. tlis friends were gratified,*pd.lns enemies— if, indeed, he had any—wire'silenc - 4" He was also mainly instrumental In p t wring the passage of a law for abolishing Imprison . meet for debt In his second terra of service the State was agitated by questions ofiriternal improvement The Baltimore and Ohio Raitroad Company was seeking the right of way through Penn. sylvania to Pittsburg, as project which • was regarded by the people ,of Philadelphia •as ,prejudicial to their interests; and was suc cessfully opposed by Mr. Bigler, who .substi. Cited what's regarded as a, more favorable road for the State interests—the Pennsylvania .Central Railroad, frem 'Philadelphia to Pitt. 4-, burg, - to which the formir city: is largely itg debted-for its preset commereial ploAperity. In 1848 Mr. Bigler's name was presented to the Democrlitic Convention fuenotnination „ .a can didate for 6-overnor, but, though he received a large vote,- the choice for upon Judge Longsteth,,foi 'whose election Mr, Bigler . labored assidu o usly, : but ibis time without success. . In 1851, however, he was nominated, b y acclamation, and, aftera con test of unusual severiticlie, was el s ected by eight thousand majority; Mr. Bigler made a large number of speeches during that-cam paign, the leading issue of which was the ad ministration of the Fugitive Slave Lsw, about which niuch bitter feeling was, provoked by the Christiana tragedy. Ic his various ad-, dressesate asserted the doctrine that the faith ful execution orthat law copatitutional. ob Lions ot the States, and citfiens of the •Stato; an Ise advocated the non-interven tion of Congress in the affairs - of the Territo ries. By a singular coincidence his- own election as .Governor of Pennsylvaiiia was simultaneous with the election of hie elder brother to the same dignity in the n w State • of California. The machinery orgorernment did not wo very smoothly during Mr. Iligler's gubernato rial career, for a great ditference of opinion e xisted between the legi-dature and - 'the Ex• ecatiet upon . the questions-of bank 4 and col-- p o rate privileges. Eltiring the first session'of .. 'the Legislainre after (us nmeguration he sent in thirty_veto messages; one of which refused assent to eleven charters for as many new bank.. In- 1854 the State Democratic,. Convention again unanimously .nominated him for Gpv atnor. and he entered upon another labor;op canvass. Ire bad to contend against the -A me rican" partytin addition to his fo'rmer oppmientst, and also had to defend the Kansas and Nebraska Bill, to which he gave his in dorsement, Although it is known .bat he pre: [erred the first bill, prepared by Mr. Douglas, to the one.which ultimately became a law. kfeated .in the contest for the Governorship of Petinylvaniii, he' became President of the Philadelphia- and Brie Railroad; but was art in called into rioliti,cal - life by his election' w the United States Senate, in anuarv, 1855. Entering the Senate with the last Congress, Le has had little-opportunity to di j stinguish hini-elffin debate. His contest with Senator Donglatt; at! the commencentept Of the pres ent stssion,bas brought him most prominent ly before the cciuntty; but it is in the tom: rnittee-room, and in the vitally-important work of judicious counsel in-those unreported conferences .. Which mould the destinies of na tiZms, that he most disiitiguishes himself. He is le-s seen and more felt than almost any gewlernan on the Administration side of the Senate. He is continually beset by perions who si,lr to avail thernserfes of -his known inlimate - relations With the President; and tat, in 'men! pnritiana of,eereonal and confident of the Chief is a model-of urbanitrand es traane eptirtesi of demeanor towards those who approach him ,even for favors, He 'is ore .if tlni rare men whom dignity and . for-- tune do not Spoil- His fine appearance arid ,cabal countenance are fair' indices of his character. We della believe he hils an elle . -- mr even among bis- opponents.j-- Harper's tireektu. =:21:::1 Mes42-4.‘ 'Little dc Harding —The - Advantages of Advertising: :An erroneous idea is prevailing in this rnmmunitv in relation to the advantages and hes.fit to be derived from advertising. Many .-ttgaged in - the mercantile business say it I"Ti't. pay,— witen, in fact, they have'rea l / 4 never tested it. Those who ,entertain this ini‘taken notion that advertising don't pay, we would most re , ipectfully refer to the fiun of Little & Harding. engaged in the mercantile .business at Nicholson Station, this - county, on the Delaware, -Lackawattea- and Western. Railroad,' who 'advertise, to the a mount of one coluinn in our peer annually, and also the same amount In the 3fontrose liemoerat,' and the 'Republican' of the same place; and we venture to say without a fear of eontradictiOn, that this firm does double j - the business of any other mercantile establish ment in this county, if not more