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O. P. REAP cE
yqIZIER. EDITORS
E. LOOAITS, • 6RT PONDIkO EDITOR
',,ritosz.,,PA.
Tr.un3r.e7 ~k. c liitiar)• Is, 113519:-
UrAtpong3lstweal notices- will be found an
• t
I
lorieed the (44-1.4-the L.TOST pin 4o
re: the addres the ppenini of the Susqueluidna
'aunty Normal Sdhool, on: he 22d inst. i •
-. 1(4 1
o f A disfiatelitrom Washington, dated Fetru
kryllsth, ys‘•-:• .1 The adtninistmtionoSenators in.
tend to has the passage. of the Lecompton Consti
'uiiort by a resoltfon to "elose ' debate: at an early
day. - The, debat promises to be one of the greatest
t
m the history of Congress. ill the Republican Ben
*tors are s
preparingtO. take part in it. Judge Doug
l .
is making ronly for a great. deroonstraticm. The
pamtion of himself and of Messrs.. Stu*t,--BrOder,
It?, Haiiis,l.llarsfiall, Ilimtnmery, Illekman,'Coa,
d'iheinassociaoa,•frota the Licompton. party,• is:
eked Upon - rta inal and, complete. Arrangements
re in progress ton. the. eonSolidation of • a great anti.
Lecompton party" . •.
..)
• .
•
tar The Don • Democritt . s.of New Yorlt d did not
;s
sold their 11 tueetf ,es rertmed
Fri ,last . ay, the
birectors bacingpt:the lairs' Moment ordered the clod-
ing of the Hail ol thi.dtead'emy of 3fusis; which - lute
been enms-edlovthe Meeting, -
M . " The L4n)'s BOOK, for March, -contains ; the
usual amount of embellishiientscfsshion'plites,.pat
terns, music; literul• matter, &e..Thispe . ritAinil con,
tinues to prosperf notwithstanding the "-h ) ard
a suicient Evident that it hip l3ecoms
indispensahli' to the ladies.
Several biographical dictioarnies st4o that dial
celebrated 'Lola Pontes was born in Ifontgose—tho
she heiself swol recently before a• referee, thai 4he-1
was born Litt re
Ireland. • flowerer; as she
statedlimmidiatly afterwards that she " was not pres
ent when she wais,borri," her -statement i 3 taken with.
.same grains of allowance.
It is paper td add, to prerfxit mistakes, that it is
Montrose;Sentland„and-not MOtitzToel'aii.that claims
the hotvir of Leratirity. . , - -14%.
Porctan Soskuit , .. , . -- ry EximPurvi>.4-The Demo- 1
trade Party,' whp. a little while ago pretended to .he
in favor
. of poptilar sovereignty for 6(3 1 Terrltoril
are Stunk ashing rongres9 toinerlaie, permanently,
the standing army, to Ti r sonip-FireliThoutand al it; to
enable the United States gOverurrient, among, Otlier
things; to contiol the peopie
s l .l o the . TerritoriesXl
- This 'is A* coaiistent,iis it -.4 fo g , them to:pretend
1 greit hoStility to paper money, iv 01.-u'ing ‘20;660 ,- 1
1-.000. of . G overnm6nt shinplasters Modern llemocre 7
cy is all a I.
slutnaLso evidently such that none but the
most verdant ca l k think it genuine. ; • i
',We imp .-i t ourriaderattnderstand why the
pcp.bd ! ratic et :pro-Slaved party in Congress strug
i ,iied so lOng a4i des s perately to prevent s the refer
': eime-ofthe Pr4idenes;Lecouiptdn Constitution mes
sage to ti CeMntittee with -power • to investigate. • If.
e -t - thing abok. the sending mi . of that 'Constitution
frOnt ilans.is l talisOgress. , had been fur and right,
.1.:37 . ..e c...sald haw been no objection to an iniestiga
t,..2: 'But the'sham-Dernocracy - know very well that
ille Lecompton'Constitetiort is the offspring of fra‘..ud
s.
44 1ri fliE#TRA - SWttirMniViNs - et a iii . r ,,, ; :
of-the _fraud, mid they-make the Support of it a test
of party tillecia l ce, and to have the fraud officially'
'investigatod - and brought to light,' might, materially
tianutge the'paify by-disgusting many who are now.
blindly aiding the Slayery-pictpapaa in th - eir at
tempt to force gar_sas inta the -I.Tnion'aS - a Slave
State. 1 . .. 4 • ~.... .. _ . , ••
____. •
We have in our language, not only, active transitive
r• - A'' The lote'snapton Constitution is pro-Slavery. adjectives, also &wive transiti+e nouns: Thus, ini
I
,It contithis a ptoviso that it mav be altered after. 1864; the phrase, "scaling yonder peak," "peak" is a noun
-and Lima is udderstood lir,Affigiith j ern men to - mean in the objective case, rind governed by the active
that it shall sc . it be altered before that time ; and the tranSitite adjective "scaling." And in the example,'
cuderstandirii i of Southern men comes u'aniattle to -- We made preparations for defending ourselves,"
be the:under,tanding of the Democratic party ; \and —" ourselves:, is in the objective case, being the ob
-fae acts of•th4 party are regulated accordingly. But ieet of an action expressed by the active transitive
sonle Northern' Denfficrats, at present, pretend to be
„swim "defending." Take ,another example : "Be
live that if kinsro , is affinitted tinder the Lerompton was banished for haring accidentally
. kill the kin&
ConstAtatkm,
the
people can and n il' .r.i, knee Pryi favorite." here, " baring killed," according to • Mr.
he Constitution and exclude- Slavery, Cla#, Ha noun, although -it not only govents the ob
ceed to alter t
and tints make Kansas a free State. Do they really iectve• casi, but is also qualified by the adverb
4. believe this? or is it only a pretence for ailvocatin,g "accidentally" But shat is an adierb i Mr. Clark
the admission l under the Lectunpton • Constitutiow?= 1 himself teaches us (page 149) that" an adverb is a
•Let us.see what is the machinery prepare d
__ for ' ma ' k _ ‘ word - used to modify the signification -of ,a verb, an
1 1 adjective,or another modifier" hence it-is evident
lag, ot rather keeping: Kansas a Slave State, after
it is so admitied. 'The que4ion - ss to whetlier,,,ihr•
that either his definition' of tat adverb, or his man
, Free State pty or the pro-Slavers party elected the , her of parsing participles, w z dig ; for "having
Stattt'officei+ll a ihajmity of the Legislature at the killed" is modified by aroadymb, though it is neither
a verb, an adjective, n'Or a modifier.
4th of Jamta7 elettico, - sectirs to depend entirely up
on the spec tacit of a' single indiyidual, Calhonn,who
are indicated o r participles crud ought to be parsed as participles,.
- and be sometimes reports a majority ' one'::it-kv, and • and not as nouns or adjectives. Why ? The very
sometimes the other, according to his notions Of what etymology of the word " payticiffie" gives a hint at
the interest7of Slavery in the par' dcui•ar emergency
the answer. Different words fire found to iletform
tnny reqt.ire Lately—prObably thinking 'to facili; I different offices in the construction of sentences, and
trite theadMission of K sit thereby—hetas given the rtioStot these words can - bet 'readily „arranged:in
,out that the Free State officers,irre elected ; but . be separateicliisses, according to the seviraf offices they
makes no official statement to that effect; bueketps' Petto ; but we find one sort of•wtirds, derived
the returns to his pocket; and should Kansas be-ad- 'from ne
verbs, and still retaining the. verbal qualities of
expressing action, beini, ke., tint at the same time
witted, he mould then undoubtedly.infOrmusat once
F
_ that the pi-Slayery arty triumphed in the election ; possessing other qualities which do not belong to the
p ;These
verb but do belong to the noun or the adjec
of State °deers. Kan.74 ,,- .. would then be in the
ur ,...1
dye. These words could, not properly be classed
ion as a Static. State, with a pro-Spirery . Hevernor and
Legislature. Whatothen, could the people dolo- 7
anatang the seitis v liecause they possess some charac
teristics of the noun or the adjective, which are in-
would
in -* it a Free State ? ' Theirfirst'moement
would be denounced b consistent with those of the verb; nor could theybathe pSlavrOoy Hovernor as
be properly classed , With tithe; of the milers, because
rebeldon, and he wonld call upon the, President for
they possess some characteristics of the verb. • They
Hoops to erdsh out the rebellion. And an one can
have therefore hems,put in a class by then:selves,and
doubt that the , troops wetrld'be promptly furnished,
,from their miked nature arecallad participles-that
even if the tittittrurg aniti• bid td be -increased f)r
that purp) .II thus secured pro-Slavery: as. r is, words pallicipating thel properties of different
sl ,
' 4 1
Harts
a s t peer the h trord "retaining" in Mr. Clark's defin
cendenCy in thestart, those who feel that so great
stake depends on establishing slivery - in Kansas, will
• 1 .4 I ition of a participle. He calls 'Can adjestive ; bit. is
resort to evrry means to keep site power in their °an
it not more him a - verli?.Suppose we alter the sent
hands ; and by the aid of the federal Executive and,'
I fence somewhat, and make it read---" The participle
( JedicirMy, will Probably be able to do mi.
retains the signification of the verb front which it it
' - Let no one he dejuded, then, by the falseamertionil
z - -derived, while it also performs -the office of-some
-that the,peohle of Kanias minuake it freeas easdy 1
- 1 .. ..-...
as , be. I lather part of speech." Here we have retained what
.r,fter it has been- admitted u.s-a - 'Slave State,
is of the nature of it verb in the word " re
.., fore. Whore, of late years, has Slavery been libel- 1 th'el‘e
I tubing," but have dropped all of its adjective quality.
• ished after dice getting a foothold by law ? The ad
. i CartCartits verbal quality be tta easily dromiet* 1, and the'
n 16 . 40,, 0f ianstts uliclr the , Lecompton Constitn- •
1 adjective retained ? Or, is 'it - riot evident that 'the
rtion a-ou;d, isdruost - to st_certainty, ( Ex. its condition ,
veriaanew
, ! r
as a slave state. a d .. word "'retaining," asitere used, is almost a verb—
° ,
who
are
in i
,
I much more filte a verb than an adjective ? But the
Savor of f, h adniisaion, are practically and really,
admission that St has as mush the nature of the for
the i---I‘u , ca It Slavery' 1 met supporters of Slavery extension
la:,•• - e%er nn.eh they may prob.st to the coat .
rhiel is'only to show that it ought not to be classed
To yi,ow that it isstot itepuiblieins alone Rho take
adjective.
djectiT).... %
1....i.1 Vi:,:`;' of the Meter., we Carnet the' follawing as
he doctrine that allpartifipleigoverned by-Prep
u
r ne3 a paper, the Pfuladelphia Press: T
oSitiollg-become , fit/Wig, seems to me, if possible,
` 7: - ...:.-1•.; ..- one error of which the'friends of Le
.11.,/^41,/;t4n trilliinnirylyanin nnd othersordiiiii States utore palpably moncous-than that which makes all
sibuz.ld (.1 1, 4:..ze themselves in the instant: It is this • ,participles that relate tt? nouns or d.
'rats t..rt 14-to sav that, even if the Lecorni ow CI . !•-• • r pronouns'
a jee'r
as
stit_tti ;v. el 1_,..1d be . accepted by co ngre ... s an d ' K ai ' 1 4:' I-
lives. '''
' - . 's 1 Here Isar, illustration :—" In iNjudiciouslq classify
.,lll.:::,T: o,t:er it as alAnte into this Union, in that "
c-
Mil the people of thy',Territoty can'change that , big these words its nouns, our author has done - much
i•e.brnuit - a , t, so a . s to strike out the Slavery protihon 'to !went , the ' beiellee of h°4° l3 ge- n
std provide for Free ftlare institutions iinmediitel; . 1 .. And here . is'another, flow Addison's ~S:peeftstor :
, g da rr a r d. l This the ionthern men deny_-Ithey make '= ~ When the hen has laid her eggs in such ..,manner
no esabionlorequirocation. They hold—Toombs irs d 1
every 1qt ... 0f - I trW . --th,tt the Centiortion of Sansa.j. ,', that the can cover them. d take.•
what ease tree shern
,•br...- 14, cannot he eliaoged., 'so fa' I : in •
-as aettepted• Nor , gre-. -
rtultg than fiequenas." : . .
'tag Skererfis,kotftfa - neti, until 1864 !-Thaft o eb An ..: . m r (A ar •
it sooner is lojeattLrerow.s:terolution ; that a co - n. I' • ' ' k Pmf:esses M Im"
81n3PUed the elassifi
t.titution.camoube4anged
withetrirtro i tition in
any , cation of words, but. is not thissimphfication, with a
_other mannthat which It 'itself pres cr A m _ I rengeancen I4tead of one hybrid or mixed part of
'filo ! : bettreou tiow,aud 1804, %kb the basis of RA. speeeti,.—whlch we t erldentlyhare, namely,the art
. nand .. .
very lfigAxt4 140 W established, there will : heal so. 1 iciple,—be gives us two, t dc he m tljegve anii h the noun, p
perstructuip . raltpid which will be next to impost '. twd wells that sknplifica
ble to topple orat.wrezt- if the majotity, the huge ma: these participles as nouns by way. of 1 14704en=
pricy, wfs VA-6mm 0 toppling it, : fiyer," ', ',. ,- - for mating soJtmaj , moue atictigres: ' But sou what
A
r~
- ' - or - the rlidelkodent Republican.
. . School!, Ifteatltorial; itc..
limns. Enrroms :-,,,1n response to a • -call_ publish. l -,
,Ctl in your paper, of the 4th inst:, - a respectable nuin
.
her of chisels.; met at the Court liouse`to consult up
on-mat(ers Pertaining . to our Schools, among other
ltthings,l the -following . resolution Was unanimously
I' passed •-•
illt`°ed I '
l - -.Re.o'reil, That the following liemorial be publish-.
l ed in both of the County papers, and that the friends
in the several/ow - whips copy and circulate the same
for subieribers, and that they forward the result to
4A. 0.
.N,V.Freit, liontrose,...by the 25th of February.
r; 76 thelllori, Senate and House of Refresentativesiof
1 . the Commonweailh,of Pennxy.'ranta :, ,'
, • 'Yolfr petitioner,.cidiens of Susquehanna County,
I in said State, respectfully represent to _your lionom
-1 ble bodies, that...they are laboring under many incon- . .
1 veniences afeiri x n - ft
diibies,' growing out of the admin
' 1 istration of, the present. School Law. • And your pc-.
[
titiotiers pray your Honorable bodies to repeal so
much of the Act passed the Sth nay of May, 1854;, as
proiidessfor the election of Six School Directors, and
- also that 'relating to the, election an office of-County
. Superintendent for Susquehanna Conn v, and instead
:- thereof, to provide ft* the election of ree -Dircct
-1 ors, and One Sup'elintendent in each .to n,l and that
1 they be paid a reasonable compensati for- their
services, it being the duty - of some oneof - them to
' , visit each school in; their lc:Medico towns at' least
twice each term: And your poi (ionerewill ever pray.
Tor the Inckpendent Republica - 7i
Clark's Grammar.
PARTICIPLES.,
. .
Hiving in my former letter pointed out Mr, Plark.'s
error in, classing nouns and pronouns in ;he posses
sive case as adjectives, t now proceed to examine
; another point wherein it seems to me that his Grate
mar is lerioneous.. ,Ho clissifles Wordsintooine clas
ses, or -I parts of speech, namely, nouns, Pronoun's, lid
jectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, I
exclanations, and words of euphony. Here, it will!
be ebserved, is no parAcCiple ; but under the head of
verbs We rind the. folloiving definition : " -It partici
ple
is a word derived 'from a vgb, retaining the
signifmatiet of its verb, while it, also „performs
the , 'office of- some . other `part or speeeh.'"-
Front this, withouaurther examination c the work„
-we might perhaps infer that -Mr. Clark recogiizes the
I existence of participles as a distinct class of words,
_ •• .
or at least ass distinct, subdivision, and 'would,ptirse
them as such ; but on further examiiialion welearu
that, according to him, the words here dcsignated as
perticipls, - are never to be parsed as participles, but
i
-nlwaYsas some other part of speech. Or, in MS own
,I words—page 114—" Participles bore no distinct et
ythplogical character. IT'ley find,a place iii all the
parts of speech, being used-as -nouns, adjectives, ad l
sets; • pieposiiions, cOnjunctione, exclamations, In
-
predicate with auxiliary • verbs, iend to introduce a
paiticipial phrase." Should,it be said that the part
iciple may. at times be useain eackof the ways here
indicated, and yet at times be wed in such a
,way that it cannot pthperly be called anything else
than i 'partieiple, I reply that such evidently is not
the opinion, of Mel Clark. This, it not . satisfactoris
• ,---
established by the quotation above, I think will be,
by what follo - ws. 'His only rule of syntax for the
panting of participles, is this—" A participle has the
I same construction as the part of speech for which it
is used.' (Page , i 82.) -This shows that the intends
• the participle. to be parsed in all cases as some other
part of speech, for otherwise his rule, as the sole rule
for parsing participles, would be worse than nonsense.
The same thing .is evident from the examples he
gives in yarioni parts of the book; f:',r some of the
words that he ritlls nouns or adjectites are surely par
ticiples, if,any ivords in the language are, For in
stance; the woiitia in Italics in the •following exam
ples,.,he' calls tidjectirea : "Scaling yonder peak, I
caw au eagle ;"I—' 4 We saw the childieripicking ber-
Ties t"—" &pi-fnding the treachery of our guide, we
piepared for derense ;"---"Our horse becoming fright
ened, wileaped from the carriage. (Page 243.). And
those in the iiiPowing examples, hs calls nouns :
"sßiChes turn our thoughts too inuch upon ~njoying
• our superfluities;"—" We have succeeded in mak
ing a beginning ;77" We made preparations.for de
faidi.l ourselfes ' - ° . ' -
1 . 1 then ie'tlr. Clark's doetrinex .Liir,q,c,„4,4
:
else—which sderfi's to me as far frotn the truth as his
other doctrine tbat'nouns in the possessive ce....x . are
adjectives. i
But let us s'ee what are some of the consequences
-43 f, the adoptiow of 'this classification. It follows that
sort of parsing is the reis It •ot:his hr ret'ements.—
On page 244, he givesi this example ". I heard of
Peter's buying John's horse." Here, iecording to
Clark, u Ptter's" is an adjective e liiniti g " buying ;"
-"buying" is a noun, - governed bf." o • and - horse is
a noun,' premed by. "buying." But e aISO tells us
(page 247) that " Peter'ill'. is the .logi 1 subject of
" buying ;"isiS that the adjective " ter's" is the
subject of the act expressed by the 're transitive
noun " buying." Is not that making a strange juna
lite of grammar?
My conclusion is that, instead of *ad ling a classi
fichtion which makes nouns and a . ectivcs partly
fertis, and thus mixes and confuse these different
kinds of words, we should keep up th 'clear and
known distinctions. betriegn - them; and that these
words /if a mixed nature, partly bs :and partly
nouns or myectirce, ought to be et. - fled. separately
as partic i p l es. ' A.
• • Fot the Independeri
Farm Work for Fe
. .
'--- Never was there a better time to Jo winter ,work
than has been this present winter. There - has be , en
scarcely a week that the plow could not be used, adad
such a time for zoning fellows, c ttinefire-wood,
drawing stones, building fence, .t - Every 'farmer
ought to get all these thins oft his ands before the'
c.i
spring. opens, for there is, as the' ooslers say, " a
right smart chance" for a late spring I have always
observed that the crops 'which were,. put in earliest
in. their season were the'surest. • L4e crops make as
much or more straw, but do not gir l ; the same heft
of grain. Nature brings ev&ything • land in its prop
er season, but it requires time to p uce a perftet
crop, kind when the time is limited by the fault 'of
- i
of man, the crop is pretty sufe to , offer. When, let
all wq:b propose sowing spring whet, be prepared to
,put itpu as soon as the ground ope in the spring—
no !twitter if it is in March ;it will stand snow and
freezing. But too many f:artners ha e a way of put
ting oil' the building and repairing d , fences die., un- ;
til it is time they were putting in th it crops.
11 t
Now is the time tofprepare for :king maple au
-
gar. Let every man, who • - owns maple tree; be
ready to take advantage of the firs 'run of sap. In
tapping, bi all means use a bit or a ger ; - boxing the
trees is a most, ruinous practice. or small trees a
half-lueli bit is a' good'siae, for larg tfees use a three
fourths - bit. Very many who own ut few trees an/
some who own a large number, thik k it does not pay
to make maple sugar,vrhen cane s' 7ar can be bought
so cheap. But, every dollar that t
fit home is not only one.saved but
t
he already has. . And the year 1§ !
marked for farmers' keeping' ou
which preceded it were for their: r .
And as.sugar is no longer a luau" '
let every man produce all or as uc
he Uses. Wooden pails make go..
the sap, and .;!! used carefully.wii
years.
It has long been a practice fo,
their finit trees either in this 1130 U,
The practice is very injurious to
them to bleed freely, and if theebtl i
any way large, they will mi . & he
.whereas if . trimmed • in July or
'form ucw weed ocer the stumps c
or two seasons, and the vitality- - ;
wasted by the loss of sap. ,
Now is the time to select ciort for grafting any
trees which reqnire.it'; and there rc a vast number
of them - which dp. -
-Use saw dust to absorb the liglida in Stables and
pig pens. Take all sate of the manure rile : it is the
key that unlocks the storc-housdlarNature.
AGRICOLA.,
For the indepenlelent Republican.
SUSQ. ,
COUNTY AGRICUL URAL SOCIETY.
tEESDLT EVEN,ING, anua7 28, 1856.
The Society met at the Court House, pursuant to,
notice. THOMAS JOHNSON, rest. in the chair.
The minutes of last meetingwe e read and adopted.
On motion, a Committee was a pointed to recom-
N ve.,l_,O&l.t e oF , the ensuinkl I,..w4ggliSomplit.tc.e.
THOMAS JOHNSON, Prisi , nt.
STEPILEN . W. BREED, ADEL. P RICK, Vice Pres!.
M. L. CATLIN; Recording Se cctary.-
ABEL CASREDY. Correspendiair Secretary.
P. F. CAnmscr, Executive Coininittee.r .
Azor.L.Antwir, 7TCpsurer. 1 .
The Executive . Committee wring examined the
Treasurer's' account, report as Bows
1857. J :: nEcEirrs.
Jan. 1, Balance on h':ind,.... ... ...
Sept. 23, Cash received on Fai ~day,.
Cash from Tratsury,
, \ I
1857. DISBURSE/MOS.
Sept. 23, rash paid Band,. .„,
" N. H. Lyons bill, .
• - " A. Baldwin,.
" F. B. Chandler,— ..
James Deans • - z
Tho Mas MawhinneYi
David Post,
" McCollum and Gen!
" P01ice,...........
• Door Keepers,....
" George Jessup and
A. Lathrop & C 0.,.
• Premiums,,
Jan. 26, 1858: Balance on ban
Signet, T
, -
Report of crops raised by A
water, on his farm of Sp acres
Oats,... 237 bushels,:at t7', cent5,......5107,62
Corn, i —.330 ",ofeas at 30 cents,. 105,00
Rye, ...AGO " at '1 , cents, . 120,00
Wbeat,. :25 " ,atl -, " • . 31,25
Potatoes,. 60 " at 'it " • . 45,00
Apples,.'. 75 " .of 6 118,75 cts,... 56,25
Apples,..loo " Com on, 25 " ... 20,00
Hap, 43 Tuns. $8,06 r tun,. 384,00
Pork,— .200 lbs., $6,00' pe cwt., 54.00
Milk and Butter from four ws,. BO,OO
Coim stalks and straw,.... ! • 60,0 Q
.
• -
*1068,12.
I have pastured one span w Horses, one yoke of
Oxen, four Cows, and thirty la' ad of young cattle.
. s. Sfget.l. A: If. PATRICK.'
The above report was adopt ri,and premium order
ed to be paid. 1 ~
The following resolutionsw e offered and adopted :
Rexolred, That the Track ' the fair grounds was
graded for the there purpose showing . the animals
on•exhibition at the Fair, and was not intended, or
designed to exhibit the epee of horses; and this So
ciets„hereby expresses its en ire -hostility to-any ex
ibitton of speed at its Fain': as being inconsistent
with the objects of the . Socic y. .
Resolved, That the ...Spciet request the President
to communicate to Caleb Ca - alt, Esq., the wishes
of the SoCiety, that he with raw his resignation of
life membership, and that h continuo - to favor the
Sodety with his aid r and tit While the Society sde
dine the liberal donation o red by him upon the
conditions annexed to its a ptaitce, as at this time
,
inexpedient, they most fully indorse and adopt the
!'sentiments contained in his c.mmunication. ' _
The following resolution as 'offered-and passed,
for the first time, and laid o r until the next TRW.
ing, for further action
Rejoined, That the'Atinn
kept open for Tyro Days,
the Committees be made at
Address., ohich shall bendela,
of thesFair.- M. I;
A Citiv,sme Suod
the leading organ of tor
inakes• roost rueful
downfall of its protege,
urea, howeVer„. to the .
South Carolinian was fe
antagonist, it advances,
flection: •
"This, however; is nol
A gentlenian may be , 1
huge-boor like Grow,w:
disgrice," -
The fact that Keiti,
of the same size, and th
is slender, renders the • '
ludicrous ihan its stab
spurs of chivalry - sre.d
-New Pork &mill!
Pennsylvaula slature.
'IIOIfSE - ViRiIkiiiNTATIVICS.
•;,Patirer 'Feb 5, '1857.
Mr. Chpse read In place a bill to repeal
the Lenox Road taws 1n the townships of
Brooklyn-and Gibson, Susquehanna county
rllodds and Bridgesq
Air.-Smitii;of'W;yoinlrii,'"n bill in - Tanuex
certain territory to.N.V yorning county. . - (New
Comities, clze.) •
CALENDAR or.r,haLto BILLS.
The following hilts pram up agreeably to
order :
An Act to authorize etetatots and admin
istrators to, administer oaths in certain cases.
The Hoiiie went:Juto committee of the
whole (Mr. Wilcox in the chair.) when the
bill passed coinmittee, - was reported to the
Howie - and taken up on a second reading.
Mr. Scott observed with surprise that, the
Judiciary Committee had- reported, this hitt
with a negative recommemlation. , He was
under the impression that this•was a very
important bill. He had some experience on
the subject 'and found great inconvenience
from the fact that ,ekecutora and administra
riars had tot - power to,adtuinistor oaths. In.
oases of claims against an estate, administra
tors in country districts were.put to the in
convenience of having them proved by an
oath. lie could see no good reason why
they could not administer the oaths them
selves, without being put to the incoilvenience.
of going to a magistrate.
' Mr..Goepp said' that as this bill-had been
negatived -by the Judiciary C9minittee, and
as its passage was urged, he would state
' ionic of the reasons that induced thAommit
. tee to make an adverse report. It was the
duty of executors rind - administrators to sat
isfy themselves of the Correctness of -bills be
fore .paying them. In certain parts of the
State It was customary fur administrators to
require claimants to swear to the justlea of
their-claims--but no law- required it—it was
merely a voluntary extrajudicial act. .-
hetion for perjury could be sustained against
a person taking a false oath in such ease.—
But, in many parts of the State this-practice
did not: prevail. Certainly - an executor or
.administrato r s would not be protected if he
paid a claim, upon a false oath, because it
was..his duty, to . i.attsfy himself as to the jus
tice of -every claim presented to him.• A
mere oath would not be held as such evidence.-
•ICreally bad no-effect whatever, and was
moreover calculated to mislead executors
and administrators, who would suppose them
selves justifiable - 1n paying claims when they
were not legal and never ought to be paid.—
Ile_trusted:that:the House would not pass
the bill.
Mr. Chase -had read this bill in place at
the instance of one of birt constituents who
had settled many esiates.: A -similar bill
had been introduccd•-ritithe lest session, and
was also 'reported with a' negative recom
mendation by the JOdiciary Committee.---1
Many members of the s ,House then thought
the measure eminently proper. The gentle
inan from Northampton, (Mr. Goepp,), had
~
given the views of ttiegnajority of the Com
mittee. This majority lad not been large,
and he-differed froiii it.— In many counties
of the State the Register required that the
vouchers should all be verified by oath. He
was aware that this was but a practice, and.
there was no law requiring it, but neverthe
less it was a practice which had existed so
long, and had beccitne so universal; that it
was impossible to eradicate it. As it was a
practice, there certainly could be no har'in in
• ;
empowering executors and administrators to
administer the oath.
He was aware that the legal effect of such
oath Would be nothing, bqt there -were many
such oaths. 7 -- - led of this oath not le-
Republican
ritaiy;
c farmer produces
one added to thoio
8 ought to be 'as
of debt as those
' fining Into debt.
bitt a necessary,
as possible all
buckets to catch
ast a number of
farmers to trim
or the nest.—
le trees; causing
inches cut - off are
I over; but rot ;
.ugt4t, they will
the limbs in one
I d the tree is not
- All - the bili.&intemplitted, waa, that it should
be administered by -administrators with the
same effect. -
Mr. Goepp considered the bill a.scbjection
able in (mother light. It would lead•to posi
tive Mischief. Administrators would be in
duced to pay bills under oath under the im
pression that they could not 'be made to re
fund.. The bill put it in the power of person's
to swear money into .their pockets without
being answerable for-perjury—it would be a
temptation to false swearing.
Mr. Donehoo made some remarks in favor
of the passage of the bill.
The question being; upon the passage of
the bill on second reading, it was.negativcd
by the following vote;
YEAR—Mes t srs. Armstrong, Babcock, Ben - ,
son, .Bower, Bruce ',Chia Dohnert,
Donehoo, Donnelly; J . Gilliland, Hayes,
Kincaid,latiman, Lloyd; ilt l Clain,.llPDonald,
'Negley, Nichol% Powell; Roland, Rose, Scott,
Vocghtly, Warner _ •
Nays —Messrs. -ArAhnic. Askin, Bierer,
Brandt, Calhoun, Casiner, Chriiiy, Donnelly.
James, Ebur; Ent, Ev:uns, Foster, George,
Glatz, Goepp, Hamel, Hay, Hillegas, Ripple,
Houtz, lmhrie e jrwin, Jack men ( Lawrence,
Lovett, Mangle, Miller, NM, Ntumemacher,
Owen, Pownall, Ramsey, Road), Rupp;
Shields, Smith, (Berks,) Smith, (Cambria,)
Smith, (Wyoming,) Stephens, Struthers,
Weaver, Weiler, Wells, 'Westbrook', Whar
ton, Wilcox, Will, Williams, Witmer, Wulf,
Woods-mg, Yearsley and' Longaker, Spea ffer
$166,94
305,00
100,00
$571,94
$2,5,00
7,99
29,55
2,25
6,56
9,71
....... -8,75
-10,00
9,00
.... ... 4,00
Johnson,... 3,00
16,73
354,50
•
1487,04
84,90
OS. NICKOLSON,
BALDWIN.
Pa-trick, of Bridga,
,f-iroprovedlaod. _
Votes in Congress on the Lecimp
ton Constitution.
Mans' of our readers are no doubt anxious
to kno,v how the members of - Congress, from
this State, have voted on the resolution of
Mr. Harris, of Illinois, on the reference of
the Leeompton Constitution. This vote may
be considered as- a fait' test vote, on the ad
mission of Kansas under the Lecompton Con
stitution: we therefore class those who voted
fur Mr. Harris's 'resolution as anti-adminis
tration. The following is the vote, viz:
YEAS—Anti-Administration : •
Henry Chapman, Dem.; Bucks District. •
John Cuvode, Rep., Westmoreland Distret.
William L Dewar% Dem., Northumber
land District. •
John Dick, Rep., Erie and-Crawford Dist.
John R. Edie,Rep., Somerset District:
Galusha A. iow, Rep, Bradford District.
John Hickman; Dem., Chester and Dela
ware District.. -
Owen Jones, Dem., Philadelphia and
Montgomery District. „
John C. Kunkel, Rep., Dauphin District.
Wm. Montgomery,Dera.,Washington Dist:
• E. Joy Morris,Rep.,Philadelphia (2d) Dist.
Sam'l. A. Purviance,Rep., — Allegheny Dist.
David Ritchie, Rep., Allegheny-District:-
Anthony E. Roberts, Rep., Lancaster Dist.
William Stewart, Rep::: Mercer District.
Total, 15—Reptiblican4 'lO, Dea:eras 5.
NAYS—L-Adrninistration.
John A. MI, Dein., umbel and District.
Dimmick, DettNorthumberland
District. . •
Thomas B. Florence, Dem . '
Ist District. - •
James L. Gillis, Dem., Warren District.
. J. Glancy Jdolti - Dppr4l3erks District.
Jasucts Larttly.-*' - ..9: 1 _'-.,Vltiladelp - kia 3d Dist.
Henry M. PhiltiVriVeni„ Phil'it;lth Dist.
Wilson White,Pe*,,-140ming -District.
Total—S—all Democrat& -
Fair of the SoZiety be
d that the Reports •of
ie close of the Annual
ered on the &cond day
'CATlAN;Becretary.
vox.—The Soak,
Virginia fire-eaters,
~ths in reciting tho
Keith, In refer.
statement that the
led by the fist of his
this consolatory re-
tbitiff tothe purpose.
"
6 nocked down - by a.
thcut incurring any
id Grow are shoo
t : the Pennsylyanian
apotogy more
intended. Th - e hot
wing it father Alld.
rjr.The Hospital on Blsek Island
was destroyed by fire, list libdirdikt morning.
- -fated,
ABSENT.'
Paul Leidy, Dom., Columbia District.
Wilson Reily,l - Dcm., Bedford District.
, - 'From Wash*on.
From Special Dispatches to the .Y:. Trisune.
Wssnirrorow, eb. 14, 1858 -
_The 521emocratie member ii of the Ho lie
held-a caucus last evening it the Represei Ur
tivq hall. They hid a yeti!. stormy 'm: et
ing. -, Fifty-folr membersel were prese t - ;..
among them several Anti-jtecomptonites
The' H on. John Cochrane; presided. -, r.
Stephens of Georgia in a blazing speech' ex
plained the object, of the - } M eeting to b . • a
more perfect organization o. the party in he
House, and arrangetnitnt o'fltheorder of us;
iness. SI .
After - a good deal of palaver,- Mr. ark
of Missouri said that therd was -no us in
beating about the bush , ally longer. he
question really before the ucus was t
-‘ Le
compton," and they , must etc) whettie or
not those who opposed the !Lecompton . in
„stitution should be allowed ,o remain in 0
party. • .
Upon this, there was
Montgomery of Penney-I%lu
compton in strong, ternU
against it as ruinous to the;
tv. .
_
gall
Mr. Barksdale of MissiSi
Anti-Lecompton Democrat
of -GOV. Banks-
Mr. Cox of Ohio replied that they fol
ettanother.Governor„viz: Wise.
• Mr. Caskie and other Virginians the
on pitched into Goy. right an
After - a great deal of noise and conf
the pi oceedings terminated with a spec
Mr. Marshatl• of Illinois; who pro
against making Lecompton a test of D
wy, As for himself, he represente
strongest Democratic District in the ,
States—a district which had given the
majority for Boehm - an. Suppose it s
turn out that a majority of the Dem
party were opposed 'to 'Lecomptop.
then would be read out of that party_.
was an old Democrat, and d.d not V6'l
be read out of the Party by men wh,
so lately — Ontered it that they were
dry behind the ears.
The only : business transacted by the
was to order a Committee, to be app
by the Chairman, to report a plan.of
zation and action. The caucus then a'
ed to Wednesday evening.
The Anti.Lecompton Democrats
the split in the party as irreparable,
Tar Since the organs of doughfak
this region, pfetend that the first, a
the collision bet Ween our Representatj
Keitt, was incorrect, we . publish the fol
accounts of the affitir, from Washingt
pars of a later date. the first is tr
National Era, of February Ilth, as f
Mr. GroW; of Pennsylvania, passini
- an aisle on the Administration side
Houiie, hearing General Quitman, of .
Sippil announce his desire to offer a p
tron, cried out, "I- object." Mr.
South Carolina, who was near him; i
him, "Go to your own side of the
and object." Slr. Grow replied—"
free hall, and I shall object, wherever I
—and he passed on to the area be'
Speaker's chair. here 6e was met
Keitt, who had passed down - anoth
and who asked him, " what he meant
an anwer." "Just what I said" reo
I Grow ; this is a free hall; and I sha
Lh ere ver I please." "rii _ let - you
said Mr. Kehl., trying to take Mr.
the throat. Mr. Grow struck his.
but Mr. Keitt repeated—" Fit let y
you Black Republican puppy"—"
let you know," brad Mr. Grow,
negro-driver in this hall shall crack I
ot-r-i44/92,-%.13.114tig-;llo,Vhai ha
sP;oken
attract no general attentL
Mr. Grow replied; than Mr.
towards him, and a second time trie
hini by the throat; but t?s time
knocked him down. In an instant
surfounded by Southerners, and at
moment, C. C Washburn, E. B.
Mr. Potter of kVisconsin, and othe
can members, apprehending that
- be injured, rushed to the scene and
ensued, in which many hard km
-given before it was understood ti
the object of several of the Soutl
who interfered, to prevent, not to iu
a controversy ; and the Sergeant-at
peering among them; sustained by
of -the Speaker and the members . !
order was soon restored.
Te foltowing is from the WaShi
public of February 9th:
Mr. Grow had been engaged oh the Dem.
ocratie side of the House, in co Iversation
with his eo,lleague, Mr. Ilickma . As he
was about returning to his own seati, and
passing down One of the. aisles, it. objected.
in the ordinary course of parliam • tary pro
.ceed'ings, to a resolution propose , by Gen.
Quitinan. Mr. , Keitt said fro his Seat,
"Go to your own side of the use ; you
have no busbies; here." Mr. row said,
"This is a free Hall, and ,o where
please." Upon this, Keitt left hi; seat, and
coming up the aisle down which Mr Grow
was proceeding, called Min a " 131 ! ck Repub ;
Bean puppy," and seized him by he throat.
Mr. Grow pushed his hand asid , without
striking him, however, and said, s' ply, that
the "slave-driving language ofthe antution"
was entirely out of place there. Mr, Keitt
renewed the epi:het, "Black ' publican
;p ,, ppy," itnd again seized Mr. Gr tw by the
throat, upon which 'Mr. G. kn, ek.ed him
down This was the beginning nd ending
of the matter, so far as those two entlemen
were concerned. All agree.that Mr. Keitt
commenced the vituperative lan. uage and
the personal violence.
The Washington Correspond
Philadelphia inquirer, gives the fi
count of the affitir :
Between two and three o'clock
ing, a motion 61 some kind was
Southern Member. Mr. Gro
State, objected to it. He hone
instant to be standing on what i
Democratic side di' the Chamber.
of South Carolina, evidently ver
cited, (from what cause a due rt
jndipial, terrors of an investigating
prevents me from saying, but wi
readily guessed) demande of m r ,
he interposed the objection, to
gentlem?ui replied that he chos
right to do so
Mr. Keitt then, in the most in ulting man,
ner, and with an air that no_hum n being but
himself ever did or could wear, Id him that
he had no right on that side of the House,
and •bade, him go to his own seat. Mr. Grow
• replied with commendable calms ss. that the
hall-was free to members'in eve y part, and
that he should go or stay whereve ha pleased,
and so moved quietly along. As the was
-passjag down the main aisle,- Mr. Keitt,
whose anger now mingled with, us other ex
citement,, placed litttatif before him and de
minded what he meant.by_' his last rettierk,
Mr. Grow answered that he n cant exactly
what he said, and. farthertitor , becoming
naturally indignant b' this tim and under
such provocation , said, hat he w uld not suf
fer the Whip to t held over im by any
slave driver. 'Upon this Mr . Ke . t attempted
to seize him .by the throat, b Mr.' Grow
avoided the uiptiOn, Intone it- two more
sentences - 'of similar between
akin, when Mr. Keftt.by a,ripld'ibiretnent'
effected his object.
His hand did not remain there long, how -
ever, for one vigorous and Weil directed blow
from -.his antagonist, exactly, under the :ear,
brought 'the hanghty , S;.mth Carolinian' first
to one knei; and , finally to a prostr.Ste . Posi.'
tion s .on the floor: He fell like a . atruCitiml-,
lock, - 'and' this chivalrous southern knight,
who has hitheito bluStered and bellowed
louder and' longer than all .his fellows corn.:
bined, found himself making involuntary
obeisance. to what he has so often proclaimed
to be the.object of his most exquisite horror
and disgust—a Bloat Republican t
`This.was, of course, the signal for a general
•free fight, dra- the immediate friends o'f both
parties were histintly in a grand melee.—
The combat did not last long. The Speaker
behaved as nobly as a man could under such
circumstances, and the Sergeant-at-Arms.
was at once in the midst of the:parties, with
his official mace., Order was soon restored,
'and the business - 0f 'the .House•was resumed
—everything going on as peaceably - as though,
no such interruption had occurred.
This is the whole. story, exactly as the oc
currence took place, though I might fill 6)1.
nuns, bliel as was the action, with incidents
'that would be curtou if' not instructive.—
The prominent Southerners engaged were
Messrs. Barksdale, Lamar, and Reuben Da
- vi l
Of Mississippi ; Burton Craige of North
Carolina, and others. On the -Republican
side were the three Brothers. Wasiphurne,
Kellogg, and Lovejoy. of Illinois, and Potter,
of Wisconsin. This latter gentlenian was a
host in himself. He struck right ,and left,
with both arms, and left his mark wherever
his bhms fell. He has the reputation of hav
ing "fl o ured" no less than fifteen, most, if'
not all of whom, are to-day occupied in nuts-
Mr.
Le. te3„
par-
Bare•up.
ija denouucei
; and prot
!Democratic
i t, the
ers
.ippi said th
were MI
ingblack eyes.
Most surprising of all was to`see the vene
cahie Richard Mott (the Quaker !tnettiber
from WO in the thickest of the fight. PoS•
sibly,he was there as a peace maker, and I
would not like to affirm that I saw hint strike
a blow. • The most amusing sight 'was to
witness the personal pas-agcy between Wash-
burn 'of Maine, and Craige of North Caroli 7 ,
na. The fcirmer is a little dapper man of
some five feet four or five inches, and the
latter a tall gaunt giant of six feet and a half.
While the former was just tall enough to
plant his blo,ws effectually in !fiat region of
hig opponent's person' where he is supposed
to hale carried his dinner,- the latter was
Compelled to stoop iti`orderto , reach his an:
tagnnist at all, and thus gave him art addition.
al advantage. • .
BarkeSSalt.of Missis'sippi, lost his wig at
the_first attack, and having - recovered it,phieed
it on h;s head in.a reversed position, much
to the amusement of the spectators. Davis,
of Mississippi, who• made the rabid speech
the other day, accounts forihe sable setting
around his eye tins mornin, by avowing that
ho 'accidentally stumbled 'aver a chair, but
PottPr, of Wisconsin, thinks he knows who
had a " band in it.'
Seriously there ca% be• but one opinion:
about the whole affair; and that is that it was
unfortunate and disgraceful. Mr. Grow can. :
not be blamed, or ,held in any...mariner 'res.]
porir ! ibl& An. what occurred:, After_ enditring
the insulting language used by Mr. Keitt, it
would have been too much to expect that
when he felt his rukinly grasp upon hisibrpat,
he 'should have fatiMd lo extricate himself by
the most natural means at his command.. Mr.-
Keitt's fritpds do not ,! learn,feel called upon to
sustain him, and the universal feeling is that
he was served right,• What his chivalrous
constituents will say to him when they lear:n•
that he has been knocked down on The floor
Of Congress by a Black Republican, and that
pe tamely submits, to -his punishment, I do
not know ; but,' doubt if he would to-day
find an lipnoifible man in his own 'party mho
would, under the circumstances, bear a chal 7
If i ege from hinvio Mr. Grow. Ido not,
personal ePP rehend. that any, further serious
portion of theillecP.s will grow out of any,
The South, after
bullying,. was fairly . w hi ppea, illustering and
its own seeking, and will probablYa.rre"
more quiescent. I do not think any bt'P_
will be done in letting the fact tin's be pub
licly,known, that the Northericmen now;in
Congress can, in 'an emergencyl . use their fists
equally as' well as their -tongues." •
'•aucus
I)inte'd•rgani
journ
I~
=EI
EN9
c and
owing
n pa
lm the
lbws:
down•
f the
BEM
•opOSl
eitt, of
said to
House
.his is a
'case
ire tha
by Mr,
r aisle,
3,. such
ied Mr.
I ,object
knoW,"
t row by
Iland up,
,u know,
d I will
'
Uiat no
h
as whip
passed'
so as to
1 ner had
11 COWS.
r. Gruw
he was
the same
• shbarne,
row wo'd
`a conflict
reks Were
711=1
,ern men
vite, such
-arms ap
he efforts
enerally.
• gion lie
nt of the
lowing ac-
this morn
made.by
, of. your
ed at that
called the
Mr. lieitt,
much ex
gard to the
Committee
ich may be
! Grow why
!which that
and had a
gar' . The telegraphic ,t 1 ccount which we
published last week, of the apology made to
the House by: Mr. Keitt of South Carolina!
for his assault on Mr. Grow, was so impel....
.fect that we now publiSh hisiremarks, togeth
er with those of Mr. Grow ; as we find them
in the official proceedings of Congress, in the
Globe of February 9th': : • •.
Mr. Keit!. Mr. Speaker, the, House will
remember that its proceedings during the
session of Friday were broken by nn- • un
pleasant incident. It is due to fair: dealing
_that 1 should assume upon niyself all the re
sponsibility for the act involving a violation
Of its its dignity; arid .its decorum. I
was the agizresor, and whatAwer responsibil
ity attaches to the act properly belongs to
in'e alone, It was, hoWever, casual, accident
al.; and sudden. It is also due to justice that.
I should make whatever of reparation is, in
my power to the dignity and decorum of the
House thus violated. Ido that in the ex!:
pression of my profound regrerat the occur
rence. Personal collisions are •always! un
pleasant, seldom excusable, rarely justifiable
=never in a legislative body. - •
In this connection I have hut one more ray
mark to make; and that is; if any blow As
direved at!me I ain not conscious of it.-
aria at least utterly 'unconscious of having re
ceived any. With this' explanation I part.
from the subject;
, ! Mr. Grow. Mr. Speaker, 1 have. been.!
4,ught from •my childlniod that 'all fightsi
ainotig, men are diSgrac'eful to human nature
and toe Christian community, and especially
when they occur among the law!makera•of. ft
people, in 'the midst of their deliberations.
The judgment of my riper yetis has fully
satisfied me that my edneaticin in this -re
spect; at least, ties been good •and,trree. .Yet
the right.of self-defense:l yeeognizeas one of
the inalienable' . rights of Man, to be - exercised)
on . alloecisions and under all circumstances!
where it is necessary. to protect life or. per
: i
son. At the last sitting of this House' I]
found myself unexpectedly engaged, -for the
first.. time in my life-, in a personal! conflict.—!,
To the House I tender.most cheerfully.
ever of apology is due for this _violation of
its order and decorum ; and no man . can re
gret more thanTdo that there should -have
,been any occasion for h violation of eithe(..
- -
„
COOK-A-DOODLE-D9 O !— W ho can read;the
passage at until on the-floor of the House of
Representatives, at Washington, between
Grow and Keitt,-without raising a ssliont of
triumph at the result? Hurrah for Pennsyl
vanial. and' hurrah for Grow! Let -every_
Northern man act, us Grow has -done, and
we shall-soon be rid of the bellying, stioak•
ing, fire-eating Ilibtspurs, whd only :strike
when there is-no danger, or ishon the •objitei
bf their attack is hi a defenceless positied.
Of all : men in ,Congress; Keitt veas . the ma
to be floored, and we are prondt4at a Pen t:
sylvanian,didit, and further that the gallant
Grow wait tlWriennsylvatiianl We closeais
we
bOmmenced, and shout, Cock-S.4ole
doo !---Norrisiotenlfertitkl -. : j -' .1.
' • . - i '
Go . Walker's -Lett • r tot-the Flinn
diel ' bin Antl-Leconipton Meeting..
1 OnO%En, N. J., 4 o'clock, : Feb. 8,1858.
t
1) Alt . Sitt :.In consequence of my.abses . 44-;
frot . 4 New-Yigrk; I only heardafewiiiVibinfa : - •
sini, that Windily,- theSth i44,ltis ,montb,
was: fixed as the day for the meeting *Phil.
adelphia, otthat portion of her- ind6thitable
Den oerticy,opposed to forcing the Lecamp- .
ton'' nstittition'on the people of Kansas: -J
suppo sed
it was later, My engagements -at
New York are:-'so imperative as to prevent '
any a bsence from the city, but my whole
beam will be with you.on this occasion. As
a native of the glorious Keytitone State, a s A
graduate other noble old University at Phil
adelphia, where have been spitni so .many
happy days of my
: youth anti' manbootli : l'
look so this great meeting with the deepest'
lOct .. .est. In yoUr city stands the Hall of
Independence,:and there - , on the 4sh of July,- -
?lit % was first promulgated the great truth,
thati all free government is based upon " the °
- coyLient of do governed." LO, this truth be' -
infidribed • on your banners and ;'writte on
your
; hearts. Let it be proclaimed you , •
that this great principle ' . shall , nei er. . he'
evaded by technical quibbles, not s bverted•
by . frauds and forgeries. \ ." - . . _
The real question is this, Is the 'Lecomp-i
ton Cbustitution founded on the' consent of
the,people of Kansas? Yon know it:is not,
and ! thereford any act of Congress 'adopting.
this) Constitution, is not
-admitting a State on:
the request of her peope into Union, in
accordance with the language-of the Federal
compact, but forting a State into the - Union
against her will. - Such an act would be a
clef r : violation - of the Constitution of the•
United States, of State and ; popular icoser
eignty, of.the _Kansas and Nebraska billl,andf
of the iundamer_tal principles 'ofiree goverm
nicht. ,
_.,- ;,
• 'May the noble-Democracy•of Philadelphia
unfurl to-the breeze the .banner c o self-gov:.
ernment, and under its fedds-cti' One of . the
native Sons
,of P imsylvanik I will march
with you in the r nks to the . rescue of the
1034 rties of our do ntry. °
i• . Yqurs, truly, _ . R.E.--., WALKER:. .
Col. JOIIN W. FORNEY.
_
George Bancioft, the ; historian, - a
prominent Democrat, who he'lped to elect
M. Buafanan has recently pUhliahed an ad
dress to the ptople,of-Ww ,against.
the Lecompton Constitution, from whio we•
extract the following-
The cardinal point - on Whit% ti - .c great _
qustion turns is this : is the .Lecomptor,
Constitution the choice and will= of the. peo-•
pie of Kansas ? 1 say'it is not; itndil'shall: •
prove it. The first witnesa* the - Convention.
-itself; they were urged to refer 'the matter''
t the people -the President in his high of
tide • r
pledged himself over and cl i Ver, and over •
again, to the-approbation of. that course, and -
b 4 the auth'ority and
_with the knoti-ledge of
the President, the Governer, and officers of
t, e President's appointment; qUieted the dis- .
c ntetits of the people e:f Kansas. by advo- _
c.
•
ling the necessity_of such submission! be .
fiire the Constitution could claim any validi:
ty. And yet the COnvention refused , to sob- .
nlit•its doing.; to the people ; tans confessing
it • consciousness that its work ; would be re-'
jeted.
. • -
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The second witness is the newspaper press . !
o Kansas; that press is against the Consti-
t Lion by . a majority of seven or right to
•
o ie. • j 1 • -
• . - N6xt: Kansas, by act of Congress," has a.
r ght to a delegate in Congress, ch,truecl-,with -
the duty to speak for its people.- They e : have ..
now a delegate who is undoubtedly the choice_
Of the people, and is the first.'Kawa.s.,. dole- ,
ate eYer Chosen by the people. Ile is
t ird witnesS. . - !
, a I
, .
Next; ask the line of Governors appoint-
ed by Presidents. themselves -,. Geary ; •
)Stalker, formerly Senator kern Mississippi,.
and recently proposed for aplace in the KITS- - - 1
eiritPre-ident's Cabinet,and highly commend. .
(Id 1. - the President himself; Stanton, so
hitely a . fiber of Congress from Tennessee,
r •
all agree. • • aid-1 would not fear to ask. De-
, Leri the,presen 'ncumbent; he will certify
ttt_ e'en a fractio of the party against the ,
t h an -Atte° Constitutt is more numerous •
1. Fifth: Tik. °f it s.frie ' 5 - ' '
ly, thanks to 'Nr - i: r ik ( 3:9 l Ka ,as. now luippi- ,-
. I :Legislature indierputablY 4 S : 'ton, "have a
people; and so soon:-as tliqese
,ing: that •
their voice, they protested agaiar „lift up
compton Constitutio'n. , -
Sixth : Those State Officers who recei 'ed
the largest numlier of votes at the election
on the 4th - _of h nu.ary last; have likewiSe •
sent their r-protest to Congress. -'.
Seveoth : The voice of the people_of lan-. .
sits itself should be'.heard. On the - 4iti - of
January_ they repaired to the polls undeOpe. -
ordinary circumstances -of solemnity:, _ Tie. ,
President had sanctioned the:proceedings by.. ;
his special protection -; the Legislature and
Denver took care that the Vote should be an , .
honest one, and by that vto it appears that '
an civerwhelinin6, majority lof the people of
Kansas reiect the Constitution of Lecomp
ton.
So then w have seven sets of .witnesses
against Lecompton : the circumstantial :evi
dencect IA the . Lecompton Convention; .the
Katisas press; the 'Kansas. delegate in Con= .
cress ; the series of Kansas Governors four
in one year ; the j Kansas Legislature ; 'the'
Kansas People. All, all 4eClare that the
People of Kansas reject ttT Lecompton con
stitution, .
If I could hope that the' )s.oo' of one, so
'humble.as Myself could teach` the presence
of 'one so high as the Presideni
,of the Uni- ,
ted Skates,. I would entreat him - to -lend_ his.
ear reverend.), and hear 4tict re4re4cctber
voice ..pf the .people - of lianas,: hOweYer tow
ll,-they may seem in the log cabins and hoineS
that they have made tbr themselves in the
wilderness. What they have 'accornplished.
there. under unexampled trials aud difficolties.
is the.miraele of the age, A comnionwealth,
in all its fair proporticins has.grown up, as it
were, ithlhe If the,,President of
the United States yeilLhave" peaceful Ad.-
. ministration ; if he will; by and by, have
dignity in retirement if he will itand wall
with the world: of -mankind ; if, 'like NNash
ington and all our great Presidents, if he
asishei to stand•wenwith posterity, lei hint
respect the will of the people, of Kansas."
SPECIE HoMman.--There never was a pe
riod in the hiStory of our country, when so
'hitch specie
it
ns 'at the present
tihie' Indee' it is contended by the Ne - W
York,Evening Post,,that the specie now 'in.
the United Siates eieecds the bank-note cir
culation. It is estintited that, there is:aboutt
- . 0 10,000,000 of ctrin outside , Of the hanks
_and in the hands of the poodle:. The arimunt
in. the banks is estimated at. 660,000,000
tnakin'g a total of 8.1;60,000,0Q0. The Secre
tary of the Treasury Nits dtiWn the, bank
note circulation at $21.4,060000. 'Thus, it
appears'that the specie exceeds. the hank' cir.
etdatiQn to the nmount, of $46,000,000. The
country is certainly rich. - 'There is an abut!•
dtmen of money.. Confidence is all that is
wanted to bring it out. ,
A series of resolution's apprOing the.
course of Senator 'Douglas in relation to Kan
sas, have been introduced into the California
Legislature, and it majority of the petilocrat
in leaders and newspaperit side with Douglaa,
againstlthe adminlstratibn,
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