Independent Republican. (Montrose, Pa.) 1855-1926, July 10, 1856, Image 2
1ii , : _i06004.Rf...A00 1 i.n.. C. F. REA:Dik H. H. FRAZIER, EDITORS. MONTROSE ) July Ott, /SS& Erl REPUBLICAN ViCKET. TOICPRZSIDENT, ;, • , JOHN C#ARLES FIZIMONT. • OR VIDE PRESIDE* IV I L. rit* L. DAYTON: .TICKET;: ISTATE.T rou iCANSL IOOR, bommiss" 10fYo"rkou. - 4VD,T.TOR ONNERAL, DAIWrII.PHEtPS, .01iiirnuitrong County. • 1 roniarnviraron GENEI4L, BARTHOLOMEW LAPORTE, Ot Bradford County,. For the' Campaigin. _Tat buitectivrar Rsiumleuc from the prc .time till after the Presidential election will be dere-NJ ted mainly to the , Promulgation of facts and the dis -cuseion ottluesdOns pertaining to the great struggle' now taidag - place !between .the Slave power and the. - **Ma Demeeney Of the conntry.,` We shall la- •, .bor to make our paper an efficient Ciunplign sheet; and we ask such ;of the friends of the Republica came as appreciate the influence of the focal press en, the action of ,the people,' to' rOd in securing , to the .Repicbtiani a very general cireelation in, the county during the: canvass: • ' • , f• As there is no *publican piper published in either Wyoming br Sullivan county, both in the Same Rep resentative &MO—with ins, we would tiuggest to the aciie Mends or fretdomin those counties that they night benefit theeause by making up lista of tlito-• paiga Subscribers for the Rvitblican. , Republican Aleirciationa .of the seri* Tovinships, by a little systeteatic effort, might accomplish meth in this matter. - • ' - Tee Itursdcai will fundshea ‘rn theist of duly till afterthe Presidential election, In November, • for My tents, invitrialgy in advanft-i4o be' discon-" tinned in all cues:at the close of the . Campaign un less, the subscription le renewed. • Notice. me Republican Association of lilmitreae and Bridgewater, will Meet at the. old .Court Miele on Monday evening next, (July 14th) punmant A to ad journment: - The Aseociathm will be fadaressekliby several speakers At that time, on the politivkl ques lions of the day. The ittubnc,are invited to attend. Kaasg~ fin` the EienaU6, In the United States Senate, July 2d, Mr. Toombs' bill for' the admission of Kansas, as :sli g htly ahem' by Mr. Done* being be tfore. that body, Mr. Wilson, who' remarked -that in his judw i tient the bill was to make "Kansa.s a Slave State, moved tir,strike out after the enacting clause, and insert, "All acts passed-by the Legislature of Kansa?, or any assembly acting'as such, be and the salt e are hereby abrogated and declared tor no efikt.'' , - Mr. Bigler, of Pennsylrania, remarked that he could scarcely iniagine=6,4 Mr. Wil. , son's amendment was to be pressed on the •consideratiOof the Senate.and wk A s serious= a. a remedy for existit* evils,-- n \ lie belhived that 'one of the reasons for offer it was to . plaee those who vote,against it in the attitude of Isanetioning all' j laws which t in Kansas.. He regarded the present . big as the,best measure for restojjng peace u aM order in lianas.% ' 1.1 So this 'hill of Toombs', that preposes to leave Kansas in subjeetion to the BOder Ruf • nimi, to repeal only a small part df. the in 'famous laws they have by fraud and force imposed upon the , people of the Territory, :and to leave such of the , Free State settlers as have not already been myrdeml, impru orol, or driven away, to the tender mercies .of Fianklin Pieree, Judge' LeeoMpte., and -Sher "Jones, receives the . approhation - of ErGovernor In other.woos, he is - .i.n.favor of permitting the Border Rilifians to .secure the object , which incited their crimes, `by making Kanw a Slave State, and is o wiTl bit° leave Reeder, and Roberts, and Brown,' and other Pennsylvanians, to be , hung for "treason committed in opposing the bogus laws* a Committee of Conk - rose thave by, sworn evidence proved to have been the en aetme.nta of citizens and residents °Missou ri. Although the so-called laws 'of' Kansas have been proved to be void, as being enact ments of an illegal body, Mr. Bigler is afraid to vote to pronounce them void, and at the same time is ashamed to aelmowledge that hisilkouthern conscience-keepers hav'p forced him to vote to sustain them as legal. And*' this is the m a n who was lately represented to the people of this county as a good Free Soil man. • 11 Mr.tWilson'ismendment was rej ' by a vote of 8 yeas to 35 nays, Our ,Sei tors, Bigler: and Brodhead, of course s o • in , , , . • '. u.le n e g a tive, as they . have no obkeetion, to having those natives of Petuto#ania who have dared to advocate Freedom ~.in Kansas, • hung for treason. The Toombs" bill, alter ' 'being so amended as to declare null and vend a part of the etoctinents of the . Ix - guii Legis , !atm, (thus either repudiating the -I.,egisla = tore.= an illegal bodi, or else ireptidiating the ; doctrine of , popular sovereiwity,tand in ,either ape repudiating the nevi I .Sint; tirt doctrine that Congress cannot :101fisl4te on she subject :of Slavery in the Ttnitorica,) was passed by a vote of 34 yeas - ugenstrl2 mays, our Free Soil Senator, Bigler, : ;voting , :. , t .Yea• • - ...: H ' E r Mr. Nlfbiteey's Lecture, on TOesday . o:weeks was ittendeda and "pr. #.thibi. elon *Chia peculiar and l itnrlieled Foot! *ars as' • delineator of oratorio and driunailb f*arae, tiers elicited the applause of; the audi esooe. in accordance with thei vied of malty, Mr. Whitney states that he gill dehv °et anntber _Leetttp, in Montrose -sptit'etime next_ week, (the tittle to stated 40 the bills ) ) at which be will, give those eitraeta Croat the ripest . great speeches of *uuser • and Benton which 'he -linty failed o give on TVeids'Y ever tli 1 ca u, _r iibit be bid NOt_ a 'studied theza4dA stdricieOt clieness to do 611 justiee-too/0./pia atiCtiairter of the *rotors. Hs, !yin oho give isar4rurOf toolegfallosr's_pew pm) ; ifiemit44 o ,i • - • ga r L. Wu* Tian., i Bradfordamm ty, has been selected as thncludrmannt the Border Butkus National Ey utive commit tee, viltitse toisiness it will* , to , rei _ l 4 O at Washington during tite , pre# t4lolitioal can van, and 'dfineminatel slatrtdri*lng: -docu milts Among the dough-tapes of the .North; In, 'nut; judgment, no betcOieleetioti_ Con* have been tnade. The Sham Petnocincy of the North could httrillY have - found a fitter exponent of their principles than the gentle _ . to., Lan named. Slime he commenced his polit cal career in this County, some twenty-five years since, he has done more ground and lofty tumbling in the political line thad was ever performed'by the celebrated Dan Tuck: , er in the line of his Prokintiori., He has been upon all al&ms -of the -various political-parties.' that have existed singe the days of his politi cal pilgrimage commented. -He started a Jacksonian Demeirat,' and published a paper in this County, " The &trek:iota Regis er" of that day. He continued his advocacy of pernoexatio men and measures till " Old Hickory" let drive at the United States Bank. and then. Mr. Ward let drivo<at Old Hicko- ry. When the &petite* wersrernoved, Mr. Ward went over, .with his paper, into *the ranksz:of tbe opposition. In 18$, he, with a large part of the Whigs of this County,. sup ported Wolf in opposition to - Rimer and Mulenbtirgh. In 1838, he suppOrted the anti-Masoriic candidate, against Porter.— In 1840, he went his whole length for "Tip. pecanoe and Tyler too,"- came out a full fledged Whig, and was considered in 'good standing and full fellowship with. that party ; but after the.death of Gen. Harrison and the apostasy of Tyler be strolled around visiting the encampments of both parties, giving sage advice, and making speeches for both when. ever he could obtain an audience; and in the mean time attempted to pipe up a breeze and bring out a newicresidential candidate in the person .of the valiant Colonel who 'didn't kill Teiumsek ; tut failing to, raise a breeze in that directionautficieutly strung to fill his sails, he returned to his.second levee. and, in 1844, went infer Clay and Frelinghuy sen with all the energy and seal of a new (=- cert. He stumped the difrerent counties, , made speeches in favor the and the tariff of 1842, against the annexation of Tex. its," and ill favor of the distribution of the pro. coeds of the public lands.l There was no more zealous stumper in the whole campaign than C.l. Ward. After the defeat of Mr. Clay, he again sloughed. off into the Demo. cratic party, and declared that he had chang ed fur the last time. But his ruling passion was too strong, for bis good resolutions, so that 1848 found him going it torpid Zack, Steamboat fashion, and on the hi fires" system. As there -were' three parties in the field, and , it being somewhat doubtful who would be the strongest, he determined to ride three abreast, conseineutly he went in for Taylc, for President, -Longstrethfor Govern. or, and WilrAot for Congress; and then for the first time was developed his love for Free Soil principles. Pious to that time he liad gone entirely b*ond the general run of . Northern doughfaces in ssubset.% ienc. to the South, and had boldly contended for the right of One man tO'buy and sell another::— 'But in 1848, there waino more zealous Free- Soiler in: the Fourteenth Congressional dis trict than was-the-present Chairman of the National Committee. • He said the principle of freedom in the Territ t ories was in issue. and must be sustained ;arid as the Hon. Da vid Wilmot was the exponent of that princi ple, in sustaining him we suatained 2 Free- Soil ;and to seeure,the election* , 'Of Mr. Wil mot he coalesced with Democrats, Whigs, and Van Buren Free Soilers, and spentiree ly both time and money to overthrow the the Cass doctrine of popular sovereignly and sustain the principles of the Wilmot proviso. After the'death of General Taylor, and the apostasy of Fillmore, Mr. 'Ward sgairibegan bi exhibit his yearnings_ to become a Demo crat. When or how that eturngri was effecti we do not know, but in the suiramerof,.lBsl he was busy with both Hards and Whigs to defeat tlit nb tioa of the;Hon. David Wilmot as N'''eSident - Judge of, this district, and, in ease he should be nominated, then to defeat his election. All his -plans appeared . to work smoothly, and many of Mr. Wil mot's.enemies considered him good as 14 . d efeated in the nornination, when , n the morn iv ofour County Convention, . Ward ar rived from Bradford county,. l and, having turned another back sumrnerset, came out as the earnest champion of Mr. Wilmot for Judge. The Old Hunkera.sWore some, but it was talked about then (with how much truth we ' do not pretend to say) that orders had arrived from -"Wheatland " that Wilmot and his friends must be conciliated, as other wise it might tend to distract the party: in 1852. At the last Presidential electron, Mr. Ward went Or. Pierce, and was subsequently appointed sonaakind of minister or agent to Mexico. That, in connectionl with the Sloo Grant, enabled him,`as claimed by many, to realize a pretty hanisome sum. When the KansatOlebraska bill was first.introduced in to Congress, be was its cluvmpion, and made some 'attempts to enlighten the Democracy of this County in relation, to, its beauties.— But at, that time the Susquehanna . Democra cy were too much in the dark fully to com prehend the beauties of the Border Ruffian Democracy ; but as the work progresses, and Arson;Robbery, and' imider,' are added to the Democratic- creed, their eyes begin to' open, and. Mr. Ward would ' now no doubt have - a patient hearing - and probably be cheer, ed by some men who attend ",Church regulatt ly ever)) Sunday,- and roll ui the whites , of their eyes—as a kind of setoff for their ad vocacy of Ruffianism thereat of the week. ' . Whatever may be sent here from Wash ington and endorsed """Democratic," we have -no doubt will be at once distributed through 'the.Connty and believed by . the - faithful, and no questions slaked. 'There was once - 11- time whtp, Democracy in this County meant,some thing ;- but AS Slavery-propagandism hart now beaxne its chief object, and the good and tine men. of party have left, it as hopelessly corrupt,' C. L Ward' is 11 fit Imitniment to ,supply the remnant left With political food, which will be distributed as the tlerawities of the ease - require, by a rel4tde Whip an MO apostate AbohikmistomdA3u 11 - ut-tiiple bead of the party in this ccenty. Verily, is not Sham Democracy loolting up'? - i • Having thus examined Into lit.. Ward's political inteadents; as every unfit who as. c ra su - a prominent ipoliticalpositr-in a par :ty musk axPect his political opplm„ eats will d *-sv i a leave it to the practiced band of the editor of the Notarise Democrat to excoriate him for his connection with the TOwanda and other Banks.- ," , H. H. F. For the Reoiebtiewe. . Grand.... Celebration in Montrose. The Firemen and citizens celebrated the Fourth in Montrese with much spiiit. The morning was ushered in by the usual ringing 9f bells , and firing of all aorta - of wins, crack ers, tte. At early hour active prepara tions were going on at the Fire companies! 'Engine Houses-4he ladies beinrpresent to render their welcome assistance in trimming the Machitieri. Much strife - was niumifes/as o which Company should =lake the/best appearance *ith its beautiful decorations and &vim, but, whether-either was entitled to bear oil' the palm, this part of tie display showed that, the skill of fair iiiigers had no where been lacking. The dampness of the morning seemed not to dampen pae spirits of any. The Fountain Hose Company, No. 4, of Binghamton, were on hand2Hnotwith standing discouraging rcireuinstanees, _such\ as the prospect 9f a rainy-day, and the loss of a wheel, which some mischievous villain had stolen froin their Hose Carriage tO prevent their coming—and were escorted '-into town about 11 o'clock. • 'At midday, all being ready, the-Procession . was formed under the direction of Marshal S. H. Sayre; of No. 1, and Assis4int,' F. R. Chandler, of N 0.2. The "Rough & Ready" • formed - at their Engine House, and, with their 'Machine and Hose Carriage miguift. Gently decked; preceded by their j. beautiful 'banner . got tip expressly for the] occasion, marched to. quarters of "Montr*;" who were to take' their-place the' line, with their Engine. and Hose Cart ;also very tastefully and. beautifully , triimmO. Both companies then marched- back to *e new , Court House, where the'Fountain Hose Co. . with their gorgeously finished Hose Carriage, with its expressive motto, "We're vith ,you, Boys," 'and the "Water Witch," With their finely decorated Engine, were received -into the procession. Preceded by martial music, • the whole body then paraded the various street of our village, and by their oft repeat= I.ed cheersiskinswer to 'the waving Of Isfiies' thaef ' handkerchitfgtcd; iremen are not onlpatrio e fintgallant alio. All who •saw acknooC4C, ,,, :that 'the parade was the finest:th.Odt‘verbee.n witnessed :in town . Witiveheers fyrAlie. different confies and " everybody," l "lthey adjourned till 2 o'cloek, when Pireinetiaiiid citizens repaired to the Academy Hall, *here grand dinner was ,provided by S. Alta; •.. The_wayi that tur kies, chickens; gliangliai.towls, peas, cueum hers, pies, puddings ! lee.creani, fruits, &e., were disposed of, Can be imagined than described. Then i folh;Wed the toasts, speak ing and singing; as : ' REGULAIL toasts. The WC of July 17 7 0, and the 4t/& - of July 1856: The one the day on which' they brought the iron cradle home, • wherein to rock young Liberty ; The other the 80th birthday anniversary of that child of fortune, now attained to a giant's strength—ushered in by joyous shouts of millions of freemen told the cannon's roar front' Atlantic's billowy strand to where the" Pacific breaks upon the golden - shore.' [3 Cheers. Song—Hail Co lumbia.] - Responded to by Hon. Wm. Jessup. The Declaration of Independende : May its princiPles rapidly extend to all human goiernments.- [Cheers.] • Our Country: The - intelligence and ener gy of her people, aided by her vast internal .resources, have placed her , first and foremost among the nations of the earth. [Cheers.----_ Song—" Our Fatherland."] The,.Fathers of '76: Let the memory of their virtues be warmly cherished and their heroic deeds be ever emulated by their posterity. [Drank in silence.] The Memory of Washington : [Standing and in silence.] The Army and Navy : Made up of volun • teens from the people. blay they ever stand ready to vindicate the right and resist ag gressjon. • 'I Response by Wm. M. Post.' Our Common Schools, Academies and other Institutions of Learning : Accessible to all. In the education-of the masses rests the safe ty and prosperity otgovernment. Response by J. Mills. Our .Nations Flag :The - star spangled ban ner of the free floats' proudly on the breeze known and respected in every quarter of the globe. Long may it irate " Tal the weary years are halting Its the mighty march of time, And no new States throng the threshold Of our corridors sublime, -TiU the clarion call "close up" Rings along the line no more, . • Then adieu thou blessed banner Then adieu! and not before." • , . [Cheers. Song—Hail ! bail ! happy day.] Young America : Energetic and self-reli ant—never to be awed by the frowns of im-. perious monarchs, or influenced by the syco phantic filwning of foreign Courts. - Response by Wm. H. Jessup. Freakom.of Sentiment : Chazacterestic of a people free and independent. Let it suffer from no restraining or partisan influence. , : [Cheers.] Pennsylvania: Rich in her mineral re sources and : agricultural productions--may her moral and intellectual wealth be abund ant beyond all conipetition. Response'by Rev. H. A. Riley, The True Fireman : A true Patriot, brave, generous, and seltsacrificing. When the alarm bell rings and , ruin impends ' may he • always run to,the rescue, whether his neigh. bon's properity or his country be in danger. [Song—" Montrose is burning." 6 Cheers.] The Fountain Hose Co .: • May they al ways take the lead whether in allaying the cc ~Itagious conthiration or cooling off the over ,heated passions of cavil war or political strife: , • - Responded 'to by- Sherwood Esq., of Binghamton. Woman : Fairest of Creation, last and best— • , " Lam, sadly beautiful as music's close, • Angelic woman into being raw" [Cheers. Song—" Here's a health to al good lasses." Response by E. Mallard. YOUIIMM TOASTS. By E. McKenzie. The Feu' Wain . .11Ote Co:; of Bingiansiois : Under the di action a ailible 16 Lawyer "their movements mist all be legal. May the streams which pia oeed from such a " Fountain" be aier and always effective in the right direction. BY W. Et.,Deans. T4e Ladies : The most l o yal - Oititerni!of our Republic. Always in favor of Union, - and ever ready to fly - to arms on all proper occasions, they rarely fail of main, a onspiest. May they never, be left to embrace other than the best of senti ments, and the best of men. , - By Albert Beardsley. Kanseis. and Ne braska : The great battle ground of Free dom. May Susquehanna COunty never re lax her efforts, or withdraw her advate, till they. Grow to be free States. , • Oar engines:Mai they be like old maids —ever ready, but'never wanted. The Water. Witch Engine : Multum inparvo. Small in size, but great in spirit. Responded to by Judge Jes Sup. Foreman Lawyer, of the "Fount= Hose;" gave some toasts to the " Ro'agh 8; Ready," and "Montrose," but as they were not hand ed in to the President, we'ara - unable to give than here, Muih credit is duo to Messrs. Foster, Ly. ons; McKenzie, Jessup, and icntley, for their fine singing; also to the iesponderits to 'the different sentiments, which 'We would like to notice more particularly, did not our,limits forbid. All passed off in fine order; and the fire works in the evening would probably have done the same, had they arrived in time, which they unfortunately did not—the Rail road Co, refusing to transport them over their road. C The torch light procession ['resented atr u- . ly beautiful appearance, and constituted one of the most attractive features of the day's proceedings. As the Firemen dispersed, the Binghamton "Boys," gave long and loud cheers.for :40 Firemen ofiNientrose, which were hearthly responded toy, by' the trio Ctnopanies. As a grand finale, the boys pitched into the fireballs with spirit, and the firebills were emphatically pitched into' the boys--whith closed the day to all except those who, wore possessed of; other spirits t6n those of '76. Sectionalism and Disunion ~ Freinont road Dayton, if elected at all, will be elected entirely by Northern vutes.---, Could- the South stand ,such an administra- • tion ? Vti'ouldsthey or should, they be ex pected tamely to,submit to the iron rule of these Black Repittilimn despots I Self respect, to say'nothing 'of their. recognized ..- 'and undoubted rights under the constitution would inevitabo lead arm to, accession, and that would be followed by protracted and bloody civil war, fur no peaceful dissolution of the Union can evirr take plaee..t--- . .Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligencer. ' , . Suppose the South, having aimajority of the electoral votes, should declare that they would only have slaveholders for President and Vice President, and should 'elect such' by tlieir exclusive uffrages to rule over us at the North. Do •ou think we would Submit to it ? No; not i for a moment. 1 And!do you believe that your South - ern brethren are,less sensitive on this subject than you are, orJess jealous of ,their rights'? If .you do, ,lest k me tell you that you are mistaken. And there-, fore you must see that if this Sectional par-: ty succeeds, it leads inevitably to the destruc tion of this beautiful fabric reared by our fath- , ers,.cemented by their blood, and bequeath- ed to us as a priceless inheritance. • if i( breaks asunder the bonds of our Union, and spreads anarchy and civil tear .{through, the land, what is it less than moral treason ?---• Millard .Fillmore's Albany Speech." H - I Thus Mr. Buchanan, through his home or gan, and 3fr.:4Fillmore, in per on, agree in threatening disunion if the Republicans suc ceednt_l in electing their nominees. Th o s e is a remarkable similarity of sentiment between the two doughface candidates for thel Presi dency.; and they will probably) unite their , forces in some way before election to prevent the success of the Republicans, just iia their supporters in Congress daily unite, to defeat the admission of Kansas as a Free State, and other Free Soil movements of the Republi -1 cans. : Tor our part, we sincerely' those Northern men who adhere to Fillmore till election, will find themselves i sold out, to Buchanan, as it Is a part of the Seuthern-poli cy never to -let their strength be divided when any interest of Slavery is et stake, and already at the South the Fillmore papers are going over by scores and the Fillniore men by hundreds to Buchanan, for the avowed reason that the vote of the South must not be div id ed. But let us see what is the Condition of things s that awakens such fears in the patriot ic'breasts of the two respectable old fogies that the Slavery propagandists are using as their— instruments to secure another four • years' eaintrol. of our government, and enable them to .fasten securely the fetters on Kan- The Republicans have nominated candi dates, who are in favor of excluding. Slavery from the Territories of the United States, and and if they succeed 'the extension of Slavery will be stopped. This is all that can be charged against the party, for the charge of sectionalism has no foundation in fact.' The call for the Convention was general to all who were opposed to the spread of Slavery; and several Southern States were representhd.— Of the candidates, one is a native of the south and the other of the North, so that there is no sectionalism in that respect. The I plat form declares for Freedom while that of Sham Democracy declares for' Siaverh and and we leave every man for himself todecide which is most sectional. The Eliot _ then is this: We are deliberately told that if a Majority decide that Slavery shall not be extended, the South will dissolve the -Utt ion, and this threat is held in ter•orem ! over us to preverit us from doing justice to, our own consciences, to the suffering people of Kansas, to our country, and mankind. Will the freemen of the North - be frightened from their diity by such threats? tay's' The bill reported by Mr Morrill, of Vermont, to suppress the practice of polyga. my in the' Territories of the United States, has Caused a sensation in Congress. !The preamble asserts that polygamy is now 'per. mitted in Utab---that•tbe practice is an ahem inaion in a elristiaq country, and cannot bs justified. TbeluStlind only ieetion of the bill provides that, any'persou guilty the p_ractice,in the Territories over ;which the United 'States have exclusive abaft, upon conviction thereof, pay alias of $5OO, and be imprisoned for no less than tyro, nor more than five years. Por - the . Republic4 ihuquebannt County • sglitter` - . Lertto, July ...5448543. 5,.E.8. Outit,,Eeas., Der* the 4-, Itar W . the organ of the 7 Dongtiratip, party in this - County, )tad to some eXten'tthe exponent itste's 14 - of princip . ,. :„. the_libertyof. Addres sing to you this letter, .and perhaps shall fol low it by others; in - relation - to the principles and measures' of the Democratie With yourself, I have long - acted with the party, not because pf its name, but for the' .reason that in my judgment-the measures •of that party were the best • ettleulated to "pro-- mute the welfare. of the tnassei.of the people, and to carry outtand snore fully develops the principles ofsself-government And •the. rights of all men to " life, liberty, omit& parsuit of happiness." Up to 1848, there ,were principles hold by the respective parties that denoted a clear line of demardation between them. The war with Mexico, and the subsequent legislation growing out of the - acquisition of territory, raised new issues thathave .increased in -im portune till the whole country i i shaken from centre to circumference. Many firm and•con sistent Democrats were in : 1844 opposed to .the annexation. of Texas, because its tenden cy would be to extererSlave Territory; but, agreeing in other things, they 4:114 'not think proper to bolt. from 'the party,; trusting that time would- set- it all right, and that' the De= snociacy of the country watild prevent injus tice being done to any.. At the tlose of . the 11.Iexican war, it became evident that another- accession' of Tetiritory ''would be made to the Union ; and than all parties might act advisedly, the resolution called the "VA, - zot Proviso" Was introduced into Congress, which provided that neither .slavery nor involuntary servitUde should ev er exist in the tertitory, to he acquired of Mexico... The mask was at ones drawn aside, and the slaveholders and theirlNorthern al lies showed their true- colors. S 'The Proviso prevailed in the House of Representatives., but it failed ,in the' Senate. The principles of the Proviso at Once became the touchstone of political 'orthodoxy, every Northern State taking ground in its favor, - and every SOuth. ern State against it.. .AlihoUgh You were not then an editor. of a Democratia 'paper, and perhaps not a voter, yet. you Will no doubt distindly remember. that 'in 1847' and 1848 the Legislature of every,' Free State passed resolves in favor of the. Wilmot proviso, and it was then Democratic. You! and I, With 1. the boay , of the Northern .Democracy, then considered it bOth constitutional and fight . to restralt(Slavesy within its present limits: The nomination of General Cass, upon the principles of " the Nicholson letter," drove hundreds of thousands ofgood Democrats out Of thepatty. But you and I lOoked at the matter- in a differept light; we' did not ap prove of the C4I.S.S . doctrine for regulating the Territories, but our attachment to, ) and con fidence in, the party . was so strong that,- as there was no prospect of ilisnediate injury to result from the electiou of Geri. Cass, we gave hiin 'our support, but would have been .much better satisfied if he had steed on th e principles of the Kiting: Pi•oviO. And Al though we did noeTeel at • the time that. we could consistently for Sake our party and sup port Mr.- Van Buren, the Free Sell candidate, yet we ,did not feel — at all to condemn those whose convictions of- duty constrained them to act in a -different manner from us. :The result of the election of 1848 . prosed . , most ,conclusively that the mass of the Democra cy of this 'listrict were Free-Soil in heart, and 'feeling. Althonglii the vjority voted for Cass, the vote given to the Hon. David, Wilmot shows cleArly how - the people were on the question of freedom the Territories. Mr. Wilmist repudiated Ca 6 and . the Balti more platform, came out openly And fearless ly for Van Buren, and, although occupy ing•a position antagonistic to his party, he received the nomination for Congressand ,Was elected by the people by nearly four -thousand ma jority over his Whig opponent, who stood upon the- same Free Soil. .plistform--Jonati Brewster, the Cass candidate, receiving less than one thousand out of .thefiine thousand . Demociatievotes in this Districtl. The few men who ;sup ported Brewster 111 . 1848 were called regular - Bards,. and were entirely out • of fellowship ,With the party: The people of • old Democratic Susquehanna were nearly unanimous - in :favor of Wilmot And Free . Soil; all then supposed it to be Democratic, • .not dreaming that, we became Whigs or'Ab • 'olitionists because we were in ...favor of , freedoin in' the Territories. . - Had you been a resident - of the'COUhty. in 1848, 1 have no doubt that you Would: have gone for Wilmot and Free Soil with the rest of the , Democracy of the District, and never , have supposed that youwere acting -undem. cradle. The Democrat, the party erg an, then published by. Mr. Hempstead, was an out spoken and straight-forward Free-Soil paper. The principle of.the Wilthot ProViso had al ways been a cardinal doctrine of 'the editi3r. as "Measures, not men," was that Of the par ty. When you took 'charge of the paper sus editor, there, was no change propoSed. Nine teen out of,every twentSr of the Democrats. in the County, then considered it an able and sound exponent of Democratic prineiples.- 7 Coniequently, -- at the time- you - eommenced your - editorial 'career; in 1850, the'Demoerk . cy of this County were a unit on , that ques tion. 'lt - is true a few 'lard Sore Heads were strolling • about like " the' wandering. Jew ;" but they were not enough to make a ripple in the political current. Then you and I were Democrats, standing on one common platform pf freedom;' now we are arrayed with opposite hosts,l i atriving to main tain . principles- as opposite to light and dark ness. The country was the 4 at peace ; now it is embittered with civil strife,' &wind, and dissensions that cause the heart of the. patri ot to bleed. The Democratic party is rent. asunder by differences in principle that go to the very' foundation of tree civil govern mem: land.rnarks ereeled by W ashings . ton,. Jefferson, and Jackson, have been de etroyed, or are no longer regarded. cation is rampant, and the-nullifiers and dig. - uniOnists that were so summarily put down by General Jackson, are now at the head Of the National Democratic party, and their, elieve that counsels tßik..f.llowed by thee mats of those who itlyero to ,he Cmcinnati platformN ' - - -i Yot(ana „1, ~rofessing to be hopes men and Dens , w , ought to bey-willinittO look . , at the .question as it, now' , prosyntOself, -and .... ,compare the.ol , land-marks of the 04; rake our reckoning ,+. •reby, and , then pursue the old, safe, and- i • atentrack. When the ma riner, in trace sing the ocean, has been driv en out of his urse by cro.ss-ctrrents and ad verse winds, hi only 'courts e is to correct his table:sly the at observation be can make, and then-end vor to steer for the old and well-tried track . For more than two years the Democrati party has been completely tempest-tossed. The, old landmarks have ' been brokeii d Wn and destroyed, and new ones have been substituted; and our inquiry should be, " e the new marks on the old tile 7' If so , t en all is right; and to deter mine that, it is many times necessary;topn 1 a long line til we fi nd sight& beet and diigi. . ti l nal corners; d for that purpose,. l design to follow the emocratic party from the in troduction of t e Wilmot Proviso icto Con gress till the p esent time. In my nest I in tend to review the ground occupied by you at the time you took charge of the Democrat as its editor, yo r course on the Fugitive Slave bill, and our p sition and that of the party in the election ofl r. Grow to Congreskin 1850; and in subseTiebt letteis, to review the course of the Delmertic party till the present time. 1 I shall carefull y avoid making any statement whatever that )4 not strictly true; but should I unintentional) .fall into error, I shall re ceive a correction at your hands .:with the greatest pleasur . Yours truly, : • eman :•Bretvster, who last to the West from: this place, 1 • of a company of Notlhern recently, organized at lowa ic purpose of going to Kan peaceable, order-loving cal :eaten who will defend free 'he association is called the rs' Association." and is di- J:iranch associations, to wit: Pioneer," land 'he lowa City Republican, ,lulations adopted by the,•As list .of eighty . persons who, :otne members. • • is undoubtedly the only safe (in settlers to reach:Kansa:4, reCentrobbing and disarm 1, Massachusetts men :by 'the Ai:hile ascending the Missou :o the Territory,. will have ge the tours( raska ro' Mr. n. Co §pthig, emigrate ha'slbecotne On' thew who bzlie.i City, lowa, for al, sas " to become zees, :but as Fr institutions." "Kansas. Set& vided into three "baveriport," "Fremont." • publishes the re' soeiatiou, and ; have already be Through low•, route for Free and probably th inn, of Illinois an Border Ruffians, ri on their way the effect to eh; to the loiva and The Free Stat to meet at Tope AU the Free. Sta ted to- assemble • Fourth. The p preparing to eele Topeka, and fors t, of armed men s4l .ry from Kansas: eras bodies-of Ktv and from Massa MiSsouri, -and sen that a great Vatic on the Fourth, bi frolit there so late Mr. Philip T. ber.6t Congress 2d inst., indicted' Washington for ti er, ThorKee Keat meinberedThe shot by. Herbert's atte cr of Keating fo lence,) and has bel for trial. If he sl der, it will no d o , to him in his last bet Ween the time exec tion he was ing of Border and and to help put in able candidate of t a•kindred spirit t dent. It will Ids reflection that the the country forgiv sustain the crime, keep in Congress a• . opposed to calling account for merely to keep the govern who', would surren to the occupancy o elusion of Irish. and However, Herbe hung, as to kill a p , ered much of a cri ington. ' KANSAS APPEAL saistx.----The follow i papers: The Executive C4mmittee of the "Frijnds (1 of Kansas" have en isted a considerable num ber of emigrants, w o are now .ready to go to the territory. he means of transporting,. them alone are wan ing. In view of the im portance of swirl g that. territory to the South, it was expec d that the. slaveholders of Virginia ; would romptly contribute the means necessary to :effect the object. Know you not, that the Kansas-Nebraska bill,. which you have made the chief issue in the next .Presidential, election, will be injurious to your, interests unl ~ the Territory becomes yours ? You mus. shake off your apathy and arouse yourselv •s. Send your contribu dons to the Execut ye Committee, and that speedily, or the effo: wip be abandoned in despair. - The emi , s nts are now ready to goL--they, have abatis oned their business with the expectation -of i s mediately called on.--: The'. slaveholders in the country . cannot oe individually called sn. The time will not admit of it, and the " pense will be too great. Make your remitter:.• by letter to the chair man of the commit se, or to D. M. Bernard, , their, secretary.. M:ny have already.adopt7 ed the plan; let all do so. A few .dullars from. each of you no . , 'Will save you thou= sands,' and;_ much trouble and distress here after.; 1 . . 1 . . i I R. ii: b p gADE, II of Ex. ,ss mittee. Bth, 1856; - , Petersburg, June Tiroaton Fillmore arty i in, publican, and hoisted and Dayton, A DEISIOCWAT. Legislatur in on the Fourth cif July. .e men in- Kan- , as were in vl a, Topeka to celebrate the -o-Slm'ery men were also irate the day at, a point near i..veral days previous., bands :re pouring into the Territo- About the same titne,.sev sas emigrants from Illinois chusetti, were disarmed in t back. It wakanticipated would be foUght at Topeka it we have no intelligence as that day. lerbert, Democratic Mem lorn California, was on the by the ' Grand Jury of e murder of the Irish wait ng, (whom it will be re dead in a melee occasioned pting to chastise a proth what he considered inso n arrested and locked. up 'ould be hung for the ranr , abt be a great consolation. 4omente to remember that of the murder and of his 1 ermitted to attend emeet ther Ruffians at Cincinnati omination the most avail . e party for President and his own for Vice Presi doubtless.be a consoling en erous Irish-throughout him and the- party that nd will all vote so as to • ajority of those who are Southern gentleman to shooting an Irishman, and ent in the hinds of those er up all our territories the "nagurs," to the ex all other. frie laborers. I is in no danger of beinff 0 or laborer is not consid te as far South as Wash- 'TO THE PEOPLE Or :)g appears in the Virginia Bee, the organ of the , in, luie become Re-, the Nimes of Fremon t Ell?! ME lisysiatieta. bridgewsier delebtittott. '7'4 . .Pursuant to arrangernent, Citizens - Bridgewater and vicinity assembled at the Meeting douse in,the South liel,ghbor.hood s • , to 'eelearate the tOth anniversary of Arne& can Independence. att 11 O'clock a procession was formed unden the direction of Capt. Hyde Crocker, Marshal, and' Milton Hunter, 'Assistant, sc. companied by mane music, end marched to the beautiful ve in rear- of her. R, Wells's residency; where a splendid table had been spread by the ladiei!, and other .preparations necessary. for the taxa 'a*, - The . exercises' s consisted. of 'the` foltow,itig', order, viz Prayer by. the Dairies; .. of DiraO4 ; Reading theDa:diy" ation of in dependence by S.M. Scott;; Oration by Chas: Deans. Exerelies interlopersed with mu sic, and then the refreshments 'after which the following sentiments; In the form of toasts, were read and responded to by S. A. New ton, Rev. Mr. Fields, S. T. Scott, J. N. Deans, C. W. Dams.'; and others: ' Th e „sok we Celebrate: Ary, it always be held in , grateful remembrance by future generations. [3 cheers.] ‘2. Gen. Geo. Washington and the Pairiots of the Revolution': May their Mimes and vir tues be sacred in the - hearts Of those 'who are enjoying the blessings and beneOts purchased by the sacrifices they made in behalf of their common country. [ln silence' and uneov ered.] 3. The Ladies ofßridiewatetlind Patriotic and true; always ready to fly to arms : May their happiness inifuture be a s abundant as the luxuries vritb which :they have 'furnished us. [3 cheers.] I . .. . 4. Dr. Benjamin. Franklin : 4 glorious ex: ample of'What industfy and perieverince can , accomplish; l a Pennsylvanian by early ador tion ; thescholar, the patriot, and the sage : may we eve). show our appreciation of his virtues by endeavoring to approximate his standard. 1,3 cheers.] - 5., Fr ee _ Speeek and a Free Press: Our rich inheritance ; may they never suffer from any • restraining., or partisan influenccJ [6 cheers.] 6. The - Ccisnmon School Sys4m Pimp sylvania : .A‘ a .meaias of general education, it constitutes the surest safeguard of our lib. erties. [3 cheers.] t • • 7. The Farmers of Stisguehanna County: Hard handed and liberal minded; marthe prOduct at their toil: always' furnish them with happy hoe a. [3 cheers 4 S. By (Ataraf. The Little Boys and' Girl"; The joy and pride of their.parents: may they ever be as ready to partake of -ithe fruits of knoviiedge as they are of -the - fruits of the land, which have this day Veen spread. before them, that in 'after years they May be the joy_and pride of their country. .13 cheers.] By a Free Soiler. Franklin Pierce: The Northern Dough-Face : may hi. 4 retirement be sufficiently long to get him 1. thoroughly baked. [3 cheers and 4 groans. . - The procession -was again formed and Marched up into the 'road on the hill , where they were dismissed, and retired apparently pleased with the celebration. •I Kansas in the House r . -- .June 30th, Mr Grow ,called the previous quesiion on the bill fur the admission of Kan- . sas as a State, with_the Free Sta 4 Constitu tion, and the bill was defeated by one major ity—all the; Buchanan men but Hickman 'of Pa:, and all the.Fillinore men but Moore of Ohio, voting against it, and al! the Itepubli- cans- o 1 Fremont men voting for it The Republicans in the House mere Much disap, pointed, and the pro-slavery men 'exultant the result: In the evening the Bla i r Denioo racy tired cannon and riarided the streets of Washington in exultation over- the defeat of Free Kansas. But Mr. Barclay ofPennsyl verHia afterwards repented of his pro-slavery vote, and moved a reconsideration which was carried, and the bill finally passed the House, July . 3d, by a vote' of 99 yeas to 97 nays, as follows : . ,YEAs.--4tlessses. Albright, Allison, Ball, Barbour, Barclay, Bennett of New York, Ben son, Billinzhurst,'Binitut, Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Buffington, Camp . bill, of Pennsylia nia, Campbell of Ohio, Clarke,of New Yoik, Clarke, of ' Connecticia, Clawson, Colfax, Coim- \ ins, Covode, Ccagin, Cumbstek, vis, of Massachusetts, Day, Dean, iDe Witt, Dick, Dickson, rioda, Durfee, Ediards, Ed ie, Emrie, Flagler, Galloway, Giddings, Gil bert, Granger, Grow , Hall, of Masischusetts HortOit of New York, Horton, of Ohio,'Howaro, Hughston, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight, K x, Knowl ton, Kunkel, Lester, Matteson, Ildc Carty, Meacham, Miller, of 'Nc - Y., Mifwjsrd, Mor gan, Morrill, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Olive; of N. Y., Parker, Pear% Pelton, Pike, Per ry; Pringle,Purvjance, Robbins,l Roberts, 1 Robison, Sa bin, Sage,.Sapp, Scott, Sherman, Spinner, , Stranahan, Tappan, Themington, Thurston, Todd, Trafton Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge, Watdson Viashburne, of Maine, Washburne, of Wisconsin, Washhurnei of filinois, Welch, Woodruff, and Woodworth —99. • NAYB.—Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Barkehase, Bell, Bennett, ofllississippi, Bacock; Bowie, Branch, Brooks, Broom, Burnett,Cadwalader, Caruthers; Caskie, Clingman, Cobb, tof Geor gia, Cobb, of Alabama, Co;:Craige, Craw ford, Cullen, ,Davis of ,Maryland,l Denver Dowdell, Dunn, Edmundson, English, Rho: ridge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner .'lorenee, Fuller of Me., Fuller of - Pe., GoOd4, Green-, wood, Ball, of lowa, Harris, of aryland, 'Harris of -Illinois, Harris OfAbibantay. Her. risou, Haven, Housten, Jewett, J.oues of Te n. nessee, Jones of Pennsylvania, Kelley, Ken. nett, Kidwell,,Lake, Lindley, Lunlpkin. A. K. Marshall, of . Ky., H. Marsha - 34 of Ky.,- Marshall,,of Illinois, McMullen, lit leWieen, Miller, of Indiana, Milson, ofon ri, Orr, Packer Peek, Phelps, Porter, Pow-, ell, Puryear, Ready, Eland, Rivers, RulEty Rust, Sandidge, Savage, Seward, Shorter,' Smith, of Tennessee, Smith, of Va.; Smith,-of, Alabama, Speed, Stephens, Stewart,Swepe, Taylorjrippe, Underwood, Valk, Walker, Warrior, W a tki n s, Wheeler, Whitney ? 'Wil- Hams, Winslow, Wright, of Misa:;Wright of Tennessee,-and Zollicoffer-97. - AILUIRDI. Moutm D e, July 2nd, by the Rev. A. . Post.: Mr. AllittAgAX WEIS= of Amsterdam, Y. and Miss LsoLt . A.-RocuwziL, of Lathrop. • ki At Harford, on the 23d nit. lir. HARBIS O3I / 1 4 10 1 TOMBS ELIZABETH L Fortieth both of aftenni. By theon the 3d hat. at Ilarford, Yi Jai s set: A. Coattwat.t. of New ifilfcird-toasitaint L. Vow" ofFriusidin. / NI - In Routh Bridgewater on the 6th inst. at the rad dews; and by the Rev. J. F. Deana, Yr. FIUMIN Azutit and !din Hums . : C.Dirrtzasa alt . of Bridge, water. - 1 • Executors=Mace.. g • • - T• RAVE this day been duly qualified to - set as Ihn, Executor of the last will of jArtiesiria decs% Any person owing thelletste will - pie* Ott' h ' and pay, and those baying el___ joiStalt - without de ay. , • SAMUnti TJIv JA Liberty, July 9th 1856, •