l)c 3cffcv0uicut.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1858.
According to promise, we give m
to-day's Jeffcrsonian, a complete li t of
the Borough and Township Officer clcct-
nd on thp. 10th of March. In the Bor
ough the election passed off rather quiet
ly. In consequence of the tickets being
made up of persons of different parties
there was no particular party j-trifo, ex
ccpt a aligbt one on the Judge of Elec
tion question, when Johu N. Stokes, the
,anti-Administration candidate, received
a majority of 30 votes.
The Philadelphia Anuual Confer
ence, which was commenced at the M. B.
Churoh, io Easton, ou Wednesday of last
week, closed its labours ou Monday eve
ning last at 'i o'clock. Below we give
the appointments for this DUtrict:
St. George' John D. Curtis.
Trinity Frauklin Moore.
Green Street A Cook in ab.
Fifth Street J. Mason.
St. John's C. Karsner.
Kensington It. II. Pottison.
Hancock Street John Thompson.
Sanctuary J B. Maddux.
Frout Street M. II. SUty.
Twelfth Street P. J. Cox. '
Iledding J. II. Turner.
Calvary To be supplied.
Tabernacle George Quigley.
Cohocksink T. A. Fcrnlcy. .
Emory J. E. Meredith.
Summerfield J. F. Boone.
Port Richmond S. Tow.uscnd.
Rising Sun Samuel Irwin.
McKendrc To be supplied. '
Zoar To be supplied.
Milestown J. B. Ayars.
L-hman's Chappel, &c. J. Carlylc.
D03 kstown K. W. Uumphriss.
Frank ford W. L. Gray.
Bridesburg Samuel. Dobson.
Oustlctou & Somerton J. A. Watson.
Holnes burg W. W. McMichael.
Bristol E. J. Way.
Attleborough W. B. Wood.
.Newton C J. Crouch.
Allcntown F. G. Egan.
Easton- J. C. Thomas.
South Easton S. It. GUHngbaao.
New Hope Wm. Mullin.
Richmond S. G. Hare.
Stroadaburg G. W. McLaughlin.
Cherry Valley It. Owen.
Paradise Thomas Childs.
Bethlehem M. A. Day.
J. P. Durbin, Corresponding Secretary
Missionary Society.
S. Hipgins, Sabbath School Agent.
A. Manship, Conference Tract Agent.
TOR THE JEFFERSOMAN.
Mr. Editor: Perhaps it will not be
uniutercsling to your readers to know
how we occasionally do it here at the
outlet of Mouroe county. You know it
has become a fixed custom to close a
school term, whether it be a school com
mon or uncommon, with an exhibition.
An occasion of this kind came off last
night at the Church iu this village, it be
ing the closing up of the winter term of
the Delaware Water Gap Classical School.
The building was crowded to cxccs3 it
was a delighful moonlight evening and
though the toys were preparing them
selves but a few days, they acted their
par( with credit to the school and them
selves. I bhall not attempt to give a full out
line of the pieces spoken nor particular
ize all the speakers, they all did well;
but Massey, Davis,Snydcr and Brodhead
threw themselves into the fpirit of the
paits they acted, in ribt good style.
Litile Webb is too full of fun to face five
hundred spectators, his cup Mill run over.
Master Tom makes a firt rate red cheek
ed lassie, and Master Mar.-hal! looks rcv
ereutial under mother's cap. Master
Wurti excited our curiosity to see the
sun- rise.
I don't liko to fiud fault but I would
rather have seen more originality in the
pieces- "Robin Roughhead" never cau'
wear out, and the speech of Sparticus
nust wear long, but many others loose
their vitality by being worn thread-bare.
It should be a rule that every schoo
should get up its own pieces. To do tbi
let them devote half a day in every week
to such compositions, for the whole term
By writing them they would be so famil
rar that it would not take long for the
authors to commit them to memory, and
to deliver their own compositions would
ertainly be most natural.
Ike music was not bad. Mr. LcSears
can make the Melodian speak delightful
ly. I am sometimes restless with rheu
matism, but I did not feci any aches
while he played. How . the mind lifts jt-
tfelf above the body when it is feasting on
its own delights!
Miss-Snyder sung her part alone and
well; To sing alone must certainly re-
quire more careful effort than with a large
hoir.
Obithe whole the Exhibition passed
off very pleasantly, and all present seem
ed to eniov the occasion.
Yo
urs.
SPECTATOR.
3JeI. Water Gap, Mjr.ch 27, lg
Borough and Township officers.
-V.
jjorougn oj ow'u; oiv 1
Burgess, Samuel Melickj CouncUnenf
Gddleib Auracber, Valentine Kaitz,
B: Pdstens, C. R Andro.H. IX Shfcn-;
Constable, Joun-ivccner; ocnooi-JLircu-
.... - . Tr o"t"-i-.:r' !
fors. Jackson Lantz, Theodore Schoch;
Judge of Election, John is. btokeF; ln-
spcctors,-Gcorge jDrcbe'r Mj jOf jLevan
way; Overseers of the Poor, "Wm S. Win
temutc and Daniel Dreber; Assessor, Olis
B. Gordon; xssistant Assessor?, Gcr:
shorn Hull, and Melchior Spragle; Audi-
tor, B. B. Drcher.
Smith field Townsiip.
Justice of the Peace, Piftcr Terpcning;
Assessor, George Kintuc.r; Assistant As
sessors, George V. Bush, Leonard Bar-
tron; Judge of Election,, Abraham Fen
ncr, Jr.; Inspectors, Daniel IK Custard,
John C. Bui-.li; Auditor, John McEw
ing; Town Clerk, Henry Eilcnhcrgor;
Constable, Daniel Walter; Supervisors,
Michael Walter, George Brotzman, 'Nich
olas Depuc; Overseer' of-thc 'Poor, Fred
erick Ca.scbcer. Chas. M.'Struuk; School
Directors, Abraham Ncwbart, Henry Ei
lenbergcr.
' . Micelle Smithfuld. . w
Supervisors, John V.Coolbaugb,- Wm
Frutchev: Constable, James GunSaules;
Assessor, Wm. Frarikepfield; Assistant
Assessors, Adam Overfield, John Place;
Town Clerk, Jacob H. Eilenbcrger; Au
ditor George W. Labar: Overseers of the
Poor, Michael Kintncr, Benjamiu Place;
.Judge of Election, Dimniick Overfield;
Inspectors, Timothy Vanwhy, Simon II.
Smith; School Directors, John Hannah,
Av V. Coolbaugh, J. II. Eilcubcrger.
Paradise.
Judgo of Election, Frederick Gilbert;
Inspectors, Jacob Bowman, Jacob Koer
tier; Assessor, Charles W. Transue; As
distant Assessors, Charles Ililgert, Hen
ry Heller; School Directors, John Storm,
Jacob Bcseckcr, Charles Ililgert; Town
Clerk, Charles Bush; Auditor, James Hel
ler; Constable, Abraham Transue; Su
pervisors, John Storm, Charles W. Tran
sue; Overseers of the Poor, James Hel
ler, Levi Frantz.
Clicsnuthill.
Justice, of the Peace, Felix Storm;
Judge of Election, Michael Gctz; Inspec
tors, George Miller, Lafayette Everett;
Supervisors, Wm.Scrfass, George Kresge;
Auditor, Joseph Arnold; Assessor, John
Hoodmacher; Assistant Assessors, Jacob
K. Shafer, George Grecnamoyer; Town
Clerk, Thomas Kintz; Constable, Jacob
Kintz; School Directors, John XBarthold,
Frederick Siglin; Overseers of the Poor,
Peter Huffsmitb, John Gregory.
Ross.
Constable, Wm. U. Newhart; Supervi
sors, Henry Misson, Jacob'Remel; School
Directors, Samuel Metzgar, Henry Alte-
mosc; Assessor, Charles Buskirk; Asi-ist-ant
Assessors, John Andrew, Jacob Bon
ser; Overseers of the Poor, Joseph Kresge,
Jacob Bonser; Judge of Election, Philip
Itemel; Inspectors, Valentine Houser,
John Bender; Auditor, Charles L. Frantz;
Town Clerk, John Lessi-j.
Tobyhanna.
Constable, Elijah Blowers; Supervisors
Christian Stout, Andrew Eachenbach:
Assessor, Samuel G. Escheubach; As
sistant Assessors, John White jr., Jacob
Blaxlee; Judge of Election, Win. Ebach;
Inspectors, Jonas Christman, Hiram
Blowers; Overseers of the Poor, Samuel
Bond, Chas. Houser; School Directors,
Samuel G. Escbcnbacb, Jacob Blakeslee;
Town Clerk, Samuel G. Eschenbach; Au
ditor, Wm. Adams.
Coolbaugh.
Sup'rviors, Hiram Warner, Josiah
Dowlinw, Jeremiah Callaghan; Constable,
Jobu P. Gearhart, Justice of the Peace,
Joseph Hallet; Assessor, Henry White
sell; Assiftant Assessors, John Pope,
Theodore Brodhead; Judge of Election,
Wm. Madau; Inspectors, Joseph Wilton,
Patrick Galvin; Auditor, Patrick Galvin
School Directors, John Warner, Wm. B
Thompson.
. Price.
Judge of Election, Smith Price; In
spector, Wilkinson Price, Lewis Long
Supervisors, John R. Price, Edward
Price; Constable, Henry Diebler; Schoo
Directors, Peter Sees, Samuel Postens
Assessor, bimon JN. btncht; Assistant
Assessors, Nicholas A. Lik, Ezra Ellem
wood; Town Clerk, James Palmer; Au
ditor, John Postens; Overseers of th
Poor, Joseph Fcthcrman, Perry Price.
Pocono.
Justices of the Peace, Jacob Learn
J as. S. Bisbing; Constable, Frederick Fa
ble; Supervisors, Peter II. Metzgar, Pe
ter Transue; School Directors, John Al
legar, Reuben Swink; Assessor, 3imon
Labar; Assistant Assessors, Peter Learn,
Jacob Stouffer: Town Clerk. James B
Morgan; Inspectors, Peter Derick, Tho
mas Sebring; Judge of Election, Jacob
Edlnger, Auditor, Nathan Frantz; Over
seers of the Poor. Philip Learn. Wilson
ijanar.
Stroud.
Constable, Luke Staples; Supervisors.
Samuel Evans, George Snyder, Levi
Strouse; Overseers of the Poor, John
Felkcr, Wm.Mostcller; Assessor. R;u T.
Drake; Assistant Assosore. Amnn,A,.
j VM w a wo3
PUKn Sfinfprt School Directors
aiiesp: Kerrfprlhtce fyears
wi;: -A.: -n..ii t
Site'"-
James
iEckeri for three years, Dauiel Boys for
3
til
Jlmes Ec
TTho1lfaW. RuSaA
Tunhhanuoch.
Constable, Peter Bonser; Supervisor,
S;l MiiiWhV" tflfofe'
School Director-, Uuaries uonser, rump
. - . , -r ti ;t:
Greenamoycr, John Smith, George Alte
mus; Auditorr .John; Adams; Assessor,
Fre d erjck ' Kembol d Assistant Aj-sessors,
Chafles -BaucrohnSmithpJudge of
BlectionSatnter M ildenbcrger; Inspec
tors, Perry B.Sox;' Philip Grecnamoyer;
0.versifMfhlfo?T Joseph1 Christ-
rac'n. JameaTfeesper; Justice of the Peace
Samuel Mildoubergcr.
; 7 Eldred-.
"Constable, Anthony HBorger; Assessor,
Chas." Chris tm a n Assisla'nt Asse;s,Bbrs, A n
Jfbony Borgcr Sr, Jnp'Smith; Judge of Elec
tipnjaJpseph Jiawk, Sper-visors, rcorgc
B. Dor.dendDr.fji'Jojias'fimitb; Inspectors
Godfrey Greens weig, Reuben Smith, Wm
Joneif S$hbdlL Director, iTacob Frantz
Jonai-, Searfass: Overseers of the Poor
j. '1 -...! ' It'' " -
Anthony fe Frantz, Jo,nasf Smith; Town
Clerk, Reuben Borgcr;
'-; Polk. v
ConstabieLynford M a nsh field ; Asses
sor, J.oscphVG ruber; Judge of Election
Lawrance. Fisher; Supervisors Jacob Al
temose, Petor(,'Kunkle; Inspectors, Geo
W. Kresge 47 votos, John W. Gruber 39
Valeutitjclacharlas39 votes; Overseers
of the Poor. John Kunkle, Charles An
drew;. Auditor, Peter Gilbert 103 votes
Joel Berlin 108 votes;; School Directors
Reuben Gregory 50 votes, George Dor
shinier 51 vote?, Vxitux Hawk, 51 votes
Town Clerk, Stephen Ila-vk.
. Hamilton. :
Constable Joseph H. IIouser;: Super
visorsi '"Levi Slutter, John Drcher; Schoo
Directors, Wk Hajney, Charles J. Mil
ler;t ,Auditor,P,etcr Snyder; Overseers 0
the Poor, 'Samuel Recs, Jacob Harps
Assessor, Simon Storm; Assistant Aa.-e3
sofs, Ad a tii Custard, 'Andrew Storm
Town Clerk',. Peter - William-;. J udge o
Election, George; Bittcnbendcr;; Iuspeo
tors, John Rinker, Livi M. Slutter.
f ' Jackson.
Judge of Election,' John Miller; In
spectors, Jacob Miller, ,Charles F. Hou
ser; A-.-essor, Michael Miller; .Assistant
Assessors, Peter Frailey, John Po3singer
School Directoj-s, Joseph' Frantz, S. Doll
Reuben Kresge; Constable, George Wer
keiscr; Supcrvisors,:Win.' Belles, Michae
Zacharins; Town Clerk,.Josrpb A. Sin
of; Overseers of the Poor, Peter Frailey,
Philip Frailey; Auditor,' Andrew De-
trich.
Degrees . of "Demooracy. .
The
Sunday Dispatch has the fo'loW-
ing very excellent hit at the, position now
occupied by AVilliam A. Poitcr, the Dem-
ocratic fcandidate. . for J.udge of the Su-.
prcme bourt: , ,K
Uuder M., Jefferson's administration
iim ,iua.3 lor upppiiiimenis were: ne.
t. ... ri. 3.. ;.t i
honest? is, he capable! is he faithful, to the
Constitution?" Tho practice under thi?
theory was to remove almost every Fed-
cralist from omce, and especially the old
revolutionary men who had been selected
by beneral Washington from personal
municugu ui, tuvii services nuu iueir
qualifications! .
t. ...1 . .1 C ; i . 1.
the present .phase of Democracy is ad-
hesion to the Lecompton swindle, at. Wash-
ington, anu to present for Judge one with
legs htrong enough to stand, any platform
which the party makes for him. The
great question now-a-dayB, in reference to
cauuiuatea. lor omce is, ",1a bo tfw-bonest
and in favor of fraud?" or, in other words,
"Does .he go for Lecompton?" It aye,
ne is lit lor .any, olhco in tho g)ft of the
government.. - . ,
Preparing: for War.. v
The Wabintrton corresnondfnt nf Tim
Evening JPost bay.-:
We learn from Mr. Green, nno of thn
Kansas Board of CommisionPM. wiin
came as bearer of the testimony taken
before bis board, that tbo work of oro-an-
izingthe militia of tbo Territory is going
on rapidly. Men are employed at S5 ner
. - .. . r J r
uay 10 organize tne various counties.
Large volunteer companies are onranipH
and are nightly drilling in the cities of
Lawreuce, Leavenworth, Topeka, Oasa-
wattomic, Prairie City and other large
towns. It . is estimated that, at the
present time, there are regularly or-
uaoized m Kansas Territorv 15.01)0 m.
This entireiforce uili-repel all nttempta to
enforce tho Lecompton Constitution
should the Federal Government; aftenmt
to enforce that instruments non tho nnn.
ple of that territory: Major General
of -EebionDanibUJaynPi Joiipeeiors,
james u. Lane is tbo Comraandcr-in- "ueraiioii or statesmen, or b,y an e.s
Chief of this force. " About 2.000 of these taMisliii sytem of frauds and forgeries?
men. own horses, and ean organize a n
cavalry force at 'short notice: 1,000 are
already drilled as such already." ,
Gov. Denver has issued a: manifestn
pronouncing these movements of Lane il-
legal, but the' people don't appear .to be
ac an irigutenca on tbat account.
JT-It is stated that there are about
ono million bushels of wheat instorP nH
about sixty thousand HarrU nf fl. .
Chicago. Wheat is selling at 53 arid 5
cents. It is the iran! nnvnUHi-t .M?er,cst the most palpable and the most
million bushels of erain will hfl r0
there for transportation upon the openini?
of navigation, fa
--tT- 1 J5i . '
HighTr-candles. and coal. Ynn
pe.o-s shouldn't- d.wk ,Sp.rkipg"
now.
GREAT LETTER OF
G0V0BTvJVitRER, TO OHIO,
WA8HiNGTON Cixy, .March 6, 18.58.
'Messrs, H. B: Payne and. otbebs,
Commixtee: (jentlemcjir-1 our letrcc .01
the 2ncllnlt$ has beeairqccived-tiinxUlgi
me to attend and address a aiass meet-
jngofJhaJ)emooracyvo.y).hi.oth;
of this month. 1 jegret mar 11 is impos
sible' for imo to b'e'withyou on.that dcca
ison butmost coraiany concur iu tu gi
nhiect of vour mctins.
For the first time in our uisiory, an ei-
fort is now made, tofprce a Cpnstiutibn
and Government uponaninchoate Stale,
against the well, knownwill of a large
majority of; its people, .Nothing can be
moro clear or conclusive j thap the evi
dence demonstrating the, fact that an
an overwhelming majority pt the puoplo o!
Kansas are jqpposed Jto tue ljeoompton
Constitution. This' is indicated by .the
disfranchisement of half the counties of
Kansas in the election o delegates to, the
Constitution; by the skoIet.pn; vote. given
to those delegates, averagejog not; moje
than thirty for, each; by the withholding
of the Constitution by the Convcntjpu. ar
gainstf their well known pledges, Jrora
the neoD e: by tncresuit 01 iuo, ciecuon 01
tho Territorial 'Legislature in October
laht, weD DOln Partis participated; by
the miserable frauds and forgeries perpe
trated by the minority, to. supply' the
nlace of real electors; and anally ren
tiered certain by a. majority of ten thou
sand against the Constitution, in. the e
lection holden on the 4th ot January last
This last vote" was taken under the call o
the Territorial Legislature of Kansas, the
same authority by which the Convention
was assembled,- and this law was enacte
by that Legislature before any vote had
been taken by the people on the Lecomp
ton schedule. Nowt the Convention dc
rived it authority exclusively from an ae
passed by the Territorial Legislature, uu
dcr the comprehensive "powers vested in
that body by Congress; but before the ac
of the Convention was cpnsumated by
popular vote, and whilst the whole pro
cecdin" was as vet imperfect, tho-Terri
torial Legislature, 'by a yajidjaw, au
tborized the people to vote for or again
the Donstitution. The vote under tha
law indicated an undi.pn.ted majority o
more thau ten thousand of the people 0
Kansas a(aint.the Lccompton Constitu
tion. Indeed, one of the reasons, give
why the Lecompton Constitution shout
be adopted by Congress is this: that if i
had been submitted to a vote of the peo
pie, it would huve been rejected by them
at the polls.
The fact then ;is proven incontestable
, nay, it is conceded that a majority o
the people of Kansas are opposed to th
Lecompton Constitution, and if this in
.trument is ratified by Congress, it w
be forced upon that people against thei
will. This is the great controlin fac
which stands out in bold relief, and thus
presents a case involving that fund a men
tal principle of publio liberty and of the
Constitution, shall a proved and admitte
minority seek to establish a Constitution
and Government for the people of an in
choate Statel Tho great doctrine of State
rights and State sovereignty lies at th
foundation of all our institutions.
Tho most vital of all the rights of
State is the establishment of a Constitu
tion, and if this right; can be disregarded
by Congress, the whole doctrine of State
and popular sovereignty is discarded and
overthrown. In doing sucu an act, we
are setting a most fatal precedent; we are
t -.1 . . -m
unacrmining tne, very puiars upon wuici
reposes the whole fabric of popular liter
tv: we are Dermittine a small minority to
supercede a majority in, framiag a State
Government, aud Congress is becotntn
the ally and accomplice of that minority
in overthrowing the rights of the people
jiueao are eoiemn auu momentous que
lions. .The real issue is. shall the minor
nt .1 j i
ity or the majority of the people of a
State frame their Government! That
lis a vital question; it involves the precise
difference between Democracy and Oh
garchy, Monarchy or Despotism. It
the first and I fear the last step toward
the. overthrow of our free institutions; and
if this can be dono nowi and by an au-
ihority so high as .Congress, what will be
the demand next made by the minority
Wlm that they, the minority, shall con
trol, not only Kansas, but the Federa
Government, under threats pi overthrow
l0S lue Constitution; and the Union.
submission is now yielded to this doc
trine, it is very plain to me that the Fed
eral Government itself must pass into the
baDtl8 of a minor5fy. an(1 tlat the great
fundamental principle of the Constitution
must bo overthrown and subverted. I
oannofc ny a 8'Dg' vote, for a solitary
:., ,!. t.:i .
muiuouy, 3uuwu u uuvuiuu wmuu must
gradually undermine our system, and
Mea( 'rect'y to anarchy or despotism.
16 Ui
wn'CQ w
it ia uoi mo case 01 ivausas alone on
Ti I- l il t rr
a 8reat tunUamental principle, which is
uow 0 De fiUsfctt,Dea or Subverted. Tha
principle cornea home to the heart and
j'udgeot of every elector in. the Repub-
l,c uaV the elective franchise bocome
80 eiaPlJ form? Shall the votes of the
hnajority prevail, or shall tbey be suDcr-
eedd by, technical quibbles, unworthy the
ooau lUo n10"1 cear and pajpable evi-
deoco. which would carry conviction to
luc oroasc ot anyjionent judge or jury,
bo suppressed or superceded bv crimes'
wul)cu spouia condemn their authors and
ac9ooiplipes to disgrace and punishment?
Libera is4a creat moial a well as a nolit.
ical question involved in this controversy.
vo,arc asked nt 'y to aanotion the o-
Vflrlp.ro.w 01 ;a great fundameptal principle
01 PUDl, brty and tho Constitution, but
to aPProve 's? series. of frauds and for-
- wiqked . which have ever disgraced any
g,t9r C0UDtr and fcbua frfeit our own
elf respect, and that of the whole oivjl-
izep, world, which must be the spectators
,.", j.i mere db anv crime
Uhih I, : ' .l.. ZhJL il
it i3 tho forgery of election rotJps, ..d
D:M : 1" " . , . ?. .
"""'i " u ejoccion involving all llie
dearest rights of a free people in the es-
ablisbme'S&lof a otate UovernmeatSr 4.1
AS... 1 1 ..UK. fi.'2i
is adw proYed incontestably, by Ieg5li,ev-
denae,'- talieniOn oain oeiore juegisiauve
s"andT:were pretended toMelteen
given, that four filths of the wnole were
entirelvjfie.Uti9USiA8dilbattheretarn3
were forged and fraudulent No man
can6rde duy ti)otf6. From an
ntimato and personal knowledge ot eacn
and every ono of theso precincts, I know
that this testimony is true; and yet we
arenas Iced to sanction a Constitution based
upon crimes like these. Would we not
b'ccome'ccoTirpliecs
should aid ,m tbetostablishment of. a .Gov
ernment'based. upon them? 1 If ; success
can be achieved .bysthcseian(L:kindred at
rocities, andthchigu-,aaBctibn- of Con
gress, can, be obtained jfor thenT, do we not
open: forever thetfnood gates of sioo and
immorality!?,. Hepubjios? ar.eibaaod upon
public-virtue? and-when 4hW is. subverted
the vital spark of libertyuiwill-nave-been
ditfnguisbed. The?parchmentupanhich
the Constitution ia;jwntten may still re
main," but the. Jifcygiving; principles of
popular 'freedom g-and .of pubhcavirtue
will have gone forever. ,t!
But although 'the justice ;of the pnnci
pies for which we .contend ma'yt be ad
mitted by our indversariesryet-itTia - con
tended! that it is expedient'tq disregard
them now In Kansa.sr Tiie -sanction . of
crimes and injustice can neycr be' expe
dient. WVshould never doVrong, in
the hope, perhaps vain and illusory, that
it may be hereafter corrcctedJVcisbould
do always what is right and jpst, in all
our acts, .whcUier publioiQr..pj-tatdf and
leave the result in the hands,' of the;.over
ruling Providence, who can !uever -give
his sanction or ultimate success to. crimes
or injustice. The Territorial Legi?lature
of Kansas is now in the hand, of- the ma
jority of her people. The control, wa"
obtained m October, last, lUv an:; electron
in which both parties participated! and
freely measured their strength. 'Let'the
Lecompton Constitution'be defeated and
tho Territorial. Government; veoslong, -jas-it
cxbist"5, will bercouductedin peace': and
quiet, until it is superseded by a Con?.ti-
tution legally framed under a call of, the
territorial legislature; ratified by the
people, and adopted by Congressall of
which may now be done in aifcw, weeks
or months, and the great doctrine ofipop
ular sovereignty have been vindicated.-
But force this Constitution upon the-people
of Kansas now, , against their will,
.and no. mortal vision can penetrate the
dark:abyss in which. la.yr hidden the'dcep
disasters now' menacing Kansas ouricoun
try. I cannot. take, this dark leap into
such a vortex of crime -and. uncertainty.
If the people of Kansas submit,, nevcr
thelcss.the damning truth willrstill remain
that the State would Iiave been: forced
into, the Union against the will? jdf her
people She would, enter the Union not
as tho peer and equal 01 tier co-sover
eignties, but she would be driven into the
Union, di.-graced by the chains.of ' an u
surpincr minority, and covered' all over
with shame and degradation" TKc ye.ry
parchment on which her Constitution w.as
written would be stained by crimes and
forgeries. The signet of the people; would
never have been afBsed to the.instrument
but in its place a vile counterfeit :would
have been substituted, .there to remain
forever upon our and her archieves as, a
perpetual record of her disgrace and, .of
our injustice. The thirty second starof
our heretofore glorious constellation would
not have risen above the horizon in all
the brightness of new, born liberty,, but
it would, come in sbprn.of its . lustre, and
casting its darkening -shadows over the
receding glories of the .Republic. ,Xhe
fatal example never could bo erased. We
could never recall the pastf we could nev
er retrace our footsteps. But onward,
h till onward, and downward, our move
ments would be toward the destiny which
must ever attend outrage, crimes, and in-
justise. And why should .we . encounter
these dreadful hazards ? Whatvistunjust
can never be - expedient. Expediency
has been the plea of tyrants iii every .age
and conutry. It has placed and retain
ed tho crown upon the monarch's brow.
It has-governed tho world by swpr.da and
bayonets. It has covered the earth with
violence, fraud, and injustice. May my
country avoid the retributive peuajties
which, iu the righteous providence of God
.sooner or later are.surc to fpllow.thp per
petration of wrong or, injustice ! , Let. u
do what is right, and-we may look with
assured confluence, to a speedy and hap
py exit from all our difficulties.. Let the
great principle of State and popular sov
ereignty bo maintained, and, they will
carry us safely through all our difficul
ties, strengthened and purified by all the
trials through which we shall have pass
ed, standiug out a bright example of pub
lic virtue and intelligence, aud still re
commending by an augmented . .moral
power our institutions for adoption to
progressive and enfranchised huoauity.
Tho Democracy of Ohio present now. a
proud examplo lor imitation by her sis
ter States. You stand ou thc solid.irran
iteof the Constitutioujyour hands .are up
on the holy alter of publio virtue, justice,
1 ir r
uuu uiorumv. jl our conscience is irec
r,om reproach; unterrifiod by menace,
unscduccd by power or patronage, you
adhcro to the great priiioiplcs of 'State
and popular sovereignty.
Ohio entered tho Union a sovereign
State; there she stands in that proud at
titude, cheered by the clad voices of more
than two millious of freeman, qrid she in
tends that. in like manner Kansas shall
come into the Confederacy, by tho free
will only pt a majority ot her people. 0-
hio will not sanction tha violation of the
elective frauchisos She will not siain
her bright escutcheon by the approval of
frniwld or fnrrrovina Ql. m!lt ii. .!
poilatjon upon those most sacred riehts
or which her fathers fought and conquer
id in the days of the Revolution, but will
ransmit tho priceless heritage of self-
government, in all jts original brightness
nd entirely, to her remotest postenty.-r-
Gp on, then, noble Democracy of Ohio,
n ine oauso 01 trutn, ot mstice. and of
LiomstiiiecgpiiBUb iu iuui
inMWaVwere more than ekVetho'u-
freedom, and a glorious victory awaits
your efforts.; t --Q.pgg
Most respectiuuy, your- teuow cmxen.
A True "Westera Apology.
We.Layeben favedwith a eopy of
the Cedar Valley JSews, a paper publisb
edrin BradfordIowarancLamoBg-dhil-
itorials we find ibe following:
A Sort of Apology. Last week wo
had no paper and issued no NEWS. '
This week we've had a blasted toothache
that has raised thunder with our jaw,
and a severe attack of the "shorts. has
kept us busy writing don't carc-a-conti-
nental answers to the crabbed dunning
letters that the greenhorna who were fool-'
ish enough to trust us, have favored" tfa
with, for the pa:t montu. ISesidcs we ve
had a in our family: and we've
had a bloody row with a gentleman who
bio wed us sky hih because we wouldn't
be paid in rancid butter at thirty cents'
per pound. Oh cracky! what a picklo
we've been in for the past ten days! we
have been out of flour and out of meat?
out of money and outof creditjCout at the
elbows and out of patience. The world
wogs on, heedless of our misery. The
devil is after us with a sharp stick, and
so arc our creditors, but we don't care a
pewter copper! let 'em brindle! The
world wasn't made in a minute, and we
shan't fret our gizzard ju;tfor trifles, and
not by considerable of ai long shot. We
haven't ' tnuch news this wcelc, Eecauser
M70. Walker has hauled off the mails
and left us nothing but females for matter
and they ain't regular. The Pottmasterr
is huffy, and so arc we, arid so is every-'
bo dy -else for, aught we,.knp w or carc,Jbut
we won t apologize, we haven'rtim?; for
we've got to mend our breechesTwhile the?
devil puts this in type. t
Another Lottery Swindle. t
Another lottery swindle has bcerr
brought to light by the New authorities,
equal in magnitude to the celebrated Todcl
-C6T'lreeTl.'" ltTappcafs 'that a Mr
Charles Miller is agent for an alleged
German lottery and policy concern, known
as the Grand Duke, or Baden State Xot--tery,
of Frankfort, Gcrraanyi Hundreds
of persons have been induced To tako
chances, without any fortunate result;
and upon investigation of its affairs, upon
complaint of parties who were duped, it
was shown to be a rascally bogus concern.
iMilh r, the agent, offered the officer SSOft
at the time of his arret, if he would al
low him to escape. The times are deci
dedly unpropitious for 'lottery and gift
enterprises; and people arc ceasing to be--so
easily gulled as they have been. A.
few more developments in the lottery
swindles, will completely destroy the ma
nia for this species of gambling.
fi3?There arc some twent-seven prayer
meetings now held daily in New York
and Brooklyn. In Newark a proportion
ate number are daily held. The same,
maybe said of Philadelphia and most"
of tho cities in the Middle, Eastern and
Wee-tern states. The revival of religion
now. in progress, is the mo?t remarkable
in tho history of America, alike for its
extent, the multitude of converts made,,
and the ab-euce of everything that par
takes of the character of fanatical excite
ment. Among the notices of rcmarkable.con
ver:ons in vajious parts of. the couutry,.
the following is very striking :
A noted gambler at Uxbridge, Mas;,
while sitting at the table with the cards
m his band-1, was smitten almost like Saul
of Tarsus. lie could neither hold his
cards, nor play the game. Ilis compan
ions urged him to take another glass- of
liquor to. quiet his nerves. He refused r
and, IcavingUh'em at their game, he star
ted at once lor home, and found no peace
until he felt an inward evidence of for
giveness. JJj'IIcnrictta'Smith's domestic affairs'
are slightly 'out of gear.' She prratfs thos
following card:
StrXyed: An individual whom J.iiT
an unguarded moment of loneliness, was
thoughtless enough to adopt as, my hus
band, lie Is a good-looking, feeble in
dividual, knowing cnougbjhowever, to go
in when it rains unless some gopd-look-ing
girl offers him her umbrelia. An
swers; tOitho-name of Jim.i Wan lastseent
.:ft?TVl-5 rljt-Lr- - 11 -1
nuu uuua Harris, waiKing witn ins arm.
around her waist, up the plank road,
fookihglwowlike ajbol, if possible, than
will Le asked' to stop to teal)y Henriet
ta Smith.
Withintb 8; past-twenty years, and on-
lyitwcnty-five. years since the extinction
of the Indian title, Iowa has grown up
from,nothiog to a population of GiiO.O.OO
free -whites, and this is 200,000 more
population than rennsylvauia reached jn
la.yearsju a.nd, .her increase was thcu
reckoned enormous.
The Best Hit of tho Season.
Col. Henry S. Lane, of Indiana, mad
a speech to the Republicans up at' St. Jo
scphs the otherday in which he said-
"that the Buchanan men had 'abandoned
the GiocxnarxiiV phafbriii; fo 'stand- upon
the Cincinnati I)iricton:u
0 Potatoes Enlarge quantities, hare
la(elybecnjbjpugfit to Boston over the
OoDCoa On the-
lino of fclic Pssumsio Railroad., Vt., they
ae seeing ; at 3S to 40 cfs. per bushel.
JJpAd optedby the Massachusetts
Legislature, an amendment to the Con
stitution, providing that a foreigner shall
reside in. tho gtate two years after natu
ralisation before he can be made a voter.
A farmer in Summit oounty, having a
thousand bushels of wheat would not sett
it last fall, at $1,40; he insisted on $1,50.
He has the wheat now, and if be can sell
it at all, cannot get oyer about 80 cents.
ever Anybody who will catch the poor
fellow, and bring him carefully back, o
that 1 can cha&tise him for'running away,