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 ,
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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.
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'GEORGIA. .
MINNESOTA. •
CAL I FOR NIA.
Id 1 `&; S I S S I P P I.
P EN,'NS..YL•VA NIA.
'Uepublican' Pyramid.
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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