complete a list of contri
butions to the Housekeepers' Department of
the Fair as could be secured to the hurry of
the occasion." It is believed to be nearly .
correct
1800 to 1,•_ 4 21
1821
1824
1832
1835
1 pair fowls. 3 lbs. butter and 1 doz. eggs,
from Joseph Halley.
• 2 pair fowls, 2 doz. eggs, apples and celery,
from St a hl e.
4 113. i. butter from John Masse;man.
hoc honey, from Win. Van Orsdal.
1 pair Shanghais from Alex. Koser.
2 lbs. butter from ['ugh A. Alethnighy.
I.goose and sausnge from John Brinkerhoff.
ow s rum r. . tt.
lbs. butter from Samuel Cohean.
1 box honey from Armstrong Taughinha ugh.
1 pair fowls and apples from. John Butt, Jr.,
1 pair fowls, 2 lbs. butter and doz. eggs
from 'Wm. Son,
1 pair fowls and 4 lbs. butter from Josiah'
Benner.
1 turkey trom Jacob Benner.
1 goose from Abraham prise, of P.
1 bag apples from Joseph Weible.
1 bushel apples from Robert Shakely.
1 pair fowls from "John McCleary.
Cream, apples and sausage "from Henry
if-P,
2 pair fowls from D. C. Brinkerhoff.
Butter and potatoes from Jacob Bucher.
1 pair fowls from George - Shryock.
3 lbs. butter, 1 doz. eggs, and apples, from
Jacob Plank.
• 1 pair fowls from David Shriver.
1 pair fowls from Peter Mackley. _
Apples and potatoes from 11. J. Stable.
2 prints butter,l doz. eggs, lard, apples and
cabbage, from• Capt. John flyers.
1 pair fowls from Rev. Dr. Baugher.
1 bushel apples from George Weaver, Jr.
2 lbs: honey from Jacob Weikert;
1 pair fowls, 2 lbs. butter and 2 doi.. ego
from Jno. S. Crawford.
4 doz. eggs fron► John Gilbert.
1 pair chickens and a ham from Margaret
Irvine.
I bushel apples from Mary Ann Butt.
1 pair fowls iron, David :McMillan.
3 fowls and 1 doz. eggs fruin Flemming-
Gilliland.
2 bushels apples, butter, chickens, hickory.
nuts and walnuts, from Thomas' J. Cooper.
Apples, butter, chesnuts and walnuts from
J. C. Cover.
1 pair• fowls from Samuel" Gallagher.
.1 pair fowls from Elizabeth J. Walker.
1 pair fowls_ from Anna M. Ataring.
Cream from Peter Schively. -
1 can peaches and 1 can tomatoes ,from Dr.
Hu her.
1 turkey, 51 2 - lbs. butter and 4 ay.-
from Christian Benner.
1 can peaches from George Wampler.
1 pair Shanghais from John Weikert.
1 pair fowls from Daniel Benner.
I fowl and I duz. eggs from John Culp.
1 pair fowls fr•un: J. Cunningham.
•
2 lbs. butter from Hannah Beitler.
1 mammoth pumpkin from Samuel Weaver. ,
Lot of very tine sweet potato pumpkins. from
Jacob Aug I nba ugh..
1 pair Shanghais from Solomon Powers.
1 large sweet pumpkin► from henry Ilughes.
Roast of beef from William Smith.
doz.•eggs, butter and crock of lard from
John Welty.
• 1 peck ..Maryland bisquits from John Wine.
ken tier.
• 1 can peaches and I can tomatoes from W.
W. Pa s. tun.
." 7- Christtnas was . emphatically. "a 'wet
day," placing the "veto" on all out-door
t►museinents; but that was not to be regretted
whilst cheerfulness and comfort re igned within.
Ea - Several inches of snow fell here on Sat
urday last - , and this morning our streets are
quite "musical" with the merry "tinclije,of
the hells." Oh, for but no matter; "bless
ed are they who expect nothing."
'A few cords of good Wood wanted at
this office.
G..7'The memory on Thursday morning
stood at se., being 24`' below freezing point. ,
o:7'Answer to Acrostical Enigma published
in last week's Cu»siriter--"llount Pleasant
Seminary."
Da. KA N' R.—We find in the Washington
union a letter from the British minister in
Washington, 31r. Crampton, to Dr. Kane, of
the U. S. I.Cavy, informing him that the Brit
ish government had been apprized of his safe
return, and desired to, eongratulate.him and
his crew and officers on their reaching home,
and to express the sincere gratitude of his gov
ernment, and of the British people, for their
generous exertions. Dr. Kane replies in suit
able terms of acknowledgment.
PROPERTY OF TIIP, FRE:s:C}7 EMPKItOR- FROZF
IN.—ft is stated that 150 canal boats, loaded
with flour and grain, consigned to Louis Napo
leon, are frozen m between Schenectady and
Little Falls. N. Y. The amount of grain can
not be worth less than $1.000,000, and ten
freight cars a chty are employed to carry it to
tide water. They were engaged with difficul
ty, as the amount of freight business on the
Central road is enormous.
HEIRS WANTED FORA MILLION AND A HALF'
OF MONEY. —A gentleman of this city this
morning received a letter from Portadown,
county Artnaugh, Ireland. making inquiries in
relation to the heirs of John White, who emi
grated from the county of Armaugh, Ireland,
I somewhere about the year 1814 or 'l5. and
who is believed to have left two sons, Abner
and William. There is about a tni;lion and
a half of money for thellucky Whites who can
"prove property," etc:=Wash. Slar.
&INTE.IsICE OF A MotuERESS.--The"Tribunal
of Potsdam, Prussia, lately pronounced sen.
tence of death on the widow of a surgeon 'lam
ed Nla tyger de Kesin. She was found guilty
of complicity in poisoning her husband ; of
complicitly in poisoning the female companion
of her lover. the barber Rage; of murdering
the son of Kale with a hatchet ; of having ex.
cited to the murder of the daughter of the said
Kage, and also of - her own son. ller head is to
' be, cut oil by the common executioner.
PEATII•FROM A TittFUNii CAUsg.—Mr.
Elea
zer Brown. aged 62, died at liX bridge, .Muss..
Slturday week. front InurtillealiOn. A - sin all
blackberry-thorn had stuck in one of his fin- -
gers, intitcting, app trendy, . a very sli
wound ; tnortttistliutt, however, set in, a nd a l.
though the linger was amputated, the disease
conrinned to spread, aud Let minated in his
—death.
Ch as . M lyaul Lail 14,1ve
4 %olli: l~ o iu -64L1,1C24.4.