ft..;: 1k!k V" vHAx 1LI mm NEW SERIES, VOL. 10, NO. 2G. SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA.-SATUKD At, SEPTEMBER 19, 1857. OLD SERIES, VOL- 17. NO- 52. it i ii . ii ii The Sunbury American. PVBLlBllED EVKRY SATURDAT BY H. B. MASSER, Market Square, Sunbury, renn: ? tRRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. TWO DOLLAI18 per auuum lo b puid half T"r'T 'n 4v7c.. No paper Uicoutu.ud i.ul au. airwige. nr. "lieommonicMiani or letter! on bntiiifM renting to eke ., to ui.ai .ueutn'ii, must b 1 Obi I A1U. TO CLIB Var. opi. on. address, ,. I J"0 Da Da 500 10 00 to 00 Ft.d,.llr. In adr.ne. will PT Ftb .ription t the Amerie.n. ,nintri will please set o.r A rents, and frank Hi eT,?UU suhsenplU." P"" ST! E this under lu Purt Oft" ! TKRMS Or AUVKRTlin On. (.". . i 4 months, Kvr y'' . . lines, pee ".. w "h th. privilege o ' 100 sou 100 too too IS so 4 (fetent ,litis.meni -"'' IT" ,OB PRINTING. . :.u )nV.UBhment wl IS flSBOFnCB. wh"eh wi" ennl.le ..to ATTORNEY AT LAW, PA. . i Pnunti.e of ?(or. BnrinMitlWn.ie-1 "" "1:" and mnrlnJ, Uniou, Lycoming Celumbie. Reference! in Hl. loh R.TTWMI, ft.n.r. h 8noJr.s, Phila Jelphin : ChM. OiMion. F.. Linn. Smith C. ToCTJST MOUNTAIN COLLIERY 6UPERIOH WHITE A S II aNtkbaoite ooal, r,.m the Mammoth Veil., for Fur,. ace., found lies, Steamboats and amil) use, .ClKt. NoBTHUIBmtiS I ". a BIZE8 OF COAL. LUMP, for Blast Furnace, and Cepolee, . TBAMMOAT, for Steooiboaw, Hoi Air fam.ces and Steam. BROKEN, yof aratea.BioTaaandStaa. IvrjVB, For Stove., 8t nJ burning PEA,' for I.imebvrii.r. and waking Steam. Ord.r. r.eeived al Mi. Carm.l or Northun. mlaue Wharf, .ill ' JjP B "u K 'V " d'.j.'i.kvh. vulliam mlir. War , 155C tf PHILAOELPaiA Wood Jlouldins -Tlill, Willi, Street above Twelfth, Forth Side. MOV I. D I N G S uilaM ftr Carpenters, lUldi-r,, Calinet and Krama Maka. worked from th bet and thoroughly aea.nned material, alw.v. on hand. Any pattern work ad from a drawing. . The euburriher having r.nrchaa;d the enure tntereat, will conlinua ttm huim-M with increae d facilitiea. . . Agenta wanteJ in the auou towna in thia ivenion ot the Stale, to whom op.ortunitiea will Ve offered for Urge jirofit. to itieni-elv S.VMVtl- II. 1IKK. July 1, 1857. 3m 8P IMMENSE EXCITEMENT !! Sirolution in the Dry Good Business ! ! ! J. T. &. I. F. KLINE, R.nuectlully announce to their friend, and the P.Uie in general that they have received at their felore in Lmier Auguata townMiip, .iommn...ci land county f'a.. at Kline Grove their Spring ud Summer GOOUd, and opened to the public general assortment of merchandise Ae . Coniitting in part of Cloths, Hack and fancy Caaa'mcrs, Setinelts. Checks, Kentucky Jean together with a B''rl assortment of Spring and Summer Goods adapted to all elaanea of per- '"Rsady made Clothing, eoniitling of Ce.U and" Ladies Bresi Qoodi, Unmirer Khawla. Oiiighamt, Lawna, Dueala, kl.rk Milks it. Also a fresh aupply of Drugs and Medicines, Jroreries 4c. of all kinds. A new supply of HarJware. Qu.en.ware, weoden ware Urooma e. A large assortment of Hoots and Shoes suita ble for men women and children. HATS AND C'Ars. fkhool Books, Stationery, Eiivelopea, Ink, A. Fl " S1.T. And all goods usually kept in a country store. Ceirs and see, Come one, come all. The public are respectfully Invited to call and eiamine our stock before purchasing ''""here. All of the above named stock of goods will be x sold positively at low prirca for cash, or in ex change for country produce at the highest mar ket price. , . ... Thankful for past favors we hope by atricl attention to business to merit a column"" the same. Kline's Grove, Pa., May 16, 16T. tf 2a3f C3-0DCOL!fDSS3, A. J. CONRAD, HOLLOWING RUN. RSPECTFtrM.Y informs the public that IS, he haa replenished his Store with an ex ..i!..,t ..srtment of New Goods just received from Philadelphia, which he will sell on terms as rcaaonable aa any oilier esiauusuiucuw . .,t wAtiaittta in nart of Tm At fi vaslMEUES Sl BATTINETT, Wiuter Wears for men and boya, allaiylea and prices T.mlien Ircs food. Consisting of black Silks, Merino. Alpacaa, TJe Laine.. Calicoe.. Ginghams, Muslins, J run- " AUotn.aU aupplyof GROCERIES of all kinds. . HARDWARE and QTJEENSWARE, r-.u...,. Ttrnms. e. Alsoalsrg. aart. went of Boots and Shoea, au'table for Men Wo men and Children. Hate and Caps, Silk Hat., .,! .ii ii.uall Iceut iii a Country Store, All the ahove named aiock of good, will be m lioiv i i. nri. for cash, or in at- chance for countrv produce, at the highest market price. Hollowing Run, Nov. 9, 18SB. If P4TEXT WHEEL CIIE1SE. fT'IIW Gruase is recommended to the notice of JL Wagnnera, Livery Stable keeper., &c.,aa being Scrsaioa to anything of the kind ever in Uoduced. As it does not gum upon the axles is much more durable, and is not atVected by the weather, remaining the same in ajuvmer as In winter, and put up ia Ua canisters at 874 and t eanM, lor east hj w. r ISH ltotei f;wafit Select Ijocirj. PRINTERS. Among the rank of human kind, Some go bi'fure nd soma bnhinrl, but mind tliMn well and you will Grid, Not biuduiofit ii the Pritib. The lessons which joo lcnrnr tl at ckoot, That you may grow up a fool, llmi.ttll in scientific rule. Been published by the I'ltinTEii. ITow do your Presidents and Kinfrs Uovorn so many thousand things ? TU by the types, the pcrews aud springs Belonging to the Piuntkr. The farmer and mechanic, too, Would sometimes scarce know what to do, Could lhiy not get a certain view Of work duue by the Pkintkr. The doctor cannot meet the crooks Oral! the casus till he looks Upon the pages of the books Supplied him by the Pkintkr. The lawyer for n wit has passed. Hut high as his head may be cast, lie would be but a dunce at last, Were it uot for the Printer. Who is it that sn neatly ti'lls The various goods the merchant sells, luriline; all the beaux and belles t Who is it but the Printer t The classes of the human race. Uf different size, rf dill'erent fjee, Appeur in this und every place liow obvious to the Pkintkr. One sings the has, one sharps and flats, Jlederked with patitaloons mid hats, And lougl ailed coats and sinouth cravats, Of this class is the Pr.l.vna. The other sings the treble sweet Adorned with frocks and bonnets neat. And look! bow beauteous and complete, And lovely to the Pkintkk. 'Tis Hymen's will of course you know, These clusses should in couples go. And since the world will have it so, So be it," soya the Pki.stkk. There's not a man below the skies Who bolter understands to prize The charms that grace a lady's ryes, Thau duel this very Printkr. Young maidena. then, without debate, 'Tis hoped you'll duly estimate, ltefore, in fact, it is too late, The value of the Pkintkr. JJJ! Select Calc. THE MUSICIAN'S MARRIAGE. After having passed the summer iu visiting the priucipal towns of Gerinnny, the celebra ted pianist l.istz, urrived at Prague iu Octo ber. 1846. The day after he came, his apartment was entered by a stranger an old man. whose appearance indicated misery and sufTering. The giuat musician received him with a cor diality wh-ich he would not perhaps have rhoKii a nobleuian. Encouraged by his kind ness, his visiter said : "1 come to you, sir, as a brother. K.vcuse mo if 1 Like this title, notwithstanding the distance that divides us ; but formerly 1 could boast some skill in play ing on the piano, and by giving instructu u I gained a comfortable livelihood. Now I am old, Teeule, burdened witli a large lunuly, and destitute of pupils. 1 live at Nuremburg, but 1 came to Prague to seek to recover the rem nant of a small property which belonged to my ancestors. Although nominally success ful, expense of a long litigation has more than swallowed up the trilling bum 1 recovered. To-morrow 1 set out for home penniless." "And you have come to me t You have done wull, and I thank you for this proof of your esteem. To assist a brother professor is to nit more than a duty it is a pleasure. Artists should have their purse in common ; and if fortune neglects some iu order to treat others better than they deserve, it only makes it mote necessary to preserve the equilibrium by fraternal kindness. 1 uals mv system: so don't speak of gratitude, fur I feel that I only discharge a debt. As he uttered ttiose generous words, lvislz opened another drawer in his writing cuse, ud started wneo lie saw llial las usual de pository for his money contained but three ducats. He summoned his BerVant. "Where is the money f" he aked. 'There, &ir," replied the man, pointing to the open drawer. " 1 here I W hy, t Here a scarcely anytuing J ''1 know it, sir. if you please to remem ber. 1 told you yesterday that the cash was nearly exhausted. You sue, niy dear brotner, said 1-istz, smiling, "that. for the moment I. am no richer than you; but that dues uot trouble me; 1 have credit, and 1 cau make money start from the keys of my piauo. However, as you are in haste to leave Prague and retuiu home, you shall not be delayed by my present waul 01 lUDdB. So saying, he opened another drawer, and taking out a splendid medallion, gave it to the old man. "there, said ne, -11181 win uo. It was a present made me by the emperor of Austria: his own portrait net in diamonds. The painting is nothing remarkable, but the stones uru tine. Take them and dispose of them, and whatever they bring shall be yours. ' 1 Do old musician tnea in vain tooeciine.o rich a gift. Li.tz would uot hear or a refusal, and tho poor man at length withdrew, invo king the choicest blessings of heaven on his geuerous benefactor, lie then repaired to the shop of the principal jeweler in the city, in order to suit the diamonds, tieeing a mis erably-dressed man anxious to dispose of magnificent jewels with whose value he ap peared unacquainted, the master of the shop very naturally suspected his honesty; and while appearing lo examine the diamonds with close attention, he whispered a few words in the ear of one of his assistants. The latter weut out and speedily returned, accom panied by several soldiers of police, who arrested tbo unhappy artist, in spite of bis proiestatioua of iaooceuce. "You mast Grst come to prison," they said ; "afterwards you can give an explanation to the magistrate." Tho nrisoncr wrote a few lines to bis bene. factor, imploring his assistance. Lists bas- tanad to the ieweler. Sir." said he. "you have caused the arrest of an innocent man. Coaie with me immedU tely, and let os hav bioi released. II ia tbe lawful owner of the jewels io question, for J gar them to biS," "But, sir," asked the merchant, "who are you?" - "My name is Lislz." r "I don't know onv rich man of that name." "Tbita may be j yet I am tolerably well known." "Are yon aware, air, that these diamonds', are worth six thousand florins that is to any, about Cve thoitsaud guineas, or twelve thou sand fruiics V "Ho much the better for him on whom 1 bave bestowed them." "But in order to moke such present jon must be very wealthy." "M y actual fortune'eonsists of three ducats." "Then you are a magician T" "Hy no means and yet, by just moving my fingers, I can obtain as much money as 1 wish." "You moat bo a magician 1" "If you choose, I'll disclose to you the magic 1 employ." List 7. had seen a piuno in the parlor behind the shop. He opened it, and run his fingers over the keys ; then, seized by sudden inspira tion, bo improvised one of those soul-touching symphonies peculiar to himself. As he sounded the first chords, R beautiful yonng girl entered the room. While the melody continued the remained speechless and immovable; then, as the last note died away, she cried, with irresistible enthusiasm, "Hravo, Lislz! 'tis wondrous!" "Host thou know him, then, my daughter ?'' asked the jeweler. "This is the firtt time I have had tho plea sure of seeing or hearing him," replied bhe ; "but I know that none living, save Littz, could draw such sounds from the piano." Kxprossed with grace and modesty, by a young parson of remarkable beauty, this ad miration could not fail to be more than flutter ing to the artii-t. However, after making his best acknowledgments. Lists withdrew, in order to deliver the prisoner, uud was accom panied by the jeweler. Orieved at his mistake, the worthy merchant sought to repair it, by inviting the" two musi cians to supper. The honors of the tuble'e done by his amiable daughter, who appeared no less touched at tho generosity of Lislz than astonished at his talent. That night the musicians of the city sere naded their illustrious brother. The next day the nobles and most distinguished inhabitants of Prague presented themselves at his door. They eutreuted him to give some concerts, leaving it to himself to fix any sum he pleased a a remuneration. Then tho jeweler per ceived that talent, even in a pecuniary light, may be more valuable than the most precious diamonds. Listz continued to go to his house, and, to the merchant's great joy, he perceived that his daughter was the cause of these visits. He began to love the company of the musician, and the fair girl, bis only child, certainly did not hate it. One morning tho jeweler, coming to the point with German fi-nnkness, said to Listz, "How do you like my daughter?" ".She is an angel !" "What do you think of marriage ?" "I think so well of it, that I have the greatest possible inclination to try it." "What would you say to a fortune of three million francs ?" "1 would willingly accept it.", "Well, we understand each other. My daughter pleases you, yon please my daughter. Her fortune ia ready : be my sou-in-law." 'With all my heart." The marriage was celebrated the next week. And this, according to the chronicles of Prague, is a true oceouut of the marriage of the great ami good pianist, Listz. . j- liltsccllaiuous. Mr. Marcy as a Schoolboy. The following interesting anecdote, from the Boston Transcript of the first, ia said to be from the pen of Lucius M. Sargent: This ia a short preface to a short story, which interested me, when I beard it, many years ago, and which a recent event bus fresh ened uo in mv memory. I cannot remember the year it was long ago mat i passed i lie night under the hospitable roof of the Hon. Salem Towoe, of Charlton, in the country of Worcester. As we sat together, iu the eve ning, and were speaking of education ond of schools, Mr. Tow no informed mo, thut, about the year 1800, be taught a school in the southwestern district of Charlton. An inhab itant of Sturbridgu the adjoining town, had a son of whose abilities the general character he nppoarod to eutertain a low estimate, uud of whom he spoke to Mr. Towne "dispaiag ingly as a boy who guve him trouble." Mr. Towne, notwithstanding his paternal fore warning, consented to receive the Ud on pro ... ... bation. Ou the evening of the very first da, the school agent came to the teacher, aud told him that the boy waa a bad boy, and would disturb the whole school, and must be turned out. The agent, very probably, received his imnressions from the judicious pareut, who seems to bave made no secret of his opinions. Mr. Towne rejected his busty counsel, and informed the agent that he should keep a watchful eye upon the lad. and that be thought it would be time enough to turn him out of school when be made any disturbance, and that be was eutitled to a fair trial. When the boy came, for the first time, to re cite his lesson, und bad gotten through, Mr Towne told him to shut Ins book. He did so, but instantly recoiled, and dodged his bead, as if he expected a blow. The toucher in quired what was the matter; the boy replied that he supposed he should be oeaten ; ana being asked if be bud bcea accustomed to such usage,-be replied in tbe aQiriuative. Mr. Towne tbon quieted his alarm, and as sured bim that be bud nothing to fear, if be conducted himself well and encouraged him, by commending bis recitution ; and was so impressed by the lad's m:iniier of receiving this approbation that be ventured to say to him, "1 believe you are a good boy." These words not only eutered the ear they reach ed the heart. I will not adopt the strong ex pression which I once beard from the lips of a very intelligent Jesuit, ond say that tbe teacher had found a master key to the soul ol bis deciple ; but. from thut hour, he bad etlec tuul'iy the switch Thut beautiful appeal "My aon, give me thy beuit," had not been thus silent or made in vain. The lad told bis associates tbat, though others had said he waa a bad boy. Mr. Town bud told him be believed be wus a good boy, and be was sure be wished to be a good boy Not long after, the school agent came again and earnestly required tbat this boy should be dismissed from the school. ith this request Mr. Towoe refused to comply ; and laid that be "liked the appearance and con duct of the boy, and thought, that, witb some little illustration of tbe law of kindness, be would make himself koowq In the world, at a useful citizen." 1 Tbi youth contiooul to attend, the letool, daily, and steadily, and profitably, for two winters. At the close of tbe second winter, the father came to Mr. Towne, and said, "Bill lay, that you tny I mutt tend him to allege, and have him fitted uith some private family, not at an acailtmy." .'The father intiiiired of X what ue bad seen in Hill to justi- ly i ne idea oi sending him to college, "see,', said Mr( Townn, "a boy that you will hear from in after life..'' Mr. Towne recommen ded the ltev. Mr. Lyman of Connecticut, as en instructor. This course was followed ; the boy went to college, and the predictions of his kind and judicious primary teacher bave been verified Me boy u-at heard from in after life ! A Tier having tilled many stations of the very first importance in our country and passed the seventieth milestone in the path of man, from the cradle to the gravp, he is numbered with the dead that Slui bridge boy, Willliam L. Marcy, is no more I Upon the tidings of Mr. Marcy's decease. I had a wish to tell this interesting story to the world. Unwilling to trust entirely to my memory. I addressed a letter to Gen. Towne and communicated that wish to him. His reply is now before mo, in which be says: ' Please say as little of me as yon can. "it can only be said that a boy, who had been unfortunately dealt with, happened to be come a pupil of mine; and 1 happened to discover that ho was a lad of a noblo mind j and that proper direction and a change of policy only werrt necessary to uiako him a man, whoso influence might, iu after life, be widely extended." Firmly Ulicving, as I do, that, under God, Mr. Murcy was deeply indebted to this kind, considerate friend, for thns turning the tuiitch so opportunely, 1 think tho public will not agree with (Jen. Towne, iu ascribing to chance what has obviously resulted from the exercise of uu excellent discretion. A mong the accomplishments and virtues of Air. marcy, lie possessed and cultivated a genial and grateful teniper. He never forgot his obligations to the teacher of the village school, in Charlton ; unci on numerous occa sions, private and public, evidently took a particular pleasure iu proclaiming them openly. Upon the occasion of a military review, and at the dinner tabic, that gallant soldier and perfect gentleman. Gov. Iirooka, ohserv. ing the very familiar and friendly relation be tween Mr. Marcy and Gen. Towne, who were present, inquired of Mr. Marcy how he and Towne hud become so iutimntu ; upon which M r. .Marcy replied, pointing towards Generul Towne: "He mude me whatever I have t tuined I owe to him." "That" rejoined the Governor, "requires some explanation. Mr. Marcy then proceeded, in his happy manner, and in the presence of the company, who had become interested in the recital, to narrate the story of his days of small things his ear ly discourugcmeiits-hia fiist reiiat on, titfure the teacher of the village school at Charlton how, expecting to be cuffed as utuul, he had dodged from the anticipated blow the teacher, surprise tho effect upon bis young heart of the first words of commendation he had ever received the stirring of ull his good purposes, upon hearing forthx first time in his life, that be wus believed to be a "good boy." "Yes," suid Mr. Marcy, "Towne aiade me!" The Memorial of Prof. Silliman, and the Reply of President Buchanan. Washington, Sept. 2. The following is tho memorial of Professor Silliman nud forty-two others, of Connecticut, nddressed to his Excellency, James Liuchanan, President of the United States : Tho undersigned, citizens of the United States and electors of the State of Connecti cut, respectfully offer to your Excellency this their memorial. The fundamental principal of tho Constitution of the United Stales and of our political institutions is that, the people shall make their own laws, and elect their owu rulers. We see with grief, if not with ustonishment, that Gov. Wulkvr of Kansas nuculy represents and proclaims that the President of the United States is employing through him, an army, one purpose of which is to force tbo people of Kansas to obey laws not their own nor of the United States, but laws which it is notorious and established upon evidence that they never made, and rulera they never elected, A e represent therefore, by the foregoing, your Excellency is held up and proclaimed, to the greut do. roratiou of our national character, as viola. ting, in its most essential particular, the sol emn oath which the r resident has taken to support the constitution of this Union. We call attention further lo tbe fact thot your Excellency is in like maimer held up to this nation, to all mankind, and to ull posterity in the attitude ol "levying war against portion of the U. a., by employing arms in Kansus to uphold a body of men uud a code of euactiiients, purporting to he legislative, but which never had the election nor sane lion, nor cousent of tho people of the terri tory. SVe earnestly represent to yoor Excellency that we have also taken the outh to obey the Constitution, aud vour Excellency may be assured that we shall not refrain from th prayer that the Almighty God will make your administration an example ol justice and ue. netlcencp, und with His terrible majesty pro. tect our people and ber Constitution. TUB mKSlDF.NT'e rstly. fPisiiNOfon City, Aug. 15, 18;'7. Gknti.kmrk : On my return to tbe city ofter a fortnight's absence, yonr memorial, without date, was placed in my hands, thro' the agency of Mr. Horatio King, of the Post Office- Popartiueot, to whom it had been en trusted. I'lom the . distinguished source whence il proceeds, as well os its peculiar churacter, 1 have deemed it proper to depart Ironi my generul rule iu sucb cases, aud to give it mi answer. You Qrst assert that tbe fundamental prin ciples of the Constitution of the United States, and of our political institutions, is that the people shall maku their own laws, und elect their own rulers. You theu express your grief aud astonishment thut 1 should have vi olated this principle, aud through l.ov. w ulk er, have employed uo army, "one of the pur poses of which i. to force t lie people of Kan sas, to obey laws not their own, nor of the United Stales, but which it is notorious and established upon evideuce they never made, uud rulers they have elected." And us a corollary from the foregoing, you represent that 1 am "openly held up and proclaimed, lo the great derogation of our national char acter, us violating, iu its most essential par ticular, tho solemn oath which the President has taken to support tbe Constitution of this Union." These are heavy charge, proceeding from gentlemen of your high character, and, if well founded, ought to consign my name to inla my, liut in proportion to their gravity, com moo justice, to say nothing of Christian char ity, required that before muking them you should bave clearly ascertained that tbev were well founded; if oot, tbey will rebound with withesiuj condemnation upon their author. Have you performed this preliminary drily towards the man who, however unworthy, is the Chief Magistrate of your country t lfao, either you or 1 are laboring under a strange d!slvn. Shonld this prove to bo yonr case, l'w:-p-;'il a tnomoriah! ample of tbe truth, that political prejudice is blind, even to the existence of tbe plainest aud most palpa ble historical facts. To these facts let tis refer. When I enter ed upon the duties of the Presidential office on the 4th of March last, what was the con dition or Kansas t This Territory had been organized under an act of Congress, passed the 30th day of May, 1854, and the Government in all ila branches was full in operation. A Governor, a Secretary of the Territory, a Chief Justice, two Associate Justices, a Marshal and Dis trict Attorney, had been appointed by my predecessor, by and with the advice and con sent of tbe Senate, and were all engaged in ditchargiug their respective duties. A code of laws had been enucted by the Territorial Legislature, and tbe Judiciary were employed in expounding and carrying these laws into effect. It is quite truo that a controversy bad pre viously arisen, respecting the validity of the election of members to the Territorial Legis lature, and or the laws passed by them, liut at the time I entered upon n,y official duties. Congress had recognized tliis l.egislatiire, in different forms, and by different enactments. The delegate elected to the House of Repre sentatives, under the Territorial law, had just completed his term of service on the day pre vious to my inauguration. In fact, 1 found the Government of Kansas as well established as that of any other Territory. Under these circumstances, what was my dnty T Was it not to sustain this government ; to protect it from the violence of lawless men ; to prevent it being overturned by force ; in the language of the Constitution, "to tako care that the laws be faithfully executed ?" It was for this purpose, and this alone, that I ordered a military force to Kansas, as a poise comitatut, aiding the civil magistrate to carry tho laws into execution. The condition of the 'territory at the time, which 1 tiecd not portray, rendered this precaution absolutely necessary. Iu this state of affairs, would I not have been justly condemned, had 1 left the Mar shal and other officers of a like character im potent to execute the process and judgments of a court or Justice, established by Congress, or tbe Territorial Legislature under its ex press authority ; and thus have suffered the government itself to become on object of contempt iu tho eyes of the people? And yet this is what you designate as forcing "tho people ol Kansas to obey laws not their own, nor or the United Slates," and for doing which, you have deuounced me as having violated my oath. 1 ask what else coold I have done er ought to have done? Would you have desired that I should abandon the Territorial Govern ment, sanctioned aa it had been by Congress, to illegal violence, and thus renew the scenes of civil war and bloodshed, which every pa triot had deplored? Thia would, indeed, have beeu to violate my oath of office, and to fix a damning blot ou the character of my administration 1 most cheerfully admit that the necessity fur sending a military force to Kansas, to aid in the execution of the civil law, reflects no credit upon the character of our country. But let the blame Tall upon the heads or tho guilty. hence did this necessity unsu I A portion of the people of houses, unwil ling to trust to the ballot box the certain American remedy for the address of all griev ances undertook to create an independent Government for themselves. Had this at tempt proved successful, it would, of course, have subverted the existing Government, pre scribed aud recognized by Congress, and sub stituted a revolutionary government in its stead. This was usurpation of the same char acter as it would be lor n portion or the peo ple or Connecticut to undertako to establish a separate government within its own limits for the purpose of redressiog any grievance, real or imaginary, of which they might have complained against the legitim-ito govern ment. Such a principle, if carried into exe cution, would destroy ull lawful authority aud produce nniversul anarchy. I ought to specify moro particularly a con dition of affairs, which I have embraced only in generul terms, requiring the presence of a military force iu Kansas. The Congress of the United States has most wisely declared it to be the true interest aud meaning of this act the uct organizing the territory not to legislate slavery into any territory or State, not lo exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and reg ulato their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Coustilutiou of the L'uited States. As a natural conscqurr.ee, Congress has also prescribed by the samo act, that when the Territory of Kansas shall bo admitted as a State, it shall be received into this Union with or without slavery, us their constitution may prescribe at the lima or their admission Slavery existed at thut period, and still ex. ists in Kansas, under the Constitution of the United Slates. This point lias ut last been filially decided by the Inchest tribunal knowu to our laws. How it could ever have been seriously doubted is a mystery. H a confed eration or Sovereign States acquire a new territory at the expense or their common blood and treasure, surely one set or tho part ners cau huve no richt to exclude the others rroui its eninvinent by prohibiting tbem from tnking into it whatsoever is recognir.ed to be pronertv bv the common constitution. But wbeii the people, the bona fide residents of such territory, proceed to form a Slate Con stilution. then it is their right to decide the importunt question for themselve, whether thev will continue to ratify or abolish slavery. To tbem. and to them alone, does thia ouestion belonir. free from all foreign inter ference. lo the opinion of the Territorial Legislature of Kansas the time lias arrived for entering the Lnion, ond they accordingly parsed a law to elect delegates for the pur pose of fruininir a State constitution. This law was rair aud just in its provisions. It conferred the right of salliage on every buna fide inhubitaut or the territory, and for the purpose of nreventiiis fraud and the in trusion of citizens of near or distant States, most properly confined the right to those who had resided therein three months previous to the election. Here was a fair opportunity presented for all qualified resident citizens or the territory, to whatever organization they niiifht bave previously bclonxud, to particl- nate iu the election, and to express their opiu ions at the ballot-box on the questiuo or sla very. But nnmbort of lawless men still con tinued to resist the regulur territorial govern ment. They revised to be either registered, or to Vote, and members or tbo Convention were elected legally and properly without their intervention. The Couvention will soon assemble lo perform the soleniu doty of fra ming a constitution for themselves and their posterity, and in me state oi incipient, reueu. iou wbicb still xista in Kansas, it is my im teratite duty to employ the troops of the niled States, should this become necessary, in defending tbe Convention against Violence while framing a constitution, and in protect ing tbo bona fide inhabitants, qualified to vote under the provisions of thia instrument, in the free exercise of the right of suffrage, when it shall be submitted to tbem for tbeir approba tion or rejection, I have entire confidence in Governor Wulkcr, that the troops will not be employed except to resist actual aggression or in the execution or the law ; and this, not until tbe power or the civil magistrate shall prove unavailing. Following the wise example or Mr. Madison towards the Hartford Conven tion, illegal and dangerous coiubiaations, such as that of the Topcka Convention, will not be disturbed, unless they shall attempt to perform some act which will bring them into actual collision with the constitution and the laws. In thut event they shall be resisted and put down by tho whole power of the gov ernment. In performing this duty I shall have tho approbation or my own conscience, and, as I humbly trust, or my God, 1 thank you for the assurance that yon will not relrain from prayer that tho Almighty God will make my administration aa example of justice and beneficence. You can greatly assist me in carrying out this blessed consum mation by exerting your influence in allaying the existing sectional excitement on tbe sub ject or slavery, which has been productive of mucn evil and no good ; and which, it it suc ceed in attaining its object, would ruin the slave as well as the muster. This would be worth genuine philanthropy. Every day of my life I feel how inadeqnate I am to perform the duties of my bigh station withoot continuing in the support of tbe Di vine Providence. Yet placing my trust in Him, and in Him alone, I entertain a good hope that He will enable me to do equal jus lice to all portions of the Union, and thus render me an bumble instrument in restoring peace and harmony among the people of tbo several States. Y'ours, very respectfully, JAS BUCHANAN. Kt'iNKD Young Mkn. From a Parit Let ter.! cull the roll ol the "young men or 1830," nud ask where they are 1 He Balzac is dead coffee killed him. Frederick Soulie is dead, the victim of coffee and licentiousness, Eugene Briffant died n madman in the Char enton Lunatic Asylum. Grandville went mad, uud breathed his last in a private insane house. Lasnlly died at the Cbureiiton mad house, a raving lunatic. Lowe Weimursdied from opium eating and licentiousness, ltabbe, after suHering ngony from a loathsome uis ease, took poison to end bis prolonged torture. Alfred de Musset died a victim to the botllu and the cigar. Count Alfred d'Orsay was killed by the cigar and licentiousm .. Charles de liernurd died from cotlee and licentious ncss. Henri Beyle died from cotlee and women. Hippalile Koycr Collard died from tobacco and coffee. Gerard de Nerval, after oscillation between plenty and waut, ubste niiousnes8 and licentiousness, went mad and bung himself. All died of softening or the brain or spinal marrow, or swelling of the heurt ! All mowed down in the prime of life, in the meridian ol their intellect and lamel Eugene Sue's name is added to the fatal list. Coffee and women were bin ruin. He died away from bis friends, away from his family, away from the home be had adorned with eluborute care, on exilo in n foreign laud. Who would bave predicted such an end to Euccne Sue iu 1841, when he was the favorite or Paris, rolling in weullh, courted by every one, a dandy or most aristocratic pretensions. An: wuo cun road the luturcr Atrocioi's. A few days aince an Irish laborer, who had been employed on the Pan Handle Railroad, called at tbe bouse of Mr, David Finley, near Paris, Pa., and requested to be allowed to stay all night. 1 bo next moruing, after breakfast, Mr. Finley and bis wife, two old people who resided alone, were both taken very sick with vomiting. They requested their guest to go for a physician, which he relused to do, but soon alter took French leave, carrying with bim, as was af terwards ascertained, some $31)0. which he had managed to steal while iu tho house. On examining the coffee pot, arsenic enough was found in it to have killed twenty persons The overdose had operated as an emetic, aud thus saved the lives ot the old people. Rtkam UroN Tiik Farm. We learn from the Heading C'azette, that Major H. S. Kiit one or the most intelligent and enterprising formers of Berks county, drives his threshing machine by a little portable engine, with un case and celerity as to surprise and gratify ull who have witnessed ii operations. 1 he farmers in tbo neighborhood oto delighted with it. By it all hands admit horse-power is eutirely thrown into the shade, major Knpp will confer a lasting benefit upon the farming community in which he lives, by bis liberality and foresight A hall dozen farmers might unite in purchasir.g.a steam-power I Kit this its cost probably not being over $ 100. With care it would last for tweuty year, with out much repairing. Bishop Otey, of Tennessee, is nut opposed to the cultivation of innocent umuseiueiit. His pleasant disposition is illustrated by the following remark of his : "Thirty years ago I came to Telinesse with my wile, niy fiddle, and a horse uud sulky. My horse and sulky are long since gone, but my wife aud fiddle remaiu as good as new." The ediiion of the London Time. each mor nine makes a pile fifty feet high. Every four davs it would make a column us bigh us the London Monument. The entire force employ ed in the printing department i three buu dred including ri-pui ters aud proof rentiers. We learn says the Xew-Ttrk Mirror, that the handsome daughter of a lute respected Prelate in tbe Episcopal Church, has eloped with an actor receutly couuecled with Laura Keen's Theatre a very line-looking but, we fear, ail unprincipled mau. Tho parlies are now io Boston. FkeeNkoroes Plhciiased by a Si.avr. A Tew days ago several five negroes were put np at auction in Norfolk county and sold lu labor for term sufficient to liquidate their taxes. Singular to relate four ol them were purchased by a slave in 1 orlsmouth, wbolelt quite proud of the distinction and made known bis determination to gel the full value of bis money out of them, or know the reason why. Iorjolk lltruld Aug. 26. Larrk Yield. Our townsman, Mr, Hrnry Miller, baa raised lti'2 full trown potatoes weighiue 2'H pounds and measuring puu-half bushel, from a single pinkeye potato, on a lot orUEO. A, RirK, r;sq., just Delow uauviu, on the .Northumberland road. The seed VO- tato waa cut into sixteen nieces, each of which had an er. and was planted iu a bill by itself. A character, like kettle, cue meuded, 'ways wautt mending. 0 c t r g THE MAIDEN'S PRAYER. BT JOUN O. WU1TEIRR. She rose from ber delicious sleep, And put away tier soft brown baRf As in a tone as low aud deep, At love s first whisper, breathed a prayer i Her snow white hands together pressed. Her blue eye sheltered io tbe lid. The folded linen on her breast, Just sweiiinir witb the charms it bid J And from hor long ond Bowing dress .'.scaped a bare and snowy loot, Whose step opon the earth did press Like a snow-flake white and mute And then from slumbers soft and warm, Like a young spirit, fresh from heaven, She bowed thut slight and malchloss form, Aud humbly prayed to be forgiven. Oh God ! if souls unsoiled as these Need daily mercy from thy throoe j If she upon her bended knees, Our holiest and purest one : She with a face so pure and bright, deem ber some pure child ot light ) If she with thoso soft eyes in tears, Day alter day in her young years Must kneel and pray for grace with Thro, ' What far, far deeper need have we I How hardly if she win not heaven. Will our wild error be forgiven? sj .1 RiiCBARn PcMri.tsGs. Take a quantity cf flour, with salt sufficient to season ; pour boil ing water into it, and stir it until it is a smooth dough ; bave ready a scalded cloth. lay it upon a paste-board, and spread plenty or flour upon it so as to prevent tba doogU from sticking ; turn the dough on it and flat ten it out with floured (clean) hands into a round cake, fill it up with cut rhubarb, gather dp the cloth tightly, and serve tbem same es the roll. This paste is far more digestible than tbat made with shortening, and qnito n good, provided ull tbe flour used gets the ben efit of the scalding water. All boiled pud dings shonld be plunged for a moment inta cold water before the clutli is taken off, in or der that it may be removed without stick ing. Clkaxsino Silk. The following is said tn be a certain process for cleaning silk : Farn aud slice thiu three washed Irish potatoes; ponr on them half pint or boiling water, acd add an equal quantity of pure alcohol. Sponge the silk on the right side, and when hair dry iron on the wrong side. Tbe lightest colored silk may be cleansed and brightened by this process, also clotb, velvet or crape. Hkamno Ointmknt. Toke a quarter of an ounce of white wax and half an ounce of sper maceti and put them in a small basin by tbe side of the fire, till the wax and spermaceti are dissolved. When cold, the ointment ia ready for use. This an article which it j much belter to moke than to purchase. When you make it yoorseifyou know that it bus no irritating or inferior muteriul in it. ox puiiormts. T. ? T'tS"6 of 1,enry Fox's Me was that played off on a lady who bad u treat fondness for making the acquaintance of for. eigners. He first forged a letter of rer .rr mendation to ber in favor or a "erman no'jle man the Baron von Seidlitx l'oudertz, who', cord was left at her door, and for whom u dinner was immediately' nlunn...! i, m... , and an invitation sent in form. Aft. waiting a considoruble time, no Baron appeal ing, the dinner was served ; but during th. second course, a note was brought to tho lady or the house, wuh excuses from tho 15 .iron who was unexpectedly prevented from comioi by the sudden death of his aunt. Hie Duchos. von Epsom Saltz, which she read out tr. th,. company without any suspicion of tho ioUft ...u cuiciiaiiiiueni oi nor guests amongst whom was the facetious author. A Western New York farntAi. .. follows to a distinguished scientific agricr!. mrisi io wnom he lelt under obligations for introducing a variety of swine : "Respected sir: 1 went yesterday to tt tair ot M ; I found several p:gS 0r your species; there was a great variety or boas', and I was surprised at Dot acting yoc there. WiJow Grizzle's hur.bam! lately died o1 cholera. In tho midst or the mostacute bo l ily pain after the hand of death had louche i him and while writhing in agony bis geotl wile said to him. "Well Mr. Grizzle, yea needn't kick around so aud wourall tbe sheet out, iryou are diyitig," "I Suy, Sambo, does you know what ma:.- . the corn grow so fast when you put do r i nure on it ?" "No, 1 don't know, Vept it w,' de grcmul stronger for de corn." "No-- ', jist it'll you ; when de corn begins to smell mauure, he don't like de Turnery, so be 1. net out of de ground, to be caa breathe rresb air." There is one gentleman in Philadeljl. wboso annnal income is over seven huua . 1 thousand dollars. What a trouble it m; .'. bo to him to spend it I A clergyman was censuring a young la ! for tight lacing. "Why." replied miss, "y t would not surely recommend loose habits t ; your arlshiouers " "Boy," said an ill-tempered old fellow to ! noisy lad, "what are you hollerin' for when I am going by?" "Humph," replied the boy "what are you goinj by for i s 1 urn bolleiiu' 1" A great change in lifo ia like a cold buth in winter we all bestitale at the first plunge. There are few tokens so truthful of a hap py home a. a display ofrragrant flowert in parlor window. Felona generally appear at the end of tba fingers but sometimes at tbe extremity of ropes. Acainst Tobacco. A Cerlm correspon dent of the Stettin Gazette asserts tbat tbe Prussian clergy have privately been icq nes ted by the higher authorities to abstain from smoking in public. Every wooden leg that talcs tie place oft leg lost in battle is a ttwrp spvb against war. $cnpc$ (V
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