, F 4 ' •?f="!... TitifollowinitoWtrit w en t recteivel4) 1 the Committee tifthii‘ - lCiitsuth banquet. at Philadelphia : 17 ..' - ‘-':-',- rl'•;'- AV, , Mr. 1111ChttianiUtter. ;. ' " ---- I ' WiIEAVLANII, near Latmaster,2Bd Dom:; iii: Genilemets;l— have . : teen ,lenored '' by your invitation, on behalf of Vie caniinitteel ' of arrangement; to attend the Itosstith bait , quet, id Philadelphia, on Friday next.. I regret indispensable engagements will de . privo'bie sof the'pleasure and the privilege of eepreisingin person, on that very inter esting tension my warm sympathy. and Iti6 admiration for Kossuth and for Hun- WY- - .''- =' - - i . _,' - _.lli common _ With: our countryince; I wit teased With deep interest the eemmenee ;i:ffient,of the heroic of Hungary: to „Assert and-to maintain her ancient national independence 'against the Renee of, Reps ' -horikl,:lrraiq: : 'VV,lien in the. progreas of Ihiastrnggle it became manifest that under the guidance of Governor Kassab the in atitutions.of Hungary. which had kept , the peasants in servile subjeetion; were - to be forever; rib :dished i and CAS odown-tredden race - were to be elevated . ;to ~ the dignity: • equality and TrivilegeS of. freemen, - every American heart b l eat with intense anxiety • for the,Seocetia of the glorious cause: Sym pathy- to the same extent has never . been felt amongst us for any foreign. people, ex cept those of oppressed Ireland. The in. tervention'of Russia, however, in violation . of theelearest principles of the law of 'na- 1 ' tieni, his, for the present, tdighted, all the bright prospects,which the heroism of Hun gary had raised, Yet one gond-effect may follow from the unjustifiable interference of - the.Cser. This may teach the people of western Europe to place faith in the pre dietions, of Napoleon, that Europe must bedome either Republican or. Cossack, and thus arouse them ,to a sense of their com, mon danger. . ,' If , they would: live as free men, they moat be willing to die like tree teen under the standard of human liberty, in whatever portion of their continent this may be unfurled 2! The great struggle would seem, now to be inipending: and may, Heim; en protect the right I may the -cause of human' liberty prove triumphant; and may Hungary emerge from the conflict, under the guidance of her patriotic and enlight ened Governor, n'free, an independent, and a 'powerful republic 1 ' - - - Yours very resnectfollv, ' JAMES BUCHANAN. To the Committee. CuseitslELD, Dec. 16tb, '5l, G-entlemen HYOur letter of the 'l3th instant inviting me to be, present at a ban quet to be given .to Governor Kossuth..ou the occasion , of his intended visit to Phila delphia. came to hand this morning. I re gret in say in reply, gentlemen, that the constant demands which are being .'made en Lai time, render it quite impossible to comply with your , request. I should he much pleased, if circumstances permitted to avail myself of this opportunity of see- ing the groat Hdngarian patriot, and: hear him advocate the cause of his down- trod . den country in Such terms of eloquence as only a Kossuth jean use. The man and the great principles which be represents are alike calculated to awak en the liveliest interest in bis cause. It may be that the Governor, seeing only, the people, has mistaken the real feeling of the English government in reference to his country: It may be also that the denion stration made id this country on his arrival has excited in his enthusiastic heart, ex pectations of good for his people which can not be realized-the policy of , the, govern 'anent may forbid the employment of prac tical aid in the promotion of his great cols sion—but this should not restrain our feel ings of 'admiration for the man and the cause. Who with an AMerican heart in -bins, looking at the career of Kosiintb, and the, history of las Country for the last few - years, can restrain within reasonable limits bis expressions of deep sympathy for the :bero - and his country. I know that the 'people of Philadelphia will, give him such a welcome as will be a great indication of the feelings et the entire. State. Thad fondly - boned that the Hatton wOul'd give him , an undivided welcome through the• medium of Oonkress, He 'is the representative of a great principle, ;which the American people universally approve—of a. cause which they admire—and hence the fitness of a national welcome. I regret that \there Amid have been any diversity of opinion amongst the .sbernbers of Congress on the Subjimt, nor undeistacdcanfi Why therp should - be so - tnuoh sensitiveness manifested in reference to the feelings of Austria and Russia on ibis point. Our policy is not to interfere with the affairs of other. governments—to • allow al4-independsnt States to make such disposition of themselves as they may deem . proper. Hungary was prostrated through Abe violation of this principle, and I can --see nothing inconsistent with our dignity or dangerous to the'peace of the -country, in the declaration' at this time, or any other, that we dislike the violation of- this faior he Palley on the part of other •nations.— Should England and the United States unite to restrain Russia, they would .do so on Principles already practised by that goy- , ernitientand on this point she could have no great cause of'complant. The great mig non of our-government is to.-extend. the - principles of republicanism—why should sbe remain silent when her great cause - ilia 'cause of humid rights .acd -of justice, is being trodden-d,own by lbw iron heel of' despotism. Al l treaty Stipulations and well ''':defined principles of , internittionai slaw, should be serdpulonsty obserced—rthia is ---ilemanded by- justice and good •faith—but these do not properly interfere with eaten shin Ofra hearty national greeting to , a great • exiled hero, who is devoting bis life to the proinotion of a principle, which'thiAmeti. ...;eatipeople approve, nor prevent us rebuk ... ging ;a _tyrant for,acconiplislaing his purposes, .S 1 the txpense of justice and correct :na ,tionalpolicy. That you may prosper Kos suth' and -his Cause is -my hope: • With many thanks for the, • honor - een feni,ed 'Tipton metiyi . )*lf flattering invita;• tion, , I remain, getlemen, -very truly. your fellow-citizen,. _ WM. BIGLER. To the Committee, - :sfir"A horrible ' accident - ,socerred .1 - ..[Ceptre 'Street, City.% on Monday iwincb six 'children were Killed end several wounded The accident toot-oam under Cironnistancoa Ter) similar to that. ye 'oobool, Grooawich Avenue.- d " ~ ~~d.. ~' " ARE , -„, inciatA • Irlatictartat Vircuratlon is* - Northern . 01Pri_ wartaa—lol2 Coples:Weeklyt , _ " THIJUSIDAV, JArAllpEc-141,115Z! The . Law of NO - wop .-, PUbserlbers who do net glee, eipreskieelek to the enutts 27, ar c- c ° , ll *FF44 .1044 n -to eafitkili4illt gubreripth.- ins . • - 2. It subteen.' order the discontinuance of thelille per!, the pnbUsher may continue to send them till Id/ urrearages are pal& ' • ' If intiier~iiers negieet or ietaee in fake their pert tram tli - e Wilco `where they. are directed, they are held responsible until they hari ordered their papers dlsecintined and settled their bills' - - A If subscribers remote to, other pacer *Rhone forming the. pablieher, sad the paper I. 'sent to tho for. mer direction, they are IP:anyone:Wk.. • . • ••• 5. The Courts have decided that refacing to take; tt paper or periothearfroni thrOtEler,Or remoiing and fear ing it uncalled for 'elate 1n arrearsto the pubhshei, evidenie of.intentionalfrand:4• • 6. Any person !hp receives a newspaper end =kilt' use of It; whether ho his:steer ordered It sent or not, ti held In law to be senbserlber. • -.- • - • •' tF• 7. The Courts have also repeatedly:decided. Mit* Postmaster who neglects to perform his duty .otgiving reasonable noti c e, as rev:Lira by the regulations of, the Postollee department; of the 'neglect of s person to tahe from the office, newspapers addressed to hire . ,,iend+ himself liable to the publither for the imbscription '"The name of the Post Office ,at .1111 lardsville, this 'county, has' been changed to Glenwood. E. R. - Grow i • s Continued Pea Master. Air fkir We . publishedafeWriveeks since the weight i of ditTerent hinds of train. took the article from another paper "and ripe!) ex amination Of it we.find, for this State lit least, _that it, was erroneous! in some partieulars.— the legal weight of ntheii is 60 pounds per bushel;.Rye, 58Z; Corn, 56; Oats, 32. We publish in another column- a communi cation from an and true Demoerat upon the subject 'of changing our County Conven tion to a later time than usual. The remarks of the gentleman alluded to, We are sure, will find a response from the whole party: The reasons for so doing nre so many and earnest, that we doubt not the change spoken will, meet the views of the whole Dernocl t cy pf "Observer's" the county. observer's" suggeStio that the Delea tes 81104 be elected - with nn , un derstanding of the matter, We luipe will be heeded, and that some action will be taken in Convention. . Ur The Mes.sage ot Gov. Johnston ) may be found on our fourth Pae:, By the tone of the Document we judge that the patrietism of the Governor hes become- rather icy. He talks crustily, and cross, much like lam school boy who cuts his-lesson short by an emphatic "darn it." There is but one worthy sugestion, of any importance, in it, and that is in refer ence to the speedy completion of. the North Branch Canal.' He disposes of "small 'notes" on the principle that" the hair of the dog will cure the bite,"—the issuing ,of the same 'lays our own Banks. As the Message is shoit and easily comprehended, we urge oar readers to peruse it carefully. - .. For. very good reasons we have hereto rime been silent in reference to the war that is be ing waged among the Press of the State, to quite an extent, growing out of.thePresiden tial question. We ao not .now intend to in terfere with any particular man or his opin ions; nor do we intend to take any one to task for opinions that he honestly entertains.L To hold such is his right, and to.give ex pression to them,—to 'provoke Manly discus sion 'thereby, : is his prerog,etive, There are bounds, however, to discussion; bounds that cannot be passed with profit to the subject and honor to the disputants ; and, in all candor, We have been pained to see those limits disregard ed,—unlmppily so,—in the canvass now going on in the State for Delegates to the . fourth of March Convention. - ' From the early agitation of the, Presidency in Pennsylvania, we ,saw that th4re was dan ger to be apprehended from men who always "have zeal not acco r ding to knoWledge," but most ardently hoped that oer fears might not be realized.' And while we accord to every man his preferences, even though they might be as many as there are voters in the Common wealth, ire suppostd, and hoped, that when the test came all avould.bovi in cheerful sub mission to the will of the majority. -We sup- , posed this first principle in the democratic creed Would be recognized, and that choice be folly endorsed by the. party in , whole. it should be so ;—the high interests and over shadowing considerations of the party demand it-i—reierence for onkprineiples ; reSpect and veneration for the triages ofthe Denroarach— and above all, the titaliinterestsof thi country, living hopes and future glory demand it, because all these.depend upon the rervendeney df the Democracy and lbeir principlks. Who I can doubt it? , - j Why then, we aski,do we see such mantes. • tations of malignity 'on the part of the , friends of Mr - Cass towards theee of Mr; Iltrearas, in Pennsylvania? I `WhY in many instances, doss the Democratic Fre:lo fairly put to shame the Whig slanders of the the last thirty years, . against a man who has far that period of _time steed most conspicuous lin-the front rank of the party? ' What puradse IS to ; be served by traducing. JAWS• 1317C11413, whom the Do; moiraey of thaGtate haVe folded to their arms lithe nod, pointing his brilliant ca ner in the State and Nation, have satd,beheld our 4 favorite son 0 :Has that " sot)", rebelled' ilrai* the parent that he needs Stich abastise• meat?_ Do the interests of the .iiartj' require, that those : who hare been. made:its pillars, and been aeknowledged its Ornaments should _thus - be scandalized in the house-!oftheii!;.friendsli And, further thls; dOes success, of !'c'tne °tiler candidate upon sieh•avo eaey _lf so, we have only, •tesay. , ,titot we re.. gad his claims, for the Office he seek* TS poor Dfr::Bucu,asairtmd s {s:right lo; place himself 4ieforailie- country:4ra A - - candidate for-.that [high,Ofieei arid Gem Cus hate same right; jlaut, to ''our zniud, there 2is to • their iik— , .:‘ , i.. nm*t. - , , ', - ' 7: 11 . .. 4 ' ' 't a:aliiii,..E'' '' ' ' Messrs. Bqdmian and Cass. . _ . eights; and neither t iby_their, friend, has aright 1 to attemPt each. a _44ll£olllllld 'distraction of thb Detiocratie, pertY as le endanger its- sue. *es Itt the Cinipaigal : . 11either has a right to tithe, or persist li l a eoursi,that• must event°. tite In such „a 'result. No man's personal feel= . lilts have any 10tiness in the political:field, where the'greafinteresta of ' the 'whole party are put in jeopardy.hy . thern, and wp cannot regard Putman who_thrusts the.tn there with Ft lenient eye. ,.•,-_ r Again we islc;Ao" the friends of tin - CASs, conceive it necessary for e his succest that such a course of detraction should - be, adopted t- - - Was it, or is it necessary I Do not reason and all considerations, point to a directly apposite course, as most conducive to: the -interest of their candidate; as 'well as Ifi parruneurit in terests of the party t Most certainly siW Mr. BtICIIAZiAN has stood too prominent in our par ty,--too. prominent iri'• peaition Velem", the • whole country to be stieeessfully-' assailed in 1 that way. _The great trusts heretofore repos ed to !di charge, are 'of,thcitaielves - full - and impregnable answers to such grossiinputations as have been cast upon him ,by a portion: of the press. It cannot result in good to Gen. CASs, nor do we think such to be its inteni. The Only, and unavoidable result of. it is, to disturb the harmony of our flatly, distract its councils end endanger its success, and those who carry it on must be convinced of tho bet. Such beingour Opinion we protest against it in the name of 'the Democracy' of ,the State and Nation. In the name of these_ principles endeared 'by the 'remembrance 'of--so many hard.fotight contests to maintain their suprem acy; and which have so signally blessed Our country and proapered her people, we protest against such a reckless disregard of the inter ests of the party whose mission it is to pro mote their welfare. . - In oar judgment, no politiqd considerations govern . those engaged in thi No manner matter. _ one can fail to see from the manner in which_ it is carried on, that:there exiit personal feel -10Z --personal animosity 'at the . bottom of it. No man could let his judgment so far run wild, Izt*o make such bitter personal attacks, heir ever zealous he might feel in the cause of an other, was there not some'long-treasured mal ice at the feundation. This will'appear plain to r any one and that the Democracy of Penn sylvania must he burdened with the personal afrairrof any man,—that for such reasons they should be Aistracted.and weakened, we cannot submit to witheut a word of opposition. ( Mr. BUCHANAN has, in effect already tarried , the State; . Why then, do not those men who oppose him, submit with manliness, inFtead of being engaged to put missiles into the hands ! of the -Whigs to be pied should ho be nomi listed by the National .Convention? If their opposition to Lim grew out of pOlitiel consid erations would they not do so ? :Had they that real love for the triumph of' the party whose principlesthey.profess, would they not bow in submission to the will of the majority of that party, caring more for the triumph of principles than men? It seems to us so, we can regard it in no other light. In making these remarks , we have been gov erned by no , unkind feelings towards any can didate. As a Democrat and a partizan we can but speak out against suel . 4onduct as we have alluded to. We consider i3uch gross imputa tions as are being made fp reference to Mr. Bucttanas, as reflecting nion the integrity and purity of the Democratic party. By that he has been sustained over and over again in the most prominent positions, and by that party in this State will be be presentld to the National Convention for the highest office on earth:-- If he be so corrupt and Mercenary as charged, then most that party be' very corrupt in choice of a leader. As a Democrat we indignantly ippel imputations that admit of such an infer eneo. Such is the natural and legitimate Work of the Whigs ;—a work that Democrats should abstain from. We cannot believe that Gen. CASs sanctions, 'Many !manner such "rt course' as has been adopted by his pretended friends in' this mat ter. We think him too honorable, too high minded, and too pure a Demociat - Those who are foremost in the work of detraction and distraction, we regard as influenced by personal considerations, and they have seized upon the reputation of General Cass to aid them to earry out their designs = regardless of the consequences to their Pretended favorite. His prospects may be ruined;-The great Dem ocratic party may bleed at every pore and its principles be crashed to the earth,—it matters hot, only , that a malevolent spirit is•gratified. Lancaster for Buchanan. Nothing: ha been more common for the past year than tho assertion, by Gen. :Coin ozr•and his frie n ds; that -Mr...BCCIIANAR could not carry.Laneaster,bis own county,. for Del. eg,ntee to - the State .Convention.: Anathemas deep . tl !mid were showered Upon - the heads of the *gates, to the late Iteading and Har risburg Iconventions because of the- exclusion of ithe Delegates: elected by the CAMERON; F'Ssiria, and anti•Buenssair'seetion partjr . ,in that county, who were. represented as] - the front and main body. of the Democracy, of Lancaster, while the other wing was so men- ger in ninnbeis and.influence that it - could mar- 1 , . ry scarcely township at the polls.; We tho't those Conventions acted conscientiously and honestly; and have awaited the issue- at the polls When' thei„ queition - should . Some . fairly -before the Denremey - that enunty to:Ala- Position, With no little anxiety. , "That issue - ha been decided,--it, was pre-1 seritedto . theunderstanding of emery; Demo-1 . cent in ; the county , an d thS `verdic t is unmis-.1 . • lakable.. - _,w.reiani it ai - n. verdict, agabiat.l disorganization;" am ,and earnest protes t by the Democracy of that - glas4ous old - county; against those men Whose: - .lionduet *Calcida.l, :ted,: if Pmistid anti inlituager,the - future 'eon* of onr-Tarty in' the- it: in well nndeistoOd'abui,that: thef men w:116, are lending Sri tJiis crusade are 1 . the came who _,' staavtk . fatal State • tieiet , j.inat..'6,ll:-:..that7.giefeateit: lion. _ • • .-.• • Jetathlt_eistit*ixithat keleis - 4 1 4 iii 6 n ll s• able Democra ' sni we " " thy'" result just { ieca:o4fitit. .-*iil4*lo4 l ii4 = tiiii l 4by the Liniiso444oaineFrait . :4l4:-.:l ! antiiator., hat lionli4ktbilol!o*tAinuttt . for . tii elec.; Lion .ol beiAito:a Al - strict : s' of that County, to meet in county Convention for the pipes° of electing Delegatei tithe fourth' of latiMh-.Convention., Buchanan Delegates tire elected . in flirty Districts, - Mid . CassDele;; gates infive Districts We believe ourlnfor matlei is ,cOrMet,'OadWe ask now whit hag booOloe. of "the Democtudyr iOr.Laticaster County's, - Both -11 - oniaa of the Pennsylvania Leirisla 7 tura cativenid TuesdaY, January 6th, na nounoed,in onr fast number. The Muse 'or. ganized by.the election of fous Sr. Rani, of Armstrong; Spalker, by, a vote of 36 to 34.. -Messrs. -Acker rind Bonham conducted - the Speaker elect. to the chair, when he addrCased the House as foilaws : , ' den4?irez . lpite Houie of:Reirseniatirei-- I feel:deeply•ltinpreased With.lthe - ,honer you have juit'coureirtd'upon Me in . selecting tne: to preside over the delibertte ; is of this .Imiticit 1 Of the Legislature. : _l tally appreciate,' gentle- Men; the importance the Unit' reposed in Me, and 'entertain a prefound,iente of the re sponsibility attached to it• If, in the discharge of the functions of the office with Which you have invested me,' shall' fall into error, as I : doubtless'iVill; I invoke your kindness to attribute it town error Of the &nitrather:MAW to the heart.. • • - I can,'at least, pledge you, gentleinen;:that will diSCharge my-duty,' and my whole duty to every, member of the HOuse wittistrictimpar- We haioassembled in this Hall, gentlemen, as the chosen representatives of the freemen of a great and - powerful Commonwealth', the second. State, in the Republic. A State vast in her mineral resources, and her agricultural wealth: A State, proverbial among her . sis, ters for the industry, skill and enterprise of her citizens ; . distinguished as well for.her 4;6- gard mid attachment to her own organic law, as for her ardent devotion to the Constitution of our - national Union. We have delicate and important public duties assigned us; ive are the political guardians of her highest and dear est interests, and must cherish; and .yrotect them: Upon our legislative .action here much of her future prosperity and greatness may de- pcnd.' • • May ive discharge those duties in such a manner as will meet with -the cordial 'approval Of our constituents, and; at the same time, promote the general prosperity and welfare of the Commonwealth. The Oath of office was administered.to the Speaker by Mr. 'Acker, and he, in turn,swore in the members present. , - Jan. 7.--The first business in order was the -election of Clerk and other minor officers.— William Jack-wee elected Clerk on the first ballot: He appointed as his Assistant Wm. S. Picking, of York county. He al.co appoint ed as Transecibing Crerks, Wm. L. Gray, of Philadelphia, Charles Stockwell, of Bradford, John A. Cummings, of Fayette, Richard H. Alims, of Dauphin. For:Serge:lnt-at-arms, Henry W. Crotzer; for 'Messenger, Joseph Esling,er - for Door Keeper, Jacob. Coleman, were elected'. Since the organization the House_ has been engaged in matters of private interest principally, with the exception of the passage of al . Resolution inViting Kossuth to visit Harrisburg, which he has accepted, naming last Tuesday as the day. SENATE.—The Senate did not organize the first day by reason of Hamilton, the Native Member, holding the balance of power, he "scattering . ' his vote. IL A. Muhlenbury, of Berks was the democrat nominee, and Walker of Erio the Whig. The second day Walker was elected, Messrs. Baker and Guernsey re- fusing to vote, and Hamilton voting with the Whigs. We are not at all surprised at this result, nor at all grieved. We want no Native American Senator to assist in electing Democrats to office. We do not want our party holden to that illiberal, and narrow min ded faction. Let the Whigs and Natives fra ternize for they are, politically, congenial spir its. We only *ant voters to salt these things down as they transpire. Congrpss. Both Houses seem to be busily engaged in the transaction of private business. Nothing of a general character, such as would interest our readers to the exclusion of other important matter, has transpired since our last issue.— What has become of Gen. Foote's Compro mise Resolution; in the Senate, we have lost sight of. Whether the General took it with him to Mississippi, or whether it reposes on the table subject to a call to resurrect it is more than we can tell.. We should like to have it come up,- as it would give the chance for a "clip" at it. . For the Montrore Democrat Massa& Enricuis—Since the last .Ceunty Convention, I have thought much of, the im portance and propriety of attempting. a re formation in our , p6litical, matters ; . and espe cially the time of holdin our' Convention for the nominatiorZ'of our County 'Officers &c.—: -I have conversed with several,. and , ,suggeated the propriety of holding them at some other time than on the evening . of Court week, when every thing is confusion and haste, and have not, as yet, heard a dissenting,voiee.. Certain ly, if - -our political principles are correct, they' are worth carrying out in ,their length and breadth. It has 'frequently been the case* that delegates have been appointed as tuaclObtai commodation as any-thing, because they have %business at Coarti and 'can ‘,!attend about as well as not. If, UM order of things, can, be changed- 7 -our Conventions held eta titue when the business can. be' ransacted with duedelib eration, would 'it'net. be - - much. better? : The object of ; this communication not :to , . , OM ; controversy,lMt 'merelk-.o..seggest a change in the, orderof things. WoUld it not bO proper :at the approaching: delegate meet- , irt,o-throtighout.' the eetintY, for the people' to , 'lnstruct thedelegatettio - that effect, and a full. eipression of the opinion-of4l;e people May be had cia - the . Subjeet The-Standing Com inittee strould.feel more at filferty, to:rippoint a time itiiecord4ao. with the wishes of the .pep- It hasbeen suggested: thatithitlat::of tiitePtember would i:ie.eorlyettough to : hold oar CoOventioni and let it beta general principle. that'whoeyor should :be appointed 4olog4tesi ao orriMairOircumstance should - preient - theM from attending„;'-' •••Apt. OlisiavEmi ' im.lt!air,l2;--1852; • rgr: The Dem Oeutie National Central Coen: mittekhave recommended- Tueaditi the. , first day of /nee next as the s tint% and Baltimore as the place, for boldin g the 'net!, -Natiolla Movqments of Kossuth. :Wherever the great Magyar goes the great entitnsOnfis created. • Het seems to Win all hearts to his cause by p i resenee ; if; iri dee4,-We may : be allowd tc;`'ecept; the Prot= dent, who received him with markedeoolness. It is evidentihat Mr."Fithnoto feanithe . frowns 1 of the 'Russian Minieter, and the Southetn Slavocracy, but Mr. Webster seems to have netedmoro from the generous itnpulms qf en American heart. The Banquet given by the . Members of 'Congress - was worthy tho occa sion and -circOrnstances. Webster's, speech was well received. We should, be glad 'to publjah the proceedings and would do so had we Space. Prom Washington ,Kossuth . goes to. Harrisburg by invitation of the Legislature. Ito was expected there Toesday last, and will proceed from thence to Pittsburg. • Heelio intends to pais through the great valley of the West._ His objeCt is to, appeal to die people in behalf of bis cause, and thus prepare the way for future action. k. A very large meeting was held in:Philadel phia the 3d inst.,.for - the pnrpodo . of - giving "material and financialaid tojlungary." was enthisiastic 'in the extreme. Among the letterssreed . in reply to invitations,. from distinguishedmene notice one which per hapi.Will be read , with more interest by our readers than any other, and we have not space to . cop . Wasurso.rox, :Tannery Ist, 1852. , Mr. John W. Ashmead, et. al.—Gents. With plea Sure I acknowledge the receipt of yours; kindly tendering me an invitation . to " particiPate (on the thirdinstant) in the pro ceedings" a a meeting of the. citizens of Phil; adelphut, for the purpose of "giving substan tial aid-to the cause of Hungary.'l regret that my duties and engagements here will pre vent my being present at that time. My-best wishes, however, will attend your efforts, and trust your success will be" worthy the Cradle of Liberty.' While it is the pride of our nation that she always, in good faith, pays her debts, there is ono debt the. Atherican can never dis charge—a debt of gratitude to the generous foreigners, who in the darkest hour . of our country's _struggle's, 'leaving their homes and their kindred, came nobly to the rescue, and snatched the Young, Eagle from the grasp of the Lion. - They came from Poland, Fr.an'ce, Gerniany, and Ireland, to fight the !of man. The names ;,of foreigners - are recorded side by side with• tbose of our Jefferson and Hancock,-On the great chart of human_ rights. They stood shotrister to shoulder with our fath ers in the first lifid. second war of' Indepen dence, and their blood alike crimsoned our battle fields. It is proper the children should pay the debt contracted by our fathers. And what place more fitting-for honoring that claim ,than the spot where American Independence was first proclaimed, and almost within sight of the soil that drank the blood of a wounded Lafayette. Wishing you all success in your laudable un dertaking, allow me to close with the follow ing sentiment— The Martyrs of Liberty—The soil baptised with their blood is consecrated to. the rights of man. With great respect, I am yours, &c.; G. A. GROW. John W. Ashmead, Richard Vaux, and others, Committee, &c. VET - The inauguration of Governor. BrGLEn will take place the 20th instant. Great prepa rations are being made for the event, and a most splendid military display will take place. Several companies from Philadelphia wilt be on the ground, and others front other places; the whole, we understand, to be under the command of Maj. Gen. Wyncoop, of Mexican war celebrity. Ems" It is said that two-thirds of the Dele gates to the Baltimore Contention from the State of New York are in favor of ex-Secreta ry Marcy for the Presidency. Kentucky has elected delegates_ understood to be for Gener al Butler. SMITH O'BRIEN, MITCHELL, MEAGHER; AND THE hem EXILES.—We are pleased to see that the London Times, and several other leading newspapers in England, refer in terms of commendation and respect to the great meeting held- in behalf -of the Irish Patriots in this, city on Wednesday the 19th day of,November last. There is. I we sincerely trust, every prospect for the, speedy, release Of these noble but unfortu nate gentlemen.: We , We are informed that the address arlopt ed by the meeting referred to, has been since transcribed on parchment, signed by the officos of the meeting in behalf of the citizens, and placed hy Robert Tyler in the bands of Governor Johnston, to be present ed by him, tinder the resolution of the meet ing, to the President of the United States. The President, perhaps, will act in the premises, without the intervention of Con gress; if not, Congress should turn its at tention to this subject at once, as one of the most praiseworthy and popular acts of Justice and Mercy combined, that ever yet arrested the prompt consideration of the intelligent. Representatives of tne American people. The government mediation sug gested, is one entirely of an amicable char acter, depending on the courtesy and good will subsisting between nations, and.on be humanity of the'age; and whatever differ ence of opinion there May exist in the country about the doctrine of non-interven tion,_there are none whatever as to this subject. All desire its accomplishment.— Pennsylvanian. A SEA FOUNDGING.-ThC following touching incident is related in a private let ter from Yarmouth. dated the 7th ult„ writ ten by a lady, and giving an account of the disastrous resnits,of the late shipwrecks upon the east coast: —" Last Friday, a dear little babe, aupposed to be ahout four months old, was, picked up in the roads of Yarmouth. 'lts long clothes prevented it from sinking ;it was fast asleep. and al most benumbed with cold. There was no trace of any ship 'in sight, or of any heat for miles round; and : , it is supposed :tbat the vessel from_:which it had tr bee-thrown had sunk, and'that all hands - perishod.;— The captain who picked it up lives at Yar mout s, and intends to rear it as his awn. He allows the people, Who come in crowds, te see it, and I-have seen it amend therea t: , It is a sweet babe.-4141 Advertiser. - `E. Railroad. Great Bend Dope!.:: Trains . tour; East • Atari. Night ZIP.; Cattle.. Way Yri. Coal .Trr , 3.40 A: It., 4.22 4.1 f. 10 X. 6.16 Trains Ming Wert. - _ sun, zp*.. may. - cud* way Fri. , coal Tra 5,41 11,50 r.s. 4.= A.n. 0.0 r. The Arctic Expedition. Dr. Kane who. was attached to the Alp erican Exploringl Expedition. Is delivering a course of lectures on the interesting sub ject at the Sulitbsenian institute inVasb ington. fii4 r in the Nationa/ tntelli genet a brief report of the first two -lec tures, from whictr,we extract the follow. ing : • - ".Thelropie is full of interest.. For the first time we were made., aware Of the ge ographical importance of the Arctic ocean -an ocean whose area exceeds four and a half milliOns of square miles, and whose tributary rivers drain tilarger country than the Indus, tbe Granges, the Mississippi, and the Orme* combined.' --. " In discussing the much vexed question of the cui, bona of these Arctic eipeditions, Dr. Kane, after citing in detail their value be contributions 6 g eneral science.observed that the cod-fiishery of Newfoundland grew out of the voyage of sir Humphrey Gilbert; the northwest paseagO of Davis opened the whale-fishery. -of; West Greenland; arid Frobisher pioneered Hudsen to that great bay, which , now margins the most lucrative fur company of the ago. - - "Sir John' Franklin was last seen in Baffin's Bay, in July, 1845, , moored to an iceberg and awai t ing an opening to the , east. By .a strange concidence, the, Ara -erican expedition I was imprisoned for,.two successive seasons at the same spot. The next traces of his onward progress, were the sad niemoriale of his firsttqinter en campment,' at the mouth - of Wellington Channel, a large inlet opening towards the north ; and here Dr. Kane, after describing the scene, which he was among the first to, visit, expressed his conviction that the mis sing vessels had proceeded in the early' summer of 1846,' up, this inlet-to the an known regions of the north. This seems to us extremely Probable. The American expedition, in I fact, drifted helplessly in, this very direction. They attained .a lat tilde (75 deg. 26 mini north) never before attained on this ineridian by keel of Chris tian ship, and there saw the dark water sky that indicated the plena or open sea advocated by Lieut. Maury. It was this painful and helpless drift to the north that urged upon Dr, Kane and his comrades the conviction of Franklin having pleaded them upon this cry passage," '• Franklin was ordered by the B ri t ish ', Adrnirality, to proceed through Lancaster Sound for same, three hundred and fifty to a - Cape : called Walker; thence he was to steer to the southward and west wards towards Behring's Straits. Failing to accomplish this, be was ordered to at tempt a passage to the north: by Welling ton channel. Dr. Kane, by a series of 'practical arguments, which seem to us al most conclusive,' shows that this was the passage which be adopted, and we see, al though a few of the English officers differ with him in opiUlon that the recent publi cations of the' British press fully sustain this view. The position of Sir John Frank lin's first "winterquarters, at the very south of this channel,' is conclushe as to the fact of that' jailiciaus commander having con templated its future navigation. It was the alternative enjoined by his " orders," and the lecturer detailed many facts to show that it was a favorite alternatine.— Dr.. Kane: in investigating the natural laws which regulate the ice-drift, showed that , the eastern sides of this channel are earlier and more frequently open than the western; and the peculiar position of Sir John Frank- - lin has six yeare ago reached the region north of this ice-bounded' nud has since been unable to return. _ Can be have survived ? I This question was then taken up by Dr. Kane in a man ner that. surprised us. We were unpre pared for the resources which that legion evidently 'possesses for the support of hu man life. Narwhal, white whales and seal the latter in extreme abundance—crowd the waters of Wellington channel indeed, it, was described ' as a region '• teeming - with: animal life.", The migrations of the ei der duck, the brent goose, and the auk—a, bird about the size of our teal—were ab solutely wonderful; The fatty envelope of these marine animals, known as ,blubber, supplies light and heat, their furs warm and well adapted clothing, their flesh whole some -and anti-scorbutic food ; while the ,' snow hut, or *le of the Esquimau:, fur nishes a dry and comfortable housing. In' a word, Dr. Kane announced that " after a careful comparison of all the natural re sources of this region," he was convinced' ' that food, fuel and clothing—the three great contributors:to human existence— were here in saperabundant plenty. In, nswer to the supposition of the en-' . tire destruction of the vessels and crews of Sir John Franklin by shipwreck, or the at tacks of the ice, Dr. Kane said ,that wind storms were rare, and that the simultan eous destruction of both vessels , was. bard to realize ; but even supposing that winds should have foundered the ships, or , that the ice= should have crushed them, I that. same [co would serve, in either case; as a means of escape. In 1832 mare than one thousand whalers were cast.eut, shelterless upon the' ice in Baffin's Bay. Yet only seven perished. , The interesting'question of , an open sea ' . around'tlie polo was then taken up. After citing the theoretical arguments in fiver of such aliedy of water, which we cannot here review, Dr. Kane mentioned that the Arriericati expeditien, under Lieutenant. De Haven bad actually seen . from their -mnst northern point that unmistakable elan the i dark cloud litiatin as the "water .sky," and Capt .Penny, an energetic whaler, for -whose views Dr. Kane seemed to have a,great re spect, confirmed this-"sky'.' by sighting the water itself. . Such art open sea has been vaguely called a Polynya, or, Poliyna=a term from the Russian, which implies On : open epee: Dr. Kane cannot think that, in a literal-sense, - such a sea- exists in legions. where the mean -temperature is solfar below the point of congelation. He fully - advocated, how ever, the existence of a : comparatefiilly ice less sea, in which the drift nerd. agglutin - 'kis in this region, licit far to tbe north . and west of the point which the- Ameritian Expedition reached, that -be supposeif Sir John:, Franklin and his-companions 'tole immured surrounded bir seal, •• and the sources before ' deseribed;.- but Unable to leave their hunting _ground and dross the frigid `" Sahara," which interveies between them and the world from whieb they are shut out. • The War on the Rio Gra n d & Defeat of Catfajaval. woeof co I py o e vip yi 2 1 17f r t bo h eins il et l e t h . ne , Isb tl ye a w t t hte ll b following e r f i r war!lß z i c o h a l l t .l Grande basin all probability b een etid l ' by the entire route of the insurgent fo re ; By the arrival last evening Of the selmee: er Citrates, Capt. Porter, tiago, we have received the ;first nntot, m o f th e Americo .1 - lag, a paper pahw iti at Brownsville, Texas. It dated be. 10. It speaks condemnatory of tits ter, lotion in Northern Dlexico.denounces thee, engaged in it, And advises all 'America % t o abide by the laws of their country andtth no part is the movements of Coravaj t t f ts whom it predicts a speedy overthrow. Tv, extract the following from the Fla :a._ The steamer Comanche arrived hereht, on Monday night, bringing accounts of ry t recent, battle at Cerralvo, between the it , ens of taravajal and those of Gen. h et. gn i. It appears that Gen. Jaure go i 220 men and two pieces of artillery, t iii 4 the force under Caravajal amounted toa.st men, without cannon. Caravajal 6441 the guns of Jauregui, and succeeded is ving him from his position, capturing te ,l 4 of the ammunition and many horses, n a dies, wagons; and small arm; belongi qt , Jauregui 's camp; but, from . some e Le , countable cause,failed in securing their:, guns. Gen. Jauregui took shelter fia t large atone house near the edge of the te ll with his cannon. There be held the A bay for two days, using smuall atones stead of shot, with his large guns, ,te r i 4 juncture Caravajal received informatimd the near approach of a, large,dentehmend Gem Uraga's force, and he at once toi l up and commenced a precipitate retreat_ We aro informed that his forces hen : , much scattered in their stamped; tut t i t most of them, with their leader, reathi Guerrero, and immediately crossed aren' t Rio Grande, thus putting that river h. tweets them and harm. They are tt. 4 driven out of Mexican territory, and found a refuge on American soil. All, accounts agree that the late let!, at Cerralvo was a very severe one; tla Gen. Jauregui's men fought with as a t A, determination and valor as could be u. pected from any people, fighting for Q. homes and their country's honor, Thei, tle band under CaravaN charged then;; ted guns of their opponents with the 1 , . very and perseverance characteristinq r a, rans, and in a good cause would hare e.„ served, as it would mostly likely have g t. cured, success. But their victory •will prove as be. trous as a defeat could possibly be. W I believe this abortive and ill-advised E. tempt at a revolution well•eigh ended, Unless large reinforcements are sFeLj received from Texas, nothing can it) them. The accounts from,Capt.Birdta not encouraging to the hopes of thaint ing force. lie was about leaving Subr tonio for Austin, to try what might he& (voted in that quarter, We are happy receiving the assurance that Capt. lat will !love nothing to do with the athit- As he can see nothing .desirable to I