CREATING A. COUNSELLOR ; 110 W REpaort GlocytlitAo.vg OOT - ?OS WILL AwS t TOR NOTIII A few miles froin Ilarriestowioheretitlenee of the fatuous \iAnthony Malone, and contern raueous with that worthy, therelived a jOl 4 wOhl squire of Pie regnlar Irish sehool, tiara' , ed Kedred+ - Geoghegan. • This•old gentleman together with a great deal of Irish virtues,. contained in, himself a•gteat deal of what his enemies.would call downright Irish vices and infatnies - ;: i Among them he was exceedingly litigious, to +Odeh disposition, the propinqui ty of ruck *convenience as the pritne - ser geant, was perhaps, in some degtee atienconr sagement ; 4+e that: es it may; the assikance of :Malone; was, often , given-to extricate his lin- ZuckyTneiglibor mit of those set-apes wltich.his infatuation was daily hurling him into; but his panienee and good. will were at length ex hausted, when after years of such hard service he had to declare bimself absolutely ignorant of the color of Kedagb's cuter. , . .. . This unlucky consutnation of his impru- ' de nee came about at the very moment when' the Counsellot's aill' , , was most required.— Poor Kedagh hail got himself into a dread ful hobble. Some sharp attoluey had taken under his prOteCtion, one of his numerous . victims,-and law and equity_ were together, hurling their thunders on his now defenceless head. Ile,knew that .Malone would in a few days, be going to torroto—attend Term, and that unless his anger were previously depre ciated, it would ,be idle to. excpet assiktauce from him: -IV pay him would be an .aban denment of these principles on which, thron,gh good report and evil report, Ire had acted for nigh half a century ; and pay him he would not—and yet,' to get fie° from the *dilemma. without doing s4.N was a puzzle.. lie, howev.. sr, at last, hit on an expedient Which will be ' "---ten in the sequel. The day for Malone's departure had arriy:- +l, and he a ati already in 'his carriage driving ' . rot of his avenue gate, when lie:progress was :stopped by a line herd of cattle turning down in that direction. " Hallo; iny man," shouted the Counsel 'sr to the herdsman- 7 " whose bullocks are Lose?" --tl Mr. Geogliagan's. yonr honor," replied ' t o . f e llow, tonoltitig his hat—" that is, tl ..v tor, sir, but he sint them t' your honor, 4 iil ' . •ist comnliments, find this .It Of a note " at the same time : futubling the misslial pistle from. tl . l(`.' recesses of his breeches r o k ' - t, and handing it to the (rivet man. notn—nye--unforseen tronl)les—hope exou:;e,l . —tegnest a cowinuntion of erviees—ol4 very well. my good man, •ight,present my comuliments to your m, S-' : -, r, and tell him I shall fed happy in usi g 1v utmost exertions in • his business—drive gent, on, and deliver them to the herd—o . It• wo. three—ten I believe, are•in it—'pon r , o - rajaTr ry: . -. I 1.. 'Wt . I.lr : Tlirt?r , PON flu') ,117 X - 7,14- - • i . • 4 to the feeder, and von - may tell your mis -, r. I said so—stay, there's half a crown for i •riu to drink my health, since I'll be below nvself—drive on, John." Next v acation Malone returned home, full :f complacent delight at the good news he !.ad to tell his generous client, for wham his ' . •' - splendid talents had-procured:ln unequivocal victory. The morning after his arrival, when. 'r taking his usual walk through his concerns,' ihe met his herd, and lifter • receiving his con 'iirrm tulations on his safe return, hegati- mak ? •ng the natural enquiries regarding his 3tOCk. • .!- , , , " Fine weaTher you had while I was away, Thoth , f" "Ves, indeed, it was delightful, 'tour lion- or." \ • .-"'Pon m r word, I never knew it so soft at his time of the year before—an old parlia aem gentleman of my acquaintanCe, that vas laid tip beil'-room_ever since 'min er, was able too down all the way to the ',love of Cotk laz:t week, it was so mild." dth ! think o' that. now." "Yes ; indeed,•and bow is the grass coming on, Tbadv ?" . never Seep the like, sour honor, if you'a only jist step ch - )wn an' look at it you'd see, your-elf, sure." " You didn't . find Mr. Geogitagens bullocts no great addition, I hope!" "1,., • 9 , • "'Old Keda!Yh's bullocks; those that lie sent he.e.'the day I went to Dublin; 'Pon mp ward, Thady, they shame you, they were so superior •to any you ever sent off my pas tures.". " he's a very jud‘rmatical feeder, your' honor..but for all that,. I will show my herd I with his any day—hut as to the bullocks— bedad, your honor, myself doisn't rightly un derstand what you're talking about, at,all, at ail." • " Why—the bulloeki be sent here: on•lbe day I went to Dublin—the ten fatbulloek4 he sent by his tin'n man ; Kelly, I think, is his name.. 4l • " Arran, the deuce a bullock, 'begging your honor's pardon, he :ever 'sent neve, the old rogue—they'd bring the murrain or :some . mtauohamong trs, so they - wOuld." "Old Ketiagh tricked: me then :" shouted .the Counsellor. \ And so be did. The had been wait 1 ing an hour at - the head o f the avenue - to tn . tercept him, as we bave,related, and . no soon mer Was the carriage out Of sight by an angle 'of the road—than, accotdinp, , , to his master's directions, he turned the bullocks'. beads, and biefore - evening they tve.re -browsing (pa - meth:ln. their native pastures, whence they had 'been - ' called on that morning to effect the decep . M, It tram . little wonder - tht - a Malone should be • deeply exasperated at the trick so humiliat ing to him, and successful to his outwiter, and just as little that Imutme,4t Kedagli should take credit to 4ittp• - dr for so neat 3 piece of ehica nery ;-it -was, its faut 7 a subject of merriment to hits for u long. time after; until some di lemma, similar to that ri • to the • expedient we have related occurred, and corn ' polled. him to try.and make his peaCc with, his incensed •111 . rot:ate, Time hopeless task' was-undertaken in the 'same spirit which . eliaracterized.bis • (enter proceedings. Ke • dagh took' to nis•lmed—, : was ill—very-ill—go ing to die, in fact. It 'was not long until an . account of Ms-illne.s reached f,:ma rnestown, and . fast on the heels of repert folioned a4nessen - • 4 - er frota..the requesting. totstw \his dear friend—the Counsellor. Coanfound the rascal," exclaimid Aftdone " his impudence. is. insulrerable- - --what can La - want with me?" ".-mOn, your honor," said the afflicted mew senger,-.." he is stretched for -.death, and if he don't see you an'. the priest.".. • . • Well, now, for curiosity's sake," said-Mas lone, "I will -go over and hear what he has to hiv; it would really be pity not t o b ear lik!,lagh repenting." 'Mr Counsellor arrived, and was shown in to t he_darke4tr own, -where. poor Kedcgb was waiting.his final call. " You wished to sve tne, Mr. 4eogbagan, I Lenore," said Malone, in the coldest tone of voice he could assume. • Counsellor; -dear, is that yowl", whined the invalid. front the middle of the heti in the corner.` Upon '• Upon my ward, Mr. Geoghagso, you way well nik..thw question witi4ogi.itafte!!!!! Manner von treated me and used my name : " - --" Ob.Clatin-gellor;liiiii: - Sriiii Yr* iii ouldn't Ize ripping up old stories on a dying. man.; God firrgiv.elmemv - .sins„bat - I've a great deal to I answer for ; forget and forgive, arick ; that . was your father's way,. rest . Irika,k oul-knewl him well i and marry's the titi4j sal* 1141.04- tin in his arm Chair, apd.strokingYOhr head, and sayirig, Vinj,hony 4ny boy; you% never be yottr father's Solt, it.you desert your friend in distress.' It's • Mr' will I'd be tan:in t:4 4 - ot :trick. Pm afraid the boys 'II - be quarelling among one another, about the money when I'm gone. and I want a will that 'II hinder theta ; and who would I get to draw.. it but vourself—rhe first lawyer in the three king 'dews, and more let , ken, ray old friend's son 1" " lieally, Mr. Geoghagan, I must try to be escu-ed; my interference . with your affairs already —" " Air, now, aviekrnachree, why would yon be talking about that, and . cutting short a dyings man's ,breath ; let me tell you all first, and then sure, if you're for tearing me, I can't help you. I'm going Coutrsellor,dear—going quick --_-but I'd like to do justice first; .so' just put in alegaey of .506/ now - to my dear 'and rallied. friend, meaning yourself; aick, sand make it so that it can't be broke, now." "Ketlagh—my .dear liedagh—this• in so good, so generous—really I must forget and forgive now, though to tell the truth Kedagh, I wits angry," , . "All, Anthony, mydalling; that is' just like, your fathei--rest his soul—but 'deed I was wrong: "Kedagh--now—my dear -friend---sihis generosity--,----" . ' • "Counsellor, dear, I always intended it." . " My 'deaf , friend, i , this s; indeed, a very meiancholy duty, and trust Erie, that all my talents can do shall be' done for you, to se cure your little property." " Ah, Aathcmy my darling give me. your hand-;--where are you. aria i—l was : sure it was in your father's son to he generous—so now sit dawn, Counsellor dear, and let us to btisiness, an' don't forget the tire handled." The %%ill was' drawn and approved, not forgetting thelive hundred_; and Kedngh, after uttering a profusion of thanks, for what Malone.assured, was a will that all the law yers in behind couldn't break, requested it h 6041 be left with him to • get copied, after which, when completed, it ihould be left with himself. Malone, dr course, •acceeded, and a day was appointed when be should return, and receive the sacred trust from the bands of the dying man. The day vitae, and With it tte punctual Counsellor, who was no little surpiized to find Kedrigii out of bOMtd much improved in personal appearance. " better . , avick," said le, " thank . gooki.ness—a deal better, and able to sit up hat sure, who knows how long it• will last with all the trouble I'm in. May be now,. Counsellor, dear, you could.advise tne a-bit --here's the will, avick—put it up in your breast pocket now safe, fora deal depends I.lii Mut - vtt vt Tntrvet—trut about the law—it's_thislway, avick.' And Kedagh proceeded' with' a longex planatiOn of all the ins and outs of his new troubles, and received from his kindhearted friend such a. - 4urance of assistance as corm ple.trily satisfied him: FrOm this time forward; Kedagh became better ley beautiful gradations. of convalescence, until at last lie was reported suite well to his disappointed expectants, Ilia earise - .was undertaken spirited by Malone, and it. is • needless - to say, that e it sueceedetith friendship of the Counsellor . became now as conspicuous as the. contrary . feelin g s were. forinerly, and excited the surprise of allwho knew both, which was still more heightened, when Kedrier was called to 'his people at last —by Malone attending his corpse to the grave as one of the chief mourners, and con ducting al the affairs of the funeral, No sooner was our.poor hero safely deposited, thain Malone announced to the relatives that was lodged with him, and collecte-:. all Of them in his parlor, for the purpo , e of reading the important instrument to them. All ' prelionnaries being arranged—the parties seated—sentiments of condolence ex pres,sed on all sides • and Kedagh's honesty and goodness. boldly asserted by ere t y - one, and a defiance hurled at all gainsayers, the will was woduced—acknowledged--and handed to Mr. Matthews, Malone's clerk, for perusal. Ile 'began, and according -as he proceeded and settled with each devisee; or legatee,_ as the case Was, "My poor Cher," blubbered one of the fortunates, and another, in due succession as they ascertained their luck, the clerk's voice could scarcey be heard among the•general din. Malone was, however, listening all the time with that quiet sort of Satisfaction which we feel, when we know that hope and certainty are to shake hands; until' the clerk had dispatched the sentence immediately preceedin,g his part of the will, and continued on, as it were, skip ping the important sentence. " Now, now, Matthews, my good fellow, said the Counsellor, interrupting him, "do not be so precipitate, pray—go on—in such serious matters as these, it is very unbecom ing to be so giddy—go on, if you please— `and to my dear and . valued' friend—go on, pray don't you see it • "Faith, sir," said the puzzled clerk, look ing. over the whole document, don't see e'er a dear and valqed friend in it from top to bottorn.". '• Mr. Matthew. you are insufferably stupid, and really this will not do at all—give , me N. will, sir," and seizirpg it from the bands of the teriifirrd 541 k, he looked over and over ,it., but inva i in—the titter could no :longer be i,uppressed!--it was too bud. liedag,lr Kerlagli! you lived a rogue and you died a rogue," shouted the outwitted lawyer, and bolted out of the room, amid the ill-suppre , sed laughterof the company. Kedagh. true to the last, copied every line of the well &awn instrument, but the part containing the Jeg,ary—and gained all his etids—And—CREATED A. COUNSELLOR. DEATH OF , THE 110 g. Louis MCLAFE.— This ‘etiera4le statesman died at hie residence in Baltimore on Wednesday, Oct,. 7th. Mr. :Nit:Lane was a man of incorruptible purity of eharacrer and great ability. lie enjoyed the confidence of the Democratic party, and has fulfilled many high public trusts. Mr. Mc- Lane was Secretary of. State, and also Seem-- Lary of the_TreaLury during the Adrninistra-. lion of General Jackson, succeeding Mr. Valli Buremin the State department. He was sub .,e,tiietitly sent as Minister to England by Prz,,ident Jackson,!irrhose confidence and in timkcv--W-enj,)yed to as great an extent as any Ipther.r. , on. During the Administra tion of Mr. P....1k Mr. MeLanti was also Min ister to England, and negotiated , the treaty settling the Oregon question with Lord.,,Aber <leen. Mr. ?dettane was a man of spotless purity of character in private life„and held an exalted station for- statesmanship among the distin -guisbed public Men of tha. period. Mr. McLane was the son of Col. McLane of Dela ware, one of the proMinent leaden in the Rev olutionary War. - At the tittle of the .admis sion of Missouri, Mr. McLane was Senator , from Delaware, end strongly opposed the so call4;(.W.cul npromise, as , unconstitutional, and his speech on that subject gained him the warm friendship of Pen. Jackson. He was somewhat' over seventy years of Ago qt the.timc of kis death.--N. - Y-Nern. Wlyntriist - ::::gtotOtt:at. J .B. McCOLLUII, A .J;GERIVNON , - :1:01171 1 1,0132, Thursday,. Qetsber 1857. LIT" We did not receive paper in time to is. Ile the Democrat last tierk. rif The Horse Race Dam aceost the Sus quehanna, six guiles above TunkhannoiAr, has been swept awayby the recent freshet; This is a serious 'disaster to the NOrth Bran' h Canal.' NT " We le - 4rn that the Susquehanna County Normal School will be continued at this place through the wintpr . wider the superintendence of Prof. Stoddard. Twenty two weeks will compose time Term, which will commence about the 25th or November. •_ll E' Dr. A. Davis of the Stanton Herald if the Union will please accept our.thanka for neatly bound and handsomely printed copy of Dr. 11. Hollister's "COSTSIBUTIOSS`Ta THE I !tit Touv . or LACCAIYANNA VALLEY?' It is an ably written little volume, full of:interesting reminis cences of that highly favored region; descrip fie of its settlement and resources and contains rateable iron and coal-Aatistics. To one Campaign Subscribers. After this week, we -shall strike from our books the names of our campaign subscribers, unless wo receive from them orders to the con trary. , We shall be happy to learn that all our :campaign inhaeribers have concluded to become permanent. ones. That many already have de termined to do so we have no doubt. Those who have' will confer a favor by notifying us of the fact immediately. MmumourrtArn.e.—Mr: Amos J. Tompkins, of Putnam Valley, sends us the . lafast apple we have sren in a Yong while. It measures 13 inches in circumference, and weighs a trifle over a rinund„ If anybody can beat old Put on this, we should: like to know it.-1/ighland Eagle. ,Sus t quithanna County "bears the palm alonO l on thqcapple question. Mr. IL N. Brewster, of Forest Lake, has just now placed on our table an apple 131-2 inches in circumference, weighing T.' ounces. Beat that tyho can, . • irir Pollock names Thursday Nov. 26th, for Thanksgtving.-The Wedimond Cus tom House was robbed .of $2,000 on the 234. -Property worth c 4 t5 . 00,000 was dosiroyed by fire at Chicago last Ililontlac,' 7 ------The Buff; ale Daly Republic, [4eputlican] has come out in favor of the DeMoeratio party: Ttie Steamer Tropic, sunk near Waverly, in\ the tsteeoilri,oo the .141.T1.--r- t vuk• of earthquake were felt in.:MO. and 111. on the Bth, Parrott, "Rep." is elected to Con gress from liansae.. A gale on Lake On tario On the.2oth, o.o. F .taad,n strict, and all hands perished. Democratic Pyramid. .•10\VA. - 01110. 'GEORGIA. . MINNESOTA. • CAL I FOR NIA. Id 1 `&; S I S S I P P I. P EN,'NS..YL•VA NIA. 'Uepublican' Pyramid. " In y d i 5- t r, i c t." • Ti'y- a small majority. - -The Electious. CALIFORNIA.—WeIter, (Dem.,) has a majority of 11,000 over both of his opponents. low.k.—The telegraphic reports indicate the election of Sibley, (Dem..) for governor. Outo.—The, returns received, give Chase. (Opp.,) a small majority for Governor, but one 'of the Democratic candidates for Skate officers is certainly. elected. The Legislature is ta•o thirds Democratic. This is a very large gain since last Fall. (Petn..) is reported eke. ted Governor. PENssnsasrs..—Tiventy.e'ght counties heard from officially, give Packer 38,862'ever Wilmot. The Democrats have a large majority in both branches of the Legislature. littzlehurst's vote is about 25,000. There is hardly a grease spot left of poor Davy. It \ is thought by some that he declined a day or two. before the election. This =is incorrect—the 'people declined—voting for him, that's all. Peoi Dave. THE ELECTION—GEN. PACKER CHOSEN GOVERNOR BY A MAJORITY OF A -80UT40,000. THE DEMAGOGUE RE-' I3UKED—PROVISOISM DEFUNCT— WILMOT LEAVES THE "STUDIP" IN DISGUST. The election returns come in slowly in con sequence probably of the completely one-sided character of the result:. Wilmot is about the worst whipped man that ever solicited the Pats. of Pennsylvania freemen. The whole Democratic State Ticket is elected by overwhelming majori ties, and the Philadelphia Sun (a Wilmot organ) says that the Democrats have nearly two-thirds of the members of the Legislature. We have no disposition to kick a fallen enemi, but we cannot resist the temptation to glance at the mean artifices employed by Wilmot to promote his se Ifisle endkaince those artifices have-so en-. tirely failed to cheat the people and blind them to the truly despicable character or the man as a politician. Unwilling to abide by the verdict rendered through tho ballot-box last Fall he must travel the State and disgust intelligent men with stale slang about his "proviso" and the once unhappy but now prosperous territory of , Kansas. Hoping to secure the "straight Ameri can" vote he got upon his knees and vowed al legiance to doctrines he hadformerly stigmatized as "anti-American, ANTI-REPUBLICAN. ANTI CUB:ISMS AND A MOST FOUL AND TREASONABLE t: PLOT AGAINST LIBERTY." As a last resort committed himself to the doctrines of a high protective tariff to please thciron-masters of the State, and evinced great stupidity, or dishonesty, by charging the present financial difficulties upon the low tariff' policy of the government—a poll ey he adroented and ruled for while in , Congress. His lust for office literally'sunk his manhood— a rebuked demagogue be lives to be loathed by the respectable of all parties. His fate should be a warning.to the politician tempted to : aban don his principles for the sake ofpromotion. For nearly two Months the "apostle of free dom" journeyed , through the State; *bricking "bleeding Kansas" and the " irOvisar he in vited the people to express through the ballot. box their views .of his negro-phobia and they obeyed the invitation: Is he aatisfied! Has he learned that the man who aspires to be Governor of Pennsylvania must know something of Penn sylvania Inqtests and evinman ability to pro. moteAbto ? Our •Eleeilivek-Jutitcfnry-IS The Democracy of the "Empire State" have acted noble in divesting themselves of all par titian prejudice-in --their nomination of a candi date for Judge of tho Court orAppeale. They proceeded - upon — the' - supposition that Judges ediald be chosen...with _reference to their legal attainments, their ability to free themselves from all bias and their disposition to decide im partially, rather than tor their political proelivi ties. Ilence, !lowa Demo, who as Judge of the highest. Court in Now York had pronounced the Metropolitan Police'ket'ecinaiitsitional,- was re , nominated by the Democratic Convention re cently assembled.-M- S•yratuse, becauso,of his integritfand acknowledgedfitness for the Office. The Democracy refused to 'pros - crib° • him be cause his judicial decision &inlet, fortify the opinion of the patty with reference—to a legisla tive act; by/that nomination they assert the in dependence of the judiciary and their action-de serves the highest praise and is worthy ofimi tation. Ineonneclion.with this independent and manly course of our New York brethren, we deem a few suggestions touching the duty of the citi zens of thin judicial district at the next general election, timely and appropriate. At that time we mast select a Judge for ten years. We want a good lawyer, a candid, impartial,.honest man on. the Bench; a man who will administer justice judicially, not politically. An active and bitter partisan who carries his prejudices and porsOciarl hatreds with him everywhere, is incompetent to decide between friendand foe; the demagogue cannot become the upright judge. Political con siderationsishould not influence us in the Choice of a Judicial officer; the indeperdenee and puri ty of the judiciary are gone when men are made judges fur their zealous partisanship. • If it were necessary to submit facts in vindication of these self-evident truilia • lve might point: to the way in which justice has been administered in this I district for the past five years. In violation of his solemn pledge to abstain from , the political battles of the day, DAVID Wit.mor with the er mine upon his - shoulders mixed constantly in political squabbles, championed the faith of one pinion of his litigants; ati'd combated nmiSlati dered the principles of the other. The result of this conduct indefensible in a judge, was to deqroy public cufidenco iu ‘Vit.atoik' 'integrity and impartiality and IT:oiler him odious to Many, who in the exercise of a constitutional privilege resorted to his Court to sustain their rights of property and person. It is surmised 'by some that Wttmor will endeavor to get back upon the Bench in this diatriet; indeed,, his most pliant and contemptible instruineete openly boast • (hit they can and teill.provide for the whipped dema gogue and rebuked traitor, and • in defiance of public opinion place him once more in thaposi tion he so long glisgraced. We think this boast is but the silly obulition • of a. few soured and defeated lipolig:seekers; still It maybe the utterance 'of •tbeii.master'idesign • and in this light it •is tesito-_repsei it tho majority Of our citizens, without distinction of party, are opposed to re-electing Wilthot, no obacrving man will deny; and by force of party organiza tion only can ho hope to pocket the salary of a judge Again. Now the people of this *district have sufficient intelligence to sei? &impropriety of choosing a judge on political considerations; and vve'belleve 'they are honest enough to act in pursuance of that intelligence. Me shall not . inquire what are the political convictions of the candidate-for a judicii , thilice; if he has the ne. cesssri legal qualitications,andis honest and will direst himself of all_ prejudice when-be ascends • the Bench, ho is a' fit man for the post and should be supported. We want the judiciary severed from partisanship; ci , e'.whnt it pare and independent as the-framers of the government designed it should. be. It - cannot retain these -when judges arc chosen solely with reference to their politics. The Result in this County. Homone. The united opposition maj. in-this Co. over Buchanan was '1,364; Wiltnors majority over Packer is 805; these figures show a ,black Re publican toss of 559. Wonder if Wilmot's boasted:personal popularity in this region con tributed to this result! . chase falls behind the State Ticket 204: Will he make another effort to immortalize himself by eugi l neering a hawking and peddling prohibi. Lion through the Legislature! Young's majority •over Crane is only 635. Renegade Democrats aro not omnipotent with the people. Neal's maj. (we drop the 0' as that significant letter was omitted on the tickets) over Tuttle is .539—a redaction of heady 300 from the maj. on the State Ticket. This shows.the fully of at tempting to make all Know : Nothings perjure themselves by voting for a foreigner. • The balance-of the opposition ticket is elected by majorities ranging from 600, to 800. Black Republicanism has given its last kick in Sus quehanna County. It can never elect another ticket' and it will probably never make another nomination. The explosion of the " bleeding Kansas" hum bug politically ruins its originators. The peo ple now comprehend and are satisfied with the domestic and foreign policy of the Administra tion; they approve the democratic principle of popular sovereignty as applied to the slavery question in the territories; they patriotically uphold the judicial interpretation of the consti tution and refuse to support those who seek power by stimulating popular prejudice against an institution peculiar:to fifteen sovereign States. Our oppOnentiniust get some other hobby to aide, while Young and tits associates for the dia• tribMien• of the spoils see that the "slave pow. er" don't interfere in the affairs of Susquehanna County. The consequences ef the failure to enforce the law' upon our State statute books forbidding the iitsue and circulation of bank notes of a . less denomination than five dollars are injuriously felt by the business community in this season of financial embarassment and distress. A rigid execution of the small note enactment would bare kept a considerable amount of specie afloat in our midst sod the difficulties occasioned by the suspensions -of the banks would thus have been lessened. The temporary embarassment expLeted to result from its strict observance would hare been trivial compared - with the terri ble pressure to which its non-execution . has powerfully contributed.. Business men can now see that the law prohibiting then circulation of small notes is a wise and just one, and they must surely regretits violation. If bank prom ises to pay of af. ley' denotnipation than $5,00 were not permitted • tu v./mate, specie would necessarily take thiir place and suspensions would 'not be so , seriously felt. A panic- like the present arouses the people and demonstrates the wisdom - of the Prudent banking policy of our party. • jar .Good nature, like a bee, gathers hon. ey from every flower. Small' Note Law. —Permanesit ?I ormal Schotyl, We print in another column the proceedings of a meeting of the Normal School Students to consider.the practicability of establishing in our midst a.permanent Institution fur the instruction of Teachers; also a lettr from Prof. Stoddard to the officers of said meting, containing sue. geations as to • the probable cost. and legitimate scope and purpose of such an Institution. In the success of this movement, so properly and energetically inaugurated, every friend of popu lar education must feel a deep interest. But paper resolves and expressions favorable to the project, are not sufficient for its execution ; like the patriotic and laudable schemes ofSouthern Commercial Cooventious, the truly praiseworthy. purpose of our Nurmal,School Students may fail for want of capita?. The resolution to contribute two thousand dollars in aid of the project. though pease) ht good faith, is scarcely equiva lent to that menet in hand • and is, to speak as favorably of it as possible-. as valueless as the "promises to pay" of , our suspended 'banks.— While we attach but little impoitance to the money resolve $t our friends, we regard the meeting as useful in directing public attention. to a very interesting, subject and tending to elicit from the people of this County n careful discus sion and consideration of the same. We believe that our citizens cannot make a wiser and more profitable investment of their surplus capital, than in the estublishmeut of an Institution of the kind contemnlated, say at a cost of $30,000. Large sums are annually expended for the wise purpose of educating the growing mind of this community, and if we have not : proper home in stantions, distant localities must receive the ben eftt"of the expenditure thus made, in return for their superior public spirit and enterprise. Be cause of this inevitable result of a failure to sup port proper Institutions of learningwith competent Instructors in our own County, those with whom the dollar and dime argument is omnipotent have an interest in building up in our midst Schools of an elevated grade to meet the wants of an intelligent population. Independent of this pe cuniary view, it should be reams bared that a - sell regulated Institution of kart:lug exerts a happy influence upon the community in la hich it is located. It stimulates the passion tot—knowl edge—a passion wonderful in its~ nellieverrients and benign in its elTects. If our citiz e ns wilt give this project careful attention and discuss it intelligently, we hope for the most favorable re sults. - The Money Panic and the "Relict Bill." The Lej.,rislature on the day of its adjournment passed, and Gov. Pollock has since approvEd an act legalizing the sopertsion of specie payments by the banks, and fixing the second Monday in April; 1858, as the time for resumption. The law• also enntains apiovision for the relief of in di.utuat minors 1. 7 varcililint Tor 1116 the term of one year on judgments•heretuforo obt:iined, and on judgments obtained hereafter for ono year from the first; day of the term at which the snit was instituted. The banks are required to receive at par in payment of debts due to them, the notes of all solvent banks of the Commonwealth, wiUcl, paid specie - I& all their liabilities on andimmediately prior to Sept.lst, 1857. Trust, saving fund, and insurance com panies are forbidden under heavy penalties to purchase the notes of any incorporated bank of tho State at less than their pm. Of The effect of this enactment upon, the busi• ness community we are not prepared ,to judge. We dislike however, any legislation impairing the obligation of contracts, or engagements be tween man and man; such legislation is oncon stitUtional and demoralizing in its influence. The "relief" measure benefits debtors to the detriment of creditors, and the relief is at best, tetunprary. Will the banks be better able to pay specie on their notes next April, than now? The controllers of these rag• factories have brought the present pressure upon us by their own mismanagement, and they should suffer the legal consequences of their acts. As well may thieves and other scoundrels ask a postponement of punishment - for ther crimes. We notice that Jl r. Chase, the member fiom this County, voted ,against legalizing the suspension. • [commusrcArtrt] 'The Field. The crowding away of the arbitrary and un constitutional Missouri line by "popular sotc reignity,"—that more intelligent and, wise settle ment of the slavery agitation c -was deliberately ratified by. the American people, in the election of James Buchanan; and has since been placed, by judicial wisdom in the secure position of law. As such, it receives the ° respect and obedience of all but heart-traitors to our country and its govcrament. The feeble effort of Wilmot, and his follows, to renew that agitation, in Pennsylvania, is now rebui - ed - with such popular emphasis and power, as drives that self-seeking agitator into obscurity and contempt. In Susquehanna County; his majority is 'so much reduced from the,Fremont vote, that it amounts to defeat,—and their County Ticket came limping after, just escaping minority. The Democracy arose spontaneously, in the conscious might of Truth, and won, under cir. cumstances the most discouraging, a brighter victory than she over gained in the days of her majority, Was this same battle to be re-fought to-day, she would clean the field. Indeed it is apparent that BLACK•REPVIILICAXIS3I lIAS POLLED ITS I.AsT starourir-ts Susquxtratsaa Couary It is admitted that now, -we might, have broken them to pieces if we had taken one or two of the Independents. But that would have been stooping to - eonqner, Better as it is. This three years old,Know-Nothing,oath-bound fusion of office-seeking Democrats and Whigs, info a mass of sectional, proscriptive, agitating corrup tion and fraud, has run its inglorious race. Like . every other wicked organization, its days were few arid full of trouble,—its grave deep, and un marked by any inscription,—a sad iiFot where the passer-by sometimes unconsciously- lingers, to muse on the way and the fate of henna depravity; and then gees, guided with a warmer trust in the popular "sober, second thought." - In looking over the field, we confess to farmore respect for the Whig branch of this self. conflicting order, than for its faithless Democrats. Wilmot; Grow, and their lesser imitators, that betrayed - the generous confidence reposed in them by us,—turned the very. influence and of. five we gave them, to our ruin,—now are objects of distrust from both sides. Who will ever put confidence in them again? They must not ask a place in Democratic ranks. Let them pass into oblivion. Grow will probably fad other employment than "stumping" the County and Wilmot -than "stumping" the State! The latter will have leisure to.read election returns; while the-dear sheep of the Bradford District bleat a• solemn dirge over the political grave of their leader!' What will become of those poor innocents; now left exposed to the ravenous wolf of pro-slavery? As forGrow,won't the Montrose ladies,--those wise statesmen, that burn internally with patri otism,—present him with another flag, for hav ing so long kept slavery out of Pennsylvania I Ah me, how strange that the ignorant people would not have 1. Wilmot and Free Soil;" but would have Packer and Slavery! • Proceedlugq 'thers ett /it 'getting of the mentbei; #O. HANNA COUNTY NORmiNt. SottoOti. In Turstinnce of a call. the members of the Sottlecttssma IOot•'YTY NORMAL . SCHOOL, met in the Academy Hall, in Montrose, on Tues.: day evening, oct, 6th, 1857, 'to take into. consideration the best means of establishing a permanent NORMAL Stooot., in the county. The meeting was called to order by N. J. Gates, and B. F. Tewksbury chorea PreAtlent, And M. J. Come and A. B. Johnson Seenta* ries. °um:lotion of K. Cushtnan, a :commit tee of eight were chOf3m to draft. resolutions, expressive of the, ohjeet of the meeting. Y.J. Gates wits then' called upon to ad dress the meeting, which he did, in an able manner, and clearly set forth the peculiar and lasting benefits . arising from the establish ment of such a school in our - midst. The committee then retired to draft resolutions,du ring'which time B. F. Tewksbury entertained, the audience with some practical remarks ir educationfl matters. The committee then returne I and presented • the following preamble and' resolutions; • Whereas, we, Teachers and friends of " COMMON SCIIOOL,S, " of SUSQUEHANNA COUN TY, feeling deeply interested in obtaining molt., systematic and thorough modes of teaching,' and believing that the establishment of a per monent Nomast,Scdoot hi our midst- (if it be properly conducted) would do much to secure for the public the advantage of. re high, intellectual and moral cultu, bv introducing a more practical and efficient system of Pop ular Instruction, therefore Resolved,. That we pledge ourselves to con tribute. two /hot/Sand dollars towards-. the "means necessary to the erection of buildino to accommodate a permanent NORMAL SCIIOOL in this county:according' to the 'requirements of the Norma! hoe! Act of Pa:, passed by the Legislature 0f*1857. - - Resolved, That we earnestly .8404 the hearty co-operation and material- aid :of all friends of popular education in our own and adjoining counties.' ItZtsolved - , 'That, we cordially in — YitiYf Prof J. F. Stoddard. the able Educator and dew -ter} Friend of Common Schools, to - "accept the Prineipalrbip of the.proposed Institution, and give us rt.draft of the . necessary buildings, mOl also an estimate of their probable cost.. Resolved, That. we will render Prof.. Sto ddard every aid in our"power,in carrying kr ward the work. and in satitaining a school that shell be alike credible to himself and ad `.vantageous to this and the surrounding coun ties. . Resolved' That a copy of these resolntions be sent to Prof. J. F. Stoddard, ant also to the" Pennsylvania School Journut! •and the County papchs for publication. CostahrfEE. N.J. Gates, 0. A. Jesup, M. J. Corse - A. B. Johnson.. &boy A. Brooking, Philiuda U. Bart, 'Ellen. C. Park, 11. Annit - Jessup. 111 - tesolutions having been ,diseased, W.. S. Smpson moved that the Resolutions lio adopted in a- body, which Motion was carried unanimously. 13. M. Stone then moved • that a committee Le appointed to receive names of cont ribwors in accordance with the sentiments expressed in the first resolution; Which motion was car ried.- The President then appointed the follow ing persons as said committee : - . F. :Bryant, B. M. Stone, G. A. Jessup, Lavi r,a L. Chamberlin, JernshaW. Bisset!, Jane M. On motion, adjourned to meet in one week, ter further consideration on the subject, and the, propriety of continuing a Normal School, during the cominiz Winter and. Spring. B. F. Teak bury, Pres't. M. J. Corse, A. 13. John-son,Seer. PROCEEDINGS OF ADJOURNED MEETING The students wet in the Academy Hall at 4 o'clock, P. M. Minutes of last meeting read and adopted. • The .(Zowing correspondence_ was then read PW.F. J. F. 5T.7113.1.1tP.--DEAR SIR :=-At a ranting of the Students of the Suerehanna COunty Normal School, held in the Academy jiall hist evening, 'the folkm,ing resolutions were unanitnouly adopted: to which you are earnestly requested, to respond at an early ht_tur,atid in such a manner as. Sou may deem proper. lours, . ecc., B. F. Tewksbury. Pres't. M. J. Corse, A. B. Johnson, Sferys, MONTROSE, Oct. 12th] 857 B. F.Tewksbury P rest . ~ M. -J . Corse' and A. B. -Johnson, - Sec'ys.—Gsaanastais : The resolution• adopted by . the members of .the ‘.Susqueltanna Conuty Normal . Seiscol" on the evening of thellth inst., relative to the establishment of a permanent NORMAL SCIIOOL in this Co., the objeet of which is to elevate the standard and increase the efficiency - of Comnien School education, were banded to me on the evening of Bth. This laudable effort on . the part of the mouhers of the Normal Scl to urge for% Is . ward the long neglected a; of universal education—an e ff ort unprece, ented in the educational history-of our Country, and one in the highest degree worthy of imitation,— was as surprising to me - Rs it - 15* praisworthy and honorableto:.yourselves.' • In replying to your Potnmuniction and res olutions, I feel, (in common with yourselves,) deeply sensible that the noblest vocation . to -which men can devote their lives, is that of preparing themselves and others to meet the requirements of their - Country and. - Age, and shall therefore, speak with freedom and plain-' 'less respecting the proposed School, and one with which I would con-cat to 'become per. manetly associated. Normal Instruction, as it is practiced in ttsis Country and in Europe, has received my close atteutior during the past six' or eight years; hence, a Normal School into which I could introduce, with such modifications as I may deem proper, the inetli ods of teaching devised and now practiced by -the ablest Educators of - the Old -World, apd approved by all conversant with them,, wo'd ho best suited to my tastes. A Nortlial School, in 'addition to giving thorough in struction in the Arts and Sciences, is design-. ed, properly, to prepare Teachers for their ar-. duous, responsible, and all important duties as the architects of the physiCal constitution and the moral and intellectutd - chiracter of a rising„generation ; hence,' . it is one of the most-important- Schools-in our Country, and 'should, therefo;e, he provided with htiildings and apparatus to correspond with the noble missions of such Institutions. In speaking , Of. Teaching, Sir, James Macintosh said, "The noblest art, of all. the fine arts, is the art of, forming a vigorous healthy, ,and beautiful mind. It is a work of tin Wearied care, which 'must be - continually retettehed through evert period of liter but the toil becomes every day more,:pleasant il nd :the 'success . more sure." , . . . . 1. The buildings should be capable of 'ac-; commodating about 300 students and should be substantially, conveniently, and tastefully constructed.. • . „ - 4:'.- • . . 2. There should be connected with the buildings, at.least ten •acres of land, to be laid out in gardens, groves, and exercise grounds . . 3. The cost of such buildings will be frog le Susgur:- Mtn:Trios; Oct. 7,1857. Yicenlj five to thirty thodsuitit clollcers , Si o'd it still he deemed necessary, I:Will, at iny eadiest conYenietiee, prepare the plan of the buildings. 4. The most,grand of all the , ,aecTiii i meats attainable by man, i s, nn i • non; pitysical, moral, and intellectual, that t m pmbensiYe and. Wound. Such nn education should ho affordAd by the Institution you de sire ~o establish. •5, Should the friends of education in this . and the-surrounding counties, heartily sec ond your noble endeavors to raise the means necessary to erect. these - -buildings, ark d my health permits, hotthl be pleased to unite with you and other friends of Popular Edit. cation in establishing an -Institution that is to be of snob incalculable benefit to -ti.e ri sing and succeeding, gene:66on., and which Will ; as years roll away, continue to reflect credit on those who aided - in its establish ment. Yours, tnoht re.pectfully, J. F. STODDARD The following resolution ,wns then adoptei Resolved. That a copy of the address de livered by Prof. J. F. Stoddard, at the open- ing of the Susquehittinst County.: Norrital . . School, be sent to the .. editof of the Pennsyl vania SrbOot Journiii ) with a request that he pUblish this same: :, • A committee consisttng of B. 'NC:Stone, N.- Ctr-liinan, (intrude Avery, rk Lydia J. Wade, • was; on inriti ql n, appointed by the Chair, to draft resoluti as expressive of the sense of the • . meeting. in r oard to the-acceptance by Prof, Stoddard, ofthe Priticipalshißof the.Susque- 'hantut t,. - ;ounty Normal Scheel; during the coming winter and Np rin„, ,, .. , .. . .. The committee reperted the folloWiiri reso lutions; which were unanimously adopted Whereas, Believing that - ' the interest of Common School Education; in this county: demands at this-fme the earnest and - self sac-- • firming efforts of all its friends in its behalf; .and that the first object to be -accomplished by them. in their endeavors •to elevate the standard .of popular education, is the educa tion of the teaehet— the .teacher being . the life or .death, of the` school,—and- that in view of the important and responsible duties devolving . on the teacher, the means for his education and. preparation fur ' thoie duties should be as thorough and extended'i:s possi, l'ble, and that the course of - instruction embra -1 ced in " Normal Teaching" is fully. ccitupe- . I tent to the task ofpreparinm•teachersfor the. Icreditable and proper discharge .of their 'ttr,-,- . duoua duties, Therefore -, .- 1 , , - ',- Resolved, That .we fully Approve of - the methods of teaching as practiced by Prof. J. F. Stoddard, we heartily congratulate :tearm ers, those intending to teacb,And students generally throughout the county on the event of his consenting to accept the Principalship of the Susquehanna Comity . Nortnal - School for the coming winter and spring. • - . Resolved,• That we . will u e ettr, utmost. endeavors in encournaing and sustaining this I.prhiseii . orthy enterprise, deeining it a service due to the cause - of popular: edgeation. which iwe are ready and anxious topitrform. ..,. Prof. J. F. Stoadtird's Letter to the 'PENNSYLVANIA STATE TEA'CIIEttft ASSOCI.VIIuN, laid at Chaultrersbzfrc, Aug. 1957. • • BETIIAN,Y, August Stir, IttpEtas, Pkertileat Of The . : Penusyl vania Slate Teaeb. Association.—N.Aa. Sin :—The state of my hearth fur , the Nat . ft v weeks altnonislies the.that be un- able to indelgemy t.urpoie to be •present at the coming ;ession of the ',"Penns3llvania , crate Te,aeliers Assottiiition." At the etuFAY of my school in June, literi,betl t ze hope that the fatigues of the pa4t ter tied - to thee© of. the previous years' toil would speedily pass away-, and -that a fc - W- weeks'', respite would prove. a .complete restorer to tired - .na-' ture. but . the draft upon. rnv strength hail been greater than I supposed, and escepttng a few eugur-etuurs from which I find it possible to withdraw, I must allow - myself all the restobtainable during the short in!ervat,. which preceeds my Autumn term., My in terest; however, in the of of our Associa-, Lion meeting will not perinit me to hold the expressions of an earnest' wish, that the great topics. so vitally connected_ hit's the cause of education _in our State; will be 'discussed with that thoroughness and good effect,.which is necessary fur the progress of our cause. The educators-of odr State ..have much to encourage them in theniarked ad vancement which education in general ha 4 made, especially in .its increwd hold upon the sympathies, of the people at large and the clearer apprehensions of what is requisite for the perfecting and enlargement . of our syrr r tern. . . . The work of teaching,. :litho - ugh , by* no means relieved of all the needless,embarrase-. Inuits which have attached to it in past. times,.. has been elevated to the dignity of a profes :ion, and is rapidly rising to, that point of consideration in the minds of otir . people; to which tli, responsibilities with which, it is in vesteder.d its own intrinsic importance; 'ed. ! title if. - 1 For Vie elevated_ position to, rrliieis the Teacher and his _work liai•e 4 nlre'rdy :at tained (I need scarcely intimate,) the profes• sion is greasly indebted tor. the efforts 'of, County Superintendents, and to the systcof. by a hick they are sustained. .T11; - i certificate of the County Superintendent in the handa.of the teacher, declaring Win to have possei.l the, • appropriate examination, and to• p . ossoss dia. ' requisite qualifications for the poSiton ho as sumes, is a 'passport to the favorable 'consid- eration of the County in which it may 1im0,4 I.been.issued. and its:4feet as an incentive'bi 1 industrious effort-on 'tlio-mart of-the teacher to perfect himself in his profession,. cannot but be favorable. I am, however, constrained to-believe that the same - agencv expanded to a ' wider field of influence wantd prove bone-. &lel in an-increased ratio; and . I . hope 'to hear that the proposition to establish a board. of examiners under the supervision of the State Superintendent with. -potter to grant State certificates to tboie .who may prove themselves thoroughly 'competent in any de partment of the teacher's„woik, has received due consideration 'by the - AssociatiOn. The .adoption of this plan implies !hat the teach- . er's vocation is no less than a- worthy pro= 40°n, and the State Superintendent's Diplo- ma conferred under such rule, would, at once, establish the recipient's membershipand rank in the profession. The di s enssion,uf this Mat ter will, doubtlass,engagedieattention of dui Association, and were it possible for me to be present, I would tar happy to. vidVocate its adoption, believing that the system, faithfally applied, will do all, or nearly all, that- com- potent:teachers need desire - for their eleva tion.' Without refuting to the various agen f cies for the healthful training and developing-1; of the youth:of our State, I cannot close this communication, rlich from the - profound in: terest I ani`compelled to feel in the objects of our Associatioh, :2 lis perhaps, already ex ceeded the limits limper to the occasion; Without an, allusion suggested by tires aspect of current' events. . " That the - intilectusl powers or the rising - geneOlou are being developed to a degree hithirto unknown in the history of our race, cannot be doubted, nor should the "march of intellect" be slackened in its force, but the coddition of adult society at the present time, especially in our cities and larger towns, indicating a grasp of intellect nparalteled in former times, and a Timid concioutriess of its
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