I , (l4tiera_
law of marriage becii trampled un
der foot; and Nnid suck surroundings we
Can desert` bemi , .. yet freak trona the family al
mr of a rural home. 'Who did, tha,t:deed'of,
dsrkness' is yes, a painted ilyirter;ti but it
vnise too certain *that lar.ifbee:s , fen!
Itttivt:-r doue to I . ons . dienclf and to character
C, it ;!‘ OJOS!, wails lc : tik,;„ befune .the garroter's .
.1114 ssaksi rt'ar p 6 guard
ri 1 - c o to-the I:e4r I. "Heaven save coo, my
i?car r.etniz friend from the linrintiood' of
less ! And Elen'ven save our
great metropci's, ‘cizen its Brurg!eis carpets
v.ith blood :knti the quiet of its state
lieAt .triNirc broken by 111.1 midnight shriek
- of manirr , ,
- .
tied." 'Do the Amities and , traitors bo get
up disunion conventiens—the selfish dem*.
gogues, to whom the happiness of millions is
as nought, - whea weighed against their own
unholy ambition—realize the glorious troth
which this brief and beautiful sentence pro
claims ! 1)0 they know that hie the glory
of our government, that . it -contemplates the
rich and. the poor, the high and the low born
as equals Let them remember that such is
the fact, and in the election - of James litt 7
chanan discover its practical recognition let
it teach them to properly appreciate the
fruits of our fathers' privations, toils and tri
=pits. While it is possible for the humblest
youth in the land, if naturally gifted, upright ,
and virtuous, to pluck and. wear its highest
honors, we may well aver that the battles of the
revoltition were not fought in vain... Ours is the
nearest „approximation to a perfect gov
ernment the world has ever seen; because
it derives its porters from the consent , of the
governed ; and herein it differs from most .
others. In England, for example, the highest
office-in the state is hereditary ; here, it is
elective; but it - is not necessary to enumer
ate. We pass to notice another item show- .
ing the superior advantages for happiness
that our people possess over those of Eng
land. In this country nearly every - white
insie.eitizen is a freeholder;'this makes him
an independent man. Jn the Ueited King
dom of Great Britain, with a populatior of
thirty millions, the number of freeholders is
about fifty thousand. These proprietors con
stitute one of the most oppressive oftyrannies,
in the shape of a real estate aristocracy.
The condition-of the English peasantry is
worse than it was a century ago—then it was
one of hope—now his one of despair—then
there were two hundred and fifty- thousand
land owners in the Kingdom, now but fifty
thousand; so that as the population has in
creased the number of proprietors has dimin
ished. 'Were not some of our fellow citizens
in the 'habit of landing the English govern
client and denounciug our own in the same
breath; weshould not institute these compar
isons ; as it is, we can only state facts and
leave the reader to enlarge upon, and draw
his conclusions from them. Great Britain
abolished African Slavery because it„was no
profitable ; for the set of emancipation hi:-
inanity owes her nothing. She treats her
white subjects more cruelly than the Southern
master treats his black slave. The monstrous
land nionopoly which her legislation has
helped to create,isa more malignant and pow
erful enemy of labor and the rights of the
laboring man, than even Abolitionists claim
slavery on this Continent to be. With
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what propriety wen-, does she assail the in
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Nothing of pat ticuiar interest ass titan:ions of one Section ..,14 el , * country--
t rmlf pi re d in the I,,„ s t,hi cro s i nce .ffts i.st land load her emmissaries with the gold
issue. The fillov.in,c re.v:ction passed the j wrung from her half-titarved workmen, to aid
Hansa on Friday tcorninr , last : the fanatics hem to destroy our Union and
r i:4l.: :1 C.:.;:ulcitte c%7 five r.p- get up civil warp Let her cast the beam out
pointed 1-.37 the Speaker, to Investigate the tof her own eye, before she attempts to regu
charges made ag . .atti..t the clonlia, of certain I, hte
the morals of the whole world.
reporters upon tite. ;:oor, nil that said Corn- i , •
mou
e nave ght sometimes that we lere
711iitet have power to Fr.tni persons and
iispers.. And further that said c omm i ttee too apt to; lightly estimate the benefits of
empowered to, investigate the conduct I dur political system ; and that we often per
;3of ail reporters, Or, otber parties, w l ;° maY Mitted the imperfections we . saw in it to shut
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have imptoperly approl,ell,l'ineinburs of the our eves to its: -merits. This should not be
ITlonse, or persons t•eektr:7 lezi , !atior., and re-
loser-tsar let us rather, by contrasting it
port such evidence• to tbe-llouse,
with such resolutions and rec.,mmetnlations I with' the governmental systems of other coun
ra Committee may deem advisal..lo. • tri e s, cherish , for it the highest respect and
- I#44trittst - i . f,i.t.nottat.
!,a*eqoLT..um,
cr•Egltrisox, EwT°l°'
1 10 +Rime
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Thurikday, Nak.ch 511 . 11,
,111131.
&7 g. 13. CuAsr.,Sl, areivea in town
laht • 4.••
. .
A ry'rth.. thirtr-fourth Con ,, o rtwixpired on
,
TtzesdAy night. At 12 o'clock. .
th" Thu St . inr.tv convened yesterday at 1 . 2
inlrsilaut to tuc proc;atoation of
Prosiorierz.e.
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tir Tile stole of Marsh 11-, Glidden in
Friendsville was oonsanwd by file, Sunday
morning last.
SO-oral bund r. d pounds. of g:Iod MA
pie were - , made in ibis county, during
the wnrui, pinasant weather of February. A
Email quantity has been brought to town and
e,t,:a at 14 and 15cIP per. potind.
, •Zer . We pribliAli in another column, the
peoceedinzs of the Festival of the Pioneer
and Historical assoeiatien held at Ithica,
Y.„.Fel). 24th, liofr, Davis I)imock, of this
county, was one cf the Vice Irres..ideuts. We
are-glad to nOtise that .the Association has
detertnined to hold' its nort festival in this
place in June of the pre.-e.;:t :tear.
A. resigned the office
ntSunerintendent ( . .ff the ,N. Y. E.lrond.
Ilespeeting the, manner in which ho bas (Hs
_ charged the duties of that responsible station
a diversity of opinion seems to exist. All
arse, however, that Le is a Man of superior
firtinc.ss, sbility sad energr. Ilis unfortn
rUlte dispute with the employees of the Road,
is doniitless the ore.r , sion of his res.iguation.
The repratiots :Thiel, he sought to enforce were
red to protect ti:e plopt.rty of the Corn
fmny arc' the tires of r sscen g ers; they were
ho7 . ..ever, rather sevile, and - so fsr ss they
made one erop!oyet re.portsibl,, for accidents
.^:rising from the. ragiigilttc of another, they
were •tnattifemly utjust: - liomer Ramsdell.
the present Piesisient of tae compt.nv, taltes
'Mr. liccafluro:s tiara. ' -•\
veneration, while holding ourselves in readi
ness to uproot and cast off its errors, in such
a way and in such a spirit shall not ,de
‘ stroy, but strengthen and utify the whole
Se" We hare reeeh.?....l the 'first number
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or a new paper,ealljd tht: Sti.wv;;Al Piokerr, t. Yesterday, the Lith Pres ent of the Re-
Pul)ii=bea Dimmiek. at plibijo was inaugurated.; n his ability, io-
CuMings City, \!ziz-hibgt On C s., Nebra , ka tegritv-and Tuttriotism the country has un-
Territory. Mr. Din:mit:lz i 3 an old aegnain- I, limited confidence. By ati`uprizht, virtuous
lance of ours, .and trorn , :ily re:::hled in this life be Las fairlt 3 earned that confidence; to
rounly. The Pioneer Las f v r tuotto.if.ane n:tan dare intimate that he will betray
"Squ'atter : EAto l'Arpetua ‘." iit. With such a government, and such a
Success to frl•mtl D. is his enterpilhe• man at its , bead every citizen can feel se
,
- I cure in his rights of person and property ;
Our Government—its Superiority and in this feeling of security is again evi
tires ail, °titers.
clamed the superiority of our 1136LitiditioUS
rertr-fire rears James BucLunan, a f
,
t over those of ether countries.
yo u ng I ria n withorit prw e erty i l baUertuaii —+s •
Legislative bodies we Lecoininz verF or - 1
rapt, if Conwee'ut:d. the Penn.:rivallirt Leg
trc fsa, vatriDies.
w:tg ncirpitted to the Ear, and coin-
mencepti the pm of I st Lancaster, P:t.
Yestetakr, (the lie was inaugurated
Pr t isicient of die l'oPt. prolzperous and power
ful .tbe crc.ri3 ei-er. saw: These.
Tfilet s forcil4,illustrate the superior liherelity
of our itastittitiotis over those of Eziropems
countries, m-bere merit is t.ticlorn rewsnied,
and power isilareditary.,Erigland—liatigllty,
righteous En, het liLemi pro-
fk!SSiOlif. hlid el er-maniis . t di position to in
terfere with African Si I% on this -qonti-
rent; permits no tenant ofbcr srosic-shops to
nttiin high' otlleial pos•ition :and control her
destiny. The man of hurnbla origin, though
REnsefoing tare int:imitable en.
,;rgy, can se.arceiy hope to vritc...• hie name in
botorible characters oc ibe,pag•es of her his
rici.iaboring millions are proscribed,
Raft poatesophated ; by her Majesty and, ,Par.
Ilanien as itustruweras to swell the.parses
of-:s Wonted raistooracr. Ficim 'bet' work
shojis., her mines; and uer keian posEessions,
the vikhns of her selfish. cruel and •deipetic
ury ip vain for relief. ?Their history
traiy nritten in few words, and is made up
of , sovices uarequited,- stifferiags unraiiered
,anal demands for juitiee unheeded. Nov
wiehttanding tlie„servile rud painful condi.
top ofter , natsies itY& i . , l* despot-
icnt fVe .4:IS .13:bititUlrlea 41314 DON
wont Ito induce Miser
ien'on the immonlity of AfAcnii.sioery, and
Loy itteuto us ofinddeti to our protessiotis.
ItidcA:onr own soli is cursed with eranlini
1 ' 444-4 4 0 CIT' .- Ilur 4 i:,l * (0 sunder
t ioa t itutiotti ,j winche are nrotectcd,
and to exalt hypocritical Britain as the pa
rent and patron of a just and humarte:gov-
Tumults! piing. We halo thus brietl and
edly . `tiotuk of Arnglandls
sysiem and its terrib!4fruits,lecauf4he his
without doubt, :the:lntitiot governinent
"sotbete illustrate the
n. Europe ; also t - letter
suPeriotliberality and wiidtim of our own
institutions, with all their faults and hyper
tendons. In this country the path to pref.
erment is open to ail ; here, in the language
lof him who occupies today the highest po
sition in the gift of his countrymen, `' we
are all canal before God and the constitu-
Another Game to Cheat the Toter.
The defeat of k ilie fusion electoral ticker,
last fall, induced many ardent supporters of 1
the fraud to declare their determination to
resist hereafter. all efforts to combine antago- 1
nistic political elements. The earnestness t
with which they denounced the bargain with I
the Fillmore faction, after they had tasted I
its bitter fruits, might lead some to believe
them sincere and honestly inclined to , pursue
a manly, independent: course in the future.— I
Recant events, hoverer, shoir that such be-1
lief( is not well founded; that fusion is now, as
heretofore, the darling policy of the opposition
lendet R. 4 few weeks ago, the Chairman of the I
Republic.in State Committee directed the
holding ef! convention at . Harrii•burg on the
I.tsth of tbi? present month. Judging by the .
call issued ,by the aforesaid. Chairman, we'
concluded that a Rtue Republican gathering
was contemplated ; that swiss was . to be Ig.
voiel, and "that - the remnant of the F•reinont
• host in Pe 12LiSytn112111 bad decided to go into
the State contest-single handed, independent
k of ki late ally, " pro.alavery An/iitlicii4na r
This conclusion was erroneous, as a recent
movement of the. opposition members of the
I Legislature cherry demonstrates. This more
1 gel:es tbn.shepe of it nail fern conven
tion to bo _held : at iliketiAbutg en the 41 *.0
t fixed for thvholdiirof the-Republican goa
lvendor', to which we have referred . The tail
is'l4-100 by ' : rust 41 '4 4 PPiiiooo members
of the:legisin4net including)toon*:. Phnie
and-:Aittscilembeen ficnik• thiiAintint..!,itil
,1 vety breri3 inits telltV.- 6 1 14 1 invites- 4 h* ien.
operation of all arep
tension of slavery," favor of protecting
the ballot-box from tlie*wropcinfluences by
whicji,the of peg's . , tiaidefeated in
ihi"repeur„ ) .l4o - 4ndi, Presidential elections,
Niiisstlha verrinatnial 'huriry arises:
'ls It the design of iiha opposition' to ho:d
twa conventions at the-ini - mix - place; on the I
..same day, and to'put in thirfiCld two sets of
candidates. for State officers f If so, how
does it happen that Messrs Chase and Hine
refuse to tnit'in — obedie` nee to: the call of the
Chairman of the Repnblic.an State Commit
wear, We should also like to know -which
convention - the delegates from' this county
are..expeotedlo participate in ; . the one call
ed by the State Committee, or the one call
ed by Messrs. Chase and The only
reasonableinfereuce flowing; from the facts
above recorded, is that the tw? conventions
will unite and make but one nomination; in
other Words, they will faze. The call signed
by. Messrs. Chase • and Hine is intended to
pacify the strict X. N. •faction-; The other is
designed for those 'who have publicly de
nounced fusion and who need' tender treat
ment, lest they " kfek out of the 'traces," De
pond upon it that all the factions and isms
opposed to democracy will fuse and take the
field against us next Fall.
The State Ctrwreation.
We have just received. (Wednesday even
ing) a full report of the proceedings of the
Democratic State Convention which met at
Itaivisburg on the 2d list. Gen. Wm. F.
Packer of Lycoming county was nominated
for Governor on the 25th ballot. :11is norm•
nation was subsequently made nnaniMons.
lion. Dili Lewis was nominated for Snprente
Judge on the 2d ballot; andNimrodStrick•
land of Chester, was nominated for Canal
Commissioner on 241 ballot; the nomination
of both these gentlemen being subsequently
made unanimous. At present we have neither
time, nor space for comment. Suffice it to
say that they are all good men and destined
to fill the offices for which they are named.
In Congress.
On . Friday, Feb.. 27th, the Iloutelesumed
the consideration of the report of the Cor
roptkal investigating Committee. Mr. Gilbert,
one of the accused,addressed the House at some
length and with much emotion, complaining
of the treatment be bad received and prononne
ingthe same illiberal and unfair. He concluded,
by saying that from that moment be
resign
ed ed • seat as a member; and that he bad
nothe Governor of New York of the
f \ The resolutions of the Committee in the
case of Mr. Gilbert were then tabled by a,
vote of las to 68. Mr. Morgan sent up to'
the Clerk a letter fro.n Mr: Matteson ad
dressed to the Speaker, which complained of
the conduct of the House and announced that
the author deemed it .hit duty to
.resign hi.
seat forthwith. The resolution charging Mr.
Matteson with having voted for certain meas
ures for a corrupt Consideration were then
passed and the concluding one ree,omni eteling
his immediate expulsion, tabled. A re.olu
lution was pissed in the case of Mr. Welch,
to the elfect that there was Lot sufficient evi
dence elicited be the committee against hitt]
to support their charges, and consequeutly
co further proceedings should Le had against
him, The following is the bill to expedite the
construction of a line or lines of Magnetic
Telegraph from the Atlantic- States to San
.
Francisco:—
-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
ic:s in Cor.gress assembled, That the Post
master General, under the direction and in
the discretion of the President of the United
States,,,is hereby authorized to contract with
any person or persons, association or associa
tmus, for the use by the Government of a
line or lines of Magnetic Telegraph from the
city of Washington, in the District of Colum
bia, to Sae Franci,co; in the State of Califor
nia, for a period of ten years, at an annual
rate of compensation not exceeding thisly
thousand dollars ; and to grant permission to
the parties so contracting, to use during said
term, atty unoccupied public lands on the
route of said line or lines, which may , be
necessary for the same;- provided, that such
lino or lines of telegraph shall he open to.the
use of all citizens of the United States during
' the term of said contract, at rates wh;ch shall
be established with the approval of the Post
master General, which maybe raised by him
from timelo time, as be shall think proper •
and provided, alsoohat no-payment slut!! la;
made for the use of said telegraph line or
lines, for any pottion of time when the sitme
are not iu operation ; and that Government
shall be entitled to priority over ind!viduias
1 intim transmission of its messages. .
The Teachers of. Susquehanna County,
agreeably to previous zotice, held their An-
nual Association in the Baptist Church in
Middletown, the 6th i and ith of February,
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First day's session.—The meeting was call
ed to order by A. B. Kent, Pres.. He then-
made some remarks on thi: origin, objects,
aims and progress of the Association.
The minutes of the preceding meeting, held
in Jessup, were then read and adopted,;, after
which the Constitution was read, and a num
ber of names were affixed.
The following officers were elected for the
prisent year: A. B. Kent ?rd.; B. F.
Tewksbury and Miss P. 11.'llart Vice Pies.;
W. Faurot, of Jessup. Secretary ; Mita M. L
Shove of Rush, and IL M. Benson, of Jack
son, Clerks; A. B. Johnson, of Bridgewater,
:Treasurer.
After an exercise in ieading,conaucted by
W. Faurot, P. G. Angel,'apractical and OE
-cleat tea Cher, entertained the audience in a
very instructive and highly commendable
manner, by giving his modes operandi of
teaching the various branches. .
Adjourned to meet at six in the evening.
Met egieeibly to previous adjonrnmen
After the meeting was 'milled. to . ortle . r. A.
R. Heat exhibited s Fet of Holbrook's . Corn.
mon : St:l.4 Appamtus,„uonsisting.of an Or
rery, Tellwiikui Terrestrial Globe, Hemivphere
Mack* of Geemetrical Solids, Cabe • Root
Oltieks, tumerni'Fratuti.. Magnet; sad Teit
Ruolt,xiid lici4tyexplaio4l the_ aces and di,
signsi ; ofeach . pcif-the-4ppitratits. , a
hied, Vowed the addiesile his as • it,Fcct !
tent thinopro tChonl should' be 'lvititont 'it, •
The remaining part of the evening was
spent in listening to a lengthy and able , lee%
lure del;vered by 31. F. Tewksbury, on the
system of-CommoriSchools.
Adjout ; ned - tt*ikit o'olOni Slittsriai
I •
Morning,: :
Met agreeitbly to. r above adjournMent:
A. M. Seislon.—Afterisn exereise
Intel
lectual Arithnietie,, P. G. Angel said he
went for de'VelopMent pmgressively, and for
calling into( exercise the observing, reflective
and judging facultfes, 4 which be verifleil in
developing, in an able and concise manner,
his.theory of teaching mathematics.
The subject of orthog - iphy being called
np i A. B. lient . and W. Faurot made some re._
marks on the importance of acquiring thor
ough knowledge of the elemental sounds of
the English language, after which B: F.
Tewksbury explained the subject in detail,
and gave the class an exercise ; in oral gym
nastics, on the elemental sounds.
Recess of half an hour .
House to order.
B. F. Tewksbury:came forward and declin
ed the office of Vice Pres., and Stated his rea
sons for so doing. Miss Ellen C.- Park of
Franklin, was thin elected to that office.
. Miss P. Hart, in compliance with an ear.
pea request of the meMbers, after ,making
some very appropriate remarks on the meth
od of teaching Grammar, delineated D. P.
Chamberlin's Natural System of Analysis.
which, she said, she had used -in teaching,
and found it to be the best method of teach
ing the science of language extant:.
As many in this vicinity frequently advert
to the fact of the County Superintendency's
being abolished in New Yoik, as conclusive
evidence, that is uscless for us to try •to
sustain it in this State, P.EG. Angel, a resi
dent of the State at the time, gave a brief ex
pose of the condition of the school at the
time that office was °tested, and of its -bene
ficial workings during its continuance.
B. F. Tewksbury and others then made
some remmks expressive or their great pleas
ure, in seeing the 'cause of -,popular edtication
so rapidly advancing. The following resolu
tions were then passed , :
Resolved, That in tile opinion of the Asso
ciation, the tax levied for the support of Com•
mon Schookin this State, should be levied
equally upon every dollar of property in, the
State.
Resolved, That our warm thanks are du
the Baptist Society in Sliddletown for placing
their commodious and. elegant building at
our - seivice during the present session• of our
A.Asociation.
Resolved, That the warm. and sincere
thanks of this Mew.. iatiob be tendered the
people in this vicinity fur. their kind treat.
aunt and generous hospitality so profus.ely
granted to those from a distance.
Prayer by H. H.Gray. Adjourned tomeet
on Friday and Saturday, the 22.1 and 23.1 of
May next, providing- the teachers from a- dis
tance shall be entertained ftee of charge.
WESLEY FAUROT, Sec.
• We have recently spoke& at some length 1
of four of the gentlemen about whose appoint- 1
Inept as Cabinet officers there appears little
room for doubt or speculation—Cass, Cobb,
Floyd and . 13rown. All these appointments
are unexceptionable, and will give general, if I
not, indeed,univeraal satisfaction. They con
stitute
a galaxy of Democratic statesmen, in
whose ability and integrity the country will
impose implicit confidence. The name ofl
Lewis Cass is as familiar as a household word
in every nook and corner of the Union.—
Arnow , the American names which Tame has 1
inscribed upon her scroll,there are few which •
occupy a higher position than his. His his
tory and services are known to every citizen.
After spending a longer period of time in
the service of his country than almost any
man now or heretofore upon the stage of Re-_
thin, be van proudly point to a clear and un
spotted record, and to a wonderfully faithful
and devoted application to every- duty en
trusted to him. The ranks of American
great men of established fame and character,
who are links between the past and present
era, are rrpidly being thinned by the ravages
of the fell destroyer, death. As one by one . ]
roses off the stage of action, and a retior.-
pective view of their devotion to the country
and eminent public setvices softens and sub
dues the flerec partizan asperities which their
very prominence engendered during the ac
.tive period of their lives, we all, without dis
tinction of patty, learn to place a higher es
tirnate upOn their virtues and to feel pangs
oNgret at exhibitions of ingratitude which
were smothered in the boar of angry conflict.
While a great statesman, like Cala, still lives
among ua, with all his faculties in active ex
ercise, it would have been a sorry sight to
have seen htm,banished from the public Ka
rim as was designed by the fanatics of Mich
igan. For this reason, as well as on account
Of his ripe experience, sage statesman-hip,
and his eminent fitness for the post of Secre
tary of State, we shall greatly rejoice in his
appointment.
For the Democrat.
Tile Cabinet.
Howell Cobb is confessedly one of the
master spirits of the country.- He has long
mingled conspicuoitily and fearlessly in the
conflicts of the House of Representatives,
where meu are always apt to qmi their level
at an early period in their career, and be hits
emerged from the - ordeal with the highest
honors it could bestow. in his posses.ion.—
bonest, industrious, talented, and gift
ed with superior adasittistrative abilities, he
will make an admirable Secretary of the
Treasury.
Governor Floyd,of Virginia, will no doubt
be the new Secnstary of War. The fact of
his having been honored, a few yearstrince,
by the Democracy of the OW Ikuniniou, by
being elected their : Chief Magistnite, is one
Of the beet endorsements be could have re
ceived. Be has also gained a wide natioosl
reputation by his eminent abilities and states
manlike character.
Governor 4. V. Brown, of Tenoveree, also
possesses a welresrned repistatioit as a stay*.
_witn of enlarged wig" great experience, un
bientsibed veputation, and pseuliarfitoess for
the post of Secretary of the Natry;which his
Xe prmous been x«igrte3 Vv. • I
In addition to the four posts spoken _of ,
above, there timain three others to be filled.
One of them, ;that of Secretary of the Interi
or, it seetuti geher s ally:ronceddr . i, wilam given
to - Hoh.lelcob Thtirapamt,
Ile was lough veil disti#gaislied . reprapents.
tide in congress (Om that. State, and poi
seised Oita Weight and:, influeireclfi Alm+,
body, by hiS sound'eornmdn sense, pketiora
knowledge of'the details of legislation, and
comprehension of the true and
.streng
of the questions Which arose for discussion.--
he is a practical, industrious man, and will
devote., his best energies to the Department
Which we presume will be entrusted to hi
charge.. He will doubtless di.schirge his offi
cial duties with great efficiency , and fidelity,
with credit to.himself, and to the entire sat
isfaction of the country.--Pennsy/einien.
From the Owego Gazette.
. Pioneer . Festival at
We were among the‘e who, attended th..
Festival , if the Pioneer and Historimil Assoeia
lion of thißusquelianna and Cnemug, Valleys,
on the 24th inst. a' Ithaca; and we ire happ y
to be able to say that it wee an occasion of verb
,great interest.
The people of Ithaca, through their, inn;
committee, of which: we believe. Mr. Frost jams
Chairman. had taken great pains in . perfecting
the arrangements for the m e etin g -,0 am to en .
sue a pleasant and agreeable time to all who
-should unite in the festivities of the day, aid it
is duo to them to say, that they succeeded most
adibirabiy in the undertaking.
At,l2 the grey headed pine
ers in 'attendance, together with surge numbers
of their dr►cendantn, were escorted frmm the
Clinton House to the Town HMI, by the itharn
Band, and a mplended 3lilitary ComFmny, both (11
which org-.Lnizatio . n* aro an honor to.; that. beau-
liful village.
Arriving at tho Town Hall, which was filled
to overflowing with ladies and gentlemen, th.•
foliowing 0114 m t+f the Association took their
seats npsts the stand, tiz: '
President—Hon. NICOL 114LSEY, of.Tru
tnansburg, Tompkins Co. ,
. Vice Presidents—
' P's.nt.E.i Cormns, Bradir.rd, Pa.;
EDWARD Tostrum, Broom, N. Y.; -
lkn.
Jottx Iklel/nwELL, rhemung, N. Y.
ELDER Diatoct, Susquehanna, Pa";
Hon. G. H. Minnow, Tioga, N. Y.; .
Drotti.L_Qutoo, Tompkins, N. Y.
As coon as the organization had been perfect.
ed. and after the Band had played an appropri.
ate air, the Rev. Mr. Scuzcz, of the Duti•h Re
formed Church, of Ithaca, being introduced to
the audience, came forward and offered up a
most impressive and beautifully appropriate
prayer for the blessing of God upon the oc
casion, and especially upon the old men who
were present, and whose grey hairs indicated
with the unerring certainty that they had well
nigh finished the journey onife. •
Tne first business in order was announetd to
be reports from ihe several countie / s; respecting
the decease of early settlers during the past
year. ,
To this call Mr..Pautvr 'Coat i:5 responded
for Bradford County, but said he had not come
prepared with any record of tho deaths which
had occurr•d.in his county.
EDWATID Tomrsuss, E 4., of Binghamton, re
sponded for Broome,giving a list of thirty s e ven
who had joined ,t.the baud of Pioneers" tir.thad
gime to the Spirit World previous to the for.
tavr meeting at Binghamton. This Obituary
tecord. which had been prepared with greet care.
and embracing. as it did some interesting fact or
incident in the life or each individual, is a doe.
ntoent of very great interest, and will be here:sf
teepubliAhed in the Gazette.
From the ether Coen:jot nobody hid come pre.
pared to do justice to this most. important fees
tore in the objects.of the Pioneer Association
and many were the regrets expressed at, this in.
excusable neglect. •
, Next on the pr4igramthe was the annual Ad
dress, which part of .the performance was assign.
ed to the Hon. ALFRED WELLES, of Ithaca, who
acquitted himself in a manner which commanded
the united applause of the largeossemblage who
had the good fortune to listen to him. This Ad.
dress will be Published in next week's Gazette,
so that any further notice of it at this time would
be superfidons.
The exerc:ses'nt the Hall were brought to a
close by the Benediction, which was pronounced
by tbe Re. Mr. REED, of the XI E. Church,
when the procegion was re-formed and pco.
seeded Lark to the Cmgrrox tiousc, where
sumptoust Dinner, perpared by the popular Pro.
prietor of that establishment, was partaken of
by as many as could find se.its at the tables.
At the conclusion of the Dinner several
matters oebusitiess were transacted, of'which
our notes furnished thu following items.
Alt,T consideraole distl'uonimt - the FIRST
WEDNESDAY "IN JUNE, 1858, was agreed
upon as the time,anii.MONTßOSE,Penn'a the
Place for the next meeting of the Pioneer and
Historical Festival.
Mr. Thompson of Broome, moved a resolu
tion of thanks to the people dithace, fur the
hospital re c eption width they had extended to
the Pioneer Assorigion on this occasion. Unani
mously adopted.
On motion, lion.. Wu. iEsSIT of Montrose
was chosen President of the Association fur
the ensuing year. _
Mr. Thomas Bishop moved the appointment
of a Committee by the Chair, consisting of one
from each town in the County of Tompkins, t o
report at the next annual Festival ihrongh
Central Committee consisting of Nicol Ramey,
Caleb B. Drake, and Daniel Quigg, Esq'rs. the
'time of the first settlement, end by whom made,
in the& respective towns; together witlisuch
other information as they may deem interesting.
Tote motion was adopted, whereupon the Chair
appointed the following committee in pursuance
of it:
Lewis B. Curti, Denby; Henry Brown, En
field; Thomas Bishop, Lansing; Parris A
Enfield . ; Smith Robinson, Danhy ;
Robert B. 11 Hyde, Car.iline; Benj. G. Ferris,
Ithaca; Muses Crowell, Newfield; Henry D.
Bart°, Ulysses.
Mr. L B. Curtis, of Danby moved the app7int.
meat of a Committee of three from each county.
connected with the Association, to collect. fa c t s
and atatistieta of hiatorial interest. and report
the same at the r.rzt annual meeting of the As.
sociation, at Montrose.. We belittle the , melee.
tion of these committees was left to the friends
of the cause in each of the countivi, end we
hope the matter will command early and prompt
l atteation. • .
Mr. Bebe. of Owego. moved a vote of *silks
to the Hon.. ALFRED Wiwi, for the Ale and
eloquent mummer in whet bellied acquitted him.
self is Orator of the Day ; and 'winding in the
same satins, a allow that Mr. WELLES far.
114044 copy of his Address icie-pablieetion ;sad
the tame isle :1400A -' • ' :
di number Of ladies train dicer, 'Waverly,
ToWanda46.--amongwhnm,—especially from
I . , t)urbwrOfillage..-We recognize the representa•
fifonie cff the rely earliest of the,iettlers
plAr..l..bn'acWeti the occasion wtth,thoir
, .
'refelMko
Altsige;thir. IN! *festival was a goOrinto.
birpiiifre-inien 4 of the Old l!ioneerti andiht4r
truly say that */ lett,
'Nowa &ling that we had been fully cOmpen•
sated for going over. and greatly prohtted by
what we had seen and heard.
Deana of Dr. Kane..? ribute to Lta
newer!.
In the Senate, on the 2611)
%uhtnitted the following preamble and mu
Whereas. This body has been infOrmed' of
the decease of Dr. Eustis Kiva KAzig, !i sit-
izen of this Constmonwedith, -who, actuated
by a 'generous litirelse 'of
. Initninity 'andan
entliaiiastict love of scieneeciil4 engaged
upon the perilous expeditions in. search of
Sir Jan Franklin and his companions:
, And Wkereas, , it is proper to testitY-ous
respect and admiration-for the memory of so
eminet a ritireli therefore,. • •2 • ,-
Resolved, That:. we- ltve._beard•with the
titoAt profound regret, of the decease of our
hrave and 'devoted countryman ; *and as a
rotten of nemieet to hii uiemory, the.Sauaie
do Dow adjourn.
The resolution , being recd; Mr.; Welsh said t
In 'offering the . xesoltition which:, ha• just
hen read, I do so, sir, with unaffected pain
thst. Any necessity should now .bzist for it,
tat:sent:llion .to this 110(ly. Although thi:la
im)rs or the siiattare at this time crowding
thick snd fast,upuu us, I have deemed it both
rtght and proper that we should furs Mm
oent
panSO, and, standing by the open graie
the yuunk, hero who has just fallen in lite's
Meat battle, add our voiCes to the general
expregsion of sorrow that is now pervadini i ,
ner whole ceuritry. 'A citizen of Penn4ka•
bu n within her limits - and'devoted to Let
interests, we cannot but t feel, sir, that here,
upon . this flOor, and 'throngh tho' represents
tives of this peat Commonwealth, a 'pi:Opel'
• &ite of respect should be paid to the memo.
ry of one who hart reflected 'so 'much glor3
atid honor' upon the State which gave hie,
Str, I have not risen 'for the purpose
liaising a _eulogy- upon the larnented,dead
It is a ta, , k for am utteil and entire
ly 'incompetent. lityi lie needs not mirird; to
pritie him from me or other men. The il
lustrious deeds associated with his' gallant
Mime—the proud appinuse that ltailertiriul
izreeted - him wherever, his footsteps trod.
whether in his own native land, or on some
di-taut foreign shore - r and the bright tradi—
tion of tho-e'intreptil feats of tenerou4 en
terprise which marked his brief but hrilli*
life, will bnild up in the, sad heart of etery
American citizen- his true and' fining monu
ment.
However pleasing it might be to me, sir, I
'will not attempt to 'follow' bin. thniugh his
eventual career, and trace his daring foot
prints upon almost eiie:y portion of the earth's
surfatte. This is not the proper place,i nor,
would the present be the proper tine— Yet.,
siroliere ate traits in his character—traits of
the rarest and truest nobility—which demand
inorei than the,, mere "passing tribute of a :
. It is not only as a g reat explorerii
i. C
nooniv as it bold and fe arless adventurer
in the field of scientific inv e stigation, that he . l
claims - our sultnirntion and reNtect. Gifted
with talents of the highest order, he uncon
sciously added to theta a surpassing modesty'
and a woman's gentleness. Besides the mint
public servictr- which 'aclorn his name; his
whole life was fail of private virtues,whose.sim
p:e record may never reach the light of "this'
common day." Au accomplished scholar, a
devotee to science, an ardent lover o`f his
coutifry„ a ttue and chivalrous gentleman:
he s ee med to live with but one single object
ever held Wore him, and that was his weal
Mutt' tolitimitnity I Few men ever lived, sir,
why exhibited qualities 'cif finer mould, than
'his, and it is no exaggeration to say that the
noble deeds which diStinctively sprung from
his self-sacrificing nature - will be cherished
and retneintwred by his grateful Countrymen,
as lone as science by
a votaty or litetature
a wonchipper.-: A true and generous heroism
was exemplified most Ft rikingly, Sit, in all dais
immortal career, when the boy adventurer.
crept into the throat of the burning volcano,
to the•hour when, amid the orange groveS of
a sunny isle, he sought in vain to drive away
the chill: that grew around his -heart . far
away in the fioz-n - regions of' the North.
The sculptured marble in. ita virgin panty
may rise abcve his mouldering bones in com
memoration of - his public . ' deeds, but, his
pure and' unspotted life; will be, his proudest
mottnmecit.
-
"Such graves as his are pilgrim shrines,-
Shrines to no creed or code Confined
The Delphian vales, the Paiestines,'
-.The itleceits.of,the mind r
Rieltard L. Wright said: This was the
third time dining his career as a member
of theLegellature, in which he hatl been call
ed to aid the association of the name - of
Elisha Kent Katie with the annals of our
State. - In the first instance, he supported the
passage of a series of j tint resolution- calling
on th e Congress of the United State to feed
a helping - hand iu fitting out an expedition
for his rescue.
In the second instance, - he bad been di
rectly' instrumental in securing the atit.ptiOn.
. o f a joint resolution eulogistic of his exploiut
-while exposed to the unfold horrors in the
frozen regions within the Artie circle, -•
He had Called' the attention of a
visited member of the House of Represen
attires (lion. Edward Jpv Morris,) frOm , the
city Of Philadelphia, to the s oljeer, who pre:
pared the resolution, and, on its pattotgeole
livered the most brilliant and,etfective speech
it had ever been his lot to listen to, unless
werd to ext'ept the eloquent (addressto - of - the
'Senators who had jtisrpreceecled him.
Little did he think !ben, thatthe'next time
'he shOuld be calledupon to tneution his name
it would be associated - aith 'a tribute
of respect to his memory as a detieased
brother, whose spirit had taken, its- flight
over. "the open eater," to the botirne
whence no tra%eler .rettans."
Dr. Kane was one of tbP.reniarliable'ritan
of hiS, time. As a- traveler; there (slit few
living who have aveomplished ati much"nit
Though but a young man -at his death, he
had 't raieised a great pOrtion of -our - glObe
Thebeatitifuh and 'tetiehing - lines of Bishop
:Heber apply with
. peculiar force and =truth
fulness to his wanderings : • •
Front-Greenland's it y mountains,
Froth ludia's coraistrand, .
To where Afrio sstuirty fountains
Pour down their golden sands,"
__.•
. -
Ho recollected when a- boit, rt.itiing , tom e .
oritete In a hook otr.traiti -of Intlianibetriki.
t e r, the rpeeoh of* chief over the remain& of
a deceased brave of hie ttilar -who -had en
countered dead) tar away from home - mu'
kindred'. The chief reinarketl.- M death , el.
ways comesont of maeonP: He- did 'not
say this with the intention of applying it to
.the condition of tile dcceascti warrior beforl
or after deniit t' 04"611,,mttary„ lie awr e d .
it to 'die.- hittaly•-.001 - -diNAlie„ condi' Q d
:hope* . his kindred and - peoples with whom,
wl.eu #live; he 4notttiotottiatFdifaily. . •
n i t
-De h had no ifinsi - fir .pur weary and
i
Itsti iiAlied ftlettd; ; yet bow keenly do we
41146 in: this: intinnee, the ,application of
Ilif . lass nitge.of .1114 k, Indian. 1 , 61 data alsrap
ionteiltme i fff49n,, Ant family has 104 44
fr,trotis e sott — tiud Itroiher ; the State '
lad Nation one who;' - while yet young, lied
inst3nhed his name high on the roll of fame
by deeds of noble dating and selfsacrificing
humanity; .
Ile spent a portion of the day on which he
left our city for Europe with the bettor, and
. 44 ic°MPaRiO hiwPart of the. . *III* the
complained of weakness, and hop-
Afel. 1114 in , change
i!Uursigeffilin3 to tip p up his spirits, and ir tho't
w i t b i p rt ,po r would : return frith *els
d lieslih4nd ifigbriohb:faaiiijr,triiekv i d
country—% atuhopi. The hand Of the des
troyer was upon him; and ire - six •short
months had 0104 away, be - wiry tititibered
with the' dead. ~ I fit.4beiglo he breathed his
last in a strange bug, he was nut amongst
strangers.' '- The conipattrois Of hii youth were
about him mother who, had
nursed hint in his infancy and` - 004 Prat
on herlineo,"alki`hnd
fear, and *itched the '''workitigit: Of''Wnt
unfledged wind was with. hiric_ She was
there to soothe his sorrows; ifil*thelaiiisiure
of death from his brow, "rind- finsilly'44 aticeiie
Libe last sigh of i•er noble Auld , dist4ripsikled
May the sett rest lightrfpo Ms gpm ,ited
the yquth of Our final emulate hie rime&
1 1,1eAs t a,1 JOrdhn;', Petwosei
Brewer also tnaile approprixte, eloquent*nd
reelinv‘ddrePses of repeat to the, ruetaoryitt
rile i3lpattiuus. deeetoed..
• _ - .
The res. uluti4ut latFaect aaaatrapway, i p t yy.faa ,
and nun a. as e):luwi -
Y eAs—Mes!irs. Bid rownet.-.
I e.potieti; . 'Ely, Vatpic
Frazer, Galla*, Greini,lalieriti, Itgiatn, Jor
dan, Kitlinger, Kanx, Idtv bach,.Lewitt, Meyer,.
l'eatose.. &Hem; Shaman, Suuther, Steele,
Straub, Welt:li; Wilt:jag Wright, 'and ,Tag
Speakei.-34. • .
Tor the Democrat.
_rho 'Seoul, Township Edocationtti
Society ,
Adopted -the follotaig Article Jun. 14th, 1857. -
Alre, tho underAigned, citiiens Of ",:leisup
•• •
township, believing 'a proper:education:
best legacy we can bequeath • to our children,.
and the Prn4ent Contition.School System the
best available• means by which that educa
tion can
. be obtainer }-, and believing that the
holding of County - Rod Township Associa
tions is well' calculated to awaken the inte
rest of teacherS inct . the "people, and promote
the improvement of our Schools ,under that
Aystem,—do agree to enconrage tbe-holding
of said Associations. Antl, whereak there is
to be an Associstieo, t4tit+l.- next, to
continue one week, in tht township that will -
board the , greatest number of toeber flee of
-
I charge donna such . Association,—we, the i
undersigned. do hereby agree to board gra
tuitously the nuntber set opposite our !unties,
respectively:: prnvided,ihat said .4...4;soination'
be held at the meeting houie near Mathew
MelCeeby's in Jessup. ' ' •
NAMES. , • NAMES. -
W. , ,nittcOt . ... 1 2 -1 Mpg. glt.viteld ~....:•. 2
A. 13, Slieriiiitii......2' 1 - 1 1 , A. Yield, , .. ''). :4
R. S. Bi relad, .. :-.4 _.**thew Niekeeliii - .4
Geiir7e . R. Ctiruell ,4 Ismael,. Cmilip, '2.
1)r. XV in. , Pir , sell.*.., 4'. •W: C:lttriiirick :"... 4
1
-Ilenryl)etier. - ..... 41 A,'l:l'.:Liiiiriii - 2
M. Si)iitli[.... .'.:.2 1 - - •. ' a '
. ' . ' A BEL' $
News Items.
R.I. House o(Re'piesennktire, voted oullo
26ih, i3l Feb.' in fnyur 'Of tlin resturutiou of
capital punistimeikt mnider. -
-.•
• Fred. Eking's% the.colured: tihniitieskist e
lectured in Phibolelphia : Moncisy,eieuing best.
Subject, •` Slavery' . . • .
D. C. Lee, a clerk in the Pension office
Ott NtO:hiiigion, shot Mild Huitin oir:Fridtijr
the 27 tir,' Feb. Lee ' bed Chu mid that ' lris
pocket Intel been picked by -llntite• at 'die
-Presidents reception,
,the, evening privi-;us,
Hume ctilled:on - L4s to retrsut;:wnen •an al
tercation wwed, ending in-Liumet,denthi;
A tesolntion is pending in the:tint - knit
House t)t . - Representatives foe • - the . , inspieeb
tuent of ',Judge Watroue of r Texas..
Go►.: liamliu or Maine hes •ent to , the
Legislature his resignation a the,oiri c e of Go►►
emu!. 14 goes ,to Washington,in a few days
to resume his senatorial duties. .
--r The, Supreme Court of the- :17. S.. hare
deeided the, Dred Scott eabe,.., The, opinion
will pobably , be peblished in a few-dams:
ent6lno, Fai.27.---.The 'regent henry rains
.
in Northern. Illinois Jiiiii.W . 6consin;: : has ceas
ed the , :rise' •tal.ini•. - unuestal
height. The Galena Railroad bridge at Ser.
ling% is swept' aw ay and three of, the
track su buteitts4.atid ?ilia road is
man* places gone. ] - The ice is piled op in
many place's . stx feet 'high. , 7 :There is also se
lions thumps between :Sterling and 'Fulton,'
and the damage to ihelread , )s estimated at
$100,000.• , , .
Rtor.—There ate.m e nurthe_cherged
. tiy w .
with being concerned the late non .st. the
Bergen, (N. J.) tunnel, now in jail.. Tweizty..
two were cotntnitted it the &me of the inves
tigation, of, whom four are charget wj;ii:. 4r,
son antl'tiot t for : whom no .061 wilt be,tvseiv
ed. Others %hap, been Arm i t e d t , an c ti o nl .
thitted, , ;qi • ft; uri ~ .
tie _thirty, a0 1 ,,,141,,,m,
witnettstut , ., ..kheut;2oo; men left the worl t -et
the titne,_lmt their places, hare. : . awl) , .keel;
bllpp4ant4 , the vitykis.rngreOttg
.
Qincx. AN Saturdv, opp,Oente
Wateint arrived it ., NaAtville,
New Nettle; . That night he stole a t eamet
tohg 6161 with clotiling, and on Sunday night
three gold watches :qui $B5, SOD-Monday*
was iir,resied—On Friday
* the Grend;iJory
found a..true hilt, and was uninediatept :vied
hy the, driu . tinsi C.urt, and LW. , Nt lll6 l eFeill
itig, mortal - for the renkeatiaty ;.0 Apii!rv , e : Oat
a term of time years.
Waintxurote.-Feb..26.otiring the :putt
ceedingi iu ; . the Zoom, hir * Wright,, 'of rTet!...
oemee, uppttotohett theitient of MK Bari*. 01
putpoee, it is said. of speettiowto
that 'gentienuntottol while -I*re. 51r..Sher.
troth, of Ohio, Wise of the opioittn thaiNC7tins
Awing in st menacing tnanner -tovniids bhp, -
in consegoenett of the pimp peteonal eorifte
verily- wean thew, - which' raaeraly acadired
Mr. Shor t aaa . iatiiguandriltrawa basafil
of itrufetein.M,..Wrighee itett,'when,tha tat
ter. Iniule au, atiiffipt- ter drike bite,".
Mr. Shenaan then put big': tand _ into :biti
aide- poultet to putt out, it vont. sitppoteti,get
etenportilostroutttui frienits itentediatelytitt.
teireee4t. Weil:ins and Elwriakewiii.
woad , Mt Wright tojkitseiciimid confingicla
awl limo* ezritameati= boir-veriaali.
' sided. Abram. of is_doel ate ctirrerda':
ERMAN, Solfeitoi.