Uctfotci to politic, literature, Agriculture, Science, illorality, axxb aural intelligence. VOL 19. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. DECEMBER 27, I860. Nt Published by Theodore Schoch. TERMS. Two dollars per annumin advance Two dolliirs anil a quiirter, half yearly and if not paid be fore the end of the year. Two dollars sind ah.tlf. ,N(ipincrsai5.eontintieauniilallarrenragcsaicpaiii,"'u'v " ' xcept at the option of the Editor. !er question -will bo to show why she" has 'LrAUv'crusemenis oi one square (ten unes) or less- one or three insertions. $Kio Eacii additional inscr, ton 1 25 cents. Longcr ocs in propcirtion. ' " JOB PRfXTIXG. TTavinit a general assorttnent of large, plain and or namental Type, wc are prepared to execute every de scnpuqno nQBwsnffwrfi And, of course, they eudeavored to con- J&dTC&r j. trive some plan by which, even if caught,1 Justines.'Le tl,'J mht pos-ibly esoap the penalties 'ted witii neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms q( the jaw ,jjQr jfc mU9l e rea,enibered at Ihjs office. ! . . - ,. t ' gMBtUui.ii.Mi...i ,i. .aruj- 'that laws punishing kidnapping wore en The Letcher and Vail Correspondence, 'acted at a very early period in our hiBto-; ... ,. c c. . nrrv. and the first and second ecctfons of the The Constitutionality of &c Statutes of i ' Pennsylvania. Sir. Vail to Gov. Letcher. Philadelphia, Due. 5, 1560. lion. Joun Letcher, Governor of Virginia : limr Kir V,r rrtnrt,.n; letter of Nov se was received on the 30th a reply! The magistrate would issue a capias a- zanco of the ca.e of any fugitive from la vas commenced that day. but busincs-' cainfct fOine freo negro, in which ho was bor. might be construed to tnke away t:n.'agement.s have delayed it completion. ! charged with larceny. Tbe constable their ri-ht to issue the writ of habeas cor. Since its completion, 1 have, for several would nrrcM him about dusk, take him to JniS in any suchcaes, and if it stood thus, rea-onsbesitated about forwarding it. a magistrate's office, where the kidnapper alone, would be adjudged unconstitution on the one hand I do not wish to apj ear 'would appearand claim bim as a fugitive al. So it wa deemed necessary to add conspicuous in this matter, when there aro'.lave. The magistrate, without allowing Section five, to make Section three con- so many men in my native State belter the negro any opportunity to prove his stitutioual. Before the passage of Sec- j l.l lirni li. noriifinnto nf rn. ' tinn thret it was their ritfht and dutv to i qunliueu to pcriorm uie uuiy. ijcsjiuc:, ml-uuuj, 6. wv.. . , j our present Governor in his annual mcs moval, and before morning the n-gro issue tbe writ in all cases when it .-hould eage, and the Governor elect in his inaug-! would be removed from this State. Even be properly demanded. So that it is ev ural address, will doul tless fully di-eus if discovered before actually resr-oved, the ident, that a claimant of a fugitive is it And I ai?odoulted whether it would ' certiEcate of removal was conclusive, and 'placed in no worse condition by the pas be proper for me to further encroach up ' was a sufficient return to a habeas corpus jsage of this section, than he was in before, on your time, which tcust be so much This has been done not once or twice, and conversely be would be placed m no needed in vour conservative labors. But 'merely but scores of times. Tbe legisla- j better condition, if it were repealed to oa tho other band, by not an.-w.ring I turc not being able to point out by name i morrow. aay appear to be convinced, when I re- ; and separate corrupt officers from the! But some one may ask, how will tho ally am not. Nearly a month must elapse 1 iiood ones, thought it bet to exercbe .isuiug of this writ work in practice. bclore the message or address cau be de- their lawful authority and prohibit all ol j Let ub bear what Chief Justice Taney livered and in the pre-cnt cri-i- hours are them from having jurisdiction in euch j (who certainty cannot be accused of wish of more importance than days In calmer ! case. ing to embarass any claimant,) says m liaes Thi- I say especially i reference j But does this prohibition embarrass United States vs Booth, 21 Howards fc. to our own citizens, some of whom not bavin tho time or opportunity for care- fugitive slave law of ISM), M&des f,at ful ciaaiination. may -uppo.-e that we have the Circuit Courts of the theWited States laws on our ttatute books "intended to 'and the Superior Court of each organized obstruct the execution of the laws of Con-; territory of the United States shall from Kress,." After careful deliberation, there-. time to time enlarge the number of com fore, I hive concluded to forward this rn- i misMoners. with a view to afford reason ply, hoping that it may in some degree, ' able facilities to reclaim fugitives from "however lit:bt, assist in restoring the !ra-' labor, and to tbe prompt discbaree of the tcrnal feeling formerly exiting between j daties imposed by this Act." Under thi oui States; and I hope that in tbi- reply .section any number of commis-ioners may ... ... . I 111 - I !n Aiiti .Aitnt in tKiLQtitn jootbioir shall be saic nut tnat snail do iu " . - be same kind aud conservative spirit which characterites yours In the concluding portion of your let ter I cordially eqie?ce And in ao do ing I think that I can speak not only for mjselt but ior the conservatives of thi State who constitute an overwhelming majority of ber population. If there is a t-ingle law on our statute books which is nl,.ii!-.t.w1 in l?i. uli.Ktof florrrpo tn O m - bsrrass our Southern tellow fiiueiia id j omh) mici miujcug n.m the recovery oT their fugitive slaves, we 'this State, cannot be often resorted to. wish it infmediately repealed. We arei (Io tbe fourth and fifth sections I have even willing to repeal any law which may , retained your italics) possibly irritaietbcm, but we are unwilling J Sec. 4. ''That if any person or pcr to do so in such a manner that we maytfon, claioiins any nero or mulatto nivtirnr tn nnnfVs that the law was rcallytns futritivQ from servitude or labor, shall wrong or unconstitutional, when in our ,,.jr,. . - v hearts we believe it wa- not. ISor can pa wi-h us to act in such a manner, You cannot wish us to yield to fear but to earnest conviction. We are much obliged to you for point ing out what you con-ider a- our "onuoz j uu w w ; lous Iaw3. Ueretoiore we uave naa ou - ly general charge made again! ns wbicb were uinicuit to an;.wer merely ou aucuum of their vaugeness. Bat permit mo to or 7 tfJl! tn mv foru;er oninious. cnj x ."n "w.-- -" j r j nirn inn mv rpnunns fnr o linini'. I UIU "III .' J --- o ; Let u- take up in detail ihe section-! of . r- . . i-i 11 . i the act ol i -wnicn are mui iu iuicc, , - l 1 it . l : .. I. and cou-ider any objections wbich may be ured agaiut them. Tbe first section pro ides for tho pun ihhmeut of any person kidnapping any free n'gro or mulatto T tli. T Knnnoac no Virginian obieet-'the On the contrary, the "Code of Virginia" under tbe headinff of "oCFenoi-n ajrain-tthe) person M Title 54,' Chapter CXCI , pag.' 1 72.) ordains tuai "li any iree persou pen , l.r.i r. a tree verson a a siave, or kiuusu b wc.- per.-on with intent to use or sell bim a. a t f s. i - t- f iw. ,.A Ki confiued in the penitentiary not less than . . t three nor more than ten years." mi. ,,; : ,f niUa cnlo'nf IIC svvliuu icitu iu - &oyfree negro or mulatto. Tbe same re-j - i i .i : . -.. .u n. fn;nn any jrtc negro or m uiatiu. j.uooamt,i-- marks apply to tbi as to tbe first section, tu ihinl .tin. nrnlnhlts nnu nf oar State Judges, Aldermen, or Ju-tices ofi the Jc eace, irom uaiug jurinuiuiiuu ur ia king cognizance of the case of any fugitive iromiauOr. null tui, juu luiuel, i3 niuug ant; ijiuj auj, hw,ih.il ih v'" -" Let us reason together upon it. HoUlvout any breach ofthepeaceor any ilk lating the solemn compact of the Con- In the first place, allow mc to refer you gal violence- But if ho .ould -violently Mitation of tho United States If for the to the following extract from tbe opinion and tumidtuously sieze bim and carry bim ast thirteen years wo havo been viol. of tbe SupremeCourt of the United States, a way to any place, or attempt to seize ; ing that Con-litut.on then indeed can it TnPrigg vs. The Commonwealth of Perm: and carry him away in a riotous, violent, truly said that we have been "lamen flvlvani? 16 Peters 622- "We hold the tumultous and unreasonable manner, and tably ignorant of tbe legislation or our act (that' of 17.9:0 to be clearly constitu- so as to endanger the public peace,- either own State." Some instances maj r bo . gi tiooalio all its leadin2 provi'ioos, and, with or without legal process would be .ventoshow the views of our own oiti iudoed, with the"' exception of that part not properly be punished under and by zens on this subject. wbicb confers authority upon State mag- the laws of Virginia T (The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery bocie- istrate, to be free from reasonable doubt Ts not even an officer of the law pun- tVi n 0De of their reports, say: "It is a and difficulty upon the grounds already ished for executing a lawful process 10 a humiliating fact that Pennsylvania has stated. As to the authority so conferred riotous, violent, tumultuous and unreason- furnished moro victims to tbo fugitive upon State magistrates, while a difference able manner, and so as to disturb and 8lave law than all of the other State of of opinion has existed, and may still exist endanger tbe publio peace ! tbe Union put together." In the lat re- on tho point, in different States, whether But it may bo said that a fugitive. when port of the Female Anti-Slavery Society State aaagi-trates are bound to act under 8eizedt wiu resi8t, aDd thus create a riot, tbey speak "of tbo importance oJPro"ir it; none is entertained by tbis Court that But if be does the claimant is in the same ing the enactment of a law which shall State magistrates may, if tbey choose, ex- nation a. an offioer who has been resis- make it a penal offence to arrest as a ercise that authority, unless prohibited by ted, and has lull authority to "u-e uch slave any human being on the soil ot State legislation." reasonable force and restraint as may be Pennsylvania. If there fire oboox- Butitmav be said, ''although it has nece-sary. under tho circumstances of tho ioue" laws on our statute books would to prohibit bcr Justices or Aldermeo from acting under tbia Congressional law, still is it proper for her to exercise that au- thority 7" The bo-t an-wer to this prop- ?n i , i i - t , .... j .i 1 ' prohibited tbem. Kidnapping free negroes being very ! rit.l . J 1 r I j proucaoie, many scounarci, someoi woom I regret to say, were eitizenti of this State, !eni?aed in it as a regular oocunation. awt J L w w l."-"" "vffc' w ly repetitions of tbem.) One of their r.Uno this Thnv wnuld enter into a port of partnership with some corrupt sion tbe public sufety may require it" justice of the peace, or alderman and his; The third .-ection of the Act of 1847, f.Qnfn.i nnrrunt nnntf onnlrl hnhv nrnlii hi t i n if nnv of our State Judges 'found aaonastthe hundreds in thi.- State.) any claimant, i ine mini secuon oi ine.u. uyyviuwu u uuui; m iu, T .i lTi :.. . i. : IT J In the remarks I have made UDon tbi section, I do not wish to be understood a-, haviug intended to oa-t any reflection, up on any Southern gentleman who may have pureha-ed a kidnapped negro, sup poking him to be a slave. I know that in your State, and, I believe, in all of the Southern States, a legal mode is poiuted out by which a negro may prove that he is free Uut tbis, on account ot tbe ne II iltlt I Ul tf JJI UUlLti UJ UUUIUI 101 IKW-OUKH , .... 1 I violently and tumultuou.-iy seize upon auu violently auu iuujuiiuou.-iy seiau uuou hiiu carry away to any place, or attempt to s-eize and carry away in a riotous, viom ui. tntnnltuou and unreasonable ujauucr.anii -o as to disturb or endanger th"0 public u vv, u j mvsv - - - np.ipp nnv neoro or mulatto within thl joinmouweaito, eicuer wuu ut iouuuuo uir. I intention of taking such vegro or mulatto ocjvicany aisu tu. ur wrwiojuugt:, iuk pri son or persons so ouendiuy against tne peace of this Commonwealth, shall be j .Inmr hi) Tiii!fv nf n niisrii'iiiennor. and on v- " p.""- . con-iction thereof, before nny Court of i- . c - r i.: "i 1 1. quarter ocsioiirt 01 ium uuiuuiuunetinu, . 1 1 L l I l. ... .1. .nnrn ball be sentenced by su-h Court to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, with cot of pro-ecution; and further to b con fiued iu the county fail for any period,. at di-cretion of the Court, not exceeding three months. It -H be s-en that thi- section applies to a claimant, a pivate person seirin ui "t" " . ! T,,.,fil.T wnv 'Tlr.nn t his around , .-x j, n - . , . . .. , (the doctrine of recapiioo, we hvc not the upon them, and this was the end of the s.liilitfst hi'sifntion in hnlflinu that undericatie. A !kt - m- t m-m r. v f U , n r. t r. r f It u r ir H . and in virtue of the Constitution, the own jr oi i " -uu. ! thoritv in every State iu the Union, to : seize aod recapture hi- -lave whenever he !m. dn it witltout ann breach of the yeacc . r . , can do it witluiut any breach of tiie peace or ami illegal viole?ice." If a Pennsylvania's horse strays or is .bioh u, auu iue owner uuus uiui iu ngu-, ; ja, he has an undoubted right to eize and j ho fnti fin rt jeotcd to indictment in oar GourtB. Section 5. "That nothing in this act shall be construed to take away what is hereby declan.-d to be invested in tbe 7... r 4i.z rt ,.7. u -- - - 7, , Judges of this Commonwealth, the right, .. .i n power and authority at all times, on ap- phcotion made, to issue the writ oj habeas ....., -I a !. . o nnil uupuo, auu lu luijuire iuiu mo uuacs u legality of tbe arrest or imprisonment of a?w human being vutbiu this Coinmon- wealth At Brut glanco it would seem that this section fiiigbt cause some embarrassment, but on further examination it will be been .i t -4 i that it doex not. In Article IX Declaration of Eights. Section XI V of our State Con-titution, it is declared that "the nrivileffe of the writ -- l of habeas corpus shall not bo suspended, unless when in oases of rebellion or inva- from haviug jurisdiction, or taking cogni nu. rs ruv minv.) 'iWe do not Question tho authon- ty of State Court or Judge who is author ized by the laws of tho State to issue the writ. of habeas corpus, to issue it in any cae where the partj is impri.oned with in its territorial limits, provided it does not appear, when the application is made, that the nerson in prison is in custody under the authority of the United States, j The court or judge has a riht to inquire, in this mode of proceeding, for what oauso j and b'y what authority the prisoner is t confined within tho territorial limits of tbe State sovereignty. And it is tho du ty of tbe marshal or other person having the cutody of tho prisoner, to make known to the judge or court, by a proper return, tbe authority by wbich bo holds him in custody. This right to inquire by process of habeas corpus, and the duty 1 of the officer to make a return, grows, ne cessarily, out of the complex character of our Government, and the existenco of two di-tinct and separate sovereignties i within the same territorial space, each of them restricted in its powers, and each of them within its sphere of action, pre scribed by the Constitution of tbe United States, indenendent of the other. But after the return is made, and the Stale - . , . j7 budge or Court judicially apprised that the party is in custody under the autlvorily of the United States, they can proceed no fur ther." And further tbis opinion was acted up on in this city in the oaso of the fugitive MoBes Hornor. While the case was pending be'ore the United States Judge, some friend of the fugitivo made appli cation in the uual form for a writ of ha beas corpus to one of our State judges, who not knowing whether tbe person who it was sworn, was illegally restrained of bis liberty, was white or black, granted it, of course. A soon as tho slave was remanded this writ was serod upon the ma-:ter aud tbe Marshal. The United Sutes Judge refused to interfere. Tho Marshal by advice of bis oouusel sent the uegro immediately back to Virginia and made hi- return to the writ in the man ner poiuted out by Chief Justice Taney; This opinion was cited tofho btate Lourt, r " i i. who. ot course, recognized it as binding What may havo been tho view of each legislator in enacting this low no man can say. 1 have given what appears to nif must have been their reasons, and have ,u - . 8tated what is of far greater ia,portance, it practical working. C no reason why I have done this is that in tbo event or a dissolution of tbe Union (which may God mo. . V forbid) no one can truly ay to Pennsyl onnin that, hho contributed to it by vio since? . Tho Democratic Convention whioh met at Reading. June 5tb 1B51, and uouii nated Hon. William Biglor for Governor, considered this very act of 1847, and a dopted the following reuolutious: "Resolved, That the Democratic party of Pennsylvania are true to the Constitu tion, the Union and tbe laws, and will faithfully observe and execute, so far as . in tbem lies, all tbe measures of compro mise adopted by tho late Congress for the . purpose of nettling the "question arising ' out of domestic slavery, and thn. not on ly from a sense of duty as good citizens of the Republic, but also from the kind and fraternal feelings which tbey cherish towards their brethren of tho slavehold ing Staterf." t ! "Resolved, That the sixth section of the act of the Legi-lature of Pennsylva nia, pas-ed ou the 3d of MarcbVl ,a47, de nying, under severe penalty, the u- of our Slate jails for tbe detention of fugitive slaves while aw-aitiug their trial ou;iit to be expunged from our statute book, both because it iuterpoes obstacle- by mean-' of State legislation to the execution of the providions of the Constitution of the Uni ted States, aud becau-e it is a virtual dis regard of tho principles of tbe compro mise, and is calculated seriously to en danger tbe existence of tbe Union." Thus it will be seen that they thought that only the sixth section ought to be ex punged, whioh was done by the next Leg islature. From that time all went on quietly fugitives from labor were delivered up to their claimants, no ono objeoting but a few Abolitionists when suddenly we are a-tounded by th discovery of some as tute editor, that all this-time we have been nullifiers. Let me further refer you to an extract from a speech delivered in tbis city last Saturday evening, by Hon. A. G., Curtin, our Governor elect (a gentleman agaiust whom I voted on account of his party, but for whoml have much respect); "Tbo law making power of this State has never -designedly placed upon oar statute bo"bk laws to contravene or ob struct the execution of any act of the Federal Government; but if there be any Statutes on our books which, in effect, do contravene or conflict with any legisla tion of the National Government, or ob struct the execution of any law of the United States, upon being fully satisfied that such is the fact, let m repeal them. Let us show to tbe South and the North, and all tho world, that while Penn-ylva-nia vindicates ber own interests and rights, she is faithful to the Union, and the rights of no State or man in the na tioh shall ever be interferred with, re stricted, or limited by any act of the peo ple of Pennsylvania," and I can truly say that I firmly believe that these are the sentiments of nine tenths'of bis party. Before I close, let me Remark on the case of a Virginian and a Marylander who you think "have been soriou-ly in jured by this obnoxious Pennsylvania laio " A lawyer of tbis city has puDliohed the facts in the case of Emanuel Myers, in tbe Bulletin of Deoember 1st, a copy of which I herewith send you. By it you will per ceive that Myers was tried and convicted for kidoappiogy)re negroes. Judge Gra ham distinctly charged that if they were slaves, Myers must bo acquitted. The Maryland lawyers expressed themselves highly pleased with the fairness with which the trial bad been conducted. Moreover, Myers has never been senten ced, but was discharged upon his own re cognizance upon his returning the ne groes. If he bad been convicted of the same offence in Virginia he would have been sentenced to "not less than three nor more than ton years coufiuement in tbe penitentiary." I must confess that I have forgotteu the facts in Parson's case, and will be much obliged to any one who will ijive them to me. I wifh to know particularly unuur i-v-hwu ui . - 1 . 1 . . - .1 .. - ... I. . . .ml i n n nf nnr. act be was iudtctcd, aud whether ho was convicted. We Pennsylvania conservatives occupy a peculiar, position, aud aro exposed to attacks ou every eido. By the fanatics of the North wo aro called "pro slavery dough-faces," and by the fire eater of the South "abolitiooisW But wo will continue to adhere to our principle- of oven and exact justice to all parts of this Union. There are many traits to admire in tho Southern character, but none more than tbis no matter for whom tbey may have voted, whether for Bell, Breckinridge or Douglas, yet if tho honor of their State is attacked, all domestic bickerings are forgotten, and standing together shoulder to shoulder, as one mau, tbey viudioato her. But. ala. we have some persous who not only do not deuy, but even re peat a calumny against their own State. Such men should bo de-pised. And now, sir, I must close this long letter. In it I havo endeavored to con fine myself- strictly to the question "whether Pennsylvania has enacted any law which embarasses a claimant of a fugitive from labor." Although from haste and inexperience much may have been omitted, yet I trust that nothing has been said which may io any manner in terrupt our kind feelings. Hoping that I ay always be able to subscribe- myself your fellow-countryman, I am, yours tru ly Lewis D Vail. -- JJJ'H'o. that overcomes his passion?, eonqeura hia greatest enemies, About Bedbugs. Acoordiug to an article in the last num ber of HarperV Magazine, bedbugs arc an American invention, and have been exported from this to all parts of Europe, excepting Ireland, where a bedbag is never to be found. The inject made it appearanco in England as early as 1503. wheu two noblemen were "punctured by them, and the physicians called in great hade. The bug is a parasite of tbo bat family, and is po tenacious of life (hat no degree Of cdld or beat can effect it. Frcezo one until you can break it in two; thaw the pieces and they will revive. Freeze the eggs until congealed in ice; let tbem thaw and they will hatch again as usual. Boil both insect and eg: and . they will revise as soon as cool. If they can get nothing to cat they will live and propagate on what nourishment they may derive from the atmosphere. The Oil Regions of Pennsylvania. The oil regions of Pennsylvania seem to be rather more extensive than wa at first supposed. Wells have been sunk in Venango, Warren, Mercer, and many other weftem couutics, aud there are no loss than four famous point- known 83 Mecca, Oil Creek, Tituaville. and Tide out. Of the three latter a' great deal has been publi.-bed, but Mecca, which is less known appears to be hardly less impor tant. From a statement in the Pisttsburg Eveniug Chronielo we learn that since tho first well was sunk there, in February last, between six and seven hundred wells have been put down at an aggregate cost of 48,750, aud two week ago there were seventy-Gve engines in operation pump ing oil. Each well invoUes an outlay of from S10U0, to 81200 lor engine, pump and vats. They produce from three to twelve barrels of oil a day each, except those of IJoxie & Wilson, and Skeele & Co., which yield from fifty to ono hun dred barrels a day, tho average being for these two about seventy-five barrels a day. The oil sells at twenty five cents a gallon. During the past summer about one hundred and fifty buildings have been erected there, including hotels, boarding houses, dwellings and stores. Land wbich in January last could have been bought at from twenty five to thirty dol lars an acre, is now selling at three hun dred per acre. In fact the oil discoveries have been already of immense valuo to Western Pennsylvania, and aro peopleing the forests and rearing up towns and vil-! logos. ' -Interesting to Divorced Wives. The New York Court of Corcmou Picas, Judo Brady pre-idinsr, has decided that iu oases of divorce the female fide of tbe house must pay its own debts from the moment the decree of divorce is render ed. The case is that of Mrs. Forrest, who resisted payment of a claim for dry goods amounting to S552, on .the ground that she was then the wife of Mr. Forrest, the question turning upon the point of ap peal from the decree of divorce -till pend ing. The Court decided tho appoal was only for tho purpo-e of settling the ques tion of alimony. Effect of Pumpkin Seeds On Milk Cows. A 0lnrv. of Connecticut, writes to the New England Farmer in regard to this subject, a follows: "First I fed my cows one week with ono large or two small pumpkin1" to eaeh cow twice a day. Their milk decreased two or three quarts to each cow a day, from what they gave tho first week pre vious. I the,n fed them one week with the same qunntity of pumpkins as before, and took out the seeds. They increased in a greater proportion of milk than they deoreat-ed the week previous. I then fed them alternately, three or four weeks, and they varied in their milk very much of the first weeks. Tho diuretic qualities of pumpkin seeds arc well known, and they will always prove injurious to animal if fed in largo quantity. Fowls have sometimes eaten of them so largely as to produce death. Condition of our State Treasury. "Wo are indebted to Hon. Thomas E. Cochran. Auditor General of tho State of Pennsylvania, for a statement of the re ceipts and expenditures of the Slate Trea sury for the year onding tho 80th of No vember, 1960. Tho receipts from all sources were 83,479,257 31, which, with an available balanco in the Treasury De cember 1, 1850, of 839,323 09 and 41,. 032 of depreciated funds, make a total of 84,3fi9,G12 40. The expenditures of tbe year havo been 83.637,107 32, leaving an available balance in the Treasury on the 1st of December, 1P60, of 8fil,432 08, in addition to 841,932 of depreciated and unavailable funds. Wigfillf who misrepresents Texas in the U. S. Senates, boasts that before he left home he armed all his negroes, and told them to e-hoot all'strange white men who might intrude on his plantation If, in a sober interval, he spoke the truth, we advise him not to return home incau tiously, for he is the strangest whito man his darkie will bo likely to enoountcr. Lousville Journal. S&A little pipoclay dissolved in the water employed in washing, will cleanse . the dirtied clothes thoroughly, with a bout one half the labor, and fully one half less soap. Besides, the olothea will bo improved in color, . Pay Your Debts. At such a 'inomogt a? the present. evnjr one wbo hac money, or can raie it in, any way, should promptly liquidate his obli gations. To refuse or nogWot to do at any time, would be wrong, but no such neleet or refusal is a double and in excusable wrong Oue dollar sot iujmo tion may pay fifty times that amount of tie It in a very few fajs. Few people nffi'ize this matter of defct paying as thy should. They havo o conscience on this subject. They excuse themselves by savin they are "very fea .y." Suppose you are bu-y. 1 ou art not too buy to peg!o-t ?-uch a moral ob ligation. "I will a'ttr nd' to you in a day or too." You don't know that, for yon may die your property may burn, or some other providential circumstance majr happen to prevent it. "Oh. he or sire don't wnut the money." IIowilo jHi know that I who gave you that piece of information! Nothing but the voice or uit-ssage of your creditor cau seltle tht matter "Lie is rich, and don't ueed. small sums." Indee I and is that yon excuse ! llow do you kuow but that yonr neglect to pay hjtu hundreds tuny cost thousands I While in business you mut take all its risks. If you can't, how do you expect your creditors cau stand your delinquency 1 Now, reader, this brief articlo is not intended for "foreign lauds," nor for "fu ture generations," nor your "neighbor," nor for ''people generally' but for you yourself. Do you u ear I An -Unhung Traitor. The whole country breathed freer when John Brown and his fellow conipirator8 were bun-;. But during all that time one traitor at lead was plotting treason while in the CaM'net Howell Cobb was a dis unionist when called to the Cabinet, he was a di-unionist previous to that time, and he is now actiug with traitors to' hf country. He has deliberately planned the bankruptcy of the Treasury, so that his successor and the Governmet might bo embarrassed. Having done this, he writes a letter full of treasonable senti ments, and goes home to plot destruction to the best government on earth. Joan Brown could get but a handful of follow ers; Cobb gets thousands. Whioh uiort deserves tbe gallons ? , Don't take them. The notes ot the following Pennylrk nia Bank are quoted no sale in Philadel phia. They have gone under in th ' nancial cri?ia whioh is now sweeping tfcbx couutry: Bank of 0oninerco, Eric. . . Bunk of Crawford, Meadville. , Bank of L.iwrence Co , New Castl. -Bmfc of Nfw Cattle, " Erie City Btmk.Erio. McKean Co Bank, Smitbport. t Monongahela Valley Back, MeKrea' port. North Western Bank, Warren. Tioga County Bauk". Tioit'a. The Corn Exchange Bank. Philadel phia, gives notice thai the noteB of the Sbnmokin Bank will be no longer re deemed at that Bank. How to Obtain a Christian Husband. A Louisville paper ha- some tfrtsefrto to correspondents. "Here is a sample: -Jenny Mini-tor- aro not more addiofcd to dissipation than uin of other profes sions. A few of the Kalloch type tafce gtn toddies and liberties with females, but tho great mojoxity of them aro good as lawyer- and doctors. If ye want a true Christian, marry aud editor . . The Belt given up. From Bells Life we learo that S-btM' has giveu up the Champion'- Belt, thonjtil not without reluctance, and that it Ime been handed over to the Staleybridae Fa fant. Some $600 remain to be phiil ea the new bt-It", and Jiell s Life appeals to the friends ot Sayers ant lleenau to raise it at once, otherwise tbey must remaia with the maker. JjjWbittior, the poet, says, in ref enco to the present crisis "The Soutk aro setting fire to the clothes upou thir backs, hopiug their neigb&or- may scorch, their finders in trying to put it out" He al-o says, "that tho-e fighting a bout Lincoln's election, are fighting wtitfe the censustakers, and Grt-enleaf's arftk -metio they look like the figure 3 getting angry because it ain't the figure 5." ggyAn irritable man is somew hat Ilk a hedge-bog rolled up tbe wrong way, and pierced by bis. own prickles. 034Pray, madam, why do you nam your old hen Macduff!" Because; nr. t want her to "lay on' TJ'r lad, who had lately gone to ser vice, having had salad served up every day for a week, ran away, became si4 he, "tbey made me eat grass in the sum mer, and I was afraid they'd mh'&i m eat bay in the winter; so I was off." i man woo marries r. invoiouu showy woman, fftocjflg! has hung. trinket round hia necktjphejspon find . . 11 a muisiouQ. The Western paaitontiorj conra 277 inmates. 0
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