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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<e.
feeted in so hopeless a strugglem Eta
ly trust it will pt oceed, no further.
The Flag announces the return elk
Harney to Ringgold parts - as, and
that he is determined to enforce theta
trality laws so far as lies in his pot
. The New Orleans Picayune of the $3.
received last night, contains intel:ip
from Vera Crnz to the 17th and theft
of Mexico to the 11th ult , leeeived htL
brig Union. The statement of the des
of Caravajal and the dispersemert di
forces is fully confirmed. Caravajaftis
is reported to have been fire officenFl
forty privates killed, and seventy voz3
Oria of the most racy. progrth
speeehes at the &smith banquet, ani
livered by Rev. E. H. CHAPIN. a
a Universalist, we believe. The folliq
is an extract :
" Nature is republican—for, air, ;Inn
these new forces, steam 'land elendiy,
that have changed the face of the ehh
world. and jerked the nineteenth eml
further ahead than ages before—vhm
these but powers that are living, and f:t.
eng the world nn to a noble destiq!—
What are these but efficacious prit:A
hut the janiters of classes, and the snva
of common men ;who have become lath:
Does not the poor man to-day ride t
cars such as never waited upon iftg,t
drove the wheels of triumphal deli a
does he not yoke the lightning and ta
the magnetic nerves of the world! T
steam engine is a demociat. (Trecalv
cheers.) It is tl:e popular heart iv
throbs in its iron pulses. while the eh
telegraph writes upon the walls of de. ::4
Mene,r.lene, tekel upharsin. Thant
proce-s going. on in the moral and
world, like that in the pltsivial
Thi'old saurian. forms of past Ito C
crumbling, and .hreaking - up old ladeia
And, sir, they will turn over the NO
ichee and Nicholases of Europe and t:. , t•
the Josephs into fossils. (Great chere
I can only say. then, that not only 1!
moral principles of the age, bat t"
physieial principles of the time are I
in behalf of freedom.; add closing,
words of- the poet, I will say teas'
tor night :
Liie and take coeliac
._
There are , powers will work for thee;
Air earth' and skies :
There is not a breathing common thing
That will forget thee :
Goodness and love and mun's uneenourrinzei
• Tmn DECLARATIrat Sena—De
joint'
_draft of the 'Declaration of Ind
&nee, to which the names of . the ie-;
were'acdpally placed by their tato it
has not been destroyed by the fireit
National Library,:ag was at first sork
sled, It was not in the building et
is hanging in the Patent Office, heti:
a position and surrounded by sucti cos
tittle materials as to keep
_it in'teat 4
danger; The Washington . Union IA
tnarks,
,tbsit the destruction of tbit
lniable: relic 'of the past, would be
regret:tea by, the people, than the
dummy. •
PENNSYLVANIA WIIE/IT CROP,
The wheat crop of_ Pennoilvani 3 .
was the greatest in the Union. Thl
taros were aslollows:
Yeatisylvinds,'ls,4B 2 , l9l,bobehi
14,957,0513; ViTtinia,l 1016,000;
York, J 3,073,0 00 ;
ktarylatid, 4,494 080. r •